George herman is at capitol hill for the senate view on the question which now is being some sort ofher immunity might be offered to the president against prosecution for any wrongdoing in the white house during his administration. George . Betweenegal discussion mike kelly with some interest. Up here, i guess you would have to say it is not viewed so much as a legal question as it is as a political question. I think the members of the senate i talked to were more concerned with what they would call the particle political realities of the situation. Some of them feel, for example, that if there were a sense of a Congress Resolution that the president should be granted prosecutors,t especially federal prosecutors under president gerald ford most federal prosecutors would not prosecute, not because because of the practical politics of the situation. Some members of the senate see the question of immunity as part of what my colleague called pleabargaining. I do not know if you could call
News special report from that evening, leading into president nixons Oval Office Address to the nation. This is a cbs news special report. Here again is walter cronkite. President nixon makes what it seems will be his last address from the white house. He goes on the air, and it is reported he will announce his resignation as president of the United States. That has seemed to be the fact in the last nine and a half hours at any rate, as he called the Vice President into the oval office for a one hour and 10 minutes have a conversation with him this morning. He reportedly told him he has decided and will announce tonight on his resignation. George herman is at capitol hill for the senate view on the question which now is being asked on whether some sort of immunity might be offered to the president against prosecution for any wrongdoing in the white house during his administration. George . The legal discussion between my colleague dan and fred graham went on with some interest. Up here
Seems will be his last address from the white house. He goes on the air, and it is reported he will announce his resignation as president of the United States. That has seemed to be the fact in the last nine and a half hours at any rate as he called , the Vice President into the office for a private conversation. He reportedly told him he has decided and will announce tonight on his resignation. George herman is at capitol hill for the senate view on the question which now is being asked on whether some sort of immunity might be offered to the president against prosecution for any wrongdoing in the white house during his administration. George . The legal discussion between and fred graham went down with some interest. Up here, i guess you would have to say it is not viewed so much as a legal question as it is as a political question. I think the members of the senate i talked to were more concerned with what they would call the practical political realities of the situation. Some of t
This morning, the United States is considering military action against syria after what secretary of state john kerry described as undeniable use of chemical weapons. Without mincing words, kerry said there must be consequences for the attack. Susan mcginnis is here in new york with the latest. Good morning, susan. Annemarie, it is clear that the u. S. Is moving closer to a military response, Officials Say the white house is still considering how to respond to this deadly gas attack. On monday, secretary kerry made it clear the president believes there must be accountability. What we saw in syria last week should shock the conscience of the world. It defies any code of morality. Reporter kerry was responding to last weeks attack outside damascus, the video of suffering men, women and children is difficult to watch. They were exposed to what experts believe was nerve agents, hundreds died. The indiscriminate slaughter of civilians, the killing of women and children and incideno women an
Worlds most heinous weapons against the worlds most vulnerable people. The u. S. Urges closer to striking syria. Four u. S. Navy destroyers are close enough to launch a missile strike. What secretary kerry described as undeniable use of chemical weapons. How close is the u. S. Right now to using military action. Were getting closer every moment. The president should not have set a red line unless he knows what hes going to do. Firefighters making progress in the wildfire against Yosemite National park. Threatening San Franciscos water supply. Are you confident youll be able to keep the reservoir safe. Yes. Yes, i think so so. A massive dust storm through the phoenix area reducing visibility to less than 100 feet. Do you want to talk about miley . It was provocative, shocking. I dont even know what to say. Going to hell in a twerking hand basket. Now that George Zimmerman has been acquitted for homicide he wan florida to pay 2 to 3 million for his trial cost. Put on a mask of president