We were like brothers and sisters. We hung out. We have what we call the motown family, and weve always had that. Woodruff all that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Xq institute. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff President Trump now says that he may sign a brand new order on immigration, as early as monday or tuesday. But he also says he still figures to win the court battle over his initial attempt to bar travelers from seven mostly muslim nations. The federal court of appeals in the 9th circuit upheld a freeze on that ban, in a thursday ruling. John yang reports all
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Reporting tonight from washington. Pelley this is our western edition. Donald trump will be sworn in back there at the u. S. Capitol in just 65 days. Workers today raced to build the inaugural platform, while the president elect was doing the same, racing to build a cabinet. He sent word from trump tower new york that the transition is going well despite what youve heard. The head of the transition was sent packing along with several advisers, but today the new head of the transition, mike pence, met with the man he will be succeeding as Vice President. Heres major garrett. Reporter Vice President elect mike pence and his wife visited their future home and ate lunch with its current residents. Then the sitting Vice President offered this assessment. No administration is ready on day one. Ive never met one thats ever been ready on day one. Reporter at the u. S. Chamber of commerce this morning, pence in a closeddoor session reassured Busin
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Police chief. Calling to say he shot his wife in their bed. Whats your name sir . Oh my god. How the hell did this happen . The latest on this bizarre case. And sing us a song. Its 9 00 on a saturday kevin spacey upstaging the piano man . The starstudded tribute to billy joel. Hey, good morning, paula is off. We are very pleased, however to have 20 20 anchor Elizabeth Vargas in this morning. Great to see you. Great to see you. So nice to be with you, happy new year. Especially with this incredible story breaking overnight. How a young 7yearold girl became the sole survivor of a plane crash that killed her entire family. They were flying home from their new years eve celebration in florida when something went very, very wrong on their private plane. One of the engines failed. And minutes later, the crash in the woods in the kentucky. We have team coverage. And start with gloria riviera. Good morning. Reporter good morning, dan, elizabeth. Authorities say this plane went down just 7 mile