This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley the soninlaw also rises. Today president elect trump named his only soninlaw, Jared Kushner, to be a senior white house adviser. Hell focus on trade negotiations and the middle east. Kushner does not need senate confirmation, but questions might be raised about whether a federal antinepotism law applies to him. We have more now from jan crawford. Jared is a very successful real estate person, but i actually think he likes politics more than he likes real estate. Ill tell you. And hes very good at politics. Reporter throughout the campaign, Jared Kushner was one of mr. Trumps most trusted confidantes. Jared is a great guy. Reporter the harvard educated kushner is credited with expanding the campaigns highly effective digital operation and supporting the selection of Vice President elect mike pence. During the transition, when mr. Trump sat down with president obama, kushner talked in the rose garden with white house chief of staff D
Nightly news begins right now. Good evening. After 2016 that will be remembered as an especially deadly year for the nations police, nine days into this year, the orlando area is in mourning after a dramatic day that left two Law Enforcement officers dead and a murder suspect still on the loose. It began early this morning when the wanted man was spotted by an officer outside a walmart leading to a Deadly Exchange of gunfire. Nbcs jacob rascon has late details. Reporter tonight orlando Law Enforcement reeling, saying an emotional goodbye to two of their own, including Master Sergeant deborah clayton, shot outside a walmart, police say, by a fugitive. The urgent manhunt now in its 11th hour. Were going to bring this dirtbag to justice and hes going to jail. Reporter it started in this parking lot around 7 15 a. M. Witnesses say clayton confronted murder suspect markeith lloyd, yelling to stop, when lloyd opened fire, hitting the officer. He pulled a gun and started shooting. Thats when
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Mr. Trump sat down with president obama, kushner talked in the rose garden with white house chief of staff Dennis Mcdonough. His move to the west wing may be complicated by an antinepotism law Congress Passed in 19 67 after president john f. Kennedy appointed his Brother Robert to a cabinet position as attorney general. But when president clinton put his wife in charge of a task force, a d. C. Judge ruled the law did in the apply the white house staff jobs. Trump adviser kellyanne conway. This came about with family members serving on the cabinet. But the president has discretion to choose a staff of his liking. Reporter the 35yearold real estate mogul assumed the reins of his Family Business in 2008 and married ivanka trump a year later. Notoriously camera shy, one of the few times weve heard from him comes from his wifes instagram account. I always tell ivanka, dont control, just worry about how you react to the circumstances and situat
That as Senate Democrats went into the wee hours of the morning holding a marathon series of protests against republicans efforts to repeal the Affordable Care act. Theyre accusing republicans of trying to repeal and run. With trump cabinet confirmation hearings set to start, both sides are bracing for a fight. First up, trumps pick to head homeland security, general john kelly, and his choice for attorney general, senator Jeff Sessions. But its sessions whos taking the brunt of the controversy as his civil rights record comes under fire with groups like naacp and aclu denouncing his nomination. Democrat cory booker is planning to come out against sessions becoming the first sitting senator to ever testify in opposition to another for a cabinet position. Still, trump says his nominees, particularly sessions, should fly through. I think every nomination will be theyre all at the highest level. Jack was even saying, i mean, they are the absolute highest level. I think theyre going to do
Escorted into a federal courtroom. Feet shackled, hands cuffed, and shaking at times. He did not explain his motive and said he only had 5 to 10 in his bank account. This video obtained by tmz appears to show santiago firing randomly at Fort Lauderdale airport on friday. Santiago shot 11 people, killing five. When he ran out of ammunition, he dropped his weapon and surrendered. A Law Enforcement source tells cbs news santiago used this nine millimeter handgun in the shooting, it is the same gun the iraq war veteran had with him when he went to an fbi office in anchorage, alaska, last november claiming his mind was being controlled by u. S. Intelligence. He said he was being forced to watch isis videos. Santiago was committed for four days to be mentally evaluated. One month later he petitioned to get the gun back from anchorage police. Without a judges order to commit him, police say they had no choice but to return it. Karen loeffler is the u. S. Attorney for the district of alaska. T