there in the white house where the border situation is boiling. a bipartisan compare of lawmakers, senator cornyn and congressman henry cuellar toured a detention facilities. the dhs denied their request to have cameras. we did hear a lot about the border from the president just moments ago. also today a victim of cancel culture? new york governor andrew cuomo says he s not going anywhere after an avalanche of calls for his resignation and a brand new explosive allegation. you have aoc calling for him to step down. how judiciary chairman jerry nadler and other new york democrats in congress all saying step down. people know the difference between playing politics, bowing to cancel culture and the truth. let the review proceed. i m not going to resign. martha: so a republican congresswoman said that his day us are finished. attorney leo terrell joins us in minutes. first, bryan llenas who is covering this story live in new york. lots of breaking news on the cuomo story tod
Need tax cuts. You know, i think he watches the show. Are you invested . Maybe you are thinking of getting out maybe thinking of jumping in your questions about the market will be answered on this program today. Now, the fires in Northern California not contained. The wine tourist industry shutdown it is another Natural Disaster that is unfolding here. And a personal tragedy 17 dead, 2,000 homes and businesses damaged more evacuations. It is a financial nightmare for the state and the wine business. Most of those tasting rooms theyre closed. So are many hotels and wineries have been destroyed. Some of the best known vineyards in the world have been affected ominously more strong winds are forecast for today. Were going to take you napa in just a moment. Weinstein flees to europe and nfl says stand for the anthem and President Trump barn storms for tax cuts in pennsylvania today. Yes, it is another jammed pack day. Varney company is about to begin. All right everyone lets get straight t
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Alfonsi good evening. Scott is on assignment for 60 minutes. Im sharyn alfonsi. U. S. Military forces are going back to iraq two and a half years after president obama pulled the last troops out, he announced today hes sending as many as 300 special forces back in. The president said the u. S. Will be prepared for what he called targeted military strikes, but he vowed u. S. Troops are not going back into combat. The president said he is taking these actions in the interest of Americas National security. We have a series of reports tonight, including our team in iraq, but first, Major Garrett at the white house. Reporter president obama described the special forces mission as limited, gain intelligence on the sunni insurgents and advise Iraqi Security forces defending baghdad. I think we always have to guard against mission creep. So let me repeat what ive said in the past american combat troops are not going to be fighting in iraq again.
Reporter the prospect of u. S. Airstrikes remains real but will not be limited to iraq. Sharyn, senior Officials Say if u. S. Interests are threatened, u. S. Military actions could target the same sunni insurgents now operating in nerighboring syria. Alfonsi cbs news correspondent Clarissa Ward is in baghdad tonight. Clarissa, the president seemed to raise the question whether Prime Minister maliki can solve this crisis or not. What do people think there . Reporter well, sharyn, obviously, it depends who you talk to, but it has been striking to see a lot of top shiite politicians coming out of the woodwork and saying that maliki must go, that his policies are too sectarian, too divisive, that he has alienated the sunni people and pushed their leaders out of the government. There is a general consensus here in iraq that this country should remain unified, but really that can only happen if they can create a National Unity government, and, frankly, a lot of people here have some doubts a
And a hurricane cannot stop this fourth of july tradition. Professional eaters competing for top dog honors. Man, this never gets old. How do these people do it . Hello and happy fourth of july to all of you. Im michaela pereira. John berman is off today. Those stories and much more right now. Obviously we begin at this hour on this Independence Day with a special ceremony. President obama is honoring some brand new citizens. More than two dozen active duty Service Members, veterans and their spouses who have been serving americans for years, well, theyre becoming official americans today in a naturalization ceremony at the white house. It looks like theyre at capacity there. Certainly today is going to turn out to be a day that they will remember for the rest of their lives. The ceremony will begin any minute now. When it does, well take you there live. Meanwhile, hurricane arthur has been wreaking a bit of havoc. It has been downgraded, but not before lashing North Carolinas coastlin