Welcome to cbs this morning. The white house is under fire after a draft of its immigration plan leaked over the weekend. Republicans are accusing the administration of meddling in bipartisan congressional plans for Immigration Reform to score political points. Bill plante is at the white house. Bill, good morning. Reporter good morning. And good morning out west. The leaked white house plan does provide a path to citizenship after eight years. But white house Officials Say that what they really want is for senators from both parties to come up with new laws to reform immigration. They deny here that theyre in any way trying to politicize the process. President obamas newly appointed chief of staff said sunday that the white house is working on a plan of its own to deal with the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country illegally but that it hopes not to need it. We will be prepared with our own plan if these ongoing talks between republicans and democrats up on capitol hill br
Representing donald trump she occasionally had to tell white lies. Was a subpoena ever issued for her . No. We will come back as a class and continue on. Good morning. Welcome to your new day. Alisyn is back in parkland, florida this morning. It is a big day as the kids go back to school. Cnn has learned special counsel bob muellers team is investigating President Trumps business dealings with russia prior to the 2016 campaign. Also chief of staff john kelly downgrading Jared Kushners security clearance. At least four countries discussed ways to manipulate kushner by taking advantage of his lack of experience, financial troubles, and intricate business arrangements. Hope hicks admitted telling white lies for the president. Alisyn . Chris, listen, its very active right here. We are 40 minutes away from class starting. All sorts of things are happening on the ground outside Marjory Stoneman douglas. We watch as a line of cars of teachers and Staff Members just stretched for blocks coming
Calling for change students in the United States in the state of florida demand tougher gun controls in the wake of last weeks Deadly School shooting but can make progress makers to act. And the United Nations Refugee Agency warns that a humanitarian disaster looms in congo the fighting has displaced at least six hundred thousand people and we have a special report. Im sara kelly welcome to the program no words left the United Nations childrens agency describes the suffering of civilians in a rebel held suburb of damascus as beyond what words are capable of expressing with airstrikes pounding east. Again today independent monitors say that more than two hundred and seventy people have been killed since sunday its not the first time that good to has come under attack back in two thousand and thirteen the government allegedly bonded with chemical weapons we want to warn you that you may find the images in this next report upsetting. To see. For a war thats been raging for nearly seven ye
And beyond the doorstep. Amazon now offering deliveries to your car even when youre not in it. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening and welcome stew our vito our views in the west. There are serious allegations surfacing tonight against the president s pick to lead the Veterans Affairs department which provides care and services for some 9 million veterans. Those allegations threatening to derail the nomination of dr. Ronny jackson. President trump expressing his support today even as he seemed to be nudging jackson to withdraw. Jackson is currently the president s personal white house physician who you may recall gave that upbeat televised News Conference about president Trumps Health back in january. Tonight disturbing stories of Workplace Behavior have put his confirmation hearing on hold. Our Kristen Welker has late details. Reporter tonight stunning accusations against President Trumps personal physician and nominee for secretary of Veterans Affairs. D
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