Here. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Toppled at a Jewish Cemetery in missouri, and more than 50 Jewish Community Centers Nationwide received bomb threats. But today, the anne frank center, which fights discrimination, dismissed the president s statement as a bandaid on the cancer of antisemitism that has infected his own administration. White house Spokesman Sean Spicer i think that hopefully as time continues to go by, they recognize his commitment to civil rights, to voting rights, to equality for all americans. Reporter in january, jewish groups criticized the Trump Administration for not specifically mentioning juice over antisemitism in a statement on holocaust remembrance day, and they have raised concerns about xenophobic statements on breitbart, a publication once run by white house adviser steve bannon. Last week, an israeli reporter asked the president to respond. I wonder what do you say to nose those among the jewish communities in the state and in exprl ar
And abuse. The hearing is about two hours. This hearing will come to order. Good afternoon. I want to welcome our witnesses. I appreciate your thoughtful testimony and your willingness to spend some time with us here today. I ask consent for my written Opening Statement be entered in the record. This hearing really is what this committees all about, particularly on the Governmental Affairs portion, but we have a Mission Statement that we developed last congress with my former Ranking Member and then my new ranking had a very good addition to it. The original one was to enhance the economic and National Security of america and the senator suggested we add and promote efficient, more efficient, effective and Accountable Government and thats what the gao does and Inspector Generals do. We appreciate your work. I dont know how many times ive said and others have said youre our favorite folks in government. You give us the information that really can make government more efficient and effec
Parts of nevada and Northern California are under water following weeks of heavy rain. John blackstone is south of san jose. Reporter the water rose today suddenly relentlessly. Dozens had to be rescued by teams working in water that was often chest deep. Rosie ruiz was shocked to find her neighborhood under water. I left for school, to take my daughter to school, and then i come back and see all of this and im like, what is going on . It happened real fast. Reporter so fast, the flood trapped horses and submerged parked cars, including ali sharmas. Your car is down there. Yeah, my car is there. We didnt know that. It just happened. Reporter its the result not just of one storm or a week of rain but a season of recordbreaking, torrential downpours. This flooded neighborhood sits beside coyote creek, some 20 miles downstream from anderson has been cascading down its spillway, filling the creek to overflowing. The floodwaters also caused a mileslong traffic jam, closing lanes of u. S. Hi
No closed available for the search is on for the gunman who opened fire on a crowd in downtown seattle. Five people were shot. Three of them now listed in critical condition. Police say an argument took place shortly beforehand. But an exact motive is unclear. Officials say it doesnt appear to be related to nearby antitrump protests also happening in seattle. Those antitrump rallies also taking place across the country. From new york to la. People could be heard shouting not my president. And even setting fires in the streets. Foxs patricia stark, has more from new york. protester0 320 43 grace richardson voted for hillary clinton1 001 07 bill bennett trump supporter nats the whole world is watching protesters hit the streets in cities across america wednesday night. Upset over the election of donald trump. Thousands marching in new york. Outside of trump tower. Okeyo says well, i believe the United States has made a terrible mistake. I think that americans have been very naive to very
Straighter Peter Neffenger testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on alleged misconduct at the agency this is about two hours and 45 minutes. [inaudible conversations] the meeting on government and oversight reform will come together. Without objection, we will reconvene at any time. The public comes in regular contact with Transportation Security Administration, we have a fairly new administration who has had a chance to visit with, but it is important as the Oversight Committee that we continue to take a look at what is happening or not happening. What is not happening at the tsa. Today we will have a second hearing examining the misconduct and Management Practices that we have heard about, seeing about, and investigated at the Transportation Security Administration. This time of year traveling public picks up kids and families and people are traveling, sometimes at record levels. People get frustrated, they go to airports, there are long lines, there ar