This is the cbs evening news. Mason good evening. Im Anthony Mason. In ten months as americas chief diplomat, Rex Tillerson has found no world leader a greater challenge than the president of the United States. Relations between President Trump and the Senior Member of his cabinet, the former c. E. O. Of exxonmobil, have been strained almost from the start. Now cbs news has confirmed the white house has a plan to force tillerson out. Heres white house and Senior Foreign Affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan. Hes here. Rex is here. Reporter today President Trump refused to answer questions about a white house plan to replace secretary of state Rex Tillerson after less than a year on the job. Mr. Trump has been publicly frustrated with his top diplomat. We disagree on a couple of things. Sometimes id like him to be a little bit tougher. Reporter that comment came just three days after tillerson held an extraordinary News Conference last month to shoot down reports that he had called the
Disappointment i have left behind at home and at nbc. Lauer seen near his home in the hamptons today said some of the allegations are untrue or mischaracterized, but there is enough truth in these stories to make me feel embarrassed and ashamed. Nbc says two women in addition to the female employee whose complaint led to lauers firing have come forward. Also, one woman told the New York Times that she was sexually assaulted by lauer in his office in 2001. And some of lauers female colleagues told variety magazine that he summoned them to his hotel room at night during nbcs olympic coverage. Some told variety their complaints to management fell on deaf ears. Variety reporters Elizabeth Wagmeister and Ramin Setoodeh wrote the story. Matt lauers persona is a very squeaky Clean America dad is very different than his private persona where he focused on women at the today show. And there was a clear pattern of that. Reporter lauer is the latest in an expanding list of powerful men forced out
War. The teen who kidisappeared r nearly a week is safe home this morning. Only on cbs this morning, the girls parents open up about the familys emotional reunion. But we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Tweet recording an ongoing criminal investigation at your own peril. Id be careful if i were you, mr. President. Hillary clinton lied to the fbi, Nothing Happened to her. Flynn lined and they destroyed his life. I think its a shame. The house of representatives returning a day early to reconcile differences between the house and Senate Tax Reform bill. Hoping to get a bill to the president s desk by christmas. This is something thats going to affect every american, every business, the whole economy, for decades. Cvs says it will buy the Insurance Company aetna. It would be the largest corporate deal of the year. The United States and south korea have begun their largest ever joint air force gridrill a tensions rise theres a grave danger to
And what theyre doing to help change the workplace. And the author of why we sleep is in studio 57, looking at new research on how sleep impacts our memory. It sure does. But we begin this morning with todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. We want to give you, the American People a giant tax cut for christmas. And when i say giant, i mean giant. Republicans on the verge of tax reform. This is bigger than the reagan tax reform which is the year i got my drivers license. Theres only bit of good news, the longer they take on it, the worse it gets. The battle race is on. In this race, we have not received the final count. Roy moore still has not conceded in the Alabama Senate race. Do the right thing, roy. Its time that we heal. A kentucky man life. Tavis smiley responds to pbs. Snow and frigid conditions from michigan into new york. All that dreams of joy from a 16yearold granted Early Admission to harvard. And all that matters. Your son beau had the same cancer that my father was
Help change the workplace. And the author of why we sleep is in studio 57, looking at new research on how sleep impacts our memory. It sure does. But we begin this morning with todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. We want to give you, the American People a giant tax cut for christmas. And when i say giant, i mean giant. Republicans on the verge of tax reform. This is bigger than the reagan tax reform which is the year i got my drivers license. Theres only bit of good news, the longer they take on it, the worse it gets. The battle race is on. In this race, we have not received the final count. Roy moore still has not conceded in the Alabama Senate race. Do the right thing, roy. Its time that we heal. A kentucky man takes his own life. Tavis smiley responds to pbs. Snow and frigid conditions from michigan into new york. All that dreams of joy from a 16yearold granted Early Admission to harvard. And all that matters. Your son beau had the same cancer that my father was diagnosed w