Good evening. Its been written about from the left as a meltdown and heralded on the right as the trashing of the media in an epic News Conference. Whether viewed from the right, left or center, what we witnessed today by President Trump was pretty much unlike anything weve heard from behind a president ial podium. A marathon session of combative exchanges that pushed decorum aside and provided a telling glimpse into the mind of a president pressured as well as that at a frustrated and at times defensive press corps. All of that overshadowing the news he came to announce. His nomination of a Florida Law School dean as labor secretary. Alexander acosta as labor secretary. Reporter it was a News Conference like no other. I turn on the tv, open the newspapers, and i see stories of chaos. Chaos. Yet its the exact opposite. This administration is running like a fine tuned machine. Reporter in a fiery 1 17, the president touting his accomplishments and lashing out. Trying to reset at a chaot
When the president spoke today of illegal leaks of classified information, he was right, of course. Chip reid has been looking into that. These people have committed a potential federal felony in talking to the reporters. And that ought to disturb us. Reporter cbs News Senior National security analyst Fran Townsend was Homeland Security adviser to president george w. Bush. Theres sort of a base level of this weve come to expect out of washington. Reporter but what does she think about the amount of classified information thats being leaked right now . Frankly, i find it stunning. Reporter she says the investigation into russian influence in the Trump Administration will now be more difficult, in part because people will worry that what they tell investigators will become public. The only way to effectively run a National Security secret. Reporter but democrats, including congressman adam schiff, say the focus on leaks is just a distraction. There are far bigger fish to fry. I would hat
Todays eye opener your world in 90 seconds. Id like to see you hold back on setentlemorts f a little bit. Doesnt sound too optimistic. Good negotiator. Thaes the art of the deal. Netanyahu visits the white house amid controversy. Turmoil within the administration makes it very difficult for us to exercise responsibilities to defend the nation. The leaks to the press are outpacing inthe formation available to congress. That classified information gets out there, it can harm somebody, it could kill somebody. The storm has been battering parts of washington and oregon sliding town the coast through Northern California this morning. In Northern California, crews are scrambling to repair the dam. Think were still in trouble. A fire and burst of light that left thousands without power in grant county, washington. Oh my gosh a third suspect arrested over the killing of the of north Korean Leader kim jongun. My its all still a m aurkynd iosterus story. More than 1,000 people have fled their ho
The International Murder mystery. The new twist in the assassination of the half brother of north koreas leader. The woman who claims she was tricked into taking part. They are deceiving us. As north korea refuses to accept new autopsy results. And harrison fords cockpit confusion. His conversation with the control tower the day he had a close call with a passenger jet. L. A. Helicopter, or l. A. Uh, helicopter, helicopt, sorry. Husky eight nine Hotel Uniform. Was he confused about what kind of aircraft he was flying . Hey, good morning, and we have a shot of President Trump arriving in west palm beach, florida, to spend the weekend at what theyre calling the winter white house. President trumps maralago resort where hes waking up this morning and preparing to take a big leap back into his comfort zone. With his Young Administration recently moving from crisis to crisis, trump is attempting to regain his footing and reclaim the narrative by going into Campaign Mode. Now, he held a camp
Interview with the Vice President as his boss, President Trump, gets set to hold a campaignstyle rally today in florida, less than a month into the presidency. The plot thickens. Another suspect arrested in the airport assassination of the half brother of kim jongun as north korea demands the body back and questions swirl if the alleged attackers were duped into thinking they were part of a television prank. And freeze frame. The players in the allstar celebrity game take part in the mannequin challenge baffling people in the crowd. Thats not all. What did mark cuban do to take a jab at President Trump . Well tell you, saturday, february 18th, 2017. Announcer from nbc news, this is today. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today on saturday morning. Im craig melvin. Im Sheinelle Jones. How about the video from los angeles . These images are unbelievable. Cars submerged in sinkholes. Toppled trees. Flash flooding. Nature at work. Lets get to the top story