Working on this war without trying to negotiate an end. I had come back from paris, we were trying to do the exact thing. But you couldnt mention it. Couldnt mention it. Whose decision was it to make these talks secret . So was it so you could advance more who had the courage to do it. We felt you cannot make progress, propaganda, with the whole world watching. Youve got to do it secretly. I think the North Vietnamese werent that interested in negotiations, except as a tactic to wear us out or to see whether we could make the kind of deal they could live with. They didnt want to accused by the vietcong and others of being overly soft. What do you think, joe . I think here winston and i may differ slightly. I think its important to have secret negotiations. They accompany almost any negotiation about a serious issue. But i think henry had a somewhat expansive view of that, which is keeping it secret. Thats a different issue. I meant the public. I understand. My point is, for him secret
At can also send us a tweet cspan wj or join the conversation at facebook. Com cspan. Good morning. We will get to your thoughts are just a minute. First, let me show you the National Journal headlines. House republicans really think that they can amend obamacare this fall. The health care legislative package is tentatively expected to move in the coming months. The inside of the story dylan scott reports that while congressional leaders continue to debate whether to pursue near full repeal of the act and gop president ial candidates layout replacement proposals, republicans are looking at smaller changes. It to theey can make president s desk. The ways and means subcommittee chairman said that his panel could mark up Health Care Tax legislation later this year. The bills related to overthecounter drugs, Health Savings accounts, and perhaps most ambitiously, a repeal of cadillac taxopular on highend insurance plans. It goes on to say the Health Care Agenda will be determined in part by
Region. Maria president trumbull make a major trade announcement from the white house this wednesday following his return to washington. Meanwhile, knowledge blitz on capitol hill. Debate in full swing as republicans push to get tax reform finished by the end of the year. Dear congressman peter king told me he will vote no on this legislation. They are hardworking, middle and upper middle income people. The family may be making 400 million. They broke in her neck for the last 20 years. They are not hedge fund people. Im not going to vote for that. Maria the quest for a deal on organ hatches plan to introduce amendments to change 401 k contributions. General electric taking the stage in the spotlight this morning. The company said to hold an investor day in new york today look at the stock at 20. 79 a share. Among the top questions today. Will ge keep its dividend or cut it . What to expect out of a possible dividend cut this afternoon. Features indicate a lower opening for broader aver
Curiosity. A 50yearold man an in a sixyearold body. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley retired general Michael Flynn, President Trumps First National security adviser, is now the target of five investigations into his ties with russia. The latest was opened by the Inspector General of the defense department, investigating whether flynn, before he joined the administration, took money from a Foreign Government without the required approval. The president fired flynn for lying to Vice President pence about contacts that he had with russias u. S. Ambassador. Today, a top House Democrat released documents that could spell legal trouble for flynn, and heres our justice correspondent jeff pegues. But we have no evidence, not a shred, that he disclosed his payments. Reporter elijah cummings, the top democrat on the House Oversight committee, said the documents released today, showed retired Lieutenant General Michael Flynn may have broken the law by making a 2015 trip to m
Bomb hit is now dead. American officers who inspected the site reported no evidence of civilian casualties. Just a short distance south in the same valley close to afghanistans border with pakistan, several senior isis leaders were hiding out in a compound. When American Special Operations Forces along with afghan command ores conducted a Helicopter Assault on the compound, two u. S. Army rangers were killed and a third soldier wounded in a firefight which lasted about an hour. They were the second and third american servicemen to die in combat in afghanistan this year. The first, special forces Sergeant Mark de alencar, was killed when isis fighters popped out of a cave and ambushed his unit. In this latest raid several isis fighters were also killed. The u. S. Military is still trying to confirm whether they got the Senior Leaders they were after. Scott . David martin at the pentagon. Thanks. The president called his new tax cut plan the biggest in history, so we were curious about w