His views on immigration had dominated the race for the republican nomination. Trump has said mexico is sending people to the u. S. Mexico doesnt want. Drug dealers rapists and violent criminals. While other republican candidates have distanced themselves from trump and a number of his Business Partners have severed ties, trumps poll numbers strained to climb. As Julianna Goldman reports on a campaign where immigration is a hot button issue trump made sure there was no mistaking his views. I would build a wall between our country and mexico because people come from all over the world let me just tell you. Pelly ifyou. If anyone thought he would back off from arizona and nevada think again. What i dont encourage is people coming into our country illegally and i dont encourage where a Government Forces some people in that the government doesnt want, and these people wreakrecollect havoc. They set off a fire storm of criticism repeatedly saying the Mexican Government is sending drug deale
Axelrod again, im jim axelrod. He loved his family, baseball and the navy. Thats how his family described randall smith, a petty officer in the United States navy and the fifth Service Member to die from an attack on the Armed Forces Recruitment center in chattanooga, tennessee two days ago. Smith and his wife had three daughters under the age of seven he called his little present says. He managed to flash thumbs up after surgery and died at 2 17 this morning. Were learning about the shooter, Muhammad Youssef abdulazeez spent more than half of last year in the middle east and recently in shooting ranges here at home. Jericka duncan begins our coverage. Reporter a fifth cross was put in the ground today at this growing memorial site to mark the death of randall smith. Shot three times during thursdays rampage. Hundreds came to visit including the family of one of the victims. Staff surgery, david wyatt. His father allen told me his son died after helping others escape. Im told that my s
Im jim axelrod. We begin tonight in lafayette, louisiana, where investigators are learning more about john russell houser, the man who opened fire in a Movie Theater thursday night killing two and wounding nine before killing himself. The portrait of houser thats emerging an angry and mentally disturbed man who had a swastika outside his business and praised hitler on extremist web sites. Reporter a Law Enforcement source familiar with the investigation tells cbs news houser had been staying at a nearby motel for at least a month. They found writings in his room that said he wanted to target Law Enforcement, governor agencies abortion clinics and anyone else will do. He had even written the name of the movie and show time he planned to attack. The source also said when police found housers body in the theater, he smelled of alcohol. Thursday nights shooting shocked the 59yearolds family. The Baton Rouge Advocate intervood the shooters brother. Were trying to get our arms around that an
Axelrod good evening. Im jim axelrod. We begin tonight in lafayette, louisiana, where investigators are learning more about john russell houser, the man who opened fire in a Movie Theater thursday night killing two and wounding nine before killing himself. The portrait of houser thats emerging an angry and mentally disturbed man who had a swastika outside his business and praised hitler on extremist web sites. Reporter a Law Enforcement source familiar with the investigation tells cbs news houser had been staying at a nearby motel for at least a month. They found writings in his room that said he wanted to target Law Enforcement, governor agencies abortion clinics and anyone else will do. He had even written the name of the movie and show time he planned to attack. The source also said when police found housers body in the theater, he smelled of alcohol. Thursday nights shooting shocked the 59yearolds family. The Baton Rouge Advocate intervood the shooters brother. Were trying to get o
Firefighters battling nearly two dozen fires fueled by record heat and powerful wind. One firefighter was killed in northern california. The largest fire in the state the socalled rocky fire, is generating enough smoke to be seen from space. Its burning 100 miles north of san francisco. At least 22,000 acres have been destroyed. The fire is still only 5 contained and hundred have been forced from their homes. Carter evans is there. Reporter this is the type of fire californians have long feared one that literally explodes inside nsize. In just three days, the rocky fire has become a monster. At least 14 homes were destroyed, with 6,000 more at risk. Dowel says the flames came dangerously close to his home before feists told him to run. The firefighters when we were leaving, they were all retreating. They were all going out. Reporter the fire was moving that fast. They couldnt stop it. They had it came over their engines. Reporter what was it like as you were leaving . What were you thi