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
An immigrant. The judge calls the verdict disgraceful. And apple gets into the medical business. Apples watches will be used to study the heart. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. This morning republican lawmakers are scrambling to save their tax bill. The senate worked into the night as republicans tried to get enough support and vote on the tax plan today. Republicans are making changes including scaling back tax cuts. Yesterd yesterday analysts said the legislation would add 1 trillion to the nations debt over the next decade. Opponents warn the bill would harm the middle class with cuts to entitlement. You will not support any cuts to Social Security and medicare. Can i get that from you . I will not support any there it is. He just told you hes going to cut Social Security. John mccain and Lisa Murkowski voted against it. 331 points to close the mark for the first time. The s p 500 gained 21
Zero tolerance needs consequences for everyone. No matter how great the legacy, its no license to harass or grim nate. Reporter conyers attorney arnold reed shot back, saying the 88yearold congressman is staying put. Nancy pelosi did not elect the congressman, and she sure as hell wont be the one to tell the congressman to leave. Reporter pelosi and other Democratic Leaders spoke out after marion brown, the staffer with whom conyers settled the charlotte complaint in 2015 came forward for the first time. Im here to say that im not a liar. Reporter offering disturbing details. He pointed to areas of genital areas of his body and asked me to, you know, touch it. Reporter since browns 27,000 settlement was first reported last week, several women have accused conyers of sexual misconduct. Conyers has denied the allegations. His attorney said he was hospitalized last night for stressrelated issues and also seemed to suggest that conyers is being treated unfairly due to his race. Nancy pelos
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
Mason and this is our western edition. 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