60 years later they say the battle for civil rights is not over. Yeah, we may be going backward. I felt by this time it had all been solved this is the cbs evening news. Mason good evening. Im Anthony Mason. With north korea talking about war with the united states, puerto rico in crisis after the hurricane, and healthcare for millions of americans on the line on capitol hill, President Trump has been tweeting almost nonstop about Something Else entirely, the protests by n. F. L. Players during the National Anthem. Weve counted 18 trump tweets on that subject since saturday, including eight today. The president kicked it off friday evening when he called for the protesters to be fired. He called them s. O. B. S. The angry reaction is still coming in. Demarco morgan begins our coverage. Its the land of the free. Reporter today nba superstar lebron james slammed President Trump for his controversial response to Football Players protesting during the National Anthem. Because the people ru
Here. Reporter more than 1,000 people slept in the airport overnight. Waiting for a flight. They had nowhere else to go. There were no cots. No water, children were bathed in sweat. As their parents tried to keep them calm. My mother needs dialysis. And we have been here, 26 hours. There is a desperate situation at san juan airport now are you aware . Yes. The puerto ricos governor. He says he pleaded for more money from fema. So far, 1 billion has been earmarked for recovery. But not apparent here yet. The aid that comes to Puerto Rico Needs to be consistent with the aid provided anywhere else in the United States. Uerto rico dark. 85 of the power lines have been knocked out. It may be months before theyre repaired. Today the head of puerto ricos Telecommunication Alliance wrote to President Trump warning that things will get even worse unless there is fuel to supply generators. After a press conference today, President Trumps adviser for homeland security, tom bosert defended the gov
Disadvantage. And although they flew farther north than american combat aircraft have gone in years, they stayed 200 miles off the coast. Out of effective range of north korean antiaircraft missiles. In other word there was very little if any risk north korea could actually shoot down an american bomber. Still, north korea has intercepted american aircraft before. In 2003, this north korean mig surprised u. S. Reconnaissance plane conducting patrol off the coast. Its planes are a decade older and air force allowed to languish while kim jongun pours resources into Ballistic Missiles and nuclear weapons. According to one intelligence report, north korean pilots get as little as ten flying hours a year. The pentagon said the night flight by the b1st and f15s was response to missile tests as well as powerful underground nuclear explosion. And was intended as a sig naufl the many military options the u. S. Has the against north korea. One military officer said future bomber flights might co
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