And 53 of al qaeda related cases involve people born in the u. S. Tonight, the battle to liberate iraqs second largest city from isis has reached a critical stage. Iraqi troops, backed by u. S. Air strikes and American Special operations forces, are moving into the western part of mosul. Holly williams is there. Reporter isis is cornered, pounded by iraqi mortars. And the Brigadier General can smell victory. He estimates there are only around 2,000 isis fighters left. They dont have a chance. Reporter they dont have a chance . No. It has taken four months of bloody fighting to get here. 350 yards from an isis position where extremists were burning tires today to try to hide their location. The u. S. Military is also now inside mosul. This camera shy Marine Special Operations Team was 600 yards from the front line. With their backs to the wall, isis militants were sniping at iraqi soldiers. And deploying their favorite weapon, suicide car bombs laden with explosives and shielded with ho
Signed in january in front of cameras to take effect immediately, it caused chaos in airports and concerns about civil liberties. Federal courts quickly blocked it. For todays signing, the white house only released an official photograph while tillerson, attorney general Jeff Sessions, and head of Homeland Security john kelly laid out the rationale for the new order, which will take effect in ten days. There should be no surprises whether its in the media or on capitol hill. Reporter the order temporarily bars new visas from six countries for 90 days while the administration reviews vetting procedures. It does not include iraq. Unlike the first order which courts said raised constitutional red flags, it also does not apply to lawful permanent residents or people from those countries who currently hold valid visas. It also suspends for 120 days the nations refugee program, not indefinitely as the original order did for syrian refugees. And it does not include the provision that would ha
Was out of sight after he insisted over the weekend that his phones had been tapped by president obama. President trump offered no basis for four twitter posts on saturday. They included, how low has president obama gone to tap my phones during the very sacred election process . This is nixon, watergate, bad or sick guy. Spelling and punctuation are the president s. The claim, which mr. Trump described as a fact, was repudiated by the f. B. I. Director and the former director of National Intelligence. Since his inauguration, mr. Trump has continually stamped rumors with the seal of the president , including millions of illegal votes for hillary clinton, terror attacks no one knows about, and describing the news media as a great danger to our country. But today the wiretap claims seem to cro democrats and republicans called for mr. Trump to provide evidence. Margaret brennan leads our coverage. I have recused myself. Reporter it began with attorney general Jeff Sessions decision thursda
The cbs overnight news will be right back. In other news today, the president signed a new travel ban to replace the one that touched off chaos in airports until a federal Appeals Court shut it down. Six predominantly muslim nations are targeted, but now iraq is off the list. We have more from jan crawford. This revised order will bolster the security of the United States and her allies. Reporter secretary of state Rex Tillerson called the ban vital to strengthening americas security. To our allies and partners around the world, please understand, this order is part of our ongoing efforts to eliminate vulnerabilities that radical islamist terrorists will exploit for destructive ends. Reporter the new order represents a sharp contrast from the president s first effort both in substance and its rollout. Cameras to take effect immediately, it caused chaos in airports and concerns about civil liberties. Federal courts quickly blocked it. For todays signing, the white house only released an
No, theyre completely different, day and night. Yes, maam. Reporter one of your members, congressman keith ellison, has released a statement that mentions that perjury is a felony punishable by jail time. Do you think thats an appropriate piece of this conversation . An investigation would show that but the law has been broken. And what he was stating was fact, that perjury is a crime and there are consequences to it. It remains to be seen what the investigation what else the investigation will lead to. But perjury by an ordinary citizen is punishable in the courts. How much enhanced is that accountability for the top Law Enforcement person in our country. So lets see an investigation. I dont know what problem the republicans have with the truth. They dont want to know the truth about the russian connection, they dont want to tell the truth about their Affordable Care bill that they have hidden in a basement someplace. They reject the idea that removing this from congress will have an