Ell, im trying to make people smile. Mason this captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Mason scott is on assignment. Im Anthony Mason. Its been nearly two weeks since the tweet heard around the world. Its become an international incident. Prints Prime Minister branded ridiculous. Suggestions by the white house british spice wiretapped mr. Trump last year at the request of president obama. And then President Trump dragged Angela Merkel into it, suggesting they both had been wire tapped by mr. Obama. Mr. Trump has yet to offer a shred of evidence to backer up his claim and today the Justice Department sent congress what it knows about all this. Heres major garrett. During a joint press conference with german chancellor Angela Merkel, President Trump was asked about his allegation president Obama Wiretapped his phones. As far as wiretapping, i guess, you know, by this past administration, at least we have something in common perhaps. Thats a reference
Secretary of state confronts china over the north korean threat. We begin today with a like at the eye opener, your world in 9 seconds. Brrr, this is just super frosty, the two leaders not even shaking hand. The president drags germany and britain into his wiretapping controversy. As far as wiretapping, this past administration, at least we have something in common perhaps. Do you regret no, i dont think we regret anything. Shes back. I am ready to come out of the woods. Scranton, pennsylvania. Torrential rains and flash floods are wreaking havoc in parts of peru. Look closely in this debris field, this woman emerging from the mud. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson is in beijing, final stop on that asia trip. And theyre on the second day of their trip to paris. The headlines focused on that video of williams skiing trip. President trumps youngest child made an appearance at the white house, 10yearold baron. Mom and dad headed to maralago. She was startled by a peacock and lost her balan
Brrr, frosty, the two leaders not even the president drags germa hi past administration, at least we do no, anything. Shes back. I am ready to comeon, pennsy floods are wreaking havoc in pa o this debris field, thiommud. Secretary of state rex i bei. And theyre on the second day of their trip to paris. The headlines focused on that video of williams skiing trip. President trumps youngest child made an appearance at the white house, 10yearold baron. Mom and dad headed to maralago. She was startled by a peacock and lost her balance. And all that matters. Oh, my gosh, it ends up going in the basket. The globetrotters are looking for talent as well. You can play a lot of places if you can bounce that ball in from the freethrow line. Cbs this morning saturday. In honor of st. Patricks day, the white house is green. By the president s own admission, all he does all day is watch cable news, which is nothing but commercials for zoloft, paxil, celexa, don, pick one. Im Anthony Mason along with
Point i cant tell which it is. Representative adam schiff, thank you so much for your time. Thanks, scott. Today, 13 months and one president ial election after the death of Supreme Court justice antonin scalia, the senate opened confirmtion hearings for his successor. Jan crawford is following that. We sometimes hear judges cynically described as politicians in robes, seeking to enforce their own politics rather than striving to apply the law impartially. If i thought that were true, i would hang up the robe. Reporter pledging to respect the rule of law, judge neil gorsuch told the senators judges must remain above politics. I dont think thats what life in the law is about. Reporter in a deeply personal statement, the colorado native talked about his western roots and family and thanked his wife louise. I love you so much. Reporter but throughout the first day, another respective federal Appeals Court judge also was in focus. Chief judge merrick garland. Judge garland. Chief judge mer
With what ive seen and the way id describe it is there is circumstantial evidence certainly of collusion or coordination. There has been direct evidence of deception, and i think people i hope got the sense today during this long hearing about just why its so important that both congress and the fbi do a thorough investigation. But to be crystal clear, this evening, as we speak, there is no hard evidence of collusion between the Trump Campaign and the russians . You said there is circumstantial evidence . You know, i would not say i would not phrase it the way you did. Circumstantial evidence can be very powerful and it is hard evidence. You can certainly prove many cases on the basis of circumstantial evidence, so people shouldnt underestimate the power of that. During your committee hearing, someone using President Trumps official twitter handle took issue with what was being said by the fbi director, and the director was asked, and he rebutted that. That was pretty unusual, in fact