Im not going to giving it up. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley in nation divided over the president s travel ban, the latest opponents include more than 800 u. S. Diplomats. In a draft of a letter to the state department today, they say that the ban stands in opposition to the core american and Constitutional Values that we as federal employees took an oath to uphold. And they say it will not make america safer. The ban stops all refugees from entering america for at least 120 days and bars travel from seven predominantly muslim countries. The democrat temporarily running the Justice Department took a stand against the president s order and was fired by mr. Trump last night. Heres Major Garrett at the white house. Reporter President Trump fired acting attorney general sally yates, a career prosecutor and holdover from the obama administration, for refusing to defend the immigration executive order. The Justice Departments office of Legal Counsel approved the order
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Reporter President Trump fired acting attorney general sally yates, a career prosecutor and holdover from the obama administration, for refusing to defend the immigration executive order. The justice Departments Office of Legal Counsel approved the order, but yates said in a statement that wasnt good enough, arguing her job required she seek justice and stand for what is right, adding she was not convinced the order was lawful. In a statement, President Trump said yates betrayed the department of justice. White House Press Secretary sean spicer. If you have a legally executed order and the attorney general says, im not going to execute it, that clearly is a betrayal. Reporter Senate Democrats like vermonts Patrick Leahy called the firing shameful. His accusation that she betrayed the department of justice is dangerous. The attorney general is the peoples attorney, not the president s attorney. Reporter in her 2015 asked about the independ
If you missed any of what donald trump had to say this its noon, you can see in entirety on cspan. Org. News coming out of the white house. President obama is set to announce that the u. S. Hopes to keep 9,800 troops in afghanistan following the end of the war later this year. This is planned on is contimbent following the upcoming elections. President obama is expected to talk about this later at the white house. Hell be in the rose gardens. Well have those remarks at 2 45 eastern on cspan. Be sure to join us at 8 00 for a look at the financial crisis. Ben bernanke told a room full of congressional leaders, quote, unless you act in a matter of days, the Financial System and the world will be brought down. Chris dodd is joined by barney frank. Heres a brief look. We did something unpopular that staved off disaster. Heres the disadvantage politicians are at visavis economists. Economists can write articles and do analyses in which they invoke the counterfactual. They can talk about why
illegal immigration chaos. bill: also tonight, the miss u.s.a. contest getting bolder and fresher. wait until you see the promotion for the upcoming broadcast. caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. hi, i m bill o reilly, thanks for watching us tonight. playing politics with the illegal aliens, that is the subject of this evening s talking points memo. with national health care a reality the next controversy for the owe became that administration is what to do with the 12 million illegal aliens living in the u.s.a. it s clear the american people have had enough. 70% support the tough new anti-illegal alien law. 60% of americans nationwide support it as well. the opposition is very vocal and big names are on board. i was going to go and give commencement speech in arizona. but with my accent, i was worried they are going to deport me back to austria, so i can t pull that idea right away. bill: governor arnold is done as a politicia
illegal immigration chaos. bill: also tonight, the miss u.s.a. contest getting bolder and fresher. wait until you see the promotion for the upcoming broadcast. caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. hi, i m bill o reilly, thanks for watching us tonight. playing politics with the illegal aliens, that is the subject of this evening s talking points memo. with national health care a reality the next controversy for the owe became that administration is what to do with the 12 million illegal aliens living in the u.s.a. it s clear the american people have had enough. 70% support the tough new anti-illegal alien law. 60% of americans nationwide support it as well. the opposition is very vocal and big names are on board. i was going to go and give commencement speech in arizona. but with my accent, i was worried they are going to deport me back to austria, so i can t pull that idea right away. bill: governor arnold is done as a politicia