Cbs News Coverage of the second inauguration of barack obama. From capitol hill, here is scott pelley. Good morning. The Nations Capital is beginning a daylong celebration of American Freedom and democracy. For the 57th time in our history, a president freely elected by the people is being sworn in to office. Just before noon at the capitol, barack obama will take the oath for his second term as president. This is a ceremonial swearingin because the constitution requires the president to be sworn in on january 20th, and this year the 20th fell on sunday. So the president took the official oath in private yesterday in the blue room at the white house. The oath administered by the chief Justice John Roberts, jr. The public swearingin and all the pomp and circumstance that go with it were put off until today and what a day it is. The temperature right now is in the high 30s. The sky is clear, a brilliant winters day in the Nations Capital. People are pouring into the National Mall to witn
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Suspects own words . And evil knievel tried it in 74. Two dare devils taking a jump over the snake canyon. Will they succeed when their hero failed . It is all on happening now. First though to our top story of the second hour. Defense secretary chuck hagel stepping down as the president looks for new leadership in the pent dpovenlt welcome to happening now, i am jon scott. Nand i am heather. President obama trying to put his best face on mr. Hagels departure and the timing may say it all, as the president S National Security team faces a series of crisis overseas. Ed . Folks are talking about this for a bit now. Did the news surprise you today. Reporter the timing did. There was weeks of speculation that the president is changing the National Security team and he faces criticism as to whether the team was up to the National Security crisis. You have the war against isis and on top of that the, the New York Times reporter said the president planning to expand the military mission in af
Legally authorized to issue surveillance warrants in these International Espionage cases that where the nsa desperately wants to obtain these warrants, these fisa warrants. She was the only one authorized to do it. There will be no one in there now for how many days it takes to get a new attorney general in there. Theyre telling us, again, this is another weird thing about this administration, theyre telling us dana boente has been sworn in as acting attorney general, telling us he was sworn in at 9 00 but we h e hahave no reports from anybody who witnessed that. We have no reports about who might have sworn him in. Weave no reports on when that was. We do have a reported statement from him saying that he is honored to serve. A o as acting attorney general. What you just said there, lawrence thir lawrence, this timing, firing sally yates, bring some new guy on from the Eastern District of virginia, this timing was entirely within the control of the Trump Administration. There didnt nee
He must feel defending his executive order in court is more important even though every federal judge who considered the executive order so far has ruled against it. Sally yates is the mother of two from atlanta, georgia, married to comber yates, Career Justice Department prosecutor who president obama elevated to Deputy Attorney general two years ago and President Trump asked her, he asked her to remain at the Justice Department until a trump attorney general could be sworn in. If donald trump had chosen a less controversial attorney general nominee, that nominee would already be sworn in as his attorney general, already be in place. Sally kulian yates would not have had a chance to make history tonight. As she did. First, when she stood up to the president tonight and then later when the president fired her. The president has now elevated the u. S. Attorney from the Eastern District of virginia, dana boente, to be the acting attorney general. He is a Career Justice Department lawyer.