This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Odonnell good evening. Scott is off tonight. Im norah odonnell, and this is our western edition. The worst fire to hit tennessee in 100 years has killed at least three people and sent more than a dozen to the hospital. 14,000 fled, as a wall of flames closed in on gatlinburg. One resort was destroyed. The dollywood theme park, named for dolly parton, was spared. Demarco morgan is in tennessee. Hit the gas hit the gas reporter youre watching cell phone video taken by two brothers as they escape from a vacation resort area in the mountains of gatlinburg, tennessee. They say they had no warning as the wall of flames surrounded them last night, and their only choice was to ride through it or die. Please, lord, let us get off this mountain. Reporter by early evening, wind speeds suddenly doubled, turning into hurricaneforce winds that topped 87 miles per hour. Fires quickly spread in this droughtstricken area when burning embers blew and toppl
Most famous landmark and if they did, what was it . There was one problem with what the president said. This sums it up. We start this news plea from sweden to the u. S. Government asking what is your president talking about . After bewildering officials in sweden, President Trump is explaining a remark he made over the weekend where he suggested a terror related incident had taken place in the country. Were getting a look at the potential candidates to replace Michael Flynn after Robert Harward turned down the job. Thousands of people are expected to protest Donald Trumps immigration policies in an effort called not my president s day. Hey there, good morning. Its monday, february 20th. President trump has been in office one month and this morning the white house is still trying to put key chess pieces in place after firing Michael Flynn last week. And were look the draft me moments for new deportation and immigration time lines. Kelly odonnell has the details. Reporter good morning.
This is the cbs weekend news. Quijano good evening, im Elaine Quijano. This is our western edition. Washington is bulling out over President Trumps unsubstantiated claim this weekend that president obama bugged his new york office before the election. The president made the accusation on twitter early saturday and followed it up with an official white house statement sunday requesting a congressional investigation. Tonight the New York Times reports fbi director james comey is asking the Justice Department to publicly reject mr. Trumps claim. The president spent the weekend at the so called winter white house. His maralago resort in palm beach, florida. Errol barnett is there. President trump was here in florida a thousand miles from washington when he claimed a series of tweets claiming president obama issued a wiretap of trump tower. No evidence was provided and president obama denied it democrats and republicans have been trying to figure out if the explosive accusations have merit
With lawmakers who spurned him. Republicans are going all in on neal gorsuch. A vote expected next week despite a growing number of democrats ready to filibuster the Supreme Court nominee. That should tell the tale how democrats are willing to work with republicans or not. Good morning. Welcome to earl start. Im dave briggs. Im christine romans. Its wednesday, march 29th. Its 5 00 a. M. In the east. Whats on the schedule today . For the House Intelligence Committee investigating alleged ties between President Trump and russia, theres nothing on the agenda. Nothing. No meetings. No hearings. No nothing. Trumprussia probe has broken down for now amid a growing divide over whether house intel chairman devin nunes should recuse himself. So what will get things moving again . For one thing the ranking democrat on the Intelligence Committee adam schiff wants republicans to agree to reschedule hearings that had been set for yesterday. Among them one of which former acting attorney general sal
This is the cbs evening news. Mason this is our western edition. Im anthony mason. We begin with breaking news. A wildfire is threatening homes tonight in southern california. Its one of more than 20 large fires burning in the west. Fire crews are hampered by high winds and dry conditions. Jaimy yuccas has the latest. You can see right now that Fire Protection is happening on a number of homes here in the burbank area. 60 to 70 homeowners had to evacuate their homes. You can hear the helicopters up above right now too. There is at least three or four different fire helicopters that are dumping water in specific areas. That is because there brush fire grew very, very quickly on the side of the hill here. That hot spot very close to those homes. Excellent drop, take a look at that. It was a wet winter and many people thought we wouldnt have as bad a fire season. Lets go down and take a look at what is happening down here. You can see some of the flames flairing up right now as i am speak