Transcripts For KPIX CBS This Morning 20170426 : comparemela

Transcripts For KPIX CBS This Morning 20170426

We need to have the opportunity to ask general flynn directly why he concealed these foreign payments. Legal troubles mount for President Trumps former National Security advisor. To shorthand this, would you say after what you reviewed today that general flynn is in a heap of trouble . Yes, yes. Clearly you cant do this. The president wants to tack a 20 tariff on canadian lumber, which will it start a trade war . It certainly started a back and forth. We cant let canada or anybody else take advantage and do what they did to our workers and to our farmers. President trump has summoned all 100 members of the United States senate to the white house today for a briefing on north korea. The worry is that this rhetoric, overheated rhetoric from donald trump draws the United States into a conflict. Wasnt prepared for this. The rain is fading away in north carolina, but there is still the threat of flooding. The Biggest Issue right now is being able to navigate through these streets. This wildfire is burning out of control. This is just east of mesa, arizona. Wind gusts are making containment difficult. Now, they have discovered a surprising profile. A rhino. A what . A rhino. This reporter this kansas caught midyawn out in the field. She looks a little tired out there, doesnt she . Coughlin racing to the plate. One of the most unbelievable slides youll ever see. And all that matters. If you thought am i coming back, will i take some time off . I definitely plan on coming back. Im not done yet. Im really inspired my by sister. Shes a year older than me and i know if shes still playing, i can play. On cbs this morning. People are like, man, are you on cbs . You look good. Time magazine honored its 100 most influential people at a new york city gala. I feel like the time 100 is like dinner at charlie roses. Every friday night. This mornings eye opener is presented by to yota. Lets go places. Welcome to cbs this morning this morning. Gayle king is off, so alex wagner joins us. Welcome again. Good to be here. The white house will reveal the blueprint today for a massive business tax cut. It is another of President Trumps priorities for his first 100 days in office. A cbs news poll out just this morning shows 41 of americans approve of the job he is doing. 53 disapprove. Now, that is the lowest 100day Approval Rating that cbs news has measured in 40 years. Most of the people in our poll, 62 , say it is too soon to judge President Trumps performance. The president was talking tough yesterday, accusing canada of unfair trade. He lashed out this morning at a judge who blocked one of his orders on illegal immigration. Margaret brennan is at the white house. Margaret, good morning. Reporter good morning. This is the third time in two months that a federal judge has blocked one of President Trumps immigration orders. This time blocking him from cutting aid to socalled sanctuary cities. In a series of tweets this morning, President Trump called the california judges decision, quote, ridiculous and vowed to take the fight to the supreme court. A federal judge in california ordered President Trump to stop trying to cut aid to socalled sanctuary cities, calling the executive order likely unconstitutional. The white house hit back in a Statement Last night. Saying the judges ruling puts, quote, thousands of innocent lives at risk. And officials who wrote sanctuary city reforms like those in San Francisco, quote, have the blood of dead americans on their hands. San Francisco City attorney Dennis Herrera filed the lawsuit against the administration. This is why we have courts, to halt the overreach of a president and attorney general who either dont understand the constitution or choose to ignore it. Reporter the ruling halts a Signature Campaign promise made by mr. Trump. Weve been talking about this right from the beginning. Reporter on his fifth day in office, the president signed the order to punish local governments that impede authorities from deporting immigrants with criminal records that he argues pose a safety risk. This is the third highprofile blow dealt by u. S. Courts to President Trumps hard line immigration policy. In case anybody has any question, the wall is going to the built. Reporter on tuesday he remained defiant, vowing not to back off his promise to build a wall along the u. S. mexico border. Were doing specifications, were doing a lot of work on the wall. The wall gets built. Reporter white house officials acknowledge congress is not yet willing to budget money for its construction. At least for now the administration will have to settle for simply an increase in Border Security spending. President trump then turned his ire north of the border. People dont realize canada has been very rough on the United States. Reporter flanked boy a group of American Farmers, the president explained his decision to slap a 24 tariff on softwood lumber entering the u. S. From canada, claiming its lumber subsidy is unfairly subsidized. Everyone thinks canada is so wonderful, but they have outsmarted our politicians for many years. You people understand that. Reporter the administration will unveil its plan this afternoon to cut Corporate Taxes to 15 from the current 35 , and that will benefit businesses both large and small. But of course that means the government will be taking in less revenue. White house Officials Say theyre still trying to figure out how to pay for that without adding to the deficit. Charlie, we can expect that proposal by august. Thanks, margaret. Busy week at the white house. Cbs this morning will bring you a special broadcast on monday live from inside the white house. It will feature john dickersons interview with President Trump, which will debut sunday on face the nation. Looking forward to that. The u. S. Military moved key parts of a controversial Missile Defense system into position overnight in south korea. Police held back protesters lining a roadway as trucks brought in the Defense System anthony as thaad. The accelerated deployment comes as north korea released the first pictures which show the massive artillery drills. Adriana diaz is in beijing. Adriana, good morning. Reporter good morning. Thaad has become one of the most controversial issues in the region, and its early deployment today took South Koreans by surprise. Hundreds gathered before dawn throwing Water Bottles at the military trailers carrying sections of the Missile Defense system. At least ten were reportedly injured during clashes with police. The south korean government believes thaad is a necessary defense against an increasingly aggressive north korea. That aggression was on display again tuesday, as kim jongun presided over what north korea claims was its largest live fire drill ever. Despite fearing more missile tests from pyongyang, beijing strongly opposes thaad fearing it could spy on china and called again today for thaads removal. Adriana diaz in beijing, thanks. Nancy cordes is on capitol hill with how every u. S. Senator is invited to the white house today for a special briefing on the north korean threat. Nancy, good morning. Reporter good morning. And that is an unusual venue. Normally these briefings take place here at the capitol, but senators say theyre very eager to learn more about what they see as a grim and escalating threat. Obviously an assessment of what could be the greatest threat that weve faced since the cuban missile crisis, i think its very helpful to hear from the president of the United States. Reporter the nations top military and diplomatic officials will update senators at the white house this afternoon. President trump himself plans to drop by after issuing this blunt assessment during a meeting with Ambassador Nikki Haley on monday. This is a real threat to the world. Whether we want to talk about it or not, north korea is a big world problem. Reporter senators typically meet with briefers in a secure room in the basement of the u. S. Capitol, not an unsecured auditorium at the white house. Why do you think the white house wants to do it there . I dont know. But since its the first time the president has invited the entire senate over, i think we should go and hear what he has to say. Reporter South Carolina republican Lindsey Graham argued the white house setting sends an important message. I think going to the commander in chiefs house is the right place for congress to be, and i hope the world is watching that were going to his house and going to listen to his concerns. Reporter senators graham and mccain had dinner with the president earlier this week. They say it doesnt appear hes made up his mind yet about whether to use force. Those same military briefers will be coming here to the capitol later today, charlie, to fill in all 435 members of the house of representatives as well. Thanks, nancy. Two members of congress say President Trumps former National Security advisor, Michael Flynn, may have broken the law. They say the retired army general did not properly reveal that he was paid by a tv network tied to the kremlin. The ranking democrat spoke out after reviewing classified documents. Jeff pegues is on capitol hill with the newest trouble for flynn. Gentlemen, good morning. Reporter good morning. This is another Stunning Development for someone who was the president s top National Security official. Michael flynn is facing legal problems on several fronts connected to russia. But in this case, if it is found that he broke the law, that is a felony and he could get up to five years behind bars. As a former military officer, you simply cannot take money from russia, turkey or anybody else. Reporter the leaders of the House Oversight Committee Said yesterday that the president s former National Security advisor should have disclosed a payment he received from russianbacked Media Company rt. There is also no evidence that he sought permission to obtain these funds from a foreign source. Reporter in late 2015, retired Lieutenant General Michael Flynn received a nearly 34,000 payment for a speech he gave in moscow. During the trip, he was photographed at an event sitting right next to russian president vladimir putin. According to the law, flynn, who was the head of the Defense Intelligence agency during the obama administration, should have sought approval from the secretary of state and secretary of the army to make the trip. In a statement, flynns attorney denied the allegations, saying his client briefed the agency extensively both before and after the trip. The Oversight Committee has requested more information from the white house about what the administration knew about flynns contacts with foreign governments. Ranking member Elijah Cummings accused white house officials of stonewalling the investigation, point to this letter in which they refused to comply, saying the activities and payments predate flynns white house service. Press Secretary Sean Spicer drew a hard line. Right now to ask the white house to produce documents that were not in the possession of the white house is un is ridiculous. Reporter flynn is one of several Trump Campaign representatives under scrutiny by the fbi, which is looking into whether Trump Campaign officials were coordinating with the russians during the 2016 election. There are also two congressional panels looking into the matter as well. Norah. All right, jeff, thank you so much. Deadly storms dumped more than 8 inches of rain on the city of raleigh, the capital of north carolina. Swollen rivers caused some of the worst flooding since Hurricane Matthew. New flood warnings are in effect across the state. Tony is in clayton just outside raleigh in a hardhit area along the neuse river. Tony, good morning. Reporter good morning. Signs like these are all over the region this morning as the water of the neuse river crested overnight cutting off schools and communities. Police are also investigating after the fastmoving water turned up a body. Torrential rain across Central North Carolina sent creeks over their banks triggering major flooding across the region. Water surrounded entire neighborhoods and rescuers had to use rafts to help people and pets get to safety. I got ready for work and got out and they called and said we had to evacuate. Reporter dozens of roads quickly became impassable. Those who risked navigating the flooded streets became stranded. I see an incredible sight. It really is terrifying, the power of Something Like that. Heres our local school bus going across a washedout road. Reporter a School Bus Driver was fired after driving through a flooded road closed to traffic. Front lawns and backyards across the carolinas were submerged, leaving some homeowners feeling helpless. Never seen it like that before. I think a lot of water just converges all in one place at one time and theres no place for it to go here. Reporter some residents are dismayed by these latest floods. They say theyre still fixing all the damage left by Hurricane Matthew just six months ago. Just overwhelming. Its home and theres nothing we can do about it. I mean just hope for the best and pray. Reporter and here in clayton, they have had 9 inches of rain in april. That makes this the wettest april on record. As you can see, the water is actually receding, the rain is gone, but all of it is heading down river. Forecasters say the water wont crest there until monday. Alex. Tony, thanks. Fox news faces growing legal troubles just a week after firing star anchor bill oreilly. 11 current and former employees filed a class action lawsuit. They claim 21st century fox, fox news, executive Vice President diane brandi and former comp troller Judith Slater subjected minorities in the company to, quote, abhorrent, intolerable, unlawful and hostile Racial Discrimination. This suit expands on a Discrimination Suit filed by two plaintiffs last month. Its one of two filed against the company yesterday. In a statement to cbs news, fox news says the company and diane brandi, quote, vehemently deny the race discrimination claims in both lawsuits. They are copycat complaints of the original one filed last month. We will vigorously defend these cases. Cbs news legal analyst Rikki Klieman is here. Good morning. Good morning. Your assessment of these suits . I think that when you read these suits, particularly the one filed in the state court, you actually get a pain to your gut. The allegations, and we must remember theyre allegations, show a systemic, pervasive problem in fox news culture. We have been thinking of it as the powers that be. First there was roger ailes. He gets ousted. That domino falls. It moves us to bill oreilly. That domino falls. But were dealing with sex. So it never dawned on us that we might also be dealing with race. So crisis creates opportunity. You got rid of two of the biggest powers there. And you had first there were two. And then there were seven and then there were nine and now theres 11 people in a class action. This class action has incredible potential to really hurt fox news bottom line. Why so . Well, when you look at the amount of money involved, youre here in new york state and new york city, which have some of the toughest antidiscrimination laws. No caps. Punitive damages. A very, very simple burden of proof. A good faith belief. What are the allegations . The allegations are that there was a woman named Judith Slater. Shes the comptroller. She is the witch, as she is portrayed, of fox news in accounting and payroll. So what Judith Slater allegedly did for years and years was subject people of color, black people, people who had dark skin, to insults, there were things that were said that actually turn your stomach. She even got to the point where she would have, allegedly, black people wrestle, arm wrestle as if a sport back in the jim crow days. So what youve got is a misunderstanding of how arm wrestle white female supervisors for entertainment. Correct, entertainment. Lets applaud and see who is the strong person, the black or the white. You also, and i cant resist it, there is one plaintiff who talks about the fact that she had Breast Cancer and she is demeaned about the size of her breasts. And when you read those allegations, you just go

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