The rest of america. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley well, this has never happened before. The results of an american president ial election are being disputed by the winner. Today the white house said President Trump now believes that as many as five Million People voted illegally based on evidence he was given but is not sharing. To be clear, mr. Trump believes that he did win the electoral vote and the presidency, but he questions how Hillary Clinton could have gotten a nearly three million vote lead in the popular vote count. Margaret brennan is at the white house. The comment that he made was he said three to five Million People could have voted illegally. Based on the studies that hes seen. Reporter white house Spokesman Sean Spicer said President Trump told congressional leaders yesterday that he lost the popular vote by nearly three million votes because of widespread fraud. He did win the electoral college. Hes very comfortable with his win. Hes bringing it up. I think hes having a discussion with some folks and mentioned something in passing that is a longstanding belief. Its worth clarifying whether illegal ballots. I think studies, there is one that came out of pew in 2008, that showed 14 of people that voted were noncitizens. There are other studies who have been presented to him. Reporter spicer appears to be citing a previous study of disputed election and did not present any evidence of fraud in the 2016 election. The association that represents state Election Officials told cbs news it is not aware of any evidence that supports the voter fraud claims made by President Trump. During the campaign mr. Trump questioned the integrity of the vote. Its a rigged election. Were going to beat the rigged system. Were going to beat the rigged. Reporter today Republican HouseSpeaker Paul Ryan disagreed with the president. Ive seen no evidence to that effect. I have made that very, very clear. I would urge the president to knock this off. Reporter South Carolina republican senator lindsey graham. Youre the leader of the free world, and people are going to start doubting you as a person if you keep making accusations against our electoral system without justification. Reporter the white house has not ruled out an investigation. He believes what he believes based on the information hes been provided. Pelley margaret, the president signed a number of executive orders today. What were those . Reporter well, scott, the president cleared the way for two Controversial Oil projects, the keystone and the dakota pipelines. The first would build a pipeline to carry canadian oil to the u. S. It was halted by the Obama Administration due to environmental concerns. The other would build a pipeline under a reservoir in north dakota that also is used as a water source for one of the local native american tribes. Today the president said he would consider building both of them to help the Energy Industry and to create jobs, and he also asked for a plan that would require the pipes to be built using mainly americanmade steel. Pelley and mr. Trump met with the c. E. O. S of the big three auto makers today. Reporter he did. Its interesting, scott, because the president has even used twitter in the past to shame auto leaders for building plants outside the united states, but today he told those same Auto Executives that hes going the ease regulations and possibly lower their taxes significantly, he said, to encourage them to build more plants here and to hire more workers in the u. S. Pelley Margaret Brennan, thanks. Cbs news political director John Dickerson and an consider of face the nation is joining us now. Job, the white house seems to be having a problem getting the president s message out from behind all. The boasting the president is doing. Reporter well, when it comes to the president s, the legitimacy of his election, this is something he brings up a lot, these three to five million voters. When it comes to his legitimacy, on the one hand, he did not believe anything the intelligence agencies put in front of him about russian efforts to medal in the election to help him, but on the other hand he believes without any evidence that these illegal votes might have helped Hillary Clinton because of the idea that he lost the popular vote. And so this is something that he maintains even though a lot of evidence has been put forward in front of him that suggests its not so. Pelley what are the possible pitfalls Going Forward for a White House Administration . Reporter it was extraordinary to hear his press secretary simply say, its something he believes, as if a white house can allow a president to believe things and talk about them with congressional leaders, things that just arent so. The reason its important to have a president believe in things that are true is it creates a sense of belief in everything he says, but more important, the most important quality for a white house staff is the ability to tell a president something he doesnt want to hear and contradict him when you believe something thats not true, if theyre not able to do it in this case, the question is whether theyll be able to do it on more serious mearlts. Pelley John Dickerson, well be watching face the nation on sunday. Thank you. Here are other notes from a busy day at the white house. Mr. Trump is keeping james comey as director of the f. B. I. He will announce his Supreme Court nominee next week. Hes accepted speaker ryans invitation to address a joint session of congress on february 28th, and tomorrow mr. Trump is expected to sign orders restricting immigration, especially from countries that harbor a terrorist threat. The Trump Administration is also temporarily silencing the Environmental Protection agency to align the e. P. A. s public statements with the president s. Heres jim axelrod. Reporter at President Trumps alma mater, the university of pennsylvania, environmental professors like Bethany Wiggin listened carefully to candidate trump talk about Climate Change. All of this with the Global Warming and all that, a lot of it is a hoax. Reporter which is why she, her colleagues and her students are racing to back up other servers Information Available on government web sites. Temporarily restrictions announced today that e. P. A. Employees can no longer post or blog from government accounts stoked their fears the administration will limit access to data and to throw back Environmental Protections. Im really worried the facts might become more difficult to access, so there is a kind of vulnerability of internet materials already. They become more vulnerable still when controlled by an administration who finds them inconvenient. Pelley just today the Badlands National park tweeted about Climate Change in defiance of the white house and deleted them. And while the president s nominee to run the e. P. A. , scott pruitt, disagreed with mr. Trump in his hearings. Do you agree that Global Warming is a hoax . I do not, senator. Reporter just last may prosecute wrote, scientists continue to disagree about the degree and extent of Global Warming and its connection to the actions of mankind. That debate should be encouraged. We started the hearings with a dangerous new form of climate denial. This is a sort of climate denial that says, yes, its real, but we dont know what is causing it, and its basically yet another way to kick the can down the road and not take any action. Reporter cleetus says with data showing 2016 as the hottest year on record and Sea Levels Rising at alarming rates that could trigger massive flooding by the end of the century, limiting regulations on Energy Production could be catastrophic. This is false choice. We dont have to choose between a safe climate and economic growth. We can have both. Reporter the centers for Disease Control has now canceled the conference that would have explored the effects of Climate Change on public health. As for President Trump, after that meeting with Auto Executives today, he also said, i am to a large extent an environmentalist. I believe in it. Pelley jim axelrod for us tonight. Jim, thank you. Well, late today the senate voted overwhelmingly to confirm nikki haley as ambassador to the united nations. Haley was in her second term as governor of South Carolina and has limited experience in foreign policy. Her diplomatic skills may be tested soon if the president follows through on his pledge to move the u. S. Embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem. That would essentially be u. S. Recognition of jerusalem as israels capital. Palestinian leaders also claim the holy city, and they warn that the embassy switch would be an act of war. Seth doane is there. Its very important, very important. Reporter jerusalems mayor nir barkat showed us what he would like the see. That could easily become the embassy. All you need to do is change the plaque. Reporter barkat knows its not that easy but sees the move as cementing israels long standing claim on jerusalem. But the palestinians also claim the city as their capital and fear move would spark silence. This is not just moving an embassy. Reporter Senior Palestinian adviser husam zomlot said moving the u. S. Embassy would greatly reduce the chances for peace. Moving the embassy to jerusalem is taking away a great deal of hope toward the future. Moving the embassy, the u. S. Embassy, dismantling the foundation of the Peace Process will definitely open the gates for those who want to see peace. Reporter jerusalem touches a nerchl its home to religious sites claimed by jews and christians. Arent you concerned this could hurt the Peace Process, could spark violence . We would not have a state if we were deterred and concerned about the threats we receive every once in a while. Reporter since President Trump was sworn in, more than 3,000 new homes have been approved, illegal under international law. Husam zomlot worries what President Trumps vocal support for israel means for palestinians but hopes his reputation for pragmatism will prevail. Hes a businessman. He knows that if you actually go and give the other side all they want, then they will have no interest in a deal. Reporter white house Spokesman Sean Spicer said today that President Trump would like to grow closer with israel, and, scott, thats a pledge israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu would like the capitalize on. Pelley seth doane in jerusalem. Seth, thank you. As Margaret Brennan mentioned, President Trump leaned on Auto Executives today to build more cars in america. One killer of auto jobs has been automation, but Mark Strassmann has found one plant where robots are creating jobs. Reporter success rode into manning, South Carolina, on a bicycle built by two. Man and machine. Every 13 seconds another one rolls off this assembly line. Typically bicycle spokes are dropped in one at a time by hand. This machine does it automatically in only about 30 seconds. Using the same amount of people, we can do about three times as many hubs in a day. This is the maybe assembly line. Reporter Arnold Kamler is the c. E. O. Of b. C. A. , the Bicycle Corporation of america, his familys business since 1905. The company has a factory in china, but kamler recently proved 10 of b. C. A. s business back to the u. S. Why . Wages for Chinese Workers have soared out of sight. Kamler bought this abandoned factory and created 140 jobs, a lifeline in this distressed industrial town. But the only way the make it work was investing in robotics. Were creating jobs with the automation and being able to be price competitive with china now, and it will get even better in the future. Reporter 6 million of automation does the work of more than 100 workers. I dont think a lot of people would look at that as a potential threat. That robot over here will be over here one day. Were not replacing other jobs with these robots. Were adding equipment that makes us more efficient. Reporter production manag Albertus Jones sees these machines as coworkers. A lot of people have the misconception that automation decreases jobs, but its a different type of job, a more skilled job. Reporter without the automation, the Business Model doesnt work, so there arent the jobs. Thats right. Reporter a new model that could allow American Manufacturing to ride high again. Mark strassmann, cbs news, manning, South Carolina. Pelley coming up next on the cbs evening news, were entering a new era of better forecasts thanks to a new satellite. And later, theres Something Different about the stars up for oscars this year. T teeth like an apple. They have to be great on the inside and outside. To strengthen both, she said to go pro. Go pro with crest prohealth advanced. It strengthens. Teeth inside, and is better at strengthening the outside. Than colgate total. Best checkup ever. [ park rides, music andoooh d sounds ] when your pain reliever stops working, your whole day stops. [ sighs sadly ] try this. But just one aleve can last 12 hours. 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Reporter this week saw deadly tornadoes, violent waves, and torrential rain, but meteorologists soon will have a new tool to better predict incoming storms, a Weather Satellite more than 22,000 miles above the earth called go 16. The national administration. This is better, higher, new information we havent had before. And liftoff. Reporter launched two months ago, it can identify images other than clouds, like ash and smoke. Its first images, unveiled yesterday, showed fires burning in mexico, clouds over florida and the northeast. When fully operational in november, it will provide images at four times the resolution of current satellites and will be able to take pictures of an individual storm every 30 seconds. Radar systems now can only scan a storm every five to six minutes. Greater resolution with a higher speed will allow us to see realtime storms and events as theyre occurring. Reporter the satellite can measure storm intensity by tracking lightning strikes. 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