Transcripts For KYW CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley 20170224

In the ashes, he found something priceless. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley the president said today that the f. B. I. Must find the anonymous news sources in its own ranks who have leaked damaging information about his administration. Find now, President Trump wrote this morning in all caps. Later, mr. Trump said that the news media should not be allowed to use anonymous source. Presumably, the stories will the white house would like to see dry up include those sourced to the f. B. I. That forced the president to fire his National Security adviser. The stories accurately reported that Michael Flynn lied to the Vice President about his contacts with russia. Margaret brennan has todays developments. Reporter cbs news has confirmed the f. B. I. Counterintelligencedition division is leading an investigation into whether Trump Associates were coordinating with russian officials during the 2016 campaign. U. S. Intelligence agencies have concluded that russia launched a series of Cyber Attacks designed to interfere in the election and help thencandidate trump. In reporting on the investigation, the New York Times driewt ire of the white house for writing about constant contacts between trump aides and russian intelligence. Last night, cnn reported that white house chief of staff, reince priebus, pressured the f. B. I. To publicly refiewpt the story. Today, white house Spokesman Sean Spicer said that on february 15, the day after the New York Times article was published, deputy f. B. I. Director Andrew Mccabe told priebus the story was inaccurate. Spicer confirmed priebus did ask mccabe to say tow publicly but mccabe declined. In an offcamera briefing today, which excluded several major news up on thelets, including the New York Times and sudden surgeon spicer attacked the media for suggesting priebus conversation constituted pressures of the f. B. I. Reporter at a News Conference last week, the president denied his associates had ties to russia. I have nothing to do with russia. To the best of my knowledge, no person that i deal with does. Reporter today, spicer told reporters it was troubling that priebus conversation with the f. B. I. Had been made public and said he was not aware of any f. B. I. Investigation into connections to russia. Scott, spicer also said that if there is any evidence of contacts with russia, the Justice Department should investigate, and he denied that any probe was being discouraged. Pelley Margaret Brennan at the white house tonight. Today, the president met a roaring ovation at the annual conservative Political Action Conference Meeting outside washington. He said his victory was for everyone who believes it is time to stand up for america, and his core conviction, he said, is putting America First. Nancy cordes is covering. applause a few days ago i called the fake news the enemy of the people, and they are. They are the enemy of the people. Reporter President Trump claimed the National Press is make up stories about his administrations chaotic early days and about investigations into his campaigns ties to russia. They have no sources. They just make them up. Reporter eventually, the press bashing gave way to promises that thrilled this conservative crowd joirk its time for all americans to get off of welfare and get back to work. Youre going to love it youre going to love it are you going to love it. applause reporter he vowed to throw undocumented immigrants the hell out of our country, part of a broader America First theme. Im not representing the globe. Im representing your country. Reporter cpac wasnt always a natural home for this former democrat. In 2015, he was booed for his stance on fighting isis. You may have to have some boots on the ground for a period of time until you get rid of the cancer. Reporter in 2016, he stayed away, placing a distant third in cpacs president ial straw poll. I love this place. cheers and applause love you people. Reporter but today, all was forgiven, and mr. Trump argued his white house bid had changed the party. Millions and millions of people were joining. Now, i wont say it was because of me, but it was, okay. Reporter mr. Trump also said he took a lot of heat on sweden, last week for pointing to a terror attack there that never actually happened. But, scott, he refused to reverse that false claim, claiming that some people are starting to agree with him billion whats going on there. Pelley nancy cordes for us this evening. Nancy, thank you. Well, the president s real troubles again today were not with the media but with the facts. He complained about a Washington Post story that relied on nine anonymous sources. There were no nine people, he said. They make up sources. But the article was true, and forced the firing of his National Security adviser. Also today, mr. Trump said obamacare covers very few people. The number is 22 million. And the president said, our borders are wide open. Anybody can come in. But last year, more than 415,000 people were apprehended at the border. Now, be sure to catch face the nation this sunday. Former c. I. A. Director john brennan will be john dickersons guest. And on tuesday, cbs news will bring you President Trumps first address to a joint session of congress. Our live coverage begins at 9 00 p. M. Eastern time. Car bombs, likely set off by isis, killed at least 60 people today near a town there Northern Syria that was liberated yesterday. Isis is lashing out as it continually loses ground in its strongholds of raqqa, in syria, and mosul in iraq. David martin is traveling with the top u. S. Commander in the region. Reporter isis released a video purporting to show a dead hit by a drone on an iraqi armored personnel carrier. But that did not stop iraqi forces in their battle to retake mosul. They seized control of mosuls airport and entered the western half of the city, having already liberatedly the eastern half. After mosul, the next major objective in the war against isis is across the border in syria. Were inside syria, and an American Special operations base, which is used as a hub for the campaign to liberate the isis capital of raqqa. Syrian fighters being trained here are part of a force of about 15,000 being assembled to assault raqqa. But joseph votel, commander of u. S. Forces in the middle east, told cbs news they need more than the ak47s theyll be issued after 20 days of training. Antitank Weapons Systems to address vehicleborne i. E. D. S. Certainly mortars would be something that would help, things they would need that you would expect of a force that is going to conduct an assault. Reporter the weapons would be flown into this dirt airtrip built for the u. S. By a syrian engineer who lost his family to isis. We landed in tiltrotar opsry aircraft, but the strip is long enough to handle large cargo planes from the united states. Torque the commander of the campaign in both iraq and syria, said whats at stake is heading off terrorist attacks already in the works. There are threat streams that are external operations focused, emanating from raqqa right now. Most of them point, quite honestly, at europe. Reporter scott, one american officer told us he expects the syrian fighters to suffer heavy losses in the battle for raqqa, and this is take no prisoners fighting on both sides. According to u. S. Estimates, 1600 isis fighters have been killed in the last four months in syria, and oinl a dozen wounded. Pelley so, david what, are the prospects of more u. S. Troops in syria . Reporter well, general votel told us that if the u. S. Provides these heavy weapons to the syrian fighters, theyll need to be trained and sales ared how to use them. So that certainly sounds like more americans will be needed. But one of the special operators we talked to made the point that if the syrians dont get the heavy weapons, then more americans might be needed just to take over the fighting. Pelley david martin, our National Security correspondent on the battlefield tonight. David, thank you. This week, the Trump Administration said that it will reverse president obamas decision to phase out the federal use of private prisons. Mireya villarreal has been looking into this. Reporter Law Enforcement surrounded the wilski county correctional facility in texas, back in february, 2015, after inmates rioted and set fires in the pris prizon. At the time, the 2800inmate facility was privately operated by the management and training corporation. The riot was one of several incidents in last decade that led the Obama Administration to begin phasing out privately run federal prisons. A department of justice memo by then Deputy Attorney general sale yats, cited an increase in the prison population. The memo concluded that private federal prisons dont save the government money, dont provide the same level of services and are less safe and secure. It was written after a report by the Inspector General found overall higher incidents of violent assaults, contraband, and inmate misconduct at private prison facilities. New u. S. Attorney general Jeff Sessions disagreed, rescinding that memo, saying it impaired the bureaus ability to meet the future needs of the federal correctional system. Taft Correctional Institution craig atkin believes private prisons serve a purpose. Basically, that o. I. G. Report was saying compared to federally run prisons, that privaterun prisons were more dangerous. Is that the case here . That is not the case in my experience. I really believe that we are operate every bit as good as any bureau facility ive ever been in, and in fact, better than just about everyone i can imagine. Reporter cbs news has learned two of the three major private Prison Companies donated a half a Million Dollars combined to President Trumps inauguration committee. But, scott, the u. S. Department of justice says this decision was all about giving prison officials the flexibility they need to manage their facilities properly. Pelley Mireya Villarreal reporting for us tonight. Mireya, thank you. The Hindu American Foundation tonight is calling on the Justice Department to investigate as awe hate crime the deadly shooting this week inside a bar in kansas. Dean reynolds is there. Reporter patrons told Kansas Police wednesday night a man had ideal, get out of my country at two customers before opening fire and fleeing the scene. Reporter five hours later, and 70 miles away in missouri, Police Arrest aid suspect, 51yearold adam purinton. Police said purinton had allegedly disclosed to a bartender that he shot two mannemiddle eastern men. But they werent middle eastern. They were indian hindus here on job visas. Srinivas kuchibhotla was killed, and 32yearold Alok Madasani was wounded. A third man, 24yearold ian grillet of grand view, missouri, was also shot after he tried to intervene. I was just doing what anyone should have done for another human being. Its not about where he was from or his ethnicity. Were all humans. Reporter kuchibhotla will be buried in india, where his family was shocked and directed some anger at President Trump, as did indian news media. But at the white house, press Secretary Sean Spicer said any attempt to connect the president s rhetoric on immigrants to the tragedy in kansas would be absurd. Now, the suspect was moved here to kansas earlier today and is now in jail on murder charges. Authorities havent decided yet whether to charge him with hate crimes as well, scott. His First Court Appearance will be here on monday. Pelley dean reynolds, thanks. Coming up next on the cbs evening news, what new orleans is doing to keep mardi gras under control. And later, Steve Hartman. Fire destroyed the restaurant but not its spirit. Crest 3d whitestrips whiten. 25 times better than a leading whitening toothpaste i passed the tissue test. Oh yeah. Crest whitestrips are the way to whiten all umm. Ed. You wouldnt want your painter to quit part way, i think you missed a spot. So when it comes to pain relievers, why put up with just part of a day . Aleve, live whole not part. You want this color over the whole house . 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The proposal has soured on bar owner daniel victory. Youryoure worried about it hig the bottom line. Definitely the bottom line. Which is really my top line. Thats my most priority. Im in business to make money. Reporter so the idea of closing the doors, people think youre closed. Definitely, without a doubt. Reporter this largescale security plan comes three months after a deadly shooting on bourbon street that killed one man and injured nine others. The proposal includes adding 200 highdef nition cameras will at 20 hot spots around the city and signs that make it clear youre being filmed. Barriers like these are meant to stop potential terrorists with a vehicle from driving on to bourbon street and killing people which is what happened last year in nice, france. Fearing that threat in new orleans is part of why mayor Mitch Landreiu is rolling out this plan. This is a real challenge. We want to make sure the city is secure but we dont want to change the cultural framework in the city. Reporter the mayor says bar owners may not have to close their doors at 3 00 a. M. After all, and one of the main arabs is there has been some pushback from bar owners. Scott, after 12 days of parades, its estimated about one Million People will have visited the crescent city. Pelley David Begnaud in the thick of it for us. David, thank you. Coming up, a blizzard buries thoughts of early spring. Ctor, who recommended oncedaily toujeo®. Now im on the path to better blood sugar control. Toujeo® is a longacting insulin from the makers of lantus®. It releases slowly, providing consistent insulin levels for a full 24 hours, proven full 24hour blood sugar control, and significant a1c reduction. And along with toujeo®, im eating better and moving more. Toujeo® is a longacting, manmade insulin used to control high blood sugar in adults with diabetes. 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Pelley as usual, Steve Hartman has the final word of the week, and tonight the word is compassion. Show it to someone else, and it could come back to bless you. All gone. Reporter earlier this month, bruno serato walked into the nightmare that used to be his dream. This is whats left of the white house restaurant in anaheim, california. There was the picture where my mom was on it. Reporter the picture of mom, pretty much everything he loved, was in this restaurant. Enjoy your dinner. Reporter this is what it looked like before the electrical fire. During our first visit in 2010. That story was about this italian immigrant grant who catered to the rich and favorite. Are we hungry . Yes reporter just so he could feed the down and out. Every day here at the local boys and girls club, some of the poorest children in anaheim had been eating from one of the most exclusive restaurants in town. At the time, bruno was giving away more meals than he was selling, and he was going broke. You refinanced your home . I refinanced my house, also. Reporter how can you keep feeding these kids . How can i stop . Reporter and that devotion all gone. Reporter . Is what made this so devastating. This fire, it destroyed everything i worked for, for 30 years. And it is just like we need to find a kitchen somewhere because we need to do the pasta for the children. Reporter unfortunately, that mission was clearly over. Or so he thought, until he got hole, turned on his computer, and learned what happens sometimes when really bad things happen to really good people. He got thousands of messages online, and hundreds more in person. Im so sorry. Reporter all of them offers to pitch in. Whatever i can do some kind of fund raisers. Exwa way we can help. Reporter and with that, the man who started serving all those kids on his own was alone no more. We want to make sure that you rebuild that restaurant so you can continue to serval these children. Reporter more than a dozen caterers and competitors offered bruno their kitchens for free, and as a result, he didnt miss a single day feeding his favorite customers. Hi, bruno reporter people have also donated money to help rebuild the restaurant. How is everything, good . Reporter do you think youll ever look back on this and say, im actually glad that happened . I will think of that. You know you say you give love and get 100 times back. I disagree pup get one million times back. Reporter now thats a lot of karma. Steve hartman, on the roads, in anaheim. Pelley compassion is contagious. Thats the cbs news for tonight. Forul of us at cbs news all around the world, im scott pelley, and ill see you sunday on 60 minutes. Good night. Tonight, the clooneys baby bump reveal. Their first red carpet since the pregnancy announcement, now amal stole the show. Love you very much. And actors are here this sunday. Wait, theres already a scandal. 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