Transcripts For KYW CBS Overnight News 20170427 : comparemel

Transcripts For KYW CBS Overnight News 20170427

Nuclear weapons program. With every test kim jong un moves closer to his stated goal of a Preemptive Nuclear strike capability against american cities. Reporter north koreas 30something dictator has already threatened to strike new york, washington, colorado and hawaii. For now, its bluster, but he is working on Nuclear Weapons that would make it more than just talk. When he threatens the United States, thats one level, but when he threatens the United States with a capability of realizing that threat, thats a different place. Reporter a statement by the director of the National Intelligence and secretary of state and secretary of defense said their aim is to use economic sanctions and diplomatic pressure to convince north korea to dismantle its nuclear program. Behind the pressure lies the threat of u. S. Military firepower on display in field exercises in south korea and a port visit by a nuclearpowered submarine. In a few days, the carrier vinson will be operating off the coast, and theres nothing north korea can do about it. If it flies, it will die if it flies against the strikers. Reporter the pentagon has drawn up plans for a preemptive strike, but only if sanctions and diplomatic pressure fail. As admiral harris put it, we want to bring kim jong un to his senses, not to his knees. Our man t the pentagon, thank you. Veteran news anchor, kelly wright of the Fox News Channel had an emotional News Conference today. He explained why he joined about a dozen current and former minority employees in a Discrimination Suit against the network. 21st century fox ought to appropriately rename itself 18th century fox. Reporter in the latest lawsuit, minority employees accuse fox news of racial discrimination. Among one, that they mocked the way she spoke and said that minority employees should engage in arm wrestling contests. Including against some of their white, female supervisors. Anchor and reporter, kelly wright. This hurts. Reporter he came forward after his colleagues sued. I thought, this is so pervasive. Ive seen this before, and i was silent. I cannot be silent anymore. Reporter the Development Comes after former star Host Bill Oreilly was fired over Sexual Harassment allegations. The New York Times reported that he settled several lawsuits. But in comments to pod cast listeners earlier this week, oreilly said, im very confident that the truth will come out, and when it does, i dont know if youre going to be surprised, but i think youre going to be shaken, as i am. Reporter but former fox temporary employee, Perquita Burgess says he sexually harassed her, calling her hot chocolate says. I want him to apologize to everyone that he has harmed with his words, his actions. But theres no humility. Theres no im sorry. Maybe if i had said something maybe he would not have gotten fired. Reporter an attorney for Judith Slater said these charges are solely aimed at generating headlines and poisoning potential jury pools and judges. Fox news say they deny the claims and oreilly has called the claims against him unfounded. Anna werner at fox news headquarters in manhattan. A new cbs poll out tonight says President Trumps job Approval Rating is 41 , as he nears the 100day mark. That is lower than any president at this point going back to jimmy carter. Tonight Dimarco Morgan is at texas a m university where he asked young republicans to grade the president s performance. I give him a flat a. I give him an a. He followed through on a lot of his promises. Not taking no for an answer and doing what he has done as much as he can. Hes going to shove that, you know, down the oppositions throats. Reporter was there ever a moment in the first 100 days that made you cringe and say what did he just do . Because i am a social media user and i think very carefully about how i put things out there, and i started to see our president putting things up at all hours of the night. That was a concern. I got nervous was the whole general flynn thing. That whole fiasco where it was like oh, my gosh, this is another watergate moment. We havent even gotten into the first year of the presidency. Reporter general Michael Flynn was fired over communications with russian officials. The House Oversight committee now says he may have broken the law by not disclosing payments by russianlinked businesses. What do you want to see President Trump accomplish . Weve seen with president obama there was a lot of trickledown economics, things trickling down from washington, d. C. We dont want that. We dont want washington, d. C. Telling us what to do. I feel like hes playing defense and damage control and there arent enough people giving him the benefit of the doubt. And hes going to be president until 2020. Its going to take some people sitting down and saying, okay, we need to work with this man to advance americas best interests, because this is what we have right now. Its really important that our government focuses on opening up our economy and allowing students like us to get out there and find a job. So jobs, jobs, jobs. Reporter the economy was the reason they voted for mr. Trump. The average student graduated from college with just over 37,000 in loan debt, thats 60 more than in 2008. Dimarco morgan as we continue to listen to the voters. Thank you. The cbs overnight news will be right back. Birthday. So i mowed the lawn, put up all the decorations. I thought i got everything. Almost everything you know, 1 in 10 houses could get hit by a septic disaster, and a bill of up to 13,000. But for only 7 a month, ridx is scientifically proven to break down waste, helping you avoid a septic disaster. Ridx. The 1 brand used by septic professionals in their own tanks. 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Better to have this thing be the first on the beach than you. Absolutely, sir. I dont like being shot at, and i doesnt think any marine likes being shot at. If this can take the brunt of the assault, thats a good idea. Reporter its a simulated assault that includes swarming underwater drones, surreptitiously mapping out the shore line. Now even a primitive adversary like isis is flying uavs with explosive charges on them. Reporter so the pressures on. The pressures on. Reporter but so much faith in Autonomous Devices raises concerns of hacking. Their is being designed with the cyber in mind. We have to be able to hack his network while presenting our own. Reporter the first of its kind task force is exploring new inventions like this speed boat that turns into a submarine and a lethal, unmanned jet ski. Navy captain chris mercer. This feels like an Electronics Show for the navy and marines. Yes, very much so. Except in this case the judges are the marines and sailors. 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It was his first blockbuster, but he would follow it with another. You were aware when you worked with Melissa Benedict that she had aids, is that correct . Reporter philadelphia starred tom hanks about the aids crisis. Demme told charlie rose in 1998. Ive always been really excited by their potential as movies and a belief that if we can make a movie that winds up exciting other people as much as the potential of it excites me, maybe it will be contagious. Reporter Roger Coreman gave him his first job caged heat. In 1974. As a director, he jumped easily between genres. From drama to satire to documentaries. Stop making sense, his 1984 concert film of the band talking heads is considered a classic. Music was my first love, movies came second, Jonathan Demme once said. He credited the advice Roger Coreman gave him. Never forget what is the primary organ is for the moviegoer. Its the eye. You must keep the eye interested. Anthony mason, seebcbs news, ne york. Thats the overnight news for this thursday. For some of you, the news continues. For others, check back with us a little later for the morning news and cbs this morning. From the Broadcast Center in new york city, im scott pelley. This is the cbs overnight news. Welcome to the overnight news, im don dahler. President trump unveiled his plan to overhaul the United States tax code, and its getting muted praise from Republican Leaders on capitol hill. The white house calls it the biggest tax cut in history, but critics say the devil is in the details, and the president s plan is short on those. Major garrett reports. Reporter President Trumps plan calls for big corporate and personal tax cuts but lacked basic details. The president wants to replace the current seven brackets with three, with rates of 10 , 25 and 35 . His proposal, however, did not give income levels for those brackets. White house economic designer, gary cone. Do you have income brackets . Established that youre going to be proposing to congress . Were holding a bunch of listening groups right now. We have outlines. We have a broad brush view of where theyre going to be. Reporter there were some details, eliminate the estate tax and alternative minimum tax. And on the business side, lower the Corporate Tax rate from 35 to 15 . But taxes are about specifics. Cone and Steve Mnuchin came with precious few. We will be back here with very firm details. When we have an agreement, we will release the details. We will let you know the specific details at the appropriate moment. Reporter and they had no projections as to what the plan would do to the nations deficit and debt. This will pay for itself with growth and reduce reduction of different deductions and closing loopholes. Reporter the Nonpartisan Committee called the promise magic beans and warned there is no golden goose at the top of the tax cut beanstalk. Just mountains of debt. Mnuchin was also asked if the president will release his tax returns so the country could judge what his tax plan will do for his bottom line. The president has no intention. The president has released plenty of information. Reporter mnuchin today confused the annual federal deficit, about 600 billion with the National Debt held by the public. That stands at nearly 15 trillion, scott, thats a common mistake for budget amateurs but not budget secretaries, even a newlyminted one. President trump summoned all 100 senators to the white house for a closeddoor briefing on north korea. Tensions are running high, ahead of an expected nuclear test. David martin has that. Reporter senators were bussed to the white house for a closeddoor briefing by the National Security adviser with a cameo appearance by the commander in chief himself. Senator coons from delaware. In open testimony before senator coons is from delaware. A diplomatic strategy that strikes me as a clear eye. Reporter in open testimony before congress, harry harris laid out the stakes involved. With every test, kim jong un moves closer to his goal of a nuclearstrike capability against american cities. Reporter north koreas 30something dictator has already threatened to strike new york, washington, colorado and hawaii. For now, its bluster, but he is working on longrange weapons that would make it more than just talk. When he threatens the United States, thats one level, but when he threatens the United States with a capability of realizing that threat, thats a different place. Reporter a statement by the director of National Intelligence, secretary of state and secretary of defense said their aim is to use economic sanctions and diplomatic pressure to convince north korea to dismantle its nuclear program. Behind the pressure lies the threat of u. S. Military firepower. On display in field exercises in south korea and a port visit by a nuclearpowered submarine. In a f

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