Disappearing. But we begin this morning with a look at todays eyeopener, your world in 90 seconds. General flynns rez igs nag resignation is not the end of the story. Damage control after Michael Flynns resignation. When we have Government Employees entrusted with this and leak it out, that jinld mines our National Security. I think there is significant dysfunction in the National Security apparatus of the trump at mgs. A russian spy ship off the u. S. Coast as american Officials Say that russia secretly deployed a new cruise missile. The female suspects arrested in malaysia in connection with the suspected assassination of kim jonguns half brother. People are recovering after a baert of the houston area. Touched to the ground. There was debris flying. We are home in california, an Evacuation Order near the tallest dam is now lifted. Were ready to go if something happens again. But for now, were glad to be back. A scary moment for Harrison Ford after the single engine plane he was piloting nearly hit a boeing p 737. Hold on tight in maine, a man rushed to help a girl after her snowmobile plunged into a freezing lake. All that and video shows a Texas Police Officer using his patrol cruiser to push a burning truck away from a restaurant. A passing seal decides to hitch a little ride. Come on. And all that mattered, the Westminster Kennel Club dog show. It wasnt one of the animals, it was a human who stole the show. My goodness. On cbs this morning. Amazing. Didnt occur to him. Apparently that u. S. Spies might be spying on the phone of the Russian Ambassador to the u. S. Turns out we listen in on every phone call to the Russian Ambassador. Who knew . Evidently not the National Security adviser, you dummy. Dummy. This mornings eyeopener is presented by toyota. Lets go places. Welcome to cbs this morning. Charlie rose is off. Anthony mason is with us. Good morning. Good morning. After 27 days in office, the Trump Administration which promised change has delivered chaos. This morning there are more serious questions about its connections to russia. Intelligence sources tell the New York Times that some Trump Campaign officials and other associates had repeated contact with russian intelligence before the election. Sources tell cbs news the fbis questioned people close to the president including general Michael Flynn who resigned as National Security adviser monday night. Former Trump Campaign manager and former Campaign Adviser carter page also reportedly talked to russian officials last year. He called it absurd telling the New York Times i have never knowingly spoken to russian intelligence officers. Jeff, good morning zbhchlt good morning. The pressure is growing on former and current Trump Campaign and administration officials. The fbi and u. S. Intelligence agencies are digging into whether Trump Associates were coordinating with the russian officials during the 2016 Campaign Just as the russians were carrying out a wave of cyber attacks. According to u. S. Officials, the hacks were intended to meddle in the election. Cbs news learned that intercepted Electronic Communications between russian officials and Trump Associates are providing new information for investigators but so far there is no evidence of coordination. For several months u. S. Government officials have been insisting to cbs news that there was frequent contact between the russian officials and Trump Associates during the campaign. One source with knowledge says i think its worse than what we know. Fbi agents have interviewed the now former National Security adviser Michael Flynn in connection with the investigation. He was questioned within the first few days of the Trump Administration about whether as a private citizen he discussed u. S. Sanctions with Russian Ambassador sergei kisliak. If true, flynn may have broken the law. And if flynn lied to the fbi, he could face charges under a 200yearold law that bans private citizens from negotiating with foreign governments. But that charge has never been used to prosecute someone. Anthony . Thank you, jeff. The white house says a lack of trust led President Trump to remove his National Security adviser. But that happened long after the president found out that general Michael Flynn didnt tell the whole truth about talking with russian officials before the inauguration. And the president apparently did not share that information with his Vice President. Margaret brennan is at the white house. Margaret, good morning. Good morning. Its still unclear if President Trump authorized general Michael Flynn to discuss sanctions with the Russian Ambassador. A conversation that the white house first denied and then said flynn could not recall. Came down to a matter of trust. And the president concluded that he no longer had the trust of his National Security adviser. National security adviser mike flynn had misled the white house about his contacts with the Russian Ambassador in late december. The president and they asked for the resignation. We got to a point not based on a legal issue but trust issue with a level of trust between the president and general flynn eroded to the fact where he felt he had to make a change. Reporter but on january 26th, sally yates told white House Counsel that u. S. Intelligence had intercepted flynns calls. And had proof that his public denials were false. The white house says thats when he informed the president that Justice Department was concerned the deception made flynn vulnerable to blackmail. The white House Counsel informed the president immediately. The president asked him to conduct a review wlf there was a legal situation there. Spicer said the president s instirvegt was that flynn didnt do anything wrong. But Vice President mike pence did not find out he was misled until a full two weeks after white house officials were briefed. Thats arent same time that reports of flynns intercepted calls with russia became public. I tualked to general flynn about that conversation. Reporter that angered the Vice President who vouchd for flynn in a january appearance on face the nation. That reaction forced mr. Trump to reconsider. Now while today general Keith Kellogg will advise President Trump in his meeting with the Prime Minister, the two conned dates in the tleed replace flynn are former cia director David Petraeus who will be at the white house tomorrow and retired vice admiral robert harward. He has close ties to defense secretary mat is. Thank you. Some republicans are now joining democrats on capitol hill in a push to examine general flynns conduct. House and Senate Committees are already investigating russian influence on the election. And now there is growing debate over whether congress should conduct a separate investigation to the circumstances vounlding flynns dismissal. Good morning. Both sides agree that flynn was right to resign and that the public deserves to know more. But democrats argue that gop which controls congress is holding back and needs to aggressively investigate any and all ties between this white house and russia. General flynns resignation is not the end of the story. It is merely the beginning. Reporter democrats renewed called for a watergate Style Committee to investigate the administrations ties with russia. Our Committee Held three or four hearings, emergency hearings on Hillary Clinton in a matter of a week or two. If there is any emergency at this moment in the history of this country this is the moment. Arms Services Committees said the flynn resignation should be examined. One of them, senator john mccain, said this administrations Foreign Policy requires more oversight. The whole environment is one of dysfunction in the Trump Administration as far as National Security is concerned. Were still gathering information. Reporter the house and signal intelligence committees are already examining russias meddling in u. S. Elections. For now, it looks like any probe of flynns contacts with russia will be folded into those investigations. I think its likely that general flynn will be asked to come and talk to the committee about both post election activities and any other activities that he will be aware of. Reporter some argue that its the problem is not flynn but the leaks about the phone calls. Were concerned that any time intelligence is publicly talked about. A very candid rand paul of kentucky sned a radio interview that republicans in congress shouldnt waste too much time investigating republicans in the white house. It gets in the way of their shared agenda which includes repealing obamacare. All right. Nancy, thank you. John dickerson is also in washington. John, good morning. Good morning. Two Big Questions this Morning Center on this. Foreign influence and u. S. Government actions and the credibility of the white house. What concerns you the most . Well, there are just so many questions here. The two big ones which is what role did the president and the president is at the center of any question that needs to be asked, what did the president know and when did he know it about Michael Flynns contacts with the russians . Both after President Trump was elected and also beforehand. You remember President Trump and Michael Flynn were getting briefed by the intelligence agencies about on going russian efforts to meddle in the u. S. Election before the election had taken place. And so the nature of any contact between Michael Flynn and the russians while the election was still going on has to be seen in that context. So what did the president know about that . But then when the information came to the white house, what did the president know . How did he hand will it . Is it that Michael Flynn didnt tell the truth or caught not telling the truth . And then, of course, there is that question of the Vice President. He went out on face the nation and defended Michael Flynn very strongly, a series of questions. But he didnt know when the white house knew. And what was the reason for the delay . What you are hearing about that . About why mike pence was kept out of the loop . One xplan explanation i got is when the department of justice delivered the information to the white house, the lawyers were assessing that question of if any laws were broken . It was strictly seen in the legal context. Sean spicer said that question was quickly decided. If they were checking out whether there was anything illegal with what Michael Flynn had done, at the center of that question is the new revelation or would have been new to some people in the white house that he had in fact had the conversations about sanctions with russia while president obama then president obama was enactsing the sanctions on the russians. And somebody should have thought to tell the Vice President given that he had gone out and made that very strong statement. So it seems a little confusing that this wasnt done and that and we still dont really know what the answer is. John, the president has tweeted about this this morning at 7 08 a. M. This russian connection he writes, not this russian connection nonsense is merely an attempt to cover up the many mistakes made in Hillary Clintons losing campaign. What do you make of that response . I think when the National Security adviser has had to resign for not telling the truth to the Vice President when he is involved in the conversations with russians, he said he didnt have, i think you cant go back to the Hillary Clinton well. Donald trump is the president of the United States and he has a serious issue here on his hands which is that trying to build the plane while hes flying it. And so thats really the central question. The campaign that happened long ago happened long ago. Is there any way that republicans on capitol hill can avoid not investigating this . It seems difficult. It would seem very hard for the republicans. This is not a small deal. This is the center of truthfulness which is there have been problems with truthen into explaining what happened here. But its also a crucial National Security question that many republicans are still wonldering about. All right. John, thank you. Always good to see you. Russia is denying it violated a treaty by deploying a missile capable of destroying a nuclear warhead. It was deployed in december. It has a range greater than 300 miles. That type of missile violates a 1987 treaty signed by russia and the u. S. The deployment is a test of President Trumps goal for better relations with moss koechlt a russian spy ship is currently on patrol in International Waters off the east coast near delaware. The ship expected to move up the coast to the Naval Submarine base before turning back south for cuba. President trump will welcome israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu to the white house this morning. The meeting could signal a dramatic turn for u. S. Mideast policy. The administration is suggesting it may move away from the goal of a two state solution that has guided u. S. Peace making for decades. Mr. Trump called peace between israel and the palestinians the ultimate deal. A mass of natural gas explosion overnight sparked a huge fireball in south texas. Witnesses up to 60 miles away told our houston affiliate that they felt the pipeline blow up. It happened in an area outside of corpus christi. That fire is under control and so far there is no word of any injuries. People are assessing damage after at least six tornadoes swept through a coastal area southwest of houston, texas. The severe storms yesterday toppled trees and tore through homes ripping off the roofs. At least seven people were hurt including a mother who shielded her children when their mobile home flipped over. Today parts of the gulf coast and southeast could see more stormy weather. Nearly 200,000 people are finally able to return home in Northern California after they were forced to evacuate on sunday. Billions of gallons of water continue to pour down a damaged spillway from lake orville. If repairs do not hold, everyone may be forced evacuate again. John blackstone is there to talk about how the crews are trying to keep the tallest dam stable. John, good morning. Good morning. So much water is being released from the dam that Feather River is running over its banks here in some places. New storms are headed this way. And people here are now living under an evacuation warning, meaning, they can come back but they still need to be trod leave at a moments notice. Reporter water continues to surge out of lake oravile. California officials are confident the spillways will hold. It is safe to reduce the immediate Evacuation Order currently in place to an evacuation warning. Officials say the main spillway is damaged but stable. When the lake overflowed into the emergency backup spillway, it washed away the land next to the reservoirs wall. This is how the hillside looked prior to sunday. More than 125 construction crews are now working around the clock to reinforce that hillside. Theyre loading the spillway with 1200 tons of heavy rocks and bo