Transcripts For WCBS CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley 20160401

Like, the miracle of of my lifetime that we met. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley Donald Trumps president ial ride seems to defy gravity, but this week, republican opposition, a criminal charge against his campaign manager, and his own words began to weigh him down to earth. Today, trump sat down with our political director, john dickerson. Reporter theres been a lot of commentary this week that this has been the worst week in your campaign. A lot of people want to stop you. Are they succeeding . I dont know that its been the worst week in my campaign. I think ive had many bad weeks and ive had many good weeks. I dont see this as worst week in my campaign. Certainly ive had some weeks and youve been reporting on them where that was the end. And the next weeky see poll numbers where they went up and everybodys shocked. Yeah, people want to stop me because im leading by a lot. The new polls that came out had me leading by just about more nbc had a very Good National poll that just came out. I guess im leading very big in new york and pennsylvania. Reporter let me ask you a question about abortion. What would you do to further restrict womens access to abortions as president . Well, look, look, i just i mean, i know where youre going, and i just want to say a question was asked to me, and it was asked in a very hypothetical and it was said, illegal, illegal. Ive been told by some people that was an older line answer and that was an answer that was given on the basis of an older line from years ago, very on a very conservative basis. But reporter your original answer, you mean. My original. Reporter punishing the woman. But i was asked as a hypothetical, hypothetically, hypothetically. The laws are set now on abortion, and thats the way theyre going to remain until theyre changed. Reporter you had said you wanted you told bloomberg in bothers should be banned at some point in pregnancy, where would you i would like to see this be a states rights. I would have preferred states rights. I think it would have been better if it were up to the states. But right now, the laws are set and thats the the laws are. Reporter do you have a feeling how you want to change. You have a lot of laws want to change from libel and torture. The laws are set and i think he we need to leave it that way. Reporter do you think its murder, args bothers. I have my opinions on it but i would rather not comment on it. Reporter you said you were prolife and that abortion is murder. I have my opinions but i just forum. Reporter you dont disagree that abortion is murder. No, i dont disagree with it. Pelley and you can see all of johns interview with donald trump this sunday on face the nation. Julianna goldman is covering the democrats. Im also not going to make reporter campaigning today in syracuse, new york, Hillary Clinton took a subtle swipe at bernie sanders. But yesterday, she didnt hold back when a greenpeace organizer asked if she would reject donations from the oil and gas industry, one of sanders regular attack lines. While the Energy Industry overwhelmingly supports republican candidates, both clinton and sand version received donations from please of oil companies. On cbs this morning, sanders zeroed in on the Energy Lobbyists clinton counts among her top fund raisers. If people receive money from lobbyists of theistry, i think youre receiving money from the industry. Reporter while clinton is still favored to win the nopination, sanders daily depiction of her as the candidate of wall street and Corporate America is taking its toll. Polls show clinton down in wisconsin, ahead of next weeks primary, and in new york where eight years, shes 12 points ahead of the brooklynborn sanders. As much as clinton wants to turn to the general election, scott, sanders raised 44 million in march fueling his staying power. Pelley Julianna Goldman for us tonight. Julianna, thank you. In the southeast this evening, at least 13 Million People are facing the threat of flash floods and tornadoes. Heres mark strassmann. Oh reporter driving rain in georgia left some streets looking more like high seas. Ive never gone through that before. Reporter residents like 81yearold shirley pollini were making breakfast when trees started cracking and falling on houses. You can replace a house. You can replace, but you cannot replace a person. Oh, my god. Reporter according to the National Weather service, winds topped 80 Miles Per Hour this morning, powerful enough to flip this 18wheeler. A pair of tornadoes whipped up in other parts of georgia, rooftops and twisted debris. In louisiana, heavy rain caused flooding ankle deep in parts of new orleans. There it is. Reporter last night, there were reports that five tornadoes had swept across indiana, georgia, alabama, and mississippi. Its getting bigger. Reporter after a twister touched down in lowndes county, mississippi, emergency workers were forced to respond by foot, weaving around toppled power lines and trees blocking roads. 50 homes in new hope were damaged but no one was hurt. Randy and Jenny Lawrence felt guilty because two of their trees landed on their neighbors house. They are such wonderful people, and i would have given anything for these trees to have fallen on our house instead of theirs. Reporter the city of Warner Robins is under a state of emergency. And, scott, a Tornado Warning remains in effect until 9 00 p. M. Local time. Pelley mark strassmann, thank you, mark. We had good news on the economy today. Employers added 215,000 jobs in thats 66 months of job growth, nearly six years. The Unemployment Rate rose to 5 , but for a good reason. More people joined the labor force looking for jobs in a strengthening economy. We always like to look at the rate of unemployed plus people who can find only parttime jobs, and together that rate was up slightly to 9 19. 8 . Workers in two states can expect raises that will bring the minimum to 15 an hour. Don dahler has that. Ayes 26, nos 12, the assembly plaementz concordant. Reporter california edged out new york by mere hours as the first state to approve a 15anhour minimum wage. Californias plan will be implemented statewide by 2022. New york citys takes effect in just two years, but in other starts of the state, it could take up to six. 60yearold Rebecca Cornick has the minimum wage as it was before, it pays twothirds of my rent, but now, with the raise, im a little closer to paying my rent on time. What do we want . 15 reporter the smiewvment began in 2012 with protests by fast food workers. But now its Small Business owners like gas station owner George Dunbrook in upstate new york, who are doing the protesting. I may end up having to modify my business. I may end up having to close my garage business now. Reporter and burbank Restaurant Owner michael papalia. Thats a huge increase for us. Were already surviving on a very thin margin. Reporter according to the Economic Policy institute, 35 million americans, or more than a quarter of the workforce, earn less than 10. 55 an hour. Economist max wolf when you raise the floor, everybody will have a potentially higher wage burden to pay, but the truth, is we havent done it fair long time, fall way behind our cost of living so its sort of overdue. Reporter legislators are hedging their bets, though. In new york, the budget allows for adjustments to the wage depending on how the economy is doing. Scott, economists say one incentive for states, the higher wages, the more people come off public assistance. Pelley don dahler. Thank you very much, don. We did notice a stubborn problem in the jobs report today that really undermines the american dream. Unemployment for young white men was 7. 6 , but for hispanics, it was 10. 8 and for african americans, nearly 20 . We asked Elaine Quijano to find a solution, and she did. Change your seat in 10, nine. Reporter this may look like a game of musical chairs. Zero stand in state. Think about it. Reporter but what instructor donnell hill is teaching in this harlem classroom is seriousing about business. We learned time management. Thats even more of a thing, right. How many of you all now find yourselves making moves in the morning to get here on time in the morning. Reporter its participants are mostly young men of color. For some, its the first time theyve worn a shirt and tie. I want you to say, good morning. Reporter its been strives mission to help them find work for the past 30 years. 60 minutes first highlighted the organizations efforts in 1997. I want a tie, a basic tie. Reporter since them, its shown remarkable results. Strive has a 70 success rate and helped more than 66,000 find a job. Nice to meet you. Reporter the model is pretty straightforward. For six weeks straight, instructors hammer home the basics. I need you to start preparing like this means the world to you. Reporter drilling them on interviewing skills. Eye contact, you feel comfortable the eye contact, i kept looking at the paper. Handshakes. Awesome handshake thats how we finish. applause right . Reporter but its also part group therapy. Once i hit high school, i basically dropped out. Reporter they almost tell the others where their lives went wrong. My dad walked out of my life when i was nine years old. Reporter 23yearold joseph moreira. What did you learn about yourself through this program . That staying comfortable doesnt get you anywhere. Pretty much to grow as a person, you have to put yourself in uncomfortable situations to know what you really can do. Reporter strives c. E. O. Phil weinberg. Our job is to figure out whats going to prevent a young person in a lowincome community to access an opportunity . It might be clothing, it might be transportation, it might be issues theyre having in their household, and weve got teams that wrap around those individuals and make sure that were helping them troubleshoot and address roadblocks that might be standing in their way to work. Congratulations. Reporter after they graduate from the classroom, next is onsite job training. During this session at solar one, theyre learning Energy Efficiency installation and will earn professional certifications. Lets test that theory. Reporter 19yearold khadim sarr. You know, if you want to get something, if you want to be something, you have to live like that now. Reporter strive has grown tremendously since it first started. Scott, today, there are strive chapters in 20 cities across the country, and even affiliates in london and jerusalem. Pelley good ideas catch on. Elaine quijano, thank you very much. Well, president obama has been looking for a few good ideas to prevent nuclear terrorism. Today, at a summit meeting of more than 50 nations, mr. Obama said the International Community holds 2,000 tons of Nuclear Material, and if an the amount of size of an apple fell into the wrong hands tit would change the world. House. As the danger of a terrorist group obtaining and using a Nuclear Weapon is one of the greatest threats to global security. Reporter president obama warned World Leaders that groups like isis, which has already used chemical weapons, could have larger ambitions. Theres no doubt that if these madmen ever got their hands on a nuclear bomb or Nuclear Material, they most certainly will use it to kill as many innocent people as possible. Reporter u. S. Intelligence does not believe isis has the capability to build a nuclear warhead, but it could steal one, hijack a nuclear facility, or craft a socalled dirty bomb with materials small enough to fit in a coke can. Laura holgate is the Senior Adviser to the president. Thats more of a contamination issue than it is an immediate loss of human life. But the effects of a dirty bomb in a facility could be, in an urban center, could be. How long it takes to clean up, what kind of public panic that might engender. Over 2500 incidents of Nuclear Material theft or unauthorized activity in the past 20 years. The white house wants to reduce global stockpiles of Nuclear Weapons and secure atomic material at energy plants, hospitals, and universities. Now, World Leaders asked the president about Donald Trumps recent proposal to give more countries Nuclear Weapons, and, scott, tonight, at a press conference, president obama said those comments show trump doesnt know much about foreign policy, Nuclear Weapons, or the world in general. Pelley Margaret Brennan for us tonight. Margaret, thank you. Well, teachers walked off the job in the nations Third Largest school district. And an electric car is generating lightning sales when the cbs evening news continues. My belly pain and constipation . Ive heard it all. Yogurt. Get moving. Keep moving. I know try laxatives. Been there, done that. My chronic constipation keeps coming back. I know. Tell me something i dont know. Vo linzess works differently from laxatives. Linzess treats adults with ibs with constipation or chronic constipation. It can help relieve your belly pain, and lets you have more frequent and complete bowel movements that are easier to pass. 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Across the nation, urban School Districts are bessette by problems ethical and financial from dlapidation and kickbacks in detroit to bad water in newark to cheating scandals in philadelphia and atlanta. But while the School System here scores and Graduation Rates are on the rise. The teachers, who struck for eight days in 2012, also want increased state funding, but theres a budget impasse between the republican governor and the Democratic State assembly. This morning, about 250 contingency sites were opened for kids with no other place to go, a lot safer than some neighborhood wheres Violent Crime is spiking. I dont think the kids should pay a price fair political message. I believe they belong in a classroom learning. Reporter and the Public School Administration Says it will be seeking what it calls a permanent preemptive injunction, scott, to prevent a teacher walkout like this from ever happening again. Pelley Dean Reynolds in chicago. Dean, thank you. Once a prisoner. 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Insurance coverage has expanded nationally and you may now be covered. Contact your health plan for the latest information. Its the Little Things in life that make me smile. Spending the day with my niece. I dont use super poligrip for hold, because my dentures fit well. Before those little pieces would get in between my dentures and my gum and it was uncomfortable. Even well fitting dentures let in food particles. Just a few dabs of super poligrip free is clinically proven to seal out more food particles so youre more comfortable and confident while you eat. So its not about keeping my dentures in, its about keeping the food particles out. Pelley love is greatest when time runs short. As Steve Hartman found on the road. Reporter Sonia Vallabh and eric minikel were still pretty much new newlyweds when they found out they would never grow old together. Five years ago, doctors told sonia she carried a genetic mutation for an incurable 20 years. Thats our best guess, but there are no guarantees there. Reporter dead by 50. Thats the medical reality for now. So why didnt you stop there . You learned this is not a curable disease, end of story. Because that wasnt okay. I love you. Reporter eric says they realized that if they wanted this cured they might just have to do it themselves. Never mind that neither one of them knew a thing about medicine. She was a recent law grad, and he worked in transportation technology. But they exwhriew exwoou how to use google, so thats where they started. They typed in genetic prion disease, which is what she has, and learned what they could from wikipedia, then took night classes in biology, got accepted into a ph. D. Program at harvard, quit their old jobs, and started working as researchers here at the prestigious Broad Institute in cambridge, massachusetts. Eric lander is director of the broad. Total plan of all the possible options because failure is not one of those options. Reporter and so, with happily ever after on the line, husband and wife now stand side by side, day after day working toward a cure. I think we both really think this is this is doable. Reporter by all accounts, they are well on their way to becoming leading experts in the field. In fact, theyre already so well respected, sonia was recently invited to speak at a medical conference with the president. Devoting ourselves to developing treatments for these diseases. Reporter if sonia and eric are successful, they will not only save sonias life but the lives of more than 7,000 other people who die every year from this painful, rapidly progressive form of dementia. It would be a huge medical story. And yet, for the woman at the center, no matter what happens, this will always be a love story. Of of my lifetime that we met. Even if we carry this disease, that will always be the great miracle for me. Reporter Steve Hartman, on the road, in cambridge, massachusetts. Pelley and thats the cbs evening news for tonight. Around the world, good night. The insider, counting down the biggest stories tracking today. Number one, hollywood has april fo want john stamos to play john stamos. Whos pulled off the best pranks and whos still feeling a little salty . Really