Transcripts For WNCN CBS Overnight News 20160308 : compareme

Transcripts For WNCN CBS Overnight News 20160308

Will her closed captioning and other provided by you can watch an allnew episode of gotham tonight. Ben mackenzie just delivered this secret from the set to melissa. Were going to see actually the riddler become the riddler a little bit more. That will be cool. It all goes down tonight on gotham. We will see you tomorrow. Bye. Next time, kim richards. Her first extra tellall since facing her addiction. All these rumors that fly around. Next extra. And learn how to use windex the right way on weird stuff not on windows whos got tickets . I do tonight the pentagon is claiming a big victory against al shabaab terrorists in one of the biggest counterterrorism strikes in years, u. S. War planes reportedly killed 150 people over the weekend at what terrorist training camp. David. Reporter scott, pentagon Officials Say they had been watching the camp located about 120 miles north of mogadishu for weeks. About 2300 fight00 fighters for alshabaab preparing an attack against a peacekeeping force, and 50 americans as advisers. Saturday. Armed drones caught the fighters lined up out in the open for what appeared to be their graduation ceremony. According to pentagon estimates, as many as 150 of them were killed. If that estimate is correct that would make this one of the single deadliest strikes against terrorists ever. One defense official said they were sitting ducks. David martin, thanks. In iraq there is fierce fighting outside mosul, a city the largest city controlled by isis. Iraqs army and Kurdish Forces trained by the u. S. Had been planning to retake mosul but they have been delayed time and again. Holly williams went to the front lines. [ gunfire ] reporter 20 miles from mosul, the kurdish soldiers are jumpy. This was the response when they spotted two suspected isis gunmen approaching their post. The day before isis managed to break through the front line. In its biggest attack here in months. The kurdish soldiers pushed them back and told us they killed nearly 100 fighters. Crossing into nomans land, we inspected all that remained of a humvee, detonated by the suicide bomber driving it. Blew up. Just one driver inside . Ruthless tactics to defendmosul. Isis thought to have several thousand fighters in mosul. Now stopping civilians from leaving the city. That means that isis has more than a million human shields. When isis swept across Northern Iraq nearly two years ago, iraqi soldiers ran away. Now, american troops are back, training the National Army to retake the city. An american adviser told us this time the u. S. Coalition shaped a different army. The skills, small unit tactics, how to breach minefields. How to defeat, improvise, explosive devices. These are skills they didnt have previously. Will they stay the course . General najim aljobori will lead the mosul offensive when it i think about 75 are, or 80 from the people in mosul, they will support us. 80 will support you. 20 are supporting isis . With isis. Just after that, a fen call from the Iraqi Ministry of defense ordered the general to stop the interview. Perhaps because the timing of the mosul offensive is so sensitive. But, scott, a u. S. Intelligence official told Congress Last month, it is unlikely, mosul will be recaptured before next year. Holly williams reporting from Northern Iraq tonight. Holly, thank you. Late today, a jury awarded sportscaster erin andrews 55 million. A stalker had secretly recorded her naked in a hotel. A marriott franchise. And anna werner is at the courthouse in nashville. Anna. Reporter scott, the jury day and then came back with that award. Finding both her stalker and the owners and operators of the hotel here in nashville at fault. Now that verdict comes eight years after her stalker David Barrett shot naked video of andrews through a peephole in her hotel room door. He then posted those videos online where they were seen by millions of people. Last week, andrews gave tearful testimony talking about how all of this has affected her. She said she suffered humiliation, embarrassment, and shame. Now the attorneys for the two companies that run the hotel could not tell me tonight how their case went wrong. They said they havent been able to talk to the jurors yet. But those two companies will be responsible for nearly half of the 55 million award. Her stalker barrett is legally responsible for the rest of the money. We watched tonight, scott, as jurors left the courtroom. Andrews thanks each one personally on the way out. A couple of them reached out to one even asking for her autograph. Anna werner. Thank you, anna. Today, president obama ordered flags flown at halfstaff in honor of nancy reagan. Until after her funeral on friday. At the Reagan Library in california, where she will be laid to rest, alongside the former president. The former first lady who died yesterday, will lie in repose at the library on wednesday and thursday. So the public can pay its respects. Lesley stahl of 60 minutes back in the reagan years was covering the white house. You knew the president and the first lady well. What do you remember about nancy reagan . Well, i guess first off how much she grew as first lady. Because she came in and she was interested in clothes and shopping. By the end one of the president s Foreign Policy advisers, domestic policy advisers, image guru. She developed. And i am happy to see the flag at half staff on the white house, like that, because our first ladies, are never really appreciated for how much they contribute to the success of the presidency, theyre involved in, but also, you know, helping keep the country together. She did that. Mrs. Reagan was an influence on her husband in policy matters . Well, absolutely. Everybody knows that she pushed him into a detente with gorbachev at the soviet union. But she was also trying to get him to really stop talking as much as he was on the social issues, the more conservative positions he was taking. For example on brgs and gun conabortion and gun control. He didnt always listen. She was the power behind the throne . No question about it. She was protecting him, hispresidency. An authentic love story . Total. Complete. Saw it on camera. It was real. A pleasure. Our bill plante covered the white house and he will be along later with how nancy reagan worked for change. And also tonight, an historic uterus transplant. The cbs overnight news will be right back. My son and i used to watch the red carpet shows on tv now, im walking them. Life is unpredictable one thing i need to be predictable is to be flake free. Because i have used head and shoulders for 20 years. 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Today we met a pioneer, the first woman in america to receive a transplanted uterus. The surgery offers new hope for women with infertility. More from our cbs news contributor dr. Tara narula. [ applause ] it was an emotional moment for the 26yearold patient identified only as lindsey. I want to be open and honest and to share my story. When i was 16 and was told i would never have children. Reporter the procedure designed for women who are either born without a uterus, had it removed during doesnt function following infection or other surgery. Dr. Rebecca flict part of the transplant team at cleveland clinic. Women really crave that experience of carrying their own preg noonan pregnancies, feeling the baby grow and kick. We know that those women will get the experience through uterus transplantation. Reporter before the surgery, lindsey had eggs harvested. Fertilized and frozen. A deceased donor was found. The uterus was transplanted during a ninehour surgery. She is the first of ten women who will undergo the experimental procedure to see if healthy babies can result. There was one moment end of the case where everything was stable. We looked and saw the uterus start to pink up. We realized we were making higstory in thehigs history in the United States. Very exciting. The plan is for lindsey to have one or two babies via c section and the uterus will be removed so she does not have to take her life. Amazing. Thank you, doctor. Secure. Next. Well, i fought a good fight. I finished my football race. And after 1 years,8 years its time. God bless all of you. God bless football. [ applause ] Peyton Manning, announcing his retirement. Among our blessings we count james brown. Host of the nfl today and cbs news special correspondent. Jb, why now . Scott, Peyton Manning is choosing to go out on top. His 200 wins the most of any quarterback in history. The only quarterback to win two superbowls with two different teams. But it was a season marred by injury and his own admission a decline in his skills which is why it was time to go. There was some controversy as well . In december, Aljazeera America accused him of doping he flatly denies and with result of the sexual. Any bed who votes no, ought to turn in their membership, card, scott. James brown of the nfl today. James, thank you so much. Not all the power at the white house is in the oval office. That story next. Members we end tonight with a look at how nancy reagan used the power that came with being first lady. White house is with us tonight. Bill. In many ways nancy reagan was the opposite of her husband. She was tough. He was easy going. She was the worrier. He was the eternal optimist. She was very involved behind the scenes. And she influenced the president on many major decisions. And also went public on some controversial issues against Republican Party positions. Over the eight years in washington and the exaggerated ups and downs of life at the white house, i found what was really important. I found how to serve. Reluctant to talk of personal matters, mrs. Reagan went public in 1987 with the fact she had a mastectomy following diagnosis of breast cancer. At the time the procedure was seen as a radical step. The first lady use herd decision to encourage will tine have regular mammograms. In 1985, the reagans friend rock hudson died of aids. It put a personal face on the even so it took three more years for her to convince the president to mention the disease in public. Aids affects all of us. Their son ron described the process to pbs. He could personalize an issue either because of the tragedy like rock hudson or in some other way thats the way you got to him. She was well aware of that of course. Reporter by 1994, the Ronald Reagan she knew and loved began the long slide into alzheimers. Mrs. Reagan believed Stem Cell Research offered promise for the disease she promoted it breaking with president bush and conservative republicans. I just dont see how we can turn our backs on this. There are so many diseases that can be cured or at least helped. Reporter nancy reagan went on to raise millions for alzheimers research. It was the last act of a life lived quietly but with fierce bill plante, cbs news, new york. And, thats the overnight news for this tuesday. For some of you, the news continues. For others, check back with us a little bit later for the morning news and cbs this morning. From the Broadcast Center in new york city, im scott pelley. Welcome to the overnight news. Im michelle miller. Another big day on the president ial campaign trail. Four States Holding contests, michigan, mississippi, idaho and hawaii. Michigan the biggest prize of all. Tracker found Hillary Clinton leading Bernie Sanders in michigan by 11 foints. 55 to 44 . As for republicans, trump over cruz by 15 points. Marco rubio and john kasich battling for third. Trump has the lead in the overall delegate count and won 12 of 20 contests so far. Cruz has won six. Marco rubio with a win sunday in puerto rico has two. Major garrett reports. I need your help. It is crunch time now. Reporter marco rubio swept puerto ricos primary victory after a Super Saturday route. In the island of puerto rico i won 70 of the vote. I won the primary and the 23 delegates. Reporter the win came mere hours after donald trump advised rubio to quit. I think it is time he drops out. I would love to take on ted oneonone. Trump and ted cruz split saturdays contest. Trump won in kentucky, louisiana. He should do well in maine, it is very close to canada, lets face it. Cruz captured a majority of the delegates at stake over the weekend. Now trails trump by 81. We are seeing people come together because theyre recognizing that their candidates were not in a position to beat donald. Reporter on face the nation. Cruz said trump was losing momentum and predicted he would overtake the frontrunner avoiding a fight at the convention. Washington deal makers try to step in in a brokered convention and steal the nomination i think we will have a manifest uprising. Under fire as never before. Trump defended himself as a unifier and stronger opponent for Hillary Clinton. Again, sought to clarify his position on hate groups like the ku klux klan. I dont like any group of hate. Hate groups are not for me. But i have said this before. Trump argued for changing the law to allow for use of extreme measures to interrogate terrorist suspects. By being savages. You have to play the game the way theyre playing the game. Hillary clinton and Bernie Sanders traded barbs, in flint michigan where the municipal water system has been poisoned with lead. Nancy cordes reports. It is raining lead in flint. People are not paying a water bill for poison water. Reporter courting the hometown crowd making big promises to an audience who still cant drin thark water. I have a bill for trillion dollars, creating jobs and rebuilding flint michigan and communities all over. Thank you, senator. Awe commit within five years to remove lead from everywhere. When the debate turned to the economy and trade. Secretary clinton supported virtually every one of the disastrous trade agreements. Written by corporate america. Clinton argued it was sanders who abandoned michigan workers i voted to save the auto industry. He voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry. If you are talking about the wall street bailout where some of your friends destroyed this economy. Excuse me. Im talking. One of a few testy exchanges. Can i finish, please. But the attacks didnt get personal. At least not the attacks on each other. We are if elected president going to invest a lot of money into mental health. When you watch knees republican debates, you know why you need to invest in mental health. The funeral arrangements are being worked out for nancy reagan. Former first lady died sunday of Heart Failure at her home in california. She was 94. Mrs. Reagan will be buried beside her husband on the ground of the Ronald Reagan president ial library in simi valley california. Facing the pacific ocean. The public will be given a chance to pay their respects. Ron and nancy reagan were inseparable for half a century. Their Partnership Helped reshape american politics. Charlie rose has more. Thank you for your love. Thank you for your just being you. More than half of Nancy Reagans 94 years were spent beside her beloved husband president Ronald Reagan. The first lady of the United States, nancy davis reagan. [ applause ] reporter elegant, strong, and loyal. She was his protector and most trusted confidant. Ann Francis Robbins born in queens, new york in 1921. She was given the nickname nancy and took her stepfathers name to become nancy davis. I was afraid you wouldnt come. Reporter in her 20s she moved off to hollywood to focus on her acting career. There she met Ronald Reagan, the then president of the screen actors guild. I thought you werent coming back. Early in their 52 year marriage, they starred in hell cats of the navy. Before leaving the stage for the political stage. After serving two terms as [ applause ] the reagans won the white house. The love of Ronald Reagan on every level made his political career possible. A special correspondent for vanity fair first met the couple in 1981. He looked everybody. She edited. She made sure he had good people she was really personnel director of the white house. Mr. President they endured an assassination attempt on the president and multiple controversies in which the first lady was the target. She once came under fire for ordering 200,000 white house china during a recession. The president came to her defense. There has been no new china for the white house since the mrs. Reagan famously launched a campaign against drug abuse. Just say no. Reporter following the president s 1994 alzheimers diagnosis she controversially advocated for Stem Cell Research. In 2002 she spoke about their bond with 60 minutes correspondent mike wallace. You were always Political Partners werent you . He depended upon you . Well that could be, i wasnt a politician, mike. Well, nancy. No. No, i wasnt. Reporter no moment caught that partnership better than when nancy told her husband huh to answer a reporters question. Were doing everything we

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