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Transcripts For WUSA CBS Overnight News 20170126

Mr. Trump is also planning a toptobottom review of how america conducts its war on terror. And today he endorsed torture. Heres david martin. We will make america safe again. Reporter donald trump said it as a candidate, and now hes said it as president. In his First Television interview with abc news, the president declared torture works. I have spoken as recently as 24 hours ago with people at the highest level of intelligence, and i asked them the question does it work . Does torture work . And the answer was yes, absolutely. Reporter but the president added that before ordering a resumption of waterboarding and other socalled enhanced interrogation ch he would seek the advice of his cia director, mike pompeo, and his defense secretary, james mattis. They dont want to do, thats fine. If they do want to do, then i will work toward that end. I want to do everything within the bounds of what youre allowed to do legally. But do i feel it works . Absolutely i feel it works. Reporter the first time he met mattis, the then president elect asked his future defense secretary what he thought of waterboarding. He said, i always found give me a pack of cigarettes and a couple beers and i do better with that than i do with torture. Reporter the cia has promised to abide by a law that limits interrogation techniques to those outline in the u. S. Army field manual. There is no doubt in my mind about the limitations it places on the dod and the Central Intelligence agencies. Ill always comply with the law. Reporter but in a written statement he said he would consider seeking a change to the law if experts told him it restricted the cias ability to gather vital intelligence. Anan to get past Senate Armed Services chairman john mccain, and today he issued a statement vowing, we are not bringing back torture in the United States of america. Scott . David martin at the pentagon tonight. David, thank you. The president is expected to ban new Syrian Refugees and temporarily suspend visas for iraqis. That puzzles many iraqis, who have been American Allies for more than 12 years, including those that Charlie Dagata found today fighting isis for control of the city of mosul. [gunfire] reporter today americas war against isis came to a dead stop on the banks of the tigris river that slices mosul in half. Isis holds the high ground on the western side of the river, firing a constant barrage of mortars toward iraqi troops on the other. Major arkam hashim. Where are the mortars coming in from . Theres a school there. Reporter soldiers showed us a house that isigh recently fled. In one of the bedrooms, forbidden toys that isis militants had confiscated. With iraqis and american soldiers fighting a common enemy, one resident told us he couldnt understand why President Trump might tighten restrictions on iraqis traveling to the u. S. Why wound you ban us . We are the victims. In fact, american isis fighters have come here. Troops showed us an s. U. V. That militants had stripped, ready to be turned into a car bomb. The most feared weapon in the isis arsenal. [explosion] you see huge craters like this in areas that saw some of the worst of the fighting. U. S. And Coalition Air strikes specifically targeted big intersections in order to disrupt the path of suicide car bombs. General ali al lami said hed lost many men, and hes disappointed ttr make it near impossible for his soldiers to start a new life in the u. S. If america bans muslims, its not the right thing to do, he told us. America is a multiethnic and religious nation, a country of freedom. The general told us the next and final phase against isis in western mosul may be the toughest, scott. Its the old part of the city. The streets are too narrow for some military vehicles and theres still 750 now civilians trapped there. Charlie dagata covering the war on isis. Charlie, thank you. Investors believe that the new president will be good for business. We asked Barry Petersen to look into the Economic Impact of two oil Pipeline Projects that mr. Trump signed off on this week. Reporter President Trump touted the benefits of building the pipeline. A lot of jobs. 28,000 jobs. Great construction jobs. Repor a report by the state department, the keystone xl pipeline could create about 16,000 full and parttime construction jobs. Energy transfer partners, the Company Backing the dakota pipeline, says up to 12,000 construction jobs will have been created for the project. However, the dakota pipeline is roughly 90 complete, and the majority of those jobs are finished. Together the two pipelines will leave behind only about 100 full and parttime maintenance jobs once construction ends. And mr. Trumps order is not a restart of the project, more like a reset. Transcanada, the firm in charge of keystone xl, will resubmit its application. On dakota, the army corps of engineers was ordered to review and approve in an expedited manner. Either pipelines approval could still take months or years. The Standing Rock sioux tribe has fought the pipeline ns what they call traditional tribal land. The whole world is watching you. Reporter it might lead to a catastrophic leak in the Missouri River. We have to Start Building awareness. Reporter chairman Dave Archambault ii says his efforts to reach out to the new administration were ignored. Were you surprised at this move . I wasnt surprised. I figured that he was going to try to do something, because i know what drives this man. Its all about money. Reporter these activists vow to stay here and block the pipeline. Mr. Trump owned up to 50,000 of stock in the Company Building the pipeline. A spokesman said he sold it last year, but, scott, we wont know that for sure until he files Financial Disclosure statements in may of 2018. Barry petersen in north dakota. Barry, thank you. Coming up next, what did the president mean when he threatened to send the feds to cho . 48 hours of protection. I dont have to reapply this. Not once its really soft and almost velvety. As you put it on. Its like reaaally soft. Try dove advance care. For softer, smoother underarms. Living well come on up, grandpa dont let joint discomfort keep you down. Come play with us im coming. Upgrade to move free ultras triple action joint support for improved mobility, and flexibility. Than glucosamine chondroitin, all from one tiny mighty pill. Get in there with move free ultra, and enjoy living well. Living well one to me. Here . No. Have a little fun together, or a lot. Ky yours and mine. Two sensations that work together, so you can play together. President trump is appalled by the violence plaguing chicago, and he says he might intervene. Dean reynolds is there. Reporter as bloody as 2016 was in chicago, this year is starting out even worse. 228 people have been shot so far this month, up from 216 a year ago. 42 of them were homicides. 34 were a year ago. Mayor rahm emanuel. Im very concerned. Im very upset about it. Reporter and so too, apparently, is the president , who tweeted last night, if chicago doesnt fix the horrible carnage going on, i will send in the feds. The tweet came a day after emanuel had criticized the new president s priorities. This is unsolicited advice. You didnt get elected to debate the crowd size of your inaugural. Reporter which lt wondering whether the mayor had provoked mr. Trumps threatening tweet, or whether the president was signaling potential action, even martial law. Pat dowell is on the city council. I think hes talking about federal troops, but we dont need that in chicago. Reporter what chicago needs, she says, is federal funds for redevelopment, for education and job training. If hes talking about federal investment in chicago, in terms of money, were all for that. More jobs, not jails. Reporter at the white house, press Secretary Sean Spicer said the president was talking about more than money. Theres other aid that can be extended, as well, through the u. S. Attorneys office or other means that will ensure that the people of chicago have the resources to feel safe. Reporter the federal government already has a large Law Enforcement presence in chicago, more Violent Crime fighting man power is something the city and the police would welcome. Spicer also indicated that the president wants to start a as a way to chart a new path forward, and then he added this i think what the president is upset about is turning on the television and watching americans get killed by shootings. Dean reynolds, thanks. Coming up, butch trucks, the driving force for a legendary rock band. I checked, everythings there. Wait a minute. Hey. Hold on, i can explain. You better have a good answer. Switch to geico and you could save a ton of money on your Car Insurance. Why didnt you say so in the first place . I thought yous was wearing a wire. Haha, what . Geico. Because saving fifteen percent or more on Car Insurance is always a great answer. Today jamaican sprinter usain bolt lost his gold medal for the 4x100 relay in the 2008 beijing games. Teammate nesta cater tested positive for a banned stimulant when samples were retested using new technology so the entire team was disqualified. Bolt still has eight golds. Allman brothers drummer butch trucks has died. Trucks was the steady engine that powered the allmans along with fellow drummer jaymoe johanson. He was the uncle of guitar genius derrick trucks and rock drummer dwayne trucks. Butch trucks died tuesday at his home in west palm beach, florida. He was 69. We end tonight with Mary Tyler Moore. Ben tracy has her story. Who can turn world on with her smile reporter her name was a bit longer than most, but in the 1970s, she only needed a oneword introduction. Mary. Mary. Mary. Reporter she was born in brooklyn in 1936 and began her career in the 1950s in live commercials as happy hotpoint. Reporter her big break came from carol reiner who remembered the actress as the girl with three names and cast her as laura petrie on the Dick Van Dyke show. Oh it was like being in college for comedy. Reporter the Dick Van Dyke show made Mary Tyler Moore an awardwinning superstar, and in 1970 it was her name on the screen. As mary richards, she played a single careerdriven woman who juggled friends at work and at home. Youve got spunk. Well i hate spunk. [ laughter ] reporter besides being funny, it was also a boost for feminism. It was one of the first shows where the lead female was succeeding in a maledominated business. The Mary Tyler Moore show won a peabody. Its finale in 1977 was one of the most watched of all time. I think we all need some kleenex. Theres some on marys desk. [ laughter ] reporter yet moores life had its share of pain. She fought diabetes and struggled with alcoholism. Her only son richie shot himself and died when he was 24. Shortly thereafter Mary Tyler Moore was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance as the grieving mother in 1980s ordinary poor beth. She has no idea what her son is up to. He lies and she believes every word of it. Reporter she later found success on broadway and in 2013 reunited with her Mary Tyler Moore show cast mates on the cable show hot in cleveland. Hello. Looks like she made it after all. Reporter for her, it was all about making us smile. There is nothing so rewarding as laughter when you have been responsible for it. Reporter and so to the girl with three names, it is hats off for a life well lived. Youre going to make it after all reporter ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. Thats the overnight news for this thursday. For some of you the news continues. For others, check back with us a little bit later for the morning news and be sure not to miss cbs this york city, im scott pelley. This is the cbs overnight news. Hi, everyone, welcome to the overnight news. Im demarco morgan. President trump continues to fire off executive orders in week one of his administration. The latest are designed in the president s words, to restore control of americas borders. He wants to cut off federal funds to so called sanctuary cities and he moved to fulfill his Campaign Promise to build a wall along the border with mexico. Margaret brennan begins our coverage. Beginning today the United States of america gets back control of its borders. Reporter on his first you visit to the department of trump delivered on his Signature Campaign pledge. Well begin immediate construction of a border wall. Reporter the executive order lays out the plan to construct a physical wall along the shared border with mexico, add 5,000 Border Patrol agents to the 17,000 already policing it, and build detention facilities to jail those who illegally cross it. The day is over when they can stay in our country and wrea havoc. Reporter mr. Trump has blamed the estimated 11 million Illegal Immigrants already in the u. S. For taking jobs from American Workers and driving up crime rates. The day he announced his candidacy for president mr. Trump singled out mexican immigrants. Theyre bringing drugs. Theyre bringing crime. Theyre rapists. And some, i assume, are good people. Reporter with the exception of one year, illegal border crossings into the u. S. Reached a 40year low in 2015 according to homeland security, but drugrelated violence in Central America has triggered a surge of undocumented migrants. Wall . Mexico reporter while mr. Trump has long said that mexico will finance the wall, its government has balked. The white house proposal does not include a cost estimate, and it will be up to congress to fund the project. Today the president told abc news that u. S. Taxpayers may have to front the money. All it is is well be reimbursed at a later date from whatever transaction we make from mexico. Reporter mexico is americas Third Largest trading partner, and today mexican officials came to the white house for their first meeting with the new administration. They were greeted with the news that President Trump has ordered a review of all u. S. Aid to their country. Mr. Trumps second executive order would end all federal funds to socalled sanctuary cities, which refuse to arrest or detain immigrants living in the u. S. Illegally. Carter evans has that story. Rte immigration policy, california has drawn a line in the sand. In california, immigrants are an integral part of who we are and what weve become. Reporter governor browns message this week was blunt. Let me be clear, we will defend everybody, every man, woman, and child who has come here for a better life and has contributed to the wellbeing of our state. Reporter california has 18 sanctuary cities. Brian barca was born in mexico and brought to the u. S. At age three. Are you worried you will get pulled over for speeding one day and end up getting detained . Yes, thats everyday life. Reporter he lives in los angeles where mayor Eric Garcetti has instructed police not to enforce immigration laws. Even if it threatens federal funding in los angeles . You stand to get up to 500 million this year. These are dollars that protect our ports and keep Homeless Veterans off the streets. Youre saying pulling funding from l. A. Could hurt the rest of thun no question. Theres anxiety going around. Theres a lot of worry. Reporter pedro trujillos parents, both undocumented immigrants, brought him to the u. S. When he was 7. Are there going to be raids coming our way in the coming months . We dont know that yet. Reporter but youre prepared to stand up and fight back . Well, we have to be prepared because this is our only country. This is our only home. President trump is expected to name his nominee to the Supreme Court next week, and theres apparently a short list. The seat has been vacant for a year since the death of anthony scalia. Reporter after starting with a list of 21 candidates, President Trump has narrowed his focus to three top contenders. The leading candidate is a judge, neil gorsuch. Hes an elite establishment guy. Hes educated at columbia, harvard, oxford, he sailed togs the appeals court. This news has come as a disappointment to some conservatives. They were urging trump to tap judge william pryor, hes a former state attorney general, a highly regarded judge who has been at the top of President Trumps list from the beginning. But democrats filibustered pryors lower court nomination. And Senate Republicans said they are worried about his confirmation fight with democrats. So gorsuch and a third contender, judge thomas hardman, are seen as less of a fight than pryor. Hardiman is a lesser known quantity. President trump is replacing a conservative icon and if one of these nominees turns out to be more liberal than justice scalia, he will have turned the court to the left. And thats why many conservatives were urging him to appoint a known principled conservative like pryor. President trumps executive action to approve two controversial pipelines could be headed to court. A native american tribe is threatening legal action to stop construction of the Dakota Access pipeline. When completed, it will stretch more than 2300 miles and

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