When the president spoke today of illegal leaks of classified information, he was right, of course. Chip reid has been looking into that. These people have committed a potential federal felony in talking to the reporters. And that ought to disturb us. Reporter cbs News Senior National security analyst Fran Townsend was Homeland Security adviser to president george w. Bush. Theres sort of a base level of this weve come to expect out of washington. Reporter but what does she think about the amount of classified information thats being leaked right now . Frankly, i find it stunning. Reporter she says the investigation into russian influence in the Trump Administration will now be more difficult, in part because people will worry that what they tell investigators will become public. The only way to effectively run a National Security secret. Reporter but democrats, including congressman adam schiff, say the focus on leaks is just a distraction. There are far bigger fish to fry. I would hate to see us go off on a tangent. Reporter those who want to see a more thorough investigation of the russian connections are heartened by the leaks. A column in the columbia journalism review is titled flynn resignation shows leaks under trump are working. Keep em coming. Author trevor timm of the leftleaning freedom of the press foundation argues that leaks to the press are vital for democracy. Former republican congressman Joe Scarborough on his msnbc program morning joe commended whoever leaked the information about flynn. The only reason were finding out about it now is because a patriot did leak this to the washington post, did get this information out there, or else we wouldnt even have known about it. Reporter the republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says he will ask the fbi to investe the recent rash of leaks, and, scott, the penalty on a charge of leaking classified information is up to ten years in prison. Chip reid, thanks. There was an important change in u. S. Policy in the middle east today as the president welcomed israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu to the white house. Margaret brennan is at the state department with that. Margaret . Reporter scott, President Trump broke with two decades of u. S. Policy today, saying he would not insist on a twostate solution to the israelipalestinian conflict, that means no longer committing to the creation of a palestinian state that would exist peacefully alongside israel. Heres the president. I thought for a while the twostate looked like it may be the easier of the two, but honestly, if bibi and if the palestinians, if israel and the palestinians are happy, im happy with the one they like the best. Reporter but President Trump did bluntly say to netanyahu he needs to scale back on settlement construction on palestinian land, saying its not helpful to peace and both sides do need to make compromises. Netanyahu replied with a reference to mr. Trumps book, the art of the deal, and the two men had a warm relationship and talked about their long friendship, and this is really in stark contrast to the strained relations that netanyahu had with president obama. But, scott, palestinians say they have not had this same warm embrace. Their leader met secretly with the cia director yesterday for the first time. President trumps choice for labor secretary created a job today for someone else. Andrew puzder withdrew. I think its a great, great choice. Reporter the senates republican leader was praising puzder as recently as yesterday, but today Mitch Mcconnell warned the white house that opposition from several republicans like maines susan collins, was likely to doom the nomination. You want the person who would be the secretary of labor to have a very good record when it comes to following the laws that he would be in charge of enforcing. Reporter puzder paid an undocumented household maid in cash for years. His exwife accused him of Domestic Abuse on oprah in 1990, a charge she has since recanted. I found it extraordinarily troubling. Reporter democrats like Elizabeth Warren argued the labor nominee had bad labor policies as the head of hardees and carls jr. Mr. Puzder has a long record of cheating workers out of overtime. Hes paid out millions to settle claims when he was caught cheating. Reporter with the writing on the wall, puzder released a statement late this afternoon saying, after careful consideration and discussions with my family, i am withdra my nomination for secretary of labor. No word from the white house, scott, on a possible replacement. Nancy cordes on capitol hill. President trump has been an inspiration to many, including many of his opponents, motivating them to speak out. Heres dean reynolds. Lets get to school. Reporter every day after he packs his son and daughter off to school on chicagos north side, 40yearold jeremy reid settles onto his living room couch to get his marching orders. Literally delivered right to me every day. Reporter hes talking about the progressive websites that seek to marshal his energy and meld it with millions of other opponents of the new president. Ive signed up and really kind of latched on to a lot of different things. Reporter among them, indivisible guide, a new website designed to fight the Trump Administration by employing the same pressure tactics the tea party used against president obama. You will have three simple targets, your two u. S. Senators and your representative. Reporter from petition drives to mass rallies and more, these websites attack the system from the left, to keep people like jeremy off the sidelines and in the streets. Up until the election, were you particularly politically active . Never. I never actually set foot in a protest or a rally up until this year. Do your job reporter the advice seems to be sinking in with mass protests and confrontational congressional gettogethers becoming more common. Its clear every day they dont respect the judiciary. Reporter near minneapolis this week im very concerned about social security. Reporter voters vented at the local office of their republican representative erik paulsen. We had 1,860 people sign a request. Reporter jenna martin, a doctor with two children was there, along with newlywed clara severson, a warehouse worker. They both participated in womens marches last month. Right now everybody is so ready to go. But they just need a little bit of direction. Were not an angrb. Were just engaged and concerned constituents. Reporter the next big protests are being planned for april 15th, scott, when demonstrators will be demanding that mr. Trump release his tax returns. Information the white house says people dont care about anymore. Dean reynolds in chicago. Dean, thanks. Coming up, highway deaths that didnt have to happen. And a beloved bird is vanishing. Wheres frank . Its league night saved money on motorcycle insurance with geico goin up the country. Bowl without me. Frank. im going to get nachos. Snack bars closed. Gah ah, ah ah. Im goin up the country, baby dont you wanna go . Geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides. [joy bauer] two thirds of americans have digestive issues. Im joy bauer, and as a nutritionist i know probiotics can often help. But many probiotics do not survive your stomachs harsh environment. Digestive advantage is different. Its natural protein shell is tougher than your stomachs harsh environment, so it surivies a hundred times better than the leading probiotic, to get where you need it most. Get the digestive advantage, and enjoy living well. Despite all the new Safety Devices in our cars today, the number of traffic deaths is increasing. Kris van cleave looked into the paradox. Reporter police say a texting and speeding driver slammed into Judy Claybourne on a North Carolina highway. Shes among the estimated 40,000 killed in crashes last year, a rate of nearly 110 a day. Its the most in almost a decade. 100 deaths a day is like having multiple plane crashes every week. Reporter former national tranta National Safety council. These are huge costs for us as a society, but the tremendous toll that we see is on individual lives, on families. These are preventable crashes. Reporter according to the survey, some factors contributing to the spike are 47 of motorists are comfortable with texting while driving. 16 dont wear seat belts. 10 drive under the influence of alcohol or marijuana. Were not doing the right things. Were increasing speed limits. Were allowing things to be legalized that impair people behind the wheel without testing for those things or having clear standards for it. States really just arent following the data. Reporter according to a new aaa survey, millennials, 19 to 24, are the worstbehaved drivers. 88 admit to speeding, redlight running or texting while driving in the last 30 days. He truly focused on me whenever i was with him. Reporter laura carneys father mick was killed by a teen it was so preventable. She could have pulled over to the side of the road and our lives would be totally different. Reporter the National Safety council is calling for a complete ban of cell phones while driving. Scott, theyd also like to see Collision AvoidanceTechnology Like automatic braking be made standard in all vehicles. Kris van cleave tonight. Kris, thank you. Still ahead, the president cuts out the heart of obamacare. Ok, it says you apply the blue one to me. Here . No. Ah ok, here . 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Well, today the irs said the law will remain, but the agency will not check tax returns for health coverage. Its one result of mr. Trumps order to reduce obamacare regulations. Up next, we travel to antarctica, and you might not recognize the place. Nasa says that last month was the third warmest january on record, and 2016 was the warmest year. Well, tonight in our climate diaries, Mark Phillips sees the change at the bottom of the earth. Reporter the u. S. Antarctic Research Base at palmer station has been clinging to this rocky shore since the 1960s. Here because these guys are here, the adelie species of penguin that has nested nearby in their tens of thousands. The model for the movie happy feet. Theyre apparently not so happy anymore. Were counting the penguins every year. Reporter they call shawn farry the bird man here. Lately hes had a lot fewer birds to count. These local islands where weve been censusing for 43 years now have declined by 85 . Reporter 85 . The numbers on this island at their peak were 9,000. This year it was 1,200. Reporter at first it was thought that as the weather warmed here, the penguins might have moved further south, looking for the sea ice they need to hunt from, but they havent. We do work other places looking for them. Were not finding them. Reporter not just the sea ice is retreating. Theres a spectacular glacier next to the base that gets less spectacular every year. They keep a photo showing how it retreated from 1975 to 2013. Quickly. Normally in places like this you talk about things moving at glacial speed, taking their time. Not here. Here they know exactly when that glacier split off from this place march 14, 2014. This became dietrich island. And they have photos, as well, of the moment the island emerged when the glacier connecting it to the mainland collapsed, along with the population of penguins. And, scott, theyve even got a little bit of a bet going on at palmer station where theyve always thought the base was on the mainland. It may actually be on an island, and they may not have to wait long to find out. Mark phillips. And thats the overnight news for this thursday. For some of you the news continues. For others, check back us with just a little bit later for the morning news and of course, be sure not to miss cbs this morning. From the Broadcast Center in new york city, im scott pelley. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com this is the cbs overnight news. Welcome to the overnight news. Im tony dokoupil. President trump becomed the israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu to the white house. Meeting with reporters, President Trump asked mr. Netanyahu to hold back onsetlements for a little bit. He said he would be happy with a one state or a twostate solution to the palestinian issue and the president would not commit to using the u. S. Embassy to jerusalem. But overshadowing the visit was the widening scandal involving fired National Security adviser Michael Flynn and now others, and their ties to russia. General flynn is a wonderful man. I think hes been treated very, very unfairly by the media. The comments came amid revelations that the fbi counterintelligence unit is leading an where Trump Campaign operatives had frequent contacts with russian officials during the 2016 election. Mr. President tru, are you g to answer any questions reporter the president ignored questions about the story during his press conference. Congressional democrats stepped up calls for a bipartisan investigation. House minority leader nancy pelosi. So my question to my republican colleagues is, if youre not willing to take the first step to look into this, what are you afraid of . Reporter some republicans, like tennessees bob corker and south carolinas Lindsey Graham are calling for thorough inqu y inquiries. But senator rand paul wants to deaf to the justice department. If Law Enforcement thinks there needs to be an investigation based on Law Enforcement type of facts, they make that decision. But we dont need more political investigation up here. Reporter the president has been at odds with the said the russian government interfered in the elections. Mr. Trump accepted that conclusion, but has accused u. S. Intelligence agencies first of nazi, and now russian tactics. Storm clouds are again rolling in over the oroville dam in northern california. Parts of which were in danger of collapse just days ago. At 700 feet, oroville is the highest dam in the nation and construction crews have been working around the clock to repair an emergency spillway that protects communities below. John blackstone is there. Reporter so much water is being released that the Feather River is running over its banks here in some places. New storms are headed this way, and people here are living under an evacuation warning, meaning they can come back but they need to be ready to leave at a moments notice. Water continues to surge out of lake oroville. California officials are confident the damaged spillways will hold. It is safe to reduce the immediate Evacuation Order currently in place to an evacuation warning. Reporter 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 boulders every hour, using helicopters and construction equipment. Even with the mandatory evacuation lifted for the nearly 200,000 People Living below the oroville dam, the threat remains. They have to be vigilant. They have to Pay Attention to whats going on, and there is the prospect that we could issue another Evacuation Order if the circumstances change and the risk increases. Reporter so far, the rains are not expected to be severe and Officials Say the dam will weather the storm. Late tuesday, President Trump declared a state of emergency here, meaning the area can now receive funds and help from fema. Actor Harrison Ford has some explaining to do after he nearly crashed his small plane into a jet liner waiting to take off. Ben tracy has the story from John Wayne Airport outside los angeles. Reporter Harrison Ford, pictured here with his aircraft, nearly averted disaster on monday afternoon. The 74yearold actor was cleared to land on runway 20 left at John Wayne Airport, south of los angeles. Instead he landed on a pair legal taxi way, passing over American Airlines flight 1456, a boeing 737, with 110 passengers and six crew members on board. After, ford reportedly as