Eyeopener, your world in 90 seconds. Captioning funded by cbs this is a real atthre, whether we want to talk about it or not. North a koreis a big world problem, and its a problem that we have to finally solve. President trump pressures north korea as tensions rise. Military option is the absolutely next to worst Case Scenario. The worst Case Scenario would be north korea mayor egit to an icbm. Is there any situation where you would vote for a bill that would vote for a border wall. No, becauses it a waste of taxpayer money. Isnt mexico going to pay for the wall in. Initially the president said we needed to get the funding going. Arkansas has become the first state in a yore to carry out a double execution. A good step for justice. No reports of anyone being seriously injured after a powerful earthquake struck off the coast of chile. This is reaho ise potential for flash flooding expected in the southeast. This water is so close to where these people live. Elton john cancelled all of his concerts in april and may after contracting a potentially deadly infection. The cofound err of google unveiling his prototype for a flying car, no flight intended. Wont be seeing me on that flight. Thought it would be funny to take a bite from one of residents. A bad idea. Whats been going on while ive been gone . President obama makes his first public appearance. If you had seen pictures of everything hi done in high school i probably wouldnt have been president of the United States. On cbs this morning. Its a huge week for donald trump because this saturday hell reach 100 days in of course, and, boy, it sure seems longer. Jimmy, can i see what i look yeah. This mornings eye eyeopener is presented by toyota. Lets go places. Welcome to cbs this morning. Gayle king is off. Alex wagner joins us. Welcome. Great to be here. President trump is backing away from a fight in congress this week over building a mexico border wall. Senior Administration Officials tell cnbc news mr. Trump will no longer insist that this years budget include money for the wall. That issue threatened a deadlock in congress that could have shut down the government. The wall will now be part of next years budget instead. The president is moving on to another campaign promise, cutting Corporate Tax rates. Margaret brennan is at the white house. Margaret, good morning. Reporter good morning, with just a few days to go before President Trump hits that selfimposed 100day deadline, he is sending a group of top advisers to capitol hill to close some deals, including treasury secretary mnuchin, gary cohn and Vice President mike pence whose plane touched down on a return trip from asia just moments ago. Im headed back to capitol hill. Theres a spending bill thats being considered as we speak. Reporter the Vice President returned a day early from his asia trip to help push through a spending plan to avoid a Government Shutdown. 2,200 mile wall, doesnt make a whole lost sense. Reporter without broadbased republican support congress will hold off on financing mr. Trumps border wall this week. The cost of the wall is staggering. Reporter for democrats and a number of border state republicans, the wall was a pricey dealbreaker, but they have agreed in principle to more funding for Border Security and surveillance. Another president ial goal has been grounded. A second attempt to repeal and replace obamacare is under likely to happen in the next few days. We cant make people vote, but weve made significant progress. Reporter asked why the president congress to pass the ten pieces of legislation he promised in his first 100 days, press Secretary Sean Spicer instead pointed to the 32 executive orders mr. Trump will have signed off on by friday. Thats the most of any president since world war ii. I think you have to look in totality of what he actually did get done. Reporter mr. Trump is also unveiling a tax reform blueprint wednesday to cut Corporate Tax rates from 35 to 15 . Were reducing your taxes. Reporter its similar to a plan mr. Trump unveiled during the campaign which the independent Tax Policy Center estimated would cost the federal government nearly 2. 4 trillion over a decade. Yesterday treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin said the final plan wont add to the deficit. The tax plan will pay for itself with economic growth. Reporter while reality may have grounded many of mr. Trumps legislative expectations. This is a very special day. Reporter during a very Long Distance call mr. Trump assaulting dr. Peggy witson on breaking the u. S. Record for most days in space and jokingly set a deadline for americans to make it to mars. Well, we want to try to do it during my first term or at worst during my second term. Reporter and while the president has called the 100day mark a, quote, ridiculous standard, the white house launched this website today outlining and commemorating what they see as their biggest wins so far. Norah, it feels like sweeps week here at the white house. Margaret, thank you so much. Monday, cbs this morning will bring you a special broadcast live from inside the white house. We will feature john dickersons interview with President Trump which will debut sunday on face the nation. We hope youll join us. North korea conducted a huge livefire military drill this morning. The show of force was part of a Birthday Celebration for north koreas military. The drill happened as the u. S. And south korea and japan the u. S. Aircraft carrier carl vinson is moving closer to south korea. More from beijing with the escalating showdown. Good morning. Reporter good morning. In addition to beefing up americas military presence near north korea, President Trump is also ramping up his war of words. Monday he said kim jongun is not as strong militarily as he says and also blamed the International Community for not doing more to rein him in. The status quo in north korea is also unacceptable. Reporter at the white house on monday, President Trump scolded members of the u. N. Security council for falling short in their dealings with north korea. The council must be prepared to impose additional and stronger sanctions. Reporter in a show of force intended to send a warning to north korea, the Uss Carl Vinson Strike Group along with two japanese destroyers are rapidly approaching the korean peninsula. There they will be joi south korean ships. The uss michigan, a nuclearpowered submarine also arrived in the port city of busan today. Angered by the buildup and the threat of further sanctions, regime has stepped up its rhetoric, unveiling new weapons while lashing out at its adversaries. North korean state media called the military movements extremely dangerous saying the u. S. Should consider carefully any catastrophic consequences. This raises the stakes. Reporter Anthony Jonathan pollack says the white house needs to proceed cautious. I with the white house and others talking far too loosely about the prospects of a preemptive strike. Thats would trigger retaliatory actions by north korea. Reporter its also been three days since koreanamerican professor tony kim was detained at pyongyang airplane. Kim joins two other americans being held by the regime. We could stumble needlessly into what would be the biggest United States intervened in the korean war in 1950. Reporter to avoid that President Trump is working closely with china. Hes already spoken to chinas president twice in the past two weeks. Tomorrow the full u. S. Senate will be briefed on north korea by Administration Officials at the white house. Alex . Adriana diaz, thanks. The kremlin is pushing back on charges that russia is providing weapons to the taliban. Mattis made the comments yesterday in afghanistan where about 9,000 troops are serving. This morning russias foreign minister says the claims are unsubstantiated. Mattis says the u. S. Must confront russia. Well engage with russia diplomatically. Well do so where we can, but were going to have to confront russia with what they are doing is contrary to intti the taliban claimed responsibility for a deadly attack friday on an Afghan Military base. At least 140 people were reportedly killed. A Cyber Security firm says the same russialinked hackers who targeted Hillary Clintons campaign are trying to interfere in the french election. Trend micro says hackers tried but failed to break into the president ial cane of the frontrunner eemmanuel macron. Ivanka trump arrived in germany for her First International trip as white house adviser. Shes attending a summit on women and economic power. President s daughter says progress has stalled for women in business. Mark phillips is at the w20 conference in berlin, germany. Mark, good morning. Reporter good morning. This is no ordinary visit by an ordinary white house official. This is three visits in up by ivanka trump, the first president ial advisers, and ivanka trump the businesswoman. Its complicated, like the state of u. S. German relations right now. On the face of it, ivanka trump has come to berlin for a highpowered conference on promoting the role of working women. Its one of her pet issues, but shes also here because Angela Merkel knows an opportunity when she sees one. When the german chancellor went to washington to meet ivankas father, the atmosphere bordered on icy. Thank you. Reporter so when Angela Merkel met ivanka and invited her to the berlin womens conference that invitation was more than playing to the first daughters interest. It was a way to use a side door to get into the white house. You take what you get. Reporter and what do you think you get with her . You get access to trump and maybe a moderating effect to donald trump because hes also surrounded by people who are less moderate and seem to be more radical. Reporter ivanka, the special adviser to the president , did tell gayle king that when it comes to trying to influence her father on issues that she cares about shes not shy. This particular title was about giving critics the comfort that im holding myself to that highest ethical standard, but ill weigh in with my father on issues i feel strongly about. Reporter but this visit isnt about issues. Its about trying to jump start a stalled relationship. We actually dont know what ivanka trumps position is on the issues of contention between washington and berlin right now, russia, nato, refugees. We do know that the Trump Administration has yet to appoint its own ambassador to germany so that right now in terms of highlevel diplomacy alex. Mark phillips in berlin, thanks, mark. Bill oreilly sailed hes sad after losing his toprated fox news show amid a Sexual Harassment scandal. Oreilly spoke yesterday for the First Time Since his ouster on his no spin news podcast. The comments came as fox news was hit with a new law south. Former anchor Andrea Tantaros says they hacked her phones and emails and complained of Sexual Harassment. Anna warner is right here in new york. Good morning. Reporter good morning. Bill oreilly said he was shaken by his ouster and if fox news thought that getting rid of him last week would move them beyond negative headlines they were wrong. Yet another lawsuit makes new claims against multiple fox executives. I am sad that im not on television anymore. I was very surprised how it all turned out. I cant say a lot because theres much stuff going on right now. Reporter that was bill oreilly last night on his podcast. Hi, im bill oreilly reporting from washington. Reporter nearly a week after he was fired from fox news, the 67yearold use it had to speak directly to his fans. Im very confident the truth will come out, and when it does, i dont know if youre going to be surprised, but i think youre going to be shaken, as i am. Reporter oreilly released the recording shortly before Tucker Carlson took over the 8 00 p. M. Time slot. What oreilly did was notteth easy. He set a high bar. Reporter that oreilly had occupied for more than 20 years. Meanwhile, fox news is facing yet another lawsuit. Whats the headline tonight, andrea. Reporter Andrea Tantaros who alleged former fox news chairman roger ailes sexually harassed here filed a new complaint in federal court and accuses fox executives of illegally surveillhe telephone conversations and using that private information to, quote, intimidate her. She was the subject of a very vicious social Media Campaign against her. Reporter tantaros lawyer said fox employed socalled sock pocket twitter accounts which look like real people but he alleges were actually controlled by the network. Tantaros claimed one of those accounts tweeted about her dead brother one day after she had a conversation with him about her mother and lawsuit referenced another tweet that referenced a friend who had been stung by a scorpion. Its up of those things where you say this cant be tree and the more you look it realize it is true and its very scarey. Fox news lawyers said in a statement that Network Executives flatly deny the claims. They have no knowledge of the anonymous or pseudonymous complaints. Ailes comment as an obvious attempt to get publicity. This suit he says has no merit. A hollywood labor showdown could knock some of your favorite tv shows off the air. Members of the Writers Guild authorized a strike for first time in ten years. They have less than a week to work out a new contract with producers. More from a production soundstage with a potentially costly pass. Reporter shows like the roseann barr show and the mary tyler more show and Gilligans Island were shot right here in this studio. 450 of them have been built just this season, more than about six years, more than double about six years ago, that is. Right now writers are saying that weve seen more content coming in from amazon, hulu and pay to reflect hollywoods new reality. For now its all smiles on the late night talk shows. Dont just say an ingested pieces of golf balls, the best thing to do is just let them play through. Reporter but all those jokes come from Union Writers who could soon be putting their pens down and putting those joseph in jeopardy. The Writers Guild announced monday that more than 6,300 of their margins voted by a margin of 96 to authorize a march on picket line if a deal isnt reach with the Producers Union before their current contract expires on may 1st. The outcoming fall lineup favorites could also take a hit. Its not bad im bad at sharing. Skipped kindergarten. Reporter team member patty carr has worked on shows like rain and private practice and says changes in the tv landscape have hurt the bottom line for writers because they are paid per enowed. Runs 22 to 24 episodes but now shows on cable based on streaming services run an average of just 12 episodes. These shows are often shot to look more like a movie, taking longer in production which keeps writers tied up for the same amount of time while making less money. The average income for writers has gone down 23 . Its about not being able to sustain yourself. Reporter writers are asking for higher script fees, bigger residuals from streaming media and larger contributions to their health plan. When unionized writers went on strike ten years ago, it lasted more than three months halting production on dozens of tv shows and films. It also cost the industry at least it billion. In a Statement Released monday night, the Producers Alliance says they remain committed to reaching a deal but warned the 2007 Writers Strike hurt everyone. Writers lost more million in compensation that was never recovered. Hopefully it doesnt come to that. It will be hard. It will be scary if thats what we have to do. Reporter producers say they are also under pressure to keep costs down with viewers changing their viewing habits and also cutting the cable cord. Both sides believe that this strike is avoidable, and talks will resume today in los angeles. Charlie. Thanks. Former president george h. W. Bush could be discharged from the hospital by the end of the week. Thats according to doctors at the houston medical center. The 41st president is recovering from pneumonia. 92yearold bush has been hospitalized since april 14thth. The former president is said to be resting comfortably and in good spirits and we wish him well. We do. A new lawsuit accuses uc berkeley of suppressing free expression. Ahead, how critics say the birthplace of the Free Speech Movement fumbled the icebergs along the canadian coasts are good for tourists but bad for sailors. Were in newfoundland to prevent a disaster like the titanic. Its the fourth straight extreme season for icebergs in the north atlantic, and were on board with the International Ice patrol as they hunt for dangers below. Im jeff glor. That story is coming up on cbs this morning. Itthe power of nexium 24hr protection from frequent heartburn. All day, and all night. Now packed into a pill so small, we call it mini. 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