Mason good evening, im Anthony Mason. This time its senator al franken, the minnesota democrat is the latest prominent american to be accused of Sexual Assault. It dates back more than a decade to when franken was a comedian, and there is photographic evidence. Heres Julianna Goldman. Reporter this photograph was taken at the end of a twoweek u. S. O. Tour to visit troops in 2006. Radio host Leann Tweeden says it shows al franken groping her while she was sleeping. I guess i always wondered if i had any talent. Oh, youve got talent. Reporter it was before franken was a senator. Tweeden says before the trip franken insisted rehearsing a skit he wrote that included a kiss. He grabs the become of my head and just sort of comes in and puts his lips right on mine and sticks his tongue in my mouth. Reporter in an initial statement, franken said, i certainly dont remember the rehearsal for the skit in the same way, but i send my sincerest apologies. He added the photo was clearly intended to
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley there are two important developments tonight in the investigation into the russian plot to sway the u. S. President ial election. We learned today that a lot of those crazy Conspiracy Theory stories masquerading as news in the days before the election were not written by american partisans. They were concocted by an army of russian disinformation specialists who had been ordered to sow confusion among the american voters. Also today, the New York Times reported that the white house has been secretly feeding information on the investigation to the republican chairman of the house intelligence committee. Well begin there with Major Garrett. Reporter the New York Times named two National Security staffers, eznar wattnick and michael ellis, they said devin nunes gave trump information. Last week nunes viewed classified documents in a secured facility on white house grounds. He then briefed the media and the president. At the time, whit
Top of the list, the war against isis in syria, right on turkeys border. With few soldiers of its own on the ground, the u. S. Has teamed up with a battlehardened Kurdish Force called the ypg. But to turkey the ypg is a bitter enemy and a terrorist group. Its demanding the u. S. Cut off its support, something mr. Tillerson would not promise to do. What we discussed today were options that are available to us. They are difficult options. Let me be very frank. These are not easy decisions. Reporter that didnt satisfy the Turkish Foreign minister, who accused the u. S. Of fighting one terrorist group, isis, with another, the ypg. So much of this region is currently violent and unstable. Both turkey and the u. S. Want to change that. And at the very end of the News Conference mr. Tillerson appeared to signal a policy shift to that end. I think the status and the longerterm status of president assad will be decided by the Syrian People. Reporter now, thats what the russians have been saying
Spacex launches a recycled rocket setting the stage for next giant leap. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Former National Security adviser Michael Flynn is offering to testify about the alleged ties between the Trump Campaign and russia if he gets immunity, and theres a report that two white house officials gave secret documents. Hena daniels is here in new york with the latest. Hena, good morning. Good morning, annemarie. These developments came on the same day the Senate Intelligence committee began its hearing on e\russian probe. The Senate Committee is expected to hear more hearings on the matter in the coming weeks. Annemarie. Hena daniels here in new york. Thanks so much, hena. Ahead on cbs this morning cbs political director John Dickerson will investigation the late evidence. He blames the Republican Freedom caucus for derailing the Gop Health Care bill an hes threatened to knock them out of
Dripping with sarcasm. No shame, mr. President. Almost everyone succumbs to the d. C. Establishment. Later he called the president a childish bully. Constructive in fifth grade. It may allow a child to get his way. But thats not how our government works. Reporter reports say caucus member mark sanford was told that the president wants someone to run against him in next years republican primary. Speaker of the house paul ryan told cbs this mornings Norah Odonnell hes unhappy that mr. Trump now wants to work with democrats to pass health care. The president of the United States saying hes going to work with democrats on this. I know hes been saying that. I dont want that to happen. You know why . System. Is. I want a patientcentered system. I dont wouldnt government Running Health care. Reporter that prompted bob corker noted for reaching across the aisle to join the republicans circular firing squad tweeting we have come a long way in our country when the speaker of one party urges a pr