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
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
this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. pelley: this is our western edition. and we begin with breaking news in the investigation of russian meddling in the u.s. election. president trump s first national security adviser, mike flynn, is offering to testify if he is granted immunity from prosecution. flynn, you ll recall, was forced to resign after it was revealed he misled vice president pence about contacts he d had with the russian ambassador to the united states. we ll begin there with major garrett. reporter: the new york times named two national security staffers. the report said they gave house intelligence committee chairman devin nunes evidence that trump aides were caught up in surveillance of foreign officials. last week nunes briefed the media and the president. at the time, white house spokesman sean spicer said white house staffers were not nunes source. that doesn t really make a ton of sense. so i m not aware of it, but it doesn t really pas
that s taking away from me. i don t have more of no more time to give. this is the cbs weekend news. ninan: good evening. i m reena ninan. millions in the east woke up to a mess on saturday, left behind by a massive and powerful storm. those along the coast were flooded by heavy rain and a surge of seawater. inland areas were buried under heavy snow, wind gusts in some places topping 90 miles an hour. at least eight people were killed, many of them by falling trees. more than 1.5 million homes and businesses are still without power. more now from kris van cleave in quincy, massachusetts. reporter: massachusetts held its breath as the tide rolled back in. after being battered by winds up to hurricane strength and ferocious waves for more than a day. entire nabbed eneighborhoods are without power. never seen anything like it. reporter: wayne adams could do nothing but watch as the atlantic ocean flooded his garage and his car in quincy near boston last night. there