this virus really doesn t care. the more you have no location the more virus production the wider spread can occur. but occur. but we need to be thinking about in the way of security and why this is different than what it has been prior this is the first time in north america we have had a high pack virus travel teefive wild birds to north america, the first time, and it is because it has adapted itself to these dabbling ducks and is moved across the bering strait. it never happened it never happened before. low path may be, not high path. so what is different now is we at least have to consider bio security where was fine and well and good for what we were dealing with prior to this we must not consider to me after more importantly the density of farms does facilitate the potential for rapid transmission. we are dealing with a contagious virus. we are dealing with a situation where the ventilation fans that are used to maintain the proper environment of the chickens are tu
knows about dealing with u.s. presidents. when they re preoccupied with political intrigue at home, he says, foreign leaders can t rely on them. if this is going to be the next two or three years, totally consumed with these issues in washington, unable to focus on international releaations, that leaves a very serious vacuum. reporter: a vacuum they re trying to avoid at nato, which president trump will visit next we week. officials there are reportedly planning to put strict time limits on discussions about military spending and fighting terrorism so the president doesn t tune out. but if there s a sense of anxiety here s the first one. reporter: there s a sense of humor regarding the president too. donald trump has long been the butt of jokes. now satire shows find the material irresistible. what was the official reason for the shock dismissal of james comey? because he s bad at his job. he s so bad at his job that i am still the president. [ laughter ] re
percentage points. i like the way he recognized that there is a country out here. it consists from coast to coast, not coast and coast. reporter: around the corner at books on first, trump supporter steve huber said he s had it with the news media. i almost tune off the news anymore because it s all about how he s behaving, not what he s really doing to help our country. reporter: but ken novak said the president seems too defensive, especially about russia. he tweets out that this is just a witch hunt. you know, why didn t he just come out and say okay, let s investigate it and be done with it? reporter: how do you react to talk of impeachment already? i think he s probably going to be impeached sooner or later. but the problem is that, you know, let s get to the facts first before we go that far. reporter: just about everyone we spoke to here agreed that the last few months have been a pretty bumpy ride for mr. trump, scott, but as one local businessman put
this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. reporting tonight from washington. mr. trump s own justice department appointing a special counsel to investigate. margaret brennan is at the white house. there was no collusion, and everybody, even my enemies, have said, there is no collusion. reporter: president trump said the appointment of special counsel robert mueller to probe russian election meddling is dividing the country. well, i respect the move, but the entire thing has been a witch-hunt, and there is no collusion between certainly myself and my campaign, but i can only speak for myself and the russians zero. reporter: the president strongly denied interfering with the f.b.i. s investigation. did you at any time urge former f.b.i. director james comey in any way, shape, or form to clez or to back down the investigation into michael flynn? and also no. no. next question. reporter: and mr. trump dismissed democrats claims that he may have obstruct
will not tolerate leaks from his team to the media. dean reynolds has been talking to voters in trump country. lee county, illinois. reporter: at bill and dick s barbershop in dixon, illinois, guy vol was getting a haircut and weighing the news of a special counsel investigating the trump campaign. everybody s looking for something to dig at. they re looking it s a witch hunt. that s what he tweeted this morning. reporter: a lifelong republican, a trump supporter and an avid consumer of conservative media, vol blasted the president s critics. they keep saying the russians interferes in our election. how did they interfere? i mean, i never hear that talked about on tv. reporter: dixon sits astride the rock river, where ronald reagan was once a lifeguard. it s the seat of lee county, which donald trump won percentage points. i like the way he recognized that there is a country out here. it consists from coast to coast, not coast and coast. reporter: around the