also like to think of it as house of independent thought and thinkers. we are here today to talk to one of the ãbpeter bergen a long time expert here at new america and top executive now helping to design the organization itself. it is not an exaggeration to say sheesh that peter has done more in the last year than most of possibly a lifetime as a researcher, reporter filmmaker and best-selling author. the book we are going to talk about today and decorated it almost as much of the christmas tree is trump and his generals i think this book is a great example or of what new america is. as far as a place where we not only think it is also this book is scary fearless. we will give you a chance to ask questions. at the end we will give you a little time to get books signed if you re so inclined. peter has a hard cap is off to other places. we will be ending promptly. with that, peter, i m going to start by asking you a nonconventional question for up book ãwas is a little bit
i say this all the time we have to fight for local journalism when we lament losing a hardware store or things that are big parts of the community the local newspaper is just as important. joe mcnamara reports on the things that we care about. our kids, our local teams and to celebrate that thank you to everybody for coming here. and she has shown tremendous bravery and what she has done for us. not only has she lost her soulmate that she had the courage to step up and stand up against the nra. she has been subjected to horrible things but was brave enough to stay in there to say we need to talk about these issues. but these things that are happening in our community , it s a thing for all of us to tackle whether red or blue when these horrible things happen in our communities, not picking out democrats or republican republicans, causing heartbreak and devastation stood up for us on this issue so i want to thank her for that. [applause] and i also want to say what it must h
perfect union, meet two transplant patients who bonded while waiting for rare life-saving surgery that made medical history. but we begin this morning with a look at today s eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. so many of those people are saying it s very hard for me, it s very hard for my family. but, mr. president, you re doing the right thing, get it done. the president bolts a meeting and the shutdown continues. the president just got up and walked out. he asked speaker pelosi, will you agree to my wall? she said no. and he just got up sanand said have to discuss and walked out. a new investigation find top cell phone companies are selling your location. they can tell in real time where a phone is. recovering after a shark attack off coast of california. he suffered bites to both leggings. i saw, like, the head, the mouth. a federal court dismissed actress judd s lawsuit against harvey weinstein. all that a free way sign came crashing down, crus
his star power to the republican senate candidate down there, john kennedy. he will be here in grand rapids for a thank you tour rally. and he is using the rallies to roll out members of his team. last night in democrat, it was his pick to be the u.s. ambassador to china, terry branstad, and he explained why there are so many wealthy people on his cabinet. some of the people i put on to negotiate, you ve been noticing, are some of the most successful people in the world. one newspaper criticized. why can t they have people of modest means. i want people that made a fortune. now they re negotiating with you, okay? we confirmed the next president s name will be listed in the credits of celebrity apprentice when arnold schwarzenegger takes over as host. like so many other things. we re hearing bobby v yb yb ybys in consideration for a spot? yeah, there is a spot, he was once manager of the red sox, that he is now on the short list to possibly become the u.s. ambassador t
this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. pelley: not since alexander graham bell invented the telephone has anyone received a call like this. a call from the federal s government to stop using the phone because it could explode. that warning went out today from the consumer product safetyafet commission to 2.5 million owners of the new samsung note 7. n here s don dahler. since samsung released theg galaxy note 7 phone, there have been at least 35 reports around the world of the lithium ion batteries exploding. it was very surprising to me how quick the dash caught on fire. reporter: nathan dornacher s jeep caught on fire. after he left the phone inside to charge. that s the last thought in my head is a brand new device, something as simple as a phone, to avoid charging their galaxy b note 7 phones while on board. and last friday, samsung issued a voluntary recall for all 2.5 million phones. lithium ion batteries have beenp touted as the future but they have