Exactly. Money, honey. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley today president elect donald trump named the c. E. O. Of exxonmobil, Rex Tillerson, to be secretary of state. The Senior Member of the cabinet. Tillerson was chosen because hes made successful deals with heads of state all around the world, but those could be ties that bind. Tillerson, for example, has a close business relationship with Vladimir Putin of russia. The lifelong oil man has no government experience, but he did convince exxon to acknowledge climate change. Also today, mr. Trump picked another texan, former governor rick perry, to head the energy department, a department that perry once vowed to scrap. Major garrett begins our coverage. We just couldnt be more grateful that someone of Rex Tillersons proven will leadership and accomplishment has been willing to step forward to serve our nation as our next secretary of state. Reporter Rex Tillersons move from exxonmobil c. E. O. To secretary of state
The recruits have been up since 4 00. The training at paris island suppose to be tough. But investigations have found it to be downright cruel. Drill instructors abusing, humiliating and hazing recruits. None of it permitted according to commanding general austin renfor. When you put your hand on a young man or woman. You have crossed the line the we are not going to tolerate it. Reporter these investigations show it was tolerated until last spring. When the abuses came to light. An email sent to the white house and titled concerned loved ones of innocent recruits, described incidents of drill instructors withholding food, drinking on the job, calling recruits terrorists, using homophobic slurs, and warning them that snitches get stitches. The most notorious case involving a muslim recruit who allegedly jumped to his death after being slapped and choked by a drill sergeant is still under investigation. In an earlier incident the same drill instructor allegedly ordered another muslim re
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Tillerson, for example, has a close business relationship with Vladimir Putin of russia. The lifelong oil man has no government experience, but he did convince exxon to acknowledge climate change. Also today, mr. Trump picked another texan, former governor rick perry, to head the energy department, a department that perry once vowed to scrap. Major garrett begins our coverage. Grateful that someone of Rex Tillersons proven will leadership and accomplishment has been willing to step forward to serve our nation as our next secretary of state. Reporter Rex Tillersons move from exxonmobil c. E. O. To secretary of state nominee began with a meeting last month between Vice President elect mike pence and former secretary of state condoleezza rice. Rice, along with fellow former secretary of state james baker and former defense secretary robert gates strongly recommended tillerson for the post. After his second facetoface meeting with mr. Trump on saturday, tillerson emerged as the president e