captioning funded by cbs it's friday, january 27th, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." we are fighting sneaky rats right now that are sick and demented, and we're going to win. >> in his latest interview, the commander in chief talks torture, claiming waterboarding works. after inking an executive order to build a wall, president trump's international plan to pay for it sparks outrage and also from one lawmaker. good morning from the sdi

i'm meg oliver in for anne-marie green. president trump plans to wall off the border of mexico. and who's paying for it has grown into a flap and a trade war. the meeting has been canceled. the souring of u.s./mexican relations has other countries taking notes. roxana saberi is here in new york. roxana, good morning. >> good morning, meg. president trump will meet with british prime minister theresa may at the white house. this comes day after mexico's president scrapped plans to meet president trump. he's keeping his campaign promises. >> some people have come in with evil intentions and, you know, most haven't, i guess, but we can't take

news, the president also talked about building a wall on the southern border. >> look. the wall is necessary. that's not just politics, and yet it is good for the heart of the nation because people want protection. >> the comments come amid escalating tensions between u.s. and mexico over the wall. yesterday the plans were scrapped to visit mr. trump p next week outraged at the insist stance that mexico would pay the u.s. for it. later sean spicer suggested the u.s. might impose a heavy tax on imports. >> by doing it that way, we can do $10 billion a year and easily pay for the wall through that mechanism to pay for the wall. >> members of the president's own party immediately spoke out. south carolina senator lindsey graham tweeted any policy proposal which drives up costs of corona, tequila, or margaritas is a

idea. mucho sad. today president trump will meet british prime minister theresa may. yesterday she gathered. >> an america that is strong at home should lead abroad but you can cannot and should not do so alone. >> this will be the first meeting since becoming president. demonstrators in philadelphia rallied throughout the day against the president's immigration plans. meanwhile hundreds of thousands are expected todeskrepd on the mall to addressing the right to life. during a broadcast interview last night president trump repeat his argument that waterboarding, an interrogation technique that simulates

>> waterboarding, sure is not present but waterboarding was just short of torture when all of a sudden they made it torture. here's the story. look. i spoke with people the other day who are in this world that we're talking about. they said absolutely it works, absolutely. now general mattis said he doesn't intend to use it. i'm with him all the way. do i believe it works, yes, i do. >> today's meeting between president trump and british prime minister theresa may will try to set the course between a new relationship and old allies. may has condemned the use of torture and unlike the president needs nato as a cornerstone of security. >> i'm prepared to speak frankly to presi t

president like this. >> jonathan powell knows about dealing with american presidents. he was chief of staff when tony blair was prime minister and dealt with george w. bush and george clinton. but america's old allies are learning the old rules don't apply. >> everything from the relation with russia, iran deal, free trade, climate change, name everything you can think of on the agenda, trump has a different position than most european governments. >> and the list grows with each new presidential anoint mns. >> we have a clear view on torture. we do not agree with it and we'll continue in that position. >> from his position about nato and cozying up with vladimir putin, europeans are learning how to deal with president trump. they're afraid if they publicly criticize the president he'll merely respond with a tweet. p

other e of the president's advisers is taking on journalists. "the new york times" reports that stephen bannon should keep his mouth shut. they call the media the opposition party and said they should be embarrassed and humiliated by the unanticipated election results. the "washington post" reports president trump threatened the parks service to find proof of the presence at the inaugural. there are side-by-side photos showing the swearing-in. he ordered the department to come up with different photos. and "the miami herald" reports they'll turn undocumented documents if requests. president trump signed an executive order stripping federal funds to so-called sanctuary

the mayor doesn't want monies. while miami/dade county has never been a sanctuary city, it offered to do it phenomenonly i pay the cost. >> i said in my order don't worry about the guarantee. we will hold them for the federal government. that's the only change. ahead on "cbs this morning," we'll talk with counselor to the president kellyanne conway about the standoff with mexico. cbs news norah o'donnell sat down. the ceo was called upon after she raised the price of the even e epi pen. >> you took it on the chin before

and now you're calling for change and you're talking about pharmacy benefit manager, insurers, wholesalers, retailers asking for transparency. that's more controversy. >> look. i'm inviting change. that can be not always popular and disruption is difficult. it's difficult to get your way through that. but look. mylan, here's who we are as kpaechl we're fighters, we've been disrupters, catalyst for change before. this isn't new and i'm fortunate to have a company, a foundation, a family of 35,000 employees

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the dow edged up 32 points. the s&p 500 lost 2 points, and the nasdaq composite also gained. the confirmation hearing for president trump's labor secretary pick has been postponed again. this is the third time that the hearing for fast food ceo has been post posted. this time it's been scheduled to february 7th to give him time to turn in paperwork. workers at ford motor company can expect bonuses of about $9,000 this year. in 2015 the average bonus check was $9,300. they tallying a $9 billion pretax profit in north america >>st year. hn> joson & johnson is buying swiss bio company for $30

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not content to just build a snowman, a minnesota dad and his three sons built a 3-foot long mega officer russ instead. they made a snowman instead and that was 10 feet tall. pretty impressive. well, saying the dog ate my homework doesn't get you off the hook if you're late for your jochblt ja job. jamie yuccas has more. >> reporter: excuse me, are you late for work? >> yeah. >> how late? >> 20 minutes. >> how late are you. >> really late. >> reporter: 20% of people find themselves late for work at least a week. a new career builder poll found it's the result

>> reporter: in new york we heard that excuse again and again. >> and if i'm late, it's because of the trains. the trains are packed. >> reporter: more than 30% say they're late because they overslept and a quarter blame bad weather. others poor planning. >> i went to work thinking we were in the office but we're in a different place. >> reporter: that's your excuse. >> yes, but i really have to go. >> reporter: but sometimes the excuses can get outrageous. managers shared these like my pet turtle needed to visit the exotic animal clinic, my mother-in-law would not stop talking and i had to watch a soccer game that was played in europe. many bosses say it's okay to be occasionally late. >> reporter: the survey found half of the employers expect their employees to be on time every day and four in ten have fired

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as we did for march. >> and you simply need to answer one little question. >> bush and blair claiming to have the same toothpaste. connections with the united states and no the u.k. president trump is expected to host his first world leader. >> those stories and more. this friday on wake up washington and the news starts right now. okay, really, we are starting right now! [ laughter ] happy friday! [ laughter ] the annual march for life will step off in a few hours. hundreds of thousands in the district. i'm mike hydeck. >> and i'm jan jeffcoat in this

doing traffic. we have been spoiled the last few days with temperatures reaching near 60 degrees, today, 44 degrees, we will not have a the lot of temperature change today. in the 40s, and mid- to upper 40s this afternoon. winds will be breezy, not like yesterday. yesterday, oh, if you were not holding on to your hat, you don't have a hat anymore. 41 for frederick, and 31 for martinsburg this is what it feels like when you factor in the wind. we feel like the 20s for tinsburg and winn chest ere. i would dress for the -- and winchester. i would dress for the 30s. mountain showers, and this is what we will get today, and also into the weekend. one or two flurries. that's about it snow lovers, sorry to disappnt

snows on the forecast. here's your planner for today. 40degrees by 9:00. by noon, 44 mid- to upper 40s, and a nice looking day of sunshine and a few fair weather clouds. >> multiple hats, jan. i love it! have you given snow lovers anything they like this year yet? >> maybe soon. on the expressway, just tracking two vehicles on the left-hand shoulder, and it will be between woodrow wilson bridge into the oxen hill area in maryland and before i-295. no real delays for maryland. watch out for that. we have had the long time closure. fairfax boulevard and also i- 66. it's going to be a haake for quite a long

we had an accident at 66 westbound, and it looks like it's cleared. as you head into dc, you're going to see slowdowns approaching centerville. it was all westbound, and that's the reason we are seeing delays. it will take an extra 5 or 10 minutes to get to the beltway. good morning, everybody. i'm larry miller with stories we are following. actress myisha barton was hospitalized after police had to respond to her home. neighbors said she was making incoherent statements while hanging off her fence. she has been admitted to the hospital suffering mental breakdowns before back in 2009. >> it's wrong. >> but it feels so right. >> yes! we

>> the owner of this pizza hut ad is selling memorabilia, and the director unearthed the story boards with both trump and ivana. he is doing for $15,000 to get your hands on the story boards. team u.s.a. is adding a gold medal under its belt. u.s. chefs got gold on the culinary olympics in france. they wowed the judges on chicken and crayfish. iceland took home the bronze. congratulations to them! [ laughter ] >> the ad still has got me, guys. >> it's fun to see all these years later. since last night, the crews working on