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good morning, it is friday, february 24th, 2017, welcome to cbs this morning. president trump speaks to a conservative activist group he refused to address last year in rare public remarks. chief strategist steve bannon trumd petethe president's agenda for nationalism. cbs news is on the front lines on the battle to secure the u.s. mexico border when a man crosses into arizona illegally and taken into custody. top country music star fights back. eric church tells how he cancelled tens of thousands of tickets to protect his fans. but we begin this morning with a look at today's eye
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we have a team that's just grinding it through onsi predent donald trump promised and the mainstream media understand, all the promises are going to be implemented. >> president's top aids present a united front. >> if the party and the conservative movement are together, steve and i, it can't be stopped. >> if you think they're going to give you your country back without a fight, you are sadly mistaken. watching our snowstorm thving across the midwest and e plains. the ice makes for a dangerous combination on the road. . >> this is not weak at all. police say toxicology report that's north korean leaders half brother was assassinated. >> it is listed by the u.n. as a weapon of mass destruction. iraq's military are close to scoring a major victory. the lasts isi stronghold in iraq. >> attacked isis areas here have been destroyed.
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two d.c. police officers were shot and are now hospitalized, the male suspect was shot and killed. scary in amsterdam, the right landing gear collapsed on impact. all th-at - >> tigers take down a drone in china. siberian tiger osenclure. plenty of bamboo, what's not to like? she's settling in china. all that matters -- >> this is the trump cpac. >> kellyanne conway. >> here, this should be trump >>ac. it's two days of speeches followed by 19 days of fact checking. on cbs this morning. the trump administration is lifting federal guidelines from the obama era that enabled transgender students to use bathrooms corresponding with their gender identities. >> this isn't the only obama action, he's going to repeal the affordable care act, rescind environmental protections. he's
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vegetable guard within a sand box full of onion rings. >> let's go places. welcome to cbs this morning, charlie rose is off, but i have the story. a woman came up to me, jake gyllenhaal's place, janice, gayle, i saw charlie rose on west 58th street. he was walking. yes, he's doing great. and he looked really good. so everybody, every day, you guys must get this too. how charlie is doing. he's doing great. >> he's doing terrific. >> and we're in good hands here, anthony mason is with us. >> happy friday. >> happy friday to you too. in a few hours, president trump will visit the political action conference. he follows a long list of top republicans who spoke yesterday. the president got a big build-up from his chief strategist. >> steve bannon appeared at cpac with reince ie
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but he used a question and answer session to bash reporters and push the president's agenda. chip reid is at the conference in oxen hill, maryland, that's south of washington. top of the morning to you. >> reporter: at this conference last year, conservatives were rallying against donald trump for president. so much so he cancelled his appearance. this year, they're praising him for bringing the party together. >> if the party and the conservative movement are together, similar to steve and i, it can't be stopped. >> reporter: white house chief st staff reince priebus and baeve nnon told a room of conservatives the party's movement is due to one man, president trump. >> he's laid out an agenda with those speeches with the promises he made and our job every day is just to execute on that. >> reporter: the two referenced a speech by then businessman trump to cpac six years ago as a spring board for his presidential vision. >> our country will be great again. >> reporter: a leading voice
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agenda, bannon gave a glimpse into his goals for the adnistration. >> the first is national security and sovereignty. the second line of work is what i refer to as economic nationalism. the third, broadly, line of work is what is deconstruction of the administrative state. >> reporter: bannon saved his sharpest words for the media, as he called the opposition party. that he says will stop at nothing to take double the president. >> it's not only not going to get better, it's going to get worse every day. corporatists, globalist media that are adamantly opposed -- adamantly opposed to an economic nationalist agenda like donald trump has. >> reporter: at least some of the negative headlines in the media stem from self-inflicted white house wounds. the rollout of the president's executive order travel ban resulted in confusion at airports across the nation and a defeat in the courts. then there was the firing of his national security advisor, michael flynn, who lied about the content of his conversations with the russian ambassador and
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secretary withdrew over domestic abuse and hired an undocumented worker as housekeeper. bannon who was previously ceo of conservative outlet breitbart news claimed the media's interests are at odds with the american people. >> he's going to continue to press his agenda, and economic conditions get better as more jobs get better. they're going to continue to fight. if you think they're going to give you your country back without a fight, you are sadly mistaken. >> reporter: vice president pence also spoke here at the cpac conference yesterday for the ninth time. he praised his good friend and boss, president trump, and he also took some hits at obamacare and the media. anthony. >> chip, thanks. in an oval office interview, the president told reuters the u.s. must have the top nuclear arsenal in the world. >> it would be wonderful, agreeing that no
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if countries are going to have nukes, we're going to be at the top of the pack. >> the president spoke after an earlier remark on immigration forced other officials to back pedal. the homeland security secretary and secretary of state had to calm down the mexican government, major garrett's at the white house with the presidential statement that caused a stir. major, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. president trump's comments that new procedures will be a military operation certainly caught the attention of some here in the u.s. and alarmed officials in mexico. coming just days after the administration says it will prioritize the removal of anyone on the undocumented community who has a criminal offense on his or her record. >> we'll approach this operation systematically. >> reporter: with the u.s./mexico relationship on edge, homeland security secretary john kelly sought to dial back president trump's statement that the u.s. would use the military to remove undocumented immigrants. us listen to this, no, repeat no
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immigration operations. none. >> reporter: kelly blamed the media for reporting that head looirn erroneously, the president himself made the remark just an hour earlier. >> and it's a military operation because what has been allowed to come into our country -- when you see gang violence that you've read about like never before, much is people here illegally. >> reporter: sean spicer offered this explanation. >> the president was using that as an adjective, it's happening with precision. >> reporter: the task for secretary kelly and secretary of state rex tillerson in mexico was already difficult, their mission, calm the nerves of mexican officials worried about tough new immigration enforcement guidelines and persuade officials to accept all of deportation's back to mexico, regardless of their nationality. >> we're getting really bad dudes out of this country. >> reporter: secretary kelly had to reassure his counterparts that millions of mexicos will not be swept up and sent back.
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mass deportations. everything we do in dhs will be done legally and according to human rights in the legal justice system of the united states. >> reporter: white house officials insist that his new policies reflect existing, but largely unenforced federal immigration law. the new priorities are deportation of those with criminal records and much swifter procedures to expedite those deportations, gayle. >> major, thank you. many members of congress are facing heated questions from constituents at town hall meetings in their districts. more than 2,000 people greeted arkansas republican senators tom cotton this week. people asked him about building a wall along the border with mexico, pushing the president to release his tax returns, and repealing the affordable care act. >> we are concerned because it appears that this administration is trampling our constitutional rights. [ applause ]
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>> my husband with dementia, alzheimer's, plus multiple other things, and you want to stand there with him and expect us to be calm? cool. and collected. what kind of insurance do you have? >> will you commit to replacement in the same way that you committed to the repeal? >> thank you. [ applause ] prz. >> thank you, al qaedkatie, let a couple more comments about health care. [ "do your job" ] >> senator cottons is joining with his screams of do your jobs still fresh in your ears i'm sure. what was it like? many volted for you and now they're booing you. it had to be humbling. what were you thinking? >> during a town hall, it is a part of our job. we moved a couple times from a 400 person venue t
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to 200 person venue i wanted to accommodate as many. obviously we had a lot of people that disagreed with me. >> did you know they were going to be that angry? >> i thought there might be some strong passions there, but part of our job is to listen to those people we represent. look, we can never agree with them all. i serve 3 million people. >> what was your takeaway after that? >> well, i tried to listen to their concerns, but also explain some of the reason why is, for instance, i think obamacare -- although i can see it's helped some people has hurt many more. and that i want fix our health care system. some of the things we just heard there about people concerned about keeping their health insurance, they have a preexisting condition, they're not paying more. completely valid. i think obamacare's made those worse and that we can solve those problems in a better way. >> you've warned the party not to repeal obama kay without a replacement ready to go, but the former house spe
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basically things aren't going to change much. republicans never, ever agree on health care. can you agree on health care? >> i think we're going to get to an agreement this year. it took 15 months for the democratic congress to write obamacare. i don't think it'll take that long to write a replacement, that's part of the democratic process. we're at home hearing from constituents like i did this week. we're back in washington next week. this is going to be an open process with lots of input. i think we'll get to a position where we can pass legislation that's going to solve a lot of the problems that predate obamacare and our health care system that obamacare has made worse. >> wharz the replacement? >> we're still workingen to, nora. you know, there are lots of ideas and concepts out there, for instance, i think that we should move from subsidies that the government pays directly to insurers, to tax credits that empower individual or kansas yans to make the right choices for themselves. we should eliminate the mandates that require people to buy health insurance that they don't need. for instance, people -- >> would you support covering
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part of obamacare. they want to cover preexisting -- >> we to want make sure that people who have preexisting conditions can get health insurance. obamacare did that in one way by imposing a mandate that have to buy a certain kind of insurance. i think there's a better way to do that to acquire insurance companies to get continuous coverage to anyone as long as they have insurance to make shoo insurance personalized and affordable and provide people who don't have the means to get that insurance financial assistance. >> let's talk about foreign policy and military affairs. because you've served in the military and i know you sit on the armed services committee. you helped recommend the new national security advisor, and the president picked him. and he'll be directing foreign policy. what is the trump foreign policy. >> well, i wouldn't say it was that direct. h.r. mcmaster is a legend in the army, but didn't have the highest profile in washington. i suggested general mcmaster to the white house and general mcmaster met with the president and hit it off. i think he's going to be a
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pick for president for this national security cabinet and for the american people. >> steve bannon speaking at the cpac conference yesterday, the white house chief strategist talked about the administration's goals of pursuing economic nationalism and what he called the deconstruction of the administrative state. >> what does that mean? >> i think it's grown way too large. delegating the that we're supposed to possess in washington, d.c. that's bad for our democracy. congress needs to take more responsibility so we can be held accountable. >> thank you very much for being with thus morning. >> thank you. police in malaysia says the half brother of north korean dictator was killed by an extremely dangerous war agent. the attack last week on kim jong-un by two women at kuala lumpur's international airport and he died soon after. the women are in custody along with a chemistry
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adriannae diaz has the report, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, it is universally banned and classified by the u.n. as a weapon of mass destruction. so it's used against kim jong un displays the capabilities and resolve of his killers. after 11 days, malaysian police have finally put a name to the substance these women smeared on kim jong un's face that killed him in less than an hour. the lethal poison, vx. officials found it in swabs from kim's face and eyes, but they don't know where it came from. malaysia police chief bakar. if the amount of the chemical was small, he said, it would be hard for us to detect. vx is one of the world's deadliest chemical weapons according to to the centers for disease control. it attacks the body's nervous system, causing paralysis that leads to suffocation. even in small doses. sean norts
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expert. >> these agents are known as knockdown agents, so they can knock down people fairly quick. high enough concentration, it's fatal. >> reporter: fatal and hard to find. intelligence agencies believe north korea has stockpiles of chemical weapons including vx and activation. malaysia is still looking to question seven north korean suspects believed to be in on the plot, including a diplomat. their embassy tried to block the autopsy and called the investigation untrust worthy and politically motivated. now that the poison's been identified, kuala lumpur airport is being swept for traces of it. as to how those two female suspects survived, experts say those exposed to vx can greatly reduce their frisk they wash it off quickly. >> in beijing, thanks.
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u.s.-backed iraqi forces are pushing into western anamosa this will morning. which is still held by isis. the iraqi say they won the battle for control of the international airport in iraq's second largest city. david martin has been traveling in the middle east to get rare insight into how american forces are assisting in the fight. >> reporter: liberation of mosul, along with the isis capital of rocca would be impossible without air strikes flown by american and allied jets from based in iraq and syria. we travelled with general joseph, commander of u.s. forces in the middle east as he visited one of them. although we were not allowed to reveal it's location. >> how's everybody doing today? >> reporter: despite all the u.s. assistance, it's up to the iraqis to win on the ground. >> they own this. we are helping them, helping them to fight, but we're not doing the fighting for
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pound bombs here and 500 pound bombs here. they're about to be loaded. right now a bomb is falling on a target in northern iraq or eastern syria once every eight minutes. that doesn't count satellite-guided rockets fired from the launchers by the army. what kind of targets do you hit? >> typically we're targeting structures, critical capabilities that, you know, allow isis to conduct their operations. >> reporter: do you know what your success rate is? >> it does not miss, sir, we tell it to shoot, it will hit that target. >> reporter: to increase the pressure on isis, the u.s. has moved some of these rocket launchers to a position inside syria itself. u.s. current limb has about 500 troops in syria, but the pentagon is considering adding hundreds more to assist in the liberationf rocca. cbs this morning, this is david martin at an air base ithe
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powerful storm system is hitting parts of the central u.s. with whiteout conditions this morning. the snow picked up overnight and pummelled the midwest just in time for that morning commute. oh joy. driving quickly became dangerous in sioux city, iowa. more than a foot of snow is expected in parts of southern minnesota. western wisconsin, and northern iowa. northern michigan could see nine inches. break through morning in a missing person's case that's been cold for more than a decade. what led investigators to the man they believe killed a georgia high school teacher. plus the mystery that
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a proposed curfew in new orleans. >> david reports from the famous french quarter. >> reporter: they're up in arms in new orleans, but nothing to do with mardi gras. we're talking about mate your's new $40 million security proposal which would include forcing bar
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this is what you call dramatic video, beth you haven't seen this before, moment of a group of tigers in china decided to take down a drone. usually the tigers just chase the drones, this time, one of them got a little too close and the tigers tried to attack it. and the other tigers immediately tore it into the ground. and started chomping away, but they got scared by the smoke and left it alone. megers don't like the taste of tal. >> i love the physical look. >> i do too. >> the way they're circling. >> yeah. >> beautiful. >> very cool video all shot by a drone. welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up, dramatic developments in the case of a young georgia teacher. who vanished more than a decade ago and after years of no leads rather, a tip finally led in
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how he accused killer and the victim are connected. plus we go to the front lines on the fight against illegal immigration, carter evans is with arizona law enforcement on the border with mexico when they discover someone trying to cross illegally. ahead why the local sheriff can't enforce federal law. time to show you some of this morning's headlines. usa today says private prison companies donated big money to pro trump groups and they stand to make gains under the president's orders. private prison operators gave $250,000 to mr. trump's inaugural festivities. the federal system has 12 private contracts. yesterday the justice department reversed an obama era order to phase out the use of private prisons by the federal government. the orange county register reports that a 13-year-old boy arrested after a scuffle with an off-duol
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the fight happened in anaheim and caught on this cell phone video. the officer fired his gun, but no one was hurt. police say everyone involved in this case could still be charged with crimes. kansas city star quotes witnesses who say a man shouted racial slurs before opening fire at a bar. adam killed one man and wounded two others wednesday in olatha. he faces murder chases and hate crime charges. the dead man was of indian decent. an arrest has been made in the death of a georgia teenager whose been missing for more than a decade. tara was her name, vanished in october of 2005. she was a high school teacher and a former beauty queen from the small city of oh sill la. after years ago a suspect is now in custody and he's facing murder charges. investigators cracked this case. m.
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disappearance made national headlines and rattled this small peanut farming community after years of asking for tips pursuing hundreds of leads and finally led investigators to the man they believe killed tara and hours after that announcement, he appeared here in court. 33-year-old ryan alexander duke shuffled into court. his head hung low as a judge read out charges that included both murder and burglary. >> with the intent to and cause serious bodily harm. was he attended the high school he worked. the stepmother addressed the media and the community. >> for us, this just starts another chapter in a very long and painful journey. we asked ask that you keep us in your prayers. >> i really don't know. >> reporter: 48 hours profiled the case of the 30-year-old former beauty queen. she failed to s
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one day in 2005 at the south georgia high school where she taught history. her car was still parked at her home where only her purse and keys were missing. and a latex glove was found on the ground. in 2008, 48 hours spoke with lead investigator gary rothwell. >> we'll be able to prove it and we want one of those ferns if they have that type of information to come forward. >> reporter: he's retired, but was there when the arrest was announced. based on a tip they received a few days ago. >> something that we have been pursuing so long trying to learned what to this poor young woman and at least we know what occurred. >> reporter: the ribbons and missing posters have faded over the years, but rothwell explained why investigators never gave up. >> tara is anyone's daughter. anyone's sister. if they could happen to tara, it could happen to you or me. >>mpletely vulnerable.
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big questions, where are the remains and what was the motive for the murder? and although investigators finally have an arrest in this one case, it's worth noting that georgia bureau of investigation is currently working at least two dozen other disappearances, which are still unsolved. anthony. >> oh wow. thanks, manuel. the white house has spelled out it's new guidelines for attacking illegal immigration, but it's still unclear how authorities will target and deport people who are living in the u.s. illegally. carter evans went to the front lines of the nation's border battle and saw an illegal immigrant being detained by local law enforcement in arizona. he's at the pima county sheriff's office in tucson, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the sheriff here is welcoming the president's plan to immediately hire 5,000 new border patrol agents, but the white house also wants immigration help at a local level. and here, they say they've got their
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he appeared seemingly out of nowhere in the middle of the arizona desert. and water was the first thing he pleaded for when he spotted deputy carl wool ri second in command at the pima county sheriff's department. >> what's your story here? >> jesus, he's undocumented. >> reporter: he left his wife and young child in mexico before crossing on monday to work in the u.s. he entered the country illegally.
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9,000 square miles along the southern border. if you're a deputy. enforcers, how does that impact our ability to do their job? >> well first of all, we and people witness crimes or victims of crime out of fear that that would lead to deportation. >> reporter: taking unzomted immigrants into custody. they will continue to turn them over to the border parol. what happens now? >> i really don't know
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>> reporter: this is where your job ends. >> this is it. now the border parol agent told me that while jesus is in custody, they're going to confirm his story and see if he has outstanding arrest warrants in the u.s. and most likely, he'll be sent back to mexico. >> what a story, carter, thank you. incredible. ahead we're on bourbon street to say why businesses would be hurt. invite you to subscribe to extended interviews. find them all on itunes and apple's pod cast app. we'll be right back. don't ever let anyone tell you you can't change.
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potential restriction on bars among other measures. new orleans saw 60 murders in the third quarter of 2016, that is a 54% jump from the same period the year before. david is overlooking new orleans iconic bourbon street with why business owners are concerned. good morning. >> reporter: nora, good morning, and happy mardi gras. a lot of the changes are already in place including cameras like the one on the light post in front of me, the ball park lights which light up bourbon street. a controversial part of the plan would involve forcing bar owners to close doors at 3:00 a.m. and a lot of people argue that would change the culture of this southern city. and i've got to tell you, in noh la, change is controversial. it is carnival season in new orleans. the atmosphere is festive, but business owners are not masking their opposition to the mayor's new security plan. by far the most controversial part of the proposal involves telling bar owners to close doors at 3:00 a.m. not shut down their business, just shut the doors to h
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people off the streets. that part of the plan would require city council approval. it is not mixing well with bar owner daniel victory. you're worried about a hit in the bottom line? >> definitely the bottom line. which is the top line. that's my most priority. >> reporter: the idea of closing the doors, it would close. >> definitely, without a doubt. >> reporter: the new security plan comes three months after a deadly shooting on bourbon street which killed one man and injured nine others. the proposal includes adding 200 high definition cameras at 20 hot spots and signs that make it clear, you are being filmed and stopping a maniac with a vehicle from driving on the bourbon street and killing people. that is what happened last year in nice, france. fearing that threat in new orleans is part of why mayor mitch landrieu is rolling out this plan. >> we're going to have more police officers, more boots on the ground. we'll have guys in tactical gear, much like in every major city now because of the potential terrorist threat. >> reporter: michael harrison says the
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program is modelled after other major u.s. cities. >> those cameras will feed into a realtime crime center that's going to be outfitted in downtown new orleans. >> reporter: what do you say to the folks, you know that their that this is leading to profiling. >> it's not profiling. it's a crime deterrence plan. >> reporter: where do you get the money. >> that's an interesting question that can be directly answered. the tourism industry are going to help us fund the capitol investments to make this happen and the city is going to pay for the rest. it's a half and half plan. the splan paid for. we have the money in place to do it. >> reporter: it's unclear when the city council will take up the issue of closing up at 3:00 a.m. gayle, the mayor says it may not happen afterall. that's because it may backfire. if you encourage people to get off the streets and go in the bars and then they close the doors, you may have bars over capacity. then a fire code issue. >> there's always something. >> it's complicated. >> thank you, david. i
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happens after 2:00 a.m., come on home. in new orleans, i was there last weekend for mardi gras and nba all-star. the police were everywhere. it felt very safe walking around this city. >> gayle king speaks the truth. that is true. >> i do. >> you do. >> i do. >> no fake news here. no fake news here at this table. stalkers can affect anybody from hollywood celebrities to every day people. ahead in a preview of 48 hours, ncis actress speaks out about being stalked for more than a decade and why she says the laws need to change. plus a plane slams on to a runway when the landing gear collapses. the passenger caught the moment
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it is friday, february 24th, 2017, welcome back to "cbs this morning." more real news ahead including scalpers shutting out real fans from their favorite concerts. country star eric church shows us how he's fighting for his fans in a big way. but first, here's today's eye opener. last year conservatives were rallying against donald trump, this year they're praising him for bringing the party together. >> i think our administrative state has grown way too large. politicians ingr conhaess ve beelen degating the authority we're possess through unelected officials in washington, d.c. that's bad for our democracy. vx is
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during the campaign. chief strategist steve bannon who rarely speaks in public was the big draw at cpac yesterday. >> bannon the leading voice behind the president's nationalist agenda says new political order is being formed. >> president trump, when hoefs running, he made -- and this is the other thing that the mainstream media or opposition party never caught, is that if you want to see the trump agenda, it's very simple, it was all in the speeches. he went around to these rallies with the speeches had tremendous amount of content them in them, rit. i happened to believe, and many others do, probably the greatest public speaker in the large arena since william jennenenings brian. the first kisind of national security and sovereignty, and the second line of work is economic nationalism. the third, broadly, line of work is what is deconstruction of the administrative states. you look at the wide degree of opinions in this room. whether you're a populist, limited government or
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nationalist, we have wide and sometimes diverse opinions. i think the center core of what we believe that we're a nation with an economy, not an economy just in some global marketplace with open borders that we are a nation with a culture and a reason for being. and i think that's what unites it. >> bannon also repeatedly called the media the opposition party. major garrett is at the white house, major, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. >> rare to see steve bannon speak in public. he is often described as the opposition party. he is good at manipulating it as well. the front page of every paper has him and reince priebus together looking like the team is unified there at the white house, is that the case? >> reporter: well, it's not always the case. there is still a good deal of rivalry between reince priebus and steve bannon. and a couple others prominent figures within the white house. jared kushner fills out that rivalry. there's a working out of what the power structuis
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is there a leadership pyramid beneath reince priebus? one of the interesting things about president trump's approach to leadership is he likes a team that has -- if you will, think in a corporate modelling with lots of executive vice presidents who are working with each other, but at times against each other. moving their agenda in their own ways. always trying to get the attention and favor of the chief executive. that process is still working itself out here in the white phouse, but unquestionably, whe it comes to questions of economic nationalism, confrontation with the media, and being the sort of pure trump believer, steve bannon fills that role and makes sure that message is delivered in each and every crucial meeting at this white house to keep that part of the trump agenda. not only alive, but decisive as this administration moves forward. >> major, the "new york times" reports that steve bannon was essentially not welcomed at cpac when he was at a breitbart, then yesterday, he was, of course the center of attention there. >>at's changed, exactly?
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the metamorphosis of the modern conservative movement. steve bannon and these economic nationalists and populists were regarded for many years by establishment conservatives as kind of an intellectual oddity, and a political force that they did not have to reckon with. they were on the margins, on the fringes of conservative conversation, thought, and politics. donald trump brought them dead center and now, what's interesting to watch is how the republican party, or if the republican party, will in the future, reflect donald trump's approach to politics and the national ewe list core message or get back to what it was before the trump era, that's what policy, politics, and trump himself will decide over the next couple of years. >> yeah and president trump wasn't welcome at that conference last time either, today he's walking out to cheers. what do you expect to hear from him today when he addresses the group? >> reporter: a preview of the next big event for this white e,
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joint session of congress laying out the economic agenda and priorities for his administration. i think today it's cpac, it's going to be a warm-up act for that big tuesday speech. and trying out some lines to a very friendly and supportive audience in anticipation and preparation for that big prime time event next tuesday. >> major garrett at the white house this morning. thanks, major. stalking affects millions of americans and police are sometimes slow to take action. >> i'm erin, 48 hours, a break through talent, christina grimmmy shot dead, oscar winner, ann dra bullock, and tv superstar paulie perrette trying to change. can you stop a stalker? that's coming up on cbs this morning.
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every yore, an estimated 7.5 million americans are stalked and that statistic only accounts for the reported casings. some find it hard to get justice. actress paulie perrette became an advocate for changing laws after a personal experience. in a preview of tomorrow's 48 hours, erin examines the issues surrounding stalking and the women fighting to save lives. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: career of 22-year-old singing sensation christina grimmmy was exploding. >> i really like this song. >> reporter: youtube performances to the big time. ♪ ♪
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>> you guys are awesome. >> reporter: and then in 2016, the promise iing. >> putting themselves out on social media. >> reporter: orlando police detective michael. >> she had no clue this man was stalking her over the internet or she was in any danger at all. >> thanks for listening. >> reporter: that poor girl with her arms wide open, heart breaking. >> reporter: you feel that could be you. >> i think every victimls fee like it could be this. she fears what could happen
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>> i'm so scared sitting here talking about it. but we can't keep this a etsecr. we have to get these laws changed. i'm here for other victims. >> reporter: when it comes to stalking, celebrities get most of the attention, but the majority of cases involve every day people, stalked by someone they know. >> being stalked is like being a prisoner and it doesn't end. >> reporter: peggy is a lawyer and a single mother. her stalker is the man she dated briefly. after the relationship ended, he ban sending her increasingly disturbing e-mails and voice mails. >> i'm going to duct dedicate my life to wrecking yours. >> he destroyed everything. >> after christina grimmmy was murdered, it home for me that that could be my reality. >> this is basically the thing -- >> reporter: six years ago, lenor ra claire met her stalker, justin mastzer. >> you're jesus christ
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having been arrested for stalking ivanka trump. although she met justin just once, the havoc he reeked own her life was ongoing. >> does not want know stop contacting her. >> i shouldn't be fearful, but i am. it's just will he find me? >> erin joins us at the table. internet really has changed the game when it comes to stalking and not in a good one. >> in one hand, it has created all these new celebrities like christina grimmmy whose career was created on youtube, but the problem is, you know, you wouldn't open the door to some of these people who stalk, but they come right in your home on the internet. >> and you don't know. >> christina grimmmy had no idea, he could follow her. part of the problem was, that her whole career depends on follow spoerps she was actually telling people where she'd be. >> right. why are the laws not working, erin? >> i think number one, they're outdated. but as you'll see, i interview
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trump and lenora claire and he is able to move from city to city, state to state, use computers and apple stores or in libraries, and so police can't serve you with a restraining order if if you're in another state. >> he loves them? he's crazy? what is it? >> well he is diagnosed with a mental illness, most celebrity stalkers are. i think he wants the attention that these other people have. >> very, very scary. thank you very much, erin. you can see erin's special two hour report tomorrow night on 48 hours. 9:00, 8:00 central right here on cbs. trying to change the way we all buy stocks. ahead, the company's co-founder share why they quit their media jobs. plus, how they're trying to help those in need. and professional scalpers force fans to pay big money to see shows. now one top artist is fighting to shut zoun their operation. >> this is the b
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tickets to see country stars sell out in just minutes. professional scalpers are a major reason why. they frequently use sophisticated software to buy up tickets and sell them at much higher prices. mark straussman shows us how church is fighting back in an interview you'll see only on cbs this morning. >> reporter: eric church live. his musical energy front and center has proved one of country music's biggest draws. ♪ ♪ church first noticed in 2012 many long-time fans could no longer find affordable seats. ♪ ♪ the average ticket sold face value for 60 bucks. professional scammers were getting as much as $900.
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just like any product. i'm a product. i get to set the price. >> reporter: church performed last night in indianapolis, part of his ongoing holding my own tour. sell out, take your cut, move on down the road. why does this matter to you? >> i want that who paid for that first show to be able to afford the show. and we set the ticket price thinking about that. >> reporter: overseas touring for q prime. church's management team. industrial. >> industrial strength skalers create crushing, artificial demand at the time the tickets go on sale that crowds out eric's normal fans. >> reporter: on this tour, logan used proprietary software to sniff out the skalers. it looks for ten different markers to identify them before those tickets hit secondary markets. church's current tour that has 63 dates and roughly 800,000 tickets. fielding has cancelled 33,0
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scalpers. live entertainment is a $24 million a year industry. the resale market is about a quarter of it's size. ♪ ♪ on broadway, some tickets for lynn manuel miranda's final performance as the lead in hamilton sold for $20,000 apiece. for popular entertainers like church, here's how scalpers elbow aside average fans. when ticket goes on sale, they use automated software to grab every seat where there's a marked up market. last year president obama signed a law that was supposed to ban those. >> there's no question it's fixed. >> reporter: jim is a senior editor at billboard magazine. >> the secondary sellers have computer wizards working on this stuff all day, every day. when he cancels an order, the reaction is often telling. scalpers say nothing and
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on. genuine fans who can prove they'll attend get their seats back. in indianapolis, logan's cancelled 600 tickets from suspected scalpers. >> we reinstated one order who we mistakingly cut off a real fan. it was two tickets. >> that's a high successful rate. >> i'll take that all day long. >> reporter: church will never catch every scalper, but he's tired of being a soft target. >> hard to buy our ticket, we're going to make your life hell. if you're going to scalp, go to the next guy. >> reporter: church believes it's up to artists like him to stick is to the scalpers sticking it to his fans. for cbs this morning, mark straussman, indianapolis. >> i'm so glad they're doing this. it's so hard to get tickets sometimes. and especially when artists are trying to price them reasonably so people can go. >> another reason to love e
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american born giant panda is getting used to her new home in china. video shows her munching on bamboo and exploring her enclosure. panda arrived after a 16 hour flight from the united states. she was born at national zoo in washington. under her agreement with china, panda cubs must go to china before they turn four. she's being cared for by an english-speaking staff keeper until she gets used to chinese. i thought that was the funny part of the story. the american has to stay with her until he makes the transition. >> maybe they should have given her mandarin lessons before she left. >> who would have thought? >> looks happy. >> doesn't look jet lagged at all. >> she doesn't. very happy. welcome back to cbs this morning, coming up, in this half
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business with a notion give back. in our toyota green room. hello randy andday, how they plan to give up 60,000 paris of socks they say in one day. plus might find this six-year-old boy mingling at pga tour events. he was born with just one arm but doesn't let that stop him from playing his favorite sport or helping others. how his love of golf began in his crib. right now it's time to show you some of this morning's headlines. people says caitlin jenner has some harsh words for president trump in a twitter video. she called mr. trump's transgender bathroom rollback a disaster. this week the administration revoked federal protections for transgender students who to use public school bathrooms that match their gender identity. jenner whose a republican urged the president to call her. washington post reports that pope francis suggests it's bettern
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hypocritical catholic. some catholics lead a double life. many claim to be very catholic, but some fail to pay workers a fair wage and others launder money. and the boston globe reports that tom brady cleared up the mystery about a video he posted on instagram. the patriot's quarterback confirmed that he is a skier in this video who crashes, yikes. he made the revelation only after soccer star david beckham commented by asking him how are you doing? brady says he landed on his left shoulder when he said isn't very important to me anyway. now guys, i can't imagine robert kraft is very happy to see this. >> going out -- >> i know. i was actually thinking the same thing. when the team doctor and the team owners start to -- >> check on his insurance contract right now. e >> h'tdidn need the left shoulder and he's okay. >> okay. >> he's a big, strong boy. >> that's right. bombas was born out of a mission to help those in need. the business began after it's co-founders learned
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the most requested clothing item at homeless shelters. the company spent two years designing what it calls the best performing sock on the market. they launched bombas in 2013 with a buy one donate one concept. for every sock they sell, they donate one to someone in need. and today, more than two million socks have been donated. bomba's company founders randy goldberg and david heath joins us in studio 57. good morning. >> good morning. >> tell us a little -- pretty good. tell us how you decided to get in the sock mashlgt. that's not where you started. >> no, i don't think anybody starts there. >> nobody dreams when they're five years old of running a sock company. but five years ago, randy and i were working together at a media company, and i came across the a quote on facebook that says the socks were the most requested clothing item in homeless shelters. it was a fact that stood out to me as being both interesting and, you know, upsetting at kind of the same time.
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>> yeah. so first of all, socks are a wear through item. most people don't donate socks, but also shelters won't accept used socks. there's hygiene reasons. and you know, if you're homeless, you're constantly walking around and it's one of the items that you go through the most. >> yeah. there's nothing better than putting on a clean pair of socks. where did the name come from? >> bombas comes from bumblebee in latin. we took inspiration from bees, small, but big impact on the world. they live in a hive and they work together to make their world a better place. our mantra is bee better. >> i was talking to somebody, a producer when she was briefing if he morning, i love their socks, they're so comfortable. come on, all socks are comfortable. what's comfortable? she said they don't slide and they have some little padding on it. >> can i hire her? >> right. >> and she said i'm wearing them today. >> how do you make a better
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sock? >> start from a consumer perspective. we weren't insider apparel guys. we looked at the sock and said what are the things we don't like when you start to focus on it? the toe seam and the arch support and certain things the type of cotton we use and all of those things combined. >> according to her, you're doing a lovely job. now you're planning to do 60,000 socks in one day. what does that mean? how do you do that? and why? >> yeah, so we found out that on any given night, 60,000 men, women, and children experience homelessness here in new york city. since homelessness obviously is a cause that's close to our heart. we wanted to help bring awareness to this issue. as a team, we're constantly going out and donating our time together to homeless shelters, but we wanted to figure out how can we bring awareness to the issue and get other people involved? so, on tuesday, we're getting 60 of the top new york city companies together, we're shsigning them to 60 different
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paris of socks in one night. >> you made a bet that you'd celebrate after you donated a million pairs of socks. >> we thought it would take ten years, two and a half years, and all of the sudden, the bet was david said to me, when we hit a million, donated, i'll get a tattoo to celebrate. >> did you do that? >> i did. >> i have it tattooed on my arm, logo and slogan. >> we filmed it. >> we have the video online -- >> it's right there. we're showing it. >> did it hurt, dave? >> no. >> okay. all right. >> and the company is profitable? >> yeah, yeah. so last year, we did over $17.2 million and we're very profitable last year. >> parents must be proud. >> they are. >> very proud. >> what does your son do? socks. congrats, guys. >> a lot of socks. >> yeah. congrats. andy goldberg and david, glad to have you here. speaking of getting better, the golf swing of a six-year-old boy is the envy of professional golfers. ahead, how the prodigy born with one arm
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drawing inspiration from tommy morsi. the young athlete was born with just one arm, but still plays his favorite sport. he met many golf greats, cl
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spieth, bubba watson, phil mickelson, and ricky fowler. he met with his parents to discuss on and off the fairway. >> reporter: oh my gosh, that is beautiful. he's known in the golf world as the one-armed golfer. >> get on the edge, getten the edge. >> reporter: with personality and an envied swing. >> reporter: read it for me. >> you should go straight. >> reporter: quick to dispense advice on the court. >> gosh, this looks good, yay. >> reporter: his separations reflect his pure love of the sport. i smoked her. >> reporter: you did smoke that. >> holy cow. >> reporter: and there's certainly no lack of confidence. >> reporter: nice shot, look at that. they're like 60-year-olds who have been playing golf their whole life and not as good as you. how did you get good in six years? >> i don't know. >> reporter: practice, practice, practice, right?
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game as a toddler. dragging his father's clubs into his crib and mimicking the pros on tv. >> more than one time, i showed up at the golf course missing a club or two. >> reporter: do you remember that, tommy, you were like sleeping with golf clubs? why were you sleeping with a golf club? >> i love golf. >> reporter: have you ever had a golf lesson? no. he's never had a golf lesson? >> never, the only swing advice he was given was by garyplayer, and mr. player had some very definitive advice, didn't he, buddy. what did he tell you? >> balance. >> reporter: tommy was born without his right arm. but many of the pros he imulates are right-handed. so tommy developed a right-handed swing using his left arm. marsha, when you were pregnant -- >> yes. >> reporter: and you had that moment where you think about having your first child. did you ever think this is how
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>> well, you know, i found out that he was going to be born with one arm when i was 14 weeks pregnant. so that was terrifying. to say the least. but i think because joe and i decided that come hell or high water, this is our life, we're going to give this little guy everything he needs to succeed in this life. and boy, you know, that's why i say i think he was truly born to play golf, to inspire the world. he is who he is. and he was perfectly made. >> good to see you. >> reporter: often seen mingling with the pros at pga tour events, tommy is using his celebrity to raise money for other families in need. >> how are you? i'm ryan. >> reporter: his foundation, unlimited, which he started with the help of his parents has donated over 375 sets of clubs to children and military
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people about living with physical differences. and standing up to bullies. how do you help people realize that they can do things that perhaps they didn't think they could do? >> because they watch me. >> reporter: i mean, that's got to be -- i know you're proud of your son for his own great abilities, but it's got to be something to watch him inspire other people. >> it's very cool. >> whenever he goes to a golf tournament, you can see the people looking at him going, oh my goodness, how is this child going to swing with one arm. then they see him come out and hit the ball, and go oh, wow. >> holy cow. >> and then they see him at the winners table, and they go okay, wow, this changes everything. >> reporter: good one. >> there's no child in the u.s. kids golf organization that's ever qualified for world championships, which is the highest honor for junior golf. >> with a limb
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create a child golf prodigy? >> we're trying to create a child that will be successful in academics and be a positive part of society. >> or anything he wants to do. it's about him being happy and fulfilled. doing his part to contribute to society. that's it. >> we don't focus on golf. he plays five sports a week. and it's all about growing. every sport we play, it's all about learning. >> one handed. one handed catch. >> so he's like david beckham as well, he can do the one handed catch and i have to tell you, he was so excited to show me his special golf cart. he plays music all the time. here it is, and you can see, it's got nemo on the front. and it's because it's after the fish, of course, in the movie who also has a short fin. >> aw. >> and ellen gave him that cart. >> is that right? >> that story gets better and better. >> i love his pure
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it's so great to see. and that that swing is fascinating to watch. >> he'll be able to do whatever he wants to do. mom and dad are terrific. really great. when we come back, we'll look at all that mattered this week. you're watching cbs this morning.
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tomorrow on cbs this morning, saturday we celebrate 75 years of casa blanka. it's oscar weekend of course, we'll look back at one of the most beloved movies of all time. how it is still finding fans and staying relevant. >> all right. that does it for us as we leave you, let's look back at all that mattered this week. have a great weekend. i'd just like to say what a privilege it is to continue serving our nation. and i look forward to doing everything i can to protect the interest of the american people. >> mcmaster 54 is snoen within
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the iraq. >> man of tremendous talent and tremendous experience. >> tougher approach to immigration enforcement expands the number of people who could face deportation. >> everybody who is here illegally is subject to removal at any time. >> who's going to save me here? >> recently tweeted the p ress was the enemy of the american people. should we take that seriously? >> i think you should take it seriously. >> people here say, the dyo not plan to leave. >> it amounts to an ethnic cleansing. >> the water pouringr ove the anderson dam here is putting on a powerful display. >> ine've ver seen the water so high. >> xz is classified as a weapon of mass destruction. >> they can knock down people fairly quick. it's fatal. >>baobao, big send off, moving to a breeding center. >> i can't believe they fedexed her. >> lakers clean house. >> turned over control to magic johnson as president of the
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>> i can't turn it around tomorrow or i really would be magic, right? >> look at what's happening last night in sweden, sweden, who would believe this? sweden? >> no one. no one. no one would believe that. >> what is your better side? >> lying down on a pillow. >> study about the possible health dangers that could have warning signs. thanks, tony. >> elite national security council principles committee -- i want to say -- sorry about the lawn maintenance here at the white house.
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waiting for her owner. and dogs are like people. people forget about someone. you have a great dish. and you'll appreciate the food, but you never think of the farmer. >> the composer. you're going to be poor and unknown. >> yeah. >> when you first took la la land to people out in hollywood, what did they say? >> interest was nowhere to be found. >> baby giant pan that da. wouldn't let go of one of the legs. >> that's us with charlie rose. >> you did smoke that. i've heard it described by finding a pot of gold next to the holy grail. is it that big? >> it's big. nasa has hit the jackpot this time. >> three, two, one. and liftoff. >> i can't get over that. i love it. >> and it works or not. >> i love the idea of going to mars. >> i will cheer you on, anthony.
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good morning. yeah. my name is chris leary. >> i'm markette shepherd, we're your hosts of "great day washington" and you moved here from l. a. chris. >> i did. >> d.c. is a shock with so many marathons. i got a thing on my door handle yesterday and said the rock and rock and roll marathon will be rolling past your horse in a few weeks in march and from beprayered. >> a half or full marathon? >> i guess they having a half one as well but in l. a. the roads are usually closed because of things like the oscars. the 89th aacademy awards. they have this sunday and all lanes of hollywood boulevard near the ceremony are shut down as workers prep for hollywood's big night. the red carpet now here's the fun fact. 500 feet long. here's another fun trivia fact. wolfgang puck is making miniature 24-carat gold chocolate treats in the
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ball and for the oscars themselves, the actual statues they were made weeks ago in new york and according to "usa today," they are really dipped in gold. it hasn't always been that way. and here's some more fun facts for you. for the oscars they stand just over a foot tall. and they weigh 8.5 pounds. that's why all of the actresses have good biceps. heavy. >> they are or are not made of chocolate? >> they have miniature ones -- wolfgang puck the chef makes chocolate -- >> but original ones are not made of chocolate. >> dipped in gold and apparently dipped in copper and a bunch of other materials. >> then chocolate. i mean they got to be a reason to get the things right? >> some you can eat and some you can put on your man tell. everyone can get the chocolate ones easier. let's talk about the weather. in fact i didn't know there was something called the spring leaf index map. however, it did not surprise

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