. >> president trump is set to reveal guidelines repealing an obama administration directive that came down in may for transgender students to use the bathroom of their gender identity. >>> secretary of state rex tillerson is being tasked with improving relationships with allies who are upset over trump administration policies. here's how he got started early this morning. >> secretary of state rex tillerson kicked off the day meeting with australian foreign minister, the meeting expected to help ease tensions between the u.s. and australia after reports of a contention phone call between president trump and the prime minister earlier this month. president trump expressed his frustration about an obama administration deal that would allow 15 hundred muslim immigrants into the u.s. from australia. >> you can also say why are we doing this? that's why we're in the jams that we're in. >> secretary tillerson had a closed door meeting with president trump here at the white house before he sets out on a trip to smooth relations with another u.s. ally. tillerson will join homeland security se

trump ousting acting attorney general sally yates, an obama appointee, after she refused to defend the immigration order saying she's not convinced the executive order is lawful even though the justice department legal counsel signed off on it. by 9:00 p.m. yates replacement was sworn in. in an ironic twist she was pressed on how she would handle a disagreement with the presidenby attorney general, jeff sessions. >> if the president wants to execute or unlawful, should the attorney general or deputy attorney general say no? >> i believe the attorney general or deputy attorney general has an obligation to follow the law. >> reporter: senator sessions confirmation process is more contentious in the wake of the yates ouster. they delayed a vote for sessions and boycotted two other picks. lester. >> thank you. >>> the trump administration deciding today to keep one of the former president obama's executive orders in place. this one protecting the rights of lgbt americans. in a statement the white house said president trump will uphold the order banning discrimination against lgbt employees

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tomorrow the senate will vote on a resolution to repeal an obama administration role on background checks. it requires the social security administration to notify the federal gun background system of people receiving disability benefits because they are mentally ill. also tomorrow, the senate begins consideration of the president's nominee to serve as head of the white house budget office. the office. the nominee is south carolina congressman, nick mulvaney.

howie: when the president this week fired acting attorney general sally yates an obama holdover. many reporters compared it to the saturday mass kerr firings under president nixon. >> if she can't execute on the president's vision she shouldn't be there, if she disagrees with what he's doing, maybe she shouldn't have been there from the beginning. how about if the senate confirms his nominee to the department of justice for southern general jeff sessions. the democrats delayed his hearings and delayed his vote. as we sit here right now we have a record number of unconfirmed if nominees to a presidential cabinet including treasury and commerce. the democrats want to go on the record. they have time to go and cry and weep at the airport protesting something they bastardized as to its intent and what is effective, this immigration order. you wanted to vote again, vote again, but at least give people a hearing and the decency of a vote. howie: the media theory was one of chaos and confusion on the ban. >> there are several things that go on with any executive action. you have legal a

highs: 72-77 winds: sse 5-15 mph president trump rescinded an obama administration directive to allow students to use the bathroom that matches their the white house says the decision should to be up to the states. abc's kenneth moton has the details and reaction from washington. trt 1:35 soc d-c mayor muriel bowser- reacting to last twitter. she wrote: d-c is an inclusive city. we will continue to protect and support inclusive policies." the hashtag-- d-c values. vice president mike pence will be in maryland today-- a dayaf the vice president was in the st. louis area for a factory tour-- when he stopped to help clean up a jewish cemetery that was vandalized earlier this week. dozens of headstones were knocked over at the cemetery. the vice president-- denouncing the attack. police are poring over surveillance video to find who did it. so far no arrests have been made. heated confrontations and rowdy town hall protests, spreading around the country. and many republican congressmen are in the hot seat. some town halls have been moved due to crowd size. others have bee via telephone. m

i think this is an expected response. the obama administration was january of last year, they also responded with sanctions that seemed to be similar to this after a different missile launch. i think when you think about a penalty for something like that, the first thing you think about is some declaration of condemnations and then you think sanctions. so, this is kind of a logical first step. we don't know if this will be the extent of the response to that launch. but it does seem to be very quick, jake. >> and michelle, white house press secretary sean spicer was asked about the u.s. response at the briefing today. what did he have to say? >> he reiterated there would be a response, but he didn't add a lot of clarity. listen. >> i think general flynn was really clear yesterday that iran has violated the joint resolution, that iran's additional hostile actions that it took against our navy vessel are ones that we are very clear are not going to sit by and take. i think that we will have further updates for you on those additional

to do with those sanctions. >> then on january 26, after acting attorney general sally yat yates, an obama administration hold over, warned the white house counsel that the content of the call not surprisingly u.s. intelligence monitors the phone calls of foreign ambassadors, moreover yates to the white house, flynn's misleading statements could leave him open to russian blackmail. the white house counsel then informed president trump of the situation. now, all of that was confirmed today right from the mouth of president trump's own press secretary sean spicer. >> as i mentioned, the first day that the department of justice made white house counsel available or sought to notify white house counsel was january 26. the president was immediately informed of the situation. >> so, president trump had been immediately informed of the situation on january 26 and yet flynn remained on the job. nothing changed until the washington post broke the story. but here is what president trump told reporters and by extension you the public when asked about the story last week. >> i don't know about it. i h

tomorrow the senate will vote on a resolution to repeal an obama administration role on background checks. it requires the social security administration to notify the federal gun background system of people receiving disability benefits because they are mentally ill. also tomorrow, the senate begins consideration of the president's nominee to serve as head of the white house budget office. the office. the nominee is south carolina congressman, nick mulvaney. when the senate is back in session tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. eastern, live coverage and sees fit. up next, conversation with connecticut senator chris murphy undemocratic priorities in a republican-controlled congress. we sat down recently with the washington post. >> thank you so much everyone for being here. happy friday. we have a great a great turnout. and thank you to everyone joining us online and on c-span. a reminder before we get started that we'll take a few questions on twitter. if you tweet using the #202 live, i will see your questions appear. and thank you to chris murphy for joining us. been in the senate since 20

the washington post seen copied from an obama old press release writing every child deserves to be in an environment where they can learn, thrive and grow. as democrats boycott persisted on the hill immigration restriction was met with further resistance as flee more challenges were face bid massachusetts, new york and. the attorney general for san francisco filed a lawsuit against the president's executive order clamping down on sanctuary citying sanctuari sanctuari sanctuary cities. >>> north dakota two senators are saying that the army corp. of engineers have to proceed with an $8.3 billion project. they have argd it is a threat to their water supply. the pipeline energy transfer partners counters that. the pipeline would, in fact, be safe. workers have been drilling in anticipation of finishing that project. these follow president trump's orders to reconsider holding off from continuing the pipeline. >> after considering a reversal the trump administration says it will keep federal lgbt protections in tact after they were signed by president obama over two years ago saying preside

president i think he is doing a wonderful job. >> do you think bill will be as tough on trump as he was an obamank you will be tougher on trump than obama. >> fair and balanced. >> that's exactly the way i feel. >> when his truck going to come to russia? >> that while they ride horses back shirtless? >> i think people are dreaming about that. >> oh, my god, what a nightmare! think of what is your plan for the super bowl? >> i am an eagles fan. ♪ >> super bowl party, my house, 3:30 p.m., be there. >> this is the funnest night ever! >> what you guys like to eat at the super bowl? >> buffalo wings, dips. definitely alcohol. >> double bourbon. >> do you know who is paying them a super bowl? >> no. >> the philadelphia eagles of the tampa bay buccaneers? >> he's lying. >> philadelphia eagles. [buzzer] speak about it you just say? >> i don't follow the super bowl. super bowl. >> dispute and let you watch the super bowl? >> yes. he's pretty chill about that. >> come on, now. >> who is going to enact the game? >> should i take that to the bank? >> probably not. >> was the matter with you? >> would you ev

. >>> and the white house rolls back an obama era regulation afciafc i affecting transgender people. t it means and what's next in an upcoming court battle. >>> right now, some new reaction to the move by the white house to revoke an obama-era directive of transgender students and the bathrooms they use. today montgomery county schools released a statement that says it's committed to a safe and welcome environment for all students and they say school guidelines protect against discrimination. one parent who also worked for the human rights campaign calls it a commitment to diversity. curve in terms of recognizing the incredible diverse student body. completely reaffirmed their commitment, every student matters, every family matters. we see who's in our school community and we're going to stand by you. >> that move by the trump administration comes as the u.s. supreme court is preparing to hear arguments in a case from virginia. >> joining us with more insight on this directive and where things go from here is nbc's justice correspondent pete williams. what does title ix have to do wit

in one case from an obama official in the civil rights division of the justice department.nd another appearing in a website. it's not clear whether betsy devos herself or the white house wrote the answers. the white house calls the plagiarism charges character assassination. >>> a memo of dissent opposings the executive order -- get this -- has now been signed by 900 diplomats. they're using the department's so-called dissent channel. it's a messaging system that allows employees to offer constructive criticism of foreign policy and they're protected from retaliation. when white house sean spicer was asked about that memo he call on the 900 diplomats to either get with the program or go. it was fewer than 900 diplomats. let's get a check on cnn money stream this morning. file this one on what goes up box the s&p 500 is down four days in a row now. >> that's a cool look. >> it is. dow futures are higher. global markets are rising. gold prices are higher. why are we looking at gold? because yesterday, there was a rush to safety into gold, into bonds, high-yielding dividend st

to be honest, i inherited a mess. >> reporter: in fact, he inherit an unemployment rate of less than 5%. by contrast, president obamaerit an economy in the deepest recession since the great depression. on foreign affairs, mr. trump bragged about early progress. >> we've already begun enormously productive talks with many foreign leaders. >> reporter: but his calls with the leaders of taiwan, australia, and mexico may have resulted in more controversy than success. some of the president's executive orders have been little more than symbolic statements. for example: >> we've stood up for the men and women of law enforcement, directing federal agencies to ensure they are protected from crimes of violence. >> reporter: and as for the wall on the southern border: >> i met with general, now- secretary kelly, yesterday, and we're starting that process. >> reporter: there's no new funding from congress, and no plan to get mexico to pay for it. president trump was asked by reporter april ryan today if he was going to work with the congressional black caucus on his urban agenda. the president then asked ryan, who is african a

million people who voted for donald trump. >> reporter: the last state visit by an american president was by president obama2011. a state visit means rolling out the royal red carpet, including an official state banquet. it's ostensibly an invitation by the between. u.s. presidents have had to wait years for a state president, if they get one at all. president trump only had to wait seven days. that triggered the petition, and protest last night, arguing a state visit would be an embarrassment to her majesty the queen. >> there's no way, no way donald trump deserves this honor. >> reporter: in the end, the protest, the petition, the debate in parliament, none of it matters and no vote was taken. that state visit will go ahead as planned. >>> the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. ♪living well come on up, grandpa don't let joint discomfort keep you down. come play with us! i'm coming. upgrade to move free ultra's triple action joint support for improved mobility, and flexibility. it also provides 20% better comfort than glucosamine chondroitin, all from one tiny mighty pill.... get in

>>> the republican controlled house voted to repeal an obama rule that prevents coal mine debrism being dumped in a stream. they called the rule a job killer. the measure goes to the senate. >> scientists uncovered evidence of a lost continent under the indian ocean. that forms part of the present day madagascar and india and it sanction 84 million years ago. reports of a 2017 bacon shortage that circulated is fake news. they traced the report back to the pork council that said frozen pork belly reserves declined, however pork industry insiders told t are plenty of hogs and plenty of bacon. get that skillet going. facebook is about to do something unimaginable. a number of business giants are taking on president trump's immigration policy. they have it all and that big development is on this morning. >> good morning. quite a story. crude exports could exceed the nation this is year if donald trump follows through on drilling and the u.s. could end up selling 800,000 barrels of oil a day. that's more than libya, qatar. in silicon valley, the likes of apple, uber and facebook hit b

. >>> the republican controlled house has voted to roll back an obama administration regulation thatought to prevent those with serious mental health conditions from purchasing a firearm. would have to disclose about individuals who receive disability benefits and have a mental health condition to the national gun buying background check system. critics argue the rule would strip law-abiding citizens of their rights. concerning the mental health of dylann roof. several experts determined he suffered from a variety of mental disorders. they included depression, social anxiety disorder, and substance abuse. one retired psychologist apparently even tracked him down based on a craigslist posting full of derogatory terms and offered him help. according to documents, that was four months befo >>> still ahead, president trump mocks arnold schwarzenegger. but the host of the "new celebrity apprentice" hits back. and the boss also has a message for the commander in chief. those and more when we come back. imagine if the things you bought every day earned you miles to get to the places you rea

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trump will also force the delay of an obama arrow rule into prevent conflict of interest among retirement advisors. critics say the regulations a president is looking to scrap are supposed to help prevent another economic meltdown. meanwhile, we are keeping an eye on the u.s. stock market for you, look at that, the dow is back above the 20,000 mark, it is up 162 points are now. and according to the experts over on the fox business network, right now that is on pace for the best day, the best gain for the u.s. stock market in two months. we will keep watching for you, and we will bring you the executive action signing as soon as it happens. >> and a busy day with this fox news alert as well, we are awaiting the white house press briefing, where sean spicer, the press secretary, expected a comment on the administration's new sanctions against iran. you know this is happening after the white house put the rogue nation on notice officially following a ballistic missile test. this is "outnumbered," i'm harris faulkner, here today is sandra smith, meghan mccain, host of kennedy on fox business,

he withdrew an obama-era memo and sessions has issued a new memo saying it contradicted a long stabbing justice department policy. the bureau of prison -- private prison contracts housing approximately 21,000 inmates. >>> a howard county officer narrowly escaped injury after a suspected car thief tried to run him over. it happened along fawn crossing drive in clarksdale just after 3 this morning. the officer jumped out of the way of the car, drew his service pistol and shot the suspect. the unidentified suspect was rushed to the hospital and is expected to survive. >>> prince george's county police are investigating a fatal domestic shooting involving a teen overnight. police rushed butler road in clinton where the unidentified victim was found. medics rushed him to the hospital. doctors tried to save him, but were unsuccessful. police tell us the victim's mother 48-year-old angelique chase admitted to the shooting. >>> a falls church middle school math teacher is behind bars charged with sexually abusing at least two female students. 36-year-old jose daniel estrada was removed from his

. >>> and president trump took to twitter to blast an obama administration refugee deal with australiaashington post" reports mr. trump was so angry about the deal that he abruptly hung up during a phone conversation with the australian prime minister. the prime minister said relations with the u.s. are very strong. >>> well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," uncertain future. we will hear from undocumented children who are living in fear of deportation as the trump administration considers their fate. >>> plus, a look at a new documentary on president trump's historic election upset. and jeff glor talks with football bennett brothers as martellus bennett chases his first super bowl championship on sunday and michael bennett cheers him on. that's it for this thursday morning. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> you all are in a very good position right now. but we also have something to offer you. >> breaking news out of smyrna delaware where two staff members are still being held hostage right now

are we seeing a trump rally or an obama relief rally? that is next.his is bloomberg. ♪ >> one of the best-known and most digestible investors in the country across industries and across the globe. also the offer of the forthcoming book, straight talk. bloomberg daybreak: americas come or he discussed the market climate under president trump. question, the tender has change in the business community as a result of trump getting elected. is a lot more confidence, a lot more willingness to take part ofd that may be what is being reflected in the stock market. >> 51% of ceo's said they were optimistic. how do you take something like that and make investment opportunities? >> we have come to a time where corporate america has more cash than it any time in history. having spent less of it than any time in history. what does that tell you? it tells you there is not a lot of confidence in the future. the statistic you just quoted suggests that situation is changing and that there is more confidence. i tend to agree. whether you call it a trump rally or able o

this just happened within the last hour...and it's a reversal of an obama-era directive issued in may... it required public schools to make accommodations on bathroom access -- even if it made other students uncomfortable.. it did not carry the force of law -- but transgender rights advocates say it wasnecessary to guard against discrimination. the white house is citing "legal confusion." -- but the government says that anti-bullyinig safeguards will not be affected. the move was not a surprise. it came up at today's white house briefing....where the press secretary said the president's view on the issue has been clear for some time.. it will now be up to states and school districts to interpret whether federal sex discrimination law applies to gender identity. the move was made despite reports that education secretary betsy devos was uncomfortable with the decision... vicki and grant? president trump's immigration laws - also front and center tonight. still ahead... two of his top cabinet members are in mexico - trying to make nice with our neighbors who could soon be on the other si

the first step as the president aims to unravel dodd-frank, an obama-era law put in place to protect consumers. the president says the law is overly burdensome. >> we expect to be cutting a lot out of dodd-frank, because frankly i have so many people, friends of mine, that have nice businesses, they can't borrow money. >> democrats called the move a gift to the president's rich friends after he vowed to help working-class voters. >> critics of dodd-frank say it's onerous, proponents say if you take it away, banks and financial institutions will do the same things that got us into the financial crisis in the first place. >> it all caps a tumultuous two weeks at the white house where the president's roiled allies and moved forward with a number of controversial policies from a border wall to unraveling obamacare. trump voters split, particularly over the travel ban. >> i think it's a horrible execution. people with green cards, visas, people who are legal immigrants, should be allowed to travel back and forth. >> i think he's done amazingly well. done what he said he's going to do. >>