this is the "cbs evening news" with anthony mason. >> mason: good evening. scott is off tonight. i'm anthony mason. president trump filled a key position on his national security team today. he chose lieutenant general h.r. mcmaster as his new national security adviser. he replaces retired general michael flynn, who trump fired one week ago tonight for misleading the vice president about contacts he'd had with russia's ambassador to the u.s. margaret brennan is at the white house where the president returned this evening from florida. >> he's a man of tremendous talent and tremendous experience. >> reporter: president trump introduced lieutenant general h.r. mcmaster as his new national security adviser after spending the weekend at his mar-a-lago estate interviewing candidates. the 54-year-old career army officer is known as one of the most successful battlefield commanders in iraq. >> i'd just like to say what a privilege it is to be able to continue serving our nation. >> reporter: as an active duty general, mcmaster still serves as a commander-in-chief and is less able to mak

i'm anthony mason. under growing pressure to use his bully pulpit to condemn anti-semitism, president trump did just that today after touring the national museum of african american history and culture in washington, the president said, "we have to fight bigotry, intolerance, and hatred in all of its very ugly forms." some of the ugliest in recent days were the desecration of a jewish cemetery, and threats against jewish community centers. margaret brennan is at the white house. >> anti-semitic threats targeting our jewish community and community centers are horrible and are painful. >> reporter: for the first time, president trump addressed anti-semitic incidents that have happened on his watch. president trump's comments came after more than 170 graves were toppled at a jewish cemetery in missouri, and more than 50 jewish community centers nationwide received bomb threats. but today, the anne frank center, which fights discrimination, dismissed the president's statement as a "band-aid on the cancer of

i'm anthony mason. we begin tonight with a major development in a story many of you saw sunday on "60 minutes" about a michigan sports medicine doctor who treated the nation's top female gymnasts. today, 53-year-old dr. larry nassar was hit with 22 criminal charges, accused of sexually assaulting nine girls. and he has many more accusers. our dr. jon lapook has been investigating this story, and a word of caution-- some of what you're about to hear is graphic. >> this guy is disgusting. this guy is despicable. he is a monster. >> reporter: michigan attorney general bill schuette has charged dr. nassar with sexually assaulting young female gymnasts under the guise of medical treatment. today's complaint alleges the nine athletes, all under the age of 16, had treatments that included digital penetration of the vagina and anus. since december, nassar has been held without bail in michigan, charged with possession of child pornography, and criminal sexual conduct involving the daughter of a family friend. c

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i'm anthony mason. >> and i'm alex wagner. coming up this hour, it was billed as battle between the extremes of the weleft and the right, so what happened last night when bill maher hosted the controversial senior editor of breitbart, milo yiannapolis. >>> and he wrote "moonlight." we'll talk to him about the film's surprising success. >>> and he made the music for "game of thrones," "iron man," "westworld," and more. we'll talk with the composer of a cult following who's about to launch a nationwide tour. >>> but first the top story this hour the storm slamming the west coast. one of the strongest storms in a decade hits central and southern california leaving at least two people dead triggering floods and mudslides. >>> as much as 8 inches of rain fell over a 24-hour period in some places. carter evans is in hard-hit los angeles with the latest.

. >> anthony mason in for scott pelley tonight and joins us with a look ahead, anthony. >> hi ukee andessica. tonight on the "cbs evening news" president trump names his national security advisor what his choice means. >>> plus, blast off inside an historic launch for space x, and, smaller, then the competition, he lead the ncaa in scoring, meet player making history, by making baskets, just ahead on the "cbs evening a. especially in my business. with slow internet from the phone company, you can't keep up. you're stuck, watching spinning wheels and progress bars until someone else scoops your story. switch to comcast business. with high-speed internet up to 10 gigabits per second. you wouldn't pick a slow race car. then why settle for slow internet? comcast business. built for speed. built for business. >>> well, beau drew quite a crowd on her last day at in a zoo this washington d.c. >> female and ace leaving tuesday for a new home in china beau will join her older brother, at the china conservation and research center, and panda was born three years ago and quickly became a crowd fa

anthony mason and jill schlesinger have more on that. >> reporter: scott, the president ordered a review of regulations that were imposed after the financial crisis under the dodd-frank law. jill, the president wants to change those regulations. what did they do and how exactly does he want to change them? >> the most direct impact on our lives is that the dodd-frank act created the consumer financial protection bureau, the c.p.p.b. and it was the first agency whose sole mission was to put consumers first and watch out for us. now what they've done is they've helped transparency on credit card bills. they've gone after some very scrupulous mortgage practices, student loan, and they were looking to put some firm rules in place against payday lenders. but, again, all consumer focused, nothio big, broader economy. >> reporter: all right. the president also wants to make a change that could have some impact on folks saving for retirement. what are we looking at here. >> this is the so-called fiduciary standard. the department of labor was set to put into place a new rule in april, and that r

ha thank you. >> reporter: scott. >> pelley: anthony mason, jill nkhlesinger, thanks.a sharp break with past u.s. p licy, the trump administration is signaling that it will not oppose the expansion of israeli settlements in the west bank, though yesterday it warned that they may not be helpful to achieving middle east peace. seth doane visited the land claimed by both the israelis and the palestinians. >> reporter: this is not a neglected neighborhood in america, but beit el, an israeli settlement built on land claimed by palestinians. hagi ben-artsy has called it home for 40 years. >> we shall see real houses because of president trump. >> reporter: ben-artsy is encouraged by the thousands of new building permits issued to israeli settlers since president trump took office. the international community has condemned these settlements. the united nations has called them illegal. and for decades, the united states has opposed any expansion here. that may be changing. beit el's yeshiva religious ghhool has friends in high places. david friedman, mr. trump's pick for u.s.

good evening i am anthony mason, filling in for charlie rose.o theld trump's path white house was energized by a popular message, popularized by getting jobs for lower income families. we now have to take action through a series of initiatives,, lowering tax rates and connecting a major infrastructure spending plan. donald trump already pulled the united states back from international trade. here is a reporter from bloomberg view. and catherine rampal for the washington post. >> good to be here. >> joe, let me start with you. he said he is inheriting a mess, did he? >> no. his predecessor inherited a mess. there was a recession and unemployment that was at like 8%. unemployment rate that was below 5% when obama left office. positive gdps growth for obama and negative when he took office. peoplef middle-class have been howling, there's a lot of pain in the country. a lot of that was a treated in the election. you have to go into this right not helpsolution will that, it will exacerbate the problem. >> i think joe just nailed it. i think what carr

. >> good evening, i am anthony mason, filling in for charlie rose. donald trump's path to the white house was energized by a andlist campaign message, vowed to take action through a series of initiatives, lowering tax rates and connecting a major infrastructure spending plan. donald trump already pulled the united states back from international trade. joining me now is a columnist for bloomberg view. and catherine rampal for the "washington post." welcome to you. >> joe, let me start with you. recently, it said have parroted a miss -- i inherited a mess economically. did he? >> no. his predecessor inherited a mess. there was a recession and unemployment that was at like 8%. he gave to mr. trump and unemployment rate below 5%. what he ise and implying is a lot of middle-class jobs have been hollowed out and there is a lot of pain in the country, which contributed to the election. i would say his solutions will will not help that, but will exacerbate the problem. >> i think joe just nailed it. the wave of discontent that carried trump to the election,

anthony mason is in. are you feeling fantastic? >> me, too. >> good to see. lcome, anthony. >>> the white house is spelling out its plan to fight illegal immigration. immediately putting 11 million undocumented immigrants at greater risk of deportation. >> secretary of state rex tillerson and secretary john kelly will discuss these policies in mexico city. jeff pegues, good morning. >> good morning. they don't create new laws, just allow the enforcement of ones already on the books. it is expected to cost billions of dollars to implement and expand the number of people who could face deportation, whether they've commit aid serious crime or not. secretary john kelly and the department of homeland security provided the road map tuesday for executing the trump administration's orders on immigration. two dhs memos show how the government will authorize the deportation of anyone in violation of u.s. immigration laws, expedite the removal of any undocumented imgranlt migra the country for two years with no court hearing, immediately capture those at the border and h

anthony mason and alex wagner of "cbs this morning saturday" are here. we're pleased about that. breaking news in paris, a machete attack near the louvre museum created panic in the heart of the french capitol. a french soldier shot and seriously wounded a man after he tried to attack another soldier. the man was armed with two machetes and carried two backpacks. >> the attack took place in a shopping mall outside the louvre, one of the most visited museums in the world. about 1,000 people inside were moved to safe areas. elaine cobb is near the scene in paris. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the chaotic scene unfolded just behind me here at the entrance to the louvre museum and the carousel delouvre shopping area. video showed crowds rushing in, tourists waiting online to get in, some thought it was a drill. here is what we know. paris police say the man shouted allah al lack bar and lunged towards the french soldiers. one soldier fired back, shooting the suspect in his leg and stomach. the attacker is alive but in great condition. one of the soldiers suffered minor inj

i'm abou anthony mason filling r charlie rose. donald trump's path to the white house was energized by a populous campaign message promising more and better-paying jobs to support middle class families across the country. he vowed to take action through a series of initiatives including lowering tax rates, rolling back financial regulations and amassing an infrastructure spending plan. president trump pulled back already from international trade he deems harmful for american interests. joining me is joe nocera a columnist at "bloomberg view," henry blodget c.e.o. and editor of "business insider" and catherine rampell, columnist from "the washington post." the president said i inherited a miss economically. did he? >> no, his predecessor inherited a mess. he inherited a recession and unemployment that was, i think, around 8%, and he gave to mr. trump an unemployment rate that was under 5%, as opposed to negative g.d.p. growth, he gave him g.d.p. as opposed to when obama came in. what he's implying is a lot of middle class jobs have

. >> scott pelley's off tonight and anthony mason joins with us a look ahead. >> hi there ukee and jessica. after calls for action today president trump denounced growing rash of threats and anti sematism in herc but was it enough. >>> how mr. trump's travel ban could i am ago your hell treatment. what we thousand though about the american tourist killed in an australia plane crash. >>> a trail blazing astronaut 's lessons for living stronger. just ahead on the "cbs evening news". >>> but first it is draft day for special swimmers. >> why this brave 12 year-old is par of the the rowan university swim and dive team up >>> it was draft day for the new members of the rowan university's swim team. >> so 12 year-old jayden signed a letter of intent, jay dennis legally blind and may require liver transplant but that will not stop him from joining the teams from practices and meets. his new favorite colors are brown and gold. sing letterville boy was matched with the rowan team through a non-of the called team impact. that group's mission to improve quality of life for seriously ill children. >>>

in for scott pelley here thousand is anthony mason in new york, take care family, we will see you tonight. captioning sponsored by cbs >> mason: prosecutors put it bluntly-- >> he is a monster. >> mason: "60 minutes" told you about this doctor sunday. today, he was charged with sexually assaulted nine female gymnasts. our dr. jon lapook has the latest. also tonight, it's president trump's war now. will he send more ground troops to fight isis? >> i've always been encouraged if we need more, we will ask for more. >> mason: what this refugee wants the president to know before he closes the door to america. >> all over the world, it's taught to be the country where people who have no hope, that's where they go. >> mason: and do we have neighbors we never knew? astronomers discover seven new planet they say cou s

. >>> and anthony mason talks with la-la land director damien chazelle about jitters before the mirror's>> i felt like it was like a child. i was very nervous, seeing it off to a first day of school. that's kind of what a premiere feels like, hoping that it doesn't get bullied is what you hope, that it comes back, you know, in one piece, not damaged. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> we're starting off the week with more rain and a lot of it as we take a live look at the golden gate bridge this morning. it's monday, february 20th. i'm kenny choi. we're under storm watch. >> we are. i'm michelle griego. and not only the rain but the wind was crazy driving in to work this morning. >> i don't like the understorm. oh, yeah. on storm watch. >> on storm watch. >> right. >> and the super hero. you know, honestly, i think this storm is going to be the one to see how we survive here in the bay area. the ground is already saturated. we know that and we're going to see up to six inches of rain in many locations, even the urban areas, three to four inches of rain. where is that going to go?

anthony mason say the s.a.t.ier this week. >> i feel like i'm one piece of the puzzle and i know my three bandmates have a lot of confidence in what i do, and i have a lot of confidence in what the three of them do, artistically, the way they write songs, the way they play, everyone's individual strengths. so i think that's really, really helpful because, like, you know, anyone is like one individual's insecurities doesn't really-- like, it doesn't overtake you. you're, like, well-- like, we're in this together, like, fifail, we all fail. if i succeed, we all succeed. like, there's no-- no one's going anywhere. like, we will make this work. >> there's also something beautiful about being so, like, bad for so long. you know. ( laughter ) there's sort of, like, you know, it doesn't matter what we do anymore kind of because what we used to do was, you know-- like-- everything is a step in the right direction now from-- >> from where you were. but the stakes change, don't they? i mean, all of a sudden, you have a lab

. >> so in the meantime we'll be flirting with you, anthony mason, while he's still recovering. >> that's the best sign you can have. >>> we want to begin this morning with california. nearly 200,000 people are under evacuation orders this morning. a spillway at the nation's tallest dam is in favor of failing and releasing floodwaters into towns below. water could be seen rushing ore the spillway at the oroville dam. it's being used for the first time in 50 years. >> that's because the main spillway was damaged by erosion during increment heavy rain. helicopters will now try to drop rocks into the gaping hole to plug it. it the massive evacuation affects 188,000 people in oroville south of sacramento. john, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. right now. right now they're working hard to lower the lake lengvel by abt 50 feet. they're doing that as you see meters of water a second hoping it will hold up while they hold back. they confirmed what officials feared. water over the dam's emergency spillway for the first time since it was constructed over 50 years ago. >> the situation has b

i'm gayle king with norah o'donnell and anthony mason. he's doing great with a capital g "r" "e" " g-r-e-a-t! . he did say that. >>> it was named the big picture. why. it began when they started their acceptance speeches but they were interrupted by the revelation it was a huge mistake. the real winner turn ud out to be "moonlight," a man coming oup age and coming to terms with being gay. >> the ktsing firm charged with tallying the votes and counting the envelopes and calls it a mixup. when it was discovered, it was immediately corrected. we're looking at how this happen occurred. kevin frazier of our partner "entertainment tonight" joins us again. he's got reaction from behind the scenes. kevin, good morning. >> good morning. you want to talk about your awkward moment. price waterhouse cooper has been tallying the votes and handing out the envelopes for more than 80 years. when they realized the mistake, they raced on stage. >> this is not a joke. i believe they read the wrong thing. >> reporter: it gave a chance to show what being a go

charlie rose is off, so anthony mason is with us. >> happy friday. >> happy friday. president trump's first solo news conference at the white house was an unprecedent display of accusations and exaggerati exaggerations. he said nearly everything americans have heard about in his first four weeks of office is wrong. he denied chaos at the white house during what you would call a pretty free-wheeling press conference that was all about trying to take back the conference. >> his news conference lasted at least 77 minutes. he took 14 question policies and promised a new order on immigration and gave an update on the federal tax code. margaret brennan is at the white house. good morning. >> good morning. after tough news about the challenges he faces at the white house donald trump thought he'd personally take control of the news cycle with this press conference and this morning he's already tweeted rush limbaugh told him in it was his greatest. it felt like a throwback to the campaign. >> i won with the news conference and probably speeches. i certainly didn't win by lis

from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm anthony mason. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.coms is the "cbs overnight news." >> hi, everyone, welcome to the "overnight news." i'm demarco morgan. >>> members of congress are facing angry constitch wents in crowded town halls across the country. lawmakers are on recess, but they're getting an earful from voters. the main concern is obamacare and what the republican plan is to replace it. here's nancy cordes. >> reporter: if professional agitators were lurking in line today, we didn't meet them. >> look at us. do we look like loud individuals? do we look like paid protesters? >> reporter: this group of mostly retired women brought homemade signs, umbrellas for the sun, and a new found sense of activism. >> i'll be in this until i die, if that's necessary. >> there you go. >> reporter: really, you feel that strongly? >> i feel that strongly about it. >> reporter: they came to confront louisiana senator bill cassidy about the trump agenda and about obamacare. >> where is he! >> reporter: and when he was late, they started without him

get on up here. >> i'm gayle king with norah o'donnell, anthony mason.cely. we've got proof of that. breaking news. yesterday i go over to charlie's place and check in at the desk and say can you tell charlie i'm down here? they go, miss king, mr. rose is already waiting for you at chipriani's. i walk into the restaurant and there is charlie, sitting. honest, as you see in that picture, like he stepped off the golf course. i said no offense but i thought you would be in bed and feeling a little feeble. and he goes, why would you think that? because you had open heart surgery 11 days ago. as i was leaving, i said would it be okay to take a picture and post it? he said absolutely, i think that's a great idea. please do. >> warming up to your selfies now. >> as you know, he is no fan of a selfie. i said can i do a selfie, too? he said okay. he looks great, is in such great spirits. as i was leaving, his trainer was coming. he was getting ready to do some exercise of the he is doing great and looking great. >> it is amazing what those surgeons can do now and

and anthony mason is with us. >> happy valentine's day. >> happy valentine's day to you, too. >> is that today? >>> the president's national security adviser, michael flynn, suddenly resigned late last night and this follows his conversation wz russia during the president's transition. >> he admitted he did not tell mike pence and other officials everything about those discussions, and he is the shortest serving staff. >> reporter: questions swirl about his potentially illegal contacts with russia, whether the president knew about them, and if they impacted u.s. national security. >> after just 22 days on the job, general michael flynn abruptly stepped down from his top national security post. in his resignation letter flynn blamed the fast-paced of events during the presidential transition for causing him to, quote, inadvertently leave out key details with the russian ambassador prior to the inauguration. yet evidence surfaced monday that the justice department warned the white house last month that flynn had deceived them about his contacts with russia. however, flynn was allowed to co

from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm anthony mason. -- captions by vitacnt> -- www.vitac.com >>> this is the "cbs overnight news." >> welcome to the "overnight news." i'm jericka duncan. >>> president trump begins his second month in office today with a new national security adviser at his side. on monday, the president tapped army lieutenant general h.r. mcmaster. mr. trump made the announcement from his mar-a-lago club in florida. mcmaster replaces retired general michael flynn, who was forced to resign last week. meanwhile, two of the president's other top deputies are meeting with allies overseas. here's chip reid. >> reporter: while traveling overseas, u.s. officials are finding it necessary to go out of their way to calm our allies, reassuring them that our commitments are unwavering. >> president trump c full support to nato. >> reporter: on his first european trip as defense secretary, james mattis sought to reassure allies. >> i will also be requesting that all nato nations promptly pay their bills. the u.s. must be pr