those moments when, after an hour of speculative gossip, almost everyone here in the niche broadcasting houseewsroom here at. listened to an announcement, takes a deep breath and embarks on a period of frenzied, journalistic activity which, in this case, could last for seven weeks here is the bombshell. i have just chaired a meeting of the cabinet, where we agreed that the government should call a general election, to be held on the 8th ofjune. all day, reporters and presenters flocked to downing street. occasionally there was some activity. mrjohnson, are you looking forward to an early election? 0k. that's obviously... cabinet ministers have been in there since 8:30am. they're now leaving. mr hunt, are you looking forward to an election? i get a feeling it's going to be a futile task. no one is going to want to tramp theresa may. they will be very obedient and walk straight down the street. they did. and when mrs may appeared later, eleanor garnier was just as vocal. the door is just opening now. will this be the prime minister? have you changed your mind, prime minister? another u—turn, pr

saw one of those moments when, after an hour of speculative gossip, almost everyone here in broadcasting houses a deep breath and embarks on a period of frenzied, journalistic activity which, in this case, could last for seven weeks. here is the bombshell. i have just chaired a meeting of the cabinet, where we agreed that the government should call a general election, to be held on the 8th ofjune. all day, reporters and presenters flocked to downing street. 0ccasionally there was some activity. mrjohnson, are you looking forward to an early election? 0k. that's obviously... cabinet ministers have been in there since 8:30am. they're now leaving. mr hunt, are you looking forward to an election? i get a feeling it's going to be a futile task. no one is going to want to trump theresa may. they will be very obedient and walk straight down the street. they did. and when mrs may appeared later, eleanor garnier was just as vocal. the door is just opening now. will this be the prime minister? have you changed your mind, prime minister? another u—turn, prime minister? how many more times are you going t

good morning from the roof of new broadcasting house in london where it isa broadcasting house in london the north and north—west of scotla nd of that in the north and north—west of scotland where we have rain and strengthening winds. more in 15 minutes. thanks, carol. good morning. first, our main story. donald trump and theresa may have discussed what they call a window of opportunity to persuade russia to drop its support for syria's president assad in the wake of last week's chemical attack. the prime minister and the us president spoke on the phone last night as foreign ministers from the g7 group of countries meet in italy to try to co—ordinate their response. greg dawson reports. they call it the ‘family photo' and it's a family that used to include russia before it was expelled in 2014 when the g8 became the g7. the kremlin may not be represented at this summit, but its continued support for the syrian regime dominates conversation. these foreign ministers have been working out the precise message us secretary of state rex tillerson should deliver when he heads to moscow later to

i can see through the revolving doors of broadcasting house, the sunshine beating down. we should have a cup of coffee in that sunshine. it is lovely. i must stress some coastal areas are not feeling the warmth because it is chilly around the english channel. in the southern coast, it is only around 12 degrees because the wind is coming in from the south. the sea is very chilly. it is inland there, temperatures are closer to 20 degrees. in the far north—west of scotland, we have cloud and spots of rain. some subtle disturbances in the weather. —— differences. it will be a clear night. a chilly night. there may be some mist and fog in some areas. not com pletely some mist and fog in some areas. not completely clear. tomorrow we have got a stunning day across many parts of england and eastern wales but the far south—west, west and wales, the north west of scotland and northern ireland, thicker cloud. even rain in belfast in glasgow. temperatures will peak with this mini heatwave, we will call it loosely, in the south—east. it could get up to 25 degrees which is more later

saw one of those moments when, after an hour of speculative gossip, almost everyone here in broadcasting houseast for seven weeks. here is the bombshell. i have just chaired a meeting of the cabinet, where we agreed that the government should call a general election, to be held on the 8th ofjune. all day, reporters and presenters flocked to downing street. 0ccasionally there was some activity. mrjohnson, are you looking forward to an early election? 0k. that's obviously... cabinet ministers have been in there since 8:30am. they're now leaving. mr hunt, are you looking forward to an election? i get a feeling it's going to be a futile task. no one is going to want to trump theresa may. they will be very obedient and walk straight down the street. they did. and when mrs may appeared later, eleanor garnier was just as vocal. the door is just opening now. will this be the prime minister? have you changed your mind, prime minister? another u—turn, prime minister? how many more times are you going to change your mind, prime minister? no answer. no surprise. the practice of shouting questions at downi

our cbs cocaine choors norah o'donnell and charlie rose in town preparing for tomorrow's broadcast at the white houseuestions. >> right, we usually have this flipped around. >> yes. exactly. >> we are on your turf so that you have that. >> >> dickerson:xdko charlie, what do you want to know about this administration? if there is a question at the heart of it what is it for you? >> clearly donald trump is a man, there are many donald trumps. we know that. clearly, he has changed the presidency, but i want to know how the presidency has changed him and the opinions he has changed and what impact it will have on his future in the, and the country's future. >> dickerson: norah, what is your feeling about it? the president seems on one hand in some of his interviewsÑi reflect if the and saying it is harder than i thought. and on the other hand, it is going great, it is wonderful and better than ever. >> that's why there are many donald trumps. >> >> dickerson: right, exactly. >> that was great interview, by the way, john, great interview. i thought once again, you know, trying to get an answer out of dona

and "cbs this morning" will broadcast live from the white house a week from today on monday, may 1st. >>> well, late last night president trump spoke to the leaders of japan and china about the escalating problems on peninsula. president trump said he hopes all sides exercise restraint. over the weekend north korea was ready to sink the u s"uss carl vinso vinson". south korea said it's in talks with the carrier group. they say it doesn't oppose an immediate risk. >> so long as they're on the other side of the world without a missile and nuclear weapon against the united states, they're not much of a threat right now except in the world of cyber. >> kelly said america must do, quote, just about anything to prevent the north from acquiring the capability that threatens the u.s. >>> north korea tried to detain a u.s. citizen. the state department said it's aware he's the third american held by north korea. >>> in new orleans today history is being made and reconsidered. the city is starting to take down four monuments to the confederacy that are increasingly seen as representing racism.

and "cbs this morning" will broadcast live from the white house on monday, may 1st. >>> united airlines announced policy changes in the wake of the forced removal of a passenger earlier this month. david dau was injured when he was dragged from his seat to make room for a united crew member. in a new policy, law enforcement will no longer be required to remove passengers from a flight unless safety and passengers are at risk. passengers who agree to give up their seat can receive compensation of up to $10,000 and united said it will reduce the amount of overbooking. united's chief executive officer offered another apology. he said we can never say we are sorry enough for the shameful way the passenger was treated on the flight. >>> heavy rain is possible through the weekend in the southern plains and mississippi valley. this morning flood warnings and advisories are posted in illinois, indiana, and missouri. in north carolina, the rain has stopped, but the threat from flooding continues. one person was killed when rushing waters swept his vehicle off the roadway last night. a powerful s

broadcast. she's the white house correspondent for the "wall street journal."erg is the editor-in-chief at "the atlantic." reihan salam is the executive editor at the national review and a policy fellow. and mark leibovich is with "new york times magazine." the government needs funding or it will be shutdown. the omb director at the white house says the reach a deal, they will give democrats $1 for obamacare funding if they get $1 for the president's border wall, which democrats don't want to fund. there that solve it? >> it got a pretty quick rejection from senate minority leader chuck schumer. he said it's a non-starter. they're not going to negotiate that. but it's emblematic of two things. one, the president really wants a victory before the 100-day mark. particularly on some of his most significant campaign promises, like the border wall. the second thing is they need democrats on board if they're going to avoid a shutdown, which the white house would like to do. so that's part of the reason why we've seen them leave open the possibility of not digging in

we welcome to the broadcast catherine lucy, white house report forethe "associated press." and back with us in the studio, former undersecretary for public diplomacy and public affairs at the state department, rick stengel: robert, i have to ask you how this new to the job and learning the job notion has affected what you are seeing and hearing. we talked about you last night in absentia. the piece you were part of a three-by line piece with 21 off the record source out of this administration, which kind of has to be a modern record. >> brian, you wered a generous as always. appreciate that. what we learned, brian, yesterday and today in conversations with white house sources is that this remains a president who's non-idea logical. and he is not only learning on the job, but he is picking up his own agenda on the job through conversations with business executive and wall street figures who are now in his administration. the ideaogs who fueled him during the campaign remain at his side like steven bannon his strategist but it's gary cohn, visiting ceo and others, jared kushn

dickerson: more of our interview will air on cbs this morning tomorrow morning in a live broadcast there the white house

president trump tomorrow morning on "face the nation," and monday, as "cbs this morning" broadcasts live from the white house. tonight we're learning more about who has been rounded up in immigration raids under the trump administration. >> as we speak today, immigration officers are finding the gang members, the drug dealers, and the criminal aliens and throwing them the hell out of our country. >> reporter: federal immigration agents went to homes, parking lots, and even alleyways in february to arrest more than 680 people believed to be in the country illegally. in a statement following the raids, department of homeland security secretary, john kelly, said approximately 75% of those arrested were convicted of crimes. but new data obtained by "the washington post" shows that half of the immigrants picked up in those raids either had no criminal convictions or committed traffic offenses, including drunk driving, raising concerns about whether the president is only targeting violent criminals. the administration is also facing problems with its new public database of illegal immigrants in detention. secretar

"cbs this morning" will broadcast live from the white house on monday, may 1 cents. >>> the pentagon says two american servicemembers have been killed fighting isis in afghanistan. the troops died sunday night near the border of pakistan. a third member was wounded. they have nearly 10,000 troops. the primary mission is to train afghan forces. >>> overnight arkansas executed its third prisoner. kenneth williams. witnesses said williams lurched and convulsed 20 times. the governor's office said that was an involuntary muscular reaction. >>> arkansas had scheduled eight execution over the period before one of the drugs expired using at the end of the month. >>> united airlines has settled with a passenger who was dragged off a plane after refusing to give up his seat. it was less than three weeks ago david dao was asked to give up a seat. under the terms the amount dao settled for has not been disclosed. since the incident the airlines has changed its policy regarding bumping passengers. >>> and police in berkeley, california, turned out in force to protests over concerns of ann coulte

we welcome to our broadcast glen thrush, "new york times" white house correspondent.we welcome you all. glen, we'll begin with you as it is your first outing with us, and we appreciate it. is this really the ability of the president to take back a comment, and in service to that the entire white house staff and effort, despite his famous distaste for cratering poll numbers? >> yeah, i mean this is -- i think you hit the nail on the head when you called it an unforced error. we have spent an entire month discussing this. you talk about dragging the white house staff into this, he has always dragged a lot of members of congress. i think congressman nunes, it is my personal believe he will not be able to pursue this investigation as chairman of the committee. they're going to have to replace him at some point in time, or else the committee's product will be so disreputable no one will pay any attention to it. so, you know, the sense that i get -- and i spent some time with some republicans tonight, talking with them -- is that this guy is in a position as weak as any fir

it will be broadcast on this morn willing broadcast live from the white house on monday, may 1st. >>> former george h.w. bush will remain in the hospital for a few more days. one of his doctors says he has recovered from any moanial but still suffers the effect of bronchitis. mr. bush is 92 years old and has been hospitalized since april 14th. >>> some dry sunny weather but there are potentials from flood producing rain. areas of raleigh got more than 8 inches. rivers could rise and are expected to crest above flood stage. some roads vn be closed and school districts will delay openings this morning. >>> here in new york city a tourist was hit by a piece of wood from a building. she was h condition with head and neck injuries. >>> rush hour became crush hour at new york's penn station. commuters waiting for trains were packed bizarre deans following a power problem yesterday. the station was so overcrowded by 5:30 that police wouldn't lehtonen else in. >>> and a growing brushfire is growing near mesa, arizona. the fast moving fire has burned at least five acres. parts of the highway h

we welcome to the broadcast tonight catherine lucy white house reporter for the associated press. with us in the studio, public diplomacy and affairs at the state department, rick stangel also former editor of time magazine. robert, i have to ask you how this new to the job and learning the job notion has affected what you're seeing and hearing. we talked about you last night in abstenia. you were part of a by-line piece with 21 off the record sources with this administration which kind of had to be a modern record. >> brian, you are as generous as always. appreciate that. what we learned, brian, yesterday and today in conversations with white house sources, this remains a president who is nonidea logical. he's not only learning on the job, but he's picking up his own agenda on the job, through conversations with business executives and wall street figures who are now in his administration. the ideologues who fueled him during the campaign remain at his side, like steve bannon, his strategist, but it's gary cone and visiting ceos dee na pal, others, jared kushner, ivanka trump who

"cbs this morning" will broadcast live from the white house on monday, may 1st. >>> well, last night, arkansas executed two inmates about three hours apart. it was the nation's first double execution in 16 years. jack jones was executed first. he was convicted of the 1995 rape and murder of mary phillips. following a brief court-ordered stay, marcel williams was put to death. he was convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing stacy erickson in 1994. arkansas has scheduled four double executions over an 11-day period this month. the state says the executions need to be carried out before its supply of a lethal injection drug expires. >>> more heavy rain along with the potential for flash flooding is expected in the southeast today. this morning, flood warnings and advisories are posted in north and south carolina, virginia, and tennessee. yesterday, flooding toppled a construction crane in virginia. there is significant flooding in charleston, south carolina, where some streets are impassable. power has been knocked out to thousands. >>> and no significant damage is reported following

house. >> margaret, thank you so much. monday, "cbs this morning" will bring you a special broadcast live from inside the white house.e will feature john dickerson's interview with president trump which will debut sunday on "face the nation." we hope you'll join us. >>> north korea conducted a huge live-fire military drill this morning. the show of force was part of a birthday celebration for north korea's military. >> the drill happened as the u.s. and south korea and japan the u.s. aircraft carrier "carl vinson" is moving closer to south korea. more from beijing with the escalating showdown. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. in addition to beefing up america's military presence near north korea, president trump is also ramping up his war of words. monday he said kim jong-un is not as strong militarily as he says and also blamed the international community for not doing more to rein him in. >> the status quo in north korea is also unacceptable. >> reporter: at the white house on monday, president trump scolded members of the u.n. security council for falling short in their dealings with north korea. >> the co

and on monday, "cbs this morning" broadcasts live from the white house. >>> a right of spring will haveferent look in washington tonight. the white house correspondents dinner, which traditionally pairs official washington with the reporters who covet for a night of laughs will be missing president trump. he will not be attending and neither will members of his cabinet. mr. trump is the first president to skip the events since ronald reagan in 1981. at the time, mr. reagan was recovering from an assassination attempt. >>> a plane that lost one of its wheels during takeoff made a successful emergency landing. small plane had four people on board when it made this dramatic landing in sarasota, florida, on friday. the plane lost its wheel hours earlier when it departed belize. despite the sparks and smoke, no one was hurt, but, of course, they were a little shaken up, which was unexpected. >> i was on a plane that did something like that. that pilot did an >>> from a disposal mike crow scope to 3-d printed shoes -- i want a pair -- those are some of the products created by the tech visiona

part of his interview on "face the nation" and you can see more on monday when we broadcast from inside the white houseut our hair and floss that day. we'll be sitting up extra straight. thank you, john dickerson. >>> a controversial netflix series is causing controversy, why educators are worried that the show's "13 reasons why" might glamorize suicide and how the network is defending it. >>> you can get the news of day, podcast originals on itunes and podcast apps you're watching "cbs this morning." we'll be right back. you brush your teeth diligently... two times a day right? but 80% of bacteria aren't even on teeth. eughty purschunt?! colgate total's different. it fights bacteria on teeth, tongue, cheeks and gums. protecting 100% of your mouth's surfaces. colgate total for whole mouth health. hi, i'm frank. i take movantik for oic, opioid-induced constipation. had a bad back injury, my doctor prescribed opioids which helped with the chronic pain, but backed me up big-time. tried prunes, laxatives, still constipated... had to talk to my doctor.

broadcast tonight. ashley of course white house reporter forethe "washington post." we must show you this. camera was rolling on ashley as she reacted to sean spicer. repeated on a loop, it slowly took over the internet. we will now rerun the clip with the accompanying audio to see what she was reacting to. >> i want to give you an opportunity to clarify something you said. quote, hitler isn't even sink to the level of using chemical weapons, what did you mean by that. >> i think when you come to sarin gas, there was no -- he was not using the gas on his own people the same way that assad is doing. i mean, there was clearly -- i understand your point. thank you. i appreciate that. there was not in the -- he brought them into the holocaust center. i understand that. but i'm saying the way assad used them, where he went into toups, drop them down, the use of it. i appreciate the clarification there, that was not the intent. >> after that clarification, the white house put out three variations of a statement landing in the ep on this, in no way was i trying to lessen the horrendous nature of

that broadcast will originate live from the white house. along with our interview charlie rose, gail king, and nora o'donald will be talking with administration officials about the first 100 days and looking ahead to the next 100. >> first congress will have to agree how to fund the government for the rest of the year. we begin this morning with republican senator marco rubio who joins us from miami. good morning senator. i want to start with that government shut down. the fight from the white house perspective is overfunding for the border wall. is that an issue worth fighting over right now if a government shut down is possible -- is a possibility? >> first understand we're just trying to finish out the current cycle, the current budget year. and so i i that's a conversation worth having for 2018 and if we can do some of that that'd be great. we have a potential crisis brewing with north korea. we've seen what's going on. the ongoing crisis in syria. that could pooesh throw the european union. the last thing we can afford is to send a mes

the games will be broadcast by cbs and nbc. the spring housing market got off to a slow start in much of the nation as a late burst of winter combined with a shortage of homes for sale kept buyers at bay. now spring is in full swing, which is traditionally a strong time to sell. does the change in season mean a change in sentiment? diana olick has more. >> reporter: of course spring is the best time to sell a home, right? the warm air brings us outside in the blooming blossoms suggesting change. the perfect time to make that move. or is it? >> i think any time of year is okay as long as your expectations are correct. >> reporter: veteran real estate agent has weathered a lot of seasons in the housing market and notes that while more homes are listed in the spring, offering more choice for buyers, that also means more competition for sellers. she suggests a different strategy. >> if you're in the winter market, then you know that there's not much out. you're going to be one of two or three houses and you're going to get almost every one in your pr

house. "cbs this morning" will bring you a special broadcast on monday live from inside the white house.will feature john dickerson's interview with president trump, which will debut sunday on "face the nation." >> looking forward to that. >>> the u.s. military moved key parts of a controversial missile defense system into position overnight in south korea. police held back protesters lining a roadway as trucks brought in the defense system anthony as thaad. the accelerated deployment comes as north korea released the first pictures which show the massive artillery drills. adriana diaz is in beijing. adriana, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. thaad has become one of the most controversial issues in the region, and its early deployment today took south koreans by surprise. hundreds gathered before dawn throwing water bottles at the military trailers carrying sections of the missile defense system. at least ten were reportedly injured during clashes with police. the south korean government believes thaad is a necessary defense against an increasingly aggressive north korea. that agg

broadcast what he did. people realize the power of having this white house press corps there to broadcast what he does. >> was anything to learn from that night of live coverage in the networks? some shoddy audio, the night of the serious strikes, did you see anything about media tactics or techniques that stood out to you? >> nothing that comes to mind. >> we disappointed the audio quality? >> certainly. >> there was questions about the rush to the nature to rush it. >> is the first time anything like that happen they have to get the technology together, that is not the biggest offense in the world. in terms of coverage the white house policy when it comes to military action we will tell about yo after the fact. >> what predictions you share your conference and what would you share this audience about what we'll see happen between now and 2020 more were talking about reelection? >> any politician with a head on the shoulder should be emulating trump as much as they can in terms of twitter and social media presence. it serves them well. there's a major differentiator before that he tweet so much. it's a good

white house easter egg roll, he photo bombs a cnn broadcast. he appears to yell behind there, fake news. look after this. >> i don't know any adult that here -- liz: white house easter egg roll. the video's whoopie taking aim at trump over that moment, we get it, first lady appeared to gently nudge the president to cover his heart. guess what, whoopie and gang, guess what you missed out on, why didn't you report this in 2007, then senator obama, is holding his hands in front of him. not putting his hand over his heart. ford, i know we have bigger problems. but there was not a peep from liberals at the view, when president obama then senator obama did that. >> you are right, but this did you not surprise me, whoopie goldberg and most of the ladies of the view reviewed a special place in headline for trump, they will take over opportunity to spoke hot liberal hate for donald trump. let me tell you something elsewhere respect to whoopie goldberg, she does not have a leg to stand on when it comes to national anthem, she gave a full throttle defense

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when the white house unveiled the budget on march 16th on the chopping block was the corporation for public broadcastingand thus, sesame. here's the budget director with the logic. >> i put myselfn the shoes of that steel worker in ohio, the coal mining family in west virginia, the mother of two in detroit, and i'm saying, okay, i have to go ask these folks for money and tell them where i'm going to spend it. can i look them in the eye and say i want to take money to you and give it to the corporation for public broadcasting? that's the hard sell and something we don't think we can defend anymore. >> just four days after declaring public broadcasting, a burden on single mothers, the trump white house asked for volunteer muppets for the hastily planned easter egg roll. fortunately, the folks at sesame street were feeling generous. they said they could have one. so on this easter sunday, i have a little pulpit wisdom for the trump white house. first, failing to plan is planning to fail. second, sesame street has been teaching kids to count and read for decades. things you can't learn from the celebrity ap

broadcast what he did. that is what we were saying beforehand, he will realize the power of having this white house press corps there to broadcast what he does. >> speaking of syria, cecelia, was there anything to learn of live coverage, special reports from the networks? some shoddy audio when he did speak but the cameras were ready. >> which night was this? >> the night of the syria strikes. did you see anything about media tactics or techniques from this white house that stood out to you? >> nothing that comes to mind. >> i was disappointed for example, with the audio quality was troubling. camera wasn't -- there were issues with the rush to nature of it. >> i don't know. i guess i will, i'll give them a little bit of slack on that one, right? it is the first time anything like this happened. he was at mar-a-lago. >> right. >> they're, look, yeah they have to get the technology together. that is not the biggest offense in the world. >> yeah. >> i think, just in terms of coverage, you know this white house's policy, when it comes to military action we will tell you about it after the fact essentially. i thin

broadcast what he did. that is what he is saying beforehand. he will realize the power of having this white house press corps there to broadcast what he does. >> speaking of that syria, briefly, cecelia, live reports from the networks. shoddy awed yes when he speak but the cameras were ready. >> what night? >> syria strikes, did you see anything about media tactics or techniques from the white house that stood out to you? >> nothing that comes to mind. i mean -- >> i was disappointed, for example the audio quality was troubling. camera wasn't -- there were issues with the rushed to nature it of it. >> i don't know. i guess i will give them a little bit of slack on that one. first time anything like that happened. they were in mar-a-lago. they have to get the technology together. this is not the biggest offense in the world. just in terms of coverage, this white house's policy has been when it comes to military action we will tell you about it after the fact essentially. i think that will be a struggle going forward in terms of our reporting. >> in our last few minutes the future of news at large

house. >>> "cbs this morning" will bring you a special broadcast on monday, live from inside the white house. it will feature john dickerson's interview with president trump which will debut sunday on "face >>> the military moved key parts of the defense military system overnight in south korea. police held back protesters as they brought in a defense system known as s.a.d.d. they showed their massive artillery drill. adriana diaz is in beijing. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. s.a.d.d. has become one of the most controversial issues. hundreds gathered before dawn, throwing water bottles of the military trailers carobing sections of the missile defense system. at least ten were injured during clashes with the police. the south korea government believes s.a.d.d. is necessary. king jong-un presided over what north korea claims was its largest live-fire drill ever. despite fearing more missile tests from pyongyang, beijing strongly opposes s.a.d.d. fearing it could spy on china, calling again for s.a.d.d.'s removal. >> mthanks. >>> everybody in the white house is invited to the white ho

we are broadcasting from vermont pbs. the white house has outlined a plan to give the nation's millionaires and billionaires a massive tax break while adding trillions of dollars to the u.s. deficit. the plan would lower the corporate tax rate to 15%, and the estate tax, and end the alternative minimum tax, a move that would solely benefit the richest americans, including president trump. a leaked 2005 tax return shows trump paid out $36.6 million in federal income taxes that year, most of it due to the alternative minimum tax. former labor secretary robert reich described trump's planan s a form of class warfare. the e tax plan was unveieiled on wednesday by two former executives at goldman sachs -- trump's chief economic advisor gary cohn and treasusury secrety steven mnuchin -- who hailed the tax cuts. >> we will have a massive tax massivebusinesses and tax reform and simplification. as the president said during the campaign, we will lower the business rate to 15%. we will make it a territorial system. we will have a one time tax on o