dennis muilenburg tomorrow on "cbs this morning."ow to the special counsel's extraordinary statement. unable to exonerate president trump and explained that justice department policy prevents charging a sitting president with a crime. now, mueller implied that it is up to congress to examine this further. paula reid begins our coverage. >> reporter: in his first public statement since being appointed special counsel in may, 2017... >> good morning, everyone. >> reporter: ...robert mueller made it clear he has not exonerated president trump of obstruction of justice. >> if we had had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so. >> reporter: instead, mueller cited a justice department policy that prohibits charging a sitting president with a crime. >> charging the president with a crime was, therefore, not an option we could consider. >> reporter: rarely looking up, reading closely from his script, mueller implied the evidence he gathered could be used by tpurs. >> the constitution requires a pro

so plants... can be a little more... like plants. ♪ >>> boeing's ceo, dennis muilenburg, is going toe bernstein strategic decisions conference today. phil lebeau has a preview of what to expect phil, a lot of people are going to be watching to see his comments on what's been happening. >> absolutely, becky and the big focus for a lot of people will be what he says about the projection for when the 737 max potentially could be back in service because we've seen a couple of wire reports over the last day or two where airlines in asia are saying they've been given indications by boeing that the plane could be back in service as early as july so, for dennis muilenburg, when he speaks today, the big focus will be on boeing's path forward. he'll be speaking at the bernstein conference shortly after 8:00 a.m for the 737 max, remember, there are several key moments that are coming up within the next couple of weeks, several weeks? hard to know the exact time frame. you've got the faa certification play that may happen in the next week or two after that, boeing will likely file for recertific

dennis muilenburg could comment on that.immediately, she told us who on the board had oversight. we're only learning that now with a special committee but who in top management? mary barra put together her "a" team, including three rivals for her job that she had just gotten, to try to figure out who is going to lead the investigation, who's going to manufacture the replacement parts, who's going to distribute them. >> one other thing -- >> we've got ten seconds. >> real quick. gm brought in outside investigator and they said, you tell us what happened here you probe our company. that hasn't happened yet with boeing. >> that's a good point, too. phil, jeff, great to see both of you. thank you. >> thanks. >>> coming up, senator rob portman of ohio will talk trade, iran, and more, right after the break. here's a look at the futures, now down -- improved a lite, wn3 in othdow.tl plants capture co2. what if other kinds of plants captured it too? if these industrial plants had technology that captured carbon like trees we could h

dennis muilenburg.s his first interview since two crashes that killed 346 people and led to the grounding of all 737 max jets. norah's interview airs tomorrow right here on the cbs evening news and on all cbs news platforms. well, there's much more ahead tonight on the cbs evening news. next up, a hiker's harrowing story. what she now admits she should have brought with her. and later, flavored e-cigarettes are linked to a very serious disease. disease. and t-t-t-t-t-icks! and mosquitoooooooooooes! listen up, scaredy cats. we all have k9 advantix ii to protect us. it kills and repels fleas, ticks and mosquitoes, too. ♪ moving? that's harder now because of psoriatic arthritis. you'rell momen like this. don't let psoriatic arthritis take them away. taltz reduces joint pain and stiffness and helps stop the progression of joint damage. for people with moderate to severe psoriasis, 90% saw significant improvement. taltz even gives you a chance at completely clear skin. don't use if you're allergic to taltz.

here's what the airline's boss, dennis muilenburg, told cbs news.nnot change what happened in these accidents. we cannot change what happened in these accidents. we can be absolutely resolute on what we are going to do on safety going forward. so i am sorry for that, we apologise to the families affected. we apologise more broadly to the travelling public, confidence has been affected. people are scared of flying. we have impacted airline customers. we regret that as well. and so we are stepping up, we are taking responsibility, we know we have improvements we can make, we will make those improvements and we are committed to safety for the long run. bbc‘s transport correspondent tom burridgejoins us now. we have not seen the whole of the interview, it has not been released, but how far did he go? in the coming hours we will see more of this interview. one aspect which is interesting is for the first time boeing has admitted that mistakes we re boeing has admitted that mistakes were made in the manufacture of this aircraft. it relates to a warning li

we have yet to hear from dennis muilenburg and boeing executives on capitol hill., there are lawmakers who requested documents from boeing, they haven't received documents and i'm sure that boeing would say, look, there is a criminal investigation, our legal counsel believes this is what we should be doing, and how we should be handling this. but increasingly i think that's why we're starting to hear from more in washington, d.c. saying, you need to come forward it just can't be the comments for 10 to 15 minutes after the annual meeting or out in washington, d.c. >> all right, thank you very much, phil lebeau on boeing. what a story it continues to be. we got a flurry of headlines now and that's why you're seeing the market s&p just gone positive as bloomberg is saying the president plans to delay imposing tariffs on auto imports. that's one headline. themnuchin on the hill, still a lot of work to do but he's likely to go to beijing at some point in the near future we'll watch all that aomt.t"s ckhe stree iba in men the wifi that set the standard, just raised the b

. >>> dennis muilenburg apologized to the families involved in the two crashes that killed 346 peopled the worldwide grounding of all 737 max jets. in an interview with cbs, muilenburg said this. >> we clearly fell short, and the implementation of this angle of attack alert was a mistake. we did not implement it properly. we're confident in the fundamental safety of the airplane. >> you put your family on a 737 max. >> without any hesitation, absolutely. >> during the conference wednesday, muilenburg said the max crisis has become a defining moment for the company, adding it is focussed on getting the jet back in the air. muilenburg said he will work with airlines for the compensation in grounding. the federal aviation administration reviewing a software fix boeing has completed for the aircraft. muilenburg did not comment on the overall cost to the company. >> better late than never, i guess. >> still a long way to go on this one. >>> you have heard about uber drivers behaving badly, but some passengers are no better. now they could be banned for life. everyone could use a little rom

dennis muilenburg talking last night and this morning talking about bringing the makts bax bak when donk we will see it flying again >> i think the expectation is that we will do it in a safe manner, that all of the external folks, regulators, investigators agree that it is the right time to bring it back and i think that is really the focus what i heard from dennis, that safety is first. >> august, maybe even as early as july or should we even push it back to september from an operational perspective, we're prepared to do it at any point. the critical point is when we have any of those conversations is that this aircraft returns to flight safely and that the public agrees as well. >> and i hate to a date on this, but are you looking at august? >> from an operational perspective, we pushed to august, i believe august 4, so we'll continue to monitor. and when we think that it is safe to fly, we will be incredibly communicative to all our customers when that flight comes back -- those air kroft co craft come back. i pledged to be on the first one. and we'll make sure that we reassure our

. >> how often do you talk with dennis muilenburg, ceo of boeing and have you had conversations withn straight with some of their own test pilots or with regulators or with the faa. >> i don't have conversations with dennis muilenburg about press reports. press reports sometimes don't catch the nuance of what we're doing and what we're examining it is a very -- constantly in communication with other authorities around the world, with the boeing technical experts, working night and day, committed professionals to analyze the proposed change to the max, to the mcas system and to get that plane safely in the air. that's the only thing i'm focused on, the only thing that the faa is focused on. >> are you frustrated by the steady drumbeat of stories that essentially paints a picture that the faa maybe not asleep at the wheel, but was not being as diligent as people expected him to be. >> i try not to read the press too much the faa stands on its safety record again, it is the safest mode of transportation in the world. and it will remain so as long as i have anything to do with the faa. a

. >>> dennis muilenburg offering a personal apology to the families of 737 max crash victims boeing says fix for the 737 max planes that fix still needs to be certified by the faa and other global regulators, but muilenburg says he is so confident in the software fix, he would let his own family fly on the jets. >>> softbank's vision fund is looking to borrow $4 billion against its stakes in uber, slack and garden health. this move comes as softbank looks to hand back cash to investors. softbank shares down 10% this month. down slightly in early trade back over to you >>> let's check the markets. futures now pointing to a higher open it's modest but still back-to-back losses for the major indices, it could be a good day to see a bounce the dow jones would open up by just around 55 points if these futures gains hold into the opening bell the s&p up by 7 points the nasdaq up by 20. on the treasury side of things, a light uptick on most parts of the yield curve. ten-year note yields right now 2.27%. just thereabouts let's dive into the markets and your money joining me now is siylvilvia j j

ceo dennis muilenburg apologizing for two deadly crashes of the 737 max. in an interview, he said he's not stepping down. he continues to stand by the plane, which remains grounded. >> does boeing have a credibility and transparency problem if they don't admit the mistakes in the past. >> as i said, we clearly fell short and the implementation of this angle of attack, disagree alert was a mistake. we did not implement it properly. we're confident in the fundamental safety of the airplane. >> you would put your family on a 737 max? >> without any hesitation. absolutely. lauren: he said he expects the 737 max to fly again by the end of the year and he's confident that crisis has not hurt boeing's long-term growth prospects but there's reports of another plane. reuters says boeing's 777-x could make its first test flight as soon as late june. we'll see appetite for that. cheryl: here are other headlines making news this morning. israelis will go back to the voting booth this summer. benjamin netanyahu failed to form a government by the midnight deadline. that

speaking to cbs news, dennis muilenburg said he was sorry for the impact on families, and insisted thewe have impacted our airline customers. we regret that as well. and so we are stepping up, we are taking responsibility, we know we have improvements we can make, and we will make those improvements. the uk's first 5g network — which should allow users to download entire films in seconds — is being switched on today. ee is starting the service in six major uk cities, with ten more locations due to come on line by the end of the year. other networks will follow with competitor vodafone launching it's 5g network in around five weeks' time. those of the main stories. sally is going to bring us up—to—date. the first half last night wasn't particularly joyful, the first half last night wasn't particularlyjoyful, in fact it was an awkward, tense affair, and... we we re an awkward, tense affair, and... we were talking about you interviewing jurgen klopp yesterday, and obviously you have the champions league final this weekend, it is a big week forfootball, league final this weekend, it is a b

dennis muilenburg was giving his first interview since an ethiopian airlines jet crashed just after take similar accident in indonesia and led to the grounding of all boeing 737 max planes wordlwide. let's hear what mr muilenburg told cbs. ido i do personally apologise to the families. as i've mentioned earlier, we feel terrible about these accidents. we apologise for what happened, we are sorry for the loss of lives in both accidents. we are sorry for the impact to the families and loved ones that are behind. that will never change, that will always be with us. it affects me directly asa be with us. it affects me directly as a leader of this company. it's very difficult. house so? it gets to the core of who we are, it feels personal. in my 44 years at boeing, this has had the biggest impact on me of anything that has happened. we can't change what happened in these accidents but we can be absolutely resolute in what we are going to do on safety going forward. i am sorry, we apologise to the families who have been affected. we apologise more broadly to the travelling public. for people w

for dennis muilenburg, fresh questions about what senior management knew.nagement was unaware of the alert issue for months and boeing named a senior counselor to advise not only mr. muilenburg but as well as the board of directors. speaking of the board of directors, look at shares of boeing, interview in the washington post, one director says, look, they're defending their decisions with regard to the max. as you see from the pressure that is being applied here and yes, we know china is part of this, all of this raises questions about what the company knew, when did it know it, and why weren't they more forth coming perhaps telling the faa and their customers about it >> even more questions on all of that, thank you. >> yeah. you bet. >> phil lebeau time for etf spotlight looking today at the semis president trump's tariff threat against china, on track for the worst day since march. the grouping led lower by names like amd, micron, applied materials, amd on pace for the worst day in about a month keep in mind, this say stock that is more than doubled fro

speaking to cbs news, dennis muilenburg said he was sorry for the impact on families, and insisted theystem, or mcas, was identified as a common factor in both accidents. boeing says it is close to fixing the software, and there have been reports that boeing rushed the plane to market to fast and that it knew of problems with the mcas system before the first plane crash. in an interview with cbs, boeing's ceo said the company remains committed to safety. we can't change what happened in these accidents but we can be absolutely resolute in what we are going to do in safety going forward. this we apologise to the families affected, and more broadly to the travelling public. confidence has been affected. people who are scared. we have impacted our customers, we regret that as well. so we are stepping up, we are taking responsibility, we know we have improvements we can make and we will make those improvements. we are committed to safety for the long run. the primary focus for boeing is getting the 737 max fleet approved for takeoff. the real test will be if the flying public ever feels sa

stuart: who would be charged if this went all the way, would it be dennis muilenburg, the man on thel" article, i don't want to put words in your mouth, there doesn't seem to be evidence that senior management knew about it. this zipped lip was kept at some sort of engineering level. unlikely, even though senior management had a duty to know. unlikely that liability would pierce that -- stuart: if it is not individuals, could it be the corporation which is charged with criminally negligent homicide? >> charging a corporation just results in a fine. that is probably not good enough for the government. they would want to charge whatever senior person, not muilenburg's level, whatever senior person said let's keep this under wraps. stuart: so this is going on a long time? >> yes, stuart. innocent people died. there have to be consequences to that. stuart: the stock now is at 370. that is where it was when the scandal first broke. >> probably impossible to determine. you're an economic genius, why is the stock where it is? because the president and tariffs or because of this revelation i

ed bastian said when i spoke to him about the grounded boeing 737 max, and specifically, ceo dennis muilenburg'sriend, and i first of all thank him he's going through a terrible crisis management issue at the present time dennis has a -- you know, he's getting himself out in front of this i think his hands were tied a little bit by the regulators and getting the information. and i think that delay caused a lot of concern in consumers' eyes boeing's a great company they'll get this fixed they'll get that plane listen, we don't fly the max we're anxious to compete against the max and i hope they get a fix soon. >> when the plane gets in the air, would you go on it? >> yes >> you would >> yes >> and do you have -- you know, we've read all of these articles that have been very suggestive of other problems at boeing. do you have any anxiety about the company right now? >> i don't -- >> not about the planes that you have in the air, but more broadly? >> yeah, listen, they're an amazing technology company, a great american company the engineering talent there is phenomenal when you have a crisis like t

"financial times," lead independent board member david calhoun defended the role of the ceo, dennis muilenburgourse, by two crashes of its 737 max aircraft boeing and regulators are working on a fix to the flight control system that played a role in both crashes mr. calhoun defended muilenbu muilenburg's decision not to ground the jets after most global regulators have done so, saying "i think our leader has done a really good job in keeping the company focused on delivering a fix to our part of the issue and also to begin planning for long-term changes which i think are going to be quite far-reaching and not just for boeing but for the industry at large." i have to say, i didn't totally understand what he's talking about, his part, or our part in all of this. they're the only part in this issue, unless he's trying to suggest the faa has another part in this issue -- >> or suggesting the pilots, pilot error. >> his comments come as signs of a deepening rift emerge between the u.s. and european regulators over who should be in charge of ensuring the safety of the max before it returns to the gl

speaking to cbs news, dennis muilenburg said he was sorry for the impact on families, and insisted theentified as a common factor in both accidents. boeing says it is close to fixing the software, and there have been reports that boeing rushed the plane to market too fast and that it knew of problems with the mcas system before the first plane crash. in an interview with cbs, boeing's ceo said the company remains committed to safety. we can't change what happened in these accidents, but we can be absolutely resolute in what we are going to do in safety going forward. we apologise to the families affected, and more broadly to the travelling public. confidence has been affected. for people who are scared. we have impacted our customers, we regret that as well. so we are stepping up, we are taking responsibility, we know we have improvements we can make, and we will make those improvements. we are committed to safety for the long run. the primary focus for boeing is getting the 737 max fleet approved for takeoff. the real test will be if the flying public ever feels safe on those planes a