>> quijano: errol barnett, thanks. following a mardi gras horror this weekend, a suspected drunk driver has a sunday evening court appearance in new orleans. a 25 year old who has no criminal record is accused of plowing into a crowd at a par during one of the busiest nights of mardi gras. david begnaud is there. >> reporter: thousands of people were enjoying the sights and sounds of mardi gras saturday night when police say 25 year rad neilson rizzuto rammed his chevy pickup truck into the crowd on carrolton avenue. >> a breaking situation right now. tu reporter: rizzuto hit two rrs, then spun out of control into a group of people. a police officer and a three year old are among the issued. ed all ended when rizzuto allegedly slammed his pickup truck into this dump truck which happened to be parked there for police cleanup. iclice believe it prevented more people from being injured. d. there is a gentleman right lere that is being taken away. >> reporter: police arrest the rizzuto at the scene on suspicion of drunk dr

. >> errol barnett, thanks. > signed up for the run for refugees in new haven, connecticut today. kenneth craig is there. >> reporter: 17-year-old mahmoud and his family are living the american dream. he's a high school senior, a runner and a refugee. today, he's pounding the pavement with a purpose and full heart. >> i feel so happy that i can see the real people that are speaking with the refugees, that they are standing with the refugees. that make mess so excited. >> reporter: his family came to the united states as refugees in 2014 from war-torn iraq. >> i was so excited to get on an airplane. maybe i'm in a dream. >> reporter: they started a new chapter in connecticut with the help of an organization known as iris, which has been resettling ref joes since 1982. this annual race took on a new life when president trump signed an executive order banning visitors from seven muslim executive director chris george says within 48 hours, the race sold out at more than 2500 runners. >> people were so motivated to demonstrate their support for refugees, they registered in droves. >> r

errol barnett has more from washington. >> we're very confident that as we move through the process of these appeals, the president's authority will be upheld. >> reporter: mike pence said president trump is justified in both his travel ban and his criticism of the federal judge who blocked it. >> it's just frustrating to see a federal judge in washington state conducting american foreign policy or making decisions about our national security. >> reporter: senate majority leader mitch mcconnell acknowledged it's up to the courts. >> we'll see where it ends up. the courts are going to determine the initial executive order, as it was issued, is valid. >> reporter: but said there should be a balance. >> there's a fine line here between proper vetting and interfering with the kind of travel or suggesting a religious test. we need to avoid doing that kind of thing. >> reporter: house speaker paul ryan said while he supports the ban's goal to keep terrorists out, he acknowledged it had initial flaws. >> nobody wanted green card holders to get mixed up in this or people with special visas, pe

>> quijano: errol barnett, thanks. the travel ban has rattled atousands of immigrant families and its affects are perhaps most widespread among the iranian american community. hundreds of thousands of iranian iericans live in the u.s. mireya villarreal has some of their stories. >> it what would be the best time of our live but turns out to be the worse time. >> reporter: hossan spent eight months and thousands of dollars to legally get his parents into the united states but on his way to los angeles the elderly couple was held in abu dhabi for more than 20 hours, despite valid visitor visas, customs agents citing president trump's travel ban sent them back to tehran you had big plans. >> i had being plans. they took care of us when i was a baby, now it's my turn. >> reporter: adding to the confusion, he says customs agents had his parents to sign this document. >> application to withdraw. they said you need to sign this. >> reporter: and they believed them. >> they believed them. >> reporter: protesters at immigration

errol barnett has more from washington. >> reporter: what should the country expect in the president's speech tuesday? >> the unexpected, because president trump and candidate trump took the regular structures of campaigning and the presidency and turned them into the trump show. >> reporter: john dickerson said republicans want the president to issue detailed marching orders in his first primetime televised address to congress. what is they need is the president to advocate a clear policy on whether it's tax reform or affordable care replacement, to make a case and give them ammunition to sell that program to the public. >> tom perez. >> reporter: democrats meanwhile are organizing their opposition. on the heels of selecting a national committy chair this weekend, tom perez, who was president obama's labor secretary. saz united democratic party not only our best hope but donald trump's worst nightmare. >> reporter: while mr. trump sent a sarcastic tweet congratulating mr. perez yesterday, today he claimed the vote was rigged. and he said he will not attend the white house corresponden

errol barnett has more. >> what should they expect on tuesday? >> the unexpected.ident trump took the structures and turned them into the trump show. >> reporter: "face the nation's" john dickerson says they want their marching orders. >> what they need is for the president to advocate a clear policy on one of the big things e wants to take on, whether it's tax reform or the affordable health care replacement to sell that program to the public. >> tom perez. >> democrats, meanwhile, are organizing their opposition on the heels of nominating tom perez. >> a united democratic parties is not only our best hope, its is donald trump's worst nightmare. >> reporter: the this weekend the president announced on twitter he will not attend the white house correspondents dinner in april. he was the punch line in 2011. >> no one is prouder to put this birth certificate matter to rest than the donald and that's because he can finally get back to focusing on the issues that matter, like did we fake the moon landing. >> divisions also emerged this weekend among republicans over wh

here's errol barnett. >> reporter: after spending last weekend at his winter white house in florida, the president is expected to have a quiet weekend in washington. this morning, he started his day by boasting on twitter the national debt in my first month went down by $12 billion versus a $200 billion increase in obama's first month expect that he has, "great optimism for future of u.s. business and jobs." >> i love this place. ( cheers and applause ) love you people. >> reporter: friday was his much-anticipated address to the conservative political action conference. >> one by one, we're check off the promises we made to the people of the united states, one by one. a lot of promises. >> reporter: he also sharpened his attacks on the press. >> a few days ago i called the fake news the enemy of the people, and they are. they are the enemy of the people. >> reporter: later friday, several news organizations were excluded from an off-camera press briefing. >> reporter: in his weekly address, president trump attempted to bridge a divide, highlighting black history month and his plans t

here's errol barnett. >> judge gorsuch is one of the most qualified people ever to be nominated for this post. >> reporter: president trump used his weekly address saturday to tout his supreme court nominee. >> he's widely respected by everyone. >> reporter: but democratic senator ed markey warned gorsuch would tip the court to the right, paving the way to end legalized abortion. >> president trump repeatedly promised to appoint a supreme court justice who would overturn "roe v. wade," and he has found a potential ally in judge gorsuch. >> reporter: it could keep senate democrats from confirming gorsuch. but should there be an even split, vice president pence would cast the tie-break vote. >> president trump and i have full confidence that judge gorsuch will be confirmed. ( applause ) >> reporter: trump's choice for education secretary, billionaire betsy devos, triggered an outpouring of concern this week weakening her support among senate republicans. >> their concerns center, as mine do, on mrs. devos' lack of experience with public education. i cannot support this nominee. >> reporter

>> errol barnett, thanks. >>> following a mardi gras horror this weekend, a suspected drunk driver hasevening court appearance in new orleans. the 25-year-old, who has no criminal record, is accused of plowing into a crowd at a parade during one of the busiest nights of mardi gras. enjoying the sights and sounds of mardi gras saturday night, when 25-year-old neilson rizzuto rammed his chevy pickup truck into a crowd on carrollton avenue. >> this is a breaking situation right now. >> reporter: rizzuto hit two cars according to police, then spun out of control into a group of people. a police officer and a 3-year-old are among the injured. it all ended when he allegedly slammed his truck into this city dump truck, which happened to be parked in the area for parade cleanup. new orleans police believe it prevented more people from being ijured. >> there's a gentleman right here being taken away. >> reporter: police arrested rizzuto at the scene on suspicion of drunk driving and hit and run. this man says he saw the crash. >> people said it looked like he got frustrated and aggravated and h

>> errol barnett in washington. thanks. >>> civil rights groups took to the streets last night in what they call heavy-handed tactics of federal immigration ajejtss in the wake of president trump's controversial executive order. there were protests in los angean friday over the recent raids by immigration and customs enforcement in at least five states. hundreds of undocumented immigrants were arrested. demonstrators say they're carrying out president trump's marching orders by separating and deporting family. >>> cbs news has learned this a 35-page dossier about president trump that was compiled by a british spy is gaining credibility among law enforce management. before he was sworn in as president, president trump dismissed the document but sources tell cbs news that investigators continue to vet it to see whether there's any truth to the allegations it contains. at issue, whether the russian government gathered compromising information on the president during his years he was doing business in russia as a privat

>> errol barnett. thank you. >>> this morning china is lashing out following remarks by james mattis nchl tokyo he reaffirmed the u.s. commitment to the defense treaty with japan as china becomes more assertive in the south china sea, but he said u.s. military action would not be appropriate. mattis is wrapping up meetings with japanese and south korean leaders. it's his first vis tit. >> joining us is john from the show "the circus." >> it's fabulous to be here. first time i've ever done this show. i'm delighted. it's amazing. >> thank you for coming. >>> let's talk about the travel ban, the latest on that. the executive branch and judicial branch are in direct opposition of one another. the white house has made a defiant spirit in the wake of this ruling. is this the first crisis of president trump's administration? >> i don't know about crisis, but it's a big deal. you know, this will be cast as the court's stopping president trump, judicial versus executive, and certainly that's the way president t

. >> errol barnett, thanks. >>> oversees, the prime minister of israel still hasn't decided whether tons of unlawful settlements in the west bank. last week, an israeli court ordered one of these is the elments to be demolished. the new bill covers thousands of israeli homes built on private palestinian land. the palestinian owners would be paid, but have no right to object to the sale. seth doane visited the west bank and filed this report. >> reporter: this is not a neglected neighborhood in america, but an israeli settlement built on land claimed by palestinians. this man has called it home for 40 yes.

errol barnett is in our washington bureau with the latest. rol, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, yes, president trump basked in his success at cpac friday ascending to the pinnacle of gop influence after being shunned by the establishment for years. but before he detailed his agenda, he took aim at the press and those in the intelligence community leaking >> i've been with cpac for a long time, all of these years we have been together, and now you finally have a president, finally. -- >> addressing an adoring conference on friday, president trump redle in returning as a victor to a group that favored other presidential candidates last year. >> i love this place. love you people. >> reporter: but he began his 50-minute speech by angrily criticizing the mainstream media. >> a few days ago i called the fake news the enemy of the people. and they are. they are the enemy of the people. >> reporter: the president is frustrated by a cnn story claiming the fbi rejected a request by his administration to publicly denounce a new york times repor