>> errol barnett, thank you. >>> a number of u.s. marines are being investigated for sharing nude photos of female service members on social media. paula reid has the story. >> reporter: the secret "marines united" facebook group had hundreds of marines as members. reportedly thousands of photographs of naked female service members and veterans were shared on the page, where users made obscene comments. it was taken down within hours of the start of an ncis investigation one month ago. in a statement, marine corps sergeant major ronald l. green said in part, we must do a better job of teaching marines what we expect of them in the social media realm. i expect all marines to treat one another with dignity and respect, whether it be in public, behind closed doors or online. a marine corps official said investigators are most concerned about the victims, many identified by their rank, full name, and military duty station. the online activity was first posted by the war horse, a nonprofit news organization run by a marine veteran and pur

here's errol barnett. >> the president has one of two choices, either retract or to provide the information that the american people deserve. >> reporter: republican senator john mccain today said he has no reason to believe president trump's claim of being wiretapped. >> i hope we get to the bottom of all these matters. >> reporter: republican senate intelligence committee member, tom cotton said he has seen no supporting evidence, neither has the ranking democrat on the house intelligence committee. >> either the president quite deliberately for some reason made up this charge or perhaps more disturbing the president really believes this. >> reporter: last weekend, president trump tweeted that president obama ordered surveillance of trump tower during the election. he offered no evidence or further explanation. >> no, i said i'm not aware and i'm not aware. >> reporter: press secretary sean spicer struggled to clarify if the surveillance occurred because mr. trump was already part of investigations into russia. >> that's why we want the house and senate to do what the president has asked

errol barnett is at the white house. >> i'm not going to speak badly about anybody within the party. >> reporter: president trump avoided any criticism of fellow republicans friday when he reacted to the defeat of his party's obamacare replacement plan. but today on twitter, he suggested conservatives in the freedom caucus saved planned parenthood and obamacare. it follows a tweet on saturday when the president urged his 27 million follow hers to watch fox news host janeane pyro. he opened with this. >> paul ryan needs to step down as speaker of the house. >> reporter: trump's chief of staff said the president is a friend of the host. >> i'm just telling you the truth, there was no preplanning here. this is more of a personal relationship. the president helping out a friend. >> reporter: priebus said the president is moving on. >> we're moving on to tax reform. we've got the budget coming up. i think it's more or less a warning shot that we're willing to talk to anyone. we always have been. >> we're all quite in the dark on this. >> reporter: meanwhile, there's infighting among membe

errol barnett is at the white house. >> i'm not going to speak badly about anybody within the partyùu>> president trump avoided any criticism of fellow republicans friday when he reacted to the defeat of his party's obamacare replacement plan. but today on twitter he suggested conservatives in the freedom caucus "saved planned parenthood and obamacare." it follows a tweet on saturday when the president urged his 27 million followers to watch fox news host jeanine pirro. she opened with this: >> paul ryan needs to step down as speaker of the house." >> trump's chief of staff, reince priebus, said the president is a friend to the host and does not endorse her sentiment. >> i'm just telling you the truth, there was no pre-planning here. this is more of a personal relationship, the president helping out a friend. >> priebus says the president is moving on. >> we're moving on to tax reform. we've got the budget coming up. i think it's more or less a warning shot that we are willing to talk to anyone, we always have been. >> we're all quite in the dark on this. >> meanwhile, there's in-figh

erroll barnett thanks. tomorrow, the "congressional budget office" - a non-partisan agency of economists - is expected to release its report on the "american health care act" - the republican plan to repeal and replace obamacare. the report will outline the estimated cost and impact of the bill. the re-ignited health care debate was a hot topic on the sunday morning programs. house speaker paul ryan weighed in on "face the nation" with john dickerson. >> the one thing i'm certain will happen is c.b.o. will say, "well, gosh. not as many people will get coverage." you know why? because this isn't a government mandate. this is not the government makes you buy what we say you should buy and therefore the government thinks you're all going to buy it. so there's no way you can compete with on paper a government mandate with coverage. what we are trying to achieve here is bringing down the cost of care, bringing down the cost of care, bringing down the cost of insurance, thought through government mandates and mon

errol barnett, cbs news, washington. >>> coming up on the "cbs this morning" we'll take you to columbusohio, where speed might ease congestion. >>> plus snapchatting mountain climbers talk about preparations for a repeat journey to the world's highest peak, mt. everest. and jan crawford talks with country music star keith urban ahead of the ama country music awards. that's it for this thursday. i'm anne-marie green. thanks for watching. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com i'm kenny choi. >>> good morning to all our viewers out there, especially those in the marina district in san francisco. as we take a live look at the palace of fine arts, looking beautiful. you're going to have to deal with some rain though, this morning. good morning, i'm kenny choi. it's thursday, march 30. >> it is. and i'm michelle griego. some rain and also wind. driving over the bay bridge and had to keep two hands on the steering wheel. >> i did see a sign but it was, yeah -- >> i thought it was the windiest on the span coming into san francisco. >> yes. it was. >> on the span and as you ent

here's errol barnett. >> reporter: 26-year-old jonathan tran of california appeared in court saturdaye d.c. metropolice report says he claimed to be a friend of the president and that he had an appointment. he was carrying two canlz of mace and admitted to jumping the fence. tran is being held until his next court appearance monday. the secret service says at 11:38 p.m., tran, carrying a backpack, breachedly the perimeter fence between the east wing and the treas department. he was apprehended near the south portico entrance. that entrance leads to the president's private residence. mr. trump was at home at the time, although the secret service says he was not in danger opinion today at a working lunch with cabinet secretaries, mr. trump praised his security team. >> secret service did a fantastic job. it was a troubled person, very sad. >> everybody out, right now, go back! >> reporter: during the obama administration, there were multiple white house intrusions, prompting plans for the perimeter spence fens to be strengthened and raised. extended spikes were installed as an interim s

errol barnett is there. >> president trump was here in florida a thousand miles from washington when he claimed a series of tweets claiming president obama issued a wiretap of trump tower. no evidence was provided and president obama denied it democrats and republicans have been trying to figure out if the explosive accusations have merit or if president trump is a thousand miles from reality. president trump spent some time at his golf course before returning to washington sunday while aides try to explain his saturday tweet storm. the white house wants congressional intelligence committees already looking into russian election interference to determine if executive branch investigative powers were abused by the obama administration. >> he's asking that we get down to the bottom of this. >> reporter: trump administration spokeswoman sara huckabee-sanders did not reveal the source of the wiretapping information. >> i think the bigger story isn't who reported if but is it true. and i think the american people tve a right to know if this happened because if it did, again, this is the l

errol barnett is there. >> let's just grow up. >> reporter: appearing on "face the nation," democraticse leader nancy pelosi slammed the trump administration for refusing to retract the president's wiretap claim. >> the justice department, the fbi, has to really clear this, because otherwise this administration has decided that they with impunity can say anything. >> reporter: fbi director james comey and nsa director mike roger also be asked for any available proof when they testify in front of the house intelligence committee on monday. >> wiretap covers a lot of different things. >> reporter: on wednesday, president trump suggested there is more evidence to come. >> we will be submitting certain things, and i will be perhaps speaking about this next week. >> reporter: but so far, no republican or democrat in congress has said they've seen supporting evidence of surveillance on trump tower. lawmakers are split along party lines over what to do about it. >> i would like to first get to the bottom of this before saying what should be done. i don't know the basis for president trump's a

errol barnett has details on a new federal law. >> they've rolled back the biggest win in consumer privacyars. they've just destroyed it. ll reporter: jeremy gillula with the electronic frontier outrdation is outraged by the bill which allows your online information to be stored and sold by broadband internet service providers like at&t, tomcast, and verizon, without your consent. your browsing history, online shopping habits, even apps and g.p.s. history on your cell phone can now be up for sale. >> let's say i'm on the e-bay website and i want to buy a new camera. >> reporter: gillula, a computer scientist, shows how your online behavior is saved. >> it's exactly what your internet provider would be able to see. right here it says, "look, jeremy is searching for a new camera." we're afraid the i.s.p. will turn the creepiness up to 11. >> republican jeff flake of arizona introduced the senate bill. >> it would be like saying let's go back to the drawing board and regulate all entities the same. t reporter: companies like google and facebook already save add sell user information. flake sa

errol barnett, washington. >>> air b&b is a growing force in the global lodging industry.aged 200,000 bookings a day, and more than half of the hosts are women. ben tracy reports. >> reporter: michelle is getting her spare bedroom ready for her next guest. she rents a room in her san francisco apartment on air b&b. taking in about $15,000 a year. >> it's been difficult to get by in san francisco, and the additional income has definitely made it more comfortable. >> reporter: as a host, she's not the exception, she's the rule. a study commissioned by the company found 1 million female hosts worldwide. that's 55% of all air b&b hosts. >> i think a lot of confidence through hosting. it's basically like running your own business and having a lot of role. >> reporter: brian is the ceo. he co-founded the company in 2008 when he was 26 years old. he says airbnb is inherently more democratic than many male-dominated businesses. >> anyone can be an entrepreneur, anyone can be a host. i think that spirit of anybody has just become a more equalizing notion than neighbor in other indu

errol barnett has new has detai new federal law. >> they've rolled back the prive seen in years. they justhe's outraged by the b which allows your online sold by broad band internet servicel consent. your browsing hiftd, habits, evn now be up for sale. >> let's say i'm on website and i want to buy a camera. >> he showed us how your online data is saved. >> right here it says, look,or camera. we're just afraid that isps a s >> let'lready save and sell i unfair. >> you can always opt out by contacting your internet service providing you don't want your data to be sold. >> we should note there's no law rein allowing you to opt out. the decision is really up to i know your individual footprint . errol safety. mt. es talks with keith urb the country music awards. that's "cbmorning news." i'm anne-marie green. thanks for watching. have a great day. then you're a couple. like snoring. does your bed do that? the dual adjustability of a sleep number bed allows you each to choose the firmness and comfort you want. so every couple can get the best sleep ever. does your bed do that? only at

errol barnett is at the white house with the latest. errol, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. tell spite joints control of both electrical lative and executive branches here in washington, the republicans have failed to deliver on a key campaign promise, to repeal and replace obamacare. president trump's first legislative test ended in failure and the white house said it wants to move on now and tackle other subjects but it appears the man who claims to be the dealer in chief has limitations. from the white house president trump conceded friday hissest to repeal and replace obamacare was dead, a stinging loss despite his dire predictions. >> i want great health care for the people of this nation, but it can't do well. it's imploding and soon will explode and it's not going to be pretty. i think the losers are nancy pelosi and chuck shuker because they own obamacare. they alone own it. >> it's the cornerstone of his campaign. >> we're going to repeal and replace horrible disastrous obamacare. >> reporter: which he repeated earlier

errol barnett shows how young researchers are trying to solve some of science's big eflts m s biggestt led on by cheers from her fellow competitors, she was awarded first place on her research for treating brain injuries. >> at the same time there's more of this in the environment. >> reporter: she was one of 40 high school seniors vying for the title. >> i started looking at de-sell nation. >> reporter: this menagerie of fine minds must explain their products in a concise way. >> this is like the 2,000 codes i had to write to get this working. >> reporter: and sell it to the judges. >> he impressed me. >> what did you find? >> i improved on a computer mu >> wow. didn't you discover something during your research? >> i discovered evidence for a form planet around a nearby bistar. >> he inspired even a younger scientists. while engaging these young kids in the wonders of the stars and moon, he's hoping on how to explain hitz own. >> it really has help me understand my own work better and communicate at the basic level so they truly dog understand what i i'm doing. >> reporter: while bl

errol barnett caught up with the show in washington. >> reporter: good morning, welcome to the obliterationoom. this is one of the of kusamas's, and the response to this exhibit has been overwhelming. one month ago when the first 9,000 daily time passes were made available, free, snatched up within six minutes. the museum's website crashed. people have been lining up ever. you could say there was almost no end to the number of people wanting to experience kusama's infinite world. one step into the space and the experience is quite literally limitless. >> from her quirky work, all the eternal love i have for the pumpkins. to her earliest mirror display. and on. >> oh, my gosh. >> and on. never before have so many of the kusama captivating infinity mirror rooms been in the same place at the same time. rarely seen outside of japan, kusam established herself in the american art world after her move to new york in 1957. >> in the late 50s, the postwar period in japan, i think it was also very much a period if you wanted to become an artist you had to go to a place like new york. >> reporter: the

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errol barnett takes us inside the psychedelic infinity art exhibit.bs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ions by vitac -- www.vi and i'm michelle griego. >>> time to rise and shine! as we take a live look at the bay bridge, nice conditions outside. the rain came, it went, and then it's going to come back again. good morning, it is thursday, march 23. i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. yes, roberta came back, too. but look who is back! liza battalones! >> good morning! >> good morning, guys. >> you know, i have known that woman for 21 years, before she was married, before she had children, before she was the blossoming flower she is today. >> we were both babies, right? [ laughter ] >> exactly. >> 22nd birthday. >> that's right. good to see you. >> the makeup room went to a whole new decibel level this morning when we all saw each other, ah!!! that's what we're going to be doing when we have more rain coming in ah!! more, again? today we'll notice the

errol barnett is there: >> let's just grow up. >> appearing on "face the nation", democratic house leader nancy pelosi slammed the trump administration for refusing to retract the president's unsubstantiated wiretap claim. >> the justice department, the fbi has to really clear this. because otherwise this administration has decided they with impunity can say anything. >> fbi director james comey and nsa director mike rogers will be asked for any available proof when they testify in front of the house intelligence committee on monday. >> wiretaps covers a lot of different things. >> on wednesday, president trump suggested there is more evidence to come. >> we will be submitting certain things, and i will perhaps be speaking about this next week. >> reporter: but so far, no republican or democrat in congress has said they have seen supporting evidence of surveillance on trump tower. lawmakers are split along party lines over what to do about it. >> well, i would like to first get to the bottom of this before saying what should be done. i don't know the basis for president trump's assertion.

errol barnett is there. >> reporter: president trump is back on familiar ground here at his mar-a-lago resort in florida, and he's back to one of his favorite activities -- stirring up conversations with his tweets. after a week of speeches and addresses widely regarded as presidential, mr. trump made an explosive allegation, that the obama administration screptly election. the president's tweet storm started around 6:35 a.m. with this: "just found on that obama had my wires tapped in trump tower. nothing found." minutes later he asked, "is it legal for a sitting president to be wiretapping a race for president? a new low." and offering no evidence of wiretapping as proof suggested, "a good lawyer could make a great case," out of the issue. 10 minutes after, that he compared the allegation to the nixon/watergate scandal said, "president is a bad or sick guy." a spokesman for president obama released this statement saying in part: >> the time for trivial fights is behind us. >> reporter: it's a departure from the president's optimistic tone in his widely praised address to a joint sessi

now, errol barnett is at the white house with a look at the next goal in president trump's economic agenda-- an overhaul of the personal and corporate tax system. >> we were very close, and it was a very, very tight margin. >> reporter: after failing to close the deal to repeal and replace obamacare, president trump is moving on to reforming the tax code. >> would say that we will probably start going very, very strongly for the big tax cuts and tax reform. that will be next. >> reporter: mr. trump was convinced by g.o.p. leadership to attack taxes after health care so any budget savings reached through cutting obamacare could have paid for tax reform. >> the savings that you achieve through obamacare, which we were going to save many billions of dollars, can be used then towards the additional pot for tax reform. >> reporter: but now that republicans have been dealt their first major legislative loz, speaker ryan acknowledges tax reform will not be easy. >> ythis does make tax reform more difficult, but it does not in any way make it impossible. >> reporter: ryan's house conference is spl

errol barnett has more from west palm beach. >> reporter: good morning.dent trump's tweet storm this morning also included a defense of his attorney general jeff sessions and his meetings with the russian ambassador last year. the revelation of those meetings led to sessions recusing himself from any of his agency's investigation into russian election interference on thursday. he seemed to be dogged by questions from the democratic leadership why so many of the president's advisers had previously undisclosed contact with the russian ambassador before and after the election but mr. trump has dismissed those questions and is using this working weekend with plans to promote his agenda. it could include a new travel ban which could be announced next week and a repeal and replace obamacare. tomorrow at his mar-a-lago resorts, he'll meet with his national security kounlt and diner with his newly appointed commerce secretary wilbur ross. >> thanks, errol. >>> "the new york times" is reporting uber used software in cities where ride hailing service has not yet be