here's errol barnett. >> reporter: sources tell cbs news the strategy allows for deploig around 4,000 new troops and aggressively pushing pakistan for being a safe haven for terrorists.

errol barnett has the the latest. >>> president trump says he is working during his stay at his golf club in bedminister but took time to greet wedding guests at his resort. twitter the president described new u.n. sanctions on north korea as the largest ever to punish the country. the sanctions are in response to its testing of two intercontinental ballistic missiles last month. analysts believe they were capable of reaching u.s. soil. and could be used to carry a nuclear weapon. >> the north korean threat has not left us. it is rapidly growing dangerous. >> u.s. ambassador to the u.n. nikki haley says the move cuts deep but more action is needed. >> while this resolution is a significant step forward it is not nearly enough. >> russia and china didn't use their veto power. and supported sanctions. a move the white house says it appreciates. it is a sign of diplomatic progress for the trump administration which has been trying to convince china to use more of its economic leverage over pyongyang. today, secretary of

>> quijano: errol barnett, thanks. coming up next, another nfl star takes a stand by taking a seat. >> quijano: two u.s. solliers were killed today in northern iraq. military officials say they were conducted combat operations but their deaths were not the result of enemy contact. five other soldiers were injured. seven members of syria's white helmets rescue team were killed this weekend. the volunteer medics were shot in the head during the raid on their base near the sid city ofidlib. no one claimed responsibility for the attack. among the head is the hero white helmet who famously repped as he rescued a baby girl from the bombed out building in september. the white helmets were nominated for the 2016 nobel peace prize. marshawn lynch sat out the national anthem last night before a preseason game between the oakland raiders and arizona cardinals. the former seattle runningback came out of retirement to sign with his hometown raiders remained seated while his teammates stood. lynch has voiced support for quarterback

elaine. >>> errol barnett. thank you. >>> there are new developments in the investigation into last week's terror attacks in spain. 14 people were killed including an american. dozens remain in the hospital. deborah patta is in barcelona. in this predominantly catholic country, it was an offer of prayers. the police investigation continued. over 100 gas canisters were found in the house where the plot was allegedly hatched by a 12 member terrorist cell. they planned a bombing rampage but blew the house up by mistake. spurring into action the deadly twin ramming attacks that killed 14 people. most of the cell came from the small mountain town where it appears they were radicalized by a moimam who spent time in jailn drug charges one of the recruits suspected driver of the van that mowed down pedestrians was 22-year-old who police believe is still on the run. authorities here say that returning to normal is the best way to defeat terror. there was nothing normal about the events of the past week. sunday, does, ho

here's errol barnett. >> reporter: sources tell cbs news the strategy allows for deploying around 4,000 new troops and aggressively pushing pakistan for being a safe haven for terrorists. aggressively general joseph patel is visiting afghanistan and pakistan to brief them on the plans. the u.s. currently has fewer than 10,000 troops in afghanistan, many of them as trainers. afghanistan is the united states longest running war, weeks and u.s. involvement there dates back to the weeks and months kster the 9/11 attacks. on friday, the president met with his national security team including general james mattis on friday, the president met with his national security team after that, the presidential tweeted many decisions made including on afghanistan. >> the troop strength question is sort of the cart before the horse. >> reporter: on "face the nation" today, democratic senator tim kaine, a member of armed services committee member, said he wants to know what the long-term plan is. >> the real question is what is our strategy? and then when you lay out the strategy, then the troop strength

errol barnett now on sins of the father. >> it's been 40rs came back again.e been reluctantly recalling the night they were terrorized by the ku klux klan as newlyweds. this week they discovered the man responsible for burning a seven-foot cross in their front yard has been a practicing catholic priest an hour's drive away. >> we need to find out what-- why this was done. >> reporter: 62-year-old william aitcheson made the confession in this essay published monday writing, "my action were despicable. while 40 have passed i must say this, soim sorry. but church officials say his statement came after a reporter began asking questions, and that's when "he acknowledged his past and saw the opportunity to tell his story." after his arrest decades ago, his racist offenses became front-page news, partly because dr. martin luther king judiciary's life, coretta scott king, and because president reagan visited two of his victims, the but lers. >> there shouldn't be any place in our country for that sort of ring. >> reporter: today, a spokesman for the arlington diocese

reena. >> ninan: errol barnett, thank you, errol. a victory for the trump administration at the united nations. today, the security council unanimously adopted a u.s. resolution with punishing new sanctions on north korea. the vote follows north korea's launch of its first intercontinental balllistic missile july 4. and a second test on july 28. search-and-rescue at under way for three missing u.s. marines. they were aboard an mv-22 osprey that crashed into the sea of australia. 23 other personnel on board the aircraft were rescued. the osprey flies like a plane but has helicopter-like rotor bladeses so it can take off and land vertically. thunderstorms are expected to rumble over parts of the country tonight. yesterday's storms caught several people by surprise. here's carter evans in los angeles. >> reporter: flash flooding turns turnd low-lying areas in las vegas into lakes on friday. many had to be rescued from their cars. >> that water is rising. >> reporter: these men scrambled to safety on top of a taxi in hotel parking lot on

>> quijano: errol barnett, thanks. we turn now to our chief washington correspondent and "face the nation" host john dickerson. john, in the first book of president trump's new chief of staff general john kelly made a big change firing the communications director. will he be able to organize a rather disorganized west wing? >> well, the reviews from the first week are good. both because general kelly has been able to tighten up the white house staff, having meetings in which basically he gets everybody moving in the same direction. he has gotten some of the fight of the ogos, apparently in line, it's only been one week of course. and then his other challenge which he seems to be making some inroads on is how to manage up which is to say working with the president, a president who loves improvisation but is in a job where it is very hard to improvise and not cause chaos. >> quijano: so how big of a challenge will that be managing up? >> well, it depends mostly, i think, the biggest challenge for general kelly is that th

errol barnett now on sins of the father. >> 40 years. came back again. >> fill tim and barbara butler have been reluctantly recalling the night they were terrorized by the ku klux klan as newlyweds. the man responsible for burning a 7 foot cross in their front yard has been a practicing catholic priest an hour's drive away. >>y ne we need to find out why was done. >> 62-year-old william aitcheson made the confession in the essay published monday. writing my actions were despicable. while 40 years passed i must say this. i'm sorry. adding that images from charlottesville brought back memories of a bleak my life that i would have preferred to forget. but church officials say his statement came after a reporter began asking questions. that's when, he acknowledged his past and saw the opportunity to tell his story. after his arrest, decades ago, aitcheson's racist offenses became front-page news because he threatened the life of dr. martin luther king jr.'s wife, core ita scott king and because president reagan visited two of his victims the

>> errol barnett, thanks. >>> two u.s. soldiers were killed today in northern iraq.ilitary officials say they were conducting combat operations but their deaths were not the result of enemy contact. five other soldiers were injured. >>> seven members of syria's white helmets rescue team were killed this weekend. the volunteers were shot in the head during a raid on their base near the city of idlib. no one has claimed responsibility. the white helmets are famous for their daring rescues of civilians in rebel-held areas. they were nominated for the 2016 nobel peace prize. >>> marshawn lynch sat out the national anthem last night before a preseason game between the oakland raiders and arizona cardinals. the former seattle running back who came out of retirement to sign with his hometown raiders remained seated while his teammates stood. lynch has voiced support for quarterback colin kaepernick's decision to take a knee during the anthem last year to protest police violence against minorities. lynch did not play last night. kaepernick is not on a team. >>> one week befo

. >> reporter: errol barnett, cbs news, bridgewater, new jersey. >>> ousted director anthony scaramuccis speaking out. he also urged the president to distance himself from his chief strategist steve bannon and his former employer "breitbart news." >> you've also got this bannon/breitbart influence which is a snag on the president. if the president wants to execute that legislative agenda which is so prominent for the people, then he has to move away from that sort of bannon/breitbart nonsense. >> he also said the president needs to, quote, move more into the mainstream. >> ahead, jeff sessions and the white house response to the violence. >>> the mayor of lexington, kentucky, is planning to respond to the events in charlottesville with action. james gray wants to remove two confederate-era statues from the lawn of a former courthouse. he's targeted john hunt morgan and john breckenridge. >>> senior u.s. national security officials say a military confrontation with north korea is not imminent, but they're cautioning that the possibility is greater than it was a decade ago. china's presid

here's errol barnett. > >> reporter: the president's jovial call with guam's governor, eddie calvo, on friday revealed the commander in chief's confidence, despite north korea's threat to target the island. it is in stark contrast to multiple appearances in front of the press and online in which the president used fiery language aimed directly at an unpredictable kim jong-un. >> this man will not get away with what he's doing, believe me. >> reporter: mr. trump refuses to accept criticism his words went too far, while secretary of state rex tillerson attempted to defend it. >> i think what the president is doing is trying to support our efforts by make sure north korea understands what theistration. >> reporter: yesterday, secretary tillerson; ambassador to the u.n., nikki haley; and national security adviser h.r. mcmaster, met with the president to discuss diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions. later that evening, mr. trump spoke by phone with president xi jinping of china. state media reports, president xi urged both sides to tone down the rhetoric. when asked iferly jerm me wou

cbs correspondent erroll barnett is following the criticism. >> reporter: president trump is criticized by fellow republicans for being too vague in his initial response to the domestic violence in charlottesville, virginia, on saturday. >> we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides, on many sides. >> reporter: he also refused an opportunity to call out white nationalists. >> reporter: mr. president, do you want the support of these white national groups who say they support you, mr. president? >> i think the president can be clear when he wants to be. he needs to be clear here. >> reporter: today south carolina senator lindsey graham called neo-nazis domestic terrorists. >> i would urge the president to dissuaded them of the fact that he's sympathetic to their cause because their cause is hate. it is unamerican. >> reporter: responding to pressure this morning a white house spokesman offered a more specific rebuke saying the president's condemnation, of course, includes white supremacists, kkk, neo-nazi and all extrem

errol barnett has the latest. >> reporter: good morning.hite house officials claim that steve bannon and chief of staff, general john kelly, mutually agreed that it was time for bannon to go, but sources tell cbs news that president trump has been frustrated by bannon's rising profile and by media coverage of bannon as the real mastermind behind president trump's campaign. president trump arrived in new jersey friday amid unanswered questions about his decision to fire chief strategist, steve bannon. >> we'll see what happens with mr. bannon. >> reporter: an explosive press conference earlier in the week, the president refused to express confidence in bannon and downplayed his role in the 2016 campaign. >> mr. bannon came on very late, you know that. i went through 17 senators, governors, and i won all the primaries. mr. bannon came on very much later than trump's first white house hires, bannon arrived with a nationalist agenda, claiming shortly after the inauguration that he was ready to fight for a new political order. >> if you think th

errol barnett is traveling with the president in new jersey. rter: good morning. the news of steve bannon's ouster was quickly followed by the announcement he would be returning to breitbart, a site he himself described as a platform for the alt-right. the white house says that the decision was a mutual one between bannon and the president's chief of staff, general john kelly. kelly has been tasked with bringing order to the chaotic administration, and cbs news has learned president trump was increasingly irritated by media coverage of bannon as the mastermind of the oval office. there were on the record comments he made this past week where he contradicted the president by saying there is no military solution to north korea. he also openly relished in undermining his administration colleagues with whom he disagrees. he is jacked up and says he will take on corporate elites, the media and those on capitol hill. anthony. >> thanks. for more we're pleased to welcome joshua groeen, the authr of "devil's bargain" about the inner workings of the trum

here's errol barnett. >> reporter: the day after the white house announced his departure, president trump thanked former chief strategist steve bannon, saying he would be a tough and smart new voice at brietbart news. e i like mr. bannon, he's a friend of mine. but mr. bannon came on very late. >> reporter: earlier in the week, the president downplayed their relationship, and bannon's role in the 2016 campaign. >> i went through 17 senators, governors, and i won all the primaries. he. bannon came on very much later than that. >> reporter: as one of mr. trump's first white house hires, bannon arrived with a nationalist agenda, helping to craft the travel ban and nce uence china trade policy. >> if you think they're going to give you your country back bacout a fight, you are sadly mistaken. every day-- ( applause ) every day, it is going to be a fight. >> reporter: in a statement friday the white house said only dhat bannon's ouster was "mutually agreed upon" between him and chief of staff john kelly, but recent statements to the press in which bannon enntradicted the president on north kor

here is errol barnett. deploying around 4,000 ll cbs additional troops.y pushing pakistan to stop acting as a av the general, head of u.s. central command is visiting pakistan and afghanistan this weekend to brief them on the plans. the u.s. currently has fewer than 10,000 troops in many of them as trainers. afghanistan is the united states longest running war. u.s. involvement there dates back to the weeks and months after the 9/11 attacks. on friday, the president met with his national security team including general james mattis and vice president mike pence at afterward the president tweeted, many decisions made including on afghanistan. >> the troops strength question is the cart before the horse. >> on face the nation, democrat, senate armed services committee member said he wants to know what the long term plan is. >> the real question is what is our strategy. and then, when you lay out of the strategy then the troop strength question can kind of answer itself. >> the white house says this new strategy is part of a broad approach across south asia.

errol barnett is traveling with the president. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. president trump's 17-day stay here in new jersey is described as a working vacation by administration, made necessary, they say, because of renovation work back at the white house. but before president trump left the so-called the swamp he made an attempt . 3r7 ignored several questions as he left the white house friday. earlier attorney general jeff sessions announced a crackdown on anyone leaking sensitive information to the media. >> we will not allow rogue anonymous sources with security clearances to sell out our country. >> sessions said the department of justice has tripled its leak investigations and the fbi established a new counterintelligence unit to address those disclosures. >> i have this warning for would-be leakers, don't do it. >> some are selectively leaking information damaging to president trump like the transcript of his phone calls with the leaders of mexico and australia, which included mr. trump referring to new hampshire as a drug infested den. >> we expect th

errol barnett is traveling with the president. errol, good morning. >> reporter: good morning.n fact, mr. trump said perhaps his words have not been harsh enough and defended them by saying the only reason people have been critical is because mr. trump is the messenger. >> my critics are only saying that because it's me. if somebody else uttered the exact same words that i uttered, they'd say, what a great statement. >> reporter: still, there are ongoing efforts to reach a diplomatic solution to the heated rhetoric. secretary of state rex tillerson and u.n. ambassador nikki haley were in bedminster discussing their efforts. president trump also talked with the chinese president. he urged both sides to use restraint and avoid comments that could increase tensions. he also kals the president of guam and told him there's nothing to worry about. he told him tourism could get a boost to all this attention. >>> for more, we're joined by a senior fellow at the atlantic council. jamie, good morning. >> good morning. >> we just heard the president had conversation with president xi jinp

errol barnett is live with more. >> he was serving here until monday when he revealed his former membershipt events in charlottesville prompted him to say he is sorry. the diocese says actually an inquiry by a freelance journalist really prompted the revelation. >> saying he was a priest, i didn't know what to say. >> reporter: philip and barbara butler are reliving that moment 40 years ago when they discovered a cross burning on their front lawn. >> i went to the door and i saw it and it was just like where did this come from. >> reporter: it william aitcheson. the catholic priest confessed to being a leader of the kkk in his early 20s. while 40 years have passed i must say this, i'm sorry. >> this has been years and we have never heard one word or anything and all of a sudden like a shock. >> reporter: the diocese said there have been no accusations of racism or bigotry against him throughout his time in the diocese. the diocese reportedly knew of his history and was widely reported. he was sentenced to jail time for mailing threatening letters to dr. martin luther king's widow and for se