elaine. >> errol barnett, thank you. >>> now, lemtt's bring in face e nation host john dickerson. congress has until friday to pass a spending bill will congress work together to avoid a government shutdown? >> there has been difficulty with congress working together. now it's been, interrupted by this, latest debate over the president's remarks in the oval office. now you have senators from the republican side in that meeting saying that dick durbin, democratic senator described its details is not telling the truth. that is not likely to create a good atmosphere. plus plenty of policy disagreements. not only on the question of what happen with dreamers and funding for children's health insurance. for the military, for domestic spending. it is a long list already. a tough situation, gotten tougher. >> john, the president tweeted this morning, daca is probably dead. last week it looked like they were close to a deal that would protect people who were brought off to the country illegally as children. what happened? >> well we don't know whether the president's sentiment is the way h

reena. >> ninan: errol barnett at the white house. sexual assault allegations against casino titan steve wynn shook the vegas strip friday, and there was fallout today in washington. carter evans has the latest. >> reporter: reaction to the sex saltaccusations against casino mogul steve wynn has been swift. wynn resort stock closed down more than 10% friday, and tharch, the billionaire stepped down from his post as the finance chair for the republican national committee. >> it's a tremendous embarrassment for the republican national committee. >> reporter: larry sabato, director of the university of virginia center for politics, points out that wynn said he took the prominent r.n.c. job at the request of president trump. >> if he's asked to weigh in privately, he ought to encourage the republican national committee to return every pen they wynn has given. >> reporter: on friday, "the wall street journal" detailed a pattern of lewd behavior that goes back decades, with steve wynn allegedly pressuring female employees to perform sex act

jeff. >> glor: errol barnett, thank you very much. terrorism charges have been filed against a missouri man suspected of trying to derail an amtrak train in october. court papers say that 26ea tieties to white supremacist groups. prosecutors say he pulled the train's emergency break in oxford, nebraska. no one was hurt. wilson was found with a loaded gun in an engineer's cab. f.b.i. agents later discovered more than a dozen weapons at his home. in colorado today, honors for a fallen sheriff's deputy. the hearse carrying zackari parrish was led by 80 officers on motorcycles. firefighters stood at attention on highway overpasses. parrish, who was 29, was responding to a domestic disturbance outside denver on sunday when he was gunned down by matthew reel, a swat team shot reel to death. now a look at some of the other stories we're following in tonight's evening newsfeed. the labor department says jock growth slowed last month, but the economy still created 148,000. the unemployment rate hed steady at a 17-year low at just over 4%. face

elaine. >> quijano: errol barnett, errol, thank you. now let's bring in "face the nation" host john dickerson. so, john, congress has until friday to pass a spending bill, will congress be able to work together to avoid a government shutdown? >> well, there has been difficulty with congress working together and now it has been interrupted by this latest debate over the president's remarks in the oval office, now you have senators on the republican side who were in that meeting saying dick durbin the democratic senator that described its details is not telling the truth, so that is not likely to create a good atmosphere. plus there are plenty of policy disagreements, not only on the question of what happens with the dreamers but funding for the children's health insurance, for the military, for domestic spending, so it is a long list already, and it is a tough situation it has gotten tougher. >> quijano: john, the president tweeted this morning daca is probably dead. last week it looked like they were close to a deal that would protect p

here is errol barnett. >> mr.sident, why focus on the fire and fury book of it's fikttio fiction. >> reporter: president trump suggested several white house staffers doubt his intelligence. this morning, mr. trump lamented he had to put up with a fake book written by a totally discredited author. >> the author is a garbage author of a garbage book. >> senior adviser steven miller echoed mr. trump denouncing comments made by former chief strategist steve bannon in fire and fury. >> it's tragic and unfortunate that steve would make these grotesque comments so out of touch with reality and obviously vindictive. >> bannon released this statement saying his support is unwavering for the president, and his agenda. >> the controversial comes amid the the's request for $18 billion to build a border wall with mexico. >> we want the wall. >> he is facing resistance from democrats. >> dream act now. >> who want the status of undocumented children addressed first. senator bernie sanders? >> 77% of the american people in a rec

errol barnett has the latest. >> reporter: pressure mounting in the halls of congress for a bipartisann to end the government shutdown. >> the president must take yes for an answer. >> democratic leader chuck schumer who negotiated for an agreement with president trump friday implored him to revisit those terms. >> president trump walked away from not one but two bipartisan deals. if he had been willing to accept any one of these deals, we wouldn't be where we are today. >> but majority leader mitch mcconnell says it is democrat whose need to budge. >> recent survey majority said keeping government open is a higher priority than shutting down the government over the issue of illegal immigration. >> reporter: the shuttledown began early saturday when senate republicans were left without enough votes from democrats to pass a bill that would fund the government for four weeks. senator schumer led his party's charge to block government funding until republicans compromise on daca, soon to expire program which protects young people brought to the country illegally as children. >> republican

errol barnett has latest from the president's winter white house in florida. >> reporter: mr. president, will you give an apology for the statement yesterday? >> reporter: president ended a friday event where he signed a proclamation honoring dr. martin luther king jr., by dodging questions about his views on race. >> reporter: mr. president, are you a racist? >> reporter: during a bipartisan immigration meeting thursday in the oval office, the president allegedly said, "why do we want all these people from-- expletive-- countries here," referring to immigrants from haiti, el salvador, and across africa. "we should bring in more people from places like norway." on twitter, president trump acknowledged using tough language but denied saying, "anything rogatory about haitians." democratic senator dick durbin was in the room. >> he said these hate-filled things, and he said them repeatedly. >> reporter: the african union issued this statement, noting its "infeweration, disappoint, and outrage" at the president's comments. >> the first thing that came to my mind was very unfortuna

errol barnett has the latest. >> reporter: pressure is mounting in the hauls of congress today for a bipartisan solution toned the government shutdown. >> the president must take yes for a answer. >> reporter: democratic leader chuck schumer who negotiated for an agreement with president trump on friday implored him to revisit those terms. >> president trump walked away from not one but two bipartisan deals. if he had been willing to accept any one of these deals, we wouldn't be where we are today. >> reporter: but majority leader mitch mcconnell says it is democrats who need to budget. >> on a recent survey a majority said keeping the government open is a higher priority than shutting down the government over the issue of illegal immigration. >> reporter: the shutdown began early saturday when senate republicans were left without enough votes from democrats to pass a bill that would fund the government for four weeks. senator schumer lead his party's charge to block government funding until republicans compromise on daca, the soon-to- expire program which protects young people broug

errol barnett has more on this. >> got a lot of work condition, a lot of great work for the people. >> reporter: despite president trump's important weekend at camp david where he's setting his 2018 agenda, he ban the day defending his mental fitness tweeting, "my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart," going on to say he is, "a very stable genius." >> i did a quick interview with him a long time ago having to do with an article, but i don't know this man. >> reporter: it's a defense against characterizations made by michael wolff, author of the book "fire and fury." >> i think that he's intellectually incapable of being president of the united states. >> reporter: wolff says he stands by his account, which relies on a wide range of white house staffers' perspectives. >> the story that i've told seems to present this presidency in such a way that it says he can't do this job. >> reporter: today's camp david press conference highlighted the president's support among republicans, with congressional leaders meeting to discuss mr. trump's request of

here's errol barnett. >> mr. president, why focus on the fire and fury book if it's fiction. >> reporter: returning from camp david president trump avoided questions about his response to a scathing book suggesting several white house staffers doubt his intelligence. this morning mr. trump lamented he has had to put up with a fake book written by a totally discredited author. >> the author is a garbage author of a garbage book. >> reporter: senior advisor stephen miller echoed mr. trump in denouncing comments made by former chief strategist steve bannon in "fire & fury." >> it's tragic and unfortunate that steve would make these grotesque comments-- comments so out of touch with reality and obviously so vindictive. >> reporter: today bannon released this statement saying his support is "unwavering for the president and his agenda." the controversy comes amid the president's request for $18 billion to build a border wall with mexico. >> we want the wall. >> reporter: he is facing resistance from democrats who want

errol barnett is there. >> reporter: cbs polling found 70% of americans say they support allowing theren of undocumented immigrants known as dreamers to stay in the country. >> i have a lot of confidence in the people in the room that you will come up with something really good. despite confidence that president trump would sign a daca deal. protecting legal status of dreamers, today blaming democrats. yet his own tough language on immigration is threatening any bipartisan agreement to fund the government and adress dreamers. >> i for one will not vote for government funding until we get >> civil rights leader congressman lewis was blunt in . >> i think he is a racist. congress said the president were racist. >> i think there are people i think that would show real >> 76% of americans found president trump's comments abou can nations as inappropriate. but department of homeland security secretary, kirsten neilson disputes reports mr. >> what the president is saying he would look to move to merit based. based on an individual. >> rand paul. >> you can'te f erybody is out there calling

errol barnett is at the white house with the latest. errol, good morning. >> good morning. what's note worthy here is the white house is not denying reports that president trump wanted to dismiss special counsel robert mueller last summer. instead the president's lawyer is touting the administration's cooperation with the investigation, noting that 20 white house staffers have submitted to voluntary interviews. president trump returned from switzerland to the white house friday even, huddled with his communications staff on marine one. he then stopped only to address questions from reporters about his davos trip. >> i think it was a very, very successful trip. >> reporter: neither the white house nor white house counsel don mcgahn has issued a denial of the report that mr. trump wanted special counsel robert mueller fired. cbs news has confirmed last june president trump was angry about mueller's investigation and raised concerns about three possible conflicts of interest. but top white house advisers told mr. trump the conflicts of interest were not grounds to fire mueller

here is errol barnett. >> mr. president, why focus on the fire and fury book of it's fiction. >> reporter: returning from camp david, president trump avoided question as but his response to a scathing book, suggesting several white house staffers doubt his intelligence. this morning, mr. trump lamented he had to put up with a fake book written by a totally discredited author. >> the author is a garbage author of a garbage book. >> senior adviser steven miller echoed mr. trump denouncing comments made by former chief strategist steve bannon in fire and fury. >> it's tragic and unfortunate that steve would make these grotesque comments so out of touch with reality and obviously vindictive. >> bannon released this statement saying his support is unwavering for the president, and his agenda. >> on twitter, the president called the author, michael wolf, a total loser, and bannon begged for his job. now sloppy steve has been dumped like a dog by almost everyone. in an interview this morning with the bbc, wolf stand by t

errol barnett is at the white house. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.sident trump is taking power players to camp david this weekend. vice president mike pence, secretary of state rex tillerson, defense secretary jim mattis and cia direct mike pompeo will address legislation, while mitch mcconnell and paul ryan will address plans on the legislative front. >> we're going to camp david, a lot of things to work on. >> reporter: president trump is hosting a retreat at camp david to discuss his 2018 priority. >> we're making america great again. >> reporter: the white house says among the weekend's topics will be the economy, national security, military funding, infrastructure and immigration reform, including funding for a border wall. >> we're cleaning out towns of those ms-13 gangsters. that's why we're calling on congress to fund the border wall which we're getting very close to. >> reporter: cbs news confirmed the administration wants congress to allocate approximately $18 billion for funding for a wall on the southern border and enforcement measures. >

king's 89th birthday. >> errol barnett with the president in florida, thanks, errol.ill not accept any changes to the 2015 nuclear deal and would retaliate against the u.s. if any new sanctions are imposed. president trump extended waivers of key economic sanctions against iran on friday. mr. trump made clear these waivers will be the last. he's demanding congress and european allies rewrite what describes as a seriously flawed deal or he will have the u.s. pull out of the deal in a few months. >>> for some perspective on all this, we turn to "washington post" amber phillips. amb amber, good morning. >> morning. >> let's start with the president's alleged comments. coming at a time when lawmakers are trying to work out a deal on immigration reform. how does this affect that, do you think? >> it's not clear. so to one degree, congress is really used to the president distracting them. it doesn't usually cause an international incident, right? but they've kind of been able to compartmentalize some of what the president says and say, okay, we're going to work around you t

errol barnett is with the president. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it has further raised the risk of a government shutdown when funding runs out at the end of next week. under heated new accusations of racism, president trump signed a proclamation honoring dr. martin luther king on friday. >> no matter what the color of our skin or the place of our birth, we are all created equally god. >> ignoring questions by the press about his own beliefs. during a bipartisan meeting on immigration thursday, the president, according to sources, referred to haiti and african countries by saying, quote, why do we want all these people from expletive whole countries here. facing criticism from both sides the president tweeted, quote, this was not the language used, adding, never said anything derogatory about nations other and troubled country, suggesting the whole thing was made up by dems. >> it is not true. he said these hate-filled things. >> illinois's democratic senator dick durbin was one of several democratic leaders who attended. he pushed back at the p pre

errol barnett is at a baltimore school that is still closed. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. they'll be out of class for a sixth straight school day. even though this is the last of the baltimore schools to keep their doors closed, parents are considered closures could return and they want answers now. she walked to school on icy and untreated sidewalks tuesday, but last week it was the freezing temperatures inside that had herr mother angry. >> what school has to close because a pipe bursts because the heat's out, that's been really frustrating. >> reporter: schools across the state had water bubbing out of pipes and floors. >> there's icicles in the classroom. the cold water jug is frozen with ice. it's inhumane for these children. >> i think this is a product of long-termishes not being dealt with. >> we asked gloench began if he shouldered any blame. >> we shoulder a lochlt we have an obligation to provide funding. >> hogan is offering $2.5 million to help with the heating problem. they're the fourth highest funded in the nation. p

they packed into a school board meeting errol barnett ist baltimore school that is still closed. good morning. >> reporter: g of class for a sixth straight school day. even though this is the last of eir doors closed, parents are considered closures and they want answers now. o ic untreated sidewalks was the fr temperatures inside that had rr >> what school has to close because a pipe bursts because the heat's out, really frustrating. >> reporter: schools across the state had water bubbing out of pipes and >> there's icicles in the thassroom. with ice. it's inhumane for these children. >> i think this is a long-termishes not being dealt with. >> weed if he shouldered any blame. shoulder an obligation funding. >> hogan is$2.5 million to help with the heating problem. fourth highest funded in the parents flooded the schools, filling four overflow roomsndin. >> meetings are nice. action isbetter. >> kalelah is a parent of three. >> we're not parents are stepping up and making demands. >> reporter: we have to keep i ripple effect. children lose a day of learni f for their kids and wh

errol barnett is traveling with the president in west palm beach, florida. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the political fallout could jeopardize daca negotiations. john lewis said he won't vote on government funding unless there's a deal on funding while senator rand paul said the setting to get anything meani meaningful accomplished here is being destroyed. >> no, no, i'm not a racist. >> reporter: president trump refuted claims about his character. >> i'm the least racist person you have ever interviewed. >> reporter: democratic senator dick durbin was one of the lawmakers in the room when the president allegedly used a vulgar term referring to countries caught up in the debate. >> they were vile, hate-filled, and clearly racial. >> reporter: republican lindsey graham said he immediately confronted the president about his use of words. quote, all those who attended the meeting no what i said and how i feel. two others at the oval office meeting who days ago said they didn't remember the comments seemed to sharpen their memories. >> i did not hear

errol barnett is at the school. >> reporter: parents want answers now. >> freezing and cold and chilly reporter: she walked to school on icy and untreated sidewalks on tuesday. last week was the freezing temperatures inside that had her mother angry. >> what schools have to close because of pipe burst or the heat is out. that's frustrating. >> reporter: schools across the city had water bubbling out of pipes and floors during freezing conditions. children in doors are huddled in coats. >> she took her daughter out of classrooms. >> it is inhumane for children. >> it is the product of long-term issues not being dealt with. >> reporter: we asked governor hogan is responsible for any blame. >> i don't have anything to do with the day-to-day operations of schools. >> reporter: hogan is offering $2.5 million to fix the heating problem and is proposing an investigative general looking at the city schools why the school is failing to protect children. parents flooded the school board meeting on tuesday night demanding answers. >> meetings are nice, action is better. >> harris is a mother of t