elaine. >>> errol barnett. thank you. >>> the cbs "overnight news" will be right back. at the marine mammal center, the environment is everything. we want to do our very best for each and every animal, and we want to operate a sustainable facility. and pg&e has been a partner helping us to achieve that. we've helped the marine mammal center go solar, install electric vehicle charging stations, and become more energy efficient. pg&e has allowed us to be the most sustainable organization we can be. any time you help a customer, it's a really good feeling. it's especially so when it's a customer that's doing such good and important work for the environment. together, we're building a better california. >>> immigration and customs enforcement is cracking down on employees hiring undocumented workers. the agency says they're enforcing the law. some employers say they're bad for business. mireya villarreal has the story. >> special agent with homeland security. >> reporter: homeland security agents went from business to business in a five day sweep serving dozens of employers

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errol barnett has our report. >> reporter: in the series of tweets president trump has sent, not a single one is critical of the kremlin. if it was the goal of russia to create discord, they have succeeded, he wrote. they're laughing their expletives off in moscow. the president was also critical of his national security adviser as he weighed in. >> as you can see with the fbi indictment, the evidence is now incontrovertible and available in the public domain. >> reporter: mr. trump respond, quote, general mcmaster forgot to say the results were impacted, not changed. >> reporter: republican congressman trey gowdy. >> i know all along russia tried to avert our 2016 election and they're going to do it in 2020 and every election thereafter. >> the evidence is unee kiv kca. >>. >> we couldn't get the obama administration to acknowledge the russian interference. they were very wary of appearing to put their hand on the scale, but none of that is an excuse for this president to sit on his hands. >> reporter: errol barnett, cbs news, west palm beach, florida. >>> it appears that gates is going

here's errol barnett. >> mr. president! >> reporter: this morning, president trump warned about false accusations after two white house staffers lost their jobs amid allegations of spousal abuse. tweeting, "people's lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation. there's no recovery for someone falsely accused." speechwriter david sorensen, who denies allegations he abused his spouse, resigned friday, two days after staff secretary rob porter stepped down, over allegations of spousal abuse. >> he says he's innocent, and i think you have to remember that. >> reporter: the president defended porter amid controversy over how he was able to keep a job overseeing sensitive information without permanent security clearance. >> he did a very good job when he was in the white house. >> reporter: porter told white house counsel last january his background check for a security clearance might reveal unflattering information, and last november, porpter told chief of staff john kelly his ex-wives were making accusations wh

>> morgan: errol barnett at the white house, thank you. memorial services were held in westerville, ohio today for two celice officers killed this weekend in the line of duty, veteran officers eric joering and anthony morelli were responding to a 9-1-1 hangup call when they were ambushed by a gunman. the suspect is under arrest. the fallen officers were honored ce a police procession and vigil in the town they served. one of the largest suppliers of txycontin said this weekend it fill no longer promote the powerful painkiller to doctors. nikki battiste has more on the opioid marketing shakeup. >> reporter: the outcry over drug companies pushing pain killers has become too loud for purdue pharma to ignore. the drug maker that made 35 billion in oxycontin sales since it began selling the drug said in a statement it will no longer be promoting opioids to prescribers. purdue also says this week it cut its sales force in half. andrew kolodny, co-director of opioid research at the heller school of social policy, said this could pave the way for

. >> errol barnett, thanks. >>> now some other stories we are following in the cbs "weekend news feed." a san francisco police officer is recovering after being runover last week by a robbery suspect. video shows the the suspect backing up his car and running over the officer and another suspect. both survived. other officers on the scene grew their guns but did not shoot as the car drove away. >> space x is counting done to liftoff for its falcon heavy rocket. it is basically three reusable rockets bolted together. the falcon heavy weighs more than 3 million pounds and stands nearly 230 feet tall. the middle booster wril launch a car. tesla roadster towards mars. test launch tuesday from historic cape canaveral pad used in apolo missions. it will be raining purple this week at an auction of prince memorabilia. the legendary singer's purple piano, pants, and boots are among dozens of items going up for sale. the online auction begins >>> the pharmaceutical industry is coming under fire for alleged role in the opioid crisis tearing at the nation. but it is not only prescription drugs f

>> quijano: errol barnett, thanks. football's biggest night of the year is finally here.uccas has the latest from super bowl central in minneapolis. >> reporter: football fans lined up long before kickoff to pick up their once-in-a-lifetime tickets. >> wow. >> i've been waiting for this forever, and this is going to be our game. >> reporter: it's the toughest ticket in sports. made even harder when it's fake. joe asaro runs security for stub hub. >> we check for security features on every single ticket we touch, we never had a counterfeit ticket go out of this office. >> reporter: never? >> never. >> reporter: and hopefully today will be the same. >> there is no hoping in this situation. >> reporter: the game caps a week of events and attractions in downtown minneapolis like this zip line across the mississippi river. wo! while temperatures have dipped into the single digits, the game is expected to be the coldest on record. >> we're not done, we're not done, we're not done! >> reporter: patriot fans who braved the weather are looking for their 6th super bowl title. an ea

elaine. >> quijano: errol barnett, thank you. immigration and customs enforcement is cracking down on employers hiring undocumented workers. the agency says they're just enforcing the law. but some employers say they're bad for business. mireya villarreal has the story. >> i'm a special agent with homeland security. >> reporter: homeland security agents went from business to business in a five-day sweep serving dozens of employers with "notices of inspection". >> it's really important for america to protect american jobs for authorized workers and u.s. citizens and really to level the playing field in terms of unfair competition. >> reporter: mike poindexter is c.e.o. of his family business - the poindexter nut company near fresno, calfornia. they're in the middle of an ice audit. he says most americans don't want these labor-intensive jobs. why are you hiring people who are not legally documented to work in the u.s.? >> because they show up with documentation. here's my green card, here's my social security card and it is illega

>> errol barnett in west palm beach. thank you, errol. for more on another eventful week, we're joined by bob cusack. good morning. >> good morning. >> how significant is the impact of the memo? >> i think it's significant in that it raises question. we've only seen the republican memo. >> will we see the democratic memo? >> i think it's going take time. it's another example how the house intelligence committee which used to be a bipartisan panel is really broke snoon that's my next question. how does the work of that committee continue? >> that's a good question. members on both sides of the aisle are calling each other liars. they're saying die metticly dirchltd things about what's in the memo. understand the intelligence committee works very differently, very bipartisan. >> what's the most significant -- this memo which was advertised as one thing, has it delivered on wait advertised? >> everything in washington is a bit overhype and this was. at the same time it raises questions what they told the fisa court. did they not give the inf

>> errol barnett with the president in florida. thanks, errol. here to discuss more on the indictments is cbs news justice reporter paula reid. she's in our washington bureau. paula, good morning. >> good morning. >> what can you tell us. >> according to court documents he helped to fund the internet research agency that launched these operations against the u.s. now the other defendants are accused of working for that agency to effectively operate as a troll farm. so these were people who spoke english well enough to be credible as they pumped out these messages on social media. we also know from the court documents some of these defendants traveled here to the united states to collect intelligence and then to launch actual events, rallies, and even some self-defense training. >> and prigozhin known as putin's chef was alleged to have been involved. where does that leave the investigation going forward, paula? >> this lays out a way to possibly charge folks here in the united states. the documents specifically say the russians worked with the am

errol barnett is with the president in west palm beach, florida.morning. by approving the release of the memo, president trump has made clear his displeasure with the ongoing russia investigation and deepened concerns among democrats that he may dismiss those overseeing the probe before it reaches the conclusions. this is how it unfolded on friday. after getting mr. trump's green light. devin nunes, the republican chairman of the house intelligence committee released a gop summary of what they see as willful omissions on the part of the fbi. the memo claims before the presidential election agents relied on a politically motivated dossier from former british spy christopher steele in seek a warrant to spy on carter page advising the trump campaign at the time. it suggests the judge of the secretive fisa or foreign surveillance courts with not told of the steele democratic funding. but adam schiff, the top democrat on the intel committee said that is not accurate and he is pushing to release his own memo based on the same intelligence. schiff said re

demarco. >> all right, errol barnett at the white house.ol, thank you. >>> memorial services were held in westerville, ohio for two police officers killed this weekend in the line of duty. veteran officers, eric joering and anthony morelli responding to a 911 hangup call and ambushed by a gunman. sufs pect under arrest. fall in officers honored by a police procession and vigil in the town. >>> to other stories we are following in the "cbs weekend news feed." in the california desert. a 21-year-old man faces vehicular charges, after crashing into bicycle riders. the suspect was going at least 100 miles an hour when he veered into the bike riders. a 49-year-old cyclist died at the scene. 50-year-old woman air lifted to the hospital with serious injuries. >> heavy rain swamped parts of the south this weekend. overflowing creeks and rivers, washed out roads in parts of kentucky, tennessee, virginia. some areas were expecting up to 4 more inches of rain. severe storms moved through alabama, georgia and the florida panhandle. >> it was also a rai

errol barnett is there. >> reporter: this morning, president trump said he was totally vindicated by the newly released g.o.p. house intelligence memo, insisting there has been no collusion or obstruction, and that the special counsel's investigation is a witch hunt. however, in an interview aerog "face the nation," republican trey gowdy insisted the memo will not affect the special counsel's probe. >> i actually don't think it has any impact on the russia probe for this reason-- >> the memo has no impact on the russia probe. >> not to me it doesn't, and i was pretty intgrael involved in the drafting of it. >> reporter: but nancy pelosi, the democrat's minority leader in the house, questions republicans' motives. >> what is its purpose? its purpose, of course, is to thawrpt the investigation, the mueller investigation. >> reporter: the document claims before the election, f.b.i. agents relied on a politically motivated dossier in seek aifies aor foreign surveillance warrant, to spy on trump campaign adviser carter page. the memo says key details were omitted, like the fact christophe

errol barnett is ready. have a good night.seacrest do. >> will he be shunned on the oscar red carpet? >> celebrities could challenge him on live tv and bring up these allegations. >>> then trump boast backlash. >> i really believe i would run into the school even if i didn't have a weapon. >>> what would a real medal of honor recipient do in the school shooting? >> what would you do? >>> and accused killer in the library. her life taken away just because she was reading a book? >> are you safe inside your local library? >> then wedding day

errol barnett is ready. have a good night. see you tomorrow.ccess group at wgbh access.wgbh.org city hall. another a car brea >>> kpix5 news begins with a gutsy theft right in front of san francisco city hall. another car-break in, the victim? a firefighter and he's not being quiet about it. good evening. i'm veronica de la cruz. >> i'm allen martin. san francisco firefighters union president is taking his frustration to twitter calling out interim mayor mark farrell, kpix5 susie steimle live at city hall with the tweet that got the mayor's attention. >> reporter: when i asked tom o'connor today what his reaction was when he came out and saw all the smashed glass around his car in broad daylight right outside city hall, he said he thinks what most san franciscans think when this happens to them. first he wondered what was stolen and second he says he shrugged his shoulders because it's happened before and he's not surprised it happened again. >> we were right in the middle of contract negotiations yesterday oddly enough and when i came out, i f

>> errol barnett at the white house. thank you, errol. it's been another dramatic week in washington. let's talk with gabririel debenedetti. good morning. >> good morning. >> how does the president escape here, the conclusion that this is political? >> he certainly has not escaped that so far. as you said, the fbi and, in fact, intelligence committee were pretty vocal against releasing the public one. i think what the white house is hoping for is that people don't pay attention to this and focus on other things over the next few days but the reality is a lot of them have been talking about circum ventding this. they don't want it released or they want redactions. there are many members who are trying to figure out a way to read this into the house record or get around the president's objectives. >> democrats can't get around this without the support of republicans. is there a chance they're preside over it without the president? >> the answer might be yes though unexpectedly enough. there are a number of house members that did vote to sen

the president weighed in again today from florida, and errol barnett is there. >> feeling vindicated the 2016 election and its aftermath. this is unacceptable in a democracy. but the president excluded this warning. mr. trump would do well to knock off the tweets lambasting the mueller probe. >> i am on record saying i support bob mueller 100%. >> congressman, the only republican house intelligence committee member to review the memo's underlying materials sees justification for the special counsel investigation. >> you need an investigation into russia. you need an investigation into trump tower and the cambridge analytic e-mail separate apart from the dossier. >> the investigation. >> adam schiff, top democrat, says despite concerns over surveillance of the trump campaign adviser, evidence shows another member of the campaign triggered the probe. >> it began with george papadopoulos, adviser for candidate trump someone meeting secretly with the russians talking about the stolen clinton e-mails. schiff pushed for carat e-mail to be released. committee member, will hurd explains why.

errol barnett is traveling with the president and joins us from west palm beach. l, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. on twitter, president trump appeared to be attacking everyone but russia, which the special counsel is accusing of waging information warfare against the u.s. this morning for the first time, the white house says the president is opened to improving the background check system, but it's mr. trump's tweets about the fbi and the school shooting here in florida attracting the most attention. >> the reality of it is there are two separate issues. the president should be staying out of law enforcement business. >> reporter: republicans responded to president trump's criticism of the fbi after he seemed to link the parkland shooting with the russia probe. in a flurry of tweets, the president criticized democrats for using russia as an election excuse. he called claims of campaign collusion a hoax. and said that the russia investigations were creating chaos in the u.s. >> russia's clearly tried to advance their agenda into the united states. >> repo

errol barnett, good morning. >> good morning. they've accused information warfare against the united states but it's mr. trump's comments about the fbi and the school shooting here in south florida that government most people ee attention. >> tree alt is they've got two separate issues. >> reporter: republicans responded to president trump's criticism of the fbi after he seemed to link the partland shooting with the russia probe. in a flurry of tweets the president criticized democrats for using russia as an election excuse. he called the collusion a hoax and said russian investigations were creating chaos in the u.s. the president's outbursts followed special counsel robert mueller's indictment friday against 134 russians for using social media to disrupt the u.s. election. >> as you can see with the fbi indictment, the evidence now really incontrovertible. >> the president's national security adviser h.r. mcmaster applauded mueller's efforts, but president trump shot back at his aide online. he shot back, general mcmaster forgo

errol barnett, good morning. >> reporter: good morning.ssians described their efforts as warfare against the united states and rosenstein is showing just how confidence he is in the evidence backing up these charges. for example, the indictment says 13 russian nationals and three russian can companies operated with a budget of more than $1.2 million per month and made hundreds of fake social media profiles that appeared to be american. they poefed criticism of hillary clinton while praising bernie sanders and then candidate donald trump leading up to the election. rosenstein made sure to note this indictment does not include any knowing american participants describing them, instead, as unwitting. that detail is what president trump focused on in his first response to the charges saying on twitter, the trump campaign did nothing wrong, no col. usion. later the white house released a similar statement with no collusion in all capital letters, adding, quote, we must unite as americans to protect the integrity of our democracy and our electio