our chief legal correspondent jan crawford has more on this. jan?reporter: well, jeff, the president's personal lawyer rstually tried to head off this lawsuit and keep ms. daniels from talking. he got a temporary restraining order last week through private arbitration that he says, amongst other things, blocked her from filing it. the white house says that proves the president has prevailed. but her lawyer told cbs news moments ago that those claims are "ludicrous." heen allegations of an affair a decade ago between the president and the former porn star became news earlier this year-- >> did you have a sexual elsationship with donald trump? >> reporter: --stormy daniels went on late-night television and said her lips were sealed. >> do you have a non-disclosure agreement? >> do i? >> reporter: daniels now wants to talk. the lawsuit, that "hush agreement" is not binding, because mr. trump never signed it. daniels alleges she started an intimate relationship with mr. trump in the summer of 2006 that continued well into 2007. that would have been shor

>> glor: chief legal correspondent jan crawford. jan, thanks very much. the trump administration's feud with california intensified today when the justice department sued the state over its sanctuary laws that protect undocumented immigrants. 21% of the nation's undocumented population lives in california. john blackstone tonight has more on this. >> california, we have a problem. >> reporter: attorney general jeff sessions traveled to the heart of the resistance. >> what do we do? >> stand up, fight back. >> reporter: telling california to back off on immigration. >> california is using every power it has, powers it doesn't have, to frustrate federal law enforcement. >>>> reporter: while attorney general sessions was inside complaining about california obstructing justice, these protesters were outside obstructing traffic. this demonstration attracted outsiders wearing make america great again signs. >> you described this in terms of war with the federal government today. >> we've never had washington come to california and sue the state and make up lies

jan crawford has more on this now, jan. >> jeff, the president's personal lawyer actually tried to head off this lawsuit and keep miss daniels from walking. temporary restraining order. and blocked her from filing it. and the white house says that proves the president has prevailed. her lawyer told cbs news moments ago that those claims are ludicrous. when allegations of an affair a decade ago between the president and former porn star became news earlier this year. >> did you have a sexual relationship with donald trump? >> stormy daniels went on late-night television and said her lips were sealed. >> do you have a nondisclosure agreement? >> do i. >> daniels wants to talk. the lawsuit she says the hush agreement is not binding. because mr. trump never signed it. >> daniels alleged she started an intimate relationship with mr. trump in the summer of 2006 that continues well into into 2007. that would have been shortly after his wife melania gave birr toout their son. flash forward nine years, less than two weeks before the 2016 election, daniels signed the nondisclosure agreement under

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. >> chief legal correspondent, jan crawford. thank you very much on this. >> deadly school shooting in alabama to day. the police say two students were shot during dismissal at huhhman high school in birmingham. one died. other in critical done digs. the shooting may have been accidental. the school was locked down as a precaution. >>> tomorrow, the president will formalize his plan for a 25% tariff on imported steel and 10% on aluminum. the administration suggested today there may be some exemptions for u.s. allies, including canada and mexico. nancy cordes is following this story tonight. nancy. >> jeff, congressional republicans are making a last ditch attempt tonight to change the president's mind on this issue, ahead of that announcement tomorrow. 107 of them have just sent him a letter expressing "deep concern" about the prospect of broad global tariffs on aluminum and steel warning the move will make u.s. businesses less competitive and u.s. consumers poorer. republican leaders from the speaker on down have been warning t

jan crawford outside of the supreme court with linda brown's legacy. >> the brown lawsuit was joinedsimilar cases. became known as brown vs. board of education. their name was first alphabetically. because of that. linda brown became the face of a movement that changed history. >> my memory of brown began in the fall of 1950. in the quiet kansas town of topeka. >> linda brown was 7 years old when her father, reverend oliver brown marched her to an all white school four blocks from their home. he wanted to enroll her so she wouldn't have to walk to the all black school two miles across town. >> i can remember that walk. i could only make half of it some days, the cold would get too builter for a small child to bear. >> when her enrollment was denied. the reverend sued the board of education. the decision led to the desegregation of schools. brown became the fearless face of the movement. and was celebrated for her role in the historic decision. caroline campbell was brown's long time friend. >> it was very difficult for her. as a young person to be thrown in the spotlight. she was a q

jan crawford sat down with four first time female candidates. >> for first time candidates, running for baptism by fire. to be a candidate you blow open your comfort zone. >> being the first, actually running is a lot different. >> julie johnson, and anna maria ramos are democrats running for the legislature. republicans, jen and jamie are running for congress. they all agree. it is time for a different approach to politics. >> people wantsomebed to solve problems and get things done. i think that is a characteristic that you hear women running. >> all that is happening is bickering, fighting. we have kids that bicker and fight. we saw that every day. >> ha-ha. >> nearly 500 women are likely running for congress. a new record. and roughly 200 more are exploring bids for statewide offices. nearly 70% are democrats. debbie walsh tracks female candidates at the center for american women in politics. >> we saw this increase start to happen almost immediately after the 2016 presidential election. and i think much of this, has been in response to the election of donald trump. >> for johnson a

jan crawford reports. >> this to me represents a failure of the va system at every level. >> reporterys he only learned of the systemic issues at the washington, d.c. va hospital bay year ago when an interim report revealed problems with equipment and unreleased inventory. the full report released wednesday revealed staggering deficiencies. patients who underwent prolonged anesthesia because surgical instruments were unavailable once they were put under. doctors and nurses forced to make do by borrowing supplies from a nearby hospital. while 500,000 items sat unused in a warehouse. and the government renting items like three home hospital beds for nearly $875,000 that would have cost only $21,000 to buy. >> i think it was a failure of leadership here. >> reporter: inspector general michael missile says while no patient died as a result of the safety issues patients were put at risk and senior leaders didn't take responsibility before the problems got worse. >> we talked to everybody, and everybody pointed their finger elsewhere. >> reporter: yesterday secretary shulkin announced chang

they spoke with jan crawford and jan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning.ugh battling devastating effects of ptsd. there are a lot of therapy programs but only a few use professional musicians to achieve dramatic results. one group is actually turning wounded warriors into songwriters. that is saving lives, one four-minute song at a time. >> three, four -- >> reporter: backstage as nashville's grand ole opry is always a night to remember. >> josh, you come in here. ♪ >> reporter: for this retired army sergeant, it's a nice he never thought he'd see. >> i get to be up there and watch. >> reporter: his long road to country music hallowed halls started in december 2003 when he was finishing up his tour of duty in iraq. >> my last night in country. a roadside bomb went off right next to a truck. >> reporter: he suffered a brain injury and spinal cord injury, but back at home, the psychological injuries became far worse. >> i just felt like a burden. it was like i walked in the room and it sucked the life out of that room. everyone got caught in it. >> reporter:

jan crawford is outside the v.a. medical center in washington with more on this troubling report. the report says the v.a.'s secretary s hulkishulkin new of it. he said he learned about it a year ago when an interim report revealed problems withster aisle equipment and unused inventory. the full report revealed staggering deficiencies. patients whos patients who underwent prolonged anesthesia because there was no medical equipment available. 5,000 units sat unused in a nearby warehouse. hospital beds would have cost wes to buy. attorney general michael missal said while no patients died they were put at risk and senior officials didn't take care of the problems before they got worse. >> we talked to everybody and everybody pointed their finger elsewhere. >> reporter: yesterday secretary shulkin has said the v.a. has appointed new leaders. verna jones was treated at the hospital herself and has met with shulkin. she said, the rote is concerning but the v.a. is getting better. >> they're addressing the root of the problem. >> reporter: in november we asked shulkin why it's taken so

jan crawford visits dallas -- visited dallas rather, to meet four first-time female candidates. now, look women make up more than half of the country, but less than 20% of the lawmakers here on capitol hill. in texas, those numbers are even lower. this year women across texas and across the country are trying to change that. for first-time candidates running for office is a baptism by fire. >> hi how are you? >> to be a candidate, you blow open your comfort zone. >> being the first in actually running is a lot different. >> reporter: julie johnson and ana maria ramos are democrats running for the texas legislature. republicans julie johnson and jen sarver are running for congress. they agree it's time for different politics. >> people want somebody to solve problems and get things done. that's a characteristic you hear about women running. >> all that is happening is bickering and fighting. you know, we have kids that big bicker and fight, and we solve that every day. >> reporter: nearly 500 women are likely running for congress a new record. roughly 200 more are exploring bids f

jan crawford is outside the v.a. medical center in washington with more on this troubling report. rter: good morning. the report says the v.a.'s people knew about the issue, but secretary shulkin says he does not recall hearing about the problems. >> this to me represents a failure of the va system at every level. >> reporter: veterans affairs secretary david shulkin says he only learned of the systemic issues at the washington, d.c., va hospital about a year ago when an interim report revealed problems with sterile equipment and unused inventory. the full report released wednesday revealed staggering deficiencies. patients who underwent prolonged anesthesia because surgical instruments were unavailable once they were put under. doctors and nurses forced to make do by borrowing supplies from a nearby hospital while 5,000 units sat unused in a nearby warehouse. and hospital beds for nearly $875,000 that would have cost only $21,000 to buy. >> i think it was a failure of management. >> attorney general michael missal said while no patients died, they were put at risk and senior offic

jan crawford is outside the supreme court with linda brown's legacy. >> reporter: the brown's familyar cases from other states but it became known as brown versus board of education because their name was first alphabetically and linda brown became the face of a movement that changed history. >> my memory of brown began in the fall of 1950, in the quiet kansas town of topeka. >> reporter: she was only 7 years old when her father reverent oliver brown marched her to an all white school four blocks from their home. he wanted to enroll her so she wouldn't have to walk to the all black school two miles across town. >> i can remember that walk, i can only make half of it some days because the cold would get too bitter for a small child to bear. >> reporter: when her enrollment was denied the reverend sued the board of education. the case made its way to the supreme court which rejected the separate but equal doctrine. the decision led to the desegregation of schools. brown became the fearless face of the movement and was celebrated for her role in historic decision. carol lynn campbell wa