elaine. >> margaret brennan, thank you. >>> the national women's march held its main event today in lash the goal of getting women to march off to the polls in november's midterm elections. in a cbs news poll out this weekend, 54% of women and 39% of men, say it is very important to them that more women are elected to office. 48% say the country would be better off. 42% say it wouldn't change much. here's mireya villarreal. >> reporter: from football stadium to swing state battleground. [ applause ] thousand filled the stands of san boyd stadium in las vegas sunday morning. >> equality for all! >> one year ago millions marched around the country for women's rights marking the largest single day demonstration in u.s. history. today's rally is about pushing people to the polls. activist jene ingram. >> we want to take all the momentum from the course of the last year and really turn that into the electoral power. >> organizers chose nevada for the anniversary event with the hope of reshaping congress in 201. >> our goal for voter registration is a million voters. what happens in nevada, w

jeff. >> glor: margaret brennan, thank you very much. the f.b.i. is once again investigating a charity the president often brings up, the clinton foundation. here's jfs correspondent jeff pegues. >> this program has created more and more opportunities. >> reporter: cbs news has learned in recent weeks f.b.i. agents have been re-examining the clinton foundation were made in exchange for political favors between 2009 and 2013 when hillary clinton was secretary of state. >> my theory about all this is disclose everything, and then let people make their judgments. >> reporter: since president clinton left office, his foundation has grown into a military billion-dollar enterprise with significant donations from foreign governments and businesses. the investigation into its fund-raising started well before the 2016 presidential campaign, but no charges were ever brought. >> it's a shame what's happened with the f.b.i. >> reporter: president trump, himself under investigation for obstruction of justice in the russia probe, has repeatedly criticized the f.

jeff. >> glor: margaret brennan, thank you very much.re is more fallout from the scandal involving larry nassar tonight. the former u.s.a. gymnastics doctor was sentenced this week to as much as 175 years in prison for abusing young girls. today, the organization's directors agreed to resign, and michigan state athletic director mark hollis said he is stepping down. nassar treated athletes at the school for-year-old two decades. dr. jon lapook reports there are serious questions about how the university responded to complaints. >> reporter: amanda thomashow was one of the 156 women who confronted larry nassar during his sentencing hearing. >> i didn't know who to tell, and i was scared no one would believe me. sometimes i even had a hard time believingly myself, but at the end, i knew i had to report it. >> reporter: in 2014, thomashow complained to mireya villarreal that she had been sexually abuseed by nassar. the university conducted a sexual harassment investigation and cleared him. the report given to thomashow concluded, "we cannot

that with cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger in just a moment, but first let's turn to margaret brennan, who is in davos tonight. margaret. >> reporter: a very snowy davos, at that. and president trump will be bringing here his "america first" populist message to what is essentially the ground zero of globalization and capitalism. and while his nationalist rhetoric is unpopular with european leaders, his business-friendly approach has won him praise. and he is going to trumpet his recent success in lowering the corporate tax rate to 21%. he's going to urge foreign companies to invest in the u.s. he's having a private dinner with several c.e.o.s tomorrow night, and he'll also tout that 30% rise in the stock market since his election. of course, that message is going to be hard to reconcile with the protectionist trade measures that he supports. and so, jeff, while he was never invited to this meeting of business elites when he worked in real estate, president trump is going to be one of the most talked about keynotes at this entire forum. >> glor: jill, tariffs, protectionism, the possib

margaret brennan is at the white house tonight. margaret? >> reporter: well, the immigration debate is complicating efforts to keep the government open as some democrats want to see the daca program extended along with that funding bill on friday. but that's something that the republican leadership is rejecting. but the president still needs at least nine senate democrats to vote for any spending bill, and at this point, that's a challenge for him. now, he needs to do this to avoid a government shutdown. today the president actually said that the senior senate democrat from illinois, dick durbin, blew negotiations by having "totally misrepresented what was said at the daca meeting last thursday in the oval office." remember, durbin said that the president used an expletive to refer to haiti, el salvador, and african nations. republican senator lindsey graham said he didn't like what he had heard, and he did confront the president about it. now, this public argument seems to be unnecessarily complicating an issue that has bipartisan support.

jeff. >> glor: margaret brennan in davos, switzerland, thank you. at least 30 children have died from the flu this season. the latest is believed to be a boy in palm beach county, florida. manuel bojorquez has more on this. >> reporter: mike medwin met us today after doing the unthinkable-- make funeral arrangements for his 12-year-old stepson, dylan winnik. he seemed like he was somewhat sick, but you never thought it would come to this, clearly. >> this is a lightning strike of-- i've described it. no indications. no warnings. just a-- just a common cold. that's what is so scary about it. >> reporter: he says doctors told him it was actually the flu. winnick had not gotten the flu shot. while the medical examiner has yet to rule on the cause of his death, at least three other children have died from flu-related illnesses so far this season in florida. 30 nationwide, more than what's typically expected this early in the year. in one school district along the florida panhandle, 20% of students are out sick, forcing officials to cancel classes friday

hiu guys should like this." >> glor: jill schlesinger here in our studio, and margaret brennan in davosthank you both very much. the 15-year-old kentucky boy charged with murdering two schoolmates yesterday and injuring 18 others will appear in court tomorrow. his name has not been released but sources tell us he is a sophomore at marshall county high school and a member of the band. d is accused of shooting and killing 15-year-old preston ryan cope, a baseball player known for his positive outlook, and bailey nicole holt, also 15. bailey's aunt says her niece would have befriended the gunman, given the chance. the united states is increasingly at odds with a close ally. p a phone call today, president trump urged turkey's president to limit an assault on a kurdish enclave in northern syria or risk conflict with american forces. the u.s. supports the kurds. willy williams reports tonight from the syria-turkey border. >> reporter: these kurdish fighters, america's closest partners in the battle against isis in syria, are now facing off with turkey, america's nato ally. a deadly new front

>> quijano: margaret brennan, thank you. the national women's march held its main event today in las vegas with the goal of getting women to march to the polls in november's mid-term elections. in a cbs news poll out this weekend, 54% of women and 39% of men say it is very important to them that more women are elected to office. 48% say the country would be better off. 42% say it wouldn't change much. here's mireya villarreal. >> reporter: from football stadium to swing state battleground, thousands filled the stands of sam boyd stadium in las vegas sunday morning. >> equality for all. >> reporter: exactly one year ago, millions marched around the country for women's rights marking the largest single day demonstration in u.s. history. today's rally is about pushing people to the polls. activist janaye engram. >> we want to take all of the momentum from all the things we have done over the course of the last year and really turn that into the electoral power. >> reporter: organizers chose nevada for the anniversary event with

margaret brennan is at the white house. a lot of tweeting too. ng. most avoid giving book reviews at the risk of discredited unfavorable press but president trump calls himself a counter puncher and he spent the weekend. he seemed most troubled that white house advisers considered him unfit for office. as republicans wrapped up meetings at camp david, president trump told reporters he was an accident student who attended the best colleges. he also tweeted that his greatest assets were mental stability and being smart, calling himself a stable genius. cia director mike pompeo took time on sunday the president is completely fit to lead the country and stephen miller said mr. trump is a political genius. now, today the president will be getting a change of scenery and perhaps a change of topic. he's going to head out to tennessee and georgia, two states that the white house here calls the heart of trump country. jeff? >> margaret brennan, thank you very much. >>> surgery to correct blurred vision can sometimes do more than provide better sight. dr. c

white house and senior foreign affairs correspondent margaret brennan. response to the state of the union in a minute... first, we're following breaking news in the east bay. chopper 5 over a fire burning at a metal recycling co >>> we'll move on to the state of the union in just a moment, but first we are following breaking news in the east bay, chopper 5 over a fire burning at a metal recycling company in richmond. you can see a huge plume of smoke coming up for miles around and all the smoke is prompting some health advisories for the richmond area tonight. that fire is happening at sims metal management company on south fourth street. the shelter in place has been expanded now and it now covers north richmond, atchison village, santa fe and the iron triangle. people are advised to stay indoors and keep windows and doors closed. a pile of strap metal about 20 feet high somehow caught fire around 5:00 this afternoon. from chopper 5 we've seen crews using a claw to try to move some of those piles of metal to get at the flames and they are having a tough

margaret brennan reports.resident splitting with steve bannon claiming he has nothing to do with me or my presidency. when he was fired he not only lost his job he lost his mind. until now, bannon continued to be a vocal supporter of the trump agenda following his white house exit this summer. but in a series of interviews, with author michael wolf, including some at the white house. bannon mocked the president and his family and accused donald trump jr. of tree san for his june 16 meeting with russians who offered incriminating information on hillary clinton. bannon said if you thought this was not treason or unpatriotic, i happen to think it was all of that you should have called the fbi he speculated trump jr. involved his father in the meeting. a claim sarah sanders denied. >> i think furious, disgusted would probably certainly fit when you make outrageous claims and false claims against the president and his family. >> sanders pointed out that bannon contradicted his characterization of the russian probe

margaret brennan is with the president in davos with how he's bringing his america first agenda to europemargaret, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. the president's message here will be the u.s. is open for business. he will tout his recent success at lowering the corporate tax rate down to 21% and urge ceos to invest in america. yesterday, he discussed the possibility of sitting for an interview with special counsel robert mueller regarding that ongoing russia probe. president trump touched down in switzerland thursday morning to sell his business friendly approach to investors gathered at the world economic forum. on wednesday, he told reporters he'd be willing to be questioned by special counsel robert mueller. >> i'm looking forward to it actually. >> you have a date set? >> there's been no collusion whatsoever. >> reporter: mr. trump's lawyers are still negotiating details, including the date. he did not commit to the interview, but said he was open to speaking under oath. >> to reach a higher standard, you would do it under oath? >> oh, i would do it under oath. >> rep

first, margaret brennan is at the white house with the response that started at the top. margaret, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the president spent a working weekend at camp david, aimed at laying out the republican legislative agenda including immigration reform. but in characteristically combative style, he repeatedly took time out to give a scathing review of a book about him. >> i consider it a work of fiction. >> reporter: with republican allies beside him, president trump displayed his own fire and fury over michael wolff's book. the author obtained scathing quotes from former chief strategist steve bannon who the president now refers to as sloppy steve. >> that's why sloppy steve is now looking for a job. >> reporter: on sunday, bannon tried to walk back his remarks. specifically, that donald trump jr.'s june 2016 meeting with russians to obtain damaging information on hillary clinton was treasonous. in a statement, he claimed those statements were not aimed at don jr. but aimed at paul manafort, the trump campaign chairman who had also attended the meet

. >>> cbs news correspondent margaret brennan is in switzerland with the president , look for live report7:00 on cbs this morning right here after "eyewitness news" this morning here on cbs-3. >>> teenager accused in a deadly high school shooting will be arraigned today. teen has in the been identified. he is accused of shooting and killing two students at marshall county high school on tuesday. eighteen others were also hurt prosecutors want to try the teen as an adult, he he faces charges of murder and attempted murder. >>> kate middleton highs lighting a illness, that affects many mothers, post partum depression. >> she visited neuro science institute at the college in london yesterday. she talked with doctors about the mental health of pregnant woman and new mothers. middleton is pregnant right now with her third baby, who is due in april. >>> up next, see some dramatic driver seat video of the shoot-out at a red light. you simply will not believe your eyes. >>> another wild scene on the roads, this is carnage that happened during a police chase , driver is okay and wait until you see

margaret brennan has more. >> it seems unlikely that we'd even have an interview. >> president trump refused to directly answer a question about whether he would participate in an interview with special counsel robert mueller despite having said in june he would 100% give a collusion between the trump campaign and russian operatives. >> there is no collusion. there has been absolutely no collusion. >> there is absolutely moe collusion. >> he did point to a precedent for a potential interview comparing his situation to the hilary clinton e-mail investigation. >> hilary clinton had an interview where she wasn't sworn in, she wasn't given the oath. they didn't take notes. they didn't record. >> that's only partially true. f.b.i. investigators did take notes during the three and a half hour interview with then candidate clinton in july of 2016. >> for 11 months they've had this phoney cloud over this administration and our government. >> the mother probe is now looking at possible obstruction of justice charges related to mr. trump's firing of f.b.i. director james comey as well as money

. >>> and correspondent margaret brennan at the white house, live report on the president's comments, that of course airs 7:00 right after "eyewitness news" this morning here on cbs-3. >> alleged death threat has led to the transfer of atlantic county doctor charge in the his wife's murder to a jail in hudson county. >> doctor james kauffman appeared in court by video and pleaded not guilty. prosecutors say kauffman and co-defendant, ferdinand angelo ran illegal prescription drug ring. radio talk show host in 2012, because she new about the drug ring. >> he is not in atlantic county, has cents been moved to the can hudson county department of corrections for his own safety. >> that's because -- >> plot to kill him. >> it was noted that ferdinand angelo, will be charged or has been charged rather, with conspiracy to commit the murder of james kauffman. so we don't think it would be prudent for those two to be lodged together. >> kauffman meantime maine tapes his innocence. >> well, up next, we will tell but a police office here was ambush and shot late last night, outside of her police

margaret brennan has details on the political breakup of the year. >> reporter: as political breakups go, this is about as ugly as it gets. the president splitting with steve bannon, one of his closest political allies, claiming, "steve bannon has nothing to do with me or my presidency. when he was fired, he not only lost his job, he lost his mind." until now, bannon had continued to be a vocal supporter of the trump agenda following his white house exit this summer. but in a series of interviews with author michael wolff, include some at the white house, the bannon mocked the exprt his family and aaccused donald trump jr. of treason for his june 2016 meeting with russians who had offered incriminating information on hillary clinton. bannon said, "even if you thought that this was not treasonous or unpatriotic-- and i happen to think it's all of that-- you should have called the f.b.i. immediately." he then speculated that trump jr. had also involved his father in the meeting, a claim that white house press secretary sarah sanders denied. >> i think furious, disgusted would probably c

. >> well, cbs news correspondent margaret brennan traveling with the president, look for live report coming up on cbs this morning right after "eyewitness news" this morning here on cbs-3, chad forward priest at the center after lengthy drug investigation is under arrest this morning. the philadelphia archdioces says that monsignor gregory parlane, facing drug and theft charges. an investigation last may after envelope address dollars to the monsignor came to saint corn kneel just parish, con contained staff thought were illegal drugs. monsignor parlante has been replaced, meanwhile, lawyers for bill cosby wants judge to dismiss the sexual assault charges against the comedian. filed a motion yesterday saying there is not enough evidence to prove the alleged encounter with andrea constand occurred within the statute of limitations. cosby's first trial ends in the june, with a hung jury, his retrial is set to begin in april. >> well, disturbing moments caught on camera, a robbery suspect posing as a mailman point a gun at a man who is holding his nine month old son this happened wednes

more now from white house correspondent margaret brennan. >> reporter: in a nearly hour- long briefing, white house doctor ronny jackson explained that the president ordered him to answer every single question about his health and mental acute. >> he's fit for duty. tethink he will remain fit for , ty for the remainder of this irm and even the remainder of another term, if he's elected. >> reporter: in recent weeks, sritics have questioned mr. trump's mental fitness. dr. jackson said the president re requested a cognitive assessment, designed to detect dementia or alzheimer's. >> he has absolutely no, you know, cognitive or mental issues whatsoever, that he is very >>arp. >> reporter: and that the doctor had an explanation for the incent incident in which the president appeared to slur his words. >> and god bless the united states, thank you very much. >> i had given the president icme medication, specifically, sudafed, over the days previous, and i think i had inadvertently dried up his secretions. >> reporter: the 6'3" inch president weighs 239 pounds, putting him on the cusp of obes

margaret brennan has more on this. >> it's going to be good. we worked on it hard, covered a lot of territory, including our great success with the markets and with the tax cuts. >> reporter: for a president who often complains that his successes are underreported, the unfiltered prime time address is a key opportunity to push his agenda. >> it will obviously be must-watch tv. >> reporter: advisers say the president will echo many of the business friendly themes he spoke about last week in davos. >> america is open for business, and we are competitive once again. >> reporter: the highlights, a promise of improved trade deals, a $1.7 trillion plan to revitalize infrastructure, and a request to congress for $25 billion to construct a border wall with mexico. in exchange, heel offer to make $1.8 million young undocumented immigrants future citizens. >> we'll get something done. we hope it's going to be bipartisan. the republicans really don't have the votes to get it done in any other way, so it has to be bipartisan. >> reporter: one thing absent

margaret brennan is traveling with the president. >> reporter: after helicoptering through the snowy swiss alps, president trump was asked if he would be warmy received. >> i already am. look. you take a look. you tell me. >> reporter: in a meeting with british prime minister theresa may, mr. trump assured reporters that the two leaders get along, despite dust-ups over terrorism and muslim extremism. >> i think the feeling is mutual from the standpoint of liking each other a lot. and so that was a little bit of a -- a false rumor out there. >> reporter: but mr. trump's main goal at davos is to put a business-friendly face on his "america first" message. >> i think the real message is, we want great prosperity. >> reporter: tomorrow, he'll tell this gathering of business elite to reform, not abandon, the international economic system, and he'll voice support for free-trade deals, despite withdrawing from one with asian pacific nations and threatening to abandon nafta. those types of protectionist measures led to a warning from germany's chancellor angela merkel, who said "isolationism

margaret brennan is in davos with details of the president's agenda. >> good morning. the president is bringing his nationalist "america first" message to this gathering of elite capitalists, but he's going to emphasize he is business-friendly, which may be hard to reconcile with some of the protectionist trade measures he has supported. earlier this week his administration slapped tariffs on certain foreign-made appliances and solar panels a move the president claims is going to help boost u.s. sales. but those types of actions are what prompted the leaders of france and germany that warns protectionism is not the answer. france's president a former banker cautions at davos that protectionism is undoing the success that globalization has achieved for the world. today president trump will meet privately with european ceos and urge them to invest in america now that the corporate tax rate has been lowered to 21%. he'll also meet with british prime minister theresa may, and those two leaders have a complicated relationship given past clashes over intelli

margaret brennan has more. >> we worked on it hard, covered a lot of territory including our great successith the markets and the tax cut. >> reporter: for a president who often complains that his successes are underreported, the unfiltered primetime address is a key opportunity to push his agenda. >> it will obviously be must-watch tv. >> reporter: advisers say the president will echo many of the business-friendly themes he spoke about last week in davos. >> america is open for business, and we are competitive once again. >> reporter: the highlights, a promise of improved trade deals. a $1.7 trillion plan to revitalize infrastructure. a request to congress for $25 billion to construct a border wall with mexico. in exchange, he'll offer to make 1.8 million undocumented young immigrants future citizens. >> we're going to get something done, we hope it's got to be bipartisan, the republicans really don't have the votes to get it done in any other way so it has to be bipartisan. >> reporter: one thing absent from the speech, the russia investigation hanging over the white house. but he doesn'

margaret brennan is at the white house. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. 11 days to reach a budget agreement with democrats or at least come up with a short term plan to fund the government and avoid that shutdown on january 19th. a long-term deal may depend on striking a bipartisan now, that may be an uphill battle because republicans are saying here that democrats are holding out for that deal on da daca. that's the program that shields undocumented immigrants who came to the country as children from being deported. he would only do that if democrats support his cam plain pledge to build a border wall. he believes mexico will ultim e ultimately pay for the wall but in the meantime he's asking congress for $18 billion to fund it along with related border security provisions. yesterday in tennessee mr. trump also pledged to end a visa lottery system and shut down a program that allows immigrants to bring along their family members. today vice president mike pence will join the president in that bipartisan meeting with senate leaders to try to reach some ki

margaret brennan is at the white >> reporter: good morning.reement with democrats or at short term plan to fund the government and avoid that 19th. a long-term deal may depend on immigration agreement. now, that may be an epublicans are saying here that democrats are holding out forca daca. that's the program that shields undocumented who came to the country as children from being deported. democrats support his cam pwall. he believes mexico will ultimate ultimately pay for the wall but in thehe's asking congress for $18 billion to fund it along with related border r. trump also pledged to end a visa lott allows immigrants to bring along their family members. today vice president mike pence will join the president inrtisan meeting with senate leaders to try to reach >> thank you very much. >>> north korea says it winter olympics in south korea next month. diplomats made thatks in the korean demilitarized they were the first between the two countries in more than two korean leader kim jong-un wants to be part of the winter gamesut he has not sh

margaret brennan is at the white house. margaret, good morning. wow, look at the fog out there. where are the werewolves? >> reporter: exactly. well, good morning to you, norah. the president certainly would like to clear the air here in washington. he spent yesterday deep in trump country. and in tennessee, he gave his first policy speech in more than three weeks. he's trying to put to rest some of those damaging comments made by officials in a recent book about him. ♪ o say can you see >> reporter: whether it was singing the national anthem at the college football championship game in georgia. >> i like you, too. i like you, too, tennessee. >> reporter: or basking in the warmth of an adoring crowd of tennessee farmers hours earlier. >> oh, are you happy you voted for me. you are so lucky that i gave you that privilege. >> reporter: president trump enjoyed a brief respite from the continuing firestorm over michael wolff's "fire and fury." the intensely critical book on the trump white house has soured relations between the president and his former chief strategist steve bannon.

martin: the breakfast panel which was moderated by our cbs colleague margaret brennan, there you saw the future of cbs news. i'm what the militarywould call the legacy ystem. [laughter] the cold war ring and repurposed for the 21st century. a couple years ago, i did a story called the battle above for "60 minutes." it was about u.s. space command. at the time, the commander was general hyten and he was one of the main characters in our story. to get ready for this panel, i went back and reread the transcript online of that story. i made the mistake of continuing on and reading some of the comments. one of the first comments i came across said, "shame on you for putting those you interviewed in awkward positions with the questions you asked them. my time is too valuable to waste with people who have no respect." i won't read you the comments on my appearance and iq. i also want read the one that said general hyten ran circles around me. now, i get a second shot at him. e has been promoted. he is now the commander of u.s. strategic command. which includes in its awesome responsibilitie

white house and senior foreign affairs correspondent margaret brennan is with us. aret, good evening. what did you hear on foreign policy? >> i was surprised. 15,000 troops in afghanistan. we're still a country at war, and it merited just two lines in this speech. russia only in the context of being a rival, and he really quickly moved on. not a lot on trade in here, which i thought was interesting, given that this was such a big part of his protectionist mantra on the campaign trail. another thing that stood out, gitmo, guantanamo bay, the detention facility. his big reveal was that he had signed this executive order, basically reversing what president obama had said to do, which was to shutter it and get the detainees transferred to other countries. he opened the door to actually bringing them off the battlefield there, something very near and dear to john kelly's heart, the chief of staff, because he oversaw this detention facility. that is going to be very controversial. and lastly, north korea, i thought it was an interesting approach as going through it as a h

margaret brennan is at the white house. margaret, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. shortly before christmas, the special counsel approached the president's lawyers about conducting an interview with him. the president's legal team then began discussing thend the when. but according to president trump, the answer may be never. >> it seems unlikely that you'd even have an interview. >> president trump refused to directly answer a question about whether he'd participate in an interview with special counsel robert mueller despite having said in june that he was 100% willing to give a statement. he again insisted there was no collusion between the trump campaign and russian operatives. >> there is no collusion. there's been absolutely no collusion. >> mr. trump did point to a precedent for a potential interview, comparing his situation to the hillary clinton e-mail investigation. >> hillary clinton had an interview where she wasn't sworn in, she wasn't given the oath, they didn't take notes, they didn't record. >> that's only partially true. the fbi did take notes during

margaret brennan is at the white house with that story. margaret, good morning. >> good morning. well, it was an extraordinary decision for the president to allow reporters to watch him negotiate for nearly an hour, perhaps a gesture to quiet those questions about his ability. but he wanted to talk about the sweeping reform that has eluded the last two presidents. president trump said he wants, quote, a bill of love. >> it also has to be a bill where we're able to secure our border. >> and offered to reverse his decision to end daca. >> to me a clean bill is a bill of daca. we take care of them and we also take care of security. >> reporter: if lawmakers agree to a sweeping overhaul of immigration and border security. >> i will be signing it. i won't say, i want this or i want that. i'll be signing that. >> lottery, end the chain immigration on family ties and build a border wall on the southern border. >> it can go up quickly, effectively, and we can fix a lot of areas right now. >> democrats want to push off border talk until daca is handled. an idea that republican kevin mccar

foreign affairs correspondent margaret brennan is with us. good morning. >> good morning.th kor. what is he try dog? >> he's trying to get under kim jong-un's skin. i thought it was also interesting to focus so much on human rights if, indeed, the message of the united states is, look, kim jong-un should have nothing to fear about sitting down and talking to us because he doesn't want are jet stream change. it's an interesting cross-kufrpt there. >> i thought some of the most interesting news on north korea was not what was in his speech but his choice to be ambassador for south korea. >> with drawing his nomination -- he doesn't support his bloody-nosed policy. that was shocking. explain that. >> still no nominee there and it's actually been withdrawn. reportedly in this op-ed he lays out, the bloody-noetzed strategy. there are other innuendo well. they're trying to keep the tensions low and we have no u.s. ambassador running our mission there. >> and to do it on the date o the state of the union. >> and not have a backup. that's shocking. >> the comments by the president

. >> white house and senior foreign affairs correspondent margaret brennan is with us. . >> let's start with north korea and he referred to it as a cruel dictatorship and its depraved character. what message is he sending and to who? he's trying to get under kim jong-un's skin. u.s. officials say the criticisms and focus on human rights abuses is an irritant. but i thought it was also interesting to focus on human rights if ib dooeds the message of the message and secretary of state is kim jong-un should have nothing to fear about talking to us because we don't want regime change. he can stay in power, agree to give up his nukes. focusing on human rights is an interesting cross current there. >> i thought the most interesting news on north korea was not what was in his speech but his choice to the ambassador for south korea -- >> withdrawn his nomination. >> that was shocking. victor cha, who served in the bush administration and has been widely known to be the current administration's choice to be ambassador to south korea still no nominee there and has been w drawn rep

margaret brennan state department where many jobs are empty. good morning. >> good morning.arly impacted the state department and the they still haven't selected candidates for top slots like representative to the european union or the ambassadors to turkey, qatar, and south korea. >> i'm the only one that matters because when it comes to it that's what the policy is going to be. >> yet implementing the president's decisions is the responsibility of the government officials who work for him. one year into the trump administration hundreds of those jobs are unfilled. of the roughly 600 key executive branch positions, just 241 have been filled. 135 nominated candidates await confirmation, while 244 slots have no nominee at all very this president is lower than any prior president has been into getting people into top government. >> max stier. >> they're missing their top leaders in critical agencies across the government. >> there is currently no irs commissioner. national counterterrorism director or census bureau head. white house legislative affairs director mark short. >>

margaret brennan has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. president trump will have the final word when he delivers closing remarks at the world economic forum. white house officials say he will make clear that he supports open markets and free trade, even though he withdrew the u.s. from one deal with asian pacific countries and is still threatening threatening to tear up nafta. >> businesses are coming back into the united states. >> reporter: the commander in chief has fashioned himself as the salesman in chief in davos. trying to convince investors that his america first policies are good for global business. >> when i decided to come do davos, i didn't think in terms of an elitist group. i thought in terms of lots of people who want to invest lots of money. >> reporter: he's also trying to reset relationships with world leaders. meeting with rwanda's president paul kagame. both leaders ignored questions about the president's alleged derogatory remar about african migrants that caused a shock wai wave across the country. the president wa