the chief of staff held a meeting to reassure people. >> morale on our team is great, margaret. >> brennan: the legislative team. >> reality what the american peopleÑ media's coverage of who subpoena, who is down, what is the intrigue -- >> brennan: the secretary of state was fired this week, that's not the media. >> what the american people want to know what is unemployment rate. lowest in 17 years. how are jobs doing? lowest unemployment rate for hispanic americans in history. you see an economy -- >> brennan: you're conany dent that the staffers you're working with, you come to work every day, feel that their jobs are safe? why did the chief of staff have to have that -- >> any time this environment there's always going to be lot of turmoil, something you sign up for, you recognize you serve at the pleasure of the president. we sign up knowing that we're trying to do the will of the american people. look at the records of this administration what the american people, the way the economy is growing, the way that they're being protected, isis having lost 99% of the territory it contained

i am margaret brennan. since the, he accepted rt korea aian leader ease kim jong-un to meet, president trump has been publicly optimistic and had kind words about a regime he has harshly criticized. >> came to my office after having gone to north korea and kim jong-un -- no, it is very positive. no. after the meeting him, but now we have to be very nice. i think they want to do something. i think they want to make peace i think it is time. >> brennan: but there are many questions about the risk of such direct talks and what conditions must be net before the two leaders sit down. to get insight we talk to cia director mike pompeo, director, welcome to the show. it has been three days since the president accepted this invitation. has north korea responded? >> well, margaret, first of all thanks for having me on the show. irrelevant think it is important to step back, to figure out how we got here for two decades america whistled past the grave yard and allowed the north korean regime to build up the capacity.

i'm margaret brennan. andrew pollack is the father of 1-year-old meadow who was killed last month at the marjorie stoneman douglas high school shooting in parkland, florida. he joins me here. we are so sorry for the loss of your daughter, sir. i know that you've become active. you've been at the white house a number of times including this week. what happened in that meeting this week? >> well first i just want to tell everyone in america that is passionate about school safety like i am, to follow me on remembermeadow.com and they would be able to help me in my cause of what we're going to do moving forward to help every other state move forward towards making their schools safe so i can be the last dad that ever had to bury a kid killed in a school. >> brennan: you have spoken passionately about this. and americans heard that cry when you spoke to the president directly on camera. you wept back to talk about school safety this week. do you have any pledges from the white house to follow through on some of

i'm margaret brennan. pollack is the fatherfo d last month at the marjorie stoneman douglas high school pa. he joins me here. we are so sorry f your daughter, sir. i know that you've become active. you've been at the h including s week. what happened in that mee >> well first i just want to tell everyone in america passionate about school safety like i am, follow me on remembermeadow.com and they woul an my cause of what we're going to do moving forward to every other state move forward towardi can be the last dad that ever had kid killed in a school. >> brennan: you have spoken passionately about this.that cry when you spoke to the president directly on camera. you wept back to talk school safety this week. do you have any pledges from the white hme of what you're talking about with school safety? >> i went twice to the white house within the weeks, the president and everyone of his staff was compassionate having my family in the white house. to a murderd kid's father, you know?ere's t g to say that's goi

and now to margaret brennan, our forbe affairs correspondent. margaret, there's a lot of skepticism about what the north koreans are saying now via the south koreans. what is the significance here? >> reporter: well, jeff, this is the clearest diplomatic outreach we have seen so far, and it would be significant if north korea offered to go beyona actually tieerred give of its arsenal or, s, down its nifl but so far, t u.s. has not signh koreans have paused their development. so the north has a pattern of breaking past greements, but also because they question whether u.s. ally south korea may be overeager for the u.s. to begin these talks. >> glor: in the past as you know the north has used talks a cover to advance its weapons program. is there anything the culz do in this case to prevent that this time? >> reporter: that's what the u.s. position so far is diplomacy is not cost free. the trump administration plans to continue to tighten sanctions, target them to cut off fuel other and resources that power north korea's weapons program. they will

margaret brennan has the details. >>> the announcement came a day after she testified before the house intelligence committee, which is investigating the russian interference in the 2016 election. sources say she told the committee her work required her to tell white lies, but she never lied about russia. >> she's been with us from day one. >> she has been at mr. trump's side for three years. >> hope hicks is a tremendously talented person. >> but tried to stay out of the spotlight herself. this was one of the rare moments she spoke publicly. >> and thank you, donald trump. >> hicks was thrust into it earlier this month when news of her relationship with staff secretary rob porter became public. porter was forced to resign after his fbi background check revealed domestic abuse allegations against two ex-wives. >> she used to be in my real estate company. >> the former model started her career working for ivanka trump's clothing company and later the trump organization. she was one of the first people the president informed of his intent to run for office. >> i said what do you know abo

jeff. >> glor: margaret brennan, thank you very much.peo needs senate approval, as does gina haspel, the president's choice to replace him at c.i.a. she would be the first woman to head the agency. but senator john mccain said she'll have to explain her past involvement in torture. he says she oversaw a secret c.i.a. prison where detainees were tortured and carried out an order to destroy video of waterboarding. michael morell is a former deputy director of the c.i.a., and now our cbs news senior national security contributor. michael, first of all, what more can you tell us about haspel's involvement in black sites. >> i can't confirm or deny, jeff, any operational role she had at the agency, but here's what i can say: hundreds of people were involved in the enhanced interrogation nichniques program. all of those people operated under the president's direction with the national security team's approval, with the approval of the attorney general, who said this is legal. it wasn't torture. and with the full briefing of the congress. right

i'm margaret brennan. after a week at the white house, filled with speculation about who the president would dismiss next, late friday night attorney general jeff sessions fired deputy fbi director andrew m mccabe, mccabe was jim comey's deputy. he was just hours away from being able to retire with his full pension. but the firing sparked a fierce debate over whether it was justified or if it's an assault on federal law enforcement. outrage intensifies when the president's attorney called for an end to the mueller probe which could be seen as attempt to influence the ongoing investigation into russian investigation meddling. rand paul joins froes bowling green this morning. senator, we do want to talk to you about your opposition to the president's nominees for the state department and c.i.a. but first ask you about the mueller investigation and firing of andrew mccabe this morning the p president has had a lot to say about the special counsel's investigation, comes in the wake of news that his lawyers rec

as margaret brennan reports, the new tax would make goods from cars to air conditioners more expensive. >> it will be 25% for steel, 10% for aluminum. it will be for a long period of time. >> industry ceos gathered at the white house gathered to hear the president's decision. but the surprise announcement triggered a market selloff as concerns swirl whether tariffs will spike costs for u.s. manufacturers or even trigger a trade war with china. the president routinely accuses beijing of unfair trade practices. >> what they do is dump massive amounts of product in our country and it kills and destroys our companies and our jobs. >> chinese officials were also caught off guard. president xi's topic nomic adviser was in town. senator sherrod brown, a democrat, cheered the decision, called the plan long overdue. senator john kennedy of louisiana. >> once you start imposing tariffs, you don't do it in a vacuum. other countries respond. >> nebraska senator ben sasse called the quote a massive tax increase on american families. you'd expect a policy this bad from a leftist administration, not

>> brennan: welcome back to "face the nation" i'm margaret brennan. we continue our conversation with stoneman douglas high school students jaclyn corin, brian deirsch and da lena tarr plus cameron kasky and emma gonzales you guys are more than students you've become activists, you've had this incredible turn out not just here in washington but around the country. emma, how do you keep this momentum going? >> we're going to be pushing foe election. this is not the end. this is just the beginning. we're going to -- over the summer we're going to try to go around to colleges and stuff and communities, reach out to the kids locally around the country. we didn't just have support all over the country we have support all over the world. we had like 900 marchs. >> brennan: what does that feel like? do you go home watch the news coverage? >> we went to eat some food. we had a nice hang out at the hotel which is my voice is so hoarse. >> all about registering to vote, starting more of conversation so more people get politically involved because the youth of a

the i am margaret brennan and we are back with our panel of national security experts. michael morell is cbs news senior national security contributor, jim pack is a senior fellow at the brookings institute and david sanger, of course is a national security correspondent for "the new york times". i want to start with you, do you think these talks will actually happen, north korea has been silent since president trump accepted the ini have taitionz. >> right. i think it is an excellent point is that we haven't heard anything from north korea that these talks have actually been offered or that any concessions or so-called concessions have been offered. all of this is coming secondhand from the south koreans, who have an interest in making sure that the north korea and u.s. talks happen. so with that said, north korea is keeping mum and i am not surprised about that, given, given the maximum flexibility on their next moves. and i am sure that kim is monitoring all of the discussions and debate going on in washington about whether president trump should have accepted this o

margaret brennan is at the white house with more on this. >> it will be 25% for feel steele. it will be 10% for aluminum. it will be for a long period of time. >> reporter: industry c.e.o.s gathered at the white house celebrated the president's decision. >> we are confident that it will be a good conclusion. >> reporter: but the surprise announcement triggered a market sell-off as concerns swirl about whether the tariffs will spike costs for u.s. manufacturers, or even trigger a trade war with china. the president routinely accuses beijing of unfair trade practices. >> what they do is they dump massive amounts of product in our country, and it just kills-- it destroys our companies and our jobs. >> reporter: chinese officials were also caught off guard. president xi jinping's top economic adviser was in washington today for what were supposed to be trade negotiation. >> you can win against china if you're smart. >> reporter: the president said he was delivering on a campaign promise. senator sherrod brown, a democrat called is long overdue for shuttered steel plants in ohio.

margaret brennan reports. >> i received a call today from the president of the united states a little after noontime from "air force one." >> reporter: a shaken rex tillerson relinquished control of the state department. he had been warned in an early saturday morning phone call from white house chief of staff john kelly that his job was in jeopardy. tillerson who had been traveling in africa cut short his trip. hours after he learned he had been fired and was replaced by cia trektder mike pompeo when the president tweeted the news. >> with mike pompeo, we have a different thought process. >> reporter: president trump said he fired america's top diplomat because they disagreed on foreign policy. >> i actually got along well with rex, but really it was a dirnts different mindset. it was a different thinking. >> reporter: the president said they clashed over the iran nuclear deal. he wants to tear up the international agreement while tillerson cautioned breaking america's commitment could make it harder to reach a deal with north korea. on "face the nation" sunday, director pom pea yeo

i'm margaret brennan. 40 days ago 14 students and three teachers were killed in a shooting rampage at marjorie stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida. yesterday survivors led a march on washington. cbs news estimates the crowd topped just over 200,000 supporters. they were joined by protesters in more than 800 cities in what was billed as the march for our lives. the goal, action in washington and at the state level for tougher gun control measures. >> our elected officials have seen american after american dropped from a bullet. instead of waking up, they have been hitting the snooze button we're here to shake them awake. >> brennan: appearances were limited to young leaders and victims of gun violence. 9-year-old yolanda renee king the in spiring speech her grandfather delivered almost 54 years ago. >> i have a dream that enough is enough. [ cheering and applause ] and that this should be a gun free world. >> brennan: in atlanta another hero of the civil rights movement weighed in. >> we're never too young. we're never too old to march. >> brennan: we begin today with vir

>> glor: margaret brennan, thank you very much.nado and flash flood watches and warnings are up across the ghuth tonight. arkansas and oklahoma are getting pounded with heavy rain. a number of people had to be rescued from flooded cars and homes. in austin, texas, a roof collapsed under the weight of the water. classrooms and streets were aooded today at texas a&m, as &m, . san francisco police say it started as a hatchet attack and turned deadly when a group of people were mowed down by a van. jamie yuccas has this story. >> reporter: a chaotic hit-and- run scene south of downtown san francisco sent five victims to the hospital. an eyewitness who didn't want to ar identified claims an argument tegan right after the driver hrked his car. >> he threw something at me and then hit me and then circled back around ostensibly to threaten me. at which point he stopped-- i think to pick back up whatever he threw at me-- and that's when the altercation ensued. >> reporter: another witness who also didn't want to be identified says the fight

. >> director i have so much more to talk to you about abu i am out of time. >> thank you, margaret. >> brennan: thanks a for

. >> margaret brennan. thank you. >> san francisco police say it started as a hatchet attack and turned deadly when a group of people were mowed down by a van. jamie yuccas has the story. >> reporter: chaotic hit-and-run scene south of downtown san francisco sent five victims to the hospital. an eyewitness who didn't want to be identified claimed an argument began after the driver parked his car. >> tlau something hrew somethin. hit me. and he stopped to pick back up whatever he threw at me. that's when the altercation ensued. >> another witness who also didn't want to be i've dentified says the fight then escalated. as the others on the sidewalk tried off to interfine. >> started off very playful. the guy in the van was crazy. and got out of the van with an ax. and went after the guys. they took the, the ax away from him. they chased him back to the van. he flipped the van around and drove it up on the sidewalk, full pedal to the metal. >> one man died. three others suffered life thet tenning injuries. cbs

. >> margaret brennan, moderator of "face the nation." thank you very much. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. growing up, a lot of people judged me because of the way i look. "i thought all asians were good at math." "you all look the same to me." "no, where are you really from?" "9/11 was your fault." "how do you see out of such small eyes?" "go back to your country." i guess i wish that people knew... we are not all the same. we are not all the same. we are not all the same. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> a suspect was arrested today for allegedly sending letters that contain white powder to five people including donald trump jr. trump's wife vanessa went to the hospital last month after feeling nauseous. the powder turned out to be cornstarch. the suspect, 24-year-old daniel frisiello of beverly, massachusetts, faces federal charges of mailing threats to injury someone. late today donald trump jr. tweeted that he and his family are relieved to hear of the arrest. >>> we move now to what looks like a flash back to the cold wa

rgaret brennan. margaret, what happened?reporter: well, 29-year-old hope hicks is president trump's longest-serving political aide and his most trusted. hoe white house says she had been considering leaving her hesition for months, and now she wants to take on a job outside of government. >> so, no comment at all? ed reporter: the announcement came a day after she testified before the house intelligence committee, which is investigating russian interference in the 2016 election. sources say she told the committee that her work for the r esident required her to tell white lies, but she never lied about russia. >> she started off with us right from day one. >> reporter: she has been at mr. trump's side for the past three years. >> now hope hicks is a tremendously talented person. >> reporter: but tried to stay out of the spotlight herself. this was one of the rare moments she spoke publicly. >> and thank you, donald trump. >> reporter: hicks was thrust into it earlier this month when news of her relationship with staff secreta

margaret brennan, cbs news, the white house. >>> this morning gun control advocates are waiting to see if president trump sticks to his guns. the president bucked hiss par e and called for a change to the gun rights. john schiumo is in new york with more. good morning, john. >> good morning, anne-marie. at one point the president trump called out his fellow republicans and chastised them for their relationship with the nra. the comments came as students in parkland, florida, made an emotional return to school. shortly after students returned to marjory stoneman douglas high school for class for the first time since the massacre two weeks ago, president trump was talking tough on guns with lawmakers. >> we've got to stop this nonsense. it's time. >> during a bipartisan meeting with congress, the president crossed both party lines and the nra. he called for tighter background checks and rallied to raise the age to buy weapons. >> it doesn't make sense. i can get this weapon at 18. i don't know. i'm just curious what you did in this bill. >> i didn't address it. >> you know why? because y

. >>> margaret brennan's at the white house with more on the resignation, you can see her live reports coming up at 7:00 g airs right here after "eyewitness news" this morning on cbs-3. >>> president trump is surprising republicans and democrats alike for his tough talk on gun control. the president met with members of the congress yesterday to discuss ways to prevent school shootings, the president had a brief testy exchange with pennsylvania senator patrick toomey, senator toomey proposed expanding background checks. >> it doesn't make sense to have wait until 21 to get a handgun but get this weapon at 18. i don't know. i'm just curious as to what you did in your bill. >> we didn't address it, mr. president. >> you know why because you air frayed of the nra. >> my reservation about it is vast majority of the 18, 19, 20 years old in pennsylvania, who have, a rifle or a shotgun they are not afraid of anyone they are law abiding citizens. >> president trump suggested arming teach tours prevent school shootings, we will have much more in a live report at 5:30. >>> retailers are changing

trump backtracked on the gun measures, top aides sae here is margaret brennan, moderator of "face theation." >> the trump administration has reeling. on the policy front. on gun control appeared to be more in step with democrats, confusing republicans and the nra. >> in a free-wheeling televised meeting with lawmakers he suggested when it came to potential threats. go through due process second. unconstitutional. e background checks at gun shows. proposed by pennsylvania democrat joe manchion and demanded to know why it didn't include raising purchase age for some weapons to 21. >> why? heas ant frayed of the nra. after meeting with top lobbyists. he backed off and the nra said he agreed with him. they downplayed the president's evolving positions. ou shoat the white house. >> but the president had a surprise policy announcemeord b. we'll be imposing tariffs on steel imports and tariffs on alum numb. 25% for steal. 10% for aluminum. >> republicans weren't the only even "the wall street journal" called it, the biggest policy blunder of his presidency. are od and easy to win. he later t

captioning sponsored by cbs good morning and welcome to "face the nation" i'm margaret brennan. the trump administration has seen turbulent weeks before but this one left washington reeling. on the policy front the president endorsed position on gun control that appeared to be more in step with democrats, confusing republicans and the nra. in a free wheeling televised meeting with lawmakers he suggested that when it came to potential threat -- >> go through due process. >> brennan: that would be unconstitutional. he endorsed the bill tightening background checks at gun shows proposed by pennsylvania republican and democrat joe manchin. and demanded to know why it didn't in clued raising the purchase age for some weapons to 21. >> we didn't address it -- because you're afraid of the nra, right? >> brennan: the president insisted he wasn't afraid of the nra but after meet meeting with their top lobbyist, he backed off and the nra said he agreed with them. republicans downplayed the president's evolving position. >> you may have noticed that interesting reality tv show at the white

joining us now, margaret brennan, our senior foreign affairs correspondent and moderator of "face theion." margaret, so much talk about this. what are your sources telling you about how this agreement came about? >> reporter: well, the president has long said that under the right circumstances, he would be willing to meet with kim jong- tion but yesterday, he surprised his cidingtional security team by quickly deciding that the time was ripe based on kim jong-un's pledge to hold off on testing his nuclear and missile programs. now, the president learned of this invitation for a face-to- face meeting from south korea's national security adviser, who had been briefing u.s. officials on his own recent visit with kim jong-un. iamost immediately after learning of kim's invitation, president trump accepted and decided to make that public, and o caught some officials off guard, as they had expected to e able to mull over options and figure out exactly what a presidential encounter would even look like. >> glor: and so, margaret what are the potential risks to look out for in holding this mee

margaret brennan begins the coverage. >> i received a call from the president of the united states.tle after noon from air force one. >> shaken rex tillerson relinquished control of the state department. warned in an early saturday morning phone call from white house chief of staff, john kelly. kelly his job was in jeopardy. tillerson traveling in africa cut short his trip. hours after landing in washington today, tillerson learned he had been fired and would be replaced by cia director mike pompeo. >> with mike, mike pompeo, we have a very similar thought process. i think it is going to go well. >> president trump who often says he likes different points of view said he fired america's top diplomat because they disagreed on foreign policy. >> i actually got along well with rex but really a different mind set different thinking. >> the president said they clashed over the iran nuclear deal. he wants to tear up the international agreement. while tillerson cautioned that breaking america's commitment could make it harder to reach a deal with north korea. >> on face the nation sunday,

margaret brennan reports. >> 25% for steel. it will be 10% for aluminum.t will be for a long period of time. >> reporter: industry ceos gathered at the white house celebrated the president's decision. >> we are confident that it will be a good conclusion. >> reporter: but the surprise announcement triggered a market sell-off, as concerns swirl about whether the tariffs will spike costs for u.s. manufacturers or even trigger a trade war with china. the president routinely accuses beijing of unfair trade practices. >> what they do is they dump massive amounts of product in our country. and it just kills. it destroys our companies and our jobs. >> reporter: chinese officials were also caught off guard. president xi jinping's top economic adviser was in washington today for what were supposed to be trade negotiations. >> you can win against china if you're smart. >> reporter: the president said he was delivering on a campaign promise. senator sherrod brown, a democrat, cheered the decision, calling it long overdue for shuttered steel plants across ohio. but se

face the nation moderator margaret brennan is in washington with the moves that led to this startling turnaround. margaret, good morning. >> good morning. well, no world leader has been willing to meet with kim jong-un. now president trump says he plans to do so without any precondition. he made the call himself yesterday, based on the assurances of u.s. ally south korea, that kim jong-un promised to hold off on further nuclear or missile tests. south korean national security adviser chung eui-yong made the stunning announcement after dark outside the white house. north korean dictator kim jong-un wanted a face-to-face encounter with the american president. >> he expressed his eagerness to meet president trump as soon as possible. president trump appreciated the briefing and said he would meet kim jong-un by may. to achieve permanent denuclearization. >> reporter: eui-yong had just delivered the message to the president which had been conveyed to him from the north korean leader during a dinner in pyongyang. it was not without significant risk. both men are unpredictable and have litt

. >> margaret brennan thanks. the cbs "overnight news" will be right back. growing up, a lot of people judged me because of the way i look. "i thought all asians were good at math." "you all look the same to me." "no, where are you really from?" "9/11 was your fault." "how do you see out of such small eyes?" "go back to your country." i guess i wish that people knew... we are not all the same. we are not all the same. we are not all the same. >>> the northeast is bracing for round two tonight. heavy snow, rain, and wind will move in overnight. amtrak has cutback service. and airlines are waiving change fees. more than 150,000 homes and businesses are still without power after the last storm. demarco morgan is on the massachusetts coast tonight. >> this footage shows the homes at risk after last week's four day northeaster left a gaping hole in the sea wall. >> all that happened within two hours. >> she moved here 35 years ago with her late husband. devastating. nothing you can do. >> 300 homes along the coast are in danger of being washed away with a sea wal

margaret brennan asked him about the possibility he may be forced out. >> where do you think those reports came from that you are being fired? >> i have no idea where they come from, i really don't. i don't give it much thought. >> you walk into ministry meetinged an reportings are shouting sir, when are you resigning. >> i never hear those questions. you know, the only person that knows whether i'm resigning or not is me. >> "face the nation" moderator margaret brennan joins us now. margaret, was there a specific situation here that caused this rift or was it the lis the president put forward? >> there has been a list of policy disagreements, but in the past month or more, the message coming from the state department, front the secretary of state himself, particularly to our allies around the world, was "i'm staying." that was certainly the takeaway from our "60 minutes" conversation. what i will say, there seems to have been a trigger for the president on friday. rex tillerson, i am told, by multiple sources, found out he was fired when the public did. i know there's reporting that says

cbs's market brennan -- margaret brennan. we see progress everywhere we look, but as in politics, journalism has a long way to go. these past six months have produced an awakening in hollywood, television, and politics about the way women have been treated too often and the unfair hurdles that have been created. some of the stories are tragic. andthe me too movement frances mcdormand's inclusion rider from sunday night at the academy awards are a clarion call that we are never going back. [applause] when the gentlelady from california took this gavel a decade ago, mothers like me, irrespective of philosophy or party, gathered our daughters to watch and the tell them that this shows that no dream and no aspiration is beyond their reach. there will be hundreds of thousands of young women and girls who will see and be inspired by this exhibit. they also may be in awe of the elegance of the pantsuit, leader pelosi. i know i am. and i reaffirm what they will see, that they will be inspired and women will go on to do great things.

"face the nation" margaret brennan looks at what could top president trump's agenda for the departmentin our series a more perfect union. >>> here's today's "eye opener" at 8:00. >> the death toll in the collapse of a pedestrian bridge on to a busy miami highway rose to six. >> teams are trying to figure out how to remove some of the rubble and piece together what caused the collapse. >> around the u.s. nearly 800 bridges have been designed and/or built using this accelerated bridge construction. it's such a big idea they have a center dedicated to it at fiu. >>> president trump said in the oval office there will always be change. that might have sounded more ominous than the president intended. >>> this is the first time that we've heard the special counsel robert mueller is seeking documents related to the president's personal business. >>> office released 27 minutes of surveillance video that focused on what scot peterson did. >>> u.s. sanctions haven't grand the headlines here but one russia official said russia would expand what it calls a black list of americans who can't do busi

ahead, we'll talk with "face the nation" moderator margaret brennan about the resignation of hope hickste house communications director the president's most trusted adviser so what does that mean for the trump administration? plus, dr. tara narula takes us inside the lab where they are working on a way to stop the flu forever. >> and only on "cbs this morning," this treat. reba mcentire is in studio 57 to announce the academy of country music awards. see you at 7:00. >> thank you. >>> the verdict from consumer reports it out. is says the tesla model three has serious flaws. it's quick and precise, but is also described as overly stiff and struggles to absorb bumps. the review found significant wind noise at highway speeds and even cramped toe space. no! >> no! >> forget it. i guess i'll cancel my order. >> you're lucky. i'm still window shopping. >> consumer reports is inching up and european regulators are clamping down on social media companies. >> joining us now is kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. >>> reporter: good morning. european regulators say that facebook and yout

margaret brennan spoke to one opponent, republican senator rand paul of kentucky. >> i have been supportiveident. taxes, regulation, judiciary. when it comes to foreign policy the thing i liked about president trump was opposition to the iraq war. what i am perplexed by he keeps nominating people around him on foreign policy who thought the iraq war was so good they want to have an iran war now. so, i think the lesson of the iraq war was that, that, there tar unintended consequences from regime change. i don't think somebody being head of secretary of state, wants regime change in iran, or north korea. you really want a diplomat to be in charge of the state department, not some one advocating for war. i can't vote for pompeo. >> it is election night in russia. no surprise who won. vladamir putin was re-elected. the turnout may have been lower than he wanted. 52% of russia's nearly 111 million voters weighed in. elizabeth palmer is in moscow. >> russia's election had all of the signs of a real contest. opposition candidates, ballot boxes, registered voters. this its what the russians call, m

here is margaret brennan, moderator of "face the nation." >> the trump administration has seen turbulent before. but this one left washington reeling. on the policy front. the president endorsed positions on gun control appeared to be more in step with democrats, confusing republicans and the nra. >> in a free-wheeling televised meeting with lawmakers he suggested when it came to potential threats. >> take the guns first. go through due process second. >> that would be unconstitutional. he endorsed a bill tightening background checks at gun shows. proposed by pennsylvania republican, pat toomey, and democrat joe manchion and demanded to know why it didn't include raising purchase age for some weapons to 21. >> we didn't aggress it, mr. president. >> why? you are afraid of ncht ra. >> the president insisted he was ant frayed of the nra. after meeting with tob lp lobbyists. he backed off and the nra said he agreed with him. they downplayed the president's evolving positions. >> you may have noticed interesting reality tv show at the white house. >> but the president had a surprise policy a

preview in washington is face the nation moderator news senior foreign affairs correspondent margaret brennanng. >> reporter: good morning, it has been a turbulent week, in thhe personnel front and on the policy front. we have gothe president, includg this trade tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. we will talk to one of the key advisors who persuaded him to take this action, peter novaro office of trade and manufacturing policy. what are these proposals going to look like when the president signs off on them this week. we will look at those conflicting statements on gun policy, the president had that open air broadcast listening session this week, what is he actually asking republicans like south carolina senator lindsey graham to do. what is possible in this environment. one of the proposals came from west virginia democrat senator joe mansion who wants to tighten background checks. the president seemed to endorse that idea this week. we will see just where he is on the votes can he get this through and how does someone with a very personal stake feel about all of this. the father of mead

margaret brennan of "face the nation" discussed the talks with senator cory gardner. >> president trumpent tact entirely. put an enormous global allies, ally supported pressure campaign on the north koreans. that has had a real impact on the regime, on the north korean economy, and has cost kim jong-un to reach out say he wants to begin to have discussions on terms that the united states has never achieved before. that's where we find ourselves today. and we are going to work hard to make sure that we get what it is the president has the set out very clearly for his entire time in office which is the complete verifiable, irreversible denuclearization of north korea. >> if you go back to 1994, agreed framework. 2005. north korea made a lot of promises that. have reneged on every single one of the promises. and so what we have to do is to, to assure that we are in a different position than we were in '94, '05, '07? >> you want national freeze of the nuclear program before talks start? >> i would like to see concrete steps more than cessation of testing. because, you can still do computer

good morning rahel and jim, happy thursday, head weak talk to face the nation maryland later margaret brennanwhite house communications director hope hicks. what does this mean for the trump administration. >>> plus doctor terry takes us inside where they are working to stop the flu forever. >> and this is a treat only on cbs this morning reba macintyre will be here in studio 57 to announce academy of country music award many in minute knees, all that plus eye opener. >> that is your world in 902nd , that was a treat, reba is here. >> we love reba. >> we did too. >> well, let her necessity that we do. >> thanks, guys. >>> did you notice snacking on nuts can stop colon cancer. this this they track patients and survival rates jumped, 46 percent for those eating at lee two onces offal mondays, walnut or tree nuts every week >>> a lot of people are guilty of this a night out partying, and it gets out offhand. >> a little. one local man went over board and paid $1,600 for a single ride home. kennett bachmann of sewell, new jersey was having fun with friendness morgan town west virginia friday nigh

margaret brennan is at the white house. margaret, good morning. >> good morning. this was tough news for hope hicks to break to the staff yesterday after being right by donald trump's side for three years now, but the white house said she had been planning to depart for months and that she wants to take a job outside of government. >> get up here, hope. hope hicks, the legendary hope hicks. >> hope hicks took an unlikely path to power, starting off in fashion before joining the trump businesses and now is in direct line of the president of the united states. on tuesday cement nine hours testifying before the house intelligence committee which is investigating russian interference in the 2016 election. during her testimony she said that she never lied about russia but her role did require her to tell white lies. reporting of the remark missed the president but did not play a role in her exit. special investigators and special counsel robert mueller are probing hicks' role in a misleading statement on behalf of donald trump jr. regarding a june 2016 meeting at trump

. >>> tomorrow morning on "face the nation" margaret brennan's guests will include senator joe manchin, lindsey gra hasn't, and peter navarro. >>> the man often described as american's pastor has been laid to rest. president trump, vice president pence, and their wives were among 2,000 mourners who gathered under a large white tenlts in charlotte. gram graham's son franklin spoke of his father's love for family and assured his parishioners the preacher and his father were one in the same. >> the billy graham you saw in big stadiums was the same billy graham we saw at home. >> he was buried next to his wife ruth who died in 2007. he was 99 years old. >>> time to show you some of this morning's headlines. "usa today" reports the 58 families who lost loved ones in the las vegas shooting massacre are in live to receive $275,000. it started as a go fund me effort. organizers plan to compensate the ten people who were paralyzed or suffered permanent brain damage as well as nearly 147 people hospitalized from the october rampage. >>> the "minneapolis star tribune" reports a potential tragedy

senior foreign affairs correspondent and face the nation moderator margaret brennan is with us from washington. good morning. you've seen of course what the state department has said. do you think they'll be further retaliation? >> yes, the uk and the united states insists that the expulsions of these russian nationals is not the only kind of retaliation. they're talking about sanctions. they're talking about travel restrictions. and even cyber actions. and all of this sort of unified response seemed to have taken moscow by surprise because in the past you haven't seen all of these western countries move in solidarity to kick out these so-called diplomats. senior uk official i spoke with said this chemical attack is part of an assassination program that was authorized by vladimir putin and that is why you are seeing such a strong response. >> margaret what sort of impact will this move by russia have on u.s. operations in russia? >> well, practically speaking, the state department says it's going to force the layoffs of local hires, local staff. it's going to slow down operations so it might t

let's bring in "face the nation" moderator margaret brennan. good morning. i want to go back to the changes at the white house here. give us your sense. there's now a new national security adviser. there's going to be, as chip mentioned, a new secretary of state. how does his team get his act together on the eve of these very important talks with north korea? >> well, defense secretary jim mattis has to be feeling very alone right now. he is one of the lone moderates left at the table in that national security counsel session. and that's saying a lot because if you remember it was matt es who was pushed out of the obama administration because they thought he was too hard lined on iran. now, he's the one who caused pushing and cautioning for restraint when it comes to that nuclear deal, and also, he has pushed back on this idea of a preempti preemptive, rather than preventive, war with north korea. so the president is surrounding himself with mike pompeo with john bolton, with a team that is much more muscular in its approach to foreign policy and much less e

much to talk about because the president agreed so quickly to these sort of negotiations, but margaret brennanon" getting some details from the cia director first. the cia director said the president of the united states is taking the lead on this. how unprecedented is that? >> there's never been a meeting of any leader around the world with kim jong-un and no american president has ever met with a north korean leader. so what's so appealing to this from trump's perspective he's first, right, and that's a really big deal. i think trump deserves credit for having pushed the chinese to toughen sanctions, for having made it clear to the north koreans there might be preemptive military strikes. that has facilitated north korea saying hey, we're willing to actually seize on any testing of nukes or missiles until we meet and we're not going to interfere. >> why not set up a number of conditions like the return of the three americans in north korea before deciding to meet, not just freeze your tests, freeze your whole program. did he give stuff away? >> of course. of course he did. the point is that

. >> tomorrow morning on "face the nation" on cbs, margaret brennan's guests will include joe manchin, lindsey graham of south carolina and peter navarro, director of the white house national trade council. >>> the man often described as america's pastor has been laid to rest. president trump, vice president pence and their wives were among 2,000 mourners who gathered under a large white tent in charlotte, north carolina, friday for the funeral of reverend billy graham. the son franklin spoke of his father's love for the family and assured his parishioners the preacher and his father were one in the same. >> the billy graham that the world saw in the big stadiums was the same billy graham that we saw at home. there weren't two billy grahams. >> graham was buried next to his wife ruth who died in 2007. the reverend billy graham was 99 years old. >>> time to show you some of this morning's headlines. "usa today" reports 58 families who lost loved ones in the las vegas shooting will receive $2 5 75,000. it comes from a victim fund that started as go fund me effort. organizers plan to com

. >> tomorrow morning on face the nation here on cbs, margaret brennan's guest will include senator bob corker, senator rand paul of kentucky and senator angus king, independent of maine. >>> there are new questions about the structure of that pedestrian bridge that collapsed in south florida on thursday killing at least six people. david begnaud is in miami where one engineer noticed cracks in the bridge had been found days before it collapsed. david, good morning. >> reporter: anthony, good morning. the lead neuron this bridge project is a man named deny pate, he worked for fig bridge engineering. and he called the florida department of transportation to say there are cracks in the bridge. he seemed concerned enough to call but said there weren't issues from a safety perspective and called and left a voice mail on tuesday and the bridge collapsed on thursday but nobody listened to that voice mail until friday. here is the voice mail. >> calling to share with you some information about the fiu pedestrian bridge and some cracking that has been observed on the north end of the span, the