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we'll be back with the band lake street dive. >> mason: good evening, i'm anthony mason filling in for charlie rose. lake street dive is here. the soul pop band consists of lead singer rachel price, guitarist and trumpeter mike olsen, bassest bridget carney and drummer mike calabrese. "time" writes they serve a pop with a timeless feel heavy overtones of classic r&b and jazz. their latest album side pony finds the band reinventing themselvethemselves once again,h disco and rock and roll influences. here's lake street dive performing "rent to love in our studio. ♪ when we were having a good time ♪ ♪ i got a little sentimental ♪ the rental of your love ♪ was all that you gave up ♪ but i wanted it all ♪ i wanted it all ♪ ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ when we were doing the slow climb ♪ ♪ the peak was a foregone conclusion ♪ ♪ to lose it broke my heart ♪ i only got one part ♪ but i wanted it all ♪ i wanted it all ♪ when we were given a new chance ♪ i got a little over zealous ♪ ♪ jealous of your old girl ♪ i wanted to be your whole world ♪ ♪ i wanted it all ♪ i wanted it all ♪ i wanted it all ♪ i want
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this is the "cbs evening news" with anthony mason. >> mason: good evening. scott is off tonight. i'm anthony mason. president trump filled a key position on his national security team today. he chose lieutenant general h.r. mcmaster as his new national security adviser. he replaces retired general michael flynn, who trump fired one week ago tonight for misleading the vice president about contacts he'd had with russia's ambassador to the u.s. margaret brennan is at the white house where the president returned this evening from florida. >> he's a man of tremendous talent and tremendous experience. >> reporter: president trump introduced lieutenant general h.r. mcmaster as his new national security adviser after spending the weekend at his mar-a-lago estate interviewing candidates. the 54-year-old career army officer is known as one of the most successful battlefield commanders in iraq. >> i'd just like to say what a privilege it is to be able to continue serving our nation. >> reporter: as an active duty general, mcmaster still serves as a commander-in-chief and is less able to mak
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n mason: that is exciting news. amext, teenage refugees wonder whether america is still a beacon of hope. r america is still a beacon of hope. people would ask me in different countries that we traveled, what is your nationality and i would always answer hispanic. so when i got my ancestry dna results it was a shocker. i'm everything. i'm from all nations. i would look at forms now and wonder what do i mark? because i'm everything. and i marked other. discover the story only your dna can tell. order your kit now at ancestrydna.com. when i was too busy with the kids to get a repair estimate. i just snapped a photo and got an estimate in 24 hours. my insurance company definitely doesn't have that... you can leave worry behind when liberty stands with you™ liberty mutual insurance wonly new alka-seltzer plus st want powerful relief. free of artificial dyes and preservatives liquid gels delivers the powerful cold symptom relief you need without the unnecessary additives you don't. loudspeaker: clean up, aisle 4. alka-se
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gh mason: john blackstone. a large area of the high pressure has kept those western storms from traveling east, so much of america is getting a preview of spring. for the weekend, the eastern half of the country saw record highs. dean reynolds has that. >> reporter: february in chicago. no. really. it's february in chicago. people are outdoors playing golf or tennis. they're biking. they're jogging. >> great day for a boat ride. >> reporter: they're boating, and not on an ice breaker. from here all the way north to canada, balmy is the word. deb mudge and mark aho from worcester, massachusetts, nilebrated their 12th anniversary away from new england snow. what did you anticipate you would see? >> piles of snow and ice. >> reporter: this is a region where walking the dog in winter is usually a painful necessity for man and beast. just a couple years ago a correspondent modeled more traditional february attire. sand of a cross between nanook of the north and yosemite sam. ducks are swimming, and unfortunately for
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>> mason: good evening. scott's off tonight. i'm anthony mason. we begin tonight with a major development in a story many of you saw sunday on "60 minutes" about a michigan sports medicine doctor who treated the nation's top female gymnasts. today, 53-year-old dr. larry nassar was hit with 22 criminal charges, accused of sexually assaulting nine girls. and he has many more accusers. our dr. jon lapook has been investigating this story, and a word of caution-- some of what you're about to hear is graphic. >> this guy is disgusting. this guy is despicable. he is a monster. >> reporter: michigan attorney general bill schuette has charged dr. nassar with sexually assaulting young female gymnasts under the guise of medical today's complaint alleges the nine athletes, all under the age of 16, had treatments that included digital penetration of the vagina and anus. since december, nassar has
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>> mason: good evening. scott is off tonight. i'm anthony mason. under growing pressure to use his bully pulpit to condemn anti-semitism, president trump did just that today after touring the national museum of african american history and culture in washington, the president said, "we have to fight bigotry, intolerance, and hatred in all of its very ugly forms." some of the ugliest in recent days were the desecration of a jewish cemetery, and threats against jewish community centers. margaret brennan is at the white house. >> anti-semitic threats targeting our jewish community and community centers are horrible and are painful. >> reporter: for the first time, president trump addressed anti-semitic incidents that have happened on his watch. president trump's commentsam toppled at a jewish cemetery in missouri, and more than 50 jewish community centers nation
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ip mason: chip reid. thanks, chip. and coming up next on the cbs evening news, a rising star of the far right falls back to earth. and later, a space pioneer's formula for living stronger. introducing flonase sensimist. more complete allergy relief in a gentle mist you may not even notice. using unique mistpro technology, new flonase sensimist delivers a gentle mist to help block six key inflammatory substances that cause your symptoms. most allergy pills only block one. and six is greater than one. break through your allergies. new flonase sensimist. ♪ with new herbal essences bursting with argan oil of morocco and notes of jasmine sure to put more life in your hair and your head. new herbal essences let life in the market.redict but through good times and bad... ...at t. rowe price... ...we've helped our investors stay confident for over 75 years. call us or your advisor. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. tais really quite simple.est it comes in the mail, you pull out the tube and you spit in it, which is someth
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jeff mason? >> well, i think the viewer is right that trooth matters regardless of who the president is. it is our job as journalists to tell the truth. it's our job as journalists to seek the truth, as we're doing our reporters. and i think that that's what journalists broadly are doing. but the caller is right to say that that is important and it is incumbent upon reporters here in washington and elsewhere around the country and the world to uphold that mission. >> what do you think about "the new york times" running an ad where they have to go out and say that and "the washington post" changing its masthead on its online version? >> i have to let those two newspapers speak for themselves. i think it's important regardless of who the president is and our in addition as journalists whether we cover the white house or coffer an agency or cover a small town is to tell the truth and to make sure that that is a part of what we do everyday. >> jeff mason is with reuters. how long have you been coveri
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we are basically at the masonic temple. water is shooting hundreds of ground.o the i called virginia american water a few minutes ago to get basic information about what was going on. the operator gave was going on. roads around the temple are close top of the water continues to spray from the ground as it has for at least an hour here in alexandria. this is going to be a problem for the area. it is unclear whether or not homeowners are impacted. obviously, authorities will have to get your pretty quickly to turn off this water. we're going to leave our location to try to get a little closer. water is shooting out of the ground at the base of the masonic temple. autria: thank you. we are concerned about icing that could occur. veronica johnson was talking about the temperatures hovering close to freezing. sticking with the right around town, the red line is to longer single tracking. you can expect delays due to unscheduled truck repair. in virginia, 90 five out of woodbridge, not a bad start to the commute. 60 minutes leav
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host: jeff mason on trust and media. guest: it is clear there are big sections of the media -- big sections of the publish in that do not trust the media. it is incumbent on the media to tell the truth and report stories accurately. if we get something wrong, if a reporter or news organization gets something wrong, it is important to correct it. that is a key tenet of journalism. host: you think people are more critical of corrections now? guest: it is hard for me to make historical comparisons. i, as a journalist, hate to correct a story, because its adjusts i got something wrong. but it is important to do that. if i get something wrong, and i think my colleagues at other organizations do the same thing. host: carl is next. kansas city, missouri, democrat. caller: hello. one pet i have about the media -- if they make a mistake, it will get covered. we will find out. ourwhat peeves me is -- president, bless his heart, but when he stands up there and, very recently, says we are going over to take iraqi oil. listen. 82nd a
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captioning sponsored by cbs >> mason: drafted by the commander-in-chief. >> general h.r.cmaster will become the national security adviser. he's man of them does talent and tremendous experience. >> mason: also tonight, russia's ambassador to the united nations dies suddenly in new york. more rain brings a new threat of flooding and mudslides in northern california. >> three, two, one, liftoff. >> mason: one giant leap for the commercial space industry. a manned flight could be on the horizon. and... >> he can't be stopped. >> mason: the diminutive basketball star reaching new heights. >> i always wanted to prove people wrong ever since i was in middch
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captioning sponsored by cbs >> mason: prosecutors put it bluntly-- >> he is a monster. >> mason: "60 minutes" told you about this doctor sunday. today, he was charged with sexually assaulted nine female gymnasts. our dr. jon lapook has the latest. also tonight, it's president trump's war now. will he send more ground troops to fight isis? >> i've always been encouraged if we need more, we will ask for more. >> mason: what this refugee wants the president to know before he closes the door to america. >> all over the world, it's taught to be the country where people who have no hope, that's where they go. >> mason: and do we have neighbors we never knew? astronomers discover seven new planet they say cou s
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mason loses, 77-74. navy posting army in annapolis. the 25-point second lead by navy but army comes back. the three gives them the lead with 19 secondsnav left. navy loses in a heartbreaker, 71-68. loses in a heartbreaker, 71-68. women's hoop. gw and george mason. bautista at the end of the first quarter buzzer, it is good. nicely done. gw blows out the patriots, 80-49. in hockey, caps went further seven straight win against detroit. caps looked a little rusty after not being on the ice for a week. down 2-0, t.j. oshie on the move but the rebound inside. time for a shoot out. alex ovechkin needed this to stay alive. denied by petr mrazek. the final, 3-2. nba all-star weekend in new orleans this year. tonight, the skills challenge, three point competition and the dunk contest. john wall did the skills challenge and only lasted two minutes. he went up against gordon hayward. he misses the three. the next round. sorry, john. now for the main event. glenn robinson iii, his first round dunk, jumps over two people. robinson times the dunk, t
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d mason: "60 minutes" told you about this doctor sunday. today, he was charged with sexually assaulting nine female gymnasts. our dr. jon lapook has the latest. also tonight, it's president trump's war now. will he send more ground troops to fight isis? >> i've always been encouraged if we need more, we will ask for more. >> mason: what this refugee wants the president to know before he closes the door to america. >> all over the world, it's taught to be the country where thale who have no hope, that's where they go. >> mason: and do we have erighbors we never knew? astronomers discover seven new planets they say could support life.
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>> mason: after record rainfall, floodwaters swallow up california neighborhoods. four americans died in an australia yoon plane crash captured on video. and she's had the weight of the world lifted from her shoulders. >> space flight is good for age. i have a lot
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this is kind of a sleepy litt houses here right up alongside the masonic temple. we are not seeing a big impact. the folks whose driveways are off this little road, they're the only ones being impacted. we're far enough away from king street. that's the good news here. however, we may see some sort of a water impact in the area. that's what we're hearing from the water company. they're trying to figure it out, whether or not any of the homes in the immediate area are experiencing either low water pressure or perhaps no water. they're still trying to sort that out at this point. >>> so with, obviously, we don't yet have crews on the scene. no work is being done. so this is going to take a little while to repair. right now, we just have the water shooting up into the air. it's actually kind of pretty here. it's cold outside, so that water, the spray is traveling over and coating the trees right up against that fence line there. look like they're made out of ice, just coated with the water and then everything is freezing. so folks in the area who are starting to get
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george mason up by annulate. mason with a costly turnover. a chance to tie it where they would not lose 77-74. high school playoffs underway around the dmv. that's right. dc in the semifinals. wilson versus hd woodson. the tigers looking to knock off two time defending champion. isaiah jennings. tigers up seven at the break. woodson had a huge one leading the warriors. that one late in the third quarter. but, the tigers scored 26 points wilson including this incredible effort. look at this incredible spin mood. tigers will play in the final on wednesday. who will they face? well, it will be seeded theodore roosevelt. roosevelt led by four. dunbar in transition. easing with the rahe tiled by 14 at the break. third quarter, time winding down. miko leaves would bury the three. the rough riders cruise next week. >>> a small town is getting ready to welcome a minor league baseball team. there is a great grandfather looking to leave his mark as well. lauren zacalac has the story. >> it's about the love of the game. >> reporter: if you ask don royal
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mason comes for the patriots. and they're down by just three.ounds like a good time to dial up jahri brayer and he ties the game at 54. so this game came down to a final shot. mason down by three with time running out. and the ball goes in the corner to otis livingston. he cannot connect. rhode island holds on for the win, 77-74, the final. >>> buzz williams and virginia tech visiting louisville, looking for their third straight win. hokies down by six late in the second half. outlaw swipes one from deep. we have a three-point game. one up to jaylon johnson, and louisville is up by again seven begin. under three minutes of play. donovan mitchel scores more. louisville wins 94-90. >>> .08 conference clash between armed forces rivals, army and navy. midshipmen dominating in the second half. the offensive rebound and navy is ahead by 25. but army brings the funk. thomas funk. this three ties the game at 62. so under a minute to play, it's time for the fox to strike. jordan fox. so fox and funk combine to hit eight three-pointers. army completes the
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mason to tie it but it does not matter. robinson gets this deal and game over. mason loses, 77-74.sting army in annapolis. army comes all the way back. fox rises and gets the three giving the black night the le ads. navy loses a heartbreaker, 71 -68. for the nationals first full squad practice scheduled for tomorrow, the road to the world series is starting now. bryce harper was made available to the media today. he spoke about his struggles last season, saying i know why i struggled, but he did not elaborate. bottom line, is ready to compete. >> been a watching the national, i love it. i enjoy the fans, i enjoy the organization very much. they gave me an opportunity to play major league baseball and i will play these next two years out. beyond that, i really don't care. i want to bring the trophy hopefully and it is a monumental town. it will be a lot of fun. robert: georgetown and notre dame in lacross. e. he finish with six goals. the irish go on a 7-0 run to beat the hoyas, 16-10. nba all-star weekend in full swing. the dunk contest is tonight, skills combination and three poin
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templesof the masonic [indiscernible] what did you say? the bound street community church became a new york city landmark two weeks ago. nationalaid historic site. r. scott hanson: on a similar note, to add to what the historian said, i sit also note because today is the anniversary of the flushing remonstrance, the congresswoman of flushing has sponsored a bill in congress that was passed and signed by president obama called the flushing remonstrance study act to make bound house and friends meeting house and the area around it as part of the national park system. there have been community meetings about it as well. it looks promising that it is getting some real attention. >> thank you for a wonderful lecture. i live in flushing unbound and cherry -- on bound and cherry. speaking of conflict and murders, there has been a conflict, 2008, amazing to me between chinese communists and non-communists. there was a demonstration on main street. i think it is interesting. r. scott hanson: i was not aware of that. there have been incidents of gan
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chris mason, bbc news.n, says the party's leadership is "settled for this parliament". speaking to the bbc this morning, mr watson played down reports that labour is using focus groups to test out the popularity of alternative candidates tojeremy corbyn. he said that this was "not the time" for another leadership election. joining me is now is our political correspondent chris mason. you heard his report earlier on matters of the speaker. jeremy corbyn's future. a day doesn't go past without it being mentioned somewhere or other and put in doubt. and pretty much ever since he was first elected labour leader at the running theme has always been how long will he last? there was a conclusion, if you like, at the end of his first year in office he would last a little longer because he won again and won easily in the labour leadership contest of last summer. things then went a little quiet because the assumption was therefore he would be able to stay as long as he would be able to stay as long as he chose to. wh
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maybe a small coating but if you get out farther you may find an inch or two and maybe up towards the mason dixon line. second day in a row of record heat. 74 today. that's warmer than we were yesterday. and get this, it's the warmest temperature in february since february 18th of 2011. we hit records of dulles and bwi, but look at these winter weather alerts in winter storm warnings essentially for more snow, if you're trying to get to new york city, you need to know they've got eight to 12 inches of snow coming and blizzard warnings on eastern long island. boston over a foot with blizzard warnings on the cape. here, we do not have any advisories for dc, but we do have winter weather advisories for small amounts of snow for western loudoun, western montgomery, howard and you can see all points up to the mason dixon line there. again, we think an inch or two on those winter weather advisory areas but you can have a little bit more along the mason dixon line, maybe five or six inches, so here's the deal. it's going to start as rain. and that rain arrives after midnight. there are a couple sh
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mason takes the lead. due cane too much for mason. a three. 15-0 run ends it.n to win 76-57. >> didn't want to share all of your secrets now they know. >>> we want to go back to the breaking news at the at the top of the broadcast. dominion power than 3100 customers without power. mostly in the area of ballston and virginia square. we are also getting reports of people who lost comcast service. not fun for people trying to get ready for the big game. we are contacting the company right now trying to get more information on this for you. that wraps it up for us tonight. we'll see you again tonight for news4 at 11:00. until then, good night, everybody. . >>> on this sunday night, immigration war. president trump lashes out again at the federal judge who blocked his travel ban saying he put our country in peril. more travelers seize the opening. finally making it to this country. >>> collision course increasingly harsh rhetoric between iran and the united states. will a war of words turn into something worse? tonight we're in iran with a view from there. >>> scree
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>> mason nation right here. the men's basketball teams at george washington university and george mason, they're getting set to go head to head. >> i have to be a little bias. going to gmu and all. here's a look at what's at stake. >> reporter: as we step closer to march madness, the men's basketball team at george mason prepares for their biggest rivalry of the season. they have yet to beat george washington but have hope this weekend with marquise moore. he is one of the leaders in the country when it comes to rebounds and an exercise you probably did as a kid. >> marquise is one of the most physically talented guards i've been around. and he competes at a high level. he's an excellent athlete. he's very, very strong. one of the best rebounders i've coached. >> this year he just had a different mind frame. to the point he decided i'm going to get everything. >> i feel like, you know, my rebounding and aggressiveness has the younger guys, just go after it more. being aggressive and have a trickle down effect. i
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. >>> in fairfax, virginia on george mason university's campus, a group of college students have been fighting a battle against their school since 2014. that battle is now playing out in the courtroom. wusa9's hillary lane explains. >> i'm concerned about donors being able to influence my education with money. >> reporter: janine is a sophomore at george mason university. she is worried that a more than $50 million donation to her school by the charles polk foundation comes with strings attached. that supports many conservative causes. >> i believe that education shouldn't be dictated by a donor. >> reporter: but she is worried that is what is happening near in fairfax, virginia as big time conservative donors, the koch brothers were influencing hiring and curriculum decisions after making a donation to florida state university. >> i would rather have any education be presented by my faculty. >> reporter: the students don't know if the koch brothers are influencing their education, because they are not releasing that education. now, students are filing a lawsuit after a request from 2
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our political correspondent chris mason reports.ng home into the winter's night after nearly 12 hours of debate. midnight in westminster with another afternoon of discussion to follow today. this is a debate with fire and passion. with some long speeches. and some very short ones. the speaker: drjulian lewis. thank you, mr speaker. in my opinion, the people have decided, and i'm going to vote accordingly. laughter. that eight second speech best sums up the mood of mps however they voted in the referendum. this is a process that needs to be triggered. we need to do it soon and the public of this country expect us to do it. but not everyone is convinced. the new government have acted as though the vote in the referendum gives them carte blanche to engineer the most extreme kind of arrangements for the uk leaving the eu. she is one of a few dozen labour mps who could vote against starting brexit, but ministers are confident they'll win easily because many mps who passionately campaigned for remain will support starting the brexit proce
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mason had no answers and they went on to lose. one last note, the super bowl is underway. no score yet. we will break it all down here on abc quacks when i say rocky, i mean the movie. i came out here to punch you. i don't talk so well. i want to begin by apologizing on behalf of you to meet her how you have treated me these last two weeks. is melissa mccarthy taking on the role of sean trendingstop she began on twitter within minutes of the sketch. so far, no reaction. baldwin andes alec his version of the president a run for his money. >> it good to left. >> yes. it is funny. >> our forecast is crazy. >> we are all over the place. it is the mid-30's for the overnight lows. we will not be down to freezing in most places. mid-50's and the it will not be too breezy. that will be a thing that changes, along with the rain in the 60's. it will be on the windy side. it will be 66 for wednesday and a cold front will come through and we will go from the mid-60's and get a few snowflakes mixing in. nothing is going to stick and it will not be a problem, but there is something we w
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hit, mason. 6-point lead. few plays later. more on the inside. and, jenkins, and grayer, that's done the three. and jenkins out to grayer, grabs it. hits. nice move there. later in the half. final second. moore with the spin move. gets around three, richmond defenders. gets it to go. game high, 22 for him. george mason, beats richmond, 93-70. >> virginia tech coming off their huge double overtime win against virginia. on the road against pitt tonight. gets ahead a little over a minute in the game. come away with turnover. just as robinson turns around. flips the seth allen. former terp. knocking down the three. hit the huge shot in the upset. coming up. clutch. again tonight. virginia tech. beat pitt. 66-63. >> well have you ever wondered if your local sports anchor coulday we answered. i specifically cannot play basketball. whatsoever. but carol maloney, a skilled player brought out her d-i skills to verizon center. carol just showing everyone how it is done out there. kicks the ball to herself. already better than me. first dunk. giving it her
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alison the georgia mason basketball team and she is only 3.w the toddler is teaching the college athletes a thing or two about adversity. mike: i'm mike carter-conneen in northeast washington outside miner elementary school where dcps acknowledges three recent incidents of bedbugs. coming up, why parents say they are unhappy with the school's handling of this. very customizable. you can choose the back, you can choose the arm, you can choose the leg. we couldn't be any happier. alison: so now a second d.c. school is dealing with bedbugs. we reported earlier this month at a temp care closure of savoy elementary school in southeast washington so they could treat for bedbugs and for rats. now as mike carter-conneen reports ret peteed bedbug sightings have been reported at miner elementary school in northeast d.c. >> i'm angry. mike: she has three children at miner elementary school and believes all parents should be notified each time, anytime bedbugs are spotted. >> don't identify the child because he is innocent but identify the problem. mike:
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joining us now with her insides, jeff mason, a white house correspondent, and president of the correspondent association. aunt lech rich lowry. welcome to both of you. >> thank you. >> jon: let's start with you. a competitive appearance on cnn. what do you think about what michael wolf has to say? essentially he says that the media demeaned themselves in trying to take down the trump administration. >> i think he is exactly right. his analysis is spot on. and newsrooms have benefited from having people who share michael wolf's view on this. his view of the proper role of the press. of course there should be tough coverage of the white house. there should be fact-checking of the white house. all of that is entirely appropriate. but the press is not the opposition party. and really since last summer in the campaign, the press has talked itself in to the role being stopping donald trump. there was a brief may be five
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i'm anthony mason. >> and i'm alex wagner. coming up this hour, it was billed as battle between the extremes of the weleft and the right, so what happened last night when bill maher hosted the controversial senior editor of breitbart, milo yiannapolis. >>> and he wrote "moonlight." we'll talk to him about the film's surprising success. >>> and he made the music for "game of thrones," "iron man," "westworld," and more. we'll talk with the composer of a cult following who's about to launch a nationwide tour. >>> but first the top story this hour the storm slamming the west coast. one of the strongest storms in a decade hits central and southern california leaving at least two people dead triggering floods and mudslides. >>> as much as 8 inches of rain fell over a 24-hour period in some places. carter evans is in hard-hit los angeles with the latest.
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mason hated traveling from fairfax, virginia but showed up in philadelphia. george washington wasn't sure if he would go. he decided if the country needed him he would go to filled. the idea of public service by the most talented people -- there is this old explanation by charles beard written that the framers were lining their pockets and wanted federal government that could evade taxes to pay off the government debt at face value and they would enrich themselves. they have a vision of what is good government and economic policy. that vision comes from their status as elite, fairly well off, fairly well educated people. there is a big difference of opinion between elites and non-elites about the best way to do things. we need more people like tat going into the government. >> patrick, similar question. i see your project trying to draw out new narratives from the american revolution and what might be some of the main things you want to draw out from this scholarship? >> i guess it depends on the age of the students i am talking to or taking the course. i thi
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julie carey went to george mason university today to see how the campus is being impacted. >> reporter: here at george mason university, more than 80 students and five visiting scholars come from the banned countries. even though the ban is lifted, students still very stressed by what's going on. 100 students, many of them muslim, came to a meeting on friday afternoon. some wonder whether they'll be able to return to their home a parent falls ill. they are advised to avoid any travel for now. >> it's difficult to focus on class work, difficult to attend class when you're concerned about yourself and what the future holds, concerned about whether or not you'll see your family again. we've had students tell us they're experiencing high levels of stress and anxietanxiety. >> reporter: so far one george mason student affected by the travel ban. she was stuck overseas but made it back over the weekend. >>> former secretaries of state and national security officials came together to write a stinging rebuke of president trump's immigration order. it came in the form of a court affidavit, whic
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tom bateman and chris mason there. coverage of the by—election results on bbc news in the next few hours. we will have all of the detail and analysis of what it means. a very important by—election and real test across the country of the mood. that's the by—election special from 12:30am tonight. iraqi security forces have made a breakthrough in their offensive against so—called islamic state in iraq's second city, mosul. they've taken the city's airport, a key staging point in the battle to drive militants from the western half of the city. our correspondent quentin sommerville was there, as iraqi government troops fought their way in. before the attack came the air strikes, rockets and artillery. it's day five of the offensive to retake western mosul. slowly, the forces make their way past a suspected is car bomb, talks en route. these armoured columns are now moving forward to mosul airport. the attack of the airport is under way. all night long we've heard coalition aircraft and iraqi artillery slam this area just to
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>> stephen: mason, any thoughts on monster trucks?, so -- >> stephen: never heard of the movie monster trucks? >> no. >> stephen: would you like to see the trailer? go with this man. he'll show you. when you come back, let us know if you want to see it. thanks, pacen. i want to get your ideas on what the perfect movie would be. let's talk about what are the things that make a great movie. antonio, what's your favorite thing. >> action! >> stephen: i like that. gabriella. >> good and make it extra funny. >> stephen: good equals extra funny. okay. okay, what are the best feelings? >> anger. >> stephen: anger. show me your anger face. super angry. yes. tyler? >> sad. >> stephen: show me your sad face, tyler. any other feelings? yes, annabelle? >> depressed. >> stephen: very complex feeling for -- how old are you? >> eight. >> stephen: can you show me depressed? mm-hmm. like on a zoloft tab right now. very good. hold on. mason, you're back. did you see the trailer to monster trucks? do you want to see it? no you still don't want to see it
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she's a senior at george mason university, here legally on a student visa. she was on her way back to virginia friday, a week ago, trying to board a connecting flight in turkey, when she was told she could not board, she could not enter the united states because of the president's executive order. >> i searched for universities to try to apply for other places because i may never be back here again. >> reporter: she was able to come back saturday aft order. virginia attorney general mark herring was at the airport to greet her. >> i was in northern virginia. really -- i thought it was really important to help welcome her back. >> welcome home. i'm so glad you're here. >> reporter: she says she was heartened by the welcome she received and those who've been protesting the travel restriction. >> i felt loved. i felt that the american people are all really nice. >> reporter: elyazgi is studying international relations. she plans to perhaps improve diplomacy one day between libya and the united states. >> do you plan to stay in the u.s.? >> definitely no. i was
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chris mason, bbc news, at. —— westminster.ur: donald trump has delivered on a major election campaign promise and nominated a conservativejudge to fill the vacancy on the us supreme court. neil gorsuch, from the denver federal appeals court, is a9, if confirmed by the senate, he could sit for decades. the un security council says it's concerned about the "dangerous deterioration" in eastern ukraine and called for a halt to the violence. at least 13 people have been killed since sunday, —— sunday. 0ur news review starts withjudge gorsuch. president donald trump has nominated 49—year—old judge neil gorsuch to fill the vacancy on the supreme court. there are nine members in total. the new york times website describes mr gorsuch as reliably conservative, but not someone known to be divisive. the die welt website has german reaction to comments made by donald trump's top trade advisor, peter navarro, who claims berlin is exploiting the us and other eu countries by grossly undervaluing the euro. the accusations saw the euro jump to
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chris mason reports.he 1ath century. 0rder, order. sitting between the political parties, chairing debates. but, for the second time in a week, it isjohn bercow‘s opinions that have generated attention. talking to students at the university of reading, he said eu migration had been a good thing, and added... this may not be popular with some people in this audience. personally, i voted to remain. i thought it was better to stay in the european union than not. mr bercow had already irritated some by accusing president trump of racism and sexism. i would not wish to issue an invitation to president trump. some mps loved that, but his critics are repeating he must be replaced. i'm incredibly surprised that the speaker now has expressed he is incapable of impartially chairing debates in the house of commons now, and must go. a spokeswoman for the speaker told me he decided not to say anything during the referendum campaign, and is scrupulously fair when chairing debates. this cabinet minister said that was hi
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