so here are nancy cordes on capitol hill and julianna goldman at the white house, where the republicansident had dinner last night with the top two democrats in congress. >> reporter: the white house was initially vague about last night's meeting, calling it a constructive working dinner, but as my colleague nancy cordes can tell you, democrats said there was more to it. >> reporter: yes, democrats insist the president signed off on a policy they've been pushing for years. >> we had an agreement to move forward. >> reporter: democratic leaders nancy pelosi and chuck schumer say they left that white house dinner with a framework in hand: legal protections for dreamers, paired with funding for border security, excluding the wall. >> we're not for the wall. we'll never be for the wall. >> reporter: at the white house, press secretary sarah huckabee sanders quickly refuted the democrats' version of events, saying excluding the wall was not agreed to. >> we will build the wall. >> reporter: building a wall on the u.s.-mexico border defined mr. trump's campaign. >> the wall will come later.

we asked julianna goldman and chief congressional correspondent nancy cordes to join us.julianna, let's listen in to a portion of the interview that's playing online at "60 minutes" overtime about the president firing f.b.i. director james comey. >> reporter: someone said to me that you described the firing of james comey as the biggest mistake in political history. >> that probably be too bombastic for even me, but maybe modern political history. >> mason: that's a pretty stunning admission by the former white house chief strategist. >> reporter: that's right. it's a damning admission. the biggest political mistake is something that could end a presidency. so at the very least he's saying the russia investigation is going to be a cloud that hangs over this white house indefinitely. one other thing that steve bannon said in this, yes, on the one hand he said that the russia investigation is a whole bunch of nothing, but he also noted the of mueller's investigation, so that begs the question of what does steve bannon know that mueller could uncover. >> mason: now let's lis

but as my colleague nancy cordes can tell you, democrats said there was more too it. >> reporter: democrats policy they've been pushing for years. >> we had an agreement to move forward. >> reporter: democratic leaders nancy pelosi and chuck schumer say they left that white house dinner with a framework in hand. legal protections for d.r.e.a.m.ers paired with funding for border security, excluding the wall. >> we're not for the wall. we'll never be for the wall. >> reporter: at the white house, press secretary sarah huckabee sanders refuted the democrats' version of events saying excluding the wall was not agreed to. >> we will build the wall. >> reporter: building a wall on the u.s./mexico border defined mr. trump's campaign. >> the wall will come later. >> reporter: traveling to florida today, he tried to reassure his base he hadn't given up. >> there was no deal. >> reporter: there is a lot of sympathy for the d.r.e.a.m.ers. >> reporter: here on the hill many republicans were supportive. but some conservatives accuse the president of selling out, tweeted if the deal is at pelosi characte

here is nancy cordes. >> republicans bill cassidy and lindsay graham sprinted from meeting to meeting today. >> we are going to take the bill up next week. >> trying to close the sale on the party's last best shot at replacing obamacare. >> they might get the votes. >> the graham-cassidy bill could be obamacare taxes in place turn most revenues over to the states to come up with their own health care systems. former president obama in a rare public appearance argued today that some states might allow insurers to once more for pre-existing conditions. >> it certainly is frustrating to have to mobilize every couple months to keep our leaders from inflicting human suffering on constituents. >> cassidy insist his plan does meet what he has dubbed the jimmy kimmel test after the late night host whose infant son has a heart defect. kimmel himself slammed the plan last night. >> he failed his own test. this guy, bill cassidy, just lied right to my face. >> now all eyes on possible gop holdouts. like alaska's lisa murkowsky who met with graham and cassidy today. >> alaska's governor doesn't l

we asked juliana goldman and nancy cordes to join us. let's listen to a portion of the intervuch pl interview, about the president firing fbi director james comey. >> someone said to me you described the firing of james comey. you are a student of history. as the biggest mistake in political history. >> that would be probably too bombastic for me. maybe modern political history. off awe pret >> pretty stunning admission by the former white house chief strategist. >> pretty damning admission. biggest political mistake something that could end a presidency. at the least what he is saying the russia investigation is going to be a cloud that hangs over this white house, indefinitely. one other thing, steve bannon said, he said the russia investigation is a whole bunch of nothing. but he also noted the breadth of mueller's investigation. and so that begs the question, of what does steve ban nonknow, that mueller could uncover. >> now let's listen to steve bannon talking about white house economic adviser, gary cohen who was critical of the pr

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nancy cordes reports. >> reporter: it was a triumphant moment for scalise and an emotional one for hisolleagues. [ cheers and applause ] as the house majority whip walked on his own into the house chamber. >> for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana seek recognition? >> to speak out of of order, mr. speaker. >> reporter: scalise started by thanking the heroes who saved his life. >> david, you are my hero. >> reporter: capitol police officers david bailey and crystal griner. >> when i was laying there not long after the first couple of shots were fired, i could hear % different caliber weapon. immediately engaged the shooter didn't act so quickly, and even after being shot both themselves, continued to engage the shooter and ultimately got him down, which not only saved my life, but saved the life of a lot of other people that are here in this chamber today. >> reporter: luckily, is a hae said, one of those people was ohio congressman brad wenstrup, a doctor and former army medic. >> who would have thought that god would have put brad out on that field with me, because the tou

nancy cordes tells us the latest n11th hour on life support. hearing ant gop bill th got off to a rocky start. >> no! disrupted by disabled protesters who also filled the halls outside. >> if you can't be in order then get the heck out of here. >> inside the bill's authors, bill cassidy and lindsay graham defended their plan, despite its dimming prospects. >> if i were a major insurance scum pan i would hate my bill. i take money and power from you and give it to the states. >> reporter: new numbers were not on their side. standard and poors estimated the bill's spending cuts would lead to 580,000 lost jobs in the health care sector. with a vote deadline, now days away, graham and cassidy tried to woo gop holdouts by promising their states more funding. >> unseamly. >> gambit didn't work. senators rand paul, ted cruz and john mccain reiterated their opposition today. as the the president's frustration mounted. >> it's disgusting. >> he vented about the party health care woes on an alabama radio show. >> and they pander and they grandstand. i me

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nancy cordes, cbs news, washington. >>> coming up only on "cbs this morning," steve bannon, presidentmp's chief strategist until just a few weeks ago, spoke with charlie rose in his first tv interview since leaving the white house. ahead a preview of the interview that will air sunday on "60 minutes." >>> plus actress sin ee qaa martin green, the first african-american to star in the series will appear on "cbs this morning." and complaints about gouging prices at airlines. kris van cleave gets reaction from carriers. that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for your watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com i'm kenny choi. and i'm michelle griego. >>> thanks for waking up with us as we take a look at the coit tower this morning. good morning, it is thursday, september 7th. i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. let's say good morning to jaclyn and neda. >> good morning. hi, everybody out there. >> did you feel the drizzle? >> no. [ laughter ] >> no. >> where i was coming from early this morning. right now we're looking at s

nancy cordes, cbs news, washington. >> quijano: police are investigating a possible fraternity hazing death at louisiana state university. the 18 year old steuld died thursday after he was taken to the hospital. here's roxana saberi. >> a preliminary autopsy on maxwell raymond gruver points to signs of thc, a chemical found in marijuana and high level of alcohol. coroner beau clark. >> if it's too much alcohol then systems that are very vital such as your brain, heart and lungs begin to slow down. >> the louisiana state university freshman pledge was at phi delta theta fraternity on wednesday night when he was taken to a local hospital and died the next morning. the fraternity is now suspended by both its national chapter and lsu. college president fk alexander says theve investigating. >> hazing is dangerous, irresponsible and unacceptable. and it will not be tolerated at lsu period. >> reporter: police are interviewing members of the fraternity. as of saturday no arrests had been made. district attorney hillor moore says in louisiana hazing is a misdemeanor but additional charges co

here's nancy cordes. >> reporter: republicans bill cassidy and lindsey graham sprinted from meeting toting today. >> we're going to take the bill up next week. >> reporter: ...trying to close the sale on the party's last, best shot at replacing obamacare. >> they might get the votes. >> reporter: the graham-cassidy bills would keep obamacare's taxes in place but turn most of the revenues over to the states to come up with their own health care former president obama, in a rare public appearance, argued today that some states might allow insurers to once again charge more for pre-existing conditions. >> it's certainly frustrating to have to mobilize every couple of months to keep our liewrds from inflicting real human suffering on our constituents. >> reporter: cassidy insists his plan does meet what he dubbed the jimmy kimmel test. kimmel himself slammed the plan last night. >> he failed his own test. and this guy, bill cassidy, just lied right too my face. >> reporter: now all eyes are on possible g.o.p. holdouts like alaska's lisa murkowski, who met with graham and cassidy today. ala

nancy cordes now on what's in it. >> there's never been tax cuts like what we're talking about. >> reporter: president trump traveled to indiana to tout what he called a "once-in-a-generation opportunity." >> i guess it's probably someg thini can say i'm very good at. i've been waiting for this for a long time. >> reporter: republicans released an anticipate-page framework. goal number one: slashing the corporate tax rate from 35% to 20%. four individuals, the plan would take the seven current income tax brackets, with rates that range from 10% to 39.6%, and consolidate them to three brackets-- 12%, 25%, and 35%. democrat chuck schumer cried foul. >> the top rate on the wealthiest comes down, and the families goes up. what kind of plan is this? >> reporter: but, republicans argue that doubling the standard deduction and boosting the child tax credit will lower working class taxes. their plan preserves breaks for mortgage interest and charitable giving, but eliminates most other itemized deductions, along with the estate tax and the alternative minimum tax. >>icism liifying the tax code so t

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and my colleague, nancy cordes, has been gauging reaction on capitol hill. >> reporter: major, nothing forces lawmakers' hands like a deadline, but when it comes to immigration reform in particular, even a deadline may not be enough to break the logjam. >> the congress is going to have to up its game. >> reporter: on capitol hill, six months is not a long time, especially when it comes to one of the most contentious issues. >> these people are our doctors, our teachers, our neighbors. >> america must be a nation of laws. >> reporter: the republican house speaker, paul ryan, expressed hope, not certainty, that congress will find consensus so that "those who have done nothing wrong can still contribute as a valued part of this great country." >> put yourself in their shoes. >> reporter: but congressional d action was what led president obama to resort to daca in the first place. >> we are now in a countdown toward deportation. >> reporter: illinois democrat, dick durbin, first proposed a solution called the dream act 16 years ago. today, he and republican lindsay graham urged colleagues

more now from nancy cordes. >> i was disappointed because i didn't like it cosmetically or otherwise. >> reporter: president trump blasted price again today, but the secretary had already gotten the message. "in order for you to move forward without further disruption," he wrote "i am officially tendering my resignation." >> i've heard the concerns. i've heard the criticisms. congressman, had tried to do damage control, backing an internal review of his private flights, more than a dozen of them since mairk including one from d.c. to philadelphia, a trip so short, most people drive. >> there will be no private air charters at h.h.s. going forward. >> reporter: but the president was apparently unsuede by price's promise to reimburse the government $52,000, a fraction of the more than $400,000 price tag. >> that's unacceptable to me. >> reporter: price's relationship with the president was already strained. as sec

s last, best chance, is poised to meet the same fate as its predecessors. >> mason: nancy cordes. thank you, nancy. a california family is trying desperately to bring a relative to the united states from vietnam to save but the u.s. government is saying no. carter evans has the story. >> reporter: diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia in february, 61-year-old helen wen is fighting for her life, in more ways than one. how long does she have? >> we're taking it day by day. every day with her is a gift right now. >> reporter: yvonne murray and her sister sharon adams say the only hope for their mom was a stem cell transplant, and their mom's sister is a perfect donor, a 100% match. she lives in vietnam, so doctors wrote letters urging the u.s. consulate to grant her an emergency medical visa saying, "time is of the essence." so everything is lined up. >> everything except for the visa part. >> reporter: the sister's visa application has now been denied four times. in a statement, the state department tells cbs news it is unable to discuss cases. why was she denied? >> they we

nancy cordes tells us the latest version is on life support. >> reporter: an eleventh hour hearing onhe g.o.p. bill got off to a rocky start. >> don't cut the benefits! >> reporter: disrupted by disabled protesters who also filled the halls outside. >> if you can't be in order, then get the heck out of here. >> reporter: inside the bill's authors, bill cassidy and lindsey graham, defended their plan, despite its dimming prospects. >> if i were a major insurance company, i would hate my bill because i take money and power away from you and i give it to the states. >> reporter: but new numbers were not on their side. standard & poor's estimated the bill's spending cuts would lead to 58 solution for undocumented children through careers employment education and defending our 0,000 lost jobs ie healthcare sector. with a vote deadline days away, graham and cassidy promised their states more funding. >> unseemly. >> reporter: the gambit didn't work. rand paul, ted cruz and john mccain reiterated their opposition as the president's frustration mounted. >> it's disgusting. >> reporter: he ven

anthony. >> mason: nancy cordes at the capital. thank you, nancy. we're learning more about how groups believed to be linked to russia used facebook the meddle in the 2016 election. jeff pegues has more on this. >> reporter: the language was intended to stir up hate using pictures and incendiary language. "they won't take over our country if we don't let them in." the group behind the messages called itself secured borders, but investigators say it was part of a russian campaign the influence the 2016 election. to that end, secured borders used facebook's event and invitation tool to promote an anti-immigrant rally in twin falls, idaho, a city it called a center of refugee resettlement, responsible for a huge upsurge of violence toward american citizens. that was false, and the rally itself never happened in spite of the russian campaign. >> they were using these new social media sites, which was kind of a wild, wild west with very few rules, to influence the election. >> reporter: mark warner is the ranking democrat on the senate intelligence commi

nancy cordes kids to see what they learned. nancy, your singing was very good.ave to say that, jeff. i appreciate it. i do enjoy it pt it's become a family pastime and here at the portrait gallery, if this portrait looks familiar to you, it's because it's the one on the $10 bill, but for most kids they wouldn't have had much interest this this man or time period until the music hamilton gave them a soundtrack and a story that brought the nation's founding to life. two years in and it's firing up the kids in places like kansas city, laguna beach, and chicago where the musical has kids singeing and dassing their way back into time. many of them have never seen the show, but they still know every world. ♪ we met the middle schoolers at imagination stage in bethesda, maryland, where kids were clamoring for a spot on "hamilton's" dance camp. >> i saw that and said, mom, i want to be in that camp. >> on a scale of one to ten, how obsessed would you say you are. >> 11. >> i would say 11 but more like 11 1/2. >> i have to agree with him. 11. >> i got my dad into it. hi

and then the senator talked to chief congressional correspondent, nancy cordes. >> of i went in there not expecting to change the president's mind. >> south carolina's tim scott says he was surprised by the reception he got today. after all, he came down hard on the president, just last month. >> the president's moral authority is compromised. >> you had some very bad people in the group. but you also had people that were -- that were very fine people. >> my thought was -- ouch. >> and then, you think scene of torches and the klan. >> reporter: did you get the sense that he felt bad about what he had said? >> he has obviously reflected what he said on his intentions and the perception of the comments. he was certainly very clear, that the perception that he, that he received, on his comments was not exactly what, what he intended with the comments. >> scott has always been owe any but the pain of discrimination. >> in the course of one year, i have been stopped seven times. by law enforcement officers. >> he said he tried to impart that feeling to mr. trump today. >> he asked for ques

nancy cordes has more from capitol hill. >> there has never been tax cuts like what we are talking about president trump traveled to indiana to tout what he called a once in a genio opportunity. >> i guess it is probably something i could say that i am very good at. i have been waiting for this for a long time. an eight page framework. goal one. slashing corporate tax rate from 35% to 20%. for individuals, the plan would take the seven current income tax brackets with rates that range from 10% to 39.6%, and consolidate them to three brackets. 12%. 25%. and 35%. democart chuck schumer cried foul. what kind of plan is this? >> reporter: republicans argue that doubling the standard deduction and boosting the child tax credit will lower working class taxes. their plan, preserves breaks for mortgage interest and charitable giving. but eliminates most other itemized deductions along with the estate tax and the alternative minimum tax. >> simplifying the tax code so that you can file your taxes on a form the size of a postcard. republicans made a show of unity today. even as analysts warned the

nancy cordes is on capitol hill to sort it out for us. nancy, good morning.food, but what really happened about whether they agreed to any kind of deal? >> well they paired it first of wall chocolate cream pie which seems a little unusual, but they hit all the bases, taken does seem like they got some actual work done, because what you're hearing from both sides, albeit in sgh that they want to move forward quickly to address the legal status of these d.r.e.a.m.ers and the obvious way to do it is to combine the d.r.e.a.m. act with the border security funding that republicans want, while excluding the border wall funding that is a non-starter for democrats. but the president realizes that this is going to cause a lot of heartburn mopping his base and that's why he's also tweeting this morning that the wall will still get built. >> but there is this central question. does this really represent a new beginning in relationships between democrats in congress and republicans in congress, but especially between democrats and the president? >> i think what it says is

nancy cordes is on capitol hill to explain it all. nancy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. decoding this. everyone is essentially saying the same thing. they're just using different words. essentially they did come to an agreement last night on a framework for how to deal with these young people. it involves taking the dream act. granting them the chance to apply for legal status and pairing it with the border security measures that republicans want without the border wall funding that democrats hate. but conservatives are still going to see that as a betrayal. and the white house knows it. >> we met last night with, as you know, schumer, pelosi and the whole group. i think we're fairly close but we have to get massive border security. >> reporter: democratic leaders said last night he had agreed to enshrine the protections of daca into law quickly and work out a package of border security excluding the wall. white house press secretary sara sanders quickly shot back, while daca and border security were both discussed, excluding the wall was certainly not agreed to. >> more