norah o'donnell exclusively sat down with army secretary ryan mccarthy and asked him what happens next. >> what you'll see is one of the most comprehensive steps in accountability in the army history to get after this. >> the most comprehensive and accountability in the history of the u.s. army? >> it will be among one of the largest, yes. >> you can hear more of this exclusive interview with army secretary ryan mccarthy coming up on "cbs this morning." >>> off to california, where crews rushed to stop the spread of a brush fire in southern california. this was the scene last night in a riverbed near oxnard, located just northwest of los angeles. the 50-acre blaze dubbed the perkin fire broke out shortly after 4:30 p.m. firefighters said they had a handle on the fire less than two hours later with crews working on containing flare-ups. no injuries were reported. an investigation is under way. >>> so coming up on the "cbs morning news," why los angeles police are facing backlash after busting a massive underground house party. >>> and caught on video, where a hiker captured this dramati

>>the army says they are taking immediate action after that report came out army secretary ryan mccarthy says he has fired or suspended. 14 commanders and leaders at the texas base and launched a task force to address the report's findings. congress is also conducting 2 separate investigations into fort hood's leadership. both of which are still ongoing. course always tracking local stories for you and here's a look now at what's going around around the bay area tonight, we'll start in san francisco where police say one person was hospitalized with serious injuries after they were shot. police showed up to the scene mission and washburn just before 5.30 this morning there. they found one person who had been shot police have not released any details about the victim or any information about a potential suspect to the east bay now several agencies are working on cleaning an underground gasoline spill in walnut creek. >>that spill was discovered last month of the area of south broadway. the pipeline. it goes from concord to san jose and it's operated by oregon. investigators say it was comp

execution the army specialist bludgeoned to death at fort hood earlier this year army secretary ryan mccarthy announced 14 firings and suspensions among commanders and lower level leaders as they continue to investigate a pattern of sexual harassment assault suicides and murder at the army post in killeen texas fort hood is no stranger to news headlines as a child sex ring disappearances suicide and murder make news every few months but until now there hasn't really been a deep dive into what is actually going on at fort hood it's almost getting the what happens in vegas stays in vegas treatment but in the aftermath of the brutal murder of the knesset shortly after she reported sexual harassment misconduct the tie began to shift an independent review following the investigation into the tragic happenings at fort hood which recently released the investigation that survey 31612 soldiers concluded with 9 findings and 70 recommendations. army secretary mccarthy laid blame at the feet of fort hood leadership saying i am greatly disappointed that leaders failed to effectively create a climate that

secretary of the army, the honorable ryan b. mccarthy. chief of staff of the army, general james c. mcconville. sergeant major of the army, michael a. grinston. director of the national museum of the united states army, ms. tammy call. accompanied by acting secretary of defense, the honorable christopher c. miller. and chairman to the joint chiefs of staff, general mark a. millie. now presenting the colors is the third united states infantry regiment, the old guard, accompanied by the old guard fife and drum corps. the national anthem will be performed by sergeant first class jesse meeks from the united states army band, pershing's own. ♪ ♪ >> present arms! >> ♪ o say can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, oh the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? and the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that star-spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the b

. >> o'donnell: tomorrow we've got an exclusive: army secretary ryan mccarthy discusses the army's newt after our investigation. and if you can't watch us live set your dvr so you can watch us later. th >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> herridge: i'm catherine herridge. thanks for stay withing us. most people will remember where they were when they hard john lennon had been shot. lennon had avoided the press for years, but just two days before his death, he opened up during the a three-our interview with andy peebles of the pbs. anthony mason has the story. >> reporter: john lennon and yo coe ono had just fin herbed recordi recording when they sat down with their first interview with the bbc in five yores. >> it is more than wonderful to be able to talk to you after a very, very long time. >> it was december 6th, 1980. >> i don't think i've ever been so nervous in my life. >> andy peebles was the bbc reporter. >> growing up not just idolizing him but the group and everything they've done. one of my most treasured positions is the billboard chart on that day in america

now to our exclusive cbs news interview with army secretary ryan mccarthy. today's firing and suspensions follow our year-and-a-half-long investigation into sexual assaults in the military, including interviews with nearly two dozen victims and their families. we asked mccarthy why action wasn't taken sooner and where the army goes from here. some of the soldiers we talked to and the whistleblower said it's time for a "me too" movement in the military. do you expect revolutionary change? yes, i do. what you'll see is one of the most comprehensive steps of accountability in the army thoft get after this. >> o'donnell: the most comprehensive in accountability? >> it will be among one of the largest, yes. >> o'donnell: in the course of our own investigation, service members told us they experienced retaliation for reporting sexual assault. >> they were trying to break me down. they just go after you because you're the victim and you're the program. >> it got to the point where i didn't just wish i never reported. i wished that i had never joined. i wished that

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next, army secretary ryan mccarthy talks about the findings of the ft. hood independent review committee which focused on issues of sexual assault and violent crimes at the military installation. secretary mccarthy announces they were firing or suspending 14 ft. hood officers and enlisted soldiers. this is just over an hour. >>> the independent review of ft. hood's command climate, so this will be a longer statement. the murder of specialist vanessa nguyen shocked our conscience and brought attention to deeper problems. the initial investigation into vanessa's death, coupled with high numbers of crimes and deaths at ft. hood, has revealed a series of missteps and multiple failures in our system and within our leadership. for that reason, on july 30th, i directed the undersecretary of the army, mr. james mcpherson, so establish an independent review committee to review the culture at ft. hood. secretary mcpherson, with the help of the league of united latin american citizens and some members of congress, selected a diverse and highly experienced panel to

army secretary ryan mccarthy condemning those responsible. >> i've determined the issues at ft. related to leadership failure. >> the acting ft. hood commander w was. >> the tragic death of vanessa guillen and a rash of other challenges at ft. hood forced us to take a critical look at our systems, our policies and ourselves. >> reporter: according to the army the base is known for some of the highest rates of murder, sexual harassment and harass encampment the branch. guillen's family speaking out after the announcement. >> what has the past eight months felt like for you all as a family? >> it's been a nightmare. >> reporter: their family's attorney making it clear they want more answers. >> we were looking for something that was completely outside of the military altogether, outside of the secretary's hands and we did request that congressional investigation and they did pursue congressional investigation. i understand it's still on going. >> reporter: during its review, the five-member civilian panel interviewed more than 500 women uncovering a high number of unreported insta

>> well, i think it certainly is an excellent decision by the secretary of the army, ryan mccarthy.s to be more done at ft. hood. we need an overhaul of how they're treating their soldiers and civilians there. one of the things that was found is they have not been adequately implementing the sexual harassment and rape training programs. that is supposed to be a central part of their personnel actions and they have notmplementing th. i myself have been calling for a deeper dive into how everything is handled from the training as well as how the investigations, when this soldier went missing. and remember, she's not the only death that came out of ft. hood. there have been multiple instances and multiple cases that have happened here. unfortunately, all very tragic, ending in the deaths of soldiers. we cannot let that continue. >> and finally, the defense bill, the house passing the ndaa, the national defense authorization act, last night, despite president trump's threat to veto it. is it veto-proof in the senate? >> i think it's veto-proof in the senate. it's very sad that president

army secretary ryan mccarthy announced is he relieving or suspending more than a dozen commanders ats for creating a command climate at fort hood that enabled sexual assault, murder and suicide among its soldiers. >> in total, 14 leaders have been relieved or suspended from their positions. >> among those relieved a two-star general who serves as base commander major general scott and much of his chain of command. the drastic measures were taken following a month long independent review after the mishandling of disappearance and murder of 20-year-old private first class vanessa geen. the young soldier was sexually harassed and brutally murdered and dismembered by a fellow soldier who took his life in july when police closed in. >> she was supposed to be safe. >> initially the family and advocates for the latino community couldn't coo not get answers from the army's senior leaders. >> my daughter died in service of the country from the hand of people who are in the military. >> the case drew national attention and president trump invited the family to the white house. >> we didn't wan

army secretary ryan mccarthy briefed reporters tuesday -- that focused on sexual assaults and violent crimes at the military installation. the secretary announced 14 officers and enlisted soldiers were suspended or fired. members of the committee took questions from reporters after the statements. this runs just over one hour. >> good morning, everybody. i would like to make several announcements related to fort hood independent reviews. -- theependent review of murder shop our conscience and brought attention to deeper problems. initial investigations into vanessa's death, coupled with high numbers of , on july 30, i directed the under secretary of the army, mr. james mcpherson, to establish an independent review committee to review the culture at fort hood. secretary mcpherson, with the help of the leader of united latin american citizens and members of congress selected a diverse and highly experienced panel to determine whether the climate and culture at fort hood and the surrounding military community reflected the army's values, including safety, respect, inclusiveness, and a co

leadership at fort hood didn't react fast enough when she went missing and today army secretary ryan mccarthy will have a new rule that within the first 48 hours of any soldier missing, they don't necessarily understand they're away without leave, they may be missing, may be in danger and they do everything they can to find them >> courtney, thanks. >>> texas is trying to invalidate the results of the presidential election in four key swing states by suing them the supreme court suit claims there are unlawful election results in pennsylvania, georgia, wisconsin, and michigan, all states that went for president-elect biden. there is no known evidence to support that claim experts in election law say there never has been such a suit they contend texas doesn't even have legal standing to assert that other state's votes were cast in the wrong way. the texas attorney general claims it does because he says of its interest in what party controls the senate and the senate represents the states this all comes on a pivotal day in the election process. it's called safe harbor day. states have to resolve

secretary of the army, ryan mccarthy, has accepted them.ting a task force seeking to promote changes to staffing, infrastructure of the program at ft. hood, possibly beyond, to address deeply dysfunctional nor norms. but, talk is talk. plans are plans. words on paper, just words on paper. t to build back trust, the true, first step. as pat white did this week. >> everyone in the army is responsible for the culture. but commanders are responsible for the climate. and so, i can tell you, i told the chief of staff, a few minutes ago, general mcconville, i own this. we have initiated an enduring plan to rebuild the trust between the leader and the led because that's the bedrock of our profession, and it's what the american people expect of their army. >> that brings us to the real test. not letting up on this accountability. not just in the army but in congress. there is a push on capitol hill to enact legislation in vanessa guillen's honor. it is called the i am vanessa guillen act and it legally mandates all allegations of military sexual ass

secretary of the army, ryan mccarthy, accepted them, creating what's now called a people-first task forceange to staffing, structure, and implementation of the sharp program at fort hood, possibly beyond, to address deeply dysfunctional norms to weed out harmonious. talk is talk, words on paper is still words on paper. fort hood's commander did this week. >> everyone in the army is responsible for the culture, but commanders are responsible for the climate. and so i can tell you, i told the chief of staff, general mcconville, i own this. we initiated a plan to rebuild and maintain the trust between the leader and the lead, because that's the bedrock of our profession. and it's what the american people expect. of their army. >> that brings us to the real task, not letting up on the accountability, not just in the army, but in congress. there's a push on capitol hill, the eye of vanessa guillen act that legally mandates all allegations of military sexual assault and harassment be reported to and investigated by a third party. here's vanessa guillen's family and family attorney pleading to t

thomas says it that did occur got intense media attention in addition to the firings army secretary ryan mccarthy ordering a new policy to expedite locating missing soldiers. >>top leadership, vowing to fix the problems at hand and promote inclusivity and respect urged by the investigation team one of the things that these soldiers at fort hood, many of them needed. was to be believed and that was what we did. we listen to and so if any of them see this i want to know we believe >>that's markie martin reporting for us tonight. army officials say they do plan on implementing those new policies and regulations next march. >>for sports. tonight was essentially a playoff game for the 49 ers women there still hope lou slow you viatually have no shot at a playoff berth. >>they weren't playing world beaters either the washington football team is not very good. there's no reason to sugarcoat it. but the forty-niners proved to be worse on this day. there is alex smith, he is definitely the comeback player of the year at some good moments as a 9 or 2 late in the 1st quarter no score, but the niners get on

in a one-on-one interview with norah o'donnell, army secretary ryan mccarthy admitted the army has failedo keep its soldiers safe, especially from sexual harassment and assault. >> so you ordered this review? >> yes. >> in part because of what happened to vanessa guillen? >> yes. i wanted a fresh pair of eyes. >> what surprised you? >> the scale and retaliation with high numbers of individuals reporting that because of fear of retaliation. >> people don't feel it's safe? >> the individuals, yes. >> he says he's committed to change and last month he promised accountability and transparency within the ranks. >> leaders, regardless of rank, are accountable for what happens in their units. must have the courage to speak up and intervene. >> we want justice for vanessa. >> reporter: today's report is expected to propose an action plan for problems with leadership at fort hood with leadership and assignment. those problems were magnified by vanessa guillen's murder. her body was found miles off base months after she disappeared. we spoke to her sister after the investigation was commissioned. >

released, cbs evening news anchor and managing editor nora o'donnell spoke with the a army secretary ryan mccarthyows a year and half long investigation into sexual assault in the military including interviews with survivors and families. allegations were ignored and retaliation was rampant. about problem and where the army goes from here. >> is there a sexual harassment and sexual assault problem in the u.s. army? >> currently the trend is going the wrong way. and we're going to take some pretty dramatic steps in order to reverse this trend. >> do you think it's clear that sexual harassment and sexual assault that there is zero tolerance for it in the u.s. army? >> there is zero tolerance. at times, it does persist. >> the soldiers that we spoke with served at numerous army installations all across the country. they expressed a real concern about whether the army can police itself. can that be done? >> i believe it can, yes. >> you do think the army can police itself? >> they have the focus, energy against anything that i believe there is nothing we can't do. >> the command hasn't been able to do

back to army in world war ii and the same pressures as we are today with covid and when secretary ryan mccarthy and i talked about where we should play the game, we weres committd to ensuring that every cadet would get to attend the game and being with philadelphia and outside of the city if there is going to go back to philadelphia but they would not allow us to go beyond 7500 which does not cover all the core cadets for the shipment. in working with the cnl in the army chief of staff and the respect of the superintendent with the united states military academy and naval academy determine we will play the game even if we have to play in the parking lot outside the netherlands, this is ang uninterrupted tradition that's gone on since 1890 in the midst of the spanish influenza, world war i, world war ii and were not stopping now. navy will beat army on december 12 for the fourth time that we play at west point, army's home team. go navy, be army. >> are there any opinions from the admiral in general on that view. >> i didid not think so. listen gentleman i appreciate your time and professionalis

that is from secretary of the army ryan mccarthy and its top officer general james c. mcconnell.he president didn't stop at martial law. nbc news confirmed during the friday meeting, trump also discussed tapping powell, who as we said was fired from his legal team just a few weeks ago for being too crazy, as a special council to investigate voter fraud in the election. powell was spotted back at the wouse yesterday. although she reportedly did not meet with trump and she was there again today. as maggie haberman of the "new york times" notes, you can't just walk into the white house. you have to be cleared to come in. an interesting point as more reporting this weekend revealed a growing sense of alarm among those in the administration. jonathan swan of axios said he could not recall hearing more intense concern over the president considering what senior officials described as, quote, blatant abuse of power. swan adds what is different is these are not the never trumper types. these are people who have thrown thur lot in with trump but worry the about his receptivity to flynn's a

. >> reporter: army secretary ryan health ca mccarthy said five civilians took part in the review. >> shocked our conscience and showed deeper problems. >> reporter: it was back in april when 20-year-old guillen was reported missing and months before her remayins were found. her family claimed she was sexually harassed at fort hood but didn't report it because she feared retaliation. the suspect in her specialist aaron brovenson died by suicide in the summer after police attempted to take him into custody. >> this report without a doubt will cause the army to c our culture. >> reporter: the top general at the base lieutenant general pat white is not affected since he was deployed to iraq for most of the year. but, the major general in charge and the command team at guillen's unit have been relieved of duty. they announced the creation of the people first task force that will carry out findings. he says the changes will impact the entire army and more than 1 million soldiers and their families. >>> and remember, we are here to help for resources to deal with veterans issues, work issue

speaker boehner, speaker ryan, leader mccarthy all have sought bill's advice and council during his tenurey director in the whip office. i am sad to have to say goodbye to bill. we'll miss the house republicans' senate whisperer as we refer to him. very few have earned the thanks and bestrlc wishes bill leaves this institution with. bill stands out amongst his peers and colleagues. he came to washington nearly 40 years ago with a servant's heart. he came here for a career in public service. and he leaves the house with more than 33 years of legislative and executive branch experience. it is truly a remarkable run. bill is retiring to spend more time with his wife and kids and the greener pastures of his cabin in the mountains. if bill wanted to continue to work, it would be right here in the house that he loves. and the house that will be forever indebted to his sacrifice, his wisdom, and his great love for the united states of america. bill, we were lucky to work with you. and america is a richer nation thanks to your service. you will be deeply missed here. but you have more than earned

kevin mccarthy, you had paul ryan, john boehner, they were all in the house during the time that nancy has led. it's time for new leadership. she's 80 years old. let new blood come up. >> dana: jessica, how do you think democrats think about it, especially the idea if there was new leadership they might move farther to the right than they are now? >> that's really the question, depending on where your democratic politics a line. that's how you feel about the leadership. i think you can make an argument which it sounds like sean agrees with, if you have leadership it's in the upper 70s and 80s, steny hoyer and are presented in clyburn. we need new ideas and we need no be engendering support from a new generation. people need to see folks look like them in leadership positions another that's possible. hakeem jeffries jus does have a leadership position and could come to power. to aoc's point about lurching further to the right, that's a good thing, the center is what wins election. joe biden ran as a moderate and joe biden won is a moderate. i don't think any other candidate could have p

i had to make my case at the time to speaker boehner and paul ryan and kevin mccarthy and i cited theence people had in me to trust me with high-level information. and to carry out our mission. those were some of my experiences. and i don't know what they do on the democrat side because again it's supported by the speaker or leader. i'm not sure what criteria they're looking for that would make someone have some type of qualifications to get onto this committee. and especially if you knew -- i don't know if she knew -- that he had a problem of engaging with the chinese. and again, we'll wait and see what she has to say today. i certainly would like to hear some people under oath. >> sandra: you'll tell us if that will happen and if that's what your committee is planning on. congressman, when you talk about the threat china poses here is mike pompeo on that and i'll ask you a question on the other side. we don't have it. he says we cannot -- he is talking about the regime as a whole stealing information. he says they are stealing our stuff. they built their military might, brainwash ou

we have had ryan and boehner and mccarthy. we have had a burning of leader.ody is stand up and lead that's not true. in a democracy in their chamber in on the house side there is a lot of great leader. i don't agree with them but there are great leader who could stand up and take that role. what we have to remember is democrats have such a thin majority in the house when though go house floor vote for mccarthy. rrg nancy speaker. nancy holds a lot of power. from the squad don't vote for pelosi they could have a new leader. she has all the power. brian: unbelievable. clyburn 80. steny hoyer is about 80. steny hoyer famously doesn't get along with pelosi. all these people are elderly states men nothing wrong with that they don't groom the next generation they feel no urgency all about them. feel no need to negotiate. again this happens. >> nice to see you. brian: we saw the mayor of austin and the governor of california. we saw the mayor of colorado tell everybody to stay in place and not to travel and then don't eat in restaurants and then they go and are caug