. >> unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly with respect, such a meeting would be fruitless. >> pelley: also tonight, the view from the border. >> can you imagine having a city with a huge wall there? it's not very inviting. >> i think it failed austin callaway every possible way a police department can fail a citizen. >> pelley: an apology for an unspeakable crime nearly eight decades later. and she made us all laugh and think. mary tyler moore's legacy on social issues. >> and i'm being paid less than he was because... >> you're a woman. > this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: it's become a chaotic first week for the trump administration. late today the president's press secretary told reporters that mr. trump never said that the mexican government would pay for the wall. earlier he announced a 20% tax on mexican goods, and then the white house arranged hasty news conference to knock that down. this morning mr. trump insulted the president of mexico with a tweet, and now their summit meeting in washington is off. all of this on the day that the presi

not to be outdone, mr trump then good in front and said that any visit would be fruitless unless mexicogreed to foot the bill. he has now threatened to impose a tax on mexican imports to impose a tax on mexican imports to find the border wall. we have more about this spat. donald trump's new executive toy, his first ride today an air force one. but potent symbol of us presidential power. the hull was the cancel travel plans of the mexican president that were at the centre of a diplomatic storm. this plane will stay grounded after a summit between the two leaders, scheduled for washington next week was abruptly called off. the mexican stand—off is over the great totem of the trump presidency, the wall he is determined to not merely build and also to get mexico to pay for. in an angry speech last night the country's president said he would not foot the bill. shortly for leaving the oval office this morning donald trump decided to conduct his diplomacy by tweet. by the time he spoke in philadelphia, the mexicans had announced the summit was off, and that earned a public scolding from presi

u nless unless mexico is going to treat the united states early, with respect, such a meeting would be fruitless. britain's prime minister will meet mr trump on friday to talk trade. celebrations in the gambia for the first peaceful transfer of power in the country's modern history. and it may not look much, but this rough diamond is the largest uncut stone ever found in north america. we can give you a special close—up look. if mexicans hoped donald trump's promises on the campaign trail were just bluster and bravado, it looks as though they, and many americans who voted against him, are in for more disappointment. mr trump has already ordered a start on the border wall, and now the white house is threatening a new tax on mexican imports. mexico's president has cancelled a visit to washington next week, a meeting mr trump said would be fruitless. so, if the two countries are heading for a possible trade war, how much money is involved? official figures for 2015 show the united states exported nearly $270 billion of goods and services to mexico. in the same year, mexico exported more t

u nless unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly, with respect, such a meeting wouldfruitless. britain's prime minister will meet mr trump on friday, looking to revive the special relationship and talk about a free trade deal. celebrations in the gambia for the first peaceful transfer of power in the country's modern history. and it may not seem much but this rough diamond is the largest uncut stone ever found in rough diamond is the largest uncut stone everfound in north america. we can give you a special close—up look. hello. if mexico had hoped donald trump's promises on the campaign trail had just been bluster and bravado, it looks like the country's in for a disappointment. first he ordered the building of a border wall. now the white house is threatening a new tax on imports. mexico's president, enrique pena nieto, has cancelled a meeting with his american counterpart — a meeting mr trump said would be fruitless. if the two countries are heading for a possible trade war how much money is involved? official figures for 2015 show that the united states exported ne

unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly, with respect, such a meeting would be fruitless, andl such a meeting would be fruitless, and i want to go a different route. he also touched on obamacare, which millions of americans rely on for health coverage. we will have a report from nick bryant on what might happen if it is scrapped. report from nick bryant on what might happen if it is scrappedli have might happen if it is scrapped.” have to have health in order to survive. if i don't have that health care, if he gets rid of it, i'm dead in the water. actually and we will be live at the state department, where the entire senior management tea m where the entire senior management team has resigned. barbara plett will explain that one for our struggle —— for us. how about this for a headline from the washington post — when it was put on nine, it was shared thousands of times every minute. the entire senior management tea m minute. the entire senior management team has resigned. barbara plett—usher can explain. what is the story? well, yes, senior members of the management team

unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly with respect, such a meeting would be fruitless and i want to know a different route. charles: just a short type ago white house spokesman sean spicer clarifying comment that the administration was prepared to impose a 20% border tax. he says it's just one of the options if a trade war comes. joining me joe walsh and steve moore. joe, on the political aspect of this, the stakes have gotten high. dare i say we are in a mexican standoff. who blings here?blink, we don't. pull yourself back for a accept. we are 5, 6 days into a trump presidency and we are talking about the wall. 5 to 6 days into the trump presidency is beginning to build that wall. most people during campaign thought it was campaign talk taken wouldn't follow through. we have to give him so much credit. this is why he got elected and he's following through. trump is a businessman, he has been negotiating deals like this his whole life. this is just the first step. mexico will blink, they will sit down at the table. charles: donald trump points to nafta. nafta began in

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trump did not back down. >> unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly, with respect, suchng would be fruitless and i want to go a different route. we have no choice. >> reporter: despite mr. trump's campaign rhetoric about mexico paying for that wall, today, white house press secretary sean spicer said "the president never said the mexican government would write a check to pay for it." >> president trump's plan to build a concrete wall from brownsville, texas, to san diego is already getting push back from u.s. mayors whose towns lie along the rio grande. the story from nuevo, laredo, mexico. >> reporter: president trump points to breaches at the near el paso as reasons the nation must build a border wall. >> a lack of security poses a substantial threat to the sovereignty and safety of the united states of america. and its citizens. along the border, the congressman calls the proposed wall impractical. >> there are some areas i can see infrastructure, but you tell me how you are going to do this and a natural barrier like the rio grande. >> reporter: nearly 700 miles of t

unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly, with such a meeting would be fruitless and go a different route. scarlet: headlines now from the white house press secretary sean spicer. you are looking at the mexican peso right now. sean spicer saying a 20% border tax is just one solution. the mexican peso gave back some of its rally yesterday after spicer said in his daily press startingthat a plan is to take shape to pay for this wall along the border with mexico through tax policy. he floated this 20% tax on imports from mexico. now he is saying this 20% border tax is perhaps one solution. it is the cost-benefit analysis to consider the tax, according to sean spicer. joining us now to discuss is antoniomexico through tax polic. he floated this 20% tax on imports from mexico. ortiz, the former economic head of the mexican embassy and the current albright stonebridge advisor. antonio, let's get your context here on the initial tweet by donald trump to mexico, saying you will pay for the wall and the president's response. was he left with no choice but to cancel his meeting

unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly, with respect, such a meeting would be fruitlessdifferent route. we have no choice. host: president trump from philadelphia this afternoon. we will have all of that speech later this afternoon and on www.c-span.org. bill on the republican line. caller: hi. my comment regarding trump is i knew he is a great guy. i as soon as i heard he was going to run i was going to vote for him. i did not pay any attention to the entire process of getting him where he is at now. hillary clinton was completely out of it. she is so far out in left field, she will never find a way back. host: when you said you first heard him, you knew you were going to vote for him. what to do here? that's what did you -- what did you hear? caller: it's what i see. don't takesm -- he no crap. he is no liar. i don't care what anybody says, he's not a liar. what he done in the past is in the past. he didn't know he was going to run for president 34 years ago. just leave that alone. regarding hillary clinton -- i withhe follows through going after her. i want to see tha

unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly with respect such a meeting would be fruitless -- >> adding to the tension the white house began floating a 20% tax on imports from mexico. >> by doing it that way we can do $10 million a year and easily pay for the wall. >> only to walk it back two hours later saying it's one idea that could finance the wall. >> mexico's foreign minister dismissing such a plan. pointing out the import tax would ultimately be passed on to american consumers. many economists agree citing the $531 billion in goods traded between the countries in 2015 making mexico america's third largest trading partner. the suddenly stormy relationship between allies capped off trump's first week in office. signing a flur ri of orders to fulfill a number of his campaign promises but the white house also delayed additional action. his false claims of widespread voter fraud. this as the feud with the media isn't getting better. >> these are hostile and angry people. in a rare interview with the new york times the president's chief strategist labels the media the oppo

president trump: unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly with respect, such a meeting would be fruitless. i want to go a different route. scott: t floated by sean spicer that is making news. what is in the works as a plan but not definitive is an idea to go ahead and add a border tax for products going across the border from mexico to the united states. $50 billion worth of commerce takes place there. what spicer said is if you put a 20% tax on that, that is something that the president is discussing, that would easily raise the $10 billion that is necessary in one year to pay for the wall. they say they are in discussion with the leaders here on capitol hill about that. whether or not that would backfire. of course then companies that are building goods and making goods to mexico would increase the price to compensate for that. would the prices be passed on to consumers? who knows. it's early in conversation. nonetheless it's floated out there. talked about and debuilted on capitol hill according to sean spicer. that has prompted even more debate. larry: 24 hours afte

. >> unless mexico is going to treat the united states with respect, such a meeting would be fruitless and i want to go a different route. lou: also, we've learned the trump administration may impose fees and taxes on imports from mexico as high as 20% to pay for the border wall. we'll have the latest. and president trump's chief white house strategist blistering the national left wing media in a rare interview. steve bannon saying the media should be embarrassed and humiliated and keep its mouth shut and just listen for a while. ambassador john bolton, steve moore, conservative commentator david horowitz among our guests tonight. good evening, everybody. president trump clearly establishing the rules for mexico and the border wall and trade. the mexican president pulled out for next tuesday and president trump says the summit would have been fruitless unless mexico would treat the u.s. fairly and with respect. mr. trump talked about the one-sided way they were treated during the republican annual retreat in philadelphia. >> i've said many tes that the american people will not pay for

unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly with respect, such a meeting would be fruitless and i want to go a different route. we have no choice. >> reporter: saying such a meeting would be fruitless. that does not take away the challenge of how the wall is paid. that is something that house and senate republican leader does n leaders do not agree. putting a 20% tax on imports. that is not a good idea. it is a cost of 12 billion dollars to $15 billion to build that wall if the plan goes forward. as the british prime minister visits the white house today, ongoing controversy with the meeting with the mexican president next week. >> jeff zeleny. you talked about the tax. plenty of confusion over the tax. white house floeating the idea f the 20% tariff. it is something the administration is discussing. they say it would pay for the wall and rise prices at gas stations and stores. the u.s. imported $296 billion from mexico in 2015. a 20% tax on that is $59 billion. more than double the cost of the wall. here is the important note. mexican companies are not paying for that tarif

u nless unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly, with respect, such a meeting wouldecial relationship and talk about a free trade deal. celebrations in the gambia for the first peaceful transfer of power in the country's modern history. and it may not seem much but this rough diamond is the largest uncut stone ever found in rough diamond is the largest uncut stone everfound in north america. we can give you a special close—up look.

as a mutual decision. >> unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly with respect, such a meeting would be fruitless. >> adding to the tension, the white house with a 20% tax on mexico. >> only to walk it back two hours later saying it's just one idea that could finance the law. >> mexico's foreign minister dismissing such a plan. many economists agree citing the $531 billion in goods trading in 2015 making mexico america's third largest trading partner. kaps off trump's chaotic first week in office. the president signing a flur ri of executive orders. a number of controversial campaign promises. but the white house also delayed additional immigration action as well as trump's order to investigate his false claims of widespread voter fraud. this as the trump administration's feud with the media isn't getting any better. >> these are very angry people. >> in a rare interview with the new york times the president's chief strategist labels the media the opposition party saying the press should keep it's mouth shut. >> now the president's whirlwind schedule continues today. w

. >> unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly with respect, such a meeting would be fruitless. >> reporter: a meeting between trump and teresa may is still on the books today. mr. trump will head to the pentagon to sign more executive orders and attend the swearing in of james mattis. >>> a delaware agency is a waiting word about whether jewish families can be resettled. president trump is expected to issue an executive order that will block refugees from coming from places like syria and iraq. >> i meant to make sure the positive voices are heard and make sure we send our message of love and compassion and hope. >> delaware's governor said he stands to prepared to work to place refugees and insure they are supported. >> federal accident investigators say the engineer in the accident in delaware county had drugs in his system. two track maintenance workers were killed when the train hit a tractorrer on the tracks -- tractor on the tracks. 47-year-old alsander hunter tested positive for marijuana. the maintenance cry failed to follow safety procedures. the investigators did not

the practical and —— the mexican president, donald trump treated today that unless mexico we re treated going to pay the mexican president may as well not come to that summit. and now, mr enrique pena nieto, the president, has said that he will not go. that is a bit ofa that he will not go. that is a bit of a flare up there already in relation between mexico and the united states. donald trump saying that he should not come if he's not going to pay and so then they have said, ok, he's not coming. pictures from philadelphia, where senior republicans are meeting for an annual policy meeting. president trump is on his way to attend that meeting. as indeed is theresa may. as you can see, a fairly sizeable group. they are ready to greet mr trump with protests. a whole range of issues as you can see, prominent black lives matter banner, bored, held up, in the middle. clearly, wherever president trump goes, a certain amount of controversy follows him. we are also hearing that they are protesting about the trump the gender of repealing and replacing barack trump the gender of repealing and repl

unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly, with respect, such a meeting would be fruitlessnd i want to go a different rou route. eric: note to mexico, do you want to tick off your biggest customers for your oil, your fruits, for your travel industries? 80% of your exports, mexico, cross that border into the u.s., your biggest customer. $270 billion worth per year. now, mr. pena-nieto, you sure you don't want to pay for that wall after all? don't be peso-wise and pound foolish. as we know from president >> lou: at the washington establishment and left-wing media elites are in shock. they are simply stunned, stunned that we have a president who keeps his campaign promises. president trump today assigned to coat new executive orders on border security and immigration. two of the president's priorities. >> for too long, your offices and agents haven't been allowed to properly do their jobs, but that's all about to change from here on out. i'm asking all of you to enforce the laws of the united states of america. they will be e

unless mexico is fwing to treat fairly with ates respect, such a meeting would be fruitless and i want to go a different route. we have no choice. paul ryan and other leaders in congress and i, and mike pence, by the way, how good a president mike pence? yeah. loves him. [applause] in fact, any p: time i got myself into a jam early, you know i haven't been when this stuff too long, i got myself into a jam, oftentimes they would say on look, he , yeah, but picked mike pence, so he's got going, right? ing mike really helped me a lot. well, we're working on tax bill that will reduce our trade deficits, increase exports and generate mexico that will pay for the wall if we decide to go that route. that the american people had a president fighting as ard for its citizens other countries to for theirs and that is exactly what i'm for you.do believe me. thank you. [applause] thank you.rump: it's time that somebody fought and didn't let anyone take advantage of us anymore. the world has taken advantage of many years, not going to happen anymore. e will have an ambitious legislative agenda, as w

u nless unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly, with respect, such a meeting would be fruitless, andi such a meeting would be fruitless, and i want to go a different route. later, president trump is due to meet his first foreign leader, britain's theresa may. can they strike a deal on trade? many millions of americans rely on obamacare for health coverage — what happens to them when it's scrapped 7 i have to have health care in order to survive. if i don't have that health care, if he gets rid of it, i'm dead in the water. the president has signed i2 executive orders so far — with more to come today. so how do voters who put donald trump in the white house feel about his first few days in office? we'll be speaking to one of them. and the presidential candidate who is shaking up french politics — meet emmanuel macron. hello and welcome. it's a dispute with the neighbours that's spilling out of control — one side wants a dividing wall, the other doesn't. one side wants the other to pay for it, and the other is point—blank refusing. the result — mexico's president is n

unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly with respect, such a meeting would be fruit less and i want to go a different route. >> we have no choice. lets bring in our panel beginning with our own stefanie who long before she saw the light and msnbc, covering business and our steve schmidt is here. and eugene robertson is with us once again. good evening all, stefanie, i will begin with you. in addition to turning a long standing ally into an enemy, times 1900 miles of southern border, i don't know much so tell me, what would a 20% in coming tax on mexican goods do to the american consumer and economy. >> well, it is the american consumer who would be hit so beyond just calling it mexico. mexico is our third largest trading partner. $531 billion worth of goods goes to and from our two countries. there seems to be a miss understanding whether from president trump or sean spicer. a tariff would not be paid by consumer. you and i are paying 20% more for our avocados and beers and retailers. none of us want to pay for retail anymore. president trump thinks he's pondering me

unless mexico treats the united states fairly with respect, such a meeting would be fruitless, and ierent route. >> then came word that the white house was proposing a 20% tax on imports from mexico to generate enough money to build the wall. mexico and the u.s. conduct $1.6 billion a day in cross border trade. critics point out that the huge tax would be passed on to american consumers. the white house is backing off on the tariff saying it's one of a buffet of options. amid all of the action on the wall and trump planning to hire 5,000 border patrol agents, this man, the chief of the u.s. border patrol mark morgan has been forced to resign. >> o >> on the oil pipelines president trump added executivive orders to proceed with pipelines made with american steel fabricated in the u.s. this is a video we have rarely scene, video of a president in air force one in flight. trump invited them in as air force one flew back to washington. now to christie ileto on market street. thousands of people staged protests for trump's visit. tell us about that? >> the protests ended peacefully. polic

unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly, with respect, such a meeting would be fruitless and i want to go a different route. alison: the tax proposal calls to an uproar in congress. it is not a done deal. white house says other avenues are being explored. jonathan: president trump is also vocal about cracking down on undocumented immigrants. tonight, the human focus in our own backyard, efforts to arm people with information about how life could change. tim barber has one s this is a nonprofit that helps thousands of people get health care behind this door, but they are also now providing them with information to navigate the unsure political times. >> for me, it has been very worrisome. not tois person asked us show her face because she entered the united states after filling violence in el salvador. she fears what could happen to children nowour that the trumpet administration is working on new immigration policies. >> every time he signed something, i get very worried, scared. tim: this is the director of clinica de pueblo, which provides health care for immigrants and

president of mexico and myself have agreed to cancel our planned meeting scheduled for next week unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly with respect. such a meeting would be fruitless and i want to go in a different route. we have no choice. paul ryan and other leaders in congress and i and mike pence -- how good a choice was vice president mike pence? stand up. [applause] president trump: everybody loves him. [applause] president trump: any time i got myself into a jam early, often times, they would say on television, yeah, but look, he picked mike pence. he has to have something going, right? we are working on a tax reform bill that will reduce our trade deficits, increase american exports and will generate revenue from mexico that will pay for the wall if we decide to go that route. it is time that the american people have a president fighting his hardest for citizens as other countries do for theirs. that is exactly what i'm going to do for you. believe me. [applause] president trump: thank you. it is time that somebody fought for our country and did not let anyone take a

. >> unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly, with respect, such a meeting would be fruitless and i want to go a different route. >> a planned visit to the white house from mexican president, enrique pena nieto was abruptly scrapped yesterday. scheduled for next week. president trump said it was a mutual decision. the fight is over the campaign promise, a wall on the u.s. mexico border. a proposal that could cost as much as $15 billion. president trump insists mexico will pay for it. mexico's president refused. earlier this week, president trump signed an executive order calling for the construction. the president is also fleeting an idea of 20% tax on mexican imports to pay for the wall. that would leave american consumers footing the bill. potentially paying higher prices for things like cars, produce, alcohol. >>> nbc news confirms president trump pressured the member of the park service to provide proof about crowds on inauguration day. senior administration official says the president spoke with the director by phone saturday morning. president trump apparently

unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly, with respect, such a meeting would be fruitlessnd i want to go a different rou route. eric: note to mexico, do you want to tick off your biggest customers for your oil, your fruits, for your travel industries? 80% of your exports, mexico, cross that border into the u.s., your biggest customer. $270 billion worth per year. now, mr. pena-nieto, you sure you don't want to pay for that wall after all? don't be peso-wise and pound foolish. as we know from president trump, he doesn't fool around. you'll pay for the wall one way or another, have a great weekend. everybody. elizabeth: for the first time since taking office, president trump is set to talk to vladimir putin, wei're live at the white house and moscow. >> and this one with germany chancellor angela merkel. leland: a day off president trump's executive order calling for extreme vetting from refugees from seven muslim countries. elizabeth: and republicans debate, what they'll replace obamacare with, tensions break out at a g.o.p. retreat over the issue. we'll be speaking with th

unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly, with respect, such a meeting would be fruitless want to go a different rou route. eric: note to mexico, do you want to tick off your biggest customers for your oil, your fruits, for your travel industries? 80% of your exports, mexico, cross that border into the u.s., your biggest customer. $270 billion worth per year. now, mr. pena-nieto, you sure you don't want to pay for that wall after all? don't be peso-wise and pound foolish. as we know from president trump, he d >> i'm bob massi. for 32 years, i've been practicing law and living in las vegas. i help people with all sorts of real-estate problems, from trying to save their homes to closing major deals. eight years ago, 6,000 people a month moved here, looking for employment and affordable homes. little did anyone know that we would become ground zero for the american real-estate crisis. now, it's a different story. the american dream is back. we're gonna meet real people who faced the same problems as millions across america, and we'll dive deep into a city on the rebound becau

unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly, with respect, such a meeting would be fruitless and i want to go a different route. we have no choice. >> the president of mexico tweeted of informing the white house mexico was canceling after president trump tweeted it might be best to cancel if mexico wouldn't pay. we got reaction from local lawmakers. >> all the take aways, the continued focus on renegotiating nafta was my big take away. and i think there's a lot of workers in southeastern pennsylvania across pennsylvania and the midwest that hear that. and really want to know what the details are. >> reporter: when it comes to relationships with other nations, congressman charlie dent is looking for more than he's heard. >> i believe it's heard that we talk about protecting american interests wherever and whenever we can. this is an important time that we double down on our alliances and reassure our friends and allies. so i think that's something that i think the president needs to say a little bit more of. >> reporter: and there is new information coming in on the idea of th

trump says the talks would have been fruitless unless mexico agrees to pay for the wall. the white house press secretary suggested a 20% tax on mexican imports in the united states, maybe one possible way to cover the wall's costs. for the first time, republican leaders in congress are revealing how much u.s. taxpayers will have to pay up, up-front, to build that wall. they say they expect the trump administration soon will request between 12 and $15 billion to fund the wall's construction. another story we're following, president trump expected to move forward with his call for a formal investigation of unsubstantiated allegations of major voter fraud. the white house says mr. trump will sign an executive order, maybe tomorrow, maybe saturday, instead of tonight, as anticipate. we're told the details are still being worked out. >>> and about a week into his presidency, mr. trump just wrapped up his first flight aboard air force one. he traveled to philadelphia to speak at a retreat for republican lawmakers and promote his agenda. we're going to talk about the war over th

unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly with respect, such a meeting would be fruitless, and i want to go a different route. i have no choice. paul ryan and other leaders in congress and i and mike pence who, by the way, how good a choice was vice president mike pence? [ applause ] stand up. everybody loves him. any time i got myself into a jam early, i haven't been doing this stuff too long. any time i got myself into a jam, oftentimes they'd say, you're on television. yeah. but look, he picked mike pence. so he's got to have something going, right? so mike really helped me. well, we're working on a tax reform bill that will reduce our trade deficits, increase american exports and will generate revenue from mexico that will pay for the wall, if we decide to go that route. it is time that the american people had a president fighting as hard for its citizens as other countries do for theirs. and that's exactly what i am going to do for you. believe me. thank you. thank you. it's time that somebody fought for our country and didn't let anyone take advantage of us anymore.

color="#ffff00">>> unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly with respect, such a meeting would be fruitless. >> pelley: also tonight, the view from the border. >> can you imagine having a city with a huge wall there? it's not very inviting. >> i think it failed austin callaway every possible way a police department can fail a citizen. >> pelley: an apology for an unspeakable crime nearly eight decades later. and she made us