weijia jang, cbs news, west palm beach. >>> still to come, celebrating a milestone high in the sky. we'll check in on the ceremony now under way on top of the "salesforce tower" in san francisco. >> plus, new details just in from the golden state warriors. why we could see kevin durant back on the court in just a few days. >> the first storm of the spring season is now impacting our bay area forecast. but i'll talk about the major impact it will take on the greater lake tahoe area. the full report including your weekend outlook is up next. ♪[ music ] ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the "salesforce tower" is now considered the tallest building west of chicago. kpix 5 reporter ann makovec was >>> a milestone today at a san francisco construction site. the "salesforce tower" is now considered the tallest building west of chicago. kpix 5's anne makovec was there the moment it happened. >> this is truly a great day for san francisco. >> reporter: the ceremonial topping off of the "salesforce tower," the 61-story tower occupies a full city block and is taking over the san francisco skyline. it's 1,070 f

weijia jang, cbs news, the white house. >> mr. tillerson will have a chance to discuss the situation in syria with russian officials this week when he makes his first trip to the kremlin as secretary of state. >>> supreme court now a full house again with the swearing in of the newest justice, neil gorsuch. >> i, neil gorsuch do swear... >> justice anthony kennedy administered the oath to gorsuch today in the white house rose garden, following a private swearing in at the supreme court with the rest of the justices in attendance. gorsuch fills the seat left by late scalia more than a year ago and restoreathize conservative majority. gorsuch is seated in time to hear a case about religious rights next week. >>> a pr nightmare for united airlines, a passenger being dragged off an over-booked flight. why our travel expert is siding with the airline. >>> plus, move over, general motors, a milestone for tesla, the latest distinction for the bay area auto maker. >>> the giants kick off their home opener at at&t park with a touching trib

weijia jang, cbs news, the white house. >>> ac transit maybe cutting bus service to students at several oakland schools right now the agency's board of directors discussing that proposal. about 1600 students use ac transit to get to three schools every day. if the route goes away, other buses will stop near the schools but not in front of them. a district spokesman says this comes down to money. he says the state has changed how the district is funded and this bus problem is a result of dollars being redistributed. >> so there really is no money now for -- more process to cover ac transit's help with our students. >> for my family with three kids in three schools it's going to be insane. most families don't live close enough so kids won't be able to get to attend the schools they want to and essentially be forced to go to the neighborhood schools that don't offer the academics that they need. >> ac transit says this is an issue of financial mismanagement within the school district. the agency said: they are trying to balance their books at our expense. despite weeks of northbound side,

cbs news' weijia jang says the president is backing michael flynn's offer to testify in exchange forunity. >> reporter: liz, back in september, michael flynn spoke publicly about immunity when several of hillary clinton's associates got it during the investigation into her private email server. at the time, flynn said when you are given immunity, that probably means you committed a crime. now he is the one asking for it. any comment on michael flynn, mr. president? >> reporter: president trump is not answering questions about his former national security adviser. but tweeted that michael flynn should ask for immunity in this witch hunt. >> he wants michael flynn to be open and transparent with the committee and whatever it takes to do that he supports. >> reporter: flynn is looking for legal protection before answering questions from the fbi and congressional committees investigating russian interference in the 2016 election and any ties between the president's associates and moscow. the ranking democrat on the house intelligence committee adam schiff called the request for community

weijia jang reports it would be a boon to big business. >> a considerable period of time. >> reporter: treasury secretary steve ma knew chen announced the white house's plan to reform the tax code. >> the president's objective is creating economic growth. >> reporter: the proposal would cut the corporate tax rate from 35% down to 15%. today's announcement by steve mnuchin is just an outline. the white house will present the final plans by august. they are trying to pay for the cuts without adding to the deficit. >> great plan! you won't believe, it's going to put people back to work. >> reporter: secretary mnuchin has been meeting with house senates and republicans and all sides hope it can pass. >> it's along exactly the same lines we want to go. >> reporter: weijia jang, cbs news the white house. >> president trump's plan would also cut the top income tax rate from 39.6% down to 35%. and it would double the standard deduction for married couples to $24,000. the announcement eroded gays on gains on wall street. the dow closed down 21. the nasdaq and s&p finished flat. >>> so how will

cbs reporter weijia jang reports. >> reporter: senators boarded buses for a rare trip to the white house eager to hear how the trump administration will tackle the north korea threat. >> it was a sobering briefly in which it was clear just how much thought and planning is going into preparing military options if called for. >> reporter: president trump joined the briefing where his top military and diplomatic officials provided an update on rapidly rising tensions. overnight the u.s. military moved key parts of a controversial missile defense system into position in south korea meeting some protestors. north korea released photos appearing to show its largest ever live fire artillery drill. >> north korea's the most dangerous spot on the planet now. and kim jong-un is a dangerous and wildly unpredictable dictator. >> reporter: the trump administration has declared an end to strategic patience with north korea and is demanding they ends the nuclear program and stop testing missles. kim jong-un promises more tests and to strike first if provoked. the u.s.s. carl vinson is in the region and

weijia jang joins us live with the latest from west palm beach, florida. >> reporter: >> reporter: president trump says he was moved to take action after seeing images of innocent children killed in the chemical weapons attack. but this morning, the office of the syrian president says the missile strike was reckless and irresponsible. >>> reporter: last night a series of u.s. missile strikes took direct aim at the regime of syrian leader bashar assad. >> tonight i ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in syria from where the chemical attack was launched. >> reporter: two u.s. navy warships in the mediterranean sea fired a total of 59 tomahawk missiles aimed at this airbase in central syria. >> it is in this vital national security interest of the united states to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons. >> reporter: a report on syrian state television called the u.s. missile strike an aggression but stopped short of calling it an act of war. russia's response is even more critical. the kremlin has aligned itself with the

weijia jang is with the president at his resort and has more on the strike. weijian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. for years as a citizen and then on the came pain trail president trump insisted we should stay out of syria but he was moved by the country's most recent chemical attack and said it happened when he saw images of i i innocent children who were killed. last night u.s. missile strikes took direct aim at syrian leader ba shash al assad. >> tonight i orted a targeted military strike on the airfield in syria from where the chemical attack was launched. >> reporter: two u.s. navy warships in the mediterranean sea fired a total of 59 tomahawk missiles aimed at this air base in central syria. >> it is in this vital national security interest of the united states to prevent and deter the spread and use of chemical weapons. >> reporter: in an impromptu press conference secretary of state rex tillerson told reporters that president trump made the decision to strike thursday. >> it does demonstrate that president trump is willing to ac

. >> weijia jang has the latest from west palm beach, florida. >> reporter: president trump says he was to take action after seeing images of innocent children killed in the chemical weapons attack. but this morning, the office of the syrian president says the missile strike was reckless and irresponsible. >>> reporter: last night a series of u.s. missile strikes took direct aim at the regime of syrian leader bashar assad. >> tonight i ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in syria from where the chemical attack was launched. >> reporter: two u.s. navy warships in the mediterranean sea fired a total of 59 tomahawk missiles aimed at this airbase in central syria. >> it is in this vital national security interest of the united states to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons. >> reporter: a report on syrian state television called the u.s. missile strike an aggression but stopped short of calling it an act of war. russia's response is even more critical. the kremlin has aligned itself with the syrian government. this morning, russia is condemning the