Handling Russia; Israel embassy - CBS News Brief, Jan. 24, 2017
“Illegal ballots”
At a small reception for a bipartisan group of congressional leaders, President Trump claimed that 3 to 5 million illegal ballots cost him the popular vote in November. Mr. Trump, who has made a similar claim before, in more general terms on Twitter, has offered no evidence to support his theory.
Russia calling
CBS News has learned investigators are looking into at least one phone call in December between National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and Russia’s ambassador to the United States, Sergey Kislyak. So far, sources say, they have found no evidence of wrongdoing, but the investigation isn’t stopping there.
Handling Putin
Former CIA Director and Defense Secretary Robert Gates was highly critical of President Trump during the campaign, calling him “unfit to be commander in chief.” While Gates has said he’s heartened by Mr. Trump’s Cabinet picks, he tells Charlie Rose he still has concerns about Mr. Trump’s stance toward Russia.
Hopes and fears
While there’s been no official policy shift in Washington yet, the mere suggestion that the U.S. Embassy in Israel could move to Jerusalem has folks talking today at the mainly-Israeli market in the holy city. We ask why many are eager to see the move, and why others are deeply concerned by the prospect.
One nation...
Is our country too big for it’s own good? Will Rahn argues that talk of dividing the union can be dismissed as ravings for now but, eventually, those who want the U.S. to remain one country are going to have to muster real, unsentimental reasons as to why it should.
Eye in the sky
Millions of people across the country who live in the path of potentially destructive storms rely on up-to-the-minute forecasts to prepare for the worst. Now, GOES-16, a new satellite soaring more than 22,000 miles above Earth, could help meteorologists better predict where and when storms will hit.
Grey area
If your boss wants you to do something that’s unethical, or just doesn’t seem quite right, should you? The obvious answer might be a resounding “no,” but questions of right and wrong -- and their consequences -- often aren’t so clear-cut in the workplace. We ask experts for advice on how to handle such predicaments.
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