things about this president, to say snarky things, to doubt his word. scott pelley: it has been a busy day for presidential statements divorced from reality. howie: you know, the anchors of a network evening newscast have a special place, people still look to them to be fair arbiters of the news and the language, scott pelley uses while on cbs when he comes out and essentially calls president trump a liar, may win him applause from some in the mainstream media, but it seems to cross a very clear line. sharyl: but kurtz says president trump has also crossed a clear line. howie: when he uses phrases like mainstream media "fake news," "enemy of the american people," that in my view goes a l president trump: a few days ago, i called the fake news the enemy of the people. and they are. they are the enemy of the people. howie: there certainly is reason for him to be upset with the way that he is covered. he can never seem to catch a break, if he gets a good story it's gone within 24 hours. but enemy of the american people suggests traitorous behavior and i think that goes over the line.

sponsored by cbs >> pelley: a new investigation of flynn. >> i honestly do not understand why the white house is covering up for michael flynn. >> i was, frankly, taken back by his comments today because they're, frankly, not true. >> pelley: also tonight, on day 98, a message from the coal mines to the white house: >> we supported him. now it's time for him to support us. >> pelley: united and this passenger have reached a settlement, as the airline announces a new compensation policy. crash dummies are gaining weight to better reflect america. and, a pint-sized mr. wizard with his own show. >> i think it's actually just my curiosity. i'm a 50-year-old man in a six- year-old body. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. retired general michael flynn, president trump's first national security adviser, is now the target of five investigations into his ties with russia. the latest was opened by the inspector general of the defense department, investigating whether flynn, before he joined the administration, took money from a foreign govern

news" is up next. scott pelley is here with a preview. scott? >> reporter: hi, ken and liz. up next another investigation of michael flynn. we'll explain why now the defense department is launching its own probe into his dealings with russia. we asked coal miners to grade the president's first 100 days. we'll look at why making crashes test dummies fatter could save lives and we'll introduce you to this whiz kid who is taking on big-time science. that's coming up in a few seconds on the "cbs evening news." >>> thank you for watching tonight at 5:00. >> yeah. ahead at 6:00, why muni is making its famous cable cars a no cash ride. we are going to update you on what's going in berkeley at civic center park and also at sproul plaza. we have live team coverage there and allen and veronica will be back to check in, in 30 minutes. ♪[ music ] captioning sponsored by cbs captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: a new investigation of flynn. >> i honestly do not understand why the white house is covering up for michael flynn. >> i was, frankly, taken back by his comments today because they're

captioning sponsored by cbs color="#ffff00">>> pelley: a new investigation of flynn. >> i honestly do not understand why the white house is covering up for michael flynn. >> i was, frankly, taken back by his comments today because they're, frankly, not true. >> pelley: also tonight, on day 98, a message from the coal >>nes to the white house: we supported him. now it's time for him to support us. >> pelley: united and this passenger have reached a settlement as the airline announces a new compensation policy.

captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: a new investigation of flynn. >> i honestly do not understand why the white house is covering up for michael flynn. >> i was, frankly, taken back by his comments today because they're, frankly, not true. >> pelley: also tonight, on day 98, a message from the coal >>nes to the white house: we supported him. now it's time for him to support us. >> pelley: united and this passenger have reached a settlement as the airline...