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tweedy on a career spent outside the boundaries. next on "pbs newshour weekend." >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. sue and edgar wa.chenheim i theton melvin. cheryl and philip milstein family. dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelos. the j.p.b. fouation. rosalind p. walter. barbara hope zuckerbg. corporate funding is provil d by mut america-- designing customized individual ctand group retirement pro that's why we're your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers le you. thank you. from tch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thank you for joining us. more than 70 people are now confirmed dead in northern california's "camp fire" and there are re than 1,000 reported missing. it is the deadliest and most destructive in the state's history. day president trump traveled to the scene of the fire's worst destruction. >> nobody would ever thought this could have enppened

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musical rest home, where the beat still goes on. next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. sue and edgar wachenheim iii. seton melvin. the cheryl and philip milstein family. dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelos. the j.p.b. foundation. rosalind p. walter. barbara hope zkerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank yo from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center inew york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thanks for joining us. three major fires continue to burn out of control in california, where firefighters nge battling to save homes and lives duigh winds and drought conditions. at least nine people have died. their bodies were found in butte county, north of sacramento. it's the location of the camp fire, one of mosdestructive in

hollywood of europe, along the danube. next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. sue and edgar wachenheim iii. seton melvin. the cheryl and philip milstein family. dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelos. . he j.p.b. foundation. rosalindlter. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporat npublic broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. ank you. t fr tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. g sreenivasan: good evening and thank you for join. democrat bill nelson conceded to republican rick scott this afternoon in the race for u.s. senate in florida. state election officials ed a second manual recou of ballots in the contentious race at noon today. scott, who has been florida's governor since 2011, ld on to his lead over nelson, the three- term democratic incumbent. th

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faces a numb of flashpoints. l that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundatici. supportingce, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancemont of interna peace and security. at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporfor public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: there's a new plotw t tonight in the drama of the special counsel's russia investigation. the elements: a lawy's lies, russian real estate, a plea and a president. john yang begins our coverage.de >> yang: outsifederal court in new york, mic el cohen had nothing to say. inside, he told a judge he had lied to congress about his role in negotiations during the 2016 campaign for then-candidatena do trump to build a trump tow

suicide. we can't hide behind ag. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. or >> m funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> kevin. >> kevin! >> kevin. >> advice for life. life well-planned. learn more at raymondjames.com. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadca and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: california firefighters continue the battle to control two massive wildfires today. e so-called camp fire in the north is now the deadliest in the state's history,aslaiming at 42 victims. more than 200 remain unaccounted r. the fire covers nearly 200 square miles and has burned more than 7,600 homes and structures. in the southern parte state, the woolsey fire has left two dead,burned more than 400 structures, and remains 35% contained. william brangham has our first , port. >> brangham: todayarch crews led by coroners are going block by block in paradise, california, looking for any trace of those who did not escape the cam

by side. >> wuff: all that and more on tonht's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> kevin. >> kevin! >> kevin. >> advice for life. life well-planned. learn more at raymondjames.com. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation ford public bsting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. ank you. >> woodruff: a new sell-off hasb wall street ng. today's rout ranged from tech to retail to energy stocks, as weak earnings a sliding oil prices fueled worries about economic growth. w jones industrial avera plunged more than 550 points to close at 24,465. the nasdaq fell 119 points, and the s&p 500 slipped almost 49. the dow and the s&p are nodown one percent for the year. president trump says he will not sanction saudi arabia's crown prince mohammad bin salman, in the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. mr. trump also announced today that the u.s. will not cancel arms sales to the saudis. he said that would hurt the u.s. economy and damage efforts to contain iran

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neglected needs. >> a new chapter begin >> now you can access more of your favorite pbs shows than ever before, with pbs passport, a member benefit that lets you binge many of the latest shows and catch up on your favorites.re >> we ly are living in the modern world. >> anytime you want. >> wow, how about that? >> anywhere you are.te >> there is lly nothing like this in the world. >> support your pbs station and get passport. your ticket to the best of pbs. >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los angeles. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good even i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, another guilty plea. this time, president trump's former lawyer michael cohen admits to lying to congress to cover up contacts with russia well into the presidential campaign. then, parase lost. we visit the california town destroyed by wdfire and the desperate search for the missing among the ashes. >> what you are really trying to be mindful of is that as y move through these searches, you're also moving through some of the most intimate of anybody's life. >> wo

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kelly. next on pbs newshour weekend. >> s newshour weekend is ma possible by:d bernard ene schwartz. sue and edgar wachenheim iii. seton melvin. eryl and philip milstein family. dr. p. roy vagelos and diana to vae p.b. foundation. rosalind p. walter. barbara hope zuckerberg.fu corporating is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual rend group retirement products. that's why wour retirement company. additional support has been provided by: d by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, megan thompson. >> thompson: good evening and thank you for joining us. several hundred central americ migrants pushed past mexican police guarding the internatiol border crossing between tijuana, mexico and california this afternoon. there are reports that some of the migrants carried hand- painted american and honduran flags and chanted: "we are not criminals! t are international workers!" they did not cro border and the border checkpoint was clos

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how we're financed. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> kevin. >> kevin! >> kev . >> advice for life. life well-planned.ra learn more aondjames.com. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers le you. thank you. >> woodruff: president trump's former campaign chairman is in legal hot water, again in a court filing late monday, prosecutors for special cosel robert mueller accused paul manafort of lying, to them and to the f.b.i., "on a variety of subject matters." manafort said in that same filing that "he has provided truthful information." he was previously convicted on a number of criminal charges mueller. and in september, he pleaded guilty to other crimes. in doing so, manafort also agreed to cooperate with the special counsel's team.he now to help us digest this newest accusation is renato mariotti. worked previously as a federal prosecutor focusing on white-collar crimes, and is now a defense attorney in private.

divides in our nation. all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world's most pressing problems-- skollfoundation.org. >> the lemelson foundation. committed to improving livesio through invent in the u.s. and developing countries. on the web at lemelson.org. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to bstlding a more verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: it's been coming for months, and today it happened. we learned the fate of jeff egssions. william branghams our coverage. >> brangham: asked about the status of his attorney general this afternoon, the presidentnt : >> i'd rather answer that at a little bit different time. >> brangham: that different time: two hours latee in a tweet hann

-and-forth, and with my pbs "newshour" colleague, yamiche alcindor, she asked a question of the president about whether his using the term "nationalist" referring to himself as a nationalist s giving encouragement to white nationalists. he told her he thought it was racist question. what do you think the answer to the question is, though? >> well, i would just note, judy, today president took 68 questions from 35 a reporte as many reporters in the press corps have said, we are the mosc ssible administration they've covered, and that he is the most ablccespresident. he proved that today by taking these lestions. i ve what he was saying to your colleaguia meche is the implication of raishism in the word "nationalis very unfortunate. there's a difference between nationalism and white nationalism, and i have to tell you somebody who has been here from day one, i resent tremendously always being put into this toxic stew of raism and sexim, misojanism and xenophobia. it's a lot on our shoulders because it's not fair.o and, you kw, judy you have handled your career very fferently than

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contributed to the creation of an immigrant country. >> yang: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been prided by: al >> and by thed p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratican engagementthe advancement of international peace and security. at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support and individuals.ons: >> this program was made possible by the corporation forn public broadca and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> yang: americans across the country, and abroad, gathered to celeate this thanksgiving wi their favorite traditions. in new york city, millions esbraved frigid temperaturo watch the annual macy's thanksgiving day parade. meanwhile in south florida, president trump visited with members of the coast guard, after a conference call with troops overseas. and in northern california, vongnteers prepared thanksgi meals for res

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more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world's post pressingroblems-- skollfoundation.org. >> the lemelson foundation. committed to improvih lives througvention, in the u.s. and developing countries. on the web at lemelson.org. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: t s program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. ank you. >> woodruff: this has been a big day in both branches of the u.s. congress. on the house side, democrats nominated nancy pelosi to be speaker when they take majorityo conext year. but with 32 votes against her in her own caucus, she has work to to win over enough votes when the full house votes in january. pelosi acknow

more on tonight's pbs newshour. bs>> major funding for the newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> consumer cellular understands that not everyone need unlimited wireless plan. our u.s.-based customer service help you choose a plan based on how much you use your phone, nothing more, nothing less. to learn more, go to coumercellular.tv >> the william and flora hewlett foundation. for more than 50 years, advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world. at www.hewlett.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. t s program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. ank you. >> woodruff: the deadly wild fires in california continue to wreak destruction today. thousands of acres are burning in more than a dozen active s fires across tte. a total of 31 people are known to have died and more than 200 people are still unaccounted for. mary maccarthy of feature story news is on the ground an

for america' neglected needs.ew >> ahapter begins. >> now you can access more of your favorite pbs shows than ever before, sp with pbs pt, a member benefit that lets you binge many of the latest shows and catch up on your favorites. >> we really are living in the modern world. >> anytime you want.th >> wow, how abat? >> anywhere you are. >> there is literally nothing like this in the world. >> support your pbs station and yoget passport. ticket to the best of pbs. >> "c world news" was presented by kcet, los angeles. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, the death toll from californ's deadliest-ever fire rises even higher as residents begin the long road to recovery. then, the food and drug administration restricts the sale of some flavored electronic cigarettes, aiming to reduce smoking among teens. plus, lawsuits and recounts in goorida-- we have the latest on the still un-callernor and senate races, as many votes are still being counted. and, inside the battle over electric scooters: the spread of

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broadcasting, and by ntributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, from washington, moderator, robert costa. robert:good evening and thank you for sharing y wr thanksgivikend with us. can a divided congress work together?h and wesident trump? tonight, on this special edition, we look aad to january when democrats will take control of the house and republicans will continue toho power in the senate. joining me are four top notch congressional reporters. they roam the mare halls and know the key players. lisa desjardins with pbs newshour, jake sherman of politico, erica werner of "the washington post," and manu raju with snn. let'rt with the issues. there are many fronts for possible biparsanship from infrastructure to trade and healthcare. but the most challenging issue is likely to be immigration. president trump is teatening a partial government shutdown next month if congress doesn't agree to his terms for funding for his long-promised wall along the u.s.-mexico border. president trump: when you look at the caravan, when you look at e mess, when you loo

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