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news" for this monday. i'm elaine quijano. the death toll and desperate search for the missing. . nearly 80 are confirmed dead and 1200 unaccounted tr in the worst wildfire in california hus ri. more than 9,000 homes are destroyed. the latest on the dangerous air and possible relief from rain. also tonight president trump on the recorded murder of jushl i'ist jamal khashoggi. what will the president do if the hit was ordered by the saudi crown prince. . the midterm elections are finalfinal ly winding down.
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a missing submarine is found in a watery grave. and a horrifying racing crash. a woman is at the wheel as the car goes flying. incredibly, set survives. welcome to the "cbs overnight news." it started as a brush fire in a row mote yier and soon exploded into the worst wildfire in california's history. the death toll now in the dozens is rising daily. the number of missing persons has climbed at an alarming and perplexing rate. the northern california town of paradise is essentially gone. president trump on saturday saw the devastation for himself again suggesting better forest management could et prevent such disasters. governor brown responded on "face the nation." >> the president talked about how the forests are managed. that's an element. but there's also the way the way
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the houses are built, the kinds of vegetations around and the changing climate and increasing drought and lowered humidity and water vapor. >> meg oliver now on the staggering losses and questions about the missing. >> reporter: as the search continues for human remain, the number of people unaccounted for has soared to more than 1200. >> does that indicate the death toll is going to continue to climb? >> we have had a massive evacuation. over 40,000 people were displaced from their homes and spread out through northern california. all of the normal means of can'ting in contact with friends and family have been disrupted. >> so the list could be inflated. >> it could. >> reporter: that's because the list may include duplicate names, people unaware they are on the list in reunions that haven't been reported. the campfire has burned 9 00
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homes. more than 46,000 people were evacuated. 76 people were killed. sunday hundreds of displaced residents lined up for fema assistance. many of them lost everything. >> i didn't thifs going to live. then i was thinking about my mother. >> reporter: her terrifying escape still haunts her. >> there were explosions everywhere from gas lines. it was like a war zone. >> your mother's home is still standing, but she wishes had almost wasn't. why? >> because she can't live there. it's decimated. it's destroyed. there's no anything.
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>> reporter: they are some of the lucky ones in a hotel. many will spend this holiday week in tents and shrlts. the cause is under investigation, but now pg&e reported a second proble with the high voltage line the morning the fire i guess night knighted raising more speculation that may be the cause. in recent days smoke from the wildfires has made the air quality in northern california the worst in the world. rain later this week could provide relief not just for firefighters, but for millions struggling to breathe. here's julie watts of our san francisco station. >> the primary weather story continues to be b dangerously unhealthy air quality. we're continuing to see the smoke from the campfire filter in throughout much of northern california being trapped in the valleys. silicon valley, sacramento
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valley, creating unhealthy air quality. nowhere for the smoke to go and no shift in the weather pattern to mix it out. so we are going to continue to see unhealthy air quality. showing a little bit of improvement. we're going from deep reds and purples to a lighter shade of red quite katieing very healthy to just unhealthy. the forecast does remain unhealthy air quality for the entire bay area and much of northern california through monday. the next sign of any change tr a weather pattern isn't until wednesday when with see the first sign of showers and that could greatly improve conditions here. >> thank you. on president trump's flight to the fire zone, he was briefed on new u.s. intelligence assessments of the murder of "washington post" contributor jamal khashoggi. >> it was very vicious and terrible.
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>> reporter: in an interview on sunday, president trump says he doesn't want to hear an audio recording from jamal khashoggi's final moments as the journalist was murdered at the saudi consulate in turkey. >> it's a suffering tape. it's a terrible tape. i have been fully briefed on it. there's no reason for me to hear. >> reporter: while they have confirmed there's intelligence the crown prince ordered the hit, no government agency has issued a definitive conclusion. the crown prince denies any involvement. while touring fire damage in california saturday, trump said an assessment on who is responsible will be released soon. >> we're going to come up with a report as to what we think the overall impact was. >> reporter: some senators continue to say current sanctions against saudi nationals are not enough. arms sales should be halted. >> i think the evidence is overwhelm iing that the crown prince was involved. >> reporter: also in the coming days, the president's legal team
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will submit his written answers to robert mueller's questions on the topic of russian collusion. the president voiced hesitation when asked if he would sit for an interview. >> i think we have wasted enough time on this witch hunt. the answer is probably we're funnished. >> reporter: his eagerness to end the investigation comes as his acting attorney general is facing warnings from democrats. adam schiff says he will challenge whitaker's appointment. >> the biggest flaw is he was choezen for the purpose of in r interviewing with the investigation. >> reporter: should he move to little or scuttle the probe, president trump said he would not intervene saying in the fox news interview that he trusts whitaker to do the right thing. >> thank you. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.
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nearly two weeks after the midterm elections, a number of key races were decided this weekend. most notably the senate race in florida. republican governor rick scott edged out democratic incumbent bill nelson. >> things worked out a little differently than grace and i -- >> democrat bill nelson conceded the election to rick scott, formally ending the campaign. in a snatatement governor scott said he thanked his opponent for his years of public service and that it's time to get to work in
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washington. >> a round of applause on sunday ended 13 days of political draw dra ma in the governor and senate races, which included lawsuits, political rhetoric and multiple recounts. the supervisor says there's room for improvement. >> it's aig but there's some things that need to be tweaked in terms of the process. >> reporter: democratic nominee andrew gill lumbar conceded to the republican. >> nobody wanted to be governor more than me. this was about create iing the d of change in this state that really allows for the voices of everyday people to show up again. >> reporter: as florida starts to certificay their election ru, california is nearing an historic completion of its own. the democrat won the 39th
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congressional district sealing a democratic majority in orange county and turning a republican stronghold and the birthplace of former president nixon entirely blue. the party also controls every statewide elected position. plooef it or not, the midterms are still not over. president trump will be traveling to mississippi next monday for a race between the incumbent. voters will decide that race november 27th. >> tony, thank you. in the asian city of macao, there was a horrific crash in a grand prix race. a car driven by a german teenage girl went flying. she clipped another car and was launched into the air at 170 miles per hour. incredible the 17-year-old racer survived. she posted a tweet saying she
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would have surgery. a report about the hiring of the first female head coach was offici officially sacked on this football sunday. espn reported that condoleeza rice was being considered to become the new head coach of the cleveland browns. the team threw a flag praising her qualifications but saying she has not been discussed. rice issued a statement saying i love my browns and know they will hire an experienced coach to take us to the next level. i do hope that the nfl will start to bring women into the coaching profession. by the way, i'm not ready to coach, but i would like to call a play or two next season. her name has been floated for a higher office as nfl commissioner. the british prime minister is in a fight for her political life. may is battling to save her job while the brexit deal has
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members of the government running for the exits. >> reporter: theresa may warned it wouldn't make it any easier. >> what it will do is bring in a degree of uncertainty. that's uncertainty of the people and their jobs. i'm clear we will leave on the 29th of march, 2019. >> reporter: the defiant prime minister appears to have survived a week where support for both her proposed deal and her ability to see it through were questioned. the drama began on wednesday during a tense five-hour meeting of the cabinet where ministers reluctantly agreed to sign off on the draft which keeps the uk financially bound to the eu. but the following day several ministers quit the government. may addressed the public as some called for her to step down. >> leadership is about take iin
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the right decis,ea ones. >> reporter: while her defiant stance has calmed many, others within her party are calling on may to resign, attempting to put into motion a no-confidence vote. >> you'll have streams of talent within the conservative party who would be very capable of leading a proper brex uit. >> they may have declared no confidence in theresa may, but so far few have joined him publicly. there are more hurdles ahead pop the deal needs to be signed off by british parliament before a final draft. the true fallout of an exodus like this is is unknown, but it's fair to say such uncertainty is likely to impact financial markets around the world include iing the u.s. >> jonathan, thank you. coming up, we take a tour with a 10-year-old language master. later one year after a sub plisappeared with 44
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also has all the answers. >> this garden was made around 300 years ago. >> reporter: it's not just his handle on history that's unusual. >> these two buildings were burned down in world war ii. >> reporter: in japan few people speak fluent english. he mastered it passing a grueling english exam that 4 out of 5 japanese adults fail. >> now i can speak english with you. >> reporter: you speak english very well. >> thank you. >> reporter: you're welcome. what's the hardest part? >> i struggled with some words i didn't know. >> white-colllike what? >> like ker san the mum. >> et had didn't learn any of this in school. >> there's a program with dis y
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disney's english. most mountains are volcanos. >> reporter: he proudly wears the names of the people he's met. and by sharing his gift of language, he's made their experience here a lot less foreign. >> have a nice day and have a nice trip. please come back again. >> reporter: ben tracy, cbs news, japan. >> what an impressive young man. still awe head, joe biden picks a new running mate. ♪ cleaning floors with a mop and bucket is a hassle, meaning you probably don't clean as often as you'd like.
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an underwater drone made the discovery nearly 3,000 feet down. the submarine had apparently imploded and sank killing everyone aboard. officials say they are unable to raise the submarine at this time. a stolen b painting by pith cass so may have turned up this romania. seven masterpiece paintings vanished from the museum in the netherlands six years ago in the heist of the century. officials are trying to determine if the newly discovered painting is the stolen pith cass sew. joe biden has a new running mate. the furry four-legged kind. he's a german shepard named major. biden and his wife jill adopted him from a shelter this delaware. the bidens have another german shepard named champ. a week inside the lost town of paradise.
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et we end where we began at the scene of deadliest wildfire by far in california's history. ground zero is in the foothills of the sierra nevada, the town of paradise. >> reporter: there's nothing that prepares you for the sight of an entire down gone. over 26,000 called paradise home with thriving shops, schools, and a hospital where daryl will kin worked as a nurse. how close did the fire get? >> it was everywhere. houses were burning. we had burning debris falling on top of the cars. >> reporter: he documented the chaos all around as he and three hospital patients tried to evacuate. they could barely move for three
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hours which is when he called his family. >> we're in the middle of the fire storm. i said i don't know if we're going to make it out. d inzen land ouldmoun but the numbers delivered each night by the sheriff still came as a shock. >> it is again my very sad duty to report that we have located seven additional human remains, which brings the total to 48. >> 57. >> 76 human remains. >> the current list of unaccounted for individuals stands at 1,111. >> the list of names is staggering. there are photos of the missing posted on a red cross bulletin board. that's where we met a nurse who also made a heroing et escape, but fears her father did not. >> what does he mean to you? >> more than anything in the world. >> reporter: we hiked with her
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to the ruins of her father's home near paradise. >> where's his vehicle? >> right there. >> reporter: it was so still, so eerily quiet, so gut wrenching. >> dad! >> what's your biggest fear here coming out here? >> finding nothing. >> reporter: after enduring unimaginable heart ache, she and daryl and so many first responders who were victims themselves went right back to work helping others. >> we have not just an obligation to our patients, but we have an obligation to hum humanity. what do you o did when you go through hell? you just keep going. >> that's the "cbs overnight
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news" for this monday. for some of you, the news continues. for others check back later for the morning news and "cbs this morning." from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm elaine quijano. welcome to the overnight news. i'm elaine quijano. it started 11 days ago as brush fire in a remote area. and soon exploded into the worst wildfire in california's hist y history. the death toll is rising daily. the number of missing persons has climbed at an alarming rate. the northern california town of paradise is essentially gone. president trump on saturday saw the devastation for himself suggesting better forest management could prevent such disasters. governor brown responded on "face the nation." >> the president talked about how the forests are managed. that's an element. but there's also the way the
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houses are built, the materials, what kind of vegetation is around. then there's also the change in climate and increasing draut and lowered humidity and water vapor. >> meg oliver on the staggering losses and questions about missing. 12k3w4r when you hear it's climbing. >> we have had a massive evacuation. s all of the normal means of keeping in contact have been disrupted. >> so this list could be inflated. >> it could. this is a dynamic situation. >> that's because the list may include duplicate names. the campfire burned over 149,000 acres.
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9700 homes have been destroyed, more than 46,000 people evacuated. at least 76 people were killed. hundreds of residents lined up sunday for fema assistance. >> i didn't think i was going to live. and then i was thinking about my mother and who is going to take care of her. >> reporter: 60-year-old patti brown says there's nothing left of her house. her terrifying escape still haunts her. >> there were explosions everywhere from gas lines, propane tanks, et seth ra. it was like a war zone. >> your mother's home is still standing but she wishes it wasn't. why? >> because she can't live there. it's decimated. it's destroyed. there's no anything. >> reporter: brown and her mother say they are some of the
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lucky ones in a hotel. many will spend this holiday wean weeks in tebts and shelters. the cause of this is under investigation, but now p grg&e reported a second problem with the high voltage line the morning the fire i guess night knighted raising more speculation that may be the cause. in recent days smoke from the wildfires has made the air quality in northern california the worst in the world. rain later this week could provide relief not just for firefighters, but for millions struggling to breathe. here's julie watts of our san francisco station. >> the primary weather story continues to be dangerously unhealthy air quality. we're continuing to see the smoke from the campfire filter in throughout much of northern california being trapped in the valleys. silicon valley, sacramento valley, creating unhealthy air quality. nowhere for the smoke to go and
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no shift in the weather pattern to mix it out. so we are going to continue to see unhealthy air quality. showing a little bit of improvement. we're going from deep reds and purples to a lighter shade of red indicating very healthy to just unhealthy. the forecast does remain unhealthy air quality for the entire bay area and much of northern california through monday. the next sign of any change from a weather pattern isn't until wednesday when with see the first sign of showers and that could greatly improve conditions here. >> thank you. on president trump's flight to the fire zone this weekend, he was briefed on new u.s. intelligence assessments of the murder of "washington post" contributor jamal khashoggi. >> it was very vicious and terrible. >> reporter: in an interview on sunday, president trump says he
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doesn't want to hear an audio recording from jamal khashoggi's final moments as the journalist was murdered at the saudi consulate in turkey. >> it's a suffering tape. it's a terrible tape. i have been fully briefed on it. there's no reason for me to hear. >> reporter: while they have confirmed there's intelligence the crown prince ordered the hit, no government agency has issued a definitive conclusion. the crown prince denies any involvement. while touring fire damage in california saturday, trump said an assessment on who is responsible will be released soon. >> we're going to come up with a report as to what we think the overall impact was and who did it. >> reporter: some senators continue to say current sanctions against saudi nationals are not enough. and arms sales to the kingdom should be halted. overwhelming that the crown prince was involved. >> reporter: also in the coming days, the president's legal team will submit his written answers to robert mueller's questions on
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the topic of russian collusion. the president voiced hesitation when asked if he would agree to sit for an interview. >> i think we have wasted enough time on this witch hunt. the answer is probably we're finished. >> reporter: his eagerness to end the investigation comes as his acting attorney general is facing warnings from democrats. adam schiff, likely the next chairman, says he will challenge whitaker's appointment. >> the biggest flaw is he was chosen for the purpose of interfering with the investigation. >> reporter: should he move to little or scuttle the probe, president trump said he would not intervene saying in the fox news interview that he trusts whitaker to do the right thing. >> president trump also said in his interview there's several people in his administration he may replace. do we know who that may be?
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>> reporter: president trump wants the department of homeland security secretary to be much tougher. he also highlighted weaknesses in his chief of staff john kelly. while president trump said that he is happy with both of them, he made it clear it's possible they could both move on. >> errol, thank you. espn reported that condoleeza rice was being considered to become the new head coach of the cleveland browns. the team quickly threw a flag praising her qualifications but saying she has not been discussed. rice issued a statement saying i love my browns and know they will hire an experienced coach to take us to the next level. i do hope that the nfl will start to bring women into the coaching profession. by the way, i'm not ready to coach, but i would like to call a play or two next season. her name has been floated for a higher office as nfl
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the death toll continues to climb in northern california as search teams comb through the ashes of the incinerated town of paradise. 80 people are known dead in the blaze. that's still not contained and a thousand more are listed as missing. governor jerry brown toured the devastation with president trump on saturday and discussed the crisis with margaret brennan for "face the nation." >> having started is now a subject of investigation. the brush, the vegetation is so dry and the humidity is so low. when you have the heat and years
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of drought, that get it is going. in paradise there were a lot of buildings that caught fire and went from one to the other. it's a mixture of many things. and the president talked about how the foess are managed. that's another one. there's also the way the houses are built, the materials, what kind of vegetation is around. and then the increasing drought and lower humidity and water vapor. that's combining to create the tragic situation that we saw today both northern california and here in southern california. >> as you say, the president did acknowledge that he said climate change might be a factor a little bit. but he primarily blamed forest management as the cause here. is california to blame here for its own problems? >> where paradise is is is surrounded by federally managed land. these are national forests.
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they are not state parks and they are not private property by california. it is the federal government. and the fact is that managing the forest is part of it. they are a lot denser than they were 200 years ago, but on top of that, we have this five-year drought, reduced rainfall, d dryness that turns vegetation and bushes and houses and trees into literally into timber. so it's ready to explode. so there's an atmospheric element, which is part of the natural cycle, and then there's an inetc. kroog effect of climate change. i have read specifically peer reviewed scientific articles that say that the amount of land burnt in california over the last 15 years has doubled because of climate change.
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>> did you make that case to president trump? >> i raised it but i didn't feel that was where we needed to go. we need the money. we need federal help. ask we need a collaborative spirit. we're getting that. but i did say that we're going to look at all the elements that are causing these fires over time and we're going to work our way to let science be our guide. the president in no way negated that. so i decided to go for an opening and i think over the next years you'll see the science become. ing crystal clear and even the folks in washington that are now more in the denialist camp will come around. >> you did say the federal funds were coming. did president trump assure you that he's not going to cut funding as he had threatened to do? >> yes, so that's a big, big win. the president not only assigned a presidential declaration giving california substantial
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funding, but he said and pledged very specifically to continue to help us. he's got our back. i thought that was a very positive thing. there have been some back and forth between california leaders and the president, but in the face of tragedy, people tend to rise above some of their lesser propensities. i think we're on a good path, but it's still going to be difficult because the only way to assure the long-term forest help is not just cutting trees. it's going to require reducing carbon emissions and eventually sooner rather than later to zero. if we don't do that, you're going to see these firesot lycontuing, but getting worse by the year as they are. the last five years the fires en this fire in paradise in northern california was the worst in the history of
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california. so you can mull the science, but every year it's going to get clearer and clearer so i think in less than five years even the worst skeptics are going to be believers. >> in southern california the woolsey fire is also still burning. it's destroyed hundreds of homes outside los angeles. but one community was spared because of the brave actions of a concerned neighbor. carter evans has the story. >> reporter: as the fire storm raged into their neighborhood -- >> it was just walls of fire coming right at us. it was awful. >> reporter: melanie and her long-time neighbor tina knew they had to leave fast. >> when i pulled out of the driveway, i thought our house was gone. it was definitely ll lly a pro. >> reporter: he assured his
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neighbors he would stay and try to save their homes with one hose. >> were you scared? >> absolutely. >> the embers are are flying through the air and you've got this garden hose. was there a point you thought i'm outnumbered here? >> it felt like everything was i'm an idiot for being up here, but if it came to it again, i would do the same thing because i feel like if those houses caught and they would have, it could have been 20 or 30 more homes that had gone. >> reporter: as she returned, melanie was shocked to find their homes still intact alan still on the roof with his hose. >> do you think he saved your home? >> 100%. yes, and tina's. he's my hero. >> reporter: in the aftermath, there's devastation all around. but amid-the ruins are the lives
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uninterrupted. >> very lucky. very thankful. very grate fful. i love that we have the neighbors that we have. and we have each other's back and look out for each other. >> reporter: it's a friendship that burns bright. that burns bright. carter evan, cbs know what turns me on? my better half, hors d oeuvres and bubbly. and when i really want to take it up a notch we use k-y yours & mine. tingling for me, warming for him. wow! this holiday season get what you want
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since her husband's death, the widow of john mccain held her tongue about the state of the republican party. cindy mccain finally opened up to john dickerson. >> it's been about 12 weeks since the senator passed away. how are you doing? >> for anyone who has been through this, it's day by day. but i remind myself of the luck and the absolute wonder i had being his wife and being a part of his life. >> you said you're trying to carry out his wishes in every way with the services. what was his message that he want wanted everybody to get? >> his message that we need civility. we theed to go back to a country that was lovingly respect around the world, even in times of difficulty. and understood that when et we gave our word, we meant it. >> a lot of people thought this was a rebuke to the president.
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did he talk about that? >> no. john never spoke about anything like that. that was never his intention and anyone that says that is wrong. it had nothing to do with the president. >> the america of john mccain has no need to be made great again because america was always great. >> that was powerful. you applauded. >> i did. our children took this very hard. all of them did. especially megan. she's excite theed to and speaks her mind just like her father too. so i respect her for that. i had not read her speech. i did not know what she was going to say, but i was very proud of her. >> senator mccain liked to keep a running commentary about things when he was not the direct participant. did you hear him cracking wise? >> yeah, cracking wise and i think he probably would have honestly would have said this is takingng.
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you know how he was. he was impatient.ardhim.hi he w have liked it. >> did the. president or first lady reach out to you after the funeral? >> no, no, he didn't. but that's okay. that was not what i needed at the time. i needed my family. and i had them. >> what's your feeling about the president? >> oh, gosh, i think he's questioning himself right now as to where he goes, what he's doing. i think maybe the things that have occurred, especially with the election, maybe take him back to basics. i'm hoping it does. i'm hoping that it's very humbling to lose and i hope he learns from it. and realizes that our country needs a strong leader, not a negative nancy, if i can put it in such a basic term. we feed a president. we need a white house that's strong. we need a white house that's not sparring with each other.
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and right now, i think things are in disarray. i would hope through this that he does learn. >> what's your personal feeling about the president? >> you know, my personal feeling is that he's now the president of the united states. i respect the office and respect what this means to the country. you know, our families have had their differences and i'll leave it at that. it's been at times hard for me to listen to him about my husband. i'll be honest. >> on a lighter note, mickey mouse turned 90 years old today. michelle miller has hs story. >> 90 years since the world first met mickey mouse.ake long disney's creation to become a star appearing in dozens of films and television shows and serving as the icon of the disney corporation. and to mark his 90th birthday,
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they are auctioning off the collection of rare posters from mickey's hay day of the 1930s and '40s. >> so we're talking the rarest animation posters in the worltd. animation is one of the most collective generas with mickey mouse being the most celebrated character. >> reporter: the collection on display includes a poster celebrating mickey's eight birthday believed to be the only one in existence. that's also the case for this french silly poster. they could each sell for about $30,000. bidding on this poster for fantasia starts at $1700. but the prize of the collection is this poster dating back to the early 1930s. it was likely displayed in a movie theater and just one of two known in existence. >> the rarity is because they
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thanksgiving is three days away and after the feast, you may want to cap off dessert with an irish coffee. john blackstone went to the source. >> reporter: with cable cars running past its door, this cafe opened in 1916 is a san francisco institution. for over 40 years, it's had the same bar tippeder who has been making the same drink that made it famous. how many irish coffees are v you made? >> 4 to 5 million. >> reporter: if anyone knows the story of how irish coffee came to america in 1952, it's paul nol nolan. >> the original recipe came from
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ireland. >> reporter: who brought irish coffee from ireland to here, he was a newspaper guy. >> he was a newspaper guy. so maybe a newspaper reporter is the originator of rich coffee in america rather than a bartender. >> that recipe two sugars. hot coffee and the active ingredient. >> this is an ounce here of irish whiskey. >> then the finishing touch carefully floating a layer of heavy cream on top and irresistible combination. it's dangerous to do this with a mustac mustache. >> nobody drinks only one.
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>> bob frfreeman admits he wasn really an irish coffee fan when et he bought it back in 2001. >> at the time they were doing 20 million irish coffees a year. >> this was a sound business decision. not because of a romantic idea about irish coffee. >> no, i like it. it's a wonderful drink. now i love it. >> reporter: and much loved by locals and tourists alike. >> there's no experience like being at this table or athat bar and having an irish coffee at the buena vista. >> reporter: every week a truckload of irish whiskey arrives at the cafe. enough to go through 100 bottles a day. ey say ithe whiskey. not surprising giving the way paul no hasn't pours the stuff. >> just in case i didn't give
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