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♪ tonight democrats take a victory lap. >> i feel good. i'm looking forward to the next couple years. >> they keep control of the u.s. senate with catherine cortez masto in nevada coming up aces. >> this election nevadans rejected the far right politicians working to divide us. >> the house still up for grabs. republicans red wave hopes crushed. >> we need to focus on serious substantive accomplishments. >> this as former president trump teases a big announcement this week. also tonight, g20 leaders gather. are the u.s. and china on a collision course? i'm nancy cordes in bali where president biden set to sit down with the leader of china after calling that nation the biggest threat to international order. plus, air show disaster.
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six are killed after two vintage warplanes collide over dallas. the latest on the investigation. in ukraine ceebrating in kherson. kyiv vowing to keep russia in retreat. >> i'm chris in newly liberated kherson where life under russian occupation is only now coming to light. >> "weekend journal." why these sequoias aren't just surviving but thriving. why these he is way as driving. and girls on the glide iron. how high school athletes are proving they have game. >> i want to inspire everybody around the world to do great and work hard. this is the "cbs weekend news" from new york with jericka duncan. good evening. we begin with new fallout from the midterm elections. after predictions of a sweep
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that did not materialized republicans face a week that will be critical in deciding the future direction and leadership of the party. set to grab the spotlight tuesday, former president donald trump has been teasing for months he will run again for the white house. tonight ballots are still being counted in several states with some races still too close to call. natalie brand is on capitol hill tonight. natalie. >> reporter: good evening. no matter how the final numbers shake out in the u.s. house and senate the majorities will be slim as congressional democrats defied midterm election predictions. >> thank you, nevada. >> reporter: incumbent senator catherine cortez masto celebrated sunday. cbs news projected a narrow win over her republican challenger adam laxalt cementing democratic control of the u.s. senate even ahead of georgia's december 6 runoff. >> the roots of democracy are deep and strong and real with the american people as this
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election shows. >> reporter: cbs news estimates the u.s. house still leans republican, but as new members arrive to washington, d.c., for orientation divisions within the gop are on display. >> we have do a postmortem analysis. >> reporter: cbs news projects more than 150 you gop election deniers will serve in the new house. in a number of high-profile statewide races they lost. none will serve as top election officials in battleground states. ballots are still being counted in arizona. its race for governor between democratic secretary of state katie hobbs and trump loyalist kari lake a toss-up. the former president putting the party at a crossroads. >> those who are most closely aligned with the former president underperformed. those talking about the future who managed their states well, overperformed.
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>> when you are in opposition you don't have a single leader that won't be the case until we are through the 2024 nominating season and when we have a new nominee. torres. >> we know former president donald trump is planning a big announcement on tuesday. what has been the reaction within the party so far? >> reporter: well, cbs news has learned that the former president plans to launch his third campaign for president despite pushback within the gop party and even some allies urging him to postpone this announcement until after the georgia senate runoff. some republicans are also talking about other potential names, including florida governor ron desantis, and maryland governor larry hogan, a moderate, tells cbs news is considering a possible run but notes there is a battle for which direction the republican party will go. >> natalie brand, thank you. president biden is in indonesia tonight preparing for a high-stakes meeting with the leader of america's main global
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competitor. cbs news chief white house correspondent nancy cordes is in bali traveling with the president. >> reporter: good evening. the g20 summit is an annual gathering of leaders from the world's 20 largest economies, but there is one particular meeting coming up tomorrow that could have global implications. a warm welcome for president biden in this island province ahead of what could be tense talks tomorrow. a face-to-face meeting with a major competitor, chinese president xi jinping. >> we got to figure out where the lines are and what are the most important things. >> reporter: president xi left china only one other time since the start of the pandemic, but he has made his presence felt in other ways, cracking down on freedoms in hong kong, stepping up military drills around taiwan and showing support for russia at a time when most world leaders have sought distance.
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though xi said last week that nuclear wars must not be fought. >> the biden administration's approach towards china is pretty hawkish. >> reporter: scott kennedy is a china expert. he says the relationship is at a low point with the two countries clashing over trade, technology, espionage and human rights. nk>> that if we keep going down the ath that we're headed on that will be conflict. >> reporter: before coming to bali president biden met with allies in cambodia and took a pause to celebrate. >> feel good about where we are. >> reporter: after his party secured the final seat it needed to retain control of the senate. >> i think it's a reflection of quality of our candidates. >> reporter: russia is also a member of the g20 but russian president vladimir putin has chosen not to attend this summit as his invasion of ukraine falters. >> thank you.
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today a deadly explosion in istanbul, turkey, the blast sparked panic and chaos. six people were killed, dozens of others were wounded. turkey's president is calling it a terrorist attack. and now to texas where federal aviation administration officials are investigating why two vintage warplanes collided midair in dallas. it killed all six people onboard and horrified spectators watching. jd miles is there tonight. >> reporter: the ntsb says neither of these planes had flight recorders or black boxes so investigators will pour over witness videos the crash that left thousands of air show spectators stunned and in disbelief. smoldering wreckage is ought that remains after two vintage warplanes collided midair at a dallas air show horrifying onlookers.
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the ntsb is investigating what caused the bell p-63 king cobra to fly into the boeing b-17 flying fortress. michael graham is with the ntsb. >> do we think there was a mechanical failure or pilot error as part of this? it's too early to tell. >> reporter: video captured by spectators will be vital to finding out what happened says former ntsb chair and cbs aviation safety analyst robert sumwalt. what did you think? >> it appears that the p-63 is approaching the b-17 at a steep bank angle which prohibit that pilot from being able to see the b-17. >> reporter: among the six killed, terry barker and lynn root, both retired american airlines pilots. they were onboard the b-17 bomber. remarkably, no one on the ground was hurt. what does this say about the future of air shows?
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>> i think the air shows are an important part of recognizing our heritage. air shows can typically be done safely. >> reporter: these were very experienced pilots at the controls which raises questions about whether vintage warplanes are better off on display than in the air. >> thank you. the head of u.s. customs and border protection has resigned at a time when record numbers of migrants are entering from mexico. chris magnus has been under pressure from the biden administration to step down. his departure is part of a wider shake-up expected at homeland security. and the ukrainian president said investigators have uncovered 400 russian war crimes in kherson. it comes as jubilant crowds celebrate russia's withdrawal from the southern city. cbs's chris is on the ground in ukraine with the latest. >> reporter: the liberation of kherson is destined to go down
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in history as one of the most divisive turning points of this war. getting to the region requires a military escort. most of the cars we saw were bombed out. the road itself full of craters and certainly unexploded ordnance after months of fighting. once you approach the city locals cannot wait to see you, waving flags, singing songs. ukrainian troops are being mobbed in jubilation. but it's not all smiles. there is still the sound of heavy artillery in the area. russian forces are less than a mile from the city where they blew up the bridge after retreating. the iranian military says they already found thousands of explosives left behind as well as military vehicles they abandoned in haste. and they also leave behind a who have been living under
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occupation since the start of the war. some of them with russians living inside their homes. now, the owner of this house tells us 40 russan soldiers occupied his mother's home just down the road and when he told them they weren't welcome they forced him at gunpoint to dig his own grave. only at the last minute, after two nights of digging, did they change their minds not to execute him. chris livesay at the city limits of kherson, ukraine. today in london king charles led his first remembrance sunday. and dignitaries paying tribute to british and commonwealth service members killed in war. in connecticut, a memorial for the sandy hook school shooting victims opened to the public this weekend. the names of the 20 first graders and six educators killed are engraved on the wall.
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next month marks ten years since the attack. there was a surprise reunion this weekend at london's heathrow airport. john lennon's son julian saved this photo. uncle pauline downloaded lennon's new album. mccarthy wrote "hey jude" for lennon after his parents divorced. straight ahead on the "cbs weekend news" the new number that could be a lifeline for americans struggling with mental health. and they are a marvel of nature. the giant sequoias growing and thriving in the midwest. and young girls in high school sports. g girls in high school sports. finding my way forward with node-positive breast cancer felt overwhelming at times. but i never just found my way, i made it. so when i finished active therapy,
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cbs's charlie de mar shows how scientists are trying to save the threatened western woods by sewing seeds? morning michigan. >> as fires and drought fueled by climate change threaten the majestic sequoias and redwoods that have lived for thousands of years in california what's growing in this out of the way greenhouse in northern michigan could help save the species. >> what is the goal? >> the real goal for me is to protect and problem gate as many species as we can. >> reporter: the team at the archangel ancient tree archives are in a race against climate change and the toll it's taking on ancient trees. they collect samples from sequoias and redwoods, clone them, then replant them in places that need to be reforested. the castle fire in 2020 ripped through the southern sierra nevadas claiming an estimated 10% of the world's largest sequoias and one of the largest redwoods left in california
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called the waterfall tree. >> the waterfall tree is a great example why we're that hurry to do this. we collect genetic a few years ago. we took some clones and gave them back to the community there to replant. >> reporter: just as importantly, they are archiving the trees' genetic materials as insurance so they will be available to clone. david is jared's dad and co-founder of the project. >> this is a really, really special tree. >> reporter: these trees are marvels, he says. >> they grew six feet this year. >> reporter: because they grow ten times faster than others and captures massive amounts of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas. >> these trees uptake co2 ten times faster. we need to remove the excess co2 from the atmosphere and these are the workers doing that. >> reporter: some of the newest sprouts come from clippings of a giant sequoia from surprisingly 30 miles down the row in manistee, michigan. tree has grown 116 feet in less than 75 years and is particularly promising because it thrived much farther north. >> it's a great example of how
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they can adapt and survive in different environments. >> reporter: the hope is the seedlings can be planted in colder places, turning these climate change champions loose where they've never been before. >> even with this one tree that we have now make a change here and the cuttings from this tree part of manistee and our leg city will be around the world, all around the united states. i couldn't be happier. >> reporter: a new age approach using some of the world's oldest trees to fight climate change one clone at a time. charlie de mar, cbs news, michigan.
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on the gridiron. >> this is the first girls flag football team in high school. so i was like, okay, i'm gonna tell my kids and grandkids that i did this. >> reporter: the sport without the same risk of concussions and serious injuries as tackle football is growing in popularity. nationwide, the number of girls playing flag football in high school jumped 40% in two years, even though just five states recognize it as an official high school sport. the crenshaw cougars of one of the 16 southern california teams chosen to participate in the only girls league co-sponsored by the l.a. rams and chargers. more than 100 schools applied. >> i feel like us girls are capable of just like boys are. it feels really good because we don't feel left out. >> reporter: the players stepped in into sofi stadium for a reception on par with the nfl pros getting jerseys, gear and financial support. >> these girls can go on the playing field and create dreams, develop pathways to opportunities to really change the trajectory of their lives.
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>> their heads are held high. >> reporter: she coaches the cougars and sees a profound change in her players. >> we have some of our young ladies who faced a few challenges as far as getting to class, coming to school. now that they are on the field as a team, but they are on campus as a team. >> i just wanna, you know, inspire everyone to do great and work hard at anything you do. >> reporter: to these girls flag football isn't just a sport, it's family. a bond giving them confidence a respond giving them confidence and hope on and off the field. cbs news, los angeles. well, that's the "cbs weekend news" for this sunday. i'm lilia luciano in new york. thanks for being with us. good night.
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hopefully this is going to send a message that like look, don't come down here. >> now at 6:00 side show crackdown. how san jose police were able to send more than 700 people home with citations. i'm john ramos in oakland. this church is officially the first climate resilience hub in the city. we'll explain what that is and why that may be a growing trend for the future. and a midterm update. the democrats control the senate. but the house is still up for grabs. along with some local races still hanging in the balance. live from the cbs studios in san francisco, i'm brian hackney. >> i'm andrea nakano, we begin in the east bay where union city police need your help after a shooting left man wounded at an apartment complex. it happened just before 6 plop this morning on
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lunar way. investigators say a gunman opened fire hitting the 25-year-old victim who's expected to be okay. if you have any details about the shooting, call police. climate change and wildfires are making power cutoffs a more common occurrence and that tends to impact working class neighborhoods most. but as kpix 5's john ramos shows us, a church in oakland has developed an electrifying solution. >> reporter: these days, it feels like no matter what kind of weather we're having, something is threatening to cut off the power supply. and that's why there's a growing need for people in low income neighborhoods to have some place safe to go. take a drive through east oakland and you know what you don't see? solar panels. these kinds of working class neighborhoods pay the price as affluent people become more energy independent. at faith baptist church, pastor curtis robinson saw that coming and raised the money to get solar about seven years ago. >> we've go

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