north korea resisting efforts by china to negotiate with the u.s. and the president goes back on his decision to reverse a ban. this is the final five, let's do this. ♪ ♪. the issue of sexual misconduct continues to take center stage in washington tonight. of course the latest against franken of minnesota, a rape survivor said the senator should take his name off the bill. us that r this comes after allegations that surfaced the minnesota forcibly kissed and grope add what time along with the photo. we also learned that franken abruptly cancel add speaking engagement at a book festival in atlanta am group of eight former employees issued a joint statement saying the senator treated them with the utmost respect. so far there's no signs that franken would step down but roy moore is not going anywhere, a group of women gathered in

addressed the accusations against her husband. >> let me set the record straight. after all the attacks against me, against my family, against the foundations and now against my husband, he will not step down. he will not stop fighting for the people of alabama. in his words. and i quote, i will not stop until they lay me in that box in the ground. >> now, we saw the president's tweets last night condemning al franken calling him al franken stein but he should moore should step down if they're true. also we should point out there are multiple women who have accused president trump of some kind of misconduct. the white house was asked about that. >> this was covered pretty extensively during the campaign. we addressed that and the american people i think spoke loud and clear

this president. >> how is this different >> in one case, specifically senator franken has admitted wrongdoing and the president hasn't, it's a very clear distinction >> with all the sexual misconduct coming to light you'd have to think it would be a matter of time before another supreme court justice will be accused. bill o'neill is a real lady's man and he took to facebook to defend all head resexual males. look at him. that is a looker. what i'm about to show you is complete legitimate. he writes this. quote, as a candidate for governor let me say my opponents research time in the last 50 years i was sexually intimate with approximately 50 attractive females ranged from a gorgeous blond who was my first true love and we made passionate love in her parents barn and ended up with a drop did he do gor

red head. now can we get back to combatting the opioid crisis? i'm so disappointed about sexual indiscretions debts go. i r o'neill doesn't seem grasp them that were not consensual. he's been widely condemned, he deleted it, his spokesperson resigned other the post. what i'm thinking is, it will be a fun election to watch, at least the primary in ohio. let's talk about russia >> i permanently think he owes us a thank you. >> ok. >> have you noticed you're not hearing too much about russia? to the president, i would say now is a good -- >> let's talk about the russian investigation, we haven't had big developments in a week or so? he was roy moore's wife kayla, we can talk about your husband and russia, new developments in the russian investigation involve the president's son-in-law jared

kushner. he failed to report. in an e-mail chain a banker accused of having ties reached out wanting candidate trump to attend an event. kushner rebuffed the request. the president's son donald trump's junior reportedly ended up with the russian banker although congressional investigators are unclear. kushner also reportedly told congressional investigators he did not communicate with wikileaks and didn't recall anyone on the trump campaign who had but he did receive an e-mail from donald trump junior about contact he had with wikileaks, at least some members of the trump administration found a way to laugh about it. >> i just was thinking, you know, i should want to ask you, as ambassador kislyak in the room?

before i get started here. any russians? >> all right. the joke is that russia tried to interfere with democracy. and there's another time in the senate office. all right. moving on now to tax reform now at the house passed their version on the bill. pressure was on to the senate and things got heated during a hearing of the finance committee. accused republicans of only protecting the rich with the tax plan and republican senator of utah got -- >>ed middle class >> order >> an over and over again >> how many times do we do this before we look -- >> listen, i honored you by allowing you to start off here. what you said was not right. that's all i'm saying.

class originally. we didn't ask anything. don't skew that stuff on me. i get a little tired of that crap. >> i wouldn't mess with him because he seems like he got old man strength. despite the heated exchange it was approved 14 to 12 voting along party lines, one of the sticking points for version could be the repeal of the affordable care act individual mandate tying healthcare to the tax reform is risky. and they need convincing. alaska senator lisa murkowski said the vote is contingent on the passing of a separate bill. that was known as the lamar alexandria bill. the president said tax reform will be his big

victory. he want it to be there, like healthcare this will be a tight vote, this was something the white house was asked about today. >> president will not be pleased if he gets -- by the safetrack again. >> i think american people will be the ones that won't be pleased they will be the ones that lose out the most >> when it comes to taxes, there hasn't been support from democrats and the president seems to want to get demes on his side. he said if democrats were not such obstructionist and understood the power of area of low pressure taxes we would be able to get many idea into that bill. remember, the goal here is to get tax reform finished done by christmas, we will see what happens because we already have one republican senator ron johnson of wisconsin who said he's a no on the senate plan. you heard him talking about susan collins, john mccain and sound likely healthcare all over again. let's talk about a pretty important story. i believe this trans sends politics, the nuclear th

china to do more to defuse the threats, they seem to be trying. the u.s. sent a special envoy of its own to south korea coordinate the diplomatic activity they're pushing their own solution calling for a freeze to north korea's nuclear development in exchange to suspend u.s. military drills with japan and south korea, so far north didn't want to hear it. rejecting calls from china claiming the weapons are vital to the security. north korea they haven't test-fired a missile over two months. hope we didn't curse it. u.s. official say they haven't received signs. this is not a subject you would suspect to turn into a controversy. big game hunting. hunters to bring back elephant hunters to u.s., the president tweeted tonight, put big game

trophy decision on hole until such time as any review conservation facts. the white house was set to reverse the era band on hunters bri bri bringing tusks or other game parts. the white house claimed a permit for two-week african-american elephant hunting go for as much as 50 grand a person >> it's outrageous that the trump administration is green lighting >> in this region because hunting is working well, they're getting some of the money seen poaching numbers go down

>> elephants are considered a threatened species between 2007 and 13 they declined nearly 30 pertains percent mostly because of poaching, this is what the white house said about the controversial change earlier before the reverse al, this is due to a review that started in 2014 done by career officials at the fish and wildlife service, this review both -- a ban on importing remains in place, based on a study conducted -- that started back to the previous administration. >> the president also didn't have the backing of the republican chairman of the house foreign affairs committee. ed roys called it the wrong move at the wrong time. saying

cue, looks like it can't maintain necessary to safe african-american elephants, we should point out american airlines said they won't change their policy, they put a ban on impo importing. are you going to avoid talks politics? we'll talk about the tricky balance between expressing your views and the love of your family next.

out. tonight playing the roll of my favorite cousins are two people and donna steel i never met before. please welcome pete bumper began and done if a steel. happy i know we have a thanksgiving coming up. any big plans, spending it with family >> i'm hitting the road driving to new york to spend the holidays with mayin laws >> same, i'll be heading out to my partner's parents' house >> are we worried about politics taking over the thanksgiving dinner here? mine, that's an issue. >> no, it for sure and that's why i'm going to his parents' house instead of my own. typically at my parents, i hide in the bathroom >> is that the best place to consume sweet potato pie >> yes, you're alone, it's a tight space and you feel companies see you and the

>> we know you as one of our favorite bartenders, you made the rounds on thanksgiving a lot of people like to escape to the local watering hole, is this something that comes up a lot in conversation when you talk to customers hey i'm trying to get away from the family. >> definitely. it's a welcome res pete. that's what drivers people to eat out on holidays >> what's your best advice, if you're getting in a political argument with you know i know this happened at my family a couple years ago, where there was an argument with sarah palin between my uncle and my sister, are you saying sweet potato pie is the best way >> i just go and scream outside. typically with my family, one time i flip add chipolte table. so i believe taking time for yourself >> literal al table >> with my uncle and i got in a pretty heated argument >> how do you get in an argument at chipolte it's one of the

happiest places in the world? >> we'll attack that later >> i talked about favorite cousins, can you think back to a family gathering? do you have the same thing as my you have a believe co-of cousins no matter what, you're on the same side regardless of how the rest of the family is interacted >> there's some that you equated line, you don't want to make it a jetson shark situation at the dinner table >> if my family erupted in steven son hime >> nobody in my family is wearing a resist t-shirt but everybody knows who to say and whatnot to say to each person. >> you feel the same way, donna? >> no. no. >> she's a little more aggressive >> but my family is pretty aggressive too. so it's -- it's definitely

hard dynamic but we all love each other and at the end of the day we just like put on the new taylor swift and everything is good >> i feel like taylor swift in and herself could mention holiday disruptions, is reputation, i like the old taylor apparently she's dead now >> apparently she talks about herself more than kanye west in this column. she's really the one obsessed. >> i'm proud of it >> before we go, where can we find you next >> donna and i perform with comedy improve theater and i do stand-up all over the place. my favorite cousinses in the basement back after this in the final five.

worst thanksgiving memory, food, experience, anything like that >> i don't have any two bad ones, probably may stepdad's first thanksgiving, you guys mentioned the cousins or uncles you want to avoid. he was very much oil and water but to his credit he was not shy with a new family you would not want to say your opinions >> he's without with it >> actually looking back >> sort of your first day of prison. >> not that i know. you let everyone know where you stand >> allegedly. let's move on. president trump welcomed naacp champs to the white house he sa y

what won a championship. anyone, list them all. maryland, men and women's la cross team, florida gators baseball, which i like refresh my memorying that in front of a miami grad. west virginia. the texas women's >> i'm surprised he didn't invite little league teams >> some local youth league. teams should have been showing up. i should have had my kick ball team >> did you win a championship >> no. >> there you go. >> well, we won the electoral college >> we just didn't win the actually >> electoral college of kick ball is judged by, you won the popular vote. >> meet jackson gesture.

he wore fnn and fake news network. here's the thing, this was good. i appreciate this. >> here's the deal, i can understand, he removed the shirt. the teachers, why would you do that? he wore the shirt to go on a field trip to cnn atlanta headquarters >> i give him props for that troll job. >> his parents are angry and the school is apologizing. do you think he bought the shirt or do you think the parents saw the field trip coming up. >> that does sound like the thing of a parent, the grin >> there's a new country song >> and now there's a new country song climb, up the charts and takes aim at the nfl anthem protest >> i wonderful what wonder

>> i stand up for ♪ ♪. ♪ ♪. >> that's why punctuation is important. >> poor robert task. >> the prime minister of new see land got a little dig in at president trump. she said the president jokingly pointed at her and said this lady caused a lot of upset in her country. talking about the election. she said he she laughed and replied >> can i do my -- >> this is what the employment said >> no one marched when i was elected >> the president laughed and didn't seem

>> it does seem like the president is the awkward king. he says things that, the wrong thing at the wrong moment. he'd be great at thanksgiving. that's >> that would be huge >> that's the super bowl of badly timed comment. >> so president trump, come on in. >> by the way i don't know if we have of plans where he's planning thanksgiving, i'm betting new york >> marla go >> redskins game time, set your game time. back after this on the final five.

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. new jersey goochl chris christie. he gave politico a lengthy interview showing few regrets for the way he reached highs and lows. he oh certainly do it all over but admitted maybe one of the lowest moments, there were many but he wasn't too happy about whole beach situation. alabama govern got her job because the predecessor stepped down in a sex scandal but roy moore isn't changing her mind because in her words, we need to have a republican in the senate to vote on things like the supreme court. other appointments. she said she'd withhold judgment. while she can vote for whoever, party designation is what's more important, which is one of the biggest problems. that's the final five.

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