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>> oh, yay. >> glor: oh, yay, indeed. wedding bells for prince harry, taking an american life. >> yes, as a matter of fact i could barely let you finish proposings. can i say yes now? >> mason: also tonight... >> they call her pocahontas. >> mason: she calls it... >> a racial slur. >> mason: delivered at a ceremony honoring native americans. manic monday at amazon as holiday shoppers hit the keyboard. >> it's so much easier to click. >> mason: and cigarette makers are advertising on television again. >> us smokers would rather fight than switch. >> mason: with one big difference. >> smoking
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british monarchy together. harry, when did you know she was the one? >> when did i know she was the one? the very first time she met. >> reporter: that was on a blind date set up by a mutual friend. harry popped the question a few weeks ago at his home in kensington palace. >> just an amazing surprise. it was so sweet and natural and very romantic. he got on one knee. >> reporter: the proposal over bended knee may have been traditional, but the intense scrutiny of their courtship prompted prince harry to denounce what he called "racial overtones of press coverage." meghan, who describes herself as biracial, raised in california by her lighting director father and social worker yoga instructor mother, says it's something she's had to deal with most of her life. >> of course it's disheartening. you know, it's a shame that that
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focus that much on that. you know, at the end of the day, i'm really just proud of who i am and where i come from. >> reporter: and she'll be reminded of the legacy she'll inherit every time she looks at that ring, the main diamond from botswana is flanked by two others that once belonged to harry's mother, princess diana. >> it's beautiful, and he designed it. it's incredible. obviously not being able to meet his mom, it's so important to me to know that she is part of this with us. >> reporter: and as far as the fifth in line's current thoughts on royal lineage... >> children? >> not currently, no. no, of course i think one step at a time, and hopefully we'll start family in the near future. report in the near future, raising the prospect of half-american children taking up residence in the hallowed halls of the royal palaces, first
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cousins to a future king or queen, but first the wedding they haven't announced a date yet. we're only told it will take place some time in the spring. anthony? >> mason: charlie d'agata outside kensington palace. later in the broadcast, meghan markle's humble beginnings in south los angeles. well, this should be a simple question: who is in charge of the nation's top consumer watchdog agency. there was no clear answer today when two different people claimed to be the boss. julianna goldman is following this. >> yes, yes, i do. >> reporter: this morning mick mulvaney, president trump's acting director of the financial bureau, brought doughnuts for his staff. in a bureau-wide e-mail, he encouraged them to say hello and grab one and disregard instructions from leandra english, who sent around her own staff e-mail. english also met with massachusetts senator e
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creation of the cfpb in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. english was appointed to head the agency on friday by the outgoing obama-appointed director, richard cordray. >> the law says that i shall appoint a deputy director. i did that before i departed. the law says the deputy director shall serve as acting director. i thought that was probably the end of the story. >> reporter: english is suing president trump to try and block him from appointing mulvaney, who had this to say about the cfpb in 2014. >> it turns up being a joke. that's what the cfpb really has been in a sick, sad kind of way. >> reporter: asked today if he stands by those comments... >> my opinion of the structure of the cfpb has not changed. i still think it's an awful example of a bureaucracy that has gone wrong. >> reporter: president trump has consistently criticized the bureau. since its inception, the cf # b has been a punching bag for republicans who say it saddles banks with unnecessary regulation. it
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institutions, and it has refunded nearly $12 billion to tens of millions of consumers. >> reporter: the baur row has been aggressive in its enforcement, its highest-profile case was last year against wells fargo. the cfpb fined the bank $100 million for opening millions of unauthorized bank accounts and credit cards. anthony? >> mason: julianna goldman at the white house. thanks, julianna. a united states senator is accusing the president of a racial slur directed at her. here's chief congressional correspondent nancy cordes. >> you're very, very special people. >> reporter: it wasn't just what president trump said about elizabeth warren, it's where he said it, at an event to honor elderly native american code talkers, who used their tribal languages during world war ii to help confound u.s. enemies. >> you were here long before any of us were here. although we have a representative in
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ago, they call her pocahontas. >> reporter: democrats quickly called it a racial slur. warren called it disturbing. >> i guess he thinks it's going to shut me up, and all i can say is, hasn't worked in the past, not going to work in the future. >> reporter: president trump has used that name to peg his progressive foe many times before. >> this pocahontas is not so good. what an insult to pocahontas. look at her cheekbones. it's big con game we have going in washington. >> reporter: it's a reference to the massachusetts senator's past claims of cherokee ancestry. >> but the truth is the truth. i believe my mother. >> reporter: white house press secretary sarah sanders insisted there is nothing offensive about nicknaming a u.s. senator pocahontas. >> i think what most people find offensive is senator warren lying about her heritage to advance her career. >> reporter: but late this
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out a statement calling the president's comment full churlly insensitive, and the national congress of american indians called it a slur that overshadowed the native american war heroes the president was there to honor. anthony? >> mason: nancy cordes at the capitol. al franken returned to the senate today, saying he's embarrassed and ashamed about his sexually inappropriate rattle behavior. the minnesota democrat vowed to regain voters' trust. one woman accuses franken of forcibly kissing her during a u.s.o. tour. three other women say he groped them while posing for pictures. more than 180 women claim they were sexually assaulted by workers at the nation's largest massage chain. and they say massage envy mishandled the investigation. meg oliver has one victim's story. >> i was really in a state of shock, disbelief, fear. >> reporter: susan ingram says her masseur sexually assaulted
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location in 2015. she says it start when james began rubbing his groin against her. >> he lifted up my body, groped both of my breasts roughly and aggressively. >> reporter: two disturbed to report the assault immediately, she called the manager after she got home. >> she said in a very apparently scripted response, "we invite you in to talk about your services." >> reporter: according to buzzfeed need, ingram is one of more than 180 women who have filed sexual assault lawsuit, police reports, and state board complaints. investigative reporter katie baker. how did the company respond she. >> managers would ignore repeated complaints or quietly let somebody go but not report him to police or a state board, allowing him to go work somewhere else. >> reporter: after ingram filed a formal police report. di
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sexually molesting nine female clients and now is behind bars. massage envy released the following statement, "the article references 180 reported understand debts. these occurred over a span of 15-plus years and 125 million massages. but we believe that even one incident is too many. so we're constantly listening, learning, and evaluating how we can continue to strengthen our policy. massage envy doesn't require franchises to conduct internal investigations of abuse claims, except in the few states that require notification of local law enforcement. anthony? >> mason: meg oliver, thanks. attitudes toward women appear to be changing in, of all places, saudi arabia. the kingdom has lifted the ban on female drivers and women are now allowed into sports stadiums. holly williams went to riyadh to see the changes for herself. >> reporter: comic-con has
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arrived in saudi arabia, a celebration of comic book characters that's a sign of the times in this ultraconservative islamic kingdom. just last year it probably wouldn't have been allowed. so things are becoming more free? >> yes. more normal. >> reporter: gender segregation used to be strictly enforced in saudi arabia, but at comic-con, the sexes mix freely. traditional islamic dress was optional. so who changed things? who is making your country a more... the crown prince is the favorite son of saudi arabia's ruler king solomon, and he wants to modernize. the crown prince is only 32 years old, and he isn't just the king's anointed successor. he's already enormously powerful in his own right. prince muhammad has used that power to round up more than 200
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accused of corruption, now locked up in this luxury hotel. critics say the prince is targeting his detractors. he's also reined in the country's religious police. they still patrol the streets and even told me to cover my hair with a scarf. he's saying i should cover my hair? but these days they can only hand out advice, not punishment. it seems to be popular, but this is not a democratic revolution. and publicly criticizing the crown prince would be dangerous. this man is a traditional sword seller and a diplomat. >> all people is happy. i like him. so much. believe me. >> reporter: the saudi royal family has long depended on the support of conservative islamic clerics to rule this country. the question now is whether these reforms will spark a backlash. anthony? >>
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riyadh, thanks. women were the targets of the last cigarette ad on american television. >> you got virginia slims now, baby. you've come a long, long way. >> mason: we've come a long way since that ad aired in 1971678 now big tobacco is advertising on tv again, this time by court order. here's dean reynolds. >> outstanding, and they are mild. >> reporter: tobacco companies once claimed their smokes not only tasted great... ♪ to give you the best taste yet. it's the best cigarette ♪ >> reporter:...but were actually good for you. it said it right, there against irritation, against cough. everybody seemed to agree. >> what cigarette do you smoke, doctor? once again the brand named most was camel. >> reporter: even santa shilled for the industry. ♪ camel, the nation's favorite cigarette ♪
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>> reporter: industry executives swore they weren't trying to hook anyone. >> i don't believe nicotine in our products are addictive. >> reporter: but a federal lawsuit made big tobacco cough up the truth. so for next year in papers and on tv, you'll be seeing. this >> smoking kills on average 1,200 americans every day. >> reporter: or this. >> smoking is highly addictive. nicotine is the addictive drug in tobacco. >> reporter: they are among many corrective statements a federal judge ordered the tobacco companies to make for years of deceptive advertising. the order was issued in 2006 and the industry fought it all the way. did they ever say mea culpa? >> no. >> reporter: sherry emory is a research scientist that worries that relying on newspapers or tv to carry the message will mix the next generation of potential smokers. >> there are not many young people that watch prime time television or read an actual newspaper. and the tobacco industry knows that, too.
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>> reporter: now these corrective statements will cost big tobacco about $30 million, which is a rather inconsequential amount for an industry that spends more than $8 billion a year to market its product. anthony? >> mason: dean reynolds. thanks, dean. and coming up next on the "cbs evening news," busier than santa's workshop, behind the scenes at amazon on cyber-extortion. -- cyber monday. "what headache?" nothing works faster to make pain a distant memory. advil liqui-gels and advil liqui-gels minis. what pain? advil liqui-gels and advil liqui-gels minis. pai'm open to that.medicare? lower premiums? extra benefits? it's open enrollment. time to open the laptop... ...and compare medicare health plans. why? because plans change, so can your health needs. so, be open-minded. look at everything-like prescription drug plans... and medicare advantage plans from private insurers.
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conveyor belts whirling like this? >> it's amazing. it's a very big day for us. >> reporter: this amazon executive helps run the company's retail business. >> we're off to an amazing holiday start. we had an amazing thanksgiving and black friday. we're expecting today to be another record year. >> reporter: last year amazon customers worldwide bought more than 64 million items on so-called cyber monday. that's 740 items per second. this year is expected to be even busier, and not just for amazon. traditional retailers such as best buy, target, and wal-mart are also pushing deep discounts online. as most americans, 58% of them, say they plan to make an online purchase today. >> as part of this long-standing trend that people refer to as the retail apocalypse. >> reporter: cnet senior editor dan, aerman says cyber monday is part of a deepening shift away from traditional stores. ou
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retailers closing stores and going out of business, the empty strip malls and shopping malls, but you also see people are still spending that money, they're not holding on to it. >> reporter: at work heather cuelatta snapped up some on-line details. >> the deals are just as good as black friday, but i don't have the wait in line for people who would fight me for a tv. >> reporter: amazon's shipping system depends on high-speed conveyor belts like this one, more than 14 miles in this one facility alone. every package you see is an online purchase feeding to somebody's home. anthony? >> mason: amazing. 740 sales a second. tony dokoupil, thanks. still ahead, the word of the year thanks in part to ivanka trump. only eggland's best. so do i want to give them ordinary eggs... or the best? only eggland's best. better taste. better nutrition. better eggs.
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>> mason: finally tonight, a story straight out of hollywood. a handsome prince asks a young actress the marry him. jamie yuccas now on the woman wearing the glass slipper. >> reporter: meghan markle marrying prince harry is being called a 21st century cinderella story at buckingham palace. fresh-faced markle comes from the humblest of beginnings, going from this working-class south l.a. people in windsor hills to windsor castle. this is where markle's rags-to-riches fairy tale all started at her childhood home. earlier a note was passed out on kensington palace stationary asking for privacy. the prom queen started her theater career in high school, but when it came time finding roles, she would run out of gas on her way to audition. >> you don't understand how much i love this car. in the morning it would start and it sounded like a steamboat engine. >> reporter: she was first in her family to gdu
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markle believes her mixed race may have prevented her from getting roles in a label-driven industry but led to her starring role as rachael in the long-running series "suits." >> do attractive women intimidate you? >> she had wed a hollywood producer in 2011. the name, lasted just two years. markle, also has become as much an activist as an actor. just like her fianceée across te pond. >> good evening. >> reporter: what may be the most important feature about this royal couple is the two really like each other. andrew morton wrote princess diana's biography. >> you can see the sparkle in each other's eyes. call me old-fashioned, but that's a great romance. >> reporter: in a "vanity fair" interview, mack l said, "i personally love a great love story. she's certainly writing her own. jamie yuccas, cbs news, los angeles. >> mason: and we wish the royal couple all the best. that's the "cbs evening news." i'm anthony mason in new york. thanks for watching. good night.
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i've let a lot of people down. people in minnesota. my colleagues. my staff, my supporters and everyone who has counted on me to be a champion for women. >> coming up on off script. new developments surrounding two members of congress in the middle of sexual misconduct scandals. >> he begged me, and grabbed my left hand, and pleaded with me not to tell anybody. he said i've never done this before. i don't know why i did this, and i kept saying, i'm sorry, please don't tell anybody. please tara. >> and a local woman said she decided to share her story of
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