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 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 po

anthony. >> mason: julianna goldman, thanks. in a speech to south korea's national assembly last night, president trump issued a stern warning to north korea: do not underestimate us and do not try us. tonight, the president and first lady are in china. mr. trump wants chinese president xi jinping to pressure north korea to abandon its nuclear weapons. china is north korea's largest trading partner. ben tracy traveled to the border town where most of that trade takes place. >> reporter: truck after truck filled with chinese goods cross crosses into north korea. there's heavy machinery, construction supplies, and what appears to be sacks of grain. this is north korea's economic lifeline. so we can't shoot on this street? chinese police did not want us filming. many are on edge here, given the strict new u.n. sanctions on trade. imports of north korean seafood, textiles, and coal are now banned. but just days before the sanctions took effect, china purchased 1.6 million tons of north korean coal worth nearly $140 million. traders

i'm anthony mason. we begin tonight with a new alliance between the united states and britain. more than two centuries after the americans revolted against the monarchy, a british prince has asked a commoner from the colonies to be his wife. and she's accepted. harry, the 33 year old prince of wales, will marry meghan markle, the 36-year-old hollywood actress. the announcement came today in london. charlie charlie d'agata is there. >> i fell in love with meghan so incredibly quickly was sort of cir pages for me that all the stars were aligned, everything was just perfect. it was this beautiful woman just sort of literally tripped and fell into my life. i fell into her life. >> reporter: and in falling into each other's lives, a once-rebellious prince and an american divorcee and tv british mon

i'm anthony mason. for the first time in a year, democrats have something to celebrate. with president trump's approval rating under 40%, a record low for a president's first year, democrats won decisively in two governors' races last night, and they're suddenly feeling very good about next year's midterm elections. nancy cordes begins our coverage. >> it was a big night for democrats. >> reporter: phil murphy was still marveling today at his 13-point win in the new jersey governor's race. in virginia, dr. ralph northam savored a nine-point win over republican ed gillespie in a governor's race that was supposed to be close. >> virginia has told us to end the capitol hill took notice. >> our problem is our base is pretty unenthusiastic. >> reporter: it's more than that. in exit polls, 34% of virginians said ther vote was,

i'm anthony mason. another powerful man has been brought down by accusations he sexually abused women. this time, matt lauer, known to millions of tv viewers as the amiable host of "today show." nbc news fired him today for what he was allegedly doing off camera. here's bianna golodryga. >> welcome to "today," and hoda is with me because this is a sad day at nbc news. >> reporter: a visibly shaken savanna guthrie broke the news only moments after learning it herself-- her cohost, matt lauer, had been fired over allegations of sexual misconduct. >> you know, for the moment, all we can say is that we are heartbroken. >> reporter: nbc chairman andy lack made the decision after an hours-long meeting with an nbc staffer and her attorney where she reportedly detailed egregious acts of sexual harassment by lauer in 2014. both "new york times" and "variety" magazine reported the incident which began at the sochi olympics. they went on report additional cases of sexual misconduct by lauer, including exposing him

anthony. >> mason: julianna goldman, thanks. in a speech to south korea's national assembly last night, president trump issued a stern warning to north korea: do not underestimate us and do not try us. tonight, the president and first lady are in china. mr. trump wants chinese president xi jinping to pressure north korea to abandon its nuclear weapons. the cvs evening news, any questions about baseball star ray halladay's faithful flight. >> mason: there are new questions about the small plane that former pitching ace roy halladay was flying and how he was flying when he crashed into we gulf of mexico yesterday. here's kris van cleave. >> what the ( bleep ). >> reporter: this new video shows what appears to be roy halladay's final moments flying close to the water before crashing the icon a-5 he'd owned har less than a month. the national transportation safety board is now investigating. the n.t.s.b.'s noreen price. >> a lot of witnesses have said that their plane was maneuvering at low altitude. >> reporter: icon has marketed t

anthony. >> mason: jericka duncan, thanks. ill ahead, elections for governor in two states test the mood of voters. . >> mason: syria signaled today it will sign the landmark pari.r.s. climate accord. the war-torn countrywas the last holdout of the 2015 agreement to curb global carbon emissions. this also means the u.s. would be the only united nations member outside the deal if president trump makes good on his threat to pull out. races for governor in two states highlight this election day. in virginia, democrat ralph northam is locked in a tight campaign with republican ed gillespie, in what's seen as an early referendum on president trump. in new jersey, democrat phil murphy is favored over republican kim guadagno, who has served as governor chris christie's top deputy. when we come back, jeff glor will have an update from texas, plus can a painting be too valuable to sell? u think you'll need in retirement? then we found out how many years that money would last them. how long do you think we'll keep -- oooooohhh! you stopp

i'm anthony mason.michigan courtroom today, former doctor larry nassar pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting seven girls, most of them gist newscasts. nasser told his victims he is sorry. one of his high-profiler accusers not part of this case is olympian aly raisman. in a tweet she criticize the court for referring to nasser as a doctor. "larry is a monster, not a doctor." here's jericka duncan. >> guilty as stated, your honor. >> reporter: for nearly 20 years, nasser a team physician at michigan state university and for u.s.a. gymnastics, admitted court for penetrating the vagine as of seven minors, six of whom were gymnast he's worked with. judge rosemarie aquilina: >> you violate the the oation that you took, which is to do no harm, and you harmed them. >> reporter: alexis alvarado says nassar sexually abused her. >> i be that he'll never do it to anyone else again, and that's reassuring, i think, for all of us. >> reporter: the victims were 19 or younger when the abuse started. >> i've been known a

i'm anthony mason. we begin tonight with deadly gun violence both coasts and a court battle aimed at stopping it. first, a gunman in remote rural area of northern california started shooting people at random. police say he killed four before they killed him. the wounded include school children. it happened in rancho tehama reserve, 130 miles north of sacramento. here's mireya villarreal. >> reporter: the shooting spree began at 8:00 a.m. with reports of the gunman randomly firing out of his vehicle. tehama county sheriff phil johnson truck, stole another car and started shooting. >> most of the victims in this case appear to be random selections. >> reporter: a mother and one of her children were hit. >> she was transporting, i believe, her children to school, driving down the road, passed by the vehicle, and he opened fire on them without provocation or

i'm anthony mason. new accusations of sexual misconduct are being leveled at powerful men seemingly every day. the latest could have national implications. in a story first reported by "the washington post" and confirmed by cbs news, four women accuse alabama republican roy moore of pursuing them when they were teens, and he was in his 30s. moore is running in a special election next month for the u.s. senate, where republicans hold a slim 52-48 majority. nancy cordes reports, members of moore's own party now want him out. >> he should step aside if the allegations are true. >> reporter: judgment came swiftly for candidate roy moore today as senate republicans universally condemned their would-be colleague. >> the allegations, if true, to me, mean he needs to step aside. >> reporter: moore is a former chief justice of the alabama supreme court and a staunch investigating. >> but we're all created in the image of god. >> reporter: but four women told "the washington post" that moore pursued intimate rela

i'm anthony mason. new york city police are moving closer to an arrest of movie producer harvey weinstein. they say rape allegations made by an actress are credible, and they're putting together evidence for a judge to issue a warrant. jericka duncan, who broke this story yesterday, has the follow-up tonight. >> we have an actual case here. >> reporter: at an n.y.p.d. niews conference, chief of detectives robert boyce made it clear-- they are working to arrest harvey weinstein. >> we are happy with where the investigation is right now. mr. weinstein is out of state. we would need a-- a arrest warrant to arrest him. >> reporter: cbs news first reported thursday that actress paz de la huerta told police that weinstein raped her in new york city twice back in october and december of 2010. weinstein spokesperson has not responded to this latest allegation. today, i asked chief boyce about de la huerta's claims. what makes her story so creb? >> the ability to articulate each and every movement of the crime--

n w, let's go back to anthony mason in new york. anthony. >> mason: thanks, jeff.have breaking news. former pitching ace roy halladay was killed today in a plane crash off florida's coast. lan dahler is following this. >> reporter: roy halladay's single-engine aircraft went down around noon around the gulf coast near the town of holiday, florida. pasko county chris nocco says there was no may day call and the plane was found in about six feet of water. pl we know roy was a good person, a caring husband who loved his wife, randy. he loved his two boys tremendously. ly reporter: halladay was a relatively new but avid pilot, n ten posting pictures and video on social media of his icon a-5, a small amphibious sport plane. before retiring from baseball four years ago halladay was known as a dominant pitcher, the two-time cy young award winner threw a perfect game during the 2010 season-- >> he retires all 27! >> reporter: ...and a no-hitter in the postseason that same year. >> roy halladay! >> reporter: in his 16-year career with the toronto blue jays and philadelphia p

anthony? >> mason: jim axelrod, thanks. now to the sexual assault accusations against roy moore, the republican senate candidate in alabama. three weeks before the special election, accusers continue to speak out. dean reynolds is in birmingham. >> reporter: for days roy moore has avoided questions while his accusers are answering them. often in painful detail. >> he basically laid out some blankets on the floor of his living room and proceeded to... seduce me i guess you would say. >> reporter: leah corfman was 14 in 1979 when she says moore, then 32, sexually abused her in his apartment. >> he removed my clothing. he left the room and came back in wearing his white underwear, and he touched me over my clothing, what was left of it. and he tried to get me to touch him, as well. >> reporter: gina johnson was 28 in 1991 when she says moore, then 44, made a move in his law office. >> we got up to leave, and when we did, my mother went first and he grabbed he from behind. it was horrible. i felt uncomfortable. >> reporter: moo

anthony? >> mason: dr. jon lapook, thanks, jon.'s word tonight that donald trump, jr., corresponded with wikileaks during and after the 2016 presidential campaign. jeff pegues is following this breaking story. >> wikileaks. i love wikileaks! >> reporter: during the lyection, candidate trump frequently praised the controversial website wikileaks for releasing hacked e-mails and damaging information about hillary clinton and her campaign. now a new report confirmed by cbs news says the president's win, donald trump, jr., was in direct communication with wikileaks from september 2016 until july of this year. one source says the website initiated the contact through private messages on twitter. in the first message, wikileaks asked trump, jr., about a new anti-trump organization. trump, jr., responded: i don't know who that is, but i'll ask around. in another instance, wikileaks suggested to trump, jr., that his father push for website founder julian assange to become rae australian ambassador to the united states. and on election day

i'm anthony mason. north korea deified the united states today with another missile test, the first in 10 weeks, firing an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the u.s. capitol. the launch comes one week after president trump declared north korea a state sponsor of terrorism, and imposed new sanctions. the north called that a serious provocation. mr. trump was briefed on the launch while the missile was in the air. he said, "we will take care of it." he did not say how. david martin is at the pentagon. >> reporter: it was north korea's third test of an i.c.b.m. the other two took place this summer, and according to defense secretary mattis, it went further. >> it went higher, frankly, than any previous shot they've taken. it's a research-and-development effort on their part to continuing about ballistic missiles that could threaten everywhere in the world, basically. >> reporter: the missile was fired from a mobile launcher just north of the capital, pyongyang, and flew for more than 5

i'm anthony mason. the roy moore for senate campaign took on one of the women accusing him of sexual assault. aides raised doubts about handwriting evidence that appeared to show moore knew the woman when she was a teenager. and still more accusers are coming forward. dean reynolds is in birmingham, alabama. >> i've known judge moore for 24 years. when these allegations came out within the last week, it was incredibly, incredibly painful for him, for his wife, his mom, his daughter. >> reporter: aides to embattled republican senate candidate judge roy moore tried the cast doubts today on at least one of the women who have accused him of lecherous behavior when they were teenagers. an attorney phillip jauregui said the accuser, beverly young nelson, was not telling the truth about her contact with the judge and that her evidence, a signed yearbook greeting from the judge, may well be a forgery. >> release the yearbook so that we can determine, is it genuine or is it a fraud. >> reporter: late today a sta

anthony. >> mason: chip reid. thank you, chip.atives of victims of the texas church massacre filed a legal claim with the u.s. air force today. the holcombe family lost nine members, including an unborn child, in the november 5 foooting. epe air force admits it failed to report the gunman's criminal oistory to an f.b.i. database. that failure allowed him to purchase guns. larvey weinstein is now being accused of violating sex trafficking laws in a federal lawsuit. jericka duncan reports on the sttest accusations against the hollywood mogul. >> reporter: at a news conference in new york today, the 31-year-old actress and model kadian noble, explained how she met harvey weinstein at n party in london in 2014. after talking for a while, weinstein said he had a film wile in mind for her. >> he kept repeating, "it will be good for you. it will be good for you." >> reporter: that night, she says she exchanged information with his assistant. three months later, she ran into weinstein at the majestic hotel during the cannes film festival.

i'm anthony mason. the wave of sexual abuse allegations we've been reporting from hollywood to washington has now touched cbs news. late today cbs suspended correspondent charlie rose after the "washington post" reported that eight women associated with his pbs program are accusing him of sexual harassment. rose apologized in a statement to the "post." more now from jim axelrod. >> reporter: the eight women, according to the "washington post," were either employees of the "charlie rose" show from the late 1990s rose, suspended late today by cbs news, is 75. he co-hosts "cbs this morning" and has been a contributing correspondent for "60 minutes" for nearly a decade. >> the bureau is also expanding its presence overseas. >> reporter: the women who worked for the post worked for charlie rose inc., not cbs or pbs, where his interview air, or bloomberg, where it's taped and inbroadcast. the allegations in the "washington post" article include rose making unwanted sexual advances in the form of lewd phone ca

anthony? >> mason: jericka duncan, thanks. house republicans rolled out their tax overhaul plan today. they say it will cut taxes for middle-income earners. but democrats say, no, some will get a tax increase. esief congressional correspondent nancy cordes now en what is in the plan. >> it's what they promised, and it's a great product. >> reporter: g.o.p. lawmakers were jubilant today. >> it's extraordinary. >> reporter: extraordinary? >> extraordinary. >> reporter: after party leaders unveiled an ambitious set of tax cuts worth $1.5 trillion or ypre. >> the typical family of four $1ll save $1,182 a year on their taxes. >> reporter: the plan would slash the number of individual tax brackets from seven to four. the top rate would remain at to.6%, but it would only apply to households making $1 million or more. lde median household making $60,000 a year would see its rate drop from 15% to 12%. >> we are giving them a big, beautiful christmas present in the form of a tremendous tax cut. >> reporter: and

anthony. >> mason: julianna goldman, thanks. questions are being raised about the answers attorney general jeff sessions gave congress last month. he was testifying in the investigation of russian interference in the u.s. election and whether anyone in the trump campaign was involved. here's jeff pegues. >> i don't believe they occurred. >> reporter: sessions told the senate judiciary committee neither he nor anyone else connected with the trump campaign was in contact with russian operatives, but court papers unsealed this week, saying during this march 2016 campaign meeting that sessions attended, foreign policy adviser george papadopoulos offered to arrange a meeting between vladimir putin. papadopoulos has pleaded guilty to lying to the f.b.i. former adviser j.d. gordon was also at the campaign meeting, and he said sessions turned down papadopoulos' offer. >> senator session shut down that discussion because it was a bad idea. and he said, "i prefer if no one ever speaks about this again." >> reporter: a source familiar with

anthony? >> mason: michelle miller, thanks. president trump put himself right in the middle of the saipov case and may have made things more difficult for federal prosecutors. here's chief white house correspondent major garrett. >> reporter: two days after the new york terrorist attack, president trump made clear he is ready to sentence the suspect. "should move fast. death penalty," mr. trump wrote on twitter. "should get death penalty." this was the president yesterday. >> we need strong justice, much quicker and much stronger than we have right now. because what we have right now is a joke and it's a laughingstock. >> reporter: tweeting about the death penalty this early in the case could complicate matters for justice department prosecutors. >> does the president have any sentencing authority? >> no, he does not. >> reporter: john wood is a former u.s. attorney. >> it gives the defense attorneys an argument that the jury pool has been tainted and their client can't get a fair trial. the second way it can complicate things

>> mason: good evening, i'm anthony mason. president trump has decided it's tbort have an accused serial sexual predator in the senate than a democrat. the president said he prefers roy moore to an opponent in alabama's election three weeks from today. he went on to say this is "a very good time for women because of all the sexual misconduct allegations that have been coming out margaret brennan is at the white house. >> i can tell you one thing for sure-- we don't need a liberal person in there, a democrat. >> reporter: on his way to his mar-a-lago estate for thanksgiving, president trump voiced support for roy moore, who is facing multiple sexual misconduct allegations, including with teenaged girls when h >> well, he denies. he denies it. and by the way, he gives a total denial. and i do have to say 40 years is a long time. he has run eight races a

i'm anthony mason. in ten months as america's chief diplomat, rex tillerson has found no world leader a greater challenge than the president of the united states. relations between president trump and the senior member of his cabinet, the former c.e.o. of exxon-mobil, have been strained almost from the start. now cbs news has confirmed the white house has a plan to force tillerson out. here's white house and senior foreign affairs correspondent margaret brennan. >> he's here. rex is here. >> reporter: today president trump refused to answer questions about a white house plan to replace secretary of state rex tillerson after less than a year on the job. mr. trump has been publicly frustrated with his top diplomat. >> we disagree on a couple of things. sometimes i'd like him to be a little bit tougher. >> reporter: that comment came just three days after tillerson held an extraordinary news conference last month to shoot down reports that he had called the president a moron. >> there has never been a cons

." >> mason: good evening, i'm anthony mason. this time it's senator al franken, the minnesota democrat is the latest prominent american to be accused of sexual assault. it dates back more than a decade to when franken was a comedian, and there is photographic evidence. here's julianna goldman. >> reporter: this photograph was taken at the end of a two-week u.s.o. tour to visit troops in 2006. radio host leann tweeden says it shows al franken groping her while she was sleeping. >> i guess i always wondered if i had any talent. >> oh, you've got talent. >> reporter: it was before franken was a senator. tweeden says before the trip franken insisted rehearsing a skit he wrote that included a kiss. >> he grabs the become of my head and just sort of comes in and puts his lips right on mine and sticks his tongue in my mouth. >> reporter: in an initial statement, franken said, "i certainly don't remember the rehearsal for the skit in the same way, but i send my sincerest apologies." he added the photo was clearly intended to be funny bu

anthony? >> mason: dean reynolds in birmingham tonight. in washington, the major tax overhaul plan today, a victory for the president. chief congressional correspondent nancy cordes now on what's in it for you. >> reporter: house republicans cheered as their tax plan passed with votes to spare. >> we are in a generational-defining moment for our country. >> reporter: the tax cuts and jobs act of 2017 shrinks the number of brackets from seven to four, lowering rates and eliminating some deductions. the independent tax policy center estimates that americans who make between $50,000 and $ $0,000 a year would get an average tax cut next year of about $800. >> the taxes are going really well, thank you. >> reporter: president trump took a victory lap on capitol hill. he pushed for the bill's huge corporate rate cut, but democrats warned the g.o.p. will pay a political price for passing a plan that primarily benefits big business and the wealthy. >> r believe that their trickle-down tax break for the rich will pay for itself. never has happened.

i'm anthony mason. first hollywood, then politics. now there are new allegations involving abuse of some of america's top athletes. more than 130 women have accused the u.s. women's gymnastics team have accused former team doctor larry nassar of abusing them. and aly raisman, the two-time captain is coming forward. raisman won six medals in past two summer olympics, three gold. she says she spoke to the f.b.i. about nassar after the 2016 games in rio. nassar worked with the team for more than 20 years. he's now in jail and has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography, but not to charges of sexual assault. raisman shared her story with dr. jon lapook for "60 minutes." >> you don't want to let yourself believe-- i-- i am-- i am a victim of sexual abuse. rske it's really not an easy thing to let yourself believe that. >> reporter: you're saying you were sexually abused. e yes, absolutely. >> reporter: by the national team doctor. >> yes. >> reporter: while you were out there representing your country. >> yes. >> reporter: few athle

i'm anthony mason. the number of accusers is growing.oday another woman came forward to say roy moore, senate candidate in alabama, attacked her sexually decades ago when she was a teenager. but even before she gave a tearful account of the incident, senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said he had heard enough, that moore should drop out. manuel bojorquez is in birmingham. >> mr. moore attacked me when i was a child. >> reporter: beverly young nelson says when she was 16 years old, roy moore offered her a ride home from her job as a waitress, but once in his car, she says he sexily assaulted her. >> mr. moore reached over and began groping me, putting his hands on my breasts. instead of stopping, he began squeezing my neck, attempting to force my head on to his crotch. >> reporter: she says she struggled until he let her go. at today's press conference, nelson brought along her high school yearbook, which she says was signed by moore. the message calls her a sweet and beautiful girl. nelson is the fifth woman to accuse moore of purs

i'm anthony mason. thanks for watching.his article is a prime example of fake news. >> i have to say, i think the accusations have more credibility than the denial. i think it would be best if roy would just step aside. >> if it was actually true, he should have stepped aside a while ago. >> i believe the women, yes. >> keep watching the state of alabama. we've got our game on. we're going to send roy moore to the senate. >> he said i am the district attorney, and if you tell anyone about this, no one will ever believe you. ♪ [ music ] >>> good evening. this evening, social media reacting to news yet another

anthony? >> mason: bianna g pressure is growing on the longest-serving member of the house of representatives to step down in the face of sexual misconduct accusations. more on that now from julianna goldman. >> congressman conyers should resign. >> reporter: today the top democrat in the house of representatives called on john conyers to step down immediately. >> zero tolerance needs consequences for everyone, no matter how great the legacy. it's no license to harass or discriminate. >> reporter: conyers' attorney arnold reed shot back, saying the 88-year-old congressman is staying put. >> nancy pelosi did not elect the congressman, and she sure as hell won't be the one to tell the congressman to leave. >> reporter: pelosi and other democratic leaders spoke out after marion brown, the staffer with whom conyers settled a sexual harassment complaint in 2015, came forward for the first time. >> i'm here to say that i'm in the a liar. >> reporter: offering disturbing details. >> he pointed areas of his bo

i'm anthony mason. jeff glor is in lower manhattan. at least eight people were killed here in new york today, and more than a dozen injured in the deadliest act of terror in this city since 9/11. it happened just blocks from the world trade center. the weapon this time was a truck. at mid-day on this halloween, a truck driver ran down bikers and pedestrians on a cycling path. a new york city police officer shot the suspect, a 29-year-old man originally from uzbekistan who pledged allegiance to isis. he's in the hospital. jeff? >> glor: anthony, thank you very much. we're in lower manhattan at the corner of chambers and wested broadway, a shaken but very active manhattan scene this evening. as we conti look enter ow all this played out and police continue their investigation, we start with demarco morgan with what police heard and how they responded. >> be advised, we have multiple people on the ground, from chambers all the way up to houston, all the way from houston to chambers there are multiple people on the ground. >> we have multi

i'm anthony mason. president trump has tiptoed around republican senate candidate roy moore, but today, he dove tweet-first into the sexual assault case, attacking the democratic senator from minnesota on twitter. that had reporters asking whether sexual misconduct allegations against mr. trump should be investigated as well. his spokeswoman responded, "senator franken has admitted wrongdoing. the president hasn't. that's where we begin tonight with chief white house correspondent major garrett. >> mr. president, do you believe roy moore's accusers? >> reporter: president trump has repeatedly declined to answer questions about alabama senate candidate roy moore, but on twitter, he was full of outrage over allegations of sexual harassment by democratic senator al frke the al frankenstein picture is really b