but the first campaign where i met gwen ifill was the 1988 jesse jackson campaign. rick was on that one, too. and even then, you know, a 30-year-old gwen had the same self-ashaurns, the same presence that -- the same self-assurance, the same presence you recognize today. she was an old soul in a 30-year-old body. she could always find something to laugh about in any situation, not to laugh at, but to laugh about. >> and sometimes it was sardonic. often it was. sometimes it was at your expense. and that was all right. >> people may not appreciate sort of how, you know, how weird some of our lives are out on the campaign trail. there's an absurdty along with the seriousness of the story we're covering. and gwen appreciated both sides of that. so she could laugh in these incredible situations where you're, you know, eating chicken five times a day on the campaign or stressed out over, you know, a particular moment on a program or something like that. she always found something funny as well as the seriousness. >> i think that helped her as she made transitions, also. sh

im judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> woodruff: on this, the first night of the new pbs newshour, we have a lot of news for you. >> ifill: we also have a new look, but judy and i will be bringing you the news and analysis you have come to trust. >> woodruff: and it was that trust, her dedication that was her stock in trade. she was the gold standard in our business; known for a fierce allegiance and loyalty to her family, friends, and colleagues, but also to the facts. her range was limitless. here are some highlights. >> how do we as a nation help with race conflict and our inability to see each other. let me turn this on its head because when we talk about race in this country we always. talk about african-americans people of color. we will talk about white people. why don't you mention donald trump by name? >> you know, he seems to do a good job mentioning his own name. i think i'll let him do his advertising. suzana flores the owner is a

. >> gwen ifill died at the age of 61 after a short and private battle with cancer. abc's dan harris has more. >> good evening, and welcome to elkhart, indiana, as we sit down with president obama. >> reporter: from humble beginnings of a minister daughter to an anchor on the evening news, gwen ifill an engineer, born in new york city in 1955, and while in college, she interned at the "boston herald," an experience described on the pbs serious "makers." >> i was the lonely only because there were no other black women in the situation at the time. that did not stop me. there were thing >> reporter: those things led her into television. >> mr. president, 90 seconds to respond. >> reporter: in 2004, the first african-american woman to moderate a vice presidential debate, a role filled again in 2008. >> i start with you, governor palin. >> reporter: after her death from cancer, tributes pouring in on social media, and president obama offering his condolences during his press conference. she cause kept faith with the fundamental responsibilities of her profession, asking

gwen ifill would normally be greeting you on friday. it was her favorite day of the week because "washington week" was her sand box. it was the place she invited reporters like those here tonight to empty their notebooks and give viewers smart analysis of the important stories of the week. gwen was tough, and she was funny. i know, because she was one of my closest friends for three decades. she enjoyed tremendous success, but her faith, her family, her friends were always a priority. and tonight we celebrate gwen's life and her legacy.

computer because i literally wanted to look at her and aspire to be her and that was my daily vision, gwen ifilld her career and her success. i later told her about this. >> and what did she say? >> she said, dear, that's really sweet, but it's also a little creepy. and that is who gwen was. she was very funny, very warm and smart, but she also had this sort of biting sense of humor that we all were sometimes on the other end of. >> yeah. dana, you know, sometimes if you believe that timing is a coincidence, sometimes you lose people at a time for a reason. leonard cohen, gwen ifill, very different people, very different areas of professional expertise, but also standards. >> yeah. >> in their own way. what is the reminder? for those of us in the business and those who watch that we lost gwen ifill? >> it's so well put, chris. the highest of standards. to the point where -- and also just an intuition. a journal lis stick intuition that i was always marvelling at. she would do things like i would see her and she would say something about a live shot that i did and note something that nobody else

. >> michelle and i want to offer our deepest condolences to gwen ifill's family. nd free press that makes our democracy work. >> gwen was a dear friend, a former nbc colleague. pardon me. she was, gwen would want me to get this together. she had so many awards in her office you could barely see out the window. >> she was a mentor to me and spoke at my college graduation. what i got from her was someone who was never too busy to talk to me about my stories, about how i had done on "meet the press." >> i always appreciated gwen's reporting even when i was on the receiving end of a tough interview. >> i'll say this to anybody listening, god alone knows how long we have on this earth, but you sure as heck better maximize the time you are here. she was here for 61 years. we would have loved that she would be here 62. do as much as you can for as long as you can. >> she was a role model for young girls and for whom she blazed a trail as one half of the first all-female anchor team on network news. the so gwen did her country a great service. and we remember her fondly to

i'm judy woodruff. >> and i'm gwen ifill. >> reporter: gwen ifill was part of the first female anchor team on the evening news on pbs. she started with judy woodruff three years ago. and it was just this year, they born in new york city in 1955, gwen was a minister's daughter. she studied communications at simmons college and interned at "the boston herald american." she was the only african-american woman there. and she talked about it on the pbs series, "makers." >> i called myself the lonely only, because there were no other black women, really, in that situation at that time. but that didn't stop me. i knew there were things to do. >> reporter: in 2004, ifill became the first african-american woman to moderate a vice presidential iraq. >> reporter: four years later, gwen ifill would return again. >> if you want to break through, if you want to have attention paid, if you want to accomplish your goals and your dreams, you've got to be willing to work hard. what's the point otherwise? people said a lot to me about o their daughters. that's the thing that really struck me the most. i

gwen ifill, former nbc news correspondent has died after a long battle with cancer. she was 61-years-old. president obama hailed her as an extraordinary journalist and for more on the life and legacy of go benefit ifill, here's nbc's pete williams. >> good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> reporter: gwen ifill was one of the successful black anchors and pod rater washington's "network week." the daughter of a myth disminister, she started as a newspaper reporter in boston, she faced racism on the job. she moved onto the washington post and the "new york times" before become a television correspondent joining nbc news in 1994, covering congress and politics. >> involving the president, the first lady and their political supporters. >> reporter: then came the stwich to pbs in 1999. "washington week" with gwen ifill. >> as we welcome governor palin and vice president biden. >> reporter: she moderated the vice presidential debates in 2004 and 2008. president obama she wrote about in her 2009 book praised her. >> she was an especially powerful role model for young women and gir

"good evening i'm gwen ifill." ill had been battling endometrial cancer, but kept the diagnosis private while covering this year's presidential election. being a pioneer for women and african americans in journalism was difficult. during her college internship at the boston herald in the '70's, ifill told the washington post, "they didn't know what a college-educated black woman was and they didn't know how to treat me." ifill's career spanned the washington post, the new york times and nbc news. she became moderator of 'pbs's "washington week in review" in 1999, the first african american woman to host a political talk show. she took leaves of absence this year, returning at one point for another interview with the president. richard roth, c-n-n new york. >> britteny: bottom line is dense fog the start we still see dense fog even at noon read along the coast and it and solve a little more. and so close to 10:00 and morning all receive about a 10th of an inch of showers tomorrows in system that lamont is scattered s

part both times is when queen latifah played me on "saturday night live." >> good evening, i'm gwen ifiller: ifill had been battling endometrial cancer. being a pioneer for women and african-americans in journalism was difficult. during her college internship at the "boston herald" in the '70s ifill told the "washington post" they didn't know what a college-educated black woman was and didn't know how to treat me. ifill's career spanned the "washington post," "the new york times" and nbc news. she became moderator of pbs' "washington week in review" in 1999, the first african-american woman to host a political talk show. >> good evening. >> reporter: she took leaves of absence this year, returning at one point for another interview with the president. gwen ifill spent her last days and hours in a hospice in washington surrounded by family and friends. she was set to receive the prestigious john chancellor award at columbia university in 48 hours. erin? >> all right. richard roth, thank you very much. >>> "outfront" next on a much lighter note, what joe biden is really thinking. the waters

millions of americans take to help prevent strokes and heart paying tribute tonight to journalist gwen ifill. >>> good >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on a monday night. and we begin tonight with president-elect donald trump's team, now being formed, also coming into focus tonight, his plans on immigration, his proposed wall, and on the supreme court, roe versus wade. also tonight, we are hearing from president obama for the first time, about that meeting at the white minutes together. he is asked, were there any surprises? and we start tonight with mr. trump's first choices, and they do not come without controversy. abc's tom llamas, on the new trump team. >> reporter: tonight inside trump tower, one of the president-elect's top advisers now becoming the story. stephen bannon, former chairman of right-wing breitbart news, now named chief strategist and senior counselor to the new president. bannon upfront about his loathing for the political establishment. media, don't believe the establishment, do not believe the perma political class. we are on the right side of

((christianne klein)) transition to trump >> pelley: gwen ifill, a friend >> pelley: gwen ifill, a friend and colleague of many of us in journalism, died today. the cause was cancer. she was 61. michelle miller has her story. >> a huge week in politics. >> reporter: gwen ifill was a trailblazer. on the pbs "newshour," she was part of first female anchor pair in broadcast news, and a fixture gwen ifill was trusted three times to moderate an election- year debate including in 2008 between governor sarah palin and joe biden. >> how would you work as vice president to shrink this gap of polarization. >> reporter: and also a primary debate this year between hillary clinton and bernie sanders. ifill was born in new york city to caribbean immigrants in 1955, a child of the civil rights movement, she was destined to cover it. i wanted to be a journalist because i liked to write. i liked asking questions. i imagined that people would answer them. sometimes it's true and sometimes it's not, as it turns out. >> reporter: ifill graduated from simmons college in boston covering desegregation before mo

gwen ifill will be remembered as a light of journalism. a trailblazer in the profession. for multiple generations of reporters. first in print and on television. ifill broke be racial and gender barriers. she was a moderator of two presidential debates and most recently a co-anchor of "pbs news hour." judy woodruff paid tribute. >> a super nova. so it is no surprise that messages of condolence have flooded in across the journalism spectrum. >> reporter: unknown to most viewers, ifill received a cancer diagnosis one year ago. she took one brief leave of absence from the news hour, but got right back to work in may interviewing president obama in june. covering the conventions in the summer and continuing to cover the wild presidential election almost all the way up until election day. in her final days, she was in hospice care surrounded by friends and family. that's where she passed on monday. her family says there will be a memorial service in the future. for now, journalists and viewers across the country mourning the death of one of the best known journalists. a loss f

to be soft when required, and more importantly always to be yourself, which gwen always was. >> gwen ifilllass act. everybody who spent any time with her both professionally and outside the studio was aware of the fact that she was a consummate professional. >> gwen taught me to keep digging, that even when i thought all the questions had been answered in a story that there were always more questions to ask. to always ask, so what, how does the story affect people across the country and why should they care. >> always remember the importance of words, the right words at the right time. >> we shared a journalist passion for explaining to our audience how the world works, but with honesty and care, not cynicism. the most precious of all was her wise counsel, reminding me in tough times to remind on family and friends and say they were the greatest source of gwen's gusto and joy. >> gwen taught me in the for than 30 years we knew each other the value and the power of friendship. >> what did i learn from gwen? she reinforced in me the difference a smile could make in someone's day. >> kindness

. >>> tonight, remembering gwen ifill, a journalist who reached the height of her profession. touching words from president obama. >>> first here the "nightline 5." >> mom's got this cold. #stuffy nose, #nosleep, #mouthbreather. >> put on a breathe right strip. it opens your nose up to 38% more than cold medicine alone. shut your mouth and say good night, mouth breathers. breathe right. >>> the new recipe of beneful is excellent. the first ingredient is chicken. >> this chicken is spectacular. >> he turns into a puppy again, you love it, you love it so much. >> beneful with chicken as the number one ingredient. >> number one coming up in 60 seconds. >>> good evening. we start with the will wind developments in the formation of the trump administration. tonight, the president-elect is facing a backlash over a newly appointed senior adviser accused of spreading hate. there is also a phone call with putin today. then the current president lifting the curtain on a private meeting between him and his successor. here's abc's david wright. >> thank you. >> reporter: in an election ye

dickerson: the nation lost a great journalist when pbs "newshour" co-anchor and "washington week" host gwen ifillassed away this week. here at "face the nation" we lost a dear friend. >> this is not a debate about ideology. >> dickerson: over the years gwen brought her insight, her love of reporting and her ability to puncture to the roundtable. >> it must make her crazy to have david axelrod as her defender. >> dickerson: she also joined in questioning from time to time. >> last i checked, they have not swayed in their decision to have this kind of enquiry. what is the point in continuing to discuss this? >> i think there's a big point. >> dickerson: quakers say let your light shine, and gwen's inner light beamed with her smile. the tributes to her used so many words to describe that smile, the the sauce was empty. he chose joy, her friend said at her funeral yesterday, it was a conscious project. she sent notes to see how you were doing, checked in on journalists she had mentored, and devoted herself to her church, her family and her friends. gwen ifill wore grace like a garment and you felt it

i'm gwen ifill. >> reporter: gwen ifill was one of the most successful african-american women in journalism18 or correspond of the pbs "news hour." >> their greater eventualer in will was on things like a tax return -- >> reporter: daughter of a minister, she started as a newspaper reporter in boston where she faced racism on the job. she moved on to the baltimore evening sun, was it post, and "new york times" before becoming a television correspondent joining nbc news in 1994, covering congress and politics. >> -- involving the president, the first lady, and their political supporters. >> reporter: then came the switch to pbs in 1999. >> "washington week". >> reporter: for what became "washington week with gwen ifill." >> we welcome governor palin and senator biden. >> reporter: widely respected for her reporting she mod dated the vice presidential debates in 2004 and 2008. president obama, one of the rising black figures she wrote about in her best-selling 2009 book, praised her. >> she was an especially powerful role model for young women and girls who admired her integrity, her tenacity

i'm gwen ifill. >> she was one of the most successful african-american women in journalism. co-anchor of the pbs news hour and moderator of washington week. >> their greater vulnerability was on things like the tax return. >> she started as a newspaper reporter in boston where she faced racism on the job. she moved on to the baltimore evening sun, the "washington post," and "new york times" before becoming a television correspondent, joining nbc news in 1994 to cover congress and politics. >> involving the president, the supporters. >> then came the switch to pbs in 1999. >> washington week. >> for what became washington week with gwen ifill. >> as we welcome governor palin and senator biden. >> widely respected for her reporting, she moderated the vice presidential debates in 2004 and 2008. president obama, one of the rising black figures she wrote about in her west selling 2009 book, praised her. >> she was an especially women and girls. >> her clear-eyed reporting brought dozens of awards, but she was proudest of the women and minorities she inspired. pete williams, nbc n

gwen ifill wore grace like a the effect was visible to others. a colleague wrote me this week, "you always looked happy and inspired on her show. when you were around gwen, you couldn't help it." oh, look... ...another anti-wrinkle cream in no hurry to make anything happen. neutrogena? rapid wrinkle repair works... ula available. it's clinically proven to work on fine lines and... ...even deep wrinkles. "one week? that definitely works!" rapid wrinkle repair. and for dark spots, rapid tone repair. neutrogena?. "see what's possible." >> dickerson: some of our cbs stations are leaving us now, but for most of you we'll be right back with a lot more "face the candidates to head the democratic party. >> champions of the world denver broncos. >> it is caught for the win! >> danny willett has won the masters. >> jason day, major champion. >> derrick henry will win it. james: week 11 in the nfl. tony: and there's antonio brown, one of the best in the business, taking on the winless browns today. bill: matthew stafford, all four wins have been fourth quart

gwen ifill. >> how as vice president would you work to shrink the polarization which has sprung up this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: today president obama shared a piece of advice that he gave the president-elect: campaigning is different from governing. and mr. obama added, "i think he recognizes that." that was apparent in mr. trump's first post-election interview with lesley stahl for "60 minutes" as he began to roll back some of the promises that got him elected. >> she is as crooked as they come. >> reporter: on the strumpf, candidate trump was crystal clear. >> if i win, i am going to instruct my attorney general to get a special prosecutor to look into your situation. >> reporter: but on "60 minutes," president-elect trump backed off his threat when lesley stahl asked about a special prosecutor. >> she did some bad things. i mean, she did some bad things. >> but a special prosecutor? they're good people. real change begins with immediately repealing and replacing obamacare. it's a disaster. >> reporter: his stance on obamacare also seemed to soften. >>

i mean, it's gwen ifill. >> can i say one thing? f the first girls on the bus in the generation. you know, we were girls on the bus together. and when it was largely male. we had fun making fun of the guys on the bus. for the next 20 years it never stopped. that's the way she was. >> for me, the biggest deal for me in terms of my life was being on washington week. i felt like i had made it. once i was on "washington week," and this was years into my career. i had been on other television outlets but to be at that table with the gwen ifill, someone i had looked up to and to have her acknowledge me and give me a place at that table, that was something for me. >> tell me more stories. nia, tell me more stories. >> gloria, do you want to go? >> well, you know, so gwen and i started out at the girls on "washington week" because, you know, there were a lot of these agust male reporters, rick smith of "the new york times" and haynes johnson of "the washington post" and paul duke was the moderator. and it was just at a time when they were so

gwen ifill. dies and leaves behind a long-lasting mark. coming up next. oveigha l ofeop loingp tseeomei- >>> overnight a lot of people were looking up to see something that hasn't happened in decades. the extra super moon. a look at the stunning sight over san francisco bay. >> they all came out on the embarcadero. lots of luster. super moons happen once a year. the earth travels closer to the moon than unusual. in this case nasa came up with the term of an extra super moon because it appears 30% brighter than normal because it's closer than it normally is. this is as close as the moon has been since 1948. >> this is sort of my hobby, to be out there and catch extraordinary events like this that are so rare. >> it's exciting. yeah. and it's glowing bright. i have never seen it glow like that. >> if you want to see the next extra super moon, you'll have to wait until the year 2034. >>> we've posted some of the spectacular images of the moon from our website, the statue of liberty. you'll see d.c. in a second. the capitol building. you can go on nbcbayarea.

"i'm gwen ifill of the news hour and washington week on pbs " gwen ifill had been battling endometrial cancer while covering this year's presidential election. ifill served as the co-hosted for p- b-s newshour since 20-13. the executive producer of the show calls ifill a quote "standard bearer for courage, fairness and integrity in an industry going through seismic change." gwen ifill was 61- years-old. henderson police are still hoping to solve a 30-year- old murder mystery in 19-80, the body of a teenager was found along the side of the road... and to this day investigators still havent figured out who she is. we do want to warn you some details about this murder are graphic. here's cyndi lundeberg's exclusive investigation, jane arroyo <

as we remember trail blazing journalist gwen ifill anchor of the new hour and washington week on pbs necessary correspondent has died after a long battle with cancer. she was 61 years old. president obama hailed her as an extraordinary journalist and for more on the life and legacy of gwen ifill here is nbc's pete williams. >> good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> reporter: she was one of the most successful african-american women in journalist, co-anchor of the pbs news hour and moderator of the network's washington week. >> their greater vulnerability was on things like the tax returns. >> reporter: she started as a newspaper reporter in boston where she faced racism on the job, she moved on to the baltimore evening sun, "washington post" and "new york times" before becoming a television correspondent joining nbc news in 1994 to cover congress and politics. >> involving the president, the first lady and their political supporters. >> reporter: then came the switch to pbs in 1999. >> washington week. >> reporter: for what became washington week with gwen ifill. >> as we welcome governor

we'll talk about gwen ifill's life tonight throughout the program. >> gwen a friend of ours, she was an extraordinary journalist. she always kept faith with the fundamental responsibilities of her profession, asking tough questions, holding people in power accountable, and defending a strong and free press that makes

but first, a fond look at gwen ifill who we will truly miss.hy a pro football team chose us to deliver fiber-enabled broadband to more than 65,000 fans. and why a leading car brand counts on us to keep their dealer network streamlined and nimble. businesses count on communication, and communication counts on centurylink. [burke] hot dog. seen it. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ . >>> we're all saddened to learn this morning of the passing of gwen ifill. >> michelle and i want to offer our deepest condolences to ga went i fifill's family. defending a strong and free press that makes our democracy work. >> gwen was a dear friend, a former nbc kcolleague. pardon me. she was, gwen would want the me get this together. she had so many awards in her office you could barely see out the window. the. >> she was a mentor to me and spoke at my college graduation. what i got from her was someone who was never too busy to talk to me about my stories, about how i had done on "meet the p

gwen ifill wore g garment and you felt it. the effect was visible to others. a colleague wrote me this week, "you always looked happy and inspired on her show. when you were around gwen, you couldn't help it." oh, look... ...another anti-wrinkle cream in no hurry to make anything happen. with the... fastest retinol formula available. it's clinically proven to work on fine lines and... ...even deep wrinkles. "one week? that definitely works!" rapid wrinkle repair. and for dark spots, rapid tone repair. neutrogena?. "see what's possible." >> dickerson: some of our cbs stations are leaving us now, but for most of you we'll be right back with a lot mor"f nation," include act interview with one of the leading candidates to head the democratic party. sharyl: 60,000 employees secure more than 100,000 miles of borders and coastline. but to criminal drug cartels, all that security looks a lot like opportunity. what kind of money can the illegal activity bring in for a corrupt agent? >> they could, in theory, make more in an evening than they, in their annual salary. sco

gwen ifill was 61 years old. jonathan: take a quick look. some are dealing with the rain. chief meteorologist doug hill is tracking all of it for us. doug: to the east. and you can see the area of not to make up the rainfall deficit but it is a start. the d.c. metro is not part of the action. we will see the areas of the rain slowly drift and we will see areas of rain and lingering overnight through the early morning hours but after that, it will clear out through the day. the outlook overnight is for a cloudy sky. light rain. look at temperatures. 45 degrees for the average tomorrow morning with a chance of the the morning shower and back to sunshine in the afternoon. that is the latest. back to you. still ahead -- >> almost $13,000. maureen: the phone app that cost a local family thousands of dollars. what it took to get that money back. and how you can avoid becoming a victim. jonathan: plus, the new changes that just took effect at the arlington national tem sar that will e -- national cemetery that will affect anyone going to visit. maureen: a driver indicted and what

gwen ifill, anchor of the news hour and a former nbc news correspondent has died after a long battle with cancer. she was just 61 years old, and many around here have lost a good friend and a treasured colleague. while the world of journalism has lost a trail blazer. we get more on her life and legacy from nbc's pete williams. ? ? >> good even i gwen ifill. >> reporter: one of the most successful african american women in journalism, co-anchor of the pbs news hour and moderator of the network's washington week. >> their greater vulnerability was on things like the tax return. >> reporter: the daughter of a methodist minister, she started as a paper reporter in boston where she faced racism on the job. she moved on to the washington post and "the new york times" before becoming a television correspondent, joining nbc news in 1994 to >> involving the president, the first lady, and their political supporters. >> reporter: then came the switch to pbs in 1999. >> washington week. >> reporter: for what became washington week with gwen ifill. >> as we welcome governor palin and senator bide

we get more on her life and legacy from pete williams. >> good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> reporter: one of african american women in journalism, co-anchor of the pbs news hour and moderator of the network's washington week. >> the greater vulnerability was on things like the tax return. >> reporter: the daughter of a methodist minister, she started as a newspaper reporter in boston where she faced racism on the job. she moved on to the baltimore evening sun, the washington post and the new york times before becoming a television correspondent, joining nbc lady, and their political supporters. >> reporter: then came the switch to pbs in 1999. >> washington week. >> reporter: for what became washington week with gwen ifill. >> as we welcome governor palin and senator biden. >> reporter: widely respected for her reporting, she moderated the vice presidential debates in 2004 and 2008. president obama, one of the rising black figures she wrote about in her best-selling 2009 book praised her today. >> she was an especially powerful role model for young women and girls who admired her tena