attorney who oversaw jeffrey epstein's 2006 florida sexual abuse investigation showed poor judgment, no misconduct. epstein was accused of abusing and trafficking dozens of under age girls. alex accosta who later became president trump's labor secretary was the top federal prosecutor handling the case. accosta came under fire after it became known that his office struck a secret deal with epstein allowing him to plead guilty to a single charge of soliciting a minor for prostitution. >>> "the washington post" says the federal appeals court upheld a ruling that harvard university's admission process does not discriminate against asian american applicants. the court rejected claims from an affirmative action group that accuses harvard of imposing a racial penalty on asian americans. the school has acknowledged that it sometimes gives qualified under represented applicants, including african americans and latinos, help with their chances of gaining admission. >>> and our cbs station in sacramento, kovr, reports a blast from the music past is coming back. tower records, which declared bank

. >>> the one-time girlfriend of disgraced financier jeffrey epstein has been placed in quarantine at a new york city jail. ghislaine maxwell was put in isolation last wednesday after a staff member tested positive for covid-19. prosecutors said she tested negative and will be retested at the end of her two-week quarantine. maxwell is awaiting trial in july on charges she recruited teenage girls for jeffrey epstein to abuse. >>> the u.s. government plans to execute the first female inmate in six years. she was slated to be executed next month but it was delayed after her attorneys tested positive for coronavirus. she was convicted of murdering a pregnant woman in missouri in 2004. the u.s. government has executed eight people since july. >>> coming up on the "cbs morning news," an all black officiating crew makes history in the nfl last night. and baby name. the name that got the most votes at the national zoo. this is the "cbs morning news." starting wed 11/25 shop online only and score deals like a $299 "cbs morning zoo. n. e. w. s. " ♪ merry christmas! ♪ ghirardelli peppermint bark

this news today: the justice department says the prosecutor who handled a 2008 case against jeffrey epsteinwed poor judgment but did not engage in professional misconduct. alex acosta, who later became president trump's labor secretary, was under fire for the generous plea deal that he entered into with epstein, who was accused of abusing dozens of teenaged girls. well, today, a lawyer for epstein's victims called the d.o.j. report a "cover-up." the thanksgiving day parade in new york city will look a lot different when it airs two weeks from today because of covid, the balloons and floats won't make the long trek through the city, lut will go just one block for the tv cameras and without a live audience. there will also be pretaped performances from those broadway shows and performers. all right, coming up next, we'll visit the new museum that tells the story of american soldiers from the revolutionary war to iraq and afghanistan. lung cancer... all cell ...made me think of all the things that i wanted to teach my kids. my doctor said i could start on keytruda... ...so i did. with each sca

jeffrey epstein, the pedophile, who rudd says he's never met. the also on hand one of its newspaper editors, paul kelly, available for a televised encounter with former pm malcolm turnbull. it turned into a confrontation. how offensive, how biased, how destructive, does it have to be paul, before you will say, one of our greatest broad isn't journalists? it's an awful, i'm out of an. i mean, how long would you have wasn't there? i'm not here, but when i asked him ahead, i'm sorry. tell me, i decide how do we should do in terms of mark her remark, who clearly is one of the leading political journalists in australia and has been since a night in sydney is essentially what you're doing is you're turns for your own political fired, yours and you wishing to blind company for them and he's become a sort of intelligence for the murdoch prius, which is a shame, really because he had a very distinguished humans to the rear, but it was quite breathtaking television and it was largely on it. and that's our trying to be a propagandist for one saw it. but if

jeffrey epstein, the pedophile, who rudd says he's never met the company also named one of its newspaper editors, paul kelly, available for a televised encounter with former pm malcolm turnbull. it turned into a confrontation. how offensive, how biased, how destructive? does it have to be poll before you will say, one of our greatest broad isn't journalist? it's an awful amount of and i mean, how long would you have, hey, i'm not here, but when i asked the head, tell me, i decided how to make sure there were in terms of mark kelly is one of the meeting political journalists in australia has been these essentially what you're doing is you're transferring your own political 5 years and you wish into blind act company for these become a sort of college just for the militant groups, which is a shame because he had a very distinguished career, but it was quite breathtaking television and it was lucky and that's are trying to be a propagandist for one side. but if one is a critic or skeptic about some of these issues, that's not our current. and the thing not surprising was that he was present

jeffrey epstein, the pedophile, who rudd says he's never met the company also named one of its newspaper editors, paul kelly, available for a televised encounter with former pm malcolm turnbull. it turned into a confrontation. how offensive, how biased, how destructive? does it have to be paul, before you will say, one of our greatest pride isn't journalists, it's an awful amount of, and i mean, how long would you have her? i know you've written, i asked ahead. i'm sorry. tell me how to decide. how do i should do in terms of mark her remark? who clearly is one of the needing political journalists in australia and has been since i'm not in sydney, is essentially what you're doing is you're transferring your own political fired yours. and you wishing to blind company for them, and he's become a sort of intelligence for the murdoch press, which is a shame because he had a very distinguished human to career, but it was quite breathtaking television and it was largely on it. and that's are trying to be a propagandist for one saw it. but if one is a critic or skeptic about somebody has issues,

arthel: well, eric, fox news is learning that the fbi wanted to arrest the late sex offend or e jeffrey epsteink in 2007. also a report from the justice department details how the late financier secured a secret plea deal and spent just 13 months in a florida jail. the lead prosecutor in the case was aiming to get epstein behind bars for more than 17 years for his alleged sex crimes. former u.s. attorney alex acosta offered epstein a no-plea deal instead. while they rule -- acosta says this, quote, fully debunks claims that he cut epstein a sweetheart deal. eric? eric: well, it's history in the making, arthel, as it's almost time for liftoff in southern florida where a u.s. rocket will head into orbit for just the second time since we've relaunched our space program. we're live at the kennedy space center, cape canaveral, florida, with the very latest as we anticipate liftoff. ♪ i'm erin. -and i'm margo. we've always done things our own way. charted our own paths. i wasn't going to just back down from moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. psoriatic arthritis wasn't going to change who i am.

sarah ferguson, the recent deeply troubling accusations about prince andrew and jeffrey epstein. touching the grossly public and endlessly disgusting marriage, divorce, and death of princess diana of wales. >> yeah. but you know it's weird, right, that meghan and harry left like, what you thought rolling with those dorks in church clothes was going to be fun? had you been told it was nonstop laughs because you're thinking of the munster's, you silly goose >> seth: you're yelling at who here >> her meghan markle. >> seth: okay. >> yeah. just the fact that she wanted to leave the royal family because they were like, "be proper and sit so." there has never been a point in my life where i did not know that the queen of england was strict and not fun at all. so, don't marry into the family with the most jive-ass boring people ever and then be like, "oh, should we play never have i ever?" >> seth: well, i mean, there is a difference between one's expectations about a life and the reality of living that life. >> yeah. >> seth: she may have factored in what you were saying, but then real

. >> jon: sex offender jeffrey epstein's pal is woken up every 15 minutes in jail to make sure she hasn'ton charges of recruiting underage victims for epstein. epstein committed suicide in jail last year. >> sandra: restaurants owners just lost their case in los angeles. we're live in santa monica. how are things there? >> it's a bittersweet day here throughout l.a. county as restaurants open their doors for what is going to be likely the last day of outdoor dining for at least three weeks. many of these restaurants have dumped a lot of money into outdoor setups and feel like all this investment is being taken away from them and also this ban is coming into effect the day before thanksgiving and servers say it really doesn't give them a lot to be thankful for considering they realize many of them might lose their jobs. >> this is going to affect me and my family for sure 100%. i'm basically the bread winner of my family working here. it will be a very big, drastic change. we're not employed anymore. >> there was a push to undo the ban. a lawsuit was filed by the california restaurant asso

it will be another keith ranieri or honestly like another jeffrey epstein that, you know, once he's gonet's my hope and my perception of what's going to happen. >> all right. writer for "the los angeles times" opinion section, virginia, come back on the show. nbc news can report that president-elect joe biden is expected to nominate jake sullivan and linda thomas greenfield as a u.n. ambassador. biden is expected to name tony blinken as his secretary of state. claire, kind of exciting. we're getting these names lined up. you know the world expects a transition even given this clown show we're seeing from the trump campaign. it is sort of exciting to see the names beginning to pile up. >> it is exciting. all of us are a little worried about how mitch mcconnell will handle this. keep in mind, the confirmations only happen if mitch mcconnell puts them on the floor and will he go that far? will he try with some nominees to deny them a confirmation by doing what i call a merrick garland on them, refusing to even allow their names to be voted on by senators for final confirmation. i don't know

there >> when we come back, we're getting more ballots counting in georgia and in the last hour, jeffrey epstein taking a slight lead there the race still too close to call we'll talk about the latest headlines with walter isaacson, everything we just heard from ian, what is happening with the election, what might happen with stimulus and how you mix it all together i feel like we're forgetting something. let me check. xfinity home gives you peace of mind from anywhere with professionally monitored home security built around you. no, i think we're good. good. so when you're away, you don't have to worry. the tent. we forgot... the tent. except about that. xfinity home. simple. easy. awesome. hey look, i found the tent! get xfinity home with no term contract required. click or call today. >>> welcome back we continue to watch the 2020 election results come into the nbc decision desk. and in the last hour, joe biden taking a slight lead in georgia, but the race still too close to call here is a list of the states that are still to be decided, including pennsylvania that is where we find frank holl

will: turning now to your headlines a justice report reveals the fbi you wanted to arrest jeffrey epstein florida prosecutor alex acosta showed poor judgement but did not engage misconduct when he offered epstein a plea deal in 2008. acting defense secretary chris miller telling the troops it's time to come home. in his first message to service members, miller stressed the war on terror is not over but wrote this is the critical phase in which we transition our efforts from a leadership to supporting role, joey jones says this is a welcome change. this is a defense secretaries that's actually a warrior from our war. and if anybody should know he would know. the military's leadership is in dire need of reform and it sounds like this defense secretary is at least the first step in that and i love it. >> did not announce any troop movements or withdrawals. and a couple is married for 70 years and finally reunited after being separated by the pandemic. there you have a nursing home in the u.k. settings up a special reunion for the adorable couple. kenneth hadn't seen his wife betty for about