. >>> former japanese prime minister nakasone died this morning. he was a staunch nationalist who also sought alliances to help strengthen japan's economy in the 1980s. he was known for his friendship with american president ronald reagan. and he often said it was the devastation of world war ii that propelled him into public life. nakasone was 101 years old. >>> coming up on the "morning news," a fire at a wildlife park in ohio kills nearly a dozen animals. >>> and parade follies. at they'thanksgiving day h drama pa. is is the morning news." drama at the macy's thanksgiving day parade. this is the "cbs morning news." a soriatrthritis, tthings n be a b deal. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats differently. for psoriasis, 75% clearer skin is achievable, with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques. for psoriatic arthritis, otezla is proven to reduce joint swelling, tenderness, and pain. and the otezla prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. don't use if

101 serving from 1902 to 1987 he presided over the country at the pinnacle of its economic power nakasone is credited with strengthening japan's ties with the u.s. . while pressure on maltese government is increasing over the slow investigation into the murder of journalist. believe. the prime minister held an emergency cabinet meeting last night that went on for about 7 hours angry protesters gathering outside his office at that time over what they say is a government cover up. earlier this week his former chief of staff he's trembly was arrested by police over alleged links to this case and was later released without charge among the protestors last night was the son of dr. who is himself an investigative journalist and we're here because even though there is rock solid evidence that the prime minister she forced off is probably the biggest criminals of this country has ever seen the police have just let him go so we've been brutus thing for 3 years because there's ample evidence in the public domain that the prime the search chief of staff is completely kora yesterday we found alt dot

cyber commander general nakasone released a statement that said the following. all of them, quote, our adversaries want to undermine our democratic institutions, influence public sentiment and affect government policies. russia, china, iran and other foreign malicious actors all will seek to interfere in the voting process and influence voter perceptions. that's not my words. that's the leaders of this administration, including the secretaries of defense, state, and the head of the n.s.a. we know that putin interfered in 2016 elections. we know he's trying to do it again. that's clear. we need to send an unmistakable message to president putin and other foreign actors -- china, iran -- that we will not tolerate any interference in our elections. but unfortunately, leader mcconnell seems to have missed that memo. how he could ignore a statement by the leaders of the administration he supports is beyond me. the republican leader has repeatedly down played the threat to our democracy from foreign actors like president putin. he's repeatedly blocked commonsense bipa

director general paul nakasone, and others. cisa director christopher krebs. here's what they said two weeks ago. our adversaries want to undermine our democratic institutions, influence public sentiment and effect public policies. russia, china, iran, and other foreign malicious actors all will seek to interfere in the voting process or influence voter perceptions. so this document is not about the past. this document is about the future, about our future elections, including the 2020 election which is now less than a year away. so, mr. president, we know in 2016 the russians attacked our electoral process. we now have all of the leaders of the federal government, intelligence agencies and law enforcement telling us they predict russia will do it again in 2020. so we have a russian missile headed for our democracy, and the question for all of us is what are we going to do about it? what are we going to do to protect our democracy and the legitimacy of our electoral system? well, first of all, we should harden our election systems. we should make it more diffi