all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major fundi for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and by the alfred p. sloan supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> carnegie corporation of new york. sung innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security.or at carnegi >>tnd with the ongoing supp of these institutions: and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributionso your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: there's a new plot twist tonight in the drama of the special counsel's russia investigation. thelements: a lawyer's lie russian real estate, a plea and president. john yang begins our coverage. yang: outside, federal court enin new york, michael coh had nothing to say. inside, he told a judge he had lied to congress about his role in negotiations during the 2016 mpaign for then-candidat donald trump to build a trump tower in moscow. leaving the white house abou

next on "pbs newshour weekend." >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. sue and edgar wa.chenheim i theton melvin. cheryl and philip milstein family. dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelos. the j.p.b. fouation. rosalind p. walter. barbara hope zuckerbg. corporate funding is provil d by mut america-- designing customized individual ctand group retirement pro that's why we're your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers le you. thank you. from tch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thank you for joining us. more than 70 people are now confirmed dead in northern california's "camp fire" and there are re than 1,000 reported missing. it is the deadliest and most destructive in the state's history. day president trump traveled to the scene of the fire's worst destruction. >> nobody would ever thought this could have enppened. >> sasan: standing with california governor jerry brow

next on "pbs newshour weekend." >> pbs nehour weekend is made possible by: rnard and irene schwartzr sue and edchenheim iii. seton melvin. the cheryl and philip milstein family. dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelos. the j.p.b. foundation. rosalind p. walter. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln nter in new york, megan thompson >> thompson: good evening and thank you for joining us. s pittsburgh, the first shabbat services were hece the mass shooting at the tree of life synagogue. exactly a week ago a gunn entered just as services were beginning, shot and killed 11 people and injured six others. from love ♪ a group of about 100 people gathered at a flower-filled memorial outside the synagogu this morning. former tree of life rabbi chuck se

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. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has beeprovided by: >> kevin. >> kevin! >> kevin. >> advice for life. life well-planned. learn more at raymondjames.com. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbe station from v like you. thank you. >> woodruffa new sell-off has wall street wobbling. today's rout ranged from tech to retail to energy stocks,s s weak earnid sliding oil prices fueled worries about economic growth. the dow jones industrial average plunged more than 550 points to close at 24,465. the nasdaq fell 119 points, and the s&p 500 slipped almost 49. the dow and the s&p are now down one percent for the year. the confirmed death toll reached president trump says he will not sanction saudi arabia's crown prince mohammad bin salman, in the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. mr. trump also announced today that thewill not cancel arms sales to the saudis. he said that would hurt the u.s. economy and

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and that to me seems v optimistic. >> brown: for the pbs newshour, i'm jeffrey brown at ttral libraryn downtown los angeles. >> woodruff: so important as we're watching these terrible fires right now in california. and that the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. join us online and again here tomorrow evening. for all of us at the pbs yowshour, thank you and se soon. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> he ford foundation. working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporng innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security. at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. atd by contributions to your pbs n from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> hello and welcome to anpour and company. here's what's coming up. after the

>> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. bs>> major funding for the newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> consumer cellular understands that not everyone need unlimited wireless plan. our u.s.-based customer service help you choose a plan based on how much you use your phone, nothing more, nothing less. to learn more, go to coumercellular.tv >> the william and flora hewlett foundation. for more than 50 years, advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world. at www.hewlett.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. t s program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. ank you. >> woodruff: the deadly wild fires in california continue to wreak destruction today. thousands of acres are burning in more than a dozen active s fires across tte. a total of 31 people are known to have died and more than 200 people are still unacc

we can't hide >>hind anything. oodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for tbs newshour has been provided by: >> kevin. >> kevin! >> kevin. >> advice for life. life well-planned. learn more at raymondjames.com. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for ibblic broadcasting. and by conions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. dr >> wf: california firefighters continue the battle to control two massive wildfires today. the so-called camp fire in the north is now the deadliest in the state's history, claiming at least 42 victims. more than 200 remain unaccounted for. the fire covers nearly 200 square miles and has burned more than 7,600 homes and structures. in the southern part of the tate, the woolsey fire has left two dead,burned mon 400 structures, and remains 35% contained. william brangham has our first report. >> brangham: today, search crews led by coroners are going block by block in paradise, california, looking for any trace of those who did not escape the cvep

ndnext on pbs newshour wee >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. hsue and edgar wach iii. seton melvin. the cheryl and philip milstein family. ndr. p. roy vagelosiana t. vagelos. the j.p.b.oundation. that's why we're your ement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for toublic broadcasting, and by contributionour pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, megan thompson. >> thompson: good evening, and thank you for joining us. after 17 months of negotiations, the european union is close to an agreement that would pave the way for a british exit from the political and economic body. as british prime minister theresa may headed to brussels for a special brexit summit tomorrow, the european council president, donald tusk, tweeted an esendnt of the deal. tusk wrote: this comes after the spanish prime minister threateto veto the brexit deal over the disputed british territory of r, located in the south of spain. spain lifted its objections after a last-minut

next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs wpossible by:d is made bernard and irene schwartz. sue and edgar wachenheim iii. seton melvin. the cheryl and philip milstein family. dr. p. roy vagelos a diana t. e agelos. p.b. foundation. rosalind p. walter. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing stomized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for thank you.om v like you.sy from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. a sreenivasan: good eveni thank you for joining us. rno deadly wildfires continue to burn in cali where thousands of firefighters are working to save homes and lives. in northlifornia, the death toll from the so-called amp fire has climbed to 2 officials continue to search for more than 100 people who remain unaccounted for. the fire in the foothills of the orsierra nevada mountains, of sacramento, has burned 109,00acres and is 25% contained. more than 6,700 structures have been de

next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. sue and edgar wachenheim iii. seton melvin. the cheryl and philip milstein family. dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelos. the j.p.b. foundation. rosalind p. walter. barbara hope zkerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank yo from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center inew york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thanks for joining us. three major fires continue to burn out of control in california, where firefighters nge battling to save homes and lives duigh winds and drought conditions. at least nine people have died. their bodies were found in butte county, north of sacramento. it's the location of the camp fire, one of mosdestructive in the state's history, where close to 7,000 ho

for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you and see you soon. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> the ford foundati working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. >> carnegie corporation of new yonn. supportingations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security.e. at carneg. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewersyou. thank you. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> hello everyone. and welcomeo "amanpour and company." here's what's coming up. >> mr. speaker, this is the right deal for britain,ecause it delivers on the democratic decision of the british people. tish prime b minister get her brexit deal pastme parl? and an election in the deep south of the united states expo as racial political fault lines. what we can learn from mississippi's senate runoff

. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performae and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovationsemn education,ratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security. at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers likyou. thank you. woodruff: president trump today stepped up his efforts to make migrant caravans a central issue in next week's mid-term elections. in lengthy white house remarks, he said he will issue an executive order next week to deny legal asylum to those who enter without documes. mr. trump dismissed existing federal laws that l who reach u.s. soil may apply for legal asylum. >> we will not allow our generosity to be abused by those who would break o

. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world's post pressingroblems-- skollfoundation.org. >> the lemelson foundation. committed to improvih lives througvention, in the u.s. and developing countries. on the web at lemelson.org. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: t s program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. ank you. >> woodruff: this has been a big day in both branches of the u.s. congress. on the house side, democrats nominated nancy pelosi to be speaker when they take majorityo conext year. but with 32 votes against her in her own caucus, she has work to to win over enough votes when the full house vo

it's all up to you. >> reporter: for the pbs newshour's student reporting labs, i'm yasmina sharif inark, new jersey. >> woodruff: and all nt week, we'll hear from newshour correspondents across the country for our serihe future of work." >> reporter: i'm here in eastern kentucky, where a community built by coal is now figuring out what's next fos workforce. in our new series, "the future of work," we'll look at evolving job markets across the country. >> woodruff: that's all next week on the pbs newshour. and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. join us online, and again here on monday evening. for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you and we'll see you soon. have a great weekend. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> financial services firm j raymondes. >> bnsf railway. >> consumellular. >> supporting social entrepreneurs and th solutions to the world's most pressing problems-- sklfoundation.org. >> the william and flora hewlett foundation. for more t years, advancing ids and supporting institutions to promote a better world. at www.hewlett

. >> yang: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been prided by: al >> and by thed p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratican engagementthe advancement of international peace and security. at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support and individuals.ons: >> this program was made possible by the corporation forn public broadca and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> yang: americans across the country, and abroad, gathered to celeate this thanksgiving wi their favorite traditions. in new york city, millions esbraved frigid temperaturo watch the annual macy's thanksgiving day parade. meanwhile in south florida, president trump visited with members of the coast guard, after a conference call with troops overseas. and in northern california, vongnteers prepared thanksgi meals for residents displaced by the deadly wildfires. >> i

woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. the engine that connects us. >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world's most pressing problems- skollfoundation.org. >> the lemelson foundation. committed to improving lives through invention, in the u.s. and developing countries. on the web at lemelson.org. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: a second round of tinerals was held today in pittsburgh for v of saturday's shooting at the "tree of life" synagogue. melvin wax, irving younger, and joyce fienberg were laid to rest in separate services. they were among 11 people shot to dth in the attack. the accused shooter, robert bowers, was indic

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re woodruff: all that and on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world's most prsing problems-- skollfoundation.org. >> the lemelson foundationmp committed toving lives through invention, in the u.s. and developing countries. on the web at lemelson.org. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org >> and with thongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was madeth possible bcorporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: rain fell across california today for theirst time since a pair of deadly wildfires started raging at both ends of the state. the death toll from the so- called camp fire in the north rose to 81 people today. some 870 others are still missing. firefighters in the town of paradise said the sho

. >> yang: all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the enginehat connects us. >> consumer cellular believes that wireless pls should reflect the amount of talk, text and data that you use. we offer a variety of no- contract wireless plans for people who use their phone a little, a lot, or anything in between. to learn more, go to consumerllular.tv >> financial services firm raymond james. >> the ford foundation. woeing with visionaries on frontlines of social change worldwide. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made and friends of the newshour. >> this program was made possible by the corporation forn public broadca and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> yang: the government issued it's most dramatic report yet abt climate change today a it came with a dire warning. scientists said the country is already feeling major effects of climate change and it has already cost the unitestates hundreds of billio

for the pbs newshour, i'm william branam. >> nawaz: for more on what residents and fire officials haven through in recent days, i am joined on the phone by jeremy seigel of pbs station kqed. he's been reporting from butte county, the area of the camp fire, north of sacramento. jeremy seigel, thanks for making the time. have covered wildfires in the past. what's unique about this one? >> well, as i was driving up, i mean, just the intensity of the smoke. it was even flowing into the bay area. it was smokey down. there as i got closer to this region, it just became grayer and grayer, more smoke, and even as i was driving up the area, i was on what i thoug a was state route based on what i had looked at, and when i got closer to the area of paradise, it was completely blocked off by police. and you saw flames on the se of the highway. i started to see some of the confusn that residents have seen around here where they think they're taking the right ad out of an area, they think they're evacuating the right and find there are flames right by or even on the road they were taking. >> nawaz:

. >> woodruff: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. pr major funding for the pbs newshour has beeided by: ♪ ♪ ving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us.r >> consullular understands that not everyone needs an unlimited wirele-b plan. our u.ed customer service reps can help you choose a plan based on how much you use your ngphone, nothing more, not less. to learn more, go to consumercellular.tv >> financial services firm raymond james. >> the ford foundation. working with visionaries on th frontlines of social change worldwide. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and friends of the newshour. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. anbsby contributions to your station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: it is the final weekend before the midterm elections, and the verbal combat pr heating up tonight between ident trump and his predecessor. miami this afternoon, former president obama rallied for democrats in florida's governor and senate races. wit

a >> woodruf that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major fundingor the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world's most pressing problems-- skoloundation.org. >> the lemelson foundation. committed to improving lives through invention, in the u.s. and developing countries. on the web at lemelson.org. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. mmitted to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this prram was made ssible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: in california, the death toll from wildfires climbed to 51. in the north, bu officials released the names of ab0 people who remain missing. the u.s. secretary of the inrior ryan zinke toured t area around the so-called camp fire with fema adminstrator brock long and california governor j

>> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> consumer cellular believes that wireless plans should teflect the amount of talk and data that you use. we offer a variety of no- contract wireless plans for people who use their phone a little, a lot, or anything in between. to learn more, go to consumercellular.tv >> the william and flora hewlett foundation. more than 50 years, advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world. at www.hewlett.org. >> ah the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: firefighters in northern californihave made more headway against the deadliest u.s. wildfire in a century. officials said today the fire that destroyed the town of paradises now 66% contained. the casualty count stands at 77 dead, with just under 1,0

. >> woodruff: all thaand more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ mong our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that conn us. >> consumer cellular believes that wireless plans should reflecthe amount of talk, text and data that you use. we offer a variety of no- contract wireless plans for anople who use their phone a little, a lot, or hing in between. to learn more, go to consumercellular.tv liam and flora hewlett foundation. for more than 50 years, advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world. at www.hewlett.org. >> and with the ongoing supporti of these instis: and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank yo >> woodruff: democrats and republicans are campaigning down to the wire tonight, for the ucial mid-term elections the outcome could shift control of congress and render a judgment othe trump presidency. mr. trump acknowledged as much today, as he headed out to a final round of ral

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