. >> 9 ray brown -- i'm ray brown, and i speak to you as a resident of bronco lake erie we are right across the street from the fairmont. we are going to get all the noise, all the construction dust. i'm here as a very strong advocate for the fairmont. they have been a wonderful neighbor since we moved here in 2006. i'm going to spare you -- i know you did not have eyes good enough to see this, but this is a picture of my grandson. he is two years old. he literally has his nose pressed against the window with the fairmont has this miniature train running around a track. the holiday season, they go out of their way to make a really warm and wonderful setting. are also speak to you from the bottom of my heart that they have answered all our concerns. they have had multiple meetings with the residents, and i do not know that i can say everyone is in agreement, but we are all strongly in agreement. i know the neighborhoods are not static. they have lives that go up and down. if the fairmont cannot change to meet the 21st century, it will weaken. the fairmont is like an anchor tenant for

. >> brown: and ray suarez has the story of russia's hunt for a spy who defected to the u.s. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by:

. >> brown: and on this veterans day, ray suarez updates the investigations into mismarked graves and other problems at arlington national cemetery. >> one grave site was empty. one grave site had the wrong set of remains, and a third grave site had two sets of remains, only one of which matched the headstone. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by:

. >> brown: ray suarez begins a series of three reports from an african nation with big promise and big problems. >> suarez: mozambique is one of sub saharan africa's star performers posting tremendous economic gains yet most of its people are working harder than ever and not getting ahead. >> woodruff: we get another view on cutting the deficit from illinois democratic represeative and presidential dead reduction commissioner jan schakowsky. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by the best companies are driven by new ideas. >> our future depends on new ideas. >> we spend billions on advanced technology. >> it's all about investing in the future. >> we can find new energy, cleaner, safer. >> collaborating with the best in the field. >> chevron works with the smartest people at leading universities and tech companies. >> it really pays off. >> paying off every day. >> this was me, best ribs in nelson county. but i wasn't winning any ribbons managing my diabetes. it was so complicated. there was a lot of information out there but

. >> brown: ray suarez gets an update from journalist sebastian rotella on the investigation into the 2008 attacks in mumbai, india. >> it combines in a very al qaeda style a mix of targets so you strike india in its heart, its economic and cultural heart but you very specifically go after american, european, jewish targets. >> woodruff: mark shields and david brooks analyze this week's news. >> brown: and spencer michels reports on the oakland, california, mayoral race, where a second-place finisher became an election winner. >> if nobody gets a ma jort, whichever candidate comes in last place he is eliminated and everybody who voted for that candidate their first choice will now have their second choice. >> woodruff: that's all ahead n tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... 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: the nato summit opened today with plan

. >> brown: ray suarez wraps up his series of stories from africa with a look at the suspected link between illness and intelligence. >> does being sicker as a child make it harder to learn for the rest of your life? we're asking that question in heavily disease burdened and very low-income mozambique. >> lehrer: we examine the options for u.s. policy after north korea's artillery attack on a south korean island yesterday. >> brown: and judy woodruff looks at the future of space exploration with science correspondent miles o'brien. >> 500 people have flown to space for so far. in the his of the space program. the notion is there will be 500 a month flying or maybe even more than that if the power of the entrepreneurial spirit is opened up. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> this was me-- best ribs in nelson county. but i wasn't winning any ribbons managing my diabetes. it was so complicated. there was a lot of information out there, but it was frustrating trying to get the answers i needed. then, my company partne

. >> brown: and historians michael beschloss, richard norton smith, and beverly gage weigh this week's vote against mid-term elections past. >> lehrer: plus on other news, ray suarez talks to jason beaubien of npr about haiti's latest crisis-- tropical storm tomas. >> brown: and margaret warner has the remarkable story of ingrid betancourt-- held hostage in the jungle in colombia for six years. for me, my rob session was to give back to my children, and it was also i my responsibility. my right was to be free. i was a free woman. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ç >> i want to know what the universe... >> looks like. >> feels like. >> from deep space. >> to a microbe. >> i can contribute to the world by pursuing my passion for science. >> it really is the key to the future. >> i want to design... >> a better solar cell. >> i want to know what's really possible. >> i want to be the first to cure cancer. >> people don't really understand why things work. >> i want to be that person that finds out why. >> innovative young minds taking on tomorrow's toughest challenges. and by the alf

fantasy teams combine players from all over the nfl, so baltimore linebacker ray lewis and miami running back ronnie brown could end up on the same side. their individual performances on any given sunday are combined, and those stats determine which fantasy team wins. >> this is your team? >> this is my squad. >> nate purington has been in a league for fine years. he's a cleveland browns fan, but playing fantasy football gives him a stake in all the other game, as well. >> i've got tom brady at quarterback. i've got felix jones and stephen jackson at running back. >> sean is part of the huge increase in fantasy football. the trade association says there are 22 myon players, a number that grows by as much as 9% every year. >> why do you think this has gotten so big? >> well, i think first of all the tremendous popularity of football as a whole. football has become almost an institution. >> mitchell: tv ratings are way up. cbs says this season's viewership has increased almost 11 3-bg9% from last year to the highest level since 1987. that's as far back as their records go. mark st. amant knows what it's lik

. >> brown: then, ray suarez explores how yesterday's verdict in a terrorism case affects the debate over trying suspects in civilian courts. >> woodruff: betty anne bowser reports on an effort to inspire medical students to become family physicians. >> the shortage of primary care doctors could become a crisis as the new health care reform law moves forward. so a major health system here in northern california is trying to do something about that. >> brown: paul solman talks to authors joe nocera and bethany mclean about who's at fault for the financial crisis. >> even though in... you can argue that this was a run on the bank, it was a run on the bank created by the way wall street did business. so in the end they only have themselves to blame. >> woodruff: plus, we interview alaska's lisa murkowski-- the first senate candidate to win as a write-in since 1954. >> brown: that's all ahead. on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i want to know what the universe... >> looks like. >> feels like. >> from deep space. >> to a microbe. >> i can

. >> brown: and ray suarez has the story of russia's hunt for a spy who defected to the u.s. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: the summit of the world's 20 leading economies ended today in south korea. it closed with general statements on key issues, but it left specific actions for another day. president obama arrived in japan this evening, hours after the g-20 gathering concluded in seoul. at a news conference before leaving, he acknowledged the lack of policy victories, but suggested the expectations are sometimes too high. >> and we should not anticipate that every time countries come together that we are doing some revolutionary thing. instead of hitting home runs, sometimes we're going to hit singles. but they're really important singles. >> brown: for example, an agreement to

so, baltimore line backer ray lewis and miami running back ronnie brown could end up on the same sider individual performances on any given sunday are combined, and those stats determine which fantasy team wins. this is your team? >> this is my squad. of >> nate has been in a league for nine years. he's a cleveland browns fan but playing fantasy football gives him a stake in all the other games, as well. >> i've got tom brady at quarterback. i've got felix jones, stephen jackson at running back. >> reporter: sean and nate are part of the huge increase in fantasy football. the fantasy sports trade association says there are 22 million players, a number that grows by as much as 9% every year. why do you think this has gotten so big? >> well, i think, first of all the tremendous popularity of football as a whole has really -- i mean, football has become such a -- almost an institution. >> mark knows what it's like to watch game after game. fantasy football demands it. but, reality can get in the way. >> coming into the season in 2003, i said, all right, what's the one thing that's gettin

charles hayley who has a couple of rings of his own and for the raiders, tim brown is leading the way. lester hayes and ray guy. i love when a punter gees in there. the list will be narrowed tolt top 15 announced in early january and the actual class will be announced on super bowl sunday. >> 4:30 and an easy drive westbound. we will see more traffic than last week amount of lot of folks getting back to work. there is a little blip and fog around the golf course around the bend. no big issues. 680 and 880 out of the east bay into the south bay moving smoothly. further south, i want to give you a note. a disabled big rig near summit road. is that that is typical. we will watch, but they should have a clear out. you need a special crew. we will let you know if you have to close. it might be a distraction southbound. back to you. >> thanks a lot. we want to check in with rob and take a look at the forecast. i must admit i had to use an ice scraper on the windows. >> considering you went to the university of colorado, boulder, that's saying something. 20s and 30s this morning and patchy frost and mike mentione

. >> brown: and on this veterans day, ray suarez updates the investigations into mismarked graves and other problems at arlington national cemetery. >> one grave site was empty. one grave site had the wrong set of remains, and a third grave site had two sets of remains, only one of which matched the headstone. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> this is the engine that connects abundant grain from the american heartland to haran's best selling whole wheat, while keeping 60 billion pounds of carbon out of the atmosphere every year. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: leaders of the main political factions in iraq finally agreed today

jeff brown at republican headquarters i guess i could call it. downtown washington. ray suarez in las vegas. and we're going to be coming back to both of you as the night wears on. ray, jeff, thank you. >> thanks, judy. >> lehrer: in kentucky as we reported republican rand paul has won his bid for the open senate seat. the tea party favorite spoke to supporters in bowling green, kentucky. >> they say that the u.s. senate is world's most deliberative body. i'm going to ask them to deliberate upon this. the american people are unhappy with what's going on in washington. (crowd: yeah! ). >> 11% of the people approve of what's going on in congress. but tonight there's a tea party tidal wave, and we're sending a message to them. ( cheers and applause ) >> ifill: here with me now are newshour political editor david chalian and stu rothenberg. we just heard from rand paul. he is a perfect example of something we've seen building tonight which is a lot of tea party backed candidates having a good night. let's start in florida where we saw marco rubio who of course is the darling

. >> brown: and on the day after thanksgiving, ray suarez talks to david beckmann, winner of this year's world food prize about feeding the hungry at home and abroad. >> what we need to finished job, to overcome hunger andç poverty is moreç organized give a damn. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. çç >> brown: retailers hoped to capitalize today on what's expected to be a more profitable holiday shopping season than last year's. but the big holiday push comes amid continuing jitters over the direction of the economy. as much a thanksgiving tradition as travel and leftovers, the day-after shopping blitz called "black friday"-- based on retailers' hopes their yearly balance sheets will go into the black-- pushed shoppers across the nation out the door this morning. >> we are going to leave h