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WUSA CBS Overnight News November 11, 2016

If you run over somebody, s it usually because you were driving too fast or you didnt look before you turned pedestrians dont come with airbags. Some of what president elect trump promised to do he can do with his own pen. Deporting illegal immigrants, for example. But other priorities such as repealing obamacare will require congress. Like president obama eight years ago, the people who put him in office have great and heres mark strassmann. I had the best nights sleep i had after it was over with but reporter we sat down with three trump voters at the minute grill, where diners have chewed over politics since 1963. If donald duck had been running against hillary, i would have voted for donald duck. Reporter Harold Martin is retired navy. Joe may is a soybean farmer. Theyre both lifelong democrats. Not this year. Great again . By helping the economy. Putting more money in here. I mean, money the money is everything. Reporter was that your big issue, jobs . Yes, sir. Reporter trumps message of america in decline resonated in dublin, georgia, population 16,000. This midpoint between atlanta and savannah was once a manufacturing hub. On Election Night americas rural areas voted overwhelmingly for trump. Urban areas were clinton vote. The trump vote in dublins Laurens County mirrored much of rural america. He won almost 21. If i could be anybody, id want to be donald trump. Reporter lance hooks is a 39yearold registered republican. Hooks remembers when Trump Campaigned in rural georgia back in february. He was smart enough to come rally his base. And you know what his base was . It was the workingclass electoral vote he got. Reporter what hit you when you looked at that electoral map . Trump had better coverage than verizon. Reporter hundreds of people here work in three foreignowned factories. Scott, trump won counties like this one because many workingclass americans believe, despite trumps antifree trade stance, that this country needs a ceo. About 60 million of them. Mark strassmann, thank you very much. The trump election, however, sent shivers through mexicos days. Mexicos foreign minister said today that she is willing to modernize the north American Free trade agreement, nafta, but not renegotiate it. Manuel bojorquez is in mexico city. Reporter in this workingclass neighborhood some fear the fevgz a Trump Administration. That your life will change. Why . Abecause mexicos economy is so diaz. Adrian adames take is stronger. He is racist. He just talks about hating people. Reporter aside from insulting national pride, trump has threatened to tear up the trade agreement between the u. S. And mexico, putting millions of jobs at risk. He has also vowed to build a giant border wall and make mexico pay for it. Clawsia ruizmassieu is mexicos foreign minister. We would not consider paying for any wall that puts barriers between our integration and our competitiveness. But i is mexico ready to fight back . Well, mexico is ready to protect our people, but we are also ready to work with the next american administration. Reporter mexican senator Armando Rios Piter isnt taking any chances. Hes drafted a law that would stop mexico from using public funds to pay for a border wall. He also said mexico could retaliate by revising security agreements with the u. S. Functioning right now have a lot to do with the decisions that have been taken in terms of protecting the united states. It sounds almost like a threat, some would say. No. The threat is what trump is doing. Reporter the nations central bank believes mexicos economy is Strong Enough to weather through the pesos drastic drop. But scott, today it remains at its lowest level in more than two decades. Manuel bojorquez in the mexican capital. Manuel, thanks. Some wv mexico and Central America are now agonizing over their future. Carter evans has that. Reporter immigrants are determined to keep president elect trump from following through on his Campaign Threat to deport millions, like yamilex rustriam. If i get deported the day after tomorrow, i have nowhere to go. I have nowhere i obviously have family, but i would feel lost. Reporter shes afraid her family will be ripped apart, as immigrants en masse. Its a tough feeling, not to know the person that was your father. This is my father. Reporter former u. S. Congressman esteban torress father was one of an estimated 2 Million Immigrants who were shipped out of the country as part of a Government Campaign to save american jobs during the great depression. It was called mexican repatriation. They just rounded them all up. Shipped them back to their home country. Reporter just 3 years old, torres was allowed to stay in the u. S. With his mother because he was born here. But roughly 60 of those sent across the border were americanborn children. It was rough. I remember living in shacks, you know. My mother couldnt afford anything better. Reporter and it all happened again in the 50s during Operation Wetback when another quarter Million Immigrants were hinojosaojea. Its a really dark part of u. S. History. These roundups did capture break up families that have consequences even today. Reporter torres never saw his father again. It left me with a taste of how cruel authorities can be. Reporter he just hopes President Trump doesnt repeat history. Carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. Well, today we caught a glimpse of the candidate who won election, and from the looks of it not running for president is good for the soul. A hiker, margot gershener, and her daughter phoebe ran into secretary clinton in the woods near her home in chappaqua, new york. God only knows how many times clinton smiled for the cameras on the campaign. But this one seems to be just for her. Still ahead, meet the incoming ever have in a museum. Sound so. 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It has comfort cushions you can see that are softer. And more absorbent, and you can use up to 4 times less. January 20th america gets a new president and a new first lady. 46yearold Melania Trump. Michelle obama showed her around the white house residence today. Mrs. Trump was born in slovenia and became a u. S. Citizen ten years ago. Reporter Melania Trump will make history when she becomes first lady. The only one to grow up in a communist nation, the former yugoslavia, and only the second born abroad in nearly 200 years. The former fashion model, who speaks five languages, will soon have to decide how to use her new platform, according to anita mcbride, who served laura bush. I think that shes given us a little bit of a hint of what she thinks she would like to work sxorngs that is the issue of social media with young fragile. Reporter mrs. Trump gave only two major speeches during the campaign and one, her convention address, plagiarized from mrs. Obamas 2008 speech. Shell follow the highprofile first lady, who championed Healthy Eating and did star turns on latenight television. Its a Position Description that gets rewritten with each person. And we will adapt to it. The white house will adapt to its new occupant and the occupants will adapt to the americans. Reporter one thing in common both will have raised Young Children in the white house. 10yearold barron trump will be the youngest boy in the executive mansion since jfk jr. White house spokesman josh earnest. Mrs. Obama has talked before publicly about the stresses and anxieties of moving to a new place, living inside a fish bowl, living inside a museum, and raising her family there. And im sure that mrs. T anxieties. Reporter and mr. Trumps children from his first wife are among his closest advisers, especially daughter ivanka, who has championed a proposal for paid family leave. Scott, she is expected to have a key role. Margaret brennan at the white house for us tonight. Margaret, thank you. Up next, wall streets reaction you bought a wig, a jersey, and overpriced nachos. Dont let sinus symptoms bring you down now. Get fast sinus relief with vicks sinex and get back in the game. The stock markets have replaced their preelection trump trepidation with optimism. The dow jumped 250 points yesterday and 218 more today to close at an alltime high. Ahmad rahami limped into court today to face terrorism charges for allegedly planting bombs in new york city and new jersey. In september a bomb went off in midtown manhattan, wounding more than 30 people. Rahami was injured two days later in a shootout with the new jersey police. Today cook county, the growing list of local governments to pass a soda tax, a penny an ounce on all sugary and artificially sweetened drinks. Soda taxes have already popped up in philadelphia, san francisco, oakland and denver. Coming up next, whats coughs cough doesnt sound so good. Take mucinex dm. Ill text you in 4 hours when your cough returns. One pill lasts 12 hours, so. But just one mucinex lasts 12 hours. Lets end this. Finally tonight, correspondent Jericka Duncan always comes to play. So we had just the right assignment for her the latest inductions into the toy hall of fame. Oh, theres the picture. Lets take our pictures. Reporter whether its popping bubbles on an interactive screen or using a 42inch modernday etchasketch that will take a picture, there is plenty to do and see at the curator chris bensch. Whatever your age you are sent back in time. Your own childhood, your grandparents. And its great to discover the ways that toys, dolls, games connect all of us. Reporter there are more than 15,000 toys on display, childhood favorites like barbie, monopoly, and silly putty. Silly putty was not a toy at all at the start. It was going to be a rubber replacement in world war ii when there was a shortage of raw materials. Reporter toys are of their unique contributions to american history. At todays 19th annual toy hall of fame the swing yes, like the one your kid sees every day at the playground the roleplaying dungeons dragons and fisherprices the Little People made the cut. Little people finally made their way in after being a finalist seven times. Susan lucci of the toy world. If youre not a soap opera watcher, you might not know how many times susan lucci was dissed by the emmys in not getting an emmy award. I also think in a year that the chicago cubs finally won a world series its great that fisherprice Little People get into the National Toy Hall of fame. Get in the hole reporter enduring play things that stand the time. Im touching that bubble. Its not popping. Reporter Jericka Duncan, cbs news, rochester, new york. And thats the overnight news for this friday. For some of you the news continues. For others check back with us a little bit later for the morning news and be sure not to miss cbs this morning. From the Broadcast Center in new this is the cbs overnight news. Welcome to the overnight news. Im elaine quijano. Donald trump landed in the Nations Capital for the first time as president elect. He arrived on his private jet and spent the day with leaders of the washington establishment. Nearly all of whom were opposed to his candidacy. Mr. Trump met with president obama at the white house. He sat down with paul ryan and the Republican Leadership on capitol hill. And through it all struck what some might say was a very untrumplike conciliatory tone. Major garrett begins our coverage. Reporter Water Cannons saluted president elect donald trump today as his jet prepared to take off for washington. Oval office. In their first ever meeting the two spent 90 minutes alone discussing foreign and domestic policy and the logistics of handing over power. I believe that it is important for all of us, regardless of party and regardless of political preferences, to now come together, Work Together to deal with the many challenges that we face. Reporter mr. Trump echoed those sentiments. I very much look forward to it was a great honor being with you, and i look forward to being with you many, many more times in the future. Reporter as reporters were ushered out, trump complimented his longtime foe. Very, very good man. Thank you, guys. Appreciate you. Reporter the oval office civility bore no relationship to the campaign trail. Our president is incompetent. On the economy donald trump is uniquely unqualified to be our chief executive. The president s views havent changed. He stands by what he said on the campaign trail. But the American People decided. The election is over. Reporter animosity between the two has simmered since mr. Trump stoked rumors that the president was not born in the u. S. But the president has promised a smooth transition, and those efforts were on display today. White house chief of staff Denis Mcdonough was seen walking with mr. Trumps soninlaw and trusted adviser, jared kushner. Kushner cannot serve in the white house due to nepotism and Trumps Campaign ceo, is under consideration for chief of staff. That appointment should he get it, would send a distinctly antiestablishment signal to all of washington, something that could not be said of the other person vying for the chief of staff position, rnc chairman reince priebus. Nancy cordes now with the president elects meeting with the gops congressional leadership. Let me just say how excited reporter a pragmatic House Speaker tabled months of animosity today, giving mr. Trump a tour of where hell be inaugurated and even employing mr. Trumps campaign knotto. Were now talking about how were going to hit the ground running to make sure were going to get this country turned around and make America Great again. Reporter mr. Ugh trump said he would be doing spectacular things with ryan and Senate Leader mitch mcconnell. Whether its health care or immigration. So many different things. Reporter during the race both ryan and nominee. I regret those comments that he made. He uttered a series of outrageous and unacceptable statements overt last week. Reporter their new detente is a fragile one. Trump wants to build a border wall. Ryan doesnt. And deflected a question about it today. Were not going to do a press conference here. Reporter but they do agree on dismantling obamacare. Right away. They can start as soon as january. They can start as soon as the spring. Reporter former gop senate aid Christopher Condeluci says the law first then debate how to replace it. Congressional republicans as well as the Trump Administration will pursue some sort of transition period. Is it one year . Is it two years . That reminutes to be seen. But immediately people arent going to lose their insurance. Reporter democrats picked up a few seats in the house and senate but not enough to block repeal. Senator Elizabeth Warren told a union group today she is gearing up for a new reality. We will stand up to big ottry. No compromises ever. [ applause ] whether donald trump sits in a glass tower or sits in the white house, we will not give an inch on this. Not now, not ever. Reporter her colleague Bernie Sanders argued democrats need to do some selfreflection now as well, tweeting this evening that the party needs to be more focused on grassroots america than wealthy people attending cocktail parties. Candidates who lose the Hillary Clinton continued that tradition. Chip reid has a look back at some recent candidates who fell short of the big prize. You know theres a long tradition in america of losing president ial candidates, accepting their defeats graciously, but that doesnt mean the rejection is any easier to swallow. It was not the speech Hillary Clinton thought she would give the morning after the election. This loss hurts. But please, never stop believing reporter clinton failed to bust through the proverbial Glass Ceiling again. Just like in 2008 when she lost the nomination fight to barack obama. Although we werent able to shatter that highest, hardest Glass Ceiling this time, thanks to you its got about 18 million cracks in it. In a lot of ways these losses are a little death for people. Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin says losing candidates can be consumed by disappointment and secondguessing. They put their entire reputation on the line for one single night. And all that work may end up with a loss that will be seen in not only this country but around the world. Reporter mitt romney fully expected to beat president obama in 2012. I so wish that i had been able to fulfill your hopes to lead the country in a different direction. Reporter days after his

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