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  • JUDY WOODRUFF: A federal judge in Washington has this evening ordered President Trump's

  • former White House counsel Don McGahn must obey a congressional subpoena and appear before

  • lawmakers.

  • He had been called to testify about the Mueller report.

  • The ruling late today also has implications for Trump aides who have refused to testify

  • at impeachment hearings.

  • Separately, the chair of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee, Democrat Adam Schiff, said today

  • that his panel will report soon after the Thanksgiving recess.

  • He said the evidence -- quote -- "conclusively shows" that the president tried to force Ukraine

  • to aid his reelection campaign.

  • The president today defended his actions in the Edward Gallagher case.

  • The Navy SEAL was acquitted of murdering an Islamic State militant, but convicted of posing

  • for the photo -- for a photo with the body.

  • Last week, the president rejected forcing Gallagher out of the SEALs.

  • Instead, he will retire from the Navy.

  • Today, meeting with Bulgaria's prime minister, Mr. Trump said he is sticking up for Gallagher

  • and those like him.

  • DONALD TRUMP, President of the United States: He was a great fighter.

  • He was the -- one of the ultimate fighters.

  • Tough guy.

  • These are not weak people.

  • These are tough people.

  • And we're going to protect our war fighters.

  • And I have been given a lot of thank yous.

  • JUDY WOODRUFF: Amid the uproar, the secretary of the Navy, Richard Spencer, was fired on

  • Sunday.

  • Today, his boss, the secretary of defense, Mark Esper, accused Spencer of dealing secretly

  • with the White House in the Gallagher matter.

  • We will discuss all of this after the news summary.

  • The U.S. Supreme Court refused today to order a new trial for a Baltimore man featured in

  • the hit podcast serial.

  • Adnan Syed was convicted of murdering an ex-girlfriend in high school.

  • He is serving now a life sentence.

  • Syed's lawyers had argued the podcast series found new evidence that warranted a new trial.

  • The high court rejected the appeal without comment.

  • A Chinese woman convicted of trespassing at the president's Mar-a-Lago estate will be

  • released next week and deported.

  • Yujing Zhang was sentenced today to eight months in prison, but she's already been jailed

  • nearly that long.

  • She illegally entered the Palm Beach resort in March and lied to federal agents afterward.

  • The head of Iran's hard-line Revolutionary Guard threatened the U.S. and others today

  • over last week's protests in his country.

  • Hossein Salami accused the United States, plus Britain, Israel and Saudi Arabia, of

  • fomenting demonstrations over a fuel tax hike.

  • He spoke at a rally of tens of thousands of government supporters in Tehran, and he warned

  • that the regime will answer its enemies.

  • MAJ.

  • GEN.

  • HOSSEIN SALAMI, Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (through translator): Wait for our response.

  • If you cross our red lines, we will destroy you.

  • We will not leave any move unanswered.

  • We will not remain indebted to any superpower and will settle scores with all of them.

  • Just wait.

  • JUDY WOODRUFF: Amnesty International says that at least 140 people have died in a crackdown

  • on these protests.

  • Tehran has not given an official number.

  • A grim new warning today on climate change.

  • The World Meteorological Organization reports that greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have

  • reached a new record.

  • The U.N. agency says that concentrations of carbon dioxide are 50 percent higher than

  • before the Industrial Revolution.

  • The group's head warns that current efforts to reverse the trend are simply not enough.

  • Russia's athletes may be facing a four-year ban over doping.

  • They would have to compete as neutrals, including at next year's Summer Olympics.

  • A committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency made the recommendation today.

  • It said that hundreds of positive drug tests are missing from a Russian lab -- from Russian

  • lab data.

  • A final decision is due next month.

  • Back in this country, the newest entry into the Democratic presidential race made his

  • first campaign appearance.

  • Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced on Sunday.

  • Today, the 77-year-old billionaire was in Norfolk, Virginia.

  • MICHAEL BLOOMBERG, Presidential Candidate: I will be the only candidate in this race

  • who isn't going to take a penny from anyone and will work for a dollar a year, just as

  • I did for 12 years in New York City Hall.

  • I have been using my resources for the things that matter to me.

  • I was lucky enough to build a successful company.

  • It has been very successful, and I have used all of it to give back to help America.

  • JUDY WOODRUFF: Bloomberg becomes the 18th candidate vying for the Democratic nomination

  • for president.

  • McDonald's agreed today to pay $26 million in a settlement with employees in California.

  • A long-running class action lawsuit alleged that the company denied overtime pay and timely

  • breaks, among other things.

  • Nearly 38,000 people would be compensated if the settlement wins court approval.

  • The ride-sharing giant Uber has lost its license to operate in London for the second time in

  • recent years.

  • City officials said today that unauthorized drivers got past Uber security and carried

  • out thousands of rides.

  • The company will appeal today's decision.

  • It says that facial recognition technology is addressing the problem in Britain and in

  • the U.S.

  • Two major players in online stock trading are joining forces.

  • Charles Schwab announced today that it is buying TD Ameritrade for $26 billion pending,

  • federal approval.

  • On Wall Street today, that buyout and hopes for the China trade talks pushed stock higher.

  • The Dow Jones industrial average gained 190 points to close at 28066.

  • The Nasdaq rose 112 points.

  • And the S&P 500 added 23.

  • And a U.S. military dog named Conan got a White House welcome today.

  • The Belgian Malinois starred in the raid that led to the death in Syria of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi,

  • the leader of the Islamic State group.

  • Today, President Trump presented the animal that he called probably the world's most famous

  • dog.

  • Conan was injured during the raid, but has since recovered.

  • Still to come on the "NewsHour": Hong Kong's protesters go to the polls -- what does it

  • mean for the pro-democracy movement?; the military clashes with the president over an

  • accused war criminal; Amy Walter and Tamara Keith are here to break down the latest political

  • headlines; plus, much more.

JUDY WOODRUFF: A federal judge in Washington has this evening ordered President Trump's

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