Liam: This day of Thanksgiving
here at home has been a day of
deprivation in Ukraine where
many are going without warmth or
water.
The mayor says 70% of the city
was without power today after
Russian missiles hundred its
power grid on Wednesday.
This morning residents in the
Ukrainian capital joined long
lines to pick up their day of
water.
Many are adamant they will never
given.
>> The worst feeling we had was
during the first days of the war
where there was a danger that
our so-called friends, the
Russians would get here but as
of now we only have some
disruptions and we will get over
it.
Liam: In Moscow on, -- in Moscow
, they have said Russian
lawmakers approved new
restrictions on anything seen as
promoting lgbtq rights.
Additions to existing law will
outlaw advertising, books and
theater productions said to
contain by the government calls
propaganda.
The Kremlin began moving to
quash lgbtq rights in 2013 in an
-- and it outlawed same-sex
marriage 2020.
U.N. Human rights council has
voted to condemn Iran's protests
and set up an independent
investigation.
Activists say thousands have
been arrested and 400 have been
killed.
A young woman died in police
custody in September and in
Geneva today the U.N. Human
rights commission are called for
the Iranian leaders to stop the
suffering.
>> Unnecessary and
disproportionate use of force
must come to an end.
The old methods and the fortress
and tell those who wield power
simply do not work.
In fact, they only aggravate the
situation.
Liam: Iran's representative to
the U.N. Council denounced
today's vote as politically
motivated.
China is reporting its highest
covid-19 daily count since
nearly three years ago.
In response lockdowns and mass
testing again.
In beijing, authorities built a
new round of metal barricades
around residential areas.
People are only allowed out to
buy food or seek medical
treatment.
Thousands of teachers walked off
the job today in Scotland
demanding better pay and working
conditions in the face of
soaring inflation.
The strike was the first of its
kind in four decades.
Elsewhere British workers
picketed outside post offices
and universities in the biggest
coordinated walkout this year.
Back in this country, the mass
shootings in recent days made
this Thanksgiving a day of
mourning in some cities and
prompted a new call for action.
It came from president Biden as
he visited fire fighters and
first responders in nantucket,
Massachusetts or he is spending
the holiday.
He again urged congress to act.
>> The idea we still allow
semiotic weapons to be purchased
is sick.
It has no social redeeming
value.
Zero.
None.
Not a single solitary rationale
for it.
>> Can you do anything about gun
laws during a lame-duck session?
>> I'm going to try.
Liam: Congress did approve
background checks and red flag
laws earlier this year.
Election results and Alaska are
finally in with Democrats
keeping the only U.S. House seat
and Republicans holding a senate
seat.
Democratic representative Mary
has won a full term after
winning a special election last
March and the Republican
senator, Lisa murkowski has been
reelected and she was the sole
senate Republican voting to
convict former president trump
at his impeachment trial last
year.
Ford is recalling more than
634,000 SUVs worldwide because
of a risk cracked fuel injectors
can ignite fires.
The recall recalls --.
For now, the automaker is not
recommending that owners stop
driving the vehicles.
Still to come on the newshour,
aol cofounder Steve cates
discusses the surprising
entrepreneurs reimagining
America's economic landscape.
And an award-winning baker fuses
multirole -- multiple cultural
influences in his recipes.
And we examine the storylines to
watch in the ongoing world cup
plus much more.
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