Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. This morning, the worst may be over in east tennessee, but wildfires pushed by powerful winds are blamed for at least three deaths and destroying hundreds of homes and businesses. More than a dozen people were injured. The towns of gatlinburg and pigeon forge were hardest hit and thousands were forced to literally run for their lis. In the words of one survivor, it was likewe were in hell. Demarco morgan has our report and the frightening video. Hit the gas hit the gas reporter you are watching cell phone video taken by two brothers as they escape from a vacation resort area in the mountains of gatlinburg, tennessee. They said they had no warning as the walls of flame surrounded them and their only choice was to ride through it or die. Please lord, let us get off this mountain. Reporter wind speeds suddenly doubled, turning into Hurricane Force winds that droughtstricken area when burning embers blew and toppled trees ripped down power lines. This community is at the edge of the Great Smoky MountainsNational Park, the most visited National Park in the country. Bruce sullivan is the Sullivan County fire chief. What is it like to be there . Its devastating. All of those people lost their homes and businesses and everything else. Things they worked hard for. Reporter neighborhoods were left in smoking cinders. At this red cross shelter, more than 1,000 showed up anxiously waiting to see what is left. Greg laden and his family escaped with their pet and the clothes on their backs. Possessions are possessions. As long as ive got my family, thats all that matters, really. Reporter unfortunately, dozens of families who will be returning to see homes like this one right here behind me, completely destroyed. Firefighters may get some help fighting the flames. Expected. Demarco morgan, cbs news, pigeon forge, tennessee. President elect donald trump is expected to announce more cabinet nominees this morning. Tomorrow, mr. Trump heads to indiana to announce a deal concerning the carrier airconditioning plant in indianapolis. Last night, he tweeted big day on thursday for indiana and the great workers of that wonderful state. We will keep our companies and jobs in the u. S. Thanks carrier. Carrier says its reached a deal with mr. Trump to keep nearly 1,000 jobs in indiana. Mr. Trump said during the campaign that he would work to Keep Companies like carrier from moving jobs overseas. Details of the agreement are unclear. Last night, mr. Trump met for a second time with mitt romney, a former rival, on the short list for secretary of state. Roxana saberi is in new york. Good morning. Reporter good morning. Mr. Trump is continuing to pick he still is interviewing candidates for the job of secretary of state and there is plenty of competition. Mitt romney emerged from the second meeting with president elect donald trump seeing his former rivals praises. He did something i tried to do and was successful at accomplishing. He won the general election. And he continues with a message of reporter the former Massachusetts Governor who had dinner with mr. Trump and trumps chief of staff Reince Priebus in manha night is said to be on the short list for secretary of state, as is retired Tennessee Lawmaker bob corker, former cia director david petraeus, and former new york city mayor rudy giuliani. I think what youre witnessing here is a leader in president elect donald trump who wants to take in all of the options. Reporter cbs news has learned the president elect is Steve Mnuchin as treasury secretary and wilbur ross as secretary of commerce. Speaking on fox news, Vice President elect mike pence says the administrations top priority is repealing and replacing obamacare. Its time for us to allow americans to Purchase Health care across state lines. Its time to give people more consumer choices. Reporter mr. Trump kicks off his victory tour tomorrow in ohio and indiana. A recount of wisconsins president ial election ballots is set to begin tomorrow. Former Green Party Candidate jill stein has requested an audit and seeking a recount in pennsylvania and michigan. Roxana saberi in new york, thank you so much. On capitol hill, House Democrats hold leadership elections today. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to be reelected but is challenged by ohios tim ryan. Two weeks ago, some democrats angered by the partys poor showing in the general election, pushed to have the leadership election postponed. Charter jet that crashed in colombia with a Brazilian Soccer Team on board have been recovered. 71 people died when the jet slammed into the mountains outside medellin. Remarkly, there were six survivors. Last night, fans gathered at the teams headquarters to pay their respects. Colombian Officials Say the plane suffered an electrical failure, but a surviving Flight Attendant said the plane ran out of fuel. Closing arguments are scheduled today in the trial of the former South Carolina policeman charged in the shooting death of an unarmed ac michael slagr, who is white, shot and killed water scott as he fled a traffic stop in april of last year. Scott was shot five times in the back. Yesterday, slagr testified in his own defense. I was on a fight on the ground. Mr. Scott was coming after me with a taser twice. In my mind my mind was like spaghetti. Slagr faces 30 years to life if convicted of murder. A somali born student went on facebook saying he was sick of seeing his fellow muslims killed. Last night the University Held a rally. 11 people were injured in the attack. The suspect Abdul Razak Artan was killed by police. Anderson payne was helping the injured when he was attacked. I thought he was angry because he had just wrecked his car which is do you know what i mean . Normal. But when i saw him start to knew it was not just an accident. A selfdescribed Islamic State news agency called artan a soldier of the Islamic State who carried out the operation. North dakota officials hope to shut down those oil pipeline protests with fines. Yesterday, state officials said that they would fine anyone bringing supplies to the protesters. But emergency Evacuation Order to protect people from harsh fourstate Dakota Access pipeline to contaminate water supplies. Coming up on the morning news. Inauguration access. Big donors are being court for events surrounding the president s swearing in. The nfl players wear custom cleats for charity. This is the cbs morning news. Oh, look. Another antiwrinkle cream in no hurry to make anything happen. Neutrogena . Rapid wrinkle repair works. In one week. With the. Fastest retinol formula. Rogena . 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The bbc reports that a dormitory fire yesterday in Southern Turkey killed a worker and 11 teenage girls. A regional official says an 22 were hurt. The dorm housed impoerished girls from villages where there are no schools. The journal news of suburban new york reports a guilty plea in the crash that injured comedian tracy morgan. The truckdriver who slammed into morgans van is facing prison time for vehicular homicide and aggravated assault. One of morgans friends was killed and three other people were hurt in the 2014 crash. The tennesseean reports on the First Court Appearance of a bus driver accused in the death of six schoolchildren. Johnthony walker is charged with vehicular homicide after the crash last week in chattanooga. Police say they plan to seek additional charges. The Washington Post says a house vote is expected today on a bill that could speed up government approval of new drugs. 21st century cures would ease standards for drugmakers. Consumer advocates say the complex 996page bill is being rushed through and needs a closer look. The Houston Chronicle says time, a White Nationalist is scheduled to speak on campus. The appearance by Richard Spencer next tuesday was booked by a private citizen. The University Says his event cant be cancelled, citing his free speech rights. The New York Times lists the prices for donors seeking access to officials during Donald Trumps swearing in events and giving a Million Dollars or more buys four tickets to be congressional and cabinet leaders or have lunch with Vice President elect mike pence. Inauguration organizers hope to raise 75 million. The hill reports a surprise appearance last night by hillary clinton. She presented a humanitarian award to singer katy perry during the unicef gala in new york. Mrs. Clinton has kept a low profile since election day. Still ahead, something new in facebook messenger. We will show you new games where . 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Will benefit from a 10 million windfall thanks to patagonia. That is how much the Outdoor Clothing manufacturer took in last friday. The company had pledged to donate its entire black friday take. Patagonia gives 1 of its sales yearround to grassroots groups. Pretty good. On the cbs moneywatch now. Facebook messenger launches games and an electric carmaker bets on arizona. Jill wagner is at the New York Stock Exchange with that and more. Reporter stocks on wall street finished higher driven up by upticin and that offset declines in Energy Stocks ahead of the big opec meeting ahead today in vienna. The dow rose 23 points yesterday. The s p gained three points and the nasdaq finished 11 points higher. The electric car startup lucid motors is building a plant in arizona. Arizonas governor says it will create about 2,000 jobs by 2022. The plant will productive their first car. The parts will come from mexico. They say they will give priority to hiring veterans. Kelloggs says it will no longer advertise on breitbart. Com. That used to be run by steve bannon. Critics say it is racist, sexist, and antisemitic. Kelloggs says it works to make sure its ads do not appear on sites that are not in line with company values. And facebook is getting into the mobile gaming business, bigtime. This guy versus this nana in pacman. Gook facebook messengers are opening up to outside game developers. Facebook messengers e opening up to outside game developers. That means friends will be able to faceoff in games like pacman and overwing. 17 advertisers are available. After the round is finished people in your conversation could see your score and challenge you back. They had me at pacman. I do not want any of those annoying invitations to game playing. Im not interested. Okay. They have been warned. Thank you. Jill wagner at the New York Stock Exchange, thanks a lot, jill. Still ahead. A cuban commute meet black cubans in america who are looking for the future in the heres a look at todays forecast in some cities around the country. With . Its beginning to look a lot like christmas everywhere you go . An emotional day for michelle obama, as she welcomed military families to the White House Holiday Party for the last time. Yesterdays event was part of 500,000 people have made holiday visits to the white house during president obamas tenure. A caravan setting out from havana today will take Fidel Castros ashes to his finally resting place. The threeday procession will travel the length of the island nation to santiago, cuba, and follow the route that castro and its revolutionaries took to the capital in march cubas long time leader was cremated saturday one day after his death at the age of 90. Castros death opens a new and uncertain chapter in cubas history. Afro cubans hope it means a change for the better in the islands racial divide. The story from don champion. Reporter inside this miami cigar shop, twins yvette and Yvonne Rodriguez stand out. Its almost like a test to be youre black . How cuban are you . You speak spanish, speak spanish. Reporter feeling underrepresented, they created a cigar line. The three blends. A strong full body cigar with this that is like a darkskinned woman. Reporter celebrate the races of cuba. We come in all different shades. Reporter the twins see equality must be a focus as cuba moves into a postcastro era. We are in limbo because we are not sure anyg to change. Reporter today blacks in cuba live in the poorest communities and many could not escape Fidel Castros regime. The majority of cuban exiles are white. And since people in cuba often rely on family abroad for help, many afro cubans dont have life lines. Historian perez says a lot of social practices and certainly South Carolina and louisiana have very strong parallels to what we see in the caribbean and that is important in terms of identity and a color cast system. Reporter its a complex reality the rodriguez twins are determined to improve. We are creating a platform for maybe to build an organization. Reporter and explain one cigar at a time. Don champion, cbs news, miami. Well, there could be job openings soon at an auto plants part in northern tennessee. 20 workers there are sharing a Powerball Jackpot with a cash value of 254 million. One of them buys 240 worth of tickets for the group every week. Well, lottery officials in nashville say each winner will get a pretax prize of nearly 13 million yeah, thats enough to quit your job, i think. Coming up after your local news on cbs this morning, the effect of Climate Change on the gorilla population. I tried hard to quit smoking. But when we brought our daughter home, that was it. 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More than a dope overnight rain may have helped dampen the flames, though. President elect donald trump is expected to announce more cabinet picks this morning. Held his second meeting with former rival mitt romney last night at a restaurant in new york city. Romney is on the short list for secretary of state. Tomorrow, mr. Trump travels to indiana where he has cut a deal with carrier airconditioning to save 1,000 jobs. Has found a new home. Jan crawford has more on the challenge that raised millions for charity. Reporter it was a social media sensation. 17 million people, friends and coworkers, along with president s and billionaires and celebrities. All braving the ice bucket challenge that raised more than 200 million to fight als and it really got started with this. A blue plastic bucket Jeanette Senerchia used to mop her floors she did the challenge for her husband anthony who suffers from the degenerative disease. That was the first documented collection between a. L. S. And the ice bucket. Reporter Bonnie Lillian is curator of the American Museum in america. You look at this and you think, why would the smithsonian collect a mop bucket . It really tells us the story that objects can help understand our history. Reporter its displayed next to a box in the 1800s that would have been used to help charity. And then a tin can. That would go into a much Bigger Community collected into money to a bigger pool and bigger pool and so in some ways, its not that much different from the ice bucket challenge. Reporter it shows that one contribution would put together with so many could make a huge difference. Right. Ee but when you do it 17 million times, it really has an impact. Reporter drops in a bucket, or from a bucket. They have become a deluge of good. Jan crawford, cbs news, washington. Coming up after your local news on cbs this morning, more on the california jogger found alive after disappearing for three weeks. We will get the latest from Dana Jacobson speaks with a player who is looking into this. And we talk with actor Mahershala Ali from the movie moonlight. That is the cbs morning news for this wednesday. Thanks for watching. 21 02 1119a recount isnt a threat. Instead it should be an affirmation of the democratic process process 3 now at 4 30 after hours of testimony. A judge decides . How . Wisconsin will recount the president ial ballots. 3 and a tourist destion wildfire to hit the state of tennessee in a hundred years. Good morning everyone. Its wednesday november 30th. 30th. Were following a number of stories for you this morning. Including a look inside a Milwaukee School celebrating 10 years helping . Young . Children learn. Why this program is so unique coming up in just a couple of minutes. But first. Tracking your temperatures at this hour is meteorologist Justin Thompson gee. 3 . . . Quick 30 second wx tease 5 5 . . . today a little bit of