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We have sniper teams up, we have people in high posts. We have a lot of cops, you cant go more than five feet without running into another police officer. But, we have a lot of cops that youre not going to see that are out there, and theyre doing what these cops do the best, keeping people safe. Woodruff meanwhile, President Trump spent thanksgiving at his Maralago Club in south florida. Besides a round of golf, he told u. S. Troops in afghanistan, via teleconference, that theyre making progress. He and the first lady also took a thanksgiving lunch to a nearby coast guard station. The president praised the Services Work after Hurricane Harvey. Two more women have accused u. S. Senator al franken of sexual misconduct. They told the Huffington Post that the minnesota democrat touched their buttocks during phototakings in 2007 and 2008. That was during his first run for the senate. In a statement, franken said he does not recall the incidents. The head of the u. N. Nuclear agency reported today that iran is abiding by its 2015 nuclear deal. That contradicts President Trump, who refused last month to certify irans compliance. Mr. Trump said then the benefits that iran gains from the deal outweigh any concessions it made. An Ominous Development today in the hunt for a missing submarine off argentina. The countrys navy says an apparent explosion was recorded near the subs last known position, on november 15. Relatives of the 44 crew members have been waiting at a naval base, southeast of buenos aires. Some were angry today at the news. translated it was wednesday at 11 00 in the morning and that was when there was an explosion, a fire, everything it was. They did not say they were dead but its a logical assumption as they have been there since last wednesday. Im sure they knew about this before. Woodruff the Argentinian Navy says the search will continue until it knows for sure what happened. U. S. And japanese warships searched again today for three american sailors still missing after their transport plane crashed wednesday. It happened in the philippines sea, about 500 nautical miles southeast of okinawa, japan. Eight others on board were rescued. In zimbabwe, officials made ready today to inaugurate a new president , Emmerson Mnangagwa hell replace robert mugabe, who stepped down this week after 37 years. The ruling party saitoday mugabe will not be prosecuted for any crimes. Meanwhile, the Main Opposition Party said it has not been invited to attend the inauguration. The governments of myanmar and bangladesh have signed an agreement for the return of rohingya muslims. Foreign ministers presided at todays ceremony in myanmars capital. They did not say how many rohingyas will be allowed back into the buddhist nation. More than 620,000 have fled a campaign of violence since august. Authorities in Papua New Guinea removed dozens of refugees today from a decommissioned camp. More than 300 migrants have refused to leave the site, saying they fear local residents. Amateur video today showed Police Loading people onto buses. The Asylum Seekers accused authorities of destroying their belongings. And, the opera world is mourning dmitri hvorostovsky, who died wednesday in london, of a brain tumor. The Renowned Russian baritone was sometimes called the elvis of opera and the siberian express and captivated audiences around the world. He was just 55 years old. Still to come on the newshour lebanons Prime Minister returns home after resigning whats behind the political turmoil. A campground for families who are homeless. Making sense of the current glut in cranberries, and much more. Woodruff lebanon is a nation accustomed to political turmoil and intrigue. But even so, the last several weeks have been headspinning. A regional drama has been playing out, centered on lebanons Prime Minister, saad hariri, and his onagain, off again resignation. For more on this, and its implications across the middle east, im joined by newshour special correspondent Jane Ferguson, from her home office in beirut. Jane, welcome. We appreciate your joining us on this thanksgiving. First of all, is Prime Minister hariri coming back into office after all . And, if so, what was with the announcement of resignation a few weeks ago . It was a remarkable turnaround, judy, and one that still has left a lot of questions in its wake. November 4 he appeared open television from saudi arabia with a shock resignation. Then he tried to persuade the public through a few tweets he wasnt being held against his will in saudi arabia, even though the president of lebanon eventually came out and did say it seemed as though he was. He went on tour after giving a fiery speech against iran and hezbollah in time to return to lebanon for wednesdays Independence Day military parade here and, at that parade, he spoke. He said that, on the request of the president , he was now postponing his resignation, not completely canceling it, but saying he would postpone it for talks. He gave very little other information at this point. So people now know that they at least have a Prime Minister for now but have very little other answers to many other questions. Woodruff its not clear why he did this in the first place or turning it around. Were the saudis holding him . You told us his children are still in saudi arabia. His two youngest children are still in saudi arabia. The reason for that is being given that they are still in school. Theres a lot of speculation, as you can imagine, over here in this part of the world that that could potentially be held as collateral. Now what has helped, what seems to have helped in this crisis is the international involvement, french president macron even traveled to meet with those involved to try to push for a solution, and he was eventually allowed to leave with his wife and go to paris, but it is believed that, yes, two of his children are still in saudi arabia. Now whats significant as well, judy, is that he gave the reason for resigning his post is irans very Strong Influence in the region, in lebanon is too strong. Talked about things like how this was a huge danger in the region. Now, of course, saad hariri being from the sunni block, would have been certainly in opposition to hezbollah, but he had entered into a government with hezbollah, and this kind of fiery retort was not typical of him and certainly not at this time, just when we get the government up and running here in lebanon. So that has led many to believe that those are really words that could have been even be written by the saudis. Woodruff well, and many people are looking at this, experts as part of the larger rivalry between saudi arabia and iran and this clearly seems to be a move by the saudis to take irans influence down in lebanon. It would appear to be that this was a chess move by the very sort of aggressive and very ambitious crown prince in saudi arabia, mohammed bin salman. This is seen as an attempt by the saudis to try to corrupt a government they are frustrated with because hezbollah are so strong, theyre represented in this government. Its something that the saudis are losing patience with, they see as a normalization of hezbollah and irans influence here. Woodruff Jane Ferguson reporting on this situation, continuing to develop there in remember non. Thank you, jane. Thank you. Woodruff its been three months since Hurricane Harvey hit houston, dumping more than 50 inches of rain and flooding more than 100,000 homes. Now, as residents try to rebuild, a shortage of qualified workers is complicating efforts. Houston public medias correspondent, Tomeka Weatherspoon has our report. Reporter you can hardly go anywhere in houston without seeing construction. Experts say somewhere between 30,000 and 40,000 homes were damaged or destroyed after Hurricane Harvey, but there are not enough new construction workers to rebuild all these homes. According to a recent survey, 74 of texas contractors are having a hard time filling hourly craft positions such as dry wall installers, carpenters and electricians. The Construction Industry has long filled jobs with undocumented workers. The Pew Research Center estimated northwesterly 28 of the states Construction Workforce is undocumented. The deportation may be keeping them away. This is about managing people. Reporter these houston area high schoolsers are in a special program hoping to get ready for a career in this industry fast. This industry is easy to get into if you want to work hard and outside. These students spent part of their school day shadowing construction workers. Their teacher is of Jones Futures Academy says many of his students are personally invested. The majority of the students parents are in the Construction Industry. Some of these students, by their sophomore or junior years, are on construction sites with their parents. Reporter and if they werent already motivated by family ties we had severe impact by havery. I particularly have three students that have lost homes. I feel that there is more drive from these particular students because they want to better their conditions. Reporter but determination alone is not enough to solve houstons Construction Labor shortage. They have an unsustainable craft workforce. Theres more people leaving the industry than joining us. Reporter chuck, of the construction career collaborative, is trying to get more people trained. He says Hurricane Harvey has made a troubling workforce situation even worse. All this reconstruction of homes damaged by the flood and businesses damaged by the flood, we were already working at full employment capacity to begin with. Theres essentially no one to go do that work. Reporter he says, historically, the Construction Industry relied on unions to train and develop a workforce. Houston in the late even ev e 70s and early 80s was a union town and they provide all the pathways and career paths in Construction Industry. In the early 90s, the First Company said ill treat my employees as independent subcontractors and, when they did that, they cut out benefits, they cut out traditional state and federal employment taxes such as social security, and they instantly had a 35 labor cost advantage when they were bidding work and, so, today, much of the Construction Industry, i would say as much as 80 of the Construction Industry, the construction trades in houston, are nonunion or merit job. Reporter he says there is no quick fix that will suddenly bring more young people into the labor market, but the steady stream the industry relies on, passing trades through the generations, remains. My dad taught me the labor work. Reporter mario more rail ease got an official push toward this career through family ties. He was not easy on me. Hes part of the reason im still in the business. Reporter with nearly two decades under his belt, mario is generating more workers in the industry. I currently have a wroth brother, 23 years old. I dont cut him no slack. I taught him how to read drawings and specs. Hes overwhelmed sometimes but its for his own good. Reporter good for the city because houston has a lot of rebuilding to get done. For pbs newshour, im Tomeka Weatherspoon in houston. Woodruff on a day when so Many Americans gather at home, we are reminded how many thousands are without one. Many cities are looking for new ways to help homeless populations, and one organization in san diego has come up with a particularly unique solution. From pbs station kpbs, susan murphy has the story. Reporter for dozens of children in san diego, a city parking lot covered in tents is the best option they have right now for a home. They feed us, they give us clothes, they give us shoes. Reporter 10yearold azaura anjos was sleeping in a Downtown Park before moving to the homeless transitional camp with her parents and six siblings. It wasnt very comfortable because we would lay in the grass but then we would have to move off the grass and onto concrete because the, you know what theyre called sprinklers the sprinklers would come on. But the lights at the park never turned off, so it was like, argh, turn off so we all put our heads under the blankets. Reporter at fourandahalf feet tall with brown, shoulder length hair and big brown eyes, anjos says from the moment she moved into her new green tent she has felt cared for. They dont treat us like were in a bad situation. And i dont act like were in a bad situation, or think were in a bad situation. I think were actually in a house, cause thats how they treat us. Reporter the temporary campsite is filled with nearly 150 tents, along with showers and toilets, handwashing stations, and shuttle transportation. There are also Onsite Health workers housing navigators and meals. One of the most popular amenities is a play area with toys and games for kids. Thats because of the 200 people who live at the camp, almost a quarter of them are children. Theyre safe. Thats the key. Reporter Alpha Project c. E. O. Bob mcelroy who manages the camp says the large number of children was not expected. We had no idea that wed have 40 kids and ten families or so, but were making it happen. The kids help out around here, theyre dolls and you know, living in not the best case scenario, but theyre safe. They have access to health care, weve got some decent meals in here. Reporter mcelroy, who has worked to help Homeless People for 30 years, says the children have given him a renewed purpose and somewhat of a new role. Grandpa. Reporter they seem to understand hes the one providing their lifeline. Inside that door . Inside that door . Oh, i dont go in there, cause those people try to make me work and id rather be out here with you. Reporter mcelroy says overall, the camp is running smoothly thanks to his staff of 30. They work around the clock taking care of people and keeping resources flowing. Im trying to get the lunches kids, i know everyone is hungry. Reporter but he says there have been plenty of challenges, including transporting 200 people to downtown and getting kids to school and back. But when i come down and hang out with the kids, it keeps me showing up. Reporter children are not the typical face of san diegos homeless population. Theyre rarely seen panhandling or pushing overstuffed carts. But a count taken in january found nearly 1,000 Homeless Children in the county with more than 150 sleeping on the streets. Christine wade and her six children, with one on the way, have been struggling with homelessness for three years. The family moved into the camp the morning it opened. It was a beautiful moment. Because being out theres too hard, you know. So when they came to get us it was like a moment of finally you know. Reporter wade, a 31yearold san diego native, says the kids are sleeping pretty well and getting their daily routine down. That includes school and preschool. Im grateful for everything that we get you know because i didnt think i was going to get help ever. I thought i was just going to continue to try to make it on my own. Reporter its a sentiment shared by many at the camp. Families say theyre pulling together to help one another. Its nice for the kids to be able to talk to other kids and the parents to be able to talk to other parents. Reporter 35yearold abbra towe and her family also moved into the campground two weeks ago. W are in a better place than on the streets, but theres still people with issues. And it can be concerning. Reporter she and her two daughters ages five and seven sleep in one tent. Her husband sleeps in his own tent in a section with other men. During the first few days, towe, who is a certified lifeguard, was worried about how this experience would impact her children. But not so much anymore. They are going to change the world. They are learning right now what im learning at 35. And theyre smart and strong and thats what theyre going to get out of it. Reporter little azaura anjos has been writing about her camp experience and interviewing people