>> the thing about the nobel prize is that it's just one more notch on the belt. ♪ the answer is blowing in the wind ♪. this is the "cbs weekend news." >> morgan: good evening. i'm demarco morgan. with a western edition of the broadcast. president-elect trump spent the afternoon, as millions did, watching the 117th army-navy football game. army hung on to win. mr. trump spent one half on the army side, the other on navy's, as presidents have done going back to theodore roosevelt, but mr. trump may be the first president-elect to take part in the tradition. away from the game, mr. trump was arguing an election interference call made by u.s. intelligence against russia. here is errol barnett. >> is it a humbling thought that in six weeks you're going to be the commander in chief of those guys? >> it's humbling. it's a great honor, but it's a great responsibility. >> reporter: before president-elect trump attended the army-navy game in baltimore, he met with exxonmobil chief executive rex tillerson, now the leading candidate for secretary of state. >> he's a great man, we'll see what happens. >> reporter: tillerson was bestowed the "order of friendship" by the kremlin after negotiating a multibillion-dollar energy deal with russia. >> we're going to drain the swamp in washington, d.c. you will see. >> reporter: trump is also poised to hire his third goldman sachs staffer. gary cohn, goldman's president and chief operating officer, is expected to head the national economic security council. transition adviser kellyanne conway said there's no hypocrisy. >> each of these men, also, are proven job creators, and that's a centerpoos of donald trump's administration. >> morgan: the president-elect is pushing back against claims russia worked to get him elected. the c.i.a., according to intelligence sources, now believes russia interfered in the u.s. election to secure trump's win. today, r.n.c. communications director sean spicer said the findings are not certain. >> the report was not conclusive among the 17 intelligence agencies. they admit that. >> reporter: president obama ordered a full review of intelligence on russia's involvement in the u.s. election with findings due by the inauguration. meanwhile, demarco, the trump transition team says no formal announcement on secretary of state will come until next week at the earliest. >> morgan: errol barnett, thank you. kellyanne conway will be among john dickerson's guests tomorrow morning on "face the nation," along with senators john mccain and bernie sanders. congress dodged a federal government shutdown last night. with less than an hour to spare, the senate passed a stopgap spending bill that will keep the government running until april 28. the measure includes war funding and disaster aid for a number of states. congress has now adjourned until january 3. the united states is putting more boots on the ground in syria. defense secretary ashton carter said today 200 u.s. troops will join 300 american service members already on the ground in syria. they are training and assisting arab and kurdish forces fighting isis. there is word tonight that isis re-entered the historic city of palmyra today in central syria. russian and syrian troops drove the terror group out of the city back in march after militants destroyed ancient relics. syrian and russian troops are continuing their assault on aleppo. they are trying to retake the city from u.s.-backed rebels. debora patta is there. >> reporter: it's easy to forget that this war started as a popular uprising against president bashar al-assad and his government. monther etaky was part of it. >> in the beginning of the revolution, i was a protester. >> reporter: but those peaceful demonstrations were quickly met with gunfire, and popular protests gave way to a long and dirty waar where the syrian military has stopping at nothing to crush the opposition, which grew to include terrorist groups like isis and al-nusra. crossing into opposition-held territory became almost impossible for western journalists, so media activists living in those areas became, in part, the eyes and the ears of this war. >> it's sunny today, yet, it's cold. ( explosion ) the clashes never stop. >> reporter: etkey lives inside a besieged opposition stronghold in aleppo. he told us on skype that so many of his friends have been killed, he feels numb. >> even if we are losing friends one by one, we are reduced to forget what is the pain about losing someone. >> reporter: like the white helmets who risk their lives to pull people out of the rubble and ruins, etkey and his colleagues have risked everything to get information out, like here, where a grieving husband weeps next to his wife's lifeless body. there was no medical help, so all he could do was say good-bye. and despite the relentless bombings, etkey says he is staying put. as the syrian army advances and opposition territory shrinks, demarco, etkey and his colleagues are in grave danger. they are regarded as terrorists by the assad government, and face arrest, or worse. >> morgan: debora patta, thank you. winter doesn't begin until december 21, but it's already looking and feeling a lot like winter in much of the country. snow is in the forecast from north dakota to parts of the northeast, with overnight temperatures well below freezing in many areas. brook silva braga has more on america's arctic invasion. >> oh, my gosh. no! >> reporter: people in portland, oregon, and much of the northwest are recovering from the impact of heavy winds and freezing rain friday. on the other side of the country, perrysburg, new york, dug out from 16 inches of snow. >> i like the snow, or i would probably have moved. >> reporter: the snow moved into kalamazoo, michigan, this morning and will blanket much of the plains, midwest, and northeast over the next two days. half a foot or more is expected in parts of states from minnesota to maine. blizzard conditions closed a stretch of highway outside of cleveland this afternoon. chicago mayor rahm emanuel said his city is ready for up to a foot of snow. >> the purpose is to make sure, first and foremost, to the public that the city agencies are responsible for safe and secure passage through both our streets, as well as on public transportation. >> reporter: chicago and the midwest will see the worst of it tonight and tomorrow, but by monday, the storm will be in new england and here in new york, just in time for the morning commute. demarco. >> morgan: brook silva braga here in new york. thank you. one week after 36 people were killed in a warehouse fire in oakland, investigators are still trying to find out the cause. carter evans has the latest. >> reporter: dozens marched through oakland last night, marking one week since flames ripped through this artists' warehouse. >> we're walking over to recognize those that we've lost. >> reporter: on friday, federal investigators arrived with forensic equipment to help them map the scene and determine what sparked the fire. jill snyder is special agent in charge of the a.t.f.'s san francisco office. >> they have cameras, and they measure distances via, like, a laser system. and then they use that to diagram. it documents what the area of origin is, placement of things in there, items-- placement of items that the electrical engineers are looking at. >> reporter: a refrigerator that had been suspected of starting the fire has now been ruled out, but the focus remains on electrical equipment. >> outlets, power cords-- anything that-- that could be a possible source of ignition. >> reporter: a team from the county prosecutor's office searched the streets surrounding the warehouse looking for surveillance video and anything else that could help their criminal investigation. so far, a.t.f. investigators say there is no evidence of arson. carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. >> morgan: the tragedy in oakland has people who live in similar artist collectives around the country fearing a crackdown but also rethinking their safety. here's tony dokoupil. >> reporter: one week after the deadly inferno at an illegal warehouse party in oakland, it's still easy to find scenes like this, an illegal warehouse party, this one friday morning in brooklyn. the deaths of 36 people, including artists and musicians, sent fear through the underground art scene. so what kind of art do you do in your studio? but brooklyn artist jessica langley said that does not mean artists will stop living in illegal spaces. >> i lived in cleveland, pittsburgh, new york, and other places as well-- >> reporter: and you've seen it all over the place? >> yeah, all over the place. >> reporter: is it going to go anywhere after oakland? >> probably not. >> reporter: no one knows the precise population of this world, but mark, a brooklyn artist who didn't want to be shown, believes it's in the thousands. >> i don't know, it's huge. >> reporter: and most likely growing along with the rise in urban rents, up 42% in new york city since 2011, 63% in oakland. >> people will always come to you and say, "do this for free. it will be great for exposure." i have enough exposure. what i don't have is the capacity to buy myself a sandwich. >> reporter: the tragedy in oakland sparked a crackdown on similar spaces with evictions reported in at least a half dozen cities, including baltimore. >> i think it's absolutely a disgrace. >> reporter: mark says he knows the risk of his own illegal space. >> drunk people, small spaces, poor heating, someone knocks something over-- like, yeah, accidents happen a lot. >> reporter: and he accepts them. >> living in spaces like this helps me to feel alive. >> reporter: but he's taking a new look around with an eye toward fire prevention while hoping cities will do more to keep artists safe. what do you say to people who don't care if there are artists in their city or not? >> oh, you do care. i mean, artists are as important as, like, air. like, you really think you're going to enjoy your life in your city without us to make it beautiful? >> reporter: tony dokoupil, cbs news, new york. >> morgan: the great smoky mountains national park and the resort town of gatlinburg are reopened to the public this weekend after wildfires killed 14 people and injured more than 130 others. manuel bojorquez shows us how the area is slowly recovering. >> this is just a house. it can be rebuilt, okay? >> reporter: kelly motley broke down when she saw what's left of her family's gatlinburg home-- nothing. this is what it looked like before. >> i don't think there's any words to describe it. it's devastating. >> reporter: she believes her parents survived only because she had driven them to a doctor's appointment last monday before the flames swept through. >> if i wasn't there, then they wouldn't have made it out. >> reporter: so as horrible as it is, it seems that's the important thing for you. >> that's a very important thing. i have my family. i may not have anything else, but i have my family. >> reporter: it's a story repeated over and over here where last week's inferno damaged or destroyed more than 2,400 structures, a wildfire sparked by two minors now in custody. officials have yet to say how they started it. for motley, the reopening of this tourist town marks the start of moving forward. >> what's done is done. now we just have to rise back up to where we were. >> reporter: her employer, ober gatlinburg, a ski resort, is also slowly reopening. nearly half their 300 employees were somehow affected by the fire, says kate bardilo. >> the people that run the registers that, you know, make your ice cream or your coffees or help you with your rental ski boots, they may have lost their homes. what we can do right now is reopen the town and move forward. >> reporter: manuel bojorquez, cbs news, gatlinburg, tennessee. >> morgan: coming up next, how to handle an mornl your airplane. we'll show you how crews are traend to get everyone out in less than 90 seconds. cialis for daily use is approved to treat both erectile dysfunction and the urinary symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently, day or night. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, or adempas for pulmonary hypertension, as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache or muscle ache. to avoid long-term injury, get medical help right away for an erection lasting more than four hours. if you have any sudden decrease or loss in hearing or vision, or any symptoms of an allergic reaction, stop taking cialis and get medical help right away. ask your doctor about cialis and a $200 savings card. testinhuh?sting! is this thing on? 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