Alzheimers. I cant remember what i read i know what the dish is supposed to taste like, i just dont remember the amounts. I cant. I cant remember. Ifill those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the Holiday Plans of many thousands of americans lay at the mercy today of a major winter storm thats arrived before winter actually starts. The system has killed at least 11 people since it blew onto the west coast last week. The storm rolled toward the east as a wintry mix of heavy rain, wind, snow and ice on the eve of the thanksgiving travel period. This morning, Road Conditions in Eastern Kentucky were already getting dangerous. Its been pretty terrible. Its. Since i got on 75, its been rain and. Now, its all been ice and snow. Woodruff the system had earlier crossed the west and southwest, dumping snow and ice from Southern California into texas and oklahoma. By today, it was spreading from the Gulf Coast Region up the length of the eastern seaboard. Salt trucks hit the roads from North Carolina to the northeast trying to get the jump on expected snow and ice. Yeah, were getting ready. Woodruff airlines braced for major cancellations and flight delays through tomorrow just as millions of people try to get home for the holidays. In new york today, some hoped to beat the bad weather by flying out early. It was many hundreds of dollars to change our tickets, but we had family plans in chicago that we cant miss, so off we go and we have to suck it up. Woodruff for others, it was too late. Some were stuck in miami yesterday after flights to dallas and other western cities were canceled. I cant get home, had to spend the whole night in here in this airport on this cold floor. Woodruff they were feeling the frustration in milwaukee, as well. Now we are trying to connect to kansas city to try to get back to texas. So, yeah, i wish i could just click my heels three times and be home, but this is pretty tough. Woodruff to avoid getting stuck at airports or on the roads, some people decided to take the train. My son said, dont you think about driving, and im so glad we are not driving. Woodruff but, according to a. A. A. , 90 of travelers will be on the roads this week, and nearly 40 million are expected to drive 50 miles or more from home. The u. S. Supreme court will hear another challenge to president obamas health care law. At issue is a provision that employers provide Birth Control coverage under their health benefits. A number of Business Owners have cited religious objections. Lower courts have divided in their rulings on the issue. Two american b52 bombers flew over disputed islands in the East China Sea today. On saturday, beijing announced an air defense zone over the islands, which japan also claims. The u. S. Rejected the chinese restrictions. Meanwhile, china sent its only Aircraft Carrier on a Training Mission today into the south china sea. Disputes in that Region Center on oil and gas fields. Well have more on this right after the news summary. Afghan President Hamid karzai is making new demands before signing a Security Agreement with the u. S. The Washington Post reported today that karzai wants the u. S. To help start peace talks with the taliban and to release afghan prisoners from guantanamo. Karzai made the demands during a twohour meeting monday with National Security adviser susan rice. She warned against delay in signing the security pact. If the agreement isnt signed promptly, what i said to the president is, we would have no choice. We would be compelled by necessity, not by our preference, to have to begin to plan for the prospect that we will not be able to keep our troops here because they will not be invited. Woodruff the agreement would allow some 8,000 american troops to stay in afghanistan after next year, helping to train afghan forces. In thailand, thousands of protesters forced the evacuation of several key government ministries and announced they mean to bring down the government. Crowds have already seized a number of government buildings. They vowed today to shut down more offices if Prime MinisterYingluck Shinawatra does not resign. She called for calm and offered to negotiate. France pledged today to send 1,000 troops to the Central African republic in an effort to restabilize the nation. The former french colony has fallen into near anarchy since rebels ousted the president in march. Now, the u. N. Is warning of mass atrocities. In paris, foreign minister Laurent Fabius outlined his hopes for the mission. translated in this operation, what are we aiming for . First, assist an abominable humanitarian situation i mean, really abominable then restore security in a country that is imploding. Thirdly, allow a political transition because there are transitional authorities. And fourthly, at some point, allow a kickstart of the economy. Woodruff the french deployment is in conjunction with a regional peacekeeping force being deployed by the african union. Cbs has ordered 60 minutes correspondent lara logan and her producer to take a leave of absence over a story on the benghazi raid. The october report cited a security guards claim that he was there when the u. S. Mission was attacked in september 2012. It quickly turned out that he told his employer and the f. B. I. That he was not there. A cbs internal review found logan did a poor job of vetting the mans account. Wall street was relatively quiet today. The Dow Jones Industrial average gained a fraction of a point to close at 16,072. The nasdaq rose 23 points to close at 4,017. Still to come on the newshour rising tensions in asia; the deportation debate; the Free Syrian Armys uphill battle; wisconsin Governor Scott walkers Lessons Learned from a recall; Henry Louis Gates sweeping history of African Americans; and Paula Wolfert takes on alzheimers in the kitchen. Woodruff chinas push into an area also claimed by japan has increased volatility in the region. China demands that before planes enter the disputed area they now notify the chinese government. This morning, the u. S. Sent two b52 bombers over the islands without giving notice. For more on this, im joined by Julian Barnes of the wall street journal. Thank you for being here. Thanks for having me. Woodruff why did the u. S. Send over bombers in an area over the chinese said we control . Well, the u. S. Right after that announcement by china said theyre not going to change the way they operate in the region. The United States doesnt take sides in the teartor yall dispute but we have an agreement with japan to defend japanese territory and the territory they administer. So the u. S. Believes the status quo means that this that this defense zone alters the status quo and so that they cannot abide by it. Woodruff what was the reaction from the chinese after the u. S. Did this today . Well, the u. S. Was prepared but did not expect that china would try to intercept or contact the planes. There was no contact by china when the b. 52s flew over the disputed islands. They flew from guam, they returned to guam without incident. Now, china is sticking by this their establishment of the air Defense Identification Zone and well have to see what happens with subsequent flights. Woodruff so does the u. S. Just is this a matter of the u. S. Not taking the chinese seriously . No, not at all. This is a matter of reassuring allies. The u. S. Does not want to see the dispute over the islands escalate into a military conflict between japan and china. So its very important for the u. S. To be a calming influence. So thats why we see the u. S. Taking action almost to prevent japan from doing something. Woodruff what is the risk that the u. S. Sees here . I mean, the risk that this could end up escalating. Right. This dispute has gone on for more than a year. I mean, obviously it goes back far before that. But weve had repeated conflicts over these islands over the course of the last year. The u. S. Is urging the status quo, urging calm. They but theres quite worry and miscalculation on either side. Woodruff they are worried. So what, then, are the chances what are the u. S. Plans at this point in terms of future flights . Are they going to keep on making these bombing runs over the area . Defense Officials Say they regularly exercise in this area. This is part of international airspace. They fly there. Theyre going to continue to do this. They believe that this is administered by japan so that they can operate there. And they will continue to fly bombers and other planes. Woodruff well keep watching. Journalian barnes of the wall street journal. Thank you. Thank you. Ifill now, to the debate within the debate over Immigration Reform. Even as a sweeping overhaul remains politically out of reach, hundreds of thousands of undocumented residents are still being deported. And that has angered some of the president s most loyal supporters. The president was making his case for Immigration Reform on monday in San Francisco when a dissenting voice rose right behind him, demanding an end to deportations that divide families. Most importantly, we will live up to our character. When can i see my family . Our families are separated i need your help. There are thousands of others. Thats exactly what were talking about. Every single day. Thats what why were here. Mr. President , please use your executive order to halt petitions for all 11. 5 million undocumented immigrants in this country right now. Ifill the man making the plea was ju hong, a 24yearold undocumented immigrant from south korea. Others joined him, chanting for action even as the president waved the secret service away. Obama stop deportation what i would like to do. No, no, dont worry about it, guys. Stop deportation, yes we can. Ifill the administration has deported Record Numbers of undocumented immigrants about 400,000 annually. Protesters have pressed for executive action to halt the practice just as mr. Obama ordered a stop to deporting undocumented immigrant children last year. But the president insisted yesterday that in this case, his hands are tied. The easy way out is to try to yell and pretend like i can do something by violating our laws. And what im proposing is the harder path, which is to use our democratic processes to achieve the same goal you want to achieve. But it wont be just shouting. It requires us lobbying and getting it done. applause ifill still, the prospect of getting it done as part of broad Immigration Reform seems remote. A bipartisan measure passed the senate in july, but House Republicans have no plans to take it up before years end. The issue, however, continues to play out on the local level. In boston, the newlyelected mayor said today he wants to pull out of a federal program that tracks people in the country illegally. But detention and deportation continues apace. For more on that, we turn to maria elena incapee, executive director of the National Immigration law center; and david martin, a law professor at the university of virginia. He served in the Obama Administration as deputy general counsel at the department of homeland security. Welcome to you both. Miss hincapee, why have deportations increased in your view . Well, under the Obama Administration, were seeing a Record Number of people being detained and deported. These are your working mothers, working fathers, theyre people picking our fruits, serving our food at restaurants and there have been a number of programs like Security Community which is is a program the administration created and has enforced vigorously. We also see a lot of collaboration between Law Enforcement agents at the ground as well as with immigration agents. We are going to rate over 2 million deportee under this administration. Ifill david martin, why is that happened . Congress has funded enforcement at those levels, the administration is carrying out the laws honoring the president under the constitution. So this is both a congressional and an executive policy. I want to emphasize that the administration has made an effort to redirect deportation actions to prioritize people with criminal involvement or recent Border Crossers or people with serious immigration violations. The best example of that is deferred action for childhood arrivals policy. The policy for the socalled dreamers. For people who came here as Young Children rand not accountable for their illegal presence in the country. That was a policy announced about 18 months ago that provides a form of status for those people. So all of that is part of the process. The president doesnt have the authority to simply waive off enforcement of the laws. Thats not the kind of system we have. So theres been an effort to reprioritize it. Ifill ms. Hincapie, is that reprioritization enough for you . Thats what he today the hecklers in the crowd. Its not up to me. Go talk to congress. I think the young immigrant in the crowd was voicing a growing concern among immigrant communities because of the frustration of congressional inaction as well as the fact that this administration is deporting more people than any prior administration. And david is right that the Appropriations Congress is partially at fault here in terms of the amount of money that theyre throwing away. 18 billion in last fiscal year alone. More than all Law Enforcement all federal agent Law Enforcement agencies combined. Thats indlebl nation is spending that much time, that much money at a time were facing such a federal deficit. But the administration with the deferred action for Childhood Arrivals Program did identify that dreamers in particular young immigrants are eligible or considered to be lowlevel priority. The problem is that the administration isnt necessarily enforcing or applying even its existing policies and procedures. Ifill what do you say to David Martins point that the law is the law is the law . Well, i think we believe in the rule of law as well. And we believe that the administration should be enforcing and hopefully under new d. H. S. Leadership they will put in place an implementation of existing policies and priorities. So the way that the administration has identified who is a considered a lowlevel priority we shouldnt continue to see immigrant workers, people who are paying taxes, people who are raising a family, who are contributing to our economy in so many different ways, the same very people that would be eligible for Immigration Reform which the administration has identified as its top legislative priority. We shouldnt be deporting today the citizens of tomorrow. Ifill david martin, how much latitude does the president have to say, okay, these are criminals over here who are out of immigration status and these are mothers and children who are out of immigration status and these i will deport or detain and these i wont . The president does have discretion to set the priorities and thats pretty much what the president has tried to do. Its not just for people with criminal records but also, for example, for recent arrivals, even if theyre just coming here to work. I think thats a sound overall policy. So the president does have authority. And it can be adjusted, some beyond what it is right now and also i share maria elenas concern. Steps need to be strengthened to make sure that the priorities are really followed. But the president doesnt have the authority to do what some people were asking for yesterday essentially to stop haul deportations of any of the estimated 11. 5 Million People who will here in the country. Prosecutorial discretion is the authority to focus resources, to direct thwart priorities, its not the authority to negate the law or ignore it. Ifill can i ask you another question about that . She alluded to the fact that these are Record Numbers of deportations. How does what this administration is doing compare to past administrations . Well, the administration has not ramped up enforcement beyond essentially what it was at the end of the Bush Administration. There was a big runup in enforcement and especially in congressional appropriations for that. In the Clinton Admin