JUDY WOODRUFF: In the day's other news: The government of Turkey says President Trump
has agreed to stop arming Kurdish fighters in Syria.
The foreign minister says Mr. Trump made the pledge in a phone call to President Recep
Tayyip Erdogan.
Later, the White House informed Erdogan of -- quote -- "pending adjustments" to support
for groups on the ground.
The Kurdish fighters have scored major victories against Islamic State, but Turkey considers
them terrorists.
In Zimbabwe, the new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, was sworn in today.
Tens of thousands turned out to see the ceremony, but Robert Mugabe, who stepped down this week
under pressure, didn't join them.
John Ray of Independent Television News reports from the capital, Harare.
JOHN RAY: The trace of a smile on the crocodile, a nickname earned through fear, not affection,
today, acclaimed president of Zimbabwe, his own and his nation's reputation in need of
transformation.
A huge crowd danced and sang many of the same songs they sang once for Robert Mugabe, while
the military who removed him from power paraded for their new commander in chief.
This is the first time Zimbabwe has sworn in a new leader in almost 40 years.
He took the oath of office.
EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, President of Zimbabwe: So help me God.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
JOHN RAY: Assumed the mantle of head of state and promised his people a fresh start.
EMMERSON MNANGAGWA: I solemnly promise that I shall, to the best of my abilities, serve
everyone, everyone who calls and considers Zimbabwe their home.
JOHN RAY: More muted was the response to his tribute to Mugabe, the specter at the feast.
EMMERSON MNANGAGWA: To me personally, he remains a father, mentor, comrade-in-arms and my leader.
JOHN RAY: The Zimbabwe Mugabe left behind needs jobs and foreign investment.
Even Mnangagwa is still subject to U.S. sanctions.
This former spy chief accused in the past of helping rig elections now promises free
and fair elections next year.
So, after 10 days that have changed everything we knew about Zimbabwe, the country has a
new president.
But he's here as much because of a palace coup as a popular uprising, so how deep will
the change really be?
From Mnangagwa's hometown, we met one family who traveled 200 miles from 2:00 in the morning
to see history unfolding.
Expectations are high.
WOMAN: Our town, it has been forgotten, the town, which was just dying.
And now we are hoping that there is going to be -- there is going to be life.
JOHN RAY: The new president will need time to deliver his promises, but he has already
given his people hope.
JUDY WOODRUFF: That report from John Ray of Independent Television News.
Interpol has announced 40 arrests in a bid to break up a human trafficking ring in Africa.
The international police organization says the operation was carried out in Chad, Mali,
Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal earlier this month.
Nearly 500 people were rescued, including 236 children.
A top Pakistani militant wanted by the U.S. was freed today, on the orders of a Pakistani
court.
Hafiz Saeed allegedly founded an outlawed group that linked to a 2008 attack in Mumbai,
India.
The attack killed nearly 170 people.
This morning in Lahore, Saeed greeted supporters at Friday prayers.
His lawyer accused the U.S. and others of trying to block Saeed's release.
KAMRAN NASEER ABRASI, Attorney for Hafiz Saeed: The government officials produced many fake
and frivolous reports with regards to the Hafiz Saeed, but the honorable court disagreed,
and we have produced that he has no concern with any proscribed organization or activities.
JUDY WOODRUFF: The United States has offered a $10 million bounty for Saeed, but he's repeatedly
been detained and then released.
An appeals court in South Africa today more than doubled the prison sentence of Oscar
Pistorius, the first amputee to run in the Olympics.
The court ordered him to serve another 13 years and five months for the murder of his
girlfriend in 2013.
That is on top of more than a year-and-a-half that he has already served.
Prosecutors had appealed the initial six-year sentence.
Back in this country, Senator Al Franken has issued a new apology, after new allegations
of sexual harassment.
He said in a statement last night -- quote -- "I feel terribly that I have made some
women feel badly, and for that, I am so sorry."
Four women have now accused the Minnesota Democrat of groping them.
He faces a Senate Ethics Committee investigation.
Black Friday shoppers hit the stores with abandon today.
Macy's and other big retailers reported a healthy business boost.
Meanwhile, online giant Amazon said Thanksgiving Day orders on its mobile app jumped 50 percent
from a year ago.
And on Wall Street, stocks made a modest advance in a shortened trading day.
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 31 points to close at 23558.
The Nasdaq rose 21, and the S&P 500 added five.
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