Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.” Source
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House GOP leader tries to kick Democrat off House Intelligence Committee
McCarthy slammed Rep. Eric Swalwell for previous interactions with an alleged Chinese spy, though Swalwell says he cut off contact after being told who she was. Source
Cuomo refuses to resign despite calls from top New York Democrats
Seven women have accused Governor Andrew Cuomo of sexual misconduct and harassment. More than a dozen House Democrats and Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand have called on him to resign, but he said he won’t bow to “cancel culture.” Jericka Duncan reports. Source
Mayor, former chief kept Daniel Prude’s death secret, report says
A report commissioned by Rochester’s city council said Mayor Lovely Warren lied about when she knew details of Prude’s death. Source
U.S. reaches 100 million COVID vaccinations, states ease restrictions
The U.S. is ramping up coronavirus vaccination efforts as state ease restrictions despite warnings of another possible surge. Dr. Len Horovitz, a pulmonary specialist at Lenox Hill Hospital, joined CBSN to discuss the latest. Source
Stimulus payments begin going out, as Biden touts the American Rescue Plan
President Biden spoke about the American Rescue Plan at a Rose Garden event on Friday with Vice President Harris and congressional Democrats. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN to discuss who will receive stimulus checks and what could be next on the legislative agenda for the Biden administration. Source
Biden meets with “The Quad” allies in effort to balance China’s rising powerBiden meets with key Pacific allies in efforts to balance China’s rising power
President Biden attended a virtual summit with the leaders of India, Japan and Australia. They’ve formed an alliance known as “The Quad” to balance China’s rising economic and military dominance. CBSN contributor Isaac Stone Fish joined CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss. Source
D.C. teacher denied maternity leave after stillbirth shares her story
Elizabeth O’Donnell, an elementary school teacher in Washington, D.C., was denied maternity leave last December after delivering a stillborn. Her story inspired a new bill signed into law by Mayor Muriel Bowser. O’Donnell joined CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss her story. Source
60 Minutes Overtime, 12.01.13
Amazon’s secret R&D project aimed at delivering packages to your doorstep by “octocopter” mini-drones with a mere 30-minute delivery time; then, 60 Minutes’ Bob Simon remembers his 1999 interview with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos; and, A 60 Minutes cameraman’s stunning shots of the U.S. Capitol, a building we don’t usually associate with beauty and reflection. Source
60 Minutes Overtime, 12.15.13
A conversation with John Miller and 60 Minutes producers about their experience reporting in top-secret areas of the NSA; then, John Miller asked the NSA’s Rick Ledgett what he would say to Edward Snowden if given the chance; also, The NSA’s Rick Ledgett said system administrators detected that Snowden was downloading confidential documents; and, human rights activist Hossam Bahgat describes the day a peaceful protest in Cairo turned into one of the worst massacres of Christians in modern Egypt. Source