President Biden is signing an executive order on supply chains Wednesday, part of the administration’s efforts to cope with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The move comes as Congress continues to consider Biden’s Cabinet nominees and the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe joins CBSN with the latest. Source
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Grand jury decides no indictments for Rochester officers involved in Daniel Prude’s death
Protests erupted in Rochester, New York overnight after a grand jury decided not to indict any of the seven officers involved in Daniel Prude’s death. Prude died last March after being restrained by police. Jericka Duncan reports. Source
No charges for Rochester officers in Daniel Prude’s death
A grand jury decided against charging the officers involved in the death of Daniel Prude, a 41-year-old Black man who was restrained by Rochester police last March. Source
Grocery union demands vaccines and hazard pay for workers
Grocery workers have fought for hazard pay and expressed concerns for their safety for since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic nearly a year ago. Marc Perrone, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers about what would help grocery workers and Kroger’s plans to close stores in California and Washington state after local governments required them to give workers hazard pay. Source
El Chapo’s wife, Emma Coronel Aispuro, arrested on drug trafficking charges at Dulles Airport
The wife of infamous drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is expected to appear in court Tuesday over her alleged involvement in international drug trafficking. Court documents reveal the 31-year-old is also accused of helping her husband escape from a Mexican prison in 2015. Catherine Herridge reports. Source
Police, EMTs criticized in death of Elijah McClain
An independent investigation into the death of a 23-year-old Black man in Colorado questions the use of force by police and a powerful drug administered by paramedics. Omar Villafranca reports. Source
At least 18 dead after bloodiest day of protests since Myanmar military coup
One month after the Myanmar military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the country is seeing its deadliest day of anti-coup protests after at least 18 people died in clashes with security forces. Ryan Heath, Politico’s senior editor and author of Global Translations newsletter, joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss the latest in the military’s crackdown against anti-coup protesters and the impact on geopolitics. Source
Colson Whitehead: The 60 Minutes interview
The two-time Pulitzer-winner opens up to John Dickerson about his writing process, his wide variety of interests, getting rejected and “the space of very little hope” he found himself working in when he wrote “The Underground Railroad” and “The Nickel Boys.” Source
Never-before-seen video of the attack on Al Asad Airbase
David Martin speaks with troops who were there as an Iranian ballistic missile attack rained down on Al Asad Airbase in Iraq, part of six days that saw the U.S. and Iran go to the brink of war. Source
“CBS Weekend News” headlines for Sunday, February 28, 2021
Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Weekend News” with Jericka Duncan. Source