“Standing in line with a bunch of voters, to me is like, I’m one of them, almost like I just joined the good side instead of being on the bad side for so long,” said Christine Vincent, who spent two years in prison. Source
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Times Square will hold a digital celebration to ring in 2021
The celebration will feature a group of in-person honorees who will reflect the “themes, challenges and inspirations of 2020.” Source
Some GOP lawmakers bristle at Trump comments on transfer of power
President Trump on Wednesday declined to commit to a peaceful transfer of power should he lose to Joe Biden. Source
Trump praises Kentucky AG on Breonna Taylor case
President Trump says he’s spoken with the Kentucky governor amid the protests stemming from the Breonna Taylor case. He praised the state’s attorney general in a press briefing Wednesday when asked about the case. CBS News White House correspondent Ben Tracy joined CBSN with the latest. Source
Trump’s visit to Ginsburg’s casket at Supreme Court met with boos
Onlookers at the Supreme Court loudly booed and chanted, “vote him out” as Trump stood by Ginsburg’s casket. Source
“There is not equal justice,” Ibram X. Kendi says after Breonna Taylor decision
Leading antiracist scholar and CBS News contributor Ibram X. Kendi joins “CBS This Morning” to react to a grand jury choosing not to indict any police officers for the killing of Breonna Taylor. He also discusses the state of the racial divide and what message the indictment sends to Black Americans. Source
Retired Lt. General H. R. McMaster on his new book, America’s biggest threats and cyber warfare
Retired Lieutenant General H. R. McMaster served in the Army for 34 years and spent 13 months as President Trump’s national security adviser. He joins “CBS This Morning” to talk about his new book, “Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World.” Source
Attorney for Breonna Taylor’s family, Ben Crump, on grand jury decision
Ben Crump, the attorney for Breonna Taylor’s family, gives his reaction to the grand jury decision not to bring charges related to Taylor’s death. One officer was indicted on wanton endangerment for allegedly endangering Taylor’s neighbors. Crump also provides an update on her family’s reaction. Source
CBSN Originals presents “Speaking Frankly | Symbolic Justice”
With renewed calls for racial justice in America come fresh demands to take down Confederate monuments, rid sports teams of Native American mascots, and rebrand products that use racist caricatures. But does the focus on imagery distract from the fight for systemic change? This CBSN Originals documentary explores the effectiveness of dismantling these symbols of the past in the push for a more equitable future. Source
Julian Assange’s fiancée opens up about their sons, secret relationship
Going public with their relationship now, when Assange could be looking at decades of U.S. prison time, is a calculated emotional appeal to the British court. Source