The country is in mourning following two mass shootings over the weekend that left 29 people dead. CBS News correspondent Chris Martinez joined “CBSN AM” from El Paso, Texas, where 20 people were killed at a Walmart. Source
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French hoverboard inventor flies over the English Channel
French inventor Franky Zapata became the first person to fly across the English Channel on a hoverboard Sunday. It took Zapata just over 20 minutes to make the trip from France to England. Source
Pier 1 going out of business and closing all 540 stores
After going bankrupt in February, home furnishings company that launched in 1962 cites “profound impact of COVID-19.” Source
India revokes Kashmir’s special status amid crackdown
CBS News’ Arshar R. Zargar explains how the move could further fuel tensions between nuclear neighbors India and Pakistan. Source
3 people bitten by sharks at Florida beach
Three people were bitten by a shark within a 24-hour span at a Florida beach. It happened Sunday at New Smyrna Beach—the community is known as the “shark bite capital of the world.” Source
Nature: Bighorn sheep
“Sunday Morning” takes us among Bighorn sheep near Nevada’s Mount Grant. Videographer: Derek Reich. Source
6 funerals held for the victims in the Dayton shooting
In Dayton, Ohio, funerals began Saturday for six of the nine victims of Sunday’s mass shooting. Mourners gathered at churches and funeral homes across Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Two more funerals will be held Monday. There are still no arrangements announced for the ninth victim – Megan Betts, the sister of the shooter. Source
Full interview: Michael Bloomberg on “Face the Nation”
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg joins “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan to discuss gun violence prevention efforts and the 2020 race at a presidential gun safety forum in Des Moines, Iowa. Source
Scalise warns of “slippery slope” in blaming Trump’s rhetoric for El Paso massacre
Rep. Steve Scalise, the No. 2 Republican in the House, joined Margaret Brennan to discuss gun legislation, recent mass shootings and the situation at the border. Source
Gun control takes center stage at Iowa State Fair
2020 presidential candidates are making their pitches to voters at the Iowa State Fair this weekend. Many of them are making gun control policy a focal point this weekend, in the wake of the recent mass shootings. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joins CBSN to discuss the latest from Des Moines. Source