CBS News has obtained a draft of South Carolina Republican Senator Tim Scott’s proposal to reform law enforcement. This comes after Democrats publicly released their own measure a few days ago. CBS News White House correspondent Ben Tracy joined CBSN with reaction. Source
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Christopher Columbus statue beheaded
Across the country, there is a movement to remove statues of slave owners and colonizers, as well as Confederate symbols Source
Black NASCAR star urges move away from Confederate flag
Sport’s only black driver, Bubba Wallace, pushing hard for it and there are signs NASCAR will go along. Source
Stacey Abrams on Georgia election “failure” and voter suppression
Fair Fight founder and 2018 Democratic nominee for Georgia governor Stacey Abrams joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss Georgia’s election day “failure,” and who should be held responsible for what went wrong. Source
Minneapolis City Council member on public safety and pledge to defund police
Nine members of the Minneapolis City Council have pledged to defund the city’s police department. Councilman Steve Fletcher joins “Red and Blue”‘s Elaine Quijano to discuss what a new model of public safety could look like. Source
California dad behind viral Facebook post shares why he’s afraid to walk alone in neighborhood
Shola Richards’ viral Facebook post on why he’s afraid to walk in his neighborhood alone has been shared by nearly 600,000 people. Richards tells “CBS This Morning” why he decided to write the post and why white allies are crucial in the fight against racism. Source
John Prine’s widow on planning star-studded tribute in his memory
The celebration of Prine’s life, which will raise money for charity and include the likes of Bill Murray, Stephen Colbert and Brandi Carlile, as well as an unreleased song by Prine, was organized by his family. Source
Italian woman preps 90 stuffed olives during her open brain surgery
Doctors and the 60-year-old patient agreed she should prepare a regional specialty while they removed a tumor from her left temporal lobe. Source
Mayor Jacob Frey on changing the culture in policing and opposing efforts to dismantle department
Minneapolis council members are pledging to defund or dismantle the police department following the death of George Floyd. The city’s mayor, Jacob Frey, is opposing it and instead supporting police reform. Frey joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss why there needs to be a culture shift in policing. Source
HBO Max removes “Gone with the Wind”
HBO Max pulled “Gone with the Wind” from its streaming list, following a long history of criticism of the epic’s depiction of African Americans and for romanticizing the Confederacy. An HBO spokesperson said the film would be returned, with a discussion of its historical context and a denouncement of those depictions. Source