CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns spoke with Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, founders of “Ben & Jerry’s” and surrogates for Bernie Sanders. At a campaign event in Manchester, they talked about why they believe Sanders can beat Donald Trump. Source
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Hitting the ice with New Hampshire voters
More than 40% of voters in New Hampshire are undeclared. With so many candidates in the Democratic primary race, Tony Dokoupil interrupted an adult hockey game to take a different approach to predictions for the first-in-the-nation primary. Source
Democratic candidates target Trump in New Hampshire as voting gets underway
Voting is underway in New Hampshire, where the nation’s first primary could help narrow the field of Democratic candidates. The latest CBS News Battleground Tracker shows Senator Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg leading the pack. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joins CBSN from a polling station in Manchester with the latest. Source
Social media troll bots take aim at 2020 presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg
Tweets by social media troll bots that target Democratic candidate Pete Buttigieg spiked following his success in the Iowa caucus. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joined CBSN AM to break down the data behind the attack and why alleged troll bots target certain candidates. Source
Westminster dog show features new faces
The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is underway in New York City and this year there’s a new breed competing. Hilary Lane went backstage to meet some of the thousands of pooches getting ready to compete. Source
Powerful storm brings flooding to eastern Australia but eases bushfires
Parts of eastern Australia are under water after a massive rainstorm caused flooding. Fire officials say the deluge has helped tamp out wildfires in the region. Charlotte Goodlet of Australia’s Network 10 reports from Sydney. Source
U.S. charges 4 members of Chinese military for Equifax hack
Attorney General William Barr and federal prosecutors unveiled charges against four members of the Chinese military for the 2017 Equifax data breach that led to the theft of the personal information of nearly 150 million Americans. “This was one of the largest data breaches in history,” Barr said at a press conference on Monday. Watch his remarks. Source
Final day of campaigning ahead of New Hampshire primary
Monday marks the last full day Democratic presidential candidates have to make their cases to New Hampshire voters before the Tuesday primary. New polls show Senator Bernie Sanders is leading in the state. CBS News political correspondent Ed O’Keefe joined CBSN AM with the latest from the campaign trail. Source
Trump to release budget proposal pushing for major border wall funding
President Trump is set to release his $4.8 trillion federal budget proposal today. He wants to boost spending for the military and the U.S.-Mexico border wall. However, Democrats are slamming him for pushing to cut spending for programs like food stamps, Medicaid and Medicare. CBS News White House correspondent Ben Tracy joins CBSN to break down the proposal. Source
University student from California stuck in China during coronavirus outbreak
A Cal State University Northridge student is still in China on Thursday night, near the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak — his semester studying abroad turning into a nightmare. Samson Adame, 24, has been stuck in the Shandong Province of China since the epidemic broke out nearly a month ago. CBS Los Angeles’ Lesley Marin reports. Source