Odds are already being placed at which team has the best chance to land Kaepernick — if he decides to sign Source
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All-black Women’s Army Corps unit still fighting for recognition
Nearly 900 women went to Europe during the war, and delivered mail to the troops, while bombs dropped around them Source
Russia establishes base in Syria amid spike in violence
CBS News saw Russian attack helicopters in the region, followed by a long U.S. military convoy Source
Day 1, Part 8: Questioning of impeachment witnesses gets heated
As House Intelligence Committee members took turns questioning William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, and State Department official George Kent, several Republican members forcefully denounced the impeachment inquiry. Watch this portion of Wednesday’s public hearing. Source
Day 1, Part 5: Adam Schiff begins opening round of questioning of Taylor and Kent
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff and counsel Daniel Goldman spent 45 minutes questioning the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, William Taylor, and State Department Deputy Assistant Secretary George Kent in the first day of public impeachment hearings. Watch this full portion of the hearing. Source
Manhunt intensifies for Marine deserter accused of murder
Police in Roanoke, Virginia, are searching for a Marine deserter accused of murder. The manhunt prompted schools and some businesses to close. Chip Reid reports. Source
Russia establishes new foothold in Syria amid recent violence
Russia confirmed it’s setting up a new base in the Syrian city of Qamishli. Yet, for all the security forces now jostling for control, they’ve been unable to ensure security for the local population. Charlie D’Agata reports from northeast Syria. Source
Impeachment updates: Pelosi accuses Trump of “bribery”
The House speaker told reporters that bribery is “in the Constitution attached to the impeachment proceeding” Source
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine to testify tomorrow
Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine who was ousted earlier this year, will testify in a public hearing Friday. Multiple witnesses have accused President Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, of engaging in a smear campaign against her. Political contributors Antjuan Seawright and Leslie Sanchez join CBSN to discuss the messaging tactics of both parties in the impeachment inquiry. Source
From 1996: The secret world of John le Carré
The putative end of the Cold War didn’t mark the end for master spy storyteller John le Carré, who continued to write thrilling bestsellers of international intrigue and duplicity. Mark Phillips talked with the writer about how his “secret world” hadn’t changed all that much, and with London tailor Douglas Hayward, who served as a source of inspiration for the British expat who finds himself in the middle of a plot in crime-and drug-ridden Panama City, in le Carré’s novel, “The Tailor of Panama.” Originally broadcast on “CBS Sunday Morning” November 17, 1996. Source