U.K. police on Saturday charged a truck driver with 39 counts of manslaughter. The bodies were found inside robinsn’s truck in Essex county, just outside London. Imtiaz Tyab reports. Source
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State Department official Philip Reeker testifies in closed-door session of impeachment inquiry
State department official Phillip Reeker became the 10th person to testify in the impeachment inquiry with Saturday’s closed-door testimony. Reeker was expected to be asked about President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine and how the State Department responded. Ben Tracy reports. Source
“CBS Weekend News” headlines for Saturday, October 26, 2019
Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Weekend News with Vladimir Duthiers.” Source
Death toll climbs in second day of Iraq protests
Thousands of protesters tried to reach Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, home to embassies and government offices Source
Catholic leaders from Amazon propose allowing married priests
Pope Francis still has to approve the proposal Source
Prince: An appreciation
Bill Flanagan with a tribute to the “one-man Rainbow Coalition,” who transcended radio’s apartheid like a musical Mandela Source
Hundreds of thousands celebrate Pride parade in Taiwan
Every year, Taipei hosts the largest Pride parade in Asia. This year, it was extra special Source
Vietnamese willing to risk dangerous journey to get to U.K.
More Vietnamese families came forward Saturday with information that their relatives may be among the 39 people found dead in the back of a container truck in England. The BBC’s Lucy Williamson spoke with some Vietnamese in France who are willing to risk their lives to get to the U.K. Source
Tick Fire tears through Southern California
Many structures have been destroyed as the so-called Tick Fire tears through Southern California. Kandiss Crone, a reporter for our CBS station in Los Angeles, KCBS, joined CBSN with more on the conditions there. Source
Pentagon snubs Amazon for $10 billion “war cloud” contract
Trump waded into the fray earlier this year, saying that the administration would “take a very long look” at the process, saying he had heard complaints Source