The city of Baltimore will be monitored by surveillance airplanes for up to six months next year under a pilot program announced Friday. The pilot program, announced by Police Commissioner Michael Harrison during a press conference Friday, is aimed at helping law enforcement investigate violent crime. Mike Hellgren, a reporter for CBS Baltimore affiliate WJZ, reports. Source
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Baltimore to become first city monitored by surveillance planes
The pilot program will begin in May 2020. Source
Carnival cruise ships collide in Mexico, injuring 6
The slow-moving collision was caught on video by many onlookers. Source
Here’s what it’s like to earn a college degree in prison
CBS News gained exclusive access to East Jersey State Prison for a graduation ceremony in November. Source
President Trump fires back at “Christianity Today”
President Trump is firing back at ’Christianity Today,’ a magazine founded by the late Reverend Billy Graham, after it called for Mr. Trump’s removal from office. Paula Reid reports from the White House. Source
Texas mother found dead but infant is alive
Today a mother who’d been missing for a week was found dead but her newborn daughter is safe. The case has taken a bizarre twist, with the arrest of the mothers friend. Omar Villafranca report. Source
Record of 116 million people are traveling for the holidays
Triple A says close to 116 million people are expected to travel by road, rail, or air between now and January first. That’s about four million more than last year and the most since it began keeping records. Mola Lenghi reports. Source
Powerful jet stream has created “atmospheric river”
A powerful Pacific jet stream will create what’s called an “atmospheric river,” which will flood the U.S. with balmy air as well as some extreme weather over the next week. That includes a pseudo-subtropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico and up to a foot of rain for some in the Pacific Northwest. CBS News climate and weather contributor Jeff Berardelli joins CBSN with the latest. Source
Ex-Kentucky governor defends pardon of convicted child rapist
“Trust me, if you have been repeatedly sexually violated as a small child by an adult, there are going to be repercussions of that physically and medically,” former Governor Matt Bevin said. Source
Suspect and employee dead in workplace shooting in North Carolina, police say
Police said Friday that the suspect in a workplace shooting and an employee he targeted are dead. Two other people were injured in the shooting. Source