President Trump is likely to reject a Democratic offer to allow him or his lawyers to appear at upcoming impeachment hearings. But he continues to call the inquiry unfair. Weijia Jiang has the latest. Source
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Review boards canceled for 3 Navy SEALs
The Navy has canceled review boards for three Navy SEALs suspected of covering up for Edward Gallagher. President Trump intervened and restored Gallagher’s rank after he was convicted of posing with a corpse in Iraq. Source
“CBS Evening News” headlines for Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.” Source
Snow and rain disrupts Thanksgiving travelers across the country
Two major storms are causing trouble on one of the busiest travel days of the year. Source
Teen shot by officer: “Will I ever be able to play guitar again?”
Rylan Wilder, 15, who played Chicago’s popular Riot Fest, was wounded by an officer pursuing a robbery suspect. Source
Deval Patrick charts a moderate path through South Carolina
“As we move toward those big ideas…if we’re going to unify the country, we have to pay attention to people who aren’t there yet,” Patrick says. Source
Kavanaugh saga’s potential lasting impact on the nation
The Senate has voted to confirm Kavanaugh, but the nomination process roiled the country with division and at times evoked the worst in partisanship Source
“Gettysburg” movie director on the importance of historical reenactors
This week on “The Takeout,” writer and director Ron Maxwell explains why he used reenactors in his film “Gettysburg.” “Reenactors are a living Civil War historian,” Maxwell told CBS News’ Major Garrett. Source
WNBA point guard Tasha Cloud on her media blackout
Tasha Cloud, a point guard for the Washington Mystics, joins Major Garrett for “The Takeout.” In June she visited a school in the Anacostia neighborhood of D.C. where multiple shootings have occurred around the school while students were in class. Cloud organized a media blackout in protest, calling for D.C.’s mayor and city council members to act on gun violence. Source
WNBA star Tasha Cloud on the gender pay gap
This week Tasha Cloud received the WNBA’s community leadership award, and she is one of two Mystics players who has started every game this season. Yet she still has to spend six months playing basketball abroad in the off-season to make a living. That’s in part because of the basketball association’s pay scale. And as Major Garrett points out on “The Takeout,” it’s not just a pay difference separating the women from the men. Source