De Blasio had been struggling in polling over the course of the race thus far Source

Hundreds of outsiders are descending on the remote Nevada desert near the military’s mysterious “Area 51” base. They are there for the so-called “Storm Area 51” event. What began as a joke on Facebook for people curious about the site and aliens has turned into a music, movie and space-themed entertainment festival. Decades of secrecy surrounding “Area 51” has fueled speculation that it’s where the government studies aliens that have visited earth. Source

Call to “storm” the secretive U.S. military base in the Nevada desert known as Area 51 attracted several dozen revelers to entrance Source

Cedric the Entertainer has been making audiences laugh for more than three decades. He currently stars as Calvin Butler on the CBS series “The Neighborhood.” It explores what happens when a white family from the Midwest moves next door to a black family in Los Angeles. Cedric joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss what’s in store for Season 2. Source

Scientists have a stark new warning about the disappearance of billions of birds in the U.S. and Canada according to a study just published in the journal, Science. It says more than a quarter of the entire bird population disappeared over the last half-century. Jonathan Vigliotti reports. Source

“48 Hours” correspondent Erin Moriarty has spent decades reporting on crime stories. In her new podcast, “My Life of Crime,” she explores everything from the 19th century murder trial of Lizzie Borden, to what it is like inside a maximum security women’s prison. Source

One traveler blames cancellation on racial profiling, saying he was treated with “suspicion” and “disrespect” Source

Season Four of Showtime’s political docuseries “The Circus” returns Sunday ahead of the 2020 primary season. National polls show the race for the Democratic nomination narrowing between former Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator Bernie Sanders. Wagner joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the massive New York City rally Elizabeth Warren held earlier this week and what that means for the Democratic nomination. Source

Nurses strike after contract talks with the hospital broke down this week amid a dispute over staffing levels and pay raises Source

The powerful storm that’s slamming Texas is now blamed for at least two deaths. Houston was inundated with more than nine inches of rain Thursday – that breaks the single-day record set in 1979 by more than two inches. Many communities devastated by Hurricane Harvey’s floodwaters just two years ago find themselves underwater again. Houston fire officials say they responded to nearly 2,000 emergency incidents. Mireya Villarreal reports. Source