Hamza bin Laden’s death comes eight years after U.S. forces killed his father Source
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Some Dorian survivors refuse to leave their Bahamian homes despite devastation
Police in the Bahamas have raised the death toll from Hurricane Dorian to at least 45 people, with hundreds still missing. As survivors evacuate islands decimated by the storm, some are refusing to leave the only place they’ve ever called home, even as food and water are scarce. Nikki Battiste spoke with a few of them on Abaco Island. Source
Democrats expected to expand impeachment inquiry as Congress returns
Congress is returning to Washington after August recess, and House Democrats are expected to vote on expanding their impeachment inquiry into President Trump. CBS News legal analyst Kim Wehle joined CBSN AM to talk about what to expect. Source
Why Trump canceled secret meeting with Taliban at Camp David
President Trump announced on Twitter over the weekend that secret discussions with Taliban and Afghanistan leaders at Camp David have been canceled. “Face The Nation” moderator and CBS News senior foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan joined CBSN AM to explain the events leading up to the announcement and the impact of the decision. Source
Air Force reviewing travel after stay at Trump property
President Trump claims he knew nothing about the matter Source
Voices from Hong Kong: Cabinet member Regina Ip
Regina Ip is a popularly-elected, pro-Beijing legislator in Hong Kong and member of embattled Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s cabinet. Source
The 9-year-old double amputee walking the runway at Fashion Week
A 9-year-old with dreams of becoming a supermodel is already making historic strides on some of the world’s most renowned runways. Daisy-May Demetre is the first double amputee to walk in a show at New York Fashion Week. Jericka Duncan reports. Source
Billy Bush: The Access Hollywood tape was “weaponized”
Billy Bush returns to TV Monday as the new host of “Extra,” nearly three years after a high-profile controversy forced him off the air. In October 2016, a recorded conversation was made public between Bush and then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, in which Trump talked about groping women. Bush spoke with “CBS This Morning” co-host Gayle King about why he feels like the tape was “weaponized,” and what he’s learned in the past three years. Source
Amazon to hire 30,000 workers at job fairs in 6 cities
The jobs range from $100,000-plus jobs for engineers to warehouse workers earning at least $15 an hour Source
Jodi Kantor on the “Deep Throat” of NYT’s Harvey Weinstein investigation
For the first time, the investigative reporters who broke the Harvey Weinstein story are revealing new details about the Hollywood producer’s alleged enablers, and the sources who brought the stories to light. In 2017, New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey uncovered stories of Weinstein’s alleged sexual harassment, igniting the #MeToo movement. The accusations came from former assistants and celebrities like Ashley Judd and Gwyneth Paltrow. Kantor joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the book. Source