House Democrats are weighing their next steps after Mueller’s statement. His words put more pressure on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to start an impeachment inquiry, but Pelosi says we still don’t have all the facts. Nancy Cordes reports. Source
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Boeing CEO on deadly crashes: “Not our job” to assign fault
In an exclusive interview with incoming “CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell, Boeing’s CEO admits a software mistake on its 737 Max aircraft caused two deadly plane crashes in less than five months. More than 300 people died in those accidents. In this excerpt of O’Donnell’s interview, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg says its not his company’s job to point fingers or assign blame. Source
Eye Opener: Mueller’s remarks fuel calls for impeachment
Special Counsel Robert Mueller refuses to clear President Trump and more Democrats say it’s time for an impeachment investigation. Also, tornadoes have damaged parts of the U.S. for 13 straight days now, and another round of severe weather is expected today. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source
Illinois House passes bill mandating gun owners be fingerprinted
Gun owners will now be fingerprinted and will pay more for firearm owner identification cards under the legislation Source
Illinois Senate approves recreational use of marijuana
Universal home cultivation of the plant was replaced by a provision allowing only medical-marijuana patients to grow their own Source
Man who set himself on fire outside White House dies
The victim was extinguished by police officers in the area and was transported to an area hospital Source
WikiLeaks’ Assange misses court amid “grave” health concerns
Assange’s lawyer says his client is “far from well” Source
Reports: Officers were told to keep USS John McCain from Trump’s view
President tweets he was told nothing about it during trip, and acting defense chief Shanahan says he never approved such a directive Source
Deliberate crop burning compounds misery in war torn Iraq, Syria
Food security in jeopardy as fires blamed on ISIS remnants or Syrian regime threaten harvests Source
Pelosi slams Facebook for not taking down doctored video of her
Altered video, which makes her look drunk or impaired, has been viewed millions of times in only a few days; flap spotlights issues surrounding social media companies’ editorial policies Source