Michael Avenatti, the former attorney for adult film star Stormy Daniels, is accused of stealing $300,000 his client was owed for a book deal. According to court papers, Avenatti forged her signature and diverted her book advance. Paula Reid reports. Source

Talks between Trump and Dems breaks down; Author Tony Schwartz on ‘The Takeout’. Source

New York lawmakers gave final passage to legislation Wednesday that would allow President Trump’s state tax returns to be released to congressional committees that have, so far, been barred from getting the president’s federal filings. The Democrat-led Senate and Assembly both approved the measures Wednesday, sending them to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat. A spokesman has said the governor supports the principle behind the legislation but will review the bill carefully before deciding whether to sign it. Source

The photo in question showed one person in blackface and another in KKK regalia Source

CBS News has confirmed the 2018 death of a migrant child. Following Monday’s death of a 16-year-old who was in U.S. custody, the total number of children who have died after crossing the U.S. border is now up to six. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca speaks with CBSN about the latest on the conditions at a migrant processing facility in Texas. Source

Lawyers who investigated how a racist photo appeared on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s 1984 medical school yearbook page say he initially apologized to for being in the picture out of an abundance of caution, but he didn’t believe he was in the photo. Investigators on behalf of Eastern Virginia Medical School said Wednesday they couldn’t “conclusively determine” the identities of either person in the 35-year-old photo. Source

Former Fox News Host Gretchen Carlson shown a light on workplace harassment at McDonald’s in her documentary “Breaking the Silence.” As demonstrators took to the streets to protest the company Wednesday, Carlson joins CBSN to discuss the evolution of the #MeToo movement since she sued and won a harassment case against her former boss Roger Ailes in 2016. Source

NORAD sent F-22s to ward off Russian bombers and fighter jets that entered the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone twice Source

“We believe Keith Bush did not commit this murder,” said Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini Source

Across the country, hate speech and religious-based bullying are on the rise in K-12 schools. In this episode, CBS Religion & Culture explores the ways in which kids from Jewish, Muslim and Sikh backgrounds engage with their religious identity amidst incidents of harassment. Source