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
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Russian warplanes intercepted off Alaska for 2nd day
NORAD sent F-22s to ward off Russian bombers and fighter jets that entered the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone twice Source
Judge overturns conviction of innocent man who served 33 years
“We believe Keith Bush did not commit this murder,” said Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini Source
“Religion & Identity in Young America”
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
The Mueller Report: What its findings may mean for democracy
Through the indictments, convictions and guilty pleas already filed through Robert Mueller’s investigation, Russian interference in our elections has been proven. Now, what are we expected to do with the special counsel’s investigative findings? Martha Teichner talks with investigative journalist Michael Isikoff and Washington Post opinion editor Michael Duffy about the big picture. Source
The Mueller Report: More legal trouble for Trump
Now that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe has ended, congressional and state investigations into President Trump’s administration and business interests are expected to ramp up. Correspondent Ed o’Keefe talks with law professor Jonathan Turkey and Democratic Senator Christopher Coons about a new phase in the president’s legal jeopardy. Source
The Mueller Report: A Turning Point
Special counsel Robert Mueller investigated Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election for nearly two years, and America has finally learned some of his findings. Jeff Glor anchors a CBS News special, “The Mueller Report: A Turning Point.” Source
The Mueller Report: Ball now in Attorney General’s court
After receiving the findings from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s connections with the presidential campaign of Donald Trump, Attorney General William Barr spent most of the weekend at the Justice Department with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and a small group of advisers pouring over the final report, making historic decisions about how much of it the public will see. Paula Reid reports. Source
N.Y. judge overturns conviction of innocent man who spent 33 years in prison
A Long Island judge on Wednesday overturned the conviction of a man who spent 33 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Keith Bush was 17 and at a house party when police arrested him in the killing of 14-year-old Sherese Watson, who was found strangled and stabbed near the house. Though he ultimately signed a confession, prosecutors believe it was coerced. Over the years, Bush and his lawyers made several attempts to get him exonerated. Bush was released in 2007 but was placed on lifetime parole. CBS New York reported that Bush had to register as a high-risk sex offender, but never felt free. On Wednesday, he was cleared. CBS New York’s Natalie Duddridge reports. Source
The Gayle King Interview with R. Kelly
See “CBS This Morning” co-host Gayle King’s explosive interview with embattled R&B singer R. Kelly and the two women who live with him about their relationship, allegations of abuse against Kelly and more in this one-hour special. Source