A new report from the United Nations is painting a grim portrait of the state of our planet. According to their global assessment, there has been a 100 percent increase in greenhouse gas emissions since 1980, up to one million of the world’s species are threatened with extinction and the human species itself is suffering with 40 percent of the world’s population lacking access to clean and safe drinking water. Jeffrey Kluger, editor-at-large at Time magazine, joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss the report and its implications. Source
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Excessive rain, flooding threaten central US
Drivers battled another night of heavy rain in Houston on Friday, where even turning around from a flooded street was hazardous. Meteorologist Jeff Berardelli joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss the severe weather threatening the country this weekend. Source
U.S.-China trade talks end with no deal
“President Trump has escalated the U.S. trade tensions with China. He’s threatening to raise tariffs again on essentially all remaining imports from china, which are valued at an estimated $300 billion.
This comes after the Chinese delegation left meetings with U.S. officials in Washington Friday with no deal. Nikole Killion reports.” Source
Excessive rainfall and flash floods threaten central U.S.
Drivers battled another night of heavy rain in Houston on Friday, where even turning around from a flooded street was hazardous and there’s the potential for flash flooding in Texas and Louisiana again Saturday. Meteorologist Jeff Berardelli joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss the severe weather threatening the country this weekend. Source
Eye Opener: Severe weather soaks the South
Heavy rains continue to slam parts of the South, leaving some people stranded. Also, amid escalating tension and tariffs, China and the U.S. agree to continue negotiations. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source
Rudy Giuliani says he is no longer traveling to Ukraine
Democrats had denounced his plan to push Ukraine to open investigations that he hoped could benefit President Trump politically Source
Pete Buttigieg responds to Trump insult: “I had to Google that”
“I guess it’s a generational thing,” the 37-year-old 2020 Democratic hopeful said after president called him “Alfred E. Neuman” Source
U.S.-China trade talks end without deal
President Trump says trade talks with China will continue after discussions between the two countries ended Friday without a deal. CBSN political contributor and conservative columnist Michael Graham and Democratic strategist Joel Payne join CBSN to discuss the latest developments and the rest of the day’s top political headlines. Source
Ex-Weather Underground radical released from prison on parole
Clark will “be closely supervised to ensure her full compliance with all of the conditions of her parole,” said a corrections spokesperson Source
Barges and oil tanker collide in Houston Ship Channel
An estimated 25,000 tons of gasoline stock were on each barge and an unknown amount had been released, the Coast Guard sai Source