On Thursday, dozens of artists gathered to perform at two different venues in L.A. as part of a massive benefit concert to help victims of the California wildfires. Source
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Behind-the-scenes look at Grammy Awards show
The Grammy Awards, which are set for Sunday, have been in flux since early January when the L.A. area wildfires broke out. Anthony Mason gives a behind-the-scenes preview of one of music’s biggest nights. Source
Olympian Brian Boitano talks about D.C. plane crash and its impact on figure skating community
The deadly midair collision over D.C. killed 67 people, including 14 members of the U.S. figure skating community. Athletes and coaches were returning home from a prestigious national development camp in Wichita, Kansas. American figure skater Brian Boitano, who earned a gold medal at the 1988 winter Olympics and was also in Wichita, joins “CBS Mornings” to talk about the community’s devastating loss. Source
Air traffic control union president on plane crash
Nick Daniels, the president of the National Air Traffic Controllers’ Association, joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss the deadly midair collision over Washington D.C.’s Potomac River. Source
Senators press Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel and RFK Jr. in confirmation hearings
Confirmation hearings for some of President Trump’s Cabinet and administration picks were held Thursday on Capitol Hill. Senate Democrats and some Republicans pressed three of the president’s controversial nominees: Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Source
President Trump points blame at DEI programs in response to plane crash
In the aftermath of the deadly plane crash near Washington, D.C., President Trump spoke Thursday from the White House press briefing room and suggested, without evidence, that DEI programs were to blame for the tragedy. CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe has more. Source
NTSB combs Potomac River for evidence of what led to deadly midair collision near D.C.
Nearly 50 NTSB investigators will be searching the Potomac River for evidence to piece together what led to Wednesday night’s deadly midair collision between an American Airlines regional jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter. The plane’s two black boxes were recovered from the water Thursday night. Source
The Star-Ledger, featured by “The Sopranos,” is ceasing print editions
Two longstanding NYC area newspapers, including one immortalized in “The Sopranos,” are vanishing from newsstands, part of a nationwide decline of local newspapers. Source
D.C. plane crash recovery operations continue after black boxes found
Crews are still searching the Potomac River for the dead from Wednesday’s midair crash between an American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter above Washington, D.C. Sources say at least 40 bodies have been recovered so far and investigators have pulled two black boxes from the water. CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand has more. Source
3 rare tiger cubs seen on camera in Thai national park for first time
The camera trap footage shows the three cubs scampering in a forest while their mother prowls around. Source