The debate centered on crime and the candidates delved into more personal attacks. Source
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CBS Evening News, June 2, 2021
Biden announces “month of action” to meet COVID-19 vaccine goal; Teacher lends shoes off his own feet so student can attend graduation Source
Conservative venture capitalists invest in video platform Rumble
Conservative venture capitalists Peter Thiel and J.D. Vance are investing in video platform Rumble, which has gained significant popularity among right-leaning users in recent months. CBSN tech reporter Dan Patterson joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss what the investment could mean for Rumble. Source
Airlines limit alcoholic beverages amid bad passenger behavior
The Federal Aviation Administration has received roughly 2,500 reports of unruly passenger behavior since the beginning of the year. Source
WorldView: Deadly avalanches in Pakistan, Spain chemical blast
More than 130 people are dead after heavy snowfall triggered avalanches in Pakistan and Afghanistan. A powerful explosion at a chemical plant rocked the coastal city of Tarragona in Spain. And Peru cracks down on tourists for damaging Machu Picchu. Gwen Baumgardner rounds up these global headlines from London Source
Biden unveils vaccine incentives as push to get 70% of adults partially vaccinated by July 4 looms
President Biden announced a list of incentives Wednesday to encourage Americans to get their coronavirus shots in an attempt to meet his goal of having 70% of U.S. adults partially vaccinated by July 4. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss. Source
GLAAD president and CEO on transgender athlete bill in Florida and protecting trans youth
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a controversial bill into law banning transgender girls and women from playing on female sports teams. The “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act” will go into effect on July 1. The governor argues that it will protect “fairness and integrity of women’s athletics.” Florida is now the ninth state to have such a law on the books. GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis joins CBSN’s Lana Zak with her perspective. Source
New video may reveal additional gunmen in Miami shooting
Newly released surveillance video reveals that there could be additional gunmen in a shooting that killed two people after a rap concert in Miami. Manuel Bojorquez reports. Source
Netanyahu likely out as Israel’s prime minister after opposition forms new government coalition
It appears Benjamin Netanyahu is likely out as Israel’s prime minister after a group of opposition parties reached an agreement to form a new coalition government. Dan Raviv, Newsday columnist and author of “Spies Against Armageddon: Inside Israel’s Secret Wars,” joins CBSN to discuss how eight political parties reached a last minute agreement to form the new coalition. Source
U.S. employees return to work as country emerges from COVID pandemic
As CBS News’ Mola Lenghi reports, life is slowly returning to normal as the U.S. emerges from the coronavirus pandemic. Companies are now beginning to ask their employees to return to the office. Then infectious disease physician Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss the day’s other coronavirus headlines. Source