Family and friends of fallen Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick pleaded with Republicans Thursday to form a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol. Democrats need 10 GOP Senators to vote yes in order to form the commission, but Republicans are expected to filibuster the vote. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion discusses why Republicans aren’t backing the commission. Source
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Bob Dole says he’s “doing very well” in his battle with stage 4 lung cancer
Preview: The former GOP Senator, now 97, tells “CBS Sunday Morning”: “I don’t intend to go quietly … but that’s up to a higher level. I want to try to make 100.” Source
Retired Green Beret takes tribute to veterans, their families from stage to film
This weekend, the stage play “Last Out: Elegy of a Green Beret” is being released as a film. It’s a movie made by veterans, for veterans – an effort by the writer and main actor Scott Mann to help current and former service members and their families heal. Catherine Herridge reports. Source
Hall of Famer Bill Cowher on memoir, life lessons, finding success on and off the field
“The NFL Today” analyst Bill Cowher joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss his memoir “Heart and Steel.” Source
Tenacity helped a triathlete with rheumatoid arthritis “to not give up”
High school dance teacher Reesa Partida is always down for a challenge — as long as she’s staying active. Source
San Jose shooter fired nearly 40 rounds, appeared to target some victims in light rail yard
Hundreds of people gathered in San Jose to honor those killed in the rail yard shooting. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano spoke with the family of victim Timothy Michael Romo, who say their father was a selfless man who did everything for anybody. Source
Eye Opener: Record number of Americans expected to travel for Memorial Day
After 14 months of lockdown Americans are ready to get out and hit the road this Memorial Day weekend. Also, a wildfire devastates a small Arizona town, forcing people out of their homes. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source
Drone video captures human encounters with great white sharks off Southern California coast
New drone video reveals that juvenile great white sharks are encountering humans off the Southern California coast more often than thought. Carter Evans reports. Source
Tulsa race massacre 100th anniversary commemoration abruptly canceled
A source tells CBS News that a lawyer’s demands led to the abrupt cancelation of an event featuring John Legend and Stacey Abrams to commemorate Monday’s 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre. But the lawyer claims that for months, the commission hasn’t been negotiating in good faith. Omar Viillafranca reports. Source
Travelers hitting the road and skies this year for Memorial Day
All across the country, Americans are taking planes, trains and automobiles this Memorial Day weekend. Families are coming together again, after too long spent apart – thanks to the COVID-19 vaccines. Errol Barnett reports. Source