Anthony Mason gets a look inside the new National Museum of African American Music in Nashville for the first time. The museum is a celebration of African Americans’ contributions to and influence across the musical landscape, and with new historical context, rewriting their role in the American soundtrack. Mason talks to Grammy winners H.E.R. and Darius Rucker about their own ... Read More »
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Music producer and convicted murderer Phil Spector dead at 81
Phil Spector, who rose to worldwide fame in the 1960s as the music producer who created what’s known as the “Wall of Sound,” has died in prison after being convicted of the murder of actress Lana Clarkson. Jamie Yuccas reports. Source Read More »
Experts fear new, more contagious COVID-19 variant will cause cases to soar
The slow rollout of vaccines has experts concerned. Some are predicting there will be 500,000 deaths in the U.S. by mid-February. Manuel Bojorquez saw firsthand the chaos at one distribution site in Florida that was trying to give vaccines to underserved communities. Source Read More »
President-elect Biden plans to reverse several Trump administration policies in first 10 days
With just two days left for the Trump administration, President-elect Biden is getting ready to take office. Weijia Jiang reports on the incoming president’s new plans for his first 10 days in office. Source Read More »
National Guard troops in capital vetted amid inauguration security concerns
The 25,000 National Guard troops deployed to Washington, D.C., for Wednesday’s inauguration will all have undergone security vetting, amid concerns of a reported possible inside attack. CBS News senior national security analyst Fran Townsend joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the decision. Source Read More »
Unprecedented security measures in D.C. as capital prepares for inauguration
As Washington, D.C., prepares for Wednesday’s inauguration, a defense official tells CBS News that National Guard troops in the city will be screened. The arrival of troops and unprecedented security measures come as a new video gives a closer look inside the attack on the U.S. Capitol earlier this month. Jeff Pegues reports. Source Read More »
Eye Opener: Washington, D.C., on high alert ahead of Inauguration Day
Washington, D.C., is on high alert, bracing for possible chaos ahead of Inauguration Day. Also, the U.S. is quickly approaching 400,000 deaths from COVID-19. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source Read More »
History-making woman kicker invited to Biden inauguration
“The glass ceilings are breaking,” she wrote, including the Twitter handle for Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Source Read More »
“Cowboys for Trump” founder arrested by FBI
Couy Griffin, a New Mexico county official, vowed to return with firearms to the Capitol for the inauguration. Source Read More »
Russia’s Navalny decries “lawlessness” of hastily convened jailhouse hearing
Putin’s No. 1 foe, detained in Moscow after poisoning, says he’s “seen a lot of mockery of justice,” but his sudden appearance before a judge, “is the highest degree of lawlessness.” Source Read More »