Chef Ford Fry is one of the most prolific chefs and restaurateurs in the country, already establishing a southern empire with the newly opened State of the Grace in Houston and Atlanta’s King and Duke and The Optimist topping the list. “The Optimist” was named best restaurant in America by Esquire magazine and King and Duke was recently named of the GQ magazine’s 25 best restaurants in America. Chef Ford Fry joins “CBS This Morning.” Source
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“Just Shoot Me,” star David Spade on new memoir
David Spade starred in the 1995 comedy, “Tommy Boy.” This is just one of the many career highlights for Spade, who on top of making movies, also spent seven seasons as a cast member on “Saturday Night Live” and seven more starring on the sitcom, “Just shoot me.” He writes about all that and more in his new book, “David Spade is almost interesting: The Memoir.” David Spade joins, “CBS This Morning: Saturday.” Source
A new Halloween tradition: The Teal Pumpkin Project
It’s that time of year for trick-or-treating, but for some kids with food allergies, Halloween poses special challenges. That’s where the Teal Pumpkin Project comes in. CBS News’ Hena Daniels explains. Source
Preview: The Slave Ship
Scott Pelley reports on the Smithsonian and the Slave Wrecks Project’s journey to recover the first artifacts known to be preserved from a slave ship. Watch Pelley’s report on Sunday, August 21 at 7 p.m. ET/PT. Source
White House approves deployment of special operations forces to Syria
A small number of U.S. special operations forces are being deployed to northern Syria to help fight ISIS. CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett joins CBSN with the details. Source
Federal prison release program begins
Thousands of federal inmates will soon be freed from prison. It’s part of a plan to reduce sentences for non-violent drug offenders. CBS News justice reporter Paula Reid joins CBSN with more. Source
Black developers are struggling to access capital
Recent data shows that less than 5% of commercial real estate professionals are Black, largely due to the fact that Black developers often struggle to access capital. Chief executive officer of The Real Estate Executive Council, Ken McIntyre, has been working to change this. He joined CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss. Source
From the archives: In China, too many men
On Thursday, China abandoned its decades-old one-child policy. In 2006, Lesley Stahl reported on a result of the policy: a harmfully skewed sex ratio. Source
John Oliver: American democracy looks like a 4-year-old’s birthday party
The host of “Last Week Tonight” talks American politics and why he will not have Donald Trump on his show. Source
John Oliver: I’m not a journalist
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” is never far behind when it comes to satirizing the news. The show is in its second season and has renewed for two more. John Oliver joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the “John Oliver effect” and why he doesn’t consider himself to be a journalist. Source