Archives: 2018

Kevin McCarthy says GOP has “room for improvement” in elevating women to office

Congressional Democrats and Republicans are selecting their new leadership following the midterm elections. In the house, CBS News estimates Democrats will gain at least 32 seats, once all the results are in. That puts the Republicans in the minority for the first time since 2010. House Republicans picked California Congressman Kevin McCarthy to serve as minority leader. McCarthy joins “CBS…

Music can help you sleep, new study suggests

A new study finds many people use music as an every day sleep aid. Sixty-two percent of respondents told researchers they listen to music to help them fall asleep. Many say it helps them relax, or block noise. Dr. Carol Ash, a sleep specialist at Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health in New Jersey, joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the…

FBI probing American woman’s death on Aruba-bound cruise ship

The FBI is investigating the mysterious death of an American woman aboard a cruise ship in the Caribbean. The 52-year-old woman died Tuesday morning, after reportedly plunging from the upper deck of a Royal Princess cruise ship that was heading to Aruba from Fort Lauderdale. Aruba-based media report a man was seen choking the woman before the fall, and her…

Women accuse Dartmouth of shielding predatory teachers for more than a decade

Seven women filed a $70 million federal lawsuit Thursday morning accusing Dartmouth College officials of ignoring numerous complaints about sexual misconduct going back more than a decade. They claim the school didn’t protect them from the professors’ predatory behavior, which they say included groping, harassment, and worse. Jericka Duncan reports. Categories: National, US & World News

First group from migrant caravans reaches U.S.-Mexico border

Mexican officials in Tijuana are scrambling to accomodate hundreds of Central Americans who arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border. The group split off from a caravan of about 5,000 that’s been moving through Mexico. Many are escaping violence at home and plan to request asylum in the U.S. John Blackstone reports. Categories: National, US & World News

With nowhere to go, wildfire evacuees set up camp in Walmart parking lot

California officials say they’ve identified most of the 59 people known to have died in wildfires that started a week ago. Searchers recovered eight more victims of the Camp Fire north of Sacramento Wednesday, along with a third victim of the Woolsey Fire near Los Angeles. The Camp Fire has destroyed nearly 9,000 homes and forced at least 52,000 people…

Despite scathing report, Facebook’s top execs “probably not” leaving

Facebook is under fire again for how it handled evidence of Russian election interference on its site. A scathing New York Times report says CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg “ignored warning signs and then sought to conceal them from public view.” The Times reports security experts at Facebook flagged attempts by Russian hackers to probe accounts as early…

Eye Opener: East Coast braces for wintry weather

An early blast of winter brings snow and ice from the Midwest to the East Coast, affecting tens of millions of people. Also, California officials say they’ve identified most of the 59 people known to have died in wildfires that started a week ago today. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds….

Sunny Days; Warmer Weather Ahead.

TODAY: Cloudy in the morning, with sunshine breaking through in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 30s and low 40s. Northwest winds in the morning become southwesterly in the late afternoon and evening. Winds could gust to 15 mph at times today. Mostly clear and cold overnight, with lows in the 20s. FRI/SAT/SUN: Mostly sunny and warmer. Highs in the upper 50s…