Archives: 2018

Whistleblower and deacon on “painful” process of revealing alleged priest abuse cover-up

There are investigations into sexual abuse by Catholic clergy in 13 states, including the diocese of Buffalo, New York. “60 Minutes” spoke with members of Buffalo’s Catholic community who are revealing the scope of the efforts to cover for accused priests. Siobhan O’Connor, the whistleblower who leaked hundreds of pages of documents detailing the cover-ups, and Paul Snyder, a church…

Lion Air plane crashes off Indonesia with 189 on board

An Indonesian Lion Air Boeing 737 carrying 189 people crashed into the sea on Monday. Rescuers have located debris, but they don’t expect to find any survivors. The flight took off from Jakarta and was headed for an island off Sumatra. This is Indonesia’s worst airline disaster since 2014 when an Air Asia plane crashed, killing 162 people. Ben Tracy…

Pittsburgh rabbi hailed as hero wishes he “could have done more”

The Tree of Life’s spiritual leader, Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, is being hailed as a hero for saving many of his synagogue congregants during Saturday’s deadly attack in Pittsburgh. Eleven people were killed in the shooting. “CBS This Morning” co-host Bianna Golodryga spoke to Myers after Sunday’s interfaith vigil. Categories: National, US & World News

Does Gab bear any responsibility for hate speech, radicalization?

The social media site where the alleged Pittsburgh synagogue shooter posted hateful messages is offline. Gab.com is popular among white nationalist and the alt right. CBS News contributor and Wired editor-in-chief Nicholas Thompson joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the responsibility social media platforms have when it comes to hate speech. Categories: National, US & World News

Iran to keep Trump “guessing” on sanctions response

New American sanctions against Iran will snap into place in less than a week. Elizabeth Palmer spoke with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran about anti-government protests by impoverished and disillusioned Iranians, as well as the backlash to the new measures. Categories: National, US & World News

Trump condemns anti-Semitism, attacks his critics

The White House says President Trump plans to visit Pittsburgh soon, though his schedule is already packed with campaign rallies across the country. He ordered flags at federal buildings to fly at half-staff until Wednesday to honor the victims, but he also mixed condemnation of the killings with verbal attacks on his critics. Weijia Jiang reports. Categories: National, US &…

Storms In The Forecast For Halloween.

TODAY/TUE: Sunny and pleasant, if not a touch warm. Highs in the low to mid 70s today, and upper 70s and low 80s Tuesday. Winds out of the northeast today around 5 mph, shifting east overnight around 5 mph, then out of the southeast tomorrow around 5-15 mph. Clear overnight tonight, with lows in the upper 40s, but clouds build in…