Tropical Storm Kirk brings threat of dangerous flooding to Caribbean
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Archives: 2018
What to expect from Kavanaugh-Blasey Ford hearing
Susan Page, Washington bureau chief for USA Today who has watched 17 Supreme Court nominations including the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill testimony in 1991, joins “CBS This Morning” to preview Thursday’s Senate Judiciary hearing of Judge Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford. Categories: National, US & World News
Mother of sexual assault survivor Chessy Prout offers advice for parents
Hundreds of thousands of sexual assault survivors are sharing their stories on social media about why they didn’t initially report their attack. Chessy Prout and her mother Susan became advocates for survivors after Chessy was sexually assaulted by a classmate. Susan Prout joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the toll it takes on a family when a survivor of assault…
Rooftop Roots installs vegetable gardens throughout D.C.
Our series A More Perfect Union aims to show that what unites us as Americans is far greater than what divides us. One man’s dream led him to quit his government contractor job and grow some real roots in the community. Chip Reid reports. Categories: National, US & World News
Ex-FBI agent who conducted Blasey Ford polygraph: “I don’t think she’s mistaken”
The results of Christine Blasey Ford’s polygraph test are with the Senate Judiciary Committee. The documents show Ford, who accuses Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault in high school, took the test on Aug. 7, 2018 and passed, although there is no independent verification of the results. Ed O’Keefe spoke with the former FBI agent who conducted the…
This week on “Sunday Morning” (September 30)
A look at the features for this week’s broadcast of the Emmy Award-winning news program Categories: National, US & World News
Sen. Durbin: “Politics” partly behind prosecutor pick for Kavanaugh hearing
Senator says it’s “naive” to believe that “politics are not part of the equation” after a sex-crimes prosecutor was tapped to question Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser Categories: National, US & World News
Sen. Durbin: “Naive” to think politics not “part of the equation” with prosecutor Rachel Mitchell
Sen. Dick Durbin is the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate and a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He will be one of the senators questioning Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, in Thursday’s hearing. Categories: National, US & World News
How public opinion of Christine Blasey Ford differs from Anita Hill
A new poll finds 42 percent of Americans are not sure who to believe ahead of Thursday’s testimony by Judge Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford. New York Times investigative reporter Jodi Kantor, who co-wrote the first story on sexual misconduct allegations against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss why the “chaos” going into…
“No one should underestimate” Christine Blasey Ford, says longtime friend
“There’s no question about his identity,” says Samantha Guerry ahead of Ford’s and Brett Kavanaugh’s highly anticipated hearing Categories: National, US & World News
Striking parallels in Christine Blasey Ford and Anita Hill hearings
Accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have echoes from another famous Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. In 1991, professor Anita Hill accused nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment. Nearly 27 years later, professor Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations against Kavanaugh are unfolding in a familiar way. Jan Crawford reports. Categories: National, US & World News
Eye Opener at 8: Trump shifts position on Kavanaugh accuser again
A look back at what we’ve been covering on “CBS This Morning.” Subscribe to get the Eye Opener delivered straight to your inbox. Categories: National, US & World News
Sen. Feinstein corners Sen. Murkowski ahead of Kavanaugh hearing
A photo from the CBS News Capitol Hill team shows Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein cornering Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a swing vote who could upend Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination. Murkowski is one of at least four undecided Republican senators, along with Susan Collins, Jeff Flake and Bob Corker. If two of them vote “no,” Kavanaugh’s path to a…
Kavanaugh and his accuser face off before Senate committee
Today the Senate Judiciary Committee will hear testimony from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, who claims Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a high school party 36 years ago. Nancy Cordes reports on the nomination battle. Categories: National, US & World News
Friend of Christine Blasey Ford says “no one should underestimate her”
Samantha Guerry has been friends with Christine Blasey Ford for 40 years and went to high school with her. Ford was the first woman to publicly accuse Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault. Guerry joins “CBS This Morning” from Washington to discuss Blasey Ford’s character. Categories: National, US & World News
Trump says own experience with accusations impacts his Kavanaugh opinion
Questions about Thursday’s Brett Kavanaugh hearing dominated the news conference President Trump held after wrapping up meetings at the United Nations General Assembly. The president insisted the allegations against Kavanaugh are political, but also said he’ll be watching Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony. Weijia Jiang reports. Categories: National, US & World News
How will Kavanaugh and Blasey Ford approach Senate hearing?
CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford, who has reported on most of the major judicial appointments and confirmation hearings of the past 25 years, discusses the questions Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, will have to answer before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Ford alleges Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in high school. Categories: National, US…
Who is Rachel Mitchell, prosecutor questioning Kavanaugh and accuser?
Arizona prosecutor Rachel Mitchell will play a significant part in today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford. Senate Republicans asked Mitchell to question Ford and Kavanaugh. She’s head of the sex crimes unit for the fourth most populated county in America. Ed O’Keefe reports. Categories: National, US & World News
Eye Opener: Kavanaugh faces off with accuser on Capitol Hill
In a historic day of high-stakes testimony, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, will speak under oath to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Ford claims Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a high school party 36 years ago. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Get the Eye Opener…
Huge blaze injures firefighter at Alabama apartment complex
The Birmingham building, still under construction, was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived just after midnight Categories: National, US & World News
Headless body found in fish tank ID’d as missing homeowner
Court documents revealed that victim’s stolen credit card was used to buy a BMW Categories: National, US & World News
Houston cops interviewed 6-time deportee charged in Calif. killings
Ramon Escobar was asked in Texas about missing relatives just days before attacks, mainly on homeless people, began in California Categories: National, US & World News
A manufacturing plant goes up in flames, hundreds left temporarily jobless
Fire crews were able to contain the fire and prevent it from spreading to other parts of the plant or any materials inside the facility.
Paramilitary sect leader sentenced for horrific child abuse
Deborah Green’s 72-year sentence came after victim said she had 11 surgeries for broken bones suffered during years of torture Categories: National, US & World News