Calendar: Week of July 15

Here’s a look at the week ahead on our “Sunday Morning” Calendar:        Monday kicks off the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon, a 135-mile footrace from the heat of Death Valley to the summit of Mount Whitney. To watch highlights from the 2018 Badwater 135 click on the video player below. 2018 Badwater Salton Sea Highlight Video by Badwater AdventureCORPS…

Walter Cronkite and the awe of space exploration

An estimated 125 to 150 million Americans watched the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969. Nearly half of the country’s 57 million TVs were tuned to CBS, to Walter Cronkite, with former astronaut Wally Schirra at his side. “Oh, boy!” Cronkite said after the Eagle touched down in the Sea of Tranquility. “Wally, say something, I’m speechless!”  “Oh, boy!” Walter…

Events and exhibits celebrating Apollo 11 at 50

When it comes to celebrating Apollo 11’s 50th anniversary, the sky’s the limit! Here is just a small sampling of events across the country where mankind’s giant leap is being commemorated. Events The newly-restored Mission Control Room is now open to the public. Houston Space Center A newly-restored Apollo Mission Control Room is now open to the public at the…

YouTuber arrested for alleged sexual assault

The Los Angeles Police Department arrested YouTuber Ray Diaz on charges of alleged sexual assault. Diaz, 33, is a self-described “entrepreneur” and “creator” with more than 3 million Instagram followers and 300,000 subscribers on YouTube.  In a recent interview, 17-year-old Angelica Salek said she had been dating Diaz for more than a year. Clips posted to her social media allegedly…

2020 Daily Trail Markers: Swalwell becomes first casualty of 2020

FROM THE CANDIDATESSEN. ELIZABETH WARREN: Warren announced Monday that she had raised $19.1 million over the past three months, more than triple what she brought in over the first quarter of the year, according to CBS News campaign reporter Zak Hudak. Warren’s campaign has already hired over 300 staffers across the country and spent nearly $16 million this year. She currently has…

Fyre Festival promo video island for sale for $11.8 million

The island featured in the promotional video for the failed Fyre Festival — that showed Bella Hadid, Kendall Jenner and other A-listers frolicking on pristine beaches — is on the market for a cool $11.8 million.The private island, called Saddleback Cay in Exuma, Bahamas, boasts seven beaches, a main house, and several stone cottages and shacks, according to listing agent…

Everything to know about the first Democratic debate

After an evening of bilingual debating, it’s night two for the 2020 Democratic debates — the first for the 2020 election cycle. Wednesday’s debate featured ten candidates fighting on primetime television to prove they’re bona fides to Democratic voters in a series of 60-second increments. They talked about immigration, health care and the economy, among other topics.Twenty more Democratic candidates…

2020 Daily Trail Markers: Attention turns to Miami for first debate

As the first group of Democratic presidential hopefuls hits the debate stage Wednesday night in Miami, the masthead that lives at the top of YouTube tonight belongs to President Trump. What does that mean? CBS News Political Unit associate producer Sarah Ewall-Wice says that every American who heads to YouTube, including those who go there to stream the debate online, will be…

Everything to know about the Democratic debates

The first two debates of the 2020 election season take place Wednesday and Thursday. Twenty Democratic candidates will take questions in downtown Miami. Here’s everything you need to know.When is the first debate The first debates take place Wednesday, June 26 and Thursday, June 27. They will be broken up with 10 candidates per night. What channel is the debate…

Dramatic video shows rescue of baby from plastic bag in woods

Cumming, Georgia—Georgia sheriff released dramatic body-cam video Tuesday showing the rescue of a newborn girl who was found alive inside a plastic bag in the woods. The little girl, nicknamed “Baby India,” was discovered on June 6 and has drawn national attention as officials are still attempting to locate her mother.  According to Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, Baby India was…

Most 2020 Democrats offer few specifics to meet border crisis

The 2020 Democratic presidential field was quick to respond to reports of children detained in inhumane conditions at a Texas border facility, yet only a handful of candidates have offered specifics on how their own prospective administrations would address the surge of asylum-seekers at the border.Democrats’ fury at the Trump administration boiled over late last week, after attorneys Thursday detailed grisly conditions for children…

Missing YouTuber Desmond “Etika” Amofah found dead in New York

Desmond Amofah, a popular YouTuber known as “Etika,” has been found dead a week after he went missing, authorities said. He was 29-years-old. The New York Police Department said Amofah went missing on the night of June 19. Authorities found his body in the East River on Monday after responding to a call about a person floating in the water near…

Gov't argues it's not required to give migrant children soap

As a Trump administration lawyer made her argument in favor of reversing a ruling that found the government had violated standards for detaining migrant children set forth by a 1990s court settlement, the judges on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals were visibly stunned. “You’re really going stand up and tell us that being able to sleep isn’t a question of…