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Introducing Missing Justice
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11/22/22 • 2 min
Christy Woodenthigh’s family rushed to her home on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation when they got the shocking news that the 33-year-old mother was dead. They arrived to find no police officers, no approaching sirens, and no sign of Christy. ”Missing Justice”, a new 6-episode limited series hosted by CBS News reporters Cara Korte and Bo Erickson, takes you inside what really happened that night and how the issues in Christy’s case connect to the larger Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Crisis. Missing Justice premieres on November 22nd wherever you get your podcasts.
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01/20/23 • 39 min
On the "CBS News Weekend Roundup", host Allison Keyes gets the latest on the March for Life in Washington, D.C. ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision this weekend from CBS's Willie James Inman and Bob Costa. CBS's Camilo Montoya-Galvez has an update on the nation's drastically revised refugee program. In the Kaleidoscope, Allison gets the lowdown on a San Francisco committee's draft proposal to give longtime Black residents a one-time payment of $5 million as part of a reparations plan.
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02/10/23 • 39 min
On the "CBS News Weekend Roundup", host Allison Keyes gets the latest from CBS's Chris Livesay on that earthquake that has left more than 23,000 dead in Turkey and Syria. We'll learn more about the capabilities of that Chinese surveillance balloon shot down over US.. waters. In the Kaleidoscope, as part of Black History Month, Allison discusses an installation by an African artist at President Lincoln's Cottage, where he developed the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Weekend Roundup 10/30
Weekend Roundup
10/30/20 • 39 min
President Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden are criss-crossing the nation in a last minute push to galvanize voters before the election next Tuesday. CBS's Nikole Killion joins CBS News Correspondent Allison Keyes with the latest. CBS's Chris Martinez reports on the non-traditional locations where people are casting ballots this year. Allison speaks with CBS's Kate Smith as the Supreme Court says it will conference on a Mississippi case that would give justices the chance to review the 1973 Roe V. Wade decision, And In this week's Kaleidoscope segment, we look at Tulsa, Oklahoma as the nation nears the 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, some possible remains of victims are found. Allison speaks with the Smithsonian's Paul Gardullo about what that means for the nation.
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Weekend Roundup 11/25
Weekend Roundup
11/25/20 • 39 min
The Trump Administration this week finally gave the green light for the formal transfer of power to President-elect Joe Biden to begin, and Mr. Biden introduced part of his cabinet. Allison gets the latest from CBS's Nikole Killion and CBS News Foreign Affairs Analyst Pamela Falk. This as tens of millions are traveling for Thanksgiving despite a CDC recommendation against it. Allison speaks with CBS News Transportation Correspondent Kris Van Cleave about the crowds, and perspective. This weekend kicks off the holiday shopping season with Black Friday. Allison asks CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger if brick and mortar stores will see huge crowds, and speaks with WalletHub-dot-com's Jill Gonzalez about Black Friday deals. In this week's Kaleidoscope segment, we discuss the desperate need for foster parents amid the coronavirus pandemic. Nationwide there are some 400-thousand children in foster care, and about 96-thousand are waiting for placement. Allison speaks with Jamal Malone at Chicago’s Ada S. McKinley Community Services about why there's been an increase in referrals to its foster care program. Finally, reporter Marcia Kramer has a remembrance of New York City's first Black Mayor, David Dinkins, who died on Monday at the age of 93.
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Weekend Roundup 11/20
Weekend Roundup
11/20/20 • 39 min
The CDC recommends that families do not travel this Thanksgiving, as coronavirus cases continue to rise across the country. Correspondent Allison Keyes gets more from CBS News Medical Contributor Dr. David Agus. Allison speaks with both CBS's Nikole Killion and CBS's Ed O'Keefe about the contentious transition between outgoing President Trump and President-elect Joe Biden as Mister Trump continues his battle to overturn the November 3rd election. Tens of thousands of residents of the nation's nursing homes are dying from illnesses other than Covid-19, including neglect. Allison speaks with Mairead Painter, the state long term care ombudsman in Connecticut, about what's happening. Meanwhile, the nation is dealing with a massive blood shortage amid the pandemic. Allison speaks with Paul Sullivan at the American Red Cross. In this week's Kaleidoscope segment, Allison speaks with California civil rights lawyer James McElroy who spent years making sure white supremacist Tom Metzger made payments on a $12.5 (M) million dollar judgment for his role in the killing of an Ethiopian man in 1988. McElroy adopted the Ethiopian man's son. And Allison shares some good news for fans of the Charlie Brown holiday specials.
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Weekend Roundup 1/8
Weekend Roundup
01/08/21 • 39 min
On this edition of the "Weekend Roundup," Chaos at the Capitol. Five people, including a US Capitol Police Officer, are dead after supporters of President Trump stormed the Capitol in an effort to stop the counting of Electoral College ballots. CBS News Correspondent Allison Keyes speaks with CBS's Grace Segers who was inside the Senate gallery when the siege happened. Meanwhile, Twitter has permanently banned President Trump's account, citing "risk of further incitement of violence." CBS News White House Correspondent Steven Portnoy and Capitol Hill Correspondent Nancy Cordes join Allison to discuss the fallout and what is next for the President. In this week's Kaleidoscope segment, Allison speaks with Charles Wilson, National Chair of the National Association of Black Law Enforcement Officers about the disparity he saw in the treatment of the pro-Trump supporters who stormed the capitol and Black Lives Matter demonstrators over the summer.
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Weekend Roundup 7/23
Weekend Roundup
07/23/21 • 40 min
On the CBS News "Weekend Roundup," with host Allison Keyes, the highly contagious Delta variant of Covid-19 now accounts for more than 80 percent of new coronavirus cases in the nation. The World Health Organization says it is also fueling a global surge in new infections, sparking a debate over whether face coverings are needed again. Allison asks CBS News Medical contributor Dr. David Agus what he thinks. Mask mandates are varying in schools across the nation, including in states like Georgia. Reporter Adam Murphy explains. Florida, Mississippi and Arkansas are among the states being hit the hardest right now. CBS's David Begnaud went to Louisiana, which reported one of its highest single day totals this week -- since the pandemic began. Opening ceremonies went on as planned Friday for the Tokyo Olympics amid serious worries over Covid-19. We get the latest from CBS's Steve Futterman who reports from the stadium. On Friday morning, Attorney General Merrick Garland met with law enforcement officers in his hometown, Chicago. It is one of five cities where the Department of Justice and the A-T-F are launching cross-jurisdictional strike forces to help reduce gun violence, by disrupting the trafficking of illegal firearms in key areas across the nation. CBS's Jennifer Keiper reports from Chicago. On Capitol Hill there's a showdown over a select committee investigating that deadly attack on the U-S Capitol on January 6th. Allison gets the latest from CBS's Nikole Killion. Some companies are gathering their troops to head back into the office after a long break over Covid-19, but many Americans want to work from home permanently. CBS's Laura Podesta reports. Jeff Bezos was the second billionaire to blast up to the edge of space this week. His companions were the oldest and youngest to make it up there, but as CBS's Mark Strassmann explains, there was more drama than just the flight. After boozing it up during the pandemic, many people are putting the alcohol down. That means more zero-proof brands are hitting the shelves. CBS's Michael George has the latest on this trend. In this week's Kaleidoscope, we look at a Washington, DC-based effort to end hunger. Allison speaks with Mark Bucher, the co-owner of the Medium Rare Restaurant Group and founder of the non-profit Feed the Fridge. The organization places refrigerators, filled with food from area restaurants, in places like schools and recreation centers to feed those in need. Finally, Allison speaks with Marc Mellon, the sculptor of a statue commemorating the "Handshake of the Century." 75 years ago, soon to be Black Major League Baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson and his white teammate, George Shuba, shook hands after Robinson hit a home run for their minor league team.
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Weekend Roundup 11/26
Weekend Roundup
11/26/21 • 40 min
On the CBS News "Weekend Roundup" with host Stacy Lyn: A dangerous new strain of the coronavirus has been detected in South Africa. CBS's Debora Patta is in Johannesburg with the latest. CBS's Omar Villafranca reports on the three men found guilty in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. A community in Wisconsin is in mourning after a man plows through a Christmas parade, killing six people and injuring dozens more. CBS's David Begnaud reports from Waukesha. Stacy talks with Roy Chrobozinski from Save the Children on how the president's Build Back Better Bill will impact children and families. CNET Editor at Large Ian Sherr joins Stacy to discuss the hottest tech gifts this year. And in this week's Kaleidoscope, Correspondent Christina Ruffini tells us about a gender-bending theatre company shaking up Shakespeare! Host Stacy Lyn will have these stories and more on the CBS News "Weekend Roundup."
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Weekend Roundup 8/20
Weekend Roundup
08/20/21 • 40 min
On the CBS News "Weekend Roundup" with host Allison Keyes, the CDC says Covid-19 hospitalizations for people under 50 are at the highest level since the start of the pandemic as infections spike driven by that Delta variant. Some scientists are taking issue with the President's decision to recommend booster shots. A non-essential travel ban has also been extended on borders of Mexico and Canada. CBS News Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook breaks it all down. Emergency medical workers in Louisiana are dealing with mostly unvaccinated patients before they get to the hospital. CBS's David Begnaud reports. More and more coronavirus patients are in need of critical care, and it is getting harder to find places to go. Reporter Megan Vanselow tells us about Goodall Witcher Hospital in Clifton, Texas, which only has two ventilators on hand, and is desperately looking for open beds. There's some good news amid the pandemic, minor league baseball survived. CBS's Peter King reports. There's chaos at the Kabul airport as the U-S military continues evacuating Americans and Afghans at risk amid the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. President Biden gave an update Friday afternoon. CBS's Steven Portnoy joins Allison with more on what the president has been saying this week. It has been tough for many who served in Afghanistan to watch. Reporter Jamie Perez is in Wisconsin. The death toll in Haiti is continuing to rise after a massive earthquake on Saturday, and life-saving aid has not reached some of the hardest hit parts of the nation. CBS's Vladimir Duthiers has been visiting towns where people need help. In this week's Kaleidoscope, the Taliban takeover and the dangers women and activists are facing in Afghanistan. The last time the Taliban controlled Afghanistan, women were forced to wear burqas and risked being beaten if they went outside without a male guardian. This time, the Taliban says it will respect women's rights -- within the norms of Islamic law. Allison is joined by Yasmeen Hassan, global executive director of the human rights organizations Equality Now, who believes women and activists are still in grave danger. Flight attendants are learning self defense, amid an array of bad behavior on flights. The F-A-A has levied more than 1 million dollars in fines of dozens of unruly passengers. CBS Erroll Barnett tells us more. There's a new program aimed at helping prison inmates in Minnesota get a second chance. Reporter Liz Collin has the story of a woman trying to earn a law degree. There's a reason your cup of Joe is getting pricier. CBS's Michael George explains. Finally, a teenage girl from Belgium is on a mission to break a world record. But CBS's Ian Lee tells us making history is just a part of this young pilot's plan.
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