“I am marked like a road map from head to toe with my repressions. You can travel the length & breadth of my body over superhighways of shame & inhibition & fear.” Who hasn’t at one point in their lives felt like Alexander Portnoy? RIP Philip Roth:
I had to clip this because it is unbelievable. President
@realDonaldTrump
just said this: “Hopefully, George is looking down right and saying this is a great thing that’s happening for our country. It’s a great day for him, it’s a great day for everybody.”
#GeorgeFloyd
President Trump: They spied on my campaign,..
Lesley Stahl: Well, there's no-- real evidence of that.
DT: They spied on my campaign and they got caught--
LS: No...this is 60 Minutes. And we can't put on things we can't verify.
Holding Presidents accountable since Watergate.
“The president just used a bible, the most sacred text...& one of the churches of my diocese, w/out permission, for a message antithetical to teachings of Jesus & everything our churches stand for..I am outraged.” Bishop Marian Budde to Anderson Cooper
Huh? Let's look at some of Pres. Trump's (UPenn) cabinet:
William Barr: Columbia
Mike Pompeo: Harvard
Steve Mnuchin: Yale
Elaine Chao: Harvard
Alex Azar: Dartmouth AND Yale
Alex Acosta: Harvard
Mark Esper: Harvard
Dr. Ben Carson: Yale
Biden’s cabinet picks went to Ivy League schools,have strong resumes,attend all the right conferences & will be polite & orderly caretakers of America’s decline
I support American greatness
And I have no interest in returning to the “normal” that left us dependent on China
Like millions, I have been a
@HamillHimself
stan since ‘77 & I know this to be true…
My tweets rarely get more than a couple of dozen likes but here goes nothin’!
Mark Hamill
Frustration is boiling over in Jackson, Mississippi, where the entire city has gone two weeks - two weeks - without safe drinking water.
@CBSNews
’
@JanetShamlian
is there with the latest on the fallout from February's deep freeze.
More Bishop Budde who oversees St. John’s: “The president did not pray..nor..did he acknowledge the agony of our country..&.. that of the people of color..who wonder if anyone...will ever acknowledge their sacred worth & who are..demanding an end to 400 years of systemic racism.”
Before
@levarburton
wrapped his stint on
@cbsthismorning
, I had to express to him how phenomenal it was to simply be in his presence IRL.
Think about what it would be like to meet someone who impacted your life as a little kid & then again as a teenager & adult. Now you know.
“I’ve never been prouder of you. We’ll go fishing, we’ll have a drink and we’ll laugh about it,” says
@NYGovCuomo
. “I love you and I’ll watch you every day. Because I’m stuck in the basement,” replies
@ChrisCuomo
#BrotherlyLove
“It is hard not to be moved. The outgoing president began his term bragging & lying about how many people came to his inauguration. The incoming president begins his ascendance by quietly & beautifully acknowledging the absence of people.” Anderson Cooper tonight on
@AC360
Former Secretary of Defense, General James Mattis torches Trump:
“His use of the Presidency to destroy trust in our election & to poison our respect for fellow citizens has been enabled by pseudo political leaders whose names will live in infamy as profiles in cowardice.”
Really getting into urban birding as a past time. Fresh air, sunshine, socially distant and amazing fauna & flora. What’s not to love?
Beautiful male northern cardinal spotted in the north woods of Central Park.
#birdcp
.
@VladDuthiersCBS
is a dad!
He and his wife,
@mariancw
, welcomed their daughter, Céline Mari Wéi Zhēn Wang-Duthiers, into the world earlier this week. Baby Céline weighs 7 lbs. and 8.6 oz.
Reporter: “Why were you so reluctant to disclose that the president had been administered oxygen?”
Dr. Conley: I was trying to reflect the upbeat attitude...the team, the President has had... It came off as we were trying to hide something, which wasn’t necessarily true.”
JUST IN: The
#RockHall2020
nominees:
Pat Benatar
Dave Matthews Band
Depeche Mode
The Doobie Brothers
Judas Priest
Kraftwerk
MC5
Motorhead
Nine Inch Nails
Notorious B.I.G.
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
Soundgarden
T. Rex
Thin Lizzy
Todd Rundgren
AND Whitney Houston!!
Murrow. Cronkite. Bradley. Stahl. Jiang.
@weijia
is a phenomenal correspondent in the tradition of the giants of
@CBSNews
and I’m so very proud to be her colleague and to call her a friend.
The sound you hear is that of my heart breaking into tiny pieces over the loss of our dear colleague Maria Mercader who died today from the Covid-19 coronavirus. She was a phenomenal journalist & across the news division we were blessed to be in the presence of her light.
You may think you know what happened the night Breonna Taylor was killed - but please watch
@GayleKing
’s riveting, powerful and ultimately heartbreaking interview with Breonna’s boyfriend Kenneth Walker. He walks her through every moment of that horrific night.
#EXCLUSIVE
: Breonna Taylor's boyfriend Kenneth Walker talks to
@GayleKing
about the night police raided her home as part of a narcotics investigation into Breonna's ex-boyfriend. Neither Walker nor Taylor has a criminal history and no illegal drugs were found in the home.
President Trump explaining the results of his most recent coronavirus test: “I tested very positively.... in another sense...I tested positively towards negative...I tested perfectly this morning. Meaning, I tested negative.”
When a mob stormed the Capitol, one officer was the last line of defense as rioters surged forward in search of the Senate chamber.
Mark Strassman has more on the heroic actions of Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman for
@CBSEveningNews
w/
@NorahODonnell
Just when I thought 2020 was in the rear-view mirror. Another heartbreaking punch in the gut. I watched so many reruns of Gilligan’s Island as a kid after school, the castaways were essentially my babysitters. RIP Dawn Wells.
If it wasn’t already clear,
@Oprah
is simply one of the greatest interviewers - ever. No one even comes close.
And she’ll be on
@CBSThisMorning
tomorrow with more
#OprahMeghanHarry
Happy
#HaitianIndependenceDay
! “The bold acts of Haitians to overthrow slavery & colonialism reverberated around the world, forcing slaveholding nations like Britain & France to...face the contradictions of their own “enlightenment." By
@JuliaGaffield
“Does President Trump go to your church on a regular basis?”
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde on
@CBSThisMorning
: “No. No. he is rarely in church. The only time he has been to St. John’s to my knowledge was on the morning of his inauguration.”
.
@CBSThisMorning
’s
@tonydokoupil
’s great-granddad was an unaccompanied minor from Italy. He “fought in WWI, his kids in WWII..classic American story.”
What’s different between then “& 15 year old on border today?”
Historian Mae Ngai:
“Color of his skin”
I remember the first time I walked into
@CBSNews
. May sound corny but I felt an awesome responsibility joining an organization where Murrow, Cronkite, Bradley, Chung &
@DanRather
once worked. That hasn’t charged - but my title has.
#Grateful
@CBSMornings
“On Jan. 6,…I was more afraid to work at the Capitol than my entire deployment to Iraq…”
“I was particularly shocked at the scene the insurrectionists violently attacked us with the very American flag they claimed to protect.”
Capitol Police Sgt & Army veteran Aquilino Gonell
Twitter flagged President
@realDonaldTrump
's tweet that says “when the looting starts, the shooting starts,” as a violation of its rules over glorifying violence.
#GeorgeFloyd
I am heartbroken learn about the passing of Midwin Charles. Rest in power my sister. I’ll miss your smile, brilliant legal mind and your friendship.
#Midwin
Congratulations to
@VladDuthiersCBS
, who is taking on a new role as featured host of
#CBSMornings
!
Since 2014, Vlad has interviewed everyone from presidents to musicians, covered news events around the globe — and shared his journey of becoming a dad.
“This train carries lost souls. This train, dreams will not be thwarted...This train, faith will be rewarded...”
In the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial: Bruce Springsteen - Land of Hope & Dreams
In the 1970s, the population of Allentown, Pennsylvania, was 97% White — by 2020, it plunged to 31%, a factor researchers say may have contributed to many Americans’ desire to participate in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
@tonydokoupil
investigates
@CBSMornings
A new
@CBSNews
poll finds Sen. Bernie Sanders tied for the lead in Iowa. Our poll also finds that 65% of Sanders’ backers are “enthusiastic” about supporting him - ahead of all other candidates. Link incl. my correction mistakenly placing Warren in the tie
"Hypersexualization of Asian American women is part of the racism towards Asian Americans and to say that sexual addiction is an excuse or a reason to go on a mass killing rampage is ridiculous." — Author
@HelenZiaReal
on
@CBSThisMorning
“This is an admin...pretty quick to outrage. The President was outraged about what was trending on Twitter,..about TV ratings,..so you’d think...even suggestions there could have been bounties on heads of US soldiers would be something they’d be concerned about.”
@PaulaReidCBS
“We were beaten, we were tear-gassed. I thought I was going to die on this bridge. But somehow and some way, God almighty helped me here. We cannot give up now. We cannot give in. We must keep the faith, keep our eyes on the prize.” Thank you, John Lewis.
Asking pop stars like Olivia Rodrigo help urge young people to get a COVID-19 vaccine is not new. Back in 1956, Elvis Presley helped the U.S. eliminate polio by getting publicly vaccinated. Within 6 mos, vaccination rates among youth skyrocketed to 80%
“...We lay down our arms so we can reach out our arms to each other....Even as we hurt, we hope.”
@TheAmandaGorman
continues to shine. She is simply phenomenal.
#AmandaGorman
With a “hoo boy”
@SenWhitehouse
posts video testimony of
@realDonaldTrump
judicial nominee Matthew Spencer Petersen highlighting his apparent inability to answer basic questions about the law. Keep in mind the questioner is Republican
@JohnKennedyLA
:
Pres. Trump reiterates no one has been tougher on Russia than he has. On
@CNN
,
@Acosta
quips that might be news to some given JFK's naval blockade during missile crisis, Carter boycotting Moscow Olympics & Reagan who spoke of leaving "Marxism-Leninism on the ash-heap of history."
“It's emotional. It's hard to watch somebody change,” says
@ladygaga
about performing with Tony Bennett, who has Alzheimer’s.”
What a magnificently beautiful story by
@andersoncooper
on
@60Minutes
Thank you to
@Fender
for sending
@CBSThisMorning
this smokin’ hot
@HERMusicx
signature Stratocaster! This is history - H.E.R. is now the first black female musician to have a fender artist signature guitar. Did you see her rock it at the Emmys?
Took out the big boy DSLR today and we were not disappointed.
@mariancw
and I spotted the Barred Owl in Central Park this afternoon at Great Hill.
#BirdCp
Curious moment here as all of the former Presidents and First Ladies read and recite the Apostles’ Creed - President Trump & the current First Lady do not.
#GeorgeHWBushFuneral
Ok, during my banter w/
@tonydokoupil
on
@CBSThisMorning
I mentioned my grandma would take me shopping for size “HUSKY”
#Toughskins
. Astute viewers have been @ me they were sold at Sears & not JCPenny. My bad! I plead repressed memories from the humiliation... cc:
@JillHennessy
WATCH:
@PaulaReidCBS
asked
@VP
why the Trump campaign defied officials in Tulsa with last week's rally, resulting in positive
#COVID19
cases among staff. Pence: “...freedom of speech & the right to peacefully assemble is enshrined in the constitution.”
Congratulations to
@drsanjaygupta
who was my hero long before he was my friend & colleague. The first time I met him, he was providing lifesaving medical attention to a newborn baby in Haiti...
Two decades is a long time! Today we celebrate exactly 20 years of
@drsanjaygupta
making house calls at
@CNN
. Congrats Sanjay... your expertise and professionalism are just what the doctor ordered.
I’ve reported from the Niger Delta to the West Bank to Okinawa to Ferguson MO as Vlad....but yesterday, I transformed into "Felis Catus" to talk to with cat lawyer Rod Ponton for
@CBSThisMorning
.
I blame
@weijia
&
@PaulaReidCBS
who asked, nay, demanded to see my Cat-titude
Devastated. Years ago, I wrote my masters thesis on black superheroes & went deep into the canon of the original Black Panther comic. You can imagine how the comic book nerd in me thrilled at seeing Chadwick Boseman’s portrayal of T’Challa. That will never die.
#WakandaForever
This morning on
@CBSThisMorning
we reported on video of Amy Cooper calling pollice on a black man in Central Park. Proud
@GayleKing
@AnthonyMasonCBS
@tonydokoupil
& I were able to discuss & add historical context on African Americans falsely accused
Senate Minority Leader McConnell says there is no question Trump is “practically and morally responsible for provoking” the insurrection on the Capitol on Jan. 6. He says Trump “watched television happily as the chaos unfolded.”
Oh and Mitch McConnell voted “Not guilty.”
"Gen X supposedly didn’t know what they were, or what they wanted. All they knew, they were told, was what they didn’t want — marriage, money, success — and then they shrugged and popped a Prozac." Now you know
@mariancw
Devastated to hear about the passing of my colleague Elise Finch. A kind soul & great journalist. I especially loved her music look back pieces & we often talked about the music legends she interviewed. Sending love & condolences to our
@CBSNewYork
family
I am still wiping the tears away - I am told that
@Shawna
and my
@CBSMornings
fam have been planning this moment for weeks...I will never forget it.
Thank you
@hwinkler4real
for playing along and making this kid's dream come true....
Many have pointed out how
@Simone_Biles
cheered all week long for her teammates - but in a truly graceful spirit of sportsmanship, she also cheered on her competitors like China’s Guan Chenchen - who won gold in balance beam & says Biles is her hero.
#classy
#Olympics
Traveling by plane for the first time in a year and a half. One side benefit to wearing a mask in-flight: If I fall asleep, no one will see me with that embarrassing mouth-agape-with-drool-down-the-side-of-your-face look.
Sen. Bernie Sanders asks Dr. Fauci if the number of people who have died from COVID-19 are higher than reported - which today stands at 80,000+ Dr. Fauci says the numbers are “far likely higher,...I don’t know the number but it is most certainly higher.”
“I will do everything I can to ensure the former President never gets anywhere near the Oval Office.”
Rep. Liz Cheney speaking after the GOP voted her out her leadership role. WATCH:
And now - someone running for presidency of the United States and speaking at the
#DemocraticDebate
-
@BetoORourke
- just said the real founding of this country was on August 20, 1619 when kidnapped African people were brought to what would become the United States.
Great day of
#birdwatching
in Central Park today on the first weekend of spring. Of course, we had to visit Barry the Barred Owl in the Ramble. Also spotted: a Red-winged blackbird, an American robin and a female northern cardinal..
#birdcp
Many have called
@CBSNews
’
@DavidBegnaud
a saint for his impassioned reporting from Puerto Rico. So when I spotted him in the newsroom wearing this....I thought he was Vatican-bound. But alas, it’s just his black coat and purple tie casually draped around his neck. Or is it?
After an afternoon run,
@mariancw
and I took a stroll to look for the Barred Owl in Central Park. We didn’t have to go far - he was practically on our doorstep near the 103rd street entrance. Also met birders &
@CBSThisMorning
viewers
@boysenberry451
along the way.
#birdcp