This Morning from CBS News, June 2, 2015
TSA shakeup
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson yesterday reassigned the head of the Transportation Security Administration and directed the agency to revise airport security procedures, retrain officers and retest screening equipment in airports across the U.S. The directives came after investigators for the agency's inspector general went undercover and were able to smuggle mock explosives or banned weapons through checkpoints in 95 percent of trials, reports CBS News correspondent Jeff Pegues.
NSA surveillance
The Senate will pick up work on the NSA surveillance program today, starting with another procedural vote on the USA Freedom Act. While the debate over the NSA's authorities continues, it's clear that the nature of the discussion has changed significantly since former government contractor Edward Snowden exposed the government's sweeping surveillance programs in 2013.
Spy trail
Jason Rezaian is a California native and Iranian-American dual national. The Washington Post's Tehran bureau chief was arrested and has been put on trial for alleged espionage in Iran. Very little is known about what actually did happen inside the courtroom, But today came news that gave, at least, another date to focus on. Rezaian's mother, who is in Tehran, told CBS News correspondent Elizabeth Palmer that, according to his lawyer, he would be back in court for a second session Monday.
Campaign poll
As the 2016 presidential race begins, 84 percent of Americans think money has too much influence in political campaigns now, according to a CBS News - New York Times poll. Criticism of the role of money cuts across party lines -- large majorities of Republicans, Democrats and independents all think money has too much influence. Find who Americans think benefits and what they want done.
Hurricane lab
Researchers at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science are creating their own hurricanes in a state-of-the-art lab. Forecasters predict fewer storms this year because of a combination of El Niño and cooler ocean temperatures, but they also warn that even a quiet season can produce a devastating hurricane. The Atlantic hurricane season is in its second day today, and CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann is in Miami, where the experiments that could end up saving lives are taking place.
Pool drought
Mandatory water restrictions went into effect yesterday across California, where the governor hopes to cut water use by an average of 25 percent statewide. One industry that has found itself in the crosshairs of the new crackdown is swimming pools. David Begnaud joined "CBS This Morning" from a home in Los Angeles where it does not appear much swimming is taking place.
Income beliefs
"The rich tend to think that they are poorer than they are, and the poor tend to think that they are richer than they are," one research paper notes. "Both believe they are closer to the national median than is, in fact, the case," according to the paper. The upshot: What people believe about the level of equality in a given society is more important than hard facts about the distribution of wealth and income.
Fact or fiction?
Hollywood kicked off the summer movie season by destroying its hometown. The disaster movie "San Andreas" envisions a series of huge earthquakes that wipe out much of California. When real earthquakes hit the state, reporters turn to seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) for all the facts. She also spoke with CBS News correspondent John Blackstone, who had some questions of his own about the quakes as depicted in the film.
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