1/10/2021: January 6th; 11,780 Votes; American Independent
Nancy Pelosi speaks to 60 Minutes about the Capitol riot; Then, President Trump's phone call with Georgia's top election official; And, Angus King: The 60 Minutes Interview
Brad Raffensperger
Sterling refutes election conspiracy
Gabriel Sterling walks 60 Minutes though surveillance footage from Fulton County taken the night of the 2020 Presidential Election.
Ga. election officials receive death threats
Gabriel Sterling tells 60 Minutes about some of the death threats he has received after the President attacked the integrity of the state's elections.
Georgia's voting machines
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger details how his office updated the state's voting machines and the importance of paper ballots.
Integrity of Georgia's election
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says his state implemented a new absentee ballot portal and used double signature match to secure Georgia's elections.
Raffensperger talks to 60 Minutes
Trump told an elections investigator that they would be a "national hero" if they found evidence of elections fraud. 60 Minutes reports, tonight.
Trump pressured Georgia official to find evidence of voter fraud
Trump told an elections investigator that they would be a "national hero" if they found evidence of elections fraud.
Cobb County GOP chair on Georgia runoffs
Republican Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue are hoping for a strong showing in the Atlanta suburbs. Jason Shepherd, the chairman of the Cobb County Republican Party, joined CBSN's "Red and Blue" to discuss the Georgia Senate runoffs.
Fallout from Trump's Georgia call
CBS News has confirmed that attorney Cleta Mitchell has resigned from her law firm after participating in President Trump's call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger this weekend. Washington Post national political reporter Natalie Jennings joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano to discuss the fallout from the president's call seeking to overturn his loss in Georgia.
Rep. Jim Clyburn on Georgia Senate runoffs
Georgians could make history on Tuesday: If Rev. Raphael Warnock wins his Senate runoff election, he would be the state's first Black senator. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, a Democrat from South Carolina, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" to discuss what these elections mean for the South, as well as how Democrats plan to navigate the next few weeks.
Trump takes aim at Georgia's GOP governor
At a rally for Republican Senate candidates, President Trump said he would campaign against Georgia's Republican Governor Brian Kemp when he runs for reelection. Atlanta Journal-Constitution political reporter Patricia Murphy joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" to discuss the role Governor Kemp has played in the final days of the Senate runoff races.
Georgia lieutenant governor on Trump phone call
Georgia Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss President Trump's recorded discussion pressuring Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to "find" votes, and the two runoff elections that will decide which party controls the Senate.
Dissecting Trump's baseless claims of fraud
President Trump continued to push baseless claims of election fraud during a rally in Georgia on Monday. The rally comes on the eve of the state's crucial senate runoff election. David Becker, CBS News contributor, election law expert and executive director and founder of the Center for Election Innovation and Research, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano on "Red & Blue" to discuss Mr. Trump's claims.
Georgia secretary of state on his call with Trump
Norah O'Donnell interviews Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on his reaction to the release of a phone call between him and President Trump in which he was asked to change the 2020 election results in the state.
Trump phone call about 2020 election raises legal questions
There are questions over whether or not President Trump violated the law when he pressured Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to "find" the votes to overturn his November election loss during a phone call made Saturday. CBSN legal analyst Rebecca Roiphe joins CBSN's "Red and Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with her thoughts on the potential legal implications.
Trump and the state of the Republican Party
President Trump tried again to overturn the state-certified election results over the weekend, when he called Georgia's Republican secretary of state and asked him to "find" the votes to needed to reverse President-elect Joe Biden's win in the state. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett joins CBSN AM to discuss with what this means for the future of the Republican Party and U.S. democracy.
Trump heard on phone call urging Georgia officials to change 2020 election results
"I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have," Mr. Trump told Georgia's secretary of state, according to audio obtained by CBS News.
Analysis of Trump's call to Georgia official
CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss President Trump's phone call to Georgia's secretary of state pressuring him to "find" enough votes for him to win the state.
Trump's bombshell phone call released
President Trump pressured the Georgia secretary of state to "find" votes in a bombshell recording. Ben Tracy has the latest.
Trump urges Georgia official to overturn 2020 election results
In an audio recording obtained by CBS News, President Trump pressured Georgia's Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to recalculate Georgia's election results. Meanwhile, Vice President Mike Pence is siding with at least a dozen Republican senators to object to certifying President-elect Joe Biden's victory. Ben Tracy reports.
Trump presses Georgia officials to overturn his defeat
On an hour-long phone call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Saturday, President Trump pressured him and other officials to "find" enough votes in the state's presidential election to make him the winner, according to audio of the call obtained and published by The Washington Post. CBSN's Lana Zak reports.
Cobb County Democratic Party chair on signature audit
On Monday, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger ordered an audit of voter signatures on absentee ballot envelopes in Cobb County. The unprecedented move will not affect the vote count. Cobb County Democratic Party Chair Jacquelyn Bettadapur joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss her reaction, and the latest on voter mobilization efforts ahead of the Senate runoff elections.
Local Matters: Georgia GOP sues Republican secretary of state
Georgia's Republican Party chairman and the Republican National Committee are suing Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger over alleged issues regarding ballot observer access during the state's vote count for the 2020 presidential election. Tia Mitchell, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Washington correspondent, joins CBSN's "Red and Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on the lawsuit and the state's critical Senate runoff races.
Election fraud claims will "cost Republicans control" of Senate
Georgia election official Gabriel Sterling predicts the rhetoric from Mr. Trump and his allies will suppress Republican voters.
Georgia official calls on Trump to condemn threats
One of Georgia's top election officials rebuked President Trump for his rhetoric Tuesday after a local elections worker received a death threat. Gabriel Sterling, a Republican, called on the president and Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue to condemn the threats and warned, "Someone's gonna get killed." Co-founder of the Black Voters Matter Fund, Latosha Brown, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with the latest on voter mobilization efforts ahead of the state's critical January Senate runoff elections.
Iran's president and foreign minister found dead at helicopter crash site
Iran's president and foreign minister were killed when their helicopter crashed in mountains in dense fog, state media say.
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Michael Cohen back on the stand to wrap up Trump trial testimony
Michael Cohen is back on the stand for a fourth day of testimony, the last appearance he is expected to make.
Supreme Court rejects challenge to Maryland assault weapons ban
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a challenge to Maryland's ban on so-called assault weapons, allowing legal proceedings to play out.
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Hamas leaders
A prosecutor has asked the U.N.'s International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants for Israel's prime minister, defense minister and 3 top Hamas leaders.
Pope Francis discusses same-sex couples, surrogacy during rare interview
Pope Francis, during a rare interview from the Vatican, urged acceptance, saying, "The Gospel is for everyone."
County sheriffs wield lethal power, face little accountability
More people were killed by U.S. law enforcement in 2023 than any other year in the past decade — and it's increasingly happening in small towns and rural areas.
Dali refloated weeks after collapse of Key Bridge. Here's what happens next.
The Dali, the 948-foot-long cargo ship stuck in the Patapsco River for weeks since it felled the Francis Scott Key Bridge, was refloated Monday. Now it's headed to Seagirt Marine Terminal.
House GOP says revived border bill "dead on arrival" as Senate plans vote
House Republican leadership said a Senate effort to revive a once-failed border security measure is "dead on arrival" in the lower chamber. But the legislation may not make it out of the Senate.
Red Lobster files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Red Lobster's owner has said the pandemic and rising costs hurt the seafood chain's financial performance.
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Who might join Simone Biles on Team USA?
The Gymnastics G.O.A.T Simone Biles earned the highest overall score at the U.S. Classic and was the top scorer in the floor exercise with her performance to Taylor Swift's "...Ready For It?"
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Michael Cohen back on the stand to wrap up Trump trial testimony
Michael Cohen is back on the stand for a fourth day of testimony, the last appearance he is expected to make.
House GOP says revived border bill "dead on arrival" as Senate plans vote
House Republican leadership said a Senate effort to revive a once-failed border security measure is "dead on arrival" in the lower chamber. But the legislation may not make it out of the Senate.
Supreme Court rejects challenge to Maryland assault weapons ban
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a challenge to Maryland's ban on so-called assault weapons, allowing legal proceedings to play out.
Rare sighting of "unusually fascinating" deep-sea fish in Oregon
Male Pacific footballfish are known to act "more like parasites" and lose their eyes and internal organs after fusing themselves to females to get their nutrients.
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Red Lobster files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Red Lobster's owner has said the pandemic and rising costs hurt the seafood chain's financial performance.
Bruce Nordstrom, who helped grow department store chain, dies at 90
Bruce Nordstrom, who helped expand his family's Pacific Northwest department store chain into an upscale national brand, has died, his sons confirmed Sunday.
Samsung trolls Apple after failed iPad Pro "crush" ad
Samsung piles on with its on ad after Apple apologizes for a spot that it acknowledged "missed the mark."
Dow closes above 40,000 for first time, notching new milestone
Wall Street investors are increasingly confident of a soft landing for the U.S. economy, pushing financial markets to new highs.
Chevy Bolt owners win $150 million settlement after EVs caught fire
Some owners of the electric vehicle will be eligible for compensation of up to $1,400 because of a battery problem that caused fires.
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Michael Cohen back on the stand to wrap up Trump trial testimony
Michael Cohen is back on the stand for a fourth day of testimony, the last appearance he is expected to make.
House GOP says revived border bill "dead on arrival" as Senate plans vote
House Republican leadership said a Senate effort to revive a once-failed border security measure is "dead on arrival" in the lower chamber. But the legislation may not make it out of the Senate.
Supreme Court rejects challenge to Maryland assault weapons ban
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a challenge to Maryland's ban on so-called assault weapons, allowing legal proceedings to play out.
Biden courts battleground state Black voters with two big speeches
In Atlanta, Georgia, and Detroit, Michigan, the president made overtures to Black voters while addressing Gaza and attacking Trump.
Full transcript of "Face the Nation," May 19, 2024
On this "Face the Nation" broadcast, Sen. J.D. Vance and Sen. Gary Peters join Margaret Brennan.
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Cost of diabetes, obesity drugs often out of reach for low-income patients
While it may seem like everyone is taking Ozempic, not everyone can afford to. The high price of popular diabetes drugs prevents many people from getting them.
Map shows states where COVID is "likely growing"
Health authorities are watching for signs the virus might be starting to accelerate again after a springtime lull in COVID rates.
Bill to ban most public mask wearing advances in North Carolina
North Carolina Republicans are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era law, citing crime and recent campus protests.
What is hypochlorous acid? The trendy skin care ingredient, explained
Hypochlorous acid is the latest skin care ingredient making waves on social media for acne prevention — but is it true? We asked dermatologists.
Walmart chia seeds sold nationwide recalled due to salmonella
Private-label food supplier recalls 32-ounce pouches of Great Value Organic Black Chia Seeds because of potential contamination.
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Soldiers' drawings, possible Napoleon hanging, found on 18th-century door
A door to a French Revolution-era watchtower in England is engraved with more than 50 drawings, including gruesome depictions of people being hanged.
Who replaces Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and what happens next?
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash, but his death is unlikely to spark any political crisis. Here's what happens next.
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Hamas leaders
A prosecutor has asked the U.N.'s International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants for Israel's prime minister, defense minister and 3 top Hamas leaders.
WikiLeaks' Assange can appeal against U.S. extradition, U.K. court rules
If extradited to the U.S., Julian Assange faces a potential 175 years in prison for publishing classified information about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
11 presumed dead, 9 rescued after fishing boat sinks off South Africa
"The families of the bereaved fishermen have been informed that the search has been called off," an official said.
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"Diddy" apologizes for 2016 assault
Sean "Diddy" Combs is apologizing after a disturbing video surfaced over the weekend. The video appears to show the hip-hop mogul assaulting his then-girlfriend in a hotel hallway in 2016. Warning: This video contains content that is graphic and disturbing.
Sean "Diddy" Combs apologizes for alleged assault seen in 2016 video
Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs posted a video on social media apologizing for his "inexcusable" behavior and that he takes "full responsibility" for his actions.
A Monopoly on fun
Monopoly is the top-selling modern board game of all time, available today in 114 countries and 47 languages, and a myriad of variations. Hasbro's senior VP of board games Brian Baker explains to correspondent Susan Spencer the most important design element to a game's success.
Martha Stewart on how to throw a garden tea party
The lifestyle entrepreneur and host of "Martha Gardens" offers tips on preparing a delicious afternoon tea.
Courteney Cox: Designing woman
After studying design and architecture in college, Courteney Cox pursued modeling and acting, and is forever identifiable as "neat freak" Monica in the sitcom "Friends." Now she's an entrepreneur, creating a line of scented products for the home.
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Behind the wheel of a $3 million car
The Hennessey Venom F5 is not just a sports car; its twin turbo V8 engine can muster more than 1,800 horsepower, almost twice that of a Formula 1 racing car. And yes, you can drive it on the street, for the cool price of $3 million. Correspondent Lee Cowan goes inside the design of a machine that shuns the mundane.
TikTok influencers sue U.S. government
Eight TikTok influencers have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government in an effort to block enactment of a law passed and signed last month that requires TikTok be sold by China-based owner Byte Dance by January, or face a possible nationwide ban. Scott MacFarlane has more.
How AI powered robots are helping small farms
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
Samsung trolls Apple after failed iPad Pro "crush" ad
Samsung piles on with its on ad after Apple apologizes for a spot that it acknowledged "missed the mark."
TikTok says it's testing letting users post 60-minute videos
TikTok is allowing select users to upload longer-form videos as the social media app looks to compete with YouTube.
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Discovery of long-lost river may solve ancient pyramid mystery
The 40-mile-long river branch, which ran by the Giza pyramid complex, was hidden under desert and farmland for millennia, scientists said.
New study may solve mystery about warm-blooded dinosaurs
A new study suggests that the first warm-blooded dinosaurs may have roamed Earth about 180 million years ago.
Asia's deadly heat wave was made 45 times more likely for this reason
Extreme heat is known as a "silent killer," and in some areas across Asia, its intensity would have been impossible without one critical factor, a new study found.
Satellite images show what the historic geomagnetic storm looked like from space
Millions of Americans looked to the night sky and snapped magical photos and videos of the northern lights this past weekend during the momentous geomagnetic storm.
Cicadas pee from trees. And they can urinate a lot, a new study finds.
Scientists who study such things have found that cicadas urinate in a jet stream because they consume an incredible volume of fluid during their brief time above ground.
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Arizona man learns his fate 7 years after wife was buried alive
"Sandra was kidnapped from her home while her children slept nearby, bound in packing tape, driven to a remote location and buried alive," prosecutors said.
Man acquitted in killing of pregnant woman, boyfriend in Kansas
Camrah Trotter, was killed as she called 911 after her boyfriend, 23-year-old Dominique Ray, was fatally shot.
9 more killed in attacks on political candidates before Mexico elections
Photos shared by local media showed a red truck dotted by bullet holes, and bloodied bodies lying in the trunk and on the ground.
County sheriffs wield lethal power, face little accountability
More people were killed by U.S. law enforcement in 2023 than any other year in the past decade — and it's increasingly happening in small towns and rural areas.
Young Chicago mother fought for weeks to stop abuser before being shot, killed
Maria Roque filed numerous police reports and got a protection order. But the system that was supposed to protect her failed.
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Blue Origin takes oldest man ever into space
Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket lifted off Sunday, carrying the oldest man ever to go into space. Ed Dwight, 90, trained to become NASA's first Black astronaut candidate 60 years ago, but he didn't get to fly then.
Blue Origin launches first Black astronaut candidate 60 years after rejection
Ed Dwight trained to become the first African American astronaut but was never asked to join NASA. He finally flew into space on Sunday.
Launch of Boeing's hard-luck Starliner delayed yet again
Ongoing work to resolve a persistent helium leak has pushed the first piloted Starliner flight back at least four more days, to May 25.
Sun emits its largest X-class flare of the solar cycle
The large explosion of energy and light from the sun comes just days after Earth was slammed with the biggest geomagnetic storm in more than 20 years.
Researchers discover "super fluffy" planet with cotton candy-like density
WASP-193b is 50% larger than Jupiter — the largest planet in our solar system — but seven times less massive because of it's extraordinarily low density.
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Roger Corman, "King of the B Movies" 1926-2024
A look back at the hallowed career of the indie "B-movie" filmmaker, known for exploitation films, monster flicks, and some bizarre movie posters.
N.J. woman survives a home invasion, brutal stabbing by a young stranger
Despite losing three quarters of the blood in her body, Donna Ongsiako was able to help police find the person who almost took her life.
PHOTOS: Baltimore bridge collapses after cargo ship rams into overpass
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
Could an Alabama woman have shot herself twice?
When Tiffiney Crawford was found dead inside her van, authorities believed she might have taken her own life. But could she shoot herself twice in the head with her non-dominant hand?
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Netanyahu pressured for post-war Gaza plans
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under pressure from both the U.S. and his country's parliament to explain what will happen in Gaza after the war against Hamas.
Elenor Mak on creating diversity in dolls
Elenor Mak is the founder of Jilly Bing, the company behind the Jilly doll. Jilly is an Asian-American doll, created because Mak wanted to give her daughter a doll that looks like her, but she couldn't find one. The Jilly doll launched last summer and sold out within weeks. It is now available online and in certain stores.
Iran's president, foreign minister killed in helicopter crash
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, 63, was killed in a helicopter crash amid a dense fog in the mountains of northwestern Iran, the country's state media reported on May 20. Bodyguards and other officials, including Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, were also killed.
Biden faces protest at commencement speech
President Biden delivered the commencement address at Morehouse College in the battleground state of Georgia on Sunday. In his speech, Mr. Biden called for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, but some of the graduates said that's not enough.
"Diddy" apologizes for 2016 assault
Sean "Diddy" Combs is apologizing after a disturbing video surfaced over the weekend. The video appears to show the hip-hop mogul assaulting his then-girlfriend in a hotel hallway in 2016. Warning: This video contains content that is graphic and disturbing.