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John McCain, in his death, got all those important people in a room and made them think about the current state of our democracy. We're calling it a funeral, but it was more than that.
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This from
@jaketapper
's interview with Sec. Mnuchin is a good example of listening to your guest and saying, "hold up. what?"
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When asked on
@CBSMornings
about the company's vaccine mandate for staff, the CEO of
@united
airlines also said, "Out of our 67,000 U.S. employees, there are 232 who haven't been vaccinated. They are going through the termination process."
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Prince Harry to
@Oprah
: "My biggest concern was history repeating itself." He adds that maybe it would be even more dangerous than the situation w/ his mother because of the race and social media factors.
#HarryMeghanOprah
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I spent yrs in a White House booth & traveling the world with Kristen Welker. Yes, she's my friend, but I've also been in this business long enough to know that few people work harder to get the story right and be fair than Kristen.
You come for my girl, you best come correct.
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"Richmond out" is now part of the historical record.
2021 is gonna be a year.
#impeachment2
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What I'm learning from watching cable news is I need bookshelves built into my walls.
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Meghan: “They didn’t want him [Archie] to be a prince or a princess…and that he wasn’t going to receive security.”
Oprah: "What? What do you mean?"
#HarryandMeghanonOprah
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Did I order an Uber Black to take me to my first shot in comfort and style?
I did.
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12:23:32:08 Amanda Gorman: If we merge mercy with might and might with right, then love becomes our legacy...
This is the poet who is speaking now.
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"And I don't have his words," said Taylor Simone Ledward while speaking about her husband Chadwick Boseman after his posthumous Golden Globe win for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.
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There was silence in the control room as this aired today.
For the first time, the woman who says she was attacked by former Seattle Seahawks player Chad Wheeler is speaking out.
Wheeler pleaded not guilty to 3 charges, including domestic violence assault.
Alleah Taylor spoke exclusively with
@JerickaDuncan
for
@CBSThisMorning
.
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WH Press Secretary
@jrpsaki
in her first briefing: "The president also put an end to the Muslim ban. A policy rooted in religious animus and xenophobia."
#InaugurationDay
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Thank you. How do y’all feel about karaoke?
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As Rep. John Lewis lies in state at the US Capitol, a rainbow forms across the street. It arcs from the Library of Congress towards the Supreme Court.
A bridge from knowledge towards justice.
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@MollyJongFast
@ddiamond
@hughlaurie
Okay but he usually almost kills the patient before they figure out it’s lupus.
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I’m not sure you understand how much DC emotionally needs this to happen.
The therapists in this city need a vacay.
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Quick Update on the Virginia situation:
- VA Governor: admitted blackface problem
- VA Lt Gov: accusation of sexual assault
- VA AG: admitted blackface
problem
- Shawna: Googling, again, Virginia governor line of succession
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This 34th graf quote in the
@washingtonpost
story about COS Kelly is, um, quite the quote.
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When asked if Senate Judiciary Committee will release xscript of Glenn Simpson interview,
@ChuckGrassley
says they'll put it to a cmte vote.
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This is so much bigger than the conviction of Derek Chauvin. The meaning of it has more context than can possibly go in a tweet.
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Gotta admit. I just listened to this whole conversation. It's basically two lawyers lawyer-nerding out.
And by that I mean, super interesting.
When you listen for the voice of moral clarity in the Republican Party, you hear silence. So says conservative attorney
@gtconway3d
. Listen to his conversation with
@PreetBharara
:
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clarification: I said there were some official organizations in the mix who have staff & consultants that were part of these protests. And some of them were helping individuals with tactics. That is not the same as ppl being paid to protest who don’t care about this issue.
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I kind of love that
@SteveKornacki
is now a regular
@SNFonNBC
halftime thing. Also, let's be honest, the playoff math makes about as much sense as electoral math.
Now, when will he explain the college football playoff system to me?
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In all of the newsy emails I have gotten tonight from the WH, none of them has been an early disaster declaration for the state of Texas.
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So Flake/Booker 2020 or Booker/Flake 2020? How am I supposed to read this tweet?
Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton had theirs.
@JeffFlake
(Senator Jeff Flake) and I are having our version:
A snowball duel. Capitol East Lawn.
Who gets hit most,
buys other’s staff Pizza.
You Snow Who Is Going To Win!
Arizona doesn’t have much snow!
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@AndrewYang
working in "freedom dividend" into his response about being the only candidate of color on stage was well done but also a really interesting point.
#DemDebate
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incredulity in one act featuring
@jonathanvswan
:
“You believe you did more than Lyndon Johnson, who passed the Civil Rights Act? How?”
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Former VP Biden: "We’re a diverse country. Unless we are able to treat people equally, we are never going to meet our potential."
#ABCTownhall
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Just remember, the Special Counsel report being delivered to the Attorney General is not synonymous with the report coming out.
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So I bought
@TiffanyDCross
’ book a few weeks ago and I decided to start reading it this morning on my roof with my big coffee mug. In the first 22 pages I’m up here yelling, “THIS. I’ve been trying to tell y’all.”
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Trying to unnerve Biden by talking about his family could backfire on the President.
When talking about his children, Joe Biden switches from politician, which he very much so is, to Dad.
#Debates2020
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There's actually more.
TOMORROW:
@Oprah
Winfrey will join us live with never-before-seen clips from her interview with Duchess of Sussex, Meghan & Prince Harry.
Watch
@CBS
Monday 7-9 a.m.
#OprahMeghanHarry
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When I have to start wearing real pants again, boy, I don't know.
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It wasn't a no.
Our Executive Producer
@Shawna
said she wouldn't mind if Queen Latifah brought
#LivingSingle
back.
"We tried. We're working on it." —
@IAMQUEENLATIFAH
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A year into the pandemic and adorable zoom bombers are still adorable.
We had an unexpected guest this morning during our interview with
@Surgeon_General
.
10/10 work/life balance,
@vivek_murthy
. 👏
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Dixville Notch results at 00:07:33
Clinton 4 votes
Trump 2 votes
Johnson/Weld 1 vote
Mitt Romney 1 vote
Happy election day folks.
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One small piece of good news.
Members of a celebrated all-girl robotics team have made it safely out of Afghanistan. Qatar officials sent a plane for the girls, who are known as the "Afghan Dreamers."
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Watch this interview.
Four police officers took their lives following the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Erin Smith, a widow of one of those officers, told
@macfarlanenews
her husband had no history of mental health issues or depression before that day: “If he didn’t go to work that day, he’d still be here.”
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This piece
@AriMelber
did tonight should be watched. If I would've had to be on the show after this aired, not sure I would've been able to keep it together. He methodically outlined the case for the idea that in this country, my humanity is not immediately assumed. (Link fixed)
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On this Father's Day, I'm going to admit that my dad still does my taxes. ❤️
Happy Dad's Day Walter.
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Gonna be honest, I was ready to not like these roll call videos from every state. But, tbh, I'm kinda into it.
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The quote that stood out to me from
@nhannahjones
: “Since the 2nd grade, when I started being bussed into White schools, I've spent my entire life proving that I belonged in elite White spaces that were not built for Black ppl and… I decided I didn't want to do that anymore."
On
@CBSThisMorning
,
@nhannahjones
tells
@gayleking
that she will not accept the tenured position that University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill approved her for.
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Amidst the texts about the presidential election, I am getting a fair number asking me about the health and wellness of
@SteveKornacki
along with questions about his pants.
I have few answers on this topic.
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I know tonight is important, but would it be possible for
@SteveKornacki
to tell me on how the vote is looking on using the term “Hotlanta”?
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Important piece from
@weijia
and I need to make sure we continue to follow and report on this.
The dramatic increase in attacks against Asian Americans continues, with another last night in New York City's Chinatown.
Activists & lawmakers say they believe the attacks have not been getting enough attention.
@Weijia
spoke with some who have been impacted by the violence.
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The
@United
Airlines CEO Scott Kirby tells
@CBSMornings
that the airline has banned 700 people for failing to comply with their mask requirement.
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And President
@realDonaldTrump
has signed the continuing resolution bill that re-opens the parts of the government that were shuttered.
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Sometimes the conversation continues during the commercial break. This is one of those instances where what Ralph Yarl's mother said was powerful enough that we asked to share it too.
Cleo Nagbe told
@GayleKing
that her son, 16-year-old Ralph Yarl, is crying "buckets of tears" as he recovers from two gunshot wounds.
She said Ralph is “replaying the situation over and over again.”
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YAAASSSSSSS!!! This baby is gonna be so smart.
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But, why not a hair salon car on the Amtrak? Dude if i could spend this 3 hours getting my hair braided or blown out...
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People. That briefing was really normal.
Just the normal answers mixed with non-answers and a tad bit of obfuscation.
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These numbers are our families, friends and neighbors.
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims
Initial claims were 3,283,000 for the week ending 3/21 (+3,001,000).
Insured unemployment was 1,803,000 for the week ending 3/14 (+101,000).
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As a girl who grew up in Texas, I also have some fried chicken thoughts
@GayleKing
,
@tonydokoupil
,
@AnthonyMasonCBS
. (Also, Gayle asking Tony if he even likes fried chicken is the distraction I needed this morning.)
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.
@RepPressley
tells
@TiffanyDCross
on
#CrossConnection
when talking about COVID relief that "At this point they're not even stimulus payments, they are survival checks."
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23:01:05
@KamalaHarris
: "This virus -- it has no eyes and yet it knows exactly how we see each other and how we treat each other. And let’s be clear, there’s no vaccine for racism. We’ve got to do the work."
#DNC2020
@NodToKamala
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.
@Elise_Jordan
makes the point on
@MeetThePress
that the fact that we are discussing the definitions of pedophilia vs. molestation with respect to a Senate election IS A PROBLEM.
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Carville on
@MSNBC
: “i wouldn’t believe anything a campaign tells you.”
#reportingwordstoliveby
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.
@Lis_Smith
on
@Morning_Joe
saying what we all kinda know: "The idea that we are going to be holding an in-person convention...in August of 2020 is simply delusional. ... I feel like party conventions are the tv equivalent of Ambien."
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More from our intv w/
@SenatorTimScott
: Our country is “more divided” under Trump –
@VICEnews
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There appears to be good news at multiple networks today.
(YASSSSS QUEEEEENNNNNN ABBY)
I'm so thrilled to be taking the reins of Inside Politics Sunday from my friend and colleague
@JohnKingCNN
starting on January 24th. Could not be more proud to be joining this incredible
@CNN
franchise!
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THIS.
A stunning performance of "Black Like Me" by
@MickeyGuyton
, who is the first black woman ever to be nominated for "Best Country Solo Performance" at the
#GRAMMYs
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Thanks for sharing this personal story
@RichardEngel
.
The coronavirus pandemic has left many children with disabilities and special needs without critical therapy, leaving parents, like
@NBCNews
'
@OARichardEngel
, to worry about the implications.
Catch
#TheMorningReport
now streaming on
@Quibi
:
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I was trying to figure out which President was "President T" and cross-referencing in my head leaders of countries that produce substantial amounts of oil and then I realized he was parenthetically thanking himself.
So great that oil prices are falling (thank you President T). Add that, which is like a big Tax Cut, to our other good Economic news. Inflation down (are you listening Fed)!
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Myeishia Johnson, when asked if she had anything to say to the president, responded, “No. I don’t have nothing to say to him.”
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If you knew anything about my career, you would know that being on tv with
@kwelkernbc
gives me all the feels. 😍
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Air traffic controllers are rallying on the grounds of the Capitol.
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Why are we even messing with chicken breasts anymore when chicken thighs are far superior?
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Don't worry, I know this has nothing to do with me and everything to do with the 150+ people that produce, shoot, light, write, mic, direct, anchor, fact check, correspond, humor me patiently and do all manner of artistic-y things to make this show Monday thru Friday.
.
@CBSMornings
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- Delivered Double-Digit Percentage Gains In Women 25-54 For The Week While The Competition Is Down
Press Release👉
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"In this war, ventilators are what the missiles were in World War II. We have to make those missiles. We have to make those ventilators." -
@NYGovCuomo
on
@TODAYshow
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The anecdote at the end about being that 5th grader who isn’t quite sure where her ancestors are from stopped me in my tracks while walking home.
I. Know. That. Feeling.
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So what you're telling me is the big trip to Europe I planned for my parents' anniversary that was already canceled will have to be further canceled.
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