In President Joe Biden’s first interview since his inauguration, he tells “CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell that women from the labor force and the closing of schools —along with the mental health issues for children that could arise — during the COVID-19 pandemic constitute a “national emergency.” Watch the full interview that aired ahead of the Super Bowl. Source
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Biden: Women leaving workforce, closed schools are “national emergency”
The president said in an exclusive interview with CBS News that the Trump administration’s handling of the COVID crisis was “even more dire than we thought.” Source
“Sunday Morning” Full Episode 2/7
Hosted by Jane Pauley. In our cover story, Rita Braver looks into the growing fascination with astrology. Plus: Allison Aubrey checks out how football stadiums are being turned into vaccination megasites; Lee Cowan talks with Robin Wright about her feature film directing debut, “Land”; Tracy Smith profiles Steve Yeun, star of the new film, “Minari”; Luke Burbank visits with NFL player-turned-chef Eddie Jackson; David Pogue finds out how nearly-empty NFL stadiums are made to sound filled to capacity; Jim Gaffigan tells us whom he’s rooting for in Sunday’s Super Bowl matchup; and Conor Knighton travels deep inside Oregon’s Malheur National Forest in search of a humongous fungus. Source
Making the most of being on hold
As people calling customer service have no doubt found out, the pandemic has increased wait times. And while your call IS very important to them, correspondent Steve Hartman finds that being put on hold is actually inspiring the creativity of people who are waiting, and waiting… Source
Super Bowl Sunday arrives amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann reports from Tampa where the Super Bowl is being held with noticeable adjustments amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Source
02/07: Graham, Yellen, Kerkhove, Gottlieb, Brown
This week on “Face the Nation,” it’s Super Bowl Sunday — we’ll look at the efforts to keep it from becoming super spreader Sunday. Plus, we’ll have more of CBS News’ exclusive interview with President Biden. Source
Utah avalanche leaves 4 skiers dead, with 4 others rescued
Two men were able to dig out and then began unburying others, including the dead, police said. Source
George Shultz, Reagan’s longtime secretary of state, dies at 100
A titan of American academia, business and diplomacy, Shultz spent most of the 1980s trying to improve Cold War relations with the Soviet Union. Source
Face The Nation: Maria Van Kerkhove, Scott Gottlieb, James Brown
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, spread of the new coronavirus variant, vaccine rollout and the Super Bowl LV. Source
Full transcript of “Face the Nation” on February 7, 2021
On this “Face the Nation” broadcast, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb sat down with Margaret Brennan. Source