Coastal Louisiana was hit by yet another hurricane on Friday, weeks after Hurricane Laura battered the same area. David Begnaud reports from Lake Charles, where families are once again picking up the pieces. Source
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Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett set to begin
The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to begin on Monday its highly anticipated confirmation hearing for Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. In her opening statement, Judge Barrett will say the late conservative Justice Antonin Scalia inspired her philosophy that “a judge must apply the law as written, not as the judge wishes it were.” Nancy Cordes reports. Source
President Trump hits the campaign trail for the first time since his COVID-19 diagnosis
President Trump returns to the campaign trail 11 days after testing positive for COVID-19, though questions remain about his health. Meanwhile, the Trump campaign is under fire from Dr. Anthony Fauci. Ben Tracy reports from the White House. Source
Eye Opener: President Trump returns to campaign trail
President Trump claimed he is now immune to the coronavirus, and his doctors say he can return to the campaign trail. Also, the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett begin today. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source
2 Americans win Nobel in economics for auction innovations
Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson take the prestigious prize for “improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.” Source
Mother falls into Lake Tahoe, drowns; 6 kids and man rescued
A man who jumped off the boat to try to rescue the woman had to be hospitalized for severe hypothermia. Source
Twitter flags Trump claims about his COVID-19 status
The president claimed claimed he’s immune to COVID-19 and can’t spread it, assertions Twitter questioned. He’s slated to return to the campaign trail Monday evening. Source
Black man led by rope by cops on horseback suing for $1 million
Donald Neely’s suit claims he was humiliated during the August 2019 arrest on a trespassing charge that was later dismissed. Source
Fans’ celebration of Lakers’ title turns ugly
Joyous gathering dissolved into one with people throwing rocks and bottles at police and officers responding with non-lethal projectiles. Source
“Sunday Morning” Full Episode 10/11
Hosted by Jane Pauley. In our cover story, David Pogue examines the Right to Repair movement, fighting electronics manufacturers that make it more difficult for consumers to fix broken devices. Plus: Lee Cowan talks with Jon Bon Jovi about “2020” the album, and 2020 the year; Tracy Smith finds out from N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his three daughters what living together in lockdown during the pandemic was like; Nicholas Thompson dives into the bizarre conspiracy theories propagated by the online figure QAnon; Mo Rocca investigates the debate over memorials to controversial historical figures; Ramy Inocencio reports from Shanghai on how China has reemerged from the pandemic; and Jim Axelrod looks at a bipartisan presidential tradition – golf. Source