“At eight years old, 3.5 ft. tall and 64 lbs., this little boy didn’t post a threat to anyone,” attorney Ben Crump said. Source
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Watch live: President Trump to hold press conference
President Trump is speaking the day after a shooting outside the White House interrupted his briefing. Source
Concerns about COVID-19 in children
Dr. Dyan Hes, a pediatrician in New York City, joins CBSN to discuss the challenges of going back to school amid the coronavirus pandemic, plus a new study that looks at the racial disparities among children hospitalized with COVID-19. Source
Rare “boomerang” earthquake detected under Atlantic Ocean
“This was completely opposite to how we expected the earthquake to look before we started to analyze the data,” one scientist said. Source
Putin says Russia has approved COVID-19 vaccine for use despite lack of data
Russian President Vladimir Putin claims his country is now using the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine and one of his daughters has already been inoculated. Russian authorities say medical workers, teachers and others in high-risk groups will get the vaccine first. Dr. David Agus joins “CBS This Morning” to explain what we know about the vaccine and whether it changes how the U.S. and other countries approach vaccine development. Source
Progressives look to Supreme Court to motivate voters
A new poll found that 57% of Democratic voters said the Supreme Court was “very important” in deciding which candidate to vote for in the presidential election. Source
Wilmington’s Long Recession
Scott Pelley returns to Wilmington, Ohio, to see how residents are coping a year after thousands of them lost their jobs when the town’s largest employer shut down. Source
Crosley Green’s decades-long fight to prove innocence complicated by COVID-19
A 62-year-old man who has been fighting for his freedom for decades is now facing a new hurdle — a coronavirus outbreak at his prison. Crosley Green’s murder conviction was overturned in 2018, and his attorneys have filed an emergency motion for his release. Erin Moriarty reports on the case, which she has been following for more than 20 years. Source
NYPD accused of creating “glass ceiling” for women in force
Lori Pollock has suffered mental anguish, extreme stress, humiliation and damage to her reputation, the lawsuit says. Source
Uber, Lyft must classify drivers as employees in California
Legal ruling could force ride-share giants to abandon their use of independent contractors in the state. Source