In this web exclusive, actress Linda Lavin, who starred as a single mother working as a waitress in the TV sitcom “Alice” (1976-1985), talked with correspondent Mo Rocca about how her character was viewed as a role model for working moms, and how she became politicized to talk about the difficulties facing working women. Source
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Wilford Brimley, “Cocoon” star and Quaker Oats pitchman, dies
In recent years, Brimley’s pitchwork for Liberty Mutual had turned him into an internet sensation for his drawn out pronunciation of diabetes as “diabeetus.” Source
Book excerpt: “Make Russia Great Again” by Christopher Buckley
The bestselling author of “Thank You for Smoking” returns with a satire of the Trump administration “meddling” in the Russian election Source
Book excerpt: “Begin Again,” on James Baldwin’s America
Eddie S. Glaude Jr.’s bestseller – part biography, part memoir – examines the writer’s trenchant and undespairing voice for the civil rights movement against our nation’s current self-examination of race Source
Book excerpt: “Utopia Avenue” by David Mitchell
The bestselling author of “Cloud Atlas” returns with a freewheeling novel about the emergence of a British band in the 1960s Source
Book excerpt: “Hamnet,” a child of Shakespeare
Maggie O’Farrell’s literary novel explores the effect on the Bard, and his marriage, of the loss of his young son Source
CBS Weekend News, August 1, 2020
Florida prepares for Isaias as state grapples with coronavirus infections; Wyoming’s lone remaining daily newspaper adjusts to changing times Source
MLB commissioner confident league will get through season
Just 1 1/2 weeks into a shortened 60-game season, the coronavirus has forced 19 postponements in 11 days, Source
Justice for murdered Colorado mom Kelsey Berreth
Inside the shocking case against a Colorado man for the murder of his fianceé and how his secret girlfriend became the key witness against him — showing investigators how she cleaned up a bloody crime scene Source
Saturday meeting on Capitol Hill fails to break coronavirus relief bill impasse
A rare Saturday morning meeting on Capitol Hill failed to secure a deal on a new coronavirus relief bill. Both Democratic leaders and Trump administration officials hailed the meeting as the most productive yet, with White House chief of staff Mark Meadows saying he was hopeful for an agreement in the next couple of days. Wall Street Journal congressional reporter Siobhan Hughes joins CBSN to talk about the latest developments. Source