“At some point, you realize ‘I’m privileged.’ You know? I still have a job,” he told CBS News’ Dana Jacobson. “I’m well, my family is safe. So then you start thinking, all right, how can I contribute? How can I help?” Source
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DHS official removed from post amid reports his office compiled intel on journalists
House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff said Saturday the committee had been conducting an investigation into Brian Murphy and his department for over two weeks before his “abrupt and apparent reassignment.” Source
White House, Democrats appear to inch closer to a deal on COVID-19 relief bill
Senator Chuck Schumer said he and Speaker Nancy Pelosi had a “productive discussion” with White House officials Saturday. Source
Parts of North Carolina under mandatory evacuation due to Hurricane Isaias
On Friday, the state announced that it was already seeing an impact from the storm system, with an increased risk of dangerous rip currents along the coast. Source
U.S. Navy’s first Black female fighter pilot gets her Wings of Gold
“It would’ve been nice to see someone who looked like me in this role; I never intended to be the first. I hope it’s encouraging to other people,” said Swegle. Source
McDonald’s, Target and Gap brand stores now require masks
More than 150,000 people in the United States have died due to the coronavirus. Source
Nationwide salmonella outbreak linked to red onions
The outbreak has infected nearly 400 people in more than 30 states. Source
Apple Fire in Southern California prompts home evacuations
The fire was one of several being fought in the midst of a heat wave. Source
Key impeachment inquiry witness says nation’s values threatened under Trump
“At no point in my career or life have I felt our nation’s values under greater threat and in more peril than at this moment,” Alexander Vindman wrote in an op-ed. Source
Museum of Food and Drink takes culinary education online
Food in museums is usually frowned upon, except for a relatively new institution in Brooklyn, New York. The Museum of Food and Drink was funded to showcase culinary traditions from across the globe while educating visitors about the cultures they come from. Dana Jacobson looks at MOFAD, and their challenge to continue virtually during the coronavirus pandemic for “CBS This Morning: Saturday’s” The Dish. Source