Elizabeth Smart, who was kidnapped and sexually assaulted at 14, reveals that she was sexually assaulted again in summer 2019 while on an airplane. The harrowing experience inspired her to launch “Smart Defense,” a program aimed to teach women and girls the skills and confidence they need to protect themselves. Smart talks with “CBS This Morning” co-host Gayle King about how her experiences shaped her belief in self-defense. Source
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Scientists look to HIV, Ebola medications for coronavirus treatment
Scientists working to combat the global coronavirus outbreak are hoping to repurpose drugs used to treat other viruses such as HIV and Ebola. Over 28,000 cases have been confirmed worldwide, including 12 in the U.S. Dr. David Agus joins “CBS This Morning” to explain how the drugs may work. Source
Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon on creating “Little America”
New Apple TV series “Little America” explores U.S. immigrants’ hopeful journeys to find the American dream. The show was inspired by eight true stories of people who emigrated from countries like China, Nigeria and Syria. “Little America” creators Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon, the husband and wife team behind “The Big Sick,” join “CBS This Morning” to explain why and how they set out to tell these stories. Source
Yovanovitch: Trump admin has “undermined our democratic institutions”
Yovanovitch criticized the Trump administration in a new op-ed, writing it has “undermined our democratic institutions.” Source
Program uses acting and activism to empower young women
“Girl Be Heard,” a program aimed to encourage young women and girls to find their own voice through the arts, reaches women aged 11 to 21 through a traveling company and free after-school and weekend community programs. Dana Jacobson reports on how the group is using acting and activism to “encourage the next generation of leaders” for our series A More Perfect Union. Source
Severe weather threatens 90 million Americans
Severe weather, including snow and ice, is threatening 90 million Americans on Thursday morning. Oklahoma and Missouri saw rough, snow conditions while Texas was covered in a sheet of ice due to a weather system now moving toward the East Coast. CBS News meteorologist Jeff Berardelli reveals what kind of danger the system brought to the U.S.’s Gulf states. Source
Passengers scramble to safety after Turkey plane crash
A deadly plane crash in Istanbul, Turkey, took three lives. Video shows the flight landing in rough weather before disappearing into a ditch. Roxana Saberi reports on how passengers scrambled to safety through a crack in the fuselage, and how it could have been much worse. Source
CDC quarantines 350 Americans over coronavirus
The CDC implemented its first public health quarantine in 50 years as 350 people are isolated over coronavirus fears. At least four American evacuees from Wuhan are now showing signs of sickness after landing in California on Wednesday. In Japan, two U.S. citizens have been diagnosed with coronavirus aboard a cruise ship, where 3,700 passengers are confined to their cabins for two weeks over health risks. Ramy Inocencio reports on the jump in confirmed cases. Source
President Trump attacks Mitt Romney over impeachment vote
President Trump and his allies are celebrating the end of his impeachment trial and slamming the one Republican who voted to remove him from office. The vote acquitting Trump of both impeachment charges was along party lines except for Senator Mitt Romney, who voted “guilty” on abuse of power. Nancy Cordes is on Capitol Hill where she covered the entire impeachment process. Source
Video appears to show missing kids’ mom storing their belongings
The video shows Lori Vallow and a man visiting the storage unit on multiple occasions after the children went missing in Fall 2019. At one point, a man is seen carrying a heavy tote bag inside. Source