The fallout between the NBA and China has intensified after Chinese organizers canceled a fan event in Shanghai just one day before an exhibition game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers. The decision to cancel the meet and greet between players and fans came after NBA Commissioner Adam Silver defended a controversial tweet posted by the Houston Rockets’ general manager which expressed support for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters. New York Times NBA Reporter Sopan Deb joined CBSN with the latest. Source
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Trump defends decision to withdraw troops from northern Syria
President Trump is continuing to face bipartisan backlash after Turkish forces launched a military operation against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin, Reuters White House correspondent Jeff Mason and USA Today Washington bureau chief Susan Page join CBSN’s “Red & Blue” with more on the White House’s defense of the policy shift. Source
Matt Lauer denies rape allegation: “My silence has been a mistake”
Lauer says the allegation is “categorically false” and writes, “I have never assaulted anyone or forced anyone to have sex. Period.” Source
Prison music class offers convicted murderers a temporary “escape”
“48 Hours” correspondent Erin Moriarty visits the songwriting workshop at the maximum security women’s prison in Bedford Hills, New York Source
Iranian women can attend men’s soccer match
Iranian women will be allowed to watch the country’s men’s national team in a World Cup qualifier, after being banned from attending men’s games for 40 years Source
“CBS Evening News” headlines for Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.” Source
Biden announces support for Trump’s impeachment
This is the first time that Biden has explicitly called for President Trump’s impeachment Source
2016: Lesley Stahl reports on women’s soccer in Iran
For women in Iran, it’s been nearly impossible to play soccer because of the modesty laws introduced in 1979 when the Islamic Republic was born. In 2016, Lesley Stahl reported on the fight to elevate the sport for women around the country Source
Turkey launches offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria
Turkey has launched a military offensive against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria. It came days after President Trump announced he would be pulling U.S. troops out of the region. The decision has drawn criticism from both sides of the aisle. Charlie D’Agata has the latest on the operation. Later, Jeff McCausland joins CBSN with a closer look at U.S. policy in Syria. Source
Twitch says Germany shooting video was livestreamed
Police warned residents to remain in their homes and later said they had apprehended one suspect in an attack on Yom Kippur Source