Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows testified Monday in Fulton County in the first hearing for the Georgia election case in which former President Trump and multiple codefendants face charges related to alleged election interference. In D.C., Trump’s trial has been set for March 2024, one day before Super Tuesday. Robert Costa reports on the multiple legal cases the former president faces. Source
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Korean War vet explains why he joined March on Washington
Williams returned from the war feeling like a hero, but once he returned he experienced racism. Source
Florida prepares for potential hurricane after Tropical Storm Idalia forms
A state of emergency has been declared for parts of Florida as Tropical Storm Idalia makes its way for the state’s Gulf Coast. Idalia is forecast to be at or near major hurricane strength before making landfall. Cristian Benevides reports. Source
Tracking Idalia’s path through the Gulf of Mexico
Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to make its way north-northeast through the Gulf of Mexico, with Florida directly in its path. The Weather Channel meteorologist Chris Warren has the forecast. Source
A rare look at an early draft the historic “I Have a Dream” speech
Entitled “Normalcy Never Again,” the original version did not even include the word dream. Source
A rare look at one of the “I Have A Dream” speech drafts
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic “I Have A Dream” speech 60 years ago. Nikole Killion takes a look at one of the drafts of the speech to see how it differs from what King ultimately said on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Source
“CBS Evening News” headlines for Monday, August 28, 2023
Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.” Source
Rita Moreno looks back at attending March on Washington 60 years ago
In August of 1963, two years after winning an Academy Award for her role in “West Side Story,” Rita Moreno sat alongside Sammy Davis Jr. at the March on Washington. That’s where they watched and listened to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. utter the words “I have a dream.” CBS News’ John Dickerson speaks with Moreno about that day and how it shaped her own history with activism. Source
Harlem Heritage Marker unveiled at March on Washington headquarters
Save Harlem Now! led the effort ahead of the famed civil rights demonstration’s 60th anniversary. Source
Detroit serves as blueprint for the March on Washington
Sixty years ago, words from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech were heard all across America. But before he said them in Washington, he recorded them in Detroit. Source