Tuesday’s Senate hearing on the PGA Tour’s potential deal with LIV Golf is putting one of America’s most popular sports under the microscope. Brody Miller, golf writer for The Athletic, joins CBS News to break down the enormity of the possible merger. Source
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PGA officials grilled over LIV Golf merger
PGA Tour officials faced tough questioning during a Senate hearing about the recently announced merger with Saudi-backed LIV Golf. Scott MacFarlane reports. Source
Phone scammers using AI to mimic voices
Phone scammers are using artificial intelligence to mimic voices, tricking people into thinking their loved ones are in trouble. Carter Evans takes a look at the troubling trend. Source
NATO divided over Ukraine membership but pledge more support
The annual NATO summit kicked off Tuesday in Lithuania with world leaders opening their arms to new members and setting a pathway for future ones. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pushing to join the coalition, but member nations are hesitant to give him a timeline. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes reports. Source
Looking at next steps in Georgia 2020 election probe
A group of grand jurors in Georgia may soon consider charges against former President Donald Trump and his allies who sought to overturn the state’s 2020 election results. Trump lost both Georgia and the presidential election that year. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports from Atlanta. Source
Vermont dam threatens to overflow as crews rescue hundreds
Multiple rounds of intense rainstorms dumped two months of rain in just two days in Vermont and other parts of the northeast. Officials warn a dam upstream from the capital city of Vermont, Montpelier, could overflow for the first time — adding to the existing flood damage. CBS News correspondent Meg Oliver has more on the potential threat the dam poses. Source
“CBS Evening News” headlines for Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.” Source
Bank of America ordered to pay millions for bogus fees, other violations
Bank of America was ordered to pay millions of dollars after regulators learned it had opened fake accounts, double charged customers and withheld credit card rewards. Source
Vermont still struggling with extreme flooding
Parts of Vermont, including Montpelier, were still partially underwater Tuesday after heavy rain brought extreme flooding to the Northeast. Meg Oliver reports. Source
Suspect arrested in Cleveland shooting which wounded 9
A 25-year-old man has been taken into custody in connection with a shooting over the weekend in downtown Cleveland. Source