The Justice Department says it will stop covertly obtaining journalists’ communication records to try to find out their sources as part of leak investigations. One of the journalists whose information was seized is New York Times reporter Matt Apuzzo. He joined “CBSN AM” to discuss what this means for freedom of the press. Source
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Beeple and NFTs: 60 Minutes+ reports on a new digital era for fine art
Laurie Segall speaks with Mike Winkelmann, the artist known as Beeple, who made history with a $69 million sale of a digital piece of artwork. See the story now, streaming only on Paramount+ Source
Former head of NYPD, LAPD Bill Bratton on new memoir, future of policing
Bill Bratton, the former head of the New York, Los Angeles and Boston police departments is out with a new memoir on policing and reforms. Source
Star-studded Love Rocks NYC Concert honors frontline heroes
Live music is back at the historic Beacon Theater in New York City, with the fifth annual Love Rocks NYC benefit concert. An all-star line up played to a limited audience Thursday, with proceeds from the show benefiting “”God’s Love We Deliver.”” The charity provides nutritious home-delivered meals to people living with serious illnesses. It was a star-studded event, and as Anthony Mason shows, for so many, it felt long overdue. Source
Royals expert on historic birth of Lilibet Diana, Harry and Meghan’s daughter
Tina Brown, CBS News royal contributor and author of “The Diana Chronicles” joined “CBS This Morning” to discuss the birth of the second child of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, plus the state of the relationship between the Sussexes and the rest of the royal family months after their explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey. Source
Harry and Meghan welcome baby daughter, Lilibet Diana
Prince Harry and Meghan announced the birth of their daughter, Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, born on Friday, June 4 at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Lili is named after her great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, whose family nickname is Lilibet. Her middle name, Diana, was chosen to honor Harry’s mother. Imtiaz Tyab talks to Sunday Times Royal correspondent Roya Nikkhah to discuss the birth. Source
“Mega-drought” depletes system that provides water to 40 million
Water levels at Lake Mead, the rapidly-depleting reservoir at Hoover Dam, may force the federal government to make a drastic and historic decision affecting Southwest farmers. Source
Vice President Kamala Harris aims to tackle immigration on her first foreign trip to Guatemala
Vice President Kamala Harris is in Guatemala to discuss the underlying causes of U.S. migration on her first foreign trip. Ed O’Keefe reports from Guatemala City. Source
Eye Opener: Millions of Americans grapple with record-breaking heat
Millions of Americans spent the weekend trying to keep cool amid a massive heatwave that broke at least three dozen records from Michigan to Maine. Also, celebrated gymnast Simone Biles won her seventh national title, setting a record for the sport. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source
Last surviving soldier who helped liberate Auschwitz dies at 98
Red Army solider David Dushman used his Soviet tank to mow down the Nazi death camp’s electric fence in 1945, helping to set the prisoners free. Source