Prominent South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh is facing charges after he allegedly hired a man to kill him so his son could collect a $10 million life insurance payment. Nikki Battiste has more on the latest twist in the case. Source
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Fencing goes up around Capitol ahead of weekend rally
Fencing is back up around the U.S. Capitol ahead of a rally in support of those charged in the January 6 riot. Jeff Pegues has the latest on potential threats. Source
Educators turn failing New Jersey school into success story
Camden Prep in New Jersey was struggling until a group of educators stepped in. It’s now the highest performing school in the area. Meg Oliver reports for CBS News’ series Eye On America. Source
This week on “Sunday Morning” (September 19)
A look at the features for this week’s broadcast of the #1 Sunday morning news program Source
Little girl has big idea to educate the world’s forgotten children
At just 8 years old, Paisley Elliott uses her globe, not for play but for planning a trip to Uganda to change lives. Source
First privately-funded trip to orbit going well, but few details released
SpaceX founder Elon Musk says “all is well” with the first all-civilian non-government trip to orbit. Source
SpaceX launches the first all-civilian space crew on a three-day mission
Space history was made Wednesday night as the first all-civilian space mission blasted off from historic launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. SpaceX senior adviser and former NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman joins CBSN anchor Lana Zak to breakdown the launch and discuss the significance of the mission. Source
First privately-funded trip to orbit going well, but few other details released
SpaceX founder Elon Musk says “all is well” with the first all-civilian non-government trip to orbit. Source
NPR: Federal government selling homes in flood-prone areas
More frequent flooding due to severe weather events has become a major concern in many American cities, but an NPR investigation found that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has been selling homes in flood zones without fully disclosing the risk to buyers. A spokesperson for the agency told the outlet it requires people who buy these homes to get flood insurance if they want a mortgage backed by the department. Meanwhile, the federal government is spending millions of dollars to move people out of these flood-prone areas. Huo Jingnan, an assistant producer with the NPR investigations team, joins CBSN to discuss. Source
WSJ: Facebook research reveals dangers of Instagram on teen mental health
Senators Richard Blumenthal and Marsha Blackburn are vowing to hold Facebook accountable for the company’s effects on young users, just days after the Wall Street Journal reported on a series of internal investigations the company allegedly conducted into Instagram’s impact on teenage mental health. Deepa Seetharaman, a tech reporter at the Wall Street Journal, joined CBSN to discuss the outlet’s findings. Source