Kevin Allocca, YouTube’s head of culture and trends, has authored a new book, “Videocracy: How YouTube is Changing the World … with Double Rainbows, Singing Foxes and Other Trends We Can’t Stop Watching.” He joins CBSN to discuss how YouTube videos shape society and what the company is doing to protect its users. Source
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John Lithgow talks “Stories by Heart” on Broadway, “The Crown”
John Lithgow’s storied career includes two Oscar-nominated performances and three Emmys for hit TV comedy, “3rd Rock from the Sun.” But the actor first made a name for himself in theater. Now, he’s returning to the stage in his latest, one-man Broadway show, “Stories by Heart.” Lithgow shares deeply personal moments and tales from the same book his stage producer father read to him while growing up. Lithgow joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss conversing with the audience in the Broadway show and his role in the Netflix series, “The Crown.” Source
Candlelight vigil remembers victims of California mudslides
The White House and President Trump have yet to comment on the deadly Southern California mudslides nearly a week after the disaster. At least 20 people were killed in the storm and mudflows last Tuesday. Jamie Yuccas reports. Source
Dan Senor on Trump immigration comments, Romney’s “highly likely” Senate run
Republican strategist Dan Senor, former senior adviser to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan in the 2012 presidential campaign, spoke with Republican members of Congress about the president’s reported vulgar comments on immigration. Senor joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the fallout, the future of DACA, and whether Romney will run for Utah’s Senate seat. Source
Inside the Hawaii command center where missile alert mistake was made
Hawaii officials are under fire over a false alarm that warned the public of an approaching missile attack. People flooded the streets in fear across the state, searching for places to hide. The head of the FCC, which is investigating, calls the error “absolutely unacceptable.” David Begnaud reports. Source
Car flies through the air, into building
Authorities in Orange County, California say a car hit a center divider and went flying – into a second floor dentist’s office. Two people in the car suffered minor injuries. The driver admitted to using narcotics and was admitted to a hospital for observation. A nearby surveillance camera caught the incident on video. Source
Chelsea Manning files to run for U.S. Senate in Maryland
Chelsea Manning, the transgender soldier who was convicted of giving classified information to WikiLeaks, has filed paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission for a U.S. Senate bid in Maryland. Source
Oprah Winfrey on Time’s Up and the climate of change
Oprah Winfrey, a special contributing correspondent for “Sunday Morning,” moderates a panel discussing the Time’s Up campaign (including actresses America Ferrera, Natalie Portman, Tracee Ellis Ross and Reese Witherspoon; Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy; producer Shonda Rhimes; and attorney Nina Shaw) about the power of speaking out about sexual harassment, abuse, and gender inequality. Source
Sharon Stone on second chances
Bold, sensual and talented, Oscar- and Golden Globe-nominee Sharon Stone was one of the most talked-about actresses of the ’90s, making a powerful impression in such films as “Total Recall,” “Basic Instinct” and “Casino.” But a brain hemorrhage in 2001 nearly killed her, and set back her career. Lee Cowan profiles the actress, whose second chance at life includes raising three sons, outspoken activism, and a starring role in a new HBO mini-series, “Mosaic.” Source
The women behind Pentagon Papers drama “The Post”
The Pentagon Papers revealed that the U.S. government knew the war in Vietnam was unwinnable years before it ended. The dramatic story of its publication in the Washington Post is now being told in “The Post,” a new film directed by Steven Spielberg. The movie never would have been made without two inspiring women: a 32-year old first-time screenwriter and a former studio head whose career at Sony was nearly derailed by hackers. Alex Wagner reports. Source