From “The Big Sick” to “The Beguiled,” Fandango managing editor Erik Davis joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to recommend the independent films you should watch this season. Source
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Venomous snakes on the loose after van crashes in Texas
Officials captured 23 of 30 venomous snakes Thursday after a van was involved in a rollover crash in San Antonio, CBS affiliate KENS-TV reports. Source
America’s microchip problem
Seventy-five percent of semiconductors, or microchips — the tiny operating brains in just about every modern device — are manufactured in Asia. Lesley Stahl talks with leading-edge chip manufacturers, TSMC and Intel, about the global chip shortage and the future of the industry. Source
Trump says patience with North Korea is over
Following a joint statement by President Trump and South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in at the White House, CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett and Isaac Stone Fish, a senior fellow at the Asia Society’s Center on U.S.-China Relations, join CBSN to discuss the latest on U.S. and South Korean relations. Source
Elephant escapes from circus, roams Wisconsin neighborhood
An elephant from Baraboo’s Circus World Museum was caught wandering around a residential Wisconsin neighborhood Friday morning. Police contacted the animal’s trainer and the elephant was safely escorted back to the museum. Source
Music out of time in “Dawson City: Frozen Time”
In the documentary “Dawson City: Frozen Time,” a treasure of decades-old silent films, buried in the frozen earth of the Yukon for several decades, is uncovered and restored, telling the story not only of early cinema but also of the shifting fortunes of the gold prospecting town whose birth coincided with the birth of movies. Composer Alex Somers talked with CBS News’ David Morgan about the ethereal, haunting music score he created for the film’s unique soundscape. (Headphones recommended.) Source
24-hour shifts for new doctors raise safety concerns
Doctors fresh out of medical school can work a 24-hour shift starting this weekend. But this is raising concerns about patient safety. Dr. Tara Narula reports on what this means for patients and doctors. Source
Video shows Florida cop threatening man after jaywalking stop
A sheriff’s officer was caught on video threatening to take a man to jail after jaywalking in Florida. Devonte Shipman started recording on a cellphone shortly after the Jacksonville officer stopped him last week. Community activists believe it happened because Shipman was “walking while black.” An internal review is underway. David Begnaud reports. Source
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on challenges with China
Blinken told 60 Minutes China is the biggest foreign policy challenge facing the Biden administration. Source
U.S. commander: Fight to take Raqqa from ISIS “just getting started”
U.S.-backed Iraqi forces say they’ve taken an iconic mosque in the heart of Mosul that was destroyed by ISIS. Its recapture comes three years to the day after ISIS declared its so-called caliphate. The extremist group is also facing setbacks Raqqa, its stronghold in Syria. Holly Williams reports from northern Syria. Source