Newly released video shows an American aid worker racing into gunfire to save a little girl in Iraq. The dangerous rescue was carried out by David Eubank, who runs the humanitarian group, Free Burma Rangers. He spent the last nine months with Iraqi forces who are attacking the ISIS stronghold of Mosul. Jamie Yuccas reports. Source
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How U.S. Army in S. Korea is fending off threats from North
While “CBS This Morning” co-host Norah O’Donnell and her team were in South Korea, the U.S. Army took CBS News on an aerial tour of Seoul to give a first-hand look at what they are doing to counter threats from North Korea. Source
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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy concerns, warnings about new variants; Chef Donna Lennard on history of Il Buco Source
How Did the Titans Fare in the NFL Draft? A Look at the Draft Grades
The draft picks are in, eight in all. And now, so are the draft grades. Let’s take a look at how some of the analysts graded the 2021 NFL Draft for the Titans. Source
Actress Carol Kane on the success of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
Actress Carol Kane joins CBSN’s Reena Ninan to talk about the success of Netflix’s “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” and her take on the Trump administration’s potential budget cuts to the arts. Source
Sofia Coppola on telling “The Beguiled” from a female POV
Director and writer Sofia Coppola received critical acclaim in 1999 for her debut movie “The Virgin Suicides” and won an Academy Award for her second movie, “Lost in Translation.” Her new thriller, “The Beguiled,” follows a group of women at an all-girls boarding school during the Civil War who take in an injured enemy soldier. Coppola joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the making of her new movie, what she learned from her father, Francis Coppola, and the state of female directors in Hollywood. Source
Nation watches Georgia special election, seen as referendum on Trump
Voters in Atlanta’s northern suburbs went to the polls Tuesday for a special election to fill the House seat that was vacated by Tom Price when he became secretary of Health and Human Services. President Trump barely won the district in November, and some are looking at Tuesday’s vote as a referendum on him. Mark Strassmann reports. Source
Tropical Storm Cindy takes aim at Gulf Coast
Forecasters are keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Cindy, which formed Tuesday in the Gulf of Mexico. David Begnaud reports from New Orleans. Source
American hostages in Iran could complicate U.S. re-entry into nuclear talks
The Biden administration is doing “everything we can” of its efforts on behalf of four U.S. prisoners in Iran, a senior administration official tells CBS News. Source
Temperature in Phoenix shoots toward record-breaking 120
As the temperature shoots toward 120 degrees in Phoenix, Arizona, fire crews are rushing to handle a surge in heat-related emergencies. When it’s over 110, your body can’t cool itself down, setting up the potential for deadly heat stroke. Kris Van Cleave reports. Source