After airstrikes in Syria, confirmation of a new Supreme Court justice and stalled healthcare plans, Ruth Marcus, Ramesh Ponnuru, Ed O’Keefe and Michael Duffy break down this week in politics and foreign affairs. Source
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Former federal prosecutor: Giuliani search warrant means “sufficient evidence a crime has occurred”
Rudy Giuliani has denied any wrongdoing after the FBI raided his New York City home and office in connection with an investigation into his dealings in Ukraine. CBS News legal contributor and former federal prosecutor Keir Dougall spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBSN about what this search warrants means for the investigation and the implications for former President Donald Trump. Source
Navalny “a horrible skeleton” in court appearance after hunger strike
The Russian opposition leader told a Moscow court via video link from prison that he’d dropped down to around his 7th-grade weight. Source
Trump’s next move: What is the U.S. strategy in Syria?
Following last week’s airstrikes into a Syrian airbase, what are the priorities of the Trump administration in establishing peace in Syria? Fmr. National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, Fmr. Homeland Security Advisor Fran Townsend and Fmr. Deputy Director of the CIA Michael Morell weigh in. Source
Now trending: When videos go viral
With every smartphone carrier a potential cameraman, videos of life’s unpredictable moments can easily go viral, with viewers numbering in the millions. And with that many viewers, there is money to be made. Barry Petersen talks with the founders of Jukin Media, which helps turn viral videos like Chewbacca Mom or Pizza Rat into big bucks. (Originally broadcast April 9, 2017.) Source
Saturday Sessions: Karen Elson performs “Call Your Name”
British singer songwriter Karen Elson is a rarity – a big success in two fields. At age 16 she began a hugely-successful modeling career. Her other passion is music. First performing with a cabaret group, she went solo in 2010 with her acclaimed debut album, “The Ghost Who Walks.” Elson visited “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to perform “Call Your Name,” the first single from her new album, “Double Roses.” Source
Joan Baez on joining Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Joan Baez performed at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, after she was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. For more than 50 years, she has been an icon of the folk music revolution and a global activist. Anthony Mason talked with Baez about the honor. Source
Saturday Sessions: Karen Elson performs “Wonder Blind”
British singer songwriter Karen Elson is a rarity – a big success in two fields. At age 16 she began a hugely-successful modeling career. Her other passion is music. First performing with a cabaret group, she went solo in 2010 with her acclaimed debut album, “The Ghost Who Walks.” Elson visited “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to perform “Wonder Blind,” from her new album, “Double Roses.” Source
“Pizza Rat” videographer on going viral
In this web exclusive, aspiring actor and comedian Matt Little talks with correspondent Barry Petersen about how he captured a quintessential New York City scene – a rat dragging a whole slice of pizza down the stairs of a subway station – that became an online sensation. Petersen examines Jukin Media and the phenomenon of viral videos on “Sunday Morning” April 9. Source
Syria airstrike overshadows China summit
President Trump ordered the missile strike on Syria shortly before his meeting with China President Xi Jinping. Isaac Stone Fish, a senior fellow with the Asia Society’s Center on U.S.-China Relations, spoke with CBSN about how the attack impacts their talks, and the message it sends. Source