President’s travel ban sows chaos; Starbucks vows to hire refugees; and Google launches fund for immigrant rights. These headlines and more from CBS MoneyWatch. Source
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Who will Trump name to the Supreme Court Tuesday night?
CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford has new details on President Trump’s top picks for the Supreme Court vacancy: Judge Neil Gorsuch and Judge Thomas Hardiman. The President will make his announcement Tuesday night at 8 p.m. ET. CBSN will carry the remarks live. Source
1 million people sign petition to stop Trump from visiting the U.K.
President Donald Trump’s official state visit to the United Kingdom later this year is facing vocal opposition. Over 1 million people have signed a petition urging the British government to cancel the visit. CBS News’ Mark Phillips reports from London. Source
Does the travel ban make America any safer?
CBS News senior national security analyst and former CIA acting director Mike Morell says the travel ban that has sparked nationwide protests will actually make America less safe. Source
12-year-old Alex Hibbert on “Moonlight”
He’s only 12 years old, but Alex Hibbert, who had never acted in a film before, became the emotional lynchpin for the new movie “Moonlight,” which is now up for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture. In this web extra, Hibbert talked with Nancy Giles about his audition process and what it was like to play his character. Source
Naomie Harris: Why she resisted playing a crack addict
In this web exclusive, the actress, an Academy Award-nominee for her performance in “Moonlight,” talks to Nancy Giles about how her own mother, a driven single mother, has inspired her, and why she was hesitant to take on the role of a crack-addicted single mom. Source
Mahershala Ali on the vibe of “Moonlight”
In this web exclusive, actor Mahershala Ali, an Oscar-nominee for “Moonlight,” talks with Nancy Giles about working with his young co-star Alex Hibbert. Source
Jane Pauley pays tribute to Mary Tyler Moore, Tom Brokaw
This week journalists nationwide are paying homage to a pair of influential people who made an impact in the field of TV news. Jane Pauley reflects on what effect Mary Tyler Moore had on her career, and she celebrates a milestone attained by her former “Today” colleague Tom Brokaw. Source
Mary Tyler Moore and women in journalism
Mary Tyler Moore was an accomplished actress, but it was one iconic role that cemented her legacy in entertainment – and in the world of journalism. Rita Braver talks about her early years in TV news and how they compared to Mary Richards, the character Moore played on her classic sitcom, “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” Source
A look at what’s driving the revival of George Orwell’s “1984”
More than six decades after it was published, George Orwell’s dystopian novel, “1984,” is seeing a surge in sales. Alex Wagner looks at the new success for the book about government manipulating truth. Source