“Our show was Rodney King, L.A. riots, rebellion — our show now, we literally had the insurrection of January 6 and we have this Derek Chauvin trial happening,” Kevin Powell said on CBSN Monday. Source
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Stephen Colbert on terror attacks and comedy
Stephen Colbert, host of “The Late Show,” discusses the challenges of doing comedy amid recent terror attacks and tragedies. Colbert also discussed his plans to cover Donald Trump and the Republican National Convention with live shows next week as well as Bernie Sanders’ endorsement of Hillary Clinton in an interview with CBSN’s Vladimir Duthiers. Source
Stephen Colbert on live “Late Show” during political conventions
“Late Show” host, writer and executive producer Stephen Colbert is gearing up for two weeks of live broadcasts during the political conventions, starting next week. Colbert joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss his convention plans and the presidential race. Source
After Nice attack, security changes for GOP convention
The Secret Service is working around the clock to get ready for the Republican National Convention, with the French terror attack on everyone’s mind. The FBI is looking at domestic and foreign threats. It has found no direct threat from any group targeting the convention, but the Homeland Security secretary says he’s still concerned. Jeff Pegues reports from the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. Source
Amazon threatened layoffs during union drive, labor group says
Union that led failed campaign to organize Amazon warehouse workers claims company used “blatantly illegal conduct.” Source
Photographer describes “horrible, horrible” Nice attack scene
Antoine Chauvel, a photographer who lives in France, joins “CBS This Morning” from Nice to discuss what he witnessed Thursday night after a truck driver rammed into crowds of people celebrating Bastille Day. At least 84 people were killed in the apparent terrorist attack. Source
Amazon buying Atlas 5 rockets to launch its internet satellites
Amazon’s Kuiper system of internet relay satellites will compete with OneWeb and SpaceX’s Starlink program. Source
White House condemns Nice attack, promises help
President Obama was briefed shortly after the Nice attack happened and very quickly condemned it as a “horrific terrorist attack.” He is ordering his administration to provide any aid that France requests. Margaret Brennan reports. Source
Joel Grey on how a Cleveland theatre changed his life
The Cleveland Play House – one of the most venerated performance spaces beyond Broadway – has helped launch many careers on the stage, including Tony- and Oscar-winner Joel Grey. In this preview, Grey explains to correspondent Scott Simon how the acting bug first bit him. Source
Highlights of the 2016 Emmy nominations
Vulture’s TV columnist Jen Chaney joins CBSN to discuss the nominees for this year’s Emmy Awards. Source