Viggo Mortensen, best-known for his role as Aragorn in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, is out with a new movie, “Captain Fantastic.” It may look like an action flick, but he’s not your typical superhero. Mortensen joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss his latest project. Source

The Dallas police chief has defended his decision to use a robot to kill the Dallas shooter. But the unprecedented action by a domestic police department has raised some concerns that such an action could become more common. As Kris Van Cleave reports, supporters say the devices are not “killer robots,” but life savers. Source

Republicans began gathering in Cleveland on Monday to discuss the party platform before next week’s convention. The delegates took up issues like same sex marriage, trade, abortion, and transgender bathroom use — issues presumptive nominee Donald Trump has at times gone against the grain of GOP orthodoxy. Julianna Goldman has more. Source

The Dallas sniper used armor-piercing bullets to penetrate the officer’s vests. Vice President Joe Biden spoke with Scott Pelley abouthis efforts to end the sale of those kinds of rounds, saying they have “zero” sporting purpose. Source

Sergeant Mike Smith was a 28-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department, and only two years away from retirement when he was killed. His 9-year-old daughter Caroline remembers the last time she saw her father. Omar Villafranca reports. Source

On Monday, Doctor Brian Williams, a trauma surgeon at Parkland Hospital in Dallas, spoke about trying to save the wounded — and about tense race relations in America. Source

Anthony Mason talks to country music duo TJ and John Osborne of Brothers Osborne about their decision to take a break after John reached a breaking point with his mental health, and how they banded together as TJ decided to come out as gay in February. Source

“Bill Nye the Science Guy” has gone from changing the way kids look at science to trying to change the way some adults deal with climate change. It’s a campaign that’s driven by pure passion, as he explains to Rita Braver. Source

A recent op-ed has dragged an Academy Award-winner into a debate about beauty, cosmetic surgery, and the battles women face to rise above double standards in Tinsel Town. Critic David Edelstein takes on the issue. Source

Don’t have time to read any more? Residents in a town in southern France don’t have that problem. Thanks to the startup website short-editions-dot-com 10,000 short story authors have been matched with a community of 150,000 regular readers with time to kill while waiting on line. David Turecamo explains an innovative technology. Source