4,200 unaccompanied migrant children are now being held in Border Patrol custody. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports on how the Biden administration is responding, and Jennifer Podkul, vice president of policy and advocacy for Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), joined CBSN’s Tanya Rivero with more on what needs to be done to address the growing crisis at the border. Source
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Shop at women-owned businesses, reap credit card rewards
Mastercard offering consumers 3% cash back when they shop at over 1 million women-owned businesses. Source
Governor Cuomo defiant as New York lawmakers call for resignation
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is resisting pressure to resign after several former aides went public with allegations of sexually harassment. New York Times metro desk investigative reporter Brian Rosenthal joins CBSN to discuss the investigation, and what we know about the woman who would succeed him, Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul. Source
Biden touts direct checks ahead of American Rescue Plan tour
Mr. Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses are set to depart on the nationwide “Help is Here” tour to promote the $1.9 trillion plan. Source
2021 Oscar nominations spotlight “Mank,” Chadwick Boseman
The Netflix movie “Mank” leads the field this year with 10 Academy Award nominations. CBSN’s Tanya Rivero has the highlights. Source
Biden taps Gene Sperling to oversee implementation of American Rescue Plan
Sperling twice served as the director of the National Economic Council. Source
Drumming 101
Sharyn Alfonsi gets a lesson from senior Kabrel Johnson and 8th grader Lawrence Honore of the St. Augustine High School Marching Band, the self-proclaimed “Best Band in the Land.” Source
Protests after London woman’s killing are about more than a murder
Sarah Everard’s killing, and the police response to demonstrations sparked by it, are driving calls for changes at a national level in the U.K. Source
Russian police raid opposition political forum and arrest everyone
U.S. condemns “persecution of independent voices” as activist calls mass-arrests proof “pluralism is not allowed anywhere now, even at the lowest level” of Russian politics. Source
Two arrested in assault on police officer who died after Capitol riot
Julian Elie Khater, 32, and George Pierre Tanios, 39, are accused of spraying police officers with bear spray. Source