In her first television interview since leaving NBC, Ann Curry is speaking out about the #MeToo movement. Curry, who’s making a much-anticipated return to TV with her new PBS show, “We’ll Meet Again,” was with NBC’s “Today” show for 15 years. She co-anchored alongside Matt Lauer from 2011 to 2012 before a highly publicized break with the broadcast. Curry left NBC in 2015 and created her own production company. Curry joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss why she’s “not surprised” by the sexual misconduct allegations against Lauer and how she’s moved on from a period in her life that “hurt like hell.” Source
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CBS Weekend News, May 9, 2021
More than 1.7 million travelers nationwide passed through airports ahead of Mother’s Day; Woman fosters 81 infants over 34 years Source
Sen. Cory Booker lambasts DHS secretary
Senator Cory Booker slammed Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in a Senate hearing over her “amnesia” as to what President Trump said in a controversial Oval Office meeting, calling her silence “complicit.” Source
Trump says he wants people “to come in from everywhere”
At a White House appearance Tuesday with the president of Kazakhstan, President Trump addressed reports that he said he wanted more immigrants from places like Norway. Source
What happens during a U.S. government shutdown?
From furloughs to park closures, here’s what really happens during a U.S. government shutdown. Source
How YouTube videos shape society
Kevin Allocca, YouTube’s head of culture and trends, has authored a new book, “Videocracy: How YouTube is Changing the World … with Double Rainbows, Singing Foxes and Other Trends We Can’t Stop Watching.” He joins CBSN to discuss how YouTube videos shape society and what the company is doing to protect its users. Source
John Lithgow talks “Stories by Heart” on Broadway, “The Crown”
John Lithgow’s storied career includes two Oscar-nominated performances and three Emmys for hit TV comedy, “3rd Rock from the Sun.” But the actor first made a name for himself in theater. Now, he’s returning to the stage in his latest, one-man Broadway show, “Stories by Heart.” Lithgow shares deeply personal moments and tales from the same book his stage producer father read to him while growing up. Lithgow joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss conversing with the audience in the Broadway show and his role in the Netflix series, “The Crown.” Source
Candlelight vigil remembers victims of California mudslides
The White House and President Trump have yet to comment on the deadly Southern California mudslides nearly a week after the disaster. At least 20 people were killed in the storm and mudflows last Tuesday. Jamie Yuccas reports. Source
Dan Senor on Trump immigration comments, Romney’s “highly likely” Senate run
Republican strategist Dan Senor, former senior adviser to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan in the 2012 presidential campaign, spoke with Republican members of Congress about the president’s reported vulgar comments on immigration. Senor joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the fallout, the future of DACA, and whether Romney will run for Utah’s Senate seat. Source
Inside the Hawaii command center where missile alert mistake was made
Hawaii officials are under fire over a false alarm that warned the public of an approaching missile attack. People flooded the streets in fear across the state, searching for places to hide. The head of the FCC, which is investigating, calls the error “absolutely unacceptable.” David Begnaud reports. Source