Nick Dietz compiles some of the latest and greatest viral videos, including daredevil Damien Walters leaping from a swing and clearing his house, plus an inventor taking a stroll on his drill-powered walking machine. To see these videos in their entirety, click HERE. Source
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Global Citizen Festival gets ready for 4th year
Music icons Beyoncé, Pearl Jam, and Coldplay are just a few of the artists headlining this year’s Global Citizen Festival for free in Central Park. Kweku Mandela and Hugh Evans, two organizers of the venue spoke to CBSN about this year’s agenda. Source
Behind the scenes of “Self/less” with Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Reynolds and Ben Kingsley star in the psychological thriller “Self/less,” about a dying billionaire who has his consciousness transferred to a healthy body. The film opens on Friday. Suzanne Marques reports. Source
“Glee” star Matthew Morrison is “so happy” to return to Broadway
Before “Glee,” Morrison made his mark in musicals like “Hairspray” as Link Larkin. Now he’s back on Broadway in “Finding Neverland,” the story of how Peter Pan came about. Morrison joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss his latest role and how “Glee” impacted viewers around the country. Source
Toxic wastewater reservoir on verge of collapse in Florida
If the reservoir were to collapse, officials said there could be a “20-foot wall of water” within “minutes.” Source
2016 candidate Jim Webb talks Confederate flag, ethics of super PACs
Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb, a decorated Vietnam War veteran, is the latest Democrat to enter the presidential race. He was secretary of the Navy under President Ronald Reagan. Webb joins “CBS This Morning” for his first interview since announcing his candidacy last week. Source
RNC asks Trump to tone down immigration rhetoric
Presidential candidate Donald Trump is getting blunt advice from Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, and it comes as yet another business relationship with the billionaire is severed after his comments about Mexican immigrants. Priebus called Trump Wednesday to discuss his campaign, but the controversial candidate is still doubling down on his rhetoric. Julianna Goldman reports. Source
How a whistleblower exposed cancer doctor facing prison
Prosecutors say Dr. Farid Fata gave unnecessary chemotherapy to patients, and some of Fata’s 553 victims were never sick. Dean Reynolds spoke to the whistleblower who realized something bizarre was going on and discovered the insurance scheme. Source
China stocks rebound, but investors hit hard
Chinese police and regulators are cracking down on investors accused of driving down shares with “malicious” short selling. Seth Doane reports from Beijing where the Communist government is treating the turmoil as a major threat. Source
Man makes playable record out of a flour tortilla
Nick Dietz compiles some of the latest and greatest viral videos, including a guy who uses a laser cutter to make an edible LP and a wingsuit BASE jumper rocketing through a 6.5-foot mountain gap. To see these videos in their entirety, click HERE. Source