Federal investigators are working to determine the cause of a horrifying California bus crash on Interstate 10 near Palm Springs. Thirteen people on a tour bus were killed and more than 30 were injured Sunday when the bus, returning to Los Angeles from a casino, plowed into the back of a big rig truck. Mireya Villarreal reports. Source
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Mourners say final goodbye to Daunte Wright as protesters call for tougher charges against former officer
Just days after a jury found Derek Chauvin guilty of killing George Floyd, mourners in Minneapolis said a final goodbye to 20-year-old Daunte Wright. Wright was killed during a traffic stop when officer Kim Potter allegedly mistook her gun for her Taser. Potter has since resigned and is charged with second-degree manslaughter. CBS News correspondent Jamie Yuccas joined “CBSN AM” from Minneapolis with more. Source
Biden says climate change presents “opportunity” to create green jobs
President Biden delivered remarks at a session of his multi-day virtual climate summit with 40 world leaders on Friday, focusing on the economic opportunities of addressing climate change. “It’s an opportunity to create millions of good-paying jobs around the world in innovative sectors,” Mr. Biden said. “This challenge and these opportunities are going to be met by working people in every nation.” Watch his remarks. Source
Former CBS News cameraman gets Oscar nod for Judas and the Black Messiah
Oscar-nominated cinematographer Sean Bobbitt started his career as a cameraman for CBS News, where he and “CBS This Morning” co-host Anthony Mason both worked at the London bureau. After covering some of the world’s hot spots, he eventually found a career in film. Source
Phil Collins’ candid memoir
With songs such as “Take Me Home,” Phil Collins has touched millions of fans over the years. Now, after touching bottom in his personal life, he’s telling his story in a new memoir, “Not Dead Yet,” a candid chronicle of his struggles with marriage, drinking and fame. He talks about the liberation of writing to correspondent Jim Axelrod. Source
New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd
Maureen Dowd has plenty to say about Clinton vs. Trump. And not surprisingly, the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist has found she can’t please everyone, not even her own siblings, as she reveals to Mo Rocca in a round of Questions and Answers. Source
John Grisham’s latest thriller
Author John Grisham has had 28 consecutive #1 New York Times fiction bestsellers, since “The Pelican Brief” in 1992. Now he’s back with his latest novel, “The Whistler.” The former attorney talks with correspondent Anthony Mason about how he happily dropped his law career, though he never really left the law far behind. Source
Rock art: Seven Magic Mountains
Along I-15 in Nevada, just outside Las Vegas, seven technicolor rock towers appear as if a mirage in the desert. It’s the vision of Ugo Rondinone, a Swiss artist living in Harlem, who calls his Day-Glo painted limestone creations the Seven Magic Mountains. Lee Cowan made a pilgrimage. Source
The Dish: Chef Tony Gemignani
Chef Tony Gemignani’s specialty is arguably Americans’ favorite food: pizza. He started in the early 1990s at his brother’s pizzeria, entertaining diners with pizza-throwing tricks. He’s since won numerous world titles, including World Champion Pizza Maker at competitions in Italy. Now, he’s the chef and owner of a pizza empire with 16 locations, including his flagship restaurant, “Tony’s Pizza Napoletana” in San Francisco. Gemignani joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss his culinary journey and signature dishes. Source
One family’s quest for a Native American tribute
A towering monument to one of the most revered figures in Native American history is slowly taking shape in South Dakota. Crazy Horse was among the leaders of the Lakota Sioux, who attacked and destroyed a U.S. Army regiment in 1876 — a two-day battle that went down in history as Custer’s Last Stand. The sculpture’s creation began in 1947, and is likely to take more than a century to complete. Mark Albert traveled to the memorial to show us why. Source