“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
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Is it time for Hollywood to face up to a divisive issue?
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
Dispensing with words
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
Alma Wahlberg, mother of Mark and Donnie, dead at 78
“My mom Alma’s joy for life, love and people — combined with a pride in her humble beginnings and refusal to forget where she came from — undoubtedly shaped me into the man that I am,” Donnie Wahlberg said. Source
SWAT team surrounds Dallas parking garage
The Dallas Police Department received a threat and reports of a suspicious person inside a parking garage. The police acted very quickly and responded to the garage, asking news crews to not broadcast any live video of the officers’ response to keep them safe. Source
Climate change fueling migration from Central America
The White House will mark Earth Day this week by hosting international leaders for a virtual climate summit. But three countries that experts say are fueling the immigration crisis at the southern border aren’t on the list. CBS News climate and energy reporter Cara Korte joins “CBSN AM” with more. Source
7/9: Dallas mourns fallen police officers; New Los Angeles officers join force at difficult time for police
The city is mourning the deadliest day for law enforcement since 9/11; A new class of police rookies will hit the streets of Los Angeles in the very near future Source
New Los Angeles officers join force at difficult time for police
A new class of police rookies will hit the streets of Los Angeles in the very near future. The LAPD graduated its newest class of recruits, and their exit from the academy comes when police officers are being targeted for simply wearing the uniform. Mireya Villarreal has a report on the rookies and the climate they’re entering. Source
Demonstrators raise their voices against police brutality
Tensions between the public and police boiled over for yet another night. The largest turnout may have been in downtown Atlanta, where thousands marched for justice. Police created a barricade of officers and vehicles to keep protesters from the highway. In Phoenix, about a thousand protesters clashed with police dressed in riot gear. Teri Okita reports. Source
Special Report: Dallas suspect said he wanted to kill whites
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and Police Chief David Brown spoke Friday morning about one of the suspects that targeted police. Brown said the man was upset with white people and police due to the recent killings of black men, and that he wanted to kill whites. Brown also revealed that the suspect was killed when police used a robot to detonate an explosive device. Source