The U.S. is hoping to aid in creating a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas amid growing violence. Hamas continues to fire rockets into Israel, and as CBS News’ Imtiaz Tyab reports, thousands of Palestinians are fleeing Gaza as the threat of a ground invasion by Israel looms. Ishaan Tharoor, a foreign affairs columnist for The Washington Post, joins us with his analysis. Source
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House Republicans vote to make Representative Elise Stefanik new GOP conference chair
House Republicans voted Friday to make Representative Elise Stefanik their new conference chair. CBS News Congressional correspondent Nikole Killion joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss the move and the rest of the day’s headlines from Capitol Hill. Source
China successfully lands rover on Mars
The Chinese rover joins three NASA spacecraft already on the surface of Mars. Source
Former head of U.S. cybersecurity Christopher Krebs on “The Takeout” – 5/14/2021
Christopher Krebs, the former head of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency under President Trump, joins Major to talk about the ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline, the SolarWinds hack, and life during the pandemic on this week’s episode of “The Takeout with Major Garrett.” Source
Crisis and loss in the House of Windsor
The queen faces one of the most challenging chapters of her reign. Source
Paul McCartney says Queen Elizabeth “looked like a film star”
As young boys watching Queen Elizabeth’s coronation, McCartney and his brother “were genuinely excited.” Source
Businesses take part in friendliest war
It started with a music store’s sign in Christiansburg, Virginia, and snowballed into Canada. In this week’s “On the Road,” Steve Hartman digs into the origins of a war where no one gets hurt. Source
Teachers union president says she supports full reopening of schools
“The joy that I see is incredible of both teachers and kids saying I want to be in school with my kids,” Randi Weingarten of the American Federation of Teachers said in an interview with CBS News. Source
Inside the Arizona GOP’s election audit
Republicans in Arizona are conducting an audit of more than 2 million votes cast in Maricopa County. Kris Van Cleave shares more. Source
Israel ramps up attacks on Gaza as conflict intensifies
The U.N. is warning that the fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinians could lead to an “uncontainable” humanitarian crisis. Imtiaz Tyab reports from Tel Aviv. Source