The violence has reached deeper into Israel than any since the 2000 Palestinian intifada, or uprising. Arab and Jewish mobs are rampaging through the streets. Source
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Volunteers risk their lives as India’s death toll climbs
Volunteers in India are risking their lives to collect the dead as the COVID-19 death toll rises. Experts say the daily death toll could be much higher than reported. Chris Livesay has the latest. Source
CBS Evening News, May 12, 2021
Pipeline resumes operations as gas shortages plague South; Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has 6 new inductees Source
Deanne Criswell and the disasters she’s managing as FEMA administrator
In her first interview as administrator, Criswell discussed a few of the disasters the agency is addressing. Fifty-four of them grew out of the pandemic. Source
5/12: Red and Blue
House GOP votes to remove Liz Cheney from leadership; Cheney facing primary battle in Wyoming Source
U.S. stops flying migrant families across southern border states
The Biden administration has continued a Trump-era public health order to expel migrants and asylum-seekers, but the policy is being challenged in federal court. Source
Elise Stefanik makes pitch to GOP after vote to oust Liz Cheney from leadership
New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik formally launched her bid to replace the newly ousted Liz Cheney as Republican conference chair. CBS News Capitol Hill producer Rebecca Kaplan, Associated Press White House reporter Zeke Miller, and Axios politics reporter Sarah Mucha join “Red and Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano with the details, and more on the White House’s infrastructure meeting with the “big four” leaders of Congress. Source
New FEMA head on the disasters the organization is managing
Tasked with a managing 121 major disasters, including 54 related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has deployed 74% of its emergency managers ahead of hurricane, wildfire and tornado season — all while spearheading the nation’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Deanne Criswell, the first woman confirmed to lead the agency, joined CBS News for her first interview on the job. Source
Pipeline resumes operations as gas shortages plague South
Gas stations are seeing long lines as panicked drivers across the southeastern U.S. rush to fill up after a ransomware attack forced a major pipeline to shut down. Manuel Bojorquez has more details. Source
Liz Cheney removed from House GOP leadership
After the vote, Cheney told reporters that she “will do everything I can to ensure the former president never again gets anywhere near the Oval Office.” Source