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☆ CBS News rebuffs Trump’s legal threat over ‘60 Minutes’ interview
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Brian Stelter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —Lawyers for CBS News are rebuffing a legal threat from Donald Trump over the network’s “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris, telling the former president his demands are based on a “faulty premise.”In a blunt letter to Trump’s legal counsel, the network on Wednesday said the First Amendment “fiercely protects” the editorial judgments made by “60 Minutes,” the network’s flagship newsmagazine. “For that reason,” CBS said, Trump has no legal basis to sue, “and I note that you do not identify one,” the letter from CBS News senior Vice President for legal affairs Gayle C. Sproul stated. When Trump backed out of a planned interview with “60 Minutes,” CBS went ahead with its plans to interview Harris and produced a Trump-less prime time special on October 7. “Editing is a necessity for all broadcasters to enable them to present the news in the time available, and that is what ’60 Minutes’ did here, as it does with its other reports,” she wrote. Trump has brought up “60 Minutes” on the campaign trail at least a dozen times in the past two weeks and has repeatedly asserted that CBS should lose its broadcast license.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, “, ”, Trump, Gayle C, Sproul, Bill Whitaker’s, Harris, Benjamin Netanyahu “, ” Harris, ” Trump, Edward Andrew Paltzik, Paltzik, CBS “, Kamala Harris’s, Whitaker, Harris “, ” Sproul Organizations: New, New York CNN, CBS News, ” CBS, Trump, Observers, CBS, Israeli, ”, CNN, Republican, FCC, WCBS Locations: New York, United States

☆ Liam Payne fans gather in great crowds to pay tribute in London’s Hyde Park
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Sara Smart | Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Crowds gathered near the park’s Peter Pan statue, where they placed handwritten letters, teddy bears, balloons, photos and flowers, according to photos shared from the memorial. The scene created what looked like a scrapbook of both the singer’s life and the fans whose lives he touched. The Hyde Park memorial is one of many fan-organized vigils held throughout the weekend, with Payne’s supporters paying tribute to the singer in London, Japan, Australia and US, among others. Tributes placed at a memorial for former One Direction singer Liam Payne at London's Hyde Park on Sunday. Then he remembered thousands of people still followed @1DAlert and “I knew this was the best place for me to be.”Fans comforting each other while paying tribute to Liam Payne at a memorial held on Sunday in London's Hyde Park.

Persons: CNN — London’s, Liam Payne, Peter Pan, Hyde, Hollie Adams, ”, we’re, Jonathan Brady, Joseph Azar, Azar, “, Justin Tallis, ’, ” Azar Organizations: CNN, Reuters, New York City, WCBS, ”, Getty Locations: Buenos Aires, London, Japan, Australia, London's, Paris, Milan, New York, London's Hyde

☆ John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois Named Anchors of ‘CBS Evening News’
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( John Koblin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“CBS Evening News,” one of America’s longest-running newscasts, is getting a significant overhaul, one that will put the role of a singular and towering Walter Cronkite-like evening news anchor in the rearview mirror. Just two days after Norah O’Donnell announced that she would depart the show’s anchor chair this fall, CBS News executives said she would be replaced by John Dickerson, the network’s lead political analyst and the host of an evening CBS News streaming show, and Maurice DuBois, a longtime anchor for the CBS affiliate in New York. Additionally, the network named Lonnie Quinn, a local weatherman and Mr. DuBois’s colleague at WCBS-TV, the first-ever chief weathercaster for “Evening News.” Other veteran CBS journalists, like Jim Axelrod, Steve Hartman and Margaret Brennan, are expected to be regular presences on the show, as will other correspondents. Mr. DuBois and Mr. Quinn will continue in their local roles as well, the network said. In some ways, the program, with dedicated weather segments and a cast of frequently appearing correspondents, may resemble something closer to a morning show, or a local newscast.

Persons: Walter Cronkite, Norah O’Donnell, John Dickerson, Maurice DuBois, Lonnie Quinn, DuBois’s, Jim Axelrod, Steve Hartman, Margaret Brennan, DuBois, Quinn Organizations: CBS Evening, CBS, WCBS, “ Evening Locations: New York

In video from WCBS, pro-Palestinian protesters could be seen clashing with police and some had lit small fires. Police officers detain pro-Palestinian demonstrators who had set up an encampment on the South Lawn at Columbia University in New York, on Thursday afternoon. Protestors demonstrate at Columbia University, on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Hirsi, an organizer with Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine, said earlier Thursday she and two other students at Barnard College – located across the street from Columbia University – were suspended for participating in pro-Palestinian protests. Barnard is an official college of Columbia University, but also an independently incorporated educational institution.

Persons: Nemat “, Shafik, –, ”, ” “, ” Shafik, Joshua Briz, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Ilhan, Isra Hirsi, Ilhan Omar, Hirsi, Columbia University –, “, ” Hirsi, Barnard, Israel, CNN’s Matt Egan, Ramishah Maruf Organizations: CNN, New York Police, Columbia University, Columbia, Israel, WCBS, NYPD, Police, Lawn, New York Times, University, Attorney, Metropolitan Transportation, Rep, Columbia Students, Justice, Barnard College –, Barnard College, Education Locations: Washington , DC, Manhattan, New York, C.S . Muncy, Columbia, Palestine, Israel

A person rides a carriage as snow falls in Central Park, New York City, U.S., on Jan. 6, 2024. Snow, sleet and rain struck from Virginia to Pennsylvania on Saturday as a weekend winter storm moved up the East Coast and promised to bring more of the same to New York City and Boston. By early Saturday evening, a trace of snow was measured in nearby Newark, New Jersey, the weather service said. A winter storm warning was in effect from New York City to New England. Boston was likely to see heavy snowfall late Saturday night, the weather service said, with accumulations of 6 to 8 inches possible.

Persons: Will Redman, Garrett Pingol, Snow, Kathy Holchul, we've, Ned Lamont, It's, We've Organizations: Weather Service, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue, Public, The Virginia Department of Transportation, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, New York Gov, WCBS, New, York City's, Baltimore, Connecticut Gov Locations: Central Park , New York City, U.S, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York City, Boston, Fort Lauderdale , Florida, Virginia , Maryland, Baltimore, Washington, Loudoun County , Virginia, Maryland, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Newark , New Jersey, New England, York

☆ Arnold Diaz, Who Reported on New York’s Swindlers, Dies at 74
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Richard Sandomir | More About Richard Sandomir | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The cause of the death, at a hospital, was multiple myeloma, a blood cancer, his son, Alex, said. Mr. Diaz wanted not only to resolve victims’ problems but also to embarrass the malefactors for their misdeeds. He confronted them, chased them and shoved microphones in their faces in search of answers. At WCBS, Channel 2, where he spent more than 20 years, his “Shame on You” investigations were introduced with a short animation that featured a jingle and a hand with a wagging index finger. When the segment moved to WNYW, Channel 5, it was renamed “Shame, Shame, Shame”; later, on WPIX, Channel 11, it was called “What a Shame!”

Persons: Arnold Diaz, Alex, Diaz Organizations: New York, WCBS, WPIX Locations: New York City, Greenwich, Conn, WNYW

☆ Max Gomez, Longtime TV Medical Reporter, Dies at 72
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Richard Sandomir | More About Richard Sandomir | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Max Gomez, an award-winning medical and science journalist who delivered informed reports for more than 40 years on TV stations in New York and Philadelphia, most recently during the Covid-19 pandemic, died on Sept. 2 at his home in Manhattan. His partner, Amy Levin, said the cause was head and neck cancer, with which he had been diagnosed four years ago. One of his reports on Alzheimer’s disease focused on his father, a physician, who was swindled as his memory abandoned him. Dr. Gomez had been chief medical correspondent at WCBS, Channel 2, in New York City since 2007 and made his last appearance there in March 2022. He also worked at WNBC, Channel 4, and WNEW, Channel 5 (now WNYW), as well as KYW, Channel 3, in Philadelphia.

Persons: Max Gomez, Amy Levin, Dr, Max, ”, Gomez Organizations: WCBS, WNBC, WNEW, KYW Locations: New York, Philadelphia, Manhattan, New York City

☆ New York woman Barbara Lakin restores old Barbies for migrant girls
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Alaa Elassar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

New York CNN —Barbara Lakin sits on a bus in New York City, her fingers busy sewing blue thread into a tiny dress. On the seat beside her, six disheveled Barbie dolls stick out of her backpack. Cory CurtinUsing old Barbies she buys or donated dolls, Lakin, a New Yorker living in the East Village, restores the toys as gifts for the children. In March, the organization also opened the Little Shop of Kindness, where the migrants can shop for free and young migrant girls can receive the Barbies. This way, she can donate matching Barbie dolls and shirts to father-and-daughter duos who come to the store.

Persons: Barbara Lakin, Barbie, ” Lakin, Lakin, Cory Curtin, “, ”, Greg Abbott, Human Services Anne Williams, Eric Adams ’, Alejandro Mayorkas, Williams, Isom, Ilze Thielmann, Thielmann, Ilze, ‘, we’re, Barbara Lakin Lakin, Barbies Organizations: New, New York CNN, CNN, TLC, New York’s Port Authority Bus, Texas Gov, Health, Human Services, Homeland, Migrants, WCBS, Port Authority, Kindness Locations: New York, New York City, Central, South America, New Yorker, East, New York’s, Washington and New York, Midtown Manhattan, Long Island City, Bryant, England, Latina

☆ Frank Field, Who Brought Expertise to TV Weathercasting, Dies at 100
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Richard Goldstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Frank Field, who as a meteorologist brought a groundbreaking credential to his job as a television weather forecaster in New York, and who also had a long career presenting network programs on science and medicine, died on Saturday in Florida. His death was announced by WNBC-TV in New York, where Dr. Field began his broadcast career in 1958. Dr. Field, a presence on New York and network television for more than 40 years, was not the city’s first popular TV forecaster. Ms. Reed signed off her nightly reports on WCBS-TV with a cheery “Have a happy.” Both enjoyed long runs on television. “Weather forecasting used to be in a class with reporting real estate transactions for the newspaper,” Dr. Field told The New Yorker for a 1966 profile.

Persons: Frank Field, Field, Tex Antoine, Carol Reed, Mr, Antoine, Wethbee, Reed Organizations: WNBC, NBC, ABC, WCBS, New Yorker Locations: New York, Florida

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