Weekend Roundup

On this edition of the CBS News "Weekend Roundup," President Biden takes executive action to battle what he calls an "epidemic" of gun violence, following a string of mass shootings over the past few weeks, including one that happened hours after his announcement on Thursday. Host Allison Keyes begins our coverage with CBS News White House Correspondent Steven Portnoy. Meanwhile, CBS's Jeff Pegues, who has been covering some of those attacks, has been checking in with his law enforcement sources to see if there is any way to stop them. Britain's Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, died Friday at the age of 99. CBS's Vicki Barker reports from London. There are concerns over the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, after incidents of dizziness and other reactions have been reported, causing two states to pause distribution of those vaccines. We get the latest from CBS News Medical Contributor Dr. David Agus. CBS News has been covering the fallout from the sharp increase in immigration at th

CBS's Stacy Lyn guest hosts this edition of the CBS News "Weekend Roundup. Late Friday, a vehicle drove through the barricades of the Capitol Building, the driver is dead, as well as one police officer. Another officer is a critical condition. We hear more from Acting Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman. CBS's Michael George recaps the emotional week of testimonies in the trial against former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged in the death of George Floyd. As Easter Sunday approaches, CBS's Chris Livsay reports on how the pandemic has impacted the Vatican during its busiest time of the year. Meanwhile, Pfizer announced their COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12. CBS News Medical Contributor Dr. David Agus tells us more. Earlier this week, President Biden unveiled plans to improve the nation's infrastructure. White House economic advisor Jared Bernstein talked about why it's important to fork out the dough. Wednesday marked International Tra

This past week, President Biden held his first formal press conference since taking office, and addressed a number of issues including voting rights, the border crisis and the pandemic. CBS's Allison Keyes talks to CBS's Ed O'Keefe. CBS's Janet Shamlian tells Allison about the Biden Administration's border problem. Meanwhile, CBS's Tony Dokoupil reports on the debate over immigration, and gives us a history lesson. The leaders of social media giants Facebook and Twitter testified on Capitol Hill on Thursday, about whether misinformation on their platforms may have played a role leading up to the January 6th insurrection. Allison gets details from CBS's Skyler Henry. The week of Equal Pay Day, which highlights the pay gap between men and women, Biz2Credit released a new report that said women need to work 448 days to make what men make in 365 days. CEO Rohit Arora about how the pandemic was worse for women in the workplace. In this week's Unifying America edition of the Kaleidoscope, the nation

On this week's CBS News Weekend Roundup; President Biden delivers on his promise -- early -- to get 100 (M) million Covid-19 vaccines into people's arms in his first 100 days in office. Despite this achievement, coronavirus cases are spiking in more than a dozen states. Host Allison Keyes gets the latest from CBS News Contributor Dr. David Agus. Meanwhile, the Biden Administration released details on how the America Rescue Plan will help reopen schools. This comes as the CDC relaxes social distancing guidelines, saying students wearing masks can be three feet apart, instead of six. CBS's Bo Erickson tells us more. There is widespread outrage and sorrow this week after a 21-year-old white man went on a shooting rampage at Atlanta-area spas, killing 8 people; six of them are women of Asian descent. The suspect, Robert Aaron Long, who claims he has a sex addiction, is charged with 8 counts of murder. In the wake of the shooting, President Biden and Vice President Harris met with Asian American leaders in Ge

On this week's CBS News Weekend Roundup; Global vigils are being held to mark the one year anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic. President Biden addressed the nation on Thursday. CBS's Ed O'Keefe joins host Allison Keyes with more details on his speech, and his signing of the nearly 2-trillion dollar Covid-19 stimulus plan. Allison speaks with CBS's Kris Van Cleave about what's in the package, and when Americans will start seeing those 14-hundred dollar checks. We also hear from CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger about what the plan means for your taxes, and CBS's Natalie Brand on the affect the bill could have on the nation's poverty. Meanwhile, the CDC issued revised guidelines saying that most indoor nursing home visits can resume, even if residents and visitors are not fully vaccinated. Immunotherapy scientist Dr. Leo Nissola expresses some reservations to CBSN. This week the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Medical University of South Carolina released a study finding a lin

On Saturday, the Senate passed President Biden's nearly 2 (t) trillion dollar Covid-19 relief plan. Mister Biden addressed the nation right after the vote. So did Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. CBS's Jack Turman reports on what happens next. the nation is racing to get coronavirus vaccines, as the U-S death toll rises to just above 520-thousand. This week, President Biden said there will be enough vaccines on hand for all adults by the end of May. Can it be done? CBS's Steven Portnoy joins Allison Keyes from the White House. Meanwhile, In Europe, the W-H-O says it is time to get back to containing the virus. CBS's Elaine Cobbe has the latest from Paris. CBS's Paramount Plus is airing "76 Days," an award-winning a documentary where two people went into four hospitals in Wuhan, China -- where the coronavirus is believed to originated -- and documented stories of woe, fear, and hope. Allison talks to Co-director, producer and editor Hao Wu. Security measure were

On this week's CBS News "Weekend Roundup," we begin with the latest on the coronavirus pandemic. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky warned states not to relax regulations because of an uptick in confirmed Covid-19 cases in recent days, despite weeks of declining cases and hospitalizations. We hear from CBS's Meg Oliver on the new variants popping up around the nation and CBS's Madeleine Rivera on the FDA's plan to approve Johnson & Johnson's vaccine. Meanwhile, the U-S has taken its first known military actions approved by President Biden with an airstrike along the Syria-Iraq border. As CBS's Tina Kraus reports, it is widely considered to be a message to Iran. It has been 7 weeks since the deadly attack on the U.S Capitol. As CBS's Nikole Killion tells us, the worries of danger are far from over. On Friday, the president traveled to Texas, where a winter storm left death and destruction in its path. We hear from a citrus grower and wildlife conservationist about the damage. In this week's Unifying A

On the CBS News "Weekend Roundup," millions of Texans lost power for days after a winter storm overwhelmed its electrical grid. President Biden has approved states of emergency there and also in Louisiana and Oklahoma. Dozens have died trying to keep warm. CBS's Omar Villafranca reports from the Lone Star state. Meanwhile, Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz is being vilified over a badly timed trip to Cancun this week. CBS's Naomi Ruchim reports. It was a busy Friday for the president; for his first time since taking office, he addressed world leaders, calling for international cooperation on global issues. He also toured a facility in Michigan, where Pfizer makes the COVID19 vaccine. The distribution of the vaccine has been backlogged because of the winter weather. CBS's Debra Alfarone has the latest. We'll hear from CBS's Cami McCormick on why many U-S troops are refusing the vaccines. CBS's Jim Axelrod reports on the death of Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh, who was given the Presidential Medal of

We begin this week's CBS News "Weekend Roundup" with the coronavirus pandemic. President Joe Biden says the nation's death toll is likely to hit 500-thousand by next month, adding that the country is on track to vaccinate 300 million Americans by July. CBS's Carter Evans reports. CBS's Meg Oliver has the latest on the coronavirus and the nation's schools. Meanwhile, CBS's Vicki Barker reports on the Covid-19 variant found in Southeast England. The second impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump began this week, where Democratic House impeachment managers showed disturbing footage of the deadly attack on the U-S Capitol January 6th. This as Mister Trump's defense team calls the article of impeachment accusing him of inciting that riot an "unconstitutional act of political vengeance. CBS's Nikole Killion joins Allison with more on the proceedings. CBS's Jeff Pegues has the latest on the lingering security concerns at the Capitol. John C. Yang, president and executive director of Asian A

On Friday, President Biden intensified his push for Congress to pass his nearly 2 trillion-dollar coronavirus relief package. CBS' Allison Keyes gets the latest from CBS News Chief White Correspondent Nancy Cordes. Meanwhile, millions of Americans have received their Covid-19 vaccines, but as CBS's David Begnaud reports, people in rural areas have not. The Democratic-controlled House voted to strip Republican Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee assignments, over her endorsement of false conspiracy theories. CBS's Kris Van Cleave has the story. Earlier this week, the CDC says classrooms could reopen -- whether teachers have received the COVID-19 vaccine or not. From coast to coast, educators are not buying it, even going as far as to sue the school districts that are being forced to reopen. CBS's Meg Oliver reports. In this week's Kaleidoscope segment, Allison speaks with the head of the Human Rights Campaign, Alphonso David, about President Biden's memorandum and exec

On this episode of the "CBS News Weekend Roundup," the world passes another grim milestone, as coronavirus cases rise in nearly 40 nations. CBS News Correspondent Allison Keyes speaks with CBS News Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook about why it is so hard to get vaccines as the new head of the CDC says shots should be available to everyone in the nation by the end of the summer. In this week's Unifying America edition of the Kaleidoscope, we take a look at four racial equity executive orders signed this week by President Biden. Allison asks Howard University's chair of Afro-American studies, Dr. Greg Garr, what he thinks of the orders and whether they will bring changes. Plus, we remember the life and career of award-winning, iconic actress Cicely Tyson, who died this week at the age of 96.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of the "CBS News Weekend Roundup," we'll have highlights from the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Allison speaks with CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe about details of the ceremony -- which was like no other -- and the Biden Administration's agenda. We will also hear from Ken Rudin, host of "Ken Rudin's Political Junkie" podcast. CBS's Weijia Jiang has the details on President Biden's plan to fight COVID-19, which has infected more than 24.6 million people in the U.S -- while CBS News Medical Contributor Dr. David Agus explains why there's a shortage of vaccines. Meanwhile, CBS News Congressional Correspondent Nikole Killion joins Allison to discuss Senate preparations for the impeachment of former President Donald Trump. In this week's "Unifying America" edition of the Kaleidoscope segment, we take a look at the powerful impact Vice President Kamala Harris is having on women. As the first female, Black and

Less than a week before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, law enforcement officials issue a warning, saying the nation faces an unprecedented threat of extremist violence. This as the Department of Justice says it has no direct evidence that some involved in the January 6th storming of the Capitol intended to capture and assassinate elected officials. Allison Keyes talks to CBS's Jeff Pegues. Meanwhile, there are concerns on whether those who stormed the Capitol had help from someone inside. CBS's Catherine Herridge tells Allison some involved used military tactics. President Trump has become the first president to be impeached twice, this time for "incitement of insurrection" over the deadly assault on the U.S Capitol. CBS's Nancy Cordes reports on what's happening in the Senate. CBS's Grace Segers, was inside the Capitol during the attack on January 6th, and talks to Allison about what it was like to return for the impeachment hearings. Joe Biden has unveiled a massive stimulus plan to help fight CO

On this edition of the "Weekend Roundup," Chaos at the Capitol. Five people, including a US Capitol Police Officer, are dead after supporters of President Trump stormed the Capitol in an effort to stop the counting of Electoral College ballots. CBS News Correspondent Allison Keyes speaks with CBS's Grace Segers who was inside the Senate gallery when the siege happened. Meanwhile, Twitter has permanently banned President Trump's account, citing "risk of further incitement of violence." CBS News White House Correspondent Steven Portnoy and Capitol Hill Correspondent Nancy Cordes join Allison to discuss the fallout and what is next for the President. In this week's Kaleidoscope segment, Allison speaks with Charles Wilson, National Chair of the National Association of Black Law Enforcement Officers about the disparity he saw in the treatment of the pro-Trump supporters who stormed the capitol and Black Lives Matter demonstrators over the summer.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califo

In this second half of the "Weekend Roundup" year-end report CBS's Steve Kathan looks back on the COVID-19 pandemic. Correspondent Allison Keyes hears from CBS's Manuel Bojorquez about how the virus spread in Latin America and CBS's Charlie D'Agata on the coronavirus vaccine in Europe. Allison speaks with CBS News Chief Congressional Correspondent Nancy Cordes about the year on Capitol Hill, including President Trump's impeachment trial and CBS News White House Correspondent Steven Portnoy revisits the presidential election. In this week's Kaleidoscope segment, Allison speaks with CBS News Chief Justice and Homeland Security Correspondent Jeff Pegues about a year in which the police killing of a black man, George Floyd, sparked a global battle against brutality and racism.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this week's "CBS News Weekend Roundup," CBS News Correspondent Allison Keyes looks back on the news that made headlines throughout 2020. Globally, more than 1.7 million people died from the coronavirus, but there's new hope with vaccines on the horizon. CBS News Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook talks to Allison about taking the Pfizer vaccine this week. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump lost his re-election battle to President-Elect Joe Biden. We hear from CBS's Steven Portnoy and Nikole Killion about the contentious 2020 campaign season. CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger looks back at the economy, which was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this week's Kaleidoscope segment, Allison speaks with CBS News Immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez about the big changes in immigration policy in 2020. CBS's Matt Pieper reminds us of the chilling effect the pandemic has had on the entertainment industry, and CBS's Deborah Rodriguez looks back at some of the legends who left us in 2020.S

The first round of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered across the country. Meanwhile, negotiations continue over a coronavirus stimulus bill. We hear from the correspondents covering President-elect Joe Biden's cabinet nominees. We'll report on a dentist accused of breaking the teeth of his patients to bill their insurance, and take a look at the most popular Christmas movies. Correspondent Steve Dorsey will have these stories and more on the CBS News Weekend Roundup. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The FDA gives final approval to the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine as health officials warn people not to travel over the Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year's holiday season as cases spike. Some could begin getting the shots as soon as Monday.  Allison gets the latest from CBS News Medical Contributor Dr. David Agus and speaks with CBS News Transportation Correspondent Kris Van Cleave about the distribution process and its complications. Allison speaks with psychiatrist Dr. Marketa Wills about how families can discuss whether or not to travel this holiday season. Meanwhile, The Supreme Court rejected a long shot lawsuit supported by President Trump and more than 100 Republicans seeking to overturn the 2020 election. The drama isn't stopping President-elect Joe Biden from moving on with cabinet picks. Allison gets the latest from CBS's Nikole Killion. In this week's Kaleidoscope segment, Allison speaks with Johns Hopkins University history professor and director of Hard Histories at Hopkins Project

Americans appear to have largely ignored the pleas of health experts to stay home for Thanksgiving amid the coronavirus pandemic, as more than 217-thousand new Covid-19 cases were reported on Thursday, and daily deaths are on the rise as well. CBS's Adriana Diaz reports. Britain has become the first nation to approve Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine. CBS's Elaine Cobbe has the latest. President-elect Joe Biden is expressing strong confidence in the nation's top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci. Allison talks to CBS's Ed O'Keefe. Meanwhile, President Trump is not giving up on his pitched battle to overturn the results of the 2020 election. CBS News White House Correspondent Steven Portnoy joins Allison with what he's been doing. The Trump Administration has quietly released a draft report from the President's Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice. CBS's Jeff Pegues takes a look at the findings. A new survey by National Children's Hospital finds that parents are very worried abo

The Trump Administration this week finally gave the green light for the formal transfer of power to President-elect Joe Biden to begin, and Mr. Biden introduced part of his cabinet. Allison gets the latest from CBS's Nikole Killion and CBS News Foreign Affairs Analyst Pamela Falk. This as tens of millions are traveling for Thanksgiving despite a CDC recommendation against it. Allison speaks with CBS News Transportation Correspondent Kris Van Cleave about the crowds, and perspective. This weekend kicks off the holiday shopping season with Black Friday. Allison asks CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger if brick and mortar stores will see huge crowds, and speaks with WalletHub-dot-com's Jill Gonzalez about Black Friday deals. In this week's Kaleidoscope segment, we discuss the desperate need for foster parents amid the coronavirus pandemic. Nationwide there are some 400-thousand children in foster care, and about 96-thousand are waiting for placement. Allison speaks with Jamal Malone at Chic