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America: Changed Forever
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A weekly look at the biggest stories making news and their impact on the nation and our daily lives. From the pandemic to policing to social justice, each week CBS News correspondent Jeff Pegues brings listeners to the front lines of the headlines depicting the profound and permanent ways in which we all are experiencing an America: Changed Forever.
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NAACP Florida Advisory, Summer Travel, George Polk Murder Doc
May 26, 202300:38:09Tap to summarizeThis week on "America: Changed Forever", host Jeff Pegues speaks with NAACP president Derrick Johnson about the organization's travel advisory for the state of Florida: "Florida is openly hostile toward African Americans, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals. Before traveling to Florida, please understand that the state of Florida devalues and marginalizes the contributions of, and the challenges faced by African Americans and other communities of color." Plus, CBS News travel editor Peter Greenberg goes in-depth on the challenges of summer travel this year as record numbers of Americans are expected to hit the road and take to the skies.And finally, for the 75th Anniversary of the death of CBS News Radio reporter George Polk, we preview the audio documentary, "Who Killed George Polk", with writer, producer and host, CBS News White House Correspondent Steven Portnoy.
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Gun Violence in America: ATF Director Steven M. Dettelbach
May 19, 202300:41:29Tap to summarizeHost Jeff Pegues does a deep dive into guns and gun violence in America with an exclusive interview with Steven M. Dettelbach, the newly confirmed Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).Director Dettelbach explains how advances in technology have fueled the rise of untraceable “ghost guns” and illegal gun modifications, what legislators at the federal level must do in order to assist ATF field officers, the struggles local police forces are facing across the country when it comes to tackling gun violence, and how his “small agency, with a huge task” is making the most of its resources to confront the violence facing Americans on an everyday basis.
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Border Crisis: Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX), Mario Solis-Marich (Latino Voter USA), DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
May 12, 202300:51:45Tap to summarizeThis week on "America: Changed Forever", host Jeff Pegues looks at the crisis at the border. We’ll hear from both sides on this issue. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) who represents a district that includes 800 miles of the U.S. - Mexico border; Mario Solis-Marich, Democratic Political Strategist and co-founder of Latino Voter USA; 60 Minutes Sharyn Alfonsi’s interview with Department of Homeland Security head, Alejandro Mayorkas; CBS News’ Manuel Bojorquez and Nicole Sganga report from the border.
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Preventing Mass Shootings, Russia-Ukraine War, Title 42 Expiration
May 5, 202300:37:36Tap to summarizeThis week on "America: Changed Forever", host Jeff Pegues reports from Atlanta where the 190th mass shooting of 2023 took place. In addition to his first hand reporting, Jeff has an exclusive interview with Dr. Joel Dvoskin, an expert in threat assessment who discusses what can be done to detect and prevent mass shootings before they happen. And, former CIA Moscow Deputy Bureau Chief John Sipher discusses the latest events in the Russia/Ukraine War, including the dubious charge of an attempted assassination of Vladimir Putin. Finally, MIchelle Hackman, an Immigration Reporter for The Wall Street Journal, explains the impact of the expiration of Title 42 and what the Biden Administration is doing to prepare for the expected surge at the Southern Border next week.
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Policing in America with Jared Fishman: What's Right and Wrong
Apr 28, 202300:44:16Tap to summarizeThis week on America Changed Forever, host Jeff Pegues does a deep dive into policing in America with an exclusive interview with Jared Fishman, a former former Civil Rights Federal Prosecutor for the Department of Justice and the founder of the Justice Innovation Lab, which builds data-informed and community-rooted solutions for a more equitable, effective, and fair justice system. Fishman is also the author of Fire on the Levee: The Murder of Henry Glover and the Search for Justice after Hurricane Katrina. Fishman discusses what's right and wrong about policing in America, drawing from: his investigation into the murder of Henry Glover the prosecution of Officer Michael Slager for the murder of Walter Scott the research conducted by the Justice Innovation Lab
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SCOTUS Gifts, Secret Chinese Police Stations Globally, Record Amount of Credit Cards, Whistleblower Hunter Biden Investigation
Apr 21, 202300:44:08Tap to summarizeThis week on "America: Changed Forever", host Jeff Pegues features an exclusive interview with Josh Kaplan, one of the investigators at ProPublica, who uncovered the lavish gifts bestowed upon Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas by billionaire Harlan Crow. Then, Politico China correspondent Phelim Kine analyzes the presence of secret Chinese police stations in New York City and other major metropolitan areas around the world. And, MarketWatch’s Emma Ockerman discusses the record-setting milestone of credit cards Americans have amassed. Finally, CBS News broke the story of a whistleblower complaint from an IRS employee alleging interference into an investigation of Hunter Biden’s tax filings. ACF host Jeff Pegues speaks with former Senate counsel Jonathan Winer about the explosive charges from the unknown whistleblower.
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Abortion Rights, Divided as a Nation, 2024 GOP Political Fallout
Apr 14, 202301:02:18Tap to summarizeThis week on America: Changed Forever, host Jeff Pegues analyzes the current battle over abortion rights in America. In an exclusive interview, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) offers her perspective on the work of state legislatures on this issue. And, how divided are we as a nation? That's one of the questions author Neil King wanted to answer when he walked from Capitol Hill in DC to Central Park in Manhattan through the back roads and small towns of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey. He recounts what he learned walking three miles per hour for his book, American Ramble. Then, conservative talk show host Dan O'Donnell forecast the political fallout for the GOP in the 2024 election.
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Historic Indictment of former President Trump
Apr 7, 202300:37:50Tap to summarizeThis week on America Changed Forever, host Jeff Pegues examines the historic indictment of former President Trump with an array of experts, discussing how Trump's popularity with his base increased because of the actions of New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg, what effect the indictments might have on other pending investigations, and how history may regard the former President if he is found guilty. Guests include historian Larry Sabato, Former Senate Legal Counsel Jonathan Winer, and The Atlantic Journalist Tom Nichols.
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Exclusive Interview with Caroline Ouko, Mother of Irvo Otieno | U.S. Government May Ban TikTok
Mar 24, 202300:37:17Tap to summarizeThis week on America Changed Forever with Jeff Pegues, an exclusive interview with Caroline Ouko, the mother of Irvo Otieno who was killed while detained and shackled at a Virginia psychiatric facility. And, after hours of Congressional testimony from Shou Chew, the Tik Tok CEO, Professor Robyn Caplan, a founding member of the Platform Governance Research Network, explains why the United States government is contemplating a nationwide ban of the controversial social media platform.
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Silicon Valley Bank Collapse, Memphis Police Review, Crisis at the Border
Mar 17, 202300:39:54Tap to summarizeOn this week's episode of "America: Changed Forever", host Jeff Pegues looks at the SVB collapse, the Memphis Police, and the border crisis. Jeff has an exclusive interview with globally renowned financial crisis expert Morris Pearl, who led investigations of the bailout of CitiBank in 2008, as well as the financial crisis in the UK, Greece, Ireland. Pearl explains how the Silicon Valley Bank collapse happened and why it never should have occurred.Washington Post reporter Robert Klemko details how lax hiring practices by the Memphis Police Department led to the hiring of five of the police officers accused of the beating of Tyre Nichols, who subsequently died from the injuries sustained in the altercation.CBS News Homeland Security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga reports on the border/migrant crisis.
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