Weekend Roundup

On the CBS News Weekend Roundup with host Allison Keyes; the CDC backed Pfizer's Covid19 booster shots for some Americans, including people 65 and older with underlying medical conditions -- but MedStar Health's infectious disease specialist Dr. Ruth Kanthula has some concerns. The CDC has also recommended that pregnant women get vaccinated amid a surge of coronavirus cases among them. CBS's Mireya Villarreal has one family's tragic story. President Biden gave his first address to the United Nations General Assembly this week, in hopes of convincing world leaders to join the U-S in fighting Covid19, climate change, and more. This was the first gathering in the U-N since the pandemic. CBS News Foreign Affairs Analyst Pamela Falk was there. There's controversy over the Biden administration's handling of the humanitarian crisis of the Southern border, where thousands of mostly Haitian migrants gathered in a tent city under a bridge in Del Rio. The president took responsibility Friday after scathing criticism from politicians and advocacy groups over images of border patrol agents using horse reins to menace Black migrants surfaced. Del Rio's Mayor says the camp has been cleared but some are still hiding. In a special report for National Hispanic Heritage Month, CBS's Lisa Mateo tells us banks are not stepping up to help finance the rapidly growing number of Latino owned businesses. On Thursday, aviation leaders testified before Congress about the record surge of incidents involving violent passengers. CBS's Errol Barnett reports. More than 13-hundred people have been killed by police officers since the murder of George Floyd. CBS's Kris Van Cleave looks at how some police departments are moving ahead with reforms, despite a breakdown in Congressional efforts to overhaul policing. CBS's Janet Shamlian reports on the ripple effect from the Texas abortion law as the U-S House passes legislation to protect abortion services. In this week's Kaleidoscope, we discuss the nation's fascination with the case of Gabby Petito, the white woman who was found dead after her fiancé returned from their road trip without her. Allison speaks with Jolene Holgate at the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women about why women of color aren't given the same resources as whites when they vanish. The lights on Broadway are back on -- and so are the long awaited Tony Awards. CBS's Dana Tyler has a preview. If you remember the 70's commercial for Life Cereal, a new ice cream shop in New York City will have you feeling nostalgic. CBS's Vladimir Duthiers gets a taste. Finally, we pay tribute to Melvin Van Peebles, the filmmaker known as the "godfather of modern Black cinema," whose best known movie was "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." 

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On the CBS News Weekend Roundup with host Allison Keyes; the FDA votes unanimously to recommend Pfizer booster shots for Americans over 65 years old and at "high risk of severe COVID-19." But, the debate over boosters has caused confusion for many as health officials face off over whether a third shot is needed. CBS's Dr. David Agus breaks it all down for Allison. Meanwhile, hospitals struggle to handle an influx of COVID-19 patients. CBS's Manuel Bojorquez reports from Florida. On Capitol Hill, the Senate hears from top Olympic gymnasts including Simone Biles, who testifies over the FBI's handling of the sex abuse case of former USA Gymnastics Director Larry Nassar. CBS's Jeff Pegues has the latest, including calls for those involved in the botched probe to be prosecuted. CBS's Peter King reports on SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission, which is comprised entirely of civilians and is currently orbiting the Earth. A new documentary explores the life of boxing legend Muhammad Ali. CBS's Steve Futterman has the details on the PBS documentary. In this week's Kaleidoscope, we look at sexual violence laws around the world. The international human rights group Equality Now recently released a report looking at loopholes in rape laws in 35 countries in North, South, and Central America and the Caribbean. Allison speaks with lead study author Barbara Jimenez-Santiago, who says the testimony of world-class Olympic gymnasts on Capitol Hill about their abuse illustrates how authorities can fail women. Finally, Allison remembers George Wein, who died this week at the age of 95. He helped found the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals -- the template to gatherings everywhere from Woodstock to the South of France.

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On the CBS News "Weekend Roundup" with host Allison Keyes; September 11th -- 20 years later.  Nearly 3-thousand lives were lost at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and aboard Flight 93. 343 firefighters alone died in New York City. We hear from Battalion Chief Jake Lemonda, former president of the Uniformed Fire Officers Association, about what that terrible day was like, and what firefighters need now. Monica Iken-Murphy, who lost her husband Michael, poured her grief into founding the non profit September's Mission Foundation, and fought to secure the World Trade Center site for what is now the National September 11 Memorial and Museum. She spoke with Allison ahead of this weekend's annual ceremonies. From air travel, to security to the immigration system, the attacks on September 11th changed the U-S forever. We hear from CBS's Steve Futterman, CBS's Peter King, and CBS's Lilia Luciano. We'll also hear from CBS's Jeff Pegues on what the attacks meant for the Muslim community. In this week's Kaleidoscope, a discussion about the trauma and illness suffered by those in Lower Manhattan on September 11th. Lila Nordstrom was a senior at Stuyvesant High School, just blocks away from the World Trade Center. She founded the advocacy group StuyHealth, after seeing how her fellow classmates returned to school less than a month after the attacks, and became ill. Allison speaks with Dr. Monica Sweeney, who organized group therapy sessions at the Bedford-Stuyvesant Family Health Center after the attacks, and says people should still get help if they need it.  CBS's Jennifer Keiper reports on how schools are dealing with teaching the history of the September 11th attacks. Finally, CBS' Monica Rix has last words from those who were lost. These remembrances or interviews were recorded by StoryCorps in partnership with the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Learn more at storycorps.org/september11.

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On the CBS News Weekend Roundup with host Allison Keyes; the death toll continues to rise after Hurricane Ida batters the Gulf Coast before dumping record-breaking rains on the Northeast. Cleanup continues as both regions try to dry out. President Biden also visits Louisiana to survey storm damage. CBS's Mireya Villarreal begins our coverage; CBS's Jim Krasula also joins Allison from New Orleans. Major controversy over Texas' strict new abortion law, with the president blasting the Supreme Court for allowing it to take effect. Late Friday, a Texas judge temporarily shielded abortion clinics from lawsuits by the non-profit Texas Right to Life in more fallout from that strict abortion law. At Planned Parenthood, Ianthe Metzger reacted before that ruling, but is alarmed. Allison gets the latest from CBS's Nikole Killion, along with reaction from both Planned Parenthood's Ianthe Metzger and National Right to Life Committee President Carol Tobias, who is pleased. CBS's Jericka Duncan reports from suburban Denver on the manslaughter indictment of three police officers and two paramedics in the death of 23-year-old Elijah McClain -- two years after the Black man was put into a chokehold and injected with a powerful sedative. In this week's Kaleidoscope, we discuss the fears that have come to a head for families and women now that the Biden administration has pulled the last U.S. troops out of Afghanistan. U.S. Country Director Naheed Samadi Bahram at Women for Afghan Women, joins Allison to discuss what is happening there, and what is needed to help the Afghan refugees streaming into the U.S. How will COVID-19 worries impact Labor Day travel this holiday weekend? CBS's Errol Barnett reports. Finally, the story of an artist who's found a unique way to tell the tales of Asian American heroes that are often left out of history books. CBS's Adriana Diaz has the story.

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On the CBS News "Weekend Roundup" with host Allison Keyes; Late Friday, the U-S responded to the attack at Kabul airport with a drone strike in Afghanistan, this came after President Biden vowed revenge after an Islamic State suicide bomber killed dozens, including U-S Service Members, just outside of the Kabul airport. U-S forces there are on alert for more attacks. This comes as the Biden Administration races to meet a self imposed deadline to get Americans, and at risk Afghans, out after a Taliban takeover. CBS's Nancy Cordes reports from the White House. Allison speaks with an Afghan American woman living in the U-S who lost three family members in that attack about her fears for her family. Covid-19 cases, deaths, and hospitalizations continue to rise across the country, the nation is projected to see nearly 100-thousand more deaths between now and December 1st. This week hospitalizations in Oregon hit a record high. Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center invited CBS' Janet Shamlian inside to see the heartache for families and staff. Half of children between ages 12-17 have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. We hear from Dr. Ruth Kanthula, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Medstar Health. The CDC says people should get Covid-19 booster shots 8 months after their second vaccine. For some, that will come when they would normally get flu shots. Here's CBS's Meghan Schiller with what you need to know. Until a few years ago, people accused of a crime in Louisiana could be convicted -- even if the jury's verdict was not unanimous. This centuries-old law was designed to make it easier to incarcerate people of color. Despite the Supreme Court deeming this law unconstitutional, hundreds still remain in prison, hoping for justice. 60 Minutes + Correspondent Wesley Lowery reports on so-called "Jim Crow Juries." Also in Louisiana, newly released body cam footage, obtained by the Associated Press, reveals the brutal encounter between State Troopers and a Black man. As CBS's Jim Krasula reports, the trooper defended his actions as "pain compliance." In this week's Kaleidoscope, the debate within the LGBTQ community over whether to update the Gilbert Baker's Rainbow Pride Flag. LGBTQ organizations are considering what's known as the Progress Pride Flag, which adds black, brown, light blue, white and pink stripes to recognizing people of color and transgender members of the community. A survey on the issue will be released next month. Allison is joined by Eric Stanley, a professor of gender and women's studies at the University of California, Berkeley. CBS's Ian Lee reports on the global heat problem, and what climate scientists say is getting worse Parents are worried over a seat heater that started a fire and burned a 6-year-old boy. Reporter Kristina Rex has more. . In Italy this week, a 97-year-old U-S Army veteran was celebrating his greatest triumph of World War II. CBS's Chris Livesay has his remarkable story of fate and salvation. CBS's Bradley Blackburn reports on the best time of day to work out. Finally, as kids head back to school amid Covid-19, Sesame Street is working with the meditation app HEADSPACE to help them handle stress. CBS's Diane King Hall joined "CBS This Morning" to tells us more. 

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