Sharyl Attkisson, Investigative Correspondent
Sharyl Attkisson is CBS News' "Follow the Money" and Investigative Correspondent. She has received several awards including Investigative Emmy's for her exclusive reports on the bank bailout and the Red Cross. She is one of the few journalists to have flown in a B-52 on a combat mission in Kosovo, and in an F-15 fighter jet Combat Air Patrol flight. Attkisson is a third degree black belt in TaeKwonDo, now working on her fourth degree.
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- 5/19: Surviving the Midwest twisters; How a $4.8 million winning ticket saved a family
The intense weather is not over for people living in the middle of the country. From Oklahoma City to Minneapolis, severe weather is still a threat. One family hit hard shares their story of survival with Anna Werner; And, A winning lottery ticket worth $4.8 million saved a home from foreclosure, a gift the family claims is from their own guardian angel A multi-million dollar payout from a winning lottery ticket saved a home from foreclosure in Chicago, and the family swears it's all because of their own guardian angel. Dean Reynolds reports.
Watch Video » - Senior White House: We only learned of IRS probe this month
President Obama's senior adviser, Dan Pfieffer, told "Face the Nation" the White House had only heard of the IRS probe this month -- but that has done nothing to quite conservative critics. Sharyl Attkisson reports.
Watch Video » - Benghazi-disciplined diplomat a prolific poet
Raymond Maxwell, former deputy assistant secretary for the Maghreb region, has been venting in verse since being put on leave
Read More » - Officials on Benghazi: "We made mistakes, but without malice"
Obama administration officials acknowledge that mistakes were made the night of and in the aftermath of the Benghazi attacks
Read More » - Benghazi timeline: How the probe unfolded
CBS News-compiled account of the investigation that followed Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi
Read More » - May 12: Gates, Pickering, Ayotte, Durbin & Angelou
The latest on the Benghazi hearings with Ambassador Thomas Pickering, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H. Plus, a perspective on that and many other issues, with former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. And for Mother's Day, Maya Angelou on her new book Mom & Me & Mom.
Watch Video » - Face the Nation transcripts May 12, 2013: Gates, Pickering, Ayotte, Durbin, and Angelou
CBS News' Bob Schieffer hosts the hour-long program on the latest political news
Read More » - FTN Page 2: May 12
Miss the second half of the show? Watch the second half of our interview with former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, plus author and poet Maya Angelou discuss her new book Mom & Me & Mom.
Watch Video » - Attkisson discusses "allegations of a coverup" on Benghazi
CBS News investigative correspondent Sharyl Attkisson, who has been out in front on the developing story about Benghazi and the administration's response, says she's "still learning new things" about the tragedy and the government's reaction.
Watch Video » - Open: This is Face the Nation, May 12
The latest on the Benghazi hearings with Amb. Thomas Pickering, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H. Plus, a perspective on that and many other issues, with former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. And for Mother's Day, Maya Angelou on her new book Mom & Me & Mom.
Watch Video » - Emails reveal a flurry of changes to Benghazi talking points
As the administration stresses changes to talking points were just stylistic, critics say they were made for political reasons
Read More » - Self-described "whistleblowers" testify about Benghazi
CBS News' Sharyl Attkisson reports on another congressional hearing about the September 11th attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi in which four Americans were killed.
Watch Video » - 5/8: Freedom from the "house of horror": 10 years in captivity; U.S. diplomats describe night of Benghazi attack
Two of the Ohio women held captive by Ariel Castro, Gina De Jesus and Amanda Barry, went home while a third, Michele Knight, is still recovering in the hospital; Also, an American who was on the ground in Libya testifies to Congress; And, after a roadside bomb paralyzed him from the chest down, Josh Himan was given a specially designed weight machine usually built for NFL players.
Watch Video » - U.S. diplomats describe night of Benghazi attack
Three career State Department officials contradicted important parts of the Obama administration's account surrounding the terrorist attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi. Sharyl Attkisson reports.
Watch Video » - Dems: Benghazi hearings are a GOP "witch hunt"
A House committee is set to begin hearing testimony on the assault at the United States Consulate in Benghazi. Sharyl Attkisson reports.
Watch Video » - Diplomat: U.S. military told "you can't go" amid Benghazi attacks
Diplomat contradicts White House, says U.S. Special Forces in Tripoli were told to stand down prior to second Benghazi attack
Read More » - Three more officials to testify about Benghazi attacks
Testimony of Greg Hicks, the No. 2 U.S. diplomat in Libya at time of the attacks, to indicate early signs of terrorists' involvement
Read More » - Benghazi whistleblowers still waiting to tell their story
Whistleblower on Sept. 11, 2012 Benghazi attacks says the White House is impeding efforts to allow her to speak
Read More » - GOP congressmen ask Obama to release more Benghazi docs
Following the release of an interim report on the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Republicans want the public release of more information
Read More » - House GOP faults Clinton, State Dept for Benghazi security
Interim report on the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi contradicts Hillary Clinton's congressional testimony
Read More » - Travel delays ahead: Judge denies delay of FAA furloughs
Air travelers are bracing for more flight delays after a judge refused to stop the furloughs of air traffic controllers. Sharyl Attkisson reports.
Watch Video » - Airline delays mount as FAA furloughs kick in
FAA insists it has no choice but to take thousands of air traffic controllers off the job two days a month due to sequester
Read More » - Major airports see delays over an hour as sequester reaches FAA
Web Extra: Flights are arriving 80 to 90 minutes behind schedule at major U.S. airports as air traffic controllers are furloughed. CBS News correspondent Sharyl Attkisson reports.
Watch Video » - How FAA cuts may affect your travel plans
A closer look at airlines most affected by cuts, how measures are already impacting travel, and how airlines and pilots are attempting to delay furloughs
Read More » - Air traffic control furloughs could cause travel slowdown
Flight delays could get worse as federal budget cuts are now hitting air traffic controllers. CBS News' Sharyl Attkisson reports.
Watch Video » - Suing the enemy's bankers
Sharyl Attkisson speaks with two families who were victims of terrorist attacks in the Middle East. They have joined a novel lawsuit by terror victims suing international banks which, they say, supported the terrorists.
Watch Video » - Suing to stop terror funding
Sharyl Attkisson talks to Americans taking part in a novel lawsuit against banks accused of facilitating payments to families of suicide bombers
Read More » - House investigators talking to new Benghazi whistleblowers
Whistleblowers speaking to House Oversight Committee investigators about Sept. 11 attacks on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya
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Read More » - Taxpayer money finances IRS "Star Trek" parody
The studio that made a parody video for a 2010 IRS training and leadership conference may have cost taxpayers more than $4M in 2012
Read More » - Missing in action: Thousands of Libyan missiles
Hundreds of missiles leftover from Qaddafi regime believed to have gone to terrorist group AQIM, source tells CBS News
Read More » - Budget cut woes: Congress tries to soften the blow of sequester
Congress voted to soften the effects of massive, automatic budget cuts. Sharyl Attkisson explains.
Watch Video » - Congress takes some hurt out of sequester
Congress heads out for spring break minutes after passing $1 trillion short-term budget bill -- giving many agencies flexibility on cuts
Read More » - Congress eases some of sequester's sting
Congress has taken some of the hurt out of the sequester by passing new legislation that gives many government agencies more leeway in deciding which programs must be cut. Sharyl Attkisson explains how it's going to work.
Watch Video » - Senator wants answers on Carnival's repeated mishaps
Sen. Rockefeller not happy U.S. taxpayers foot the bill for repeated rescues, even though Carnival is incorporated in Panama
Read More » - GOP sets out plan for makeover
Ahead of a report coming out on Monday, Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus says that part of the reason his party lost the White House was because it failed to connect with voters. Sharyl Attkisson reports.
Watch Video » - 3/14: A look at Pope Francis' roots; "CBS World News Roundup" turns 75
Through all of his actions so far, it appears Pope Francis intends on being a different kind of pontiff -- humble with big ambition; And, this week marks 75 years on the air for the "CBS World News Roundup," making it the longest-running newscast in history.
Watch Video » - Growing backlash against TSA allowing knives on planes
The TSA announced last week that it will start allowing passengers to carry small knives on planes, but that decision is facing a growing backlash from pilots, flight attendants, and some members of Congress. CBS News' Sharyl Attkisson reports.
Watch Video » - TSA head sticks to his position on new knives policy
Criticism from politicians and flight attendants heats up over the agency's plan to allow small knives on passenger planes
Read More » - Airlines, flight attendants push back on TSA's lift of knife ban
Airlines and flight attendants are joining with lawmakers to pressure the TSA into overturning their decision to allow small knives on commercial flights. CBS News' Sharyl Attlisson reports.
Watch Video » - "No Knives Act" to overturn TSA policy change?
TSA head tells CBS News his agency won't budge on letting small knives back on planes after flight attendants oppose move
Read More » - Six months later, where are the Benghazi survivors?
That is one of a number of questions GOP senators and watchdog groups are asking as today marks six months since the attack in Libya
Read More » - White House sheds light on Benghazi talking points
Obama administration provided much of the information the Senate Intelligence Committee had been requesting regarding the 9/11 consulate attack, CBS News has learned
Read More » - Japan probe finds miswiring of Boeing 787 battery
Japan's Transport Ministry learns more about All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 that made emergency landing last month
Read More » - Airbus to make major shift for new planes
With Boeing having major issues with its lithium-ion batteries in its new Dreamliner passenger planes, Airbus plans to remove those same batteries from its upcoming planes to avoid delays. Sharyl Attkisson reports.
Watch Video » - Gov't to crack down on unsafe buses
Federal regulators announced a crackdown on dangerous buses, after a series of deadly crashes. CBS News' Sharyl Attkisson reports.
Watch Video » - Bus safety crackdown after broken system's tragic results
CBS News discovers major flaws in bus safety system allows repeat offenders to stay on the road
Read More » - Airlines merger: What does it mean for you?
CBS News business and economics correspondent Rebecca Jarvis reports on how the merger of American Airlines and US Airways will affect the industry and consumers.
Watch Video » - American Airlines, US Airways merging
American Airlines and US Airways are expected to announce an $11 billion merger, creating the world's largest airline. CBS News' Sharyl Attkisson reports.
Watch Video » - 2/13: SoCal manhunt ends; Obama pushes SOTU agenda
For the first time in ten days, residents in southern California are sleeping easier now that Christopher Dorner, the former cop wanted in a series of revenge killings, apparently is dead. Carter Evans was there when the manhunt came to an end and details how it all went down; And, following the 2013 State of the Union Address, President Obama hit the road to push his new agenda.
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