This Morning from CBS News: Sept. 12, 2014
Pistorius guilty
In a Pretoria, South Africa court this morning, Oscar Pistorius heard the verdict for which he and much of the world have waited more than a year. As CBS News correspondent Deborah Patta reports, the double-amputee track star knew he would not be convicted of the most serious charges he had faced in the shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, premeditated murder or murder. But Judge Thokozile Masipa declared Pistorius guilty on the charge of culpable homicide.
NFL contradictions
Almost a week after the second Ray Rice elevator video surfaced, new questions arose over what National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell knew about the attack on Janay Palmer. News reports citing anonymous sources close to Rice say the former Baltimore Ravens running back admitted to Goodell in June that he had punched Palmer and knocked her unconscious. If true, that contradicts what the commissioner told "CBS This Morning" co-host Norah O'Donnell on Tuesday.
Short break
The convicted killer of three Ohio students at a high school cafeteria briefly escaped from a prison last night. Nineteen-year-old T.J. Lane broke out along with two other inmates from a prison in Lima, about 80 miles south of Toledo. In 2012, after shooting six Chardon High students, Lane was chased out of the building by Coach Frank Hall. CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley interviewed Hall for 60 Minutes.
Air campaign
The U.S. military flew two air strikes today, knocking out ISIS machine guns near the Mosul Dam, as it geared up for more aggressive attacks. Until now, CBS News correspondent David Martin reports, the strikes have been confined to five locations in Iraq. Once the new campaign begins, all ISIS forces across northern and western Iraq, including their leaders, will become potential targets.
Assad "fraud"
Secretary of State John Kerry said in an interview with CBS News correspondent Margaret Brennan that the claim by Syrian President Bashar Assad that he has been fighting ISIS is a fraud. Kerry also said the U.S. is not at war with ISIS, but at a heightened level of counter-terrorism efforts.
Schieffer on terror
President Obama, who came to office vowing to bring the troops home from Iraq, told the nation Wednesday he is sending Americans back to that nation and expanding the war on terrorism to Syria. Despite the presidential rhetoric of years gone by, the war on terror continues. The problem with wars, says CBS News chief Washington correspondent Bob Schieffer, is they're never over until both sides say they are over.
Frenemies coalition
The nearly 40 nations committed to fighting ISIS together don't always see eye to eye, to put it mildly. Experts say the cooperation of so many countries, which at times have conflicting interests, is a positive sign as the U.S. attempts to stamp out the extremist group. The inclusion of 10 Arab states -- that can seem more likely "frenemies" to the United States and each other, rather than true allies -- is especially encouraging.
Targeting comeback
After a massive data breach and ensuing business fallout, Target has a new CEO, the first from outside the company. He tells CBS News correspondent Ben Tracy that Target not only has to regain customers trust, but has to be "cool" again.
Keeping summer
Summertime brings healthy eating and exercise habits that may come naturally, without too much planning and preparation. But, what about when fall breezes back into our lives - what can you do to avoid gaining weight and losing muscle in the fall and winter?
Women drivers
The majority of taxi passengers in New York City are women, but 99 percent of the drivers are men. And, as CBS News correspondent Vinita Nair reports, "She Rides" is trying to change that by hiring and transporting women only.
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