"Sunday Morning" Agenda (Week of August 8)
On this week's agenda:
Tonight's closing ceremonies mark the end of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The United States and China continue to dominate the medal count.
Two weeks from now, the 2020 Summer Paralympics begin, drawing athletes with disabilities from around the world.
- Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (Aug. 24-Sept. 5, 2021)
- U.S. Paralympic Team
Tomorrow, the U.N. releases its latest report on human-caused climate change. It comes after years in which, researchers say, we've been "smashing record after record."
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- Watch the press conference on the report's release on the IPCC YouTube channel on Monday, Aug. 9 beginning at 4:00 a.m. Eastern Time
- Latest news on climate change from CBSNews.com
Firefighters continue to battle dozens of blazes across California. Hundreds of thousands of acres have gone up in smoke, as seen from space.
- California's Dixie Fire is now the largest wildfire in the U.S. and third-largest in state history
- Latest news on Western wildfires from CBSNews.com
- Active Fire Mapping Program (USDA Forest Service)
- CalFire Updates (California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection)
- ODF Wildfire News (Oregon Department of Forestry)
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has until the end of this week to mount a defense against an investigation accusing him of sexual harassment.
- Cuomo says he "never touched anyone inappropriately," Biden calls on him to resign
- Cuomo accuser calls for governor's impeachment: "We have a responsibility to act"
- Aide who accused Cuomo of groping tells "CBS This Morning" and "Times Union": "What he did to me was a crime. He broke the law."
After this week's huge motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, researchers will be looking for signs of a possible COVID "superspreader."
- Sturgis Motorcycle Rally kicks off amid COVID-19 surge fueled by Delta variant
- Sturgis motorcycle rally sparks fears of super spreader event
- More than 100 coronavirus cases in 8 states linked to 2020 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota
And at midnight tonight, Canada re-opens its border to fully-vaccinated U.S. citizens. But Canadians remain barred from entering the United States.
