This Morning from CBS News, March 20, 2015
Hanging?
Law enforcement officials are investigating the death of a black man who was found hanging from a tree yesterday after he was missing for two weeks. He was found in woods about a half-mile from his last known residence, CBS News affiliate WJTV reported. CBS News correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports the investigation involves the FBI, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, the United States Attorney's office, and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.
UVA student speaks
A University of Virginia student who was bloodied during an arrest by a state liquor control agent said last evening that during his ordeal, he wondered how such a thing could happen. CBS News correspondent Wyatt Andrews reports Martese Johnson appeared at a news conference, where his attorney, Daniel Watkins, read a statement from the injured man. "I believe we as a community are better than this. We cannot allow the actions of a few officers to ruin the community of trust we have worked so hard to build," the statement read in part.
Justice in Ferguson
Next week, Justice Department lawyers will head to Ferguson, Missouri, to begin discussions about how to reform the city's embattled police department. Earlier this month, DoJ issued a searing 100-page report detailing widespread racial bias within the Ferguson police force. Vanita Gupta was named acting head of the Civil Rights Division at the Justice Department in mid-October, and in the first on-camera interview she's granted since her appointment, she talked to CBS News about plans for Ferguson.
Cyber-attacking women
Comments from mostly anonymous users that pop up on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter can be abusive and vitriolic in nature. The posts are deliberately provocative, and women are an increasingly common target. Following Monica Lewinsky's TED Talk on the issue yesterday, CBS News correspondent Jan Crawford spoke to gender justice activist Rachel Sklar, who says Lewinsky speaks for a growing number of women who have endured anonymous attacks on the Internet.
Craigslist attacks
Every day, millions of people buy and sell items on the Internet. Thousands of these transactions are between private citizens and in many cases, can be dangerous. Just Wednesday, a pregnant woman in Colorado was attacked and her fetus killed when she went to buy baby clothes from someone advertising on Craigslist. CBS News correspondent Vicente Arenas reports the growing nature of this type of crime has states like Florida trying ways to make the transactions safer.
Saving the past
The war in Syria includes some unlikely participants. As CBS News correspondent Clarissa Ward reports, a group of modern-day "monuments men" is rushing to try to save priceless antiquities from being destroyed or stolen. Already, every one of the Syrian archaeological sites on UNESCO's "World Heritage List" has been looted.
March Madness money
Playing ball in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament comes at a steep price for corporations, but it's a nice payday for broadcasters, the participating schools -- and the NCAA.
Mother's story
I got the call two years ago that no expecting parent wants. The genetic counselor told me the baby girl I was carrying would have Down syndrome. I felt like I had been sucker-punched. I sobbed, mourning the loss of the child I thought I was supposed to have. But when I began considering ending my pregnancy, I realized I was thinking more of sparing myself and my husband the pain of raising a child with Down syndrome than sparing our child ...
The Black Tux
Like Rent the Runway for women, men are also getting a shot at affordable, rentable glamour. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans reports on a men's fashion startup looking to capitalize on a $1.2 billion market.
Unlikely path
James Corden went into CBS to pitch an idea for a sitcom, and walked out with a late-night talk show. The British actor, who succeeds Craig Ferguson as host of "The Late Late Show," will be the first to tell you he's completely unqualified. CBS News correspondent Anthony Mason reports from behind the scenes with the star, who is staying humble.
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