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Birdwatcher on being racially targeted

Christian Cooper was birdwatching in New York's Central Park when he encountered a woman whose dog was loose. He says he politely asked her to leash the animal, but she became agitated. As he filmed her reaction, the woman called police and told them: "There is an African American man. I am in Central Park. He is recording me and threatening me and my dog." Cooper and his sister believe the woman was using Christian's race to get the police to respond.

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Examining threats of violence against polling places

CBS News has obtained a law enforcement bulletin from the New York Police Department warning that polling sites are potential targets for extremist violence. This bulletin comes after police in Phoenix, Arizona, arrested a man in connection with a break-in at the campaign headquarters of Democrat Katie Hobbs, a gubernatorial candidate. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa, and CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane, discuss the threats.

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