Charleston to get African American museum

The future International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina, aims to tell a crucial part of the city's history — it was once the largest port of entry for enslaved people into the United States. Hundreds of thousands of people were forced onto ships and brought to Charleston to be sold. The museum is being built on the spot where many of those enslaved people first stepped on shore. The city held a ground-breaking for the $100-million museum a few weeks ago. Jeff Glor reports.

• Dec 21, 2019
• 06:09

Chef Sean Brock on addiction, food industry

Over the past 25 years, chef Sean Brock has risen to the top of the culinary world, operating eight restaurants in five cities at his peak. But this year, at the age of 41, he walked away from it all. The award-winning chef spoke with “CBS This Morning” co-host Anthony Mason about why he took a break from the restaurant industry and why it's important to prioritize the mental and physical health of a restaurant's staff.

• Dec 4, 2019
• 06:54

Chef Sean Brock’s camera is “always” with him

Award-winning chef Sean Brock’s “favorite thing recently” has been photographing the cities he's traveled to early in the morning. The author of the new cookbook, "South," told “CBS This Morning” co-host Anthony Mason that he’s “never without” his analog camera and spoke about how he looks at photography and cooking in a similar way.

• Dec 4, 2019
• 02:21

South Carolina mayor says he'd back Bloomberg

"I've encouraged the mayor to run," Mayor Stephen K. Benjamin of Columbia, South Carolina, told CBS News.

• Nov 18, 2019
• 04:48

The Dish: Chef Geoff Rhyne

Chef Geoff Rhyne was raised in the Red Clay fields of Georgia. He made cooking his career after getting a job in South Carolina, but left the kitchen to come out with his own line of hot sauce, Red Clay Hot Sauce. He joined “CBS This Morning Saturday” to share some of his recipes.

• Nov 16, 2019
• 04:16

Where is Nestor heading next?

Post-Tropical Storm Nestor is on the move, packing winds of up to 45 mph as it heads inland and up the coast. Nestor is on target to impact Georgia and the Carolinas.

• Oct 19, 2019
• 00:11

Senator Tim Scott on "The Takeout"

South Carolina Republican Senator Tim Scott joins Major to talk about the recent elections in Kentucky and the impeachment hearings against President Trump, on this week's episode of "The Takeout with Major Garrett."

• Nov 8, 2019
• 52:40

Sen. Scott and Rep. Gowdy on racial divides

South Carolina Republicans, Senator Tim Scott and Congressman Trey Gowdy, discuss how their friendship inspired them to write their new book entitled "Unified."

• Apr 1, 2018
• 02:41

Rep. Gowdy: "I'm glad we have Bob Mueller"

Two South Carolina Republicans, Senator Tim Scott and Congressman Trey Gowdy, discuss the latest on special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation with "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan.

• Apr 1, 2018
• 03:08

Sen. Lindsey Graham on N. Korea

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, discusses the upcoming summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and the opening of the new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem.

• May 13, 2018
• 07:05

2 executions take place in U.S., 2 others are planned this week

Death row inmates are expected to face executions this week in Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma and South Carolina.

• Jun 10, 2025

Graham on acting AG, Mueller probe

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, discusses President Trump's relationship with European allies and his belief that acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker will not interfere in the Mueller investigation.

• Nov 11, 2018
• 06:18

Rep. Gowdy wants James Comey’s deposition taped and made public

Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-South Carolina, joins Margaret Brennan to discuss how to make Former FBI Director James Comey’s deposition public and Ivanka Trump’s emails.

• Nov 25, 2018
• 07:27

Graham: Goal of talks "not to open up the gov't"

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, joins Margaret Brennan from Clemson, South Carolina to discuss the government shutdown battle and the administration’s plan for Syria.

• Jan 6, 2019
• 08:40

Graham wants hearing on McCabe, 25th Amendment

Senator Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, joins moderator Margaret Brennan from the Munich Security Conference to discuss President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency and comments by former Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe on the 25th Amendment.

• Feb 17, 2019
• 12:31

South Carolina Democrats welcome 2020 candidates

Salena Zito and Jamal Simmons discuss the 2020 campaign, and how voters in South Carolina are assessing the candidates

• Jun 23, 2019
• 07:02

Harris: Trump to blame for Iran tensions

CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe caught up with Sen. Kamala Harris on the campaign trail in Columbia, South Carolina, this weekend.

• Jun 23, 2019
• 06:37

Graham hints at immigration compromise with Pelosi

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, joins moderator Margaret Brennan from Istanbul, Turkey, to discuss North Korea, immigration, China and the Democratic debate.

• Jun 30, 2019
• 07:45

Kamala Harris defends her record on crime

Critics say Kamala Harris didn't do enough to advance the rights of defendants and protect those in low-income communities when she was a prosecutor in California. The presidential candidate defends her record in an interview with CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe.

• Jun 23, 2019
• 01:22

Graham warns against "really risky" Afghanistan drawdown

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joins Margaret Brennan to discuss President Trump's demand that U.S. businesses look for an alternative trade partner to China.

• Aug 25, 2019
• 09:01

Gowdy leaves door open to joining Trump legal team

The former South Carolina congressman discussed the Republican Party's outrage over Democrats' use of private testimony as part of their impeachment inquiry, and the potential for him to join the president's legal team.

• Oct 27, 2019
• 08:02

Nikki Haley on growing up as "the other" in S.C.

The daughter of Indiana immigrants, Nikki Haley says that, growing up in South Carolina, she and her Sikh family were often faced with suspicion. But, she explained to correspondent Rita Braver, she saw an evolution and a welcoming spirit in her home state.

• May 6, 2018
• 02:08

Sen. Tim Scott on politics, race and Trump

Fifty-two-year-old South Carolina Senator Tim Scott is the only African-American elected to the U.S. Senate from the Deep South in more than a century, and the only African-American Senator who is a Republican. Martha Teichner visits the North Charleston neighborhood where Scott was raised, and talks with the senator about the influences of his family, his support of President Trump, and speaking truth to power.

• Aug 12, 2018
• 07:16

Tearing down a wall

A predominately black neighborhood in Summerville, South Carolina, was torn apart when a white resident, Annie Caddell, put up a Confederate flag. It stirred a public fight, including the erection of a wall around her property to block views of the flag. But after Caddell suffered a heart attack, she also had a change of heart, and took the flag down, as Steve Hartman reported a few months ago. Hartman has now returned to Summerville to follow up on new developments in the story about restoring a community.

• Sep 9, 2018
• 02:46

Florence's lethal one-two punch to the Carolinas

With at least 14 deaths, Florence has wreaked havoc on North and South Carolina this weekend, bring nearly three feet of rainfall and leaving thousands homeless. Jef Glor reports the latest developments from Wilmington, North Carolina, and meteorologist Megan Glaros of CBS' Chicago station WBBM tells us what we may expect next.

• Sep 16, 2018
• 02:41

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