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CBS and Girls Inc. have joined together to create a CBS Cares public service announcement set to air during the CBS Television Network's SUPER BOWL LIII coverage, Sunday, Feb. 3, and after the Super Bowl on the CBS Sports Network. Featuring the voiceover of CBS THIS MORNING co-host Gayle King and players from the New York Giants, the PSA encourages girls to believe they can succeed at the highest levels, especially when they work together. 

To Kill A Mockingbird officially opened last night at the Shubert Theatre. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos from the opening night red carpet below!

On CBS THIS MORNING, Oprah Winfrey announced that Michelle Obama's new memoir, 'Becoming'(published by Crown), is the latest selection of the Oprah Book Club. It's the 80th book to receive the coveted 'Oprah seal of approval.'

Sunday will mark Margaret Brennan's first day back hosting FACE THE NATION since leaving on maternity leave. She is diving right in with a big guest line up, which includes House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Republican Senators Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham.

On October 30, 1938, just before 8:00 pm, Americans gathered around the radio to listen to Mercury Theatre On The Air, an anthology series produced and hosted by Orson Welles. That evening's program, scripted by Howard Koch, was a modern-day adaptation of H.G. Well's The War of the Worlds, one of the first tales of alien invasion, in which Martians emerged from meteors to lay waste to all of the Earth's civilizations. Except that Koch, with help from producers John Houseman, Paul Stewart and Welles himself, structured the program to play, at least in the first moments, as special news bulletins interrupting a normal performance by a dance orchestra. The ruse seems thin even for the time, but Hitler had 'annexed' Austria a few months earlier, and was threatening to do more, so the program struck a chord and the resulting panic in the area in close proximity - Welles' Martians landed in a New Jersey pasture, sent East Coast residents scurrying across bridges and clogging highways.

CBS News will deliver comprehensive coverage and original reporting on midterm election night, Nov. 6, on the CBS Television Network; CBSN, CBS News' 24/7 live streaming news service; and all CBS News platforms including CBS Radio and CBSNews.com. Coverage starts on the CBS Television Network at 8:00 PM with a special primetime update and will continue from 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM, ET. CBSN coverage begins at 5:00 PM, ET.

CBS News correspondent Bianna Golodryga joins CBS THIS MORNING as a co-host with Gayle King, Norah O'Donnell and John Dickerson on the Network's critically acclaimed and award-winning broadcast, it was announced today by David Rhodes, President of CBS News. Golodryga, who has been a reporter and fill-in co-host since 2017, begins today and will be based in New York.

CBS News will broadcast live, gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Thursday, Sept. 27. CBS THIS MORNING (7:00-9:00 AM) and CBS EVENING NEWS WITH JEFF GLOR (6:30-7:00 PM, ET) will originate from Washington. Gayle King, Norah O'Donnell, John Dickerson and Jeff Glor will anchor coverage from Washington and lead the Network's special coverage beginning at 10:00 AM, ET, on the CBS Television Network with additional coverage on CBSN, CBS News' 24/7 streaming news service.

Kentucky Shakespeare is announces the production of Orson Welles' radio drama of H.G. Wells' science fiction masterpiece The War of the Worlds. This 6-actor, 70-minute production will be performed live at the Louisville Public Media Performance Studio on select nights October 10-28, 2018.

Michael Ovitz rose from working in a mail room to become a super agent representing Hollywood stars. Ovitz co- founded Creative Artists Agency, a dominating force in the talent agent business. On 'CBS This Morning', Ovitz discussed his role as a feared Hollywood agent.

President Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May will be among more than 130 world leaders expected for meetings at the United Nations General Assembly this week. May will raise important global issues, including the Iran nuclear deal and the use of chemical weapons by Russia. Britain accuses Russia of poisoning four people in Salisbury, England.

'CBS This Morning' Co-Host Gayle King talked with Elizabeth Smart in her first sit-down interview following an announcement by the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole that Wanda Barzee, the woman convicted of helping to kidnap Smart, will be freed from prison more than five years earlier than she expected. A portion of the interview is below.

On Monday, November 5, 2018, the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) will host its annual New York Fall Gala at Cipriani 42ndStreet in New York City.  At this year's gala, EJAF Founder Sir Elton John and Chairman David Furnish will honor Ford Foundation President Darren Walker, philanthropist Patricia Hearst, and long-time advocate Joe McMillan, CEO and Chairman of DDG, with EJAF's Enduring Vision Award.  Nine-time Grammy Award Winning Singer, Songwriter Sheryl Crow will be the special musical guest, and Bryan Stevenson, Founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) and the new National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama, will be the featured speaker. CBS This Morning co-anchor and journalist Gayle King will host the event.

CBS THIS MORNING Co-Host Norah O'Donnell sits with FBI Director Christopher Wray in his first extensive, multi-part interview talking about terrorism, the nation today and the state of the agency. The wide-ranging interview, conducted over several hours on multiple days, will be broadcast Sept. 11, 2018 and Sept. 13, 2018 (7:00-9:00 AM) on the CBS Broadcast Network.

Trevor Noah — comedian, political commentator, actor, and host of The Daily Show — has been announced as the host of the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100, the free-ticketed event taking place on 2 December at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, honouring the legacy of Nelson Mandela in his centenary year and presenting the biggest campaign on the Global Goals to end extreme poverty ever.

PBS today announced its fall 2018 schedule lineup, anchored by THE GREAT AMERICAN READ (Tuesdays, September 11- October 23). Exploring the power, passion and joy of reading, the series is hosted by Meredith Vieira and features reflections from everyday Americans as well as notables. Margaret Atwood, Lauren Graham, John Irving, Bill T. Jones, Devon Kennard, Gayle King, Diane Lane, George R.R. Martin and many more reflect on their favorite books. The series will culminate with the results of the first-ever national vote for “America's Best-Loved Novel.” 

International advocacy organization Global Citizen today announced that Beyoncé & JAY-Z, Cassper Nyovest, D'banj, Ed Sheeran, Eddie Vedder, Femi Kuti, Pharrell Williams & Chris Martin, Sho Madjozi, Tiwa Savage, Usher, and Wizkid will headline the first Global Citizen Festival to be held in Africa, a free-ticketed event on Sunday, 2 December 2018 at the FNB Stadium, Johannesburg.

Tracy Morgan stars in the popular show 'The Last O.G.,' filmed in the same Brooklyn neighborhood where he grew up. The comedian and actor showed his skills in an impressive lineup of shows including 'Def Comedy Jam,' 'Saturday Night Live,' and '30 Rock.'  In CBS series, Note to Self, broadcast today on CBS THIS MORNING, Morgan reflects on his childhood, his comedy career that began more than 20 years ago, his serious injuries from a 2014 car accident, and his subsequent recovery. Morgan shares those life lessons in a heartfelt message to his 6-year-old self. 

CBS News' Gayle King led CBS THIS MORNING on-the-ground coverage today from Texas on the ongoing battle over the Trump Administration's “zero tolerance” policy in dealing with migrant families being separated after crossing the border. King was joined on the coverage from Texas by David Begnaud and Mireya Villarreal.

The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture is opening a new exhibit this week called 'Watching Oprah.' It's a celebration of Oprah Winfrey's legacy. Gayle King previewed the exhibit with Oprah on Wednesday where the media mogul saw it for the first time.