Correspondents’ dinner shooting suspect’s court appearance looms

Correspondents’ dinner shooting suspect’s court appearance looms – CBS News Watch CBS News The man linked to a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is set to appear in federal court Monday. CBS News’ Nancy Cordes and Anna Schecter have the latest.

California billionaire tax secures enough signatures to make ballot

Proponents of a proposal to tax California billionaires say they have obtained enough signatures for the measure to appear on the November ballot. The measure, proposed by Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW), a union representing more than 120,000 California health care workers, would impose a one-time 5% tax on Californians with net …

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Inside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner when shots rang out: Here’s what CBS News journalists saw and heard.

When a gunman charged a security checkpoint outside the hotel ballroom where the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was taking place Saturday night, reporters in the room quickly reacted, sharing what they knew with the public. Some heard gunfire. Some only heard a loud noise and the response from security officials. They didn’t immediately know the …

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Expert says he was perplexed at security for White House Correspondents’ Dinner, says ID “not checked at any point”

Questions are swirling surrounding security at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday after shots rang out when an alleged gunman tried to charge a security checkpoint outside the event. The annual gala was attended by 2,500 guests, including President Trump and top administration officials. “I was perplexed even before the incident about what I …

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