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April 14, 2024 / 12:06 PM EDT / CBS News The following is a transcript of an interview with Kristalina Georgieva, director of the International Monetary Fund, that aired on April 14, 2024. MARGARET BRENNAN: We’re back with the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva –  I got it right this time, I apologize. Oil markets. have been swinging because of this instability in the Middle East escalation risk, the threat to global shipping as well. Can you gauge at this point what the economic impact will be? INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND MANAGING DIRECTOR KRISTALINA GEORGIEVA: So far it has been somewhat moderate. We have seen on Friday, when the news of potential strike from Iran into Israel came, oil prices jumped by 1%. We have seen so far the impact of this conflict, primarily in the epicenter affecting Israel, and in particular, devastating Gaza and West Bank with spillovers to the neighboring countries. Even the shipping destruction in the Red Sea, has not yet led to a major impact. But any impact as small as it might be is not desirable in

April 14, 2024 / 11:58 AM EDT / CBS News The following is a transcript of an interview with Adm. John Kirby, White House National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, that aired on April 14, 2024. MARGARET BRENNAN: And we turn now to Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the White House National Security Council, John Kirby. Good morning, and welcome back. COORDINATOR FOR STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL, JOHN KIRBY: Thank you, Margaret, good to be with you. MARGARET BRENNAN: Well, do you believe that Iran intended these strikes to be successful and lethal or just look like they could be? KIRBY: No question. I’m gonna look at the size and the scale- the scope of what they fired at Israel from Iran proper. More than 300 missiles and drones, they wanted to cause damage, no question about that. But they were utterly unsuccessful in doing so. MARGARET BRENNAN: Well, Israel clearly has the military upper hand here. But the Israeli Foreign Minister said days ago that if- that Israel will respond, if Iran attacks from its territory, as you just said, they did

Updated on: April 14, 2024 / 12:03 PM EDT / CBS News The following is a transcript of an interview with Sen. Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona, that aired on April 14, 2024. MARGARET BRENNAN: We’re joined now by Arizona Democratic Senator Mark Kelly. Welcome back to Face The Nation, Senator. SEN. MARK KELLY: Thank you for having me on. Margaret, MARGARET BRENNAN: I know you are on the Intelligence Committee, you track a lot of national security issues. The U.S. intelligence assessment back in February that was declassified said Iran is quote, “not currently undertaking the key nuclear weapons development activities necessary to produce a testable nuclear device.” Are you concerned that some of these calls for strikes on Iran by Israel or for- even U.S. participation in them, could that change Iran’s calculus? SEN. KELLY: Well, I think it could and that’s why we don’t want to see this escalate. You know, last night, we supported Israel in their defense very successfully. This is a very aggressive act by Iran. They’ve been doing this for months now through their proxies, but now directly

April 14, 2024 / 11:48 AM EDT / CBS News The following is a transcript of an interview with retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, former commander for U.S. Central Command, that aired on April 14, 2024. MARGARET BRENNAN: And we’re going to go now to the former commander for U.S. Central Command, General Frank McKenzie, who is also the author of a new book, “The Melting Point”, available in June. General, welcome back to “Face The Nation”. Given what you just saw play out in the last 24 hours, I wonder if you think that deterrence has been reestablished? And on the spectrum of options that Iran had before it, how big did it go last night? GEN. FRANK MCKENZIE: Well, first of all, good to see you, Margaret. I think this was a big attack by Iran. I think this was as close to a maximum effort as they could generate. And- and I’ll illustrate it in this way. Iran has over 3000 missiles of various types scattered around- around the country. They have about 100—probably a little more than that—missiles, largely in western Iran

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Sunday circulated a photo of an 85-year-old man requiring medication who went missing in Lakewood. Efren Campos was last seen at about 3:30 p.m. Saturday in the 20000 block of Jersey Avenue, the Sheriff’s Information Bureau reported. Campos was described as a 5-feet-10-inch tall Latino man weighing 150 pounds with white hair, brown eyes and a mustache. He was last seen wearing a long-sleeved flannel shirt, a black vest, light blue jeans and a baseball cap. Campos was known to drive a black 2012 Ford Edge SUV with California license plate number 8BQT930. Anyone with information regarding Campos’ whereabouts was urged to call the sheriff’s Missing Persons Detail at 323-890-5500. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org.

A man who fired multiple rounds — witnesses say 30 to 50 or more — from the rooftop of a Marina Del Rey apartment building while livestreaming his actions on social media is in custody, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. The initial shooting was reported at 10:15 p.m. Saturday at the Marina 41 Apartments, 4100 block of Via Marina, in Marina Del Rey, authorities said. No injuries were reported. “Deputies from the Marina Del Rey station responded to a call for service regarding gunshots heard from inside the apartment complex,” sheriff’s officials said. “When deputies arrived … they heard active gunfire at the location.” Deputies closed surrounding streets including via Dolce and via Marina south of Washington Boulevard and urged nearby residents to shelter in place, said Sgt. Tim Gannon of the sheriff’s Marina del Rey station. “An LASD Aero unit observed a male suspect on the roof of the location firing rounds from a rifle,” a department statement said. “Additional personnel from other stations and agencies responded, including four Bearcat vehicles.” Witnesses said the shooter was armed with several firearms

A suspect is in custody after “active gunfire” was heard at a Marina del Rey apartment complex late Saturday night, authorities said.  According to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s release, deputies from the Marina del Rey station responded to a call regarding gunshots from inside the apartment complex, located in the 4100 block of Via Marina, around 10:15 p.m.  Authorities searching for survivors after plane crash in Southern California “Deputies established a containment of the location and requested additional resources,” the LASD update stated. “An LASD air unit observed a male suspect on the roof…firing rounds from a rifle.”  Additional units, including four Bearcat vehicles, moved in with an arrest team to take the suspect into custody around 1 a.m., law enforcement officials confirmed.  Video from the scene shows multiple police officers with guns drawn around an apartment building in Marina del Rey, CA on April 13, 2024. (OnSceneTV)  Video from the scene shows multiple police officers with guns drawn around an apartment building in Marina del Rey, CA on April 13, 2024. (OnSceneTV)  Video shows a large police presence outside an apartment building

Critics call out plastics industry over recycling “fraud” – CBS News Watch CBS News About 48 million tons of plastic waste is generated in the United States each year, but only 5 to 6 percent of it is actually recycled. A new report from the Center for Climate Integrity, “The Fraud of Plastic Recycling,” accuses the plastics industry of a decades-long campaign to “mislead” the public about the viability of recycling. Correspondent Ben Tracy talks with the report’s co-author, Davis Allen, and with Jan Dell, a former chemical engineer, about an inconvenient truth surrounding the lifecycle of plastic. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

How Houston is successfully reducing homelessness – CBS News Watch CBS News In 2012, the nation’s fourth-largest city went all-in on a new system to address homelessness in which dozens of agencies join forces under a single umbrella organization to put those without homes in their own apartments, rather than in shelter beds. Correspondent Martha Teichner looks at a concept that has succeeded in reducing homelessness in the greater Houston area by 63%. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Colombia’s blooming bounty of flowers – CBS News Watch CBS News The optimal soil and climate of Colombia’s flower-growing regions have made that South American country the world’s “flower basket.” In fact, 75% of cut flowers imported into the United States are from Colombia. Correspondent Lilia Luciano visits a family farm high atop the mountains outside of Medellin, where four generations have been working the fields; and attends the annual Festival of the Flowers (Feria de las Flores) to celebrate the beauty and bounty of their blooms. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Authorities are searching for survivors after a plane crash in San Bernardino County Saturday night.  Preliminary information from the FAA indicates the aircraft, a twin-engine Gulfstream AC95, crashed near Palm Avenue and West Verdemont Drive in the Verdemont neighborhood of San Bernardino around 8:15 p.m. Officer slams into burger shop after being struck by suspected DUI driver in El Monte First responders began the search for survivors but hampered by heavy rain and gusty winds. Video from the scene obtained by KTLA shows police tents set up near the scene of the crash. Video from the scene obtained by KTLA shows police tents set up near the scene of the crash. (OnSceneTV) It is not known how many passengers were on board at the time of the crash or if there are any fatalities.  A spokesperson for the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department confirmed to KTLA that witnesses reported hearing “an engine sputter and then an impact” around the time of the crash and that “a red light flash” was seen in the area. “Our airship was unable to fly because of weather,” the spokesperson

Jerry Seinfeld on “Unfrosted,” the made-up origin tale of Pop-Tarts – CBS News Watch CBS News Comedian Jerry Seinfeld has stepped into the director’s shoes for his new film “Unfrosted,” the not-quite-true story of the creation of the Kellogg’s Pop-Tart. Correspondent Mo Rocca talks with Seinfeld about working behind the camera for the first time, and calling on a bunch of his comedian friends (including “Sunday Morning” contributor Jim Gaffigan) to act in his origin tale of a breakfast staple. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

FTC chair Lina Khan on playing “Anti-Monopoly” – CBS News Watch CBS News For corporate America, Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan has emerged as a hard-charging cop on the monopoly beat. As a watchdog and warden of competition in business, the agency tries to protect consumers from the outsized power of corporations. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa talks with Khan about going after Big Tech, Big Pharma, and the biggest online retailer of them all, Amazon. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

A coalition of timber companies has filed a lawsuit against Pacific Gas & Electric Co. seeking roughly $225 million in damages from a 2021 fire sparked by a utility power line. The complaint, filed Wednesday by Oregon-based Collins Pine Co. and six affiliated timber businesses with property in the Collins Almanor Forest in Plumas and Tehama counties, alleges that PG&E failed to properly manage the forest and electrical equipment to prevent the devastating Dixie fire and that the businesses suffered massive financial damages as a result. A 2022 investigation by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection found that the Dixie fire, the second largest in California history, “was caused by a tree contacting electrical distribution lines owned and operated” by the utility company. The timber companies claimed the fire, which burned through nearly 1 million acres in Butte, Plumas, Shasta, Lassen and Tehama counties in the summer and fall of 2021, incinerated approximately 55,000 acres of their property, including “commercial-grade timber, trees of many species and ages (some over 200 years old), roads, structures, bridges, culverts, and many of the research plots.” The

The Kings and Ducks headed in opposite directions when they skated off the ice Saturday at Crypto.com Arena. The Kings are going to the playoffs for a third consecutive season, the team’s longest run of postseason appearances in a decade. The Ducks, meanwhile, will be heading to the golf course again after Thursday’s regular-season finale, having missed the postseason for a sixth straight year, the longest drought in franchise history. Saturday’s 3-1 win was the Kings’ fifth victory in six games. For the Ducks, it was their 50th loss of the season, a first in the 30-year history of the franchise. But the gap between the two is narrower and more fickle than it might appear. “It’s a hard game,” said Kings President Luc Robitaille. “You have to have a plan, you’ve got to stick to it, you’ve got to be a little bit lucky with injuries too.” When that luck runs out, well, then you have the Ducks. “You can look at any team that’s won, and they’ve had a little luck,” Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek said. “They’ve had a little, now they’re

The Board of Supervisors is the guardian of Los Angeles County’s budget and has oversight over county policies and actions. So it is disappointing, to say the least, that the supervisors asked no questions and engaged in no discussion last week when they signed off on a $25-million settlement for Isaias Cervantes, a Cudahy man who was shot in his home by sheriff’s deputies on March 31, 2021. They were responding to a 911 call by Cervantes’ sister, who advised the dispatcher of her brother’s disabilities and said he had become aggressive with their mother. She asked if deputies could take him to the hospital. When the two deputies arrived, Cervantes was seated inside on a couch. He declined to go outside to speak to the deputies but invited them in. They entered and told him he was not under arrest but they would have to handcuff him. When he resisted, they scuffled, and one deputy said Cervantes tried to grab his gun. The other deputy shot him. It’s not that county taxpayers should begrudge the payment to Cervantes. He was paralyzed in the incident

In watching some of the breathless coverage of Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial, I’m reminded of the 2004 quote from former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld that, “You go to war with the Army you have, not the Army you might want.” People want the hush money case to be the big case that can take down Trump because it may be the only one that goes to trial before the election. Special counsel Jack Smith’s election interference case pending in Washington is the most important of the Trump cases; it may be the most consequential court case for democracy in the history of the United States. The former president is alleged to have tried to subvert the outcome of the 2020 election through fraud, to turn himself from an election loser into an election winner. Similar damning allegations appear in the Georgia state election interference case. And the charges against Trump in a federal court in Florida for allegedly mishandling and failing to turn over classified documents are quite serious. But the hush money case that opens Monday in New York? I have a

Iran declares its attack on Israel “concluded,” for now – CBS News Watch CBS News Israel’s military says that on Saturday Iran launched more than 200 drones, cruise and ballistic missiles towards Israeli territory, the vast majority of which were intercepted. The assault – a retaliation for an Israeli airstrike on Iran’s consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus earlier this month – is the most serious escalation in an already unstable Middle East. Correspondent Imtiaz Tyab reports the latest from Tel Aviv. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

As JuJu Watkins wiped tears from her eyes with the corner of her jersey after USC’s season-ending loss to Connecticut in the NCAA regional final, UConn coach Geno Auriemma gave Watkins two encouraging pats on the back. He said a few words into the freshman’s ear. What did the legendary coach tell USC’s heartbroken star who set the NCAA Division I freshman scoring record in the crushing defeat? “Go pro,” Auriemma joked later. But even with the legendary coach’s light-hearted encouragement, Watkins probably won’t hear her name called in the WNBA draft until 2027. To be eligible for the draft, domestic players must turn 22 years old during the calendar year of the event or have graduated from a four-year university prior to, or within the three months after, the draft. The age requirement has been included in the league’s collective bargaining agreement since its first deal in 1999 with little challenge. But stars like Watkins are just the first in a wave of players advancing their games faster than ever. The shift in talent could force further examination of the WNBA’s rule. “If these

There are important things teenage athletes never forget when leaving home. Cellphone. Wallet. Bottle of water. For Colin Moore, a junior pitcher at Crescenta Valley High with Type 1 diabetes, he has another must-have item. “I keep a jar of Skittles in my baseball bag every game,” he said. That’s his emergency go-to item if his blood sugar level becomes too low. He wears a glucose monitor and insulin pump on his arm. He monitors everything via his cellphone. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin. Moore is 6 feet 3, 230 pounds and has come a long way since being diagnosed at age 12, just before the pandemic. “It gave me a lot of time to get used to it and adjust to the new lifestyle I was living,” he said. He entered high school as a freshman and had few problems, but during his sophomore season, “I started getting low on my blood sugar a lot,” he said. “It was super confusing. Something was not right.” He ended up getting an insulin pump to

By Beth Lawrence, Asal Rezaei Updated on: April 14, 2024 / 7:48 AM EDT / CBS Chicago Girl killed, 10 other people wounded in Chicago mass shooting Girl killed, 10 other people wounded in Chicago mass shooting 01:51 CHICAGO (CBS) — One child was killed and ten other people, including three other children, were injured in a shooting in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood Saturday evening, police said. The shooting happened around 9:20 p.m. near West 52nd Street and South Damen Avenue, Chicago police said. The victims were at a family gathering when the shooting happened.  Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert of 18 rounds fired and found multiple people shot on the block, police said. Officers then began providing life-saving care, including tourniquets and chest seals, according to Chicago Police Area One Deputy Chief Don Jerome.  An 8-year-old girl was shot in the head and died, police said. Her name was not immediately released.   A 1-year-old boy and an 8-year-old boy were each shot multiple times and were in critical condition Saturday night. A 9-year-old boy suffered a graze wound to his