Just waiting for the cronkite awards to begin. The award is presented in excellence in tv political journalism. Jonathan karl, ben collins, and Margaret Brennan are along the recipients. It will begin shortly on cspan. Professor martin kaplan. [applause] thank you. I know that hand is the voice of god, and god appreciates it. Good afternoon. Thank you. Thrilled to have you here. An amazing day. A lot of people worked really hard to make it happen. And you are those people. If you are watching us now on cspan, or on facebook live, if you are here in the room, please enjoy your salads. Above all, welcome to the 12th biannual Walter Cronkite awards for excellence in Television Political journalism. On behalf of the unc Annenberg School for communication and our Sister School at the university of pennsylvania, the Annenberg School s annenberg Public Policy center, we are thrilled to have you. You dont need me to tell you that these are Tumultuous Times for television, journalism, and polit
Year sentence. The verdict in the eyes of attorneys for the the victims, a step toward just advertise. When someone that it is a wound that never heels. They are grateful for the the jury. They are grateful for conviction but that wont ease pain in their hearts. Reporter now jurors left the courthouse here without commenting on their decision. Sentencing for campbell now set for january the eighth. Live from the criminal justice center, walt hunter for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Thanks for that. We woke up to another day of cold temperatures this morning. Hats, gloves out in full force, and kate bilo outside on the sky deck to tell us if we will need cold weather gear again tonight and i am thinking yeah, that is an affirmative, kate. That is an affirmative, ukee. It will be a chilly night and partially thanks to the clear sky but the the clear night temperatures like to drop quickly a as soup as sun goes down. I can feel it out here an hour ago and it felt warmer now that the sun will drop
Said that campbells conviction is a step in the right direction towards justice, and healing. I had a sense of joy, and jurors of their statement today. Reporter you feel there was in that courtroom today, justice. Yes, justice. Reporter now, jurors left the courthouse here indicating to Court Officials they did not want to comment on their second dick. Meanwhile, sentencing has been set for january 8th, prosecutors saying based on the number of counts for which campbell has now been convicted, if they are listed consecutively, he could wind up spending decade, perhaps the rest of his life, behind bars. We will have more on this developing story at 6 00, we are live from the criminal justice center, im walt hunter for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Walt, thank you. Developing right now, is he in or is he out . Speculation about joe bidens run for the white house is reaching a fever pitch. One local congressman says he has inside scoop on the vicepresident s, decision. Eyewitness News Reporter r
President thought he did a good job by putting to rest some of the speculation and talking the about serious matters. But i was struck by how much the chief of staff sounded like the president. He talked and railed against the false reporting in his view, the media in his view. He did not, however, address the tweets or the statements or the issues from the president himself. Thats one thing he steered clear of. Tingsally intentionally focussing on the false reporting. He did so with a small and got some laughs in the room, but in many ways he sounded like his boss. He also talked about what the president considered to be his biggest challenge. Reporter he did, indeed. He laid out, in pretty stark terms, what the challenges are, which weve heard, of course. But to hear this retired fourstar marine general laying them out was pretty stark. North korea, of course, not a surprise. He said, yes, people in the u. S. Should be worried and concerned that the homeland here could be struck. Als
Harvey weinsteins fall from grace continues. Most the movie mogul has been kicked out of the most elite group, best known for hosting the oscars. The academy says the allegations against weinstein have caused him to lose the respect of his colleagues. Weinstein has already been fired from his Namesake Company amid dozens of allegations of sexual assault, harassment and rape. He denied many of the allegations against him and hasnt acknowledged others, but said his behavior call caused of pain. He was one of the most powerful men in hollywood. Now the academy hopes to send a message with his expulsion. Brian stelter has more. Reporter the Harvey Weinstein scandal has been profoundly embarrassing, not just for the weinstein company, but also for hollywood at large. On saturday, we saw the representatives of the hollywood elite make a bold statement, expelling Harvey Weinstein. The academy is made up of thousands of hollywood workers, both stars, but also behind the scenes workers, produce