Friend. mike hopkins, our director of logistic for special events passed away yesterday. he worked for cbs news for almost four decades with a front-row seat to he uni addresses.eweot on the wa hitch. hoppie, as we called him, taught us how to cover hard storieske t do. between our tears tonight is laughter. mike was quick-witted and guarantied to bring a smile to your face. he was more than a coworker. he was family. and we are thinking of his family right now, his wife, kathy, and their three children, ryan, tommy, and ashley. they are in our prayers. the halls of cbs news are missing a giant, but hoppie will always be in our hearts, and we know he would be rooting for his beloved mets tonight. good night.