CBS World Podcast - Weekend Roundup

Weekend Roundup: Michael Jackson Mourned

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:28:09 EDT

Dan Raviv hosts: Dan speaks with Correspondent Steve Futterman in Los Angeles about the death of singer Michael Jackson. Correspondent Dan Raviv on the sudden resignation announcement by Governor Sarah Palin. Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Lara Logan reports on the pullback of American forces from Iraqi cities. Correspondents Steve Kathan, Armen Keteyian and Jeff Glor report on the sentencing of Bernard Madoff.

Weekend Roundup: Jackson Legacy

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:32:39 EDT

Dan Raviv hosts: Dan speaks with Correspondent Steve Futterman in Los Angeles about the death of singer Michael Jackson. Correspondent Harry Smith interviews music producer Quincy Jones about Jackson's career. Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Lara Logan reports on the pullback of American forces from Iraqi cities. Correspondents Steve Kathan, Armen Keteyian and Jeff Glor report on the sentencing of Bernard Madoff to a 150-year prison sentence for his investment Ponzi scheme.

Weekend Roundup: Michael Jackson

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:04:12 EDT

CBS News National Correspondent Dan Raviv hosts the Weekend Roundup, reporting on the life and death of Michael Jackson. Correspondents Nick Young and Steve Kathan report on the loss of Farrah Fawcett. Correspondent Nancy Cordes reports on the collision of two trains in Washington, DC that killed 9 people. Correspondent Kelly Cobiella reports from South Carolina on Governor Mark Sanford's admission that he had an affair in Argentina. That and more on the CBS News Weekend Roundup.

Weekend Roundup: Protests in Iran

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:41:05 EDT

White House correspondent Peter Maer reports on what President Obama told CBS News on Friday about the administration's response to the situation in Iran. Correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports on the latest street protests in Teheran. Chief White House correspondent Chip Reid has the latest on Mr. Obama's healthcare reform plans. Correspondent Cami McCormick reports on the Continental Airlines pilot who died on a trans-Atlantic flight from Brussels to Newark.

Weekend Roundup: Holocaust Hate Crime

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:03:23 EDT

Dan Raviv hosts: Correspondent Bob Orr reports on a shooting at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, in which a guard was killed. Dan speaks with Heidi Beirich, of the Southern Poverty Law Center, about the shooter 88-year-old James van Brunn. Congressional Correspondent Nancy Cordes reports on a new law restricting tobacco under the FDA. Correspondent Katie Couric interviews Dr. David Kessler, former head of the FDA. Dan chats about the tobacco bill with Congressional Correspondent Bob Fuss.

Weekend Roundup: A New Beginning

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:03:22 EDT

Dan Raviv hosts: White House Correspondent Chip Reid reports on President Obama's speech in Cairo, "A New Beginning," appealing to Muslims around the world. Dan chats with Correspondent Robert Berger in Jerusalem and James Zobgy, of the Arab American Institute, about Israeli and Palestinian reaction. Dan speaks with Business Correspondent Anthony Mason about the bankruptcy of General Motors. Correspondent Nancy Cordes reports on the crash of an Air France jet flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris.

Weekend Roundup: Supreme Court Pick

Fri, 29 May 2009 16:04:36 EDT

Dan Raviv hosts: Chief White House Correspondent Chip Reid, Correspondents Peter Maer and Priya David report on President Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Dan chats with Chief Legal Analyst Andrew Cohen about Judge Sotomayor's record and her chances of confirmation. Correspondent John Blackstone reports on a California court ruling upholding the ban on same-sex marriages. Reporter Jeff Gilbert, of WWJ in Detroit, reports General Motors is expected to declare bankruptcy.

CBS Reports: Children of the Recession

Fri, 22 May 2009 15:19:04 EDT

Dan Raviv hosts: White House Correspondent Peter Maer and Reporter Jeff Gilbert, of CBS Radio station WWJ in Detroit, report on President Obama's new auto fuel efficiency policy. Chief White House Correspondent Chip Reid reports on the Credit Card reform bill passed by Congress. Plus, a special edition of "CBS Reports: Children of the Recession:" Dan speaks with Correspondent Katie Couric, of "The CBS Evening News," on the need to care about children's welfare during this recession.

Weekend Roundup: A Soldier's Stress

Fri, 15 May 2009 15:58:14 EDT

Dan Raviv hosts: National Security Correspondent David Martin reports Sgt. John Russell killed 5 other soldiers at a mental health clinic in Iraq. Correspondent Kimberly Dozier reports Russell complained he wasn't getting treatment he thought he needed. Dan chats with Chief Legal Analyst Andrew Cohen about the White House decision not to release torture photos. Correspondent Katie Couric reports that Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has replaced the top general running the war in Afghanistan.

Weekend Roundup: Where Are The Jobs?

Fri, 08 May 2009 16:07:43 EDT

Dan Raviv hosts: Chief White House Correspondent Chip Reid reports on signs the economy is improving. Business Correspondent Anthony Mason reports on the results of "stress tests" on big banks. Dan chats about the recovery with Jill Schlesinger, Editor-at-Large of Moneywatch.com. Correspondent Steve Futterman reports on the wildfires near Santa Barbara, California. Correspondent Katie Couric, of "The CBS Evening News," interviews General David McKiernan, commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan.