11+ min ago (123+ words) November 30, 2025 / 11:02 AM EST / CBS News The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Nov. 30, 2025. NANCY CORDES: Welcome back to Face The Nation. We're joined by Virginia Democratic Senator Tim Kaine. Senator, thanks so much for being with us. SENATOR TIM KAINE: Absolutely, Nancy." NANCY CORDES: You're referring to this new Washington Post report that says that Secretary Hegseth called for everyone aboard, the first suspected drug boat that was targeted, to be killed when two people survived. The military went back in, reportedly with a follow-on strike. What questions do you have for the Pentagon about that situation?...

14+ min ago (384+ words) November 30, 2025 / 10:59 AM EST / CBS News Travelers around the United States faced delays at major airports during the busy holiday weekend, as winter weather disrupted airlines' schedules and software issues temporarily grounded a popular plane model in the days after Thanksgiving. There 1,815 inbound and outbound flight delays reported across the U.S. on Sunday morning, according to the tracking site FlightAware. The tracker also showed 490 flight cancellations. Airports in Chicago, New York City, Boston, Des Moines, Minneapolis and Detroit were among those most affected. The storm at first dropped upwards of 8 inches of snow on northern Iowa, the National Weather Service said. By Saturday night, more than 1,400 flights were canceled at airports in Chicago, where the winter storm was expected to bring as much as 10 inches of snow, CBS Chicago reported." Similar accumulation was forecast in other parts of Illinois as well as…...

47+ min ago (37+ words) Jane Pauley looks at the history and the mythology behind Americans' celebration of Thanksgiving, from the initial harvest feast in 1621, to how it became a national holiday amid our country's darkest hours. These United States: Thanksgiving...

59+ min ago (698+ words) November 30, 2025 / 10:14 AM EST / CBS News Much of what we see from the Earth-like moon of Pandora, the fantastical setting for the "Avatar" franchise, comes from a soundstage in Los Angeles, where scenes from the second and third movies were filmed. "We had to build an ocean," director James Cameron said. "We could make a two-meter swell. We could make a wave crash up on a shoreline if we built the shoreline." Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Salda'a and other actors shot their underwater scenes in the nearly 250,000-gallon tank. Digital artists then took those shots, called performance captures, as a template to render the final versions of the characters we see on screen. "So, performance capture, we use a whole bunch of cameras to capture the body performance of the actor," Cameron explained. "And we use a single camera (or now we…...

1+ hour, 2+ min ago (71+ words) In this web exclusive, James Cameron, writer-director of "Avatar: Fire and Ash," talks with Jonathan Vigliotti about the long process of creating the second and third films of the series using performance capture of actors. He also talks about being self-taught in cinema techniques; starting out in Roger Corman's production company; his passion for deep sea exploration; and about movies as a "waking dream state." Extended interview: James Cameron...

1+ hour, 30+ min ago (742+ words) November 30, 2025 / 9:43 AM EST / CBS News Breakfast is served on Amanda Seyfried's Upstate New York farm, which means feeding the horses, the goats, and Cliff, a 35-year-old pony. "I love it," Seyfried said, "'cause nothing else matters, because they need to get fed. It's a responsibility that, like, keeps me focused on what's important." I asked, "What is it about this place that makes you feel whatever it is that it makes you feel?" "I don't know if you know this, but Hollywood is really " it's tricky, and it's got a lot of personalities," Seyfried replied. "There are a lot of people that are working in a way that doesn't necessarily make it feel like a safe place. This is exactly what I have always wanted." This is where Seyfried lives, but she goes where the work is, and there's been…...

1+ hour, 32+ min ago (56+ words) In this web exclusive, the star of "Mean Girls" and "Mamma Mia!" talks with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz about the "emotional acrobatics" of working in films, including in "The Testament of Ann Lee," and her Oscar-nominated performance in David Fincher's "Mank." She also plays guitar and sings for us. Extended interview: Amanda Seyfried...

1+ hour, 43+ min ago (68+ words) On Wednesday in Washington, D.C., two National Guard troops were shot, one fatally. The shooting suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who had assisted U.S. forces during the war in Afghanistan, was granted asylum by the Trump administration earlier this year. Now, President Trump has proposed new anti-immigration policies in response. Weijia Jiang reports the latest developments. Trump responds to National Guard shooting with new anti-immigration policies...

2+ hour, 43+ min ago (570+ words) November 30, 2025 / 8:30 AM EST / CBS/AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday asked the country's president to grant him a pardon from corruption charges " seeking to end a long-running trial that has bitterly divided the nation. Netanyahu, who has been battling the country's legal system over the charges, said the request would help unify the country at a time of momentous changes in the region. But it immediately triggered denunciations from his opponents, who said it would weaken Israel's democratic institutions and send a dangerous message that he is above the rule of law. In a statement Sunday the prime minister's office said that Netanyahu had submitted a request for a pardon to the legal department of the Office of the President. The president's office called it an "extraordinary request," carrying with it "significant implications." "After receiving all of the…...

5+ hour, 13+ min ago (415+ words) November 30, 2025 / 5:00 AM CST / CBS Texas The future of DART remains uncertain as a fifth city in North Texas, Addison, will consider withdrawing from the transit agency. On Tuesday, the town council will decide whether to give voters the final say during an election this spring." Plano, Farmers Branch, Highland Park and Irving have already placed the issue on the ballot in the spring. The cities have said they're not getting the amount of service from DART that they have paid through their penny sales taxes." In a statement, a DART spokesperson told CBS News Texas they are aware of the upcoming Addison Town Council vote. "DART remains committed to negotiating transparently and in good faith to ensure North Texans have access to transit solutions that work best for them." The city of Plano recently submitted a new proposal to DART…...