Episode 26

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced questions from senators in a hearing that last more than three hours Wednesday as he strives to be confirmed as President Trump's director of the Department of Health and Human Services. He was pressed about controversial statements he has made in the past on vaccines and abortion. Dr. Jon LaPook has more on the hearing. Israel's offensive in Gaza was meant to weaken the militant group Hamas and ensure that an attack like that which occurred on Oct. 7 never happened again. As the ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war continues to hold, Elizabeth Palmer examines whether Israel achieved its goal and what the state of Hamas' militant wing is now. Samples of rock and dirt which were returned to Earth in 2023 from the asteroid Bennu have been analyzed and found to contain some of the key building blocks of life, including ammino acids, scientists said Wednesday. Ten states in the U.S. allow terminally ill patients to take medicine to end their lives, what is known as "Medical Aid in Dying," or MAID, and eight other states are contemplating similar laws. But there is opposition. Nikki Battiste explains. Some migrants who enter the U.S. illegally are being helped by American citizens. CBS News got an inside look at how one such network operates at the southern border. Adam Yamaguchi reports.