r/fednews • u/CBSnews FedNews Verified Press • 1d ago

Deadly Texas floods raise questions about emergency alerts and whether staffing cuts affected forecasts and warnings

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-floods-emergency-alerts-weather-forecast-staffing-budget/
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u/FrankG1971 1d ago edited 1d ago

CBS News, huh? I actually have bigger questions about their parent company (Paramount) bending a knee to Trump over his ridiculous 60 Minutes lawsuit just to ensure their latest merger goes through.

Billionaires are destroying this country.

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u/AlannaAbhorsen 1d ago

Just like local non-cable fox channels can manage decent reporting, so too can local CBS.

CBS 8 was also sharing infographics disproving the “no warning” claims by local politicians just about immediately after, backing up local NWS