Megyn Kelly

Back in December, CBS editor-in-chief Barry Weiss abruptly pulling the piece just hours before broadcast, triggering a reported newsroom revolt and accusations of censorship.

Weiss, who took over editorial leadership of CBS News last year, defending the decision at the time,

finding the report not ready for air, citing alleged concerns over editorial balance and lack of an on-camera response from the Trump administration, which CBS staffers found an odd reason to spike a 60 Minutes piece because it effectively gives a subject veto rights over a story, allowing the government to avoid a tough piece by never giving an on-camera response.

Correspondent Sharon Alfonsi, who reported the piece, sending an internal memo challenging the decision, writing, quote, The public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship.

60 Minutes anchor Scott Pelley accusing Weiss, who has no television producing experience, of spiking the piece without having bothered to attend any one of the five previous screenings of it.

The controversy landing as Weiss herself struggles to establish credibility among her new staffers, with critics viewing her appointment, a promotion from the small, politically moderate online outlet The Free Press, as an attempt to signal political moderation and also as a move meant to placate President Trump by choosing an editorial chief who is non-woke, at least sort of, ahead of a skydance acquisition of CBS, which needed government approval.

since taking over, Weiss facing pressure with experimental town halls, including one she hosted, which failed in the ratings, and overseeing the relaunch of CBS Evening News with Tony Dokopoul, whose nightly program's ratings are already headed in the wrong direction.

Fast forward to this week.

After all that hullabaloo, CBS finally airing its much debated Seacott piece, zeroing in on two illegals deported to the El Salvadoran prison.

The big changes?

An odd, nearly three-minute anchor tag quoting bits and pieces of Trump administration written statements, but still not featuring an on-camera comment.

Alfonsi, remaining clearly skeptical of the administration's framing that these two illegals were Venezuelan gang members, Alfonsi questioning whether a swastika tattoo on one of the men suggests gang involvement and quoting gang experts who say the symbol is irrelevant to the Trenda Aragua gang.

Okay, in other words, the big delay and ugly internal fight was all ultimately just to add a long tag that did more attempted undermining of the administration's arguments.

Welcome to the new CBS.

Same as the old one.

Brace yourself for plummeting temperatures this weekend as winter tightens its grip on much of the country.

Meteorologist Ryan Shoptaw of 3 News in Corpus Christi, Texas, reporting confidence is growing that a powerful blast of Arctic air is set to engulf much of the nation.

with multiple forecast models now in agreement.

The northern plains and Midwest already experiencing bitter cold, set to remain locked in Arctic temperatures through next week.

Wintry conditions already leading to an over 100-vehicle pileup in Michigan.