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Ash-har Quraishi is a national consumer correspondent based in Chicago, where as a member of the CBS News Innovation Lab, his in-depth, national stories and long-form reporting are presented across all CBS News and Stations platforms.
Quraishi, who joined CBS News and Stations in 2022, is an Emmy Award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of local, national, international and investigative reporting experience. His work has been featured on CNN, Al Jazeera, The PBS NewsHour, A&E, “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and in the New York Times.
As a national consumer correspondent with CBS News and Stations, Quraishi has reported extensively on the trafficking of vehicles, wage issues, product safety as well as consumer fraud and protection in America.
For more than a decade, Quraishi reported throughout the Midwest and around the country. His reporting included the ongoing gun violence in Chicago, immigration, healthcare, education and the debate over minimum wage.
Before joining CBS, Quraishi was the chief Midwest correspondent for Al Jazeera America based in Chicago.
In 2011 he co-produced the award-winning documentary “Fordson” about the Arab American experience in post 9/11 America.
As a chief investigative reporter for the CBS affiliate in Kansas City, Quraishi was recognized with a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Investigative Reporting and a Heart of America Award from the Kansas City Press Club for his investigation into LAX airline passenger screening procedures.
In 2008, he co-hosted election specials from Washington D.C. focused on bilateral relations between the United States and Pakistan for GEO Television – a joint production with America Abroad Media.
Before that, Quraishi spent more than six years working at CNN. He served as the Islamabad bureau chief and correspondent, responsible for the network’s coverage of Pakistan immediately following the 9/11 attacks. Prior to working in Pakistan, Quraishi was based in Atlanta, where he supervised the production of the network’s premiere long-form news program “CNN & TIME.”
His work has been recognized with numerous awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association, Investigative Reporters & Editors, The Society of Professional Journalists, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the Press Club of Atlantic City, and the Chicago Headline Club. He has been awarded a CINE Golden Eagle Award, a Peter Lisagor Award, multiple National Headliners, Emmy and Edward R. Murrow awards.
He’s also served on the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ Midwest Board of Governors and as a board member of the Chicago Headline Club, the nation’s largest Society of Professional Journalists chapter.
Born and raised on the northwest side of Chicago, Quraishi attended the Chicago Public Schools and holds a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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Kamala Harris will speak with “60 Minutes” tomorrow. Here’s what to know for the interview.
Voters will get the chance to hear from Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday as she presents her case for why she should be president in a “60 Minutes” election special.
For decades, “60 Minutes” has featured both Republican and Democratic nominees for presidents, but this year, former President Donald Trump backed out after previously indicating he would be on the show. Correspondent Scott Pelley, who’d been set to interview Trump, will instead travel to Arizona’s Maricopa County, home to more than 60% of Arizona’s voters and a critical battleground in a key swing state.
One thing is certain about the election; with the U.S. deeply involved in both the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, whoever wins on Nov. 5 will become a wartime president.
What Harris will discuss
Israel’s war started one year ago after Hamas launched a surprise terror attack and correspondent Bill Whitaker will discuss the ongoing war with Harris.
Harris will also discuss the economy, immigration, her record as vice president and the differences between herself and Trump.
Democratic vice presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz will also appear.
Whitaker joined the Democratic ticket on the campaign trail this week to gain insight into their platform’s priorities and values, and what the candidates believe voters should know.
Why Trump pulled out of the “60 Minutes” interview
Leading up to the candidate hour, Trump, through campaign spokespeople, was the first candidate to accept the “60 Minutes” request to be interviewed for the special, according to CBS News. It had been agreed that both candidates would receive equal time during the broadcast.
Trump last sat down with 60 Minutes in 2020. He walked out during the interview with Lesley Stahl. Trump referenced the incident on Tuesday night at a Milwaukee press conference when asked about his decision not to participate in the Oct. 7 “60 Minutes” election special.
“Well, right now, I went to – they came to me and would like me to do an interview, but first I want to get an apology, because the last time I did an interview with them, if you remember, they challenged me on the computer,” Trump said. “They said the ‘laptop from hell’ was from Russia, and I said it wasn’t from Russia. It was from Hunter, and I never got an apology, so I’m sort of waiting. I’d love to do ’60 Minutes.’ I do everything.”
The Republican nominee for president emphasized that he felt he was owed an apology from “60 Minutes.”
“Let’s see if they do it. I wouldn’t mind doing 60,” Trump continued. “I’ve done ’60 Minutes’ a lot.”
In a statement on Tuesday, Trump campaign communications director Steven Cheung said that Trump’s team had not agreed to an interview.
“Fake News,” Cheung said in a post on X. “60 Minutes begged for an interview, even after they were caught lying about Hunter Biden’s laptop back in 2020. There were initial discussions, but nothing was ever scheduled or locked in. They also insisted on doing live fact checking, which is unprecedented.”
Previous Trump, Harris appearances on 60 Minutes
Trump previously sat down with “60 Minutes'” Mike Wallace in 1985, Pelley in 2015 and Lesley Stahl twice in 2016, first in July of that year and then again in November of 2016. He also spoke with Stahl again in 2018 and 2020.
Harris previously sat down with Whitaker last year. She also was interviewed by Norah O’Donnell, “CBS Evening News” anchor and “60 Minutes” contributing correspondent, in 2020.
How to watch the “60 Minutes” election special
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