This week on "America: Changed Forever", host Jeff Pegues speaks with NAACP president Derrick Johnson about the organization's travel advisory for the state of Florida: "Florida is openly hostile toward African Americans, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals. Before traveling to Florida, please understand that the state of Florida devalues and marginalizes the contributions of, and the challenges faced by African Americans and other communities of color." 

Plus, CBS News travel editor Peter Greenberg goes in-depth on the challenges of summer travel this year as record numbers of Americans are expected to hit the road and take to the skies.

And finally, for the 75th Anniversary of the death of CBS News Radio reporter George Polk, we preview the audio documentary, "Who Killed George Polk", with writer, producer and host, CBS News White House Correspondent Steven Portnoy.

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Host Jeff Pegues does a deep dive into guns and gun violence in America with an exclusive interview with Steven M. Dettelbach, the newly confirmed Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

Director Dettelbach explains how advances in technology have fueled the rise of untraceable “ghost guns” and illegal gun modifications, what legislators at the federal level must do in order to assist ATF field officers, the struggles local police forces are facing across the country when it comes to tackling gun violence, and how his “small agency, with a huge task” is making the most of its resources to confront the violence facing Americans on an everyday basis.

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This week on "America: Changed Forever", host Jeff Pegues looks at the crisis at the border. We’ll hear from both sides on this issue. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) who represents a district that includes 800 miles of the U.S. - Mexico border; Mario Solis-Marich, Democratic Political Strategist and co-founder of Latino Voter USA; 60 Minutes Sharyn Alfonsi’s interview with Department of Homeland Security head, Alejandro Mayorkas; CBS News’ Manuel Bojorquez and Nicole Sganga report from the border.

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This week on "America: Changed Forever", host Jeff Pegues reports from Atlanta where the 190th mass shooting of 2023 took place. In addition to his first hand reporting, Jeff has an exclusive interview with Dr. Joel Dvoskin, an expert in threat assessment who discusses what can be done to detect and prevent mass shootings before they happen.

 And, former CIA Moscow Deputy Bureau Chief John Sipher discusses the latest events in the Russia/Ukraine War, including the dubious charge of an attempted assassination of Vladimir Putin.

 Finally, MIchelle Hackman, an Immigration Reporter for The Wall Street Journal, explains the impact of the expiration of Title 42 and what the Biden Administration is doing to prepare for the expected surge at the Southern Border next week.

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This week on America Changed Forever, host Jeff Pegues does a deep dive into policing in America with an exclusive interview with Jared Fishman, a former former Civil Rights Federal Prosecutor for the Department of Justice and the founder of the Justice Innovation Lab, which builds data-informed and community-rooted solutions for a more equitable, effective, and fair justice system. Fishman is also the author of Fire on the Levee: The Murder of Henry Glover and the Search for Justice after Hurricane Katrina.

 Fishman discusses what's right and wrong about policing in America, drawing from:

• his investigation into the murder of Henry Glover
• the prosecution of Officer Michael Slager for the murder of Walter Scott
• the research conducted by the Justice Innovation Lab

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This week on "America: Changed Forever", host Jeff Pegues features an exclusive interview with Josh Kaplan, one of the investigators at ProPublica, who uncovered the lavish gifts bestowed upon Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas by billionaire Harlan Crow. Then, Politico China correspondent Phelim Kine analyzes the presence of secret Chinese police stations in New York City and other major metropolitan areas around the world. And, MarketWatch’s Emma Ockerman discusses the record-setting milestone of credit cards Americans have amassed. Finally, CBS News broke the story of a whistleblower complaint from an IRS employee alleging interference into an investigation of Hunter Biden’s tax filings. ACF host Jeff Pegues speaks with former Senate counsel Jonathan Winer about the explosive charges from the unknown whistleblower.

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This week on America: Changed Forever, host Jeff Pegues analyzes the current battle over abortion rights in America. In an exclusive interview, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) offers her perspective on the work of state legislatures on this issue. And, how divided are we as a nation? That's one of the questions author Neil King wanted to answer when he walked from Capitol Hill in DC to Central Park in Manhattan through the back roads and small towns of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey. He recounts what he learned walking three miles per hour for his book, American Ramble. Then, conservative talk show host Dan O'Donnell forecast the political fallout for the GOP in the 2024 election.

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This week on America Changed Forever, host Jeff Pegues examines the historic indictment of former President Trump with an array of experts, discussing how Trump's popularity with his base increased because of the actions of New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg, what effect the indictments might have on other pending investigations, and how history may regard the former President if he is found guilty. Guests include historian Larry Sabato, Former Senate Legal Counsel Jonathan Winer, and The Atlantic Journalist Tom Nichols.

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