CBS News: Live Breaking News

We've made big improvements to our video player which gives you more features and control over autoplay. Watch CBS News 247 for top stories and breaking news, CBS News local, or choose from an extensive list of shows.

Keep your finger on the pulse of weather on the CBS News mobile app – with expanded weather coverage. Check your local forecast, breaking weather updates, track hour-by-hour changes, and stay ahead of severe weather with real-time alerts and radar. Simply tap the weather option in the top left of the app to get started.

Weather is now a bigger part of the CBS News mobile app experience. Get your local current conditions, hourly and daily forecast details, storm alerts, and weather radar. Select the Weather option in the top left corner of the app to get started!

Bug fixes and library updates

Bug fixes

New! You can now switch easily between our 15+ live channels to keep you updated on national and local reporting.

Bug fixes.

New! You can now subscribe to your local station to get alerts for the latest local news, sports, and weather in your area.

New! You can now get your local news right on the first page in the app. Also, check out the new section list at the top to quickly find the latest news on local, us, world, politics, crime, entertainment, and more.

Bug fixes for notifications.

Bug fixes for notifications.

New! You can now customize what alerts matter to you most. Whether it's breaking news, politics, or space, we've got you covered. Tap on the gear icon and select manage alerts to curate your notifications.

New! You can now favorite your local market. Simply tap on the star or select in settings to have your favorite local market open up directly in the local tab!

Privacy update and bug fixes

New! Check out the local tab featuring news and live coverage from across 14 US markets: Baltimore, Boston, Bay Area, Chicago, Colorado, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Minnesota, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Sacramento and Texas.

Advertising updates and bug fixes

Bug fixes

Electronic Programming Guide update

Bug fixes

Advertising update and bug fixes

Bug fixes

More live channels, bug fixes, privacy, Nielsen and other service changes

CCPA Privacy changes

New app icon

Added a new electronic channel guide and schedule for all CBS News national and local market streams.

Video sharing and security updates

Performance optimizations & bug fixes

Performance optimizations. Fixed a situation where some users were not able to cast videos from the app

Performance improvements and bug fixes

Performance improvements and bug fixes

Improvement and bug fixes.

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Improvement and bug fixes.

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Improvement and bug fixes.

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Improvement and bug fixes.

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Improvement and bug fixes.

Improvement and bug fixes.

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Improvement and bug fixes.

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Improvement and bug fixes.

Improvement and bug fixes.

Improvement and bug fixes.

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Improvement and bug fixes.

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- Improvements and bug fixes

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- Improvements and bug fixes

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- Improvements and bug fixes

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New in this release:
- iOS 14 widget: Stay updated on CBSN's schedule with our Watch Live widget, available to be added to your home screen.

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New in this release:
- Listen to CBSN on the go, now available in the More tab

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- Bug fixes and improvements

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New in this release:
- Addressed an issue causing video player to be partially obstructed on some devices

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Bug Fixes and improvements

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New in this release:
- Addressed an issue preventing push alert to open the correct story for some users

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New in this release:
- Addressed an issue preventing video playback in Picture in Picture mode on iPad running iOS 13+
- Other bug fixes and improvements

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- Bug fixes and improvements

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- Bug fixes and improvements

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New in this release:
- Addressed an issue preventing Chromecast icon to appear on some devices
- Bug fixes and improvements

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- Bug fixes and improvements

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- Bug fixes and improvements

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- Bug fixes and improvements

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- Bug fixes and improvements

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- Bug fixes and improvements

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New in this release:
- Addressed an issue preventing News tab to load occasionally on certain devices

Version 4.1.0:
- Added Chromecast support. Stream CBSN and your favorite shows from the app to your TV

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New in this release:
- Bug fixes

Version 4.1.0:
- Chromecast support. Stream CBSN and your favorite shows from the app to your TV
- We also fixed a few crashes and improved overall performance

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New in this release:
- Chromecast support. Stream CBSN and your favorite shows from the app to your TV
- We also fixed a few crashes and improved overall performance

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- Bug fixes and improvements

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- Bug fixes and improvements
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- Bug fixes and improvements

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- Bug fixes and performance optimization

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New in this release:
- Added support for rich notifications
- Addressed an issue preventing News tab to load occasionally
- Fixed a few crashes and improved overall performance

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- Bug fixes and improvements

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- Bug fixes and improvements

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New in this release:
- We now show play icons for videos
- We now only play video previews on a Wi-Fi connection
- We also fixed a few crashes and improved overall performance

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Version 4.0.2
Minor fixes

Version 4.0.1
ADDED: Optimization for 12.9 inch and 11 inch iPad Pro screen
FIXED: News now refreshes when app resume from background (Pull down from top of screen when in app also refreshes news, as always)
FIXED: Rate This App from Settings now directs you to App Store to rate and review the app

Version 4.0.0
The new and improved CBS News app features a fresh design, creating a seamless navigation and content discovery experience.

ADDED: Optimization for 12.9 inch and 11 inch iPad Pro screen
FIXED: News now refreshes when app resume from background (Pull down from top of screen when in app also refreshes news, as always)
FIXED: Rate This App from Settings now directs you to App Store to rate and review the app

The new and improved CBS News app features a fresh design, creating a seamless navigation and content discovery experience.

The new and improved CBS News app features a fresh design, creating a seamless navigation and content discovery experience for all users.

With the CBS News app, you can:
• Watch CBSN, a 24/7 live news stream from CBS News. CBSN has live anchored coverage, original reporting, and breaking news in an innovative interactive video experience. No cable subscription required.
• Get real-time updates of evolving and breaking news stories throughout the day.
• Use on-demand to view past segments on topics that interest you the most.
• Receive breaking news push notifications.
• View the latest business headlines and market info from CBS MoneyWatch.
• Share interesting stories with your friends and family via email, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram.

New features:
• Stream live coverage from CBS Sports HQ, ET Live, and CBSN New York in the dedicated live stream section
• Dynamic font size for an improved user experience
• Airplay capabilities
• iPad only- picture in picture
• iPad only- split screen capabilities for multitasking

Performance optimization

- Expanded Chromecast support
- Performance optimizations

Performance optimization

Performance optimization

Performance optimizations

Performance optimizations

Performance optimization

Support for iPhone X and performance optimizations

Performance optimization

Performance optimization

Performance optimization

Performance optimizations.

CBS News is now available on Apple Watch.
- Get breaking news notifications
- Browse through the latest headlines
- Handoff to continue reading the full stories on your iPhone
- Bookmark to save stories and read them later

Stay on top of live and breaking news with our new iOS 10 home screen widget. Add it by swiping right on your lock screen, selecting edit at the bottom of widget screen, and selecting CBS News.

Chromecast support now available for CBSN Live video.

New Moneywatch "Trending" section.

Bug fixes and improvements to app stability and security.

Bug fixes.

Bug fixes
Added a new Moneywatch "trending" section

Bug fixes for article content disappearing and video player sound issues.

Fixed video player audio bug: Users can now watch CBS News live, vod, and dvr clips with the silent switch on.

Updated CBSN Live experience. Watch live, latest and trending videos from your mobile device.
Access all CBS News Newsletters from the main menu.
iOS spotlight search integration.
Updated video player user Interfaces.
Fixed bugs and crashes.

Closed Captioning: To enable/disable closed captioning in CBSN live streaming, please go into Apple Settings > General > Accessibility > Media > Subtitles & Captioning and enable closed captions.

This version of CBS News app fixes several CBSN video player related bugs and crashes including:

> Recent CBSN segment once again automatically roll to the next segment in the live video experience.
> Crash that occurred when users tap on the CBSN menu after app resumed has been fixed.
> CBSN video headlines are no longer truncated in the Recent menu.
> LIVE indicator is now showing up again after transition from recent clip to CBSN live video.
> CBSN User Interface is no longer broken in iPhone 6 devices.
> Miscellaneous UI improvements in CBSN video player experience.

Bug fixes for CBSN live experience.

This build fixes various lingering bugs and adds closed captioning support in the CBSN live stream.

Graphical/branding updates

Fixed issues with Push Notification crashes.
Fixed issues with live video crashing.

What's New in Version 3.2 (ios)

This update includes the following new features:

-Official Twitter streams have been added for Evening News, This Morning, 60 Minutes, 48 Hours, Face the Nation, and Sunday Morning.
-Breaking News alerts notify you of the latest news while using the app.
-Reorderable menu items.

Bug Fixes and Improvements:

-CBS News radio no longer turns on randomly.
-Social share ability has been improved.
-Updated ability to turn push notification on or off from within the user settings.
-Updated ability to turn quick read on or off from within the user settings.
-Added drop down menus to each of the CBS News shows.
-Fixed the clickable link issue for articles on iPad

This update includes the following new features:

• MoneyWatch coverage has been expanded to include specialized subsections for financial news, video, and articles.
• The CBS Radio News option has been re-added to the app in the Live Menu so you can once again listen to news stories an hourly updates if you're not in video-friendly environment.

Bug Fixes and Improvements:

• Fixed crashing issue with breaking news alerts for some story types.
• Improvements to the CBSN live video experience and the Article "Quick Read" experience on News lists.
• Minor layout adjustments to article pages.
• App is now optimized for all 64-bit iOS devices.

• CBS News has been completely redesigned and is now a single iOS 8 compatible universal app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
• Now featuring CBSN: a 24/7 streaming video news channel that features original CBS News reporting, live anchored coverage and on-demand news segments.
• Easy to use, customizable pop-out navigation, bigger story headlines, adjustable font sizes in news stories and better support for related stories, videos and galleries within the story view.
• Categorized news headline lists now include the “Quick Read” feature allowing users to read more than the headline before deciding to tap on the full article.
• Expanded video offering from the CBS News programs, now includes more show subcategories and complete 60 Minutes segments and 48 Hours episodes from the current week’s shows.
• New, gorgeous full screen photo galleries.
• Expanded In-Depth coverage for large, complex, or constantly evolving stories.
• Latest business headlines and market info from CBS MoneyWatch.
• Share interesting stories with your friends and family via email, Facebook, or Twitter.
• Breaking news push notifications.

• Added Closed Captioning support for some videos
• Fixed data issues preventing some story sections from loading properly
• iOS 7 compatibility
• Bug fixes

• Added Closed Captioning support for some videos
• Fixed some data issues preventing some story sections to load
• Bug fixes

• Facebook sharing bug is fixed
* Other minor bug fixes

• iPhone 5 compatibility
• Video player enhancements
• Updated headers in the Shows section

This version fixes 2 high impact bugs:
• Spontaneous CBS Radio News playback bug is now fixed (no more surprise audio blasts)!
• The Facebook sharing feature has been updated and is working properly now.

• This version adds the ability to listen to the live broadcast of CBS Radio News from within the CBS News iPhone app! Listen to the top stories of the day while browsing our in-depth written coverage all in the same app!

- Fixes the incorrect app name introduced in the last build.

- Bug fixes

- Fixed the issue with the app name introduced in the last version

- Fixes "no audio" issue for iOS 4.x users introduced in the last build

- This version adds support for our new morning news show "CBS This Morning."