Major Garrett and Elaine Quijano co-anchor a special two-hour show Friday, June 21

The special will feature reporting from local journalists as part of CBSN’s ongoing “Local Matters” series

Multi-platform coverage of the South Carolina Democratic Weekend also includes CBS News broadcasts "CBS This Morning" & "CBS Evening News" as well as CBS News Radio

June 19, 2019 – This Friday, June 21, CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett and CBSN anchor Elaine Quijano anchor a two-hour special edition of “Red & Blue,” CBSN’s daily politics show, live from House Majority Whip James Clyburn’s (D-S.C.) World Famous Fish Fry in Columbia, South Carolina beginning at 7 p.m. ET. The CBSN politics team begins reporting from across South Carolina today as 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls descend on The Palmetto State for the South Carolina Democratic Weekend.

Friday’s broadcast will provide an in-depth look at the major role South Carolina plays in the 2020 election from the ground at the largest gathering of Democratic presidential candidates in history. Following the show, CBSN will carry speeches from Democratic presidential candidates and provide analysis at the Fish Fry from 9 p.m. ET into the night. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns, CBS News political reporter Ed O’Keefe, CBS News elections and surveys director Anthony Salvanto, CBSN political contributors and Democratic strategists Lynda Tran and Antjuan Seawright, and CBS News contributor and Republican strategist Leslie Sanchez will also join the coverage.

Throughout this week, CBSN’s signature series “Local Matters,” which harnesses the power of local reporters across the country, will focus on the cultural, social, and political issues driving South Carolinians to the ballot box.

“After the 2016 election, our audience research and feedback showed us there was a desire for more reporting on the local issues that impact how Americans vote. We launched the 'Local Matters' series ahead of the 2018 midterm elections in order to give a first-hand perspective from beyond the beltway and allow local experts to shed light on the key issues impacting their communities, across America,” said Christy Tanner, executive vice president and general manager of CBS News Digital.

As part of CBS News’ multi-platform coverage of the weekend, O'Keefe will also join "CBS This Morning" and "CBS Evening News," live from the ground in South Carolina to deliver the latest news. CBS News Radio will provide the latest reporting on speeches and comments from the Democratic presidential candidates as well.

“Red & Blue,” anchored by Elaine Quijano, features the day’s most relevant political news and conversation and streams live at 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Thursday. Quijano has been an anchor for CBSN since its launch in November 2014 and has been the anchor of “Red & Blue,” since it debuted in January 2017. Quijano led CBSN’s political coverage throughout the 2016 campaign and was named moderator for the 2016 vice presidential debate, marking the first time an anchor from a digital network would moderate a national debate in a general election campaign.

Major Garrett is CBS News’ chief Washington correspondent, reporting for all CBS News broadcasts and platforms, and host of “The Takeout,” a weekly multi-platform interview show on politics, policy and pop culture available on CBSN, top radio stations across the country, and all podcast platforms. He previously served as the network’s chief White House correspondent, traveling across America and the world covering Presidents Obama and Trump. He is a veteran political reporter, having covered every presidential campaign since 1992.

Darius Walker is the senior executive producer of CBSN and Rob Gifford is the managing editor.

CBSN is CBS News’ 24/7 digital streaming news service featuring live, anchored coverage available for free across all platforms. Launched in November 2014, the service now averages more than one million streams per day with a median viewer age of 37, and is a premier destination for breaking news and original storytelling from the deep bench of CBS News correspondents and reporters. CBSN features the top stories of the day as well as deep dives into key issues facing the nation and the world. CBSN has also expanded to launch major market local news streaming services, now including CBSN New York and CBSN Los Angeles with additional local services to come. CBSN is currently available on CBSNews.com and the CBS News app across 20 platforms, as well as the CBS All Access subscription service.

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