{"id":108779,"date":"2025-12-04T17:42:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T22:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=108779"},"modified":"2025-12-04T17:42:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T22:42:10","slug":"cbs-news-to-present-a-town-hall-with-erika-kirk-moderated-by-cbs-news-editor-in-chief-bari-weiss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/04\/cbs-news-to-present-a-town-hall-with-erika-kirk-moderated-by-cbs-news-editor-in-chief-bari-weiss\/","title":{"rendered":"CBS News to Present a Town Hall with Erika Kirk Moderated by CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_108780\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108780\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-108780 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Erika_Kirk_54820242496.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Erika_Kirk_54820242496.webp 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Erika_Kirk_54820242496-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-108780\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Erika Kirk speaking at the memorial service of Charlie Kirk, September 21, 2025 Photo: Gage Skidmore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Three months after her husband was assassinated, Erika Kirk will open up about life, loss, the state of political discourse, and much more in A TOWN HALL WITH ERIKA KIRK, a one-hour town hall event moderated by Bari Weiss, CBS News&#8217; editor-in-chief. The special will be broadcast on Saturday, December 13, @ 8:00 PM ET\/PT on the CBS Television Network and will stream later on Paramount+ and CBS News 24\/7. <a href=\"https:\/\/paramountplus.qflm.net\/c\/130535\/1007317\/3065\" rel=\"sponsored\">Stream hit shows from CBS, Nickelodeon, MTV, BET, Comedy Central and Smithsonian on Paramount+. Get Started!<\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/paramountplus.qflm.net\/i\/130535\/1007317\/3065\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The event, filmed before a studio audience, will feature Kirk fielding questions from young evangelicals, prominent religious leaders, and figures across the political spectrum. The conversation will also focus on our country&#8217;s political divide &#8211; and how we can find our way out.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3443130324\" class=\"morty-content morty-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Erika Kirk is the chairman and CEO of the organization Turning Point USA, which was founded by her late husband, Charlie Kirk. 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