My life has changed dramatically in the last two years. I've authored two books, consistently worked twelve to fourteen hours a day and regrettably missed a lot of important moments at home with my incredible family. I am thankful for the peace, love, and joy they bring to my life in all of this chaos. To my wife, Tareaz, your support means everything to me. I will always need it! To my daughters, Jordyn and Peyton, thank you for working hard in school and playing hard in life! You deserve the best. Also, thanks to Mom and Dad; my big brother, Joseph E. Pegues III; Stephanie Powers Pegues; Gabriel; Zara; Ron; Valerie; Philip; Tiffany; Dorothy Poellnitz; Joseph E. Pegues Sr.; Louise Pegues; Lloyd and Miriam Moore; Stephanie Moore; Ashley Moore; Karen; Celestine; Casey; Carlos; and Morgan.

Thank you, Danielle Wolffe, for your help on this project. Without you this would not have made it to print. You and Kevin Anderson and Associates are difference makers for those of us who need a good editor for projects this big!

To my CBS News family, David Rhodes, Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews, Kim Godwin, Al Ortiz, Laurie Orlando, Steve Capus, Scott Pelley, Norah O'Donnell, Gail King, Jeff Glor, Bob Orr, Ryan Kadro, Diana Miller, Chris Isham, Ward Sloan, Mosheh David Oinounou, Caroline Horn, Albert Oetgen, Chloe Arensberg, Andres Triay, Katie Ross Dominick, Julia Kimani Burnham, Allyson Ross Taylor, Kate Rydell, Mary Walsh, Paula Reid, Duncan McKenna, Grace Lamb Atkinson, Pat Milton, Len Tepper, Julianna Goldman, Alturo Rhymes, Diana Miller, Terri Stewart, Tony Furlow, Caitlin Conant, John Dickerson, Mary Hager, and everyone I wasn't able to mention here who has contributed to my reporting over the years at CBS This Morning, CBS Evening News, Face the Nation, CBSN, and CBS Radio. Thank you all!

Thank you to my friends James Lewis, Eric O'Neill, Erroll Southers, and Frank Cilluffo. Men of knowledge and influence!

My agents, Sharon Chang, Henry Reisch, and Bradley Singer have helped guide my career. Thank you to my friends at Prometheus Books, including Steven L. Mitchell, Jeffrey Curry, Hanna Etu, Jill Maxick, Bruce Carle, Jake Bonar, Amy Vigrass, Lynette Nisbet, Catherine Roberts-Abel, and Jackie Cooke. I also want to acknowledge all of the people who have been on my team for years or decades: Christopher Carmichael, Chuck Murray, Mark Edwards, Gregg Burger, Justin Carmichael, Beth Carmichael, KC, Richard Burns, Elizabeth Murphy Burns, Todd Bloom, Kristin Bloom, JR Rodriguez, Cindy Rodriguez, Ron Hosko, Raoul Davis, Leticia Gomez, MB, Cat McKenzie, Rick Martin, Ducis Rodgers, Shefali Razdan Duggal, Molly Fay, Arles Hendershott, Vince Tirola, Barbara Tirola, Randy Walker, Terry Hoeppner, Shawn Watson, Pat Narduzzi, Gordon Benning, Amoury Hollins, Ron Scott, Miami University president Greg Crawford, Hugh Morgan, Dr. Robert Vogel, Miami University, Miami University football, Laddie Lawrence, Staples High School, Staples High School football, and Staples High School track.