Dawn Wright becomes first Black person to dive to the deepest known spot on Earth

Before July, only 26 people had dived to the bottom of Challenger Deep, the deepest known spot on Earth. Now, in a history-making expedition, oceanographer Dawn Wright joins their ranks, becoming the first Black person to accomplish the feat. Lee Cowan joined her for the momentous occasion. #news #dawnwright #earth Each weekday morning, “CBS Mornings” co-hosts Gayle King, Tony Dokoupil and Nate Burleson bring you the latest breaking news, smart conversation and in-depth feature reporting. “CBS Mornings“ airs weekdays at 7 a.m. on CBS and stream it at 8 a.m. ET on the CBS News app. Subscribe to “CBS Mornings” on YouTube: Watch CBS News: Download the CBS News app: Follow “CBS Mornings“ on Instagram: Like “CBS Mornings“ on Facebook: Follow “CBS Mornings“ on Twitter: Subscribe to our newsletter: ​ Try Paramount free: For video licensing inquiries, contact: licensing@