diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
index e61a88de7d..8d2fa604bb 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
@@ -90,7 +90,10 @@
 from .canalc2 import Canalc2IE
 from .canvas import CanvasIE
 from .cbs import CBSIE
-from .cbsnews import CBSNewsIE
+from .cbsnews import (
+    CBSNewsIE,
+    CBSNewsLiveVideoIE,
+)
 from .cbssports import CBSSportsIE
 from .ccc import CCCIE
 from .ceskatelevize import CeskaTelevizeIE
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/cbsnews.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/cbsnews.py
index cabf7e73b9..8f864699f9 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/cbsnews.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/cbsnews.py
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 # encoding: utf-8
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-import re
-import json
-
+from .common import InfoExtractor
 from .theplatform import ThePlatformIE
+from ..utils import parse_duration
 
 
 class CBSNewsIE(ThePlatformIE):
     IE_DESC = 'CBS News'
-    _VALID_URL = r'http://(?:www\.)?cbsnews\.com/(?:[^/]+/)+(?P<id>[\da-z_-]+)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'http://(?:www\.)?cbsnews\.com/(?:news|videos)/(?P<id>[\da-z_-]+)'
 
     _TESTS = [
         {
@@ -48,14 +47,13 @@ class CBSNewsIE(ThePlatformIE):
     ]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
-        mobj = re.match(self._VALID_URL, url)
-        video_id = mobj.group('id')
+        video_id = self._match_id(url)
 
         webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
 
-        video_info = json.loads(self._html_search_regex(
+        video_info = self._parse_json(self._html_search_regex(
             r'(?:<ul class="media-list items" id="media-related-items"><li data-video-info|<div id="cbsNewsVideoPlayer" data-video-player-options)=\'({.+?})\'',
-            webpage, 'video JSON info'))
+            webpage, 'video JSON info'), video_id)
 
         item = video_info['item'] if 'item' in video_info else video_info
         title = item.get('articleTitle') or item.get('hed')
@@ -88,3 +86,41 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
             'formats': formats,
             'subtitles': subtitles,
         }
+
+
+class CBSNewsLiveVideoIE(InfoExtractor):
+    IE_DESC = 'CBS News Live Videos'
+    _VALID_URL = r'http://(?:www\.)?cbsnews\.com/live/video/(?P<id>[\da-z_-]+)'
+
+    _TEST = {
+        'url': 'http://www.cbsnews.com/live/video/clinton-sanders-prepare-to-face-off-in-nh/',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'clinton-sanders-prepare-to-face-off-in-nh',
+            'ext': 'flv',
+            'title': 'Clinton, Sanders Prepare To Face Off In NH',
+            'duration': 334,
+        },
+    }
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        video_id = self._match_id(url)
+
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
+
+        video_info = self._parse_json(self._html_search_regex(
+            r'data-story-obj=\'({.+?})\'', webpage, 'video JSON info'), video_id)['story']
+
+        hdcore_sign = 'hdcore=3.3.1'
+        f4m_formats = self._extract_f4m_formats(video_info['url'] + '&' + hdcore_sign, video_id)
+        if f4m_formats:
+            for entry in f4m_formats:
+                # URLs without the extra param induce an 404 error
+                entry.update({'extra_param_to_segment_url': hdcore_sign})
+
+        return {
+            'id': video_id,
+            'title': video_info['headline'],
+            'thumbnail': video_info.get('thumbnail_url_hd') or video_info.get('thumbnail_url_sd'),
+            'duration': parse_duration(video_info.get('segmentDur')),
+            'formats': f4m_formats,
+        }