-        video_info = json.loads(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'))
-
-        item = video_info['item'] if 'item' in video_info else video_info
-        title = item.get('articleTitle') or item.get('hed')
-        duration = item.get('duration')
-        thumbnail = item.get('mediaImage') or item.get('thumbnail')
-
-        formats = []
-        for format_id in ['RtmpMobileLow', 'RtmpMobileHigh', 'Hls', 'RtmpDesktop']:
-            uri = item.get('media' + format_id + 'URI')
-            if not uri:
-                continue
-            fmt = {
-                'url': uri,
-                'format_id': format_id,
-            }
-            if uri.startswith('rtmp'):
-                play_path = re.sub(
-                    r'{slistFilePath}', '',
-                    uri.split('<break>')[-1].split('{break}')[-1])
-                fmt.update({
-                    'app': 'ondemand?auth=cbs',
-                    'play_path': 'mp4:' + play_path,
-                    'player_url': 'http://www.cbsnews.com/[[IMPORT]]/vidtech.cbsinteractive.com/player/3_3_0/CBSI_PLAYER_HD.swf',
-                    'page_url': 'http://www.cbsnews.com',
-                    'ext': 'flv',
-                })
-            elif uri.endswith('.m3u8'):
-                fmt['ext'] = 'mp4'
-            formats.append(fmt)
+        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', default='{}'), video_id, fatal=False)
+
+        if video_info:
+            item = video_info['item'] if 'item' in video_info else video_info
+        else:
+            state = self._parse_json(self._search_regex(
+                r'data-cbsvideoui-options=(["\'])(?P<json>{.+?})\1', webpage,
+                'playlist JSON info', group='json'), video_id)['state']
+            item = state['playlist'][state['pid']]
+
+        return self._extract_video_info(item['mpxRefId'], 'cbsnews')
+
+
+class CBSNewsLiveVideoIE(InfoExtractor):
+    IE_NAME = 'cbsnews:livevideo'
+    IE_DESC = 'CBS News Live Videos'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?cbsnews\.com/live/video/(?P<id>[^/?#]+)'
+
+    # Live videos get deleted soon. See http://www.cbsnews.com/live/ for the latest examples
+    _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': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'Clinton, Sanders Prepare To Face Off In NH',
+            'duration': 334,
+        },
+        'skip': 'Video gone',
+    }
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        display_id = self._match_id(url)
+
+        video_info = self._download_json(
+            'http://feeds.cbsn.cbsnews.com/rundown/story', display_id, query={
+                'device': 'desktop',
+                'dvr_slug': display_id,
+            })
+
+        formats = self._extract_akamai_formats(video_info['url'], display_id)
+        self._sort_formats(formats)