Since Thursday, CBS News has run two different reports -- both by correspondent Jan Crawford -- which fearmonger about the possibility that private charities and millions of people who benefit from them will suffer because the new tax cuts passed by Republicans would result in fewer people taking tax deductions for charitable contributions as in the past.

Not much thought was given to the possibility that if people's taxes are being cut, they might donate even more money to charities, as Crawford was preoccupied with people who will stop itemizing who might therefore lose interest in making donations.

Update: On Saturday, a third story on the same topic aired on the CBS Weekend News. See below for details and complete transript.

On Thursday's CBS Evening News, substitute host Bianna Golodryga talked up the possibility of negative consequences of the tax cuts as she set up the report: "Well, it's the season for giving, but nonprofits are bracing for a potential drop in donations next year. The new tax law signed by President Trump last week changes the math for writing off charitable contributions. Jan Crawford explains."

After recalling a Washington, D.C.-based charity called So Others Might Eat which helps feed poor people, Crawford intoned: "Under the new tax reform law, nonprofits like So Others Might Eat could soon be taking a big hit."

Then came a soundbite from one of the group's members, Kate Wiley, who further warned: "We are absolutely concerned that tax reform and also just confusion about what new laws are going to be will affect charitable giving."

The CBS correspondent then went to Brian Gallagher of the United Way who fretted that there will be as much as $13 billion less donated to private charities nationally next year, theorizing that 10 million people might lose services.

On Friday's CBS This Morning, another report by Crawford ran which focused on the same charity. Golodryga, substitute-hosting again, set up the report with a similar warning:

Republican leaders say the new tax code will save millions of Americans money, but it could cause problems for charities. Nonprofits received about $390 billion in donations last year, but, by some estimates, the new code could drop -- result in a drop in $20 billion in donations per year. Jan Crawford is at a charity that feeds the homeless in Washington with why people are concerned the new law could mean less giving.

Crawford began the report by arguing that charitable deductions entice many people to donate at the end of the year to reduce their tax bills, and then fretted that, under the new tax laws, 90 percent of Americans will not have a tax incentive to donate to charities because they will use the new larger standard deduction instead of itemizing deductions.

As the piece mostly pushed the argument that people may lose interest in donating to charities because they will no longer itemize deductions, it took until the end of the story for Crawford to admit that people mostly give because they want to give instead of being motivated by getting a tax benefit, Crawford:

Nonprofit leaders are quick to point out most people don't give to charity just to give a tax break, but even a four or five percent decrease in donations could have a big impact on community organizations that are already struggling to stay afloat.

After Crawford turned the floor back over to the show's substitute hosts, Golodryga and Dana Jacobson continued to fret over the possible effects of the new tax law:

DANA JACOBSON: It's sort of sad to think of some of those charities that may lose out just because of the loss of a deduction. GOLODRYGA: Yeah, effecting the people that need it most. JACOBSON: Yeah, exactly.

Complete transcripts of both reports follow: