Are we nearing the peak for coronavirus deaths? A testing milestone. Payday, but no paycheck. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
What to know today about another round of record unemployment, and how the Fed and Congress are hoping to help now.
Also, even as the death toll continues to rise, there is more encouraging progress and lower death toll projections.
Plus: Biden’s new promises in the presidential race, the NBA returns with a game from recess, and a 16-year-old making a difference for rural hospitals.
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Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.
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On the Gist, hydroxychloroquine isn’t like snake oil.
In the interview, Mike talks with Slate's National Correspondent, Will Saletan about what Donald Trump needs to win in the upcoming elections. Saletan's humble prediction in the time of Covid-19 is that the president would need to persuade the American public that his incompetence and the outbreak are unrelated. They also discuss why the president's approval ratings have increased even in the face of the crisis.
The general election between Joe Biden and Donald Trump begins as Bernie Sanders suspends his campaign, COVID-19 trutherism gets worse as Trump media tries to spin the death toll, and Democrats look for a way to make voting safe and easy despite opposition from Trump and his allies. Alex Wagner, the host of Crooked Media’s new podcast Six Feet Apart, joins to break down the news, and Stacey Abrams talks to Dan about protecting the right to vote, the coronavirus response, and 2020 veepstakes.
Lying for noble reasons is still lying, but those lies harm the credibility of people who are supposed to be experts. Alex Nowrasteh argues that noble lies about the coronavirus carry substantial costs.
Lying for noble reasons is still lying, but those lies harm the credibility of people who are supposed to be experts. Alex Nowrasteh argues that noble lies about the coronavirus carry substantial costs.
The slow process to get back to normal. More grim unemployment numbers. Dreams on hold with a pause in fertility treatments. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
Thanks to Judith Milgram and Ryan Stauffer for their questions. We cover how to shop safely, bring groceries home, and order takeout during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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What to know today about ventilators: from the national stockpile to why some doctors won’t use them anymore.
Plus: Bernie Sanders is out. What he’s now telling his supporters, and how two pro sports organizations are working to get their athletes competing ASAP.
Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes!
Then, hang out after the news for Thing to Know Thursday's bonus interview. We're talking with economist Diane Swonk about unemployment, the government's relief package, and what to expect for the future.
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On the Gist, oversight is a funny word.
In the interview, Mike talks with journalist and creator of the Killing Eve novellas, Luke Jennings about adapting his British cat-and-mouse thriller series Killing Eve for television. They discuss the character’s feminine gaze, why he self-published some of the novellas, and how Villanelle would be dealing with the Coronavirus outbreak and quarantine. His most recent book in the series is called Killing Eve: Die For Me and is available wherever e-books are sold.
In the spiel, Bernie almost won because he never changed.