"The administration should be giving its all toward making our country healthier right now. Instead, it is taking advantage of an unprecedented public health crisis," said former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy.
New York is the hardest-hit state in the nation, with over 52,000 reported cases of the total 110,000 confirmed cases in the country as of Saturday.
New York postponed its presidential primary from April 28 to June 23 amid the coronavirus pandemic. "I don't think it's wise to be bringing people to one location to vote," Governor Andrew Cuomo said Saturday.
New York state has the most cases of coronavirus in the country.
He has repeatedly stressed a need for more hospital beds and ventilators to treat an expected rising number of patients.
President Trump said Saturday he is considering an "enforceable" quarantine affecting residents of the metro New York area amid the coronavirus pandemic. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said shortly afterward that he doesn't "even like the sound of it" and said he had not spoken to the president about it.
Regions across the United States are seeing a surge in cases.
The USNS Comfort is heading to the U.S. epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic.
He explained how something as small as a single tweet sent without harmful intent can spread information around the world before conclusive studies could be performed and replicated.
Coburn earned a reputation as a conservative political maverick during his tenure in the Senate
Regions across the United States are seeing a surge in cases.
“Sunday Morning” contributor Nancy Giles is, like most of us, self-isolating because of the coronavirus pandemic. But that’s not an excuse to miss out on some exercise, and a helpful distraction. Giles takes us on a walk around Weehawken, N.J. for some fresh air and spectacular views.
With restaurants closed save for take-out service, far less food waste is being discarded in the city's alleyways, driving the local rodent population out into the open to search for scraps.
Nearly half of all American residents are under lockdown orders as state and local governments scramble to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The U.S. now has more cases than anywhere in the world. Dr. David Agus joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to talk about how the latest data says the pandemic will play out, and how the severe precautions will affect the virus’ curve.
Chef and restauranteur Brandon Chrostowski received the "Silver Plate" award in March, an honor he now shares with Wolfgang Puck, Danny Meyer and other luminaries. But Chrostowski's operation is a little different, with kitchens staffed by ex-cons. Jeff Glor talks to the visionary chef about his mission to give others the second chance in life he says he was granted years ago.
President Trump signed the largest emergency aid package in U.S. history after it passed votes in the House and Senate. Also, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have returned to the U.S. after being isolated with coronavirus in Australia. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds.
With the Summer 2020 Olympics now postponed, it'll be awhile before more Olympic legends like Jesse Owens are created. By winning 4 gold medals in the 1936 games in Berlin, he dashed Adolf Hitler's claims of white supremacy. And on this very day 30 years ago, he posthumously earned another honor, the Congressional Gold Medal. But Owens wasn't alone in breaking ground at those games in Germany. Over a dozen other African American men, and 2 women, also represented America at the Games. Their lesser-known story is told in the documentary... Читать дальше...
The Jack Rose Dining Saloon in Washington, D.C. has long been home to one of the world's largest collections of whiskey bottles, dating from prohibition and even decades before. But in these difficult days, what's been a defining feature of the bar has become a luxury. And now it's being "tapped", to keep the bar and its employees going. Christina Ruffini explains how the bar made a big sacrifice to keep the lights on and make sure its employees are paid.
With Americans around the country shuttered inside their homes amid the coronavirus pandemic, many are turning to social media to be entertained and stay connected. However, the usual pitfalls of misinformation that live online could be deadly, when it comes to false facts and data on the virus. Wired Editor-in-Chief Nick Thompson joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to talk about what he’s learned covering the role of technology in the coronavirus crisis.
The USNS Comfort is heading to the U.S. epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic.
The coronavirus pandemic that's endangering our physical health is affecting our mental health as well. The CDC has a webpage devoted to managing anxiety and stress during the outbreak, and one recommendation involves meditation. In 2018, the agency reported that the practice of meditation tripled in the United States from 2012-2017. That's in part due to the popularity of websites and apps, that are bringing the age-old practice into the information age. Dana Jacobson looks at how and why these apps have become so popular.
At the most basic level, preventing the coronavirus and many other illnesses begins with simple soap and water. Humanity's relationship with the simple hygienic tool goes back thousands of years. Jeff Glor explores the history of soap and how it was marketed through the last century.
The city of New Orleans has seen a surge in coronavirus cases, quickly straining hospital staff and resources that were not ready for the spike. However, the precautions put in place to slow the virus’ spread have inadvertently led to a new problem: with no food littering alleyways from people visiting the city’s many restaurants, hungry rats that relied on the scraps have been driven out onto the streets. Omar Villafranca reports on how the city is combatting its problems.
Margaret Glaspy was born in Red Bluff, California and began playing guitar at the age of 15. Soon after heading east for music school, she began performing in clubs in Boston and New York. After a warm reception from fans and critics for her 2016 debut album, Glaspy released her newest collection on Friday, titled “Devotion.” She joined “CBS This Morning: Saturday” from the Bridge Studio in Brooklyn to perform “Devotion”
Margaret Glaspy was born in Red Bluff, California and began playing guitar at the age of 15. Soon after heading east for music school, she began performing in clubs in Boston and New York. After a warm reception from fans and critics for her 2016 debut album, Glaspy released her newest collection on Friday, titled “Devotion.” She joined “CBS This Morning: Saturday” from the Bridge Studio in Brooklyn to perform “Killing What Keeps Us Alive”