Officials are warning Americans to be cautious and use common sense during any social gatherings over Labor Day weekend, after COVID-19 cases increased over both the Memorial Day and July 4 holidays. More than 50,000 cases were reported Friday, the most in a single day so far this month. Michael George reports.
CBS News medical contributor Dr. David Agus joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to talk about the Labor Day holiday weekend, vaccines and more.
A key model is forecasting there will be 410,000 coronavirus deaths in the U.S. by January. Also, President Trump is suggesting that former chief of staff John Kelly may have leaked accusations that Mr. Trump mocked fallen service members. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds.
"It has come to the President's attention that Executive Branch agencies have spent millions of taxpayer dollars to date 'training' government workers to believe divisive, anti-American propaganda," the OMB director wrote.
Trump denies calling fallen soldiers "suckers" and "losers"; Man creates special racetrack for 4-year-old boy.
As school starts back up with new social distance measures in place for some and with remote classes in place for others, parents worry about how the pandemic is impacting their child's mental health. CBS News correspondent Meg Oliver explains how children are being impacted. She's followed by child psychiatrist, Dr. Daniel Bober, who joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss what parents should be watching out for.
A record-breaking heat wave is expected in California, where firefighters are battling three of the state's worst fires ever. Meanwhile, just a few hundred miles away, a cold front is expected to dump up to a foot of snow in some parts of Colorado. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli joins CBSN to explain the upcoming extreme weather.
President Trump on Friday denied claims he insulted fallen U.S. soldiers. According to a report published by "The Atlantic," the president allegedly referred to those who died in war as "losers" and "suckers." His democratic rival Joe Biden condemned the remarks, and called on Trump to apologize. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns and Reuters White House correspondent Jeff Mason joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss that and more.
Krug, who said she deserves to be "cancelled," has not commented on whether she intends to keep teaching.
The Justice Department said the FBI initiated the investigation into Solomon and Teeter during protests in Minneapolis after George Floyd's death.
Blake pleaded not guilty to charges of criminal trespass, third-degree sexual assault and disorderly conduct.
President Trump strongly denied an Atlantic story that he had called fallen U.S. service members "losers" and "suckers." He also slammed the press and his former chief of staff, John Kelly, who has not commented on the report and was with the president on the day the alleged remarks were made. Watch his remarks.
Health officials are urging Americans to take precautions as they celebrate the Labor Day weekend in order to help avoid an increase in the number of coronavirus cases. Nikki Battiste reports.
Voting season is now underway after North Carolina began sending the first mail-in ballots on Friday.
Chee is believed to have collapsed on his 25th birthday.
The officers involved in the suffocation death of Daniel Prude in Rochester, New York, were following their training when they put a "spit hood" over his head and pinned him to the ground before noticing that he was no longer breathing, according to the president of the police officers' union. Jericka Duncan reports.
A Utah man decided to draw out a racetrack for his 4-year-old neighbor after noticing that the boy liked riding his bicycle in his driveway. Steve Hartman reports on this week's "On The Road."
Mail-in voting kicked off in the key swing state of North Carolina on Friday, with a record 600,000 ballots sent out. Ed O'Keefe has more.
During an arrest attempt on Thursday, authorities shot and killed Michael Forest Reinoehl, who was suspected of gunning down right-wing protester Aaron "Jay" Danielson. Lilia Luciano has more.
Jacob Blake, the man shot in the back by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, pleaded not guilty to domestic violence charges from his hospital bed on Friday.
Permanent job losses rose and hiring slowed in August, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report, but the unemployment rate is back in single digits for the first time since March. CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann reports on the divide between Wall Street and Main Street, and Mark Hamrick, Washington bureau chief and senior economic analyst for Bankrate, joined CBSN to discuss what to take away from the latest numbers.
With the first ballots going out Friday in North Carolina, Democrats plan to continue their final push mostly online.
At least 660 migrant children have been held in hotels during the pandemic as U.S. officials arranged for them to be expelled without an asylum interview.
As Labor Day weekend arrives, news that coronavirus cases are rising in more than two dozen states has health experts concerned.
A news report alleges President Donald Trump privately referred to fallen American troops as "suckers" and "losers," but he has adamantly denied those claims. Weijia Jiang reports.