“Sunday Morning” looks back at the life of the tireless social justice activist and Congressman who was an optimist about America Source
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From the archive: John Lewis and the bridge
In 1998 the civil rights activist and Congressman retraced his journey as a young protester fighting for justice, from lunch counter sit-ins to the “Bloody Sunday” march in Selma, Ala. Source
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Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis has died at age 80; Remembering civil rights icons C.T. Vivian and John Lewis Source
Blue Jays barred from playing games in Canada for 2020 season
The Canadian government announced it would be too dangerous to allow players to travel to and from areas in the U.S. with a high risk of infection. Source
Coronavirus cases continue to spike in Texas and Florida
Several states are seeing a dramatic rise in new COVID-19 cases, four months since the pandemic began. Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease expert and senior scholar at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, joined to CBSN to discuss how state officials can get a handle on the virus. Source
Trump campaign event features viral gun-toting St. Louis couple
They were interviewed by Kimberly Guilfoyle, the girlfriend of Donald Trump Jr. and former Fox News personality who now hosts a web series for the campaign. Source
John Lewis’ death sparks support to rename Edmund Pettus Bridge
The bridge, named after a Confederate officer and leader of the KKK, was the site of Bloody Sunday, where hundreds of people, led by Lewis, who were marching for Black voting rights were brutally attacked by state troopers in 1965. Source
Officer injured trying to stop Black Lives Matter mural vandalism
It’s the third time this week the mural has been vandalized. Source
Airlines warn employees of possible furloughs in the thousands
As demand for air travel continues to plummet amid the coronavirus pandemic, airlines across the country are warning their employees of possible furloughs to come that number in the thousands. Kris Van Cleave reports. Source
Remembering civil rights icons C.T. Vivian and John Lewis
Two icons of the civil rights movement, C.T. Vivian and John Lewis, both died Friday. Their tumultuous civil rights journey were often intertwined and now come to an end, once again together. Major Garrett remembers their legacies. Source