Black Lives Matter protesters are pushing to see changes beyond the justice system. Some are calling for legislators and city officials to declare racism as a public health crisis. Quartz science and health reporter Katherine Ellen Foley joined CBSN to explain how experiencing racism impacts health. Source

A new report from the CDC is giving us a better understanding of who is falling ill from COVID-19. There’s also new research showing use of a steroid drug can help reduce deaths in severely ill patients. Dr. Dyan Hes joined CBSN to discuss the latest developments. Source

Rolling Stone senior writer Jamil Smith joins CBSN to discuss the mass protests against police violence and systemic racism — through the lens of the three women who first put the words “Black Lives Matter” into our political lexicon seven years ago. Source

Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard must try to determine if the officer who shot Brooks thought his life was in danger. Source

The tennis tournament will be held in Queens from August 31 to September 13. Source

As Africa braces for a surge in coronavirus cases, President Trump has vowed to help the continent fight the pandemic. White House reporter for Politico, Meridith McGraw, joined CBSN to discuss the Trump administration’s efforts to boost U.S. support in Africa amid the global pandemic. Source

As the need for health care workers increased with a surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations, medical schools around the country allowed students to graduate early and join the fight against the coronavirus. “CBS This Morning” asked new doctors in the epicenter of the pandemic to share their journeys with us. Dr. Alison Laxer graduated early and started at Northwell Health’s trauma center to help get consent from patients participating in one of the trials for COVID-19 treatment. Dr. Alex Smith started at North Shore University Hospital exclusively treating coronavirus patients. Dr. Janna Minehart started at NYU Langone’s Tisch Hospital as a resident physician on a general medicine team. Dr. Pratik Shah started at Northwell Health as part of a team enrolling patients for a vaccine trial. Here’s a look at their first few weeks as new doctors during the pandemic. Source

“No words can describe what he meant to me and all who knew him,” Omar said in a statement. Source

As more than three months passed since the first coronavirus lockdowns, people from across the country shared daily home video diaries with “CBS This Morning.” Kate Huffman is a sixth-generation farmer and financial officer from Indiana. Blake Richards is a second-generation co-owner of Val Surf Shops in southern California. John Patteson works for Procter and Gamble, maker of essential paper goods like toilet paper, in Georgia. Sunnie Clahchischiligi is a doctoral student and freelance journalist from New Mexico who was born and raised in the Navajo Nation. Here is a look at how they’ve all been experiencing life during the pandemic. Source

The Fulton County district attorney is weighing whether to charge two officers with murder for the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta. Jeff Pegues reports. Source