Tributes are pouring in for Nick Cordero, the Broadway star who has lost a three-month battle with the coronavirus. Cordero was just 41 when he died Sunday at a Los Angeles hospital. His wife, Amanda Kloots, wrote on Instagram, “He was surrounded in love by his family, singing and praying as he gently left this earth.” Gayle King reports. Source

CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett analyzes President Trump’s rhetoric in his holiday weekend speeches. Source

COVID-19 cases in the U.S. continue to climb. Former CDC Director Tom Frieden joins “CBS This Morning” with what steps Americans need to take to reverse course. Source

President Trump declared “99%” of COVID-19 cases to be “totally harmless” during Fourth of July remarks over the weekend, prompting backlash from mayors of both political parties. The president’s FDA commissioner struggled to provide a factual basis for the president’s claim. Paula Reid reports. Source

Did history really happen the way the hit show portrays it? Source

President Trump is facing criticism for saying 99% of COVID-19 cases are “totally harmless,” which is not true. CBS News’ Natalie Brand joins CBSN with more on the president’s comments and how the White House is responding. Source

Black people are more likely to die from coronavirus, cancer, and childbirth than White people — and doctors say racial bias is largely to blame for the kind of care patients get. Now, they’re fighting for change. Source

Thousands of people of color have shared their own accounts on social media of doctors dismissing their pain or making racist remarks, or of having near-death experiences because physicians did not give proper treatment. One woman told CBS News, “I have to be the angry loud Black woman making a scene for you to do something. …I used to want to avoid that, but when it comes down to my health, I’d rather you be uncomfortable and me not be dead.” Source

Christian Cooper was repeatedly identified by his race in Amy Cooper’s call to police during the May 25 incident in New York City’s Central Park. Source

The World Health Organization has said the coronavirus is only confirmed to be airborne during certain medical procedures, but many experts disagree. Source