Joe Biden is leading President Trump in several key battleground states despite the pandemic forcing him to cut back on campaigning. Polls show the former vice president leading Mr. Trump in Georgia and North Carolina, and even narrowly ahead in Texas. He continues the search for a running mate, with one-on-one interviews with potential candidates set to begin after July 4. Ed O’Keefe reports on the upcoming election, and the primaries some states held this week. Source
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Eye Opener: Coronavirus cases rise in three of U.S.’ biggest states
Coronavirus cases are surging in California, Texas and Florida, three of the country’s biggest states. Also, the House of Representatives voted to make Washington, D.C., a state. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source
“Godzilla” dust cloud from Sahara blankets parts of U.S.
A Saharan dust storm, nicknamed “Godzilla” for its massive size, is moving toward the northeastern U.S. after stretching from Texas to Florida on Friday. It is expected to cause thick, hazy skies that will lead to poor air quality. Parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic are also expecting to be battered by severe thunderstorms Saturday after golf ball-sized hail pelted Colorado roads on Friday. Jeff Berardelli joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” with what viewers can expect from their weather. Source
Florida and Texas struggle with surging coronavirus cases
The U.S. broke another single-day record for new coronavirus infections Friday as other countries around the world continued the process of reopening. The spike has the governors of Florida and Texas reversing course and tightening restrictions. Michael George reports from New York, once the epicenter of the pandemic. Source
Trump signs executive order enacting harsh penalties for vandalizing monuments
President Trump signed an executive order Friday aimed at protecting U.S. monuments after some were brought down and others are caught in a fierce debate over their removal. The order declares that anyone who vandalizes or destroys a monument or statue to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Meanwhile, protesters in the nation’s capital demanded the removal of the Emancipation Memorial, which depicts President Abraham Lincoln standing over a freed slave. Nikole Killion reports. Source
White actors will stop voicing “Simpsons” characters of color
Producers of the show made the announcement the same day longtime “Family Guy” actor Mike Henry, who is white, said he’ll stop voicing Black character Cleveland Brown. Source
Judge delays dropping Michael Flynn’s criminal case
A federal appeals court this week ordered the criminal case against Michael Flynn to be dropped. But U.S. district judge Emmet Sullivan has yet to dismiss the case. CBS News correspondent Catherine Herridge joined CBSN to discuss. Source
Judge orders release of migrant children, citing coronavirus
ICE reported this week the first coronavirus cases among the migrant families with children it is holding in civil detention. Source
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Coronavirus cases surge as pressure mounts on healthcare workers; Husband and wife donate kidneys to the same man. Source
17 Rikers Island officers face discipline in transgender woman’s death
Layleen Polanco, 27, died of an epileptic seizure while in solitary confinement on June 7 of last year. Source