The U.S. has now reached half a million reported coronavirus cases as officials warn that social distancing measures must be kept up through Easter weekend. Also, President Trump is eyeing May 1 as the date he wants to reopen the economy. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source

More than 18,600 people have died of the virus in the United States. Source

Sulfuric acid rain storms, coffee made without beans and a calendar that fixes/nixes leap year are just a few stories from the science episode of CBSN’s “Saturday Stories.” Source

Cuomo “cautiously optimistic” about slowing infection rates in New York; Newspaper delivery man turns into grocery lifeline Source

From the future of fisheries in Charleston, South Carolina, to side-hustle shoppers, to making a big bet on video gaming, we get down to business in this episode of CBSN’s “Saturday Stories.” Source

CBS News campaign reporters Cara Korte, Zak Hudak, Tim Perry, Jack Turman and Bo Erickson joined CBSN to break down their takeaways from covering the Democratic presidential primary for the past year. Source

A federal judge has denied a request to release medically vulnerable inmates at a Chicago jail but ordered officials to step up coronavirus testing for detainees. Source

A major donor to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s failed presidential campaign has secured a $119 million deal to supply the city with medical equipment. Gabriel Sandoval, a reporter for The City, joins CBSN to discuss the contract. Source

New York continues to reel from high coronavirus death counts even as new infection cases and hospitalizations decrease. Mola Lenghi reports. Source

The FBI was warned sections of the controversial Steele dossier could have been part of a “Russian disinformation campaign to denigrate U.S. foreign relations,” according to the footnotes. Source