Only Italy has confirmed significantly more fatalities from the disease, and even as signs of hope emerge and restrictions are eased slightly, we’re not over the curve yet. Source
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Christine Baranski on season four of “The Good Fight”
Tony and Emmy-winning actress Christine Baranski joins “CBS This Morning” to talk about the newest season of the hit series “The Good Fight,” now streaming on CBS All Access. Baranski took on the role of Chicago lawyer Diane Lockhart over a decade ago in the series “The Good Wife.” In the season four premiere of its spin off, Baranski’s character finds herself in an alternate reality after falling into a coma. Source
Sneak peek: Surviving Ted Bundy
“48 Hours” Live to Tell: Notorious serial killer Ted Bundy targeted three young Florida women in one of his final attacks. They survived and share their terrifying ordeal and long road to recovery. CBS News correspondent Tracy Smith reports in an all-new “48 Hours” airing Saturday, April 11 at 10/9c on CBS. Source
Fed vows another $2.3 trillion in “Main Street” loans
Central bank cranks up lending to help U.S. households, businesses and local governments survive coronavirus crisis. Source
Goldman Sachs pledges $550 million to small businesses amid pandemic
Small business owners are scrambling to get loans that will keep their businesses afloat while the U.S. economy weathers the coronavirus pandemic. Congress is considering a plan to give them an additional $250 billion, while Goldman Sachs has stepped up to commit $550 million to relief efforts. Company chairman and CEO David Solomon joins “CBS News” for his first network broadcast interview to talk about the donation as well as how he thinks the pandemic will continue to affect the economy. Source
Bernie Sanders suspends 2020 campaign but vows to keep fighting
Bernie Sanders suspended his presidential campaign on Wednesday, giving Joe Biden a clear route to the Democratic nomination. Sanders told his supporters his path to victory was “virtually impossible,” and that continuing his campaign would interfere with the fight against coronavirus. Ed O’Keefe explains how the Vermont senator intends to keep fighting for his platform despite pulling himself out of the running for 2020. Source
New York sees flattening virus curve, though deaths spike
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo expressed optimism that the state was “bending the curve” of the coronavirus, although it is still battling the worst effects of the virus with 779 deaths in one day, including the 15th NYPD officer to die of the illness. In Chicago, overburdened hospitals dealing with coronavirus patients also have to contend with the city’s gun violence, with seven people shot to death on Tuesday. David Begnaud updates “CBS This Morning” on the latest in the U.S.’s battle against the pandemic. Source
Florida struggles to process surge in unemployment claims
Since the coronavirus pandemic forced the U.S. economy into a tailspin, unemployment numbers have been rising to record heights. In Florida alone, nearly 600,000 people have applied for benefits since March 15, and the state is struggling to process the surge. Manuel Bojorquez speaks to one resident trying to apply despite the overwhelmed system making it difficult. Source
Fauci says we need to “redouble our efforts” at virus mitigation
Dr. Anthony Fauci joins “CBS This Morning” after he and other medical experts credited Americans as well as the mitigation efforts of state and local governments for what they say are signs that the coronavirus’ spread is slowing. However, he warned that the next few weeks will be critical and that models may continue to display a downward trend if Americans “redouble our efforts” at social distancing and other precautions. Source
Watch live: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo gives coronavirus update
Cuomo has announced “good news” in the virus fight but warned against complacency. Source