President Trump announced that the CDC is changing its guidelines to recommend people wear simple cloth face masks to protect against the coronavirus, though he said he didn’t plan to do so himself. Surgeon General Jerome Adams joined him at the White House briefing to explain the changing guidance on face masks. Source
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Businesses ready for Paycheck Protection Program, but banks aren’t
Three of the nation’s four largest lenders initially wouldn’t take loan applications, leaving borrowers in the dark. Source
Finding love in the age of social distancing
A Brooklyn man fell for a woman he saw out his window. Source
Robert F. Kennedy’s granddaughter and her young son go missing on Chesapeake Bay
A granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy and her 8-year-old son are missing. Crews are searching Chesapeake Bay for 40-year-old Maeve Kennedy McKean and her son Gideon, who were last seen in a canoe. Natalie Brand reports from Washington. Source
Food bank works with online marketplace to provide jobs
“This is great money, and a good opportunity to— to keep my spirits high,” one laid-off bartender said. Source
“CBS Evening News” headlines for Friday, April 3, 2020
Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.” Source
Some red states hesitant to issue stay-at-home orders
The handful of states that have yet to issue stay-at-home orders have something in common: They’re run by Republican governors and have significant rural populations. Source
A timeline of Trump’s evolving statements on coronavirus
President Trump in late February said the number of cases would soon be near “zero.” Now, he says to expect at least 100,000 deaths. Source
2020 Daily Trail Markers: Battling the opioid crisis amid coronavirus
The opioid epidemic and the coronavirus pandemic “have unfortunately crossed paths in a very lethal way,” said a nonprofit president who works with recovery patients. Source
White House launches small business loan program, but some banks aren’t ready
The federal government is launching a $349 billion dollar small business loan program Friday, but hours before the program was set to go into effect some of the country’s biggest banks weren’t ready. Yahoo Finance reporter Sibile Marcellus spoke to CBSN’s Reena Ninan about who could be seeing money from the initiative. Source