Coronavirus school closures are forcing over 55 million students in the U.S. from Kindergarten through 12th grade to learn from home. The mass shut downs are disrupting teachers’ lesson plans and even pose a problem for students who may not have internet access. Julie Lythcott-Haims, CBS News contributor and author of “How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Over Parenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success” joins “CBS This Morning” to talk about how the virus precautions could leave some school-age kids behind. Source

Blake Shelton and Carrie Underwood are two of the many artists that will be featured on the Sunday special, “ACM Presents: Our Country,” packed full of conversations and songs from country music’s biggest stars. The Academy of Country Music had to postpone its awards show over the coronavirus pandemic, and will air the special in its place to give music fans something to look forward to as the virus forces events such as concerts and festivals to be called off. Source

Retail giants Macy’s, Kohl’s and Gap have announced widespread furloughs amid soaring reports of coronavirus cases in the U.S. The pandemic has sent the economy into free fall, with massive layoffs and small business closures happening across the country as a result of precautions to slow the disease’s spread. Jill Schlesinger joins “CBS This Morning” to talk about this latest hit to workers and what it means for the future of the economy as the pandemic continues. Source

More than 66,000 people in New York have been infected with COVID-19. Source

Attorney Brad Edwards represents dozens of women who accused late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein of varying degrees of sexual assault when they were underaged. He speaks with Anthony Mason to talk about his decadeslong psychological struggle against Epstein’s estate, chronicled in his new book, “Relentless Pursuit: My Fight for the Victims of Jeffrey Epstein.” Source

Americans have been thrust to the forefront of the pandemic, with at least 32 states telling all but essential workers to stay at home. Source

President Trump suggested surgical masks were being stolen by health care workers during a Monday press conference while also claiming the country’s governors were thanking him for the federal assistance they have received in fighting the coronavirus pandemic. A record of the call seems to refute Mr. Trump’s claim, where Montana Governor Steve Bullock warned him that testing delays could soon overwhelm hospitals in rural areas. Weijia Jiang reports on what else the president covered during the task force press briefing. Source

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has had a limited response to the coronavirus pandemic, despite his state reporting the fifth highest number of cases in the U.S. A handful of counties have been ordered to shelter at home, while in others, beaches continue to be open for visitors. DeSantis has also so far refused to allow a cruise ship with four coronavirus fatalities to dock in Fort Lauderdale. Manuel Bojorquez speaks to one passenger who wants the ship to dock and sick passengers to be admitted to area hospitals. Source

More than 1,000 people, including at least three health care workers, have died from coronavirus in New York City. Newly built field hospitals have been set up in Central Park to deal with an expected overflow of patients. As the epicenter of the U.S.’s outbreak, New York also received military assistance in the form of a Navy hospital ship docking at a Manhattan pier, equip with 1,000 beds to assist with the city’s non-coronavirus medical cases. Mola Lenghi takes a look at one of the city’s field hospitals to report on how they are preparing for the worst of the pandemic. Source

New York has reported over 1,000 fatalities due to the coronavirus pandemic as a Navy ship docks in Manhattan to assist overwhelmed hospitals. Also, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is refusing to let the Zaandam cruise ship dock in Fort Lauderdale, despite the four coronavirus deaths onboard. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source