More states are lifting their coronavirus restrictions and reopening just in time for the summer. But as Omar Villafranca reports, there is an ongoing battle over face masks. Dr. Taison Bell, a critical care and infectious disease physician and the medical ICU director at the University of Virginia, joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss the latest. Source
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Biden says U.S. and South Korea are willing to “engage diplomatically” with North Korea
President Biden said the U.S. and South Korea are making progress in addressing nuclear threats posed by North Korea during a press conference with South Korean President Moon Jae-in. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe join’s CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss. Source
Rape survivor calls grand jury to hear sexual assault case
A rape survivor in Kansas is taking the law into her own hands, calling her own grand jury to hear her sexual assault case. Madison Smith says she was assaulted by a friend while attending Bethany College as a freshman. Smith says the encounter started off with consensual sex, but things turned violent. The local prosecutor initially refused to press charges, but later decided to charge Smith’s attacker with battery. Now, Smith will convene a grand jury in September to look at sexual assault charges. She joined CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss her experience and how she hopes to inspire others. Source
Saturday Sessions: Lord Huron performs “Mine Forever”
Lord Huron’s band’s name came from frontman Ben Schneider’s love for his native Michigan. Now based in LA, the group earned wide acclaim with “The Night We Met,” the triple-platinum single from their second album. Their latest hit has just spent five weeks atop Billboard’s Adult Alternative Airplay chart. For this week’s Saturday Sessions, Lord Huron performs “Mine Forever,” from their just-released album “Long Lost.” Source
Concerns grow over Gaza’s humanitarian crisis
The fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas appears to be holding this weekend. The agreement follows 11 days of fighting between Israel Defense Forces and Hamas that resulted in the deaths of more than 230 Palestinians and a dozen Israelis. CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams is in Gaza to discuss the growing humanitarian crisis and the impact the cease-fire is having on the region. Source
Video shows Ronald Greene ordered facedown in deadly arrest
“I beat the ever-living f— out of him, choked him and everything else trying to get him under control,” a trooper can be heard telling a fellow officer. Source
Eye Opener: Israel and Hamas cease-fire enters third day
A cease-fire between Israel and Hamas goes into its third day. Also, rising floodwaters forced hundreds to evacuate in southern Louisiana. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source
Descendants of landmark segregation case form unlikely friendship
Keith Plessy and Phoebe Ferguson are the descendants of two people who changed American history. Source
Legal, medical issues raised with vaccine passports
The CDC says fully vaccinated Americans can resume many normal activities but should people have to prove they have gotten those shots? Brook Silva-Braga reports on the pros and cons of so-called “vaccine passports” and the medical and legal issues raised. Source
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Ceasefire holds for second day despite close encounter between Palestinians and Israeli police; Genevieve Gergis and Ori Menashe on building family, food empire. Source