President Obama is now the first sitting president to visit Ethiopia after leaving Kenya. While still in his father’s birth country, the president showed off some dance moves and greeted guests in Swahili. Major Garrett reports. Source
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WorldView: Mediations de-escalate Jordan royal family feud; 1,800 inmates escape from Nigerian prison
One of the most serious political crises in Jordan’s history has been resolved following discussions between the country’s royal family. More than 1,800 inmates have escaped from a prison in Nigeria, and North Korea has pulled out of the Olympic Games in Tokyo. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joins “CBSN” from London with these stories and more. Source
Wildfires still raging in Northern California
Atleast 14 active wildfires threaten nearly 2,000 homes and have destroyed more than 190,000 acres. Carter Evans has more. Source
Video catches final hours of John Houser, La. theater gunman
Exclusive surveillance video shows final moments of Lafayette movie theater gunman, John Houser, at a local motel. David Begnaud reports. Source
Rooney’s rules on ice cream cones
From the archives of 60 Minutes: Andy Rooney, a self-proclaimed expert on eating ice cream, dishes about how to do it right. Source
Megan Ruger sings “Again”
Singer Megan Ruger, a former contestant on “The Voice,” invited CBS News backstage at the Country Thunder music festival in Twin Lakes, Wis., and performed “Again,” a song about drug addiction and how she lost some of her friends to it. Videographer: Jake Barlow. Source
WWE scraps Hulk Hogan after using n-word
In a recently resurfaced 2012 radio interview Hulk Hogan allegedly is heard using the n-word. In response, the WWE terminated Hogan’s contract and removed his bio from the Hall of Fame page on their website, as well as merchandise from the online shop. Source
Gronk in the Toyota Green Room
In this week’s edition of “Sounds of the Toyota Green Room,” New England Patriots’ Rob Gronkowski talks with “CBS This Morning” co-hosts Gayle King and Norah O’Donnell about his new book, “It’s Good to be Gronk.” Source
Taco Bell plans to hire 5,000 in a single day on April 21
Adhering to COVID-19 precautions, chain will hold job interviews in parking lots outside 2,000 locations across U.S. Source
Eye Opener: Minneapolis police chief testifies in Chauvin trial
Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo told jurors on Monday that Derek Chauvin’s restraint of George Floyd using his knee violated Minneapolis police policy. Also, in Michigan, COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are now worse than anywhere else in the country. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source