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Los Angeles air quality improves in lockdown

By some estimates, the pandemic lockdown has taken about 80% of passenger cars off local roads, leading to a dramatic reduction in air pollution. Los Angeles, infamous for its smog, has seen some of the world's cleanest air in recent days, according to the CEO of a company that tracks global air quality. Jamie Yuccas takes a look at how major cities are getting cleaner due to coronavirus restrictions and how scientists hope some of it can be maintained after lockdowns are lifted for our series Eye on Earth.

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Americans worry for incarcerated loved ones

The loved ones of incarcerated Americans say they are fearful for their safety as the coronavirus spreads quickly through correctional facilities across the country. While some nonviolent offenders are being released, others, even those in the most at-risk groups, have no choice but to wait. Omar Villafranca speaks to a nurse who worries for her asthmatic fiancé, saying she is "100% certain" he will not make it back home due to the pandemic.

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Man who was turned away from virus test dies

A black Detroit family is mourning the loss of a relative who they say was turned away from getting tested for coronavirus three times. Keith Gambrell contacted his cousin, State Representative Karen Whitsett, for help after his stepfather Gary Fowler died. Gambrell said Fowler was showing symptoms of the virus and Gambrell's mom was later admitted to the hospital with symptoms and put on a ventilator. Jericka Duncan investigates how racial bias could have played into the level of medical attention Fowler received.

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Maryland couple indicted in alleged spying plot

A Maryland couple has been charged with allegedly trying to sell military secrets to a foreign government. They could face life in prison if found guilty. Also, a Brazilian Senate panel is set to recommend President Jair Bolsonaro be charged with "crimes against humanity," alleging his COVID-19 pandemic response led to hundreds of thousands of deaths. North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine, a move that experts say could be aimed at more quickly fielding an operational missile submarine. Ian Lee reports on that and more from London.

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FDA approves first at-home coronavirus test

New COVID-19 testing revealed that the first coronavirus fatality happened at least three weeks earlier than the reported Washington state death on February 29. Though the current U.S. death toll is over 45,000, the actual number is feared to be much higher because of a shortage of testing kits. Soon, first responders and health care workers will receive the first FDA authorized at-home test. FDA commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the test.

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Texas town deals with crises over oil, virus

In cities like Midland, Texas, which rely on oil fields as their primary source of jobs and revenue, residents are dealing with a double blow from plummeting prices of oil and the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Midland Mayor Patrick Payton said it could be at least two years before the city's economy could be moving as normal again. Janet Shamlian speaks to a fourth-generation oil field worker about how his family is handling the double-crisis, for our series Financial Fallout.

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Governor Newsom on virus crisis in California

California Governor Gavin Newsom said it was "unrealistic" to think life as we knew it before the coronavirus pandemic would be back to normal anytime soon. He said he empathized with the frustration of state residents who are protesting his stay-at-home order, but urged them to think of their loved ones and others amid their fatigue with the precautions. He speaks to Tony Dokoupil in an exclusive interview on how the pandemic is playing out in his state.

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