Atrium Health CEO calls for national registry for COVID testing supplies

Atrium Health CEO Eugene Woods testified before the Senate earlier this week, telling lawmakers "we don't have enough reagents" to process coronavirus tests

• Jul 26, 2020
• 5:10

Gottlieb: High rate of spread in schools making it "very hard to open"

The former FDA commissioner suggests that testing delays need to be resolved before widespread reopenings of America's schools.

• Jul 26, 2020
• 8:08

Gottlieb: Community spread makes it "very hard to open" schools

Gottlieb said on "Face the Nation" a positivity rate above 10% is the "threshold where you really want to think carefully about closing the school districts."

• Jul 26, 2020

Americans without water

The simple act of hand-washing became the first line of defense against the spread of the coronavirus. But millions of Americans have had to live through this pandemic with no safe running water, or even plumbing, in their homes. Correspondent Lee Cowan examines the lives of 21st century Americans with no easy access to water.

• Jul 26, 2020
• 9:49

Transcript: Eugene Woods on "Face the Nation"

The following is a transcript of an interview with Eugene Woods, President and Chief Executive Officer, Atrium Health that aired Sunday, July 26, 2020, on "Face the Nation."

• Jul 26, 2020

Transcript: Scott Gottlieb on "Face the Nation"

The following is a transcript of an interview with former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb that aired Sunday, July 26, 2020, on "Face the Nation."

• Jul 26, 2020

Rethinking the design of restrooms

As COVID becomes a fixture of life, new thought is being given to another fixture – the public restroom – and how to maintain social distancing in the most private of public places

• Jul 26, 2020

Revisiting the public restroom

As COVID becomes a fixture of life, new thought is being given to another fixture – the public restroom – and how to maintain social distancing safely in the most private of public places. Richard Schlesinger reports.

• Jul 26, 2020
• 5:44

Danny Meyer on overcoming threats to business success

In this web exclusive, Danny Meyer, whose restaurant business laid off hundreds of employees because of the coronavirus pandemic, explains to correspondent Martha Teichner how his father’s business experience, including two bankruptcies, informed his efforts to survive a wrenching blow to the hospitality industry.

• Jul 26, 2020
• 2:33

30 states see surge in coronavirus deaths

Coronavirus deaths are on the rise in 30 states as infection rates and hospitalizations in Texas and Florida continue to increase. In addition to health concerns, millions of Americans struggling to pay rent are now facing potential evictions. Michael George reports.

• Jul 25, 2020
• 1:58

China-U.S. relations hits new low

Diplomatic relations between the United States and China are the frostiest they've been in decades. Beijing is retaliating against the U.S. closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston by shuttering the equivalent American mission in Chengdu. Recently, the U.S. also arrested fours Chinese scientists for hiding their army ties on visa applications. Isaac Stone Fish, a senior fellow at the Asia Society's Center on U.S.-China Relations and a CBSN contributor, joins CBSN's Laura Podesta with analysis on the deterioriating situation.

• Jul 25, 2020
• 5:42

Florida surpasses New York in confirmed COVID-19 cases

With over 414,000 coronavirus cases, Florida trails only California in total cases in the U.S.

• Jul 25, 2020

Coronavirus hospitalizations in New York hit new low, Cuomo says

There were at least 646 people hospitalized in the state on Friday, a new low since March 18.

• Jul 25, 2020

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro says he tested negative for coronavirus

He said earlier this month that he had the virus.

• Jul 25, 2020

Apps aid contact tracing effort in Italy

Contact-tracing apps are already being used in Italy, Germany, and around Europe to help track the coronavirus. Through a phone's BlueTooth signal, the apps can contact users who encountered someone who's tested positive for coronavirus. Chris Livesay reports.

• Jul 25, 2020
• 2:50

Agus says school safety depends on location

CBS News Medical Contributor Dr. David Agus discusses the surging coronavirus outbreak in the United States. According to Agus, the safety of sending kids back to school depends on where you call home.

• Jul 25, 2020
• 3:16

Some schools reopen as coronavirus surges

Health officials say the coronavirus is now spreading faster than at any point since the crisis began. As some schools reopen, parents across the country are faced with the difficult decision of whether or not it's safe to send their children back to school.

• Jul 25, 2020
• 3:39

Trump to send federal officers to more cities

President Trump discussed the administration's planned expansion of "Operation Legend," the name of his plan to send additional federal officers into cities to fight crime. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns and Tamara Keith, a White House correspondent for NPR and co-host of the NPR Politics podcast, join CBSN's "Red & Blue" to discuss that plus the president's latest comments on the coronavirus pandemic.

• Jul 22, 2020
• 14:40

Thom Tillis faces tough reelection in North Carolina

A portion of the Republican National Convention is set to take place in Charlotte, North Carolina. Meanwhile, the state's incumbent Republican Senator Thom Tillis is trailing behind his Democratic challenger Cal Cunningham. Nick Ochsner, investigative executive producer at CBS affiliate WBTV, joins CBSN's Lana Zak with the latest.

• Jul 24, 2020
• 10:05

Parents explore new homeschooling methods amid pandemic

With the coronavirus pandemic leaving some schools districts uncertain whether they will return to in-person learning this fall, parents are looking at other options. Many are turning to new forms of homeschooling called "micro schooling" and "pandemic pods." Emily Oster, a professor of economics and public policy at Brown University, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the growing trend.

• Jul 24, 2020
• 7:39

LAPD officer and soon-to-be father dies of COVID-19 complications

Officer Valentin Martinez, 45, was expecting twins with his partner and joined the force in 2007. The city's mayor has ordered flags to be lowered in his honor.

• Jul 24, 2020

LAPD officer dies from COVID-19

LAPD is mourning the first sworn officer to die from COVID-19. Valentin Martinez was assigned to the department's Mission Station and was a father-to-be. CBS Los Angeles' Rachel Kim reports.

• Jul 24, 2020
• 2:14

Incoming UC president: Standardized tests "don't tell the whole picture"

Michael Drake, the president-elect of the UC system, says standardized testing provide "marginal information."

• Jul 19, 2020
• 5:29

Ex-acting CDC chief: Low-income schools need help to reopen

Former Acting CDC Director Dr. Richard Besser says "structural racism has a direct impact on health."

• Jul 19, 2020
• 6:24

Barron Trump's school will not fully reopen in the fall

At a coronavirus task force briefing​ on Wednesday, Mr. Trump said he had "no problem" with Barron and his grandchildren returning to school full time.

• Jul 24, 2020

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