Breaking down the latest COVID stimulus bill

This week saw another significant spike in unemployment claims. Just over 4 million Americans filed for unemployment, bringing the pandemic's five-week total to roughly 26 million people without jobs. President Trump recently signed off on nearly $500 billion extra in addition to the initial coronavirus stimulus package, designed to help mitigate the pandemic's blow to the economy. Jill Schlesinger joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to discuss what all of this means for the U.S. and American workers.

• Apr 25, 2020
• 4:03

Could stem cell therapy help treat COVID-19?

Doctors are hoping stem cell therapy could be a weapon in the fight against coronavirus. On Friday, regenerative medicine company Mesoblast announced a 300-person trial to determine whether stem cell treatments will work in COVID-19 patients suffering from severe lung inflammation. Adriana Diaz speaks to a doctor behind a similar trial at Mount Sinai.

• Apr 25, 2020
• 3:04

Home buying amid coronavirus restrictions

Although most of the country should be reaching the peak season for purchasing a new home, coronavirus restrictions have dealt a blow to the real estate market and forced realtors to find other ways to show properties to clients. Barry Petersen speaks to a Denver couple who own their own real estate firm about how they are reaching buyers.

• Apr 25, 2020
• 6:05

White House doing damage control

President Trump refused to take questions during a Friday night briefing, a day after he made comments suggesting the possibility of injecting disinfectants to treat the coronavirus. He later said those comments were "sarcastic." Nikole Killion reports.

• Apr 25, 2020
• 2:43

Several states lifting stay at home orders

Several states across the U.S. have begun reopening some public areas and businesses such as beaches and tattoo parlors. But many consider the reopening premature and dangerous. Danya Bacchus reports.

• Apr 25, 2020
• 1:48

NYC emergency workers struggle amid coronavirus

There has been a decrease in the number of coronavirus infections and hospitalizations in New York City since the outbreak. But emergency workers on the frontline continue to face a straining workload. Mola Lenghi reports.

• Apr 25, 2020
• 2:02

Coronavirus hits "close-knit" predominately black NOLA group

In New Orleans, the prestigious Mardi Gras Zulu Krewe has had at least 25 of its 800 mostly black members infected, with at least five dead. Mireya Villarreal speaks to Zulu Krewe members about the devastating effects of the pandemic.

• Apr 25, 2020
• 2:04

Push to get states back to business

CBS News' Mark Strassmann reports from Atlanta on the growing crisis.

• Apr 26, 2020
• 2:41

Gov. Hogan says Trump's "mixed messages" on disinfectants led to confusion

Hogan says his state received hundreds of calls asking about the safety of ingesting disinfectants after President Trump's about-face.

• Apr 26, 2020
• 7:13

Bank of America CEO says analysts predict economy will return "late next year"

"There's great debate about how much this will ultimately take", CEO Brian Moynihan told "Face the Nation" on Sunday.

• Apr 26, 2020
• 6:58

Billionaire Barry Diller says "no chance" of economic rebound by fall

Diller says the private sector needs more federal guidance on reopening, but says the Trump administration has not offered a roadmap.

• Apr 26, 2020
• 6:11

Americans look inward to navigate troubled times

"Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan reflects on the state of our democracy as everyday Americans rise up as leaders in the era of coronavirus.

• Apr 26, 2020
• 3:55

San Francisco Mayor emphasizes "facts and data" as key to reopening

Mayor London Breed says the "biggest challenge we have is we need to make sure that we are looking at the facts and the data".

• Apr 26, 2020
• 5:33

Former FDA commissioner says Georgia "jumped the gun" on reopening

Scott Gottlieb told 'Face the Nation" that the state is "certainly not out of the woods" when it comes to coronavirus recovery

• Apr 26, 2020
• 5:54

Governors and businesses weigh steps to reopen

Governors and businesses from Hawaii to Alaska to Nevada spent the weekend weighing steps to reopen with measures vastly differing from state-to-state. In parts of California, large crowds of sun seekers were a clear sign many are ready to test unchartered waters. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.

• Apr 26, 2020
• 2:01

Midwest governors get ready for the new normal in reopening

Deaths from the virus in the U.S. now top 54,000. But things are slowly improving. At least 20 states are set to bring back business in some way in the coming days. But it will be a new normal. Dean Reynolds reports.

• Apr 26, 2020
• 2:31

Ecuador suffers one of the world's worst COVID-19 outbreaks

Ecuador is seeing one of the world's worst coronavirus outbreaks, with possibly thousands dead. But that hasn't been enough to convince the president of Latin America's largest country, Brazil, to take the threat seriously. Manuel Bojorquez reports. 

• Apr 26, 2020
• 2:06

Trump scales back daily briefings

It's the second straight day that President Trump did not hold a press briefing, after his remarks about injecting disinfectants to combat the coronavirus are still sparking controversy. Nikole Killion reports from the White House. 

• Apr 26, 2020
• 2:04

Coronavirus detected on tiny particles of air pollution

As the debate rages worldwide about when to send people back to work, a new report says COVID-19 could be even more contagious than previously believed. It's been detected on tiny particles of air pollution called particle matter, especially high in industrial areas. Chris Livesay reports.

• Apr 26, 2020
• 1:56

How coronavirus has affected the airline industry

The airline industry has gotten a $61 billion lifeline from the federal government. But their future might be forever changed by the coronavirus pandemic. Kris Van Cleave reports.

• Apr 26, 2020
• 2:21

Trump urged to scale back on virus briefings

President Trump did not appear in public over the weekend to address the coronavirus crisis, but he did speak out on Twitter. A senior adviser tells CBS News that some of the president's aides and allies outside the White House have urged him to scale back on the daily briefings on the virus. Ben Tracy reports on what members of the coronavirus task force are saying.

• Apr 27, 2020
• 2:41

Connecticut man leaves love letter to wife

A Connecticut man left a touching tribute for his family before he died from complications of COVID-19 last week. When Jonathan Coelho was hospitalized, he wrote a note on his phone to his wife and two young children. David Begnaud speaks with Coelho's wife about what the note meant to her.

• Apr 27, 2020
• 3:59

States ease restrictions despite warnings

A rising number of states will start to reopen this week, despite the risk people will get sick from the coronavirus. In California, people crowded beaches over the weekend, even though a stay-at-home order is still in place. In Georgia, some businesses are now open to customers, after a controversial decision by the state's governor. Mark Strassmann reports on the state of lockdowns across the country.

• Apr 27, 2020
• 3:42

Former surgeon general on reopening the U.S.

Dr. Vivek Murthy fought Ebola and Zika as the 19th surgeon general during the Obama administration. Now, he's talking to presidential candidate Joe Biden and local leaders about how to tackle the coronavirus. Murthy joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the risk of reopening the economy too quickly, as well as his new book, "Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World."

• Apr 27, 2020
• 6:56

What the future of business could look

Many companies are being forced to adapt to the financial impact from the coronavirus pandemic. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the future of business for our series The New Normal.

• Apr 27, 2020
• 5:33

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