Walmart shopper charged with pulling gun during mask dispute
Things got heated after a fellow shopper told him he should wear a mask and he cursed in front of the other shopper's young daughter.
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Things got heated after a fellow shopper told him he should wear a mask and he cursed in front of the other shopper's young daughter.
President Trump is cancelling the Florida portion of the Republican National Convention. He says now is "not the right time" amid the coronavirus pandemic. CBS News' Natalie Brand and Caitlin Huey-Burns join CBSN's Lana Zak with a look at the latest headlines from the White House.
Florida marked a grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic as the state reported 173 deaths, a new single-day record. The rise in deaths and new cases comes as teachers push back against a state mandate that requires schools to reopen in the fall for in-person instruction. Jim Defede, an investigative reporter for CBS Miami, joins CBSN's Lana Zak with the latest.
President Trump said he has canceled segments of the Republican National Convention scheduled for Florida next month, citing a "flare-up" of the coronavirus. Scaled-back convention events will still be held in North Carolina. Watch his remarks.
The surge in coronavirus cases is putting a severe strain on hospitals around the country. David Begnaud is in Miami, which is seeing its ICUs fill to near capacity.
Florida's daily death toll from the coronavirus is higher than any other state. Meanwhile, California has surpassed New York with having the most cases since the pandemic began. Manuel Bojorquez has the latest.
One of the suspects, Tony "TJ" Wiggins, 26, had previously been charged with 230 felonies.
Two brothers and a woman have been arrested in connection with the "massacre" of three best friends who set out on a fishing trip at a central Florida lake last week, according to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd. Watch his remarks here.
The 2018 Democratic candidate for governor in Florida released an 11-minute Instagram video, his first statement since he said he would enter a rehabilitation facility in March.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was heckled at a blood bank where he was encouraging plasma donations for people who have recovered from COVID-19. The largest teachers union in Florida sued the governor over his order to reopen schools next month. David Begnaud reports.
"The governor needs to accept the reality of the situation here in Florida, where the virus is surging out of control," FEA President Fedrick Ingram said in a statement.
The number of new coronavirus cases in Florida topped 10,000 for the fifth day in a row, with 12,523 reported on Sunday.
As many states are seeing a rise in coronavirus infections, authorities are now enforcing tougher restrictions, such as mandatory mask wearing. Danya Bacchus reports.
The coronavirus surge through Sun Belt states has put a strain on testing capacities nationwide, with patients reporting a wait time of up to two weeks. Health experts say efforts to contact trace and isolate potential patients will be rendered essentially futile by the long wait periods. Maryland emergency care physician Dr. Ron Elfenbein joins CBSN to talk about the implications.
In 2018, Florida voters approved a ballot measure that would return the right to vote to more than 1 million people who completed serving felony sentences in the state. But two years later, the legal fight continues. Desmond Meade of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition joined CBSN to explain why he believes a law from Florida's Republican governor and state legislature is unconstitutional.
They were found by the father of one of the men who managed to call for help just before he died.
Several states are seeing a dramatic rise in new COVID-19 cases, four months since the pandemic began. Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease expert and senior scholar at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, joined to CBSN to discuss how state officials can get a handle on the virus.
Officials on Friday announced an 8 p.m. curfew along South Beach, as Florida topped 10,000 single-day cases for the tenth time.
A newly revealed White House document suggests that states experiencing major surges in coronavirus infections take more stringent measures, such as closing bars and mandating face masks. Paula Reid reports.
A hospital in Texas is bringing in military medical personnel and morgues are running out of space in Phoenix.
The justices chose not to overturn a hold on a federal appeals court ruling that would have enfranchised the voters.
"I know people hear these stories over and over, but it's very different when the person you're putting into a body bag is your next-door neighbor for 50 years, your mom's best friend," said Hidalgo County Health Authority Dr. Ivan Melendez.
Animal Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios and Magic Kingdom are welcoming back visitors in Orlando, the company said.
Health officials reported an additional 10,181 new confirmed cases Wednesday.
"The hospital system as a whole, as we said, is under severe stress," said San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg.