Tensions grow as states slowly reopen
The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down the state's stay at home order, allowing a number of local bars and restaurants to open their doors. Adriana Diaz reports.
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down the state's stay at home order, allowing a number of local bars and restaurants to open their doors. Adriana Diaz reports.
A Michigan family lost three members across two generations to the coronavirus. Minnie Head, died along with two of her daughters, just two weeks apart. All three attended the same church. In Louisiana, a 39-year-old married father of two, Keenan Duffy, died on April 14, having battled the virus after he also took his mother to the same hospital when she contracted the virus -- though it is unknown where he contracted it himself. David Begnaud hears from members of the two families about their loved ones' stories.
California Governor Gavin Newsom is closing Orange County beaches once again after concerns that crowded beaches would jeopardize public health. The decision was met with frustration from some residents and a local official. Also, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer extended the state's emergency declaration by executive order after the Republican-controlled legislature declined. Carter Evans reports on how states around the country are handling the pandemic, including some that have eased their precautions, like Texas.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer extended the state's emergency order after its Republican legislature declined to do so. While the state has worked to ramp up testing, parts are still plagued by critical shortages in staffing and PPE, and some say the efforts to expand COVID-19 tests came too late. Adriana Diaz speaks to one woman who says her hospital worker mother died after being denied a test at the same hospital multiple times for our series, "State of Testing."
"These kids really came into this world against all odds," a new mother from Michigan said.
Last week, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer extended the state of emergency through May 28.
"The fact that we've never had enough tests, that the federal government didn't prepare, contributes to the fact that we had to ration tests at the front end of this pandemic," Governor Whitmer said.
Three people have been charged in the fatal shooting of a security guard at a Family Dollar store in Flint, Michigan. Calvin Munerlyn, 43, was shot dead after an altercation May 1 when he refused to allow a customer's daughter inside the store because she wasn't wearing a face mask. CBS News' Laura Podesta reports.
Calvin Munerlyn, 43, was shot when he wouldn't let a customer's daughter enter the store because she wasn't wearing a face mask, officials said.
"Some of the outrageousness of what happened at our capitol depicted some of the worst racism and awful parts of our history in this country," she said.
Republicans have pushed back against some aspects of the Democratic governor's stay-at-home order and urged Gretchen Whitmer to restart parts of the state's economy soon.
A five-term congressman, Amash left the Republican Party last year.
This week Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced plans for a data-driven phased reopening of her state's economy. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers also said some businesses could get back to work as soon as Wednesday. It comes after both governors faced push-back from Republican state legislators. CBS News campaign reporters Adam Brewster and Jack Turman joined CBSN with the details.
At the same time, Whitmer is lifting restrictions so that some businesses can reopen and the public can participate in outdoor activities.
Gretchen Whitmer is facing protests in the state and some pushback from Republicans eager to begin reopening Michigan's economy.
The day before Gary Fowler died, his father died from COVID-19, and other family members have since tested positive.
Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday he would be speaking to all 50 governors on Monday to discuss testing and reopening the states.
He could have been released earlier this year, but chose to serve his full term.
Protesters blocked traffic in Lansing on Thursday and descended on Michigan's Capitol.
Protesters in cars honked their horns and decorated their vehicles with flags in support of President Trump, and signs reading "let us work."
Access to water has been an issue facing Detroiters since 2014 when the city started a series of controversial water shutoffs.
Sandy Brown said her final farewells to her husband and son at a funeral home on Facebook Live.
"Alexa, help me. ... I am in pain. I have to find a way to relieve it," LouAnn Dagen said in recordings found by her sister,
Quest Diagnostics tells CBS News it is still working to clear 80,000 tests it is behind on, down from 160,000 nearly two weeks prior.
The company has promised to deliver 50,000 ventilators by July 4, which may be too late for some cities.