A Georgia man was chased and shot to death while he was jogging, his mother said. Police say Ahmaud Arbery was followed by two men who thought he had committed a crime. An attorney for Arbery’s family says that no indictments have been made because one of the alleged assailants is a former investigator for the local district attorney’s office. Omar Villafranca speaks to Arbery’s mother, who says an arrest should have already been made in the two-month-old crime. Source
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Biden 2020 campaign rocked by Tara Reade sexual assault allegation
Joe Biden was expected to respond Friday morning to an allegation of sexual assault in the early 1990s. His accuser, former Senate staffer Tara Reade, says then-Senator Biden sexually assaulted her in a Capitol hallway in 1993. A spokeswoman for Biden’s presidential campaign called Reade’s claim “untrue.” Catherine Herridge breaks down the allegations. Source
Trump claims he saw evidence coronavirus started in a China lab
President Trump is going after China, accusing the country of failing to stop the coronavirus from spreading to other countries. Mr. Trump said he is considering new tariffs on China to hold it accountable for the outbreak in the U.S. At the White House Thursday, the president claimed to have seen credible evidence that the virus originated in a Wuhan lab, but gave no further details. Ben Tracy reports on the White House’s ongoing response to the pandemic. Source
Trump pushes U.S. reopening while trailing Biden in the polls
President Trump is pushing the country to reopen as key polls find him trailing presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden. CBS News’ Major Garrett said that Trump’s approval has so far coasted on a strong economy, which has since been heavily diminished by the coronavirus pandemic. He joins “CBS This Morning” to talk about how the pandemic is factoring into the 2020 election and the president’s latest attacks on China. Source
California, Michigan tighten lockdowns while Texas eases precautions
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. Source
Eye Opener: Trump threatens China with tariffs over pandemic
President Trump attacked China in a Thursday press conference, threatening the country with tariffs after accusing it of failing to stop the coronavirus outbreak. Also, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has been recovering from COVID-19, said his country was past its virus peak. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source
Trump says he’s seen evidence virus started in Chinese lab
President refuses to offer details but U.S. intel agencies say COVID-19 wasn’t manmade. Source
Coronavirus updates: Trump appears to contradict intel on COVID-19 origin
With U.S. deaths over 63,000, questions mount over the president’s focus on a Chinese lab as he pushes for a vaccine to be made available at “Warp Speed.” Source
Coronavirus updates from April 30, 2020
There’s a growing divide in the U.S. about whether the country is moving too quickly or not fast enough to re-open. Source
Cal Ripken Jr. on bringing baseball back in the time of coronavirus
Ripken spoke to CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett for this week’s episode of “The Takeout” podcast. Source