House Speaker Nancy Pelosi officially backed Joe Biden for president Monday. And more than 200 black women penned an open letter calling for Biden to choose a black woman for vice president. CBS News campaign reporters Tim Perry and LaCrai Mitchell joined CBSN to explain why those leaders say it’s time to have black women in leadership positions and how it will change the Democratic Party. Source

As the coronavirus spreads, up to a quarter of U.S. workers have applied for jobless aid in the worst-off states. Source

Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider, with Sutter Health, gives tips on wearing masks to help slow the spread of coronavirus. Source

Hassan Akkad survived torture and near drowning to carve out a new, successful life, but right now he’s busy cleaning a hospital to “pay it forward.” Source

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the state reported another 337 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours — “still tragically high, but on the decline,” he said. Watch his remarks from Monday’s press briefing. Source

Hosted by Jane Pauley. For our cover story, Martha Teichner explores why America was unprepared for the novel coronavirus outbreak. Plus: Faith Salie faces a challenge of lockdown life: do-it-yourself hair coloring; Nancy Giles looks at what people are wearing while they Zoom; Luke Burbank visits a farmers market that has reopened in Seattle; Holly Williams talks with actress Claire Danes (“Homeland”); Mo Rocca looks at the history of quack medicine and snake oil salesmen; Tracy Smith chats with Dame Julie Andrews about her new podcast of stories for children, “Julie’s Library”; Erin Moriarty visits Hart Island in New York City, the largest Potter’s field in the country; and Jim Gaffigan reports on Week 6 of quarantine life. Source

Researchers are investigating why some COVID-19 patients seem to develop excess blood clotting and serious complications. Source

Cuomo said parts of upstate New York could reopen as soon as May 15 under a phased reopening plan. Source

Bernie Sanders will not have the chance to appear on the ballot in the state and Joe Biden, the presumptive nominee, will get all the delegates. Source

A Syrian refugee and award-winning filmmaker is joining the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer explains how he’s paying it forward in his adopted home. Source