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COVID-19 treatments will come before a vaccine, doctor says

The U.S. saw more than 67,000 new coronavirus cases Friday, pushing the total number of cases above 4.5 million. The death toll is now over 153,000. Dr. Amesh Adalja joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss the state of testing, vaccines and school safety amid the pandemic. Source

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Trump, Republicans signal willingness to negotiate on $600 unemployment benefit boost

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are scheduled to meet with Democratic leaders Saturday morning as a program that provided a $600 weekly supplement to unemployment benefits amid the pandemic expired overnight. The federal program has been the subject of fierce debate between President Trump and congressional Republicans, who have recently softened on the subject of an extension, and Democratic lawmakers. Nikole Killion reports on the ongoing negotiations. Source

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Eye Opener: Hurricane Isaias pounds parts of Caribbean

Hurricane Isaias is pounding parts of the Caribbean as the U.S. East Coast braces for the storm. Also, President Trump is threatening to use an executive order to ban popular video app TikTok. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source

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