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Musical theater stars team up for “Beautiful” online performance

Cast members and musicians from productions of “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” around the world are bringing a special collaboration to online audiences to remind people they are not alone during this period of self-isolation. The performance, which premiered first on “CBS This Morning” Tuesday, features 80 members of the musical and will benefit The Actor’s Fund, a non-profit that helps support actors and others in need. Dr. Jon LaPook speaks to some of the talented people who worked to create the performance. Source

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Oprah’s Book Club pick: “Hidden Valley Road” by Robert Kolker

Oprah Winfrey announced “Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family” by Robert Kolker as her new book club selection on “CBS This Morning.” The book is a true story about a family of 12, and their discovery of their troubling pattern of mental illness. Kolker joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the book. Source

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Hospitals struggle with nationwide coronavirus testing backlog

Coronavirus test results are still pending for tens of thousands of potential patients due to a nationwide backlog that has left hospitals and commercial labs scrambling. Jericka Duncan speaks to one patient who says he was left without answers for eight days after taking a COVID-19 test. Source

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Surgeon General: Coronavirus testing numbers are “a concern”

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams joins “CBS This Morning” from Washington, D.C. where the White House Coronavirus Task Force is working to contain the pandemic on a nationwide scale. Adams lauded Americans for rallying around national, state and local coronavirus precautions, and said that while the issue of widespread testing is a “concern,” the government is working to ramp up efforts to get test results faster. Source

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Italy’s coronavirus death toll is likely underreported

Italy reported nearly 3,600 new coronavirus cases Monday, the smallest day-to-day increase in almost three weeks. The country has reported more than 132,000 total coronavirus cases and more than 16,000 deaths, but that’s likely an underestimate. Chris Livesay reports on why some COVID-19 deaths likely weren’t counted. Source

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Global Citizen announces virtual music festival “One World: Together At Home”

Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas is speaking with “CBS This Morning” co-host Gayle King about her role in “One World: Together At Home,” a historic music and entertainment festival broadcast online to fans around the globe. The event, organized by the World Health Organization and advocacy group Global Citizen, will be curated by Lady Gaga and aims to celebrate health care workers and others on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis. Source

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Health care workers say they’ve been told to keep silent on hazardous conditions

As hard-hit New York begins to show signs of a flattening virus curve, other hotspots around the country are seeing COVID-19 cases skyrocket. Illinois saw their confirmed cases rise by 1,000 in just a single day, while Michigan’s largest hospital system reported 1,500 workers showing coronavirus symptoms. Meanwhile, hospital workers say they are being warned not to speak to the media about their hazardous work conditions. David Begnaud reports on the developing outbreaks from New York. Source

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