New York saw its highest ever single-day death toll from the coronavirus pandemic so far on Friday. Also, the stock market closed at another low after a critical jobs report saw over 6 million Americans file for unemployment. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source
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Trump fires intel watchdog involved in impeachment probe
President Trump wrote it is “vital” that he have the “fullest confidence” in the Inspector General, and said “that is no longer the case.” Source
From 2004: The Marsalis family’s musical legacy
New Orleans jazz pianist Ellis Marsalis passed away on April 1, 2020 at the age of 85. In this “Sunday Morning” feature which originally aired on May 2, 2004, Ellis talked about the musical traditions and love for jazz that he passed down to sons Wynton, Jason, Delfeayo and Branford Marsalis, musicians all. Source
UN chief praises positive response to global ceasefire
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday that over a dozen countries have said they will begin or continue ceasefires. Source
From 1983: The Marsalis jazz family
In this report originally broadcast on “Sunday Morning” January 30, 1983, Dr. Billy Taylor reported on a virtuoso “boy wonder” of jazz, 21-year-old trumpet player Wynton Marsalis, whose promising future was already taking off. Taylor also talked with New Orleans jazz pianist Ellis Marsalis, the patriarch of a family of talented musicians, who collaborated with his sons, Wynton and Branford, on a 1982 album titled “Fathers and Sons.” (Ellis Marsalis died on April 1, 2020.) Source
NYC hospitals near capacity as virus cases climb
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an emergency order Friday to get ventilators where they are needed. Mola Lenghi reports. Source
White House urges Americans to follow social distancing guidelines
The White House is calling on Americans to adhere to social distancing guidelines as the number of coronavirus cases in the country continues to rise. CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joins CBSN to talk about the latest. Source
CBS Evening News, April 3, 2020
NYC hospitals near capacity as virus cases climb; Finding love during the coronavirus outbreak Source
Finding love in the age of social distancing
A Brooklyn man fell for a woman he saw out his window. Source
Finding love during the coronavirus outbreak
A Brooklyn man sent out a drone with his number to a girl dancing on the roof. They found love during the coronavirus pandemic. Steve Hartman is “On the Road.” Source