California bakery had overcome a string of disasters — now the owners are forced to”wave the flag and go home.” Source
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The Chairman, ACLU, Genetic Revolution
Fed Chair Jerome Powell is asked if the Fed is done raising interest rates and whether or not he thinks President Trump can fire him; then, the ACLU’s surprising new political strategy, modeled in part after the NRA; and, could gene therapy cure sickle cell anemia? Source
Joint Chiefs chairman apologizes for church photo op with President Trump
Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley expressed regret over joining President Trump and other administration officials on a walk through Lafayette Square after it was cleared of protesters, ending with a photo-op at St. John’s Church. “I should not have been there,” Milley said. CBS News White House correspondent Ben Tracy joins CBSN with more on that plus the growing calls for law enforcement reform. Source
Forty Acres Fresh Market’s fight against inequality goes beyond food
Liz Abunaw says the nationwide protests demanding justice for systemic racism comes as no surprise. Source
7 arrested after Christopher Columbus statue vandalized in Miami
It is one of several Columbus statues to be damaged amid protests over George Floyd’s death. Source
How police unions became powerful opponents to reform
As lawmakers and activists call for reforms to policing, police unions are standing in the way of many changes. New York Times reporter Noam Scheiber has covered the issue and joined CBSN to discuss how police unions have become such powerful opponents. Source
What we know about the risk of asymptomatic spread of coronavirus
The World Health Organization is walking back a comment suggesting that the spread of COVID-19 from an asymptomatic person is rare. Dr. Ashish K. Jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, joins CBSN to discuss when patients are the most contagious, and a new Harvard Medical School study which suggests the coronavirus may have been in China as early as August. Source
Impact of Freddie Gray’s death, 5 years later
As protests over the death of George Floyd continue nationwide, author Wes Moore joins CBSN to discuss the parallels between this case and the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore five years ago. Moore is the author of the new book, “Five Days: The Fiery Reckoning of an American City,” and CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation. Source
Georgia officials continue to point fingers in wake of chaotic primary
State and county officials have already begun blaming each other for the multiple mishaps. Source
Sony gives first look at games for PlayStation 5
Sony’s PlayStation division showed off video games coming this fall to its next-gen gaming console. Source