Comedian Jim Gaffigan says holing up with his wife and five kids mirrors a situation comedy — and the episode never ends. Source

New unemployment claims for the most recent measured week totaled 3.28 million. Facing an unprecedented event, the government is taking unprecedented measures as America’s economy hits the crisis stage. But there are also firms that are hiring in response to the pandemic. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger reports. Source

As the US faces an unprecedented public health emergency, one thing stands in the way — trust in truth. For years now, Americans in large numbers have come to dismiss science, established fact, and the media. And the Internet has helped bring us to this critical moment in time. In this CBSN Originals presentation, War of Words, we examine how we got here, and see how the Internet-fueled parallel universe threatens to tear at the fabric of American society. Source

Socially distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic? Washington Post book critic Ron Charles offers some suggestions for these challenging, cloistered times. Source

The federal judge in California called immigration detentions centers “hotbeds of contagion” in her order. Source

Today on “Face the Nation,” the U.S. is losing the battle to contain the coronavirus as the number of cases here explodes and experts predict the situation to become even more dire in the next month. Source

Maria was 54 and died from the Covid-19 coronavirus in a New York hospital. She had been on medical leave for an unrelated matter since the last week in February. Source

What does effective leadership look like during a crisis? With governors of states struggling with a global pandemic far out in front of the president in response to COVID-19, correspondent Martha Teichner talks with Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland, chairman of the National Governors Association, and with historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, about when governors take the lead in turbulent times – in this case, a defining event for our generation. Source

The present pandemic is not the first time in our history that the nation’s governors have stepped up to offer guidance, action and straight talk Source

To those who said they never had the time to catch up on “must-see TV,” well, now you do! Hollywood Reporter TV critic Daniel Fienberg offers suggestions on new and classic series to binge-watch, for those housebound by the pandemic. Source