Three people have been charged in the fatal shooting of a security guard at a Family Dollar store in Flint, Michigan. Calvin Munerlyn, 43, was shot dead after an altercation May 1 when he refused to allow a customer’s daughter inside the store because she wasn’t wearing a face mask. CBS News’ Laura Podesta reports. Source
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Texas governor announces hair salons will reopen May 8
The announcement came as Texas recorded more than 2,000 coronavirus cases over May 2 and May 3, the most the state has seen in a two-day period since the coronavirus crisis began. Source
Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale unfazed by falling poll numbers, report says
According to the New York Times, President Trump’s campaign manager Brad Parscale is not concerned about Mr. Trump’s polling numbers. Despite having to pivot to managing a campaign from home, Parscale is convinced the coronavirus pandemic will have no negative affect on the president’s numbers in the upcoming election. New York Times Magazine writer Robert Draper joins CBSN’s Elaine Quijano to explain what Parscale is doing to adapt. Source
Ginsburg hospitalized with “benign gallbladder condition”
Ginsburg underwent treatment for a “benign gallbladder condition” and is “resting comfortably,” according to the Supreme Court. Source
White House discusses “winding down” coronavirus task force by Memorial Day
The White House is considering winding down its coronavirus task force by Memorial Day, according to Vice President Mike Pence. Politico White House correspondent and associate editor Anita Kumar discusses the news and the rest of the day’s political headlines. Source
Trump says Dr. Fauci won’t testify before “haters” in the House
Members of the White House’s coronavirus task force will not be allowed to testify on Capitol Hill this month unless they are given permission by Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. President Trump defended the decision Tuesday saying, “The House is a bunch of Trump-haters.” CBS News congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes and congressional reporter for The Washington Post Mike DeBonis join CBSN’s Elaine Quijano with the latest on Capitol Hill. Source
Judge rules New York must hold presidential primary
The Democratic members of the State’s Board of Elections voted to cancel the primary even though New York was still planning to hold its congressional and state-level primaries June 23. Source
Doctor finds balance between family and coronavirus frontlines
Dr. Melanie Malloy works 12-hour shifts at Mount Sinai Hospital in Brooklyn — and finds time to be with her three young children. Source
2020 Daily Trail Markers: Campaigns learn to adjust to digital organizing
Democratic and Republican organizers would traditionally be using this time to train volunteers, onboard organizers and engage voters through face-to-face interactions. Source
New video emerges of fatal shooting of black jogger in Georgia
Cellphone video captures the final moments of Ahmaud Arbery’s life. Source