When he lost the ring his brother gave him, Bill Fitty went to “Merman Mike” – and the diver was up to the challenge Source

Pressure is mounting for a new investigation into the death of a man after an encounter with police in Colorado last August. According to his family, 23-year-old Elijah McClain was out buying iced tea when he was stopped by police after a 911 call claimed McClain was wearing a ski mask, “acting weird,” and waving his arms around. He was pronounced brain dead three days after police put him in a chokehold and a medic injected him with ketamine. Source

Candidates for prosecutor and district attorney nationwide have been pushing toward the goals of “defunding the police,” if not explicitly supporting the slogan. Source

“They murdered him. They are bullies with badges,” Sheneen McClain told CBS News. Source

Social media networks have struggled to contain the spread of misinformation as conspiracy theories continue to saturate the internet. Recently a number of conspiracy theorists have posed as journalists online in an effort to further peddle false narratives to the public. Helen Lewis, a staff writer at The Atlantic, joined CBSN to discuss the implications. Source

The U.S. just reported its largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases since the outbreak began, with more than 38,600 reported Wednesday. CBS News’ Manuel Bojorquez reports on the latest, and Dr. Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at Columbia University, joins CBSN to discuss what can be done to help contain the outbreak. Source

“I was shocked, saddened and disgusted,” Wilmington Police Chief Donny Williams said. “There is no place for this behavior in our agency or our city.” Source

The president recently traveled to a state whose visitors are supposed to self-quarantine if they enter New Jersey. Source

The coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the airline industry. The International Air Transport Association predicts airlines will lose at least $84 billion in 2020. The agency’s director general and CEO, Alexandre De Juniac, joined CBSN to discuss how airlines are dealing with the effects of the pandemic. Source

A crewmember on Wallace’s racing team spotted the noose over the weekend and reported it to NASCAR, but an FBI investigation found that the rope had been in the garage since 2019. Source