Prine was hospitalized 12 days ago after suffering “a sudden onset of COVID-19 symptoms.” Source
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CBS Evening News, April 7, 2020
New York suffers single deadliest day of coronavirus fatalities; Chicago theater brings viewers into virtual experience right from their couch Source
Coronavirus updates: Trump criticizes WHO as U.S. deaths top 12,000
More than 12,700 people have died across the U.S., according to Johns Hopkins University. Source
Texas AG expects coronavirus abortion ban will reach Supreme Court
In an exclusive interview with CBS News, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defended the temporary ban on abortion. Source
Texas AG eyes Supreme Court
In an exclusive interview with CBS News’ Kate Smith, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he expects the state’s temporary ban on abortion amid the coronavirus outbreak to head to the Supreme Court. For more than two weeks, abortion services have been suspended in the state. Source
Illinois mayor’s wife found at bar violating stay-at-home order
“My wife is an adult capable of making her own decisions, and in this instance she exhibited a stunning lack of judgement,” Mayor Brant Walker of Alton, Illinois, wrote on Facebook. Source
Wisconsinites brave coronavirus fears and long lines to vote
Some voters said they were prepared to spend hours in line. Source
Trump ousts inspector general tasked with overseeing coronavirus funds
Glenn Fine is being replaced as acting Pentagon inspector general, thereby removing him from the committee overseeing $2.2 trillion in spending. Source
Japan now under COVID-19 state of emergency
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared a state of emergency across Japan and is asking some 35 million people to stay at home. Under Japan’s constitution, all he can do is ask. CBS News correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more on the COVID-19 crisis in Japan and how the government hopes to prevent it from spiraling out of control. Source
Chicago theater brings viewers into virtual experience right from their couch
Theaters have gone dark as the world stays home to stop the spread of coronavirus. However, the curtain still goes up every night for those who remember the words of Shakespeare: “all the world’s a stage.” Dean Reynolds reports. Source