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Christine Baranski on season four of “The Good Fight”

Tony and Emmy-winning actress Christine Baranski joins “CBS This Morning” to talk about the newest season of the hit series “The Good Fight,” now streaming on CBS All Access. Baranski took on the role of Chicago lawyer Diane Lockhart over a decade ago in the series “The Good Wife.” In the season four premiere of its spin off, Baranski’s character finds herself in an alternate reality after falling into a coma. Source

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Ex-CDC director outlines four key measures to “go back to new normal”

Dr. Tom Frieden is the president and CEO of “Resolve to Save Lives,” an initiative working to prevent epidemics. Previously, he was director of the CDC and New York City health commissioner. He joins “CBS This Morning” to talk about why social distancing is more important than ever as the coronavirus’ spread seems to be slowing down. He outlines four key measures that the U.S. needs to take that he says will “box the virus in” and allow us to move past the pandemic. Source

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Latest jobless claims report shows 6.6 million Americans filing for unemployment

The Labor Department’s newest weekly jobless claims report shows 6.6 million Americans applying for unemployment over the last week. The previous two weeks saw around 10 million U.S. workers filing, a grim record that reflects the coronavirus pandemic’s massive weight on the economy. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger joins “CBS This Morning” to break down what the latest numbers mean for workers today and the future of the U.S. economy. Source

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Anna Wintour on efforts to rescue the fashion industry

Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour speaks to Gayle King about her efforts to help the fashion industry through the coronavirus crisis amid predictions that global sales will drop up to 30%. Wintour teamed up with designer Tom Ford to repurpose the Vogue Fashion Fund as a new fundraising initiative called “A Common Thread.” The fund was initially created in response to 9/11 and has already raised over $3 million for the current effort. Source

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Italy struggles to find space for bodies despite flattening virus curve

While the coronavirus pandemic might be easing its hold on Italy, Europe’s hardest-hit country is still seeing people die faster than cemeteries can bury them. Military members are rushing to relocate bodies being kept in a makeshift, and unrefrigerated, morgue. Chris Livesay speaks to residents of the ravaged nation about how they are continuing the battle against COVID-19. Source

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