President Biden announced a list of incentives Wednesday to encourage Americans to get their coronavirus shots in an attempt to meet his goal of having 70% of U.S. adults partially vaccinated by July 4. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss. Source
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GLAAD president and CEO on transgender athlete bill in Florida and protecting trans youth
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a controversial bill into law banning transgender girls and women from playing on female sports teams. The “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act” will go into effect on July 1. The governor argues that it will protect “fairness and integrity of women’s athletics.” Florida is now the ninth state to have such a law on the books. GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis joins CBSN’s Lana Zak with her perspective. Source
New video may reveal additional gunmen in Miami shooting
Newly released surveillance video reveals that there could be additional gunmen in a shooting that killed two people after a rap concert in Miami. Manuel Bojorquez reports. Source
Netanyahu likely out as Israel’s prime minister after opposition forms new government coalition
It appears Benjamin Netanyahu is likely out as Israel’s prime minister after a group of opposition parties reached an agreement to form a new coalition government. Dan Raviv, Newsday columnist and author of “Spies Against Armageddon: Inside Israel’s Secret Wars,” joins CBSN to discuss how eight political parties reached a last minute agreement to form the new coalition. Source
U.S. employees return to work as country emerges from COVID pandemic
As CBS News’ Mola Lenghi reports, life is slowly returning to normal as the U.S. emerges from the coronavirus pandemic. Companies are now beginning to ask their employees to return to the office. Then infectious disease physician Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss the day’s other coronavirus headlines. Source
Churchill Downs suspends Bob Baffert for 2 years
The Kentucky Derby racetrack suspended trainer Bob Baffert for two years after his horse Medina Spirit failed its second drug test. David Begnaud has the latest. Source
Teacher lends shoes off his own feet so student can attend graduation
A high school senior in Louisiana was turned away from his graduation ceremony after showing up in sneakers, which didn’t meet the dress code. A teacher then gave him the shoes off of his own feet so he could attend. Nikki Battiste has the details. Source
White House defends Biden’s comment calling out centrist Democrats for blocking his agenda
The White House on Wednesday defended comments President Biden made a day earlier during a speech in Tulsa, in which he appeared to call out Democratic Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, who he said “vote more with my Republican friends.” CBS News Capitol Hill producer Rebecca Kaplan and Politico’s White House correspondent and associate editor Anita Kumar join CBSN’s “Red & Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano with more on that, plus Mr. Biden’s infrastructure meeting with the GOP’s lead negotiator and other developments in Washington. Source
Biden announces free child care and beer as incentives to get vaccinated
President Biden announced the start of a National Month of Action as he pushes to get at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose into the arms of 70% of U.S. adults. CBS News reporter Alex Tin joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” host Elaine Quijano to discuss the impact of the incentives. Source
NFL vows to stop use of “race-norming” for brain injury claims
The binary race norms assumes that Black patients start with worse cognitive function than Whites and other non-Blacks. Source