Jerry Lewis — the king of comedy — passed away at his home Sunday in Las Vegas. Carter Evan takes a look back at the life of an American icon. Source
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Dick Gregory, comedian and political activist, dead at 84
Groundbreaking political activist and comedian Dick Gregory passed away this weekend at a hospital in Washington D.C. at age 84. Roxana Saberi reports. Source
Artist Françoise Gilot
It was in 1943, during the German occupation of Paris, that Françoise Gilot met Pablo Picasso. She was 21; he was 61. Gilot would later write, “It was a catastrophe I didn’t want to avoid.” Now 95, Gilot talked with Anthony Mason about her life as an artist, and as a muse and partner to one of the most famous and controversial painters in history. Source
Companies are stealing pay from low-wage workers, report says
“Some companies are doing a cost-benefit analysis and realize it’s cheaper to violate the law,” says one labor expert. Source
How will Bannon’s departure affect the Trump administration?
President Trump had a tumultuous week. He began by drawing backlash for his comments on the deadly Charlottesville rally, and a few days later ousted chief strategist Steve Bannon. CBS News correspondent Errol Barnett spoke with CBSN about these updates from Bridgewater, New Jersey. Source
How will Bannon’s ouster affect the White House?
Steve Bannon was fired by President Trump from his job as chief strategist. How will this affect the White House, and how many more personnel changes can the Trump administration handle? Alex Roarty, correspondent for McClatchy, joins CBSN to discuss the news from the White House. Source
Dueling protesters descend on Boston
Thousands of people poured into Boston for dueling rallies on Saturday. Organizers scheduled a “free speech” rally in the Boston Common, and counter-protesters came to protest racism in the wake of violence in Charlottesville. The city says thousands of police officers have been deployed to monitor the demonstrations. DeMarco Morgan is on the scene. Source
Morning Rounds: Understanding Alzheimer’s
Neurologist Dr. Gayatri Devi joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss the challenges behind communicating with and caring for the more than five million Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease. Source
A single mom’s journey to culinary stardom with rural Maine’s Lost Kitchen
A one-room restaurant in rural Maine may be the most sought-after dinner reservation in the country. Every year at midnight on April 1, Erin French starts accepting reservations for the Lost Kitchen. Every seat for the entire season is taken within hours. Jeff Glor reports. Source
How does MoviePass work and will it stick around?
MoviePass is promising a month’s worth of movie tickets – for about the cost of a single admission. Senior film and news editor for Variety, Brent Lang, joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss how the pass works and what this could mean for the consumer, the company and the theater industry. Source