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Georgia is preparing for a soft open Friday amid the coronavirus outbreak. Some businesses will be able to return to normal, but must will continue following social distancing and sanitary guidelines. Some local leaders, such as the mayor of Albany, Georgia, fear it's too early to begin opening the state. Mark Strassmann speaks to a Georgia business owner who is getting ready to reopen her doors.
Former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate and founder of nonprofit Fair Fight 2020 Stacey Abrams joins "CBS This Morning" to announce a new initiative to help the people hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic. Her plan is to give $1,000 to 100,000 households impacted by the virus. Abrams also reacts to Republican Governor Brian Kemp's decision to open some businesses in Georgia this week.
Some state and local officials across the U.S. are asking President Trump to impose a national stay-at-home order. Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker said his state has "exhausted every avenue available" and labeled the lack of a national order as a "profound failure" of the federal government. The governors of Georgia and Texas have come under fire for their late actions, with medical experts using them as further examples that a federal mandate is necessary. Ed O'Keefe looks at the disparity around the country as governors of different states handle the crisis in varying ways.
The pandemic is spreading rapidly in the South and hospitals are becoming overwhelmed. Louisiana, Florida and Georgia are seeing an alarming rise in those infected by COVID-19. Health officials say large public events like spring break and Mardi Gras are partly to blame. Omar Vilafranca reports.
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Jury selection in the Ahmaud Arbery case is now underway, and could take weeks. Three men have been charged with murder in the killing of Arbery, which was caught on video. Omar Villafranca has the details.
Jury selection has begun in the Ahmaud Arbery case. Three White men are accused of killing the 25-year-old Black man in 2020. Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael and William Bryan, who filmed the deadly shooting, have pleaded not guilty to murder charges. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca joined CBSN from Brunswick, Georgia, to discuss.
In Georgia, jury selection begins Monday for the trial of three white men charged with shooting and killing 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man. Arbery was killed on February 23, 2020 while jogging. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca joins CBSN AM to discuss.
Georgia Republican Herschel Walker's campaign said the swastika was "clearly an anti-mandatory vaccination graphic."
Fulton County is Georgia's most populous county.
Authorities say Dylan Harrison was ambushed and gunned down in retaliation for the arrest hours earlier of an associate of the man they say shot Harrison.
As their kids contract COVID-19, parents in Cobb County are frustrated that the school district does not have a mask mandate. Mark Strassmann shares more.
Former President Trump returned to the campaign stage in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday on behalf of several Republican candidates running in statewide elections next year. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Greg Bluestein joins CBSN's Lana Zak with more on how Mr. Trump is deepening the divide among the state's Republican party.
Joe Biden is leading President Trump in several key battleground states despite the pandemic forcing him to cut back on campaigning. Polls show the former vice president leading Mr. Trump in Georgia and North Carolina, and even narrowly ahead in Texas. He continues the search for a running mate, with one-on-one interviews with potential candidates set to begin after July 4. Ed O'Keefe reports on the upcoming election, and the primaries some states held this week.
The first two American aid workers infected with the Ebola virus will be transported to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, for urgent care. Vicente Arenas reports.
President Biden is battling two major issues. One is growing criticism about how his administration is handling a surge of migrants on the southern border seeking asylum and overwhelming facilities. Another is Georgia's sweeping new and contentious election law. Mr. Biden condemned the overhaul limiting voting access in the state after Republican Governor Brian Kemp signed the measure. CBS News' Christina Ruffini reports.
Five men in Britain were sentenced to a combined total of 50 years in prison in October, for attempting to smuggle firearms in from the United States. Ian Lee gets an inside look at the joint police operation that tracked those guns from Atlanta, Georgia to the United Kingdom.
Another round of snow is on the way for parts of the U.S. and hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses, most of them in South Carolina and Georgia, still have no power from the last snowstorm. Terrell Brown reports.
Former Vice President Joe Biden is just 17 electoral college votes away from the presidency, leading President Trump in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania. However, the vote count continues with no final conclusion to the race. Ed O’Keefe joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss the state of the election.
President Trump is heading to Valdosta, Georgia, for a rally Saturday evening to support two incumbent Republican senators facing January runoff elections against their Democratic challengers. The outcome of the races will determine which party has control of the Senate, and some Republicans worry Mr. Trump is hurting their chances of victory as he continues to falsely claim election fraud. The president lost the state to President-elect Joe Biden in the November election. Chip Reid reports.
Civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis died last week at age of 80. Lewis was a leader of the freedom riders, and a protege of Martin Luther King Junior. He often faced arrest and violence during his fight against racial segregation. Lewis's body left Atlanta Saturday morning, and is now on its way to Alabama. Michelle Miller reports from Selma.
The former Brunswick prosecutor faces charges of violation of oath of public officer and obstruction of a police officer.
"We have a framework for a TikTok deal," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said after talks with Chinese officials in Spain.
Vance has described his longtime friendship with Kirk, who was also a key ally in his political rise.
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As Trump urges Israel to be "very careful" after a strike in U.S.-allied Qatar, Netanyahu calls Rubio's visit "a clear message that America stands with Israel."
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The suspect in the assassination of Charlie Kirk is under special watch in a Utah jail, days after he allegedly shot and killed the 31-year-old conservative activist.
Maurene Comey is suing the Trump administration over her firing in July, saying that her termination was unlawful and unconstitutional.
A range of companies and other organizations are sanctioning — and sometimes firing — workers over their public comments about Charlie Kirk. They may have little recourse.
Brian Kilmeade made the comment while talking about the stabbing murder of Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte, North Carolina.