Americans look to animal adoption for a bright spot amid coronavirus crisis
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A growing number of Americans are choosing to adopt or foster a pet as millions are forced to stay home over coronavirus precautions. The ASPCA says it?s seen a nearly 70% increase in the number of animals going into foster care in New York and Los Angeles, compared to this time last year. Dana Jacobson speaks to shelter workers and foster groups to hear how they are preparing the flood of new pet owners .
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Attorney representing Epstein accusers details secret meetings with him
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Attorney Brad Edwards represents dozens of women who accused late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein of varying degrees of sexual assault when they were underaged. He speaks with Anthony Mason to talk about his decadeslong psychological struggle against Epstein's estate, chronicled in his new book, "Relentless Pursuit: My Fight for the Victims of Jeffrey Epstein."
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Students ?looking for guidance on how to cope? with pandemic
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Coronavirus school closures are forcing over 55 million students in the U.S. from Kindergarten through 12th grade to learn from home. The mass shut downs are disrupting teachers? lesson plans and even pose a problem for students who may not have internet access. Julie Lythcott-Haims, CBS News contributor and author of ?How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Over Parenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success? joins ?CBS This Morning? to talk about how the virus precautions could leave some school-age kids behind.
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Academy of Country Music announces star-studded new special
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Blake Shelton and Carrie Underwood are two of the many artists that will be featured on the Sunday special, ?ACM Presents: Our Country,? packed full of conversations and songs from country music?s biggest stars. The Academy of Country Music had to postpone its awards show over the coronavirus pandemic, and will air the special in its place to give music fans something to look forward to as the virus forces events such as concerts and festivals to be called off.
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Macy's, Kohl's, Gap to furlough thousands of workers as pandemic worsens
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Retail giants Macy's, Kohl's and Gap have announced widespread furloughs amid soaring reports of coronavirus cases in the U.S. The pandemic has sent the economy into free fall, with massive layoffs and small business closures happening across the country as a result of precautions to slow the disease's spread. Jill Schlesinger joins "CBS This Morning" to talk about this latest hit to workers and what it means for the future of the economy as the pandemic continues.
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