Justin talks with Common sense Cardiologist Dr. Rob Steele and lawyer Katherine Henry about some executive orders regarding wearing masks and more.
In the second hour, Justin talks with Dr. Daliah Wachs about getting aid to small business.
Also, Dr. London retunrs to break down COVID-19 numbers in Kent County.
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President Trump believes a vaccine for COVID-19 will be available by the end of the year. He also says the U.S. government is putting its “full power and might” behind remdesivir, a drug that has shown early promise as a treatment for the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Sunday the gun-toting protesters who demonstrated inside the state Capitol “depicted some of the worst racism” and “awful parts” of U.S. history.
During a CNN appearance, Whitmer claimed the protests featured “Confederate flags, and nooses,” as well as swastikas.
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The Kent County Sheriff's Office is encouraging people who are inexperienced in kayaking and canoeing to stay off local rivers. Due to recent rain, the rivers currents are running faster than normal -- which makes it difficult to maneuver. The sheriff's office says they've seen more river rescues lately and hopes the warning will keep people safe.
Coronavirus Update
Grand Haven State Park officials closed the parking lots on Sunday. The city said that they are taking this step due to "overwhelming crowds ignoring physical distancing requirements on Saturday, May 2." Officials are asking, for the first time ever, that visitors stay away.
The Grand Rapids African American Health Institute is handing out free cloth masks to members of the black and Hispanic communities in the area. The coronavirus has been disproportionately impacting Michigan's African American community harder than others.
Forget toilet paper! The latest must-have product to sell out on store shelves is flour. There's no wheat shortage or anything, it's just because people have been baking so much during lockdown measures.
Democrats want Congress to authorize more federal funding for struggling state and local governments. However, Hassett says since more states are opening their economiesthe fourth stimulus package Congress is working on may be geared more toward "growth and taking off and recovering, rather than just building a bridge to recovery."
2.2 Million
That's how many small business loans have been handed out in the second round of the government's Paycheck Protection Program. The loans came to a total of $175 billion.
Notables
Temps will below average this week.
Partly cloudy to mostly sunny today.
High of 58
As he prepares to wage his campaign against President Trump in full, presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden is responding to allegations of sexual assault made by former Senate aide Tara Reade. Biden and his advisers released a statement responding to the allegations, and the former Vice President sat for an 18-minute interview to discuss them. He denied claims that he sexually assaulted Reade, but also said she had a right to be heard and asked the Senate to locate any complaint she filed in the 1990s. Meanwhile, Biden's vice presidential committee says they are looking at "more than a dozen women" to be Biden's running mate. Biden promised earlier this yearthat he would choose a woman to fill the role. Friendly reminder: There are just under six months left until November's presidential election.
Labradors are still America's favorite dog, but corgis have wiggled into the top 10
Then again, every dog should be America's favorite dog.
'Game of Thrones' star sets new record by deadlifting 1,104 pounds
You don't even have to look it up to know it's the guy who played Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane.
Taco Bell is offering a taco bar kit so you can celebrate Cinco de Mayo at home in style
Because nothing can keep people from enjoying tacos.
Invasive giant murder hornets have been spotted in the US
GO AWAY, murder hornets! Can't you see we're busy right now?