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On the CBS News "Weekend Roundup" with host Allison Keyes, Republican lawmakers in Texas and Florida are rewriting election laws after losing the White House in the 2020 election. Critics say access to voting will be restricted. We hear from CBS's Ed O'Keefe in Texas and CBS's Peter King in Florida. This, as the same party is moving to strip Representative Liz Cheney, chair of the House Republican Conference, of her post over her frequent criticism of former President Trump. CBS's Kris Van Cleave has the latest. Plus, reactions to the disappointing April jobs report from CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger and President Joe Biden. For the first time in seven months, the U.S recorded its lowest daily COVID-19 case number. 57 percent of adults have had at least one shot of the coronavirus vaccine. CBS's Carter Evans reports. Earlier this week, a federal judge tossed out the CDC's national moratorium on evictions, saying it did not have the power to impose it. The ruling remains on hold until the Justice Department appeals it. Allison speaks with Sateesh Nori, the lead attorney for the Legal Aid Society in Queens, about what this means for tenants and landlords.According to the Center for Public Integrity, U-S companies who cheat their workers out of pay are unlikely to be punished. Reporter Alexia Fernandez Campbell has the details. A new United Nations report, details a five year high in the global hunger crisis. Allison speaks with CBS News Foreign Analyst Pamela Falk.In this Unifying America edition of the Kaleidoscope, we take you to Prince George's County, Maryland, which is one of the most affluent African American counties in the U.S. It's government is run by a cadre of Black women, including County Executive Angela Alsobrooks. She tells Allison how that came about, and what it means for women nationwide. Finally, we end this week's show with our furry friends. Allison is joined by Elyise Hallenbeck, the Feral Cat Initiative director with Bideawee, a non profit animal shelter in New York. She talks about why help is needed for feral cats.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On the CBS News "Weekend Roundup, " President Biden this week made his first address to a joint session of Congress, and marked his 100th day in office. CBS's Nancy Cordes joins host Allison Keyes with the details. The families of George Floyd, Andrew Brown, and Eric Garner were also on Capitol Hill this week to speak with lawmakers about police reform, as President Biden hopes they can put together a compromise by the anniversary of George Floyd's death next month. CBS's Nikole Killion tells us more. Also, the Supreme Court heard two hours of arguments in a case expected to affect the free speech rights of millions of public school students. University of the District of Columbia law professor Philip Lee joins Allison to discuss the issues involved. The daily average of new Covid-19 cases is down to its lowest level since mid-October, and cities and companies are moving to reopen. CBS's Meg Oliver reports. Meanwhile, the CDC says cruise ships can run in U.S. waters by mid-summer. CBS's Errol Barnett gives Allison the details. In this week's Unifying America edition of the Kaleidoscope, we discuss transgender rights. Laws in several states ban trans athletes from competing in female sports. We hear from National Center for Transgender Equality Executive Director Mara Keisling, and Patricio Manuel, who transitioned from female to male and is believed to be the first transgender male professional boxer in the world. According to a new study conducted by scientists at five universities, deadly air pollutants disproportionately affect Americans of color. CBS's Cara Korte explains. Finally, the terrifying Brood X cicadas are back!! Allison talks to the "Beetle Guy," entomologist Floyd Shockley at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, about what you need to know.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On the CBS News "Weekend Roundup," a jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all three counts in the murder of George Floyd, after kneeling on his neck for more than 9 minutes. We hear from CBS's Jamie Yuccas, who has been covering the trial, about the sentence he may be facing. CBS's Jeff Pegues talks to Host Allison Keyes about what it was like to be in the streets of Minneapolis when the guilty verdict was read and the Department of Justice's probe into the the Minneapolis Police Department. Following the verdict, President Biden also weighed in on the decision to convict. What is the historic significance of this verdict? Allison speaks with Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch, who is also founding director of the institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture and Howard University Afro-American Studies Department Chair and law professor Greg Carr. It was a busy week for the President. He met a new covid-19 vaccine goal and spoke at the Global Climate Summit. CBS's Steven Portnoy tells us more. Also this week, the Senate overwhelmingly passed the anti-Asian American hate crimes bill. CBS's Stacy Lyn reports. In a special two part edition of the Kaleidoscope, reactions to the Chauvin trial guilty verdicts. Allison speaks with Rev. Alvin Herring, executive director of the non-profit Faith in Action and National Fraternal Order of Police president Patrick Yoes, who tells us what police officers are saying about the verdict. Rev. Herring was in in Ferguson, Missouri during the protests following the death of Michael Brown, who was killed by a white police officer and never charged. Many see this case as the birth of the Black Lives Matter movement. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.