Breaking overnight, a massive loss of life in a crush of bodies at a religious festival. Israeli TV reports 45 people died overnight when worshipers trampled each other in a sudden stampede. In some areas of India, gravediggers are working around the clock to keep up with the staggering loss of human life from the coronavirus. Yesterday, the country reported more than 386,000 new cases of COVID-19. President Biden is hitting the road to promote proposals that could remake America in the years to come. He'll be in Philadelphia today. Charges are filed in the death of a college student in an alleged hazing ritual at Ohio's Bowling Green State University. In a federal lawsuit, a 68- year-old librarian is accusing North Carolina law enforcement officers of using excessive force against her during a traffic stop.

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President Biden is calling for a big bet now on the country's future, with trillions of dollars of new government spending. Republican Senator Rick Scott joins us for his reaction to the president’s speech. CBS News is in Afghanistan for a close-up look at some of the Afghan forces who will be expected to continue the fight against the Taliban. Yesterday, the FBI raided the home and office of Rudy Giuliani, and seized cell phones and other electronic devices. A North Carolina judge has decided not to release body camera video of a deadly police shooting for now. Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny just made his first public appearance in weeks.

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Testing for the coronavirus is moving from public sites to the privacy of your own home. The F.D.A. has now authorized five over-the-counter COVID-19 tests that give you results in minutes. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook speaks with Dr. Michael Mina, an assistant professor of epidemiology, immunology and infectious diseases at the Harvard School of Public Heath and a physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital, about everything you need to know about these tests.

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President Biden will lay out an ambitious agenda tonight in his first address to a joint session of Congress. A day after a major update on the use of masks, he'll talk about his push to get more Americans vaccinated, and a key pillar of his strategy to get the economy back in shape. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki joins us to discuss. Health officials are getting creative in how they convince hesitant Americans to get the COVID vaccine. According to the CDC, the daily average for vaccinations has dropped 20% since the start of the month, a worrying trend. The FBI is launching a civil rights investigation into the police killing of a Black man in North Carolina a week ago.

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Today's new CDC guidelines will focus on what it's safe to do outdoors, especially if you've already been vaccinated. President Biden is expected to speak today on the state of the pandemic. While the U.S. has made progress in the fight against COVID in recent weeks, India has seen a massive spike. Relatives of a Black man shot and killed by sheriff's deputies in North Carolina say they're not getting the full story. More than one year after Louisville police killed Breonna Taylor, the DOJ has launched a sweeping new investigation of that city's police department. The U.S. population is growing at its slowest rate since the Great Depression, just 7.4% since 2010, according to new Census data.

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A large portion of Americans say they will not get vaccinated. More than 139 million Americans have gotten at least one dose of a vaccine, but in a new CBS News poll, 22% of people said they would not be getting the vaccine. White House Senior Adviser for the COVID Response Team Andy Slavitt joins us to discuss. North Carolina's governor is joining local officials and protesters, demanding body camera video in the police killing of a Black man. Pandemic conditions made for an unusual Oscars ceremony last night.

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History was made this morning at Kennedy Space Center as four astronauts are now on their way to the International Space Station – with help from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. A CDC advisory committee meets this morning to decide if it’s safe to resume the use of the Johnson & Johnson one-dose Covid vaccine. India is becoming the new epicenter of the pandemic. We’re learning first details of President Biden’s upcoming and $1.5 trillion plan to help American families. The guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial this week could be a pivotal moment in efforts to enact real police reform – but there’s a long way to go.

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We have an exclusive interview with an alternate juror in the Derek Chauvin murder trial. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison spoke with 60 Minutes' Scott Pelley for his first and only interview since Chauvin's conviction. Federal civil rights lawyers are on the ground in Minneapolis this morning, as part of a sweeping new investigation into the city's police department. We're learning new details about another deadly encounter with police -- this time in Columbus, Ohio where an officer killed a 16-year-old girl. Today is Earth Day, and this morning President Biden announced an ambitious goal to cut America’s greenhouse gas emissions over the next nine years.

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A new documentary series follows teenage environmentalist Greta Thunberg's journey around the world as she witnesses firsthand the effects of climate change. CBS News' Adriana Diaz spoke to Thunberg about being a leader in the climate movement and how the lessons we've learned fighting the pandemic can help us battle climate change. The three-part documentary series, "Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World," premieres April 22nd on PBS.

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Fans want "Roots" actor and "Reading Rainbow" host LeVar Burton to be Jeopardy!'s next host — and he's ready for it. A petition has collected more than 200,000 signatures calling on the show's producers to hire him. CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers spoke with Burton, who says he's more than ready to take on the gig. He also discusses the legacy of the iconic mini-series "Roots" and the children's educational series "Reading Rainbow."

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