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Jimmy Barrett and Shara Fryer take you through the stories that matter on the morning of 05/21/2020, including: Has Judge Lina Hidalgo become irrelevant before her first term is up? Just when you think the media cannot possibly move the coronavirus goalposts any farther, there are suggestions from the media that everyone should be tested for coronavirus every day. Attorney Alan Dershowitz says the Constitution gives state governments the power to vaccinate people in order to prevent the spread of a contagious disease.

Jimmy Barrett and Shara Fryer take you through the stories that matter on the morning of 05/20/2020, including: High e-commerce demand is overwhelming shippers, and that's forcing FedEx to limit the number of items shipped from Kohl's, Bed Bath & Beyond, Hobby Lobby, and about two dozen other retailers. When the coronavirus erupted in the United States, it triggered quarantines, travel curbs and business shutdowns. Many economists predicted a V-shaped journey for the economy: A sharp drop, then a quick bounce-back as the virus faded and the economy regained health. Now, as President Donald Trump and many Republicans press to reopen the economy, some experts see an ominous risk: That a too-hasty relaxation of social distancing could ignite a resurgence of COVID-19 cases by fall, sending the economy back into lock down. The result: a W-shaped disaster in which a tentative recovery would sink back into a “double-dip” recession before rebounding eventually. The pandemic isn’t just going to change how we live—it’s going to dictate where we live, too.