World News: Pence is not self-isolating; We pay tribute to some greats

Monday, May 11

Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a White House daily coronavirus briefing on April 09, 2020.

Monday's Daily Briefing: Pence is not self-isolating

Pence will not self-quarantine, Disney's Shanghai park is reopening and more things to start your Monday.

Good morning and welcome to Monday, Daily Briefing readers. We hope you enjoyed Mother's Day (and possibly a random snowstorm) this weekend.

It's Lindsay filling in for N'dea with the news you need to know today:

Pence plans to be at the White House on Monday

Vice President Mike Pence is not self-isolating and plans to be back at work in the White House on Monday, his spokesman said. The statement came after Bloomberg reported Pence was self-isolating following his spokeswoman's positive coronavirus test last week. "Vice President Pence has tested negative every single day and plans to be at the White House tomorrow," the statement said. Recent coronavirus exposure at the White House has prompted extra precautions to ensure the safety of President Donald Trump and his staff. As part of new protocols, Trump and Pence will be tested daily for the virus, as will every staff member in close proximity to them. Both Trump and Pence have tested negative.

•	Message disrupted: Pence aimed to project normalcy during his trip to Iowa, but coronavirus got in the way.

Today we're paying tribute to some greats

•	Richard Penniman aka Little Richard, a founding father of rock music, died Saturday at 87. His exuberant style and prolific work shaped modern rock 'n roll. We know whose greatest hits we're listening to today.
•	Actor Jerry Stiller died at 92 "from natural causes," his son Ben Stiller confirmed Monday morning. Stiller was known for "Seinfeld," "King of Queens," and other screen and stage performances. This morning, chuckle along to the best of Frank Costanza.
•	Grammy-winning R&B singer Betty Wright died at 66 of cancer, her family announced Sunday. Wright, who sang "Clean Up Woman," " No Pain, (No Gain)" and " Tonight Is the Night," was nominated for six Grammy Awards and won one for best rhythm and blues song in 1976 for "Where Is the Love?" Click each song to listen to it.
•	Roy Horn, half of the Las Vegas stage duo Siegfried & Roy, died of complications due to the coronavirus Friday at 75. You can remember the tiger trainer's skills and life (including getting mauled and dragged offstage by Montecore, a 400-pound Siberian tiger, during a live show), in this "20/20" episode from 2019.
•	Andre Harrell, an influential music executive who launched Uptown Records and hired Sean "P. Diddy" Combs as an intern, died Thursday at 59. Read through tributes from celebrities whose lives were touched by Harrell.

Disney's park in Shanghai reopening

The Walt Disney Co. opens its park in Shanghai on Monday, the first worldwide park to welcome guests again. That head start may provide a blueprint for how to reopen safely while preserving the fun. Disney CEO Bob Chapek said to expect temperature scans, and guests and workers at Shanghai will both wear masks. However, characters won't, so they will need to keep their distance and won't be dispensing hugs for a while. In order to ensure the park stays below capacity for social distancing, tickets will be good only on a particular day – but Chapek added that he's not sure the same policy will be in effect when the U.S. parks eventually reopen.

•	Don't hug Mickey Mouse: Disney's Shanghai shows visitors what to expect when the park reopens.
•	Disney World and Disneyland: What they could look like when they reopen.

More of the latest headlines on COVID-19

•	Investigation: U.S. companies kept shipping masks overseas even as hospitals ran out and despite warnings
•	More checks? A payroll tax cut? Trump and Congress are split on the next coronavirus stimulus plan
•	'People are really suffering': Black and Latino communities help their own amid coronavirus crisis
•	White House enacts new safety precautions as coronavirus moves closer to Trump's inner circle
•	Pennsylvania state lawmaker organized a crowd of more than 150, defying Gov. Wolf's orders
•	Inspections, citations, recalls slashed: Coronavirus is testing America's food safety net

Amtrak says all aboard must bring a face mask

Amtrak is the latest transportation entity to require passengers to wear face masks when traveling to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Starting Monday, all patrons in stations, on trains and Amtrak's transit buses will have to wear a face covering that covers their nose and mouth. Amtrak employees who interact with customers are also required to wear face masks. Passengers are expected to provide their own face coverings and will be denied boarding if they do not have one. In the skies, American Airlines, Southwest, Alaska and Spirit will also enforce face mask rules starting Monday. Delta, United, JetBlue and Frontier already enacted face covering rules.

•	In flight: U.S. airlines announce requirements for passengers to wear face masks
•	Video: Travelers take airline mask requirement in stride

More of the latest headlines

•	Supreme Court battle over Donald Trump's finances carries risks for all three branches
•	Louisiana police officer faces rape charge after being accused of coercing sex during speeding stop
•	Surfer attacked and killed by a shark off a Monterey Bay, California, beach
•	An Iranian ship was hit by a missile in friendly fire during a training exercise, killing 19 and wounding 15
•	Here's why the market is better than the economy right now
•	Tired of irrelevant emails? Microsoft enables a feature to block 'reply-all' email storms
•	'How much risk will you tolerate in the name of baseball?': Elected officials preach caution about bringing back MLB too soon

'The Last Dance': Join The After Party

With "The Last Dance" really getting to the good stuff, Monday's episode of The After Party – USA TODAY Sports' show recapping the documentary on Michael Jordan and the Bulls with former Chicago guard BJ Armstrong – should have no shortage of tantalizing topics. Chief among them? Armstrong's own role as a motivator for Jordan during that last title run in 1997-98. We look forward to hearing much more about that incident – and many other topics – as Armstrong joins USA TODAY Sports' Mackenzie Salmon at noon on Monday. The After Party can be viewed live on the USA TODAY Sports Twitter and YouTube accounts.

•	Scottie Pippen 'probably wouldn't change' final play protest vs. Knicks
•	Kobe Bryant's former coaches on relationship with Michael Jordan

Apple to begin reopening its stores: Idaho comes first

Apple will reopen stores in some states this week with precautions in place to protect employees and customers such as temperature checks, face masks and social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic. The store in Boise, Idaho, will be the first to open on Monday. Apple will reopen some, but not all, stores in Alabama, Alaska and South Carolina. The vast majority of Apple's 271 stores in the U.S. will remain closed. When stores reopen, hours will be shorter than normal, so the company advises shoppers to look up their local store for hours. .

•	Previous coverage: Apple closes all stores except in China 'until further notice'
•	Apple, Google will warn you if you've been exposed to COVID-19. Here's how.
•	It could have been worse: Apple stung by coronavirus, but not as badly as expected

In better news

Introducing the new Gerber baby, Magnolia Earl! Magnolia is from Ross, California, and was chosen from a pool of 327,000 contestants who submitted their photos, videos and stories through Gerber's contest website. She is simply adorable (click for the photo). We are obsessed. That is all.