CBS News mourns death of executive from COVID-19

CBS News employees are mourning the death of Maria Mercader, a longtime journalist who died after complications from COVID-19 earlier this month, the network announced Friday. Mercader, 54, worked for the network for more than three decades. "Even more than her talents as a journalist, we will miss her indomitable spirit," said Susan Zirinsky, CBS News president and senior executive producer. "Maria was part of all of our lives. Even when she was hospitalized — and she knew something was going…