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Opener, your world in 90 secon secon seconds we need everyone to be safe, otherwise no one can be safe. Stay at home. That is the order from five state governors. We know this will be hard. The smaller the group, the safer it is for everyone he put his daughter through his own version of the nfl combine. And all that matters for the first time ever, Rob Gronkowski rod gronkowski came out dancing to an empty room on friday night smackdown. Im here in front of zero people. Im still hyped, baby. On cbs this morning saturday. Youre taking a video and i dont like it. Steve hartman is home taking care of his children, too. Im trying to be a little easier on you guys just because its a tough time right now. And i want to help you get through it. This mornings eye opener is presented by toyota. True honesty from kids always. Welcome to the weekend, everyone. Im Dana Jacobson along with jeff glor. If you watch normally, you can see Michelle Miller is off today. If you havent heard we are broadcasting here. New digs for now, the ed sullivan theater, home of t th hate show with stephen colbert. Where we are here temporarily. Thanks to steve, the staff, theyve been indcredibly accommodating. A skeleton staff is doing everything they can to keep us on the air. Tough times. Being on the set you cant help but smile a little bit. The history. Yeah. Later on we promise to put a smile on your face with great pieces involving history, books, food, music. Even dana says it with the muppets. Fantastic. Nice lessons from them. We could all use a lift. We provide to provide that later on. First we focus on the worldwide fight against the coronavirus. Yesterday drastic measures were taken as two of the biggest states joined a third in ordering all nonessential workers to stay home. New york and california, illinois, are in lockdown mode. The latest numbers show why. At least 260 people in the u. S. Are known to have died following infection. More than 5,300 new cases were reported friday bringing the current total to more than 19,000. Michael george is in times square with more. Good morning. Reporter good morning. The new york order goes into effect sunday at 8 00 p. M. The state departments 19 million residents the states 19 million residents are being told to stay home as much as possible. All social gatherings for any reason are banned with new york joining california and illinois, 70 million americans are now being told to stay at home. Affected by the governors orders. Increased testing showed an increase in cases. Governor cuomo reported new york experienced a dramatic spike by friday morning after another 10,000 people were tested. New york now has 7,000 cases. That compares to state of washington that has 1,000. California, that has 1,000 and change. So you can see that new york is in a dramatically different position. Reporter the stayathome statewide order went into effect on friday in california leaving eerily empty streets and Tourist Attractions without visitors. Officials feared the worst. If nothing was done, half the states 40 million residents could get the virus. As i say, theres a social contract here. People i think recognize the need to do more and to meet this moment. Reporter under governor newsoms order its a misdemeanor to go out in california except to essential businesses, pharmacies, gas stations, and Grocery Stores are open. Jeff porter stocked up in los angeles after listening to the governor. I feel like he wouldnt have done it unless they really felt it was necessary. So i dont mind that he did that. Reporter with 400 cases in illinois, governor j. B. Pritzker appealed to residents not to panic. There is no need to run out and hoard food, gas, or medicine. Buy what you need within reason. There is enough to go around. Reporter while businesses are expecting relief it may be too little, too late for many. Sheila redd lost her job as a business driver because her school closed. How are we going to get paid . What was we going to do . Reporter economists estimate two million to three Million People lost jobs just this week. You sit at home, you watch the news, and it feels so far away until it reaches so close to home. Reporter the rising death toll is painfully personal for stacy silva. Her 66yearold father died this week. He was lovable. He was kind. Reporter this week, the u. S. Death toll from the coronavirus more than tripled. I wanted to reach out and tell the story because this is not a joke, people. Reporter so what does a stayathome order mean . In new york it means people are only expected to go out for Grocery Store reece, medical care, and exercising alone. Businesses like hospitals and groceries are still open, but some other businesses have been deemed essential, as well, including mass transit, utilities, and us in the media, as well. All right. Thank you. We did show the number of cases. By the way, it is worth noting 147 people have also recovered. On capitol hill this morning, lawmakers are racing to pass a trilliondollar Economic Relief package that could send direct payments to millions. This comes as the Trump Administration has been sending mixed messages on the possibility of a coronavirus drug. Ed okeefe joins us from the white house. Where does the relief package stand right now . Reporter good morning. Negotiators are set to meet again later this morning to continue hashing out the details. Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell says he hopes that the senate can vote on this package by monday. And last night, lawmakers on both sides said theyre making good progress. Senators here, were working, and were going to deliver. Reporter on capitol hill, senior lawmakers negotiated late into the night on a massive stimulus bill that would give Financial Relief to americans in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Were going to get help to the people, not just to help the people, but weve got to get our economy moving again. Reporter the republicanwritten package would send direct payments of 1,200 and provide loans to Small Businesses in hardhit Industries Like the airlines. The federal government is going to underwrite probably 70 of the payroll in this country if the containment policies continue to be this aggressive. Nobodys ever thought of that before. Nobodys ever done that before. Its going to be a hell of a lot more than 1 trillion. Reporter the bill requires bipartisan support to pass in the senate. Democrats are demanding more benefits for the jobless, with some Party Leaders claiming the bill is friendlier to skoerpg corporations than workers. The workers will be the first casualties if theyre laid off or have to take sick leave. Theres tremendous spirit to get something done, so well see what happens. Reporter the ongoing debate comes with the talk of a national shutdown. I dont think well find that necessary. Reporter he announced a virtual shutdown of the u. S. Mexico border days after shutting the canadian bored to curb the spread of coronavirus. The measure and all of those measures that were putting in place will protect the health of all three naxz nations. Reporter he said the antimalaria drug was a game changer. May work, may not work. I feel good about it. All it is. A feeling. Im a smart guy. I feel good about it. Reporter standing next to the president , anthony fauci, the nations top doctor on infectious diseases, offered a reality check. It might be effective. Im not saying it isnt. It might be effective. As a scientist, as were getting it out to there, we need to do it in a way as while we are making it available for people who might want the hope that it might work, youre also collecting data that will ultimately show that it is truly effective and safe under the conditions under covid19. Reporter last night the white house announced that a staffer of Vice President pence has tested positive for covid19. A spokeswoman for the Vice President said that the staffer hasnt come in close contact with the president or Vice President. We may learn more details about this at the latest White House Coronavirus briefing later today. Jeff . Thank you. There are more than 275,000 infections worldwide and more than 11,000 deaths. Italy crossed a grim milestone this week surpassing china as the global epicenter of the pandemic. There is some encouraging news about the case load. Ian lee is in london. Reporter good morning. Europe continues to struggle to contain the coronavirus. More countries are now ordering nonessential businesses to close. When you think it cant get any worse for italy, it does. Patients on life support in an italian hospital. So, too, is the countrys medical system. In the last day, 627 people have died, making it not only italys deadliest day but the deadliest day worldwide since the outbreak began. Advice from europes epicenter flatten the curve. If you slow it down enough, you can take care of people. Otherwise, any any assistance will be overwhelmed by the mass of sick people in one or two days. Reporter theres no gladhanding for the duke and duchess of cambridge. The royal couple visited an Emergency Dispatch Center in london. The government here recently asked 65,000 retired doctors and nurses to report for duty. At cafes, pubs, and restaurants, its last call as theyve been ordered to close. I understand the pubs being closed. But six months is a bit of a long time to not go to a pub. As far as english persons especially, we all live for the pubs, i believe. I think if the pubs close, then the worlds going to go insane. Reporter the world is shutting down with empty streets from baghdad to bogota and london to lisbon. Japan is feeling growing pressure to cancel this summers Olympic Games as athletes practicing social distancing train from home. In china, life begins to return to normal. Ruthless tactics to stop the pandemic seem to have worked. Wuhan, the epicenter, reported no new cases for the Third Straight day. The communist government is now shifting to deliver aid to hardhit countries. A move to gloss over its initial failure to contain a local virus, now on a gloubl scale. Its been two weeks since the pfirst confirmed coronavirus death in the uk. Since then the death toll has risen faster than italy over the same period, leading some to fear the italians could be giving us a glimpse of the future here. Ian lee in london, thank you. Joining us for latest on the outbreak and possible treatments is cbs medical contributor dr. David agus. He joins us from los angeles. David, good morning. Good morning. Let me start with the idea of the drugs that we have heard about. Chloroquine, the antimalaria drug. Theres anecdotal evidence, for those of us who arent doctors, what does that mean . Remember, theres chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, which is a safer version. Hydroxychloroquine was fda approved over the last 30 years for arthritis and malaria and autoimmune diseases. And there is real data that it works. Its not randomized, controlled trials, but individual patients, viral load has come down. The mechanism in the test tube seems to be similar. Because of that, doctors are using it across the country because we can write a prescription for it. We call it offlabel use. Youll see announced next week a National Data base following patients on these drugs and their response to the thing. We can collect data that dr. Fauci was referring to. But if youre writing prescriptions for those drugs right now, how do you know the dosage is right . Its a great question. Were using drug dosages that others have used both in asia and here. Ive probably written several dozen. I have several dozen patients who are on it. The biggest problem we face is in california now it takes about a week to get a test result back. And with these drugs, the earlier you treat, the better the outcome. So im many times treating before the result comes back because i want to get the best outcome for the patient. Doctor, as people are obviously concerned about drugs that may work, also concerned with testing. Where do we stand in this idea that so many people want to be able to get tested if they feel the need is there . Reporter were not close, the testing infrastructure. L. A. , fransan franciscos, there long, long lines. Were restricted in california to testing people who are symptomatic or who, you know, will make a clinical change, that the doctor will make a decision based on the result. It takes days to get a test result back. We now are having more tests. The problem is the infrastructure to run the test wasnt there, is trying to be built up. Doctor, on the shortages taking place right now, ventilators and masks. Heard from a nurse in icu said. She says shes been given one n95 mask, expected to use that all day long. Of course, doctors and nurses need to eat and drink during their shifts and put it in a paper bag and use it again the next day. How big a deal is the shortage of masks . How confident are you that we can get more . How confident are you that we can get more ventilators . Reporter all of those are awful. I went to the hospital and went by 20 cars with doctors sleeping in the cars. They didnt want to infect their family members so theyre not going home at night, theyre sleeping in their cars because they know theyre going to get infected and dont want to spread it to others. We dont have supplies on the froo front line. The ones who run the ventilators are starting to get the virus. If we have nobody to run the vent later ventilators it doesnt matter how many we have. Were losing the war. We need resources at the front lines. We need start to giving drugs to people on the front line who have been exposed. Its called postexposure prophylaxis, if you give a drug right after theyre exposed with hiv or influenza, you can block the virus. The hope is we can do the same thing so doctors and nurses and other Health Professionals on the front line arent going down. There certainly are people who are asymptomatic. How likely is it that they are also then giving the disease to other people and may never show any symptoms . Reporter its one of the biggest issues, people can spread the disease while asymptomatic. We dont know how long. Theres no test for infectiousness. The disease is spreading and unknowingly, someone could have it, go somewhere and spread it. Thats why social distancing, staying home in the state of california, were not leaving the house. And that is the way to stop it. You know, the interesting part is that it takes seven to ten days after implementation of these drastic measures to see the benefits. This happened midweek. The hope is toward the end of next week we start to see a significant decline in the number of cases. Im hopeful america is stepping up. We are all doing the right thing. And we will see the benefits, combine that with the drugs that were using, and i think were going to see a shift going from defense to offense against this virus. All right. Dr. David agus, thank you so much for your expertise. Appreciate it. Of course the Health Crisis has provoked a financial crisis. Wall street ended the week with another steep selloff on friday at the closes. The dow had lost more than 900 points. The s p 500 and nasdaq also fell sharply. That helped make last week the worst in u. S. Markets since 2008 with the dow losing 17 of its value. Thats just some of the economic fallout we are seeing right now, including massive layoffs and predictions of an unprecedented slowdown. Cbs news Senior Business analyst Jill Schlesinger is here to tell us more about what were facing and how you should handle it. Good morning. Reporter good morning. So the bear market is now down 30 which is about typical for a bear market right now. But obviously a crazy week on wall street. Do you feel like stlings settled down at things have settled down at all . I dont think so. Not yet. I think were about to see a lot more volatility. Heres whats going on if youre a trader and youre seeking guidance about whats happening in the economy, youre a bit flying blind. Until we get more data, these are sort of guesstimates. Let me tell you what economists are telling me. Theyre looking at the a recession that is probably already starting. Maybe in the middle of this quarter that were in the first quarter. If you look at the Second Quarter of this year, were looking at analysts who are saying we could have a drop of 25 , thats what Goldman Sachs says, 14 , jpmorgan chase. To put the numbers in perspective, we havent seen quarterly drops like that since the Great Depression. We are worse our worst quarter was the last quarter, down 8. 9 . The Economic Uncertainty is breeding the selloff. Until theres more certainty, i dont think its going to stop any time soon. Some of the staggering numbers weve seen with the economy screeching to a halt, as you put it, is the impact on jobs and record numbers of losses. I think the job loss numbers we are going to see a lot more coming up. We have one data point that was released thursday. Thats weekly jobless claims. They spiked by 33 from the previous week. When we get the next weeks results, which will be next thursday, we are likely to see a million, maybe two jobless claims applications. Wen people look at the Unemployment Rate overall, remember we came into this period at a 50year low of 3. 5 . Its likely to spike up to 6 to 8 which is pretty hefty. And i know its agonizing for those who are losing their jobs. It may be more than that. But the good news is is that most of the economists who have dark predictions for the first half of the year, they do believe that sometime in the middle of the summer, the economy will pick up. And those folks will go back to work. In part because banks are structurally in a better place than they were 12 years ago. In 2008 the government spent 700 million in a bailout. What do you think the government should be using the 1 trillionplus for to help people today and next month . The government has two different responses. We have the Federal Reserve thats pulled out the break the glass playbook from 2008 and 2009. The Federal Reserve, all the actions they are taking are simply to make sure that the nations financial plumbing remains unclogged. Very important. With this trilliondollar plan, we have got to see money go directly to people who are harmed. There is talk. Maybe 1,000 to 3,000 of checks to families based on the size of the family. This would be about 500 billion. But were talking about keeping other businesses alive, as well. We want to give direct relief to the people, but we want them to be able to return to a job. So 50 billion for the airline industry, 150 billion to other impacted sectors. And 300 billion to Small Business the. Helping people individually didnt help. That didnt happen 12 years ago. We helped the banks. We helped car companies. We didnt help people individually. Yeah. We had a plan to help people modify their mortgages. But we did not do enough. The plan was really laden with so much red tape. We need money in the hands of people. I interviewed a nobel prizewinning economist this week. He believes that whatever we do must continue. So it cant be a onetime 1,000 check. He says money needs to get to people to help them survive during these times. And we have to get businesses able to withstand this. This is critical. Jill schlesinger, thank you. It is about 22 minutes after the hour. Heres the weather for your weekend. H. Weve been hearing about online scams associated with the virus outbreak. Now some have moved off line and may be coming to your front door. From fake tests to other frauds, well tell you what to watch for. Young patients at a texas Childrens Hospital want visitors, especially family members. But risk of contracting the virus is keeping them apart. Well hear about that problem and one woman carrying it all on her back to help. And later, right now you cant see them on stage, but some of your favorite artists are still performing. That includes a virtual st. Patricks day concert that attracted millions of fans. Youre watching cbs this morning saturday. More than ever, your home is your sanctuary. Thats why lincoln offers complimentary pickup and delivery servicing. Well pick up your vehicle and leave you with a lincoln loaner and the peace of mind that helps you focus on what matters most. Thats the power of sanctuary. And for a little extra help, you can now purchase a new lincoln remotely, and defer payment for up to 120 days. These days with Entertainment Options limited, the art of reading is making a comeback. Well take you to one book store where theyre finding a creative way to help customers to continue to buy books while keeping them far apart. Sesame street has never shied away from helping kids handle realworld problems, and this includes this viral pandemic. Well see what theyre doing to help kids and their parents. Well be right back. This is cbs this morning saturday. The coronavirus pandemic is affecting all aspects of life including weddings. Marin austin met a couple forced to call theirs off for now. Reporter is it hard to look at . Marin austone melanee shale this couple can only look at their ceremony on line. The couple spent 18 months planning the april 18th ceremony in italy. You just see kind of endless fields of green. Endless Rolling Hills of vineyards. Reporter but coronavirus changed everything. Definitely a panic and anxiety and tears shed that my dream wedding was about to not happen. We were kind of faced with this decision of do we lose our deposits and just cancel the wedding. Reporter couples worldwide are being forced to make similar decisions with travel restrictions and people avoiding large gatherings. Theknot. Com is offering advice. First, review contracts to understand your options. If you postpone, contact the venue and vendors immediately to get a new date. Other couples are doing the same. And if you have a block of rooms at a hotel, reach out to see if you can negotiate a refund for your guests. The ceremony was to start at 4 00 p. M. Reporter melanee and raphe came one a plan b. I wore this to my legal ceremony at the courthouse. Reporter they tied the knot at a courthouse in los angeles. The italian wedding is still on. These are all the rs str p cards. Reporter they were able to postpone it until okay and not lose money. He made a joke, lets change our vows. If the wedding happens in october we need to change the vows to through sickness and the coronavirus and health. Reporter and they already understand the for better or worse part. Marin austin, cbs news, los geles. Welcome back. Weve been hearing about millions of us being confined, others are trying to get home. In practically every city there are tourists and businesspeople fighting to return. Many say the state department is providing little information. While the airlines are offering exorbitant fares if the seats are even available. Don dahler has that story. Reporter some of the thousands of americans stranded in morocco are their way home today. We spoke to two, floridians Lauren Davenport and daniel fernandez, before they left. There wasnt any warning. For us, there was about 48 hours, in other countries we heard there were only 24 hours. It was a shock that this could go into place so quickly. Reporter last night the u. S. Embassy in morocco sent word that anyone wanting to leave could get a seat on a charter flight connecting through london for 1,485. In some cases, thats twice that their original ticket cost. Al barchidi says his family of three cant afford it. It is ridiculously expensivement for three people, were going to be talking about 3,000. Reporter in peru, seven students from usinga universities are among from Augusta University are among those trying to figure out how to get home. The president announced that we had 24 hours to leave peru before they were closing all the borders. Reporter but there were no flights available. Theyre hoping to get word from the u. S. State department on what to do now. Were going to work to get people back. Were urging individuals when they can get back on their own, they travel on their own, they ought to do that. Reporter Lauren Davenport summed up the feelings of thousands. Were in a worldwide pandemic. Everyone wants to be home with their loved ones. Reporter President Trump said yesterday that he will likely enlist the services of the u. S. Military to get those people out of peru. And we can report that sources within the pentagon tell us that they are, in fact, working on such a plan. Don dahler, cbs news, new york liberty airport. So many people that want to get home. Not everybody, though. Not everybody is. My inlaws are in mexico, and theyre staying there. They feel theyre safer now. They tonight want to deal with the airport they dont want to deal with the airport. Sitting tight as so many of us are. For some its uncertain if they want to be back how to do it when you look at the financial cost, as well. Its tough not to be with your family. Imagine being a kid in the hospital speaking of tough when risk of catching the virus cuts you off from all of your family. Well go to one place where it is happening and the Onewoman Army who is pitch information to help. First, heres the weather for your weekend. Theyre after your money in ape time of fear. Scam artists are coming off the internet and into the real world, offering fake virus tests and other scams. 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What we know since last week is through a senior fbi official who told us here in washington that they have seen a significant spike in covid19 cyber scams across the nation. And what the bureau anticipates is that these criminals, dana, will zero in on the states with the highest rates of infection. Washington, new york, and california. We also saw newised that the criminals are news this week that the criminals are track could headlines. Theyre reseeing seeing new scams including those working from home. The moderning part is the most vulnerable possible infected with the coronavirus, and what is the government doing right now to stop it . Reporter one of the things that were seeing on increased warnings from the federal government. We had new Images Released by Homeland Security to show how they are interdicting what they believe to be counterfeit test kits that are coming into the United States. These test kits were intercepted at l. A. X. , Los Angeles International airport, and then they were handed over to the fda, the food and drug administration, for review. Then last night, jeff, the fda pout out what amounts to a National Alert telling people to they are seeing these unauthorized test kits, and they want the bottom line to be for folks at home that they havent cleared anything. No green light in the fda for anyone to sell these kits to folks to use for testing at home. Do we have any idea of how successful the scammers have been so far . Reporter we couldnt get a dollar figure from the fbi or the secret service about the extent of the scams. I can tell you from two decades of reporting in this National Security space, that when you have the attorney general of the United States coming out publicly and urging folks to report these scams and then mandating that u. S. Attorneys make it the highest priority to prosecute these crimes, and then you have through our reporting here at cbs news the secret service and the fbi so forward leaning, that tells me we have a significant amount of scam activity inside the United States thats really hijacked the theme of covid19. Whats what should people be doing to protect themselves . Reporter there are a number of things you can do that are pretty simple. Number one, if you get something that is unsolicited, whether its a text message, an email or phone call with the covid19 theme, that is an automatic red flag. Number two, if you get these messages and theres a sense of urgency, sort of a demand to act immediately and to provide money up front, either a deposit or full payment, thats another red flag. The third thing is that you can do your own reporting. You can be your own investigator. If someone calls you at home, take their name, ask for their phone number. Sometimes thats simply enough to stop them in their tracks. If you get that name and phone number, go on the web, look up the organization, give them a call. Ask them if this person is working for them. And if you get an email in your inbox that looks like it might be official offering you advice about covid19, just take a careful look at the address because these scammers have addresses that look real, but its usually off by at least one letter or one numeral. Thank you so much. Anybody doing this, not that theyre going to listen, but knock it off it. It is sickening at this time. They are among the hospital patients most vulnerable to the virus children with compromised immune systems. Up next, how one Medical Center is trying to keep them safe while still providing the emotional support they need. Youre watching cbs this morning saturday. Unpredictable crohns symptoms following you . For adults with moderately to severely active crohns disease, stelara® works differently. 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It Mireya Villarreal reports on what is being done to both protect these children and ease their emotional pain. Reporter robin brezel is packing up and handing out more than 80 prayer bears on her own today. You are the last of the mohicans, then. There are no more volunteers . Yes. Im the last one standing from a volunteer standpoints that is here trying to get the bears out to the kids. Reporter most of the volunteers in the prayer bear program at cook Childrens Hospital in fort worth are over the age of 60. For their health and patient safety, they were asked to stay home. Why continue to volunteer if you know there is a small chance that you could get this, as well . If i can do something to help a child or a family through the crisis, im willing to continue to do this during this time. Reporter there are nearly 300 patients inside cook childrens main hospital, many with compromised immune systems. They are part of a Vulnerable Group highly susceptible to the coronavirus. Been here for 23 days. Its like im 17 days post transplant i think. Reporter we facetimed with 10yearold ella plante from her hospital room. She needed a albania Marrow Transplant after being diagnosed with aplastic anemia, a rare autoimmune disease that triples her ability to fight infections. What has been the hardest part about dealing with this . Isolation. Weve been practicing social isolation since november. She hasnt been to school since november. Shes been homebound. Not being able to go to School System because i love school. Reporter as covid19 concerns escalate, Hospital Administration decided to scale back on patient visitors. Now only two primary care caregivers are lou are allowed inside. Family service the director says securities is tight and social distancing is mandated. We are living in a coronavirus world right now. That has impacted what you do here at the hospital. Yes. We are having to separate families which is really hard. We have a rule now that siblings cant come up to visit. Were trying to be creative in how we keep families connected. Name five percussion instrults. Reporter to keep connected, cooks is ramping up inhouse activities like the Interactive Television programs. Yeah. Recognizing that they still need to play, but they still need to do all those normal kid things. Its amazing how when kids interact and engage and do things that are expressive for them, how they start to feel better. Reporter for now, volunteer programs are on high ate us in an effort to keep exposure to covid19 at bay. Hard to bare for longtime volunteers hard to bear for long time volunteers. Well get back to doing what we do. Reporter for cbs this morning saturday, Mireya Villarreal, fort worth, texas. I cant imagine what it would be like to be a 5yearold kid fighting cancer, having to do it alone, not able to see family. And having spent time at some of those Childrens Hospitals, its important for the kids and the families to have that connection. And also to have sometimes have the distraction of other people around. This is making the battle twice as hard. On the flip side, people in elderly homes who arent taking visitors now. It is awful. Use the communication, the devices that we can is what people need to do now. As we saw in the piece. Facetime, group facetime, whatever you can do. Whatever it takes. We are all finding workarounds during the crisis. For some performers, that means virtual concerts. Youll be amazed to hear how many fans one of them attracted. Are you watching cbs this morning saturday. To every corner of this country. So you can trust us to be here for you. As we remain committed to supporting our community. Because the toyota family is stronger together. This is our pledge. We are here for you now, and in all the better days ahead. 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Sad news from the music world overnight. Country legend kenny rogers has died at the age of 81. Rogers sold tens of millions of records and won three grammys during a 60year career. Hes perhaps best known for the song the gambler which was so popular it led to rogers starring in tv movies inspired by the song. His family will have a private service out of concern for the covid19 emergency. They are planning a public memorial at a later date. What a legend. Wat a voice. What a string of hits. Ive been singing that song in my head all morning. So many you can sing right through. Yeah. The cancelations of concerts and Music Festivals has left many fans feeling disconnected from the artists they love. There are still some concerts happening. Just yesterday, there were performances by hozier and erykah badu. Monday you can sing along with brandy clarke. Theyre all place in the Virtual World with no audience, streamed on line to homebound fans around the country. Our cohost, Michelle Miller, has more. Reporter a rare scene punk band dropkick murphys playing to an audience. Can we get a loud cheer from the studio audience . Come on. [ laughter ] thats all the people working here tonight. Reporter their concerts are usually a high energy affair. This one played out a little differently. Just, you know, trying to make lemonade out of lemons. Reporter front man ken casey said the band believing Live Streaming the show was the socially responsible thing to do. People were talking about how sad they were to miss the show. We figured this is a great way to bring it, you know, make it happen. Next thing you know, in 48 hours, we had a full st. Patricks day live stream rock concert. First ever for us. Reporter the coronavirus pandemic has put a crunch on the entire economy. The dropkick murphys arent focusing on their losses. For us at this point, no ones thinking about finances yet. Were thinking about lifting spirits and getting through this thing physically than worry being how well pay our bills afterwards i suppose. We just wanted to do it for the fans. Reporter after first for the band practicing social distancing on stage. Were the typical boston guys not hugging all over each other on stage. We keep a little distance normally. But we kept a little extra distance. Yeah. You know, if you look at each other singing, theres a lot of, you know, spit flying sometimes. Reporter though selfquarantining at home tuned in, the live stream has nearly ten million views with fans expressing their gratitude across social media. A much wider audience took interest. Were happy to take their attention from the negative stuff out there now. Reporter countless other artists have hopped on the livestream bandwagon. Garth brooks ben gibbard of death cap for cutie. The district sleeps alone tonight after the bars turn out the lights and keith urban. Gotta get back just to name a few. I know well be all right grammy awardwinning singer john legend spoke with cbs this mornings Anthony Mason this week. The message were trying to get out to people is one, you know, as much as you can stay home and stay away from physical contact with other people. Then secondly, that if you have the means to help support other people that are going through a tougher time than you are, then try to do so. Reporter many artists are also using this platform to raise donations during this critical time. Were hopefully raising money. Reporter the dropkick murphys charity, the claddagh fund, has raised money to help those most affected by the coronavirus. As for the future the bands been on the likelihood for a long time. Been on the road for a long time. Then you have time off and youre like i cant wait to play. I think all of these bands, you know, the juices start flowing, they want to get out and make music. We might complain theres no live audience, but guess what, if its bad enough, youll be quite happy to play. Weve done so many stories on how music heals. And in this time where we all can use it, what a great way, again, to use technology and be able to give access to everybody. And youre used to saturday sessions, on this show. You will get that today, as well. Albeit in a slightly different format. Its amazing how people are finding ways to connect even though they cant connect the way they normally do. Right, whether its calls, hearing from people you dont normally hear from, reaching out to people you dont normally reach out to. Yeah. You have time on your hands. Im thinking, too, with all the music pieces, people forget when bands travel, it the roadies, people who work behind the scenes, weve talked about the arena workers. Those are the same people affected by these. Great to see them help out, as well. Much more after the break on the coronavirus including how its devastated the Restaurant Industry in cities and disrupted the lives of thousands of workers. For some of you local news is next. The rest, stick around. Youre watching cbs this morning saturday. Right now we have this story. It seems most peoples wifi is getting quite a workout as we spend more time at home. You could be using that time getting exercise. Danya bacchus shows hue gyms are moving on line. Reporter with signs like these posted in gym windows around the country, Fitness Instructors like the marshall family in sherman oaks, california, have been forced to change their workouts. A little sweat coming down yet reporter they moved their fit box instrument Training Classes from in person to in home. All the way out reporter the family owned and operated Fitness Studio is Live Streaming classes. Family kind of got together, and were like our clients want to work out. They dont just want to go home and do jumping jacks and go a run. They want to work out with us. Reporter during a time of social distancing, virtual fitness is an option many are turning to. From personal trainers to National Chains like Planet Fitness offering classes on line. In hard times you have to find a way to evolve. Reporter the streaming classes arent just for dults. With so many for adults. With so many children out of school, there are classes for them, too. Lets get moving and have fun. Well reach up to the top reporter sites offer quick dance and strength workouts to kidfriendly music. Aielly fisher er ier is channe inner yogi. The 3yearold is watching cosmic kids yoga which has seen a 1,0000 increase in the last few days. A Little Something for everyone as they try to stay active as we are all encouraged to stay home. Danya bacchus, cbs news, los angeles. Well be right back. The wait is over. Try my new tiny tacos. 15 for 3 bucks or loaded for 4 bucks. 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Then for decades sesame street has been helping kids understand realworld challenges. This viral epidemic is no different. Well hear about the health and comfort theyre hoping to provide as they mark their 50th season. And later youll find some great reads inside this book store. What you wont find are fellow customers. Well see how a novel technique is being used to keep people browsing for books ahead. We begin this hour with the very latest on the spread of the coronavirus and the unprecedented measures being put into place to try and slow it. Three of the largest and hardest hit states have imposed lockdowns. The governors of new york, california, and illinois telling residents to remain in their homes and allowing only workers with center functions to show up for their jobs. The latest numbers are grim but will soon look small in comparison. At least 260 people in the United States are known to have died following infection. More than 5,300 new cases were reported friday, bringing the current total to more than 19,000. Michael george is in times square with more. Michael, good morning. Reporter good morning, dana. There is an eerie silence right now in times square. Very few people out despite the fact that the stayathome order hasnt even begun yet. It starts tomorrow at 8 00 p. M. Governor cuomo asking all 19 million new yorkers to stay at home as much as possible, similar orders in place in california and illinois, as well. Right now, 70 million americans are being asked to stay at home. The hope is this will limit the spread of the virus at a time that new york has really become the epicenter of cases in the u. S. With more than 8,500 people sick and 46 deaths here in this state alone. So what does a stayathome order look like . Here in new york, people are being asked to only go out for things like groceries, medical care, and exercising alone if they have to. All businesses are shut down except for essential services. So hospitals and groceries will remain open. But there are several other businesses that are being deemed essential, as well, including banks, utilities, mail, and even us in the news media, as well. So we may see new yorkers venture outside today to stock up on supplies because many are starting to realize this may be their last chance for a while. Jeff . All right. Thank you very much. Just three weeks ago, the National Restaurant association released a rosy picture of the dining industry. Seams were projected to rise 4 this year to a record of nearly 900 billion. The coronavirus outbreak has upended that. Widespread restaurant closures and massive layoffs have shocked the industry. Here to discuss the impact this is going to have on your Neighborhood Eatery and the broader economy, we are joined by derek thompson, cbs news contributor and staff writer at the atlantic. You had a great piece throughout. And so many able things slamme u. S. Economy at a time when restaurants have never been more important, not only to our economy but also to our culture. So two quick statistics. The first is that 30 years ago in 1990, manufacturing had three times the employment of restaurants. Now theyre tied. Restaurants are, indeed, no hyperbole the new factories. The second really important thing is that if you look at manhattan, for example, where you are, in the last year restaurants accounted for almost half of all new groundfloor retail leases. That means that without the Restaurant Industry, the ground floor retail, the face of new york, when youre Walking Around the streets, is decimated by half. So restaurants both as a matter of culture and a matter of economics have never been more important to us, which is why i think its so important at this early part in the pandemic that we look this problem squarely in the face and solve it because restaurants are sort of the theyre the early challenge that well face before the virus winds its way through the economy. We saw the number, 15. 6 Million People employed by the Restaurant Industry. I think the latest numbers from op opentable, cancelations are close to 100 100 , its gone. Its gone. This is a huge big question. I spoke to a danish economist last night about what denmark is doing. And denmark in many ways is at the bleeding edge of government responses to what could truly be the beginning of a Great Depression in the west. And what theyre doing is this i have the notes here. Theyve agreed to cover the costs of employees salaries at private companies that are threatening to fire people, as long as they dont fire those people. In short, that means the government is essentially going to pay people to do nothing. Now, over the scope of american history, that might sound ludicrous and absurd. But think about what the u. S. Is essentially asking of these companies and asking of us citizens. Its asking us to stay put. Its telling us not to go to restaurants. It is essentially blowing the whistle, calling the restaurants off the field, enforcing a period of hibernation on americas facetoface services sector. And as long as the government is going to essentially outlaw facetoface services, they have to compensate the employees who are affected by that outlaw. So what i think the government should do essentially is to offer restaurants a bargain. They should say on the one hand that theyre going to beef up Unemployment Insurance and pay these workers a living wage, whether they are in the restaurant or outside of the restaurant, whether theyre working delivery or not, and also i think we need to find ways of extending liquidity to small and mediumsized businesses. Give them zero interest loans now so they can withstand the crisis and come out on the other side as says the same restaurant rather than close down and change the nature of americas streets. Derrick, quickly before we let you go here, weve seen theres takeout and delivery for some. You mentioned obviously the federal government needing to get involved. Is this the end of the Restaurant Business as we know it . Reporter i certainly hope not. I certainly hope that restaurants all the restaurants that currently exist can come back because god knows i adore restaurants. I love restaurants. I know that you guys do, too. I think you might see restaurants turning from dinein to drivethru and bringing Delivery Service thats might bring forward the future because in many ways delivery is the future of dining out. I ethiophope the american publi weve frozen the economy for Health Reasons and have to freeze living wages for people that work at restaurants, pay them to do nothing, help them put food on the table, and lets revisit the Restaurant Business in three on four months when this crisis has washed through us. Tough time but a great article as usual, derek. Derek thompson, thank you so much. It is about 8 07. Heres a look at the weather for your weekend. So far the ioc has refused to cancel or postpone this suppers tokyo olympics. 40 years ago today, a very different sequence of events led to americas withdrawal from the games. A decision that remains controversial. Well look back on that next. Youre watching cbs this morning saturday. You work hard for your money. Stretched days for it. 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Did you know you can save money bundling home and auto with progressive, and renters can bundle, too . I know, right . [ laughs ] [ singing continues ] whyd you stop . I was listening. [ microphone feedback ] all sporting events have been canceled in the u. S. Since last weekend. The International Olympic committee has been watching and waiting to decide how to handle the planned tokyo games set to begin july 24th. The summer olympics have been canceled three times before. In 1916, 1940 and 1944. In each case, that was because of war. Countries have also canceled their involvement to make a statement, including exactly 40 years ago today. Some saying that soviet forces now are in complete control of all major towns and highways. Reporter it was the soviet unions first land grab since the end of world war ii, and reaction was swift. Inside afghanistan, rebels went to war against 100,000 soviet soldiers. Outside, diplomats and dissidents began their own battle. Ive sent a message to the United States Olympic Committee. Reporter on january 20th, 1980, president jimmy carter made his position clear. That unless the soviets withdraw their troops within the month from afghanistan, that the Olympic Games will be moved from moscow to an alternate site or multiple sites or postponed or canceled. Reporter the idea for an olympic boycott gained widespread attention when a Russian Nuclear scientist turned activist named andrea sakarav endorsed it. With soviet invading forces in afghanistan, neither the American People nor i will support sending an olympic team to moscow. Where you coming from this time . Oh, nairobi. Reporter president carter sent muhammad ally to tanzania, and other nations to join a boycott. This is the best time in history. Help stop the olympics. Reporter but the American Public was split. Some olympians believed the games should transcend politics. Many of the athletes in track and field and definitely me have gotten the impression that, hey, maybe were being used as small pawns in a big game. And dont like that. Reporter when the soviets did not leave by carters deadline day, the president made the boycott official. I cant say at this moment what other nations will not go to the summer olympics in moscow. Ours will not go. Reporter it was joined by 65 other countries including china, iran, israel, and west germany. Though 80 other nations competed in moscow, including britain, spain, italy, and france. The soviets staged a counterprotest in 1984 sitting out the Olympic Games in los angeles. All the while the war in afghanistan raged on. Russians didnt leave until 1989. A disastrous nineyear effort that left up to two million dead and many more displaced. So now u. S. Swimming has basically said theyd like to see the games postponed at this point. Right. Right now, americas olympic governing body is saying hold on yeah wait and will see what happens. The swimming governing body sent a letter and basically said wed like to postpone. But what the overall Olympic Committee is saying now is we need to watch things because there are athletes we saw this there. Athletes do want to compete. Just because one side believes it should be called off doesnt mean everyone does. Lets see where things stand later. Postponement or whatever, you go a a you have to train and qualify and do that. One sports story with the olympics. Another i know both you and i have followed. In case you missed it, it gets your mind off of everything going on. A big story in the sports world. It is official, tom brady is now the quarterback for the tampa bay buccaneers. He signed a contract with his new team in what appears to be his kitchen friday morning. Very clean out there. Brady played the first 20 seasons of his career for the new England Patriots where he won six super bowls. The most ever for a quarterback. I dont need to remind jeff because he comes out of the afc east where his bills are. The bills signed stefan diggs. It was like a kitchen background he had a great set of rules on the side of the kitchen like respect each other and Something Else i think sports has been hugely helpful for so many people this week. Bonding to talk about it. To get our minds off everything else. Its amazing considering were not playing sports right now. You know, thats usually what you turn to sport for. People are watching oldschool sports, cbs is going to have old tournament games on because we didnt have the tournament. Tom brady, as you know, we were talking about this, may be on the old side for a quarterback. Even he was not alive and sesame street made its debut. 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Look like you. With fewer lines. See results at botoxcosmetic. Com with kids home from School Across the country, some parents may be doing something that they have done for generations turning on the landmark Childrens Program sesame street. And as always, the program is keeping pace with the times. The show is launching their caring for each other initiative. Theyre creating new content on Healthy Habits like hand washing and the right way to cough or sneeze. They are also planning what they call virtual play dates. Some of the material is available now at sesamestreet. Org caring. And its just the latest way the Television Institution is helping kids learn and adapt, something its been doing now for an incredible 50 years. Sunny days sweeping the clouds away it began as an experiment. A tv show to level the educational Playing Field for all preschool children. I always learn when i watch you guys. Its a very educational place. We learn lots of things from alan and chris and nina. But really we like to have fun. Sing, play games, have cookies. Reporter isnt that the best when you play and have fun and learn . Sure. Its a bonus. Go. Reporter 50 years later, sesame street is still around. 50 years. Reporter your 50th anniversary of sesame street. Long time. Reporter how are you celebrating . Elmos celebrating by learning how to count to 50. Elmos up to 47 reporter youre almost there. So close. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight reporter over the last half century sesame street has had the same goal to make kids smarter, stronger, and kinder. I said im sorry i made you angry and we got in a fight. I wont do it again. Can we still be friends . Reporter thats not all. Sesame street from the beginning has adopted playful learning as its approach to teach. Reporter Rosemarie Truglio is in charge of content at sesame workshop, the fond profit behind the groundbreaking show. Why do children learn more easily from an elmo or a cookie monster . Because elmo and cookie are their friends. And so theres this word that bee use in developmental psychology called this power social relationship. When children watch sesame street and they see elmo and big bird and julia and abbey, theyre friends. Theyre real. They talk, they eat, they sleep, they cry, theyre real. And when you develop that connection, youre going to learn more from a character that you care about. Reporter take cookie monster thank you. Are we done showing words now reporter the most impulsive muppet on sesame street. I can cant resist by kids watching cookie fail, theyre learning, hey, he messed up, he ate the cookie. Good things come to those who wait that strategy didnt work, but he next time with uuse the stra and it worked. Its important to show that trial and error. Reporter those same muppets are also the best choice to explain difficult realities. My dads in jail. Reporter like incarceration. We dont have our own apartment anymore. Reporter homelessness. Whats the matter, julia . [ siren ] noise. Noise. Noise. The sirens are bothering you . Reporter and autism. She does things just a little differently. In a julia sort of way. The sesame magic is they take difficult topics and put them through the lens of a child. So that its very easy to understand. Reporter Teresa Fitzgerald headsup branding. She and her team spent years creating julia, a muppet on the autistic spectrum. We were just going to create a storybook. We created character art for a storybook. It was so well received that they decided to build the puppet. So we took those drawings and went to henson. And henson created a puppet. So that translation, theres a lot of creative decisions made. And then she appeared on the show. Julia, can big bird see your painting . See your painting . Yes. And then this year we just added her family. Reporter what was the response when she first appeared on the show . It was amazing. It really was. There was such a need that there was such a positive response. Hi reporter its more than feedback. Research shows that sesame street has a positive impact on kids. This paper on Early Childhood education found access to the show was associated with better Elementary School performance. They compared the sesame viewers to nonviewers. On average they performed 16 higher than the nonviewers. But they also had these positive dispositions toward learning. Much more motivated to learn and engage in leisure reading. And better proschool skills, as well. It wasnt just the academic. It also had a social impact. Reporter sesame street continues to strive for that impact by using everything from apps theres so to to do in elmos room. Reporter to books including Rosemarie Truglios new book, equi se sesame street ready forsko school. Youre teaching kids but also parents. I often say i wish parents would watch sesame street as a parenting show because we have a human cast who is really representing you as a parent. Feelings pass and feelings change feelings pass and feelings change . And so when our characters are struggling with an emotion or theyre dealing with a problem, the human cast is basically telling and showing us as parents how we could possibly address this with our child. Reporter learning for all ages and lessons for everyone. Is it any wonder 50 years after sesame street was created people are still asking can you tell me how to get how to get to sesame street we like that we all are different colors. Uhhuh. We even have a grouch. Yeah. I speak another language. And we all live really happy together. Yeah. Its a great lesson for all of us. Me think so. What you say we get some cookies right now . Everybody, cookies this way. And dana brought cookies for the whole staff today. I did. We have cookies. We did. The anchor team, we did. It is so tough to find programming, as we death know, for kids that is both nourishing and entertaining. And mommys usually better about that than daddy is. Its tough. What did we do when the piece started . Smile. Its muppets, how do you not smile . And the cookies. And the cookies. A cookie. One book store has a novel way to keep the art of reading and browsing alive. We are going to take you there next. Youre watching cbs this morning saturday. Cookie. For those without local news now, we have a story of a group of young irish dancers who got disappointing news when their events were canceled. Michael george shows how high wouldnt let the coronavirus ruin their st. Patricks day. Reporter 17yearold mikaela boyd is still dancing. Her studio is closed. Her performances called off. Even her teams trip to ireland for the irish dance World Championship canceled. It was emotional. It was sad, yeah. We all work so hard, and to not be able to go is really hard. Reporter but that hasnt stopped her. Now mikaelas dance studio is her living room. Her mom, luann, also her instructor, is teaching class just eight feet away in the kitchen by teleconference. I want to say good splits today. So right leg is out in front of you. Reporter a way to keep dancing and keep this Small Business alive. We love these kids so much, but also our business right now depends on it. Like were canceling classes, but we still have to pay our rent. Reporter these dancer dont know when theyll be able to meet up in person like this again. Sitting still for the next few weeks was never an option. I think they were all just happy to have something to do today, that involved their community. Reporter its not a perfect solution. The video and music still dont sync up completely. But its one way these young dancers can keep their feet moving and keep their spirits up. Hi, nice to just put on your shoes and be able to do it in a group setting. Reporter and to show that the coronavirus cant stop people from doing what they love. In knollwood, new york, michael george, cbs news. Great for the spirit. Well be right back. With restaurants, bars, and theaters closed, americans are finding themselves with plenty of time for soltatory activities like reading. One book store in washington, d. C. , is staying open, offering readers unique access to its shelves while still being mindful of social distancing. Christina ruffini has the story. Reporter from the sidewalk outside, capitol hill books looks like most of the shops on this street, closed. Whats up the stairs . So on the second level we have all of our fiction and poetry. Reporter if customers make an appointment and use the mandatory gloves and hand sanitizer, they can have all three floors and thousands of volumes to themselves. Basically they can own the bookstore for an hour. Something like that. Well set up a onehour time block for them to come in and kind of browse the books. Reporter kyle burke said he and his coowners were trying to find a way to support the employees during the lockdown. The first day private sessions posted, all of them booked out. Our sales are definitely off a little from what they normally would be. But it was just enough to keep us viable. Reporter like many washingtonians, alex stark and andrew lieber, have been stuck in their small shared apartment. They jumped at a way to safely go shopping and browns t and bro brows the stacks. Its nice when you dont have that much similar or access to the outside world. Reporter are Current Events reading more like the dystopian fiction, employees are offering a curated quarantine collection. Including chairman maos fitness plan. Reporter if thats not your thing, poetry is a crowd favorite. Finally, if youre looking for a tale of someone who successfully survived social distancing monte cristo. And hes in the chateau for six years by himself. Reporter this was one of the books i was supposed to read in high school and didnt. You might want to check the last line. Right dear, has not the count told us all human wisdom is contained in the words wait and hope. Reporter pretty apt. At the end of their hour, alex and andrew made an eclectic selection and headed back home. With a backpack full of distractions for whatever comes next. I worry but im also i feel really i feel pretty confident that folks are kind of coming together. Kind of supporting each other. It seems like a really difficult time. But i think well get through it. Reporter with a few good books to help pass the time in isolation. All thats left to do is wait and hope. For cbs this morning saturday, christina ruffini, washington. Crisis or no crisis, books are the best. Especially when you hold the physical book. Love that. Love that. Im sorry its great stuff. And in the coming weeks, to get us through these long days at home, we will be showcasing great books that we think you might want to check out. Next week, michelle is going to explore a new book about the 1936 Olympic Games. If you have any ideas, feel free. Pass them along. We cant wait to talk more about books. A lot of reading ahead. Well look at the weather for your weekend right now. As we spends time at home these days, many of us are cooking more. Up next, a worldrenowned expert in herbs and spices whos become a favorites with home cooks and some of the worlds greatest chefs, as well. Youre watching cbs this morning saturday. Lop lop this morning on the dish, a superstar of seasoning. Lior lev sercarz is known for spicing up the dishes of both restaurant kitchens and home cooks. Our coanchor Michelle Miller met up with him in the fall when his book mastering spice came out. I wake up in the morning, i put some in my tea, my coffee. You know, my eggs. Reporter the selfproclaimed king of spices you put spices in your tea and coffee . I do. Reporter cant help creating flavors beyond the ordinary. Its exciting. I put it in waterout the day. A bottle of water reporter chef Lior Lev Sercarz says its just in his nature. It smells so good right now. What is it about spice . Spices are one of the most important things in in the culinary world but also in the world because its its a rare ingredient that touches everybody. To me it was a happy place because it connected me all the time to food. Reporter that connection has led to a very successful business. His blends which can include up to 23 herbs and spices are sought after by some of the worlds most famous chefs including eric rapare and daniel belude. It was a good boy. Very good boy. Passionate, serious, very committed. And at the same time, lio is an artist. Reporter his medium ranges between nature theres no limits what you can do with blends reporter and flurture. I like this one and nurture. I like this one. Fruity to floral. The hints of the citrus are just book. Reporter book. Piney to pungent. Mm. Okay ooh. It caught me that time. Blends curated at times to the tastes of each customer. We spend quite a bit of time with each person that comes here to ask them simple questions, you know, what do you cook, what do you like, what you dont like. We have them smell and taste a bunch of spices. Its interesting because often they say, oh, i dont care much for this, and theyll end up buying it. Reporter really . Because they have a prenotion of something that they dont like, say celery seeds. I usually ask them, who did something wrong to your celery in the past . What happened to you and celery . Reporter Lior Lev Sercarz was born in israel which is where he started cooking professionally. But he spiced up his life after a move to france. While training with a micheli michelinchef. He was influential in my life and career cooking and spices. He was smart in the idea of explaining to me that the spices that he was using were just a tool. The same way that he had a great knife or cutting board. And he said, i want you to develop your own personality when it comes to tastes and flavor by tighteasting these th and ill help you along the journey. Reporter the journey took him to new york city. After six years and with beluds blessing, he realized he could pursue a food career without being tied to a kitchen. What was it about the kitchen you didnt like . I never liked the Service Aspect of it. And that slowly convinced me that perhaps i need to keep on developing food flavors and scents but outside of that environment. Reporter you gave him an incredible piece of advice which was hey, the cooking isnt all there is for the Restaurant Business. Clearly. Lio will always be a chef. I think its an opportunity to be able to remain a chef and very involved with the commitment of creating foods and making foods. Reporter starting over meant blending in his basement for the first few years. Then in 2011 he finally opened his own storefront in new york city. What he came to realize, just like in the world of food, there is always more to master in the spice world. How much have you explored in the realm of spice . Can you say 100 . No way. I fortunately just came back from india after 12 years in the business. One of the most important moments was for me to stand in the equivalent of 50 football fields where they trade crimes trade chiles on a daily basis. When you ask how much i know, i dont know if i can quantify it. I dont know that im even halfway to where i want to be, and thats amazing. Reporter is this the new frontier in the world of culinary cuisine . I think for lio what was important is to first source unique spice, cumin is cumin but maybe the cumin from a certain region of a certain country is better. And then from that is to be able to create simple and unique blends who will be almost a trademark to him, these blends. But will connect with the chef mind. Reporter sercarz still does business with his old boss. Hes now just one of his best customers. The chef uses those blends in everything from his chicken targine when we say spicy, its not hot spicy. Reporter no. To cocktail. This cocktail has been made with gin which is a collaboration with lio, and the gin has been made with some berries and some mint from israel. Reporter cheers. Cheers to you. Reporter cheers. Voila. Oh, my. Its perfect. Reporter where do you go from here . Unbelievably exciting thing in the last 12 years is theres no day thats the same. I dont know whos going to call and who im going to meet, chefs and pastry chefs and chocolate makers and beer brewers and distillers and champagne makers. Its so exciting, and the opportunities are endless. Reporter little piece of good news for the industry now, lior told thus week all of his employees are working and the store is open for pickup. He says online sales went up about 40 this week because of all the people now cooking at home. Fantastic to hear. Next, a saturday session unlike any weve had before with grammy winner chris thile who needed to keep social distancing, so we found a way to keep the music going there week. Coming up next. Youre watching cbs this morning saturday. On stand up to moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. And take. It. On with rinvoq. Rinvoq a oncedaily pill can dramatically improve symptoms. Rinvoq helps tame pain, stiffness, swelling. And for some. Rinvoq can even significantly reduce ra fatigue. Thats rinvoq relief. With ra, your overactive immune system attacks your joints. Rinvoq regulates it to help stop the attack. Rinvoq can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. 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He is a longtime friend of the show, having appeared six times on the broadcast, including with his bands nickel creek and the punch brothers. Hes a macarthur genius grants winner and host of the public Radio Music Program live from here. Chris met up with us at the bridge studio in brooklyn to help us continue our tradition of providing you music each saturday morning. Now with a cover of radio aheads true love waits, here is chris thile. I drown my beliefs to have you babies ill dress like you need and wash your swollen feet truth only lonely im not living im just killing time your tiny hands your crazy killing smile just only but dont leave because and haunted eyes and true love lives in lonely pubs and cribs love only lonely dont leave dont leave no just dont leave dont leave wow. More music from chris thile ahead. Youre watching cbs this morning saturday. At wathe speed of lifestand never slows down. Thats why were helping you get the care and attention you deserve even faster. 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This is his original composition titled lay song. Oh but then what shall we sing that tells us oh but then what shall we sing now that we gathered together with the hard week going and a hard week coming to take a breath lay song what relief can you bring tell us oh what relief can you bring now that our souls are untethered we see you coming we know youre going to catch our breath lay song be they oh, say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly hailed at that twilights last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight or the ramparts we watch were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was till there oh, say does that that star spangled banner yet wave for the land of the free and the home of the brave live from the cbs bay area studios,