Them and enjoy them. Later Norah Odonnell sits down with garth brooks. Why he said adversity makes us stronger. Announcer this is the cbs overnight news. Good evening, everyone. Im doug dunbar reporting from cbs 11 news in dallasfort worth. Soaring new numbers in the coronavirus pandemic. Today marks one month since the recorded death in the united states. Since then the death toll has now surged to more than 2300. Confirmed cases top 135,000 and counting. Cbs news correspondents are covering all aspects of our national emergency. Well begin tonight with nikole reporter monday marks the end of the white houses coronavirus guidelines, but some officials, including within the administration, believe more time is needed. As President Trump convened his Coronavirus Task force, stark new projections from some of its key members about the toll the pandemic could take on the united states. I would say between 100,000 and 200,000 cases. But i dont want to be held to that because its excuse me, deaths. No state, no metro area will be spared. Reporter the warnings come as the president deliberated over rolling back cdc guidelines to slow the spread of the virus. As the president fiddles, people are dying, and we have to we just have to take every precaution. Reporter late saturday, the president reversed course on enforcing a quarantine for the new york tristate area, scrapping the idea for a travel advisory. It really panicked people. They were going to leave the city last night. Reporter with one in three americans under stay at home orders, mr. Trump suggested reopening parts of the country around easter. We were thinking around easter were going to be looking a lot more like new york. Reporter treasury secretary mnuchin inwouldnt say how soon the economy would be up and running, but he said stimulus checks from the 2. 2 trillion aid package will help ease the gap. We expect that within three weeks that people who have direct deposit with information with us will see those direct deposit in their bank accounts. Reporter Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the stimulus package is just a down payment and thinks another bill is needed. Oe of the president s top economic advisors told me he hopes thats not the case, but will do whatever it takes. Doug . Nikole, where do things stand with medical supplies and protective equipment . Are people getting what they need . Reporter yes and no. The governor of louisiana told our Margaret Brennan that he continues to press the administration for more ventilators, and the mayor of new york city warned he only has a weeks worth of supplies left. But this afternoon the president did meet with supply distributors here at the white house. He says about 2900 beds have been set up at new yorks javits center. Doug . Nikole killion at the white house, thank you. Today a commercial aircraft carrying medical supplies from china touched down at new yorks jfk airport. This is the first in a series of flights of muchneeded goods. There is more help on the way, but as meg oliver reports, the need is extreme. This virus preyed on the vulnerable. Reporter on sunday a calm but stern new York Governor Andrew Cuomo extended the order for new york city to stay home until mid april. We are going to need two more weeks of nonessential workers. Reporter Health Care Workers on the front lines are feeling the surge as an influx of covid19 patients fill hospitals in new york and new jersey. Its incredible and it hits so fast. Reporter critical supplies are running dangerously low. In maryland the death toll doubled in a day. Outside baltimore, the Pleasant View nursing home saw a staggering 66 seniors test positive for the virus. The pandemic is changing the way americans say their final goodbyes. Oh, its heart breaking. That was the hardest part of all of this. Reporter alex handys mom 86yearold lana erwin died from covid19 more than a week ago. Only three hours after she learned the facility in montclair, new jersey, had been exposed to the virus, her mom was gone. How hard was that not to be able to say goodbye to your mom . The fact that she passed away, i can accept that. But the fact i didnt get to say goodbye is eating me up inside. Reporter its not just Nursing Homes and hospitals under seerj. The rest of the country is bracing for the worst. Detroit, chicago and new orleans are also emerging hot spots. Doug . Meg oliver, thank you. Hospitals in california, theyre under siege tonight. Governor gavin newsom, in fact, says the number of patients admitted to icu beds doubled overnight and of the 10,000 ventilators needed, the state has less than half that amount right now. Jonathan vigliotti continues in los angeles. Reporter as hospitals here in los angeles and the rest of the state brace for a surge of people sickened by the virus, a sign of relief. The Navy Hospital ship mercy now ready to take on noncovid19 patients. By saturday patients in need of icu beds doubled to more than 400 as the number of hospitalized testing positive rose by over 38 . Not all relief efforts have gone to plan. This weekend the federal government sent 170 ventilators from its National Stockpile to los angeles, but they were all broken. Governor gavin newsom said they will be fixed by monday. In states across the west, officials are fighting the viruss spread by closing beaches and trails. Over the weekend, even more National Parks like montanas Glacier National park were closed. In Washington State officials announced the opening of a new Field Hospital for noncovid patients. Governor inslee said the government has let them down. It would be helpful if we had the federal government to fully mobilize the manufacturing and the base. Reporter washington was the nations original epicenter and some good news emerging from life care nursing home where at least 39 people have died. I wanted them to know that i loved them and enjoyed them. Reporter 90yearold geneva wood survived even after doctors said she only had 24 hours to live. She says prayer and what was given to her in this cup saved her. Well, potato soup. You know, all my life, every time i got sick, all i wanted was potato soup. Reporter wood hopes those in hospitals can return home like she did. Jonathan vigliotti, cbs news, los angeles. The stranded cruise ship san dam is expected to go through the panama canal. That will cut off two days for the ships trip back to florida. No word whether theyll be able to dock there. Saturday hundreds in fact were evacuated to another ship after four people on board died. The cbs overnight news will be right back. Announcer this is the cbs overnight news. The number of new coronavirus cases continues to soar. More than 700,000 people have now been infected. The death toll now more than 33,000 and its spreading fast, and well beyond china and europe. Heres roxana saberi. Reporter as the worlds biggest nationwide lock down takes hold in india, millions are suddenly jobless, sparking an exodus of workers from packed cities to their villages. Some on foot. And in south africa, authorities are struggling to enforce their countrys new restrictions. But an overcrowded townships like this wan in johannesburg, people who share oneroom shacks dont want to stay home. We have six people in one room. Reporter while the coronavirus is spreading across africa, it has already killed more than 17,000 people in italy and spain together. Still, the outbreak appears to be peaking in some places. At the vatican, pope francis delivered his sunday blessing from his library, calling for a ceasefire of all conflicts so the world can focus on fighting the pandemic instead. In paris, the eiffel tower is lighting up every night, paying tribute to those who are already on the front lines and urging people to stay home to save lives. Here in the u. K. , were about one week into a nationwide lock down. Today a top medical officer said it could take up to six months before life here returns to normal. Roxana saberi, cbs news, lone. Reporter im Ramy Inocencio in tokyo where the nearly empty streets and shirted shops. About 38 Million People are under a stayhome advisory this weekend across the entire metropolitan area. Japans capital has also closed popular Cherry Blossom parks to the public, unprecedented in recent memory, with signs warning people away. The stillness, a raw contrast to traditional viewing parties just days ago as blossoms peaked. There are dozen and dozen of people, maybe hundreds even doing the Cherry Blossom viewing. People are having fun. Theres no urgency, no anxiety. Doesnt seem like there is much of any fear. If you didnt know any better, youd think it would be a normal early spring day. Thats despite a nearly unimaginable week for japan. Just days after the olympic plane landed in the country, the tokyo 2020 games were postponed on tuesday. Tokyos governor on wednesday then warned the city to stay home this weekend. The country still hoping to avoid an explosive rise in infections and the fates of china, italy and the united states. Ramy inocencio, cbs news, tokyo. Here at home the pandemic has hit struggling farmers hard, financial hardships worsened by the trade war and new labor shortages compounding the problems. Heres mireya villareal. Reporter roots in a forgotten neighborhood, thats long been a food desert with no Grocery Store nearby. We have doubled the rate of cancer, double the rate of stroke, double the rate of heart disease, double the rate of childhood obesity. Reporter the 40 acre extension was started to provide fresh fruits and vegetables for this community and restaurants across north texas. But their two years of successful growth is getting stunted by the deadly coronavirus. Day one when they announced they were going to quarantine, business dropped 90 . So thats been really difficult. Were trying to create jobs for our neighborhood. How do we keep people working so they can keep their rent paid, lights on and water bill paid . Reporter at this farm in illinois its usually a Family Affair getting help from the community to harvest the crops. Owner chris eckert worries theyll fall behind with the stay in place in effect. Coronavirus marches on. Reporter suppliers are trying to keep up with the demand for seeds, fertilizers and equipment despite covid19 challenges. Brett is the Sales Manager at farm implements in minnesota. This isnt isolated from the outbreak. We are trying to execute spring preparedness for farmers so they can continue to feed america. We sometimes eat this. Reporter customers like jacqueline are glad farmers are still working. Its a scary time. Were making the best of it and doing our part. Thats why we love coming to a farm. At a Grocery Store you have a lot more crowds. Weve been to Grocery Stores and we prefer coming to the farm because you are fewer people. Its much safer and better for public health. Reporter babcock will continue to run his operation with the Skeleton Crew as long as he can, knowing families depend on them. My big fear is not only are the people that we serve struggling, but this is creating a bigger problem so more people are becoming vulnerable and needing help and theres this tidal wave of people asking for resources and help and just not enough resources to go around to serve them. Reporter people in the Agricultural Industry are worried about distribution chains getting the food into the stores or to disconnected communities. Federal help is slow right now so local and state governments are having to step in to make sure things keep running. Doug . Mireya, thank you so much. Today authorities in jones borrow, arkansas, said it could have been so much worse. A tornado ripped through the college city yesterday causing major destruction. So far no lives known to have been lost. The mayor says buildings that are badly damaged were empty because they were already closed over coronavirus fears. At least 20 people were hurt. Just ahead, far from home. Americans stuck overseas struggle to return to the united states. And Country Music legend garth brooks tells Norah Odonnell adversity can be a good thing. New crest pro active defense. Youre doing more to keep your body healthy for the future. Shouldnt your toothpaste do the same for your mouth . 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At least 1,000 americans are looking to leave, and the savilles dont know when theyll get home to their three young boys in georgia. My oldest started playing baseball this year. I would give anything to throw the baseball with him right now. Reporter the state department is working on arranging repatriation flights for more than 33,000 americans abroad. So far more than 15,000 have come home from over 40 countries. Dozens more flights in the coming days are planned. I didnt dream of it becoming this big thing where peru would shut its borders. Reporter alex curry is one of 4 now americans stuck in peru. She arrived there a month ago for a medical school rotation. Curry and saidi are set to become residents in california hospitals if they can get out of cusco. We need to work and get out of this situation. This is nerveracking for us. Reporter and curry has a heart condition. Shes starting to run low on medication. Thats also scary because i am at higher risk for certain things. 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Reporter that soulmoving sound of Country Music is what has packed arenas with tens of thousands of fans up until this crisis. Sometimes i reporter fans who know all the words to his songs. And theyre singing every word of the song like that. Im a guy, so im the last guy thats going to say size matters, but it does. Reporter brooks says despite that success, adversity in life is what makes us stronger and helps us bounce back. Youve got a bow and arrow, right . The only way that arrow is going to go far at all is its got to address resistance, right . So for every dreamer out there, when you hear, no, it cannot be done, just let it keep coming because once they let go of that arrow, all those nos are whats going to fuel you to turn those dreams into reality. Reporter the increased resistance. Yes, maam. Reporter of of his music evokes emotion, even tears, especially with one of his signature songs. If tomorrow never comes reporter whats the end of that sentence for you, if tomorrow never comes . I really feel blessed, lucky, all that stuff. If tomorrow never comes, im the luckiest guy on the planet. Reporter norah tonight the coronavirus has hit home for us. It has taken a beloved member of our cbs news family, Maria Mercader. We asked Anthony Mason to tell you about her. Reporter if those of us on camera are the faces of cbs news, Maria Mercader was this organizations heart, soul and spirit. In a career that spanned more than three decades, maria rose from page to Emmy Awardwinning producer to top executive. She helped guide our coverage of some of the biggest stories of our times. From the september 11th attacks to the death of princess diana. But more important than what maria achieved as a professional is who she was as a person. A friend and counselors, a confidant and mentor who gladly and generously shared her wisdom with the next generation of cbs news journalists. Maria taught all of us how to live life with joy, no matter how difficult the challenge. For more than 20 years, she bravely fought cancer and related illnesses without an ounce of selfpity. Maria was a devout catholic who had a special devotion to teresa, the saint who said, a word or a pleasing smile is often enough to raise up a saddened and wounded soul. Our souls ache tonight, but we will always find joy each time we remember Maria Mercaders many kind words and her everpresent smile. Our deepest condolences to her family. Thats the overnight news for this monday. For some of you, the news continues. For others, be sure to check back with us a little bit later for the morning news. Or you can follow us online any time at cbsnews. Com. Reporting from the cbs 11 studios in dallasfort worth, texas, im doug dunbar. Announcer this is the cbs overnight news. Good evening, everyone. Im doug dunbar reporting tonight from cbs 11 news in dallasfort worth. Were going to begin with numbers in the coronavirus pandemic. Since then, the death toll has now surged to more than 2300. Confirmed cases top 135,000 and counting. Cbs news correspondents are covering all aspects of our national emergency. Well begin tonight with Nikole Killion at the white house. Reporter monday marks the end of the white houses coronavirus guidelines, but some officials, including within the administration, believe more time is needed. As President Trump convened his Coronavirus Task force, stark new projections from some of its key members about the toll the pandemic could take on the united states. I would say between 100,000 and 200,000 cases, but i dont want to be held to that because its excuse me, deaths. No state, no metro area will be spared. Reporter the warnings come as the president deliberated over rolling back cdc guidelines to slow the spread of the virus. As the president fiddles, people are dying and we have to we just have to take every precaution. Reporter late saturday, the president reversed course on enforcing a quarantine for the new york tristate area scrapping the idea for a travel advisory. It really panicked people. They were going to leave the city last night. Reporter with one in three americans under stay at home orders, mr. Trump suggested opening parts of the country by easter. We think in two weeks around easter were going to be looking a lot more like new york. Reporter on face the nation treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin wouldnt say how soon the economy would be up and running. He said stimulus checks from the 2. 2 trillion aid package will help ease the gap. We expect that within three weeks that people who have direct deposit with information with us will see those direct deposit in their bank accounts. Reporter Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the stimulus package is just a down payment and thinks another bill is needed. One of the president s top economic advisors told me he hopes thats not the case, but will do whatever it takes. Doug . Nikole, where do things stand as you know with medical supplies and protective equipment . Are people getting what they need . Reporter yes and no. The governor of louisiana told our Margaret Brennan that he continues to press the administration for more ventilators, and the mayor of new york city warned he only has a weeks worth of supplies left. But this afternoon the president did meet with supply distributors here at the white house. He says about 2900 beds have been set up at new yorks javits center. Doug . Nikole killion at the white house, thank you. Today a commercial aircraft carrying medical supplies from china touched down at new yorks jfk airport. This is the first in a series of flights of much needed goods. There is more help on the way. But as meg oliver reports, the need is extreme. This virus preys on the vulnerable. Reporter on sunday a calm but stern new York Governor Andrew Cuomo extended the order for new york city to stay home until mid april. We are going to need two more weeks of nonessential workers. Reporter Health Care Workers on the front lines are feeling 9 surge as an influx of covid19 filled hospitals in new york and new jersey. Its incredible and it hit so fast. Reporter critical supplies are running dangerously low. In maryland the death toll doubled in a day. Outside baltimore, the Pleasant View nursing home saw a staggering 66 seniors test positive for the virus. The pandemic is changing the way americans say their final goodbyes. Oh, its heart breaking. That was the hardest part of all of this. Reporter alex handys mom 86yearold lana erwin died from covid19 three weeks ago only hours after she found the facility in montclair, new jersey, was exposed to the virus. Her mom was gone. How hard was that not to be able to say goodbye to your mom . The fact that she passed away i can accept that. The fact i didnt get to say goodbye is whats eating me up inside. Reporter its not just Nursing Homes and hospitals in new york and new jersey under siege. The rest of the country is still bracing for the worst. Experts warn big cities like detroit, chicago and new orleans are also emerging hot spots. Doug . Meg oliver, thank you. Hospitals in california, theyre under siege tonight. Governor gavin newsom says the number of patients admitted to icu beds doubled overnight and of the 10,000 ventilators needed, the state has less than half that amount right now. Jonathan vigliotti continues in los angeles. Reporter as hospitals here in los angeles and the rest of the state brace for a surge of people sickened by the virus, a sign of relief. O cf1 o the Navy Hospital ship mercy now ready to take on noncovid patients. By saturday patients in need of icu beds doubled to more than 400 as the number of hospitalized testing positive rose by over 38 . Not all relief efforts have gone to plan. This weekend, the federal government sent 170 ventilators from its National Stockpile to los angeles, but they were all broken. Governor gavin newsom said they will be fixed by monday. In states across the west, officials are fighting the viruss spread by closing beaches and trails. Over the weekend, even more National Parks like montanas Glacier National park were closed. In Washington State the officials announced a new Field Hospital for noncovid patients. Governor inslee joined a chorus of governors who say the federal government has let them down. It would be helpful if we had the federal government to fully mobilize the manufacturing and the base. Reporter washington was the nations original epicenter and some good news emerging from life care nursing home where at least 39 people have died. I wanted them to know that i loved them and enjoyed them. Reporter 90yearold geneva wood survived, even after doctors said she only had 24 hours to live. She says prayer and what was given to her in this cup saved her. Well, potato soup. You know, all my life, every time i got sick, all i wanted was potato soup. Reporter wood hopes those in hospitals can return home like she did. Jonathan vigliotti, cbs news, los angeles. Reporter aim ramy inch sene yoe in tokyo. About 38 Million People are under a stay at home advisory this weekend across the entire metropolitan area. Japans capital has also closed possible Cherry Blossom parks to the public. Unprecedented in recent memory, with signs warning people away. The stillness, a raw contrast to traditional viewing parties just days ago as blossoms peaked. There are dozens and dozens of people, maybe hundreds even doing the Cherry Blossom viewing. People are having fun here, though. There is no urgency, theres no anxiety. Doesnt seem like there is much of any fear. If you didnt know any better, youd think it would be a normal early spring day. Thats despite a nearly unimaginable week for japan. Just days after the olympic plane landed in the country, the 2020 games were postponed on tuesday. Tokyos governor on wednesday then warned the city to stay home this weekend. The country still hoping to avoid an explosive rise in infections and the fates of china, italy and the united states. Ramy inocencio, cbs news, tokyo. To be honest a little dust it never bothered me. Until i found out what it actually was. Dust mite matter eeeeeww dead skin cells gross so now, i grab my swiffer sweeper and heavyduty dusters. Duster extends to three feet to get all that gross stuff gotcha and for that nasty dust on my floors, my sweepers on it. The textured cloths grab and hold dirt and hair no matter where dust bunnies hide. No more heebie jeebies. Phew. Glad i stopped cleaning and started swiffering. 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Reporter hydroxychloroquine is used to treat conditions like Rheumatoid Arthritis and lupus. Its too soon to say whether it works for covid19. Tha that hasnt stopped some people from prescribing it. Some people need it to control their autoimmune diseases unable to get it. The one consistent medication ive been on since i was 15 daily is hydroxychloroquine. Reporter 44yearold maeries a tan has been taking the drug hydroxychloroquine since she was first diagnosed. Her lupus has been severe requiring several hospitalizations. Her drug is a cornerstone of her treatment. For you its not a matter of having it in your medicine cabinet just in case. You need it. Its a matter of your health. Yes, it is a necessity. Reporter chloroquine is an antimalaria drug and its less toxic derivative hydroxychloroquine treats autoimmune diseases. The cdc says patients who rely on the medication get an extra supply. But her doctor tried. She called it into the local pharmacy, she also called it into the mail order pharmacy. Neither of those places can fill it for me because its back order. Thankfully i have a month supply left in my cabinet, but, of course, i dont know how long this is going to last. I think its going to be very exciting. It could be a game changer. Reporter President Trump has touted the drug as a possible coronavirus treatment, but medical experts are only now testing it in trials. Still, pharmacists across the country say its flying off the shelves. Were seeing prescribers calling in to pharmacies and trying to obtain mass quantities of hydroxychloroquine or pacuanil. Reporter he said a lot of these prescriptions are being called in for family members or friends of doctors. I understand why some prescribers decided to do this, but this was an unethical and selfish action. Reporter its not just in illinois. Pharmacists around the country have shared similar stories. In florida, a pharmacist told pro publica one doctor tried to get 200 tablets of the drug. If i were one of these doctors unnecessarily prescribing hydroxychloroquine, what would you say to me . I completely understand why youre taking this action. Youre wanting to protect your family or yourself. But you and i both took oaths to protect patients. Reporter the cocreator of the show knows shes not alone. All of us are in the same boat. We dont know how long this is going to last. Reporter cbs pharmacy said it is setting quantity limits on the amount of drug people can get, but thats not going to apply to people like maeries a who need it for their autoimmune disease. Meanwhile the drug still has to go through fda approval. Those trials begin tuesday in new york. Dr. Jon lapook reporting from his own home. Like tens of millions of americans, hes under selfquarantine, but there are millions more we know whose jobs are labeled as essential. They dont get to stay home. And a growing number are getting sick. Adriana diaz has that part of the story. You have to make sure, you know, where were working at is safe. Reporter she is an amazon fulfillment employee and part of a coalition pushing for better work conditions. According to workers and media reports, at least ten Amazon Warehouse employees across the country have contracted coronavirus, leaving some employees feeling vulnerable. I was scared. When it comes to amazon, there is so much more they could do for their employees. Reporter she says amazon did shutdown her facility for a day for cleaning, but says then it was business as usual. They have thousands of thousands of employees, so from one shift, another shift comes in. Reporter to deal with the increased demand during the coronavirus pandemic, amazon Senior Vice President jay carney told cbs news they are adding more workers and sick days. We are adding two weeks paid time off for anyone diagnosed with covid and quarantined and were trying to support associates as best we can. Reporter they are also making house calls because people are selfisolating. Jeff bayer in texas. He worries about his safety. We do precautionary things when i get home. Reporter electricians find themselves in peoples homes making necessary repairs. They also worry about contracting coronavirus. Were wearing latex gloves. Were wearing face masks and shoe covers which is part of our service. Reporter according to the seattle times, amazon told some drivers to always maintain a 6 foot distance and some warehouse workers to keep at least 3 feet apart. We havent heard from amazon about those claims, but they did tell cbs news they intuited an array of changes at warehouses and delivery workers telling drivers to disinfect their cars at the beginning and end of every shift. 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Economy has come to a screeching halt, and business by business, person by person, the damage is piling up. Elmer has been a bartender in San Francisco for ten years. I mean, you go from being busy to having nothing really. Reporter and the new restaurant he planned to open, its on hold. The one thing that kind of keeps me up at night, which is like how do you provide for your family. Reporter like mexicanos, a lot of people across the country are losing sleep. We just learned weekly jobless claims totaled 3. 28 million in the most recent week measured. Can you put that in Historical Context for us . Sure. So, millions of jobless claims in just one week, that is about five times the amount that we received in any of the peak weeks around the financial crisis or any of the deeper downturn, say, in the 1980s. Its an extraordinary number. Reporter and a sobering one at that. Yes. Reporter and Morgan Stanleys chief u. S. Economist Ellen Zentner has more sobering news. You and your associates at Morgan Stanley believe that economic output in the Second Quarter is going to drop by 30 from a year ago. What is the backdrop for that, and how did you come to that number . Yeah, so, those are really grim numbers, but its the reality that, you know, this is unlike any other economic downturn that weve gone into. Companies are leading us to believe that anywhere from 75 to 90 of Economic Activity has been cut in important areas. You have a car dealership in new jersey saying, we used to sell 45 cars a day. Now were selling one car a day. Reporter facing an unprecedented crisis, the government is taking unprecedented measures. There is the enormous 2 trillion federal lifeline to businesses and families, and the Federal Reserve is feverishly rolling out plans to keep money flowing throughout the financial system. It might feel like a nightmare repeat of the recession that began in 2008, but this time is actually different. Its a very sharp drop into recession, but we dont expect this recession to be as long lived as prior recessions because this is dictated by the evolution of the virus, and our biotechnology analysts believ the peak in cases will come somewhere in late april and thereafter as some of these social distancing measures recede. We can start to resume what a normal pace of activity looks like. Reporter but even as job losses multiply, some businesses are looking to hire tens of thousands of people. Like dollar general, which has more than 16,000 Stores Across the country. We continue to see a heightened demand from the essential products we sell. Everything from basic foods to cleaning supplies, paper products, health items, baby items, diapers. Reporter crystal is the spokesperson for dollar general. Tell us about your plans to hire more. We hear 50,000 new people . Correct. So, were planning to add up to 50,000 new employees by the end of april to help support fred funk our store, Distribution Center and our private fleet operations. So while we anticipate some of these jobs being temporary to begin with, we have a pretty strong track record of job growth, and we do see some longterm Career Opportunities for some of these folks who may be coming on during this time. Reporter and as americans c cocoon in their homes, virtual businesses are finding new customers, like outschool which offers online classes from elementary to High School Age kids. Since launching in 2017, we have 80,000 students attend 300,000 live class hours. Were growing very, very nicely and already had a huge community. Just in the past week since we saw the wave of mass school closures, we had another 20,000 students join classes. Reporter amir natu is the c. E. O. Of outschool. With this increased demand, this 20,000 extra people who are coming onto your platform, youre seeking new teachers to help you out. Can you tell us a little bit about that . Yes, exactly. You know, our classes are selling out, and we are seeking to on board another 5,000 in the next two weeks. We want to find teachers who maybe have some down timeout side of their school teaching, former teachers, and people who may be, you know, yoga teachers or music and dance instructors. Reporter economics has been called the dismal science, and times right now are indeed dismal. But Ellen Zentner is not all doom and gloom. It will be a long slog back to what we had prior to the coronavirus outbreak, but like many of you, a home bound Steve Hartman has another busy week ahead of him working from his house and also helping the kids with their homework. How is that going . Lets have a look. Here kindness 101 will begin shortly. Reporter it wasnt the most polished production. With the help of my teaching assistants i held an online class in kindness. Try that word, what is that word . Okay, looks like all truism. We had thousands of kids tune in. One of the things we talked about in class is heroism and how heroes are wearing all different kind of uniforms. Their assignment for the week was to pick one of these new heroes and thank them in any way they could. Thank you for working. Reporter some kids went straight to the phone to thank the pharmacist and the fire chiefs and the workers in Nursing Homes. Especially with coronavirus going around. Reporter others used sidewalk chalk to thank march mail carriers, fedex and u. P. S. Drivers, while still other children of all ages, i might add, broke out markers and crayons to write notes to people they now look up to the most. I was thinking, who should i give it to . Because there are so many heroes here today. And i decided on the truck driver. Reporter 9yearold tyler carr taped his note to a loading dock at a kroger in arlington, texas. It read, in part, i appreciate that youre still going out and driving your truck because all of us are sitting on our butts watching tv and eating cheetos. Bailey killman of cooper city, florida, chose to thank her sanitation worker. Using good social distancing, she handed her note to remy felazar. Man, she made my day. I was emotional. Thank you very much. Reporter ramy said hes not used to people thanking him for his service. I cant forget about that moment. Reporter really . Yes, sir. Reporter it was all aplus work. Thank you so much. Reporter which is why my thank you goes to all the students who sat through and graduated kindness 101. Because you know there are Better Things on tv. [ laughter ] youre being kind by not say anything. You learned your lesson. Yes, i did. [ laughter ] reporter Steve Hartman at home in cat skill, new york. Thats the overnight news for this monday. For some of you the news continues. For others, be sure t o check back with us a little bit later for the morning news or you can follow us online any time at cbsnews. Com. Reporting from the cbs 11 studios in dallasfort worth, texas, im oug dunbar. Breaking news, a new warn from the top Infectious Disease official. Millions of americans face being infected as the death toll from the coronavirus now doubles in two days. Critics taking aim at President Trump. As the president fiddles, people are dying. This as the president backs away from his federal quarantine idea for new york. Also tonight, new york scrambling for medical supplies with all hands on deck and help arriving soon. And new hot spots in other cities begin to appear. Plus, survivor story. The 90yearold great grandmother who beat the odds. I wanted them to know that i