For treatment. I dont think any center across the country is going to have any trouble generous people. That was dr. Jon lapook census. Chip reid has the story. Reporter this is took sook bay, alaska, on the behring sea about as far as you can get away from the united states. This is the director of the Census Bureau who flew in on a frigid january day to count the first person in our nations 2020 census. The constitutionally mandated once a decade count of every Single Person within our borders. 2020 census has begun. Reporter it was very emotional to me. The entire village had gathered. They were playing native music. They were celebrating the 2020 census. An rte that across the nation. Reporter it seems steven dilling ham is not alone in his passion for the census. What do you know about the census . Not much. Reporter in february we traveled to houston, texas, where activists went door to door to make sure t itill f counted. Some people are very happy to see us. Some people dont even open the door. Reporter she says many people have no idea how important the census is. Not only does it determine how many votes each state gets in congress, but also how trillions of federal dollars will be divvied up over the next decade. They need to know the benefits, you know, the school and the parks, the health care. Reporter where does the census rank on your list of priorities . And its a long reporter judge lenahousn, t most diverse big city. For every person who doesnt respond to the census, we lose around 1,000. Reporter she says in the 2010 census, latinos, especially immigrants, were significantly under counted. One of the Biggest Challenges in 2020, she says, is fear. You know, there was a fright about whether the census would include a Citizenship Question so folks who are seeing on tv, you know, families being torn apart who perhaps know somebody who has been deported are now afraid that the census is going to ask them whether or not theyre u. S. Citizens. Repor lr the. Supreme court rejected a Trump Administration proposal for the census to demand everyones citizenship status. But she says the damage is already done. The communitys heard so much about it that were now having to debunk the myth that it is part of the census. Reporter you might be surprised by just how long the idea of a census has been around. The census comes up again and again in the old testament. Reporter in a new history of the census, this author cites moses. The census plays a major role in the new testament, too. Mary and joseph were from nazareth up in the north. But jesus was born in beth will he them about 100 miles away. Why did they go to bethlehem . The reason in the bible is there was a roman census, seize augustus said there should be a census. Reporter the first 100 Year Population had increased ten fold and herman invented a would it be fairo say the census has played a role in the invention or development of the computer . Yeah, i would say that. Reporter score one for the census. And its a good thing haloreth came along. As the late Richard Threlkeld splad sunday morning americans had to answer 470 questions including they wanted to know if there were any idiots in the family. Reporter lucky for us there are nine basic questions. Yet the very simplicity and importance of the census have recently tempted politicians to disguise fundraising appeals as census forms. Including these from the Republican National committee and the trump campaign. The census is a public treasure. It is our collective information. And so for some organization, in this case the Republican National committee and the later president Trumps Campaign committee, to try to hijack this nonpartisan public trust in the census for personal political gain is wrong. Reporter California Democratic congresswoman katie porter sits on the committee that oversees the Census Bureau. In february she confronted census director steven dillingham. Have you asked the rnc to cease and desist from the term 2020 census or official census in its mailings . Congresswoman, i would have to look that out. Reporter and youre going to hold mr. Dillinghams feet to the fire . 100 . Whether youre a political appointee or not, you take on the job. Its the exact same thing for the director of the centers for disease control. Its the same thing for the director of the census. You a commitment to the american people. Reporter do you feel pressure from this white house and the Republican Party to do this count in a way that they would like . No, i do not. Reporter and soon after our interview, the rnc promised to stop using the word census in its mailings and facebook has dropped the trump ads. The coronavirus, of course, poses an entirely different and unprecedented challenge to the census. The Census Bureau encourages americans to fill out the census online and they report that close to onethird of households have already responded. Pandemic or not, Steve Dillingham says the work of the Census Bureau is going forward. Hello. Hi there. Reporter bottom line your message is respond online, on phone or by mail and we wont come knocking on your in a world where we expect instant, why wouldnt we expect our deodorant to dry in an instant . New degree advanced protection dry spray. Goes on instantly dry for a cleaner feel. 72 hour protection in an instant. Thats a zzzquil pure zzzs botacal blend,onta un 72 hour protection while an optimal melatonin level means no nextday grogginess. Zzzquil pure zzzs. Naturally superior sleep. For some, the coronavirus conjures up images of the end of the world. Nancy chen has the story of a survivalist group thats been rr stockpiled food, semiautomatic weapons and designated bunkers, its all about the what ifs as seen from the groups introduction video. What would you do, what would i do, what would anybody do if there was a serious viral pandemic or situation . How would you protect your family from such an environmental disaster . And the answer is fortitude ranch. Reporter its a survival community with undisclosed locations in colorado and West Virginia where members can escape in times of disaster. Jrue miller is the company c. E. O. He wants to build a total of 12 ranch locations across the country with the next ones planned for wisconsin and nevada. We have a reserve room. It may not be fancy. We have spartan memberships that are very only 1,000 per person per year. And frankly a plywood bunk bed with the mattress. Its not fancy. Reporter each ranch has 100 members. In good times they can use the camps log cabin for vacation. Hunting and fishing on the vast properties. But in case of what they deem a disaster, they say theyre ready for whatever might happen. Theres a lot of other threats we track from. Yellowstone, super volcano going off and blockg out the sun, having massive crop failure to asteroids to, you know, we tracked some 46 what we call trigger events we think can result in a collapse. Reporter miller says the biggest threat is a pandemic, but that covid19 isnt severe enough to ask members to shelter. If law and order breaks down we will ask our members to come. Reporter bers soed t of h husband joined in 2018. The its a twohour drive from their home in denver. When all hell breaks loose and you have to seek shelter, if you will, from all the craziness of the world, its really nice to know in the back of my mind that i have a place to go. Reporter she hopes shell never have to shelter at fortitude ranch, but takes comfort in nowing i all of us here at cbs news are mourning the loss of one of our own to the coronavirus. Awardwinning journalist maria mercader. She 54, a spatioose luck fos. Sad time to. Perhapt was her deep faith or enormous smile. But maria would light up any room she walked into. As Anthony Mason explains, she was truly the best of us. Reporter maria mercaders career at cbs news spanned more than three decades. She rose from page to an Emmy Awardwinning producer who helped guide coverage of some of the biggest stories. But her last role as a talent executive may have been her most fitting because maria was always a guiding spirit, a shining light. Ingrid matthews was a close friend. Maria brought in the bn 1965 in new york. Father manuee on wall street. Her mother gladys was anedstho her career touring with the american ballet theater. Maria adored her mom who inspired her lifelong passion for the arts. Exuberant, intelligent and fiercely loyal, maria was a cheerleader for so many at cbs news and beyond. Even while quietly dealing with Health Troubles herself. Over 20 years she survived multiple battles with cancer without an ounce of selfpity or complaint. Dr. Valerie ruche was her surgeon at memorial sloan kettering. She had an incredible drive and perseverance. I also saw her be a great patient advocate for other Cancer Patients and cancer survivors. Reporter two years ago maria took a grand trp wiip with her father, brother and sisterinlaw across africa. After all her health issues, she an too many of us at cbs ma news, our friend, our confidant, our hero. And she will be ssed. That is the overnight news for this tuesday. For some of you, the news continues. For others, check back with us a little later for cbs this morning or follow us online any time at cbsnews. Com. Reporting this morning from the cbs studios in washington, d. C. , im kris van cleave. br nnigh his. The u. S. Navy hospital ship arrives in new york as lady liberty looks on. Comfort arrives by sea as treatment tents are built on land. With intensive care units nearing capacity, new yorks governor has a warning. There is no american that is immune. What is happening to new york is not an anomaly. Odonnell supply shortage. Is outraged over more than 100 r broken ventilators. Whats the federal government doing to make sure equipment is getting where its needed . Stay home. As federal guidelines are extended for another month, three out of four americans are ordered to not leave their
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