As we come on the air, the outbreak is getting worse in some parts of the country. At the same time, other areas are lifting stayathome orders. Tonight texas is allowing people into state parks, and geoias pe ayetrictionmond and tennessee says its back to work for the majority of its businesses on may 1st. All of this comes as protests against social distancing are sprouting up with the support of the president. And that is angering some state leaders who say they desperately need help with a nationwide testing strategy before lifting their orders. Well, today the Vice President told governors hes worried about spikes in the chicago, boston, and philadelphia metro areas. The virus has now taken more than 41,000 lives in the u. S. , more than 782,000 cases have been confirmed, and tonight something truly extraordinary. With so few americans driving and nowhere to store it, future prices for crude oil are now negative, suggesting producers are willing to pay customers to take oil off their hands. Our team is covering it all, and Janet Shamlian leads us off tonight outside houston. Janet . Reporter or, this is the state park outside of houston, one of the 95 Texas State Parks that reopened today as long as face coverings are worn. Its part of the governors plan to reopen the state. Other governors today announcing their plans. And it comes amid increasing protests across the country, people demanding their economies reopen. At pennsylvanias capitol, the frustrated crowded together, few with facial coverings, to protest the states stayathome order. Id rather be working. I really would. I really wish they would open this up. Reporter some were confronted by nurses in the street. One Healthcare Worker stood defiantly, framed by an american flag. Demonstrations in several states. Many organized on facebook which today said it is removing the groups if the protests violate a states gathering guideline. Some states are now slowly lifting restriction. South korea announced its opening beaches tomorrow. Georgias governor will allow hair salons and gyms to open friday. Today Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer struck back against the antisocial distancing sentiment. This action isnt about our individual right to gather. Its about our parents right to live. President trump called this a war, and it is exactly that. So lets act like it. Reporter the crisis is taking an economic toll. The collapse of oil prices drove the stock market lower. Does niz announced it will stop paying some 100,000 workers and at least three jbf male plants have been closed due to covid19 infections. In the covid19 epicenter of new york city, 911 calls have dropped 50 . The state has seen its lowest 24hour death toll in 18 days. The flood of patients may be slowing, but mount sinai e. R. Dr. Matthew bai says its not just the elderly. When the young patients come in and they dont end up making, it takes an emotional toll on everyone. It makes us realize that everyone can be affected. Reporter including one of the youngest, fiveyearold Skylar Herbert died of covid19 sunday. The daughter of two detroit First Responders, a Police Officer and a firefighter. She had been on a ventilator for two weeks. Skylers story is type of heartbreak motivating retired marine josh landers. Im a disabled veteran. I thought it would be important to play taps to remember those who have fallen to coronavirus. Reporter every night trumpets sound echo through his queensew york neighborhoodaysapt line, a goodbye to the lives lost. [taps playing] and in addition to the parks opening here in texas today, stores can open on friday, but only for curbside pickup. Looking ahead, georgia is going to open its restaurants next monday, and tennessee is lifting almost all of its restrictions starting may 1st. Norah odonnell these changes coming soon. Janet, thank you. Tonight we have learned that democratic governors asked vicee president mike pence during a conferen call to helem those protesters that janet just mentioned even though the president has been encouraging them on twitter and at his daily briefings. Weijia jiang is at the white house tonight. Weijia, what else did the governors ask for . Report norah, they are still begging the white house to help them get testing supplies. One senior official who works for a democratic governor who listened in on that call said it is insane and criminal the administration is not doing more to help. But tonight once again the president said the burden is on the states. Tonight governors are pleading with President Trump for more coronavirus tests. We need a lot more testing across the country. Reporter during a Conference Call with governors today, Democratic Leaders from michigan and North Carolina urged Vice President pence to stress social distancing, worried antiquarantine protests in their states could lead to a spike in new infections. The Vice President acknowledging on the call and at his sunday briefing. There are areas we continue to watch carefully on the task force including the chicago metro area, boston metro, and philadelphia metropolitan area. Reporter marylands republican governor, larry hogan, said today he was so desperate for test supplies that he had his south koreanamerican wife help broker a 9 million deal to get 500,000 test kits from south korea. The Administration Made it clear over and over again, they want the states to take the lead, and we have to go out and do it ourselves. So thats exactly what we did. Reporter congress is just days away from a vote to replenish the Small Business fund while storefronts like these in evanston, illinois, sit closed waiting for help. Shakeshack got a 10 million loan but says it returned the money because so many smaller businesses were left out. When we found out they funded the big chain restaurants. Reporter meantime, as some supporters push for him to reopen the country now, the president continues to defend his decision not to close it sooner. Why did you wait so long to warn them . If you look at what i did in terms of cutting off or banning china from coming in chinese natls, but the f. Ot wre alsot people w says one governor who has both criticized and praised his response, new yorks andrew cuomo, will come here to the white house to meet with him tomorrow. Norah . Odonnell all right, weijia. Thank you. Now to the blood tests that look for signs about whether someone has developed antibodies to the coronavirus. Health Officials Say these tests are key to reopening the economy, but there are concerns about the accuracy of these tests. Heres mola lenghi. Reporter today new york state kicked off the most aggressive Antibody Test survey in the nation, randomly sampling 3,000 people for evidence theyve been infected by the coronavirus. Were starting the largest Antibody Test ever done today in new york. Reporter the hope is Antibody Tests like these will help determine when americans can get back to work. Already more than 35,000 new yorkers have reached out to mount sinai to see if they qualify for the Antibody Test developed by researchers there. One of four tesy have and whether that confers more immunity. Reporter high demand has spawned dozens of tests on to the market, and the f. D. A. Is being criticized for allowing them to be sold without scrutiny. Even a very small false positive rate could lead to hundreds of thousands of people being told that theyre safe when they might not be. Reporter yesterday 478 new yorkers died from the virus. He tried to give whatever he could. Reporter those lost to covid19 leave lasting legacies. One of them is 56yearold mohammed jofar. He worked long hours driving a taxicab in new york city to give his three children the best education possible. Jofars son, mahtab shihab, is a sophomore at harvard university. How much of what you do Going Forward is going to be for your dad . Everything i do Going Forward is kind of making sure that his hard work and what he put into as an immigrant would be paid off, that like his goal of having a successful future for his kids, and thats what im trying to do to the best of my ability. Reporter today new york city canceled all Public Events through the month of june, that includes Puerto Puerto rican dad the guy pride parade which draw millions of people every single year. Mount sinai hospital is still researching their Antibody Test, but an antibody study out of l. A. Today suggests the number of people infected there could have been up to 55 times higher than the current number of confirmed cases, Norah Odonnell thats why those tests are so important. Mola, thank you. Nursing homes have seen some of the deadliest outbreaks of the virus. Our investigation found nearly 20 of all deaths have happened in one of these facilities, and now as the pandemic exposes unsafe conditions at many of them, the c. D. C. Is taking a controversial step to try and ease the crisis. A crisis boiling over tonight in Nursing Homes nationwide in brooklyn, at east 55 delts in just one facility. Tonight 70 are dead in this new jersey home, where 17 bodies were discovered last week. And in california, this is only a partial list of Nursing Homes with patients or staff testing positive for covid19. 258 homes in al major stf shortages the c. D. C. To issue Surprising New guidelines. The Agency Confirms to cbs news, covidpositive Health Workers could be allowed to return to their jobs as last resort. Unbelievable. Her. G to dieyway, solly in my why bot elh ed in an upstate new york home. She is one of at least 8,000 who have died nationwide, more than double the number reported last week. Little by little the disease just took her. Reporter as sick staff is now allowed to return to work, homes are still keeping families away. Merritt was restricted from seeing her mom in her final moments to tell her what she told us. I would want to take her hand and tell her that its okay to go and to think of the sunset over lake ontario. Thank you for being my mom, an ill miss you every day more and more. Reporter it breaks my heart that you never got to tell your mom that. Mine, too. Reporter and there are so many families like sallys that never got that chance to say goodbye to their mothers and fathers. As for the c. D. C. s guidelines, the agency telling us it is now up to Nursing Homes to decide to let sick staff back to work, but without proper ppe, how they will do so safely remains unclear. Norah . Odonnell jonathan, thank you. Tonight were learning more about how the pandemic is affecting some of this countrys most important Healthcare Workers. We spoke with e. R. Doctors in nearly a dozen states who say theyre taking pay cuts of up to 40 . The American College of Emergency Physicians says cutting benefits and shifts could force some Emergency Rooms to shut down. Nikki battiste has more on the financial fallout. Reporter e. R. Doctor leslie simon is chair of the Emergency Medicine Department at the mayo clinic and is seeing patients with covid symptoms daily. You go through the stages of grief when you get a pay cut, and we all did. Reporter she and her team just took a 10 salary reduction, a consequence of the hospitals anticipated 3 billion revenue loss. We still have student loans. We have kids to send to college. We have mortgages. Reporter mayo clinic is among thousands of hospitals across the country losing money fast. Most make half or more of their are every knew from elective procedure, which have been put on hold. Add to those losses at least a 30 decline in emergency room visits since the pandemic started due to patients staying at home out of fear of contracting the coronavirus. Do you worry that some e. R. Rooms across the country are so inadequately staffed that lives may now be at risk . I think its possible. I also think a lot of them are at risk for closing. Reporter one e. Doctor who would not speak on camera told us her hours were cut by about 50 and she is now the only e. R. Doctor during her shift, down from four, making her responsible for up to 40 beds. Dr. Natasha kai, who tested 17 patients for covid just yesterday, agreed to speak if we didnt use her last name. We are afraid to go into work in the e. R. 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Prison system, or for that matter, to be awaiting trial in a county jail. It may also be that theres never been a worse time. Rike00 prers. It is a toxic breeding ground throughout all of the citys prisons and jails, the number of inmates and staff testing positive has now topped 1,000. Keep in mind that rikers, by far, is a jail, not a prison. What i know from being incarcerated is that people in american prisons and jails have very little prospects at avoiding infection. Reporter piper kerman spent more than a year behind bars. Her memoir was adapted into the hit series orange is the new black. Our experiences are essential to understanding the reform thats needed. Reporter she is a passionate advocate of early release. Jail facilities typically hold people who have been arrested and have been charged with a crime, but are presumed innocent, but the majority of people are