It is a new era in this crisis. And as we come on the air tonight, there is still a divide in this country about whether we are moving too quickly or not fast enough to reopen. Tonight, as some restaurants are beginning to serve customers again, in other states, including new jersey and california, there are increases in Coronavirus Infections and deaths. Nationwide, there are more than 1,067,000 cases of the virus, and nearly 63,000 people have died. Today, we learned nearly four million more americans filed for unemployment in the lft week alone, pushing the total number out of work past 30 million. There is some new hope tonight about getting the pandemic under control. The president says he is launching an Ambitious Program to fast track a vaccine by january, something top experts say could be possible. Our team of correspondents have all of this covered, and carter evans is going to lead us off tonight in newport beach, california. Carter. Reporter for most of the day, norah, californians were bracing for the worst after reports the governor would close all beaches staet wide. This afternoon he announced he was targeting beaches only here in Orange County where the number of covid cases are fourth highest in the state and images of crowded beaches set off alarms. Images of crowded Southern California beaches with thousands defying social distancing led to the governor to close them temporarily. And my job as governor is to keep you safe, and when our health folks tell me they cant promise that if we promote another weekend like we had, then i have to make this adjustment. Reporter Los Angeles County reported a record increase of more than 1,500 new cases on wednesday. As of today, the city of l. A. Is now offering free covid19 tests to anyone, whether they have symptoms or not. Nationwide, the debate on loosening restrictions continues. Antistayathome protesters, some even armed, marched on michigans capitol, demanding the state reopen. By tomorrow, at least 35 states will have relaxed their restrictions, some now allowing movie thaters and resurantsn wiy restrictions and retailers with limits on customers. Macys says it will reopen 68 stores around the country, and nascar says it will restart races may 17, but without fans. But hot spots remain. At least four states saw singleday kathy records, including illinois. Chicago surgical tech Juan Martinez was supposed to officially retire today. He died on monday. He tested positive three days after his 60th birthday. In the covid19 epicenter of new york deaths and hospitalizations continued to decline. The Navy Hospital ship deparented after treating 132 patients. And today, after heavy criticism of the homeless fleeing to the subways, the governor sut shutdown overnight service for a thorough cleaning. It makes sense if you dont want the infection rate to go up in your society. Reporter but there are glimmers of hope a round of applause as 56yearold Raymond Sangster left the hospital after beating covid19. And in detroit, a show of joy in the form of a neighborhood dance party, perfectly synchronized from a distance. At midnight tonight, georgias stayathome order will expire, but theyre still asking people at risk to stay home. Thatantll in california, a gro rght away is planning protests across the state tomorrow. Norah. Odonnell all right, carter, thank you. We turn now to the economy. Almost one in five americans is out of work, this as another 3. 8 million workers filed for Unemployment Benefits last week, bringing the total in the last six weeks to an astonishing 30 million. Today, the administration acknowledged there havent been job numbers this bad since the great depression. And as cbs Mark Strassmann reports, many are still waiting for help. Reporter everythings bigener texas, including despair. Outside dallas, this food line was miles long. In six weeks, texans have filed more than 1. 5 million unemployment claims. Food and shelter now daunt millions of jobless americans. In atlanta, marquist rhodes cant pay his familys rent for the second straight month. Being out of work thurts. You cant pay your simplest bills phone bill, light bill. Reporter as a lyft driver, shes scratching out 100 a week. And rhodes cant figure out whether georgias overwhelmed system has send his unemployment claim. Leslie buliavac can relate. Shes an unemployed hairdresser in los angeles. Its been seven weeks since ive worked, search weeks since ive seen any money. Reporter florida eclipsed california last week as americas leader in new jobless claims, but twothirds of flridians still wait for the state to process their claims. More than 60 million Americans Still wait for their federal stimulus checks, up to 1200, including marvin spartley. Hes a laid off cook in philadelphia, down to his last 600. If the money ran out, i have no way to provide for my family. Because she really needs to have care. Reporter his daughter christina has sicklecell anemia. Theyre worried their Medicaid Health insurance could get cut. An estimated 12. 7 million americans likely have lost employee Health Insurance in this crisis. I would definitely say people are overwhelmed and desperate. Reporter Glendarika Garcia works for mile high united way in denver. Calls have spiked 400 since the crisis began. They dont even know what they need. Theres just so much that they need. Reporter marquist rhodes needed to know when his family could be evicted. Were all struggling with the situation, and serve asking the same question when will it end . Reporter the Atlanta Legal Aid Society told rhodes he cant be evicted until august at the earliest. His other issue he has less than 100 in savings. Norah. Odonnell all right, mark, thank you. Here in washington, President Trump and Top Health Officials are optimistic that a vaccine could be ready by the end of this year. And today an aboutface from Vice President pence who wore a mask just days after he was hit with criticism for not wearing one at the mayo clinic. Cbs weijia jiang is at the white house tonight. Weijia. Reporter norah, second lady karen pence says Vice President pence did not know it is the mayo clinics policy to wear a mask until after he left the facility on tuesday, even though the clinic says he knew beforehand. Today, the Vice President did not talk about the controversy, but his actions made a statement. Today, Vice President mike pence offered an apparent mea culpa in the form of a face mask. He wore one while visiting a ventilator production line in indiana after receiving backlash earlier this week for not sporting a mask at the mayo clinic. In washington. Im in charge. Reporter . President trump took ownership of operation warp speed the administrations ambitious effort to make 300 million dose of coronavirus Vaccines Available by the end of the year. Im not overpromising. Were going to fast track it like youve never seen before. Reporter instead of waiting for one vaccine to emerge as a success, Health Officials will identify the most promising candidates and start mmping early. Dr. David agus is a cbs news medical crptor. So theres risk here nap means choosing in advance which vaccines you think will work, putting capital at risch, manufacturing them with the hope that they work. Reporter at least 120 projects around the world are working on a vaccine. So far, a Research Team at Oxford University has been most successful and fastest. This is more like 18 weeks rather than eight years. Reporter dr. John bell says human trials started last week, and results could be available as early as midjune. Oxford has already partnered wth pharmaceutical giant astrazeneca in case the vaccine works. That probably earliest time that we can probably scale manufacturing would be the beginning of july. But the intention is to make enough doses so that were it approved in, say, september, we would actually have 30 million doses. Reporter meanwhile, th u. S. Intele community announced it does not believevir genetically modi, te whether the outbreak started by accident at a laboratory in wuhan. Tonight, President Trump said he believes it did come from that lab, but said hes not allowed it say why. Norah. Odonnell all right, weija, thank you. Tonight, one of the nations largest beef processing plants is shutting down after workers stopped showing up over concerns about the coronavirus. The tyson foods plant in nebraska produces enough beef in bon day to feed 18 Million People. Its the latest of two dozen plants that have closed during this pandemic. Tonight, cbs nancy cordes is on marylands Eastern Shore where the poultry industry is being hit hard. Nancy. Reporter norah, its a growing problem that has now drawn the attention of the c. D. C. And fema. Many poultry workers here in maryland are immigrants who live with their coworkers in group homes, making it difficult to stop the spread. Poultry is big business in maryland, the states top agricultural product. But here in salisbury, dr. Christopher snyder says its also the driving force behind a coronavirus spike. They share rides together to work. Theyre transported back and forth in vans. Theres a lot of public transport. They dont have their own vehicle, so its a difficult situation for them. Reporter more than 260 poultry workers have fallen ill in maryland, 400 in georgia. In virginia, workers protested outside a perdue plant this week, demanding testing and paid time off. We understand that they provide meals for millions of people, but lives are more important right now. Reporter from coast to coast, about two dozen meatpacking plants have had to shut down some time in the past two months as workers fall ill, prompting a 25 drop in pork production capacity, 10 for beef, driving up whoalsz prices even as demand shoots up, too. Southern california albertsons and other chains are now limiting sales of pork, chicken, and beef to discourage what they call panic buying. Look at this lady here. Shes shes buying look, show her. You can hold up all your chicken that youve got. Reporter stew leonard jr. Says chicken sales at his grocery chain outside new york are up 300 from last year, but he doesnt want to charge more. If your cost goes up, youre not going to have any choice but to raise prices. Yeah, you know, what . You raise prices, but you know, everybody usually goes up a percentage. Reporter a mass testing site has now been set up at a stadium here in assualts brie so that workers at this plant up the road can get tested this weekend. Norah, dr. Snyder told us today that about 50 of the patients he sees with coronavirus many days recently are poultry workers. Odonnell all right, nancy, thank you. We are learning tonight that former Vice President joe biden is expected to address an accusation of Sexual Assault against him as he appears on cable news tomorrow. The Presumptive Democratic president ial nominee has faced mounting pressure to directly respond to a claim made by a formater de datak more than two decades heres seeps ed okeefe. Reporter former Vice President joe biden appeared from his delaware home today for a virtual town hall with u. S. Soccer star megan rapino. He did not address the allegations by a former Senate Staffers. Some democrats say she should be heard. She has the right to make her claims. Reporter his accuser, tara reade, worked for biden in nine months, ending in 1993. Last year, she was among several women who recounted what they considered to be uncomfortable or inappropriate touching by biden. In march, she ban detailing more serious allegationes for the first time. I remember his hands underneath my bust and underneath my skirt and his i think ifers penetrating me, as he was trying to kills me and i pulled back. He said, come on, man, i heard you liked me. Reporter cbs news has spoken multiple times with reade. She is the only individual who has come forward to accuse him of Sexual Assault. This week, a former neighbor told cbs news she remembers reade telling her from 1995 to 1996. Reades brothers accounts of the allegations have evolved in recent interviews with several news outlets. The Biden Campaign said in a statement that he firmly believes women have a right to be heard and heard respectfully. Such claims should also be dill diligently reviewed by an independent press. What is clear about this claim it is untrue. This absolutely did not happen. In bidens absence, other high movie profile democrats have been left to answer for the allegations, including House Speaker nancy pelosi today. Nobody ever came forward or nobody came forward to Say Something about it apart from the principal involved. I know joe biden, and i think that he is telling the truth. Reporter several former biden Senate Staffers from that time have said publicly that they dont recall hearing about reades allegations, and today biden officially began his search for a running mate. He has vowed to pick a woman. Norah. Odonnell ed, thank you. There is still much more news ahead on tonights cbs evening news. They were caught in the College Admissions scandal, but now fear catching the coronavirus in prison. Tonight, the judge decides if they can serve at home. A nineyearold girl turns a visit from the tooth fairy into a special thank you to first responders. And with museums closed, americans were challenged to recreate iconic artwork. 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Im jeff pegues, and thanks for staying with us. The latest job figures continue to paint a bleak picture of the u. S. Economy. Labor Department Reports another 3. 8 million americans filed for firsttime Unemployment Benefits last week. That makes more than 30 Million People in the past six weeks. And economists say there could be another 14 million who havent been able to get through to overburdened unemployment offices and websites. All of that as a growing number of americans are turning to food banks to help feed their families. Here is janet shamlian. Reporter the Houston Food Bank is americas largest. In a normal year it says it gives out 80 Million Pounds of food. How much have you seen demand increase in recent weeks . Were now averaging close to a Million Pounds a day of actual distribution here. And were still not meeting the need. Reporter c. E. O. Brian green says demand is up 150 from just two months ago. The cavernous 135,000 square foot facility serves 18 counties. There is desperation they havent seen before with limits they havent had to adhere to. Its being able to keep up with the labor is what our biggest problem is. Reporter the food bank was built to handle 1,000 volunteers. Only 150 can be in the building to comply with social distancing. The warehouse is brimming with produce right now. These crates hold thousands of cucumbers donated by a farm. In a different time, they would have been sold to restaurants. It was Unprecedented Demand and smaller work force, green is concerned about giving less to the community as time goes on. At whats called a super site distribution on monday,dl mil as thousands tried to w don havewer stuff. Reporter the food bank delivered enough for 5700 families to receive 100 pounds of food each. Thank you. Reporter volunteers serving 1200 cars an hour. For now the food that im getting from different parts, you know, different other sites is not enough. Reporter this food bank is more accustomed to emergencies like hurricanes when it usually subsides in weeks. With the pandemic, there is no end date. Were going to keep trying. Were going to keep giving as much assistance as we can. But the level of need, whats going on is so much bigger than what were able to do. Reporter and w