The secret of Pentagon Agency hunts antibodies for a covid19 treatment breakthrough. And later, a special salute. A veteran turned fundraising hero marks 100 years. This is the cbs weekend news. Laven and good evening, everyone. Im Monique Ming Laven reporting from kiro 7 in seattle. Beautiful spring weather across the country drew stircrazy people outside today. Several states have moved to reopen, and there were protests again in some that have not. Today in miami, hundreds of people waited for hours to get their boats in the water. Most were turned away. The marina parking lot was full by 10 a. M. At the virus epicenter in new york, the last patient at the largest Field Hospital in the city was released on friday. And in the u. S. Coronavirus deaths top 66,000. There are more than 1. 1 million reported cases. Danya bacchus begins our coverage. Reporter here in california, the governor says its just a matter of days, not weeks, before we can see an easing of restrictions before a state with the worlds fifth largest economy, some say thats not soon enough. Freedom Freedom Reporter calls to reopen california are growing louder. Open churches open the restaurants free up the beach free up the beach l. A. Has the most deaths. Reporter and in some places becoming violent. What are you doing out here spreading the disease . Oh reporter at the State Capitol on friday, dozens of protesters were arrested after hundreds gathered, many without face masks or social distancing, to demand the governor end stayathome orders. We need to open up california. This is ridiculous. Reporter and in southern dewain huntington beach, calling for businesses in and the beaches in Orange County to reopen. Images of crowded Orange County beaches last weekend with thousands defying social distancing led to the governors order to close them temporarily. We have to be really deliberative on how we reopen this economy, and we should thank people for expressing themselves. Reporter according to a California Healthcare Foundation ipsos poll, 75 of residents, the restrictions to continue for as long as needed. Right now, i think we need to stay hunkered down, social distancing, wash our hands forever. Reporter one county in Northern California isnt willing to wait for the governor. With no cases of covid19, modoc county is the first to defy the state shutdown, reopening businesses. And when it comes to easing the restrictions here, the governor says how well californians follow those stayathome orders this weekend will determine how the state moves forward. Monique. Laven danya in sunnies l. A. , thank you very much. Well, production at Meat Processing plants has been hit hard by covid outbreaks, and now new concerns about Food Shortages. Cbs Dean Reynolds has the latest. Reporter americans may soon be asking wheres the beef . And this time, the scarcity wont be about panicked shoppers hoarding supplies. The problem is deeper. This is different, because this is a decline in production. Reporter a decline linked to the virus that has sickened and killed workers at big processing plants. As grocer stew leonard of new york well understands. We sell this right here for a customer to buy like that. But its done out in the midwest at one of the big packing plants. Reporter like the smithfield field pork plant in sioux falls, south dakota, where more than 800 workers tested positive. Minorities make up 70 of the ats, thoh dakota is 85 white. Workers at this plant, and some of the two dozen others the illness has hit, want assurances theyll be safe to return and that safety guidelines from the c. D. C. Will be followed to a t. Rafael bedolla works at a ma town, iowa, j. B. S. Plant. They have to protect us more. Reporter south Dakota Health secretary Kim Malsam Rysdon indicated that was possible, if not probable. I just want to point out that the c. D. C. Guidance around some of the workplace protections were really scripted as recommendations and considerations. Reporter worker worries about safety and health followed the president s executive order to reopen the plants, even as some were shuttered by their owners for decontamination and retrofitting, along the lines of this tyson foods promotional video. But for now, if you subtract sick or worried meat packers from the picture, what you get is a shortage of beef, chicken, and pork, the production of which has dropped 25 . Whatever steps the president or others take, this disruption in the food chain will not end overnight. A worker at this plant behind me died this week from the virus, and the plant itself has been closed since april 24. County officials are unable to say when it will reopen. Monique. Laven a lot of uncertainty. Thank you, Dean Reynolds. Well, it was all eyes to the sky in the Nations Capital today. The air force thunderbirds and Navy Blue Angels thundered over them all, a tribute to the workers. The precision flietsz also took to the skies over baltimore and atlanta. But President Trump missed the aerial show. After 34 days at the white house, the president has retreated for a working weekend at nearby camp david. As cbs Nikole Killion reports, he missed some frustrated truckers. Reporter outside the white house, big rigs parked, honking mad. Were just small carriers just trying to make it. Reporter truckers protested against low rate and wages looking for help in the next stimulus package. What were doing is waiting to see what the Economic Impact of the gradual opening up is. Reporter the relief package, which could be 500 billion, is likely to top the agenda when the Senate Returns to work monday. But safety is, too, after a reported warning from the capitol physician this week about a potential shortage of coronavirus tests for all senators, Health Secretary alex azar announced on twitter he sending three Rapid Testing machines anmachines and 1,000 tr use. President trump, who has been tested multiple times, tweeted there is tremendous Testing Capacity in washington. It is really a very promising situation. Reporter friday, the president touted the f. D. A. s emergency approval of remdesivir, after a preliminary study showed the drug cut Recovery Time in covid19 patients by an average of four days. The data shows that remdesivir has a clearcut, significant, positive effect. Reporter the House Appropriations committee accused the white house of blocking Task Force Member dr. Anthony fauci from testifying next week about the government response. The white house argued its counterproductive. This notion that the white house is blocking dr. Fauci just doesnt bear truth. Reporter back to the issue of tests for lawmakers, House Speaker nancy pelosi and Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell just put out a statement respectfully declining the administrations offer, saying Congress Wants to keep directing resources to frontline facilities. The white house says its their decision to make. Monique. Laven okay, thank you, nikole. And be sure to watch face the nation tomorrow morning. Margaret brennans guests include daniel oday, that is the head of Gilead Sciences responsible for the drug remdesivir. Plus, former f. D. A. Commissioner dr. Scott gottlieb. And, gary kelly, c. E. O. Of southwest airlines. President trump tweeted today that he is glad to see north Korean Leader kim jongun is well after weeks of rumors about his health. Cbs asia correspondent Ramy Inocencio has the latest. Reporter to cheering crowds, north koreas leader, kim jongun, reappeared to his people and the world, very much living and breathing. Staterun media showed him cutting a ribbon at an Opening Ceremony of a Fertilizer Factory and filmed smoking a cigarette. April 11 was the last time kim was seen in public. But on april 15, he missed the countrys biggest holiday, the birthday of his late grandfather, kim ilung, north koreas founder, leading some Media Outlets to speculate about his health. Kim jonguns disappearance had thrust talks about possible successors into the spotlight, with his younger sister 31yearold kim yojong floated as a prime candidate. North korea annualest rob carnahan you have to be tough if youre a north Korean Leader. You have to do tough things. And i dont know if she could do that. Reporter now that kim jongun is alive this, lends some credibility to the theory that perhaps he was just social distancing from coronavirus, just like much of the rest of the world. The bottom line north korea is an opaque country, and any information about it should be taken with a dose of skepticism. Ramy inocencio, cbs news, tokyo. Laven now the United Nations is warning the Coronavirus Crisis has put the world on the brink of a hunger pandemic. 265 Million People could face acute Food Shortages by the end of the year. That is double last years projections. Cbs debora patta has more. Reporter this is what hunger looks like when it spills over into the streets, a food stampede in kenyas largest slum, leaving scores injured and two dead. White flags waved by defeated families in peru, signaling to authorities theyve run out of supplies. A milelong line for food in india, where workers wait in the hot sun. Protests in lebanon as food prices surge uncontrollably. Even in the richest countries, the virus has left people hungry, but for the worlds poor, it means starvation. Like south africa, where a National Lockdown has led to a sudden loss of work and hunger for millions. Food distribution is weighed down by cumbersome bureaucracy. If youre not on the days list, there is no food. These people are desperate. They are hungry, and they are angry. Their biggest fear if the virus doesnt get them, hunger will. Mduduzi khumalo has been waiting in line every day for two weeks now. His name is never called. If youre hungry, its easy to get sick. Because of stress everything reporter he was working as a deliveryman before the National Lockdown dried up his income. His four Young Children used to receive two meals a day at their local school, which has now closed. They know that if i dont get anything for them, its over. Reporter its a cry echoed across the globe, prompting a dire warning from the United Nations the world is facing a famine of biblical proportions. Debora patta, cbs news, johannesburg, south africa. Laven that is a heartbreaking reality. Now, in other news, this was supposed to be Kentucky Derby day. Our louisville affiliate wlky flew over an empty Churchill Downs yesterday for us. It was a lonely scene out there. The race, the 146th, has been rescheduled for september 5. Now, as we mentioned, we are broadcasting to you from seattle tonight, one of the first coronavirus hot spots in the u. S. The space needle has been closed since the early days of the pandemic. But we got this our rallying cry flies and you can see it around the city. But more importantly, you can feel it on the ground because of neighbors like these. Workers at benchmark motoring in bellevue, washington. Now, before covid19, the company made Safety Equipment for highend cars. Now theyre working on safety for everyone. They pivoted to produce thousands of face shields for hospitals and other frontline workers. And they are not the only ones. Straight ahead on the cbs weekend news, how some big businesses are also reinventing themselves to help americans in this viral crisis. Why a secretive Pentagon Agency is racing for a breakthrough coronavirus test. And captain tom at 100. The special salute for a heartstealing centenarian. 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Reporter nascar cant speed around the track, but theyre racing to 3d print hundreds of face shields in charlotte, and ford is making them one every 10 seconds for detroitarea hospitals and first responders, like robert epperson, who showed us the gear he wears to a possible covid call. Were putting these supplies on, and were using them all day. Reporter as food banks struggle to meet surging need, American Airlines is delivering more than 200,000 pounds of extra food, like here in fort worth. L. L. Bean has two shifts making thousands of face mask masks and gowns for maine hospitals. Its Distribution Center is packaging meals while its Logistics Team helps the state maintain millions of masks from asia. A little bit of humanity, a little bit of kindness. A little bit of neighbor helping neighbor. I think thats incredibly important. Reporter in wisconsin, family owned g maker benshotss business is down 90 but is still paying its 25 employees whether they can work or not. 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Reporter blood from the first known covid19 survivor in the u. S. Was flown here to rob carnahans lab at vanderbilt university, along with other samples from survivors infected at the outbreaks epicenter in wuhan, china. After reviewing over 3,000 antibodies, theyre now down to just a hand full they hope will best combat the virus. Each antibody has its own sort of personality. Reporter the most potent antibodies will be grown in giant steel tanks that look like beer fermenters, called bioreactors. We have said rather than doing this in those big bioreactors, lets turn our body into the bioreactor. Reporter in upcoming clinical trials, they hope to inject people with the genetic code. Its the blueprint for the antibodies and the cells take up the blueprint and theyre able to produce the antibodies themselves. Reporter with about one million americans infected and more than 50,000 dead, darpa hopes their project could provide temporary protection in time for an anticipated second wave for highrisk groups. Our healthcare workers, our frontline first responders, and then even, potentially, maybe the close personal contacts of those who are infected. Reporter Catherine Herridge, cbs news, arlington, virginia. Laven godspeed to them. Thank you, catherine. Well, next on the cbs weekend news, why spitfires and hurricanes took to the skies over england as that old veteran marked a new milestone. To everyone navigating these uncertain times. Whether youre caring for your family at home or those at work, principal is by your side. Were working hard to answer your questions. Like helping you understand what the recently passed economic package can mean for you. Were more than a financial company. Were a together we can get through anything company. Now, more than ever. 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Other companies and academic institutions are doing the same. The entire Global Scientific Community is working together to beat this thing. And were using science to help make it happen. Because when science wins, we all win. Tonight, we have an update. We first told you about the world war ii veteran in britain who raised millions of dollars for the fight against the coronavirus. Well, this week, that fundraising hero celebrated his 100th birthday. As Charlie Dagata reports, a grateful nation and world took note. Reporter they dont scramble spitfire and hurricane flybys, send birthday cards from the actual queen, and televise tributes from the prime minister. Your heroic efforts have lifted the spirits of the entire nation. Look at this cake reporter . For just any old guy. But then, captain tom moore is not just any old guy. Thats lovely, isnt it . Yes. Reporter the world war ii veteran unknowingly stepped into the global spotlight a few weeks ago. The idea was to raise maybe 1,200 as a thank you to healthcare workers for his new hip. And, to show some gratitude for those at the sharp end of the very worst of covid19. Theyre all working so hard, and they continue to work hard and putting themselves into mortal danger day after day so i think thats one of the reasons everyone is saying, well done. applause reporter like, everyone. With each step, donations soared from all over the world. Million became 10 million. By his 100th birthday the total had reached more than 40 million. It wasnt just the donations. Take a look at this 125,000 cards for captain tom. Truckloads arriving by the day, not just saying happy birthday, but thank you. You got 125,000 birthday cards this year. How many did you get last year . Do you remember . Maybe 5 or six or seven. Reporter as for the newfound fame and that staggering fortune he raised, just like everything else, captain tom is taking it all in his stride. Charlie dagata, cbs news, bedford, england. Laven and happy birthday. That is the cbs weekend news for this saturday. Im Monique Ming Laven reporting from kiro 7 in seattle. And from all of us at cb ve fra studios, this is kpix 5 news. And now at 6 00 with forced closures pushing businesses all over the bay area to a brirng, one citys chamber of commerce just went under. The weekend arrives in santa cruz bringing nice weather and beach restrictions. And a big bay area city rolls out a new rule to protect everyone living and working in its nursing homes. Good evening, im brian hackney. And im juliette goodrich. Bay area businesses will need more help and support than ever before to navigate the aftermath of this pandemic. But kpix 5 has found out they will have to do it in oakley after the chamber of commerce shut down. Reporter Board Members say the Oakley Chamber of commerce struggled financially, even before the pandemic. The virus knocked out any chance of survival. Just makes you want to cry. It just its as sad as it gets. Reporter the latest casualty of covid19. Final nail in the coffin. Covid19 just buried us. Reporter board member mark whit lock says the chamber relied on its annual wine and whisky fundraiser event to cover operating costs. The june event was cancel. And with membership dropping in recent years, down to about 60 business members, the nonprofit ran out of money and shut its door losing that touch with the community. Someone having a voice for the Business Community there that is now gone. Reporter the vice mayor said its a big loss for the city of 42,000 people in easton