Crossborder love in the time of covid. So close, yet so far. Might as well be continents away, because we cannot get together. This is the cbs weekend news. Ming laven and good evening. Im Monique Ming Laven, reporting from kiro 7 in seattle. Tonight, the race to reopen the ailing economy is picking up speed even as the coronavirus outbreak is, according to health experts, far from over. So far, 38 states have eased restrictions six more will follow suit tomorrow and tuesday, all emphasizing social distancing. Now, texas is getting a first taste of its new normal. Restaurants are open. So are malls. Infections are still adding up; at least 1. 1 milion in this country. More than 67,000 people have died. Jonathan vigliotti begins our coverage. Reporter monique, California Governor Gavin Newsom not the only leader facing mounting pressure to reopen the economy. Governors across the country are weighing options to get back to business, with mixed results. The chorus to reopen state economi
Orders to stay off the sand. Monique . All right, thank you, th. With 30 million jobs lost, people are low on money and on food. And to help the federal government plans to spend 300 million per month to buy surplus from farmers. Food theyve been forced to dump and ship to food banks instead. Now jangette shamlian reports. Reporter gridlock in every direction, for miles. Almost there reporter that is what happened at the food bank, more than 7,000 families showed up for food. Youre welcome. Reporter desperation the nations fourth largest city has never seen. For now, the food line getting some different part, it is not enough. Reporter houston has the nations largest food bank, serving 18 counties from a 135,000 square foot warehouse. 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 greene says demand is up 150 from two months ago, keeping
Afterschool activities are cancelled at santa teresa high school. The School District sent parents a letter warning them a student may have been exposed to coronavirus. The student has no symptoms but will start a twoweek quarantine as the entire campus gets disinfected. It kind of scares me because theres a lot of kid heres and not enough time for people to clean. Reporter School Leaders stress that santa teresa will be open tomorrow. I think that the harm of widespread School Closure outweighs the benefits. Reporter Santa Clara Health officer dr. Sarah cody told supervisors today if schools close, that could force Many Health Care workers to stay home with their kids instead of caring for patients. She also admitted its unlikely to contain the virus now given how quickly it spreads. On average, each person with the infection will infect an average of two to three additional others. Reporter there are now 43 confirmed cases of covid19 in the county and nearly half of those were not re
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