Risk of kicking off a constitutional crisis. If he ordered me to reopen in a way that would endanger the Public Health of the people of my state, i wouldnt do it. Reporter new yorks governor insists that he, not king trump hits words will decide when and how the state reopens for business. This morning the president tweeted cuomo has been calling daily, even hourly, begging for everything. Now he seems to want independence . That wont happen. The president is clearly spoiling for a fight on this issue. If he wants a fight, hes not going to get it from me. Period. Reporter northeast governors in the group now coordinating their economic comeback are preaching caution. Were just getting started. I dont feel comfortableal all. Weve ramped up our testing, but on may 20th well make a decision on how to and when to start i think it will take at least another month of being care of. Reporter reopening is key for families like the wards from kansas. Their restaurant still closed. Were jobless,
Force, of course seemed fine with doing away with the task force. Until today when the president said he didnt know how populari the task force was and said hes decided hes going to keep it or around. The virus continues to churn across our country in tandem with the trend of reopening businesses and entire states. Despite the Johns Hopkins expert who just today testified that none of the states reopening have met all of the white house guidelines for reopening. And despite opinion polls showing a majority of americans are not at all ready or willing to go back to life and events as normal as we knew them. Indeed, in the real world tonight the death toll across our country stands at 73,863 souls lost to this virus. There are now among the small percentage tested more than 1. 2 million confirmed cases. The number of new cases is rising in nearly half of our country. Those are the states in orange on this map. The green states are where the number of cases are falling. Some 36 states hav
Minnesota. The president seemed fine with winding it down. Mike pence, who runs the task force, of course seemed fine with doing away with the task force. Until today, when the president said he didnt know how popular the task force was and said hes decided hes going to keep it around. The virus continues to churn across our country in tandem with the trend of reopening businesses and entire states. Despite the Johns Hopkins expert who just today testified that none of the states reopening have met all of the white house guidelines for reopening. And despite opinion polls showing a majority of americans are not at all ready or willing to go back to life and events as normal as we knew them. Indeed, in the real world tonight the death toll across our country stands at 73,863 souls lost to this virus. There are now among the small percentage tested more than 1. 2 million confirmed cases. The number of new cases is rising in nearly half of our country. Those are the states in orange on th
And later, this mothers day, a woman whos always on the front lines. She saves peoples lives. Reporter do you think your mom is a superhero . Yeah. I love her so much. This is the cbs weekend news. Donaldson good evening. Im Bob Donaldson at wttv cbs 4 reporting in indianapolis. Happy mothers day. We begin with new warnings about the virusinfected economy. Today, the Trump Administration said the number of unemployed americans could get worse. Also today, new projections show coronavirus deaths in this country could reach 137,000 by august. Illinois, arizona, florida and california examples of states where cases and deaths going up faster than expected. Even the white house, one of the worlds most secure buildings, is not immune from the virus. Nikole killion begins our coverage. Reporter the president s Economic Team warns things could get worse before they get better, and they insist its important to reopen the economy safely, even as more Administration Officials self quarantine. On
Until today when the president said he didnt know how popular the task force was and said hes decided hes going to keep it around. The virus continues to churn across our country in tandem with the trend of reopening businesses and entire states. Despite the Johns Hopkins expert who just today testified that none of the states reopening have met all of the white house guidelines for reopening. And despite opinion polls showing a majority of americans are not at all ready or willing to go back to life and events as normal as we knew them. Indeed, in the real world tonight the death toll across our country stands at 73,863 souls lost to this virus. There are now among the small percentage tested more than 1. 2 million confirmed cases. The number of new cases is rising in nearly half of our country. Those are the states in orange on this map. The green states are where the number of cases are falling. Some 36 states have now reopened in some form or fashion. Former director of the cdc was