But entrepreneur chanel fields, ceo of startup md ally in philadelphia, says the timing couldnt be better. You know, i think that this is a pretty good time to start a business. Reporter fields new company lets Emergency Responders and 911 dispatchers reroute nonemergency calls to virtual doctors. Youre talking about a business that both makes sense now and will continue to grow in importance in the future . Yeah. I have a lot of people who call 911 for things that are sore throat pain. When youre in the middle of a pandemic its important that you are using those resources as efficiently as possible. Reporter with Interest Rates low, the cost of rent and equipment falling, many talented people looking for work, some traditional barriers to starting a business are less of a burden. But fields says its even bigger than that. Theres more of a sense of purpose. I cant think of a better reason to create value and see if you can do more, do something thats outside of your norm. Reporter she
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 announcer this is the cbs overnight news. 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 selfquarantine. On
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Are struggling to get what they need. The secretary of health and Human Services is here live with answers. In italy, a health care crisis. Icus overflowing. Hospitals building tents outside their doors to treat patients as police are now enforcing the countrys massive lockdown in the race to contain the outbreak. Also this morning, bidens big win. The former Vice President takes a commanding lead in the race for the democratic nomination racking up huge victories over Bernie Sanders in michigan and the south. The big question now, how long can sanders stay in . Prince harry hoax . The duke finding himself at the center of a possible prank. Pranksters talking to harry on the phone about his royal exit. And extraordinary earth. Going to an icy extreme, heading way out to an ice flow. I am on an ice flow in the middle of the northwest atlantic. Where harp seals have their pups. The rare, upclose view coming face to face with these n gma is live from Prince Edward island. And good morning
And for james it was travel and prolonged exposure, he had been to italy multiple times. When you selfquarantine, the premise is that youre positive, that you actually have been infected. Thats why it has to be rigid, it has to be by the book, there has to be significant and aggressive distancing if you live in a home with other people. Its not like youre having family meals, its not like youre all in the kitchen together, its not like youre sitting on the sofa together. Its hard. Its logistically hard, its psychologically hard. Its done out of an abundance of caution, assuming a person thats exposed will in fact become positive. In terms of what were seeing here in westchester, outside of new york city in that hot zone or epicenter, that is done for three reasons. Number one, from an epidemiologic standpoint. We call it flattening the curve. What that does is slows the spread of the virus, which then does two things as a result. Number one, it protects the vulnerable populations, beca