Tensions between washington and beijing sky high. Tonight President Trump threatens to retaliate. Emotional return. A First Responder who came out n retirement to help new york is flown back home after he fell victim to the virus. Racing to a cure a Major International summit looks to fast track possible vaccines. So why didnt the u. S. Show up . Plus a new Antibody Test gets the emergency green light from the f. D. A. , but can these tests really tell if we are immune to the virus . And we have a new series looking ahead to mothers day. Tonight how a chef and her mom bonded in the kitchen and the new challenge they face in the pandemic. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin tonight with two stunning new projections that the death toll thom coronavirus in the u. S. Could drastically increase in the coming weeks just as states are reopening. One model just out tonight i
Another Staggering Number nearly 3. 3 million americans filed for unemployment last week. Thats more than the population of chicago. And this graph says it all. Since 2,000, weekly claims had been in the hundreds of thousands. Last weeks numbers are off the chart. Today should have been opening day for americas favorite pastime, major league baseball. Instead, tonight the president is talking about reopening the economy, saying the country has got to get back to work. The president says he will be giving states new guidelines on social distancing, getting some people back on the job in places that havent been hard hit by the virus. Our team is covering every angle of this crisis, and Mark Strassmann leads us off from just outside atlanta. , and mark, is it possible that those jobless numbers could be even higher . Reporter well, heres what you have to coder, norah. As grim as those numbers are, the reality is likely worse. Americas latest jobless numbers hit like an overnight gut punch
55,000 vets with only 102 beds. Spikhe va predfe suarketh america shut down, the still on the job inside americas Grocery Stores. What theyre doing to keep workers and you safe. And helping hands. Keeping Health Care Heroes fed while also giving a lifeline to struggling restaurants. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell reporting from the nations good evening, and thank you for joining us. We begin with breaking news and something unthinkable just weeks ago. Tonight the u. S. Has more confirmed cases of the deadly coronavirus than any other country in the world, surpassing even china and italy. Since we were with you last night, cases nationwide have surged, growing by mor 17,000 in just one day. Sadly, more than 1,000 people in the u. S. Have died. Another Staggering Number nearly 3. 3 million americans filed for unemployment last week. Thats more than the population of chicago. And this graph says it all since 2000ly claims have been in the hundreds of thousands. Last week
Viewers like you. Thank you. Laura this is bbc world news america. Reporting from new york, i am laura trevelyan. President rump defies the doctors and wantsri ans back at work, despite the rising number of coronavirus cases. Pres. Trump i would love to have theountry opened up and raring to go by easter. Laura tocks on wall street surge higher on hopes that congress can reach a massive stimulus deal. The dow sees the biggest percentage gain since the 1930s. In the u. K. , people are told to lyay at home unless abso necessary. Plus, olympic glory wo wa. The summer games inapan will have to be postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Tcfor all of you ng on pbs and around the globe, welcome to world news america. New york city is now the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States. There are more than 15,000 cases here, and the rate of new infections is doubling evy three days. President trump says he wants to open this country in two weeks time. He has had enough a
Morning. And yields, highs of the day with the ten year approaching 186 now. Road map begins with that blockbuster jobs report. Futures point to a strong rally at the open as employers add 266,000 jobs last month. Top white house economic adviser larry kudlow will join us, first on cnbc. Well talk about jobs, the markets and who knows what else. And uber safety concerns, Ride Sharing Company disclosing thousands of assaults in the past couple of years stronger than expected november payroll number boosted by hiring and healthcare, restaurants and transportation the return of those gm workers from their strike also played a role in auto parts wages up 3. 1 from a year ago looking for a little less than that, which had some wondering whether or not inflation is returning to the narrative. I think that you can actually look at a couple of the numbers different ways if you actually adjust the cost. You dont see that you just see 1 . I will say as i said in the tease i did with the people f