Press secretary tested positive for coronavirus. Tonight the nations top Infectious Disease expert, along with the heads of the c. D. C. And f. D. A. , are all in what they call modified quarantine, because they were in contact with one of the aides. The Administration Says the prt ce president do not have coronavirus and that theyre being tested daily. And late today, the president declared the u. S. Has prevailed on testing, saying any american who wants to get tested can, though he did not explain how. He did say the white house is making 11 billion of funding from the stimulus bill available to the states to increase testing. As we come to be air tonight, more than 80,000 people have been killed by covid19 in the u. S. , and more than 1. 3 million cases have been confirmed nationwide. Tonight in some parts of the country, infections are still rising, even as 49 states are loosening restrictions. Theres a lot of news to get to tonight. We have team of correspondents covering it all.
Return to work. And to stay ahead of the pandemic, america will need an additional 100,000 contact tracers, according to Johns Hopkins university. By one count, states have hired or announced plans to hire about 66,000 so far. Does the lack of a federal standard put your state at risk and surrounding states at risk . I certainly think if the feds were to participate, if the feds were to establish, as you say, National Standards or some rules around compatibility with respect to one state to another because youre right, there is a lot of back and forth between states. And people move. They dont just work, they move. I think that could be very helpful. Reporter as more americans test positive for the virus, researchers say confidentiality is key for contact tracing. That means shielding the identity of every covidpositive patient. Even from the people they may have infected. Contact tracing is critical. Virtually nobody disagrees with that. But out there in the public, there is a concern
Stealing secrets. Cbs news learns the u. S. Plans to warn china to keep their hackers away from our vital chccine research. The most valuable intellectual property in the world right now is to do with covid vaccines. Odonnell shoddy medical masks. We investigate how substandard masks from china are getting into americas supply chain. Are they endangering the health and safety of our First Responders . And tonight, well look back at the lives of two remarkable entertainers Little Richard and jerry stiller, who made us smile and brought us joy for decades. 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 at the white house where masks are now mandatory for all Staff Members and visitors. The new rule comes after two aides, including the president s valet and the Vice President s press secretary, tested positive for coronavirus. Tonight, the nations top Infectious Disease
Took two months for police in georgia to arrest a father and son in the death of ahmaud arbery. And remembering Jerry Stiller. A look at the comedy legends iconic career on sitcoms, the Ed Sullivan Show and beyond. So sorry to hear that. But first, heres todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. It is scary to go to work to think id be a lot safer if i was sitting at home than if i was going to the west wing. The white house is dealing with two confirmed coronavirus cases. Prompting several officials to selfquarantine. Easing lockdown restrictions this week. If there are outbreaks, if there are problems, we will not hesitate to put on the brakes. Georgias attorney general asked the u. S. Justice department to investigate the killing of ahmaud arbery. This was a lynching of an africanamerican man. Happy mothers day to you, mom. I miss you. I love you so, so much. I wish i could be with you. Governor cuomo took some time in his daily news briefing to wish his mom a happy mothers day.
Is the final straw. We will be moving to texas immediately. If we maintain manufacturing at all it will depend on how we are being treated. But that raises the question, can he do that . We went to fremont to find out. Reporter this is a copy of the lawsuit from tesla. There are concerns about it moving out of fremont and it is one of the biggest employers here. This is a erstudtofind employment as well as learn about the technology. Reporter they say that the bay has a fantastic population for workers. We cannot afford to lose tesla. Reporter tesla employees, employs at least 14,000 in the area. I brought tesla to fremont. I brought it to alameda county. I worked with them when they were looking for a plant. The last thing i would want to see during my last year in office is to see it close. It would be devastating to the city of fremont. Reporter haggerty says Public Health officials have been working with tesla on the safety plan and that is still the game plan. We have to do it met