Ver much with us. Months after it first arrived on our shores, it was a classic case of ready or not, as Martha Teichner will report ouile of u. Government pandemic preparedness plans. It is not as if we werent warned. By early february, the scope of this pandemic was really becoming quite clear. President trump we have it very much under control. Reporter so how did we get blindsided . We wasted almost the entire month of february doing almost nothing to get us ready. Reporter coming up this sunday morning, the telling timeline. Pauley shes already a broadway and hollywood legend, now Julie Andrews is launching a brand new podcast, aimed at encouraging children to read. This morning shell tell our tracy smith all about it. When the dog bites reporter Julie Andrews once played a character who could find her way through any hardship. Simply remember my favorite things reporter and it seems she is made of the same stuff. I really loved feeling happy and being happy, and im certainly not
Find people who may be infected. New questions of how to balance privacy and Public Health. And economic survival. Congress negotiates more help for Small Businesses struggling to stay afloat. How even some big retailers may go bankrupt. Thats not good. But first, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Really, any part of the country is vulnerable. Even rural parts of the country. You see these superspread situations as we saw in south dakota. The debate over when the reopen of the country is getting political. Its no time to get cocky or arrogant. Nobody wants to reopen this country more than president donald trump. Theyve got cabin fever. They want to get back. They want their life back. Their life was taken away from them. Rallies to end stayathome orders were held over the weekend. Its the facts of life. We live and we die. So to shut down the economy because of that is its insane. A gunman in canada has killed at least 16 people in the deadliest such attack in the coun
Celebration separation. Easter weekend is transformed with empty churches, services on computer screens, and families limiting their gatherings. How even the peoples pope is without his people. And surprise in the sky. With millions of businesses shut down, it seems the lights are on in the heavens above. What stargazers are seeing now that hasnt been seen in generations. First, we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. We have not reached the peak. Every day, we need to continue to do what we did yesterday and the week before and the week before that. Reporter the u. S. Reaches half a million coronavirus cases. The actual curve is much, much lower than any of them projected. Now is not the time to stop the social distancing. It is working. This cannot be a weekend to think we can let our foot off the gas. Were not even close, folks. We have to keep with it until this war is won. I dont know what ive had a bigger decision. Im going to surround my
Million confirmed cases worldwide. More than 600,000 are in the u. S. , where deaths have surged past 27,000. Tonight, new yorks governor is ordering everyone there to wear masks in public. And l. A. s mayor reportedly wont allow concerts or sporting events until next year. But in other places, there is anger that all of those restrictions are taking their own toll on the economy. In michigan today, cars jammed streets near the capitol, protesting that states strict stayathome rules. And while most restrictions nationwide were put in place by governors, President Trump says tomorrow hell announce federal guidelines to reopen the country. Adding to the president s sense of urngencey. Retail sales for things like clothes and furniture hit historic lows in march, and that federal loan fund designed to help Small Businesses pay their employees . Well, its set to run out of money tonight. All of that is balanced against scenes like this in new york city bodies piling up in refrigerator truc
Until 2021 . Money in the bank as some americans wait for checks in the mail, the Treasury Department says 80 Million People have received their direct deposits, so many checking their accounts, it crashes several bank websites. And news tonight on those Small Business loans the 350 billion almost gone, the nationwide steakhouse that gets 20 he local pizzahe local pizza shop still waiting for help. And those quarantine workouts creative ways people staying at home are staying in shape. This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. Tonight, President Trump says data shows the u. S. Has passed the peak on new coronavirus cases, this as a battle is brewing across the country over how and when americans can get back to work. The virus is still taking a deadly toll. There are now more than 2 million confirmed cases worldwide. Worldwide. More than 600,000 are in the u. S. , where deaths have surged p