As we come on the air tonight, the number of coronavirus cases in the United States is growing exponentially. And the Surgeon General says it is going to get worse this week. More than a dozen states are now either ordering or asking people to stay home. School is now closed for 55 million children, and today virginias governor called off school for the rest of the year. Stocks plunged again on wall street as senators battled over relief and stimulus plans. And just moments ago the president said that the country was not built to be shut down and hinted that he wants to find a way to get some people back to work, even as experts say americans need to stay at home. The president s comments come as states and cities are frantically trying to round up medical supplies and increase now,update on the cases in the u. S. , thehave topd new york state has bthe epicenter of the outbreak. 6 of all cases in the world are there. Anyone traveling from new york to florida must go into quarantine for
Tomorrow night, norah, that this stockpiles of an antimalaria bill is ready for a vote. Drug are being wiped out. Odonnell which is raising our dr. Jon lapook on this questions about whats going to dangerous trend. Happen with the markets tomorrow. Nancy, thank you. Home schooling millions of a rush on medications that many children around the country. Hope can treat coronavirus means now back in class at the kitchen those drugs are now in short supply, including for people who table, but are all kids being given an equal opportunity to learn . Need them for other serious illnesses. Consumer alert, cashing in on but patients with coronavirus public panic. Are pleading for treatment now. Carter evans reports tonight companies advertising fake coronavirus tests that can from los angeles. Produce instant results. Im a young guy. We confront the people selling i have no medical history. coughing false hope. And life goes on. Reporter struggling to from driveby birthday parties speak, brook
World. That would be wonderful. And lets keep it shut for a couple of years. We cant do that. We cant have the cure be worse than the problem. A vote to advance a massive stimulus package failed again in a party line process. If you dont support the Public Health workers, theres no amount of stimulus. 2 trillion, 3 trillion, 4 trillion that will solve your problem. Prime minister Boris Johnson put the uk on lockdown and gave Police Special powers to arrest and fine people still ignoring advice to keep physical distance. If you dont follow the rules, the police will have the powers to enforce them. The 2020 olympics will likely be postponed. Several countries are saying they will not send teams. This was absolutely the right call. And everyone should follow their lead. The Federal Reserve has unleashed the big bazooka launching an unlimited Asset Purchase Program to mitigate the coronavirus impact. The governor of new york, andrew cuomo, my brother, thank you for coming back to the show
When will a bailout come for millions of American Workers and their families . Desperate for treatment, the mad rush to find treatments for the virus. Stockpiles of an antimalaria drug are being wiped out. Our dr. Jon lapook on this dangerous trend. Home schooling millions of children around the country. Now back in class at the kitchen table, but are all kids being given an equal opportunity to lern . Consumer alert, cashing in on public panic. Companies advertising fake coronavirus tests that can produce instant results. We confront the people selling false hope. And life goes on. From driveby birthday parties to livestreamed weddings, how americans are still finding ways to come together from several feet apart. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. And as we come on the air tonight, the number of coronavirus cases in the United States is growing exponentially. And the Surgeon General