As we come on the air, the outbreak is getting worse in some parts of the country. At the same time, other areas are lifting stayathome orders. Tonight texas is allowing people into state parks, and geoias pe ayetrictionmond and tennessee says its back to work for the majority of its businesses on may 1st. All of this comes as protests against social distancing are sprouting up with the support of the president. And that is angering some state leaders who say they desperately need help with a nationwide testing strategy before lifting their orders. Well, today the Vice President told governors hes worried about spikes in the chicago, boston, and philadelphia metro areas. The virus has now taken more than 41,000 lives in the u. S. , more than 782,000 cases have been confirmed, and tonight something truly extraordinary. With so few americans driving and nowhere to store it, future prices for crude oil are now negative, suggesting producers are willing to pay customers to take oil off the
Half of its workforce. And whats holding up a new 400 billion rescue plan for Small Businesses . Nursing homes in crisis. Shocking numbers. 55 dead at one home, 70 in another as facilities face chronic Staff Shortages. Tonight the new federal guidelines that allow covid positive aides to keep working. Emergency room cuts in the s ddle of a pandemic, cbs news has learned that doctors and hospital staff are facing pay cuts and layoffs. Cuts and layoffs. We go through the stages of grief when you get a pay cut, and we all did. He odonnell and with the lights off on broadway, onone sr performs every night. His inspiring story and performance thats lifting spirits. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell reporting from the nations capital. Thank onnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin this new week with the country in a heated showdown over reopening the economy, and as we come on the air, the outbreak is getting worse in some parts of the country. At
Keep up the great work. You too. Coming up, Cynthia Erivo is going to perform live. Well be right back. Learnethe government is e naon re trowing afy. Deere to dock. Breaking new developments for those two cruise ships stranded at sea with more than 200 sick passengers on board now off the coast of florida. Breaking overnight, the mayor of los angeles now urges everyone to wear Face Coverings in public as the cdc weighs making a new recommendation nationwide. How to make your own, to avoid taking supplies away from those who need them most. As families all across the country face this disease, the emergency hitting close to home. Georges wife ali announcing shes tested positive. So what started was i had a real tightness in my chest. The latest on alis condition this morning and her message to the gma family. Good morning, america. Its great to have you with us on this thursday morning. We have a lot of headlines to get to including one thats affecting the gma family. And, george, we a
How citizen soldiers from the National Guard are helping to combat the coronavirus. But first, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Every day when i go to work, i feel like a sheep going to slaughter. Confirmed coronavirus cases now top 1 million worldwide. I know you have seen the slope in the United States versus the slope in italy. And we have to change that slope. Certain areas of michigan, detroit, looked like it was doing pretty good and then all of a sudden, it went up. The nations top Infectious Disease expert says the whole country should already be under orders to stay at home. If you look at whats going on in this country, i just dont understand why were not doing that. We really should be. Another historic surge in unemployment claims. More than 6. 6 Million People filed for benefits. A mindblowingly horrible, recordbreaking number. Two cruise ships carrying passengers with flulike symptoms have been allowed to dock in florida. After coming to an agreement wit
And californias governor revealing theyre not seeing that downward trend yet. In the meantime, protesters pushing back against stay at home orders. The images from harrisburg, pennsylvania. In phoenix, Health Care Workers in masks confronting demonstrators. In denver, too. Tonight, dr. Anthony fauci on the protests, and the risk of reopening too quickly and without great caution. The new results just in tonight. The largescale test on antibodies suggesting the actual number of infections could be up to 55 times higher than the number of confirmed cases in one major county alone. And our continued reporting on using plasma from those who have recovered to give to those fighting the virus. Tonight, we will hear from a patient, a nurse who had been on a ventilator, receiving that experimental Plasma Treatment. Weve heard so much about the lungs. Tonight, what about the virus and your heart . Blood clots, vascular health. The wellknown broadway actor, married with a baby, who has been in a