Opener, your world in 90 secon secon seconds we need everyone to be safe, otherwise no one can be safe. Stay at home. That is the order from five state governors. We know this will be hard. The smaller the group, the safer it is for everyone he put his daughter through his own version of the nfl combine. And all that matters for the first time ever, Rob Gronkowski rod gronkowski came out dancing to an empty room on friday night smackdown. Im here in front of zero people. Im still hyped, baby. On cbs this morning saturday. Youre taking a video and i dont like it. Steve hartman is home taking care of his children, too. Im trying to be a little easier on you guys just because its a tough time right now. And i want to help you get through it. This mornings eye opener is presented by toyota. True honesty from kids always. Welcome to the weekend, everyone. Im Dana Jacobson along with jeff glor. If you watch normally, you can see Michelle Miller is off today. If you havent heard we are broadc
Sound of hope in these uncertain times. Wechrt. Announcer this is the cbs overnight news. Good evening, everyone. Im doug dunbar reporting from dallasfort worth tonight. It is crunch time for so many americans, but there are still no deal in the Nations Capital to help those struggling in this Severe Health crisis and the economic fallout it has caused. Today the confirmed number of cases in this country is 32,000. That is the highest in the world. At least 400 have died. We have correspondents around the country and overseas. We begin with Nikole Killion at the white house. Reporter this package is not only aimed at helping americans directly, but Small Businesses and hardhit Industries Like the airlines, but all sides agree time is of essence. The white house and Congress Worked frantically sunday on a massive trillion dollar plus stimulus package. Make no mistake about it. Well be voting tomorrow. I mean, the wheel has to stop at some point. Reporter the senate tried to press ahead
And later, Norah Odonnell sits down with garth brooks. Why he says adversity makes us why he says adversity makes us stronger. Captioning funded by cbs this is the cbs weekend news. Good evening, reporting tonight from cbs 11 news in dallasfort worth. We begin with sobering new numbers in the coronavirus pandemic. Today marks one month since the first reported death in the united states. Since then the death toll has summered more than 2,400. Confirmed cases topping 136,000 and counting. Late today the president extended distancing guidelines. On tuesday, we will be finalizing these plans and providing a summary of our findings supporting data and strategy to the american people. Cbs news correspondents are covering all aspects of this national emergency. Well begin with Nikole Killion at the white house. Reporter monday marks the end of the white houses coronavirus guidelines, but some officials including within the Administration Believe more time is needed. As President Trump conven
So, Health Care Workers absolutely need to be wearing masks. They wear very hightech masks. We have a shortage of those. But theres a second benefit of masks. If we all wear masks in the public, even if theyre crude masks theyre just made out of cloth then the reasoning goes that we will all collectively breathe less particles into the air and be less likely to infect each other. Odonnell so to answer the question, people will ask, why hasnt the recommendation been clear on this from the beginning . I think there have been a number of concerns. The first is that cloth masks, that they dont really protect the awarer very well from anything. So people should not have the sense that if they go out in public with the cloth mask that theyre suddenly protected. Theyre not. They need to do social distancing, just like everybody else. But there is this recognition that people can spread the disease and dont even know it. Thats why there now is were moving in the direction many more Public Heal
From the nations capital. Odonnell good evening and race to find a treatment for coronavirus, and it couldnt come soon enough. President trump says he is slashing red tape, ordering the f. D. A. To fast track the use of two drugs for sick patients. Tough the f. D. A. Says it could take months of Clinical Trials. More than 12,000 people have now tested positive in the u. S. The death toll has risen dramatically, too, up by almost a third in just 24 hours. And experts warn those numbers will continue to spike as more people are tested. Late today, the state department told americans living abroad they should come home immediately, just as italys death toll surpassed chinas. And on wall street today, an update. The markets were stable, but there is concern the economy is in freefall with unemployment claims now flooding in. And here in the nations capital, theyre calling in the National Guard to help with testing as the Surgeon General issues a nationwide call for people to donate blood.