Them and enjoy them. Later Norah Odonnell sits down with garth brooks. Why he said adversity makes us stronger. Announcer this is the cbs overnight news. Good evening, everyone. Im doug dunbar reporting from cbs 11 news in dallasfort worth. Soaring new numbers in the coronavirus pandemic. Today marks one month since the recorded death in the united states. Since then the death toll has now surged to more than 2300. Confirmed cases top 135,000 and counting. Cbs news correspondents are covering all aspects of our national emergency. Well begin tonight with nikole 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 convened his Coronavirus Task force, stark new projections from some of its key members about the toll the pandemic could take on the united states. I would say between 100,000 and 200,000 cases. But i dont want to be held to that because its excuse me,
Years behind bars. Then rushed to the hospital with chest pains. Now he faces another legal battle. And marens moment. We join country star maren morris at the houston rodeo as she got ready for the biggest moment of her career and prepares for the birth of her child. Its march 12th, 2020. Well have the latest on the coronavirus right after the eye opener, your world in 20 seconds. I will always put the wellbeing of america first. The virus will not have a chance against us. This is a different crisis for this president and this presidency. And this entire administration. You cant give this a nickname. You cannot belittle the coronavirus. It is growing and spreading. As the World Health Organization has declared the coronavirus tbreak a pandemic. Citing alarming levels of spread and activity of the virus. The nba season placed on suspension over concerns of the coronavirus. This is crazy. This cant be true. Its not within the realm of possibility. It just seems more like out of a movie
They went missing in marylands Chesapeake Bay. Well have the latest. And remembering bill withers, the voice behinds some of the most beloved and soulful songs of the 70s passes away. Well look back with an extremely rare and revealing interview he gave us just a few years back. First, we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. [ sirens ] hundreds of thousands of people are going to die. I want to come way under. The virus continues to spread nationwide. Nowhere is the situation more urgent than in new york city. Highest single increase in the number of deaths. They had a chance to order ventilators over the years. They had a chance to order very big but didnt choose to do it. Stocks closed down for the weeks after a much worse than expected jobs report. The three major indices shed another 1. 5 . We have the greatest economy in the world, probably doing all of you the best ever, everybodys doing the best ever. All of a sudden, yeah, shut down the
Another sign of how dramatically olympics postponed. The world has changed the the summer games ito summer olympics have been postponed until next year. On wall street today, the dow had its biggest oneday gain since 1933 after congress signaled it is very close to an agreement on the largest stimulus bill in history. Were talking about more than 2 trillion. Were going to begin tonight with meg oliver at the center of the crisis there in new york city. And meg, i understand theres some breaking news for people who have been in new york in the last two weeks, right . Reporter thats exactly right. We just heard a stunning ain a moment from the White House Task force. Anyone who has been to new york city or spent time the last few days should selfquarantine for spreading. We havent flattened the curve, and the curve is actually increasing. Reporter today a stark warning with the peak of the pandemic just 14 to 21 days away. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo told the country to sit up and Pay
Biggest stimulus bill in history 2 trillion. Whats in it, including how it impacts your family and health care workers. Olympics postponed. The summer games in tokyo are pushed back to 2021. What does it mean for americas athletes . Pregnancy and the coronavirus. What expecting parents need to know to keep mother and baby safe. And our interview with country superstar garth brooks. Giving online concerts in the age of coronavirus and why he says the lesson in life is that adversity makes us stronger. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell reporting from the nations capital. Good evening, and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin with breaking news because President Trump says he is ready for americans to get back to work by Easter Sunday even though the World Health Organization now says the u. S. Could soon be the global epicenter of the outbreak. Today the governor of new york said cases in his state are growing so rapidly there wont be enough beds in hospital icus