Crossborder love in the time of covid. So close, yet so far. Might as well be continents away, because we cannot get together. This is the cbs weekend news. Ming laven and good evening. Im Monique Ming Laven, reporting from kiro 7 in seattle. Tonight, the race to reopen the ailing economy is picking up speed even as the coronavirus outbreak is, according to health experts, far from over. So far, 38 states have eased restrictions six more will follow suit tomorrow and tuesday, all emphasizing social distancing. Now, texas is getting a first taste of its new normal. Restaurants are open. So are malls. Infections are still adding up; at least 1. 1 milion in this country. More than 67,000 people have died. Jonathan vigliotti begins our coverage. Reporter monique, California Governor Gavin Newsom not the only leader facing mounting pressure to reopen the economy. Governors across the country are weighing options to get back to business, with mixed results. The chorus to reopen state economi
Orders to stay off the sand. Monique . All right, thank you, th. With 30 million jobs lost, people are low on money and on food. And to help the federal government plans to spend 300 million per month to buy surplus from farmers. Food theyve been forced to dump and ship to food banks instead. Now jangette shamlian reports. Reporter gridlock in every direction, for miles. Almost there reporter that is what happened at the food bank, more than 7,000 families showed up for food. Youre welcome. Reporter desperation the nations fourth largest city has never seen. For now, the food line getting some different part, it is not enough. Reporter houston has the nations largest food bank, serving 18 counties from a 135,000 square foot warehouse. How much have you seen demand increase in recent weeks . Were now averaging close to a Million Pounds a day of actual distribution here. And were still not meeting the need. Reporter c. E. O. Brian greene says demand is up 150 from two months ago, keeping
Former National Security adviser Michael Flynn. Reaction from former fbi director james comey and whats next in the case. And Unsung Heroes. We celebrate female flyers from world war ii, 75 years after victory in europe. Original girl power, but, first, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Were in a very dangerous position to give up this effort right now and allow this virus to come storming back. As the battle against coronavirus rages on, more states continue to reopen. New york, the numbers are all going down. Many of the other states the numbers are still going up and theyre reopening. That not only violates cdc guidelines, that violates common sense. One of President Trumps personal valets has tested positive for covid19. Thats a little bit strange, but its one of those things. Georgia police have arrested a white father and son in the shooting death of an unarmed black jogger. This whole situation was senseless. It could have been avoided. A woman accusing joe bide
Economy. More than two trillion more in programs today to support business and the bond market amid the covid19 out break. Fed chair powell saying the economy and the recovery can be robust this after another 6. 6 million americans file for jobless claims that brings the total over the past three weeks to nearly 17 million. Take a look at oil it was surging earlier today but pairing those gains now, its now negative on conflicting reports on whether or not opec has reached a deal thanks. We have all the big stories covered today. Crude being one of them. Its down 5 well have more in a moment. Bob on the markets and kayla tracking the moves in congress, which didnt happen today. Bob, we kick it off with you we are just off the highs the banks are lagging. Banks, retailers, just off the highs for the Dow Jones Industrial average bank, retailers and real estate doing well energy has been lagging a little bit. Were awaiting for details on opec and the deal or no deal we dont know yet. Ther
Maybe 50 odd points today. Its a down day, at least at the opening bell. Caution, tomorrow we get the big report on the Service Sector and friday, the big jobs report. If either confirms the manufacturing slowdown, im going to say watch out below. And this, too, may be a negative for stocks. The hong kong shooting tuesday night, an 18yearold High School Student goes down. It is urban warfare. No other name for it. More protests are planned for right now. Dont ignore this. The National Day Military Parade in beijing on display, a series of very modern weapons including carrier killers. That is missiles capable of knocking out an American Carrier battle group. That would change the military balance in the pacific. Thats the asian backdrop to the trade talks, not that encouraging. We are invested in you and we will take you through what may be a nailbiting day. Varney company is about to begin. Stuart this market is likely to open this morning on the downside after a fair sized drop yeste