press secretary tested positive for coronavirus. tonight the nation's top infectious disease expert, along with the heads of the c.d.c. and f.d.a., are all in what they call modified quarantine, because they were in contact with one of the aides. the administration says the prt ce president do not have coronavirus and that they're being tested daily. and late today, the president declared the u.s. has prevailed on testing, saying any american who wants to get tested can, though he did not explain how. he did say the white house is making $11 billion of funding from the stimulus bill available to the states to increase testing. as we come to be air tonight, more than 80,000 people have been killed by covid-19 in the u.s., and more than 1.3 million cases have been confirmed nationwide. tonight in some parts of the country, infections are still rising, even as 49 states are loosening restrictions. there's a lot of news to get to tonight. we have team of correspondents covering it all. sex's paula reid will lead off our coverage tonight. she's at the white house. paula? >> reporter: norah, the white house's decision to have all staffers wear ma ificlicye, but it comes as the virus is already spreading through the west wing, and it does not apply to the man at the top. president trump insists it is safe for the country to reopen for business, but the chaos inside the white house is hurting his case. a white house memo out today requiring staff to wears masks at all times except at their desks was in effect today in the rose garden, but it may be weeks too late. >> everybody has a mask on. we've had just about everybody i've seen today has worn mask. >> reporter: two positive cases in the west wing have forced three of the administration's top health officials to quarantine. senior aides restrict their movement. s, and extra scrutiny applied to any staffer dialing with the president and vice president. mr. trump minimized the disruption. >> it can happen. it's the hidden enemy. >> reporter: the vice president, who was exposed last week, was back at the white house today and taking no new safety precautions. cbs news has learned the president was asked if he and mr. pence should avoid spending time together. >> i have not seen him since then, but i would say that he will -- he and i will be talking about that. yeah, we can talk on the phone. >> reporter: pence's press secretary, katie miller, remains in quarantine after testing positive last week. she was not wearing a mask in several white house meetings, possibly exposing west wing staff, many of whom are still reporting to work. >> it is scary to go to work. >> reporter: the white house memo on masks does not apply the president trump, who has refused to wear one in public. mr. trump claims that he tests negative on a daily basis but no test is 100% accurate. >> people can test negative for day or two until they have more virus, and then they can test positive. so they could be infectious in the period that they're testing negative. >> reporter: late today president trump insisted that the u.s. had prevailed in testing compared to the rest of the world. >> why is this a global competition to you if every day americans are still losing their lives and we're still seeing more cases every day? >> well, they're losing their lives everywhere in the world, and maybe that's a question you should ask china. >> reporter: three top health officials in quarantine will all testify before senate committee tomorrow, looking at how to reopen the economy safely. the three officials, though, they will participate remotely. norah? >> o'donnell: so much has changed. paula, thank you. tonight tesla's c.e.o. elijah cummings -- elon musk is defying orders by restarting the company's plant in fremont, california. he's not alone in expressing frustration with the restrictions, but today we learned the u.s. death toll could pass 137,000 by august because of a lack of social distancing. here's cbs's jamie yuccas. >> reporter: open defiance at this castle rock,wds, nsocial distanig rule that bans dining inside. >> fines and maybe even jail, but we're willing to make a statement. >> reporter: today local health officials made a statement of their own, ordering the restaurant to close immediately and remain closed. late this afternoon, another large crowd defying the order. and there's this image of a nearly packed united airlines flight from new jersey to california. this weekend a doctor on board saying the airline had promised not to use middle seats. he said passengers were shocked and scared. tonight in a response, united says it never made those assurances, but it is planning on changing its socialss dilemm, the desire to reopen and the consequences. in los angeles, some non-essential businesses are now able to provide curbside pick-up. >> people are super happy that i'm open. >> you're now much more hopeful that you're able to open the doors? >> yeah, but i know deep down inside a lot of people are still afraid to come out, so i can't control that. i'm fighting an unseen enemy. >> reporter: the restless finally have a place the hike as trails reopen. >> my heart is all pumped and like, oh, my god. >> reporter: late today major league baseball owners reportedly approved a plan to start the season around the fourth of july without fans. the final schedule and where play will happen is still not clear, and the all-star game set for here at dodger stadium on july 14th is likely to be called off. h? >> o'donnell: jamie, thank you. today new york city's mayor says rare but deadly impact that's attacking children could impact the reopening of schools in november. more than 130 cases of the illness, possibly linked to covid-19, have been confirmed in at least 11 states and washington, d.c. at least three children have died in new york. here's cbs's mola lenghi. >> reporter: the rare mystery illness being diagnosed in children prompted another alert from new york city's mayor today. >> we want the keep reminding parents and family members to look out for symptoms and act quickly. >> reporter: state officials are investigating at least 93 cases of the inflammation called pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome. children experience fever, skin discolor ration, and in severe case, inflammation of blood vessels and the heart. >> we're seeing evidence of antibodies to coronavirus. >> reporter: dr. james schneider is a pediatric critical care physician at cohen children's medical center in new york where at least 30 children have been treated. so it seems one can lead to another? >> it seems to be a post-infectious phenomenon. the infection is gone, but now we're seeing the result of the body's immune system inadvertently affecting itself. >> reporter: so far across the u.s. there have been more than 130 cases in at least 11 states and the district of columbia. >> i couldn't move. >> reporter: jack mcmurrow was admitted to new york-presbyterian morgan stanley children's hospital on april 27th with a rash and fever and tested positive for coronavirus. he had complications of an inflammatory disease. his dad john. >> he basically could not get up or move his legs. from what we found out later on, he was inflamed. >> reporter: cohen children's medical center here in queens has treated nearly three dozen of these inflammatory syndrome cases, more than anywhere else in the country, but doctors still stress this is rare. these cases are rare. but parents should still know the symptoms and be on the lookout, norah. >> o'donnell: so scary for parents. thank you, mola. tonight production is ramping up on a new antigen test that can quickly detect whether someone has the coronavirus. it received emergency approval from the f.d.a. just days ago, and it's already being called a breakthrough in screening. president trump says production could jump from 150,000 tests per day to 300,000 within weeks. here's chief medical correspondent dr. jon lapook. >> reporter: the new test is being called a game changer, allowing rapid screening for the coronavirus. the test currently being used are called pcr test, one that detect the virus's genetic material. the best ones are very accurate but take time to run and analyze and are expensive. this new test detects antigen, the proteins on the surface of the virus that trigger an immune response in the body. >> it's the kind of test we use for rapid tests like pregnancy testing. report using the company's existing technology for detecting flu and strep, this new test gets results in 15 minutes, can be done right at the doctor's office, and costs less than pcr tests. the f.d.a. warns there are drawbacks. it's extremely accurate for positive cases but can produce a falsely negative result. >> why do we need an antigen test? >> it seems like the potential for large expansion of testing as a strategy for the country, which would be great. >> reporter: public health researchers say aggressive daily testing of millions of peo per day is nsary to p the economy. >> there will never be the ability on a knew clayic acid test to, do 300 million tests a day. but there might be with the antigen test. >> reporter: the f.d.a. recommends a negative result on the new test should be confirmed by pcr so the virus doesn't spread due to a false negative. dr. jon lapook, cbs news, vermont. >> o'donnell: tonight as researchers race the develop a vaccine for the coronavirus, hackers from china and other countries are working just as furiously to steal that research to create their own. cbs's charlie d'agata now on how the administration plans to respond. >> reporter: intelligence sources tell cbs news chinese state-packed hackers have been mobilized and laser focused with one target in mind. robert hanigan is the former director of gchq, britain's version of the nsa. >> the most valuable intellectual property in the world right now is to do with covid vaccines, no question. >> reporter: the u.s. is expected to issue a warning about china, after previously accusing beijing of recruiting researchers and students to steal data. how critical is the situation at the moment? >> i think talking to people in the healthcare sector and in the academic world, they do feel under siege at the moment from --. >> reporter: under siege? >> under siege. >> reporter: they're hitting the is up supply clain, anything to do with covid-19 related research for vaccines, tests, and treatment. university labs, medical facilities, government agency, pharmaceutical company, every association a potential weak link. now add in working from home, thousands of people on laptops with vulnerable software. it sounds like a hacker's paradise. >> it's made the playground much bigger. >> reporter: in the race to find a cure, it's not just the good guys giving chase. charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. >> o'donnell: and tonight cbs news investigates the shadowy invasion of low-quality medical masks into america's supply chain. federal agents are cracking down on the sale of shoddy protective gear that's making its way to our front line workers and putting their lives at risk. here's cbs's holly williams. [sirens blare] >> reporter: many massachusetts, first responders discovered last months that some of the masks they were relying on, supposed to filter out 95% of small airborne particles, were likely doing nothing of the sort. mit testing revealed that some masks distributed by the state were filtering less than 30%. do you think some firefighters in massachusetts may have been infected because of these substandard masks? >> i can't say that for sure. i can tell you that our firefighters have been infected. we made the advisory that these kn95 masks should only be used in the worst-case scenario. >> reporter: these masks are strictly regulated by the u.s. government, but there aren't enough of them, so last month the f.d.a. approved the use of the chinese equivalent, kn95 masks, providing their manufacturers met certain cry tierback but the centers for disease control has warned of counterfeit masks coming from china. >> kn95 on it, right? >> reporter: we contacted several chinese suppliers posing as importedders. some told us their respirators labeled kn95 were not suitable for use in hospitals. >> someone is telling me don't use this in certain environment, that would raise certain concerns. >> reporter: professor joseph alan says the u.s. government should have ramped up american production much earlier >> we now see counterfeit masks on the market because there is not a coordinated response and coordinated oversight coming from the federal government. >> reporter: the chinese government says it's now cracking down, seizing 89 million shoddy masks. what we don't know is how many of them have already made their way to the u.s. holly williams, cbs news. >> o'donnell: and there is still much more news ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news." this video caused national outcry. now the man who recorded the fatal shooting of ahmaud arbery is speaking out. later, we'll remember two legend, little richard, a founding father of rock 'n' roll, and jerry stiller, a sitcom king. otezla is not a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla, 75% clearer skin is achievable. don't use if you're allergic to otezla. it may cause severe diarrhea, nausea or vomiting. otezla is associated with an increased risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts or if these feelings develop. your doctor should monitor your weight and may stop treatment. upper respiratory tract infection and headache may occur. tell your doctor about your medicines, and if you're pregnant or planning to be. otezla. show more of you. while most of the world is being asked to stay inside, there are people out there giving it their all. so, to everyone who is helping keep us safe against covid-19 day in and day out, all of us at amgen say... thank you. to give you the protein you need with less of the sugar you don't. 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