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Why they think its okay to fly. And pen pals. Students are reaching out and providing comfort to isolated seniors the oldfashioned way. Something to be said about the oldfashioned way. But first, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. He wants to play all sides of the equation. I was surprised by his answer, actually, because, to me, its not an acceptable answer. President trump at odds with the nations top Infectious Disease expert over when to safely reopen schools. The president views this as a political problem. He doesnt view this as a Public Health problem that hes got to solve. Another nearly 3 Million People filed for Unemployment Benefits last week alone. The National Bureau of Economic Research predicting that 42 of the layoffs now could be permanent. According to nsa documents released by two, obama officials requested flynns identity be released. The fbi has served a search warrant on North Carolina senator richard burr. Theyre investigating his stock trades. All that she grabbed a rolling pin to flatten the dough and all that matters in washington, d. C. , one restaurant plans to fill some empty seats with mannequins to follow capacity restrictions. You can enjoy a threestar michelin meal in the storage room at west world. Its my birthday in quarantine. On cbs this morning. What is going happy birthday to you happy birthday to you keep singing. Happy quarantine birthday to you oh, yeah. This mornings eye opener presented by toyota. Happy birthday stephen colbert. Even in quarantine, its good to celebrate a birthday. Welcome to cbs this morning. He blew out all the candles. Thats nice. All 13 of them. Hes younger than he looks, i guess. Yes, he looks very good for his age. We begin with this. Theres a Landmark Court decision in wisconsin where the States Supreme Court overturned the governors stayathome order. This ruling could have national implications, but the impact was felt immediately across the state where you see reopened bars were flooded with people. Republicans hailed this decision calling the governors orders an overreach of power. The states democratic governor says this decision throws the state into kachaos, tony. Governors are getting support from americans when it comes to the coronavirus. 66 say their governor is handling the crisis well, but President Trump has less support, 43 say they believe the president is doing a good job. In his push to reopen the country, the president is criticizing one of his own experts, dr. Anthony fauci. Weijia jiang is at the white house. Good morning. What does the president have to say . Good morning, tony and to everybody. President trump continues to push the country to quickly bounce back and says he does not consider that happening without reopening schools. Claiming the virus has had very little impact on young people but youre right. His own Top Health Experts disagree. He wants to play all sides of the equation. President trump pushed back against the warning dr. Anthony fauci delivered at a Senate Hearing the day before. There is a real risk that you will trigger an outbreak that you may not be able to control. We dont know everything about this virus, and we better be very careful, particularly when it comes to children. I was surprised by his answer actually because, you know, its just to me, its not an acceptable answer when it comes to schools. Reporter but a new cbs news poll finds most Americans Trust dr. Fauci, though his unfavorable rating among conservatives has increased since april. The country needs guidance from the nations best medical and scientific experts. These literally are matters of life and of death. Reporter as democrats demand more guidance from the federal government, today the administrations former top vaccine researcher, rick bright, will testify before a House Committee that, if the response is not ramped up, 2020 will be the darkest winter in modern history. Bright filed a whistleblower complaint claiming he was removed from his position because he pushed back against the administrations embrace of hydroxychloroquine. Cbs evening news anchor Norah Odonnell interviewed bright and asked him about the president s accusation that bright is a disgruntled employee. I am not disgruntled. I am frustrated at a lack of leadership. I am frustrated at a lack of urgency to get the head start on developing lifesaving tools for americans. I am frustrated at our inability to be heard as scientists. Reporter as the number of virus infections continues to rise, so, too, does the number of americans who have lost their jobs, struggling with economic hardship. On wednesday, Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell warned of lasting damage to the economy if congress doesnt pass additional stimulus measures. The scope and speed of this downturn are without modern precedent. Significantly worse than any recession since world war ii. House democrats have already put forward another 3 trillion stimulus plan, but republicans have already said it is dead on arrival. This afternoon, President Trump will visit a ppe distribution facility in allentown, pennsylvania. He plans to announce a new initiative to replenish the National Stockpile by the fall. Anthony . Weijia, thank you. You can see more of Norah Odonnells interview with dr. Rick bright this sunday on 60 minutes right here on cbs. Breaking news unemployment numbers out this morning show the huge Economic Cost of this pandemic. The Labor Department said nearly 3 million more americans filed claims for Unemployment Benefits last week. That adds up to more than 36 Million People since the economic crisis began in midmarch. These number comes amid the increasingly partisan fight on the economy and safety as we saw in the Supreme Court ruling in wisconsin. Our lead National Correspondent David Begnaud joins us. Whats the takeaway from that decision in wisconsin. Its a major win for republicans who control the legislature. They convinced the court and the court ruled that the governors stayathome order was unenforceable and invalid. The governor of wisconsin, who is a democrat, fired back saying the republicans have no plan and they have essentially thrown the state into chaos because now with no state plan in effect, effectively, local counties will have to figure out what to do. Heres a snapshot of what else is happening around the country. In michigan, customers were still getting trims on wednesday. The same day his license was suspended for operating in defiance of the statewide stayathome order. They tried to take my live away from me. They take my craft away from me. Thats vindictive. Reporter in Southern Illinois madison county, local officials allowed some businesses to reopen with limits, including restaurants and gyms. But cases around the county are still increasing and illinois has not yet lifted restrictions on those businesses statewide. Illinois governor j. B. Pritzker. What i dont have sympathy for is those so intent on disregarding science and logic. You werent elected to do whats easy. You were elected to do whats right. Reporter to texas now. The attorney general ken paxton issued three letters to city officials in san antonio, austin and dallas. Threatening legal action against them if local officials continue to enforce orders that he calls unconstitutional, like mandating face masks in public and continuing stayathome orders. The fact is our orders have been in compliance with the governor from day one. Reporter as local governments work to balance Public Health and economic concerns, questions are being raised about reopening schools. Something President Trump says he favors. I dont consider our country coming back if the schools are closed. And its a very unusual situation. Its had very little impact on young people. Reporter Health Experts are still learning more about the new disease in children which is potentially linked to the coronavirus. He got to the point he couldnt keep anything down and was having some bad belly pain. Reporter on may 3rd, amber deans 9yearold son bobby fell ill with pediatric multiinflammatory. His heart was beating abnormally fast and his fever as high as 102 degrees. What was the scariest part for you . Just hearing that his heart was that bad. Last thing i want is for my 9yearold to have a heart attack. Reporter he wound up in the intensive care unit. After four days, he started to improve. Its a hard thing when we know the doctors that are caring for him are doing the best they can, but theyre not used to dealing with it, so its kind of scary. Reporter amber dean says she and her sister who have been living in the dean home, both had coronavirus and can only assume thats where the young boy contracted it. There are at least 180 cases of this disease in 17 states around the country and washington, d. C. As of this morning, at least three kids have died from this. David, thank you very much. The cdc tells cbs news it will likely issue an alert to doctors this week about the new illness thats affecting children. Senior medical correspondent dr. Tara narula joins us more to discuss this. This is so disturbing. In the beginning we were told covid19 doesnt really affect kids. That clearly does not appear to be the case now. As a mother of two gorgeous young daughters you know nothing gets to parents more than anything or anyone affecting their children. What do doctors know about these latest symptoms. Youre absolutely right, gayle. This is what every parent fears. One of the doctors we spoke to said it really well. No one saw this coming. And that seems to be the feeling about this virus that were constantly playing catch up with whats happening. What we know so far is that it does seem to the syndrome seems to be occurring in areas where were experiencing high rates of covid infection. So while theres no definitive link yet to covid, most experts believe that this is a post viral immune abnormal response in genetically susceptible kids. This is happening in kids previously healthy. It occurs in days to weeks after potentially getting infected. And it shares these overlap features with toxic shock syndrome and kawasaki disease. Where it differs is that its happening in older kids. Kawasaki is usually under the age of 5. Also gastrointestinal involvement and also a profound involvement of the cardiovascular system where kids are really developing Heart Failure and heart muscle dysfunction, and that can lead to the shock and low Blood Pressure that these kids are developing. Is there an effective treatment . Well, thats one good thing. One Little Silver lining is that it does seem that the treatment for kawasaki appears to be effective for these kids and that treatment is ivig, sometimes steroids, immune modulators and Blood Pressure supporting medication. Overall, if children develop this syndrome, the prognosis seems to be pretty good. So what exactly should parents be looking for and are some kids more at risk than others, boys versus girls . Girls versus boys . One really important thing that every expert stressed, and i want everyone to hear this, this is extremely rare. So even though were all afraid, this is a rare syndrome. But it is important to be aware. By awareness, parents should be looking for fever that lasts several days, abdominal symptoms like pain, nausea, vomiting, also changes in the skin or the color of the hands and a rash. And blood shot eyes. When things are getting worse you might see a bluish tint to the lips. The kids might complain of chest pain or heart racing or shortness of breath. As fares is who is more susceptible, it seems boys have this more frequently than girls, which we also see with kawasaki and children with africanamerican descent as well. Well all be looking. Thank you, tara. Tony . Gayle, thank you. Lets get to new evidence of how a single socalled super spreader can quickly infect dozens of other people with the coronavirus. A justreleased study links one infected member of a Washington State choir to more than 50 others who caught the virus or showed symptoms. Two of those people died. Jonathan vigliotti now reporting. Reporter Carolynn Comstock and her husband were among the more than 60 members of this church choir who attended a rehearsal in Washington State on march 10th. And they were among the 52 who later tested positive or showed symptoms for covid19. All from one infected choir member. Maybe its transmitted just by people talking. Of course, then if youre singing, then theres more volume. Reporter the cdc reported that transmission increased because they were singing in close proximity to each other. And now another report says simply by talking loudly in an enclosed area for just one minute an infected person can put 1,000 highly contagious droplets in the air for eight full minutes. Ucla professor of epidemiology dr. Zuofeng zhang. This can spread quickly . Especially for people without symptoms. Those are people we call a supertransmitter. They can infect many people. Reporter one infected man in chicago is linked to 15 infections and three deaths after he attended a funeral, a dinner and a birthday party. In seoul, south korea, one man who visited multiple clubs in the nightlife district may 2nd later tested positive. Now officials have linked more than 100 covid cases to clubs in that neighborhood. A man who lives nearby says he recorded this video that night. I was passing by. There was too many in the crowd here not wearing mask. Everyone outside. Reporter and the risk to crowds is why clubs here on the sunset strip have been closed down. A scene unfolding across the county. Here in l. A. , anyone going out in public needs to wear face masks. And how hard it is to track down crowds once an infection starts, in seoul, south korea, authorities there working on tracking down as many as 10,000 people. Anthony . Jonathan, thank you. We have other breaking news overnight in washington. Cbs news has confirmed that a federal search warrant was issued to North Carolina senator richard burr. Its part of a probe of Financial Moves before the coronavirus outbreak sent the markets plunging. Nancy cordes is on capitol hill. What more do we know . A u. S. Official confirms to cbs news that the fbi did seize senator burrs cell phone in connection with those stock sales. Burr is the chair of the powerful Senate Intelligence committee and back in january, he and other senators began to get regular briefings about the Coronavirus Crisis that was brewing in china. Then filings in midfebruary showed that burr sold up to roughly 1. 7 million in stock. Now by that time, the public knew about the coronavirus threat. But several days before the sales, burr had written an oped assuring americans the u. S. Was prepared for a pandemic. Days after his sales, he gave a speech saying the virus could have major consequences here. Theres a law called the stock act that prohibits members of congress from using nonpublic information they obtain through their official positions for personal benefit. Back in 2012, burr was one of three senators who voted against it. Now burr attended a hearing with the nations leading Health Experts earlier this week. You see him there. He has said he relied solely on public news reports when he sold the stocks. According to a spokesperson for burr, the senator filed a Financial Disclosure form about the transactions several weeks before the u. S. Financial markets showed signs of volatility due to the coronavirus outbreak. He has since asked the Senate Ethics committee to review his trades, and now it appears the fbi is reviewing those trades, too. Doj and the Senators Office have declined to comment. We also reached out to burrs attorney but have not heard back yet. It is important to note, tony, that no charges have been filed at this point. 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Around 36 million workers have now filed for jobless aid in the two months as the pandemic force the millions of businesses to close their doors. Dr. Rick bright, a vaccine researcher, will testify before congress. He warns of the darkest winter in modern history. He fears it will only get worse without a coordinated national response. Four have died in a car crash on highway 85 in south san jose. Three were pronounced dead at the scene and a woman was taken to a hospital and later died. It is believed the car was speeding and police have arrested the driver. The crash is still affecting traffic. Lets check on the delays. We still have this closure. You are going to want to avoid that area if you can. You can use 101 as an alternate. We will keep you updated but again in the meantime, your options are 101 if you want to use that instead of 50 s. And you can use a blossom, caudle road, and other areas. We are tracking on high deaf parts of the north around santa rosa. 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Yeah, from colleague to patient and now survivor. Thats a good ending to that story. We appreciate it. Shifting gears, were going to turn to employees at meat packing plants who are telling us they are worried about their health, but they cannot afford to lose their jobs. An Ongoing Investigation found there are at least 14,000 coronavirus cases tied to 181 plants in the United States and at least 54 workers have died. Our consumer investigative correspondent anna werner spoke to employees who say they are in desperate need of their paychecks including bonus money which some are calling hazard pay. Good morning. Reporter good morning. Advocates say many workers are afraid to speak out fearing they may jeopardize those paychecks. Those who did told us that even though improvements have been made, they still are afraid and dont feel safe inside the plants. Oh, my its very hard for us. Very hard. Reporter maria didnt want us to show her face or give her last name, but her stress shows through. She works in grand island, nebraska, at the jbs meat packing plant where many workers have fallen ill from coronavirus. On april 28th, one of them died. Her close friend, 61yearold reynaldo ramirez. Very sad. A good partner, good man, he died. Reporter ryan brown works there, too. What is it like for you in your job in terms of the line . How close are you to other people . We are very were pretty snug. There are some places where you are literally like shoulder to shoulder with somebody. Reporter some 3,600 people work at the jbs plant which processes one billion pounds of beef each year. The culture says its doing everything it can to provide a safe working environment. Still, emails we obtained from the Regional Health Department Show at the end of march, a local emergency room doctor called the plant a hot spot. Another wrote jbs should shut down for two weeks. That never happened. By april 21st, the Health Department reported more than 230 jbsrelated cases. On its website, jbs cites measures taken to protect workers including temperature checks and masks along with increased sanitation and physical distancing. Brown says sometimes theres no real feasible way to keep us six feet apart. A lot of people in one space, you know what i mean . Its very congested. Reporter to limit that con intersection, jbs and producers like tyson foods are taking other steps. This tyson video shows improvements including work station dividers, onsite medical screenings, and social distancing. Meat Packing Companies have also increased pay for workers during the crisis. Tyson announced two 500 bonuses in may and july. Jbs has raised hourly pay and is giving a 600 bonus to workers who had no more than two unexcused absences between april 20th and may 15th. But marc perrone, president of the Ufcw International union which represents many workers is skeptical. They want people to come to work so theyre paying them more money. The problem with that is it puts them back inside the plant. Reporter jbs workers who stay home because they fear contracting the virus wont lose their jobs, the company says, but they also will not be paid which perrone says leaves workers with no option but to work because nay need their paychecks. Just because youre an essential worker doesnt necessarily mean your expendable. I think that people have started to think about these workers especially in packing houses as being expendable. Reporter but George Washington University Expert Melissa Perry says keeping workers safe protects the meat packing business, as well. I think its a false dichotomy to frame it as though its a choice between workers or our meat. Thats really not the issue. The issue is its a choice between ensuring safe protections within Meat Processing plants so that we can continue to have a steady, reliable supply of meat. Reporter back at jbs, ryan brown is making 4 more per hour now but says money isnt the answer. Where youre putting peoples families like at risk and like their lives at risk, i dont think that you can put a number on that. Reporter on its websites, jbs says it is encouraging Sick Team Members to stay home from work, and it has relaxed its attendance policies. They also pointed out that no one has asked them to close the plant. Local Health Officials say thats because they couldnt get support from state officials to do that. Weve reached out to the Governors Office but never heard back. Gayle . Thank you, anna. Im struck by ryan browns words nobody wants to be snug during this pandemic, and you cannot put a price on your life. Thank you very much. Ahead, airline ceos tell us what theyre doing to try to make flying safe during the pandemic. And a reminder, you can always get this mornings news by subscribing to cbs this morning podcast. Youll get the top stories in less than 20 minutes. 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The department of transportation received more than 25,000 complaints from passengers in march and april. It usually receives about 1,500 complaints a month. A lack of federal guidelines about how to keep passengers safe is also causing confusion. Kris van cleave talked with two airline ceos to see what they are doing. Reporter online outrage from flyers as pictures posed of seemingly packed flights. A handful a day up to 85 full. At charlottes airport, a steady stream of flyers wednesday. While the number of daily travelers roughly doubled from a month ago, on average planes are departing with just 31 passengers. Has peoples sense of what crowded is changed . Well, i think theres a lot of confusion. If you go back a month or so before masks were required for employees or our passengers, social distancing of necessary. Reporter frontiers ceo bear biffle is in florida encouraging people to get back to flying. His carrier is blocking 20 seats per flight as part of what he calls a multilarge approach to safety, that includes fogging of planes to kill the virus and requiring masks for all aboard. How do you make people wear a mask . So we make it very clear when you check in, whether it be on line or in person, that you must wear a facial covering of some type. And if you dont have it, we will deny you boarding. Reporter what happens if i refuse to wear the mask once im on the plane . Well try to deescalate it. We do require you to wear a mask. And what customers are telling us is they feel safer when everyones wearing it. Its not just about you. Reporter unlike other forms of mass transit, modern airliners typically have hospitalgrade air filters to strip out bacteribacteria. Theres no government standards or guidelines for distancing on a plane. It feels like trial by error. This is a unique set of events. I would say we are trying to respond as quickly as we can to something that weve never seen before. And you know, our priority is to make people feel that flying is safe. Reporter robin hayes runs jetblue. His carrier is blocking up to 40 of the seats on its flights. Can people safely social distance on an airplane . Is that a realistic expectation . Thats why were asking all of our customers to wear masks because, you know, when youre in an airline seat, even if youre keeping the middle seat free, youre not going to be six feet away from someone. Reporter should there be some standardization . We would welcome that. For example, we believe youre safe if everyone wears masks. But theres some inconsistencies with the masks. It would be great if it was mandated by the government that everyone wear it just like you cant smoke on a plane. 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While we do that were checking the stories we think youll be talking about including this the coronavirus pandemic is forcing colleges across the nation to make sweeping changes ahead of the fall semester. Yesterday, Harvard Medical School said all incoming students in its medical, dental, and graduate programs will begin their classes on line. Nearly half a Million Students at californias State University campuses can expect most of their classes to be virtual. I imagine that this will be very difficult, not just for the medical professionals that are being trained but for college students. Part of the experience of college is being on campus. Its going to be a real tough time this fall. Youre totally right. Part of the experience and part of the tuition goes into the beautiful grounds. All the facilities, and are you really going to want to pay that big number if youre not getting that big benefit . Theres going to be a lot of protests on that front. What else you got . 73 nurses are ready to start caring for patients after their virtual graduation. Virtual. These graduates from a Nursing School in pennsylvania held their Commencement Ceremony over zoom. Thats the new normal now. Their graduation was canceled, of course, due to the carolinas, which was unheard of obviously when they started the program. Nurse katie more ty says shes ready to work now. If anything is fortified the feeling that we all need to be out there helping, we all know how to protect ourselves, and be safe. And if anything just get me out there into the fight. Weve seen this over and over again. These medical professionals are graduating into this pandemic, and theyre ready to do the job, ready to do what needs to be done. And theyre going to have jobs, too. I heard one of katies classmates say regardless of the circumstances, you cant dampen their enthusiasm. And they are certainly needed now more than ever before. I love that story. What else you got, mr. Duthiers . All right. So we all love music on this show. One california man is using the power of music to cheer up folks in his neighborhood. Check this out. Mama dont want you daddy dont need you give it up baby baby mama cant buy you love dig this there is adam chester. Hes singing one of sir elton johns hits. The musician is actually a surrogate for sir elton, subbing for him during rehearsals. Hes been holding socially distant concerts that have been dubbed quarancella by his neighbors. Chester says it makes him feel good just to give back. I mean, if we can do this and not only make people smile through these crazy times, make them sing, raise money, its a no brainer. I would stay out all night. My wife is like, stop, you got to stop. So far chester has raised more than 6,000 for various charities and plays a lot of hits including one of my favorites of all time, the boxer by simon and garfunkel. He said last time he played there wasnt a dry eye in the house. Ill bet. I love i love that hes out there in his swivel chair in the middle of the street. Hes you said for 15 years anthony . Yeah, gayle . Anthony and vlad, did you see his tshirt . It said a boys best friend is his mother. I like that one. You go. I like that. Saw that. Thanks, vlad. Coming up, four sisters, all nurses on the front lines against the coronavirus. Stay with us. Ta sampson vo i was born during a quarantine. I dont remember it, of course, but for my mother, it was a very difficult time. She told me, it was just you and me for many months. But she wasnt alone. Everybody tried to do what they could to help. But she was also a very strong person. And then it was over. We came out into a new world, my mother and me. We can get through this. We all have the strength to do it. Im a hundred years old. And you just take care of that little miracle. Tide cleaners is offeringe Free Laundry Services you. To the family of frontline responders. Visit hope. Tidecleaners. Com to learn more. 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It is passed this area with brake lights. A bit foggy this morning in some spots, so had up around 101 through marin and there is roadwork near East Washington, causing the backup. Okay, i am tracking some light showers across parts of the north bay on high deaf doppler. Zooming in, you can see the locations getting that wet start from santa rosa down through nevada and some more showers into san francisco. Taking you hour by hour, you can see partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies and a spotty shower through our day, especially for the north bay with more sunshine expected on friday as High Pressure briefly builds and. Daytime highs for today are seasonal if not a little bit below average. It is 72 in san jose and the extended forecast shows its thursday, may 14th, 2020. Welcome back to cbs this morning. Im gayle king with Tony Dokoupil and anthony mason. A new poll shows most americans think the president is doing a bad job handling the coronavirus. Well ask his press secretary about that and about a new riff between the president and dr. Anthony fauci. Family of angels. Well introduce you to four sisters, all of them nurses on the frontlines of this crisis. And bittersweet reunions. Releasing a new album in a pandemic. But first, heres todays eye opener at 8 00. In his push to reopen the country, the country is criticizing one of his own experts, dr. Anthony fauci. President trump continues to push the country to quickly bounce back and says he does not consider that happening without reopening schools. The governor of wisconsin fired back saying the republicans have no plan and they have essentially thrown the state into chaos. As a mother of two gorgeous young daughters you know nothing gets to parents more than anything affecting their children. No one saw this coming and that seems to be the feeling about this virus. That were constantly playing catchup. U. S. Officials confirm the fbi did seize senator burrs cell phone in connection with the stock sales. We may not be able to watch nba basketball anymore, but we can still enjoy watching two of the worlds greatest shooters duke it out head to head. This is how we spend our evenings together. This mornings eye opener is presented by toyota. Welcome back to cbs this morning. First you start watching and you go okay, okay. Then when he does it, you see why he screams. That was pretty good. Not bad. I think those were cans of red bull. It would take a loot of red bull to get me into a session of shooting it through that tiny hole. They got it in the end. Were going to begin with this in this hour. President trump publicly criticizing one of his most trusted Health Advisers for issuing a new warning about the pandemic. Yesterday the president voiced frustration about dr. Faucis comments that some schools may not be able to open safely in the fall. He wants to play all sides of the equation. I was surprised by his answer, because, you know, its just to me its not an acceptable answer. Especially when it comes to schools. Dr. Fauci said it may not be safe for all schools to reopen because a vaccine wont be ready by the fall and we dont know enough about how the virus affect the children. The White House Press secretary joins us now from washington. Kailee, good morning. As we just heard, the president said dr. Fauci wants to play both sides of the equation. What exactly did the president mean by that . The president means they disagree on the issue. Theyre on on sit sides of the equation. President trump wants to open schools and dr. Fauci later in his testimony did say he doesnt believe School Reopenings need to be linked to a vaccine development. The president believes we can safely reopen. Hes aware of the many working parents who are having to be teacher, mom, dad, spouse, and play all these different roles. The american are in a tough spot, and President Trump wants to reopen safely. That would include schools. Does. Does the president have confidence in dr. Fauci . He takes into consultation that of dr. Fauci and dr. Birx and many experts. He makes the best decision based on the data presented to him. Theres a lot of voices and as dr. Fauci noted, hes one among many. A new poll says that 62 of people trust dr. Fauci just 38 trust the president. What do you make of the distance between those two numbers . Well, i believe that the American People have a lot more trust in the president than that poll indicates. Theyve looked at this president and theyve seen a president who has managed to deliver more in 95 respirators in the Health Care Industry uses in an entire year. In fact, three times more. We were told there would be a ventilator shortage but this president has managed to secure 100,000 ventilators in 100 days. Again, three times more than whats produced in the average year. Theyve seen a president at work. I believe the American People have great confidence in this president s leadership. Health officials have been saying were going to see spikes and if we dont handle the spikes correctly, they could become outbreaks. What is the president doing to manage the spikes so they dont become outbreaks . Thats an important question. As we reopen, the president said well see embers here and there. So small outbreaks that we have to be able to manage. And basically when you see an outbreak, the state governments, many of them have put into place Contact Tracing plans theyve shown the federal government that allow us to put it out. I spoke with dr. Birx. She said weve seen many Great Success stories of putting out the outbreaks. She noted one in iowa and she said yesterday when i spoke to her that she has not been seeing a link between mobility and increase in cases. Meaning in florida, for instance, were not seeing an increase in cases as the states become more mobile. Thats a testament to the American People who are social distancing and washing their hands and not touching their face and listening to the advice of the experts . The president says we lead the world in testing. But many Health Officials say we dont have enough and only a small percentage of the people in the country have been tested. What is being done to ramp up testing as we push to reopen. Health experts say its essential. Its an important component. Heres what id say to testing. First, you know, we are doing far more than europe. In fact, two times more testing than most european countries. We have enough to do strategic testing. Each governor has a plan they delivered to us saying this is the testing i need to approach phased reopening. And ive sat with admirals in Task Force Meetings and seen a sheet where they say x state, youve requested this. Im ensuring you have this to enter reopening. We have enough to enter phase one for strategic testing. We saw wisconsin has reopened on orders of the Supreme Court there. And then we saw crowded bars in the evening. Are you concerned about that happening as cities reopen . Look, its incumbent upon every american to engage in social distancing, to wear a mask if you feel that you need to at that moment. Its a recommendation by the cdc, not a dictator. Not a mandate but a recommendation. But nevertheless, you should wash your hands. You should take into account these practices. And in wisconsin the citizens of that state need to do the same. We want to safely reopen and we cant emphasize that enough. All right. Thank you very much for being with us this morning. Coming up, the surging popularity of korean baseball in this country. Why it could be a we have much more news ahead. Anthony talks to a gramny award winner about a new record and how his family is holding up during this pandemic. Plus how seniors and High School Students are bridging the generation gap, and social distancing. Thats a good thing. Youre watching cbs this morning. We thank you for that. Well be right back. Pampers cruisers 360 fit with an ultrastretchy waistband and 360 fit that adapts to every wild move plus up to 12 hours of pampers protection so anything your wild child does cruisers can too our best ever fit is pampers cruisers 360 fit whove got their eczema under control. Rs, with less eczema, you can show more skin. So roll up those sleeves. And help heal your skin from within with dupixent. Dupixent is the first treatment of its kind that continuously treats moderatetosevere eczema, or atopic dermatitis, even between flare ups. Dupixent is a biologic, and not a cream or steroid. Many people taking dupixent saw clear or almost clear skin, and, had significantly less itch. 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Its so much fun to share that with all my sisters. Reporter friends still call them the carroll girls. They span in age from 46 to 29 and live in different parts of the country. Their father served in the u. S. Army, and their mother works in a high school. While these sisters may have different last names now, theyre united in their commitment to others. How much do you think your background and you all being sisters and all going into the same field play in how you care for others . Im one of five nurses, one of five sisters, and i treat them as if they were may parents in that bed or sisters. Looking into your patients eyes and trying to con vain a level of safety is most important thing we can do. It was conveyed to us with the loss of our sister in a very sudden way. Reporter in 2008, their sister, tina, ginas identical twin, passed away suddenly from a heart condition. She was also a pediatric nurse. And i saw us all come together, specifically my older sisters and how strong they were for all of us. I associated it all with being a nurse, you know. I thought it was our superpower. People compare it to like superheroes now in the pandemic. But its something ive always felt in our little carroll girl family is weve got we can take on anything. Reporter do you feel even more valued today than you ever have in your careers . People are regarding us in the same light as as military war heroes. And theres times where i step back like, wait, its not like that. Then i go, but i guess we are fighting in a war. Reporter early on in this pandemic im sure you saw the videos of nurses breaking down, doctors breaking down. Was there ever a moment where you felt or questioned should i be doing this right now . If someone says theyre not scared, theyre lying. Youre scared. But you never doubt not doing your job. Reporter what advice do you have for nurses out there . The biggest advice i have for people is to talk. We are so used to taking care of of people that we bottle everything up. If my family has taught me anything, it is in times of crisis, you have to get things out. And once you do that, it almost transforms you into a different person. Youre able to care for yourself, your family, and other people. That was Jericka Duncan reporting. The last time that the carroll sisters were all physically together was last christmas. Guess what, they plan to reunite in august as they do every year on the anniversary of their sister tinas death. Even if it means wearing a mask and gloves and keeping distance. I think they have superpowers. I can only think of how proud gina must be watching her sisters carry on. What a great story. Amazing. Five nurses, amazing. And i agree, as they said, they felt theyve always felt like they had superpowers, and they do. Ahead, american fans cheering for korean baseball teams. How it could be a game changer in both countries. Youre watching cbs this morning. Major League Baseball is reportedly sending players a detailed coronavirus Protection Plan with an eye toward resuming play in july. This comes as an overseas Sports League is drawing attention in this country. The Korean Baseball Organization was one of the first leagues in the world to return during the pandemic, and it is now airing six games a week here in the United States played in empty stadiums. This may offer a glimpse, though, into the future of morning sports. Cbs this Morning Saturday cohost Dana Jacobson shows korean baseballs growing popularity. Reporter if youve missed live sports, right now this is your best bet. If you can stay awake. Miss baseball this much. Im watching korean baseball. Welcome back, baseball. Reporter six nights a week after midnight on the evening, fans hungry for americas pastime are tune information to watch athlete a half a world away play the game they love. Never in my 20 years of phantom did i think that we would have so many new fans to the kbo outside the world, let alone in the United States. Reporter dan kurtz runs a website dedicated to the kbo. Born in south korea and adopted by a family in the u. S. , his love affair with the sport began while studying in south korea 20 years ago. Its one of the greatest sporting events i go to any time i get back to korea. I enjoy it. Reporter tell me more about the fan experience. Youre going not to just watch. You have a cheer master leading synchronized cheers that all the fans from each keep knows. [ cheers ] yes, theres a baseball game going on the field, but it was like a rock concert going on in the stands. Reporter in its current form, the kbo just might be a sign of things to come for the mlb. With empty stands, temperature checks for players, and many coaches and players wearing masks. It was not normal, but as the kind of it was the new normal. Reporter former major League Baseball pitcher dan straily is experiencing his first season with the kbo. His first start was last week. The team we were playing was sponsored by a technology phone company. And they had zoom conferences going on with like 300plus fans on this giant video board. So bizarre, but it worked. Reporter he says one of the most exciting developments for him and his teammates is seeing interest spike in the u. S. , including by some of major League Baseballs biggest stars like former mvp mookie betts. To see how excited they were that americans would be watching them now was it just absolutely made their day. One of my teammates was followed by mookie betts, and he thought it was like like the coolest thing in the world. He was so excited. The mvp. Thats awesome. Yeah. And hes like a superstar here in korea. He was so excited that mookie betts followed him. He like comes running to me across the locker room to show that he followed him. He could not believe it. Reporter for straily and the rest of the korean baseball league, this is their time to shine, and theyre loving every second of it. [ cheers ] people get so bought into sports. Myself included. For me, i feel a sense of routine. I feel a sense of purpose again. But just to see like the response from fans, people just feel like they have a sense of purpose back. They have their team to root for again. Reporter for cbs this morning, im Dana Jacobson. Thats a great piece. I tell you what, i dont recognize the teams. I dont recognize the players. I cant read the signs in the stadium. But i recognize the game, anthony and gayle. And i like to watch it. I wish it werent on overnight hours. We have to get up pretty early around here. Rooting for major League Baseball to come back in july. I know you are, too, anthony. Yeah. Kind of brutal hours for us. I hope that they get crowds back eventually. I love the synchronized cheering. I would love to be part of that, gayle. I like that, too. I thought that, too. I said, that looks fun. Tony, im surprised. I would never think american fans would take to a team, as you mentioned, you dont know, you dont know the players, you didnt grow up watching them. Clearly i was wrong. Does that surprise that you theyve taken to it this way . It doesnt because baseball is a game you watch and enjoy at its own pace. For the game itself, not for the players on the field. Thats its i unique sport in that way, gayle. Okay. Im with anthony, i like the cheering part. I can do that. Ahead, well talk to Jill Schlesinger about the latest weekly unemployment numbers and how quickly the economy will recover. What a this is a kpix news morning update. We are on scene of a deadly accident in south san jose. Lanes remain shut down on the south side. They were hoping to open up 8 00 and we are waiting to get word on when they will officially reopen. In the meantime, use alternate like 101 work surface streets like santa true nita. As you look over, you are seeing some delays behind where this accident is. It has been there since 10 20 pm and four died in the crash. We have lots of brake lights in the north bay. Southbound 101 through East Washington street, we have roadwork in the lanes blocking all but one. You have a bit of a backup. Speeds are down to four miles an hour. The golden gate is foggy in some spots. That is look at traffic. Here is mary. We will looking at a few showers for parts of the north bay, tracking on high deaf doppler that you can see those showers pushing across santa rosa as well as right over san rafael. You can see those showers across nevada. We are catching a few showers this morning and we could see the showers moving for san francisco. We have this a weather system to our north. We have a few more showers four plus one is. 16. laughter how many pints of iced tea are left in the pitcher . Times. Ten. So, wait. errhhhhh do you want to show us the continents on the. No. It is not going good. My mom is getting stressed out. speaks hebrew mommas tired. I, im, like. Woooo. screams sighs heavily so, starting just quickly by breathing in. I never thought id say this, but i kind of miss school the teachers, i mean, yall are gifted people i thank you so much for what youre doing. Their investment into our children is beyond what we can even imagine. Appreciate all that you do. That could mean an increase byin energy bills. You can save by using a fan to cool off. Unplugging and turning off devices when not in use. Or closing your shades during the day. Stay well and keep it golden. Musicares. Org. Wherever you are i hope the high road leads you home again thats grammy award winner jason isbell singing hope the high road. Hes considered one of the best singer songwriters in america. His album reunions will be released tomorrow. Earlier this week, he spoke to us from his tennessee farm. We talked about all things music and about how the pandemic has affected him personally. Its cold in this house alabamaborn jason isbell has become one of the countrys most acclaimed singer songwriters. His last two albums debuted atop the country and rock charts, and each won him a pair of grammys. When he recorded his new album are you unions, it seems like another time. Youre releasing an album in the middle of a pandemic which is probably not what you planned. On. No, but i would have been super disappointed if i had to wait. People dont need music any less nonthan they will a year from now. Reporter anything f anything they need it more. Yeah. I need it more, you know. I need to feel a connection with people. On their farm outside nashville, isbell and his wife, the musician Amanda Shires have been hunkering down at home with their 4yearold daughter, mercy. Can she tell somethings different . Yeah. Yeah. She definitely can. You know, and she even kind of misses being on tour. You know, she goes on tour with us. She said a few times, can we pretend were in a hotel today, daddy . We can do that. Do you worry about when youre going to tour again . Yeah, i do worry about that. I dont know when thats going to happen. Sometimes i let myself think about how nice it will be to play shows again with my band and with an audience and ride around and see new things. But i dont stay there for too awful long because then i get sad. Mentally are you finding this challenging at all . Yes. It is challenging. You know, we lost john prine a month ago. Thats been devastating for us. Prine died of the coronavirus in early april. Isbell and shires both had performed on his final album, the tree of forgiveness, and had toured with the revered singer songwriter. That must have made this very real. It did. It really did. When john passed, it occurred to me that, you know, theres no such thing as overreacting at this point because if johns loss had been the only one, it would still be enough to keep us in the house for however long it takes. Closed session. Theres the barn. So hes been performing his new music from the studio in his barn. Walking around at night whetting my appetite every kid you said you dealt with a lot of ghosts on this record. Yeah. And i didnt know thats what was happening while i was writing the songs. To see how much one of those ghosts was his own. The alcoholic isbell before hi recovery. The first few years before i straightened my life up, it was dangerous for me to forgive myself because i didnt want to turn back into that guy. Youre okay with being with that guy again. Yeah, for once. And its taken a long time because i mean everybody has that friend that, you know, they cant hang out with. Its like if i go out with that guy tonight, im going to winds up in trouble. That was my own self, you know. He says the pressure to live up to his earlier albums also meant reunions had a somewhat tortured birth. Could have had a better time. But i dont think we could have made a better album. And now its done. We can have a good time now. Things are a little bit more back to normal. Yeah. Except for the pandemic. Except for the pandemic and the zombies and all that, yeah. Yall havent seen the zombies yet. Zombies havent got to new york never mind. No zombies. Kidding. They started with the terrible tornadoes at the beginning of march in nashville, then the pandemic. They lost john prine which just devastated the Music Community down there. So jason was basically saying whats next, zombies . You know, its yes the prine loss was really was sad for them. Jasons new album is great. If anybody is a sort of descendant of john prine, jason isbell is. That prine loss cuts very deep. And please tell jason no zombies. I first heard about him through you. Youve done a couple of pieces on one. So youre not late to the party like i was. Now i really want to hear this new music. It sounds really good and perfect for what we need to hear right now. Yeah. Sure is. All right. Ahead in our a more Perfect Union series, an Inspiring Program thats creating new bonds across generations. Well be right back. California phones offers free specialized phones. Like cordless phones, phone ringing big button, and volumeenhanced phones. Get details on this state program. Call or visit in our series a more Perfect Union, we aim to show you that what unites us as americans is certainly far greater than what divides us. Recently nothing has kept us more apart than this coronavirus, at least physically anyway. Some students in the nations heartland are turning to a largely lost art to reach seniors whose families cannot visit. Chip reid has the story. Reporter windows are meant to look out, not to keep people in. Sometimes social distancing turns everyday events into a trip through the looking glass. Everything from births oh, my to birthdays, engagements announce you married [ cheers ] and weddings. One community used a crane to help family visit seniors forced to stay inside. And in iowa, spirits soared even higher when the local Student Council serenaded residents here at bickford Senior Living in sioux city and found a way to touch those inside. Is he super special to you . Oh, for sure. Thank you, sir. Thank you, my friend. You feel the same way, mike . Oh, yeah. Yeah, that feels good to hear that. Yeah. Im excited, too reporter mike boggs and Lincoln Collings newfound friendship is separated by nearly five decades and for now this one window. Im going to tear up here pretty soon. When the High School Freshman heard that coronavirus kept mikes family from visiting, lincoln found another way in. We have texts, social media, but this is like i feel like this is like heart to heart. Lincoln picked up his pen to let the 63yearold stranger with early onset dementia know that he wasnt forgotten. Do you want me to read one of them . Yeah. This coronavirus stuff is out of control. I cant even buy toilet paper. I bet you read that more than once. Ive read it about 50 times probably, yeah. The pairs letters are part of an oldfashioned Pen Pal Program launched by lincolns school. Do you think there is something that could and should go on all across the nation . Oh, i hope that it continues forever. We dont plan on stopping any time soon. The sioux city students now visit their pen pals each week. Planting flowers and hope on windows, sidewalks, and on the faces of residents inside and their families outside. I miss not being able to just sit with mike and watch tv or talk about the daytoday things. Over the phone, mike reads lincolns letters to his wife, pat. Theres something about handwriting. Yes, as a third grade teacher, im a strong proponent of cursive handwriting. Pat was surprised to learn that she had a hand in writing thats doing so much for her husband. He said, do you remember Lincoln Colling . I said, well, sure i do. He was in my third grade class. He said, were going to be pen pals. Didnt remember any teachers from back then except for mrs. Boggs. Just mrs. Boggs. Yeah. Now lincoln and mike are making new memories. Well, its just like having a having another son. And when theyre finally together, mike knows whats next in their friendship. Just giving him a big old bear hug and saying everythings going to be okay now. For cbs this morning, im chip reid. Lincoln and mike. Oh, i love their story. You know, nobody writes letters anymore. Were so busy texting, emailing. We dont even call. Just to get a personal letter i think means so much. Means so much more. Yeah. I agree completely. Its a beautiful thing. And you know, this virus has the longer people have lived, the harder theyre hit by this. You spend all day looking out a window, you can forget that the world outside is remembering you, as well. Its great to see those kids walk up and say hello. And youre right, write a letter. How charming. All right. The next generation is looking good. Speaking of the next generation, before we go, we have an exciting announcement involving our cbs news family. Our Nikki Battiste gave birth to a healthy baby boy. You are looking at beau nicklaus battistesimpson, weighing eight pounds, six ounces. Nikki says she and her husband dean are so in love with beau and exploding with joy. You can certainly understand that. I feel like weve been on this journey with her from the beginning. She wrote a letter to beau about being born in this pandemic. At one point we didnt know if dean was going to be able to be with them. Turns out he was. Great news. A beautiful, beautiful healthy boy in the end. Congratulations. I know, tony, i am so excited for them both. Great to see its true. I love firstbaby stories. You know, every poop, every pee, every yawn, every burp is just so darn cute. And you never get tired of staring at them. I reached out to nikki, and she said she was up all night just staring at him. She says its magical. We all understand that. The joy thats about to lead their way, i cant to head their way, i cant begin to describe. Im psyched for both of them. Yeah. Im psyched for us, too. We need little bit of good news, gayle. There is really good news. Yeah. Its so good to see beau. It is. All right. That does it for us. We will see you tomorrow on cbs this morning. Thanks for watching, everybody. Have a great thursday. This is a kpix 5 news morning update. Good morning, lanes are blocked the southbound due to an injury accident or fatal accident that happened late last night at 10 20 pm. Four died in the crash. The investigation is continuing. Alternates are in effect because we are starting to see a good backup behind where this crash is. Southbound 101 is good along with santa teresa and blossom hill. South on 85, the investigation is continuing into a crash that happened last night. We have brake lights in the north bay on southbound 101 and East Washington street. It is causing all of this red on the sensors. Only one lane is open, so traffic is very slow into petaluma. And here is mary. We have a few showers for parts of the north, and even the peninsula. You can see i am tracking some sunshine over the north bay. You can see along 101 from petaluma to fairfax, moderate rainfall is pushing through and also tracking a few showers from South San Francisco down to san mateo. Now lets show you one future cast a few more showers that are possible. Through our afternoon, we have more Sunshine Building in for friday. We have were all doing our part by staying at home. That could mean an increase in energy bills. You can save by using a fan to cool off. Unplugging and turning off devices when not in use. Or closing your shades during the day. Stay well and keep it golden. Wayne can i get a witness . I am feeling real good wayne lets take a ride on the cash train. Jonathan its a new audi wayne hows that . Cat, that was pretty funky. Tiffany for sure. Jonathan zonkaroo move on up wayne lets do it. You did it make it rain with cash oh, my god jonathan its time for lets make a deal. Now heres tvs big dealer, wayne brady wayne hey, america, welcome to lets make a deal. Wayne brady here, thank you for tuning in. Im going to use a couple to make this first deal. Who wants to make a deal . Let me get a couple, you guys, come on over here. Everyone else have a seat for me, have a seat, yall. All right, they are so happy, kyle, stand right there. Kyle and hanna, welcome to the show. Now how long have you been a couple . Weve been married for two years