in new york city, the plan to test 120,000 city employees for antibodies. similar tests in l.a. and boston. even as some question the reliability. we go inside the air force plan to dramatically increase testing. a do it yourself saliva swab they hope could be a game changer. controlling the message. after touting his ratings, president trump says he'll pull back from the daily coronavirus task force briefing. overseas and in china, mounting fears of a second wave. the new city under lockdown and the new restrictions for beijing. tonight, where is kim jong-un? the mystery deepening. not seen in two weeks. rumors swirling about his health. tonight, what we know. nba rebound. the league, which took the earliest action in pro sports to suspend their season, reportedly looking to reopen some practice facilities. the storm threat as we come on. heavy rain and high winds battering the northeast tonight and into tomorrow. and reopen our campuses. the message tonight from one university president about the need to get students back to school in the fall and the road map for how to do it. and good evening. thanks for joining us on this sunday. i'm tom llamas. we begin tonight with several states moving to reopen and the urgent challenge now facing america. how to restart the economy without putting more lives at risk. new images tonight showing thousands packing beaches in southern california as temperatures there soar. the governor pleading for them to maintain social distancing. protesters gathering at a san diego beach today, demanding it be reopened. in georgia, salons, barbershops and gyms back open this weekend. several other states set to ease restrictions this week. at the same time, americans still lining up for food. these images from chelsea, massachusetts. new york governor andrew cuomo announcing another 367 lives lost in 24 hours, though that is the lowest one-day total since march 31st. the race continues to increase testing in this country for antibodies and for new cases. it is a critical moment in the covid-19 fight and abc's marcus moore leads our coverage from west texas. >> reporter: tonight, the growing pressure to reopen america nearing a boiling point. thousands flocking to beaches, some defying stay at home orders. a searing heat wave putting big crowds in this open beach in orange county, california, making it nearly impossible to social distance. >> this is america! >> reporter: in san diego, police arresting at least three protesters for violating stay at home orders. in georgia, some businesses starting to reopen on friday, including barbershops, salons and gyms. mike martino now requiring everyone in his gym to wear masks and spray down the machines with sanitizer. he says they had to reopen. >> they have families, they have to feed their children. they have bills to pay, they have mortgages, they have car payments. so, we really wanted to start to get in so we could start getting some funds back into their pockets so they can get back to some type of normalcy. >> reporter: georgia not alone. south carolina and oklahoma lifting their orders already. and starting monday, some businesses will reopen in arkansas, colorado, mississippi and montana. tennessee's orders expire on thursday, but the state is allowing some businesses to reopen on monday. ohio and texas lifting some restrictions on thursday. >> the time has come to stop living in fear. >> reporter: in texas, dallas salon owner shelley luther vowing to remain open in defiance of state orders, tearing up a citation she received. >> i could be used as an example or they'll go away or -- i don't know. i'm not going to shut down. >> reporter: in colleyville, the mayor also undermining the governor's order, allowing some businesses to reopen ahead of the current plan. >> it's time to reopen our businesses and help those who have been badly hurt by the shutdown. >> reporter: at gloria's latin cuisine, people are flooding into the restaurant. >> we've actually had some people drive from surrounding communities, coming all the way to our colleyville location. >> reporter: large groups gathering at this cafe, waiters wearing masks and tables separated by six feet. >> today, actually, i'm feeling very good. we've got people coming in. >> reporter: across the country, demonstrators rallying. armed protesters in st. paul. and scenes like this in providence and las vegas. >> i think the economic health is extremely important. and that's why we have to do this right the first time. >> reporter: some governors also hesitant. in states like maryland, which saw it's deadliest day since the outbreak began, warning, it's too early. >> i want to get our economy back opened just as soon as we can, but i want to do so in a safe way. >> reporter: michigan's governor defending her extension of the state's stay at home order to may 15th. >> we know that no one wants a second wave. it would be devastating for the health of our people and for our economy, and so we've got to be really smart as we re-engage. >> reporter: and tonight, a glimpse of what the future might look like when states do reopen. >> desks will be further apart. we'll see, hopefully, color coding on the floors as to where you walk and where you don't walk. we have to provide that safe six feet for every employee. >> reporter: this real estate company testing new layouts to make sure employees are safe in the workplace. >> one thing i can tell you, for sure, is that the new normal will be anything but normal. >> all right, marcus moore joins us now from west texas. and marcus, we saw those images of packed restaurants in colleyville in your report. and the governor of texas planning to make a big announcement tomorrow? >> reporter: yeah, tom, you see those images from colleyville, they clearly suggest a lot of people there are eager to get their lives back to normal. but still, a lot of residents there say it is irresponsible to try to reopen so soon. tomorrow, texas governor greg abbott is expected to announce the plans to begin reopening the state. tom? >> marcus moore leading us off tonight. marcus, thank you for that. now, to the urgent need for testing to reopen safely, both for antibodies and confirmed cases. tonight, a first look inside the air force facility using a new do it yourself swab that could greatly improve how we track this virus. but there remains questions about reliability of some tests. abc's trevor ault is at a testing site here in new york. >> reporter: tonight, the number one priority to get states back up and running? testing. new york governor andrew cuomo says his state is obsessively focused. >> how fast is the virus spreading? all of this is dependent on testing. >> reporter: officials in new york city now working with fema on a plan to test 120,000 city employees for coronavirus antibodies. similar tests are already under way in places like los angeles. and today, boston's mayor announcing 1,000 random residents will be tested for antibodies, as well. but antibody testing could face problems. "the new york times" reporting a group of scientists examined 14 coronavirus antibody tests and only three of them delivered consistently reliable results. plus, health officials and the world health organization warn even if you get an accurate test and have antibodies, there's still no conclusive evidence of immunity. >> can i get sick again? how long is that antibody protective for and until this virus has been around a long time, we won't know that. >> reporter: that, as new diagnostic covid-19 testing sites are popping up all over the country. in iowa, first responders believed to be infected getting tested at this drive-through clinic. and in dell ray beach, florida, this site designed to help a working class minority community. >> we're out here making sure that individuals who are the most undertested have access to testing. >> reporter: the air force betting on new technology as it ramps up testing, funding this lab in washington, d.c., where military personnel are supervised, but take the new experimental saliva swab tests by themselves and can get results in 24 hours or less. >> and that lab will be scaling to 50,000 tests per day capacity over the next few weeks. >> reporter: the covid tracking project says saturday, 300,000 covid-19 tests were conducted, a one-day record for the u.s., bringing the country's total above 5 million. >> the intent is to continue to scale, with the support of states and working with states to continue to scale testing. but at the same time, we have to realize that we have to have a breakthrough innovation in testing. >> all right, trevor ault joins us now from a testing site in manhattan. and trevor, your reporting highlighting how critical testing is to reopening and you're learning more about how that saliva self-test works we just saw in your report? >> reporter: yeah, that's right, tom. to take this test, you cough into your arm a few times to get fluid from your lungs up into your mouth and then administer that swab yourself. these tests are approved by the fda, but you have to do them with supervision of a medical professionals, because studies showed when this was done without supervision, there were a number of false negatives. tom? >> all right, trevor ault with some new developments tonight. trevor, thank you. now, to washington, and no coronavirus task force briefing at the white house tonight, after an angered president trump tweeted, what is the purpose, with new fallout now over his suggestion that injecting a disinfectant could prove effective in fighting covid-19. here's abc's rachel scott. >> reporter: after abruptly ending his coronavirus press briefing on friday without taking questions -- >> mr. president? >> mr. president? >> reporter: president trump now says those "white house news conferences" are "not worth the time and effort," blaming the media for "hostile questions." at times, he has clashed with reporters. >> nice and easy, nice an easy, just relax. you know you're a fake. you know that. your whole network, the way you cover it is fake. you will never make it. go ahead. >> reporter: and on thursday, after hearing research about ways to kill the virus on surfaces and in the air, the president tossed out this idea. >> and then i see the disinfectant, where it knocks it out in a minute, one minute. and is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning? so, we'll see, but the whole concept of the light, the way it kills it in one minute, that's pretty powerful. >> reporter: then turning to one of the top experts on his task force, dr. deborah birx. >> deborah, have you ever heard of the heat and the light? relative to certain viruses, yes, but relative to this virus? >> not as a treatment. >> reporter: the president later said he was being sarcastic and birx today pushed back against the media's coverage. >> well, i think it bothers me that this is still in the news cycle, because i think we're missing the bigger pieces of what we need to be doing. >> reporter: the president's comments put officials and companies on alert, issuing warnings not to ingest disinfectants. across the country, some poison control centers reporting an increased number of calls about household cleaners fighting the virus. >> some recent examples include the use of a detergent solution for a sinus rinse and gargling with a bleach and mouthwash mixture in an attempt to kill coronavirus. >> reporter: in maryland, after hundreds phoned into the state's emergency hotline, the republican governor asking the president to keep to the facts. >> the president's got to focus on the message, stick to a message and make sure that these press conferences are fact-based. >> reporter: tom, the president has held nearly 50 briefings since february. he could spend up to two hours behind the podium. for weeks, some aides have pushed him to make them shorter, just completely stop doing them, but the white house press secretary says that decision is entirely up to the president. tom? >> okay, rachel, thank you. overseas tonight, and there are concerns in china over a possible second wave of infections. with one city declaring a new quarantine and restrictions in beijing in place. here's abc's julia macfarlane. >> reporter: tonight, china on edge to avoid a second coronavirus wave even as it claims major progress on the fist one. covid-19, still surfacing around china in small clusters, according to officials. in harbin, a city of 10 million people, 1,400 miles from wuhan, a full quarantine has just been declared. in the capital beijing, gyms and swimming pools under a shutdown order through next week. and temperature checks for shoppers. in both cities, officials point to individuals returning from abroad as the cause of those reportedly small outbreaks. putting officials on edge is the example of singapore, where a seemingly successful effort to stop the virus has now gone into reverse. infections are climbing again, after social distancing rules were eased. today, china reported no new deaths for 11 days in a row. but the international community has accused china of not being transparent with its number of cases or about what happened in the early days of the pandemic. accusations it denies. tom? >> the world will be watching. all right, julia, thank you. next tonight, the international mystery. north korean leader kim jong-un has not been seen in two weeks. at the same time, speculation grows over his health. here's abc's senior foreign correspondent ian pannell with what we know. >> reporter: tonight, where is north korean leader kim jong-un? rumors and speculation about his health spreading. here's what we know. he was last seen in public april 11th, when he attended a meeting, according to state media. however, just four days later, april 15th, and kim's absent from key celebrations marking the birth of his grandfather, north korea's founder, kim il-sung. so it's now over two weeks since he's been seen in public. but it's not the first time it's happened. he was absent from public view for six weeks in 2014, reappearing with a cane. it was explained as ankle surgery. overweight, a regular smoker, some now feel this time could be different. >> western intelligence in north korea is so bad that we have no way to verify or to deny these rumors. but we have no idea. we can't only wait until the north koreans themselves tell us whether kim is alive or dead. >> reporter: now the think tank 38 north has released these images of what they say appears to be kim's train at his compound since at least april 21st. it's unclear what that means for kim's health. but given the coronavirus pandemic, the regime could simply be being cautious. though pyongyang hasn't admitted it has any cases, people in the capital have been seen wearing masks. and weeks ago, officials around him during a missile launch were also wearing them. president trump pouring cold water on the speculation last week. >> i just have to say to kim jong-un, i wish him, you know, good luck, good luck. >> reporter: now, a south korean official telling abc news they believe the north's supreme leader is "residing outside of pyongyang with aides in a normal state." a special adviser to the south korean president also insisting kim jong-un is "alive and well." tom, the state newspaper issuing a statement, saying that kim had been thanking workers, but there were no dates and no photos. nothing until kim appears again in public and doubts about his health and the well-being of the nation are going to persist. tom? >> we will monitor any developments from that region. all right, ian, thank you. next tonight, we're tracking severe weather, let's get right to rob marciano. rob, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, tom. we've got a cold, windy and march-like storm here in the northeast. look at the radar. sprawling circulation with precip from ohio to the mid-atlantic to maine. going to take its time getting out of here, as a matter of fact, still cold and damp conditions with two to six inches of snow expected akrosz parts of the northeast. meanwhile, in the southwest, we're looking at a big-time heat wave. that pushes into phoenix and vegas. a pacific northwest storm drops into the plains tuesday for a severe weather threat there. tom? >> all right, rob, thank you for that. and there's much more ahead on "world news tonight" this sunday. the major retailer struggling to stay afloat. neiman marcus under mounting debt as stores remain closed. their latest effort to stay in business. plus, the nba looking for a rebound. some players reportedly returning to their workouts this week. what this could mean for the league. my blood sugar and a1c. because i can still make my own insulin. and trulicity activates my body to release it like it's supposed to. once weekly trulicity is for type 2 diabetes. it's not insulin. it starts acting from the first dose. and it lowers risk of heart attack, stroke, or death in people with known heart disease or multiple risk factors. trulicity isn't for people with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. don't take trulicity if you're allergic to it, you or your family have medullary thyroid cancer, or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2. stop trulicity and call your doctor right away if you have an allergic reaction, a lump or swelling in your neck, severe stomach pain, changes in vision, or diabetic retinopathy. serious side effects may include pancreatitis. taking trulicity with sulfonylurea or insulin raises low blood sugar risk. side effects include nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, belly pain, and decreased appetite, which lead to dehydration and may worsen kidney problems. i have it within me to lower my a1c. ask your doctor about trulicity. ♪[ siren ] & doug give me your hand! i can save you... lots of money with liberty mutual! we customize your car insurance so you only pay for what you need! only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ - [female vo] restaurants are facing a crisis. and delivery orders to make it through. grubhub. together we can help save the restaurants we love. back now with the potential rebound for the nba. new reports saying some team practice facilities could reopen this week. here's abc's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: tonight, the nba one step closer to getting its season back. sources telling espn some practice facilities will reopen friday for individual workouts in states that are relaxing restrictions. the nba, america's first pro sports league to suspend their season six weeks ago, after learning a utah jazz player tested positive moments before a game was set to start. >> the game tonight has been postponed. >> reporter: days before learning he had the virus, that player mockingly touching mics at a press conference. while some general managers are eager to have players practice, some say they're concerned about player safety. >> they would prefer that a player would be in one of their own facilities which they can keep clean, that they can keep much safer. >> reporter: players are trying to stay fit however they can. lebron james posting videos of his intense workouts on instagram. and in other parts of the world, baseball is back, but with a bizarre twist. in taiwan, cardboard cutouts and mannequins sit in the stands instead of fans. now, just because some team facilities may open, it does not mean the season is going to start. analysts say it is going to be a complex rollout over the next few weeks. tom? 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