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As the nations death toll, now at more than 93,000. And tonight, two ford plants temporarily forced to shut down already just one day after getting back to work. Employees testing positive. Vice president pence in florida. He and the governor at a restaurant, sending a message without their masks. And tonight, after weeks of debate, the cdc now making their guidelines public. The new guidance for schools, businesses, and restaurants. Also tonight, antibodies and immunity. This evening, the results just in from a new study indicating antibodies do provide some form of immunity. But for how long . And what does this now mean . New reporting tonight on the Antibody Tests themselves. At one point, 170 different tests on the market here in the u. S. So how do you know which test is accurate . Were getting answers tonight. The abc news series, pandemic a nation divided. We have reported here on the horrific toll on communities of color and on rural america. Tonight, we take you to part of this country in dire need. Navajo nation, almost no medical facilities at all. The largest hospital nearby at capacity. Tonight, the reality from the inside. What we havent seen. And amid those images of packed planes, what one airline is doing. The spraying inside the cabin. And how passengers are now boarding those planes. What weve learned tonight. Good evening. Its great to have you with us on a wednesday night. Across the country, all 50 states have begun the difficult and careful task of reopening. But Something Else is playing out, in the middle of all of this. Families already worried about coronavirus, thousands forced to flee their homes. A state of emergency in michigan. One of the hardesthit states from the virus, now facing this. Homes swept away by the flooding. The images coming in tonight. Two dams failing. There had been so much concern this could happen, and it has. With dire results. Homes being lifted off their foundations. This image sadly playing out more than once, as homes could be seen floating away. Its impossible to imagine what these families are going through, trying to stay safe already, now in shelters, trying to keep a safe distance from strangers. Many not knowing if they will have a home to return to, and if so, in what condition. We are on the scene tonight. Rob marciano leads us off from midland, michigan. Reporter tonight, horrifying images in the middle of a pandemic. Oh, my god. Thats somebodys house. Reporter homes in Central Michigan floating away. The National Weather Service Warning residents to get to higher ground. Two catastrophic dam collapses in just hours. Be advised that we have a dam breach at edenville. Reporter this is the moment the Edenville Dam disintegrated outside midland, michigan, following days of rain. Downstream, the sanford dam breaching less than two hours later. The dam has failed. 100 failure. Evacuate. Reporter 10,000 residents forced to flee. Could it get worse . Yes. Reporter a nearby dow Chemical Plant forced to evacuate too. Officials say flood waters are mixing with containment ponds. The Nuclear Reactor on site already shut down as a coronavirus protocol. Federal regulators had worried about a possible failure at the Edenville Dam for years. Regarding the dams, the state of michigan is reviewing every potential Legal Recourse that we have. Reporter complicating matters, michigan remains under a stay at home order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Officials say hundreds are in shelters. Another 40 or 50 stayed in their cars. And the reason largely was the concerns about the covid19 virus. On top of this 100year event, we have a 500year event in a flood that has absolutely devastated a lot of families. Just unbelievable. Rob marciano with us live from midland, michigan. The images are heartbreaking, on top of what families were already going through. I know there is concern with the flooding where you are as we head into the night. But this system is also on the move . Where does it hit next . Reporter its heading south. Theyre concerned about another dam failing. This river has never been this high. You can see the water pouring into that hotel and the county courthouse. Dangerously close to the main street, which like many towns has already taken an economic hit from the virus shutdown. Thankfully, sunshine today. But the system has moved into ohio. The midatlantic could see more rain, and this river is cresting. But will remain at record levels into the weekend. Rob marciano, we appreciate you making that trip to be there with those families tonight in michigan. Thank you. And all of this, as michigan and the rest of the country tries to navigate the reopening of america. Some states moving more quickly than others. Tonight, the flash points already. The Vice President eating with the governor of florida, no masks. Intentionally trying to send the message, this country is ready to reopen. All of this as the cdc quietly making new guidelines public for businesses and schools. And the news that two ford factories temporarily shutting down just one day after opening, after some workers tested positive for the virus. This will be a test, a delicate road ahead. Whit johnson on that part of the story tonight. Reporter tonight, despite all 50 states now easing restrictions, protesters arguing its not fast enough. These arbitrary laws and rules are crippling michigan. Reporter from michigan, where defiant barbers gave free haircuts on the lawn of the state capital, many not wearing face masks, some armed. To connecticut, the last state to begin reopening. If you dont want to go back to work, dont go back to work. But dont deny the rest of us the ability to go back to work. Reporter today the state allowing malls and retailers to open at 50 capacity. Restaurants, measuring table distance for Outdoor Dining only. Weve been waiting for this. Weve been waiting for this. Were ready. Reporter in florida today, Disney Springs welcoming shoppers with new restrictions. Hair salons reopening in miami. And in orlando, Vice President mike pence sitting down for a cheeseburger at a newly reopened restaurant with the states governor, both not wearing masks, but temperature checks for staff and patrons. In new york, the governor urging residents to wear masks. The masks work. They are protective and they work. Wear a mask. Reporter sharing videos from new yorkers competing for a new psa. I wear a mask so we can get back to work. Reporter each state now forging ahead with its own plan. As the cdc finally releases its detailed guidelines for reopening, including recommendations like sneeze guards in restaurants and bars. In schools, face coverings worn by staff and encouraged for older students if feasible, but not for children under 2. If someone in a school tests positive, the building could be closed for cleaning. But as states loosen restrictions its a daily struggle to avoid setbacks. Just 24 hours after the big three automakers restarted production, ford temporarily shutting down plants in chicago and michigan after three returning workers tested positive. And Health Officials in colorado warning residents after these images showing dozens gathered shoulder to shoulder on monday at a creek in boulder county. Way to social distance. Reporter in alabama, two high schools trying to bring back traditional graduations, attempting to social distance. Students and families in attendance seated six feet apart. We cant forget the graduates this year. Whit is with us from connecticut. We can see the people gathering. The cdc with the new guidance on how restaurants can more safely reopen . Reporter david, in the latest guidelines, theyre recommending more protections for highrisk employees, and things like temperature checks sytoscin daily Health Checks to keep up with how employees are doing. And tonight, the governor in connecticut announcing as people are beginning to eat outside that hes hoping to have Indoor Dining and begin to reopen movie theaters and gyms by june 20th. Everyone studying the scene behind you. The waiter with the mask on there. The families taking the chance to try to get back out. Well see how this goes. Whit, thank you. Theres also encouraging news about antibodies and immunity. Researchers finding that antibodies do provide some form of immunity. And with so many tests out here in the u. S. , how do we know which ones are most accurate . Heres eva pilgrim. Reporter tonight, a potential scientific breakthrough. A study of hospitalized patients finding nearly all with the virus had some sort of immunity. Emory University Researchers finding a specific virusneutralizing antibody in patients within six days of testing positive for covid19. Not only shows that youve been exposed to the virus and have made antibodies against it, but those antibodies at least, you know, to the extent weve tested now, seem to correlate with blocking a viral infection. Reporter by finding that key antibody, Scientists Say it will help them create a better test and vaccine. One unknown, how long does protection last . I think going forward, it will be important to understand the durability of these immune responses over the next few months to years after infection. Reporter but tonight, questions about the reliability of some of the crucial Antibody Tests on the market. At its peak, there were 170 different ones, most without fda emergency use authorization. This rapid Antibody Test bought at a pharmacy uses just a drop of blood and works similar to a pregnancy test. The screen with results turning red. It didnt work. Thaprelyli at the front door. I first took a test on may 1st and it came back negative for antibodies. The results came with this notification. This test has not been reviewed by the fda. Negative results do not rule out a covid infection. Positive results could also be due to past or present infection with noncovid coronavirus strains. Today im taking another test. One of the 12 on the fdas emergency use authorized list. Following the fda guidelines and the cdc guidelines, were looking at every test and make sure that its validated and has emergency use authorization. Reporter the full list of those authorized tests is on the fdas website. David . Eva, thank you. Were going to turn to the abc news series, pandemic a nation divided. Weve reported on the awful toll on communities of color, africanamericans and the latino community, and on the real concern in rural america. We turn tonight to the Navajo Nation. Where there are almost no medical facilities at all. And the closest hospital is already at capacity. This evening, matt gutman is right there with the reality from the inside. What we havent seen. Reporter before covid ripped her family of 11 apart, Dorothy Scott had lived in this hut. She shuffled toward the traditional navajo hut, but couldnt bear to go inside. Her son had been the first to die, and she was standing over his open grave when she got the call that her husband had also passed. I just couldnt move. Its my husband. I know he was okay when i left. Reporter in all, eight in the immediate family testing positive. Dorothy and several others hospitalized. We accompanied them on their first trip back. The puppies yapped. The grandkids gleeful to be back on that rope swing, but for dorothy, the place felt haunted. Just looking at it is sad. What happened in there. Reporter you lost everything. Yeah. My husbands still in there. Reporter his spirit, she meant. Theyd been married nearly 45 years. With a dirt floor and no heating, it wasnt much. But it was home. The Navajo Nation is larger than west virginia, but 40 have no electricity and 30 have no access to running water, which is why they come from all around to water wells like this. The reservation spanning parts of new mexico, arizona, and utah. The covid rate higher here than new york. And the areas biggest hospital at capacity for weeks now. This could be called the epicenter of covid in the country right now. Yes, youre totally right. We currently have a higher rate per capita than any state in thd reporter big families have been the bedrock of navajo culture. But in the age of covid, its made them vulnerable. If you have one contact thats positive, you literally can almost guarantee the whole household has been infected as well, too. Reporter those not sick enough for the hospital, hundreds of them, have been sent to four motels like this in gallup, new mexico. This doctor has been treating them for nearly three weeks now. If you had told me three weeks ago id be starting elderly patients on oxygen and keeping them in a motel, in a room, i wouldnt have believed it. Just incredible. Theyre now trying to save people inside that motel. So many corners of the country still in desperate need. And were going to stay on this. Matt gutman is on the arizona side of the reservation tonight. I know the experts you spoke with said the peak isnt expected until midjune . Reporter thats right. And when it hits, the medical director said they could look like new york did two months ago. Now, the navajo leadership has taken extraordinary lengths to try to flatten the curve. There are closures, curfews, and every weekend a 57hour lockdown. David . Thank you, matt. Were going to stay on the untold stories. Our special coverage continues later tonight on nightline and abc news live and across all of our broadcasts in the days ahead. Matt, thank you. Meantime, the coronavirus pandemic is also dealing a devastating blow to parts of latin america. In mexico, more than 5,000 are dead. But a damning investigation claiming the real death toll is perhaps three times higher just in the capital alone. In brazil tonight, the third worst hit nation, the brazilian president dismissing the virus as a little flu. With hospitals and mortuaries now overflowing. When we come back, the packed images from planes. And tonight, the spraying of the cabins and how passengers are now boarding flights. Thats in a moment. Boarding flights. Thats in a moment. So, when you get a check. You can deposit it from here. And you can see your transactions and check your balance from here. You can detect suspicious activity on your account from here. And you can pay your friends back from here. So when someone asks you, wheres your bank . You can tell them heres my bank. Or heres my bank. Or, heres my bank. 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All of them, front line workers answering the call, with their loved ones back home. 42 days later, back in green, ohio, in this living room, you can hear the voice saying turn around. Leilanis teenage children who had been so worried about their mom right there. Look out the window. Why do we want to look out the window . Mom . Mother mom reporter the tears were immediate. 42 days after that mom answered the call to head to the front lines, she is home, telling us tonight she is overjoyed. The sacrifice being made across this country by Health Care Workers going to the front lines. Mom we salute leilani. Her children are glad shes home. We are just grateful for her service. Good night. Good night. Anthony in pleasant hill. The only program keeping seniors out of nursing homes. The hammer and the dance. Its a viral metaphor to describe how we approach the reopening process. Im liz kreutz and were talking to a San Francisco author about it. Im stephanie sierra. Tonight the iteam digs into data to see how likely californians will be to get a vaccine. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. How compliant is california when it comes to basic health and Safety Standards in tonight the iteam is digging into all the numbers, including vaccination rate, revealing some of the states strengths and weaknesses. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. Im ama daetz. And im dan ashley. Stephanie sierra is tracking the latest data on this, and she joins us live with more. Stephanie . Dan, when it comes to flu vaccines, california is close to the bottom of the list. But Health Experts at ucsf argue it wont stay that way once we have a Covid Vaccine. California is struggling when it comes to flu vaccination rates. According to an abc7 iteam analysis, 40 of the states population was vaccinated last year, far below the National Goal of 70 , leaving california ranking low on the list, 36th in the nation. So can we expect that same trend when we get a Covid Vaccine . Ucsf dr. Jaime it will be exceedingly high. We all will want to be vaccinated if we have a safe and effective vaccine. Dr. Sepulveda is the Institute Director of Global Health sciences at ucsf. Despite low rankings with flu vaccinatio,

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