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off california, this tainted cruise ship is set to docked. when somebody is sick, stay home. the trump administration downplaying the crisis as the president insists he's safe. >> no, i'm not concerned at all. no, i'm not. we've done a great job. plus, joe biden and bernie sanders get set for their next showdown this week.
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and she was the real rosie the riveter. we remember an american original. ♪ rosie the riveter >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." welcome to the overnight news. i'm errol barnett. efforts to contain the fast-sfreding coronavirus are being strained as infections and deaths raise rapidly worldwide. here in the u.s., 21 are known dead, most in washington state. there are now more than 490 cases across 33 states. new york has declared a state of emergency, and this weekend, federal health officials warned against large public gatherings and long trips. over in italy, a quarter of the country's population, that's 16 million people, were put under lockdown. charlie d'agata is there. >> reporter: in the war against coronavirus, italytion. a complete lockdown, a quarantine of 16 million people.
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twice the population of new york city. a region that includes venice and milan, its financial capital. a quarter of the country's population, nobody in or out until april 3rd, in a country already on the verge of a recession. weddings and funerals have been banned. and take a look at soccer powerhouse ac milan's game today. no fans allowed. >> the vatican has introduced new measures, too. rather than the pope appearing in person at his apartment window, instead he delivered his sunday address on these big screens in order to keep the crowd numbers down at st. peter's square. in his address, even pope francis said it felt a little strange live streaming from the library. afterward he made a surprise if brief appearance at the window to the delight of the faithful. in a rome suburb, parishioners gathered to celebrate mass outdoors. religious gatherings have been
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particularly hard hit from the virus here and around the globe. iran, another outbreak hot spot, has canceled friday prayers for two weeks running. the church of the nativity has closed its doors in bethlehem, the birthplace of jesus. as nations adjust to the new normal, what no one can predict is how long it will last or just charlie d'agata, cbs news, rome. the "grand princess" cruise ship held off the coast of california will finally drop anchor tomorrow. 21 people on board have tested positive for the coronavirus. but all passengers now face quarantine. john blackstone is in san francisco. >> reporter: the luxury cruise has now become a military operation with the department of homeland security at the helm. some time monday, 3,500 passengers and crew on board the contaminated vessel will dock in a secure area at the port of oakland. from there, the government's plan has them going for medical
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screening and monitoring during a 14-day quarantine to 1 of 4 u.s. military bases. on "face the nation," u.s. surgeon general dr. jerome adams insisted to margaret brennan, that would keep the virus contained. >> people who are infected are going to go to military bases all around the country? >> well, the plans are still being developed, but i want people to know that we are not going to put infected people into communities, infected people will be isolated appropriately. >> reporter: on board, monica actor is one of the passengers waiting for what's next. >> hopefully testing and then we'll show negative and wehiton e,he there 16 confirmed deaths of residents of the life care center, authorities will do post mortum coronavirus testing on 11 other residents to died there in the last three weeks. >> we have no reports back on testing that has happened postmortem with those patients, and we are still awaiting
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confirmation whether -- if any of those 11 tested positive for covid-19. >> reporter: the "grand princess" cruise ship is expected to pass under the golden gate bridge and into san francisco bay within the next 24 hours or so. that will be a relief to the thousand of passengers held offshore for days, but it could worry others concerned about the virus spreading. errol? >> thank you, john. president trump says he's confident his policies will keep this virus under control. weijia jiang reports from west palm beach. >> reporter: from his florida resort, president trump brushed off the chance of coronavirus making its way to the white house, even as the mayor of washington confirmed the first case in the nation's capital. >> no, i'm not concerned at all. no, i'm not. we've done a great job. >> reporter: the president showed the same confidence on twitter claiming we have a perfectly coordinated and fine-tuned plan. >> this president hasre culture of misinformation. >> reporter: on "face the nation," connecticut senator
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chris murphy said there could be thousands of cases in his state, even though only two have been confirmed. >> i think we have no concept of the scope of this epidemic yet because we have not been able to test. and what is unforgivable is that the administration didn't see this coming and didn't put the resources in early. >> reporter: the administration says more than a million tests will be available this week after they were shipped out on friday. the same day mr. trump said this. >> anybody that needs a test gets a test. they're there. >> reporter: the associated press reports another apparent attempt to downplay the outbreak came whe white house overruled health officials who wanted to recommend elderly americans not fly on commercial airlines. a story the vice president's spokeswoman called complete fiction. dr. anthony fauci said vulnerable people should think twice about getting on a plane as the virus spreads. >> i think we're getting a better sense as the day goes on.
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unfortunately, that better sense is not encouraging because we're seeing community spread. >> reporter: dr. fauci stressed the elderly and those with an underlying condition are overwhelmingly at risk to have a serious outcome with coronavirus. so they should avoid large crowds, long trips and, above all else, cruise ships. errol? >> thank you, weeja. rescue workers searched for anyone still buried in the rubble of a coronavirus quarantine site in china. this child was pulled from the wreckage alive. at least ten people have died. surveillance video captured the moment the seven-story building collapses. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. 238 y
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announced it would restrict travel to troops to and from italy and south korea due to coronavirus outbreaks. other overseas basesn right now. ramie osenseio visited yokota air base in service members, very aware of coronavirus cases rising in this country, but there's no panic. >> the biggest concern, of course, is the safety of our personnel. >> reporter: colonel jason thomas mills makes sure the troops stay working and healthy. >> what's been the impact to u.s. military presence? >> luckry, specific to yokota, almost no impact. >> reporter: screening procedures are minimal, unlike the fever check ourselves cbs news team went through in south korea when we visited the u.s.
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army garrison in daegu. the center of that country's coronavirus crisis. here in japan, it was food court lunch as usual and few face masks to be seen. >> it's really the communication piece. >> reporter: kevin b. snyder is united states, elsewhere, there is a lot of panic. >> certainly. >> how do you tamp that down? >> deal in facts and not rumors. go to the trusted sources. >> reporter: in japan, there's a perceived lack of information. critics say the government of prime minister shinzo abe is not doing enough testing. >> you seem pretty relaxed about things? >> i have 100% confidence in our teams. >> reporter: he insists his troops are trained and ready for any fight against this coronavirus that's infected more than 100,000 people around the world. rany inascensio, yokota air base, japan. the coronavirus isn't stopping joe biden and bernie
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sanders from campaigning. they were out in force today touting new endorsements ahead of five primaries and one caucus this tuesday. here's nikole killion. >> i've decided that i am, with great enthusiasm, going to endorse joe biden for president o the united states. >> reporter: california senator kamala harris made it official, becoming the eighth former presidential candidate to back harris eer o bid inminceorebat challenged the former vice president over desegregation and school busing. >> do you agree today that you were wrong to oppose bussing in america then? do you agree? >> i did not oppose busing in america. >> reporter: while biden campaigned in mississippi, bernie sanders countered in michigan with an endorsement from civil rights leader jesse jackson. >> i stand with bernie sanders today because he stood with me. >> it is one of the honors of my life to be supported by a man
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who has put his life on the line for the last 50 years fighting for justice. >> reporter: one key endorsement remains elusive for both candidates, massachusetts senator elizabeth warren. >> so you're not endorsing anyone yet? >> well, it's tough. maybe i'll just pull a "new york times" and endorse them both. >> reporter: senator harris appears with in michigan but claims the state is not make or break for his campaign. the round-up of saudi royals widened today with reports that a fourth senior prince has been detained. this comes at a moment of economic crisis in the kingdom and appears to tighten the grip on power. crown prince muhammad bin salman known as mbs. he's acting as the de facto ruler of the kingdom due to his father's advanced age. european union and turkish officials meet tomorrow for talks aimed at easing the humanitarian disaster on the
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syrian border. for months, syrian forces backed by russia have battled rebels over their last stronghold in northwest syria. 3 million civilians are caught in the middle of this. many of them are children. our ian lee reports from idlib. >> reporter: 1 1/2 years old and little bayon is already scored by war. doctors prep her for surgery to remove shrapnel from an air strike. i ask her mother in bayon understands what's happening. she tells me she knows and is aware of everything. at this children's hospital, the flashing yellow means war planes are nearby. here premature babies fight for life while doctors worry they could be the next numr ofta destrod by the regime. >> repr: regime of idlib city. we just heard some air strikes
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in the distance. you have an ambulance going there to the front line. this is some of the most intense fighting we've seen. apart from air strikes there's been artillery rounds. >> reporter: refugees fleeing the violence live on the border with turkey. many here think this cease-fire will collapse. but if it does, u.s. ambassador james jefferies says this time will be different. >> i do not think that the russians and assad are going to win in idlib and the reason is the turks cannot back down or they will have 3 million new refugees on top of the almost 4 million that they have now from syria, and they cannot physically handle it. so, therefore, they're going to have to use their considerable military force to bring this offensive to a halt. >> reporter: whatever idlib's fate, it's clear the misery won't end any time ♪
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piqued scientists to dig deeper. their belief was confirmed. eons ago, our planetary neighbor could have supported life. >> rewind 3.5 billion years ago, mars, we believe was much more earth-like. much more water apparently. we can tell thatairl clearly from the geology on mars. there was water flowing around rivers and lakes. how earth-like was it? >> reporter: it's the question ken williford's team will try to answer. he's the deputy project scientist for nasa's new rover mission. >> our job, like curiosity, was this environment habitable? was there was there? how much? what was its chemistry? then we'll go further and say, was there life there? >> reporter: if mars hides evidence of past lfrks his team hopes to find it preserved here. in an ancient river delta at a place called jezero crater. it will drill into rock to
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obtain 20 samples. but to find out, two more missions will be needed to bring those samples back to earth. and that could take ten years. >> there's got to be a frustrating delayed gratification with all of this. >> certainly delayed graftification, yeah. it's hard for everybody. >> reporter: perseverance also carries some gee whiz gadgetry as the engineer mimi yang showed us. >> you are getting an extraordinary opportunity to see the mars helicopter. >> reporter: it weighs just under 4 pounds. the first mini helicopter set to fly on another planet. it carries two cameras, and its flying range is more than a half mile. and if it sounds like just another drone, you try calculating the interplanetary aeronautics required to fly in an atmosphere 100 times thinner than earth's. which would be more valuable, the pictures that it takes or
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this morning, we're remembering a hero of world war ii who passed away last week. rose lynn walter was the inspiration for the song "rosie the riveter." as michelle miller reports, she was much more than that. >> in the sprawling aircraft factories on the west coast, teams of women flushed the rivets that hold together the aluminum skin on the wing of a b24. >> her image inspired the can-do spirit of america during the second world war and the women who stepped in to build the tanks, ships and airplanes that would lead the allies to victory. >> reporter: rosie the riveter was based on the very real roselyn walter who died in manhattan this week at the age of 95. she was just 19 when she
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volunteered to take a job on the night shift of a connecticut assembly line. >> it was a graveyard shift.5:3 morning with two ten-minute breaks and a half hour dinner. it was a very tough shift. >> reporter: she may have toiled in anonymity but in 1942 she was profiled in a local newspaper article, and that inspired songwriters rett evans and john jacob to pin the tune "rosie the riveter." which became a huge radio hit. ♪ working for victory rosie the riveter ♪ >> reporter: the inspiring tune and story put rosie on recruiting posters portrayed by different models but always with the rolled up sleeves and head scarf that became her trademark. after the war, walter found publicvi.attention family's for
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one of the pbs. >> she was the biggest funder in the history of pbs. she had the soul of a producer. she was really smart. had a nose for talent. had a real passion for quality. yet she was incredibly humble. >> reporter: over the years, walters' contributions finance countless programs, including great performances, american masters and the acclaimed documentaries of filmmaker ken burns. >> she was very proud of what she did during the war. and very proud of the sacrifices she made. when you asked her how demanding it was, she would be a little humble. if you knew she was rosie the riveter, she would tell you, but she would never boast about it. ♪ she's making history working for victory rosie the riveter ♪ ♪ >> and that is the "overnight news" for this monday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back with us later for the "morning news" and
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"cbs this morning." from the broadcast center here in new york , rnt. this is the "cbs overnight news." >> welcome to the "overnight news." i'm errol barnett. efforts to contain the fast-spreading coronavirus are being strained as infections and deaths rise rapidly worldwide. here in the u.s., 21 are known dead. most in washington state. there are now more than 490 cases across 33 states. new york has declared a state of emergency, and this weekend, federal health officials warned against large public gatherings and long trips. over in italy, a quarter of the country's population, that's 16 million people, were put under
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lockdown. charlie d'agata is there. >> reporter: in the war against coronavirus, italy chose the nuclear option. a complete lockdown, a quarantine of 16 million people. twice the population of new york city. a region that includes venice and milan, its financial capital. a quarter of the country's population. nobody in or out until april 3rd, in a country already on the verge of a recession. weddings and funerals have been. poses game today. no fans allowed. the vatican has introduced new measures, too. rather than the pope appearing in person at his apartment window, instead he delivered his sunday address on these big screens in order to keep the crowd numbers down at st. peter's square. in his address, even pope francis said it felt a little strange live streaming from the library. afterward he made a surprise, if
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brief, appearance at the window to the delight of the faithful. in a rome suburb, parishioners gathered to celebrate mass outdoors. religious gatherings have been particularly hard hit from the virus here and around the globe. iran, another outbreak hot spot, has canceled friday prayers for two weeks running. the church of the nativity has closed its doors in bethlehem, the birthplace of jesus. as nations adjust to the new normal, what no one can predict is how long it will last or just how bad it's going to get. charlie d'agata, cbs news, rome. the "grand princess" cruise ship held off the coast of california will finally drop anchor tomorrow. 21 people on board have tested positive for the coronavirus, but all passengers now face quarantine. john blackstone is in san francisco. >> reporter: the luxury cruise has now become a military operation with the department o
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geaminat vessellk securea at t por tthe gornment' plan has them going for medical screen on "face the nation," u.s. surgeon general dr. jerome adams insisted to margaret brennan that would keep the going to go to military bases all around the country? >> well, the plans are still being developed, but i want people to know that we are not going to put infected people into communities. infected people will be isolated appropriately. >> reporter: on board, monica actor is one of the passengers waiting for what's next. >> hopefully testing, and then we'll show negative, and we can go home. >> reporter: in washington state, where there are 16 confirmed deaths of residents of the life care center, authorities will do postmortem coronavirus testing on 11 other residents who died there in the last three weeks. >> we have no reports back on testing that has happened
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postmortem with those patients, and we are still awaiting confirmation whether -- if any of those 11 tested positive for covid-19. >> reporter: the "grand princess" cruise ship is expected to pass under the golden gate bridge and into san francisco bay within the next 24 hours or so. that will be a relief to the thousands of passengers held offshore for days, but it could worry others concerned about the virus spreading. errol? >> thank you, john. president trump says he's confident his policies will keep this virus under control. weijia jiang reports from west palm beach. >> reporter: from his florida resort, president trump brushed off the chance of coronavirus mking its way to the white house, even as the mayor of washington confirmed the first case in the nation's capital. >> no, i'm not concerned at all. no, i'm not. we've done a great job. >> reporter: the president showed the same confidence on twitter claiming we have a perfectly coordinated and fine-tuned plan.
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>> this president has created a culture of misinformation. >> reporter: on "face the nation," connecticut senator chris murphy said there could be thousands of cases in his state, even though only two have been confirmed. >> i think we have no concept of the scope of this epidemic yet because we have not been able to test. and what is unforgivable is that the administration didn't see this coming and didn't put the resources in early. >> reporter: the administration says more than a million tests will be available this week after they were ship friday, the same day mr. trump said this. >> anybody that needs a test gets a test. they're there. >> reporter: the associated press reports another apparent attempt to downplay the outbreak came when the white house overruled health officials who wanted to recommend elderly americans not fly on commercial airlines. a story the vice president's spokeswoman called complete fiction. dr. anthony fauci said vulnerable people should think twice about getting on a plane as the virus spreads. >> i think we're getting a
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better sense as the day goes by. unfortunately, that better sense is not encouraging because we're seeing community spread. >> reporter: dr. fauci stressed the elderly and those with an underlying condition are overwhelmingly at risk to have a serious outcome with coronavirus so they should avoid large crowds, long trips and, above all else, cruise ships. errol? >> thank you, wiejia. other overseas bases are on alert right now. ramyinocencio visited yokota air base japan. >> reporter: american military service members, very aware of coronavirus cases rising in this country, but there's no panic. >> the biggest concern, of course, is the safety of our personnel. >> reporter: colonel jason thomas mills makes sure the troops stay working and healthy. >> what's been the impact to
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u.s. military presence? >> luckily, specific to yokota, we've had almost no impact. >> reporter: screening procedures are minimal, unlike the fever checks our cbs news team went through in south korea when we visited the u.s. army garrison in daegu, the center of that country's coronavirus crisis. here in japan, it was food court lunch as usual and few face masks to be seen. >> it's really the communication piece. >> reporter: kevin b. schneider is commander of all u.s. forces japan. >> around the world, in the united states, elsewhere, there is a lot of panic. >> certainly. >> how do you tamp that down? >> deal in facts and not rumors. go to the trusted soja trcd lac. critics say the government of prime minister shinzo abe is not doing enough testing. >> you seem pretty relaxed about things? >> absolutely. i have 100% confidence in our teams. >> reporter: he insists his troops are trained and ready for any fight against this coronavirus that's infected more
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this is the "cbs overnight news." >> welcome back to the "overnight news." i'm errol barnett. as the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the united states, people are hoarding medical supplies and leaving store shelves empty. there's also widespread price gouging in stores and online. anna werner has this story from a pharmacy here in manhattan. >> reporter: millions of americans are on the hunt for the same thing. products they think will protect them against the coronavirus. now here at this pharmacy, the shelf where you'd normally see the purel hand sanitizer, look, it's empty. and it's a similar scene at stores around the coun. from coast to coast, retail stores are selling out of
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products like hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes and masks. a california woman posted this video from a costco store where she says hundreds of people lined up thursday morning to buy items that were limited. >> what are you looking for? >> alcohol. >> alcohol? i'll get it for you. >> reporter: in new york city, pharmacies are having trouble keeping up with demand. >> this is where our hand sanitizer comes. as soon as we get it it's off the shelf. within about an hour, it's all gone. we try to keep it to a limit, three to a customer. >> reporter: one new jersey woman went to six stores before finding hand sanitizer. >> when i went to pay, she said $50 and i think that's disgusting and they are taking advantage of people right now. >> reporter: some say they won't pay the sky-high prices. >> i think if you just get soap >> rep online,ales of inkt w be virus protection products have skyrorketted, up 817% in the last two months. this amazon listing offers four
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boxes of masks, usually about $20 for over $1,000. amazon says it's blocking or removing thousands of offers where bad actors are attempting to artificially raise prices on basic need products during a global health crisis. now states and cities are cracking down. california's attorney general told businesses that if they violated price gouging laws -- >> you'd better be prepared to pay the price for your law breaking. >> reporter: and new york city is issuing $500 fines to any stores found price gouging starting this week. commissioner laura lay salas from the department of consumer and worker protection. >> this is not a time to be trying to make a quick buck on the backs of hard-working people who are just very anxious and scared. the businesses are going to have to make sure that they either are keeping the prices what should be a normal fluctuation or they'll have to justify the price increase. >> reporter: meanwhile, health officials say the best way to
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protect yourself is to wash your hands for 20 seconds. they say masks are a good idea for people who are already sick so you don't pass the virus to somebody else, but they say that masks will not protect you from getting sick. a shortage of surgical masks and hand sanitizer is just one sign of the larger economic impact of the coronavirus. carter evans has that part of this story. >> reporter: the port of los angeles is the largest in the united states. 40% of all shipped imports enter the country here or next door in long beach. but now, it's unusually quiet. >> normally, carter, you'd see about 10 to 12 very large container ships working here at the port every day. >> none of that is happening right now. >> that's right. and the reason is that 40 vessel director of the port. he says quarantines in china have factories shutting down. fewer products means less cargo to ship. >> this is going to impablths everyone? >> yes it will. it's a conversation of national
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significance. >> reporter: that drop in traffic is slowing job earnings at the port, which is responsible for more than 10% of employment throughout southern california. but its impact could be felt around the country. >> this coronavirus is more of an economic disaster than a health disaster. >> reporter: isaac larian heads up an entertainment company behind brats and lol surprise dolls. >> you've got the number ten selling toy in the entire world. >> i have number one and number ten and number two and number four. >> and they're all sold out? >> all sold out. >> reporter: china produces 85% but with their factories only operating at 40% capacity, products might start disappearing from u.s. store shelves. >> if this thing doesn't come under control, in the next two to three weeks, it's going to affect. so whether it's toys or electronics or apparel, all of
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these things are going to get affected. >> reporter: representatives from the automotive industry and television manufacturers tell cbs news they're closely monitoring supply chains while a footwear trade group says the foot wear industry is seeing an impact on supply and sales from the coronavirus. your bottom line? >> hundreds of millions. >> reporter: multiply that by all the business es around the u.s. that rely on this port and the numbers become staggering. >> this will be billions of dollars worth of impact. >> reporter: so people can expect to pay higher prices because of the inactivity here now? >> because the supply is not coming in as fast as you and i would like to buy our goods. >> reporter: carter evans, los angeles. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. hi, i'm jonathan, a manager here
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it's got to be tide. so, you bought those "good enough" paper towels? [daughter laughs] not such a bargain. there's only one quicker picker upper. bounty, the quicker picker upper. the trump administration has been t coronavir. well a its co statements about the dangers of the contagion. a century ago, the government went to great lengths to hide the were disastrous. marta teischner has a look back. >> the outbreak is growing. more deaths, more thousands of americans begin to self-quarantine. >> reporter: if the outbreak of
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covid-19 has a bull's-eye in the u.s., it's washington state. >> most of those cases are linked to a nursing home outside seattle. >> reporter: schools and universities closed. a gauge of alarm here. >> washington state's death toll continues to rise. >> reporter: seen in seattle, a lot of masks. but not for the first time. substitute spanish flu for coronavirus. 1918 for 2020. and just look. seattle seized by the godzilla of modern pandemics. the 1918 flu killed 675,000 americans. 50 to 100 million people died worldwide. >> and that's equivalent to 225 to 450 million people today. >> that's incredible. >> the numbers are flu. he is on the adjunct faculty of tulane university.
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>> there was a mild spring wave that was hit a vengeance. probably 60 to 70% of the deaths actually occurred in an incredibly short time of probably about 14 or 15 weeks. >> really? >> from late september 1918 until, you know, through december, maybe a little into january. >> reporter: in that time, during the final months of world war i, more soldiers died of the flu than were killed on the battlefield during four years of fighting. as opposed to the coronavirus, the most vulnerable were in their 20s. >> the most horrific symptoms really were you could bleed not only from your nose and mouth but from your eyes and ears. people were turning so dark blue from lack o inhe book, i quote writing a colleague saying he
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could not tell white soldiers wallowed the press to report on unlike here. the first serious outbreak in the united states began at camp funstone, now ft. riley in kansas. as infected soldiers from across the country made their way to the trenches in france. the virus spread. but the nation wasn't told. a year earlier, president woodrow wilson had rammed through congress the sedition act making it a crime to say or publish anything negative that would affect the war effort. >> wilson created the committee for public information. the architect of that committee said, truth and lsre arbitrary terms. the force of an idea lies in its inspirational value. it matters very little if it is true or false. >> was that a license to lie to
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the american public? >> it was precisely that. in the united states, you had national public health leaders saying such things as, quote, this is ordinary influenza by another name, unquote. at the local level, the same kind of thing was occurring. >> reporter: with deadly consequences. no more so than in philadelphia which went ahead with a huge war bond parade in the fall of 1918 when the virus was at its most virulent. newspapers killed stories quoting the medical community saying, don't do it. >> so 48 hours later, influenza exploded around the city. the result is, it's one of the hardest hit cities in the world. and the mass graves being dug by shovels and so forth. >> how many people died? >> about 14,500 in philadelphia. >> reporter: compare the signs
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that went up then to now. notice that hand washing wasn't mentioned. americans could see for themselves, in spite of what they were told. they thought they were less likely to catch the flu outside. they did whatever they could given what they didn't know. >> back in 1918, they had no idea what it was that they were suffering from and what it was they were being killed by. and to me, that's the most frightening aspect of the 1918 epidemic. >> reporter: dr. jeremy brown is director of emergency care research at the national institutes of health. but spoke to us in a personal capacity. >> viruses would not be discovered for another 15 or 20 years. that's very different to today. we know what it is that is causing the disease. >> reporter: brown has written extensively about influenza and argues that 2020 will not be another 1918, thanks to advances in science. >> back in 1918, the basic
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treatments that were offered were enemas, whiskey and blood letting. hospitals, as we know them today, were quite different. there were no intensive care doctors who really understand how to treat the very sickest patients. there were no antibiotics to treat any secondary infection. so it was a very, very different time and a very different way of practicing medicine back then. >> reporter: but for john berry, there is a takeaway from then that still applies. >> the biggest lesson from the 1918 pandemic is clearly to tell the truth. >> what are the consequences if the truth isn't told? >> i think more people will die, yeah. clearly that was the case in
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inspiration behind rosie the riveter. but as michelle miller reports, she was much more than that. >> teams of women flush the rivets that hold together the aluminum skin on the wing of a b24. >> reporter: her image embodied the can-do image of the second world war and the women who stepped in to build the tanks, ships and airplanes that would lead the allies to victory. rosie the riveter was based on the very real rosalind walter who died in manhattan this week at the age of 95. she was just 19 when she volunteered to take a job on the night shift of a connecticut assembly line. >> it was a graveyard shift. it was 6:30 at night to 5:30 in the morning with two ten-minute breaks and a half hour for dinner. it was a very tough shift. >> reporter: she may have toiled in anonymity, but in 1942 walter was profiled in a local newspaper article, and that
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inspired songwriters redd evans and john jacob lobe to pin the tune "rosie the riveter." which became a huge radio hit. ♪ she's making history working for victory rosie the riveter ♪ >> reporter: the inspiring tune and story put rosie on recruiting posters portrayed by different models but always with the rolled up sleeves and head scarf that became her trademark. after the war, walter found other ways to make the world a better place. so she devoted her attention and her family's fortune to an emerging form of education, public television, becoming one of the main benefactors of pbs. >> she was the biggest funder in e had the soul of a producer. she waa for talent. she understood stories. she had a real passion for quality, and yet, she was incredibly humble. >> reporter: over the years, walters' contributions finance countless programs, including great performances, american
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masters and the acclaimed documentaries of filmmaker ken burns. >> she was very proud of what she did during the war. and very proud of the sacrifices she made. though when you asked her how demanding it was, she would be a little humble. if you knew she was rosie the riveter, she would tell you, but she would never boast about it. 's making history working for victory rosie the riveter ♪ ♪ >> and that is the "overnight news" for this monday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back with us later for the "morning news" and "cbs this morning." from the broadcast center here in new york city, i'm errol barnett. it's monday, march 9th it's monday, march 9th, 2020. this is the "cbs morning news."
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