we don't have the resources. so this is our plea for help. >> two of the most precious human beings in my life, my mother-in-law and my son may also face potentially life-threatening consequences because of my decision to stay at my post, to stand on that wall and protect my patients to the best of my ability. you know, as a parent, it's such a struggle to reconcile my professional duties and obligations with the fact that those very duties and obligations could hurt him. >> boy, that was very powerful. our dr. tara narula joins us now with more on this story. tara, it's so hard to hear the doctors say that they're scared and that they're afraid. we all understand that feeling, but it's very unsettling. you've been talking to doctors. what are they saying to you about their experiences? >> i mean, gayle, this was just the tip iceberg of the overwhelming response that we

got, and it really as a colleague it was heartbreaking to hear. these are individuals who sacrifice their life for others. they take an oath, and they're telling me they feel like they're in a war and they don't have the armor they need. they are using words like "scared, ""in despair," power powerless" like they're sacrificial lambs, and essentially, they're screaming out to be heard and helped." one of the things you heard was the lack of protective personal equipment. they don't have it. they're being asked to reuse things, use them all day. they're going out on their own, spending their own money to find it. somebody said it's like being a fireman and running into a burning building with flip-flops and a bikini on. this is how they feel they need help. another issue is that they are afraid for their own health, for their families' health saying i signed up for this job. my family did not sign up to take this risk. they're building makeshift places to stay at home in the

garage. they don't infect their family. here are people physically and psychologically on the front lines who are coming home and can't even get that loving support from their family because they can't touch them. they're saying that they are being asked to continue to do elective surgical cases which the government has come out and said we really should be avoiding. and many of the doctors who themselves are either pregnant or immune compromised have not received guidance about whether they should really still working in the workforce. it's a big, big crisis right now. >> tara, the american medical association in a letter to the vice president said -- asked for something akin to a manhattan project kind of program to expand manufacturing capacity so we could produce the supplies that doctors need, but also there is an issue of training. are medical staff basically trained to deal with something like this? >> well i don't know that we're psychically trained. we may see those effects down the line. but we know how to take care of

patients. i don't think the training is the issue. the issue is that we don't have the supplies, and we're going the lose our workforce, as you heard. if our health care providers start to go down, start to get sick, who is going to take care of the rest of us? we know that our health care providers are now bei self-quarantined. many are being isolated. many are having to stay home to take care of their own kids who are out of school. and so we really need a plan in place. and it's a big systemic issue too. the more patients we're getting in the icu beds that we're either ruling in or out for covid-19 for treating, we're not able to take care of patients with other critical illnesses. so this is a big, big issue for the whole system. >> dr. narula, one last question here. we've been talking about the number of hospital beds. if those are increased, do we have the workforce to staff them? >> well, that's exactly what we were just saying. i think it remains to be seen. i think if we don't protect our health care practitioners on the front line -- and i want to be

clear. this isn't just doctors. this is nurses, nurse practitioner, pas. if we don't give them the proper equipment, we will lose them. and that will be our fault. it will be a tragedy. >> and a tragedy we hope we can avoid. dr. narula, thank you very much.

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and rescued his nose. puffs have more lotion and soothing softness to relieve. a nose in need deserves puffs indeed. the coronavirus has bars and restaurants closed, amusement parks shuttered, and concerts canceled from coast-to-coast. but for some musicians, the lockdown is not necessarily keeping them silent. many have taken to the internet to perform their shows from the comfort of their own homes. one of them is emmy and tony award winner john legend. he spoke with anthony mason after wrapping up an acoustic set on social media. ♪ and i know we'll be all right, i will stay with you ♪ >> reporter: for nearly an hour, john legend sat at his home piano singing and soothing his fans with a free concert broadcast live on instagram.

♪ sing like just don't know >> reporter: he was joined by his wife, a casual chrissy teigen. ♪ >> reporter: and 3-year-old daughter luna. ♪ rising in the east, talons on ♪ >> reporter: and you brought chrissy and luna in as backup. >> absolutely. chrissy was the highlight of the whole thing. i sing and she brought comic relief and excitement to the whole thing. luna came in and enjoyed herself too. i think, you know, this is our home. this is what we do at home. and we gave people a little bit of a view of what we do here. >> reporter: the 11-time grammy winner, like so many others right now is stuck at home because of social distancing and self-quarantines. how you all coping at home? >> you know, we're just one day at a time, trying to figure it

out. trying to keep the kids entertain and occupied. >> reporter: is this disrupting your life much yet? >> the kind of definition of what entertainers do when it comes to appearing places is playing or singing or performing in front of large groups of people. and so all of those things are canceled. >> reporter: which is one reason legend and coldplay's chris martin are live streaming performances to fans. ♪ you're a sky oh you're a sky full of stars ♪ >> reporter: they're also raising awareness for coronavirus relief through the world health organization and global citizen. >> you picked up the mantle from chris martin and had a concert right in your home. >> yes. well, you know, a lot of us had been thinking about it because everybody is off tour. everybody's tour has been postponed or canceled. and a lot of our listeners and fans are at home. and we wanted to find a way to

use the power of music and art to bring people together. ♪ like a bri o >> reporter: legend called on the simon & garfunkel classic "bridge over troubled water" to remind us all how weanind comfort in each other when times >> we listed some food banks and other organizations that people could help because a lot of folks will be struggling in the next few months at least. and so we need to be mindful of all of those people. and most people don't have a large cushion to handle a loss of work for months at a time. and so i think we all need to come together as a society, as a community, as a nation, as a globe to support those people. ♪ we've been together for a while ♪ >> reporter: more than 100,000 people came together online for legend's performance. >> i think at the peak you had

114,000 people watching. that's filling a couple of arenas. >> that was pretty cool. you know, the message we're trying to get out to people is one, as much as you can, stay home and stay away from physical contact with other people. and then secondly, that if you have the means to help support other people that are going through a tougher time than you are, then do so. >> reporter: legend and teigen also reminded people not to forget their mental health. >> don't tfe you anger and your madness and isolation into other people. get a stress ball or a punching bag or go online. >> or mental health resources online too. so if you are having issues with that -- >> i'm via skype. >> reporter: other well, even debuting new music. ♪ oh let your love be known >> reporter: yesterday on bonow

sng for st. patrick's day, as did country singer luke combs. ♪ just enjoy the grace and hold foreign better days till the sun shine, shines again ♪ >> reporter: combs said he would do a life stream performance every week people are self-quarantined. legend also teased plans to release new music. >> just so you guys know, i am going to put out a new album isyear. now -- >>h my go thank god. >> thank god. >> reporter: before wrapping up with his number one hit. ♪ give your all to me, i'll g my all to you, your my end and my beginning, even when i lose i'm winning ♪

if you're out and about in dallas when this contagion finally clears, you may want to stop at one very special coffee shop. as mireya villarreal reports, every cup is served up with more than a teaspoon of hope. >> hi, welcome in, guys. >> reporter: it's hard to imagine that a year ago, this bubbly barrista behind the counter at la la land cafe was struggling. what would have happened if you didn't work here? >> i would probably still be

homeless. so i feel if this light never came into my life, i'd probably be suffering from depression. i would probably be trying to still make it on my own, probably on the streets somewhere. >> reporter: this dallas coffee shop has become a safe haven for kids aging out of the system like sierra notten and crystal lynn randall. >> i was a foster kid. dad didn't care about me. i had a whole big family. they didn't care about me. so i felt alone until la la land is my family. >> reporter: in texas alone, more than 1200 youth aged out of the system last year, and many end up on the streets. >> we're not in the business of coffee. we just serve coffee. we're definitely in the business of kindness. >> reporter: la la landowner created a program where foster youth can learn how to make it in the real world. so far he has hired nine. >> our goal is to open a thousand store, 10,000 stores, whatever it is, and hire as many youth as possible. >> reporter: but that cuts into your profits.

>> of course. but there is a balance in life. we have a duty to our society to help the ones who are in need. >> reporter: sierra was placed with a foster famil after her ther sexually abused her when she was 15. nearly five years later, it's still difficult to talk about her journey. >> i just try to push it behind me, because it happened. and i just want to move forward. >> reporter: sierra admits she's got a lot of healing to do, but she is thankful she's finally found a place she can call home. >> coming to la la land, it's not just working. it's like an overall attitude pick up. >> reporter: best part of working here? >> having p who believe in me. it lets me work after my goals and believe myself. >> here you go, sir. >> reporter: for cbs this morning saturday, mireya villarreal, dallas. >> and that is the "overnight news" for this morning. for some of you, the news continues. for other, check back with us a little later for morning news and of course "cbs this morning." from the broadcast center here in los angeles, i'm lee cowan.

it is friday, march 20th, 2020. good morning from our cbs news studio in washington. i am jeff pegues in for anne-marie green. this morning, people in the entire state of california, the country's most populous state, are being ordered to stay home in a bid to curb the coronavirus pandemic. nationwide the number of reported cases has soared past 14,000. more than 200 people have died. cindy pom looks at how state officials are taking desperate measures. >> reporter: california governor gavin newsom has ordered nearly all of the state's 40 million residents to stay at home indefinitely.th