sights, bond with the family that's it for us at ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> dunbar: breaking news tonight: we get a new warning from the nation's top infectious disease official. millions of americans face being infected as the death toll from the coronavirus now doubles in two days. critics taking aim at president trump. >> as the president fiddles, people are dying. >> dunbar: this as the president backs away from his federal quarantine idea for new york. also tonight, new york scrambling for medical supplies, with all hands on deck, and help arriving soon. and, new hot spots in other cities begin to appear. plus, survivor story. the 90-year-old great grandmother who beat the odds. >> i wanted them to know that i ddved him and enjoyed him. >> dunbar: and later, norah o'donnell sits down with garth brooks. why

this is the "cbs weekend news." >> dunbar: good evening, everyone, i'm doug dunbar reporting tonight from cbs11 news in dallas-fort worth. we will begin tonight with sobering new numbers in the coronavirus pandemic. today marks one month now since the first recorded death in the united states. since then, the death toll has surged to more than 2,400 confirmed cases, topping 136,000 and counting. and late today, the president extended distancing guidelines. >> on tuesday, we will be finalizing these plans and providing a summary of our final supporting data and strategies to the american people. >> dunbar: cbs news correspondents are covering all aspects of this national ecergency. we'll begin with nikole killion n >> d at the white house. >> reporter: monday marks the end of the white house's coronavirus guidelines, but some officials, including within the

administration, believe more time is needed. as president trump convened his coronavirus task force, stark new projections from some of its key members about the toll the pandemic could take on the united states. >> i would say between 100 and 200,000 cases, but i don't want to be held to that. because it's-- excuse me, cuaths. >> no state, no metro area will be spared. >> reporter: the warnings come as the president deliberated over rolling back c.d.c. guidelines to slow the spread of the virus. >> as the president fiddles, >> people are dying, and we have to, we just have to take every precaution. >> reporter: late saturday, the president reversed course on enforcing a quarantine for the new york tri-state area, arapping the idea for a travel advisory. >> it really panicked people. they were going to leave the city last night. >> reporter: with one in three americans under stay-at-home orders, mr. trump has suggested reopening parts of the country by easter. >> we think in two weeks,

around easter, we're going to k in two weeks around like new york. >> reporter: on "face the nation," treasury secretary steve mnuchin wouldn't say how soon the economy could be up and running, but he said stimulus checks from the $2.2 trillion aid package will help ease the gap. >> we expect that within three weeks, the people who have direct deposit with information with us, will see those direct deposit in their bank accounts. >> reporter: speaker nancy pelosi says the stimulus package is just a down payment and thinks another bill is needed. one of the president's top economic advisors told me he hopes that's not the case, but will do whatever it takes. doug. >> dunbar: nikole, where do things stand, as you know, with medical supplies and protective equipment? are people getting what they eded? f louisiana told and nrnor of ud our margaret brennan that he continues to press the administration for more ventilators, and the mayor of new york city warned he only has a week's worth of supplies left. but this afternoon, the

president did meet with supply distributors here at the white house. he says about 2,900 beds have been set up at new york's javitz center. doug. >> dunbar: nikole killion at the white house for us. thank you. today, a commercial aircraft carrying medical supplies from china touched down at new york's dof.k. airport. this is the first in a series of flights of much-needed goods. there is more help on the way, but as meg oliver reports, the exed is extreme. >> this virus preys on the vulnerable. >> reporter: on sunday, a calm but stern new york governor xtdrew cuomo extended the order for new york city to stay home titil mid-april. >> we're going to need two more weeks of non-essential workers. >> reporter: health care workers on the frontlines are feeling the surge, as an influx of covid-19 patients fill hospitals in new york and new jersey. >> it is incredible.itfast. it hit so fast.ouy low. in maryland, the death toll he death tollday. doubled in a day. outside baltimore, the pleasant

view nursing home saw a staggering 66 seniors test positive for the virus. the pandemic is changing the way americans say their final good-byes. >> oh, it was heartbreaking. that was the hardest part of all of this. >> reporter: alex handey's mom, 86-year-old lana irwin, died from covid-19 more than a week ago. only three hours after she learned the facility in monte claire, new jersey, had been exposed to the virus, her mom was gone. how hard was that, not to be able to say good-bye to your mom? >> the fact that she passed away, i can accept that. but the fact that i didn't get to say good-bye, that is still eating me up inside. >> reporter: it's not just nursing homes and hospitals in new york and new jersey under experts warn other big cities like detroit, chicago and new orleans are also emerging hot spots. doug? >> dunbar: meg oliver, thank you so very much. hospitals in california are under siege tonight. governor gavin newsom says the number of patients admitted to

i.c.u. beds doubled overnight, and of the 10,000 ventilators needed, the state has less than half that amount right now. jonathan vigliotti is in los angeles. >> reporter: as hospitals here in los angeles and the rest of the state brace for a surge of people sickened by the virus, a sign of relief-- the navy .ospital ship "mercy" now ready to take on non-covid patients. by saturday, patients in need of i.c.u. beds doubled to more than 400, as the number of hospitalized testing positive rose by over 38%. not all relief efforts have gone to plan. this weekend, the federal government sent 170 ventilators from its national stockpile to los angeles, but they were all broken. governor gavin newsom says they will be fixed by monday. in states across the west, officials are fighting the virus' spread by closing beaches and trails. over the weekend, even more national parkske pere closed. in washington state, officials announced the opening of a new field hospital for non-covid

patients. governor inslee joins a chorus s governors who say the federal >> it would be helpful if we have the federal government to fully mobilize the manufacturing fase. >> reporter: washington was the nation's original epicenter, and some good news emerging from live care nursing home, where at least 39 people have died. >> i wanted them to know that i loved him and enjoyed him. >> reporter: 90-year-old geneva wood survived, even after doctors said she only had 24 hours to live. she says prayer-- and what was given to her in this cup-- saved her. >> well... potato soup. you know, all my life, every time i got sick, all i wanted was potato soup. >> reporter: wood hopes those in hospitals can return home like she did. she did. jonathan vigliotti, cbs news, los angeles. >> dunbar: so very grateful. the stranded cruise ship "zaandam" is expected to sail through the panama canal

sometime today. to florida.ut off no word yet, though, if they will be able to dock there. saturday, we know, hundreds were evacuated to another ship, after four people on board died. worldwide, the number of new coronavirus cases continues to soar. more than 700,000 people have been infected. the death toll, more than 3,300. and it is spreading fast, well beyond china and europe. rore is roxana saberi. >> reporter: as the world's biggest nationwide lockdown takes hold in india, millions are suddenly jobless, sparking an exodus of workers from packed f ties to their villages, some on foot. and in south africa, authorities are struggling to enforce their country's new restrictions. but in overcrowded townships like this one in johannesburg, people who share one-room shacks don't want to stay home. >> you can't have six people stuck in one room for the whole day. >> reporter: while the coronavirus is spreading across africa, it has already killed

more than 17,000 people in italy and spain together. still, the outbreak appears to ar peaking in some places. at the vatican, pope francis delivered his sunday blessing from his library, calling for a ceasefire of all conflicts, so the world can focus on fighting the pandemic instead. in paris, the eiffel tower is ligting up every night, paying tribute to those who are already on the front lines, and urging people to stay home to save lives. here in the u.k., we're about one week into a nationwide lockdown. today, a top medical officer said it could take up to six months before life here returns to normal. roxana saberi, cbs news, london. >> reporter: i'm ramy inocencio streets anny shuttered shops. about 38 million people are under a stay-home advisory this weekend across the entire metropolitan area. japan's capitol has also closed popular cherry blossom parks to the public, unprecedented in

recent memory, with signs warning people away. the stillness, a raw contrast to traditional viewing parties just days ago as blossoms peaked. there are dozens and dozens of people, maybe hundreds even, doing the cherry blossom viewing. people are having fun here, though. there is no urgency, no anxiety, doesn't seem like there is much of any fear. if you didn't know any better, you would think it would be a normal early spring day. that's despite a nearly .nimaginable week for japan. just days after the olympic flame landed in the country, the tokyo 2020 games were postponed on tuesday. tokyo's governor on wednesday then warned the city to stay home this weekend, the country still hoping to avoid an explosive rise in infections, and the fates of china, italy and the united states. ramy inocencio, cbs news, tokyo. >> dunbar: the coronavirus pandemic has hit america's already-struggling farmers hard, financial hardships worsened by the trade war and new labor shortages now all compounding

the problems. here's mireya villarreal. >> reporter: in the heart of dallas, bonton farms planted roots in an often-forgotten neighborhood that's long been a food desert with no grocery store nearby. >> we have over double the rate of cancer, double the rate of double the ratethe rate of heart disease, double the rate of diabetes, and double the rate of childhood obesity than the county we're in. >> reporter: daron babcock started this small urban farm and 40-acre extension to solve the health crisis, providing fresh fruits and vegetables for this community and restaurants across north texas. est their two years of successful growth is getting stunted by the deadly coronavirus. >> day one, when they announced they were going to quarantine, etsiness dropped 90%. so that's been really difficult. we are trying to create jobs uar our neighborhood. how do we keep people working so they can keep their rent paid, lights on and water bill paid? >> reporter: at this farm in how do we keep people working so eir rent paid, usually a family affair getting help from the community to harvest the crops. owner chris eckert worries they'll fall behind with the

shelter-in-place orders in effect. >> mother nature does not recognize coronavirus. ere just marches on. >> reporter: suppliers are also trying to keep up demand for seed, fertilizer and equipment despite covid-19 challenges. brent mueller is the sales manager at arnold's implements in minnesota. >> rural america isn't isolated from the economic downfall or rie outbreak. we are trying to execute our spring preparedness for our farmers so they can continue to feed america. >> we sometimes eat this, right? >> reporter: bonton farm customers like jackquelyn kung are grateful farmers are still working. >> so it's definitely a scary time, and i think we're making the best of it and trying to do our part. that's why we love coming to the farm, because at a grocery store, you actually have a lot more crowds. we have been to grocery stores and we prefer coming to the farm, because you have fewer people. it's much safer and better for rmblic health. >> reporter: babcock will continue to run his operation with a skeleton crew as long as he can, knowing families depend

on them. >> my big fear is, not only are the people that we serve struggling, but this is creating a bigger problem, so more people are becoming vulnerable and needing help, and there is this tidal wave of people asking for resources and help, and just not enough resources to go around to serve them. >> reporter: people in the agriculture industry tell us they are worried about distribution chains getting the food into the stores or to disconnected communities. federal help is slow right now di local and state governments have to step in to make sure things keep running. doug? >> dunbar: mireya, thank you. a,day, authorities in jonesboro, arkansas, said it could have been a lot worse. that tornado ripped right through the college city yesterday, causing major destruction. so far, no lives are known to be lost. the mayor says buildings badly damaged were empty, because they were already closed over coronavirus fears. at least 20 people were injured. just ahead, on the "cbs weekend news," far from home. americans stuck overseas

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>> dunbar: tonight, the coronavirus has hit home for us. it has taken a beloved member of our cbs news family-- maria mercader. we asked anthony mason to tell you about her. >> reporter: if those of us on camera are the faces of cbs news, maria mercader was this ulganization's heart, soul and spirit. in a career that spanned more than three decades, maria rose toom page to emmy-award-winning producer, to top executive. ode helped guide our coverage of some of the biggest stories of our times, from the september 11th attacks to the death of princess diana. but more important than what maria achieved as a professional, is who she was as a person: a friend and counselor.

a confidante and mentor, who gladly and generously shared her wisdom with the next arneration of cbs news journalists. maria taught all of us how to live life with joy, no matter how difficult the challenge. for more than 20 years, she bravely fought cancer and related illnesses without an ounce of self-pity. maria was a devout catholic who had a special devotion to theresa of lisieux, a saint who said, "a word or a pleasing ilile is often enough to raise up a saddened and wounded soul." our souls ache tonight, but we willay time we rememberiadsnd her ever-present smile. our deepest condolences to her family.

. all 280 california state parks closed to cars. but will it be enough to slow down the crowds? >> 15 trailers set ahide for the homeless who tested positive for the coronavirus. >> we want to make sure if you have the keys to, you are not giving it to anybody else. that is what we help to use these for. >> pealing panicky? there is one man trying to calm things down. we will introduce you to him coming up. >> good evening. we begin with today's headlines. we are approaching 2,000 confirmed cases of covid-19 in the bay area. a full third of them in santa clarita county. 48 patients died and santa cruz

county confirmed its first fatal case, a man in his 70s with underlying health conditions. >> santa cruz police will start issuing citations and businesses violating shelter-in- place orders. president trump extended national stay-at-home guidance for the next 30 days and california blocked vehicle access to all state parks. katie nielson went to see if it made any difference. >> reporter: we are at the south gate state park. the gates here are locked. there is a sign that shows hikers and bikers are still allowed on the trails but no cars are being let in. >> reporter: groups of rs