break being news tonight. 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, people are dying. >> this as the president backs away from the 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 grandmother who beat the odds. >> i want them to know i love

them and enjoy them. >> later norah o'donnell sits down with garth brooks. why he said adversity makes us stronger. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> good evening, everyone. i'm doug dunbar reporting from cbs 11 news in dallas-fort worth. soaring new numbers in the coronavirus pandemic. today marks one month since the recorded death in the united states. since then the death toll has now surged to more than 2300. confirmed cases top 135,000 and counting. cbs news correspondents are covering all aspects of our national emergency. we'll begin tonight with nikole >> 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 100,000 and 200,000 cases. but i don't want to be held to that because it's -- excuse me, deaths. >> no state, no metro area will be spared. >> reporter: the warnings come as the president deliberated over rolling back cdc 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, scrapping 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 suggested reopening parts of the country around easter. >> we were thinking around easter we're going to be looking a lot more like new york. >> reporter: treasury secretary mnuchin inwouldn't say how soon

the economy would 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 that 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. oe of the president's top economic advisors told me he hopes that's not the case, but will do whatever it takes. doug? >> nikole, where do things stand with medical supplies and protective equipment? are people getting what they need? >> reporter: yes and no. the governor of louisiana told 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 2900 beds have been set up at new york's javits

center. doug? >> nikole killion at the white house, thank you. today a commercial aircraft carrying medical supplies from china touched down at new york's jfk 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 need is extreme. >> this virus preyed on the vulnerable. >> reporter: on sunday a calm but stern new york governor andrew cuomo extended the order for new york city to stay home until mid april. >> we are going to need two more weeks of nonessential workers. >> reporter: health care workers on the front lines are feeling the surge as an influx of covid-19 patients fill hospitals in new york and new jersey. >> it's incredible and it hits so fast. >> reporter: critical supplies are running dangerously low. in maryland the death toll 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's heart breaking. that was the hardest part of all of this. >> reporter: alex handy's mom 86-year-old lana erwin died from covid-19 more than a week ago. only three hours after she learned the facility in montclair, 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 i didn't get to say good-bye is eating me up inside. >> reporter: it's not just nursing homes and hospitals under seerj. the rest of the country is bracing for the worst. detroit, chicago and new orleans are also emerging hot spots. doug? >> meg oliver, thank you. hospitals in california, they're under siege tonight. governor gavin newsom, in fact, says the number of patients admitted to icu beds doubled overnight and of the 10,000 ventilators needed, the state has less than half that amount right now. jonathan vigliotti continues 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 hospital ship "mercy" now ready to take on noncovid-19 patients. by saturday patients in need of icu 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 said they will be fixed by monday. in states across the west, officials are fighting the virus's spread by closing beaches and trails. over the weekend, even more national parks like montana's glacier national park were closed. in washington state officials announced the opening of a new field hospital for non-covid patients. governor inslee said the government has let them down. >> it would be helpful if we had

the federal government to fully mobilize the manufacturing and the base. >> reporter: washington was the nation's original epicenter and some good news emerging from life care nursing home where at least 39 people have died. >> i wanted them to know that i loved them and enjoyed them. >> 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. jonathan vigliotti, cbs news, los angeles. >> the stranded cruise ship san dam is expected to go through the panama canal. that will cut off two days for the ship's trip back to florida. no word whether they'll be able to dock there. saturday hundreds in fact were

evacuated to another ship after four people on board died. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.

♪ ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> the number of new coronavirus cases continues to soar. more than 700,000 people have now been infected. the death toll now more than 33,000 and it's spreading fast, and well beyond china and europe. here's roxana saberi. >> reporter: as the world's biggest nationwide lock down takes hold in india, millions are suddenly jobless, sparking an exodus of workers from packed cities to their villages. some on foot. and in south africa, authorities are struggling to enforce their country's new restrictions. but an overcrowded townships

like this wan in johannesburg, people who share one-room shacks don't want to stay home. >> we have six people in one room. >> 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 be peaking in some places. at the vatican, pope francis delivered his sunday blessing from his library, calling for a cease-fire of all conflicts so the world can focus on fighting the pandemic instead. in paris, the eiffel tower is lighting 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 lock down. today a top medical officer said it could take up to six months before life here returns to normal. roxana saberi, cbs news, lone. >> reporter: i'm ramy inocencio in tokyo where the nearly empty

streets and shirted shops. about 38 million people are under a stay-home advisory this weekend across the entire metropolitan area. japan's capital 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 dozen and dozen of people, maybe hundreds even doing the cherry blossom viewing. >> people are having fun. there's no urgency, no anxiety. doesn't seem like there is much of any fear. if you didn't know any better, you'd think it would be a normal early spring day. that's despite a nearly unimaginable week for japan. just days after the olympic plane 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. >> here at home the pandemic has hit struggling farmers hard, financial hardships worsened by the trade war and new labor shortages compounding the problems. here's mireya villareal. >> reporter: roots in a forgotten neighborhood, that's long been a food desert with no grocery store nearby. >> we have doubled the rate of cancer, double the rate of stroke, double the rate of heart disease, double the rate of childhood obesity. >> reporter: the 40 acre extension was started to provide fresh fruits and vegetables for this community and restaurants across north texas. but their two years of successful growth is getting stunted by the deadly coronavirus. >> day one when they announced they were going to quarantine, business dropped 90%. so that's been really difficult.

we're trying to create jobs for 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 illinois it's usually a family affair getting help from the community to harvest the crops. owner chris eckert worries they'll fall behind with the stay in place in effect. >> coronavirus marches on. >> reporter: suppliers are trying to keep up with the demand for seeds, fertilizers and equipment despite covid-19 challenges. brett is the sales manager at farm implements in minnesota. >> this isn't isolated from the outbreak. we are trying to execute spring preparedness for farmers so they can continue to feed america. >> we sometimes eat this. >> reporter: customers like jacqueline are glad farmers are still working. >> it's a scary time. we're making the best of it and doing our part. that's why we love coming to a farm. at a grocery store you have a

lot more crowds. we've been to grocery stores and we prefer coming to the farm because you are fewer people. it's much safer and better for public health. >> reporter: babcock will continue to run his operation with the 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's 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 agricultural industry are worried about distribution chains getting the food into the stores or to disconnected communities. federal help is slow right now so local and state governments are having to step in to make sure things keep running. doug? >> mireya, thank you so much. today authorities in jones borrow, arkansas, said it could have been so much worse. a tornado ripped through the college city yesterday causing major destruction.

so far no lives known to have been lost. the mayor says buildings that are badly damaged were empty because they were already closed over coronavirus fears. at least 20 people were hurt. just ahead, far from home. americans stuck overseas struggle to return to the united states. and country music legend garth brooks tells norah o'donnell adversity can be a good thing.

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milk and cream and only sustainably farmed vanilla. better starts with breyers. for the roughly 30,000 americans stuck overseas right now, getting home is tough. borders have closed. flights are mostly grounded. u.s. embassies are trying to help, but it can be frustrating. here's our kris van cleave. >> reporter: this beaming face brought michael and whitney to india. after two years, they're finally adopting grace. >> get her, bring her home before any of this got out of control. but we didn't anticipate it escalating as quickly as it did. >> reporter: 22 days later the coronavirus is paralyzing the planet and india is in a three-week lock down. at least 1,000 americans are looking to leave, and the savilles don't know when they'll get home to their three young boys in georgia. >> my oldest started playing

baseball this year. i would give anything to throw the baseball with him right now. >> reporter: the state department is working on arranging repatriation flights for more than 33,000 americans abroad. so far more than 15,000 have come home from over 40 countries. dozens more flights in the coming days are planned. >> i didn't dream of it becoming this big thing where peru would shut its borders. >> reporter: alex curry is one of 4 now americans stuck in peru. she arrived there a month ago for a medical school rotation. curry and saidi are set to become residents in california hospitals if they can get out of cusco. >> we need to work and get out of this situation. this is nerve-racking for us. >> reporter: and curry has a heart condition. she's starting to run low on medication. >> that's also scary because i am at higher risk for certain things. >> reporter: there is little they can do but wait. >> hudson. >> hudson. >> reporter: in india little grace has been passing the time

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he has a lot going on on pbs. he is honored by the gershwin prize library of congress. he spoke with our norah o'donnell just before we began social distancing. >> what is it about country music? >> i don't know. it's almost like breathing in and breathing out, isn't it? you don't have to work to listen to it. and you don't even have to be listening to hear it. i think it's "the voice" of the common man's soul. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: that soul-moving sound of country music is what has packed arenas with tens of thousands of fans up until this crisis. ♪ sometimes i -- >> reporter: fans who know all the words to his songs. ♪ ♪ and they're singing every word of the song like that. >> i'm a guy, so i'm the last guy that's going to say "size matters," but it does.

>> reporter: brooks says despite that success, adversity in life is what makes us stronger and helps us bounce back. >> you've got a bow and arrow, right? the only way that arrow is going to go far at all is it's got to address resistance, right? so for every dreamer out there, when you hear, "no, it cannot be done," just let it keep coming because once they let go of that arrow, all those "nos" are what's going to fuel you to turn those dreams into reality. >> reporter: the increased resistance. >> yes, ma'am. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: of of his music evokes emotion, even tears, especially with one of his signature songs. ♪ if tomorrow never comes >> reporter: what's the end of that sentence for you, if tomorrow never comes? >> i really feel blessed, lucky,

all that stuff. if tomorrow never comes, i'm the luckiest guy on the planet. >> reporter: norah

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 organization's heart, soul and spirit. in a career that spanned more than three decades, maria rose from page to emmy award-winning producer to top executive. she 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 counselors, a confidant and mentor who gladly and generously shared her wisdom with the next generation 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 teresa, the saint who said, a word or a pleasing smile is often enough to raise up a saddened and wounded soul. our souls ache tonight, but we will always find joy each time we remember maria mercader's many kind words and her ever-present smile. our deepest condolences to her family.

that's the overnight news for this monday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, be sure to check back with us a little bit later for the morning news. or you can follow us online any

time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the cbs 11 studios in dallas-fort worth, texas, i'm doug dunbar. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> good evening, everyone. i'm doug dunbar reporting tonight from cbs 11 news in dallas-fort worth. we're going to begin with numbers in the coronavirus pandemic. since then, the death toll has now surged to more than 2300. confirmed cases top 135,000 and counting. cbs news correspondents are covering all aspects of our national emergency. we'll begin tonight with nikole killion 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 100,000 and 200,000 cases, but i don't want to be held to that because it's -- excuse me, deaths. >> no state, no metro area will be spared. >> reporter: the warnings come as the president deliberated over rolling back cdc 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 scrapping 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 suggested opening parts of the country by easter. >> we think in two weeks around

easter we're going to be looking a lot more like new york. >> reporter: on "face the nation" treasury secretary steve mnuchin wouldn't say how soon the economy would be up and running. he said stimulus checks from the $2.2 trillion aid package will help ease the gap. >> we expect that within three weeks that 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? >> nikole, where do things stand as you know with medical supplies and protective equipment? are people getting what they need? >> reporter: yes and no. the governor of louisiana told 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 2900 beds have been set up at new york's javits center. doug? >> nikole killion at the white house, thank you. today a commercial aircraft carrying medical supplies from china touched down at new york's jfk 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 need is extreme. >> this virus preys on the vulnerable. >> reporter: on sunday a calm but stern new york governor andrew cuomo extended the order for new york city to stay home until mid april. >> we are going to need two more weeks of nonessential workers. >> reporter: health care workers on the front lines are feeling 9 surge as an influx of covid-19 filled hospitals in new york and new jersey. >> it's incredible and it hit so fast. >> reporter: critical supplies are running dangerously low. in maryland the death toll 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's heart breaking. that was the hardest part of all of this. >> reporter: alex handy's mom 86-year-old lana erwin died from covid-19 three weeks ago only hours after she found the facility in montclair, new jersey, was 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. the fact i didn't get to say good-bye is what's eating me up inside. >> reporter: it's not just nursing homes and hospitals in new york and new jersey under siege. the rest of the country is still bracing for the worst. experts warn big cities like detroit, chicago and new orleans are also emerging hot spots. doug? >> meg oliver, thank you. hospitals in california, they're under siege tonight. governor gavin newsom says the number of patients admitted to

icu beds doubled overnight and of the 10,000 ventilators needed, the state has less than half that amount right now. jonathan vigliotti continues 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.o cf1 o the navy hospital ship "mercy" now ready to take on non-covid patients. by saturday patients in need of icu 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 said they will be fixed by monday. in states across the west, officials are fighting the virus's spread by closing beaches and trails. over the weekend, even more national parks like montana's glacier national park were closed. in washington state the officials announced a new field

hospital for non-covid patients. governor inslee joined a chorus of governors who say the federal government has let them down. >> it would be helpful if we had the federal government to fully mobilize the manufacturing and the base. >> reporter: washington was the nation's original epicenter and some good news emerging from life care nursing home where at least 39 people have died. >> i wanted them to know that i loved them and enjoyed them. >> 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. jonathan vigliotti, cbs news, los angeles. >> reporter: ai'm ramy inch sene

yoe in tokyo. about 38 million people are under a stay at home advisory this weekend across the entire metropolitan area. japan's capital has also closed possible 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, there's no anxiety. doesn't seem like there is much of any fear. if you didn't know any better, you'd think it would be a normal early spring day. that's despite a nearly unimaginable week for japan. just days after the olympic plane landed in the country, the 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

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♪ ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> welcome back to the overnight news. i'm doug dunbar reporting from the cbs11 studios in dallas-fort worth, texas. pharmacists all across this country are raising concern drugs that only may help fight the coronavirus. orders for chloroquine spiked 3,000% in the month of march alone, and hydroxychloroquine rose 260%. the fda, just so you know, has not approved these drugs for the treatment of the virus. but doctors legally can prescribe them. our own dr. jon lapook separates corona fact from fiction.

>> reporter: hydroxychloroquine is used to treat conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. it's too soon to say whether it works for covid-19. tha that hasn't stopped some people from prescribing it. some people need it to control their autoimmune diseases unable to get it. >> the one consistent medication i've been on since i was 15 daily is hydroxychloroquine. >> reporter: 44-year-old maeries a tan has been taking the drug hydroxychloroquine since she was first diagnosed. her lupus has been severe requiring several hospitalizations. her drug is a cornerstone of her treatment. for you it's not a matter of having it in your medicine cabinet just in case. you need it. it's a matter of your health. >> yes, it is a necessity. >> reporter: chloroquine is an antimalaria drug and its less toxic derivative hydroxychloroquine treats

autoimmune diseases. the cdc says patients who rely on the medication get an extra supply. but her doctor tried. >> she called it into the local pharmacy, she also called it into the mail order pharmacy. neither of those places can fill it for me because it's back order. thankfully i have a month supply left in my cabinet, but, of course, i don't know how long this is going to last. >> i think it's going to be very exciting. it could be a game changer. >> reporter: president trump has touted the drug as a possible coronavirus treatment, but medical experts are only now testing it in trials. still, pharmacists across the country say it's flying off the shelves. >> we're seeing prescribers calling in to pharmacies and trying to obtain mass quantities of hydroxychloroquine or pacuanil. >> reporter: he said a lot of these prescriptions are being called in for family members or friends of doctors.

>> i understand why some prescribers decided to do this, but this was an unethical and selfish action. >> reporter: it's not just in illinois. pharmacists around the country have shared similar stories. in florida, a pharmacist told pro publica one doctor tried to get 200 tablets of the drug. if i were one of these doctors unnecessarily prescribing hydroxychloroquine, what would you say to me? >> i completely understand why you're taking this action. you're wanting to protect your family or yourself. but you and i both took oaths to protect patients. >> reporter: the cocreator of the show knows she's not alone. >> all of us are in the same boat. we don't know how long this is going to last. >> reporter: cbs pharmacy said it is setting quantity limits on the amount of drug people can get, but that's not going to apply to people like maeries a who need it for their autoimmune disease.

meanwhile the drug still has to go through fda approval. those trials begin tuesday in new york. >> dr. jon lapook reporting from his own home. like tens of millions of americans, he's under self-quarantine, but there are millions more we know whose jobs are labeled as essential. they don't get to stay home. and a growing number are getting sick. adriana diaz has that part of the story. >> you have to make sure, you know, where we're working at is safe. >> reporter: she is an amazon fulfillment employee and part of a coalition pushing for better work conditions. according to workers and media reports, at least ten amazon warehouse employees across the country have contracted coronavirus, leaving some employees feeling vulnerable. >> i was scared. when it comes to amazon, there is so much more they could do for their employees. >> reporter: she says amazon did shutdown her facility for a day for cleaning, but says then it

was business as usual. >> they have thousands of thousands of employees, so from one shift, another shift comes in. >> reporter: to deal with the increased demand during the coronavirus pandemic, amazon senior vice president jay carney told cbs news they are adding more workers and sick days. >> we are adding two weeks paid time off for anyone diagnosed with covid and quarantined and we're trying to support associates as best we can. >> reporter: they are also making house calls because people are self-isolating. jeff bayer in texas. he worries about his safety. >> we do precautionary things when i get home. >> reporter: electricians find themselves in people's homes making necessary repairs. they also worry about contracting coronavirus. >> we're wearing latex gloves. we're wearing face masks and

shoe covers which is part of our service. >> reporter: according to the seattle times, amazon told some drivers to always maintain a 6 foot distance and some warehouse workers to keep at least 3 feet apart. we haven't heard from amazon about those claims, but they did tell cbs news they intuited an array of changes at warehouses and delivery workers telling drivers to disinfect their cars at the beginning and end of every shift. many consumers are disinfecting boxes after a study in the new england journal of medicine found the virus can live on cardboard for up to 24 hours. >> adriana diaz reporting this morning. we'll have more on the job market during this coronavirus outbreak when we come back. you are watching the "cbs overnight news."

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>> i mean, you go from being busy to having nothing really. >> reporter: and the new restaurant he planned to open, it's on hold. >> the one thing that kind of keeps me up at night, which is like how do you provide for your family. >> reporter: like mexicano's, a lot of people across the country are losing sleep. >> we just learned weekly jobless claims totaled 3.28 million in the most recent week measured. can you put that in historical context for us? >> sure. so, millions of jobless claims in just one week, that is about five times the amount that we received in any of the peak weeks around the financial crisis or any of the deeper downturn, say, in the 1980s. it's an extraordinary number. >> reporter: and a sobering one at that. >> yes. >> reporter: and morgan stanley's chief u.s. economist

ellen zentner has more sobering news. you and your associates at morgan stanley believe that economic output in the second quarter is going to drop by 30% from a year ago. what is the backdrop for that, and how did you come to that number? >> yeah, so, those are really grim numbers, but it's the reality that, you know, this is unlike any other economic downturn that we've gone into. companies are leading us to believe that anywhere from 75 to 90% of economic activity has been cut in important areas. you have a car dealership in new jersey saying, we used to sell 45 cars a day. now we're selling one car a day. >> reporter: facing an unprecedented crisis, the government is taking unprecedented measures. there is the enormous $2 trillion federal lifeline to businesses and families, and the federal reserve is feverishly

rolling out plans to keep money flowing throughout the financial system. it might feel like a nightmare repeat of the recession that began in 2008, but this time is actually different. it's a very sharp drop into recession, but we don't expect this recession to be as long lived as prior recessions because this is dictated by the evolution of the virus, and our biotechnology analysts believ the peak in cases will come somewhere in late april and thereafter as some of these social distancing measures recede. we can start to resume what a normal pace of activity looks like. >> reporter: but even as job losses multiply, some businesses are looking to hire tens of thousands of people. like dollar general, which has more than 16,000 stores across the country. >> we continue to see a heightened demand from the

essential products we sell. everything from basic foods to cleaning supplies, paper products, health items, baby items, diapers. >> reporter: crystal is the spokesperson for dollar general. tell us about your plans to hire more. we hear 50,000 new people? >> correct. so, we're planning to add up to 50,000 new employees by the end of april to help support fred funk our store, distribution center and our private fleet operations. so while we anticipate some of these jobs being temporary to begin with, we have a pretty strong track record of job growth, and we do see some long-term career opportunities for some of these folks who may be coming on during this time. >> reporter: and as americans c cocoon in their homes, virtual businesses are finding new customers, like outschool which offers online classes from elementary to high school age kids. >> since launching in 2017, we

have 80,000 students attend 300,000 live class hours. we're growing very, very nicely and already had a huge community. just in the past week since we saw the wave of mass school closures, we had another 20,000 students join classes. >> reporter: amir natu is the c.e.o. of outschool. with this increased demand, this 20,000 extra people who are coming onto your platform, you're seeking new teachers to help you out. can you tell us a little bit about that? >> yes, exactly. you know, our classes are selling out, and we are seeking to on board another 5,000 in the next two weeks. we want to find teachers who maybe have some down time-out side of their school teaching, former teachers, and people who may be, you know, yoga teachers or music and dance instructors. >> reporter: economics has been called the dismal science, and times right now are indeed

dismal. but ellen zentner is not all doom and gloom. >> it will be a long slog back to what we had prior to the coronavirus outbreak, but

like many of you, a home bound steve hartman has another busy week ahead of him working from his house and also helping the kids with their homework. how is that going? let's have a look. >> here kindness 101 will begin shortly. >> reporter: it wasn't the most polished production. with the help of my teaching assistants -- i held an online class in kindness. try that word, what is that word? okay, looks like all truism. we had thousands of kids tune in. one of the things we talked

about in class is heroism and how heroes are wearing all different kind of uniforms. their assignment for the week was to pick one of these new heroes and thank them in any way they could. >> thank you for working. >> reporter: some kids went straight to the phone to thank the pharmacist and the fire chiefs and the workers in nursing homes. >> especially with coronavirus going around. >> reporter: others used sidewalk chalk to thank march mail carriers, fedex and u.p.s. drivers, while still other children of all ages, i might add, broke out markers and crayons to write notes to people they now look up to the most. >> i was thinking, who should i give it to? because there are so many heroes here today. and i decided on the truck driver. >> reporter: 9-year-old tyler carr taped his note to a loading dock at a kroger in arlington, texas. it read, in part, i appreciate that you're still going out and driving your truck because all of us are sitting on our butts watching tv and eating cheetos.

bailey killman of cooper city, florida, chose to thank her sanitation worker. using good social distancing, she handed her note to remy felazar. >> man, she made my day. i was emotional. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: ramy said he's not used to people thanking him for his service. >> i can't forget about that moment. >> reporter: really? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: it was all a-plus work. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: which is why my thank you goes to all the students who sat through and graduated kindness 101. because you know there are better things on tv. [ laughter ] you're being kind by not say anything. you learned your lesson. >> yes, i did. [ laughter ] >> reporter: steve hartman at home in cat skill, new york. >> that's the overnight news for this monday. for some of you the news continues. for others, be sure t o check back with us a little bit later for the morning news or you can

follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the cbs 11 studios in dallas-fort worth, texas, i'm oug dunbar. ♪ ♪ breaking news, a new warn from the 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. >> 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