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that i'll see my coworkers dying. >> reporter: new york city icu nurse tre kwan came back from maternity leave last month. >> i was concerned about returning because i was worried about leaving my baby and breast-feeding and bringing back the virus. but i couldn't stay home and kind of watch. >> reporter: she returned to overwhelmed emergency rooms and colleagues with coronavirus symptoms. >> the units and nurses are getting sick. we are in the icus now as patients. >> reporter: but going public about their concerns also has risks. asked what is at stake during our interview, diane case said. >> my job and, quite possibly, being branded. there is a real big line here, and doctors don't face the same retributions that nurses do. >> reporter: they are also
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deeply conflicted. >> the guilt toward not tending to patients right now outweighs the guilt toward my family. >> no health care worker deserves to martyr themselves to this broken system. >> i can't kiss my children. i can't hug my children, and this is going to go on for months. we work hard for our patients because we're impassed about what we do. but we didn't sign up to be exposed to a killer virus without proper protection. >> reporter: since our interview, sheli hughes who gave one of her n95 masks to a pregnant colleague has begun self-isolating. hughes has some symptoms and she doesn't know whether it's her asthma acting up or covid-19. >> as people isolate at home, video conferencing has become the n normal, but the fbi is now warning about hackers breaking into calls on the popular app zoom. should you be concerned?
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an anna werner has the answer. >> reporter: attackers have discovered zoom, too. as one long island mother found out. she asked us not to use her last name or the name of her daughter's school because she said they now fear more online attacks. mom michelle said her 14-year-old daughter was in class for her private modern orthodox high school when boys zoom bombed it. >> screens were blacked and they were saying anti-semitic things, you f-ing jews. and one boy suddenly stripped and was nhk world. >> reporter: she says her daughter was upset. >> she was very embarrassed by it and she just said, i can't talk about it. >> the internet brings out basin extincts in people. it's true with every new platform. >> reporter: wired editor and cbs news editor contributor nick thompson said hackers are taking advantage of the million new zoom users.
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>> they don't know the privacy settings, they don't know how to secure it and suddenly they're vulnerable to monsters who want to interrupt and insult them. >> reporter: zoom founder and c.e.o. eric says his company wasn't prepared for the influx of novice users. >> i think this is a mistake and a lesson learned. >> reporter: he says businesses using zoom typically require employees to use passwords, something first-time users often don't do. >> so this is something new to quite often first-time zoom users, as well. >> reporter: is it fair to blame users? doesn't the company have a responsibility to protect them on the front end given that you guys are the experts on your own system? >> i think that's why i say we did not do a good job. when we offer the free service, we should have a training sessio we should enable a pass word. looking back they should have done that. this is our oversight. >> reporter: but tell that to
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danel williams who heads the national association of real estate brokers. >> it's not right. >> reporter: he had over 200 people in a zoomrenc meeting yesterday when someone hacked in and jrue a picture of male genitalia on the screen then started making racist comments. >> and then the slurs, using the n-word in front of all of my attendees who are respected people in my community. >> i think there is going to be a brand hit for zoom, without a doubt. people are going to have a few negative connotations about zoom bombs and privacy failures for a long time with this company. >> reporter: on the other hand, thompson says, most people still want the service, including the people we interviewed on zoom for this story. >> i don't blame zoom one bit. this was a bad experience for these children. and hopefully it won't happen again forr:oom c.e.o. told us he is taking steps to address what he calls these unforeseen issues. passwords have now been put in place by default for everyone,
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on the front lines of the war on the coronavirus. >> this is how my day begins during the coronavirus outbreak. a lot of people are really interested in how companies are pivoting to sort of meet this weird new demand that's sort of been thrust upon us. >> no matter who you are in life's journey, you are welcome here virtually. >> and we are good to go. >> our kids are okay. my anxiety level is climbing. i have to report to work in two days to the hospital and i am a respiratory therapist. >> my brothers actually both work in hospitals, so they tell me it's crazy up there. they're on the front line as well. >> we launched our digital membership site which is basically a platform. >> there is a lot of learning going on. i thought this would be more of of a time of rest and respite.
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but my brain is more energized than it is normally because i'm out of my routine. >> they said nonessential businesses need to close, anything non-life sustaining needs to closed. are we going to be in the house next week? not allowed out to the grocery store? we don't really know. >> what's going on? our insta cart keeps getting substitutions because there's no fresh food in the store. >> empty shelves. no toilet paper to be found. no facial tissues, no napkins. >> our contractor, because you are in the middle of expanding our clubhouse in brooklyn, the typical entrneur atle different future you don't necessarily know what to expect. >> as i was leaving the parking
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lot area here, that gives me a big thumbs up. he kind of pointed at my shirt and gave me a thumbs up. people appreciate it. >> i would say today people's anxiety level was definitely up. i went to target master. i thought guns and ammo. then i went to the gas station, filled up with gas. >> hey, guys. >> i saw a lot of people filling extra gasoline containers. people think that the -- is happening. >> preparing for the worst, hoping for the best. >> and in truth, humanity's success as a species is pled indicated on the survival of the fittest. >> folks in our location is doing okay. >> sometimes love is leaving supplies for needy people on your porch. we are continuing to bring services to our community and we are continuing to bring spiritual health and well-being to our people. >> the kids are definitely
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getting bored, so a lot of eating. >> michael, what are you doing? >> eating a cookie. >> michael, what are you doing? >> making meals. >> michael, what are you doing? >> i'm eating an orange. >> i started the morning off getting a coffee from a place not too far from my apartment. they had strict social distancing rules. one person at a time. it felt really good to support a local business just because everything is super shutdown in my neighborhood. >> i definitely think people should listen to what's glo j ie self. t you know what, these times right now, you have to worry about the person next to you as well. >> i don't know how that happened, but right before everything goes on sort of shutdown mode, we're getting a puppy. what do you guys think! i'm so excited to see him
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arrive. he's very sweet and very gentle. >> good steven. >> good steven. >> i'm going to call him james. >> no, steven. what i've learned so far is we can make just about anything work. still healthy. everybody's a little cooped up, and there's the puppy crying, but i think we got this. >> so night shift, 7 p to 7 a. another hospital. >> it was an increase for sure of people coming in and there is a shortage of ppe. >> we're seeing that people have desperately-needed community and a place to center themselves, so they're really finding a lot of solace in our digital membership where they can get that, which is a really sort of humbling and pressure filled rule to have throughout all of this. >> my 7-year-old has a fever and is coughing and is feeling pretty miserable.
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>> i pray my little guy continues to get better and it was an unfortunate cold and bad timing. but this has been communities are starting to feel the financial impact of covid-19 commonly called coronavirus. but we want you to know that there is help. we have disability insurance for workers who are ill or medically quarantined due to covid -19. paid family leave is available for those caring for an ill or medically quarantined family member and unemployment insurance for reduced hours or lost work. we're all in this together. for information on how to stay healthy visit covid19 dot ca dot gov.
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about 10 million americans filed for unemployment benefits over the past two weeks. many of them work in the restaurant industry. mark strassmann has the story of one restaurant helping laid off workers find their next meal. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: maybe all foods are comfort. >> do you want to come back for another meal, shoot us an email. >> reporter: but free lasagna and vegetable soup, hard to beat when you're out of work and scared. >> thank you guys. >> reporter: olivia is a laid off waitress. >> it's such a help during such an awful time. >> the bread is on top. >> reporter: this is ryan smith's idea. he's the chef and owner. bone a petite magazine named it the best restaurant in 2016.
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a high-dollar food taster's paradise until covid-19 closed its doorsh srted giving free lunches to food service workers. unemployed waiters and line cooks, busboys and baeries tos. 50 servings of comfort food a day and growing. >> thinking about all these people who lost their jobs and no one can control any of it. you've gone from cooking a luxury to cooking a necessity. >> yeah, definitely. >> reporter: community donations fund the feeding. nearly 20 recently closed >> i>> rorter: doug hei donate. uttered his restaurant. >> who is going to take a crate of onions? this is a perfect venue. >> reporter: across america restaurants found a new way to serve. in denver they serve restaurant
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staffers. in new york, the corona epicenter, they feed health care heroes on the front line. so far they've donated thousands of pizzas to 35 hospitals. survival is a shared struggle. >> the most terrifying thing i've witnessed, all 9 restaurants are closing, dropping like flies. it's rough out there. >> reporter: servers now need to be served. >> say thank you. >> reporter: like laid off bartender britt any alexander. she picked up meals for four people. >> me, my husband, my son, and then we have a neighbor. witle ones. i got one the little one.one. to make sure everyone got fed. >> reporter: we asked her how much this food helps. >> so much. you don't understand. >> reporter: think of it as nourishment for the soul. the social distancing version of a hug. for "cbs this morning," mark ahat's the overnight news
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for this friday. from the cbs studios in washingto, d.c., i'm kris van cleave. stay safe. captioning sponsored by cbs ♪ b o'donnell: breaking news: unprecedented job loss. 10 million people filed jobless claims in just two weeks. emed coumuch higher. >> people have lost their jobs, and it's very disheartening. >> o'donnell: mask policy: new guidance on whether you should guidance on whether you should be covering your face in public. one million cases: as the number of global infections grows, here at home, the new york governor says they are six days from running out of ventilators. and nurses across the country demand protective equipment now. >> i'm worried about dying a lot more than i'm worried about repercussions. >> o'donnell: relieved of

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