♪ good morning to you and welcome to "cbs this morning." it's monday, april 6th, 2020. we made it to another week. i'm gayle king with anthony mason and tony dokoupil. the desperate fight against the coronavir coronavirus. we'll take you inside a hospital in dire need of help fighting a surge in cases. >> drug debate. president trump goes against the advice of his experts telling doctors to prescribe an unproven treatment for the virus. we'll ask dr. david agus about the possible benefits and risks. switching gears. first on "cbs this morning," ford shows the auto factory

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we begin with a blunt warning on the coronavirus from the nation's top doctor. >> yeah, gayle. surgeon general jerome adams says this week most americans will face the hardest and saddest time of their lives. across the nation, more than 337,000 cases of coronavirus are reported, but the real toll is likely much higher. more than 9,600 americans have died. the outbreak is slamming hospitals across the country, including in new york where cases surged over the weekend. here in new york, our lead national correspondent david begnaud spent time inside a hospital in a desperate situation. this morning, he's outside the navy hospital ship "comfort" docked in manhattan. what's happening there? >> the president yesterday assured new york that the hospital ship comfort is ready. but only 30 of the 1,000 available beds actually have patients in them. the ship was not supposed to

treat covid patients but we're being told if there's a need, they'll do it here on the ship. there's a real need around new york city. the federal government sent 1,000 workers into hospitals to help out. and we did ask to go inside that brooklyn hospital and we're allowed inside and they are doing everything they can right now to meet the demand. >> some of them required intubation the second they hit the hospital. >> reporter: here nearly 80% of the patients are being treated for the coronavirus. dr. joshua rosenberg is on the front line and has been for weeks. based on what he's seen, he has a stark warning for the nation's hospitals. >> to the rest of the country who are lagging behind new york, and i pray it doesn't get to that level in any way, shape or form, god forbit it does, i hope that they are taking this lead time to get organized. >> public health officials say the u.s. is entering one of the most critical weeks of this crisis. another park in new york city is designated to be converted into

a field hospital. within days, the death toll could peak in places like new york, michigan and louisiana. >> the next week is going to be our pearl harbor moment. it's going to be our 9/11 moment. it's going to be the hardest moment for many americans in their entire lives. >> i think we all know we have to reach a certain point and that point is going to be a horrific point in terms of death. but it's also a point at which things are going to start changing. >> today louisiana is expected to open a makeshift 1,000-bed hospital inside the convention center in new orleans. the state has more than 13,000 cases. today, texas state troopers will stop drivers at the louisiana border. asking them for documentation on where they're going and if they're staying in the state. they'll need to self-quarantine for two weeks. >> every day is like it gets every year. >> cheryl's mother and father

alberto both died in the same new jersey hospital a week apart due to complications from coronavirus. >> people said things will get easier day by day. i'm like, no, i feel like it's the opposite. day by day, it gets harder for me. >> reporter: they both died alone. cheryl said good-bye to her father on facetime. she and her siblings weren't even allowed to have a funeral. >> when they got cremated, we couldn't even hug each other because we just facetime and then we prayed through facetime. that's how we had their service. >> cheryl's parents were married for 44 years. this morning her uncle who also has coronavirus is in the icu fighting for his life. there may be some good news that we got from new york's governor yesterday. the number of deaths has been far fewer. the number of hospitalizations was under 600 and the number of

people being discharged from the hospital has gone up. we'll be back at 7:30 to bring you more of our report from inside that icu in brooklyn. tony? >> possibly some glimmers of hope there, david. president trump wants americans to take an existing drug to fight coronavirus, but as ben tracy reports, his advice contradicts dr. anthony fauci and other top scientists who say we simply don't know if it's the right medicine. >> we don't have time. we don't have two hours because there are people dying right now. >> reporter: in a last-minute news conference sunday night, president trump repeated that doctors should use the drug hydroxychloroquine which is not yet proven to treat coronavirus. >> they should do it. what really do we have to lose? >> reporter: dr. anthony fauci has called the drug's effectiveness anecdotal. >> i don't think we can definitively say it works. >> reporter: over the weekend,

fauci clashed with the president's economic adviser peter navarro who said the drug works. the president stepped in when fauci was asked about the drug at the briefing. >> you don't have to ask the question. >> he's the medical expert. >> he's answered that question 15 times. >> reporter: the federal has now stockpiled 29 million doses of the drug. >> what do i know? i'm not a doctor. i'm not a doctor. but i have common sense. >> reporter: mr. trump also dismissed questions about a report that the u.s. waited two months after the coronavirus outbreak was obvious in china to stock up on critical medical supplies. >> fema, the military, what they've done is a miracle. >> reporter: meanwhile, the former captain of the nuclear aircraft carrier "theodore roosevelt" which is suffering a coronavirus outbreak, has reportedly tested positive and is in quarantine on guam. captain brett crozier was fired by the navy after a letter he wrote to navy leaders about the

situation on the ship was leaked to the media. he was given a hero's good-bye from his crew but a vote of no-confidence from the secretary of defense. >> the navy has a culture of swiftly and decisively removing captains if they lose confidence in them. >> the secretary of defense says he is now advising that all military personnel worldwide wear cloth face masks. president trump was asked again yesterday here at the white house if he plans to wear one, and he said, i would if i thought it was important. gayle? >> ben, thank you very much. dr. david agus joins us from his home in los angeles. very good to see you. i want to pick up on ben's report about the hydroxychloroquine because there seems to be a big difference of opinion between the president and the doctors on his team. and as the president keeps pointing out, he is not a doctor. so what is the benefit, what is the risk of using this anti-malaria drug? who is right here? >> hydroxychloroquine has been

used for over three decades for malaria and, more importantley, for lupus here in this country. it's a remarkably safe drug. when you give it for lupus, we don't even check. if nobody has a history of of heart problems, you classically don't even check the heart. we're talking a period of giving it for less than a week or maybe a little bit more in some cases. so the safety is there. the problem is, the data showing it works where a rather small study in france and one in china. the studies -- the data was there. the question is were the studies well done? the answer is no. were the studies definitive? no. so do we know it really helps this disease? no. but when you look at potential up side and potential down side, it's certainly in the right cases makes sense to take that risk and use these drugs. we're at war now. and sometimes we don't have all the evidence we need. >> talking about being at war, i want to talk about what the surgeon general said because it was very ominous. he said get ready for our 9/11, pearl harbor moment.

very frightening to hear those words. what should we be preparing for this week? >> you know, i am just afraid of this week. this is a week we're going to see a growth in the number of deaths across the country. certain cities really explode. and, you know, all of us fear this. it happens to all of us, have a friend or somebody we know who is affected by this virus. it takes about 2 1/2 to 3 weeks from interventions to actually yield a flattening and then a decrease in the curve. so my hope and prayers are this is the last week until the interventions we all made start to kick in and we see a drop in the number of deaths and a flattening of that curve and a major decline. >> dr. fauci also said something very interesting on tv yesterday. he said half the people infected may not have the symptoms. and that's much larger than the estimate than what the cdc has told us. what does this tell us about this virus? >> gayle, this is telling us this is an insidious virus that

we've seen nothing like it. he said 25% to 50% of the people can be asymptomatic. when you're asymptomatic, you feel fine. you go out and do things you wouldn't have done. you take risks that probably are not appropriate and hence the dramatic spread across this country. and it certainly scares me. when you see areas whether here in washington, church services. they don't want to hurt anybody, but they don't know they have the virus. >> if there's one thing that's universal it is that we're all scared. thank you very much, david agus. always good to see you. anthony? >> all right. thank you, gayle. conditions appear to be improving in the two hardest hit european countries. italy's daily death toll has declined over the past two weeks and spain reported fewer deaths on each of the last four days. britain's prime minister boris johnson is in a hospital for tests this morning because he's had persistent coronavirus

symptoms for more than a week. as charlie d'agata reports, officials say johnson is still in charge. >> reporter: the prime minister last appeared in public when he popped out of downing street on thursday night to lap in support of british health care workers. the next morning, looking visibly run down on twitter. >> although i've been better and i've done my seven days of isolation, alas i still have one of the symptoms, minor symptom of, i have a temperature. >> reporter: that persistent temperature ten days after testing positive for covid-19 prompted doctors to send the 55-year-old to the hospital for what a spokesperson described as a precautionary step and routine test. he's faced harsh criticism for acting too slowly against the virus just one month ago, unconcerned of close contact with coronavirus patients. >> i shook hands with everybody and i continue to shake hands. >> reporter: now the wrath of the virus is taking hold in

britain which has seen its three deadliest days yet. and the news of johnson's hospitalization broke just an hour after queen elizabeth delivered a rare televised speech evoking britain's wartime spirit. >> we should take comfort that while we may have more still to endure, better days will return. we will be with our friends again. we will be with our families again. we will meet again. >> when boris johnson now here at the hospital, the foreign minister will now chair the daily crisis briefings. but downing street says the prime minister remains in control of the government. tony? >> charlie d'agata in london, thank you very much. a new u.s. government report finds hospitals face a combination of problems. slow testing, equipment shortages and staff burnout that make it much harder to deal with the coronavirus. and now one more problem. many of these hospitals are

suddenly losing revenue. our consumer investigative correspondent anna werner shows us how hospitals are trying to reduce costs by, if you can believe it, temporarily cutting staff. >> reporter: in florida, at miami-dade county's jackson memorial hospital, executives say they're taking pay cuts and other employees are being asked to go on temporary furloughs due to the financial strain. >> we were required to take time off. we were required to take our personal leave time. >> reporter: rn case manager angela freshley fairchild was surprised to receive an email saying she'd be mandated to take a week off in the middle of the crisis. >> couldn't understand it because all over the country, they're asking for nurses right now. they're asking for health care workers to work in facilities that are -- with the coronavirus and increased number of coronavirus cases. >> reporter: the ripple effects of preparing for the coronavirus are hitting hospitals around the

country. boston medical center health system temporarily furloughed some 700 employees. a health system in sarasota, florida, said its revenue dropped by $16 million in march. it's furloughing some employees, trimming hours for others. similar cuts are in place at a syracuse, new york, hospital. the problems are reflected in a new nationwide survey of hospitals from the inspector general for hhs. ann maxwell is an assisted ig. >> in order to prepare for taking care of this infectious disease, the hospitals have stopped elective procedures which bring in money to the hospital. they've stopped other procedures as well. so they are losing revenue. >> reporter: back in miami, the ceo of the jackson health system which runs jackson memorial is carlos migoya. he says the answers are in the math. >> we're a public health system. our operating margins are really, really tiny. we don't make a whole lot of money. and we don't have a huge working capital of a lot of for-profit health care systems. >> since his hospitals have

stopped doing most elective surgeries, his system has lost 40% of its revenue and predicts it will lose $25 million in the month of april alone. so he says he's keeping front-line doctors and nurses but cutting wherever else he can. >> when do you think some of these hospitals might hit bottom? >> we were already hitting bottom. the moment revenue stopped coming in, the bottom is already there. we just don't know for how long a period of time. >> some hospitals indicate they can and will call workers back when the need becomes greatest here, but migoya says it would help them a lot if they knew when the federal stimulus money that hospitals are expecting was guessing to come in. he says it could take months. in response to this report by the ig, by the way, the health and human services spokesperson said they are working hard to support local communities, gayle. >> boy, anna, this is a head-scratcher. this is such a hands-on deck

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welcome back to "cbs this morning." welcome back to another week unlike any other in recent memory. we are coming to you once again from our homes out of an abundance of caution over the coronavirus outbreak which, unfortunately, continues to worsen. look at this -- we'll show how fast this is happening since the first case in the u.s. was discovered way back on january 21st. we are now well over 330,000 cases. that is close to one in 1,000 americans, and even that may be a low estimate. nowhere is the crisis more evident than in new york city where hospitals are overwhelmed. our lead national correspondent, david begnaud, was invited into one of them in brooklyn.

a lot of our patients are presenting with severe respiratory distress. and it's very acute. they were fine, and they had some cough. and then they weren't fine. >> reporter: dr. joshua rosenberg is a critical care doctor who also specializes in infectious diseases at brooklyn hospital center. can you tell me of anybody in here right now who is one of those cases, like no underlying conditions, seemingly -- >> the gentleman right here is a patient that really didn't have much underlying conditions. has developed severe respiratory failure as well as kidney damage from the virus. and is relatively young. that's about where it is right now. >> reporter: how old is this gentleman? >> the gentleman is i believe in his early 50s. they put him on a breathing tube and, you know, to save his life. he's requiring pretty much 100% oxygen. and he's requiring a lot of air to keep his lungs inflated. >> reporter: it doesn't get any

more critical than this. >> it does not. >> reporter: the majority of the hospital's patients are on medicaid or medicare. there were ten other patients in the icu, black men, on ventilators, unconscious, and isolated behind glass. they're all positive for coronavirus. what do you gentlemen want people to know? >> well, i think people should take it seriously. i think initially it was advertised as something that affected only older patients. and that's definitely not something that we're seeing. we're seeing a lot of younger, healthier patients. and they're coming in in a critical stage. >> reporter: we wanted to hear from nurses. give us your real-life assessment of what you're dealing with here. >> it's very, very difficult. it's like something out of the "twilight zone." and i don't think any of us going through it will ever be the same. >> reporter: this is kay. she asked us not to use her full name because she fears getting threats from patients' family members who are not allowed to

visit. >> i'd like a mask like yours. i'd like all of us to have masks like yours. these white suits like you have -- what do i have on? what is this? >> reporter: what is that? >> what is it. >> looks like a garbage bag. >> yeah. this is -- it is a garbage bag. >> reporter: kay was not the only staff member wearing a garbage bag over her scrubs. many used sanitizing wipes to clean themselves as they work. this woman works as an endoscopy tech, but since elected procedures -- elective procedures have been canceled she's helping out in the icu. many of her colleagues have fallen ill. it happened to her twice. did you have covid? >> i had the symptoms. i wasn't tested. but i had the symptoms. i had the chills, i had a headache, i didn't have the fever, but i had the chills, i had the headache, i had the shaking, i had the coughing, constant coughing and the body aches, no appetite.

no desire to eat. no taste in my mouth. and when i came back i was getting shortness of breath, and i went out again. i just came back. >> reporter: wow. >> wednesday. >> reporter: wow. before we left, dr. rosenberg went into the room of the man in his 50s who suddenly needed his breathing tube changed. for that, rosenberg put on a replaceable gown and ski goggles as he went in to join the team. they were successful. >> this is serious. people are dying from this. old people, young people, people are dying from this. it is lethal. >> reporter: 27 covid patients have died so far at that brooklyn hospital. every time it happens, the body is loaded into the back of a tractor-trailer which is parked outside. you heard nurse kay ask for the face shield that i was wearing. she has it. i gave mine to her. we sanitized it and delivered it to her over the weekend. she will go to work better

prepared today than she walked out on friday. cbs news has a very limited supply which we are using to bring you stories like these. and her asking for that shield is a reminder that nurses here in new york city and, for that matter, around the country are asking for better protective equipment and more of it. anthony? >> yeah. and they should get it, david, doing incredible work there in what kay called the twilight zone. thanks. ahead and first on "cbs this morning," we'll take you inside a ford plant that's been transformed into a ventilator factory. saturdays happen.

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>> first on "cbs this morning" we're going to take you inside a ford auto plant that's being transformed into a ventilator factory. this is all part of the effort to boost the nation's supply of ventilators by this summer before a potential second wave of the virus. kris van cleave visited the factory, it's in michigan. a state where there are more than 15,000 reported coronavirus cases. but keep this in mind -- under testing and under reporting remain a big issue nationwide. >> reporter: this is a first look inside the ford rossenville plant in michigan as it's converted from making car parts to making lifesaving ventilators. ford expects to start building the devices like this one this month, ramping up to 7,200 a week. they promise to deliver 50,000 by july 4th. help ford admits may come too late for cities with an urgent

need for ventilators right now. >> the crisis is -- >> reporter: ford's adrian price -- >> a lot of people when they heard the announcement were like, that's great, but why does it take three weeks to start work. >> there's quite a bit that goes into taking a design that has been from two a day and scaling that to make over 7,000 a week. we're use today to building big automotive products and something like a small ventilator requires different components and capability. >> reporter: america's automakers are already helping those on the front lines of the coronavirus fight. ford is making face shields at a rate of one every ten seconds. we were there as they delivered hundreds to first responders in the detroit area. >> that will save not only the lives of our firefighters and pair mid ex-but the lives -- paramedics but the lives of the americans. >> reporter: reminiscent of world war ii when detroit built

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the american people and those who are sick. >> reporter: democratic lawmakers sent a letter to president trump march 13th, imploring him to implement the defense production act. he did that two weeks later, ordering gm to make ventilators. critics say the effort should have started week if not months sooner given the time it takes to ramps up production and shortages of ventilators. starting next week, hundreds if not thousands of ventilators will be rolling off the line at gm and ford with the goal of 17,000 per week by may. >> another good example of companies stepping up. thank you so much. ahead in "what to watch," a tiger at a new york city zoo tests positive for the coronavirus. you heard me right. a tiger. the alarming new questions this raises about how this illness is spread. when i get my teeth cleaned,

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everyone should take a visit. broadway, another big attraction. you understands you have a -- i understand that you have a young fan left in shock? >> reporter: bill time. a young super fan of the hit "hamilton" got the surprise of a lifetime. this is 9-year-old aubrey. she is chatting with actor john krasinski on zoom. she was supposed to go see "hamilton," but it was canceled due to the pandemic. so krasinski called in some of these friends to make this happen. watch. ♪ new york you in new york you can be in new york you can be a new man -- in new york ♪ >> alexander hamilton. his friends are lin-manuel miranda, christopher jackson, all the members of the original cast hopped on the duel perform the opening number. aubrey was shocked, of course,

and had her mouth covered the entire time for the performance, gayle. what a wonderful story. >> gosh. we are all shocked. can we say how much do we love john krasinski? and i saw his wife emily beside him. and i heard that john told the little girl that he's going to send her, aubrey, and her mom to "hamilton" when everything gets back to normal. i think that is the coolest thing. i love this -- some good news. we all need some good news. i hear you've got one more powerful video from -- this one inside a new york hospital. >> reporter: that's right. we got more good news to share with our audience. this video will truly warm your heart. take a look at this. this is clapping -- [ applause ] at staten island university hospital. look at that. they are applauding chris pina paz, the 47-year-old mother of five battled coronavirus for 15 days, guys. 15 days she was in that

hospital. she recovered, she was discharged on friday. she was so overcome with emotion when she was reunited with her husband. the staff also released a statement saying this is a testament to the hard work that our medical professionals are doing on the front lines. we love them, we encourage them, we thank them. every day in new york city, 7:00 p.m., anthony. >> yeah. and we applaud those hospital workers in such a touching moment. the reunion. the separation's so far. ahead, the former host of the popular show "reading rainb rainbow," levar burton joins us. more than ever, your home is your sanctuary. that's why lincoln offers you the ability to purchase a new vehicle remotely with participating dealers. an effortless transaction-all without leaving the comfort- and safety-of your home. thats the power of sanctuary. and for a little extra help, receive 0% apr financing and defer your first payment up to 120 days

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it's monday, april it's monday, april it's monday, april 6th, 2020. welcome to "cbs this morning." our national burden. we'll dig into the surging death toll and why some communities appear to be suffering more than others. virtual worship. two pastors show us how they're keeping the faith from afar and why online services could be a blessing in disguise. >> and lavar burton shows how he's using the art of story telling to bring us together. >> first, here's today's eye

opener at 8:00. >> jerome adams says this week most americans will face the hardest time of their lives. >> hospital ship comfort is ready, but only 30 of the 1,000 beds have patients in them. >> the secretary of defense says he's now advising that all military personnel worldwide wear cloth face masks. >> when you look at the potential up side and downside, in the right cases it take makes sense the use the drugs. >> the foreign minister is chairing the daily crisis briefings. but the prime minister remains in control of the government. it would help them a lot if they knew when the federal stimulus money was going to come in. he says it could take months. >> this is a strange and unsettling time. it feels surreal. one thing we know is the healing power of music. >> some of country music's hottest stars gathered

virtually. >> the two-hour tv special aired on cbs in place of the postponed 2020 academy of country music awards. ♪ rock me mama like the wind and the rain ♪ rock me mama like a southbound train ♪ ♪ hey mama rock me . >> welcome to "cbs this morning." anthony, we say this all the time. tony, you know it too. the country music people are some of the nicest, some of the kindest. they did it from their own homes, using their own phones. no team. them and their music. it was a great two hours. >> it's good to hear from them last night. we needed a little bit of that. >> we all needed a little bit of that. we are coming from our homes to yours this morning because like you, we are practicing social distancing out of an abundance of caution. let's take a look at where

things stand. we have to start with the numbers. we're looking at more devasta devastating coronavirus numbers. there are now more than 337,000 reported cases in this country. and even that number may be low because of underreporting. the death toll in america is more than 9600 and that number nearly quadrupled in the past week. >> yes, and dr. anthony fauci the top disease official says he hopes to see a flattening of the curve within a week or so, but on face the nation yesterday he said americans should prepare for a difficult week ahead. >> things are going to get bad, and we need to be prepared for that. it is going to be shocking to some. it certainly is really disturbing to see that. that's what's going to happen before it turns around. >> one thing we don't have is any official statistics that show the coronavirus toll by dell graphic. in some communities, the pandemic appears to be

disproportionately affecting people of color. jericka duncan has been looking into that. david begnaud reported he saw mostly black men in the hospital where he was. what have you found? >> reporter: well, it's no secret, tony, that african americans have a higher rate of things like diabetes, asthma, hypertension, the underlying conditions that we talked about that have led to the deaths of people with coronavirus. and because of that, one local health commissioner who called racism a public health issue says she's taking the lead by collecting important information that she says could help save lives. >> we're in the middle of the storm right now. we need as much data as possible. >> the milwaukee health commissioner is overseeing roughly 1 million residentens in milwaukee county. >> of the 40 people who have

died so far because of the coronavirus in your county, what percentage of those people are black? >> right now it's still about 80%. >> reporter: african americans make up 26% of the population? >> correct. >> reporter: right now the cdc is not collecting data on the race of those who have tested positive or died from coronavirus. >> it's important to actually document the race of the people who are infected and dying? >> everyone will be affected by this, but there are some communities and populations that are going to be affected even more significantly. >> reporter: this doctor is founder and ceo of advancing health equity in new york city. >> the reason why we need to discuss this issue and to collect the racial and ethnic data on who is tested and has the disease and who is dying is so can properly allocate health care resources to the communities that need it. >> reporter: she works part time

at urgent care facilities in brooklyn. can you describe the makeup of your waiting room. >> we're noting more black and brown patients seeking care. a lot of the patients are essential workers, a lot of them are service workers. >> reporter: she says testing is still not readily available. how many covid-19 tests are you all able to give each day? >> we are instructed that we probably should not test more than 1 in ten patients? >> so 10%. to more than 10% of the people who come through every day. >> we're focusing on the highest risk patients. >> reporter: a cbs contributor is director of the anti-racist policy center. >> if we don't have an awareness of racial disparities, we can't figure out what's causing the racial disparities. what policies or lack thereof. we can't change it. right now in the moment when people are dying and being

infected. >> reporter: and according to a new report by wbez public radio in chicago, an analysis of the county found that 70% of people in chicago who have passed away because of coronavirus are black. and you're talking about nearly 300 deaths right now in the state of illinois because of coronavirus. but definitely important information when you look at how wetrack other diseases, other viruses and this being a pandemic. i'm sure there are a lot of people that are hungry for that information right now. >> i'll say, jericka. this is such an important story. we've heard this saying all the time. knowledge is power, and all of your experts seem to say that you need more information to know exactly what you're dealing with and how we need to fight it. i'm so glad you're raising this issue. >> reporter: exactly. >> thank you very much. how preachers are dealing with the challenges and

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while the coronavirus is having a disastrous impact on cities like new york and new orleans, the virus is also starting to hit rural america. take a look at this map showing the growing surge of infections in rural areas in wisconsin there are now more than 2300 reported cases and 75 dead including in the states of rural counties. as we've seen in other places, the number may be higher. it likely is. we visited a small wisconsin town to see how they're preparing for a possible outbreak. >> reporter: good morning. while the biggest outbreaks are in cities. in rural communities many communities have mobilized.

all nonessential businesses are shut in wisconsin. that includes this small town. we learned there are unique challenges to fighting the virus in rural communities but some advantages too. no place is immune from coronavirus or the fear it carries. >> the thing we fear the most is what we don't know and what we can't see. >> reporter: out here over corn fields and cattle, at least social distancing comes with the territory. just ask farmers adam and carrie flight. >> i think we naturally self-distance ourselves just being in rural america. >> isolation is easy for us. >> reporter: it's one of the advantages. another is a culture of preparedness says a doctor who works in town. >> i talk to a lot of people. we were talking about the toilet paper. they said i have 96 rolls. i bought them in january. >> reporter: he is one of only two doctors in this town.

he said although people are spread out, rural health care system could be stretched to the limit. >> mostly because we don't have enough icu beds, and if our staff gets sick, there's nowhere to replace the staff. >> reporter: if one of your patients tests positive and does need hospitalization, how far do they have to go to get that? >> probably at least an hour. >> reporter: they have about 70 tests which they ration, but results take more than a week. do you think small health care centers like this one in rural areas might not make it to the top of the list? >> yes. we're used it. if we don't get the results right away, we treat them as positive until proven otherwise. >> reporter: just yesterday the county confirmed the first case of covid-19. to keep that number from rising they guard the clinic like a fort, taking everyone's temperature before granting entry, including mine. before i could film inside, they also asked that i wear gloves and a mask since i drove up from chicago which they consider high risk.

hello. hi, doctor. >> welcome to the clinic. >> reporter: thank you. >> this is our staff in the reception area. >> reporter: are people concerned? >> yes, they are. they are very concerned. >> reporter: the manager at the local supermarket says the virus is top of mind. >> for me, i think about it more often because of being with the public. it does consume me a little more. and my children. and so yeah, i would assume everybody is thinking about it all the time. >> reporter: this is the main drag of main street here. and most stores are shut down. but coronavirus isn't just affecting business in town. this whole area surrounded by farmland. and farmers have their own concerns. less than 10 miles away, they're getting ready for planting season back at flight family farms. until then, their small staff is making repairs and with school out c their kids are chipping in too. >> we're open 24/7. if we shut down, people don't eat. >> reporter: staying afloat depends on their seasonal workers arriving from mexico for

planting season. so they're watching the coronavirus and the calendar closely. >> our goal is to start planting the eighth of april, and we'd like to be done by june 1st. if we miss that window, we don't have another shot at it. >> reporter: how will that impact your livelihoods? >> devastating? . >> devastating. >> reporter: f-- >> a country boy can survive, but we do still need to practice the social distancing. that includes easter sunday. that's less than a week ago. many churches are closed because of coronavirus. ahead, prominent pastors tell us how they're reaching the faithful, nonetheless. you're watching "cbs this morning." - will invisalign aligners really work for my smile.

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government orders to stop holding gatherings of more than ten people. but most places of worship, we're happy to say, are following the rules. cbs news special correspondent james brown spoke with two pr prominent preachers about spreading the gas -- the going pell. >> reporter: for years, reverend calvin butts has preached before thousands but for the past three weeks, preaching has been a solitary affair at this landmark sanctuary in harlem, new york. >> we decided to do virtual services after we heard the projections for the number of cases that are -- were expected at that time, and now we see it's become a reality. and we were convinced that the health and safety of our congregants comes first. >> reporter: as a speaker, how is it impacting you in your virtual presentations? >> well, it's a little difficult. you know, i'm from the

tradition, we want to hear somebody say "amen" or say "talk" or something. even when i look out into an empty sanctuary, if the spirit comes, then i can present the word of god. >> reporter: pastor craig altman of grace family church in tampa, florida, has also taken to the internet to stay connected with his 11,000-member congregation. he, too, had to make an adjustment. >> i'll be honest, it's very difficult when you're in an empty room with no one there. you don't have the energy you would like. >> reporter: what was the decisionmaking process to decides to go virtual versus having in high person services? >> we realized love is really protecting people and protecting the vulnerable. that really drove our decision to say, you know, we want to do our best not to injure our community in any way. >> reporter: pastors butts and altman stand in ckocontrast to from. rodney howard-browne was

arrested for violating health emergency orders. yesterday, louisiana pastor tony spell held palm sunday services despite being charged with six misdemeanors last week. >> natural resource we want to believe -- of course we want to believe that god can protect us. i think there's a balance between due diligence and concern. >> reporter: reverent butts said he had to be convinced. >> you can't stop us from worshipping, but someone had to really sit down and say, look, calvin butts, this is a serious matter. good religion goes best with some common sense. >> reporter: pastor altman says moving to online services during the coronavirus pandemic may prove to be a blessing in disguise. >> now with the strictly on line service we're hitting 45,000 households every weekend. we've seen a big expansion of growth. >> reporter: 45,000 online viewers, pastor craig? >> yes. it's pretty amazing. >> reporter: as these two prominent preachers begin the most important week on the christian calendar, both have a

message of hope -- >> i know that god will provide. that our people will get on the internet, they'll tune in to virtual services, and even those who can't get to their churches will tune in to us. >> we're going to see a resurrection of our economy, of people's lives, and i know that god's going to get us through this. >> by, i can't wait for that. james brown joins us from his home in maryland. james, in a news conference on saturday, president trump mentioned that he's thinking about maybe allowing churches to meet in person on easter. and listen, i think people need church, they want church at this time. but that seems to be a bit confusing. even though we love a call-in response. what are your thoughts on that? >> gayle, i'm sure you know, as well, that leadership is best delivered when they're in unison. there's a coherent message as opposed to one that could be confusing. i think the pastors we interviewed show they're trying to find that best balance. and i think pastor butts said it

best, that religion is best served with common sense. >> common sense never gets old. thank you so much, james. good morning. longer than usual wait times on all routes, as they adjust and reconfigure their schedule. if you do utilize, they are trying to make some changes in that will get rolling tomorrow and the next day. in the meantime, writers should expect longer wait times, all metro light rail service has been replaced by buses. we will keep you updated on those changes. also, mass transit changes for golden gate transit and various are implemented today as well, trains number five and six starting today have suspended

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welcome back to "cbs this morning." it is that wonderful time of the morning, my favorite part of the morning. time to bring you stories that are "talk of the table." since we're all agreed -- agreed, since we're all coming to you from our respective homes, we're going to share a story with each other and all of you that is the talk of our particular tables. gayle, you're going to go first. >> first, i have to say this -- i got a message from someone named anne goldenthal who said can indeed tell gayle the pillow behind her is crooked and it ae's driving me crazy. i have straightened it out. everybody is a critic. we're doing the best we can. doing the best we can. i'm going to start with this --

a man claiming to be a prisoner at fci elkton, a federal prison in ohio, made a plea on facebook live friday. he says there is a coronavirus outbreak at his prison, and inmates are being left to die. listen to what he had to say. >> they literally about to leave us in this [ bleep ] to place because -- beach bea [ bleep ] social distance. we can't social distance. >> praying, whatever y'all got to do. whoever y'all pray to. no protection, they don't care if you die or not. they literally let you die. >> oh, vice news reports this is inmate aaron campbell. he apparently used a smuggeted cell phone -- smuggled cell phone. three inmates died of coronavirus over the past week. we have reached out to the ohio prison but have not heard back. the federal bureau of prisons said they are investigating the video. in the meantime, business and music mogul jay-z and rapper meek mill have donated more than

$100,000 surgical masks to prisoners in jails across the country. a donation made by the criminal justice reform organization. that's called reform alliance. they're doing really good work. as you know, in prison, they are not practicing social distancing. and when you look at that video, it is heartbreaking. you can hear people coughing. they literally look like they were in great distress. it's very, very upsetting. anthony? >> yeah. scary in prisons right now. here's my story. a florida firefighter recovering from coronavirus complications got a heartfelt surprise from his crew. they raised a ladder to his fourth-floor hospital room friday to say hello. they had get well cards and a sign that said "your new fire house." the recovering fireman said this is love. he's been in the hospital for a little over the week. that's the crew from the hamex fire station 36 in miami-dade.

that was a wonderful gesture that they did. tony, what have you got? >> i love that. a great way to use that ladder for something other than tragedy. for joy. i appreciate that indeed. as i think a lot of people have noticed at home these days, with all the self-isolation, every individual day blurs into the next. so a local tv station in cleveland have come up with a funny way to reminder viewers what day it is. take a look. ♪ >> if you said tuesday, you're right. this has been "what day is it." ♪ >> the very best thing about todd meany's "what day is it" segment there on the fox local station in cleveland is he actually tosses to himself. he's at the desk and goes, "it's time for what day is it" and flashes to him in front of the big screen. i love it. it makes me appreciate that we begin every broadcast here at "cbs this morning" by telling you the day and the date.

anthony? >> but it's so true. it's so true, tony. i never know anymore what -- the weekends blur together. i know. >> well, it's like you're in the same place every day. you lose sense of where you are and who you are. we're all a little dazed and confused. so i -- i got a kick out of it, too. the former host of the beloved children's tv show "reading rainbow" is once again sharing stories to bring people together. levar burton is live streaming readings of books and short stories on twitter. the actor, director, and educator is doing three readings a week for children, young adults, and adults. one headline says this is exactly what we all need right now, and i agree. burton is also the host of the podcast "levar burton reads." he joins us from los angeles. levar, good morning. thank you so much for doing this. i agree, it's just what we all need right now. >> good morning. how you all feeling? >> all right. >> we're doing okay.

i wanted to say, i think a lot of people would think this is very easy to do, that you just pick up a book and you start reading. but in fact, you need permission from the authors to read their books on a stream. so you start with a short story. how about you pick that to start with, and how did you get permission? >> well, i -- i wanted to do something, i had seen musicians and deejays step into the moment and bring their talents to this opportunity to just make feel feel a little better while we're locked down. my family at stitcher, where i do ply podcast, they suggested that i go for public domain material. i just wasn't finding anything that i it was compelled to want to read. so i've been on twitter for a long time. i sometimes just vent on there. and i was venting about ply frustrations about finding material and got a tweet from

neil gaman saying you can use any of my stories that you want. and that sort of began the floodgates. then i got a tweet from my friend and children's book author and then the floodgates opened up. so i decided rather than try and find one public domain story that fits for the whole family, let me do readings aimed at the different members of the household. >> so i know you're going to read something from jason reynolds. who else can we look forward to in your readings? >> well, this morning i'm doing my first children's book session. and i'm going to read "amazing grace" by mary hoffman. one of my favorite children's books. i'm going to read "the rhino who swallowed the storm," the first children's book that i wrote. >> yeah. great choice. great choice. i know gayle's got a question. gayle? >> i do. i do.

levar, first, can i just say it's so great to have you back on tv reading to all of us. im really looking forward to seeing you on line. i think this is wonderful what you're doing. but what makes a great story to read to an audience? and anthony, i didn't know you needed to get permission to read the author's book. i thought they'd be flattered. what makes a good story to read to all of us? >> for me, when i'm reading a story and i get excited about wanting to read it aloud, but for -- i think for these times, i want to do things that comfort, things that make us laugh, nothing dark or dystop n dystopian. but in essence, gayle, what makes a good story to read is the one that you sit down and read by yourself or share with others. stories have a tendency to bring us together much in the same way that music does. and this is designed to be an effort like all reading aloud that is food for the soul.

>> yeah. yeah. i get that. tony? >> yeah. i think that's a beautiful way to put it, reading is food for the soul. and levar, i'm curious, you know, for people who can drag their kids out to listen to your wonderful voice and the kids want to read their own books, what would you recommend, maybe one book for kids and one for teenagers to kind of continue the passion? >> well, for teenagers, i'm going to start on wednesday, i'm going to start with jason reynolds' book of short stories. here it is. look both ways, by jason reynolds. and for kids -- >> yeah -- >> derrick munsen's id"enemy pi" and "amazing grace," a children's book i'm going to start with this morning. >> very good. i like it. i like it. we love jason reynolds. >> all great choices.

yeah. >> also anything by -- >> levar burton -- ? if you like poetry, shell silverstein, you can't go wrong. >> yeah. we've well jason reynolds on the show a couple of times. i'm glad you're reading -- i'm glad that you picked him. levar, i'm curious about, were you sitting at home saying "i want to do something"? coach, put me in. how did this come about for you personally? >> it was just a matter of wanting to step into the moment, recognizing where we are and -- and wanting to make a contribution. and i thought, well, i can read. so let me do that. >> yeah. yes, you can. >> all right. levar burton, thank you so much for being with us this morning. coming up, a world war ii hero tells us why it's so important to keep moving forward, especially

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test. we are getting new perspective on the fight against coronavirus from the generation that endured world war ii. herschel "woody" williams is the last surviving marine to receive the medal of honor in that conflict. his trip this spring to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the battle of iwo jima was canceled, but the 96-year-old still has plenty of advice about heroism, service, and survival. he spoke to our jan crawford

before we were encouraged to keep six feet apart. >> reporter: it's an iconic image of american triumph. marines raising the flag on iwo ji jima. sometimes when you see the flag, you think that's mission accomplished. >> no. no. >> reporter: herschel "woody" williams, the 21-year-old marine from west virginia, had just joined other marines on the desolate japanese island. >> some of them were standing up firing their weapons into the air. so i fired a few rounds into the air myself. >> reporter: but the worst was yet to come. want japanese were underground. >> they were inside a reinforced concrete box, we're out in the open. you can't stand back and shoot all day. you've got to move forward. i got the flag on my back. i'm carrying the gun in my right hand. i'm crawling with one hand but pushing mostly with my feet. >> reporter: by the end of that day, williams destroyed seven

japanese bunkers, allowing the americans to secure the airfield and eventually the island. an important toehold in the pacific. there is you with the president of the united states. >> that is right. yes. >> reporter: for his bravery, president truman awarded williams the nation's highest military distinction -- the medal of honor. >> i didn't think i'd done anything special. >> reporter: you didn't think you'd done anything special? >> no. that was my job. that's what i was supposed to do. i was just doing what i was supposed to do. >> reporter: but williams wasn't supposed to be there. one of 11 children, his mother, who needed his help running their family farm, refused to let her son join the marines. at 18, he went to enlist anyway. >> when i handed him my paper, he looked at me and said "i can't take you." >> can't take you? >> yeah. i said why, he said, you're too short. >> reporter: he was two inches below the marines' 5'8" cutoff. as the war went on, they needed men, and williams was in.

more than twice as many marines died on iwo jima than in all of world war i. among the many killed was williams' best friend. he sees his medal a symbol of others' sacrifice. >> i think of it more service. >> reporter: service? >> right. yeah. we owe something back. >> reporter: williams continues to give back. he's led the effort to build memorials across the country for gold-star families who have lost sons and daughters and officers scholarships to the children of the fallen. and now his country is giving back to him. >> we are here today celebrate the life of this ship's namesake -- >> reporter: williams was there earlier there year when the navy commissioned this ship in his name. >> this is not just about me, it's about those who never got to come home. >> reporter: williams has traveled back to iwo jima twice and hopes to make the more than 7,000-mile journey again as he turns 97 this fall on a trip led

by the national world war ii museum. >> that's the purple heart. >> reporter: today as americans face a different kind of test, i asked williams if he felt fear that heroic day on iwo jima. >> if fear takes hold and controls you, you're done. you cannot possibly operate under fear. there's just no way. >> reporter: so you move forward. >> that's right. >> reporter: even when the bullets are flying, you just have to move forward. >> that's right. that's right. if you stop and rationalize, you wouldn't do it. i could get killed doing this crazy thing. you don't think that way. you've got a job to do. you've got to accomplish this. this is your purpose. >> reporter: your purpose? >> yeah. >> reporter: a purpose to move forward in a life of service for all of us. for "cbs this morning," i'm jan crawford in ona, west virginia. >> and of course williams is right -- calmness is strength. and we only have one option, that's to move forward. that includes in this crisis.

you can hear more of "cbs this morning" including extended interviews and original content on our podcast. before we go, we'll share a few simple ways to help your children exercise without leaving the house, aka tire them out so they go to bed. we'll be right back.

before we go, here's one thing you can do today to live a happier and healthier and mother nature productive life as you're hanging out at your house. it's part of our partnership with gretchen rubin andler award-winning podcast "happier." with no school and no sports, many parents need to get their kids to exercise. recess matters. here are some activities to try at home. she says, have a dance party. do a fun challenge like 50 jumping jacks. s is that fun?

in a row without stopping. you could invite your kids to go on a bike ride while keeping their social distance. or dig out the toys that get you moving like hula hoops, lose those, frisbees, and hacky sacks. it gives us the strength to deal with what's happening around us. while we're adjusting to the new normal, nobody knows how long this new normal's going to be. hopefully it won't be that long, but we don't know. tony dokoupil, what have you got? what we know is today is monday, so what do you have planned in the house for activities? >> i think we just added 50 jumping jacks to the list. i was going to add one more kid-approved exercise, that is my older son oliver, hop to the second bunk and do kind of some prison chinups in his bedroom. the kind of thing we used to say, no, don't do that. now his mom is like, whatever it takes to put you to bed at night. go for it. >> so true. that's so true. we're all making allowances.

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starting today have been suspended until the notice. also making changes, smart rail. weekday schedules will operate at 16 train trips daily. now there are a handful of things to look out for on the roadways, we've got some bridgework happening in toll lanes one through 10, you can see that in our live shot at the bay bridge. heads up. some wet weather in the south bay, a couple of accidents, the latest is on 70 northbound at summit road. all watching high def doppler for you. you could see some moderate rainfall pushing across san jose, sunnyvale as well as for saratoga, that light rain moving across the peninsula from redwood city, also a few showers over oakland and fremont. daytime high school and

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