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the national zoo first on cbs. and later, true colors-- getting to the roots of our new reality. >> i did it myself! >> this is the "cbs weekend news." >> gradney: good evening to you. i'm mia gradney, reporting from the khou 11 news studio in houston. worldwide, coronavirus deaths now top 107,000, and today, the united states surpassed italy as the country with the most deaths. so far, more than 20,000 americans have died. about a third of all deaths have happened in new york. today, the state's governor says those numbers are stabilizing but at a "horrific rate." michael george is there and begins our coverage. >> reporter: the country's largest gothic cathedral sits empty on this holy saturday as new york city is ravaged by the

coronavirus. new york state alone has more coronavirus cases than any country on earth. statewide, the death toll isgerd this week. morgues in the city of eight million can't keep up. at new york city's public cemetery on hart island, burials are taking place five times a week. funeral directors are sometimes called the last responders. jesus pujols is overwhelmed. >> we're doing everything that we possibly can, but the number just keeps on increasing. >> reporter: fema sent dozens of ambulances from out of state to new jersey's metlife stadium to help. more boots on the ground in boston where medical staff from the second marine expeditionary brigade arrived to handle a surge in patients. across the country this easter, americans are being told to find a new way to worship. but in some states, including ohio, kansas, and florida, worshipers can still gather.

but in kentucky, the governor says police will track license plates of those going to church and require they quarantine for two weeks. in houston, fatclint resslit>> n them, the father, the son, and the holy spirit. >> reporter: the cathedral of st. jaunt divine was being considered for a makeshift field hospital. that's not happening now. but the organ and choir normally heard on this easter vigil remained silent tonight. >> gradney: michael, thank you. for the first time in u.s. history, every state is under a federal disaster declaration due to the coronavirus. at the same time, president trump wants to get america back to business, but the cost could be high. nikole killion is at the white house. >> the metrics right here, that's my metrics. >> reporter: president trump says he plans to listen to all sides when he launchedaise new task force next week focused on restarting the economy. >> and i only hope to god that

it's the right decision. but i would say, without question, it's the biggest decision i've ever had to make. >> reporter: the president's top health experts continue to urge caution. >> this is not the time that we need to be pulling back at all. >> reporter: and it didn't take long for others to weigh in. >> you can't ask the people of this state or this country to choose between lives lost and dollars gained. no one is going to make that quid pro quo. >> reporter: new york governor andrew cuomo and maryland's larry hogan issued a joint statement from the national governors association. theair said stay-at-home orders and other public health measures have caused catastrophic damage to state economies and called on congress for $500 billion in aid. >> if we allow these city and state budgets to continue to be decimated that problem is just

going to grow worse. >> reporter: democratic leaders want more state and local funding in an interim package that would also replenish the paycheck protection program for small business but republicans argued again saturday the loan money should stand alone. the trump administration has also been haggling with the airline overs grant payments to keep workers on the job. they're eligible for $25 billion, but multiple sources confirmed to cbs news that the treasury department told them they may have to pay some of that back to taxpayers. as for direct payments to individuals, the i.r.s. says checks of up to $1200 per person will start going out next week. mia. >> gradney: nikole killion at the white house. thank you. be sure to tune in tomorrow morning for "face the nation." margaret brennan's guests include new jersey governor phil murphy. chicago mayor lori lightfoot. and new york's cardinal timothy dolan as we continue our coverage of the coronavirus

pandemic. nearly 17 million americans filed for unemployment in the past few weeks. the nationwide rate is now a staggering 13%, and many of them are struggling to put fooled on the table. here's danya bacchus. >> reporter: at food banks across the nation... >> the number of cars has been overwhelming. >> reporter: lpg long lines are painting a picture of the economic hardship caused by the coronavirus pandemic. historic levels of unemployment mean an increase in demand for food. >> it makes a big difference. it's a good help. >> reporter: leyda garcia lost her job in market research. she came to this food bank in los angeles to help feed her family of five. >> they're giving you chicken and some canned food. so it's pretty-- pretty important because it's something that will help my-- my family. >> reporter: in northern california, crowds blocked streets and created a backup on the freeway atica neederal of faith's giveaway. pastor ken foreman said he's never seen anything like it. >> our typical month we would do $1 million a month in food

giveaway. in a week, this week, we'll do over $1 million. >> reporter: and as the demand rises... >> i probably have in the neighborhood of 60,000 to 70,000 boxes that i'll leave in the field. >> reporter: farmers fear they could soon be out of business. florida farmer ken carpenter gave away what he could to food banks. but he has produce that will rot. >> not enough customers for all the tomatoes, beans, squash, everything that's raised in homestead. we're august struggling. >> reporter: this church in pan sailed paid row is now giving food away every two weeks. it's estimated 200 food banks would need an additional $1.4 billion in resources over the next six months to continue to feed those in need. mia. >> gradney: thank you, danya. there is mounting evidence this virus is claiming an alarming number of african american lives. in illinois, the black mortality rate is five times that for

whites. dean reynolds takes us to a chicago hospital looking to the future for health. >> reporter: at rush university medical center in chicago, doctors are bracing for a coronavirus peak that is due any day, and they know one thing for sure: if this hospital, as prepared as it is, is overwhelmed, it will be a very bad sign. that's why forecasting the spread of the lethal illness is crucial to hospitals, doctors, and patients. did you have sort of an "oh, my god" moment when you were look at the numbers? >> yeah. i think-- you know, that's the concept of exponential growth. when you have 1,000 cases, then the next day you go-- or two days guto 2,000 cases. >> reporter: dr. bala hota is a chicago infectious disease expert who developed a model to help hospitals prepare for the worst. he says his computers tell him social distancing is working. >> we have, in our model, a kind of a best-case and a worst-case

scenario. without a shelter in place, we would have seen that doubling to over 100,000 cases. >> reporter: the hospital says that statewide, about a fourth of all coronavirus patients on ventilators are here. still, telling it like it is can stress us out. >> chronic stress has a tremendous impact on our immune system. >> reporter: dr. stewart shankman is chief of psychology at northwestern university. >> i think there's a balance between how much is too much information versus how much is too little. >> reporter: but dr. hota is a man of numbers, and to him, the numbers don't lie. >> you know, forecasting models are just that-- they're models. i think that we're not out of the woods. >> reporter: dean reynolds, cbs news, chicago. >> gradney: it is not just big cities like chicago, detroit, and new york. there is a surge in infections in rural areas. adriana diaz visited wautoma, wisconsin, where both people and some of the nation's food supply are threatened. >> reporter: 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. the next several weeks will be very critical. >> reporter: but out here, over cornfields and cattle, at least social distancing comes with the territory. just ask farmers addam and kerry flight. >> i think we naturally self-distance ourselves,es, just being in rural america. >> reporter: it's one of the advantages rural areas have against the virus. another, is a culture of preparedness, says this doctor who works in town. >> i talked to a lot of people and we were talking, of course, about the toilet paper. they say, "i have 96 rolls. i bought them in january." people, they are always prepared because you never know. you live in the middle of nowhere. >> reporter: he is one of only two doctors at family health la clinica in wautoma. he says while people are spread out and already spread thin, the rural health care system could be stretched to the limit. >> mostly because we don't have enough i.c.u. beds. we have a lot of people with respiratory problems.

and if the staff actually gets>n drag of main street in wautoma, wisconsin. and most stores are shut down. but coronavirus isn't just affecting business in town. this whole area is surrounded by farmland and farm version their own concerns. could the country's food supply be threatened by this? >> it certainly could. production cycles for vegetables are short, especially in our region. we've got one opportunity to plant that crop. >> reporter: in addition to how the virus is impacting farmers and an already-strained rural health care system, some locals are also confronting issues with internet. one farmer told us doe't have eh bandwdoandle all his kids at home all trying to take classes online. he said it's exposing how fragile international infrastructure can be in some rural areas, an unexpected challenge in this pandemic. adriana diaz, wautoma, wisconsin. >> gradney: in other news tonight, more than 70 million people across the south are

bracing for severe weather this weekend. hail and high winds hammered travelers in west texas friday. this super cell struck the town of rankin. and more damaging winds, rain, and hail are forecast for tonight. easter sunday could see large, dangerous tornadoes hitting louisiana, arkansas, mississippi, and alabama. on this most-unusual easter weekend, the city of pittsburgh is offering all of us a blessing. ♪ lord bless you and keep you ♪ >> gradney: sounds so good. people from nearly 30 churches around pittsburgh got together online to form a virtual choir. the video is being shared for online easter services across the steel city. thank you, pittsburgh. straight ahead on the "cbs weekend news", school's out. why the distance learning curve

is so challenging for kids and parents. first on cbs, behind the scenes at the national zoo. new pandemic protocols to protect the animals. and taking hair into your own hands. yes, it has come to this. >> perfect!

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>> gradney: across the country, the coronavirus abruptly forced at least 55 million kids from elementary school to college out of their classrooms. they're now trying to learn at home. and it's not easy. here's meg oliver. >> it's the biggest challenge i think i've ever had in my life. >> reporter: new york city mom margaux gray is trying to keep up with the frustrating world of remote learning. >> my five-year-old has a and sensory processing issues, and is really struggling with the lack of structure and the lack of routine. >> reporter: also stressful,

at least gray knows her children are logging on. out of your students, how many are logging on? >> i'd say about 50%. >> reporter: in los angeles, 15,000 high school students did not attend a single online class for the first two weeks schools were shut down. since then, more than 7,000 are still no-shows. high school english teacher larry shoham says the majority of his students are from low-income homes with little support. >> i just want them to check in, to email me, let me know their individual situation. and then work with them. >> reporter: a study by pew research shows nearly one in five students ages 13-17 do not have a reliable computer or fast internet connection, a digital divide impacting low-income students and children of color. >> we can turn this around right now. >> reporter: dr. karen aronian says just like in health care, we need to mobilize a backup teacher workforce, including

retirees, part-timers, and substitutes to help struggling students and parents. >> this workforce could bring packets to these people individually, check in with them on a daily basis, be the life line, be the parent-teacher coach that so many people need at this time. >> reporter: if not, aronian says we'll see students decline academically. meg oliver, cbs news. >> gradney: be the life line and hang in there. still ahead on the "cbs weekend news", life goes on at the national zoo. first on cbs, the special precautions to keep animals infection-free. ... and staying active? on it! audrey thinks she's doing all she can to manage her type 2 diabetes and heart disease, but is her treatment doing enough to lower her heart risk? maybe not. jardiance can reduce the risk of cardiovascular death for adults who also have known heart disease. so it could help save your life from a heart attack or stroke.

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talk to your doctor about dupixent. >> gradney: zoos are closed, but unlike theaters and stadiums, they cannot go dark. animals need constant care, and they can also be threatened by virus. first on cbs, chip reid shows us how the national zoo is working to keep them safe. >> reporter: like zoos across the nation, the smithsonian's national zoo in washington is closed, but behind the gate, the keepers and animals are as busy as... well, a beaver. a top priority here now is keeping the animals and the ronaviruafe from the brandie smith is the zoo's deputy director. so we have this tiger that tested positive for covid-19 at the bronx zoo. are you worried about your tigers and are you doing anything special for them? >> when the tiger at the bronx

zoo tested positive, we immediately implemented protocols to keep all of our cats safe, so our tigers, our lions, our bobcats, our cheat as, all of them safe. >> reporter: and it's not just the big cats. gorillas, chimpanzee, and other great apes are also susceptible to human diseases. for anyone who needs a break from all the bad news take a lesson from five-year-old lily walters of virginia who loves taking virtual field trips to the zoo. >> normally, people come here and they see animals and there's a sense of wonder and awe and we don wantm to lose that. that's really important in a time like this. >> reporter: the worry of life is on display at the cheetah cam where echo just gave birth to four healthy cubs. there's an unusual take on motherhood, with the wol bee joey spending time in his mother's pouch. and this being spring, the

wonder of love has infected many animals here, including the flamingos, who are doing their sinkinized mating dance. maybe a lemur birthday party will help. tiring johnson and his family are disappointed the zoo is closed, but the fact that the keepers are still on the job brightened his day. >> it's also just nice to know that they care so much that they'll just keep working during anything. >> reporter: even a pandemic. eventually, we'll get through this, and zoos will reopen. then we can all join alice, the national zoo's dancing crane, in jumping for joy. chip reid, cbs news, washington. >> gradney: we love o animals. chip reid, thank you. next on the "cbs weekend news", pandemic or not, our hair keeps growing. we'll explore your d.i.y. options. keeping me from the things i love to do.

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well, they're back in demand. with salons temporarily closed and social distancing rules in place, the kitchen is the latest place for a trim. >> this is cute. look at this! >> reporter: my friend minneapolis morning anchor jason derusha always enjoys a salon visit. >> forget it. who cares anymore? >> reporter: this week he lost his mind on air about his hair. with no salon experience-- >> now we'll get the sides. oh, my god! >> reporter: his wife did her best on jason's mop. why is it unnerving? >> we can't control the spread of the virus. we can't control this, either. >> reporter: celebrities who need a cut are going d.i.y. >> i did it myself! >> reporter: singer blake shelton showed off his mullet, and pink decided to buzz her bu after, well, getting buzzed. >> stay safe, stay home, cut your own hair. >> start where your part is. >> reporter: for those of us who need help from the professionals, hairdressers have

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