easter disrupted. virus restrictions force christians to celebrate a new way. some ignore the threat as u.s. deaths surge. >> still get to go to church. >> at the vatican, the pope proclaims a contagion of hope. boris johnson is discharged after a close call. >> things could have gone either way. also tonight, when will the u.s. be back in business? >> we should prepare for the worst case scenario. >> we could be pouring gasoline on the fire. the rush is on for chickens, the live kind. >> we sold 569 chicks in three hours. plus rv rescue. how strangers are rolling up to help health care workers. and later, saving grace.

a new family a world apart united at last. >> this is grace, of course. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> good evening to you. i'm mia gradney reporting from the khou 11 news studio in houston. this has been an easter sunday like no other, with the coronavirus curbing celebrations around the world. more in a moment. first, we have breaking news. this is a dangerous day across the south as storms, including tornadoes sweep several states. the city of monroe, louisiana and several parishes have already been hit. omar villafranca has the latest. >> the whole house has collapsed, y'all! >> reporter: a tornado tore through the city of monroe, louisiana just before noon today. jesus. at theseor >> reporter: at least 20 homes were heavily damaged.

the twister ripped away several roofs. >> tornado, tornado! >> reporter: downed trees and power lines, and blocked roads across the city. >> stop crying, bro. >> reporter: with the worst behind them, many people returned to search through the wreckage to salvage whatever they could. the twister turned planes around at the monroe regional airport. >> whoa. >> reporter: severe weather is forecast through the night, with tornado warnings up across several states. omar villafranca, cbs news. it's been a strange easter sunday of solitude for christians worldwide in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. more than a half million americans have been infected, and the death toll now tops 21,000. but there are signs of hope. we have a lot to get to tonight, and cbs correspondents will cover it all. first to jonathan vigliotti in los angeles. >> mia, here in california, officials are mainly worried about the nursing home population. in recent days, we've heard of

staff not showing up to work, and nurses needing to use garbage bags as their safety gear. but by and large, the numbers we're seeing here in california, nothing compared to the surge unfolding in new york. >> things just totally crazy right now. >> reporter: in the nation's covid-19 epicenter, new york city icus like this one at mount sinai in queens are packed. >> everyone is positive. >> reporter: as of friday, 18,500 people were in the hospital. the state's death toll reached more than 9,000 people. the unclaimed buried in a mass grave to relieve overwhelmed morgues. but new york governor cuomo says social distancing is working. you'rein aepr: i phadia, t the city's transportation authority saying sorry, and the police department investigating after an officer was captured dragging a man off a public bus friday. the offense, not wearing a mask.

nationwide, nursing homes remain the most vulnerable to the virus. the juniper village nursing home in aurora, colorado the new hot zone with five deaths this weekend. "the wall street journal" found more than 2100 facilities have covid-19 cases with more than 2,300 deaths. the latest phase in america's battle with coronavirus comes as the nation celebrates easter sunday, one of the holiest days in christianity. in baton rouge, louisiana, fire, brimstone, and defiance. as reverend tony spell ignored social distancing and keeping his church doors ,it the public his megaurchst churcs celebrated rebi creatively. back here in california on this easter sunday, governor newsom announcing healthy nursing home residents will be relocated to the navy hospital ship mercy docked here in los angeles to help prevent them from getting covid-19. mia? >> jonathan, thank you.

there are more than two billion christians around the world, but instead of celebrations this easter sunday, today was marked by stark isolation and a test of faith. here is elizabeth palmer. >> reporter: these are not traditional paeals of easter jo. instead, spain's toll in remembrance of the almost 17,000 killed by covid-19. in nearby italy which was even worse hit, the pope said mass to a tiny handful of vatican insiders in stunning contrast to past years of standing room only crowds. >> hallelujah, christ has risen. >> reporter: and in the uk, the archbishop of canterbury led the easter service online from his kitchen. there was a lot of concern this week because prime minister boris johnson had been admitted to intensive care with coronavirus, but we've now heard that he's actually out of the

hospital and says he owes his life to the doctors and nurses who looked after him. >> the reason in the end my body did start to get enough oxygen was because for every second of the night, they were watching. >> reporter: so far britain has not run out of critical care beds. but as the weather warms up, the government is pleading with people to respect the lockdown and social distancing. software engineer david hunt was severely ill with the virus, in the same hospital as boris johnson. >> and that's what w about, just not taking it seriously enough. until you see somebody physically take their last breath without a friend or family there, it's horrendous. >> reporter: the numbers are sobering. britain's mortality rate from covid today passed 10,000 dead

and counting. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. america has lost nearly 17 million jobs in three weeks. that's 11% of the nation's workforce. the good news for millions of americans, the irs tweets it's begun depositing up to $1200 in their bank accounts. the first recipients got theirs yesterday. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.

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♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> president trump had hoped to pack church pews today and reopen america. he now admits it was aspirational, but says a decision will come reasonably soon. nikole killion is at the white house. >> this easter will be much different than others because in many case, we'll be separated physically. >> reporter: in an easter message, president trump said he hopes americans can get back together soon. >> he could probably start at least in some ways, maybe next month. >> reporter: dr. anthony fauci said it's possible the country could begin a gradual reopening as early as b it wouldn'tone-si.

>> it is not going to be a light switch that we say okay, it is now june, july, or whatever, click, the light switch goes back on. it's going to be depending where you are in the country. >> reporter: fda commissioner steven hunt said the u.s. is nearing the peak of infections but acknowledged more testing is critical. >> we've done over two million tests which is more than any other country. now we need to do more, no question about that. >> reporter: with social distancing guidelines due to expire at the end of the month, the president is launching a new task force this month focused on restarting the econ r based on the data we're look at we could be throwing gasoline on the fire. >> everybody wants to get the country back on track as quickly as we can, as long as we do it in a safe manner. >> reporter: the debate comes amid a "new york times" report that the trump administration missed key warnings about the pandemic, including calls to implement social distancing measures as early as february. >> obviously if we had right

from the very beginning shut everything down, it may have been a little bit different. but there was a lot of pushback about shutting things down back then. >> reporter: a senior administration official tells trsmission wasn' kno i ry and claims tof its experts advocated stronger mitigation measures at the time. mia? >> nikole killion at the white house tonight, many thanks. unfounded fears are also an unwelcome by-product of the pandemic. one fear, running out of food has left some grocery shelves bare. and as carter evans found, some are flocking to feed barns to stock up onhiens. >> reporter: in ogden, utah, lines are out the door for something other than toilet paper. all these people are stock up on chicken, the live kind. >> we sold 569 chicks in three hours. >> reporter: so far this season, farm supplier ifa country store says baby chick sales are up almost 30%.

sandy shute is a poultry department director. >> people started panicking saying we need chicks. we've got to have them right now. that's when we realized there was going to be an issue with supply and demand. >> reporter: when coronavirus first hit the u.s., customers cleared out store shelves, and janelle waters got concerned. >> and i thought i don't really have a protein source for my family if the food supply slows down. >> reporter: now she is part of a rush of people across the country flocking to chickens as a potential food source. >> it's been through the roof. >> reporter: at rivertown fooetd feed in petaluma, california, they sell out of chicks as soon as they arrive. manager kendra benson says her customers are worried about eggs. >> about not being able to find eggs on the shelves of the grocery stores. grocery stores limiting the amount of eggs that you cane pe overbuying. >> reporter: if you're thinking about getting chickens for their eggs, as someone who has backyard chickens, i can tell you it takes about six months

before they start lay, and that's only if all your baby chicks turn out to be hence. >> it's hard when they're babies to determine if they're male or female, so you might get some roosters. >> reporter: humane society president kitty block says people should do their research. >> baby chicks are certainly adorable and absolutely understand the attraction to them. but when they grow up and become chickens, it's a lot of work. >> reporter: you're concerned when this is all over, the shelters might see a lot of chickens. >> that's not where the chicken should end up. >> reporter: still, people like janelle waters are determined to make their foray into chicken farming a success. >> iowa raised children. nothing could be harder than that, right? >> reporter: for now, like many others, she's just winging it. carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. >> quite the undertaking. straight ahead, health care workers afraid to go home get a temporary home on wheels. ♪ plus, it's beautiful. broadway stars prove you've got

a friend. later, so far away. locked down in india, a georgia family retur

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>> reporter: when you're fighting on the front lines, rest is often the last thing on your mind. douglas mattis is a nurse practitioner working with coronavirus patients in an atlanta icu. with a husband and three young children at home, two considered high risk, she wrestled with a very powerful fear. >> i called my husband. i don't think i can come home. the babies i think i could get them sick. >> reporter: that's when a friend told her about this facebook page, rvs for mds, a group that connects people in the medical profession needing to quarantine with someone who has a camper nearby for free. >> hi, mommy. >> hey! >> i'm given this opportunity to protect my family, and i'm just grateful. i am really filled with gratitude. eportemily psmother of thr was o ple for help. when you posted this online, did you think anybody was going to respond? >> no.

i just thought maybe somebody might have an rv or camper. we're kind of in crisis mode, so we were just throwing things out there. and i got an immediate response. >> reporter: emily's husband, jason phillips is an er doctor in north texas. >> i have a high chance of getting exposed. and i think my wife came up with the best solution. >> reporter: there are more than 22,000 people in the rds for mds group. so far more than 200 matches have been made across the country. >> i read about the first emergency physician that has passed, and my stomach sank, and i'm like we need this now. >> reporter: dina crecian turned the group an rvor her husband son. tanya sheets drove three hours to deliver her camper. how long could this last? >> we don't know. until we know that he is safe and it's okay for us to go back to normal. whatever our normal may be again. >> wow! >> reporter: the road to normalcy may be longer than most would like, but the journey just

got a little bit smoother. mireya villarreal, cbs news, north texas. >> good people always know just when to show up and exactly what's needed. still ahead, our dr. jon lapook introduces us to some of to be honest a little dust it never bothered me. until i found out what it actually was. dust mite matter! eeeeeww! dead skin cells! gross! so now, i grab my swiffer sweeper and heavy-duty dusters. duster extends to three feet to get all that gross stuff gotcha! and for that nasty dust on my floors, my sweeper's on it. the textured cloths grab and hold dirt and hair no matter where dust bunnies hide. no more heebie jeebies. phew. glad i stopped cleaning and started swiffering.

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♪ >> reporter: as social distancing keeps us apart, artists across the globe are doing what they've always done, bring us together. ♪ on march 12th, as the great white way went dark, a light bulb lit up in the head of grammy award winner jason hallam, award winner for the musical "harlem." >> so many of us aren't doctors and nurses and can't be on the front lines and want to support those people as much as ecan. one of the things we know to do is share our gift and try to spread a little joy and lift up our hearts. >> i think it was kind of a no-brainer moment. >> reporter: jessie moments show

show won. >> here is this beautiful message that this amazing woman has written, and let's remind the world that we're in this together. ♪ you just called out my name ♪ and you know wherever i am ♪ i'll come rung, running >> reporter: 80 previous cast members from productions all over the globe are featured in this performance that benefits the actors fund. >> this is why we were put on the planet, to connect people. >> reporter: tony award winner brian stokes mitchell, who is now recovering from covid-19, heads up the nonprofit, which helps support actors and many others in need. >> it's the camera people. it's the writers. it's the producers on the show. it's the grips and the gaffers and the sound people. we are all kind of gig workers. >> reporter: workers in entertainment, who like so many people around the globe find themselves wondering what tomorrow will bring. >> hi, guys. >> hi! >> reporter: producer james wesley and his husband seth d a

features performances from broadway's biggest stars. ♪ getting to know you, getting to know all about you ♪ >> reporter: i'm there too as a medical consultant. >> dr. jon lapook. >> hi, guys. >> reporter: but on occasion, i get to wear a different hat. ♪ luck be a lady tonight >> now we're talking. ♪ >> reporter: these moments are moving audiences and artists alike, all of us eager for better days ahead. >> i've been in quarantine now for 18 days, something like that. i haven't touched another person. that's so weird. i know that's true for all of us. there is a hug. >> this musal hug from carole king and the cast of "beautiful." ♪ you've got a friend >> you've got a friend! >> reporter: dr. jon lapook, cbs

news, new york. next, this easter, united at last after step by step, we're going to figure this out.

we're gonna find a way through this. we're working really, really hard in hospitals, our nurses, our techs, all the docs. it's about staggering when people get sick so that the hospitals can cope. we're gonna go through an awful lot of these. all across puget sound, people have been stepping up and donating personal protective equipment. we stay at work. for you. you stay at home for us. just know we're all with you. thank you, thank you so much. thank you doctors & nurses.

♪ amazing grace >> today italian tenor andrea bocelli performed free in ilan. he said it was to promote healing, love and hope to the world and italy. a georgia family divided by the pandemic, now celebrating a happy easter as one. here is kris van cleave. >> reporter: michael and whitney savel had their hands full with three young boy, but something was missing. so two years ago, they decided to adopt grace, rescuing the hadd o orpinide w lot of sen oc information over the last year

about how she was doing. >> reporter: on march 5th, they left the atlanta area to finally bring grace home. while navigating the bureaucracy of adoption in a foreign country, the coronavirus sent india into lockdown. the savels, like tens of thousands americans around the world were stuck. >> it's been difficult having kids on two different continents. we're really excited and relieved that we have her in our care and in our custody, but we're just really anxious to get home and have all of our kids under one roof. >> can you say hudson? >> hudson. >> who is that? >> noah. >> reporter: as grace spent time learning her new brothers' names, her new parents worried. but a week in the lockdown, a plane chartered by the mormon church had extra seats. the layover smile when and then this unforgettable moment. after a month, a family once

separated by half the globe was reunited for the first time. what's the best part? >> definitely our boys. we get to her here has been gre. >> i play with her a lot, and she is really silly too. >> reporter: george bernard shaw once said a happy family is but an earlier heaven, and this is one family happy to finally be together. kris van cleave, cbs news, washington. >> and that is the "overnight news" for this monday. for some of you, the news continues. for over, check back later for "cbs this morning," or follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting this morning from khou 11 news in houston, i'm mia gradney. ♪ nit news."

>> good evening to you. i'm mia gradney reporting from the khou 11 news studio in houston. this has been an easter sunday like no other, with the coronavirus curbing celebrations around the world. more in a moment. first, we have breaking news. this is a dangerous day across the south as storms including tornadoes sweep several states. the city of monroe, louisiana, and several parishes have already been hit. omar villafranca has the latest. >> the whole house has collapsed, y'all! >> reporter: a tornado tore through the city of monr, louisiana ju before noon today.ord sus. orr:ast hes were heavily damaged. the twister ripped away several

roofs. >> tornado, tornado! >> reporter: downed trees and power lines, and blocked roads across the city. >> go get in the truck. stop crying, bro. >> reporter: with the worst behind them, many people returned to search through the wreckage to salvage whatever they could. the twister turned planes around at the monroe regional airport. >> whoa. >> reporter: severe weather is forecast through the night, with tornado warnings up across several states. omar villafranca, cbs news. it's been a strange easter sunday of solitude for christians worldwide in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. more than a half million americans have been infected, and the death toll now tops 21,000. but there are signs of hope. and cbs news correspondents will cover it all. first to jonathan vigliotti in los angeles. >> mia, here in california, officials are mainly worried about the nursing home population. in recent days, we've heard of staff not showing up to work,

and nurses needing to use garbage bags as their safety gear. but by and large, the numbers we're seeing here in california, nothing compared to the surge gy >> reporter: in the nation's covid-19 epicenter, new york city icus like this one at mount sinai in queens are packed. >> everyone is positive. in these hallways. >> reporter: as of friday, 18,500 people were in the hospital. the state's death toll reached more than 9,000 people. the unclaimed buried in a mass grave to relieve overwhelmed morgues. but new york governor cuomo says social distancing is working. >> you're not seeing a great decline in the numbers, but you're seeing a flattening. >> reporter: in philadelphia, the city's transportation authority saying sorry, and the police department investigating after an officer was c the offense, not wearing a mask. nationwide, nursing homes remain

the most vulnerable to the virus. the juniper village nursing home in aurora, colorado the new hot zone with five deaths this weekend. a "wall street journal" survey found more than 2100 facilities have covid-19 cases with more than 2,300 eaths. the latest phase in america's battle with coronavirus comes as the nation celebrates easter sunday, one of the holiest days in christianity. in baton rouge, louisiana, fire, brimstone, and defiance. as reverend tony spell ignored social distancing and keeping his church doors open, invited the public to his megachurch. most churches took prayer online, as millions of americans celebrated the rebirth of jesus creatively. back here in california on this easter sunday, governor newsom announcing healthy nursing home residents will be relocated to the navy hospital ship mercy docked here in los angeles to help prevent them from getting covid-19. mia? >> jonathan, thank you. there are more than two

billion christians around the world, but instead of celebrations this easter sunday, today was marked by stark isolation and a test of faith. here is elizabeth palmer. >> reporter: these are not traditional peals of easter joy. instead, spain's toll in remembrance of the almost 17,000 killed by covid-19. in nearby italy which was even worse hit, the pope said mass to a tiny handful of vatican insiders in stunning contrast to past years of standing room only crowds. >> hallelujah, christ has risen. >> reporter: and in the uk, the archbishop of canterbury led the easter service online from his kitchen. there was a lot of concern this week because prime minister boris johnson had been admitted to intensive care with coronavirus, but we've now heard that he's actually out of the

hospital and says he owes his life to the doctors and nurses who looked after him. >> the reason in the end my body did start to get enough oxygen was because for every second of the night, they were watching. >> reporter: so far britain has not run out of critical care beds. but as the weather warms up, the government is pleading with people to respect the lockdown and social distancing. software engineer david hunt was severely ill with the virus, in the same hospital as boris johnson. >> and that's what really annoys me when i see people out and about, just not taking it seriously enough. until you see somebody physically take their last breath without a friend or family there, it's horrendous. >> reporter: the numbers are sobering. britain's mortalit covid today passed 10,000 de elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london.

>> so very tough. president trump had hoped to pack church pews today and reopen america. he now admits it was aspirational, but says a decision will come reasonably soon. nikole killion is at the white house. >> this easter will be much different than otherbeusin many case, wll bparate physically. >> reporter: in an easter message, president trump said he hopes americans can get back together soon. >> he could probably start at least in some ways, maybe next month. >> reporter: dr. anthony fauci said it's possible the country could begin a gradual reopening as early as may, but it wouldn't be a one-size-fits-all approach. >> it is not going to be a light switch that we say okay, it is now june, july, or whatever, click, the light switch goes back on. it's going to be depending where you are in the country. >> reporter: fda commissioner stephen hahn said the u.s. is nearing the peak of infections but acknowledged more testing is critical.

>> we've done over two million tests which is more than any other country. now we need to do more, no question about that. >> reporter: with social distancing guidelines due to expire at the end of the month, the president is launching a new task force this week focused on restarting the economy. but many governors urge caution. >> i fear based on the data we're look at we could be throwing gasoline on the fire. >> everybody wants to get the country back on track as quickly as we can, as long as we do it in a safe manner. >> reporter: the debate comes amid a "new york times" report that the trump administration missed key warnings about the pandemic, including calls to implement social distancing measures as early as february. >> obviously if we had right from the very beginning shut everything down, it may have been a little bit different. but there was a lot of pushback about shutting things down back then. >> reporter: a senior administration official tells cbs news the true level of transmission wasn't known in february and claims that none of its experts advocated stronger mitigation measures at the time. mia?

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♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> welcome back to the "overnight news." i'm mia gradney reporting from khou 11 news in houston. it's been more than a week now since the small business administration opened its paycheck protection program to applicants. the government is offering $350 billion in forgivable loans to small businesses. but for millions of desperate companies, that relief is proving difficult to obtain. jim axelrod reports. >> 9907 fifth. >> reporter: he owns a cateri i

company has run for 45 years. >> we had 2,000 customers a day walking in. right now we're averaging just a couple hundred. >> reporter: they're staring down a cold reality facing small business owners across the country. with revenues sinking, how long can he keep afloat? >> a few more weeks, realistically. we're still an essential business, but our funds are running low. >> reporter: the downturn couldn't have come at a worst time. they were in the midst of the biggest expansion in the company's history. >> this is caught in the middle. >> reporter: a sister market around the corn they're would have created 70 new jobs. >> it' n i'm hopeful that it will. >> reporter: last friday, the federal government tried to twist open the spigot on the paycheck protection program, money to help small businesses cover payroll for eight weeks. if the businesses retain their employees, the loan is forgiven. the cash comes from the federal

treasury, but americans have to apply through their banks. >> they heard that the funds will be released in the last half of april. realistically, that's a two to three weeks away. so we'll see. >> the system is not prepared and capable of processing all these millions of loans. that's the worry. >> reporter: not only did allen dools's accounting firm guide him, he applied for one himself. not a single one has seen a penny yet. >> the sba has never gone through anything like this before. and i have a sense they're overwhelmed. >> reporter: it's not just the government. it's the banks too. we obtained this message from wells fargo explaining delays due to high demand and warning there will be limited funds that could run out. chase bank told dool his loan is coming in a couple of day, but he's not counting on that. >> i'm trying to be realistic about it. and i'm telling my clients the same thing. >> reporter: never in american

history has so much of the economy simply vanished so quickly. a ten-block walk in new york offered a glimpse of the evidence. storefront after storefront, small b plastered with makeshift one-page distress notes, all communicating the same message, we're closed. >> the plan is being changed every day, and it seems like the individuals that are making the changes don't seem to know themselves what direction to go. >> reporter: purcell keeling has owned simply wholesome, a restaurant and market in los angeles since 1984. >> monday morning, i go into my branch to talk to my banker. he didn't know what was going on. she was in shock. reporte your didn't know how to access the money from the sba? >> he wasn't even informed. so he couldn't inform us to apply because he didn't know. >> reporter: is it frustrating for you when you're hearing no, no, no, the sba is going to get involved and they are going to

provide a safety net. >> but when? that's the million dollar question. >> reporter: on tuesday, president trump abruptly ousted the watchdog the more than $2 trillion that's just starting to flood the economy. >> it's going to be a literal playground for fraud. >> reporter: neal barofsky served as the inspector general during the 2008 financial crisis. >> if this money and firepower gets wasted, you're missing an opportunity to get it right. we just cannot afford right now to get it wrong. >> reporter: now the sba didn't respond to any of our question, including one as basic as how much money has actually arrived in the hands of small business owners so far. and here might be reason why. last year all of last year the sba received about 60,000 loan applications. just last week they received nearly 500,000. >> jim axelrod reporting. while the coronavirus continues to have a disastrous

impact on cities like new york and new orleans, the next wave is expected to hit rural communities. adriana diaz filed this report from small town wautoma, wisconsin. >> while the biggest outbreaks are in cities, out in rural america, many communities have mobilized against the virus. all nonessential businesses are shut in wisconsin, and that includes small town wautoma. what we learned here are s 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: but 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 nurally oursees being in rural america. >> isolation is easy for us. >> reporter: it's one of the advantages rural areas have against the virus. another is a culture of

preparedness, is a doctor who works in town. >> i talk to a lot of people, and we were talking of course about the toilet paper. no, i bought 96 roles. i bought them in january. le self-sficient. community you >> reporter: dr. rincon is one of only two doctors. he says while people are spread out and already spread thin rural health care system could be stretched to the limit. >> mostly because we don't have u.n. icu beds. and if our staff actually gets sick, there is no way we can replace the staff. >> reporter: if one of your patients tests positive and does need hospitalization, how far would 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 to it the top of the list? >> yes. we're used to it. if we don't get the results right away, we just treat them as positive until proven otherwise. >> reporter: just yesterday the county confirmed its 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, dr. rincon. >> welcome to the clinic. >> reporter: thank you. >> this is our staff in the reception area. >> reporter: are people concerned? >> yes, they are. they're very concerned. >> reporter: the manager at the local supermarket, the pigglywiggly, says the virus is top of mind. >> for me, i think about it more often because being with the public. so it does consume me a little more and my children. eah, iould assume everybody is tmetiter: ts is ma stet in wautoma, wisconsin, 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 ten miles away,

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pitt, but he had trouble capturing it from his home in thuthern england because so many d now? >> there aren't any. there just simply are no airplanes to ruin the picture. >> reporter: that must be pretty exciting as a stargazer. >> yeah. i've actually almost become a vampire because i spend so much time out at night. >> reporter: with global travel grinding to a halt, and people staying home to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus, layers of smog are lifting, reg sparkling skies. >> as people are taking their cars to work less, as industry is shutting down, that fog, that smog is beginning to clear out. >> reporter: these satellite images taken before and after coronavirus lockdowns show just how dramatic the drop in air pollution has been. in europe and in china.

but it's not just cleaner air making stargazing easier. there is also less light coming from shops, factories, and stadiums forced to shut down. with many of us under orders to stay indoor, stargazers say we now have a unique opportunity to enjoy the clearest night skies in decades. even in big cities like here in london. all we have to do is look up. >> lots of people think that you need very expensive equipment, that you need a very high-end telescope. you absolutely do not. all you need is your eyes. >> reporter: and an app like this can help you pick out the planets and constellations. since the uk's lockdown began, people across the country have reached out to the go stargazing group and its co-founder neil sanders. >> we've had lots of people interacting us on social media, and those are the people who have seen the space station passing over. >> reporter: they're sharing

glimpses of the sky and moments of joy. >> looking at venus right now. what can you see? >> it looks like it's a little rainbow blob. >> a little rainbow blob. >> reporter: for trevor pitt, embracing the wonders of the universe -- >> wow, it is gorgeous. >> reporter: -- provides some perspective we need in times like these. >> the three months of the lockdown is a long time, but it's not forever. the moon's still there. the stars are still there. >> reporter: taking them in can also help us feel connected. >> wherever you are, you can always call someone up and say hey, let's go outside and look up at the sky together, and you'll be looking at the same thing. and i think that is a very unifying thing that can bring everybody together. >> reporter: and that may be more important now than ever. roxana saberi, london.

coronavirus pandemic is bringing out the best in a lot of americans. steve hartman has the story of one goo samaritan that he found "on the road." >> reporter: long before social distancing, greg daley was already keeping his customers at arm's length. in fact, to those on his paper route in central new jersey, greg has never been anything more than a blur past their driveway. but all that changed when one elderly customer asked him a simple favor. could he please pull in and throw the paper closer to the garage. >> it me that if she can't get the paper at the sidewalk, which is 20 feet from the house, in this pandemic, how is she going to get the sheneeds? ouple oflater, i just decide, you know what? i'm going to put this note out. >> reporter: the note, stuck in the next day's edition says "my

name is greg daley, and i deliver your newspaper every morning, which was news to most people. i would like to offer my services, free of charge to anyone who needs groceries." from that moment to this, the phone has been ringing off the hook. >> inundated. >> reporter: he takes the orders, does the shopping and delivers the groceries, not by whipping them out the window, but by carefully placing them on the porch. >> happy holiday! >> reporter: so far he has dlivered to nearly 100 senior citizens on his route. >> and the word has gotten out. >> reporter: and some not on his route. if greg hears about a person who is older or compromised, he will be there. >> how are you? >> reporter: and boy are people grateful. >> step back and i'll put them in the house for you. >> reporter: eileen stein is 85 an enough adjectives. he is one of the finest people in the world. >> reporter: the lady at this house went even further, called him the closest thing to god. >> there's a level of

appreciation here, steve, that goes above and beyond anything i've ever seen. but no, i'm not going to stop. >> reporter: well, you'll stop when this is done. greg says not necessarily. >> there is something about being able to do something really nice for people. >> reporter: when you hear folks say america will emerge from this stronger -- >> my pleasure. >> reporter: th-- this is exact what they mean. greg didn't do volunteer work before. in fact he didn't even do his own grocery shopping before. he is just a guy called to duty by circumstance who will now stay in service by choice. >> have a day, all right? >> reporter: steve steve hartma, the road. >> steve also offering his own online class for kids every monday. today's lesson, optimism. you might want to check that out. and that is the "overnight news" for this monday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs this morning" or follow us online any time at cbsnews.com.

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