reporting this morning from khou 11 news in houston, i'm mia gradn gradney. . captioning sponsored by cbs >> gradney: be tonight easter disrupted, virus restrictions force christians to celebrate a captioning sponsored by cbs >> gradney: tonight, easter disrupted. virus restrictions force christians to celebrate a new way. some ignore the threat, as u.s. deaths surge. >> this might be unlaful. >> gradney: at the vatican, the pope has a contagion of hope. asris johnso ?l preparfor th whenin ahead. >> theush is on, for chickens. >> we sold 569 chicks in three hours. >> gradney: plus, r.v. rescue. how strangers are coming up to help health care workers.

and later, saving grace. a new family, a world apart, later, saving grace, a new united at last. >> this is grace, of course. n his is the "cbs weekend news. >> gradney: good evening. i'm mia gradney, reporting from the khou11 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 powerful tornadoes, sweep several states. the city of monroe, louisiana and several parishes havebe. omar villafranca h y >> reporter: a tornado tore through the city of monroe, louisiana, just before noon today. >> look at these people's family, look at these houses, lord jesus.

>> reporter: at least 20 homes were heavily damaged. the twister ripped away several roofs, downed trees and power lines, and blocked roads across the city. >> 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. >> ooh. >> reporter: severe weather is forecast through the night, with tornado warnings up across several states. - >>ngellafranca, cbs news. sof solitude for christians worldwide, in t midst oforonavir pandemic. more than a half million americans have been infected, and the death toll now tops 21,000. e t, there are signs of hope. we have a lot to get to tonight, and cbs news correspondents will cover it all. first, to jonathan vigliotti in angeles.les.

>> here in >> reporter: mia, here in california, officials are mainly worried about the nursing home population. in recent days, we have 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 are totally crazy. >> reporter: in the nation's covid-19 epicenter, new york city i.c.u.s like this one in mount sinai in queens are packed. >> everyone is covid 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 governor andrew cuomo says social distancing is working. >> you are not seeing a great decline in the numbers, but you are seeing a flattening. >> reporter: in philadelphia, 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. virus. the juniper village nursing home in aurora, colorado, a new hot zone with five death this weekend. a "wall street journal" survey found more than 2,100 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. >> it might be unlawful. >> reporter: as reverend tony spell ignored social distancing and keeping his church doors opened, invited the public to his megachurch. most churches took prayer online as million creatively.rth of jesu cack here in california, 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. >> gradney: jonathan, thank you. there are more than two billion christians around the world, but instead of celebrations, this easter sunday was marked by stark isolation and a touch of faith. here's elizabeth palmer. el reporter: these are not traditional peels of easter joy. instead, bells tolled today in remembrance of the almost 17,000 killed by covid-19. y ♪ 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 u.k., the archbishop of canterbury lead 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 is actually out of the hospital and says he owes his life to the doctors and nurses who looked after him. >> 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 hospital ospital as boris johnson. >> and that's what really annoys me, when i see people out and about, just... just not taking it seriously enough, you know. 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. >> gradney: it is all so very sad. d hsident trump had hoped to tap church pews and reopen america. he now admits it was "aspriational," but says a decision will come reasonably ison. nikole killion is at the white house. >> this easter will be much different than others because in many cases we will be separated physically. >> reporter: in an easter message, president trump says he hopes americans can get back together soon. >> it could probably start at least in some ways, maybe next month. >> reporter: dr. anthony fauci says it is 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 is going to be depending

where you are in the country. >> reporter: f.d.a. commissioner stephen hahn said the u.s. is nearing the peak of infection, but announced more testing is critical. >> we have done over two million tests, which is more than any other country, but 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 urged caution. >> i fear, based on the data we are looking at, that 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 asures asas early as february. early as february. >> obviously, if we had, right igom 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? >> gradney: nikole killion, at the white house tonight. many thanks. unfounded fears are also an unwelcome byproduct of the pandemic. be fear, running out of food, has left some grocery store shelves bare. and, as carter evans found, some are flocking to feed barns to stock up on chickens-- live chickens. >> reporter: in ogden, utah, lines are out the door for omething other than toilet paper. all these people are stocking up on chickens-- the live kind. >> we sold 569 chicks in three hours. >> reporter: so faisso farm supplier i.f.a. country ore saysys baby chick sales are baby chick sales ar up almost 30%. sandie schupe is the poultry department director. st people started panicking,

saying "we need chicks, we have to have them right now," and that is when we realized there would be an issue of supply and demand. >> reporter: when coronavirus first hit the u.s. customers cleared out grocery store shelves, and janelle waters got concerned. >> 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 feed in petaluma, california, they sell out of chicks as soon as they arrive. the manager, kendra benson, says her customers are worried about eggs. >> not being able to find eggs on the shelves of the grocery stores. grocery stores limiting the amount of eggs that you can buy because people have been overbuying. >> reporter: if you are 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 laying, and that is only if all your baby

chicks turn out to be hens. >> it is hard when they are babies to determine if they are male or female, so you might get some roosters. >> reporter: humane society president katie block says people should do their research. >> baby chicks are certainly adorable and i absolutely understand the attraction to them, but when they grow up and become chickens, it is a lot of work. >> reporter: you are concerned when this is all over, the shelters might see a lot of chickens. >> that is not where the chickens should end up. >> reporter: still, people like janelle waters are determined to make their foray into chicken farming a success. >> i have raised children. nothing could be harder than that, right? ( laughs ) nothing could be harder than th >> reporter: for now, like many hthers, she's just winging it. carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. >> gradney: quite the undertaking.d ne," 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.

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>> gradney: for medical workers on the front lines of this pandemic, going home to loved ones is not always an option. a texas couple was driven to aslp. mireya villarreal has this story. >> reporter: when you are fighting on the front lines, rest is often the last thing on your mind. yhaneek douglas-mattis is a nurse practitioner working with coronavirus patients in an atlantu., wrestled with a very powerful fear. >> i called my husband, i don't think can i come home. the babies, i could get them sick. >> reporter: that is when a friend told her about this facebook page, r.v.'s for m.d.'s, a group that connects people in the medical profession a eding to quarantine with

someone who has a camper nearby, for free. gi i have been given this opportunity to protect my family and i'm just... just grateful. i am really filled with gratitude. >> reporter: emily phillips, the mother of three, was the first to post a plea for help. when you posted this, did you think anybody was going to respond? or keamp.hought somebody might have an r.v. or camper. we were in crisis mode, so we were throwing things out there. and i got an immediate response. >> reporter: emily's husband jason philips is an e.r. 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 r.v.'s for m.d.'s group. so far, more than 200 matches have been made across the country. >> i read about the first heergency physician. and my stop a and i thought you need to help. >> reporter: she turned to the

group to find an r.v. for her husband john, an e.r. physician that expects to quarantine soon. hanna sheets drove three hours to deliver her camper. how long can this last? >> we don't know. until we know that he is safe and it is okay for us to go back to normal, what our normal may be again. >> 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. mireya villarreal, cbs news, >> gradney: good people always know just when to show up, and exactly what is needed. still ahead on the "cbs weekend news," our dr. jon lapook introduces us to some of his friends from broadway, and it's "beautiful." friends on broadway and it's beautiful.

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nurses, can't on the front lines. we want to support those people we know how to do is s as much as we can. one the things we know how to do is share our gift, spread a little joy and lift up some hearts. ♪ when you are down and troubled ♪ >> i think it was a no-brainer. >> reporter: jessie mueller, whose show, "the minute" was closed days before opening night, won a tony award playing the role of carole king. >> here's this beautiful message that this amazing woman has written, and let's remind the world that we are in this together. ♪ you just call out my name ♪ and you know wherever you are musicianfrom beautiful ps cast a productions all over the globe are featured in this performance that benefits the actor's fund. >> it's a way to connect people. >> reporter: tony award-winner rdian 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, the writers, the producers on the show, it is the grips and gaffers and 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 and his husband launched a webcast. >> you guys ready? >> reporter: stars in the house streams live twice a day and 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! >> reporter: hi guys. but on occasion, i get to wear a different hat. ♪ luck be a lady tonight >> now we're talking! ♪ ♪ >> eporter: these moments are

moving audiences and artists alike, all of us eager for better days ahead. >> i've been in quarantine for 18 days, something like that. i haven't touched anyone. it is so weird. >> reporter: this is a musical hug, isn't it? >> musical 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. >> gradney: next on the "cbs weekend news," this easter, united at last, after the world's largest lockdown. kdown. is is

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information over the last year about how she was doing. >> reporter: on march 5, 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 savilles, like tens of thousands of 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. r custody.just really anxious to get home and have all of our kids under one roof. >> hudson. >> and who is that? >> noah. >> reporter: as grace spent time learning her new brother's by the mormoew parents worry. church had extra seats. the layover brought quite a smile when grace experienced her first happy meal. and then, this unforgettable moment. after a month, a family once separated by half the globe was

reunited, for the first time. what is the best part for you? >> to see our boys. >> to see our boys, play with them again. having her here has been great. >> reporter: george bernard shaw once said, a happy family is but an earlier heaven. and this is one family that is happy to finally be together. kris van cleave, cbs news, washington. >> gradney: and that is the "cbs weekend news" for this sunday. "60 minutes" is coming up. for now, i'm mia gradney, reporting from khou11 in houston. from all of us at cbs news here in texas and around the world, happy easter, and good night. captioning sponsored by cb