that's it for us at 5. we will see you at 6 for an hour of news. updates always onkpix.com. captioning sponsored by cbs >> gables: tonight-- ht the rescue. again, congress close to a new $400 billion coronavirus aid deal. protests to reopen the country spread. >> i'm out here fighting for our first amendment rights. >> gables: the president signals he's on board, even as >> it's a distraction. >> gables: also tonight, testing amoubles. the blame game intensifies. to it's not accurate to say there's plenty of testing. >> gables: who is keeping the farm hands safe? plus, hospitals open so patients don't have to die alone. >> i think the best medicine

that we're giving them right now eline bring their son and daughter or grandchild to their bedside. >> gables: sideline skiers and snowboarders unite to get >> i went through my stuff and i grabbed a pair and dropped them off. >> gables: and later, this war veteran walked to help fight the virus, inspiring a nation. >> the sun will shine on you again. this is the "cbs weekend news." >> gables: good evening. i'm shon gables, reporting from wgcl cbs 46 in atlanta. more federal money could be on the way to struggling small businesses. at the same time, the debate over the reopening of the country is getting sharply political. the virus is still killing more than 3,600 americans in the last 24 hours. the u.s. death toll now tops 41,000.ivrt

6,00ses. meg oliver in new jersey starts us off. us off. >> reporter: well, the army has been supporting several hospitals in new york city. they moved to new jersey for the first time this week to help an overwhelmed staff here at overwhelmed staff here at university hospital. but it's a different scene across the country as protesters rush back for more freedom. protests demanding coronavirus restrictions end and the country ndopen intensify sunday. but a new poll finds most americans are concerned states will reopen too quickly. what's your reaction when you see the protests? >> i'm extremely concerned. >> reporter: jonathan green runs the emergency department at army,sity hospital in newark. they are just st to feel the attening of the curve. >> we just need to make sure that we stay the course with coming in. ancing. we don't want to see another surge coming in. >> reporter: restrictions in

some states are easing. marinas and boatyards in connecticut, new york and new jersey are opening with strict measures. beaches in florida have reopened. ayere's hope in new york. governor cuomo says the outbreak is slowing, but they need to reduce the infection rate before restrictions are eased. >> but watch that hospitalization rate and that infection rate. because if that starts going up again, and you don't immediately correct, or you made such a dramatic movement that the virus infection spreads, you could go right back to where you were, in one week's time. >> reporter: as americans wait, the lines grow longer outside food banks, like this one in california. >> the need is massive. >> reporter: this month, university hospital lost five staff members to covid-19. with more than 200 patients with the virus right now, they're hoping they have reached the peak, shon. >> gables: meg oliver, thank you.

tonight the white house and congressional democrats say they're close to a deal for more money to help struggling small businesses. this, as the finger pointing over testing intensifies. nikole killion at the white house. >> reporter: the white house indicated relief could be on the way to small businesses this week after money for a popular loan program ran out. >> the senate can pass this tomorrow and that the house can take it up tuesday. and wednesday we would be back up and running. >> reporter: the measure, negotiated with democratic leaders, would include at least $300 billion for the paycheck elotection program, as well as funding for hospitals and testing. >> the very things that we democrats have been fighting for are now going into the bill. >> reporter: amid the cooperation... >> we're doing about 150,000 tests a day. >>tevideinision'aims of sufficit test >> the president gets an "f" on

failure, on the testing. >> reporter: the president fired off a series of tweets calling nancy pelosi "an inherently dumb person. she will be overthrown." ob done.," just like i was right >> it's jus on ventilators, i'm right on testing." governors must be able to step up and get the job done. >> that's just delusional, to say that the governors have plenty of testing and they should get to work on testing. somehow we aren't doing our job is just absolutely false. >> reporter: some governors say even if the tests are there, they're short on supplies. >> the re-agents and the swabs are absolutely essential. you can't process all of these tests if you can't take the sample and protect it. >> reporter: the governor of michigan is among those calling on the federal government to use the defense production act again contins to work with thecalies. governd with tan ate more tests in their states. .> gables: nikole, thanks.

as of today, there are now 198 days until the presidential election. let's check in with cbs news political correspondent ed o'keefe. and ed, president trump and joe biden's campaigns are now accusing each other of being soft on china and how to respond wh the coronavirus outbreak. what is really going on here? >> reporter: well, look, both sides the american public blames china for not doing more to stop the spread of the disease. the trump campaign is trying to use comments that biden made last year that seem to suggest ohat the rise of china isn't that big of a deal. they also point out that his son had done some business work in snina. the biden campaign says, look, while the president wasn't responsible for coronavirus itself, he is responsible for the response. >> gables: the next big story that we're waiting for is that joe biden needs to do is select a running mate. what do you know about that so far? >> reporter: that's right, cbs news has learned that that

process will formally begin this coming week. remember, biden himself has said he's going to pick a woman to be his running mate and that group of people that he will look into is expected to include gretchen whitmire and stacey abrams. >> gables: and stacey abrams has not been coy about wanting this position. all of georgia watching. you can follow ed's reporting online and on air and on cbsn. and, breaking news, the royal canadian mounted police say a gunman went on a shooting rampage outside of halifax, nova scotia. authorities say the gunman is dead. now, in this pandemic, there's wo such thing as working from home for the nation's farm workers doing essential work with little or no protective gear. their lives and the nation's food supply are at risk.

here's manuel bojorquez. >> reporter: for workers on florida's farms, getting to the fields starts with a bus ride, making social distancing practically impossible. >> we're expected to keep going, an essential labor. when we're absolutely abandoned in terms of resources to protect ourselves. there's no personal protective equipment. >> reporter: here, the nearest hospital is about an hour away. this man is with the coalition of workers which has been distributing flyers on covid precautions, in spanish and creole, and answering questions on a radio talk show. some growers have set up hand washing stations, but reyes >>u abouvi's not enough. w.ld fie, win if there are no workers, because we get all sick and it's impossible to sustain the work because of that, then there's no

food. what are people going to do? >> reporter: the vast majority of the nation's farm workers lack health insurance or sick taid leave. and though it's estimated undocumented immigrants paid $20 billion in federal taxes in 2018, they aren't eligible for stimulus checks. "because of our needs, we have to go to work," says gloria carrera. though she recently made the ough decision to leave the fields and her income for the health of her two children. work or stay safe-- it's a daily dilemma for laborers like her across the country. but carrera's situation exposes another problem. more than one family living exposure evof. she says it's the only way she can afford the rent but increases their chance of exposure even if she continues to stay home. manuel bojorquez, cbs news, miami. >> gables: now to louisiana. one of the nation's virus hot spots. with no cure and limited treatment options, patients are

often isolated from loved ones. even in death. one louisiana hospital is trying to change that. mireya villareal have more from new orleans. >> reporter: arzelia smith drove from houston to new orleans to reunite with her grandfather. >> i want to get to my grandfather. that's my first thought. i need to be with any grandfather. >> reporter: willie gordon was a world war ii veteran, a family man that helped raise his azalia. the coronavirus combined with underlying health issues left him lying helpless in a hospital bed. >> it's heart warming and also heart-breaking at the same time. i believe that he's at peace. >> reporter: this visit was made possible through a pop-up program created by heart of hospice. the agency rented out a vacant wing inside this hospital exclusively treating covid-19 patients. you're bringing healthy family members in to a place where eir health ronavirus. how do you ensure their health and safety? >> so, we took that very, very

seriously. our staff members are actually educating them on the proper utilization of the p.p.e., how to put the p.p.e. on, what is safe, what is not safe. they're fully gowned out. >> reporter: arkansas nurse melissa moody was part of the team treating arzalia's grandfather. >> i think the best medicine that we're giving them right now, better than anything i can give them through their i.v., is to bring their son, their daughter or their grandchild to their bedside. >> how are you doing? >> reporter: some would find these moments difficult. but for willie gordon's family, this was a gift. >> we didn't want him to feel alone during this time. >> reporter: are you ready to a. i am. ospice is fieheart of hospice is fielding phone calls from across the country. providers saying "how can we help?" and others saying, "how can we do this for our patients?" the pop-up was planning to be here through june 30.but thre sn

extend past that date. shon? >> gables: mireya, thanks. today marks one of the darkest days in our nation's history. 25 years ago, a right-wing extremist bomb destroyed the federal building in oklahoma city, killing 168 people, 19 of them children. today, the pandemic forced the annual memorial to happen online. a warning to southern states tonight-- more severe weather is on the way. ed f ball-sized hail pelted texas and oklahoma. tonight, millions are threatened by more tornadoes from arkansas to the carolinas and florida panhandle. and here in atlanta, opera singers are delivering emotional pick-me-ups to your front porch. ♪ ♪ joelle roberson hits the high hopeful notes of a rodgers and hammerstein's favorite.

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>> reporter: it turns out the ski goggles could be put to a great use, by doctors. >> your eyes are bare, very exposed. that's the way for the virus to jump immediately into your body and attack you. >> reporter: dr. marsha glass and her colleagues were running dangeroulsy low on protective equipment when a fellow doctor set a box to her home. >> i opened it up and i saw boxes of goggles. >> reporter: they were ski goggles from a group called goggles for docs, that has been kiers and onations from sidelined skiers and snowboarders around the world. did you ever think that you would be outfitting doctors with personal protective equipment? >> no. i don't think anyone would have thought it would have came that far, and so fast. >> reporter: signs are popping up in ski towns everywhere. everywhere.e rausch making a we found page rausch ma drop-off in salt lake city. >> we saw this goggles for docs. so i went through my stuff and i dropped some off. >> reporter: in the last few months, goggles for docs has

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100 laps in his garden, ten a day, in times for his 100th ng thday. a way of saying thank you to britain's national health service for his new hip, hoping to raise 1,000 pounds, roughly $1,200, a litle morale boost in a country hurting for inspiration. >> tomorrow, you will find out everything will be better than today, even if today was all right. >> reporter: captain tom had no idea how good his tomorrow was about to become. the donations began touring in. so he upped the ante. why not 500,000 pounds? soon he sprinted past that, too. within days, captain tom was a household name with people getting daily updates on his progress. ( honking and cheers ) because here's what captain tom tapped into. a national outpouring of support for britain's straining health workers. so with each step, captain tom was carrying the country along with him and not just britain. soon people from more than 50 nations, including the united

states pitched in. one million became two million, niur million, eight million. by the morning of his last day, captain tom had raised more than $16 million. and along the way, he raised hope. >> the sun will shine on you again, and the clouds will go away. >> reporter: captain tom is fond of the saying, "fortune favors the brave." he could not have been more right. >> inches to go. and there he is. >> reporter: charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. >> gables: age is only a number. that's the "cbs weekend news" for this sunday. later on cbs, "60 minutes." i'm shon gables reporting from wgcl cbs 46 in atlanta. from all of us at cbs news in georgia and around the world, stay safe. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org