out the door right now or you are at home, just log on to kpix.com. of course, you can watch those stories and much more throughout the day on multiple devices and platforms. all you have to do is download the cbs news app. back to you. > thank you good morning to you. welcome to "cbs this morning." it's tuesday, april 21st, 2020. i'm gayle king with anthony mason and tony dokoupil. shutting america's doors. president trump announces a plan to temporarily suspend immigration into the united states. he says it will protect jobs, but we'll show you the big questions he left unanswered. where is kim jong-un? the latest on an overnight report the north korean leader's health may be in jeopardy. what it could meann for the country's nuclear weapons. rush to reopen. more states are partially lifting stay at home orders under pressure to restart the economy. we talk with california governor

gavin newsom about his state's plan and his message to protesters. and industry impact. oil prices tank to an historic low, as a new hot spot for the virus grows in america's food processing plants. first, here's today's eye-opener. your world in 90 seconds. >> personal health creates economic health. that's our mindset. that's what all our mindset needs to be. >> the outbreak is getting worse in some parts of the country. at the same time, other areas are lifting stay at home orders. >> if we all pull back, we could see a second wave. >> the president claims, in a late-night tweet, he'll sign an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration in this country over coronavirus fears. >> i believe in governance by law, not necessarily by tweet. >> new reporting on the health of kim jong-un. speculation of his health has been on the rise since he was a no-show at a major celebration of his late grandfather last

week. >> this is something that is extremely sensitive. so we may continue to hear lots of conflicting stories and rumors. >> for the first time in history, the price of oil in the u.s. turned negative. >> basically, there's so much oil, there is nowhere left to store it. they're paying people to take it off his hands. it is essentially how we'll feel in a few months about all the toilet paper we hoarded. >> all that. >> syracuse men's bbasketball head coach jim boeheim still has the touch. >> form may not be pretty. >> all that matters. >> alcohol and covid-19, what you need to know. the fact check follows quarantine guidelines, like when working from home, adhere to your usual workplace rules and do not drink. well, thank goodness, my usual workplace is super chill. >> on "cbs ththis morning." >> on saturday night, i was part of a special that aired all over the world called "one world together at home." the mvp of the night was the 78-year-old drummer for the

rolling stones. watch charlie close. he managed to play the drums without making contact with anything at all. ♪ you just might find you get what you need ♪ >> i assume he was aware he didn't have any drums. 4:20 comes earlier in england, i think. >> this morning's eye-opener is presented by toyota. >> oh, gosh. i actually noticed that, anthony. i thought charlie's form was so good, i didn't even care about it. i thought it was a great performance all the way around. >> we're all making music in our minds these days, gayle. it was awesome. >> exactly right. welcome to "cbs this morning." from our homes to yours, as you see, we hope you are staying safe. please stay at home if you can. if you're one of those essential workers getting ready to head out the door, we thank you, thank you, thank you. you are not taken for granted. much appreciated. this is where we begin today, with several states that

are moving forward with the controversial plans to begin reopening. we start with president trump's announcement, that he plans to temporarily suspend immigration into the u.s. and the urgent questions about his proposal. he tweeted this news last night, citing the invisible enemy of the coronavirus, and the need to protect jobs. anthony? >> at this point, the vast majority of u.s. cases are not coming from outside the country. the u.s. already has, by far, the most reported cases in the world. more than 787,000. and the most deaths, more than 42,000. nearly all immigration had already been suspended. weijia jiang is at the white house. what do we know? >> reporter: good morning, anthony. president trump tweeted this surprise announcement without any context or further explanation, leaving the public guessing overnight about how it could play out. the white house is not providing any further explanation.

cbs news has learned that the administration the administration has been working on executive action for several weeks. sources say it won't be a. which, of course, plagued this administration's travel bans early in the president's term. now travel and immigration have already been restricted due to the coronavirus. on march 20th, the administration effectively halted new visa applications. and president trump has repeatedly praised his decision to ban travel from china and europe and both the northern and southern border have been closed to all nonessential travel. several big questions are still reeling this morning like how is this going to impact green card holders. how long is the ban going to last and whether the president even has the constitutional authority to carry it out. >> weijia, switching gears to the economy, it does appear that congress is getting closer to providing additional aid to small businesses after the $350

billion paycheck protection program ran out of money. what can you tell us on that front? >> lawmakers from both sides and the white house have been arguing for days over how much more money to add in and how to spend it. here's what the final bill will look like look like. about $310 billion in additional funds for the paycheck protection program. $60 billion reserved for rural and minority led businesses. $75 billion for hospitals and $25 billion for covid-19 testing. now there was swift backlash over the ppp after it ran out of money on thursday because some larger chain corporations were able to get loans while smaller independent businesses were either denied or left waiting as the money ran out. tony? >> yeah, but it sounds like some moral help is on the way. weijia, thank you. gayle, back to you. >> thank you both. at his latest briefing, president trump suggested the

total u.s. death toll from the coronavirus could wind up between 50 and 60,000 and we're currently on pace to hit that 50,000 mark within a week. this comes as more states partially reopen leading to concerns that more people could get sick. our lead national correspondent david begnaud is in new york with more on that story. david, what's the situation? scary stuff. >> well, gayle, the mayor decided to cancel permitted events like the puerto rican parade and gay pride parade. you have the mayor of new york and the governor of new york not ready to ease up on restrictions yet. you're hearing other governors like tennessee and georgia and south carolina who say, you know what? we're ready to start returning some things to normal. and they're not alone. in indiana, elective medical procedures will resume immediately. in georgia, which has more than 19,000 coronavirus cases, businesses like fitness centers and hair salons can start opening this friday. next week it will be dine-in

restaurants and movie theaters. >> by taking this measured action, we'll get georgians back to work safely without undermining the progress that we all have made in this battle against covid-19. >> despite what the governor is saying, the mayor of atlanta is imploring people to say at home. >> our numbers are going up. we really are at a loss, and i am concerned as a mother, and as the mayor of our capital city. >> i would like to get out and live a normal life. >> reporter: clay bentley of rome, georgia, who recovered from covid-19 supports governor kemp in starting to return things to normal. >> we have to adapt to our world and we can't just hide in a hole. it's time to get back out in the world. >> reporter: the majority of experts say if you want to safely reopen the country, there needs to be robust testing to determine how many people have had the virus and who may be immune. there's a new study involving antibodies which suggests the virus may have been far more

widespread than the nation's most populated county. california researchers say adult covid-19 cases in los angeles county could have been as high as 442,000 back in early april. that would be up to 55 times higher than the confirmed cases at that time. >> that is a crazy number. so what it implies is we're not doing enough testing. >> reporter: cbs news medical contributor david dr. agus. >> every location needs data like this. this is one of the underpinnings of making a decision if you are a governor. do we let people out of the stay-at-home rules? >> around the country monday, small, yet loud groups of people continue to protest stay-at-home orders. >> it's definitely real, but you can't strip away people's civil liberties. >> reporter: the orders were designed in part to protect this country's most vulnerable people. >> mateo was diagnosed with an inoperable malignant brain tumor. >> reporter: like 4-year-old mateo from long island, new

york. he was diagnosed with covid-19 right around the time he was supposed to start chemotherapy. jennifer is his mom. >> the doctors are basically saying that we need to start moving forward with chemotherapy because it's been too long that we haven't had any chemotherapy treatment. >> reporter: mateo, his mom and dad all tested positive for coronavirus. doctors said you have to test negative twice before we bring you in. but his condition is such that doctors are saying, listen, bring him in. we're going to start today, and we'll do it in isolation. one more thing before we go. the governor of new york, andrew cuomo, who has criticized president trump in the past, but also given him credit for the work the federal government has done here, he's actually headed to the white house today to meet with the president. tony? >> david, every governor seems to be walking a fine line on that subject. david, thank you very much. we want to tell you about a blunt prediction from california governor gavin newsom. he says a return to life as normal in that state will not

happen any time soon. hundreds of people protested california's stay-at-home restrictions at the state capital in sacramento yesterday. but in an interview you'll only see on "cbs this morning," newsom says more patience is needed. governor, the last time you were on our air, you said you worried people would become fatigued with the social distancing guidelines and the restrictions. it seems that fatigue has set in to judge by the protests. what's your message to those protesters? >> stay safe. stay healthy. when you come home if you haven't practiced social distancing, be careful when you see grandma and grandpa and focus again on the fact nat we're all in this together. >> president trump has expressed sympathy with the protesters, even cheering them on in some respects. do you share that sympathy? it's not exactly the president's language. >> i share the empathy of frustration that we're all living through something we've never lived through in our lifetime in the need and desire

for all of us to get back to work and some semblance of normalcy. >> can you say from where you're sitting at the moment at the worst is over in california? >> no, because if we all pull back, we could see a second wave that makes this pale in comparison. i can't say that. honestly, that's determined by the act of 40 million californians that have been continuing to meet this moment. i see numbers are beginning to flatten but woor not seeing the significant decline we need to see ultimately to toggle back. but we are committed to a process. we've socialized that process and we're leaning in working with 58 counties across the state to make sure that we do it together in a thoughtful and strategic way. >> i understand the timeline for easing restrictions is still a work in progress. a little hazy. depending on what people do today. from where you're sitting with the data you have, can you say today that baseball is possible in july? school will be back in session in september? and if possible, that elections

will happen as normal in november? >> i don't know there's normal and none of the above as normal. i think that would be unrealistic to assert. you have to radically change the floor plans in the schools. in businesses, private/public institutions large and small. we're going to have new protocols and procedures, temperature checks. people wearing face coverings across the spectrum. but the idea of tens of thousands of fans coming together across their differences, high-fiving one another, hugging each other after a base hit or a strikeout is not something i'm anticipating any time soon. >> life as we knew it is gone until such a time there's a vaccine or herd immunity. >> you've got it. it's not that complicated. or incredibly successful and i havably distribute 9 treatments. i don't anticipate that normalcy

many of us wish for happening any time soon, but we will begin to toggle back to put a little dimmer switch up and to begin to change the way we're currently conducting ourselves from a full shutdown to one that's more pri prescriptive and targeted. >> i don't hear the same message from washington, d.c., from president trump. do you think he has a responsibility to start preparing america for the very same changes you've described? >> i think we all have a responsibility to use the information that we have, the data we have, and process it in a way that's open and honest with the american people. look, i don't think there's anything wrong with being optimistic and hopeful. i'm optimistic. i'm hopeful. this is not the new normalcy in perpetuity. we're going to come back. we need to temper the enthusiasm on when and how. once we get herd immunity and a vaccine, then we can come back and flourish and thrive.

>> boy, but herd immunity or a vaccine, that could be many months or more than a year off. when it comes to being open and honest with the american people, the california governor seems to be doing so. he also said he would like to see more federal support in testing, not with the facilities. they have enough facilities. what they lack, gayle, is the supplies. swabs and the like. >> you know, tony, what strikes me about the interview that you just did with governor newsom, he is certainly consistent. last ntime he was on our air he said opening too soon would be like jumping out of the plane with a parachute and cutting the cord before you land. a lot of people thought that was a great analogy. the latest poll shows people hold on to what dr. tony fauci says about when this should reopen. he has said all along the virus determines the timeline, not anybody else. anthony? tony? >> thanks, gayle.

all right. i'm going to move on to other news here now. the health of north korea's dictator and the control of that country's nuclear weapons is in serious question this morning. kim jong-un did not appear at a major public celebration last week. now there's a report, unconfirmed, by cbs news that he had heart surgery and may be fighting for his life. ramy inocencio joins us from tokyo. what do we know for sure at this point? >> good question. good morning there. yeah, frankly, the world doesn't know whether kim jong-un is alive, sick or dead after those initial reports. but one thing is for certain. looking ahead that any kind of news that comes out of north korea needs to be taken with a massive dose of salt. one north korea expert told me it could be days, maybe even longer to know any kind of truth out of the country. >> reporter: this was the last time kim jong-un was seen in public. april 11th. a meeting with his top advisers

and just a day before he reportedly underwent heart surgery. that's according to one south korean report. on april 15th, kim then missed for the first time an annual birthday event honoring his late grandfather, kim il-sung, north korea's founder. north korea expert robert carlin says if kim died, his successor, likely his younger sister, would need to secure a power base before taking control of the country. >> you'll have ininsuranexperie koreans at the top. there are going to be factions trying to scramble to the top. >> reporter: but the biggest worry if kim jong-un died is the 30 to 40 nuclear weapons. >> people will breathe a sigh of relief if they discover kim showing up in two days. >> reporter: and they have refuted those initial reports. and north korea observers are saying when it comes to the health of the leader of north korea, you have to take everything with a very good strong dose of skepticism.

gayle? >> all right, thank you, ramy inocencio reporting from tokyo. the coronavirus lockdown and other factors caused an historic moment in the oil futures market yesterday. for just a few hours, the benchmark price produced in the country entered negative territory. so that means traders were willing to pay buyers to take oil shipments due to be delivered. starting today, because there isn't enough room to store it. ahead, how the price drop is devastating communities in west texas, a region that depends on oil. oil very cheap these

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ahead the conflict between officials who demand that companies protect their employees and others who reject shutting down production. your local news good morning, it's 7:26. president trump is set to halt all immigration to the u.s. he said he will sign executive orders to stop immigration to protect jobs for american citizens. critics said he is using the pandemic as an excuse to target immigrants. experts said the latest order will meet legal challenges. the number of people in the bay area counties went down for coronavirus. those with pending results 360

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welcome back to "cbs this morning". are you ready for a good story? here's one i want to share with you. it's a story of a man who beat the coronavirus after fighting for his life nor than two weeks. here he is, going home. [ bell ringing ] [ applause ] those are the doctors and nurses at st. james parish hospital in louisiana saying good by to 84-year-old kernell butler. he's on his way the home be reunited with his family. yesterday his sign reads 84 years young and 17 days in the

hospital, i survived! . i love this story, anthony, because it's such a good reminder to us that most people, most people survive coronavirus. you get so caught up in the numbers, the vast numbers of people dying. it's always nice to see people have survived. >> yeah. i love mr. butler's sign. congratulations to him. it's a really rough fight for a lot of people but great to see people going home. >> with people staying home and not traveling during the pandemic demand for oil has plummeted. a key benchmark determining crude oil prices fell below zero for the first time ever yesterday. it has since rebounded but low oil prices can be disasterous for regions that rely on drilling and tax revenue. in our coronavirus series financial fallout, janet shamlian traveled to west texas to see how the collapse is affecting people there.

>> reporter: good morning. while the economy is reeling from coronavirus this part of west texas, the heart of the energy industry in america is dealing with a double blow. not long ago midland was a boom town. now preparing for a bust. this is a fourth generation midland oil worker. he was laid off last week. unlike others, coronavirus isn't the main culprit. >> we got hit with a double whammy between the saudi and russia price war that sfwartd the same time the coronavirus hit. kind of unprecedented time for us out here. >> reporter: out here is the r permean basin. it had been booming. new construction every where. then price war and coronavirus sent prices spiraling monday to the lowest level in history.

the city of about 140,000 now tops the list of those that would be hardest hit bay recession. according to the public policy group the brookings institution. >> like someone hit a switch and layoffs started, the city starts to slow down. you can literally feel it. >> reporter: the mayor says once coronavirus hit it grounded planes and kept drivers off roads dealing a devastating blow for demand for i'll and bringing midland to its knees. now one of the city's best restaurants is a food pantry. free lunch for first responders and anyone who can't afford to buy groceries. the outlook can't good. the region will recover behind the rest of the country. >> probably at least a two year lift for us to get this economy moving again. this boom we were in, about a five year run. it took us a week to lose it.

>> reporter: for the dokey family, their savings won't last that long. >> how are you managing? >> my first goal is to feed my family and then provide them shelter to lay their heads down at night. >> reporter: workers, engineers and thousands of others in the industry previously have little trouble finding out work in downturns. but in the world of coronavirus no one is hiring. >> that was janet shamlian reporting on some real tough times in the oil industry. the coronavirus is forges several meat processing plants to shut down. ahead what this means for your food supply and a reminder you can always get the morning news by subscribing to the "cbs this morning" podcast. hear the day's top stories in less than 20 minutes. we'll be right back.

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officials in spain have announced the running of the bulls is cancelled this year, too dangerous it turns out in the era of coronavirus. but vladimir duthiers is still running every morning and that runs begins right now with what to watch. busy signals. we're having audio problems. i'm talking. all right. i don't think vlad's audio is working. what are we talking about today? >> you got it. >> i didn't have audio. couldn't see you guys. >> take it away, vlad. >> the magic of working from home like millions of americans working from home too. sometimes we have a little hiccup or two.

but we're still tracking some of the stories we think you'll be talking about today, including this. more than 300 amazon employees are staging a nationwide protest starting today. they say the company has not fulfilled its commitment to keep them safe during pandemic. amazon gave warehouse and delivery workers a temporary raise but one worker says that is not enough. >> people are dying. people are literally out here dying. all because to make an extra $2 an hour. >> employees say they will stay out of work until amazon makes changes to keep them safe. amazon has not responded to our request for comment but said they have adjusted practices to ensure social distancing and implemented daily temperature screenings.

but one advocacy group say more than 130 facilities had at least one employee test positive for covid-19. >> it's very interesting stuff. reminds me of what we were talking about in the last segment. some jobs you just can't do from home. yesterday governor cuomo said something interesting at his briefing he said these front line workers are our heroes and he meant beyond the medical community and called for a 50% bonus on their annual salary. he say pay them what they deserve. when you hear stories like enthusiast realize how important they are. vlad, you have an all-star tribute for prince tonight? what's that all about? >> tony, i pay tribute to prince every night since it was a prince song that was playing when i had my first kiss. tonight only on cbs, some of music's top stars will honor the life and legend of prince. ♪

we're talking usher, john legend, chris martin from coldplay all part of the all-star lineup to perform some of the icon's best songs. marking the four year anniversary of prince's death. catch the salute to prince tonight at 9:00, 8:00 central right here on cbs. anthony, i know you'll be watching. >> i'm excited because not just all those huge stars but a lot of folks from prince's world. the revolution will be there. and this is a real concert. remember those? this was actually recorded back in january right around the grammys. so there's an audience. >> i do remember that. i love, anthony, that the time will be there because everybody was doing o-e-o. remember that. >> i saw them doing it out there during the grammy. they southern incredible.

buckingham palace is marking the queen's birthday differently this year. what's happening. >> queen elizabeth ii turns 94 today and the occasion, those was marktd with very little fan fare. the palace tweeted this clip of a private family film. this shows the princess playing with her little sister. while it's traditionally marked with ceremonial gun salute the queen felt it wouldn't be appropriate. >> i'm stuck on the prince song your first case. how old were you. 30 what? >> i was an old man by the time i had that first kiss. >> yes. let's salute the queen. we're very happy for her 94th birthday. birthdays after big deal i don't care who you are especially when you celebrate a milestone.

have a story about that, vlad? >> that's right. this world war ii veteran got a surprise 100 birthday bash. friend and family gathered outside of his living facility and sang happy birthday and held up signs. his family says he's the most positive man that they know and i'm down with that positive, optimism, happiness. choose every day. >> stay with us. coming up, stacy abrams will be right back with us. nsitive teet, you probably aren't going to brush your teeth as effectivity because it causes pain. and if you see blood you should do something about it. you know, i talk to dentists every day and they're able to recommend one product, new sensodyne sensitivity & gum, to address both conditions at the same time. if we only treat one versus the other, the patient's mouth is never going to be where it needs to be. it's really good dentistry to be able to recommend one product for patients that can address two conditions.

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good morning, i'm gianna franco. it's 7:56. as we look at the roadways right now, fairly quiet, good news on the freeway, early morning roadway has been cleared out of lanes. things are moving better northbound 880 through oakland. south 88 0, you have brake lights from the interchange, headed to the san mateo bridge. a live look right now, and you can see things look good in both directions. headed to 101, you will not see any troubles through there. 101 itself, looking good itself. a couple of things brewing out there. 101, debris in the roadway, and that 280, 92 connector, there's road work in there.

the bay bridge lightly traveled no delays out of the east bay, headed into san francisco. a heads up, we are getting reports of a crash southbound 880. let's check the forecast. here's mary. you can see on gianna's live traffic cameras, the clouds in the sky. we will head through the afternoon with clearing, and afternoon sunshine. today, the start of a warming trend for us, high pressure building in. as we go throughout the day, sunshine, milder daytime highs, and it will be breezy, around the bay, and along the coast. westerly winds about 20 to 30 miles an hour. we are going to warm up and continue on that warming trend as we head through the week. for today, 64 in san francisco. 68 in fremont, and 72 in concord and santa rosa. 71 for san jose, and 67 for redmond city. through the we it's tuesday, april 21st,

2020.t's tuesday, april 21st, welcome back to "cbs this morning." i'm gayle king with tony dokoupil and anthony mason. open for business? more states including georgia plan to reopen despite the potential risk to people's lives. first on "cbs this morning," we'll talk with a former candidate for governor in georgia, stacey abrams. to new orleans how racial inequality in some communities is making the pandemic more severe. and distance dating, how some folks are getting creative looking for love during social distancing. >> can't wait for that.

but first here's today's eye opener at 8:00. we start with president trump's announcement that he plans to temporarily suspend immigration into the u.s. >> president trump tweeted without any context or further explanation leaving the public guessing overnight. >> so you've got the mayor of new york city and the governor of new york not ready to ease up on restrictions yet but starting to hear other governors like tennessee and georgia and south carolina who say we're ready to start returning some things to normal. >> this is not the new normalcy in perpetuity. once we get a vaccine we can come back and thrive. >> when it comes to being open an honest the governor seems to do. the health of north korean leader. the world doesn't know where kim jong-un is alive, sick or dead. shake shack agreed to return its $10 million government loan

saying the money received could be reallocated to the independent restaurants who need it most. gave the independence a large plastic buzzer and said when that vibrates come to the counter and get your cash. >> i know that vibrator always waiting for it to go off so we can go up to the counter. i know it well. know it well. welcome back to "cbs this morning." tony, you've been there a couple times waiting for the thing to go off. >> once or twice. if they weren't getting the money they needed i think i got room in my freezer. i'll take everything they got and we'll eat it later. >> me, too. like many of you watching us at home, we are following the guidelines to stay home as much as possible and we are absolutely hoping, hoping, hoping fingers crossed that you are doing the same. >> that's right. >> tony? >> some states are trying to open and there are questions this morning over whether some of those states are moving too quickly in their effort to reopen. the republican governor of south carolina for example henry mcmaster announced beaches and

some retail stores can open today, that is if social distancing is still observed. georgia governor brian kemp, also a republican, says many businesses there can begin opening friday, including gyms and hair salons. he says "favorable data" led to the decision, but cases continue to rise in georgia, even if the pace has begun to slow. the state has more than 19,000 reported cases so far. it comes as a new "washington post"/university of maryland poll finds the majority of americans do not think it will be safe for gatherings of ten or more people before the end of june. first on "cbs this morning," stacey abrams joins us from atlanta to announce a new initiative helping people hit the hardest by the coronavirus. abrams is the founder of fair fight 2020, and as you know was a 2018 democratic candidate for

governor of georgia. good morning to you, stacey abrams. always good to see you. i want to talk about your initiative in just a second. >> good morning. >> first i want to start with your governor's decision to reopen. i want to get your reaction to that. you have called it "dangerously incompetent." what concerns you? >> georgia is a state that has one of the highest infection rates. we are recently ranked number 14. the city of albany itself was number four in the world for coronavirus infection rates, and we have the seventh slowest testing rate, which means that we don't know what is happening in georgia. we do know that we have more deaths than almost any other state in the southeast, and that we are not ready to return to normal. what's even more concerning is that the businesses that are opening are ones like nail salons and restaurants, places where low-income workers will be compelled to go back to work in order to keep their jobs and they're going to be the most at risk for contracting the disease and we have one of the weakest health infrastructures in the country without medicaid

expansion and with the highest rates of hospital closures in rural communities. >> i was also wondering, stacey, how do you social distance in a barbershop, a nail salon or a tattoo shop? but your governor has said this -- >> i -- >> he knows some of the case also go up. hold on for two secs, he said the state is better prepared to hand tell and he doesn't give a damn about politics at this particular time. do you think that's true? >> this isn't about politics. this is about people's lives. we have people who are the most vulnerable and least resilient put on the front lines of contracting a disease that they cannot get treatment for. we have swathes of georgia where we have no hospitals, no doctors, and no relief, but we're also one of the states that has the weakest public infrastructure. we have a hard time getting unemployment benefits. we have a hard time getting access to medical care. there is no legitimate reason for reopening the state, except

for politics, and i think it's deeply disingenuous that he would pretend otherwise. >> so what do you think is going to take to get the testing right in georgia? >> it's going to require funding, but it's also going to require recognizing that over the last 20 years, republican leadership has weakened the public health infrastructure of our state and the governor's refusal to expand medicaid means we haven't gotten the new infusions of cash that could have helped prepare us for this pandemic, but the reality is we are where we are, and we need to meet the cause and the challenge where we are. this is an issue of competence. this is not an issue of politics, and it is a question of people's lives, and putting the most vulnerable on the front lines to meet some political goal is deeply problematic. >> let's talk about your new initiative if we could move on. it says you will give $1,000 to 100,000 households. how are you selecting the people that will get the money, and where is the money coming from?

>> so project 100 is a joint project between give directly, propel fresh ebt, stand for children. these are three organizations that work with the most vulnerable americans, and the money is coming from some incredible donors, but it's also coming from everyday people who are willing to contribute at project100.us. the people who receive the money are s.n.a.p. recipients who use the propel fresh ebt app and that's one of the social, sorry, an app designed to help low income people better manage their s.n.a.p. benefits. we have 2 million users who are receiving this, who use this app and they will be the front line recipients of these contributions. >> let's talk about the vp slot. joe biden's looking for a vp i know you've heard. there is an article out this morning that says stacey abrams would be the right pick for him. i'm assuming you agree with that. why do you think that you'd be a good choice for joe biden?

>> part of my response to not becoming governor in 2018 was not to hide my head but to really work on addressing the core issues facing our country. i've set up a national 18-state infrastructure to protect our elections. i've set up a seven-state organization that is working on the census, and through the southern economic advancement project i've been able to work with propel fresh ebt and get connected with give directly to address the economic needs of our most economically vulnerable and least resilient communities. i believe i have the capacity, the competence, the skills and the willingness to serve, but i will say this. my first responsibility is to make sure that the work that i'm doing across this country working with federal, state and local leaders helps serve the people who need it most. that's why i'm so excited about what we're doing with project100.us getting resources to those who need it directly, at a time when the government is moving too slowly to serve the most vulnerable.

s.n.a.p. recipients are the least likely to be thanked. >> that's right. i just want to say this, that's a great nuts and bolts answer because everybody knows you're extremely qualified. i'm looking for something about stacey abrams the person, why she's a good choice. >> sure. >> and have you had any talks at all with the biden team? >> i've been very privileged to work closely with the biden team in recent weeks, having conversations particularly about how we get congress to respond to the needs on our voting infrastructure. what we saw happen in wisconsin is unconscionable. i was born there. i have family still living there and the fact that they had to risk their lives to participate in an election is a travesty. the work we've done through fairfight 2020 has helped mitigate that harm in 18 states but we have more to do. but the reality is, i want to serve our country, whether i do so in elected office or through the work at the nonprofit level or small business owner. my responsibility is to make america stronger and i'm excited

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researchers are trying to understand why the coronavirus is hitting black americans especially hard. in louisiana more than half of the people who died are black. mireya villarreal spoke with an iconic cultural group in new orleans to find out why the virus is so dangerous for minorities. ♪ >> reporter: for more than a century the prestigious s ttigi krewe has been front and center at celebration. they are known for their charity work and community outreach. ♪ and jazz great louis armstrong served as the king in 1949.

but in recent months at least 25 members have tested positive for covid-19 and at least five have died. including 51-year-old cornell charles, known as coach biggie to the charter school baseball team he coached. president king elroy james. >> it started with a ripple effect where we started losing within weeks or days apart zulu members. it was tough. >> reporter: at one point roughly 70% of coronavirus deaths in. louisiana were in the african-american community. >> louisiana is a microcosm of our country. any time there is a huge amount of african-americans in one place there's going to be health disparity. >> reporter: dr. corey hebert is a member of zulu. >> once this is over, diekabete

high per tension and strokes will still be there. the grand mothers and grand fathers who have recipes music to pass down are no longer here. people at most risk, grab them and hold them and say i need you to stay well because the culture could die and we won't let that happen. >> reporter: in these uncertain times, zulu krewe is looking forward to bringing back mardi gras next year. for "cbs this morning," mireya villarreal, new orleans. we're join now by cbs news contributor, ibram x kendi, founding director of anti-race researcher and policy center at american university and creator of the covid racial data tracker. welcome. tell us what the data track certificate trying to do? >> well, first it's a collaboration between the covid tracking project as well as my colleagues at the anti-racist

policy center and we're seeking to collect and produce, make available racial data that's being released by states all over this country. so about 30, more than 30 states have released data on either infection rates or death rates and we want to collect that data and make it available to people but then analyze it and report it out. tell a story about what's happening in our country. >> is it surprising that that data hasn't effectively been collected already? >> so, it was surprising, certainly. at the beginning of this month very few states had released any sort of racial demographic data on who was being infected and who was dying and even being hospitalized as a result of koifl covid-19. so many people including myself started calling for that data.

several states have released it. we want every state to release it. we want every county to release it. we want to get a picture of who is most vulnerable. it appears in many states black he americans in particular are dying at double the rate of their population. in other words, the percentage of black people who are dying are typically double their population percentage in many states. >> why do you think that is, and how do you think it needs be addressed? >> well, i think the most immediate reason is because black people are more likely to suffer from pre-existing conditions like heart disease and respiratory disease and asthma. but the reason, there's a series of reasons why black people are more likely to suffer these pre-existing conditions. they are more likely to live in food deserts. more likely to live in trauma deserts. less access to care.

studies showing a relationship between racism and stress levels. there's a series of reasons. that's what we need to be stew dig and also ensuring that this extremely vulnerable population is being protect and resources are being put forth to ensure that they are receiving high quality life-saving care. >> your wife is a doctor working on the front lines right now. how have you been impacted by the virus? >> obviously there are medical providers all over this country who are currently herios and my wife is one of them. she's an er doctor in washington at a children's hospital and children's hospitals are now typically serving all over this country older people as she is. she's taking care of covid patients. i had to watch her put on her personal protective equipment and take it off and worry about

whether she's been infected and worry about her patients who she knows have been. but i've also watched as her hometown in southeast georgia has become an outbreak zones for covid-19. one of the highest death rates in the country. her paint still live there. she receives reports from friends at high school and older people who are dying and who are suffering from this disease. so it feels like an every day thing for us. >> yeah. well it's really important this data gets collected. there's no federal system to collect it. ibram x kendi, thank you very much. gayle? >> anthony, we'll continue this conversation about how the pandemic is hitting minority communities especially hard. tomorrow i'll anchor a primetime special covid-19, black america's fight produced by b.e.t. news in partnership with cbs news and facebook. we'll hear from some of the

families of the victims as well as survivors and give information how black americans can protect themselves. it's important primetime special tomorrow night at 7:00. we'll be right back.

good morning. it's 8:25. i'm gianna franco. we look at the roadways right now, and things are heating up along the east shore freeway. reports of a car fire a dump truck on fire at cutting boulevard. as you work your way through, not a lot of volume. if you're hitting the roadways, taking 80, you may see slowdowns because of that. everyone is out of the vehicle, but there's flames and smoke being seen from there, and fire crews are headed out to the scene. working your way to our bay area bridges, things are looking good for the most part. no major delays to report if you're head to the richmond san

rafael bridge or bay bridge, and there's the bay bridge. you can see traffic is light. an easy commute out of the east bay at least from this portion, headed into san francisco. san mateo bridge looking good as well. brake lights, and a handful of slowdowns working your way south, 880 to hayward, once you're on the span itself, we are not seeing any trouble u and the golden gate bridge, an easy ride in. no delays for the south bay. that's the morning drive. let's check the forecast with mary. good morning. we are looking at a cloudy start for many locations, headed throughout the day, and we will have a clearing and afternoon sunshine. today, the start of a warmup for us, and high pressure will build in. we can have the sunshine, and we will have milder temperatures, and breezy, though, along the coast, and right along the bay, westerly winds at 10 to 20 miles an hour this morning. we will continue with the warmup through the week. for today, 64 in san francisco. 71 in san jose, and 67

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welcome back to "cbs this morning". it's time to bring you some of the stories that we call talk of the table this morning. since we're come towing from our home to your, we'll share a story with each other and all of you. that's why we call it talk of the table. three different tables in action. tony, you're up first. >> all right. well, i have a story about told adage, actually i'll make it an adage, where there are money there are people stealing it. people are getting federal stimulus payments. but unfortunately there are scammers out there trying to steal that money and those scams are on the rise. some scams involve social media

links to fake websites. they ask for your personal information including your banking details and social security number. others claim they guarantee extra federal funds. souds good for a procession fee. the federal trade commission has received more than 22,000 reports of coronavirus related complaints and fraud losses topped more than $16 million so far. the fbi is also seeing an increase. they say they got 4,000 complaints a day recently through its internet portal. up from 1,000 a day. as low as it is to steal people's emergency funds it is happening and people should be aware. anthony, i would leave people with the following tip. the irs which is where this money is coming from will never call you and ask you to verify financial data. so don't give it up. >> never. never give it up. nothing makes my blood boil than people who steal from vulnerable people. here's my story.

broadway artists are rallying behind nick core del. he was hospitalized in los angeles last month and remains in a medically induced coma. doctors had to amputate his right leg over the weekend. broadway actress paid tribute with a song. take a listen. ♪ somewhere over the rainbow ♪ way up high ♪ there's a land that i heard of ♪ ♪ once in a lulullaby ♪ that's part of lincoln center's humanity concert series. she dedicated to him because he met his wife at bullets on broadway, the production she was

also in. that's where she met her husband. obviously close, the broadway community is very close and this was a really touching moment. >> it is, anthony. i saw an interviews with nick's wife. we're just glad that he's alive and he's going to be okay. very scary. here's my story. if you're treasured out from staying indoors. yep during this pandemic. iceland's forestry service says be a tree hugger. that's right. a tree hugger. the park ranger in iceland says when you hug a tree you gate good relaxing feeling that makes you ready for a new day and new challenges. workers have leader snow in a forest there to give visitors space to seek out the trees. the park ranger hugging a tree for five minutes every day because when you hug a tree you feel it first in your toes then up your legs and chest and up to your head. this story resonated with me. i know you go for walks in

central park. i'm thinking of venturing out. i'm feeling a little but they said hug a tree. don't pick a tree that someone else hugged, pick your own. >> i have to interject as a new yorker. most trees in new york have been spoken for and been spoken for by dogs doing their business. so beware before you hug. >> yeah. >> tony i'm not going to hug the base of the tree. i'm hugging the middle of the tree. i think i'll be okay. that's good advice. good advice. >> nice idea, gayle. when i hug a tree i just get bark under my fingers. i want to go back to broadway here. the coronavirus has shut down theaters across the country, of course and the likes have dimmed on new york's famed broadway. several actors have tested positive for the coronavirus. they include broadway veteran

ran danny bernstein. we spoke to him about i had fight against virus which he described in a recent essay for the hollywood reporter. broadway veteran danny bernstein earned six tony nominations performing in shows like "south pacific," "caberet" and playing tevye in "fiddler on the roof." in mid-march the coronavirus closed broadway and a week later attacked the actor himself. >> what did you feel in the beginning? >> i feet i had allergies. >> the 55-year-old was coughing

up blood. >> for two or three days. it scared me but my doctors told me, you know, just hang on, hang on as long as you're not having trouble breathing. >> but then while taking a shower. >> i started to have trouble breathing. i fell on my knees in the shower. i called out loudly. i said i need go to hospital. >> what were you thinking at that point? >> i was thinking i hope i hadn't waited too long. >> his wife rebecca and youngest son zach helped him get to mount sinai morningside hospital where he was isolated in the covid unit. >> you said you felt surrounded by death in the hospital? >> i was. i was. i could hear it. i was next to the nurse's station and i heard them talking about it.

i heard them rushing to rooms. there was somebody speaking over this loud god mike and all the nursing staff would freeze. >> his third day in the hospital he said was his worst. on a trip to the bathroom he found himself gasping for breath again. >> and i had that scary moment in this tiny little bathroom. oh, god this not the way -- it can't end this way in this stupid bathroom where no one knows i'm in here. >> he staggered back to his room and told a nurse. >> i couldn't breathe. besides not being able to breathe are you okay? >> told you not to panic. everybody was in the same boat. >> exactly. i'm sure she had seen much worse. so her nonchalant attitude made me relax, actually. >> doctors had names that were

comforting to you. >> yes one was named dr. gandhi and one was named dr. krishna. they were smart and comforting and i appreciated their expertise. >> after five days in the hospital, burstein was finally discharged. >> how did it feel to walk out the door? >> it felt surreal like i wasn't sure that it would happen. when i left my apartment building, when i left the lobby, i prayed that it wouldn't be the last time that i was seeing my >> how do you feel peoplely that you've been through all of this? >> i feel a little fragile, but incredibly grateful at the same time. grateful for my breath. they tell me now i'm immune. >> congratulations. i'm like a superhero. >> do you think you'll be back on broadway some day

>> hell yes! absolutely. we will. how we will is yet to be discovered. >> i'll tell the first night you're back on the stage that's going a heck of a night. >> it. it is. i can't wait. i feel sorry for the first guy that coughs in the audience. >> danrush to see danny when he back on broadway. she by the way had the coronavirus as well. not as severely and she's doing fine now. so, that's a recovery story that's really nice to hear. gayle? >> yes. anthony, i can't say enough about danny burstein. i can't wait to see him on stage again. his story was so descriptive. we take breathing for granted. for him to spell it out the way he did i felt we were there with him. i loved how you he gave a shout

out the his dock, to kind, gentle and smart. another reminder about the work people are doing and people like danny are surviving because of it. what a great interview. great interview. >> yeah. all right. coming up singles are still finding ways to connect even while practicing social distancing. ahead in our series on the new normal how dating has changed du we're all doing our part by staying at home.

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the pandemic is dramatically changing our every day lives including how we work, how we social jaz and even how we date. in our series on the new normal, jamie yuccas has been talking to people practicing social distancing while looking for love. i guess this is look but do not touch time. how are people working this out? >> reporter: that's a good way to put it. singles are finding ways to emotionally connect through the computer screen. dating apps are asking people to virtually chat but some couples are getting very creative. love really is in the air in new york city. last month jeremy cohen turned to his drone to get the attention of tori cignarella. after he spotted her dancing on her building's rooftop across

street. >> i went out the my balcony and i said hi. she waved back and said hi. i said something along the lines i'll send you something. then i wrote my number on my drone and i ran up to the roof and flew it over. >> reporter: since then there's been a rooftop dinner. on the second date in person with cohen in a protective bubble and a special romantic gesture for tori's birthday courtesy of an old boom box. >> we also get along really well. it's been nice to actually focus. >> reporter: many americans have been told to stay home to stop the spread of coronavirus. some people like jami shapiro are embracing the change. the single mom of three is fusing her time to face time. >> a lot of people are saying i'm not going date. what's the point?

this is the point? this is the time. >> reporter: she's met several potential matches but she's also facing the same frustration some experience in real life. including getting stood up. >> i put make up on. and then he didn't show and i was actually kind of mad like i just put only stick for you. >> it's the first time in a lot of people's life where they felt just prevented from contact with others. >> reporter: daniel jones is the editor of the new york column modern love. >> do you have advice for people who want to go down this road?ik deep questions and learn about their fast, their fears and hopes for the future. >> reporter: dating apps are pushing users to video chat instead. bumble says video chats increased 56% in late march.

and those video dates are lasting on average more than 20 minutes. >> do you think you can get interested in someone over video and be in it for a while until you can meet each other? >> it's possible. it really is. >> it's kind of like a pen pal. after a while a video pen pal. after some point you're like what are you doing here? so, look you could possibly find love. i'm a cheerful optimist. >> reporter: everyone want as hollywood ending, right? according to datingdom loin 5% of users say they will not date during isolation whereas 82% say, tony, they still hope to find lasting love by dating online. >> i can understand why, there's a real sweetness with this when you have communication, video

chatting but no potential for anything on that. it allows information focus on the basics. do i like this person, are they funny, are they interesting pap little birdie told me maybe you've been out there trying the dating apps. how has that been going? >> reporter: i was not going to do it in this story. i thought i'll do some research and see if it does turn out to be true. i went on lee zoom dates after texting and calling and you move up to the zoom. i met someone that i'm having fun getting to know. it's sweet and it's a little old-fashioned which is nice but we've been very respectful. >> it's lovely. very old-fashioned. feels like a return to the victorian era. hope you were wearing a big frilly dress and carrying a parasol on your walk. i hope the person is watching. if they don't know you like them before they know now.

>> great way to communicate. today's podcast gayle talks to robert kolker. his book was selected for oprah's book club. we'll be right back. stay with us. - why choose invisalign over other aligners? - only invisalign treatment uses smarttrack technology. it moves teeth more comfortably and predictably than ordinary aligners. so i can create custom treatment plans for every smile.

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just know we're all with you. thank you, thank you so much. thank you doctors & nurses.

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good morning. i'm gianna franco. it's 8:55. as we look at the roadways on this tuesday morning, pretty quiet out there. no major delays at the bay bridge. it's an easy ride out of the east bay into san francisco. good news if you're an essential worker or delivery truck driver getting ready to hit the roadways. you should not have any troubles on the bay area bridges, and no toll takers on the bridges. if you don't have fast track, you continue to travel through, and you will get a bill at a

later date. a live look at the san mateo bridge, it's an easy ride between 880 and 101. a heads up, chp is running a traffic break southbound 880, just north of a. street, and there's a hot hole in the number two lane from the left, causing vehicles to swerve, and just be careful as you head through there. the golden gate bridge, beautiful drive here no delays out of marin headed into the city. looking like a pretty day. here's mary with the forecast. that's right. it's going be a lovelyday across the bay area. we are going to see the afternoon sunshine. today, the start of a warming trend for us as we head through the week with the high pressure building in. some morning clouds out there, and headed throughout the day, sunshine, and milder daytime highs, and seasonal for this time of the year. breezy along the coast, and right around the bay, and we will continue with that warming trend as we head through friday. here's what you can expect for today. san francisco, 64, 67 in oakland, and 71 in san jose, and looking at 72 in concord and santa rosa. there we go with the warmup in store for us wednesday, thursday, and especially

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