♪ good morning to you, and welcome to "cbs this morning." it's thursday, april 23rd, 2020. i'm gayle king with anthony mason and tony dokoupil. pushed out? the government doctor leading the search for a coronavirus vaccine says he was removed after contradicting the president. plus, why mr. trump is now blasting the first governor to reopen a state after encouraging them to restart businesses. >> deadly weather. severe storms cut a destructive path across the south. a warning about even more dananr today and where to expect it. unemployed and uninsured as millions of americans file for unemployment, we hear about the

desperate plight of people losing their health insurance, too. >> and back in the game. the nfl kicks off its first ever virtual draft today. we'll show you the other ideas leagues are considering to get sports back on tv. but first, here's today's eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. >> deadly tornadoes breaking out across parts of the south. in la louisiana, texas, oklahom. >> everything is gone. the trees are gone. >> swish. >> 4.4 million new filings for unemployment benefits. >> this is about six to seven times higher than we ever saw during the great recession. >> that's raising the total layoffs since the virus hit to more than 26 million. >> in some sense, the numbers are telling us what we already see with our eyes. >> protests to reopen are

growing. southern governors are already loosening their restrictions. >> we have to proceed in a cver careful, measured way. >> you don't believe there should be distancing? >> of course. >> carolyn goodman sounding off about reopening the city. >> you're talking disease. i'm talking life. i'm talking life and living. these are people who -- >> that makes no sense. >> one of hockey's greats faced off on virtual ice. taking on ovechkin. >> they make it look easy, even when it's not. >> it's a little windy out here, andrea. >> today we're going to create a tuna melt. >> virginia senator mark warner is showing off his questionable sandwich making skills. >> some are calling it horrifying. >> and all that matters. >> earth is having kind of a moment right now because of people staying home. the earth is turning wilder and cleaner.

the best present for earth day is the same as the best present for mother's day. time away from her children. >> on "cbs this morning." >> many if not most businesses around the country are shut down right now. but there's one establish unanimous bend, oregon, that refuses to surrender to anything. >> not even the coronavirus can stop the last blockbuster on earth. it's still open. the movie rental business is offering curbside pickup. >> good for blockbuster, if they can make it, so can we. >> this morning's eye opener is presented by toyota. >> good for block bluster and the good people of bend, oregon. from our homes to yours. even if you wanted to, you couldn't get to bend, oregon, to go to the blockbuster store. i say bravo to them. >> i'd sure like to. i hope they're waiving late fees and people continue to be kind and please rewind. and on top of that, you know, desanitize as well. >> yes, i do remember that be

kind, please rewind. good for them. as you wake up in the west, we hope you're staying safe and hope you're staying at home because you know it makes a big, big difference. if you're on the front lines it goes without saying we appreciate you and thank you for doing that. here's where we start today with our clearest picture yet of americans' feelings on the coronavirus crisis. in a new cbs news poll, an overwhelming majority, 70%, say the top priority should be slowing the spread, not getting the economy going. and even more say they would not be comfortable with public activities right now if stay-at-home restrictions were lifted. look at the numbers here. 71% say they'd not be comfortable going to a are about or restaurant. and a whopping 85% would not be comfortable getting on an airplane. anthony? >> and most americans, gayle, are not happy with america's response to this crisis so far. according to the poll, 57% say it's going badly. the poll also showed state and

local officials are getting higher marks than the president even as governors face some tough decisions. mark strassmann is in atlanta. mark, with georgia set to reopen partially tomorrow, what's the feeling there? >> a little mixed, anthony. and there's also some very loud critics of the decision. in any state, of course, it's up to the governor when the state will reopen, and any decision is bound to be criticized. here in georgia, the republican governor was second-guessed by the republican president. >> i happen to disagree with him. >> reporter: president trump minced no words about georgia's plan to reopen part of its economy tomorrow. >> would i do that? no. i'd keep them a little longer. i want to protect people's lives, but i'm going to let him make his decision. but i told him, i totally disagree. >> reporter: governor brian kemp will push forward with his state's reopening. some businesses have the green light if they obey social distancing policies.

>> although i know one has the need to leapfrog over things, don't do that. do it in a measured way. >> reporter: georgia fails to meet suggested federal guidelines for lifting restrictions. primarily a 14-day downward trajectory of new positive cases. florida doesn't either. but some of their gulf coast beaches will also reopen as early as friday. >> we will do this safely, responsibly and based on the data in our state. >> reporter: oklahoma also falls short of the suggested federal standards. but the state's governor announced businesses like hair salons and spas can open tomorrow. >> we need the facts on the ground to drive a lot of our decision-making. >> reporter: massachusetts has seen a worrying increase in covid cases. their businesses are staying closed. in iowa, tyson foods suspended operations at a pork plant indefinitely. more than 180 covid infections were linked to the facility.

>> we need to get a handle on how many people are infected. we need to get more testing here. that's critically important. >> reporter: on wednesday, wisconsin also saw its largest daily jump in positive cases since the pandemic began. they're possibly tied to a cluster of infections at this green bay meat packing plant. nearly 150 people have got sick there. >> until the medical community tells us it's safe, it's just reckless and irresponsible to go back to business as usual. >> reporter: wisconsin covid survivor leah bloomberg spent nine days in a coma on a ventilator. she's still building back her strength and worries some states are reopening their economies prematurely. >> if you open up and somebody is asymptomatic, they don't know they're a carrier. and it will just spread like wildfire. >> reporter: after the president's criticism, georgia's

governor tweetsd his defense saying he relied on the guidance of public state health officials. it also includes atlanta's mayor and hundreds of local business owners even though they're losing money every day. their essential position is this -- too soon, too risky. tony? >> no easy choice here. mark, thank you. no easy choice until we get a vaccine. the doctor who was leading government efforts to find a coronavirus vaccine says he lost his position for contradicting the president. dr. rick bright is his name. he was removed for resisting a push toward unproven treatmented touted by the president. at the latest white house briefing there was a public display of unity after tensions between the president and his medical team. weijia jiang reports now from the white house. >> it was totally misquoted in the media. a statement about the fall season and the virus. totally misquoted.

>> reporter: president trump began wednesday's press briefing asking the director of the cdc, dr. robert redfield, to explain comments he made in an interview to "the washington post." >> i didn't say that this was going to be worse. i said it was going to be more complicate -- or more difficult. >> reporter: redfield was quoted in the newspaper saying that a second wave could be more difficult because it may coincide with the flu. and he eventually said it was the headline he took issue with, not the article. >> i'm accurately quoted in "the washington post." as difficult. >> reporter: the president had a much more optimistic view for the fall. >> it may not come back at all. we'll be watching for it, but it's also possible it doesn't come back at all. >> reporter: moments later, dr. anthony fauci directly contradicted that claim. >> we will have coronavirus in the fall. i am convinced of that. >> reporter: fauci is one of the few health experts within the administration who has publicly

disagreed with mr. trump. on wednesday, a high-ranking scientist said he was reassigned to another role because he resisted the white house's efforts to push chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as treatments for the virus. >> i never heard of him. when did this happen? >> reporter: richard bright was the director of the federal agency in charge of developing drugs to fight coronavirus. and in a statement, bright said the trump administration pressured me and other conscientious scientists to fund companies with political connections as well as efforts that lack scientific merit. >> this guy says he was pushed out of a job. maybe he was. maybe he wasn't. you'll have to hear the other side. i don't know who he is. >> that was weijia jiang reporting for us. a health and human services spokesperson said it was dr. bright who recently requested the emergency use of chloroquine. anthony? >> thanks, tony. a new jobless claims report

out this morning shows why some governors are anxious to reopen businesses in their states. another 4.4 million americans filed for unemployment benefits last week. that raises the number of claims in the past five weeks to more than 26 million, roughly 1 out of every 6 people in the u.s. workforce. cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger joins us. the trend line is down, but these are still staggering numbers. >> yeah, they're just awful as a matter of fact. you think about 26 million. that essentially erases every job gain since 2009. now we're hopeful that many of these people come back into the workforce when things are safe. but it's also important to note that those who are already receiving unemployment benefits, this is called continuing claims, that number is at 16 million. to put that in perspective, the previous high during the

2008-2009 recession was 6.6 million. so again, these numbers are so big, and they happen so quickly. one thing to be wear of, i should be really clear, some economists are worried the push to get back to work could backfire causing the economy to go even lower in a second wave. that's what we need to worry about. >> jill schlesinger, thank you. gayle? the mayor of las vegas wants to reopen the city for business without a plan of action. in multiple interviews, mayor carolyn goodman has suggested letting businesses compete with each other to see who can keep customers the safest. as jamie yuccas reports, the idea is getting major pushback from nevada's governor. >> we want to welcome them back to the lights on the strip, but that's not today, and it's not tomorrow. >> reporter: nevada governor steve sicilak criticized the comments of the mayor of las vegas who called to reopen sin

city. citing the state's relatively low death toll. >> hasn't it been because of social distancing that the numbers have been what they are? >> how do you know until we have a control group? we offer to be a control group. anybody who knows anything about statistics knows that, for instance, you have a vaccine -- >> you are offering the citizens of las vegas to be a control group to see if your theory on social distancing -- >> no, no, no, wrong. absolutely wrong. don't put words in my mouth. >> i will not allow the citizens of nevada, our nevadans to be used as a control group, as a placebo. >> reporter: mayor goodman has yet to outline a plan for reopening, leaving it up to casinos and other business leaders. one las vegas bar owner who converted his tavern into a drive-through store hopes the governor will at least set a date on when the state might reopen. >> even picking a date would give us a glimmer of hope. that will give all small business owners a chance to be able to set up their businesses

properly. we'll all start thinking about what we need to do to social distance and cut our occupancy. >> reporter: it will ultimately be up to the state gaming control board, not mayor goodman, to reopen the strip. for cbs this morning, i'm jamie yuccas. congress is expected to vote today on another bailout bill to help businesses slammed by the pandemic. this comes amid controversy over how government money has been distributed so far. some big companies and well-endowed schools like harvard and yale have returned bailout money under pressure. nancy cordes reports on those who are still left out. >> we're down to like $10. >> reporter: katie bell runs a spa in arizona and has been trying to get a small business loan since the day the paycheck protection program launched. >> we've tried calling, reaching out. i haven't been able to actually talk to a real person yet. i haven't gotten any replies

from any emails yet. >> reporter: she's hoping that the new cash infusion will help. $310 billion congress is set to approve today after the first tranche of $250 billion ran out in just two weeks. $60 billion will be aimed at helping rural and minority owned small businesses. >> we have customers and clients and students who paid for their classes. they're all asking for refunds. and, you know, we have to give them their refunds. >> reporter: ron owns a karate students. he's applied for a ppp loan three times but has heard nothing. >> the most frustrating part is it seems the people who are needing it the most aren't getting it. big business seems like the ones getting it. >> reporter: nearly 1.7 million ppp loans have been approved so far by nearly 5,000 lenders. but one survey found that 80% of small businesses are either still waiting to receive the

money or haven't even been told where their application stands. four major banks are already facing a lawsuit alleging they prioritized bigger customers because those ppp loans yielded bigger fees for the banks. big corporations like ruth's chris and potbelly secured their funds even as smaller businesses waited. burger chain shake shack returned its money to avert a backlash. the owner of this oakland catering company says he's not counting on ever getting the aid. >> we had to take matters in our own hands. we pivoted our company to a direct to home grocery delivery service so that we could continue to employ our 40-plus employees. >> nancy cordes reporting for us. thank you very much. in other news we're tracking the weather after another deadly tornado outbreak in the southern united states. at least six people were killed when powerful storms hit texas, oklahoma and louisiana last night. the threat continues today.

and janet shamlian is in hard-hit polk county, texas, north of houston. good morning. any other time period, this would probably be our lead story. this is not a normal time period. what are you seeing on the ground? >> absolutely, tony. good morning. it's devastating here. look at the house behind me. it's shredded. a tree right down the middle of it. and the same is true up and down this street in this community. about 90 minutes north of houston. right now the death toll stands at three people. 20 to 30 injured. but authorities are warning those numbers could rise. the texas tornado tore a path straight through polk and jacinto counties. >> everything is like real calm and then all of a sudden, it -- swish. >> reporter: uprooted trees litter neighborhoods in onalaska. the tornado hurled a tree at nick prager's home. >> it landed on top of the

house. >> reporter: first responders scrambled on the ground and from the air as they reported residents could be trapped in their homes. there were also deaths in oklahoma as a tornado whipped across the city of madel. it ripped apart this steel and wire warehouse tossing debris through the air. the funnel cloud could be seen from miles away and homes in the area suffered major damage. >> we were praying. we were huddled together in a corner. trying to stay away from the door. >> reporter: and in louisiana, crews began cleaning up overnight after a tornado there left at least one person dead. the devastation made some communities unrecognizable. homes flattened reduced to piles of rubble. right now we can hear chainsaws, people trying to cut up these trees, get them off the roads and off their homes. while they clean up here, this storm is moving to the east. georgia, alabama among the states in the crosshairs today

as we are in the midst of a very bad tornado season. tony? >> we'll be watching it. janet, thank you. ahead -- millions of americans who have lost their jobs are also losing their health insurance. we'll show you the health care options for people who are out of are most uncertain, we turn to the most certain thing there is. science. science can overcome diseases. create cures. and yes, beat pandemics.

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this is a kpix 5 news morning update. good morning, it is 7:26. a huge outpouring of support this morning in santa clara. officers and other first responders lined up outside stanford hospital in a show of support for health care workers. there was plenty of tears and applause for the frontline heroes. criticism for the coroner's office in santa clara county. a supervisor said the office knew there was a spike in death in march but did not say anything. the county executive said release and the data could have given the public the wrong impression. the nation's governors are debating the timing of widespread reopening. a model from the university of washington suggests that no

state should reopen businesses before may 1 and that most should not until the end of may. georgia is set to reopen tomorrow. let's check the roads. of thank you let's look at the roadways, we have if you brake lights on westbound highway 4 where we typically see construction so be careful. you will see slow and go conditions and the left lane is brought blocked until further notice. on the drive along 880 southbound, where slow and go you see a heads up near thorton and lanes are blocked for debris in the roadway. that's a look at traffic is good morning, we are looking at plenty of sunshine as we head through the day. warmer temperatures above average for this time of year upper 60s in san francisco and looking at 74 in oakland as well as for fremont. 78 for san jose and warming

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test. blab welcome back to "cbs this morning." this is a picture we can all appreciate. some of new york's finest lining the streets of manhattan to say thank you to other frontline heroes. [ applause ] you're looking at out-of-state health care workers leaving new york city. they've spent three weeks away from their own families trying to save lives in the epicenter of this coronavirus outbreak. as the workers left their hotels, you see they were given a warm sendoff by the heroes of the nypd. i love this story, anthony. you know, every time -- every night at 7:00, new yorkers go out and applaud and wave pots

and pans and whistles to say thank you. there's something very special when you get acknowledgment from your peers to say you done good. that's very nice. >> yeah. and those people -- many of them not only spent three weeks away from their families, they literally risked their lives by coming to help out. i know the city is deeply grateful for what they did. millions of americans are filing for unemployment amid the coronavirus pandemic. many who have lost their jobs have also lost health insurance. in our financial fallout series, we've been reporting on the economic impact of the coronavirus. our consumer investigative correspondent, anna werner, reports on the health insurance options for the unemployed. >> this is the street that is generally filled -- filled with people and tourists. >> reporter: the beach in myrtle beach, south carolina, is empty, as is the hotel where donna zweig used to work as food and beverage manager until last

month. >> they very kindly said that, you know, they're going to have to let me go because they just don't have the business. they're going to not be able to open up the restaurant. >> reporter: she moved here last june from new jersey and took on two jobs. one full time at the hotel, another part time at a university. she's now lost both. for how long isn't clear. >> the uncertainty, the anxiety, the mental pressure, financial, it's beyond anything i have ever experienced. i don't think any of us have. >> reporter: making things worse, her new health insurance was to kick in april 1st. now she's having to postpone a needed medical procedure. >> i can't afford to pay out of my pocket. >> reporter: is that something that could impact your future health? >> oh, definitely. >> reporter: that's something minnesota dr. hannah lichtsinn says she's seeing daily. >> the absence of our patients is really striking.

and it's scary to me. >> reporter: some patients simply aren't showing up she says because they no longer have health insurance. are you infuriated? are you sad, upset,? >> all of those things at once. it is devastating. i'm sad for my patients. i'm afraid for my patients. and i'm angry that we as a society created a health care system that didn't -- actually prioritized the health of our patients. >> reporter: insurance options for people who are now out of work can be complicated. the affordable care act allows people who have lost jobs now to apply through special enrollment to state health care exchanges. many can get subsidies. prices and plans vary. some laid-off workers qualify for cobra, temporary coverage, but it can be expensive. and if their incomes fall low enough, some people will be able to get medicaid. but often only in certain states. health policy researcher dr.

aaron carroll. >> we've done almost nothing to try to ease the path or make it easy. it appears to be incredible plea difficult. >> reporter: what's worse, he says many states appear overwhelmed. >> it takes a significant infrastructure to do all of the checking and signing people up and checking to see if they qualify for subsidies and during all of that. it's not clear that right now in april a lot of the exchanges, especially at the state-based level and federal level, staffed up and prepared to do that. >> to me, that's outrageous. in a country as rich as ours. >> reporter: senator mark warner and other democrats are now proposing a bill to reopen enrollment for the affordable care act and expand medicaid in states where it hasn't yet happened so people don't put off getting care. >> somebody god forbid who may be coming down with signs of the virus should not be afraid of going to the doctor because they can't afford to pay. in this kind of circumstance, that kind of reluctance to use the system actually endangers

all of us. >> reporter: donna zweig isn't sure any help will come fast enough. she's put the house that was going to be her home in retirement in myrtle beach up for sale. >> not going to do me any good, this house, if i can't pay for it. >> reporter: to see what your options might be under the affordable care act, you can go to healthcare.gov. they'll ask you questions and guide you through to see the options in your state. if you have a story about this or any problem, send us an email at healthcosts@cbsnews.com. tony? >> yeah, please do. talk about a double whammy. and as you point out, the options for people who lost their health insurance after losing their job, it's complicated. it can be expensive. doesn't seem to be a good choice out there. yes, please write in, folks. anna, thank you so much. ahead, a possible glimmer of hope for sports fans amid the pandemic. and a reminder, you can always get the morning's news by subscribing to "cbs this

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tonight millions of sports fans will tune in to their first major event in six weeks as the nfl draft kicks off. for the first time the draft will take place virtually with commissioner roger goodell announcing picks from his basement. it comes as sports leagues around the world grapple with how to return after coronavirus cancelations. "cbs this morning saturday" co-anchor dana jacobson shows us

what fans might expect. >> i'm tired of watching baseball games that are 14 years old. >> reporter: from president trump -- >> i think having them play on television is better than nothing. >> reporter: to dr. anthony fauci. >> 3-2 -- there it goes! >> reporter: that desire to see live sports again is clear. but the path to getting there is a bit murkier. >> it's actually like 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle that doesn't have borders. >> reporter: commissioner gary bettman is trying to steer his sport through the landscape. >> if we can play in a small window without fans, we'll be prepared to do that. if we need to go to centralized locations with no fans and modified the schedule, we'll will do that. we will be as agile and as adaptable as we can be. >> reporter: bettman and fellow commissioners from team and individual sports have had ongoing discussion with president trump about an

inevitable return. >> state away -- score! >> reporter: pro sports bike hockey, basketball, and golf had their seasons paused by the pandemic, while others like baseball have yet to start. bettman says for all sports, health and testing are the top priorities. >> one getting the number of tests you need to be comfortable that you're doing the right things and coming together, and two, we don't want to be in a situation where we're depriving the medical community of the tests that they may need to deal with people who are ill. >> the biggest question is i guess if we're going to have a season. >> reporter: 13-year nfl veteran calais campbell is a member of the nfl players association executive committee. what is your biggest concern about the idea of sports going forward in the world that we're in now? >> i think the biggest concern is really just the fan involvement. >> reporter: he also says health is a concern for players. two in the nfl have tested positive, anding his close friend vonn miller.

does it hit closer to home when you see guys like yourself, healthy, pro athletes catching the virus, as well? >> it's pretty scary. that goes back to going back to work. these guys, we can all be sick and not know it. you know, some of us, we might not test -- and that's pretty scary. >> reporter: but while every sport is different, campbell believes no matter how each comes back -- [ cheers ] -- with fans or without, it's the return that matters most. >> sports brings happiness. you know, that's one of the best things about sports. it gives you something to believe in. gives you a reason it hope. everybody has a team they want to hope wins the game or goes and wins the championship. that's what makes sports special. you know, i think sports will be beneficial for people right now going through tough times. you know, just bringing back something -- somebody to root for. >> reporter: to get the pro sports back, leagues are considering everything from neutral sites to limited sites

and, of course, no fans. as for return dates, with major league baseball, nothing concrete net. the nba and nhl say they can play well into summer to finish the regular season which gives it the priority. the nfl has some time, and the pga tour is targeting a june return without fans. but they do say that that is contingent again on having all the testing necessary which would mean for the players, the caddies and all the support personnel, as well. >> so important to get it right but so important to get it back. i miss sports as much as everybo everybody. >> yeah. >> thank you so much. ahead, vlad duthiers looks at the stories you'll

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so you are a literal and figurative ray of light in my morning. thank you for that. >> glad to be providing you that much-needed vitamin c that you need every day to stay healthy. good to see you all. and we are healthy, as well, here at chateau duthiers. we're tracking stories including this -- new cause about concern for coronavirus and your pets. who house cats in separate parts of new york state are the first pets in the united states to test positive for covid-19. it's believed they contracted the virus from their owners or an infected person outside of their homes. also you'll remember this tiger that tested positive for the coronavirus at the bronx zoo here in new york city. now the zoo says four more tigers and three lions have been diagnosed. officials say the animals likely got sick from an infected employee, tony. >> very interesting stuff. we should point out that experts don't think that the animals are transferring the virus back to people. but the cdc is recommending that

if you go outside with your dog that you keep the dog away from other dogs because there could be a transfer there. so trying times for everybody it seems. our furry friends, as well. we understand you've got another story now about some very famous new jersey natives who got together for a very good cause. what is it? >> that's right. the best musicians from the garden state teamed up for a remote benefit concert last night. jon bon jovi rocked the "jersey for jersey" event with a new song "do what you can." it was made up of lyrics from fans. take a listen to this. ♪ around here we bend but don't break down here we all understand you can do what you choose you do what you can ♪ >> and we also had bruce springsteen and his wife patty, tony bennett, charlie puth. they all took part in the hour-long special. all the cash raised is going toward a new jersey nonprofit that is helping people on the front lines of the pandemic.

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this is a kpix 5 news morning update. good morning. it is 7:55. let's look at the roadways. it is busy on highway 4 westbound. this is due to ongoing construction for the morning. they have one lane closed as you work your way eastbound at mira road in the left lane blocked. no word on when these lanes will reopen but if you are out and about, utilize highway 4 you will see brake lights. also taking a look at traffic along 580 and 680, the pleasanton grade, things are iffy but overall construction projects have worked itself

out. they were changing lanes and it looks like the ladies have dissipated. north 880 as you see the speeds are dipping down to 27 due to an earlier trouble spot at thornton. you can see blue skies on treasure island camera as we start off the day. looking at downtown san francisco and as we head through the afternoon we will be warming up. well above average for this time of year the temperatures, concorde is at 62 and 57 in oakland. upper 50s in san jose with clouds. santa rosa clear at 56. as we go through the day, were looking at daytime highs of 6- 12 degrees above average so i upper 60s in san francisco. upper 70s in san jose and even warmer for your friday. slight

it's thursday, april 23rd 2020. welcome back to "cbs this morning." i'm gayle king with tony dokoupil and anthony mason. swath of destruction. deadly storms sweep across the south. we'll show you why the danger isn't over. breakthrough discovery. an emergency room doctor tells gayle about what could be a life-saving revelation about coronavirus treatments. and on your feet, first on "cbs this morning," implogloria estefan will talk about rewriting one of her biggest hits with a new message.

>> love gloria. first, here's today's eye opener at 8:00. an overwhelming majority, 70% say, that the top priority should be slowing the spread. >> north americans are not happy with the country's response to the crisis. 57% say it's going badly. the decision about when to reopen is up to the governor and any decision is bound to be criticized by someone. the doctor who was leading the government's efforts to find a vaccine said he lost his position for contradicting the president. the mayor of las vegas wants to reopen the city for business without a plan of action, it seems. >> anybody who knows anything about statistics knows that, for instance -- >> you're offering the citizens of las vegas to be a control group to see if your theory on social distancing -- while humans stay inside, the world's cities are reclaimed. a puma in the streets in india. in india hungry monkeys are

entering homes to look for food. don't be surprise first down you see an animal in your normal viemp environment. oh, god, here's one now. oh, god, he's savaging for smoochies. oh. oh, i look at that and go i want a dog. i think, anthony, we could all use a little snuggle spaniel. i like that. i like that. >> i know. that's why a lot of pets are getting adopted right now. you still have a chance. >> i see that. i'm working on it. welcome back to "cbs this morning." like many of you as you see, we're following the rules and the guidelines to stay at home as much as possible. because we know it definitely slows the spread and makes a difference. anthony? >> we'll get to the coronavirus pandemic in just a moment. first, a tornado outbreak in the southern plains has killed at least six people. two of them died last night when

a around the tore through oklahoma near the texas border. three more people were killed in polk county, texas north of houston. there were scenes of devastation like this. another death is reported in louisiana overnight. some 29 million americans could see severe weather later today from louisiana to north carolina. we're hoping for the best there. moving back to the coronavirus. members of the white house coronavirus task force are raising concerns about the rapid reopening of businesses in some parts of america. dr. anthony fauci is warning state officials if society reopens too quickly the virus could rebound. he urged governor brian kemp to proceed with caution. president trump who has mostly supported states reopening soon also said he, quote, strongly disagrees with kemp's decision to bring back some businesses tomorrow. but the president stopped short of saying he would intervene.

a new hampshire emergency room doctor with three decades of experience is sharing what he learned about treating coronavirus patients with potentially dangerous cases of pneumonia. in an op ed, the doctor described his ten days volunteering last month at a hospital. he wrote about a simple technology he believes could save lives. we spoke with the doctor who told me he was surprised by what he saw in the er. >> people were sick for days and only came in with shortness of pretty, like the day they presented. and they would arrive with oxygen levels that basically were incredible to us. i mean, almost unimaginable how people could be awake and alert and have oxygen levels that are half normal. you know, normally we are 94% to 100% on these devices that measure how much oxygen we have

in our blood. people were showing up with oxygen levels of 50%. now, this matches the level of oxygen that we've measured on the summit of mt. everest. and it's amazing to me that patients could be sick for days, getting sicker, not realizing that -- >> so they have these very low oxygen levels, but they had no sensation of i can't breathe? is that the point you're making? >> exactly. >> you were surprised some of them were still talking on cell phones. why is that significant? >> what's amazing to me with this disease is people's brains are working fine. their oxygen levels have gone down to scary low levels, but it has happened slow enough that their body has accommodated it. so they are not like every other patient we see with serious lung disease. what i'm saying is this disease kills by silent hypoxia, and

patients should understand that shortness of breath is a late sign. >> hypoxia is what exactly? >> low oxygen. >> and the reason why it's so important to get this early warning is because it could avoid you being on a ventilator, and having to be incubated. right? >> absolutely. so, you know, we think this ma moan in a basically has two phases. this silent hypoxia period where the oxygen is drifting down. but you feel okay. and the second part of this disease, the part of this disease that kills, is when all of a sudden your lungs get stiff, carbon dioxide finally starts to build up. you begin to feel short of breath, and those patients are the patients who are presenting with co-vid pneumonia. >> by then, in some cases it's too late. by the time you go to the hospital and you can't breathe, it's often a dire situation. >> yeah, but let me reassure people. the lessons learned in new york

are that we don't have to put in breathing tubes even in most of the people who show up with advanced co-vid pneumonia. >> we don't? >> no. they did a study of 50 patients. what we learned is that even people who showed up with significant co-vid pneumonia, we could keep off of ventilators. three out of four of them. 75% of patients didn't need ventilators but they needed oxygen. they needed to do what we call positioning maneuvers. we put them in different positions to them open their lungs. >> how do you check your oxygen levels? >> the germans have the lowest death rates in europe. every patient who has co-vid, they visit every day, and they check their oxygen and check their vital signs. and so what i'm saying to you is if you're having symptoms of viral illness. if you're known to have co-vid, you should check your oxygen. if you don't have a device, increased breathing may be a sign of that, but also just

feeling worse. >> most people listening to you will now think i need to get a device. can you explain exactly what it is and how it works? >> basically you just turn this little button on, and you put it on your finger, and within about ten seconds or so, it displays your heart rate and your oxygen level. i think that oximters for the next 12 or 20 24 months, the public should think of it like a thermometer. it's a tool they can have at their home, that they can check, and that they can call up their doctor and say hey, my pulse oximeter is reading consistently at this number. do i need to be concerned? >> every day we're learning something new about this covid-19, and it seems to be such a moving target, always

chac changing. >> what i'm telling you is hopeful. what we're learning about this disease is that it attacks primarily through one pathway and that's the lungs. we know when it is going to attack. it is going to attack between 5 to 10 days after infection. and we know we have a way to detect it earlier. and that way is by close monitoring of pulse oximetry. we can move the treatment curve earlier and do much better for patients. >> oh, the thing about dr. levitan, i learned so much talking to him. he's not trying to be an alarmist. this is offering hope. when he explained it in great detail, i see what he's saying. he believes many people are put on ventilators that don't need to if doctors had given them the oxygen they needed.

i thought that was fascinating, and oxi zbmeters are not expens. you can get them at the drugstore. >> interesting stuff. this is a new virus. we're a complex organizatism, be need oxygen and air. and i love that simple fix. and oximeter. i'll goggle that later. eye opening interview. >> you should have seen me. i got off the interview with him and went right to the interview. he's not saying that's always a problem, but that's something we should look at more carefully. moving on, every friday we're answering your questions about the coronavirus. so this week we'll discuss caring for older relatives in nursing homes or who are living with you. if there's something you would like to ask, send us an email at coronavirus@cbs.com. >> people are having stranger

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like almost everything in our lives, our sleep and dreams are being affected by the coronavirus. in a harvard survey, more than 2,000 people described 5,000 covid-related dreams in the past month. they include nightmares about getting the virus and anxiety dreams about forgetting to wear masks outside. dr. carol ash is a sleep specialist and chief medical officer at rwj barnabas health in new jersey. good morning, dr. ash. i know so many people who have been telling me they've had strange dreams recently. including myself. i've had a couple of really surreal ones. the kind where you go, what was

that? so what is going on in our heads? >> well, anthony, dreams are a physiologic signal, and they're normal. we have them all the time. sometimes we don't know we are having them. it's your body and your brain processing the events and experiences of the day. it's for emotional processing, and it helps us prepare for future events. >> is it basically healthy to have these dreams, as disturbing as some may be? >> well, they are healthy. i mean, you can have dreams along a spectrum. when you have these dreams at night, again for that emotional processing, it helps to regulate your emotions during the day. it down regulates those anxious feelings. and studies have shown that when you don't sleep well at night, your anxiety is increased by 30%. so good sleep and dreams, they a normal, healthy process. unfortunately, with all the

things we're dealing with with this coronavirus, we're all going through collective trauma. so we're seeing more and more of these vivid dreams, nightmares. it's not uncommon to have sleep disruption and nightmares during trauma. but what also is happening, anthony, is some of us because we're not working, our schedules are disrupted, and we're sleeping in. we're actually getting more sleep. and you have more dreams right before you awaken in the morning. so most of us are actually experiencing dreams for the first time. so we're finding our dreams are more vivid because we just haven't had the opportunity to really get good quality sleep. >> what kind of dreams are you hearing about from your patients? >> there's a whole spectrum, anthony. we have people that are talking about virtual dreams where they're literally dreaming about the virus all the way to metaphors, people feeling like they're running away or they're dreaming about people touching them, swarms of bugs.

and unfortunately, obviously we have those health care providers on the front lines that are experiencing real trauma. you know, it's hard to be dealing with this coronavirus and doing what we do. and some of those folks are experiencing nightmares and having some real difficulties. >> we're also in this period of social isolation that most of us have not experienced. is that affecting how we sleep? >> well, this is really an interesting thing. obviously the -- social distancing, it is critically important. we all need to stick to that, and we're seeing wflg outcomes because -- wonderful outcomes because of it. social isolation, it is a perceived sense of loss for many of us. you know, the daily routines, our interactions with folks, it defines a sense of self. so there's this perceived loss of sense of self. it's increasing anxiety. and anxiety and stress will disrupt your sleep at night. and here's the interesting part, anthony -- when you disrupt your sleep at night, it activates the

part of the brain for protection. so you have a greater sense that your space is being violated, so you really don't even want to be around people. so it magnifies that sense of isolation and loss. so it's not as bad as we think. we're going to get through this, stick to the social distancing, and we really can cope. it's the way the brain works that's giving us that perceived, additional sense of loss and isolation. >> all right. dr. carol ash, thank you so much for being with us this morning. gloria estefan is using her music to spread an important message about the coronavirus. first on "cbs this morning," she'll tell us how her lyrics ended up flashing on the miami skyline. you're watching "cbs this morning." - why choose invisalign over other aligners?

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thank you, thank you so much. thank you doctors & nurses. one of television's most popular dramas is coming to an end. the final episode of showtime's hit series "homeland" will air this sunday, single tear from me. actor mandy patinkin has played cia agent-turned-national security adviser saul berenson for nearly a decade. in this clip from the series finale, saul confronts his protege, carrie mathison, about her recent behavior. she is played by the great actress claire danes. >> starting with why you haven't checked in on franny since you've been back. >> saul, i'm going to, of course i am. i've been busy.

>> too busy to see your own daughter? >> i was waiting until the weekend. >> because you don't want to say good-bye all over again. truth is, you're not planning on staying in the country for as long, are you? which begs the question, why come back at all? >> i came back to try and stop a war. >> stop a war? how you plan to do that, stop a war? >> any way i can. >> showtime is a division of viacom cbs, and mandy patinkin joins us now from his home in upstate new york. good morning to you, mandy. i want the viewers to know you're also a prop stylist. before you went on the air you said, want me to put some tape on that window and tape it up for you? we thank you that you're so -- you notice those kind of things.

i thought that was nice. want me to get in duct tape and tape it up? let's talk about -- go ahead -- >> no, i just -- i had plenty of gaffers tape where i go. plenty of gaffers tape wherever i go. >> yeah. duct tape will solve anything. let's talk about the series finale. number one, i know you're not going to tell us anything about that so i'm not going to ask you that. i will ask you this -- are you pleased with how the series wrapped up? because monday morning, there will be a lot of quarterbacking about they should have done that, why did they do that, what happened to her, what happened to him. are you pleased with how the series is wrapping up after eight seasons? >> yeah. i was very pleased. i thought that alex and the team came up with a great ending. and i don't think people will be disappointed. i wasn't disappointed. i thought it stayed true to what the cia was all about, what the origins of the show was all about, and what the intelligence community's purpose is. and what has been a very trying time for this country, particularly in the past three years where intelligence has been at war with the

administration. >> uh-huh. and mandy, were you ready -- when we talked to claire danes when she was here, we were back in the studio, it's clear that the two of you have a very special bond. i'm wondering, were you ready, and what your final scene was like. i would think that would have been tough. >> yeah. it was very tough. i wasn't ready for it at all. as you will see this coming sunday night, it's some of the most intense stuff we have ever been engaged in. and all of a sudden, we finished the scene, and a voice came out of the room saying, "ladies and gentlemen, that was the last shot between carrie mathison and saul berenson of "homeland." and it was like a shocking moment. and then we found each other's eyes, and we fell into each other's arms, and we began to feel our bodies shake because we were both mutually weeping. and holding on to each other for dear life. and just dealing with -- we started this in 2010. so it was virtually ten years of our lives.

and trying to grapple with what that means at one minute a switch is pulled or flicked, and it's over. >> wow. yeah, i can only imagine. mandy, i'm curious, you've said something interesting about your character, saul berenson, you said a lot of interesting things. one thing in particular stuck out. could be a spinoff episode here. you say he made you a better husband and a better man. saul berenson, marriage counselor, better man camp. how did he do that? >> it was just good luck on a lot of levels. the writers wrote a character who was very quiet and calm, different from my own personal nature. he was a better listener than i ever was. he was a kinder, gentler human being than i was. and a more empathic human being than i was. although i feel i had some of

those qualities and a combination of that situation and being with claire and our writers and time, gave my wife and my two children a husband that was a little bit more like saul than like mandy. and they liked that. and so he will go with me wherever i go for rest of my life, that better listener, quiet, more empathic human being. who at times loses it and has to make some pretty brutal decisions and choices, but that's how life is for most of us. >> mandy, that's a beautiful sentiment. thank you very much. thank you for giving us so many hours with the show. so many hours away from ourselves. we could use that from time to time and away from the world as it is. all right. thank you very much. >> we're nothing -- we're nothing -- thank you, and thank most. okay, sorry. >> we've got those delays, mandy. sorry about that. the series finale of ""homeland" airs sunday night on showtime.

and you can hear more of "cbs this morning" including extended interviews and original content on our podcast. coming up next, gloria estefan is using one of her most popular songs to help fight the coronavirus. and she will join us first on "cbs this morning" to explain. we'll be right back. o0 c1

seven-time grammy award winner, gloria estefan, is using her music to spread an urgent message about staying home. ♪ put on your mask when you go out in public ♪ ♪ put on your mask help save the world from covid ♪ >> very nice, the singer/songwriter rewrote the lyrics of her 1989 hit, you know it "get on your feet."

she's saying "get on your mask." i like it. the new lyrics light up the miami skyline every night at 10:00 when the curfew states. they're displayed on the paramount world center. first on "cbs this morning," gloria estefan joins us from her lovely home in miami beach. there she is. hello, lovely gloria estefan. good to see you. >> it's good to see you, too, in a way, gayle. it really is a pleasure for me to be with you. and thank you so much for all that you guys are doing to keep us all informed. >> yeah. we wouldn't want to be any other place. i promise you that. this is the thing -- normally we go to the doctor's for help, but this time a doctor came to you for help. what did he or she say to you? >> it's dr. eileen mart whoa has been my friend since we were 14. we went to high school together. she was frustrated that the message was not getting out that we all, any time in public or in a grocery store or any of the

places that are essential that are the places we're allowed to go, that we protect the world from us. since we don't know who's spreading it, even asymptomatic people maybe, that it would just be far safer if we all wore masks. she said, glo, do it in your funny way. something that's going to stay with people. she knows i've done parodies of my songs, you know, forever. and then after that, another friend sent me these masks that she was making that were really, you know, fashionable and beautiful. and i go, this is the universe telling me i've got to do something. that day i wrote a parody to "get on your feet." i figured when people hear the

song, they're going to get the empowerment message that was behind it and subconsciously they'll get the positivity. at the same time, remind them to put on a mask whenever they're in public. >> and not for nothing, gloria, it's catchy, too. you've seen the numbers. you know the communities of color are being greatly affected by this disease. you know, it's been devastating to the black and hispanic community. i would imagine that's always another message you want to hit, to get people to pay attention. this is serious stuff. >> it is very serious. and you know who's listening the best are children. you know, my grandson was right on it. he understands that -- i've seen him mature so much through this entire process because they're fcing is something that is unprecedented and scary. if it's scary for us, imagine our own children. so i wanted to do something that was kid friendly, that was going to stick with them. and that's why since there were different images on the masks, i used those to kind of bring different characters to life. and one of my first songs was called "dr. beat," i have the doctor coat because i'm the family doctor, everybody calls me. and humor, you know, has helped me through the toughest times in my life. i wanted to share that with people through this song.

>> gloria, one of your restaurants, gloria, is delivery free meals to health care workers down there. how did you make that happen? and what exactly are they doing? >> well, you know, we tried for a while to do the takeout, we wanted to keep as many employees as possible. as a matter of fact, our servers and bartenders, we were able -- there was a national chain of pharmacies that had bought a spanish pharmacy chain that were looking for employees. they knew that our people had background checks and were already voted. they thought -- vetted. they thought it was a great changeover to bring them on. we wanted to keep our chefs and our people ready to jump in whenever this crisis is over. in the meantime, we thought what can we do to help those first responders, the people that are out there really taking, you know, a chance for all of us, that are keeping life going, that are making life easier for everybody at home. and we thought, you know, what better way than to donate good meals for them to at least have a solid meal from us daily. we've been doing this seven days a week, we're going to do it for 30 days.

and we'll continue it if -- if need be. we had donations from our good friends iris and michael smith, gary nader, art gallery, and the milton family. and together with them, we donated our places and services, kitchen staff, and we're preparing meals for people that are on the front lines every day. >> gloria, we're running out of time, but i wanted to know how you and emilio are doing. i know you're hunkered down together, your husband, of course. what's giving you guys hope? >> you know what, we're hunkered down. emilio has two hunker down areas -- the studio which he goes to every day, the same core group, everybody's healthy. that's the only thing that matters. haven't hugged my kids or grandson for close to two months now because we were hunkered down in miami beach before anybody else. but we can't complain. you know, we're keeping positive. yesterday my son actually

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this is a kpix 5 morning update. >> good morning. it is age: 55. things are easing up just a bit. we had a few hotspots this morning due to caltrans roadwork. highway 4 has been busy both directions. that 246 80 area, things have eased up nicely. if you are running out the door, you should have some easy time on the freeways for the most part. we do have some brake lights on the southbound 101 as you head into san rafael.

we see this pattern pretty much every day. there is some a roadwork around that area. on the northbound side, not too bad. likely will be gone by the time you guys get on the road this morning. state route 121 it near arnold, reports of a car fire. one lane is still closed. eastbound four as you head towards that 680 connector. that is traffic. here is mary. you can see beautiful blue skies on our treasure island camera. you can see our temperatures as we start off our day. we are in the 50s and 60s and we will only watch our temperatures climb as we had through our afternoon. warmer compared to yesterday. looking at a 6-12 degrees above average specifically in san francisco, upper 60s, upper 70s for san jose and low 80s for concord. it gets even warmer for your friday, slightly cooler for the weekend but still mild to warm and above average. daytime highs of warming up

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.

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