>> reporter: that's something minnesota doctor hanna lick tin said she's seeing daily. >> the absence of our patients is really striking. 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 prioritize 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 ffke 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 to make it easy. in fact, it appears to be incredibly difficult. >> reporter: what's worse, he said, many states appear to be 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 during all of that. it's not clear that right now in april, a lot of the exchanges, especially at the state base level or federal, i guess, are actually staffed up and prepared to do that. >> to me it's outrageous in a ou >> reporter: senator mark warner and other democrats are proposing a bill to reopen enrollment for the affordable 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 circumstance, that kind of reluctance to use the system actually endangers all of us. >> reporter: donna sweig 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. >> it's not going to do me any good if i can't pay for it. >> reporter: to see what your options might be under the affordable care act, you can go to health care.gov. they'll ask you a few questions and guide you through to see what the options might be in your state. now, if you have a story to tell us about this or any other problem you're having, go to -- send us an email at health costs at cbsnews.com. >> that was anna werner reporting. millions of americans tuned in last night to watch the first major sporting event in six weeks. the nfl draft. the draft, which is usually held in a large arena, went ahead virtually. in basements and garages from coast to coast. is this the new normal for

big-time sports? dana jacobsen has the pros. >> i'm starting watching baseball games that are 14 years old. >> reporter: president trump. >> i think having them play on television is better than nothing. >> reporter: to dr. anthony fauci. >> 3-2. >> reporter: that desire to see live sports again is clear, but the path to getting there is a bit murkier. >> it's actually like a thousand-piece jigsaw puzzle that doesn't have borders. >> reporter: nhl commissioner is one executive trying to steer his sport through an unknown 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 modify the schedule, we'll do that. we will be as agile and adaptable as we can be. >> reporter: gut man and fellow commissioners from both team and individual sports have had ongoing discussions with president trump about an inevitable return.

>> straight away! >> reporter: pro sports like hockey, basketball and golf had their seasons paused by the pandemic. while others like baseball have yet to start. bet man said for all sports, health and testing are the top priority. >> it's one, getting the number of tests you need to be comfortable that you're doing the right things in 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 i guess if we're going to have a season. >> reporter: 13 year nfl veteran 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 said health is a concern for players. two in the nfl have tested positive, including his close friend vaughn miller. does it hit a little closer

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♪ ♪ ♪ i wish somebody would come and ease my ♪ ♪ >> reporter: kadeer nelson has been emoting one brush stroke at a time. perhaps you've seen his work on the cover of the new york error children's book. he's a celebrated illustrator, too. his work hangs in galleries, museums. collectors eagerly seek him out. what he does best is perhaps what we need most of all right now, the strength of the human spirit celebrated. >> i think it's a crucial moment and i need to have a voice and creata create an image that will give people hope. i call it after the storm. >> reporter: after the storm? >> all these people and the figures in the painting, they have their eye on a common goal. they all have their eyes trained on the light. >> reporter: it was still a work in progress when we visited

nelson's los angeles studio earlier this month at a healthy social distance, of course. but even in its earliest stages, its message was pretty clear. >> i think one of the things pr lot of people are missing now is human touch. because we have to so, i wanted to make sure to emphasize that that is part of being a human being, is -- >> reporter: touch? >> yeah, human touch. >> reporter: little hands holding big. old hands clasping young. >> the painting will tell me what it needs, what it wants. >> reporter: it really speaks to you that way? >> yeah. it's like a conversation. >> reporter: nelson started having that conversation with crayons when he was just a boy. one drawing in particular. >> it was incredible hulk beating up santana and spider man. this was a narrative painting.

i didn't realize that's what it was. i always really found joy in telling stories with my work. >> reporter: and those stories have gotten noticed, just this year. his illustrations for the book not only the coretta scott king book award, but the 2020 caldacot medal. >> this is the year i was given the biggest prize in children's literature. >> reporter: it's the oscar. >> it is. >> reporter: but the threat of covid cancelled the caldecot ceremony. that's got to be disappointing. >> it was a bit disappointing. i expected it. >> reporter: he spent years painting his passion, the heroes from negro league baseball. he was going to help celebrate their centennial this year, but covid struck that out, too. >> but i totally understand. i think it takes a back seat to all of what we're experiencing, you knat's just -- that's where are at the moment.

>> reporter: so he spent this uncomfortable moment painting the better moment to come. he finished "after the storm" this past week. this is the first time anyone's ever seen it. most of what he'll get from its sale and the prints that follow, he intends to give to covid-19 relief efforts. no small donation. >> we are all human beings. we are all part of the human family, and we are all experiencing this together. >> reporter: kadeer nelson used his talent to seize on the global stillness and created an image that somehow screamed unity in the quiet of ways. >> i would challenge everyone and anyone to fill their days with creating something that's going to help themselves get to the next moment, to the next hours to the next day to the next week, so that by the end of

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there's that old saying a picture is worth a thousand words. but where are you going to find a photographer willing to risk the coronavirus to get the perfect one shutter bug help one family document their journey through this contagion. >> how are you doing? >> fine, how are you? >> reporter: twin cities photographer dave is used to going inside people's homes to get the perfect shot. have photos always been your

favorite? >> people have always been my favorite. stairs are great. >> reporter: these days families come outside to pose on their porches and driveways. >> all right, guys, shoes not required. >> reporter: the close-up happens from a safe 15 feet away. >> got you. we've been taking the proximity thing really seriously and there is absolutely no contact. >> reporter: normally a family photo session costs hundreds of dollars. but these shoots are free. what is it like to have the picture from this moment in time? >> i think it's, it's going to be a way to remember this, this time when the world stopped. >> when everything goes back to normal, i think there might be a bit of a longing for this type of simplicity. i know for some people this is bringing a lot of hardship. >> reporter: but fuente keeps going sharing his talent and his most valuable asset with others. >> i can either help people financially, which wasn't an option, or i can, i can give them my wealth, which is my time. >> reporter: he's now shooting pregnancy photos, birthdays,

even couples celebrating anniversaries. >> i'm hoping it will be a positive reminder of the time that we get to kind of reconnect anemind ourselves of how fortunate we are. >> reporter: among the most fortunate, the man behind the lens. so you're finding more purpose right now in your photography? >> yeah, that's been the biggest thing. what do i have to give? and to use my craft, to know that that is so valuable, like the most important thing that they own is humbling. >> reporter: a portrait of america at home and together. jamie yuccas, cbs news. >> and and that's the overnights for thisfriday. for some of you the news continues. for others, check back later this morning for "cbs this morning" or follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capitol, i'm kris van cleave.

♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: tonight, one in six american workers out of a job. job. the catastrophic numbers as jobless claims soar past 26 million in just five weeks, just short of great depression levels. the government passed a relief bill but some are still waiting. >> i need the funds. >> o'donnell: and late today, the major restaurant chain now giving back its $20 million small-business loan. widespread infection-- that stunning data that suggests more than 20% of those in new york city may have had the virus. 10,000 deaths. nursing homes pleading for more testing, as the virus ravages america's elderly. science versus politics: the president contradict his own top health