captioning sponsored by cbs >> foster: i want to, relaxing lockdowns, even if it's risky business. >> we need to open up the economy snraw the debate heetsz up, so does the weather. >> it's gorgeous. everybody wants to come out. >> foster: the virus death toll now topping 53,000. also tonight, president trump's controversial disinfectant claim sounds alarms and a cleanup from experts. >> thank you, thank you very much. >> foster: at the crisis epicenter we're at the front lines with the first responders. >> we weren't build builtfor this. the amount of death we're dealing with, i don't think anybody was ready for that. >> foster: in new orleans, the virus takes an especially deadly toll, while the oil bust devastates the heart of texas. >> this boom we were in was about a five-year run. it took us a week to lose it. >> foster: plus travel bans force a different ramadan for

the world's muslims. and later, pandemic side effect: earth day every day. >> this is the "cbs weekend news" >> foster: good evening. i'm leslie foster reporting from wusa 9 in washington, d.c. the worl world health organizatn said today there is not enough evidence that a person who has recovered from the coronavirus is immune from a second infection. pressure is building to reopen the u.s. economy. some states are already relaxing restrictions and reopening. more are expected to do the same in the coming daytherre almn knses of the virus in this country, more than 53,000 people have died.to begin our coverage. >> reporter: beache beaches ands remain closed here in los angeles county, but despite warnings from officials, hundredses are spending their weekends outdoors on

california's coast. as temperatures soar in southern california... >> it's gorgeous, everybody wants to come out. >> reporter: tens of thousands of flocking to a small number of open beaches, despite stay-at-home orders, the governor urging people to maintain social distancing. >> if people aren't practice physical distancing i'll be announces these numbers in a week or so going back up. >> reporter: several states have relaxed stay-at-home orders. monday, tennessee, minnesota, and colorado will join them. this weekend in colleyville, outside dallas, restaurants opened for patio dining only, some waiting for hours to eat. georgia allowed salons, gyms, tattoo parlors and bowling alleys to reopen. n. >> it's weird to come back. it's weird to have on a mask. it's weird to have my client mask. >> reporter: jason gre if in fie weeks. >> if we don't work it's hard to

maintain ourselves. our livelihoods maintain our families and it's on my shouldershoulders to make sure o that in the safest way possible. >> reporter: not everyone agrees with the governor's decision. protesters drove by his mansion saying he's opening up the state too soon. but in wisconsin, protesters stood shoulder to shoulder calling for the state to open after the governor extended stay-at-home orders. several states have stay-at-home orders that will expire at the end of the month. in california, with the highest death toll announced this week, governor gavin newsome says more needs to be done before the state can safely reopen. leslie. >> foster: danya, thank you. the white house is doing damage control after president trump suggested that american ingest themselves with disinfectant to get rid of the coronavirus. today, the coronavirus task force did meet, but they did not hold a public briefing. nikole killion is at the white house looking into whether there is a shift in strategy. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: president trump

didn't take questions during a friday night briefing at the white house, cutting it short after about 20 minutes. press secretary kayleigh mcenany says it's not necessarily a sign of things to come. >> i leave that to the president. that's entirely his decision. but i believe the president's at his best when he's speaking directly to the american people. >> reporter: she also said the president's comments were taken out of context when he said this about disinfectant thursday: >> is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or-- or almost a cleaning. >> reporter: less than 24 hours later, he said he was just joking. >> i was asking a sarcastic-- in a very sarcastic question. >> reporter: but the maker of lysol didn't take it lightly saying, "under no circumstance should our disinfectant products be ingested in the body. dr. anthony fauci stayed away from the controversy as the president tweeted "the u.s. has

now tested more than 5 million people." >> we're doing about 1.5, two million per week. we probably should get up to twice that as we get into the next several weeks, and i think we will. >> reporter: additional money for testing and hospitals are part of a $484 billion measure signed by the president. it also replenished the paycheck protection program, targeting more funds to rural and minority-owned small businesses. with millions filing unemployment claims, white house economic adviser kevin hassett projected the jobless rate could hilt 16%. >> have a very bad unemployment report the first week of next month, but then, another bad one the month after that. >> reporter: hassett told me the president is very concerned when i asked if he sees a v-shaped recovery. like the president, he said that will depend on the next stimulus package. leslie. >> foster: nikole, we're turning to overseas right now in north korea. there are conflicting reports

tonight about the health of leader kim jong-un. what is the white house saying? >> reporter: well, the white house says that it is aware of those reports and the intelligence community is looking very closely at them. earlier this week, the president was asked about kim jong-un. he said he hopes that he's okay, and hopes that he's not in any medical trouble. but he wouldn't say when they last had contact. leslie. >> foster: all right, nikole, thank you. and be sure to watch "face the nation" tomorrow for more on the political and financial fallout from covid-19 19. margaret brennan's guests including barry diller, the head of expedia. maryland governor larry hogan, and san francisco mayor london breed. new york remains the epicenter of the coronavirus cries even as deaths have slowed. but the city's paramedics still face a heavy workload, as mola lenghi discovered on the front lines. >> the coronavirus continues to keep new york city paramedics busy, accounting for a majority

of 911 calls, include this one: a middle-aged man with covid-like symptoms to which e.m.t. andrew brock responds. the city's 911 calls peaked at nearly 7300, almost double what used to be a normal day. there is nothing normal about this. >> i've been with the fiermt for 19 years, and i've never in my life told so many people in one day that their family is no longer going to be with them. >> reporter: every day, brock ses the virus' swift cruelty. >> with some of them it has happened so fast. they've been okay and they start to feel a little sick one day, and the next day they're gone. >> 10-4, thank you. >> reporter: antonio quinones we othe front lines, afaidour he might bring the virus home, he instead sleeps in the firehouse. >> i can deal with me getting sick. it would be very difficult to deal with knowing that i passed it on my three-year-old and my two-year-old, and even my wife. >> reporter: it seems the virus takes not only a physical toll but an emotional one, too.

>> we're here to help sick people and stuff like that, but the amount of death we're dealing with is-- i don't think anybody was ready for that. >> reporter: their fear is calm, their bravery is not. >> we're doing what we have to do. that's what our calling is. >> reporter: they keep answering that call. >> we have to be strong for them. this is the time they need us the most. >> reporter: the call volume in recent days has nearly returned to about pre-coronavirus level, about 4,000 a day. majority remain covid calls. still, about 15% of the city's paramedics are out six, nearly 600 of them with covid symptoms. mola lenghi, cbs news, new york. >> foster: these are tough times in. mireya villarreal reports. >> reporter: for more than a century, the prestigious zulu

krewe has been front and center at mardi gras celebrations. the historic group has roughly 800 members, most of them black. zulu social aid and pleasure club is known for their charity work and community outreach ♪ when the saints >> reporter: and jazz great louie armstrong served as zulu's king in 1949. 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 dickey." zulu president king elroy james. >> it was tough because the organization is a close-knit organization. and once we started learning about first the virus hitting our organization and members being tested positive and then subsequently dying as a result of the virus, it's had a tremendous impact on our organization. >> reporter: at one point, roughly 70% of coronavirus deaths in louisiana were in the

african american community. >> louisiana is a microcosm of our country. >> reporter: dr. corey herbert isf zl >> what we do know is that once this is over, the diabetes and the hypertension and the stroke, it's all still going to be there because it hasn't stopped through covid-19. >> reporter: he believes want threats associated with coronavirus extend far beyond health. >> the grand mothers and grandfathers who have recipes, who have music to pass down, they're no longer here. the people at most risk right now, grab them and hold them and say, "i need you to stay well." >> reporter: the zulu krewe is committed to bringing back mardi gras next year bigger and better than ever and ramping up their wellness program to make sure their members stay healthy and safe. mireya villarreal, cbs news, new orleans. >> foster: so many workers have been laid off because of the coronavirus. another 4.4 million people filed for unemployment this week. one in six american workers, more than 26 million people

have, lost their jobs in the last five weeks. crude oil prices did the unthinkable this week, at one point falling below $0 a barrel. janet shamlian reports that's especially painful in the heart of texas. >> reporter: a sign of the times: oil tankers carrying crude parked off the california coast with nowhere to go, floating storage amid collapsing demand for oil. >> you literally wake up monday morning, and the industry is shutting down. >> reporter: patrick payton is the mayor of midlandtexas, the heart of u.s. oil production. the city had been in the midst of a boom. new hotels and homes going up all over. the bust started ahead of the pandemic here. far away, a price war between russia and southbound. >> no one knew that we were getting ready to get sucker punched on the other side and the coronavirus is going to even devastate us more. >> reporter: and it has, wrecking the economy in a matter of weeks.

you can't drive very far in this part of west texas without seeing so many of these iconic pump jacks. right now they're a reminder of a devastating downturn, something kris doke knows firsthand. >> we'll get through this. >> reporter: the midland father of four say fourth generation oil field worker. a single-income family, he was just laid off. how are you getting by right now? >> right now we're living off our saving. we're living real lean right now, really planning out our grocery budget and just sticking to the necessities. >> reporter: midland has been named the city most likely impacted by a recession by the brookings institution because 42% of its people work in oil and gas and other industries considered high risk. with so many hurting, the restaurant opal's table has reinvented itself, now serving 3,000 meals a week to first responders and anyone who can't afford to buy groceries. >> thank you, have a good one. >> you, too. >> reporter: in previous

downturns, oil workers like kris doke could usually find other jobs. during coronavirus, no one is hiring. >> i may not be able to get back to work or get back to work as quick as i'd like to. >> reporter: excerpts say the rest of the country will recover ahead of the energy industry. demand won't rebound quickly. still, midland has hope. >> we've got to keep fighting and we've got to keep fighting for each other. >> reporter: janet shamlian, cbs news, midland, texas. >> foster: straight ahead on the "cbs weekend news", unable to gather, muslims mark a different ramadan. tony bennett leads a sing-along for health care workers, where else? ♪ in san francisco >> foster: while the pandemic gives the planet a breather and animals lots of room to roam. with less asthma. thanks to dupixent, the add-on treatment

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happening online, but some muslim countries are easing restrictions for the holy month. cbs' imtiaz tyab reports that's worrying the faithful and the health leaders. >> reporter: stunning scenes from the holiest sites in islam, the great mosque of mecca, mostly deserted. it's the same at the al-aqsa mosque in jur use lum. just a handful of people offering prayers as much of the world remains under a coronavirus lockdown. but in south africa, a heavy-handed police raid on worshipers in pretoria. at least two dozen muslims were arrested on the first morning of ramadan for praying together in congregation, something forbidden under its lockdown rules. but not all countries are following the advice of the world health organization, which is calling for daily prayers to be performed ap at home and fass to be broken without family and friends, countries like indonesia, where prayer halls are packed like this.

in pakistan, powerful religious clerics have also pushed politicians into opening up mosques, horrifying public health officials, who now fever a major coronavirus outbreak. >> this ramadan... >> this ramadan ... >> reporter: over in britain, welthey have joined for an important ramadan message, pray at home. >> hi. my name is yahyah, and i'm eight years old. i'd like to welcome you to my mosque. >> reporter: it's a message this boy from the northern city of bradford has taken to heart. he was so worried his family wouldn't have anywhere to pray during ramadan he built a mosque out of cardboard-- the cutest of reminders that faith can be followed even under lockdown. imtiaz tyab, cbs news, london. >> foster: beautiful. still ahead on the "cbs weekend news", san francisco sings its song in support of health care

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agreement that compelled the government to release children detained at the border within 20 days. plaintiffs also argued that the children faced an increased risk of contracting the coronavirus. tony bennett has always been clear where his heart is. ♪ i left my heart in san francisco ♪ >> foster: hearts full of gratitude in the city by the bay. people paused at noon pacific time to join in a citywide sing-along to bennett's famous tune "i left my heart in san francisco." francisco," to honor medical professionals. and here in the nation's capital, a thank you in blue, another salute to the brave women and men on the front lines of the covid fight at the national zoo and other smithsonian buildings. secretary lonnie bunch writes, "as the father of an emergency room doctor, he's grateful to the health care workers who keep us safe." so are we.

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>> reporter: and some of those fixes are already beginning says stanford university technology forecaster paul saffo. >> all of this enforced working at home will have a huge impact on how we do work. it is completely culturally acceptable to work at home, where even three months another people would have winced at that. >> reporter: earth day is dedicated to all species. and while humans are locked down other species are filling the void. in yosemite, coyoteees and bears don't have to hide from visitors. along the florida coast, manatees are showing up in unusual numbers. >> this is the first time i ever see a manatee, and this is lterally right in front of our apartment! >> reporter: from goats in a deserted town in wales, to lions lounging on a road in south africa-- nature seems to be saying, "we can get along fine without you." >> we all need nature, a lot more than nature needs us. >> reporter: now, just when we seem to need the great outdoors

more than ever, our options are limited. but earth day say reminder how much there is out there to cherish. john blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >> foster: a reminder that we're all interconnected. that is the "cbs weekend news" for this saturday. later on cbs, "48 hours." i'm leslie foster reporting from wusa 9 here in washington, d.c. for all of us at cbs news here in the nation's capital, and around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

is will from a rush on san francisco beaches to an east bay blockade. how the beautiful spring weekend is putting a strain on social distancing >> reporter: the colossal rebuild is underway on highway 101. and that is going to mean a significant change for driversful another s-curve is coming your way. >> mass testing underway in one san francisco neighborhood. the specific group researchers are hoping to learn more about. good evening. i'm juliet goodrich. we're approaching 7,500 confirmed cases of covid-19 across the bay area. and at least 261 patients died. three of those deaths have happened at a nursing home in oakland.

the east bay times reports the cluster of infections is one of the highest in the east bay. the center confirms 50 other patients and staff have tested positive. four new testing centers are open in san francisco, including this one at garfield park. they'll be used to test about 6,000 people with or without symptoms who live in the mission district. >> the latino community in particular is overrepresented for the population in san francisco. the latino community makes up 15% of the population in san francisco. and yet, it's been testing positive for the