workplace. smithfield says there will be new protocols including physical barriers between workers plus temperature checks. do you think there are going to be more of these plants, though, where they have to shut them down because these are turning into hot spots? >> well, they should close it down. if they want to prevent spreading this virus, they should not be working. >> reporter: now, super markets are trying to avoid what they call panic buying by placing those limits on the sale of meat. but experts say there are going to be some shortages anyway because the processing plants won't all come back to work at once. >> that was dean reynolds reporting. the cruise ship industry is planning to hit the seas again once a no-sail order from the cdc expires in august. hundreds of cases of coronavirus infection took place on the ships. congress has launched an investigation into how carnival cruise line responded and royal caribbean faces its first

lawsuit over the death of a crew member. kris van cleave has the story. >> reporter: the wrongful death lawsuit was filed on behalf of 27-year-old pgioka a house keeping employee from indonesia. they claim he contracted covid-19 on royal caribbean symphony of the seas after they left the ship. >> it's clear the entire cruise industry dramatically mishandled the entirety of this outbreak not only as it relates to passengers but crew members. >> reporter: he represents the man's family. >> if they had taken the steps that every single person around the world has taken, i don't think he would be dead today. had they implemented proper social distancing, quarantines, given proper masks to everybody, i think that he would still be alive today. >> reporter: the roughly $53 billion cruise instrind has been in dry dock since mid-march. after a number of highly publicized coronavirus outbreaks, polls show more than

one in five americans say it will be a year or longer before they'd set foot on a cruise ship. but carnival is hoping to restart service on eight vessels from ports in florida and texas by late alan to the people whohtowtr the short answer is yes, absolutely. >> reporter: erin from conde nast travelers says there will be changes on board. >> when they first get on board there is going to be a lot of temperature checks. people might be denied boarding if they don't have proper medical notes. they probably won't be able to plate their own food any more. things won't be shared that was shared. >> reporter: before they take on passengers, congress has questions. the chair of the house transportation committee sent this letter from carnival demanding information about the response to the coronavirus. and there is another issue. more than 100 u.s. silt sens working on cruise ships that

cannot come home. the cdc won't allow them to disembark until cruise lines agree to a plan to get them home and quarantined. why can't you go home? >> i don't know. >> reporter: cruise ship performer ryan driscoll has been essentially stranded at sea for 60 days. his ship hasn't seen passengers since mid-march. >> bottom line, you'd like to go home. >> yeah. i'd like to go home, yes, of course. >> reporter: royal caribbean declined comment on the lawsuit, but says it has reached an agreement with the cdc to start bringing home its american crew members. that should start happening this week. carnival says it will comply with the congressional investigation and is still working with the cdc on a plan to bring home americans like ryan. the cdc says it does not have enough information yet to know if the cruise lines plan to resume service are safe enough. >> kris van cleave on the dock. covid-19 has claimed the lives of more than 20,000 people who either live or work in nursing homes and oolong-term care facilities. the nursing home industry is now

sicking immunity from lawsuits tied to the outbreak, and 15 states are already offering some legal protection. it's a different story in california where the state is working to hold those facilities accountable for their care. here's jonathan vigliotti. >> he was kind and he was gentle and he was brilliant. >> reporter: scott avery describes his father, 88-year-old as a devoted family man and leader in his community. he died alone last month in a northern california nursing home after contracting coronavirus. >> he was the first person in our family to graduate from college. he died six months short of being able to see his grandson graduate from college. six months. >> reporter: he was admitted to the gateway care and rehabilitation center for a short recovery stay after a diabetic episode. he was one of at least 13 people at gateway who died. that will be 69 patients and 33

employees have tested positive. at one point during the outbreak achery said he was told staff members were not being tested and were handling up to 35 patients at a time. >> there's no question that while the virus is an act of god, the crisis in california's nursing home facilities is an act of man. >> reporter: at least 733 long-term care residents and 15 health care workers have died in california. mike dark is a lawyer for the california advocates for nursing home reform. >> the nursing homes that are suffering the worst problems with the virus are the same homes that have had terrible track records with infection control and with staffing. >> reporter: cbs news dug into the federal records and found that nearly 62% of california nursing homes, including gateway, were cited for infection prevention and control lapses last year. out of the ten california facilities with the highest number of resident covid cases, seven received only one or two stars on aer scale,

hs,n rt, at staf inspections. >> nursing home operators cut staffing to maximize profit. and when you don't have enough staff, it's simply not possible to have good infection control. >> reporter: dark says lawsuits are one way of forcing change and holding facilities accountable. >> it is very possible that a wave of lawsuits could ultimately wipe out a significant portion of the long-term care profession. >> reporter: mark reagan is general counsel for california association of health facilities, one of six health care groups asking california's governor to issue an executive order granting immunity. >> we have care givers who are doing their absolute best every day against impossible odds. and to allow the second-guessing of those care givers would be really unfortunate. >> reporter: achery, who has now hired an attorney devngeak c see.on wtn.uhange i

my mom, my family, we don't want this to happen to anybody else. this was just wrong. >> and we can now report the alameda county district attorney's office is conducting a criminal investigation into gateway. the owners of the facility reportedly own at least seven other nursing homes. they have not returned our calls for comment. nursing home advocacy group say state inspectors and nursing homes should taken effects control violations more seriously, and they say immunity would undermine that effort. >> jonathan vigliotti in los angeles. the overnight news discover new worlds

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to the same diseases as us. we found these gorillas in a trip to the democratic republic of congo. now there is a newnv enemy, the globe hasping t gorilla population, conservationists are on high alert. >> as you can see, it's very difficult to manage human cases. you imagine so for wild animals moving freely. that is one of the big challenge. >> reporter: the doctor who worked for the nonprofit organization is deeply concerned about the coronavirus because respiratory infections are the second leading cause of death amongst gorillas. >> so, the fear is that if you have a case of that, we will definitely have a loss of those animals. >> reporter: w we vised t gorias, took an hour toch

a family o. ready social distancias pic lef rld knew about the coronavirus. we had to wear masks to protect the gorillas from any potential diseases we may be carrying. and stand at least 23 feet away. today that kind of up close and personal experience has been stopped. the park is closed to visitors. these images were taken before the global pandemic. here gorillas are being treated for routine illnesses that can occur, but now measures are more stringent. rangers have to stand at least 33 feet away. only two people can approach a gorilla at any one time, and most of the observation is done at a distance through binoculars. in a country devastated by over two decades of civil war, there is a wonderful incongruity here, in that it also offers one of the world's most life-affirming

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italy has begun the slow process of reopening this week, but fear of the coronavirus is keeping many elderly people from venturing outside. in venice, the city's famous gondolas are there. chris lifesay is there. >> reporter: these aren't your typical gondolas or gondaleers. they are delivering organic food to local. farmers from around the lagoon bring the order. she and the others were stuck at ho unable t season din the coro lock down. >> it's a bit difficult, so now we do this like twice or three times a week and it also helps us because we can go out and breathe and row.

>> reporter: her city has been drowning. this past fall, some of the worst flooding in a generation. as it was struggling to recover, covid-19 struck, killing a relative few, but decimating the main industry here. tourism. while forcing the elderly to shelter at home, this in a city that shrunk from more than 170,000 people after world war ii to just over 50,000 today, as mass tourism pushes costs up and niane a endangered species. food deliveries are one way to save them from extinction. rain or shine they deliver from drop-off points in the city. so you think this is really important? yes, says this customer. and it's so inspiring to see it delivered in a traditional venician boat. in a city with no cars,

volunteers also deliver medicine by foot. it saved your life. me with my broken arm, she says, and my 90-year-old mother. she calls the volunteer her angel. >> it could be your grandparents. it would be your elderly aunts or family member. so you find lonely people that maybe sometimes need also someone who is friendly with them, someone who is caring somehow, and it feels very nice. >> reporter: delivering food, medicine and also solidarity. to a battered city with a unsinkable way of life. chris lifesay, cbs news, venice. >> and that's the overnight news for this wednesday. for some ofyou, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs this morning" and follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm chip reid.

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