good morning to you, and welcome to "cbs this morning." it's thursday, may 7th, 2020. i'm gayle king with anthony mason and tony dokoupil. reopening tensions. protesters and some business owners step up demands for america to reopen faster while millions more people file for unemployment benefits today. see why a s.w.a.t. team raided a bar in texas. >> risk and recovery. the president tells his coronavirus task force to focus on the economy and calls the pandemic worse than 9/11 or pearl harbor. tuition fight. students and parents demand refunds as colleges are forced to move classes online. why many schools say that's not possible. and what learning might look

like in the fall. >> and mother's messages. new moms tell us about living throsi a their hopes for the future. >> mothers never give up hope, but first, here's today's effe vaccine and unless something very unexpected happens, our viral enemy will be with us for many months and possibly many years. >> the former head of the cdc warned the scope of this pandemic is unprecedented. >> the worst thing that can happen is three to four weeks from now we see the numbers are really going up and then we have to decide whether or not we're going to reverse course and ask people to stay home even more. >> nearly 3.17 million people filed for unemployment benefits last week. it brings the total to more than 33 million people over the past seven weeks as lockdown orders started. >> the president is taking heat for not wearing a mask during his tour of a mask factory in

arizona. >> i actually did have one. i put a mask on -- i had a mask on for a period of time. >> we didn't see you in a mask. >> i can't help it if you didn't see me. >> banksy has been revealed at n calle chan"ri nworkouts, even quarantine. pushing nearly 2,000 pounds. i think i'll just take a long walk for some exercise. >> i think so, too. >> and all that matters. >> clearly, there's going to be a movie about this. who do you want to play? >> can't say fauci because fauci has already been taken by brad pitt. >> yes, he -- i guess i'll play cuomo. >> we're all grateful to have a roof over our heads during these difficult times. it doesn't mean we don't occasionally go a little stir crazy. something this child expresses perfectly. >> where are you going? >> i hate this house!

i hate this house! >> this morning's "eye opener" is presented by toyota. >> every time i see it, it still cracks me up. welcome to "cbs this morning." "i hate this house." anthony, listen, tony, we have all felt this way. the difference is we're not toddlers so we can't do that, but it works effectively for him. >> yeah, we are not toddlers on the outside but we've talked about the inner child. and i think that's all of our inner child at the moment. "let me out!" >> it is so true. as you wake up in the west, we begin with this. there's rising tension over protecting americans from the coronavirus while the economy slowly reopens. we just learned moments ago, about an hour ago, that nearly 3.2 million more people filed for unemployment last week. in west texas, a s.w.a.t. team raided a bar where armed men were otti utdown orders. it was part of a wave of protests against restrictions. although the polls show most

americans actually support social distancing measures. >> former cdc chief dr. tom frieden warns the country could hit 100,000 deaths by the end of may up from 73,000 now. we'll talk to him in a moment. first to omar villa fran villaf some businesses will reopen tomorrow. omar, good morning. doesn't sound like thanks are moving in the right direction there. >> good morning. this salon behind me is scheduled to open tomorrow, but the owner will not be here. she was sentenced to seven days in jail on tuesday for opening up too early. it's another example of the fight between businesses that just want to open and government and health officials who were worried about the dangers of covid-19. hair salon shelley luther remains behind bars today. her sentence becoming a flash point for those hoping to kickstart the economy.

former alaska governor sarah palin showed up at her salon yesterday in a show of support. now governor greg abbott and the texas atattorney general ken paxton are calling for her immediate release. >> it was an abuse of discretion, and the judge should not put people in jail like her, who are just trying make a living. >> reporter: even though many nonessential businesses are set to reopen tomorrow. >> put you were hands up. >> reporter: tensions are running high. this was the scene outside a bar in odessa, texas, earlier this week. a s.w.a.t. team confronted armed protesters supporting the bar owner. seven people, including the owner gabrielle ellison were arrested. >> i'm aware what's going on down the road. i'm shocked, and i had customers come through. you know they've got s.w.a.t. build up. why would you bring in s.w.a.t. on a peaceful situation? >> reporter: the land mines are planted. they're there. as we begin to walk around,

we'll step on them. >> reporter: dr. eric bean, his concern, at least 28 states are seeing a rise in new cases, including texas. yet 43 states are at least partially reopened. >> the virus is acting the exact same way it has been. only thing that's really changed is our behavior. we are now beginning to move around, interact, have less social distancing. and we're going to begin seeing the virus spread. >> reporter: some of the newest hot spots are in rural areas, including iowa. in waterloo, this tyson meat processing plant will reopen today. more than 400 people contracted the virus at this plant alone. tyson says the plant will have an on-site clinic and that employees will be screened daily for signs of the virus. but some workers are frightened to return. >> everybody is scared. everybody. i don't know because i need money, i want to be -- everybody

is scared but i need money. >> reporter: some major retailers are also planning to reopen. the gap plans to open 800 stores by the end of the month, several in texas this week. nordstrom is also planning to open up, but there will be some restrictions at their stores. >> omar, thank you. president trump is asking americans to be safe but also accept the risk of spreading the virus in order to restart the economy. during a meeting with nurses at the white house yesterday, the president also talked about changing his mind about disbanding the white house coronavirus task force. paula reid reports from the white house. >> i had no idea how popular the task force is until actually yesterday. >> reporter: president trump said the task force would remain active indefinitely, but will shift its focus to economic recovery. as he met with nurses serving on the front lines of the pandemic,

the president had a message to americans as he acknowledged more lives could be lost as businesses reopen. >> i call these people warriors, and i'm actually calling now, as you know, the nation warriors. you have to be warriors. >> reporter: medical experts and lawmakers have argued there needs to be widespread testing before the country reopening. and while the president and members of the white house are regularly tested, the president's new press secretary said it wasn't necessary for the entire population. >> the notion that everyone needs to be tested is just simply nonsensical. the people who need to be tested are vulnerable populations. >> reporter: the president also call dr. rick bright, a government vaccine expert who filed a whistle-blower complaint alleging the administration ignored early warning signs a disgruntled employee. >> i don't know who he is. i didn't hear good things about him. i did not hear good things about him at all. >> reporter: but it's not the only whistle-blower complaint filed against the administration. cbs news learned of a separate

administration that alleges the son-in-law jared kushner tasked a group of young inexperienced volunteers with securing vital medical supplies for the covid response. according to a source at fema, the task force may have steered government contracts to associates and political applies. president trump said he didn't know much about the effort but defended his son-in-law. >> i think they did an incredible job. now i don't know anything about any of the details of it, but it was a well-oiled machine. they were able to get things that nobody else was able to get. >> reporter: cbs news has also learned these volunteers used their personal email accounts and not their government accounts to conduct official business. in order to do that, you need a waiver, otherwise it can raise serious legal issues, and it's not clear if that special permission was given here. a fema source also tells cbs news that using gmail accounts added to confusion and delays specifically saying that often contractors would receive an

email and they weren't sure if it was from an imposter or actual government official. gayle? >> paula, thank you, reporting from the white house today. the former cdc director, dr. tom frieden, says the fight against the coronavirus is just beginning. he told lawmakers yesterday the u.s. death toll could reach 100,000 by the end of this month. right now it's a little over 74,000. dr. anthony fauci was asked to testify at that hearing but the white house said no to that. dr. frieden is the president and ceo of the nasinitiative resolvo save lives which works to prevent epidemices. you are not a man who is careless with his words. you have tremendous expertise. you are not careless with your words. so what caused you to make that prediction yesterday. what are you seeing? >> unfortunately, the numbers are just inescapable. with so many infections of

people in the past two to three weeks and the death rate that we're seeing among those infected, it's just a calculation that tragically the number of deaths will continue for the next few weeks. the thing that concerns me even more is that, bad as this is, we're still just at the beginning. we don't widespread infection and if infection causes immunity it would be really a small proportion of americans who are protected. therefore, the virus has essentially an open field to run. what we have to do is restart the economy without rekindling the epidemic. >> but dr. frieden, everybody seems to be working so hard to flatten the curve. clearly we're not doing enough. you have another plan? you have a better idea? >> there are a couple of things we have to do. one is to make sure we do a better job protecting those most at risk, including in congregate

facilities, like nursing homes, which are being devastated by this. prisons. all correctional facilities. homeless shelters. meat packing and other close quarters where people work. that kind of context is resulting in explosive spread, and it doesn't stay there. it spreads into the community as well. but flattening the curve by staying at home is just one part of the equation of what we have to do. that's buying us time to build systems so we can protect our health care workers better. so we can box the virus in by testing, isolation, contact tracing and quarantine. those are the four steps of boxing the virus in. if we get all of them right, we can come out much more safely. >> we always keep hearing about testing, testing, testing. e pressry said it'site house, nonsensical, was her words, to get everyone tested because she said, listen, an hour later, the results could change. an hour later, you could

contract the virus. does she have a point? >> testing is not a single thing. one of the things that i think we have to understand is, this is a very complicated disease to fight. it requires a comprehensive approach. and testing is one part of that approach. currently we don't have enough tests in this country, even for the highest priority people. but even without that, there's a lot we can do. improving isolation, ramping up contact tracing and ensuring that contacts are quarantined. also, thinking about how to re-engineer our environment so that there's less risk. fewer doors to open with our hands. ways to push elevator buttons without possibly getting contaminated. making sure that we're saniti effectivwhilhysically we ng n a conflict between economics and public health. there is the need to reduce the virus burden so we can get our economy back and there's a need to get the economy back and our health care system back so we

don't lose lives from the interruptions that covid is causing. >> the ap is reporting that the trump administration is deciding to let the states decide when it's time to reopen instead of going along with the cdc guidelines. do you think that's the right call here? >> these are tough decisions. what we need to do is reopen gradually, learn lessons, try to figure out how to do that while protecting the most vulnerable people. recognizing there are important economic activities that need to resume. recognizing that people can go outside safely in most environments. recognizing that there are workplace changes that can allow workplaces to reopen without risking the lives of workers and others. >> all right. dr. frieden, thank you very much, sir, for your time this morning. tony? >> gayle, thank you. we're continuing to follow the story of a shooting death of an unarmed black man in georgia. civil rights activists say a

grand jury in georgia should immediately waive criminal charges in the shooting death of ahmaud arbery. angry protesters yesterday demanded the arrest of two white suspects. a prosecutor says the case will go to a grand jury when courts reopen next month. 25-year-old ahmaud arbery was shot dead after he was chased by two men. the father and son confronted arbery. avcmichael and arberyhe appeared to struggle over what appears to be a shotgun before shots are heard. politicians and public figures including lebron james are calling for justice. the nba superstar tweeted, we're literally hunted every day, every time we step foot outside our homes.

can't even go for a damn jog. anthony? >> tony, we're learning new details about two american citizens who are detained in venezuela. they are accused of being involved in a bizarre and failed plot to overthrow the country's president, nicolas maduro. state tv showed an alleged confession by one of the americans who is a former u.s. special forces soldier. manuel bojorquez who has reported from venezuela unravels the story from miami. >> i was helping venezuelans take back control. >> reporter: on state-run tv, 34-year-old luke denman of texas appeared to talk about his role to capture maduro. at one point holding up what was a signed contract. cbs news is unable to verify whether hista coer the u ug usedhe arres former u.

airan berry to swiftly blame washington. donald trump, mike pompeo were directly behind this, he said. the u.s. considers maduro a dictator and has condemned his oppressive regime. but the administration has denied any involvement. >> we'd have been involved, it would have gone differently. >> reporter: former green beret, jordan goudreau said that he advised the so-called "operation gideon" and was hired by a group that included the u.s.-backed opposition leader, juan guido. guido has denied that. >> 1700 hours, a daring amphibious raid was lunched. >> reporter: denman and berry are associated with goudreau's florida-based company. eric farnsworth is the former senior u.s. diplomat. >> it's a very convenient thing to have happened, and one

wonders, given how quickly this was identified and how quickly the perpetrators were rounded up, whether this -- whether maduro didn't know in advance and maybe had something to do with it as well. >> reporter: law enforcement officials say goudreau is under arrest for arms trafficking. but they said those two u.s. citizens would face trial in venezuela. gayle? >> very bizarre story there. thank you very much, manny. why drugs deemed saturdays happen.

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welcome back to "cbs this morning." we want to point you to aisin the boston red sox tipping their caps to frontline heroes. check this out. a message left at fenway park on national nurses day. the message, sox love nurses was mowed into the outfield grass saluting the men and women putting their lives on the line every day right now to save others. we don't have a baseball season yet to speak of. so in the meantime, i think that is a great use of center field. >> i do, too, tony dokoupil. and did you notice that even the sox were practicing social distancing? somebody point ed that out. they separated the sox. i like it. moving on.

dozens of drugs deemed critical for fighting the coronavirus are in short supply in part because of an increased in demand. cbs news also found potential problems in the global supply chain. our consumer investigative correspondent, anna werner, shows us how the shortage is also affecting antibiotics and prescription drugs. anna, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, gayle. that's right. some people who do not have covid-19 are now dealing with shortages like one young woman in san antonio, texas. >> without being able to breathe is the most stressful thing in the world. >> reporter: meet 18-year-old ava valdez. she's a student who needs an inhaler for allergy-induced asthma. >> an allergy pill, and this contraption. >> reporter: due to covid-19, supplies of albuterol inhalers are running shorts so she's rationing her use. >> to have to wake up every morning and say, okay, can i use this thing that i desperately need and that will provide me

immediate relief is really frustrating to not know whether or not i can have that. >> reporter: at least one inhaler manufacturer, glaxosmithkline, says it has ramped up production of inhalers to meet increased demand. a list put together by the resilient drug supply project of the university of minnesota shows of 40 drugs deemed critical for treatment of covid-19 patients, 32, 80%, are in short supply. you of m professor stephen schondelmeyer. >> there's a lot more drugs that are what we call paralittics that they might use when they put you on a ventilator. then some drugs as plain and common as acetaminophen, the active ingredient in tylenol -- >> reporter: data from health care services company vicenzayant shows demand for three classes of drugs needed for patients on ventilators was 87% higher in april than in january. and just 57% of orders placed by its member hospitals could be

filled. and it's not just drugs for covid-19 treatment. stephen schondelmeyer tracks shortages on many critical care drugs fromthetics to painkillers. >> we have drugs on the list for more than two decades. this brought this to light. >> reporter: one factor, the international supply chain for pharmaceuticals often leads to china, says author rosemary gibson who wrote the book "china rx." >> china has a dominant global market share for so many of the core chemicals and ingredients. >> reporter: for example, take antibiotics. a congressional research service report found the u.s. gets 52% of its penicillin and 90% of its tetracycline from china. china also manufactures chemicals known as active pharmaceutical ingredients or apis. key ingredients in drugs. >> when i say china controls our supply of medicines and dominates the world's supply, it's not the finished pills that we take, but it's the core

ingredients, the chemicals to make them. we'll be standing line with other countries scrambling to finds critical medicines as we are for masks and other protective gear. >> reporter: in march, the nih's dr. anthony fauci told members of the house appropriations subcommittee that health experts have been looking at the supply chain issue since 2005. >> something like 90% of the fundamental ingredients that go into many of the drugs, not the actual drug itself, comes from china. so that is a real problem. >> reporter: subcommittee chair representative rosa delauro says it's time to address it. >> the fact of the matter is that with regard to drugs, generics, the whole supply chain is really where we're very, very dependent on china. and that's got to change. >> reporter: drug manufacturers say they're working to prevents shortages, but there have a number of complex factors here. the group that represents drug companies says its members make

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meg oliver spoke to students and administrators across the country. if colleges go on line next year, so many people are going to say it's not worth it. >> reporter:attie is a hadh credits hem to graduate and didn't want to pay for tuition, around $80,000 a year. [ chants ] >> reporter: attie is now helping run a student group protesting tuition. they want a 50% reduction as long as the coronavirus continues. >> a lot of students who are upset at having to pay this amount for education that is so different, but also who simply can't keep paying this because of the economic crisis. >> reporter: the university of chicago said they will make increased financial aid available to students and families but added tuition is an essential source of funding for the university's ongoing operations which includes faculty and staff salaries.

>> i think that this crisis is actually showing us some of the deeper cracks in the education system overall. >> reporter:ter: d robert robbi is the president of the university of arizona. they told cbs news they plan on reopening campus in the fall with students and staff undergoing regular, voluntary antibody testing that the university developed. what does a fall campus at the university of arizona look like? >> three ts for us. we're going to deficit, trace, and treat -- to test, trace, and treat. we will test everybody frequently. >> reporter: robbins said the university will also follow social distancing guidelines, spread students out in dorms, and possibly not have spectators at sporting events. what kind of financial fallout do you face if you don't reopen? >> even if we do reopen we're -- we're facing a shortfall of hundreds of millions of bars. if we don't reopen and we go all

distance learning, it's going to be about 40% worse. >> reporter: you're concerned historically black colleges are extremely at risk of shutting down. >> yes. i am. >> reporter: african-american studies professor pearl dowe said historically black colleges, an online education cannot replace in-person learning. >> this space gives these students, pre-domesticnantly black students -- predominantly black students, to see what they can be. and not only what they can be but what community feels like. >> reporter: there are students like montana senior hudson willett who are rethinking their plans altogether. he's supposed to attend the university of oregon in the fall. if the university of oregon doesn't reopen campus, what will you do? >> i think i might try to take a gap year or gap semester or maybe go on line andin state fo cheaper tuition. >> reporter: hudson has an older

sister in university and both parents are unemployed. how much tuition will you have to pay for your kids next year? >> probably $80,000 for both of them. >> reporter: can you keep that up if the economy continues to slide? >> we would not opt for that. >> reporter: what does it feel like to have your future on hold right now? >> really difficult. cesnd know flag might not happen is extremely difficult. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," meg oliver, montclair, new jersey. >> yeah. a lot of really tough choices for students and for colleges right now. ahead, vlad duthiers looks at the stories you'll be talking about it's best we stay apart for a bit,

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good morning. >> always my little vlad high, tony, never sell us low. good to see you. hope you're doing well. we are safe, we are healthy working from home like so many others. while we're working from home, we are taking a look at some of the stories we think you'll be talking about including this -- supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg is out of the hospital after treatment for a gallstone infection. while she was there she took part in court arguments that were held over the phone. now that call is getting lots of attention. not because of ginsburg but because of this -- listen. >> and what the fcc has said is when the subject matter of the call ranges -- [ sounds ] the call is transformed, and it's a call that would have been allowed and is no longer allowed. >> yep. you just heard a toilet flushing in the background. the unidentified offender, unidentified, not this guy, clearly forgot to mute the phone. so gale gayle, here's geeky

trivia. the first time americans heard a toilet flush on tv was 19717 on "all in the family." we've come a long way. >> it is a distinct sounds, and we all know it when we hear it. it's like, dude, note to self. mute your phone. if i did it, i wouldn't fess up, would you? no -- >> no. who did that? >> i don't know. vlad, it looks like you have a bigger monitor today. did you get a bigger monitor? looks much bigger. >> shout out to ray mckinney who hooked us up with a bigger monitor for our upper west side bureau. >> looks nice. looks nice. what else do you have, vlad? >> thank you. all right. so you know this week is teacher appreciation week. here are some inspirational educators. cassi summers teac she's personally delivering goody bags to some of her students who are acing their online learning. summers hopes to inspire her students to become leaders.

>> this is great to see them and, you know, you miss them. so like when i deliver, i ring the doorbell and i step back. and just to reach one kid in one way, you know, that -- it stays with them for the rest of their life. >> we're also honoring dr. astrid heppenstall-heger. she teaches her students at southern california's school of medicine that making a personal connection with their patients is vitally necessary. >> medicine is a unique career that is very personal. has to remain very personal. so it becomes integrated into your life. your lifestyle. and i think we see that right now with these heroes that we all worship that are taking, you know, putting their life on the line. >> and anthony, we've seen her lessons on display. dr. michelle janavsastrid heppa

a mentor to tara narula. >> i'm married to a hero, working seven days a week, parents working a lot harder, too, because there's so much on the line here. also you got students that are giving back to our health care heroes, don't you? >> exactly. thousands of students are donating their graduation gowns to frontline workers. they do it through a charity called gowns for good, created by nathaniel moore, a physician's assistant in vermont. his graduation was canceled like tons across the country, and moore says donated gowns can fill the dire need for ppe. more than 6,000 gowns have been donated. their slogan -- wear the cap, ednat gown. e cap isthe plee memories. the gown can be put to good use. there was a graduation speech where he said, look, things have not turned out as expected. you can occurs the loss or turn

your attention to the change in perspective and giving the gown away is a way to do that. 75,000 are needed. there are four million graduates in the next two months. i think we're going to make up the difference. what do you think? >> do you remember what you wore under your graduation gown when you graduated from college? >> nothing at all, vlad. like all the true professionals. >> i knew. it i knew it -- >> dr. agus on the push for antibody testing. stay with us. it's totally normal to have constipation with belly pain, straining, and bloating, again and again. no way. more exercise. more water. and more fiber is the only way to manage it. it's occasional constipation. maybe it's not.

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it's thursday, may 7, 2020. welcome back to "cbs this morning." i'm gayle king with tony dokoupil and anthony mason. shifting message as the white house focuses on the economy. coronavirus cases continue to surge while the president has an awkward exchange with a nurse in the oval office. face mask profiling after confrontations in florida and other states. some african american men worry they'll be treated like criminals for wearing masks. and all star effort, we are told about a new charity for the pandemic's frontlineheros. tony. first, here's today's eye opener

at 8:00. rising tension over the efforts to keep americans safe from the coronavirus as the economy slowly reopens. >> scheduled to open tomorrow, the owner will not be here. she was sentenced to a week in jail on tuesday for opening up too early. it's another sign of the tensions. president trump talked about changing his mind about disbanding the white house coronavirus task force. >> i had no idea how popular the task force is. >> we have to restart the economy without rekindling the epidemic. >> everybody seems to be working so hard to flatten the curve. >> flattening the curve by staying at home is just one part of the equation of what we have to do. many meat processing plants around america have been forced to shut down after their facilities turned into covid-19 hot spots. >> managers are asking that famous question from a wendy's ad campaign, where's the beef? >> one drive through window, you could get an apology but no triple cheese burger.

>> i feel bad for wendy's. not only are they running out of meat, but wendy even had to trim her own bangs in quarantine. we've all been there, girl. >> a lot of people welcoming air dressers. trevor is right. welcome back to "cbs this morning." it's bad when you have to trim your own bangs. >> that's real trouble. that's real trouble. my son is getting ready to immediate some help there. it's about to grow through the ceiling. >> you know, just let it go. let it go. we begin with this. at least 28 states, they are seeing a rise in new coronavirus cases. as more states prepare to reopen, but the worst we're hearing could be yet to come. earlier on "cbs this morning," former cdc director explained his prediction u.s. death toll would hit at least 100,000 by the end of this month. >> the numbers are inescapable.

with so many infections of people in the past two or the three weeks, and the death rate that we're seeing among those in infected is just a calculation that tragically the number of deaths will continue for the next few weeks. the thing that concerns me even more is that as bad as this is, we're just at the beginning. >> meanwhile, the president host a group of nurses in the oval office yesterday. for national nurse's day. but he fired back at the head of the american association of nurse practitioners after she said some are seeing shortages of protective equipment. >> i think it's sporadic. i talk to my colleagues around the country, certainly there are pockets of areas where ppe is not ideal, but this is an unprecedented time. i've been reusing my n-95 mask for a few weeks now. >> sporadic for you, but not sporadic for a lot of other people. >> i agree, mr. president. >> i've heard the opposite.

i've heard they're loaded up with gowns now. >> the president also announced he plans to keep his coronavirus task force going indefinitely after saying earlier this week he might wind it down. as many states slowly begin to reopen for business, companies are ramping up production of antibody tests. these are tests that can reveal whether a person previously had the coronavrus. this week the fda authorized a test from a swiss company with near 100% accuracy. let's get dr. david agus with what we can learn from the exams and if they're reliable. dr. agus, good morning. an antibody test. how does it work, and how do you see it being used? >> so when something foreign comes into your body, your body makes antibodies that take it out of circulation. so this is a test where they take either a tube of blood or a drop of blood. here's the kit where you can take a drop can of and a there'a

facilitier paper that filters out the red cells and it has proteins targeting covid-19 present. are there exposure in were you exposed to the virus? that's what the antibody test tells you. were you exposed to the virus? >> is it accurate, and if you get an accurate answer, what do you do with it? is it valuable information? >> well, that's the key question. so accurate is that there are hundreds of tests literally out there. what we know from several studies is that many of them are not accurate. they look at other coronaviruses. if you had the common cold, it . covid-19. the roche test is accurate, but it doesn't say if you have immunity, the right antibodies to take the virus and not let it get into the body. so that's what we call immunity.

it's different to say you've been exposed than you have immunity. two separate things. sometimes i mean, obviously they can go together, but the tests now, all of them, just say wrr you've been exposed. and many of the tests on the market are not accurate. and they will give you the wrong answer. and that worries me. if i tell you you've been exposed and you haven't, and you go out and you don't social distance and you come home and hug grandma, you can get her sick. that worries me. >> so bottom line, dr. agus, would you recommend people like me, i was considering getting an antibody test. you can find them online. should people get them if they're available? >> tony, you're regular. that's what i'm trying to understand here. clearly, is -- there is no reason to get a test at the present time unless you're part of a study or your company wants to know how many people have been potentially exposed. for personal decisions, right

now, they are not to be used. because they do not tell you immunity. and so the key going forward is to have that immunity test. they've been talking about it for many weeks at the press conferences the president holds. i hope and pray it comes soon. >> all right. dr. david dag us, i'll take your advice and hold off on the antibody test, and yes, i am regular. i am everyday people. thanks for joining us. every friday we answer your questions about the coronavirus. this week as more states reopen, what you need to know about how to stay safe when going out in public. now, if there's something you would like to know in particular, please email us. >> two black men say they were american concerned they will be coronavirus guid

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millions of americans in cities like new york, detroit, and philadelphia are wearing face masks. many black people they could be labeled a threat if they cover their face to protect themselves. last month a miami doctor with a mask was handcuffed in front of his home while he was just unloading his van. he says he was racially profiled. our national correspondent jericka duncan has more on this story. jericka, good morning to you. >> good morning to you. we interviewed several black men for this story. like they were under attack when it comes to from the police or even in their community before this pandemic. and now worry that with wearing these face coverings, they could be seen as more of a threat. >> he was like either you show us your i.d., or you take your face mask off.

it's a pandemic. >> deangelo jackson and his friend say they were shocked when an officer approached them in an illinois walmart back in march. he says he recorded the moment a wood river police sergeant followed them out of the store. >> he proceeds to tell us there's a city ordnance that we can't wear masks in a store. >> the two young men say they were wearing surgical masks as they shopped for cleaning supplies. >> we're being asked to leave for being safe. >> reporter: the police department says it is investigating the incident, and the officer incorrectly informed the men there was a rule about masks. >> we left because the situation could have went farther than it did. >> reporter: they uploaded the video in an effort to raise awareness? . >> this is a cry for help from our community. right here. >> reporter: they are not alone in their concerns.

a florida doctor says he was profiled in april when he was stopped by police. >> i don't know exactly what made him get out of the car and put handcuffs on me. >> reporter: this doctor is an internist at the university of miami health subpoenas and tests the city's homeless population for the coronavirus. he says when he was approached, he was removing bulk trash from his van. you can watch it play out on his home security camera. >> we were in front of my property. we took me in front of the car and proceeded to belittle me and to yell in my face. >> reporter: the officer eventually let him go, but dr. henderson filed a complaint. the miami police chief releaseed this video response on twitter, saying the department is investigating. >> the city of miami police department does not condone or accept profiling of any kind. >> reporter: dr. henderson says he believes race played a role in the officer's actions.

>> it is a valid fear to think that if you have a mask ong pr. >> reporter: this a professor at american university and the author of the book how to be an anti-racist says the fear of wearing a mask in public even during a pandemic is shared by many african americans. >> black people's perceptions of fear is based on the number of times we ourselves have been racially profiled. >> reporter: one california mother already has that fear for her 18-year-old son. he says even at his young age, he has had to deal with that harsh reality. >> i've had a good amount of encounters with the police. it's always in the back of your >> w a g o ou're going to get post on social media, asking her san francisco neighbors to be mindful of their inherent biases

when they see her son or anyone who looks like him wearing a mask. >> we need to be talking about the fact this isn't about shame. this is about the work that we have to do to make sure that it's safe for black people to live in this world. i just really hope that we can take this opportunity to start having the conversations. >> reporter: and everything starts with the conversation. it's no secret that wearing a face covering can protect you from spreading this virus. in fact, the cdc recommends that you wear the face coverings when you cannot practice social distancing. gayle? >> jericka, my heart hurts. i'm so glad you did this story. i had this conversation with my son recently. i've heard this, the story you're talking about. he has a black face mask. i said, i would appreciate it if you wouldn't wear the black one. wear one of the brightly colored bandann bandannas. he got irritated with me. he said what difference does it

make, the color i wear? sadly, he's right, but looking at your story, i think there's a bigger issue and a bigger conversation that needs to be had here. i'm glad you're doing it. thank you. >> and as that woman said, it all starts with that conversation. >> we're all very familiar with the conversation. ahead how the secretive artist that's braanks yes is honoring britain's health care workers as super heros. you're watching "cbs this morning." we'll be right back. this morning." we're all doing our part by staying at home.

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the coronavirus lockdown hasn't stopped the mysterious banksy from being creative. he's best known, of course, for satirical and subversive street murals. his latest piece honors british health care workers in heroic fashion. as charlie d'agata reports, it was unveiled at a hospital in southern england. >> reporter: whether this is a rare sighting of the undercover artist himself pulling off a special delivery may be a mystery. >> wow. it's really, truly a beautiful painting. >> reporter: but the image is pure banksy. it depicts a little boy playing in overalls, today aside in a -- tossed aside in a trash can a couple of discarded superheroes. instead he's holding a nurse, soaring like superman, cape and all. called "game changer." he's never been big on subtle tee. >> he's trying to say that the original superheroes are on the back burner now, and it's people like, you know, k workers and

nurses and health care professionals that are at the forefront and children are looking up to us. >> reporter: like many frontline hospitals, southampton general has lost its own staff members to covid-19 which makes the picture that much more poignant. >> it warms the heart to know that someone's done this for us in the hospital. it's just beautiful. >> reporter: self-isolation has found work for idle hands. banksy posted this image of his trademark rats wreaking havoc in his bathroom with the comment "my wife hates it when i work from home." whether it was his handiwork to put a surgical mask on his girl with a pierced ear drum mural last month, he won't say. but no guise this time. banksy even left a note saying "thanks for all you're doing. i hope this brighten the place up a bit, even if it's only black and white." while banksy is certainly one of a kind, that sentiment is universal. there are murals like these by other artists paying tribute to health care workers everywhere.

that banksy portrait is a gift that will keep giving. after lockdown, it's going to be auctioned off to raise money for health care charities. tony? >> charlie d'agata for us in london. thank you very much. anthony, i love that banksy drawing with the superheroes in the wastebasket and the dog replaced with the heroic nurse. it reminds me of the very best of editorial cartoonists, and with newspapers shifting what they're focusing on, it's great to see an artist like banksy kind of take up the mantel. >> i wish every artist could do one of those and put it in all the hospitals right now. any ounce of support is -- is great. >> yeah. and it -- it shows you how a good drawing is better than a picture and can speak volumes beyond just a thousand words. the punch and the message comes home in ways that essays couldn't do. so great work, and a great report from charlie d'agata. ahead, jill schlesinger will

join us to discuss the latest weekly unemployment numbers and which types of jobs are being hit the hardest. first, local new coming up next this is a kpix 5 update. good morning . we have a couple lanes blocked. it is not too far from shoreline. is should move over to the shoulder in the next couple of minutes. there is an accident in that area. this accident, you can see some

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let's get some clarity on a variety of issues. once you've had this, if you recover, can you get it a second time? >> we're looking at the economic pain and how to get america back to work. >> all small businesses are struggling at this time, but what are you hearing from minority business owners in particular? >> i want to put this in some perspecti perspective. do you think there's any security risk to reopening the country before we get a handle on the crisis? >> welcome back to "cbs this morning." we have breaking news on the economic damage caused by the coronavirus. the labor department reported this morning another 3.16 million americans filed claims

for unemployment benefits last week. that adds up to more than 33 million people losing their jobs and claiming benefits since the economic crisis began in mid-march. cbs news business analyst sljil schlesinger joins us now. what are you seeing in these numbers? >> there is a staggering number of people still claiming benefits, as you said, more than 3 million, seven weeks in a row. the slightly bright spot is that it looks like claims actually peaked at the end of march, beginning of april, where we had more than 6 million people claiming in a single week two weeks in a row. so what we're seeing is the pace of the claims starting to slow down a little bit. but it is remarkable to note that we're talking about a slowdown and yet we're still at more than 3 million people claiming for benefits this week. you know, 33 million folks, that wipes out all the jobs created

since the recovery by more than 12 million, so this is just an unbelievably horrible number. it's just a little less horrible than it was a few weeks back. >> jill, the losses in the private sector are particularly stark now. >> absolutely. we've had a new report out from adp, the payroll company, and they've surveyed if i weres large and small and found that 20 million jobs were cut in the month of april. it was no sector spared and no size company spared. when you look at the u.s. economy, remember, we are more of a service-driven economy, so 16 million service jobs gone, 4 million in manufacturing and construction. when we look at those services, it's just what you would imagine the leisure and hospitality industries really getting hit hard, followed by the retail

sector, professional and business services. what we're really going to be watching for in the coming months is how broad these job losses become and of course how quickly we get people off that unemployment line and back into the workforce. >> yeah, and some groups, jill, have been hit a lot harder than others in this crisis, right? >> absolutely. we had a survey done by pew, which was pretty startling in itself. and it found that hispanic and black americans seemed to be disproportionately hurt financially from the fallout of the virus. and when you look at it, we found that in this survey 61% of black americans being harmed by this, 44% of black americans, and this compares with 38% of white americans. and i think confounding the problem, pew also was able to go

and ask how much money do you have in emergency reserves to cover this unexpected job loss or hourly reduction? and the numbers were much worse for the hispanic and black americans who said that 70% of whom said, look, i can't cover bills for three months. compare that with the 40% range for white americans. so this compounds the problem. if you're disproportionately hurt and you don't have emergency savings, the financial fallout will be far more severe for you. >> all right. jill schlesinger, thank you very much. tomorrow morning we'll bring you the highly anticipated april unemployment numbers in cbs news special report. ahead only on "cbs this morning," we'll talk with national league rookie of the year pete alonzo about the delayed start to the baseball season and the

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one of baseball's brightest young stars says baseball players are ready to return even if fans cannot. nerk mets first baseman pete alonso coming off a record-setting rookie season. he led the majors with 53 home runs, that's the most ever for a rookie. only on "cbs this morning," alonso spoke with us from tampa about that remarkable debut season and also launching a new

charity to recognize unsung heroes. can you think of the last april in your life where you weren't playing baseball? >> no. i actually haven't been home in the month of april since i was a senior in high school. it's kind of strange. >> what do you do to try to stay sharp? >> my gym is a private gym. we're working out in very, very small groups. wherever we get going again, i have to stay ready as i can and want to stay locked in. >> reporter: pete alonso may be locked in for this season, but he's also looking back. >> and alonso hits one out of sight! >> reporter: the national league rookie of the year who set franchise records for home runs, total bases, and extra base hits, recently wrote "i catch myself every night watching 2019 mets highlights," adding, "it never ceases to give me goosebumps." >> 2019 was my favorite season of baseball i've ever had in my life. >> alonso ranging wide swath down, gets up and makes the play!

>> seeing everything put together as a whole just really put a lot into perspective because the 2019 season i think was like a spark our organization. >> reporter: in that same social media post he told fans, "i can't wait to hear you all cheer your lungs out." a lot of people are saying when baseball comes back this year, if it comes back and we hope it does, that there won't be crowds like we're used to because people won't be allowed in the stadiums. are you prepared for that? >> we didn't really have many fans in the minor colleagues come to the games. we played in front of empty stadiums before. >> so crowds or no crowds, you're looking forward to playing the game again? >> absolutely. i feel like sports in general, people rely on them so much because it makes them feel good inside. having a sports season, it's like the sun goes up and sun goes down. that reliable. >> now there's talk of throwing out the first pitch in late june or early july using modified leagues and possibly pushing the world series much later than normal. >> i'd just be happy to play baseball. i hope we can play more than 100

games this year. and whatever cards were dealt, we got to play them because this is an unprecedented time. as a professional baseball player, i will never hit a home run on my birthday. so if i get to hit a home run on december 7th, that would be cr ts october, you're going to be mr. december. >> that would be special. >> line drive off the top of the wall -- there it is -- >> reporter: >> after the home run derby last year, alonso donated 10% of his winnings to charities. this spring, he continues to give back. >> dr. owens, how you doing? it's pete alonso with the new york mets. >> he sent personalized videos to mets fans working on the front lines. >> thank you for keeping everybody safe and providing protection for everybody. >> really ol. >>nchari callers f heroes cognizryday heroe like natalia yulfo who coaches softball at a new york charter school where more than 90% of the students are below the poverty line. >> you guys are going to be the

homers for heroes inaugural nominations -- >> no -- >> yeah. you guys -- [ cheers ] >> yeah. >> alonso surprised the team last week during a virtu workouts announcing $10, school >>ne t these kids. >> how does it feel? >> like a true honor being someone from there community. it definitely feels good. >> is it hard right now? >> it's very hard. i think it's the hardest when the kids reach out and they're just like, i really want to get outside, like i miss school. which you would think you'd never hear from a teenager. and i think that makes it the hard wheftest -- hardest when they're the ones hurting. >> a sentiment shared by pete alonso and many others waiting for their own opening day. >> not having something that is a dear and loved pf you frustra. i think the work that they're putting to impact these kids for the better is truly remarkable. >> oh, man.

i miss baseball so much. i was happy to at least have a conversation with a baseball player. and pete alonso's a great one. he's got a lot of depth, a big heart. in a separate effort, alonso joined the all-in challenge to help provide for those in need. he auctioned off the opportunity to join him on a private fishing charter in florida. and the final bid was $70,000, anthony. i know you're a mets fan. i won't ask if you're also a fishing bid, if you put in that bid yourself. >> no, that was not me. but listen, it -- i love this piece. i love what he's doing. it was so sweet to see his swing again. even in a replay. it's just -- like you, i really miss it. >> yeah. >> i know. >> gayle, you a baseball fan? >> listen, i like pete alonso. i'm not a fishing fan, but i would go fishing with pete alonso. i'd go anywhere with him. what a doll. and jerry seinfeld has put it out there that he's open to a reboot if pete alonso would

appear in the series in the role that keith hernandez did back in the day, the boyfriend challenge. everybody loves this guy. and you just showed us what a nice guy he is. that was a great piece. i loved it, too. >> yeah. he is, he's a wonderful young man. only 25 years old. i had not heard about the "seinfeld" news. that's breaking in my householdhousehold. i'm going to root for it. he's perfect for the role. you heard that he's not had an april since high shool where he wasn't playing baseball. america has not had an april without baseball since 1883. think about that. >> wow. >> hope it comes back soon. all right. >> yeah. on today's "cbs this morning" podcast, we talk with dr. david hayes batista about -- from ucla health about the effect of the coronavirus on the hispanic communities. you can listen wherever you like to get your podcasts. coming up, the emotional words of new and expectant moms during this challenging time. we'll be right back. we're all doing our part by staying at home.

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i know you viewers already know this, that sunday is mother's day because you're smart people. this morning, we'd like to pay tribute to all the moms who will be honored on mother's day. it's an unprecedented moment. we're hearing from new and expectant mothers, many in cities hard hit by the coronavirus. they are all sharing their experiences of motherhood during this global crisis, along with their wishes, their hopes, their dreams for their little ones. we even have a special appearance from our own nikki battiste. >> there is a -- this is my first mother's day ever. say hi, baby zoe. >> we are starting to adopt. >> a lot of high highs and low lows. >> one of our favorite places to go is outside and we are lucky in new york city to have a balcony. >> this is baby mia, she's 5 months old. >> he was born almost two months in new york the epicenter of

covid-19. >> 39 weeks pregnant. due mother's day weekend. this is our nursery which is anxiously awaiting the arrival of our little guy. >> she's, first of all, grown two of her front teeth. she went from crawling to taking her first steps, which i got to see. >> one of the things i do love to do with sienna is sing to her. ♪ the fount of every blessing to my heart to sing with grace ♪ ♪ strings of mercy never ceasing ♪ ♪ his grace >> dear son, you have quite a story to tell about your journey into this world which seems fitting because your mom is a journalist. two months before your due date on mother's day weekend, the coronavirus pandemic turned our lives upside down. so much of the joy and

excitement pregnancy brings was ried fro you a d repla fea>> you won't remembe this, but believe me when i say that this isn't what the world is usually like. >> by the time you read this letter, the year you were born, 2020, we are most certainly be in the history books just like two of your grandparents. you were born during a war. >> a world where friends and family couldn't hold you for months. you would be stuck inside with mommy and daddy for days on end, and meet people for the first time wearing masks and gloves. >> you and i have had to shelter in place for weeks now. mostly on our own. within a few weeks, we were on u the other side. >> i feared i chose the wrong time to bring it into the world. i cried myself to sleep a number of nights, fearing the challenges that would be brought on by the next day. >> what really made me so sad

during those final weeks you were in my womb was that the only sound you were beyond our voices were sirens. to protect your little ears from so much tragedy, your dad would play classical music for you. >> right now you're too little to understand, but life is beautiful, and people are beautiful. >> we've been suppliharing your beautiful moments and accomplishments every day. like your first dance-off to dua lipa with dad. in due time you'll be able to experience all the things that i have envisioned for you. you'll know what it's like to put others' needs and well-being ahead of your own for the sake of humanity. >> i hope the one thing you remember is the fun we had together. though so much is going to continue to change over thet few months and years, at least we have each other. >> we want you to remember the importance of being kind, taking care of yourself, the people you love, and this earth. >> life, your life in particular, is full of promise. >> thank you for giving me

strength when mine was slipping away. >> it was the independent smiles on your faces that reminded me of the many blessings god had bestowed upon me and the greatest of them was you. >> this mother's day is going to be great because the greatest blessing was born. >> the best, happiest day of my life because you were in it healthy, happy, and definitely my best future ahead. >> no matter what the world ever hands us, we are devoted to protecting you, caring for you, and loving you infinitely. ge and i vived the pandemic taught us lessons we should never forget. i love you, mommy. >> wow. >> we love you, too. nothing, nothing, nothing -- wow is right. nothing stops a mother's love, including a coronavirus pandemic. we'll all be thinking about nikki battiste this weekend. thinking about all the mothers

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