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former national security adviser michael flynn. reaction from former fbi director james comey and what's next in the case. and unsung heroes. we celebrate female flyers from world war ii, 75 years after victory in europe. >> original girl power, but, first, here's today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> we're in a very dangerous position to give up this effort right now and allow this virus to come storming back. >> as the battle against coronavirus rages on, more states continue to reopen. >> new york, the numbers are all going down. many of the other states the numbers are still going up and they're reopening. that not only violates cdc guidelines, that violates common sense. >> one of president trump's personal valets has tested positive for covid-19. >> that's a little bit strange, but it's one of those things. >> georgia police have arrested

a white father and son in the shooting death of an unarmed black jogger. >> this whole situation was senseless. it could have been avoided. >> a woman accusing joe biden of sexual assault did her first sit-down interview. tara reade told kelly she's willing to take a polygraph and go under oath to tell her story. >> the 75th anniversearies of v-day where they surrendered and the second world war declared over. >> the penguins escaped the zoo. they took them for a wall. the woodland wallow. >> it's pitting steve mnuchin against axl rose. >> a feud between mr. appetite for destrucuction and axl rose. >> mother's day is sunday. all mothers really want is some quiet time, especially right now. they want to be left alone. so i think i have a good idea. a great place to get away that

has air conditioning and music and really everything you need is the car. i made you what you like. your medicine. >> thank you. >> thank you for everything you do. and we want you to know that we appreciate -- >> okay. yep. got it. >> i think many mothers feel that way because mothers are on duty 24/7. welcome to "cbs this morning." you know what, anthony? you know what i think mom should get on sunday? anything she wants. that's my advice. >> good advice. a little peace and quiet always a nice gift. especially now. >> yes. especially. you're right. especially now. as you wake up in the west, we begin with stunning monthly job numbers that were just released a short time ago. >> the country lost 20.5 million jobs last month due to the coronavirus. the national unemployment rate jumped to 14.7% in april.

the highest since the great depression back in the 1930s. cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger joins us. we expected this, but it's still very hard to look at, these numbers. >> it sure is. and to put some context around these numbers, which is really hard to do if you think 20 million, that is 25 times larger than any single month we saw during the great recession. ten times higher than the biggest number on record which occurred just after world war ii. we talk about that unemployment rate. it may not capture as many people who are really sidelined. so for that we look to a broader unemployment rate that the labor department gives us. this one adds in people who are working part time but really would like full-time work or who are just sort giving up their job search. that unemployment rate, that broader rate is up near 23%. the numbers are likely to be

just as bad in may, but we'll have to see how many of these people come off the payrolls eventually this summer. anthony? >> all right, jill, thanks. tony? >> thanks, guys. turning to concerns over the easing of coronavirus restrictions all across the country. 44 states are reopening in some form which likely means more people spending time outside their homes. of those states nearly half have seen an overall increase in new cases in the past two weeks according to "the new york times." the trump administration's guidelines for reopening call for a 14-day decrease so moving in the opposite direction. carter evans is in los angeles where many nonessential businesses are reopening today, and that's despite more than 2,500 new cases just yesterday in california. >> i went from 15 employees to zero. >> reporter: nicole is the owner two of small boutique clothing stores and had to fire all her

employees when her store shuttered. she's reopening and doing all the work herself. >> i hope that my employees could eventually come back and do it with me, but for the moment, we're just trying to follow, you know, orders as closely as possible. >> reporter: in california alone, more than 4.2 million people have applied for unemployment since march. and more than $10 billion has already been paid out. gavin newsom says the virus has sent the state's once booming economy, the fifth largest in the world, into its worst budget deficit in state history. >> as this is a global pandemic, and there is not an economy around the world that has substantively at least been immune. >> reporter: but some are ready for the return. at g & j flowers in los angeles, business is blooming once again with mother's day on the horizon. the owner jorge is thrilled to be open ahead of their biggest weekend of the year. >> mother's day.

a busy week. mother's day. they cover a lot. they help us a lot. >> reporter: state officials warn there are dangers in returning to work and guidelines like social distancing and face coverings will need to be followed. >> it's a good idea to act as if anyone could be infected with covid-19 and that you, too, could be infected at any point in time. >> reporter: 44 states have now eased some restrictions, including texas, which is reopening several nonessential businesses today. on that list, hair salons. like the one owned by shelley luther. she had been jailed for reopening her store early. but after two days in jail and a texas supreme court order, luther walked out surrounded by cheers, a free woman. >> it means so much to me, and this would have been nothing without you. >> reporter: the massive economic hit across the country has created another problem. hunger. hundreds of people in north carolina showed up at this drive-through food bank yesterday. this as a new survey released by

the brookings institute showed children have been hit particularly hard with 1 in 5 5 twee5 12 years and under not getting enough to eat. >> reporter: here in the flower district they're already open for business. many of the businesses will be curbside pick-up only. and california's governor now says they know where the first case of community spread of the virus came from. it was a nail salon. and for that reason, gayle, nail salons remain closed. >> all right. understand that. thank you, carter. we have new information this morning on the arrest of two suspects in the killing of an unarmed black man in georgia. the two white men who confronted him in his neighborhood as he was jogging are charged with murder and aggravated assault. gregory and travis mcmichael, a father and son, were arrested last night. now they deny any wrongdoing in the shooting death of 25-year-old ahmaud arbery. more than two months ago is when the shooting hand.

omar villafranca has been following this case. >> this is a good birthday gift. wish my son was here. >> reporter: marcus arbery is relieved the men accused of killing his son ahmaud last february are in jail. gregory and travis mcmichael were arrested thursday evening. they told police they thought he was a burglary suspect and shot the unarmed man during a confrontation. but arbery says his son was not a criminal. >> he was a good man, well-respected young man, athletic. loved people. >> reporter: the arrest comes just days after cell phone video was released showing the final moments of arbery's life as he jogged in his own neighborhood. the video appears to show the mcmichaels after they chased arbery in their truck. gregory told police travis and arbery fought over the shotgun before travis shot him two times. cbs news can now confirm the

video was filmed by this man, william bryan. according to the case's previous prosecutor, the mcmichaels and william bryan were following arbery thinking he was a burglary suspect. the police have not said tat har be ry committed a crime. >> he just has a good heart. >> reporter: arbery's family attorney lee merritt says he also expects bryan to be charged. >> my understanding is that investigation is still ongoing. >> reporter: cbs news can also confirm the video was leaked by this man, alan tucker, the former attorney for gregory and travis mcmichael. according to a statement, tucker says his sole purpose in releasing the video was absolute tansparency. fellow arbery family attorney says the video is what might have propelled the case forward. >> i believe that the video was all the probable cause you needed to arrest these murderous

father/son duo. >> reporter: cbs news learned new details about the former prosecutor assigned to the case. george barnhill of the waycross judicial circuit. we obtained the email barnhill sent to the georgia attorney general along with his recusal letter. in it, barnhill explains his son, who is also an attorney, had previously investigated arbery. he also included what he claimed was the criminal history of arbery's relatives. >> that letter does not line up with the law in the least bit. >> reporter: we reached out to the mcmichaels but did not hear back. the georgia bureau of investigation says there could still be more arrests but this is an ongoing investigation. there are rallies for arbery today. they'll go on as planned to celebrate his life. gayle? >> thank you, omar. it's a very upsetting case. he would have turned 26 actually today. anthony, i spoke to omar's -- not to omar's mother. to ahmaud arbery's mother

yesterday who told me that she has not looked at the video. family members have told her what's on it and she says she doesn't think she will ever take a look at it. but the thing that haunts her more than anything she's said is wondering about her son's last minutes, last seconds of life and what he must have been thinking at that time. not knowing or even suspecting that he was -- that his life was about to come to an end. it's a very difficult situation for her to really, really think about when you think about your son. and by all accounts, he was just a lovely guy who went jogging all of the time in the neighborhood. this is a very tough story. >> yeah, and another tough day for that family, this being his birthday, gayle. attorney general william barr is under scrutiny after the justice department abruptly dropped its criminal case against michael flynn. president trump's first national security adviser. the retired general admitted lying to the fbi during the russia investigation, then renounced his guilty plea before he was sentenced.

barr explained his decision in an exclusive interview with senior investigative correspondent catherine herridge. >> reporter: what should americans take away from your actions in the flynn case today? >> i was concerned that people were feeling there were two standards of justice in this country and that the political -- and that the justice or law enforcement process was being used to play political games. >> reporter: based on new evidence, the justice department said the former national security adviser's 2017 fbi interview was unjustified and done without any legitimate investigative basis. just a month into his administration, president trump said he fired national security adviser michael flynn for lying to vice president pence about his conversations with then russian ambassador sergey kislyak following the 2016 election. in december 2017, flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi about his conversations with the ambassador during the

presidential transition. flynn has since tried to withdraw his guilty plea. >> does the fact remain that he lied? >> well, you know, people sometimes plead to things that turn out not to be crimes. >> reporter: newly unsealed documents show in early 2017, the fbi was going to close its investigation of flynn citing a lack of derogatory information. then a senior fbi agent suddenly intervened. >> they kept it open for the express purpose of trying to catch -- lay a perjury trap for general flynn. >> reporter: the reversal comes after multiple public statements from president trump who has said flynn was treated unfairly. >> he was targeted by the obama administration. >> reporter: former fbi director james comey, fired by president trump for his handling of the russia case, tweeted thursday, the justice department has lost its way. a charge echoed by democrats. >> the president has his attorney general, the hand of the president, doing his political work, his personal

bidding. >> reporter: barr told cbs news he didn't discuss the discussion with president trump. are you doing the president's bidding in general flynn's case? >> no, i'm doing what the law is bidding. i'm doing my duty under the law as i see it. >> reporter: when history looks back on this decision, how do you think it will be written? >> well, history is written by the winners so it largely depends on who is writing the history, but i think a fair history would say it was a good decision because it upheld the rule of law. it upheld the standards of the department of justice, and it undid what was an injustice. >> reporter: after the decision, president trump called flynn an innocent man, but his fate rests with the federal judge here in washington, d.c., who can dismiss the case. according to one cbs news legal expert. the attorney general emphasized

to cbs news in our interview that they continue to investigate other aspects of the fbi russia probe. tony? >> as we heard the attorney general say, ultimately, history will be the judge. catherine, thank you. great interview. the former senate staffer accusing joe biden of sexual assault is calling the -- on the presumptive democratic nominee to drop out of the presidential race. it is the first time tara reade has talked publicly since biden denied the allegation in a television interview last week. ed o'keefe reports now from washington. >> his campaign is taking this position that they want all women to be able to speak safely. i have not experienced that. >> reporter: in an interview with megyn kelly, tara reade responded to joe biden's denial that he sexually assaulted her in a capitol hill hallway in 1993. >> you should not be running on character for the president of the united states. >> you want him to withdraw? >> i wish he would. but he won't, but i wish he would. that's how i feel emotionally.

>> do you want an apology? >> i think it's a little late. >> reporter: reade was one of several woman who accused bien of inappropriate touching. she's the only person to allege sexual assault. cbs news has spoken to her several times since she first made the accusation in late march. we have spoeken with several acquaintances and her brother who corroborate her story but reade's version and others have evolved with other news outlets. >> i have had to live with it. >> reporter: would she be willing to take a polygraph test? >> so i will take one if joe biden takes one. but i'm not a criminal. >> reporter: several former biden senate aides have said they've never heard of the allegation that the time. biden has asked to release any paperwork that might shed light on the incident and once again denied the allegations on thursday. >> well, look, nothing ever happened with tara reade. believing women means taking a woman's claim seriously when she

steps forward and then vetting it. looking into it. and in every case, the truth is what matters. and in this case, the truth is, these claims are flat-out false. >> reporter: late thursday, the tribune in san luis obisbo, california, reported a 1996 court document shows reade told her ex-husband about problems with sexual harassment in then senator biden's office in 1993. it doesn't say that biden committed the harassment or mention the more recent accusation of assault. in response, the biden campaign said in a statement as more news outlets speak to reade and her soeshts associates, more and more inconsistencies keep emerging. we've been trying to obtain that court document and we've made several requests for an on-camera interview with tara reade. biden held a virtual campaign event from his delaware home. he addressed supporters in florida, the swing state where he has a narrow lead over

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♪ h the welcome back to "cbs this morning." how about a dash of sweet news off the top here. two nurses in virginia are comforting coronavirus patients with technology and a little bit of creativity. michelle vaughan and meagan wright record the voices of patients' family members on tiny devices and sew them inside stuffed animals giving them to their patients who often are intubated or unresponsive. the family members can't visit coronavirus patients in intensive care so the nurses press a button on the little stuffed animal and the patients can then hear their loved ones. gayle? >> i think it's a lovely use of a little toy. a great, comforting idea. >> i do, too. i think, tony, you said it best

when you said what a sweet thing and so thoughtful. you hear all these stories of people who hear their loved ones voices and miracles happen. that's a great, great story. this morning we're going to take a look at the economic toll of the pandemic, too. millions of people are out of work and they're self-employed or run small businesses. normally they'd not qualify for unemployment but in many states, they are now eligible for help from a program created more than a month ago. our consumer investigative correspondent anna werner found that many people are struggling to get that money. another wrinkle to the story. anna, good morning to you. >> good morning, gayle. that's right. that is badly needed money for so many people with small businesses, including one man in texas who has been running his one-man business for 12 years. since the crisis hit, self-employed handyman terry crain has only been able to get a few jobs. >> people don't want to allow a stranger into their home because

they're afraid of bringing the virus in with them. >> reporter: his income now doesn't cover his bills. yet he says when he called the texas unemployment office in march and again in april, he was told he didn't qualify. >> they said you'll get a letter that will explain everything to you. so far i haven't got that letter. >> reporter: he says he hasn't gotten a stimulus check either and may not be able to cover his $370 a month mortgage. >> luckily, i had some savings, but that is almost gone. >> reporter: what do you have left? >> as of last night, i had $197 left. >> that's not enough is it? >> no. no, that doesn't pay the bills. >> reporter: like crain, many who are self-employed or run their own small businesses say they're having trouble getting unemployment benefits. due to the pandemic, congress set up a special program for these people who previously would not have been eligible. it's called the pandemic unemployment assistance program or pua. but it's set up to be run by the states. and as of thursday, only 30 states have started making payments.

and many people are struggling to fight their way through the system. even in states where it has been set up. in california, theres fabela runs a dog grooming business. she was forced to close in march. she was allowed to reopen monday. >> my account went negative and sat there negative, and it just kept everything snowballing. >> what happened with unemployment? >> unemployment? that's like a mystery because i applied and i'm in the system, but my profile, it says that i have zero balance. zero dollars. it's frustrating. >> reporter: she applied in late march but california's pua program wasn't ready to process applications until april 28th. it's a similar story in virginia for robin ferguson. >> everything was on the up tick and i was chugging right uphill and then this hit. >> reporter: she applied on

virginia's unemployment site but could never get her application to go through and gave up. instead, she's making what money she can hand dyeing yarn for curbside pick-up and offering home deliveries. >> running for over a month now with no assistance. what do you think of that? >> it's discouraging. you know, i feel a little defeated. >> it's tough, isn't it? >> it is tough. >> reporter: the virginia employment commission told us their system was overwhelmed and said they've since launched a new website with an outside contractor. >> we clearly need to do a better job getting these programs out. >> reporter: labor specialist jesse rothstein says state governments just weren't ready and he sees problems with the way many set up their programs. >> they told people they first had to apply for regular unemployment insurance, get rejected and then could apply for the new program. but people didn't get the message that that was just a step in the process. they got the message they'd been rejected for benefits.

>> and now? >> we're gradually starting to catch up but there are still people being missed. >> reporter: the doing groomer got good news that she'll get a federal loan. what's kept her going is federal community. >> they are very supportive of small business. thank you. >> reporter: a lot of confusion here. after our interviews, terry crain and robin ferguson reached out to their respective state unemployment departments again and tried again. fingers crossed that they will be getting some money. 30 states, we have a list of those states on our website, cbs news.com. check that out and see what's going on in your state. anthony? >> yeah, great information, anna. so many small businesses are burning through savings right now, and state systems are just overwhelmed. it's really -- and the numbers keep going up as we see. thanks, anna. ahead -- australia's successful battle to slow the

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the country has fared relatively well. >> reporter: surf's up again in the land down under. as australians return to a socially distanced temperature checked, sanitized version of normality. the country of around 25 million has lost fewer than 100 lives to the new virus, and the number of new cases slowed to a trickle weeks ago. it could be partly due to the climate. the virus arrived in the southern hemisphere's summer. australia's also been praised for its decisive action. the country closed its doors to nearly all foreigners in mid-march, with returning residents doing mandatory quarantine in hotels paid for by the government. they wrapped up testing early, and now there's a smartphone app that allows the government to trace infections. >> it's vital to know quickly if you've come in contact -- >> reporter: it's raised privacy concerns, but over five million people have downloaded it,

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happy mother's day to you. >> good. >> we are working from home. while we're doing that, we are checking out some of the stories we think you'll be talking about. i got a good one, you guys. a new jersey mom finally got to meet her daughter weeks after she was born by an emergency c-section due to the coronavirus. donna molina held her baby girl harley for the first time yesterday. that is because shortly after giving birth, the flew mom was placed on a -- the new mom was placed on a ventilator and put into a coma for 11 days as she battled covid-19. molina has fully recovered, and folks, grab your hanukkkies, wa how overcome with joy she is meeting her newborn daughter. >> it was just incredible. i couldn't hold back tears or any emotions. it was just -- it was just water works as soon as i saw her. as i was walking in. i just couldn't hold back any emotion. >> so big, huge shout out to the team at hackensack university medical center who took care of mom donna and little harley who

will join her three older siblings at home in about two weeks. every mother's day is special, but how memorable will this one be for the molina family? >> can i say, is there a better mother's day gift than that? you've been in a coma. you wake up and get to see your baby girl. she's fine, you're fine. they're going to have a very special sunday. i love that story. what else do you have? >> yeah. and i already wished you a happy mother's day. happy mother's day to my mom and little sister, too. hope you have a wonderful one. >> thank you. >> get this -- a restaurant in amsterdam has come up with a genius idea for customers to enjoy a meal while social distancing. folks can eat in their own so-called quarantine greenhouses. waiters wearing gloves and face shields use long boards to deliver dishes to customers. right now the trial service is only being offered to family and friends of staff, and it is soldout. the restaurant plans to open the dining area this month with adjustments to help guests maintain social distancing. i could totally get behind this. when i'm eating alone, i like to

be left alone. >> i like it, as well. i wonder if those houses are mobile. my first thought when i saw the enclosure is how do you get oxygen inside. they have a candle going. so i guess there is air flow somehow. i love that they're called separate greenhouses, but they've given it a french name because i think it sounds more lovely. you speak french. do you agree? >> it's pretty cool. i think it makes it more fanciness to it. >> all right. you got one more story for us. what is it? >> yeah. check this out. a mail carrier in alabama is now a tiktok superstar. here's what happened -- alexa dinga and her bff collins kitchens were recording videos for the social media platform when this happened -- take a look. ♪ >> how you doing?

♪ >> yeah. so here's what's going down. the girls that use the mailbox to prop up their phone when postal carrier annette desmond came up waving and laughing. it has millions of views on tikt tiktok. the trio became friends and even recorded a video the next day. this was planned. neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night and now tiktok will stay our essential u.s. postal service workers to bring deliveries. >> annette desmond is a mail carrier with dance moves. i loved the second video. and the way she rolled in on the first one was awesome. >> so good. >> the two girls asked her if -- they could give her a gift. she said all she wanted was some protective equipment. so they gave her a whole box of the stuff. and she was really grateful. she's a real star, vlad. >> that's so nice. >> she's a big star. she's getting -- this has got millions of views on tiktok. she's also really happy that

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starting on saturday bart will begin the first of five we can closures for an ongoing project. closures along highway 24 in both directions for a staging area. all lanes will not be shut down there will be some lanes open to allow traffic but in the meantime there might be delays overnight and early morning. if you plan on utilizing bart over the weekend there will be delays. the first of five weekends for those closures with delays up

to 25 minutes affecting the portion between lafayette and rock bridge. free rosses will replace trains so you can utilize that over the weekend. highway 24, expect delays in both directions. left a look of the forecast. >> we are looking at plenty of sunshine and heating up inland highs in the low to mid 90s. here is a live look at the treasure island camera and temperatures right now are in the 50s and in the 60s. we are watching them climb even now. daytime highs 75 in san francisco, 79 in oakland, 90 in san jose and 90 for concorde. well above average.

. > above average. tgif, it's friday. welcome back to "cbs this morning." i'm gayle king with tony dokoupil and anthony mason. murder charges. two white men are arrested after chasing down and killing an unarmed black man in his own neighborhood. >> economy in turmoil. the pandemic pushes unemployment to a nearly 90-year high. we'll answer your latest viewer questions. >> and baby face is back. an exclusive preview of the singer's first new song in five years. dropping on mother's day. >> he knows a good love song. but first, here's today's eye opener at 8:00.

breaking overnight in the killing of an unarmed black man in georgia. >> the two white men who cob fronted him in his neighborhood are charged withing a gaited assault and murder. >> they will go on as planned to elle s celebrate his life on what would be his 25th birthday. the easing of restrictions meant to keep people safe from the coronavirus. 44 states are reopening in some form. >> cbs learned one of president trump's personal valets has tested positive for the coronavirus. >> the president and the vice president are not expected to self-quarantine even though the current federal guidelines say if you come into contact with someone who is positive, you should self-quarantine for 14 days? . >> it may be spring, but there's a wintry blast from texas to massachusetts. some news about the search for a coronavirus cure that's very exciting and also adorable.

>> meet winter. she's a four-year-old lama. >> this is probably going to raise the bar for a lot of pets. people are looking at their cats at home like this lamma is curing diseases. what have you done lately mr. whiskers? >> mr. whiskers looks like he's doing okay. welcome back to "cbs this morning." we begin with a big development in the case of an unarmed blackmen shot and killed by who man in georgia. the men were charged with murder in the death of a 25-year-old. cell phone video shows the father and son confronting the man in late february. his family says he was just jogging, something me did in the neighborhood on a regular basis. in the video the men are seen wrestling with a shotgun before the shots were fired. police say the mcmichaels toad

them they took their guns and went after the man because he resembled a suspect in a series of break-ins. this case led to protests and calls for justice after two months without an arrest in the case. cbs has reached out to the mcmichaels but has not heard back. the victim's father told us this arrest was a good birthday gift today. would have been the victim's 26th birthday. his mother says she has not watched the video. she has no plans to watch it. i was haunted by something i heard her say in an earlier interview. she said she keeps thinking about her son's last minutes, his last seconds that he probably was terrified and had no idea what was happening to him. she wonders what he was thinking not knowing that he was about to die. i'm haunted by her comments. so the family is seeking justice. the mcmichaels say they want justice. there's many questions to be answered in this case. >> yeah.

and another tough day for that family. and the video was released by the former attorney for the mcmichaels who said he did it in the interest of transparency. more to come there. we're getting a clearer picture of how badly the coronavirus is hurting the economy as the labor department releases historic monthly jobs numbers. we'll have more on that in the next half hour. this comes as more states allow some businesses to reopen even though coronavirus cases and deaths continue to rise. at least 44 states have eased restrictions to various degrees. today california will begin opening some smaller retail businesses for curb side pickup including clothing and sporting good stores. california has seen a downward trend in the percentage of positive tests over the last two weeks which is one of the white house guidelines for reopening. every friday we are taking time to answer your most pressing questions about the

coronavirus, and this morning with many states partially lifting restrictions, we're talking about how to safely venture out in public. despite the fact a recent poll found 67% of americans would be uncomfortable visiting a clothing store and 78% would be uncomfortable eating in a restaurant. as people go outside, whether they're going to a restaurant or a clothing store or just taking a walk, what precautions should they take to keep themselves safe? >> well, tone nir, it's true. we're all beginning to emerge from our cocoon, but life as we know it is going to be different. and it's important that we take these precautions really until we have herd immunity or a vaccine. so first and foremost, it's going to be important to try to keep that six feet distance in mind when you're going out and about. and really minimize your time in those crowded, maybe poorly ventilated spaces. wearing a homemade or cloth mask

is helpful given the rates of asymptomatic transmission. in addition, you want to practice all the good hygiene things, hand washing, sanitizer, using your elbow to touch the elevator button, and then you want to try to keep as little contact as possible. so online banking, telemedicine. having your pharmacy prescriptions delivered to your home. food delivery. and even things like apple pay so you don't have to exchange cash or get your credit card out. and then finally, i know we're all going to be tempted to hug and kiss and get close to each other, but you are going to want to continue the elbow bump or foot tap and try to keep your distance. all right. we have a viewer question from laura, who is interested in knowing whether if she and a friend are both wearing masks and they're outside, can they get within six feet of one another for somewhat normal interaction? >> well, that's a great

question. and really, the mask is still going to be important in the sense that again, we know there's an asymptomatic transmission of the virus yrngs and the mask is not airtight. especially the ones that people are wearing at home. the nonn-95 masks. viruses can go around the mask or through the mask or land on the mask, and so you can get infected and really what they're meant for is prevent i don't go u from infecting others with the large droplets. it's really not a license to break that six feet rule because you're both wearing masks. >> all right. we also have a question from julianne who emailed to ask a question i have as well. is it safe to take your kids to the park? i would add, if they see other kids in the park, can you let them do what kids do, get together and have fun? >> well, we have two kids. and we've been taking them to the park every single day. kids need that fresh air and exercise. they should be getting 60 minutes of physical activity every day. the park is a great place for

that because usually it's a large, wide space where kids can maintain distance from others. important things to remember if you bring toys or things for your kids, wash them when you come home. we were in the situation recently where another family sort of wandered over and started playing with the balls our kids were playing with and we had to say you know, listen, i think we need to keep a little bit of distance right now. i don't think there's anything wrong with being vocal about that if it happens. avoid things like playgrounds where there's a lot of touching of the monkey bars and swings. open wide space in the park is the best idea away from others. all right. and we've got a related question from a viewer named amy, related because so many families including mine, we are sheltering in place. but other families are as well. they have kids. we have kids. can the two families that are both sheltering get together for the kids if nothing else?

>> it's understandable that people want to get together. the issue is you don't know where the other family has been. what they've been touching. who they've been interacting with. just because you've been sheltering in place, we're not living in a bubble. it doesn't mean that you're not going to be exposed to the virus. and potentially, be able to transmit the virus. so it is a good idea to continue that separation as hard as it is, in fact, even from new york we have the most recent numbers showing that of the last several days, most of the hospitalizations were coming from people who were at home who were not traveling and not working. that just goes to tell you that shelter in place does not mean you're immune from getting the virus. >> yeah. it's a really good point. dr. tara narula, thank you. ahead on this 75th anniversary, a victory in europe. 1945, we meet one of the extraordinary woman pilots who flew for world war ♪

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as we have throughout this pandemic, we want to take a moment to tell you about some of the remarkable people we've lost to the coronavirus. while some were known to the world, others were known only to loved ones, but all made a significant difference. here are just some of the many lives to remember. ♪ >> gene shay was a legendary deejay in philadelphia. >> xpn, i'm gene shay -- >> the dean of philly's folk scene was on the air for more than 50 years. shay and his wife gloria brought bob dylan to philly for the first time. joni mitchell debuted her song "both sides now" on shay's show. he co-founded and hosted the philadelphia folk festival. >> i'll tell the jokes recent here, yeah. >> for shay's final show in

2015, more than 100 musicians serenaded him. ♪ turn turn turn gene shay was 85. ann sullivan was an ink and paint artist on many classic disney films. born in fargo, north dakota, sullivan moved to los angeles in 1949 where she landed a job at walt disney in their animation paint lab. sullivan left her job to raise four children, but after a divorce, rejoined disney to work on the "little mermaid," "the lion king," and "mulan." daughter shannon jay remembers waiting with her mom to see her name in the closing credits. that's such an honor, she said, from her to come from a small town and make it is just remarkable. ann sullivan was 91. kimarlee nguyen taught english at the brooklyn latin school in

new york. her energy was irresistible, said her friend cindy martinez angeles. the daughter of cambodian immigrants, she played rugby at vasser, a talented writer she'd been published in literary journals and was working on a novel about the immigrant experience. she lit sparks in the minds of her students. you saw something in me that i didn't see, one wrote on a tribute page. "i know you are watching over all of us and still believe in us." one was 33. robby browne was a real estate broker to the stars in new york. >> robby is one of my many realtors. >> reporter: with clients like rosie o'donnell, uma thurman, and alec baldbaldwin. friends knew him as a pied piper who brought people together and a leader in the lgbtq community who after his brother's death

from aids raised millions for charity. in 1994, he competed as a diver in the gay games and won his division. his friend, olympic gold medalist greg louganis, famously rewarded him with a kiss. one of the first gay kisses to air on mainstream news. as robby said in a documentary by his friend jeff dupre -- >> i know it's so hard to find one's way in life. i want people to live and be proud of who they are because there's not much time. robby browne was 72. joyce pacubas-leblanc was a nurse for more than 30 years in chicago working in the intensive care unit at university of illinois hospital. she was nurturing to whoever needed it. friend and fellow nurse eileen fajardo said. born in the philippines, she arrived in chicago at age 7.

with her husband lawrence leblanc, she raised two boys, now in college. she is the best thing that ever happened to me, lawrence said. i went to sleep the luckiest man alive and woke up the saddest man alive. joyce pacubas-leblanc was 53. simon press was a gym teacher at college achieved charter school in jazz better park, new jersey, and volunteered with the local boys and girls club. [ cheers ] known for his gentle spirit and boundless enthusiasm, he could make every person, little or big, feel like they were important, said principal jodi mcinerny. his whole goal was to give the students a better life than their parents were given. raised in asbury park himself, press played semi pro football and planned to try out for the nfl this season. >> good job.

>> when the pandemic closed school, he taught gym class via zoom before becoming ill. he was always trying to turn a negative into a positive said simon's mom, sabrina press. "i'm very, very proud of my son." simon press was 27. >> and two footnotes to this, gayle and tony. simon press, according to the principal of his school, was ridiculously healthy. so this came as an enormous shock to everyone. the second footnote is that robby browne was the real estate broker for me and my wife when we bought the apartment you now see every day. we were far from robby's biggest customer, but he fought like crazy for us because he wanted us to have this place. and we wouldn't have it if it was not for him. gayle? >> oh, boy, i'm so sorry. this is the thing -- every week you do these pieces. it really gets to me. special shout out to your

producer, rebecca castania, because they're difficult to do. you give us just a little snip boat is their lives -- snippet into their lives that make me think, oh, i wish i would have met that person every week. i think the comfort it must give their loved ones that you're sharing their story there way, that we all get to see how really wonderful they are. tony, i know you feel that, too. i love these pieces. >> that's true. that's true. and anthony, you know, the phrase that stuck out to me was something robby said -- there's not much time. you know, every person has a number of years. we put them on the screen. whether it's a big number or little number, i bet everybody experiences it the same way. it went so quickly. as we remember these lives, it's a prompt for each of us to continue to live our lives as a celebration and be grateful for the moments we have, anthony. >> yeah. absolutely. every life lost is worth remembering. we continue to tell these stories on our broadcast and social media platforms. if you want us to share the story of someone close to you,

please tell us. you can email coronavirus@cbsnews.com. we'll be right back.

this weekend on saturday bart will be closing tracks. the closures will be near the station for a track replacement project. construction equipment will be staged on 24 in both directions. no more than two lanes closed in both directions possible delays overnight and early morning. the first of five try closures

between lafayette and rock bridge. expect delays up to 25 minutes but there will be free buses available for people who are utilizing bart this weekend replacing the trains. highway 24 is checking in with no delays. on westbound 580 at macarthur the right lane is blocked for a traffic accident with delays. we are looking at temperatures on the rise above average for this time of year. we are in the 50s and 60s. the sunshine on the treasure island camera, highs anywhere from 11-19 degrees above average. mid-70s in san francisco and upper 70s in oakland. inland, going up to 93 in concord, 90 in san jose and 90 for livermore. it will cooldown saturday and

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were lost in april. that's the largest job loss for a single month. the unemployment rates skyrocketed to 14.7%, up from just 4 .4 % in march. "cbs this morning" business analyst joins us this morning. jill, what do the numbers show you? they're historic in almost every respect? >> and catastrophic in such a short period of time. as you noted, in the prior month we were at a 4.4 % unemployment rate, but before that, in february, just in february, we are at a half century low in unemployment. up 3.5%. and when you dig deeper into the numbers, the labor department also releases something that's a broader unemployment rate. one that counts the people working part time even though they wish they were working full-time. it captures more americans. that unemployment rate, that broader rate, is over 22%. and that is the highest on record for the labor department

since they've gone back to post world war ii era. >> yeah. i mean, we should note the highest unemployment levels in the depression were around 25%. we could be approaching those kinds of numbers. jill, how broad are those losses in terms of economic sectors? >> well, if you look at every single sector of the economy, there were just staggering losses. of course we know leisure and hospitality and retail is kind of the sharp tip of this catastrophe, but beyond that c professional and business services. and manufacturing, and construction. it's almost every single sector possible. what's really unbelievable about the speed and the depth of this is also how broad based it has become. you know, we went through a period back in 2000 to 2002 where we had a crisis that was focussed on the technology sector. certainly the great recession, a

terrible crisis, but we're talking about the magnitude of losses in such a short period of time, and frankly, this is somewhat self-imposed. we needed the economy to be locked down. now the question becomes how many of these workers will come off those unemployment roles and be able to work in the course of the next, say, six months? while we hope for something quicker, i think the data is starting to indicate that this could be a slower recovery than many of us wish would occur. >> jill j is there any sense that these job losses are having a cascading effect in the economy? that is, people who are laid off or their pay is cut back, that they're spending less and that causes losses in other businesses which leads to more layoffs? is that happening? >> that would -- well, that is -- we are beginning to start to get this information that is creeping into the give us a better picture. we don't know just yet.

what we do know is this. that borrowing by consumers went negative for the first time in nine years, the first negative reading we have of consumers borrowing, that's usually a leading kart kard of spending. we know people didn't spend a lot in march. it got worse in april. it doesn't matter how much you shop for food online and groceries, chances are you're not spending as much money, and we need to see as some of the states begin to reopen, just because stores are going to open up doesn't mean that people will shop. we don't know the answer to that question yet. when we have that answer, it will give us a fuller picture of what to expect in the next few months ahead. >> jill, thank you. ahead, how a band of sisters in the sky helped shape world war ii

r&b artist babyface has won 11 grammys and written songs for everybody from aretha franklin to beyoncé. now he's releasing new music for the first time in five years. this is your lucky day. why? you are getting an exclusive first listen to his new song

called "when i get to keviheave" it's about his mom ♪ i would give anything if i could just hold you ♪ i would give anything to hear your voice again, yeah ♪ i would give everything to stand with god beside you ♪ to feel your love again, yeah ♪ i want to see your face again. >> oh, boy, that's pretty. goose bumps. babyface will release a song this sunday, which, as you know, is mother's day. he joins us from his los angeles studio. good morning to you, kenny. it is so good to see you. i read about this song, that it came to you in a dream. i'm thinking you need to dream more often, my friend. what did you see? >> it was the craziest thing. it was like last saturday, and i

was just -- i just had a dream that we were at our house in vegas and i was playing the guitar and playing some khords and humming a melody and asked her, mom, what do you think about this? she said, that's pretty good boy. mind you, i have never asked her opinion on any of my music over the years. i would just never do that, so it's funny that it happened in a dream. >> yeah. and i love the picture you chose, too. i can imagine a lot of people are looking at this video, kenny, and it brings back a lot of memories, especially for those that no longer have their mothers. if you have your mother, this is also a good reminder of what you have in your life. >> no question. when i was just listening to it there, it's a funny song because it does hit me every time. it was a little hard to record it, actually. but it was nice.

it was a good feeling. it made me feel closer, you know. >> yeah. it's taken you five years to release a new song. i know you have been writing. why did you think now is the time? because you write all the time. >> well, yeah. i do write a lot, but i also -- it takes a long time for me to decide on something. and actually i decided on one thing to do and then it just doesn't feel right ultimately. and then she gave me, i feel like, mom gave me this gift to come with together that was heartfelt and, you know, there is only one other song that i wrote like that, and that was the song "the day". >> when your son was born. i remember the day when your son was born. so mother's day you are going to release the song. you are hosting an instagram live event. what are you planning? >> well, when i did the verse

battle with teddy, i kept seeing a lot of people wanting to hear music from "waitin to exhale." of course i couldn't play it at that time. i thought it would be great to play the music, tell the stories, talk about the artists and how it all came together. if i get enough nerve, i might even play this song live if i can make it through it. >> oh. please do that, kenny. please do that. "waiting to exhale," it's a big anniversa anniversary. that was one of my favorite movies and the music still holds up today. you guys had a competition between the two of you, and it was so fun to watch on instagram. over four million people watched it. it crashed instagram a couple of times. what was that like for you? because it must have taken you back to a very special place. >> it was amazing to be able to

play the music and to see so many people show up for it. i mean, i don't know that we expected that. that was the best feeling, that so many people came out. the world stopped, and they stopped to listen to our music. >> because i say all the time that music is healing. listen, michelle obama, jennifer lopez, a lot of people stopped by that day just to see what the two of you were doing. i have heard you say this. i love this, kenny, that there are two things that make you feel good, a chicken sandwich, especially i highly recommend the pop eye's chicken sandwich, and a good song. what's the difference between the two for you? why do they make you feel bad? i love that sentence. >> well, you know, chicken sandwiches, the right one can always make you feel good, make you feel like you're home, but a song can take you anywhere, to any place and any time. and sometimes we need an escape, and this is a good time to have

an escape. >> yeah. we all need an escape. i also know that you and your lovely wife nikki got covid-19. you both survived. you are both healthy. it is a different experience for everybody. you went to the doctor. but then it took a turn for the worse. what happened to you? >> yeah. it was just a sore throat at first. i thought that's all it was going to be. but that' evening it turned int fever, sweats and body ache and the whole bit. it lasted for about five, six days, the fever just nonstop. even after five, six days, the fever would come back a bit. you thought you were out of it, but it kept hanging around. the biggest thing that you worry about is whether it's going to go to the next level because you don't know. you have no idea. so fortunately we're blessed that it was completely different

for her. >> we are blessed. we are blessed that you are both here. i think it's an important reminder that most people that get it actually survive it. you know, people get very frightened by it, but most people actually survive it. you are living proof of that. kenny, i can't wait for sunday. i will be there and i can't wait to hear you sing the song. something tells me you are going to do it. you are going to do it. cheering you on, kenny. babyface still fits you at 62. you still got that baby face. thank you very much. you can watch his instagram live. see ya. you can watch his instagram live this sunday night. they will be promoting it all weekend long. ahead, one of the pioneering american women who flew over our country back in the day tells us about the lasting lesson of their service. they were the original bad ass women. we'll be right back.

ceremonial flyover in london and other events in europe mark this morning's 75th anniversary of nazi germany's surrender. other ve day celebrations were canceled due to the coronavirus. but a new book celebrates some of the unsung heroes of america's world war ii effort. jan crawford spoke to one of the women who helped break down barriers by taking to the sky. >> the girls -- >> reporter: more than 1,100 women air force service pilots or wasps flew for the u.s. military during world war ii. >> there they go. >> reporter: transporting planes from the factory and helping with target practice so male pilots could fight overseas at a time when they were viewed as anything but equal. >> yes, they talk army talk, and they wear gi clothes

she's still the softer, fairer sex, worried to death she's going to get her hair wet. >> i decided i wanted to fly planes when i was 8 years old. >> reporter: 98-year-old nell bright skipped meals to afford flying lessons and was ultimately accepted into the seventh class of wasps. >> it was a tough program. women had never flown military airplanes before. >> you had the same training as the men. you were treated like military officers, but you were considered civilians. >> we were under military orders. it was like we worked for them, but technically we weren't. >> reporter: rather than allow them to join the military, the wasp experiment was disbanded before the end of the war, and largely forgotten for decades. >> we just said, okay, that's a part of our life that is over because it was. we didn't even think about that we were setting any records or doing anything extraordinary. >> reporter: bright and others left the sky behind.

>> i got married, had two kids. nearly everybody got married and had kids. >> reporter: it took more than 30 years and the help of prominent arizona senator barry goldwater to award the wasps veteran status. [ applause ] >> thank you for your patriotism -- >> reporter: and another 30 years before they were awarded the congressional medal of honor for their service. >> they just wanted to be remembered for what they did. >> reporter: kate landa teaches history at texas women's university. in her book "the women with silver wings," she describes the adversity these women had to overcome both inside the military and out. >> they fought and fought and fought, and just kept doing what needed to be done. and that's the message that i hope gets through is that perseverance, if you just sit back and let people tell you no, you're never going to get to take off into that blue sky. >> reporter: out of the 1,800 wasps who went through training, there are only 32 still living. but landeck hopes her book will keep their legacy alive.

>> they were independent minded, and they were stubborn. they wanted to fly those airplanes, and they wanted to serve their country. so they did both. >> the attitude was that girls don't fly, girls can't fly. >> reporter: you proved them wrong. >> right. right. >> reporter: it took nearly a lifetime for a new generation to recognize the wasps for their role in shaping history, and bright said she's still getting used to it. >> the young female pilots in the air force now come up and say, oh, we couldn't have done this if you girls hadn't done this before. >> reporter: how does that make you feel when you hear things like that? >> kind of shocking to hear it, you think what did i do, you know? it takes a while for it to sink in i think. but it makes us feel real proud, too. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," jan crawford, washington. >> bravo and kudos to nell bright. 98 years old.

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>> this is a kpix 5 morning update. of morning it is 8:55 im gianna franco, taking a look at the roadways there is a we conclusion that will affect highway 24 in both directions. part will be doing track maintenance this weekend, the first of five weekends we will see these closures. a late night and early morning lane closures will affect highway 24. this is for the staging of

construction equipment. the lane closures will only involve a couple of leads there, no more than two lanes he will still have access to both directions of highway 24. the first of five weekends for these track closures. expects some dories delays between lafayette and -- upwards of 25 minutes. to plan for that, the good news is they will have free buses available to replace those trained see you have that option if you plan on using bart this week and. don't forget face coverings are now required for utilizing part. that is look at the roadways let's check in with mary. okay gianna we are looking at a hot day across the bay area, well above average for this time of year and you can see our temperatures now in the 50s and 60s as we start off our day. we are talking daytime highs 11 to 19 degrees above average for this time of year. mid-70s in san francisco, upper 70s in oakland, 90 in san jose, check out concorde 95, and 95 for fairfield. there we go with temperatures cooling down a little bit more

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wayne: i just had chocolate! - i love it. jonathan: it's a trip to spain. breaking news! wayne: i like to party. you've got the big deal! - yeah! wayne: go get your car. - so ready, wayne. wayne: cbs daytime, baby. - on "let's make a deal." whooo! jonathan: it's time for "let's make a deal." now here's tv's big dealer, wayne brady. wayne: welcome to "let's make a deal." this is our mother's day episode, much love to all of the mothers out there. because truly, without you mothers, we wouldn't be here. that is an absolute fact. our audience is filled with mothers. (cheers and applause) now a shout-out to some of the fathers who sometimes have to fill that role. i'm not going to leave you out.