new predictions about unemployment from the white house. >> i'm looking for rates north of 20, sadly. >> even as the virus flares, inside, three top administration doctors, including the face of the virus, fight self-isolation. >> reporter: are you going to continue to show up for work? >> it's scary to go to work. >> plus atlanta's mayor weighs in on the shooting death of ahmaud arbery. >> this was a lynching. >> also tonight, the rush to re-open. today, this florist is among many celebrating. >> this mother's day is definitely one for the record e'wices sing, why do cattlemen have a beef? plus, restaurants look to the past for their future.

and later, this mother's day, a woman who's always on the front lines. >> she saves people's lives. >> reporter: do you think your mom is a superhero? >> yeah. i love her so much ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> good evening. i'm bob donaldson at wttv cbs 4 reporting in indianapolis. happy mother's day. we begin with new warnings about the virus-infected economy. today, the trump administration said the number of unemployed americans could get worse. also today, new projections show coronavirus deaths in this country could reach 137,000 by august. illinois, arizona, florida and california -- examples of states where cases and deaths going up faster than expected. even the white house, one of the world's most secure buildings, is not immune from the virus. nikole killion begins our coverage.

>> reporter: the president's economic team warns things could get worse before they get better, and they insist it's important to reopen the economy safely, even as more administration officials self-quarantine. on "face the nation," white house economic adviser kevin hassett predicted how high the unemployment rate could go. >> i think will climb up towards 20% by next month. >> reporter: the latest report shows unemployment has already climbed to nearly 15%, and more than 20 million americans lost their jobs last month. >> i don't want to sugarcoat it, because i think the numbers for may are going to be also very difficult numbers. >> reporter: national economic council director larry kudlow says informal talks are underway on another possible relief package as the administration monitors states reopening. >> there's a considerable risk of not reopening. you're talking about what would be permanent economic damage. >> reporter: as more americans return to work, three of the white house's top health officials, including dr. anthony

fauci, are going into quarantine. all plan to testify remotely this week at a senate hearing, after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for coronavirus. the vice president's press secretary is among those recently diagnosed. at a meeting with military leaders this weekend, no one, including the president, wore a mask. but other white house staffers are taking precautions. >> i've got a mask right here. and the fact is that -- that i practice aggressive social distancing. i'll wear a mask when i feel it's necessary. it is scary to go to work. >> reporter: a senior white house official tells cbs news there is no plan to require mask wearing, and the participants in that weekend meeting were all tested beforehand. cbs news has also learned the west wing will expand testing starting monday, and limit who is near the president and vice president. bob? >> nikole, thank you. the presence of the virus so close to home isn't stopping the

president's determination to restart both the country, and his presidential campaign. cbs news political correspondent ed o'keefe joins us now. ed, why is the president so eager to get out of the white house? >> reporter: well, bob, for one thing, he's trailing joe biden now in head-to-head match-ups both nationally and in key battleground states. so, until he can begin rallies again, his campaign at least is starting a $10 million ad buy in key states. much of the messaging will focus on the president's management of the pandemic, but also attack biden. it seems that, for now at least, the best way to reach voters is over the tv and the internet. >> meanwhile, his expected democratic rival, joe biden, is still doing events from his home in delaware. what does his campaign look like at the moment? >> reporter: well, like everyone else, he's adapting to the technoes home. he held a virtual rally, his first, with supporters in the tampa area on friday. there were some technical glitches. regardless, his team says that they will continue to hold these kinds of rallies in battleground

states. in the meantime, they'll of course keep him off the road, because just like the president, he's an older man, and for his safety and the safety of others, it makes more sense to keep distance. but there is a super pac that is supporting biden that is also now spending at least $10 million on advertising in hopes of reaching voters that way. >> ed, states are struggling with what to do amid voting during the pandemic. how might things look different in november? >> reporter: well, more aericans are likely to be able to cast a ballot by mail. there is growing support for this in polling across the country that shows people are interested in the option. many western states, of course, already use it widely. california has become the first now to say it will mail a ballot to every single registered voters in the state, with pre-paid postage. it's going to be expensive, but proponents say that's the best way to allow people to participate in our democracy this fall, and stay safe. bob? >> cbs news political correspondent ed o'keefe. ed, thank you. turning now to georgia, where there is outrage over the controversial shooting of ahmaud

arbery. authorities are investigating this video that possibly shows arbery moments before he was chased and killed by two white men. omar villafranca has the latest. >> reporter: atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms did not mince her words when asked about ahmaud arbery. >> it's 2020. and this was a lynching of an african american man. >> reporter: celebrities are now calling for action, as jay-z's team roc nation published an open letter in the atlanta journal constitution calling for a special prosecutor to be appointed to ensure a fair trial. this cell phone video recorded the moment arbery was cornered and shot twice while jogging near his mother's house in brunswick, georgia. travis and gregory mcmichael were arrested thursday and on friday, charged in the february 23 confrontation. amy elrod is the fiancée of william bryan, the man who filmed the shooting. >> i mean, it's turned our lives upside down. >> 911, what's the address of your emergency?

>> reporter: in the mcmichaels' 911 call that day, they told the operator they were chasing a burglary suspect. bail was denied for the mcmichaels, and no court date has been set. omar villafranca, cbs news, dallas. >> as we mentioned, we're reporting from indianapolis tonight. and around here the month of may is very special. but for the first time since world war ii, there are no festivities leading up to the greatest spectacle in racing this month. the indy 500 has been postponed until august. the speed way is quiet tonight with only a heart felt message on the iconic scoring pylon to those on the front lines of the pandemic. last month, scores of police cars lined up on the historic track to pay tribute to an indianapolis police officer killed in the line of duty. it was the only place the department could maintain social distance and still honor one of their own. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.

♪ ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> this was a mother's day like no other for many americans. in the wake of the cornavirus crisis, there's been a rush to re-open in most states. but it's hardly business as usual. jonathan vigliotti is in los angeles. >> reporter: tonight, more states nationwide reopen -- nevada is one of the latest. the governor allowing non-essential stores to resume, with restrictions. flower shops among those back in limited business, just in time for mother's day. >> this mother's day is definitely one for the record books. it feels really good to know how many people we're making feel happy. >> reporter: and others were happy to watch professional sports make a comeback. in west palm beach, florida, the

tennis channel broadcasting a live, audience-free tournament. in tulsa, oklahoma, the raceway park now allowing limited seating to crowds eager to watch the competition. but not all states are racing to fully open, and people continue to protest, like in washington. in california, tesla c.e.o. elon musk is asking a federal judge to allow the reopening of the company's only u.s. assembly factory after county officials said it could not reopen last friday due to health concerns. and, there is good reason for concern tonight, as some states still battle a spike in infections. nationally, nursing homes are among the hardest hit. nearly one-third of all covid-19 deaths in america have happened in long-term care facilities. >> this virus uses nursing homes. >> reporter: but even in crisis, governor cuomo briefly pausing his sunday press conference, taking a rare moment for celebration. >> happy mother's day to you,

mom. i wish i could be with you, but i can't be. but i can't be because i love you. >> reporter: and as the epicenter of the nation's outbreak, new york state has moved slower than others, and is anticipating a partial opening later this month. here in los angeles, some non-essential businesses reopened on friday, for curbside pickup only. bob? >> jonathan, thank you. starting this week, president trump has announced the government will buy $3 billion worth of dairy, meat and produce from the america's farmers. the pandemic has disrupted supply chains across the country. 11 state attorneys general suspect foul play within the nation's meat packing industry and want a federal investigation. for ranchers, cattle prices have dropped a third in two months, even as prices for consumers hit new highs. here's janet shamlian. >> reporter: auctioneer brian utmore's rapid-fire cattle rattle moves livestock in the

rural town of west, texas. almost 2,000 calves, cows and bulls will sell here today. but those destined for the slaughterhouse aren't the only ones being butchered. cattle prices have plummeted the past few months. when ranchers bring them to a sale barn like this, they say they're getting more than 30% less than they were in january. cory priest is a second-generation rancher who says he's never seen it this bad. >> anywhere from $150 to, up to $450 per head less now than two months ago. >> reporter: that's significant. >> percentage-wise, that's huge. >> reporter: the nation's meat packers are a monopoly. four companies purchase and process more than 80% of the nation's cattle raised for beef productions. with plants at limited capacity or shut down, they are buying fewer cattle, priest says, and paying less for each due to oversupply. could that put some ranchers out of business? >> i think it probably already has, yeah, no doubt.

>> reporter: and yet consumers aren't benefiting from rancher's lower profits. meat prices are high, selection limited. with the system bottlenecked, some are now holding their herds until they can sell for more. but with feeding costs, that's expensive, too. >> people aren't going to sell to a pack house for less money than what they ought to get. >> reporter: the nation's cattle, so many ready for market -- little market for them. janet shamlian, cbs news, west, texas. >> overseas, now. today, prime minister boris johnson unveiled new virus lockdown rules, including a controversial "stay alert" slogan. elizabeth palmer is in london. >> reporter: prime minister boris johnson's approach to end britain's lockdown will be measured, and careful. >> it would be madness now to throw away that achievement by allowing a second spike. we must stay alert. we must continue to control the virus and save lives.

>> reporter: that matches the caution of both governments and citizens in other european countries hit hard, like italy and spain. but here at least there is light at the end of the tunnel. not so in brazil, which is emerging as a serious epicenter. even though president jair bolsonaro's supporters still cheer him on, he's provoked outrage as a covid denier who still won't social distance. and this weekend, he went for a provocative spin on a jet ski. as the number of coronavirus deaths passed 10,000, local authorities put a covid message on rio's famous christ the redeemer statue -- "have a heart, wear a mask." in africa and southeast asia, the virus does appear to be spreading more slowly, maybe because the population tends on average to be younger, but no one is sure, and it's quite possible that the worst is yet

to come. one rule that may come into force as the u.k. emerges from its lockdown is a mandatory two-week quarantine for anyone arriving in britain. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >> straight ahead, detroit asks for help in the pandemic, honda delivers. some are going retro in their struggle to survive. >> we started doing tv dinners. >> and on this mother's day, a doctor who is a sup we love the new apartment. the natural light is amazing. hardwood floors. there is a bit of a clogging problem. (clog dancing) at least geico makes it easy to bundle our renters and car insurance. yeah, helping us save us even more...

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>> we have the n95 masks, we have the cleaning protocols, but this is even better. this makes the cab drivers even safer. >> reporter: it took honda engineers in ohio just two weeks to adapt a design first used in japan. about 15 volunteers came back to work to install these sealed polycarbinate barriers behind the front seats, and then reprogram the ventilation system to further separate the driver and passengers. so, basically, none of the air where someone, who might be a covid patient, is sitting, will get to the driver? >> ideally, that's the situation. >> reporter: honda's mike wiseman. >> basically, you have the fans in the front running faster than the fans in the back. so that you always have air flow from front to back. >> reporter: and that keeps air from going from the back to the front. >> correct. >> reporter: honda says that system complies with c.d.c. guidelines typically used in medical settings, helping protect those offering a helping hand in the battle against covid-19. kris van cleave, cbs news, washington. >> still ahead, forget take-out.

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times -- >> people love tha t now, at bobiboy burbank, operations manager darren utley says most customers would rather stay in their cars. so he brought back the car-hop. when i was a kid, that was the only way we used to do it. >> it's nostalgic. >> it allows them to have that kind of protection of their car and be in their own environment. >> reporter: so the car hops will stay. the challenge will be keeping customers six feet apart, when the dining room re-opens. >> we went through and made sure there were no tables across from each other or next -- adjacent to each other. >> reporter: but that's virtually impossible to do across town at a tiny restaurant once co-owned by frank sinatra. how are you going to social distance in here? >> that's a very good question, i don't know. >> reporter: dear john's owner, patti rockenwagner. >> even if you cut down the number of seats by half, they don't cut the price of steak by half, they don't cut your rent by half. if you can't pack your restaurant to capacity, i mean, it really is a recipe for

disaster. >> reporter: but, for now, she may have cooked up a recipe for success. >> we started doing tv dinners. >> reporter: the ultimate comfort food. >> they look awesome, you guys. >> reporter: they make them every day and sell out every night. >> it's nostalgic, it's old school. we obviously upped the ante a little bit. it's a little more gourmet. >> reporter: most restaurants are improvising, says michael grjewski, co-owner at lobster & beer -- two things not usually associated with take-out. but in desperate times -- >> everything changes day by day. >> reporter: -- what does a new norm look like for you in here? ople to come through the door. >> reporter: for now, what's mostly on the menu is uncertainty. >> we don't know really what the just won't make it. >> reporter: carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. >> next, call her dr.

this mother's day, we want to give a special nod to one standout. here's meg oliver. >> reporter: four-year-old amina malloy has a tough time sharing her mom. amina, is it hard when your mom goes to work? >> yes. >> it's almost 10:00 at night. she doesn't want to go to bed without seeing me. >> reporter: dr. melanie malloy works 12-hour shifts at mt. sinai hospital in brooklyn --

>> everybody has coronavirus. >> reporter: -- treating some of its sickest patients. >> i think that's the hardest part, is blo home. >> reporter: malloy's husband died two years ago, leaving her alone to raise max, lia and amina. >> it was, it was devastating. >> reporter: it redefined her role as a mother -- a job that inspires her even in these dark times. >> i just look at them and i think of all the possibilities that they could help the world with, and, you know, i just can't wait to see who they become in life. >> reporter: they want to be just like her, which may be the greatest mother's day gift of all. >> i looked up to my mom, in -- career-wise and as my mom. >> she saves people's lives. >> reporte do you thin mom super >> yeah. i love her so much and her the best mommy in the world. >> reporter: she's the best mommy in the world? >> thank you, baby. >> reporter: when you hear your kids talk about you like this,

how does it feel? >> it feels great. it makes me feel really warm inside, to think that my kids actually like me, after home-schooling. [ laughs ] >> reporter: that's a huge accomplishment! a super mom, saving lives by day, and molding three young lives at night. meg oliver, cbs news, new york. >> and that's the overnight news this monday. for some of you the news continues. for others, check back with us a little later for "cbs this morning" and follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting this morning from wttv, cbs 4 in indianapolis, i'm bob donaldson.

>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> good evening. i'm bob donaldson at wttv cbs 4 reporting in indianapolis. happy mother's day. we begin with new warnings about the virus-infected economy. today, the trump administration said the number of unemployed americans could get worse. also today, new projections show coronavirus deaths in this country could reach 137,000 by august. illinois, arizona, florida and california -- examples of states where cases and deaths going up faster than expected. even the white house, one of the world's most secure buildings, is not immune from the virus. nikole killion begins our coverage. >> reporter: the president's economic team warns things could get worse before they get better, and they insist it's

important to reopen the economy safely, even as more administration officials self-quarantine. on "face the nation," white house economic adviser kevin hassett predicted how high the unemployment rate could go. >> i think will climb up towards 20% by next month. >> reporter: the latest report shows unemployment has already climbed to nearly 15%, and more than 20 million americans lost their jobs last month. >> i don't want to sugarcoat it, because i think the numbers for may are going to be also very difficult numbers. >> reporter: national economic council director larry kudlow says informal talks are underway on another possible relief package as the administration monitors states reopening. >> there's a considerable risk of not reopening. you're talking about what would be permanent economic damage. >> reporter: as more americans return to work, three of the white house's top health officials, including dr. anthony fauci, are going into quarantine. all plan to testify remotely this week at a senate hearing,

after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for coronavirus. the vice president's press secretary is among those recently diagnosed. at a meeting with military leaders this weekend, no one, including the president, w it is scary to go to work. >> reporter: a senior white house official tells cbs news there is no plan to require mask wearing, and the participants in that weekend meeting were all tested beforehand. cbs news has also learned the west wing will expand testing starting monday, and limit who is near the president and vice president. bob? >> nikole, thank you. the presence of the virus so close to home isn't stopping the president's determination to restart both the country, and his presidential campaign. cbs news political correspondent ed o'keefe joins us now. ed, why is the president so eager to get out of the white house? >> reporter: well, bob, for one thing, he's trailing joe biden now in head-to-head match-ups both nationally and in key battleground states. so, until he can begin rallies again, his campaign at least is

starting a $10 million ad buy in key states. much of the messaging will focus on t president's management of the pandemic, but also attack biden. it seems that, for now at least, the best way to reach voters is over the tv and the internet. >> meanwhile, his expected democratic rival, joe biden, is still doing events from his home in delaware. what does his campaign look like at the moment? >> reporter: well, like everyone else, he's adapting to the technologies of working from home. he held a virtual rally, his first, with supporters in the tampa area on friday. there were some technical glitches. regardless, his team says that they will continue to hold these kinds of rallies in battleground states. in the meantime, they, of course, keep him off the road, because just like the president, he's an older man, and for his safety and the safety of others, it makes more sense to keep distance. but there is a super pac that is supporting biden that is also now spending at least $10 million on advertising in hopes of reaching voters that way.

>> and states are struggling with what to do amid voting during the pandemic. how might things look different in november? >> reporter: well, more americans are likely to be able to cast a ballot by mail. there is growing support for this in polling across the country that shows people are interested in the option. many western states, of course, already use it widely. california has become the first now to say it will mail a ballot to every single registered voters in the state, with pre-paid postage. it's going to be expensive, but proponents say that's the best way to allow people to participate in our democracy this fall, and stay safe. bob? >> cbs news political correspondent ed o'keefe. ed, thank you. turning now to georgia, where there is outrage over the controversial shooting of ahmaud arbery. authorities are investigating this video that possibly shows arbery moments before he was chased and killed by two white men. omar villafranca has the latest. >> reporter: atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms did not mince her words when asked about ahmaud arbery. >> it's 2020. and this was a lynching of an african american man. >> reporter: celebrities are now

calling for action, as jay-z's team roc nation published an open letter in the atlanta journal constitution calling for a special prosecutor to be appointed to ensure a fair trial. this cell phone video recorded the moment arbery was cornered and shot twice while jogging near his mother's house in brunswick, georgia. travis and gregory mcmichael were arrested thursday and on friday, charged in the february 23 confrontation. y he fianée of william bryan, the man who filmed the shooting. >> i mean, it's turned our lives upside down. >> 911, what's the address of your emergency? >> reporter: in the mcmichaels' 911 call that day, they told the operator they were chasing a burglary suspect. bail was denied for the mcmichaels, and no court date has been set. omar villafranca, cbs news, dallas. >> this was a mother's day like no other for many americans. in the wake of the cornavirus crisis, there's been a rush to . but it's hardly business as

usual. jonathan vigliotti is in los angeles. >> reporter: tonight, more states nationwide reopen -- nevada is one of the latest. the governor allowing non-essential stores to resume, with restrictions. flower shops among those back in limited business, just in time for mother's day. >> this mother's day is definitely one for the record books. it feels really good to know how many people we're making feel happy. >> reporter: and others were prossiona in wlm beachflida, the teis channel broadcasting a live, audience-free tournament. in tulsa, oklahoma, the raceway park now allowing limited seating to crowds eager to watch the competition. but not all states are racing to fully open, and people continue to protest, like in washington. in california, tesla c.e.o. elon musk is asking a federal judge to allow the reopening of the company's only u.s. assembly factory after county officials said it could not reopen last

friday due to health concerns. and, there is good reason for concern tonight, as some states still battle a spike in infections. nationally, nursing homes are among the hardest hit. nearly one-third of all covid-19 deaths in america have happened in long-term care facilities. >> this virus uses nursing homes. >> reporter: but even in crisis, governor cuomo briefly pausing his sunday press conference, taking a rare moment for celebration. >> happy mother's day to you, mom. i wish i could be with you, but i can't be. but i can't be because i love you. >> reporter: and as the epicenter of the nation's outbreak, new york state has moved slower than others, and is anticipating a partial opening later this month. here in los angeles, some non-essential businesses reopened on friday, for curbside pickup only. ♪

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♪ ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> i'm bob donaldson reporting from wttv cbs 4 in indianapolis. we have a lot more to tell you about this morning and we'll start with an effort to enlist man's best friend in the fight against the coronavirus. but can dogs really sniff out covid-19? chip reid went looking for answers. >> reporter: this is miss "m." she's searching for a particular scent, and she knows that when she finds it, she can scurry off for a treat. good girl! she and pancho are two of eight labrador retrievers working with the university of pennsylvania's school of veterinary medicine, where researchers hope to show that dogs can sniff out covid- 19. >> good girl! >> reporter: this is not a pie- in-the-sky idea, because dogs have sniffed out diseases before. >> absolutely. >> reporter: dr. cynthia otto is

e diref penn vets' working dog center. >>ve done it with ovarian cancer. they do it with a lot of other diseases. so we're pretty confident that they can do it. >> reporter: diabetic alert dogs can even sniff out blood sugar levels before they become dangerous. >> we also know that viruses have their own special signature, and dogs can recognize a virus in culture. >> good job! >> reporter: if the dogs can successfully detect coronavirus in someone with or without symptoms, the first dogs could be at hospitals, airports, and train stations within about six months. what is so special about dogs' noses that they can do this? >> oh, dogs' noses are so amazing! i often use the phrase that, "dogs smell in color." we think about the way we see the world with our eyes. dogs see the world through their nose. >> reporter: noses that might soon be protecting us from covid-19. chip reid, cbs news, washington. >> when much of the nation was

put under social distancing lock downs, america's zoos were closed to the public. but behind the gates, the animals still need to be cared for, and their tenders still need to be paid. zoos from coast to coast coming up with ways to stay afloat. conner knighton has that story. >> reporter: walking around the zoo, i felt like i was the one on display. hello. where did all the people go, right? from the giraffes, to the gorillas. the animals were paying me quite a bit of extra attention. after all, they hadn't seen human tourists since mid-march. >> this is a typically high season for us with lots of guests coming through. really, it's incredible to see it without guests right now. >> reporter: paul is the c.e.o. of san diego zoo global. the nonprofit that manages san

diego's 1800-acre safari park and 100-acre zoo, the most visited zoo in the entire country. both locations closed to the public on march 16th. you've been open for more than a century. has there ever been a closure of this magnitude before? >> there's never been a closure of this magnitude before. the most the san diego zoo has been closed is a single day. ad that's only happened five days in the organization's history. >> reporter: in the midst of historic covid closures happening across the country, zoos face a special set of challenges. shut a bookstore down, and the books inside are fine. but when a zoo closes, what happens to all of the animals? >> nothing is being skipped, nothing is being changed. their day is going to be the same. >> reporter: she is a wildlife care specialist in charge of san diego's kangaroos. while the zoo has furloughed ticket takers and concession stand workers, employees involved with animal care have been deemed essential.

b barney's work continues as usual with a few modifications. she now wears a mask when hanging out with the marsupials. >> they look at you a little bit differently. you'll get the kangaroo and wallaby look at you, who are you? what are you doing? >> reporter: tigers at the bronx zoo caught covid-19 from a zoo keeper, they changed. now meal time means mask time. but, of course, all that food is expensive. and with everything from the zoo-tique to the roar store closed, zoos are hemorrhaging money. >> unfortunately we stopped making money and our expenses didn't change. the animals still have to be fed. >> reporter: he's the chief zoo logical officer at the memphis zoo, a zoo with a much smaller budget and sma fcihrgh june is e

make 60% of our revenue. so recovering from this honestly is going to be very, very difficult. >> reporter: with the expense of ongoing animal care, thompson is predicting a $10 million loss for the year. and yet the zoo has still managed to sign up a few new members, even at a time when members can't visit. >> this is a bald python. >> reporter: the memphis zoo has been churning out hours of educational content to keeps engaged. >> it is an another beautiful day. >> reporter: and also some less educational content. in their popular zoo-lympics videos, they've been capitalizing on veo the tortoise 100 meter sprint. >> blazing start for little debdeb who is extremely quick in east africa time trials. radar gets the gold with five fish. >> reporter: zoos had to get creative with their programming.

the florida aquarium has launched c-span videos with a behind the scenes look at operations. the denver zoo invited fans to vote on the name of their new baby rhino for a small donation, of course. juna ultimately won out. >> life at the zoo continues. we continue to have births. >> reporter: back in san diego, spring births are in full swing. newborn penguin chicks are learning to swim. andean bear cub is taking its first steps. for the animals, this is a year just like any other year. but since normal visitation still looks to be a long way off, san diego's congressional representatives have written a letter to speaker pelosi asking to direct a billion dollars of funding to the institute of museum and library services that would help keep zoos across the country afloat. in the meantime, empty parking lots have been serving a new purpose. from pittsburgh to knoxville to

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through the birth place of whiskey, tennessee. >> reporter: for more than a century, the water flowing from this cascade spring in central oest ieve day we fill three of these. >> reporter: but when they added a young transplant from upstate new york to the mix, the result was a perfect blend. >> so, this room is constantly turning over, and the timing of this is really critical. >> reporter: once a year whiskey advocate bestows the highest honor in the business. whiskey advocate's 2019 whiskey of the year is george dickel bottled in bond. >> reporter: this mess meredithizing concoction from 35-year-old nicole austin. >> it's the strongest statement you can make, this is our whiskey, we made it and it's fantastic. >> rteottled in n again.

the stylist beer traces back to 1897 when congress passed a law trying to discourage counterfeit alcohol. to be bottled in bond, a liquor has to be at least four years old, 100 proof, and the product of one distillery at one location in one season. it lets a consumer know the producer had their hand in the product every step of the way. this is all whiskey that's in here anywhere between -- >> some of these are as old as 16 years old. you know, i wanted people to know that my era would be all about authenticity and quality and transparency, and bottled in bond is the best proxy we have for that in spirit. >> reporter: nicole austin's degree is in chemical engineering. she was searching for a way to make that a career when she walked out much a brooklyn bar out of college. the whiskey she was served changed everything. >> i hadn't considered it before.

no one said, also you could do this as a job. >> reporter: aftergsyisy i brooklyn, austin spent a year and a half in ireland. until she was hired in 2018 by liquor giant diaggio to run the cascade distillery. her name is painted in big bold letters outside. >> it's embarrassing. >> reporter: it's not embarrassing. it's your name, general manager and distiller. >> my mother is proud of we've always been a -- >> reporter: in tennessee it's jack daniels, like the giant monolith. >> yeah. >> reporter: and everything else is like -- >> i think people thought tennessee whiskey was somehow different than bourbon. >> reporter: tennessee whiskey is bourbon. it just has to be made in tennessee and filtered through charcoal before it's aged. >> so, this is some of the charcoal that we actually burn on-site that comes from sugar maple. so this is what goes in these vats over here.

>> reporter: how much do you think about the fact you don't look like the old-time picture of somebody making tennessee whiskey in 1880? >> i mean, that was always a fantasy anyway. there's always been women in this industry, since the beginning. they just weren't the face on the bottle. >> reporter: and you're comfortable in that role? >> no. not in the slightest. >> reporter: really? >> no. but it's important. so it's like a very rich funky raw distillate. it actually won't become whiskey technically until after it goes in the cask. >> reporter: this is straight booze. >> want to smell? don't drink it. >> reporter: wow! woo-hoo! making whiskey is not complicated. take grain, ferment it, distill it, and let it age. but making great whiskey takes an additional step, blending. and austin has become a savant. >> each of these whiskeys went

into the barrel the exact same way. and that's the mystery of maturation in whiskey. we don't know why that one smells like vanilla and that smells more like fruit. it's my job as the blender to find them at just the right time in their maturation when they're at their peak and blend those flavors together so that the sum of their parts is greater than the individual. >> reporter: after austin's first creation at george dickel won whiskey of the year, she's been hard at work trying to make a version that is even better. how much have you thought about how to follow that up? >> yeah, no pressure, right? [ laughter ] like your first day at bat in the majors, you hit a home run. what do you do after that? yeah. >> reporter: grand slam. >> i guess so. that's the hope.

mother's day had steve hartman asking his kids a very important question. the answer is tonight's segment of "on the road." >> reporter: this is the award for world's greatest mom. it's a statue of a man, for some reason, but it's still an impressive title, which is why the oz engraving company in los angeles cranks out 10,000 of these trophies every year. that means at least 10,000 kids know the world's greatest mom. i thought my kids knew, too. i mean, it's always been obvious to me. but when i invited them into my office, cameras rolling to rerdumped. >> we have no clue. >> reporter: no clue whatsoever? >> no clue whatsoever. >> it's the world's greatest mom. could be in africa. >> reporter: finding her could be a needle in a haystack. we should reach out to on the road educators to see if we could find any kids who think they know the world's greatest

mom. we're looking for the world's best mom. >> yeah, that's ours. >> what makes your mom the world's best mom? >> our needs are met before her needs are met. >> reporter: we talked to more than a dozen kids. >> she plays games. >> reporter: each one gave a convincing reason. >> she always helps me. >> reporter: why their mom is the best. >> she's very loving. >> she has a really big heart. >> she deserves it, but she would never ask you for it. >> reporter: my crew was impressed. but still hard-pressed to pick a winner. did you hear the kids say anything that your mom didn't have? >> i actually didn't, no. >> reporter: so how do we reconcile this? >> each kid could have a perfect mom for them. >> ooh, i like what you're thinking. that's true. >> maybe that's why they make so many of those trophies. everybody has the world's best >> reporr: it was a lightulb moment that led to a hallmark moment.

>> in my almost ten years, i feel like i have adapted to think that this mom is the best mom. >> reporter: i can see the card now. dear mom, i have adapted to think you're the world's greatest. she's going to love it because she loves everything about them. and that's what makes her one of the many world's greatest. >> why is this a man? >> reporter: steve hartman, "on the road," at home. >> and that's the overnight news for this monday. for some of you, the news continues. for others check back with us a little later for "cbs this morning". and follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting this morning from wttv cbs 4 in indianapolis, i'm bob donaldson.

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