missing out entirely on weeks or even months of education. danish elementary schools were the first to reopen in europe last month. but some parents claim their young children were being used as guinea pigs and argued older students should have gone back first. the country's education minister told cbs news it was a tough decision. >> the small children has more difficulty with the distance learning than the older children, and, therefore, we started out with the young children. >> reporter: taiwan is already an old hand at the new normal. it only cloesed its schools for two weeks in february. at daja elementary school, children disinfect on the way in and before every class. masks are compulsory. they eat lunch behind desk dividers. and even learn how to correctly measure social distancing in math class. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: it's all a bit of a hassle this group of

12-year-olds told us. they want things to go back to how they were. school may never be exactly the same as it was, but for children around the world, the first step back to normality is get being back to the classroom. more than 230 children in europe have reportedly been affected by the inflammatory syndrome that's also sickened around 250 youngsters in the u.s.. and it appears to be linked to the new coronavirus. the world health organization has warned medics to be on alert for signs of the rare condition. >> closer to home now, congress and the white house are still wrangling over how to help thousands of small businesses devastated by the coronavirus pandemic. many were locked out of the latest federal bailout and are struggling now to stay afloat. while there is a nonprofit in virginia that isn't waiting for washington -- in fact, it's providing micro loans for many, and it is all the help they

need. here's chip reid. >> reporter: he just lost his father eight weeks ago right when all this hit. their business has been down 65%. >> and when i told them that he was funded, he said, i have goosebump, i have goosebumps. i know my father is looking down on me. i know he's protecting me. >> reporter: wow. pete snyder is talking about the old town deli, a 30-year-old restaurant in alexandria, virginia, he was able to help through the virginia 30-day fund. the nonprofit whif up to $3,000 for virginia-based small businesses that have been open forp at least a year. >> my name is sandra. >> reporter: to apply business owners submit short videos explaining why they need the loan. >> losing the business. >> it has been increditble meaningful to see how many people actually need this. they tell us this is helping us bridge that gap until the federal funding comes so we can make a go of it.

>> reporter: all they ask is that if businesses get back on their feet, they give the $3,000 to another small business in need. so far, they've raised more than $1.5 million and funded more than 180 small businesses. including soul taco in richmond, virginia. trey owens opened the restaurant less than two years ago. he was born and raised in richmond and wanted a restaurant that celebrated diversity and honored his enslaved ancestors. >> i don't mind working hard because i know my history and i know where i come from. my great, great, great grandfather worked and died with nothing to show for it. just me. >> reporter: the restaurant had already won best taco in the state, and business was booming, until the coronavirus hit. >> we had to do something. i didn't want to close because my idea for soul taco was for it to be a community staple. >> reporter: he turned his restaurant into a market place to sell fresh produce to locals,

delivered food to hospitals, and sold $2 tacos to service workers. so you're losing a 4rlittle money there but helping the community. >> the 30-day fund helped us get going and off the ground. >> reporter: how grateful are you to the snideers? >> extremely grateful. he has been in contact with me constantly. he's been talking about anything he can do to help me keep the business going. pete is an angel. >> reporter: the snyder's model has been so successful that other states, including georgia, pennsylvania, arkansas and california have started replicating it. is it your hope that this just goes national? >> people want to help out during this crisis, and hopefully this inspires people to have it spreadcros'v er >> reporter: a job that has kept businesses like soul taco open. >> despite the covid pandemic, your dream is still alive. >> my dream is still alive. my grandmother who i learned how

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spring concert season. that includes a nationwide tour. legendary singer/song writer graham nash. since he had time on his hands, he sat down for a chat with anthony mason. ♪ don't you ever ask them why ♪ if they told you, you would cry ♪ ♪ just look at them and sigh ♪ and know they love you ♪ >> reporter: it's almost impossible to hear live music in new york right now. but in the garden of saint mark's church in the bowery, graham nash gave us a little taste. ♪ and you often the years can know the fears that your elders grew by ♪ ♪ >> reporter: with a song he wrote and recorded with crosby stills young back in 1970.

♪ teach the cldrenwell, the fathers have ♪ >> reporter: nash had been on the road performing solo when the virus started shutting life down. ♪ i had to move to the other side ♪ ♪ i found a different -- >> reporter: you were in the middle of a tour. >> i was five shows into a sold-out tour, yes. unfortunately it was getting crazy. i definitely was concerned about my audience and my crew and myself, you know. so, yes, very strange times. we've been talking a long time over these years and it's never been this weird, has it? >> reporter: no. how are you doing in social isolation, in effect? >> it's not been too weird for me. i'm not a very social creature. i like to stay in my apartment. i like to be making music. i'm doing demos. i've got half an album already done. >> reporter: the 78-year-old singer has been making music for

six decades now. born in black pool, england, he founded the hollys in the early '60s. he started having artistic differences. >> you left the holies because they wouldn't record american express? >> yes . >> reporter: so he found a new band to record the song. it would be the first hit for super group crosby, stills and nash. ♪ ♪ and nash moved from england to america. he's been inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame with both csn and the hollys. and after years of living in hawaii, he's moved back to the mainland. you're a relatively recent new yorker. >> yes. well, six years. >> reporter: given what's going on right here, do you wish you were in hawaii any days? >> no, i love it here.

listen to the birds. listen to these 12 accents you can hear before you get your coffee. listen to the life of this city. this is an incredible city. i should have done this many, many years ago. but hawaii wasn't bad either. [ laughter ] >> reporter: nash remarried last year to artist amy grantham. are you having a hard time with any part of this? >> no, i've taken four short walks with amy to the local park to see my favorite tree. but apart from that, i've been in my apartment for nine weeks. >> reporter: have you really? >> yes. we're having a good time and we're still laughing about it. and after nine weeks, that's not too bad. >> reporter: do you wonder when you're going to be back on the road? >> obviously i love to perform. i love to communicate. but quite frankly, i don't see -- i don't see it happening until 2021. that's almost another year away. >> reporter: in the garden of an

historic 18th century church that has seen new york through a lot, nash says he's seen a lot, too. what is the best part of being this age? >> the best part of being i don't care about unimportant details. >> reporter: yeah. >> give me the truth. tell me what's actually going on here. how do we get out of this without losing more lives? >> reporter: and then graham nash left us with an encore, "be yourself." ♪ how does it feel when life doesn't seem real and you're floating about on your own ♪ >> reporter: a song from his very first solo album, but with a littlel lyrical revision. ♪ be yourself, stay at home,

take care of yourself ♪ ♪ be your

from coast to coast, states are moving to relax social distancing and stay-at-home orders. but that doesn't mean your favorite night club will be rocking any time soon. so for those of you who enjoy a night out, virtual clubs are popping up all over the internet. some come complete with a famous dejay, a bouncer, and even a cover charge. naomi ruchim paid a visit. sn >> reporter: she enjoys spending a night at new york's famous dance clubs. with the hot spots closed indefinitely, the 23-year-old has found a new place to party.

>> it's cool because you like to see everybody pop up from time to time on the screen and everybody has different outfits on and everyone seemed to be having a good time. >> reporter: she is reflecting on her night at club quarantee, a night club hosted on zoom. >> when you listen to the music at a party, it feels like you're at a party. >> reporter: organizers want the vibe online to feel like the real thing. that means there's a $10 cover charge. private tables. a wait to get in. and even a dress code. >> we actually do have a door man who is going to let you in the party. >> reporter: there are also free online dance clubs, like club quarantine created as a safe place for the lgbtq community. and social disdance hosted by a team of professional dancers. >> yesterday there was someone from russia in the room that none of us had met before. >> reporter: for a different vibe -- ♪ ♪ >> reporter: legendary new york piano bar cafe has nightly shows

on facebook. patrons can make requests and tip the musicians. >> they are tuning in and making sendinusideos back of them in their quarantine situation, singing along. >> reporter: for dejays like laras cansara moving the night life online is an adjustment. >> dejaying these online clubs was a unique experience because you get all the comments via the zoom meeting, right? and you shout out people. and then people become happy. >> reporter: while online clubs are filling a void right now, cansara expects once people can party in person again, they will. naomi ruchim, cbs news, new york. >> and that is the overnight news for this friday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs this morning." and you can always follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's

capital, i'm jeff pegues. ♪ ♪ . captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: tonight, an alarming increase in cases of that mysterious children's illness linked to coronavirus. more than 300 cases in over half the country. at one hospital here in washington, cases more than tripling in a week. new york's governor says that's why camps should stay closed. >> as a parent, until i know how widespread this is, i would not chnd my children to day camp. >> o'donnell: and, can some younger adults get it, too? domestic terror-- a man tries to ram a car into a naval base in texas. how the attack was stopped. tonight, the f.b.i. says a how the attack was stopped. toni second person of interest is still at large. stopping the spread: what the c.d.c. says tonight about how likely it is to become infected