cases they have done. >> reporter: the pauses come as the need for coronavirus treatment grows, with the rise in new cases in 37 states. a key driver, gatherings at places like family events. a recent cdc report found that a 13-year-old girl infected 11 people staying in the same house during a family vacation without masks or social distancing, dr. deborah birx of the white house coronavirus task force is telling americans to be prepared to adapt upcoming gatherings ike thanksgiving to the realities of the pandemic. >> this virus can spread among families and friends if you are -- take your mask off and you're primarily indoors. >> reporter: eli lilly said in a statement that this pause is really out of an abundance of caution. also, keep in mind that it's not known if any sick patients in either trial took the placebo or actual treatment. as for johnson & johnson, they

say they are still on track to complete enrollment for their 60,000 person trial in the next few months. some of that will happen here at chicago's rush university medical center. >> adriana diaz, thank you. there is new evidence this morning the alleged plot to kidnap michigan governor gretchen whitmer was part of a wider conspiracy also targeting virginia's governor. catherine herridge has the details. >> i will not work under a cloud of intimidation. >> reporter: virginia governor ralph northam emphasized he and his wife were safe. while the targeting of northam never went beyond the talking stage, the alleged operation to kidnap michigan governor gretchen whitmer was advanced. the six suspects allegedly trained at this wooded site in michigan, where investigators found shotgun shells, bullet holes, and spray painted targets. the suspects are accused of planning to kidnap whitmer from her vacation home, then escape by boat and leave the governor stranded in lake michigan.

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by that, we mean only a year ago. ♪ back then, he and the band were looking to the future. in fact, they optimistically titled their upcoming album 2020. >> 2020. it's a bumper sticker. that will sell some t-shirts. >> reporter: but then of course 2020 the year became what it became. bon jovi put the album on hold and canceled a sold-out summer tour, which was to have a big two-night minali here at madison square garden. >> probably never seen it like this, though, yeah? >> nobody has ever seen it like this, with nobody here. the silence is deafening. >> reporter: and you don't know when you'll be back? >> no. not for quite some time. >> reporter: what the rock & roll hall of famer saw during the pandemic is what we all saw, people needed help, and he put his back into doing just that.

feeding the hungry out of his jbj soul kitchen restaurants in new jersey. but he knew the restaurants alone weren't enough during covid, so he, along with his wife of 31 years, dorothea, opened up a food bank too on the eastern tip of long island. >> these are the folks that never even considered going to a pantry. >> reporter: we were talking at his home in new jersey along the banks telephone river where he has his own studio. during the pandemic, he'd come out here to play and keep his voice in shape. >> you know, i think when you're younger, you're a little more bulletproof. you know, you just sort of gargle with tacks and nails and you go and do it again. >> reporter: he began writing too, about everything that was going on around him. his own state of the union, if you will. ♪ tonight they're shutting down the borders and they boarded up

the schools, small towns are rolling up the sidewalks, one last paycheck coming through ♪ ♪ i know you're feeling kind of nervous, all a little bit confused ♪ >> reporter: when the rest of the band joined in, his "do what you can" had the sound of a pandemic anthem to front line workers everywhere. ♪ and you can do what you do, you do what you can ♪ >> reporter: he turned it into a duet with jennifer nettles that gave it a new sound and a new video, featuring jon bon jovi walking through the empty streets of new york. how can you not feel when you see the news and see what's going on? ♪ shot through the heart and you're to blame, you give love a bad name ♪ >> i mean, it's almost put me in this position most certainly right now that i don't know why

i would ever want to rewrite you give love a bad name. now i'm going this is all i need to be writing. moments in history, moments in my history, moments in time. >> black lives matter! black lives matter! >> reporter: as the nation turned its attention to race, so did he. these scraps of paper turned into another new song. "american reckoning" ♪ another mother is crying >> reporter: words matters and he knew it. ♪ i can't breathe >> if i'm not the poster boy for what could be described as white privilege, then who is? i'm an older white affluent celebrity, you know. i got it. so i had to be very careful. and i ran it by friends, and people i didn't know who could opine. >> reporter: did they? >> and they did.

i wrote and rewrote and rewrote. ♪ when did a judge and a jury become a badge and a knee ♪ >> reporter: i wanted to make sure that i was adding something to the conversation, but made sure i did my homework. >> reporter: you're very care to feel say it's not a political record. >> because i'm not taking sides. i don't care your politics. i care about you just realizing that in a world in which we live, we're breathing the same air. ♪ ♪ ooh she's a little runaway >> reporter: being socially conscious isn't exactly new. bon jovi's debut single back in 1984 "runaway" was about struggling teenagers that he'd seen every day. >>. ♪ she's a little runaway >> when i'd go to the city, i'd get off the, but and it wasn't a pretty sight. around the greyhound station in 1980, kids were working the tunnel, walking the streets. >> reporter: it was that song that got the band to madison

square garden in the first place. they were opening back then for zz top. now you think he'd remember that night fondly. he doesn't. former band mate richie sambora's guitar stopped working and the crowd heard nothing but silence. >> and then they start going "zz top, zz top, zz top! and i take off my guitar and i toss it to him and i say play mine and i'm just going to sing. and we played a 30-minute set in 17 minutes. we were like the -- ♪ oh we're halfway there >> reporter: they went on of course to sell more than 130 million albums, more than zz top, by the way. "living on a prayer" to this day is practically an american standard. >> that song will be mentioned in my obituary some day, the cowriter of "living on a prayer" is dead tonight. >> reporter: did you know it at the time? no. >> reporter: no? >> no. i walked out thinking it's okay.

>> reporter: the band filled not only arenas, but stadiums on a routine basis. >> thank you! >> reporter: and still can. do you miss it? >> do i miss it? i've always been the reluctant rock star, to be honest, because i would always leave my nail marks in the driveway no matter what tour it was. and it took me a while to adjust to life on the road and then i was fine, i love it here, and i did. >> reporter: and you can tell he did. ♪ he'd do just about anything to be up close and personal with his fans. >> yes, i can walk across the tops of those seats like a circus performer. come on, we got to go do it. >> reporter: at 58, jon bon jovi has matured just the way his

fans want him to. >> give me your hands. >> you're not going kiss me, are you? >> nope. >> reporter: not too much. just enough. >> see, i'm able to sit here and do this. >> reporter: from big hair to gray we are at war with a virus. and healthcare troops and first responders are on the front line fighting it every day. let's join the fight, by staying home. staying home is not a retreat, it's the most brave and aggressive weapon we have against this enemy. because when we do stay at home, we help prevent overwhelming our hospitals, while buying time for scientists to find the vaccine... and that's how we beat it....

while this baseball season is rounding third and heading for home, for some fans, the love of the game never stops. steve hartman takes the mound "on the road." there. >> you go. >> reporter: a couple weeks ago, brian robinson and his son carter were at this batting cage in montgomery, alabama when a random stranger threw him a high hard one. to the heart. >> there was this bucket of balls with a note. >> reporter: the note read "hope someone can use some of these

baseballs. i pitched them to my son and grandson for countless rounds. the writer went on the say that his family is now grown and gone, but what he wouldn't give to pitch a couple of bucks to them. if you are a father, cherish these times. brian and his wife stormy read that note with tears in their eyes. >> it felt like -- it felt like a moment for us. >> it still does. >> it does. we need to soak in more of our kids and time with our kids. >> reporter: just the message the author intended. >> i was just hoping it would inspire some people. >> reporter: randy long used to love watching and coaching his kids, so much so that when he came across that old bucket of balls in his garage, he couldn't bring himself to just throw away the memories. he says he needed closure. >> it was like a goodbye, wasn't it? >> yeah, i think it was a signoff type thing. okay, that chapter is gone. let's see what else is coming on.

>> reporter: but unbeknownst to randy, his baseball days were headed into extra innings. this week he met the robinsons at a local park, where randy learned about a void in carter's life. the boy lost both h grdfathers aa very yng age. they never saw him play. >> we'd love for you. we'd love for you to come watch. >> please let me know. >> reporter: randy said he would definitely be at the next game, and then asked carter for a little catch. >> right where it headed. you see the smile on my face, carter? this is bringing back memories. >> reporter: it seems now iowa isn't the only state. >> pop-up. >> reporter: with a field of dreams. >> it's what i've always wanted for him. >> i'm sure a lot of people across the countryry now are realizing that's not just a bucket of balls anymore. >> reporter: no. it's a fountain of youth and a binding force for generations. steve hartman, cbs news, "on the

road." >> steve hartman always hits a home run, doesn't he? and that's the "overnight news" for this thursday. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm kris van cleave. it's thursday, october 15th, 2020. this is the "cbs morning news." battle over barrett, how democrats hope to delay the supreme court nomination process. >> plus the backlash as president trump and joe biden take part in duelling town hall meetings. testing positive, the first lady reveals baron trump had the coronavirus. how he's doing, as concern grows with the number of cases going up across the nation. deja vu, for the second time in less than two months, a pilot reports seeing someone flying in a jetpack near lax.