debora patta, cbs news, johannesburg, south africa. >> laven: that is a heartbreaking reality., in other news, this was supposed to be kentucky derby day. our louisville affiliate wlky flew over an empty churchill downs yesterday for us. it was a lonely scene out there. the race, the 146th, has been rescheduled for september 5. now, as we mentioned, we are broadcasting to you from seattle tonight, one of the first coronavirus hot spots in the u.s. the space needle has been closed since the early days of the pandemic. but "we got this" our rallying cry flies and you can see it around the city. but more importantly, you can feel it on the ground because of neighbors like these. workers at benchmark motoring in bellevue, washington. now, before covid-19, the company made safety equipment for high-end cars. now they're working on safety for everyone. they pivoted to produce thousands of face shields for hospitals and other front-line workers. and they are not the only ones. straight ahead on the "cbs weekend news," how some big businesses are also reinventing themselves to help ame

debora patta has the story. >> reporter: it is one of africa's most electrifying adventures. coming face to face with the majestic mountain gorilla. there are around 1,000 left in the world. their numbers have been depleted by climate change and poachers' snares. now they face an even more devastating threat. up close and personal these gorillas may look invince i believe, but they're susceptible to the same diseases as us. we found these gorillas in a trip to the democratic republic of congo. now there is a newnv enemy, the globe hasping t gorilla population, conservationists are on high alert. >> as you can see, it's very difficult to manage human cases. you imagine so for wild animals moving freely. that is one of the big challenge. >> reporter: the doctor who worked for the nonprofit organization is deeply concerned about the coronavirus because respiratory infections are the second leading cause of death amongst gorillas. >> so, the fear is that if you have a case of that, we will definitely have a loss of those animals. >> reporter: w we vised t gorias, took an hour toc

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