>> ming laven: nikole, thank you. now, with all the focus on the pandemic, you might not realize the presidential election is six months from today. this week, former vice president joe biden denied allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman on his staff in 1993, when he was a senator. cbs news political correspondent ed o'keefe joins us. ed, what can you tell us about these allegations, and also biden's response? >> reporter: well, monique, the staffer, tara reade, worked for stafferator biden for nine months. last year, she was among several women who called what they said was inappropriate touching by biden. the she became the first and only woman to accuse him of a sexual assault. describing the 1993 incident like this. >> i remember his hands underneath my blouse, underneath my skirt, and his fingers penetrating me as he was trying to kiss me. >> reporter: biden responded to the allegations for the first time on friday. >> i'm saying unequivocally, it never, never happened. women have a right to be heard. and

captioning sponsored by cbs ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> laven: tonight, pandemic >> laven: tonightndemic push-back. for some americans, reopenings are still not fast enough. >> we need to open up california. it's a pandemic. >> laven: the pressure and weather heat up with beaches a no-go. >> open churches! open the restaurants! free up the beach! >> laven: plus, could the outbreak cause a nationwide meat shortage? also tonight, the president ventures out as a potential covid drug gets fast tracked. >> it's really a very promising situation. >> laven: in the sky, new flyovers honor front-line health workers in several cities. the world's most secrettative dictator appears in public after rumors of his death. a new warning about pandemic-fueled biblical famine. the secret of pentagon agency hunts antibodies for a covid-19 treatment breakthrough. and later, a special salute. a veteran turned fund-raising hero marks 100 years. >> this is the "cbs weekend news." >> laven: and good evening, everyone. i'm monique ming laven reporting from kiro 7 in seattle. beautiful spring weather across

i'm monique ming laven, reporting from kiro 7 in seattle.my is picking up speed even as the coronavirus outbreak is, according to health experts, far from over. so far, 38 states have eased restrictions. six more will follow suit tomorrow and tuesday, all emphasizing social distancing. now, texas is getting a first taste of its new normal. restaurants are open. so are malls. infections are still adding up, at least 1.1 million in this country. more than 67,000 people have died. jonathan vigliotti begins our coverage. >> reporter: monique, california governor gavin newsom not the only leader facing mounting pressure to reopen the economy. governors across the country are weighing options to get back to business, with mixed results. thchorus to reopen state economies. [ honking ] and get people back to work is growing louder, even as the nation's death toll from covid-19 rises. >> we need to get back to work. >> reporter: in california, there's a divide between rural communities largely spared by the virus and harder hit cities. come monday, s

captioning sponsored by cbs ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> laven: tonight, pandemic >> laven: tonightndemic push-back. for some americans, reopenings are still not fast enough. >> we need to open up california. it's a pandemic. >> laven: the pressure and weather heat up with beaches a no-go. >> open churches! open the restaurants! free up the beach! >> laven: plus, could the outbreak cause a nationwide meat shortage? also tonight, the president ventures out as a potential covid drug gets fast tracked. >> it's really a very promising situation. >> laven: in the sky, new flyovers honor front-line health workers in several cities. the world's most secrettative dictator appears in public after rumors of his death. a new warning about pandemic-fueled biblical famine.

captioning sponsored by cbs >> ming laven: tonight, more states move to reopen, with fingers crossed. new signs of life across the country. >> people are staying away from each other. >> ming laven: but in california, new defiance at beaches and beyond. and in other still-restricted states, anger. even after the virus spreads. also tonight, the white house points fingers again. >> china has a history of infecting the world. >> ming laven: and signals a pause on new stimulus funding. >> it is a huge, huge package. let's see how it is doing. >> ming laven: plus, desperation at food banks as the economic crisis peaks. home schooling, parents are awi. tronaut'gulation, >> we have noticed confinement with your crew mates can raise

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