Slowing. It is an especially cruel contradiction for those who have lost lov in epicenter of the crisis, in new york state, 7,000 people have died in the past 24 hours. That is yet another record. And the state has more than confirmed cases than every countryoutside th as we come on the air, coronavirus cases nationwide have passed 400,000, with more than 14,000 deaths. And, yet, there is that evidence that the curve is flattening. The number of patients being admitted to hospital in some areas is slowing, and some models show the crise may reach its peak sooner than thought. Tonight, the c. D. C. Is working on new guidelines to get some americans back to work under certain conditions. And although the governor of new york warned today it is still too early to let our guard down. Theres a lot of news to get to tonight, and our team is covering every angle. Mola lenghi leads off our moell,ah,in new york city. Pating that peak inf deaths. Health officials expect that to happen, theyre predicting, by this weekend nationwide. But, norah, tonight, the hope that we are seeing in some new numbers, that is mix with a lot of pain. Another day, another record, deaths hitting a new high in new york. But a hopeful sign that the curve is flattening as covid hospitalizations have leveled off three straight days. That curve is purely a function of what we do day in and day out. If we stop what we are doing, you will see that curve change. Reporter on the front lines, the fight to save patients continues at great cost. New york e. M. S. Lieutenant Antonio Quinones just finished working 80 hours in five days, every night sleeping at the station, away from his wife and two kids. Its the first time i had to do that, to be away from them for so long. My family is my life, sos its extremely difficult to be away from them, and then to not know if im bringing them exposing them to something. Reporter pam tavarone contracted the virus on the job as an i. C. U. Nurse in new jersey. She says the work is as emotional as it is physical. We dont have time to drink. We dont want to take our masks off to drink because were afraid to. Reporter with hospital visitations limited, new york cardiologist Evelina Grayver is also acting as an emotional lifeline for families, here helping her 84yearold patient facetime his daughter for the First Time Since he was intubated. To tell them the fact that we no longer can provide. The Critical Care that your Family Member may need. Im not god. Im far from god. Im just very limited, limited in resources. Reporter and the longer o600, down fro00k e in part to the success of social distancing. Today, new yorks governor directed flags to be flown at halfstaff in honor of those who died, including wendy hu, a Real Estate Agent from brooklyn, described by friends as brilliant, witty, and caring. Among the victims in new orleans were four members of the franklin family. 86yearold antoinette and her three sons, herman, tim theerk anthony, died within days of each other. Well, new orleans is just one of the concerning hot spots nationwide. This evening were also hearing about one of the largest cluster of cases in theountry at one co countjaiin cicago the where more than 300 inmates and staff have tested positive. Norah. Odonnell all right, mola, thank you. Tomorrow, we will get a better idea of just how Many Americans lost their jobs because of this pandemic. And if being laid off isnt enough to deal with, many of those people are facing hurdles to even apply for unemployment benefits. Manuel bojorquez is in miami tonight with that story. Manuel. Reporter well, norah, a National Real estate Group Estimates nearly a third of americans did not pay any of their april rent during the first week of the month, an indication that as people wait for those federal stimulus checks, state unemployment payments are also badly needed. Theres more order today, but the desperation is the same as it was yesterday in the miami suburb of hialeah, where people clamor for paper applications after the states unemployment website crashed. Work at a restaurant. The system crashed, and now we have papers to fill out. Stressing on money. You know, bills are piling up, but this is a start. Reporter more than half a million floridians applied for unemployment in march. Thats more than applied all of last year. I dont have money. I need money. Reporter critics warn the states unemployment system was inadequate, even before the pandemic. Florida governor ron distantis says staff has been added and fixes made but blames an Unprecedented Demand for the backlog. I want the people that are applying to get their benefits as soon as possible, because these federal benefits theyre not going to be here tomorrow. Reporter beyond the need for unemployment checks, people are stressing the system. These food lines in texas resemble the many that have grown across the country this week, like this one in hollywood, florida. Florida has one of the lowest weekly unemployment payments in the country, and they only last up to 12 weeks. Most states offer more thanalo. We want it turn now to the 2020 campaign because joe biden is the presumptive nominee for the Democratic Party after Bernie Sanders ended his president ial campaign today. The onetime frontrunner told his supporters he couldnt win and didnt want his campaign to interfere as the nation fights the pandemic. Ed okeefe reports tonight from here in washington. Ed. Reporter norah, good evening. This chaotic Democratic Campaign began with senator sanders on top. He even plowed ahead after a heart attack last fall. But he conceded today the coronavirus pandemic is one of the reasons hes getting out, and he was forced to make his remarks from home in vermont alone with no supporters by his side. Senator Bernie Sanders admitted today that his path to victory is virtually impossible. If i believed we had a feasible path to the nomination, i would certainly continue the campaign. But its just not there. Reporter sanders trails joe biden by more than 300 delegation, but he said hes keeping his name on the ballot in states that have yet to hold primaries, hoping to force democrats to adopt some of his more liberal views. That could complicate things for biden who today thanked sanders. Sanders had seemed unstoppable, easily winning early contests. We won the New Hampshire primary. cheers we won the nevada caucus. cheers reporter but just before super tuesday, several candidates dropped out and endorsed biden, catching sanders off guard. Bbiden has never looked back as the pandemics freeze on the campaign stopped any chances of a bernie rebound. Recent polls give biden a slight edge over President Trump nationwide and in key swing states. Just minutes after sanders announcement, the Trump Campaign released this ad. Theyre more alike than you think. Reporter . Trying to tied biden more closely to sanders. Cbs news has learned the biden and sanders campaigns have been Work Together for weeks to figure which of the senators policy proposals the former Vice President might be able to adopt to further unify the party. A senior biden adviser tells us we can expect more on that in the nearure. Norah. Odonnell moments ago, President Trump said the c. D. C. Is set to announce new steps to make it easier for some people who have been exposed to coronavirus to return to work. The move comes as the president says the economy will reopen sooner than people think. Weijia jiang is at the white house tonight. Weijia. Reporter norah, President Trump said the c. D. C. Is working on the finishing touches of new recommendations that will be the first step to reopening the country, something he is eager to do. But tonight, the president also said we have to be on the down side of the slope of cases before that can happen. The c. D. C. s new guidelines are aimed at gettingical infrastructu workers back on the job. Were getting much closer to getting our country back to the way it was. Reporter even after potential exposure to covid19, people will be able to go back to the work, as long as they dont have any symptoms and continue to check their temperatures, wear masks, and practice social distancing. Before they were advised to selfquarantine for 14 days. Cbs news has learned the new recommendations apply to several groups, including first responders, food workers, critical manufacturing, and transportation employees. The new recommendations are being drafted as members of the coronavirus toofer task force ue caution against relaxing rules for the general public. You can see it start make a difference but we have to do even more right now because that will predict where we are two or three weeks from now. Reporter today, the President Trump tweeted the country would open up sooner rather than later and our economy will boom, perhaps like never before. Echoing what he has said in recent days. We have to open our country up. We have to get going. We have to open our country up. No country was designed for this where you close it. Reporter mr. Trump often talks about reopening the economy as if theres an on off switch, but it will be up to the states and local governments to make those decisions. Tonight, even though Health Officials say there is promise in the new numbers that show social distancing is work, they warn that the next few weeks are critical, and everyone must continue their efforts to mitigate. Norah. Odonnell critical, indeed, weijia, thank you. And across the country tonight, were seeing an alarming rise in coronavirus cases at Nursing Homes. More than half the Nursing Homes in new jersey have at least one case. Three patients have died at a nursing home in missouri. And at a home near richmond, virginia, 33 have died. Jonathan vigliotti now on the emergency evacuation today of a nursing home in southern rorrs system at eakg point. More than 80 nursing home residents evacuated in ambulances from a riverside, California California after 39 cases of coronavirus, and after nursing, presumably fearing for their own safety, refused to show up. I think their fear might have led them to make a decision that might not have been the right decision for their patients. Reporter the pictures are all too familiar in washington state, new jersey, maryland, and a growing number in california. People are terrified. People just dont upon know what to do. Its very distressing to Family Members. Reporter its a dilemma facing wendy ezis, whose 90yearold smorg in a Southern California nursing home. Im nervous for her getting ill, and im nervous in the fact that how am i supposed to help her . What is the best thing for me to do . Reporter she called her mom and allowed to us listen in. I think im as safe here as i can be anywhere. Reporter now, l. A. County is telling families to consider moving their relatives out. And thats much easier said than done. But most people cant. Thats why somebodys in the Skilled Nursing care in the first place. Reporter but now, its getting harder to find those willing to staff these centers. This from a volunteer nurse i understand both sides. Somebody needs to take care of the people, but at the same time you do have to go home to your Family Members. Reporter this is a tragedy all around. Patients cant see their families. The staff here says without protective gear, theyre getting sick. Now this evacuation. One by one, these patients are being taken to other Nursing Homes, and a process that could last the entire night. Norah. Odonnell oh, my goodness. Jonathan, thank you. The pandemic is also forcing many couples to put their dreams of having a baby on hold. New guidelines are urging some women undergoing fur tilt treatments to wait to prevent possible exposure to the virus. As Nikki Battiste reports, many hopeful moms are now worried that theyre running out of time to have a child. Reporter Adriana Kaiser deanna and her husband have long hoped for a sibling for their daughter, but after six miscarriages and eight years of fertility treatments, she now has to wait to transfer her final two embryos, arodu m numb at this point. I its the norm with i. V. F. That there are ups and downs, but you never get used to the phone call that says, you cant move further. You cant move o. Reporter at age frork she says time is everything. Im very nervous because what if this takes another year . Reporter now the American Society for reproductive medicine advises fertility patients to suspend new treatments and consider cancelling all embryo transfers. There are exceptions for urgent cases, like cancer patients. I dont know what that timefriem is going to look like in terms of when we can initiate care. Reporter this doctor says one concern is the absence of data on how a fetus conceived by a mother with covid19 may be affected. Infertility in general it is hard. Im feeling out of control. Its hard, but it doesnt make it any easier as were delaying things. Reporter adriana said her husband just lost his job and the couple is in debt after spending 80,000 trying to have a second child. How hopeful are you that you will become pregnant . Im hoping for a miracle. Because i dont know if i can handle another failure. Reporter Nikki Battiste, cbs news, new york. Odonnell were hoping with her. There is still much more news ahead on tonights cbs evening news. Teachers pass the test of social distancing and bring a smile to their students faces. But up next, the coronavirus takes the life of folk legend john prine, whose biggest fans included the biggest names in music. Sweet songs never last which includes preservision. Because he said a multi vitamin alone may not be enough. 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So you can watch us later. That is tonights cbs evening news. Im norah odonnell. And for th announcer this is the cbs overnight news. Im jeff begays and we have a lot more to tell you about this morning, so lets start with the shortage of personal protective equipment for Health Care Workers. California governor gavin newsom said that he was so frustrated with the federal response that he signed a nearly 1 billion deal with suppliers. A report this week by the department of health and Human Services detailed the dire straits that some hospitals are now in. One hhs administrator cited a three to sixmonth delay for essential items including those allimportant n95 face masks. Our doctor, dr. Jon lapook, takes a look at the supply chain. We dont have enough. You know what i mean . Its, you know, one n95 mask for the entire, for the entire shift. One night recently there was only one gown on the floor. Every day when i go to work, i feel like a sheep going to slaughter. Reporter these are the battle cries of doctors and nurses on the front lines fighting coronavirus without the proper armour. This right here is my n95 mask that i will be wearing for the whole day throughout my shift. Reporter but how did we get here . Where Health Care Workers have to fight for ppe so they can fight the virus without getting infected themselves . We are all shopping china to try to get these materials and were all competing against each other. Reporter a large portion of the u. S. Ppe supply, like gloves, gowns, and masks comes from china. A senior fellow at the center for Global Development and an expert on supply chain management. I think 2 billion n95 respirators we would use, at least half or more comes from china. Reporter 2 million or 2 billion . 2 billion. Reporter and is that each year . Yes. Reporter as coronavirus cases rose in china earlier this year, yardoff says ppe production took a hit even as demand for it spiked. Large supply distributors told u. S. Hospitals it could be months before their orders were met. The links in the supply chain have been broken. Federal stockpile almost depleted. Statelevel stockpiles hold limited supplies, and distributors not being able to deliver n95s in any significant quantity for three to six weeks. Reporter states and the federal government stepped in to help find and buy ppe, but thats led to bidding wars. Its like being on ebay with 50 other states. States are competing against states right now. Thats no secret. Were a