Best friends get through the quarantine or, is it the other way around . Put your mask on. Announcer this is the cbs overnight news. Good evening. Im lesli foster reporting from wusa 9 in washington, d. C. Small businesses and banks are getting ready for a mad dash as the new Coronavirus Relief program rolls out tomorrow. The first fund ran out of money. Deaths from the virus in this country now top 54,000. But things are improving slowly. At least 20 states are set to bring back business some way in the coming days, but it will be a new normal. Dean reynolds begins our coverage. Reporter in guthrie, oklahoma last night, the bulls and their riders were bucking in front of empty stands. Lets go, lets go its showtime reporter near sioux falls, south dakota, a big race took place, but it was a driversonly affair. Such is life these days as fears of the virus overtake a desire for public gatherings. South dakota doesnt anticipate a peak in positive cases until the middle of june, but there are plenty of worries right now, because just a few miles away stands the temporarily closed smithfield pork Processing Plant, where hundreds of workers have tested positive. Its one of several meat packing facilities across the region that have had to close indefinitely because workers are getting sick and dying. Yet even as the cases are on the rise and peak is still to come, some governors are ready to relax their stay at home orders. Ohio and indiana plan partial liftings on may 1. Minnesota, may 4; michigan, may 15; wisconsin, may 26. Illinois will keep most of its order in place until the end of may. Governor j. B. Pritzker. If we lifted the stayathome aths perhoot into the ld see our thousands by the end of may. And that would last well into the summer. Reporter youre kind of caught in the middle. Mark kern is the Board Chairman of st. Claire county, illinois, a short drive from missouri which will loosen its order in just over a week. You have a lot of people who work in missouri, is that . Yeah, 33 of the people who live in st. Claire county work in downtown st. Louis, or the st. Louis populated area, across the river. Reporter he wishes both states were on the same page. If you envision a boomerang, the last thing we want is, because of opening up in missouri too early, that that thing comes around and hits us in the back of the head. Reporter dean reynolds, cbs news, chicago. Theres improvement from the virus epicenter. Today, new York Governor Andrew Cuomo said infections are waning. In california, a spring heatwave has tens of thousands crowding the beaches. Heres cbss jonathan vigliotti. Reporter from hawaii to alaska, and nevada to utah, governors and businesses spent this weekend weighing steps to reopen, measures vastly differing from state to state. In parts of california, large crowds of sunseekers were a clear sign many are ready to test unchartered waters, even as deaths nearly doubled this past week in los angeles county. Its okay to open up and let us come to the beaches and just take the precautions that are needed. Reporter Orange County beaches reopened and were packed as thousands beat the record heat. And invisible lines were drawn in the sand in sacramento as most stayed more than six feet apart. I think were all kind of just giving each other the eye, like, back up, youre a little too close. Reporter many of californias beaches remain closed with no set date for when the state will reopen. In nevada, the governor has not committed to a date to reopen, but las vegas Famous Hotels are preparing to get back to business, though it wont be business as normal. David schwartz is a las vegas gaming historian. We dont know how comfortable people are going to be traveling once this happens. So we would have to be prepared to reopen cas d not ha lot of people. Reporter visitors to hawaii wont receive a warm welcome. Travelers to any of the islands will have to undergo a mandatory twoweek quarantine until at least may 31. And in alaska, the nations last frontier, now one of the first to reopen, though there still are restrictions. Restaurants can only seat up to 25 of capacity. Across the west, you will find a patchwork of differing protocol that experts say could lead to a resurgence of new infections. Health Officials Say, regardless, social distancing measures will remain in place likely for several months. Lesli. Jonathan, thank you. For a second straight day, President Trump did not hold a press briefing, but the president s comments about injecting disinfectants to fight the virus are still proving controversial. Nikole killion is at the white house. Is there a way can do Something Like that, by injection inside, or or almost a cleaning . Reporter as criticism continued to pour in over President Trumps disinfectant comments no one should be using disinfectants to digest it, to fight covid19. Reporter the coordinator of the White House Coronavirus response pushed back. It bothers me that this is still in the news cycle because i think we are missing the bigger pieces of what we need to be doing as an american people. Reporter cbs news has learned the president has been advised to scale back his public briefings out of concern they could be a distraction and hurting his message. Thank you very much. Reporter the president held a truncated press Conference Friday without taking questions, then lashed out at the media in a series of tweets this weekend. I am the hardest working president in history, he tweeted. What is the purpose of having white house news conferences . Not worth the time and effort. Maybe some of his advisors are suggesting that maybe a different communication policy might be more helpful. Reporter the deliberations come as a Senior Administration official confirms the white house is discussing whether to replace health and Human Services secretary alex azar. The white house called the speculation irresponsible. He has been a team player and a member. I havent seen anything out of the normal, any different than me or anyone else. Reporter treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin says with new loan funding headed to Small Businesses this week and another potential stimulus bill in the works, he is hopeful for an economic recovery. You are going to see the economy really bounce back in july, august, september. Reporter but one of the president s senior economic advisers seems less optimistic, calling this a grave situation and warning the Unemployment Rate could approach levels comparable to the great depression. The cbs overnight news will be right back. Announcer this is the cbs overnight news. This weekend marks one year since joe biden announced he was running for president , and a lot has changed. Without leaving the house, he is trying to win and choose a running mate. Cbss ed okeefe reports, that search starts this week. Reporter joe biden knows a thing or two about being number two the next Vice President reporter and knows exactly what he is looking for in a running mate. That they could be president , and the public look at that person and say, she is capable of being president of the United States tomorrow. Reporter bidens list is expected to include a mix of governors and lawmakers, many of whom arent shying away from the speculation. If he asked you to be his running mate, would you say yes . Yes. Im honored to be considered. My mission is to say out loud, if i am asked the question, yes, i would be willing to serve. Reporter only two women have ever been asked to run for Vice President , and neither helped their party win the white house. Geraldine ferraro of new york. Reporter in 1984, eager to shake up the race, democrat Walter Mondale chose new york congresswoman geraldine ferraro. If we can do this, we can do anything. Reporter and in 2008, republican john mccain asked Alaska Governor sarah palin to be his partner. You know, they say the difference between a hockey mom and a pitbull . Lipstick. Reporter biden says he plans to announce his choice by july. He is already facing significant pressure to pick a woman of color. Aimee allison, founder of she the people, a group to promote minority women in politics, argues that biden could win by picking a black woman and boosting minority turnout. This is the kind of strategy that joe biden and his campaign need to keep in mind and have a woman of color on the ticket. I think it would be a fatal campaign mistake to take black voters for granted. Reporter like many of us, biden is stuck at home, in his case campaigning and fund raising from delaware. He said recently that because of the pandemic, hes concerned President Trump might try changing the date of novembers election, but the constitution says, only congress can do that. Lesli. All right, ed, thank you. In latin america, ecuador is seeing one of the worlds worst coronavirus outbreaks with possibly thousands dead, but that hasnt been enough to convince the president of the regions largest country, brazil, to take the threat seriously. Heres cbss manuel bojorquez. Reporter grim signs are everywhere, that ecuadors official death toll of about 600 has yet to catch up with reality. Bodies awaited collection for days so many that cardboard caskets have been employed. Officials said in one province, 6,700 people died in the first two weeks of april, nearly seven times the average. The virus exposed the regions economic disparities and fragile infrastructure. Social distancing was virtually impossible in overcrowded, poor neighborhoods. Dr. Luis yepez works here, in guayaquils largest hospital. Despite a drop despite a drop in new cases, he and his staff still live apart from their families. Many Health Care Workers have also become victims. We have to wait to mourn another time, he says. Situation head on. In brazil, critics fear president jail bolsonaro is doing just the opposite not only encouraging maskless crowds protesting lockdowns by local officials, but joining them. Despite nearly 60,000 confirmed cases and 4,000 deaths, bolsonaro recently fired his health minister, and the Justice Minister angrily resigned. A lingering outbreak here could create risk for the u. S. Once trade and tourism reopen. Infectious disease expert dr. Aileen marty is with Florida International university. What are the chances that other countries might bring it back . They are very high, because look, as long as an outbreak is out of control in a nation which we are going to interact with, we can bring back the disease. Reporter manuel bojorquez, cbs news, miami. North Korean Leader kim jongun did not appear during his countrys Army Day Celebrations this weekend, adding to the questions about his health. Satellite photos show a train that probably belongs to him parked at his compound on the countrys east coast. This was the Second National holiday kim has missed in the last two weeks. [ cheers ] that is the sound of neighbors cheered from balconies showing support for medical workers in their city. And well join in, adding our thanks to the Health Care Heroes and sheroes. All right, now for the cutest video youll see all day. This is sixmonthold panda jia jia zai. He is a hugger, and a climber, and a bather, and pandemic life seems to agree with him. He looks pretty happy there in his new home at the shanghai wildlife zoo. Straight ahead, what does the Coronavirus Crisis mean for the future of flight . And the upside of being stuck at home. Precious time with our furry friends. When our daughter and her kids moved in with us. Our bargain detergent couldnt keep up. Turns out its mostly water. So, we switched back to tide. One wash, stains are gone. Daughter slurping dont pay for water. Pay for clean. Its got to be tide. The Airline Industry has gotten a 50 billion lifeline from the federal government. But as cbss kris van cleave reports, their future flight path may be forever changed by the global pandemic. Reporter scenes like this from san franciscos airport tell you all you need to know about the state of the airline business. Look far and wide, and youre lucky to spot a single passenger. Its more than surreal. Its eerie. Reporter in des moines, barely 200 people a day are passing through, so the airport closed the a concourse. T. S. A. Is screening about 96 fewer people than this time last year. The drop in demand is forcing airlines to cut flights by up to 90 , prompting these stunning pictures from honolulu, and denver dozens of parked planes taking over runways that are no longer needed. Air canada is temporarily halting flights to the u. S. For the first time in 80 years, and united expects to fly fewer people during all of may than it did in a single day in may 2019. Pilot jim crail. What is flying like these days . I would describe it as empty. Reporter u. S. Carriers have raised billions in new funding and will receive payroll assistance from the government to stave off job cuts until at least the end of september. The industry is going to get smaller for the foreseeable future. Reporter jamie baker tracks the airlines for jpmorgan chase. But if nothing changes between now and september 30, we fear that october 1 is going to be one of the darkest days for Airline Labor really since the dawn of commercial flight. Reporter emirates is the First Airline in the world to test passengers for covid19 before boarding and is equipping employees with masks, face shields, gowns and gloves, hoping to calm flyers fears. P. P. E. Is something u. S. Flight crews have been calling for as well. But, recovery may not come soon enough for some airlines. Virgin australia became the largest yet to enter bankruptcy due to coronavirus. I have been in this terminal for 25. 5 years. These people behind me, not only my mates, theyre my brothers and sisters. Dont clip our wings. Reporter wings so many hope keep flying through the threatening skies ahead. Kris van cleave, cbs news, washington. How far can the Coronavirus Travel . Scientists say there is new cause for concern. How fast does dove dry spray actually dry . Lets see. Its dry. Theres no dry time makes us wonder why we booked fifteensecond ad slots dries instantly and keeps you protected for fortyeighthours. Toe and stay aheaof fthe meighthours. 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Its been detected on tiny particles of air pollution, called particulate matter, especially high in Industrial Areas. The report, published in the International Journal of public health, recommends everyone wear masks, because without one, six feet of social distance isnt nearly enough. The distance could be longer, even seven, eight or ten meters. Reporter thats more than 30 feet. Professor Prisco Piscitelli and his italian colleagues believe the microscopic particles could act as transport, carrying the they studied the Industrial Area around milan which has the worst air quality in europe, as well as one of the highest rates of covid19 contagion and deaths. It is no coincidence, says professor leonardo setti, that Industrial Areas around the world have reported some of the deadliest outbreaks. Places like wuhan in china, places like new york in the United States. Yeah, totally, new york, for example, is another example. Reporter the study does not conclude how infectious the virus is when carried by pollution particles, something they are now exploring in phase two. Another thing that scientists told me is that yes, Industrial Areas are more at risk, but no matter where you are, you can never really tell exactly how safe the air is to breathe. So if there are other people around, always wear a mask. Chris livesay, cbs news, rome. Sounds like good advice wherever you are. Next, finally tonight, youve heard the saying, if you want a friend in washington, get a dog. Thats true no matter where you are in these troubled times. Heres jim axelrod. Droning on about how dogs are the only ones who have got it better these days how, in a workfromhome world, they get more of us. And how we have found new ways to make sure they get what they need. The fact is, at a time when weve all gone a little nuts, chasing our tails, they are helping us every bit as much as we are helping them. If not more. Put your mask on. Reporter our dogs are keeping our spirits up, and our senses of humor sharp and in shape. You can see the contrast in styles mabel, heavy tail use. Wh no opposable thumbs, nde its gone, and mabel takes it reporter forget all his work at wimbledon and the olympics. No mercy from the younger dog, who takes this victory just as time runs out. Reporter his calls of mabel vs. Olive have been viewed more than 30 million times. But olive, only thoughts of what might have been, but only herself to blame. That will be my legacy. On my gravestone, itll say Andrew Cotter he commentated once on dogs. Reporter the dogs life is at least one way covid life is just the same as the good old days. Nothing makes us as happy as time with our best friends. I swear to god, if these [ bleep ] people dont go back man of the couple. Reporter news, montclair, new jersey. And thats the overnight news for this monday. For some of you the nightly news continues. For others check back later for cbs thcbs this morning and fos online at any time on cbsnews. Com. Reporting from wusa 9 in washington, d. C. , im lesli foster. Announcer this is the cbs overnight news. Good evening. Im lesli foster reporting from wusa 9 in washington, d. C. The check is still not in the mail for millions of americans struggling to make ends meet. A new report says the last 1200 paper stimulus checks might not arrive until september. Deaths from the virus in this country now top 54,000, but things are improving slowly. At least 20 states are set to bring back business in some way in the coming days. But it will be a new normal. Dean reynolds begins our coverage. Orr guthrie, oklahoma, bulls were bucking in stands. Its show ti daka, it was a only affair. Fear takes place for public gatherings. They dont anticipate a peak until the middle of june, but there are plenty of worries right now because just a few miles away stands the temporarily closed smith field pork Processing Plant where hundreds of workers have tested positive. Its one of several meat packing facilities across the region that have had to close indefinitely because workers are getting sick and dying. Yet even as the cases are on the rise and peak still to come, some governors are ready to relax their stayathome orders. Ohio and indiana plan partial liftings on may 1st. Minnesota may 15th. Wisconsin may 26th. Illinois will keep most of its order in place until the end of may. Governor j. B. Pritzker. If we lifted the stayathome order tomorrow, we would see our deaths per day shoot into the thousands by the end of may. And that would last well into the summer. Youre kind of caught in the middle. Reporter illinois is a short drive from missouri which will loosen its order in just over a week. You have a lot of people who work in missouri, is that yeah, 33 of the people who live in saint Claire County work in downtown st. Louis or the st. Louispopulated area across the river. Reporter he wishes both states were on the same page. U , theastnge wtbeuse openi uearly, comes around and hits us in the back of the head. Reporter dean reynolds, cbs news, chicago. There is improvement from the virus epicenter. Today new york Governor Cuomo said infections are waning. In california tens of thousands are crowding the beaches. Heres cbss jonathan vigliotti. Reporter from nevada to utah, governors and businesses spent this weekend weighing seps to reopen, measures vastly differing from state to state. In parts of california, large crowds of sun seekers were a clear sign many were ready to test Uncharted Waters even as deaths nearly doubled this past week in los angeles county. Its okay to open up and let us come to the beaches and just take the precautions that are needed. Reporter Orange County beaches were reopened and packed as thousands beat the record heat. And invisible lines were drawn in the sand in sacramento as most stayed more than 6 feet apart. I think were all giving each other the eye like, back up, youre a little too close. Reporter many of california beaches remain closed with no set date for when the state will reopen. In nevada the governor has not skmited to a date to reopen, but the Famous Hotels are getting set to get back to business. David schwartz is a gaming historian. We dont know how comfortable people are going to be traveling once this happens so we would have to be prepared to reopen the casinos and not have a lot of people. Reporter visitors to hawaii wont receive a warm welcome. Travelers to any of the islands twoweek quarantine until at least may 31st. And in alaska, the nations last frontier, now one of the first to reopen. Though there still are restrictions, restaurants can only seat up to 25 of capacity. Across the west, youll find a patchwork of differing protocol that experts say could lead to a resurgence of new infections. Health Officials Say regardless, social distancing measures will remain in place likely for several months. Lesli . Jonathan, thank you. For a second straight day, President Trump did not hold a press briefing, but the president s comments about injecting disinfectants to fight the virus are still proving controversial. Nikole killion is at the white house. And is there a way we can do Something Like that . By injection inside or, or almost a cleaning . Reporter as criticism continued to pour in over President Trumps disinfectant comments no one should be using disinfectant to digest it, to fight covid19. Reporter the coordinator of the White House Coronavirus response pushed back. It bothers me that this is still in the news cycle because i think were missing the bigger pieces of what we need to be doing as an american people. Reporter cbs news has learned the president has been advised to scale back his public briefings out of concern they could be a distraction and hurting his message. Thank you very much. Reporter the president held a truncated press Conference Friday without taking questions. Then lashed out at the media in a series of tweets this weekend. I am the hardest working president in history, he tweeted. What is the purpose of having white house news conferences . Not worth the time and effort. Maybe some of his advisors are suggesting a different communication policy might be more helpful. Reporter the deliberations come as a Senior Administration official confirms the white house is discussing whether to replace health and Human Services secretary alex azar. The white house called the speculation irresponsible. Hes been a team player and a member. I havent seen anything out of the normal, any different than me or anyone else. Reporter treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin said with new loan funding headed to Small Businesses this week and another potential stimulus bill in the works, hes hopeful for an economic recovery. You are going to see the economy really bounce back in july, august, september. Reporter but one of the president s senior economic advisors seems less optimistic, calling this a grave situation, and warning the Unemployment Rate could approach levels comparable to the great depression. North Korean Leader kim jongun did not appear during his countrys Army Day Celebrations this weekend, adding to the questions about his health. Satellite photos show a train that probably belongs to him parked at his compound on the countrys east coast. This was the Second National holiday kim has missed in the last two weeks. [ cheering ] that is the sound of gratitude in singapore. Neighbors cheered from balconies showing support for medical workers in their city. And well join in, adding our thanks to the Health Care Heroes and sheroes. And now for the cutest video youll see all day. Meet sixmonth old panda. Hes a hugger, hes a climber and hes a bather. Pandemic life seems to agree with him. He looks pretty happy there in his new home at the shanghai wildlife zoo. The cbs overnight news will be right back. To americas frontline responders, thank you. Tide cleaners is offering Free Laundry Services to the family of frontline responders. Visit hope. Tidecleaners. Com to learn more. Announcer this is the cbs overnight news. Im lesli foster reporting from wusa 9 in washington, d. C. Weve got a lot more to tell you about this morning, starting with the condition of the real estate market. Were coming into whats usually the peak season to sell a home, but that was before the us how some realtors are adapting. Now ill take you into the kitchen. This is one of my favorite rooms in the house. Its large and bright. Open up the fridge so i can see. Absolutely. They are well stocked for covid. Reporter denver Real Estate Agents mark and lisa cramer, coowners of camber realty, are demonstrating a whole new way of showing property with inperson visits by potential buyers no longer allowed in denver and many other states, its all about going virtual. And here were walking into an office. This actually has a former master bedroom before the addition was put on in 2002. Really one of the coolest rooms in this house. Its large and it looks out onto the parkway through this window here. Reporter i have used them for my personal real estate transactions, and they are using my house as an example of how a tour will work. Who is really going to buy a house when all they can see is a cell phone video of the house . A really motivated buyer, someone thats had a change in circumstances, a change in employment, a change in their family situation, and they need to move despite the situation were in right now. Reporter since both cramers work in real estate, a slow down cuts right into the familys bottom line. Are you cutting back . Absolutely, absolutely. And you know, we put away for a rainy day. As i said to mark the other day, its raining. Youre going to love living here. Reporter john nelson and his partner of nelson Mo Properties specialize in multimillion dollar homes in palm springs in southern california. You know, the perception that most of us have is people who are buying houses for 2, 3, 5, 8 million are wealthy, and that, you know, what happens in the world doesnt really bother them because they have a lot of money. At every level of the market, if a buyer senses that he has another bargaining tool, hes going to use it to get a price reduction. They just want to work it anyway that they can. Reporter so, sellers who can avoid the bottomfishing buyers are. And i spoke to a couple agents at the highend country clubs in palm desert, indian wells yesterday. Their sellers are pulling things off the market. They said if people are out now, bargain hunters. Yoi lets take it off and go back on the market next year. Reporter it seems eerily familiar to the market crash of 2008, except it isnt. Says lawrence young, chief economist with the National Association of realtors. In 2008 and 2009, we had a funny subprime mortgages. People over stretching their budget. And i saw Home Builders going wild, building homes way too many in relation to the population growth. And when it crashed, it was very painful. Reporter this time around, theres actually a shortage of properties, and that may help stabilize the market. And we anticipate that home sales will go down significantly, and then it will rise back significantly. But one thing that will remain very stable is home prices. Reporter and this may actually be a goods time to buy because Interest Rate cuts mean more people can qualify for a mortgage. Anita padilla fitzgerald is c. E. O. Of megastar financial and independent mortgage banker. Would you sell a loan today, regular mortgage . Were making lots of mortgages today. Reporter why, considering all the uncertainty and what were all living through . Well, we want to help people buy homes and take advantage of the low Interest Rates. Right over there with the differentshaped balconies. Reporter knowing there are potential buyers out there frustrates diana crew, who wants to renovate and sell her late mothers condo. But people in the highrise consider nonowners coming into the building not appropriate in these safe distancing times. You have to be cautious of the residents, and they actually made it very clear to us how uncomfortable they were, and we did get it. But on the other hand, were stuck. We dont now when we can finish it. Reporter so her agent, lee van skock, will do what shes did you think before, take to the skies using a drone operator. Location, location, location. 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Quack actually originates from the word quacksalver which is somebody who boasts or brags about their self. Someone on the Street Corner hocking their wares. Reporter dr. Lydia kang is coauthor on the book of quackery, which she defines as the promotion of a treatment or cure without a solid scientific basis. In other words, fake medicine. And its generally thought to have reached its heyday in this country toward the end of the 19th century. When i hear the word quack, i instantly think snake oil salesman. Why . So, way back when, at the end of the 1800s, there was a guy named Clark Stanley who was selling a liniment he claimed had snake oil in it. And he was saying it was basically could cure everything. Reporter as for what was actually in it . It had beef fat and pepper and turpentine, but there was no snake oil in it and he made a ton of money off of it. Reporter but many discredited practices were considered best practices in their time. For thousands of years, tree panning, the drilling of holes in the head, was used to release evil spirits. And long before the current opioid epidemic, opium, the highly addictive narcotic derived from the opium poppy plant, was a respectable goto pain reliever. They used it for everything under the sun. So, you know, if youre having a bad day, you would take some opium. Youre nervous, you take some opium. If you have some crying babies at home and youre busy parents trying to go to the factory, you dose them up with some opium. Reporter heroin, a derivative of opium, was once even sold over the counter by bayer for sore throats and respiratory ailments. At the opposite end of things there were equally scientific remedies. They used so much for enemas. Pretty much anything in your Kitchen Cupboard could go into an enema like milk or honey. Reporter tell me about the tobacco enema. Probably heard the term blowing smoke up someones reporter yes, thats where the expression comes from. It it was used as a means of drowning victims. Reporter remember mummy eating . Youre glad you dont. A weird thing was egyptian mummies were taken from their tomb and sold overseas because they were considered this fantastic remedy for everything. Reporter how could you be assured you were eating a ground up mummy and not some random guy . That is true. Sometimes people would take dirt and soil and ashes. Oh, this is bona fide real mummy. Reporter now, lest we knock our benighted forbearers too much, are there any accepted practices today that might very well be seen as quackery in 50 or5 yea oh,he was in medical school there was the saying, which was half of what were teaching you here is wrong. We just dont know which half. 50 years from now, the things that i think are going to be really considered right now kind of barbaric are going to be things like the way that we screen for cancers. So, for example, doing a colonoscopy and having to drink that terrible prep and going to get an actual colonoscopy done. Reporter colonoscopy is work. Theyre essential for screening colon cancer. An important distinction from certain products being pushed today. So, theres lots of public concern about covid19, and so scammers everywhere are including that in whatever theyre marketing. Reporter dr. Steven barrett runs is s an industrial strength bleach. Thats right, bleach, that has been falsely promoted as a cure for everything from hiv to malaria, and now covid19. The fda pretty much drove the sellers out of the u. S. Market. And then i said supposing you brought the light inside the body. Reporter yet this thursday President Trump wondered outside whether injecting household disinfectant into the body might kill coronavirus. And then i see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in a minute, one minute, and is there a way we can do Something Like that . Reporter medical experts and nufacter wer qck tthonsumi tho prod canl yo ac have been levelled against two of televisions most famous doctors. Heart surgeon dr. Mehmet oz was criticized after hyping the use of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for covid19 when the benefits are far from conclusive. Thats where hydroxychloroquine plays a role. Weve been talking about it a lot. Thats the malaria drug. Reporter he has since reversed himself. Dr. Phil mcgraw, a former clinical psychologist, incorrectly compared the diseases danger with other causes of death. 45,000 people a year die from automobile accidents. 480,000 from cigarettes. 360,000 a year from swimming pools, but we dont shut the country down for that. Reporter he, too, backtracked. While the peddlers of quack medicine may have mixed motives, dr. Lydia kang says the patients should always be treated with compassion. A lot of it really comes down to fear. People adopt want to be sick. Theyre afraid of being sick. They dont want the coronavirus has brought out the best in a lot of americans and that includes a famous chef whose current generosity is the latest chapter in his long story of public service. Heres steve hartman. Reporter while most restaurants in america are shuttered, this one is hammered. In fact, bruno cerratto, is feeding more people today than ever before. We have pasta for you, too. Reporter twice a week here in anaheim, california, the cars line up by the hundreds. And although his fine dining now has all the ambience of a nascar pit stop, you cant beat brunos prices. Thank you. Reporter it just costs a thank you. Bon apatito. Reporter which is all many people can afford. What does that mean for you . We can survive another day, live another day longer. Reporter bruno is catering to the growing legions of the desperate. A mission for which he is very well suited. Pasta. Bon appetite. Reporter i first met bruno in the aftermath of the recession. His white house restaurant was struggling. But here he was giving away free fancy dinners to the kids at the local boys and girls club every night. I came back years later after fire destroyed the original restaurant and put his charity work in jeopardy. Bruno was devastated. Hi, bruno. Reporter but back to feeding his favorite customers within a week. Is everything good . Reporter he even expanded his efforts. And then came coronavirus. Unfortunately, all those years of charity have left him deep in debt. Enough is enough. Reporter did you get a loan . I dont know yet. I just pray that sooner or later we get something. Reporter could you lose the restaurant . If i had to have the choice, you consider restaurant or consider charity, no doubt about it i would take the charity first. Reporter you maynd up in the food line yourself, then. How can i stop . Reporter and that has always been his response. I cannot stop. Reporter during the recession. Why should i not . Reporter after the fire. How can you stop . Reporter and today. Its impossible to stop. Reporter its a constant theme. The more that is taken from him, the more he gives away. This month, with the help of volunteers and sponsors, bruno will donate more than 300,000 meals. And if this crisis is anything like the others, he will somehow emerge brighter than ever. Next time, you have to interview me when im on the top of the statue of liberty with american flag. Reporter cant wait. Hallelujah. Reporter steve hartman, cbs news, on the road. Viva la pasta. Serving up kindness every day. And thats the overnight news for this monday. Reporting from wusa in washington, d. C. , im lesli foster. Captioning captioning sponsored by cbs foster tonight coronavirus cases in this country near one callion as reopenings speed up. It is time for a measured reopening. Foster governors get set to lift restrictions in several states. Californians crowd beaches to escape the heat. I think were all kind of just giving each other the eye like back up, youre a little too close. Foster also tonight, new backlash over the president s controversial coronavirus cures. Unfortunately, we have a witch doctor as a president. It bothers me that this is still in the news cycle. Foster joe biden gets set to find a running mate. Who might she be . Im honored to be considered. If i am asked the question yes, i would be willing to serve. Foster why the pandemic is a the panstorm for latin america