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Like in the fall. And mothers messages. New moms tell us about living throsi a their hopes for the future. Mothers never give up hope, but first, heres todays effe vaccine and unless something very unexpected happens, our viral enemy will be with us for many months and possibly many years. The former head of the cdc warned the scope of this pandemic is unprecedented. The worst thing that can happen is three to four weeks from now we see the numbers are really going up and then we have to decide whether or not were going to reverse course and ask people to stay home even more. Nearly 3. 17 Million People filed for Unemployment Benefits last week. It brings the total to more than 33 Million People over the past seven weeks as lockdown orders started. The president is taking heat for not wearing a mask during his tour of a mask factory in arizona. I actually did have one. I put a mask on i had a mask on for a period of time. We didnt see you in a mask. I cant help it if you didnt see me. Banksy has been revealed at n calle chanri nworkouts, even quarantine. Pushing nearly 2,000 pounds. I think ill just take a long walk for some exercise. I think so, too. And all that matters. Clearly, theres going to be a movie about this. Who do you want to play . Cant say fauci because fauci has already been taken by brad pitt. Yes, he i guess ill play cuomo. Were all grateful to have a roof over our heads during these difficult times. It doesnt mean we dont occasionally go a little stir crazy. Something this child expresses perfectly. Where are you going . I hate this house i hate this house this mornings eye opener is presented by toyota. Every time i see it, it still cracks me up. Welcome to cbs this morning. I hate this house. Anthony, listen, tony, we have all felt this way. The difference is were not toddlers so we cant do that, but it works effectively for him. Yeah, we are not toddlers on the outside but weve talked about the inner child. And i think thats all of our inner child at the moment. Let me out it is so true. As you wake up in the west, we begin with this. Theres rising tension over protecting americans from the coronavirus while the economy slowly reopens. We just learned moments ago, about an hour ago, that nearly 3. 2 million more people filed for unemployment last week. In west texas, a s. W. A. T. Team raided a bar where armed men were otti utdown orders. It was part of a wave of protests against restrictions. Although the polls show most americans actually support social distancing measures. Former cdc chief dr. Tom frieden warns the country could hit 100,000 deaths by the end of may up from 73,000 now. Well talk to him in a moment. First to omar villa fran villaf some businesses will reopen tomorrow. Omar, good morning. Doesnt sound like thanks are moving in the right direction there. Good morning. This salon behind me is scheduled to open tomorrow, but the owner will not be here. She was sentenced to seven days in jail on tuesday for opening up too early. Its another example of the fight between businesses that just want to open and government and Health Officials who were worried about the dangers of covid19. Hair salon Shelley Luther remains behind bars today. Her sentence becoming a flash point for those hoping to kickstart the economy. Former Alaska Governor sarah palin showed up at her salon yesterday in a show of support. Now Governor Greg Abbott and the texas atattorney general ken paxton are calling for her immediate release. It was an abuse of discretion, and the judge should not put people in jail like her, who are just trying make a living. Reporter even though many nonessential businesses are set to reopen tomorrow. Put you were hands up. Reporter tensions are running high. This was the scene outside a bar in odessa, texas, earlier this week. A s. W. A. T. Team confronted armed protesters supporting the bar owner. Seven people, including the owner Gabrielle Ellison were arrested. Im aware whats going on down the road. Im shocked, and i had customers come through. You know theyve got s. W. A. T. Build up. Why would you bring in s. W. A. T. On a peaceful situation . Reporter the land mines are planted. Theyre there. As we begin to walk around, well step on them. Reporter dr. Eric bean, his concern, at least 28 states are seeing a rise in new cases, including texas. Yet 43 states are at least partially reopened. The virus is acting the exact same way it has been. Only thing thats really changed is our behavior. We are now beginning to move around, interact, have less social distancing. And were going to begin seeing the virus spread. Reporter some of the newest hot spots are in rural areas, including iowa. In waterloo, this tyson Meat Processing plant will reopen today. More than 400 people contracted the virus at this plant alone. Tyson says the plant will have an onsite clinic and that employees will be screened daily for signs of the virus. But some workers are frightened to return. Everybody is scared. Everybody. I dont know because i need money, i want to be everybody is scared but i need money. Reporter some major retailers are also planning to reopen. The gap plans to open 800 stores by the end of the month, several in texas this week. Nordstrom is also planning to open up, but there will be some restrictions at their stores. Omar, thank you. President trump is asking americans to be safe but also accept the risk of spreading the virus in order to restart the economy. During a meeting with nurses at the white house yesterday, the president also talked about changing his mind about disbanding the White House Coronavirus task force. Paula reid reports from the white house. I had no idea how popular the task force is until actually yesterday. Reporter President Trump said the task force would remain active indefinitely, but will shift its focus to economic recovery. As he met with nurses serving on the front lines of the pandemic, the president had a message to americans as he acknowledged more lives could be lost as businesses reopen. I call these people warriors, and im actually calling now, as you know, the nation warriors. You have to be warriors. Reporter medical experts and lawmakers have argued there needs to be widespread testing before the country reopening. And while the president and members of the white house are regularly tested, the president s new press secretary said it wasnt necessary for the entire population. The notion that Everyone Needs to be tested is just simply nonsensical. The people who need to be tested are vulnerable populations. Reporter the president also call dr. Rick bright, a government vaccine expert who filed a whistleblower complaint alleging the administration ignored Early Warning signs a disgruntled employee. I dont know who he is. I didnt hear good things about him. I did not hear good things about him at all. Reporter but its not the only whistleblower complaint filed against the administration. Cbs news learned of a separate administration that alleges the soninlaw Jared Kushner tasked a group of young inexperienced volunteers with securing vital medical supplies for the covid response. According to a source at fema, the task force may have steered government contracts to associates and political applies. President trump said he didnt know much about the effort but defended his soninlaw. I think they did an incredible job. Now i dont know anything about any of the details of it, but it was a welloiled machine. They were able to get things that nobody else was able to get. Reporter cbs news has also learned these volunteers used their personal email accounts and not their government accounts to conduct official business. In order to do that, you need a waiver, otherwise it can raise serious legal issues, and its not clear if that special permission was given here. A fema source also tells cbs news that using gmail accounts added to confusion and delays specifically saying that often contractors would receive an email and they werent sure if it was from an imposter or actual government official. Gayle . Paula, thank you, reporting from the white house today. The former cdc director, dr. Tom frieden, says the fight against the coronavirus is just beginning. He told lawmakers yesterday the u. S. Death toll could reach 100,000 by the end of this month. Right now its a little over 74,000. Dr. Anthony fauci was asked to testify at that hearing but the white house said no to that. Dr. Frieden is the president and ceo of the nasinitiative resolvo save lives which works to prevent epidemices. You are not a man who is careless with his words. You have tremendous expertise. You are not careless with your words. So what caused you to make that prediction yesterday. What are you seeing . Unfortunately, the numbers are just inescapable. With so many infections of people in the past two to three weeks and the death rate that were seeing among those infected, its just a calculation that tragically the number of deaths will continue for the next few weeks. The thing that concerns me even more is that, bad as this is, were still just at the beginning. We dont widespread infection and if infection causes immunity it would be really a small proportion of americans who are protected. Therefore, the virus has essentially an open field to run. What we have to do is restart the economy without rekindling the epidemic. But dr. Frieden, everybody seems to be working so hard to flatten the curve. Clearly were not doing enough. You have another plan . You have a better idea . There are a couple of things we have to do. One is to make sure we do a better job protecting those most at risk, including in congregate facilities, like nursing homes, which are being devastated by this. Prisons. All correctional facilities. Homeless shelters. Meat packing and other close quarters where people work. That kind of context is resulting in explosive spread, and it doesnt stay there. It spreads into the community as well. But flattening the curve by staying at home is just one part of the equation of what we have to do. Thats buying us time to build systems so we can protect our Health Care Workers better. So we can box the virus in by testing, isolation, Contact Tracing and quarantine. Those are the four steps of boxing the virus in. If we get all of them right, we can come out much more safely. We always keep hearing about testing, testing, testing. E pressry said itsite house, nonsensical, was her words, to get everyone tested because she said, listen, an hour later, the results could change. An hour later, you could contract the virus. Does she have a point . Testing is not a single thing. One of the things that i think we have to understand is, this is a very complicated disease to fight. It requires a comprehensive approach. And testing is one part of that approach. Currently we dont have enough tests in this country, even for the highest priority people. But even without that, theres a lot we can do. Improving isolation, ramping up Contact Tracing and ensuring that contacts are quarantined. Also, thinking about how to reengineer our environment so that theres less risk. Fewer doors to open with our hands. Ways to push Elevator Buttons without possibly getting contaminated. Making sure that were saniti effectivwhilhysically we ng n a conflict between economics and public health. There is the need to reduce the virus burden so we can get our economy back and theres a need to get the economy back and our Health Care System back so we dont lose lives from the interruptions that covid is causing. The ap is reporting that the Trump Administration is deciding to let the states decide when its time to reopen instead of going along with the cdc guidelines. Do you think thats the right call here . These are tough decisions. What we need to do is reopen gradually, learn lessons, try to figure out how to do that while protecting the most vulnerable people. Recognizing there are important Economic Activities that need to resume. Recognizing that people can go outside safely in most environments. Recognizing that there are workplace changes that can allow workplaces to reopen without risking the lives of workers and others. All right. Dr. Frieden, thank you very much, sir, for your time this morning. Tony . Gayle, thank you. Were continuing to follow the story of a shooting death of an unarmed black man in georgia. Civil rights activists say a grand jury in georgia should immediately waive criminal charges in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery. Angry protesters yesterday demanded the arrest of two white suspects. A Prosecutor Says the case will go to a grand jury when courts reopen next month. 25yearold Ahmaud Arbery was shot dead after he was chased by two men. The father and son confronted arbery. Avcmichael and arberyhe appeared to struggle over what appears to be a shotgun before shots are heard. Politicians and public figures including lebron james are calling for justice. The nba superstar tweeted, were literally hunted every day, every time we step foot outside our homes. Cant even go for a damn jog. Anthony . Tony, were learning new details about two american citizens who are detained in venezuela. They are accused of being involved in a bizarre and failed plot to overthrow the countrys president , nicolas maduro. State tv showed an alleged confession by one of the americans who is a former u. S. Special forces soldier. Manuel bojorquez who has reported from venezuela unravels the story from miami. I was helping venezuelans take back control. Reporter on staterun tv, 34yearold luke denman of texas appeared to talk about his role to capture maduro. At one Point Holding up what was a signed contract. Cbs news is unable to verify whether hista coer the u ug usedhe arres former u. Airan berry to swiftly blame washington. Donald trump, mike pompeo were directly behind this, he said. The u. S. Considers maduro a dictator and has condemned his oppressive regime. But the administration has denied any involvement. Wed have been involved, it would have gone differently. Reporter former green beret, jordan goudreau said that he advised the socalled operation gideon and was hired by a group that included the u. S. Backed opposition leader, juan guido. Guido has denied that. 1700 hours, a daring Amphibious Raid was lunched. Reporter denman and berry are associated with goudreaus floridabased company. Eric farnsworth is the former senior u. S. Diplomat. Its a very convenient thing to have happened, and one wonders, given how quickly this was identified and how quickly the perpetrators were rounded up, whether this whether maduro didnt know in advance and maybe had something to do with it as well. Reporter Law Enforcement Officials Say goudreau is under arrest for arms trafficking. But they said those two u. S. Citizens would face trial in venezuela. Gayle . Very bizarre story there. Thank you very much, manny. Why drugs deemed saturdays happen. Pain happens. Aleve it. Aleve is proven stronger and longer on pain than tylenol. When pain happens, aleve it. 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We have a driveby carpool with violations of an order. Police departments will decide if they are going to enforce the party parade ban. Lets check out on the traffic with the roadways. Good morning, lets go to 680 at mission, where we have a Traffic Alert. Chp is on scene along with emergency crews of an injury. Lanes are blocked. Traffic alert has been issued for 20 minutes. You will see some delays. This is 680 southbound, a quarter of a mile south of mission. You can use 880 as an alternate. That is traffic. Here is mary. Okay, good morning, we will please the welcome back to cbs this morning. We want to point you to aisin the Boston Red Sox tipping their caps to frontline heroes. Check this out. A message left at fenway park on National Nurses day. The message, sox love nurses was mowed into the outfield grass saluting the men and women putting their lives on the line every day right now to save others. We dont have a baseball season yet to speak of. So in the meantime, i think that is a great use of center field. I do, too, Tony Dokoupil. And did you notice that even the sox were practicing social distancing . Somebody point ed that out. They separated the sox. I like it. Moving on. Dozens of drugs deemed critical for fighting the coronavirus are in short supply in part because of an increased in demand. Cbs news also found potential problems in the Global Supply chain. Our consumer investigative correspondent, anna werner, shows us how the shortage is also affecting antibiotics and prescription drugs. Anna, good morning to you. Reporter good morning, gayle. Thats right. Some people who do not have covid19 are now dealing with shortages like one young woman in san antonio, texas. Without being able to breathe is the most stressful thing in the world. Reporter meet 18yearold ava valdez. Shes a student who needs an inhaler for allergyinduced asthma. An allergy pill, and this contraption. Reporter due to covid19, supplies of albuterol inhalers are running shorts so shes rationing her use. To have to wake up every morning and say, okay, can i use this thing that i desperately need and that will provide me immediate relief is really frustrating to not know whether or not i can have that. Reporter at least one inhaler manufacturer, glaxosmithkline, says it has ramped up production of inhalers to meet increased demand. A list put together by the resilient drug supply project of the university of minnesota shows of 40 drugs deemed critical for treatment of covid19 patients, 32, 80 , are in short supply. You of m professor stephen schondelmeyer. Theres a lot more drugs that are what we call paralittics that they might use when they put you on a ventilator. Then some drugs as plain and common as acetaminophen, the active ingredient in tylenol reporter data from Health Care Services company vicenzayant shows demand for three classes of drugs needed for patients on ventilators was 87 higher in april than in january. And just 57 of orders placed by its member hospitals could be filled. And its not just drugs for covid19 treatment. Stephen schondelmeyer tracks shortages on many Critical Care drugs fromthetics to painkillers. We have drugs on the list for more than two decades. This brought this to light. Reporter one factor, the International Supply chain for pharmaceuticals often leads to china, says author Rosemary Gibson who wrote the book china rx. China has a dominant Global Market share for so many of the core chemicals and ingredients. Reporter for example, take antibiotics. A Congressional Research Service Report found the u. S. Gets 52 of its penicillin and 90 of its tetracycline from china. China also manufactures chemicals known as active pharmaceutical ingredients or apis. Key ingredients in drugs. When i say china controls our supply of medicines and dominates the worlds supply, its not the finished pills that we take, but its the core ingredients, the chemicals to make them. Well be standing line with other countries scrambling to finds critical medicines as we are for masks and other protective gear. Reporter in march, the nihs dr. Anthony fauci told members of the House Appropriations subcommittee that Health Experts have been looking at the supply chain issue since 2005. Something like 90 of the fundamental ingredients that go into many of the drugs, not the actual drug itself, comes from china. So that is a real problem. Reporter subcommittee chair representative rosa delauro says its time to address it. The fact of the matter is that with regard to drugs, generics, the whole supply chain is really where were very, very dependent on china. 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Reporter the university of chicago said they will make increased Financial Aid available to students and families but added tuition is an essential source of funding for the universitys Ongoing Operations which includes faculty and staff salaries. I think that this crisis is actually showing us some of the deeper cracks in the Education System overall. Reporter ter d robert robbi is the president of the university of arizona. They told cbs news they plan on reopening campus in the fall with students and staff undergoing regular, voluntary Antibody Testing that the university developed. What does a fall campus at the university of arizona look like . Three ts for us. Were going to deficit, trace, and treat to test, trace, and treat. We will test everybody frequently. Reporter robbins said the university will also follow social distancing guidelines, spread students out in dorms, and possibly not have spectators at sporting events. What kind of financial fallout do you face if you dont reopen . Even if we do reopen were were facing a shortfall of hundreds of millions of bars. If we dont reopen and we go all distance learning, its going to be about 40 worse. Reporter youre concerned historically black colleges are extremely at risk of shutting down. Yes. I am. Reporter africanamerican studies professor pearl dowe said historically black colleges, an Online Education cannot replace inperson learning. This space gives these students, predomesticnantly black students predominantly black students, to see what they can be. And not only what they can be but what Community Feels like. Reporter there are students like montana senior Hudson Willett who are rethinking their plans altogether. Hes supposed to attend the university of oregon in the fall. If the university of oregon doesnt reopen campus, what will you do . I think i might try to take a gap year or gap semester or maybe go on line andin state fo cheaper tuition. Reporter hudson has an older sister in university and both parents are unemployed. How much tuition will you have to pay for your kids next year . Probably 80,000 for both of them. Reporter can you keep that up if the economy continues to slide . We would not opt for that. Reporter what does it feel like to have your future on hold right now . Really difficult. Cesnd know flag might not happen is extremely difficult. Reporter for cbs this morning, meg oliver, montclair, new jersey. Yeah. A lot of really tough choices for students and for colleges right now. Ahead, vlad duthiers looks at the stories youll be talking about its best we stay apart for a bit, but youre not alone. Were automatically refunding our customers a portion of their personal auto premiums. Learn more at libertymutual. Com covid19. [ piano playing ] your cells. Trillions of them. 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And what the fcc has said is when the subject matter of the call ranges [ sounds ] the call is transformed, and its a call that would have been allowed and is no longer allowed. Yep. You just heard a toilet flushing in the background. The unidentified offender, unidentified, not this guy, clearly forgot to mute the phone. So gale gayle, heres geeky trivia. The first time americans heard a toilet flush on tv was 19717 on all in the family. Weve come a long way. It is a distinct sounds, and we all know it when we hear it. Its like, dude, note to self. Mute your phone. If i did it, i wouldnt fess up, would you . No no. Who did that . I dont know. Vlad, it looks like you have a bigger monitor today. Did you get a bigger monitor . Looks much bigger. Shout out to ray mckinney who hooked us up with a bigger monitor for our Upper West Side bureau. Looks nice. Looks nice. What else do you have, vlad . Thank you. All right. So you know this week is Teacher Appreciation week. Here are some inspirational educators. Cassi summers teac shes personally delivering goody bags to some of her students who are acing their online learning. Summers hopes to inspire her students to become leaders. This is great to see them and, you know, you miss them. So like when i deliver, i ring the doorbell and i step back. And just to reach one kid in one way, you know, that it stays with them for the rest of their life. Were also honoring dr. Astrid heppenstallheger. She teaches her students at southern californias school of medicine that making a personal connection with their patients is vitally necessary. Medicine is a unique career that is very personal. Has to remain very personal. So it becomes integrated into your life. Your lifestyle. And i think we see that right now with these heroes that we all worship that are taking, you know, putting their life on the line. And anthony, weve seen her lessons on display. Dr. Michelle janavsastrid heppa a mentor to tara narula. Im married to a hero, working seven days a week, parents working a lot harder, too, because theres so much on the line here. Also you got students that are giving back to our health care heroes, dont you . Exactly. Thousands of students are donating their graduation gowns to frontline workers. They do it through a charity called gowns for good, created by nathaniel moore, a physicians assistant in vermont. His graduation was canceled like tons across the country, and moore says donated gowns can fill the dire need for ppe. More than 6,000 gowns have been donated. Their slogan wear the cap, ednat gown. E cap isthe plee memories. The gown can be put to good use. There was a graduation speech where he said, look, things have not turned out as expected. You can occurs the loss or turn your attention to the change in perspective and giving the gown away is a way to do that. 75,000 are needed. There are four million graduates in the next two months. 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Coronavirus cases continue to surge while the president has an Awkward Exchange with a nurse in the oval office. Face mask profiling after confrontations in florida and other states. Some African American men worry theyll be treated like criminals for Wearing Masks. And all star effort, we are told about a new charity for the pandemics frontlineheros. Tony. First, heres todays eye opener at 8 00. Rising tension over the efforts to keep americans safe from the coronavirus as the economy slowly reopens. Scheduled to open tomorrow, the owner will not be here. She was sentenced to a week in jail on tuesday for opening up too early. Its another sign of the tensions. President trump talked about changing his mind about disbanding the White House Coronavirus task force. I had no idea how popular the task force is. We have to restart the economy without rekindling the epidemic. Everybody seems to be working so hard to flatten the curve. Flattening the curve by staying at home is just one part of the equation of what we have to do. Many Meat Processing plants around america have been forced to shut down after their facilities turned into covid19 hot spots. Managers are asking that famous question from a wendys ad campaign, wheres the beef . One drive through window, you could get an apology but no triple cheese burger. I feel bad for wendys. Not only are they running out of meat, but wendy even had to trim her own bangs in quarantine. Weve all been there, girl. A lot of people welcoming air dressers. Trevor is right. Welcome back to cbs this morning. Its bad when you have to trim your own bangs. Thats real trouble. Thats real trouble. My son is getting ready to immediate some help there. Its about to grow through the ceiling. You know, just let it go. Let it go. We begin with this. At least 28 states, they are seeing a rise in new coronavirus cases. As more states prepare to reopen, but the worst were hearing could be yet to come. Earlier on cbs this morning, former cdc director explained his prediction u. S. Death toll would hit at least 100,000 by the end of this month. The numbers are inescapable. With so many infections of people in the past two or the three weeks, and the death rate that were seeing among those in infected is just a calculation that tragically the number of deaths will continue for the next few weeks. The thing that concerns me even more is that as bad as this is, were just at the beginning. Meanwhile, the president host a group of nurses in the oval office yesterday. For National Nurses day. But he fired back at the head of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners after she said some are seeing shortages of protective equipment. I think its sporadic. I talk to my colleagues around the country, certainly there are pockets of areas where ppe is not ideal, but this is an unprecedented time. Ive been reusing my n95 mask for a few weeks now. Sporadic for you, but not sporadic for a lot of other people. I agree, mr. President. Ive heard the opposite. Ive heard theyre loaded up with gowns now. The president also announced he plans to keep his Coronavirus Task force going indefinitely after saying earlier this week he might wind it down. As many states slowly begin to reopen for business, companies are ramping up production of Antibody Tests. These are tests that can reveal whether a person previously had the coronavrus. This week the fda authorized a test from a Swiss Company with near 100 accuracy. Lets get dr. David agus with what we can learn from the exams and if theyre reliable. Dr. Agus, good morning. An Antibody Test. How does it work, and how do you see it being used . So when something foreign comes into your body, your body makes antibodies that take it out of circulation. So this is a test where they take either a tube of blood or a drop of blood. Heres the kit where you can take a drop can of and a therea facilitier paper that filters out the red cells and it has proteins targeting covid19 present. Are there exposure in were you exposed to the virus . Thats what the Antibody Test tells you. Were you exposed to the virus . Is it accurate, and if you get an accurate answer, what do you do with it . Is it valuable information . Well, thats the key question. So accurate is that there are hundreds of tests literally out there. What we know from several studies is that many of them are not accurate. They look at other coronaviruses. If you had the common cold, it. Covid19. The roche test is accurate, but it doesnt say if you have immunity, the right antibodies to take the virus and not let it get into the body. So thats what we call immunity. Its different to say youve been exposed than you have immunity. Two separate things. Sometimes i mean, obviously they can go together, but the tests now, all of them, just say wrr youve been exposed. And many of the tests on the market are not accurate. And they will give you the wrong answer. And that worries me. If i tell you youve been exposed and you havent, and you go out and you dont social distance and you come home and hug grandma, you can get her sick. That worries me. So bottom line, dr. Agus, would you recommend people like me, i was considering getting an Antibody Test. You can find them online. Should people get them if theyre available . Tony, youre regular. Thats what im trying to understand here. Clearly, is there is no reason to get a test at the present time unless youre part of a study or your Company Wants to know how many people have been potentially exposed. For personal decisions, right now, they are not to be used. Because they do not tell you immunity. And so the key Going Forward is to have that immunity test. 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Com millions of americans in cities like new york, detroit, and philadelphia are wearing face masks. Many black people they could be labeled a threat if they cover their face to protect themselves. Last month a miami doctor with a mask was handcuffed in front of his home while he was just unloading his van. He says he was racially profiled. Our National Correspondent Jericka Duncan has more on this story. Jericka, good morning to you. Good morning to you. We interviewed several black men for this story. Like they were under attack when it comes to from the police or even in their community before this pandemic. And now worry that with wearing these Face Coverings, they could be seen as more of a threat. He was like either you show us your i. D. , or you take your face mask off. Its a pandemic. Deangelo jackson and his friend say they were shocked when an officer approached them in an illinois walmart back in march. He says he recorded the moment a Wood River Police sergeant followed them out of the store. He proceeds to tell us theres a city ordnance that we cant wear masks in a store. The two young men say they were wearing surgical masks as they shopped for cleaning supplies. Were being asked to leave for being safe. Reporter the Police Department says it is investigating the incident, and the officer incorrectly informed the men there was a rule about masks. We left because the situation could have went farther than it did. Reporter they uploaded the video in an effort to raise awareness . This is a cry for help from our community. Right here. Reporter they are not alone in their concerns. A florida doctor says he was profiled in april when he was stopped by police. I dont know exactly what made him get out of the car and put handcuffs on me. Reporter this doctor is an internist at the university of miami health subpoenas and tests the citys Homeless Population for the coronavirus. He says when he was approached, he was removing bulk trash from his van. You can watch it play out on his Home Security camera. We were in front of my property. We took me in front of the car and proceeded to belittle me and to yell in my face. Reporter the officer eventually let him go, but dr. Henderson filed a complaint. The miami police chief releaseed this video response on twitter, saying the department is investigating. The city of miami Police Department does not condone or accept profiling of any kind. Reporter dr. Henderson says he believes race played a role in the officers actions. It is a valid fear to think that if you have a mask ong pr. Reporter this a professor at American University and the author of the book how to be an antiracist says the fear of wearing a mask in public even during a pandemic is shared by many African Americans. Black peoples perceptions of fear is based on the number of times we ourselves have been racially profiled. Reporter one california mother already has that fear for her 18yearold son. He says even at his young age, he has had to deal with that harsh reality. Ive had a good amount of encounters with the police. Its always in the back of your w a g o oure going to get post on social media, asking her San Francisco neighbors to be mindful of their inherent biases when they see her son or anyone who looks like him wearing a mask. We need to be talking about the fact this isnt about shame. This is about the work that we have to do to make sure that its safe for black people to live in this world. I just really hope that we can take this opportunity to start having the conversations. Reporter and everything starts with the conversation. Its no secret that wearing a Face Covering can protect you from spreading this virus. In fact, the cdc recommends that you wear the Face Coverings when you cannot practice social distancing. Gayle . Jericka, my heart hurts. Im so glad you did this story. I had this conversation with my son recently. Ive heard this, the story youre talking about. He has a black face mask. I said, i would appreciate it if you wouldnt wear the black one. Wear one of the brightly colored bandann bandannas. He got irritated with me. He said what difference does it make, the color i wear . Sadly, hes right, but looking at your story, i think theres a bigger issue and a bigger conversation that needs to be had here. Im glad youre doing it. Thank you. And as that woman said, it all starts with that conversation. Were all very familiar with the conversation. Ahead how the secretive artist thats braanks yes is honoring britains Health Care Workers as super heros. Youre watching cbs this morning. Well be right back. This morning. Were all doing our part by staying at home. That could mean an increase in energy bills. You can save by setting your heat to 68 or lower. Unplugging and turning off devices when not in use. Or just letting the sun light your home. Stay well and keep it golden. The coronavirus lockdown hasnt stopped the mysterious banksy from being creative. Hes best known, of course, for satirical and subversive street murals. His latest piece honors british Health Care Workers in heroic fashion. As Charlie Dagata reports, it was unveiled at a hospital in southern england. Reporter whether this is a rare sighting of the undercover artist himself pulling off a special delivery may be a mystery. Wow. Its really, truly a beautiful painting. Reporter but the image is pure banksy. It depicts a little boy playing in overalls, today aside in a tossed aside in a trash can a couple of discarded superheroes. Instead hes holding a nurse, soaring like superman, cape and all. Called game changer. Hes never been big on subtle tee. Hes trying to say that the original superheroes are on the back burner now, and its people like, you know, k workers and nurses and Health Care Professionals that are at the forefront and children are looking up to us. Reporter like many frontline hospitals, southampton general has lost its own Staff Members to covid19 which makes the picture that much more poignant. It warms the heart to know that someones done this for us in the hospital. Its just beautiful. Reporter selfisolation has found work for idle hands. Banksy posted this image of his trademark rats wreaking havoc in his bathroom with the comment my wife hates it when i work from home. Whether it was his handiwork to put a surgical mask on his girl with a pierced ear drum mural last month, he wont say. But no guise this time. Banksy even left a note saying thanks for all youre doing. I hope this brighten the place up a bit, even if its only black and white. While banksy is certainly one of a kind, that sentiment is universal. There are murals like these by other artists paying tribute to Health Care Workers everywhere. That banksy portrait is a gift that will keep giving. After lockdown, its going to be auctioned off to raise money for health care charities. Tony . Charlie dagata for us in london. Thank you very much. Anthony, i love that banksy drawing with the superheroes in the wastebasket and the dog replaced with the heroic nurse. It reminds me of the very best of editorial cartoonists, and with newspapers shifting what theyre focusing on, its great to see an artist like banksy kind of take up the mantel. I wish every artist could do one of those and put it in all the hospitals right now. Any ounce of support is is great. Yeah. And it it shows you how a good drawing is better than a picture and can speak volumes beyond just a thousand words. The punch and the message comes home in ways that essays couldnt do. So great work, and a great report from Charlie Dagata. Ahead, Jill Schlesinger will join us to discuss the latest weekly unemployment numbers and which types of jobs are being hit the hardest. First, local new coming up next this is a kpix 5 update. Good morning. We have a couple lanes blocked. It is not too far from shoreline. Is should move over to the shoulder in the next couple of minutes. There is an accident in that area. This accident, you can see some activity off the side of the roadway. Things have been fairly quiet, no delays on the east bay commute into the city. It looks like traffic is pretty much business as ual for our e. Things are clear around 880. 101 is all right. The Golden Gate Bridge looks beautiful in both directions. Lets check the forecast with mary. You can see on the live Traffic Cameras all the sunshine. We will continue to see that as a sign of definite warning. Check out our te eratures. We a lets get some clarity on a variety of issues. Once youve had this, if you recover, can you get it a second time . Were looking at the economic pain and how to get america back to work. All Small Businesses are struggling at this time, but what are you hearing from minority Business Owners in particular . I want to put this in some perspecti perspective. Do you think theres any Security Risk to reopening the country before we get a handle on the crisis . Welcome back to cbs this morning. We have breaking news on the economic damage caused by the coronavirus. The Labor Department reported this morning another 3. 16 million americans filed claims for Unemployment Benefits last week. That adds up to more than 33 Million People losing their jobs and claiming benefits since the economic crisis began in midmarch. Cbs News Business analyst sljil schlesinger joins us now. What are you seeing in these numbers . There is a Staggering Number of people still claiming benefits, as you said, more than 3 million, seven weeks in a row. The slightly bright spot is that it looks like claims actually peaked at the end of march, beginning of april, where we had more than 6 Million People claiming in a single week two weeks in a row. So what were seeing is the pace of the claims starting to slow down a little bit. But it is remarkable to note that were talking about a slowdown and yet were still at more than 3 Million People claiming for benefits this week. You know, 33 million folks, that wipes out all the jobs created since the recovery by more than 12 million, so this is just an unbelievably horrible number. Its just a little less horrible than it was a few weeks back. Jill, the losses in the private sector are particularly stark now. Absolutely. Weve had a new report out from adp, the payroll company, and theyve surveyed if i weres large and small and found that 20 million jobs were cut in the month of april. It was no sector spared and no size company spared. When you look at the u. S. Economy, remember, we are more of a servicedriven economy, so 16 million service jobs gone, 4 million in manufacturing and construction. When we look at those services, its just what you would imagine the leisure and Hospitality Industries really getting hit hard, followed by the retail sector, professional and business services. What were really going to be watching for in the coming months is how broad these job losses become and of course how quickly we get people off that unemployment line and back into the workforce. Yeah, and some groups, jill, have been hit a lot harder than others in this crisis, right . Absolutely. We had a survey done by pew, which was pretty startling in itself. And it found that hispanic and black americans seemed to be disproportionately hurt financially from the fallout of the virus. And when you look at it, we found that in this survey 61 of black americans being harmed by this, 44 of black americans, and this compares with 38 of white americans. And i think confounding the problem, pew also was able to go and ask how much money do you have in emergency reserves to cover this unexpected job loss or hourly reduction . And the numbers were much worse for the hispanic and black americans who said that 70 of whom said, look, i cant cover bills for three months. Compare that with the 40 range for white americans. So this compounds the problem. If youre disproportionately hurt and you dont have emergency savings, the financial fallout will be far more severe for you. All right. Jill schlesinger, thank you very much. Tomorrow morning well bring you the highly anticipated april unemployment numbers in cbs news special report. Ahead only on cbs this morning, well talk with National League rookie of the year pete alonzo about the delayed start to the baseball season and the they keep moving. So we can start again. Thank you. Only invisalign treatment uses smarttrack technology. It moves teeth more comfortably and predictably than ordinary aligners. So i can create custom treatment plans for every smile. One of baseballs brightest young stars says Baseball Players are ready to return even if fans cannot. Nerk mets first baseman pete alonso coming off a recordsetting rookie season. He led the majors with 53 home runs, thats the most ever for a rookie. Only on cbs this morning, alonso spoke with us from tampa about that remarkable debut season and also launching a new charity to recognize unsung heroes. Can you think of the last april in your life where you werent playing baseball . No. I actually havent been home in the month of april since i was a senior in high school. Its kind of strange. What do you do to try to stay sharp . My gym is a private gym. Were working out in very, very small groups. Wherever we get going again, i have to stay ready as i can and want to stay locked in. Reporter pete alonso may be locked in for this season, but hes also looking back. And alonso hits one out of sight reporter the National League rookie of the year who set franchise records for home runs, total bases, and extra base hits, recently wrote i catch myself every night watching 2019 mets highlights, adding, it never ceases to give me goosebumps. 2019 was my favorite season of baseball ive ever had in my life. Alonso ranging wide swath down, gets up and makes the play seeing everything put together as a whole just really put a lot into perspective because the 2019 season i think was like a spark our organization. Reporter in that same social media post he told fans, i cant wait to hear you all cheer your lungs out. A lot of people are saying when baseball comes back this year, if it comes back and we hope it does, that there wont be crowds like were used to because people wont be allowed in the stadiums. Are you prepared for that . We didnt really have many fans in the minor colleagues come to the games. We played in front of empty stadiums before. So crowds or no crowds, youre looking forward to playing the game again . Absolutely. I feel like sports in general, people rely on them so much because it makes them feel good inside. Having a sports season, its like the sun goes up and sun goes down. That reliable. Now theres talk of throwing out the first pitch in late june or early july using modified leagues and possibly pushing the world series much later than normal. Id just be happy to play baseball. I hope we can play more than 100 games this year. And whatever cards were dealt, we got to play them because this is an unprecedented time. As a professional baseball player, i will never hit a home run on my birthday. So if i get to hit a home run on december 7th, that would be cr ts october, youre going to be mr. December. That would be special. Line drive off the top of the wall there it is reporter after the home run derby last year, alonso donated 10 of his winnings to charities. This spring, he continues to give back. Dr. Owens, how you doing . Its pete alonso with the new york mets. He sent personalized videos to mets fans working on the front lines. Thank you for keeping everybody safe and providing protection for everybody. Really ol. Nchari callers f heroes cognizryday heroe like Natalia Yulfo who coaches softball at a new York Charter School where more than 90 of the students are below the poverty line. You guys are going to be the homers for heroes inaugural nominations no yeah. You guys [ cheers ] yeah. Alonso surprised the Team Last Week during a virtu workouts announcing 10, school ne t these kids. How does it feel . Like a true honor being someone from there community. It definitely feels good. Is it hard right now . Its very hard. I think its the hardest when the kids reach out and theyre just like, i really want to get outside, like i miss school. Which you would think youd never hear from a teenager. And i think that makes it the hard wheftest hardest when theyre the ones hurting. A sentiment shared by pete alonso and many others waiting for their own opening day. Not having something that is a dear and loved pf you frustra. I think the work that theyre putting to impact these kids for the better is truly remarkable. Oh, man. I miss baseball so much. I was happy to at least have a conversation with a baseball player. And pete alonsos a great one. Hes got a lot of depth, a big heart. In a separate effort, alonso joined the allin challenge to help provide for those in need. He auctioned off the opportunity to join him on a private fishing charter in florida. And the final bid was 70,000, anthony. I know youre a mets fan. I wont ask if youre also a fishing bid, if you put in that bid yourself. No, that was not me. But listen, it i love this piece. I love what hes doing. It was so sweet to see his swing again. Even in a replay. Its just like you, i really miss it. Yeah. I know. Gayle, you a baseball fan . Listen, i like pete alonso. Im not a fishing fan, but i would go fishing with pete alonso. Id go anywhere with him. What a doll. And Jerry Seinfeld has put it out there that hes open to a reboot if pete alonso would appear in the series in the role that Keith Hernandez did back in the day, the boyfriend challenge. Everybody loves this guy. And you just showed us what a nice guy he is. That was a great piece. I loved it, too. Yeah. He is, hes a wonderful young man. Only 25 years old. I had not heard about the seinfeld news. Thats breaking in my householdhousehold. Im going to root for it. Hes perfect for the role. You heard that hes not had an april since high shool where he wasnt playing baseball. America has not had an april without baseball since 1883. Think about that. Wow. Hope it comes back soon. All right. Yeah. On todays cbs this morning podcast, we talk with dr. David hayes batista about from ucla health about the effect of the coronavirus on the hispanic communities. You can listen wherever you like to get your podcasts. Coming up, the emotional words of new and expectant moms during this challenging time. Well be right back. Were all doing our part by staying at home. That could mean an increase in energy bills. You can save by setting your heat to 68 or lower. Unplugging and turning off devices when not in use. Or just letting the sun light your home. Stay well and keep it golden. I know you viewers already know this, that sunday is mothers day because youre smart people. This morning, wed like to pay tribute to all the moms who will be honored on mothers day. Its an unprecedented moment. Were hearing from new and expectant mothers, many in cities hard hit by the coronavirus. They are all sharing their experiences of motherhood during this global crisis, along with their wishes, their hopes, their dreams for their little ones. We even have a special appearance from our own Nikki Battiste. There is a this is my first mothers day ever. Say hi, baby zoe. We are starting to adopt. A lot of high highs and low lows. One of our Favorite Places to go is outside and we are lucky in new york city to have a balcony. This is baby mia, shes 5 months old. He was born almost two months in new york the epicenter of covid19. 39 weeks pregnant. Due mothers day weekend. This is our nursery which is anxiously awaiting the arrival of our little guy. Shes, first of all, grown two of her front teeth. She went from crawling to taking her first steps, which i got to see. One of the things i do love to do with sienna is sing to her. The fount of every blessing to my heart to sing with grace strings of mercy never ceasing his grace dear son, you have quite a story to tell about your journey into this world which seems fitting because your mom is a journalist. Two months before your due date on mothers day weekend, the coronavirus pandemic turned our lives upside down. So much of the joy and excitement pregnancy brings was ried fro you a d repla fea you wont remembe this, but believe me when i say that this isnt what the world is usually like. By the time you read this letter, the year you were born, 2020, we are most certainly be in the history books just like two of your grandparents. You were born during a war. A world where friends and family couldnt hold you for months. You would be stuck inside with mommy and daddy for days on end, and meet people for the first time Wearing Masks and gloves. You and i have had to shelter in place for weeks now. Mostly on our own. Within a few weeks, we were on u the other side. I feared i chose the wrong time to bring it into the world. I cried myself to sleep a number of nights, fearing the challenges that would be brought on by the next day. What really made me so sad during those final weeks you were in my womb was that the only sound you were beyond our voices were sirens. To protect your little ears from so much tragedy, your dad would play Classical Music for you. Right now youre too little to understand, but life is beautiful, and people are beautiful. Weve been suppliharing your Beautiful Moments and accomplishments every day. Like your first danceoff to dua lipa with dad. In due time youll be able to experience all the things that i have envisioned for you. Youll know what its like to put others needs and wellbeing ahead of your own for the sake of humanity. I hope the one thing you remember is the fun we had together. Though so much is going to continue to change over thet few months and years, at least we have each other. We want you to remember the importance of being kind, taking care of yourself, the people you love, and this earth. Life, your life in particular, is full of promise. Thank you for giving me strength when mine was slipping away. It was the independent smiles on your faces that reminded me of the Many Blessings god had bestowed upon me and the greatest of them was you. This mothers day is going to be great because the greatest blessing was born. The best, happiest day of my life because you were in it healthy, happy, and definitely my best future ahead. No matter what the world ever hands us, we are devoted to protecting you, caring for you, and loving you infinitely. Ge and i vived the pandemic taught us lessons we should never forget. I love you, mommy. Wow. We love you, too. Nothing, nothing, nothing wow is right. Nothing stops a mothers love, including a coronavirus pandemic. Well all be thinking about Nikki Battiste this weekend. Thinking about all the mothers really. The job that mothers do on a daily basis. Oh, that was very, very, very well do california phones offers free specialized phones. Like cordless phones, phone ringing big button, and volumeenhanced phones. Get details on this state program. Call or visit good morning, as we look at there is more around 880, sluggish towards the East San Mateo bridge. Give yourself a few extra minutes. Same with brake lights along 580 as you work your way westbound out of oakland. Traffic is a little slow. If you were going through berkeley, westbound, there are no accidents but you can see traffic is a little sluggish. There are more cars on the roadway. Elsewhere, if you are taking 101, all lanes are open near shoreline. There is a Traffic Alert in effect. It is very quiet around the bay bridge anthe san teo brt dieck fore it that is right, warm for sure. Temperatures are climbing right now. You can see 50s and 60s and we are looking at those daytime highs well above average with that sunshine. Anywhere from 12 to 17 degrees above average. San francisco will top out this afternoon at 76 degrees, 84 in fremont and 87 in san jose. Wayne that would be awesome. Its lets make a deal wayne 20,000. Tiffany i can sing. Shes with wayne brady wayne cbs daytime, baby. Jonathan so ready wayne its a zonk, right . Lets do the curtain, wayne. Wayne they got the big deal screaming jonathan its time for lets make a deal. Now heres tvs big dealer, wayne brady. Wayne hey, everybody, welcome to lets make a deal. Wayne brady here two people, lets make a deal. O nts. Hoomhot doake a de erme wayand lets go over here,ple, the graduate in the corner. The graduate in the corner, yes. Everybody else have a seat. Lets get this going