Americas Nursing Homes. Nurses are forced to wear garbage bags to protect agemselves from the virus. 17 seniors found dead at one facility. A mothers embrace the moment a mother who was put on a ventilator and barely survived meets for the first time her erwborn son. Racing to a cure. Our series continues. Researchers are taking a new look at a 100yearold vaccine used to prevent tuberculosis. Could it help fight covid19 . And, paying it forward. We have an inspiring story of Community Coming together to help their neighbors pay rent. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. We begin with news of the faltering American Economy and nounced to try to restart it. Announced to try to restart it. In just the last week, 5. 2 million americans filed claims. Ment claims. That means 22 million americans that means 22 million americans now say they have lost their jobs since this crisis began. That dire Economic News led the president just moments ago to lay out a threephase proposal to get americans back to work, but after asserting that he has the authority to lift those stayathome restrictions, he now says states are responsible for that. Now, all this comes as the pandemic continues to take its brutal toll. Eotal cases in this country now top 650,000. More than 32,000 have died. And each day brings another horror. Today, we learned of a grim discovery at a new jersey nursing home 17 bodies found in a morgue meant to hold no more than four. Our correspondents have new reporting tonight. And we are going to begin with Mark Strassmann in atlanta on the economy. Mark . Reporter the longer this economy stays in lockdown with businesses closed, like this restaurant, the more jobs will be lost. And this unprecedented surge in unemployment raises another worry a surge in poverty. Desperation in dallas. A food giveaway today for 3,000 families, 70 of them visiting a food bank for the first time. The National Guard had to step in to help. Just as needy, these pennsylvania families outside pittsburgh. I am feeling stressed, anxious, and very vulnerable. Reporter Michael Brown hoped companywide pay cuts would save his job. Now, hes one of 88 people laid off by a Bicycle Company in minneapolis. I felt like my position in my company was in a pretty safe spot. Reporter companies squeezed by a paralyzed economy have unleashed a second tidal wave of mrloughs and firings, many of them workers who thought they were safe, including Mitchell Hammond in los angeles. It was definitely kind of a gut punch, you know, working for this wonderful place for two years and then, all of a sudden, youre not. Reporter for each diagnosed case of covid19, 35 americans have lost their jobs in the last four weeks. Michigan leads six states that have lost more than 20 of their workforces. 41 states have lost more than 10 . Theres never been anything like this. Reporter andy challenger works for a global Outplacement Firm in chicago. He told us this second wave of eaemployment could lead to more just like it. More and more workers are discovering just how much trouble theyre in. That bomb that went off, of 22 million lost jobs, thats going to drop consumer spending, which leads to more lost jobs. Its a vicious downward cycle. Reporter virtually every sector of americas economy has been gouged. The timing is especially bad for Michael Brown. He and his wife have twins on the way. This is the most stressful period of my life, because im trying to provide. Im trying to sustain. And the world seems like its falling apart around us. Reporter thousands of Small Businesses now need government loans to stay alive, and heres the bad news today, after two hectic weeks, washingtons Paycheck Protection Program ran out of money. No more applications, unless Congress Votes to put more money in the program. Norah . Odonnell all right, mark. Thank you. Moments ago, President Trump released his new guidelines for reopening america. It is 18 pages long, but does not include details that governors have asked for, like how to ramp up testing or expand contact tracing. Ben tracy is at the white house tonight, and ben, so what do these guidelines say . Reporter well, norah, the president has gone from claiming absolute authority to telling governors on a phone call today that youre going to call your own shots. Now, these new guidelines, these are just advice, but they basically say, before a state can think about reopening, it needs to be on the downslope of coronavirus cases. It needs to be able to test its itlthcare workers, and its needs to be on the downslope of hospitals cannot be in crisis mode. Several governors are extending their stayathome orders, but President Trump is pushing ahead with his plan to reopen the country. Co were opening up our country. Ave to do that. Hat. America wants to be open. Reporter in states that deter what the president s guidelines call phase one, the vulnerable still stay at home. People should avoid groups of more than ten, and minimize nonessential travel. Schools and bars remain closed. Restaurants, churches, and gyms can reopen, with strict social distancing protocols. Employers are told to encourage ers are told to encourage employees in phases. Only once a state does not see a rebound of infections, should schools reopen in phase two. Backlash to stayathome orders am building as a Staggering Number of americans, 22 million, have now filed for unemployment in just the past four weeks. In nevada, the coronavirus outbreak has spread an eerie silence over the Las Vegas Strip for nearly a month. Mayor Carolyn Goodman calls the continued shutdown total insanity. Were ready to reopen right today. We had 300,000 that filed for unemployment when there are probably 900,000 out of work. Reporter but the country still lacks a widespread and reliable system of testing and tracking, and the president s guidelines leave that to the states. Business leaders have told President Trump thats essential before americans will feel safe returning to work and stores, and the president s own Health Experts say Americans Still need to keep their distance. To all of you that are out ceere that would like to join together and just have that dinner party for 20, dont do it yet. Reporter now, a source on that call with the president today says that the president seemed more concerned about businesses protecting them, getting them open than making sure that states have this crucial testing in place. Norah. Odonnell all right, ben, thank you. And as we just mentioned, the president s plan puts much of the onus of that testing and tracing on states and employers, and tonight, theres news about how governors and Big Companies plan to do just that. Mola lenghi has that new information tonight, and joins us from new york city. Mola . Reporter well, norah, Governor Cuomo here says that the state has already tested 500,000 people, but thats still not enough. Thats why he has extended his stayathome order for another 30 days. He has extended hisas opened up five new testing sites, including this one right here in brooklyn, and in other states, as you mention, like new jersey, they are ramping up. This covid19 testing site in hardhit new jersey is the countrys first to use a saliva based kit, delivering results in 48 hours. But across the nation, widespread testing still lags. Private Clinical Labs report their testing in the last week is down 23 . Overall, the u. S. Conducted 150,000 tests a day. Infectious disease specialist Michael Osterholm says more is needed, but increasing volume is not the only answer. Anyone who just holds on the that as the holy grail is going go have some real surprises ahead. Reporter he warns, tests are still new and unreliable. And so we have to look carefully at that. Do we want to tell people that are infected with this virus by are infected with this virus by in the community and then finding out that, in fact, test results were wrong . Reporter yet private businesses are ramping up. Amazon announced its building its own testing facility. And, this scene from dubai. Health officials there partnering with Emirates Airlines to conduct onsite, rapid covid19 testing for its passengers. Everybody wants testing. Reporter today, new York Governor Andrew Cuomo said his state has tested more than half a Million People in the past 30 days, and said demand from states, businesses, and the federal government is putting pressure on the system. 50 states are competing, and mee federal government is buying product from these labs. This has to be figured out, and an can only be figured out in partnership with the federal government. Reporter we also learned today, new york deaths and hospitalizations are the lowest theyve been in a week, but the toll still mounts inside the citys hospitals. There are a lot of sick patients, multiple organ esilures. Reporter but so do the signs of hope. This covid19 infected mother, who had to have a csection while on a ventilator, was reunited with her newborn. And amid social distancing orders in indiana, a show of respect for a fallen officer. gunfire officer breann leath was fatally shot last week responding to a Domestic Violence call. Today fellow officers wore masks as they saluted her casket. taps playing we also learned today that new york city is unveiling a plan to try to slow the spread of the 00rus by using 11,000 hotel rooms for covid19 quarantine. E used for people inor people in overcrowded apartments, for the homeless, as well as for walthcare workers who dont want to take the virus home to their families, norah. Odonnell that will help. Mola, thank you. Rica, some of the mostf the most severe outbr severe outbreaks of coronavirus are in Nursing Homes, where this deadly and highly infectious virus has taken its toll. The problem grows every day, and now the National Guard is being sent in to help. Tonight, the alarming numbers from our cbs news investigation. Heres jonathan vigliotti. Reporter a tip led police to a grim discovery at the andover nursing home in new jersey, where 17 bodies were found packed into a makeshift morgue. More than 720 deaths in that state are from longterm care facilities. Thats onefifth of new jerseys total. Tonight, the governor calling the crisis heartbreaking. I am also outraged that bodies of the dead were allowed to pile up. To pile up. We can and must do better. Reporter the National Guard is testing nursing home residents in massachusetts after 500 died there nearly half of the states total. In los angeles, nurse Sherry Martinez is forced to wear homemade protective gear. One of the things that ive been doing is getting garbage bags and putting them over my arms. Reporter as the virus rips through Nursing Homes, the federal government isnt publicly tracking cases, which experts say could help stop the y. Read. Cbs news is keeping our own tally. We reached out to all 50 states, receiving complete data from 19. Officials confirmed more than 35,000 seniors and staff have tested positive for covid, andm. Also tonight, the u. S. N. S. Mercy is now changing its mission, sending medics off the ship and into Nursing Homes. The atmosphere has changed dramatically. There are theres a lot of fear. Uncertainty. Reporter Nursing Homes are reaching a tipping point, and the reality is, we dont know how many cases there are. Were waiting to hear back from , we dont know how many cas as were learning, many of those states simply arent keeping track. Norah. Odonnell and if you dont keep track, you cant contact trace. Jonathan, thank you. We turn now to the largest coronavirus hot spot in the country, the smithfield pork factory in sioux falls, south dakota. Well, today, medical professionals from the c. D. C. Visited the plant where hundreds have been infected. Torkers there tell us they felt pressured to stay on the job, even after getting sick. A re now from adriana diaz. Reporter in a single day, the number of infected employees otmped by 80, bringing the total to a staggering 598. The Smithfield Foods plant has temporarily closed, but mechanic Tommy Daranikone was still asked to work as part of an essential team. Whats the level of fear right now in your community . Yeah. Ay. About eight. I had a coworker who quit eight to ten. Reporter out of ten . Yeah. Anhad a coworker who quit because he was scared. Reporter 80 languages are spoken at the plant of nearly 4,000 employees. Most of them are immigrants. It was really the only reason why we were above the poverty line at all. Reporter some credit the the ability to senddrty to send their children, like this 20yearold, to college. The father, who didnt want to be interviewed, is symptomatic. Were just running on the assumption that were at least carrying the virus. Reporter meat plants across the country have closed because of outbreaks. Cbs news obtained this video idom inside a j. B. S. Meat plant in nebraska, showing employees shouldertoshoulder late last ienth. Smithfield c. E. O. Ken sullivan said in a statement yesterday that theyre doing everything in their power to help protect their team members from covid 19, including providing protective gear. But for the family of augustin rodriguez, the smithfield employee who died from the virus this week, its too late. This week, its too late. Adriana diaz, cbs news. Odonnell and there is still much more news ahead on bs evening news. Ening news. Racing to a c racing to a cure. Could an old vaccine for tuberculosis be used as a new weapon against covid19 . Later, a tv comics remarkable act of kindness. The very personal reason why hes paying the rent for more than 100 strangers. Pressing down on you, no man ask for its the terror of knowing what the world is about. Watching some good friends screaming let me out this is ourselves under pressure now i have a batteryoperated heart pump. 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T, odonnell tonight, researchers in at least four countries are testing whether a centuryold vaccine for tuberculosis can lessen the severity of some covid19 cases. Now, in our series, racing to a cure, our reporting takes us from australia, where the vaccine is being tested, to south africa, a nation that routinely uses it. Heres debora patta. Reporter this is not a cure for covid19, but it could be an injection of hope. 4,000 Health Workers in australia have been give an cuc. G. Vaccine for tuberculosis. That vaccine has been around for over a century, but researchers argue it might also lessen the dverity of covid19 by boosting the bodys ability to fight off the infection before it gets worse. Professor nigel curtis is running the trial. So if we find that the b. C. G. Vaccine has the ability to boost the immune system and does decrease the severity of covid19, we would have something off the shelf that we can use hopefully during this pandemic or if there was a second wave. Reporter a new york study not yet peerreviewed claims country with high covid19 death rates such as the u. S. Did not have universal b. C. G. Vaccination policies, while those that routinely vaccinate against t. B. , like south africa, are faring a lot better. Most people here will have been injected with the b. C. G. Vaccine in their childhood, but medical experts warn, this is not a magic bullet, and so they continue to screen and test for covid19 across south africa. Which means getting out into the townships to spread the world. The australian b. C. G. Trial fesults are still a few months away, but its hoped an old vaccine could become a new weapon in the war against the coronavirus. Debora patta, cbs news, johannesburg. Odonnell and coming up next, that story that we promised you what motivated a tv star to pay the rent for people he doesnt even know. The ups and downs of frequent mood swings can plunge you into deep, depressive lows. 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Steve speaks with a nurse who left her home and family to work in the epicenter of the outbreak. And, there is even more to her selflessness. Essness. And if you cant watch us live, dont forget to set your dvr, so you can watch us later. That is tonights cbs evening news. Im Norah Odonnell in washington. Well see you back here tomorrow. Anod night, and stay safe. Captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by ceedia access group at wgbh what we do now will forever change our tomorrow. So lets do the right thing, today. Lets stay at home. Lets wash up. Lets always keep our distance please, six feet apart at least. Lets look after ourselves, as well as others. It will all be worth it. We can all do our part. So those on the front line can do their part. And when this is over, we will all, continue, to thrive. Right now at 7 00. Were live with mixed emotions i from residents in the first the bay area city to force face coverings. I think it is worth everyone safety. 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