Raising the death toll here to more than 3,700. And tonight the Commanding Officer of the u. S. S. Theodore roosevelt is making an extraordinary plea to evacuate a majority of the 4,000 sailors on his Aircraft Carrier. He says he fears the virus is spreading on board so quickly that it is risking american lives. New york remains the epicenter of the crisis. The governor there, andrew cuomo, now says his state is heading into battle even as more Healthcare Professionals are getting sick themselves. Our team is covering every angle of this story tonight, and mola lenghi leads us off from new yorks central park. Mola . Reporter well, norah, the death toll here in the state of new york has jumped 25 in the last day, topping more than 300 deaths many just a 24hour period. Governor andrew cuomo, as you mentioned, is now warning that the coronavirus cases, when they peak, will need twice the number of beds we currently have right now in the state of new york, making these makeshift Field Hosp
Dont have the cash . Plus, are you eligible fho relief checks, and when will they come . Mask confusion. Mixed signals on whether the public should start to wear masks and whether there are even enough. Could they help contain the spread or give a false sense of security . And the band plays on. Despite the outbreak, the armys musical ambassadors still answering the call of duty at a distance. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell reporting from the nations capital. Good evening, and thank you for joining us. We begin tonight with breaking news, and it is dire. New models just released by the white house show as many as 240,000 people could die in the u. S. From coronavirus even with most americans staying home. And more than two million americans could die if life returned to normal too soon. That stark news comes on americas deadliest day of the pandemic. In just the past 24 hours, more than 700 people have died raising the death toll here to more than 3,700. Tonight the C
Hundred, many hundreds of businesses, those cumulatively employing well over two million workers have announced bonus, wage increases, expanded benefits, increased contributions to pension accounts. And they have cited the tax reform as the mechanism that has enabled them to do this for their workers. Whats so exciting about this, mr. President , is this is happening before the wave of new investment has even been able to begin. This is happening because Companies Know that with lower tax rates, theyre going to have more free cash flow, and theyre going to use some of that to invest in growing their business, but they have already announced that theyre using some of that to enhance the compensation for their employees. Let me just give you a few examples. These are just pennsylvaniarelated companies, just a handful of the ones that im aware of, and its really typical of Companies Across the country. Comcast, big employer based in philadelphia. They announced specifically as a result of
Philadelphia. Take a look. Everybody get your vs up. Thank you, philadelphia. We love you. 2016 ncaa champions. Look at the huge crowd that flocked to center city to celebrate. The players thanking fans for their support all season. Kris jenkins who hit the gamewinning buzzer beater also had a lesson for everyone out there. Whenever you think you cant shoot, let it fly. Im in practicing that shot. It was a fitting end to the championship run. Nbc 10 had crews all along the route to help you experience every step of the way. Including keith jones, he was up close for all of the excitement. He joins us with an insider view. Keith. Reporter as a villanova alum i was absolutely thrilled. I was up close and personal with the doubledecker bus down Market Street. Thousands of people on ever side. I talked to the players, to the coaches. Heres what they said it was like to be on that bus. It was just mind blowing, and i think were all still walking on air right now. This is definitely surpasse
Russell 2,000, small and mid size caps all good. Liz todays rally started overseas as european markets had a string of gains. Big winner . Germanys index at levels not seen in five years. Investor sentiment in the country rose more than expected. The five year chart, and as you can see, best thing, getting close to the five year level. David gold coins flying off the shelf, you read about that, trading in spot gold is not following suit. It is down today, a little bit, but when you think of all the progress made by the gold coin sellers, youd think that would have a pop on the overall price of gold, but not so. Liz under the Radar Technology etfs that out performed. Internet index fund, moving higher, top holdings, google, amazon, and ebay, and the tech fund, ign, top holdings here, you may own them, cisco, qualcom, a gain of more than one point. David more than a stock market, theres a lot of things today, very interesting lineup of guests, big labor, obviously, about to take a devast