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KPIX CBS Overnight News July 13, 2024

Sound of hope in these uncertain times. Wechrt. Announcer this is the cbs overnight news. Good evening, everyone. Im doug dunbar reporting from dallasfort worth tonight. It is crunch time for so many americans, but there are still no deal in the Nations Capital to help those struggling in this Severe Health crisis and the economic fallout it has caused. Today the confirmed number of cases in this country is 32,000. That is the highest in the world. At least 400 have died. We have correspondents around the country and overseas. We begin with Nikole Killion at the white house. Reporter this package is not only aimed at helping americans directly, but Small Businesses and hardhit Industries Like the airlines, but all sides agree time is of essence. The white house and Congress Worked frantically sunday on a massive trillion dollar plus stimulus package. Make no mistake about it. Well be voting tomorrow. I mean, the wheel has to stop at some point. Reporter the senate tried to press ahead despite some democrats objections. Were not here to create a slush fund for donald trump and his family. Reporter Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated the house may take matters into its own hands. Well be introducing our own bill and hopefully it will be compatible. Reporter treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin instressed swift passage noting money needs to be injected into te economy now. A check for a family of four will be approximately 3,000. Reporter meantime need continues to grow for critical supplies like massings. The demand for these critical items is not only nationally, its globally. We shipped today. Were going to ship tomorrow. Reporter the president tweeted auto makers like form, gm and tesla are being given the goahead to make ventilators and other metal products, but some state and local officials warned its not enough. If the president doesnt act, people will die who could have lived otherwise. Reporter one kentucky senator raise your hand paul has now tested positive for coronavirus and is in quarantine. A member of the vicepresident s staff also tested positive, but a spokesperson says the Vice President and his wife are negative. Doug . Nikole, thank you so much. Tonight the state that is home to the city that never sleeps officially will go on pause. At least thats what new York Governor Andrew Cuomo calls this effort to keep millions inside and away from each other. Nationwide one in four americans has been mandated to do something similar. Jonathan vigliotti is in los angeles. Reporter california is supposed to be sheltering in place, but the states beaches and hiking trails are crowded. New yorks times square has become the nations billboard for what social distancing should look like in the city that never sleeps. Silence. Residents in chicago stayed apart, but came together through music. On key or not, thousands signed up for the window sing along of living on a prayer, including the singer john bon jovi. These trying times i am with you with my heart and soul. Reporter isolated around the world they came together for a party hosted by dejay dnice. We got 100,000 people in here rocking with us right now. This is absolutely insane. Reporter Online Shopping is also ramping up to christmastime extremes. Amazon is looking to hire. Somehow the show has gone right along. Reporter the coronavirus is no exception. Jonathan vigliotti, cbs news, los angeles. And then theres this. With so many places of worship closed today, a lot of people are being forced to find a different way to connect with their faith and their community. Heres our meg oliver. Were going to get through. Reporter across america, church looked very different today. At this drivein service in ohio, cars honked hallelujahs and amens. If you shout in church, you can shout at home. Reporter there was no singing at the Metropolitan Baptist Church in newark, new jersey. Like so many, reverend David Jefferson delivered his sermon to a virtual congregation. Usually at least 2000 attend. How did it feel today preachg without your congregation physically present . Very awkward. Awkward to look at empty pews and deliver a message. Reporter with National Warnings to stay home to stop the spread of coronavirus, houses of worship are getting creative. At saint dominics in new orleans confession is offered outside. I have my purell and crucifixion. Reporter a new york city pastor tim weiss just started at holy Trinity Lutheran church. In a city under lock down, hes introducing himself to his congregation through youtube, even offering his cell number to anyone in need. If you need anything during this trying time, let me know and i will move heaven and earth to help. Reporter although sunday services are postponed and mostly online here in new jersey, some churches are still open during the week for prayer and private reflection. Doug . Meg oliver, thank you so much. If youre feeling stressed out, steve martin would like to help. Martin took to the woods to offer this simple gift to soothe our souls. He posted what he calls his banjo jamb on twitter. At last count nearly half a i Million People tuned in. 78 seconds of music capped off with that quiet steve martin smile. In new york city a couple is offering evidence even in this pandemic, life and love can go on. I announce you married thats Amanda Wheeler and Riley Jennings exchanging vows on a city sidewalk. The minister presiding from his apartment four floors up. The wedding was attended by friends and dozens of curious new yorkers. The cbs overnight news will be right back. Announcer this is the cbs overnight news. Worldwide, the coronavirus is taking a devastating toll. Confirmed cases now top 300,000. Over 13,000 have died. Elizabeth palmer in london tonight tracking the crisis in europe. Reporter exhausted and overstretched, doctors and nurses are working round the clock in northern italy, but still, this outbreak is currently the worst in the world. Italians may be under lock down. Big cities like rome have never looked so empty, and yet there were more than 600 new deaths just overnight. It was a military convoy that transported coffins to the cemetery outside the town of bergamo. Spain is bracing for its own outbreak, the second worst in europe to escalate. Authorities in madrid have ordered a Conference Center to be transformed into an emergency hospital. In british pubs, last call was friday night. They are now closed and so are restaurants. The number of deaths in the u. K. Remains relatively low, 281 overall, but it is steadily rising. And today the government announced that a million and a half especially Vulnerable People will be asked to stay at home for three months. For those still out and about in jns adved dont get too close. Dont think that fresh air in itself automatically provides some immunity. You have to stay two meters apart. Reporter but that kind of distancing simply is not possible in much of the developing world. And epidemiologists warn that more than a billion africans and indians will be facing the crisis next. Elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. We know here in the United States hospitals are bracing for the worst. Some already feeling it. Its not just the big cities. Rural towns are also on the front lines of the health crisis. Places like clifton, texas, where we find our omar villafranca. Reporter in the fight against covid19, nonessential visitors arent allowed at good all witcher Health Care Facility in boske, texas. The halls are quiet. Adam wilman knows that could change at any moment. I think we are as ready as we are for the given time now. Reporter wilman is the hospitals c. E. O. His job is to keep this rural 25bed hospital ready to treat any patients who come here with the virus. What number keeps you up at night . One. Reporter one keeps you up . At this point were prepping. The plans we have in place, the education weve done with our employees, one patient is that case. That keeps us up at night. How many can we handle . Were going to take care of our community. Reporter so far one person has tested positive here for covid19, but wilman expects more cases. This hospital and Nursing Home Center is the closest Health Care Facility for the countys 18,000 residents. Thank you. Byebye, take care. Reporter even here in clifton, population 4,000, people are taking the threat seriously. At the corner drug and cafe, one employees only job is to wipe down tables and door handles. Owners added phyllis riser say they want to protect their customers customers. Our customers are our na. Now people by meho le, omop it would be very difficult if we felt responsible. Reporter as part of the precautions at the hospital, our cbs news crew was not allowed to enter. Instead, a staff member agreed to take a sanitized camera inside. The video shows nurses checking visitors temperatures. Do you have a cough, fever . No. Reporter we also saw a handful of masks to protect the doctors and nurses thanks to wilman who decided to stock up three weeks ago. We decided to go to our local Hardware Store and our feed stores and our Tractor Supply and buy all the masks we could get our hands on. Reporter in texas, some 26 Rural Health Care facilities have shut their doors since 2010. Wilman worries that more rural hospitals could be victims of the coronavirus. We were struggling before this, and now we have no routine business. The erie fact is these empty halls could become permanent if we dont figure something out. Reporter test kits are still in short supply in rural hospitals, and they are desperately needed. That hospital in boske county has already conducted 17 tests. 15 came back negative, one came back positive and one is still pending. Doug . Omar, thank you. Straight ahead. The volunteers making sure that everyone is fed, even during a national emergency. And . I think we can probably make and giveaway a thousand gallons a day. While some try to profit from the sanitizer shortage, this company is giving it away. And later, the sound of silence broken. The spirits of the neighbor lifted. Well, heres to first dates you look amazing. And you look amazingly comfortable. When your vneck looks more like a uneck. Thats when you know, its halfwashed. Try downy fabric conditioner. Unlike detergent alone, downy helps prevent stretching by conditioning and smoothing fibers, so clothes look newer, longer. Downy and its done. Actually dry . Lets see. Its dry. Theres no dry time makes us wonder. 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Make meals for seniors in need. No senior can go unfed. We have to do what we have to do. Reporter fulfilling that Mission Comes complicated with lingering concerns over coronavirus. Did you get a count for whats left . Reporter paul landau is here every morning at 3 00 a. M. More than a dozen workers in his kitch kitchen pump out more than 6000 meals a day. We mess up one meal one bag, that person goes without a meal that particular day. This is unprecedented. Reporter Olivia Rogers is the chief operating officer with the visiting nurses association, the agency that runs the meals on wheels program. They have the largest kitchen in the country covering dallas county. Their clients are considered the most vulnerable atrisk age group for covid19. Would you guys consider yourselves on the front lines of this knowing you are feeding some of the most vulnerable potential patients . Yes, i really respect what First Responders do. You know, they really have to set aside their own feelings and emotions and fears to go in and take care of a patient or a client and i feel like thats what our staff does. Reporter we rode along with Jennifer Atwood on her volunteer route. Is there anything they feel nervous about . They have. Meals on wheels. Announcer this ised pa reporter this is the part of the process thats changing the most. When they drop off the meals they have to keep their distance. One of the hardest part was the hugging and the hand shakes and coming in the house. Reporter they want to sit and chat with you . They do. Reporter they stop at Community Food Centers Across the region for curb side pick up. Would you have food in your house if it wasnt for these people . Very little, but this helps a lot. Reporter is there a level of fear right now with the uncertainty . I think so. I think its normally were able to predict how much its going to cost and how much food were going to need to get through a certain period of time. Right now we dont know. Reporter for now in this area meals on wheels is an essential organization so they can keep delivering despite other businesses having having to close down because of tighter restrictions. They are handing out boxed meals and vehicle virtually check on these elderly patients if they need to by an app. They are worried the loss of that Human Interaction could be detrimental to some of the most vulnerable patients. Doug . Understandable. Mireya, thanks so much. Ahead, americas distilleries, stepping up with a spirited plan to help meet a critical need. We do it every night. Every night. I live alone, but i still do it every night. Right after dinner. Definitely after meatloaf. Like clockwork. Do it run your dishwasher every night with cascade platinum. A load with as few as 8 dishes, is all it takes to save water. 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Uh uh nope one up the power of liquid with new tide power pods. In this team of crisis we know some supplies are scarce. In georgia a company that sells spirits is now giving away liquid gold. Heres mark strassmann. Reporter at atlantas old fourth distillery, a shot of hope is nothing you drink. Its more liquidy than sort of the gel stuff. Reporter its Hand Sanitizer made here and its on the house. The entire country is asking for t. Everyone is asking for it. I think we can probably make and giveaway a thousand gallons a day. We want to cut this a little more. Reporter the moore brothers, jeff and craig, usually make premium jenn gin, vodka and bourbon. Now theyre filling a National Need in an emergency. So, im working on basically taking our supply chain apparatus and transitioning it from making booze to making Hand Sanitizer. I have to say it looks like boot leger. Reporter they started making it in the back. Theres no magic, no mystery. Twothirds alcohol, onethird aloe, mix them together, you know. Hard to screw up. Hard to screw up. This is 195 proof. Can you buy 195 proof alcohol . No, you cannot. You can buy 127. Thats about the highest we got. That will knock you on your it will, yes, it will. Reporter their challenge is finding enough aloe or theyd make a lot more Hand Sanitizer. Everyone wants it, especially firefighters and Police Officers who dont always have easy access to soap and water. If we can pay our staff, keep the lights on and do a service to the community, i mean, i think we owe it to ourselves and the community. Reporter its a classic american response to a crisis, lending a clean hand. Mark strassmann, cbs news, atlanta. Coming up next, hello, cello. A front porch lesson of hope for these uncertain times. Finally tonight, during these difficult days, it is so great to see inspiring acts of kindness and generosity to remind us all there is still so much good. Here is vladimir duthiers. Hello, hello. Reporter dressed in concert clothes, and aided by mom rebecca, siblings kelly and taran are here to perform for their selfquarantined neighbor. 2, 3, 4. Reporter 78yearold helena schlagh. I havent been out of the house for five days. Reporter helena was asked by rebecca if she needed groceries. She nosy love music andknows kids. Reporter they practice social distancing, of course. We love playing the cello for people. And we thought about how she was stuck i

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