Best friends get through the quarantine or, is it the other way around . Put your mask on. Announcer this is the cbs overnight news. Good evening. Im lesli foster reporting from wusa 9 in washington, d. C. Small businesses and banks are getting ready for a mad dash as the new Coronavirus Relief program rolls out tomorrow. The first fund ran out of money. Deaths from the virus in this country now top 54,000. But things are improving slowly. At least 20 states are set to bring back business some way in the coming days, but it will be a new normal. Dean reynolds begins our coverage. Reporter in guthrie, oklahoma last night, the bulls and their riders were bucking in front of empty stands. Lets go, lets go its showtime reporter near sioux falls, south dakota, a big race took place, but it was a driversonly affair. Such is life these days as fears of the virus overtake a desire for public gatherings. South dakota doesnt anticipate a peak in positive cases until the middle of june, but there are plenty of worries right now, because just a few miles away stands the temporarily closed smithfield pork Processing Plant, where hundreds of workers have tested positive. Its one of several meat packing facilities across the region that have had to close indefinitely because workers are getting sick and dying. Yet even as the cases are on the rise and peak is still to come, some governors are ready to relax their stay at home orders. Ohio and indiana plan partial liftings on may 1. Minnesota, may 4; michigan, may 15; wisconsin, may 26. Illinois will keep most of its order in place until the end of may. Governor j. B. Pritzker. If we lifted the stayathome aths perhoot into the ld see our thousands by the end of may. And that would last well into the summer. Reporter youre kind of caught in the middle. Mark kern is the Board Chairman of st. Claire county, illinois, a short drive from missouri which will loosen its order in just over a week. You have a lot of people who work in missouri, is that . Yeah, 33 of the people who live in st. Claire county work in downtown st. Louis, or the st. Louis populated area, across the river. Reporter he wishes both states were on the same page. If you envision a boomerang, the last thing we want is, because of opening up in missouri too early, that that thing comes around and hits us in the back of the head. Reporter dean reynolds, cbs news, chicago. Theres improvement from the virus epicenter. Today, new York Governor Andrew Cuomo said infections are waning. In california, a spring heatwave has tens of thousands crowding the beaches. Heres cbss jonathan vigliotti. Reporter from hawaii to alaska, and nevada to utah, governors and businesses spent this weekend weighing steps to reopen, measures vastly differing from state to state. In parts of california, large crowds of sunseekers were a clear sign many are ready to test unchartered waters, even as deaths nearly doubled this past week in los angeles county. Its okay to open up and let us come to the beaches and just take the precautions that are needed. Reporter Orange County beaches reopened and were packed as thousands beat the record heat. And invisible lines were drawn in the sand in sacramento as most stayed more than six feet apart. I think were all kind of just giving each other the eye, like, back up, youre a little too close. Reporter many of californias beaches remain closed with no set date for when the state will reopen. In nevada, the governor has not committed to a date to reopen, but las vegas Famous Hotels are preparing to get back to business, though it wont be business as normal. David schwartz is a las vegas gaming historian. We dont know how comfortable people are going to be traveling once this happens. So we would have to be prepared to reopen cas d not ha lot of people. Reporter visitors to hawaii wont receive a warm welcome. Travelers to any of the islands will have to undergo a mandatory twoweek quarantine until at least may 31. And in alaska, the nations last frontier, now one of the first to reopen, though there still are restrictions. Restaurants can only seat up to 25 of capacity. Across the west, you will find a patchwork of differing protocol that experts say could lead to a resurgence of new infections. Health Officials Say, regardless, social distancing measures will remain in place likely for several months. Lesli. Jonathan, thank you. For a second straight day, President Trump did not hold a press briefing, but the president s comments about injecting disinfectants to fight the virus are still proving controversial. Nikole killion is at the white house. Is there a way can do Something Like that, by injection inside, or or almost a cleaning . Reporter as criticism continued to pour in over President Trumps disinfectant comments no one should be using disinfectants to digest it, to fight covid19. Reporter the coordinator of the White House Coronavirus response pushed back. It bothers me that this is still in the news cycle because i think we are missing the bigger pieces of what we need to be doing as an american people. Reporter cbs news has learned the president has been advised to scale back his public briefings out of concern they could be a distraction and hurting his message. Thank you very much. Reporter the president held a truncated press Conference Friday without taking questions, then lashed out at the media in a series of tweets this weekend. I am the hardest working president in history, he tweeted. What is the purpose of having white house news conferences . Not worth the time and effort. Maybe some of his advisors are suggesting that maybe a different communication policy might be more helpful. Reporter the deliberations come as a Senior Administration official confirms the white house is discussing whether to replace health and Human Services secretary alex azar. The white house called the speculation irresponsible. He has been a team player and a member. I havent seen anything out of the normal, any different than me or anyone else. Reporter treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin says with new loan funding headed to Small Businesses this week and another potential stimulus bill in the works, he is hopeful for an economic recovery. You are going to see the economy really bounce back in july, august, september. Reporter but one of the president s senior economic advisers seems less optimistic, calling this a grave situation and warning the Unemployment Rate could approach levels comparable to the great depression. The cbs overnight news will be right back. Announcer this is the cbs overnight news. This weekend marks one year since joe biden announced he was running for president , and a lot has changed. Without leaving the house, he is trying to win and choose a running mate. Cbss ed okeefe reports, that search starts this week. Reporter joe biden knows a thing or two about being number two the next Vice President reporter and knows exactly what he is looking for in a running mate. That they could be president , and the public look at that person and say, she is capable of being president of the United States tomorrow. Reporter bidens list is expected to include a mix of governors and lawmakers, many of whom arent shying away from the speculation. If he asked you to be his running mate, would you say yes . Yes. Im honored to be considered. My mission is to say out loud, if i am asked the question, yes, i would be willing to serve. Reporter only two women have ever been asked to run for Vice President , and neither helped their party win the white house. Geraldine ferraro of new york. Reporter in 1984, eager to shake up the race, democrat Walter Mondale chose new york congresswoman geraldine ferraro. If we can do this, we can do anything. Reporter and in 2008, republican john mccain asked Alaska Governor sarah palin to be his partner. You know, they say the difference between a hockey mom and a pitbull . Lipstick. Reporter biden says he plans to announce his choice by july. He is already facing significant pressure to pick a woman of color. Aimee allison, founder of she the people, a group to promote minority women in politics, argues that biden could win by picking a black woman and boosting minority turnout. This is the kind of strategy that joe biden and his campaign need to keep in mind and have a woman of color on the ticket. I think it would be a fatal campaign mistake to take black voters for granted. Reporter like many of us, biden is stuck at home, in his case campaigning and fund raising from delaware. He said recently that because of the pandemic, hes concerned President Trump might try changing the date of novembers election, but the constitution says, only congress can do that. Lesli. All right, ed, thank you. In latin america, ecuador is seeing one of the worlds worst coronavirus outbreaks with possibly thousands dead, but that hasnt been enough to convince the president of the regions largest country, brazil, to take the threat seriously. Heres cbss manuel bojorquez. Reporter grim signs are everywhere, that ecuadors official death toll of about 600 has yet to catch up with reality. Bodies awaited collection for days so many that cardboard caskets have been employed. Officials said in one province, 6,700 people died in the first two weeks of april, nearly seven times the average. The virus exposed the regions economic disparities and fragile infrastructure. Social distancing was virtually impossible in overcrowded, poor neighborhoods. Dr. Luis yepez works here, in guayaquils largest hospital. Despite a drop despite a drop in new cases, he and his staff still live apart from their families. Many Health Care Workers have also become victims. We have to wait to mourn another time, he says. Situation head on. In brazil, critics fear president jail bolsonaro is doing just the opposite not only encouraging maskless crowds protesting lockdowns by local officials, but joining them. Despite nearly 60,000 confirmed cases and 4,000 deaths, bolsonaro recently fired his health minister, and the Justice Minister angrily resigned. A lingering outbreak here could create risk for the u. S. Once trade and tourism reopen. Infectious disease expert dr. Aileen marty is with Florida International university. What are the chances that other countries might bring it back . They are very high, because look, as long as an outbreak is out of control in a nation which we are going to interact with, we can bring back the disease. Reporter manuel bojorquez, cbs news, miami. North Korean Leader kim jongun did not appear during his countrys Army Day Celebrations this weekend, adding to the questions about his health. Satellite photos show a train that probably belongs to him parked at his compound on the countrys east coast. This was the Second National holiday kim has missed in the last two weeks. [ cheers ] that is the sound of neighbors cheered from balconies showing support for medical workers in their city. And well join in, adding our thanks to the Health Care Heroes and sheroes. All right, now for the cutest video youll see all day. This is sixmonthold panda jia jia zai. He is a hugger, and a climber, and a bather, and pandemic life seems to agree with him. He looks pretty happy there in his new home at the shanghai wildlife zoo. Straight ahead, what does the Coronavirus Crisis mean for the future of flight . And the upside of being stuck at home. Precious time with our furry friends. 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The drop in demand is forcing airlines to cut flights by up to 90 , prompting these stunning pictures from honolulu, and denver dozens of parked planes taking over runways that are no longer needed. Air canada is temporarily halting flights to the u. S. For the first time in 80 years, and united expects to fly fewer people during all of may than it did in a single day in may 2019. Pilot jim crail. What is flying like these days . I would describe it as empty. Reporter u. S. Carriers have raised billions in new funding and will receive payroll assistance from the government to stave off job cuts until at least the end of september. The industry is going to get smaller for the foreseeable future. Reporter jamie baker tracks the airlines for jpmorgan chase. But if nothing changes between now and september 30, we fear that october 1 is going to be one of the darkest days for Airline Labor really since the dawn of commercial flight. Reporter emirates is the First Airline in the world to test passengers for covid19 before boarding and is equipping employees with masks, face shields, gowns and gloves, hoping to calm flyers fears. P. P. E. Is something u. S. Flight crews have been calling for as well. But, recovery may not come soon enough for some airlines. Virgin australia became the largest yet to enter bankruptcy due to coronavirus. I have been in this terminal for 25. 5 years. These people behind me, not only my mates, theyre my brothers and sisters. Dont clip our wings. Reporter wings so many hope keep flying through the threatening skies ahead. Kris van cleave, cbs news, washington. How far can the Coronavirus Travel . Scientists say there is new cause for concern. How fast does dove dry spray actually dry . Lets see. Its dry. Theres no dry time makes us wonder why we booked fifteensecond ad slots dries instantly and keeps you protected for fortyeighthours. Toe and stay aheaof fthe meighthours. 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Its been detected on tiny particles of air pollution, called particulate matter, especially high in Industrial Areas. The report, published in the International Journal of public health, recommends everyone wear masks, because without one, six feet of social distance isnt nearly enough. The distance could be longer, even seven, eight or ten meters. Reporter thats more than 30 feet. Professor Prisco Piscitelli and his italian colleagues believe the microscopic particles could act as transport, carrying the they studied the Industrial Area around milan which has the worst air quality in europe, as well as one of the highest rates of covid19 contagion and deaths. It is no coincidence, says professor leonardo setti, that Industrial Areas around the world have reported some of the deadliest outbreaks. Places like wuhan in china, places like new york in the United States. Yeah, totally, new york, for example, is another example. Reporter the study does not conclude how infectious the virus is when carried by pollution particles, something they are now exploring in phase two. Another thing that scientists told me is that yes, Industrial Areas are more at risk, but no matter where you are, you can never really tell exactly how safe the air is to breathe. So if there are other people around, always wear a mask. Chris livesay, cbs news, rome. Sounds like good advice wherever you are. Next, finally tonight, youve heard the saying, if you want a friend in washington, get a dog. Thats true no matter where you are in these troubled times. Heres jim axelrod. Droning on about how dogs are the only ones who have got it better these days how, in a workfromhome world, they get more of us. And how we have found new ways to make sure they get what they need. The fact is, at a time when weve all gone a little nuts, chasing our tails, they are helping us every bit as much as we are helping them. If not more. Put your mask on. Reporter our dogs are keeping our spirits up, and our senses of humor sharp and in shape. You can see the contrast in styles mabel, heavy tail use. Wh no opposable thumbs, nde its gone, and mabel takes it reporter forget all his work at wimbledon and the olympics. No mercy from the younger dog, who takes this victory just as time runs out. Reporter his calls of mabel vs. Olive have