Nascar becomes the first sport to return without fans in the stands. How it could drive the conversation on bringing sports back to america. Gentlemen, start your engines, but first, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Theres a very real Health Consequence to these shutdowns that must be balanced against, as we try to reopen this economy and move forward. Many americans out and about for the first time in months as more states ease restrictions. I think were doing pretty well, being precautious. People will have to be fully confident and that may have to await the arrival of a vaccine. This pandemic has fully finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what theyre doing. The war of words is escalating between President Trump and former president barack obama. He was an incompetent president. Grossly incompetent. North carolina bracing for the first named storm of 2020. Tropical storm arthur. This is an early start to the hurricane season. Typically it begins june 1st. Cal Berkeley Holding a creative ceremony through minecraft calling is blockeley. This guy shuffling in the streets. Break it down. And all that matters. Five days a week youll find cbs this mornings Tony Dokoupil working from home. Ditto his wife, katy tur of mebs. Do you like it more at home or going to the office. Going into the office. Come on. You totally feel the same. Live sports is back. No fans allowed. It was a little bit strange. Once the engines got revved up, it was your normal nascar. Harvick wins nascars return to action at darlington. Had to have some doughnuts. This mornings eye opener is presented by toyota. Welcome to cbs this morning. Anthony and tony, everybody is excited about any kind of sports. But tony, i love the piece with you and katy on sunday morning. Well talk about it later. Anthony, you saw it, too. It was great. Terrific. We love each other very much. We definitely love each other. We also are ready to leave each other every morning and go back to an office. But like everyone else, we wait. Im not at your house and im ready to leave, too. Good to see you guys, of course. We begin with this. The American Economy slowly reawakening amid cautious optimism from the nations top central banker. Thats Jerome Powell. This week around 130,000 auto workers are returning to work today. There were also large crowds across the country with 48 states having at least partially lifted social distancing rules. Anthony . On 60 minutes, fed chairman powell said he hopes the econom over time. You really cant put into words the pain people are feeling and the uncertainty theyre realizing. And its going to take awhile for us to get back. But id just say this. In the long run, even in the medium run, you wouldnt want to bet against the American Economy. This economy will recover. It may take awhile. It may take a period of time. It could stretch through the end of next year. We really dont know. Another big challenge is how to keep americans safe. Our lead National CorrespondentDavid Begnaud is in a Brooklyn Park that is taking an innovative approach. David, good morning. Good morning to you. That is the m manhattan skyline behind me. This is domino park in brooklyn. 30 white circles on the ground six feet apart. The park officials did this knowing last weekend was a beautiful weekend. The pictures showed people sitting just as they should have been, in their human parking spots as someone called it. But this is just what one example of what one community is doing to keep people aware of their proximity to each other. You can expect to see more of this around the country as the nation continues to reopen. Thats it . Thats new yorks Governor Andrew Cuomo completing his covid19 test. Hes trying to set an example. Despite a steady drop in the states cases for more than a month now, the governor wants thousands more new yorkers to get tested for the virus. Especially after seeing crowds gathering in parks over what was a beautiful weekend here. That is the whole test. Im not in pain. Im not in discomfort. Closing my eyes was a moment of relaxation. There is no reason why you should not get the test. Reporter okay. Its not a new message. But governors around the country believe its one that is necessary. Cheers. Reporter as several states are pushing forward with their reopening plans despite spikes in cases in some places. Take texas. On saturday, it reported the highest single day increase so far of more than 1800 cases. 700 of those were in amarillo. It was tied to an increased testing at the citys meat packing plants. Meanwhile, defiance of protocols to remain socially distant is ongoing across the country. In los angeles where beaches reopen this weekend, sunbathing is not permitted, but that didnt stop beachgoers. In ohio, this was the scene at a bar in columbus on friday night. The rules for the state are clear for bars and restaurants. Patrons Must Wear Masks and keep a distance of six feet. Governor mike dewine called the photos here absolutely concerning. Candidly, weve worked with the attorney general, david yost. Were going to do whatever we have to do if these things are, in oh. Reporter in the heartland of america, a critical section of the nations economic engine is returning to work today. The big three major auto manufacturers, fiat chrysler, gm and ford, are reopening their auto plants. That means more than 130,000 employees are expected to return to work by the end of the week. Shaun whitehead is the director for ford motor company. We have to really touch base with folks several times during the course of the day because life is completely different than it was in march. And we all have to get used to that. Reporter heres what that looks like. If you work for ford you have to do a Health Certification from home. If you have minor symptoms, Something Like the sniffles, theyll probably ask you to stay home. If you go to work, they immediately check you when you walk in. Temperature checks. And then you have to wear goggles and a face shield at work. Tony . Ready or not, here we go. David, thank you. Much muof europe is also slowly reopening. In italy, more shops and restaurants are again welcoming customers. Chris livesay reports from rome on whats being called a calculated risk. Reporter its been 70 days and 70 nights but today churches in italy can reopen to the general public. And so can st. Peters where pope francis celebrated mass. But not before being sanitized inside and out. In some cases, with the help of the military like the church of saints peter and paul in rome. Priests Must Wear Masks and gloves to give communion. Parishioners receive it with their hands, not directly in their mouths. Of course, even with added safety measures, theres still a risk. Flocking together creates more opportunities for the d diseaseo spread in a country where people are still getting sick and dying every day. Is now really a good time to reopen the country . I mean, the number decreasing every day. I mean, we have more people that are coming out from this conavith ilian aering from t disease faster than theyre contracting it, he says like yredischarging thecountry. Its like italys been very sick for months. Reporter today not only churches but hairdressers, museums and shops can reopen. Though by one sobering estimate, 30 cant afford to. Many bankrupted by the pandemic. In nearby germany, the bundesliga became europes first top tier Soccer League to retake the feeield without fans in the stands. Greece reopened the fames acropolis to the public while spain had its lowest daily death toll since midmarch. Tomorrow, even russia will ease some measures. This despite a continued rise in infections and deaths there. But hopes are high in britain. The government says the university of oxford is progressing well in its race for a vaccine. And has reached a deal to make 30 million doses available to the uk by september. If trials are successful. Here at the vatican, st. Peters may be reopened but youll probably only see italians around due to International Travel bans. Italy wants to reopen its borders june 3rd but starting first only with other European Union countries just in time for summer vacations. Gayle . All right. There is such a thing as summer vacation, i hear. Thank you, chris livesay, reporting from rome. Former president barack obama is criticizing the response to the coronavirus stepping further into this 2020 campaign. In a pair of virtual graduation speeches over the weekend, the former president urged this years graduates to do better. This pandemic is fully finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what theyre doing. A lot of them arent even pretending to be in charge. Doing what feels good, whats convenient, whats easy, thats how little kids think. Unfortunately, a lot of socalled grownups, including some with fancy titles and importjobs sti tnk tha tngs a screwed up. President trump who has criticized mr. Obama repeatedly in recent days had this response yesterday. Look, he was an incompetent president. Thats all i can say. Grossly incompetent. Thank you. Ed okeefe is covering campaign 2020. Ed, why do you think the former president is saying this, at this particular time . Well, good morning, gayle. Good to see you. The former president who has largely stayed silent over the past three years never mentioned the current president by name but his criticism was evident. Members of the Current Administration also weighing in. Peter navarro said sunday that mr. Obama is now serving as, quote, joe bidens press secretary. Mr. Obama is expected to actively campaign for biden through november and is using his large social Media Presence to their advantage, especially with fundraising. Biden himself continues to campaign from his delaware home and is planning later this week to hold a virtual rally with voters in wisconsin. His team is hiring up to 600 field staffers in about a dozen battleground states. Theyll be in place by june and doing the traditional get out the vote work done in previous campaigns but mostly from a distance, or at least virtually at the start. One spokesman told me the former president is a, quote, force and will be an enormous asset for Democratic Candidates across the country through election day. Anthony . All right, ed, thank you. Democrats say they want to know why President Trump fired another of his administrations internal watchdogs. State Department Inspector general steve linick lost his job friday. Paula reid is at the white house. The president has removed five inspectors general since march. What do we know about linick . Good morning, anthony. The cbs news has learned he was investigating secretary of state mike pompeo. And it was pompeo himself that recommended that linick be removed. Now, Congressional Democrats are demanding all records related to linicks firing. In a letter to the white house and state department, representatives eliot engel and senator Robert Menendez wrote, we oppose the politically motivated firing of inspectors general and the president s gutting of these critical positions. Cbs news learned the watchdog was looking into whether secretary pompeo misused a political appointee at the state department to perform personal tasks for himself and his wife. A white house official tells cbs news, secretary pompeo recommended the move and President Trump agreed. On face the nation sunday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested linicks firing could be an illegal dismissal. But the fact is, if it looks like its in retaliation for something that the ig, the Inspector General is doing, that could be unlawful. Reporter republican senator Susan Collins tweeted, the president has not provided the kind of justification for the removal of ig linick required by this law. Linick is the fifth government watchdog President Trump has removed during the coronavirus pandemic. Yesterday white house trade adviser Peter Navarro defended the move saying the president needs people who are loyal to his agenda. Congressional democrats have given the white house until friday to turn over all records related to this decision. Tony . All right, paula, thank you. We want to tell you about sad news out of canada where tragedy struck during a tribute to frontline workers fighting the coronavirus. A jet from the snowbirds, the equivalent to americas blue angels, crashed into a home while performing stunts in british columbia. It appeared to catch fire in the air before it plunged to the ground. The Royal Canadian air force announced that one person, captain jennifer casey, was killed. Another snowbirds crew member was hurt but is expected to survive. The District Attorney now in charge of the Ahmaud Arbery investigation has met with arbe arberys family over the weekend. He was shot, chased and killed while jogging in february. He was unarmed at the time. Two suspects, travis and Gregory Mcmichael, were arrested more than two months after the shooting. After videotape surfaced. This investigation is now changed hands three times. Two previous das recused themselves and another has asked to be replaced. Omar villafranca asked arberys family what she expects from this new prosecutor. What are you going to tell her . I need you to actually work. We waited. Weve been patient. Reporter in an interview with 48 hours, Ahmaud Arberys mother, wanda cooperjones, spoke to us before her sunday meeting with Joyette Holmes. The system has already failed us before. Weve lost a lot of time. Reporter Gregory Mcmichael and his son travis were charged on may 7th with felony murder and aggravated assault. Cbs news obtained a copy of a text message considered evidence in this case. Glynn county officer texted homeowner Larry English in december. The officer instructs english to call Gregory Mcmichael if he found trespassers at his construction site. Rash texted, greg is retired law enforcement. He said please call him day or night when you get action on your camera. On the day arbry was shot, Surveillance Video shows arbery on the site, but english reported nothing stolen. His Attorney Says he never called the mcmichaels. It suggested to me that the Police Department had, in some way, cloaked Greg Mcmichael with authority to act for them. Reporter ben crump is an attorney for arberys family and says this text potentially speaks to a larger conspiracy. We now know that this was an organized effort to confront and capture Ahmaud Arbery. Reporter Gregory Mcmichaels attorneys defended their client saying theres more to the story than what was seen on the video of the shooting. The truth will reveal that this is not just another act of violent racism. Reporter ahmauds father said it is clear what happened to him the day his son was shot and killed. My son was lynched. Lynched by a racial lynch mob. Aint nothing he can have that can show it wasnt a lynch mob. Reporter weve reached out to the glynn county Police Department about that text message but did not hear back. Special prosecutor Joyette Holmes told the arbery family that the Death Penalty is still on the table for theo bond at t hearing. Anthony . Omar, thank you. The first Tropical Storm of the year will skim past the outer banks of North Carolina later today. 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