A containment zone here in the u. S. And to call on the National Guard to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Today, the death toll here reached 30. Confirmed cases now top 900. Across america, life is changing rapidly. Hundreds of schools and colleges are closing nationwide. And the list of businesses telling please to work from home is growing. And large gatherings, including some sporting events and concerts are now being called off and want big question which we put to the president why havent more people been tested . Our team is covering every angle. Meg oliver leads us off from new rochelle, new york. Are you just outside the containment zone which is now home to one of the largest clusters in the u. S. Reporter here in new rochelle theyre setting up a onemile containment area around that synagogue considered to be the epicenter of the coronavirus cases here. This is not a quarantine but a ban on large gatherings inside the zone. This is literally a matter of life and de
With the outbreak. More than 20 people have died there as the virus spreads. Tonight, the new guidance from the c. D. C. To protect you and your family. Country in crisis in italy, the deadliest day from coronavirus there yet, hospitals strained to the breaking point, cases now topping 10,000. The extreme new penalty for those refusing to stay locked down. Battleground fight as voters in six states go to the polls joe biden takes on Bernie Sanders in michigan and goes head to head with a construction worker. bleep odonnell and doggone it a beloved College Mascot shows us how to go out like a champion. This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west. Were going to begin tonight with breaking news. What new yorks governor is calling a matter of life and death. Hes the first governor to order a containment zone here in the u. S. And to call on the National Guard to help prevent the spread of the coronav
But theyll still need to debate. And doggone it a beloved College Mascot shows us how to go out like a champion. This is the cbs weekend news. Morgan good evening, and thank you for joining us. Im Demarco Morgan, reporting in los angeles. The white house today announced new travel restrictions with more possibly to come as the coronavirus pandemic spreads, affecting every part of american life. Today, confirmed cases across the country topped 2,400. 52 people have died. West virginia is now the only state without a confirmed case. Today, a member of the administrations Coronavirus Task force warned things may get worse. Worse. And pr and President Trump said he has now been tested for the virus. Ben tracy at the white house. Reporter well, things are changing quickly here at the white house. The president has now been tested. The Vice President says he may do the same. And members of the media, we had to have our temperatures checked berethe me room with them today. I also took the tes