Press secretary tested positive for coronavirus. Tonight the nations top Infectious Disease expert, along with the heads of the c. D. C. And f. D. A. , are all in what they call modified quarantine, because they were in contact with one of the aides. The Administration Says the prt ce president do not have coronavirus and that theyre being tested daily. And late today, the president declared the u. S. Has prevailed on testing, saying any american who wants to get tested can, though he did not explain how. He did say the white house is making 11 billion of funding from the stimulus bill available to the states to increase testing. As we come to be air tonight, more than 80,000 people have been killed by covid19 in the u. S. , and more than 1. 3 million cases have been confirmed nationwide. Tonight in some parts of the country, infections are still rising, even as 49 states are loosening restrictions. Theres a lot of news to get to tonight. We have team of correspondents covering it all.
Stealing secrets. Cbs news learns the u. S. Plans to warn china to keep their hackers away from our vital chccine research. The most valuable intellectual property in the world right now is to do with covid vaccines. Odonnell shoddy medical masks. We investigate how substandard masks from china are getting into americas supply chain. Are they endangering the health and safety of our First Responders . And tonight, well look back at the lives of two remarkable entertainers Little Richard and jerry stiller, who made us smile and brought us joy for decades. This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin tonight at the white house where masks are now mandatory for all Staff Members and visitors. The new rule comes after two aides, including the president s valet and the Vice President s press secretary, tested positive for coronavirus. Tonight, the nations top Infectious Disease
New scenes from a packed United Airlines flight raising extreme health fears for heroic ucsf returning to San Francisco after helping fight the pandemic on the front line. This morning the group is back home from new york city, now telling their stories, saying their return flight was one of thinking biggest fears. Well get to that in a second but happy mothers day to you. Lets start with a peek of our mothers day forecast. Happy mothers day, lisa argen. Happy mothers day to you, liz. We want to show you whats on the way, but today we keep. W highs in 60s near oakland. Mild day. Already in the low 60s with the sun shining in concord. 70 on the bay and chilly at the coast. We will track those showers coming up. Liz . Sounds good. Thanks, lisa. Now to packed cabin controversy this morning. Is new york city doctors fresh off fighting the coronavirus at the new york City Hospitals on a return flight home that should have been a warm welcome was a fully packed cabin, as you can see. No soci
Come back parade. Not startling, but reminder these companies are trying to conserve cash. They look to do it reining in the advertising budgets. The effect on broadcast industry, cable industry, newspapers, publishers, that could be pervasive this is not a shocker. Something i want to pass along. Also broadway right now, it is all blacked out. There are no shows. That will continue to be the case at least through labor day. Were getting word from broadway producers this will be case at least through labor day. Reminders here even when we get back to business it could be slowgoing. Certainly in the new york metropolitan area. Certainly among big corporations that have reining in to do. All right, back to dr. Fauci, the kind of things he is outlining right now, the state of the coronavirus. His concern about not opening up too, too quickly. Although it has been kind of a back and forth on this. Sometimes, no offense to the principles involved, kind of like watching paint dry but if your
Airlines ucsf cardiologist was returning home after treating covid19 patients in new york in one tweet he writes i guess united is relaxing their social distancing policy these days every seat full on the 7. 37 is it simply a another you know like i for united douglas kidd is the executive director of the National Association of Airline Passengers even before the coronavirus pandemic his organization petitioned for more space and safer flight he says because fewer people are flying new standards should be implemented right now. The health and safety of the passenger has to come first as a part of its social distancing policy united says theyve been limiting seat selections in all cabins so customers wont be able to select seats next to each other or middle seats where available. But as documented by doctor weiss his flight had lots of passengers the airlines are really taking a lot of measures i actually just take me to make sure answer high range aviation expert, an Airline Captain la