Vehicles to ventilators, Ford & GM take on coronavirus
Ford and GM converted factories to produce medical supplies and ventilators when the coronavirus pandemic began.
Ford and GM converted factories to produce medical supplies and ventilators when the coronavirus pandemic began.
The U.S. military is changing its procedures and training to combat the spread of COVID-19. David Martin reports on what's being done to protect those keeping the country safe.
On New Year's Eve, a small company in Canada was among the first to raise the alarm about an infectious disease outbreak. Its computer algorithm calculated where the virus might spread next. The technology could change the way we fight another contagion.
America's two biggest carmakers aren't rolling sedans off their assembly lines right now, they're churning out ventilators. And they're doing it with new practices that prioritize keeping workers safe.
There are more than 52,000 deaths in the United States, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University.
As the debate rages worldwide about when to send people back to work, a new report says COVID-19 could be even more contagious than previously believed. It's been detected on tiny particles of air pollution called particle matter, especially high in industrial areas. Chris Livesay reports.
60 Minutes met Alysha Navarro earlier this month after she had been laid off from her restaurant job at Melba's in New York City. The 30-year-old said she received $500 from viewers who reached out after hearing her story, and she found a way to share most of it with others.
The airline industry has gotten a $61 billion lifeline from the federal government. But their future might be forever changed by the coronavirus pandemic. Kris Van Cleave reports.
GM's Mary Barra and Ford's Bill Ford tell 60 Minutes why the coronavirus pandemic highlights the importance of domestic production.
The president says the USNS Comfort was initially meant to take only non-COVID-19 patients to free up beds in N.Y. hospitals.
The U.S. military is changing its procedures and training to combat the spread of COVID-19. David Martin reports on what's being done to protect those keeping the country safe.
On New Year's Eve, a small company in Canada was among the first to raise the alarm about an infectious disease outbreak. Its computer algorithm calculated where the virus might spread next. The technology could change the way we fight another contagion. Bill Whitaker reports.
America's two biggest carmakers aren't rolling sedans off their assembly lines right now, they're churning out ventilators. And they're doing it with new practices that prioritize keeping workers safe. Norah O’Donnell reports.
Deaths from the virus in the U.S. now top 54,000. But things are slowly improving. At least 20 states are set to bring back business in some way in the coming days. But it will be a new normal. Dean Reynolds reports.
Joe Biden knows a thing or two about being "Number 2" -- and he knows exactly what he's looking for in a running mate. Ed O'Keefe on the latest on Biden's search for a vice presidential candidate.
It's the second straight day that President Trump did not hold a press briefing, after his remarks about injecting disinfectants to combat the coronavirus are still sparking controversy. Nikole Killion reports from the White House.
Governors and businesses from Hawaii to Alaska to Nevada spent the weekend weighing steps to reopen with measures vastly differing from state-to-state. In parts of California, large crowds of sun seekers were a clear sign many are ready to test unchartered waters. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
Ecuador is seeing one of the world's worst coronavirus outbreaks, with possibly thousands dead. But that hasn't been enough to convince the president of Latin America's largest country, Brazil, to take the threat seriously. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
Hart Island, located on Long Island Sound, is where the city of New York inters the unknown, the unclaimed, or those too poor to afford a burial. It's the largest Potter's field in the country, one which is now the final resting place for scores of COVID-19 victims. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty made a pilgrimage to the site now much in the news, with a woman whose infant daughter was laid to rest there 42 years ago.
Here's a look at the top stories making headlines on the "CBS Weekend News" anchored by Lesli Foster.
As "Homeland" comes to an end, we revisit our trip to the set, where Patinkin shared some thoughts on his role as a CIA spy chief: "there's a lot of Saul I like to take with me in my life."
As "Homeland" comes to an end, we revisit our trip to the set, where Patinkin shared some thoughts on his role as a CIA spy chief: "there's a lot of Saul I like to take with me in my life."
President Trump did not hold a daily briefing over the weekend after facing criticism for his comments to inject disinfectant to treat the coronavirus. The Associated Press White House correspondent Zeke Miller joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss Dr. Fauci's recent absence from those briefings and DHHS Secretary Alex Azar's relationship with the Trump administration.
The 60 Minutes team visited actor Mandy Patinkin on location in South Africa to find out what made the hit show come to life.
New York reported 422 new deaths on Friday — the lowest daily number since April 1.