 
NEW BENCHMARK.
THE SURGEON GENERAL CALLING THIS
WEEK IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE 
CORONAVIRUS OUR PEARL HARBOR, 
OUR 9/11 MOMENT.
POLICE SERGEANT J.J. SMITH AND
WIFE WERE JUST STARTING A NEW 
LIFE TOGETHER AFTER HIS RETIRE
MTS.
THEY DIED DAYS APART
>> THE WORLD LOST SOME OF THE 
MOST LOVING PEOPLE. 
>> Reporter: WITH LEADERS AT THE
WHITE HOUSE URGING AMERICANS WHO
DON'T NEED TO SHOP THIS WEEK TO 
AVOID GROCERY STORES, STATES
LIKE NEW YORK ARE NOT ALONE IN
CRISIS
IN MICHIGAN THE DETROIT 
CONVENTION CENTER IS BECOMING A 
MASSIVE FIELD HOSPITAL
>> IN LOUISIANA, WHERE THE
GOVERNOR MAINTAINS HE DIDN'T
KNOW MARDI GRAS COULD TRILOGIER 
AN OUTBREAK THE NEW ORLEANS AREA
HAS THE HIGHEST OUTBREAK
>> EVERYONE IS SUS SEPTEMBERABLE
TO THIS AND EVERYONE NEED TO
FOLLOW THE PRECAUTIONS THAT 
WE'VE LAID OUT. 
>> Reporter: WHILE CITIES LIKE
BOSTON ARE PREPARING FOR A 9:00 
A.M. CURFEW, DOCTORS IN COLORADO
PLAN TO PREPARE FOR A --
>> I'M STILL SHEDDING THE VIRUS.
>> THE NURSE WHO CAUGHT THE 
VIRUS NEARLY A MONTH AGO CLEARED
HER MANDATORY QUARANTINE BUT
TESTED POSITIVE AGAIN BEFORE
RETURNING TO WORK.
>> IT'S DANGEROUS WE'RE NOT 
CHECKING OUR HEALTH CARE WORKERS
BEFORE THEY GO BACK TO WORK.
>> HOSPITALS IN THE SOUTH NEED
ALL THE DOCTORS AND NURSES THEY 
CAN GET.
GEORGIA EXPECTING A RAPID RISE
IN CASES BUT ITS PEAK MAY BE
WEEKS AWAY
>> MOST BUSINESSES ARE CLOSE BUD
THE GOVERNOR HAS ORDERED THE
BEACHES BACK OPEN BUT SOME LOCAL
LEADERS WHO CLOSED THE BEACHES
IN THE FIRST PLACE CALLED THE 
MOVE RECKLESS.
>> AFTER SOME AMERICANS SPENT 
THE FIRST WEEKEND WEARING FACE
COVERING IN PUBLIC
>> THE GOVERNOR IS GEFING 500 
VENTILATORS TO NEW YORK AND 
OTHER REGIONS WHO NEED THEM NOW.
>> Reporter: A BAY AREA 
DETECTIVE WHO GOT SICK ON THE 
JOB WAS ON A VENTILATOR FOR 
NEARLY A WEEK AFTER BEING 
ADVISED FOR NOT GOING TO THE ER.
WHEN SHE ARRIVED DOCTORS
COULDN'T SAVE HER LIFE
>> I'M GOING TO MISS HER VOICE
I'M GOING TO MISS HER CALLING 
US
>> Reporter: THE TRUE TOLL OF 
THIS CRISIS STILL UNFOLDING,
MEASURED ONE LIFE AT A TIME.
NBC USE, LOS ANGELES
>> THE WORLD IS PRAYING FOR THE 
RECOVERY OF GLOBAL LEADER BORIS 
JOHNSON WHO IS BATTLING 
COVID-19
HE'S CURRENTLY BEING TREATED IN 
AN ICU IN LONDON AFTER HIS MILD 
SYMPTOMS TURNED MUCH WORSE
WE'RE LIVE OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL.
GOOD MORNING
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
THE PRIME MINISTER WAS BROUGHT
TO HOSPITAL ON SUNDAY AS HIS
COVID-19 SYMPTOMS KEPT ON 
PERSISTING BUT AS OF MONDAY HIS 
CON SITUATION WORSENED AND HEFSZ
TAKEN TO THE ICU UNIT.
THIS WAS FOR A PRECAUTIONARY
MEASURE IN CASE HE NEEDED TO BE 
PUT ON A VENTILATOR.
HE HASN'T BEEN PUT ON A 
VENTILATOR AS FAR AS WE KNOW
HE WAS GIVEN OXYGEN YESTERDAY TO
HELP HIM WITH HIS BREATHING BUT 
THIS IS A SERIOUS TURN OF EVENTS
FOR THE COUNTRY.
ESPECIALLY AS THE PRIME MINISTER
FELT IT NECESSARY TO ASK HIS
FOREIGN SECRETARY TO DEPUTIZE 
FOR HIM.
THIS IS NOW NO LONGER BUSINESS
AS USUAL WHICH WAS THE MESSAGE
COMING OUT FROM DOWNING STREET
THAT THE PRIME MINISTER WAS NIL 
THE CHARGE, THAT HE WAS STILL IN
CONTACT.
THAT IS CLEARLY NOT THE CASE
ANYMORE.
NOW THAT HE IS IN INTENSIVE CARE
UNIT
I MEAN, IT IS AFTER ALL THE 
SICKEST AND MOST NEEDY PATIENTS 
ARE TAKEN TO THAT UNIT SO IT IS 
A SERIOUS TIME HERE.
THE LAST TIME THAT WE SAW THE 
PRIME MINISTER WAS ON THURSDAY
WHEN HE STEPPED OUT SIDE NUMBER 
SO DOWNING STREET AND HE WASN'T 
LOOKING WELL
HE JOINED THE REST OF THE 
COUNTRY TO CHECK FOR NHS
WORKERS.
THOSE WORKERS ARE NOW LOOKING 
AFTER HIM IN THE HOSPITAL BEHIND
ME
>> ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU.
>>> THE ALARMING REVOLUTION THAT
A TIGER HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR 
CORONAVIRUS HAS MANY WORRIED 
ABOUT THEIR OWN PETS AME HOME.
ARE DOGS AND CATS SAFE FROM THE 
VIRUS?
>> THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF DOGS 
AND CATS IN THE U.S. FROM 
GETTING SICK
IF YOU HAVE COVID-19 SOMEBODY 
NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR
ANIMAL
IF YOU'RE HEALTHY MASH YOUR 
HANDS BEFORE DOING ANYTHING 
BEFORE AND AFTER WITH YOUR PET
>>> THE BASEBALL LEAGUES WANT 
EXHIBITION GAME TO START AT THE 
END OF APRIL
>> LET'S GET OVER TO JANESSA
WEBB TRACK AGO LITTLE BIT OF A
CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN.
>> A TON OF SUNSHINE ACROSS THE 
EAST COAST BUT NOW A STORM MU 
PATTERN IS SETTING UP AND THAT
SEVERE WEATHER RISK IS GOING TO 
BE ENHANCED.
THE POSSIBILITIES LINGERING IN
FOR TONIGHT ACROSS THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
42 MILLION ARE GOING TO BE
IMPACTED BY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.
THEN WE'LL SEE SOME ISOLATED
TORPI
TORNADOS BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO
WATCH THIS
THAT WILL ENHANCE SEVERE WEATHER
RISKS.
THAT'S A BIG STORY OF THE DAY 
AHEAD.
>>> SO THAT WARM FRONT
CONTINUING TO LIFT TO THE NORTH.
DAYTIME HIGHS, ST. LOUIS, KANSAS
CITY ALMOST TOUCHING 80 DEGREES.
LIT WILL BE NICE FOR BOSTON, NEW
YORK CITY, A FEW ISOLATED 
SHOWERS BUT WE'LL REMAIN ON THE 
DRY SIDE
>> SO WATCHING THE SEVERE 
WEATHER FOR AT LEAST 36 HOURS,
>>> HIS GRANDMOTHER HAS PASSED
AWAY FROM CORONAVIRUS.
HE SAID WHILE HE'S VERY HURT
HE'S HAPPY SHE'S NO LONGER IN 
PAIN
SHE SHARED HIS FRUSTRATIONS WITH
THE UNCERTAINTY YOU AROF SURROUG
THE VIRUS.
>>> FAMILIES ARE CARING FOR 
THEIR LOVED ONES QUARANTINE ADD 
HOME
AMONG THOSE KIT SNOW AFTER HER
HUSBAND DEVELOPED SYMPTOMS
>> NONE OF US ARE TALKING TO
CHRIS FACE TO FACE EVEN THOUGH'S
RIGHT DOWNSTAIRS
>> WELCOME TO TODAY WHATEVER
EVERYTHING IS THE SAME IN THESE 
FOUR WALLS
>> I GO DOWN WITH A MASK ON.
>> I LEFT YOU EGGS AND TOAST
>> WE HAD MADE A PLAN THAT IF 
ANY OF US GOT SICK WE WOULD GO
TO OUR GUEST ROOM WHICH IS IN 
THE GUEST ROOM
>> HE DESCRIBES IT AS MASSIVE 
MUSCLE NOT JUST ACHES BUT PAIN
>> TWO TEENAGERS ARE ALSO GOING 
TO SCHOOL.
>> I SPENT ALL MORNING FRIDAY 
AND MUCH OF THE DAY SATURDAY
DISINFECTING
>> GOT TO BLESS MY NEIGHBOR,
DROPPED OFF MILK. 
>> I'M TIRED
KNOW THAT WE ARE SUPER LUCKY
THAT BEF SO MUCH SUPPORT
MY DIGEST FEAR THAT I'M SO MANY 
FAMILIES FEARS THAT HE WILL TAKE
A TURN FOR THE WORST AND HE 
WON'T BE ABLE TO BREATHE
SO I MADE A PLAN WITH MY
NEIGHBOR THAT MY KIDS WILL BE 
WITH HER AND THAT'S MY BIGGEST
FEAR THAT I WON'T BE ABLE TO
TAKE CARE OF MY KIDS
I HAVE SO MUCH APPRECIATION FOR 
EVERYONE RIGHT NOW, FOR THE 
PEOPLE BRINGING ME MY MAIL, FOR 
PEOPLE BRINGING MY GROCERIES, 
THE PEOPLE SENDSING ME TEXT 
MESSAGES
>> THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IN
EVERYONE'S WORLD AND I HAVE 
WONDERFUL THING TO SAY TO MY
WIFE AND MYSELF.
>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
BECAUSE I CAN'T EVEN KEEP UP SO 
THANK YOU.
>> WE WANT TO WISH KATE AND HER 
HUSBAND AND KIDS
>>> A GRIMMER OF HOPE IN THE
CORONAVIRUS BATTLE SPARKS A 
MASSIVE RALLY ON WALL STREET
THE DOW SURGED OVER 1,600 POINTS
AFTER NEW DATA SHOWED SLOWING 
NUMBERS OF CASES IN THE WORLD'S 
BIGGEST HOT SPOTS INCLUDING 
SPAIN, ITALY AND NEW YORK.
>>> BUT IS THAT GLIMMER OF HOPE 
THAT A FLATTENING OF THE CURVE
COULD BE COMING SOONER THAN 
LATER ENOUGH TO KEEP INVESTORS
OPTIMISTIC
WE EELT ASK KAREN WHO IS LIVE 
FOR US IN LONDON THIS MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
YES, INVESTORS CLOSELY WATCHING 
THE INFECTION RATE
YESTERDAY THAT POP OF MORE THAN 
600 POINTS, HOW TO FOLLOW UP IN 
FUTURES THAT WERE WEAKER
BUILDING JUST BEFORE THE MARKET 
OPEN BUT INVESTORS FROM THE NEW 
YORK AND NEW JERSEY GOVERNORS 
TALKING ABOUT A POTENTIAL 
FLATTENING OF THE CURVE AROUND
THE PANDEMIC AND COMMENTS FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE AS PRESIDENT
TRUMP WAS TALKING ABOUT 
POTENTIAL TREATMENTS, ABOUT TEN 
DIFFERENT ACTIVE TRIALS FOR 
THERAPEUTIC AGENTS, ALSO OTHER
TREATMENTS WORKING TOWARD 
CLINICAL TRIALS BUT WE MAY SEEN 
A OOEGSER LEANER AND SO FAR A 
SURVEY FROM WALLET HUB IS 
TALKING ABOUT 68% OF AMERICANS
INTENDING TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT 
LESS THIS YEAR ON CANDY AND SOME
OUTFITS TYPICALLY DRESS UP OVER 
EASTERITH FEWER PEOPLE HAVING 
CELEBRATIONS MANY AMERICANS MORE
WORRIED ABOUT THEIR HELT NOW
THAN WHAT THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT
THE U.S. ECONOMY
>>> WE DID SEE A SMALL SPIKE
YESTERDAY ABOUT 10% AND THAT'S A
LITTLE BETTER COMPARED TO THE 
LAST TWO WEEKS WHEN WE SAW ABOUT
A 20 TO 25% IN REGION BY REGION 
FROM THE NORTHEAST TO THE SOUTH 
WHERE WE SAW 30% LAST WEEK
COMPARED TO NOW NORTHEAST AT
8.5.
SO THIS IS POSSIBILITY OF A 
FLATTENING OF THE CURVE, BUT
THERE'S STILL THAT LACK OF
>>> I'VE BEEN SPEAKING AT LENGTH
WITH THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION AND HE ASKED IF I
COULD HELP CURE RATE THIS 
SPECIAL ON TEEVISION AND I 
LEARNED MORE ABOUT WHAT THEY DO 
WHICH IS INCREDIBLE.
>> LAY DY GAGA MAKING THIS SPECA
EDITION.
THE LINEUP INCLUDES LIZZO, BILLY
EILIS.
>> A SUPERMAN'S DREAM COME TRUE.
THE ORANGE GNIGINAL CAST.
>> IN NEW YORK -- 
>> KA SIN SKI REACHED OUT TO THE
YOUNG GIRL'S MOTHER.
DESCRIBING HOW HER DAUGHTER HAD 
TO MISS THE SHOW IN FLORIDA DUE 
TO THE PANDEMIC AND SHE GETS
EVEN BETTER THAN THAT I'D SAY.
THE ORIGINAL CAST.
>> FRONT SEATS
>>> A VIRTUAL REUNION FOR THE 
SIT COME THE NANNY
>> HEY, EVERYONE IT'S FRAN
DRESSER.
ISN'T IT GREAT TO SEE THE WHOLE 
CAST BACK TOGETHER AGAIN
>> THEY DID A TABLE READ OF 
THEIR PILOT EPISODE BRINGING THE
MUCH NEEDED ENTERTAINMENT IN
SELF-ISOLATION
>>> A SHIFT CHANGE IN MICHIGAN, 
NURSE UNSPIRED HER COLLEAGUES 
AND US
>
>>. 
♪ AMAZING GRACE, HOW SWEET THE 
SOUND THAT SAVED A WRETCH LIKE
ME ♪
♪ I ONCE WAS LOST, BUT NOW I'M 
FOUND ♪
♪ WAS BLIND BUT NOW I SEE ♪
>> A BIG THANK YOU TO THE NURSE 
AND EVERYONE ON THE NONT FRONT
LINES, WE'RE TALKING CUSHION
TODAY YAL STAFF, GROCERY WORKERS
AND THANK YOU, THANK YOU
>> WE NEED YOU MORE THAN EVER 
NOW.
>> WE WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH A
HAPPY NOTE
GLIMMER OF HOPE FROM THE NEW
YORK EPICENTER OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK
AS GOVERNOR CUOMO SAYS EVERYONE 
NEEDS TO DOUBLE DOWN ON 
SEPARATION AND STAYING AT HOME. 
>> BRITISH PRIME MINISTER BORIS 
JOHNSON, AT THIS MOMENT, BEING
CARED FOR AT A HOSPITAL ICU 
AFTER HIS CONDITION WORSENED
WE ARE LIVE OUTSIDE HIS 
HOSPITAL. 
>> AND WE WILL TAKE YOU TO A NEW
YORK HOSPITAL DOING SOME VERY 
PROMISING, POSSIBLY LIFESAVING
THERAPY.
>> AND THEN FRONT LINES OF
CARING FOR A LOVED ONE
OUR KATE SNOW REVEALS HER 
PERSONAL STORY AS HER HUSBAND 
BATTLES CORONAVIRUS AT HOME.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
GOOD TUESDAY MORNING
I'M CORI COFFIN.
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
THE UNITED STATES HAS REACHED A 
STAGGERING BENCHMARK IN THE 
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AS 
AMERICANS BRACE FOR MORE
CHALLENGES AHEAD
MORE THAN 10,000 DEATHS HAVE NOW
BEEN LINKED TO COVID-19 IN THIS 
COUNTRY, AS THE NUMBER OF 
CONFIRMED CASES SURGES TO MORE
THAN 360,000
THAT'S NEARLY THREE TIMES HIGHER
THAN THE SECOND WORST-HIT 
COUNTRY, SPAIN
AND AMERICA'S TOP MEDICAL 
PROFESSIONALS WARN THAT THE 
WORST IS YET TO COME. 
>> TAKING A LOOK AT NEW YORK, 
THERE ARE SOME POSSIBLE SIGNS OF
A FLATTENING OF THE CURVE.
BUT THE GOVERNOR IS WARNING 
PEOPLE THAT SOCIAL DISTANCING IS
STILL CRUCIAL, AFTER SOME PARKS 
WERE CROWDED OVER THE WEEKEND,
THE FINE FOR GATHERING WAS
DOUBLED TO A THOUSAND DOLLARS.
MEANWHILE, OVER IN LOS ANGELES, 
LOS ANGELES COUNTY REPORTING A
7% INCREASE IN CASES, ON MONDAY.
IT'S THE FIRST SINGLE-DIGIT 
INCREASE THEY HAVE REPORTED 
SINCE THE OUTBREAK ACCELERATED
IN MARCH
>> WALMART AND KROGER ARE 
TESTING OUT NEW WAYS TO TRY TO
KEEP PEOPLE SAFE WHILE THEY 
SHOP
THEY HAVE BEGUN TESTING ONE-WAY 
AISLES IN SOME STORES, TRYING TO
LIMIT CLOSE CONTACT BETWEEN 
CUSTOMERS.
THE POLICY COULD BE ROLLED OUT
TO MORE U.S. STORES.
>>> AND ACCORDING TO A DOCUMENT 
OBTAINED BY CNBC, AMAZON IS 
CRACKING DOWN ON SOCIAL 
DISTANCING VIOLATIONS IN THEIR
WAREHOUSES
WORKERS WHO ARE NOT STAYING SIX 
FEET AWAY FROM EACH OTHER RISK
BEING FIRED.
>> THE LIST OF STATES ISSUING 
STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS FOR THEIR 
RESIDENTS CONTINUES TO GROW.
SOUTH CAROLINA'S FIVE MILLION 
RESIDENTS HAVE NOW BEEN ORDERED 
TO STAY HOME
ACCORDING TO THE GOVERNOR,
ANYONE WHO IS OUT IN PUBLIC, NOT
PERFORMING ESSENTIAL DUTIES,
COULD FACE PUNISHMENT OF UP TO
30 DAYS IN JAIL.
AFTER THAT ANNOUNCEMENT, BOEING 
SAID IT WILL, TEMPORARILY, SHUT 
DOWN ITS 787 AIRPLANE PRODUCTION
IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE COMPANY SAYS EMPLOYEES WHO
CANNOT WORK REMOTELY WILL BE
PAID UP TO TEN DAYS FOR WORK. 
>> LADY GAGA IS USING HER STAR
POWER TO UNITE AND RAISE SOME 
MAJOR BUCKS FOR THE WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION
THE POP STAR WILL BE JOINED BY
PAUL McCARTNEY, STEVIE WONDER,
AND OTHERS FOR A TELEVISION 
EVENT APRIL 18th
IT WILL AIR ON NBC, ABC, CBS, 
AND OTHER NETWORKS
AND MORE FRUITY FOOD IS GETTING 
DELIVERED TO THE FRONT LINES
LITTLE CAESARS IS DONATING 1
MILLION PIZZAS TO HEALTHCARE
WORKERS AND DOMINOS IS GIVING 
AWAY TEN MILLION SLICES.
INDIVIDUAL FRANCHISES WILL
DECIDE WHERE THAT PIZZA WILL GO 
IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 
>> AS THE COUNTRY BRACES FOR
WHAT EXPERTS SAY COULD BE A 
DEVASTATING WEEK, THERE COULD BE
LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL
GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK SAYING 
SIGNS SOCIAL DISTANCING MAY BE
WORKING.
HERE'S ALICE BARR IN WASHINGTON 
WITH THE LATEST.
>> THE CORONAVIRUS DEATH TOLL 
HAS CROSSED A SOLEMN MARKER.
MORE THAN 10,000 AMERICAN LIVES 
LOST
WITH CASES EXPECTED TO HIT A
DEADLY PEAK THIS WEEK, PRESIDENT
TRUMP TWEETING, LIGHT AT THE END
OF THE TUNNEL.
EVEN AS THE NATION'S TOP DOCTOR 
ISSUES A GRIM WARNING.
>> THE NEXT WEEK IS GOING TO BE 
OUR PEARL HARBOR MOMENT.
IT'S GOING TO BE OUR 9/11 
MOMENT. 
>> HEALTH OFFICIALS PLEADING
WITH THE PUBLIC.
NOW IS THE TIME TO STAY HOME
DON'T EVEN GO TO THE GROCERY
STORE.
>> BEFORE YOU HAVE TO SEE YOUR
HOSPITALS AND YOUR EMERGENCY
ROOMS OVERWHELMED, IT IS ON US, 
AS A MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY,
OF THIS COUNTRY, TO DO
EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO SAVE ONE 
ANOTHER.
>> YET, AT THIS NEW JERSEY
COSTCO, MASSIVELY LONG LINES
WITH SHOPPERS TRYING TO KEEP A
SAFE DISTANCE.
NEW YORK'S GOVERNOR DOUBLING
FINES TO A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR 
PEOPLE BREAKING SOCIAL
DISTANCING RULES
>> YOU DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO
RISK SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE. 
>> THE CRACKDOWN COMING AS NEW
YORK'S DAILY DEATH TOLL SHOWS 
SIGNS OF FLATTENING.
NEW HOSPITALIZATIONS, ICU 
ADMISSIONS, AND INTUBATIONS, ALL
DROPPING
BUT, STILL, HIGH
AS THE STATE'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
IS PUSHED TO ITS LIMITS.
>> IF WE ARE PLATEAUING, WE ARE 
PLATEAUING AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL.
>> AND A NEW GOVERNMENT WATCHDOG
REPORT SHOWS HOSPITALS ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY ARE FACING DIRE 
SHORTAGES OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, 
INCLUDING TESTING KITS AND
THERMOMETERS
PRESIDENT TRUMP, PUSHING BACK.
ACCUSING THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, 
WHO COMPILED THE REPORT, OF 
BEING POLITICAL.
>> YOU DIDN'T TELL ME THAT, 
JOHN
YOU DIDN'T TELL ME THAT -- SERVE
IN THE PREVIOUS -- YOU MEAN THE 
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION. 
>> THE REPORT ALSO FOUND FEMA 
HAS SHIPPED OUT EXPIRED 
PROTECTIVE GEAR.
WHILE A LACK OF CLEAR DIRECTION 
FROM THE GOVERNMENT IS LEADING
TO FEAR AND CONFUSION AMONG 
HEALTHCARE WORKERS AT WAR WITH
NO CLEAR END IN SIGHT.
ALICE BARR, NBC NEWS, 
WASHINGTON. 
>> WHILE THE VIRUS IS SHOWING 
SIGNS OF LEVELING OFF IN THE NEW
YORK AREA, CASES IN OTHER 
AMERICAN CITIES ARE NOT EXPECTED
TO PEAK UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF THIS
MONTH.
AND AT HOSPITALS ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY, THERE'S STILL SHORTAGES
OF TESTING KITS.
NBC'S MIGUEL ALMAGUER HAS MORE
>> AS AMERICANS BRACE FOR WHAT
MANY EXPECT WILL BE A GRIM WEEK,
OUR NATIONAL DEATH TOLL HAS NOW 
HIT A STAGGERING NEW BENCHMARK
THE SURGEON GENERAL CALLING THIS
WEEK IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE 
CORONAVIRUS OUR PEARL HARBOR
OUR 9/11 MOMENT.
BEHIND EACH NUMBER, A 
HEARTBROKEN FAMILY
POLICE SERGEANT JJ SMITH AND
WIFE GLORIA WERE JUST STARTING A
NEW LIFE TOGETHER AFTER HIS 
RETIREMENT
THEY DIED DAYS APART. 
>> THE WORLD LOST SOME OF THE 
MOST LOVING PEOPLE. 
>> WITH LEADERS AT THE WHITE
HOUSE URGING AMERICANS WHO DON'T
NEED TO SHOP THIS WEEK TO AVOID 
GROCERY STORES, STATES LIKE NEW 
YORK ARE NOT ALONE IN CRISIS
IN MICHIGAN, THE DETROIT
CONVENTION CENTER IS BECOMING A 
MASSIVE FIELD HOSPITAL
IN LOUISIANA, WHERE THE GOVERNOR
MAINTAINS HE DIDN'T KNOW MARDI
GRAS COULD TRIGGER AN OUTBREAK, 
THE NEW ORLEANS AREA NOW HAS THE
HIGHEST DEATH RATE IN THE 
COUNTRY.
AT A NURSING HOME IN INDIANA, 11
RESIDENTS HAVE DIED FROM THE
VIRUS, WHILE SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE
BEEN HOSPITALIZED.
>> EVERYONE IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO 
THIS, AND EVERYONE NEEDS TO 
FOLLOW THE PRECAUTIONS THAT 
WE'VE LAID OUT. 
>> WHILE CITIES LIKE BOSTON ARE 
PREPARING FOR A 9:00 P.M. 
CURFEW, IN COLORADO DOCTORS 
UNVEILED A PLAN FOR HOW TO
PRIORITIZE LIFESAVING TREATMENT 
WHEN FACED WITH TOO MANY
COVID-19 PATIENTS.
>> AFTER 23 DAYS, I'M STILL 
SHEDDING THE VIRUS. 
>> NURSE LISA MERCK, WHO CAUGHT 
THE VIRUS NEARLY A MONTH AGO, 
CLEARED HER MANDATORY QUARANTINE
BUT TESTED POSITIVE AGAIN AFTER 
SHE INSISTED ON CHECKING HER
STATUS BEFORE RETURNING TO WORK.
>> I FEEL LIKE IT'S JUST
DANGEROUS THAT WE'RE NOT -- 
WE'RE NOT CHECKING OUR
HEALTHCARE WORKERS BEFORE THEY
GO BACK TO WORK.
>> HOSPITALS IN THE SOUTH NEED
ALL THE NURSES AND DOCTORS THEY 
CAN GET.
GEORGIA, EXPERIENCING A RAPID 
RISE IN CASES, BUT ITS PEAK MAY 
BE WEEKS AWAY.
BLAYNE ALEXANDER IS IN ATLANTA
>> Reporter: MOST BUSINESSES ARE
CLOSED BUT THE GOVERNOR HAS 
ORDERED THE BEACHES BACK OPEN.
BUT SOME LOCAL LEADERS, WHO 
CLOSED THE BEACHES IN THE FIRST 
PLACE, CALL THE MOVE RECKLESS.
>> AFTER SOME AMERICANS SPENT 
THEIR FIRST WEEKEND WEARING 
HOMEMADE FACE COVERINGS IN
PUBLIC, SOME REGIONS STILL SAW
LARGE GATHERINGS. 
>> DESPITE A WEEKEND SURGE IN 
ICU CASES, HERE IN CALIFORNIA,
THE GOVERNOR IS GIVING 500
VENTILATORS TO NEW YORK AND 
OTHER REGIONS, WHO DESPERATELY
NEED THEM NOW.
>> MARY LOU ARMOR, A BAY-AREA 
DETECTIVE WHO GOT SICK ON THE 
JOB, WAS ON A VENTILATOR FOR
NEARLY A WEEK AFTER BEING 
ADVISED NOT TO GO TO THE ER.
WHEN SHE ARRIVED, DOCTORS 
COULDN'T SAVE HER LIFE. 
>> I'M GOING TO MISS HER VOICE
I'M GOING TO MISS HER CALLING 
US. 
>> MIGUEL ALMAGUER NBC NEWS, LOS
ANGELES.
>> WANT TO TURN NOW TO SOME 
CONCERNING NEWS OUT OF THE UK 
WHERE A GLOBAL LEADER'S BATTLE
AGAINST THE VCORONAVIRUS HAS 
LANDED HIM IN A LONDON HOSPITAL.
OFFICIALS SAY PRIME MINISTER
BORIS JOHNSON IS NOW IN 
INTENSIVE CARE WITH WHAT'S
DESCRIBED AS, QUOTE, PERSISTENT 
SYMPTOMS OF CORONAVIRUS.
THE 55-YEAR-OLD WAS INFECTED
WITH THE VIRUS LATE LAST MONTH
HE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL 
AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE BUT
ACCORDING TO HIS OFFICE, HIS
SYMPTOMS HAVE SINCE WORSENED
FOR THE LATEST ON HIS CONDITION,
WE TURN NOW TO NBC'S ALI AROUZI 
LIVE IN LONDON FOR US.
ALI, BREAK IT DOWN. 
>> GOOD MORNING, COREY
THAT'S RIGHT
PRIME MINISTER WAS BROUGHT TO 
HOSPITAL ON SUNDAY, AS HIS
COVID-19 SYMPTOMS KEPT
PERSISTING
AND AS OF LAST NIGHT, HIS 
CONDITION WORSENED, AND HE WAS
TAKEN TO THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, IN
CASE HE NEEDED TO BE PUT ON A 
VENTILATOR
NOW, THERE'S NO WORD THAT HE'S
BEEN PUT ON A VENTILATOR YET
HE WAS JUST GIVEN OXYGEN LAST 
NIGHT.
AND WE ARE TOLD THAT HIS
CONDITION REMAINS THE SAME
BUT THIS IS A VERY BIG CHANGE IN
THIS COUNTRY, COREY.
JUST THE FACT THAT HE HAD TO ASK
HIS FOREIGN SECRETARY, DOMINIC
RAB, TO DEPUTIZE FOR HIM IS A 
CLEAR SIGNAL THAT ALL IS NOT
WELL
JUST A FEW DAYS AGO, WE WERE
BEING TOLD THAT THE PRIME 
MINISTER IS IN CHARGE AND IN
TOUCH.
BUT, CLEARLY, BEING IN THE ICU
UNIT CHANGES EVERYTHING.
NOW, THE FOREIGN SECRETARY SAYS 
THAT HE IS IN SAFE HANDS HERE AT
ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL.
IT IS ONE OF THE LEADING
HOSPITALS IN THIS COUNTRY AND 
ALSO SPECIALIZES IN INFECTIOUS
DISEASES. 
>> CERTAINLY, CONCERNING FOR
CITIZENS IN THAT COUNTRY
ALI AROUZI FOR US LIVE OUTSIDE
THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE IS BEING
TREATED.
ALI, THANK YOU. 
>> LET'S GET A FIRST LOOK AT OUR
WEATHER ON THIS TUESDAY WITH NBC
METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB
JANESSA, GOOD MORNING.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING
WE ARE SETTING UP A STORMY
PATTERN ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND
ALSO FOR THE MIDWEST THIS 
AFTERNOON.
AFTER GORGEOUS CONDITIONS TO
START OFF YOUR MONDAY.
SO LET'S TAKE A LOOK WHAT'S 
HAPPENING THIS MORNING, RIGHT 
NOW.
PRETTY QUIET
BUT WE DO STILL HAVE A FEW
STORMS THAT ARE CURRENTLY MAKING
THEIR WAY OUT OF CHICAGO RIGHT
NOW.
AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW
WELL TO THE EAST
NOW, THE MIDATLANTIC, ALSO IN ON
THIS, THIS AFTERNOON
POTENTIAL OF 55 MILLION PEOPLE
GOING TO BE IMPACTED BY DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY TODAY.
HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR 
DAY AHEAD.
SO IT'S ALL DUE TO A WARM FRONT 
THAT'S GOING TO SURGE WELL TO 
THE NORTH.
AND THAT'S ALLOWING THESE STORMS
TO REALLY POP THIS AFTERNOON
WITH DAYTIME HIGHS, THEY'LL 
CONTINUE TO BE WELL-ABOVE 
AVERAGE, IN THE UPPER 70s.
SO WATCHING THE SEVERE WEATHER, 
THIS WILL BE A
>>> WELCOME BACK
WE'RE BACK WITH SOMETHING CALLED
THE NATIONAL COALESCENT PROJECT.
>> IT IS A BIG NAME FOR WHAT MAY
BE A BIG HELP IN SAVING LIVES OF
COVID-19 PATIENTS.
AT THE EPICENTER IS MOUNT SINAI 
HOSPITAL IN NEW YORK, WHERE 
DOCTORS THERE ARE FIGHTING BACK 
WITH OLD THERAPY AND A NEW TEST.
HERE'S NBC'S CYNTHIA McFADDEN.
>> Reporter: THIS MORNING, AS 
PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 CONTINUE 
TO PILE INTO THE EMERGENCY
DEPARTMENT AND THE ICU AT MOUNT 
SINAI, THERE IS SOME VERY 
PROMISING, POSSIBLY LIFESAVING
NEWS, FROM DEEP INSIDE THE
HOSPITAL'S LAB
>> WE HAVE SO MANY PATIENTS WHO 
ARE SICK
THEY NEED SOME HOPE OF A
TREATMENT.
>> DR. JEFFREY JANG AND HIS 
COLLEAGUE HAVE DEVELOPED A NEW
TEST THAT MAY SPEED UP AND
IMPROVE AN OLD THERAPY
TRANSFUSING THE PLASMA OF 
PATIENTS WHO HAVE RECOVERED FROM
COVID-19 INTO PATIENTS WHO ARE
CRITICALLY ILL
THE TECHNIQUE USED EFFECTIVELY
IN THE PAST IN THE SARS, H1N1 
FLU, IN EBOLA EPIDEMICS.
AND, MORE RECENTLY, THE CHINESE 
USED IT IN THEIR BATTLE WITH THE
CORONAVIRUS.
MOUNT SINAI'S TEST A
CUTTING-EDGE WEAPON CREATED BY A
TEAM LED BY DR. FLORIAN CRAMER. 
>> GET A READOUT WHICH IS 
BASICALLY A CHANGE IN COLOR.
AND BY DOING THAT, WE CAN 
DETERMINE SOMEBODY ALREADY HAS
IMMUNITY TO COVID-19. 
>> THE DARKER THE COLOR, THE
HIGHER THE ANTIBODIES.
>> WHILE OTHER TESTS MEASURE
WHETHER THE ANTIBODY IS THERE OR
NOT, OUR ASSAY CAN ALSO MEASURE 
HOW MUCH OF THE ANTIBODY IS 
THERE.
AND THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE 
CAN IDENTIFY THOSE DONORS WITH A
HIGH AMOUNT OF ANTIBODY, WHO
WOULD MOST LIKELY BENEFIT THE 
PATIENTS. 
>> THE HOSPITAL PUT OUT A CALL
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE RECOVERED, 
AND WAS STUNNED WHEN 10,000 
PEOPLE VOLUNTEERED
DANNY REAMER WAS ONE OF THE 
FIRST.
HE AND HIS WIFE LIVE IN 
ROCHELLE, ONE OF THE FIRST
HOTSPOTS IN THE NEW YORK CITY 
AREA
THEY WERE ONLY MILDLY ILL, NEVER
HOSPITALIZED, RECOVERING AT HOME
WITH THEIR THREE KIDS, NONE OF
WHOM GOT SICK.
>> AS SOON AS WE WERE RELEASED
FROM QUARANTINE, THE FIRST PLACE
WE WENT WAS MOUNT SINAI.
AND TO QUALIFY FOR THE DONATION 
PROGRAM, YOU SIMPLY NEED TO HAVE
A BLOOD TEST
AND DEMONSTRATE THAT YOUR 
ANTIBODY NUMBERS ARE HIGH.
AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE A NEGATIVE 
SWAB
IT'S VERY SIMPLE. 
>> WE HAVE A PICTURE OF YOU 
CONTRIBUTING YOUR PLASMA
WHAT WERE YOU THINKING
>> THIS IS PROBABLY THE LEAST 
HEROIC WAY POSSIBLE TO BE A 
HERO
IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO MAKE A
BIG, BIG IMPACT.
>> EACH DONOR PROVIDES THE
EQUIVALENT OF FOUR DOSES OF 
PLASMA
TWO DOSES BEING GIVEN TO THE
SICKEST PATIENTS HERE.
IN THE PAST FEW DAYS, MOUNT 
SINAI HAS GIVEN 11 VERY SICK
PATIENTS THE PLASMA OF THOSE WHO
HAVE RECOVERED
IS IT WORKING?
>> I KNOW THAT THE EXPRESSION 
GAME CHANGER HAS A LOT OF WEIGHT
TO IT.
BUT MIGHT THIS THERAPY BE A GAME
CHANGER?
>> I THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO 
EVALUATE THE FIRST PATIENTS THAT
WE HAVE TREATED IN A COUPLE OF
WEEKS.
>> IT ISN'T JUST MOUNT SINAI
PUSHING TO GET CONVALESCENT 
PLASMA THERAPY UP AND RUNNING IN
THE COUNTRY.
FROM SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S
LEADING RESEARCH CENTERS ARE
SPEARHEADING THE EFFORT.
THE GROUP STARTED AT JOHNS
HOPKINS, WHERE THEY ARE FOCUSING
ON USING PLASMA TO KEEP HEALTH
WORKERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS
FROM GETTING ILL. 
>> I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A 
POTENTIAL DISEASE-ALTERING
TREATMENT.
>> DR. MICHAEL JOINER AT THE
MAYO CLINIC IN MINNESOTA IS ALSO
ONE OF THE LEADERS. 
>> I'M HOPEFUL WE CAN MODIFY THE
COURSE OF THE DISEASE, PREVENT
HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUALS FROM
GETTING IT, REDUCE THE RISK OF
PEOPLE IN THE HOSPITAL FROM 
NEEDING ICU CARE
AND SHORTEN THE STAY OF PEOPLE
WHO ARE IN THE ICU
>> THAT WAS CYNTHIA McFADDEN
REPORTING AND THE DOCTORS AT NBC
SPOKE WITH SAY THEY ARE HOPEFUL 
THE FDA WILL SOO
>>> HI, EVERYONE
WE CONTINUE TO TRY TO FLATTEN 
THE CURVE, BUT YESTERDAY, I WAS 
TELLING YOU ON SUNDAYS FOR THE
LAST THREE WEEKS, WE CONTINUED
TO SEE A DIP
YESTERDAY, ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS
THE THIRD MONDAY IN A ROW WE'VE 
SEEN AN INCREASE
THE GOOD NEWS, IT WAS ONLY BY 
10%.
>>> A GLIMMER OF HOPE IN THE
CORONAVIRUS BATTLE SPARKS A 
MASSIVE RALLY ON WALL STREET
THE DOW SURGED OVER 1,600 POINTS
AFTER NEW DATA SHOWED A SLOWING 
NUMBER OF CASES IN THE WORLD'S
BIGGEST HOTSPOTS, INCLUDING 
SPAIN, ITALY, AND YONEW YORK
FUTURES POINTING TO SLIGHT GAIN 
AT THE OPEN.
>> ACROSS THE COUNTRY, FAMILIES 
ARE CARING FOR LOVED ONES AT
HOME
AMONG THEM, NBC NEWS NATIONAL 
CORRESPONDENT KATE SNOW, WHO IS 
SHARING HER FAMILY'S STORY AFTER
HER HUSBAND CHRIS DEVELOPED 
SYMPTOMS IN WHAT COULD BE ANY 
FAMILY'S STORY
>> NONE OF US ARE TALKING TO
CHRIS, FACE TO FACE.
EVEN THOUGH HE'S RIGHT
DOWNSTAIRS. 
>> WELCOME TO DAY WHATEVER
EVERYTHING IS THE SAME IN THESE 
FOUR WALLS. 
>> I GO DOWN WITH A MASK ON.
I LEFT YOU EGGS AND TOAST.
>> WE HAD MADE A PLAN THAT IF 
ANY OF US GOT SICK, WE WOULD GO 
TO OUR GUEST ROOM, WHICH IS IN
THE BASEMENT. 
>> I WASH MY HANDS. 
>> HE DESCRIBES IT AS MASS IVE 
MUSCLE NOT JUST ACHES BUT PAIN
I HAVE TWO TEENAGERS, GOING TO
SCHOOL
I SPENT ALL MORNING FRIDAY AND
MUCH OF THE DAY SATURDAY
DISINFECTING. 
>> BLESS MY NEIGHBOR
DROPPED OFF MILK
YESTERDAY, I DID ABOUT TEN LOADS
OF LAUNDRY
I'M JUST -- I'M TIRED.
KNOW THAT WE ARE SUPERLUCKY THAT
WE HAVE SO MUCH SUPPORT.
MY BIGGEST FEAR, LIKE I'M SURE
SO MANY FAMILIES RIGHT NOW, IS
THAT HE WILL TAKE A TURN FOR THE
WORSE.
AND HE WON'T BE ABLE TO BREATHE 
AND THAT I'LL HAVE TO TAKE HIM
TO THE HOSPITAL.
SO I MADE A PLAN WITH MY
NEIGHBOR THAT IF I HAVE TO LEAVE
AND THE KIDS ARE ALONE, THEN
SHE'LL HELP THEM
THAT'S MY BIGGEST FEAR IS THAT I
WON'T BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF MY
KIDS
I HAVE SO MUCH APPRECIATION FOR 
EVERYONE RIGHT NOW
FOR PEOPLE BRINGING ME MY MAIL
FOR THE PEOPLE BRINGING ME
GROCERIES.
FOR JUST THE PEOPLE SENDING ME
TEXT MESSAGES.
>> IT'S REALLY COOL.
THERE IS A LOT GOING ON IN
EVERYONE ELSE'S WORLD AND THEY
HAVE REALLY WONDERFUL THINGS TO 
SAY TO MY WIFE AND MYSELF.
>> I CAN'T EVEN KEEP UP SO THANK
YOU.
>> AND WE WANT TO WISH KATE, HER
HUSBAND, AND HER KIDS WELL AND
THANK HER FOR REMINDING US TO 
MAKE A PLAN AND BE PREPARED.
AND, BY NOW, WE SHOULD ALL KNOW 
THAT THIS VIRUS CAN COME FOR
ANYONE
DOESN'T MATTER WHO YOU ARE. 
>>TATE AT ANY TIME
YEAH
DISINFECTING HER HOME.
>> WISHING CHRIS AND ANYONE ELSE
AFFECTED A SPEEDY RECOVERY. 
>> THANKS FOR WATCHING AE"EARLY
TODAY" ON THIS TUESDAY. 
>> I'M PHILLIP MENA.
BEFORE WE GO, WE WANT TO REMIND 
YOU TO JOIN LESTER HOLT AND THE 
NBC NEWS TEAM FOR A LIVE
PRIMETIME SPECIAL ON THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
THAT'S TONIGHT AT 10:00 P.M.
EAST
>>> AS AMERICANS BRACE FOR AN 
ESCALATION IN CASES AND 
FATALITIES, NEW YORK'S GOVERNOR 
IS OFFERING RESIDENTS AND 
HEALTHCARE WORKERS SOME HOPE IN 
THE MIDST OF CHAOS. 
>> WE'LL TAKE YOU TO ONE OF THE 
HARDEST-HIT HOSPITALS IN THE
NORTHEAST, AND SHOW YOU HOW 
THEIR INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IS
COPING
>>> PLUS, WE'LL GO LIVE TO THE
LONDON HOSPITAL WHERE BRITISH 
PRIME MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON IS 
BEING TREATED IN THE ICU
A BUSY TUESDAY AHEAD
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
I'M CORI COFFIN.
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
THE PANDEMIC HAS REACHED AN EPIC
SCALE.
INFECTING MORE THAN 1.3 MILLION 
PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD.
A MILESTONE REACHED JUST FOUR 
MONTHS AFTER THIS VIRUS FIRST 
EMERGED IN WUHAN, CHINA.
AND HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
AT THIS HOUR
HERE, IN AMERICA, CONFIRMED 
INFECTIONS ARE NOW MORE THAN
DOUBLE THAT OF ANY OTHER NATION.
TOPPING 368,000.
IN LESS THAN SIX WEEKS, THE 
DEATH TOLL HAS GONE FROM ZERO TO
ALMOST 11,000 FATALITIES
AND IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS
CLUSTER MAP, IT SHOWS THE SCALE 
OF THE OUTBREAK IN EACH STATE 
WITH HOTSPOTS GROWING IN NEW
YORK, MICHIGAN, FLORIDA, AND
LOUISIANA.
>> ONE THING STATES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY ARE IN DIRE NEED OF IS
N95 MASKS.
AND PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS REACHED 
A DEAL WITH 3M, ITS MAKER.
THE COMPANY WILL PRODUCE 166 1/2
MILLION MASKS OVER THE NEXT 
THREE MONTHS
>>> OF COURSE, WE HAVE SEEN THIS
IMPACT THE VIRUS HAS HAD ON 
HEALTHCARE WORKERS BUT ALSO ON
NEW YORK'S FINEST NYPD
NEARLY 2,000 OFFICERS HAVE
TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS,
AND SO FAR, 13 EMPLOYEES HAVE 
DIED. 
>> MEANWHILE, BRITISH PRIME 
MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON'S HEALTH 
TAKES A TURN FOR THE WORSE
HE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL 
ON SUNDAY AND IS NOW IN THE ICU.
JUST AHEAD, OUR ALI AROUZI IS 
LIVE IN LONDON WITH THE LATEST
ON HIS CONDITION
>>> STARTING TODAY, STARBUCKS 
EMPLOYEES WILL NOW BE REQUIRED
TO WEAR FACE MASKS FOR THOSE
STORES THAT ARE STILL UP AND
RUNNING.
THE COMPANY SAYS IT'S TRYING TO 
COMPLY WITH CDC RECOMMENDATIONS.
>> AND THE ARMY HAS ANNOUNCED 
IT'S HOLDING OFF ON SENDING NEW 
RECRUITS TO BASIC TRAINING
THIS IS EXPECTED TO LAST FOR TWO
WEEKS.
THOSE ALREADY IN BASIC TRAINING 
AT ONE OF THE ARMY'S FOUR BCT 
LOCATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE 
SCREENED AND MONITORED
>>> WALMART AND KROGER ARE
TAKING NEW MEASURES TO KEEP 
SHOPPERS SAFE.
THEY'VE BEGUN TESTING ONE-WAY 
AISLES IN SOME STORES, TRYING TO
LIMIT CONTACT.
AND THE POLICY COULD BE ROLLED
OUT TO MORE U.S. STORES.
>> LIVE CLASSES AT PELOTON HAVE 
COME TO A GRINDING HALT AFTER 
ONE OF THEIR PRODUCTION 
EMPLOYEES TESTED POSITIVE FOR 
THE VIRUS.
THE COMPANY WILL CEASE
PRODUCTION OUT OF THEIR NEW YORK
AND LONDON STUDIOS FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE MONTH
LADY GAGA IS USING HER ST
STAR POWER TO UNITE AND RAISE 
SOME MAJOR BUCKS FOR THE WORLD
HEALTH ORGANIZATION.
PUTTING ON A SPECIAL CONCERT
ALONG WITH PAUL McCARTNEY,
STEVIE WONDER, AND OTHER
ARTISTS.
IT WILL AIR HERE ON NBC APRIL 
18th. 
>> DESPITE PREDICTIONS FROM THE 
WHITE HOUSE AND HEALTH EXPERTS
THAT THIS WILL WILL AMERICA'S 
HARDEST-HIT WEEK IN THE 
PANDEMIC, THERE ARE SOME
ENCOURAGING SIGNS FROM PARTS OF 
THE NATION
NBC'S SUSAN McGUINNESS HAS
DETAILS.
>> AS AMERICA ENTERS THE MOST 
CRITICAL AND DEADLY WEEK FOR
CORONAVIRUS YET, THE U.S. DEATH 
TOLL TOPS 10,000
HOSPITALS BRACE FOR AN AVALANCHE
OF NEW CASES AND DEATHS.
>> WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A ROUGH
WEEK
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A ROUGH 
MAYBE LITTLE MORE THAN A WEEK.
>> BRITISH PRIME MINISTER BORIS 
JOHNSON ADMITTED TO INTENSIVE 
CARE. 
>> AMERICANS ARE ALL PRAYING FOR
HIS RECOVERY
HE'S BEEN A REALLY GOOD FRIEND. 
>> BUT THE PRESIDENT COMBATIVE
WHEN ASKED ABOUT AN INSPECTOR 
GENERAL'S REPORT ABOUT SHORTAGES
AT HOSPITALS. 
>> WHAT'S HIS NAME
>> IT CAME FROM THE INSPECTOR 
GENERAL REPORT. 
>> WHAT'S HIS NAME
>> I DON'T KNOW HIS NAME OFF THE
TOP OF MY HEAD. 
>> TELL ME HIS NAME.
>> THE PRESIDENT ALSO BRUSHING
OFF CRITICISM ABOUT THE 
CONTINUED UNAVAILABILITY OF 
TESTS.
>> WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO STAND
ON STREET CORNERS DOING TESTING.
>> AMID CONCERNS ABOUT HOW
DEADLY THE NEXT TWO WEEKS MAY 
BE, TRACES OF OPTIMISM
WASHINGTON STATE RETURNING
VENTILATORS TO THE STOCKPILE HAS
CASES DROP
BUT INSISTING NEW YORKERS MUST
REM
REMAIN DILIGENT IN SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
>> THIS IS AN ENEMY THAT WE HAVE
UNDERESTIMATED FROM DAY ONE.
>> FROM THE WHITE HOUSE 
CONCERN --
>> IT IS ON US, AS A MEMBER OF
THIS COMMUNITY, OF THIS COUNTRY,
TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO
SAVE ONE ANOTHER
>> ON WALL STREET, STOCKS SURGED
ON PROMISING SIGNS THAT DEATH 
RATES ARE LEVELING OFF
AMID WORD THE WHITE HOUSE AND 
CONGRESS ARE ALREADY DISCUSSING 
A NEW ROUND OF DIRECT PAYMENTS
TO AMERICANS STRUGGLING IN THIS 
NATIONAL CRISIS.
SUSAN McGUINNESS, NBC NEWS, 
WASHINGTON. 
>> DESPITE A STAGGERING DEATH 
TOLL, THE VIRUS IS SHOWING SIGNS
OF LEVELING OFF IN THE NEW YORK 
AREA
BUT WITH STATE'S HOSPITALS
OVERWHELMED, GOVERNOR ANDREW
CUOMO IS WARNING EVERYONE TO
STAY VIGILANT, AND STAY INSIDE
TO AVOID ANOTHER SPIKE IN CASES.
NBC'S GABE GUTIERREZ IS IN NEW
YORK
>> Reporter: IN NEW YORK, NURSES
ARE REACHING THEIR LIMITS.
THE U.S. MILITARY IS DEPLOYED 
THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND THE
2,500-BED JAVITS CONVENTION 
CENTER IS NOW THE LARGEST 
HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY.
BUT AUTHORITIES SAY THERE COULD 
BE A GLIMMER OF HOPE
WHILE DEATHS IN NEW YORK STATE
CONTINUE TO RISE, THE INCREASE
HAS SLOWED OVER THE LAST TWO
DAYS
>> AND, AGAIN, WOULD SUGGEST A
POSSIBLE FLATTENING OF THE
CURVE.
>> DAILY HOSPITALIZATIONS AND 
INTUBATIONS ARE ALSO DOWN.
>> WE ARE PLATEAUING
WE ARE PLATEAUING AT A VERY HIGH
LEVEL.
AND THERE IS TREMENDOUS STRESS
ON THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. 
>> GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO IS 
WARNING NEW YORKERS NOT TO LET
THEIR GUARD DOWN
DOUBLING THE FINE FOR NOT SOCIAL
DISTANCING TO $1,000
HE SAID PRESIDENT TRUMP AGREED
TO HIS REQUEST THAT CORONAVIRUS 
PATIENTS BE TREATED ON THE USNS 
COMFORT.
>> IT'S A MARATHON, NOT A 
SPRINT
AND WE'RE JUST, YOU KNOW, NOT AT
HALF-TIME YET.
>> DR. DARA CASS FROM COLUMBIA
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAD 
THE VIRUS AND HAS NOW BEEN
DECLARED SAFE TO RETURN TO WORK.
>> I WENT BACK INTO THE ER
EMPOWERED TO GO HOLD A HAND.
THAT WAS ALL I WANTED TO DO 
BECAUSE I WANTED TO HOLD HANDS
WITH PATIENTS.
>> FUNERAL HOMES ARE OVERRUN
THIS ONE IN BROOKLYN SAYS IT'S
RUNNING OUT OF BODY BAGS. 
>> WE'RE OVERWHELMED
OVERWHELMED.
WE -- WE -- WE'RE -- MY -- MY 
STAFF IS -- THEY'RE ON WHITS
END.
THEY'RE SLEEP DEPRIVED
THEY ARE TRYING THEIR BEST. 
>> AT ST. BARNABAS HOSPITAL IN
THE BRONX, THIS VIDEO AT THE END
OF A PARTICULARLY GRUELING
SHIFT.
>> JUST, WE DID OUR BEST
THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY
IT'S NOT BEEN A GOOD DAY
REALLY HORRIBLE.
>> AMONG THE LIVES LOST, FATHER 
GIOACCHINO BASILE.
SMALL IN STATURE BUT MIGHTY IN
ENERGY
MARY ROMAN WAS NOT JUST A FORMER
CITY CLERK IN CONNECTICUT.
SHE WAS A SENIOR OLYMPIAN, WHO
SET SHOT PUT RECORDS AND
SURVIVED POLIO. 
>> SHE WAS A FIGHTER
YOU KNOW, THIS VIRUS IS NOTHING 
TO PLAY AROUND
IT'S A SERIOUS MATTER.
AND JUST GOT THE BEST OF HER
BUT IT DIDN'T GET HER WITHOUT A 
FIGHT, I GUARANTEE YOU THAT.
>> NEW YORK CITY OFFICIALS ARE
CONSIDERING CHILLING CONTINGENCY
PLANS, INCLUDING TEMPORARILY
BURYING SOME OF THE DEAD IF 
MORGUES ARE FULL
AUTHORITIES HOPE IT DOESN'T COME
TO THAT, PHILLIP. 
>> LET'S HOPE IT DOESN'T, GABE
THANK YOU.
>> FROM NEW YORK TO ACROSS THE
POND IN THE UK, WHERE PRIME 
MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON'S FIGHT
AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS HAS 
TAKEN A CONCERNING TURN.
THE 55-YEAR-OLD IS NOW BEING
TREATED IN THE ICU IN A LONDON
HOSPITAL, AFTER THE VIRUS 
SYMPTOMS WORSENED.
NBC'S ALI AROUZI LIVE IN LONDON 
FOR US OUTSIDE THAT HOSPITAL
CARING FOR THE PRIME MINISTER.
AND, ALI, DO WE KNOW PRIME
MINISTER'S CONDITION AT THIS
HOUR
>> WE DON'T KNOW HIS CONDITION
AT THIS HOUR
WE HAVEN'T BEEN UPDATED.
THE LAST WE HEARD WAS THAT HE 
WAS TAKEN TO THE ICU UNIT LAST
NIGHT AT ABOUT 7:00, LOCAL TIME.
HE WAS GIVEN OXYGEN TO ASSIST 
WITH HIS BREATHING
AND WE WERE TOLD THAT HE WAS
TAKEN TO THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, IN
CASE HE NEEDED VENTILATION
NOW, THERE'S NO WORD THAT'S COME
THROUGH WHETHER HE HAS BEEN PUT 
ON A VENTILATOR.
WE ARE HEARING REPORTS THAT HIS 
CONDITION REMAINS THE SAME
IT HASN'T GOTTEN BETTER OR
WORSE, AS FAR AS WE KNOW
SO WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR WHAT 
THE DOCTORS AND WHAT HIS TEAM 
HAS TO SAY ABOUT THIS.
BUT THIS IS A VERY DRAMATIC TURN
IN EVENTS IN THIS COUNTRY.
UP UNTIL A FEW DAYS AGO, WE WERE
CONTINUALLYBEING TOLD THAT THE
PRIME MINISTER IS IN CHARGE.
THAT HE IS ON POINT OF CALL.
THAT, CLEARLY, HAS NOW CHANGED
THAT HE IS IN THE ICU UNIT
HE FELT IT NECESSARY TO APPOINT 
HIS FOREIGN SECRETARY AS HIS
DEPUTY, IN CASE THINGS GET
WORSE.
THE LAST TIME WE SAW THE PRIME
MINISTER, CORI, WAS ON THURSDAY 
EVENING WHEN HE WAS OUTSIDE 
DOWNING STREET CLAPPING FOR THE 
NHS WORKERS, ALONG WITH THE REST
OF THE COUNTRY
NOW, HE'S IN THAT HOSPITAL BEING
LOOKED AFTER BY THOSE SAME NHS
WORKERS.
>> REALLY, TRYING TO SHOW, YOU
KNOW, AS POSITIVELY AS HE CAN 
THAT HE IS IN GOOD SPIRITS
BUT I KNOW THAT THIS WAS A
SURPRISING TURN.
ALI, THANK YOU. 
>> NOW, TO A SQUABBLE IN THE
SITUATION ROOM
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS BEEN
AGGRESSIVELY SUPPORTING AN
ANTI-MALARIA DRUG KNOWN AS
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE
IT'S A DRUG THAT HAS THE MEDICAL
COMMUNITY DIVIDED.
TOM COSTELLO TAKES A CLOSER 
LOOK
>> Reporter: INSIDE THE WHITE 
HOUSE, NBC NEWS HAS CONFIRMED A 
HEATED WEEKEND EXCHANGE.
PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR PETER
NAVARRO FACING OFF AGAINST
INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERT, DR.
ANTHONY FAUCI.
NAVARRO PUSHING 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE FOR TREATING 
COVID-19 PATIENTS, BASED ON 
ANECDOTAL STUDIES OVERSEAS
FAUCI, SAYING THOSE STUDIES ARE 
NOT SCIENTIFIC, AND CHLOROQUINE,
A DRUG USED TO TREAT MALARIA AND
LUPUS, ALSO CARRIES 
CARDIOVASCULAR RISKS
BUT THE PRESIDENT CONTINUES TO
ENDORSE THE DRUG
>> I WOULD LOVE TO GO TO A
LABORATORY, AND SPEND A COUPLE
OF YEARS TESTING SOMETHING
WE DON'T HAVE TIME
WE DON'T HAVE TWO HOURS.
BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE DYING
RIGHT NOW.
>> NEW JERSEY NURSE MARGARET
NOVANS BELIEVES CHLOROQUINE AND 
AN ANTIBIOTIC COMBINATION HELPED
HER RECOVER FROM COVID-19.
>> WITHIN 24 HOURS, MY FEVER WAS
GONE
I WAS STILL SHORT OF BREATH.
I STILL HAD TO RECOVER FROM 
THAT. 
>> NEW YORK HOSPITALS ARE USING 
IT IN EMERGENCIES, BUT THE
GOVERNOR IS CAUTIOUS. 
>> ANECDOTALLY, YOU'LL GET
SUGGESTIONS THAT IT HAS BEEN
EFFECTIVE.
BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY OFFICIAL
DATA, YET.
>> MEANWHILE, AN INSPECTOR
GENERAL WATCHDOG REPORT HAS 
FOUND HOSPITALS, NATIONWIDE,
REPORTING DIRE SHORTAGES OF 
CRITICAL EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING 
TESTING KITS, THERMOMETERS, AND 
PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT.
AND RECEIVING GOVERNMENT
SUPPLIES THAT EXPIRED A DECADE
AGO.
>> WE HEARD AN INCREDIBLE PLEA
FROM THE HOSPITALS ABOUT THEIR
EFFORTS TO KEEP STAFF SAFE. 
>> AND AMID A WIDESPREAD
SHORTAGE OF VENTILATORS, A
POTENTIAL SHORTAGE OF THE DRUGS 
USED TO PLACE PATIENTS INTO 
COMAS FOR INTUBATION. 
>> THESE DRUGS ARE CRUCIAL
THE VENTILATOR'S WORKING AND
PATIENTS BEING ABLE TO RECOVER
AND BEAT COVID-19.
>> NOW, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES
ARE RAMPING UP PRODUCTION OF
THOSE DRUGS IN LIGHT OF CRUSHING
DEMAND
PHILLIP.
>> PATIENTS DESPERATE FOR 
ANYTHING THAT WILL WORK.
TOM, THANK YOU. 
>> ALL RIGHT
LET'S GET YOUR FIRST LOOK AT
TODAY'S WEATHER WITH NBC
METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB
JANESSA, GOOD MORNING.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING
WE ARE STARTING OFF TO SEE A
STORMY PATTERN ACROSS THE 
MIDWEST AND NORTHEAST.
NOT ALL OF THE NORTHEAST WILL BE
IMPACTED BY THIS FIRST WAVE.
BUT WASHINGTON, D.C., ALL THE 
WAY INTO THE CLEVELAND AREA.
WATCH THE POTENTIAL OF THESE
STORMS STARTING TO SPARK UP.
ALREADY, YOU CAN SEE SOME 
ISOLATED SHOWERS CURRENTLY
MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH ACROSS 
THE CHICAGO AREA
CURRENTLY, 42 MILLION UNDER THAT
SEVERE-WEATHER RISK, FROM 
COLUMBUS ALL THE WAY TO 
WASHINGTON, D.C.
NEW YORK CITY TO BOSTON, AS 
WELL, I THINK WILL SEE SOME 
ISOLATED MOISTURE.
BUT WE'RE REALLY GOING TO LUCK
OUT ON THAT SEVERE WEATHER
POTENTIAL.
THAT IS A LOOK AT THE BIG 
WEATHER STORY TODAY.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
AND THIS IS ALL DUE TO A WARM 
FRONT.
LOOK AT DAYTIME HIGHS.
WELL ABOVE THEIR NORMAL.
ST. LOUIS, ALMOST 80 DEGREES
THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE OHIO
VALLEY
YOU WILL SEE THE STORMS SPARKING
UP ALL THE WAY INTO YOUR EVENING
HOURS.
SO THIS IS THAT FIRST WAVE
WE HAVE ANOTHER WAVE COMING FOR 
TOMORROW
COMING UP.
>> ALL RIGHT, JANESSA, THANK
YOU.
IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS, LITTLE 
CAESARS ANNOUNCED IT WILL DONATE
ONE MILLION PIZZAS TO HEALTHCARE
WORKERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS ON 
THE FRONT LINES.
AND DOMINOS IS PLANNING TO
DONATE 10 MILLION SLICES OF 
PIZZA TO HELP KEEP COMMUNITIES
FED.
>> ACTOR MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY
MADE A SURPRISE VIRTUAL VISIT TO
A SENIOR LIVING FACILITY IN 
TEXAS.
McCONAUGHEY, ALONG WITH HIS 
WIFE, MOTHER, AND KIDS HOSTED A 
GAME OF BINGO FOR THE RESIDENTS 
TO LIFT THEIR SPIRITS.
>> AND DESPITE THE CORONAVIRUS
PANDEMIC, WISCONSIN'S PRIMARY 
WILL GO ON
>>> ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, HEALTHCARE
WORKERS ARE DESCRIBING THEIR
DIFFICULT EXPERIENCES AS THEY 
FIGHT TO SAVE LIVES.
NBC'S STEPHANIE GOSK TAKES US 
INSIDE THE ICU AT ONE OF THE
NATION'S HARDEST-HIT HOSPITALS
>> HOLY NAME MEDICAL CENTER IN
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY IS A
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
MEDIUM SIZE.
MANY OF THE STAFF WERE ACTUALLY 
BORN HERE.
IT WAS ALSO ONE OF THE
HOSPITAL'S HIT EARLIEST AND 
HARDEST BY THE CORONAVIRUS
55 DEATHS, SO FAR.
175 INFECTED PEOPLE 
HOSPITALIZED. 
>> JUST CHECKING EVERYTHING OUT 
FOR YOU.
OKAY
>> ARLENE VAN DYKE, A SINGLE
MOTHER OF TWO, HAS BEEN AN ICU
NURSE AT HOLY NAME
AT A TIME WHEN FAMILY CAN'T BE
THERE, BEDSIDE MANNER TAKES ON
NEW MEANING.
>> EXHAUSTING.
TODAY WAS REALLY ROUGH
MICHELLE IS THE DIRECTOR OF 
NURSING.
>> THE NURSING STAFF HAVE BEEN
AMAZING.
EVERY TIME THEY GO INTO A 
PATIENT ROOM, THEY KNOW THAT, 
NOT ONLY ARE THEY THE CAREGIVER,
BUT THEY ARE THE STAND-IN FAMILY
MEMBER. 
>> AND SOMETIMES IT IS THEIR
FAMILY
THREE OF RELATIVES HAVE TESTED
POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS, 
INCLUDING HER MOTHER-IN-LAW,
EDNA ACITO, WHO WAS HOSPITALIZED
HER, AND CELEBRATED HER 89th
BIRTHDAY WITH NURSES SINGING
TWO DAYS LATER, SHE DIED. 
>> THEY SANG TO HER.
SHE KNEW THEY WERE THERE
SHE WAS MOUTHING THE WORDS, AND 
IT WAS REALLY JUST SWEET AND
ADORABLE
AND THE FAMILY APPRECIATED
HAVING THAT VIDEO.
KNOWING THAT HER LAST BIRTHDAY
HERE ON EARTH WAS CELEBRATED
WITH PEOPLE AROUND HER
>> THIS HOSPITAL, LIKE SO MANY, 
HAS HAD TO TRANSFORM DURING THE 
CRISIS
IT STARTED WITH 19 ICU BEDS.
BY THE END OF THIS WEEK, IT WILL
HAVE 106
MANY OF THOSE PATIENTS, ON
VENTILATORS FOR DAYS, AND EVEN
WEEKS.
GOOD NEWS IS IN SHORT SUPPLY
BUT LAST WEEK, THERE WAS A
VICTORY.
THE FIRST PATIENT TO BE 
SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED OFF A
VENTILATOR. 
>> WE SEE THE SICKEST OF THE
SICK
SO WE FORGET THAT THERE'S PEOPLE
THAT DO WELL
SO THIS WAS A HUGE THING FOR US.
>> FOR A HOSPITAL BATTLING THE
WORST OF THIS VIRUS, A WELCOME
REMINDER THAT ALL THEIR WORK IS 
MAKING A
>>> TONIGHT, JOIN LESTER HOLT 
AND THE NBC NEWS TEAM FOR A LIVE
PRIMETIME SPECIAL ON THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC WITH 
CRITICAL REALTIME INFORMATION 
AND ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS.
IT BEGINS AT 10:00 P.M. EASTERN 
AND PACIFIC ON NBC, MSNBC, AND
STREAMING ON NBC NEWS NOW.
>>> THE ALARMING REVELATION THAT
A TIGER AT THE BRONX ZOO HAS
TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS 
HAS MANY WORRIED ABOUT THEIR
PETS AT THEIR HOMES.
LET'S GET OVER TO DR. JOHN
TORRES
DOCTOR, ARE CATS AND DOGS SAFE
FROM THE VIRUS
>> CERTAIN ANIMAL SPECIES REACT 
DIFFERENTLY TO NEW DISEASES.
BUT, SO FAR, THERE HAVE BEEN NO 
REPORTS OF DOGS, CATS, OR OTHER 
PETS IN THE U.S. GETTING SICK.
STILL, YOU SHOULD TAKE
PRECAUTIONS.
IF YOU HAVE COVID-19, SOMEONE 
ELSE NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR 
ANIMAL, AND LIMIT INTERACTIONS
WITH YOUR PET JUST LIKE YOU 
WOULD WITH OTHER PEOPLE.
IF YOU'RE HEALTHY, WASH YOUR
HANDS BEFORE AND AFTER DOING
ANYTHING WITH YOUR PET
AND WHEN YOU'RE OUTSIDE, SOCIAL 
DISTANCING APPLIES TO YOUR
ANIMALS, TOO
NO PLAYING
>> HI, EVERYONE.
WE CONTINUE TO TRY TO FLATTEN 
THE CURVE.
YESTERDAY WAS THE SECOND DAY NEW
YORK CITY SAW THE DEATH TOLL
UNDER 600.
SO THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF --
THERE.
BUT TAKING A LOOK REGION BY 
REGION, SUNDAY, ONCE AGAIN, THE 
THIRD WEEK IN A ROW WE SAW A
MAJOR INCREASE
COMPARED TO THE LAST TWO WEEKS, 
THE GOOD NEWS, WE WERE UP ABOUT 
20%.
YESTERDAY, THAT WAS ONLY ABOUT
10%.
SO GOING TO WATCH THIS LINE 
CLOSELY FOR TUESDAY TO
>>> FROM THE YOUNG TO THE OLD,
AND NOW EVEN THE ANIMALS
THE CORONAVIRUS DOES NOT
DISCRIMINATE
AND, NOW, ONE MAN WHO DOCUMENTED
HIS HARROWING 17-DAY BATTLE 
AGAINST THE VIRUS ON SOCIAL 
MEDIA IS OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AND
READY TO SHARE HIS STORY
HERE'S SAVANNAH GUTHRIE.
>> DAVID LATT SAYS HE IS LUCKY
TO BE ALIVE.
THE 44-YEAR-OLD AUTHOR AND LEGAL
RECRUITER, NOW OUT OF THE 
HOSPITAL AND IN RECOVERY
CALLING HIMSELF A GRATEFUL
PATIENT AFTER A NEARLY
MONTH-LONG GRUELING BATTLE WITH 
CORONAVIRUS.
DAVID FIRST FELT SYMPTOMS IN
EARLY MARCH.
AND BY THE 16th, HE WAS 
HOSPITALIZED
DOCUMENTING HIS HARROWING ORDEAL
ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND URGING 
ANYONE HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH
TO TRY TO GET TESTED
AFTER SAYING, ON THE 18th, I
DON'T KNOW THAT I'M GETTING ANY 
WORSE AND, AT THIS POINT, I'LL
TAKE IT.
HE, SUDDENLY, DID GET WORSE.
MUCH WORSE
THE TWO-TIME NEW YORK CITY
MARATHON FINISHER, BARELY ABLE
TO WALK THE FIVE FEET FROM HIS
HOSPITAL BED TO THE BATHROOM
DAVID TWEETING I'VE HAD TEN DAYS
AND COUNTING WITH NO REAL 
IMPROVEMENT, FEVER, FATIGUE,
JOINT ACHES, CHILLS, COUGH, 
RESPIRATORY DIFFICULTY
I HAVE NEVER BEEN THIS SICK IN
MY ENTIRE LIFE
DAVID WAS SEDATED, INTUBATED, 
AND HOOKED UP TO A VENTILATOR.
>> HE'S, YOU KNOW, HE'S FIGHTING
FOR HIS LIFE. 
>> DAVID'S HUSBAND, ZACH, 
TELLING US LAST MONTH.
>> JUST TAKING IT, YOU KNOW, DAY
BY DAY
HOUR BY HOUR
WE NEVER, IN A MILLION YEARS, 
THOUGHT THAT, YOU KNOW, 
WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC WOULD DO THIS
AND, YOU KNOW -- YOU KNOW,
ATTACK OUR FAMILY LIKE THIS.
>> DOCTORS AT NEW YORK'S N
NYU LANGO MEDICAL CENTER PUT HIM
ON AN EXPERIMENTAL DRUG REGIMEN 
TO TRY TO SAVE HIS LIFE.
>> WE'RE JUST HOPING THAT, YOU
KNOW, THEY END UP WORKING.
BUT WE WON'T -- WE WON'T KNOW 
FOR A FEW DAYS, AT LEAST. 
>> DAVID IMPROVED AND WAS TAKEN 
OFF THE VENTILATOR A WEEK LATER.
HE SAYS HIS DOCTORS STILL DON'T 
KNOW IF THE DRUG THERAPIES
WORKED
BUT, NOW, DAVID IS GIVING BACK
DONATING HIS PLASMA TO NYU AS 
PART OF A STUDY TO HELP FIND AN 
EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR 
CORONAVIRUS.
DAVID SAYING VIDEOS OF HIS
2-YEAR-OLD SON HARLEN KEPT HIS
SPIRITS UP
TELLING THE NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL
IT'S WILD TO THINK ABOUT HOW
CLOSE I CAME TO DYING, TO 
LEAVING MY HUSBAND ZACK TO RAISE
OUR 2-YEAR-OLD SON AS A SINGLE
DAD.
I GUESS MY MAIN EMOTION IS
GRATITUDE.
>> AND OUR THANKS TO SAVANNAH 
FOR THAT REPORT.
IT'S ALL GOING TO BE ABOUT
RECOVERY NOW FOR HIM. 
>> STORIES LIKE THAT ARE VERY 
IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY DISPEL 
THE FALSE NOTION THAT THIS VIRUS
IS ONLY A DANGER TO THE ELDERLY.
>> EXACTLY. 
>> AND WHILE IT IS EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS, YOU CAN RECOVER FROM 
IT, AS WE SAW DAVID DO. 
>> THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH US.
I'M CORI COFFIN.
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
BEFORE WE LET YOU GO, HOW ABOUT 
SOMETHING TO MAKE YOU SMILE?
CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO
IT IS FROM A ZOO IN WALES.
>>> A PIVOTAL DAY AHEAD AS THE
PANDEMIC GROWS AROUND THE NATION
WE'LL TAKE YOU INSIDE THE 
NATION'S BUSIEST INTENSIVE CARE 
UNITS.
>> CUOMO IS SENDING A GLIMMER OF
HOPE AND SENT STOCKS SOARING.
>> WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR YOUR 
PETS
THAT AND MORE INFORMATION AS WE 
START RIGHT NOW.
>> I'M PHILLIP MENA.
>> I'M CORI COFFIN
>> THE VIRUS HAS KILLED ALMOST
75,000 PEOPLE.
ALMOST 11,000 DEATHS AND THE
DARKEST DAYS ARE STILL TO COME
IN NEW YORK THE NUMBER OF NEW 
FA
FATALITIES HAS HELD STEADY OVER 
THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP AGREED TO 
LET NEW YORK SENDING CORONAVIRUS
PATIENT TO THE USNS COMFORT 
HOSPITAL SHIP WHICH WAS ORANGE
GN
 -- ORANIGINALLY SET TO TAKE
NON-COVID CASES.
THE FIRST SINGLE DIGIT INCREASE 
SINCE THE PANDEMIC RAMPED UP
THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THAT TESTING
WILL BE EXPANDED TO ANYONE
REGARDLESS OF SYMPTOMS
>>> A NEW OUTBREAK HAS HIT A
NURSING HOME
AT LEAST 30 PATIENTS AND STAFF
HAVE TESTED POSITIVE
>>> AND BOEING IS TEMPORARILY 
STOPPED OWL PRODUCTION OF THEIR 
AIR KRAFT IN THE UNITED STATES
>>> THE CDC HAS RELEASED ITS
FIRST PORT ON THE IMPACT ON 
CHILDREN
MOST COVID CASES IN MINORS ARE
NOT SEVERE BUT SERIOUS ILLNESS
IS POSSIBLE.
5.7% OF CHILDREN WHO TESTED 
POSITIVE REQUIRED 
HOSPITALIZATION.
>> THE BORDER POSTED NEW
INFORMATION SHOWING THAT 160 OF 
ITS EMPLOYEES HAVE TESTED 
POSITIVE
26 EMPLOYEES ARE WORKING ALONG
THE U.S./MEXICO BORDER
>>> SOME NEW WAYS TO TESTING
WAYS TO KEEP SHOPPERS SAFE
THE POLICY COULD BE ROLLED OUT
TO MORE U.S. STORES AND STARTING
TODAY, STARBUCK SOCIAL S IS REQG
ALL EMPLOYEES TO USE FACE MASKS.
>>> THE WORST WEEK YET IN THE 
PANDEMIC THE WHITE HOUSE WILL 
GIVE AN UPDATE THIS AFTERNOON ON
THE MUCH NEEDED AID FOR SMALL 
BUSINESSES UP ENDED OVER THE
CORONAVIRUS.
LET'S GO TO TRACIE POTTS JOINING
US FROM D.C. WITH THE LATEST AND
THE WHITE HOUSE IS PUSHING BACK 
AGAINST REPORTS ABOUT THOSE 
SHORTAGES.
>> YES, SPECIFICALLY A REPORT 
FROM HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL SAYS THEY 
SERVE A 300 HOSPITALS ALL OVER
THE COUNTRY AND THE NUMBER ONE
CONCERN OF ALL OF THOSE 
HOSPITALS IS THE SHORTAGE OF
SUPP
SUPPLIES, SPECIFICALLY TESTING
KITS
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS PUSHING BACK.
FIRST HE SUGGESTED THAT THE 
INSPECTOR GENERAL MAY BE PLAYING
POLITICS AND HE SUGGESTED THE 
SHORTAGE OF TEST KITS ISN'T 
NECESSARILY WASHINGTON'S
PROBLEM.
>> HOSPITALS CAN DO THEIR OWN 
TESTING ALSO
STATES CAN DO THEIR OWN TESTING.
STATES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING 
TESTING.
HOSPITALS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE
DOING TESTING.
WE'RE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
WE ANOTHER NOT SUPPOSED TO STAND
ON STREET CORNERS DOING TESTING.
>> WHAT WE NEED THE TESTING,
TESTING TESTING TO EVALUATE THE 
SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM SO WE CAN
TRULY HAVE A MEASURE OF OUR 
SUCCESS.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT ALSO 
SAID THAT HE IS OPEN TO WORKING 
WITH NANCY PELOSI ON A SECOND 
STIMULUS PACKAGE
PELOSI SAID LAST NIGHT THAT 
PACKAGE WOULD BE OVER A TRILLION
DOLLARS AND INCLUDE MORE
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, FOOD
STAMPS FOR FAMILIES RUNNING 
SHORT, MONEY MONEY FOR
BUSINESSES TO PAY THEIR WORKERS 
AND PERHAPS A SECOND ROUND OF 
DIRECT PAYMENTS.
BACK TO YOU.
 MORE AMERICANS NEED MORE HELP
THAN EVER BEFORE RIGHT NOW
>> AS WE MOURN THE AMERICAN 
LIVES LOST BY THIS VIRUS HEALTH 
OFFICIALS SAY THIS IS A WEEK
THAT WILL TEST US LIKE NOTHING
BEFORE
>> Reporter: AS AMERICANS BRACE 
FOR WHAT MANY EXPECT WILL BE A
GRIM WEEK OUR NATIONAL DEATH
TOLL HAS NOW HIT A STAGGERING 
NEW BENCHMARK.
THE SURGEON GENERAL CALLING THIS
WEEK IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE 
CORONAVIRUS OUR PEARL HARBOR, 
OUR 9/11 MOMENT.
POLICE SERGEANT J.J. SMITH AND
WIFE WERE JUST STARTING A NEW 
LIFE TOGETHER AFTER HIS RETIRE
MTS.
THEY DIED DAYS APART
>> THE WORLD LOST SOME OF THE 
MOST LOVING PEOPLE. 
>> Reporter: WITH LEADERS AT THE
WHITE HOUSE URGING AMERICANS WHO
DON'T NEED TO SHOP THIS WEEK TO 
AVOID GROCERY STORES, STATES
LIKE NEW YORK ARE NOT ALONE IN
CRISIS
IN MICHIGAN THE DETROIT 
CONVENTION CENTER IS BECOMING A 
MASSIVE FIELD HOSPITAL
>> IN LOUISIANA, WHERE THE
GOVERNOR MAINTAINS HE DIDN'T
KNOW MARDI GRAS COULD TRILOGIER 
AN OUTBREAK THE NEW ORLEANS AREA
HAS THE HIGHEST OUTBREAK
>> EVERYONE IS SUS SEPTEMBERABLE
TO THIS AND EVERYONE NEED TO
FOLLOW THE PRECAUTIONS THAT 
WE'VE LAID OUT. 
>> Reporter: WHILE CITIES LIKE
BOSTON ARE PREPARING FOR A 9:00 
A.M. CURFEW, DOCTORS IN COLORADO
PLAN TO PREPARE FOR A --
>> I'M STILL SHEDDING THE VIRUS.
>> THE NURSE WHO CAUGHT THE 
VIRUS NEARLY A MONTH AGO CLEARED
HER MANDATORY QUARANTINE BUT
TESTED POSITIVE AGAIN BEFORE
RETURNING TO WORK.
>> IT'S DANGEROUS WE'RE NOT 
CHECKING OUR HEALTH CARE WORKERS
BEFORE THEY GO BACK TO WORK.
>> HOSPITALS IN THE SOUTH NEED
ALL THE DOCTORS AND NURSES THEY 
CAN GET.
GEORGIA EXPECTING A RAPID RISE
IN CASES BUT ITS PEAK MAY BE
WEEKS AWAY
>> MOST BUSINESSES ARE CLOSE BUD
THE GOVERNOR HAS ORDERED THE
BEACHES BACK OPEN BUT SOME LOCAL
LEADERS WHO CLOSED THE BEACHES
IN THE FIRST PLACE CALLED THE 
MOVE RECKLESS.
>> AFTER SOME AMERICANS SPENT 
THE FIRST WEEKEND WEARING FACE
COVERING IN PUBLIC
>> THE GOVERNOR IS GEFING 500 
VENTILATORS TO NEW YORK AND 
OTHER REGIONS WHO NEED THEM NOW.
>> Reporter: A BAY AREA 
DETECTIVE WHO GOT SICK ON THE 
JOB WAS ON A VENTILATOR FOR 
NEARLY A WEEK AFTER BEING 
ADVISED FOR NOT GOING TO THE ER.
WHEN SHE ARRIVED DOCTORS
COULDN'T SAVE HER LIFE
>> I'M GOING TO MISS HER VOICE
I'M GOING TO MISS HER CALLING 
US
>> Reporter: THE TRUE TOLL OF 
THIS CRISIS STILL UNFOLDING,
MEASURED ONE LIFE AT A TIME.
NBC USE, LOS ANGELES
>> THE WORLD IS PRAYING FOR THE 
RECOVERY OF GLOBAL LEADER BORIS 
JOHNSON WHO IS BATTLING 
COVID-19
HE'S CURRENTLY BEING TREATED IN 
AN ICU IN LONDON AFTER HIS MILD 
SYMPTOMS TURNED MUCH WORSE
WE'RE LIVE OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL.
GOOD MORNING
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
THE PRIME MINISTER WAS BROUGHT
TO HOSPITAL ON SUNDAY AS HIS
COVID-19 SYMPTOMS KEPT ON 
PERSISTING BUT AS OF MONDAY HIS 
CON SITUATION WORSENED AND HEFSZ
TAKEN TO THE ICU UNIT.
THIS WAS FOR A PRECAUTIONARY
MEASURE IN CASE HE NEEDED TO BE 
PUT ON A VENTILATOR.
HE HASN'T BEEN PUT ON A 
VENTILATOR AS FAR AS WE KNOW
HE WAS GIVEN OXYGEN YESTERDAY TO
HELP HIM WITH HIS BREATHING BUT 
THIS IS A SERIOUS TURN OF EVENTS
FOR THE COUNTRY.
ESPECIALLY AS THE PRIME MINISTER
FELT IT NECESSARY TO ASK HIS
FOREIGN SECRETARY TO DEPUTIZE 
FOR HIM.
THIS IS NOW NO LONGER BUSINESS
AS USUAL WHICH WAS THE MESSAGE
COMING OUT FROM DOWNING STREET
THAT THE PRIME MINISTER WAS NIL 
THE CHARGE, THAT HE WAS STILL IN
CONTACT.
THAT IS CLEARLY NOT THE CASE
ANYMORE.
NOW THAT HE IS IN INTENSIVE CARE
UNIT
I MEAN, IT IS AFTER ALL THE 
SICKEST AND MOST NEEDY PATIENTS 
ARE TAKEN TO THAT UNIT SO IT IS 
A SERIOUS TIME HERE.
THE LAST TIME THAT WE SAW THE 
PRIME MINISTER WAS ON THURSDAY
WHEN HE STEPPED OUT SIDE NUMBER 
SO DOWNING STREET AND HE WASN'T 
LOOKING WELL
HE JOINED THE REST OF THE 
COUNTRY TO CHECK FOR NHS
WORKERS.
THOSE WORKERS ARE NOW LOOKING 
AFTER HIM IN THE HOSPITAL BEHIND
ME
>> ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU.
>>> THE ALARMING REVOLUTION THAT
A TIGER HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR 
CORONAVIRUS HAS MANY WORRIED 
ABOUT THEIR OWN PETS AME HOME.
ARE DOGS AND CATS SAFE FROM THE 
VIRUS?
>> THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF DOGS 
AND CATS IN THE U.S. FROM 
GETTING SICK
IF YOU HAVE COVID-19 SOMEBODY 
NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR
ANIMAL
IF YOU'RE HEALTHY MASH YOUR 
HANDS BEFORE DOING ANYTHING 
BEFORE AND AFTER WITH YOUR PET
>>> THE BASEBALL LEAGUES WANT 
EXHIBITION GAME TO START AT THE 
END OF APRIL
>> LET'S GET OVER TO JANESSA
WEBB TRACK AGO LITTLE BIT OF A
CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN.
>> A TON OF SUNSHINE ACROSS THE 
EAST COAST BUT NOW A STORM MU 
PATTERN IS SETTING UP AND THAT
SEVERE WEATHER RISK IS GOING TO 
BE ENHANCED.
THE POSSIBILITIES LINGERING IN
FOR TONIGHT ACROSS THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
42 MILLION ARE GOING TO BE
IMPACTED BY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.
THEN WE'LL SEE SOME ISOLATED
TORPI
TORNADOS BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO
WATCH THIS
THAT WILL ENHANCE SEVERE WEATHER
RISKS.
THAT'S A BIG STORY OF THE DAY 
AHEAD.
>>> SO THAT WARM FRONT
CONTINUING TO LIFT TO THE NORTH.
DAYTIME HIGHS, ST. LOUIS, KANSAS
CITY ALMOST TOUCHING 80 DEGREES.
LIT WILL BE NICE FOR BOSTON, NEW
YORK CITY, A FEW ISOLATED 
SHOWERS BUT WE'LL REMAIN ON THE 
DRY SIDE
>> SO WATCHING THE SEVERE 
WEATHER FOR AT LEAST 36 HOURS,
>>> HIS GRANDMOTHER HAS PASSED
AWAY FROM CORONAVIRUS.
HE SAID WHILE HE'S VERY HURT
HE'S HAPPY SHE'S NO LONGER IN 
PAIN
SHE SHARED HIS FRUSTRATIONS WITH
THE UNCERTAINTY YOU AROF SURROUG
THE VIRUS.
>>> FAMILIES ARE CARING FOR 
THEIR LOVED ONES QUARANTINE ADD 
HOME
AMONG THOSE KIT SNOW AFTER HER
HUSBAND DEVELOPED SYMPTOMS
>> NONE OF US ARE TALKING TO
CHRIS FACE TO FACE EVEN THOUGH'S
RIGHT DOWNSTAIRS
>> WELCOME TO TODAY WHATEVER
EVERYTHING IS THE SAME IN THESE 
FOUR WALLS
>> I GO DOWN WITH A MASK ON.
>> I LEFT YOU EGGS AND TOAST
>> WE HAD MADE A PLAN THAT IF 
ANY OF US GOT SICK WE WOULD GO
TO OUR GUEST ROOM WHICH IS IN 
THE GUEST ROOM
>> HE DESCRIBES IT AS MASSIVE 
MUSCLE NOT JUST ACHES BUT PAIN
>> TWO TEENAGERS ARE ALSO GOING 
TO SCHOOL.
>> I SPENT ALL MORNING FRIDAY 
AND MUCH OF THE DAY SATURDAY
DISINFECTING
>> GOT TO BLESS MY NEIGHBOR,
DROPPED OFF MILK. 
>> I'M TIRED
KNOW THAT WE ARE SUPER LUCKY
THAT BEF SO MUCH SUPPORT
MY DIGEST FEAR THAT I'M SO MANY 
FAMILIES FEARS THAT HE WILL TAKE
A TURN FOR THE WORST AND HE 
WON'T BE ABLE TO BREATHE
SO I MADE A PLAN WITH MY
NEIGHBOR THAT MY KIDS WILL BE 
WITH HER AND THAT'S MY BIGGEST
FEAR THAT I WON'T BE ABLE TO
TAKE CARE OF MY KIDS
I HAVE SO MUCH APPRECIATION FOR 
EVERYONE RIGHT NOW, FOR THE 
PEOPLE BRINGING ME MY MAIL, FOR 
PEOPLE BRINGING MY GROCERIES, 
THE PEOPLE SENDSING ME TEXT 
MESSAGES
>> THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IN
EVERYONE'S WORLD AND I HAVE 
WONDERFUL THING TO SAY TO MY
WIFE AND MYSELF.
>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
BECAUSE I CAN'T EVEN KEEP UP SO 
THANK YOU.
>> WE WANT TO WISH KATE AND HER 
HUSBAND AND KIDS
>>> A GRIMMER OF HOPE IN THE
CORONAVIRUS BATTLE SPARKS A 
MASSIVE RALLY ON WALL STREET
THE DOW SURGED OVER 1,600 POINTS
AFTER NEW DATA SHOWED SLOWING 
NUMBERS OF CASES IN THE WORLD'S 
BIGGEST HOT SPOTS INCLUDING 
SPAIN, ITALY AND NEW YORK.
>>> BUT IS THAT GLIMMER OF HOPE 
THAT A FLATTENING OF THE CURVE
COULD BE COMING SOONER THAN 
LATER ENOUGH TO KEEP INVESTORS
OPTIMISTIC
WE EELT ASK KAREN WHO IS LIVE 
FOR US IN LONDON THIS MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
YES, INVESTORS CLOSELY WATCHING 
THE INFECTION RATE
YESTERDAY THAT POP OF MORE THAN 
600 POINTS, HOW TO FOLLOW UP IN 
FUTURES THAT WERE WEAKER
BUILDING JUST BEFORE THE MARKET 
OPEN BUT INVESTORS FROM THE NEW 
YORK AND NEW JERSEY GOVERNORS 
TALKING ABOUT A POTENTIAL 
FLATTENING OF THE CURVE AROUND
THE PANDEMIC AND COMMENTS FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE AS PRESIDENT
TRUMP WAS TALKING ABOUT 
POTENTIAL TREATMENTS, ABOUT TEN 
DIFFERENT ACTIVE TRIALS FOR 
THERAPEUTIC AGENTS, ALSO OTHER
TREATMENTS WORKING TOWARD 
CLINICAL TRIALS BUT WE MAY SEEN 
A OOEGSER LEANER AND SO FAR A 
SURVEY FROM WALLET HUB IS 
TALKING ABOUT 68% OF AMERICANS
INTENDING TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT 
LESS THIS YEAR ON CANDY AND SOME
OUTFITS TYPICALLY DRESS UP OVER 
EASTERITH FEWER PEOPLE HAVING 
CELEBRATIONS MANY AMERICANS MORE
WORRIED ABOUT THEIR HELT NOW
THAN WHAT THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT
THE U.S. ECONOMY
>>> WE DID SEE A SMALL SPIKE
YESTERDAY ABOUT 10% AND THAT'S A
LITTLE BETTER COMPARED TO THE 
LAST TWO WEEKS WHEN WE SAW ABOUT
A 20 TO 25% IN REGION BY REGION 
FROM THE NORTHEAST TO THE SOUTH 
WHERE WE SAW 30% LAST WEEK
COMPARED TO NOW NORTHEAST AT
8.5.
SO THIS IS POSSIBILITY OF A 
FLATTENING OF THE CURVE, BUT
THERE'S STILL THAT LACK OF
>>> I'VE BEEN SPEAKING AT LENGTH
WITH THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION AND HE ASKED IF I
COULD HELP CURE RATE THIS 
SPECIAL ON TEEVISION AND I 
LEARNED MORE ABOUT WHAT THEY DO 
WHICH IS INCREDIBLE.
>> LAY DY GAGA MAKING THIS SPECA
EDITION.
THE LINEUP INCLUDES LIZZO, BILLY
EILIS.
>> A SUPERMAN'S DREAM COME TRUE.
THE ORANGE GNIGINAL CAST.
>> IN NEW YORK -- 
>> KA SIN SKI REACHED OUT TO THE
YOUNG GIRL'S MOTHER.
DESCRIBING HOW HER DAUGHTER HAD 
TO MISS THE SHOW IN FLORIDA DUE 
TO THE PANDEMIC AND SHE GETS
EVEN BETTER THAN THAT I'D SAY.
THE ORIGINAL CAST.
>> FRONT SEATS
>>> A VIRTUAL REUNION FOR THE 
SIT COME THE NANNY
>> HEY, EVERYONE IT'S FRAN
DRESSER.
ISN'T IT GREAT TO SEE THE WHOLE 
CAST BACK TOGETHER AGAIN
>> THEY DID A TABLE READ OF 
THEIR PILOT EPISODE BRINGING THE
MUCH NEEDED ENTERTAINMENT IN
SELF-ISOLATION
>>> A SHIFT CHANGE IN MICHIGAN, 
NURSE UNSPIRED HER COLLEAGUES 
AND US
>
>>. 
♪ AMAZING GRACE, HOW SWEET THE 
SOUND THAT SAVED A WRETCH LIKE
ME ♪
♪ I ONCE WAS LOST, BUT NOW I'M 
FOUND ♪
♪ WAS BLIND BUT NOW I SEE ♪
>> A BIG THANK YOU TO THE NURSE 
AND EVERYONE ON THE NONT FRONT
LINES, WE'RE TALKING CUSHION
TODAY YAL STAFF, GROCERY WORKERS
AND THANK YOU, THANK YOU
>> WE NEED YOU MORE THAN EVER 
NOW.
>> WE WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH A
HAPPY NOTE
GLIMMER OF HOPE FROM THE NEW
YORK EPICENTER OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK
AS GOVERNOR CUOMO SAYS EVERYONE 
NEEDS TO DOUBLE DOWN ON 
SEPARATION AND STAYING AT HOME. 
>> BRITISH PRIME MINISTER BORIS 
JOHNSON, AT THIS MOMENT, BEING
CARED FOR AT A HOSPITAL ICU 
AFTER HIS CONDITION WORSENED
WE ARE LIVE OUTSIDE HIS 
HOSPITAL. 
>> AND WE WILL TAKE YOU TO A NEW
YORK HOSPITAL DOING SOME VERY 
PROMISING, POSSIBLY LIFESAVING
THERAPY.
>> AND THEN FRONT LINES OF
CARING FOR A LOVED ONE
OUR KATE SNOW REVEALS HER 
PERSONAL STORY AS HER HUSBAND 
BATTLES CORONAVIRUS AT HOME.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
GOOD TUESDAY MORNING
I'M CORI COFFIN.
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
THE UNITED STATES HAS REACHED A 
STAGGERING BENCHMARK IN THE 
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AS 
AMERICANS BRACE FOR MORE
CHALLENGES AHEAD
MORE THAN 10,000 DEATHS HAVE NOW
BEEN LINKED TO COVID-19 IN THIS 
COUNTRY, AS THE NUMBER OF 
CONFIRMED CASES SURGES TO MORE
THAN 360,000
THAT'S NEARLY THREE TIMES HIGHER
THAN THE SECOND WORST-HIT 
COUNTRY, SPAIN
AND AMERICA'S TOP MEDICAL 
PROFESSIONALS WARN THAT THE 
WORST IS YET TO COME. 
>> TAKING A LOOK AT NEW YORK, 
THERE ARE SOME POSSIBLE SIGNS OF
A FLATTENING OF THE CURVE.
BUT THE GOVERNOR IS WARNING 
PEOPLE THAT SOCIAL DISTANCING IS
STILL CRUCIAL, AFTER SOME PARKS 
WERE CROWDED OVER THE WEEKEND,
THE FINE FOR GATHERING WAS
DOUBLED TO A THOUSAND DOLLARS.
MEANWHILE, OVER IN LOS ANGELES, 
LOS ANGELES COUNTY REPORTING A
7% INCREASE IN CASES, ON MONDAY.
IT'S THE FIRST SINGLE-DIGIT 
INCREASE THEY HAVE REPORTED 
SINCE THE OUTBREAK ACCELERATED
IN MARCH
>> WALMART AND KROGER ARE 
TESTING OUT NEW WAYS TO TRY TO
KEEP PEOPLE SAFE WHILE THEY 
SHOP
THEY HAVE BEGUN TESTING ONE-WAY 
AISLES IN SOME STORES, TRYING TO
LIMIT CLOSE CONTACT BETWEEN 
CUSTOMERS.
THE POLICY COULD BE ROLLED OUT
TO MORE U.S. STORES.
>>> AND ACCORDING TO A DOCUMENT 
OBTAINED BY CNBC, AMAZON IS 
CRACKING DOWN ON SOCIAL 
DISTANCING VIOLATIONS IN THEIR
WAREHOUSES
WORKERS WHO ARE NOT STAYING SIX 
FEET AWAY FROM EACH OTHER RISK
BEING FIRED.
>> THE LIST OF STATES ISSUING 
STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS FOR THEIR 
RESIDENTS CONTINUES TO GROW.
SOUTH CAROLINA'S FIVE MILLION 
RESIDENTS HAVE NOW BEEN ORDERED 
TO STAY HOME
ACCORDING TO THE GOVERNOR,
ANYONE WHO IS OUT IN PUBLIC, NOT
PERFORMING ESSENTIAL DUTIES,
COULD FACE PUNISHMENT OF UP TO
30 DAYS IN JAIL.
AFTER THAT ANNOUNCEMENT, BOEING 
SAID IT WILL, TEMPORARILY, SHUT 
DOWN ITS 787 AIRPLANE PRODUCTION
IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE COMPANY SAYS EMPLOYEES WHO
CANNOT WORK REMOTELY WILL BE
PAID UP TO TEN DAYS FOR WORK. 
>> LADY GAGA IS USING HER STAR
POWER TO UNITE AND RAISE SOME 
MAJOR BUCKS FOR THE WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION
THE POP STAR WILL BE JOINED BY
PAUL McCARTNEY, STEVIE WONDER,
AND OTHERS FOR A TELEVISION 
EVENT APRIL 18th
IT WILL AIR ON NBC, ABC, CBS, 
AND OTHER NETWORKS
AND MORE FRUITY FOOD IS GETTING 
DELIVERED TO THE FRONT LINES
LITTLE CAESARS IS DONATING 1
MILLION PIZZAS TO HEALTHCARE
WORKERS AND DOMINOS IS GIVING 
AWAY TEN MILLION SLICES.
INDIVIDUAL FRANCHISES WILL
DECIDE WHERE THAT PIZZA WILL GO 
IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 
>> AS THE COUNTRY BRACES FOR
WHAT EXPERTS SAY COULD BE A 
DEVASTATING WEEK, THERE COULD BE
LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL
GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK SAYING 
SIGNS SOCIAL DISTANCING MAY BE
WORKING.
HERE'S ALICE BARR IN WASHINGTON 
WITH THE LATEST.
>> THE CORONAVIRUS DEATH TOLL 
HAS CROSSED A SOLEMN MARKER.
MORE THAN 10,000 AMERICAN LIVES 
LOST
WITH CASES EXPECTED TO HIT A
DEADLY PEAK THIS WEEK, PRESIDENT
TRUMP TWEETING, LIGHT AT THE END
OF THE TUNNEL.
EVEN AS THE NATION'S TOP DOCTOR 
ISSUES A GRIM WARNING.
>> THE NEXT WEEK IS GOING TO BE 
OUR PEARL HARBOR MOMENT.
IT'S GOING TO BE OUR 9/11 
MOMENT. 
>> HEALTH OFFICIALS PLEADING
WITH THE PUBLIC.
NOW IS THE TIME TO STAY HOME
DON'T EVEN GO TO THE GROCERY
STORE.
>> BEFORE YOU HAVE TO SEE YOUR
HOSPITALS AND YOUR EMERGENCY
ROOMS OVERWHELMED, IT IS ON US, 
AS A MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY,
OF THIS COUNTRY, TO DO
EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO SAVE ONE 
ANOTHER.
>> YET, AT THIS NEW JERSEY
COSTCO, MASSIVELY LONG LINES
WITH SHOPPERS TRYING TO KEEP A
SAFE DISTANCE.
NEW YORK'S GOVERNOR DOUBLING
FINES TO A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR 
PEOPLE BREAKING SOCIAL
DISTANCING RULES
>> YOU DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO
RISK SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE. 
>> THE CRACKDOWN COMING AS NEW
YORK'S DAILY DEATH TOLL SHOWS 
SIGNS OF FLATTENING.
NEW HOSPITALIZATIONS, ICU 
ADMISSIONS, AND INTUBATIONS, ALL
DROPPING
BUT, STILL, HIGH
AS THE STATE'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
IS PUSHED TO ITS LIMITS.
>> IF WE ARE PLATEAUING, WE ARE 
PLATEAUING AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL.
>> AND A NEW GOVERNMENT WATCHDOG
REPORT SHOWS HOSPITALS ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY ARE FACING DIRE 
SHORTAGES OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, 
INCLUDING TESTING KITS AND
THERMOMETERS
PRESIDENT TRUMP, PUSHING BACK.
ACCUSING THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, 
WHO COMPILED THE REPORT, OF 
BEING POLITICAL.
>> YOU DIDN'T TELL ME THAT, 
JOHN
YOU DIDN'T TELL ME THAT -- SERVE
IN THE PREVIOUS -- YOU MEAN THE 
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION. 
>> THE REPORT ALSO FOUND FEMA 
HAS SHIPPED OUT EXPIRED 
PROTECTIVE GEAR.
WHILE A LACK OF CLEAR DIRECTION 
FROM THE GOVERNMENT IS LEADING
TO FEAR AND CONFUSION AMONG 
HEALTHCARE WORKERS AT WAR WITH
NO CLEAR END IN SIGHT.
ALICE BARR, NBC NEWS, 
WASHINGTON. 
>> WHILE THE VIRUS IS SHOWING 
SIGNS OF LEVELING OFF IN THE NEW
YORK AREA, CASES IN OTHER 
AMERICAN CITIES ARE NOT EXPECTED
TO PEAK UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF THIS
MONTH.
AND AT HOSPITALS ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY, THERE'S STILL SHORTAGES
OF TESTING KITS.
NBC'S MIGUEL ALMAGUER HAS MORE
>> AS AMERICANS BRACE FOR WHAT
MANY EXPECT WILL BE A GRIM WEEK,
OUR NATIONAL DEATH TOLL HAS NOW 
HIT A STAGGERING NEW BENCHMARK
THE SURGEON GENERAL CALLING THIS
WEEK IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE 
CORONAVIRUS OUR PEARL HARBOR
OUR 9/11 MOMENT.
BEHIND EACH NUMBER, A 
HEARTBROKEN FAMILY
POLICE SERGEANT JJ SMITH AND
WIFE GLORIA WERE JUST STARTING A
NEW LIFE TOGETHER AFTER HIS 
RETIREMENT
THEY DIED DAYS APART. 
>> THE WORLD LOST SOME OF THE 
MOST LOVING PEOPLE. 
>> WITH LEADERS AT THE WHITE
HOUSE URGING AMERICANS WHO DON'T
NEED TO SHOP THIS WEEK TO AVOID 
GROCERY STORES, STATES LIKE NEW 
YORK ARE NOT ALONE IN CRISIS
IN MICHIGAN, THE DETROIT
CONVENTION CENTER IS BECOMING A 
MASSIVE FIELD HOSPITAL
IN LOUISIANA, WHERE THE GOVERNOR
MAINTAINS HE DIDN'T KNOW MARDI
GRAS COULD TRIGGER AN OUTBREAK, 
THE NEW ORLEANS AREA NOW HAS THE
HIGHEST DEATH RATE IN THE 
COUNTRY.
AT A NURSING HOME IN INDIANA, 11
RESIDENTS HAVE DIED FROM THE
VIRUS, WHILE SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE
BEEN HOSPITALIZED.
>> EVERYONE IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO 
THIS, AND EVERYONE NEEDS TO 
FOLLOW THE PRECAUTIONS THAT 
WE'VE LAID OUT. 
>> WHILE CITIES LIKE BOSTON ARE 
PREPARING FOR A 9:00 P.M. 
CURFEW, IN COLORADO DOCTORS 
UNVEILED A PLAN FOR HOW TO
PRIORITIZE LIFESAVING TREATMENT 
WHEN FACED WITH TOO MANY
COVID-19 PATIENTS.
>> AFTER 23 DAYS, I'M STILL 
SHEDDING THE VIRUS. 
>> NURSE LISA MERCK, WHO CAUGHT 
THE VIRUS NEARLY A MONTH AGO, 
CLEARED HER MANDATORY QUARANTINE
BUT TESTED POSITIVE AGAIN AFTER 
SHE INSISTED ON CHECKING HER
STATUS BEFORE RETURNING TO WORK.
>> I FEEL LIKE IT'S JUST
DANGEROUS THAT WE'RE NOT -- 
WE'RE NOT CHECKING OUR
HEALTHCARE WORKERS BEFORE THEY
GO BACK TO WORK.
>> HOSPITALS IN THE SOUTH NEED
ALL THE NURSES AND DOCTORS THEY 
CAN GET.
GEORGIA, EXPERIENCING A RAPID 
RISE IN CASES, BUT ITS PEAK MAY 
BE WEEKS AWAY.
BLAYNE ALEXANDER IS IN ATLANTA
>> Reporter: MOST BUSINESSES ARE
CLOSED BUT THE GOVERNOR HAS 
ORDERED THE BEACHES BACK OPEN.
BUT SOME LOCAL LEADERS, WHO 
CLOSED THE BEACHES IN THE FIRST 
PLACE, CALL THE MOVE RECKLESS.
>> AFTER SOME AMERICANS SPENT 
THEIR FIRST WEEKEND WEARING 
HOMEMADE FACE COVERINGS IN
PUBLIC, SOME REGIONS STILL SAW
LARGE GATHERINGS. 
>> DESPITE A WEEKEND SURGE IN 
ICU CASES, HERE IN CALIFORNIA,
THE GOVERNOR IS GIVING 500
VENTILATORS TO NEW YORK AND 
OTHER REGIONS, WHO DESPERATELY
NEED THEM NOW.
>> MARY LOU ARMOR, A BAY-AREA 
DETECTIVE WHO GOT SICK ON THE 
JOB, WAS ON A VENTILATOR FOR
NEARLY A WEEK AFTER BEING 
ADVISED NOT TO GO TO THE ER.
WHEN SHE ARRIVED, DOCTORS 
COULDN'T SAVE HER LIFE. 
>> I'M GOING TO MISS HER VOICE
I'M GOING TO MISS HER CALLING 
US. 
>> MIGUEL ALMAGUER NBC NEWS, LOS
ANGELES.
>> WANT TO TURN NOW TO SOME 
CONCERNING NEWS OUT OF THE UK 
WHERE A GLOBAL LEADER'S BATTLE
AGAINST THE VCORONAVIRUS HAS 
LANDED HIM IN A LONDON HOSPITAL.
OFFICIALS SAY PRIME MINISTER
BORIS JOHNSON IS NOW IN 
INTENSIVE CARE WITH WHAT'S
DESCRIBED AS, QUOTE, PERSISTENT 
SYMPTOMS OF CORONAVIRUS.
THE 55-YEAR-OLD WAS INFECTED
WITH THE VIRUS LATE LAST MONTH
HE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL 
AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE BUT
ACCORDING TO HIS OFFICE, HIS
SYMPTOMS HAVE SINCE WORSENED
FOR THE LATEST ON HIS CONDITION,
WE TURN NOW TO NBC'S ALI AROUZI 
LIVE IN LONDON FOR US.
ALI, BREAK IT DOWN. 
>> GOOD MORNING, COREY
THAT'S RIGHT
PRIME MINISTER WAS BROUGHT TO 
HOSPITAL ON SUNDAY, AS HIS
COVID-19 SYMPTOMS KEPT
PERSISTING
AND AS OF LAST NIGHT, HIS 
CONDITION WORSENED, AND HE WAS
TAKEN TO THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, IN
CASE HE NEEDED TO BE PUT ON A 
VENTILATOR
NOW, THERE'S NO WORD THAT HE'S
BEEN PUT ON A VENTILATOR YET
HE WAS JUST GIVEN OXYGEN LAST 
NIGHT.
AND WE ARE TOLD THAT HIS
CONDITION REMAINS THE SAME
BUT THIS IS A VERY BIG CHANGE IN
THIS COUNTRY, COREY.
JUST THE FACT THAT HE HAD TO ASK
HIS FOREIGN SECRETARY, DOMINIC
RAB, TO DEPUTIZE FOR HIM IS A 
CLEAR SIGNAL THAT ALL IS NOT
WELL
JUST A FEW DAYS AGO, WE WERE
BEING TOLD THAT THE PRIME 
MINISTER IS IN CHARGE AND IN
TOUCH.
BUT, CLEARLY, BEING IN THE ICU
UNIT CHANGES EVERYTHING.
NOW, THE FOREIGN SECRETARY SAYS 
THAT HE IS IN SAFE HANDS HERE AT
ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL.
IT IS ONE OF THE LEADING
HOSPITALS IN THIS COUNTRY AND 
ALSO SPECIALIZES IN INFECTIOUS
DISEASES. 
>> CERTAINLY, CONCERNING FOR
CITIZENS IN THAT COUNTRY
ALI AROUZI FOR US LIVE OUTSIDE
THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE IS BEING
TREATED.
ALI, THANK YOU. 
>> LET'S GET A FIRST LOOK AT OUR
WEATHER ON THIS TUESDAY WITH NBC
METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB
JANESSA, GOOD MORNING.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING
WE ARE SETTING UP A STORMY
PATTERN ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND
ALSO FOR THE MIDWEST THIS 
AFTERNOON.
AFTER GORGEOUS CONDITIONS TO
START OFF YOUR MONDAY.
SO LET'S TAKE A LOOK WHAT'S 
HAPPENING THIS MORNING, RIGHT 
NOW.
PRETTY QUIET
BUT WE DO STILL HAVE A FEW
STORMS THAT ARE CURRENTLY MAKING
THEIR WAY OUT OF CHICAGO RIGHT
NOW.
AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW
WELL TO THE EAST
NOW, THE MIDATLANTIC, ALSO IN ON
THIS, THIS AFTERNOON
POTENTIAL OF 55 MILLION PEOPLE
GOING TO BE IMPACTED BY DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY TODAY.
HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR 
DAY AHEAD.
SO IT'S ALL DUE TO A WARM FRONT 
THAT'S GOING TO SURGE WELL TO 
THE NORTH.
AND THAT'S ALLOWING THESE STORMS
TO REALLY POP THIS AFTERNOON
WITH DAYTIME HIGHS, THEY'LL 
CONTINUE TO BE WELL-ABOVE 
AVERAGE, IN THE UPPER 70s.
SO WATCHING THE SEVERE WEATHER, 
THIS WILL BE A
>>> WELCOME BACK
WE'RE BACK WITH SOMETHING CALLED
THE NATIONAL COALESCENT PROJECT.
>> IT IS A BIG NAME FOR WHAT MAY
BE A BIG HELP IN SAVING LIVES OF
COVID-19 PATIENTS.
AT THE EPICENTER IS MOUNT SINAI 
HOSPITAL IN NEW YORK, WHERE 
DOCTORS THERE ARE FIGHTING BACK 
WITH OLD THERAPY AND A NEW TEST.
HERE'S NBC'S CYNTHIA McFADDEN.
>> Reporter: THIS MORNING, AS 
PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 CONTINUE 
TO PILE INTO THE EMERGENCY
DEPARTMENT AND THE ICU AT MOUNT 
SINAI, THERE IS SOME VERY 
PROMISING, POSSIBLY LIFESAVING
NEWS, FROM DEEP INSIDE THE
HOSPITAL'S LAB
>> WE HAVE SO MANY PATIENTS WHO 
ARE SICK
THEY NEED SOME HOPE OF A
TREATMENT.
>> DR. JEFFREY JANG AND HIS 
COLLEAGUE HAVE DEVELOPED A NEW
TEST THAT MAY SPEED UP AND
IMPROVE AN OLD THERAPY
TRANSFUSING THE PLASMA OF 
PATIENTS WHO HAVE RECOVERED FROM
COVID-19 INTO PATIENTS WHO ARE
CRITICALLY ILL
THE TECHNIQUE USED EFFECTIVELY
IN THE PAST IN THE SARS, H1N1 
FLU, IN EBOLA EPIDEMICS.
AND, MORE RECENTLY, THE CHINESE 
USED IT IN THEIR BATTLE WITH THE
CORONAVIRUS.
MOUNT SINAI'S TEST A
CUTTING-EDGE WEAPON CREATED BY A
TEAM LED BY DR. FLORIAN CRAMER. 
>> GET A READOUT WHICH IS 
BASICALLY A CHANGE IN COLOR.
AND BY DOING THAT, WE CAN 
DETERMINE SOMEBODY ALREADY HAS
IMMUNITY TO COVID-19. 
>> THE DARKER THE COLOR, THE
HIGHER THE ANTIBODIES.
>> WHILE OTHER TESTS MEASURE
WHETHER THE ANTIBODY IS THERE OR
NOT, OUR ASSAY CAN ALSO MEASURE 
HOW MUCH OF THE ANTIBODY IS 
THERE.
AND THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE 
CAN IDENTIFY THOSE DONORS WITH A
HIGH AMOUNT OF ANTIBODY, WHO
WOULD MOST LIKELY BENEFIT THE 
PATIENTS. 
>> THE HOSPITAL PUT OUT A CALL
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE RECOVERED, 
AND WAS STUNNED WHEN 10,000 
PEOPLE VOLUNTEERED
DANNY REAMER WAS ONE OF THE 
FIRST.
HE AND HIS WIFE LIVE IN 
ROCHELLE, ONE OF THE FIRST
HOTSPOTS IN THE NEW YORK CITY 
AREA
THEY WERE ONLY MILDLY ILL, NEVER
HOSPITALIZED, RECOVERING AT HOME
WITH THEIR THREE KIDS, NONE OF
WHOM GOT SICK.
>> AS SOON AS WE WERE RELEASED
FROM QUARANTINE, THE FIRST PLACE
WE WENT WAS MOUNT SINAI.
AND TO QUALIFY FOR THE DONATION 
PROGRAM, YOU SIMPLY NEED TO HAVE
A BLOOD TEST
AND DEMONSTRATE THAT YOUR 
ANTIBODY NUMBERS ARE HIGH.
AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE A NEGATIVE 
SWAB
IT'S VERY SIMPLE. 
>> WE HAVE A PICTURE OF YOU 
CONTRIBUTING YOUR PLASMA
WHAT WERE YOU THINKING
>> THIS IS PROBABLY THE LEAST 
HEROIC WAY POSSIBLE TO BE A 
HERO
IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO MAKE A
BIG, BIG IMPACT.
>> EACH DONOR PROVIDES THE
EQUIVALENT OF FOUR DOSES OF 
PLASMA
TWO DOSES BEING GIVEN TO THE
SICKEST PATIENTS HERE.
IN THE PAST FEW DAYS, MOUNT 
SINAI HAS GIVEN 11 VERY SICK
PATIENTS THE PLASMA OF THOSE WHO
HAVE RECOVERED
IS IT WORKING?
>> I KNOW THAT THE EXPRESSION 
GAME CHANGER HAS A LOT OF WEIGHT
TO IT.
BUT MIGHT THIS THERAPY BE A GAME
CHANGER?
>> I THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO 
EVALUATE THE FIRST PATIENTS THAT
WE HAVE TREATED IN A COUPLE OF
WEEKS.
>> IT ISN'T JUST MOUNT SINAI
PUSHING TO GET CONVALESCENT 
PLASMA THERAPY UP AND RUNNING IN
THE COUNTRY.
FROM SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S
LEADING RESEARCH CENTERS ARE
SPEARHEADING THE EFFORT.
THE GROUP STARTED AT JOHNS
HOPKINS, WHERE THEY ARE FOCUSING
ON USING PLASMA TO KEEP HEALTH
WORKERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS
FROM GETTING ILL. 
>> I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A 
POTENTIAL DISEASE-ALTERING
TREATMENT.
>> DR. MICHAEL JOINER AT THE
MAYO CLINIC IN MINNESOTA IS ALSO
ONE OF THE LEADERS. 
>> I'M HOPEFUL WE CAN MODIFY THE
COURSE OF THE DISEASE, PREVENT
HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUALS FROM
GETTING IT, REDUCE THE RISK OF
PEOPLE IN THE HOSPITAL FROM 
NEEDING ICU CARE
AND SHORTEN THE STAY OF PEOPLE
WHO ARE IN THE ICU
>> THAT WAS CYNTHIA McFADDEN
REPORTING AND THE DOCTORS AT NBC
SPOKE WITH SAY THEY ARE HOPEFUL 
THE FDA WILL SOO
>>> HI, EVERYONE
WE CONTINUE TO TRY TO FLATTEN 
THE CURVE, BUT YESTERDAY, I WAS 
TELLING YOU ON SUNDAYS FOR THE
LAST THREE WEEKS, WE CONTINUED
TO SEE A DIP
YESTERDAY, ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS
THE THIRD MONDAY IN A ROW WE'VE 
SEEN AN INCREASE
THE GOOD NEWS, IT WAS ONLY BY 
10%.
>>> A GLIMMER OF HOPE IN THE
CORONAVIRUS BATTLE SPARKS A 
MASSIVE RALLY ON WALL STREET
THE DOW SURGED OVER 1,600 POINTS
AFTER NEW DATA SHOWED A SLOWING 
NUMBER OF CASES IN THE WORLD'S
BIGGEST HOTSPOTS, INCLUDING 
SPAIN, ITALY, AND YONEW YORK
FUTURES POINTING TO SLIGHT GAIN 
AT THE OPEN.
>> ACROSS THE COUNTRY, FAMILIES 
ARE CARING FOR LOVED ONES AT
HOME
AMONG THEM, NBC NEWS NATIONAL 
CORRESPONDENT KATE SNOW, WHO IS 
SHARING HER FAMILY'S STORY AFTER
HER HUSBAND CHRIS DEVELOPED 
SYMPTOMS IN WHAT COULD BE ANY 
FAMILY'S STORY
>> NONE OF US ARE TALKING TO
CHRIS, FACE TO FACE.
EVEN THOUGH HE'S RIGHT
DOWNSTAIRS. 
>> WELCOME TO DAY WHATEVER
EVERYTHING IS THE SAME IN THESE 
FOUR WALLS. 
>> I GO DOWN WITH A MASK ON.
I LEFT YOU EGGS AND TOAST.
>> WE HAD MADE A PLAN THAT IF 
ANY OF US GOT SICK, WE WOULD GO 
TO OUR GUEST ROOM, WHICH IS IN
THE BASEMENT. 
>> I WASH MY HANDS. 
>> HE DESCRIBES IT AS MASS IVE 
MUSCLE NOT JUST ACHES BUT PAIN
I HAVE TWO TEENAGERS, GOING TO
SCHOOL
I SPENT ALL MORNING FRIDAY AND
MUCH OF THE DAY SATURDAY
DISINFECTING. 
>> BLESS MY NEIGHBOR
DROPPED OFF MILK
YESTERDAY, I DID ABOUT TEN LOADS
OF LAUNDRY
I'M JUST -- I'M TIRED.
KNOW THAT WE ARE SUPERLUCKY THAT
WE HAVE SO MUCH SUPPORT.
MY BIGGEST FEAR, LIKE I'M SURE
SO MANY FAMILIES RIGHT NOW, IS
THAT HE WILL TAKE A TURN FOR THE
WORSE.
AND HE WON'T BE ABLE TO BREATHE 
AND THAT I'LL HAVE TO TAKE HIM
TO THE HOSPITAL.
SO I MADE A PLAN WITH MY
NEIGHBOR THAT IF I HAVE TO LEAVE
AND THE KIDS ARE ALONE, THEN
SHE'LL HELP THEM
THAT'S MY BIGGEST FEAR IS THAT I
WON'T BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF MY
KIDS
I HAVE SO MUCH APPRECIATION FOR 
EVERYONE RIGHT NOW
FOR PEOPLE BRINGING ME MY MAIL
FOR THE PEOPLE BRINGING ME
GROCERIES.
FOR JUST THE PEOPLE SENDING ME
TEXT MESSAGES.
>> IT'S REALLY COOL.
THERE IS A LOT GOING ON IN
EVERYONE ELSE'S WORLD AND THEY
HAVE REALLY WONDERFUL THINGS TO 
SAY TO MY WIFE AND MYSELF.
>> I CAN'T EVEN KEEP UP SO THANK
YOU.
>> AND WE WANT TO WISH KATE, HER
HUSBAND, AND HER KIDS WELL AND
THANK HER FOR REMINDING US TO 
MAKE A PLAN AND BE PREPARED.
AND, BY NOW, WE SHOULD ALL KNOW 
THAT THIS VIRUS CAN COME FOR
ANYONE
DOESN'T MATTER WHO YOU ARE. 
>>TATE AT ANY TIME
YEAH
DISINFECTING HER HOME.
>> WISHING CHRIS AND ANYONE ELSE
AFFECTED A SPEEDY RECOVERY. 
>> THANKS FOR WATCHING AE"EARLY
TODAY" ON THIS TUESDAY. 
>> I'M PHILLIP MENA.
BEFORE WE GO, WE WANT TO REMIND 
YOU TO JOIN LESTER HOLT AND THE 
NBC NEWS TEAM FOR A LIVE
PRIMETIME SPECIAL ON THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
THAT'S TONIGHT AT 10:00 P.M.
EAST
>>> AS AMERICANS BRACE FOR AN 
ESCALATION IN CASES AND 
FATALITIES, NEW YORK'S GOVERNOR 
IS OFFERING RESIDENTS AND 
HEALTHCARE WORKERS SOME HOPE IN 
THE MIDST OF CHAOS. 
>> WE'LL TAKE YOU TO ONE OF THE 
HARDEST-HIT HOSPITALS IN THE
NORTHEAST, AND SHOW YOU HOW 
THEIR INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IS
COPING
>>> PLUS, WE'LL GO LIVE TO THE
LONDON HOSPITAL WHERE BRITISH 
PRIME MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON IS 
BEING TREATED IN THE ICU
A BUSY TUESDAY AHEAD
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
I'M CORI COFFIN.
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
THE PANDEMIC HAS REACHED AN EPIC
SCALE.
INFECTING MORE THAN 1.3 MILLION 
PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD.
A MILESTONE REACHED JUST FOUR 
MONTHS AFTER THIS VIRUS FIRST 
EMERGED IN WUHAN, CHINA.
AND HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
AT THIS HOUR
HERE, IN AMERICA, CONFIRMED 
INFECTIONS ARE NOW MORE THAN
DOUBLE THAT OF ANY OTHER NATION.
TOPPING 368,000.
IN LESS THAN SIX WEEKS, THE 
DEATH TOLL HAS GONE FROM ZERO TO
ALMOST 11,000 FATALITIES
AND IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS
CLUSTER MAP, IT SHOWS THE SCALE 
OF THE OUTBREAK IN EACH STATE 
WITH HOTSPOTS GROWING IN NEW
YORK, MICHIGAN, FLORIDA, AND
LOUISIANA.
>> ONE THING STATES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY ARE IN DIRE NEED OF IS
N95 MASKS.
AND PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS REACHED 
A DEAL WITH 3M, ITS MAKER.
THE COMPANY WILL PRODUCE 166 1/2
MILLION MASKS OVER THE NEXT 
THREE MONTHS
>>> OF COURSE, WE HAVE SEEN THIS
IMPACT THE VIRUS HAS HAD ON 
HEALTHCARE WORKERS BUT ALSO ON
NEW YORK'S FINEST NYPD
NEARLY 2,000 OFFICERS HAVE
TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS,
AND SO FAR, 13 EMPLOYEES HAVE 
DIED. 
>> MEANWHILE, BRITISH PRIME 
MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON'S HEALTH 
TAKES A TURN FOR THE WORSE
HE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL 
ON SUNDAY AND IS NOW IN THE ICU.
JUST AHEAD, OUR ALI AROUZI IS 
LIVE IN LONDON WITH THE LATEST
ON HIS CONDITION
>>> STARTING TODAY, STARBUCKS 
EMPLOYEES WILL NOW BE REQUIRED
TO WEAR FACE MASKS FOR THOSE
STORES THAT ARE STILL UP AND
RUNNING.
THE COMPANY SAYS IT'S TRYING TO 
COMPLY WITH CDC RECOMMENDATIONS.
>> AND THE ARMY HAS ANNOUNCED 
IT'S HOLDING OFF ON SENDING NEW 
RECRUITS TO BASIC TRAINING
THIS IS EXPECTED TO LAST FOR TWO
WEEKS.
THOSE ALREADY IN BASIC TRAINING 
AT ONE OF THE ARMY'S FOUR BCT 
LOCATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE 
SCREENED AND MONITORED
>>> WALMART AND KROGER ARE
TAKING NEW MEASURES TO KEEP 
SHOPPERS SAFE.
THEY'VE BEGUN TESTING ONE-WAY 
AISLES IN SOME STORES, TRYING TO
LIMIT CONTACT.
AND THE POLICY COULD BE ROLLED
OUT TO MORE U.S. STORES.
>> LIVE CLASSES AT PELOTON HAVE 
COME TO A GRINDING HALT AFTER 
ONE OF THEIR PRODUCTION 
EMPLOYEES TESTED POSITIVE FOR 
THE VIRUS.
THE COMPANY WILL CEASE
PRODUCTION OUT OF THEIR NEW YORK
AND LONDON STUDIOS FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE MONTH
LADY GAGA IS USING HER ST
STAR POWER TO UNITE AND RAISE 
SOME MAJOR BUCKS FOR THE WORLD
HEALTH ORGANIZATION.
PUTTING ON A SPECIAL CONCERT
ALONG WITH PAUL McCARTNEY,
STEVIE WONDER, AND OTHER
ARTISTS.
IT WILL AIR HERE ON NBC APRIL 
18th. 
>> DESPITE PREDICTIONS FROM THE 
WHITE HOUSE AND HEALTH EXPERTS
THAT THIS WILL WILL AMERICA'S 
HARDEST-HIT WEEK IN THE 
PANDEMIC, THERE ARE SOME
ENCOURAGING SIGNS FROM PARTS OF 
THE NATION
NBC'S SUSAN McGUINNESS HAS
DETAILS.
>> AS AMERICA ENTERS THE MOST 
CRITICAL AND DEADLY WEEK FOR
CORONAVIRUS YET, THE U.S. DEATH 
TOLL TOPS 10,000
HOSPITALS BRACE FOR AN AVALANCHE
OF NEW CASES AND DEATHS.
>> WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A ROUGH
WEEK
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A ROUGH 
MAYBE LITTLE MORE THAN A WEEK.
>> BRITISH PRIME MINISTER BORIS 
JOHNSON ADMITTED TO INTENSIVE 
CARE. 
>> AMERICANS ARE ALL PRAYING FOR
HIS RECOVERY
HE'S BEEN A REALLY GOOD FRIEND. 
>> BUT THE PRESIDENT COMBATIVE
WHEN ASKED ABOUT AN INSPECTOR 
GENERAL'S REPORT ABOUT SHORTAGES
AT HOSPITALS. 
>> WHAT'S HIS NAME
>> IT CAME FROM THE INSPECTOR 
GENERAL REPORT. 
>> WHAT'S HIS NAME
>> I DON'T KNOW HIS NAME OFF THE
TOP OF MY HEAD. 
>> TELL ME HIS NAME.
>> THE PRESIDENT ALSO BRUSHING
OFF CRITICISM ABOUT THE 
CONTINUED UNAVAILABILITY OF 
TESTS.
>> WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO STAND
ON STREET CORNERS DOING TESTING.
>> AMID CONCERNS ABOUT HOW
DEADLY THE NEXT TWO WEEKS MAY 
BE, TRACES OF OPTIMISM
WASHINGTON STATE RETURNING
VENTILATORS TO THE STOCKPILE HAS
CASES DROP
BUT INSISTING NEW YORKERS MUST
REM
REMAIN DILIGENT IN SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
>> THIS IS AN ENEMY THAT WE HAVE
UNDERESTIMATED FROM DAY ONE.
>> FROM THE WHITE HOUSE 
CONCERN --
>> IT IS ON US, AS A MEMBER OF
THIS COMMUNITY, OF THIS COUNTRY,
TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO
SAVE ONE ANOTHER
>> ON WALL STREET, STOCKS SURGED
ON PROMISING SIGNS THAT DEATH 
RATES ARE LEVELING OFF
AMID WORD THE WHITE HOUSE AND 
CONGRESS ARE ALREADY DISCUSSING 
A NEW ROUND OF DIRECT PAYMENTS
TO AMERICANS STRUGGLING IN THIS 
NATIONAL CRISIS.
SUSAN McGUINNESS, NBC NEWS, 
WASHINGTON. 
>> DESPITE A STAGGERING DEATH 
TOLL, THE VIRUS IS SHOWING SIGNS
OF LEVELING OFF IN THE NEW YORK 
AREA
BUT WITH STATE'S HOSPITALS
OVERWHELMED, GOVERNOR ANDREW
CUOMO IS WARNING EVERYONE TO
STAY VIGILANT, AND STAY INSIDE
TO AVOID ANOTHER SPIKE IN CASES.
NBC'S GABE GUTIERREZ IS IN NEW
YORK
>> Reporter: IN NEW YORK, NURSES
ARE REACHING THEIR LIMITS.
THE U.S. MILITARY IS DEPLOYED 
THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND THE
2,500-BED JAVITS CONVENTION 
CENTER IS NOW THE LARGEST 
HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY.
BUT AUTHORITIES SAY THERE COULD 
BE A GLIMMER OF HOPE
WHILE DEATHS IN NEW YORK STATE
CONTINUE TO RISE, THE INCREASE
HAS SLOWED OVER THE LAST TWO
DAYS
>> AND, AGAIN, WOULD SUGGEST A
POSSIBLE FLATTENING OF THE
CURVE.
>> DAILY HOSPITALIZATIONS AND 
INTUBATIONS ARE ALSO DOWN.
>> WE ARE PLATEAUING
WE ARE PLATEAUING AT A VERY HIGH
LEVEL.
AND THERE IS TREMENDOUS STRESS
ON THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. 
>> GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO IS 
WARNING NEW YORKERS NOT TO LET
THEIR GUARD DOWN
DOUBLING THE FINE FOR NOT SOCIAL
DISTANCING TO $1,000
HE SAID PRESIDENT TRUMP AGREED
TO HIS REQUEST THAT CORONAVIRUS 
PATIENTS BE TREATED ON THE USNS 
COMFORT.
>> IT'S A MARATHON, NOT A 
SPRINT
AND WE'RE JUST, YOU KNOW, NOT AT
HALF-TIME YET.
>> DR. DARA CASS FROM COLUMBIA
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAD 
THE VIRUS AND HAS NOW BEEN
DECLARED SAFE TO RETURN TO WORK.
>> I WENT BACK INTO THE ER
EMPOWERED TO GO HOLD A HAND.
THAT WAS ALL I WANTED TO DO 
BECAUSE I WANTED TO HOLD HANDS
WITH PATIENTS.
>> FUNERAL HOMES ARE OVERRUN
THIS ONE IN BROOKLYN SAYS IT'S
RUNNING OUT OF BODY BAGS. 
>> WE'RE OVERWHELMED
OVERWHELMED.
WE -- WE -- WE'RE -- MY -- MY 
STAFF IS -- THEY'RE ON WHITS
END.
THEY'RE SLEEP DEPRIVED
THEY ARE TRYING THEIR BEST. 
>> AT ST. BARNABAS HOSPITAL IN
THE BRONX, THIS VIDEO AT THE END
OF A PARTICULARLY GRUELING
SHIFT.
>> JUST, WE DID OUR BEST
THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY
IT'S NOT BEEN A GOOD DAY
REALLY HORRIBLE.
>> AMONG THE LIVES LOST, FATHER 
GIOACCHINO BASILE.
SMALL IN STATURE BUT MIGHTY IN
ENERGY
MARY ROMAN WAS NOT JUST A FORMER
CITY CLERK IN CONNECTICUT.
SHE WAS A SENIOR OLYMPIAN, WHO
SET SHOT PUT RECORDS AND
SURVIVED POLIO. 
>> SHE WAS A FIGHTER
YOU KNOW, THIS VIRUS IS NOTHING 
TO PLAY AROUND
IT'S A SERIOUS MATTER.
AND JUST GOT THE BEST OF HER
BUT IT DIDN'T GET HER WITHOUT A 
FIGHT, I GUARANTEE YOU THAT.
>> NEW YORK CITY OFFICIALS ARE
CONSIDERING CHILLING CONTINGENCY
PLANS, INCLUDING TEMPORARILY
BURYING SOME OF THE DEAD IF 
MORGUES ARE FULL
AUTHORITIES HOPE IT DOESN'T COME
TO THAT, PHILLIP. 
>> LET'S HOPE IT DOESN'T, GABE
THANK YOU.
>> FROM NEW YORK TO ACROSS THE
POND IN THE UK, WHERE PRIME 
MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON'S FIGHT
AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS HAS 
TAKEN A CONCERNING TURN.
THE 55-YEAR-OLD IS NOW BEING
TREATED IN THE ICU IN A LONDON
HOSPITAL, AFTER THE VIRUS 
SYMPTOMS WORSENED.
NBC'S ALI AROUZI LIVE IN LONDON 
FOR US OUTSIDE THAT HOSPITAL
CARING FOR THE PRIME MINISTER.
AND, ALI, DO WE KNOW PRIME
MINISTER'S CONDITION AT THIS
HOUR
>> WE DON'T KNOW HIS CONDITION
AT THIS HOUR
WE HAVEN'T BEEN UPDATED.
THE LAST WE HEARD WAS THAT HE 
WAS TAKEN TO THE ICU UNIT LAST
NIGHT AT ABOUT 7:00, LOCAL TIME.
HE WAS GIVEN OXYGEN TO ASSIST 
WITH HIS BREATHING
AND WE WERE TOLD THAT HE WAS
TAKEN TO THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, IN
CASE HE NEEDED VENTILATION
NOW, THERE'S NO WORD THAT'S COME
THROUGH WHETHER HE HAS BEEN PUT 
ON A VENTILATOR.
WE ARE HEARING REPORTS THAT HIS 
CONDITION REMAINS THE SAME
IT HASN'T GOTTEN BETTER OR
WORSE, AS FAR AS WE KNOW
SO WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR WHAT 
THE DOCTORS AND WHAT HIS TEAM 
HAS TO SAY ABOUT THIS.
BUT THIS IS A VERY DRAMATIC TURN
IN EVENTS IN THIS COUNTRY.
UP UNTIL A FEW DAYS AGO, WE WERE
CONTINUALLYBEING TOLD THAT THE
PRIME MINISTER IS IN CHARGE.
THAT HE IS ON POINT OF CALL.
THAT, CLEARLY, HAS NOW CHANGED
THAT HE IS IN THE ICU UNIT
HE FELT IT NECESSARY TO APPOINT 
HIS FOREIGN SECRETARY AS HIS
DEPUTY, IN CASE THINGS GET
WORSE.
THE LAST TIME WE SAW THE PRIME
MINISTER, CORI, WAS ON THURSDAY 
EVENING WHEN HE WAS OUTSIDE 
DOWNING STREET CLAPPING FOR THE 
NHS WORKERS, ALONG WITH THE REST
OF THE COUNTRY
NOW, HE'S IN THAT HOSPITAL BEING
LOOKED AFTER BY THOSE SAME NHS
WORKERS.
>> REALLY, TRYING TO SHOW, YOU
KNOW, AS POSITIVELY AS HE CAN 
THAT HE IS IN GOOD SPIRITS
BUT I KNOW THAT THIS WAS A
SURPRISING TURN.
ALI, THANK YOU. 
>> NOW, TO A SQUABBLE IN THE
SITUATION ROOM
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS BEEN
AGGRESSIVELY SUPPORTING AN
ANTI-MALARIA DRUG KNOWN AS
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE
IT'S A DRUG THAT HAS THE MEDICAL
COMMUNITY DIVIDED.
TOM COSTELLO TAKES A CLOSER 
LOOK
>> Reporter: INSIDE THE WHITE 
HOUSE, NBC NEWS HAS CONFIRMED A 
HEATED WEEKEND EXCHANGE.
PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR PETER
NAVARRO FACING OFF AGAINST
INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERT, DR.
ANTHONY FAUCI.
NAVARRO PUSHING 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE FOR TREATING 
COVID-19 PATIENTS, BASED ON 
ANECDOTAL STUDIES OVERSEAS
FAUCI, SAYING THOSE STUDIES ARE 
NOT SCIENTIFIC, AND CHLOROQUINE,
A DRUG USED TO TREAT MALARIA AND
LUPUS, ALSO CARRIES 
CARDIOVASCULAR RISKS
BUT THE PRESIDENT CONTINUES TO
ENDORSE THE DRUG
>> I WOULD LOVE TO GO TO A
LABORATORY, AND SPEND A COUPLE
OF YEARS TESTING SOMETHING
WE DON'T HAVE TIME
WE DON'T HAVE TWO HOURS.
BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE DYING
RIGHT NOW.
>> NEW JERSEY NURSE MARGARET
NOVANS BELIEVES CHLOROQUINE AND 
AN ANTIBIOTIC COMBINATION HELPED
HER RECOVER FROM COVID-19.
>> WITHIN 24 HOURS, MY FEVER WAS
GONE
I WAS STILL SHORT OF BREATH.
I STILL HAD TO RECOVER FROM 
THAT. 
>> NEW YORK HOSPITALS ARE USING 
IT IN EMERGENCIES, BUT THE
GOVERNOR IS CAUTIOUS. 
>> ANECDOTALLY, YOU'LL GET
SUGGESTIONS THAT IT HAS BEEN
EFFECTIVE.
BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY OFFICIAL
DATA, YET.
>> MEANWHILE, AN INSPECTOR
GENERAL WATCHDOG REPORT HAS 
FOUND HOSPITALS, NATIONWIDE,
REPORTING DIRE SHORTAGES OF 
CRITICAL EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING 
TESTING KITS, THERMOMETERS, AND 
PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT.
AND RECEIVING GOVERNMENT
SUPPLIES THAT EXPIRED A DECADE
AGO.
>> WE HEARD AN INCREDIBLE PLEA
FROM THE HOSPITALS ABOUT THEIR
EFFORTS TO KEEP STAFF SAFE. 
>> AND AMID A WIDESPREAD
SHORTAGE OF VENTILATORS, A
POTENTIAL SHORTAGE OF THE DRUGS 
USED TO PLACE PATIENTS INTO 
COMAS FOR INTUBATION. 
>> THESE DRUGS ARE CRUCIAL
THE VENTILATOR'S WORKING AND
PATIENTS BEING ABLE TO RECOVER
AND BEAT COVID-19.
>> NOW, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES
ARE RAMPING UP PRODUCTION OF
THOSE DRUGS IN LIGHT OF CRUSHING
DEMAND
PHILLIP.
>> PATIENTS DESPERATE FOR 
ANYTHING THAT WILL WORK.
TOM, THANK YOU. 
>> ALL RIGHT
LET'S GET YOUR FIRST LOOK AT
TODAY'S WEATHER WITH NBC
METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB
JANESSA, GOOD MORNING.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING
WE ARE STARTING OFF TO SEE A
STORMY PATTERN ACROSS THE 
MIDWEST AND NORTHEAST.
NOT ALL OF THE NORTHEAST WILL BE
IMPACTED BY THIS FIRST WAVE.
BUT WASHINGTON, D.C., ALL THE 
WAY INTO THE CLEVELAND AREA.
WATCH THE POTENTIAL OF THESE
STORMS STARTING TO SPARK UP.
ALREADY, YOU CAN SEE SOME 
ISOLATED SHOWERS CURRENTLY
MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH ACROSS 
THE CHICAGO AREA
CURRENTLY, 42 MILLION UNDER THAT
SEVERE-WEATHER RISK, FROM 
COLUMBUS ALL THE WAY TO 
WASHINGTON, D.C.
NEW YORK CITY TO BOSTON, AS 
WELL, I THINK WILL SEE SOME 
ISOLATED MOISTURE.
BUT WE'RE REALLY GOING TO LUCK
OUT ON THAT SEVERE WEATHER
POTENTIAL.
THAT IS A LOOK AT THE BIG 
WEATHER STORY TODAY.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
AND THIS IS ALL DUE TO A WARM 
FRONT.
LOOK AT DAYTIME HIGHS.
WELL ABOVE THEIR NORMAL.
ST. LOUIS, ALMOST 80 DEGREES
THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE OHIO
VALLEY
YOU WILL SEE THE STORMS SPARKING
UP ALL THE WAY INTO YOUR EVENING
HOURS.
SO THIS IS THAT FIRST WAVE
WE HAVE ANOTHER WAVE COMING FOR 
TOMORROW
COMING UP.
>> ALL RIGHT, JANESSA, THANK
YOU.
IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS, LITTLE 
CAESARS ANNOUNCED IT WILL DONATE
ONE MILLION PIZZAS TO HEALTHCARE
WORKERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS ON 
THE FRONT LINES.
AND DOMINOS IS PLANNING TO
DONATE 10 MILLION SLICES OF 
PIZZA TO HELP KEEP COMMUNITIES
FED.
>> ACTOR MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY
MADE A SURPRISE VIRTUAL VISIT TO
A SENIOR LIVING FACILITY IN 
TEXAS.
McCONAUGHEY, ALONG WITH HIS 
WIFE, MOTHER, AND KIDS HOSTED A 
GAME OF BINGO FOR THE RESIDENTS 
TO LIFT THEIR SPIRITS.
>> AND DESPITE THE CORONAVIRUS
PANDEMIC, WISCONSIN'S PRIMARY 
WILL GO ON
>>> ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, HEALTHCARE
WORKERS ARE DESCRIBING THEIR
DIFFICULT EXPERIENCES AS THEY 
FIGHT TO SAVE LIVES.
NBC'S STEPHANIE GOSK TAKES US 
INSIDE THE ICU AT ONE OF THE
NATION'S HARDEST-HIT HOSPITALS
>> HOLY NAME MEDICAL CENTER IN
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY IS A
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
MEDIUM SIZE.
MANY OF THE STAFF WERE ACTUALLY 
BORN HERE.
IT WAS ALSO ONE OF THE
HOSPITAL'S HIT EARLIEST AND 
HARDEST BY THE CORONAVIRUS
55 DEATHS, SO FAR.
175 INFECTED PEOPLE 
HOSPITALIZED. 
>> JUST CHECKING EVERYTHING OUT 
FOR YOU.
OKAY
>> ARLENE VAN DYKE, A SINGLE
MOTHER OF TWO, HAS BEEN AN ICU
NURSE AT HOLY NAME
AT A TIME WHEN FAMILY CAN'T BE
THERE, BEDSIDE MANNER TAKES ON
NEW MEANING.
>> EXHAUSTING.
TODAY WAS REALLY ROUGH
MICHELLE IS THE DIRECTOR OF 
NURSING.
>> THE NURSING STAFF HAVE BEEN
AMAZING.
EVERY TIME THEY GO INTO A 
PATIENT ROOM, THEY KNOW THAT, 
NOT ONLY ARE THEY THE CAREGIVER,
BUT THEY ARE THE STAND-IN FAMILY
MEMBER. 
>> AND SOMETIMES IT IS THEIR
FAMILY
THREE OF RELATIVES HAVE TESTED
POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS, 
INCLUDING HER MOTHER-IN-LAW,
EDNA ACITO, WHO WAS HOSPITALIZED
HER, AND CELEBRATED HER 89th
BIRTHDAY WITH NURSES SINGING
TWO DAYS LATER, SHE DIED. 
>> THEY SANG TO HER.
SHE KNEW THEY WERE THERE
SHE WAS MOUTHING THE WORDS, AND 
IT WAS REALLY JUST SWEET AND
ADORABLE
AND THE FAMILY APPRECIATED
HAVING THAT VIDEO.
KNOWING THAT HER LAST BIRTHDAY
HERE ON EARTH WAS CELEBRATED
WITH PEOPLE AROUND HER
>> THIS HOSPITAL, LIKE SO MANY, 
HAS HAD TO TRANSFORM DURING THE 
CRISIS
IT STARTED WITH 19 ICU BEDS.
BY THE END OF THIS WEEK, IT WILL
HAVE 106
MANY OF THOSE PATIENTS, ON
VENTILATORS FOR DAYS, AND EVEN
WEEKS.
GOOD NEWS IS IN SHORT SUPPLY
BUT LAST WEEK, THERE WAS A
VICTORY.
THE FIRST PATIENT TO BE 
SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED OFF A
VENTILATOR. 
>> WE SEE THE SICKEST OF THE
SICK
SO WE FORGET THAT THERE'S PEOPLE
THAT DO WELL
SO THIS WAS A HUGE THING FOR US.
>> FOR A HOSPITAL BATTLING THE
WORST OF THIS VIRUS, A WELCOME
REMINDER THAT ALL THEIR WORK IS 
MAKING A
>>> TONIGHT, JOIN LESTER HOLT 
AND THE NBC NEWS TEAM FOR A LIVE
PRIMETIME SPECIAL ON THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC WITH 
CRITICAL REALTIME INFORMATION 
AND ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS.
IT BEGINS AT 10:00 P.M. EASTERN 
AND PACIFIC ON NBC, MSNBC, AND
STREAMING ON NBC NEWS NOW.
>>> THE ALARMING REVELATION THAT
A TIGER AT THE BRONX ZOO HAS
TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS 
HAS MANY WORRIED ABOUT THEIR
PETS AT THEIR HOMES.
LET'S GET OVER TO DR. JOHN
TORRES
DOCTOR, ARE CATS AND DOGS SAFE
FROM THE VIRUS
>> CERTAIN ANIMAL SPECIES REACT 
DIFFERENTLY TO NEW DISEASES.
BUT, SO FAR, THERE HAVE BEEN NO 
REPORTS OF DOGS, CATS, OR OTHER 
PETS IN THE U.S. GETTING SICK.
STILL, YOU SHOULD TAKE
PRECAUTIONS.
IF YOU HAVE COVID-19, SOMEONE 
ELSE NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR 
ANIMAL, AND LIMIT INTERACTIONS
WITH YOUR PET JUST LIKE YOU 
WOULD WITH OTHER PEOPLE.
IF YOU'RE HEALTHY, WASH YOUR
HANDS BEFORE AND AFTER DOING
ANYTHING WITH YOUR PET
AND WHEN YOU'RE OUTSIDE, SOCIAL 
DISTANCING APPLIES TO YOUR
ANIMALS, TOO
NO PLAYING
>> HI, EVERYONE.
WE CONTINUE TO TRY TO FLATTEN 
THE CURVE.
YESTERDAY WAS THE SECOND DAY NEW
YORK CITY SAW THE DEATH TOLL
UNDER 600.
SO THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF --
THERE.
BUT TAKING A LOOK REGION BY 
REGION, SUNDAY, ONCE AGAIN, THE 
THIRD WEEK IN A ROW WE SAW A
MAJOR INCREASE
COMPARED TO THE LAST TWO WEEKS, 
THE GOOD NEWS, WE WERE UP ABOUT 
20%.
YESTERDAY, THAT WAS ONLY ABOUT
10%.
SO GOING TO WATCH THIS LINE 
CLOSELY FOR TUESDAY TO
>>> FROM THE YOUNG TO THE OLD,
AND NOW EVEN THE ANIMALS
THE CORONAVIRUS DOES NOT
DISCRIMINATE
AND, NOW, ONE MAN WHO DOCUMENTED
HIS HARROWING 17-DAY BATTLE 
AGAINST THE VIRUS ON SOCIAL 
MEDIA IS OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AND
READY TO SHARE HIS STORY
HERE'S SAVANNAH GUTHRIE.
>> DAVID LATT SAYS HE IS LUCKY
TO BE ALIVE.
THE 44-YEAR-OLD AUTHOR AND LEGAL
RECRUITER, NOW OUT OF THE 
HOSPITAL AND IN RECOVERY
CALLING HIMSELF A GRATEFUL
PATIENT AFTER A NEARLY
MONTH-LONG GRUELING BATTLE WITH 
CORONAVIRUS.
DAVID FIRST FELT SYMPTOMS IN
EARLY MARCH.
AND BY THE 16th, HE WAS 
HOSPITALIZED
DOCUMENTING HIS HARROWING ORDEAL
ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND URGING 
ANYONE HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH
TO TRY TO GET TESTED
AFTER SAYING, ON THE 18th, I
DON'T KNOW THAT I'M GETTING ANY 
WORSE AND, AT THIS POINT, I'LL
TAKE IT.
HE, SUDDENLY, DID GET WORSE.
MUCH WORSE
THE TWO-TIME NEW YORK CITY
MARATHON FINISHER, BARELY ABLE
TO WALK THE FIVE FEET FROM HIS
HOSPITAL BED TO THE BATHROOM
DAVID TWEETING I'VE HAD TEN DAYS
AND COUNTING WITH NO REAL 
IMPROVEMENT, FEVER, FATIGUE,
JOINT ACHES, CHILLS, COUGH, 
RESPIRATORY DIFFICULTY
I HAVE NEVER BEEN THIS SICK IN
MY ENTIRE LIFE
DAVID WAS SEDATED, INTUBATED, 
AND HOOKED UP TO A VENTILATOR.
>> HE'S, YOU KNOW, HE'S FIGHTING
FOR HIS LIFE. 
>> DAVID'S HUSBAND, ZACH, 
TELLING US LAST MONTH.
>> JUST TAKING IT, YOU KNOW, DAY
BY DAY
HOUR BY HOUR
WE NEVER, IN A MILLION YEARS, 
THOUGHT THAT, YOU KNOW, 
WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC WOULD DO THIS
AND, YOU KNOW -- YOU KNOW,
ATTACK OUR FAMILY LIKE THIS.
>> DOCTORS AT NEW YORK'S N
NYU LANGO MEDICAL CENTER PUT HIM
ON AN EXPERIMENTAL DRUG REGIMEN 
TO TRY TO SAVE HIS LIFE.
>> WE'RE JUST HOPING THAT, YOU
KNOW, THEY END UP WORKING.
BUT WE WON'T -- WE WON'T KNOW 
FOR A FEW DAYS, AT LEAST. 
>> DAVID IMPROVED AND WAS TAKEN 
OFF THE VENTILATOR A WEEK LATER.
HE SAYS HIS DOCTORS STILL DON'T 
KNOW IF THE DRUG THERAPIES
WORKED
BUT, NOW, DAVID IS GIVING BACK
DONATING HIS PLASMA TO NYU AS 
PART OF A STUDY TO HELP FIND AN 
EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR 
CORONAVIRUS.
DAVID SAYING VIDEOS OF HIS
2-YEAR-OLD SON HARLEN KEPT HIS
SPIRITS UP
TELLING THE NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL
IT'S WILD TO THINK ABOUT HOW
CLOSE I CAME TO DYING, TO 
LEAVING MY HUSBAND ZACK TO RAISE
OUR 2-YEAR-OLD SON AS A SINGLE
DAD.
I GUESS MY MAIN EMOTION IS
GRATITUDE.
>> AND OUR THANKS TO SAVANNAH 
FOR THAT REPORT.
IT'S ALL GOING TO BE ABOUT
RECOVERY NOW FOR HIM. 
>> STORIES LIKE THAT ARE VERY 
IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY DISPEL 
THE FALSE NOTION THAT THIS VIRUS
IS ONLY A DANGER TO THE ELDERLY.
>> EXACTLY. 
>> AND WHILE IT IS EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS, YOU CAN RECOVER FROM 
IT, AS WE SAW DAVID DO. 
>> THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH US.
I'M CORI COFFIN.
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
BEFORE WE LET YOU GO, HOW ABOUT 
SOMETHING TO MAKE YOU SMILE?
CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO
IT IS FROM A ZOO IN WALES.
>>> A PIVOTAL DAY AHEAD AS THE
PANDEMIC GROWS AROUND THE NATION
WE'LL TAKE YOU INSIDE THE 
NATION'S BUSIEST INTENSIVE CARE 
UNITS.
>> CUOMO IS SENDING A GLIMMER OF
HOPE AND SENT STOCKS SOARING.
>> WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR YOUR 
PETS
THAT AND MORE INFORMATION AS WE 
START RIGHT NOW.
>> I'M PHILLIP MENA.
>> I'M CORI COFFIN
>> THE VIRUS HAS KILLED ALMOST
75,000 PEOPLE.
ALMOST 11,000 DEATHS AND THE
DARKEST DAYS ARE STILL TO COME
IN NEW YORK THE NUMBER OF NEW 
FA
FATALITIES HAS HELD STEADY OVER 
THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP AGREED TO 
LET NEW YORK SENDING CORONAVIRUS
PATIENT TO THE USNS COMFORT 
HOSPITAL SHIP WHICH WAS ORANGE
GN
 -- ORANIGINALLY SET TO TAKE
NON-COVID CASES.
THE FIRST SINGLE DIGIT INCREASE 
SINCE THE PANDEMIC RAMPED UP
THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THAT TESTING
WILL BE EXPANDED TO ANYONE
REGARDLESS OF SYMPTOMS
>>> A NEW OUTBREAK HAS HIT A
NURSING HOME
AT LEAST 30 PATIENTS AND STAFF
HAVE TESTED POSITIVE
>>> AND BOEING IS TEMPORARILY 
STOPPED OWL PRODUCTION OF THEIR 
AIR KRAFT IN THE UNITED STATES
>>> THE CDC HAS RELEASED ITS
FIRST PORT ON THE IMPACT ON 
CHILDREN
MOST COVID CASES IN MINORS ARE
NOT SEVERE BUT SERIOUS ILLNESS
IS POSSIBLE.
5.7% OF CHILDREN WHO TESTED 
POSITIVE REQUIRED 
HOSPITALIZATION.
>> THE BORDER POSTED NEW
INFORMATION SHOWING THAT 160 OF 
ITS EMPLOYEES HAVE TESTED 
POSITIVE
26 EMPLOYEES ARE WORKING ALONG
THE U.S./MEXICO BORDER
>>> SOME NEW WAYS TO TESTING
WAYS TO KEEP SHOPPERS SAFE
THE POLICY COULD BE ROLLED OUT
TO MORE U.S. STORES AND STARTING
TODAY, STARBUCK SOCIAL S IS REQG
ALL EMPLOYEES TO USE FACE MASKS.
>>> THE WORST WEEK YET IN THE 
PANDEMIC THE WHITE HOUSE WILL 
GIVE AN UPDATE THIS AFTERNOON ON
THE MUCH NEEDED AID FOR SMALL 
BUSINESSES UP ENDED OVER THE
CORONAVIRUS.
LET'S GO TO TRACIE POTTS JOINING
US FROM D.C. WITH THE LATEST AND
THE WHITE HOUSE IS PUSHING BACK 
AGAINST REPORTS ABOUT THOSE 
SHORTAGES.
>> YES, SPECIFICALLY A REPORT 
FROM HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL SAYS THEY 
SERVE A 300 HOSPITALS ALL OVER
THE COUNTRY AND THE NUMBER ONE
CONCERN OF ALL OF THOSE 
HOSPITALS IS THE SHORTAGE OF
SUPP
SUPPLIES, SPECIFICALLY TESTING
KITS
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS PUSHING BACK.
FIRST HE SUGGESTED THAT THE 
INSPECTOR GENERAL MAY BE PLAYING
POLITICS AND HE SUGGESTED THE 
SHORTAGE OF TEST KITS ISN'T 
NECESSARILY WASHINGTON'S
PROBLEM.
>> HOSPITALS CAN DO THEIR OWN 
TESTING ALSO
STATES CAN DO THEIR OWN TESTING.
STATES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING 
TESTING.
HOSPITALS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE
DOING TESTING.
WE'RE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
WE ANOTHER NOT SUPPOSED TO STAND
ON STREET CORNERS DOING TESTING.
>> WHAT WE NEED THE TESTING,
TESTING TESTING TO EVALUATE THE 
SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM SO WE CAN
TRULY HAVE A MEASURE OF OUR 
SUCCESS.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT ALSO 
SAID THAT HE IS OPEN TO WORKING 
WITH NANCY PELOSI ON A SECOND 
STIMULUS PACKAGE
PELOSI SAID LAST NIGHT THAT 
PACKAGE WOULD BE OVER A TRILLION
DOLLARS AND INCLUDE MORE
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, FOOD
STAMPS FOR FAMILIES RUNNING 
SHORT, MONEY MONEY FOR
BUSINESSES TO PAY THEIR WORKERS 
AND PERHAPS A SECOND ROUND OF 
DIRECT PAYMENTS.
BACK TO YOU.
>> MORE AMERICANS NEED MORE HELP
THAN EVER BEFORE RIGHT NOW
>> AS WE MOURN THE AMERICAN 
LIVES LOST BY THIS VIRUS HEALTH 
OFFICIALS SAY THIS IS A WEEK
THAT WILL TEST US LIKE NOTHING
BEFORE
>> Reporter: AS AMERICANS BRACE 
FOR WHAT MANY EXPECT WILL BE A
GRIM WEEK OUR NATIONAL DEATH
TOLL HAS NOW HIT A STAGGERING 
NEW BENCHMARK.
THE SURGEON GENERAL CALLING THIS
WEEK IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE 
CORONAVIRUS OUR PEARL HARBOR, 
OUR 9/11 MOMENT.
POLICE SERGEANT J.J. SMITH AND
WIFE WERE JUST STARTING A NEW 
LIFE TOGETHER AFTER HIS RETIRE
MTS.
THEY DIED DAYS APART
>> THE WORLD LOST SOME OF THE 
MOST LOVING PEOPLE. 
>> Reporter: WITH LEADERS AT THE
WHITE HOUSE URGING AMERICANS WHO
DON'T NEED TO SHOP THIS WEEK TO 
AVOID GROCERY STORES, STATES
LIKE NEW YORK ARE NOT ALONE IN
CRISIS
IN MICHIGAN THE DETROIT 
CONVENTION CENTER IS BECOMING A 
MASSIVE FIELD HOSPITAL
>> IN LOUISIANA, WHERE THE
GOVERNOR MAINTAINS HE DIDN'T
KNOW MARDI GRAS COULD TRILOGIER 
AN OUTBREAK THE NEW ORLEANS AREA
HAS THE HIGHEST OUTBREAK
>> EVERYONE IS SUS SEPTEMBERABLE
TO THIS AND EVERYONE NEED TO
FOLLOW THE PRECAUTIONS THAT 
WE'VE LAID OUT. 
>> Reporter: WHILE CITIES LIKE
BOSTON ARE PREPARING FOR A 9:00 
A.M. CURFEW, DOCTORS IN COLORADO
PLAN TO PREPARE FOR A --
>> I'M STILL SHEDDING THE VIRUS.
>> THE NURSE WHO CAUGHT THE 
VIRUS NEARLY A MONTH AGO CLEARED
HER MANDATORY QUARANTINE BUT
TESTED POSITIVE AGAIN BEFORE
RETURNING TO WORK.
>> IT'S DANGEROUS WE'RE NOT 
CHECKING OUR HEALTH CARE WORKERS
BEFORE THEY GO BACK TO WORK.
>> HOSPITALS IN THE SOUTH NEED
ALL THE DOCTORS AND NURSES THEY 
CAN GET.
GEORGIA EXPECTING A RAPID RISE
IN CASES BUT ITS PEAK MAY BE
WEEKS AWAY
>> MOST BUSINESSES ARE CLOSE BUD
THE GOVERNOR HAS ORDERED THE
BEACHES BACK OPEN BUT SOME LOCAL
LEADERS WHO CLOSED THE BEACHES
IN THE FIRST PLACE CALLED THE 
MOVE RECKLESS.
>> AFTER SOME AMERICANS SPENT 
THE FIRST WEEKEND WEARING FACE
COVERING IN PUBLIC
>> THE GOVERNOR IS GEFING 500 
VENTILATORS TO NEW YORK AND 
OTHER REGIONS WHO NEED THEM NOW.
>> Reporter: A BAY AREA 
DETECTIVE WHO GOT SICK ON THE 
JOB WAS ON A VENTILATOR FOR 
NEARLY A WEEK AFTER BEING 
ADVISED FOR NOT GOING TO THE ER.
WHEN SHE ARRIVED DOCTORS
COULDN'T SAVE HER LIFE
>> I'M GOING TO MISS HER VOICE
I'M GOING TO MISS HER CALLING 
US
>> Reporter: THE TRUE TOLL OF 
THIS CRISIS STILL UNFOLDING,
MEASURED ONE LIFE AT A TIME.
NBC USE, LOS ANGELES
>> THE WORLD IS PRAYING FOR THE 
RECOVERY OF GLOBAL LEADER BORIS 
JOHNSON WHO IS BATTLING 
COVID-19
HE'S CURRENTLY BEING TREATED IN 
AN ICU IN LONDON AFTER HIS MILD 
SYMPTOMS TURNED MUCH WORSE
WE'RE LIVE OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL.
GOOD MORNING
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
THE PRIME MINISTER WAS BROUGHT
TO HOSPITAL ON SUNDAY AS HIS
COVID-19 SYMPTOMS KEPT ON 
PERSISTING BUT AS OF MONDAY HIS 
CON SITUATION WORSENED AND HEFSZ
TAKEN TO THE ICU UNIT.
THIS WAS FOR A PRECAUTIONARY
MEASURE IN CASE HE NEEDED TO BE 
PUT ON A VENTILATOR.
HE HASN'T BEEN PUT ON A 
VENTILATOR AS FAR AS WE KNOW
HE WAS GIVEN OXYGEN YESTERDAY TO
HELP HIM WITH HIS BREATHING BUT 
THIS IS A SERIOUS TURN OF EVENTS
FOR THE COUNTRY.
ESPECIALLY AS THE PRIME MINISTER
FELT IT NECESSARY TO ASK HIS
FOREIGN SECRETARY TO DEPUTIZE 
FOR HIM.
THIS IS NOW NO LONGER BUSINESS
AS USUAL WHICH WAS THE MESSAGE
COMING OUT FROM DOWNING STREET
THAT THE PRIME MINISTER WAS NIL 
THE CHARGE, THAT HE WAS STILL IN
CONTACT.
THAT IS CLEARLY NOT THE CASE
ANYMORE.
NOW THAT HE IS IN INTENSIVE CARE
UNIT
I MEAN, IT IS AFTER ALL THE 
SICKEST AND MOST NEEDY PATIENTS 
ARE TAKEN TO THAT UNIT SO IT IS 
A SERIOUS TIME HERE.
THE LAST TIME THAT WE SAW THE 
PRIME MINISTER WAS ON THURSDAY
WHEN HE STEPPED OUT SIDE NUMBER 
SO DOWNING STREET AND HE WASN'T 
LOOKING WELL
HE JOINED THE REST OF THE 
COUNTRY TO CHECK FOR NHS
WORKERS.
THOSE WORKERS ARE NOW LOOKING 
AFTER HIM IN THE HOSPITAL BEHIND
ME
>> ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU.
>>> THE ALARMING REVOLUTION THAT
A TIGER HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR 
CORONAVIRUS HAS MANY WORRIED 
ABOUT THEIR OWN PETS AME HOME.
ARE DOGS AND CATS SAFE FROM THE 
VIRUS?
>> THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF DOGS 
AND CATS IN THE U.S. FROM 
GETTING SICK
IF YOU HAVE COVID-19 SOMEBODY 
NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR
ANIMAL
IF YOU'RE HEALTHY MASH YOUR 
HANDS BEFORE DOING ANYTHING 
BEFORE AND AFTER WITH YOUR PET
>>> THE BASEBALL LEAGUES WANT 
EXHIBITION GAME TO START AT THE 
END OF APRIL
>> LET'S GET OVER TO JANESSA
WEBB TRACK AGO LITTLE BIT OF A
CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN.
>> A TON OF SUNSHINE ACROSS THE 
EAST COAST BUT NOW A STORM MU 
PATTERN IS SETTING UP AND THAT
SEVERE WEATHER RISK IS GOING TO 
BE ENHANCED.
THE POSSIBILITIES LINGERING IN
FOR TONIGHT ACROSS THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
42 MILLION ARE GOING TO BE
IMPACTED BY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.
THEN WE'LL SEE SOME ISOLATED
TORPI
TORNADOS BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO
WATCH THIS
THAT WILL ENHANCE SEVERE WEATHER
RISKS.
THAT'S A BIG STORY OF THE DAY 
AHEAD.
>>> SO THAT WARM FRONT
CONTINUING TO LIFT TO THE NORTH.
DAYTIME HIGHS, ST. LOUIS, KANSAS
CITY ALMOST TOUCHING 80 DEGREES.
LIT WILL BE NICE FOR BOSTON, NEW
YORK CITY, A FEW ISOLATED 
SHOWERS BUT WE'LL REMAIN ON THE 
DRY SIDE
>> SO WATCHING THE SEVERE 
WEATHER FOR AT LEAST 36 HOURS,
>>> HIS GRANDMOTHER HAS PASSED
AWAY FROM CORONAVIRUS.
HE SAID WHILE HE'S VERY HURT
HE'S HAPPY SHE'S NO LONGER IN 
PAIN
SHE SHARED HIS FRUSTRATIONS WITH
THE UNCERTAINTY YOU AROF SURROUG
THE VIRUS.
>>> FAMILIES ARE CARING FOR 
THEIR LOVED ONES QUARANTINE ADD 
HOME
AMONG THOSE KIT SNOW AFTER HER
HUSBAND DEVELOPED SYMPTOMS
>> NONE OF US ARE TALKING TO
CHRIS FACE TO FACE EVEN THOUGH'S
RIGHT DOWNSTAIRS
>> WELCOME TO TODAY WHATEVER
EVERYTHING IS THE SAME IN THESE 
FOUR WALLS
>> I GO DOWN WITH A MASK ON.
>> I LEFT YOU EGGS AND TOAST
>> WE HAD MADE A PLAN THAT IF 
ANY OF US GOT SICK WE WOULD GO
TO OUR GUEST ROOM WHICH IS IN 
THE GUEST ROOM
>> HE DESCRIBES IT AS MASSIVE 
MUSCLE NOT JUST ACHES BUT PAIN
>> TWO TEENAGERS ARE ALSO GOING 
TO SCHOOL.
>> I SPENT ALL MORNING FRIDAY 
AND MUCH OF THE DAY SATURDAY
DISINFECTING
>> GOT TO BLESS MY NEIGHBOR,
DROPPED OFF MILK. 
>> I'M TIRED
KNOW THAT WE ARE SUPER LUCKY
THAT BEF SO MUCH SUPPORT
MY DIGEST FEAR THAT I'M SO MANY 
FAMILIES FEARS THAT HE WILL TAKE
A TURN FOR THE WORST AND HE 
WON'T BE ABLE TO BREATHE
SO I MADE A PLAN WITH MY
NEIGHBOR THAT MY KIDS WILL BE 
WITH HER AND THAT'S MY BIGGEST
FEAR THAT I WON'T BE ABLE TO
TAKE CARE OF MY KIDS
I HAVE SO MUCH APPRECIATION FOR 
EVERYONE RIGHT NOW, FOR THE 
PEOPLE BRINGING ME MY MAIL, FOR 
PEOPLE BRINGING MY GROCERIES, 
THE PEOPLE SENDSING ME TEXT 
MESSAGES
>> THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IN
EVERYONE'S WORLD AND I HAVE 
WONDERFUL THING TO SAY TO MY
WIFE AND MYSELF.
>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
BECAUSE I CAN'T EVEN KEEP UP SO 
THANK YOU.
>> WE WANT TO WISH KATE AND HER 
HUSBAND AND KIDS
>>> A GRIMMER OF HOPE IN THE
CORONAVIRUS BATTLE SPARKS A 
MASSIVE RALLY ON WALL STREET
THE DOW SURGED OVER 1,600 POINTS
AFTER NEW DATA SHOWED SLOWING 
NUMBERS OF CASES IN THE WORLD'S 
BIGGEST HOT SPOTS INCLUDING 
SPAIN, ITALY AND NEW YORK.
>>> BUT IS THAT GLIMMER OF HOPE 
THAT A FLATTENING OF THE CURVE
COULD BE COMING SOONER THAN 
LATER ENOUGH TO KEEP INVESTORS
OPTIMISTIC
WE EELT ASK KAREN WHO IS LIVE 
FOR US IN LONDON THIS MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
YES, INVESTORS CLOSELY WATCHING 
THE INFECTION RATE
YESTERDAY THAT POP OF MORE THAN 
600 POINTS, HOW TO FOLLOW UP IN 
FUTURES THAT WERE WEAKER
BUILDING JUST BEFORE THE MARKET 
OPEN BUT INVESTORS FROM THE NEW 
YORK AND NEW JERSEY GOVERNORS 
TALKING ABOUT A POTENTIAL 
FLATTENING OF THE CURVE AROUND
THE PANDEMIC AND COMMENTS FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE AS PRESIDENT
TRUMP WAS TALKING ABOUT 
POTENTIAL TREATMENTS, ABOUT TEN 
DIFFERENT ACTIVE TRIALS FOR 
THERAPEUTIC AGENTS, ALSO OTHER
TREATMENTS WORKING TOWARD 
CLINICAL TRIALS BUT WE MAY SEEN 
A OOEGSER LEANER AND SO FAR A 
SURVEY FROM WALLET HUB IS 
TALKING ABOUT 68% OF AMERICANS
INTENDING TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT 
LESS THIS YEAR ON CANDY AND SOME
OUTFITS TYPICALLY DRESS UP OVER 
EASTERITH FEWER PEOPLE HAVING 
CELEBRATIONS MANY AMERICANS MORE
WORRIED ABOUT THEIR HELT NOW
THAN WHAT THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT
THE U.S. ECONOMY
>>> WE DID SEE A SMALL SPIKE
YESTERDAY ABOUT 10% AND THAT'S A
LITTLE BETTER COMPARED TO THE 
LAST TWO WEEKS WHEN WE SAW ABOUT
A 20 TO 25% IN REGION BY REGION 
FROM THE NORTHEAST TO THE SOUTH 
WHERE WE SAW 30% LAST WEEK
COMPARED TO NOW NORTHEAST AT
8.5.
SO THIS IS POSSIBILITY OF A 
FLATTENING OF THE CURVE, BUT
THERE'S STILL THAT LACK OF
>>> I'VE BEEN SPEAKING AT LENGTH
WITH THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION AND HE ASKED IF I
COULD HELP CURE RATE THIS 
SPECIAL ON TEEVISION AND I 
LEARNED MORE ABOUT WHAT THEY DO 
WHICH IS INCREDIBLE.
>> LAY DY GAGA MAKING THIS SPECA
EDITION.
THE LINEUP INCLUDES LIZZO, BILLY
EILIS.
>> A SUPERMAN'S DREAM COME TRUE.
THE ORANGE GNIGINAL CAST.
>> IN NEW YORK -- 
>> KA SIN SKI REACHED OUT TO THE
YOUNG GIRL'S MOTHER.
DESCRIBING HOW HER DAUGHTER HAD 
TO MISS THE SHOW IN FLORIDA DUE 
TO THE PANDEMIC AND SHE GETS
EVEN BETTER THAN THAT I'D SAY.
THE ORIGINAL CAST.
>> FRONT SEATS
>>> A VIRTUAL REUNION FOR THE 
SIT COME THE NANNY
>> HEY, EVERYONE IT'S FRAN
DRESSER.
ISN'T IT GREAT TO SEE THE WHOLE 
CAST BACK TOGETHER AGAIN
>> THEY DID A TABLE READ OF 
THEIR PILOT EPISODE BRINGING THE
MUCH NEEDED ENTERTAINMENT IN
SELF-ISOLATION
>>> A SHIFT CHANGE IN MICHIGAN, 
NURSE UNSPIRED HER COLLEAGUES 
AND US
>
>>. 
♪ AMAZING GRACE, HOW SWEET THE 
SOUND THAT SAVED A WRETCH LIKE
ME ♪
♪ I ONCE WAS LOST, BUT NOW I'M 
FOUND ♪
♪ WAS BLIND BUT NOW I SEE ♪
>> A BIG THANK YOU TO THE NURSE 
AND EVERYONE ON THE NONT FRONT
LINES, WE'RE TALKING CUSHION
TODAY YAL STAFF, GROCERY WORKERS
AND THANK YOU, THANK YOU
>> WE NEED YOU MORE THAN EVER 
NOW.
>> WE WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH A
HAPPY NOTE
>>> AS AMERICANS BRACE FOR AN 
ESCALATION IN CASES AND 
FATALITIES, NEW YORK'S GOVERNOR 
IS OFFERING RESIDENTS AND 
HEALTHCARE WORKERS SOME HOPE IN 
THE MIDST OF CHAOS. 
>> WE'LL TAKE YOU TO ONE OF THE 
HARDEST-HIT HOSPITALS IN THE
NORTHEAST, AND SHOW YOU HOW 
THEIR INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IS
COPING
>>> PLUS, WE'LL GO LIVE TO THE
LONDON HOSPITAL WHERE BRITISH 
PRIME MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON IS 
BEING TREATED IN THE ICU
A BUSY TUESDAY AHEAD
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
I'M CORI COFFIN.
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
THE PANDEMIC HAS REACHED AN EPIC
SCALE.
INFECTING MORE THAN 1.3 MILLION 
PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD.
A MILESTONE REACHED JUST FOUR 
MONTHS AFTER THIS VIRUS FIRST 
EMERGED IN WUHAN, CHINA.
AND HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
AT THIS HOUR
HERE, IN AMERICA, CONFIRMED 
INFECTIONS ARE NOW MORE THAN
DOUBLE THAT OF ANY OTHER NATION.
TOPPING 368,000.
IN LESS THAN SIX WEEKS, THE 
DEATH TOLL HAS GONE FROM ZERO TO
ALMOST 11,000 FATALITIES
AND IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS
CLUSTER MAP, IT SHOWS THE SCALE 
OF THE OUTBREAK IN EACH STATE 
WITH HOTSPOTS GROWING IN NEW
YORK, MICHIGAN, FLORIDA, AND
LOUISIANA.
>> ONE THING STATES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY ARE IN DIRE NEED OF IS
N95 MASKS.
AND PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS REACHED 
A DEAL WITH 3M, ITS MAKER.
THE COMPANY WILL PRODUCE 166 1/2
MILLION MASKS OVER THE NEXT 
THREE MONTHS
>>> OF COURSE, WE HAVE SEEN THIS
IMPACT THE VIRUS HAS HAD ON 
HEALTHCARE WORKERS BUT ALSO ON
NEW YORK'S FINEST NYPD
NEARLY 2,000 OFFICERS HAVE
TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS,
AND SO FAR, 13 EMPLOYEES HAVE 
DIED. 
>> MEANWHILE, BRITISH PRIME 
MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON'S HEALTH 
TAKES A TURN FOR THE WORSE
HE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL 
ON SUNDAY AND IS NOW IN THE ICU.
JUST AHEAD, OUR ALI AROUZI IS 
LIVE IN LONDON WITH THE LATEST
ON HIS CONDITION
>>> STARTING TODAY, STARBUCKS 
EMPLOYEES WILL NOW BE REQUIRED
TO WEAR FACE MASKS FOR THOSE
STORES THAT ARE STILL UP AND
RUNNING.
THE COMPANY SAYS IT'S TRYING TO 
COMPLY WITH CDC RECOMMENDATIONS.
>> AND THE ARMY HAS ANNOUNCED 
IT'S HOLDING OFF ON SENDING NEW 
RECRUITS TO BASIC TRAINING
THIS IS EXPECTED TO LAST FOR TWO
WEEKS.
THOSE ALREADY IN BASIC TRAINING 
AT ONE OF THE ARMY'S FOUR BCT 
LOCATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE 
SCREENED AND MONITORED
>>> WALMART AND KROGER ARE
TAKING NEW MEASURES TO KEEP 
SHOPPERS SAFE.
THEY'VE BEGUN TESTING ONE-WAY 
AISLES IN SOME STORES, TRYING TO
LIMIT CONTACT.
AND THE POLICY COULD BE ROLLED
OUT TO MORE U.S. STORES.
>> LIVE CLASSES AT PELOTON HAVE 
COME TO A GRINDING HALT AFTER 
ONE OF THEIR PRODUCTION 
EMPLOYEES TESTED POSITIVE FOR 
THE VIRUS.
THE COMPANY WILL CEASE
PRODUCTION OUT OF THEIR NEW YORK
AND LONDON STUDIOS FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE MONTH
LADY GAGA IS USING HER ST
STAR POWER TO UNITE AND RAISE 
SOME MAJOR BUCKS FOR THE WORLD
HEALTH ORGANIZATION.
PUTTING ON A SPECIAL CONCERT
ALONG WITH PAUL McCARTNEY,
STEVIE WONDER, AND OTHER
ARTISTS.
IT WILL AIR HERE ON NBC APRIL 
18th. 
>> DESPITE PREDICTIONS FROM THE 
WHITE HOUSE AND HEALTH EXPERTS
THAT THIS WILL WILL AMERICA'S 
HARDEST-HIT WEEK IN THE 
PANDEMIC, THERE ARE SOME
ENCOURAGING SIGNS FROM PARTS OF 
THE NATION
NBC'S SUSAN McGUINNESS HAS
DETAILS.
>> AS AMERICA ENTERS THE MOST 
CRITICAL AND DEADLY WEEK FOR
CORONAVIRUS YET, THE U.S. DEATH 
TOLL TOPS 10,000
HOSPITALS BRACE FOR AN AVALANCHE
OF NEW CASES AND DEATHS.
>> WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A ROUGH
WEEK
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A ROUGH 
MAYBE LITTLE MORE THAN A WEEK.
>> BRITISH PRIME MINISTER BORIS 
JOHNSON ADMITTED TO INTENSIVE 
CARE. 
>> AMERICANS ARE ALL PRAYING FOR
HIS RECOVERY
HE'S BEEN A REALLY GOOD FRIEND. 
>> BUT THE PRESIDENT COMBATIVE
WHEN ASKED ABOUT AN INSPECTOR 
GENERAL'S REPORT ABOUT SHORTAGES
AT HOSPITALS. 
>> WHAT'S HIS NAME
>> IT CAME FROM THE INSPECTOR 
GENERAL REPORT. 
>> WHAT'S HIS NAME
>> I DON'T KNOW HIS NAME OFF THE
TOP OF MY HEAD. 
>> TELL ME HIS NAME.
>> THE PRESIDENT ALSO BRUSHING
OFF CRITICISM ABOUT THE 
CONTINUED UNAVAILABILITY OF 
TESTS.
>> WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO STAND
ON STREET CORNERS DOING TESTING.
>> AMID CONCERNS ABOUT HOW
DEADLY THE NEXT TWO WEEKS MAY 
BE, TRACES OF OPTIMISM
WASHINGTON STATE RETURNING
VENTILATORS TO THE STOCKPILE HAS
CASES DROP
BUT INSISTING NEW YORKERS MUST
REM
REMAIN DILIGENT IN SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
>> THIS IS AN ENEMY THAT WE HAVE
UNDERESTIMATED FROM DAY ONE.
>> FROM THE WHITE HOUSE 
CONCERN --
>> IT IS ON US, AS A MEMBER OF
THIS COMMUNITY, OF THIS COUNTRY,
TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO
SAVE ONE ANOTHER
>> ON WALL STREET, STOCKS SURGED
ON PROMISING SIGNS THAT DEATH 
RATES ARE LEVELING OFF
AMID WORD THE WHITE HOUSE AND 
CONGRESS ARE ALREADY DISCUSSING 
A NEW ROUND OF DIRECT PAYMENTS
TO AMERICANS STRUGGLING IN THIS 
NATIONAL CRISIS.
SUSAN McGUINNESS, NBC NEWS, 
WASHINGTON. 
>> DESPITE A STAGGERING DEATH 
TOLL, THE VIRUS IS SHOWING SIGNS
OF LEVELING OFF IN THE NEW YORK 
AREA
BUT WITH STATE'S HOSPITALS
OVERWHELMED, GOVERNOR ANDREW
CUOMO IS WARNING EVERYONE TO
STAY VIGILANT, AND STAY INSIDE
TO AVOID ANOTHER SPIKE IN CASES.
NBC'S GABE GUTIERREZ IS IN NEW
YORK
>> Reporter: IN NEW YORK, NURSES
ARE REACHING THEIR LIMITS.
THE U.S. MILITARY IS DEPLOYED 
THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND THE
2,500-BED JAVITS CONVENTION 
CENTER IS NOW THE LARGEST 
HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY.
BUT AUTHORITIES SAY THERE COULD 
BE A GLIMMER OF HOPE
WHILE DEATHS IN NEW YORK STATE
CONTINUE TO RISE, THE INCREASE
HAS SLOWED OVER THE LAST TWO
DAYS
>> AND, AGAIN, WOULD SUGGEST A
POSSIBLE FLATTENING OF THE
CURVE.
>> DAILY HOSPITALIZATIONS AND 
INTUBATIONS ARE ALSO DOWN.
>> WE ARE PLATEAUING
WE ARE PLATEAUING AT A VERY HIGH
LEVEL.
AND THERE IS TREMENDOUS STRESS
ON THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. 
>> GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO IS 
WARNING NEW YORKERS NOT TO LET
THEIR GUARD DOWN
DOUBLING THE FINE FOR NOT SOCIAL
DISTANCING TO $1,000
HE SAID PRESIDENT TRUMP AGREED
TO HIS REQUEST THAT CORONAVIRUS 
PATIENTS BE TREATED ON THE USNS 
COMFORT.
>> IT'S A MARATHON, NOT A 
SPRINT
AND WE'RE JUST, YOU KNOW, NOT AT
HALF-TIME YET.
>> DR. DARA CASS FROM COLUMBIA
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAD 
THE VIRUS AND HAS NOW BEEN
DECLARED SAFE TO RETURN TO WORK.
>> I WENT BACK INTO THE ER
EMPOWERED TO GO HOLD A HAND.
THAT WAS ALL I WANTED TO DO 
BECAUSE I WANTED TO HOLD HANDS
WITH PATIENTS.
>> FUNERAL HOMES ARE OVERRUN
THIS ONE IN BROOKLYN SAYS IT'S
RUNNING OUT OF BODY BAGS. 
>> WE'RE OVERWHELMED
OVERWHELMED.
WE -- WE -- WE'RE -- MY -- MY 
STAFF IS -- THEY'RE ON WHITS
END.
THEY'RE SLEEP DEPRIVED
THEY ARE TRYING THEIR BEST. 
>> AT ST. BARNABAS HOSPITAL IN
THE BRONX, THIS VIDEO AT THE END
OF A PARTICULARLY GRUELING
SHIFT.
>> JUST, WE DID OUR BEST
THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY
IT'S NOT BEEN A GOOD DAY
REALLY HORRIBLE.
>> AMONG THE LIVES LOST, FATHER 
GIOACCHINO BASILE.
SMALL IN STATURE BUT MIGHTY IN
ENERGY
MARY ROMAN WAS NOT JUST A FORMER
CITY CLERK IN CONNECTICUT.
SHE WAS A SENIOR OLYMPIAN, WHO
SET SHOT PUT RECORDS AND
SURVIVED POLIO. 
>> SHE WAS A FIGHTER
YOU KNOW, THIS VIRUS IS NOTHING 
TO PLAY AROUND
IT'S A SERIOUS MATTER.
AND JUST GOT THE BEST OF HER
BUT IT DIDN'T GET HER WITHOUT A 
FIGHT, I GUARANTEE YOU THAT.
>> NEW YORK CITY OFFICIALS ARE
CONSIDERING CHILLING CONTINGENCY
PLANS, INCLUDING TEMPORARILY
BURYING SOME OF THE DEAD IF 
MORGUES ARE FULL
AUTHORITIES HOPE IT DOESN'T COME
TO THAT, PHILLIP. 
>> LET'S HOPE IT DOESN'T, GABE
THANK YOU.
>> FROM NEW YORK TO ACROSS THE
POND IN THE UK, WHERE PRIME 
MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON'S FIGHT
AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS HAS 
TAKEN A CONCERNING TURN.
THE 55-YEAR-OLD IS NOW BEING
TREATED IN THE ICU IN A LONDON
HOSPITAL, AFTER THE VIRUS 
SYMPTOMS WORSENED.
NBC'S ALI AROUZI LIVE IN LONDON 
FOR US OUTSIDE THAT HOSPITAL
CARING FOR THE PRIME MINISTER.
AND, ALI, DO WE KNOW PRIME
MINISTER'S CONDITION AT THIS
HOUR
>> WE DON'T KNOW HIS CONDITION
AT THIS HOUR
WE HAVEN'T BEEN UPDATED.
THE LAST WE HEARD WAS THAT HE 
WAS TAKEN TO THE ICU UNIT LAST
NIGHT AT ABOUT 7:00, LOCAL TIME.
HE WAS GIVEN OXYGEN TO ASSIST 
WITH HIS BREATHING
AND WE WERE TOLD THAT HE WAS
TAKEN TO THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, IN
CASE HE NEEDED VENTILATION
NOW, THERE'S NO WORD THAT'S COME
THROUGH WHETHER HE HAS BEEN PUT 
ON A VENTILATOR.
WE ARE HEARING REPORTS THAT HIS 
CONDITION REMAINS THE SAME
IT HASN'T GOTTEN BETTER OR
WORSE, AS FAR AS WE KNOW
SO WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR WHAT 
THE DOCTORS AND WHAT HIS TEAM 
HAS TO SAY ABOUT THIS.
BUT THIS IS A VERY DRAMATIC TURN
IN EVENTS IN THIS COUNTRY.
UP UNTIL A FEW DAYS AGO, WE WERE
CONTINUALLYBEING TOLD THAT THE
PRIME MINISTER IS IN CHARGE.
THAT HE IS ON POINT OF CALL.
THAT, CLEARLY, HAS NOW CHANGED
THAT HE IS IN THE ICU UNIT
HE FELT IT NECESSARY TO APPOINT 
HIS FOREIGN SECRETARY AS HIS
DEPUTY, IN CASE THINGS GET
WORSE.
THE LAST TIME WE SAW THE PRIME
MINISTER, CORI, WAS ON THURSDAY 
EVENING WHEN HE WAS OUTSIDE 
DOWNING STREET CLAPPING FOR THE 
NHS WORKERS, ALONG WITH THE REST
OF THE COUNTRY
NOW, HE'S IN THAT HOSPITAL BEING
LOOKED AFTER BY THOSE SAME NHS
WORKERS.
>> REALLY, TRYING TO SHOW, YOU
KNOW, AS POSITIVELY AS HE CAN 
THAT HE IS IN GOOD SPIRITS
BUT I KNOW THAT THIS WAS A
SURPRISING TURN.
ALI, THANK YOU. 
>> NOW, TO A SQUABBLE IN THE
SITUATION ROOM
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS BEEN
AGGRESSIVELY SUPPORTING AN
ANTI-MALARIA DRUG KNOWN AS
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE
IT'S A DRUG THAT HAS THE MEDICAL
COMMUNITY DIVIDED.
TOM COSTELLO TAKES A CLOSER 
LOOK
>> Reporter: INSIDE THE WHITE 
HOUSE, NBC NEWS HAS CONFIRMED A 
HEATED WEEKEND EXCHANGE.
PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR PETER
NAVARRO FACING OFF AGAINST
INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERT, DR.
ANTHONY FAUCI.
NAVARRO PUSHING 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE FOR TREATING 
COVID-19 PATIENTS, BASED ON 
ANECDOTAL STUDIES OVERSEAS
FAUCI, SAYING THOSE STUDIES ARE 
NOT SCIENTIFIC, AND CHLOROQUINE,
A DRUG USED TO TREAT MALARIA AND
LUPUS, ALSO CARRIES 
CARDIOVASCULAR RISKS
BUT THE PRESIDENT CONTINUES TO
ENDORSE THE DRUG
>> I WOULD LOVE TO GO TO A
LABORATORY, AND SPEND A COUPLE
OF YEARS TESTING SOMETHING
WE DON'T HAVE TIME
WE DON'T HAVE TWO HOURS.
BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE DYING
RIGHT NOW.
>> NEW JERSEY NURSE MARGARET
NOVANS BELIEVES CHLOROQUINE AND 
AN ANTIBIOTIC COMBINATION HELPED
HER RECOVER FROM COVID-19.
>> WITHIN 24 HOURS, MY FEVER WAS
GONE
I WAS STILL SHORT OF BREATH.
I STILL HAD TO RECOVER FROM 
THAT. 
>> NEW YORK HOSPITALS ARE USING 
IT IN EMERGENCIES, BUT THE
GOVERNOR IS CAUTIOUS. 
>> ANECDOTALLY, YOU'LL GET
SUGGESTIONS THAT IT HAS BEEN
EFFECTIVE.
BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY OFFICIAL
DATA, YET.
>> MEANWHILE, AN INSPECTOR
GENERAL WATCHDOG REPORT HAS 
FOUND HOSPITALS, NATIONWIDE,
REPORTING DIRE SHORTAGES OF 
CRITICAL EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING 
TESTING KITS, THERMOMETERS, AND 
PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT.
AND RECEIVING GOVERNMENT
SUPPLIES THAT EXPIRED A DECADE
AGO.
>> WE HEARD AN INCREDIBLE PLEA
FROM THE HOSPITALS ABOUT THEIR
EFFORTS TO KEEP STAFF SAFE. 
>> AND AMID A WIDESPREAD
SHORTAGE OF VENTILATORS, A
POTENTIAL SHORTAGE OF THE DRUGS 
USED TO PLACE PATIENTS INTO 
COMAS FOR INTUBATION. 
>> THESE DRUGS ARE CRUCIAL
THE VENTILATOR'S WORKING AND
PATIENTS BEING ABLE TO RECOVER
AND BEAT COVID-19.
>> NOW, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES
ARE RAMPING UP PRODUCTION OF
THOSE DRUGS IN LIGHT OF CRUSHING
DEMAND
PHILLIP.
>> PATIENTS DESPERATE FOR 
ANYTHING THAT WILL WORK.
TOM, THANK YOU. 
>> ALL RIGHT
LET'S GET YOUR FIRST LOOK AT
TODAY'S WEATHER WITH NBC
METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB
JANESSA, GOOD MORNING.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING
WE ARE STARTING OFF TO SEE A
STORMY PATTERN ACROSS THE 
MIDWEST AND NORTHEAST.
NOT ALL OF THE NORTHEAST WILL BE
IMPACTED BY THIS FIRST WAVE.
BUT WASHINGTON, D.C., ALL THE 
WAY INTO THE CLEVELAND AREA.
WATCH THE POTENTIAL OF THESE
STORMS STARTING TO SPARK UP.
ALREADY, YOU CAN SEE SOME 
ISOLATED SHOWERS CURRENTLY
MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH ACROSS 
THE CHICAGO AREA
CURRENTLY, 42 MILLION UNDER THAT
SEVERE-WEATHER RISK, FROM 
COLUMBUS ALL THE WAY TO 
WASHINGTON, D.C.
NEW YORK CITY TO BOSTON, AS 
WELL, I THINK WILL SEE SOME 
ISOLATED MOISTURE.
BUT WE'RE REALLY GOING TO LUCK
OUT ON THAT SEVERE WEATHER
POTENTIAL.
THAT IS A LOOK AT THE BIG 
WEATHER STORY TODAY.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
AND THIS IS ALL DUE TO A WARM 
FRONT.
LOOK AT DAYTIME HIGHS.
WELL ABOVE THEIR NORMAL.
ST. LOUIS, ALMOST 80 DEGREES
THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE OHIO
VALLEY
YOU WILL SEE THE STORMS SPARKING
UP ALL THE WAY INTO YOUR EVENING
HOURS.
SO THIS IS THAT FIRST WAVE
WE HAVE ANOTHER WAVE COMING FOR 
TOMORROW
COMING UP.
>> ALL RIGHT, JANESSA, THANK
YOU.
IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS, LITTLE 
CAESARS ANNOUNCED IT WILL DONATE
ONE MILLION PIZZAS TO HEALTHCARE
WORKERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS ON 
THE FRONT LINES.
AND DOMINOS IS PLANNING TO
DONATE 10 MILLION SLICES OF 
PIZZA TO HELP KEEP COMMUNITIES
FED.
>> ACTOR MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY
MADE A SURPRISE VIRTUAL VISIT TO
A SENIOR LIVING FACILITY IN 
TEXAS.
McCONAUGHEY, ALONG WITH HIS 
WIFE, MOTHER, AND KIDS HOSTED A 
GAME OF BINGO FOR THE RESIDENTS 
TO LIFT THEIR SPIRITS.
>> AND DESPITE THE CORONAVIRUS
PANDEMIC, WISCONSIN'S PRIMARY 
>>> ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, HEALTHCARE
WORKERS ARE DESCRIBING THEIR
DIFFICULT EXPERIENCES AS THEY 
FIGHT TO SAVE LIVES.
NBC'S STEPHANIE GOSK TAKES US 
INSIDE THE ICU AT ONE OF THE
NATION'S HARDEST-HIT HOSPITALS
>> HOLY NAME MEDICAL CENTER IN
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY IS A
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
MEDIUM SIZE.
MANY OF THE STAFF WERE ACTUALLY 
BORN HERE.
IT WAS ALSO ONE OF THE
HOSPITAL'S HIT EARLIEST AND 
HARDEST BY THE CORONAVIRUS
55 DEATHS, SO FAR.
175 INFECTED PEOPLE 
HOSPITALIZED. 
>> JUST CHECKING EVERYTHING OUT 
FOR YOU.
OKAY
>> ARLENE VAN DYKE, A SINGLE
MOTHER OF TWO, HAS BEEN AN ICU
NURSE AT HOLY NAME
AT A TIME WHEN FAMILY CAN'T BE
THERE, BEDSIDE MANNER TAKES ON
NEW MEANING.
>> EXHAUSTING.
TODAY WAS REALLY ROUGH
MICHELLE IS THE DIRECTOR OF 
NURSING.
>> THE NURSING STAFF HAVE BEEN
AMAZING.
EVERY TIME THEY GO INTO A 
PATIENT ROOM, THEY KNOW THAT, 
NOT ONLY ARE THEY THE CAREGIVER,
BUT THEY ARE THE STAND-IN FAMILY
MEMBER. 
>> AND SOMETIMES IT IS THEIR
FAMILY
THREE OF RELATIVES HAVE TESTED
POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS, 
INCLUDING HER MOTHER-IN-LAW,
EDNA ACITO, WHO WAS HOSPITALIZED
HER, AND CELEBRATED HER 89th
BIRTHDAY WITH NURSES SINGING
TWO DAYS LATER, SHE DIED. 
>> THEY SANG TO HER.
SHE KNEW THEY WERE THERE
SHE WAS MOUTHING THE WORDS, AND 
IT WAS REALLY JUST SWEET AND
ADORABLE
AND THE FAMILY APPRECIATED
HAVING THAT VIDEO.
KNOWING THAT HER LAST BIRTHDAY
HERE ON EARTH WAS CELEBRATED
WITH PEOPLE AROUND HER
>> THIS HOSPITAL, LIKE SO MANY, 
HAS HAD TO TRANSFORM DURING THE 
CRISIS
IT STARTED WITH 19 ICU BEDS.
BY THE END OF THIS WEEK, IT WILL
HAVE 106
MANY OF THOSE PATIENTS, ON
VENTILATORS FOR DAYS, AND EVEN
WEEKS.
GOOD NEWS IS IN SHORT SUPPLY
BUT LAST WEEK, THERE WAS A
VICTORY.
THE FIRST PATIENT TO BE 
SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED OFF A
VENTILATOR. 
>> WE SEE THE SICKEST OF THE
SICK
SO WE FORGET THAT THERE'S PEOPLE
THAT DO WELL
SO THIS WAS A HUGE THING FOR US.
>> FOR A HOSPITAL BATTLING THE
WORST OF THIS VIRUS, A WELCOME
REMINDER THAT ALL THEIR WORK IS 
>>> TONIGHT, JOIN LESTER HOLT 
AND THE NBC NEWS TEAM FOR A LIVE
PRIMETIME SPECIAL ON THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC WITH 
CRITICAL REALTIME INFORMATION 
AND ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS.
IT BEGINS AT 10:00 P.M. EASTERN 
AND PACIFIC ON NBC, MSNBC, AND
STREAMING ON NBC NEWS NOW.
>>> THE ALARMING REVELATION THAT
A TIGER AT THE BRONX ZOO HAS
TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS 
HAS MANY WORRIED ABOUT THEIR
PETS AT THEIR HOMES.
LET'S GET OVER TO DR. JOHN
TORRES
DOCTOR, ARE CATS AND DOGS SAFE
FROM THE VIRUS
>> CERTAIN ANIMAL SPECIES REACT 
DIFFERENTLY TO NEW DISEASES.
BUT, SO FAR, THERE HAVE BEEN NO 
REPORTS OF DOGS, CATS, OR OTHER 
PETS IN THE U.S. GETTING SICK.
STILL, YOU SHOULD TAKE
PRECAUTIONS.
IF YOU HAVE COVID-19, SOMEONE 
ELSE NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR 
ANIMAL, AND LIMIT INTERACTIONS
WITH YOUR PET JUST LIKE YOU 
WOULD WITH OTHER PEOPLE.
IF YOU'RE HEALTHY, WASH YOUR
HANDS BEFORE AND AFTER DOING
ANYTHING WITH YOUR PET
AND WHEN YOU'RE OUTSIDE, SOCIAL 
DISTANCING APPLIES TO YOUR
AN
>> HI, EVERYONE.
WE CONTINUE TO TRY TO FLATTEN 
THE CURVE.
YESTERDAY WAS THE SECOND DAY NEW
YORK CITY SAW THE DEATH TOLL
UNDER 600.
SO THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF --
THERE.
BUT TAKING A LOOK REGION BY 
REGION, SUNDAY, ONCE AGAIN, THE 
THIRD WEEK IN A ROW WE SAW A
MAJOR INCREASE
COMPARED TO THE LAST TWO WEEKS, 
THE GOOD NEWS, WE WERE UP ABOUT 
20%.
YESTERDAY, THAT WAS ONLY ABOUT
10%.
SO GOING TO WATCH THIS LINE 
CLOSELY FOR TUESDAY TO
>>> FROM THE YOUNG TO THE OLD,
AND NOW EVEN THE ANIMALS
THE CORONAVIRUS DOES NOT
DISCRIMINATE
AND, NOW, ONE MAN WHO DOCUMENTED
HIS HARROWING 17-DAY BATTLE 
AGAINST THE VIRUS ON SOCIAL 
MEDIA IS OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AND
READY TO SHARE HIS STORY
HERE'S SAVANNAH GUTHRIE.
>> DAVID LATT SAYS HE IS LUCKY
TO BE ALIVE.
THE 44-YEAR-OLD AUTHOR AND LEGAL
RECRUITER, NOW OUT OF THE 
HOSPITAL AND IN RECOVERY
CALLING HIMSELF A GRATEFUL
PATIENT AFTER A NEARLY
MONTH-LONG GRUELING BATTLE WITH 
CORONAVIRUS.
DAVID FIRST FELT SYMPTOMS IN
EARLY MARCH.
AND BY THE 16th, HE WAS 
HOSPITALIZED
DOCUMENTING HIS HARROWING ORDEAL
ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND URGING 
ANYONE HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH
TO TRY TO GET TESTED
AFTER SAYING, ON THE 18th, I
DON'T KNOW THAT I'M GETTING ANY 
WORSE AND, AT THIS POINT, I'LL
TAKE IT.
HE, SUDDENLY, DID GET WORSE.
MUCH WORSE
THE TWO-TIME NEW YORK CITY
MARATHON FINISHER, BARELY ABLE
TO WALK THE FIVE FEET FROM HIS
HOSPITAL BED TO THE BATHROOM
DAVID TWEETING I'VE HAD TEN DAYS
AND COUNTING WITH NO REAL 
IMPROVEMENT, FEVER, FATIGUE,
JOINT ACHES, CHILLS, COUGH, 
RESPIRATORY DIFFICULTY
I HAVE NEVER BEEN THIS SICK IN
MY ENTIRE LIFE
DAVID WAS SEDATED, INTUBATED, 
AND HOOKED UP TO A VENTILATOR.
>> HE'S, YOU KNOW, HE'S FIGHTING
FOR HIS LIFE. 
>> DAVID'S HUSBAND, ZACH, 
TELLING US LAST MONTH.
>> JUST TAKING IT, YOU KNOW, DAY
BY DAY
HOUR BY HOUR
WE NEVER, IN A MILLION YEARS, 
THOUGHT THAT, YOU KNOW, 
WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC WOULD DO THIS
AND, YOU KNOW -- YOU KNOW,
ATTACK OUR FAMILY LIKE THIS.
>> DOCTORS AT NEW YORK'S N
NYU LANGO MEDICAL CENTER PUT HIM
ON AN EXPERIMENTAL DRUG REGIMEN 
TO TRY TO SAVE HIS LIFE.
>> WE'RE JUST HOPING THAT, YOU
KNOW, THEY END UP WORKING.
BUT WE WON'T -- WE WON'T KNOW 
FOR A FEW DAYS, AT LEAST. 
>> DAVID IMPROVED AND WAS TAKEN 
OFF THE VENTILATOR A WEEK LATER.
HE SAYS HIS DOCTORS STILL DON'T 
KNOW IF THE DRUG THERAPIES
WORKED
BUT, NOW, DAVID IS GIVING BACK
DONATING HIS PLASMA TO NYU AS 
PART OF A STUDY TO HELP FIND AN 
EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR 
CORONAVIRUS.
DAVID SAYING VIDEOS OF HIS
2-YEAR-OLD SON HARLEN KEPT HIS
SPIRITS UP
TELLING THE NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL
IT'S WILD TO THINK ABOUT HOW
CLOSE I CAME TO DYING, TO 
LEAVING MY HUSBAND ZACK TO RAISE
OUR 2-YEAR-OLD SON AS A SINGLE
DAD.
I GUESS MY MAIN EMOTION IS
GRATITUDE.
>> AND OUR THANKS TO SAVANNAH 
FOR THAT REPORT.
IT'S ALL GOING TO BE ABOUT
RECOVERY NOW FOR HIM. 
>> STORIES LIKE THAT ARE VERY 
IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY DISPEL 
THE FALSE NOTION THAT THIS VIRUS
IS ONLY A DANGER TO THE ELDERLY.
>> EXACTLY. 
>> AND WHILE IT IS EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS, YOU CAN RECOVER FROM 
IT, AS WE SAW DAVID DO. 
>> THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH US.
I'M CORI COFFIN.
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
BEFORE WE LET YOU GO, HOW ABOUT 
SOMETHING TO MAKE YOU SMILE?
CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO
IT IS FROM A ZOO IN WALES.
GLIMMER OF HOPE FROM THE NEW
YORK EPICENTER OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK
AS GOVERNOR CUOMO SAYS EVERYONE 
NEEDS TO DOUBLE DOWN ON 
SEPARATION AND STAYING AT HOME. 
>> BRITISH PRIME MINISTER BORIS 
JOHNSON, AT THIS MOMENT, BEING
CARED FOR AT A HOSPITAL ICU 
AFTER HIS CONDITION WORSENED
WE ARE LIVE OUTSIDE HIS 
HOSPITAL. 
>> AND WE WILL TAKE YOU TO A NEW
YORK HOSPITAL DOING SOME VERY 
PROMISING, POSSIBLY LIFESAVING
THERAPY.
>> AND THEN FRONT LINES OF
CARING FOR A LOVED ONE
OUR KATE SNOW REVEALS HER 
PERSONAL STORY AS HER HUSBAND 
BATTLES CORONAVIRUS AT HOME.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
GOOD TUESDAY MORNING
I'M CORI COFFIN.
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
THE UNITED STATES HAS REACHED A 
STAGGERING BENCHMARK IN THE 
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AS 
AMERICANS BRACE FOR MORE
CHALLENGES AHEAD
MORE THAN 10,000 DEATHS HAVE NOW
BEEN LINKED TO COVID-19 IN THIS 
COUNTRY, AS THE NUMBER OF 
CONFIRMED CASES SURGES TO MORE
THAN 360,000
THAT'S NEARLY THREE TIMES HIGHER
THAN THE SECOND WORST-HIT 
COUNTRY, SPAIN
AND AMERICA'S TOP MEDICAL 
PROFESSIONALS WARN THAT THE 
WORST IS YET TO COME. 
>> TAKING A LOOK AT NEW YORK, 
THERE ARE SOME POSSIBLE SIGNS OF
A FLATTENING OF THE CURVE.
BUT THE GOVERNOR IS WARNING 
PEOPLE THAT SOCIAL DISTANCING IS
STILL CRUCIAL, AFTER SOME PARKS 
WERE CROWDED OVER THE WEEKEND,
THE FINE FOR GATHERING WAS
DOUBLED TO A THOUSAND DOLLARS.
MEANWHILE, OVER IN LOS ANGELES, 
LOS ANGELES COUNTY REPORTING A
7% INCREASE IN CASES, ON MONDAY.
IT'S THE FIRST SINGLE-DIGIT 
INCREASE THEY HAVE REPORTED 
SINCE THE OUTBREAK ACCELERATED
IN MARCH
>> WALMART AND KROGER ARE 
TESTING OUT NEW WAYS TO TRY TO
KEEP PEOPLE SAFE WHILE THEY 
SHOP
THEY HAVE BEGUN TESTING ONE-WAY 
AISLES IN SOME STORES, TRYING TO
LIMIT CLOSE CONTACT BETWEEN 
CUSTOMERS.
THE POLICY COULD BE ROLLED OUT
TO MORE U.S. STORES.
>>> AND ACCORDING TO A DOCUMENT 
OBTAINED BY CNBC, AMAZON IS 
CRACKING DOWN ON SOCIAL 
DISTANCING VIOLATIONS IN THEIR
WAREHOUSES
WORKERS WHO ARE NOT STAYING SIX 
FEET AWAY FROM EACH OTHER RISK
BEING FIRED.
>> THE LIST OF STATES ISSUING 
STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS FOR THEIR 
RESIDENTS CONTINUES TO GROW.
SOUTH CAROLINA'S FIVE MILLION 
RESIDENTS HAVE NOW BEEN ORDERED 
TO STAY HOME
ACCORDING TO THE GOVERNOR,
ANYONE WHO IS OUT IN PUBLIC, NOT
PERFORMING ESSENTIAL DUTIES,
COULD FACE PUNISHMENT OF UP TO
30 DAYS IN JAIL.
AFTER THAT ANNOUNCEMENT, BOEING 
SAID IT WILL, TEMPORARILY, SHUT 
DOWN ITS 787 AIRPLANE PRODUCTION
IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE COMPANY SAYS EMPLOYEES WHO
CANNOT WORK REMOTELY WILL BE
PAID UP TO TEN DAYS FOR WORK. 
>> LADY GAGA IS USING HER STAR
POWER TO UNITE AND RAISE SOME 
MAJOR BUCKS FOR THE WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION
THE POP STAR WILL BE JOINED BY
PAUL McCARTNEY, STEVIE WONDER,
AND OTHERS FOR A TELEVISION 
EVENT APRIL 18th
IT WILL AIR ON NBC, ABC, CBS, 
AND OTHER NETWORKS
AND MORE FRUITY FOOD IS GETTING 
DELIVERED TO THE FRONT LINES
LITTLE CAESARS IS DONATING 1
MILLION PIZZAS TO HEALTHCARE
WORKERS AND DOMINOS IS GIVING 
AWAY TEN MILLION SLICES.
INDIVIDUAL FRANCHISES WILL
DECIDE WHERE THAT PIZZA WILL GO 
IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 
>> AS THE COUNTRY BRACES FOR
WHAT EXPERTS SAY COULD BE A 
DEVASTATING WEEK, THERE COULD BE
LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL
GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK SAYING 
SIGNS SOCIAL DISTANCING MAY BE
WORKING.
HERE'S ALICE BARR IN WASHINGTON 
WITH THE LATEST.
>> THE CORONAVIRUS DEATH TOLL 
HAS CROSSED A SOLEMN MARKER.
MORE THAN 10,000 AMERICAN LIVES 
LOST
WITH CASES EXPECTED TO HIT A
DEADLY PEAK THIS WEEK, PRESIDENT
TRUMP TWEETING, LIGHT AT THE END
OF THE TUNNEL.
EVEN AS THE NATION'S TOP DOCTOR 
ISSUES A GRIM WARNING.
>> THE NEXT WEEK IS GOING TO BE 
OUR PEARL HARBOR MOMENT.
IT'S GOING TO BE OUR 9/11 
MOMENT. 
>> HEALTH OFFICIALS PLEADING
WITH THE PUBLIC.
NOW IS THE TIME TO STAY HOME
DON'T EVEN GO TO THE GROCERY
STORE.
>> BEFORE YOU HAVE TO SEE YOUR
HOSPITALS AND YOUR EMERGENCY
ROOMS OVERWHELMED, IT IS ON US, 
AS A MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY,
OF THIS COUNTRY, TO DO
EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO SAVE ONE 
ANOTHER.
>> YET, AT THIS NEW JERSEY
COSTCO, MASSIVELY LONG LINES
WITH SHOPPERS TRYING TO KEEP A
SAFE DISTANCE.
NEW YORK'S GOVERNOR DOUBLING
FINES TO A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR 
PEOPLE BREAKING SOCIAL
DISTANCING RULES
>> YOU DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO
RISK SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE. 
>> THE CRACKDOWN COMING AS NEW
YORK'S DAILY DEATH TOLL SHOWS 
SIGNS OF FLATTENING.
NEW HOSPITALIZATIONS, ICU 
ADMISSIONS, AND INTUBATIONS, ALL
DROPPING
BUT, STILL, HIGH
AS THE STATE'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
IS PUSHED TO ITS LIMITS.
>> IF WE ARE PLATEAUING, WE ARE 
PLATEAUING AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL.
>> AND A NEW GOVERNMENT WATCHDOG
REPORT SHOWS HOSPITALS ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY ARE FACING DIRE 
SHORTAGES OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, 
INCLUDING TESTING KITS AND
THERMOMETERS
PRESIDENT TRUMP, PUSHING BACK.
ACCUSING THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, 
WHO COMPILED THE REPORT, OF 
BEING POLITICAL.
>> YOU DIDN'T TELL ME THAT, 
JOHN
YOU DIDN'T TELL ME THAT -- SERVE
IN THE PREVIOUS -- YOU MEAN THE 
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION. 
>> THE REPORT ALSO FOUND FEMA 
HAS SHIPPED OUT EXPIRED 
PROTECTIVE GEAR.
WHILE A LACK OF CLEAR DIRECTION 
FROM THE GOVERNMENT IS LEADING
TO FEAR AND CONFUSION AMONG 
HEALTHCARE WORKERS AT WAR WITH
NO CLEAR END IN SIGHT.
ALICE BARR, NBC NEWS, 
WASHINGTON. 
>> WHILE THE VIRUS IS SHOWING 
SIGNS OF LEVELING OFF IN THE NEW
YORK AREA, CASES IN OTHER 
AMERICAN CITIES ARE NOT EXPECTED
TO PEAK UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF THIS
MONTH.
AND AT HOSPITALS ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY, THERE'S STILL SHORTAGES
OF TESTING KITS.
NBC'S MIGUEL ALMAGUER HAS MORE
>> AS AMERICANS BRACE FOR WHAT
MANY EXPECT WILL BE A GRIM WEEK,
OUR NATIONAL DEATH TOLL HAS NOW 
HIT A STAGGERING NEW BENCHMARK
THE SURGEON GENERAL CALLING THIS
WEEK IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE 
CORONAVIRUS OUR PEARL HARBOR
OUR 9/11 MOMENT.
BEHIND EACH NUMBER, A 
HEARTBROKEN FAMILY
POLICE SERGEANT JJ SMITH AND
WIFE GLORIA WERE JUST STARTING A
NEW LIFE TOGETHER AFTER HIS 
RETIREMENT
THEY DIED DAYS APART. 
>> THE WORLD LOST SOME OF THE 
MOST LOVING PEOPLE. 
>> WITH LEADERS AT THE WHITE
HOUSE URGING AMERICANS WHO DON'T
NEED TO SHOP THIS WEEK TO AVOID 
GROCERY STORES, STATES LIKE NEW 
YORK ARE NOT ALONE IN CRISIS
IN MICHIGAN, THE DETROIT
CONVENTION CENTER IS BECOMING A 
MASSIVE FIELD HOSPITAL
IN LOUISIANA, WHERE THE GOVERNOR
MAINTAINS HE DIDN'T KNOW MARDI
GRAS COULD TRIGGER AN OUTBREAK, 
THE NEW ORLEANS AREA NOW HAS THE
HIGHEST DEATH RATE IN THE 
COUNTRY.
AT A NURSING HOME IN INDIANA, 11
RESIDENTS HAVE DIED FROM THE
VIRUS, WHILE SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE
BEEN HOSPITALIZED.
>> EVERYONE IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO 
THIS, AND EVERYONE NEEDS TO 
FOLLOW THE PRECAUTIONS THAT 
WE'VE LAID OUT. 
>> WHILE CITIES LIKE BOSTON ARE 
PREPARING FOR A 9:00 P.M. 
CURFEW, IN COLORADO DOCTORS 
UNVEILED A PLAN FOR HOW TO
PRIORITIZE LIFESAVING TREATMENT 
WHEN FACED WITH TOO MANY
COVID-19 PATIENTS.
>> AFTER 23 DAYS, I'M STILL 
SHEDDING THE VIRUS. 
>> NURSE LISA MERCK, WHO CAUGHT 
THE VIRUS NEARLY A MONTH AGO, 
CLEARED HER MANDATORY QUARANTINE
BUT TESTED POSITIVE AGAIN AFTER 
SHE INSISTED ON CHECKING HER
STATUS BEFORE RETURNING TO WORK.
>> I FEEL LIKE IT'S JUST
DANGEROUS THAT WE'RE NOT -- 
WE'RE NOT CHECKING OUR
HEALTHCARE WORKERS BEFORE THEY
GO BACK TO WORK.
>> HOSPITALS IN THE SOUTH NEED
ALL THE NURSES AND DOCTORS THEY 
CAN GET.
GEORGIA, EXPERIENCING A RAPID 
RISE IN CASES, BUT ITS PEAK MAY 
BE WEEKS AWAY.
BLAYNE ALEXANDER IS IN ATLANTA
>> Reporter: MOST BUSINESSES ARE
CLOSED BUT THE GOVERNOR HAS 
ORDERED THE BEACHES BACK OPEN.
BUT SOME LOCAL LEADERS, WHO 
CLOSED THE BEACHES IN THE FIRST 
PLACE, CALL THE MOVE RECKLESS.
>> AFTER SOME AMERICANS SPENT 
THEIR FIRST WEEKEND WEARING 
HOMEMADE FACE COVERINGS IN
PUBLIC, SOME REGIONS STILL SAW
LARGE GATHERINGS. 
>> DESPITE A WEEKEND SURGE IN 
ICU CASES, HERE IN CALIFORNIA,
THE GOVERNOR IS GIVING 500
VENTILATORS TO NEW YORK AND 
OTHER REGIONS, WHO DESPERATELY
NEED THEM NOW.
>> MARY LOU ARMOR, A BAY-AREA 
DETECTIVE WHO GOT SICK ON THE 
JOB, WAS ON A VENTILATOR FOR
NEARLY A WEEK AFTER BEING 
ADVISED NOT TO GO TO THE ER.
WHEN SHE ARRIVED, DOCTORS 
COULDN'T SAVE HER LIFE. 
>> I'M GOING TO MISS HER VOICE
I'M GOING TO MISS HER CALLING 
US. 
>> MIGUEL ALMAGUER NBC NEWS, LOS
ANGELES.
>> WANT TO TURN NOW TO SOME 
CONCERNING NEWS OUT OF THE UK 
WHERE A GLOBAL LEADER'S BATTLE
AGAINST THE VCORONAVIRUS HAS 
LANDED HIM IN A LONDON HOSPITAL.
OFFICIALS SAY PRIME MINISTER
BORIS JOHNSON IS NOW IN 
INTENSIVE CARE WITH WHAT'S
DESCRIBED AS, QUOTE, PERSISTENT 
SYMPTOMS OF CORONAVIRUS.
THE 55-YEAR-OLD WAS INFECTED
WITH THE VIRUS LATE LAST MONTH
HE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL 
AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE BUT
ACCORDING TO HIS OFFICE, HIS
SYMPTOMS HAVE SINCE WORSENED
FOR THE LATEST ON HIS CONDITION,
WE TURN NOW TO NBC'S ALI AROUZI 
LIVE IN LONDON FOR US.
ALI, BREAK IT DOWN. 
>> GOOD MORNING, COREY
THAT'S RIGHT
PRIME MINISTER WAS BROUGHT TO 
HOSPITAL ON SUNDAY, AS HIS
COVID-19 SYMPTOMS KEPT
PERSISTING
AND AS OF LAST NIGHT, HIS 
CONDITION WORSENED, AND HE WAS
TAKEN TO THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, IN
CASE HE NEEDED TO BE PUT ON A 
VENTILATOR
NOW, THERE'S NO WORD THAT HE'S
BEEN PUT ON A VENTILATOR YET
HE WAS JUST GIVEN OXYGEN LAST 
NIGHT.
AND WE ARE TOLD THAT HIS
CONDITION REMAINS THE SAME
BUT THIS IS A VERY BIG CHANGE IN
THIS COUNTRY, COREY.
JUST THE FACT THAT HE HAD TO ASK
HIS FOREIGN SECRETARY, DOMINIC
RAB, TO DEPUTIZE FOR HIM IS A 
CLEAR SIGNAL THAT ALL IS NOT
WELL
JUST A FEW DAYS AGO, WE WERE
BEING TOLD THAT THE PRIME 
MINISTER IS IN CHARGE AND IN
TOUCH.
BUT, CLEARLY, BEING IN THE ICU
UNIT CHANGES EVERYTHING.
NOW, THE FOREIGN SECRETARY SAYS 
THAT HE IS IN SAFE HANDS HERE AT
ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL.
IT IS ONE OF THE LEADING
HOSPITALS IN THIS COUNTRY AND 
ALSO SPECIALIZES IN INFECTIOUS
DISEASES. 
>> CERTAINLY, CONCERNING FOR
CITIZENS IN THAT COUNTRY
ALI AROUZI FOR US LIVE OUTSIDE
THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE IS BEING
TREATED.
ALI, THANK YOU. 
>> LET'S GET A FIRST LOOK AT OUR
WEATHER ON THIS TUESDAY WITH NBC
METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB
JANESSA, GOOD MORNING.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING
WE ARE SETTING UP A STORMY
PATTERN ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND
ALSO FOR THE MIDWEST THIS 
AFTERNOON.
AFTER GORGEOUS CONDITIONS TO
START OFF YOUR MONDAY.
SO LET'S TAKE A LOOK WHAT'S 
HAPPENING THIS MORNING, RIGHT 
NOW.
PRETTY QUIET
BUT WE DO STILL HAVE A FEW
STORMS THAT ARE CURRENTLY MAKING
THEIR WAY OUT OF CHICAGO RIGHT
NOW.
AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW
WELL TO THE EAST
NOW, THE MIDATLANTIC, ALSO IN ON
THIS, THIS AFTERNOON
POTENTIAL OF 55 MILLION PEOPLE
GOING TO BE IMPACTED BY DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY TODAY.
HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR 
DAY AHEAD.
SO IT'S ALL DUE TO A WARM FRONT 
THAT'S GOING TO SURGE WELL TO 
THE NORTH.
AND THAT'S ALLOWING THESE STORMS
TO REALLY POP THIS AFTERNOON
WITH DAYTIME HIGHS, THEY'LL 
CONTINUE TO BE WELL-ABOVE 
AVERAGE, IN THE UPPER 70s.
SO WATCHING THE SEVERE WEATHER, 
THIS WILL BE A
>>> WELCOME BACK
WE'RE BACK WITH SOMETHING CALLED
THE NATIONAL COALESCENT PROJECT.
>> IT IS A BIG NAME FOR WHAT MAY
BE A BIG HELP IN SAVING LIVES OF
COVID-19 PATIENTS.
AT THE EPICENTER IS MOUNT SINAI 
HOSPITAL IN NEW YORK, WHERE 
DOCTORS THERE ARE FIGHTING BACK 
WITH OLD THERAPY AND A NEW TEST.
HERE'S NBC'S CYNTHIA McFADDEN.
>> Reporter: THIS MORNING, AS 
PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 CONTINUE 
TO PILE INTO THE EMERGENCY
DEPARTMENT AND THE ICU AT MOUNT 
SINAI, THERE IS SOME VERY 
PROMISING, POSSIBLY LIFESAVING
NEWS, FROM DEEP INSIDE THE
HOSPITAL'S LAB
>> WE HAVE SO MANY PATIENTS WHO 
ARE SICK
THEY NEED SOME HOPE OF A
TREATMENT.
>> DR. JEFFREY JANG AND HIS 
COLLEAGUE HAVE DEVELOPED A NEW
TEST THAT MAY SPEED UP AND
IMPROVE AN OLD THERAPY
TRANSFUSING THE PLASMA OF 
PATIENTS WHO HAVE RECOVERED FROM
COVID-19 INTO PATIENTS WHO ARE
CRITICALLY ILL
THE TECHNIQUE USED EFFECTIVELY
IN THE PAST IN THE SARS, H1N1 
FLU, IN EBOLA EPIDEMICS.
AND, MORE RECENTLY, THE CHINESE 
USED IT IN THEIR BATTLE WITH THE
CORONAVIRUS.
MOUNT SINAI'S TEST A
CUTTING-EDGE WEAPON CREATED BY A
TEAM LED BY DR. FLORIAN CRAMER. 
>> GET A READOUT WHICH IS 
BASICALLY A CHANGE IN COLOR.
AND BY DOING THAT, WE CAN 
DETERMINE SOMEBODY ALREADY HAS
IMMUNITY TO COVID-19. 
>> THE DARKER THE COLOR, THE
HIGHER THE ANTIBODIES.
>> WHILE OTHER TESTS MEASURE
WHETHER THE ANTIBODY IS THERE OR
NOT, OUR ASSAY CAN ALSO MEASURE 
HOW MUCH OF THE ANTIBODY IS 
THERE.
AND THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE 
CAN IDENTIFY THOSE DONORS WITH A
HIGH AMOUNT OF ANTIBODY, WHO
WOULD MOST LIKELY BENEFIT THE 
PATIENTS. 
>> THE HOSPITAL PUT OUT A CALL
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE RECOVERED, 
AND WAS STUNNED WHEN 10,000 
PEOPLE VOLUNTEERED
DANNY REAMER WAS ONE OF THE 
FIRST.
HE AND HIS WIFE LIVE IN 
ROCHELLE, ONE OF THE FIRST
HOTSPOTS IN THE NEW YORK CITY 
AREA
THEY WERE ONLY MILDLY ILL, NEVER
HOSPITALIZED, RECOVERING AT HOME
WITH THEIR THREE KIDS, NONE OF
WHOM GOT SICK.
>> AS SOON AS WE WERE RELEASED
FROM QUARANTINE, THE FIRST PLACE
WE WENT WAS MOUNT SINAI.
AND TO QUALIFY FOR THE DONATION 
PROGRAM, YOU SIMPLY NEED TO HAVE
A BLOOD TEST
AND DEMONSTRATE THAT YOUR 
ANTIBODY NUMBERS ARE HIGH.
AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE A NEGATIVE 
SWAB
IT'S VERY SIMPLE. 
>> WE HAVE A PICTURE OF YOU 
CONTRIBUTING YOUR PLASMA
WHAT WERE YOU THINKING
>> THIS IS PROBABLY THE LEAST 
HEROIC WAY POSSIBLE TO BE A 
HERO
IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO MAKE A
BIG, BIG IMPACT.
>> EACH DONOR PROVIDES THE
EQUIVALENT OF FOUR DOSES OF 
PLASMA
TWO DOSES BEING GIVEN TO THE
SICKEST PATIENTS HERE.
IN THE PAST FEW DAYS, MOUNT 
SINAI HAS GIVEN 11 VERY SICK
PATIENTS THE PLASMA OF THOSE WHO
HAVE RECOVERED
IS IT WORKING?
>> I KNOW THAT THE EXPRESSION 
GAME CHANGER HAS A LOT OF WEIGHT
TO IT.
BUT MIGHT THIS THERAPY BE A GAME
CHANGER?
>> I THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO 
EVALUATE THE FIRST PATIENTS THAT
WE HAVE TREATED IN A COUPLE OF
WEEKS.
>> IT ISN'T JUST MOUNT SINAI
PUSHING TO GET CONVALESCENT 
PLASMA THERAPY UP AND RUNNING IN
THE COUNTRY.
FROM SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S
LEADING RESEARCH CENTERS ARE
SPEARHEADING THE EFFORT.
THE GROUP STARTED AT JOHNS
HOPKINS, WHERE THEY ARE FOCUSING
ON USING PLASMA TO KEEP HEALTH
WORKERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS
FROM GETTING ILL. 
>> I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A 
POTENTIAL DISEASE-ALTERING
TREATMENT.
>> DR. MICHAEL JOINER AT THE
MAYO CLINIC IN MINNESOTA IS ALSO
ONE OF THE LEADERS. 
>> I'M HOPEFUL WE CAN MODIFY THE
COURSE OF THE DISEASE, PREVENT
HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUALS FROM
GETTING IT, REDUCE THE RISK OF
PEOPLE IN THE HOSPITAL FROM 
NEEDING ICU CARE
AND SHORTEN THE STAY OF PEOPLE
WHO ARE IN THE ICU
>> THAT WAS CYNTHIA McFADDEN
REPORTING AND THE DOCTORS AT NBC
SPOKE WITH SAY THEY ARE HOPEFUL 
THE FDA WILL SOO
>>> HI, EVERYONE
WE CONTINUE TO TRY TO FLATTEN 
THE CURVE, BUT YESTERDAY, I WAS 
TELLING YOU ON SUNDAYS FOR THE
LAST THREE WEEKS, WE CONTINUED
TO SEE A DIP
YESTERDAY, ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS
THE THIRD MONDAY IN A ROW WE'VE 
SEEN AN INCREASE
THE GOOD NEWS, IT WAS ONLY BY 
10%.
>>> A GLIMMER OF HOPE IN THE
CORONAVIRUS BATTLE SPARKS A 
MASSIVE RALLY ON WALL STREET
THE DOW SURGED OVER 1,600 POINTS
AFTER NEW DATA SHOWED A SLOWING 
NUMBER OF CASES IN THE WORLD'S
BIGGEST HOTSPOTS, INCLUDING 
SPAIN, ITALY, AND YONEW YORK
FUTURES POINTING TO SLIGHT GAIN 
AT THE OPEN.
>> ACROSS THE COUNTRY, FAMILIES 
ARE CARING FOR LOVED ONES AT
HOME
AMONG THEM, NBC NEWS NATIONAL 
CORRESPONDENT KATE SNOW, WHO IS 
SHARING HER FAMILY'S STORY AFTER
HER HUSBAND CHRIS DEVELOPED 
SYMPTOMS IN WHAT COULD BE ANY 
FAMILY'S STORY
>> NONE OF US ARE TALKING TO
CHRIS, FACE TO FACE.
EVEN THOUGH HE'S RIGHT
DOWNSTAIRS. 
>> WELCOME TO DAY WHATEVER
EVERYTHING IS THE SAME IN THESE 
FOUR WALLS. 
>> I GO DOWN WITH A MASK ON.
I LEFT YOU EGGS AND TOAST.
>> WE HAD MADE A PLAN THAT IF 
ANY OF US GOT SICK, WE WOULD GO 
TO OUR GUEST ROOM, WHICH IS IN
THE BASEMENT. 
>> I WASH MY HANDS. 
>> HE DESCRIBES IT AS MASS IVE 
MUSCLE NOT JUST ACHES BUT PAIN
I HAVE TWO TEENAGERS, GOING TO
SCHOOL
I SPENT ALL MORNING FRIDAY AND
MUCH OF THE DAY SATURDAY
DISINFECTING. 
>> BLESS MY NEIGHBOR
DROPPED OFF MILK
YESTERDAY, I DID ABOUT TEN LOADS
OF LAUNDRY
I'M JUST -- I'M TIRED.
KNOW THAT WE ARE SUPERLUCKY THAT
WE HAVE SO MUCH SUPPORT.
MY BIGGEST FEAR, LIKE I'M SURE
SO MANY FAMILIES RIGHT NOW, IS
THAT HE WILL TAKE A TURN FOR THE
WORSE.
AND HE WON'T BE ABLE TO BREATHE 
AND THAT I'LL HAVE TO TAKE HIM
TO THE HOSPITAL.
SO I MADE A PLAN WITH MY
NEIGHBOR THAT IF I HAVE TO LEAVE
AND THE KIDS ARE ALONE, THEN
SHE'LL HELP THEM
THAT'S MY BIGGEST FEAR IS THAT I
WON'T BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF MY
KIDS
I HAVE SO MUCH APPRECIATION FOR 
EVERYONE RIGHT NOW
FOR PEOPLE BRINGING ME MY MAIL
FOR THE PEOPLE BRINGING ME
GROCERIES.
FOR JUST THE PEOPLE SENDING ME
TEXT MESSAGES.
>> IT'S REALLY COOL.
THERE IS A LOT GOING ON IN
EVERYONE ELSE'S WORLD AND THEY
HAVE REALLY WONDERFUL THINGS TO 
SAY TO MY WIFE AND MYSELF.
>> I CAN'T EVEN KEEP UP SO THANK
YOU.
>> AND WE WANT TO WISH KATE, HER
HUSBAND, AND HER KIDS WELL AND
THANK HER FOR REMINDING US TO 
MAKE A PLAN AND BE PREPARED.
AND, BY NOW, WE SHOULD ALL KNOW 
THAT THIS VIRUS CAN COME FOR
ANYONE
DOESN'T MATTER WHO YOU ARE. 
>>TATE AT ANY TIME
YEAH
DISINFECTING HER HOME.
>> WISHING CHRIS AND ANYONE ELSE
AFFECTED A SPEEDY RECOVERY. 
>> THANKS FOR WATCHING AE"EARLY
TODAY" ON THIS TUESDAY. 
>> I'M PHILLIP MENA.
BEFORE WE GO, WE WANT TO REMIND 
YOU TO JOIN LESTER HOLT AND THE 
NBC NEWS TEAM FOR A LIVE
PRIMETIME SPECIAL ON THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
THAT'S TONIGHT AT 10:00 P.M.
EAST
>>> AS AMERICANS BRACE FOR AN 
ESCALATION IN CASES AND 
FATALITIES, NEW YORK'S GOVERNOR 
IS OFFERING RESIDENTS AND 
HEALTHCARE WORKERS SOME HOPE IN 
THE MIDST OF CHAOS. 
>> WE'LL TAKE YOU TO ONE OF THE 
HARDEST-HIT HOSPITALS IN THE
NORTHEAST, AND SHOW YOU HOW 
THEIR INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IS
COPING
>>> PLUS, WE'LL GO LIVE TO THE
LONDON HOSPITAL WHERE BRITISH 
PRIME MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON IS 
BEING TREATED IN THE ICU
A BUSY TUESDAY AHEAD
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
I'M CORI COFFIN.
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
THE PANDEMIC HAS REACHED AN EPIC
SCALE.
INFECTING MORE THAN 1.3 MILLION 
PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD.
A MILESTONE REACHED JUST FOUR 
MONTHS AFTER THIS VIRUS FIRST 
EMERGED IN WUHAN, CHINA.
AND HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
AT THIS HOUR
HERE, IN AMERICA, CONFIRMED 
INFECTIONS ARE NOW MORE THAN
DOUBLE THAT OF ANY OTHER NATION.
TOPPING 368,000.
IN LESS THAN SIX WEEKS, THE 
DEATH TOLL HAS GONE FROM ZERO TO
ALMOST 11,000 FATALITIES
AND IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS
CLUSTER MAP, IT SHOWS THE SCALE 
OF THE OUTBREAK IN EACH STATE 
WITH HOTSPOTS GROWING IN NEW
YORK, MICHIGAN, FLORIDA, AND
LOUISIANA.
>> ONE THING STATES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY ARE IN DIRE NEED OF IS
N95 MASKS.
AND PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS REACHED 
A DEAL WITH 3M, ITS MAKER.
THE COMPANY WILL PRODUCE 166 1/2
MILLION MASKS OVER THE NEXT 
THREE MONTHS
>>> OF COURSE, WE HAVE SEEN THIS
IMPACT THE VIRUS HAS HAD ON 
HEALTHCARE WORKERS BUT ALSO ON
NEW YORK'S FINEST NYPD
NEARLY 2,000 OFFICERS HAVE
TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS,
AND SO FAR, 13 EMPLOYEES HAVE 
DIED. 
>> MEANWHILE, BRITISH PRIME 
MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON'S HEALTH 
TAKES A TURN FOR THE WORSE
HE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL 
ON SUNDAY AND IS NOW IN THE ICU.
JUST AHEAD, OUR ALI AROUZI IS 
LIVE IN LONDON WITH THE LATEST
ON HIS CONDITION
>>> STARTING TODAY, STARBUCKS 
EMPLOYEES WILL NOW BE REQUIRED
TO WEAR FACE MASKS FOR THOSE
STORES THAT ARE STILL UP AND
RUNNING.
THE COMPANY SAYS IT'S TRYING TO 
COMPLY WITH CDC RECOMMENDATIONS.
>> AND THE ARMY HAS ANNOUNCED 
IT'S HOLDING OFF ON SENDING NEW 
RECRUITS TO BASIC TRAINING
THIS IS EXPECTED TO LAST FOR TWO
WEEKS.
THOSE ALREADY IN BASIC TRAINING 
AT ONE OF THE ARMY'S FOUR BCT 
LOCATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE 
SCREENED AND MONITORED
>>> WALMART AND KROGER ARE
TAKING NEW MEASURES TO KEEP 
SHOPPERS SAFE.
THEY'VE BEGUN TESTING ONE-WAY 
AISLES IN SOME STORES, TRYING TO
LIMIT CONTACT.
AND THE POLICY COULD BE ROLLED
OUT TO MORE U.S. STORES.
>> LIVE CLASSES AT PELOTON HAVE 
COME TO A GRINDING HALT AFTER 
ONE OF THEIR PRODUCTION 
EMPLOYEES TESTED POSITIVE FOR 
THE VIRUS.
THE COMPANY WILL CEASE
PRODUCTION OUT OF THEIR NEW YORK
AND LONDON STUDIOS FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE MONTH
LADY GAGA IS USING HER ST
STAR POWER TO UNITE AND RAISE 
SOME MAJOR BUCKS FOR THE WORLD
HEALTH ORGANIZATION.
PUTTING ON A SPECIAL CONCERT
ALONG WITH PAUL McCARTNEY,
STEVIE WONDER, AND OTHER
ARTISTS.
IT WILL AIR HERE ON NBC APRIL 
18th. 
>> DESPITE PREDICTIONS FROM THE 
WHITE HOUSE AND HEALTH EXPERTS
THAT THIS WILL WILL AMERICA'S 
HARDEST-HIT WEEK IN THE 
PANDEMIC, THERE ARE SOME
ENCOURAGING SIGNS FROM PARTS OF 
THE NATION
NBC'S SUSAN McGUINNESS HAS
DETAILS.
>> AS AMERICA ENTERS THE MOST 
CRITICAL AND DEADLY WEEK FOR
CORONAVIRUS YET, THE U.S. DEATH 
TOLL TOPS 10,000
HOSPITALS BRACE FOR AN AVALANCHE
OF NEW CASES AND DEATHS.
>> WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A ROUGH
WEEK
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A ROUGH 
MAYBE LITTLE MORE THAN A WEEK.
>> BRITISH PRIME MINISTER BORIS 
JOHNSON ADMITTED TO INTENSIVE 
CARE. 
>> AMERICANS ARE ALL PRAYING FOR
HIS RECOVERY
HE'S BEEN A REALLY GOOD FRIEND. 
>> BUT THE PRESIDENT COMBATIVE
WHEN ASKED ABOUT AN INSPECTOR 
GENERAL'S REPORT ABOUT SHORTAGES
AT HOSPITALS. 
>> WHAT'S HIS NAME
>> IT CAME FROM THE INSPECTOR 
GENERAL REPORT. 
>> WHAT'S HIS NAME
>> I DON'T KNOW HIS NAME OFF THE
TOP OF MY HEAD. 
>> TELL ME HIS NAME.
>> THE PRESIDENT ALSO BRUSHING
OFF CRITICISM ABOUT THE 
CONTINUED UNAVAILABILITY OF 
TESTS.
>> WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO STAND
ON STREET CORNERS DOING TESTING.
>> AMID CONCERNS ABOUT HOW
DEADLY THE NEXT TWO WEEKS MAY 
BE, TRACES OF OPTIMISM
WASHINGTON STATE RETURNING
VENTILATORS TO THE STOCKPILE HAS
CASES DROP
BUT INSISTING NEW YORKERS MUST
REM
REMAIN DILIGENT IN SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
>> THIS IS AN ENEMY THAT WE HAVE
UNDERESTIMATED FROM DAY ONE.
>> FROM THE WHITE HOUSE 
CONCERN --
>> IT IS ON US, AS A MEMBER OF
THIS COMMUNITY, OF THIS COUNTRY,
TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO
SAVE ONE ANOTHER
>> ON WALL STREET, STOCKS SURGED
ON PROMISING SIGNS THAT DEATH 
RATES ARE LEVELING OFF
AMID WORD THE WHITE HOUSE AND 
CONGRESS ARE ALREADY DISCUSSING 
A NEW ROUND OF DIRECT PAYMENTS
TO AMERICANS STRUGGLING IN THIS 
NATIONAL CRISIS.
SUSAN McGUINNESS, NBC NEWS, 
WASHINGTON. 
>> DESPITE A STAGGERING DEATH 
TOLL, THE VIRUS IS SHOWING SIGNS
OF LEVELING OFF IN THE NEW YORK 
AREA
BUT WITH STATE'S HOSPITALS
OVERWHELMED, GOVERNOR ANDREW
CUOMO IS WARNING EVERYONE TO
STAY VIGILANT, AND STAY INSIDE
TO AVOID ANOTHER SPIKE IN CASES.
NBC'S GABE GUTIERREZ IS IN NEW
YORK
>> Reporter: IN NEW YORK, NURSES
ARE REACHING THEIR LIMITS.
THE U.S. MILITARY IS DEPLOYED 
THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND THE
2,500-BED JAVITS CONVENTION 
CENTER IS NOW THE LARGEST 
HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY.
BUT AUTHORITIES SAY THERE COULD 
BE A GLIMMER OF HOPE
WHILE DEATHS IN NEW YORK STATE
CONTINUE TO RISE, THE INCREASE
HAS SLOWED OVER THE LAST TWO
DAYS
>> AND, AGAIN, WOULD SUGGEST A
POSSIBLE FLATTENING OF THE
CURVE.
>> DAILY HOSPITALIZATIONS AND 
INTUBATIONS ARE ALSO DOWN.
>> WE ARE PLATEAUING
WE ARE PLATEAUING AT A VERY HIGH
LEVEL.
AND THERE IS TREMENDOUS STRESS
ON THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. 
>> GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO IS 
WARNING NEW YORKERS NOT TO LET
THEIR GUARD DOWN
DOUBLING THE FINE FOR NOT SOCIAL
DISTANCING TO $1,000
HE SAID PRESIDENT TRUMP AGREED
TO HIS REQUEST THAT CORONAVIRUS 
PATIENTS BE TREATED ON THE USNS 
COMFORT.
>> IT'S A MARATHON, NOT A 
SPRINT
AND WE'RE JUST, YOU KNOW, NOT AT
HALF-TIME YET.
>> DR. DARA CASS FROM COLUMBIA
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAD 
THE VIRUS AND HAS NOW BEEN
DECLARED SAFE TO RETURN TO WORK.
>> I WENT BACK INTO THE ER
EMPOWERED TO GO HOLD A HAND.
THAT WAS ALL I WANTED TO DO 
BECAUSE I WANTED TO HOLD HANDS
WITH PATIENTS.
>> FUNERAL HOMES ARE OVERRUN
THIS ONE IN BROOKLYN SAYS IT'S
RUNNING OUT OF BODY BAGS. 
>> WE'RE OVERWHELMED
OVERWHELMED.
WE -- WE -- WE'RE -- MY -- MY 
STAFF IS -- THEY'RE ON WHITS
END.
THEY'RE SLEEP DEPRIVED
THEY ARE TRYING THEIR BEST. 
>> AT ST. BARNABAS HOSPITAL IN
THE BRONX, THIS VIDEO AT THE END
OF A PARTICULARLY GRUELING
SHIFT.
>> JUST, WE DID OUR BEST
THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY
IT'S NOT BEEN A GOOD DAY
REALLY HORRIBLE.
>> AMONG THE LIVES LOST, FATHER 
GIOACCHINO BASILE.
SMALL IN STATURE BUT MIGHTY IN
ENERGY
MARY ROMAN WAS NOT JUST A FORMER
CITY CLERK IN CONNECTICUT.
SHE WAS A SENIOR OLYMPIAN, WHO
SET SHOT PUT RECORDS AND
SURVIVED POLIO. 
>> SHE WAS A FIGHTER
YOU KNOW, THIS VIRUS IS NOTHING 
TO PLAY AROUND
IT'S A SERIOUS MATTER.
AND JUST GOT THE BEST OF HER
BUT IT DIDN'T GET HER WITHOUT A 
FIGHT, I GUARANTEE YOU THAT.
>> NEW YORK CITY OFFICIALS ARE
CONSIDERING CHILLING CONTINGENCY
PLANS, INCLUDING TEMPORARILY
BURYING SOME OF THE DEAD IF 
MORGUES ARE FULL
AUTHORITIES HOPE IT DOESN'T COME
TO THAT, PHILLIP. 
>> LET'S HOPE IT DOESN'T, GABE
THANK YOU.
>> FROM NEW YORK TO ACROSS THE
POND IN THE UK, WHERE PRIME 
MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON'S FIGHT
AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS HAS 
TAKEN A CONCERNING TURN.
THE 55-YEAR-OLD IS NOW BEING
TREATED IN THE ICU IN A LONDON
HOSPITAL, AFTER THE VIRUS 
SYMPTOMS WORSENED.
NBC'S ALI AROUZI LIVE IN LONDON 
FOR US OUTSIDE THAT HOSPITAL
CARING FOR THE PRIME MINISTER.
AND, ALI, DO WE KNOW PRIME
MINISTER'S CONDITION AT THIS
HOUR
>> WE DON'T KNOW HIS CONDITION
AT THIS HOUR
WE HAVEN'T BEEN UPDATED.
THE LAST WE HEARD WAS THAT HE 
WAS TAKEN TO THE ICU UNIT LAST
NIGHT AT ABOUT 7:00, LOCAL TIME.
HE WAS GIVEN OXYGEN TO ASSIST 
WITH HIS BREATHING
AND WE WERE TOLD THAT HE WAS
TAKEN TO THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, IN
CASE HE NEEDED VENTILATION
NOW, THERE'S NO WORD THAT'S COME
THROUGH WHETHER HE HAS BEEN PUT 
ON A VENTILATOR.
WE ARE HEARING REPORTS THAT HIS 
CONDITION REMAINS THE SAME
IT HASN'T GOTTEN BETTER OR
WORSE, AS FAR AS WE KNOW
SO WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR WHAT 
THE DOCTORS AND WHAT HIS TEAM 
HAS TO SAY ABOUT THIS.
BUT THIS IS A VERY DRAMATIC TURN
IN EVENTS IN THIS COUNTRY.
UP UNTIL A FEW DAYS AGO, WE WERE
CONTINUALLYBEING TOLD THAT THE
PRIME MINISTER IS IN CHARGE.
THAT HE IS ON POINT OF CALL.
THAT, CLEARLY, HAS NOW CHANGED
THAT HE IS IN THE ICU UNIT
HE FELT IT NECESSARY TO APPOINT 
HIS FOREIGN SECRETARY AS HIS
DEPUTY, IN CASE THINGS GET
WORSE.
THE LAST TIME WE SAW THE PRIME
MINISTER, CORI, WAS ON THURSDAY 
EVENING WHEN HE WAS OUTSIDE 
DOWNING STREET CLAPPING FOR THE 
NHS WORKERS, ALONG WITH THE REST
OF THE COUNTRY
NOW, HE'S IN THAT HOSPITAL BEING
LOOKED AFTER BY THOSE SAME NHS
WORKERS.
>> REALLY, TRYING TO SHOW, YOU
KNOW, AS POSITIVELY AS HE CAN 
THAT HE IS IN GOOD SPIRITS
BUT I KNOW THAT THIS WAS A
SURPRISING TURN.
ALI, THANK YOU. 
>> NOW, TO A SQUABBLE IN THE
SITUATION ROOM
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS BEEN
AGGRESSIVELY SUPPORTING AN
ANTI-MALARIA DRUG KNOWN AS
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE
IT'S A DRUG THAT HAS THE MEDICAL
COMMUNITY DIVIDED.
TOM COSTELLO TAKES A CLOSER 
LOOK
>> Reporter: INSIDE THE WHITE 
HOUSE, NBC NEWS HAS CONFIRMED A 
HEATED WEEKEND EXCHANGE.
PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR PETER
NAVARRO FACING OFF AGAINST
INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERT, DR.
ANTHONY FAUCI.
NAVARRO PUSHING 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE FOR TREATING 
COVID-19 PATIENTS, BASED ON 
ANECDOTAL STUDIES OVERSEAS
FAUCI, SAYING THOSE STUDIES ARE 
NOT SCIENTIFIC, AND CHLOROQUINE,
A DRUG USED TO TREAT MALARIA AND
LUPUS, ALSO CARRIES 
CARDIOVASCULAR RISKS
BUT THE PRESIDENT CONTINUES TO
ENDORSE THE DRUG
>> I WOULD LOVE TO GO TO A
LABORATORY, AND SPEND A COUPLE
OF YEARS TESTING SOMETHING
WE DON'T HAVE TIME
WE DON'T HAVE TWO HOURS.
BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE DYING
RIGHT NOW.
>> NEW JERSEY NURSE MARGARET
NOVANS BELIEVES CHLOROQUINE AND 
AN ANTIBIOTIC COMBINATION HELPED
HER RECOVER FROM COVID-19.
>> WITHIN 24 HOURS, MY FEVER WAS
GONE
I WAS STILL SHORT OF BREATH.
I STILL HAD TO RECOVER FROM 
THAT. 
>> NEW YORK HOSPITALS ARE USING 
IT IN EMERGENCIES, BUT THE
GOVERNOR IS CAUTIOUS. 
>> ANECDOTALLY, YOU'LL GET
SUGGESTIONS THAT IT HAS BEEN
EFFECTIVE.
BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY OFFICIAL
DATA, YET.
>> MEANWHILE, AN INSPECTOR
GENERAL WATCHDOG REPORT HAS 
FOUND HOSPITALS, NATIONWIDE,
REPORTING DIRE SHORTAGES OF 
CRITICAL EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING 
TESTING KITS, THERMOMETERS, AND 
PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT.
AND RECEIVING GOVERNMENT
SUPPLIES THAT EXPIRED A DECADE
AGO.
>> WE HEARD AN INCREDIBLE PLEA
FROM THE HOSPITALS ABOUT THEIR
EFFORTS TO KEEP STAFF SAFE. 
>> AND AMID A WIDESPREAD
SHORTAGE OF VENTILATORS, A
POTENTIAL SHORTAGE OF THE DRUGS 
USED TO PLACE PATIENTS INTO 
COMAS FOR INTUBATION. 
>> THESE DRUGS ARE CRUCIAL
THE VENTILATOR'S WORKING AND
PATIENTS BEING ABLE TO RECOVER
AND BEAT COVID-19.
>> NOW, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES
ARE RAMPING UP PRODUCTION OF
THOSE DRUGS IN LIGHT OF CRUSHING
DEMAND
PHILLIP.
>> PATIENTS DESPERATE FOR 
ANYTHING THAT WILL WORK.
TOM, THANK YOU. 
>> ALL RIGHT
LET'S GET YOUR FIRST LOOK AT
TODAY'S WEATHER WITH NBC
METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB
JANESSA, GOOD MORNING.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING
WE ARE STARTING OFF TO SEE A
STORMY PATTERN ACROSS THE 
MIDWEST AND NORTHEAST.
NOT ALL OF THE NORTHEAST WILL BE
IMPACTED BY THIS FIRST WAVE.
BUT WASHINGTON, D.C., ALL THE 
WAY INTO THE CLEVELAND AREA.
WATCH THE POTENTIAL OF THESE
STORMS STARTING TO SPARK UP.
ALREADY, YOU CAN SEE SOME 
ISOLATED SHOWERS CURRENTLY
MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH ACROSS 
THE CHICAGO AREA
CURRENTLY, 42 MILLION UNDER THAT
SEVERE-WEATHER RISK, FROM 
COLUMBUS ALL THE WAY TO 
WASHINGTON, D.C.
NEW YORK CITY TO BOSTON, AS 
WELL, I THINK WILL SEE SOME 
ISOLATED MOISTURE.
BUT WE'RE REALLY GOING TO LUCK
OUT ON THAT SEVERE WEATHER
POTENTIAL.
THAT IS A LOOK AT THE BIG 
WEATHER STORY TODAY.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
AND THIS IS ALL DUE TO A WARM 
FRONT.
LOOK AT DAYTIME HIGHS.
WELL ABOVE THEIR NORMAL.
ST. LOUIS, ALMOST 80 DEGREES
THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE OHIO
VALLEY
YOU WILL SEE THE STORMS SPARKING
UP ALL THE WAY INTO YOUR EVENING
HOURS.
SO THIS IS THAT FIRST WAVE
WE HAVE ANOTHER WAVE COMING FOR 
TOMORROW
COMING UP.
>> ALL RIGHT, JANESSA, THANK
YOU.
IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS, LITTLE 
CAESARS ANNOUNCED IT WILL DONATE
ONE MILLION PIZZAS TO HEALTHCARE
WORKERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS ON 
THE FRONT LINES.
AND DOMINOS IS PLANNING TO
DONATE 10 MILLION SLICES OF 
PIZZA TO HELP KEEP COMMUNITIES
FED.
>> ACTOR MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY
MADE A SURPRISE VIRTUAL VISIT TO
A SENIOR LIVING FACILITY IN 
TEXAS.
McCONAUGHEY, ALONG WITH HIS 
WIFE, MOTHER, AND KIDS HOSTED A 
GAME OF BINGO FOR THE RESIDENTS 
TO LIFT THEIR SPIRITS.
>> AND DESPITE THE CORONAVIRUS
PANDEMIC, WISCONSIN'S PRIMARY 
WILL GO ON
>>> ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, HEALTHCARE
WORKERS ARE DESCRIBING THEIR
DIFFICULT EXPERIENCES AS THEY 
FIGHT TO SAVE LIVES.
NBC'S STEPHANIE GOSK TAKES US 
INSIDE THE ICU AT ONE OF THE
NATION'S HARDEST-HIT HOSPITALS
>> HOLY NAME MEDICAL CENTER IN
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY IS A
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
MEDIUM SIZE.
MANY OF THE STAFF WERE ACTUALLY 
BORN HERE.
IT WAS ALSO ONE OF THE
HOSPITAL'S HIT EARLIEST AND 
HARDEST BY THE CORONAVIRUS
55 DEATHS, SO FAR.
175 INFECTED PEOPLE 
HOSPITALIZED. 
>> JUST CHECKING EVERYTHING OUT 
FOR YOU.
OKAY
>> ARLENE VAN DYKE, A SINGLE
MOTHER OF TWO, HAS BEEN AN ICU
NURSE AT HOLY NAME
AT A TIME WHEN FAMILY CAN'T BE
THERE, BEDSIDE MANNER TAKES ON
NEW MEANING.
>> EXHAUSTING.
TODAY WAS REALLY ROUGH
MICHELLE IS THE DIRECTOR OF 
NURSING.
>> THE NURSING STAFF HAVE BEEN
AMAZING.
EVERY TIME THEY GO INTO A 
PATIENT ROOM, THEY KNOW THAT, 
NOT ONLY ARE THEY THE CAREGIVER,
BUT THEY ARE THE STAND-IN FAMILY
MEMBER. 
>> AND SOMETIMES IT IS THEIR
FAMILY
THREE OF RELATIVES HAVE TESTED
POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS, 
INCLUDING HER MOTHER-IN-LAW,
EDNA ACITO, WHO WAS HOSPITALIZED
HER, AND CELEBRATED HER 89th
BIRTHDAY WITH NURSES SINGING
TWO DAYS LATER, SHE DIED. 
>> THEY SANG TO HER.
SHE KNEW THEY WERE THERE
SHE WAS MOUTHING THE WORDS, AND 
IT WAS REALLY JUST SWEET AND
ADORABLE
AND THE FAMILY APPRECIATED
HAVING THAT VIDEO.
KNOWING THAT HER LAST BIRTHDAY
HERE ON EARTH WAS CELEBRATED
WITH PEOPLE AROUND HER
>> THIS HOSPITAL, LIKE SO MANY, 
HAS HAD TO TRANSFORM DURING THE 
CRISIS
IT STARTED WITH 19 ICU BEDS.
BY THE END OF THIS WEEK, IT WILL
HAVE 106
MANY OF THOSE PATIENTS, ON
VENTILATORS FOR DAYS, AND EVEN
WEEKS.
GOOD NEWS IS IN SHORT SUPPLY
BUT LAST WEEK, THERE WAS A
VICTORY.
THE FIRST PATIENT TO BE 
SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED OFF A
VENTILATOR. 
>> WE SEE THE SICKEST OF THE
SICK
SO WE FORGET THAT THERE'S PEOPLE
THAT DO WELL
SO THIS WAS A HUGE THING FOR US.
>> FOR A HOSPITAL BATTLING THE
WORST OF THIS VIRUS, A WELCOME
REMINDER THAT ALL THEIR WORK IS 
MAKING A
>>> TONIGHT, JOIN LESTER HOLT 
AND THE NBC NEWS TEAM FOR A LIVE
PRIMETIME SPECIAL ON THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC WITH 
CRITICAL REALTIME INFORMATION 
AND ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS.
IT BEGINS AT 10:00 P.M. EASTERN 
AND PACIFIC ON NBC, MSNBC, AND
STREAMING ON NBC NEWS NOW.
>>> THE ALARMING REVELATION THAT
A TIGER AT THE BRONX ZOO HAS
TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS 
HAS MANY WORRIED ABOUT THEIR
PETS AT THEIR HOMES.
LET'S GET OVER TO DR. JOHN
TORRES
DOCTOR, ARE CATS AND DOGS SAFE
FROM THE VIRUS
>> CERTAIN ANIMAL SPECIES REACT 
DIFFERENTLY TO NEW DISEASES.
BUT, SO FAR, THERE HAVE BEEN NO 
REPORTS OF DOGS, CATS, OR OTHER 
PETS IN THE U.S. GETTING SICK.
STILL, YOU SHOULD TAKE
PRECAUTIONS.
IF YOU HAVE COVID-19, SOMEONE 
ELSE NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR 
ANIMAL, AND LIMIT INTERACTIONS
WITH YOUR PET JUST LIKE YOU 
WOULD WITH OTHER PEOPLE.
IF YOU'RE HEALTHY, WASH YOUR
HANDS BEFORE AND AFTER DOING
ANYTHING WITH YOUR PET
AND WHEN YOU'RE OUTSIDE, SOCIAL 
DISTANCING APPLIES TO YOUR
ANIMALS, TOO
NO PLAYING
>> HI, EVERYONE.
WE CONTINUE TO TRY TO FLATTEN 
THE CURVE.
YESTERDAY WAS THE SECOND DAY NEW
YORK CITY SAW THE DEATH TOLL
UNDER 600.
SO THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF --
THERE.
BUT TAKING A LOOK REGION BY 
REGION, SUNDAY, ONCE AGAIN, THE 
THIRD WEEK IN A ROW WE SAW A
MAJOR INCREASE
COMPARED TO THE LAST TWO WEEKS, 
THE GOOD NEWS, WE WERE UP ABOUT 
20%.
YESTERDAY, THAT WAS ONLY ABOUT
10%.
SO GOING TO WATCH THIS LINE 
CLOSELY FOR TUESDAY TO
>>> FROM THE YOUNG TO THE OLD,
AND NOW EVEN THE ANIMALS
THE CORONAVIRUS DOES NOT
DISCRIMINATE
AND, NOW, ONE MAN WHO DOCUMENTED
HIS HARROWING 17-DAY BATTLE 
AGAINST THE VIRUS ON SOCIAL 
MEDIA IS OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AND
READY TO SHARE HIS STORY
HERE'S SAVANNAH GUTHRIE.
>> DAVID LATT SAYS HE IS LUCKY
TO BE ALIVE.
THE 44-YEAR-OLD AUTHOR AND LEGAL
RECRUITER, NOW OUT OF THE 
HOSPITAL AND IN RECOVERY
CALLING HIMSELF A GRATEFUL
PATIENT AFTER A NEARLY
MONTH-LONG GRUELING BATTLE WITH 
CORONAVIRUS.
DAVID FIRST FELT SYMPTOMS IN
EARLY MARCH.
AND BY THE 16th, HE WAS 
HOSPITALIZED
DOCUMENTING HIS HARROWING ORDEAL
ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND URGING 
ANYONE HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH
TO TRY TO GET TESTED
AFTER SAYING, ON THE 18th, I
DON'T KNOW THAT I'M GETTING ANY 
WORSE AND, AT THIS POINT, I'LL
TAKE IT.
HE, SUDDENLY, DID GET WORSE.
MUCH WORSE
THE TWO-TIME NEW YORK CITY
MARATHON FINISHER, BARELY ABLE
TO WALK THE FIVE FEET FROM HIS
HOSPITAL BED TO THE BATHROOM
DAVID TWEETING I'VE HAD TEN DAYS
AND COUNTING WITH NO REAL 
IMPROVEMENT, FEVER, FATIGUE,
JOINT ACHES, CHILLS, COUGH, 
RESPIRATORY DIFFICULTY
I HAVE NEVER BEEN THIS SICK IN
MY ENTIRE LIFE
DAVID WAS SEDATED, INTUBATED, 
AND HOOKED UP TO A VENTILATOR.
>> HE'S, YOU KNOW, HE'S FIGHTING
FOR HIS LIFE. 
>> DAVID'S HUSBAND, ZACH, 
TELLING US LAST MONTH.
>> JUST TAKING IT, YOU KNOW, DAY
BY DAY
HOUR BY HOUR
WE NEVER, IN A MILLION YEARS, 
THOUGHT THAT, YOU KNOW, 
WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC WOULD DO THIS
AND, YOU KNOW -- YOU KNOW,
ATTACK OUR FAMILY LIKE THIS.
>> DOCTORS AT NEW YORK'S N
NYU LANGO MEDICAL CENTER PUT HIM
ON AN EXPERIMENTAL DRUG REGIMEN 
TO TRY TO SAVE HIS LIFE.
>> WE'RE JUST HOPING THAT, YOU
KNOW, THEY END UP WORKING.
BUT WE WON'T -- WE WON'T KNOW 
FOR A FEW DAYS, AT LEAST. 
>> DAVID IMPROVED AND WAS TAKEN 
OFF THE VENTILATOR A WEEK LATER.
HE SAYS HIS DOCTORS STILL DON'T 
KNOW IF THE DRUG THERAPIES
WORKED
BUT, NOW, DAVID IS GIVING BACK
DONATING HIS PLASMA TO NYU AS 
PART OF A STUDY TO HELP FIND AN 
EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR 
CORONAVIRUS.
DAVID SAYING VIDEOS OF HIS
2-YEAR-OLD SON HARLEN KEPT HIS
SPIRITS UP
TELLING THE NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL
IT'S WILD TO THINK ABOUT HOW
CLOSE I CAME TO DYING, TO 
LEAVING MY HUSBAND ZACK TO RAISE
OUR 2-YEAR-OLD SON AS A SINGLE
DAD.
I GUESS MY MAIN EMOTION IS
GRATITUDE.
>> AND OUR THANKS TO SAVANNAH 
FOR THAT REPORT.
IT'S ALL GOING TO BE ABOUT
RECOVERY NOW FOR HIM. 
>> STORIES LIKE THAT ARE VERY 
IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY DISPEL 
THE FALSE NOTION THAT THIS VIRUS
IS ONLY A DANGER TO THE ELDERLY.
>> EXACTLY. 
>> AND WHILE IT IS EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS, YOU CAN RECOVER FROM 
IT, AS WE SAW DAVID DO. 
>> THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH US.
I'M CORI COFFIN.
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
BEFORE WE LET YOU GO, HOW ABOUT 
SOMETHING TO MAKE YOU SMILE?
CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO
IT IS FROM A ZOO IN WALES.
>>> A PIVOTAL DAY AHEAD AS THE
PANDEMIC GROWS AROUND THE NATION
WE'LL TAKE YOU INSIDE THE 
NATION'S BUSIEST INTENSIVE CARE 
UNITS.
>> CUOMO IS SENDING A GLIMMER OF
HOPE AND SENT STOCKS SOARING.
>> WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR YOUR 
PETS
THAT AND MORE INFORMATION AS WE 
START RIGHT NOW.
>> I'M PHILLIP MENA.
>> I'M CORI COFFIN
>> THE VIRUS HAS KILLED ALMOST
75,000 PEOPLE.
ALMOST 11,000 DEATHS AND THE
DARKEST DAYS ARE STILL TO COME
IN NEW YORK THE NUMBER OF NEW 
FA
FATALITIES HAS HELD STEADY OVER 
THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP AGREED TO 
LET NEW YORK SENDING CORONAVIRUS
PATIENT TO THE USNS COMFORT 
HOSPITAL SHIP WHICH WAS ORANGE
GN
 -- ORANIGINALLY SET TO TAKE
NON-COVID CASES.
THE FIRST SINGLE DIGIT INCREASE 
SINCE THE PANDEMIC RAMPED UP
THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THAT TESTING
WILL BE EXPANDED TO ANYONE
REGARDLESS OF SYMPTOMS
>>> A NEW OUTBREAK HAS HIT A
NURSING HOME
AT LEAST 30 PATIENTS AND STAFF
HAVE TESTED POSITIVE
>>> AND BOEING IS TEMPORARILY 
STOPPED OWL PRODUCTION OF THEIR 
AIR KRAFT IN THE UNITED STATES
>>> THE CDC HAS RELEASED ITS
FIRST PORT ON THE IMPACT ON 
CHILDREN
MOST COVID CASES IN MINORS ARE
NOT SEVERE BUT SERIOUS ILLNESS
IS POSSIBLE.
5.7% OF CHILDREN WHO TESTED 
POSITIVE REQUIRED 
HOSPITALIZATION.
>> THE BORDER POSTED NEW
INFORMATION SHOWING THAT 160 OF 
ITS EMPLOYEES HAVE TESTED 
POSITIVE
26 EMPLOYEES ARE WORKING ALONG
THE U.S./MEXICO BORDER
>>> SOME NEW WAYS TO TESTING
WAYS TO KEEP SHOPPERS SAFE
THE POLICY COULD BE ROLLED OUT
TO MORE U.S. STORES AND STARTING
TODAY, STARBUCK SOCIAL S IS REQG
ALL EMPLOYEES TO USE FACE MASKS.
>>> THE WORST WEEK YET IN THE 
PANDEMIC THE WHITE HOUSE WILL 
GIVE AN UPDATE THIS AFTERNOON ON
THE MUCH NEEDED AID FOR SMALL 
BUSINESSES UP ENDED OVER THE
CORONAVIRUS.
LET'S GO TO TRACIE POTTS JOINING
US FROM D.C. WITH THE LATEST AND
THE WHITE HOUSE IS PUSHING BACK 
AGAINST REPORTS ABOUT THOSE 
SHORTAGES.
>> YES, SPECIFICALLY A REPORT 
FROM HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL SAYS THEY 
SERVE A 300 HOSPITALS ALL OVER
THE COUNTRY AND THE NUMBER ONE
CONCERN OF ALL OF THOSE 
HOSPITALS IS THE SHORTAGE OF
SUPP
SUPPLIES, SPECIFICALLY TESTING
KITS
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS PUSHING BACK.
FIRST HE SUGGESTED THAT THE 
INSPECTOR GENERAL MAY BE PLAYING
POLITICS AND HE SUGGESTED THE 
SHORTAGE OF TEST KITS ISN'T 
NECESSARILY WASHINGTON'S
PROBLEM.
>> HOSPITALS CAN DO THEIR OWN 
TESTING ALSO
STATES CAN DO THEIR OWN TESTING.
STATES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING 
TESTING.
HOSPITALS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE
DOING TESTING.
WE'RE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
WE ANOTHER NOT SUPPOSED TO STAND
ON STREET CORNERS DOING TESTING.
>> WHAT WE NEED THE TESTING,
TESTING TESTING TO EVALUATE THE 
SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM SO WE CAN
TRULY HAVE A MEASURE OF OUR 
SUCCESS.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT ALSO 
SAID THAT HE IS OPEN TO WORKING 
WITH NANCY PELOSI ON A SECOND 
STIMULUS PACKAGE
PELOSI SAID LAST NIGHT THAT 
PACKAGE WOULD BE OVER A TRILLION
DOLLARS AND INCLUDE MORE
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, FOOD
STAMPS FOR FAMILIES RUNNING 
SHORT, MONEY MONEY FOR
BUSINESSES TO PAY THEIR WORKERS 
AND PERHAPS A SECOND ROUND OF 
DIRECT PAYMENTS.
BACK TO YOU.
>> MORE AMERICANS NEED MORE HELP
THAN EVER BEFORE RIGHT NOW
>> AS WE MOURN THE AMERICAN 
LIVES LOST BY THIS VIRUS HEALTH 
OFFICIALS SAY THIS IS A WEEK
THAT WILL TEST US LIKE NOTHING
BEFORE
>> Reporter: AS AMERICANS BRACE 
FOR WHAT MANY EXPECT WILL BE A
GRIM WEEK OUR NATIONAL DEATH
TOLL HAS NOW HIT A STAGGERING 
NEW BENCHMARK.
THE SURGEON GENERAL CALLING THIS
WEEK IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE 
CORONAVIRUS OUR PEARL HARBOR, 
OUR 9/11 MOMENT.
POLICE SERGEANT J.J. SMITH AND
WIFE WERE JUST STARTING A NEW 
LIFE TOGETHER AFTER HIS RETIRE
MTS.
THEY DIED DAYS APART
>> THE WORLD LOST SOME OF THE 
MOST LOVING PEOPLE. 
>> Reporter: WITH LEADERS AT THE
WHITE HOUSE URGING AMERICANS WHO
DON'T NEED TO SHOP THIS WEEK TO 
AVOID GROCERY STORES, STATES
LIKE NEW YORK ARE NOT ALONE IN
CRISIS
IN MICHIGAN THE DETROIT 
CONVENTION CENTER IS BECOMING A 
MASSIVE FIELD HOSPITAL
>> IN LOUISIANA, WHERE THE
GOVERNOR MAINTAINS HE DIDN'T
KNOW MARDI GRAS COULD TRILOGIER 
AN OUTBREAK THE NEW ORLEANS AREA
HAS THE HIGHEST OUTBREAK
>> EVERYONE IS SUS SEPTEMBERABLE
TO THIS AND EVERYONE NEED TO
FOLLOW THE PRECAUTIONS THAT 
WE'VE LAID OUT. 
>> Reporter: WHILE CITIES LIKE
BOSTON ARE PREPARING FOR A 9:00 
A.M. CURFEW, DOCTORS IN COLORADO
PLAN TO PREPARE FOR A --
>> I'M STILL SHEDDING THE VIRUS.
>> THE NURSE WHO CAUGHT THE 
VIRUS NEARLY A MONTH AGO CLEARED
HER MANDATORY QUARANTINE BUT
TESTED POSITIVE AGAIN BEFORE
RETURNING TO WORK.
>> IT'S DANGEROUS WE'RE NOT 
CHECKING OUR HEALTH CARE WORKERS
BEFORE THEY GO BACK TO WORK.
>> HOSPITALS IN THE SOUTH NEED
ALL THE DOCTORS AND NURSES THEY 
CAN GET.
GEORGIA EXPECTING A RAPID RISE
IN CASES BUT ITS PEAK MAY BE
WEEKS AWAY
>> MOST BUSINESSES ARE CLOSE BUD
THE GOVERNOR HAS ORDERED THE
BEACHES BACK OPEN BUT SOME LOCAL
LEADERS WHO CLOSED THE BEACHES
IN THE FIRST PLACE CALLED THE 
MOVE RECKLESS.
>> AFTER SOME AMERICANS SPENT 
THE FIRST WEEKEND WEARING FACE
COVERING IN PUBLIC
>> THE GOVERNOR IS GEFING 500 
VENTILATORS TO NEW YORK AND 
OTHER REGIONS WHO NEED THEM NOW.
>> Reporter: A BAY AREA 
DETECTIVE WHO GOT SICK ON THE 
JOB WAS ON A VENTILATOR FOR 
NEARLY A WEEK AFTER BEING 
ADVISED FOR NOT GOING TO THE ER.
WHEN SHE ARRIVED DOCTORS
COULDN'T SAVE HER LIFE
>> I'M GOING TO MISS HER VOICE
I'M GOING TO MISS HER CALLING 
US
>> Reporter: THE TRUE TOLL OF 
THIS CRISIS STILL UNFOLDING,
MEASURED ONE LIFE AT A TIME.
NBC USE, LOS ANGELES
>> THE WORLD IS PRAYING FOR THE 
RECOVERY OF GLOBAL LEADER BORIS 
JOHNSON WHO IS BATTLING 
COVID-19
HE'S CURRENTLY BEING TREATED IN 
AN ICU IN LONDON AFTER HIS MILD 
SYMPTOMS TURNED MUCH WORSE
WE'RE LIVE OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL.
GOOD MORNING
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
THE PRIME MINISTER WAS BROUGHT
TO HOSPITAL ON SUNDAY AS HIS
COVID-19 SYMPTOMS KEPT ON 
PERSISTING BUT AS OF MONDAY HIS 
CON SITUATION WORSENED AND HEFSZ
TAKEN TO THE ICU UNIT.
THIS WAS FOR A PRECAUTIONARY
MEASURE IN CASE HE NEEDED TO BE 
PUT ON A VENTILATOR.
HE HASN'T BEEN PUT ON A 
VENTILATOR AS FAR AS WE KNOW
HE WAS GIVEN OXYGEN YESTERDAY TO
HELP HIM WITH HIS BREATHING BUT 
THIS IS A SERIOUS TURN OF EVENTS
FOR THE COUNTRY.
ESPECIALLY AS THE PRIME MINISTER
FELT IT NECESSARY TO ASK HIS
FOREIGN SECRETARY TO DEPUTIZE 
FOR HIM.
THIS IS NOW NO LONGER BUSINESS
AS USUAL WHICH WAS THE MESSAGE
COMING OUT FROM DOWNING STREET
THAT THE PRIME MINISTER WAS NIL 
THE CHARGE, THAT HE WAS STILL IN
CONTACT.
THAT IS CLEARLY NOT THE CASE
ANYMORE.
NOW THAT HE IS IN INTENSIVE CARE
UNIT
I MEAN, IT IS AFTER ALL THE 
SICKEST AND MOST NEEDY PATIENTS 
ARE TAKEN TO THAT UNIT SO IT IS 
A SERIOUS TIME HERE.
THE LAST TIME THAT WE SAW THE 
PRIME MINISTER WAS ON THURSDAY
WHEN HE STEPPED OUT SIDE NUMBER 
SO DOWNING STREET AND HE WASN'T 
LOOKING WELL
HE JOINED THE REST OF THE 
COUNTRY TO CHECK FOR NHS
WORKERS.
THOSE WORKERS ARE NOW LOOKING 
AFTER HIM IN THE HOSPITAL BEHIND
ME
>> ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU.
>>> THE ALARMING REVOLUTION THAT
A TIGER HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR 
CORONAVIRUS HAS MANY WORRIED 
ABOUT THEIR OWN PETS AME HOME.
ARE DOGS AND CATS SAFE FROM THE 
VIRUS?
>> THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF DOGS 
AND CATS IN THE U.S. FROM 
GETTING SICK
IF YOU HAVE COVID-19 SOMEBODY 
NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR
ANIMAL
IF YOU'RE HEALTHY MASH YOUR 
HANDS BEFORE DOING ANYTHING 
BEFORE AND AFTER WITH YOUR PET
>>> THE BASEBALL LEAGUES WANT 
EXHIBITION GAME TO START AT THE 
END OF APRIL
>> LET'S GET OVER TO JANESSA
WEBB TRACK AGO LITTLE BIT OF A
CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN.
>> A TON OF SUNSHINE ACROSS THE 
EAST COAST BUT NOW A STORM MU 
PATTERN IS SETTING UP AND THAT
SEVERE WEATHER RISK IS GOING TO 
BE ENHANCED.
THE POSSIBILITIES LINGERING IN
FOR TONIGHT ACROSS THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
42 MILLION ARE GOING TO BE
IMPACTED BY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.
THEN WE'LL SEE SOME ISOLATED
TORPI
TORNADOS BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO
WATCH THIS
THAT WILL ENHANCE SEVERE WEATHER
RISKS.
THAT'S A BIG STORY OF THE DAY 
AHEAD.
>>> SO THAT WARM FRONT
CONTINUING TO LIFT TO THE NORTH.
DAYTIME HIGHS, ST. LOUIS, KANSAS
CITY ALMOST TOUCHING 80 DEGREES.
LIT WILL BE NICE FOR BOSTON, NEW
YORK CITY, A FEW ISOLATED 
SHOWERS BUT WE'LL REMAIN ON THE 
DRY SIDE
>> SO WATCHING THE SEVERE 
WEATHER FOR AT LEAST 36 HOURS,
>>> HIS GRANDMOTHER HAS PASSED
AWAY FROM CORONAVIRUS.
HE SAID WHILE HE'S VERY HURT
HE'S HAPPY SHE'S NO LONGER IN 
PAIN
SHE SHARED HIS FRUSTRATIONS WITH
THE UNCERTAINTY YOU AROF SURROUG
THE VIRUS.
>>> FAMILIES ARE CARING FOR 
THEIR LOVED ONES QUARANTINE ADD 
HOME
AMONG THOSE KIT SNOW AFTER HER
HUSBAND DEVELOPED SYMPTOMS
>> NONE OF US ARE TALKING TO
CHRIS FACE TO FACE EVEN THOUGH'S
RIGHT DOWNSTAIRS
>> WELCOME TO TODAY WHATEVER
EVERYTHING IS THE SAME IN THESE 
FOUR WALLS
>> I GO DOWN WITH A MASK ON.
>> I LEFT YOU EGGS AND TOAST
>> WE HAD MADE A PLAN THAT IF 
ANY OF US GOT SICK WE WOULD GO
TO OUR GUEST ROOM WHICH IS IN 
THE GUEST ROOM
>> HE DESCRIBES IT AS MASSIVE 
MUSCLE NOT JUST ACHES BUT PAIN
>> TWO TEENAGERS ARE ALSO GOING 
TO SCHOOL.
>> I SPENT ALL MORNING FRIDAY 
AND MUCH OF THE DAY SATURDAY
DISINFECTING
>> GOT TO BLESS MY NEIGHBOR,
DROPPED OFF MILK. 
>> I'M TIRED
KNOW THAT WE ARE SUPER LUCKY
THAT BEF SO MUCH SUPPORT
MY DIGEST FEAR THAT I'M SO MANY 
FAMILIES FEARS THAT HE WILL TAKE
A TURN FOR THE WORST AND HE 
WON'T BE ABLE TO BREATHE
SO I MADE A PLAN WITH MY
NEIGHBOR THAT MY KIDS WILL BE 
WITH HER AND THAT'S MY BIGGEST
FEAR THAT I WON'T BE ABLE TO
TAKE CARE OF MY KIDS
I HAVE SO MUCH APPRECIATION FOR 
EVERYONE RIGHT NOW, FOR THE 
PEOPLE BRINGING ME MY MAIL, FOR 
PEOPLE BRINGING MY GROCERIES, 
THE PEOPLE SENDSING ME TEXT 
MESSAGES
>> THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IN
EVERYONE'S WORLD AND I HAVE 
WONDERFUL THING TO SAY TO MY
WIFE AND MYSELF.
>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
BECAUSE I CAN'T EVEN KEEP UP SO 
THANK YOU.
>> WE WANT TO WISH KATE AND HER 
HUSBAND AND KIDS
>>> A GRIMMER OF HOPE IN THE
CORONAVIRUS BATTLE SPARKS A 
MASSIVE RALLY ON WALL STREET
THE DOW SURGED OVER 1,600 POINTS
AFTER NEW DATA SHOWED SLOWING 
NUMBERS OF CASES IN THE WORLD'S 
BIGGEST HOT SPOTS INCLUDING 
SPAIN, ITALY AND NEW YORK.
>>> BUT IS THAT GLIMMER OF HOPE 
THAT A FLATTENING OF THE CURVE
COULD BE COMING SOONER THAN 
LATER ENOUGH TO KEEP INVESTORS
OPTIMISTIC
WE EELT ASK KAREN WHO IS LIVE 
FOR US IN LONDON THIS MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
YES, INVESTORS CLOSELY WATCHING 
THE INFECTION RATE
YESTERDAY THAT POP OF MORE THAN 
600 POINTS, HOW TO FOLLOW UP IN 
FUTURES THAT WERE WEAKER
BUILDING JUST BEFORE THE MARKET 
OPEN BUT INVESTORS FROM THE NEW 
YORK AND NEW JERSEY GOVERNORS 
TALKING ABOUT A POTENTIAL 
FLATTENING OF THE CURVE AROUND
THE PANDEMIC AND COMMENTS FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE AS PRESIDENT
TRUMP WAS TALKING ABOUT 
POTENTIAL TREATMENTS, ABOUT TEN 
DIFFERENT ACTIVE TRIALS FOR 
THERAPEUTIC AGENTS, ALSO OTHER
TREATMENTS WORKING TOWARD 
CLINICAL TRIALS BUT WE MAY SEEN 
A OOEGSER LEANER AND SO FAR A 
SURVEY FROM WALLET HUB IS 
TALKING ABOUT 68% OF AMERICANS
INTENDING TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT 
LESS THIS YEAR ON CANDY AND SOME
OUTFITS TYPICALLY DRESS UP OVER 
EASTERITH FEWER PEOPLE HAVING 
CELEBRATIONS MANY AMERICANS MORE
WORRIED ABOUT THEIR HELT NOW
THAN WHAT THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT
THE U.S. ECONOMY
>>> WE DID SEE A SMALL SPIKE
YESTERDAY ABOUT 10% AND THAT'S A
LITTLE BETTER COMPARED TO THE 
LAST TWO WEEKS WHEN WE SAW ABOUT
A 20 TO 25% IN REGION BY REGION 
FROM THE NORTHEAST TO THE SOUTH 
WHERE WE SAW 30% LAST WEEK
COMPARED TO NOW NORTHEAST AT
8.5.
SO THIS IS POSSIBILITY OF A 
FLATTENING OF THE CURVE, BUT
THERE'S STILL THAT LACK OF
>>> I'VE BEEN SPEAKING AT LENGTH
WITH THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION AND HE ASKED IF I
COULD HELP CURE RATE THIS 
SPECIAL ON TEEVISION AND I 
LEARNED MORE ABOUT WHAT THEY DO 
WHICH IS INCREDIBLE.
>> LAY DY GAGA MAKING THIS SPECA
EDITION.
THE LINEUP INCLUDES LIZZO, BILLY
EILIS.
>> A SUPERMAN'S DREAM COME TRUE.
THE ORANGE GNIGINAL CAST.
>> IN NEW YORK -- 
>> KA SIN SKI REACHED OUT TO THE
YOUNG GIRL'S MOTHER.
DESCRIBING HOW HER DAUGHTER HAD 
TO MISS THE SHOW IN FLORIDA DUE 
TO THE PANDEMIC AND SHE GETS
EVEN BETTER THAN THAT I'D SAY.
THE ORIGINAL CAST.
>> FRONT SEATS
>>> A VIRTUAL REUNION FOR THE 
SIT COME THE NANNY
>> HEY, EVERYONE IT'S FRAN
DRESSER.
ISN'T IT GREAT TO SEE THE WHOLE 
CAST BACK TOGETHER AGAIN
>> THEY DID A TABLE READ OF 
THEIR PILOT EPISODE BRINGING THE
MUCH NEEDED ENTERTAINMENT IN
SELF-ISOLATION
>>> A SHIFT CHANGE IN MICHIGAN, 
NURSE UNSPIRED HER COLLEAGUES 
AND US
>
>>. 
♪ AMAZING GRACE, HOW SWEET THE 
SOUND THAT SAVED A WRETCH LIKE
ME ♪
♪ I ONCE WAS LOST, BUT NOW I'M 
FOUND ♪
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>> A BIG THANK YOU TO THE NURSE 
AND EVERYONE ON THE NONT FRONT
LINES, WE'RE TALKING CUSHION
TODAY YAL STAFF, GROCERY WORKERS
AND THANK YOU, THANK YOU
>> WE NEED YOU MORE THAN EVER 
NOW.
>> WE WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH A
HAPPY NOTE
>>> AS AMERICANS BRACE FOR AN 
ESCALATION IN CASES AND 
FATALITIES, NEW YORK'S GOVERNOR 
IS OFFERING RESIDENTS AND 
HEALTHCARE WORKERS SOME HOPE IN 
THE MIDST OF CHAOS. 
>> WE'LL TAKE YOU TO ONE OF THE 
HARDEST-HIT HOSPITALS IN THE
NORTHEAST, AND SHOW YOU HOW 
THEIR INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IS
COPING
>>> PLUS, WE'LL GO LIVE TO THE
LONDON HOSPITAL WHERE BRITISH 
PRIME MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON IS 
BEING TREATED IN THE ICU
A BUSY TUESDAY AHEAD
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
I'M CORI COFFIN.
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
THE PANDEMIC HAS REACHED AN EPIC
SCALE.
INFECTING MORE THAN 1.3 MILLION 
PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD.
A MILESTONE REACHED JUST FOUR 
MONTHS AFTER THIS VIRUS FIRST 
EMERGED IN WUHAN, CHINA.
AND HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
AT THIS HOUR
HERE, IN AMERICA, CONFIRMED 
INFECTIONS ARE NOW MORE THAN
DOUBLE THAT OF ANY OTHER NATION.
TOPPING 368,000.
IN LESS THAN SIX WEEKS, THE 
DEATH TOLL HAS GONE FROM ZERO TO
ALMOST 11,000 FATALITIES
AND IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS
CLUSTER MAP, IT SHOWS THE SCALE 
OF THE OUTBREAK IN EACH STATE 
WITH HOTSPOTS GROWING IN NEW
YORK, MICHIGAN, FLORIDA, AND
LOUISIANA.
>> ONE THING STATES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY ARE IN DIRE NEED OF IS
N95 MASKS.
AND PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS REACHED 
A DEAL WITH 3M, ITS MAKER.
THE COMPANY WILL PRODUCE 166 1/2
MILLION MASKS OVER THE NEXT 
THREE MONTHS
>>> OF COURSE, WE HAVE SEEN THIS
IMPACT THE VIRUS HAS HAD ON 
HEALTHCARE WORKERS BUT ALSO ON
NEW YORK'S FINEST NYPD
NEARLY 2,000 OFFICERS HAVE
TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS,
AND SO FAR, 13 EMPLOYEES HAVE 
DIED. 
>> MEANWHILE, BRITISH PRIME 
MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON'S HEALTH 
TAKES A TURN FOR THE WORSE
HE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL 
ON SUNDAY AND IS NOW IN THE ICU.
JUST AHEAD, OUR ALI AROUZI IS 
LIVE IN LONDON WITH THE LATEST
ON HIS CONDITION
>>> STARTING TODAY, STARBUCKS 
EMPLOYEES WILL NOW BE REQUIRED
TO WEAR FACE MASKS FOR THOSE
STORES THAT ARE STILL UP AND
RUNNING.
THE COMPANY SAYS IT'S TRYING TO 
COMPLY WITH CDC RECOMMENDATIONS.
>> AND THE ARMY HAS ANNOUNCED 
IT'S HOLDING OFF ON SENDING NEW 
RECRUITS TO BASIC TRAINING
THIS IS EXPECTED TO LAST FOR TWO
WEEKS.
THOSE ALREADY IN BASIC TRAINING 
AT ONE OF THE ARMY'S FOUR BCT 
LOCATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE 
SCREENED AND MONITORED
>>> WALMART AND KROGER ARE
TAKING NEW MEASURES TO KEEP 
SHOPPERS SAFE.
THEY'VE BEGUN TESTING ONE-WAY 
AISLES IN SOME STORES, TRYING TO
LIMIT CONTACT.
AND THE POLICY COULD BE ROLLED
OUT TO MORE U.S. STORES.
>> LIVE CLASSES AT PELOTON HAVE 
COME TO A GRINDING HALT AFTER 
ONE OF THEIR PRODUCTION 
EMPLOYEES TESTED POSITIVE FOR 
THE VIRUS.
THE COMPANY WILL CEASE
PRODUCTION OUT OF THEIR NEW YORK
AND LONDON STUDIOS FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE MONTH
LADY GAGA IS USING HER ST
STAR POWER TO UNITE AND RAISE 
SOME MAJOR BUCKS FOR THE WORLD
HEALTH ORGANIZATION.
PUTTING ON A SPECIAL CONCERT
ALONG WITH PAUL McCARTNEY,
STEVIE WONDER, AND OTHER
ARTISTS.
IT WILL AIR HERE ON NBC APRIL 
18th. 
>> DESPITE PREDICTIONS FROM THE 
WHITE HOUSE AND HEALTH EXPERTS
THAT THIS WILL WILL AMERICA'S 
HARDEST-HIT WEEK IN THE 
PANDEMIC, THERE ARE SOME
ENCOURAGING SIGNS FROM PARTS OF 
THE NATION
NBC'S SUSAN McGUINNESS HAS
DETAILS.
>> AS AMERICA ENTERS THE MOST 
CRITICAL AND DEADLY WEEK FOR
CORONAVIRUS YET, THE U.S. DEATH 
TOLL TOPS 10,000
HOSPITALS BRACE FOR AN AVALANCHE
OF NEW CASES AND DEATHS.
>> WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A ROUGH
WEEK
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A ROUGH 
MAYBE LITTLE MORE THAN A WEEK.
>> BRITISH PRIME MINISTER BORIS 
JOHNSON ADMITTED TO INTENSIVE 
CARE. 
>> AMERICANS ARE ALL PRAYING FOR
HIS RECOVERY
HE'S BEEN A REALLY GOOD FRIEND. 
>> BUT THE PRESIDENT COMBATIVE
WHEN ASKED ABOUT AN INSPECTOR 
GENERAL'S REPORT ABOUT SHORTAGES
AT HOSPITALS. 
>> WHAT'S HIS NAME
>> IT CAME FROM THE INSPECTOR 
GENERAL REPORT. 
>> WHAT'S HIS NAME
>> I DON'T KNOW HIS NAME OFF THE
TOP OF MY HEAD. 
>> TELL ME HIS NAME.
>> THE PRESIDENT ALSO BRUSHING
OFF CRITICISM ABOUT THE 
CONTINUED UNAVAILABILITY OF 
TESTS.
>> WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO STAND
ON STREET CORNERS DOING TESTING.
>> AMID CONCERNS ABOUT HOW
DEADLY THE NEXT TWO WEEKS MAY 
BE, TRACES OF OPTIMISM
WASHINGTON STATE RETURNING
VENTILATORS TO THE STOCKPILE HAS
CASES DROP
BUT INSISTING NEW YORKERS MUST
REM
REMAIN DILIGENT IN SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
>> THIS IS AN ENEMY THAT WE HAVE
UNDERESTIMATED FROM DAY ONE.
>> FROM THE WHITE HOUSE 
CONCERN --
>> IT IS ON US, AS A MEMBER OF
THIS COMMUNITY, OF THIS COUNTRY,
TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO
SAVE ONE ANOTHER
>> ON WALL STREET, STOCKS SURGED
ON PROMISING SIGNS THAT DEATH 
RATES ARE LEVELING OFF
AMID WORD THE WHITE HOUSE AND 
CONGRESS ARE ALREADY DISCUSSING 
A NEW ROUND OF DIRECT PAYMENTS
TO AMERICANS STRUGGLING IN THIS 
NATIONAL CRISIS.
SUSAN McGUINNESS, NBC NEWS, 
WASHINGTON. 
>> DESPITE A STAGGERING DEATH 
TOLL, THE VIRUS IS SHOWING SIGNS
OF LEVELING OFF IN THE NEW YORK 
AREA
BUT WITH STATE'S HOSPITALS
OVERWHELMED, GOVERNOR ANDREW
CUOMO IS WARNING EVERYONE TO
STAY VIGILANT, AND STAY INSIDE
TO AVOID ANOTHER SPIKE IN CASES.
NBC'S GABE GUTIERREZ IS IN NEW
YORK
>> Reporter: IN NEW YORK, NURSES
ARE REACHING THEIR LIMITS.
THE U.S. MILITARY IS DEPLOYED 
THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND THE
2,500-BED JAVITS CONVENTION 
CENTER IS NOW THE LARGEST 
HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY.
BUT AUTHORITIES SAY THERE COULD 
BE A GLIMMER OF HOPE
WHILE DEATHS IN NEW YORK STATE
CONTINUE TO RISE, THE INCREASE
HAS SLOWED OVER THE LAST TWO
DAYS
>> AND, AGAIN, WOULD SUGGEST A
POSSIBLE FLATTENING OF THE
CURVE.
>> DAILY HOSPITALIZATIONS AND 
INTUBATIONS ARE ALSO DOWN.
>> WE ARE PLATEAUING
WE ARE PLATEAUING AT A VERY HIGH
LEVEL.
AND THERE IS TREMENDOUS STRESS
ON THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. 
>> GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO IS 
WARNING NEW YORKERS NOT TO LET
THEIR GUARD DOWN
DOUBLING THE FINE FOR NOT SOCIAL
DISTANCING TO $1,000
HE SAID PRESIDENT TRUMP AGREED
TO HIS REQUEST THAT CORONAVIRUS 
PATIENTS BE TREATED ON THE USNS 
COMFORT.
>> IT'S A MARATHON, NOT A 
SPRINT
AND WE'RE JUST, YOU KNOW, NOT AT
HALF-TIME YET.
>> DR. DARA CASS FROM COLUMBIA
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAD 
THE VIRUS AND HAS NOW BEEN
DECLARED SAFE TO RETURN TO WORK.
>> I WENT BACK INTO THE ER
EMPOWERED TO GO HOLD A HAND.
THAT WAS ALL I WANTED TO DO 
BECAUSE I WANTED TO HOLD HANDS
WITH PATIENTS.
>> FUNERAL HOMES ARE OVERRUN
THIS ONE IN BROOKLYN SAYS IT'S
RUNNING OUT OF BODY BAGS. 
>> WE'RE OVERWHELMED
OVERWHELMED.
WE -- WE -- WE'RE -- MY -- MY 
STAFF IS -- THEY'RE ON WHITS
END.
THEY'RE SLEEP DEPRIVED
THEY ARE TRYING THEIR BEST. 
>> AT ST. BARNABAS HOSPITAL IN
THE BRONX, THIS VIDEO AT THE END
OF A PARTICULARLY GRUELING
SHIFT.
>> JUST, WE DID OUR BEST
THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY
IT'S NOT BEEN A GOOD DAY
REALLY HORRIBLE.
>> AMONG THE LIVES LOST, FATHER 
GIOACCHINO BASILE.
SMALL IN STATURE BUT MIGHTY IN
ENERGY
MARY ROMAN WAS NOT JUST A FORMER
CITY CLERK IN CONNECTICUT.
SHE WAS A SENIOR OLYMPIAN, WHO
SET SHOT PUT RECORDS AND
SURVIVED POLIO. 
>> SHE WAS A FIGHTER
YOU KNOW, THIS VIRUS IS NOTHING 
TO PLAY AROUND
IT'S A SERIOUS MATTER.
AND JUST GOT THE BEST OF HER
BUT IT DIDN'T GET HER WITHOUT A 
FIGHT, I GUARANTEE YOU THAT.
>> NEW YORK CITY OFFICIALS ARE
CONSIDERING CHILLING CONTINGENCY
PLANS, INCLUDING TEMPORARILY
BURYING SOME OF THE DEAD IF 
MORGUES ARE FULL
AUTHORITIES HOPE IT DOESN'T COME
TO THAT, PHILLIP. 
>> LET'S HOPE IT DOESN'T, GABE
THANK YOU.
>> FROM NEW YORK TO ACROSS THE
POND IN THE UK, WHERE PRIME 
MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON'S FIGHT
AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS HAS 
TAKEN A CONCERNING TURN.
THE 55-YEAR-OLD IS NOW BEING
TREATED IN THE ICU IN A LONDON
HOSPITAL, AFTER THE VIRUS 
SYMPTOMS WORSENED.
NBC'S ALI AROUZI LIVE IN LONDON 
FOR US OUTSIDE THAT HOSPITAL
CARING FOR THE PRIME MINISTER.
AND, ALI, DO WE KNOW PRIME
MINISTER'S CONDITION AT THIS
HOUR
>> WE DON'T KNOW HIS CONDITION
AT THIS HOUR
WE HAVEN'T BEEN UPDATED.
THE LAST WE HEARD WAS THAT HE 
WAS TAKEN TO THE ICU UNIT LAST
NIGHT AT ABOUT 7:00, LOCAL TIME.
HE WAS GIVEN OXYGEN TO ASSIST 
WITH HIS BREATHING
AND WE WERE TOLD THAT HE WAS
TAKEN TO THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, IN
CASE HE NEEDED VENTILATION
NOW, THERE'S NO WORD THAT'S COME
THROUGH WHETHER HE HAS BEEN PUT 
ON A VENTILATOR.
WE ARE HEARING REPORTS THAT HIS 
CONDITION REMAINS THE SAME
IT HASN'T GOTTEN BETTER OR
WORSE, AS FAR AS WE KNOW
SO WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR WHAT 
THE DOCTORS AND WHAT HIS TEAM 
HAS TO SAY ABOUT THIS.
BUT THIS IS A VERY DRAMATIC TURN
IN EVENTS IN THIS COUNTRY.
UP UNTIL A FEW DAYS AGO, WE WERE
CONTINUALLYBEING TOLD THAT THE
PRIME MINISTER IS IN CHARGE.
THAT HE IS ON POINT OF CALL.
THAT, CLEARLY, HAS NOW CHANGED
THAT HE IS IN THE ICU UNIT
HE FELT IT NECESSARY TO APPOINT 
HIS FOREIGN SECRETARY AS HIS
DEPUTY, IN CASE THINGS GET
WORSE.
THE LAST TIME WE SAW THE PRIME
MINISTER, CORI, WAS ON THURSDAY 
EVENING WHEN HE WAS OUTSIDE 
DOWNING STREET CLAPPING FOR THE 
NHS WORKERS, ALONG WITH THE REST
OF THE COUNTRY
NOW, HE'S IN THAT HOSPITAL BEING
LOOKED AFTER BY THOSE SAME NHS
WORKERS.
>> REALLY, TRYING TO SHOW, YOU
KNOW, AS POSITIVELY AS HE CAN 
THAT HE IS IN GOOD SPIRITS
BUT I KNOW THAT THIS WAS A
SURPRISING TURN.
ALI, THANK YOU. 
>> NOW, TO A SQUABBLE IN THE
SITUATION ROOM
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS BEEN
AGGRESSIVELY SUPPORTING AN
ANTI-MALARIA DRUG KNOWN AS
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE
IT'S A DRUG THAT HAS THE MEDICAL
COMMUNITY DIVIDED.
TOM COSTELLO TAKES A CLOSER 
LOOK
>> Reporter: INSIDE THE WHITE 
HOUSE, NBC NEWS HAS CONFIRMED A 
HEATED WEEKEND EXCHANGE.
PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR PETER
NAVARRO FACING OFF AGAINST
INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERT, DR.
ANTHONY FAUCI.
NAVARRO PUSHING 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE FOR TREATING 
COVID-19 PATIENTS, BASED ON 
ANECDOTAL STUDIES OVERSEAS
FAUCI, SAYING THOSE STUDIES ARE 
NOT SCIENTIFIC, AND CHLOROQUINE,
A DRUG USED TO TREAT MALARIA AND
LUPUS, ALSO CARRIES 
CARDIOVASCULAR RISKS
BUT THE PRESIDENT CONTINUES TO
ENDORSE THE DRUG
>> I WOULD LOVE TO GO TO A
LABORATORY, AND SPEND A COUPLE
OF YEARS TESTING SOMETHING
WE DON'T HAVE TIME
WE DON'T HAVE TWO HOURS.
BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE DYING
RIGHT NOW.
>> NEW JERSEY NURSE MARGARET
NOVANS BELIEVES CHLOROQUINE AND 
AN ANTIBIOTIC COMBINATION HELPED
HER RECOVER FROM COVID-19.
>> WITHIN 24 HOURS, MY FEVER WAS
GONE
I WAS STILL SHORT OF BREATH.
I STILL HAD TO RECOVER FROM 
THAT. 
>> NEW YORK HOSPITALS ARE USING 
IT IN EMERGENCIES, BUT THE
GOVERNOR IS CAUTIOUS. 
>> ANECDOTALLY, YOU'LL GET
SUGGESTIONS THAT IT HAS BEEN
EFFECTIVE.
BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY OFFICIAL
DATA, YET.
>> MEANWHILE, AN INSPECTOR
GENERAL WATCHDOG REPORT HAS 
FOUND HOSPITALS, NATIONWIDE,
REPORTING DIRE SHORTAGES OF 
CRITICAL EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING 
TESTING KITS, THERMOMETERS, AND 
PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT.
AND RECEIVING GOVERNMENT
SUPPLIES THAT EXPIRED A DECADE
AGO.
>> WE HEARD AN INCREDIBLE PLEA
FROM THE HOSPITALS ABOUT THEIR
EFFORTS TO KEEP STAFF SAFE. 
>> AND AMID A WIDESPREAD
SHORTAGE OF VENTILATORS, A
POTENTIAL SHORTAGE OF THE DRUGS 
USED TO PLACE PATIENTS INTO 
COMAS FOR INTUBATION. 
>> THESE DRUGS ARE CRUCIAL
THE VENTILATOR'S WORKING AND
PATIENTS BEING ABLE TO RECOVER
AND BEAT COVID-19.
>> NOW, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES
ARE RAMPING UP PRODUCTION OF
THOSE DRUGS IN LIGHT OF CRUSHING
DEMAND
PHILLIP.
>> PATIENTS DESPERATE FOR 
ANYTHING THAT WILL WORK.
TOM, THANK YOU. 
>> ALL RIGHT
LET'S GET YOUR FIRST LOOK AT
TODAY'S WEATHER WITH NBC
METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB
JANESSA, GOOD MORNING.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING
WE ARE STARTING OFF TO SEE A
STORMY PATTERN ACROSS THE 
MIDWEST AND NORTHEAST.
NOT ALL OF THE NORTHEAST WILL BE
IMPACTED BY THIS FIRST WAVE.
BUT WASHINGTON, D.C., ALL THE 
WAY INTO THE CLEVELAND AREA.
WATCH THE POTENTIAL OF THESE
STORMS STARTING TO SPARK UP.
ALREADY, YOU CAN SEE SOME 
ISOLATED SHOWERS CURRENTLY
MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH ACROSS 
THE CHICAGO AREA
CURRENTLY, 42 MILLION UNDER THAT
SEVERE-WEATHER RISK, FROM 
COLUMBUS ALL THE WAY TO 
WASHINGTON, D.C.
NEW YORK CITY TO BOSTON, AS 
WELL, I THINK WILL SEE SOME 
ISOLATED MOISTURE.
BUT WE'RE REALLY GOING TO LUCK
OUT ON THAT SEVERE WEATHER
POTENTIAL.
THAT IS A LOOK AT THE BIG 
WEATHER STORY TODAY.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
AND THIS IS ALL DUE TO A WARM 
FRONT.
LOOK AT DAYTIME HIGHS.
WELL ABOVE THEIR NORMAL.
ST. LOUIS, ALMOST 80 DEGREES
THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE OHIO
VALLEY
YOU WILL SEE THE STORMS SPARKING
UP ALL THE WAY INTO YOUR EVENING
HOURS.
SO THIS IS THAT FIRST WAVE
WE HAVE ANOTHER WAVE COMING FOR 
TOMORROW
COMING UP.
>> ALL RIGHT, JANESSA, THANK
YOU.
IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS, LITTLE 
CAESARS ANNOUNCED IT WILL DONATE
ONE MILLION PIZZAS TO HEALTHCARE
WORKERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS ON 
THE FRONT LINES.
AND DOMINOS IS PLANNING TO
DONATE 10 MILLION SLICES OF 
PIZZA TO HELP KEEP COMMUNITIES
FED.
>> ACTOR MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY
MADE A SURPRISE VIRTUAL VISIT TO
A SENIOR LIVING FACILITY IN 
TEXAS.
McCONAUGHEY, ALONG WITH HIS 
WIFE, MOTHER, AND KIDS HOSTED A 
GAME OF BINGO FOR THE RESIDENTS 
TO LIFT THEIR SPIRITS.
>> AND DESPITE THE CORONAVIRUS
PANDEMIC, WISCONSIN'S PRIMARY 
>>> ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, HEALTHCARE
WORKERS ARE DESCRIBING THEIR
DIFFICULT EXPERIENCES AS THEY 
FIGHT TO SAVE LIVES.
NBC'S STEPHANIE GOSK TAKES US 
INSIDE THE ICU AT ONE OF THE
NATION'S HARDEST-HIT HOSPITALS
>> HOLY NAME MEDICAL CENTER IN
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY IS A
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
MEDIUM SIZE.
MANY OF THE STAFF WERE ACTUALLY 
BORN HERE.
IT WAS ALSO ONE OF THE
HOSPITAL'S HIT EARLIEST AND 
HARDEST BY THE CORONAVIRUS
55 DEATHS, SO FAR.
175 INFECTED PEOPLE 
HOSPITALIZED. 
>> JUST CHECKING EVERYTHING OUT 
FOR YOU.
OKAY
>> ARLENE VAN DYKE, A SINGLE
MOTHER OF TWO, HAS BEEN AN ICU
NURSE AT HOLY NAME
AT A TIME WHEN FAMILY CAN'T BE
THERE, BEDSIDE MANNER TAKES ON
NEW MEANING.
>> EXHAUSTING.
TODAY WAS REALLY ROUGH
MICHELLE IS THE DIRECTOR OF 
NURSING.
>> THE NURSING STAFF HAVE BEEN
AMAZING.
EVERY TIME THEY GO INTO A 
PATIENT ROOM, THEY KNOW THAT, 
NOT ONLY ARE THEY THE CAREGIVER,
BUT THEY ARE THE STAND-IN FAMILY
MEMBER. 
>> AND SOMETIMES IT IS THEIR
FAMILY
THREE OF RELATIVES HAVE TESTED
POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS, 
INCLUDING HER MOTHER-IN-LAW,
EDNA ACITO, WHO WAS HOSPITALIZED
HER, AND CELEBRATED HER 89th
BIRTHDAY WITH NURSES SINGING
TWO DAYS LATER, SHE DIED. 
>> THEY SANG TO HER.
SHE KNEW THEY WERE THERE
SHE WAS MOUTHING THE WORDS, AND 
IT WAS REALLY JUST SWEET AND
ADORABLE
AND THE FAMILY APPRECIATED
HAVING THAT VIDEO.
KNOWING THAT HER LAST BIRTHDAY
HERE ON EARTH WAS CELEBRATED
WITH PEOPLE AROUND HER
>> THIS HOSPITAL, LIKE SO MANY, 
HAS HAD TO TRANSFORM DURING THE 
CRISIS
IT STARTED WITH 19 ICU BEDS.
BY THE END OF THIS WEEK, IT WILL
HAVE 106
MANY OF THOSE PATIENTS, ON
VENTILATORS FOR DAYS, AND EVEN
WEEKS.
GOOD NEWS IS IN SHORT SUPPLY
BUT LAST WEEK, THERE WAS A
VICTORY.
THE FIRST PATIENT TO BE 
SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED OFF A
VENTILATOR. 
>> WE SEE THE SICKEST OF THE
SICK
SO WE FORGET THAT THERE'S PEOPLE
THAT DO WELL
SO THIS WAS A HUGE THING FOR US.
>> FOR A HOSPITAL BATTLING THE
WORST OF THIS VIRUS, A WELCOME
REMINDER THAT ALL THEIR WORK IS 
>>> TONIGHT, JOIN LESTER HOLT 
AND THE NBC NEWS TEAM FOR A LIVE
PRIMETIME SPECIAL ON THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC WITH 
CRITICAL REALTIME INFORMATION 
AND ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS.
IT BEGINS AT 10:00 P.M. EASTERN 
AND PACIFIC ON NBC, MSNBC, AND
STREAMING ON NBC NEWS NOW.
>>> THE ALARMING REVELATION THAT
A TIGER AT THE BRONX ZOO HAS
TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS 
HAS MANY WORRIED ABOUT THEIR
PETS AT THEIR HOMES.
LET'S GET OVER TO DR. JOHN
TORRES
DOCTOR, ARE CATS AND DOGS SAFE
FROM THE VIRUS
>> CERTAIN ANIMAL SPECIES REACT 
DIFFERENTLY TO NEW DISEASES.
BUT, SO FAR, THERE HAVE BEEN NO 
REPORTS OF DOGS, CATS, OR OTHER 
PETS IN THE U.S. GETTING SICK.
STILL, YOU SHOULD TAKE
PRECAUTIONS.
IF
>>> FROM THE YOUNG TO THE OLD,
AND NOW EVEN THE ANIMALS
THE CORONAVIRUS DOES NOT
DISCRIMINATE
AND, NOW, ONE MAN WHO DOCUMENTED
HIS HA
GLIMMER OF HOPE FROM THE NEW
YORK EPICENTER OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK
AS GOVERNOR CUOMO SAYS EVERYONE 
NEEDS TO DOUBLE DOWN ON 
SEPARATION AND STAYING AT HOME. 
>> BRITISH PRIME MINISTER BORIS 
JOHNSON, AT THIS MOMENT, BEING
CARED FOR AT A HOSPITAL ICU 
AFTER HIS CONDITION WORSENED
WE ARE LIVE OUTSIDE HIS 
HOSPITAL. 
>> AND WE WILL TAKE YOU TO A NEW
YORK HOSPITAL DOING SOME VERY 
PROMISING, POSSIBLY LIFESAVING
THERAPY.
>> AND THEN FRONT LINES OF
CARING FOR A LOVED ONE
OUR KATE SNOW REVEALS HER 
PERSONAL STORY AS HER HUSBAND 
BATTLES CORONAVIRUS AT HOME.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
GOOD TUESDAY MORNING
I'M CORI COFFIN.
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
THE UNITED STATES HAS REACHED A 
STAGGERING BENCHMARK IN THE 
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AS 
AMERICANS BRACE FOR MORE
CHALLENGES AHEAD
MORE THAN 10,000 DEATHS HAVE NOW
BEEN LINKED TO COVID-19 IN THIS 
COUNTRY, AS THE NUMBER OF 
CONFIRMED CASES SURGES TO MORE
THAN 360,000
THAT'S NEARLY THREE TIMES HIGHER
THAN THE SECOND WORST-HIT 
COUNTRY, SPAIN
AND AMERICA'S TOP MEDICAL 
PROFESSIONALS WARN THAT THE 
WORST IS YET TO COME. 
>> TAKING A LOOK AT NEW YORK, 
THERE ARE SOME POSSIBLE SIGNS OF
A FLATTENING OF THE CURVE.
BUT THE GOVERNOR IS WARNING 
PEOPLE THAT SOCIAL DISTANCING IS
STILL CRUCIAL, AFTER SOME PARKS 
WERE CROWDED OVER THE WEEKEND,
THE FINE FOR GATHERING WAS
DOUBLED TO A THOUSAND DOLLARS.
MEANWHILE, OVER IN LOS ANGELES, 
LOS ANGELES COUNTY REPORTING A
7% INCREASE IN CASES, ON MONDAY.
IT'S THE FIRST SINGLE-DIGIT 
INCREASE THEY HAVE REPORTED 
SINCE THE OUTBREAK ACCELERATED
IN MARCH
>> WALMART AND KROGER ARE 
TESTING OUT NEW WAYS TO TRY TO
KEEP PEOPLE SAFE WHILE THEY 
SHOP
THEY HAVE BEGUN TESTING ONE-WAY 
AISLES IN SOME STORES, TRYING TO
LIMIT CLOSE CONTACT BETWEEN 
CUSTOMERS.
THE POLICY COULD BE ROLLED OUT
TO MORE U.S. STORES.
>>> AND ACCORDING TO A DOCUMENT 
OBTAINED BY CNBC, AMAZON IS 
CRACKING DOWN ON SOCIAL 
DISTANCING VIOLATIONS IN THEIR
WAREHOUSES
WORKERS WHO ARE NOT STAYING SIX 
FEET AWAY FROM EACH OTHER RISK
BEING FIRED.
>> THE LIST OF STATES ISSUING 
STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS FOR THEIR 
RESIDENTS CONTINUES TO GROW.
SOUTH CAROLINA'S FIVE MILLION 
RESIDENTS HAVE NOW BEEN ORDERED 
TO STAY HOME
ACCORDING TO THE GOVERNOR,
ANYONE WHO IS OUT IN PUBLIC, NOT
PERFORMING ESSENTIAL DUTIES,
COULD FACE PUNISHMENT OF UP TO
30 DAYS IN JAIL.
AFTER THAT ANNOUNCEMENT, BOEING 
SAID IT WILL, TEMPORARILY, SHUT 
DOWN ITS 787 AIRPLANE PRODUCTION
IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE COMPANY SAYS EMPLOYEES WHO
CANNOT WORK REMOTELY WILL BE
PAID UP TO TEN DAYS FOR WORK. 
>> LADY GAGA IS USING HER STAR
POWER TO UNITE AND RAISE SOME 
MAJOR BUCKS FOR THE WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION
THE POP STAR WILL BE JOINED BY
PAUL McCARTNEY, STEVIE WONDER,
AND OTHERS FOR A TELEVISION 
EVENT APRIL 18th
IT WILL AIR ON NBC, ABC, CBS, 
AND OTHER NETWORKS
AND MORE FRUITY FOOD IS GETTING 
DELIVERED TO THE FRONT LINES
LITTLE CAESARS IS DONATING 1
MILLION PIZZAS TO HEALTHCARE
WORKERS AND DOMINOS IS GIVING 
AWAY TEN MILLION SLICES.
INDIVIDUAL FRANCHISES WILL
DECIDE WHERE THAT PIZZA WILL GO 
IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 
>> AS THE COUNTRY BRACES FOR
WHAT EXPERTS SAY COULD BE A 
DEVASTATING WEEK, THERE COULD BE
LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL
GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK SAYING 
SIGNS SOCIAL DISTANCING MAY BE
WORKING.
HERE'S ALICE BARR IN WASHINGTON 
WITH THE LATEST.
>> THE CORONAVIRUS DEATH TOLL 
HAS CROSSED A SOLEMN MARKER.
MORE THAN 10,000 AMERICAN LIVES 
LOST
WITH CASES EXPECTED TO HIT A
DEADLY PEAK THIS WEEK, PRESIDENT
TRUMP TWEETING, LIGHT AT THE END
OF THE TUNNEL.
EVEN AS THE NATION'S TOP DOCTOR 
ISSUES A GRIM WARNING.
>> THE NEXT WEEK IS GOING TO BE 
OUR PEARL HARBOR MOMENT.
IT'S GOING TO BE OUR 9/11 
MOMENT. 
>> HEALTH OFFICIALS PLEADING
WITH THE PUBLIC.
NOW IS THE TIME TO STAY HOME
DON'T EVEN GO TO THE GROCERY
STORE.
>> BEFORE YOU HAVE TO SEE YOUR
HOSPITALS AND YOUR EMERGENCY
ROOMS OVERWHELMED, IT IS ON US, 
AS A MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY,
OF THIS COUNTRY, TO DO
EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO SAVE ONE 
ANOTHER.
>> YET, AT THIS NEW JERSEY
COSTCO, MASSIVELY LONG LINES
WITH SHOPPERS TRYING TO KEEP A
SAFE DISTANCE.
NEW YORK'S GOVERNOR DOUBLING
FINES TO A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR 
PEOPLE BREAKING SOCIAL
DISTANCING RULES
>> YOU DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO
RISK SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE. 
>> THE CRACKDOWN COMING AS NEW
YORK'S DAILY DEATH TOLL SHOWS 
SIGNS OF FLATTENING.
NEW HOSPITALIZATIONS, ICU 
ADMISSIONS, AND INTUBATIONS, ALL
DROPPING
BUT, STILL, HIGH
AS THE STATE'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
IS PUSHED TO ITS LIMITS.
>> IF WE ARE PLATEAUING, WE ARE 
PLATEAUING AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL.
>> AND A NEW GOVERNMENT WATCHDOG
REPORT SHOWS HOSPITALS ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY ARE FACING DIRE 
SHORTAGES OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, 
INCLUDING TESTING KITS AND
THERMOMETERS
PRESIDENT TRUMP, PUSHING BACK.
ACCUSING THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, 
WHO COMPILED THE REPORT, OF 
BEING POLITICAL.
>> YOU DIDN'T TELL ME THAT, 
JOHN
YOU DIDN'T TELL ME THAT -- SERVE
IN THE PREVIOUS -- YOU MEAN THE 
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION. 
>> THE REPORT ALSO FOUND FEMA 
HAS SHIPPED OUT EXPIRED 
PROTECTIVE GEAR.
WHILE A LACK OF CLEAR DIRECTION 
FROM THE GOVERNMENT IS LEADING
TO FEAR AND CONFUSION AMONG 
HEALTHCARE WORKERS AT WAR WITH
NO CLEAR END IN SIGHT.
ALICE BARR, NBC NEWS, 
WASHINGTON. 
>> WHILE THE VIRUS IS SHOWING 
SIGNS OF LEVELING OFF IN THE NEW
YORK AREA, CASES IN OTHER 
AMERICAN CITIES ARE NOT EXPECTED
TO PEAK UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF THIS
MONTH.
AND AT HOSPITALS ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY, THERE'S STILL SHORTAGES
OF TESTING KITS.
NBC'S MIGUEL ALMAGUER HAS MORE
>> AS AMERICANS BRACE FOR WHAT
MANY EXPECT WILL BE A GRIM WEEK,
OUR NATIONAL DEATH TOLL HAS NOW 
HIT A STAGGERING NEW BENCHMARK
THE SURGEON GENERAL CALLING THIS
WEEK IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE 
CORONAVIRUS OUR PEARL HARBOR
OUR 9/11 MOMENT.
BEHIND EACH NUMBER, A 
HEARTBROKEN FAMILY
POLICE SERGEANT JJ SMITH AND
WIFE GLORIA WERE JUST STARTING A
NEW LIFE TOGETHER AFTER HIS 
RETIREMENT
THEY DIED DAYS APART. 
>> THE WORLD LOST SOME OF THE 
MOST LOVING PEOPLE. 
>> WITH LEADERS AT THE WHITE
HOUSE URGING AMERICANS WHO DON'T
NEED TO SHOP THIS WEEK TO AVOID 
GROCERY STORES, STATES LIKE NEW 
YORK ARE NOT ALONE IN CRISIS
IN MICHIGAN, THE DETROIT
CONVENTION CENTER IS BECOMING A 
MASSIVE FIELD HOSPITAL
IN LOUISIANA, WHERE THE GOVERNOR
MAINTAINS HE DIDN'T KNOW MARDI
GRAS COULD TRIGGER AN OUTBREAK, 
THE NEW ORLEANS AREA NOW HAS THE
HIGHEST DEATH RATE IN THE 
COUNTRY.
AT A NURSING HOME IN INDIANA, 11
RESIDENTS HAVE DIED FROM THE
VIRUS, WHILE SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE
BEEN HOSPITALIZED.
>> EVERYONE IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO 
THIS, AND EVERYONE NEEDS TO 
FOLLOW THE PRECAUTIONS THAT 
WE'VE LAID OUT. 
>> WHILE CITIES LIKE BOSTON ARE 
PREPARING FOR A 9:00 P.M. 
CURFEW, IN COLORADO DOCTORS 
UNVEILED A PLAN FOR HOW TO
PRIORITIZE LIFESAVING TREATMENT 
WHEN FACED WITH TOO MANY
COVID-19 PATIENTS.
>> AFTER 23 DAYS, I'M STILL 
SHEDDING THE VIRUS. 
>> NURSE LISA MERCK, WHO CAUGHT 
THE VIRUS NEARLY A MONTH AGO, 
CLEARED HER MANDATORY QUARANTINE
BUT TESTED POSITIVE AGAIN AFTER 
SHE INSISTED ON CHECKING HER
STATUS BEFORE RETURNING TO WORK.
>> I FEEL LIKE IT'S JUST
DANGEROUS THAT WE'RE NOT -- 
WE'RE NOT CHECKING OUR
HEALTHCARE WORKERS BEFORE THEY
GO BACK TO WORK.
>> HOSPITALS IN THE SOUTH NEED
ALL THE NURSES AND DOCTORS THEY 
CAN GET.
GEORGIA, EXPERIENCING A RAPID 
RISE IN CASES, BUT ITS PEAK MAY 
BE WEEKS AWAY.
BLAYNE ALEXANDER IS IN ATLANTA
>> Reporter: MOST BUSINESSES ARE
CLOSED BUT THE GOVERNOR HAS 
ORDERED THE BEACHES BACK OPEN.
BUT SOME LOCAL LEADERS, WHO 
CLOSED THE BEACHES IN THE FIRST 
PLACE, CALL THE MOVE RECKLESS.
>> AFTER SOME AMERICANS SPENT 
THEIR FIRST WEEKEND WEARING 
HOMEMADE FACE COVERINGS IN
PUBLIC, SOME REGIONS STILL SAW
LARGE GATHERINGS. 
>> DESPITE A WEEKEND SURGE IN 
ICU CASES, HERE IN CALIFORNIA,
THE GOVERNOR IS GIVING 500
VENTILATORS TO NEW YORK AND 
OTHER REGIONS, WHO DESPERATELY
NEED THEM NOW.
>> MARY LOU ARMOR, A BAY-AREA 
DETECTIVE WHO GOT SICK ON THE 
JOB, WAS ON A VENTILATOR FOR
NEARLY A WEEK AFTER BEING 
ADVISED NOT TO GO TO THE ER.
WHEN SHE ARRIVED, DOCTORS 
COULDN'T SAVE HER LIFE. 
>> I'M GOING TO MISS HER VOICE
I'M GOING TO MISS HER CALLING 
US. 
>> MIGUEL ALMAGUER NBC NEWS, LOS
ANGELES.
>> WANT TO TURN NOW TO SOME 
CONCERNING NEWS OUT OF THE UK 
WHERE A GLOBAL LEADER'S BATTLE
AGAINST THE VCORONAVIRUS HAS 
LANDED HIM IN A LONDON HOSPITAL.
OFFICIALS SAY PRIME MINISTER
BORIS JOHNSON IS NOW IN 
INTENSIVE CARE WITH WHAT'S
DESCRIBED AS, QUOTE, PERSISTENT 
SYMPTOMS OF CORONAVIRUS.
THE 55-YEAR-OLD WAS INFECTED
WITH THE VIRUS LATE LAST MONTH
HE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL 
AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE BUT
ACCORDING TO HIS OFFICE, HIS
SYMPTOMS HAVE SINCE WORSENED
FOR THE LATEST ON HIS CONDITION,
WE TURN NOW TO NBC'S ALI AROUZI 
LIVE IN LONDON FOR US.
ALI, BREAK IT DOWN. 
>> GOOD MORNING, COREY
THAT'S RIGHT
PRIME MINISTER WAS BROUGHT TO 
HOSPITAL ON SUNDAY, AS HIS
COVID-19 SYMPTOMS KEPT
PERSISTING
AND AS OF LAST NIGHT, HIS 
CONDITION WORSENED, AND HE WAS
TAKEN TO THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, IN
CASE HE NEEDED TO BE PUT ON A 
VENTILATOR
NOW, THERE'S NO WORD THAT HE'S
BEEN PUT ON A VENTILATOR YET
HE WAS JUST GIVEN OXYGEN LAST 
NIGHT.
AND WE ARE TOLD THAT HIS
CONDITION REMAINS THE SAME
BUT THIS IS A VERY BIG CHANGE IN
THIS COUNTRY, COREY.
JUST THE FACT THAT HE HAD TO ASK
HIS FOREIGN SECRETARY, DOMINIC
RAB, TO DEPUTIZE FOR HIM IS A 
CLEAR SIGNAL THAT ALL IS NOT
WELL
JUST A FEW DAYS AGO, WE WERE
BEING TOLD THAT THE PRIME 
MINISTER IS IN CHARGE AND IN
TOUCH.
BUT, CLEARLY, BEING IN THE ICU
UNIT CHANGES EVERYTHING.
NOW, THE FOREIGN SECRETARY SAYS 
THAT HE IS IN SAFE HANDS HERE AT
ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL.
IT IS ONE OF THE LEADING
HOSPITALS IN THIS COUNTRY AND 
ALSO SPECIALIZES IN INFECTIOUS
DISEASES. 
>> CERTAINLY, CONCERNING FOR
CITIZENS IN THAT COUNTRY
ALI AROUZI FOR US LIVE OUTSIDE
THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE IS BEING
TREATED.
ALI, THANK YOU. 
>> LET'S GET A FIRST LOOK AT OUR
WEATHER ON THIS TUESDAY WITH NBC
METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB
JANESSA, GOOD MORNING.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING
WE ARE SETTING UP A STORMY
PATTERN ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND
ALSO FOR THE MIDWEST THIS 
AFTERNOON.
AFTER GORGEOUS CONDITIONS TO
START OFF YOUR MONDAY.
SO LET'S TAKE A LOOK WHAT'S 
HAPPENING THIS MORNING, RIGHT 
NOW.
PRETTY QUIET
BUT WE DO STILL HAVE A FEW
STORMS THAT ARE CURRENTLY MAKING
THEIR WAY OUT OF CHICAGO RIGHT
NOW.
AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW
WELL TO THE EAST
NOW, THE MIDATLANTIC, ALSO IN ON
THIS, THIS AFTERNOON
POTENTIAL OF 55 MILL
>>> WELCOME BACK
WE'RE BACK WITH SOMETHING CALLED
THE NATIONAL COALESCENT PROJECT.
>> IT IS A BIG NAME FOR WHAT MAY
BE A BIG HELP IN SAVING LIVES OF
COVID-19 PATIENTS.
AT THE EPICENTER IS MOUNT SINAI 
HOSPITAL IN NEW YORK, WHERE 
DOCTORS THERE ARE FIGHTING BACK 
WITH OLD THERAPY AND A NEW TEST.
HERE'S NBC'S CYNTHIA McFADDEN.
>> Reporter: THIS MORNING, AS 
PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 CONTINUE 
TO PILE INTO THE EMERGENCY
DEPARTMENT AND THE ICU AT MOUNT 
SINAI, THERE IS SOME VERY 
PROMISING, POSSIBLY LIFESAVING
NEWS, FROM DEEP INSIDE THE
HOSPITAL'S LAB
>> WE HAVE SO MANY PATIENTS WHO 
ARE SICK
THEY NEED SOME HOPE OF A
TREATMENT.
>> DR. JEFFREY JANG AND HIS 
COLLEAGUE HAVE DEVELOPED A NEW
TEST THAT MAY SPEED UP AND
IMPROVE AN OLD THERAPY
TRANSFUSING THE PLASMA OF 
PATIENTS WHO HAVE RECOVERED FROM
COVID-19 INTO PATIENTS WHO ARE
CRITICALLY ILL
THE TECHNIQUE USED EFFECTIVELY
IN THE PAST IN THE SARS, H1N1 
FLU, IN EBOLA EPIDEMICS.
AND, MORE RECENTLY, THE CHINESE 
USED IT IN THEIR BATTLE WITH THE
CORONAVIRUS.
MOUNT SINAI'S TEST A
CUTTING-EDGE WEAPON CREATED BY A
TEAM LED BY DR. FLORIAN CRAMER. 
>> GET A READOUT WHICH IS 
BASICALLY A CHANGE IN COLOR.
AND BY DOING THAT, WE CAN 
DETERMINE SOMEBODY ALREADY HAS
IMMUNITY TO COVID-19. 
>> THE DARKER THE COLOR, THE
HIGHER THE ANTIBODIES.
>> WHILE OTHER TESTS MEASURE
WHETHER THE ANTIBODY IS THERE OR
NOT, OUR ASSAY CAN ALSO MEASURE 
HOW MUCH OF THE ANTIBODY IS 
THERE.
AND THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE 
CAN IDENTIFY THOSE DONORS WITH A
HIGH AMOUNT OF ANTIBODY, WHO
WOULD MOST LIKELY BENEFIT THE 
PATIENTS. 
>> THE HOSPITAL PUT OUT A CALL
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE RECOVERED, 
AND WAS STUNNED WHEN 10,000 
PEOPLE VOLUNTEERED
DANNY REAMER WAS ONE OF THE 
FIRST.
HE AND HIS WIFE LIVE IN 
ROCHELLE, ONE OF THE FIRST
HOTSPOTS IN THE NEW YORK CITY 
AREA
THEY WERE ONLY MILDLY ILL, NEVER
HOSPITALIZED, RECOVERING AT HOME
WITH THEIR THREE KIDS, NONE OF
WHOM GOT SICK.
>> AS SOON AS WE WERE RELEASED
FROM QUARANTINE, THE FIRST PLACE
WE WENT WAS MOUNT SINAI.
AND TO QUALIFY FOR THE DONATION 
PROGRAM, YOU SIMPLY NEED TO HAVE
A BLOOD TEST
AND DEMONSTRATE THAT YOUR 
ANTIBODY NUMBERS ARE HIGH.
AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE A NEGATIVE 
SWAB
IT'S VERY SIMPLE. 
>> WE HAVE A PICTURE OF YOU 
CONTRIBUTING YOUR PLASMA
WHAT WERE YOU THINKING
>> THIS IS PROBABLY THE LEAST 
HEROIC WAY POSSIBLE TO BE A 
HERO
IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO MAKE A
BIG, BIG IMPACT.
>> EACH DONOR PROVIDES THE
EQUIVALENT OF FOUR DOSES OF 
PLASMA
TWO DOSES BEING GIVEN TO THE
SICKEST PATIENTS HERE.
IN THE PAST FEW DAYS, MOUNT 
SINAI HAS GIVEN 11 VERY SICK
PATIENTS THE PLASMA OF THOSE WHO
HAVE RECOVERED
IS IT WORKING?
>> I KNOW THAT THE EXPRESSION 
GAME CHANGER HAS A LOT OF WEIGHT
TO IT.
BUT MIGHT THIS THERAPY BE A GAME
CHANGER?
>> I THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO 
EVALUATE THE FIRST PATIENTS THAT
WE HAVE TREATED IN A COUPLE OF
WEEKS.
>> IT ISN'T JUST MOUNT SINAI
PUSHING TO GET CONVALESCENT 
PLASMA THERAPY UP AND RUNNING IN
THE COUNTRY.
FROM SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S
LEADING RESEARCH CENTERS ARE
SPEARHEADING THE EFFORT.
THE GROUP STARTED AT JOHNS
HOPKINS, WHERE THEY ARE FOCUSING
ON USING PLASMA TO KEEP HEALTH
WORKERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS
FROM GETTING ILL. 
>> I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A 
POTENTIAL DISEASE-ALTERING
TREATMENT.
>> DR. MICHAEL JOINER AT THE
MAYO CLINIC IN MINNESOTA IS ALSO
ONE OF THE LEADERS. 
>> I'M HOPEFUL WE CAN MODIFY THE
COURSE OF THE DISEASE, PREVENT
HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUALS FROM
GETTING IT, REDUCE THE RISK OF
PEOPLE IN THE HOSPITAL FROM 
NEEDING ICU CARE
AND SHORTEN THE STAY OF PEOPLE
WHO ARE IN THE ICU
>> THAT WAS CYNTHIA McFADDEN
REPORTING AND THE DOCTORS AT NBC
SPOKE WITH SAY THEY ARE HOPEFUL 
THE FDA WILL SOO 
TREAT COVID-19 PATIENTS BUT 
GOVERNOR CUOMO ASKED THE 
PRESIDENT TO CHANGE THAT AS THE 
CITY'S HOSPITALS ARE PUSHED TO 
THE BRINK.
THIS MORNING SOME POTENTIAL GOOD
NEWS IN HARD HIT NEW YORK. 
>> AGAIN, WOULD SUGGEST A 
POSSIBLE FLATTENING OF THE 
CURVE. 
>> DAILY HOSPITALS ARE DOWN, ICU
AND DAILY INTUBATIONS.
THOUGH DEATHS ARE STILL RISING, 
THE INCREASE HAS BEEN STABLE FOR
TWO DAYS.
STILL, GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO IS 
WARNING NEW YORKERS NOT TO LET 
THEIR GUARD DOWN. 
>> IF WE ARE PLATEAUING, WE ARE 
PLATEAUING AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL 
AND THERE'S TREMENDOUS STRESS ON
THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. 
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS
NOW AGREED TO ALLOW THE 1,000 
BED FLOATING HOSPITAL, "USNS 
COMFORT," TO TREAT COVID-19 
PATIENTS.
BUT OVERNIGHT A CREW MEMBER WAS 
ISOLATED AFTER TESTING POSITIVE 
FOR THE VIRUS.
THE NAVY SAYS IT WILL HAVE NO 
IMPACT ON THE "COMFORT'S" 
MISSION.
MEANWHILE THERE'S 125 BEDS IN 
THE JAVITS CONVENTION CENTER, 
WHICH HAS BEEN CONVERTED INTO A 
MASSIVE HOSPITAL AND IS NOW 
OPEN.
PERHAPS 200 MORE AT ST. JOHNS 
DIVINE, LARGEST IN AMERICA, 
WORKING OUT LOGISTICS TO OPEN 
ITS DOORS TO THE SICK.
ALL RELIEF VALUES FOR THIS 
DOCTOR WHO WORKS AT NORTH SHORE 
HOSPITALS AND SAYS ALL OF HER 
PATIENTS ARE ILL. 
>> YOU CAN ACTUALLY SMELL FEAR.
YOU SMELL DEATH. 
>> Reporter: IN HARLEM, 
FRUSTRATED MEDICAL WORKERS ARE 
DEMANDING MORE PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT. 
>> TO HAVE AN N95 MASK EVERY DAY
IS NOTHING.
THAT'S LIKE US BEGGING FOR 
CRUMBS WHEN WE NEED DINNER. 
>> Reporter: NEW YORK CITY 
ACCOUNTS FOR A QUARTER OF THE 
SURGING DEATH TOLL.
A FUNERAL HOME IN BROOKLYN SAYS 
IT'S RUNNING OUT OF BODY BAGS. 
>> WE'RE OVERWHELMED.
OVERWHELMED. 
>> MY STAFF ARE AT WIT'S END. 
>> AS CITY OFFICIALS URGE 
WEARING FACE MASKS OPPONENTS.
HIS GREATEST CHALLENGE NOW, A 
SIMPLE VIRUS.
HE'S BEEN LEADING THE BRITISH 
CHARGE AGAINST CORONAVIRUS BUT 
THIS MORNING BRITAIN'S PRIME 
MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON IS IN 
INTENSIVE CARE, FOCUSED ON THE 
FIGHT OF HIS LIFE, HIS OWN 
DIFFICULT BATTLE WITH THE VIRUS.
POLITICS PUSHED ASIDE.
EUROPEAN LEADERS LIKE THE FRENCH
PRESIDENT WHO SO OFTEN DISAGREED
WITH JOHNSON TWEETED SUPPORT. 
>> WHEN YOU'RE IN INTENSIVE 
CARE, IT'S A BIG DEAL. 
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP HOPING THE 
PRIME MINISTER WILL PULL 
THROUGH. 
>> AMERICANS ARE ALL PRAYING FOR
HIS RECOVERY.
HE'S BEEN A REALLY GOOD FRIEND, 
REALLY SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL, 
STRONG, RESOLUTE, DOESN'T QUIT, 
DIDN'T GIVE UP. 
>> ON THURSDAY JOHNSON WAS 
OUTSIDE DOWNING STREET CHEERING 
BRITAIN'S HEALTH WORKERS.
HE LOOKED VISIBLY SICK IN A 
VIDEO MESSAGE FRIDAY. 
>> I HAVE TEMPERATURE. 
>> ON SUNDAY HE WAS MOVED TO THE
HOSPITAL.
YESTERDAY, JUST HOURS AFTER 
TWEETING "I'M IN GOOD SPIRITS" 
HE WAS GIVEN OXYGEN AND MOVED TO
INTENSIVE CARE.
THE QUEEN BEING KEPT INFORMED.
HIS FOREIGN SECRETARY, WHO WILL 
RUN THE GOVERNMENT IN HIS 
ABSENCE, VISIBLY STUNNED. 
>> THE GOVERNMENT'S BUSINESS 
WILL CONTINUE AND THE PRIME 
MINISTER IS IN SAFE HANDS. 
>> HIS PREGNANT FIANCEE WHO 
LIVES WITH HIM ON DOWNING STREET
HAS BEEN SICK BUT SAYS SHE'S 
GETTING STRONGER.
INITIALLY, LIKE SO MANY, JOHNSON
FAILED TO TAKE CORONAVIRUS 
SERIOUSLY, SHAKING HANDS ON A 
HOSPITAL VISIT. 
>> ACTUALLY A FEW CORONAVIRUS 
VIRUS I SHOOK HANDS WITH.
EVERYBODY, YOU'LL BE HAPPY TO 
KNOW I CONTINUE TO SHAKE HANDS. 
>> Reporter: THIS MORNING 
BRITAIN IS WAKING UP TO 
UNPRECEDENTED CRISIS.
ITS HOSPITALS OVERSTRETCHED 
TREATING THE VICTIMS OF THE 
VIRUS, INCLUDING THE PRIME 
MINISTER HIMSELF IN INTENSIVE 
CARE.
IT'S A REALLY UNSETTLING TIME 
THE BRITISH PEOPLE WAKING UP TO 
FRONT PAGES LIKE THIS, HODA.
ONE, THE "DAILY MAIL" SAYING HIS
PREGNANT FIANCEE TESTING THE LIS
BETWEEN EXERCISE, RECREATION AND
PUBLIC HEALTH.
IN THE SUNNY SHADOWS OF 
MANHATTAN, BROOKLYN RESIDENTS 
RECLINE AND WORK OUT, SOME 
PRACTICING SOCIAL DISTANCING.
OTHERS, NOT SO MUCH. 
>> NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO BE 
PLAYING FRISBEE WITH YOUR FRIEND
IN THE PARK. 
>> AFTER ALL THIS, GOVERNOR 
CUOMO HAS SEEN ENOUGH. 
>> FRANKLY THERE HAS BEEN A 
LAXNESS ON SOCIAL DISTANCING, 
ESPECIALLY OVER THE WEEKEND, 
THAT IS WHOLLY UNACCEPTABLE. 
>> IN NEW YORK STATE PARKS STAY 
OPEN WITH SIGNS THAT SAY BE 
SMART, STAY 6 FEET APART.
OTHER ACTIVITIES LESS SMART 
AFTER NASSAU COUNTY LONG ISLAND,
REOPENED THE GOLF COURSE. 
>> I'M NOT LYING, I THOUGHT, 
SHOULD I BE DOING THIS. 
>> ACROSS CALIFORNIA, FIVE IN 
HANDCUFFS FOR BANNED BEHAVIOR.
ONE MAN ARRESTED IN MALIBU FOR 
PADDLEBOARDING IN THE PACIFIC, 
WHILE 22 SUN SEEKERS WERE CITED 
FOR TRESPASSING ON CLOSED 
BEACHES. 
>> AS MUCH AS I HATE TO SEE THAT
HAPPEN, AND I REALLY DO, WE RUN 
THE BEACH AND USE IT ALL THE 
TIME, I DO THINK IT'S PROBABLY 
THE PRUDENT MOVE AT THE MOMENT. 
>> BEACHES BURIED IN THE MIDDLE 
OF DEBATE ALL OVER THE COUNTY.
GEORGIA GOVERNOR KEMP REOPENED 
HIS BEACHES AND HEAVILY 
CRITICIZED. 
>> IN MY OPINION THEY LOADED A 
GUN AND POINTED IT AT THE BEACH.
>> IN MIAMI BEACH ACCESS TO THE 
PARK HAS BEEN SHUT OFF FOR 
WEEKS.
PEOPLE ARE OUT EXERCISING WITH 
VARYING LEVELS OF CONCERN. 
>> WHAT IS YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF
SOCIAL DISTANCING, WHAT SHOULD 
YOU BE DOING RIGHT NOW?
>> DON'T GO TO PARTIES.
DON'T GO TO GATHERINGS. 
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU 
SEE PEOPLE BIKING TOGETHER, 
RUNNING TOGETHER. 
>> PUTTING THEMSELVES AT RISK. 
>> FOR MANY, OUTDOOR ACTIVITY 
THEY SAY IS ESSENTIAL. 
>> I THINK IT'S THE ABSOLUTE 
ANTIDOTE TO DESPAIR. 
>> SOME LEADERS LIKE GOVERNOR 
CUOMO URGING PEOPLE TO USE THAT 
PRIVILEGE WITH DISCRETION OR 
FACE $1,000 FINE. 
>> IT'S NOT REALLY ABOUT THE 
FINE.
NOBODY WANTS THE MONEY.
WE WANT THE COMPLIANCE. 
>> Reporter: STOPPING THE SPREAD
OF THIS VICIOUS DISEASE ONE 
ACTION AT A TIME. 
>> SAM, MOST STATES DO HAVE 
THOSE SHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDERS 
RIGHT NOW BUT AN EXCEPTION FOR 
GOING OUTSIDE AND GETTING 
EXERCISE SEEMS TO BE THE RULE IN
MOST PLACES.
SO HOW SHOULD PEOPLE PROCEED. 
>> THAT'S A DELICATE QUESTION.
MOST STATES DO HAVE LOCKDOWN, 
MOST HAVE AN EXCEPTION FOR 
ACTIVITY, ESPECIALLY IN NEW 
YORK.
YOU CAN'T BE WITHIN 2 FEET OF A 
PERSON.
IN MANY GENERAL 
WATCHDOG REPORT PAINT A 
DEVASTATING PICTURE.
THIS MORNING A NEW DEFINITION OF
NEW NORMAL. 
>> IF BACK IT NORMAL MEANS 
ACTING LIKE THERE NEVER WAS A 
CORONAVIRUS PROBLEM, I DON'T 
THINK THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
IF YOU WANT TO GET TO 
PRE-CORONAVIRUS, THAT MIGHT NOT 
EVER HAPPEN IN THE SENSE OF THE 
FACT THAT THE THREAT IS THERE. 
>> Reporter: AS THE NATION FACES
A CRITICAL STRETCH IN THE BATTLE
AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS. 
>> THE NEXT WEEK, WEEK AND A 
HALF IS GOING TO BE A BIG SURGE,
THE PROFESSIONALS TELL US. 
>> A NEW INSPECTOR GENERAL 
WATCHDOG REPORT FINDS HOSPITALS 
NATIONWIDE ARE FACING SHORTAGES 
OF CRITICAL MEDICAL GEAR AND 
MANY STATES ARE WARNING THEIR 
HOSPITALS OF RUN OUT OF PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN DAYS.
AMONG THEM, HARD HIT MICHIGAN. 
>> AT ALL THREE HEALTH SYSTEMS, 
THERE ARE LESS THAN THREE DAYS 
UNTIL FACE SHIELDS RUN OUT AND 
LESS THAN SIX DAYS UNTIL 
SURGICAL GOWNS RUN OUT. 
>> ILLINOIS'S GOVERNOR ECHOING 
THE DIRE SITUATION, CRITICIZING 
WHAT HE SAYS IS THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION'S RATIONING OF 
RESOURCE. 
>> WHEN YOU COMPARE OUR FEDERAL 
SHIPMENTS TO OUR BURN RATE, THE 
PRODUCT THAT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM
THE FEDERAL STOCKPILE WILL LAST 
ONLY A HAND FULL OF DAYS IN THIS
MULTIMONTH BATTLE. 
>> MEANWHILE MANY SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS ARE STRUGGLING TO OBTAIN 
LOANS PROMISED UNDER $2 TRILLION
RELIEF PACKAGE AS BOTH TECHNICAL
GLITCHES AND SHEER DEMAND HAVE 
OVERWHELMED THE SMALL BUSINESS 
ADMINISTRATION.
THE PRESIDENT SIGNALING THE 
INITIAL $350 BILLION EARMARKED 
FOR THE PLAN MAY NOT BE ENOUGH. 
>> WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO 
PROBABLY ADD MORE MONEY TO THIS 
TO SAVE AND KEEP OUR SMALL 
BUSINESSES GOING AND TO KEEP THE
EMPLOYEES OF THOSE SMALL 
BUSINESSES WORKING. 
>> ALSO OVERNIGHT SOUTH CAROLINA
REVERSING COURSE, NOW TELLING 
ITS 5 MILLION RESIDENTS TO STAY 
AT HOME OR WORK WITH FEW 
EXCEPTIONS.
STILL EIGHT STATES REMAIN 
WITHOUT A STAY-AT-HOME ORDER.
DR. ANTHONY FAUCI SAYS HE SPOKE 
WITH TWO OF THOSE STATES, IOWA 
AND NEBRASKA, AND BELIEVES THEY 
HAVE AN ACCEPTABLE EQUIVALENT.
THE PRESIDENT SAYS IT WILL BE 
LEFT UP TO THE STATES FOR NOW. 
>> THEY ARE DOING WHAT WE'RE 
ASKING THEM TO DO WITHOUT HAVING
TO PUT THE SEAL ON IT.
I WILL SAY, IF I THOUGHT IT WAS 
NECESSARY, I WOULD DO IT IN A 
HEARTBEAT. 
>> Reporter: AS MUCH OF THE 
COUNTRY IS STAYING AT HOME AND 
SOCIAL DISTANCING, DR. BIRX SAYS
TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER WHILE 
ACKNOWLEDGING HOW TOUGH IT IS 
FOR EVERYONE, INCLUDING HER OWN 
FAMILY. 
>> MY GRANDCHILD OF 10 MONTHS 
GOT A FEVER OF 105 THIS WEEKEND.
I'M A DOCTOR, AND I COULDN'T GET
THERE.
THAT'S JUST AN ILLUSTRATION.
I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE MAKING 
SACRIFICES, AND I GUESS I WANT 
EVERYONE TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY.
>> Reporter: MEANTIME "NEW YORK 
TIMES" IS THIS MORNING REPORTING
SENIOR WHITE HOUSE TRADE ADVISER
PETER NAVARRO WARNED THE 
PRESIDENT, THE WHITE HOUSE, OF 
THE SITUATION WITH THE 
CORONAVIRUS IN JANUARY.
PETER NAVARRO WRITING ON JANUARY
29th, THE LACK OF IMMUNE 
PROTECTION OR AN EXISTING CURE 
OR VACCINE WOULD LEAVE AMERICANS
DEFENSELESS IN THE CASE OF A 
FULL-BLOWN CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK 
ON U.S. SOIL.
THE LACK OF PROTECTION ELEVATES 
THE RISK OF THE CORONAVIRUS 
INVOLVING INTO A FULL BLOWN 
PANDEMIC AND PERILLING THE LIVE 
TREAT COVID-19 PATIENTS BUT 
GOVERNOR CUOMO ASKED THE 
PRESIDENT TO CHANGE THAT AS THE 
CITY'S HOSPITALS ARE PUSHED TO 
THE BRINK.
THIS MORNING SOME POTENTIAL GOOD
NEWS IN HARD HIT NEW YORK. 
>> AGAIN, WOULD SUGGEST A 
POSSIBLE FLATTENING OF THE 
CURVE. 
>> DAILY HOSPITALS ARE DOWN, ICU
AND DAILY INTUBATIONS.
THOUGH DEATHS ARE STILL RISING, 
THE INCREASE HAS BEEN STABLE FOR
TWO DAYS.
STILL, GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO IS 
WARNING NEW YORKERS NOT TO LET 
THEIR GUARD DOWN. 
>> IF WE ARE PLATEAUING, WE ARE 
PLATEAUING AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL 
AND THERE'S TREMENDOUS STRESS ON
THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. 
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS
NOW AGREED TO ALLOW THE 1,000 
BED FLOATING HOSPITAL, "USNS 
COMFORT," TO TREAT COVID-19 
PATIENTS.
BUT OVERNIGHT A CREW MEMBER WAS 
ISOLATED AFTER TESTING POSITIVE 
FOR THE VIRUS.
THE NAVY SAYS IT WILL HAVE NO 
IMPACT ON THE "COMFORT'S" 
MISSION.
MEANWHILE THERE'S 125 BEDS IN 
THE JAVITS CONVENTION CENTER, 
WHICH HAS BEEN CONVERTED INTO A 
MASSIVE HOSPITAL AND IS NOW 
OPEN.
PERHAPS 200 MORE AT ST. JOHNS 
DIVINE, LARGEST IN AMERICA, 
WORKING OUT LOGISTICS TO OPEN 
ITS DOORS TO THE SICK.
ALL RELIEF VALUES FOR THIS 
DOCTOR WHO WORKS AT NORTH SHORE 
HOSPITALS AND SAYS ALL OF HER 
PATIENTS ARE ILL. 
>> YOU CAN ACTUALLY SMELL FEAR.
YOU SMELL DEATH. 
>> Reporter: IN HARLEM, 
FRUSTRATED MEDICAL WORKERS ARE 
DEMANDING MORE PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT. 
>> TO HAVE AN N95 MASK EVERY DAY
IS NOTHING.
THAT'S LIKE US BEGGING FOR 
CRUMBS WHEN WE NEED DINNER. 
>> Reporter: NEW YORK CITY 
ACCOUNTS FOR A QUARTER OF THE 
SURGING DEATH TOLL.
A FUNERAL HOME IN BROOKLYN SAYS 
IT'S RUNNING OUT OF BODY BAGS. 
>> WE'RE OVERWHELMED.
OVERWHELMED. 
>> MY STAFF ARE AT WIT'S END. 
>> AS CITY OFFICIALS URGE 
WEARING FACE MASKS OPPONENTS.
HIS GREATEST CHALLENGE NOW, A 
SIMPLE VIRUS.
HE'S BEEN LEADING THE BRITISH 
CHARGE AGAINST CORONAVIRUS BUT 
THIS MORNING BRITAIN'S PRIME 
MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON IS IN 
INTENSIVE CARE, FOCUSED ON THE 
FIGHT OF HIS LIFE, HIS OWN 
DIFFICULT BATTLE WITH THE VIRUS.
POLITICS PUSHED ASIDE.
EUROPEAN LEADERS LIKE THE FRENCH
PRESIDENT WHO SO OFTEN DISAGREED
WITH JOHNSON TWEETED SUPPORT. 
>> WHEN YOU'RE IN INTENSIVE 
CARE, IT'S A BIG DEAL. 
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP HOPING THE 
PRIME MINISTER WILL PULL 
THROUGH. 
>> AMERICANS ARE ALL PRAYING FOR
HIS RECOVERY.
HE'S BEEN A REALLY GOOD FRIEND, 
REALLY SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL, 
STRONG, RESOLUTE, DOESN'T QUIT, 
DIDN'T GIVE UP. 
>> ON THURSDAY JOHNSON WAS 
OUTSIDE DOWNING STREET CHEERING 
BRITAIN'S HEALTH WORKERS.
HE LOOKED VISIBLY SICK IN A 
VIDEO MESSAGE FRIDAY. 
>> I HAVE TEMPERATURE. 
>> ON SUNDAY HE WAS MOVED TO THE
HOSPITAL.
YESTERDAY, JUST HOURS AFTER 
TWEETING "I'M IN GOOD SPIRITS" 
HE WAS GIVEN OXYGEN AND MOVED TO
INTENSIVE CARE.
THE QUEEN BEING KEPT INFORMED.
HIS FOREIGN SECRETARY, WHO WILL 
RUN THE GOVERNMENT IN HIS 
ABSENCE, VISIBLY STUNNED. 
>> THE GOVERNMENT'S BUSINESS 
WILL CONTINUE AND THE PRIME 
MINISTER IS IN SAFE HANDS. 
>> HIS PREGNANT FIANCEE WHO 
LIVES WITH HIM ON DOWNING STREET
HAS BEEN SICK BUT SAYS SHE'S 
GETTING STRONGER.
INITIALLY, LIKE SO MANY, JOHNSON
FAILED TO TAKE CORONAVIRUS 
SERIOUSLY, SHAKING HANDS ON A 
HOSPITAL VISIT. 
>> ACTUALLY A FEW CORONAVIRUS 
VIRUS I SHOOK HANDS WITH.
EVERYBODY, YOU'LL BE HAPPY TO 
KNOW I CONTINUE TO SHAKE HANDS. 
>> Reporter: THIS MORNING 
BRITAIN IS WAKING UP TO 
UNPRECEDENTED CRISIS.
ITS HOSPITALS OVERSTRETCHED 
TREATING THE VICTIMS OF THE 
VIRUS, INCLUDING THE PRIME 
MINISTER HIMSELF IN INTENSIVE 
CARE.
IT'S A REALLY UNSETTLING TIME 
THE BRITISH PEOPLE WAKING UP TO 
FRONT PAGES LIKE THIS, HODA.
ONE, THE "DAILY MAIL" SAYING HIS
PREGNANT FIANCEE
SUGGESTING THIS WAS ALL A HOAX.
SAVANNAH, BACK TO YOU. 
>> ALL RIGHT.
TOM COSTELLO, THANK YOU.
THAT BRINGS US TO DR. JEROME 
ADAMS, THE SURGEON GENERAL.
DR. ADAMS, GOOD TO SEE YOU 
AGAIN, SIR. 
>> GOOD MORNING, SAVANNAH. 
>> LET ME START BY ASKING YOU 
ABOUT WHAT TOM COSTELLO JUST 
REPORTED.
"THE NEW YORK TIMES" IS SAYING 
IT HAS LOOKED AND SEEN A MEMO 
DATED JANUARY 29th IN WHICH A 
TOP TRADE ADVISER WARNED THAT 
TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS COULD BE AT
RISK AND MILLIONS OF AMERICANS 
COULD BE AT RISK BECAUSE OF 
CORONAVIRUS.
DID YOU EVER SEE THAT LETTER?
WERE YOU AWARE OF THAT LETTER?
MORE BROADLY SPEAKING, DO YOU 
BELIEVE THE WHITE HOUSE AT 
SENIOR LEVELS HAD SUFFICIENT 
WARNING OF THIS PANDEMIC 
OFFICIAL. 
>> TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, I 
NEVER SAW THAT LETTER, BUT YOU 
AND I TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT
I RAN A STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT 
THREE YEARS, I'VE BEEN IN PUBLIC
HEALTH FOR 20 YEARS.
WE'VE BEEN SAYING FOR DECADES 
THIS IS A POSSIBLE.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT SARS, MERS, THE
SITUATIONS WE'VE DEALT WITH, 
MANY PEOPLE AT ALL LEVELS JUST 
DID NOT EXPECT SOMETHING LIKE 
THIS TO HAPPEN AT THIS 
MAGNITUDE.
THERE ARE MANY LESSONS LEARNED.
THIS VIRUS HUMBLED MANY OF US.
AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL 
LEVEL WE'LL BACKTRACK AND TRY TO
FIGURE OUT HOW TO IMPROVE GOING 
FORWARD. 
>> IT'S INTERESTING YOU SAID 
THAT.
YOU SAID IT TOOK PEOPLE BY 
SURPRISE.
I GUESS THAT'S THE POINT OF THIS
MEMO BEING REPORTED BY "THE NEW 
YORKIMES" IN JANUARY OF THIS 
YEAR, JANUARY 29th, IT SAID 
PARTICULARLY THIS COULD PUT 
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS AT RISK, 
CORONAVIRUS IN PARTICULAR.
DO YOU BELIEVE THE WHITE HOUSE 
HAD THAT SUFFICIENT WARNING TO 
KNOW HOW BAD THIS COULD BE?
>> WELL, WHAT I KNOW BASED ON MY
INTERACTION WITH THE TASK FORCE,
I JOINED THE TASK FORCE LATER, 
THERE WERE PREPARATIONS GOING ON
THE ENTIRE TIME.
I CAN TELL YOU WITHIN HHS, 
SECRETARY AZAR, FROM THE TIME 
THIS STARTED DEVELOPING IN CHINA
WAS LOOKING AT THE STOCKPILE, 
TRYING TO COME UP WITH PLANS.
THERE WAS WORK GOING ON BEHIND 
THE SCENES.
THIS VIRUS HUMBLED MANY OF US.
WHAT I'M FORK USING ON IS WHAT 
AMERICANS CAN DO TO PROTECT 
THEMSELVES.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE LEANING INTO 30
DAYS.
THE GOOD NEWS IS WE'RE SEEING 
MANY PLACES ACROSS THE COUNTRY 
LEVEL OUT THEIR 
HOSPITALIZATIONS, THEIR ICU 
ADMISSIONS, THEIR DEATH RATES.
WE KNOW MITIGATION WORKS.
I WANT PEOPLE TO FOCUS ON WHAT 
WE NEED TO DO IN THE NEXT TWO 
WEEKS TO FLATTEN THE CURVE AND 
SLOW DEATH RATES. 
>> I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THAT.
YOU SAID MANY PLACES, NEW YORK 
IN PARTICULAR, HAS REAL GLIMMERS
OF HOPE, INTUBATIONS DOWN, 
HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS DOWN, ICU 
ADMISSIONS DOWN.
DO YOU BELIEVE NEW YORK HAS HIT 
THE PEAK AND FLATTENED THE 
CURVE?
>> WELL, I DON'T WANT TO SAY 
THEY HAVE HIT THEIR PEAK YET 
BECAUSE SOMETIMES PLACES WILL 
COME DOWN FOR A LITTLE BIT AND 
POP BACK UP AGAIN.
WASHINGTON, CALIFORNIA, KUDOS TO
THE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS OUT 
THERE THAT FLATTENED THEIR CURVE
DEFINITELY.
NEW YORK, WE SEE THAT BECAUSE 
PEOPLE COOPERATED -- REMEMBER, 
SAVANNAH, THE POWER TO CHANGE 
THE TRAJECTORY OF THIS EPIDEMIC 
REALLY LIES IN THE HANDS OF THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
THIS VIRUS SPREADS 
PERSON-TO-PERSON.
THE WAY WE COMBAT IT IS WITH 
EACH AND EVERY PERSON DECIDING 
TO CREATE MAXIMAL DISTANCE 
BETWEEN EACH OTHER.
THE PEOPLE IN NEW YORK ARE DOING
THAT.
I KNOW THAT I HELPED AMERICA 
UNDERSTAND THIS IS GOING TO BE A
HARD AND TOUGH WEEK BUT I ALSO 
WANTED THEM TO UNDERSTAND WE'VE 
HAD HARD WEEKS, HARD TIMES IN 
OUR COUNTRY BEFORE AND WE'VE 
COME TOGETHER.
AMERICA IS COMING TOGETHER TO 
BATTLE THIS DISEASE, AND WE ARE 
STARTING TO SEE PROGRESS. 
>> AT THE SAME TIME YOU HAVE THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL'S REPORT FROM 
THE ADMINISTRATION, FROM THE 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY
STATING THERE IS STILL A SEVERE 
SHORTAGE OF TESTING, THAT 
HOSPITAL WORKERS DON'T HAVE 
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN
THE NUMBERS THEY NEED.
THEY ARE EVEN NOT HAVING ENOUGH 
THERMOMETERS IN SOME PLACES.
DO YOU ACKNOWLEDGE, SIR, THAT 
THERE'S WOEFULLY INADEQUATE 
RESOURCES RIGHT NOW FOR MANY, 
MANY HOSPITALS AND FRONTLINE 
WORKERS, YOUR COLLEAGUES. 
>> WE KNOW THE FEDERAL STOCKPILE
DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH IN THERE TO 
DEAL ALONE WITH THIS TYPE OF 
EPIDEMIC.
WE KNOW THAT STATES ARE 
RESPONSIBLE FOR STOCKPILES AND 
THEY WERE INADEQUATE.
WE KNOW HOSPITALS, WHEN YOU LOOK
AT HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS AND I 
WORKED WITH HOSPITALS AS A 
HEALTH DIRECTOR, DIDN'T HAVE 
ENOUGH IN THERE BUT WE'RE ALL 
WORKING TOGETHER AND TRYING TO 
MOVE AND REALLOCATE THOSE 
RESOURCES.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT SO FAR WE 
ARE WORKING WITH GOVERNORS TO 
MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE GETTING 
WHAT THEY NEED WHEN THEY NEED 
IT.
REMEMBER, PEOPLE CALLED ME AN 
ALARMIST WHEN A FEW WEEKS AGO I 
WAS TELLING PLACES TO PULL OUT 
OF ELECTIVE SURGERIES, DON'T 
TAKE N935 OR MEDICAL MASKS 
BECAUSE THEY AREN'T HELPFUL FOR 
THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO GET THEM 
FROM GETTING CORONAVIRUS BUT 
THEY ARE NEEDED FOR HEALTH CARE 
WORKERS.
I HAVE TOLD PEOPLE THIS WAS 
COMING.
NOW IT'S UP TO EVERYONE TO DO 
THEIR PART, TO LOWER DEMAND AND 
MOVE SUPPLIES TO WHERE THEY ARE 
NEEDED AND MAKE SURE MY 
COLLEAGUES, MY HEALTH CARE 
WORKERS, MY FRIENDS ARE GETTING 
WHAT THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO 
PROTECT THEMSELVES. 
>> A COUPLE OF QUICK THINGS.
I ONLY HAVE A FEW SECONDS LEFT.
I KNOW YOU'VE GOT TO GO.
GEORGIA BEACHES WERE REOPENED BY
THE GOVERNOR.
GOOD IDEA OR BAD IDEA?
>> WELL, THAT'S THE GOVERNOR'S 
DECISION.
BUT IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO THE
BEACH, STAY 6 FEET APART.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE CLOSER 
THAN 6 FEET, MAKE YOURSELF A 
HOME MADE MASK TO PROTECT YOUR 
NEIGHBOR FROM YOU BEING OUT 
THERE.
RIGHT NOW THE BEST ADVICE I CAN 
GIVE EVERYONE IS, PLEASE, STAY 
AT HOME.
GIVE US A WEEK, TWO WEEKS, 
IDEALLY 30 DAYS BUT STAY AT 
HOME. 
>> WHAT ABOUT THE STATE OF 
WISCONSIN, WHICH IS HAVING 
IN-PERSON VOTING.
THE GOVERNOR TRIED TO DELAY THE 
ELECTION BUT IT GOT INTO A COURT
BATTLE AND THE VOTING WILL GO ON
TODAY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?
>> I SAY AS A BLACK MAN, I KNOW 
PEOPLE HAVE DIED FOR THE RIGHT 
TO VOTE.
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR 
ENTIRE COUNTRY.
IF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GO OUT 
THERE AND VOTE, THEN, PLEASE, DO
IT AS SAFELY AS POSSIBLE.
MAINTAIN 6 FEET.
IN WISCONSIN CONSIDER WEARING A 
CLOTH COVERING TO PROTECT YOUR 
NEIGHBOR.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO EXERCISE YOUR
RIGHT TO VOTE, DO IT AS SAFELY 
AS POSSIBLE.
CHECK OUT MY ADVICE AT CDC.GOV 
OR FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE A 
CLOTH MASK AT SURGEON 
GE TESTING THE LIMITS
BETWEEN EXERCISE, RECREATION AND
PUBLIC HEALTH.
IN THE SUNNY SHADOWS OF 
MANHATTAN, BROOKLYN RESIDENTS 
RECLINE AND WORK OUT, SOME 
PRACTICING SOCIAL DISTANCING.
OTHERS, NOT SO MUCH. 
>> NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO BE 
PLAYING FRISBEE WITH YOUR FRIEND
IN THE PARK. 
>> AFTER ALL THIS, GOVERNOR 
CUOMO HAS SEEN ENOUGH. 
>> FRANKLY THERE HAS BEEN A 
LAXNESS ON SOCIAL DISTANCING, 
ESPECIALLY OVER THE WEEKEND, 
THAT IS WHOLLY UNACCEPTABLE. 
>> IN NEW YORK STATE PARKS STAY 
OPEN WITH SIGNS THAT SAY BE 
SMART, STAY 6 FEET APART.
OTHER ACTIVITIES LESS SMART 
AFTER NASSAU COUNTY LONG ISLAND,
REOPENED THE GOLF COURSE. 
>> I'M NOT LYING, I THOUGHT, 
SHOULD I BE DOING THIS. 
>> ACROSS CALIFORNIA, FIVE IN 
HANDCUFFS FOR BANNED BEHAVIOR.
ONE MAN ARRESTED IN MALIBU FOR 
PADDLEBOARDING IN THE PACIFIC, 
WHILE 22 SUN SEEKERS WERE CITED 
FOR TRESPASSING ON CLOSED 
BEACHES. 
>> AS MUCH AS I HATE TO SEE THAT
HAPPEN, AND I REALLY DO, WE RUN 
THE BEACH AND USE IT ALL THE 
TIME, I DO THINK IT'S PROBABLY 
THE PRUDENT MOVE AT THE MOMENT. 
>> BEACHES BURIED IN THE MIDDLE 
OF DEBATE ALL OVER THE COUNTY.
GEORGIA GOVERNOR KEMP REOPENED 
HIS BEACHES AND HEAVILY 
CRITICIZED. 
>> IN MY OPINION THEY LOADED A 
GUN AND POINTED IT AT THE BEACH.
>> IN MIAMI BEACH ACCESS TO THE 
PARK HAS BEEN SHUT OFF FOR 
WEEKS.
PEOPLE ARE OUT EXERCISING WITH 
VARYING LEVELS OF CONCERN. 
>> WHAT IS YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF
SOCIAL DISTANCING, WHAT SHOULD 
YOU BE DOING RIGHT NOW?
>> DON'T GO TO PARTIES.
DON'T GO TO GATHERINGS. 
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU 
SEE PEOPLE BIKING TOGETHER, 
RUNNING TOGETHER. 
>> PUTTING THEMSELVES AT RISK. 
>> FOR MANY, OUTDOOR ACTIVITY 
THEY SAY IS ESSENTIAL. 
>> I THINK IT'S THE ABSOLUTE 
ANTIDOTE TO DESPAIR. 
>> SOME LEADERS LIKE GOVERNOR 
CUOMO URGING PEOPLE TO USE THAT 
PRIVILEGE WITH DISCRETION OR 
FACE $1,000 FINE. 
>> IT'S NOT REALLY ABOUT THE 
FINE.
NOBODY WANTS THE MONEY.
WE WANT THE COMPLIANCE. 
>> Reporter: STOPPING THE SPREAD
OF THIS VICIOUS DISEASE ONE 
ACTION AT A TIME. 
>> SAM, MOST STATES DO HAVE 
THOSE SHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDERS 
RIGHT NOW BUT AN EXCEPTION FOR 
GOING OUTSIDE AND GETTING 
EXERCISE SEEMS TO BE THE RULE IN
MOST PLACES.
SO HOW SHOULD PEOPLE PROCEED. 
>> THAT'S A DELICATE QUESTION.
MOST STATES DO HAVE LOCKDOWN, 
MOST HAVE AN EXCEPTION FOR 
ACTIVITY, ESPECIALLY IN NEW 
YORK.
YOU CAN'T BE WITHIN 2 FEET OF A 
PERSON.
IN MANYSOMETHING NEW.
OUR SERIES, ON CALL, ANSWERING 
YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT 
CORONAVIRUS.
THERE'S SO MUCH INFO OUT THERE 
SO IT'S HARD TO KNOW WHAT TO 
BELIEVE.
NBC MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT JOHN 
TORRES WILL HELP US SORT THIS 
OUT.
HEY, JOHN.
WE STARTED THE NEWSCAST WITH 
HOPEFUL NEWS THAT NEW YORK AND 
NEW JERSEY APPEAR TO BE 
FLATTENING T CURVE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE AT HOME MIGHT BE
GOING, YAY, IT'S OVER BUT WHERE 
ARE WE IN THIS FIGHT?
>> HODA, YOU'RE RIGHT.
WE'RE NOT OVER WITH THIS AT ALL.
FLATTENING THE CURVE JUST MEANS 
WE'RE DOING THE JOB OF NOT 
GETTING IT ALL AT ONCE TO 
OVERWHELM THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
WHAT'S HAPPENING BECAUSE OF ALL 
THE DIFFERENT STEPS WE'RE TAKING
AND IF WE START RELAXING ON 
THAT, THAT CURVE WILL POP BACK 
UP SO WE CAN'T LET DOWN. 
>> IN GEORGIA, SPEAKING OF THAT,
THE BEACHES WERE REOPENED 
YESTERDAY.
WE SAW A BUNCH OF PEOPLE ON 
THEM.
A GOOD OR A BAD IDEA. 
>> I THINK IT'S A BAD IDEA 
BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY, 
WELL, IF YOU STAY 6 FEET AWAY, 
PEOPLE WEAR MASKS.
THE REALITY IS PEOPLE DON'T GO 
TO THE BEACH TO WEAR A MASK, 
STAY 6 FEET AWAY FROM SOMEBODY 
ELSE.
THEY WILL START MING LING 
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
AS WE TOLD YOU TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN, WE NEED A FEW WEEKS OF 
STAYING INDOORS.
PEOPLE NEED TO DO THAT THE NEXT 
WEEK.
LET'S DO THAT, NOT OPEN BEACHES,
NOT GO OUTSIDE ANY MORE THAN WE 
HAVE TO.
LET'S DO THE THINGS WE KNOW WILL
WORK TO FLATTEN THAT CURVE TO 
GET THROUGH THIS AS QUICKLY AS 
POSSIBLE. 
>> I THINK EVERYBODY IS 
DESPERATE FOR AN ANSWER OF THE 
PRESIDENT HAS BEEN TOUTING THE 
ANTI-MALARIA DRUG 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE, IT'S NOT 
BEEN PROVEN OR THERE ARE NO CASE
STUDIES.
LISTEN TO THE PRESIDENT'S SOUND 
BITE. 
>> WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE?
WHAT DO YOU HAVE DO LOSE?
TAKE IT.
I REALLY THINK THEY SHOULD TAKE 
IT.
IT'S THEIR CHOICE.
IT'S THE DOCTOR'S CHOICE OR THE 
DOCTORS AND THE HOSPITAL.
BUT HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE, TRY IT, 
IF YOU WOULD LIKE. 
>> ALL RIGHT.
SO HIS QUESTION IS ALWAYS WHAT 
DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE, SO I'M 
GOOGLE TO ASK YOU THAT QUESTIO.,
WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE?
>> POTENTIALLY YOU COULD LOSE 
YOUR LIFE.
THERE IS ONE SIDE EFFECT, YOU 
CAN GET A HEART ARRHYTHMIA.
SPECIAL TAKEN WITH ZITHROMYCIN.
THAT HAS THE SAME SIDE EFFECTS.
IT DOESN'T HAPPEN.
WE DON'T KNOW WHO.
WE DON'T KNOW IT'S GOING TO 
WORK.
IT DID GREAT IN THE LABS.
IN SMALL STUDIES IT LOOKS 
HOPEFUL.
WE CAN'T PUT SOMETHING ON OUR 
HOPES, WE HAVE TO USE SCIENTIFIC
DATA.
TO SAY GO OUT AND TAKE IT, 
MEDICINES HAVE SIDE EFFECTS.
TRUST ME, AS DOCTORS WE'RE AS 
DESPERATE AS ANYONE TO GET HELP 
ON THIS.
WE NEED TO WAIT ON THIS.
WE NEED CLINICAL TRIALS TO SEE 
IF IT WORKS AND NOT CAUSE MORE 
HARM THAN GOOD. 
>> DOCTOR, THERE'S SOMETHING 
CIRCULATING ON FACEBOOK, PEOPLE 
ARE WONDERING IF THEY HAD 
CORONAVIRUS BACK MONTHS AGO.
THIS WAS WRITTEN, WHO GOT SICK 
IN NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER, LASTED 
10 TO 14 DAYS WITH THE WORSE 
COUGH THAT DIDN'T GO AWAY THEN 
YOU PROBABLY HAD CORONAVIRUS.
IS THAT A POSSIBILITY?
>> HODA, I THINK IT'S A LOT OF 
WISHFUL THINKING.
IT'S A POSSIBILITY BUT NOT 
PROBABLE.
IT PROBABLY DIDN'T HAPPEN.
IF YOU THINK BACK IN NOVEMBER, 
JANUARY, FEBRUARY, THE FLU WAS 
HERE, A COLD WAS HERE, A 
DIFFERENT TYPE OF CORONAVIRUS.
MORE THAN LIKELY THAT'S WHAT YOU
HAD.
IF YOU GOT SICK COME MARCH, 
APRIL, MORE THAN LIKELY IT'S 
PROBABLY CORONAVIRUS BUT THAT'S 
LATER IN THE YEAR.
THE THING I'M TELLING PEOPLE IF 
YOU GOT SICK EARLY ON, NOVEMBER,
DECEMBER, JANUARY, FEBRUARY, 
DON'T ASSUME YOU HAD CORONAVIRUS
AND DON'T GO OUT THERE AND SAY I
HAVE A GOOD IMMUNE SYSTEM BUT 
PROBABLY THAT'S NOT WHAT IT WAS.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE 
WONDERING, THE TIGER TESTED 
POSITIVE.
WAIT, I HAVE A CAT, A DOG.
IF THE TIGER CAN GET IT, CAN MY 
TIGER, MY CAT, MY DOG?
>> I CONTACTED AMERICAN 
VETERINARY ASSOCIATION, NO PET, 
NO CAT OR DOG HAS BEEN TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS.
IN THE WORLD THERE'S BEEN ONLY 
FOUR PETS THAT HAVE COME UP 
POSITIVE.
THIS LION IS NOT A PET, 
OBVIOUSLY.
IT'S POSITIVE.
WE KNOW THINGS CAN GO FROM HUMAN
TO ANIMALS, ANIMALS BACK TO 
HUMAN.
IN THIS CASE IT WENT FROM HUMAN 
TO ANIMALS, LOOKS LIKE IT'S 
STAYING THERE.
SUPPOSEDLY THE TIGER IS DOING 
WELL.
FOR PEOPLE AT HOME, IF YOU'RE 
SICK, TREAT YOUR PETS LIKE 
PEOPLE, STAY AWAY FROM THEM AND 
MAKE SURE THEY SOCIAL DISTANCE.
DON'T LET THEM OFF THE LEASH AND
LET THEM PLAY WITH PEOPLE IN 
PARTS.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD 
SPREAD.
TAKE CARE OF THEM LIKE ANY OTHER
 
REGRETS CALLING THE CAPTAIN 
BRETT CROZER IN A LETTER THAT 
LEAKS TO THE PRESS. 
>> UNFORTUNATELY IT DID THE 
OPPOSITE. 
>> Reporter: THIS MORNING A 
STUNNING ABOUT FACE FROM ACTING 
NAVY SECRETARY THOMAS MODLY, 
APOLOGIZING TO THE NAVY AND TO 
FORMER CAPTAIN BRETT CROZIER 
DAYS AFTER DISMISSING CROZIER 
FROM COMMAND OF "USS THEODORE 
ROOSEVELT" AND EXCORIATING HIM 
IN REMARKS TO THE CREW ON HIS 
SHIP.
FIRST PUBLISHED BY MILITARY 
WEBSITE TASK & PURPOSE, MODLY 
ACCUSED CROZIER OF BETRAYAL OF 
TRUST WRITING A WIDELY 
CIRCULATED LETTER WHICH SOUNDED 
THE ALARM ABOUT THE OUTBREAK OF 
CORONAVIRUS ON HIS SHIP. 
>> IF HE DIDN'T THINK -- IT WAS 
MY OPINION THAT IF HE DIDN'T 
THINK THE INFORMATION WAS GOING 
TO GET OUT TO THE PUBLIC IN THIS
INFORMATION AGE WE LIVE IN THEN 
HE HE WAS, A, TOO NAIVE OAR 
STUPID TO BE COMMANDER OF A SHIP
LIKE THIS. 
>> Reporter: HE WROTE, I WANT TO
APOLOGIZE TO THE NAVY FOR MY 
RECENT COMMENTS.
I DO NOT THINK CAPTAIN CROZIER 
IS NAIVE OR STUPID.
HE IS SMART AND PASSIONATE, I 
BELIEVE PRECISELY BECAUSE HE'S 
NOT NAIVE OR STUPID THAT HE SENT
HIS ALARMING E-MAIL WITH THE 
INTENTION OF GETTING IT INTO THE
PUBLIC DOMAIN IN AN EFFORT TO 
DRAW ATTENTION TO THE SITUATION 
ON HIS SHIP.
JUST HOURS EARLIER WE PRESSED 
PRESIDENT TRUMP ABOUT WHETHER 
MODLY'S INITIAL COMMENTS WERE 
APPROPRIATE. 
>> IT'S TOUGH LANGUAGE BUT I 
DON'T WANT -- LET'S NOT GET INTO
THAT.
IT'S TOUGH LANGUAGE. 
>> MODLY'S COMMENTS CAME JUST 
TWO DAYS AFTER THIS VIDEO 
CIRCULATED ONLINE SHOWING 
SUPPORTIVE CREW MEMBERS CHEERING
CROZIER AS HE DEPARTED THE SHIP.
>> CAPTAIN CROZIER!
>> Reporter: OVERNIGHT THE 
DEMOCRATIC HOUSE ARMED SERVICES 
COMMITTEE CALLED FOR HIS REMOVAL
FOR THE CRITICAL COMMENTS 
AGAINST CROZIER.
MEANWHILE PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID 
HE MAY INTERVENE IN THE NAVY'S 
MISTAKE, HE DOESN'T WANT TO 
DESTROY SOMEBODY FOR HAVING A 
BAD DAY.
BACK TO YOU. 
>> KRISTEN WELKER FROM THE WHITE
HOUSE.
KRISTEN, THANK YOU.
ALSO FROM THE WHITE HOUSE 
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID HE HAD A 
FRIENDLY PHONE CONVERSATION WITH
FORMER VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN 
ON MONDAY TO TALK ABOUT THE 
FEDERAL RESPONSE TO THE 
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
MR. TRUMP SAID IT WAS A GOOD 
CALL AND THAT BIDEN MADE SEVERAL
SUGGESTIONS.
MR. BIDEN SAT DOWN WITH ME JUST 
BEFORE THAT CALL AND I ASKED HIM
WHAT SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT 
NOVEMBER 3rd ELECTION IF IT'S 
NOT SAFE YET TO VOTE IN PERSON. 
>> I'D MUCH PREFER TO HAVE 
IN-PERSON VOTING.
IT DEPENDS.
IT DEPENDS ON THE STATE OF PLAY.
WE CANNOT DELAY OR POSTPONE A 
CONSTITUTIONALLY REQUIRED 
NOVEMBER ELECTION. 
>> YOU CAN
>>> WE'RE BACK.
CRAIG JONES US.
GUYS, SOME GOOD NEWS FOR SPORTS 
FANS. 
>> LET'S GET TO IT.
NFL MOVING FORWARD WITH ITS 
PLANS TO HOLD THE 2020 DRAFT AT 
THE END OF THE MONTH.
NOW, THEY WILL DO IT IN A FULLY 
VIRTUAL FORMAT.
THAT MEANS THE TEAM'S GM, 
COACHES, PERSONNEL, THEY WILL BE
AT THEIR OWN HOMES.
THEY WILL BE COMMUNICATING BY 
PHONE, BY VIDEO CONFERENCING, 
MAYBE BY ZOOM.
THE DRAFT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE 
HELD IN FRONT OF FANS IN VEGAS 
BUT A DRAFT IS A DRAFT. 
>> THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
MEANWHILE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL,
THEY ARE WORKING ON PLANS TO TRY
AND GET THEIR SEASON STARTED.
ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE REPORTS 
THIS MORNING, BASEBALL COULD 
RETURN AS EARLY AS NEXT MONTH.
ONE OF THE PLANS THAT'S GAINING 
STEAM RIGHT NOW CALLS FOR ALL 30
TEAMS TO PLAY GAMES WITH NO FANS
IN THE STANDS AND PLAY THE GAMES
IN THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA.
TEAMS WOULD PLAY AT CHASE FIELD 
AND VARIOUS SPRING TRAIN AS 
WELL. 
>> THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T BE IN
THE DUGOUT.
THEY WOULD BE LIKE IN THE 
AUDIENCE 6 FEET APART.
SO NO DUGOUT. 
>> WE COULD ALL USE THAT 
DISTRACTION. 
>> HOW DO YOU TAG SOMEONE OUT. 
>> BETTER THAN NOTHING. 
>> IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I
PLAYED SOFTBALL IN FOURTH GRADE 
BUT I DO REMEMBER THAT. 
>> THERE IS A TAG. 
>> ONE OF THE THINGS I ENJOY 
DOING N
>>> WELCOME BACK.
THIS MORNING ON WITH YOU TODAY, 
THE NEW FEDERAL GUIDELINES THAT 
SUGGEST EVEN A QUICK TRIP TO THE
GROCERY STORE THESE DAYS CAN BE 
KIND OF RISKY.
IF YOU'VE TRIED TO HAVE YOUR 
GROCERIES DELIVERED, IT'S TOUGH 
TO EVEN SCHEDULE THAT ORDER.
SO WHAT ARE SHOPPERS SUPPOSED TO
DO?
NBC INVESTIGATIVE AND CONSUMER 
CORRESPONDENT VICKY NGUYEN IS 
HERE TO HELP US OUT.
HI, VICKY. 
>> HI, HODA.
GETTING GROCERIES ISN'T JUST A 
SIMPLE TRIP, WE HAVE SHORTAGES 
AND NOW TOLD TO STAY AT HOME FOR
A WEEK OR SO.
THIS MORNING WE'RE FINDING NEW 
WAYS FOR YOU TO PICK UP YOUR 
GROCERIES.
THIS MORNING MANY AMERICANS ARE 
WONDERING HOW TO GET FOOD AND 
OTHER HOUSEHOLD NECESSARY ITS 
AFTER THIS ALARMING WARNING FROM
DR. DEBORAH BIRX, THE WHITE 
HOUSE CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE 
COORDINATOR. 
>> THIS THE MOMENT NOT GOING TO 
THE GROCERY STORE, NOT THE 
PHARMACY, BUT DOING EVERYTHING 
YOU CAN TO KEEP YOUR FAMILY AND 
FRIENDS SAFE. 
>> BIRX CLARIFYING THOSE 
HEADLINE MAKING COMMENTS. 
>> WHAT I MEANT IF YOU CAN 
CONSOLIDATE, IF YOU CAN SEND ONE
PERSON, THE ENTIRE FAMILY 
DOESN'T NEED TO GO OUT ON THESE 
OCCASIONS.
SO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE ONCE EVERY 
TWO WEEKS WE CAN DO A GROCERY 
STORE AND PHARMACY SHOP FOR THE 
ENTIRE FAMILY. 
>> THAT MEANS THE WAY WE ALL 
SHOP WILL HAVE TO CHANGE. 
>> GROCERS HAVE BEEN FINDING 
INNOVATIVE WAYS TO MEET DEMAND 
IN ONLINE SALES. 
>> LAW, A REPRESENTS NATIONAL 
GROCERS ASSOCIATION, A GROUP OF 
INDEPENDENT STORES. 
>> WHAT EXACTLY ARE GROCERY 
STORES DOING NOW TO MEET THIS 
NEW DEMAND. 
>> A NUMBER LAUNCHING E-COMMERCE
PLATFORMS AND GROCERY DELIVERY 
SERVICES. 
>> NATIONAL CHAINS LIKE WHOLE 
FOODS, NATIONAL DIRECT AND 
INSTACART STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP 
WITH ONLINE ORDERS, UP 50% FROM 
LAST YEAR.
AMAZON WITH FOOD DELIVERY 
SERVICES SAYS HELP IS ON THE 
WAY.
WE'RE ADDING MORE DELIVERY 
WINDOWS THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND 
HIRING OVER 100,000 POSITIONS 
ACROSS THE U.S. AND WE'LL 
CONTINUE TO EXPAND QUICKLY TO 
REACH MORE CUSTOMERS.
PEOPLE ARE ALSO TURNING TO 
OPTIONS LIKE CURBSIDE PICKUP 
OFFERED BY RETAILERS LIKE TARGET
AND WALMART.
KROGER, THE NATION'S LARGEST 
GROCERY CHAIN SAYS IT'S 
RESPONDING TO DEMAND BY WAIVING 
ITS $4.95 FEE ON PICKUP.
MANY SAYING THESE OPTIONS DON'T 
WORK WITH ONE PERSON WRITING, 
THEY NO LONGER CAN OFFER 
CURBSIDE SERVICE BECAUSE SLOTS 
ARE FULL, DELIVER FULL, TOO.
THEY RECOMMEND NOT GOING INTO 
THE STORE EITHER.
SO HOW EXACTLY ARE WE SUPPOSED 
TO GET GROCERIES NOW.
ONE IDEA, CONSIDER TURNING TO 
SERVICES THAT CAN DO THE 
SHOPPING AND MAKE DELIVERIES.
BUT IT COMES AS A PRICE.
I TRIED POSTMATES. 
>> MY POSTMATES ORDER JUST 
ARRIVED.
THERE IT IS.
I ORDERED 47 ITEMS BUT ONLY 20 
OF THEM ARRIVED AND IT TOOK A 
LOT LONGER THAN THE ORIGINAL 
PROMISED DELIVERY TIME. 
>> ON TOP OF THE GROCERY TAB I 
PAID $28 IN FEES.
POSTMATES TOLD US THEY WOULD 
INVESTIGATE OUR ORDER BUT ADDED 
THEY ARE NOT TYPICALLY USED FOR 
LARGE GROCERY DELIVERIES.
THERE'S ALSO TASKRABBIT.
OUR PRODUCERS DELIVERY GUY 
ARRIVED IN JUST TWO HOURS WITH 
ALL HIS GROCERIES.
THIS TIME THE FEES TOTALLED $34,
WHAT WE AGREED TO UP FRONT.
ALSO CHECK SOME OF YOUR LOCAL 
RESTAURANTS.
SOME ARE FILLING THE GAP AND 
OFFERING GROCERIES AND EVEN MEAL
KITS. 
>> NOW, POSTMATES LATER TOLD US 
THEY WOULD BE CREDITING MY 
ACCOUNT.
THEY SAID THEY ARE WORKING HARD 
DURING THESE DIFFICULT TIMES TO 
MEET THE NEEDS OF THE CUSTOMERS.
THEY DID GIVE ME A HEADS UP 
SAYING A LOT OF THESE ITEMS ARE 
SOLD OUT AT THE STORES. 
>> YOU DID GET IT IN A COUPLE OF
HOURS.
WE HAVE A LOT TO GET TO.
MELLIE HAS A QUESTION FOR US.
TRYING TO GET THAT DELIVERY SLOT
TIME IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.
SHE WANTS TO KNOW WHY THEY ARE 
CANCELING PICKUP, LIKE IF I WANT
TO GO TO THE STORE AND PICK UP 
MY ORDER. 
>> I THOUGHT THAT QUESTION SHE 
WAS SAYING CANCELING DELIVERIES.
I HAVEN'T HEARD OF THAT ON 
SOCIAL MEDIA OR THOSE REQUESTS.
WE ARE IN CONTACT WITH MAJOR 
DELIVERY COMPANIES.
THEY ARE EXPERIENCING 
OVERWHELMING DEMAND RIGHT NOW.
THEY WEREN'T DESIGNED TO HANDLE 
THIS.
THEY ARE HIRING MORE PEOPLE.
MEANTIME, WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED 
TO DO?
TIPS HERE.
TAKE STOCK OF WHAT YOU HAVE IN 
THE PANTRY, REVIEW WHAT YOU 
ALREADY HAVE.
THAT MIGHT RELIEVE ANXIETY.
YOU MAY HAVE MORE THAN YOU 
REALIZE.
YOU AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS,
WHEN THAT WINDOW OPENS UP, JUST 
SNAG IT.
YOU CAN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS FOR 24 
HOURS AHEAD OF TIME.
THAT'S SUPER IMPORTANT.
ALSO, YOU REALLY WANT TO 
CONSIDER YOUR LOCAL INDEPENDENT 
GROCERY STORES, A LOT OF THEM 
ARE STEPPING UP AND OFFERING 
DELIVERY AND CURBSIDE PICK UP. 
>> WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM 
DENISE FROM FACEBOOK.
SHE WANTS TO KNOW IF ONLY ONE 
PERSON SHOULD GO TO THE STORE OR
CAN HER HUSBAND COME WITH HER 
BECAUSE IT MAKES IT QUICKER.
THEY CAN GET THROUGH IT QUICKER.
>> WE TALKED ABOUT IT.
EXPERTS SAY LIMIT THE NUMBER OF 
PEOPLE GOING TO THE STORE AND 
DESIGNATE ONE PERSON.
YOU CAN HELP SPEED THINGS UP 
GIVING THEM A FOCUSED PAPER 
LIST, AVOID BEING ON THE PHONE.
IF YOU MUST USE YOUR PHONE, 
CONSIDER PUTTING IT IN A ZIPLOC 
OR PLASTIC BAG AND THROWING IT 
AWAY AFTERWARDS.
LOOK WITH YOUR EYES, NOT WITH 
YOUR HANDS.
PICK OUT EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED 
TO AVOID TOUCHING MORE THINGS 
THAN YOU NEED TO AND AVOID 
TOUCHING WHAT YOU DON'T NEED TO.
>> HAVE A LIST, DON'T WANDER UP 
AND DOWN THE AISLES.
STEVE ON FACEBOOK HAS A 
QUESTION. 
>> IS IT SAFER TO MAKE A QUICK 
TRIP TO THE GROCERY STORE 
YOURSELF OR HAVE A STRANGER 
DELIVER YOUR GROCERIES TO YOUR 
HOME?
>> GOOD QUESTION. 
>> HEALTH EXPERTS SAY CERTAINLY 
RISK TO BOTH BUT IN THIS CASE 
HAVING THAT ONE DELIVERY PERSON 
DROPPING IT OFF, CONTACTLESS 
DELIVERY IS THE BEST WAY TO GO 
BECAUSE IT'S ONLY ONE PERSON 
YOU'RE COMING INTO CONTACT WITH.
>> HERE COMES OUR MOST POPULAR 
QUESTION ON FACEBOOK.
THIS ONE COMES FROM STACY. 
>> DO WE NEED TO DISINFECT AND 
WIPE DOWN GROCERY STORE PRODUCTS
AND REUSABLE BAGS?
>> THAT'S A BIG ONE. 
>> EXPERTS ARE MIXED ON THIS BUT
THEY ALL AGREE IT'S A VERY, VERY
LOW RISK.
THINK ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT 
HAVE TO HAPPEN.
SOMEONE SICK HAS TO TOUCH THE 
PACKAGE, THEN YOU HAVE TO TOUCH 
THE PACKAGE, THEN YOU HAVE TO 
TOUCH YOUR FACE TO GET SICK.
IT'S POSSIBLE.
WE ARE TOUCHING THINGS ALL THE 
TIME.
IN OUR HOUSE WE ARE TAKING ALL 
PRECAUTIONS, WIPING THINGS DOWN 
AS THEY COME IN.
DESIGNATE AND AREA.
LET THOSE SIT FOR A DAY IF YOU 
DON'T HAVE 
 
MALARIA DRUG AND TOP 
MEDICAL EXPERTS URGE 
CAUTION.
TOM COSTELLO TAKES A 
CLOSER LOOK. 
>> Reporter: INSIDE 
THE WHITE HOUSE NBC 
NEWS CONFIRMED A 
HEATED WEEKEND 
EXCHANGE.
PETER NAVARRO FACING 
OFF AGAINST INFECTIOUS
DISEASE EXPERT DR. 
ANTHONY FAUCI.
NAVARRO PRESSED 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 
BASED ON STUDIES 
OVERSEAS AND FAUCI 
SAID CHLOROQUINE 
CARRIES CARDIOVASCULAR
RISKS BUT THE 
PRESIDENT CONTINUES TO
ENDORSE THE DRUG. 
>> I WOULD LOVE TO GO 
TO A LABORATORY AND 
SPEND A COUPLE OF 
YEARS TESTING 
SOMETHING.
WE DON'T HAVE TIME.
WE DON'T HAVE TWO 
HOURS.
BECAUSE THERE ARE 
PEOPLE DYING RIGHT 
NOW. 
>> Reporter: NEW 
JERSEY NURSE MARGARET 
BELIEVES CHLOROQUINE 
AND ANTIBIOTIC 
COMBINATION HELPED HER
RECOVER FROM COVID-19.
>> WITHIN 24 HOURS MY 
FEVER WAS GONE.
I WAS STILL SHORT OF 
BREATH, I STILL HAD TO
RECOVER FROM THAT. 
>> Reporter: NEW YORK 
HOSPITALS ARE USING IT
IN EMERGENCIES BUT THE
GOVERNOR IS CAUTIOUS. 
>> YOU'LL GET 
SUGGESTIONS IT'S BEEN 
EFFECTIVE BUT WE DON'T
HAVE ANY OFFICIAL DATA
YET. 
>> Reporter: 
MEANWHILE, AN 
INSPECTOR GENERAL 
WATCHDOG REPORT HAS 
FOUND HOSPITALS 
NATIONWIDE REPORTING 
DIRE SHORTAGES OF 
CRITICAL EQUIPMENT 
INCLUDING TESTING 
KITS, THERMOMETERS AND
PERSONAL PROTECTION 
EQUIPMENT AND 
RECEIVING GOVERNMENT 
SUPPLIES THAT EXPIRED 
A DECADE AGO. 
>> WE HEARD AN 
INCREDIBLE PLEA FROM 
THE HOSPITAL ABOUT 
EFFORTS TO KEEP STAFF 
SAFE. 
>> Reporter: AND AMID 
A WIDE SPREAD SHORTAGE
OF VENTILATORS, A 
POTENTIAL SHORTAGE OF 
THE DRUGS USED TO 
PLACE PATIENTS INTO 
COMAS FOR INTUBATION.
TAKES 
ICU AT ONE OF THE 
NATION'S HARDEST HIT 
HOSPITALS. 
>> Reporter: HOLY NAME
MEDICAL CENTER IN 
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY IS
A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.
MEDIUM SIZE, MANY OF 
THE STAFF WERE 
ACTUALLY BORN HERE.
IT WAS ALSO ONE OF THE
HOSPITALS HIT EARLIEST
AND HARDEST BY THE 
CORONAVIRUS.
55 DEATHS SO FAR.
175 INFECTED PEOPLE 
HOSPITALIZED. 
>> CHECKING EVERYTHING
OUT FOR YOU, OKAY?
MAKING SURE ALL YOUR 
LINES ARE GOOD. 
>> Reporter: ARLEAN 
VAN DYKE A SINGLE 
MOTHER OF TWO HAS BEEN
A NURSE HERE FOR 32 
YEARS.
A TIME WHEN FAMILY 
CAN'T BE THERE, 
BEDSIDE MANNER TAKES 
ON NEW MEANING.
EACH 13-HOUR SHIFT 
BRINGS NEW CHALLENGES.
>> EXHAUSTING.
TODAY WAS REALLY 
ROUGH. 
>> Reporter: MICHELLE 
IS THE DIRECTOR OF 
NURSING. 
>> THE NURSING STAFF 
HAVE BEEN AMAZING.
EVERY TIME THEY GO 
INTO A PATIENT ROOM, 
THEY KNOW THAT NOT 
ONLY ARE THEY THE 
CAREGIVER BUT THEY ARE
THE STAND IN FAMILY 
MEMBER. 
>> Reporter: SOMETIMES
IT IS THEIR FAMILY.
THREE OF THE RELATIVES
HAVE TESTED POSITIVE 
FOR CORONAVIRUS.
INCLUDING HER 
MOTHER-IN-LAW EDINA 
WHO WAS HOSPITALIZED 
HERE AND CELEBRATED 
HER 89th BIRTHDAY WITH
NURSES SINGING.
♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO 
YOU ♪
>> Reporter: TWO DAYS 
LATER, SHE DIED. 
>> THEY SANG TO HER.
SHE KNEW THEY WERE 
THERE.
SHE WAS MOUTHING THE 
WORDS AND IT WAS 
REALLY JUST SWEET AND 
ADORABLE AND THE 
FAMILY APPRECIATED 
HAVING THAT VIDEO 
KNOWING THAT HER LAST 
BIRTHDAY HERE ON EARTH
WAS CELEBRATED WITH 
PEOPLE AROUND HER. 
>> Reporter: THIS 
HOSPITAL LIKE SO MANY 
HAD TO TRANSFORM 
DURING THE CRISIS.
IT STARTED WITH 19 ICU
BEDS.
BY THE END OF THIS 
WEEK IT WILL HAVE 106.
MANY OF THOSE PATIENTS
ON VENTILATORS FOR 
DAYS AND EVEN WEEKS.
GOOD NEWS IS IN SHORT 
SUPPLY.
BUT LAST WEEK THERE 
WAS A VICTORY.
THE FIRST PATIENT TO 
BE SUCCESSFULLY 
REMOVED OFF A 
VENTILATOR. 
>> WE SEE THE SICKEST 
OF THE SICK, SO WE 
FORGET THAT THERE IS 
PEOPLE THAT DO WELL.
SO THIS WAS A HUGE 
THING FOR US. 
>> Reporter: FOR A 
HOSPITAL BATTLING THE 
WORST OF THIS VIRUS, A
WELCOME REMINDER THAT 
CALL THEIR WORK IS 
 
SERVICES DESPITE 
URGENT PLEAS FOR 
SOCIAL DISTADISTANCING.
MORE ON THAT FROM 
CATIE BECK. 
>> Reporter: DESPITE 
EMPTY HOUSES OF 
WORSHIP, MANY ARE 
VIRTUALLY PACKING THE 
AISLES FROM HOME. 
>> THANK YOU FOR 
JOINING US. 
>> Reporter: SOME 
TAKING A SAFE ROUTE TO
CONFESSION BUT IN AT 
LEAST A DOZEN STATES 
WHERE CHURCHES ARE 
EXEMPT FROM STAY AT 
HOME ORDERS AND 
SOMEWHERE THEY ARE 
NOT, FOLLOWERS GATHER 
IN NUMBER AND IN 
PERSON AS THEY DID ON 
PALM SUNDAY IN OHIO. 
>> THERE IS GOD'S LAW 
AND THEN THERE IS 
MAN'S LAW.
ME AND MY HOUSE HOLD 
PUT GOD'S LAW FIRST. 
>> Reporter: IN 
LOUISIANA A STATE WITH
ONE OF THE HIGHEST 
NUMBER OF COVID-19 
DEATHS, PASTOR TONY 
SPELL SAYS 1200 PEOPLE
SHOWED UP SUNDAY.
THE MASSIVE CROWD GAVE
AFTER HIS ARREST FOR 
HOSTING LAST WEEK'S 
SERVICE, WHICH 
AUTHORITIES SAY 
VIOLATED THE 
GOVERNOR'S ORDERS. 
>> THEY WOULD RATHER 
COME TO CHURCH AND 
WORSHIP LIKE FREE 
PEOPLE THAN THEY HAVE 
LIVED LIKE PRISONERS 
IN THEIR HOMES FOR 22 
DAYS NOW. 
>> Reporter: AND 
PASTOR JOEL GARZA VOWS
TO KEEP HIS CHURCH 
DOORS OPEN IN TEXAS 
WHERE CHURCHES ARE 
DEEMED ESSENTIAL. 
>> I THINK IT'S 
UTTERLY RIDICULOUS 
THAT THEY'RE DOING 
WHAT THEY'RE DOING. 
>> Reporter: WITH 
SEVERAL STATES 
SUSPENDING IN PERSON 
PRIMARY VOTING AND 
RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS 
JUST DAYS AWAY, MANY 
WONDER IF STATES WILL 
SOON TOUGHEN THEIR 
STANCE ON IN PERSON 
WORSHIP AND INSIST 
FAITH LEADERS SERVE 
ONLINE. 
>> WE'RE ALL TOGETHER.
WE ARE ALL ONE FAMILY 
AND I THINK THAT ALSO 
GIVES A LITTLE BIT OF 
THAT SPIRITUAL 
STRENGTH AS WE FACE 
THIS CRISIS. 
>> Reporte
OUR TEAM IS STAND 
BY AND WE BEGIN WITH 
NBC'S MIGUEL ALMAGUER.
>> Reporter: AS 
AMERICANS BRACE FOR 
WHAT MANY EXPECT WILL 
BE A GRIM WEEK, OUR 
NATIONAL DEATH TOLL 
HAS NOW HIT A 
STAGGERING NEW 
BENCHMARK.
THE SURGEON GENERAL 
CALLING THIS WEEK IN 
THE FIGHT AGAINST THE 
CORONAVIRUS OUR PEARL 
HARBOR, OUR 9/11 
MOMENT.
BEHIND EACH NUMBER A 
HEART BROKEN FAMILY.
POLICE SERGEANT J.J. 
SMITH AND WIFE GLORIA 
WERE STARTING A NEW 
LIFE TOGETHER AFTER 
HIS RETIREMENT.
THEY DIED DAYS APART. 
>> THE WORLD LOST SOME
OF THE MOST LOVING 
PEOPLE. 
>> Reporter: WITH 
LEADERS AT THE WHITE 
HOUSE URGING AMERICANS
WHO DON'T NEED TO SHOP
THIS WEEK TO AVOID 
GROCERY STORES, STATES
LIKE NEW YORK ARE NOT 
ALONE IN CRISIS.
IN MICHIGAN, THE 
DETROIT CONVENTION 
CENTER IS BECOMING A 
MASSIVE FIELD 
HOSPITAL.
IN LOUISIANA WHERE THE
GOVERNOR MAINTAINS HE 
DIDN'T KNOW MARDI GRAS
COULD TRIGGER AN 
OUTBREAK, THE NEW 
ORLEANS AREA NOW HAS 
THE HIGHEST DEATH RATE
IN THE COUNTRY.
AT A NURSING HOME IN 
INDIANA, 11 RESIDENTS 
HAVE DIED FROM THE 
VIRUS WHILE SEVERAL 
OTHERS HAVE BEEN 
HOSPITALIZED.
EVERYONE IS 
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THIS 
AND EVERYONE NEEDS TO 
FOLLOW PRECAUTIONS 
WE'VE LAID OUT. 
>> Reporter: WHILE 
CITIES LIKE BOSTON ARE
PREPARING FOR A 9:00 
P.M. CURFEW, IN 
COLORADO DOCTORS 
UNVEILED A PLAN FOR 
HOW TO PRIORITIZE 
LIFE-SAVING TREATMENT 
WHEN FACED WITH TOO 
MANY COVID-19 
PATIENTS. 
>> AFTER 23 DAYS I'M 
STILL SHUTTING THE 
VIRUS. 
>> Reporter: NURSE 
LISA MERCK WHO CAUGHT 
THE VIRUS NEARLY A 
MONTH AGO CLEARED HER 
MANDATORY QUARANTINE 
BUT TESTED POSITIVE 
AGAIN AFTER SHE 
INSISTED ON CHECKING 
HER STATUS BEFORE 
RETURNING TO WORK. 
>> I FEEL LIKE IT'S 
JUST DANGEROUS THAT 
WE'RE NOT CHECKING OUR
HEALTH CARE WORKERS 
BEFORE THEY GO BACK TO
WORK. 
>> Reporter: HOSPITALS
IN THE SOUTH NEED ALL 
THE NURSES AND DOCTORS
THEY CAN GET.
GEORGIA EXPERIENCING A
RAPID RISE IN CASES 
BUT ITS PEAK MAY BE 
WEEKS AWAY.
BLAYNE ALEXANDER IS IN
ATLANTA. 
>> Reporter: TODAY 
STARTS THE FIRST FULL 
WEEK OF THE SHELTER IN
PLACE ORDER.
MOST BUSINESSES ARE 
CLOSED BUT THE 
GOVERNOR ORDERED THE 
BEACHES BACK OPEN BUT 
SOME LOCAL LEADERS WHO
CLOSED THE BEACHES IN 
THE FIRST PLACE CALL 
THE MOVE RECKLESS. 
>> Reporter: AFTER 
SOME AMERICANS SPENT 
THEIR FIRST WEEKEND 
WEARING HOME MADE FACE
COVERINGS IN PUBLIC, 
SOME REGIONS STILL SAW
LARGE GATHERINGS LIKE 
THIS FARMER'S MARKET 
IN LOS ANGELES.
DESPITE A WEEKEND 
SURGE IN ICU CASES 
HERE IN CALIFORNIA THE
GOVERNOR IS GIVING 500
VENTILATORS TO NEW 
YORK AND OTHER REGIONS
WHO DESPERATELY NEED 
THEM NOW.
MARY LOU, A BAY AREA 
DETECTIVE WHO GOT SICK
ON THE JOB WAS ON A 
VENTILATOR FOR NEARLY 
A WEEK AFTER BEING 
ADVISED NOT TO GO TO 
THE E.R. WHEN SHE 
ARRIVED, DOCTORS 
COULDN'T SAVE HER 
LIFE. 
>> I'M GOING TO MISS 
HER VOICE.
I'M GOING TO MISS HER 
CALLING US. 
>> Reporter: TONIGHT, 
THE TRUE TOLL OF THIS 
CRISIS STILL 
UNFOLDING.
A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON HOW WE 
GOT TO THAT QUESTION.
AT THE BRONX ZOO NADIA, A 
4-YEAR-OLD TIGER FULL OF ENERGY 
AND SPUNK.
THIS WAS WHEN SHE WAS A HEALTHY 
CUB.
WHEN ZOO KEEPERS NOTICED HER 
WHEEZING WITH A DRY COUGH, NOT 
EATING, THEY WONDERED, COULD IT 
BE CORONAVIRUS.
A SPECIAL ANIMAL TESTING LAB, 
NOT THE ONES USED TO TEST HUMANS
IN THIS PANDEMIC REVEALED NADIA 
WAS INFECTED BELIEVED TO BE BY 
AN ASYMPTOMATIC ZOOKEEPER.
VETS AT THE BRONX ZOO BELIEVE 
THREE LIONS AND THREE OTHER 
TIGERS MIGHT ALSO HAVE COVID-19 
BUT WERE NOT TESTED. 
>> AT THE OUT SET, IT WAS 
DISBELIEF IT REALLY WAS COVID 
BUT THE LABS ARE EXCELLENT AND 
WE BELIEVE THEM. 
>> WE SEE CORONAVIRUS LEADING TO
DEATH IN HUMANS.
SAME CONCERN FOR THE BIG CATS?
>> THEY HAVE ALL BEGUN 
IMPROVING.
WE EXPECT THEM TO MAKE FULL 
RECOVERS. 
>> THIS MORNING AT ZOOS ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING THE 
OAKLAND ZOO, STRICT PROTOCOLS 
NOW MANDATE MASKS AND GLOVES FOR
ALL ZOO KEEPERS WHEN NEAR THE 
ANIMALS.
RON AT ZOO MIAMI. 
>> THE FACT THIS HAPPENED AT THE
BRONX ZOO IS PROOF IT CAN BE 
TRANSMITTED BETWEEN A HUMAN AND 
AN ANIMAL.
WE WERE UNAWARE OF THAT UNTIL 
THIS POINT. 
>> THIS IS ONE OF MY TWO KITTY 
CATS. 
>> ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH CATS 
BUT ALSO WITH DOGS ARE NOW 
ANXIOUS.
ON SOCIAL MEDIA, EXAMPLES OF PET
OWNERS GOINGO EXTREME LENGTHS 
THAT EXPERTS SAY ARE NOT NEEDED.
STILL THE QUESTIONS PERSIST. 
>> THIS IS OUR CAT.
IF SHE HAS CORONAVIRUS, CAN WE 
GET IT, TOO. 
>> WANTS TO KNOW CAN HE GET SICK
FROM CORONAVIRUS. 
>> WE TOOK OWNERS' QSTIONS TO 
THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL 
ASSOCIATION.
CAN WE GET CORONAVIRUS FROM OUR 
PETS, CATS OR DOGS, AND VICE 
VERSA, CAN WE GIVE IT TO THEM?
>> THE ANSWER IS PRETTY MUCH NO 
TO THAT.
ALL THE LEADING EXPERTS IN THE 
WORLD HAVE SAID THAT THEY DO NOT
BELIEVE THAT ANIMALS CAN SHED 
COVID-19 TO PEOPLE. 
>> STILL SOME PET OWNERS NOT 
TAKING ANY CHANCES. 
>> WIPE HIS FACE, WIPE HIS EARS.
>> WITH THEIR FURRY BEST 
FRIENDS. 
>> FOR HIM, I HAVE BEEN WIPING 
DOWN HIS PAWS AS SOON AS WE GET 
INSIDE.
I GET A RAG AND WIPE DOWN HIS 
PAWS AND EVERYTHING, MAKE SURE 
HE'S WIPED DOWN BECAUSE YOU 
NEVER KNOW.
YOU NEVER KNOW. 
>> THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL REASON 
THEY ARE WATCHING THIS EVER SO 
CLOSELY, BECAUSE KADAR AND HIS 
MATE ARE EXPECTING CUBS, WHICH 
IS EXTREMELY RARE.
THOSE CUBS ARE EXPECTED SOMETIME
NEXT MONTH.
IF YOU HAVE A PET AND WANT A 
LITTLE MORE INFORMATION, THE 
AMERICAN VETERINARY ASSOCIATION 
HAS PUT TOGETHER A LONG LIST 
WITH DETAILS ON A LEVEL THAT THE
AVERAGE PERSON CAN UNDERSTAND.
WE PUT THAT ON TODAY.COM TO HELP
FOLKS OUT, FOLLOW IT.
ONE NOTE, IF YOU HAVE A PET IS %
NEARLY 125,000 PEOPLE PER DAY. 
125,000 PEOPLE PER DAY. 
WE ALSO HAVE THE MOST ACCURATE %
TEST FOR CVS HAS BEEN GREAT. 
THEY ARE LAUNCHING TWO NEW %
DRIVE-THROUGH TESTING SITES IN 
ATLANTA AND RHODE ISLAND. 
EACH LOCATION WILL TEST UP TO 
100 ONE 1000 PATIENTS PER DAY 
USING THE FESTA TEST. 
IT WILL BE ULTRAFAST. 
IT IS VERY ACCURATE. 
WE ARE SENDING URGENT ECONOMIC %
RELIEF TO THE AMERICAN WORKER 
AND FAMILIES. AS OF TODAY TENS 
OF THOUSANDS OF SMALL %
BUSINESSES HAVE APPLIED FOR 
MORE THAN $40 BILLION IN RELIEF%
FUNDS, FOR THE PATEK PROTECTION%
PROGRAM THAT YOU'VE BEEN 
READING ABOUT. 
IT'S BEEN PERFORMING WELL. 
THERE ARE A COUPLE MINOR %
GLITCHES THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN 
CARE OF. 
THESE FUNDS WILL RESULT IN %
NEARLY 2 MILLION JOBS BEING %
PRESERVED. %
WE ARE TAKING CARE OF OUR %
WORKERS. 
NEARLY 3000 LENDERS HAVARTI %
MADE LOANS UNDER THE PROGRAM. 
WE ARE SIGNING UP ADDITIONAL %
LENDERS VERY QUICKLY. 
TRINITY BANKS HAVE BEEN VERY %
RESPONSIVE AND LARGER BANKS ARE%
ALSO STEPPING UP. 
WE RUN OUT OF FUNDS, WE ARE %
PREPARING BECAUSE IT IS GOING 
SO FAST. 
WHO ASKED CONGRESS TO REFILL IT%
IMMEDIATELY. 
THE BANKS HAVE BEEN GREAT. 
THE BANK OF AMERICA WAS UP %
THERE IN THE BEGINNING. 
CHASE HAS BEEN GREAT. 
THEY REALLY CAME THROUGH. 
THE COMMUNITY BANKS HAVE BEEN %
FANTASTIC. %
AS WE ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK WE 
ARE PROVIDING $100 MILLION IN %
DIRECT SUPPORT FOR THE %
HOSPITALS. 
$30 BILLION WILL BE DISTRIBUTED,
WE ALSO LOVE OUR FARMERS. %
AS YOU KNOW AS OF APRIL 1 250 
BILLION DOLLARS WERE PURCHASED 
FROM US. %
IF NOT MORE. 
OF THAT APPROXIMATELY 50 %
BILLION IS EXPECTED TO BE FROM 
THE FARMERS. %
IT KICKED IN AS OF APRIL 1. WE %
WILL LET YOU KNOW HOW THAT IS %
GOING. 
THEY ARE BUYING ANYWHERE FROM 
$40-$50 BILLION. IT WILL HAVE A 
HUGE IMPACT ON OUR FARMERS. 
WE ARE WATCHING IT VERY CLOSELY.
WE'VE MOBILIZED THE UNBEATABLE %
STRENGTH OF THE AMERICAN 
DETERMINATION, INGENUITY AND %
COMPASSION. 
I GOT TO SEE THAT WHEN I TALKED%
TO THE SCIENCE COMPANIES. GENER 
WATCHDOG REPORT PAINT A 
DEVASTATING PICTURE.
THIS MORNING A NEW DEFINITION OF
NEW NORMAL. 
>> IF BACK IT NORMAL MEANS 
ACTING LIKE THERE NEVER WAS A 
CORONAVIRUS PROBLEM, I DON'T 
THINK THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
IF YOU WANT TO GET TO 
PRE-CORONAVIRUS, THAT MIGHT NOT 
EVER HAPPEN IN THE SENSE OF THE 
FACT THAT THE THREAT IS THERE. 
>> Reporter: AS THE NATION FACES
A CRITICAL STRETCH IN THE BATTLE
AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS. 
>> THE NEXT WEEK, WEEK AND A 
HALF IS GOING TO BE A BIG SURGE,
THE PROFESSIONALS TELL US. 
>> A NEW INSPECTOR GENERAL 
WATCHDOG REPORT FINDS HOSPITALS 
NATIONWIDE ARE FACING SHORTAGES 
OF CRITICAL MEDICAL GEAR AND 
MANY STATES ARE WARNING THEIR 
HOSPITALS OF RUN OUT OF PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN DAYS.
AMONG THEM, HARD HIT MICHIGAN. 
>> AT ALL THREE HEALTH SYSTEMS, 
THERE ARE LESS THAN THREE DAYS 
UNTIL FACE SHIELDS RUN OUT AND 
LESS THAN SIX DAYS UNTIL 
SURGICAL GOWNS RUN OUT. 
>> ILLINOIS'S GOVERNOR ECHOING 
THE DIRE SITUATION, CRITICIZING 
WHAT HE SAYS IS THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION'S RATIONING OF 
RESOURCE. 
>> WHEN YOU COMPARE OUR FEDERAL 
SHIPMENTS TO OUR BURN RATE, THE 
PRODUCT THAT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM
THE FEDERAL STOCKPILE WILL LAST 
ONLY A HAND FULL OF DAYS IN THIS
MULTIMONTH BATTLE. 
>> MEANWHILE MANY SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS ARE STRUGGLING TO OBTAIN 
LOANS PROMISED UNDER $2 TRILLION
RELIEF PACKAGE AS BOTH TECHNICAL
GLITCHES AND SHEER DEMAND HAVE 
OVERWHELMED THE SMALL BUSINESS 
ADMINISTRATION.
THE PRESIDENT SIGNALING THE 
INITIAL $350 BILLION EARMARKED 
FOR THE PLAN MAY NOT BE ENOUGH. 
>> WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO 
PROBABLY ADD MORE MONEY TO THIS 
TO SAVE AND KEEP OUR SMALL 
BUSINESSES GOING AND TO KEEP THE
EMPLOYEES OF THOSE SMALL 
BUSINESSES WORKING. 
>> ALSO OVERNIGHT SOUTH CAROLINA
REVERSING COURSE, NOW TELLING 
ITS 5 MILLION RESIDENTS TO STAY 
AT HOME OR WORK WITH FEW 
EXCEPTIONS.
STILL EIGHT STATES REMAIN 
WITHOUT A STAY-AT-HOME ORDER.
DR. ANTHONY FAUCI SAYS HE SPOKE 
WITH TWO OF THOSE STATES, IOWA 
AND NEBRASKA, AND BELIEVES THEY 
HAVE AN ACCEPTABLE EQUIVALENT.
THE PRESIDENT SAYS IT WILL BE 
LEFT UP TO THE STATES FOR NOW. 
>> THEY ARE DOING WHAT WE'RE 
ASKING THEM TO DO WITHOUT HAVING
TO PUT THE SEAL ON IT.
I WILL SAY, IF I THOUGHT IT WAS 
NECESSARY, I WOULD DO IT IN A 
HEARTBEAT. 
>> Reporter: AS MUCH OF THE 
COUNTRY IS STAYING AT HOME AND 
SOCIAL DISTANCING, DR. BIRX SAYS
TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER WHILE 
ACKNOWLEDGING HOW TOUGH IT IS 
FOR EVERYONE, INCLUDING HER OWN 
FAMILY. 
>> MY GRANDCHILD OF 10 MONTHS 
GOT A FEVER OF 105 THIS WEEKEND.
I'M A DOCTOR, AND I COULDN'T GET
THERE.
THAT'S JUST AN ILLUSTRATION.
I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE MAKING 
SACRIFICES, AND I GUESS I WANT 
EVERYONE TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY.
>> Reporter: MEANTIME "NEW YORK 
TIMES" IS THIS MORNING REPORTING
SENIOR WHITE HOUSE TRADE ADVISER
PETER NAVARRO WARNED THE 
PRESIDENT, THE WHITE HOUSE, OF 
THE SITUATION WITH THE 
CORONAVIRUS IN JANUARY.
PETER NAVARRO WRITING ON JANUARY
29th, THE LACK OF IMMUNE 
PROTECTION OR AN EXISTING CURE 
OR VACCINE WOULD LEAVE AMERICANS
DEFENSELESS IN THE CASE OF A 
FULL-BLOWN CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK 
ON U.S. SOIL.
THE LACK OF PROTECTION ELEVATES 
THE RISK OF THE CORONAVIRUS 
INVOLVING INTO A FULL BLOWN 
PANDEMIC AND PERILLING THE LIVE 
TREAT COVID-19 PATIENTS BUT 
GOVERNOR CUOMO ASKED THE 
PRESIDENT TO CHANGE THAT AS THE 
CITY'S HOSPITALS ARE PUSHED TO 
THE BRINK.
THIS MORNING SOME POTENTIAL GOOD
NEWS IN HARD HIT NEW YORK. 
>> AGAIN, WOULD SUGGEST A 
POSSIBLE FLATTENING OF THE 
CURVE. 
>> DAILY HOSPITALS ARE DOWN, ICU
AND DAILY INTUBATIONS.
THOUGH DEATHS ARE STILL RISING, 
THE INCREASE HAS BEEN STABLE FOR
TWO DAYS.
STILL, GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO IS 
WARNING NEW YORKERS NOT TO LET 
THEIR GUARD DOWN. 
>> IF WE ARE PLATEAUING, WE ARE 
PLATEAUING AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL 
AND THERE'S TREMENDOUS STRESS ON
THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. 
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS
NOW AGREED TO ALLOW THE 1,000 
BED FLOATING HOSPITAL, "USNS 
COMFORT," TO TREAT COVID-19 
PATIENTS.
BUT OVERNIGHT A CREW MEMBER WAS 
ISOLATED AFTER TESTING POSITIVE 
FOR THE VIRUS.
THE NAVY SAYS IT WILL HAVE NO 
IMPACT ON THE "COMFORT'S" 
MISSION.
MEANWHILE THERE'S 125 BEDS IN 
THE JAVITS CONVENTION CENTER, 
WHICH HAS BEEN CONVERTED INTO A 
MASSIVE HOSPITAL AND IS NOW 
OPEN.
PERHAPS 200 MORE AT ST. JOHNS 
DIVINE, LARGEST IN AMERICA, 
WORKING OUT LOGISTICS TO OPEN 
ITS DOORS TO THE SICK.
ALL RELIEF VALUES FOR THIS 
DOCTOR WHO WORKS AT NORTH SHORE 
HOSPITALS AND SAYS ALL OF HER 
PATIENTS ARE ILL. 
>> YOU CAN ACTUALLY SMELL FEAR.
YOU SMELL DEATH. 
>> Reporter: IN HARLEM, 
FRUSTRATED MEDICAL WORKERS ARE 
DEMANDING MORE PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT. 
>> TO HAVE AN N95 MASK EVERY DAY
IS NOTHING.
THAT'S LIKE US BEGGING FOR 
CRUMBS WHEN WE NEED DINNER. 
>> Reporter: NEW YORK CITY 
ACCOUNTS FOR A QUARTER OF THE 
SURGING DEATH TOLL.
A FUNERAL HOME IN BROOKLYN SAYS 
IT'S RUNNING OUT OF BODY BAGS. 
>> WE'RE OVERWHELMED.
OVERWHELMED. 
>> MY STAFF ARE AT WIT'S END. 
>> AS CITY OFFICIALS URGE 
WEARING FACE MASKS OPPONENTS.
HIS GREATEST CHALLENGE NOW, A 
SIMPLE VIRUS.
HE'S BEEN LEADING THE BRITISH 
CHARGE AGAINST CORONAVIRUS BUT 
THIS MORNING BRITAIN'S PRIME 
MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON IS IN 
INTENSIVE CARE, FOCUSED ON THE 
FIGHT OF HIS LIFE, HIS OWN 
DIFFICULT BATTLE WITH THE VIRUS.
POLITICS PUSHED ASIDE.
EUROPEAN LEADERS LIKE THE FRENCH
PRESIDENT WHO SO OFTEN DISAGREED
WITH JOHNSON TWEETED SUPPORT. 
>> WHEN YOU'RE IN INTENSIVE 
CARE, IT'S A BIG DEAL. 
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP HOPING THE 
PRIME MINISTER WILL PULL 
THROUGH. 
>> AMERICANS ARE ALL PRAYING FOR
HIS RECOVERY.
HE'S BEEN A REALLY GOOD FRIEND, 
REALLY SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL, 
STRONG, RESOLUTE, DOESN'T QUIT, 
DIDN'T GIVE UP. 
>> ON THURSDAY JOHNSON WAS 
OUTSIDE DOWNING STREET CHEERING 
BRITAIN'S HEALTH WORKERS.
HE LOOKED VISIBLY SICK IN A 
VIDEO MESSAGE FRIDAY. 
>> I HAVE TEMPERATURE. 
>> ON SUNDAY HE WAS MOVED TO THE
HOSPITAL.
YESTERDAY, JUST HOURS AFTER 
TWEETING "I'M IN GOOD SPIRITS" 
HE WAS GIVEN OXYGEN AND MOVED TO
INTENSIVE CARE.
THE QUEEN BEING KEPT INFORMED.
HIS FOREIGN SECRETARY, WHO WILL 
RUN THE GOVERNMENT IN HIS 
ABSENCE, VISIBLY STUNNED. 
>> THE GOVERNMENT'S BUSINESS 
WILL CONTINUE AND THE PRIME 
MINISTER IS IN SAFE HANDS. 
>> HIS PREGNANT FIANCEE WHO 
LIVES WITH HIM ON DOWNING STREET
HAS BEEN SICK BUT SAYS SHE'S 
GETTING STRONGER.
INITIALLY, LIKE SO MANY, JOHNSON
FAILED TO TAKE CORONAVIRUS 
SERIOUSLY, SHAKING HANDS ON A 
HOSPITAL VISIT. 
>> ACTUALLY A FEW CORONAVIRUS 
VIRUS I SHOOK HANDS WITH.
EVERYBODY, YOU'LL BE HAPPY TO 
KNOW I CONTINUE TO SHAKE HANDS. 
>> Reporter: THIS MORNING 
BRITAIN IS WAKING UP TO 
UNPRECEDENTED CRISIS.
ITS HOSPITALS OVERSTRETCHED 
TREATING THE VICTIMS OF THE 
VIRUS, INCLUDING THE PRIME 
MINISTER HIMSELF IN INTENSIVE 
CARE.
IT'S A REALLY UNSETTLING TIME 
THE BRITISH PEOPLE WAKING UP TO 
FRONT PAGES LIKE THIS, HODA.
ONE, THE "DAILY MAIL" SAYING HIS
PREGNANT FIANCEE
SUGGESTING THIS WAS ALL A HOAX.
SAVANNAH, BACK TO YOU. 
>> ALL RIGHT.
TOM COSTELLO, THANK YOU.
THAT BRINGS US TO DR. JEROME 
ADAMS, THE SURGEON GENERAL.
DR. ADAMS, GOOD TO SEE YOU 
AGAIN, SIR. 
>> GOOD MORNING, SAVANNAH. 
>> LET ME START BY ASKING YOU 
ABOUT WHAT TOM COSTELLO JUST 
REPORTED.
"THE NEW YORK TIMES" IS SAYING 
IT HAS LOOKED AND SEEN A MEMO 
DATED JANUARY 29th IN WHICH A 
TOP TRADE ADVISER WARNED THAT 
TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS COULD BE AT
RISK AND MILLIONS OF AMERICANS 
COULD BE AT RISK BECAUSE OF 
CORONAVIRUS.
DID YOU EVER SEE THAT LETTER?
WERE YOU AWARE OF THAT LETTER?
MORE BROADLY SPEAKING, DO YOU 
BELIEVE THE WHITE HOUSE AT 
SENIOR LEVELS HAD SUFFICIENT 
WARNING OF THIS PANDEMIC 
OFFICIAL. 
>> TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, I 
NEVER SAW THAT LETTER, BUT YOU 
AND I TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT
I RAN A STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT 
THREE YEARS, I'VE BEEN IN PUBLIC
HEALTH FOR 20 YEARS.
WE'VE BEEN SAYING FOR DECADES 
THIS IS A POSSIBLE.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT SARS, MERS, THE
SITUATIONS WE'VE DEALT WITH, 
MANY PEOPLE AT ALL LEVELS JUST 
DID NOT EXPECT SOMETHING LIKE 
THIS TO HAPPEN AT THIS 
MAGNITUDE.
THERE ARE MANY LESSONS LEARNED.
THIS VIRUS HUMBLED MANY OF US.
AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL 
LEVEL WE'LL BACKTRACK AND TRY TO
FIGURE OUT HOW TO IMPROVE GOING 
FORWARD. 
>> IT'S INTERESTING YOU SAID 
THAT.
YOU SAID IT TOOK PEOPLE BY 
SURPRISE.
I GUESS THAT'S THE POINT OF THIS
MEMO BEING REPORTED BY "THE NEW 
YORKIMES" IN JANUARY OF THIS 
YEAR, JANUARY 29th, IT SAID 
PARTICULARLY THIS COULD PUT 
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS AT RISK, 
CORONAVIRUS IN PARTICULAR.
DO YOU BELIEVE THE WHITE HOUSE 
HAD THAT SUFFICIENT WARNING TO 
KNOW HOW BAD THIS COULD BE?
>> WELL, WHAT I KNOW BASED ON MY
INTERACTION WITH THE TASK FORCE,
I JOINED THE TASK FORCE LATER, 
THERE WERE PREPARATIONS GOING ON
THE ENTIRE TIME.
I CAN TELL YOU WITHIN HHS, 
SECRETARY AZAR, FROM THE TIME 
THIS STARTED DEVELOPING IN CHINA
WAS LOOKING AT THE STOCKPILE, 
TRYING TO COME UP WITH PLANS.
THERE WAS WORK GOING ON BEHIND 
THE SCENES.
THIS VIRUS HUMBLED MANY OF US.
WHAT I'M FORK USING ON IS WHAT 
AMERICANS CAN DO TO PROTECT 
THEMSELVES.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE LEANING INTO 30
DAYS.
THE GOOD NEWS IS WE'RE SEEING 
MANY PLACES ACROSS THE COUNTRY 
LEVEL OUT THEIR 
HOSPITALIZATIONS, THEIR ICU 
ADMISSIONS, THEIR DEATH RATES.
WE KNOW MITIGATION WORKS.
I WANT PEOPLE TO FOCUS ON WHAT 
WE NEED TO DO IN THE NEXT TWO 
WEEKS TO FLATTEN THE CURVE AND 
SLOW DEATH RATES. 
>> I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THAT.
YOU SAID MANY PLACES, NEW YORK 
IN PARTICULAR, HAS REAL GLIMMERS
OF HOPE, INTUBATIONS DOWN, 
HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS DOWN, ICU 
ADMISSIONS DOWN.
DO YOU BELIEVE NEW YORK HAS HIT 
THE PEAK AND FLATTENED THE 
CURVE?
>> WELL, I DON'T WANT TO SAY 
THEY HAVE HIT THEIR PEAK YET 
BECAUSE SOMETIMES PLACES WILL 
COME DOWN FOR A LITTLE BIT AND 
POP BACK UP AGAIN.
WASHINGTON, CALIFORNIA, KUDOS TO
THE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS OUT 
THERE THAT FLATTENED THEIR CURVE
DEFINITELY.
NEW YORK, WE SEE THAT BECAUSE 
PEOPLE COOPERATED -- REMEMBER, 
SAVANNAH, THE POWER TO CHANGE 
THE TRAJECTORY OF THIS EPIDEMIC 
REALLY LIES IN THE HANDS OF THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
THIS VIRUS SPREADS 
PERSON-TO-PERSON.
THE WAY WE COMBAT IT IS WITH 
EACH AND EVERY PERSON DECIDING 
TO CREATE MAXIMAL DISTANCE 
BETWEEN EACH OTHER.
THE PEOPLE IN NEW YORK ARE DOING
THAT.
I KNOW THAT I HELPED AMERICA 
UNDERSTAND THIS IS GOING TO BE A
HARD AND TOUGH WEEK BUT I ALSO 
WANTED THEM TO UNDERSTAND WE'VE 
HAD HARD WEEKS, HARD TIMES IN 
OUR COUNTRY BEFORE AND WE'VE 
COME TOGETHER.
AMERICA IS COMING TOGETHER TO 
BATTLE THIS DISEASE, AND WE ARE 
STARTING TO SEE PROGRESS. 
>> AT THE SAME TIME YOU HAVE THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL'S REPORT FROM 
THE ADMINISTRATION, FROM THE 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY
STATING THERE IS STILL A SEVERE 
SHORTAGE OF TESTING, THAT 
HOSPITAL WORKERS DON'T HAVE 
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN
THE NUMBERS THEY NEED.
THEY ARE EVEN NOT HAVING ENOUGH 
THERMOMETERS IN SOME PLACES.
DO YOU ACKNOWLEDGE, SIR, THAT 
THERE'S WOEFULLY INADEQUATE 
RESOURCES RIGHT NOW FOR MANY, 
MANY HOSPITALS AND FRONTLINE 
WORKERS, YOUR COLLEAGUES. 
>> WE KNOW THE FEDERAL STOCKPILE
DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH IN THERE TO 
DEAL ALONE WITH THIS TYPE OF 
EPIDEMIC.
WE KNOW THAT STATES ARE 
RESPONSIBLE FOR STOCKPILES AND 
THEY WERE INADEQUATE.
WE KNOW HOSPITALS, WHEN YOU LOOK
AT HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS AND I 
WORKED WITH HOSPITALS AS A 
HEALTH DIRECTOR, DIDN'T HAVE 
ENOUGH IN THERE BUT WE'RE ALL 
WORKING TOGETHER AND TRYING TO 
MOVE AND REALLOCATE THOSE 
RESOURCES.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT SO FAR WE 
ARE WORKING WITH GOVERNORS TO 
MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE GETTING 
WHAT THEY NEED WHEN THEY NEED 
IT.
REMEMBER, PEOPLE CALLED ME AN 
ALARMIST WHEN A FEW WEEKS AGO I 
WAS TELLING PLACES TO PULL OUT 
OF ELECTIVE SURGERIES, DON'T 
TAKE N935 OR MEDICAL MASKS 
BECAUSE THEY AREN'T HELPFUL FOR 
THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO GET THEM 
FROM GETTING CORONAVIRUS BUT 
THEY ARE NEEDED FOR HEALTH CARE 
WORKERS.
I HAVE TOLD PEOPLE THIS WAS 
COMING.
NOW IT'S UP TO EVERYONE TO DO 
THEIR PART, TO LOWER DEMAND AND 
MOVE SUPPLIES TO WHERE THEY ARE 
NEEDED AND MAKE SURE MY 
COLLEAGUES, MY HEALTH CARE 
WORKERS, MY FRIENDS ARE GETTING 
WHAT THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO 
PROTECT THEMSELVES. 
>> A COUPLE OF QUICK THINGS.
I ONLY HAVE A FEW SECONDS LEFT.
I KNOW YOU'VE GOT TO GO.
GEORGIA BEACHES WERE REOPENED BY
THE GOVERNOR.
GOOD IDEA OR BAD IDEA?
>> WELL, THAT'S THE GOVERNOR'S 
DECISION.
BUT IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO THE
BEACH, STAY 6 FEET APART.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE CLOSER 
THAN 6 FEET, MAKE YOURSELF A 
HOME MADE MASK TO PROTECT YOUR 
NEIGHBOR FROM YOU BEING OUT 
THERE.
RIGHT NOW THE BEST ADVICE I CAN 
GIVE EVERYONE IS, PLEASE, STAY 
AT HOME.
GIVE US A WEEK, TWO WEEKS, 
IDEALLY 30 DAYS BUT STAY AT 
HOME. 
>> WHAT ABOUT THE STATE OF 
WISCONSIN, WHICH IS HAVING 
IN-PERSON VOTING.
THE GOVERNOR TRIED TO DELAY THE 
ELECTION BUT IT GOT INTO A COURT
BATTLE AND THE VOTING WILL GO ON
TODAY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?
>> I SAY AS A BLACK MAN, I KNOW 
PEOPLE HAVE DIED FOR THE RIGHT 
TO VOTE.
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR 
ENTIRE COUNTRY.
IF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GO OUT 
THERE AND VOTE, THEN, PLEASE, DO
IT AS SAFELY AS POSSIBLE.
MAINTAIN 6 FEET.
IN WISCONSIN CONSIDER WEARING A 
CLOTH COVERING TO PROTECT YOUR 
NEIGHBOR.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO EXERCISE YOUR
RIGHT TO VOTE, DO IT AS SAFELY 
AS POSSIBLE.
CHECK OUT MY ADVICE AT CDC.GOV 
OR FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE A 
CLOTH MASK AT SURGEON 
GE TESTING THE LIMITS
BETWEEN EXERCISE, RECREATION AND
PUBLIC HEALTH.
IN THE SUNNY SHADOWS OF 
MANHATTAN, BROOKLYN RESIDENTS 
RECLINE AND WORK OUT, SOME 
PRACTICING SOCIAL DISTANCING.
OTHERS, NOT SO MUCH. 
>> NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO BE 
PLAYING FRISBEE WITH YOUR FRIEND
IN THE PARK. 
>> AFTER ALL THIS, GOVERNOR 
CUOMO HAS SEEN ENOUGH. 
>> FRANKLY THERE HAS BEEN A 
LAXNESS ON SOCIAL DISTANCING, 
ESPECIALLY OVER THE WEEKEND, 
THAT IS WHOLLY UNACCEPTABLE. 
>> IN NEW YORK STATE PARKS STAY 
OPEN WITH SIGNS THAT SAY BE 
SMART, STAY 6 FEET APART.
OTHER ACTIVITIES LESS SMART 
AFTER NASSAU COUNTY LONG ISLAND,
REOPENED THE GOLF COURSE. 
>> I'M NOT LYING, I THOUGHT, 
SHOULD I BE DOING THIS. 
>> ACROSS CALIFORNIA, FIVE IN 
HANDCUFFS FOR BANNED BEHAVIOR.
ONE MAN ARRESTED IN MALIBU FOR 
PADDLEBOARDING IN THE PACIFIC, 
WHILE 22 SUN SEEKERS WERE CITED 
FOR TRESPASSING ON CLOSED 
BEACHES. 
>> AS MUCH AS I HATE TO SEE THAT
HAPPEN, AND I REALLY DO, WE RUN 
THE BEACH AND USE IT ALL THE 
TIME, I DO THINK IT'S PROBABLY 
THE PRUDENT MOVE AT THE MOMENT. 
>> BEACHES BURIED IN THE MIDDLE 
OF DEBATE ALL OVER THE COUNTY.
GEORGIA GOVERNOR KEMP REOPENED 
HIS BEACHES AND HEAVILY 
CRITICIZED. 
>> IN MY OPINION THEY LOADED A 
GUN AND POINTED IT AT THE BEACH.
>> IN MIAMI BEACH ACCESS TO THE 
PARK HAS BEEN SHUT OFF FOR 
WEEKS.
PEOPLE ARE OUT EXERCISING WITH 
VARYING LEVELS OF CONCERN. 
>> WHAT IS YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF
SOCIAL DISTANCING, WHAT SHOULD 
YOU BE DOING RIGHT NOW?
>> DON'T GO TO PARTIES.
DON'T GO TO GATHERINGS. 
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU 
SEE PEOPLE BIKING TOGETHER, 
RUNNING TOGETHER. 
>> PUTTING THEMSELVES AT RISK. 
>> FOR MANY, OUTDOOR ACTIVITY 
THEY SAY IS ESSENTIAL. 
>> I THINK IT'S THE ABSOLUTE 
ANTIDOTE TO DESPAIR. 
>> SOME LEADERS LIKE GOVERNOR 
CUOMO URGING PEOPLE TO USE THAT 
PRIVILEGE WITH DISCRETION OR 
FACE $1,000 FINE. 
>> IT'S NOT REALLY ABOUT THE 
FINE.
NOBODY WANTS THE MONEY.
WE WANT THE COMPLIANCE. 
>> Reporter: STOPPING THE SPREAD
OF THIS VICIOUS DISEASE ONE 
ACTION AT A TIME. 
>> SAM, MOST STATES DO HAVE 
THOSE SHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDERS 
RIGHT NOW BUT AN EXCEPTION FOR 
GOING OUTSIDE AND GETTING 
EXERCISE SEEMS TO BE THE RULE IN
MOST PLACES.
SO HOW SHOULD PEOPLE PROCEED. 
>> THAT'S A DELICATE QUESTION.
MOST STATES DO HAVE LOCKDOWN, 
MOST HAVE AN EXCEPTION FOR 
ACTIVITY, ESPECIALLY IN NEW 
YORK.
YOU CAN'T BE WITHIN 2 FEET OF A 
PERSON.
IN MANYSOMETHING NEW.
OUR SERIES, ON CALL, ANSWERING 
YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT 
CORONAVIRUS.
THERE'S SO MUCH INFO OUT THERE 
SO IT'S HARD TO KNOW WHAT TO 
BELIEVE.
NBC MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT JOHN 
TORRES WILL HELP US SORT THIS 
OUT.
HEY, JOHN.
WE STARTED THE NEWSCAST WITH 
HOPEFUL NEWS THAT NEW YORK AND 
NEW JERSEY APPEAR TO BE 
FLATTENING THE CURVE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE AT HOME MIGHT BE
GOING, YAY, IT'S OVER BUT WHERE 
ARE WE IN THIS FIGHT?
>> HODA, YOU'RE RIGHT.
WE'RE NOT OVER WITH THIS AT ALL.
FLATTENING THE CURVE JUST MEANS 
WE'RE DOING THE JOB OF NOT 
GETTING IT ALL AT ONCE TO 
OVERWHELM THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
WHAT'S HAPPENING BECAUSE OF ALL 
THE DIFFERENT STEPS WE'RE TAKING
AND IF WE START RELAXING ON 
THAT, THAT CURVE WILL POP BACK 
UP SO WE CAN'T LET DOWN. 
>> IN GEORGIA, SPEAKING OF THAT,
THE BEACHES WERE REOPENED 
YESTERDAY.
WE SAW A BUNCH OF PEOPLE ON 
THEM.
A GOOD OR A BAD IDEA. 
>> I THINK IT'S A BAD IDEA 
BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY, 
WELL, IF YOU STAY 6 FEET AWAY, 
PEOPLE WEAR MASKS.
THE REALITY IS PEOPLE DON'T GO 
TO THE BEACH TO WEAR A MASK, 
STAY 6 FEET AWAY FROM SOMEBODY 
ELSE.
THEY WILL START MING LING 
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
AS WE TOLD YOU TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN, WE NEED A FEW WEEKS OF 
STAYING INDOORS.
PEOPLE NEED TO DO THAT THE NEXT 
WEEK.
LET'S DO THAT, NOT OPEN BEACHES,
NOT GO OUTSIDE ANY MORE THAN WE 
HAVE TO.
LET'S DO THE THINGS WE KNOW WILL
WORK TO FLATTEN THAT CURVE TO 
GET THROUGH THIS AS QUICKLY AS 
POSSIBLE. 
>> I THINK EVERYBODY IS 
DESPERATE FOR AN ANSWER OF THE 
PRESIDENT HAS BEEN TOUTING THE 
ANTI-MALARIA DRUG 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE, IT'S NOT 
BEEN PROVEN OR THERE ARE NO CASE
STUDIES.
LISTEN TO THE PRESIDENT'S SOUND 
BITE. 
>> WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE?
WHAT DO YOU HAVE DO LOSE?
TAKE IT.
I REALLY THINK THEY SHOULD TAKE 
IT.
IT'S THEIR CHOICE.
IT'S THE DOCTOR'S CHOICE OR THE 
DOCTORS AND THE HOSPITAL.
BUT HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE, TRY IT, 
IF YOU WOULD LIKE. 
>> ALL RIGHT.
SO HIS QUESTION IS ALWAYS WHAT 
DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE, SO I'M 
GOOGLE TO ASK YOU THAT QUESTIO.,
WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE?
>> POTENTIALLY YOU COULD LOSE 
YOUR LIFE.
THERE IS ONE SIDE EFFECT, YOU 
CAN GET A HEART ARRHYTHMIA.
SPECIAL TAKEN WITH ZITHROMYCIN.
THAT HAS THE SAME SIDE EFFECTS.
IT DOESN'T HAPPEN.
WE DON'T KNOW WHO.
WE DON'T KNOW IT'S GOING TO 
WORK.
IT DID GREAT IN THE LABS.
IN SMALL STUDIES IT LOOKS 
HOPEFUL.
WE CAN'T PUT SOMETHING ON OUR 
HOPES, WE HAVE TO USE SCIENTIFIC
DATA.
TO SAY GO OUT AND TAKE IT, 
MEDICINES HAVE SIDE EFFECTS.
TRUST ME, AS DOCTORS WE'RE AS 
DESPERATE AS ANYONE TO GET HELP 
ON THIS.
WE NEED TO WAIT ON THIS.
WE NEED CLINICAL TRIALS TO SEE 
IF IT WORKS AND NOT CAUSE MORE 
HARM THAN GOOD. 
>> DOCTOR, THERE'S SOMETHING 
CIRCULATING ON FACEBOOK, PEOPLE 
ARE WONDERING IF THEY HAD 
CORONAVIRUS BACK MONTHS AGO.
THIS WAS WRITTEN, WHO GOT SICK 
IN NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER, LASTED 
10 TO 14 DAYS WITH THE WORSE 
COUGH THAT DIDN'T GO AWAY THEN 
YOU PROBABLY HAD CORONAVIRUS.
IS THAT A POSSIBILITY?
>> HODA, I THINK IT'S A LOT OF 
WISHFUL THINKING.
IT'S A POSSIBILITY BUT NOT 
PROBABLE.
IT PROBABLY DIDN'T HAPPEN.
IF YOU THINK BACK IN NOVEMBER, 
JANUARY, FEBRUARY, THE FLU WAS 
HERE, A COLD WAS HERE, A 
DIFFERENT TYPE OF CORONAVIRUS.
MORE THAN LIKELY THAT'S WHAT YOU
HAD.
IF YOU GOT SICK COME MARCH, 
APRIL, MORE THAN LIKELY IT'S 
PROBABLY CORONAVIRUS BUT THAT'S 
LATER IN THE YEAR.
THE THING I'M TELLING PEOPLE IF 
YOU GOT SICK EARLY ON, NOVEMBER,
DECEMBER, JANUARY, FEBRUARY, 
DON'T ASSUME YOU HAD CORONAVIRUS
AND DON'T GO OUT THERE AND SAY I
HAVE A GOOD IMMUNE SYSTEM BUT 
PROBABLY THAT'S NOT WHAT IT WAS.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE 
WONDERING, THE TIGER TESTED 
POSITIVE.
WAIT, I HAVE A CAT, A DOG.
IF THE TIGER CAN GET IT, CAN MY 
TIGER, MY CAT, MY DOG?
>> I CONTACTED AMERICAN 
VETERINARY ASSOCIATION, NO PET, 
NO CAT OR DOG HAS BEEN TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS.
IN THE WORLD THERE'S BEEN ONLY 
FOUR PETS THAT HAVE COME UP 
POSITIVE.
THIS LION IS NOT A PET, 
OBVIOUSLY.
IT'S POSITIVE.
WE KNOW THINGS CAN GO FROM HUMAN
TO ANIMALS, ANIMALS BACK TO 
HUMAN.
IN THIS CASE IT WENT FROM HUMAN 
TO ANIMALS, LOOKS LIKE IT'S 
STAYING THERE.
SUPPOSEDLY THE TIGER IS DOING 
WELL.
FOR PEOPLE AT HOME, IF YOU'RE 
SICK, TREAT YOUR PETS LIKE 
PEOPLE, STAY AWAY FROM THEM AND 
MAKE SURE THEY SOCIAL DISTANCE.
DON'T LET THEM OFF THE LEASH AND
LET THEM PLAY WITH PEOPLE IN 
PARTS.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD 
SPREAD.
TAKE CARE OF THEM LIKE ANY OTHER
 
REGRETS CALLING THE CAPTAIN 
BRETT CROZER IN A LETTER THAT 
LEAKS TO THE PRESS. 
>> UNFORTUNATELY IT DID THE 
OPPOSITE. 
>> Reporter: THIS MORNING A 
STUNNING ABOUT FACE FROM ACTING 
NAVY SECRETARY THOMAS MODLY, 
APOLOGIZING TO THE NAVY AND TO 
FORMER CAPTAIN BRETT CROZIER 
DAYS AFTER DISMISSING CROZIER 
FROM COMMAND OF "USS THEODORE 
ROOSEVELT" AND EXCORIATING HIM 
IN REMARKS TO THE CREW ON HIS 
SHIP.
FIRST PUBLISHED BY MILITARY 
WEBSITE TASK & PURPOSE, MODLY 
ACCUSED CROZIER OF BETRAYAL OF 
TRUST WRITING A WIDELY 
CIRCULATED LETTER WHICH SOUNDED 
THE ALARM ABOUT THE OUTBREAK OF 
CORONAVIRUS ON HIS SHIP. 
>> IF HE DIDN'T THINK -- IT WAS 
MY OPINION THAT IF HE DIDN'T 
THINK THE INFORMATION WAS GOING 
TO GET OUT TO THE PUBLIC IN THIS
INFORMATION AGE WE LIVE IN THEN 
HE HE WAS, A, TOO NAIVE OAR 
STUPID TO BE COMMANDER OF A SHIP
LIKE THIS. 
>> Reporter: HE WROTE, I WANT TO
APOLOGIZE TO THE NAVY FOR MY 
RECENT COMMENTS.
I DO NOT THINK CAPTAIN CROZIER 
IS NAIVE OR STUPID.
HE IS SMART AND PASSIONATE, I 
BELIEVE PRECISELY BECAUSE HE'S 
NOT NAIVE OR STUPID THAT HE SENT
HIS ALARMING E-MAIL WITH THE 
INTENTION OF GETTING IT INTO THE
PUBLIC DOMAIN IN AN EFFORT TO 
DRAW ATTENTION TO THE SITUATION 
ON HIS SHIP.
JUST HOURS EARLIER WE PRESSED 
PRESIDENT TRUMP ABOUT WHETHER 
MODLY'S INITIAL COMMENTS WERE 
APPROPRIATE. 
>> IT'S TOUGH LANGUAGE BUT I 
DON'T WANT -- LET'S NOT GET INTO
THAT.
IT'S TOUGH LANGUAGE. 
>> MODLY'S COMMENTS CAME JUST 
TWO DAYS AFTER THIS VIDEO 
CIRCULATED ONLINE SHOWING 
SUPPORTIVE CREW MEMBERS CHEERING
CROZIER AS HE DEPARTED THE SHIP.
>> CAPTAIN CROZIER!
>> Reporter: OVERNIGHT THE 
DEMOCRATIC HOUSE ARMED SERVICES 
COMMITTEE CALLED FOR HIS REMOVAL
FOR THE CRITICAL COMMENTS 
AGAINST CROZIER.
MEANWHILE PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID 
HE MAY INTERVENE IN THE NAVY'S 
MISTAKE, HE DOESN'T WANT TO 
DESTROY SOMEBODY FOR HAVING A 
BAD DAY.
BACK TO YOU. 
>> KRISTEN WELKER FROM THE WHITE
HOUSE.
KRISTEN, THANK YOU.
ALSO FROM THE WHITE HOUSE 
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID HE HAD A 
FRIENDLY PHONE CONVERSATION WITH
FORMER VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN 
ON MONDAY TO TALK ABOUT THE 
FEDERAL RESPONSE TO THE 
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
MR. TRUMP SAID IT WAS A GOOD 
CALL AND THAT BIDEN MADE SEVERAL
SUGGESTIONS.
MR. BIDEN SAT DOWN WITH ME JUST 
BEFORE THAT CALL AND I ASKED HIM
WHAT SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT 
NOVEMBER 3rd ELECTION IF IT'S 
NOT SAFE YET TO VOTE IN PERSON. 
>> I'D MUCH PREFER TO HAVE 
IN-PERSON VOTING.
IT DEPENDS.
IT DEPENDS ON THE STATE OF PLAY.
WE CANNOT DELAY OR POSTPONE A 
CONSTITUTIONALLY REQUIRED 
NOVEMBER ELECTION. 
>> YOU CAN 
SACRIFICES.
I GUESS I WANT EVERYONE TO TAKE 
THIS SERIOUSLY. 
>> FOR "TODAY," TOM COSTELLO, 
NBC NEWS. 
>>> WE LEARNED LATE IN THE 
AFTERNOON DEMOCRATIC 
FRONT-RUNNER JOE BIDEN HAD A 
PHONE CALL.
BOTH SIDES CALLED IT A GOOD 
CALL.
BIDEN OFFERED SUGGESTIONS TO THE
PRESIDENT.
BEFORE THAT PHONE CALL I HAD A 
CHANCE TO TALK TO THE FORMER 
VICE PRESIDENT.
WE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT 
THE CORONAVIRUS, AND WHAT 
HAPPENS IF IT'S NOT SAFE FOR 
PEOPLE TO HEAD TO THE POLLS COME
NOVEMBER. 
>> MR. VICE PRESIDENT, RIGHT OFF
THE TOP HERE, IF YOU WERE 
SITTING IN THE OVAL OFFICE, WHAT
KIND OF THINGS WOULD YOU BE 
DOING THAT THIS ADMINISTRATION 
SO FAR HAS NOT DONE. 
>> THE CORONIRUS IS NOT HIS 
FAULT BUT I'D ACCEPT 
RESPONSIBILITY.
THIS IS A NATIONAL PROBLEM, NOT 
A LOCAL PROBLEM, NOT A 
GOVERNORS' PROBLEM.
I'D MOVE MORE QUICKLY.
I'D NOT BE PUSHING THE 
RESPONSIBILITY OFF ON OTHERS AND
FULLY IMPLEMENT DEFENSE 
PRODUCTION DEBT, GET ALL THE 
INFORMATION, MASKS, ALL THE 
THINGS OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND 
DOCS AND NURSES NEED.
I'D FULLY EMPOWER A SUPPLY 
COMMANDER.
ONE PERSON IN THE WHITE HOUSE, 
PREFERABLY A MILITARY PERSON WHO
HAS DONE THIS, WHO, IN FACT, IS 
IN CHARGE OF ALL THE SUPPLIES 
AVAILABLE IN THE NATION, WHERE 
THEY ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE 
NEEDED AND BE THE PERSON WHO IS 
THE THROUGH POINT.
I'D CREATE AT BANK PRODUCTION 
ACT.
THE BANKS HAVE TO STEP UP.
I'D EXPONENTIALLY RAMP UP 
TESTING.
I'D OPEN A NEW ENROLLMENT PERIOD
FOR OBAMACARE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE BEING LEFT 
BEHIND.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE NOT 
TALKING ABOUT IS THE 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY, THE 
ANECDOTALLY EVIDENCE I'VE BEEN 
TALKING TO FROM THE DOCTORS I 
SPEAK TO HAVE CONTRACTED THIS 
MORE OFTEN, MORE RAPIDLY AND 
DIED MORE READILY. 
>> IT'S BEEN NEARLY FOUR YEARS 
SINCE THE LAST PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION.
ON SUNDAY WE DID HEAR THE 
PRESIDENT BLAMING A BROKEN 
SYSTEM.
HE BLAMED HIS PREDECESSORS IN 
PART FOR THE RESPONSE 
HERETOFORE.
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THAT?
>> WELL, SHOULD TALK TO HIS OWN 
PEOPLE.
I GUESS THEY CAN'T TALK ON THE 
RECORD, THEY WILL GET FIRED, BUT
WE MADE THEM AWARE OF WHAT WAS 
IN PLACE.
WE MADE THEM AWARE OF THE THINGS
WE HAD DONE, WHAT WE ANTICIPATED
MIGHT OCCUR.
THE PRESIDENT, TO THE BEST OF MY
KNOWLEDGE, DID NOT THINK VERY 
MUCH OF THAT OR DEPENDENT THINK 
IT WAS VERY HIGH ON THE AGENDA, 
DID NOT KEEP THE CDC FOLKS 
ABROAD.
IF WE HAD TO ANTICIPATE WHEN 
WE'D SEE SOMETHING FROM ANOTHER 
COUNTRY OCCURRING, SO WE COULD 
SEE IT ON THE SPOT, I DON'T 
THINK THERE'S MUCH TO THE 
ASSERTION. 
>> WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS COUNTRY 
IF IT'S NOT SAFE TO VOTE IN 
PERSON BY NOVEMBER 3rd?
>> WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO 
CONDUCT THE ELECTION ON NOVEMBER
3rd.
WE HAVE TO MAKE OUR DEMOCRACY AS
WELL AS DEALING WITH THE DISEASE
AND FUNCTION.
WE CAN DO BOTH.
WE SHOULD BE THINKING NOW AHEAD.
HAVE ALL THE EXPERTS, BOTH 
POLITICAL PARTIES AND ACADEMIA 
LAYING OUT WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO
HAVE VOTING BY MAIL.
I'D MUCH PREFER TO HAVE 
IN-PERSON VOTING BUT IT DEPENDS.
IT DEPENDS ON THE STATE OF PLAY.
BUT WE CANNOT DELAY OR POSTPONE 
A CONSTITUTIONALLY REQUIRED 
NOVEMBER ELECTION. 
>> YOUR DELEGATE LEAD AT LAST 
CHECK WAS SOMEWHERE AROUND 313.
MOST EXPERTS BELIEVE THAT'S 
INSURMOUNTABLE.
I KNOW THAT YOU'VE TALKED TO 
SENATOR SANDERS RECENTLY BY 
PHONE.
DID YOU SUGGEST TO HIM THAT IT 
WAS TIME TO GET OUT OF THIS 
THING?
>> NO, I WOULDN'T PRESUME TO DO 
THAT, AND I REALLY MEAN IT.
IT'S A HARD, HARD DECISION.
BERNIE HAS A LOT OF REALLY 
DEVOTED FOLLOWERS.
IT'S A DIFFICULT DECISION TO 
MAKE BUT IT'S HIS TO MAKE.
I'M NOT GOING TO SUGGEST WHAT HE
SHOULD DO. 
>> YOU DID MAKE HEADLINES A FEW 
WEEKS AGO WHEN YOU SAID YOUR 
NUMBER TWO WOULD LIKELY BE A 
FEMALE. 
>> YES. 
>> LIKELY A FEMALE OF COLOR. 
>> I WAS ADVISED BY PEOPLE WHO 
HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE THAT, IN 
FACT, WE SHOULD START THIS 
SOMETIME IN APRIL IN ORDER TO 
GET IT DONE IN TIME.
SO I EXPLAINED TO BERNIE THAT I 
WAS DOING THAT, BUT IT WASN'T --
I HOPE HE WASN'T INSULTED BY MY 
TAKING ANYTHING FOR GRANTED.
HE SAID HE UNDERSTOOD FULLY.
I'VE BEGUN THE PROCESS.
WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE FINAL 
NAMES.
WE HAVEN'T EVEN SELECTED THE 
FINAL DETAIL OF WHO WILL BE ON 
THE COMMITTEE, WHO WILL OVERSEE 
THE COMMITTEE AND HOW IT WILL 
FUNCTION LIKE EVERY VICE 
PRESIDENTIAL SELECTION TEAM HAS 
DONE, AT LEAST GOING BACK TO 
BOTH THE BUSHES AND CLINTON, ET 
CETERA. 
>> DID SENATOR SANDERS PROVIDE 
INPUT ON A POSSIBLE VP PICK?
>> NO.
NO, HE DIDN'T.
AS I SAID, THE CONTEXT WAS NOT 
WAS I TALKING TO HIM ABOUT WHO I
SHOULD PICK OR WHETHER I SHOULD 
PICK OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
LOOK, BERNIE HAS AN INCREDIBLE 
FOLLOWING.
BERNIE IS ONE OF PROBABLY HALF A
DOZEN PEOPLE IN AMERICAN HISTORY
WHO MAY NOT BE THE NOMINEE BUT 
HAS HAD AN IMPACT ON AMERICAN 
POLITICS IN A SIGNIFICANT WAY 
AND A POSITIVE WAY.
SO IF I'M THE NOMINEE, I CAN 
TELL YOU ONE THING, I WOULD VERY
MUCH WANT BERNIE TO BE PART OF 
THE JOURNEY.
NOT AS A VICE PRESIDENTIAL 
NOMINEE BUT ENGAGING IN ALL THE 
THINGS HE WILL DO. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>> I APPRECIATE IT.
STAY SAFE. 
>> THAT CALL HAPPENING YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON.
HE SAID JUST A FEW MINUTES AFTER
OUR INTERVIEW, THAT WAS WHEN HE 
HAD HIS CALL WITH THE WHITE 
HOUSE. 
>> CRAIG, I UNDERSTAND -- IT WAS
A GREAT INTERVIEW BY THE WAY.
HE PICKED UP A MAJOR ENDORSEMENT
THIS MORNING. 
>> HE DID.
IN FACT, GEORGIA CONGRESSMAN AND
CIVIL RIGHTS ICON JOHN LEWIS 
ENDORSED JOE BIDEN.
HE CALLED HIM A MAN OF COURAGE.
MR. BIDEN TOLD ME ON YESTERDAY 
THAT LEWIS IS ONE OF HIS 
PERSONAL HEROES AND THAT HIS 
SUPPORT -- JOHN LEWIS'S SUPPORT 
MAKES HIM MORE CERTAIN HE SHOULD
BE RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT.
>> I'M CURIOUS IF BIDEN HAD 
ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT THOSE 
GOVERNORS WHO HAVEN'T CALLED FOR
A STAY-AT-HOME ORDER?
>> IN SHORT, YES.
HE SAID THEY ALL SHOULD.
HE STOPPED SHORT OF SAYING THE 
PRESIDENT SHOULD ISSUE A 
NATIONAL STAY-AT-HOME ORDER BUT 
HE DID SAY THAT A
THIRD HOUR OF TODAY.
CRAIG, OF COURSE, IN THE STUDIO.
SHEINELLE AND I WORKING FROM THE
COMFORT OF HOME.
ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THESE 
STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS DISRUPTED 
COURTS, STATE AGENCIES.
FOR THIS FAMILY THEY ARE ON THE 
VERGE OF ADOPTING SIX-MONTH-OLD 
JAMES.
IT LOOKED LIKE THEY WOULD BE ON 
HOLD FOREVER.
BUT LUCKILY, THANKS TO 
TECHNOLOGY, VIDEO CONFERENCING 
WITH THE JUDGE FOR WHAT MIGHT BE
THE STATE'S FIRST VIRTUAL 
ADOPTION.
JOINING US NOW, CASEY, LAURA, 
AND JAMES JOINING US FROM THEIR 
HOME IN COLUMBUS, OHIO.
GUYS, WELCOME.
IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU AND 
CONGRATULATIONS. 
>> THANKS, AL.
IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE. 
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO YOU GUYS HAVE HAD 
TEMPORARY CUSTODY OF JAMES SINCE
HIS BIRTH IN SEPTEMBER.
WHAT A CUTIE.
YOU'VE WANTED ALL THIS TIME TO 
FINALIZE THE ADOPTION.
THEN YOU FOUND OUT LAST MONTH 
IT'S GOING TO BE INDEFINITELY 
POSTPONED.
WHAT WENT THROUGH YOUR MIND WHEN
YOU HEARD THAT?
>> WE HAD SUCH AN AMAZING -- WE 
WORKED WITH AN AMAZING AGENCY 
BUT WITH ADOPTION IT'S NOT FINAL
UNTIL IT'S FINAL.
SO AT THIS POINT YOU JUST WANT 
THE PAPERS SIGNED, AND YOU WANT 
IT TO BE OFFICIAL.
SO YEAH. 
>> HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE 
IDEA -- WHO CAME UP WITH THE 
IDEA OF DOING THIS VIRTUALLY AND
WERE YOU RECEPTIVE TO IT?
>> WE HEARD FROM THE COURT THAT 
THEY WERE OPEN TO DOING 
TELECONFERENCE.
I HAVE AN ONLINE BUSINESS AND I 
REPLIED, WHAT IF WE DO IT ON 
ZOOM AND HEARD BACK A COUPLE 
WEEKS LATER WE WERE ABLE TO DO A
VIRTUAL ADOPTION AND MOVE 
FORWARD WITH IT.
>> YEAH.
AND YOU GUYS, JUST LIKE A LOT OF
US AROUND THE COUNTRY, YOUR 
FAMILY JOINED THE ZOOM CALL, 
WHICH HAD TO BE PRETTY COOL.
WHEN THE JUDGE SIGNED THE ORDER,
TELL ME, GUYS, HE SAID SOMETHING
THAT WAS VERY POIGNANT AND 
REALLY RESONATED WITH YOU. 
>> YEAH.
HE SAID WHEN I SIGN THESE 
PAPERS, THIS IS OFFICIALLY YOUR 
CHILD, AS IF YOU CARRIED HIM AND
BIRTHED HIM.
I THINK FOR US, IT JUST -- IT 
WAS FINALLY REAL. 
>> A SIGH OF RELIEF.
IT HAD BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.
JAMES FIRST CAME TO US, AND THAT
WAS ONE STEP.
THEN THE NEXT STEP WAS THE HOME,
AND THE COURT DATE CAME AND WE 
COULD FINALIZE THAT AND HE'S 
OFFICIAL. 
>> HE'S OFFICIAL.
HE'S GORGEOUS.
WHAT A GOOD BABY HE IS. 
>> YEAH.
HE LIKES TO EAT.
HER HUSBAND CHRIS 
DEVELOPED SYMPTOMS.T PET CAT.
WHAT COULD BE ANY 
FAMILY'S STORY. 
>> NONE OF US ARE 
TALKING TO CHRIS 
FACE-TO-FACE EVEN 
THOUGH HE'S DOWN 
STAIRS. 
>> WELCOME TODAY 
WHATEVER.
EVERYTHING IN THESE 
FOUR WALLS. 
>> I GO DOWN WITH A 
MASK ON. 
>> I LEFT YOU EGGS AND
TOAST. 
>> WE HAD MADE A PLAN 
IF ANY OF US GOT SICK,
WE WOULD GO TO OUR 
GUEST ROOM IN THE 
BASEMENT.
EVERY TIME I GO DOWN 
THERE I WASH MY HANDS.
HE DESCRIBES IT AS 
MASSIVE MUSCLE NOT 
JUST ACHES BUT PAIN.
I HAVE TWO TEENAGERS 
TRYING TO HELP BUT 
ALSO GOING TO SCHOOL.
I SPEND ALL MORNING 
FRIDAY AND MUCH OF THE
DAY SATURDAY 
DISINFECTING. 
>> GOD BLESS MY 
NEIGHBOR.
I GOT MILK.
YESTERDAY I DID ABOUT 
TEN LOADS OF LAUNDRY.
I'M TIRED.
I KNOW THAT WE ARE 
SUPER LUCKY THAT WE 
HAVE SO MUCH SUPPORT.
MY BIGGEST FEAR LIKE 
I'M SURE SO MANY 
FAMILIES RIGHT NOW IS 
THAT HE WILL TAKE A 
TURN FOR THE WORST AND
HE WON'T BE ABLE TO 
BREATHE AND THEN I'LL 
HAVE TO TAKE HIM TO 
THE HOSPITAL.
SO I MADE A PLAN WITH 
MY NEIGHBOR THAT IF I 
HAVE TO LEAVE AND THE 
KIDS ARE ALONE, THAT 
SHE'LL HELP THEM.
THAT'S MY BIGGEST FEAR
IS THAT I WON'T BE 
ABLE TO CARE FOR MY 
KIDS.
I HAVE SO MUCH 
APPRECIATION FOR 
EVERYONE RIGHT NOW FOR
THE PEOPLE BRINGING IN
MY MAIL, FOR THE 
PEOPLE BRINGING ME 
GROCERIES, FOR JUST 
THE PEOPLE SENDING ME 
TEXT MESSAGES. 
>> IT'S REALLY COOL.
THERE'S A LOT GOING ON
IN EVENING ELSE'S 
WORLD AND THEY HAD 
REALLY WONDERFUL 
THINGS TO SAY TO MYON CORONA%
RELIEF PKAGE. %
SHOWS US WHO IS FALLING THROUGH 
THE CRACKS. %
>>FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS, %
HELP IS NOT ON THE WAY. %
THEY FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS IN%
THE STIMULUS BILL. %
THERE ARE A LOT OF CRACKS. %
DISABLED PEOPLE WHO RELY ON THE%
PARENTS FOR HELP. %
>> THE MONEY WOULD BE HELPFUL. %
I STILL BUY ALL OF HIS CLOTHES,%
I STILL BUY HIM TOYS AND THINGS%
TO HELP HIM WITH HIS DAILY %
NEEDS. %
>> Reporter: JENNIFER IRWIN'S %
SON SIMON IS 21 AND NONVERBAL. %
MOST ADULTS WHO DO NOT HAVE %
INCOME ARE ELIGIBLE FOR $1200 
INCOME CHECK BUT NOT SIMON. %
JENNIFER CLAIMS HIM ON HER %
TAXES, THAT DISQUALIFIES HIM %
FROM GETTING A CHECK. %
>> IT IS DISCOURAGING. %
>>PARENTS GET AN EXTRA $500 FOR%
THEIR DEPENDENT CHILDREN UNDER %
17. %
BUT SIMON IS AN ADULT AND SHE %
WILL NOT GET EXTRA MONEY ON %
HIM. %
>> SO MANY PARENTS FEEL THE 
SAME WAY, THERE ARE NO %
RESOURCES. %
>> Reporter: THERE IS NO CHECK %
TO LIVE WITH THEIR ADULT %
CHILDREN. THERE IS NO CHECK FOR%
IMMIGRANTS WHO PAY TAXES BUT %
DON'T HAVE A SOCIAL SECURITY %
NUMBER, NO CHECK FOR COLLEGE %
KIDS OR 17-YEAR-OLD IF THEIR %
PARENTS CLAIM THEM ON THEIR %
TAXES. %
SUSAN ANDERSON HAS A 19-YEAR-%
OLD AT HOME AND A 23-YEAR-OLD %
ABOUT TO GRADUATE COLLEGE. %
>> THEY ARE NOT ON THEIR OWN. %
YOU FEED THEM AND PROVIDE FOR %
THEM AND YOU ARE NOT GETTING %
ANYTHING FOR THAT. 
>> CONGRESS WAS UNDER THE GUN %
TO GET MONEY OUT OF THE DOOR %
FOR STRUGGLING AMERICANS NOW. %
THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT %
MONEY WENT TO PEOPLE THAT %
NEEDED IT. %
AMERICANS WHOSE LIVELIHOOD WAS %
DIRECTLY AFFECTED. %
IT IS NOT A PERFECT SYSTEM. %
>>I AM NOT SURE HOW MANY WAYS %
TO SAY IT, THE CLOCK HAS RUN OUT
THE HOUR FOR BARGAINING TO GO %
FOR BUSINESS AS USUAL.%
. %
>>SOME PEOPLE WILL GET LEFT OUT.
>> SOME BRANCH OF THE %
GOVERNMENT DOES EXIST. %
AS FAR AS TAX CUTS GO, STIMULUS%
PACKAGE. %
>>CRAIG AND HIS WIFE WERE ON %
MATERNITY LEAVE, THEY WILL GET %
THEIR OWN PAYMENT OF $1200 
FRONT LINE ARE RISKING THEIR %
OWN HEALTH AND SAFETY TRYING TO%
PROTECT US. %
HERE'S WHAT THEY ARE GOING 
THROUGH. 
>> HELLO I AM A CRITICAL CARE %
PHYSICIAN HERE IN BOCA RATON %
FLORIDA. %
>> I'M A PHYSICIANS ASSISTANT %
AT RUSH MEDICAL CENTER. %
>> I WORK AT. 
>> THIS WHOLE WORLD IS FACING 
THIS CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC %
SITUATION. %
IT HAS BEEN QUITE SHOCKING. 
IT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN %
WHAT I TRAINED FOR. %
WE ARE SEEING PATIENTS WHO ARE 
VERY YOUNG AND THEY ARE COMING %
QUITE FREQUENTLY. %
>>AS THE DAYS PROGRESS. %
WE ARE SEEING A HIGHER VOLUME 
EACH DAY AND EACH SHIFT. %
PEOPLE SEEM TO BE GETTING 
SICKER. %
HOWEVER, THERE ARE STILL PEOPLE%
WHO SELF ISOLATE. %
>>MORALE TAKES A HIT SOME DAYS. 
I THINK THAT EVERYONE HERE HAS %
SHOWN VARIOUS LEVELS OF %
RESILIENCE. 
I HAVE A TIGHTKNIT GROUP OF %
PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND STAFF. %
WE SMILE UNDERNEATH OUR MASKS %
AND WE TRY TO PICK EACH OTHER %
UP EVERY DAY, HOW ARE YOU %
DOING, HOW ARE YOU HOLDING UP? 
STAY SAFE. %
ALL OF THE USUAL STUFF THAT WE %
HAVE BEEN SAYING WE TRY TO PICK%
EACH OTHER UP IT CAN BE HARD 
SOMETIMES. %
>>BEING IN A PANDEMIC IS A %
SCARY AND STRESSFUL SITUATION, %
I DO FEEL MORE REASSURED. %
WE ARE HERE AND SEEING THE %
WORST. 
>>I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO %
NOTE THAT THIS AFFECTS THE %
YOUNG AND THE OLD NO ONE IS %
IMMUNE. %
OVERALL I SAY TAKE IT DAY BY %
DAY. %
>>I KNOW THERE WILL BE A LOT OF 
BAD STORIES. %
THERE WILL BE 1 MILLION GREAT %
STORIES THAT COME OUT OF THIS. %
HOPEFULLY WE CAN SHARE THAT %
WITH THE PUBLIC. 
PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY %
ARE SAVING LIVES AND TO ME THAT%
IS A BEAUTIFUL THING. %
>>I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR %
PEOPLE AT HOME WHO ARE DOING %
SUCH A GREAT JOB WITH SOCIAL %
DISTANCING, PEOPLE WHO ARE %
STAYING HOME, I WANT YOU TO %
HEAR ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON %
HERE IN THE HOSPITAL. %
A LOT OF IT IS NOT PRETTY, BUT %
WE ARE WORKING HARD AND  ARE HA%
VISITS. %
I THINK THAT COULD BE THE CASE %
IN NEW YORK. %
IT COULD BE THE CASE IN A FEW %
OTHER STATES AND FEWER BEDS. %
FEWER HOSPITAL VISITS AND FEWER%
VENTILATORS AND WE WILL SEE %
WHETHER OR NOT THE ORIGINAL %
PROJECTIONS WERE RIGHT. %
BUT ANY WAY I HAD A GOOD TALK %
WITH BOTH GOVERNORS AND THEY %
ARE HAPPY. %
EXTREMELY HAPPY ABOUT THE -- %
WHAT WE ARE DOING FOR THEM. %
AND ESPECIALLY GOING ALL COVID-%
19 SO THAT WILL TAKE PLACE %
IMMEDIATELY. %
FEMA AND HHS HAVE DIRECTLY %
DISTRIBUTED 11.7 MILLION N95 %
REQUIREMENTS. %
THINK OF THAT. %
CATCH THE NUMBER 11.7 MILLION %
N95 REQUIREMENTS. 
11.7 MILLION. %
26.5 MILLION SURGICAL MASKS. %
5.3 MILLION FACE SHIELDS. %
4.4 MILLION SURGICAL GOWNS. %
AND 22.6 MILLION GLOVES. %
22.6 MILLION GLOVES. %
WE HAVE ALSO ARRANGED FOR A %
VAST QUANTITY OF ADDITIONAL 
MATERIALS TO BE ALLOCATED %
THROUGH DONATIONS AND EXISTING 
SUPPLY CHAINS. %
WE HAVE GIVEN TREMENDOUS %
MEDICAL MATERIAL AND SUPPLIES %
THROUGHOUT THE 50 STATES AND %
TERRITORIES. %
AND THROUGH PROJECT AIR BRIDGE %
WE HAVE SUCCEEDED IN BRINGING %
PLAIN LOADS OF VITAL SUPPLIES %
INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM %
OVERSEAS. %
WE HAD AN ADDITIONAL THREE -- %
THESE ARE MASSIVE PLANES BY THE%
WAY. %
THE BIG PLANES. %
THEY ARE VERY BIG. %
VERY POWERFUL AND THEY ARE %
LOADED TO THE GILLS WITH %
SUPPLIES AND RATHER THAN %
BRINGING THEM TO OUR STOCKPILE %
AS WE HAVE DISCUSSED, WE BRING %
THEM TO ALL OF THE DIFFERENT %
LOCATIONS WHERE THEY ARE NEEDED%
SO WE CAN SAVE A BIG STEP AND A%
TIMELY STEP. %
BECAUSE OF MY ACTIONS UNDER THE%
DPA, I CAN ALSO ANNOUNCE TODAY %
THAT WE HAVE REACHED AN %
AGREEMENT VERY AMICABLE %
AGREEMENT WITH 3M FOR THE %
DELIVERY OF AN ADDITIONAL 55.5 %
MILLION HIGH QUALITY FACE %
MASKS, EACH MONTH SO THAT WE %
WILL GET IN OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF MONTHS 166.5 BILLION %
MASKS FOR OUR FRONT LINE HEALTH 
CARE WORKERS. %
SO THE 3M SAGA ENDS VERY %
HAPPILY. %
WE ARE PROUD TO DEAL WITH 3M 
AND ITS CEO, MIKE WELLMAN, I %
JUST SPOKE WITH HIM AND THANKED%
HIM FOR GETTING IT DONE. %
MIKE WAS VERY HAPPY TO GET IT %
DONE. %
GREAT COMPANY. %
SO WE ARE GETTING 166.5 MILLION%
MASKS AND MOSTLY THAT IS GOING %
TO BE FOR OUR FRONT LINE HEALTH%
CARE WORKERS. %
THAT'S 3M. %
THANK YOU. %
I WANT TO THANK APPLE. %
ONE OF THE MANY GREAT AMERICAN %
COMPANIES THAT ARE IN GREAT %
ACTION. %
APPLE IS PRODUCING PLASTIC FACE%
SHIELDS FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS%
AT THE RATE OF ONE MILLION PER %
WEEK. %
ONE MILLION AND THESE ARE THE %
SHIELDS THAT YOU SEE ON %
TELEVISION QUITE A BIT. %
AND THEY ARE AT THE HIGHEST %
LEVEL OF QUALITY AND SAFETY. %
WE ARE GRATEFUL AS WELL TO %
SALES FORCE WHICH IS DONATED 48%
MILLION PIECES OF PERSONAL %
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT INCLUDING %
MASKS, GOWNS, SUITS AND FACE %
SHIELDS. %
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO SALES%
FORCE. %
I URGE ALL OF INCLUDES VENTILAT%
THEY CAN GET IT DIRECTLY. %
IDEALLY THEY WILL GET IT %
DIRECTLY BUT IF THEY CAN'T WE %
HAVE TREMENDOUS AMOUNTS OF THE %
SUPPLIES AND WE ARE BUILDING IT%
UP FAST, TOO. %
THIS IS BEFORE THE BIG SURGE. 
THIS INFORMATION IS FUNDAMENT %
TO OUR ABILITY TO DELIVER THE %
MATERIAL WHEN AND WHERE IT IS %
MOST NEEDED. %
NOW, MIKE, AND HIS CONVERSATION%
TODAY, I THINK GOT SOME %
INFORMATION AS TO A COUPLE OF %
LOCATIONS WHERE WE ARE GOING TO%
BE DELIVERING LARGE NUMBERS OF %
VENTILATORS AND LARGE NUMBERS 
OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES. %
WE WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT BUT %
SOME OF THE STATES ARE VERY %
HAPPY. %
EVEN GOVERNOR PRITZER FROM %
ILLINOIS IS HAPPY. %
HE MAY NOT BE HAPPY WHEN HE %
TALKS TO THE PRESS BUT HE IS %
HAPPY. %
A VERY HAPPY MAN. %
WE ARE INCREASINGLY HOPEFUL %
THAT THE AGGRESSIVE MITIGATION %
STRATEGY THAT WE PUT INTO PLACE%
WILL ULTIMATELY ALLOW OUR %
HOSPITAL SYSTEM TO SUCCESSFULLY%
MANAGE THE MAJOR INFLUX OF %
CASES THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. 
AGAIN, I SAY THAT WE ARE %
FINDING BECAUSE OF THE 
INCREDIBLE JOB DONE BY THE %
AMERICAN PEOPLE IN CON JUNCTION 
WITH EVERYBODY. %
THE MILITARY, STATE GOVERNMENT,%
LOCAL GOVERNMENT. %
A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS WITH NEW%
YORK CITY AND MAYOR DE BLASIO. %
I HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW HIM. %
I DIDN'T KNOW HIM. %
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE WORKING%
HARD. %
EVERYBODY IS WORKING HARD. %
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE DOING A %
GREAT JOB. %
I CAN TELL YOU THAT. %
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE DOING A %
GREAT JOB. %
THE GOAL IS THAT ALL AMERICANS %
ARE SACRIFICING TO ACHIEVE %
THESE LAST FEW WEEKS. %
THINGS THAT A LOT PEOPLE 
THOUGHT WERE NOT POSSIBLE TO %
ACHIEVE. %
AND WE HAVE MORE THAN ACHIEVED %
AND A ROUGH WEEK AND MORE THAN 
A WEEK BUT THERE IS TREMENDOUS %
LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.%
I SAID IT LAST TIME. %
I SAID IT LAST NIGHT. %
THERE'S TREMENDOUS LIGHT AT THE%
END OF THE TUNNEL AND SO MANY %
THINGS HAPPENING WITH %
THERAPEUTICS AND WITH VACCINES %
AND PEOPLE LIKE DEBORAH AND 
TONY ARE WORKING SO HARD. %
THE VACCINES WILL BE LATER %
BECAUSE OF THE TESTING PERIOD %
BUT THE THERAPEUTICS GETTING %
THE KIND OF THINGS THAT I HEARD%
ABOUT TODAY TALKING TO THESE %
BRILLIANT COMPANIES AND %
BRILLIANT PEOPLE ON THE PHONE. %
FANTASTIC. %
SUCH AN INCREDIBLE CONVERSATION%
AND I ALSO SPOKE JUST A FEW %
MINUTES AGO WITH VICE PRESIDENT 
-- FORMER VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN 
THAT CALLED AND WE HAD A REALLY 
WONDERFUL, WARM CONVERSATION. %
IT WAS A VERY NICE 
CONVERSATION. %
WE TALKED ABOUT PRETTY MUCH %
THIS. %
THIS IS WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT 
AND WHAT EVERYBODY IS TALKING %
ABOUT. %
AND HE GAVE ME HIS POINT OF %
VIEW AND I UNDERSTOOD THAT AND 
WE JUST HAD A VERY FRIENDLY %
CONVERSATION. ,
AS WE CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS TO %
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON I SPOKE 
WITH LEADERS OF THE AMERICAN 
PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES AND 
JUST TO GIVE YOU THEIR NAMES, %
GENENTECH, GILEAD, REGENERON, 
THESE ARE FOR THE GREATEST IN 
THE WORLD FOR DOING EXACTLY %
WHAT THEY'RE DOING. 
10 DIFFERENT THERAPEUTIC AGENTS%
AND ACTIVE TRIALS. 
SOME LOOK INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL%
WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS.
IT COULD BE A FAIRLY QUICK %
PROCESS. 
15 OUR PLAN FOR CLINICAL TRIALS.
THEY ARE ADVANCING RAPIDLY. %
TODAY A SECOND COMPANY AND OUT 
THAT THE FDA IS MOBILIZING A 
VACCINE CANDIDATE TO BEGIN %
TRIALS. 
JOHNSON & JOHNSON IS ALREADY %
THERE. 
THEY HAVE A SECOND COMPANY THAT 
MILLION TESTS. 
1 MILLION 790,000 TEST 
NATIONWIDE. 
I THINK WE WILL PUT UP A SCREEN 
HERE SOMEPLACE, HERE IS. 
THIS IS THE PROCESS STARTING ON%
NEARLY 125,000 PEOPLE PER DAY. 
125,000 PEOPLE PER DAY. 
WE ALSO HAVE THE MOST ACCURATE %
TEST FOR CVS HAS BEEN GREAT. 
THEY ARE LAUNCHING TWO NEW %
DRIVE-THROUGH TESTING SITES IN 
ATLANTA AND RHODE ISLAND. 
EACH LOCATION WILL TEST UP TO 
100 ONE 1000 PATIENTS PER DAY 
USING THE FESTA TEST. 
IT WILL BE ULTRAFAST. 
IT IS VERY ACCURATE. 
WE ARE SENDING URGENT ECONOMIC %
RELIEF TO THE AMERICAN WORKER 
AND FAMILIES. AS OF TODAY TENS 
OF THOUSANDS OF SMALL %
BUSINESSES HAVE APPLIED FOR 
MORE THAN $40 BILLION IN RELIEF%
FUNDS, FOR THE PATEK PROTECTION%
PROGRAM THAT YOU'VE BEEN 
READING ABOUT. 
IT'S BEEN PERFORMING WELL. 
THERE ARE A COUPLE MINOR %
GLITCHES THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN 
CARE OF. 
THESE FUNDS WILL RESULT IN %
NEARLY 2 MILLION JOBS BEING %
PRESERVED. %
WE ARE TAKING CARE OF OUR %
WORKERS. 
NEARLY 3000 LENDERS HAVARTI %
MADE LOANS UNDER THE PROGRAM. 
WE ARE SIGNING UP ADDITIONAL %
LENDERS VERY QUICKLY. 
TRINITY BANKS HAVE BEEN VERY %
RESPONSIVE AND LARGER BANKS ARE%
ALSO STEPPING UP. 
WE RUN OUT OF FUNDS, WE ARE %
PREPARING BECAUSE IT IS GOING 
SO FAST. 
WHO ASKED CONGRESS TO REFILL IT%
IMMEDIATELY. 
THE BANKS HAVE BEEN GREAT. 
THE BANK OF AMERICA WAS UP %
THERE IN THE BEGINNING. 
CHASE HAS BEEN GREAT. 
THEY REALLY CAME THROUGH. 
THE COMMUNITY BANKS HAVE BEEN %
FANTASTIC. %
AS WE ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK WE 
ARE PROVIDING $100 MILLION IN %
DIRECT SUPPORT FOR THE %
HOSPITALS. 
$30 BILLION WILL BE DISTRIBUTED,
WE ALSO LOVE OUR FARMERS. %
AS YOU KNOW AS OF APRIL 1 250 
BILLION DOLLARS WERE PURCHASED 
FROM US. %
IF NOT MORE. 
OF THAT APPROXIMATELY 50 %
BILLION IS EXPECTED TO BE FROM 
THE FARMERS. %
IT KICKED IN AS OF APRIL 1. WE %
WILL LET YOU KNOW HOW THAT IS %
GOING. 
THEY ARE BUYING ANYWHERE FROM 
$40-$50 BILLION. IT WILL HAVE A 
HUGE IMPACT ON OUR FARMERS. 
WE ARE WATCHING IT VERY CLOSELY.
WE'VE MOBILIZED THE UNBEATABLE %
STRENGTH OF THE AMERICAN 
DETERMINATION, INGENUITY AND %
COMPASSION. 
I GOT TO SEE THAT WHEN I TALKED%
TO THE SCIENCE COMPANIES. GENER 
WATCHDOG REPORT PAINT A 
DEVASTATING PICTURE.
THIS MORNING A NEW DEFINITION OF
NEW NORMAL. 
>> IF BACK IT NORMAL MEANS 
ACTING LIKE THERE NEVER WAS A 
CORONAVIRUS PROBLEM, I DON'T 
THINK THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
IF YOU WANT TO GET TO 
PRE-CORONAVIRUS, THAT MIGHT NOT 
EVER HAPPEN IN THE SENSE OF THE 
FACT THAT THE THREAT IS THERE. 
>> Reporter: AS THE NATION FACES
A CRITICAL STRETCH IN THE BATTLE
AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS. 
>> THE NEXT WEEK, WEEK AND A 
HALF IS GOING TO BE A BIG SURGE,
THE PROFESSIONALS TELL US. 
>> A NEW INSPECTOR GENERAL 
WATCHDOG REPORT FINDS HOSPITALS 
NATIONWIDE ARE FACING SHORTAGES 
OF CRITICAL MEDICAL GEAR AND 
MANY STATES ARE WARNING THEIR 
HOSPITALS OF RUN OUT OF PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN DAYS.
AMONG THEM, HARD HIT MICHIGAN. 
>> AT ALL THREE HEALTH SYSTEMS, 
THERE ARE LESS THAN THREE DAYS 
UNTIL FACE SHIELDS RUN OUT AND 
LESS THAN SIX DAYS UNTIL 
SURGICAL GOWNS RUN OUT. 
>> ILLINOIS'S GOVERNOR ECHOING 
THE DIRE SITUATION, CRITICIZING 
WHAT HE SAYS IS THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION'S RATIONING OF 
RESOURCE. 
>> WHEN YOU COMPARE OUR FEDERAL 
SHIPMENTS TO OUR BURN RATE, THE 
PRODUCT THAT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM
THE FEDERAL STOCKPILE WILL LAST 
ONLY A HAND FULL OF DAYS IN THIS
MULTIMONTH BATTLE. 
>> MEANWHILE MANY SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS ARE STRUGGLING TO OBTAIN 
LOANS PROMISED UNDER $2 TRILLION
RELIEF PACKAGE AS BOTH TECHNICAL
GLITCHES AND SHEER DEMAND HAVE 
OVERWHELMED THE SMALL BUSINESS 
ADMINISTRATION.
THE PRESIDENT SIGNALING THE 
INITIAL $350 BILLION EARMARKED 
FOR THE PLAN MAY NOT BE ENOUGH. 
>> WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO 
PROBABLY ADD MORE MONEY TO THIS 
TO SAVE AND KEEP OUR SMALL 
BUSINESSES GOING AND TO KEEP THE
EMPLOYEES OF THOSE SMALL 
BUSINESSES WORKING. 
>> ALSO OVERNIGHT SOUTH CAROLINA
REVERSING COURSE, NOW TELLING 
ITS 5 MILLION RESIDENTS TO STAY 
AT HOME OR WORK WITH FEW 
EXCEPTIONS.
STILL EIGHT STATES REMAIN 
WITHOUT A STAY-AT-HOME ORDER.
DR. ANTHONY FAUCI SAYS HE SPOKE 
WITH TWO OF THOSE STATES, IOWA 
AND NEBRASKA, AND BELIEVES THEY 
HAVE AN ACCEPTABLE EQUIVALENT.
THE PRESIDENT SAYS IT WILL BE 
LEFT UP TO THE STATES FOR NOW. 
>> THEY ARE DOING WHAT WE'RE 
ASKING THEM TO DO WITHOUT HAVING
TO PUT THE SEAL ON IT.
I WILL SAY, IF I THOUGHT IT WAS 
NECESSARY, I WOULD DO IT IN A 
HEARTBEAT. 
>> Reporter: AS MUCH OF THE 
COUNTRY IS STAYING AT HOME AND 
SOCIAL DISTANCING, DR. BIRX SAYS
TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER WHILE 
ACKNOWLEDGING HOW TOUGH IT IS 
FOR EVERYONE, INCLUDING HER OWN 
FAMILY. 
>> MY GRANDCHILD OF 10 MONTHS 
GOT A FEVER OF 105 THIS WEEKEND.
I'M A DOCTOR, AND I COULDN'T GET
THERE.
THAT'S JUST AN ILLUSTRATION.
I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE MAKING 
SACRIFICES, AND I GUESS I WANT 
EVERYONE TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY.
>> Reporter: MEANTIME "NEW YORK 
TIMES" IS THIS MORNING REPORTING
SENIOR WHITE HOUSE TRADE ADVISER
PETER NAVARRO WARNED THE 
PRESIDENT, THE WHITE HOUSE, OF 
THE SITUATION WITH THE 
CORONAVIRUS IN JANUARY.
PETER NAVARRO WRITING ON JANUARY
29th, THE LACK OF IMMUNE 
PROTECTION OR AN EXISTING CURE 
OR VACCINE WOULD LEAVE AMERICANS
DEFENSELESS IN THE CASE OF A 
FULL-BLOWN CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK 
ON U.S. SOIL.
THE LACK OF PROTECTION ELEVATES 
THE RISK OF THE CORONAVIRUS 
INVOLVING INTO A FULL BLOWN 
PANDEMIC AND PERILLING THE LIVE 
TREAT COVID-19 PATIENTS BUT 
GOVERNOR CUOMO ASKED THE 
PRESIDENT TO CHANGE THAT AS THE 
CITY'S HOSPITALS ARE PUSHED TO 
THE BRINK.
THIS MORNING SOME POTENTIAL GOOD
NEWS IN HARD HIT NEW YORK. 
>> AGAIN, WOULD SUGGEST A 
POSSIBLE FLATTENING OF THE 
CURVE. 
>> DAILY HOSPITALS ARE DOWN, ICU
AND DAILY INTUBATIONS.
THOUGH DEATHS ARE STILL RISING, 
THE INCREASE HAS BEEN STABLE FOR
TWO DAYS.
STILL, GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO IS 
WARNING NEW YORKERS NOT TO LET 
THEIR GUARD DOWN. 
>> IF WE ARE PLATEAUING, WE ARE 
PLATEAUING AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL 
AND THERE'S TREMENDOUS STRESS ON
THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. 
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS
NOW AGREED TO ALLOW THE 1,000 
BED FLOATING HOSPITAL, "USNS 
COMFORT," TO TREAT COVID-19 
PATIENTS.
BUT OVERNIGHT A CREW MEMBER WAS 
ISOLATED AFTER TESTING POSITIVE 
FOR THE VIRUS.
THE NAVY SAYS IT WILL HAVE NO 
IMPACT ON THE "COMFORT'S" 
MISSION.
MEANWHILE THERE'S 125 BEDS IN 
THE JAVITS CONVENTION CENTER, 
WHICH HAS BEEN CONVERTED INTO A 
MASSIVE HOSPITAL AND IS NOW 
OPEN.
PERHAPS 200 MORE AT ST. JOHNS 
DIVINE, LARGEST IN AMERICA, 
WORKING OUT LOGISTICS TO OPEN 
ITS DOORS TO THE SICK.
ALL RELIEF VALUES FOR THIS 
DOCTOR WHO WORKS AT NORTH SHORE 
HOSPITALS AND SAYS ALL OF HER 
PATIENTS ARE ILL. 
>> YOU CAN ACTUALLY SMELL FEAR.
YOU SMELL DEATH. 
>> Reporter: IN HARLEM, 
FRUSTRATED MEDICAL WORKERS ARE 
DEMANDING MORE PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT. 
>> TO HAVE AN N95 MASK EVERY DAY
IS NOTHING.
THAT'S LIKE US BEGGING FOR 
CRUMBS WHEN WE NEED DINNER. 
>> Reporter: NEW YORK CITY 
ACCOUNTS FOR A QUARTER OF THE 
SURGING DEATH TOLL.
A FUNERAL HOME IN BROOKLYN SAYS 
IT'S RUNNING OUT OF BODY BAGS. 
>> WE'RE OVERWHELMED.
OVERWHELMED. 
>> MY STAFF ARE AT WIT'S END. 
>> AS CITY OFFICIALS URGE 
WEARING FACE MASKS OPPONENTS.
HIS GREATEST CHALLENGE NOW, A 
SIMPLE VIRUS.
HE'S BEEN LEADING THE BRITISH 
CHARGE AGAINST CORONAVIRUS BUT 
THIS MORNING BRITAIN'S PRIME 
MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON IS IN 
INTENSIVE CARE, FOCUSED ON THE 
FIGHT OF HIS LIFE, HIS OWN 
DIFFICULT BATTLE WITH THE VIRUS.
POLITICS PUSHED ASIDE.
EUROPEAN LEADERS LIKE THE FRENCH
PRESIDENT WHO SO OFTEN DISAGREED
WITH JOHNSON TWEETED SUPPORT. 
>> WHEN YOU'RE IN INTENSIVE 
CARE, IT'S A BIG DEAL. 
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP HOPING THE 
PRIME MINISTER WILL PULL 
THROUGH. 
>> AMERICANS ARE ALL PRAYING FOR
HIS RECOVERY.
HE'S BEEN A REALLY GOOD FRIEND, 
REALLY SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL, 
STRONG, RESOLUTE, DOESN'T QUIT, 
DIDN'T GIVE UP. 
>> ON THURSDAY JOHNSON WAS 
OUTSIDE DOWNING STREET CHEERING 
BRITAIN'S HEALTH WORKERS.
HE LOOKED VISIBLY SICK IN A 
VIDEO MESSAGE FRIDAY. 
>> I HAVE TEMPERATURE. 
>> ON SUNDAY HE WAS MOVED TO THE
HOSPITAL.
YESTERDAY, JUST HOURS AFTER 
TWEETING "I'M IN GOOD SPIRITS" 
HE WAS GIVEN OXYGEN AND MOVED TO
INTENSIVE CARE.
THE QUEEN BEING KEPT INFORMED.
HIS FOREIGN SECRETARY, WHO WILL 
RUN THE GOVERNMENT IN HIS 
ABSENCE, VISIBLY STUNNED. 
>> THE GOVERNMENT'S BUSINESS 
WILL CONTINUE AND THE PRIME 
MINISTER IS IN SAFE HANDS. 
>> HIS PREGNANT FIANCEE WHO 
LIVES WITH HIM ON DOWNING STREET
HAS BEEN SICK BUT SAYS SHE'S 
GETTING STRONGER.
INITIALLY, LIKE SO MANY, JOHNSON
FAILED TO TAKE CORONAVIRUS 
SERIOUSLY, SHAKING HANDS ON A 
HOSPITAL VISIT. 
>> ACTUALLY A FEW CORONAVIRUS 
VIRUS I SHOOK HANDS WITH.
EVERYBODY, YOU'LL BE HAPPY TO 
KNOW I CONTINUE TO SHAKE HANDS. 
>> Reporter: THIS MORNING 
BRITAIN IS WAKING UP TO 
UNPRECEDENTED CRISIS.
ITS HOSPITALS OVERSTRETCHED 
TREATING THE VICTIMS OF THE 
VIRUS, INCLUDING THE PRIME 
MINISTER HIMSELF IN INTENSIVE 
CARE.
IT'S A REALLY UNSETTLING TIME 
THE BRITISH PEOPLE WAKING UP TO 
FRONT PAGES LIKE THIS, HODA.
ONE, THE "DAILY MAIL" SAYING HIS
PREGNANT FIANCEE
SUGGESTING THIS WAS ALL A HOAX.
SAVANNAH, BACK TO YOU. 
>> ALL RIGHT.
TOM COSTELLO, THANK YOU.
THAT BRINGS US TO DR. JEROME 
ADAMS, THE SURGEON GENERAL.
DR. ADAMS, GOOD TO SEE YOU 
AGAIN, SIR. 
>> GOOD MORNING, SAVANNAH. 
>> LET ME START BY ASKING YOU 
ABOUT WHAT TOM COSTELLO JUST 
REPORTED.
"THE NEW YORK TIMES" IS SAYING 
IT HAS LOOKED AND SEEN A MEMO 
DATED JANUARY 29th IN WHICH A 
TOP TRADE ADVISER WARNED THAT 
TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS COULD BE AT
RISK AND MILLIONS OF AMERICANS 
COULD BE AT RISK BECAUSE OF 
CORONAVIRUS.
DID YOU EVER SEE THAT LETTER?
WERE YOU AWARE OF THAT LETTER?
MORE BROADLY SPEAKING, DO YOU 
BELIEVE THE WHITE HOUSE AT 
SENIOR LEVELS HAD SUFFICIENT 
WARNING OF THIS PANDEMIC 
OFFICIAL. 
>> TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, I 
NEVER SAW THAT LETTER, BUT YOU 
AND I TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT
I RAN A STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT 
THREE YEARS, I'VE BEEN IN PUBLIC
HEALTH FOR 20 YEARS.
WE'VE BEEN SAYING FOR DECADES 
THIS IS A POSSIBLE.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT SARS, MERS, THE
SITUATIONS WE'VE DEALT WITH, 
MANY PEOPLE AT ALL LEVELS JUST 
DID NOT EXPECT SOMETHING LIKE 
THIS TO HAPPEN AT THIS 
MAGNITUDE.
THERE ARE MANY LESSONS LEARNED.
THIS VIRUS HUMBLED MANY OF US.
AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL 
LEVEL WE'LL BACKTRACK AND TRY TO
FIGURE OUT HOW TO IMPROVE GOING 
FORWARD. 
>> IT'S INTERESTING YOU SAID 
THAT.
YOU SAID IT TOOK PEOPLE BY 
SURPRISE.
I GUESS THAT'S THE POINT OF THIS
MEMO BEING REPORTED BY "THE NEW 
YORKIMES" IN JANUARY OF THIS 
YEAR, JANUARY 29th, IT SAID 
PARTICULARLY THIS COULD PUT 
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS AT RISK, 
CORONAVIRUS IN PARTICULAR.
DO YOU BELIEVE THE WHITE HOUSE 
HAD THAT SUFFICIENT WARNING TO 
KNOW HOW BAD THIS COULD BE?
>> WELL, WHAT I KNOW BASED ON MY
INTERACTION WITH THE TASK FORCE,
I JOINED THE TASK FORCE LATER, 
THERE WERE PREPARATIONS GOING ON
THE ENTIRE TIME.
I CAN TELL YOU WITHIN HHS, 
SECRETARY AZAR, FROM THE TIME 
THIS STARTED DEVELOPING IN CHINA
WAS LOOKING AT THE STOCKPILE, 
TRYING TO COME UP WITH PLANS.
THERE WAS WORK GOING ON BEHIND 
THE SCENES.
THIS VIRUS HUMBLED MANY OF US.
WHAT I'M FORK USING ON IS WHAT 
AMERICANS CAN DO TO PROTECT 
THEMSELVES.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE LEANING INTO 30
DAYS.
THE GOOD NEWS IS WE'RE SEEING 
MANY PLACES ACROSS THE COUNTRY 
LEVEL OUT THEIR 
HOSPITALIZATIONS, THEIR ICU 
ADMISSIONS, THEIR DEATH RATES.
WE KNOW MITIGATION WORKS.
I WANT PEOPLE TO FOCUS ON WHAT 
WE NEED TO DO IN THE NEXT TWO 
WEEKS TO FLATTEN THE CURVE AND 
SLOW DEATH RATES. 
>> I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THAT.
YOU SAID MANY PLACES, NEW YORK 
IN PARTICULAR, HAS REAL GLIMMERS
OF HOPE, INTUBATIONS DOWN, 
HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS DOWN, ICU 
ADMISSIONS DOWN.
DO YOU BELIEVE NEW YORK HAS HIT 
THE PEAK AND FLATTENED THE 
CURVE?
>> WELL, I DON'T WANT TO SAY 
THEY HAVE HIT THEIR PEAK YET 
BECAUSE SOMETIMES PLACES WILL 
COME DOWN FOR A LITTLE BIT AND 
POP BACK UP AGAIN.
WASHINGTON, CALIFORNIA, KUDOS TO
THE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS OUT 
THERE THAT FLATTENED THEIR CURVE
DEFINITELY.
NEW YORK, WE SEE THAT BECAUSE 
PEOPLE COOPERATED -- REMEMBER, 
SAVANNAH, THE POWER TO CHANGE 
THE TRAJECTORY OF THIS EPIDEMIC 
REALLY LIES IN THE HANDS OF THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
THIS VIRUS SPREADS 
PERSON-TO-PERSON.
THE WAY WE COMBAT IT IS WITH 
EACH AND EVERY PERSON DECIDING 
TO CREATE MAXIMAL DISTANCE 
BETWEEN EACH OTHER.
THE PEOPLE IN NEW YORK ARE DOING
THAT.
I KNOW THAT I HELPED AMERICA 
UNDERSTAND THIS IS GOING TO BE A
HARD AND TOUGH WEEK BUT I ALSO 
WANTED THEM TO UNDERSTAND WE'VE 
HAD HARD WEEKS, HARD TIMES IN 
OUR COUNTRY BEFORE AND WE'VE 
COME TOGETHER.
AMERICA IS COMING TOGETHER TO 
BATTLE THIS DISEASE, AND WE ARE 
STARTING TO SEE PROGRESS. 
>> AT THE SAME TIME YOU HAVE THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL'S REPORT FROM 
THE ADMINISTRATION, FROM THE 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY
STATING THERE IS STILL A SEVERE 
SHORTAGE OF TESTING, THAT 
HOSPITAL WORKERS DON'T HAVE 
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN
THE NUMBERS THEY NEED.
THEY ARE EVEN NOT HAVING ENOUGH 
THERMOMETERS IN SOME PLACES.
DO YOU ACKNOWLEDGE, SIR, THAT 
THERE'S WOEFULLY INADEQUATE 
RESOURCES RIGHT NOW FOR MANY, 
MANY HOSPITALS AND FRONTLINE 
WORKERS, YOUR COLLEAGUES. 
>> WE KNOW THE FEDERAL STOCKPILE
DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH IN THERE TO 
DEAL ALONE WITH THIS TYPE OF 
EPIDEMIC.
WE KNOW THAT STATES ARE 
RESPONSIBLE FOR STOCKPILES AND 
THEY WERE INADEQUATE.
WE KNOW HOSPITALS, WHEN YOU LOOK
AT HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS AND I 
WORKED WITH HOSPITALS AS A 
HEALTH DIRECTOR, DIDN'T HAVE 
ENOUGH IN THERE BUT WE'RE ALL 
WORKING TOGETHER AND TRYING TO 
MOVE AND REALLOCATE THOSE 
RESOURCES.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT SO FAR WE 
ARE WORKING WITH GOVERNORS TO 
MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE GETTING 
WHAT THEY NEED WHEN THEY NEED 
IT.
REMEMBER, PEOPLE CALLED ME AN 
ALARMIST WHEN A FEW WEEKS AGO I 
WAS TELLING PLACES TO PULL OUT 
OF ELECTIVE SURGERIES, DON'T 
TAKE N935 OR MEDICAL MASKS 
BECAUSE THEY AREN'T HELPFUL FOR 
THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO GET THEM 
FROM GETTING CORONAVIRUS BUT 
THEY ARE NEEDED FOR HEALTH CARE 
WORKERS.
I HAVE TOLD PEOPLE THIS WAS 
COMING.
NOW IT'S UP TO EVERYONE TO DO 
THEIR PART, TO LOWER DEMAND AND 
MOVE SUPPLIES TO WHERE THEY ARE 
NEEDED AND MAKE SURE MY 
COLLEAGUES, MY HEALTH CARE 
WORKERS, MY FRIENDS ARE GETTING 
WHAT THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO 
PROTECT THEMSELVES. 
>> A COUPLE OF QUICK THINGS.
I ONLY HAVE A FEW SECONDS LEFT.
I KNOW YOU'VE GOT TO GO.
GEORGIA BEACHES WERE REOPENED BY
THE GOVERNOR.
GOOD IDEA OR BAD IDEA?
>> WELL, THAT'S THE GOVERNOR'S 
DECISION.
BUT IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO THE
BEACH, STAY 6 FEET APART.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE CLOSER 
THAN 6 FEET, MAKE YOURSELF A 
HOME MADE MASK TO PROTECT YOUR 
NEIGHBOR FROM YOU BEING OUT 
THERE.
RIGHT NOW THE BEST ADVICE I CAN 
GIVE EVERYONE IS, PLEASE, STAY 
AT HOME.
GIVE US A WEEK, TWO WEEKS, 
IDEALLY 30 DAYS BUT STAY AT 
HOME. 
>> WHAT ABOUT THE STATE OF 
WISCONSIN, WHICH IS HAVING 
IN-PERSON VOTING.
THE GOVERNOR TRIED TO DELAY THE 
ELECTION BUT IT GOT INTO A COURT
BATTLE AND THE VOTING WILL GO ON
TODAY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?
>> I SAY AS A BLACK MAN, I KNOW 
PEOPLE HAVE DIED FOR THE RIGHT 
TO VOTE.
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR 
ENTIRE COUNTRY.
IF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GO OUT 
THERE AND VOTE, THEN, PLEASE, DO
IT AS SAFELY AS POSSIBLE.
MAINTAIN 6 FEET.
IN WISCONSIN CONSIDER WEARING A 
CLOTH COVERING TO PROTECT YOUR 
NEIGHBOR.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO EXERCISE YOUR
RIGHT TO VOTE, DO IT AS SAFELY 
AS POSSIBLE.
CHECK OUT MY ADVICE AT CDC.GOV 
OR FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE A 
CLOTH MASK AT SURGEON 
GE TESTING THE LIMITS
BETWEEN EXERCISE, RECREATION AND
PUBLIC HEALTH.
IN THE SUNNY SHADOWS OF 
MANHATTAN, BROOKLYN RESIDENTS 
RECLINE AND WORK OUT, SOME 
PRACTICING SOCIAL DISTANCING.
OTHERS, NOT SO MUCH. 
>> NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO BE 
PLAYING FRISBEE WITH YOUR FRIEND
IN THE PARK. 
>> AFTER ALL THIS, GOVERNOR 
CUOMO HAS SEEN ENOUGH. 
>> FRANKLY THERE HAS BEEN A 
LAXNESS ON SOCIAL DISTANCING, 
ESPECIALLY OVER THE WEEKEND, 
THAT IS WHOLLY UNACCEPTABLE. 
>> IN NEW YORK STATE PARKS STAY 
OPEN WITH SIGNS THAT SAY BE 
SMART, STAY 6 FEET APART.
OTHER ACTIVITIES LESS SMART 
AFTER NASSAU COUNTY LONG ISLAND,
REOPENED THE GOLF COURSE. 
>> I'M NOT LYING, I THOUGHT, 
SHOULD I BE DOING THIS. 
>> ACROSS CALIFORNIA, FIVE IN 
HANDCUFFS FOR BANNED BEHAVIOR.
ONE MAN ARRESTED IN MALIBU FOR 
PADDLEBOARDING IN THE PACIFIC, 
WHILE 22 SUN SEEKERS WERE CITED 
FOR TRESPASSING ON CLOSED 
BEACHES. 
>> AS MUCH AS I HATE TO SEE THAT
HAPPEN, AND I REALLY DO, WE RUN 
THE BEACH AND USE IT ALL THE 
TIME, I DO THINK IT'S PROBABLY 
THE PRUDENT MOVE AT THE MOMENT. 
>> BEACHES BURIED IN THE MIDDLE 
OF DEBATE ALL OVER THE COUNTY.
GEORGIA GOVERNOR KEMP REOPENED 
HIS BEACHES AND HEAVILY 
CRITICIZED. 
>> IN MY OPINION THEY LOADED A 
GUN AND POINTED IT AT THE BEACH.
>> IN MIAMI BEACH ACCESS TO THE 
PARK HAS BEEN SHUT OFF FOR 
WEEKS.
PEOPLE ARE OUT EXERCISING WITH 
VARYING LEVELS OF CONCERN. 
>> WHAT IS YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF
SOCIAL DISTANCING, WHAT SHOULD 
YOU BE DOING RIGHT NOW?
>> DON'T GO TO PARTIES.
DON'T GO TO GATHERINGS. 
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU 
SEE PEOPLE BIKING TOGETHER, 
RUNNING TOGETHER. 
>> PUTTING THEMSELVES AT RISK. 
>> FOR MANY, OUTDOOR ACTIVITY 
THEY SAY IS ESSENTIAL. 
>> I THINK IT'S THE ABSOLUTE 
ANTIDOTE TO DESPAIR. 
>> SOME LEADERS LIKE GOVERNOR 
CUOMO URGING PEOPLE TO USE THAT 
PRIVILEGE WITH DISCRETION OR 
FACE $1,000 FINE. 
>> IT'S NOT REALLY ABOUT THE 
FINE.
NOBODY WANTS THE MONEY.
WE WANT THE COMPLIANCE. 
>> Reporter: STOPPING THE SPREAD
OF THIS VICIOUS DISEASE ONE 
ACTION AT A TIME. 
>> SAM, MOST STATES DO HAVE 
THOSE SHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDERS 
RIGHT NOW BUT AN EXCEPTION FOR 
GOING OUTSIDE AND GETTING 
EXERCISE SEEMS TO BE THE RULE IN
MOST PLACES.
SO HOW SHOULD PEOPLE PROCEED. 
>> THAT'S A DELICATE QUESTION.
MOST STATES DO HAVE LOCKDOWN, 
MOST HAVE AN EXCEPTION FOR 
ACTIVITY, ESPECIALLY IN NEW 
YORK.
YOU CAN'T BE WITHIN 2 FEET OF A 
PERSON.
IN MANYSOMETHING NEW.
OUR SERIES, ON CALL, ANSWERING 
YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT 
CORONAVIRUS.
THERE'S SO MUCH INFO OUT THERE 
SO IT'S HARD TO KNOW WHAT TO 
BELIEVE.
NBC MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT JOHN 
TORRES WILL HELP US SORT THIS 
OUT.
HEY, JOHN.
WE STARTED THE NEWSCAST WITH 
HOPEFUL NEWS THAT NEW YORK AND 
NEW JERSEY APPEAR TO BE 
FLATTENING THE CURVE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE AT HOME MIGHT BE
GOING, YAY, IT'S OVER BUT WHERE 
ARE WE IN THIS FIGHT?
>> HODA, YOU'RE RIGHT.
WE'RE NOT OVER WITH THIS AT ALL.
FLATTENING THE CURVE JUST MEANS 
WE'RE DOING THE JOB OF NOT 
GETTING IT ALL AT ONCE TO 
OVERWHELM THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
WHAT'S HAPPENING BECAUSE OF ALL 
THE DIFFERENT STEPS WE'RE TAKING
AND IF WE START RELAXING ON 
THAT, THAT CURVE WILL POP BACK 
UP SO WE CAN'T LET DOWN. 
>> IN GEORGIA, SPEAKING OF THAT,
THE BEACHES WERE REOPENED 
YESTERDAY.
WE SAW A BUNCH OF PEOPLE ON 
THEM.
A GOOD OR A BAD IDEA. 
>> I THINK IT'S A BAD IDEA 
BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY, 
WELL, IF YOU STAY 6 FEET AWAY, 
PEOPLE WEAR MASKS.
THE REALITY IS PEOPLE DON'T GO 
TO THE BEACH TO WEAR A MASK, 
STAY 6 FEET AWAY FROM SOMEBODY 
ELSE.
THEY WILL START MING LING 
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
AS WE TOLD YOU TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN, WE NEED A FEW WEEKS OF 
STAYING INDOORS.
PEOPLE NEED TO DO THAT THE NEXT 
WEEK.
LET'S DO THAT, NOT OPEN BEACHES,
NOT GO OUTSIDE ANY MORE THAN WE 
HAVE TO.
LET'S DO THE THINGS WE KNOW WILL
WORK TO FLATTEN THAT CURVE TO 
GET THROUGH THIS AS QUICKLY AS 
POSSIBLE. 
>> I THINK EVERYBODY IS 
DESPERATE FOR AN ANSWER OF THE 
PRESIDENT HAS BEEN TOUTING THE 
ANTI-MALARIA DRUG 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE, IT'S NOT 
BEEN PROVEN OR THERE ARE NO CASE
STUDIES.
LISTEN TO THE PRESIDENT'S SOUND 
BITE. 
>> WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE?
WHAT DO YOU HAVE DO LOSE?
TAKE IT.
I REALLY THINK THEY SHOULD TAKE 
IT.
IT'S THEIR CHOICE.
IT'S THE DOCTOR'S CHOICE OR THE 
DOCTORS AND THE HOSPITAL.
BUT HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE, TRY IT, 
IF YOU WOULD LIKE. 
>> ALL RIGHT.
SO HIS QUESTION IS ALWAYS WHAT 
DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE, SO I'M 
GOOGLE TO ASK YOU THAT QUESTIO.,
WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE?
>> POTENTIALLY YOU COULD LOSE 
YOUR LIFE.
THERE IS ONE SIDE EFFECT, YOU 
CAN GET A HEART ARRHYTHMIA.
SPECIAL TAKEN WITH ZITHROMYCIN.
THAT HAS THE SAME SIDE EFFECTS.
IT DOESN'T HAPPEN.
WE DON'T KNOW WHO.
WE DON'T KNOW IT'S GOING TO 
WORK.
IT DID GREAT IN THE LABS.
IN SMALL STUDIES IT LOOKS 
HOPEFUL.
WE CAN'T PUT SOMETHING ON OUR 
HOPES, WE HAVE TO USE SCIENTIFIC
DATA.
TO SAY GO OUT AND TAKE IT, 
MEDICINES HAVE SIDE EFFECTS.
TRUST ME, AS DOCTORS WE'RE AS 
DESPERATE AS ANYONE TO GET HELP 
ON THIS.
WE NEED TO WAIT ON THIS.
WE NEED CLINICAL TRIALS TO SEE 
IF IT WORKS AND NOT CAUSE MORE 
HARM THAN GOOD. 
>> DOCTOR, THERE'S SOMETHING 
CIRCULATING ON FACEBOOK, PEOPLE 
ARE WONDERING IF THEY HAD 
CORONAVIRUS BACK MONTHS AGO.
THIS WAS WRITTEN, WHO GOT SICK 
IN NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER, LASTED 
10 TO 14 DAYS WITH THE WORSE 
COUGH THAT DIDN'T GO AWAY THEN 
YOU PROBABLY HAD CORONAVIRUS.
IS THAT A POSSIBILITY?
>> HODA, I THINK IT'S A LOT OF 
WISHFUL THINKING.
IT'S A POSSIBILITY BUT NOT 
PROBABLE.
IT PROBABLY DIDN'T HAPPEN.
IF YOU THINK BACK IN NOVEMBER, 
JANUARY, FEBRUARY, THE FLU WAS 
HERE, A COLD WAS HERE, A 
DIFFERENT TYPE OF CORONAVIRUS.
MORE THAN LIKELY THAT'S WHAT YOU
HAD.
IF YOU GOT SICK COME MARCH, 
APRIL, MORE THAN LIKELY IT'S 
PROBABLY CORONAVIRUS BUT THAT'S 
LATER IN THE YEAR.
THE THING I'M TELLING PEOPLE IF 
YOU GOT SICK EARLY ON, NOVEMBER,
DECEMBER, JANUARY, FEBRUARY, 
DON'T ASSUME YOU HAD CORONAVIRUS
AND DON'T GO OUT THERE AND SAY I
HAVE A GOOD IMMUNE SYSTEM BUT 
PROBABLY THAT'S NOT WHAT IT WAS.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE 
WONDERING, THE TIGER TESTED 
POSITIVE.
WAIT, I HAVE A CAT, A DOG.
IF THE TIGER CAN GET IT, CAN MY 
TIGER, MY CAT, MY DOG?
>> I CONTACTED AMERICAN 
VETERINARY ASSOCIATION, NO PET, 
NO CAT OR DOG HAS BEEN TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS.
IN THE WORLD THERE'S BEEN ONLY 
FOUR PETS THAT HAVE COME UP 
POSITIVE.
THIS LION IS NOT A PET, 
OBVIOUSLY.
IT'S POSITIVE.
WE KNOW THINGS CAN GO FROM HUMAN
TO ANIMALS, ANIMALS BACK TO 
HUMAN.
IN THIS CASE IT WENT FROM HUMAN 
TO ANIMALS, LOOKS LIKE IT'S 
STAYING THERE.
SUPPOSEDLY THE TIGER IS DOING 
WELL.
FOR PEOPLE AT HOME, IF YOU'RE 
SICK, TREAT YOUR PETS LIKE 
PEOPLE, STAY AWAY FROM THEM AND 
MAKE SURE THEY SOCIAL DISTANCE.
DON'T LET THEM OFF THE LEASH AND
LET THEM PLAY WITH PEOPLE IN 
PARTS.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD 
SPREAD.
TAKE CARE OF THEM LIKE ANY OTHER
 
REGRETS CALLING THE CAPTAIN 
BRETT CROZER IN A LETTER THAT 
LEAKS TO THE PRESS. 
>> UNFORTUNATELY IT DID THE 
OPPOSITE. 
>> Reporter: THIS MORNING A 
STUNNING ABOUT FACE FROM ACTING 
NAVY SECRETARY THOMAS MODLY, 
APOLOGIZING TO THE NAVY AND TO 
FORMER CAPTAIN BRETT CROZIER 
DAYS AFTER DISMISSING CROZIER 
FROM COMMAND OF "USS THEODORE 
ROOSEVELT" AND EXCORIATING HIM 
IN REMARKS TO THE CREW ON HIS 
SHIP.
FIRST PUBLISHED BY MILITARY 
WEBSITE TASK & PURPOSE, MODLY 
ACCUSED CROZIER OF BETRAYAL OF 
TRUST WRITING A WIDELY 
CIRCULATED LETTER WHICH SOUNDED 
THE ALARM ABOUT THE OUTBREAK OF 
CORONAVIRUS ON HIS SHIP. 
>> IF HE DIDN'T THINK -- IT WAS 
MY OPINION THAT IF HE DIDN'T 
THINK THE INFORMATION WAS GOING 
TO GET OUT TO THE PUBLIC IN THIS
INFORMATION AGE WE LIVE IN THEN 
HE HE WAS, A, TOO NAIVE OAR 
STUPID TO BE COMMANDER OF A SHIP
LIKE THIS. 
>> Reporter: HE WROTE, I WANT TO
APOLOGIZE TO THE NAVY FOR MY 
RECENT COMMENTS.
I DO NOT THINK CAPTAIN CROZIER 
IS NAIVE OR STUPID.
HE IS SMART AND PASSIONATE, I 
BELIEVE PRECISELY BECAUSE HE'S 
NOT NAIVE OR STUPID THAT HE SENT
HIS ALARMING E-MAIL WITH THE 
INTENTION OF GETTING IT INTO THE
PUBLIC DOMAIN IN AN EFFORT TO 
DRAW ATTENTION TO THE SITUATION 
ON HIS SHIP.
JUST HOURS EARLIER WE PRESSED 
PRESIDENT TRUMP ABOUT WHETHER 
MODLY'S INITIAL COMMENTS WERE 
APPROPRIATE. 
>> IT'S TOUGH LANGUAGE BUT I 
DON'T WANT -- LET'S NOT GET INTO
THAT.
IT'S TOUGH LANGUAGE. 
>> MODLY'S COMMENTS CAME JUST 
TWO DAYS AFTER THIS VIDEO 
CIRCULATED ONLINE SHOWING 
SUPPORTIVE CREW MEMBERS CHEERING
CROZIER AS HE DEPARTED THE SHIP.
>> CAPTAIN CROZIER!
>> Reporter: OVERNIGHT THE 
DEMOCRATIC HOUSE ARMED SERVICES 
COMMITTEE CALLED FOR HIS REMOVAL
FOR THE CRITICAL COMMENTS 
AGAINST CROZIER.
MEANWHILE PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID 
HE MAY INTERVENE IN THE NAVY'S 
MISTAKE, HE DOESN'T WANT TO 
DESTROY SOMEBODY FOR HAVING A 
BAD DAY.
BACK TO YOU. 
>> KRISTEN WELKER FROM THE WHITE
HOUSE.
KRISTEN, THANK YOU.
ALSO FROM THE WHITE HOUSE 
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID HE HAD A 
FRIENDLY PHONE CONVERSATION WITH
FORMER VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN 
ON MONDAY TO TALK ABOUT THE 
FEDERAL RESPONSE TO THE 
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
MR. TRUMP SAID IT WAS A GOOD 
CALL AND THAT BIDEN MADE SEVERAL
SUGGESTIONS.
MR. BIDEN SAT DOWN WITH ME JUST 
BEFORE THAT CALL AND I ASKED HIM
WHAT SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT 
NOVEMBER 3rd ELECTION IF IT'S 
NOT SAFE YET TO VOTE IN PERSON. 
>> I'D MUCH PREFER TO HAVE 
IN-PERSON VOTING.
IT DEPENDS.
IT DEPENDS ON THE STATE OF PLAY.
WE CANNOT DELAY OR POSTPONE A 
CONSTITUTIONALLY REQUIRED 
NOVEMBER ELECTION. 
>> YOU CAN
>>> WE'RE BACK.
CRAIG JONES US.
GUYS, SOME GOOD NEWS FOR SPORTS 
FANS. 
>> LET'S GET TO IT.
NFL MOVING FORWARD WITH ITS 
PLANS TO HOLD THE 2020 DRAFT AT 
THE END OF THE MONTH.
NOW, THEY WILL DO IT IN A FULLY 
VIRTUAL FORMAT.
THAT MEANS THE TEAM'S GM, 
COACHES, PERSONNEL, THEY WILL BE
AT THEIR OWN HOMES.
THEY WILL BE COMMUNICATING BY 
PHONE, BY VIDEO CONFERENCING, 
MAYBE BY ZOOM.
THE DRAFT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE 
HELD IN FRONT OF FANS IN VEGAS 
BUT A DRAFT IS A DRAFT. 
>> THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
MEANWHILE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL,
THEY ARE WORKING ON PLANS TO TRY
AND GET THEIR SEASON STARTED.
ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE REPORTS 
THIS MORNING, BASEBALL COULD 
RETURN AS EARLY AS NEXT MONTH.
ONE OF THE PLANS THAT'S GAINING 
STEAM RIGHT NOW CALLS FOR ALL 30
TEAMS TO PLAY GAMES WITH NO FANS
IN THE STANDS AND PLAY THE GAMES
IN THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA.
TEAMS WOULD PLAY AT CHASE FIELD 
AND VARIOUS SPRING TRAIN AS 
WELL. 
>> THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T BE IN
THE DUGOUT.
THEY WOULD BE LIKE IN THE 
AUDIENCE 6 FEET APART.
SO NO DUGOUT. 
>> WE COULD ALL USE THAT 
DISTRACTION. 
>> HOW DO YOU TAG SOMEONE OUT. 
>> BETTER THAN NOTHING. 
>> IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I
PLAYED SOFTBALL IN FOURTH GRADE 
BUT I DO REMEMBER THAT. 
>> THERE IS A TAG. 
>> ONE OF THE THINGS I ENJOY 
DOING N
>>> WELCOME BACK.
THIS MORNING ON WITH YOU TODAY, 
THE NEW FEDERAL GUIDELINES THAT 
SUGGEST EVEN A QUICK TRIP TO THE
GROCERY STORE THESE DAYS CAN BE 
KIND OF RISKY.
IF YOU'VE TRIED TO HAVE YOUR 
GROCERIES DELIVERED, IT'S TOUGH 
TO EVEN SCHEDULE THAT ORDER.
SO WHAT ARE SHOPPERS SUPPOSED TO
DO?
NBC INVESTIGATIVE AND CONSUMER 
CORRESPONDENT VICKY NGUYEN IS 
HERE TO HELP US OUT.
HI, VICKY. 
>> HI, HODA.
GETTING GROCERIES ISN'T JUST A 
SIMPLE TRIP, WE HAVE SHORTAGES 
AND NOW TOLD TO STAY AT HOME FOR
A WEEK OR SO.
THIS MORNING WE'RE FINDING NEW 
WAYS FOR YOU TO PICK UP YOUR 
GROCERIES.
THIS MORNING MANY AMERICANS ARE 
WONDERING HOW TO GET FOOD AND 
OTHER HOUSEHOLD NECESSARY ITS 
AFTER THIS ALARMING WARNING FROM
DR. DEBORAH BIRX, THE WHITE 
HOUSE CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE 
COORDINATOR. 
>> THIS THE MOMENT NOT GOING TO 
THE GROCERY STORE, NOT THE 
PHARMACY, BUT DOING EVERYTHING 
YOU CAN TO KEEP YOUR FAMILY AND 
FRIENDS SAFE. 
>> BIRX CLARIFYING THOSE 
HEADLINE MAKING COMMENTS. 
>> WHAT I MEANT IF YOU CAN 
CONSOLIDATE, IF YOU CAN SEND ONE
PERSON, THE ENTIRE FAMILY 
DOESN'T NEED TO GO OUT ON THESE 
OCCASIONS.
SO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE ONCE EVERY 
TWO WEEKS WE CAN DO A GROCERY 
STORE AND PHARMACY SHOP FOR THE 
ENTIRE FAMILY. 
>> THAT MEANS THE WAY WE ALL 
SHOP WILL HAVE TO CHANGE. 
>> GROCERS HAVE BEEN FINDING 
INNOVATIVE WAYS TO MEET DEMAND 
IN ONLINE SALES. 
>> LAW, A REPRESENTS NATIONAL 
GROCERS ASSOCIATION, A GROUP OF 
INDEPENDENT STORES. 
>> WHAT EXACTLY ARE GROCERY 
STORES DOING NOW TO MEET THIS 
NEW DEMAND. 
>> A NUMBER LAUNCHING E-COMMERCE
PLATFORMS AND GROCERY DELIVERY 
SERVICES. 
>> NATIONAL CHAINS LIKE WHOLE 
FOODS, NATIONAL DIRECT AND 
INSTACART STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP 
WITH ONLINE ORDERS, UP 50% FROM 
LAST YEAR.
AMAZON WITH FOOD DELIVERY 
SERVICES SAYS HELP IS ON THE 
WAY.
WE'RE ADDING MORE DELIVERY 
WINDOWS THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND 
HIRING OVER 100,000 POSITIONS 
ACROSS THE U.S. AND WE'LL 
CONTINUE TO EXPAND QUICKLY TO 
REACH MORE CUSTOMERS.
PEOPLE ARE ALSO TURNING TO 
OPTIONS LIKE CURBSIDE PICKUP 
OFFERED BY RETAILERS LIKE TARGET
AND WALMART.
KROGER, THE NATION'S LARGEST 
GROCERY CHAIN SAYS IT'S 
RESPONDING TO DEMAND BY WAIVING 
ITS $4.95 FEE ON PICKUP.
MANY SAYING THESE OPTIONS DON'T 
WORK WITH ONE PERSON WRITING, 
THEY NO LONGER CAN OFFER 
CURBSIDE SERVICE BECAUSE SLOTS 
ARE FULL, DELIVER FULL, TOO.
THEY RECOMMEND NOT GOING INTO 
THE STORE EITHER.
SO HOW EXACTLY ARE WE SUPPOSED 
TO GET GROCERIES NOW.
ONE IDEA, CONSIDER TURNING TO 
SERVICES THAT CAN DO THE 
SHOPPING AND MAKE DELIVERIES.
BUT IT COMES AS A PRICE.
I TRIED POSTMATES. 
>> MY POSTMATES ORDER JUST 
ARRIVED.
THERE IT IS.
I ORDERED 47 ITEMS BUT ONLY 20 
OF THEM ARRIVED AND IT TOOK A 
LOT LONGER THAN THE ORIGINAL 
PROMISED DELIVERY TIME. 
>> ON TOP OF THE GROCERY TAB I 
PAID $28 IN FEES.
POSTMATES TOLD US THEY WOULD 
INVESTIGATE OUR ORDER BUT ADDED 
THEY ARE NOT TYPICALLY USED FOR 
LARGE GROCERY DELIVERIES.
THERE'S ALSO TASKRABBIT.
OUR PRODUCERS DELIVERY GUY 
ARRIVED IN JUST TWO HOURS WITH 
ALL HIS GROCERIES.
THIS TIME THE FEES TOTALLED $34,
WHAT WE AGREED TO UP FRONT.
ALSO CHECK SOME OF YOUR LOCAL 
RESTAURANTS.
SOME ARE FILLING THE GAP AND 
OFFERING GROCERIES AND EVEN MEAL
KITS. 
>> NOW, POSTMATES LATER TOLD US 
THEY WOULD BE CREDITING MY 
ACCOUNT.
THEY SAID THEY ARE WORKING HARD 
DURING THESE DIFFICULT TIMES TO 
MEET THE NEEDS OF THE CUSTOMERS.
THEY DID GIVE ME A HEADS UP 
SAYING A LOT OF THESE ITEMS ARE 
SOLD OUT AT THE STORES. 
>> YOU DID GET IT IN A COUPLE OF
HOURS.
WE HAVE A LOT TO GET TO.
MELLIE HAS A QUESTION FOR US.
TRYING TO GET THAT DELIVERY SLOT
TIME IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.
SHE WANTS TO KNOW WHY THEY ARE 
CANCELING PICKUP, LIKE IF I WANT
TO GO TO THE STORE AND PICK UP 
MY ORDER. 
>> I THOUGHT THAT QUESTION SHE 
WAS SAYING CANCELING DELIVERIES.
I HAVEN'T HEARD OF THAT ON 
SOCIAL MEDIA OR THOSE REQUESTS.
WE ARE IN CONTACT WITH MAJOR 
DELIVERY COMPANIES.
THEY ARE EXPERIENCING 
OVERWHELMING DEMAND RIGHT NOW.
THEY WEREN'T DESIGNED TO HANDLE 
THIS.
THEY ARE HIRING MORE PEOPLE.
MEANTIME, WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED 
TO DO?
TIPS HERE.
TAKE STOCK OF WHAT YOU HAVE IN 
THE PANTRY, REVIEW WHAT YOU 
ALREADY HAVE.
THAT MIGHT RELIEVE ANXIETY.
YOU MAY HAVE MORE THAN YOU 
REALIZE.
YOU AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS,
WHEN THAT WINDOW OPENS UP, JUST 
SNAG IT.
YOU CAN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS FOR 24 
HOURS AHEAD OF TIME.
THAT'S SUPER IMPORTANT.
ALSO, YOU REALLY WANT TO 
CONSIDER YOUR LOCAL INDEPENDENT 
GROCERY STORES, A LOT OF THEM 
ARE STEPPING UP AND OFFERING 
DELIVERY AND CURBSIDE PICK UP. 
>> WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM 
DENISE FROM FACEBOOK.
SHE WANTS TO KNOW IF ONLY ONE 
PERSON SHOULD GO TO THE STORE OR
CAN HER HUSBAND COME WITH HER 
BECAUSE IT MAKES IT QUICKER.
THEY CAN GET THROUGH IT QUICKER.
>> WE TALKED ABOUT IT.
EXPERTS SAY LIMIT THE NUMBER OF 
PEOPLE GOING TO THE STORE AND 
DESIGNATE ONE PERSON.
YOU CAN HELP SPEED THINGS UP 
GIVING THEM A FOCUSED PAPER 
LIST, AVOID BEING ON THE PHONE.
IF YOU MUST USE YOUR PHONE, 
CONSIDER PUTTING IT IN A ZIPLOC 
OR PLASTIC BAG AND THROWING IT 
AWAY AFTERWARDS.
LOOK WITH YOUR EYES, NOT WITH 
YOUR HANDS.
PICK OUT EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED 
TO AVOID TOUCHING MORE THINGS 
THAN YOU NEED TO AND AVOID 
TOUCHING WHAT YOU DON'T NEED TO.
>> HAVE A LIST, DON'T WANDER UP 
AND DOWN THE AISLES.
STEVE ON FACEBOOK HAS A 
QUESTION. 
>> IS IT SAFER TO MAKE A QUICK 
TRIP TO THE GROCERY STORE 
YOURSELF OR HAVE A STRANGER 
DELIVER YOUR GROCERIES TO YOUR 
HOME?
>> GOOD QUESTION. 
>> HEALTH EXPERTS SAY CERTAINLY 
RISK TO BOTH BUT IN THIS CASE 
HAVING THAT ONE DELIVERY PERSON 
DROPPING IT OFF, CONTACTLESS 
DELIVERY IS THE BEST WAY TO GO 
BECAUSE IT'S ONLY ONE PERSON 
YOU'RE COMING INTO CONTACT WITH.
>> HERE COMES OUR MOST POPULAR 
QUESTION ON FACEBOOK.
THIS ONE COMES FROM STACY. 
>> DO WE NEED TO DISINFECT AND 
WIPE DOWN GROCERY STORE PRODUCTS
AND REUSABLE BAGS?
>> THAT'S A BIG ONE. 
>> EXPERTS ARE MIXED ON THIS BUT
THEY ALL AGREE IT'S A VERY, VERY
LOW RISK.
THINK ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT 
HAVE TO HAPPEN.
SOMEONE SICK HAS TO TOUCH THE 
PACKAGE, THEN YOU HAVE TO TOUCH 
THE PACKAGE, THEN YOU HAVE TO 
TOUCH YOUR FACE TO GET SICK.
IT'S POSSIBLE.
WE ARE TOUCHING THINGS ALL THE 
TIME.
IN OUR HOUSE WE ARE TAKING ALL 
PRECAUTIONS, WIPING THINGS DOWN 
AS THEY COME IN.
DESIGNATE AND AREA.
LET THOSE SIT FOR A DAY IF YOU 
DON'T HAVE 
 
MALARIA DRUG AND TOP 
MEDICAL EXPERTS URGE 
CAUTION.
TOM COSTELLO TAKES A 
CLOSER LOOK. 
>> Reporter: INSIDE 
THE WHITE HOUSE NBC 
NEWS CONFIRMED A 
HEATED WEEKEND 
EXCHANGE.
PETER NAVARRO FACING 
OFF AGAINST INFECTIOUS
DISEASE EXPERT DR. 
ANTHONY FAUCI.
NAVARRO PRESSED 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 
BASED ON STUDIES 
OVERSEAS AND FAUCI 
SAID CHLOROQUINE 
CARRIES CARDIOVASCULAR
RISKS BUT THE 
PRESIDENT CONTINUES TO
ENDORSE THE DRUG. 
>> I WOULD LOVE TO GO 
TO A LABORATORY AND 
SPEND A COUPLE OF 
YEARS TESTING 
SOMETHING.
WE DON'T HAVE TIME.
WE DON'T HAVE TWO 
HOURS.
BECAUSE THERE ARE 
PEOPLE DYING RIGHT 
NOW. 
>> Reporter: NEW 
JERSEY NURSE MARGARET 
BELIEVES CHLOROQUINE 
AND ANTIBIOTIC 
COMBINATION HELPED HER
RECOVER FROM COVID-19.
>> WITHIN 24 HOURS MY 
FEVER WAS GONE.
I WAS STILL SHORT OF 
BREATH, I STILL HAD TO
RECOVER FROM THAT. 
>> Reporter: NEW YORK 
HOSPITALS ARE USING IT
IN EMERGENCIES BUT THE
GOVERNOR IS CAUTIOUS. 
>> YOU'LL GET 
SUGGESTIONS IT'S BEEN 
EFFECTIVE BUT WE DON'T
HAVE ANY OFFICIAL DATA
YET. 
>> Reporter: 
MEANWHILE, AN 
INSPECTOR GENERAL 
WATCHDOG REPORT HAS 
FOUND HOSPITALS 
NATIONWIDE REPORTING 
DIRE SHORTAGES OF 
CRITICAL EQUIPMENT 
INCLUDING TESTING 
KITS, THERMOMETERS AND
PERSONAL PROTECTION 
EQUIPMENT AND 
RECEIVING GOVERNMENT 
SUPPLIES THAT EXPIRED 
A DECADE AGO. 
>> WE HEARD AN 
INCREDIBLE PLEA FROM 
THE HOSPITAL ABOUT 
EFFORTS TO KEEP STAFF 
SAFE. 
>> Reporter: AND AMID 
A WIDE SPREAD SHORTAGE
OF VENTILATORS, A 
POTENTIAL SHORTAGE OF 
THE DRUGS USED TO 
PLACE PATIENTS INTO 
COMAS FOR INTUBATION.
TAKES 
ICU AT ONE OF THE 
NATION'S HARDEST HIT 
HOSPITALS. 
>> Reporter: HOLY NAME
MEDICAL CENTER IN 
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY IS
A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.
MEDIUM SIZE, MANY OF 
THE STAFF WERE 
ACTUALLY BORN HERE.
IT WAS ALSO ONE OF THE
HOSPITALS HIT EARLIEST
AND HARDEST BY THE 
CORONAVIRUS.
55 DEATHS SO FAR.
175 INFECTED PEOPLE 
HOSPITALIZED. 
>> CHECKING EVERYTHING
OUT FOR YOU, OKAY?
MAKING SURE ALL YOUR 
LINES ARE GOOD. 
>> Reporter: ARLEAN 
VAN DYKE A SINGLE 
MOTHER OF TWO HAS BEEN
A NURSE HERE FOR 32 
YEARS.
A TIME WHEN FAMILY 
CAN'T BE THERE, 
BEDSIDE MANNER TAKES 
ON NEW MEANING.
EACH 13-HOUR SHIFT 
BRINGS NEW CHALLENGES.
>> EXHAUSTING.
TODAY WAS REALLY 
ROUGH. 
>> Reporter: MICHELLE 
IS THE DIRECTOR OF 
NURSING. 
>> THE NURSING STAFF 
HAVE BEEN AMAZING.
EVERY TIME THEY GO 
INTO A PATIENT ROOM, 
THEY KNOW THAT NOT 
ONLY ARE THEY THE 
CAREGIVER BUT THEY ARE
THE STAND IN FAMILY 
MEMBER. 
>> Reporter: SOMETIMES
IT IS THEIR FAMILY.
THREE OF THE RELATIVES
HAVE TESTED POSITIVE 
FOR CORONAVIRUS.
INCLUDING HER 
MOTHER-IN-LAW EDINA 
WHO WAS HOSPITALIZED 
HERE AND CELEBRATED 
HER 89th BIRTHDAY WITH
NURSES SINGING.
♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO 
YOU ♪
>> Reporter: TWO DAYS 
LATER, SHE DIED. 
>> THEY SANG TO HER.
SHE KNEW THEY WERE 
THERE.
SHE WAS MOUTHING THE 
WORDS AND IT WAS 
REALLY JUST SWEET AND 
ADORABLE AND THE 
FAMILY APPRECIATED 
HAVING THAT VIDEO 
KNOWING THAT HER LAST 
BIRTHDAY HERE ON EARTH
WAS CELEBRATED WITH 
PEOPLE AROUND HER. 
>> Reporter: THIS 
HOSPITAL LIKE SO MANY 
HAD TO TRANSFORM 
DURING THE CRISIS.
IT STARTED WITH 19 ICU
BEDS.
BY THE END OF THIS 
WEEK IT WILL HAVE 106.
MANY OF THOSE PATIENTS
ON VENTILATORS FOR 
DAYS AND EVEN WEEKS.
GOOD NEWS IS IN SHORT 
SUPPLY.
BUT LAST WEEK THERE 
WAS A VICTORY.
THE FIRST PATIENT TO 
BE SUCCESSFULLY 
REMOVED OFF A 
VENTILATOR. 
>> WE SEE THE SICKEST 
OF THE SICK, SO WE 
FORGET THAT THERE IS 
PEOPLE THAT DO WELL.
SO THIS WAS A HUGE 
THING FOR US. 
>> Reporter: FOR A 
HOSPITAL BATTLING THE 
WORST OF THIS VIRUS, A
WELCOME REMINDER THAT 
CALL THEIR WORK IS 
 
SERVICES DESPITE 
URGENT PLEAS FOR 
SOCIAL DISTADISTANCING.
MORE ON THAT FROM 
CATIE BECK. 
>> Reporter: DESPITE 
EMPTY HOUSES OF 
WORSHIP, MANY ARE 
VIRTUALLY PACKING THE 
AISLES FROM HOME. 
>> THANK YOU FOR 
JOINING US. 
>> Reporter: SOME 
TAKING A SAFE ROUTE TO
CONFESSION BUT IN AT 
LEAST A DOZEN STATES 
WHERE CHURCHES ARE 
EXEMPT FROM STAY AT 
HOME ORDERS AND 
SOMEWHERE THEY ARE 
NOT, FOLLOWERS GATHER 
IN NUMBER AND IN 
PERSON AS THEY DID ON 
PALM SUNDAY IN OHIO. 
>> THERE IS GOD'S LAW 
AND THEN THERE IS 
MAN'S LAW.
ME AND MY HOUSE HOLD 
PUT GOD'S LAW FIRST. 
>> Reporter: IN 
LOUISIANA A STATE WITH
ONE OF THE HIGHEST 
NUMBER OF COVID-19 
DEATHS, PASTOR TONY 
SPELL SAYS 1200 PEOPLE
SHOWED UP SUNDAY.
THE MASSIVE CROWD GAVE
AFTER HIS ARREST FOR 
HOSTING LAST WEEK'S 
SERVICE, WHICH 
AUTHORITIES SAY 
VIOLATED THE 
GOVERNOR'S ORDERS. 
>> THEY WOULD RATHER 
COME TO CHURCH AND 
WORSHIP LIKE FREE 
PEOPLE THAN THEY HAVE 
LIVED LIKE PRISONERS 
IN THEIR HOMES FOR 22 
DAYS NOW. 
>> Reporter: AND 
PASTOR JOEL GARZA VOWS
TO KEEP HIS CHURCH 
DOORS OPEN IN TEXAS 
WHERE CHURCHES ARE 
DEEMED ESSENTIAL. 
>> I THINK IT'S 
UTTERLY RIDICULOUS 
THAT THEY'RE DOING 
WHAT THEY'RE DOING. 
>> Reporter: WITH 
SEVERAL STATES 
SUSPENDING IN PERSON 
PRIMARY VOTING AND 
RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS 
JUST DAYS AWAY, MANY 
WONDER IF STATES WILL 
SOON TOUGHEN THEIR 
STANCE ON IN PERSON 
WORSHIP AND INSIST 
FAITH LEADERS SERVE 
ONLINE. 
>> WE'RE ALL TOGETHER.
WE ARE ALL ONE FAMILY 
AND I THINK THAT ALSO 
GIVES A LITTLE BIT OF 
THAT SPIRITUAL 
STRENGTH AS WE FACE 
THIS CRISIS. 
>> Reporte
OUR TEAM IS STAND 
BY AND WE BEGIN WITH 
NBC'S MIGUEL ALMAGUER.
>> Reporter: AS 
AMERICANS BRACE FOR 
WHAT MANY EXPECT WILL 
BE A GRIM WEEK, OUR 
NATIONAL DEATH TOLL 
HAS NOW HIT A 
STAGGERING NEW 
BENCHMARK.
THE SURGEON GENERAL 
CALLING THIS WEEK IN 
THE FIGHT AGAINST THE 
CORONAVIRUS OUR PEARL 
HARBOR, OUR 9/11 
MOMENT.
BEHIND EACH NUMBER A 
HEART BROKEN FAMILY.
POLICE SERGEANT J.J. 
SMITH AND WIFE GLORIA 
WERE STARTING A NEW 
LIFE TOGETHER AFTER 
HIS RETIREMENT.
THEY DIED DAYS APART. 
>> THE WORLD LOST SOME
OF THE MOST LOVING 
PEOPLE. 
>> Reporter: WITH 
LEADERS AT THE WHITE 
HOUSE URGING AMERICANS
WHO DON'T NEED TO SHOP
THIS WEEK TO AVOID 
GROCERY STORES, STATES
LIKE NEW YORK ARE NOT 
ALONE IN CRISIS.
IN MICHIGAN, THE 
DETROIT CONVENTION 
CENTER IS BECOMING A 
MASSIVE FIELD 
HOSPITAL.
IN LOUISIANA WHERE THE
GOVERNOR MAINTAINS HE 
DIDN'T KNOW MARDI GRAS
COULD TRIGGER AN 
OUTBREAK, THE NEW 
ORLEANS AREA NOW HAS 
THE HIGHEST DEATH RATE
IN THE COUNTRY.
AT A NURSING HOME IN 
INDIANA, 11 RESIDENTS 
HAVE DIED FROM THE 
VIRUS WHILE SEVERAL 
OTHERS HAVE BEEN 
HOSPITALIZED.
EVERYONE IS 
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THIS 
AND EVERYONE NEEDS TO 
FOLLOW PRECAUTIONS 
WE'VE LAID OUT. 
>> Reporter: WHILE 
CITIES LIKE BOSTON ARE
PREPARING FOR A 9:00 
P.M. CURFEW, IN 
COLORADO DOCTORS 
UNVEILED A PLAN FOR 
HOW TO PRIORITIZE 
LIFE-SAVING TREATMENT 
WHEN FACED WITH TOO 
MANY COVID-19 
PATIENTS. 
>> AFTER 23 DAYS I'M 
STILL SHUTTING THE 
VIRUS. 
>> Reporter: NURSE 
LISA MERCK WHO CAUGHT 
THE VIRUS NEARLY A 
MONTH AGO CLEARED HER 
MANDATORY QUARANTINE 
BUT TESTED POSITIVE 
AGAIN AFTER SHE 
INSISTED ON CHECKING 
HER STATUS BEFORE 
RETURNING TO WORK. 
>> I FEEL LIKE IT'S 
JUST DANGEROUS THAT 
WE'RE NOT CHECKING OUR
HEALTH CARE WORKERS 
BEFORE THEY GO BACK TO
WORK. 
>> Reporter: HOSPITALS
IN THE SOUTH NEED ALL 
THE NURSES AND DOCTORS
THEY CAN GET.
GEORGIA EXPERIENCING A
RAPID RISE IN CASES 
BUT ITS PEAK MAY BE 
WEEKS AWAY.
BLAYNE ALEXANDER IS IN
ATLANTA. 
>> Reporter: TODAY 
STARTS THE FIRST FULL 
WEEK OF THE SHELTER IN
PLACE ORDER.
MOST BUSINESSES ARE 
CLOSED BUT THE 
GOVERNOR ORDERED THE 
BEACHES BACK OPEN BUT 
SOME LOCAL LEADERS WHO
CLOSED THE BEACHES IN 
THE FIRST PLACE CALL 
THE MOVE RECKLESS. 
>> Reporter: AFTER 
SOME AMERICANS SPENT 
THEIR FIRST WEEKEND 
WEARING HOME MADE FACE
COVERINGS IN PUBLIC, 
SOME REGIONS STILL SAW
LARGE GATHERINGS LIKE 
THIS FARMER'S MARKET 
IN LOS ANGELES.
DESPITE A WEEKEND 
SURGE IN ICU CASES 
HERE IN CALIFORNIA THE
GOVERNOR IS GIVING 500
VENTILATORS TO NEW 
YORK AND OTHER REGIONS
WHO DESPERATELY NEED 
THEM NOW.
MARY LOU, A BAY AREA 
DETECTIVE WHO GOT SICK
ON THE JOB WAS ON A 
VENTILATOR FOR NEARLY 
A WEEK AFTER BEING 
ADVISED NOT TO GO TO 
THE E.R. WHEN SHE 
ARRIVED, DOCTORS 
COULDN'T SAVE HER 
LIFE. 
>> I'M GOING TO MISS 
HER VOICE.
I'M GOING TO MISS HER 
CALLING US. 
>> Reporter: TONIGHT, 
THE TRUE TOLL OF THIS 
CRISIS STILL 
UNFOLDING.
A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON HOW WE 
GOT TO THAT QUESTION.
AT THE BRONX ZOO NADIA, A 
4-YEAR-OLD TIGER FULL OF ENERGY 
AND SPUNK.
THIS WAS WHEN SHE WAS A HEALTHY 
CUB.
WHEN ZOO KEEPERS NOTICED HER 
WHEEZING WITH A DRY COUGH, NOT 
EATING, THEY WONDERED, COULD IT 
BE CORONAVIRUS.
A SPECIAL ANIMAL TESTING LAB, 
NOT THE ONES USED TO TEST HUMANS
IN THIS PANDEMIC REVEALED NADIA 
WAS INFECTED BELIEVED TO BE BY 
AN ASYMPTOMATIC ZOOKEEPER.
VETS AT THE BRONX ZOO BELIEVE 
THREE LIONS AND THREE OTHER 
TIGERS MIGHT ALSO HAVE COVID-19 
BUT WERE NOT TESTED. 
>> AT THE OUT SET, IT WAS 
DISBELIEF IT REALLY WAS COVID 
BUT THE LABS ARE EXCELLENT AND 
WE BELIEVE THEM. 
>> WE SEE CORONAVIRUS LEADING TO
DEATH IN HUMANS.
SAME CONCERN FOR THE BIG CATS?
>> THEY HAVE ALL BEGUN 
IMPROVING.
WE EXPECT THEM TO MAKE FULL 
RECOVERS. 
>> THIS MORNING AT ZOOS ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING THE 
OAKLAND ZOO, STRICT PROTOCOLS 
NOW MANDATE MASKS AND GLOVES FOR
ALL ZOO KEEPERS WHEN NEAR THE 
ANIMALS.
RON AT ZOO MIAMI. 
>> THE FACT THIS HAPPENED AT THE
BRONX ZOO IS PROOF IT CAN BE 
TRANSMITTED BETWEEN A HUMAN AND 
AN ANIMAL.
WE WERE UNAWARE OF THAT UNTIL 
THIS POINT. 
>> THIS IS ONE OF MY TWO KITTY 
CATS. 
>> ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH CATS 
BUT ALSO WITH DOGS ARE NOW 
ANXIOUS.
ON SOCIAL MEDIA, EXAMPLES OF PET
OWNERS GOING TO EXTREME LENGTHS 
THAT EXPERTS SAY ARE NOT NEEDED.
STILL THE QUESTIONS PERSIST. 
>> THIS IS OUR CAT.
IF SHE HAS CORONAVIRUS, CAN WE 
GET IT, TOO. 
>> WANTS TO KNOW CAN HE GET SICK
FROM CORONAVIRUS. 
>> WE TOOK OWNERS' QSTIONS TO 
THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL 
ASSOCIATION.
CAN WE GET CORONAVIRUS FROM OUR 
PETS, CATS OR DOGS, AND VICE 
VERSA, CAN WE GIVE IT TO THEM?
>> THE ANSWER IS PRETTY MUCH NO 
TO THAT.
ALL THE LEADING EXPERTS IN THE 
WORLD HAVE SAID THAT THEY DO NOT
BELIEVE THAT ANIMALS CAN SHED 
COVID-19 TO PEOPLE. 
>> STILL SOME PET OWNERS NOT 
TAKING ANY CHANCES. 
>> WIPE HIS FACE, WIPE HIS EARS.
>> WITH THEIR FURRY BEST 
FRIENDS. 
>> FOR HIM, I HAVE BEEN WIPING 
DOWN HIS PAWS AS SOON AS WE GET 
INSIDE.
I GET A RAG AND WIPE DOWN HIS 
PAWS AND EVERYTHING, MAKE SURE 
HE'S WIPED DOWN BECAUSE YOU 
NEVER KNOW.
YOU NEVER KNOW. 
>> THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL REASON 
THEY ARE WATCHING THIS EVER SO 
CLOSELY, BECAUSE KADAR AND HIS 
MATE ARE EXPECTING CUBS, WHICH 
IS EXTREMELY RARE.
THOSE CUBS ARE EXPECTED SOMETIME
NEXT MONTH.
IF YOU HAVE A PET AND WANT A 
LITTLE MORE INFORMATION, THE 
AMERICAN VETERINARY ASSOCIATION 
HAS PUT TOGETHER A LONG LIST 
WITH DETAILS ON A LEVEL THAT THE
AVERAGE PERSON CAN UNDERSTAND.
WE PUT THAT ON TODAY.COM TO HELP
FOLKS OUT, FOLLOW IT.
ONE NOTE, IF YOU HAVE A PET IS %
NEARLY 125,000 PEOPLE PER DAY. 
125,000 PEOPLE PER DAY. 
WE ALSO HAVE THE MOST ACCURATE %
TEST FOR CVS HAS BEEN GREAT. 
THEY ARE LAUNCHING TWO NEW %
DRIVE-THROUGH TESTING SITES IN 
ATLANTA AND RHODE ISLAND. 
EACH LOCATION WILL TEST UP TO 
100 ONE 1000 PATIENTS PER DAY 
USING THE FESTA TEST. 
IT WILL BE ULTRAFAST. 
IT IS VERY ACCURATE. 
WE ARE SENDING URGENT ECONOMIC %
RELIEF TO THE AMERICAN WORKER 
AND FAMILIES. AS OF TODAY TENS 
OF THOUSANDS OF SMALL %
BUSINESSES HAVE APPLIED FOR 
MORE THAN $40 BILLION IN RELIEF%
FUNDS, FOR THE PATEK PROTECTION%
PROGRAM THAT YOU'VE BEEN 
READING ABOUT. 
IT'S BEEN PERFORMING WELL. 
THERE ARE A COUPLE MINOR %
GLITCHES THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN 
CARE OF. 
THESE FUNDS WILL RESULT IN %
NEARLY 2 MILLION JOBS BEING %
PRESERVED. %
WE ARE TAKING CARE OF OUR %
WORKERS. 
NEARLY 3000 LENDERS HAVARTI %
MADE LOANS UNDER THE PROGRAM. 
WE ARE SIGNING UP ADDITIONAL %
LENDERS VERY QUICKLY. 
TRINITY BANKS HAVE BEEN VERY %
RESPONSIVE AND LARGER BANKS ARE%
ALSO STEPPING UP. 
WE RUN OUT OF FUNDS, WE ARE %
PREPARING BECAUSE IT IS GOING 
SO FAST. 
WHO ASKED CONGRESS TO REFILL IT%
IMMEDIATELY. 
THE BANKS HAVE BEEN GREAT. 
THE BANK OF AMERICA WAS UP %
THERE IN THE BEGINNING. 
CHASE HAS BEEN GREAT. 
THEY REALLY CAME THROUGH. 
THE COMMUNITY BANKS HAVE BEEN %
FANTASTIC. %
AS WE ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK WE 
ARE PROVIDING $100 MILLION IN %
DIRECT SUPPORT FOR THE %
HOSPITALS. 
$30 BILLION WILL BE DISTRIBUTED,
WE ALSO LOVE OUR FARMERS. %
AS YOU KNOW AS OF APRIL 1 250 
BILLION DOLLARS WERE PURCHASED 
FROM US. %
IF NOT MORE. 
OF THAT APPROXIMATELY 50 %
BILLION IS EXPECTED TO BE FROM 
THE FARMERS. %
IT KICKED IN AS OF APRIL 1. WE %
WILL LET YOU KNOW HOW THAT IS %
GOING. 
THEY ARE BUYING ANYWHERE FROM 
$40-$50 BILLION. IT WILL HAVE A 
HUGE IMPACT ON OUR FARMERS. 
WE ARE WATCHING IT VERY CLOSELY.
WE'VE MOBILIZED THE UNBEATABLE %
STRENGTH OF THE AMERICAN 
DETERMINATION, INGENUITY AND %
COMPASSION. 
I GOT TO SEE THAT WHEN I TALKED%
TO THE SCIENCE COMPANIES. GENER 
WATCHDOG REPORT PAINT A 
DEVASTATING PICTURE.
THIS MORNING A NEW DEFINITION OF
NEW NORMAL. 
>> IF BACK IT NORMAL MEANS 
ACTING LIKE THERE NEVER WAS A 
CORONAVIRUS PROBLEM, I DON'T 
THINK THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
IF YOU WANT TO GET TO 
PRE-CORONAVIRUS, THAT MIGHT NOT 
EVER HAPPEN IN THE SENSE OF THE 
FACT THAT THE THREAT IS THERE. 
>> Reporter: AS THE NATION FACES
A CRITICAL STRETCH IN THE BATTLE
AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS. 
>> THE NEXT WEEK, WEEK AND A 
HALF IS GOING TO BE A BIG SURGE,
THE PROFESSIONALS TELL US. 
>> A NEW INSPECTOR GENERAL 
WATCHDOG REPORT FINDS HOSPITALS 
NATIONWIDE ARE FACING SHORTAGES 
OF CRITICAL MEDICAL GEAR AND 
MANY STATES ARE WARNING THEIR 
HOSPITALS OF RUN OUT OF PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN DAYS.
AMONG THEM, HARD HIT MICHIGAN. 
>> AT ALL THREE HEALTH SYSTEMS, 
THERE ARE LESS THAN THREE DAYS 
UNTIL FACE SHIELDS RUN OUT AND 
LESS THAN SIX DAYS UNTIL 
SURGICAL GOWNS RUN OUT. 
>> ILLINOIS'S GOVERNOR ECHOING 
THE DIRE SITUATION, CRITICIZING 
WHAT HE SAYS IS THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION'S RATIONING OF 
RESOURCE. 
>> WHEN YOU COMPARE OUR FEDERAL 
SHIPMENTS TO OUR BURN RATE, THE 
PRODUCT THAT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM
THE FEDERAL STOCKPILE WILL LAST 
ONLY A HAND FULL OF DAYS IN THIS
MULTIMONTH BATTLE. 
>> MEANWHILE MANY SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS ARE STRUGGLING TO OBTAIN 
LOANS PROMISED UNDER $2 TRILLION
RELIEF PACKAGE AS BOTH TECHNICAL
GLITCHES AND SHEER DEMAND HAVE 
OVERWHELMED THE SMALL BUSINESS 
ADMINISTRATION.
THE PRESIDENT SIGNALING THE 
INITIAL $350 BILLION EARMARKED 
FOR THE PLAN MAY NOT BE ENOUGH. 
>> WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO 
PROBABLY ADD MORE MONEY TO THIS 
TO SAVE AND KEEP OUR SMALL 
BUSINESSES GOING AND TO KEEP THE
EMPLOYEES OF THOSE SMALL 
BUSINESSES WORKING. 
>> ALSO OVERNIGHT SOUTH CAROLINA
REVERSING COURSE, NOW TELLING 
ITS 5 MILLION RESIDENTS TO STAY 
AT HOME OR WORK WITH FEW 
EXCEPTIONS.
STILL EIGHT STATES REMAIN 
WITHOUT A STAY-AT-HOME ORDER.
DR. ANTHONY FAUCI SAYS HE SPOKE 
WITH TWO OF THOSE STATES, IOWA 
AND NEBRASKA, AND BELIEVES THEY 
HAVE AN ACCEPTABLE EQUIVALENT.
THE PRESIDENT SAYS IT WILL BE 
LEFT UP TO THE STATES FOR NOW. 
>> THEY ARE DOING WHAT WE'RE 
ASKING THEM TO DO WITHOUT HAVING
TO PUT THE SEAL ON IT.
I WILL SAY, IF I THOUGHT IT WAS 
NECESSARY, I WOULD DO IT IN A 
HEARTBEAT. 
>> Reporter: AS MUCH OF THE 
COUNTRY IS STAYING AT HOME AND 
SOCIAL DISTANCING, DR. BIRX SAYS
TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER WHILE 
ACKNOWLEDGING HOW TOUGH IT IS 
FOR EVERYONE, INCLUDING HER OWN 
FAMILY. 
>> MY GRANDCHILD OF 10 MONTHS 
GOT A FEVER OF 105 THIS WEEKEND.
I'M A DOCTOR, AND I COULDN'T GET
THERE.
THAT'S JUST AN ILLUSTRATION.
I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE MAKING 
SACRIFICES, AND I GUESS I WANT 
EVERYONE TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY.
>> Reporter: MEANTIME "NEW YORK 
TIMES" IS THIS MORNING REPORTING
SENIOR WHITE HOUSE TRADE ADVISER
PETER NAVARRO WARNED THE 
PRESIDENT, THE WHITE HOUSE, OF 
THE SITUATION WITH THE 
CORONAVIRUS IN JANUARY.
PETER NAVARRO WRITING ON JANUARY
29th, THE LACK OF IMMUNE 
PROTECTION OR AN EXISTING CURE 
OR VACCINE WOULD LEAVE AMERICANS
DEFENSELESS IN THE CASE OF A 
FULL-BLOWN CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK 
ON U.S. SOIL.
THE LACK OF PROTECTION ELEVATES 
THE RISK OF THE CORONAVIRUS 
INVOLVING INTO A FULL BLOWN 
PANDEMIC AND PERILLING THE LIVE 
TREAT COVID-19 PATIENTS BUT 
GOVERNOR CUOMO ASKED THE 
PRESIDENT TO CHANGE THAT AS THE 
CITY'S HOSPITALS ARE PUSHED TO 
THE BRINK.
THIS MORNING SOME POTENTIAL GOOD
NEWS IN HARD HIT NEW YORK. 
>> AGAIN, WOULD SUGGEST A 
POSSIBLE FLATTENING OF THE 
CURVE. 
>> DAILY HOSPITALS ARE DOWN, ICU
AND DAILY INTUBATIONS.
THOUGH DEATHS ARE STILL RISING, 
THE INCREASE HAS BEEN STABLE FOR
TWO DAYS.
STILL, GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO IS 
WARNING NEW YORKERS NOT TO LET 
THEIR GUARD DOWN. 
>> IF WE ARE PLATEAUING, WE ARE 
PLATEAUING AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL 
AND THERE'S TREMENDOUS STRESS ON
THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. 
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS
NOW AGREED TO ALLOW THE 1,000 
BED FLOATING HOSPITAL, "USNS 
COMFORT," TO TREAT COVID-19 
PATIENTS.
BUT OVERNIGHT A CREW MEMBER WAS 
ISOLATED AFTER TESTING POSITIVE 
FOR THE VIRUS.
THE NAVY SAYS IT WILL HAVE NO 
IMPACT ON THE "COMFORT'S" 
MISSION.
MEANWHILE THERE'S 125 BEDS IN 
THE JAVITS CONVENTION CENTER, 
WHICH HAS BEEN CONVERTED INTO A 
MASSIVE HOSPITAL AND IS NOW 
OPEN.
PERHAPS 200 MORE AT ST. JOHNS 
DIVINE, LARGEST IN AMERICA, 
WORKING OUT LOGISTICS TO OPEN 
ITS DOORS TO THE SICK.
ALL RELIEF VALUES FOR THIS 
DOCTOR WHO WORKS AT NORTH SHORE 
HOSPITALS AND SAYS ALL OF HER 
PATIENTS ARE ILL. 
>> YOU CAN ACTUALLY SMELL FEAR.
YOU SMELL DEATH. 
>> Reporter: IN HARLEM, 
FRUSTRATED MEDICAL WORKERS ARE 
DEMANDING MORE PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT. 
>> TO HAVE AN N95 MASK EVERY DAY
IS NOTHING.
THAT'S LIKE US BEGGING FOR 
CRUMBS WHEN WE NEED DINNER. 
>> Reporter: NEW YORK CITY 
ACCOUNTS FOR A QUARTER OF THE 
SURGING DEATH TOLL.
A FUNERAL HOME IN BROOKLYN SAYS 
IT'S RUNNING OUT OF BODY BAGS. 
>> WE'RE OVERWHELMED.
OVERWHELMED. 
>> MY STAFF ARE AT WIT'S END. 
>> AS CITY OFFICIALS URGE 
WEARING FACE MASKS IS GROWING B%
NEARLY 125,000 PEOPLE PER DAY. 
125,000 PEOPLE PER DAY. 
WE ALSO HAVE THE MOST ACCURATE %
TEST FOR CVS HAS BEEN GREAT. 
THEY ARE LAUNCHING TWO NEW %
DRIVE-THROUGH TESTING SITES IN 
ATLANTA AND RHODE ISLAND. 
EACH LOCATION WILL TEST UP TO 
100 ONE 1000 PATIENTS PER DAY 
USING THE FESTA TEST. 
IT WILL BE ULTRAFAST. 
IT IS VERY ACCURATE. 
WE ARE SENDING URGENT ECONOMIC %
RELIEF TO THE AMERICAN WORKER 
AND FAMILIES. AS OF TODAY TENS 
OF THOUSANDS OF SMALL %
BUSINESSES HAVE APPLIED FOR 
MORE THAN $40 BILLION IN RELIEF%
FUNDS, FOR THE PATEK PROTECTION%
PROGRAM THAT YOU'VE BEEN 
READING ABOUT. 
IT'S BEEN PERFORMING WELL. 
THERE ARE A COUPLE MINOR %
GLITCHES THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN 
CARE OF. 
THESE FUNDS WILL RESULT IN %
NEARLY 2 MILLION JOBS BEING %
PRESERVED. %
WE ARE TAKING CARE OF OUR %
WORKERS. 
NEARLY 3000 LENDERS HAVARTI %
MADE LOANS UNDER THE PROGRAM. 
WE ARE SIGNING UP ADDITIONAL %
LENDERS VERY QUICKLY. 
TRINITY BANKS HAVE BEEN VERY %
RESPONSIVE AND LARGER BANKS ARE%
ALSO STEPPING UP. 
WE RUN OUT OF FUNDS, WE ARE %
PREPARING BECAUSE IT IS GOING 
SO FAST. 
WHO ASKED CONGRESS TO REFILL IT%
IMMEDIATELY. 
THE BANKS HAVE BEEN GREAT. 
THE BANK OF AMERICA WAS UP %
THERE IN THE BEGINNING. 
CHASE HAS BEEN GREAT. 
THEY REALLY CAME THROUGH. 
THE COMMUNITY BANKS HAVE BEEN %
FANTASTIC. %
AS WE ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK WE 
ARE PROVIDING $100 MILLION IN %
DIRECT SUPPORT FOR THE %
HOSPITALS. 
$30 BILLION WILL BE DISTRIBUTED,
WE ALSO LOVE OUR FARMERS. %
AS YOU KNOW AS OF APRIL 1 250 
BILLION DOLLARS WERE PURCHASED 
FROM US. %
IF NOT MORE. 
OF THAT APPROXIMATELY 50 %
BILLION IS EXPECTED TO BE FROM 
THE FARMERS. %
IT KICKED IN AS OF APRIL 1. WE %
WILL LET YOU KNOW HOW THAT IS %
GOING. 
THEY ARE BUYING ANYWHERE FROM 
$40-$50 BILLION. IT WILL HAVE A 
HUGE IMPACT ON OUR FARMERS. 
WE ARE WATCHING IT VERY CLOSELY.
WE'VE MOBILIZED THE UNBEATABLE %
STRENGTH OF THE AMERICAN 
DETERMINATION, INGENUITY AND %
COMPASSION. 
I GOT TO SEE THAT WHEN I TALKED%
TO THE SCIENCE COMPANIES. AND %
WE WILL MAKE THEM HAPPY BUT %
TREMENDOUS PROGRESS IS MADE IN 
A SHORT PERIOD AND I THINK VERY%
IMPORTANTLY THE PROGRESS HAS %
BEEN MADE BEFORE THE SURGE %
COMES BECAUSE THE NEXT WEEK, %
WEEK-AND-A-HALF WILL BE A BIG %
SURGE, THE PROFESSIONALS TELL %
US AND WE ARE IN GOOD SHAPE SO 
IT IS GOOD TIMING. %
GOOD TIMING. %
WE CAN HAVE THE STUFF THERE FOR%
THE MOST PART AND BRINGING %
DIFFERENT RESOURCES TO THE %
VARIOUS LOCATIONS. %
ESPECIALLY WHERE THE SURGE IS %
LOOKING LIKE IT IS GOING TO %
TAKE PLACE. %
RESOURCES FROM THE NATIONAL %
STOCKPILE NEED TO REACH OUR %
WARRIORS. %
THEY ARE WARRIORS. %
I SAW IT AGAIN THIS MORNING. %
YOUNG IN MANY CASES. %
MANY CASES OLDER BUT WALKING IN%
THE HOSPITAL AND THEY ARE %
PUTTING ON, AS THE DOORS OPEN, %
THEY GO IN THIS PLACE AND, YOU %
KNOW, NOT EXACTLY TOO SAFE. %
AND THEY ARE GOING IN THERE AND%
THEY ARE PUTTING THE OUTFITS ON%
AND THEY ARE PUTTING THEIR 
MASKS ON. %
IT IS INCREDIBLE. %
IT IS LIKE NO DIFFERENT THAN %
YOU WATCH THE WAR MOVIES AND %
THE OLD SOLDIERS RUNNING 
UPHILL. %
TO ME IT IS THE SAME THING. %
MEN AND WOMEN YOUNG AND OLD. %
A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE. %
THEY ARE NOT THINKING ABOUT IT %
IS DANGEROUS OR SAYING I DON'T %
WANT TO GO IN. %
THEY ARE WARRIORS AND RUNNING %
THROUGH THE DOORS. %
IT IS THE MOST INCREDIBLE %
THING. %
IT IS A BEAUTIFUL, INCREDIBLE %
BEAUTIFUL THING. %
RESOURCES FROM THE NATIONAL %
STOCKPILE. %
NEED TO REACH THESE WARRIORS IN%
HOSPITALS IMMEDIATELY AND WE %
ARE MAKING SURE THEY DO. %
AND AGAIN THE STATES HAVE THEIR%
RESPONSIBILITY BUT WE ARE %
WORKING WITH THE STATES AND WE %
ARE GETTING THE STATES A LOT OF%
THINGS THAT THEY CAN DISTRIBUTE%
OR WHEN THEY TELL US WE BRING %
IT DIRECTLY TO THE HOSPITAL 
FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT %
STOCKPILE OR FROM THE PLANES 
THAT LAND WITHOUT EVEN GOING TO 
THE STOCKPILE. %
IF ANY STATE IS HAVING %
DIFFICULTY DISTRIBUTING %
SUPPLIES WE URGE YOU TO USE THE 
NATIONAL GUARD TO ASSIST IN THE 
DELIVERY. %
I HAVE TO SAY YOU HAVE DONE A %
FANTASTIC JOB. %
DEBORAH, YOU KNOW HAVE YOU DONE%
GREAT AND TONY YOU KNOW YOU %
HAVE DONE GREAT BUT WHAT A JOB 
AND I APPRECIATE IT. %
I REALLY DO. %
YOUR WHOLE GROUP HAS BEEN %
INCREDIBLE. %
THAT'S A LOT OF STARS YOU HAVE.%
I WILL TELL YOU THAT. %
HE IS SUPPOSED TO DO A GREAT 
JOB WHEN YOU HAVE FOUR STARS, 
RIGHT? %
BUT THE MILITARY HAS BEEN %
INCREDIBLE. %
AND I THANK THEM FOR ALL OF US.%
CONVERSELY THE STATE BELIEVES %
THAT IT HAS SURPLUS EQUIPMENT 
OR SUPPLIES. %
VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE HAVE %
GOTTEN SO MUCH TO SOME OF THE %
STATES THAT THEY ARE NOW ABLE %
TO, THEY HAVE DONE A FANTASTIC %
JOB AND THEY HAVE KEPT THE LINE%
LOW. %
AND WE HAVE SOME STATES THAT %
HAVE SURPLUS EQUIPMENT AND %
SUPPLIES AND THEY ARE WORKING %
WITH US TO RAPIDLY REDEPLOY %
THOSE SUPPLIES TO AREAS, WE %
THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAPPEN, IF IT %
WORKED OUT WELL THAT IS WHAT IS%
GOING TO HAPPEN AND IT IS %
HAPPENING. %
I WANT TO THANK GOVERNOR 
NEWSOME THAT IS DOING A ING. %
WE ARE HAVING FEWER HOSPITAL %
VISITS. %
I THINK THAT COULD BE THE CASE %
IN NEW YORK. %
IT COULD BE THE CASE IN A FEW %
OTHER STATES AND FEWER BEDS. %
FEWER HOSPITAL VISITS AND FEWER%
VENTILATORS AND WE WILL SEE %
WHETHER OR NOT THE ORIGINAL %
PROJECTIONS WERE RIGHT. %
BUT ANY WAY I HAD A GOOD TALK %
WITH BOTH GOVERNORS AND THEY %
ARE HAPPY. %
EXTREMELY HAPPY ABOUT THE -- %
WHAT WE ARE DOING FOR THEM. %
AND ESPECIALLY GOING ALL COVID-%
19 SO THAT WILL TAKE PLACE %
IMMEDIATELY. %
FEMA AND HHS HAVE DIRECTLY %
DISTRIBUTED 11.7 MILLION N95 %
REQUIREMENTS. %
THINK OF THAT. %
CATCH THE NUMBER 11.7 MILLION %
N95 REQUIREMENTS. 
11.7 MILLION. %
26.5 MILLION SURGICAL MASKS. %
5.3 MILLION FACE SHIELDS. %
4.4 MILLION SURGICAL GOWNS. %
AND 22.6 MILLION GLOVES. %
22.6 MILLION GLOVES. %
WE HAVE ALSO ARRANGED FOR A %
VAST QUANTITY OF ADDITIONAL 
MATERIALS TO BE ALLOCATED %
THROUGH DONATIONS AND EXISTING 
SUPPLY CHAINS. %
WE HAVE GIVEN TREMENDOUS %
MEDICAL MATERIAL AND SUPPLIES %
THROUGHOUT THE 50 STATES AND %
TERRITORIES. %
AND THROUGH PROJECT AIR BRIDGE %
WE HAVE SUCCEEDED IN BRINGING %
PLAIN LOADS OF VITAL SUPPLIES %
INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM %
OVERSEAS. %
WE HAD AN ADDITIONAL THREE -- %
THESE ARE MASSIVE PLANES BY THE%
WAY. %
THE BIG PLANES. %
THEY ARE VERY BIG. %
VERY POWERFUL AND THEY ARE %
LOADED TO THE GILLS WITH %
SUPPLIES AND RATHER THAN %
BRINGING THEM TO OUR STOCKPILE %
AS WE HAVE DISCUSSED, WE BRING %
THEM TO ALL OF THE DIFFERENT %
LOCATIONS WHERE THEY ARE NEEDED%
SO WE CAN SAVE A BIG STEP AND A%
TIMELY STEP. %
BECAUSE OF MY ACTIONS UNDER THE%
DPA, I CAN ALSO ANNOUNCE TODAY %
THAT WE HAVE REACHED AN %
AGREEMENT VERY AMICABLE %
AGREEMENT WITH 3M FOR THE %
DELIVERY OF AN ADDITIONAL 55.5 %
MILLION HIGH QUALITY FACE %
MASKS, EACH MONTH SO THAT WE %
WILL GET IN OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF MONTHS 166.5 BILLION %
MASKS FOR OUR FRONT LINE HEALTH 
CARE WORKERS. %
SO THE 3M SAGA ENDS VERY %
HAPPILY. %
WE ARE PROUD TO DEAL WITH 3M 
AND ITS CEO, MIKE WELLMAN, I %
JUST SPOKE WITH HIM AND THANKED%
HIM FOR GETTING IT DONE. %
MIKE WAS VERY HAPPY TO GET IT %
DONE. %
GREAT COMPANY. %
SO WE ARE GETTING 166.5 MILLION%
MASKS AND MOSTLY THAT IS GOING %
TO BE FOR OUR FRONT LINE HEALTH%
CARE WORKERS. %
THAT'S 3M. %
THANK YOU. %
I WANT TO THANK APPLE. %
ONE OF THE MANY GREAT AMERICAN %
COMPANIES THAT ARE IN GREAT %
ACTION. %
APPLE IS PRODUCING PLASTIC FACE%
SHIELDS FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS%
AT THE RATE OF ONE MILLION PER %
WEEK. %
ONE MILLION AND THESE ARE THE %
SHIELDS THAT YOU SEE ON %
TELEVISION QUITE A BIT. %
AND THEY ARE AT THE HIGHEST %
LEVEL OF QUALITY AND SAFETY. %
WE ARE GRATEFUL AS WELL TO %
SALES FORCE WHICH IS DONATED 48%
MILLION PIECES OF PERSONAL %
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT INCLUDING %
MASKS, GOWNS, SUITS AND FACE %
SHIELDS. %
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH ,%
MORE CORONAVIRUS NEWS AHEAD. 
WE ARE WONDERFUL POSSIBLE APEX.%
AS THEY HAVE RECORDED THE %
LARGEST THE INCREASE IN DEATHS %
YESTERDAY. 
WE SPOKE WITH GOVERNOR CUOMO %
THIS MORNING. %
>> 700 31 PEOPLE THAT WE LOST 
AND WERE BEHIND EVERY ONE OF 
THOSE NUMBERS IS AN INDIVIDUAL %
AND A FAMILY AND A MOTHER AND A%
FATHER AND A SISTER AND A %
BROTHER.
>> AS COMFORT, THE SHIP COMFORT 
IS HELPING MEDICAL CAPACITY FOR%
THE FACILITY AND THEY SIT %
OVERNIGHT THEY WANTED PATIENTS %
TO BE ADMITTED ON BOARD. 
THE PRESIDENT HAS AGREED AND %
THE SHIP WILL START ADMITTING %
COVID-19 PATIENTS IN THE REGION.
AND A WHITE HOUSE TASK FORCE %
THAT HELP TO ORGANIZE AND %
DISTRIBUTE THE CORONAVIRUS WILL%
NOW BE WORKING FROM HOME AFTER %
A PARTNER TESTED POSITIVE AND %
THIS IS ACCORDING TO AN EMAIL %
THAT FEMA SAID CAME IN LATE %
LAST NIGHT AND IT WAS OBTAINED %
BY NBC NEWS. %
THEY TOLD NBC NEWS THAT NEITHER%
THE PERSON THAT TESTED POSITIVE%
NOR THE ONE WHO CAME IN CONTACT%
WITH THAT PERSON HAVE BEEN %
WITHIN SIX FEET OF ANY OTHER %
TASK FORCE AND IT IS A LONG %
PERIOD OF TIME. %
AND BORIS JOHNSON REMAINS IN %
THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT FIRE 
FOLLOWING PERSISTENT %
CORONAVIRUS SYMPTOMS. %
HE IS STABLE BUT HE IS %
RECEIVING OXYGEN SUPPORT BUT HE%
IS NOT ON A VENTILATOR. 
THE BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY %
HAS BEEN TASKED WITH HANDLING %
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS WHILE PRIME %
MINISTER JOHNSON IS CURRENTLY %
IN THE HOSPITAL AND HE HAD THIS%
TO SAY.>> IN TERMS OF ILLNESS, 
WE ARE WITH THE PRIME MINISTER %
AS OUR CABINET. %
HE'S NOT JUST OUR BOSS BUT HE %
IS ALSO A COLLEAGUE AND ALSO %
OUR FRIEND. %
>> THE WISCONSIN PRIMARY IS 
UNFOLDING DESPITE THE STAY-AT-%
HOME ORDER AND BROADER PUBLIC %
HEALTH CONCERNS DURING THE %
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. %
WISCONSIN'S DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR%
HAD ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER %
BANNING IN PERSON VOTING AND %
DELAYING THE ELECTION BECAUSE %
OF CORONAVIRUS AS MANY OTHER %
STATES HAVE DONE BUT THE SOUP %
STATE SUPREME COURT OVERRULED %
THE GOVERNOR AND IS ALLOWING %
THE ELECTION TO GO ON AS %
PLANNED. %
>> WITH THE LOCKDOWN IN WUHAN %
THE CITY WHERE THE PANDEMIC IS %
BELIEVED TO HAVE ORIGINATED %
FROM AS IT LASTED A TOTAL OF 11%
WEEKS AND RESIDENTS AS OF %
MIDNIGHT ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE %
ALLOWED TO MOVE AROUND FREELY. %
AS LONG AS THEY HAVE AN ORDER %
THAT SHOWS THEY HAVE BEEN %
HEALTHY AND HAVE NOT BEEN IN %
CONTACT WITH ANYONE THAT %
CURRENTLY HAS THE VIRUS. %
CHINESE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAID %
ON MONDAY FOR THE FIRST TIME %
THERE WERE NO NEW CONFIRMED %
CASES AND NO NEW DEATHS IN %
CHINA DUE TO CORONAVIRUS %
ACCORDING TO THE NBC. %
THOSE OF THE LATEST HEADLINES %
FOR THIS HOUR AND WILL BE BACK %
LATER WITH MORE.%
>> THANKS SO MUCH AND WE WILL %
SEE YOU IN A BIT. YOU CAN VISIT%
OUR LIVE BLOG WITH NBC %
NEWS.COM/CORONAVIRUS. 
YOU CAN GET THE LATEST UPDATES %
ANY TIME. %
>> THE DAILY DEATH RATE IN NEW %
YORK KEEPS RISING BUT %
HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE STARTING %
TO DROP AND GOVERNOR CUOMO SAYS%
IT COULD KICK IN THIS WEEK AND %
HERE IS HOW WE CAN AS BRIGHT  %
DESCRIBE WHAT NEW YORK IS GOING%
THROUGH. %
>> EVERY NUMBER IS A HUMAN %
BEING BEHIND THAT AND A FAMILY. 
CONTAINMENT IS INCREASING AND %
GRIEF IS INCREASING ANY SEE %
THESE PICTURES ON YOUR TV OF %
GETTING TO A SITUATION WHERE %
YOU HAVE TO PUT BODIES AND %
TRUCKS IN PARKING LOTS. 
HOW YOU COULD GET NUMB TO ANY 
OF THIS, I CAN'T. 
I CANNOT IMAGINE AND ESPECIALLY 
NEW YORKERS. 
LOSING HER HUMANITY FROM THIS.'S
IN NEW YORK CITY EMERGENCY ROOM%
PHYSICIAN AND HIS SON JOINS ME %
NOW. 
IF YOU WOULD DESCRIBE THE %
CONDITIONS THAT YOU HAVE BEEN %
SEEING IN THE CITY.
>> IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHO YOU %
ARE ASKING. %
IT WAS THREE WEEKS AGO WHEN %
HUNDREDS OF PATIENTS CAME IN %
FOR TEST THAT WE DID HAVE %
ENOUGH OF OR WE DID NOT HAVE %
ANY AND THEN THE SECOND WEEK %
WHEN PATIENT STARTED DEVELOPING%
SYMPTOMS BUT THEY WERE STILL %
WELL ENOUGH TO GO HOME WITH THE 
HORROR SHOW WAS THEY WERE ALL %
SPREADING IT TO EACH OTHER IN %
THE SMALL WAITING ROOM AND %
KNOWING AND PREDICTING THE %
ULTIMATE FUTURE WOULD LAST ONE %
OR TWO WEEKS WITH WEEKS THREE %
AND FOUR WERE PATIENTS WORD %
DYING IN EMERGENCY ROOMS AND 
SUFFOCATING IN THE WAITING ROOM%
BECAUSE THE HOSPITAL IS TOO %
FULL OF ADMITTED PATIENTS WITH %
COVID-19. 
IT ALL DEPENDS AND IT'S %
RELATIVE TO WHAT IT WAS BEFORE %
AND IT ALWAYS SEEMS LIKE IT IS %
WORSE FROM A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO%
WHEN WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO %
DECOMPRESS ALL OF THE EMERGENCY%
ROOMS WITH THE OUTSIDE FIELD %
HOSPITAL TENDS OUTSIDE AS WELL %
AS THE HOSPITALS WORKING %
TOGETHER TO TRAFFIC PATIENTS OUT
SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UP %
TO 80 HOURS FOR A BED LIKE THEY%
WERE A FEW WEEKS AGO.
>> COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT %
MORE ABOUT THE FIELD HOSPITALS?%
IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN A%
TREMENDOUS HELP FOR YOU AND %
HAVE RELIEVED SOME OF THE %
BURDEN. %
>> THEIR SEPARATE DISTINCT AND %
DISCRETE SITES WHERE PATIENTS %
CAN JUST GO TO BE TAKEN CARE OF%
AND TO BE DISCHARGED WITHOUT 
EVER HAVING TO ENTER AN ENDEMIC%
AREA SUCH AS A BRICK-AND-MORTAR 
EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE THE AIR IS%
FILLED WITH COVID-19 PATIENTS %
WHO ARE COUGHING AND SNEEZING %
OR EVEN PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA %
THAT ARE PULLING OFF THE MASKS %
WE PUT ON THEM AND SNEEZING %
24/7. %
AND WHEN THE HOSPITAL IS TESTING
TESTING 85% AND 90% POSITIVE %
YOU HAVE TO ASSUME THAT THE %
BRICK-AND-MORTAR EMERGENCY ROOM%
IS NOT A GOOD PLACE FOR AN 
OTHERWISE HEALTHY PATIENT TO %
COME IN AND INHALE THE VIRUS. 
THESE TENTS ARE NEGATIVE 
PRESSURE BUILT FROM THE BOTTOM %
UP AND THEY SUCK THE VIRUS OUT %
IF IT IS COUGHED OR SNEEZED %
INTO THE AIR. %
PATIENTS ARE REASSURED AND THEY%
WALK OUT AND THEY GET %
DISCHARGED AND THEY GET %
INSTRUCTIONS AND HOPEFULLY THEY%
DON'T CATCH THE VIRUS. %
IT MINIMIZES A LOT OF THE LOAD %
FOR US AS AN EMERGENCY ROOM.
>> THAT IS WONDERFUL NEWS TO %
HEAR AND THANKS SO MUCH FOR %
ANSWERING THIS COUPLE OF %
QUESTIONS. %
NOW WE WILL BE HEADING OUT TO %
THE WHITE HOUSE WHERE THE %
PRESIDENT IS SPEAKING WITH BANK%
EXECUTIVES ABOUT WHAT TO DO FOR%
SMALL BUSINESSES. %
>> THIS IS SOMETHING NOBODY %
EVER DREAMED OF. 
WE HAVE THE GREATEST ECONOMY IN%
HISTORY AND THE GREATEST %
ECONOMY THAT WE HAVE EVER HAD %
AND THE GREATEST ECONOMY THAT %
ANYONE HAS EVER HAD. %
AND THEN ONE DAY THEY SAY TO %
CLOSE DOWN THE COUNTRY BECAUSE %
WE HAVE TO GET RID OF THE %
PLAGUE AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT %
WE HAVE IS A PLAGUE. %
WE ARE SEEING LIGHT AT THE END %
OF THE TUNNEL. %
AND I THINK WE WILL GO LIKE A %
ROCKETSHIP WHEN WE GET BACK TO %
BUSINESS. %
THERE IS A LOT OF PENT UP %
ENERGY AND DEMAND. 
I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE %
SECRETARY FOR THE INCREDIBLE %
JOB HE HAS DONE IN CONCEIVING %
MANY OF THESE IDEAS AND WE HAD %
TALKED LATE INTO THE NIGHT AND %
HE AND HIS STAFF HAVE BEEN %
INCREDIBLE. 
ALONG WITH MY DAUGHTER %
HUMONGOTRON WHO JUST WANTS %
PEOPLE WORKING AND I GAVE HER %
LOTS OF OPTIONS ON WHAT DO YOU %
LIKE AND SHE CREATED OVER 15 %
BILLION WORKING WITH SOME OF %
YOU AND WORKING WITH THE %
BIGGEST COMPANIES IN THE WORLD. 
THEY WERE TRAINING AND TRAINING%
LIKE NO ONE HAS EVER SEEN. 
SHE STARTED OFF WITH A GOAL OF %
500,000 JOBS AND NOW SHE'S UP %
TO OVER 15 MILLION. %
AS WE ARE WAGING THIS WAR 
AGAINST IT THE INVISIBLE ENEMY %
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE MANY %
WAYS IN WHICH OUR COMPANIES %
HAVE ANSWERED THE CALL AND ARE %
JOINING A NATIONAL ENDEAVOR. 
THINGS FOR DONATING TENS OF %
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. BUT THANKS%
VERY MUCH FOR DONATING THAT. %
TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR%
VITAL SUPPLIES AND FOR %
SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES %
ACROSS THE COUNTRY. %
AMERICA'S SMALL BUSINESSES ARE %
BACKLOGGED WITH OUR COMMUNITY %
AN
,%
>> NOW WITH THE PRESIDENT AT %
THE WHITE HOUSE THEY HAVE BEEN %
TALKING WITH BANKING EXECUTIVES%
ABOUT SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF. %
WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR %
THAT AND THE ENOUGH THERE ANY %
FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS. %
SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF IS A VERY%
HOT TOPIC THIS WEEK.
>> AND THE PRESIDENT KEEPS 
TALKING ABOUT 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE WHICH IS AN %
ANTIMALARIAL DRUG AS A POSSIBLE 
CORONAVIRUS TREATMENT. %
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE DRUG? 
THE NBC MEDICAL REPORTER JOINS 
ME NOW. %
WHAT IS HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE AND  
WHAT DOES THE PRESIDENT THINK %
YOU COULD HELP WITH THE %
CORONAVIRUS? %
>> HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE HAS BEEN %
AROUND FOR DECADES AND THERE IS%
A LOT KNOWN ABOUT IT AS IT IS %
TRUE  USED TO TREAT MALARIA AND%
ALSO CERTAIN AUTOIMMUNE ISSUES %
LIKE LUPUS AND IN THE PANDEMIC 
THERE WERE STUDIES OUT OF CHINA 
THAT SUGGESTED THAT PERHAPS 
PATIENTS WITH 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE MAY BENEFIT %
IF THEY GET THIS ANTIMALARIAL %
DRUG. %
BUT THERE WAS SOME CONTROVERSY %
AND DOCTORS HERE SAID THE %
STUDIES  ARE WAY TOO SMALL TO %
GET ANY SIGNIFICANT BENEFIT AND 
THAT PERHAPS THE PATIENTS THAT %
THEY STUDIED WOULD HAVE %
RECOVERED WHETHER THEY GOT THE %
DRUG OR NOT. %
AND OTHER WORDS PERHAPS THEY %
WOULD HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE %
ILLNESS BUT THERE JUST WAS NOT %
ENOUGH ROBUST EVIDENCE TO SHOW %
THAT ACTUALLY WORKED.
>> SO EXPERTS ARE NOT SURE THAT%
THIS CAN TREAT THE CORONAVIRUS %
BUT WHAT THEM SHOULD AMERICANS %
BE THINKING HERE?>> RIGHT. SO %
WE ARE IN A PANDEMIC AND THIS %
IS AN UNPRECEDENTED TIME AND %
ALL OF OUR LIVES. %
AND EVERYONE IS LOOKING FOR A %
CURE OR AT LEAST AN EFFECTIVE %
TREATMENT AND PEOPLE HOPE THAT %
THIS DRUG OR OTHER DRUGS LIKE %
IT WILL BE THE CASE. %
THERE'S A LOT OF HOPE THERE AND 
EVEN OPTIMISM AMONG PHYSICIANS %
THAT ARE USING THIS AND EVEN %
AMONG THOSE WHO ARE USING IT %
WITH SICK PATIENTS AND HAVE NOT%
SEEN A LOT OF BENEFIT YET BUT %
THEY SAY THAT IT IF THEY COULD %
JUST HAVE MORE TIME TO REALLY %
STUDY WHETHER THE DRUG WORKS.>> 
ALL RIGHT. JUST TO BE VERY %
CLEAR BECAUSE I KNOW PEOPLE ARE%
GETTING EXCITED ABOUT THE %
POTENTIAL. 
SOMEONE MAY SIT HERE AND SAY I %
WILL GO TO MY DOCTOR AND GET A %
PRESCRIPTION FOR THIS AND WHAT %
WOULD YOU TELL THEM? %
REALLY THERE IS NO EVIDENCE %
THAT HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE  CAN %
PREVENT CORONAVIRUS. %
THERE IS NO SOLID EVIDENCE THAT 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE CAN TREAT %
CORONAVIRUS. %
THERE  IS LITTLE EVIDENCE THAT %
THEY CAN TREAT THINGS LIKE %
MALARIA AND LUPUS AND 
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. 
NOW THOSE PEOPLE NEED THAT DRUG%
AND THEY NEED TO CONTINUE TO %
HAVE ACCESS TO THE DRUG. %
THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WE NEED TO%
GIVE IT TO RIGHT NOW AND THERE 
ARE SIDE EFFECTS. %
WITH EVERY MEDICATION AND EVEN %
THE COMMON ONES HAVE THE %
POTENTIAL FOR BAD SIDE EFFECTS.%
WITH THIS ONE AND CAN CREATE A %
DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE %
HEART RHYTHM WHICH CAN ACTUALLY%
BE DEADLY. %
SO IT'S DEFINITELY NOT %
RECOMMENDED FOR EVERYONE ELSE.>>
NBC NEWS REPORTED LAST MONTH AS%
THEY HAD DIED AFTER INGESTING 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE CAN YOU %
SPEAK TO ME ABOUT THAT? %
>> YES  AND THAT WAS OUT OF A %
HOSPITAL IN ARIZONA AND THEY %
HEARD HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE TOUTED%
IN THE MEDIA AND  PRESS %
CONFERENCES AS A POTENTIAL WAY %
TO TREAT CORONAVIRUS. 
THEN PERHAPS THEY CAN PREVENT 
INFECTION FOR THE VIRUS AND %
THEY REALIZE THEY HAVE THIS IN %
THEIR HOUSE. %
UNFORTUNATELY THE MEDICATION IS%
WHAT IS DISINFECTING AQUARIUMS %
AND IT'S DEFINITELY NOT MEANT %
FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. 
THEY ENDED UP TAKING IT %
THEMSELVES AND THEY HAVE BECOME%
REALLY FEEL AND HOSPITALIZED. %
AND IT IS CERTAINLY A 
PRECAUTIONARY TAIL.
>> THAT'S A REALLY SAD STORY %
AND THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL OF %
THE GREAT ADVICE AND WE %
APPRECIATE IT. %
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEW PUBLIC DATA SHOWS THE %
CORONAVIRUS IS HITTING %
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR %
PARTICULARLY HARD. %
ESPECIALLY AFRICAN AMERICANS. %
IN CHICAGO AROUND 70% OF THE %
PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED FROM THE %
CORONAVIRUS ARE BLACK. %
AND EVEN THOUGH THEY ONLY MAKE %
UP ABOUT 30% OF CHICAGO'S %
POPULATION. 
NOW WHAT ARE THE FACTORS AT %
PLAY HERE? %
ESPECIALLY BLACK RESIDENTS %
WHERE THEY HIRE FROM INFECTION %
AND EVEN DEATH?
>> THAT'S RIGHT AND WE ARE %
SEEING THIS PREVALENCE IN %
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND %
BASICALLY YOU ARE SEEING THE %
CRISIS IN THE CRISIS BECAUSE %
THE NUMBERS ARE ALARMING. %
IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT BLACK AND%
BROWN PEOPLE ARE MORE %
SUSCEPTIBLE TO ACTUALLY GETTING%
THE VIRUS ITSELF. %
IT SIMPLY MEANS THAT THEY ARE %
AT GREATER RISK FOR THESE %
EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES WITH %
THE PRE-EXISTING HEALTH %
CONCERNS THAT MAKE COVID-19 %
DEADLY. 
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS %
AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE ENTIRE %
STATE OF LOUISIANA, 70% OF THE %
PEOPLE WHO DIED THERE FROM %
COVID-19 ARE BLACK. %
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE STATE OF %
MICHIGAN IT'S 40% WITH 14.1% %
BLACK IN THEIR ENTIRETY AND %
THEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT CERTAIN %
CITIES LIKE CHICAGO IS 70% OF %
THE COVID-19 DEATHS AMONG BLACK%
PEOPLE. %
AND THEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT %
PLACES LIKE MILWAUKEE COUNTY %
WAS 78% OF THE DEATHS WITH %
LATINOS AS WELL AS AFRICAN-%
AMERICANS. %
IT'S ACTUALLY WHAT IS BEHIND 
THESE NUMBERS. %
FIRST YOU HAVE TO SEE IT TO %
UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE DEALING%
WITH AND THE CDC DOES NOT SHARE%
ANY OF THIS RACE BASED 
BREAKDOWNS OF THE DATA WHICH IS%
WHY YOU HAVE LAWMAKERS LIKE 
ELIZABETH WARREN OR IONA PRESLEY
PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE FEDERAL%
GOVERNMENT AND ASKING THEM TO %
SHARE PUBLICLY PLEASE RACE 
BASED BREAKDOWNS. %
THE REASON IS THAT THEY CANNOT %
SEEM TO ADDRESS IT UNTIL THEY %
KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM %
IS AND WHERE THE PROBLEM IS. 
WE DO HAVE SOME CLUES. %
IF WE'RE TALKING TO EXPERTS AND%
PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 THIS IT %
REALLY COMES DOWN TO THREE %
FACTORS. %
ONE IS HEALTH AND TWO IS JOBS %
AND THREE IS THE %
MISINFORMATION. %
WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH, BLACK %
AND BROWN PEOPLE ARE ALREADY %
OVERREPRESENTED WHEN IT COMES %
TO THE PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS %
THAT MAKE COVID-19 DEADLY. 
WE'RE TALKING DIABETES AND %
ASTHMA AND HYPERTENSION AND %
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. %
AND THEN WOULD TALK ABOUT JOBS %
IS A SECOND FACTOR, COMMUNITIES%
OF COLOR OVERREPRESENTED IN %
THESE ECONOMY JOBS AND SERVICE %
ECONOMY JOBS WERE WE HAVE FACE-%
TO-FACE INTERACTION IN ORDER TO%
DO THEIR JOB. %
AND THEN FINALLY THIS NOTION OF%
MISINFORMATION AND I DON'T KNOW%
IF YOU SOUGHT ON YOUR TWITTER %
FEED HER YOUR INSTAGRAM FEED %
BUT I SAW THE SAME THINGS LIKE %
BLACK PEOPLE CANNOT GET %
CORONAVIRUS BUT WE KNOW THAT IS%
NOT TRUE. %
BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW%
BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY %
QUESTIONS AROUND THE VIRUS WHEN%
IT FIRST CAME OUT. %
AND THE CDC SAYS THIS MYTH IS %
SO PREVALENT AND THEY HAD TO %
CREATE A WEB PORTAL TO DISPEL %
THAT MYTH TO SAY CORONAVIRUS IT%
DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE VERSUS 
RACE OR COLOR OR CREED. 
NOW IT APPEARS ACCORDING TO THE%
DATA THAT CORONAVIRUS IS ALMOST 
STRESS TESTING THE DISPARITIES %
IN OUR HEALTH SYSTEM IN OUR 
HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. 
THEY WERE ALREADY EXISTING %
WHERE BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE %
OFTEN ARE LIVING IN COMMUNITIES%
THAT THE HOSPITALS ARE NOT AS %
WELL EQUIPPED AND IT'S HARDER %
TO GET TESTING. %
BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE ARE MORE%
LIKELY TO BE UNINSURED. 
SO WE CAN LOOK BACK TO SOME %
HOPEFUL FACTORS WERE SOME OF %
THE INTERVIEWERS I SPOKE TO %
THAT GOT CORONAVIRUS HAD SPOKEN%
YESTERDAY AND THEY HAPPEN TO BE%
A STATE LAWMAKER IN WISCONSIN. 
HE SAID CULTURALLY THEY ARE %
DEALING WITH THE FACT WEAR A %
LOT OF BLACK AND BROWN MEN FOR %
EXAMPLE ARE RETICENT TO GO TO %
THE DOCTOR GUEST ANYWAY FOR %
HISTORICAL DISCREPANCIES. %
AND SO WHEN YOU TELL PEOPLE TO %
STAY HOME AND GET BETTER AND %
SELF QUARANTINE THEY MAY BE %
EVEN LESS LIKELY TO GET THE %
ASSISTANCE THAT THEY NEED. 
THERE ARE MILLION FACTORS %
BEHIND THE DATA WE ARE SEEING %
IN THE DATA IS ALARMING.
>> ABSOLUTELY ALARMING AND %
THANKS SO MUCH FOR SPENDING %
SOME TIME WITH US AND CATCHING %
UP WITH US OUT THERE.
>> THE ACTING NAVY SECRETARY IS%
ALSO RENDERED HIS RESIGNATION %
AS HE HAS TAKEN A LOT OF 
CRITICISM OF THE FIRING OF THE %
NAVY CAPTAIN THAT FOUNDED THE %
ALARM OF THE CHRONIC VIRUS ON %
HIS SHIP. %
JOINING US NOW AND THERE HAVE %
BEEN A WHOLE LOT GOING ON AND %
WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT HIS %
RESIGNATION?
>> THE ACTING SECRETARY OFFER %
THE RESIGNATION TO THE %
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE EARLIER %
TODAY AND THIS MORNING. %
THEY DID MAKE A LOT OF %
HEADLINES AND THEY HAD 
ADDRESSED THIS AND SOME WE HAD %
ALSO SPOKEN WITH OVER THE RADIO%
SYSTEM THEY SAID THAT THEY FELT%
LIKE HE WAS YELLING AT THEM. 
HE HAD CRITICIZE THEIR CAPTAIN %
WHO WAS FIRED DAYS EARLIER. %
THAT THEY WERE EITHER TOO NAOVE%
OR TOO STUPID TO THINK THAT A %
LETTER OR MEMO COULD BE WRITTEN 
ABOUT THE OUTBREAK OF %
CORONAVIRUS BUT IT WOULD NOT %
GET OUT TO THE MEDIA. 
THEY SAID THE LETTER WAS SENT %
TO FAR TOO MANY PEOPLE AND THAT%
THEY WENT AROUND THE CHAIN OF %
COMMAND. %
AND THEN RATHER THAN GOING TO %
PEOPLE LIKE THE ADMIRAL IN %
CHARGE OF HIM OR THE SECRETARY %
HIMSELF. 
IT'S REALLY A HEAD SPINNING %
STORY HOW IT HAS CHANGED EVERY %
DAY. 
BUT NOW WE ARE LEARNING THAT %
AFTER ALL OF THIS BACK AND 
FORTH THEN IT SOUNDS LIKE WHAT %
THE STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMELS%
BACK WAS THE SPEECH THEY GAVE %
TO THE SAILORS YESTERDAY AND GO%
ON. 
THEY WERE APOLOGIZING TO THEM %
AND TO THE NAVY AND APOLOGIZING%
DIRECTLY TO THE CAPTAIN. %
BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THEY NEEDED %
TO OFFER THE RESIGNATION %
BECAUSE THE STORY HAS CAUSED SO%
MANY WAVES THROUGHOUT %
WASHINGTON AND THE MEDIA.
>> HIS APOLOGY WAS NOT THAT %
LONG AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID%
HE WOULD LOOK INTO THE MATTER. %
WHAT DID TRUMP SAY SO FAR ABOUT 
THE ISSUE?
>> THAT'S THE BIG QUESTION WE %
ARE WAITING FOR RIGHT NOW. %
THIS IS A SENSATION AND KNOWING%
A CASE LIKE THIS ARE THERE %
MAJOR NUMBER OF COMMENTS. 
AND YOU WOULD ASSUME THAT THE %
SECRETARY WOULD ACCEPT THE %
RESIGNATION WITH A LITTLE BIT %
OF A PAUSE HERE. %
AND THE FACT THAT PRESIDENT %
TRUMP OFFERED TO GET INVOLVED. 
AND IN THE ANSWER TO THE %
QUESTION THAT THEY WOULD NOT %
GET IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS FOR A%
SOLUTION HERE. %
IF THAT'S THE CASE I DON'T KNOW%
IF IT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY OFFER%
THE RESIGNATION BUT THEY MAY GO%
TO THE PRESIDENT OR THE WHITE %
HOUSE BEFORE HE WOULD ACCEPT %
THE RESIGNATION. %
AND WE HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THE %
PRESIDENT ABOUT IT TODAY. %
THEY WILL GET ASKED AT SOME %
POINT AND THEN THE BIG QUESTION%
IS WILL THEY SAY THEY WILL %
ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION OR %
CONTINUED DIALOGUE HERE?>> GO %
BACK TO THE ISSUE SURROUNDING 
THEM THERE. 
HOW BAD WERE THE CONDITIONS 
ALONG WITH THE MEN AND WOMEN %
APPLAUDING FOR THEM WHEN THEY %
WALKED OFF THAT SHIP. %
OBVIOUSLY SHOWING THEIR SUPPORT.
I THOUGHT A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY %
BE SCRATCHING THEIR HEADS %
WONDERING WHAT ON EARTH 
HAPPENED HERE.
>> THEY WERE LOVED BY THE %
MAJORITY OF THE SAILORS ON THAT%
SHIP. BUT WHAT PEOPLE LOSE %
SIGHT OF IN THIS ENTIRE STORY %
IS WHAT THEY WERE ASKING FOR 
HELP WITH. 
THEN THERE WAS ONLY A SMALL %
HANDFUL WHEN THEY FIRST WROTE %
THE LETTER A WEEK AGO ON %
SUNDAY. %
AND THEY HAD TESTED POSITIVE %
FOR CORONAVIRUS AT THAT POINT %
AND THEN THERE WERE ASSENTED TO%
ISOLATION AND GUAM OR MEDICAL %
TREATMENT.
>> THEY DID TRY TO ISOLATE THEM%
ON THE SHIP AND THAT WAS REALLY%
DIFFICULT ON ANY KIND OF U.S. %
NAVY SHIP OR AIRCRAFT CARRIER. 
AND THEN THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO %
EAT IN THE DINING FACILITIES 
LIVING IN UNCOMFORTABLE 
POSITIONS. 
AND THEN THEY HAVE A PROPER WAY%
TO ISOLATE OR QUARANTINE %
SAILORS SO THAT THEY WERE NOT %
CONTINUING TO RE-INFECT PEOPLE %
THAT MAY BE EXPOSED AND %
SYMPTOMATIC. %
WERE REALLY ASKING FOR THAT %
HELP. 
NOW SINCE THEN WE KNOW ABOUT %
230 SAILORS HAVE TESTED %
POSITIVE AT ABOUT 2000 JUST %
UNDER HALF OF THE ENTIRE SHIP'S%
CREW HAVE BEEN TAKEN OFF OF THE%
SHIP AND I'M NOW SURE AND GUAM. 
THE ONES LEFT ON BOARD, MANY OF%
THEM ARE EITHER STILL AWAITING 
TEST RESULTS OR THEY ARE TRYING%
TO DO THEIR BEST AT SOCIAL %
DISTANCING WHICH IS CHALLENGING%
WHILE THEY CONTINUE TO KEEP THE%
SHIP OPERATIONAL AND SAFE %
IMPORT.
>> THIS IS A STORY WE HAD BEEN %
FOLLOWING FOR COUPLE OF DAYS %
NOW AND YOU CAN SEE WITH THE 
,%
>> AROUND-THE-CLOCK AROUND THE %
COUNTRY THERE FACING NEW %
CHALLENGES TO KEEP ELDERLY %
RESIDENTS SAFE WITH A WAY TO %
CONNECT FOR THE LOVE THE ONES %
ALONG THE SENIOR CORRESPONDENT 
HAS MORE.
>> HOW ARE YOU DOING? %
>> THEY WERE MARRIED FOR ALMOST%
50 YEARS AND NOW CONNECTED %
AFTER TWO VERY LONG WEEKS APART.
WITH MANY SENIORS INSIDE ARE %
FAMILIAR WITH THE TECHNOLOGY %
THAT CAN CONNECT US TO GET %
CREATIVE. %
TO SEND THAT BACK TOGETHER. 
FANS CONVERT TO THE VIEWING. 
THEY CAN SEE AND TALK WHILE HE %
IS STILL INSIDE.
>> THIS IS GREAT AND WE CAN SEE 
EACH OTHER BETTER THAN THROUGH %
THE WINDOW. %
>> EXACTLY. %
>> WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO %
INTERACT THAT WAY. %
SO TODAY WHEN WE COULD HIT %
ACROSS FROM EACH OTHER, THAT %
WAS JUST VERY WELCOME. %
>>
>> THEY LOOKED AT IT AND THEY %
SAID THIS IS MY NEW LIFE AND I %
GUESS I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE%
MY DAUGHTER ANYMORE. %
>> ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, MANY %
MEMBERS OF AMERICA'S GREATEST %
GENERATION HAVE BEEN SEPARATED %
FROM LOVED ONES. 
THE VIRUS COULD RAMPAGE THROUGH%
THEIR FACILITY WITH THIS LIFE %
CARE CENTER OUTSIDE OF SEATTLE,%
WASHINGTON. %
OR 37 ARE DEAD.
>> AS THEY START TO EXCEL THE %
WAY IT HAS ACCELERATED IN NEW 
YORK CITY. 
HOW GOOD ARE YOU ABOUT BEING %
ABLE TO KEEP EVERYBODY SAFE?
>> THEY DID NOT GO INSIDE FOR 
EVERYONE'S SAFETY. %
BUT THEY DID. 
WITH THEIR OWN CAMERA.
>> NOW CLOSED WITH PATIENTS %
BEING HAND-DELIVERED THREE %
MEALS A DAY. 
THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT KEEPING %
THE NURSING STAFF SAFE AS WELL. 
AND THEIR BUSY IMPROVISING.
>> AND THEY FOLDED IT AND WE %
HAVE PUT A PAPERCLIP ON THE 
NOTES SECTION.
>> WE ARE GOING TO FIGHT AND 
WERE ABSOLUTELY ALL HANDS ON %
DECK. %
>> I MISS YOU TOO. %
>> THEY HAVE NOT SEEN THE 92-%
YEAR-OLD MOM. 
FOR OVER TWO WEEKS.
>> I'M USED TO SEEING HER EVERY%
DAY.
>> I KNEW THAT SHE WAS GOING TO%
CRY AND I KNEW THAT I WAS GOING%
TO CRY AND I'M NOT A CRYER. %
I JUST GET VERY EMOTIONAL.>> 
THEY SAID SHE LOVES YOU. %
>> THERE CONNECTING AND 
BRINGING HOPE IN THESE 
DIFFICULT TIMES.
>> I REALLY BELIEVE THAT SHE %
WILL BE OKAY AND SHE WILL MAKE %
IT THROUGH THIS. %
I REALLY DO.
>> IT'S INCREDIBLE TO SEE THESE%
CREATIVE SOLUTIONS WE HAVE BEEN 
SEEING NOW AND WE HAVE A SENSE %
ABOUT HOW HARD SOCIAL %
DISTANCING HAS BEEN ON NEW YORK%
CITY RESIDENCE AND BASED ON %
YOUR REPORTING WHAT TOLES IS %
TAKING?>> WELL YOU KNOW THAT %
THEY ARE SEEING AN INCREASE 
AMONG SOME OF THESE MENTAL 
HEALTH CHALLENGES. 
ALONG WITH THESE MEDICATIONS AND
I WILL ALSO JUST POINT OUT THAT%
THE CDC SAID LAST WEEK THERE IS%
172% INCREASE WITH THE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE IN NURSING HOMES %
DIAGNOSED WITH THE CORONAVIRUS. 
AND THEN WE HAVE TO CALL OFF 
WITH THE SENATOR AND OTHERS %
WERE ALSO CALLING FOR THE CDC %
TO START COLLECTING THESE %
NUMBERS AND THERE BATTLING %
WHICH ONES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. 
SO THEY MAKE THESE OUT OF 
COFFEE FILTERS FOR MASKS AND IT%
JUST RIPS YOUR HEART OUT. %
>> IT'S UNBELIEVABLE WHAT THEY %
ARE DEALING WITH AND IT WARMS %
YOUR HEART TO SEE THAT THEY ARE%
TRYING TO HELP FOLKS OUT. %
IT'S REALLY INCREDIBLE WHAT %
PEOPLE ARE DOING IN TOUGH TIMES%
AND THANKS SO MUCH.>> THANK %
YOU.>> THESE DAYS GOING TO THE %
GROCERY STORE CAN PUT YOUR %
HEALTH AT RISK AND IF YOU TRY %
TO HAVE HER GROCERIES YOU KNOW %
IT'S TOUGH TO EVEN SCHEDULE AND%
THE NBC NEWS INSPECT %
INVESTIGATOR HAS SOME %
OBJECTIONS.
>> THIS MORNING MANY AMERICANS %
ARE WONDERING HOW TO GET FOOD %
AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD NECESSITIES%
AFTER THIS ALARMING WARNING %
WITH THE WHITE HOUSE %
CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE %
COORDINATOR. %
>> THIS IS A MOMENT TO NOT GO %
TO THE GROCERY STORE OR %
PHARMACY BUT EVERYTHING YOU CAN%
TO KEEP YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS%
SAFE.>> WHAT I MEANT IS IF YOU %
CAN CONSOLIDATE OR SEND ONE %
PERSON THAN THE ENTIRE FAMILY %
DOES NOT NEED TO GO OUT ON 
THESE OCCASIONS. 
SO MAYBE ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS %
WE COULD DO A GROCERY STORE AND%
PHARMACY SHOP FOR THE ENTIRE %
FAMILY.>> THAT MEANS THE WAY WE%
ALL SHOP WILL HAVE TO CHANGE.%
>> INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR 
CONSUMER DEMAND.
>> THIS REPRESENTS THE NATIONAL%
GROCERIES ASSOCIATION WITH 
INDEPENDENT STORES.>> A NUMBER %
THAT ARE WATCHING THESE %
PLATFORMS AND FOOD DELIVERY %
SERVICES.
>> WITH WHOLE FOODS AND FRESH %
DIRECT AND INSTA CARD THEY'RE %
STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP WITH %
DEMAND FOR ONLINE ORDERS UP %
150% COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. 
AMAZON, WHICH OWNS WHOLE FOODS %
ANOTHER GROCERY DELIVERY %
SERVICES SAID HELP IS ON THE %
WAY. 
THEY WROTE IN A STATEMENT THAT %
WE ARE ADDING MORE DELIVERY %
WINDOWS THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND %
HIRING OVER 1000 POSITIONS %
ACROSS THE U.S. AND WE WILL %
CONTINUE TO EXPAND QUICKLY TO %
REACH MORE CUSTOMERS. %
>> OFFERED BY RETAILERS WITH 
TARGET AND WALMART AND THE 
LARGEST GROCERY CHANGE SAYS %
THEY WILL BE WAIVING THE 495 %
FEE FOR CURBSIDE PICK UP. MANY %
ON SOCIAL MEDIA SAY THESE %
OPTIONS DON'T WORK WITH LAW %
ENFORCEMENT THEY CAN NO LONGER %
OFFER CURBSIDE SERVICE WITH THE 
LOTS FULL. 
THERE RECOMMENDING NOT GOING %
INTO THE STORE EITHER SO HOW %
EXACTLY ARE WE SUPPOSED TO GET 
GROCERIES NOW? 
ONE IDEA IS CONSIDER TURNING TO%
SERVICES THAT CAN DO THE %
SHOPPING AND MAKE DELIVERIES. %
BUT IT COMES AT A PRICE.
>> MY ORDER JUST ARRIVED AND %
THERE IT IS. %
I ORDERED 47 ITEMS BUT ONLY 20 %
OF THEM ARRIVED AND IT TOOK A %
LOT LONGER THAN THE ORIGINAL %
TIME. %
>> ON TOP OF THE GROCERIES I %
PAID $28 IN FEES. %
THEY SAID THEY WOULD %
INVESTIGATE OR ORDER BUT THEY %
SAY THEY ARE NOT TYPICALLY USED%
FOR LARGE GROCERY DELIVERIES. %
THERE IS ALSO TASK RABBIT. %
OUR DELIVERY GUY ARRIVED AND %
JUST TWO HOURS WITH ALL THE %
GROCERIES BUT THIS TIME THE FEE%
TOTAL WAS $34 WHAT WE HAD %
AGREED TO UPFRONT. 
ALSO CHECK SOME OF YOUR LOCAL %
RESTAURANTS. %
SOME ARE FILLING THE GAPS AND 
OFFERING GROCERIES AND EVEN 
MEAL KITS. %
>> VICKI JOINS US NOW AND WE %
ARE HEARING FROM THE PRODUCERS %
WE HAVE AN UPDATE AND LET'S 
START THERE. %
>> THIS WAS AFTER WE CONTACTED %
THEM THEY SAID THEY WILL BE %
CREDITING OUR COUNT AND THEY %
APOLOGIZE DURING THIS TIME.
>> YES AND I THINK A LOT OF THE%
DELIVERY COMPANIES ARE HAVING %
THAT PROBLEM. %
I HAVE GOTTEN A COUPLE OF NOTES%
THIS WEEK MYSELF FROM COMPANIES%
SAYING SORRY THERE IS A DELAY %
AND WE ARE DOING THE BEST WE %
CAN. %
A QUESTION OUR VIEWERS HAVE %
BEEN ASKING BUT IS IT SAFER TO %
MAKE A QUICK TRIP TO THE 
GROCERY STORE YOURSELF OR TO %
HAVE A STRANGER DELIVERY %
GROCERIES TO YOUR HOME? %
WHAT IS THE VERDICT HERE? %
>> THERE IS A RISK FOR %
EVERYTHING BUT RIGHT NOW PRETTY%
MUCH ACROSS THE BOARD IT'S BEST%
TO HAVE THEM DELIVERED IF %
POSSIBLE AND TO HAVE THE %
DELIVERY PERSON JUST LEAVE IT %
AT YOUR DOOR AND IF YOU ARE %
TIPPING ONLINE WITH THE CREDIT %
CARD THEN THERE IS NO EXCHANGE. 
IF YOU CANNOT HAVE THEM INSIDE %
FOR A DAY THAT WILL BE GREAT %
AND SOME SAY YOU COULD HAVE A %
SMALL RISK OF GETTING A VIRUS %
FROM A CONTAMINATED BAG AND %
THEN YOU MAY TOUCH YOUR FACE. %
THE ONLY THINGS THAT HAPPEN %
OBVIOUSLY TO GET SICK AND THE %
OTHER THING THAT IS IMPORTANT %
IS TO WASH YOUR HANDS AFTER YOU%
HANDLE AND PUT AWAY HER %
GROCERIES. %
IF YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO TAKE%
MAXIMUM PRECAUTIONS THAT MEANS %
WIPING EVERYTHING DOWN.>> ,,,%
DOWN IS THERE A SMART WAY TO %
HANDLE THOSE BAGS? %
>> THINK OF EVERYTHING WITH %
HAVING THE VIRUS ON IT. YOU DO %
NOT WANT TO TOUCH HER FACE YOU %
DO NOT WANT TO TOUCH YOUR EYES,%
NOSE, OR YOUR MOUTH UNLESS YOU %
JUST WATCH THEM. %
WHEN IT COMES TO FRUITS AND %
VEGETABLES RUN THEM UNDER WATER%
TO GET THE GRIT OFF WHEN IT 
COMES TO LEAFY GREENS SOAK THEM 
IN VINEGAR IN 10 MINUTES AND %
COOKING THEM WILL BE BASICALLY 
THE FULL PROOF WAY TO DOING AT 
AN FRUITS ANYTHING INSIDE ON %
APPEAL LIKE AN ORANGE OR BANANA%
IT IS SOMETHING, A NEW NORM, %
THAT PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO GET 
USED TO. %
PEOPLE THOUGHT IT WASN'T A BAD %
THING SHAKING HANDS BUT UNTIL %
WE COULD GET THE CORONAVIRUS %
UNDER CONTROL WE ARE ALL TAKING%
PRECAUTIONS. 
>> Reporter: THANK YOU, VICKI. 
WE ARE DOING A WHOLE LOT RIGHT %
NOW AND THEY GIVE FOR ALL THE %
GREAT TIPS WE APPRECIATE THE %
ADVICE.,,,,
,%
>>> THE SMALL BUSINESS LOAN 
PROGRAM HAD HANGUPS TO SET %
LAUNCHED ON FRIDAY AND MANY %
BUSINESSES HAD AXIS TO THE FUNDS
THAT THEY NEEDED AND SENATOR %
McCONNELL SAID THAT THEY WILL %
VOTE ON MORE BUSINESS AIDE ON 
THURSDAY STEPHANIE JOINS ME 
RIGHT NOW THAT IS GOOD NEWS FOR%
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND MY %
HUSBAND HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET %
AN APPLICATION AND FOR HIS %
BUSINESSES ON FRIDAY. %
AND THE DELAYS, BY THE TIME YOU%
GET THE APPLICATION AND THE %
MONEY WILL BE GONE? %
>> LET'S GO THROUGH A FEW %
THINGS BECAUSE IT IS GOOD IS %
THAT WE NOTE THAT THE FDA AND %
THE GOVERNMENT HAS PROCESSED 
$70 BILLION WORTH OF LOANS THE %
PROCESS AND PAID OUT IS TWO 
DIFFERENT THINGS. THEY HAVEN'T %
PAID ANYTHING JUST YET THEY %
INTEND TO SO WE KNOW THAT THAT %
IS IMPROVED AND A GOOD THING %
BUT SMALL BUSINESSES LIKE HER %
HUSBAND AND MANY OF THE OTHERS %
OUT THERE. %
THEY HAVE TO PAY THEIR BILLS %
VERY QUICKLY. %
IT IS GOOD THAT THE TREASURY %
SAID THAT THEY WILL GO BACK TO %
CONGRESS AND ASKED FOR MORE %
MONEY. 
THE PRESIDENT SAID HE IS HAPPY %
AND BOASTFUL SAYING THAT THIS %
IS A HUGE DEMAND AND THAT IS %
NOT A GOOD THING. %
SEEING A HUGE DEMAND BEYOND $50%
BILLION MEANS THAT YOU HAVE %
BUSINESSES IN THIS COUNTRY %
DESPERATELY NEEDING THIS %
EMERGENCY FUNDING. %
IF THE GOVERNMENT KNEW THAT 
THEY WOULD BE THIS KIND OF %
DEMAND THEN THEY WOULD HAVE %
CREATED A PROGRAM THAT WOULD %
HAVE BEEN $500 MILLION. EVERY %
DAY THAT IS PASSING IS ANOTHER %
DATE THAT POSSIBLY YOUR HUSBAND%
AND OTHER BUSINESSES ARE PAYING%
OUT OF THEIR POCKET WHILE THE %
REVENUES ARE TANKING. 
>> Reporter: YES, WE ARE WELL %
AWARE THAT THERE ARE FOLKS THAT%
ARE IN DESPERATE NEED. MANY %
FOLKS RELY ON THAT ONE SMALL %
BUSINESS TO KEEP THINGS GOING. 
WELLS FARGO -- %
>> IT WAS BARELY 2 DAYS OFF OF 
LAUNCHING THEIR PORTAL. %
I KNOW WE HAVE A DELAY YOU %
WANTED TO MAKE ANOTHER POINT WE 
COULD TALK WELLS FARGO AFTER %
THAT. %
>> WELLS FARGO MADE THAT %
DECISION IT WASN'T THE %
GOVERNMENT SAYING THEY WERE %
ALLOCATING THAT. %
EACH BANK MAKES THEIR OWN %
DECISION ON WHAT THEY CAN %
HANDLEPERKO ONE OF THE REASONS %
WHY THE PROCESS IS GOING THIS %
SLOWLY AND I KNOW THAT STEVE %
MNUCHIN SAID APPLYING TO GET %
THE MONEY  THE SAME DAY BUT IT %
DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY. EVEN THE%
FDA COULD FUND IT OR PROVE IT %
THEY HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE %
BANK AND FELT CONFIDENT AND %
SECURE THAT THEY KNOW EXACTLY 
WHO THAT BORROWER IS IN THE %
COULD IDENTIFY THAT LOAN WHEN %
THEY ARE ASKED ABOUT IT WITH %
THE TREASURY OR REGULATORS. %
WE HAVE TO CLARIFY THAT FOR OUR%
AUDIENCE AND WHETHER OR NOT %
THERE IS GOING TO BE MORE MONEY%
WE NOTE THAT THE PRESIDENT AND %
SECRETARY STEVE MNUCHIN LAST %
FOR MORE BUT THEY DON'T KNOW IF%
THEY WILL GET IT . AND THERE %
ARE BUSINESSES THAT ARE MORE %
NEEDY AND THIS IS THE TRICKY %
PART. %
WHEN THEY ORIGINALLY DESIGNED %
THIS AND THE CONCEPT OF IT %
THINK ABOUT RESTAURANTS AND HIS%
ASSISTANT WERE FORCED TO CLOSE %
AND THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE %
THAT THEY WERE GIVING THOSE %
BUSINESSES MONEY TO KEEP THEIR %
STAFF ON PAYROLL. %
THEY LOOSEN UP THE LANGUAGE %
AROUND WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO GET %
THIS. 
SO NOW, ANY BUSINESS LESSON 500%
PEOPLE THAT COULD SAY THAT THEY%
WERE IMPACTED BY THE %
CORONAVIRUS CAN APPLY FOR IT. %
THE WORRY IS THAT YOU HAVE ALL %
SORTS OF BUSINESSES THAT ARE 
NOT IN DIRE NEED THAT ARE %
RUSHING TO THE FRONT DOOR TO %
GET THIS MONEY QUICKLY WENT THE%
MONEY RUNS OUT WHICH WE KNOW IT%
WILL, WE ARE WORRIED THAT MANY %
OF THE BUSINESSES THAT NEEDED IT
THE MOST WILL NOT BUILD TO GO %
GET THAT CASH. %
>> Reporter: YES, IT IS A SCARY%
THOUGHT, STEPHANIE. %
ANYONE THAT YOU TALK TO THAT %
REALLY NEEDS THIS MONEY IN %
GETTING THESE APPLICATIONS %
THROUGH IS STRUGGLING I HAVEN'T%
HEARD ANYBODY SAID I GOT THE 
PROCESS DONE REALLY FAST AND %
THE MONEY IS IN MY ACCOUNT %
ALREADY. %
I KNOW THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS%
SAYING TODAY THAT THE SMALL 
BUSINESS MINISTRATION REFERENCE%
TO PROCESSING $500 BILLION IN %
LOANS BUT DO WE KNOW OR DO WE %
AND IDENTICALLY KNOW AND HAVE %
THE EVIDENCE OF THE MONEY %
REACHING THE BUSINESSES YET? %
>> SOME COMMUNITY BANKS HAVE %
BEEN ABLE TO PAY OUT SOME OF %
IT. %
I AM TALKING ABOUT THE BIGGEST %
COMMERCIAL BANKS THEY HAVE NOT %
REACHED THIS PHASE YET I'M %
TALKING ABOUT THE BIG BANKS %
BANK OF AMERICA AND THE WELLS %
FARGO THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE T%
REACH THE PHASE WHERE THEY ARE 
PAYING OUT. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT
THEY AREN'T WORKING AROUND THE %
CLOCK BUT I PROMISE YOU THEY %
ARE. %
THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN GOING DOWN %
SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. 
IT CANNOT HANDLE THE LOAD. %
THE TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM DOESN'T %
PAIR UP AND IT DOESN'T GO BACK %
TO BACK WITH THE TECHNOLOGY %
THAT BANKS HAVE. YOU COULD JUST%
IMAGINE YOU APPLY ONLINE THEN %
THE BANKS CALL YOU THEN THEY %
TAKE ALL THAT INFORMATION AND 
THE MENTALLY PUT IT INTO THE %
FDA SYSTEM. %
THINK ABOUT A BOARD GAME, MOUSE%
TRAP. %
THE INTENTION IS GOOD AND DATE %
MAY NEED MORE MONEY BUT IT WILL%
TAKE TIME. 
>> Reporter: THAT IS CORRECT, %
FOR EVERYONE GOING THROUGH THIS%
BEST OF LUCK TO EVERYBODY. I %
HOPE YOU ARE ABLE TO GET YOUR %
APPLICATIONS THROUGH. %
I HOPE THAT MONEY WILL KEEP %
COMING AND THEN PEOPLE WILL BE %
ABLE TO PAY THEIR BILLS AND %
FEED THEIR FAMILIES. %
STEPHANIE THANK YOU SO MUCH.,%
MORE CORONAVIRUS NEWS AHEAD. 
WE ARE WONDERFUL POSSIBLE APEX.%
AS THEY HAVE RECORDED THE %
LARGEST THE INCREASE IN DEATHS %
YESTERDAY. 
WE SPOKE WITH GOVERNOR CUOMO %
THIS MORNING. %
>> 700 31 PEOPLE THAT WE LOST 
AND WERE BEHIND EVERY ONE OF 
THOSE NUMBERS IS AN INDIVIDUAL %
AND A FAMILY AND A MOTHER AND A%
FATHER AND A SISTER AND A %
BROTHER.
>> AS COMFORT, THE SHIP COMFORT 
IS HELPING MEDICAL CAPACITY FOR%
THE FACILITY AND THEY SIT %
OVERNIGHT THEY WANTED PATIENTS %
TO BE ADMITTED ON BOARD. 
THE PRESIDENT HAS AGREED AND %
THE SHIP WILL START ADMITTING %
COVID-19 PATIENTS IN THE REGION.
AND A WHITE HOUSE TASK FORCE %
THAT HELP TO ORGANIZE AND %
DISTRIBUTE THE CORONAVIRUS WILL%
NOW BE WORKING FROM HOME AFTER %
A PARTNER TESTED POSITIVE AND %
THIS IS ACCORDING TO AN EMAIL %
THAT FEMA SAID CAME IN LATE %
LAST NIGHT AND IT WAS OBTAINED %
BY NBC NEWS. %
THEY TOLD NBC NEWS THAT NEITHER%
THE PERSON THAT TESTED POSITIVE%
NOR THE ONE WHO CAME IN CONTACT%
WITH THAT PERSON HAVE BEEN %
WITHIN SIX FEET OF ANY OTHER %
TASK FORCE AND IT IS A LONG %
PERIOD OF TIME. %
AND BORIS JOHNSON REMAINS IN %
THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT FIRE 
FOLLOWING PERSISTENT %
CORONAVIRUS SYMPTOMS. %
HE IS STABLE BUT HE IS %
RECEIVING OXYGEN SUPPORT BUT HE%
IS NOT ON A VENTILATOR. 
THE BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY %
HAS BEEN TASKED WITH HANDLING %
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS WHILE PRIME %
MINISTER JOHNSON IS CURRENTLY %
IN THE HOSPITAL AND HE HAD THIS%
TO SAY.>> IN TERMS OF ILLNESS, 
WE ARE WITH THE PRIME MINISTER %
AS OUR CABINET. %
HE'S NOT JUST OUR BOSS BUT HE %
IS ALSO A COLLEAGUE AND ALSO %
OUR FRIEND. %
>> THE WISCONSIN PRIMARY IS 
UNFOLDING DESPITE THE STAY-AT-%
HOME ORDER AND BROADER PUBLIC %
HEALTH CONCERNS DURING THE %
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. %
WISCONSIN'S DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR%
HAD ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER %
BANNING IN PERSON VOTING AND %
DELAYING THE ELECTION BECAUSE %
OF CORONAVIRUS AS MANY OTHER %
STATES HAVE DONE BUT THE SOUP %
STATE SUPREME COURT OVERRULED %
THE GOVERNOR AND IS ALLOWING %
THE ELECTION TO GO ON AS %
PLANNED. %
>> WITH THE LOCKDOWN IN WUHAN %
THE CITY WHERE THE PANDEMIC IS %
BELIEVED TO HAVE ORIGINATED %
FROM AS IT LASTED A TOTAL OF 11%
WEEKS AND RESIDENTS AS OF %
MIDNIGHT ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE %
ALLOWED TO MOVE AROUND FREELY. %
AS LONG AS THEY HAVE AN ORDER %
THAT SHOWS THEY HAVE BEEN %
HEALTHY AND HAVE NOT BEEN IN %
CONTACT WITH ANYONE THAT %
CURRENTLY HAS THE VIRUS. %
CHINESE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAID %
ON MONDAY FOR THE FIRST TIME %
THERE WERE NO NEW CONFIRMED %
CASES AND NO NEW DEATHS IN %
CHINA DUE TO CORONAVIRUS %
ACCORDING TO THE NBC. %
THOSE OF THE LATEST HEADLINES %
FOR THIS HOUR AND WILL BE BACK %
LATER WITH MORE.%
>> THANKS SO MUCH AND WE WILL %
SEE YOU IN A BITYOU CAN VISIT %
OUR LIVE BLOG WITH NBC %
NEWS.COM/CORONAVIRUS. 
YOU CAN GET THE LATEST UPDATES %
ANY TIME. %
>> THE DAILY DEATH RATE IN NEW %
YORK KEEPS RISING BUT %
HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE STARTING %
TO DROP AND GOVERNOR CUOMO SAYS%
IT COULD KICK IN THIS WEEK AND %
HERE IS HOW WE CAN AS BRIGHT  %
DESCRIBE WHAT NEW YORK IS GOING%
THROUGH. %
>> EVERY NUMBER IS A HUMAN %
BEING BEHIND THAT AND A FAMILY. 
CONTAINMENT IS INCREASING AND %
GRIEF IS INCREASING ANY SEE %
THESE PICTURES ON YOUR TV OF %
GETTING TO A SITUATION WHERE %
YOU HAVE TO PUT BODIES AND %
TRUCKS IN PARKING LOTS. 
HOW YOU COULD GET NUMB TO ANY 
OF THIS, I CAN'T. 
I CANNOT IMAGINE AND ESPECIALLY 
NEW YORKERS. 
LOSING HER HUMANITY FROM THIS.'S
IN NEW YORK CITY EMERGENCY ROOM%
PHYSICIAN AND HIS SON JOINS ME %
NOW. 
IF YOU WOULD DESCRIBE THE %
CONDITIONS THAT YOU HAVE BEEN %
SEEING IN THE CITY.
>> IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHO YOU %
ARE ASKING. %
IT WAS THREE WEEKS AGO WHEN %
HUNDREDS OF PATIENTS CAME IN %
FOR TEST THAT WE DID HAVE %
ENOUGH OF OR WE DID NOT HAVE %
ANY AND THEN THE SECOND WEEK %
WHEN PATIENT STARTED DEVELOPING%
SYMPTOMS BUT THEY WERE STILL %
WELL ENOUGH TO GO HOME WITH THE 
HORROR SHOW WAS THEY WERE ALL %
SPREADING IT TO EACH OTHER IN %
THE SMALL WAITING ROOM AND %
KNOWING AND PREDICTING THE %
ULTIMATE FUTURE WOULD LAST ONE %
OR TWO WEEKS WITH WEEKS THREE %
AND FOUR WERE PATIENTS WORD %
DYING IN EMERGENCY ROOMS AND 
SUFFOCATING IN THE WAITING ROOM%
BECAUSE THE HOSPITAL IS TOO %
FULL OF ADMITTED PATIENTS WITH %
COVID-19. 
IT ALL DEPENDS AND IT'S %
RELATIVE TO WHAT IT WAS BEFORE %
AND IT ALWAYS SEEMS LIKE IT IS %
WORSE FROM A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO%
WHEN WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO %
DECOMPRESS ALL OF THE EMERGENCY%
ROOMS WITH THE OUTSIDE FIELD %
HOSPITAL TENDS OUTSIDE AS WELL %
AS THE HOSPITALS WORKING %
TOGETHER TO TRAFFIC PATIENTS OUT
SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UP %
TO 80 HOURS FOR A BED LIKE THEY%
WERE A FEW WEEKS AGO.
>> COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT %
MORE ABOUT THE FIELD HOSPITALS?%
IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN A%
TREMENDOUS HELP FOR YOU AND %
HAVE RELIEVED SOME OF THE %
BURDEN. %
>> THEIR SEPARATE DISTINCT AND %
DISCRETE SITES WHERE PATIENTS %
CAN JUST GO TO BE TAKEN CARE OF%
AND TO BE DISCHARGED WITHOUT 
EVER HAVING TO ENTER AN ENDEMIC%
AREA SUCH AS A BRICK-AND-MORTAR 
EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE THE AIR IS%
FILLED WITH COVID-19 PATIENTS %
WHO ARE COUGHING AND SNEEZING %
OR EVEN PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA %
THAT ARE PULLING OFF THE MASKS %
WE PUT ON THEM AND SNEEZING %
24/7. %
AND WHEN THE HOSPITAL IS TESTING
TESTING 85% AND 90% POSITIVE %
YOU HAVE TO ASSUME THAT THE %
BRICK-AND-MORTAR EMERGENCY ROOM%
IS NOT A GOOD PLACE FOR AN 
OTHERWISE HEALTHY PATIENT TO %
COME IN AND INHALE THE VIRUS. 
THESE TENTS ARE NEGATIVE 
PRESSURE BUILT FROM THE BOTTOM %
UP AND THEY SUCK THE VIRUS OUT %
IF IT IS COUGHED OR SNEEZED %
INTO THE AIR. %
PATIENTS ARE REASSURED AND THEY%
WALK OUT AND THEY GET %
DISCHARGED AND THEY GET %IS MOV 
WE WILL HELP THE SMALL %
BUSINESSES RECEIVE THESE LOANS %
IN RECORD TIME AND WE LOOK %
FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT YOUR %
INCREDIBLE PROGRESS TODAY 
BECAUSE MANY OF YOU AND MOST OF%
YOU WILL BE SPEAKING FOR A FEW %
MINUTES JUST TO SAY WHAT YOU %
WILL BE DOING AND WE HAVE A LOT%
OF MEDIA PRESENCE. 
THEY ARE LOADED UP WITH MEDIA %
AS MUCH AS WE CAN AND %
CONSIDERING WE ARE PRACTICING %
SOCIAL DISTANCING AND I DON'T %
EVEN KNOW WHERE I'M LOOKING BUT%
I'M NOT SURE IF THEY ARE %
PRACTICING IT AS HARD AS THEY %
SHOULD BE BUT THEY ARE %
PRACTICING IT. %
AND THERE'S A LOT OF MEDIA. 
NOW WHETHER WE ARE SAVING LIVES%
OR SAVING JOBS BUT YOUR %
COMPANY'S PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN 
THIS FIGHT AND I'M VERY %
GRATEFUL TO YOU. %
AND WITH THAT I WILL ASK IBAKA %
TO TALK WITH SECRETARY STEVEN %
MNUCHIN IF THEY COULD WORK %
QUICKLY AND THEN WE WILL GET TO%
YOU IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS %
OR ANYTHING. %
THAT WILL BE GREAT. %
AS I SAID, TODAY WOULD JUST ASK 
CONGRESS TO PASS LEGISLATION %
FOR $250 BILLION FOR THE PATENT%
PAYCHECK DETECTION PROGRAM. 
WILL BE RAISING IT UP TO A NEW %
LEVEL AND THE WAY IT'S GOING WE%
WILL NEED THAT BECAUSE PEOPLE %
ARE REALLY LOVING IT. 
NOW I PASS IT OVER TO IBAKA. %
>> THANKS MR. PRESIDENT FOR %
CONVENING THIS INCREDIBLE GROUP%
OF LEADERS THAT IN A VERY %
SOCIALLY INCREDIBLE WAY 
RESPONSIBLE WAY VIA %
TELECONFERENCE AND WE %
APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE 
BEEN DOING. 
ANYONE THAT KNOWS YOU KNOWS THE%
HEART YOU HAVE FOR AMERICA'S %
SMALL BUSINESSES WITH 30 %
MILLION AMAZING INNOVATORS AND %
ENTREPRENEURS THAT EMPLOY OVER %
60 MILLION PEOPLE. 
IT'S JUST ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.
AND YOU ALL HAVE BEEN SO %
INSTRUMENTAL THOSE ARE JOINING %
US TODAY AND HELPING US TO NOT 
ONLY EXECUTE IN AN ENORMOUS %
FASHION THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION%
PROGRAM. %
BUT ALSO TO ANSWER THE 
PRESIDENT'S CALL. 
WHEN WE BEGAN MAKING PHONE %
CALLS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO TO %
EACH OF YOU WITH SOME OF THE %
LARGEST LENDERS IN THE COUNTRY %
AND THE CREDIT CARD COMPANIES %
AND WE ASKED YOU TO PROVIDE %
ADDITIONAL PRIVATE SECTOR %
DRIVEN RELIEF TO OUR INCREDIBLE%
SMALL BUSINESSES AND YOU HAVE %
ANSWERED THE CALL. 
AMONG THE THINGS WE HAVE %
DISCUSSED AND WHAT WE WANTED TO%
ANNOUNCE TODAY INCLUDE POLICIES%
THAT WILL OFFER PAYMENT 
FORBEARANCE AND LOAN %
MODIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZED 
HARDSHIP RELIEF. 
WE ARE INCREDIBLY EXCITED TO %
HAVE YOU SHARE THESE 
INITIATIVES TODAY. 
AND WITH THAT I WILL TURN IT %
OVER TO SECRETARY STEVEN %
MNUCHIN AND THE ADMINISTRATOR %
TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT %
THIS PAYCHECK PROTECTION %
PROGRAM AND THE UNBELIEVABLE %
LIFT THAT YOUR TEAM HAS %
UNDERTAKEN JUST IN THE PAST WEEK
TO MAKE IT AS SUCCESSFUL AS IT %
HAS BEEN TODAY. %
>> THANKS IBAKA AND FIRST OF %
ALL I WANT TO THANK THE BROAD %
NUMBER OF BANKS WITH OVER 3000 %
BANKS THAT HAVE BEEN %
PARTICIPATING IN THIS IS A %
COMBINATION OF COMMUNITY BANKS %
AND REGIONAL BANKS AND LARGE %
BANKS. 
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THE %
FDA WITH A BRAND-NEW FRONT %
RUNNER AND THEY GOT UP AND %
RUNNING IN LESS THAN A WEEK. 
LAST FRIDAY WE SAW THE %
INCREDIBLE RESPONSE AND I SPOKE%
WITH THE PRESIDENT OVER THE %
WEEKEND AND I TOLD THE %
PRESIDENT THAT WE WERE SO %
SUCCESSFUL IN THAT WE WERE %
CONCERNED THAT THEY WANTED TO %
MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT WE %
SHOULD GO BACK IMMEDIATELY AND %
ASK FOR MORE MONEY TO MAKE SURE%
THAT WE CAN SUPPORT SMALL %
BUSINESSES. %
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE PEOPLE
WITH THE SMALL BUSINESS IS ONE %
LESS PERSON OUT OF WORK AND ON %
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND IS %
ONE MORE PERSON SO THAT WHEN WE%
ARE READY TO REOPEN, 50% OF THE%
AMERICAN WORKFORCE IS IN SMALL %
BUSINESS. 
I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY THIS %
MORNING TO SPEAK WITH MITCH %
McCONNELL AND CHUCK SCHUMER AND%
NANCY PELOSI AND I URGE THEM 
THAT THE PRESIDENTS REQUEST %
THAT THEY GET OUT ANOTHER $250 
BILLION APPROVED AND THEN WE %
LOOK FOR THE SENATE AND HOUSING 
ON THURSDAY AND THE HOUSE PASS %
THAT ON FRIDAY. 
AND THEN WE WANT TO MAKE SURE %
THAT EVERY SINGLE SMALL %
BUSINESS CAN ANTICIPATE AND WE %
WANT TO ENSURE WORKERS ALONG 
THIS WEEK ALONG WITH CHARITIES 
AND INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS AND%
PROVIDERS AND I JUST WANT TO %
THANK EVERYBODY FOR ALL OF THIS%
PARTICIPATION.>> THANK YOU.
>> THANKS AND THE SMALL %
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION HAVE A %
HAS A MISSION OF INCREASING 
SMALL BUSINESSES. 
WE ALSO MENTIONED WE HAVE 30 %
MILLION AND ABSOLUTELY. %
I HAVE ALSO RECEIVED THAT. 
BUT ALSO WE SEE THIS WITH THEIR%
RESILIENCY AS WELL AS %
INCREASING THE NUMBER OF %
EMPLOYEES. 
THAT IS ALSO PART OF OUR %
MISSION. 
AND WE HAVE NOT BEEN SHY OF 
INCORPORATING AND ALSO %
PARTNERING WITH NOT ONLY THE %
LENDERSBOUT 300 NEW VENDORS. %
I'M VERY PROUD OF THESE %
PARTNERSHIPS AND THANK YOU. %
>> AND THIS IS TRULY INCREDIBLE%
IT'S REALLY AMAZING THE WAY %
THIS HAS BEEN WORKING OUT AND I%
KNOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ALSO %
DEALING WITH THIS.>> THANKS AND 
I WILL JUST BE BRIEF. %
I WILL SAY THAT AS OUR %
MITIGATION POLICY HAS TAKEN %
HOLD SUCCESSFULLY IN DEALING %
WITH THE VIRUS, AND AS WE MOVED%
TO WHAT WE BELIEVE CAN BE A 
GREAT OPENING AND A REOPENING %
OF THE ECONOMY IN THE WEEKS %
AHEAD. 
WE STARTED WITH A STRONG %
FOUNDATION IS THE PRESIDENT %
MENTIONED. 
AND THERE WILL BE SOME %
TRANSITION. 
BUT I SEE NO REASON WHY THAT %
THE 2nd HALF OF THE YEAR CANNOT%
RESUME WITH A STRONG AND SOLID 
GROWTH RATE. 
I THINK THAT IS AN IMPORTANT %
POINT AND I WANT TO SAY STAY AS%
OPTIMISTIC AS POSSIBLE. 
AND I THINK WE ARE COMING DOWN %
THE HOME STRETCH. 
AND I WANT TO ADD ONE MY THING. 
THE PRESIDENTS WHOLE PROGRESS %
THIS WHOLE TIME ABOUT THE %
RELIEF ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IS BY%
FAR WITH HIS PROGRAM THAT THE 
GOVERNMENT OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE %
PARTNERSHIP EVERY STEP OF THE %
WAY AND WE HAVE HAD EVERYBODY %
HERE ON THIS CONFERENCE CALLS %
AND VIDEO CALLS AND WHETHER IT %
IS RETAILERS ARE BIOTECH OR %
FARMERS OR BANKERS OR %
TRANSPORTATION OR YOU NAME IT. 
AND THIS HAS BEEN THE %
PHILOSOPHY THAT HAS GIVEN US %
THE STRONG ECONOMIC FOUNDATION %
AND ONE THAT WE CAN DEVELOP AND%
I THINK IT WILL BE VERY %
SUCCESSFUL.>> YOU KNOW THAT OUR%
PARENTS ARE VERY STRONG %
ALTHOUGH THEY'RE NOT DOING VERY%
WELL AT ALL BUT OUR CURRENCY %
HAS DONE VERY WELL AND VERY %
STRONG AND SOMETIMES IT MAKES %
LIFE A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT TO%
BE OUTSIDE OF THESE FOUR WALLS %
CLICK THAT EVERYBODY WANTS TO %
BE IN AND WE FIND EVERY TIME WE 
GO OUT THEY JUST WANT TO JUMP %
INTO OUR CURRENCY. %
THERE'S NOTHING LIKE IT AND IT %
COULD NOT GET ANY STRONGER OR %
BETTER OR MORE POWERFUL. 
ESPECIALLY RELATIVE TO OTHER %
CURRENCIES AND OTHER NATIONS. %
THIS IS GREAT FOR ALL OF YOU. %
>> ABSOLUTELY AND I THINK THE %
FOUNDATION OF OUR ECONOMY WAS %
SO INCREDIBLY STRONG UNTIL THIS%
VIRUS HIT AND THIS IS SOMETHING%
YOU RECOGNIZE AND WE ARE %
HEARING FROM SMALL BUSINESSES %
ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT THIS IS%
NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN AND WE'RE%
GOING TO BRING THIS THROUGH 
THIS VERY DEVASTATING TIME AND %
IT WILL BE BRIGHTER ON THE %
OTHER SIDE BECAUSE OF %
COMMITMENT SUCH AS THE PUBLIC %
AND PRIVATE COMMITMENT %
HOPEFULLY SOONER RATHER THAN %
LATER. %
AND SO WITH THAT I WOULD LOVE 
TO START WITH THE CEO OF BANK %
OF AMERICA WHO IS ONE OF THE %
FDA'S FIRST PARTNERS IN %
IMPLEMENTING THE PAYCHECK 
PROTECTION PROGRAM. 
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE WITH US%
SOME THOUGHTS?>> SURE THANK YOU.
,
,%
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] ,EN FANTASTIC%
BANK OF AMERICA HAS BEEN %
INCREDIBLE. 
YOU WERE RIGHT THERE RIGHT AT %
THE BEGINNING AND WE APPRECIATE%
IT. 
ALSO WITH TWO DAYS AGO WHEN THE%
SOUL STARTED SO WE APPRECIATE %
IT VERY MUCH.>> THANKS VERY %
MUCH. 
AND GOLDMAN SACHS AND DAVID %
SOLOMON. 
PLEASE.
>> THANKS MR. PRESIDENT.
>> [ INDISCERNIBLE ] ,
,%
>> THAT'S FANTASTIC WITH 550 %
MILLION AND THAT'S A LOT. 
WE WILL BE WORKING ON THAT AND %
WE THINK YOU'RE RIGHT AND WE %
APPRECIATED. 
AND WE DO APPRECIATE THE GREAT %
JOB AND THANK YOU. 
THANKS VERY MUCH. 
NOW THE PRESIDENT OF BANGOR AND 
THE CEO.
>> HELLO AND I WAS TRYING TO 
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
WITH AMERICA IN THIS CALM WITH 
$1.5 MILLION SUPPORTING WHAT %
ALL WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT. 
MR. PRESIDENT, THIS IS EXACTLY %
WHAT WE HAVE DONE WHICH IS 
PUTTING AMERICANS BACK TO WORK. 
WE APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. 
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] ,
,%
>> THANKS VERY MUCH AND WE HAVE 
GORDON SMITH OF JP MORGAN'S %
CHASE.
>> THANKS VERY MUCH. 
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] ,THEY HAVE BE 
TALKING WITH BANKING EXECUTIVES%
ABOUT SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF. %
WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR %
THAT AND THE ENOUGH THERE ANY %
FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS. %
SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF IS A VERY%
HOT TOPIC THIS WEEK.
>> AND THE PRESIDENT KEEPS 
TALKING ABOUT 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE WHICH IS AN %
ANTIMALARIAL DRUG AS A POSSIBLE 
CORONAVIRUS TREATMENT. %
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE DRUG? 
THE NBC MEDICAL REPORTER JOINS 
ME NOW. %
WHAT IS HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE AND  
WHAT DOES THE PRESIDENT THINK %
YOU COULD HELP WITH THE %
CORONAVIRUS? %
>> HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE HAS BEEN %
AROUND FOR DECADES AND THERE IS%
A LOT KNOWN ABOUT IT AS IT IS %
TRUE  USED TO TREAT MALARIA AND%
ALSO CERTAIN AUTOIMMUNE ISSUES %
LIKE LUPUS AND IN THE PANDEMIC 
THERE WERE STUDIES OUT OF CHINA 
THAT SUGGESTED THAT PERHAPS 
PATIENTS WITH 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE MAY BENEFIT %
IF THEY GET THIS ANTIMALARIAL %
DRUG. %
BUT THERE WAS SOME CONTROVERSY %
AND DOCTORS HERE SAID THE %
STUDIES  ARE WAY TOO SMALL TO %
GET ANY SIGNIFICANT BENEFIT AND 
THAT PERHAPS THE PATIENTS THAT %
THEY STUDIED WOULD HAVE %
RECOVERED WHETHER THEY GOT THE %
DRUG OR NOT. %
AND OTHER WORDS PERHAPS THEY %
WOULD HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE %
ILLNESS BUT THERE JUST WAS NOT %
ENOUGH ROBUST EVIDENCE TO SHOW %
THAT ACTUALLY WORKED.
>> SO EXPERTS ARE NOT SURE THAT%
THIS CAN TREAT THE CORONAVIRUS %
BUT WHAT THEM SHOULD AMERICANS %
BE THINKING HERE?>> RIGHT. SO %
WE ARE IN A PANDEMIC AND THIS %
IS AN UNPRECEDENTED TIME AND %
ALL OF OUR LIVES. %
AND EVERYONE IS LOOKING FOR A %
CURE OR AT LEAST AN EFFECTIVE %
TREATMENT AND PEOPLE HOPE THAT %
THIS DRUG OR OTHER DRUGS LIKE %
IT WILL BE THE CASE. %
THERE'S A LOT OF HOPE THERE AND 
EVEN OPTIMISM AMONG PHYSICIANS %
THAT ARE USING THIS AND EVEN %
AMONG THOSE WHO ARE USING IT %
WITH SICK PATIENTS AND HAVE NOT%
SEEN A LOT OF BENEFIT YET BUT %
THEY SAY THAT IT IF THEY COULD %
JUST HAVE MORE TIME TO REALLY %
STUDY WHETHER THE DRUG WORKS.>> 
ALL RIGHT. JUST TO BE VERY %
CLEAR BECAUSE I KNOW PEOPLE ARE%
GETTING EXCITED ABOUT THE %
POTENTIAL. 
SOMEONE MAY SIT HERE AND SAY I %
WILL GO TO MY DOCTOR AND GET A %
PRESCRIPTION FOR THIS AND WHAT %
WOULD YOU TELL THEM? %
REALLY THERE IS NO EVIDENCE %
THAT HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE  CAN %
PREVENT CORONAVIRUS. %
THERE IS NO SOLID EVIDENCE THAT 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE CAN TREAT %
CORONAVIRUS. %
THERE  IS LITTLE EVIDENCE THAT %
THEY CAN TREAT THINGS LIKE %
MALARIA AND LUPUS AND 
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. 
NOW THOSE PEOPLE NEED THAT DRUG%
AND THEY NEED TO CONTINUE TO %
HAVE ACCESS TO THE DRUG. %
THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WE NEED TO%
GIVE IT TO RIGHT NOW AND THERE 
ARE SIDE EFFECTS. %
WITH EVERY MEDICATION AND EVEN %
THE COMMON ONES HAVE THE %
POTENTIAL FOR BAD SIDE EFFECTS.%
WITH THIS ONE AND CAN CREATE A %
DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE %
HEART RHYTHM WHICH CAN ACTUALLY%
BE DEADLY. %
SO IT'S DEFINITELY NOT %
RECOMMENDED FOR EVERYONE ELSE.>>
NBC NEWS REPORTED LAST MONTH AS%
THEY HAD DIED AFTER INGESTING 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE CAN YOU %
SPEAK TO ME ABOUT THAT? %
>> YES  AND THAT WAS OUT OF A %
HOSPITAL IN ARIZONA AND THEY %
HEARD HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE TOUTED%
IN THE MEDIA AND  PRESS %
CONFERENCES AS A POTENTIAL WAY %
TO TREAT CORONAVIRUS. 
THEN PERHAPS THEY CAN PREVENT 
INFECTION FOR THE VIRUS AND %
THEY REALIZE THEY HAVE THIS IN %
THEIR HOUSE. %
UNFORTUNATELY THE MEDICATION IS%
WHAT IS DISINFECTING AQUARIUMS %
AND IT'S DEFINITELY NOT MEANT %
FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. 
THEY ENDED UP TAKING IT %
THEMSELVES AND THEY HAVE BECOME%
REALLY FEEL AND HOSPITALIZED. %
AND IT IS CERTAINLY A 
PRECALL OF %
THE GREAT ADVICE AND WE %
APPRECIATE IT. %
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEW PUBLIC DATA SHOWS THE %
CORONAVIRUS IS HITTING %
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR %
PARTICULARLY HARD. %
ESPECIALLY AFRICAN AMERICANS. %
IN CHICAGO AROUND 70% OF THE %
PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED FROM THE %
CORONAVIRUS ARE BLACK. %
AND EVEN THOUGH THEY ONLY MAKE %
UP ABOUT 30% OF CHICAGO'S %
POPULATION. 
NOW WHAT ARE THE FACTORS AT %
PLAY HERE? %
ESPECIALLY BLACK RESIDENTS %
WHERE THEY HIRE FROM INFECTION %
AND EVEN DEATH?
>> THAT'S RIGHT AND WE ARE %
SEEING THIS PREVALENCE IN %
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND %
BASICALLY YOU ARE SEEING THE %
CRISIS IN THE CRISIS BECAUSE %
THE NUMBERS ARE ALARMING. %
IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT BLACK AND%
BROWN PEOPLE ARE MORE %
SUSCEPTIBLE TO ACTUALLY GETTING%
THE VIRUS ITSELF. %
IT SIMPLY MEANS THAT THEY ARE %
AT GREATER RISK FOR THESE %
EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES WITH %
THE PRE-EXISTING HEALTH %
CONCERNS THAT MAKE COVID-19 %
DEADLY. 
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS %
AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE ENTIRE %
STATE OF LOUISIANA, 70% OF THE %
PEOPLE WHO DIED THERE FROM %
COVID-19 ARE BLACK. %
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE STATE OF %
MICHIGAN IT'S 40% WITH 14.1% %
BLACK IN THEIR ENTIRETY AND %
THEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT CERTAIN %
CITIES LIKE CHICAGO IS 70% OF %
THE COVID-19 DEATHS AMONG BLACK%
PEOPLE. %
AND THEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT %
PLACES LIKE MILWAUKEE COUNTY %
WAS 78% OF THE DEATHS WITH %
LATINOS AS WELL AS AFRICAN-%
AMERICANS. %
IT'S ACTUALLY WHAT IS BEHIND 
THESE NUMBERS. %
FIRST YOU HAVE TO SEE IT TO %
UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE DEALING%
WITH AND THE CDC DOES NOT SHARE%
ANY OF THIS RACE BASED 
BREAKDOWNS OF THE DATA WHICH IS%
WHY YOU HAVE LAWMAKERS LIKE 
ELIZABETH WARREN OR IONA PRESLEY
PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE FEDERAL%
GOVERNMENT AND ASKING THEM TO %
SHARE PUBLICLY PLEASE RACE 
BASED BREAKDOWNS. %
THE REASON IS THAT THEY CANNOT %
SEEM TO ADDRESS IT UNTIL THEY %
KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM %
IS AND WHERE THE PROBLEM IS. 
WE DO HAVE SOME CLUES. %
IF WE'RE TALKING TO EXPERTS AND%
PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 THIS IT %
REALLY COMES DOWN TO THREE %
FACTORS. %
ONE IS HEALTH AND TWO IS JOBS %
AND THREE IS THE %
MISINFORMATION. %
WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH, BLACK %
AND BROWN PEOPLE ARE ALREADY %
OVERREPRESENTED WHEN IT COMES %
TO THE PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS %
THAT MAKE COVID-19 DEADLY. 
WE'RE TALKING DIABETES AND %
ASTHMA AND HYPERTENSION AND %
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. %
AND THEN WOULD TALK ABOUT JOBS %
IS A SECOND FACTOR, COMMUNITIES%
OF COLOR OVERREPRESENTED IN %
THESE ECONOMY JOBS AND SERVICE %
ECONOMY JOBS WERE WE HAVE FACE-%
TO-FACE INTERACTION IN ORDER TO%
DO THEIR JOB. %
AND THEN FINALLY THIS NOTION OF%
MISINFORMATION AND I DON'T KNOW%
IF YOU SOUGHT ON YOUR TWITTER %
FEED HER YOUR INSTAGRAM FEED %
BUT I SAW THE SAME THINGS LIKE %
BLACK PEOPLE CANNOT GET %
CORONAVIRUS BUT WE KNOW THAT IS%
NOT TRUE. %
BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW%
BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY %
QUESTIONS AROUND THE VIRUS WHEN%
IT FIRST CAME OUT. %
AND THE CDC SAYS THIS MYTH IS %
SO PREVALENT AND THEY HAD TO %
CREATE A WEB PORTAL TO DISPEL %
THAT MYTH TO SAY CORONAVIRUS IT%
DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE VERSUS 
RACE OR COLOR OR CREED. 
NOW IT APPEARS ACCORDING TO THE%
DATA THAT CORONAVIRUS IS ALMOST 
STRESS TESTING THE DISPARITIES %
IN OUR HEALTH SYSTEM IN OUR 
HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. 
THEY WERE ALREADY EXISTING %
WHERE BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE %
OFTEN ARE LIVING IN COMMUNITIES%
THAT THE HOSPITALS ARE NOT AS %
WELL EQUIPPED AND IT'S HARDER %
TO GET TESTING. %
BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE ARE MORE%
LIKELY TO BE UNINSURED. 
SO WE CAN LOOK BACK TO SOME %
HOPEFUL FACTORS WERE SOME OF %
THE INTERVIEWERS I SPOKE TO %
THAT GOT CORONAVIRUS HAD SPOKEN%
YESTERDAY AND THEY HAPPEN TO BE%
A STATE LAWMAKER IN WISCONSIN. 
HE SAID CULTURALLY THEY ARE %
DEALING WITH THE FACT WEAR A %
LOT OF BLACK AND BROWN MEN FOR %
EXAMPLE ARE RETICENT TO GO TO %
THE DOCTOR GUEST ANYWAY FOR %
HISTORICAL DISCREPANCIES. %
AND SO WHEN YOU TELL PEOPLE TO %
STAY HOME AND GET BETTER AND %
SELF QUARANTINE THEY MAY BE %
EVEN LESS LIKELY TO GET THE %
ASSISTANCE THAT THEY NEED. 
THERE ARE MILLION FACTORS %
BEHIND THE DATA WE ARE SEEING %
IN THE DATA IS ALARMING.
,%
>> AROUND-THE-CLOCK AROUND THE %
COUNTRY THERE FACING NEW %
CHALLENGES TO KEEP ELDERLY %
RESIDENTS SAFE WITH A WAY TO %
CONNECT FOR THE LOVE THE ONES %
ALONG THE SENIOR CORRESPONDENT 
HAS MORE.
>> HOW ARE YOU DOING? %
>> THEY WERE MARRIED FOR ALMOST%
50 YEARS AND NOW CONNECTED %
AFTER TWO VERY LONG WEEKS APART.
WITH MANY SENIORS INSIDE ARE %
FAMILIAR WITH THE TECHNOLOGY %
THAT CAN CONNECT US TO GET %
CREATIVE. %
TO SEND THAT BACK TOGETHER. 
FANS CONVERT TO THE VIEWING. 
THEY CAN SEE AND TALK WHILE HE %
IS STILL INSIDE.
>> THIS IS GREAT AND WE CAN SEE 
EACH OTHER BETTER THAN THROUGH %
THE WINDOW. %
>> EXACTLY. %
>> WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO %
INTERACT THAT WAY. %
SO TODAY WHEN WE COULD HIT %
ACROSS FROM EACH OTHER, THAT %
WAS JUST VERY WELCOME. %
>>
>> THEY LOOKED AT IT AND THEY %
SAID THIS IS MY NEW LIFE AND I %
GUESS I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE%
MY DAUGHTER ANYMORE. %
>> ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, MANY %
MEMBERS OF AMERICA'S GREATEST %
GENERATION HAVE BEEN SEPARATED %
FROM LOVED ONES. 
THE VIRUS COULD RAMPAGE THROUGH%
THEIR FACILITY WITH THIS LIFE %
CARE CENTER OUTSIDE OF SEATTLE,%
WASHINGTON. %
OR 37 ARE DEAD.
>> AS THEY START TO EXCEL THE %
WAY IT HAS ACCELERATED IN NEW 
YORK CITY. 
HOW GOOD ARE YOU ABOUT BEING %
ABLE TO KEEP EVERYBODY SAFE?
>> THEY DID NOT GO INSIDE FOR 
EVERYONE'S SAFETY. %
BUT THEY DID. 
WITH THEIR OWN CAMERA.
>> NOW CLOSED WITH PATIENTS %
BEING HAND-DELIVERED THREE %
MEALS A DAY. 
THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT KEEPING %
THE NURSING STAFF SAFE AS WELL. 
AND THEIR BUSY IMPROVISING.
>> AND THEY FOLDED IT AND WE %
HAVE PUT A PAPERCLIP ON THE 
NOTES SECTION.
>> WE ARE GOING TO FIGHT AND 
WERE ABSOLUTELY ALL HANDS ON %
DECK. %
>> I MISS YOU TOO. %
>> THEY HAVE NOT SEEN THE 92-%
YEAR-OLD MOM. 
FOR OVER TWO WEEKS.
>> I'M USED TO SEEING HER EVERY%
DAY.
>> I KNEW THAT SHE WAS GOING TO%
CRY AND I KNEW THAT I WAS GOING%
TO CRY AND I'M NOT A CRYER. %
I JUST GET VERY EMOTIONAL.>> 
THEY SAID SHE LOVES YOU. %
>> THERE CONNECTING AND 
BRINGING HOPE IN THESE 
DIFFICULT TIMES.
>> I REALLY BELIEVE THAT SHE %
WILL BE OKAY AND SHE WILL MAKE %
IT THROUGH THIS. %
I REALLY DO.
>> IT'S INCREDIBLE TO SEE THESE%
CREATIVE SOLUTIONS WE HAVE BEEN 
SEEING NOW AND WE HAVE A SENSE %
ABOUT HOW HARD SOCIAL %
DISTANCING HAS BEEN ON NEW YORK%
CITY RESIDENCE AND BASED ON %
YOUR REPORTING WHAT TOLES IS %
TAKING?>> WELL YOU KNOW THAT %
THEY ARE SEEING AN INCREASE 
AMONG SOME OF THESE MENTAL 
HEALTH CHALLENGES. 
ALONG WITH THESE MEDICATIONS AND
I WILL ALSO JUST POINT OUT THAT%
THE CDC SAID LAST WEEK THERE IS%
172% INCREASE WITH THE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE IN NURSING HOMES %
DIAGNOSED WITH THE CORONAVIRUS. 
AND THEN WE HAVE TO CALL OFF 
WITH THE SENATOR AND OTHERS %
WERE ALSO CALLING FOR THE CDC %
TO START COLLECTING THESE %
NUMBERS AND THERE BATTLING %
WHICH ONES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. 
SO THEY MAKE THESE OUT OF 
COFFEE FILTERS FOR MASKS AND IT%
JUST RIPS YOUR HEART OUT. %
>> IT'S UNBELIEVABLE WHAT THEY %
ARE DEALING WITH AND IT WARMS %
YOUR HEART TO SEE THAT THEY ARE%
TRYING TO HELP FOLKS OUT. %
IT'S REALLY INCREDIBLE WHAT %
PEOPLE ARE DOING IN TOUGH TIMES%
AND THANKS SO MUCH.>> THANK %
YOU.>> THESE DAYS GOING TO THE %
GROCERY STORE CAN PUT YOUR %
HEALTH AT RISK AND IF YOU TRY %
TO HAVE HER GROCERIES YOU KNOW %
IT'S TOUGH TO EVEN SCHEDULE AND%
THE NBC NEWS INSPECT %
INVESTIGATOR HAS SOME %
OBJECTIONS.
>> THIS MORNING MANY AMERICANS %
ARE WONDERING HOW TO GET FOOD %
AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD NECESSITIES%
AFTER THIS ALARMING WARNING %
WITH THE WHITE HOUSE %
CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE %
COORDINATOR. %
>> THIS IS A MOMENT TO NOT GO %
TO THE GROCERY STORE OR %
PHARMACY BUT EVERYTHING YOU CAN%
TO KEEP YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS%
SAFE.>> WHAT I MEANT IS IF YOU %
CAN CONSOLIDATE OR SEND ONE %
PERSON THAN THE ENTIRE FAMILY %
DOES NOT NEED TO GO OUT ON 
THESE OCCASIONS. 
SO MAYBE ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS %
WE COULD DO A GROCERY STORE AND%
PHARMACY SHOP FOR THE ENTIRE %
FAMILY.>> THAT MEANS THE WAY WE%
ALL SHOP WILL HAVE TO CHANGE.%
>> INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR 
CONSUMER DEMAND.
>> THIS REPRESENTS THE NATIONAL%
GROCERIES ASSOCIATION WITH 
INDEPENDENT STORES.>> A NUMBER %
THAT ARE WATCHING THESE %
PLATFORMS AND FOOD DELIVERY %
SERVICES.
>> WITH WHOLE FOODS AND FRESH %
DIRECT AND INSTA CARD THEY'RE %
STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP WITH %
DEMAND FOR ONLINE ORDERS UP %
150% COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. 
AMAZON, WHICH OWNS WHOLE FOODS %
ANOTHER GROCERY DELIVERY %
SERVICES SAID HELP IS ON THE %
WAY. 
THEY WROTE IN A STATEMENT THAT %
WE ARE ADDING MORE DELIVERY %
WINDOWS THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND %
HIRING OVER 1000 POSITIONS %
ACROSS THE U.S. AND WE WILL %
CONTINUE TO EXPAND QUICKLY TO %
REACH MORE CUSTOMERS. %
>> OFFERED BY RETAILERS WITH 
TARGET AND WALMART AND THE 
LARGEST GROCERY CHANGE SAYS %
THEY WILL BE WAIVING THE 495 %
FEE FOR CURBSIDE PICK UP. MANY %
ON SOCIAL MEDIA SAY THESE %
OPTIONS DON'T WORK WITH LAW %
ENFORCEMENT THEY CAN NO LONGER %
OFFER CURBSIDE SERVICE WITH THE 
LOTS FULL. 
THERE RECOMMENDING NOT GOING %
INTO THE STORE EITHER SO HOW %
EXACTLY ARE WE SUPPOSED TO GET 
GROCERIES NOW? 
ONE IDEA IS CONSIDER TURNING TO%
SERVICES THAT CAN DO THE %
SHOPPING AND MAKE DELIVERIES. %
BUT IT COMES AT A PRICE.
>> MY ORDER JUST ARRIVED AND %
THERE IT IS. %
I ORDERED 47 ITEMS BUT ONLY 20 %
OF THEM ARRIVED AND IT TOOK A %
LOT LONGER THAN THE ORIGINAL %
TIME. %
>> ON TOP OF THE GROCERIES I %
PAID $28 IN FEES. %
THEY SAID THEY WOULD %
INVESTIGATE OR ORDER BUT THEY %
SAY THEY ARE NOT TYPICALLY USED%
FOR LARGE GROCERY DELIVERIES. %
THERE IS ALSO TASK RABBIT. %
OUR DELIVERY GUY ARRIVED AND %
JUST TWO HOURS WITH ALL THE %
GROCERIES BUT THIS TIME THE FEE%
TOTAL WAS $34 WHAT WE HAD %
AGREED TO UPFRONT. 
ALSO CHECK SOME OF YOUR LOCAL %
RESTAURANTS. %
SOME ARE FILLING THE GAPS AND 
OFFERING GROCERIES AND EVEN 
MEAL KITS. %
>> VICKI JOINS US NOW AND WE %
ARE HEARING FROM THE PRODUCERS %
WE HAVE AN UPDATE AND LET'S 
START THERE. %
>> THIS WAS AFTER WE CONTACTED %
THEM THEY SAID THEY WILL BE %
CREDITING OUR COUNT AND THEY %
APOLOGIZE DURING THIS TIME.
>> YES AND I THINK A LOT OF THE%
DELIVERY COMPANIES ARE HAVING %
THAT PROBLEM. %
I HAVE GOTTEN A COUPLE OF NOTES%
THIS WEEK MYSELF FROM COMPANIES%
SAYING SORRY THERE IS A DELAY %
AND WE ARE DOING THE BEST WE %
CAN. %
A QUESTION OUR VIEWERS HAVE %
BEEN ASKING BUT IS IT SAFER TO %
MAKE A QUICK TRIP TO THE 
GROCERY STORE YOURSELF OR TO %
HAVE A STRANGER DELIVERY %
GROCERIES TO YOUR HOME? %
WHAT IS THE VERDICT HERE? %
>> THERE IS A RISK FOR %
EVERYTHING BUT RIGHT NOW PRETTY%
MUCH ACROSS THE BOARD IT'S BEST%
TO HAVE THEM DELIVERED IF %
POSSIBLE AND TO HAVE THE %
DELIVERY PERSON JUST LEAVE IT %
AT YOUR DOOR AND IF YOU ARE %
TIPPING ONLINE WITH THE CREDIT %
CARD THEN THERE IS NO EXCHANGE. 
IF YOU CANNOT HAVE THEM INSIDE %
FOR A DAY THAT WILL BE GREAT %
AND SOME SAY YOU COULD HAVE A %
SMALL RISK OF GETTING A VIRUS %
FROM A CONTAMINATED BAG AND %
THEN YOU MAY TOUCH YOUR FACE. %
THE ONLY THINGS THAT HAPPEN %
OBVIOUSLY TO GET SICK AND THE %
OTHER THING THAT IS IMPORTANT %
IS TO WASH YOUR HANDS AFTER YOU%
HANDLE AND PUT AWAY HER %
GROCERIES. %
IF YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO TAKE%
MAXIMUM PRECAUTIONS THAT MEANS %
WIPING EVERYTHING DOWN.>> ,,,%
DOWN IS THERE A SMART WAY TO %
HANDLE THOSE BAGS? %
>> THINK OF EVERYTHING WITH %
HAVING THE VIRUS ON IT. YOU DO %
NOT WANT TO TOUCH HER FACE YOU %
DO NOT WANT TO TOUCH YOUR EYES,%
NOSE, OR YOUR MOUTH UNLESS YOU %
JUST WATCH THEM. %
WHEN IT COMES TO FRUITS AND %
VEGETABLES RUN THEM UNDER WATER%
TO GET THE GRIT OFF WHEN IT 
COMES TO LEAFY GREENS SOAK THEM 
IN VINEGAR IN 10 MINUTES AND %
COOKING THEM WILL BE BASICALLY 
THE FULL PROOF WAY TO DOING AT 
AN FRUITS ANYTHING INSIDE ON %
APPEAL LIKE AN ORANGE OR BANANA%
IT IS SOMETHING, A NEW NORM, %
THAT PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO GET 
USED TO. %
PEOPLE THOUGHT IT WASN'T A BAD %
THING SHAKING HANDS BUT UNTIL %
WE COULD GET THE CORONAVIRUS %
UNDER CONTROL WE ARE ALL TAKING%
PRECAUTIONS. 
>> Reporter: THANK YOU, VICKI. 
WE ARE F THE GREAT %
TIPS.,,%
,%
>>> HEY, ALLISON MORRIS. %
YOU ARE WATCHING NBC NEWS. %
ALEXA WILL GIVE US AN UPDATING.%
>> ACTING SECRETARY THOMAS %
LEAKILY RESIGNED TODAY. %
AFTER THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK %
ON BOARD. %
HE SAYS THE FORMER COMMANDER 
TOO STUPID TO BE A COMMANDING %
OFFICE. %
HIS RESIGNATION WAS ACCEPTED 
AND JAMES MCPHERSON IS THE NEW %
ACTING NAVY SECRETARY. %
>>> AND NEW YORK WILL RACE %
INFORMATION ON THE RACIAL %
PROFILES ON THE CORONAVIRUS %
CASES AND THERE WILL BE A %
DISPARITY OF THOSE IMPACTED. %
ACCORDING TO NBC ALICEA %
FIELDSHACK HERE IS NEW YORK %
MAYER DE BLASIO. %
>> THIS DISEASE IS AFFECTING %
PEOPLE DISPROPORTIONATELY. %
IN COMMUNITIES HAVE HAVE HAD %
MORE HEALTH PROBLEMS AND %
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. %
>> THE CITY AND STATE CONTINUE %
TO DEAL WITH THE CORONAVIRUS %
PANDEMIC. %
THE DEATHS IN FRANCE SURPASSED 
A MILESTONE OF 10,000. %
ACCORDING TO NBC JOE MADANI THE%
NUMBERS OF DEATHS ON TUESDAY %
WAS 1400. %
FRENCH HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE %
WARNED THAT THE WORSE IS YET TO%
COME. %
AUTHORITIES HAVE PUT SEVERE %
RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE AND FOR %
PARIS. %
>>> THIS MAY HAVE IMPACTED YOU.%
GLOBAL AIRLINES CAN'T AFFORD %
TICKET REFUNDS. %
OFFERING CREDITS TO USE AT A %
FUTURE DATE. %
THE HEAD OF THE TRANSPORT %
ASSOCIATION. %
ALEXANDER DAUNDERAXE SAYS THE %
ELEMENT IS TO D RUNNING OUT %
OF TAX AND REFUNDING THE %
TICKETS ARE UNBEARABLE. %
HE WARNED THAT 25 MILLION JOBS %
AROUND THE WORLD WILL %
POTENTIALLY BE AT RISK AS %
AIRLINES HAVE CUT COSTS AND %
REDUCED THE FLIGHT SCHEDULES AS%
THE CORONAVIRUS TAKES A TOLL ON%
THEIR BUSINESS. %
>>> WE ARE APPROACHING %
GRADUATION SEASON AND THERE IS %
AN INNOVATIVE WAY TO HAVE %
STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS JOIN %
TOGETHER IN SEMI VIRTUAL %
CEREMONY WHILE ABIDING WITH %
SOCIAL DISTANCING. %
THERE IS REMOTE ROBOTS USING %
DRESSED IN GRADUATION GOWNS. %
REALLY AMAZING. %
AND, OF COURSE, THIS FOLLOWS %
THE JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER %
DECLARING THAT TODAY IS A MONTH%
LONG STATE OF EMERGENCY %
FOLLOWING A SURGE IN %
CORONAVIRUS CASES IN THE 
COUNTRY. %
AND ALLISON, THOSE ARE THE %
LATEST HEADLINES, BACK TO YOU. %
>> YOU CAN VISIT NBC NEWS AT %
ANY TIME. %
>>> THE U.S. COMFORT IS SET TO %
START TAKING IN CORONAVIRUS %
CASES BUT YESTERDAY AFTER %
PRESIDENT TRUMP APPROVED THE %
MISSION CHANGE FOR THAT SHIFT %
THE U.S. NAVY ANNOUNCED THAT %
ONE OF THE CREW MEMBERS TESTED %
POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. %
CRAIG MELVIN HAS MORE. %
>>  Reporter: CRAIG MELVIN IN %
FRONT OF THE U.S. S COMFORT. %
THIS IS THAT ONE TIME OIL TANK %
ERTHAT WAS OUTFITTED IN THE %
'80s. %
IT IS NOW A SAILING HOSPITAL. %
THERE'S ONE PERSON ONBOARD THAT%
HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-%
19. %
ONE OF THE 1200 OF THE STAFFERS%
ON THE SHIP. %
WE CAN TELL YOU THAT MORE THAN %
50 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN BLOCKED %
FROM AREA HOSPITALS. %
WE DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF THOSE%
FOLKS HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR %
COVID-19. %
WE HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF %
AMBULANCES DRIVE BY. %
LAST NIGHT THREE AMBULANCES %
SPECIFICALLY HERE. %
YESTERDAY, WAS GOVERNOR CUOMO %
AND NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR MURPHY %
THAT PETITIONED PRESIDENT TRUMP%
TO ALLOW THE SHIP TO TAKE COVID%
19 PATIENTS. %
YOU MIGHT REMEMBER ORIGINALLY %
THAT WAS NOT GOING TO BE PART %
OF THE MISSION. %
THEY WERE ONLY GOING TO BE %
TAKING NONCOVID-19 PATIENTS. %
THAT CHANGED ON MONDAY. %
WHAT IS ALSO CHANGED IS THE %
NUMBER OF DEAD. %
WE FOUND OUT DURING GOVERNOR %
CUOMO'S BRIEFING THAT THIS SHIP%
USUALLY HAS ROUGHLY ONE %
THOUSAND BEDS. %
BUT BECAUSE COVID-19 PATIENTS %
REQUIRE MORE ATTENTION AND MORE%
SPACE EVEN, THEY'LL ONLY HAVE %
FIVE HUNDRED BEDS AVAILABLE. %
YOU GOT THE FIVE HUNDRED BEDS %
HERE ABOARD THE SHIP. %
YOU GOT THE 2500 BEDS THAT ARE %
AVAILABLE AT THE JAVITS CENTER.%
GOVERNOR CUOMO NOW BELIEVING %
THAT THE STATE OF NEW YORK %
LIKELY HAS ENOUGH BEDS TO %
EXTEND THE BULK OF THIS CRISIS.%
AGAIN WE ARE WEARING THE MASKS.%
WE ARE ADHERING TO THE CDC %
RECOMMENDATION WEARING THE %
GLOVES. %
WE GOT A SMALL FOOTPRINT HERE %
ALONG PIER 92. %
I CAN SHOW YOU THE REST OF THE %
FOLKS WEARING THEIR MASKS AS %
WELL AND SOCIAL DISTANCING. %
THAT IS THE LATEST T. %
>>> IN MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA %
THERE IS A NEW ORDER FOR PEOPLE%
TO REQUIRE THEIR MOUTHS AND 
NOSE INSIDE OF GROCERIES AND %
PHARMACIES TO CURB THE SPREAD %
OF COVID-19. %
WE HAVE MORE FROM MIAMI. %
>>  Reporter: ALLISON, A LOT %
GOING ON RIGHT NOW. %
WHERE I AM IN MIAMI BEACH, AS %
HARD AS THIS IS TO BELIEVE THE %
STATE OF FLORIDA STILL HAS NOT %
ISSUED A STATE-WIDE CLOSURE OF %
ALL BEACHES. %
MIAMI BEACH HAS BEEN AGGRESSIVE%
AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME. %
THE SIGNS ARE NOT SUBTLE. %
BEACH CLOSED. %
IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR %
WEEKS. %
AT THE SAME TIME THE STATE OF %
GEORGIA IS OPENING ITS BEACHES.%
WE WILL GET TO THAT IN A %
SECOND. %
IF YOU ARE WONDERING WHAT THE %
PENALTY WILL BE. %
THERE ARE SIGNS RIGHT NOW THAT %
SAY VIOLATORS SHALL BE SUBJECT %
TO ARREST AND UP TO 60 DAYS IN %
JAIL AND A $500 FINE. %
THAT'S ONE THING HAPPENING IN %
FLORIDA. %
THE OTHER IN MIAMI BEACH %
SPECIFICALLY EFFECTIVE AS OF %
TODAY A NEW RULE GOING INTO %
EFFECT THAT REQUIRES EVERYONE %
THAT WORKS AT OR GOES TO A %
GROCERY OR A RESTAURANT OR A %
PHARMACY TO WEAR A MASK WHILE %
THEY ARE DOING IT. %
IT IS A  CRIMINAL OFFENSE. %
THE BUSINESSES WILL BAN PEOPLE %
FROM GOING IN. %
I CAN TELL YOU THERE IS PEOPLE %
RUNNING UP AND DOWN THE %
BOARDWALK. %
MOST OF THEM ARE OBSERVING THE %
LAWS AND REGULATIONS AND %
GUIDELINES WEARING MASKS AND 
NOT GATHERING IN BIG GROUPS. %
THE BALANCE BETWEEN EXERCISE %
AND NOT TRYING TO GET CABIN 
FEVER AS GOVERNOR CUOMO WOULD %
SAY BUT BEING RESPONSIBLE NEEDS 
TO BE HAPPENING. %
THE NUMBER OF CASES ARE ABOUT %
14,000 OR RIGHT THERE AND THE %
CONCERN IS IN THE WEEKS AHEAD %
AS THEY ARE OPENING UP THE  
MIAMI CONVENTION CENTER AS A %
FIELD HOSPITAL. %
THAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE NEXT %
SEVERAL WEEKS. %
THE DEADLINE IS APRIL 27th. %
IT TELLS YOU THAT THERE IS %
ANTICIPATION IN SOUTH FLORIDA %
AS THE CASES CONTINUE TO %
EXPLODE. %
THEY WILL NEED MORE RESOURCES %
AND SPACE AND MORE PLACES TO 
PUT PEOPLE THAT ARE INFECTED 
WITH COVID-19. %
THAT'S THE LATEST FROM MIAMI %
BEACH, ALLISON, BACK TO YOU. %
>>> AND PASSENGERS ARE STILL %
GETTING OFF OF THE CORAL %
PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP. %
IT HAD AT LEAST A DOZEN COVID-%
19 POSITIVE PATIENTS. %
THREE HAVE DIED FROM THE VIRUS.%
THE PRINCESS DOCKED IN MIAMI %
AFTER A MONTH AT SEA. %
NBC NEWS CORRESPONDENT CARRIE %
ANDER IS AT THE PORT. %
THERE WAS OVER 1,000 PEOPLE ON %
THE SHIP WHEN IT DOCKED. %
HOW IS THAT DISEMBARKMENT GOING%
THERE? %
>> THE DISEMBARKMENT IS UNDER %
WAY BY THE END OF TODAY THE %
CRUISE LINE SAYS THAT THERE 
WILL BE ABOUT 90 PASSENGERS 
STILL ONBOARD. %
WHEN IT CAME IN ON SATURDAY, AS%
YOU NOTED ULTIMATELY THREE %
PEOPLE DIED. %
AS MANY OVER THE COURSE OF A %
COUPLE DAYS, 17 PEOPLE WOUND UP%
HAVING TO GO TO AREA HOSPITALS %
WITH CORONAVIRUS. %
THE REAL PROCESS THAT TAKES SO %
LONG IS CDC PROTOCOL WITH THOSE%
THAT GET OFF OF THE SHIP HAVE 
TO GET TEMPERATURE CHECK AND %
THEY GO THROUGH IMMIGRATION AND%
CUSTOMS AND TAKEN TO THE 
AIRPORT ON BUSES AND VEHICLES %
THAT ARE SANITIZED VEHICLES. %
THE WHOLE IDEA IS THAT THEY %
WOULD NOT HAVE ANY CONTACT %
WITHIN THE COMMUNITY HERE. %
TAKEN TO THE AIRPORTS AND PUT %
ON CHARTER AND THE CHARTERS %
TAKE THEM TO THEIR 
DESTINATIONS. %
A LONG PROCESS AND UNDER WAY %
RIGHT NOW. %
ALLISON. %
>> COULD YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT %
MEASURES ARE IN PLACE TO MAKE %
SURE THAT PEOPLE THAT ARE %
GETTING OFF OF THE SHIP IS NOT %
SPREADING THE DISEASE. %
WHAT IS GOING ON TO PROTECT %
EVERYONE AROUND THEM? %
>> AT THE END OF THE DAY IF 
THEY COME IN TO ZERO CONTACT 
WITH PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE IN %
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY THAN THAT IS %
THE BEST PROTECTION AND THAT'S %
WHY THE CDC HAS THE PROTOCOLS 
IN PLACE. %
INEVITABLY THEY WILL HAVE TO %
TALK TO CUSTOM OFFICERS AND GO %
THROUGH TSA TO GO ON THE PLANE.%
A LOT OF THAT IS DONE AT THE %
STRICTEST HIGHEST LEVEL TO MAKE%
SURE THAT IT LIMITS THEIR %
CONTACT AND REMEMBER, THOSE WHO%
ARE LEAVING, THEY DON'T %
NECESSARILY HAVE CORONAVIRUS %
BUT JUST ON A SHIP THAT HAS IT %
AND THE BIG QUESTION IS DO THEY 
HAVE IT ON THEM? %
ARE THEY CARRYING IT WITH THEM?%
AS WE KEEP SAYING ARE THEY %
ASYMPTOMATIC AND THEY COULD BE %
SOMEBODY THAT SPREADS IT BUT %
ULTIMATELY THE PLAN IS TO GET %
THEM OUT OF HERE SO WHEN THEY %
GET OFF OF THE SHIPS, THEY ARE %
NOT A PROBLEM. %
ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS I WANT %
TO POINT OUT ACCORDING TO %
CRUISE LINE INTERNATIONAL %
ASSOCIATION, BELIEVE IT OR NOT %
THERE WERE STILL SEVEN SHIPS AT%
SEA. %
6700 PEOPLE STILL AT SEA ON %
CRUISE SHIPS MAKING THEIR WAY 
TO PORTS. %
ONE OF THOSE EXPECTED TO MAKE %
IT TO A U.S. PORT SOMETIME IN 
THE NEXT WEEK. %
THIS IS STILL AN ONGOING %
PROBLEM. %
WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE TOTALITY %
OF THE CRUISE LINE INDUSTRY, %
ALLISON, IF THIS WAS NOT GOING %
ON THERE WOULD BE UPWARDS OF %
600,000 PEOPLE ON CRUISE SHIPS %
ENJOYING VACATION. %
A TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF PEOPLE %
SINCE MARCH 7th HAVE BEEN %
TRYING TO MAKE THEIR VESSELS %
BACK TO PORT TO GET PEOPLE %
OFFER. %
A PROBLEM THAT IS STILL AT THE %
END AND STILL UNFOLDING AS %
PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO GET OFF %
THE REMAINING CRUISE SHIPS. %
ALLISON. %
>> A LOT OF FOLKS THAT NEED TO %
GET HOME SAFELY. %
LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT WITHINS %
ARE LIKE ON THE SHIP AND HOW %
ARE THE PASSENGERS DOING AND %
REACTING WHILE THEY ARE STILL %
ONBOARD? %
>> WELL, THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN %
ONBOARD ARE RELATIVELY CONFINED%
TO THEIR STATE ROOM. %
IF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN ON A ROOM%
IT IS NOT THE BIGGEST ONE. %
BEING CONFINED FOR A WEEK PLUS.%
THAT IS NOT EASY. %
SO SOME PEOPLE ARE GOING A %
LITTLE STIR CRAZY BUT THEY DO %
SEEM TO RECOGNIZE THIS THEY ARE%
NOT PROTECTING THEMSELVES BUT %
OTHERS. %
BUT LIKE I SAID AT THE END OF %
THE DAY THERE WILL BE 90 PEOPLE%
LEFT ON HERE MAKING THEIR WAY %
OFF FOR THE COMING DAYS AND SO %
THE MAJORITY OF THOSE PEOPLE %
THAT HAVE BEEN COOPED UP WILL %
FINALLY BE GETTING OFF OF THE %
VESSEL MAKING ITS WAY FROM %
CHILE IN SOUTH AMERICA. %
>> ALL RIGHT. %
CARRIE, I IMAGINE THOSE FOLKS %
ARE EAGER TO GET OUT. %
THE STATE ROOMS ARE PROBABLY 
NOT STATELY BUT FEELING %
CLAUSTROPHOBIC. %
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US THE %
LATEST FROM MIAMI. %
>>> LOUISIANA HAS OVER 16,000 %
CORONAVIRUS CASES IN MORE THAN %
500 DEATHS. %
200 CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS ARE IN%
HOSPITALS. %
BLAINE ALEXANDER HAS BEEN %
FOLLOWING IT. %
HOW IS LOUISIANA DOING IN TERMS%
OF RESOURCES? %
DO THEY HAVE ENOUGH %
VENTILATORS. %
>> FANTASTIC QUESTION. %
WHAT YOU ARE SEEING, PEOPLE ARE%
CALLING FOR MORE VENTILATORS %
BUT I HAVE GOOD NEWS. %
GOVERNOR IN LOUISIANA, JOHN %
EDWARDS JUST GAVE A NEWS %
CONFERENCE WITHIN THE PAST TWO %
HOURS AND HE SAID THAT THERE %
APPEAR TO BE SOME EARLY SIGNS %
OF FLATTENING OF THE CURVE. %
HE SAYS THAT PREVIOUSLY WHEN %
THEY SAW ABOUT 552 PATIENTS ON %
VENTILATORS, THAT NUMBER IS 
DOWN TO 519. %
SO WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SEVERAL%
DOZEN OR SO DECREASE. %
THAT'S TREMENDOUS WHEN YOU TALK%
ABOUT THE FACT THAT YOU ARE %
SEEING A SHORTAGE OF %
VENTILATORS. %
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT FEWER %
PATIENTS SINCE THE NUMBERS %
REPORTED TODAY ARE HAVING TO 
USE THE VENTILATORS. %
NOW, REMEMBER HE HAD SAID AT 
THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK AS %
RECENTLY AS SUNDAY THAT HE %
PROJECTED THAT THEY COULD RUN %
OUT OF VENTILATORS AND HOSPITAL%
BEDS. %
AND SO THE CONVENTION CENTER %
HAS ONE THOUSAND ADDITIONAL %
HOSPITAL BEDS TO HOUSE THE 
PATIENTS THAT ARE NOT IN 
CRITICAL CONDITION AND DO NOT 
NEED VENTILATORS AND WORKING ON%
RESOURCES THERE. %
BUT AGAIN A LITTLE BIT OF GOOD %
NEWS THAT CAME OUT OF THE %
GOVERNOR'S NEWS CONFERENCE %
TODAY, ALLISON. %
>> THE GOVERNOR RECENTLY SAID, %
BLAINE AND SORRY FOR THE DELAY.%
I KNOW YOU KNOW. %
TECHNOLOGY THESE DAYS IS NOT %
WHAT IT ONCE WAS. %
BUT WE KNOW THE GOVERNOR %
RERECENTLY SAID THE CORONAVIRUS%
IS IMPACTING PEOPLE OF COLOR %
DIFFERENTLY. %
HERE IS WHAT HE LAD TO SAY. %
>> 70% OF THE DEATHS IN %
LOUISIANA ARE AFRICAN-%
AMERICANS. %
I'M SORRY. %
SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 70%. %
THAT DESERVES MORE ATTENTION %
AND WE WILL HAVE TO DIG INTO 
THAT AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. %
TO SLOW THAT TREND DOWN. %
>> SO WHAT DO WE KNOW, BLAINE? %
WHAT ARE THE FACTORS THAT PLAY %
HERE THAT ARE MAKING BLACK %
RESIDENTS PARTICULARLY %
VULNERABLE? %
>> YEAH. %
THAT IS MORE STARTLING ALLISON %
WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE FACT THAT%
AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN LOUISIANA %
ONLY MAKE UP 33% OF THE %
POPULATION. %
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A HUGE %
DISPARITY. %
I GOT THROUGH SPEAKING TO A %
DOCTOR IN ATLANTA THAT LEADS 
THE ATLANTA MEDICAL %
ASSOCIATION. %
THAT'S AN ORGANIZATION OF %
AFRICAN-AMERICAN PHYSICIANS AND%
HE TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT %
BLACK COMMUNITY SEE AS %
DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF %
UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS OR%
THINGS THAT WE TALK ABOUT, %
TALKING ABOUT ASTHMA AND %
HYPERTENSION AND HIGH BLOOD %
PRESSURE AND OBESITY AND THOSE %
TYPES OF THINGS THAT CONTRIBUTE%
TO COVID-19 TAKING A HIGHER %
TOLL.
BECAUSE THE ISSUES %
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT THE %
AFRICAN-AMERICAN. %
WHEN YOU PUT COVID-19 ON TOP OF%
THIS, HE SAYS THERE IS NO %
SURPRISE YOU ARE SEEING THIS %
VIRUS HIT HARDER IN AFRICAN-%
AMERICANS. %
>>> WHAT IS THE GOVERNOR %
TELLING THE COMMUNITY AS A 
WHOLE AND ADVISING THEM TO DO %
TO STOP THE SPREAD AND SAVE AS %
MANY AS FOLKS AS POSSIBLE. %
>>  Reporter: GOVERNOR EDWARDS %
HAS BEEN VOCAL AS THE NEW %
ORLEANS MAYOR TALKING ABOUT %
PEOPLE HAVE TO STAY INSIDE. %
WE HAVE SEEN THAT FOR SEVERAL %
WEEKS LOUISIANA IS UNDER A STAY%
AT-HOME ORDER. %
WHAT IS INTERESTING WHEN YOU %
TALK ABOUT STAY-AT-HOME ORDER %
AND SHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDERS IN %
THE SOUTH IT IS COUNTER TO %
CULTURE. %
ESPECIALLY AS THE WEATHER GETS %
WARMER PEOPLE ARE OUTSIDE AND %
CONGREGATING AND SITTING OUT ON%
PORCHES AND GOING TO CHURCH %
SERVICES. %
IT IS DIFFICULT TO TAKE THAT %
AWAY AND ESPECIALLY ALLISON %
WHEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT %
LOUISIANA. %
YOU HAVE BEEN TO NEW ORLEANS, 
YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THERE ARE %
PARADES AND COUNTERINTUITIVE TO%
TELL PEOPLE TO SEPARATE AND %
STAY INSIDE BUT THAT REALLY IS %
THE MESSAGE THAT THEY KEEP %
INSTRUCTING PEOPLE TO STAY %
INSIDE. %
>> BLAINE, I AM NOT SURE. %
HAVEN'T BEEN TO NEW ORLEANS I %
AM NOT SURE THERE IS A PLACE %
MORE CHALLENGING TO KEEP PEOPLE%
INSIDE OUT OF THE STREETS %
BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE A LOT OF %
PEOPLE LIVE THERE BUT WE DON'T %
KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS IN %
TIMES LIKE THIS THANK YOU FOR %
THE UPDATE. %
>> YOU GOT IT. %
>> GO AHEAD. %
>> I WILL MAKE ONE POINT IT IS %
DRIVEN ON HOSPITALITY. %
RIGHT? %
THAT IS WHY YOU ARE SEEING SO %
MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT ABLE 
TO WORK AND THAT POVERTY IS %
HITTING THEM WELL. %
JUST THAT FINAL POINT TO MAKE. %
>> ONE HUNDRED PERCENT. %
WE SEE THAT IN A LOT OF CITIES %
WHERE HOSPITALS MAKE CITIES AND%
AREAS COME TO LIFE AND %
STRUGGLING WITH THAT RIGHT NOW.%
THANKS FOR BEING WITH US. %
CORONAVIRUS HAS CHANGED LIFE %
CREATING A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND%
TRYING TO ANSWER AS MANY OF %
THEM AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. %
HERE TO HELP ME DO THAT IS DR. %
JODY ODOM. %
WE ARE SEEING DECLINES IN CASES%
IN CALIFORNIA AND WATCH AND %
HOPE THAT THE CASES ARE %
PLATEAUING. %
IS THERE SOMETHING SPECIFIC %
THAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR TO %
SIGNAL THAT VIRUS MAY BE ON ITS 
WAY OUT? %
SOMETHING ASIDE FROM LOWER CASE%
NUMBERS? %
>> NO. %
EVERYONE IS WATCHING THE CASE %
COUNTS CAREFULLY. %
EVERY CITY HAS ITS OWN CASE AND%
I THINK IT IS ENCOURAGING THAT %
WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THESE %
SHELTER AT HOME ORDER HAVE A %
DIFFERENCE. %
THERE IS A CLEAR RATE IN THE %
PARIS AND WE ARE HEADING TO THE%
WORSE WEEK THAT IS VERY %
ENCOURAGING. %
A GLIMMER OF HOPE. %
>> THE WHITE HOUSE IS SAYING %
THIS IS THE WEEK TO STAY INSIDE%
AND THIS WILL BE A TOUGH WEEK. %
WHY THIS WEEK? %
>> SO ALLISON, THE MODELS BASED%
ON THE DATA THAT WE HAVE SO 
FAR. %
NO MODEL IS PERFECT. %
IT IS ESTIMATING WHEN WE WILL %
SEE THAT DIP IN THE CURVE AND %
THE NUMBERS OF CASES. %
NOW REMEMBER WE ARE STILL %
TALKING ABOUT CASES THAT ARE %
CONFIRMED AND DIAGNOSED THAT %
IMPLIES THESE ARE PEOPLE HAVING%
TESTING AND NOT EVERYONE IN THE%
COMMUNITY IS HAVING TESTING. 
SO ALL OF THESE ARE ACTUALLY %
UNDERESTIMATES OF THE TRUE %
COUNTS OF THE AMOUNT IN OUR %
POPULATION THAT WE ARE SEEING. 
BUT THE NEXT WEEK TO TWO ON THE%
MODELS LOOK TO SEE WHEN WE WILL%
SEE A DIFFERENCE. %
>> THIS WEEK IS PASSOVER AND %
EASTER SUNDAY AND A LOT OF TIME%
TO WHERE PEOPLE SPEND WITH %
FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND IT IS %
TEMPTING FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE %
THOSE TYPES OF GATHERINGS. %
EVEN IF YOU ARE GOOD ABOUT %
SOCIAL DISTANCING AND NOT %
SHOWING SYMPTOMS WHAT IS YOUR %
ADVICE? %
I'M GUESSING YOU ARE GOING TO %
SAY THEY SHOULD NOT BE GETTING %
TOGETHER? %
>> YOU ARE SPOT ON. %
AND THE REASON TO NOT GET %
TOGETHER EVEN THOUGH WE 
NORMALLY WOULD AT THIS TIME OF %
YEAR IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT %
TIME OF YEAR TO BE WITH FAMILY %
IS THAT WE ARE STARTING TO %
UNDERSTAND MORE AND MORE ABOUT 
THE ROLE OF PEOPLE TRANSMITTING%
COVID-19 TO THEIR FAMILY %
MEMBERS BEFORE THEY FEEL ILL. %
A LOT OF THEM ARE CALLED THE %
PRESYMPTOMATIC PHASE AND WE %
KNOW THAT IS WHEN THE VIRAL 
LOAD CAN BE HIGH IN YOUR BODY %
EVEN THOUGH YOU FEEL FINE. %
YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO EXPOSURE %
FAMILY MEMBERS. %
GRANDPARENTS AND OTHERS NOT %
RECOGNIZING THAT YOU ARE POSING%
A RISK. %
I THINK THAT VIDEO CHATS ARE %
NOT THE IDEAL WAY TO SPEND TIME%
WITH FAMILY BUT AN OKAY %
SUBSTITUTE AND A LOT OF US HAVE%
FOUND WAYS TO FIND THAT YOU ARE 
ABLE TO FEEL THE STORIES AND 
SHARE THE CAMARADERIE FROM A %
DISTANCE. %
>> IT IS UNUSUAL BUT WE WERE ON%
A VIRTUAL CALL THE OTHER NIGHT %
AND YOU WOULD THINK THAT %
WOULDN'T BE COMFORTING FOR %
FAMILIES BUT PEOPLE ARE FINDING%
A WAY TO TELL STORIES AND %
PROVIDE COMFORT WHETHER IT IS A%
HAPPY GATHERING OR SAD SO THANK%
YOU FOR ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO 
DO THAT BECAUSE WE KNOW IT IS %
IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO STAY %
INSIDE. %
WE HAVE BEEN GETTING QUESTIONS %
ABOUT NATURAL CURES AND WHETHER%
ANYTHING IS NATURAL IN TREATING%
THE CORONAVIRUS. %
ARE YOU AWARE OF ANY NATURAL %
CURES THAT ARE HELPING PEOPLE %
WITH COVID-19? %
>> UNFORTUNATELY NO. %
WE GET ASKED ALL OF THE TIME %
HOW TO BOOST IMMUNITY AND WHAT 
YOU CAN DO TO PROTECT YOURSELF?%
GET ENOUGH REST AND EAT HEALTHY%
FOOD. %
THERE'S NO NATURAL CURES TO %
TREAT COVID-19. %
>> WE ARE OF COURSE ALL HOPING %
THAT LIFE CAN GET BACK TO 
NORMAL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. %
DR. FAUCI HAS SAID THERE MAY BE%
ANOTHER WAVE IN THE FALL. %
DOES THAT MEAN WE MAY HAVE TO %
PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING %
AGAIN? %
>> THE PREDICTIONS ARE NEVER %
PERFECT AND EVERYONE IS LOOKING%
AT DATA AND TRYING TO COMING UP%
WITH A PLAN FOR THE FUTURE FOR %
STUDENTS AND EVERYONE IS TRYING%
TO PLAN AND WE ARE NOT SURE. %
WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT THESE %
VIRUSES TEND TO CONTINUE TO %
SPREAD IN A POPULATION AND 
UNTIL YOU REACH IMMUNITY AND %
THAT MEANS A CERTAIN %
PERCENTAGE, MAYBE 80% HAVE TO %
BE EXPOSED FOR IT NOT TO 
CONTINUE TO SPREAD. %
WE DON'T THINK WE WILL GET TO %
80% AND THAT IS WHY PEOPLE ARE %
SAYING THAT SOCIAL DISTANCING %
IS WORKING AND PHYSICAL 
DISTANCE IS HAVING AN IMPACT 
BUT NOT MAKING THE VIRUS 
DISAPPEAR. %
IT IS STILL OUT THERE AND STILL%
PEOPLE INCUBATING AND CARRYING %
THE VIRUS. %
THE RISK TO ASSUME REGULAR %
ACTIVITIES WE SEE THE NUMBERS %
COME DOWN AND START TO GO UP %
AGAIN. %
ALL PREDICTIONS CAN BE FAULTY %
AND USING THE BEST DATA TO GIVE%
PEOPLE A SENSE OF WHAT IS GOING%
TO LOOK LIKE. %
IT IS STILL TOO FAR AWAY IN %
SEPTEMBER SO LET'S FOCUS ON THE%
NEXT FOUR TO EIGHT WEEKS. %
>> I THINK FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE %
THAT IS ENOUGH. %
THEY WANT TO GET TO THIS WEEK %
AND FIGURE OUT THE NEXT. %
ANY PARTING WORDS OF ADVICE FOR%
OUR VIEWERS? %
YOU HAVE BEEN GRACIOUS TO GIVE %
US SO MUCH OF YOUR TIME. %
>> THANKS, ALLISON. %
NO, I WANT TO SAY THANKS TO %
EVERYBODY OUT THERE THAT IS %
WORKING HARD TO KEEP THEIR %
FAMILIES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES %
SAFE. %
IT IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE. %
YOU MAY FEEL LIKE YOU ARE GOING%
STIR CRAZY BUT WE ARE BENDING %
THE CURVE SO KEEP UP THE GREAT %
WORK. %
THANK YOU TO YOU. %
THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME YOU %
HAVE COME ON NBC NEWS. %
YOU ALWAYS HAVE WONDERFUL 
ADVICE AND IT IS GRATEFUL AND 
HELPFUL. %
>> HAPPY TO BE HERE. %
>> JOIN LESTER HOLT FOR A PRIME%
TIME SPECIAL ON THE CORONAVIRUS%
PANDEMIC. %
YOU CAN CATCH EXPERTS %
AND UP TO THE MINUTES UPDATES. %
TURN TO THE NETWORKS AND %
PLATFORMS OF NBC NEWS. %
>>> YESTERDAY WAS THE DEADLIEST%
DAY IN NEW YORK WITH OVER 700 %
CORONAVIRUS DEATHS. %
THERE ARE SIGNS THAT THIS %
DISEASE IS STARTING TO PLATEAU.%
NBC NEWS CORRESPONDENT TOM %
WINTER JOINS US NOW. %
THERE ARE GLIMMERS OF HOPE FROM%
GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO. %
WHAT IS THE LATEST IN NEW YORK?%
>>  Reporter: THERE WERE %
GLIMMERS OF HOME AND IT SEEMS %
UNCOMFORTABLE TO SAY THAT WHERE%
THE DEATH TOLL INCREASES BY 
OVER 700 PEOPLE BUT THAT'S %
TYPICALLY A TRAILING INDICATOR %
AND WHAT THE GOVERNOR TALKED %
ABOUT AND THE LEADING 
INDICATORS OTHER THAN THERE ARE 
SIGNS FOR HOPE. %
LET'S LISTEN. %
>> WE TALK ABOUT THE APEX %
PLATEAU WE ARE PROJECTING THAT %
WE ARE REACHING A PLATEAU IN %
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HOSPITAL %
ADDITIONS AND YOU CAN SEE THE %
GROWTH AND IT STARTING TO %
FLATTEN. %
THIS IS A PROJECTION. %
STILL DEPENDS ON WHAT WE DO AND%
WHAT WE DO WILL AFFECT THE %
NUMBERS. %
THIS IS NOT AN ACT OF GOD THAT %
WE ARE LOOKING AT. %
IT IS AN ACT OF WHAT SOCIETY %
ACTUALLY DOES. %
>> SO ALLISON BUNCH THE THINGS %
THAT HE SHOWED AND THAT WAS THE%
TAIL END OF THE CLIP. %
NOT THE OVERALL 
HOSPITALIZATIONS TRAILING OFF %
BUT THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE 
ADMITTED TO THE ICUS AND %
INTUBATED. %
THAT INVOLVES THE USE OF THE %
VENTILATORS THAT WE HAVE BEEN %
TALKING ABOUT SO MUCH. %
NOT ONLY IS IT THAT LESS PEOPLE%
ARE COMING TO THE HOSPITALS BUT%
THE PEOPLE MOST SERIOUSLY SICK %
IS TRAILING OFF AND A GOOD 
SIGN. %
ALLISON. %
>> TOM WE KNOW WHEN THE %
GOVERNOR TALKS HE IS TALKING 
ABOUT NEW YORK STATE AS A %
WHOLE. %
IS THE CITY TRACKING WITH THE %
REST OF THE STATE IN TERMS OF %
CASES AND HOSPITALIZATIONS THAT%
ARE APPEARING TO SLOW DOWN AS %
WELL? %
>>  Reporter: YES. %
WE IS HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT %
CHARTS PROVIDED BY THE NEW YORK%
CITY OF HEALTH. %
THEY HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT A %
COUPLE THINGS AND GIVING THEM 
AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS A %
SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH 
CORONAVIRUS BACK IN EARLY 
MARCH. %
THEY USE THIS AS A WARNING. %
IT SAYS THAT HOSPITALIZATIONS %
IN NEW YORK CITY HAVE PEAKED %
AND A COUPLE DAYS AGO AND CAME %
DOWN AND CAME BACK UP BUT WE 
ARE NOT SEEING THEM MAKE THE 
BIG MOVES HIGHER. %
THAT IS IMPORTANT. %
THAT SPEAKS TO THAT PLATEAUING %
THAT THE GOVERNOR IS SPEAKING %
ABOUT. %
THE FLATTENING OF THE CURVE. %
WE MAY GO UP A LITTLE BIT AND %
THEN GO DOWN FROM THE DAY PRIOR%
AS FAR AS THE GROWTH IN %
HOSPITALIZATIONS. %
WE DON'T WANT TO SEE ANYMORE %
HOSPITALIZATIONS TIED TO COVID-%
19. %
THAT IS WHERE WE ARE TRENDING %
RIGHT NOW ALLISON. %
>> TOM, I WILL SAY IT HAS BEEN 
A TOUGH TIME IN NEW YORK BUT 
YOU JUST PROVIDED US WITH TWO %
GLIMMERS OF HOME AND WE WILL %
TAKE BOTH OF THEM. %
THAT IS IMPRESSIVE SO THANKS 
FOR THAT. %
WE CAN USE ALL OF THE 
POSITIVITY WE CAN GET. %
I WOULD LOVE TO ASK YOU ABOUT %
THE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT. %
A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE NEW YORK%
DEPARTMENT SAYS 1300 PARAMEDICS%
AND FIREFIGHTERS ARE BACK AT %
WORK AFTER THEY TESTED POSITIVE%
OR EXPOSED TO COVID-19. %
DO WE KNOW HOW MANY MEMBERS %
TESTED POSITIVE. %
>> 543 HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR%
THE CORONAVIRUS BUT THAT IS NOT%
ALL OF THE FIREFIGHTERS %
INCLUDING EMTS AND I'M 
INCLUDING IN THAT TOTAL %
FIREFIGHTERS AND CIVILIANS AND %
LIMITED TO THOSE HOSPITALIZED. %
THAT IS NOT A FULL SCOPE OF HOW%
MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD IT BUT %
BRIEFLY BACK TO THE GLIMMERS OF%
HOPE, WHEN YOU HAVE 1300 PLUS %
PEOPLE RETURN TO THE JOB, THAT %
BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE HAD IT, %
ONE, YOU ARE ADDING BACK %
MANPOWER BECAUSE WE ARE ONE OUT%
OF EVERY FOUR EMTS ARE OUT SICK%
SO THAT IS IMPORTANT AT THIS %
TIME, RIGHT? %
AND THE SECOND THING IS THAT %
THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT %
MOST OF THEM ARE IMMUNE TO THIS 
AND THEY CAN GO OUT AND WORK %
THESE VARIOUS 911 CALLS AND %
WORK WITH PATIENTS AND KNOWING %
THEY WILL BE OKAY AND SAFE AND 
ON THE FRONT LINE. %
SO KIND OF A TWO POINT WIN %
THERE IF YOU WILL, ALLISON. %
>> TOM YOU JUST KEEP HITTING US%
WITH GOOD NEWS. %
FANTASTIC. %
WE KNOW EMERGENCY CALLS ARE AT %
RECORD NUMBERS RECENTLY. %
YOU HAVE LOOKED AT THE SOME OF %
THE FIGURES FOR CARDIAC CASES. %
WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN THERE? %
>> RIGHT. %
THE DATA ANALYSIS TEAM IS %
PICKING UP ON ANY PARTICULAR %
TRENDS TO ANTICIPATE WHAT THEY %
WILL NEED FOR PP ES AND THE %
MASKS AND THE GOWNS AND THE %
ENEMY THEY ARE FIGHTING, %
CORONAVIRUS AND COVID-19. %
ONE OF THE THINGS IS THAT THEY %
SAID LET'S GO BACK TO MARCH %
20th OF LAST YEAR AND THROUGH %
LAST SUNDAY AND LOOK AT THAT %
PERIOD AND THE SAME PERIOD. %
LET'S LOOK AT CARDIAC CALLS AND%
WITH FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS. %
THEY ARE THE MOST SERIOUS %
CALLS. %
WHEN THE EMTS SHOW UP. %
SOMEONE IS SO MUCH IN DISTRESS %
THAT THEY NEED TO BE -- TO GET %
CPR AND TO HAVE THE 
DEFIBRILLATOR RIGHT AWAY OR 
THEY ARE DEAD. %
THAT IS NOT GOOD BUT THAT IS %
WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR. %
A YEAR AGO THEY WERE AVERAGING %
69 TO 70 CARDIAC CALLS A DAY. %
SOMEONE THAT IS DEAD OR HAVING 
A HEART ATTACK. %
AND THEN THEY LOOKED AT THE %
SAME AMOUNT OF CALLS THIS YEAR %
WHICH HAVE AVERAGED CLOSE TO 
200 IN THE LAST SEVEN DAYS AND %
PUSHED 300 OF THOSE CALLS. %
YOU ARE INCREASING THREE TO %
FOUR TIMES IN THOSE CALLS. %
THEY WERE ABLE TO RESUSCITATE 6%
0-PERCENT OF THOSE PEOPLE AND %
ABLE TO GET A PULSE BACK AND %
GET THEM TO THE HOSPITAL. %
NOW WE ARE PUSHING 70% AND ON %
SUNDAY, 75% OF THE CARDIAC %
CALLS THE PERSON WAS NOT ABLE T%
BE RESUSCITATED OR DEAD AND NOT%
ABLE TO BE RERESUSCITATED. %
THE CALLS WERE UP 3 TO 4 TIMES %
FOR CARDIAC ARRESTS AND 7 TO 9 %
TIMES THE PEOPLE WERE NOT ABLE %
TO BE SAVED OR TAKEN TO THE %
HOSPITAL DESPITE THE BEST %
EFFORTS OF THE EMTS. %
THAT TELLS US THERE IS A LOT OF%
AWFUL SICK PEOPLE IN NEW YORK %
CITY AND BAD SHAPE BY THE TIME %
THE AMBULANCE IS CALLED AND %
SHOWS UP AT THE DOOR, ALLISON. %
DIFFICULT INFORMATION TO GET %
BUT GIVES US A SENSE OF WHY THE%
CALL NUMBERS ARE UP SO MUCH AND%
HEARING THE AMBULANCES %
THROUGHOUT THE CITY. %
>> A TOUGH TIME IN NEW YORK. %
THANK YOU SO MUCH, TOM. %
>> SURE THINK. %
>> DOCTORS AND NURSES ON THE %
FRONT LINES OF THE CORONAVIRUS %
PANDEMIC ARE RISKING THEIR 
LIVES EVERY DAY. %
A REGISTERED NURSE SHOWS US HER%
FIRST FEW DAYS SHOWING AT A %
TEMPORARY HOSPITAL IN NEW YORK %
CENTRAL PARK. %
>> THE LADIES THAT I AM WORKING%
WITH HAVE BEEN TO ECUADOR AND %
HAITI AFTER THE HURRICANE. %
EVEN IN IRAQ AND WAR ZONES BUT %
WE HAVE NEVER BEEN RESPONDING %
TOGETHER IN AMERICA TO A %
DISASTER SITUATION. %
THIS IS A FIRST FOR US. 
DEFINITELY A LITTLE DIFFERENT. %
>> WE HAVE BEEN GETTING THE %
QUESTION ARE WE AFRAID? %
I DON'T THINK ANY OF US ARE %
NECESSARILY AFRAID WHILE THERE %
ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT IT. %
THIS IS NOT OUR FIRST TIME OF %
RESPONDING TO AN INFECTIOUS %
DISEASE. %
WE HAD OUR TRAINING YESTERDAY. %
WE FEEL VERY CONFIDENT. %
>> I REALLY DO. %
>> I THINK IT IS MORE LIKE %
ANTICIPATION THAT WE FEEL. %
>> YES. %
VERSUS FEAR. %
>> YES. %
>> WE ARE EXCITED AND %
ANTICIPATING BEING ABLE TO PUT %
OUR SKILLS TO GOOD USE TO %
SERVE. %
>> THE GREAT PEOPLE OF NEW YORK%
CITY. %
>> WE ARE IN THE ICU. %
(INAUDIBLE). %
>> YAY. %
>> THE PATIENT. %
I AM TIRED. %
IN MY ROOM BUT IT WAS A GOOD 
DAY AND LEARNED A LOT. %
>> COVID-19 IS VERY DIFFERENT %
THAN ANYTHING I HAVE EVER %
TREATED REALLY. %
THEY LOOK FINE SOMETIMES BUT %
THEN YOU LOOK AT THEIR VITAL %
SIGNS AND THEY DON'T LOOK FINE.%
WE ARE STILL LEARNING THE NEW %
NORMALS WITH THEIR OXYGENATION.%
THEY CAN GO BACK QUICKLY. %
SO I THINK IT IS VERY 
DANGEROUS. %
>> WE HAD A ROUGH DAY TODAY. %
DIFFICULT DECISIONS. %
COMING TOGETHER AS A TEAM AND %
TRYING TOF OUT HOW TO TREAT AND%
BEST STORY FAMILIES. %
WE ARE TRYING TO DO OUR BEST 
FOR THE PEOPLE OF NEW YORK. %
>>> UK PRIME MINISTER BORIS %
JOHNSON IS STILL INTENSIVE CARE%
WITH THE CORONAVIRUS. %
DOMINIC FO BP  OB SAYS HE IS %
CONFIDENT HE WILL PULL THROUGH.%
>>  Reporter: FROM AN ANXIOUS %
COUNTRY NOT ABOUT THE RISING %
DEATH TOLL BUT ABOUT THE %
CONDITION OF THE PRIME MINISTER%
BORIS JOHNSON THAT REMAINS IN %
THE HOSPITAL BEHIND ME. %
HIS THIRD NIGHT AT ST. THOMAS' %
HOSPITAL. %
AND HIS SECOND NIGHT IN %
INTENSIVE CARE. %
WE DO HAVE AN UPDATE ON HIS %
CONDITION. %
BUT THE UPDATE WAS ELUSIVE. %
IT SAID HE REMAINED STABLE %
OVERNIGHT BUT HAS NOT GIVEN US 
A HINT OF HIS CONDITION THIS %
AFTERNOON OR EVENING BUT SAID %
TO BE IN GOOD SPIRITS AND %
CONSCIOUS AND NOT ON A 
VENTILATOR AND DOES NOT HAVE %
PNEUMONIA AND DOES HAVE ACCESS %
TO BOTH OXYGEN AND A VENTILATOR%
SHOULD HIS CONDITION %
DETERIORATE. %
IT IS REASSURING. %
HE IS IN CRITICAL CARE UNIT SO %
HIS CONDITION IS SERIOUS AND HE%
DOES HAVE SOME BREATHING %
DIFFICULTIES AND HIS CONDITION %
IS CLEARLY SHOCKED HIS %
COLLEAGUE USED BY HIS DEPUTY 
DOMINIC RABB. %
HE WANTED DO BE HIS DEPUTY. %
RABB SAID THAT ALL OF HIS %
COLLEAGUES WERE SHOCKED BECAUSE%
HE IS NOT JUST THEIR BOSS BUT %
FRIEND AND SAYS JOHNSON WAS A %
FIGHTER AND SHOULD BE ON THE %
JOB SHORTER. %
I DON'T THINK THERE IS MUCH %
CHANCE OF JOHNSON LEAVING THE %
HOSPITAL ANYTIME SOON. %
IN THE MEANTIME DOMINIC RABB IS%
THE MAN IN CHARGE. %
THE QUESTION IS WHAT REAL POWER%
DOES HE HAVE? %
DOES HE HAVE THE POWER TO TAKE %
THE DECISIONS THAT BORIS %
JOHNSON MIGHT HAVE TAKEN ON %
WHEN TO END THE LOCKDOWN. %
DOES HE ACCESS TO 
BRITAIN'S NUCLEAR CODE IN THE %
EVENT THAT SOMETHING 
CATASTROPHIC HAPPENS. %
THE OTHER NEWS FOR BRITAIN IS %
THE BAD NEWS THAT WE HAVE A %
RISING DEATH TOLL. %
ANOTHER NEARLY 800 NEW DEATHS %
TODAY AND NOT OPTIMISM. %
WE ARE ENTERING THIS TERRIBLE %
WEEK WHEN THE DEATH TOLL WILL %
CONTINUE TO RISE. %
REASONABLE NEWS ABOUT BORIS %
JOHNSON IN THAT HIS CONDITION %
HAS NOT DETERIORATED BUT AWFUL %
NEWS IN TERMS OF DEATHS HERE 
AND WHERE YOU ARE, ALLISON. %
>> THE CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE %
IS ASSEMBLING AT THE WHITE %
HOUSE FOR ITS DAILY BRIEFING. %
WE ARE THERE JUST ABOUT TO GET %
STARTED. %
LET'S LISTEN IN. ,,%
,%
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. %
TODAY WE CONTINUE TO SEND OUR %
LOVE TO THE GREAT PEOPLE OF NEW%
YORK AND NEW JERSEY. %
WE SUPPORT THEM FULLY. %
WE GRIEVE ALONG EVERY FAMILY %
THAT HAS LOST A PRECIOUS LOVED %
ONES. %
NEW YORKERS ARE TOUGH AND 
STRONG AND BRAVE. %
NEW JERSEYIANS ARE TOUGH AND %
STRONG AND BRAVE AND BEING HIT %
VERY HARD RIGHT NOW. %
AND FOR THE NEXT WEEK HOPEFULLY%
NOT MUCH LONGER IT WILL GO IN %
THE OTHER DIRECTION. %
OUR COUNTRY IS BEING HIT HARD %
BUT SOME AREAS HAVE DONE SO %
INCREDIBLY WELL AND WE ARE SO %
PROUD OF THEM. %
THEY WILL BEAT THIS VIRUS. %
WE WILL BEAT IT WITH THE GRIT %
AND THE HEART FOR WHAT THEY ARE%
KNOWN AND FOR WHICH OUR COUNTRY%
IS KNOWN AND WE APPRECIATE %
EVERYTHING THAT EVERYBODY IS %
DOING. %
WE ALSO PRAY
