SHIPPED TO LABS AND TEST
RESULTS SHOULD COME BACK IN
ABOUT 24 HOURS.
NATIONWIDE.
THERE ARE NOW MORE THAN 2,000
CASES OF CORONAVIRUS.
AND AT LEAST 50 DEATHS.
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS DECLARED A
STATE OF EMERGENCY.
AND EARLY THIS MORNING, THE
HOUSE PASSED A MAJOR SPENDING
PACKAGE TO HELP AMERICANS
IMPACTED BY THE CRISIS.
JOY BENEDICT HAS MORE ON THE
FEDERAL RESPONSE.
TO UNLEASH THE FULL POWER OF
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THROUGH
THIS EFFORT TODAY, I AM
OFFICIALLY DECLARING A NATIONAL
EMERGENCY.
THAT DECLARATION UNLOCKS $50
BILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR
STATES AND TERRITORIES TO DEAL
WITH THE GROWING PANDEMIC OF
THE CORONAVIRUS.
AMERICANS ARE THE STRONGEST
AND MOST RESILIENT PEOPLE ON
EARTH.
AND IN THE COMING WEEKS, WE
WILL ALL HAVE TO MAKE CHANGES
AND SACRIFICES.
BUT THESE SHORT-TERM SACRIFICES
WILL PRODUCE LONG-TERM GAIN.
SPEAKING FROM THE ROSE
GARDEN, PRESIDENT TRUMP MAPPED
OUT A PLAN TO INCREASE TESTING
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THE WHITE HOUSE PROMISED MORE
THAN A MILLION TESTS NEXT WEEK.
5 MILLION NEXT MONTH, AS WELL
AS DRIVE-UP TESTING.
THE GOAL IS FOR INDIVIDUALS
TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE UP AND BE
SWABBED WITHOUT HAVING TO LEAVE
YOUR CAR.
Reporter: STORES LIKE
TARGET, WALMART, WALGREENS AND
CVS PLAN TO MAKE ROOM IN THEIR
PARKING LOTS FOR THE TESTS.
NORMALLY, THE U.S. IS
COMPETITORS.
BUT TODAY, WE'RE FOCUSED ON A
COMMON COMPETITOR.
AND THAT'S DEFEATING THE SPREAD
OF THE CORONAVIRUS.
THE PRESIDENT ALSO ASKED
EVERY HOSPITAL TO LAUNCH THEIR
EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS.
THE NEXT EIGHT WEEKS ARE
CRITICAL.
WE CAN LEARN AND WE WILL TURN A
CORNER ON THIS VIRUS.
[ STOCK BELLS RINGING ]
Reporter: THE STOCK MARKET
SHOT UP AS PRESIDENT TRUMP
SPOKE.
AND THE DOW CLOSE UP ALMOST
2,000 POINTS, MORE THAN 9%.
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, STORE
SHELVES ARE EMPTY.
MILLIONS ARE WORKING FROM HOME.
AND MORE THAN 22,000 SCHOOLS
ARE CLOSED.
AS FAMILIES PREPARE TO SPEND
WHAT COULD BE WEEKS AT HOME.
JUST UNSETTLING.
JUST -- I'M TRYING TO STAY
CALM.
Reporter: BUT THERE MAY BE
SOME FINANCIAL HELP ON THE WAY.
FRIDAY NIGHT, SPEAKER PELOSI
AND THE WHITE HOUSE REACHED AN
AGREEMENT ON AN EMERGENCY
RELIEF PACKAGE THAT INCLUDES
UNEMPLOYMENT AND PAID SICK
