AND THANKS TO YOU FOR JOINING US AS WE REPORT ON THIS CORONAVIRUS
AS WE REPORT ON THIS CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. I AM ARI MELBER.
I AM ARI MELBER. AS ALWAYS, WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH
AS ALWAYS, WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH THE FACTS.
THE FACTS. THE CORONAVIRUS CONTINUES ITS
THE CORONAVIRUS CONTINUES ITS SPREAD IN THE UNITED STATES
SPREAD IN THE UNITED STATES WHILE LOCAL AND FEDERAL MEASURES
WHILE LOCAL AND FEDERAL MEASURES ARE INTENSIFYING RIGHT NOW TO
ARE INTENSIFYING RIGHT NOW TO TRY TO CONTAIN IT.
TRY TO CONTAIN IT. THERE ARE NOW OVER 5,000
THERE ARE NOW OVER 5,000 CONFIRMED CASES OF CORONAVIRUS
CONFIRMED CASES OF CORONAVIRUS NATIONWIDE, AND 97 DEATHS.
NATIONWIDE, AND 97 DEATHS. AND HERE IS ONE SET OF
AND HERE IS ONE SET OF MEASUREMENTS.
MEASUREMENTS. THESE 5,000 CASES CONTRIBUTING
THESE 5,000 CASES CONTRIBUTING TO THE MARKET ZIGS AND ZAGS
TO THE MARKET ZIGS AND ZAGS THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK, YESTERDAY
THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK, YESTERDAY WAS THE STOCK MARKET’S WORST DAY
WAS THE STOCK MARKET’S WORST DAY SINCE THE 198 CRASH.
SINCE THE 198 CRASH. TODAY THE DOW IS BACK UP ABOUT
TODAY THE DOW IS BACK UP ABOUT 5%.
5%. LOCALLY THERE ARE 35 STATES
LOCALLY THERE ARE 35 STATES OPERATING UNDER EMERGENCY
OPERATING UNDER EMERGENCY ORDERS.
ORDERS. NOW ON THIS TUESDAY NIGHT, JUST
NOW ON THIS TUESDAY NIGHT, JUST THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH LIFE HAS
THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH LIFE HAS ALREADY CHANGED IN ONE WEEK.
ALREADY CHANGED IN ONE WEEK. LAST TUESDAY, MANY WERE WATCHING
LAST TUESDAY, MANY WERE WATCHING THE ELECTION RESULTS ARRIVE IN A
THE ELECTION RESULTS ARRIVE IN A SET OF PRIMARIES THAT WAS
SET OF PRIMARIES THAT WAS BUILDING ON JOE BIDEN’S LEAD
BUILDING ON JOE BIDEN’S LEAD THAT WAS TOPPED BY TONIGHT KEY
THAT WAS TOPPED BY TONIGHT KEY STATES LIKE OHIO MIGHT NAIL DOWN
STATES LIKE OHIO MIGHT NAIL DOWN A LEAD THAT MIGHT MAKE BIDEN A
A LEAD THAT MIGHT MAKE BIDEN A NOMINEE.
NOMINEE. TONIGHT THE PRIMARY IS FORMALLY
TONIGHT THE PRIMARY IS FORMALLY RESCHEDULED.
RESCHEDULED. ELECTIONS AND DEMOCRACY ITSELF
ELECTIONS AND DEMOCRACY ITSELF ARE GIVING WAY TO THIS PUBLIC
ARE GIVING WAY TO THIS PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS.
HEALTH CRISIS. MARYLAND ALSO DELAYING ITS
MARYLAND ALSO DELAYING ITS PRIMARY.
PRIMARY. PRIMARIES DID CONTINUE WITH
PRIMARIES DID CONTINUE WITH VOTING IN FLORIDA, ARIZONA, AND
VOTING IN FLORIDA, ARIZONA, AND ILLINOIS.
ILLINOIS. THAT IS JUST ONE SIGN.
THAT IS JUST ONE SIGN. MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES, OF
MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES, OF COURSE, ARE GIVING WAY AS WELL.
COURSE, ARE GIVING WAY AS WELL. SHELTER IN PLACE ORDERS
SHELTER IN PLACE ORDERS IMPACTING OVER 6 MILLION PEOPLE
IMPACTING OVER 6 MILLION PEOPLE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND AREAS
IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND AREAS AROUND SAN FRANCISCO.
AROUND SAN FRANCISCO. THOSE ARE SLATED TO RUN THREE
THOSE ARE SLATED TO RUN THREE WEEKS, MAYBE MORE.
WEEKS, MAYBE MORE. NEW YORK CITY HAS A MAYOR WHO IS
NEW YORK CITY HAS A MAYOR WHO IS NOW WARNING THAT METROPOLIS MAY
NOW WARNING THAT METROPOLIS MAY GET A SIMILAR ORDER.
GET A SIMILAR ORDER. NATIONWIDE OVER 32 MILLION
NATIONWIDE OVER 32 MILLION STUDENTS HAVE ALREADY SEEN
STUDENTS HAVE ALREADY SEEN SCHOOL INTERRUPTED.
SCHOOL INTERRUPTED. VICE PRESIDENT PENCE TODAY
VICE PRESIDENT PENCE TODAY ASKING CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES TO
ASKING CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES TO DONATE RESPIRATOR MASKS TO
DONATE RESPIRATOR MASKS TO HOSPITALS SAYING THE FEDERAL
HOSPITALS SAYING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING ALSO
GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING ALSO ACTIVATING THE ARMY CORPS OF
ACTIVATING THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO SAID UP MOBILE
ENGINEERS TO SAID UP MOBILE FIELD HOSPITALS.
FIELD HOSPITALS. NEW YORK MAYOR ANDREW CUOMO
NEW YORK MAYOR ANDREW CUOMO WARNING THE PEAK OF THIS CRISIS
WARNING THE PEAK OF THIS CRISIS IN NEW YORK COULD STILL BE WEEKS
IN NEW YORK COULD STILL BE WEEKS AWAY.
AWAY. >> THE EXPECTED PEAK IS AROUND
>> THE EXPECTED PEAK IS AROUND 45 DAYS.
45 DAYS. THAT CAN BE PLUS OR MINUS,
THAT CAN BE PLUS OR MINUS, DEPENDING ON WHAT WE DO.
DEPENDING ON WHAT WE DO. THEY ARE EXPECTING AS MANY AS
THEY ARE EXPECTING AS MANY AS 55,000 TO 110,000 HOSPITAL BEDS
55,000 TO 110,000 HOSPITAL BEDS WILL BE NEEDED AT THIS POINT.
WILL BE NEEDED AT THIS POINT. >> 45 DAYS IS A LONG TIME FROM
>> 45 DAYS IS A LONG TIME FROM NOW.
NOW. AND THAT IS A LONG TIME FOR THE
AND THAT IS A LONG TIME FOR THE METROPOLIS OF NEW YORK TO SIMPLY
METROPOLIS OF NEW YORK TO SIMPLY HUNKER DOWN BE.
HUNKER DOWN BE. THE OUTLOOK COULD BE LONGER AND
THE OUTLOOK COULD BE LONGER AND WORSE TO BE SURE, OR IT COULD BE
WORSE TO BE SURE, OR IT COULD BE SHORTER AND BETTER.
SHORTER AND BETTER. BECAUSE A FUNDAMENTAL QUALITY OF
BECAUSE A FUNDAMENTAL QUALITY OF THE HEALTH CRISIS WE’RE LIVING
THE HEALTH CRISIS WE’RE LIVING THROUGH IS ALL OF THIS WILL
THROUGH IS ALL OF THIS WILL DEPEND GREATLY ON WHAT PEOPLE
DEPEND GREATLY ON WHAT PEOPLE DO, ON WHAT YOU DO OR DON’T DO.
DO, ON WHAT YOU DO OR DON’T DO. THIS ISN’T A FLASH FLOOD OR A
THIS ISN’T A FLASH FLOOD OR A HURRICANE.
HURRICANE. THIS IS A CREEPING PANDEMIC THAT
THIS IS A CREEPING PANDEMIC THAT TESTS VARIOUS ASPECTS OF OUR
TESTS VARIOUS ASPECTS OF OUR SOCIETY FROM OUR CORE OPERATIONS
SOCIETY FROM OUR CORE OPERATIONS LIKE THE HEALTH CARE AND
LIKE THE HEALTH CARE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM TO OUR
EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM TO OUR INFORMATION UTILITIES, AS WELL
INFORMATION UTILITIES, AS WELL AS OUR OWN ABILITIES TO GET THE
AS OUR OWN ABILITIES TO GET THE FACTS AND SCIENCE, TO GET RIGHT
FACTS AND SCIENCE, TO GET RIGHT IN OUR MINDS ABOUT WHAT WE CAN
IN OUR MINDS ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO AND WHAT WE SHOULD DO AND
DO AND WHAT WE SHOULD DO AND SHOULDN’T DO SO EVERYONE CAN
SHOULDN’T DO SO EVERYONE CAN MAKE THEIR OWN INFORMED
MAKE THEIR OWN INFORMED DECISIONS.
DECISIONS. AND LET’S BE CLEAR.
AND LET’S BE CLEAR. YOU’VE HEARD IT FROM PUBLIC
YOU’VE HEARD IT FROM PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS.
HEALTH EXPERTS. YOU’RE GOING TO HEAR IT ON THE
YOU’RE GOING TO HEAR IT ON THE NEWS.
NEWS. SOME OF THE DECISIONIOUS MAKE
SOME OF THE DECISIONIOUS MAKE COULD LITERALLY HELP SAVE LIVES.
COULD LITERALLY HELP SAVE LIVES. NOW ALL OF THIS ALSO CLEARLY
NOW ALL OF THIS ALSO CLEARLY TESTING OUR LEADERSHIP.
TESTING OUR LEADERSHIP. YOU KNOW, I WORK IN THE NEWS, SO
YOU KNOW, I WORK IN THE NEWS, SO I FOLLOW THIS DAY IN AND DAY
I FOLLOW THIS DAY IN AND DAY OUT.
OUT. AND I CAN TELL YOU DURING THIS
AND I CAN TELL YOU DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME THESE LAST FEW
PERIOD OF TIME THESE LAST FEW YEARS, WE ARE, AS YOU KNOW, AS
YEARS, WE ARE, AS YOU KNOW, AS YOU’VE HEARD, LIVING THROUGH AN
YOU’VE HEARD, LIVING THROUGH AN INFAMOUSLY POLARIZED PETULANT
INFAMOUSLY POLARIZED PETULANT POLITICAL ERA, AND RIGHT NOW THE
POLITICAL ERA, AND RIGHT NOW THE PEOPLE WHO LEAD OUR GOVERNMENT,
PEOPLE WHO LEAD OUR GOVERNMENT, THEY ARE BEING CALLED UPON,
THEY ARE BEING CALLED UPON, DEMANDED TO DO FAR MORE THAN
DEMANDED TO DO FAR MORE THAN BICKER, BLAME, OR OBSTRUCT.
BICKER, BLAME, OR OBSTRUCT. NO, I CAN TELL YOU STRAIGHT UP
NO, I CAN TELL YOU STRAIGHT UP OBSTRUCTING IS NO SOLUTION RIGHT
OBSTRUCTING IS NO SOLUTION RIGHT NOW.
NOW. IT JUST WON’T CUT IT.
IT JUST WON’T CUT IT. THE NEWS OUT OF WASHINGTON LATE
THE NEWS OUT OF WASHINGTON LATE TODAY IS THAT REPUBLICAN SENATOR
TODAY IS THAT REPUBLICAN SENATOR MITCH McCONNELL, OF COURSE THE
MITCH McCONNELL, OF COURSE THE MAJORITY LEADER, IS PLEDGING A
MAJORITY LEADER, IS PLEDGING A VOTE ON THIS BRAND-NEW BILL
VOTE ON THIS BRAND-NEW BILL COMING OUT OF THE HOUSE ON
COMING OUT OF THE HOUSE ON CORONAVIRUS, ALL OF THIS AMIDST
CORONAVIRUS, ALL OF THIS AMIDST NEW DEBATES ABOUT WHAT THE
NEW DEBATES ABOUT WHAT THE GOVERNMENT CAN AND SHOULD DO.
GOVERNMENT CAN AND SHOULD DO. AS WE REPORTED OVER THE PAST FEW
AS WE REPORTED OVER THE PAST FEW DAY, SOME IDEAS THAT WERE ONCE
DAY, SOME IDEAS THAT WERE ONCE CONSIDERED TOO EXTREME OR
CONSIDERED TOO EXTREME OR LIBERAL ARE SUDDENLY BEING
LIBERAL ARE SUDDENLY BEING BACKED AND EMBRACED EVEN AS THE
BACKED AND EMBRACED EVEN AS THE KIND OF EMERGENCY MEASURES THE
KIND OF EMERGENCY MEASURES THE UNITED STATES NEEDS.
UNITED STATES NEEDS. TODAY, FOR EXAMPLE, WE WITNESSED
TODAY, FOR EXAMPLE, WE WITNESSED A CONSERVATIVE BANKER APPOINTED
A CONSERVATIVE BANKER APPOINTED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP OUT THE CASH
BY PRESIDENT TRUMP OUT THE CASH PAYMENTS THAT ECHO PROPOSALS BY
PAYMENTS THAT ECHO PROPOSALS BY LIBERAL PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
LIBERAL PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ANDREW YANG.
ANDREW YANG. >> WE’RE LOOKING AT SENDING
>> WE’RE LOOKING AT SENDING CHECKS TO AMERICANS IMMEDIATELY.
CHECKS TO AMERICANS IMMEDIATELY. AND WHAT WE’VE HEARD FROM
AND WHAT WE’VE HEARD FROM HARD-WORKING AMERICANS, MANY
HARD-WORKING AMERICANS, MANY COMPANIES HAVE NOW SHUT DOWN,
COMPANIES HAVE NOW SHUT DOWN, WHETHER IT’S BARS OR
WHETHER IT’S BARS OR RESTAURANTS, AMERICANS NEED CASH
RESTAURANTS, AMERICANS NEED CASH NOW, AND THE PRESIDENT WANTS TO
NOW, AND THE PRESIDENT WANTS TO GET CASH.
GET CASH. NOW AND I MEAN NOW IN THE NEXT
NOW AND I MEAN NOW IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
TWO WEEKS. >> HOW MUCH?
>> HOW MUCH? >> I WILL BE PREVIEWING THAT
