  >>> BREAKING NEWS 
  TONIGHT, THE
  DEADLIEST DAY AND THE 
  RUNNING 
  TALLY OF CORONAVIRUS
  CASES IN
  THE U.S. TOP 1G00,000.
  INSIDE THE EPICENTER
  IN NEW YORK 
  CITY
  HOSPITALS STRETCHES TO
  THE 
  LIMIT, ONE DOCTOR 
  SAYING IT'S 
  LIKE A WAR ZONE.
  PATIENTS LINED UP FOR 
  HOURS TO
  BE TESTED, AND TONIGHT
  I'M WITH
  GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO.
  HE SAYS THE STATE 
  NEEDS AS MANY 
  AS 40,000 VENTILATORS 
  BUT 
  PRESIDENT TRUMP 
  CASTING DOUBT ON
  THOSE NUMBERS.
  WERE YOU SURPRISED TO 
  HEAR THAT 
  AND WHAT'S YOUR 
  REACTION
  >> TONIGHT THE
  PRESIDENT'S 
  DEMAND ON THE NATION'S
  TOP AUTO
  MAKERS. 
  >>> ALSO, THE NEW HOT 
  SPOTS FOR 
  CITIES LIKE CHICAGO 
  AND DETROIT 
  AND LOS ANGELES,
  1,000-BED 
  EMERGENCY HOSPITAL
  SHIP ARRIVING 
  TODAY.
  AROUND THE GLOBE, 
  CASES SURGING.
  BRITISH PRIME MINISTER
  BORIS 
  JOHNSON TESTS 
  POSITIVE. 
  >>> THAT $2 TRILLION
  RELIEF PLAN 
  OFFICIALLY PASSED.
  HOW SOON YOU, YOUR
  FAMILY AND
  YOUR BUSINESS CAN 
  EXPECT TO SEE 
  THESE DESPERATELY 
  NEEDED CHECKS.
  >>> THE DANGER FOR
  DELIVERY
  WORKERS.
  THOUSANDS WHO WORK FOR
  A POPULAR 
  GROCERY DELIVERY
  SERVICE SET TO
  STRIKE
  THEY SAY THEY ARE 
  RISKING THEIR 
  LIVES.
  WHAT THEY'RE
  DEMANDING.
  >>> HOW DO YOU KNOW 
  WHEN TO GO
  TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM 
  FOR 
  CORONAVIRUS?
  ONE COUPLE'S HARROWING
  STORY 
  THAT EVERYONE SHOULD
  HEAR
  >> Announcer: THIS IS 
  "NBC
  NIGHTLY NEWS" WITH
  LESTER HOLT.
  >>> GOOD EVENING, 
  EVERYONE
  THANK YOU FOR BEING 
  WITH US.
  AMERICANS AFRAID AND
  UNCERTAIN 
  FOR THEIR HEALTH AND
  HOW THEY
  WILL PAY THE BILLS ARE
  GETTING 
  GOOD NEWS THIS
  EVENING.
  THAT MASSIVE STIMULUS 
  BILL
  BILL SIGNED INTO LAW A
  SHORT TIME AGO THAT 
  MEANS MONEY WILL BE ON
  THE WAY FOR SO MANY 
  PEOPLE STRAPPED FOR 
  CASH, BUT FIRST TO THE
  FRONT LINES IN THE
  BATTLE TO SLOW THE
  RISING TIDE OF
  CORONAVIRUS.
  A BATTLE NOW BEING
  WAGED IN TOWNS BIG AND
  SMALL WELL BEYOND NEW 
  YORK WHERE MEDICAL
  WORKERS ARE ALREADY 
  REACHING THEIR
  BREAKING POINTS.
  OUR TEAM IS IN PLACE
  AGAIN TONIGHT AND GABE
  GUTIERREZ STARTS US 
  OFF.
  >> Reporter: TONIGHT, 
  A DRAMATIC SPIKE IN 
  NEW YORK STATE'S DEATH
  TOLL FROM 385 TO MORE 
  THAN 500
  EMERGENCY ROOMS ARE 
  SWAMPED.
  THE LINES FOR TESTING 
  ARE LONG, AND THOSE ON
  THE FRONT LINES ARE 
  EXHAUSTED.
  >> IT'S LIKE A WAR
  ZONE
  WE'RE IN A WAR WITH 
  VERY LIMITED
  RESOURCES.
  >> Reporter: ARABIA IS
  AN E.R. DOCTOR IN 
  BROOKLYN AND THE
  BRONX.
  >> EVERY TIME I LEAVE 
  FROM THE SHIFT I CRY
  EVERY SHIFT I'VE
  WORKED, I'VE CRIED
  AFTER LEAVING FROM THE
  SHIFT BECAUSE OF THE
  PAIN AND SUFFERING WE 
  SEE.
  >> Reporter: THE
  PANDEMIC'S EPICENTER
  IN THE U.S. NOW MAYBE 
  ELMHURST HOSPITAL IN
  QUEENS
  TODAY WE SPOKE WITH 
  ALICIA RAMIREZ AS SHE 
  WAITED IN LINE FOR
  HOURS TO GET HER
  15-YEAR-OLD SON 
  TESTED, FEARFUL IF HE 
  WERE ADMITTED, SHE
  WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO 
  STAY BY HIS SIDE. 
  >> I'M REALLY SCARED
  I HAVE A LITTLE BOY AT
  HOME, TOO.
  SO I DON'T WANT NONE
  OF THEM TO GET IT.
  >> Reporter: TODAY VIA
  TWITTER, PRESIDENT
  TRUMP LASHED OUT AT 
  AUTO MAKERS DEMANDING 
  THEY BEGIN MAKING 
  VENTILATORS FAST
  THIS DESPITE LAST 
  NIGHT CASTING DOUBT ON
  THE NUMBER BEING
  REQUESTED BY NEW YORK 
  GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO.
  >> I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
  NEED 40,000 OR 30,000 
  VENTILATORS.
  YOU KNOW, YOU GO INTO 
  MAJOR HOSPITALS 
  SOMETIMES THEY HAVE 
  TWO VENTILATORS AND 
  NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN 
  THEY ARE SAYING CAN WE
  ORDER 30,000
  >> Reporter: GENERAL
  MOTORS ANNOUNCED THEY 
  WOULD MAKE VENTILATORS
  PARTNERING WITH A 
  COMPANY'S WHO CEO 
  SPOKE WITH CYNTHIA
  MCFADDEN. 
  >> WE HOPE TO MAKE
  1,000 BY APRIL AND
  WITH GM's TALENT AND
  SKILL WE'LL RAMP UP TO
  3,000, 5,000 AND
  10,000. 
  >> Reporter: GOVERNOR 
  CUOMO SAYS THE NEED IS
  DIRE BECAUSE COVID-19 
  PATIENTS COULD REQUIRE
  VENTILATORS FIVE TIMES
  LONGER THAN OTHERS
  >> THIS IS A RESCUE 
  MISSION.
  >> Reporter: TODAY HE 
  ADDRESSED NATIONAL
  GUARD MEMBERS AT THE
  MAKESHIFT HOSPITAL AT 
  THE CONVENTION CENTER.
  >> THIS IS A MOMENT 
  THAT IS GOING TO
  CHANGE THIS NATION
  THIS IS A MOMENT THAT 
  FORGES CHARACTER, 
  FORGES PEOPLE, CHANGES
  PEOPLE. 
  >> Reporter: MOUNT
  SINAI NURSE KIOUS 
  KELLY DIED THIS WEEK
  AFTER CONTRACTING 
  CORONAVIRUS.
  >> HE JUST HAD THIS 
  INFECTIOUS ENERGY.
  YOU FELT GOOD WHEN HE 
  WAS AROUND AND YOU
  NOTICED WHEN HE LEFT. 
  >> Reporter: HIS
  SISTER MARIAH SHARON
  IS DEVASTATED.
  SHE SHARED WITH NBC 
  NEWS HER BROTHER'S
  HEARTBREAKING LAST
  MESSAGE.
  CAN'T TALK BECAUSE I
  CHOKE AND CAN'T 
  BREATHE.
  I LOVE YOU
  GOING BACK TO SLEEP.
  >> THAT'S THE LAST
  TIME I HEARD FROM HIM.
  I'M SORRY.
  >> Reporter: SHE SAYS 
  HER BROTHER TOOK UP A 
  CAREER IN NURSING 
  BECAUSE HE WANTED TO
  HELP PEOPLE.
  >> I DO ABSOLUTELY
  BELIEVE THAT HE 
  CONTRACTED THIS 
  BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF
  PPE IN HIS UNIT AND AT
  HIS HOSPITAL, BUT 
  THAT'S ACROSS OUR 
  NATION
  HE'S NOT A VICTIM.
  HE IS A HERO. 
  >> Reporter: HERE IN
  NEW YORK CITY, MEDICAL
  CALLS TO 911 HAVE HIT 
  AN ALL-TIME RECORD
  THE GOVERNOR IS 
  PLANNING EIGHT
  MAKESHIFT HOSPITALS 
  THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
  HE EXPECTS
  HOSPITALIZATIONS TO 
  PEAK IN MID APRIL.
  LESTER
  >> GABE, THAT LEADS TO
  THE QUESTION WHAT 
  ABOUT THE SHORTAGE OF 
  MEDICAL WORKERS?
  >> Reporter: WELL,
  LESTER, WE UNDERSTAND 
  ABOUT 62,000 MEDICAL
  PROFESSIONALS HAVE
  VOLUNTEERED.
  MANY OF THEM RETIRED
  PLUS ANOTHER 10,000 
  MENTAL HEALTH 
  PROFESSIONALS.
  LESTER
  >> AMAZING TO HEAR
  THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
  GABE. 
  >>> NEW YORK'S ANDREW 
  CUOMO IS AN OUTSPOKEN 
  VOICE WITH HIS BLUNT
  AND SOBERING
  ASSESSMENTS WHAT HIS
  STATE FACES.
  I CAUGHT UP WITH THE
  GOVERNOR TO TALK ABOUT
  THE CHALLENGE AND HOW 
  HE HAS RESPONDED TO 
  IT. 
  >> OH, IT'S ALL 
  SURREAL.
  THIS IS LIKE LIVING A 
  SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE,
  RIGHT?
  OUR STRATEGY HERE IS
  PREPARE FOR THE WORST 
  AND HOPE FOR THE BEST.
  >> THIS IS A MILITARY 
  HOSPITAL, ESSENTIALLY.
  A FIELD HOSPITAL
  YOU SPOKE TO NATIONAL 
  GUARD TROOPS TODAY IN 
  A STIRRING SPEECH THAT
  IF I WASN'T LISTENING 
  CAREFULLY, I THOUGHT
  YOU WERE SENDING
  SOLDIERS OFF TO WAR.
  >> WE GO OUT THERE
  TODAY AND WE KICK 
  CORONAVIRUS ASS.
  >> DO YOU FEEL AT THIS
  MOMENT LIKE YOU'RE A
  WAR-TIME COMMANDER
  >> WELL, I WANTED THEM
  TO UNDERSTAND THIS IS 
  A DIFFERENT KIND OF 
  ENEMY.
  IT'S AN INSIDIOUS,
  INVISIBLE ENEMY AND 
  PEOPLE ARE GOING TO 
  DIE.
  PEOPLE ARE GOING TO 
  DIE.
  NO MATTER WHAT WE DO, 
  AS GOOD AS WE ARE, AS 
  HARD AS WE WORK,
  PEOPLE ARE GOING TO 
  DIE.
  AND THAT IS THE SAD 
  REALITY OF THIS 
  SITUATION AND IT'S
  EVEN COMPOUNDED BY THE
  FACT THAT THIS IS AN
  ENEMY THAT ATTACKS THE
  WEAKEST AMONG US AND
  HOW CAN WE NOT HAVE 
  PROTECTED THEM
  THIS IS MY MOTHER THIS
  IS YOUR MOTHER
  THIS IS OUR PARENTS,
  OUR GRANDPARENTS
  HOW DID WE NOT PROTECT
  THEM
  SO IT IS A TOTALLY
  DIFFERENT ENGAGE MTD
  THAN ANYTHING WE HAVE 
  DEALT WITH BEFORE.
  >> LET'S TALK ABOUT 
  VENTILATORS.
  PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS 
  SUGGESTED THAT MAYBE
  YOU DON'T NEED THOSE
  TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
  VENTILATORS YOU HAVE
  SPOKEN ABOUT
  WERE YOU SURPRISED TO 
  HEAR THAT AND WHAT'S
  YOUR REACTION?
  >> I HOPE HE'S RIGHT
  I HOPE NO ONE GETS
  SICK
  I HOPE NO ONE NEEDS A 
  VENTILATOR, BUT I 
  DON'T OPERATE ON WHAT 
  I HOPE OR WHAT I WOULD
  LIKE TO SEE OR WHAT MY
  EXPECTATION IS
  I OPERATE ON THE DATA 
  AND ON THE NUMBERS AND
  ON THE SCIENCE
  AND EVERY PROJECTION I
  HAVE FROM MULTIPLE
  SOURCES AND THESE ARE 
  WORLDWIDE HEALTH
  EXPERTS SAY THAT WE 
  HAVE TO BE PREPARED 
  FOR AN APEX OF 140,000
  HOSPITAL BEDS AND 
  40,000 ICU BEDS WITH
  VENTILATORS.
  I HOPE THEY'RE WRONG
  I HOPE I DON'T NEED 
  40,000
  I HOPE I DON'T NEED 
  30,000
  I HOPE I DON'T NEED 
  5,000.
  I HOPE THIS WHOLE 
  FACILITY, LESTER, 
  STAYS EMPTY, AND WE 
  BUILT IT FOR NOTHING. 
  >> BUT YOU DON'T
  BELIEVE THAT'S GOING
  TO BE THE CASE
  >> THE NUMBERS DON'T
  SAY THAT'S GOING TO BE
  THE CASE. 
  >> THEN THERE'S THE 
  ISSUE OF PERSONAL 
  PROTECTION EQUIPMENT
  FOR HEALTH CARE 
  WORKERS.
  GOVERNOR CUOMO SAYING 
  THIS ON WEDNESDAY.
  >> TODAY NO HOSPITAL, 
  NO NURSE, NO DOCTOR 
  CAN SAY LEGITIMATELY I
  DON'T HAVE PROTECTIVE 
  EQUIPMENT.
  >> BUT THE NEW YORK 
  STATE NURSE'S 
  ASSOCIATION FIRING
  BACK THEY DON'T HAVE
  THE PROPER
  PROTECTIONS.
  WEARING A SOILED MASK 
  FOR DAYS AT A TIME IS 
  NOT ADEQUATE
  HAS THERE BEEN A
  FAILURE OF
  DISTRIBUTION
  HAVE YOU PINPOINTED 
  WHAT IS GOING WRONG?
  >> WHAT PEOPLE ARE
  COMPLAINING ABOUT IS
  THE CDC HAS CHANGED 
  THEIR GUIDELINES TO 
  CRISIS GUIDELINES 
  ABOUT HOW MANY GOWNS
  PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE, 
  HOW OFTEN THEY SHOULD 
  CHANGE THEIR GOWNS, 
  HOW OFTEN THEY SHOULD 
  CHANGE THEIR MASKS, ET
  CETERA
  THEY THINK THAT THE 
  CHANGE IN THE CDC 
  GUIDELINES DOESN'T
  PROTECT THEM
  BUT WE HAVE PROVIDED
  THAT EQUIPMENT SHORT
  TERM TO ALL THE 
  HOSPITAL
  ADMINISTRATORS. 
  >> WHEN YOU HEAR
  CONVERSATIONS, THIS 
  DRUM BEAT OF GETTING
  THE COUNTRY BACK TO 
  WORK, THE ECONOMY BACK
  TO WORK, HOW DO YOU 
  PROCESS THAT
  >> LOOK AT THE FACTS
  LOOK AT THE FACTS.
  YES, EVERYBODY WANTS
  THE ECONOMY BACK
  I WANT THE ECONOMY
  BACK
  MY STATE IS 
  HEMORRHAGING MONEY
  IT'S HEMORRHAGING 
  JOBS
  DO YOU THINK I WANT 
  PEOPLE SITTING AT HOME
  AND NOT GETTING PAID
  AND WORRYING ABOUT HOW
  TO BUY FOOD?
  OF COURSE, I WANT THE 
  ECONOMY BACK
  YOU KNOW WHAT I WANT
  MORE
  I WANT THEM ALIVE.
  THAT'S WHAT I WANT
  AND I WANT TO MINIMIZE
  THE NUMBER OF DEATHS
  AND TO ME, THAT STILL 
  COMES FIRST.
  I THINK THERE IS A WAY
  TO DO BOTH, TO START
  THE ECONOMY AND 
  PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH,
  BUT DON'T ASK THE 
  AMERICAN PEOPLE TO
  CHOOSE ONE OVER THE 
  OTHER.
  >> GOVERNOR CUOMO SAYS
  WHILE HOSPITALIZATIONS
  ARE INCREASING IN NEW 
  YORK, THEY ARE NOW
  CLIMBING AT A SLOWER
  RATE, THAT'S A GLIMMER
  OF HOPE, A GLIMMER AND
  HE FREQUENTLY POINTS
  OUT 80% OF COVID CASES
  ARE RESOLVED AT HOME. 
  >>> TONIGHT, CITIES 
  AND TOWNS FROM
  COAST-TO-COAST ARE
  BRACING WHAT'S TO COME
  IMPOSING DRASTIC
  MEASURES OF THEIR OWN 
  TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE AS
  THE RUNNING COUNT OF
  CASES GROWS.
  HERE IS MIGUEL
  ALMAGUER. 
  >> Reporter: TONIGHT, 
  OUR NATION IN CRISIS
  HAS NOW BECOME THE
  GLOBAL LEADER IN
  CONFIRMED CASES OF THE
  CORONAVIRUS.
  FROM NEW YORK TO LOS
  ANGELES, THE NUMBER OF
  AMERICANS INFECTED
  SURPASSING EVERY OTHER
  COUNTRY AS OUR DEATH
  TOLL CLIMBS TO GRIM 
  NEW LEVELS
  THE GOVERNOR OF NEW 
  MEXICO REQUESTING A 
  COMBAT FIELD HOSPITAL 
  AS ARMY MEDICAL TEAMS 
  FROM COLORADO AND 
  KENTUCKY DEPLOY TO
  HARD-HIT REGIONS
  OFFICIALS IN OHIO WARN
  RESIDENTS TO BRACE FOR
  THE STORM.
  >> AT THE PEAK OF THIS
  CURVE, WE'RE NOW
  PROJECTING WE MAY HAVE
  AS MANY AS 10,000 NEW 
  CASES A DAY.
  >> Reporter: IN 
  MINNESOTA, THE FIRST
  AREA HOSPITAL 
  FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS 
  IS UP AND RUNNING AMID
  THIS WARNING FROM THE 
  WHITE HOUSE.
  >> WE'RE CONCERNED
  ABOUT CERTAIN COUNTIES
  THAT LOOK LIKE THEY'RE
  HAVING A MORE RAPID 
  INCREASE
  WHEN YOU LOOK AT WAYNE
  COUNTY IN MICHIGAN AND
  YOU LOOK AT COOK
  COUNTY IN CHICAGO.
  >> Reporter: PERHAPS
  THE NEXT EPICENTERS OF
  THE VIRUS.
  >> THERE IS NO
  CONGREGATING ALLOWED. 
  >> Reporter: CHICAGO
  CLOSED ITS ICONIC LAKE
  FRONT WHILE IN
  DETROIT, THIS LEAKED
  MEMO FROM HENRY FORD
  HOSPITAL LAYS OUT 
  WORST-CASE SCENARIO 
  PLANS INCLUDING 
  GUIDANCE ON LIFE AND
  DEATH DECISIONS FOR 
  PATIENTS THAT NEED
  VENTILATORS TO
  SURVIVE.
  >> I FELT LIKE MY 
  LUNGS WEREN'T 
  EXPANDING.
  >> Reporter:
  30-YEAR-OLD EVETTE
  SAYS WHILE SHE WAS
  HOSPITALIZED FOR THE
  VIRUS, DOCTORS
  COULDN'T REACH HER
  QUICKLY WHEN SHE HAD
  TROUBLE BREATHING.
  >> YOU'RE COMPLETELY
  ALONE AND ANYBODY THAT
  WILL GO INTO THAT 
  ROOM, THEY NEED TO
  TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO 
  SUIT UP AND PUT ON THE
  MASKS AND EVERYTHING
  YOU FEEL THE SENSATION
  OF DROWNING.
  >> Reporter: WITH THE 
  GLOBAL DISASTER 
  UNFOLDING, ITALY'S
  DEATH TOLL ROSE BY
  NEARLY 1,000 IN A 
  SINGLE DAY CLIMBING TO
  ALMOST 10,000.
  THE POPE PRESIDING
  OVER A GHOSTLY EMPTY
  ST. PETERS SQUARE 
  DURING THE STORMY 
  TIMES WHEN MANY LEAN
  ON THEIR FAITH. 
  >> I'VE DEVELOPED MILD
  SYMPTOMS OF THE 
  CORONAVIRUS.
  >> Reporter: BORIS
  JOHNSON, THE U.K.'S 
  PRIME MINISTER, THE 
  FIRST WORLD LEADER TO 
  TEST POSITIVE.
  BACK AT HOME IN THE 
  FLORIDA KEYS, THERE IS
  NOW A CHECKPOINT
  TURNING AWAY VISITORS 
  FROM A REGION 
  DEPENDENT ON TOURISTS 
  TO SLOW THE VIRUS.
  THE CITY OF MIAMI HAS 
  A CURFEW AND OFF THE
  COAST OF PANAMA,
  TROUBLE AT SEA
  ON THIS CRUISE SHIP 
  FOUR ARE DEAD AND MANY
  MORE SICK AS AMERICANS
  ON BOARD ARE DESPERATE
  TO GET TO SOUTH 
  FLORIDA.
  IN CALIFORNIA, LONG 
  LINES FOR TESTING 
  SNAKE THROUGH DODGER'S
  STADIUM ON WHAT SHOULD
  BE BASEBALL'S OPENING 
  DAY WEEKEND.
  CASES IN CALIFORNIA 
  TRIPLING THIS WEEK
  TONIGHT, THE GRIM 
  REALITY OF A WORLDWIDE
  PROBLEM SPREADING 
  ACROSS EVERY CORNER OF
  OUR COUNTRY.
  WITH THE "USNS MERCY" 
  HERE IN PORT IN LOS 
  ANGELES, MORE HELP
  ARRIVED.
  THE QUESTION NOW, IS
  IT ENOUGH?
  LESTER
  >> ALL RIGHT
  MIGUEL, THANK YOU.
  >>> WE'LL BE BACK IN
  >>> THAT MASSIVE $2 
  TRILLION ECONOMIC 
  RESCUE PACKAGE WE 
  MENTIONED OFF THE TOP 
  OF THE BROADCAST IS ON
  ITS WAY TO AMERICAN 
  FAMILIES AND
  BUSINESSES AFTER THE
  HOUSE PASSED IT AND 
  THE PRESIDENT SIGNED
  IT
  FOR SO MANY, THAT HELP
  CAN'T COME SOON 
  ENOUGH
  HERE IS TOM COSTELLO. 
  >> Reporter: LATE 
  TODAY THE PRESIDENT 
  SIGNING THE BIGGEST 
  ECONOMIC RESCUE 
  PACKAGE IN HISTORY BUT
  NOT INVITING THE
  SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
  WHO EARLIER IN THE DAY
  SPOKE OF A BIPARTISAN 
  ALLIANCE. 
  >> OUR NATION FACES AN
  ECONOMIC AND HEALTH 
  EMERGENCY OF HISTORIC 
  PROPORTIONS.
  >> THE CARE ACT IS THE
  MODERN DAY ALL
  AMERICAN MARSHALL 
  PLAN. 
  >> Reporter: HOUSE
  MEMBERS RUSHED BACK TO
  WASHINGTON DESPITE THE
  VIRUS TO ENSURE 
  PASSAGE AFTER A SOLE
  KENTUCKY REPUBLICAN 
  INDICATED HE WOULD
  DEMAND A VOTE WITH
  HOUSE MEMBERS PRESENT.
  >> MR. SPEAKER, I CAME
  HERE TO MAKE SURE OUR 
  REPUBLIC DOESN'T DIE
  WITH UNANIMOUS
  CONSENT IF AN EMPTY 
  CHAMBER.
  >> Reporter: PRESIDENT
  TRUMP CALLED HIM A
  THIRD GRADE GRAND 
  STANDER.
  >> THE MOTION IS
  ADOPTED.
  >> Reporter: DESPITE
  MASSEY, THE BILL
  SAILED THROUGH
  THE PACKAGE SENDS 
  $1200 TO ADULTS 
  EARNING UP TO $75,000 
  A YEAR, $2400 FOR 
  JOINT RETURNS AT $500 
  PER CHILD.
  MOST AMERICANS WILL 
  RECEIVE THAT MONEY VIA
  DIRECT DEPOSIT WITHIN 
  THREE WEEKS, OTHERS BY
  CHECK.
  UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS 
  VARY FROM STATE TO
  STATE FROM 250 TO $800
  A WEEK
  THE RESCUE PACKAGE
  ADDS $600 PER WEEK FOR
  UP TO FOUR MONTHS.
  THOSE BENEFITS WILL 
  RUN FOR 39 WEEKS
  CRITICAL FOR BRANDY 
  HAGAN, A HAIR STYLIST 
  OUT OF WORK IN
  MICHIGAN. 
  >> THE $600 WILL HELP 
  OUR MORTGAGE
  I HAVE A CAR PAYMENT
  OUR INSURANCE.
  I HAVE A 4-YEAR-OLD 
  DAUGHTER
  IT WILL HELP US GET 
  GROCERIES.
  >> Reporter: NICK 
  ANTHONY OWNS A GREEK
  GRILL IN SAN ANTONIO
  FORCED TO LAY OFF 49
  OF HIS 61 EMPLOYEES.
  >> THE ONES THAT ARE
  SUPPORTING THEIR
  FAMILIES, THOSE ARE 
  THE ONES WE REALLY
  TRIED TO KEEP ON BOARD
  AND GIVE AS MANY HOURS
  AS WE CAN.
  >> Reporter:
  MEANWHILE, MORE BANKS 
  ARE ALLOWING AFFECTED 
  CUSTOMERS TO DEFER
  PAYMENTS ON CREDIT
  CARDS, MORTGAGES AND
  LOANS AND PAUSING 
  EVICTIONS AND 
  FORECLOSURES AS THE 
  COUNTRY FACES A 
  SERIOUS ECONOMIC
  THREAT. 
  LESTER
  >> TOM COSTELLO,
  THANKS. 
  >>> AMONG THOSE 
  WORKING THROUGH THIS
  CRISIS, GROCERY 
  WORKERS, DELIVERY 
  DRIVERS AND OTHERS
  TRYING TO MEET
  UNPRECEDENTED DEMAND
  AND TRYING TO STAY
  SAFE AT THE SAME TIME.
  THOUSANDS THREATENING 
  TO WALK OFF THE JOB.
  HERE IS JO LING KENT
  WITH THAT.
  >> Reporter:
  NATIONWIDE, THOUSANDS 
  OF GROCERY DELIVERY 
  WORKERS ON THE FRONT
  LINES OF THE
  CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
  ARE PLANNING TO STRIKE
  MONDAY. 
  >> WE ARE RISKING NOT 
  ONLY OUR LIVES BUT
  WE'RE RISKING THE 
  LIVES OF OUR CUSTOMERS
  AND GENERAL PUBLIC AND
  COMMUNITIES BECAUSE 
  WE'RE NOT ADEQUATELY
  PROTECTED.
  >> Reporter: AN 
  ESTIMATED 15,000
  INSTACART GIG WORKERS 
  WHO SHOP FOR AND
  DELIVER ONLINE ORDERS,
  ARE CALLING FOR THE 
  COMPANY TO BETTER 
  PROTECT THEM BY 
  PROVIDING PERSONAL
  PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, 
  ADDING HAZARD PAY $5
  EXTRA PER ORDER AND 
  CHANGING THE DEFAULT
  TIP TO 10%
  INSTACART RESPONDED 
  SAYING THE HEALTH AND 
  SAFETY OF OUR ENTIRE
  COMMUNITY IS THE FIRST
  PRIORITY ADDING THEY
  ARE MAKING SAFETY 
  CHANGES WHILE PAYING
  BONUSES OF UP TO $200 
  TO WORKERS THROUGH
  APRIL 15th
  WHILE OTHER GROCERY 
  WORKERS TRY TO KEEP UP
  WITH CUSTOMER DEMAND
  WHILE PROTECTING
  EMPLOYEES.
  >> WHEN THE ASSOCIATES
  COME IN, I ASK THEM TO
  WASH AND SANITIZE AND 
  PUT ON GLOVES.
  >> Reporter: SMART AND
  FINAL WILL SOON 
  INSTALL SNEEZE GUARDS 
  LIKE THESE, FEAR
  HITTING DELIVERY
  DRIVERS ON THE ROAD.
  >> I'M PROUD TO BE OUT
  HERE BUT MY BIGGEST 
  FEAR IS NOT 
  CONTRACTING IT MYSELF 
  BUT BRINGING IT HOME
  TO MY 13-YEAR-OLD 
  DAUGHTER OR MY FAMILY.
  >> Reporter: IT'S A 
  FEELING SHARED BY 
  MORALES AT THE GROCERY
  STORE.
  >> KEEP PRECAUTIONS IN
  MIND
  AS LONG AS WE DO THAT,
  WE'LL MAKE IT OUT OF
  THIS TOGETHER.
  >> Reporter: JO LING
  KENT, NBC NEWS, LOS 
  ANGELES.
  >>> UP NEXT, WHEN THE 
  VIRUS HITS, HOW TO
  KNOW WHEN IT'S TIME TO
  GO T
  >>> THE VAST MAJORITY 
  OF CORONAVIRUS CASES
  DO NOT REQUIRE
  HOSPITALIZATION BUT 
  WHEN DID YOU KNOW IT'S
  TIME TO GO TO THE 
  E.R.
  HERE'S NBC'S STEPHANIE
  GOSK
  >> Reporter: WITH 
  LINES SNAKING OUTSIDE 
  EMERGENCY ROOMS.
  >> I WASN'T ABOUT TO
  CLOG THE E.R. WITH OUR
  ANXIETY.
  >> Reporter: "NEW YORK
  TIMES" REPORTER 
  ELIJAH SHAPIRO DECIDED
  TO STAY HOME WITH 
  CORONAVIRUS SYMPTOMS
  WHY DIDN'T YOU GO 
  STRAIGHT TO THE E.R.
  >> WELL, YOU DON'T
  HAVE TO GO TO THE E.R.
  FOR 100-DEGREE FEVER
  YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO
  TO THE FEVER FOR A
  MILD COUGH. 
  >> Reporter: THEN HER 
  BOYFRIEND WHO SHE 
  LIVES WITH GOT SICK,
  TOO.
  >> HIS WAS MORE LIKE
  FEELING LIKE YOU GOT
  HIT BY A TRUCK. 
  >> Reporter: HOW DID
  YOU DECIDE IT WAS TIME
  TO GET HELP?
  >> PANIC IS NOT A VERY
  USEFUL EMOTION IN THIS
  EXPERIENCE
  I FELT LIKE THE MOST
  IMPORTANT THING I 
  COULD DO IS STAY CALM,
  REALLY OBSERVE HIM AND
  TRUST MY INTUITION
  >> Reporter: HE VIDEO 
  CONFERENCED WITH THE
  DOCTOR
  FOLLOWED BY A TRIP TO 
  URGENT CARE.
  >> THEY FOUND HE HAD
  PHENOMENA IN THREE
  PLACES IN HIS LUNGS 
  AND SAID GET YOURSELF 
  TO AN EMERGENCY ROOM
  ONLY WHEN WE WERE 
  DIRECTED BY A DOCTOR, 
  DID WE GO.
  >> Reporter:
  THANKFULLY, HER 
  BOYFRIEND IS
  RECOVERING AND NOW
  SHE'S SHARING HER 
  EXPERIENCE INCLUDING
  TIPS LIKE KEEP A TO-GO
  BAG READY IF THINGS 
  GET WORSE.
  LOG SYMPTOMS DAILY, 
  AND TAKE TYLENOL FOR
  FEVER.
  SHE HAS AN IMPORTANT
  MESSAGE.
  >> THE EMERGENCY ROOMS
  HAVE TO BE KEPT FOR 
  SERIOUSLY ILL PEOPLE. 
  >> Reporter: JUST 
  MANAGING THOSE CASES
  WILL BE TOUGH ENOUGH
  THIS MESSAGE
  IMPORTANT.
  TONIGHT THE FDNY SAYS 
  IT'S GETTING SO MANY
  911 CALLS, THEY ARE 
  PUTTING THEM ON HOLD
  THE ISSUE, PEOPLE 
  CALLING WITH SYMPTOMS 
  THAT DON'T REQUIRE
  HOSPITALIZATION.
  LESTER
  >> ALL RIGHT
  STEPHANIE GOSK
  THANK YOU.
  >>> UP NEXT TONIGHT,
  THIS DEFINING MOMENT
  IN TIME.
  YO
  >>> FINALLY TONIGHT,
  HARRY SMITH ON A
  MOMENT THAT COULD 
  DEFINE AN ENTIRE
  GENERATION. 
  >> PERHAPS YOU'VE SEEN
  THIS ONLINE, YOUR 
  GRANDPARENTS WERE 
  CALLED TO WAR.
  YOU'RE BEING CALLED TO
  SIT ON YOUR COUCH.
  YOU CAN DO THIS.
  AT EXACTLY THIS TIME
  75 YEARS AGO, THE U.S.
  WAS BATTLING TO TAKE
  CONTROL OF THE ISLAND 
  OF IWO JIMA.
  ALMOST 7,000 AMERICANS
  LOST THEIR LIVES IN 
  MORE THAN A MONTH OF
  FIGHTING THERE
  IN SOME WAYS, THEI
  TIME HAS BECOME OUR 
  TIME
  BENT OVER THEIR SEWING
  MACHINES, OUR 
  NEIGHBORS ARE MAKING
  PROTECTIVE MASKS
  THE RED CROSS 
  VOLUNTEERS OF OLD 
  WOULD SMILE AND THE 
  VICTORY GARDEN ARE
  MAKING A COMEBACK,
  TOO.
  OUR FORBEARERS
  SURVIVED THE GREAT
  DEPRESSION AND HELPED 
  WIN A WORLD WAR.
  >> I PLEDGE 
  ALLEGIANCE. 
  >> TRULY IT SEEMS NOT 
  TOO MUCH TO ASK THAT
  WE ALL YES, ALL OF US 
  PULL TOGETHER NOW, OUT
  OF MANY ONE.
  HARRY SMITH, NBC NEWS.
  >> WELL SAID, HARRY.
  >> WELL SAID, HARRY.
  THAT'S "NIGHTLY NEWS."
  I'M LESTER HOLT.
