   >>> BREAKING NEWS 
  . 
  >>> BREAKING NEWS 
  TONIGHT, THE U.S. 
  REACHING ANOTHER GRIM 
  MILESTONE.
  DEATHS IN THE U.S. NOW
  WELL OVER 3,000.
  THE TOLL NOW HIGHER 
  THAN THE 9/11 ATTACKS.
  3 IN 4 AMERICANS NOW
  UNDER STAY AT HOME
  ORDERS
  CASES SURGING AS
  CITIES ACROSS THE 
  COUNTRY HAVE NEW HOT
  SPOTS IN RURAL
  AMERICA.
  AND OVER 100 SAILORS
  SICK ON A U.S.
  AIRCRAFT CARRIER WITH 
  THOUSANDS ONBOARD.
  THE CAPTAIN WAS URGENT
  PLEA FOR HELP.
  IN NEW YORK CITY A SEA
  OF AMBULANCES 
  ARRIVING
  THE EMERGENCY FIELD 
  HOSPITAL OPENING IN 
  CENTRAL PARK, ANOTHER 
  GOING IN AT THE U.S.
  OPEN STADIUM
  GOVERNOR ANDREW 
  CUOMO'S FAMILY FEELING
  THE IMPACT
  HIS BROTHER CNN ANCHOR
  CHRIS CUOMO TESTING 
  POSITIVE
  THE DOCTORS AND NURSES
  BEING INFECTED
  THEMSELVES, OVER 200
  IN NEW YORK CITY, OVER
  500 IN MASSACHUSETTS, 
  THE GROWING CRISIS ON 
  THE FRONT LINES.
  >> NOW WE'RE BURSTING 
  AT THE SEAMS AND IT 
  JUST SEEMS THAT THE 
  SYSTEM IS ABOUT TO
  COLLAPSE
  >>> THE MOUNTING BILLS
  FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES 
  DUE TOMORROW ON THE 
  FIRST OF THE MONTH
  WHAT TO DO IF YOU'RE
  ONE OF THE MILLIONS 
  OUT OF WORK WHO CAN'T 
  PAY, AND SOCIAL 
  DISTANCING
  THE NEW SIGNS TONIGHT 
  THAT STAYING HOME IS
  WORKING, AND THE
  QUESTION THIS EVENING,
  SHOULD WE ALL BE
  WEARING MASKS?
  WHAT DR. FAUCI AND
  OTHER TOP HEALTH
  EXPERTS ARE SAYING
  >> Announcer: THIS IS 
  NBC "NIGHTLY NEWS"
  WITH LESTER HOLT
  >>> GOOD EVENING, 
  EVERYONE
  THE TOLL OF 
  CORONAVIRUS DEATHS
  TONIGHT STANDS AS A 
  GRIM NEW MEASURE OF 
  NATIONAL HORROR.
  AS THE PANDEMIC HAS 
  NOW TAKEN MORE LIVES
  IN THIS COUNTRY LOST
  THAN 9/11.
  THE NUMBER OF COVID 
  DEATHS RISING ABOVE 
  3,700.
  THE RUNNING TALLY OF
  U.S. INFECTIONS SINCE 
  THE START OF THE
  OUTBREAK, AT LEAST
  185,000.
  AS IN THE HARDEST HIT 
  PLACES THE VIRUS
  LEAPFROGS A MEDICAL 
  SYSTEM STRUGGLING TO
  KEEP UP.
  OUR TEAM HAS IT ALL 
  COVERED, AND WE BEGIN 
  WITH MIGUEL ALMAGUER
  >> Reporter: TONIGHT
  WITH MOST OF THE
  NATION, ROUGHLY 3 IN
  EVERY 4 AMERICANS 
  BEING TOLD TO STAY AT 
  HOME, OUR COUNTRY HAS 
  REACHED ANOTHER GRIM
  MILESTONE.
  OVER 3,600 LIVES LOST 
  IN A BATTLE JUST
  BEGINNING.
  STATES BIG AND SMALL
  REPORTING A STEADY
  RISE IN ONFIRMED
  CASES OF THE
  CORONAVIRUS.
  NEW YORK ACCOUNTING 
  FOR MANY OF THE DEATHS
  WHERE THE HEALTH CARE 
  SYSTEM IS OVERRUN AND 
  UNDERMANNED.
  >> WE ARE PLANNING NOW
  FOR THE BATTLE AT THE 
  TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN.
  THAT'S WHAT WE ARE
  DOING.
  WE'RE GATHERING 
  EQUIPMENT THAT WE 
  DON'T NEED TODAY
  BECAUSE TODAY IS NOT
  THE DAY OF THE BATTLE.
  >> Reporter: AS NEW 
  YORK PREPARES FOR 
  ANOTHER SURGIN
  PATIENTS, THE CALL FOR
  HELP STRETCHES FAR
  BEYOND THE EMPIRE 
  STATE.
  ABOARD THE USS
  THEODORE ROOSEVELT THE
  COMMANDING OFFICER
  SAYS HIS ENTIRE CREW, 
  MORE THAN 5,000 
  SAILORS NEED TO BE
  ISOLATED AFTER MORE 
  THAN 100 TESTED 
  POSITIVE FOR THE
  CORONAVIRUS.
  OVERNIGHT IN GEORGIA
  ANOTHER SURGE IN
  CONFIRMED CASES AS
  CITIES LIKE ATLANTA 
  WARN OF AN IMPENDING
  CRISIS
  BUT ITS SMALLER 
  COMMUNITIES THAT COULD
  TAKE THE BIGGEST HIT
  OUR BLAYNE ALEXANDER
  IS IN ALBANY
  >> THIS SMALL CITY HAS
  SEEN MORE CORONAVIRUS 
  DEATHS EVEN IN AREAS
  TEN TIMES THE 
  POPULATION
  G
  >> Reporter: WITH 
  HUNDREDS OF CONFIRMED 
  CASES IN RURAL TOWNS
  WHERE RESOURCES ARE 
  LIMITED THERE WAS 
  GROWING CONCERN STATES
  LIKE FLORIDA WHO HAVE 
  NOT ISSUED STAY AT
  HOME MANDATES COULD 
  BECOME THE NEXT HOT 
  SPOTS.
  IN PARTS OF 
  WASHINGTON, COLORADO
  AND CALIFORNIA WHERE
  MANDATES TO KEEP AWAY 
  FROM CROWDS HAVE BEEN 
  IN PLACE FOR WEEKS
  PRELIMINARY DATA SHOWS
  THE VIRUS IS SPREADING
  AT A SLOWER RATE
  >> AND WE ARE IN THIS 
  TOGETHER
  >> Reporter: BUT NOT
  ALL RESIDENTS ARE 
  LISTENING.
  AS THE MAYOR OF LOS 
  ANGELES HELD A PRESS
  CONFERENCE ABOUT
  SOCIAL DISTANCING, A
  LIVE SPLIT SCREEN 
  SHOWED CROWDED SOCCER 
  FIELDS AND BASKETBALL 
  COURTS
  THE GOVERNOR IN 
  VIRGINIA ORDERING 
  RESIDENTS TO STAY AT
  HOME UNTIL JUNE 10th
  >> THIS IS AN 
  UNPRECEDENTED AND 
  DIFFICULT TIME
  >> Reporter: WITH LONG
  LINES WRAPPING BLOCKS 
  AWAY FROM FOOD BANKS
  LIKE THIS ONE IN
  PITTSBURGH, TODAY 
  EMPLOYEES AT WHOLE
  FOODS ORGANIZED A SICK
  OUT, DEMANDING BETTER 
  WORKPLACE SAFETY AND
  HAZARD PAY, WHICH THE 
  COMPANY SAYS IT'S 
  PROVIDING.
  >> THEY ARE COMING
  INTO CONTACT WITH THE 
  PUBLIC AND ALL KINDS
  OF PEOPLE.
  >> Reporter: AS SO
  MANY AMERICANS TRY TO 
  STAY HOME OUTSIDE 
  PORTLAND POLICE 
  OFFICERS IN OREGON ARE
  DELIVERING
  PRESCRIPTION DRUGS TO 
  PEOPLE IN NEED
  LARRY AND ANNETTE 
  BRAMMER FROM MINNESOTA
  HAVE RECOVERED FROM 
  THE VIRUS.
  >> MOST PEOPLE WILL 
  SURVIVE THIS, SO WE 
  JUST CAN'T BE FEARFUL.
  WE JUST NEED TO BE
  SMART.
  >> Reporter: ACROSS 
  THE NATION THE ELDERLY
  ARE STILL THE MOST
  VULNERABLE
  MORE THAN 400 
  LONG-TERM CARE
  FACILITIES HAVE 
  RESIDENTS INFECTED
  WITH THE CORONAVIRUS
  MANY SPENDING THEIR 
  FINAL DAYS ISOLATED 
  FROM FAMILY, DYING
  ALONE.
  >> THAT IS HEART
  BREAKING
  OUR COMMUNITY IS TRULY
  HEARTBROKEN.
  >> Reporter: TONIGHT
  THE TOLL OF THE VIRUS 
  IMPACTING SO MANY 
  LIVES IN EVERY CORNER 
  OF OUR NATION.
  >> TONIGHT THE WHITE
  HOUSE SAYS SOCIAL 
  DISTANCING APPEARS TO 
  BE WORKING BUT WARNS
  THERE IS NO MAGIC 
  BULLET
  THE PRESIDENT SAID THE
  NEXT FEW WEEKS WILL BE
  DIFFICULT FOR ALL 
  AMERICANS BUT SAYS
  THEY'RE CRITICALLY
  IMPORTANT.
  LESTER
  >> YEAH, WE WILL ALL
  BE TESTED.
  MIGUEL, THANK YOU.
  >>> AND ACROSS THE
  COUNTRY MEDICAL 
  WORKERS ARE RUSHING TO
  NEW YORK CITY, THE
  U.S. EPICENTER WHERE
  MORE MAKESHIFT
  HOSPITALS OPEN AS BEDS
  FILL UP.
  THE PEAK NOW EXPECTED 
  IN 7 TO 21 DAYS HERE
  NBC'S GABE GUTIERREZ
  IS THERE
  >> Reporter: TONIGHT
  FEMA IS BRINGING IN 
  HUNDREDS OF AMBULANCES
  TO HELP WITH RECORD 
  BREAKING 911 CALLS IN 
  NEW YORK AND MORE 
  TEMPORARY HOSPITALS 
  ARE OPENING AS THE
  CITY WAGES WAR ON THE 
  VIRUS.
  FROM THIS NAVAL 
  HOSPITAL SHIP IN
  CENTRAL PARK TO THIS
  MASSIVE CONVENTION
  CENTER AND NOW
  AUTHORITIES ARE 
  PLANNING TO RETROFIT
  THIS STADIUM, CAPACITY
  MAXED OUT.
  >> WE PROJECT THE 
  POTENTIAL ALL OF THOSE
  BEDS, ALL 20,000 WILL 
  HAVE TO BE TURNED INTO
  INTENSIVE CARE BEDS TO
  FOCUS ON COVID-19 
  PATIENTS WHO ARE
  REALLY, REALLY SICK.
  THAT GIVES YOU A SENSE
  OF JUST HOW ABNORMAL
  IT COULD BE.
  >> Reporter: THE
  TRI-STATE REGION NOW
  TOPPING 90,000
  CONFIRMED CASES OF
  COVID-19 AND MORE THAN
  1,500 DEATHS
  TODAY 50% OF THE NYPD 
  CALLED OUT SICK.
  OVERNIGHT THE EMPIRE
  STATE BUILDING TURNED 
  TO RED TO HONOR 
  WORKERS AS HEART
  WRENCHING STORIES POUR
  IN
  AN ER NURSE IN NEW
  JERSEY IS OVERWHELMED 
  AND SEEING MORE OF HER
  COLLEAGUES GET SICK.
  >> THERE'S NO TIME TO 
  BREATHE IN AND THINK
  ABOUT THAT BECAUSE YOU
  HAVE TO KEEP GOING AND
  TAKING CARE OF
  PATIENTS COMING IN
  >> Reporter: ERIC IS
  AN ER DOCTOR IN 
  QUEENS
  >> I JUST GOT OUT OF
  MY 10-HOUR SHIFT AND
  IT FEELS LIKE PLAYING 
  DOMINOS.
  EVERY SINGLE MINUTE 
  OVER 10 HOURS STRAIGHT
  FEELING LIKE ANY ONE
  OF YOUR PATIENTS IS 
  ABOUT TO FALL AND 
  COLLAPSE
  >> Reporter: AND TODAY
  THE VIRUS HIT HOME FOR
  NEW YORK GOVERNOR 
  ANDREW CUOMO
  HIS BROTHER CNN ANCHOR
  CHRIS CUOMO TESTED
  POSITIVE
  THE GOVERNOR NOW SAYS 
  THERE'S A LESSON HERE 
  FOR ALL FAMILIES ABOUT
  KEEPING THEIR 
  DISTANCE
  TWO WEEKS AGO --
  >> MY MOTHER WAS AT 
  HIS HOUSE.
  AND I SAID THAT IS A
  MISTAKE.
  >> Reporter: SO MANY
  FAMILIES NOW WAITING
  FOR WORD ABOUT THEIR
  LOVED ONES FROM A 
  DISTANCE
  >> HE'S VERY, VERY
  SICK
  HE STILL HAS PNEUMONIA
  IN HIS LUNGS
  HIS KIDNEYS HAVE
  FAILED AS A RESULT OF 
  ALL THE STRESS ON HIS 
  BODY
  >> Reporter: AMY
  BREDSLOW'S HUSBAND
  TESTED POSITIVE AND 
  WAS INTUBAITED
  NOW SHE'S PLEADING TO 
  MAZ PLUDONORS FOR AN
  EXPERIMENTAL
  TREATMENT.
  >> SAYING IT IS SO
  IMPORTANT TOO.
  >> Reporter: IN JUST
  ONE 6 HOUR STRETCH NEW
  YORK CITY SAW AN
  AVERAGE OF ONE
  CORONAVIRUS DEATH 
  EVERY THREE MINUTES.
  LESTER
  >> ALL RIGHT, GABE, 
  THANK YOU.
  AND THE PHYSICAL AND
  MENTAL TOLL HAS BECOME
  OVERWHELMING ON THE 
  FRONT LINES FIGHTING
  TO SAVE LIVES.
  MANY DOCTORS AND
  NURSES NOW BECOMING 
  INFECTED THEMSELVES OR
  WORKING WITH FEAR OF
  GETTING SICK
  STEPHANIE GOSK HAS
  THAT
  >> Reporter: IN 
  FLOODED HOSPITALS OUR 
  HEALTH CARE WORKERS 
  ARE TREATING PATIENTS 
  AND BEARING WITNESS.
  >> JUST GOT DONE WITH 
  A LONG AND HARD SHIFT,
  A LOT OF SICK PEOPLE, 
  A LOT OF SICK PEOPLE
  ON VENTS
  RUNNING OUT OF ROOM 
  AND VENTS.
  >> THEY COME IN DROVES
  AND THEY ARE SICK.
  >> YOU'RE SEE A PACKED
  WAITING ROOM, PEOPLE
  PACKED IN LIKE
  SARDINES, 30 TO 40
  PATIENTS OUTSIDE
  COUGHING ON ONE 
  ANOTHER, SPREADING
  COVID-19 TO ANOTHER.
  >> Reporter: IN THE 
  LAST FEW WEEKS AN 
  EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTOR 
  HAS WORKED IN 
  EMERGENCY ROOM
  HOSPITALS, OVER 18
  SHIFTS
  >> NOW WE ARE BURSTING
  AT THE SEAMS AND IT 
  JUST SEEMS THAT THE 
  SYSTEM IS ABOUT TO
  COLLAPSE
  >> Reporter: THE
  STRAIN ON THE SYSTEM
  IS BEING FELT ALL OVER
  FROM NEW YORK TO
  GEORGIA TO MICHIGAN.
  >> I HAD A BREAK DOWN 
  YESTERDAY MORNING 
  BECAUSE I AM NOT ABLE 
  TO MENTALLY WRAP MY 
  HEAD AROUND THIS EVEN 
  THOUGH I'M IN THE 
  FRONT LINES.
  >> WE PULL THEM INSIDE
  FROM THE CAR LINE AND 
  THEY'RE OKAY ONE
  MINUTE AND THE NEXT 
  MINUTE, YOU KNOW, 
  YOU'RE PREPARING FOR
  ANOTHER INTUBATION
  >> Reporter: EACH 
  SHIFT UNPREDICTABLE 
  AND TAXING
  >> I'VE HAD A LOT OF
  MY PROVIDERS -- 
  >> I QUIT MY JOB
  TODAY.
  >> Reporter: A CHICAGO
  NURSE SAYS THERE WERE 
  SO FEW SUPPLIES AT HER
  HOSPITAL SHE NO LONGER
  FELT SHE COULD PROTECT
  HERSELF.
  >> I HAVE A FAMILY I
  HAVE TO COME HOME TO
  AND THE WAY THINGS ARE
  LOOKING THIS ISN'T
  GOING TO GET ANY
  BETTER
  AMERICA WAS NOT 
  PREPARED
  >> IT JUST FEELS LIKE 
  WE'RE JUST KIND OF
  BEING THROWN OUT INTO 
  THE WILD
  >> Reporter: THOMAS 
  RILEY IS REGISTERED 
  NURSE IN THE BRONX, 
  NOW A RECOVERING
  COVID-19 PATIENT, ONE 
  OF MORE THAN 200
  HEALTH WORKERS IN NEW 
  YORK CITY WHO HAVE
  TESTED POSITIVE WITH
  LINGERING QUESTIONS 
  ABOUT SAFETY GEAR.
  >> WHEN PUSH COMES TO 
  SHOVE, YOU KNOW, I'M
  PUTTING MY LIFE ON THE
  LINE TO HELP PATIENTS 
  OUT.
  AND YOU HAVE TO TELL
  ME IF I'M NOT GOING TO
  GET THE PROPER GEAR.
  >> I'VE BEEN TREATING 
  MY OWN COLLEAGUES AS
  PATIENTS
  I'VE INTUBAITED MY OWN
  NURSES
  >> OFTEN WHEN IT'S
  TIME TO LEAN ON 
  SOMEONE THEY RELY ON
  THE COLLEAGUE AT THEIR
  SIDE
  >> THE MESSAGE WE ARE 
  SENDING TO EACH OTHER 
  IS WE ARE HERE FOR
  EACH OTHER, WE ARE
  HERE FOR OUR PATIENTS.
  >> IT'S SCARY EVERY 
  DAY.
  EVERY DAY WE JUST TRY 
  TO LOVE BIGGER AND
  CARE BIGGER AND KEEP
  PUSHING FORWARD 
  BECAUSE -- BECAUSE
  THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
  >> AND WE ARE ALL 
  THANKFUL THAT THEY DO 
  IT
  STEPHANIE GOSK, NBC 
  NEWS, NEW YORK
  >> A SPECIAL BREED OF 
  HERO
  WE BE TO TAKE CARE OF 
  THEM
  TONIGHT A STARK NEW 
  WARNING FROM PRESIDENT
  TRUMP ABOUT THE NEED
  TO CONTINUE SOCIAL
  DISTANCING
  THE PRESIDENT SAYING
  IT'S GOING TO BE A
  VERY PAINFUL TWO
  WEEKS.
  OUR JEFF BENNETT IS AT
  THE WHITE HOUSE.
  >> Reporter: A
  SOBERING MESSAGE
  TONIGHT FROM PRESIDENT
  TRUMP.
  >> I WANT EVERY 
  AMERICAN TO BE
  PREPARED FOR THE HARD 
  DAYS THAT LIE AHEAD.
  WE'RE GOING TO GO 
  THROUGH A VERY TOUGH
  TWO WEEKS.
  THIS IS GOING TO BE A 
  VERY PAINFUL, VERY, 
  VERY PAINFUL TWO
  WEEKS.
  >> Reporter: THE
  PRESIDENT'S TOP 
  MEDICAL EXPERTS 
  SHARING WITH THE
  NATION THE STARK
  PROJECTIONS THEY
  SHARED WITH HIM.
  AS THEY AGGRESSIVELY
  PUSHED THE PRESIDENT
  TO EXTEND THOSE SOCIAL
  DISTANCING GUIDELINES 
  THROUGH THE END OF
  APRIL.
  >> THERE'S NO MAGIC 
  BULLET
  THERE'S NO MAGIC
  VACCINE OR THERAPY
  IT'S JUST BEHAVIORS.
  >> Reporter: ONE
  QUESTION NOW BEING
  RECONSIDERED, SHOULD
  AMERICANS WEAR MASKS
  AS PROTECTION?
  PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS 
  HAVE REPEATEDLY URGED 
  AMERICANS NOT TO WEAR 
  FACE MASKSUNLESS
  THEY'RE SICK OR CARING
  FOR SOMEONE WHO IS
  SICK
  >> WHAT THE WORLD 
  HEALTH ORGANIZATION 
  AND THE CDC HAVE
  REAFFIRMED IN THE LAST
  FEW DAYS IS THAT THEY 
  DO NOT RECOMMEND THE
  GENERAL PUBLIC WEAR 
  MASKS.
  WEARING A MASK
  IMPROPERLY CAN
  ACTUALLY INCREASE YOUR
  RISK OF GETTING 
  DISEASE.
  >> Reporter: BUT THE
  HEAD OF THE CDC NOW 
  SAYS THAT GUIDANCE
  COULD BE CHANGING.
  >> THAT'S IMPORTANT 
  BECAUSE NOW YOU HAVE
  INDIVIDUALS THAT MAY
  NOT HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS 
  THAT COULD CONTRIBUTE 
  TO TRANSMISSION, AND
  WE HAVE LEARNED THAT
  IN FACT THEY DO 
  CONTRIBUTE TO 
  TRANSMISSION
  >> Reporter:
  ADMINISTRATION
  OFFICIALS ARE NOW 
  CONSIDERING 
  RECOMMENDING THAT 
  AMERICANS WEAR
  HOMEMADE CLOTH MASK,
  NOT THOSE MEDICAL ONES
  WHICH ARE IN SHORT
  SUPPLY
  AMONG THE HOLDUP A
  CONCERN THAT
  RECOMMENDING MASKS
  COULD CAUSE EVEN WORSE
  SHORTAGES OF N-95 AND 
  OTHER MEDICAL MASKS 
  DESPERATELY NEEDED BY 
  HEALTH CARE WORKERS.
  AS THE ADMINISTRATION 
  CONSIDERS NEXT STEPS
  THE WHITE HOUSE IS NOW
  PROJECTING THAT THE 
  COUNTRY COULD SEE 
  BETWEEN 100,000 TO
  240,000 DEATHS
  RESULTING FROM THIS 
  PANDEMIC
  THAT'S A BEST CASE
  SCENARIO
  UNDERSCORING THE STARK
  REALITY OF THIS 
  CRISIS
  LESTER
  >> STILL CAN'T WRAP MY
  MIND AROUND THOSE 
  NUMBERS, BUT THANK
  YOU, JEFF.
  WE KNOW YOU HAVE
  QUESTIONS.
  OUR TEAM OF EXPERTS 
  HAS ANSWERS.
  WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO 
  JOIN SAVANNAH GUTHRIE 
  AND HODA KOTB FOR 
  SPECIAL COVERAGE
  TONIGHT 10:00 EASTERN 
  AND PACIFIC.
  WE'LL BE BACK IN 60 
  SECONDS WITH
  POTENTIALLY GOOD
   >>> WITH MOST 
  >>> WITH MOST 
  AMERICANS UNDER STAY
  AT HOME ORDERS, THERE 
  ARE ENCOURAGING NEW 
  SIGNS TONIGHT THAT IT 
  MAY BE HELPING TO 
  FLATTEN THAT CURVE
  HERE'S TOM COSTELLO.
  >> Reporter: ONE MONTH
  SINCE BECOMING THE
  NATION'S FIRST
  CORONAVIRUS EPICENTER 
  WASHINGTON STATE HAS
  TRACKED NEARLY 5,000
  CASES AND AT LEAST 195
  DEATHS
  BUT THERE'S GOOD NEWS.
  IT APPEARS THE SPREAD 
  OF THE VIRUS IS 
  SLOWING.
  HOSPITALIZATIONS DOWN 
  20% LAST WEEK.
  THE GOVERNOR SAYS 
  SOCIAL DISTANCING AND 
  THE STAY AT HOME ORDER
  ISSUED MARCH 23rd MAY 
  BE A FACTOR.
  >> WE KNOW WHAT WORKS.
  WHAT WORKS IS TO STAY 
  HOME
  AND THERE'S NO MYSTERY
  ABOUT THIS
  >> Reporter: THE
  NATION'S TOP
  INFECTIOUS DISEASE
  EXPERT SAYS THERE ARE 
  NATIONAL INDICATORS AS
  WELL
  >> YOU'RE STARTING TO 
  SEE THAT THE DAILY
  INCREASES ARE NOT IN
  THAT STEEP INCLINE
  THEY'RE STARTING TO BE
  ABLE TO POSSIBLY
  FLATTEN OUT.
  >> Reporter:
  NATIONWIDE AT LEAST 
  2
  265 MILLION PEOPLE AND
  32 STATES ARE UNDER 
  ORDERS OR ADVISORIES
  TO STAY HOME, THOUGH
  SOME HAVE IGNORED THE 
  REQUEST.
  NEW DATA FROM KENSA 
  HEALTH SHOWS THE
  NATION'S FEVER HOT
  ZONES.
  FEVERS ARE KEY SYMPTOM
  OF COVID-19.
  THE NEW YORK AREA AND 
  FLORIDA ARE BRIGHT
  RED.
  BUT LOOK AT THIS MAP
  SHOWING FEVER TRENDS
  OVER THE LAST SEVEN 
  DAYS
  THE DEEP BLUE AREAS 
  ARE SEEING THE BIGGEST
  DECREASE IN FEVER 
  RATES.
  >> THE DATA IS SHOWING
  IT'S EFFECTIVE
  IN EVERY PART OF THE
  COUNTRY WHERE WE'VE 
  SEEN SOCIAL DISTANCING
  ACTIONS IMPLEMENTED,
  SHELTER IN PLACE, STAY
  AT HOME.
  >> Reporter: IN SAINT 
  LEWIS, CALIFORNIA, THE
  FAMILY IS SELF-ISOLATE
  WG A 2 AND A
  4-YEAR-OLD
  IS IT TOUGH TO BE IN
  THE HOUSE WITH TWO
  KIDS FOR TWO WEEKS
  SOME. 
  >> THERE ARE TIMES
  WHERE THE KIDS ARE, 
  YOU KNOW, NOT GETTING 
  ALONG AND IT
  DEFINITELY IS 
  CHALLENGE.
  WE ARE NOT SPREAD OUR 
  GERMS TO OUR FRIENDS, 
  OUR FAMILY AND WE'LL
  HELP FLATTEN THE
  CURVE.
  >> Reporter: TONIGHT
  WITH ROUGHLY 80% OF 
  AMERICANS BEING URGED 
  TO STAY HOME HEALTH 
  EXPERTS SAY IT COULD
  TAKE WEEKS OR EVEN
  MONTHS TO TRULY 
  FLATTEN THE CURVE.
  LESTER
  >> ALL RIGHT, TOM,
  THANKS
  AND WITH MILLIONS OUT 
  OF WORK, WHAT DO YOU
  DO ABOUT THE BILLS DUE
  TOMORROW ON THE FIRST 
  OF THE MONTH
  HERE'S STEPHANIE
  RUHLE.
  >> Reporter: MORE THAN
  160 MILLION AMERICANS 
  ARE WAITING FOR RELIEF
  CHECKS
  >> I'LL DO WHATEVER IT
  TAKES RIGHT NOW.
  WE ARE SERIOUSLY
  DESPERATE.
  >> Reporter: WITH 
  BILLS PILING UP TIME
  IS RUNNING OUT
  THE IRS SAYS AMERICANS
  WHO MAKE $99,000 OR 
  LESS, RECEIVE SOCIAL
  SECURITY, DISABILITY
  OR HAVE NO INCOME 
  COULD SEE UP TO $1200 
  IN A FEW WEEKS
  THE FASTEST WAY TO GET
  THAT PAYMENT IS TO
R TAXES. U
  HE'S THE GENERAL
  MANAGER OF A NEW YORK 
  RESTAURANT
  >> NEVER IN A MILLION 
  YEARS WOULD I HAVE
  THOUGHT I WOULD BE
  UNEMPLOYED
  >> Reporter: ANYONE 
  UNABLE TO WORK BECAUSE
  OF CORONAVIRUS IS NOW 
  ELIGIBLE, EVEN
  FREELANCERS.
  THEY CAN GET AN 
  ADDITIONAL $600 A WEEK
  FOR UP TO FOUR MONTHS.
  BUT WITH A RECORD 
  NUMBER OF CLAIMS IT 
  MAY TAKE TIME.
  >> IT'S BEEN A
  NIGHTMARE.
  MY WIFE AND I ARE 
  CONSTANTLY CALLING
  FROM TWO DIFFERENT
  LINES PRETTY MUCH ALL 
  DAY HOPING TO GET 
  SOMEONE ON THE PHONE
  >> Reporter: LAUREN 
  OWNS A SALON IN NEW 
  JERSEY
  >> THERE'S UNCERTAINTY
  WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO
  TO MAKE IT THROUGH
  >> Reporter: WITH 
  EVENTS LIKE PROMS AND 
  WEDDINGS CANCELED SHE 
  WAS FORCED TO 
  SHUTDOWN
  HER EMPLOYEES NOW OUT 
  OF WORK.
  >> WE'RE SCARED.
  WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT 
  WHAT'S GOING TO 
  HAPPEN, HOW LONG IS 
  THIS GOING TO LAST
  >> Reporter: SO WHAT
  DO YOU DO WHEN THE
  BILLS ARE COMING IN 
  BUT THE MONEY ISN'T?
  RENTERS CAN TALK TO 
  LANDLORD ABOUT
  DEFERRING PAYMENTS
  HOME OWNERS MAY BE
  ABLE TO TEMPORARILY 
  DELAY MORTGAGES.
  MANY LENDERS DO OFFER 
  RELIEF PROGRAMS SO
  CALL YOURS AND MAKE 
  SURE YOU'RE ENROLLED
  AND TELECOM COMPANIES 
  HAVE SIGNED A PLEDGE
  TO KEEP AMERICANS 
  CONNECTED, SO FOR 60
  DAYS LATE FEES WILL BE
  WAIVED AND SERVICE
  FE
  WILL NOT BE CUT OFF.
  FROM DISASTER RELIEF
  LOANS TO HEALTH CARE
  ASSISTANCE AND FOOD 
  STAMPS
  AND CAREER ONE
  STOP.ORG HAS
  INFORMATION ON YOUR 
  STATE'S UNEMPLOYMENT
  BENEFITS
  LESTER, REMEMBER THAT 
  $1,200 IS A RELIEF NOT
  A BONUS.
  SO SPEND THE MONEY ON 
  THINGS YOU URGE LNTLY 
  NEED LIKE FOOD OR GAS 
  IN THE CAR
  AND IF YOU CAN TUCK 
  SOME MONEY AWAY,
  PLEASE DO.
  LESTER, THESE ARE 
  UNCERTAIN TIMES.
  >> YEAH, STEPHANIE, 
  THANK YOU.
  
   >>> ALL RIGHT.
   WE'R
  >>> ALL RIGHT, WE'RE
  BACK NOW WITH DR. JOHN
  TORRES
  JOHN, AS MORE AND MORE
  PEOPLE FALL ILL MANY
  ARE WONDERING IF THEY 
  COULD BE STRICKEN 
  TWICE OR MORE.
  WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT 
  IMMUNITY
  >> LESTER, THERE'S
  GOOD NEWS HERE
  WHEN A VIRUS INVADES
  OUR BODY OUR IMMUNE 
  SYSTEM KICKS INTO GEAR
  AND CREATES ANTIBODIES
  TO FIGHT IT OFF.
  ONCE YOU RECOVER THOSE
  ANTIBODIES STAY IN
  YOUR SYSTEM SO YOU'RE 
  NOT GOING TO GET SICK 
  IF YOU COME IN CONTACT
  WITH THE VIRUS AGAIN
  HOWEVER, WE DON'T KNOW
  IF THIS VIRUS 
  WILLMITATE
  IF IT COMES BACK IN 
  THE FALL IT COULD BE A
  STRAIN OUR BODY NO
  LONGER RECOGNIZES OR
  OUR IMMUNITY COULD
  HAVE WARN OFF.
  BOTTOM LINE YOU'RE NOT
  GOING TO GET SICK 
  TWICE THIS SEASON BUT 
  IT'S IMPORTANT WE KEEP
  OUR GUARD UP WHILE
  SCIENTISTS WORK ON
  MEDICINES AND A 
  VACCINE.
  LESTER
  >> THERE IS SOME
   >>> EVEN IN THESE 
  >>> EVEN IN THESE 
  TRYING TIMES LOVE IS
  FINDING A WAY.
  HERE'S JOE FRIAR
  >> Reporter: YEARS OF 
  DREAMING AND MONTHS OF
  PLANNING SUDDENLY 
  GIVING WAY TO DAYS
  SHUFFLE.
  >> IT WASN'T AT ALL 
  WHAT WE EXPECTED
  >> Reporter: BECAUSE
  OF THE PANDEMIC THEIR 
  BIG MARCH WEDDING IN
  NEW YORK QUICKLY
  TURNED INTO A TINY
  BACKYARD CEREMONY 
  OFFICIATED BY HER MOM.
  >> I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU
  HUSBAND AND WIFE
  >> Reporter: FOLLOWED 
  BY A ZOOM RECEPTION 
  COMPLETE WITH TUXES 
  AND TOASTS
  DESPITE ALL OF THAT,
  STILL THE BEST DAY OF 
  YOUR LIVES IN.
  >> YEAH.
  >> YEAH AND NOW WE GET
  TO HAVE OUR AMAZING 
  SHELTER IN PLACE
  HONEYMOON.
  >> Reporter: IN 
  WISCONSIN GUESTS
  SAFELY CHEERED A NEWLY
  HITCHED COUPLE IN THE 
  PARKING LOT.
  IN PITTSBURGH A BRIDES
  PARENTS FOUND A WAY TO
  WALK HER DOWN THE 
  AISLE OFOU 
   KNOW, REALLY W AN EMPTY 
  SHAN
  SANCTUARY, FOR BETTER 
  OR WORSE COUPLES ARE
  STILL TYING THE KNOT
  AS TIGHT AS EVER
  JOE FRIAR, NBC NEWS.
