>> JONATHAN SWAN, GREAT REPORTING, AS ALWAYS, MY FRIEND.
REPORTING, AS ALWAYS, MY FRIEND. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> WE’RE GOING TO BE READING
>> WE’RE GOING TO BE READING AXIOS AM IN A LITTLE BIT.
AXIOS AM IN A LITTLE BIT. SIGNUP.AXIOS.COM.
SIGNUP.AXIOS.COM. >>> THAT DOES IT FOR US ON THIS
>>> THAT DOES IT FOR US ON THIS FRIDAY MORNING.
FRIDAY MORNING. I’M YASMIN VOSSOUGHIAN ALONGSIDE
I’M YASMIN VOSSOUGHIAN ALONGSIDE AYMAN MOHYELDIN.
AYMAN MOHYELDIN. "MORNING JOE" STARTS NOW.
"MORNING JOE" STARTS NOW. >>> A STATE AS LARGE AS OURS,
>>> A STATE AS LARGE AS OURS, NATION STATE, IS MANY PARTS.
NATION STATE, IS MANY PARTS. AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE’RE ONE
AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE’RE ONE BODY.
BODY. THERE IS A MUTUALITY AND THERE
THERE IS A MUTUALITY AND THERE IS A RECOGNITION OF OUR
IS A RECOGNITION OF OUR INTERDEPENDENCE THAT REQUIRES OF
INTERDEPENDENCE THAT REQUIRES OF THIS MOMENT THAT WE DIRECT A
THIS MOMENT THAT WE DIRECT A STATEWIDE ORDER FOR PEOPLE TO
STATEWIDE ORDER FOR PEOPLE TO STAY AT HOME.
STAY AT HOME. THAT DIRECTIVE GOES INTO FORCE
THAT DIRECTIVE GOES INTO FORCE AND EFFECT THIS EVENING, AND WE
AND EFFECT THIS EVENING, AND WE WERE CONFIDENT, WE ARE
WERE CONFIDENT, WE ARE CONFIDENT, THAT THE PEOPLE OF
CONFIDENT, THAT THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WILL
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WILL ABIDE BY IT.
ABIDE BY IT. >> CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GAVIN
>> CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM ANNOUNCING LAST NIGHT A
NEWSOM ANNOUNCING LAST NIGHT A STATEWIDE STAY AT HOME ORDER,
STATEWIDE STAY AT HOME ORDER, THE FIRST FULL STATE TO DO SO.
THE FIRST FULL STATE TO DO SO. SAYING THAT HE EXPECTS MORE THAN
SAYING THAT HE EXPECTS MORE THAN HALF OF HIS STATE’S 40 MILLION
HALF OF HIS STATE’S 40 MILLION RESIDENTS WILL BECOME INFECTED
RESIDENTS WILL BECOME INFECTED WITH THE CORONAVIRUS.
WITH THE CORONAVIRUS. THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES IN
THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES IN THE U.S. HAS NOW PASSED 14,000,
THE U.S. HAS NOW PASSED 14,000, AND THE NUMBER OF DEATHS, MORE
AND THE NUMBER OF DEATHS, MORE THAN 200.
THAN 200. THE STATE OF NEW YORK IS NOW
THE STATE OF NEW YORK IS NOW REPORTING FIVE TIMES AS MANY
REPORTING FIVE TIMES AS MANY CASES AS CALIFORNIA, MORE THAN
CASES AS CALIFORNIA, MORE THAN 5,700.
5,700. THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES
THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES EXPLODING AS MORE PEOPLE GET
EXPLODING AS MORE PEOPLE GET TESTED.
TESTED. NEW YORK IS NOT YET ORDERING
NEW YORK IS NOT YET ORDERING RESIDENTS TO STAY HOME, BUT THE
RESIDENTS TO STAY HOME, BUT THE GOVERNOR HAS ORDERED 75% OF THE
GOVERNOR HAS ORDERED 75% OF THE WORKFORCE IN NON-ESSENTIAL SE
WORKFORCE IN NON-ESSENTIAL SE VISES TO DO SO.
VISES TO DO SO. ALMOST 70% OF CONFIRMED CASES IN
ALMOST 70% OF CONFIRMED CASES IN NEW YORK STATE ARE IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK STATE ARE IN NEW YORK CITY.
CITY. NEARLY 4,000 IN THE CITY ALONE.
NEARLY 4,000 IN THE CITY ALONE. MAYOR BILL de BLASIO, WHO WILL
MAYOR BILL de BLASIO, WHO WILL JOIN US LATER THIS MORNING,
JOIN US LATER THIS MORNING, WARNS THE CITY’S HOSPITALS ARE
WARNS THE CITY’S HOSPITALS ARE TWO TO THREE WEEKS AWAY FROM
TWO TO THREE WEEKS AWAY FROM RUNNING OUT OF ESSENTIAL MEDICAL
RUNNING OUT OF ESSENTIAL MEDICAL SUPPLIES.
SUPPLIES. IN PENNSYLVANIA, THE GOVERNOR
IN PENNSYLVANIA, THE GOVERNOR WARNS THE STATE WILL BE
WARNS THE STATE WILL BE ENFORCING ITS NEW ORDER TO CLOSE
ENFORCING ITS NEW ORDER TO CLOSE ALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE NOT
ALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE NOT NEEDED TO SUSTAIN LIFE.
NEEDED TO SUSTAIN LIFE. IN FLORIDA, THE STATE’S LARGEST
IN FLORIDA, THE STATE’S LARGEST COUNTY, MIAMI-DADE, AND OTHER
COUNTY, MIAMI-DADE, AND OTHER TOWNS HAVE ISSUED ORDERS TO
TOWNS HAVE ISSUED ORDERS TO CLOSE BEACHES.
CLOSE BEACHES. GOVERNOR RON DeSANTIS WON’T
GOVERNOR RON DeSANTIS WON’T ISSUE A STATEWIDE ORDER, SAYING
ISSUE A STATEWIDE ORDER, SAYING THAT LOCAL ORDERS AND HIS BAN ON
THAT LOCAL ORDERS AND HIS BAN ON LARGE GATHERINGS WILL SUFFICE.
LARGE GATHERINGS WILL SUFFICE. WE’VE GOT A LOT TO GET TO.
WE’VE GOT A LOT TO GET TO. >>> GOOD MORNING.
>>> GOOD MORNING. WELCOME TO "MORNING JOE."
WELCOME TO "MORNING JOE." IT IS FRIDAY, MARCH 20th.
IT IS FRIDAY, MARCH 20th. JOE WILL BE BACK ON MONDAY.
JOE WILL BE BACK ON MONDAY. ALONG WITH WILLIE AND ME, WE
ALONG WITH WILLIE AND ME, WE HAVE WHITE HOUSE REPORTER FOR
HAVE WHITE HOUSE REPORTER FOR THE "ASSOCIATED PRESS," JONATHAN
THE "ASSOCIATED PRESS," JONATHAN LEMIRE.
LEMIRE. CAPITOL HILL CORRESPONDENT AND
CAPITOL HILL CORRESPONDENT AND HOST ON MSNBC, KASIE HUNT.
HOST ON MSNBC, KASIE HUNT. ASSOCIATED EDITOR OF THE
ASSOCIATED EDITOR OF THE "WASHINGTON POST," MSNBC
"WASHINGTON POST," MSNBC POLITICAL ANALYST, EUGENE
POLITICAL ANALYST, EUGENE ROBINSON.
ROBINSON. WE MENTIONED MAYOR BILL de
WE MENTIONED MAYOR BILL de BLASIO’S WARNING THAT NEW YORK
BLASIO’S WARNING THAT NEW YORK CITY HOSPITALS ARE TWO TO THREE
CITY HOSPITALS ARE TWO TO THREE WEEKS AWAY FROM RUNNING OUT OF
WEEKS AWAY FROM RUNNING OUT OF ESSENTIAL MEDICAL SUPPLIES.
ESSENTIAL MEDICAL SUPPLIES. THAT IS THE BIG CONCERN ACROSS
THAT IS THE BIG CONCERN ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THE COUNTRY. FROM BIG CITIES TO RURAL
FROM BIG CITIES TO RURAL LOCATIONS.
LOCATIONS. AS MORE CORONAVIRUS CASES
AS MORE CORONAVIRUS CASES OVERWHELM ALREADY DWINDLING
OVERWHELM ALREADY DWINDLING SUPPLIES OF MASKS, SURGICAL
SUPPLIES OF MASKS, SURGICAL GROANS,WN
GROANS,WN GOWNS, AND EYE GEAR FOR WORKERS
GOWNS, AND EYE GEAR FOR WORKERS TO DO THEIR JOBS SAFELY AND
TO DO THEIR JOBS SAFELY AND EFFECTIVE
EFFECTIVE EFFECTIVELY.
EFFECTIVELY. MANY MASKS HAVE A SHELF LIFE.
MANY MASKS HAVE A SHELF LIFE. YOU CAN’T USE THEM ALL THE TIME.
YOU CAN’T USE THEM ALL THE TIME. WE’RE HEARING STORIES OF WHAT’S
WE’RE HEARING STORIES OF WHAT’S HAPPENING ON THE HEALTH FRONT
HAPPENING ON THE HEALTH FRONT LINES.
LINES. ONE HOSPITAL IN MINNESOTA IS
ONE HOSPITAL IN MINNESOTA IS CONSIDERING SHUTTING ITS DOORS
CONSIDERING SHUTTING ITS DOORS OVER SUPPLY CONCERNS.
OVER SUPPLY CONCERNS. IN ILLINOIS, AN INTENSIVE CARE
IN ILLINOIS, AN INTENSIVE CARE NURSE WAS TOLD TO MAKE A SINGLE
NURSE WAS TOLD TO MAKE A SINGLE USE MASK LAST FOR FIVE DAYS.
USE MASK LAST FOR FIVE DAYS. IN LOS ANGELES, DOCTORS WERE
IN LOS ANGELES, DOCTORS WERE FORCED TO USE EXPIRED MASKS TO
FORCED TO USE EXPIRED MASKS TO EXAMINE CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS.
EXAMINE CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS. THE ELASTIC BAND SNAPPED WHEN
THE ELASTIC BAND SNAPPED WHEN THEY TRIED TO PUT THEM ON.
THEY TRIED TO PUT THEM ON. OTHERS ARE TURNING TO HOMEMADE
OTHERS ARE TURNING TO HOMEMADE REMEDIES TO EASE THE BURDEN.
REMEDIES TO EASE THE BURDEN. DOCTORS IN SEATTLE ARE USING
DOCTORS IN SEATTLE ARE USING ITEMS PURCHASED AT HOME DEPOT
ITEMS PURCHASED AT HOME DEPOT AND CRAFT STORES TO CREATE
AND CRAFT STORES TO CREATE PROTECTIVE FACE MASKS.
PROTECTIVE FACE MASKS. NURSES IN BOSTON ARE GATHERING
NURSES IN BOSTON ARE GATHERING RACKET BALL GLASSES IN PLACE OF
RACKET BALL GLASSES IN PLACE OF SAFETY GOGGLES.
SAFETY GOGGLES. THIS IS WHERE WE ARE, AND WE’RE
THIS IS WHERE WE ARE, AND WE’RE AT THE FIRST PHASE OF THIS
AT THE FIRST PHASE OF THIS VIRUS.
VIRUS. ALL OF THIS HAPPENING AS MORE
ALL OF THIS HAPPENING AS MORE HEALTH CARE WORKERS CATCH
HEALTH CARE WORKERS CATCH CORONAVIRUS, WHICH COULD
CORONAVIRUS, WHICH COULD DRASTICALLY LIMIT THE NATION’S
DRASTICALLY LIMIT THE NATION’S ABILITY TO COMBAT THE SPREADING
ABILITY TO COMBAT THE SPREADING DISEASE.
DISEASE. AT YESTERDAY’S WHITE HOUSE
AT YESTERDAY’S WHITE HOUSE BRIEFING, VICE PRESIDENT MIKE
BRIEFING, VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE CLAIMED THAT SUPPLIES ARE
PENCE CLAIMED THAT SUPPLIES ARE AVAILABLE NOW.
AVAILABLE NOW. >> WE’RE WORKING WITH GOVERNORS
>> WE’RE WORKING WITH GOVERNORS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE HEALTH
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, THE HOSPITALS,
CARE PROVIDERS, THE HOSPITALS, AND THE CLINICS IN THEIR STATE
AND THE CLINICS IN THEIR STATE ARE PLACING ORDERS NOW THAT THIS
ARE PLACING ORDERS NOW THAT THIS TREMENDOUS INCREASE IN SUPPLY,
TREMENDOUS INCREASE IN SUPPLY, PARTICULARLY WITH INDUSTRIAL
PARTICULARLY WITH INDUSTRIAL MASKS, IS NOW AVAILABLE.
MASKS, IS NOW AVAILABLE. WE’RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THEY
WE’RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THE SUPPLY HAS
UNDERSTAND THAT THE SUPPLY HAS GREATLY EXPANDED, THANKS TO
GREATLY EXPANDED, THANKS TO BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION AND THE
BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION AND THE ACCOMPLISHMENT THE PRESIDENT,
ACCOMPLISHMENT THE PRESIDENT, AND THE RESPONSE BY THE
AND THE RESPONSE BY THE COMPANIES IS MAKING MORE MASKS
COMPANIES IS MAKING MORE MASKS AVAILABLE.
AVAILABLE. WE’RE GOING TO MAKE SURE HEALTH
WE’RE GOING TO MAKE SURE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ARE PURCHASING
CARE PROVIDERS ARE PURCHASING THOSE AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
THOSE AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL ALSO MAKE SURE OUR
WILL ALSO MAKE SURE OUR STOCKPILE IS PROPERLY REFLECTING
STOCKPILE IS PROPERLY REFLECTING THE INCREASES, AS WELL.
THE INCREASES, AS WELL. >> SO MR. --
>> SO MR. -- >> WHEN WILL --
>> WHEN WILL -- >> ON THE PRESIDENT’S QUESTION,
>> ON THE PRESIDENT’S QUESTION, WHEN WILL NOSE MASTHOSE MASKS BE
WHEN WILL NOSE MASTHOSE MASKS BE THEY NEED THEM TODAY.
THEY NEED THEM TODAY. >> THEY’RE AVAILABLE NOW.
>> THEY’RE AVAILABLE NOW. >> THEY’RE NOT.
>> THEY’RE NOT. THEY’RE ABSOLUTELY NOT AVAILABLE
THEY’RE ABSOLUTELY NOT AVAILABLE NOW.
NOW. WHAT THE VICE PRESIDENT JUST
WHAT THE VICE PRESIDENT JUST SAID, AND HE IS IN CHARGE OF
SAID, AND HE IS IN CHARGE OF THIS CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE THAT
THIS CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS PUT TOGETHER,
THE PRESIDENT HAS PUT TOGETHER, STANDING NEXT TO THE PRESIDENT
STANDING NEXT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, THE VICE
OF THE UNITED STATES, THE VICE PRESIDENT SAID SOMETHING THAT
PRESIDENT SAID SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT TRUE.
WAS NOT TRUE. HERE WE GO.
HERE WE GO. BLOOMBERG REPORTS THAT IT COULD
BLOOMBERG REPORTS THAT IT COULD TAKE UP TO 18 MONTHS FOR
TAKE UP TO 18 MONTHS FOR HOSPITALS TO SEE SUPPLIES FROM
HOSPITALS TO SEE SUPPLIES FROM COMPANIES MAKING MASKS RIGHT
COMPANIES MAKING MASKS RIGHT NOW.
NOW. HERE’S HOW THE PRESIDENT
HERE’S HOW THE PRESIDENT ADDRESSED THE FEDERAL
ADDRESSED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S ROLE IN THE
GOVERNMENT’S ROLE IN THE NATIONWIDE SHORTAGE OF MEDICAL
NATIONWIDE SHORTAGE OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.
EQUIPMENT. >> YOU ENABLED, I GUESS IS
>> YOU ENABLED, I GUESS IS PROBABLY THE BEST WAY TO PUT IT,
PROBABLY THE BEST WAY TO PUT IT, THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT
THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT YESTERDAY, BUT YOU DIDN’T PULL
YESTERDAY, BUT YOU DIDN’T PULL THE TRIGGER.
THE TRIGGER. >> WE HOPE WE’RE NOT GOING TO
>> WE HOPE WE’RE NOT GOING TO NEED IT.
NEED IT. >> YOU’RE GETTING CALLS ON
>> YOU’RE GETTING CALLS ON CAPITOL HILL FROM THE DEMOCRATIC
CAPITOL HILL FROM THE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP TO DO IT.
LEADERSHIP TO DO IT. WHAT IS THE RATIONAL?
WHAT IS THE RATIONAL? >> GOVERNORS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE
>> GOVERNORS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING A LOT OF THIS WORK, AND
DOING A LOT OF THIS WORK, AND THEY ARE DOING THE WORK.
THEY ARE DOING THE WORK. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ISN’T
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ISN’T SUPPOSED TO BE BUYING VAST
SUPPOSED TO BE BUYING VAST AMOUNTS OF ITEMS AND SHIPPING.
AMOUNTS OF ITEMS AND SHIPPING. WE’RE NOT A SHIPPING CLERK.
WE’RE NOT A SHIPPING CLERK. THE GOVERNORS ARE SUPPOSED TO
THE GOVERNORS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE, AS WITH TESTING.
BE, AS WITH TESTING. THE GOVERNORS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE
THE GOVERNORS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING IT.
DOING IT. WE’LL HELP OUT, AND WE’LL HELP
WE’LL HELP OUT, AND WE’LL HELP OUT WHEREVER WE CAN.
OUT WHEREVER WE CAN. WE CAN BUY IN VOLUME AND, IN
WE CAN BUY IN VOLUME AND, IN SOME CASES, GREAT VOLUME.
SOME CASES, GREAT VOLUME. WITH THE MASKS AS AN EXAMPLE,
WITH THE MASKS AS AN EXAMPLE, WHICH WERE A PROBLEM.
WHICH WERE A PROBLEM. WE’VE HELPED OUT.
WE’VE HELPED OUT. THERE ARE MILLIONS OF MASKS
THERE ARE MILLIONS OF MASKS RIGHT NOW BEING MADE.
RIGHT NOW BEING MADE. THIS IS REALLY FOR THE LOCAL
THIS IS REALLY FOR THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, GOVERNORS, AND
GOVERNMENTS, GOVERNORS, AND PEOPLE WITHIN THE STATE,
PEOPLE WITHIN THE STATE, DEPENDING ON THE WAY THEY
DEPENDING ON THE WAY THEY DIVIDED IT UP.
DIVIDED IT UP. THEY’LL DO THAT, AND THEY’RE
THEY’LL DO THAT, AND THEY’RE DOING A VERY GOOD JOB OF IT.
DOING A VERY GOOD JOB OF IT. WHERE YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH
WHERE YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH VENTILATORS, WE’RE WORKING VERY
VENTILATORS, WE’RE WORKING VERY HARD TRYING TO FIND -- NOBODY IN
HARD TRYING TO FIND -- NOBODY IN THEIR WILDEST DREAMS WOULD HAVE
THEIR WILDEST DREAMS WOULD HAVE THOUGHT WE NEED TENS OF
THOUGHT WE NEED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF VENTILATORS.
THOUSANDS OF VENTILATORS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY UNIQUE TO THIS.
UNIQUE TO THIS. >> WE’RE HEADED TO A CRISIS THAT
>> WE’RE HEADED TO A CRISIS THAT THIS COUNTRY POTENTIALLY HAS
THIS COUNTRY POTENTIALLY HAS NEVER SEEN IN ANYONE’S LIFETIME.
NEVER SEEN IN ANYONE’S LIFETIME. THE PRESIDENT SEEMS TO BE
THE PRESIDENT SEEMS TO BE SEPARATING HIMSELF FROM IT,
SEPARATING HIMSELF FROM IT, SAYING WE’RE NOT THE COUNTRY’S
SAYING WE’RE NOT THE COUNTRY’S SHIPPING CLERK.
SHIPPING CLERK. HE SEEMS DETACHED.
HE SEEMS DETACHED. HE IS PUTTING OUT INFORMATION
HE IS PUTTING OUT INFORMATION THAT’S NOT TRUE.
THAT’S NOT TRUE. WE’LL BE TELLING YOU LATER ABOUT
WE’LL BE TELLING YOU LATER ABOUT A DRUG HE SAYS IS APPROVED AND
A DRUG HE SAYS IS APPROVED AND READY TO GO.
READY TO GO. HIS MINIONS ON FOX WERE ECHOING
HIS MINIONS ON FOX WERE ECHOING THAT FACT, WHICH IS NOT A FACT.
THAT FACT, WHICH IS NOT A FACT. IT IS NOT TRUE.
IT IS NOT TRUE. THE VICE PRESIDENT NOW IS
THE VICE PRESIDENT NOW IS GETTING CAUGHT UP IN THE
GETTING CAUGHT UP IN THE PRESIDENT’S BRANDING EXERCISE,
PRESIDENT’S BRANDING EXERCISE, WILLIE GEIST, NAMING COMPANIES
WILLIE GEIST, NAMING COMPANIES THAT WILL BE MAKING MASKS.
THAT WILL BE MAKING MASKS. MASKS THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE
MASKS THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE NOW.
NOW. THIS IS A CRISIS IN LEADERSHIP
THIS IS A CRISIS IN LEADERSHIP THAT IS ULTIMATELY GOING TO HAVE
THAT IS ULTIMATELY GOING TO HAVE INCREDIBLE RAMIFICATIONS FOR THE
INCREDIBLE RAMIFICATIONS FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
AMERICAN PEOPLE. >> IT IS A CRISIS IN LEADERSHIP
>> IT IS A CRISIS IN LEADERSHIP AND IN HOSPITALS RIGHT NOW.
AND IN HOSPITALS RIGHT NOW. IF THOSE MASKS WERE AVAILABLE,
IF THOSE MASKS WERE AVAILABLE, AS VICE PRESIDENT PENCE CLAIMED
AS VICE PRESIDENT PENCE CLAIMED YESTERDAY, WE WOULDN’T BE
YESTERDAY, WE WOULDN’T BE HEARING FROM HOSPITALS.
HEARING FROM HOSPITALS. WE WOULDN’T BE HEARING FROM
WE WOULDN’T BE HEARING FROM DOCTORS.
DOCTORS. I WOULDN’T BE GETTING FRANTIC
I WOULDN’T BE GETTING FRANTIC TEXTS FROM DOCTORS SAYING WE’RE
TEXTS FROM DOCTORS SAYING WE’RE DOWN TO OUR LAST MASK, OR WE’RE
DOWN TO OUR LAST MASK, OR WE’RE ALREADY OUT OF MASKS.
ALREADY OUT OF MASKS. IT IS NOT JUST FOR THE PLACES
IT IS NOT JUST FOR THE PLACES TAKING CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS.
TAKING CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS. IT IS FOR OTHER HOSPITALS WHO
IT IS FOR OTHER HOSPITALS WHO ARE BEING ASKED TO GIVE SOME OF
ARE BEING ASKED TO GIVE SOME OF THEIR MASKS TO THESE CRITICAL
THEIR MASKS TO THESE CRITICAL CENTERS, PLACES LIKE CANCER
CENTERS, PLACES LIKE CANCER HOSPITALS HERE IN NEW YORK CITY
HOSPITALS HERE IN NEW YORK CITY THAT ARE OUT OF MASKS OR HAVE A
THAT ARE OUT OF MASKS OR HAVE A WEEK SUPPLY LEFT.
WEEK SUPPLY LEFT. THEY HAVE TO GET OUT AND MOVE
THEY HAVE TO GET OUT AND MOVE QUICKLY.
QUICKLY. A GROUP OFAD OF THE MASK
A GROUP OFAD OF THE MASK SHORTAGE BY ASKING THE PUBLIC TO
SHORTAGE BY ASKING THE PUBLIC TO SEW MASKS FOR THE HOSPITAL.
SEW MASKS FOR THE HOSPITAL. THE DEACONESS HEALTH SYSTEM
THE DEACONESS HEALTH SYSTEM RELEASED THIS VIDEO, SHOWING THE
RELEASED THIS VIDEO, SHOWING THE PUBLIC HOW TO SEW A FACE MASK,
PUBLIC HOW TO SEW A FACE MASK, ALONG WITH A PDF OF THE PATTERN
ALONG WITH A PDF OF THE PATTERN TO FOLLOW.
TO FOLLOW. A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE HOSPITAL
A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE HOSPITAL GROUP SAYS THE INSTRUCTIONS MEET
GROUP SAYS THE INSTRUCTIONS MEET CDC PROTOCOLS, AND THAT THE
CDC PROTOCOLS, AND THAT THE HOMEMADE MASKS WILL BE
HOMEMADE MASKS WILL BE STERILIZED.
STERILIZED. >> HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO DO
>> HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO DO ONE?
ONE? >> IT TAKES ABOUT 15 TO 20
>> IT TAKES ABOUT 15 TO 20 MINUTES.
MINUTES. OBVIOUSLY, WHEN YOU FIRST START
OBVIOUSLY, WHEN YOU FIRST START OUT, IT IS PROBABLY CLOSER TO 20
OUT, IT IS PROBABLY CLOSER TO 20 MINUTES, AS
MINUTES, AS MINUTES.
MINUTES. AS YOU MAKE SEVERAL, IT’LL GO
AS YOU MAKE SEVERAL, IT’LL GO FASTER.
FASTER. >> GENE ROBINSON, I CAN’T
>> GENE ROBINSON, I CAN’T BELIEVE WHAT I’M WATCHING.
BELIEVE WHAT I’M WATCHING. IT IS A HOSPITAL IN EVANSVILLE,
IT IS A HOSPITAL IN EVANSVILLE, INDIANA, DOING WHAT IT HAS TO DO
INDIANA, DOING WHAT IT HAS TO DO TO GET THROUGH THIS.
TO GET THROUGH THIS. PLEADING WITH THE GENERAL
PLEADING WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
PUBLIC. PLEASE, AT HOME, SEW US MASKS.
PLEASE, AT HOME, SEW US MASKS. IF YOU READ THROUGH THE
IF YOU READ THROUGH THE INSTRUCTIONS, THEY SAY, GIVE US
INSTRUCTIONS, THEY SAY, GIVE US A CALL.
A CALL. WE’LL MEET YOU IN THE PARKING
WE’LL MEET YOU IN THE PARKING LOT OF A FACILITY.
LOT OF A FACILITY. DELIVER THE MASKS, AND WE’LL
DELIVER THE MASKS, AND WE’LL STERILIZE THEM.
STERILIZE THEM. IN THIS COUNTRY, THAT IN 1940
IN THIS COUNTRY, THAT IN 1940 AND 1941, TURNED AUTOMOBILE
AND 1941, TURNED AUTOMOBILE FACTORIES INTO AIRPLANE
FACTORIES INTO AIRPLANE FACTORIES ALMOST OVERNIGHT,
FACTORIES ALMOST OVERNIGHT, WHERE ARE THE MASKS?
WHERE ARE THE MASKS? WHERE ARE THE SUPPLIES?
WHERE ARE THE SUPPLIES? HOSPITALS ARE DYING OUT HERE.
HOSPITALS ARE DYING OUT HERE. >> IT’S UNBELIEVABLE.
>> IT’S UNBELIEVABLE. YESTERDAY, THE CDC RECOMMENDED
YESTERDAY, THE CDC RECOMMENDED THAT DOCTORS, YOU KNOW, WHO ARE
THAT DOCTORS, YOU KNOW, WHO ARE WORKING ON CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS,
WORKING ON CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS, IF NECESSARY, USE A BANDANA OR A
IF NECESSARY, USE A BANDANA OR A SCARF.
SCARF. WHICH WAS, I THOUGHT, THE MOST
WHICH WAS, I THOUGHT, THE MOST AMAZING THING I HAD HEARD, MOST
AMAZING THING I HAD HEARD, MOST SHOCKING THING I HAD HEARD,
SHOCKING THING I HAD HEARD, UNTIL YOU PLAYED THAT PIECE
UNTIL YOU PLAYED THAT PIECE ABOUT THE HOMEMADE MASKS.
ABOUT THE HOMEMADE MASKS. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE.
IT IS UNBELIEVABLE. FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO STAND THERE AND SAY,
STATES TO STAND THERE AND SAY, WE ARE NOT A SHIPPING CLERK, TO
WE ARE NOT A SHIPPING CLERK, TO ABSOLVE HIMSELF OF
ABSOLVE HIMSELF OF RESPONSIBILITY, WHEN THE FEDERAL
RESPONSIBILITY, WHEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS A UNIQUE ABILITY
GOVERNMENT HAS A UNIQUE ABILITY TO COMMANDEER, ORDER THE
TO COMMANDEER, ORDER THE PRODUCTION OF AND COMMANDEER
PRODUCTION OF AND COMMANDEER THOSE MASKS AND GET THEM TO
THOSE MASKS AND GET THEM TO WHERE THEY NEED TO GO.
WHERE THEY NEED TO GO. IT’S JUST INCREDIBLE.
IT’S JUST INCREDIBLE. YOU KNOW, I MEAN, THE PHRASE
YOU KNOW, I MEAN, THE PHRASE FAILURE OF LEADERSHIP, I THINK,
FAILURE OF LEADERSHIP, I THINK, IS ONE WE’RE -- WE’VE USED THE
IS ONE WE’RE -- WE’VE USED THE PAST FEW DAYS.
PAST FEW DAYS. WE’RE GOING TO USE IT A LOT
WE’RE GOING TO USE IT A LOT MORE.
MORE. WHILE WE’RE DESCRIBING THIS
WHILE WE’RE DESCRIBING THIS SITUATION, IT HAS REAL-WORLD
SITUATION, IT HAS REAL-WORLD EFFECT ON PATIENTS, ON MEDICAL
EFFECT ON PATIENTS, ON MEDICAL CARE PROVIDERS.
CARE PROVIDERS. IT IS SHOCKING.
IT IS SHOCKING. >> JONATHAN LEMIRE, I’M HEARING
>> JONATHAN LEMIRE, I’M HEARING FROM DOCTORS WHO I KNOW AND
FROM DOCTORS WHO I KNOW AND DOCTORS I BUILT RELATIONSHIPS
DOCTORS I BUILT RELATIONSHIPS WITH MORE RECENTLY AS WE’VE GONE
WITH MORE RECENTLY AS WE’VE GONE THROUGH THIS CRISIS TO BE
THROUGH THIS CRISIS TO BE STRONG, CALM PEOPLE.
STRONG, CALM PEOPLE. I’M SENSING PANIC IN THEIR
I’M SENSING PANIC IN THEIR VOICE, FEAR IN THEIR VOICE AS
VOICE, FEAR IN THEIR VOICE AS THEY PLEA, WE NEED THIS
THEY PLEA, WE NEED THIS EQUIPMENT, OR ELSE ALL THE
EQUIPMENT, OR ELSE ALL THE DOCTORS AND NURSES ARE GOING TO
DOCTORS AND NURSES ARE GOING TO GET SICK.
GET SICK. THEN THEY WON’T BE ABLE TO
THEN THEY WON’T BE ABLE TO PROVIDE CARE FOR THE PEOPLE
PROVIDE CARE FOR THE PEOPLE FLOODING THE HOSPITALS.
FLOODING THE HOSPITALS. HERE’S ANOTHER EYE-OPENING
HERE’S ANOTHER EYE-OPENING NUMBER.
NUMBER. HHS OFFICIAL AT A SENATE HEARING
HHS OFFICIAL AT A SENATE HEARING EARLIER THIS MONTH SAID IN THE
EARLIER THIS MONTH SAID IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC, THIS
MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC, THIS COUNTRY WOULD NEED 3.5 BILLION
COUNTRY WOULD NEED 3.5 BILLION MASKS.
MASKS. BILLION WITH A "B."
BILLION WITH A "B." WE CAN’T EVEN GET MASKS ON
WE CAN’T EVEN GET MASKS ON SHELVES OF THESE HOSPITALS RIGHT
SHELVES OF THESE HOSPITALS RIGHT NOW.
NOW. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. THE WAVE OF THESE CASES IS LIKE
THE WAVE OF THESE CASES IS LIKE JUST STARTING TO BREAK.
JUST STARTING TO BREAK. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> IT IS GOING TO GET SO MUCH
>> IT IS GOING TO GET SO MUCH WOSHS,
WOSHS, WORSE, ACCORDING TO ALL HEALTH
WORSE, ACCORDING TO ALL HEALTH EXPERTS.
EXPERTS. HOSPITALS ARE ON THE VERGE OF
HOSPITALS ARE ON THE VERGE OF BEING OVERWHELMED.
BEING OVERWHELMED. MAYOR de BLASIO SAID WE’RE TWO,
MAYOR de BLASIO SAID WE’RE TWO, THREE WEEKS FROM PURE CRISIS.
THREE WEEKS FROM PURE CRISIS. THERE WILL BE A DOMINO EFFECT IF
THERE WILL BE A DOMINO EFFECT IF THE FIRST RESPONDERS, THE HEALTH
THE FIRST RESPONDERS, THE HEALTH CARE WORKERS GET SICK
CARE WORKERS GET SICK THEMSELVES, THEN THEY’RE TAKEN
THEMSELVES, THEN THEY’RE TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE.
OUT OF SERVICE. THE CARE FOR THE PATIENTS JUST
THE CARE FOR THE PATIENTS JUST GETS THAT MUCH SLOWER AND
GETS THAT MUCH SLOWER AND POTENTIALLY INEFFECTIVE.
POTENTIALLY INEFFECTIVE. FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, WE’RE
FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, WE’RE STILL SEEING -- SO MUCH WAS
STILL SEEING -- SO MUCH WAS MADE, TOO MUCH WAS MADE, ABOUT
MADE, TOO MUCH WAS MADE, ABOUT PRESIDENT TRUMP’S SHIFT IN TONE
PRESIDENT TRUMP’S SHIFT IN TONE TAT BEGINNING OF THE WEEK.
TAT BEGINNING OF THE WEEK. THAT HAS FADED AS THE WEEK HAS
THAT HAS FADED AS THE WEEK HAS GONE ON.
GONE ON. THAT’S EVAPORATED HERE, AND
THAT’S EVAPORATED HERE, AND THERE HASN’T BEEN A LOT OF
THERE HASN’T BEEN A LOT OF STRONG LEADERSHIP, TO THE
STRONG LEADERSHIP, TO THE FRUSTRATION OF SOME OF HIS AIDES
FRUSTRATION OF SOME OF HIS AIDES AND REPUBLICANS ON CAPITOL HILL
AND REPUBLICANS ON CAPITOL HILL WHO WANT HIM TO DO MORE.
WHO WANT HIM TO DO MORE. WE’RE GETTING OVERPROMISING.
WE’RE GETTING OVERPROMISING. THE WEBSITE HAS JUST COME TO
THE WEBSITE HAS JUST COME TO LIFE, AND IT ONLY SERVES
LIFE, AND IT ONLY SERVES CALIFORNIA.
CALIFORNIA. IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS A
IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS A NATIONAL APPROACH.
NATIONAL APPROACH. I KNOW WE’RE GOING TO GET INTO
I KNOW WE’RE GOING TO GET INTO THE DRUGS LATER, BUT THE FDA HAS
THE DRUGS LATER, BUT THE FDA HAS TO PUT OUT A STATEMENT, SAYING,
TO PUT OUT A STATEMENT, SAYING, FIRST OF ALL, THE MEDICINES, WE
FIRST OF ALL, THE MEDICINES, WE DON’T KNOW IF THEY’LL WORK, AND
DON’T KNOW IF THEY’LL WORK, AND IF THEY DO, THEY WON’T WORK FOR
IF THEY DO, THEY WON’T WORK FOR MONTHS.
MONTHS. >> THE HEAD OF THE FDA WAS
>> THE HEAD OF THE FDA WAS STANDING BEHIND PRESIDENT TRUMP
STANDING BEHIND PRESIDENT TRUMP WHEN HE MADE THE CLAIM, THIS WAS
WHEN HE MADE THE CLAIM, THIS WAS FALSE.
FALSE. >> IN THE MOMENT, HE TAP- DANCED
>> IN THE MOMENT, HE TAP- DANCED AROUND IT.
AROUND IT. THEY PUT OUT A STRONG STATEMENT
THEY PUT OUT A STRONG STATEMENT LATER.
LATER. THIS WHITE HOUSE IS STILL TRYING
THIS WHITE HOUSE IS STILL TRYING TO WIN THE PR BATTLE RATHER THAN
TO WIN THE PR BATTLE RATHER THAN DELIVER THE VENTILATORS, MASKS,
DELIVER THE VENTILATORS, MASKS, AND SERVICES TO THE SICK PEOPLE
AND SERVICES TO THE SICK PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY WHO NEED IT.
IN THE COUNTRY WHO NEED IT. >> THAT IS EXACTLY THE CASE.
>> THAT IS EXACTLY THE CASE. THAT’S WHAT I’M SEEING
THAT’S WHAT I’M SEEING COMPLETELY.
COMPLETELY. THAT SHIFT IN TONE, BY THE WAY,
THAT SHIFT IN TONE, BY THE WAY, JONATHAN LEMIRE, I HAVE TO SAY,
JONATHAN LEMIRE, I HAVE TO SAY, WE ALL RECOGNIZED IT.
