Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles >>> RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR >>> RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR >>> RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN PUTTING ON GEAR TO VISIT A PUTIN PUTTING ON GEAR TO VISIT A PUTIN PUTTING ON GEAR TO VISIT A PATIENT. PATIENT. PATIENT. THEY ARE SAYING IT IS MUCH WORSE THEY ARE SAYING IT IS MUCH WORSE THEY ARE SAYING IT IS MUCH WORSE THERE THAN FIRST INDICATED. THERE THAN FIRST INDICATED. THERE THAN FIRST INDICATED. THEY SAID IT WAS UNDER CONTROL THEY SAID IT WAS UNDER CONTROL THEY SAID IT WAS UNDER CONTROL BUT IT MAY NOT BE AND IT IS BUT IT MAY NOT BE AND IT IS BUT IT MAY NOT BE AND IT IS CERTAINLY NOT IN MUCH OF THE CERTAINLY NOT IN MUCH OF THE CERTAINLY NOT IN MUCH OF THE WORLD. WORLD. WORLD. THE CASES WORLDWIDE TOPPING THE CASES WORLDWIDE TOPPING THE CASES WORLDWIDE TOPPING 100,000. 100,000. 100,000. CASES IN ITALY CONTINUE TO CASES IN ITALY CONTINUE TO CASES IN ITALY CONTINUE TO SPIKE. SPIKE. SPIKE. IN JAPAN, THE OLYMPICS NOW IN JAPAN, THE OLYMPICS NOW IN JAPAN, THE OLYMPICS NOW POSTPONED FOR A 84. POSTPONED FOR A 84. POSTPONED FOR A 84. CASES HAVE STABLIZED DESPITE LED CASES HAVE STABLIZED DESPITE LED CASES HAVE STABLIZED DESPITE LED THE THE FIRST INFECTION AS THE THE FIRST INFECTION AS THE THE FIRST INFECTION AS AMERICA. AMERICA. AMERICA. AND WE'RE GETTING A LOOK AT WHAT AND WE'RE GETTING A LOOK AT WHAT AND WE'RE GETTING A LOOK AT WHAT CORONAVIRUS DOES TO THE LUNGS. CORONAVIRUS DOES TO THE LUNGS. CORONAVIRUS DOES TO THE LUNGS. AMERICA'S EFFORTS AND AMERICA'S EFFORTS AND AMERICA'S EFFORTS AND CITY'S MAYOR SAYS IT'S A RACE CITY'S MAYOR SAYS IT'S A RACE CITY'S MAYOR SAYS IT'S A RACE AGAINST TIME WITH CASES DOUBLING AGAINST TIME WITH CASES DOUBLING AGAINST TIME WITH CASES DOUBLING ROUGHLY EVERY THREE DAYS. ROUGHLY EVERY THREE DAYS. ROUGHLY EVERY THREE DAYS. IT'S NOT JUST NEW YORK. IT'S NOT JUST NEW YORK. IT'S NOT JUST NEW YORK. CASES IN LOUISIANA ARE STARTING CASES IN LOUISIANA ARE STARTING CASES IN LOUISIANA ARE STARTING TO SPIKE TOO. TO SPIKE TOO. TO SPIKE TOO. THE PRESIDENT SAYS HE PLANS TO THE PRESIDENT SAYS HE PLANS TO THE PRESIDENT SAYS HE PLANS TO LOOSEN THE RESTRICTIONS IBTHIS LOOSEN THE RESTRICTIONS IBTHIS LOOSEN THE RESTRICTIONS IBTHIS COUNTRY BY EASTER. COUNTRY BY EASTER. COUNTRY BY EASTER. ONE UNIVERSITY ALREADY TELLING ONE UNIVERSITY ALREADY TELLING ONE UNIVERSITY ALREADY TELLING STUDENTS TO COME BACK TO CAMPUS STUDENTS TO COME BACK TO CAMPUS STUDENTS TO COME BACK TO CAMPUS AS CONGRESS MOVING TOWARDS A $2 AS CONGRESS MOVING TOWARDS A $2 AS CONGRESS MOVING TOWARDS A $2 TRILLION RELIEF BILL. TRILLION RELIEF BILL. TRILLION RELIEF BILL. THE QUESTION TONIGHT WHERE IS THE QUESTION TONIGHT WHERE IS THE QUESTION TONIGHT WHERE IS OUR PRIORITY? OUR PRIORITY? OUR PRIORITY? >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THANKS SO MUCH FOR STREAMING THANKS SO MUCH FOR STREAMING THANKS SO MUCH FOR STREAMING WITH US. WITH US. WITH US. AS MUCH OF THE WORLD CONTINUES AS MUCH OF THE WORLD CONTINUES AS MUCH OF THE WORLD CONTINUES TO WE ARE HEARING MIXED TO WE ARE HEARING MIXED TO WE ARE HEARING MIXED MESSAGES. MESSAGES. MESSAGES. IN NEW YORK A DIRE WARNING TODAY IN NEW YORK A DIRE WARNING TODAY IN NEW YORK A DIRE WARNING TODAY FROM THE GOVERNOR, BUT PRESIDENT FROM THE GOVERNOR, BUT PRESIDENT FROM THE GOVERNOR, BUT PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS OUT FRONT TODAY TRUMP WAS OUT FRONT TODAY TRUMP WAS OUT FRONT TODAY TALKING ABOUT RESTARTING THE TALKING ABOUT RESTARTING THE TALKING ABOUT RESTARTING THE ECONOMY BY EASTER. ECONOMY BY EASTER. ECONOMY BY EASTER. AT LEAST 23 STATE GUMPS HAVE AT LEAST 23 STATE GUMPS HAVE AT LEAST 23 STATE GUMPS HAVE ORDERED ALL BUSINESSES CLOSED AS ORDERED ALL BUSINESSES CLOSED AS ORDERED ALL BUSINESSES CLOSED AS COUNTRIES AROUND THE GLOBE ARE COUNTRIES AROUND THE GLOBE ARE COUNTRIES AROUND THE GLOBE ARE ON LOCK DOWN INCLUDING INDIA A ON LOCK DOWN INCLUDING INDIA A ON LOCK DOWN INCLUDING INDIA A NATION OF 1.3 BILLION PEOPLE. NATION OF 1.3 BILLION PEOPLE. NATION OF 1.3 BILLION PEOPLE. THE GATEWAY DESERTED. THE GATEWAY DESERTED. THE GATEWAY DESERTED. NEW STATISTICS SHEDDING LIGHT ON NEW STATISTICS SHEDDING LIGHT ON NEW STATISTICS SHEDDING LIGHT ON WHO MAY BE THE MOST VULNERABLE WHO MAY BE THE MOST VULNERABLE WHO MAY BE THE MOST VULNERABLE AMONG US. AMONG US. AMONG US. >> Reporter: AS CORONAVIRUS >> Reporter: AS CORONAVIRUS >> Reporter: AS CORONAVIRUS SPREADS THROUGH THE COUNTRY, SPREADS THROUGH THE COUNTRY, SPREADS THROUGH THE COUNTRY, PRESIDENT TRUMP WARNING THE PRESIDENT TRUMP WARNING THE PRESIDENT TRUMP WARNING THE RESTRICTIONS MAY EFFECT THE RESTRICTIONS MAY EFFECT THE RESTRICTIONS MAY EFFECT THE ECONOMY TO A POINT OF NO RETURN. ECONOMY TO A POINT OF NO RETURN. ECONOMY TO A POINT OF NO RETURN. THE PRESIDENT NOW SAYING HE THE PRESIDENT NOW SAYING HE THE PRESIDENT NOW SAYING HE WANTS THE U.S. OPEN FOR BUSINESS WANTS THE U.S. OPEN FOR BUSINESS WANTS THE U.S. OPEN FOR BUSINESS BY EASTER. BY EASTER. BY EASTER. THAT'S IN 20 DAYS. THAT'S IN 20 DAYS. THAT'S IN 20 DAYS. >> I WILL TELL YOU THAT RIGHT >> I WILL TELL YOU THAT RIGHT >> I WILL TELL YOU THAT RIGHT NOW, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THAT. NOW, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THAT. NOW, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THAT. IT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT SAY FOR IT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT SAY FOR IT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT SAY FOR OTHER REASONS BUT AN IMPORTANT OTHER REASONS BUT AN IMPORTANT OTHER REASONS BUT AN IMPORTANT DAY FOR US, TOO. DAY FOR US, TOO. DAY FOR US, TOO. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE COUNTRY I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE COUNTRY I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE COUNTRY OPENED UP AND JUST RARING TO GO OPENED UP AND JUST RARING TO GO OPENED UP AND JUST RARING TO GO BY EASTER. BY EASTER. BY EASTER. >> LATER ADDING HE'D LIKE TO SEE >> LATER ADDING HE'D LIKE TO SEE >> LATER ADDING HE'D LIKE TO SEE CHURCHES FULL. CHURCHES FULL. CHURCHES FULL. >> I WOULD LIKE TO AIM IT RIGHT >> I WOULD LIKE TO AIM IT RIGHT >> I WOULD LIKE TO AIM IT RIGHT AT EASTER SUNDAY SO WE'RE OPEN AT EASTER SUNDAY SO WE'RE OPEN AT EASTER SUNDAY SO WE'RE OPEN FOR CHURCH SERVICE AND SERVICES FOR CHURCH SERVICE AND SERVICES FOR CHURCH SERVICE AND SERVICES GENERALLY ON EASTER SUNDAY. GENERALLY ON EASTER SUNDAY. GENERALLY ON EASTER SUNDAY. THAT WOULD BE A BEAUTIFUL THING. THAT WOULD BE A BEAUTIFUL THING. THAT WOULD BE A BEAUTIFUL THING. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP >> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP >> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP COMPARING THE MORE DEADLY COMPARING THE MORE DEADLY COMPARING THE MORE DEADLY CORONAVIRUS TO THE SEASONAL FLU. CORONAVIRUS TO THE SEASONAL FLU. CORONAVIRUS TO THE SEASONAL FLU. >> WE LOSE THOUSANDS -- I'VE >> WE LOSE THOUSANDS -- I'VE >> WE LOSE THOUSANDS -- I'VE READ SOME NUMBERS HERE. READ SOME NUMBERS HERE. READ SOME NUMBERS HERE. WE LOSE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS WE LOSE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS WE LOSE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS A YEAR TO THE FLU. A YEAR TO THE FLU. A YEAR TO THE FLU. BUT WE DON'T TURN THE COUNTRY BUT WE DON'T TURN THE COUNTRY BUT WE DON'T TURN THE COUNTRY OFF. OFF. OFF. I MEAN EVERY YEAR. I MEAN EVERY YEAR. I MEAN EVERY YEAR. >> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT'S OWN >> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT'S OWN >> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT'S OWN TEAM PRESSED WHETHER THE COUNTRY TEAM PRESSED WHETHER THE COUNTRY TEAM PRESSED WHETHER THE COUNTRY SHOULD BE EASING SOCIAL SHOULD BE EASING SOCIAL SHOULD BE EASING SOCIAL DISTANCING WITHIN WEEKS NOT DISTANCING WITHIN WEEKS NOT DISTANCING WITHIN WEEKS NOT MONTHS. MONTHS. MONTHS. >> I THINK THE QUESTION IS >> I THINK THE QUESTION IS >> I THINK THE QUESTION IS REALLY CAN WE BE LASER FOCUSED REALLY CAN WE BE LASER FOCUSED REALLY CAN WE BE LASER FOCUSED RATHER THAN GENERIC ACROSS THE RATHER THAN GENERIC ACROSS THE RATHER THAN GENERIC ACROSS THE COUNTRY? COUNTRY? COUNTRY? IN OTHER WORDS, CAN WE USE OUR IN OTHER WORDS, CAN WE USE OUR IN OTHER WORDS, CAN WE USE OUR DATA IN A LASER FOCUSED GRANULAR DATA IN A LASER FOCUSED GRANULAR DATA IN A LASER FOCUSED GRANULAR WAY TO LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING WAY TO LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING WAY TO LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE GROUND AND ADJUST OUR ON THE GROUND AND ADJUST OUR ON THE GROUND AND ADJUST OUR PUBLIC HEALTH MESSAGES BASED ON PUBLIC HEALTH MESSAGES BASED ON PUBLIC HEALTH MESSAGES BASED ON WHAT IS ACTUALLY NEEDED BY THE WHAT IS ACTUALLY NEEDED BY THE WHAT IS ACTUALLY NEEDED BY THE NUMBER OF CASES. NUMBER OF CASES. NUMBER OF CASES. >> Reporter: RIGHT NOW IN NEW >> Reporter: RIGHT NOW IN NEW >> Reporter: RIGHT NOW IN NEW YORK PEOPLE ARE DYING FROM YORK PEOPLE ARE DYING FROM YORK PEOPLE ARE DYING FROM COVID-19. COVID-19. COVID-19. THE COUNTRY HOT ZONE. THE COUNTRY HOT ZONE. THE COUNTRY HOT ZONE. THE INFECTION RATE DOUBLING THE INFECTION RATE DOUBLING THE INFECTION RATE DOUBLING EVERY THREE DAYS. EVERY THREE DAYS. EVERY THREE DAYS. >> ONE OF THE FORECASTERS SAID >> ONE OF THE FORECASTERS SAID >> ONE OF THE FORECASTERS SAID TO ME WE WERE LOOKING AT A TO ME WE WERE LOOKING AT A TO ME WE WERE LOOKING AT A FREIGHT TRAIN COMING ACROSS THE FREIGHT TRAIN COMING ACROSS THE FREIGHT TRAIN COMING ACROSS THE COUNTRY. COUNTRY. COUNTRY. WE'RE NOW LOOKING AT A BULLET WE'RE NOW LOOKING AT A BULLET WE'RE NOW LOOKING AT A BULLET TRAIN. TRAIN. TRAIN. >> Reporter: A FRUSTRATED >> Reporter: A FRUSTRATED >> Reporter: A FRUSTRATED GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO PREDICTING GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO PREDICTING GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO PREDICTING THE VIRUSES PEAK IN NEW YORK THE VIRUSES PEAK IN NEW YORK THE VIRUSES PEAK IN NEW YORK WILL BE FASTER AND HIGHER THAN WILL BE FASTER AND HIGHER THAN WILL BE FASTER AND HIGHER THAN EXPECTED. EXPECTED. EXPECTED. 100,000 HOSPITAL BEDS AND 30,000 100,000 HOSPITAL BEDS AND 30,000 100,000 HOSPITAL BEDS AND 30,000 VENTILATORS NEEDED NOW, CALLING VENTILATORS NEEDED NOW, CALLING VENTILATORS NEEDED NOW, CALLING ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO HELP GET IT DONE. HELP GET IT DONE. HELP GET IT DONE. >> WHEN WE WENT TO WAR WE COULD >> WHEN WE WENT TO WAR WE COULD >> WHEN WE WENT TO WAR WE COULD SAY ANY COMPANY OUT WANT TO SAY ANY COMPANY OUT WANT TO SAY ANY COMPANY OUT WANT TO BUILD A BATTLESHIP, ANYBODY WANT BUILD A BATTLESHIP, ANYBODY WANT BUILD A BATTLESHIP, ANYBODY WANT TO DO THAT? TO DO THAT? TO DO THAT? THAT'S NOT HOW YOU DID IT. THAT'S NOT HOW YOU DID IT. THAT'S NOT HOW YOU DID IT. THE PRESIDENT SAID IT'S A WAR. THE PRESIDENT SAID IT'S A WAR. THE PRESIDENT SAID IT'S A WAR. IT IS A WAR. IT IS A WAR. IT IS A WAR. >> Reporter: THE JAVITS CENTER >> Reporter: THE JAVITS CENTER >> Reporter: THE JAVITS CENTER WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW NOT ONLY WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW NOT ONLY WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW NOT ONLY GOING TO BE A HOSPITAL BUT ALSO GOING TO BE A HOSPITAL BUT ALSO GOING TO BE A HOSPITAL BUT ALSO A DISTRIBUTION CENTER. A DISTRIBUTION CENTER. A DISTRIBUTION CENTER. YOU HAVE COTS, HOSPITAL BEDS, YOU HAVE COTS, HOSPITAL BEDS, YOU HAVE COTS, HOSPITAL BEDS, LATEX GLOVE AND THE CRITICAL LATEX GLOVE AND THE CRITICAL LATEX GLOVE AND THE CRITICAL PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, THE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, THE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, THE VENTILATORS. VENTILATORS. VENTILATORS. TODAY I ASKED THE GOVERNOR ABOUT TODAY I ASKED THE GOVERNOR ABOUT TODAY I ASKED THE GOVERNOR ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S PUSH TO REOPEN THE PRESIDENT'S PUSH TO REOPEN THE PRESIDENT'S PUSH TO REOPEN THE COUNTRY. THE COUNTRY. THE COUNTRY. TO PRESIDENT TRUMP WHAT WOULD TO PRESIDENT TRUMP WHAT WOULD TO PRESIDENT TRUMP WHAT WOULD YOUR MESSAGE BE? YOUR MESSAGE BE? YOUR MESSAGE BE? >> WE HAVE TO BE SMARTER ABOUT >> WE HAVE TO BE SMARTER ABOUT >> WE HAVE TO BE SMARTER ABOUT IT. IT. IT. YOU CAN'T SACRIFICE HUMAN LIFE YOU CAN'T SACRIFICE HUMAN LIFE YOU CAN'T SACRIFICE HUMAN LIFE TO GET THE STOCK MARKET UP. TO GET THE STOCK MARKET UP. TO GET THE STOCK MARKET UP. THAT IS REPUGNANT CONCEPT. THAT IS REPUGNANT CONCEPT. THAT IS REPUGNANT CONCEPT. THERE IS NO DOLLAR FIGURE ON THERE IS NO DOLLAR FIGURE ON THERE IS NO DOLLAR FIGURE ON HUMAN LIFE IN THIS COUNTRY, AND HUMAN LIFE IN THIS COUNTRY, AND HUMAN LIFE IN THIS COUNTRY, AND THERE NEVER SHOULD BE. THERE NEVER SHOULD BE. THERE NEVER SHOULD BE. >> Reporter: IN NEW YORK AND >> Reporter: IN NEW YORK AND >> Reporter: IN NEW YORK AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY DOCTORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY DOCTORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY DOCTORS TELLING US TONIGHT WHAT IT'S TELLING US TONIGHT WHAT IT'S TELLING US TONIGHT WHAT IT'S LIKE. LIKE. LIKE. >> WE ARE SOLDIERS VERY MUCH IN >> WE ARE SOLDIERS VERY MUCH IN >> WE ARE SOLDIERS VERY MUCH IN THE BUNKER FIGHTING THIS THE BUNKER FIGHTING THIS THE BUNKER FIGHTING THIS INVISIBLE VIRUS, AND WE ENTERED INVISIBLE VIRUS, AND WE ENTERED INVISIBLE VIRUS, AND WE ENTERED THE TRENCHES EVERY DAY WHEN WE THE TRENCHES EVERY DAY WHEN WE THE TRENCHES EVERY DAY WHEN WE GO INTO THE HOSPITAL WHETHER GO INTO THE HOSPITAL WHETHER GO INTO THE HOSPITAL WHETHER IT'S IN OUR EMERGENCY ROOMS, IT'S IN OUR EMERGENCY ROOMS, IT'S IN OUR EMERGENCY ROOMS, WHETHER IT'S IN OUR INTENSIVE WHETHER IT'S IN OUR INTENSIVE WHETHER IT'S IN OUR INTENSIVE CARE UNITS. CARE UNITS. CARE UNITS. >> BUT RIGHT NOW IT FEELS LIKE >> BUT RIGHT NOW IT FEELS LIKE >> BUT RIGHT NOW IT FEELS LIKE I'M FIGHTING A FIRE. I'M FIGHTING A FIRE. I'M FIGHTING A FIRE. >> Reporter: WE'RE NOW LEARNING >> Reporter: WE'RE NOW LEARNING >> Reporter: WE'RE NOW LEARNING TWO HAVE DIED COVID INFECTIONS. TWO HAVE DIED COVID INFECTIONS. TWO HAVE DIED COVID INFECTIONS. HE FEARS ECPOSING HIS FAMILY TO HE FEARS ECPOSING HIS FAMILY TO HE FEARS ECPOSING HIS FAMILY TO THE VIRUS. THE VIRUS. THE VIRUS. >> IT'S TOUGH NOT TRYING TO BE >> IT'S TOUGH NOT TRYING TO BE >> IT'S TOUGH NOT TRYING TO BE AS CLOSE TO MY SONS BECAUSE I'M AS CLOSE TO MY SONS BECAUSE I'M AS CLOSE TO MY SONS BECAUSE I'M WORRIED ABOUT GETTING THEM SICK. WORRIED ABOUT GETTING THEM SICK. WORRIED ABOUT GETTING THEM SICK. >> Reporter: IN WISCONSIN A RUSH >> Reporter: IN WISCONSIN A RUSH >> Reporter: IN WISCONSIN A RUSH TO DONATE MASK AND THE FORD TO DONATE MASK AND THE FORD TO DONATE MASK AND THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY NOW STARTING TO MOTOR COMPANY NOW STARTING TO MOTOR COMPANY NOW STARTING TO MANUFACTURE MEDICAL FACE MANUFACTURE MEDICAL FACE MANUFACTURE MEDICAL FACE SHIELDS. SHIELDS. SHIELDS. THE VIRUS INFECTING PEOPLE FROM THE VIRUS INFECTING PEOPLE FROM THE VIRUS INFECTING PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. ALL WALKS OF LIFE. ALL WALKS OF LIFE. >> AND HIS OXYGEN LEVELS WERE >> AND HIS OXYGEN LEVELS WERE >> AND HIS OXYGEN LEVELS WERE DANGEROUSLY SLOW, SO HE'S BEEN DANGEROUSLY SLOW, SO HE'S BEEN DANGEROUSLY SLOW, SO HE'S BEEN THERE FOR A FEW DAYS. THERE FOR A FEW DAYS. THERE FOR A FEW DAYS. >> Reporter: SENATOR AMY >> Reporter: SENATOR AMY >> Reporter: SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR WHO JUST RAN FOR KLOBUCHAR WHO JUST RAN FOR KLOBUCHAR WHO JUST RAN FOR PRESIDENT TELLING US HOW HER PRESIDENT TELLING US HOW HER PRESIDENT TELLING US HOW HER HUSBAND IS NOW HOSPITALIZED AND HUSBAND IS NOW HOSPITALIZED AND HUSBAND IS NOW HOSPITALIZED AND ON OXYGEN. ON OXYGEN. ON OXYGEN. >> I WOULD RATHER BE THERE WITH >> I WOULD RATHER BE THERE WITH >> I WOULD RATHER BE THERE WITH HIM RIGHT NOW, AND I CAN'T DO HIM RIGHT NOW, AND I CAN'T DO HIM RIGHT NOW, AND I CAN'T DO THAT. THAT. THAT. ALL YOU CAN DO IS CALL AND ALL YOU CAN DO IS CALL AND ALL YOU CAN DO IS CALL AND E-MAIL AND TEXT AND TRY TO REACH E-MAIL AND TEXT AND TRY TO REACH E-MAIL AND TEXT AND TRY TO REACH THE CARE TAKERS WHO ARE TAKING THE CARE TAKERS WHO ARE TAKING THE CARE TAKERS WHO ARE TAKING CARE OF HIM. CARE OF HIM. CARE OF HIM. I'VE NEVER EVEN MET THEM. I'VE NEVER EVEN MET THEM. I'VE NEVER EVEN MET THEM. TO GET UPDATES. TO GET UPDATES. TO GET UPDATES. >> AND TOM, IT'S STATE >> AND TOM, IT'S STATE >> AND TOM, IT'S STATE GOVERNMENTS LIKE NEW YORK GOVERNMENTS LIKE NEW YORK GOVERNMENTS LIKE NEW YORK CLOSING DOWN NONESSENTIAL CLOSING DOWN NONESSENTIAL CLOSING DOWN NONESSENTIAL BUSINESSES. BUSINESSES. BUSINESSES. CAN THOSE RESTRICTIONS STAY IN CAN THOSE RESTRICTIONS STAY IN CAN THOSE RESTRICTIONS STAY IN PLACE IF THE PRESIDENT MOVES PLACE IF THE PRESIDENT MOVES PLACE IF THE PRESIDENT MOVES FORWARD AND RESTARTS THE ECONOMY FORWARD AND RESTARTS THE ECONOMY FORWARD AND RESTARTS THE ECONOMY BY EASTER? BY EASTER? BY EASTER? >> WHEN I SPOKE WITH GOVERNOR >> WHEN I SPOKE WITH GOVERNOR >> WHEN I SPOKE WITH GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO TODAY HE SAID YOU ANDREW CUOMO TODAY HE SAID YOU ANDREW CUOMO TODAY HE SAID YOU HAVE TO DO THIS THOUGHTFULLY AND HAVE TO DO THIS THOUGHTFULLY AND HAVE TO DO THIS THOUGHTFULLY AND BE COMPASSIONATE. BE COMPASSIONATE. BE COMPASSIONATE. HE SAID IF WE THINK ABOUT IT HE SAID IF WE THINK ABOUT IT HE SAID IF WE THINK ABOUT IT MAYBE SOME PEOPLE COULD RETURN MAYBE SOME PEOPLE COULD RETURN MAYBE SOME PEOPLE COULD RETURN TO WORK, BUT THEY HAVE TO TO WORK, BUT THEY HAVE TO TO WORK, BUT THEY HAVE TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION AND ASSESS ADDRESS THE SITUATION AND ASSESS ADDRESS THE SITUATION AND ASSESS DAY BY DAY AS DR. FAUCI SAID HE DAY BY DAY AS DR. FAUCI SAID HE DAY BY DAY AS DR. FAUCI SAID HE RECOMMENDED EVEN TO THE RECOMMENDED EVEN TO THE RECOMMENDED EVEN TO THE PRESIDENT. PRESIDENT. PRESIDENT. >> THANKS, TOM. >> THANKS, TOM. >> THANKS, TOM. AND LET'S TURN NOW TO WASHINGTON AND LET'S TURN NOW TO WASHINGTON AND LET'S TURN NOW TO WASHINGTON WHERE ALL EYES REMAIN ON WHERE ALL EYES REMAIN ON WHERE ALL EYES REMAIN ON CONGRESS. CONGRESS. CONGRESS. AS THEY RACE TO FINALIZE A $2 AS THEY RACE TO FINALIZE A $2 AS THEY RACE TO FINALIZE A $2 TRILLION ECONOMIC STIMULUS TRILLION ECONOMIC STIMULUS TRILLION ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE. PACKAGE. PACKAGE. THE SENATE AND WHITE HOUSE ARE THE SENATE AND WHITE HOUSE ARE THE SENATE AND WHITE HOUSE ARE STILL TRYING TO NEGOTIATE A STILL TRYING TO NEGOTIATE A STILL TRYING TO NEGOTIATE A FINAL DEAL THEY HOPE WILL SAVE FINAL DEAL THEY HOPE WILL SAVE FINAL DEAL THEY HOPE WILL SAVE THE AMERICAN ECONOMY AND WORKERS THE AMERICAN ECONOMY AND WORKERS THE AMERICAN ECONOMY AND WORKERS FROM THE DEVASTATING TOLL FROM FROM THE DEVASTATING TOLL FROM FROM THE DEVASTATING TOLL FROM COVID-19. COVID-19. COVID-19. WALL STREET SHOWED SIGNS OF WALL STREET SHOWED SIGNS OF WALL STREET SHOWED SIGNS OF OPTIMISM OVER THE PENDING OPTIMISM OVER THE PENDING OPTIMISM OVER THE PENDING STIMULUS DEAL. STIMULUS DEAL. STIMULUS DEAL. THE DOW JONES RISING MORE THAN THE DOW JONES RISING MORE THAN THE DOW JONES RISING MORE THAN 2,100 POINTS TODAY. 2,100 POINTS TODAY. 2,100 POINTS TODAY. IN WASHINGTON WITH THE LATEST. IN WASHINGTON WITH THE LATEST. IN WASHINGTON WITH THE LATEST. >> Reporter: THEY'RE STILL AT >> Reporter: THEY'RE STILL AT >> Reporter: THEY'RE STILL AT WORK ON CAPITOL HILL, STILL WORK ON CAPITOL HILL, STILL WORK ON CAPITOL HILL, STILL STRUGGLING TO REACH THE DEAL ON STRUGGLING TO REACH THE DEAL ON STRUGGLING TO REACH THE DEAL ON THE MASSIVE $2 TRILLION DEAL ON THE MASSIVE $2 TRILLION DEAL ON THE MASSIVE $2 TRILLION DEAL ON AN ECONOMY IN FREE FALL. AN ECONOMY IN FREE FALL. AN ECONOMY IN FREE FALL. >> THE CLOCK HAS RUN OUT. >> THE CLOCK HAS RUN OUT. >> THE CLOCK HAS RUN OUT. THE BUZZER IS SOUNDING. THE BUZZER IS SOUNDING. THE BUZZER IS SOUNDING. >> Reporter: DEMOCRATIC LEADER >> Reporter: DEMOCRATIC LEADER >> Reporter: DEMOCRATIC LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER PUSHING HIS CHUCK SCHUMER PUSHING HIS CHUCK SCHUMER PUSHING HIS TROOPS, TOO. TROOPS, TOO. TROOPS, TOO. >> THERE ARE LOTS OF GOOD THINGS >> THERE ARE LOTS OF GOOD THINGS >> THERE ARE LOTS OF GOOD THINGS HERE, BUT WE ALL KNOW WE MUST DO HERE, BUT WE ALL KNOW WE MUST DO HERE, BUT WE ALL KNOW WE MUST DO THESE THINGS. THESE THINGS. THESE THINGS. >> Reporter: 3.4 MILLION PEOPLE >> Reporter: 3.4 MILLION PEOPLE >> Reporter: 3.4 MILLION PEOPLE FILED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT LAST WEEK FILED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT LAST WEEK FILED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT LAST WEEK ACCORDING TO MORGAN STANLEY. ACCORDING TO MORGAN STANLEY. ACCORDING TO MORGAN STANLEY. THAT'S NEARLY 5 TIMES MORE THAN THAT'S NEARLY 5 TIMES MORE THAN THAT'S NEARLY 5 TIMES MORE THAN THE HIGHEST WEEK EVER. THE HIGHEST WEEK EVER. THE HIGHEST WEEK EVER. THIS CHART TELLS THE STORY. THIS CHART TELLS THE STORY. THIS CHART TELLS THE STORY. JUST LOOK AT THAT SPIKE. JUST LOOK AT THAT SPIKE. JUST LOOK AT THAT SPIKE. THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY SHUTDOWN THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY SHUTDOWN THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY SHUTDOWN IN SO MANY PLACES IS GETTING IN SO MANY PLACES IS GETTING IN SO MANY PLACES IS GETTING CLOBBERED. CLOBBERED. CLOBBERED. WE HEARD IT IN DENVER. WE HEARD IT IN DENVER. WE HEARD IT IN DENVER. >> PEOPLE IN THIS INDUSTRY THAT >> PEOPLE IN THIS INDUSTRY THAT >> PEOPLE IN THIS INDUSTRY THAT TEND TO LIVE PAYCHECK TO TEND TO LIVE PAYCHECK TO TEND TO LIVE PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK NOT HAVING LIKE EVEN PAYCHECK NOT HAVING LIKE EVEN PAYCHECK NOT HAVING LIKE EVEN ONE TO YOUR RENT, CAR PAYMENT TO ONE TO YOUR RENT, CAR PAYMENT TO ONE TO YOUR RENT, CAR PAYMENT TO JUST EVERYTHING HONESTLY. JUST EVERYTHING HONESTLY. JUST EVERYTHING HONESTLY. >> Reporter: PEOPLE WHO GET PAID >> Reporter: PEOPLE WHO GET PAID >> Reporter: PEOPLE WHO GET PAID BY THE HOUR ARE GETTING HIT BY THE HOUR ARE GETTING HIT BY THE HOUR ARE GETTING HIT HARD, TOO. HARD, TOO. HARD, TOO. ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU OF LABOR ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU OF LABOR ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS 3 OUT OF 5 AMERICANS STATISTICS 3 OUT OF 5 AMERICANS STATISTICS 3 OUT OF 5 AMERICANS WORK FOR HOURLY WAGES. WORK FOR HOURLY WAGES. WORK FOR HOURLY WAGES. THE PIZZA SHOP IN NEW JERSEY HAS THE PIZZA SHOP IN NEW JERSEY HAS THE PIZZA SHOP IN NEW JERSEY HAS BEEN IN THE FAMILY FOR 25 YEARS. BEEN IN THE FAMILY FOR 25 YEARS. BEEN IN THE FAMILY FOR 25 YEARS. HE WAS FORCED TO TAKE OUT A HE WAS FORCED TO TAKE OUT A HE WAS FORCED TO TAKE OUT A $50,000 LOAN TO HELP HIS $50,000 LOAN TO HELP HIS $50,000 LOAN TO HELP HIS EMPLOYEES GET THROUGH THE EMPLOYEES GET THROUGH THE EMPLOYEES GET THROUGH THE CRISIS. CRISIS. CRISIS. >> WE CAN'T RISK LAYING OFF OUR >> WE CAN'T RISK LAYING OFF OUR >> WE CAN'T RISK LAYING OFF OUR EMPLOYEES AND WE CAN'T RISK THEM EMPLOYEES AND WE CAN'T RISK THEM EMPLOYEES AND WE CAN'T RISK THEM NOT HAVING A PAYCHECK SO THEY NOT HAVING A PAYCHECK SO THEY NOT HAVING A PAYCHECK SO THEY CAN PAY THEIR RENT, PAY THEIR CAN PAY THEIR RENT, PAY THEIR CAN PAY THEIR RENT, PAY THEIR BILLS. BILLS. BILLS. >> Reporter: AMELIA DARIN OWNS A >> Reporter: AMELIA DARIN OWNS A >> Reporter: AMELIA DARIN OWNS A SMALL JEWELRY BUSINESS IN SMALL JEWELRY BUSINESS IN SMALL JEWELRY BUSINESS IN MASSACHUSETTS, AND SHE SAYS MASSACHUSETTS, AND SHE SAYS MASSACHUSETTS, AND SHE SAYS ORDERS THAT ARE READY TO SHIP ORDERS THAT ARE READY TO SHIP ORDERS THAT ARE READY TO SHIP ARE BEING CANCELED AND INVOICES ARE BEING CANCELED AND INVOICES ARE BEING CANCELED AND INVOICES ARE NOT BEING PAID. ARE NOT BEING PAID. ARE NOT BEING PAID. >> TO BE ABLE TO STAY IN >> TO BE ABLE TO STAY IN >> TO BE ABLE TO STAY IN BUSINESS DURING THIS UNCERTAIN BUSINESS DURING THIS UNCERTAIN BUSINESS DURING THIS UNCERTAIN TIME IS ALL THAT WE CAN HOPE TIME IS ALL THAT WE CAN HOPE TIME IS ALL THAT WE CAN HOPE FOR. FOR. FOR. >> Reporter: BIG BUSINESSES ALSO >> Reporter: BIG BUSINESSES ALSO >> Reporter: BIG BUSINESSES ALSO CRIPPLED. CRIPPLED. CRIPPLED. THE AIRLINES, CRUISE LINES, THE AIRLINES, CRUISE LINES, THE AIRLINES, CRUISE LINES, HOTELS. HOTELS. HOTELS. THE DESPERATION IS FELT ACROSS THE DESPERATION IS FELT ACROSS THE DESPERATION IS FELT ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE COUNTRY. THE COUNTRY. BUT IN WASHINGTON STILL NO DEAL. BUT IN WASHINGTON STILL NO DEAL. BUT IN WASHINGTON STILL NO DEAL. LAWMAKERS WILL WORK INTO THE LAWMAKERS WILL WORK INTO THE LAWMAKERS WILL WORK INTO THE NIGHT LOOKING TO CLOSE THE GAP NIGHT LOOKING TO CLOSE THE GAP NIGHT LOOKING TO CLOSE THE GAP AND GET THE MONEY FLOWING. AND GET THE MONEY FLOWING. AND GET THE MONEY FLOWING. >> AND LET'S BRING IN TERRY >> AND LET'S BRING IN TERRY >> AND LET'S BRING IN TERRY MURAN NOW FROM WASHINGTON. MURAN NOW FROM WASHINGTON. MURAN NOW FROM WASHINGTON. TERRY, DEMOCRATS HAVE TAKEN HEAT TERRY, DEMOCRATS HAVE TAKEN HEAT TERRY, DEMOCRATS HAVE TAKEN HEAT FOR BLOCKING THE GOP PROPOSAL FOR BLOCKING THE GOP PROPOSAL FOR BLOCKING THE GOP PROPOSAL SEVERAL TIMES BUT IT DOES SEEM SEVERAL TIMES BUT IT DOES SEEM SEVERAL TIMES BUT IT DOES SEEM LIKE THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO GAIN LIKE THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO GAIN LIKE THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO GAIN SOME CONCESSIONS HERE. SOME CONCESSIONS HERE. SOME CONCESSIONS HERE. EXPLAIN SOME OF THE DETAILS AND EXPLAIN SOME OF THE DETAILS AND EXPLAIN SOME OF THE DETAILS AND WHERE REPUBLICANS SAY THEY'VE WHERE REPUBLICANS SAY THEY'VE WHERE REPUBLICANS SAY THEY'VE OVERREACHED A BIT. OVERREACHED A BIT. OVERREACHED A BIT. >> Reporter: WELL THE DEMOCRATS >> Reporter: WELL THE DEMOCRATS >> Reporter: WELL THE DEMOCRATS WHO WERE CONCERNED ABOUT A MAJOR WHO WERE CONCERNED ABOUT A MAJOR WHO WERE CONCERNED ABOUT A MAJOR PART OF THIS RESCUE PACKAGE. PART OF THIS RESCUE PACKAGE. PART OF THIS RESCUE PACKAGE. $500 BILLION, HALF A TRILLION $500 BILLION, HALF A TRILLION $500 BILLION, HALF A TRILLION DOLLARS FOR BAILING OUT DOLLARS FOR BAILING OUT DOLLARS FOR BAILING OUT CORPORATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN HARD CORPORATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN HARD CORPORATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN HARD HIT THAT WOULD BE IN CONTROL OF HIT THAT WOULD BE IN CONTROL OF HIT THAT WOULD BE IN CONTROL OF SECRETARY MNUCHIN. SECRETARY MNUCHIN. SECRETARY MNUCHIN. THE DEMOCRATS ARE CALLING THAT A THE DEMOCRATS ARE CALLING THAT A THE DEMOCRATS ARE CALLING THAT A SLUSH FUND FOR WALL STREET. SLUSH FUND FOR WALL STREET. SLUSH FUND FOR WALL STREET. THEY WANT SOME TRANSPARENCY THEY WANT SOME TRANSPARENCY THEY WANT SOME TRANSPARENCY ABOUT WHERE ALL THAT MONEY WOULD ABOUT WHERE ALL THAT MONEY WOULD ABOUT WHERE ALL THAT MONEY WOULD GO, THEY GOT IT. GO, THEY GOT IT. GO, THEY GOT IT. APPARENTLY, QUOTE, STRICT APPARENTLY, QUOTE, STRICT APPARENTLY, QUOTE, STRICT OVERSIGHT, A FIVE-MEMBER PANEL OVERSIGHT, A FIVE-MEMBER PANEL OVERSIGHT, A FIVE-MEMBER PANEL WHO WILL WATCH WHERE THAT MONEY WHO WILL WATCH WHERE THAT MONEY WHO WILL WATCH WHERE THAT MONEY GOES. GOES. GOES. THEY WANTED A LOT MORE MONEY FOR THEY WANTED A LOT MORE MONEY FOR THEY WANTED A LOT MORE MONEY FOR HOSPITALS AND THEY GOT GNAT, HOSPITALS AND THEY GOT GNAT, HOSPITALS AND THEY GOT GNAT, TOO. TOO. TOO. ON THE FLIP SIDE REPUBLICANS ON THE FLIP SIDE REPUBLICANS ON THE FLIP SIDE REPUBLICANS WERE ACCUSING DEMOCRATS OF WERE ACCUSING DEMOCRATS OF WERE ACCUSING DEMOCRATS OF TRYING TO USE THIS MASSIVE BILL TRYING TO USE THIS MASSIVE BILL TRYING TO USE THIS MASSIVE BILL TO BRING SOME ENVIRONMENTAL TO BRING SOME ENVIRONMENTAL TO BRING SOME ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES IN THAT AREN'T RELATIVE POLICIES IN THAT AREN'T RELATIVE POLICIES IN THAT AREN'T RELATIVE TO THE MOMENT LIKE FUEL TO THE MOMENT LIKE FUEL TO THE MOMENT LIKE FUEL EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR THE EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR THE EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR THE AIRLINES. AIRLINES. AIRLINES. THAT APPARENTLY IS GONE, AND SO THAT APPARENTLY IS GONE, AND SO THAT APPARENTLY IS GONE, AND SO THE TWO SIDES ARE VERY CLOSE TO THE TWO SIDES ARE VERY CLOSE TO THE TWO SIDES ARE VERY CLOSE TO AN AGREEMENT. AN AGREEMENT. AN AGREEMENT. IT LOOKS LIKE PERHAPS AS EARLY IT LOOKS LIKE PERHAPS AS EARLY IT LOOKS LIKE PERHAPS AS EARLY AS TONIGHT. AS TONIGHT. AS TONIGHT. >> AND WE'VE SEEN PRESIDENT >> AND WE'VE SEEN PRESIDENT >> AND WE'VE SEEN PRESIDENT TRUMP NOW PUSHING THIS IDEA THAT TRUMP NOW PUSHING THIS IDEA THAT TRUMP NOW PUSHING THIS IDEA THAT AMERICAN BUSINESSES SHOULD AMERICAN BUSINESSES SHOULD AMERICAN BUSINESSES SHOULD REOPEN BY EASTER, BUT HOW DO REOPEN BY EASTER, BUT HOW DO REOPEN BY EASTER, BUT HOW DO THEY STRIKE THAT BALANCE BETWEEN THEY STRIKE THAT BALANCE BETWEEN THEY STRIKE THAT BALANCE BETWEEN SAVING THE ECONOMY AND SAVING SAVING THE ECONOMY AND SAVING SAVING THE ECONOMY AND SAVING LIVES? LIVES? LIVES? >> Reporter: YOU KNOW, LINDSEY, >> Reporter: YOU KNOW, LINDSEY, >> Reporter: YOU KNOW, LINDSEY, THAT IS THE CHOICE, A HORRIBLE THAT IS THE CHOICE, A HORRIBLE THAT IS THE CHOICE, A HORRIBLE CHOICE REALLY THAT EVERY MAJOR CHOICE REALLY THAT EVERY MAJOR CHOICE REALLY THAT EVERY MAJOR LEADER FACES. LEADER FACES. LEADER FACES. ON THE ONE HAND TRY TO SAVE AS ON THE ONE HAND TRY TO SAVE AS ON THE ONE HAND TRY TO SAVE AS MANY HUMAN LIVES AS POSSIBLE IN MANY HUMAN LIVES AS POSSIBLE IN MANY HUMAN LIVES AS POSSIBLE IN THIS PANDEMIC. THIS PANDEMIC. THIS PANDEMIC. ON THE OTHER HAND, TRY TO SAVE ON THE OTHER HAND, TRY TO SAVE ON THE OTHER HAND, TRY TO SAVE AS MUCH OF THE ECONOMY AS AS MUCH OF THE ECONOMY AS AS MUCH OF THE ECONOMY AS POSSIBLE. POSSIBLE. POSSIBLE. IT'S CLEAR WHERE PRESIDENT TRUMP IT'S CLEAR WHERE PRESIDENT TRUMP IT'S CLEAR WHERE PRESIDENT TRUMP IS. IS. IS. HE'S LEANING HARD INTO SAVING HE'S LEANING HARD INTO SAVING HE'S LEANING HARD INTO SAVING THE ECONOMY. THE ECONOMY. THE ECONOMY. HE THINKS THAT THIS PANDEMIC CAN HE THINKS THAT THIS PANDEMIC CAN HE THINKS THAT THIS PANDEMIC CAN BE MANAGED. BE MANAGED. BE MANAGED. HE'S GETTING A LOT OF PUSH BACK HE'S GETTING A LOT OF PUSH BACK HE'S GETTING A LOT OF PUSH BACK FROM PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS AND FROM PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS AND FROM PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS AND EPIDEMIOLOGISTS, BUT HE SEEMS EPIDEMIOLOGISTS, BUT HE SEEMS EPIDEMIOLOGISTS, BUT HE SEEMS DETERMINED TO TRY TO SAVE AS DETERMINED TO TRY TO SAVE AS DETERMINED TO TRY TO SAVE AS MUCH OF THE ECONOMY AS HE CAN MUCH OF THE ECONOMY AS HE CAN MUCH OF THE ECONOMY AS HE CAN WHILE PROTECTING THE MOST WHILE PROTECTING THE MOST WHILE PROTECTING THE MOST VULNERABLE. VULNERABLE. VULNERABLE. AS THE UNITED KINGDOM UNDER AS THE UNITED KINGDOM UNDER AS THE UNITED KINGDOM UNDER BORIS JOHNSON THOUGHT ABOUT BORIS JOHNSON THOUGHT ABOUT BORIS JOHNSON THOUGHT ABOUT DOING THAT, THEY BACKED AWAY. DOING THAT, THEY BACKED AWAY. DOING THAT, THEY BACKED AWAY. THE NETHERLANDS THOUGHT ABOUT THE NETHERLANDS THOUGHT ABOUT THE NETHERLANDS THOUGHT ABOUT DOING. DOING. DOING. THEY BACKED AWAY. THEY BACKED AWAY. THEY BACKED AWAY. THIS VIRUS IS EXTREMELY THIS VIRUS IS EXTREMELY THIS VIRUS IS EXTREMELY CONTAGIOUS AND WE'LL SEE HOW FAR CONTAGIOUS AND WE'LL SEE HOW FAR CONTAGIOUS AND WE'LL SEE HOW FAR PRESIDENT TRUMP TAKES THIS PLAN PRESIDENT TRUMP TAKES THIS PLAN PRESIDENT TRUMP TAKES THIS PLAN TO BRING THE ECONOMY BACK WHILE TO BRING THE ECONOMY BACK WHILE TO BRING THE ECONOMY BACK WHILE THE PANDEMIC IS STILL EMERGING. THE PANDEMIC IS STILL EMERGING. THE PANDEMIC IS STILL EMERGING. >> THANKS, TERRY. >> THANKS, TERRY. >> THANKS, TERRY. AND JOINING ME NOW IS REPUBLICAN AND JOINING ME NOW IS REPUBLICAN AND JOINING ME NOW IS REPUBLICAN SENATOR BILL CASSIDY WHOSE HOME SENATOR BILL CASSIDY WHOSE HOME SENATOR BILL CASSIDY WHOSE HOME STATE OF LOUISIANA IS STATE OF LOUISIANA IS STATE OF LOUISIANA IS PARTICULARLY HARD HIT RIGHT NOW. PARTICULARLY HARD HIT RIGHT NOW. PARTICULARLY HARD HIT RIGHT NOW. THANKS SEE MUCH FOR JOINING US. THANKS SEE MUCH FOR JOINING US. THANKS SEE MUCH FOR JOINING US. SO THE STATE OF LOUISIANA HAS SO THE STATE OF LOUISIANA HAS SO THE STATE OF LOUISIANA HAS 1,300 CASES AND AT LEAST 48 1,300 CASES AND AT LEAST 48 1,300 CASES AND AT LEAST 48 DEATHS. DEATHS. DEATHS. YOUR GOVERNOR DECLARED A STATE YOUR GOVERNOR DECLARED A STATE YOUR GOVERNOR DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY TODAY SAYING THE OF EMERGENCY TODAY SAYING THE OF EMERGENCY TODAY SAYING THE STATE WILL EXCEED CAPACITY TO STATE WILL EXCEED CAPACITY TO STATE WILL EXCEED CAPACITY TO DELIVER HEALTH CARE TO COVID-19 DELIVER HEALTH CARE TO COVID-19 DELIVER HEALTH CARE TO COVID-19 PATIENTS BY APRIL 4th OR 5th. PATIENTS BY APRIL 4th OR 5th. PATIENTS BY APRIL 4th OR 5th. SO WITH THAT EXPECTATION WHAT SO WITH THAT EXPECTATION WHAT SO WITH THAT EXPECTATION WHAT DOES YOUR STATE NEED TO DO NOW, DOES YOUR STATE NEED TO DO NOW, DOES YOUR STATE NEED TO DO NOW, AND WHAT WOULD YOU SAY YOU NEED AND WHAT WOULD YOU SAY YOU NEED AND WHAT WOULD YOU SAY YOU NEED THE MOST? THE MOST? THE MOST? >> FIRST, THE PEOPLE AROUND >> FIRST, THE PEOPLE AROUND >> FIRST, THE PEOPLE AROUND LOUISIANA AND PEOPLE ACROSS THE LOUISIANA AND PEOPLE ACROSS THE LOUISIANA AND PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY NEED TO SOCIAL DISTANCE. COUNTRY NEED TO SOCIAL DISTANCE. COUNTRY NEED TO SOCIAL DISTANCE. IF SOMEBODY INFECTED DOES NOT GO IF SOMEBODY INFECTED DOES NOT GO IF SOMEBODY INFECTED DOES NOT GO OUT THAT'S 2 OR 3 OTHER PEOPLE OUT THAT'S 2 OR 3 OTHER PEOPLE OUT THAT'S 2 OR 3 OTHER PEOPLE THEY DO NOT INFECT. THEY DO NOT INFECT. THEY DO NOT INFECT. SECONDLY, ONE THING WE'VE BEEN SECONDLY, ONE THING WE'VE BEEN SECONDLY, ONE THING WE'VE BEEN ASKING HHS TO DO WHICH I THINK ASKING HHS TO DO WHICH I THINK ASKING HHS TO DO WHICH I THINK THEY WILL IS TO ASK DOCTORS TO THEY WILL IS TO ASK DOCTORS TO THEY WILL IS TO ASK DOCTORS TO CONVERT AMBILATORY SURGICAL CONVERT AMBILATORY SURGICAL CONVERT AMBILATORY SURGICAL CENTERS INTO PLACES WHERE NURSES CENTERS INTO PLACES WHERE NURSES CENTERS INTO PLACES WHERE NURSES CAN BE SENT, TOO. CAN BE SENT, TOO. CAN BE SENT, TOO. YOU CAN SET IT UP SO THERE'S YOU CAN SET IT UP SO THERE'S YOU CAN SET IT UP SO THERE'S OVERFLOW FROM THE ER, THEY OVERFLOW FROM THE ER, THEY OVERFLOW FROM THE ER, THEY ALREADY HAVE OXYGEN, THEY KNOW ALREADY HAVE OXYGEN, THEY KNOW ALREADY HAVE OXYGEN, THEY KNOW HOW TO MONITOR, THEY CAN DO ALL HOW TO MONITOR, THEY CAN DO ALL HOW TO MONITOR, THEY CAN DO ALL THE OTHER THINGS YOU NEED. THE OTHER THINGS YOU NEED. THE OTHER THINGS YOU NEED. WE CAN USE THESE OTHER WE CAN USE THESE OTHER WE CAN USE THESE OTHER FACILITIES TO MANAGE THE FACILITIES TO MANAGE THE FACILITIES TO MANAGE THE OUTFLOW. OUTFLOW. OUTFLOW. I THINK I'VE SPOKEN TO THE I THINK I'VE SPOKEN TO THE I THINK I'VE SPOKEN TO THE GOVERNORS OFFICE AND WE'VE BEEN GOVERNORS OFFICE AND WE'VE BEEN GOVERNORS OFFICE AND WE'VE BEEN SPEAKING REGULARLY. SPEAKING REGULARLY. SPEAKING REGULARLY. THEY'RE ALSO PLANNING ON SETTING THEY'RE ALSO PLANNING ON SETTING THEY'RE ALSO PLANNING ON SETTING UP HOTEL ROOMS FOR QUARANTINE. UP HOTEL ROOMS FOR QUARANTINE. UP HOTEL ROOMS FOR QUARANTINE. WE NEED MORE TESTING, BUT ON THE WE NEED MORE TESTING, BUT ON THE WE NEED MORE TESTING, BUT ON THE OTHER HAND I THINK THERE ARE OTHER HAND I THINK THERE ARE OTHER HAND I THINK THERE ARE SOLUTIONS BEFORE US. SOLUTIONS BEFORE US. SOLUTIONS BEFORE US. >> YOUR STATE CELEBRATED MARDI >> YOUR STATE CELEBRATED MARDI >> YOUR STATE CELEBRATED MARDI GRAS JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO. GRAS JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO. GRAS JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO. DO YOU BELIEVE IT'S A MAJOR DO YOU BELIEVE IT'S A MAJOR DO YOU BELIEVE IT'S A MAJOR FACTOR IN THIS RAPID SPREAD FACTOR IN THIS RAPID SPREAD FACTOR IN THIS RAPID SPREAD YOU'RE SEEING THERE? YOU'RE SEEING THERE? YOU'RE SEEING THERE? >> IT'S CERTAINLY PLAUSIBLE. >> IT'S CERTAINLY PLAUSIBLE. >> IT'S CERTAINLY PLAUSIBLE. FOLKS ARE CONGREGATED AS PARADES FOLKS ARE CONGREGATED AS PARADES FOLKS ARE CONGREGATED AS PARADES GO BY. GO BY. GO BY. BUT IT IS A PLACE WHERE A VIRUS BUT IT IS A PLACE WHERE A VIRUS BUT IT IS A PLACE WHERE A VIRUS CAN SPREAD, SO, YES, THAT IS CAN SPREAD, SO, YES, THAT IS CAN SPREAD, SO, YES, THAT IS PLAUSIBLE, BUT I WILL GO BACK TO PLAUSIBLE, BUT I WILL GO BACK TO PLAUSIBLE, BUT I WILL GO BACK TO HOW I STARTED. HOW I STARTED. HOW I STARTED. IF PEOPLE SOCIALLY DISTANCE WE IF PEOPLE SOCIALLY DISTANCE WE IF PEOPLE SOCIALLY DISTANCE WE CAN STOP THAT, WE CAN FLATTEN CAN STOP THAT, WE CAN FLATTEN CAN STOP THAT, WE CAN FLATTEN THE CURVE. THE CURVE. THE CURVE. IT'S UP TO US TO DO OUR JOBS. IT'S UP TO US TO DO OUR JOBS. IT'S UP TO US TO DO OUR JOBS. >> YOU'RE A DOCTOR AND YOU'VE >> YOU'RE A DOCTOR AND YOU'VE >> YOU'RE A DOCTOR AND YOU'VE SPOKEN OUT IN FAVOR AS YOU HAVE SPOKEN OUT IN FAVOR AS YOU HAVE SPOKEN OUT IN FAVOR AS YOU HAVE TONIGHT IN FAVOR OF SOCIAL TONIGHT IN FAVOR OF SOCIAL TONIGHT IN FAVOR OF SOCIAL DISTANCING AND FLATTENING THE DISTANCING AND FLATTENING THE DISTANCING AND FLATTENING THE CURVE. CURVE. CURVE. BUT TODAY PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID BUT TODAY PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID BUT TODAY PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID HE'D LIKE THE COUNTRY OO TO BE HE'D LIKE THE COUNTRY OO TO BE HE'D LIKE THE COUNTRY OO TO BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS ONCE AGAIN BY OPEN FOR BUSINESS ONCE AGAIN BY OPEN FOR BUSINESS ONCE AGAIN BY EASTER. EASTER. EASTER. DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT TIME DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT TIME DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT TIME FRAME? FRAME? FRAME? >> ONE THING I'M PROPOSING IS WE >> ONE THING I'M PROPOSING IS WE >> ONE THING I'M PROPOSING IS WE BEGIN TO TRACK IMMUNITY. BEGIN TO TRACK IMMUNITY. BEGIN TO TRACK IMMUNITY. WHEN A CHILD IS VACCINATED WE WHEN A CHILD IS VACCINATED WE WHEN A CHILD IS VACCINATED WE KNOW A CHILD IS VACCINATED KNOW A CHILD IS VACCINATED KNOW A CHILD IS VACCINATED AGAINST THE MEASLES. AGAINST THE MEASLES. AGAINST THE MEASLES. WHEN SOMEONE'S EXPOSED IT'S WHEN SOMEONE'S EXPOSED IT'S WHEN SOMEONE'S EXPOSED IT'S THOUGHT THEY MIGHT BE IMMUNE THOUGHT THEY MIGHT BE IMMUNE THOUGHT THEY MIGHT BE IMMUNE THROUGH THIS SEASON AND THE NEXT THROUGH THIS SEASON AND THE NEXT THROUGH THIS SEASON AND THE NEXT SEASON. SEASON. SEASON. IF WE KNOW WHO'S IMMUNE HE OR IF WE KNOW WHO'S IMMUNE HE OR IF WE KNOW WHO'S IMMUNE HE OR SHE CAN RETURN TO THE ECONOMY. SHE CAN RETURN TO THE ECONOMY. SHE CAN RETURN TO THE ECONOMY. SO THE NURSE'S AID WHO'S IMMUNE, SO THE NURSE'S AID WHO'S IMMUNE, SO THE NURSE'S AID WHO'S IMMUNE, IT'S DOCUMENTED. IT'S DOCUMENTED. IT'S DOCUMENTED. SHE CAN GO BACK TO BEING A SHE CAN GO BACK TO BEING A SHE CAN GO BACK TO BEING A NURSES AID IN A NURSING HOME AND NURSES AID IN A NURSING HOME AND NURSES AID IN A NURSING HOME AND SHE'S NOT GOING TO INFECT OTHERS SHE'S NOT GOING TO INFECT OTHERS SHE'S NOT GOING TO INFECT OTHERS NOR IS SHE GOING TO BE INFECTED. NOR IS SHE GOING TO BE INFECTED. NOR IS SHE GOING TO BE INFECTED. I THINK WE NEED TO SETUP THE I THINK WE NEED TO SETUP THE I THINK WE NEED TO SETUP THE SAME SORT OF THING WE DO FOR SAME SORT OF THING WE DO FOR SAME SORT OF THING WE DO FOR IMMUNIZATION, OKAY WHO'S IMMUNE IMMUNIZATION, OKAY WHO'S IMMUNE IMMUNIZATION, OKAY WHO'S IMMUNE FOR COVID-19. FOR COVID-19. FOR COVID-19. AND THAT BEGINS TO SLOWLY LIFT AND THAT BEGINS TO SLOWLY LIFT AND THAT BEGINS TO SLOWLY LIFT IT OFF. IT OFF. IT OFF. >> HOW WILL YOU KNOW >> HOW WILL YOU KNOW >> HOW WILL YOU KNOW DEFINITIVELY WHO IS IMMUNE AND DEFINITIVELY WHO IS IMMUNE AND DEFINITIVELY WHO IS IMMUNE AND LET'S JUST SAY THE STRAIN HASN'T LET'S JUST SAY THE STRAIN HASN'T LET'S JUST SAY THE STRAIN HASN'T CHANGED IN SOME WAY AND THEY CHANGED IN SOME WAY AND THEY CHANGED IN SOME WAY AND THEY COULD GET IT AGAIN? COULD GET IT AGAIN? COULD GET IT AGAIN? >> SO, FIRST, IF SOMEBODY TESTS >> SO, FIRST, IF SOMEBODY TESTS >> SO, FIRST, IF SOMEBODY TESTS AND THEN THEY CLEAR, THEY'RE AND THEN THEY CLEAR, THEY'RE AND THEN THEY CLEAR, THEY'RE THOUGHT TO BE IMMUNE. THOUGHT TO BE IMMUNE. THOUGHT TO BE IMMUNE. AEKD THEIR ANTIBODY TESTS WHICH AEKD THEIR ANTIBODY TESTS WHICH AEKD THEIR ANTIBODY TESTS WHICH HAVE TO BE MADE BETTER, BUT HAVE TO BE MADE BETTER, BUT HAVE TO BE MADE BETTER, BUT ANTIBODY TESTS COULD EXPOSE AT ANTIBODY TESTS COULD EXPOSE AT ANTIBODY TESTS COULD EXPOSE AT THE TIME BUT IDEALLY BY THAT THE TIME BUT IDEALLY BY THAT THE TIME BUT IDEALLY BY THAT TIME WE HAVE A VACCINE. TIME WE HAVE A VACCINE. TIME WE HAVE A VACCINE. IF WE'RE TALKING THIS SEASON AND IF WE'RE TALKING THIS SEASON AND IF WE'RE TALKING THIS SEASON AND NEXT SEASON AND THE VACCINE NEXT SEASON AND THE VACCINE NEXT SEASON AND THE VACCINE COMES IN AS WE RELY UPON HERD COMES IN AS WE RELY UPON HERD COMES IN AS WE RELY UPON HERD IMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUAL IMMUNITY IMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUAL IMMUNITY IMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUAL IMMUNITY TO GET US TO THAT POINT. TO GET US TO THAT POINT. TO GET US TO THAT POINT. >> YOUR COLLEAGUE REPRESENTATIVE >> YOUR COLLEAGUE REPRESENTATIVE >> YOUR COLLEAGUE REPRESENTATIVE LIZ CHENEY SAY THERE'LL BE NO LIZ CHENEY SAY THERE'LL BE NO LIZ CHENEY SAY THERE'LL BE NO NORMALLY FUNCTIONING ECONOMY IF NORMALLY FUNCTIONING ECONOMY IF NORMALLY FUNCTIONING ECONOMY IF HOSPITALS ARE OVERWHELMED AND HOSPITALS ARE OVERWHELMED AND HOSPITALS ARE OVERWHELMED AND DOCTORS AND NURSES LAY DYING DOCTORS AND NURSES LAY DYING DOCTORS AND NURSES LAY DYING BECAUSE WE DO WHAT'S NECESSARY BECAUSE WE DO WHAT'S NECESSARY BECAUSE WE DO WHAT'S NECESSARY TO STOP THE VIRUS. TO STOP THE VIRUS. TO STOP THE VIRUS. COULDN'T LOOSENING RESTRICTIONS COULDN'T LOOSENING RESTRICTIONS COULDN'T LOOSENING RESTRICTIONS TOO SOON RISK CRIPPLING THE TOO SOON RISK CRIPPLING THE TOO SOON RISK CRIPPLING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM? HEALTH CARE SYSTEM? HEALTH CARE SYSTEM? >> WHAT YOU DO IN A COUNTRY AS >> WHAT YOU DO IN A COUNTRY AS >> WHAT YOU DO IN A COUNTRY AS BIG AS OURS KIND OF DEPENDS ON BIG AS OURS KIND OF DEPENDS ON BIG AS OURS KIND OF DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU ARE. WHERE YOU ARE. WHERE YOU ARE. DO I THINK YOU COULD DRIVE SHEEP DO I THINK YOU COULD DRIVE SHEEP DO I THINK YOU COULD DRIVE SHEEP OR CATTLE ACROSS MONTANA OR OR CATTLE ACROSS MONTANA OR OR CATTLE ACROSS MONTANA OR INDIANA? INDIANA? INDIANA? YEAH, YOU COULD PROBABLY SAFELY. YEAH, YOU COULD PROBABLY SAFELY. YEAH, YOU COULD PROBABLY SAFELY. IF YOU'RE IN NEW YORK OR NEW IF YOU'RE IN NEW YORK OR NEW IF YOU'RE IN NEW YORK OR NEW ORLEANS DO YOU NEED TO BE ORLEANS DO YOU NEED TO BE ORLEANS DO YOU NEED TO BE SOCIALLY DISTANCING, ABSOLUTELY. SOCIALLY DISTANCING, ABSOLUTELY. SOCIALLY DISTANCING, ABSOLUTELY. SO WEED TOO DO WHAT OTHER SO WEED TOO DO WHAT OTHER SO WEED TOO DO WHAT OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE DONE, FIND OUT COUNTRIES HAVE DONE, FIND OUT COUNTRIES HAVE DONE, FIND OUT WHERE OUR SPOT SPOTS ARE BUT WHERE OUR SPOT SPOTS ARE BUT WHERE OUR SPOT SPOTS ARE BUT RECOGNIZE SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE RECOGNIZE SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE RECOGNIZE SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE NATION IT WILL BE DIFFERENT. NATION IT WILL BE DIFFERENT. NATION IT WILL BE DIFFERENT. >> BUT MANY AMERICANS ARE >> BUT MANY AMERICANS ARE >> BUT MANY AMERICANS ARE ALREADY STRAPPED FOR CASH, SO ALREADY STRAPPED FOR CASH, SO ALREADY STRAPPED FOR CASH, SO WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO A SINGLE WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO A SINGLE WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO A SINGLE MOTHER IN BATTEN ROUGE RIGHT NOW MOTHER IN BATTEN ROUGE RIGHT NOW MOTHER IN BATTEN ROUGE RIGHT NOW WHO'S SUDDENLY OUT OF A JOB AND WHO'S SUDDENLY OUT OF A JOB AND WHO'S SUDDENLY OUT OF A JOB AND NOT SURE IF SHE CAN PAY RENT OR NOT SURE IF SHE CAN PAY RENT OR NOT SURE IF SHE CAN PAY RENT OR MAKE A CAR PAYMENT ON APRIL 1st MAKE A CAR PAYMENT ON APRIL 1st MAKE A CAR PAYMENT ON APRIL 1st EVEN IF THIS STIMULUS BILL IS EVEN IF THIS STIMULUS BILL IS EVEN IF THIS STIMULUS BILL IS PASSED? PASSED? PASSED? >> WE HAD A BIPARTISAN BILL IN >> WE HAD A BIPARTISAN BILL IN >> WE HAD A BIPARTISAN BILL IN WHICH A HUNDRED SENATORS WHICH A HUNDRED SENATORS WHICH A HUNDRED SENATORS PARTICIPATED THAT WAS READY TO PARTICIPATED THAT WAS READY TO PARTICIPATED THAT WAS READY TO BE SIGNED ON MONDAY. BE SIGNED ON MONDAY. BE SIGNED ON MONDAY. PELOSI AND SCHUMER BLEW IT UP PELOSI AND SCHUMER BLEW IT UP PELOSI AND SCHUMER BLEW IT UP HOPING TO USE THE REST OF THE HOPING TO USE THE REST OF THE HOPING TO USE THE REST OF THE PEOPLE AND MY SINGLE MOM IN PEOPLE AND MY SINGLE MOM IN PEOPLE AND MY SINGLE MOM IN BATTEN ROUGE IN ORDER TO EXTRACT BATTEN ROUGE IN ORDER TO EXTRACT BATTEN ROUGE IN ORDER TO EXTRACT MORE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION. MORE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION. MORE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION. THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND I'M BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND I'M BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND I'M ANGRY ABOUT IT. ANGRY ABOUT IT. ANGRY ABOUT IT. WHEN IT DOES PASS WE'RE GOING TO WHEN IT DOES PASS WE'RE GOING TO WHEN IT DOES PASS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO $1,200 CHECK FOR YOU, A HAVE TO $1,200 CHECK FOR YOU, A HAVE TO $1,200 CHECK FOR YOU, A $500 CHECK FOR YOUR CHILDREN TO $500 CHECK FOR YOUR CHILDREN TO $500 CHECK FOR YOUR CHILDREN TO HELP MAKE ENDS MEET AND HELP HELP MAKE ENDS MEET AND HELP HELP MAKE ENDS MEET AND HELP RETAIN YOU AS AN EMPLOYEE. RETAIN YOU AS AN EMPLOYEE. RETAIN YOU AS AN EMPLOYEE. AND WHATEVER SHE USES TO PAY AND WHATEVER SHE USES TO PAY AND WHATEVER SHE USES TO PAY YOUR WAGES WILL BE FORGIVEN FROM YOUR WAGES WILL BE FORGIVEN FROM YOUR WAGES WILL BE FORGIVEN FROM THE LOAN SHE GETS FROM SBA. THE LOAN SHE GETS FROM SBA. THE LOAN SHE GETS FROM SBA. THERE'S OTHER THINGS WE'RE THERE'S OTHER THINGS WE'RE THERE'S OTHER THINGS WE'RE DOING, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO TAKE DOING, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO TAKE DOING, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF THAT SINGLE MOM. CARE OF THAT SINGLE MOM. CARE OF THAT SINGLE MOM. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH SENATOR >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH SENATOR >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH SENATOR CASSIDY FOR YOUR TIME. CASSIDY FOR YOUR TIME. CASSIDY FOR YOUR TIME. WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING ON. WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING ON. WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING ON. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> WELL, THE ECONOMIC FALL OUT >> WELL, THE ECONOMIC FALL OUT >> WELL, THE ECONOMIC FALL OUT IS JUST BEGINNING. IS JUST BEGINNING. IS JUST BEGINNING. SO TOO IS THE CRISIS IN OUR SO TOO IS THE CRISIS IN OUR SO TOO IS THE CRISIS IN OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, AND THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, AND THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, AND THE UNIQUE DEVELOPMENT THAT THE UNIQUE DEVELOPMENT THAT THE UNIQUE DEVELOPMENT THAT THE VIRUS IS AFFECTING MORE YOUNG VIRUS IS AFFECTING MORE YOUNG VIRUS IS AFFECTING MORE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE U.S. THAN SEEN PEOPLE IN THE U.S. THAN SEEN PEOPLE IN THE U.S. THAN SEEN ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD. ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD. ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD. LOUISIANA AS WE JUST DISCUSSED LOUISIANA AS WE JUST DISCUSSED LOUISIANA AS WE JUST DISCUSSED NOW THE HOT SPOT. NOW THE HOT SPOT. NOW THE HOT SPOT. THREE WEEKS AFTER THOUSANDS THREE WEEKS AFTER THOUSANDS THREE WEEKS AFTER THOUSANDS DESCENDED ON NEW ORLEANS FOR DESCENDED ON NEW ORLEANS FOR DESCENDED ON NEW ORLEANS FOR MARDI GRAS. MARDI GRAS. MARDI GRAS. THIS REPORT TONIGHT. THIS REPORT TONIGHT. THIS REPORT TONIGHT. >> Reporter: TONIGHT THE VIRUS >> Reporter: TONIGHT THE VIRUS >> Reporter: TONIGHT THE VIRUS TAKING ITS TOLL. TAKING ITS TOLL. TAKING ITS TOLL. JESSICA JUST 34 YEARS OLD, ONE JESSICA JUST 34 YEARS OLD, ONE JESSICA JUST 34 YEARS OLD, ONE OF HUNDREDS TO DIE IN THE U.S. OF HUNDREDS TO DIE IN THE U.S. OF HUNDREDS TO DIE IN THE U.S. >> HE JUST HAD A LOT OF LOVE AND >> HE JUST HAD A LOT OF LOVE AND >> HE JUST HAD A LOT OF LOVE AND HUMOR AND COULD APPROACH AND HUMOR AND COULD APPROACH AND HUMOR AND COULD APPROACH AND TALK TO ANYBODY. TALK TO ANYBODY. TALK TO ANYBODY. >> HIS LOVED ONES SAY THE CANCER >> HIS LOVED ONES SAY THE CANCER >> HIS LOVED ONES SAY THE CANCER SURVIVOR WAS ON A VENTILATOR FOR SURVIVOR WAS ON A VENTILATOR FOR SURVIVOR WAS ON A VENTILATOR FOR FIVE DAYS BEFORE LOSING HIS FIVE DAYS BEFORE LOSING HIS FIVE DAYS BEFORE LOSING HIS BATTLE LATE LAST WEEK IN BATTLE LATE LAST WEEK IN BATTLE LATE LAST WEEK IN CALIFORNIA. CALIFORNIA. CALIFORNIA. THE DIRE WARNING NOW BEING THE DIRE WARNING NOW BEING THE DIRE WARNING NOW BEING SOUNDED IN LOUISIANA. SOUNDED IN LOUISIANA. SOUNDED IN LOUISIANA. CONFIRMED CASES TRIPLING SINCE CONFIRMED CASES TRIPLING SINCE CONFIRMED CASES TRIPLING SINCE FRIDAY TO ROUGHLY 1,400. FRIDAY TO ROUGHLY 1,400. FRIDAY TO ROUGHLY 1,400. >> DON'T GO OUT UNLESS YOU >> DON'T GO OUT UNLESS YOU >> DON'T GO OUT UNLESS YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO. ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO. ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO. THE VIRUS IS HERE AND EVERYONE THE VIRUS IS HERE AND EVERYONE THE VIRUS IS HERE AND EVERYONE NEEDS TO ACT AS IF THEY HAVE IT. NEEDS TO ACT AS IF THEY HAVE IT. NEEDS TO ACT AS IF THEY HAVE IT. >> Reporter: JUST FOUR WEEKS AGO >> Reporter: JUST FOUR WEEKS AGO >> Reporter: JUST FOUR WEEKS AGO THE ENTIRE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS THE ENTIRE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS THE ENTIRE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND THOUSANDS OF TOURISTS AND THOUSANDS OF TOURISTS AND THOUSANDS OF TOURISTS CELEBRATING MARDI GRAS. CELEBRATING MARDI GRAS. CELEBRATING MARDI GRAS. MANY NEEDING CRITICAL CARE. MANY NEEDING CRITICAL CARE. MANY NEEDING CRITICAL CARE. >> IT'S LIKE I'M STAYING AT THE >> IT'S LIKE I'M STAYING AT THE >> IT'S LIKE I'M STAYING AT THE SHORE AND WATCHING A TSUNAMI SHORE AND WATCHING A TSUNAMI SHORE AND WATCHING A TSUNAMI COMING IN BUT IT'S COMING IN AT COMING IN BUT IT'S COMING IN AT COMING IN BUT IT'S COMING IN AT A VERY SLOW PACE AND I'VE A VERY SLOW PACE AND I'VE A VERY SLOW PACE AND I'VE PREPARED BUT I KNOW IT'S GOING PREPARED BUT I KNOW IT'S GOING PREPARED BUT I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE COMING. TO BE COMING. TO BE COMING. >> Reporter: TONIGHT THOUSANDS >> Reporter: TONIGHT THOUSANDS >> Reporter: TONIGHT THOUSANDS WITH THE VIRUS UNDER QUARANTINE. WITH THE VIRUS UNDER QUARANTINE. WITH THE VIRUS UNDER QUARANTINE. AFTER REPORTING FROM THE NURSING AFTER REPORTING FROM THE NURSING AFTER REPORTING FROM THE NURSING HOME IN WASHINGTON STATE THAT HOME IN WASHINGTON STATE THAT HOME IN WASHINGTON STATE THAT WAS OVERRUN WITH CASES I BEGAN WAS OVERRUN WITH CASES I BEGAN WAS OVERRUN WITH CASES I BEGAN TO FEEL SYMPTOMS. TO FEEL SYMPTOMS. TO FEEL SYMPTOMS. MY BODY ACHED, I HAD CHILLS AND MY BODY ACHED, I HAD CHILLS AND MY BODY ACHED, I HAD CHILLS AND A HEADACHE. A HEADACHE. A HEADACHE. I TOOK THIS VIDEO IN THE I TOOK THIS VIDEO IN THE I TOOK THIS VIDEO IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM. EMERGENCY ROOM. EMERGENCY ROOM. >> HE JUST CAME BACK TO TELL ME >> HE JUST CAME BACK TO TELL ME >> HE JUST CAME BACK TO TELL ME I'M GOING TO BE TESTED. I'M GOING TO BE TESTED. I'M GOING TO BE TESTED. THOSE RESULTS ARE GOING TO TAKE THOSE RESULTS ARE GOING TO TAKE THOSE RESULTS ARE GOING TO TAKE 5 TO 7 DAYS. 5 TO 7 DAYS. 5 TO 7 DAYS. I THINK I'VE GOT A LOT OF I THINK I'VE GOT A LOT OF I THINK I'VE GOT A LOT OF QUARANTINE TIME AHEAD. QUARANTINE TIME AHEAD. QUARANTINE TIME AHEAD. >> Reporter: BY THE TIME I HAD >> Reporter: BY THE TIME I HAD >> Reporter: BY THE TIME I HAD RECEIVED MY POSITIVE TEST RECEIVED MY POSITIVE TEST RECEIVED MY POSITIVE TEST RESULTS MY SYMPTOMS HAD MOSTLY RESULTS MY SYMPTOMS HAD MOSTLY RESULTS MY SYMPTOMS HAD MOSTLY FADED. FADED. FADED. 29-YEAR-OLD MATT ROBINSON SPENT 29-YEAR-OLD MATT ROBINSON SPENT 29-YEAR-OLD MATT ROBINSON SPENT 2 WEEKS IN THE HOSPITAL. 2 WEEKS IN THE HOSPITAL. 2 WEEKS IN THE HOSPITAL. AT TIMES UNCONSCIOUS AND A AT TIMES UNCONSCIOUS AND A AT TIMES UNCONSCIOUS AND A VENTILATOR. VENTILATOR. VENTILATOR. HE'S NOW REBOUNDING, DOING HE'S NOW REBOUNDING, DOING HE'S NOW REBOUNDING, DOING PHYSICAL THERAPY TO REGAIN HIS PHYSICAL THERAPY TO REGAIN HIS PHYSICAL THERAPY TO REGAIN HIS STRENGTH. STRENGTH. STRENGTH. >> THE CASE COULD HAVE BEEN MORE >> THE CASE COULD HAVE BEEN MORE >> THE CASE COULD HAVE BEEN MORE TRAGIC AND THERE WAS A CHANCE I TRAGIC AND THERE WAS A CHANCE I TRAGIC AND THERE WAS A CHANCE I COULD HAVE NOT MADE IT THROUGH COULD HAVE NOT MADE IT THROUGH COULD HAVE NOT MADE IT THROUGH THIS. THIS. THIS. >> AND OUR THANKS TO KALEY. >> AND OUR THANKS TO KALEY. >> AND OUR THANKS TO KALEY. WHEN WE COME BACK A UNIVERSITY WHEN WE COME BACK A UNIVERSITY WHEN WE COME BACK A UNIVERSITY OPENING ITS DOORS TO STUDENTS OPENING ITS DOORS TO STUDENTS OPENING ITS DOORS TO STUDENTS DESPITE THE RISE IN CORONAVIRUS DESPITE THE RISE IN CORONAVIRUS DESPITE THE RISE IN CORONAVIRUS CASES. CASES. CASES. >>> THE OLYMPICS NOW POSTPONED. >>> THE OLYMPICS NOW POSTPONED. >>> THE OLYMPICS NOW POSTPONED. THE WORLDWIDE REACTION IS THE WORLDWIDE REACTION IS THE WORLDWIDE REACTION IS POURING IN. POURING IN. POURING IN. AND LATER IN THE SHOW, TWO AND LATER IN THE SHOW, TWO AND LATER IN THE SHOW, TWO NATIONS, TWO VERY DIFFERENT NATIONS, TWO VERY DIFFERENT NATIONS, TWO VERY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES. EXPERIENCES. EXPERIENCES. SOUTH KOREA AND THE UNITED SOUTH KOREA AND THE UNITED SOUTH KOREA AND THE UNITED STATES BOTH HAD THEIR FIRST STATES BOTH HAD THEIR FIRST STATES BOTH HAD THEIR FIRST COVID-19 INFECTION ON THE SAME COVID-19 INFECTION ON THE SAME COVID-19 INFECTION ON THE SAME DAY. DAY. DAY. SO WHY ARE CASES IN SOUTH KOREA SO WHY ARE CASES IN SOUTH KOREA SO WHY ARE CASES IN SOUTH KOREA NOT SPIKING LIKE THEY ARE HERE? NOT SPIKING LIKE THEY ARE HERE? NOT SPIKING LIKE THEY ARE HERE? WE'LL TAKE AN IN-DEPTH LOOK. WE'LL TAKE AN IN-DEPTH LOOK. WE'LL TAKE AN IN-DEPTH LOOK. BUT FIRST, A MISSED BUS OF THE BUT FIRST, A MISSED BUS OF THE BUT FIRST, A MISSED BUS OF THE DAY. DAY. DAY. IS IT SAFE TO ORDER IN? >>> WELCOME BACK. >>> WELCOME BACK. >>> WELCOME BACK. WHILE MANY COLLEGES AND WHILE MANY COLLEGES AND WHILE MANY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES CLOSED FOR THE UNIVERSITIES CLOSED FOR THE UNIVERSITIES CLOSED FOR THE SEMESTER BECAUSE OF THE SEMESTER BECAUSE OF THE SEMESTER BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS, LIBERTY UNIVERSITY CORONAVIRUS, LIBERTY UNIVERSITY CORONAVIRUS, LIBERTY UNIVERSITY IN LYNCHBERING, VIRGINIA, IS IN LYNCHBERING, VIRGINIA, IS IN LYNCHBERING, VIRGINIA, IS WELCOMING STUDENTS BACK WHO'D WELCOMING STUDENTS BACK WHO'D WELCOMING STUDENTS BACK WHO'D LIKE TO RETURN TO CAMPUS WHILE LIKE TO RETURN TO CAMPUS WHILE LIKE TO RETURN TO CAMPUS WHILE CLASSES ARE STILL CONDUCTED CLASSES ARE STILL CONDUCTED CLASSES ARE STILL CONDUCTED ONLINE. ONLINE. ONLINE. THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT JOINS THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT JOINS THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT JOINS US NOW FOR MORE ON HIS SCHOOL'S US NOW FOR MORE ON HIS SCHOOL'S US NOW FOR MORE ON HIS SCHOOL'S RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC. RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC. RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC. JERRY, THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING JERRY, THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING JERRY, THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. HERE. HERE. >> GOOD TO BE HERE. >> GOOD TO BE HERE. >> GOOD TO BE HERE. >> THIS WEEK IN A STATEMENT YOU >> THIS WEEK IN A STATEMENT YOU >> THIS WEEK IN A STATEMENT YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO, QUOTE, GET SAID YOU WANTED TO, QUOTE, GET SAID YOU WANTED TO, QUOTE, GET THEM BACK AS SOON AS WE CAN, THEM BACK AS SOON AS WE CAN, THEM BACK AS SOON AS WE CAN, REFERRING TO STUDENTS WHO WANT REFERRING TO STUDENTS WHO WANT REFERRING TO STUDENTS WHO WANT TO COME BACK AND LIVE ON CAMPUS TO COME BACK AND LIVE ON CAMPUS TO COME BACK AND LIVE ON CAMPUS AND YOU SAID THAT COULD BE AND YOU SAID THAT COULD BE AND YOU SAID THAT COULD BE ANYWHERE FROM A FEW HUNDRED TO A ANYWHERE FROM A FEW HUNDRED TO A ANYWHERE FROM A FEW HUNDRED TO A THOUSAND STUDENTS LIVING IN THOUSAND STUDENTS LIVING IN THOUSAND STUDENTS LIVING IN DORMS. DORMS. DORMS. WHY ARE YOU WELCOMING THEM BACK WHY ARE YOU WELCOMING THEM BACK WHY ARE YOU WELCOMING THEM BACK IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC? IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC? IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC? >> WE HAVE ABOUT 15,500 RESIDENT >> WE HAVE ABOUT 15,500 RESIDENT >> WE HAVE ABOUT 15,500 RESIDENT STUDENTS, ABOUT 500,000 ONLINE STUDENTS, ABOUT 500,000 ONLINE STUDENTS, ABOUT 500,000 ONLINE STUDENTS AROUND THE WORLD, STUDENTS AROUND THE WORLD, STUDENTS AROUND THE WORLD, AROUND THE COUNTRY. AROUND THE COUNTRY. AROUND THE COUNTRY. AND WE HAD ABOUT 1,000 TO 2,000 AND WE HAD ABOUT 1,000 TO 2,000 AND WE HAD ABOUT 1,000 TO 2,000 COME BACK TO LIVE IN THE DORMS, COME BACK TO LIVE IN THE DORMS, COME BACK TO LIVE IN THE DORMS, BUT WE CONVERTED ALL OF OUR BUT WE CONVERTED ALL OF OUR BUT WE CONVERTED ALL OF OUR ACADEMICS TO ONLINE DELIVERY. ACADEMICS TO ONLINE DELIVERY. ACADEMICS TO ONLINE DELIVERY. WE HAVE EXPERIENCE -- WE STARTED WE HAVE EXPERIENCE -- WE STARTED WE HAVE EXPERIENCE -- WE STARTED PERFECTING THE PROGRAM IN 1985, PERFECTING THE PROGRAM IN 1985, PERFECTING THE PROGRAM IN 1985, SO WE'RE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO SO WE'RE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO SO WE'RE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY IN THAT WAY SERVE THE COMMUNITY IN THAT WAY SERVE THE COMMUNITY IN THAT WAY WHERE MOST UNIVERSITIES ARE NOT. WHERE MOST UNIVERSITIES ARE NOT. WHERE MOST UNIVERSITIES ARE NOT. THEY'RE SORT OF STUMBLING AROUND THEY'RE SORT OF STUMBLING AROUND THEY'RE SORT OF STUMBLING AROUND TRYING TO CREATE SOME SORT OF TRYING TO CREATE SOME SORT OF TRYING TO CREATE SOME SORT OF ONLINE PROGRAM FROM SCRATCH. ONLINE PROGRAM FROM SCRATCH. ONLINE PROGRAM FROM SCRATCH. BUT WE HAVE SOMETHING CALLED BUT WE HAVE SOMETHING CALLED BUT WE HAVE SOMETHING CALLED MICROSOFT TEAMS SOFTWARE. MICROSOFT TEAMS SOFTWARE. MICROSOFT TEAMS SOFTWARE. STUDENTS CAN ACTUALLY BE SITTING STUDENTS CAN ACTUALLY BE SITTING STUDENTS CAN ACTUALLY BE SITTING AND LOOKING AT THEIR COMPUTER AND LOOKING AT THEIR COMPUTER AND LOOKING AT THEIR COMPUTER AND TALK TO ALL THE OTHER AND TALK TO ALL THE OTHER AND TALK TO ALL THE OTHER STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM. STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM. STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM. TEACHERS AND TEACHING FROM HOME. TEACHERS AND TEACHING FROM HOME. TEACHERS AND TEACHING FROM HOME. AND THE DORMS, THE FEW THAT DID AND THE DORMS, THE FEW THAT DID AND THE DORMS, THE FEW THAT DID COME BACK IS A FRACTION OF HOW COME BACK IS A FRACTION OF HOW COME BACK IS A FRACTION OF HOW MANY WE USUALLY HAVE HERE. MANY WE USUALLY HAVE HERE. MANY WE USUALLY HAVE HERE. IT'S MORE LIKE AN APARTMENT IT'S MORE LIKE AN APARTMENT IT'S MORE LIKE AN APARTMENT COMPLEX NOW WITH ALL THE COMPLEX NOW WITH ALL THE COMPLEX NOW WITH ALL THE RESTAURANTS ON CAMPUS DOING TAKE RESTAURANTS ON CAMPUS DOING TAKE RESTAURANTS ON CAMPUS DOING TAKE OUT, ONLY, SO WE EMPHASIZE OUT, ONLY, SO WE EMPHASIZE OUT, ONLY, SO WE EMPHASIZE SAFETY FIRST. SAFETY FIRST. SAFETY FIRST. WE ARE CLEANING SURFACES EVERY WE ARE CLEANING SURFACES EVERY WE ARE CLEANING SURFACES EVERY HOUR. HOUR. HOUR. AND WE INCREASE POLICE AND WE INCREASE POLICE AND WE INCREASE POLICE PROTECTION ON CAMPUS. PROTECTION ON CAMPUS. PROTECTION ON CAMPUS. WE'VE TAKEN OTHER MEASURES THAT WE'VE TAKEN OTHER MEASURES THAT WE'VE TAKEN OTHER MEASURES THAT MAKE IT 100% SAFE FOR OUR MAKE IT 100% SAFE FOR OUR MAKE IT 100% SAFE FOR OUR STUDENTS. STUDENTS. STUDENTS. BUT WE HAVE ABOUT 750 BUT WE HAVE ABOUT 750 BUT WE HAVE ABOUT 750 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WHO HAVE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WHO HAVE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WHO HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE. NO ALTERNATIVE. NO ALTERNATIVE. THEY COULDN'T GO BACK TO THEIR THEY COULDN'T GO BACK TO THEIR THEY COULDN'T GO BACK TO THEIR COUNTRIES, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF COUNTRIES, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF COUNTRIES, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF STUDENTS WHO REALLY HAVE NOWHERE STUDENTS WHO REALLY HAVE NOWHERE STUDENTS WHO REALLY HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO GO BUT THEIR DORM ROOMS ELSE TO GO BUT THEIR DORM ROOMS ELSE TO GO BUT THEIR DORM ROOMS AND SO WE DIDN'T WANT TO DEL AND SO WE DIDN'T WANT TO DEL AND SO WE DIDN'T WANT TO DEL THEM NO AND SEND THE PROBLEM OFF THEM NO AND SEND THE PROBLEM OFF THEM NO AND SEND THE PROBLEM OFF ON SOMEBODY ELSE. ON SOMEBODY ELSE. ON SOMEBODY ELSE. FIRST THE PROBLEM OFF ON FIRST THE PROBLEM OFF ON FIRST THE PROBLEM OFF ON SOMEBODY ELSE SO WE SAID YES YOU SOMEBODY ELSE SO WE SAID YES YOU SOMEBODY ELSE SO WE SAID YES YOU COULD COME BACK BUT HERE'S THE COULD COME BACK BUT HERE'S THE COULD COME BACK BUT HERE'S THE RULES, SOCIAL DISTANCING. RULES, SOCIAL DISTANCING. RULES, SOCIAL DISTANCING. EVERY OTHER CHAIR HAS A SIGN EVERY OTHER CHAIR HAS A SIGN EVERY OTHER CHAIR HAS A SIGN THAT SAYS DON'T SIT NEXT TO THE THAT SAYS DON'T SIT NEXT TO THE THAT SAYS DON'T SIT NEXT TO THE PERSON THAT MIGHT BE NEXT TO PERSON THAT MIGHT BE NEXT TO PERSON THAT MIGHT BE NEXT TO YOU. YOU. YOU. LEAVE A SPACE BETWEEN. LEAVE A SPACE BETWEEN. LEAVE A SPACE BETWEEN. WE HAVE EVERY THIRD COMPUTER WE HAVE EVERY THIRD COMPUTER WE HAVE EVERY THIRD COMPUTER WORKING IN THE COMPUTER LABS. WORKING IN THE COMPUTER LABS. WORKING IN THE COMPUTER LABS. THE REST DON'T WORK SO THEY THE REST DON'T WORK SO THEY THE REST DON'T WORK SO THEY CAN'T GET CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. CAN'T GET CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. CAN'T GET CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. AND SO WE'VE TAKEN ALL THE AND SO WE'VE TAKEN ALL THE AND SO WE'VE TAKEN ALL THE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES, AND ALL PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES, AND ALL PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES, AND ALL THE STUDENTS LOVE IT. THE STUDENTS LOVE IT. THE STUDENTS LOVE IT. THE ONLINE PROGRAM BECAUSE OF THE ONLINE PROGRAM BECAUSE OF THE ONLINE PROGRAM BECAUSE OF OUR DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IS OUR DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IS OUR DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IS PERFECTING BEAUTIFULLY. PERFECTING BEAUTIFULLY. PERFECTING BEAUTIFULLY. AND MY STAFF IS JUST TO BE AND MY STAFF IS JUST TO BE AND MY STAFF IS JUST TO BE CONGRATULATED. CONGRATULATED. CONGRATULATED. THEY'VE SPENT AT LEAST 3,200 MAN THEY'VE SPENT AT LEAST 3,200 MAN THEY'VE SPENT AT LEAST 3,200 MAN HOURS IN THE LAST WEEK HOURS IN THE LAST WEEK HOURS IN THE LAST WEEK CONVERTING OVER AND A LOT OF CONVERTING OVER AND A LOT OF CONVERTING OVER AND A LOT OF UNIVERSITIES ARE GOING TO HAVE UNIVERSITIES ARE GOING TO HAVE UNIVERSITIES ARE GOING TO HAVE TO FOLLOW OUR LEAD. TO FOLLOW OUR LEAD. TO FOLLOW OUR LEAD. IVY LEAGUES HAVE REFUSED MANY OF IVY LEAGUES HAVE REFUSED MANY OF IVY LEAGUES HAVE REFUSED MANY OF THEM TO EMBRACE ONLINE, AND WE THEM TO EMBRACE ONLINE, AND WE THEM TO EMBRACE ONLINE, AND WE THINK THE FUTURE IS ONLINE, AND THINK THE FUTURE IS ONLINE, AND THINK THE FUTURE IS ONLINE, AND WE THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE WE THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE WE THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE PANDEMICS LIKE THIS IN THE PANDEMICS LIKE THIS IN THE PANDEMICS LIKE THIS IN THE FUTURE -- FUTURE -- FUTURE -- >> LET ME JUST INTERRUPT YOU FOR >> LET ME JUST INTERRUPT YOU FOR >> LET ME JUST INTERRUPT YOU FOR ONE SECOND, SIR, I'M JUST TRYING ONE SECOND, SIR, I'M JUST TRYING ONE SECOND, SIR, I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE A DISTINCTION IN YOUR TO MAKE A DISTINCTION IN YOUR TO MAKE A DISTINCTION IN YOUR MESSAGING HERE. MESSAGING HERE. MESSAGING HERE. ARE YOU SAYING YOU'RE WELCOME TO ARE YOU SAYING YOU'RE WELCOME TO ARE YOU SAYING YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME BACK IF NEED BE, IF COME BACK IF NEED BE, IF COME BACK IF NEED BE, IF NECESSITY WARRANTS THAT, OR ARE NECESSITY WARRANTS THAT, OR ARE NECESSITY WARRANTS THAT, OR ARE YOU SAYING, HEY, WE'RE BACK OPEN YOU SAYING, HEY, WE'RE BACK OPEN YOU SAYING, HEY, WE'RE BACK OPEN FOR BUSINESS, WELCOME BACK? FOR BUSINESS, WELCOME BACK? FOR BUSINESS, WELCOME BACK? >> ONLY ABOUT 1,000 TO 2,000 OF >> ONLY ABOUT 1,000 TO 2,000 OF >> ONLY ABOUT 1,000 TO 2,000 OF THE 15,500 CAME BACK, AND SOME THE 15,500 CAME BACK, AND SOME THE 15,500 CAME BACK, AND SOME OF THOSE ARE GOING BACK HOME TO OF THOSE ARE GOING BACK HOME TO OF THOSE ARE GOING BACK HOME TO STUDY ONLINE. STUDY ONLINE. STUDY ONLINE. SO WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THE SO WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THE SO WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THE NUMBER WILL SHAKEOUT, BUT IT WAS NUMBER WILL SHAKEOUT, BUT IT WAS NUMBER WILL SHAKEOUT, BUT IT WAS JUST AN ACCOMMODATION AND WE JUST AN ACCOMMODATION AND WE JUST AN ACCOMMODATION AND WE REALLY BELIEVE -- REALLY BELIEVE -- REALLY BELIEVE -- >> SO YOU'RE SAYING IF YOU NEED >> SO YOU'RE SAYING IF YOU NEED >> SO YOU'RE SAYING IF YOU NEED TO, IF YOU HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO TO, IF YOU HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO TO, IF YOU HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO GO COME BACK. GO COME BACK. GO COME BACK. I THINK THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM I THINK THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM I THINK THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM WE'RE OPEN FOR BUSINESS, COME WE'RE OPEN FOR BUSINESS, COME WE'RE OPEN FOR BUSINESS, COME BACK TO CLASS, TEACHERS ARE BACK TO CLASS, TEACHERS ARE BACK TO CLASS, TEACHERS ARE HERE? HERE? HERE? >> WE HAVE TEACHERS WORKING FROM >> WE HAVE TEACHERS WORKING FROM >> WE HAVE TEACHERS WORKING FROM HOME, DOING THE LECTURES FROM HOME, DOING THE LECTURES FROM HOME, DOING THE LECTURES FROM HOME ON THIS SPECIAL SOFTWARE, HOME ON THIS SPECIAL SOFTWARE, HOME ON THIS SPECIAL SOFTWARE, AND WE HAVE -- WE HAVE ONLY AND WE HAVE -- WE HAVE ONLY AND WE HAVE -- WE HAVE ONLY ESSENTIAL STAFF ON CAMPUS THAT ESSENTIAL STAFF ON CAMPUS THAT ESSENTIAL STAFF ON CAMPUS THAT ARE CLEANING STAFF, FOOD ARE CLEANING STAFF, FOOD ARE CLEANING STAFF, FOOD PREPARERS, SECURITY. PREPARERS, SECURITY. PREPARERS, SECURITY. AND WE'RE TRYING TO PUT AS MANY AND WE'RE TRYING TO PUT AS MANY AND WE'RE TRYING TO PUT AS MANY PEOPLE IN THE BACK OFFICES AT PEOPLE IN THE BACK OFFICES AT PEOPLE IN THE BACK OFFICES AT HOME TO WORK AS WELL. HOME TO WORK AS WELL. HOME TO WORK AS WELL. SO IT'S -- IT'S A DIFFERENT SO IT'S -- IT'S A DIFFERENT SO IT'S -- IT'S A DIFFERENT WORLD, AND IT'S -- BUT THESE WORLD, AND IT'S -- BUT THESE WORLD, AND IT'S -- BUT THESE THINGS CAN HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. THINGS CAN HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. THINGS CAN HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. AND I REALLY THINK THAT ONLINE AND I REALLY THINK THAT ONLINE AND I REALLY THINK THAT ONLINE EDUCATION IS THE WAY TO KEEP EDUCATION IS THE WAY TO KEEP EDUCATION IS THE WAY TO KEEP EDUCATION SAFE WHEN SOMETHING EDUCATION SAFE WHEN SOMETHING EDUCATION SAFE WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS. LIKE THIS HAPPENS. LIKE THIS HAPPENS. >> I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND >> I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND >> I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND BECAUSE ON THE WEBSITE IT SAYS BECAUSE ON THE WEBSITE IT SAYS BECAUSE ON THE WEBSITE IT SAYS THE FACULTY AND STAFF SHOULD THE FACULTY AND STAFF SHOULD THE FACULTY AND STAFF SHOULD REPORT TO WORK AS NORMAL REPORT TO WORK AS NORMAL REPORT TO WORK AS NORMAL ALTHOUGH CLASSES ARE BEING ALTHOUGH CLASSES ARE BEING ALTHOUGH CLASSES ARE BEING CONDUCTED ONLINE. CONDUCTED ONLINE. CONDUCTED ONLINE. SO ONE PROFESSOR WROTE AN OP-ED SO ONE PROFESSOR WROTE AN OP-ED SO ONE PROFESSOR WROTE AN OP-ED IN "THE WASHINGTON POST" IN "THE WASHINGTON POST" IN "THE WASHINGTON POST" YESTERDAY SAYING IT'S TIME FOR YESTERDAY SAYING IT'S TIME FOR YESTERDAY SAYING IT'S TIME FOR THE LIBERTY BOARD TO STOP YOU THE LIBERTY BOARD TO STOP YOU THE LIBERTY BOARD TO STOP YOU AND SHUT THE CAMPUS DOWN BEFORE AND SHUT THE CAMPUS DOWN BEFORE AND SHUT THE CAMPUS DOWN BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. IT'S TOO LATE. IT'S TOO LATE. WHAT'S YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT? WHAT'S YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT? WHAT'S YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT? >> THAT PROFESSOR HAD NO FACTS. >> THAT PROFESSOR HAD NO FACTS. >> THAT PROFESSOR HAD NO FACTS. SHE HAD NO IDEA ALL THE CHANGES SHE HAD NO IDEA ALL THE CHANGES SHE HAD NO IDEA ALL THE CHANGES WE HAD MADE, AND SHE WROTE THAT WE HAD MADE, AND SHE WROTE THAT WE HAD MADE, AND SHE WROTE THAT PIECE BEFORE WE RELEASED THE NEW PIECE BEFORE WE RELEASED THE NEW PIECE BEFORE WE RELEASED THE NEW POLICIES AND ALL THE NEW POLICIES AND ALL THE NEW POLICIES AND ALL THE NEW PROCEDURES. PROCEDURES. PROCEDURES. AND SO I'M SURE SHE'S A LITTLE AND SO I'M SURE SHE'S A LITTLE AND SO I'M SURE SHE'S A LITTLE EMBARRASSED NOW, BUT WE ARE EMBARRASSED NOW, BUT WE ARE EMBARRASSED NOW, BUT WE ARE LETTING ALL THE FACULTY ARE LETTING ALL THE FACULTY ARE LETTING ALL THE FACULTY ARE TEACHING ONLINE FROM THEIR TEACHING ONLINE FROM THEIR TEACHING ONLINE FROM THEIR HOMES. HOMES. HOMES. IT'S THEIR CHOICE. IT'S THEIR CHOICE. IT'S THEIR CHOICE. IF THEY FEEL THEY'RE AT RISK IF THEY FEEL THEY'RE AT RISK IF THEY FEEL THEY'RE AT RISK THEY DON'T HAVE TO COME INTO THE THEY DON'T HAVE TO COME INTO THE THEY DON'T HAVE TO COME INTO THE OFFICE AND COUNSEL THE STUDENTS OFFICE AND COUNSEL THE STUDENTS OFFICE AND COUNSEL THE STUDENTS AND SO WE'RE TAKING THEIR WORD AND SO WE'RE TAKING THEIR WORD AND SO WE'RE TAKING THEIR WORD FOR IT. FOR IT. FOR IT. IT WAS JUSTIN ERRONEOUS IT WAS JUSTIN ERRONEOUS IT WAS JUSTIN ERRONEOUS EDITORIAL, BUT WE'RE OPERATING EDITORIAL, BUT WE'RE OPERATING EDITORIAL, BUT WE'RE OPERATING LIKE ANY OTHER COLLEGE IN THE LIKE ANY OTHER COLLEGE IN THE LIKE ANY OTHER COLLEGE IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, ABIDING BY STATE OF VIRGINIA, ABIDING BY STATE OF VIRGINIA, ABIDING BY ALL THE GOVERNORS ORDERS TO THE ALL THE GOVERNORS ORDERS TO THE ALL THE GOVERNORS ORDERS TO THE LETTER OF THE LAW. LETTER OF THE LAW. LETTER OF THE LAW. AND ALL THE CAMPUSES HAVE HAD AND ALL THE CAMPUSES HAVE HAD AND ALL THE CAMPUSES HAVE HAD STUDENTS WHO HAD NO CHIES. STUDENTS WHO HAD NO CHIES. STUDENTS WHO HAD NO CHIES. WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING DIFFERENT THAN ANY OF THOSE DIFFERENT THAN ANY OF THOSE DIFFERENT THAN ANY OF THOSE COLLEGES AND LIKE I SAID WE'RE COLLEGES AND LIKE I SAID WE'RE COLLEGES AND LIKE I SAID WE'RE LIKE AN APARTMENT COMPLEX AND AN LIKE AN APARTMENT COMPLEX AND AN LIKE AN APARTMENT COMPLEX AND AN ONLINE UNIVERSITY. ONLINE UNIVERSITY. ONLINE UNIVERSITY. THE UNIVERSITY IS NOT THE THE UNIVERSITY IS NOT THE THE UNIVERSITY IS NOT THE APARTMENT COMLEX ANYMORE. APARTMENT COMLEX ANYMORE. APARTMENT COMLEX ANYMORE. IT'S SEPARATE. IT'S SEPARATE. IT'S SEPARATE. >> AND WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME >> AND WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME >> AND WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME SO I HATE TO INTERRUPT YOU. SO I HATE TO INTERRUPT YOU. SO I HATE TO INTERRUPT YOU. I WANT TO GET LAST QUESTION INTO I WANT TO GET LAST QUESTION INTO I WANT TO GET LAST QUESTION INTO YOU. YOU. YOU. LAST WEEK YOU SAID THE MEDIA IS LAST WEEK YOU SAID THE MEDIA IS LAST WEEK YOU SAID THE MEDIA IS FANNING OUT THE CORONAVIRUS TO FANNING OUT THE CORONAVIRUS TO FANNING OUT THE CORONAVIRUS TO DESTROY THE AMERICAN ECONOMY AND DESTROY THE AMERICAN ECONOMY AND DESTROY THE AMERICAN ECONOMY AND HURT PRESIDENT TRUMP. HURT PRESIDENT TRUMP. HURT PRESIDENT TRUMP. DO YOU STILL FEEL THE VIRUS IS DO YOU STILL FEEL THE VIRUS IS DO YOU STILL FEEL THE VIRUS IS HURTING THE ECONOMY MORE THAN IT HURTING THE ECONOMY MORE THAN IT HURTING THE ECONOMY MORE THAN IT IS PEOPLE? IS PEOPLE? IS PEOPLE? >> YEAH, I THINK IT'S A VERY >> YEAH, I THINK IT'S A VERY >> YEAH, I THINK IT'S A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION AND I THINK WE SERIOUS SITUATION AND I THINK WE SERIOUS SITUATION AND I THINK WE ALL HAVE TO TAKE -- I THINK THE ALL HAVE TO TAKE -- I THINK THE ALL HAVE TO TAKE -- I THINK THE PRESIDENT'S DOING A WONDERFUL PRESIDENT'S DOING A WONDERFUL PRESIDENT'S DOING A WONDERFUL JOB OF MANAGING IT LIKE A CEO -- JOB OF MANAGING IT LIKE A CEO -- JOB OF MANAGING IT LIKE A CEO -- LIKE YOU WOULD EXPECT A CEO TO LIKE YOU WOULD EXPECT A CEO TO LIKE YOU WOULD EXPECT A CEO TO DO. DO. DO. AND I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE AND I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE AND I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE ALL HAVE TO TAKE SERIOUSLY. ALL HAVE TO TAKE SERIOUSLY. ALL HAVE TO TAKE SERIOUSLY. BUT IT'S NOT BEING LIKE THE BUT IT'S NOT BEING LIKE THE BUT IT'S NOT BEING LIKE THE SWINE FLU, H1N1 LIKE PRESIDENT SWINE FLU, H1N1 LIKE PRESIDENT SWINE FLU, H1N1 LIKE PRESIDENT OBAMA WHERE MANY MORE DIED AND OBAMA WHERE MANY MORE DIED AND OBAMA WHERE MANY MORE DIED AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS REFERRING TO. THAT'S WHAT I WAS REFERRING TO. THAT'S WHAT I WAS REFERRING TO. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME COMING ON. COMING ON. COMING ON. WE APPRECIATE IT. WE APPRECIATE IT. WE APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> AND NOW LET'S BRING IN >> AND NOW LET'S BRING IN >> AND NOW LET'S BRING IN DOCTOR -- THANK YOU FOR JOINING DOCTOR -- THANK YOU FOR JOINING DOCTOR -- THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. US. US. FIRST I WANT TO ASK YOU WHAT ARE FIRST I WANT TO ASK YOU WHAT ARE FIRST I WANT TO ASK YOU WHAT ARE YOU SEEING IN YOUR ER AND ARE YOU SEEING IN YOUR ER AND ARE YOU SEEING IN YOUR ER AND ARE THERE ENOUGH BEDS AND THERE ENOUGH BEDS AND THERE ENOUGH BEDS AND RESPIRATORS FOR YOUR PATIENTS RESPIRATORS FOR YOUR PATIENTS RESPIRATORS FOR YOUR PATIENTS WHO YOU SUSPECT HAVE COVID-19? WHO YOU SUSPECT HAVE COVID-19? WHO YOU SUSPECT HAVE COVID-19? >> ACTUALLY THE ER IS REALLY >> ACTUALLY THE ER IS REALLY >> ACTUALLY THE ER IS REALLY HECTIC RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE KEEP HECTIC RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE KEEP HECTIC RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE KEEP GETTING MORE PATIENTS AND MORE GETTING MORE PATIENTS AND MORE GETTING MORE PATIENTS AND MORE PATIENTS. PATIENTS. PATIENTS. AND NOW SO, YEAH, WE ARE RUNNING AND NOW SO, YEAH, WE ARE RUNNING AND NOW SO, YEAH, WE ARE RUNNING TIGHT IN TERMS OF VENTILATORS TIGHT IN TERMS OF VENTILATORS TIGHT IN TERMS OF VENTILATORS AND ISOLATION ROOMS, BEDS FOR AND ISOLATION ROOMS, BEDS FOR AND ISOLATION ROOMS, BEDS FOR THE PATIENTS. THE PATIENTS. THE PATIENTS. WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO CHANGE WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO CHANGE WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO CHANGE THE STRUCTURES OF THE TEAMS, THE STRUCTURES OF THE TEAMS, THE STRUCTURES OF THE TEAMS, CREATING NEW TEAMS, CREATING A CREATING NEW TEAMS, CREATING A CREATING NEW TEAMS, CREATING A NEW COVID ICU UNIT, CREATING A NEW COVID ICU UNIT, CREATING A NEW COVID ICU UNIT, CREATING A NEW WARD FOR ISOLATION. NEW WARD FOR ISOLATION. NEW WARD FOR ISOLATION. BUT WE'RE STILL VERY TIGHT, AND BUT WE'RE STILL VERY TIGHT, AND BUT WE'RE STILL VERY TIGHT, AND WE NEED MORE SUPPLIES. WE NEED MORE SUPPLIES. WE NEED MORE SUPPLIES. >> IF YOU COULD JUST WAVE A >> IF YOU COULD JUST WAVE A >> IF YOU COULD JUST WAVE A MAGIC WAND, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY MAGIC WAND, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY MAGIC WAND, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY YOUR HOSPITAL STILL NEEDS TO YOUR HOSPITAL STILL NEEDS TO YOUR HOSPITAL STILL NEEDS TO FULLY SERVE YOUR PATIENTS AND FULLY SERVE YOUR PATIENTS AND FULLY SERVE YOUR PATIENTS AND DOES YOUR STAFF HAVE THE DOES YOUR STAFF HAVE THE DOES YOUR STAFF HAVE THE CRITICAL PROTECTION YOU NEED, CRITICAL PROTECTION YOU NEED, CRITICAL PROTECTION YOU NEED, AND ARE YOU BRACING FOR AND ARE YOU BRACING FOR AND ARE YOU BRACING FOR SHORTAGES? SHORTAGES? SHORTAGES? >> SO I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A >> SO I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A >> SO I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A NATIONAL SHORTAGE IN TERMS OF NATIONAL SHORTAGE IN TERMS OF NATIONAL SHORTAGE IN TERMS OF PPE, BUT I CANNOT EMPHASIZE PPE, BUT I CANNOT EMPHASIZE PPE, BUT I CANNOT EMPHASIZE ENOUGH ON HOW IMPORTANT THIS PPE ENOUGH ON HOW IMPORTANT THIS PPE ENOUGH ON HOW IMPORTANT THIS PPE IS TO DOCTORS AND NURSES AND ALL IS TO DOCTORS AND NURSES AND ALL IS TO DOCTORS AND NURSES AND ALL THOSE HEALTH CARE WORKERS THOSE HEALTH CARE WORKERS THOSE HEALTH CARE WORKERS BECAUSE EVERY HEALTH CARE MEMBER BECAUSE EVERY HEALTH CARE MEMBER BECAUSE EVERY HEALTH CARE MEMBER RIGHT NOW IS PRECIOUS AND RIGHT NOW IS PRECIOUS AND RIGHT NOW IS PRECIOUS AND IRREPLACEABLE. IRREPLACEABLE. IRREPLACEABLE. WE NEED ALL THE DOCTORS RIGHT WE NEED ALL THE DOCTORS RIGHT WE NEED ALL THE DOCTORS RIGHT NOW. NOW. NOW. WE CANNOT AFFORD THAT ANY OF THE WE CANNOT AFFORD THAT ANY OF THE WE CANNOT AFFORD THAT ANY OF THE DOCTORS GO SICK OR ANYTHING. DOCTORS GO SICK OR ANYTHING. DOCTORS GO SICK OR ANYTHING. SO THE HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT HERE SO THE HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT HERE SO THE HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT HERE TRYING THEIR BEST TO PROVIDE US TRYING THEIR BEST TO PROVIDE US TRYING THEIR BEST TO PROVIDE US WITH THE SUPPLIES, BUT WE STILL WITH THE SUPPLIES, BUT WE STILL WITH THE SUPPLIES, BUT WE STILL NEED MORE BECAUSE IT'S A NEED MORE BECAUSE IT'S A NEED MORE BECAUSE IT'S A CONTINUOUS CONSUMPTION OF THESE CONTINUOUS CONSUMPTION OF THESE CONTINUOUS CONSUMPTION OF THESE PPEs, SO WE NEED CONTINUOUS PPEs, SO WE NEED CONTINUOUS PPEs, SO WE NEED CONTINUOUS SUPPLIES. SUPPLIES. SUPPLIES. >> SOME HOSPITALS ARE URGING >> SOME HOSPITALS ARE URGING >> SOME HOSPITALS ARE URGING PATIENTS TO PUT OFF SURGERIES. PATIENTS TO PUT OFF SURGERIES. PATIENTS TO PUT OFF SURGERIES. IN SOME CASES REALLY SERIOUS IN SOME CASES REALLY SERIOUS IN SOME CASES REALLY SERIOUS SURGERIES DURING THIS SURGERIES DURING THIS SURGERIES DURING THIS CORONAVIRUS CRISIS. CORONAVIRUS CRISIS. CORONAVIRUS CRISIS. IS THAT YOUR ADVICE AS WELL, AND IS THAT YOUR ADVICE AS WELL, AND IS THAT YOUR ADVICE AS WELL, AND IF SO DOES THAT APPLY TO EVERY IF SO DOES THAT APPLY TO EVERY IF SO DOES THAT APPLY TO EVERY SURGERY? SURGERY? SURGERY? COULD AMERICANS START GETTING COULD AMERICANS START GETTING COULD AMERICANS START GETTING SICK IF WE DELAY OTHER HEALTH SICK IF WE DELAY OTHER HEALTH SICK IF WE DELAY OTHER HEALTH CARE NEEDS? CARE NEEDS? CARE NEEDS? >> WE UNDERSTAND. >> WE UNDERSTAND. >> WE UNDERSTAND. BUT AT THIS POINT WE HAVE TO BE BUT AT THIS POINT WE HAVE TO BE BUT AT THIS POINT WE HAVE TO BE FLEXIBLE IF THERE'S AN ELECTIVE FLEXIBLE IF THERE'S AN ELECTIVE FLEXIBLE IF THERE'S AN ELECTIVE SURGERY OR ELECTIVE PROCEDURE SURGERY OR ELECTIVE PROCEDURE SURGERY OR ELECTIVE PROCEDURE THAT CAN BE POSTPONED FOR A FEW THAT CAN BE POSTPONED FOR A FEW THAT CAN BE POSTPONED FOR A FEW WEEKS. WEEKS. WEEKS. WE HAVE TO DO THIS. WE HAVE TO DO THIS. WE HAVE TO DO THIS. I KNOW IT MIGHT DELAY PATIENT I KNOW IT MIGHT DELAY PATIENT I KNOW IT MIGHT DELAY PATIENT CARE BUT WE HAVE TO DO THIS. CARE BUT WE HAVE TO DO THIS. CARE BUT WE HAVE TO DO THIS. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TO DO WITH THE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TO DO WITH THE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TO DO WITH THE COVID CRISIS SO IT'S NOT A COVID CRISIS SO IT'S NOT A COVID CRISIS SO IT'S NOT A CHOICE. CHOICE. CHOICE. WE HAVE TO DELAY ANY ELECTIVE WE HAVE TO DELAY ANY ELECTIVE WE HAVE TO DELAY ANY ELECTIVE PROCEDURE, AND WE HAVE TO BE PROCEDURE, AND WE HAVE TO BE PROCEDURE, AND WE HAVE TO BE VERY FLEXIBLE IN THIS SITUATION. VERY FLEXIBLE IN THIS SITUATION. VERY FLEXIBLE IN THIS SITUATION. >> WE ALSO HEARD OF THOSE WHO >> WE ALSO HEARD OF THOSE WHO >> WE ALSO HEARD OF THOSE WHO NEED CERTAIN MEDICATIONS LIKE NEED CERTAIN MEDICATIONS LIKE NEED CERTAIN MEDICATIONS LIKE HIDROCHLOROQUINE AND NOT BEING HIDROCHLOROQUINE AND NOT BEING HIDROCHLOROQUINE AND NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND IT, MANY PEOPLE WHO ABLE TO FIND IT, MANY PEOPLE WHO ABLE TO FIND IT, MANY PEOPLE WHO NEED IT, HOW CONCERNING IS THAT? NEED IT, HOW CONCERNING IS THAT? NEED IT, HOW CONCERNING IS THAT? >> I'M CONCERNED THAT PEOPLE MAY >> I'M CONCERNED THAT PEOPLE MAY >> I'M CONCERNED THAT PEOPLE MAY TRY TO -- IT'S RECOMMENDED FOR TRY TO -- IT'S RECOMMENDED FOR TRY TO -- IT'S RECOMMENDED FOR THOSE ACUTELY ILL PATIENTS OR THOSE ACUTELY ILL PATIENTS OR THOSE ACUTELY ILL PATIENTS OR THOSE ARE WITH SEVERE LUNG THOSE ARE WITH SEVERE LUNG THOSE ARE WITH SEVERE LUNG INJURIES AND CERTAIN SITUATIONS. INJURIES AND CERTAIN SITUATIONS. INJURIES AND CERTAIN SITUATIONS. IT'S NOT FOR EVERYONE. IT'S NOT FOR EVERYONE. IT'S NOT FOR EVERYONE. IT'S NOT FOR PROTECTION, AND IF IT'S NOT FOR PROTECTION, AND IF IT'S NOT FOR PROTECTION, AND IF WE'RE RUNNING SHORT OF THIS WE'RE RUNNING SHORT OF THIS WE'RE RUNNING SHORT OF THIS MEDICATION WE ARE PRESENTING OF MEDICATION WE ARE PRESENTING OF MEDICATION WE ARE PRESENTING OF OUR PATIENTS LIKE A LUPUS OUR PATIENTS LIKE A LUPUS OUR PATIENTS LIKE A LUPUS PATIENT FROM HAVING THIS DRUG. PATIENT FROM HAVING THIS DRUG. PATIENT FROM HAVING THIS DRUG. AND I THINK WE HAVE TO BE WISE AND I THINK WE HAVE TO BE WISE AND I THINK WE HAVE TO BE WISE IN THE WAY WE ARE USING THIS IN THE WAY WE ARE USING THIS IN THE WAY WE ARE USING THIS DRUG AND TAKING PATIENTS. DRUG AND TAKING PATIENTS. DRUG AND TAKING PATIENTS. >> PRESIDENT TRUMP TODAY SAID HE >> PRESIDENT TRUMP TODAY SAID HE >> PRESIDENT TRUMP TODAY SAID HE HOPES TO GET THE ECONOMY RUNNING HOPES TO GET THE ECONOMY RUNNING HOPES TO GET THE ECONOMY RUNNING AGAIN BY EASTERN, WHICH AGAIN BY EASTERN, WHICH AGAIN BY EASTERN, WHICH PRESUMABLY MEANS LESS SOCIAL PRESUMABLY MEANS LESS SOCIAL PRESUMABLY MEANS LESS SOCIAL DISTANCING. DISTANCING. DISTANCING. SO DOES THAT WORRY YOU AND WHAT SO DOES THAT WORRY YOU AND WHAT SO DOES THAT WORRY YOU AND WHAT WOULD THAT MEAN FOR HEALTH CARE WOULD THAT MEAN FOR HEALTH CARE WOULD THAT MEAN FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS ON THE FRONT LINES? WORKERS ON THE FRONT LINES? WORKERS ON THE FRONT LINES? >> I CANNOT COMMENT ON THE >> I CANNOT COMMENT ON THE >> I CANNOT COMMENT ON THE POLITICAL DECISION. POLITICAL DECISION. POLITICAL DECISION. AS PHYSICIANS WE WILL CONTINUE AS PHYSICIANS WE WILL CONTINUE AS PHYSICIANS WE WILL CONTINUE DOING OUR JOB, TAKING CARE OF DOING OUR JOB, TAKING CARE OF DOING OUR JOB, TAKING CARE OF THE PATIENTS, DOING EVERYTHING THE PATIENTS, DOING EVERYTHING THE PATIENTS, DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO TAKE CARE OF OUR POSSIBLE TO TAKE CARE OF OUR POSSIBLE TO TAKE CARE OF OUR PATIENTS AND KEEP THEM GETTING PATIENTS AND KEEP THEM GETTING PATIENTS AND KEEP THEM GETTING BETTER AND I WILL LEAVE BETTER AND I WILL LEAVE BETTER AND I WILL LEAVE POLITICAL DECISIONS FOR THE POLITICAL DECISIONS FOR THE POLITICAL DECISIONS FOR THE POLITICIANS MERCHANDISE. POLITICIANS MERCHANDISE. POLITICIANS MERCHANDISE. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME FOR >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME FOR >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME FOR TALKING WITH US. TALKING WITH US. TALKING WITH US. STAY SAFE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR STAY SAFE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR STAY SAFE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK YOU DO. WORK YOU DO. WORK YOU DO. WE GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. WE GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. WE GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. AND WE STILL HAVE A LOT TO AND WE STILL HAVE A LOT TO AND WE STILL HAVE A LOT TO REPORT OUT HERE TODAY. REPORT OUT HERE TODAY. REPORT OUT HERE TODAY. THE GROWING DESPERATION. THE GROWING DESPERATION. THE GROWING DESPERATION. THE AMERICAN STUCK ABROAD, THE AMERICAN STUCK ABROAD, THE AMERICAN STUCK ABROAD, STRUGGLING TO RETURN HOME. STRUGGLING TO RETURN HOME. STRUGGLING TO RETURN HOME. WE'LL SPEAK WITH A FEW OF THEM. WE'LL SPEAK WITH A FEW OF THEM. WE'LL SPEAK WITH A FEW OF THEM. >>> AND OUR TWEET OF THE DAY >>> AND OUR TWEET OF THE DAY >>> AND OUR TWEET OF THE DAY FROM MISSY ELLIOT. >>> THE 2020 SUMMER OLYMPICS NOW >>> THE 2020 SUMMER OLYMPICS NOW >>> THE 2020 SUMMER OLYMPICS NOW THE LATEST SPORTS CANCELLATION THE LATEST SPORTS CANCELLATION THE LATEST SPORTS CANCELLATION CAUSED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. CAUSED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. CAUSED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE JAPANESE OFFICIALS AND THE JAPANESE OFFICIALS AND THE JAPANESE OFFICIALS AND INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE ANNOUNCED TODAY THE GAMES WOULD ANNOUNCED TODAY THE GAMES WOULD ANNOUNCED TODAY THE GAMES WOULD BE POSTPONED FROM 11,000 BE POSTPONED FROM 11,000 BE POSTPONED FROM 11,000 ATHLETES FROM MORE THAN 200 ATHLETES FROM MORE THAN 200 ATHLETES FROM MORE THAN 200 COUNTRIES EXPECTED TO COMPETE IN COUNTRIES EXPECTED TO COMPETE IN COUNTRIES EXPECTED TO COMPETE IN THE SUMMER GAMES. THE SUMMER GAMES. THE SUMMER GAMES. BUT THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC HALTED BUT THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC HALTED BUT THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC HALTED TRADING AND WOULD LIKELY MAKE TRADING AND WOULD LIKELY MAKE TRADING AND WOULD LIKELY MAKE TRAINING IN THE COMING MONTHS TRAINING IN THE COMING MONTHS TRAINING IN THE COMING MONTHS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE. VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE. VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE. AND CANADA AND AUSTRALIA AND CANADA AND AUSTRALIA AND CANADA AND AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCED THEY WOULD NOT SEND ANNOUNCED THEY WOULD NOT SEND ANNOUNCED THEY WOULD NOT SEND THEIR ATHLETES TO TOKYO IF THE THEIR ATHLETES TO TOKYO IF THE THEIR ATHLETES TO TOKYO IF THE GAMES CONTINUED ON. GAMES CONTINUED ON. GAMES CONTINUED ON. THE OLYMPICS HAVE NOT BEEN THE OLYMPICS HAVE NOT BEEN THE OLYMPICS HAVE NOT BEEN POSTPONED IN RECENT YEARS BUT POSTPONED IN RECENT YEARS BUT POSTPONED IN RECENT YEARS BUT THEY WERE LAST CANCELED IN 1944 THEY WERE LAST CANCELED IN 1944 THEY WERE LAST CANCELED IN 1944 AS WELL AS 1940 DUE TO WORLD WAR AS WELL AS 1940 DUE TO WORLD WAR AS WELL AS 1940 DUE TO WORLD WAR II. II. II. WITH THE 1940 GAMES ORIGINALLY WITH THE 1940 GAMES ORIGINALLY WITH THE 1940 GAMES ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR TOKYO AS WELL. SCHEDULED FOR TOKYO AS WELL. SCHEDULED FOR TOKYO AS WELL. JAPAN HAS REPORTEDLY SPENT MORE JAPAN HAS REPORTEDLY SPENT MORE JAPAN HAS REPORTEDLY SPENT MORE THAN $12 BILLION TO ORGANIZE THAN $12 BILLION TO ORGANIZE THAN $12 BILLION TO ORGANIZE THIS YEAR'S OLYMPICS MEANING THIS YEAR'S OLYMPICS MEANING THIS YEAR'S OLYMPICS MEANING POSTPONING IT WILL BE A COSTLY POSTPONING IT WILL BE A COSTLY POSTPONING IT WILL BE A COSTLY MOVE, BUT HOPEFULLY THE GAMES MOVE, BUT HOPEFULLY THE GAMES MOVE, BUT HOPEFULLY THE GAMES WILL GO ON NEXT SUMMER WITHOUT A WILL GO ON NEXT SUMMER WITHOUT A WILL GO ON NEXT SUMMER WITHOUT A HITCH. HITCH. HITCH. AND WE STILL HAVE A LOT MORE AND WE STILL HAVE A LOT MORE AND WE STILL HAVE A LOT MORE TOGET INTO TONIGHT. TOGET INTO TONIGHT. TOGET INTO TONIGHT. 743 PEOPLE TODAY IN ITALY DEAD, 743 PEOPLE TODAY IN ITALY DEAD, 743 PEOPLE TODAY IN ITALY DEAD, BUT COULD THEIR CURVE POSSIBLY BUT COULD THEIR CURVE POSSIBLY BUT COULD THEIR CURVE POSSIBLY BE FLATTENING? BE FLATTENING? BE FLATTENING? WE CERTAINLY HOPE SO. WE CERTAINLY HOPE SO. WE CERTAINLY HOPE SO. >>> AND HOW DO FOLKS IN SOUTH >>> AND HOW DO FOLKS IN SOUTH >>> AND HOW DO FOLKS IN SOUTH KOREA MANAGE THE CORONAVIRUS KOREA MANAGE THE CORONAVIRUS KOREA MANAGE THE CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY SO MUCH BETTER THAN WE EMERGENCY SO MUCH BETTER THAN WE EMERGENCY SO MUCH BETTER THAN WE ARE? ARE? ARE? BUT FIRST HERE'S SOME OF THE BUT FIRST HERE'S SOME OF THE BUT FIRST HERE'S SOME OF THE TRENDING HEADLINES ON ABC TRENDING HEADLINES ON ABC TRENDING HEADLINES ON ABC NEWS.COM. >>> LAST NIGHT I THOUGHT WE WERE >>> LAST NIGHT I THOUGHT WE WERE >>> LAST NIGHT I THOUGHT WE WERE ON THE 5 YARD LINE. ON THE 5 YARD LINE. ON THE 5 YARD LINE. RIGHT NOW WE'RE ON THE 2. RIGHT NOW WE'RE ON THE 2. RIGHT NOW WE'RE ON THE 2. >> IF WE ACT TODAY WHAT >> IF WE ACT TODAY WHAT >> IF WE ACT TODAY WHAT AMERICANS WILL REMEMBER AND WHAT AMERICANS WILL REMEMBER AND WHAT AMERICANS WILL REMEMBER AND WHAT HISTORY WILL RECORD IS THAT THE HISTORY WILL RECORD IS THAT THE HISTORY WILL RECORD IS THAT THE CENTER DID THE RIGHT THING. CENTER DID THE RIGHT THING. CENTER DID THE RIGHT THING. >> PUSHING FOR BAIL OUT MONEY. >> PUSHING FOR BAIL OUT MONEY. >> PUSHING FOR BAIL OUT MONEY. THE OPTIMISM RESONATING ON WALL STREET. STREET. STREET. >> WHEN I NEED 30,000, YOU PICK >> WHEN I NEED 30,000, YOU PICK >> WHEN I NEED 30,000, YOU PICK THE 26,000 PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING THE 26,000 PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING THE 26,000 PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO DIE BECAUSE YOU ONLY SENT 400 TO DIE BECAUSE YOU ONLY SENT 400 TO DIE BECAUSE YOU ONLY SENT 400 VENTILATORS. VENTILATORS. VENTILATORS. >> THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC >> THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC >> THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE HAS POSTPONED THIS COMMITTEE HAS POSTPONED THIS COMMITTEE HAS POSTPONED THIS SUMMER'S TOKYO GAMES FOR A YEAR. SUMMER'S TOKYO GAMES FOR A YEAR. SUMMER'S TOKYO GAMES FOR A YEAR. AT LEAST THE ICO IS ACTING ON AT LEAST THE ICO IS ACTING ON AT LEAST THE ICO IS ACTING ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF JAPANESE THE RECOMMENDATION OF JAPANESE THE RECOMMENDATION OF JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER SHINZO ABE. PRIME MINISTER SHINZO ABE. PRIME MINISTER SHINZO ABE. ONE OF AMERICA'S GREAT PLAY ONE OF AMERICA'S GREAT PLAY ONE OF AMERICA'S GREAT PLAY WRITES HAS DIED OF COMPLICATIONS WRITES HAS DIED OF COMPLICATIONS WRITES HAS DIED OF COMPLICATIONS FROM CORONAVIRUS. FROM CORONAVIRUS. FROM CORONAVIRUS. McNALLY WAS A LUNG CANCER McNALLY WAS A LUNG CANCER McNALLY WAS A LUNG CANCER SURVIVOR WHO LIVED WITH CHRONIC SURVIVOR WHO LIVED WITH CHRONIC SURVIVOR WHO LIVED WITH CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY LUNG DISEASE. INFLAMMATORY LUNG DISEASE. INFLAMMATORY LUNG DISEASE. HE WAS 81 YEARS OLD. HE WAS 81 YEARS OLD. HE WAS 81 YEARS OLD. >>> STRANDED, SCRAMBLING AND >>> STRANDED, SCRAMBLING AND >>> STRANDED, SCRAMBLING AND SCARED. SCARED. SCARED. THAT IS THE CASE FOR THOUSANDS THAT IS THE CASE FOR THOUSANDS THAT IS THE CASE FOR THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS WHO ARE CURRENTLY OF AMERICANS WHO ARE CURRENTLY OF AMERICANS WHO ARE CURRENTLY STUCK ABROAD AND TRYING TO MAKE STUCK ABROAD AND TRYING TO MAKE STUCK ABROAD AND TRYING TO MAKE IT BACK INTO THE UNITED STATES. IT BACK INTO THE UNITED STATES. IT BACK INTO THE UNITED STATES. AN ESTIMATED 9,000 AMERICANS AN ESTIMATED 9,000 AMERICANS AN ESTIMATED 9,000 AMERICANS HAVE BEEN REPATRIATED FROM 28 HAVE BEEN REPATRIATED FROM 28 HAVE BEEN REPATRIATED FROM 28 COUNTRIES ACCORDING TO THE COUNTRIES ACCORDING TO THE COUNTRIES ACCORDING TO THE LATEST NUMBERS FROM THE STATE LATEST NUMBERS FROM THE STATE LATEST NUMBERS FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT. DEPARTMENT. DEPARTMENT. BUT THOUSANDS MORE REMAIN BUT THOUSANDS MORE REMAIN BUT THOUSANDS MORE REMAIN STRANDED. STRANDED. STRANDED. WE CAUGHT UP WITH A FEW OF THOSE WE CAUGHT UP WITH A FEW OF THOSE WE CAUGHT UP WITH A FEW OF THOSE PEOPLE ANXIOUSLY AWAITING HELP. PEOPLE ANXIOUSLY AWAITING HELP. PEOPLE ANXIOUSLY AWAITING HELP. >> MY NOMAND I ARE TRAVEL >> MY NOMAND I ARE TRAVEL >> MY NOMAND I ARE TRAVEL BUDDIES AND EVERY YEAR WE MAKE BUDDIES AND EVERY YEAR WE MAKE BUDDIES AND EVERY YEAR WE MAKE SURE TO DO AN INTERNATIONAL TRIP SURE TO DO AN INTERNATIONAL TRIP SURE TO DO AN INTERNATIONAL TRIP TOGETHER. TOGETHER. TOGETHER. THIS YEAR WE PLANNED ONGOING THIS YEAR WE PLANNED ONGOING THIS YEAR WE PLANNED ONGOING THROUGH ANTARCTICA, SO WE WENT THROUGH ANTARCTICA, SO WE WENT THROUGH ANTARCTICA, SO WE WENT THROUGH ARGENTINA, MADE IT THROUGH ARGENTINA, MADE IT THROUGH ARGENTINA, MADE IT SAFELY TO ANTARCTICA. SAFELY TO ANTARCTICA. SAFELY TO ANTARCTICA. >> I CAME A LITTLE OVER A WEEK >> I CAME A LITTLE OVER A WEEK >> I CAME A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AGO TO VISIT MY GRANDPARENTS AND AGO TO VISIT MY GRANDPARENTS AND AGO TO VISIT MY GRANDPARENTS AND MY FAMILY HERE. MY FAMILY HERE. MY FAMILY HERE. >> THE CAPTAIN COMES OVER THE >> THE CAPTAIN COMES OVER THE >> THE CAPTAIN COMES OVER THE SPEAKER MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. SPEAKER MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. SPEAKER MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. EACH TIME HE DOES THAT OUR EACH TIME HE DOES THAT OUR EACH TIME HE DOES THAT OUR STOMACHS DROP OF COURSE AND HE STOMACHS DROP OF COURSE AND HE STOMACHS DROP OF COURSE AND HE LETS US KNOW AS FAR AS THE LETS US KNOW AS FAR AS THE LETS US KNOW AS FAR AS THE PRINCESS IS CONCERNED. PRINCESS IS CONCERNED. PRINCESS IS CONCERNED. >> WE FOUND OUT OUR FLIGHTS ARE >> WE FOUND OUT OUR FLIGHTS ARE >> WE FOUND OUT OUR FLIGHTS ARE CANCELED AND WE ARE BROUGHT TO A CANCELED AND WE ARE BROUGHT TO A CANCELED AND WE ARE BROUGHT TO A HOTEL WHERE WE ARE NOW HOTEL WHERE WE ARE NOW HOTEL WHERE WE ARE NOW QUARANTINED TO OUR ROOM. QUARANTINED TO OUR ROOM. QUARANTINED TO OUR ROOM. >> I LANDED HERE ON SATURDAY. >> I LANDED HERE ON SATURDAY. >> I LANDED HERE ON SATURDAY. THE NEXT DAY ON A SUNDAY THE THE NEXT DAY ON A SUNDAY THE THE NEXT DAY ON A SUNDAY THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED THEY WERE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED THEY WERE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED THEY WERE CLOSING BORDERS AT MIDNIGHT CLOSING BORDERS AT MIDNIGHT CLOSING BORDERS AT MIDNIGHT GIVING AMERICANS ONLY A THREE GIVING AMERICANS ONLY A THREE GIVING AMERICANS ONLY A THREE HOUR WINDOW TO LEAVE. HOUR WINDOW TO LEAVE. HOUR WINDOW TO LEAVE. AND BY THEN ALL AIRLINES WERE AND BY THEN ALL AIRLINES WERE AND BY THEN ALL AIRLINES WERE CANCELING THEIR FLIGHTS AND CANCELING THEIR FLIGHTS AND CANCELING THEIR FLIGHTS AND THERE WERE NO FLIGHTS COMING THERE WERE NO FLIGHTS COMING THERE WERE NO FLIGHTS COMING OUT. OUT. OUT. >> IT'S NOW COST US $5,000 IN >> IT'S NOW COST US $5,000 IN >> IT'S NOW COST US $5,000 IN AIRFARE THAT WE HAVEN'T TAKEN. AIRFARE THAT WE HAVEN'T TAKEN. AIRFARE THAT WE HAVEN'T TAKEN. >> WE CURRENTLY HAVE FLIGHTS >> WE CURRENTLY HAVE FLIGHTS >> WE CURRENTLY HAVE FLIGHTS GOING OUT ON THE 26th BUT WE'VE GOING OUT ON THE 26th BUT WE'VE GOING OUT ON THE 26th BUT WE'VE HAD THAT SAME FLIGHT GOING OUT HAD THAT SAME FLIGHT GOING OUT HAD THAT SAME FLIGHT GOING OUT ON THE 22nd THAT WAS CANCELED. ON THE 22nd THAT WAS CANCELED. ON THE 22nd THAT WAS CANCELED. >> TRYING TO SPECIFY AS OF NOW >> TRYING TO SPECIFY AS OF NOW >> TRYING TO SPECIFY AS OF NOW HELPING AMERICANS LEAVE THE HELPING AMERICANS LEAVE THE HELPING AMERICANS LEAVE THE COUNTRY TO GO BACK HOME. COUNTRY TO GO BACK HOME. COUNTRY TO GO BACK HOME. >> I'M GETTING NERVOUS BECAUSE I >> I'M GETTING NERVOUS BECAUSE I >> I'M GETTING NERVOUS BECAUSE I AM DIABETIC AND SO IS MY AM DIABETIC AND SO IS MY AM DIABETIC AND SO IS MY HUSBAND, AND I WANT TO BE SURE HUSBAND, AND I WANT TO BE SURE HUSBAND, AND I WANT TO BE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH PILLS UNTIL WE WE HAVE ENOUGH PILLS UNTIL WE WE HAVE ENOUGH PILLS UNTIL WE GET OFF THE SHIP. GET OFF THE SHIP. GET OFF THE SHIP. >> WE'RE REALLY WORKING HARD TO >> WE'RE REALLY WORKING HARD TO >> WE'RE REALLY WORKING HARD TO KEEP OURSELVES POSITIVE IN THIS KEEP OURSELVES POSITIVE IN THIS KEEP OURSELVES POSITIVE IN THIS TIME. TIME. TIME. ♪ HELP ME DONALD YEAH GET BACK ♪ HELP ME DONALD YEAH GET BACK ♪ HELP ME DONALD YEAH GET BACK TO THE USA PLEASE ♪ TO THE USA PLEASE ♪ TO THE USA PLEASE ♪ >> GOT TO APPRECIATE THEIR >> GOT TO APPRECIATE THEIR >> GOT TO APPRECIATE THEIR POSITIVITY DURING THE TOUGH TIME POSITIVITY DURING THE TOUGH TIME POSITIVITY DURING THE TOUGH TIME AND THE RIPPLE EFFECTS SO MANY AND THE RIPPLE EFFECTS SO MANY AND THE RIPPLE EFFECTS SO MANY OF US ARE EXPERIENCING. OF US ARE EXPERIENCING. OF US ARE EXPERIENCING. >>> AND NOW OVERSEAS WHERE THE >>> AND NOW OVERSEAS WHERE THE >>> AND NOW OVERSEAS WHERE THE EPICENTER OF THIS GLOBAL VIRUS EPICENTER OF THIS GLOBAL VIRUS EPICENTER OF THIS GLOBAL VIRUS MAY BE SHIFTING. MAY BE SHIFTING. MAY BE SHIFTING. IN SPAIN MORE THAN 500 DEAD IN IN SPAIN MORE THAN 500 DEAD IN IN SPAIN MORE THAN 500 DEAD IN JUST ONE DAY A HORRIFYING JUST ONE DAY A HORRIFYING JUST ONE DAY A HORRIFYING DISCOVERY IN A SPANISH NURSING DISCOVERY IN A SPANISH NURSING DISCOVERY IN A SPANISH NURSING HOME. HOME. HOME. MEANWHILE SOME WELCOME NEWS IN MEANWHILE SOME WELCOME NEWS IN MEANWHILE SOME WELCOME NEWS IN ITALY. ITALY. ITALY. THAT COUNTRY'S INFECTION RATE THAT COUNTRY'S INFECTION RATE THAT COUNTRY'S INFECTION RATE APPEARS TO BE SLOWING DOWN AND APPEARS TO BE SLOWING DOWN AND APPEARS TO BE SLOWING DOWN AND TODAY PERHAPS THE MOST STARTLING TODAY PERHAPS THE MOST STARTLING TODAY PERHAPS THE MOST STARTLING LOCK DOWN. LOCK DOWN. LOCK DOWN. INDIA ORDERED ALL 1.3 BILLION OF INDIA ORDERED ALL 1.3 BILLION OF INDIA ORDERED ALL 1.3 BILLION OF ITS PEOPLE TO STAY AT HOME FOR ITS PEOPLE TO STAY AT HOME FOR ITS PEOPLE TO STAY AT HOME FOR THREE WEEKS. THREE WEEKS. THREE WEEKS. OUR JAMES LONGMAN AS THE LATEST OUR JAMES LONGMAN AS THE LATEST OUR JAMES LONGMAN AS THE LATEST FROM AROUND THE GLOBE. FROM AROUND THE GLOBE. FROM AROUND THE GLOBE. >> Reporter: DEATH IS EVERYWHERE >> Reporter: DEATH IS EVERYWHERE >> Reporter: DEATH IS EVERYWHERE IN SPAIN. IN SPAIN. IN SPAIN. THIS ICE RINK IN MADRID THIS ICE RINK IN MADRID THIS ICE RINK IN MADRID TRANSFORMED NOU A MORGUE, TRANSFORMED NOU A MORGUE, TRANSFORMED NOU A MORGUE, OFFICIALS TAKING EVERY POSSIBLE OFFICIALS TAKING EVERY POSSIBLE OFFICIALS TAKING EVERY POSSIBLE PRECAUTION. PRECAUTION. PRECAUTION. THE COUNTRY NOW SEEING A FASTER THE COUNTRY NOW SEEING A FASTER THE COUNTRY NOW SEEING A FASTER RATE THAN ITALY. RATE THAN ITALY. RATE THAN ITALY. THIS VIDEO SHOWS A HOSPITAL THIS VIDEO SHOWS A HOSPITAL THIS VIDEO SHOWS A HOSPITAL OVERWHELMED. OVERWHELMED. OVERWHELMED. AND ALARM TONIGHT, THE BODIES OF AND ALARM TONIGHT, THE BODIES OF AND ALARM TONIGHT, THE BODIES OF THE ELDERLY ARE LYING ABANDONED THE ELDERLY ARE LYING ABANDONED THE ELDERLY ARE LYING ABANDONED AT NURSING HOMES ACROSS THE AT NURSING HOMES ACROSS THE AT NURSING HOMES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. COUNTRY. COUNTRY. THE SPANISH ARMED FORCES FINDING THE SPANISH ARMED FORCES FINDING THE SPANISH ARMED FORCES FINDING SENIORS IN EXTREME AND SENIORS IN EXTREME AND SENIORS IN EXTREME AND UNSANITARY CONDITIONS, CORPSES UNSANITARY CONDITIONS, CORPSES UNSANITARY CONDITIONS, CORPSES STILL IN THEIR BED IN AT LEAST STILL IN THEIR BED IN AT LEAST STILL IN THEIR BED IN AT LEAST FOUR LOCATIONS. FOUR LOCATIONS. FOUR LOCATIONS. THIS WOMAN DESPERATE FOR NEWS ON THIS WOMAN DESPERATE FOR NEWS ON THIS WOMAN DESPERATE FOR NEWS ON HER 97-YEAR-OLD MOTHER. HER 97-YEAR-OLD MOTHER. HER 97-YEAR-OLD MOTHER. WE LIVE IN ANGUISH, SHE SAID WE LIVE IN ANGUISH, SHE SAID WE LIVE IN ANGUISH, SHE SAID WITH NO INFORMATION WHATSOEVER. WITH NO INFORMATION WHATSOEVER. WITH NO INFORMATION WHATSOEVER. IT'S AN UNRELENTING SPREAD. IT'S AN UNRELENTING SPREAD. IT'S AN UNRELENTING SPREAD. OVER 400,000 PEOPLE NOW OVER 400,000 PEOPLE NOW OVER 400,000 PEOPLE NOW CONFIRMED INFECTED WORLDWIDE. CONFIRMED INFECTED WORLDWIDE. CONFIRMED INFECTED WORLDWIDE. SOME 85% OF NEW INFECTIONS FROM SOME 85% OF NEW INFECTIONS FROM SOME 85% OF NEW INFECTIONS FROM EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES. EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES. EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES. THE HORRIFYING TOLL CONTINUES IN THE HORRIFYING TOLL CONTINUES IN THE HORRIFYING TOLL CONTINUES IN ITALY. ITALY. ITALY. 743 MORE DEATHS IN THE LAST 24 743 MORE DEATHS IN THE LAST 24 743 MORE DEATHS IN THE LAST 24 HOURS BUT THERE IS CAUTIOUS HOURS BUT THERE IS CAUTIOUS HOURS BUT THERE IS CAUTIOUS HOPE. HOPE. HOPE. THE INFECTION RATE THERE IS THE INFECTION RATE THERE IS THE INFECTION RATE THERE IS SLOWLY REDUCING. SLOWLY REDUCING. SLOWLY REDUCING. OTHER COUNTRIES MIRRORING THEIR OTHER COUNTRIES MIRRORING THEIR OTHER COUNTRIES MIRRORING THEIR NATIONAL LOCK DOWN TO STEM THE NATIONAL LOCK DOWN TO STEM THE NATIONAL LOCK DOWN TO STEM THE TIDE. TIDE. TIDE. TONIGHT INDIA ATTEMPTING ITS TONIGHT INDIA ATTEMPTING ITS TONIGHT INDIA ATTEMPTING ITS LARGEST EVER, IT'S 1.3 BILLION LARGEST EVER, IT'S 1.3 BILLION LARGEST EVER, IT'S 1.3 BILLION PEOPLE ORDERED TO STAY HOME FOR PEOPLE ORDERED TO STAY HOME FOR PEOPLE ORDERED TO STAY HOME FOR 21 DAYS, AND THE OLYMPICS IS NOW 21 DAYS, AND THE OLYMPICS IS NOW 21 DAYS, AND THE OLYMPICS IS NOW POSTPONED POSSIBLY UNTIL THE POSTPONED POSSIBLY UNTIL THE POSTPONED POSSIBLY UNTIL THE NEXT YEAR. NEXT YEAR. NEXT YEAR. CHINA MEANWHILE TONIGHT ENDED CHINA MEANWHILE TONIGHT ENDED CHINA MEANWHILE TONIGHT ENDED ITS LOCK DOWN OF HUBEI PROVINCE. ITS LOCK DOWN OF HUBEI PROVINCE. ITS LOCK DOWN OF HUBEI PROVINCE. WHEN CORONAVIRUS FIRST EMERGED WHEN CORONAVIRUS FIRST EMERGED WHEN CORONAVIRUS FIRST EMERGED ITS EPICENTER WUHAN WILL REOPEN ITS EPICENTER WUHAN WILL REOPEN ITS EPICENTER WUHAN WILL REOPEN APRIL 8th. APRIL 8th. APRIL 8th. OPTIMISTIC ITS NIGHTMARE IS OPTIMISTIC ITS NIGHTMARE IS OPTIMISTIC ITS NIGHTMARE IS ENDING WHILE THE REST OF THE ENDING WHILE THE REST OF THE ENDING WHILE THE REST OF THE WORLD PREPARES FOR THE WORST. WORLD PREPARES FOR THE WORST. WORLD PREPARES FOR THE WORST. >> AND WE'RE HERE NOW WITH JAMES >> AND WE'RE HERE NOW WITH JAMES >> AND WE'RE HERE NOW WITH JAMES LONGMAN. LONGMAN. LONGMAN. SO TELL US MORE ABOUT THE SO TELL US MORE ABOUT THE SO TELL US MORE ABOUT THE RESTRICTS THAT SEEM TO BE RESTRICTS THAT SEEM TO BE RESTRICTS THAT SEEM TO BE WORKING IN OTHER COUNTRIES AND A WORKING IN OTHER COUNTRIES AND A WORKING IN OTHER COUNTRIES AND A NEW LOCK DOWN IN INDIA. NEW LOCK DOWN IN INDIA. NEW LOCK DOWN IN INDIA. >> YEAH, INDIA IS A REALLY >> YEAH, INDIA IS A REALLY >> YEAH, INDIA IS A REALLY REMARKABLE STORY. REMARKABLE STORY. REMARKABLE STORY. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 1.3 BILLION WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 1.3 BILLION WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 1.3 BILLION PEOPLE, SOMETHING LIKE A FIFTH PEOPLE, SOMETHING LIKE A FIFTH PEOPLE, SOMETHING LIKE A FIFTH OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION, AND OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION, AND OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION, AND THEY HAVE JUST INSTITUTED A THEY HAVE JUST INSTITUTED A THEY HAVE JUST INSTITUTED A 21-DAY NATIONAL LOCK DOWN. 21-DAY NATIONAL LOCK DOWN. 21-DAY NATIONAL LOCK DOWN. IT REALLY IS UNPRECEDENTED. IT REALLY IS UNPRECEDENTED. IT REALLY IS UNPRECEDENTED. NOW, THEY ONLY HAVE HAD RECORDED NOW, THEY ONLY HAVE HAD RECORDED NOW, THEY ONLY HAVE HAD RECORDED ABOUT TEN DEATHS AND SOMETHING ABOUT TEN DEATHS AND SOMETHING ABOUT TEN DEATHS AND SOMETHING IN REASON ABOUT 500 CASES, SO IN REASON ABOUT 500 CASES, SO IN REASON ABOUT 500 CASES, SO THEY REALLY WANT TO GET AHEAD OF THEY REALLY WANT TO GET AHEAD OF THEY REALLY WANT TO GET AHEAD OF THIS THING. THIS THING. THIS THING. IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF THEY'RE IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF THEY'RE IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY KIND OF ENFORCE IT, BECAUSE KIND OF ENFORCE IT, BECAUSE KIND OF ENFORCE IT, BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN A ONE-DAY LOCK DOWN. WE'VE SEEN A ONE-DAY LOCK DOWN. WE'VE SEEN A ONE-DAY LOCK DOWN. THEY CARRIED IT OUT IN NEW DELHI THEY CARRIED IT OUT IN NEW DELHI THEY CARRIED IT OUT IN NEW DELHI AND MUMBAI. AND MUMBAI. AND MUMBAI. NUREN DUMODI THE PRIME MINISTER NUREN DUMODI THE PRIME MINISTER NUREN DUMODI THE PRIME MINISTER IS SAYING HE'S REALLY TEEN TO IS SAYING HE'S REALLY TEEN TO IS SAYING HE'S REALLY TEEN TO MAKE PEOPLE ADHERE TO THIS. MAKE PEOPLE ADHERE TO THIS. MAKE PEOPLE ADHERE TO THIS. OTHER COUNTRIES AS WELL ARE OTHER COUNTRIES AS WELL ARE OTHER COUNTRIES AS WELL ARE STEPPING UP. STEPPING UP. STEPPING UP. THE FRENCH HAVE NOW WEAKENED THE FRENCH HAVE NOW WEAKENED THE FRENCH HAVE NOW WEAKENED THEIR NATIONAL LOCK DOWN, BUT THEIR NATIONAL LOCK DOWN, BUT THEIR NATIONAL LOCK DOWN, BUT WE'RE HEARING NOW THE FRENCH WE'RE HEARING NOW THE FRENCH WE'RE HEARING NOW THE FRENCH SCIENTIFIC ADVISERS ARE TELLING SCIENTIFIC ADVISERS ARE TELLING SCIENTIFIC ADVISERS ARE TELLING THE GOVERNMENT THEY THINK SIX THE GOVERNMENT THEY THINK SIX THE GOVERNMENT THEY THINK SIX WEEKS THE NATIONAL LOCK DOWN WEEKS THE NATIONAL LOCK DOWN WEEKS THE NATIONAL LOCK DOWN SHOULD TAKE 6 WEEKS. SHOULD TAKE 6 WEEKS. SHOULD TAKE 6 WEEKS. IF YOU COMPARE THAT TO WHAT IF YOU COMPARE THAT TO WHAT IF YOU COMPARE THAT TO WHAT DONALD TRUMP HAS BEEN SAYING DONALD TRUMP HAS BEEN SAYING DONALD TRUMP HAS BEEN SAYING ABOUT BEING READY AND OPEN FOR ABOUT BEING READY AND OPEN FOR ABOUT BEING READY AND OPEN FOR BUSINESS BY EASTER, THE CONTRAST BUSINESS BY EASTER, THE CONTRAST BUSINESS BY EASTER, THE CONTRAST IS QUITE EXTRAORDINARY. IS QUITE EXTRAORDINARY. IS QUITE EXTRAORDINARY. HERE IN THE U.K. I THINK IT'S HERE IN THE U.K. I THINK IT'S HERE IN THE U.K. I THINK IT'S FAIR TO SAY THERE WAS A BIT OF A FAIR TO SAY THERE WAS A BIT OF A FAIR TO SAY THERE WAS A BIT OF A LUKEWARM REACTION TO BEGIN WITH. LUKEWARM REACTION TO BEGIN WITH. LUKEWARM REACTION TO BEGIN WITH. THE GOVERNMENT IS TALKING ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT IS TALKING ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT IS TALKING ABOUT A VOLUNTEER ARMY OF 250,000 A VOLUNTEER ARMY OF 250,000 A VOLUNTEER ARMY OF 250,000 PEOPLE TO KIND OF VOLUNTEER TO PEOPLE TO KIND OF VOLUNTEER TO PEOPLE TO KIND OF VOLUNTEER TO TAKE MEDICINE AND FOOD TO THE TAKE MEDICINE AND FOOD TO THE TAKE MEDICINE AND FOOD TO THE ELDERLY TO THEIR HOMES. ELDERLY TO THEIR HOMES. ELDERLY TO THEIR HOMES. THEY'RE TRYING TO GET PEOPLE OUT THEY'RE TRYING TO GET PEOPLE OUT THEY'RE TRYING TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF RETIREMENT. OF RETIREMENT. OF RETIREMENT. THEY'RE APPEALING TO NEWLY THEY'RE APPEALING TO NEWLY THEY'RE APPEALING TO NEWLY GRADUATED STUDENTS IN ORDER TO GRADUATED STUDENTS IN ORDER TO GRADUATED STUDENTS IN ORDER TO HELP WITH ANYTHING REALLY TO HELP WITH ANYTHING REALLY TO HELP WITH ANYTHING REALLY TO KEEP THIS COUNTRY MOVING KEEP THIS COUNTRY MOVING KEEP THIS COUNTRY MOVING THROUGHOUT THIS LOCK COUNSEL. THROUGHOUT THIS LOCK COUNSEL. THROUGHOUT THIS LOCK COUNSEL. SO A LOT OF COUNTRIES DOING WHAT SO A LOT OF COUNTRIES DOING WHAT SO A LOT OF COUNTRIES DOING WHAT THEY CAN TO AVOID THE SCENES THEY CAN TO AVOID THE SCENES THEY CAN TO AVOID THE SCENES WE'RE SEEING IN ITALY AND NOW IN WE'RE SEEING IN ITALY AND NOW IN WE'RE SEEING IN ITALY AND NOW IN SPAIN PARTICULARLY PLAY OUT. SPAIN PARTICULARLY PLAY OUT. SPAIN PARTICULARLY PLAY OUT. >> ALL RIGHT, IN ITALY AND SPAIN >> ALL RIGHT, IN ITALY AND SPAIN >> ALL RIGHT, IN ITALY AND SPAIN ESPECIALLY PRECARIOUS IN BOTH OF ESPECIALLY PRECARIOUS IN BOTH OF ESPECIALLY PRECARIOUS IN BOTH OF THOSE COUNTRIES. THOSE COUNTRIES. IN ITALY, THOUGH, WHERE THE NEWS IN ITALY, THOUGH, WHERE THE NEWS IN ITALY, THOUGH, WHERE THE NEWS HAS BEEN SO GRIM FINALLY SOME HAS BEEN SO GRIM FINALLY SOME HAS BEEN SO GRIM FINALLY SOME POSITIVE. POSITIVE. POSITIVE. >> LOOK, THERE'S A LOT OF >> LOOK, THERE'S A LOT OF >> LOOK, THERE'S A LOT OF GUESSWORK ABOUT WHAT EXACTLY THE GUESSWORK ABOUT WHAT EXACTLY THE GUESSWORK ABOUT WHAT EXACTLY THE NUMBERS MEAN IN ITALY. NUMBERS MEAN IN ITALY. NUMBERS MEAN IN ITALY. AND THE GOVERNMENT ARE CERTAINLY AND THE GOVERNMENT ARE CERTAINLY AND THE GOVERNMENT ARE CERTAINLY SAYING IT'S TOO SOON TO SAY FOR SAYING IT'S TOO SOON TO SAY FOR SAYING IT'S TOO SOON TO SAY FOR SURE. SURE. SURE. BUT ALTHOUGH THE FATALITY BUT ALTHOUGH THE FATALITY BUT ALTHOUGH THE FATALITY NUMBERS ARE STILL VERY, VERY NUMBERS ARE STILL VERY, VERY NUMBERS ARE STILL VERY, VERY HIGH. HIGH. HIGH. OVER 700 PEOPLE DIED IN ANOTHER OVER 700 PEOPLE DIED IN ANOTHER OVER 700 PEOPLE DIED IN ANOTHER 446 HOUR PERIOD IN ITALY, IT'S 446 HOUR PERIOD IN ITALY, IT'S 446 HOUR PERIOD IN ITALY, IT'S HORRIFIC THERE. HORRIFIC THERE. HORRIFIC THERE. THE INFECTION RATE, THE DAY TO THE INFECTION RATE, THE DAY TO THE INFECTION RATE, THE DAY TO DAY PERCENTAGE OF THOSE NULY DAY PERCENTAGE OF THOSE NULY DAY PERCENTAGE OF THOSE NULY INFECTED IS COMING DOWN. INFECTED IS COMING DOWN. INFECTED IS COMING DOWN. IT'S NOW ITS U INTO ITS THIRD IT'S NOW ITS U INTO ITS THIRD IT'S NOW ITS U INTO ITS THIRD CONSECUTIVE DAY. CONSECUTIVE DAY. CONSECUTIVE DAY. SO PEOPLE IN ITALY WILL BE SO PEOPLE IN ITALY WILL BE SO PEOPLE IN ITALY WILL BE LOOKING AT THAT AS POSSIBLY SOME LOOKING AT THAT AS POSSIBLY SOME LOOKING AT THAT AS POSSIBLY SOME LIGHT AT THE END OF A VERY, VERY LIGHT AT THE END OF A VERY, VERY LIGHT AT THE END OF A VERY, VERY DARK TUNNEL. DARK TUNNEL. DARK TUNNEL. AND USUALLY FOR THE REST OF US AND USUALLY FOR THE REST OF US AND USUALLY FOR THE REST OF US WATCHING HERE IN EUROPE AND IN WATCHING HERE IN EUROPE AND IN WATCHING HERE IN EUROPE AND IN THE UNITED STATES, IT MIGHT THE UNITED STATES, IT MIGHT THE UNITED STATES, IT MIGHT OFFER SOME KIND OF TIME LINE AS OFFER SOME KIND OF TIME LINE AS OFFER SOME KIND OF TIME LINE AS TO WHEN PEOPLE MIGHT EXPECT FOR TO WHEN PEOPLE MIGHT EXPECT FOR TO WHEN PEOPLE MIGHT EXPECT FOR THE VIRUS TO BE BEATEN THERE. THE VIRUS TO BE BEATEN THERE. THE VIRUS TO BE BEATEN THERE. SO A LOT TO HOPE FOR IN RITALLY SO A LOT TO HOPE FOR IN RITALLY SO A LOT TO HOPE FOR IN RITALLY GOING FORWARD. GOING FORWARD. GOING FORWARD. THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND WEEKS ARE THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND WEEKS ARE THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND WEEKS ARE GOING TO BE USUAL FOR ITALY TO GOING TO BE USUAL FOR ITALY TO GOING TO BE USUAL FOR ITALY TO SEE IF IT REALLY HAS BEATEN SEE IF IT REALLY HAS BEATEN SEE IF IT REALLY HAS BEATEN CORONAVIRUS. CORONAVIRUS. CORONAVIRUS. >> PEOPLE CERTAINLY WATCHING AND >> PEOPLE CERTAINLY WATCHING AND >> PEOPLE CERTAINLY WATCHING AND WAITING. WAITING. WAITING. THANK YOU SO MUCH, JAMES. THANK YOU SO MUCH, JAMES. THANK YOU SO MUCH, JAMES. >>> BACK HERE AT HOME THERE IS >>> BACK HERE AT HOME THERE IS >>> BACK HERE AT HOME THERE IS NO FEDERAL MANDATE, MEANING OF NO FEDERAL MANDATE, MEANING OF NO FEDERAL MANDATE, MEANING OF COURSE STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY COURSE STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY COURSE STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE HANDLING THIS CRISIS IN ARE HANDLING THIS CRISIS IN ARE HANDLING THIS CRISIS IN THEIR OWN UNIQUE WAYS. THEIR OWN UNIQUE WAYS. THEIR OWN UNIQUE WAYS. OUR REPORTERS ACROSS THE NATION OUR REPORTERS ACROSS THE NATION OUR REPORTERS ACROSS THE NATION EXPLAINS. EXPLAINS. EXPLAINS. >> SURGING NOW TO OVER 2,000 AND >> SURGING NOW TO OVER 2,000 AND >> SURGING NOW TO OVER 2,000 AND WE'RE JUST HEARING SAD NEWS FROM WE'RE JUST HEARING SAD NEWS FROM WE'RE JUST HEARING SAD NEWS FROM OFFICIALS THAT THE DEATH TOLL IN OFFICIALS THAT THE DEATH TOLL IN OFFICIALS THAT THE DEATH TOLL IN L.A. COUNTY ALONE HAS REACHED L.A. COUNTY ALONE HAS REACHED L.A. COUNTY ALONE HAS REACHED 11. 11. 11. ONE OF THOSE DEATHS, THOUGH, IS ONE OF THOSE DEATHS, THOUGH, IS ONE OF THOSE DEATHS, THOUGH, IS A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 18 A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 18 A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS OLD. YEARS OLD. YEARS OLD. NOW, THIS IS HAPPENING AS MAYOR NOW, THIS IS HAPPENING AS MAYOR NOW, THIS IS HAPPENING AS MAYOR ERIC GARCETTI IS TAKING ERIC GARCETTI IS TAKING ERIC GARCETTI IS TAKING UNPRECEDENTED STEPS TO KEEP UNPRECEDENTED STEPS TO KEEP UNPRECEDENTED STEPS TO KEEP PEOPLE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER PEOPLE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER PEOPLE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER WHILE THEY'RE ENCOURAGING SOCIAL WHILE THEY'RE ENCOURAGING SOCIAL WHILE THEY'RE ENCOURAGING SOCIAL DISTANCING. DISTANCING. DISTANCING. THEY'RE ALSO ENCOURAGING PEOPLE THEY'RE ALSO ENCOURAGING PEOPLE THEY'RE ALSO ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO EXERCISE, SO THAT MEANS OUR TO EXERCISE, SO THAT MEANS OUR TO EXERCISE, SO THAT MEANS OUR TRAILS HAVE BEEN PACKED. TRAILS HAVE BEEN PACKED. TRAILS HAVE BEEN PACKED. THE MAYOR SAYING NO MORE. THE MAYOR SAYING NO MORE. THE MAYOR SAYING NO MORE. HE WANTS ALL OF L.A. COUNTY'S HE WANTS ALL OF L.A. COUNTY'S HE WANTS ALL OF L.A. COUNTY'S TRAILS TO BE CLOSED SO THEY'RE TRAILS TO BE CLOSED SO THEY'RE TRAILS TO BE CLOSED SO THEY'RE TAKING MEASURES LIKE THIS WHERE TAKING MEASURES LIKE THIS WHERE TAKING MEASURES LIKE THIS WHERE THEY ARE PUTTING CAUTION TAPE UP THEY ARE PUTTING CAUTION TAPE UP THEY ARE PUTTING CAUTION TAPE UP IN FRONT OF TRAIL HEADS AND THE IN FRONT OF TRAIL HEADS AND THE IN FRONT OF TRAIL HEADS AND THE PARKING LOTS. PARKING LOTS. PARKING LOTS. AND IT SAYS RIGHT HERE THAT THIS AND IT SAYS RIGHT HERE THAT THIS AND IT SAYS RIGHT HERE THAT THIS PARK IS CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER PARK IS CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER PARK IS CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. NOTICE. NOTICE. THEY DO NOT WANT PEOPLE THEY DO NOT WANT PEOPLE THEY DO NOT WANT PEOPLE UTILIZING OUR TRAILS HERE IN UTILIZING OUR TRAILS HERE IN UTILIZING OUR TRAILS HERE IN L.A. COUNTY, AND THEY'RE ALSO L.A. COUNTY, AND THEY'RE ALSO L.A. COUNTY, AND THEY'RE ALSO STARTING TO CLOSE THE PARKING STARTING TO CLOSE THE PARKING STARTING TO CLOSE THE PARKING LOTS AND OUR BEACHES AS WELL. LOTS AND OUR BEACHES AS WELL. LOTS AND OUR BEACHES AS WELL. >> IN CHICAGO, SO MANY PEOPLE >> IN CHICAGO, SO MANY PEOPLE >> IN CHICAGO, SO MANY PEOPLE HERE JUST LIKE THE REST OF THE HERE JUST LIKE THE REST OF THE HERE JUST LIKE THE REST OF THE COUNTRY STILL TRYING TO ADJUST COUNTRY STILL TRYING TO ADJUST COUNTRY STILL TRYING TO ADJUST TO WHAT HAS BECOME THE NEW TO WHAT HAS BECOME THE NEW TO WHAT HAS BECOME THE NEW NORMAL. NORMAL. NORMAL. THE GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS HAS THE GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS HAS THE GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS HAS ISSUED A SHELTER IN PLACE OR ISSUED A SHELTER IN PLACE OR ISSUED A SHELTER IN PLACE OR STAY AT HOME ORDER UNTIL AT STAY AT HOME ORDER UNTIL AT STAY AT HOME ORDER UNTIL AT LEAST APRIL 7th. LEAST APRIL 7th. LEAST APRIL 7th. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS A LOT OF SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS A LOT OF SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS A LOT OF STREETS ARE DESERTED. STREETS ARE DESERTED. STREETS ARE DESERTED. YOU SEE A CAR OR TWO DRIVE BY YOU SEE A CAR OR TWO DRIVE BY YOU SEE A CAR OR TWO DRIVE BY EVERY NOW AND THEN, AND THAT'S EVERY NOW AND THEN, AND THAT'S EVERY NOW AND THEN, AND THAT'S JUST ABOUT IT. JUST ABOUT IT. JUST ABOUT IT. THERE REALLY IS NO RUSH HOUR, THERE REALLY IS NO RUSH HOUR, THERE REALLY IS NO RUSH HOUR, WHICH YOU WOULD THINK WOULD BE A WHICH YOU WOULD THINK WOULD BE A WHICH YOU WOULD THINK WOULD BE A RELIEF BUT IS ACTUALLY KIND OF RELIEF BUT IS ACTUALLY KIND OF RELIEF BUT IS ACTUALLY KIND OF EERIE. EERIE. EERIE. >> IN ATLANTA, SUBURBAN ATLANTA >> IN ATLANTA, SUBURBAN ATLANTA >> IN ATLANTA, SUBURBAN ATLANTA ACTUALLY. ACTUALLY. ACTUALLY. HERE THE GOVERNOR AND THE MAYOR HERE THE GOVERNOR AND THE MAYOR HERE THE GOVERNOR AND THE MAYOR AREN'T ON THE SAME PAGE. AREN'T ON THE SAME PAGE. AREN'T ON THE SAME PAGE. THE GOVERNOR HAS RESISTED THE GOVERNOR HAS RESISTED THE GOVERNOR HAS RESISTED PRESSURE TO SHUTDOWN THE STATE PRESSURE TO SHUTDOWN THE STATE PRESSURE TO SHUTDOWN THE STATE EXCEPT FOR ESSENTIAL SERVICES. EXCEPT FOR ESSENTIAL SERVICES. EXCEPT FOR ESSENTIAL SERVICES. THE MAYOR OF ATLANTA TOOK THE MAYOR OF ATLANTA TOOK THE MAYOR OF ATLANTA TOOK MATTERS INTO HER OWN HANDS MATTERS INTO HER OWN HANDS MATTERS INTO HER OWN HANDS YESTERDAY AND ESSENTIALLY PRETTY YESTERDAY AND ESSENTIALLY PRETTY YESTERDAY AND ESSENTIALLY PRETTY MUCH CLOSED THE CITY. MUCH CLOSED THE CITY. MUCH CLOSED THE CITY. I WAS JUST AT THE GROCERY STORE, I WAS JUST AT THE GROCERY STORE, I WAS JUST AT THE GROCERY STORE, AND I TRIED TO GET SOME PICTURES AND I TRIED TO GET SOME PICTURES AND I TRIED TO GET SOME PICTURES OF IT WITHOUT VIOLATING THEIR OF IT WITHOUT VIOLATING THEIR OF IT WITHOUT VIOLATING THEIR RULES. RULES. RULES. BUT ONE THING I DO WANT TO SHOW BUT ONE THING I DO WANT TO SHOW BUT ONE THING I DO WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING I SAW WAS OUTSIDE YOU SOMETHING I SAW WAS OUTSIDE YOU SOMETHING I SAW WAS OUTSIDE THE GROCERY STORE, IT'S SORT OF THE GROCERY STORE, IT'S SORT OF THE GROCERY STORE, IT'S SORT OF LIKE A MINI HAZMAT SUIT THAT THE LIKE A MINI HAZMAT SUIT THAT THE LIKE A MINI HAZMAT SUIT THAT THE GROCERY STORES PUT OUTSIDE THE GROCERY STORES PUT OUTSIDE THE GROCERY STORES PUT OUTSIDE THE DOORS. DOORS. DOORS. THE STORE WAS ACTUALLY ALSO THE STORE WAS ACTUALLY ALSO THE STORE WAS ACTUALLY ALSO PRETTY BUSY, WHICH SORT OF MAKES PRETTY BUSY, WHICH SORT OF MAKES PRETTY BUSY, WHICH SORT OF MAKES YOU WONDER WHETHER, YOU KNOW, YOU WONDER WHETHER, YOU KNOW, YOU WONDER WHETHER, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THESE PRECAUTIONS ARE SOME OF THESE PRECAUTIONS ARE SOME OF THESE PRECAUTIONS ARE REALLY GOING TO WORK. REALLY GOING TO WORK. REALLY GOING TO WORK. >> IN MIAMI ONE OF THE HARDEST >> IN MIAMI ONE OF THE HARDEST >> IN MIAMI ONE OF THE HARDEST HIT CITIES IN THE STATE. HIT CITIES IN THE STATE. HIT CITIES IN THE STATE. NORMALLY DURING THE LUNCH HOUR NORMALLY DURING THE LUNCH HOUR NORMALLY DURING THE LUNCH HOUR THIS AREA HERE IN SOUTH MIAMI THIS AREA HERE IN SOUTH MIAMI THIS AREA HERE IN SOUTH MIAMI WOULD BE BUSTLING. WOULD BE BUSTLING. WOULD BE BUSTLING. WE SEE BUSY STREETS, THE WE SEE BUSY STREETS, THE WE SEE BUSY STREETS, THE SIDEWALKS WOULD BE PACKED. SIDEWALKS WOULD BE PACKED. SIDEWALKS WOULD BE PACKED. BUT RIGHT NOW ALL NONESSENTIAL BUT RIGHT NOW ALL NONESSENTIAL BUT RIGHT NOW ALL NONESSENTIAL BUSINESSES ARE CLOSED. BUSINESSES ARE CLOSED. BUSINESSES ARE CLOSED. RESTAURANTS ARE OPEN BUT THEY RESTAURANTS ARE OPEN BUT THEY RESTAURANTS ARE OPEN BUT THEY CAN ONLY DO TAKE OUT. CAN ONLY DO TAKE OUT. CAN ONLY DO TAKE OUT. SO FAR GOVERNOR RON DeSANTIS HAS SO FAR GOVERNOR RON DeSANTIS HAS SO FAR GOVERNOR RON DeSANTIS HAS NOT ISSUED A STATEWIDE SHUTDOWN NOT ISSUED A STATEWIDE SHUTDOWN NOT ISSUED A STATEWIDE SHUTDOWN SO HE DOESN'T WANT TO CAUSE ANY SO HE DOESN'T WANT TO CAUSE ANY UNNECESSARY FINANCIAL HARDSHIP UNNECESSARY FINANCIAL HARDSHIP UNNECESSARY FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BUT HE HAS ORDERED THEM TO BUT HE HAS ORDERED THEM TO BUT HE HAS ORDERED THEM TO SELF-ISOLATE FOR 14 DAYS. SELF-ISOLATE FOR 14 DAYS. SELF-ISOLATE FOR 14 DAYS. THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FRANCIS TORRES WHO DID TEST FRANCIS TORRES WHO DID TEST FRANCIS TORRES WHO DID TEST POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS AND POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS AND POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS AND WENT INTO SELF-ISOLATION, HE HAS WENT INTO SELF-ISOLATION, HE HAS WENT INTO SELF-ISOLATION, HE HAS CALLED FOR AN EMERGENCY MEETING CALLED FOR AN EMERGENCY MEETING CALLED FOR AN EMERGENCY MEETING TO DISCUSS A POSSIBLE CITYWIDE TO DISCUSS A POSSIBLE CITYWIDE TO DISCUSS A POSSIBLE CITYWIDE SHELTER IN PLACE. SHELTER IN PLACE. SHELTER IN PLACE. FOR NOW HE'S URGING RESIDENTS TO FOR NOW HE'S URGING RESIDENTS TO FOR NOW HE'S URGING RESIDENTS TO STAY AT HOME UNLESS THEY STAY AT HOME UNLESS THEY STAY AT HOME UNLESS THEY ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO LEAVE. ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO LEAVE. ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO LEAVE. >> PEOPLE HERE IN DALLAS HAVE >> PEOPLE HERE IN DALLAS HAVE >> PEOPLE HERE IN DALLAS HAVE BEEN TOLD TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES BEEN TOLD TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES BEEN TOLD TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES AND BUSINESSES FORCED TO CLOSE AND BUSINESSES FORCED TO CLOSE AND BUSINESSES FORCED TO CLOSE AS THIS VIRUS CONTINUES TO AS THIS VIRUS CONTINUES TO AS THIS VIRUS CONTINUES TO SPREAD. SPREAD. SPREAD. ALREADY MORE THAN 160 CASES ALREADY MORE THAN 160 CASES ALREADY MORE THAN 160 CASES REPORTED HERE IN NORTH TEXAS REPORTED HERE IN NORTH TEXAS REPORTED HERE IN NORTH TEXAS ALONE AND AN OFFICIAL IN HOUSTON ALONE AND AN OFFICIAL IN HOUSTON ALONE AND AN OFFICIAL IN HOUSTON SAY HOSPITALS THERE HAVE SEEN AN SAY HOSPITALS THERE HAVE SEEN AN SAY HOSPITALS THERE HAVE SEEN AN EXPONENTIAL INCREASE IN THE EXPONENTIAL INCREASE IN THE EXPONENTIAL INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS TREATED FOR NUMBER OF PATIENTS TREATED FOR NUMBER OF PATIENTS TREATED FOR COVID-19. COVID-19. COVID-19. BUT AMIDST THE ANXIETY AND WORRY BUT AMIDST THE ANXIETY AND WORRY BUT AMIDST THE ANXIETY AND WORRY THERE'S BETTER HOPE HERE BETTER THERE'S BETTER HOPE HERE BETTER THERE'S BETTER HOPE HERE BETTER DAYS ARE AHEAD. DAYS ARE AHEAD. DAYS ARE AHEAD. >> WE CERTAINLY HOPE SO. >> WE CERTAINLY HOPE SO. >> WE CERTAINLY HOPE SO. THANK YOU TO ALL THE REPORTERS THANK YOU TO ALL THE REPORTERS THANK YOU TO ALL THE REPORTERS FOR THAT. FOR THAT. FOR THAT. WE TURN TO A COUNTRY OFFERING WE TURN TO A COUNTRY OFFERING WE TURN TO A COUNTRY OFFERING SIGNS OF HOPE AND A POSSIBLE SIGNS OF HOPE AND A POSSIBLE SIGNS OF HOPE AND A POSSIBLE ROAD MAP TO COMBAT THE ROAD MAP TO COMBAT THE ROAD MAP TO COMBAT THE CORONAVIRUS, SOUTH KOREA. CORONAVIRUS, SOUTH KOREA. CORONAVIRUS, SOUTH KOREA. THIS ASIAN NATION OF 50 MILLION THIS ASIAN NATION OF 50 MILLION THIS ASIAN NATION OF 50 MILLION PEOPLE REPORTEDITIAL FIRST PEOPLE REPORTEDITIAL FIRST PEOPLE REPORTEDITIAL FIRST COVID-19 CASE THE VERY SAME DAY COVID-19 CASE THE VERY SAME DAY COVID-19 CASE THE VERY SAME DAY AS THE UNITED STATES. AS THE UNITED STATES. AS THE UNITED STATES. NOW IT REPORTS ONLY 64 NEW CASES NOW IT REPORTS ONLY 64 NEW CASES NOW IT REPORTS ONLY 64 NEW CASES IN A DAY, DOWN FROM THOUSANDS IN A DAY, DOWN FROM THOUSANDS IN A DAY, DOWN FROM THOUSANDS AND A FLATTENING OF THAT AND A FLATTENING OF THAT AND A FLATTENING OF THAT INFECTION CURVE THAT WE HEAR SO INFECTION CURVE THAT WE HEAR SO INFECTION CURVE THAT WE HEAR SO MUCH ABOUT. MUCH ABOUT. MUCH ABOUT. THEIR SUCCESS IS SO STARK THAT THEIR SUCCESS IS SO STARK THAT THEIR SUCCESS IS SO STARK THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP ACCORDING TO PRESIDENT TRUMP ACCORDING TO PRESIDENT TRUMP ACCORDING TO SOUTH KOREAN OFFICIALS SECOND SOUTH KOREAN OFFICIALS SECOND SOUTH KOREAN OFFICIALS SECOND DEGREE THEIR PRESIDENT FOR HELP DEGREE THEIR PRESIDENT FOR HELP DEGREE THEIR PRESIDENT FOR HELP WITH MEDICAL SUPPLIES. WITH MEDICAL SUPPLIES. WITH MEDICAL SUPPLIES. MORE FROM SOUTH KOREA ON HOW MORE FROM SOUTH KOREA ON HOW MORE FROM SOUTH KOREA ON HOW THAT NATION'S EARLY AND THAT NATION'S EARLY AND THAT NATION'S EARLY AND AGGRESSIVE APPROACH HAS SO FAR AGGRESSIVE APPROACH HAS SO FAR AGGRESSIVE APPROACH HAS SO FAR MADE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE. MADE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE. MADE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE. >> THE UNITED STATES NOW HAS >> THE UNITED STATES NOW HAS >> THE UNITED STATES NOW HAS OVER 50,000 CASES OF COVID-19 OVER 50,000 CASES OF COVID-19 OVER 50,000 CASES OF COVID-19 WITH OVER 600 DEATHS, A NUMBER WITH OVER 600 DEATHS, A NUMBER WITH OVER 600 DEATHS, A NUMBER THAT IS EXPECTED TO GROW THAT IS EXPECTED TO GROW THAT IS EXPECTED TO GROW EXPONENTIALLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE EXPONENTIALLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE EXPONENTIALLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. OF WEEKS. OF WEEKS. >> BUT ACROSS THE WORLD IN SOUTH >> BUT ACROSS THE WORLD IN SOUTH >> BUT ACROSS THE WORLD IN SOUTH KOREA, A COUNTRY OF ABOUT 870 KOREA, A COUNTRY OF ABOUT 870 KOREA, A COUNTRY OF ABOUT 870 MILES FROM WHAT HAD BEEN THE MILES FROM WHAT HAD BEEN THE MILES FROM WHAT HAD BEEN THE EPICENTER OF THE OUTBREAK IS A EPICENTER OF THE OUTBREAK IS A EPICENTER OF THE OUTBREAK IS A DIFFERENT STORY. DIFFERENT STORY. DIFFERENT STORY. COVID-19 ARRIVING IN SOUTH KOREA COVID-19 ARRIVING IN SOUTH KOREA COVID-19 ARRIVING IN SOUTH KOREA FROM CHINA. FROM CHINA. FROM CHINA. >> THIS EVENING, IT'S HERE IN >> THIS EVENING, IT'S HERE IN >> THIS EVENING, IT'S HERE IN THE U.S. THE U.S. THE U.S. >> OUR IAN POWAL WAS IN SOUTH >> OUR IAN POWAL WAS IN SOUTH >> OUR IAN POWAL WAS IN SOUTH KOREA WHERE THE DISEASE FIRST KOREA WHERE THE DISEASE FIRST KOREA WHERE THE DISEASE FIRST SPREAD ON A MASSIVE SCALE AMONG SPREAD ON A MASSIVE SCALE AMONG SPREAD ON A MASSIVE SCALE AMONG A RELIGIOUS SECT. A RELIGIOUS SECT. A RELIGIOUS SECT. >> THERE ARE MORE THAN 200 >> THERE ARE MORE THAN 200 >> THERE ARE MORE THAN 200 PATIENTS INSIDE AND ALL OF THEM PATIENTS INSIDE AND ALL OF THEM PATIENTS INSIDE AND ALL OF THEM HAVE COVID-19. HAVE COVID-19. HAVE COVID-19. >> BUT SINCE THEN THE SOUTH >> BUT SINCE THEN THE SOUTH >> BUT SINCE THEN THE SOUTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT HAS LARGELY KOREAN GOVERNMENT HAS LARGELY KOREAN GOVERNMENT HAS LARGELY BEEN ABLE TO GRAB THE REIGNS OF BEEN ABLE TO GRAB THE REIGNS OF BEEN ABLE TO GRAB THE REIGNS OF THE INFECTION. THE INFECTION. THE INFECTION. AND TODAY THE COUNTRY HAS MORE AND TODAY THE COUNTRY HAS MORE AND TODAY THE COUNTRY HAS MORE THAN 500 CASES OF CORONAVIRUS THAN 500 CASES OF CORONAVIRUS THAN 500 CASES OF CORONAVIRUS BUT TODAY ONLY 75 NEW BUT TODAY ONLY 75 NEW BUT TODAY ONLY 75 NEW INFECTIONS, A DRASTIC CONTRAST INFECTIONS, A DRASTIC CONTRAST INFECTIONS, A DRASTIC CONTRAST TO THE UNITED STATES. TO THE UNITED STATES. TO THE UNITED STATES. >> THE INFECTION RATE IS ROUGHLY >> THE INFECTION RATE IS ROUGHLY >> THE INFECTION RATE IS ROUGHLY 1 IN 1,000 IN THE NEW YORK CITY 1 IN 1,000 IN THE NEW YORK CITY 1 IN 1,000 IN THE NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA WHERE THERE METROPOLITAN AREA WHERE THERE METROPOLITAN AREA WHERE THERE ARE 0.2% PER THOUSAND AND ER0.1% ARE 0.2% PER THOUSAND AND ER0.1% ARE 0.2% PER THOUSAND AND ER0.1% PER THOUSAND IN WASHINGTON PER THOUSAND IN WASHINGTON PER THOUSAND IN WASHINGTON STATE. STATE. STATE. >> SOUTH KOREA IS BECOMING THE >> SOUTH KOREA IS BECOMING THE >> SOUTH KOREA IS BECOMING THE MODEL FOR SUCCESS, QUICKLY MODEL FOR SUCCESS, QUICKLY MODEL FOR SUCCESS, QUICKLY EXPANDING THE SCOPE AND SCALE OF EXPANDING THE SCOPE AND SCALE OF EXPANDING THE SCOPE AND SCALE OF ITS MASSIVE TESTINGS IN THE PAST ITS MASSIVE TESTINGS IN THE PAST ITS MASSIVE TESTINGS IN THE PAST FIVE WEEKS. FIVE WEEKS. FIVE WEEKS. SO FAR MORE THAN 340,000 PEOPLE SO FAR MORE THAN 340,000 PEOPLE SO FAR MORE THAN 340,000 PEOPLE HAVE TESTED THERE. HAVE TESTED THERE. HAVE TESTED THERE. >> SO THEY MADE SURE THEY HAD >> SO THEY MADE SURE THEY HAD >> SO THEY MADE SURE THEY HAD ENOUGH VENTILATORS, THEY HAD ENOUGH VENTILATORS, THEY HAD ENOUGH VENTILATORS, THEY HAD ENOUGH PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. ENOUGH PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. ENOUGH PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. MAKE SURE MASKS WERE BEING MAKE SURE MASKS WERE BEING MAKE SURE MASKS WERE BEING MASS-PRODUCED. MASS-PRODUCED. MASS-PRODUCED. SO ALL THOSE THINGS, THAT'S THE SO ALL THOSE THINGS, THAT'S THE SO ALL THOSE THINGS, THAT'S THE FULL SET OF EPIDEMIC STRATEGIES FULL SET OF EPIDEMIC STRATEGIES FULL SET OF EPIDEMIC STRATEGIES THEY IMPLEMENTED VERY QUICKLY. THEY IMPLEMENTED VERY QUICKLY. THEY IMPLEMENTED VERY QUICKLY. >> FROM THE FIRST CONFIRMED >> FROM THE FIRST CONFIRMED >> FROM THE FIRST CONFIRMED PATIENT THE SOUTH KOREAN PATIENT THE SOUTH KOREAN PATIENT THE SOUTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT SPRUNG INTO ACTION. GOVERNMENT SPRUNG INTO ACTION. GOVERNMENT SPRUNG INTO ACTION. THE KOREAN FDA EXPEDITING THE THE KOREAN FDA EXPEDITING THE THE KOREAN FDA EXPEDITING THE MASS PRODUCTION OF TEST KITS. MASS PRODUCTION OF TEST KITS. MASS PRODUCTION OF TEST KITS. THEIR MILITARY ABLE TO SETUP AN THEIR MILITARY ABLE TO SETUP AN THEIR MILITARY ABLE TO SETUP AN ORGANIZED TESTING FACILITIES DUE ORGANIZED TESTING FACILITIES DUE ORGANIZED TESTING FACILITIES DUE TO THEIR MANDATORY MILITARY TO THEIR MANDATORY MILITARY TO THEIR MANDATORY MILITARY SERVICE. SERVICE. SERVICE. ARMY DOCTORS WERE ALREADY ON ARMY DOCTORS WERE ALREADY ON ARMY DOCTORS WERE ALREADY ON STANDBY TRAINED TO WORK DURING A STANDBY TRAINED TO WORK DURING A STANDBY TRAINED TO WORK DURING A CRISIS. CRISIS. CRISIS. THE AUTHORITIES VIGOROUSLY TRACK THE AUTHORITIES VIGOROUSLY TRACK THE AUTHORITIES VIGOROUSLY TRACK DOWN THOSE INFECTED AND DOWN THOSE INFECTED AND DOWN THOSE INFECTED AND QUARANTINE THEIR CONTACTS. QUARANTINE THEIR CONTACTS. QUARANTINE THEIR CONTACTS. >> THE GOVERNMENT HERE SENDS OUT >> THE GOVERNMENT HERE SENDS OUT >> THE GOVERNMENT HERE SENDS OUT NATIONAL EMERGENCY ALERT NATIONAL EMERGENCY ALERT NATIONAL EMERGENCY ALERT MESSAGES THROUGHOUT THE DAY, AND MESSAGES THROUGHOUT THE DAY, AND MESSAGES THROUGHOUT THE DAY, AND LOOK HOW MANY I'VE GOTTEN IN THE LOOK HOW MANY I'VE GOTTEN IN THE LOOK HOW MANY I'VE GOTTEN IN THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. IT'S BASICALLY INFORMATION ABOUT IT'S BASICALLY INFORMATION ABOUT IT'S BASICALLY INFORMATION ABOUT WHO WAS TESTED POSITIVE IN MY WHO WAS TESTED POSITIVE IN MY WHO WAS TESTED POSITIVE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. NEIGHBORHOOD. NEIGHBORHOOD. >> IT'S HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL BUT >> IT'S HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL BUT >> IT'S HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL BUT CATCHES TWO BIRDS WITH ONE CATCHES TWO BIRDS WITH ONE CATCHES TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE. STONE. STONE. RAISES AWARENESS, AND KEEPS RAISES AWARENESS, AND KEEPS RAISES AWARENESS, AND KEEPS PEOPLE AWAY FROM CONTAMINATED PEOPLE AWAY FROM CONTAMINATED PEOPLE AWAY FROM CONTAMINATED AREAS. AREAS. AREAS. >> THE STRIKING DIFFERENCE IN >> THE STRIKING DIFFERENCE IN >> THE STRIKING DIFFERENCE IN MOST ASIAN COUNTRIES COMPARED TO MOST ASIAN COUNTRIES COMPARED TO MOST ASIAN COUNTRIES COMPARED TO THE STREETS IN THE U.S. OR THE STREETS IN THE U.S. OR THE STREETS IN THE U.S. OR EUROPE, EVERYONE WEARS MASKS. EUROPE, EVERYONE WEARS MASKS. EUROPE, EVERYONE WEARS MASKS. >> NOW, THE GOVERNMENT HERE >> NOW, THE GOVERNMENT HERE >> NOW, THE GOVERNMENT HERE ALLOWS YOU TO BUY TWO MASKS A ALLOWS YOU TO BUY TWO MASKS A ALLOWS YOU TO BUY TWO MASKS A WEEK DEPENDING ON THE LAST DIGIT WEEK DEPENDING ON THE LAST DIGIT WEEK DEPENDING ON THE LAST DIGIT OF YOUR BIRTH YEAR. OF YOUR BIRTH YEAR. OF YOUR BIRTH YEAR. YOU GO ON AN APP AND SEARCH FOR YOU GO ON AN APP AND SEARCH FOR YOU GO ON AN APP AND SEARCH FOR THE NEAREST PHARMACY THAT KIL THE NEAREST PHARMACY THAT KIL THE NEAREST PHARMACY THAT KIL WOULD HAVE STOCK. WOULD HAVE STOCK. WOULD HAVE STOCK. BUT THE MESSAGE HERE IS VERY BUT THE MESSAGE HERE IS VERY BUT THE MESSAGE HERE IS VERY SIMPLE. SIMPLE. SIMPLE. IF YOU DON'T HAVE A MASK IN IF YOU DON'T HAVE A MASK IN IF YOU DON'T HAVE A MASK IN HAND, JUST STAY HOME. HAND, JUST STAY HOME. HAND, JUST STAY HOME. >> AS TESTING SURPASSED >> AS TESTING SURPASSED >> AS TESTING SURPASSED THOUSANDS PER DAY, MEDICAL TEAMS THOUSANDS PER DAY, MEDICAL TEAMS THOUSANDS PER DAY, MEDICAL TEAMS CREATED DRIVE-THRU CENTERS, CREATED DRIVE-THRU CENTERS, CREATED DRIVE-THRU CENTERS, MAKING THE PROCESS FOUR TIMES MAKING THE PROCESS FOUR TIMES MAKING THE PROCESS FOUR TIMES FASTER FROM AN HOUR TO JUST 15 FASTER FROM AN HOUR TO JUST 15 FASTER FROM AN HOUR TO JUST 15 MINUTES A WEEK LATER DOCTORS MINUTES A WEEK LATER DOCTORS MINUTES A WEEK LATER DOCTORS FURTHER IMPROVED THE PROCESS, A FURTHER IMPROVED THE PROCESS, A FURTHER IMPROVED THE PROCESS, A WALK THROUGH TESTING BOOTH THAT WALK THROUGH TESTING BOOTH THAT WALK THROUGH TESTING BOOTH THAT AGAIN HAD TESTING TIMES. AGAIN HAD TESTING TIMES. AGAIN HAD TESTING TIMES. TESTING TIMES REDUCED TO 7 TESTING TIMES REDUCED TO 7 TESTING TIMES REDUCED TO 7 MINUTES. MINUTES. MINUTES. THIS BOOTH KEEPS MEDICAL STAFF THIS BOOTH KEEPS MEDICAL STAFF THIS BOOTH KEEPS MEDICAL STAFF FROM ANY PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH A FROM ANY PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH A FROM ANY PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH A POTENTIAL INFECTOR WHILE TAKING POTENTIAL INFECTOR WHILE TAKING POTENTIAL INFECTOR WHILE TAKING SAMPLES. SAMPLES. SAMPLES. THE GOVERNING BODIES OF THE THE GOVERNING BODIES OF THE THE GOVERNING BODIES OF THE WORLD ARE TAKING NOTICE AS THEY WORLD ARE TAKING NOTICE AS THEY WORLD ARE TAKING NOTICE AS THEY GRAPPLE WITH THIS NEW NORMAL AND GRAPPLE WITH THIS NEW NORMAL AND GRAPPLE WITH THIS NEW NORMAL AND TRY TO FIND SOLUTIONS THAT DON'T TRY TO FIND SOLUTIONS THAT DON'T TRY TO FIND SOLUTIONS THAT DON'T YET EXIST. YET EXIST. YET EXIST. SO THEY LOOK TO A COUNTRY CAUGHT SO THEY LOOK TO A COUNTRY CAUGHT SO THEY LOOK TO A COUNTRY CAUGHT IN THE STORM THAT'S MAKING ITS IN THE STORM THAT'S MAKING ITS IN THE STORM THAT'S MAKING ITS WAY OUT OF TROUBLED WATERS. WAY OUT OF TROUBLED WATERS. WAY OUT OF TROUBLED WATERS. ABC NEWS, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA. ABC NEWS, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA. ABC NEWS, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA. >> THERE ARE SOME LESSONS WE >> THERE ARE SOME LESSONS WE >> THERE ARE SOME LESSONS WE COULD LEARN FROM RIGHT HERE. COULD LEARN FROM RIGHT HERE. COULD LEARN FROM RIGHT HERE. AND WHEN WE RETURN A SIGN OF THE AND WHEN WE RETURN A SIGN OF THE AND WHEN WE RETURN A SIGN OF THE TIMES. TIMES. TIMES. DO IT YOURSELF MASKS. >>> HAMMER TIME THIS IS NICK >>> HAMMER TIME THIS IS NICK >>> HAMMER TIME THIS IS NICK SUVINO WITH A CREATIVE TSA WHILE SUVINO WITH A CREATIVE TSA WHILE SUVINO WITH A CREATIVE TSA WHILE ISOLATING AT HOME RE-CREATING MC ISOLATING AT HOME RE-CREATING MC ISOLATING AT HOME RE-CREATING MC HAMMER'S 1980 CLASSIC "CAN'T HAMMER'S 1980 CLASSIC "CAN'T HAMMER'S 1980 CLASSIC "CAN'T TOUCH THIS." TOUCH THIS." TOUCH THIS." >>> AND FINALLY TONIGHT HEALTH >>> AND FINALLY TONIGHT HEALTH >>> AND FINALLY TONIGHT HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ARE CONCERNED IN CARE PROVIDERS ARE CONCERNED IN CARE PROVIDERS ARE CONCERNED IN THIS TIME OF CRISIS THEY'RE THIS TIME OF CRISIS THEY'RE THIS TIME OF CRISIS THEY'RE STARTING TO RUN LOW ON FACE STARTING TO RUN LOW ON FACE STARTING TO RUN LOW ON FACE MASKS AND OTHER MEDICAL SUPPLIES MASKS AND OTHER MEDICAL SUPPLIES SO HERE'S A GLIMPSE HOW PEOPLE SO HERE'S A GLIMPSE HOW PEOPLE SO HERE'S A GLIMPSE HOW PEOPLE ARE STEPPING UP IN THIS FACE ARE STEPPING UP IN THIS FACE ARE STEPPING UP IN THIS FACE MASK SHORTAGE. MASK SHORTAGE. MASK SHORTAGE. AFTER HEARING THE PLEA FOR HELP AFTER HEARING THE PLEA FOR HELP AFTER HEARING THE PLEA FOR HELP FROM NEW YORK'S GOVERNORS HE FROM NEW YORK'S GOVERNORS HE FROM NEW YORK'S GOVERNORS HE JUMPED INTO ACTION. JUMPED INTO ACTION. JUMPED INTO ACTION. YOU CAN SEE THEM ALL SEWING. YOU CAN SEE THEM ALL SEWING. YOU CAN SEE THEM ALL SEWING. DO WE HAVE SOME VIDEO OF SEWING? DO WE HAVE SOME VIDEO OF SEWING? DO WE HAVE SOME VIDEO OF SEWING? THEY'RE USING SOME CREATIVE WAYS THEY'RE USING SOME CREATIVE WAYS THEY'RE USING SOME CREATIVE WAYS TO SOCIAL DISTANCE. TO SOCIAL DISTANCE. TO SOCIAL DISTANCE. I GUESS WE DON'T HAVE THAT I GUESS WE DON'T HAVE THAT I GUESS WE DON'T HAVE THAT VIDEO. VIDEO. VIDEO. THERE THEY ARE. THERE THEY ARE. THERE THEY ARE. BUT HIS HOPE HIS TEAM IS ABLE TO BUT HIS HOPE HIS TEAM IS ABLE TO BUT HIS HOPE HIS TEAM IS ABLE TO PRODUCE A FEW THOUSAND MASKS PRODUCE A FEW THOUSAND MASKS PRODUCE A FEW THOUSAND MASKS EACH WEEK. EACH WEEK. EACH WEEK. AND HE'S NOT THE ONLY FASHION AND HE'S NOT THE ONLY FASHION AND HE'S NOT THE ONLY FASHION DESIGNER THAT'S HELPING OUT. DESIGNER THAT'S HELPING OUT. DESIGNER THAT'S HELPING OUT. CHECK OUT BRIANA DANIELLE. CHECK OUT BRIANA DANIELLE. CHECK OUT BRIANA DANIELLE. SHE'S TURNING HER LIVING ROOM SHE'S TURNING HER LIVING ROOM SHE'S TURNING HER LIVING ROOM INTO A MINI SEWING FACTORY. INTO A MINI SEWING FACTORY. INTO A MINI SEWING FACTORY. >> UNFORTUNATELY OUR COUNTRY WAS >> UNFORTUNATELY OUR COUNTRY WAS >> UNFORTUNATELY OUR COUNTRY WAS NOT READY TO HANDLE A PANDEMIC. NOT READY TO HANDLE A PANDEMIC. NOT READY TO HANDLE A PANDEMIC. WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MEDICAL WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MEDICAL WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MEDICAL SUPPLIES. SUPPLIES. SUPPLIES. SIMPLE AS THAT. SIMPLE AS THAT. SIMPLE AS THAT. THIS IS CRISIS RESPONSE. THIS IS CRISIS RESPONSE. THIS IS CRISIS RESPONSE. I HAVE THE SEWING AND THIS IS I HAVE THE SEWING AND THIS IS I HAVE THE SEWING AND THIS IS WHAT I CAN DO RIGHT NOW. WHAT I CAN DO RIGHT NOW. WHAT I CAN DO RIGHT NOW. I CAN MAKE MASKS, MEDICAL I CAN MAKE MASKS, MEDICAL I CAN MAKE MASKS, MEDICAL SUPPLIES. SUPPLIES. SUPPLIES. AND WHATEVER YOUR TALENT, AND WHATEVER YOUR TALENT, AND WHATEVER YOUR TALENT, EVERYBODY CAN DO SOMETHING RIGHT EVERYBODY CAN DO SOMETHING RIGHT EVERYBODY CAN DO SOMETHING RIGHT NOW. NOW. NOW. >> USING OUR TALENTS AND PUTTING >> USING OUR TALENTS AND PUTTING >> USING OUR TALENTS AND PUTTING THEM INTO ACTION. THEM INTO ACTION. THEM INTO ACTION. DANIEL JUST FINISHED STUDYING DANIEL JUST FINISHED STUDYING DANIEL JUST FINISHED STUDYING FASHION IN ITALY AND HAS WRITTEN FASHION IN ITALY AND HAS WRITTEN FASHION IN ITALY AND HAS WRITTEN "AND WE GOT THIS" ON HER MASKS. "AND WE GOT THIS" ON HER MASKS. "AND WE GOT THIS" ON HER MASKS. AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A FASHION DESIGNER TO HELP OUT. FASHION DESIGNER TO HELP OUT. FASHION DESIGNER TO HELP OUT. CHECK OUT THESE VOLUNTEERS AT CHECK OUT THESE VOLUNTEERS AT CHECK OUT THESE VOLUNTEERS AT PROVIDENCE HEALTH. PROVIDENCE HEALTH. PROVIDENCE HEALTH. THEY'VE BEEN CHURNING OUT THEY'VE BEEN CHURNING OUT THEY'VE BEEN CHURNING OUT HOMEMADE EQUIPMENT TO FULFILL HOMEMADE EQUIPMENT TO FULFILL HOMEMADE EQUIPMENT TO FULFILL THE NEED FOR HOSPITAL SUPPLIES. THE NEED FOR HOSPITAL SUPPLIES. THE NEED FOR HOSPITAL SUPPLIES. THEY'VE NOT ONLY BUILT SURGICAL THEY'VE NOT ONLY BUILT SURGICAL THEY'VE NOT ONLY BUILT SURGICAL MASKS BUT ALSO CONSTRUCTED FACE MASKS BUT ALSO CONSTRUCTED FACE MASKS BUT ALSO CONSTRUCTED FACE SHIELDS USING APPROVED MATERIALS SHIELDS USING APPROVED MATERIALS SHIELDS USING APPROVED MATERIALS THAT INCLUDE MARINE GRADE VINYL THAT INCLUDE MARINE GRADE VINYL THAT INCLUDE MARINE GRADE VINYL AND GOT TO LOVE THAT DOUBLE AND GOT TO LOVE THAT DOUBLE AND GOT TO LOVE THAT DOUBLE SIDED TAPE. SIDED TAPE. SIDED TAPE. IT HAS MULTIPLE USES. IT HAS MULTIPLE USES. IT HAS MULTIPLE USES. AND THE POPULAR RETAIL CHAIN AND THE POPULAR RETAIL CHAIN AND THE POPULAR RETAIL CHAIN JOANNE FABRICS HAS CRAFTED A WAY JOANNE FABRICS HAS CRAFTED A WAY JOANNE FABRICS HAS CRAFTED A WAY TO HELP LOCALS AND FRONT LINE TO HELP LOCALS AND FRONT LINE TO HELP LOCALS AND FRONT LINE WORKERS. WORKERS. WORKERS. DO IT YOURSELF MEDICAL MASK KITS DO IT YOURSELF MEDICAL MASK KITS DO IT YOURSELF MEDICAL MASK KITS AND OFFERED A STEP BY STEP AND OFFERED A STEP BY STEP AND OFFERED A STEP BY STEP YOUTUBETATORIAL AND HOW TO MAKE YOUTUBETATORIAL AND HOW TO MAKE YOUTUBETATORIAL AND HOW TO MAKE IT. IT. IT. CUSTOMERS CAN EITHER USE THEM OR CUSTOMERS CAN EITHER USE THEM OR CUSTOMERS CAN EITHER USE THEM OR BRING THEIR NEWLY CONSTRUCTED BRING THEIR NEWLY CONSTRUCTED BRING THEIR NEWLY CONSTRUCTED MASKS BACK INTO ANY JOANNE MASKS BACK INTO ANY JOANNE MASKS BACK INTO ANY JOANNE FABRICS STORE TO BE DONATED TO FABRICS STORE TO BE DONATED TO FABRICS STORE TO BE DONATED TO LOCAL HOSPITALS AND FIRST LOCAL HOSPITALS AND FIRST LOCAL HOSPITALS AND FIRST RESPONDERS. RESPONDERS. RESPONDERS. >>> AND OUR IMAGE OF THE DAY. >>> AND OUR IMAGE OF THE DAY. >>> AND OUR IMAGE OF THE DAY. TAKE A LOOK AT POLLUTION LEVELS TAKE A LOOK AT POLLUTION LEVELS TAKE A LOOK AT POLLUTION LEVELS IN CHINA. IN CHINA. IN CHINA. THERE YOU SEE IT BEFORE THE THERE YOU SEE IT BEFORE THE THERE YOU SEE IT BEFORE THE PANDEMIC AND NOW. PANDEMIC AND NOW. PANDEMIC AND NOW. LIFE WILL RETURN TO NORMAL, AND LIFE WILL RETURN TO NORMAL, AND LIFE WILL RETURN TO NORMAL, AND SO WILL POLLUTION EVENTUALLY. SO WILL POLLUTION EVENTUALLY. SO WILL POLLUTION EVENTUALLY. BUT TONIGHT THIS IS SOMETHING WE BUT TONIGHT THIS IS SOMETHING WE BUT TONIGHT THIS IS SOMETHING WE ARE SEEING AS A SILVER LINING, ARE SEEING AS A SILVER LINING, ARE SEEING AS A SILVER LINING, AND WE WILL TAKE IT. AND WE WILL TAKE IT. AND WE WILL TAKE IT. THAT IS OUR SHOW FOR THIS HOUR. THAT IS OUR SHOW FOR THIS HOUR. THAT IS OUR SHOW FOR THIS HOUR. WE SURE TO STAY TUNED TO ABC WE SURE TO STAY TUNED TO ABC WE SURE TO STAY TUNED TO ABC NEWS LIVE FOR MORE CONTENT AND NEWS LIVE FOR MORE CONTENT AND NEWS LIVE FOR MORE CONTENT AND ANALYSIS FROM THE DAYS TOP ANALYSIS FROM THE DAYS TOP ANALYSIS FROM THE DAYS TOP STORIES. STORIES. STORIES. THANKS SO MUCH FOR STREAMING THANKS SO MUCH FOR STREAMING THANKS SO MUCH FOR STREAMING WITH US, AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
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