THAT LOCKDOWN STARTING TOMORROW. HODA, SAVANNAH.

HODA, SAVANNAH. >> MORGAN, THANKS.

>> MORGAN, THANKS. >> LET’S TURN TO GOVERNOR CUOMO

>> LET’S TURN TO GOVERNOR CUOMO WHO JOINS US.

WHO JOINS US. GOVERNOR, IT’S GOOD TO HAVE YOU

GOVERNOR, IT’S GOOD TO HAVE YOU WITH US.

WITH US. >> GOOD TO BE WITH YOU.

>> GOOD TO BE WITH YOU. >> WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THIS

>> WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THIS SITUATION IN NEW ROCHELLE.

SITUATION IN NEW ROCHELLE. IT SOUNDS DRAMATIC.

IT SOUNDS DRAMATIC. A CONTAINMENT ZONE.

A CONTAINMENT ZONE. WHAT DOES IT MEAN IN PRACTICE?

WHAT DOES IT MEAN IN PRACTICE? IT ISN’T NO ONE IN, NO ONE OUT,

IT ISN’T NO ONE IN, NO ONE OUT, NO CHECKPOINTS BUT THE NATIONAL

NO CHECKPOINTS BUT THE NATIONAL GUARD IS THERE.

GUARD IS THERE. >> YEAH.

>> YEAH. GOOD MORNING, SAVANNAH, HODA.

GOOD MORNING, SAVANNAH, HODA. IT SOUNDS MORE DRAMATIC THAN IT

IT SOUNDS MORE DRAMATIC THAN IT IS.

IS. LET’S LOOK AT THE SITUATION.

LET’S LOOK AT THE SITUATION. WE HAVE ABOUT 108 CASES IN NEW

WE HAVE ABOUT 108 CASES IN NEW ROCHELLE.

ROCHELLE. JUST TO PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE,

JUST TO PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE, WE HAVE 36 CASES IN NEW YORK

WE HAVE 36 CASES IN NEW YORK CITY.

CITY. NEW YORK CITY IS 100 TIMES THE

NEW YORK CITY IS 100 TIMES THE SIZE OF NEW ROCHELLE, OKAY?

SIZE OF NEW ROCHELLE, OKAY? SO NEW ROCHELLE IS THE HOTTEST

SO NEW ROCHELLE IS THE HOTTEST SPOT, IF YOU WILL, IN THE

SPOT, IF YOU WILL, IN THE COUNTRY, THE MOST DENSE CLUSTER.

COUNTRY, THE MOST DENSE CLUSTER. AND AS YOU HEAR FROM ALL THE

AND AS YOU HEAR FROM ALL THE EXPERTS NOW, WE HAVE TO TAKE

EXPERTS NOW, WE HAVE TO TAKE ACTION.

ACTION. WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.

WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. THIS IS NOT GOING TO STOP

THIS IS NOT GOING TO STOP SPREADING ON ITS OWN.

SPREADING ON ITS OWN. IT NEVER HAS.

IT NEVER HAS. NOT IN CHINA, NOT IN KOREA, NOT

NOT IN CHINA, NOT IN KOREA, NOT IN HONG KONG.

IN HONG KONG. WE ARE GOING TO DETERMINE OUR

WE ARE GOING TO DETERMINE OUR FATE, AND WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO

FATE, AND WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE ACTIONS.

TAKE ACTIONS. OUR ACTION IN NEW ROCHELLE IS

OUR ACTION IN NEW ROCHELLE IS JUST NO LARGE GATHERINGS.

JUST NO LARGE GATHERINGS. PEOPLE CAN COME, PEOPLE CAN GO,

PEOPLE CAN COME, PEOPLE CAN GO, THERE’S NO LIMITATION ON

THERE’S NO LIMITATION ON MOVEMENT BUT NO LARGE GATHERINGS

MOVEMENT BUT NO LARGE GATHERINGS BECAUSE THE LARGE GATHERINGS IS

BECAUSE THE LARGE GATHERINGS IS WHERE IT SPREADS.

WHERE IT SPREADS. WE KNOW THAT.

WE KNOW THAT. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH CONCENTRATION

IF YOU HAVE A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF PEOPLE, NO LARGE GATHERINGS.

OF PEOPLE, NO LARGE GATHERINGS. >> BEYOND NEW ROCHELLE, AND I

>> BEYOND NEW ROCHELLE, AND I KNOW IN PARTICULAR NEW ROCHELLE

KNOW IN PARTICULAR NEW ROCHELLE YOU’VE SET UP FACILITIES TO TEST

YOU’VE SET UP FACILITIES TO TEST FOR THE VIRUS RIGHT THERE, BUT

FOR THE VIRUS RIGHT THERE, BUT TO THE LARGER ISSUE OF TESTING,

TO THE LARGER ISSUE OF TESTING, THIS HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT

THIS HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT SOURCE OF CONCERN, ARE THERE

SOURCE OF CONCERN, ARE THERE ENOUGH TESTS AND IS THERE AN

ENOUGH TESTS AND IS THERE AN ABILITY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK

ABILITY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND MORE BROADLY, IF YOU CAN

AND MORE BROADLY, IF YOU CAN SPEAK TO IT, TO GET THE RESULTS

SPEAK TO IT, TO GET THE RESULTS OF THE TEST TO LABS AND BACK IN

OF THE TEST TO LABS AND BACK IN A TIMELY MANNER?

A TIMELY MANNER? >> THAT IS THE ISSUE.

>> THAT IS THE ISSUE. WHEN THEY DO THE RETROSPECTIVE

WHEN THEY DO THE RETROSPECTIVE ON THIS ONE, THEY ARE GOING TO

ON THIS ONE, THEY ARE GOING TO SAY, WHY DID IT TAKE THE UNITED

SAY, WHY DID IT TAKE THE UNITED STATES SO LONG TO BRING UP THE

STATES SO LONG TO BRING UP THE TESTING CAPACITY.

TESTING CAPACITY. WE KNEW THIS WAS HAPPENING IN

WE KNEW THIS WAS HAPPENING IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.

NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. WE WATCHED CHINA.

WE WATCHED CHINA. CHINA DID SOMETHING LIKE 200,000

CHINA DID SOMETHING LIKE 200,000 TESTS PER DAY.

TESTS PER DAY. SOUTH KOREA DID ABOUT 15,000

SOUTH KOREA DID ABOUT 15,000 TESTS PER DAY.

TESTS PER DAY. THE UNITED STATES HAS ONLY DONE

THE UNITED STATES HAS ONLY DONE ABOUT 5,000 TESTS TO DATE.

ABOUT 5,000 TESTS TO DATE. THE WAY THESE OTHER COUNTRIES

THE WAY THESE OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE GOTTEN AHEAD OF IT WAS YOU

HAVE GOTTEN AHEAD OF IT WAS YOU DO THE TESTING, A LOT OF

DO THE TESTING, A LOT OF TESTING, YOU IDENTIFY THE

TESTING, YOU IDENTIFY THE POSITIVES, ISOLATE THE POSITIVE.

POSITIVES, ISOLATE THE POSITIVE. I’M A GOVERNOR, IT’S ABOUT

I’M A GOVERNOR, IT’S ABOUT TODAY, IT’S ABOUT TOMORROW.

TODAY, IT’S ABOUT TOMORROW. >> THAT’S JUST WHERE I’M GOING.

>> THAT’S JUST WHERE I’M GOING. REAL QUICKLY BEFORE WE HAVE TO

REAL QUICKLY BEFORE WE HAVE TO WRAP UP, WHAT IS THE SITUATION

WRAP UP, WHAT IS THE SITUATION NOW?

NOW? IS IT IMPROVED?

IS IT IMPROVED? >> WELL, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT,

>> WELL, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, I THINK, IN LARGE MEASURE NOW IS

I THINK, IN LARGE MEASURE NOW IS LEAVING IT UP TO THE STATES.

LEAVING IT UP TO THE STATES. JUST TAKE THE HANDCUFFS OFF ME

JUST TAKE THE HANDCUFFS OFF ME AND LET NEW YORK STATE DO WHAT

AND LET NEW YORK STATE DO WHAT NEW YORK STATE CAN DO.

NEW YORK STATE CAN DO. LET THE OTHER STATES TAKE THEIR

LET THE OTHER STATES TAKE THEIR OWN PATH FORWARD.

OWN PATH FORWARD. WE’RE GOING TO RAMP UP AS

WE’RE GOING TO RAMP UP AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE NOW THAT THE

QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE NOW THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS GIVING US

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS GIVING US SOME LEEWAY.