RIGHT NOW. SO WE ARE EXPECTING
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND VISE
PRESIDENT IN FACT. LET'S GO
AHEAD AND TAKE A LIVE PICTURE
SO YOU CAN SEE INSIDE PICTURE
SO YOU CAN SEE INSIDE RIGHT
NOW. AND WE'RE EXPECTING TO SEE
DR. ANTHONY FAUCI OUT THERE AND
THE REST OF HIS TEAM THAT HAS
BEEN MEETING THIS AFTERNOON.
THERE HAS BEEN SOME TALK TODAY
AND I THINK REPORTERS ARE GOING
TO BE VERY INTERESTED IN THIS
IDEA OF WHETHER OR NOT MASKS
SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT ARE
STEPPED UP FOR PEOPLE ACROSS
OUR COUNTRY. EVEN PEOPLE WHO
ARE ASYMPTOMATIC. IT'S BEEN A
LOT OF TALK ABOUT THAT TODAY ON
THE NEWS AND I THINK REPORTERS
WILL BE ASKING DR. FAUCI AND
THE PRESIDENT TODAY ABOUT HIS
THOUGHTS ON THAT. YOU SEE DR.
FAUCI STANDING THERE AT THE
PODIUM. WE HAD BEEN GIVEN A TWO
MINUTE WARNING DURING THAT
COMMERCIAL. ALSO WE DO EXPECT
THE PRESIDENT TO COME OUT AT
ANY TIME, OF COURSE. THERE'S SO
MUCH TO TALK ABOUT HERE IN
INDIANA IN TERMS OF THE CORONA
VIRUS OUTBREAK BECAUSE WE HAVE
SEEN A RISE IN THE NUMBER OF
POSITIVE CASES ACROSS INDIANA
AND UNFORTUNATELY A RISE IN THE
NUMBER OF DEATHS 14 MORE
HOOSIERS HAVE DIED SINCE
YESTERDAY FROM THE CORONA VIRUS
BRINGING OUR TOTAL NUMBER OF
DEATHS ACROSS OUR STATE TO 49.
WE ARE SEEING MORE TESTING
HAPPENING HERE IN INDIANA BUT
IN PLACES LIKE NEW YORK THAT IS
A MAJOR HOTSPOT. IN FACT,
THEY'VE SEEN AS MANY AS 300
DEATHS IN JUST ONE DAY AND NOW
YOU SEE THE PRESIDENT COMING
INTO THE WHITE HOUSE AND
GETTING READY TO GIVE US AN
UPDATE. SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND
LISTEN TO THE COMMANDER IN
CHIEF. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
EVERYONE. OUR COUNTRY IS IN THE
MIDST OF A GREAT NATIONAL TRIAL
UNLIKE ANY WE HAVE EVER FACED
BEFORE. YOU ALL SEE IT. YOU SEE
IT PROBABLY BETTER THAN MOST.
WE'RE AT WAR WITH A DEADLY
VIRUS SUCCESS IN THIS FIGHT
WILL REQUIRE THE FULL ABSOLUTE
MEASURE OF OUR COLLECTIVE
STRENGTH, LOVE AND DEVOTION.
VERY IMPORTANT. EACH OF US HAS
THE POWER THROUGH OUR OWN
CHOICES AND ACTIONS TO SAVE
AMERICAN LIVES AND RESCUE THE
MOST VULNERABLE AMONG US.
THAT'S WHY WE REALLY HAVE TO DO
WHAT WE ALL KNOW IS RIGHT.
EVERY CITIZEN IS BEING CALLED
UPON TO MAKE SACRIFICES. EVERY
BUSINESS IS BEING ASKED TO
FULFILL ITS PATRIOTIC DUTY.
EVERY COMMUNITY IS MAKING
FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES TO HOW WE
LIVE, WORK AND INTERACT EACH
AND EVERY DAY. AND I WOULDN'T
BE SURPRISED TO SEE THIS GOING
ON LONG INTO THE FUTURE WHEN
THIS VIRUS IS GONE AND
DEFEATED. SOME OF THE THINGS
WE'RE DOING NOW WILL BE VERY
GOOD PRACTICE FOR THE FUTURE
INCLUDING FOR NOT GETTING THE
FLU WHICH IS VERY DEVASTATING.
ALSO SOME OF WHAT WE'RE
LEARNING NOW WILL LIVE ON INTO
THE FUTURE. I REALLY BELIEVE
THAT SHAKING HANDS OR NOT
SHAKING HANDS WASHING HANDS ALL
THE TIME, STAYING A LITTLE
APART. FIFTEEN DAYS AGO WE
PUBLISHED OUR NATIONWIDE
GUIDELINES TO SLOW THE SPREAD
OF THE VIRUS ON SUNDAY. I
ANNOUNCED THAT THIS CAMPAIGN
WILL BE EXTENDED UNTIL APRIL
30TH. IN A FEW MOMENTS DR.
BURKE'S WILL EXPLAIN THE DATA
THAT FORMED THE BASIS FOR OUR
DECISION TO EXTEND THE
GUIDELINES AND DR. FOUCHIER
WILL EXPLAIN WHY IT'S
ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL FOR THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE TO FOLLOW THE
GUIDELINES FOR THE NEXT 30
DAYS. IT'S A MATTER OF LIFE AND
DEATH. FRANKLY, IT'S A MATTER
OF LIFE AND DEATH. I KNOW OUR
CITIZENS WILL RISE TO THE
OCCASION. THEY ALREADY HAVE
SACRIFICED A LOT. WE HAVE THE
GREATEST ECONOMY IN THE HISTORY
OF OUR COUNTRY WHERE THE
GREATEST ECONOMY IN THE WORLD.
WE THE BEST UNEMPLOYMENT
NUMBERS AND EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS
THAT WE'VE EVER HAD BY FAR. AND
IN ONE INSTANCE WE SAID WE HAVE
NO CHOICE BUT TO CLOSE IT UP
JUST AS AMERICANS HAVE ALWAYS
DONE. THEY WILL DO A JOB LIKE
WE'VE SEEN BEFORE AND THEY'RE
PROUD TO DO IT. AND I SEE THAT
THERE'S A GREAT PRIDE GOING ON
RIGHT NOW BEFORE WE HEAR FROM
OUR EXPERTS. WE HAVE A FEW
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS TODAY. THE
TREASURY DEPARTMENT AND SMALL
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
ANNOUNCED FURTHER DETAILS ON
THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM
WHICH WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE
TWO TRILLION DOLLAR RELIEF BILL
I SIGNED INTO LAW LAST WEEK
NEARLY 350 BILLION DOLLARS IN
LOANS WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE
THROUGH LENDING PARTNERS KEPT
SMALL BUSINESSES MEET PAYROLL
AND OTHER EXPENSES FOR UP TO
TWO MONTHS. THESE LOANS WILL BE
FORGIVEN AS LONG AS BUSINESSES
KEEP PAYING THEIR WORKERS. THIS
INCLUDES SOLE PROPRIETORS AND
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS.
APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED
STARTING THIS FRIDAY APRIL 3RD.
SO ON FRIDAY, APRIL 3RD THAT'S
WHEN IT BEGINS. EARLIER TODAY I
SPOKE WITH LEADING INTERNET AND
PHONE PROVIDERS WHO ARE DOING A
TREMENDOUS JOB OF KEEPING OUR
INTERNET LINES OF COMMUNICATION
FLOWING UNDER VERY STRONGLY
INCREASED THE BUSINESSES MORE
THAN ANYBODY SEEN BEFORE. SO
EVERYONE'S INSIDE. THEY'RE ALL
MAKING CALLS AMONG THE LEADERS.
I SPOKE TO OUR HORNS VEST BURG
OF HORIZON COMMUNICATIONS
RANDALL STEPHENSON OF AT&T,
MIKE SEAVER OF T-MOBILE, THOMAS
RUTLEDGE OF CHARTER
COMMUNICATIONS, BRIAN ROBERTS
OF COMCAST, JOHN MALONE OF
LIBERTY MEDIA DEXTRE GOI A
MALTESE. MICHAEL COMBS OF
SPRINT AND ARAYA WALK OFF OF
LIE ENTRY ALSO PAT ESSER OF COX
COMMUNICATIONS AND JEFFREY
STOREY OF CENTURYLINK. THEY'RE
DOING AN INCREDIBLE JOB. IF YOU
LOOK AT OTHER CONTINENTS, YOU
LOOK AT EUROPE, THEY WANT A
DIFFERENT ROUTE THAN WE DID.
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAYING
IT IS A MATTER OF LIFE AND
DEATH. DISCUSSING THESE SOCIAL
DISTANCING GUIDELINES THAT HAS
NOW BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH APRIL
30TH AND WE'RE GOING TO BE
CONTINUING TO STREAM THE
PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS ON OUR