STORY COMING UP IN JUST A LITTLE
BIT, SAVANNAH.
>> LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
GOOD NEWS.
LET’S GET STARTED ON THE LATEST
ON CORONAVIRUS.
CASES HERE IN THE U.S. ARE
APPROACHING 1.4 MILLION THIS
MORNING AND THE DEATH TOLL
STANDS AT NEARLY 84,000 PEOPLE.
>> OVERNIGHT ARIZONA’S GOVERNOR
ANNOUNCED HIS STAY-AT-HOME ORDER
WILL END ON FRIDAY.
THAT WILL LEAVE JUST THREE
STATES AND WASHINGTON, D.C.,
WITH FULL RESTRICTIONS STILL IN
PLACE.
>>> AND IN THE MEANTIME, HOUSE
DEMOCRATS UNVEILED A PROPOSAL
FOR ANOTHER WAVE OF ECONOMIC
RELIEF, A $3 TRILLION PACKAGE
THAT INCLUDES A ROUND OF
STIMULUS CHECKS FOR AMERICAN
TAXPAYERS AND MORE MONEY FOR
LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
>> WITH A LOT OF PARENTS
WONDERING ABOUT THE FUTURE OF
SCHOOLS, A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT FROM
THE LARGEST UNIVERSITY SYSTEM IN
THE COUNTRY.
THE CHANCELLOR OF CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY SAYS ITS 23
CAMPUSES, INCLUDING FRESNO STATE
AND SAN DIEGO STATE, WILL REMAIN
CLOSED FOR THE FALL SEMESTER.
CLASSES INSTEAD WILL MOST LIKELY
TAKE PLACE EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE.
WE DO HAVE A LOT TO GET TO.
WE’RE GOING TO GET STARTED WITH
NBC’S KRISTEN WELKER.
SHE’S AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
HEY, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
THERE IS NEW FALLOUT THIS
MORNING AFTER THE NATION’S TOP
DOCTORS DELIVERED AN UNFILTERED
VIEW OF THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
ON TUESDAY.
IT WAS IN A HEARING LIKE WE’VE
NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
ALL THE WITNESSES TESTIFYING
REMOTELY AND SOME OF THE
SENATORS APPEARING BY VIDEO,
TOO.
OUTFROUNT DR."OUTFRONT" DR. ANTH
SAID MOVING TOO FAST, OUT OF
CONTROL AND COULD HAVE DIRE
CONSEQUENCES.
POEMPB SWIFT REACTION TO
TESTIMONY FROM SEVERAL OF THE
NATION’S TOP DOCTORS WHO TOLD
THE SENATE IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS
REOPENING THE COUNTRY TOO
QUICKLY COULD COST MORE LIVES.
>> THERE IS A REAL RISK YOU WILL
TRIGGER AND OUTBREAK YOU MAY NOT
BE ABLE TO CONTROL.
>> THE PRESIDENT’S SON-IN-LAW
AND TOP ADVISER JARED KUSHNER IN
AN INTERVIEW WITH "TIME"
MAGAZINE TO REREOPENING.
>> THERE’S A RISK TO ANYONE.
THE PRESIDENT CARRIES THE BURDEN
OF 30 MILLION AMERICANS WHO HAVE
LOST THEIR JOBS DUE TO THIS
HISTORIC EFFORT TO SAVE LIVES.
>> DR. FAUCI AND THREE OTHER TOP
HEALTH OFFICIALS TESTIFYING
REMOTELY TUESDAY BEFORE A KEY
SENATE COMMITTEE, MAKING IT
CLEAR WHILE THERE HAS BEEN
PROGRESS, THE VIRUS IS STILL
DANGEROUS.
>> WE HAVE THE CORONAVIRUS
CONTAINED?
>> DEPENDS WHAT YOU MEAN BY
CONTAINMENT.
IF YOU THINK WE HAVE IT
COMPLETELY UNDER CONTROL, WE
DON’T.
>> THERE WAS ALSO BIPARTISAN
AGREEMENT MORE TESTING IS
NEEDED.
>> WHAT OUR COUNTRY HAS DONE SO
FAR ON TESTING IS IMPRESSIVE BUT
NOT NEARLY ENOUGH.
>> REPUBLICAN SENATOR MITT
ROMNEY BLASTING PRESIDENT
TRUMP’S DECLARATION HIS
ADMINISTRATION HAS PREVAILED ON
THE ISSUE OF TESTING WITH 9
MILLION TESTING NATIONWIDE.
>> I FIND OUR TESTING RECORD
NOTHING TO CELEBRATE WHATSOEVER.
>> WITH A STAGGERING 80,000
DEATHS SO FAR FROM CORONAVIRUS,
DR. FAUCI ADMITTING IT MAY BE
EVEN WORSE.
>> MOST OF US FEEL THAT THE
NUMBER OF DEATHS ARE LIKELY
HIGHER THAN THAT NUMBER.
>> FAUCI ALSO SAID IT’S UNLIKELY
THERE WILL BE A VACCINE
AVAILABLE IN THE FALL TO
FACILITATE STUDENTS TO RETURN TO
SCHOOL PROMPTING THIS RETORT
FROM SENATOR RAND PAUL.
>> AS MUCH AS I RESPECT YOU, DR.
FAUCI, I DON’T THINK YOU’RE THE
END ALL.
WE CAN LISTEN TO YOUR DECISION
BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE ON THE
OTHER SIDE SAYING THERE’S NOT
GOING TO BE A SURGE.
>> I NEVER MADE OUT TO BE THE
END ALL AND THE ONLY VOICE.
I DON’T GIVE ADVICE ABOUT
ECONOMIC THINGS.
I DON’T GIVE ADVICE ABOUT
ANYTHING OTHER THAN PUBLIC
HEALTH.
>> AND OVERNIGHT THAT INTERVIEW
YOU SAW WITH THE PRESIDENT’S SON
IN ALL, JARED KUSHNER RAISED
EYEBROWS.
WHEN HE WAS ASKED THE
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION COULD BE
POSTPONED BY THE PANDEMIC, HE
SAID IT WAS NOT HIS DECISION AND
COULDN’T COMMIT ONE WAY OR THE
OTHER.
HE RELEASED A STATEMENT
OVERNIGHT, QUOTE, I HAVE NOT
BEEN INVOLVED IN NOR AM I AWARE
OF ANY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT TRYING
TO CHANGE THE DATE OF THE
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
IT IS WORTH NOTING ELECTION DAY
IS SET BY FEDERAL LAW AND
REQUIRES AN ACT OF CONGRESS TO
CHANGE IT.
HODA, SAVANNAH.
>> ALL RIGHT, KRISTEN, THANK
YOU.
ADDING TO THE CONCERNS OVER THE
COUNTRY’S REOPENING, THAT
UNRELEASED WHITE HOUSE REPORT
THAT SHOWS WHERE NEW HOT SPOTS
FOR THE VIRUS ARE EMERGING.
THIS IS HAPPENING AS CITIES ARE
TAKING DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO
HOW AND WHEN THEY SHOULD MOVE
FORWARD.
NBC’S TOM COSTELLO HAS THAT
ANGLE OF THE STORY THIS MORNING.
TOM, GOOD MORNING.
>> HI, SAVANNAH.
YEAH, A LOT OF MOVING PIECES
HERE.
AS YOU KNOW, GOVERNOR IN SOME
CASES ARE LEAVING IT UP TO LOCAL
COMMUNITIES TO DECIDE HAD YOU
AND WHEN THEY LIFT RESTRICTIONS.
HER IN THE NATION’S CAPITAL
WE’RE SET TO SEE THE
RESTRICTIONS EXPIRE IN D.C. ON
FRIDAY.
NOW THAT’S EXPECTED TO BE
EXTENDED.
NORTHERN VIRGINIA, JUST ACROSS
THE RIVER, ALREADY EXTENDED ALL
THE WAY THROUGH THE END OF MEI.
IN CALIFORNIA, IT’S GOING TO BE
A LOT LONGER THAN THAT.
THROUGH MID AUGUST AT LEAST.
THAT’S HOW LONG STAY-AT-HOME
ORDERS COULD BE EXTENDED IN LOS
ANGELES ACCORDING TO THE L.A.
COUNTY HEALTH DIRECTOR.
>> WE KNOW WITH CERTAINTY, WE
WOULD BE EXTENDED HEALTH OFFICER
ORDERS FOR MONTHS.
>> L.A. MAYOR CLARIFYING SAYING
RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE REGION
WILL BE LIFTED GRADUALLY.
>> SAID STAY IN PLACE FOR AT
LEAST THREE MONTHS.
THAT DOESN’T MEAN STAY IN PLACE
EXACTLY THE WAY IT IS TODAY.
>> Reporter: IN NEW YORK CITY
NEWS THE ICONIC LIGHTS OF
BROADWAY ARE NOW EXPECTED TO
REMAIN DARK THROUGH AT LEAST
LABOR DAY WITH THEATERS OFFERING
REFUNDS AND EXCHANGES FOR THE
ROUGHLY 2 MILLION TICKETS
PURCHASED FOR SHOWS THROUGH
SEPTEMBER 6th.
WHILE MUCH OF THE FOCUS
SURROUNDING CORONAVIRUS HAS BEEN
ON BIG CITIES, NEW INFECTIONS
SUGGEST A SHIFT IN THE OUTBREAK
FROM MAJOR COASTAL COMMUNITIES
TO THE COUNTRY’S HEARTLAND.
AN UNPUBLISHED CORONAVIRUS TASK
FORCE REPORT OBTAINED BY NBC
NEWS SHOWS THE TOP TEN AREAS
WITH THE LARGEST WEEK OVER WEEK
IN CASES THROUGHOUT THE CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN REGIONS.
AMONG THEM NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.
>> REDNECK RIVIERA OPEN FOR
BUSINESS.
>> MUSIC’S ICONIC DOWNTOWN
OPENING ITS DOORS WITH SOME
RESTRICTIONS.
COUNTRY SINGER SONGWRITER JOHN
RICH AMONG THOSE EXCITED TO
WELCOME BACK PATRONS TO HIS BAR.
>> IT’S A BIG THING BECAUSE YOU
CAN FINALLY GET BACK TO SOME
BEGINNING SEMBLANCE OF
NORMALITY.
>> GEORGIA FACED CRITICISM FOR
REOPENING BUSINESSES LIKE TATTOO
SHOPS AND MASSAGE PARLORS, NOW
HITTING THE BRAKES.
EXTENDING ON BARS, PERFORMANCE
VENUES THROUGH THE END OF MAY.
>> WE BELIEVE THAT WAITING A
LITTLE BIT LONGER WILL ENHANCE
HEALTH OUTCOMES AND GIVE FOLKS
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PREPARE FOR
SAFE REOPENING IN THE NEAR
FUTURE.
>> TOM, LET’S DO BACK TO
CALIFORNIA.
WE MENTIONED THE COUNTRY’S
LARGEST PUBLIC UNIVERSITY
SYSTEM, CAL STATE, DECIDED NOT
TO REOPEN CAMPUS AND MOVED
CLASSES ONLINE THIS FALL.
WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT MEANS IN
TERMS OF A SIGNAL FOR OTHER
UNIVERSITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY?
>> WELL, IT CERTAINLY COULD BE A
PRECEDENT.
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
SYSTEM SAID IT’S GOING TO DECIDE
THIS SUMMER.
THE CAL STATE SYSTEM IS 23
CAMPUSES.
IT SAYS IT’S BEEN LOSING
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
BECAUSE STUDENTS ARE NOT ON
CAMPUS, BUT UNIVERSITIES ACROSS
THE COUNTRY ARE REALLY WRESTLING
WITH THIS.
HERE IN THE NORTHEAST, BROWN
UNIVERSITY, ITS PRESIDENT HAS
SAID REALLY IT SHOULD BE A
NATIONAL PRIORITY TO REOPEN THE
UNIVERSITIES NATIONWIDE.
UP IN CANADA, McGILL UNIVERSITY
HAS DECIDED IT’S GOING TO GO TO
ONLINE LEARNING IN THE FALL.
UNIVERSITIES UP AND DOWN ARE
STRUGGLING WITH WHEN THEY SHOULD
REOPEN AND HOW GOOD OF AN
EDUCATION ARE THEY PROVIDING IF
IT’S ONLINE.
I’VE GOT TO TELL YOU, I’VE GOT
TWO UNIVERSITIES STUDENTS AND
THEY HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS
AS WELL.
IT’S NOT AN EASY ONE.
>> NO, UNIVERSITIES WRESTLING
WITH WHAT CITIES AND STATES AND
THE WHOLE COUNTRY WRESTLING WITH
THE DIFFICULT DECISION.
TOM, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ALMOST TEN MINUTES AFTER THE
HOUR.
SEND IT TO YOU, HODA.
>> GROWING CONCERN ON THE
CORONAVIRUS IMPACT ON CHILDREN
AS DOCTORS REPORT MORE CASES OF
THAT MYSTERIOUS AND RARE ILLNESS
WITH LIKELY TIES TO COVID-19.
NBC’S KRISTEN DAHLGREN JOINS US
WITH THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
HERE.
HEY, KRISTEN, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, HODA.
ONE OF THOSE NEW STUDIES FROM
CHILDREN’S NATIONAL SHOWS THAT
ONE IN FOUR CHILDREN WHO TESTED
POSITIVE HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED.
OF THOSE NEARLY 40% HAD NO
PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS.
THIS MORNING WE’RE ALSO LEARNING
ABOUT NEW CASES OF THAT
INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME AFFECTING
KIDS.
THE NATION’S TOP CORONAVIRUS
EXPERT AT A SENATE HEARING
TUESDAY WITH A WARNING ABOUT THE
ASSUMPTION CHILDREN AREN’T
SEVERELY IMPACTED BY COVID-19.
>> WE DON’T KNOW EVERYTHING
ABOUT THIS VIRUS, AND WE REALLY
BETTER BE VERY CAREFUL,
PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES TO
CHILDREN.
RIGHT NOW CHILDREN PRESENTING
WITH COVID-19, WHO ACTUALLY HAVE
A VERY STRANGE INFLAMMATORY
SYNDROME SIMILAR TO KAWASAKI.
>> PIMM’SS IS RARE BUT MAKING SO
CHILDREN VERY SICK.
CHILDREN WITH COVID-19 ARE
PRESENTING WITH SEVERE
RESPIRATORY OR GASTROINTESTINAL
SYMPTOMS.
>> WE DON’T KNOW IF IT’S GOING
TO BE DIFFERENT THAN ADULTS BUT
WE KNOW FOR SURE CHILDREN ARE
DEVELOPING TWO SEPARATE KINDS OF
DISEASES FROM COVID.
>> IMMUNE RESPONSES CAN INCLUDE
HIGH FEVER, RASH, ABDOMINAL
PAIN.
THE INFLAMMATION CAN ATTACK
ORGANS LIKE THE HEART OR
KIDNEYS.
AT LEAST THREE CHILDREN HAVE
DIED.
CASES FROM INFANTS TO TEENAGERS
ARE NOW SUSPECTED IN AT LEAST 14
STATES.
NEW YORK ALONE HAS 100 CASES.
>>> PROBABLY IN OTHER STATES IT
PROBABLY HASN’T BEEN DIAGNOSED
YET IN OTHER STATES, BECAUSE,
AGAIN, THESE CHILDREN DON’T
PRESENT THE USUAL COVID
SYMPTOMS.
>> THERE ARE TREATMENTS THAT
SEEM TO BE WORKING.
WE FIRST INTRODUCED YOU TO JADEN
LAST WEEK WHEN HE WAS STILL IN
INTENSIVE CARE AT NEW YORK’S
COHEN CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER.
THE 8-YEAR-OLD WENT INTO CARDIAC
ARREST, NEVER EVEN KNOWING HE
HAD CORONAVIRUS.
ON TUESDAY JADEN WENT HOME TO A
STANDING OVATION FROM FIRST
RESPONDERS.
SO THERE IS OPTIMISM, ESPECIALLY
IF IT’S CAUGHT EARLY.
BY TOMORROW THE CDC SAYS IT
HOPES TO SEND GUIDANCE TO
DOCTORS NATIONWIDE TO HELP THEM
IDENTIFY AND TRACK CASES,
SAVANNAH.
>> ALL RIGHT, KRISTEN, THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
LET’S TURN TO DR. SCOTT GOTTLIEB
GOTTLIEB, FORMER HEAD AND
CONTRIBUTOR.
THERE’S SO MANY MOVING PARTS AND
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT CORONAVIRUS
IN A MOMENT.
FIRST, LET’S THROW UP THAT MAP
IN THE WHITE HOUSE DOCUMENT THAT
HADN’T BEEN RELEASED YET.
IT REALLY SHOWS A SPIKE NOW IN
MIDDLE AMERICA. DO YOU HAVE ANY INSIGHT INTO WHY
DO YOU HAVE ANY INSIGHT INTO WHY
THAT MIGHT BE AND WHAT THAT
POSSIBLY PORTENDS?
>> WE’RE SEEING HOT SPOTS NOT AS
AFFECTED AS THE NEW YORK REGION,
FOR INSTANCE.
WHEN YOU LOOK ACROSS THE COUNTRY
NATIONALLY, YOU’RE SEEING
HOSPITALIZATIONS GO UP SLIGHTLY.
MAYBE THERE’S BEEN A FLATTENING
AND CASES CONTINUE TO EXPAND.
SOME OF THAT IS AN ARTIFACT
WE’RE TESTING MORE, CAPTURING
MORE CASES NATIONALLY.
BUT THE HOSPITALIZATIONS APPEAR
TO BE GOING UP.
THIS IS AN EPIDEMIC THAT HASN’T
RUN ITS COURSE NATIONALLY AND
HASN’T REALLY STARTED TO SHOW
SUSTAINED DECLINES OUT OF THE
NEW YORK REGION.
REOPENING AGAINST THAT BACKDROP
AND YOU’RE GOING TO START TO SEE
SPIKES OF INFECTIONS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY THAT HAVE BEEN LARGELY
UNAFFECTED UP UNTIL THIS POINT.
>> WE TALKED ABOUT THE
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, WHETHER IT’S
CITIES OR STATES.
IT’S SUCH A TRICKY QUESTION
ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU CAN REOPEN,
WHEN YOU CAN REOPEN, TRYING TO
STEM THE TIED, YOU’RE GOING TO
SEE A RISE IN CASES BUT YOU
DON’T WANT AN OUTBREAK OUT OF
CONTROL.
HOW DO YOU ANALYZE WHETHER OR
NOT IT’S SAFELY BEING DONE RIGHT
NOW?
>> LOOK, THERE’S A LOT OF
ECONOMIC HARDSHIP ON THE OTHER
SIDE OF THIS, KEEPING THE
COUNTRY SHUT DOWN IS CAUSING
ECONOMIC PAIN.
THAT ECONOMIC PAIN IS
TRANSLATING INTO PUBLIC HEALTH
IMPACTS.
PEOPLE MISSING APPOINTMENTS,
VACCINATIONS DOWN 90%,
PRESCRIPTIONS OR VACCINATIONS.
IT’S VERY HARD TO CONTAIN AND
KEEP THE COUNTRY CLOSED.
WE THOUGHT WHEN WE WERE
REOPENING IN MAY AND EXPECTED TO
REOPEN IN MAY, WE WOULD BE
OPENING AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF
LESS SPREAD.
THERE’S A WAY TO DO THIS SAFELY,
SLOWLY, REOPEN ESSENTIAL
BUSINESSES FIRST, MAKE SURE
WORKERS AND PEOPLE HAVE PROPER
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN THE
WORKPLACE.
PEOPLE AT RISK WORK ON THE SHOP
FLOOR AND FACTORIES, THINGS LIKE
THAT.
YOU TAKE PAUSES IN BETWEEN AS
YOU REOPEN THE ECONOMY TO SEE IF
THERE’S GOING TO BE A SPIKE IN
NEW CASES OR HOSPITALIZATIONS.
YOU DON’T OPEN THINGS WHERE
PEOPLE CONGREGATE INDOORS.
THINGS LIKE BARS AND RESTAURANTS
STAY CLOSED A LITTLE LONGER.
TRY TO MOVE SERVICES OUTSIDE
INSTEAD OF INSIDE BECAUSE WE
KNOW THERE’S LESS RISK OF
TRANSMISSION WHEN THINGS ARE
HELD OUTDOORS.
THERE’S WAYS TO DO THIS, MAKE NO
MISTAKE.
WHEN WE REOPEN THE COUNTRY,
THERE’S AN UPTICK IN CASES, ONLY
DIFFERENCE WE THOUGHT WE WOULD
BE SEEING MORE DECLINES IN NEW
CASES.
THAT UPS THE RISK, WHAT ENDS UP
HAVING A SURGE IN CASES OR SLOW
BURN THROUGH THE ENTIRE SUMMER
WHERE WE REALLY NEVER REALLY GET
RID OF THIS BACKGROUND INFECTION
AND WE GO INTO THE FALL WITH
MORE RISK.
>> LET’S TALK ABOUT KIDS AND
CORONAVIRUS.
THIS IS SO DISTURBING FOR SO
MANY PARENTS.
FOR A TIME A LOT OF US WERE
LIKE, GREAT, CORONAVIRUS IS NOT
AFFECTING CHILDREN AS MUCH, AND
NOW WE’RE HEARING ABOUT THIS
CONDITION THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE
RELATED TO COVID-19.
ARE YOU SURPRISED THEY DON’T
KNOW MORE AT THIS POINT?
WE HAVE 1.4 MILLION CASES IN THE
U.S.
ARE YOU SURPRISED WE DON’T JUST
KNOW MORE ABOUT THE VIRUS NOW?
>> WE’VE BEEN LEARNING A LOT
ABOUT THIS VIRUS AS WE GO.
I’M SURPRISED WE DON’T HAVE MORE
SYSTEMATIC INFORMATION BEING PUT
OUT BY AUTHORITIES LIKE CDC
GIVEN THE FACT WE’VE HAD 1.4
MILLION CASES AND HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF HOSPITALIZATIONS.
YOU WANT TO START SEEING DATA ON
COLLECT
COLLECTED EXPERIENCE IN THE
UNITED STATES.
A LOT OF INFORMATION IS OUT OF
CHINA AND EUROPE.
THIS DISEASE CHILDREN ARE
GETTING IS CONCERNING.
THERE WAS AN ASSUMPTION IT WAS
LARGELY BENIGN IN CHILDREN.
THAT’S NOT THE CASE.
IN NEW YORK CITY WE HAD 300
HOSPITALIZATIONS OF CHILDREN
UNDER THE AGE OF 17 AND 9
DEATHS.
THAT’S A LOT.
THAT’S A LOT OF DEATH AND
DISEASE EVEN RELATIVE TO WHAT
HAPPENS WITH THE FLU IN NEW YORK
STATE AND NEW YORK CITY.
CORONAVIRUS ISN’T THE BENIGN
CONDITION IN KIDS.
WE DON’T KNOW THE COMMON
DENOMINATOR.
WE HAVE 50 CASES OF THE
CONDITION, POST VIRAL CONDITION
IN NEW YORK CITY, WHICH SEEMS TO
BE THE CASE RIGHT NOW BASED ON
THE MAYOR’S REPORT, HOW MANY
KIDS HAD THE VIRUS, THOUSANDS OR
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF KIDS
HAD THE VIRUS NATIONALLY.
WE DON’T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT
QUESTION.
THERE’S GOING TO BE A STUDY
THAT’S GOING TO HELP US ANSWER
THAT QUESTION.
THERE WAS ONE GOOD STUDY IN
SCIENCE MAGAZINE ABOUT TWO WEEKS
AGO THAT SAID KIDS ARE ABOUT A
THIRD AS SUSCEPTIBLE TO
CORONAVIRUS AS ADULTS.
WHAT THE STUDY CONCLUDED, THIS
IS DATA OUT OF CHINA, BUT THEY
ARE LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE
VIRUS SO THEY ARE GETTING IT AT
A LOWER RATE THAN ADULTS WOULD.
THAT SUGGESTS A LOT OF KIDS GET
INFECTED, BUT BENIGN COURSES,
NOT AFFECTING THEM.
WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE
COMMON DENOMINATOR IS, HOW MANY
KIDS ACTUALLY HAD CORONAVIRUS.
>>> IMPORTANT QUESTIONS.
HOPEFULLY WE’LL START GETTING
THE ANSWERS TO THOSE.
DR. GOTTLIEB, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
HODA, BACK TO YOU.
>> COMING UP ON 7:18.
LET’S TURN TO A QUESTION WE’VE
BEEN ASKING FOR WEEKS NOW, WHEN
WILL PRO SPORTS BE BACK?
THIS MORNING IT LOOKS LIKE WE
MAY HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS.
MBA OWNERS SAY THEY ARE
INCREASINGLY HOPEFUL THEIR
SEASON WILL RESUME IN THE
FUTURE.
THAT’S ACCORDING TO ESPN.
THAT’S AFTER A CONFERENCE CALL
ON TUESDAY BETWEEN LEAGUE
COMMISSIONER ADAM SILVER AND
SOME TEAM OWNERS.
DETAILS, OF COURSE, NEED TO BE
WORKED OUT.
AT THE SAME TIME THERE’S AN
INFORMAL SURVEY THAT REVEALS
THAT MOST PLAYERS ARE ALSO IN
FAVOR OF RETURNING TO ACTION
SOON AS LONG AS IT IS SAFE TO DO
SO.
SO THERE MAY BE A LITTLE
OPTIMISM FROM PLAYERS AND
OWNERS, ONLY HOPE THIS GETS
DONE.
ALL RIGHT.
SAVANNAH, OVER TO YOU.
>> WE WANT TO BRING IN AL, GET
OUR FIRST CHECK OF THE WEATHER.
AL, WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT THIS
MORNING.
>> WELL, WE’VE GOT A POSSIBILITY
OF A TROPICAL SYSTEM DEVELOPING.
LET’S LOOK AT WHAT’S GOING ON
OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST.
WE EXPECT TO SEE THE SYSTEM, THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER,
GIVING IT A CHANCE OF 70% OF
DEVELOPING OVER THE NEXT FIVE
DAYS.
SUBTROPICAL DEVELOPMENT
POSSIBLE.
WE’LL WATCH THIS DEVELOPMENT
ZONE OVER THE NEXT FIVE DAYS OFF
THE SOUTHEAST AND ATLANTIC
COAST.
WE’RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT
HEAVY RAIN, NOT PART OF THE
SYSTEM BUT PART OF A STATIONARY
FRONT THAT WILL BE DEVELOPING
FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY,
THEN THE LOW MAY FORM AND MOVE
SLOWLY EASTWARD.
RIP CURRENT WARNINGS ALREADY UP
FOR THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA
WITH ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 3", SOME
PLACES MAY PICK UP UP TO 4.
AND AS FAR AS TODAY AND TONIGHT,
8 MILLION PEOPLE AT RISK FROM
TEXAS ALL THE WAY INTO THE
MIDWEST FOR HAIL, DAMAGING
WINDS, POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOES,
MORE OF THE SAME TOMORROW
STRETCHING FROM KANSAS ALL THE
WAY TO INDIANA FOR 15 MILLION
PEOPLE.
RAINFALL ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 3"
STRETCHING FROM TEXAS INTO THE
NORTHEAST THROUGH FRIDAY.