AGAIN AT THE START OF A NEW WEEK.
WEEK. IT’S MONDAY MORNING.
HI, EVERYBODY.
HI, EVERYBODY. HI, HODA.
HI, HODA. >> HI, SAVANNAH.
GREAT TO SEE YOU.
WE DO HAVE A LOT TO GET TO ON
THE CORONAVIRUS THIS MORNING.
FIVE MORE STATES WILL BEGIN
LIFTING STAY-AT-HOME RESTRICTION
THIS IS WEEK, INCLUDING COLORADO
AND TENNESSEE.
AND TENNESSEE. FOUR OTHER STATES STARTED THEIR
REOPENING PLANS LAST WEEK,
SAVANNAH.
SAVANNAH. >> BUT THERE IS A NEW WARNING
FROM THE WHITE HOUSE’S
CORONAVIRUS COORDINATOR DEBORAH
BIRX.
BIRX. SHE HAD YESTERDAY ON "MEET THE
PRESS," SOCIAL DISTANCING WILL
BE WITH US THROUGH THE SUMMER.
SMALL BUSINESSES CAN START
APPLYING FOR THE SECOND ROUND OF
EMERGENCY FUNDING.
EMERGENCY FUNDING. THE PROGRAM HAD TO BE
TEMPORARILY SHUT DOWN LAST WEEK
WHEN IT RAN OUT OF MONEY.
>> MEANTIME THE U.S. IS NOW
APPROACHING 1 MILLION
CORONAVIRUS CASES.
CORONAVIRUS CASES. THE DEATH TOLL NOW TOPS 54,000.
WE HAVE COMPLETE COVERAGE.
WE’RE GOING TO START WITH THE
PUSH BY SOME STATES TO REOPEN.
BLAYNE ALEXANDER IN ATLANTA,
GEORGIA, FOR US.
HEY, BLAYNE, GOOD MORNING.
>> Reporter: HODA, GOOD MORNING
TO YOU.
TO YOU. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SIX WEEKS,
THIS RESTAURANT IS OPENING ITS
DOORS WELCOMING INTO THE DINING
ROOM SITTING INSIDE AND OUT ON
THE PATIO.
THE PATIO. ALL RESTAURANTS ACROSS GEORGIA
HAVE THREE DOZEN REQUIREMENTS
THEY HAVE TO SATISFY BEFORE
OPENING.
OPENING. MASKED SERVERS AND NO MORE THAN
SIX PEOPLE PER TABLE.
STILL SOME CRITICS SAY THE
REOPENING IS HAPPENING TOO SOON.
THIS MORNING IN GEORGIA IT’S
ROUND TWO OF THE STATE’S
REOPENING WITH SOME SALONS,
BARBER SHOPS, GYMS AND MORE
ALREADY UP AND RUNNING.
NOW MOVIE THEATERS AND DINE-IN
RESTAURANTS WILL ALSO BE ALLOWED
TO OPEN THEIR DOORS.
>> TO PUT IT MILDLY, GOING
THROUGH HELL.
THROUGH HELL. >> THE WHITE HOUSE RECOMMENDS
TWO WEEKS OF DOWNWARD COVID-19
CASES BEFORE LOOSENING THE
RESTRICTION, A THRESHOLD GEORGIA
DOES NOT MEET.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS HIS DECISION
IS INFORMED BY DATA AND PUBLIC
HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS BUT IT’S
DRAWN INTENSE CRITICISM FROM
MAYORS AROUND GEORGIA.
>> IT’S NOT A TIME TO LIFT THE
RESTRICTIONS.
RESTRICTIONS. >> IT’S ABSOLUTELY PREMATURE IN
MY MIND.
MY MIND. >> IT’S PUTTING ALL OF US AT
RISK.
RISK. >> THIS WEEK USHERING A NEW WAVE
OF REOPENING.
OF REOPENING. IN MUCH OF TENNESSEE,
RESTAURANTS AND STORES FREE TO
WELCOME CUSTOMERS THIS WEEK AT
50% CAPACITY.
50% CAPACITY. BUT THE MOST POPULATED AREAS
LIKE NASHVILLE, STILL SHUTTERED.
IN OHIO, THE STATE’S
STAY-AT-HOME ORDER IS SET TO END
ON FRIDAY.
ON FRIDAY. >> IT’S GOING TO BE A VERY SLOW,
GRADUAL TRANSITIONING -- GRADUAL
REOPENING.
REOPENING. >> AND IN NEW YORK, GOVERNOR
ANDREW CUOMO ANNOUNCED A GRADUAL
PLAN TO REOPEN SOME PARTS OF THE
STATE STARTING WITH CONSTRUCTION
AND MANUFACTURING IN LESS
POPULATED AREAS.
POPULATED AREAS. >> THE REGIONS THAT WOULD BE
MORE LIKELY TO OPEN SOONER WOULD
BE THE UPSTATE REGIONS.
>> EVEN NBA ALLOWING PLAYERS TO
RESUME INDIVIDUAL WORKOUTS AT
TEAM FACILITIES BUT ONLY IF
THEIR CITY HAS REOPENED.
THE WHITE HOUSE’S CORONAVIRUS
RESPONSE COORDINATOR, DR.
DEBORAH BIRX, BRAVED THE NATION
FOR A LONG BATTLE AHEAD.
>> SOCIAL DISTANCING WILL BE
WITH US THROUGH THE SUMMER TO
REALLY ENSURE THAT WE PROTECT
ONE ANOTHER.
ONE ANOTHER. >> BUT FOR GARY, WHOSE NEW
RESTAURANT SET UP WITH
DISPOSABLE PLATES AND MENUS AND
SPACED OUT TABLES, GETTING BACK
TO BUSINESS IS A MATTER OF
SURVIVAL.
SURVIVAL. >> HOW IMPORTANT IS IT FOR YOU
TO REOPEN TOMORROW.
>> MORE THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE.
WE’RE OPENING JUST FOR THE SAKE
OF GETTING THE WHEELS GREASED UP
TO GO FORWARD.
WE JUST CAN’T GIVE UP.
>> Reporter: THAT’S IN ADDITION
TO DINE-INRESTAURANTS, MOVIE
THEATERS WELCOME TO OPEN THEIR
DOORS.
DOORS. AS FOR AMC, THE CHAIN TOLD THE
HOLLYWOOD REPORTER THEY DON’T
PLAN TO OPEN ANY NEW THEATERS
UNTIL SOMETIME IN JULY WHEN
THERE ARE NEW MOVIES TO RELEASE.
>> BLAYNE ALEXANDER LEADING US
OFF.
OFF. ALSO NEW MEASURES TO RAMP UP
TESTING FOR CORONAVIRUS BUT
THERE’S ALSO CONFUSION THIS
MORNING OVER WHETHER RECOVERED
PATIENTS ACTUALLY DO HAVE
IMMUNITY AND WON’T GET SICK
AGAIN.
AGAIN. NBC’S GABE GUTIERREZ JOINS US
NOW FROM A PHARMACY IN NEW YORK
CITY.
CITY. GABE, GOOD MORNING.
>> Reporter: SAVANNAH, GOOD
MORNING.
MORNING. WE’RE HERE IN THE BRONX WHICH
HAS THE HIGHEST INFECTION RATE
PER CAPITA IN NEW YORK CITY.
THE STATE’S STAY-AT-HOME ORDER
WON’T EXPIRE UNTIL AT LEAST MAY
15th.
15th. NOW THE GOVERNOR IS TAKING NEW
MEASURES TO PREPARE FOR THAT
INCLUDING MAKING THOUSANDS OF
PHARMACIES LIKE THE ONE BEHIND
ME OPEN FOR VIRUS TESTING.
>>> CITIES TAKING NEW STEPS TO
RAMP UP TESTING.
NEW YORK’S GOVERNOR NOW ALLOWING
ALL INDEPENDENT PHARMACIES IN
THE STATE, MORE THAN 5,000, TO
CONDUCT DIAGNOSTIC COVID-19
TESTS.
TESTS. >> TESTING IS WHAT WE ARE
COMPULSIVELY, EXCESSIVELY
COMPULSIVELY, EXCESSIVELY FOCUSED ON.
FOCUSED ON. >> ICU AND DEATHS DROPPING AT
THE EPICENTER, ALSO AN URGENT
PUSH FOR MORE ANTIBODY TESTS, TO
CHECK FOR A POSSIBLE IMMUNITY.
NOW A NEW WARNING YOU MAY BE
ABLE TO GET THE VIRUS MORE THAN
ONCE.
ONCE. THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
SAYS THERE’S CURRENTLY NO
EVIDENCE THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE
RECOVERED FROM COVID-19 AND HAVE
ANTIBODIES ARE PROTECTED FROM A
SECOND INFECTION.
SECOND INFECTION. STILL, DR. ANTHONY FAUCI
EMPHASIZES THE NEED FOR MORE
TESTING.
TESTING. >> RIGHT NOW WE’RE DOING ABOUT
1.5, 2 MILLION PER WEEK.
WE PROBABLY SHOULD GET UP TO
TWICE THAT AS WE GET INTO THE
NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS.
>> CALIFORNIA HAS MORE THAN
42,000 CONFIRMED CASES.
OFFICIALS THERE ARE WORKING TO
DRAMATICALLY RAMP UP TESTING
EFFORTS.
EFFORTS. >> WE AVERAGE ABOUT 2,000 TESTS
A DAY THROUGH THE END OF MARCH.
WE HOPE TO BE AVERAGING 25,000
TESTS A DAY BY THE END OF THIS
MONTH.
MONTH. >> IN MASSACHUSETTS WHERE CASES
ARE SURGING, ONE TOWN IS TESTING
ESSENTIAL WORKERS WITHOUT
SYMPTOMS.
SYMPTOMS. NEARBY BOSTON 1,000 RESIDENTS
WILL BE RANDOMLY PICKED FOR
ANTIBODY TESTING.
ANTIBODY TESTING. ALL EFFORTS TO TRACE THE SPREAD
IN POTENTIALLY ASYMPTOMATIC
CARRIERS.
CARRIERS. BACK IN NEW YORK, FIRST
RESPONDERS, HEALTH CARE WORKERS,
AND ALL ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES ARE
NOW ELIGIBLE FOR CORONAVIRUS
TESTING.
TESTING. PHARMACIST ROGERIS WAITING FOR T
HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO ROLL OUT
THE RULES ABOUT GETTING TESTS
AND ADMINISTERING THEM.
>> WE’RE READY WHEN THE TESTS
ARE READY AND THE DEPARTMENT
SAYS GO.
SAYS GO. WE’RE READY TO PUT OUR GLOVES
ON, GET OUR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
ON AND DO WHAT’S BEST FOR OUR
PATIENTS.
PATIENTS. >> NOW, THE GOVERNOR HAS ALREADY
ANNOUNCED ANTIBODY TESTS AT FOUR
NEW YORK CITY HOSPITALS.
FOR NOW THOSE TESTS WILL BE
FOCUSED ON HEALTH CARE WORKERS.
SAVANNAH.
SAVANNAH. >> ALL RIGHT, GABE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. LET’S TURN TO NBC’S MEDICAL
CORRESPONDENT DR. JOHN TORRES.
DR. JOHN, GOOD MORNING.
I’M SURE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO SAW
THIS SENTENCE FROM THE WORLD
HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAYING
THERE’S NO EVIDENCE YET THAT
PEOPLE WHO HAVE THESE ANTIBODIES
ARE, IN FACT, IMMUNE FROM
GETTING SICK AGAIN, I’M SURE A
LOT OF PEOPLE WERE DISTURBED BY
THAT.
THAT. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
IS THE W.H.O. BEING REALLY
CAREFUL IN ITS LANGUAGE?
>> SAVANNAH, I THINK YOU’RE
RIGHT.
RIGHT. I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
WAKING UP GETTING VERY CONCERNED
THINKING THEY MIGHT GET
CORONAVIRUS THE SECOND TIME.
THAT’S NOT WHAT THE WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION SAID.
ORGANIZATION SAID. THEY SAID WE DON’T KNOW WHAT
HAPPENS IF YOU HAVE ANTIBODIES.
WE DON’T KNOW HOW LONG THOSE
ANTIBODIES WILL PROTECT YOU, IF
AT ALL, BECAUSE WE SIMPLY DON’T
HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION ABOUT
THE VIRUS.
THE VIRUS. THE MAIN INTEREST WAS ABOUT THE
ANTIBODY TEST THEMSELVES, NUMBER
ONE, WE’RE NOT SURE ABOUT THEIR
RELIABILITY BECAUSE THEY HAVE
BEEN PUSHED OUT SO QUICKLY.
PASSPORT PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT
CERTIFICATE OF IMMUNITY.
THEY ARE CONCERNED BECAUSE THEY
THINK PEOPLE MIGHT BE USING THAT
ERRONEOUSLY AND IT GIVES THEM A
FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY.
THEY STILL WANT SOCIAL
DISTANCING.
DISTANCING. NOT GOING OUT THINKING I HAVE
IMMUNITY, I CAN DO WHATEVER I
WANT.
WANT. >> BACK TO THE PRIMARY OPPONENT
THERE.
THERE. WE DON’T HAVE THE STUDY YET TO
SHOW THERE’S SOME IMMUNITY AFTER
SOMEBODY HAS HAD THIS VIRUS.
IS THERE ANY REASON TO THINK
THIS WOULDN’T TRACK WITH OTHER
VIRUSES SO THERE’S SOME LEVEL OF
IMMUNITY?
IMMUNITY? >> AT THIS POINT THERE’S NO
REASON TO THINK IT WON’T BE LIKE
OTHER CORONAVIRUSES WHERE YOU DO
GET A LEVEL OF IMMUNITY.
WHAT THEY DON’T KNOW IS WHAT
LEVEL OF ANTIBODIES DO YOU NEED
TO GET SOME OF THAT IMMUNITY AND
HOW LONG WILL THAT IMMUNITY
LAST?
LAST? WHAT THEY HAVE FOUND OUT IS SOME
PEOPLE HAVE HIGH LEVELS OF
APARTMENT BODIES.
APARTMENT BODIES. OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAD INFECTIONS,
VERIFIED INFEDEXES AREN’T
SHOWING LEVELS OF ANTIBODIES.
THEY AREN’T SURE WHAT THAT MEANS
AND IT’S GOING TO TAKE YEARS TO
FIGURE THAT OUT.
THEY ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE
PEOPLE DON’T HAVE THAT FALSE
SENSE OF SECURITY SAYING I HAVE
ANTIBODY AND THEREFORE I CAN DO
WHATEVER I WANT.
THEY DON’T HAVE TO NECESSARILY
TAKE THE PRECAUTIONS.
THEY ARE SAYING, NUMBER ONE,
AGAIN, THEY AREN’T THAT ACCURATE
AND NUMBER TWO, PEOPLE AREN’T
GETTING PEOPLE INFECTED.
>> WHY HAVE THE ANTIBODY TESTS
BEEN SO INACCURATE, FALSE
POSITIVES, DIFFERENT TYPES, A
BLACK MARKET OUT THERE.
WHY IS THIS SUCH A CONFUSING
AREA?
AREA? >> IT’S NOT JUST A CONFUSING
AREA IN THE U.S., IT’S AROUND
THE WORLD.
THE WORLD. IF YOU REMEMBER UK THEY ORDERED
ANTIBODY TESTS FROM CHINA.
THEY ARE ASKING FOR REFUNDS
BECAUSE THE TESTS AREN’T THAT
GOOD.
GOOD. IT’S ONE OF THESE THINGS, THIS
VIRUS HAS COME ON SO FAST AND SO
QUICKLY, IT’S HARD TO GET A TEST
THAT QUICK AND THAT ACCURATE.
THERE HAVE BEEN STUMS ABLES ALON
THE WAY VALIDATE THE TESTS AND
WHETHER THEY CAN CAN VALIDATE
THEM.
THEM. THEY ARE PUSHING THEM OUT FASTER
THAN SOME SCIENTISTS THINK THEY
SHOULD.
SHOULD. THAT IS GIVING US TESTS WE DON’T
WANT OR NEED.
THAT’S GOING TO TAKE YEARS TO
GET.
GET. IN THE MEANTIME THESE TESTS CAN
HELP A LITTLE BIT BUT THEY
AREN’T AS RELIABLE AS WE WANT OR
NEED THEM TO BE.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
HODA, OVER TO YOU.
>> TO A TROUBLING NEW WARNING
BUILT FOOD SUPPLY, WHICH WAS A
MAJOR CONCERN ON THE MINDS OF
MANY CONSUMERS.
MANY CONSUMERS. IT’S COMING FROM ONE OF THE
COUNTRY’S TOP MEAT COMPANIES.
KERRY SANDERS HAS BEEN COVERING
THAT STORY FOR US.
HE’S IN FT. LAUDERDALE THIS
MORNING.
MORNING. HEY, KERRY, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THIS MORNING THERE IS A WARNING
THAT OUR NATION’S MEAT SUPPLY IS
ABOUT TO BE TESTED.
RANCHERS REPORT IN THE LAST
SEVEN DAYS THEY HAVE SENT 30%
FEWER CATTLE TO MARKET BECAUSE
THE MEAT PROCESSORS CAN’T HANDLE
IT.
IT. IT NOT JUST BEEF.
SAME THING WITH PORK AND ALSO
CHICKEN.
CHICKEN. WHAT THAT MEANS TO US IS WE MAY
SEE LESS MEAT AT THE GROCERY
STORE.
STORE. >> THE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN IS
BREAKING.
BREAKING. THAT’S THE WARNING IN A FULL
PAGE ADD FROM TYSON FOODS
RELEASED IN THE "NEW YORK TIMES"
ON SUNDAY.
ON SUNDAY. IT COMES AFTER ONE OF THE
COUNTRY’S LARGEST MEAT
PROCESSORS CLOSED A MASSIVE PORK
PROCESSING PLANT IN IOWA BECAUSE
OF A CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.
THE LETTER FROM TYSON’S
PRESIDENT GOING ON TO SAY, THERE
WILL BE LIMITED SUPPLY OF OUR
PRODUCTS AVAILABLE IN GROCERY
STORES UNTIL WE’RE ABLE TO
REOPEN OUR FACILITIES THAT ARE
CURRENTLY CLOSED.
CURRENTLY CLOSED. >> PEOPLE START BEING CARRIED
OUT OF THERE.
SO WE WERE ALWAYS ASKING OUR
SUPERVISORS, BASICALLY, WHAT IS
IT THAT’S GOING ON HERE.
>> NBC NEWS TALKED TO ONE TYSON
WORKER AT THAT IOWA PLANT WHO
CONCEALED THEIR IDENTITY.
>> DIDN’T HAVE ENOUGH MATERIAL
OR MASKS OR THINGS LIKE THAT TO
PROVIDE TO US, SO THEY STARTED
GIVING US DIFFERENT TYPES OF
RAGS THEY HAD THAT THEY HAD
WASHED CLEAN.
WASHED CLEAN. >> TYSON RESPONDING TELLING NBC
NEWS, WE’VE BEEN WORKING
DILIGENTLY TO PROTECT OUR TEAM
MEMBERS.
MEMBERS. EARLY ON WE ALLOWED WORKERS TO
BRING THEIR OWN MASKS.
WE EVEN SUPPLIED SOME UNTIL WE
COULD SECURE SURGICAL-STYLE
COVERINGS WHICH WE NOW REQUIRE
ALL TEAM MEMBERS TO WEAR.
ADDING, WE AREN’T AWARE OF ANY
AMBULANCE VISITS TO THE PLANT
FOR COVID-19 REASONS.
NBC NEWS HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO
INDEPENDENTLY CONFIRM AMBULANCES
AT THE TYSON PLANT.
TYSON’S WATERLOO PLANT, ONE OF
SEVERAL CLOSED ACROSS THE
COUNTRY, SHUT DOWN BY BEEF,
PORK, AND POULTRY COMPANIES
TRYING TO CONTAIN VIRUS
OUTBREAKS.
OUTBREAKS. THE CEO OF THE NATIONAL
CATTLEMAN’S BEEF ASSOCIATION
SAYS HE FEARS THINGS ARE ONLY
GOING TO GET WORSE.
>> IF WE START TO SEE PANIC
BUYING MUCH LIKE WE DID THE
FIRST TWO WEEKS OF THIS
PANDEMIC, YES, WE’RE GOING TO
HAVE AN ISSUE ON OUR HANDS,
THERE’S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
>> MEAT SUPPLIERS, PROCESSORS
SAY IN THEIR FREEZERS THEY HAVE
A SUPPLY OF BEEF, PORK, AND
CHICKEN.
CHICKEN. BUT THE LONGER THE PROCESSING
PLANTS ARE CLOSED, THE FASTER
THE NATION’S MEAT SUPPLY WILL
DWINDLE.
DWINDLE. SAVANNAH.
SAVANNAH. >> THAT’S GOING TO GET A LOT OF
PEOPLE’S ATTENTION THIS MORNING,
KERRY, THANK YOU.
NOW TO ANOTHER STORY WE ARE
FOLLOWING CLOSELY, THE MISERY
AND GROWING SPECULATION
SURROUNDING THE HEALTH AND
WHEREABOUTS OF NORTH KOREA’S
LEADER KIM JONG-UN.
TODAY SENIOR INTERNATIONAL
CORRESPONDENT KEIR SIMMONS HAS
THE LATEST ON THIS.
KEIR, GOOD MORNING.
>> Reporter: HEY, SAVANNAH, GOOD
MORNING.
MORNING. THE RUMORS ARE REALLY SWIRLING
NOW INCLUDING ONE SUGGESTING
THAT KIM JONG-UN’S SURGEON’S
HANDS WERE SHAKING IN FEAR.
U.S. OFFICIALS HAVE TOLD NBC
NEWS OF INDICATIONS KIM JONG-UN
HAS HAD CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY.
BUT AS ALWAYS WITH NORTH KOREA,
IT’S HARD TO GET TO THE TRUTH.
KIM JONG-UN HAS NOT BEEN SEEN IN
PUBLIC FOR MORE THAN TWO WEEKS.
THESE IMAGES ARE THOUGHT TO SHOW
THE SUPREME LEADER’S TRAIN AT
THE NORTH COAST AT A LUXURY
COMPOUND.
COMPOUND. ON SATURDAY KIM SKILLED HIS
SECOND MAJOR EVENT, ARMY DAY.
A DEEPENING MYSTERY WITH RUMORS
ABOUT HIS POOR HEALTH AND
POSSIBLE DEMISE MAKING HEADLINES
AROUND THE GLOBE.
REUTERS REPORTING A TEAM
INCLUDING MEDICS FLEW INTO NORTH
KOREA FROM CHINA.
ONE WELL CONNECTED CHINESE
COMMENTATOR POSTING TO MILLIONS
OF COMMENTATORS.
OF COMMENTATORS. SOME WAIT FOR THE OFFICIAL
ANNOUNCEMENT.
ANNOUNCEMENT. SUIT YOURSELF.
SUIT YOURSELF. HER POST LATER DELETED BUT NOT
BY HER SHE CLAIMED.
U.S. SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM
SAYING OVER THE WEEKEND I’D BE
SHOCKED IF HE’S NOT DEAD, THOUGH
ADMITTING HE DOES NOT HAVE ANY
DIRECT KNOWLEDGE.
DIRECT KNOWLEDGE. SOUTH KOREA STILL INSISTING ITS
INTELLIGENCE SHOWS NOTHING
UNUSUAL.
UNUSUAL. A NORTH KOREAN NEWSPAPER
CLAIMING KIM EVEN SENT A LETTER.
>> HOW CLOSELY GUARDED IS KIM
JONG-UN?
JONG-UN? HOW MANY PEOPLE AROUND HIM WOULD
KNOW THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG.
>> THAT WOULD AB VERY SMALL
CIRCLE OF PEOPLE.
THE RUMORS ON THE GROUND ARE
PEOPLE PEOPLE ON THE OUTSIDE.
>> WHEN "TODAY" MADE A RARE TRIP
TO THE WORLD’S MOST ISOLATED
DICTATORSHIP, WE FOUND KIM
JONG-UN’S IMAGE EVERYWHERE.
>> YOU THANK KIM JONG-UN FOR
THIS?
THIS? >> YES.
>> YES. >> WHATEVER THE TRUTH, THIS
WOMAN MAY BE CENTRAL BEHIND THE
SCENE.
SCENE. KIM JONG-UN’S SISTER REPRESENTED
HIM AT THE WINTER OLYMPICS AND
ACCOMPANIED HIM DURING HIS TWO
SUMMITS WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP.
IT’S POSSIBLE, OF COURSE, THAT
KIM JONG-UN IS IN LOCKDOWN OVER
THE CORONAVIRUS.
THE CORONAVIRUS. BUT SAVANNAH, IT’S SO IMPORTANT,
BECAUSE, REMEMBER, NORTH KOREA
IS A NUCLEAR-ARMED NATION.
IF IT LOST ITS LEADER, A
WEAKENED WORLD WOULD FACE
ANOTHER CRISIS.
ANOTHER CRISIS. SAVANNAH.
SAVANNAH. >> ALL RIGHT.
KEIR SIMMONS, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
MUCH. IT IS 7:17, HODA, SEND I TO YOU.
>> GOOD NEWS.
TWO DOZEN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
FINALLY BACK HOME WITH THEIR
FAMILIES THIS MORNING AFTER THEY
WERE STRANDED IN THE CARIBBEAN
WITHOUT A FLIGHT HOME BECAUSE OF
THE WHOLE CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN.
THE DUTCH STUDENTS WERE IN THE
CARIBBEAN ON AN EDUCATIONAL
CRUISE.
CRUISE. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO FLY BACK
FROM CUBA.
FROM CUBA. THEY COULDN’T GET A FLIGHT, SO
ORGANIZERS BOOKED THEM ON A 200
FOOT SAILBOAT INSTEAD.
AFTER A FIVE-WEEK JOURNEY ACROSS
THE ATLANTIC, THEY FINALLY
ARRIVED BACK HOME IN THE
NETHERLANDS.
NETHERLANDS. THEIR PARENTS WERE RELIEVED.
THEY WERE HAPPY TO GREET THEM.
EVERYBODY IS HAPPY AT HOME.
SAVANNAH, ONE OF THE PARENTS
SAID ONCE THEY REALIZED THEY
WON’T BE ABLE TO LEAVE THEIR
HOUSES, THEY MIGHT WANT TO GET
BACK ON THE BOAT.
>> I DON’T KNOW.
AFTER FIVE WEEKS.
TALK ABOUT AN EDUCATIONAL
CRUISE.
CRUISE. YOU LEARN MORE THAN YOU
BARGAINED FOR.
BARGAINED FOR. LET’S GET A FIRST CHECK OF THE
WEATHER FROM AL.
YOU’RE WEARING YOUR PAUL BUNYAN
OUTFIT TODAY, I LIKE IT.
YOU’VE GOT PLAID.
>> GOT SNOW OUT, LOOK AT THE
REGARD
REGARD RADAR.
RADAR. YOU’LL SEE 4 TO IN NEW ENGLAND,
SHOWERS MAKING THIS WAY THROUGH
THE NORTHEAST.
THE NORTHEAST. AS WE MOVE BACK TO THE WEST,
TOMORROW, LOOK OUT, 38 MILLION
AT RISK FOR HAIL, 2" OR MORE.
WIND GUSTS OF 75 MILES PER HOUR,
LIKELY WITH TORNADOES.
WE’RE WATCHING THE SYSTEM PUSH
TO THE EAST.
HEAVY RAIN TO THE UPPER MIDWEST.
A RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IN THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS.
SOUTHERN PLAINS. THEN AS WE MOVE INTO WEDNESDAY,
HEAVY RAIN FOR APPALACHIANS,
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY ACROSS THE
SOUTH.
SOUTH. THEY COULD SPUR TORNADOES.
LOOK AT THE RAINFALL, ANYWHERE
FROM 1 TO 3" FROM TEXAS, THE