SO MANY ON THE WEST COAST ARE HAPPY TO SEE THAT SIGHT THIS
MORNING.
MORNING. WE’LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT ON THAT
UFO STORY IN A BIT BUT FIRST WE
WANT TO GET TO THE LATEST ON THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AS WE START
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. CONFIRMED CASES IN THIS COUNTRY
HAVE RISEN TO NEARLY 995,000.
DEATHS HAVE INCREASED TO NEARLY
57,000.
57,000. JUST OVERNIGHT, A MODEL OFTEN
CITED BY THE NATION’S TOP
DOCTORS RAISED THE PROJECTED
DEATH TOLL TO 74,000 BY AUGUST
AND WARNING THE NUMBER CAN CLIMB
IF STATES REOPEN TOO EARLY,
HODA.
HODA. >> EVEN SO, MORE STATES ARE
MOVING AHEAD WITH PLANS TO RELAX
STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS INCLUDING
TEXAS AND OHIO.
MEANTIME, JET BLUE HAS NOW
BECOME THE FIRST U.S. AIRLINES
TO REQUIRE ALL PASSENGERS TO
WEAR FACE COVERINGS.
THAT NEW RULE, BY THE WAY, TAKES
EFFECT NEXT WEEK, SAVANNAH.
>> OUR CORRESPONDENTS ARE SPREAD
OUT COVERING ALL ANGLES.
WE’LL START WITH NBC’S BLAYNE
ALEXANDER IN GEORGIA WHERE MORE
BUSINESSES ARE BEING ALLOWED TO
REOPEN NOW.
REOPEN NOW. HI, BLAYNE, GOOD MORNING.
>> SAVANNAH, GOOD MORNING TO
YOU.
YOU. THIS AREA HERE AROUND ME IS
FILLED WITH SMALL BUSINESSES,
MANY THAT HADN’T OPENED THEIR
DOORS IN WEEKS.
MOST OWNERS TELL ME THEY ARE
GRATEFUL TO BE BACK UP AND
RUNNING.
RUNNING. NOT EVERYBODY BELIEVES IT’S THE
RIGHT THING TO DO.
NOW IT’S A DEBATE WE’RE SEEING
PLAY OUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS A
GROWING NUMBER OF STATES ARE
LIFTING RESTRICTIONS.
LIFTING RESTRICTIONS. FROM MONTANA AND OKLAHOMA TO
MINNESOTA AND TEXAS.
>> IT’S TIME TO SET A NEW
COURSE.
COURSE. >> MORE AND MORE STATES ARE
REOPENING FOR BUSINESS.
NATIONWIDE 14 GOVERNORS HAVE
STARTED TO LIFT RESTRICTIONS,
THOUGH NONE OF THE STATES HAVE
MET THE WHITE HOUSE GUIDELINE OF
TWO WEEKS OF STEADY DECLINE IN
COVID-19 CASES.
COVID-19 CASES. THAT’S NOT SHOPPING EAGER
SHOPPERS IN MISSISSIPPI.
>> I SAID I’LL STAY MY SOCIAL
DISTANCE BUT I WANT TO DO A
LITTLE SHOPPING.
LITTLE SHOPPING. >> IN TEXAS THE LIGHTS COME ON
MAY 1st STARTING WITH MALLS,
MOVIE THEATERS AND RESTAURANTS
BUT ONLY AT 25% OCCUPANCY.
>> WE WILL PUT MEASURES IN PLACE
THAT WILL HELP BUSINESSES OPEN
WHILE ALSO CONTAINING THE VIRUS.
>>> TENNESSEE RESTAURANTS IN ALL
BUT SIX COUNTIES CAN SERVE
SITDOWN DINERS AT HALF CAPACITY.
IN COLORADO, THE STAY-AT-HOME
REQUIREMENT IS NOW A
RECOMMENDATION WHILE IN
CALIFORNIA THERE’S A LOCAL
BATTLE BREWING OVER BEACHES.
>> WE POSITION ALL THE BEACHES
SHOULD BE OPEN.
>> WITH THOUSANDS FLOCKING TO
THE SHORES FOR A TASTE OF THE
SUN, THE NEWPORT CITY COUNCIL IS
NOW RECONSIDERING THE DECISION
TO OPEN LOCAL BEACHES.
>> THOSE IMAGES ARE AN EXAMPLE
OF WHAT NOT TO SEE, WHAT NOT TO
DO.
DO. >> BUT NOT ALL STATES ARE BACK
IN BUSINESS.
IN BUSINESS. IN HARD HIT LOUISIANA, THE
GOVERNOR IS EXTENDING THE
STAY-AT-HOME ORDER SAYING IT’S
TOO EARLY TO REOPEN.
>> WE JUST DON’T MEET THE
CRITERIA.
CRITERIA. >> BARBER SHERS,OPS, DINE-IN
RESTAURANTS DESPITE CRITICISM
FROM LOCAL LEADERS AND PRESIDENT
TRUMP.
TRUMP. >> WE’RE MOVING FORWARD WITH
DATA AND DECISIONS FROM LOCAL
HEALTH OFFICIALS MEETING AND
WORKING WITHIN THE GUIDELINES OF
THE GREAT PLAN THAT THE
PRESIDENT HAS LAID OUT.
>> THE GOVERNOR TOUTED EXPANDED
TESTING AND SAID GEORGIA RANKED
36th IN THE NATION PER CAPITA.
ACROSS THE STATE, SOME
RESTAURANTS ALL READY TO SERVE
OF I FIND IT’S MUCH MORE
COMFORTING TO SIT DOWN AND EAT.
>> SOME SAY TOO SOON INCLUDING
HISTORIC PASCAL’S RESTAURANT.
THE OWNER SAID THE BEST WAY TO
SERVE THE CITY IS TO STAY
CLOSED.
CLOSED. >> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE AS SOON
AS WE OPEN OUR DOORS, OUR TEAM
IS SAFE, OUR CUSTOMERS ARE SAFE.
>> Reporter: OF COURSE, ANOTHER
BIG QUESTION IS WHEN WILL
SCHOOLS REOPEN.
SCHOOLS REOPEN. IN A CALL TO GOVERNORS,
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID SOME
SCHOOLS COULD CONSIDER REOPENING
BEFORE THE END OF THE ACADEMIC
YEAR.
YEAR. >> ALL RIGHT, BLAYNE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >>> MEANTIME THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION HAS REVEALED A
NEW STRATEGY TO EXPAND TESTING
FOR THE CORONAVIRUS SEEN AS A
CRITICAL STEP TOWARD REOPENING
THE COUNTRY BUT IT’S A PLAN
ALREADY FACING DOUBT.
NBC’S KRISTEN WELKER IS AT THE
WHITE HOUSE WITH THIS PART OF
THE STORY.
THE STORY. HEY, KRISTEN, GOOD MORNING.
>> HI, HODA, GOOD MORNING TO
YOU.
YOU. THIS MORNING THE PRESIDENT UNDER
BIPARTISAN PRESSURE TO HAVE A
NATIONAL TESTING STRATEGY HAS
ANNOUNCED WHAT HE’S CALLING A
NEW BLUEPRINT FOR INCREASING
TESTING.
TESTING. THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS ITS ROLE
WILL BE STRATEGIC DIRECTION AND
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MAKING IT
CLEAR THE ULTIMATE BURDEN STILL
FALLS ON THE STATE.
THIS MORNING A NEW PRESCRIPTION
FOR THE SHORTAGE OF CORONAVIRUS
TESTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
PRESIDENT TRUMP ANNOUNCING LATE
MONDAY THE ADMINISTRATION IS
PREPARING TO RAMP UP ITS
COOPERATION WITH STATES AND
PRIVATE COMPANIES TO MAKE SURE
STATES HAVE ALL THE CRITICAL
SUPPLIES THEY NEED LIKE SWABS
FOR TESTING.
FOR TESTING. THE GOAL, ADMINISTRATION
OFFICIALS TELL NBC NEWS, IS TO
BOOST TESTING TO AT LEAST 2% OF
THE POPULATION PER STATE PER
MONTH.
MONTH. >> THE TESTING IS NOT GOING TO
BE A PROBLEM AT ALL.
IN FACT, IT’S GOING TO BE ONE OF
THE GREAT ASSETS WE HAVE.
>>> THE WHITE HOUSE CAUTIONING
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE
VIEWED AS A, QUOTE, SUPPLIER OF
LAST RESORT.
LAST RESORT. THE PRESIDENT HAS PREVIOUSLY
SAID TESTING SHOULD BE SOLELY UP
TO THE STATES.
>> YOU KNOW, WE’RE NOT A
SHIPPING CLERK.
SHIPPING CLERK. >> OVERPASS SOME DEMOCRATS
POUNCING, WASHINGTON STATE’S
PATTY MURRAY, THE TOP DEMOCRAT
ON THE SENATE HEALTH COMMITTEE
CALLING THE BLUEPRINT NOTHING
NEW IN A STATEMENT.
IT DOESN’T SET SPECIFIC NUMERIC
GOALS, OFFER A TIME FRAME,
IDENTIFY WAYS TO FIX OUR BROKEN
SUPPLY CHAIN, OR OFFER ANY
DETAILS WHATSOEVER ON EXPANDING
LAB CAPACITY OR ACTIVATING
NEEDED MANUFACTURING CAPACITY.
CONNECTICUT GOVERNOR NED LAMONT
USUALING THE GOVERNOR TO FOLLOW
THROUGH ON ITS NEW PROMISE.
>> I THINK THEY ARE CATCHING UP
NOW BUT SEEING IS BELIEVING.
>> Reporter: SO FAR ABOUT 1.6%
OF THE POPULATION HAS BEEN
TESTED AND MOST MEDICAL EXPERTS
AGREE THE NUMBER OF DIAGNOSTIC
TESTINGS NEED TO BE
SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED BEFORE
LARNL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY CAN
START REOPENING.
START REOPENING. ON MONDAY MR. TRUMP INSISTING
THE INCREASE IN TESTING WILL BE
ENOUGH TO ALLOW MORE STATES TO
REOPEN SAFELY.
REOPEN SAFELY. >> WE’RE DEPLOYING THE FULL
POWER AND STRENGTH OF THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO HELP
STATES, CITIES, TO HELP LOCAL
GOVERNMENT GET THIS HORRIBLE
PLAGUE OVER WITH AND OVER WITH
FAST.
FAST. >> Reporter: NOW THE PRESIDENT
WAS FLANKED THERE IN THE ROSE
GARDEN WITH MAINLY RETAILERS
FROM CBS TO WALMART WHO SAID
THEY WOULD HELP RAMP UP TESTING.
THE ADMINISTRATION PROMISING THE
U.S. WILL CONDUCT 8 MILLION TEST
AS MONTH BY THE END OF MAY,
WHICH IF ACCOMPLISHED WOULD BE A
SIGNIFICANT BOOST FROM WHERE
THINGS STAND TODAY.
SAVANNAH.
SAVANNAH. >> KRISTEN WELKER AT THE WHITE
HOUSE.
HOUSE. KRISTEN, THANK YOU.
NOW TO THIS CRISIS OF THE
COUNTRY’S STRUGGLING SMALL
BUSINESSES.
BUSINESSES. MANY, MANY BUSINESSES
COMPLAINING OF DELAYS AND ERRORS
YESTERDAY WHEN THEY TRIED TO
ACCESS THE WEBSITE TO APPLY FOR
THE EMERGENCY LOAN PROGRAM THAT
REOPENED YESTERDAY WITH MORE
MONEY.
MONEY. NBC’S TOM COSTELLO JOINS US WITH
THAT STORY.
THAT STORY. GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. TOM, WHAT HAPPENED?
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
THIS IS ROUND TWO OF THE FEDERAL
MONEY AFTER THAT FIRST $350
BILLION THAT WAS ALL EATEN UP
WITHIN TWO WEEKS.
SOME OF THAT MONEY ACTUALLY WENT
TO PUBLIC COMPANIES TRADED ON
THE STOCK MARKET RATHER THAN
SMALLER COMPANIES THAT ARE JUST
ABSOLUTELY DESPERATE FOR THE
HELP.
HELP. NOW THE SECOND ROUND, IT’S
ALREADY STUM BLING OUT OF THE
GATE.
GATE. THIS MORNING MILLIONS OF SMALL
BUSINESSES ARE STILL WAITING FOR
RELIEF, AS DELAYS, TECHNICAL
GLITCHES AND OVERWHELMING DEMAND
CAUSED SMALL BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION’S PORTAL TO CRASH
WITHIN MINUTES OF RELAUNCHING
THE NEW LOAN FUNDING PROGRAM.
>> I HEARD A GLITCH.
WE’LL FIND OUT WHETHER OR NOT
THAT’S SO.
THAT’S SO. >> FDA REVEALING TWICE AS MANY
PEOPLE TRIED TO ACCESS THE
PROGRAM ON MONDAY THAN ANY TIME
DURING THE FIRST ROUND OF LOANS.
THE HEAD OF THE BANKERS
ASSOCIATION TWEETING ITS MEMBERS
ARE FRUSTRATED AND WILL NOT BE
ABLE TO HELP MORE STRUGGLING
SMALL BUSINESSES UNTIL THE
ISSUES ARE RESOLVED.
FRESHLY FUNDED WITH AN
ADDITIONAL $310 BILLION, THE
PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM AIMS
TO PROVIDE LOANS WITH BUSINESSES
OF FEWER THAN 500 EMPLOYEES
ALLOWING EMPLOYERS TO COVER COST
LIKE PAYROLL AND RENT.
IF OWNERS MEET CERTAIN
CONDITIONS, THE LOAN CAN BE
FULLY FOR GIVEN.
SO FAR 1.6 MILLION BUSINESSES
HAVE RECEIVED A PIECE OF THE PIE
BUT MILLIONS MORE WHO QUALIFY
ARE STILL WAITING, INCLUDING
MAY, WHO OWNS FOUR SALONS IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. >> WE HAVE TO GO TO THE BANK AND
STOP IT.
STOP IT. I DON’T HAVE MANY ANYMORE.
>> ADDING TO FRUSTRATIONS, BIG
BUSINESSES THAT CUT INTO THE
PROGRAM’S INITIAL FUNDS TO THE
TUNE OF $750 MILLION.
AMONG THEM THE L.A. LAKERS NOW
ANNOUNCING THEY WILL GIVE BACK
$4.
$4. $4.6 MILLION.
$4.6 MILLION. ONE SMALL BUSINESS OWNER SAYS
THAT MONEY SHOULD GO TO THE
LITTLE GUYS.
LITTLE GUYS. >> IT REALLY WAS SICKENING AND
DISHEARTENING TO SEE THESE
CORPORATIONS IN A MONEY GRAB.
WE HAVE TO SUPPORT SMALL
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS. IF WE DON’T, WE’RE NOT GOING TO
BE HERE MUCH LONGER.
>> STILL WITH BANKS ANTICIPATING
DEMAND TO CONTINUE OUTPACING
FUNDING, FEARS $660 BILLION
PROGRAM WILL SOON BE TAPPED OUT
ONCE AGAIN.
ONCE AGAIN. >> TOM, YOU CAN FEEL THE
FRUSTRATION OF THESE BUSINESSES
AND FOR GOOD REASON.
OBVIOUSLY TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE
HERE.
HERE. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. THIS IS ECONOMIC LIFE OR DEATH.
28 MILLION SMALL BUSINESSES ARE
TRYING TO SURVIVE THE
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. LISTEN TO THIS STAT.
THE SBA NOW SAYS IT HAS SEEN ONE
BUSINESS FAIL FOR GOOD, CLOSING
PERMANENTLY, EVERY SINGLE HOUR.
SAVANNAH.
SAVANNAH. >> THE STAKES ARE SO HIGH, TOM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
7:12, SEND IT BACK TO YOU, HODA.
>> WE HAVE A LOT TO GET TO,
INCLUDING MOUNTING CONCERN OVER
A POTENTIAL MEAT SHORTAGES WITH
MORE THAN A DOZEN PROCESSING
PLANTS SHUT DOWN AMID THE
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. NBC’S KERRY SANDERS HAS THAT
STORY AND JOINS US FROM A CATTLE
FARM IN FLORIDA.
HEY, KERRY.
HEY, KERRY. >> GOOD MORNING.
THE OKEECHOBEE STOCKYARD HERE IS
AMONG THE BUSIEST EAST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI, BUT THIS MORNING
THERE ARE FEWER COWS FOR SALE
BECAUSE THE SUPPLY CHAIN THAT
PUTS MEAT ON OUR TABLE IS UNDER
INTENSE PRESSURE.
INTENSE PRESSURE. CORONAVIRUS HAS SHUT DOWN MEAT
PROCESSORS, WHICH MEANS THERE’S
NOW LESS BEEF, PORK, AND CHICKEN
HEADED TO YOUR LOCAL GROCERY
STORE.
STORE. THIS MORNING THERE ARE FEARS THE
NATION’S FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN IS AT
A BREAKING POINT AFTER A DOZEN
MAJOR MEAT PROCESSING PLANTS
HAVE BECOME COVID-19 HOT SPOTS.
THE MOST RECENT PLANTS TO CLOSE
IN LOGANSPORT, INDIANA, AND
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN WHERE ONE
OUT OF EVERY FIVE WORKERS TESTED
POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS.
AT PLANTS STILL OPEN, THERE ARE
STAFFING SHORTAGES.
STAFFING SHORTAGES. EVEN PAY RAISES AND BONUSES NOT
ENOUGH TO LURE SOME EMPLOYEES
BACK TO WORK.
CRYSTAL RODRIGUEZ USUALLY WORKS
ALONGSIDE HER FATHER BUT HE NOW
HAS CORONAVIRUS.
HAS CORONAVIRUS. >> $4 EXTRA AND $600 BEEN US,
I’M SORRY, THAT’S NOT WORTH MY
LIFE.
LIFE. >> TYSON FOODS TAKING OUT AN AD
SUNDAY WARNING, THE FOOD SUPPLY
IS VULNERABLE AND CLOSED PLANTS
COULD LEAD TO SHORTAGES AT
GROCERY STORES.
GROCERY STORES. THE COMPANY RELEASING THIS VIDEO
OF A REDESIGNED CHICKEN
PROCESSING PLANT IN ARKANSAS
THAT IT SAYS ALLOWS FOR BETTER
SOCIAL DISTANCING.
SOCIAL DISTANCING. >>> IN SAGINAW, TEXAS, THIRD
GENERATION RANCHER MISSY BONDS
WORRIES CLOSED PLANTS MEAN SHE
WON’T BE ABLE TO SELL HER
CATTLE.
CATTLE. >> FOR US, WE LIKE CONSISTENCY.
THE VOLATILITY RIGHT NOW IS THE
MOST UNSETTLING THING.
>> THE MEAT INDUSTRY SAYS BEEF
AND PORK PRODUCTION IS DOWN
ABOUT 30%.
ABOUT 30%. THE BARTLET BROTHERS IN NEBRASKA
WITH 40,000 PIGS SAY THEY ARE
BUSTING AT THE SEAMS.
WITH NOWHERE TO SEND THEIR STOCK
AND MORE BEING BORN EVERY DAY,
SOME OF THEIR PIGS MAY HAVE TO
BE PUT DOWN.
>> CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS IS
HAPPENING IN OUR COUNTRY?
>> I CAN’T BELIEVE.
I NEVER THOUGHT EVER IN THE
UNITED STATES, UNLESS THERE WAS
AN ACT OF WAR DECLARED ON US,
THAT WE WOULD EVER, EVER HAVE AN
ISSUE LIKE THIS.
>> Reporter: ANY OTHER TIME OF
THE YEAR AS WE LOOK AT THE DRONE
FLYING OVER THE STOCKYARD, IT
WOULD BE FULL.
BUT THIS MORNING THERE IS BEEF,
PORK, AND CHICKEN NOT MAKING ITS
WAY TO GROCERY STORES.
NOW, THE PACKERS DO HAVE SOME IN
COLD STORAGE IN THEIR FREEZERS
THEY SAY WILL EVENTUALLY MAKE
ITS WAY OUT TO GROCERY STORES.
BUT THERE IS A LIVESTOCK REPORT
THAT SAYS THAT LIKELY WILL NOT
LAST VERY LONG.
MEANTIME, THE BEEF, CHICKEN, AND
PORK PRODUCERS IN THE FOOD
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION WANTS TO
EMPHASIZE THAT AT THIS MOMENT
THERE IS NOT A SHORTAGE.
THEY ARE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO
RECOGNIZE PANIC BUYING WILL ONLY
CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR EVERYBODY.
HODA.
HODA. >> ALL RIGHT, KERRY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NOW TO HOW OTHER COUNTRIES ARE
DEALING WITH THE PANDEMIC AFTER
WEEKS OF LOCKDOWN THERE ARE SOME
ENCOURAGING SIGNS FROM OVERSEAS.
CAUTION STILL REMAINS.
TODAY’S SENIOR INTERNATIONAL
CORRESPONDENT KEIR SIMMONS IN
LONDON FOR US.
KEIR, GOOD MORNING.
>> HEY, SAVANNAH, GOOD MORNING.
IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
BETTER WEATHER THAN WE’RE HAVING
HERE IN THE UK AND BETTER NEWS.
GET THIS.
GET THIS. THEY THINK IN THOSE TWO
COUNTRIES THEY HAVE COME CLOSE
TO ERADICATING THE CORONAVIRUS.
IN AUSTRALIA, 2.5 MILLION PEOPLE
DOWNLOADING AN APP, WE’VE TALKED
ABOUT IT ON THE SHOW BEFORE,
THAT WILL LET YOU KNOW IF YOU
COME CLOSE TO SOMEONE WHO HAS
BEEN INFECTED.
BEEN INFECTED. THIS MORNING AUSTRALIA’S WORLD
FAMOUS BONDI BEACH IS BACK AFTER
A FIVE-WEEK SHUTDOWN, SURFING
AND SWIMMING IS ALLOWED AGAIN.
AUSTRALIA’S LOCKDOWN LIMITING
CASES OF CORONAVIRUS.
LARGE NUMBERS OF AUSSIES ARE
DOWNLOADING A TRACKING APP TO
FUNDRAISE NEW INFECTIONS.
THE VIRUS OPEN UNNEW ZEALAND,
THE VIRUS NO LONGER SPREADING.
JUST A FEW CASES A DAY.
STILL, THE PRIME MINISTER URGING
CAUTION.
CAUTION. >> WE MUST REMAIN VIGILANT IF
WE’RE TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.
>> AROUND THE WORLD 3 MILLION
INFECTIONS AND MANY DIFFERENT
CHALLENGES.
CHALLENGES. GERMANY OPENING UP, BUT ITS
PEOPLE MUST WEAR FACE MASKS.
>>> FRUSTRATION IN FRANCE HAS
LED TO RIOTS.
WITH CASE NUMBERS FLUCTUATING
THERE, THE LOCKDOWN WILL NOT
LIFT UNTIL MID MAY.
>> HOW IS THE CLEANING GOING,
GUYS?
GUYS? >> THE FAMILY ORIGINALLY FROM
BOSTON NOW LIVE IN PARIS FILMING
A VIDEO DIARY.
EVEN WHEN IT’S OVER, THEY SAY,
THINGS ARE UNLIKELY TO RETURN TO
NORMAL.
NORMAL. >> WHEN IT’S NOT WHAT IT WAS
BEFORE.
BEFORE. PARIS, MUSEUMS, ENERGY.
>> REPAIR WORK ON THE DAMAGED
NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL SLOWLY
RESTARTING.
RESTARTING. TOURISM WILL NOT BE BACK SOON.
THE UK’S PRIME MINISTER SPEAKING
PUBLICLY FOR THE FIRST TIME
SINCE HE WAS HOSPITALIZED.
>> IF THIS VIRUS WERE A PHYSICAL
ASSAILANT THEN THIS IS THE MOST
WHEN WE HAVE BEGUN TOGETHER TO
WRESTLE IT TO THE FLOOR.
>> IN MANY PLACES, SOUTH AMERICA
TO ASIA, RESTRICTIONS ARE
INCREASING.
INCREASING. JAPAN IMPOSING NEW FLIGHT BANS
WHILE IN CHINA THESE CHILDREN
MAKE HATS TO HELP THEM STAY 6
FEET APART.
FEET APART. NEW DETAILS ABOUT DAILY LIFE OR
EVEN OUR CHILDREN’S LIVES LEFT
UNCHANGED AFTER THE CORONAVIRUS.
MEANWHILE NEWS OF A VACCINATION
THAT’S BEEN CREATED BY OXFORD
UNIVERSITY HERE IN THE UK.
IN MONTANA IT’S BEEN TESTED ON
MONKEYS, HODA.
MONKEYS, HODA. WHAT THEY FOUND AFTER FOUR WEEKS
THOSE MONKEYS EXPOSED TO
CORONAVIRUS DID NOT GET SICK.
A LITTLE GLIMMER OF HOPE THERE,
HODA.
HODA. >> PROMISING NEWS THERE, KEIR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>> NOW TO SOME OTHER GOOD NEWS.
AN ICU NURSE FROM RHODE ISLAND,
SHE’S BACK HOME AFTER
VOLUNTEERING FOR THREE WEEKS AT
A HOSPITAL IN NEW YORK.
TAYLOR CAMPBELL WORKED
EXHAUSTING SHIFTS, SOMETIMES
WEARING THE SAME MASK FIVE DAYS
IN A ROW.
IN A ROW. WHEN SHE GOT HOME, HER FAMILY
GAVE HER A HERO’S WELCOME.
>> WHAT?
>> WHAT? >> A GOOD THING WE DIDN’T --
>> OH, MY GOD!
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. THERE THEY ARE.
CAMPBELL IS FROM A FAMILY OF
POLICE OFFICERS, SO THEIR
SERVICE FAMILY AND NOW IN NEW
YORK.
YORK. A NICE WELCOME HOME FOR HER.
RIGHT, SAVANNAH?
RIGHT, SAVANNAH? >> THAT ONE GOT ME THIS MORNING.
THAT’S SO SWEET.
HELLO, IT’S THAT TIME OF THE
MORNING.
MORNING. SWEET AL ROKER.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> WE’RE DOING PRETTY GOOD.
WE’VE GOT SOME FRIENDS THAT ARE
GOING TO BE DEALING WITH SEVERE
WEATHER.
WEATHER. LET’S GET TO IT AND SHOW YOU
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING AT.
WE ARE EXPECTING SEVERE WEATHER
TODAY FOR 42 MILLION PEOPLE,
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS, HAIL.
IN FACT, DAMAGE FROM WIND-DRIVEN
HAIL MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS AND
TORNADOES LIKELY.
TORNADOES LIKELY. START THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING, 1100 MILES THIS LINE IS
GOING TO STRETCH ALL THE WAY
FROM MICHIGAN BACK INTO TEXAS.
SEVERE STORMS FOR DALLAS.
5:00 TO 7:00 A.M. THE SQUALL
LINE MOVES THROUGH HOUSTON EARLY
TOMORROW MORNING.
TOMORROW MORNING. THIS THING IS ON THE MOVE BY
WEDNESDAY.
WEDNESDAY. STRONG STORMS STRETCHING FROM
FLORIDA ALL THE WAY BACK INTO
THE MIDWEST.
THE MIDWEST. GUSTY STORMS FOR THE SOUTHEAST.
THURSDAY ATLANTIC MOISTURE FUELS
THIS COLD FRONT.
LOOK FOR A FLOOD RISK INTO THE
NORTHEAST WITH HEAVY RAIN.
THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY
MORNING, RAINFALL AMOUNTS
INFANTRY FROM 2 TO 4" FROM THE