WE’RE GOING TO GET INTO THAT WITH HIM, AND INCLUDING HOW THE
MILITARY HAS STEPPED UP.
>> LET’S GET TO THE LATEST ON
THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.
FRUSTRATION MOUNTING, PROTESTS
ERUPTING IN A NUMBER OF STATES
AGAINST STAY AT HOME ORDERS.
TO THAT END THE WHITE HOUSE IS
SET TO UNVEIL NEW FEDERAL
GUIDELINES TO BEGIN THE PROCESS
OF REOPENING THE COUNTRY.
THEY’RE EXPECTED AFTER A
CONFERENCE CALL BETWEEN THE
PRESIDENT AND ALL 50 GOVERNORS.
AS THAT DEBATE RAGES HERE IN NEW
YORK RESIDENTS ARE NOW REQUIRED
TO WEAR MASKS IN PUBLIC WHEN
SOCIAL DISTANCING IS NOT
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE. AND AS WE BEGIN THIS MORNING
THERE ARE NOW 639,000 CASES OF
THE CORONAVIRUS NATIONWIDE AND
THE DEATH TOLL HAS INCREASED TO
NEARLY 33,000.
NEARLY 33,000. WE HAVE COMPLETE COVERAGE FOR
YOU.
YOU. WE’RE STARTING WITH NBC’S PETER
ALEXANDER WHO IS AT THE WHITE
HOUSE.
HOUSE. PETER, GOOD MORNING.
>> HODA, GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
THE PRESIDENT IS SCHEDULED TO
SPEAK TO ALL 50 GOVERNORS THIS
AFTERNOON IN A VIDEO
TELECONFERENCE AND HE’LL
ANNOUNCE NEW GUIDELINES TO HELP
THE STATES BEGIN THE PROCESS OF
REOPENING, SIGNALING THAT SOME
MAY BE ABLE TO DO IT BEFORE MAY
1st.
1st. IT COMES EVEN AS BUSINESS
LEADERS WARN THE PRESIDENT TO
GIVE PEOPLE THE CONFIDENCE TO GO
BACK TO WORK, THE COUNTRY NEEDS
DRAMATICALLY MORE TESTING.
PRESIDENT TRUMP WARNING THE
SIGNS OF PROGRESS IN THE FIGHT
AGAINST CORONAVIRUS.
AGAINST CORONAVIRUS. >> THE BATTLE CONTINUES BUT THE
DATA SUGGESTS THAT NATIONWIDE WE
HAVE PASSED THE PEAK ON NEW
CASES.
CASES. >> Reporter: THAT’S FUELING THE
PRESIDENT’S PUSH TO RESTART THE
ECONOMY WITH THE WHITE HOUSE
EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE NEW
GUIDELINES FOR GOVERNORS TODAY.
SIGNALING PLANS TO ENCOURAGE
STATES WITH RELATIVELY FEW COVID
CASES TO EASE STAY AT HOME
RESTRICTIONS, AND REOPEN
BUSINESSES.
BUSINESSES. >> WE’LL BE OPENING STATES, SOME
STATES MUCH SOONER THAN OTHERS
AND WE THINK SOME OF THE STATES
CAN ACTUALLY OPEN UP BEFORE THE
DEADLINE OF MAY 1st.
>> Reporter: DR. DEBORAH BIRX
HIGHLIGHTING NINE STATES THAT
HAVE FEWER THAN 1,000 CASES AND
FEWER THAN 30 NEW CASES PER DAY.
WHILE ALSO EXPRESSING NEW
CONCERN ABOUT THE WIDENING
OUTBREAK IN RHODE ISLAND, AND
URGING AMERICANS TO KEEP
PRACTICING SOCIAL DISTANCING.
>> I WILL JUST REMIND THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE AGAIN, THIS IS A
HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS VIRUS.
TO ALL OF YOU THAT ARE OUT THERE
THAT WOULD LIKE TO JOIN TOGETHER
AND JUST HAVE THAT DINNER PARTY
FOR 20, DON’T DO IT YET.
>> Reporter: IT COMES AMID
REPORTS THAT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
IS INVESTIGATING THE POSSIBILITY
THAT CORONAVIRUS ORIGINATED IN A
CHINESE LABORATORY, RATHER THAN
A MARKET IN WUHAN.
>> THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT NEEDS
TO COME CLEAN.
IT NEEDS TO BE ACCOUNTABLE.
>> Reporter: SECRETARY OF STATE
MIKE POMPEO RESPONDING ON FOX
NEWS LATE WEDNESDAY.
>> WHAT WE DO KNOW IS WE KNOW
THIS VIRUS ORIGINATED IN WUHAN,
CHINA.
CHINA. WE KNOW THERE’S THE INSTITUTE OF
VIROLOGY, A HANDFUL OF MILES
AWAY FROM WHERE THE MARKET WAS.
YOU SHOULD KNOW THE UNITED
STATES GOVERNMENT IS WORKING
DILIGENTLY TO FIGURE THIS OUT.
>> Reporter: NBC THAT HAS NOT
CONFIRMED REPORTS ABOUT THE
INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. AMONG MULTIPLE POSSIBILITIES.
THERE’S NO CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE
SUPPORTING THE LAB THEORY.
>> AT THIS POINT AS THE
INCONCLUSIVE.
INCONCLUSIVE. THE WEIGHT OF EVIDENCE SEEMS TO
INDICATE NATURAL, BUT WE DON’T
KNOW FOR PERSON.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP
SAYING THIS WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE
REPORTS ON WEDNESDAY.
>> I DON’T WANT TO SAY THAT,
JOHN, BUT I WILL TELL YOU MORE
AND MORE WE’RE HEARING THE
STORY.
STORY. I DON’T WANT TO DIT CUSSSCUSS IT
INAPPROPRIATE.
INAPPROPRIATE. >> Reporter: THE LABS THEORY
AMONG SEVERAL.
AMONG SEVERAL. A FEW DAYS AFTER CLAIMING HE HAD
TOTAL AUTHORITY TO OVERRULE
GOVERNOR’S DECISIONS ON WHETHER
THEY REOPEN OR HOW THAT HAPPENS,
HE’S NOW THREATENING TO FORCE
CONGRESS TO ADJOURN SO HE CAN
GET INSTALLED NOMINEES INTO
SENIOR GOVERNMENT POSITIONS
WITHOUT APPROVAL, SOMETHING NO
PRESIDENT HAS EVER TRIED BEFORE
AND MANY LEGAL EXPERTS HAVE
SERIOUS DOUBTS WHETHER THE
PRESIDENT HAS THAT
CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY.
CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY. HODA?
HODA? SAVANNAH?
SAVANNAH? >> PETER, I’LL TAKE IT, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
AS THIS DEBATE GOES ON OVER HOW
AND WHEN STATES CAN REOPEN, HERE
IN NEW YORK NEW RESTRICTIONS ARE
BEING ORDERED.
BEING ORDERED. GABE GUTIERREZ IS IN TIMES
SQUARE WITH MORE ON THAT AS WELL
AS THOSE PROTESTS AGAINST STAY
AT HOME ORDERS.
GABE, GOOD MORNING.
>> Reporter: SAVANNAH, GOOD
MORNING.
MORNING. NEW YORK CITY’S MAYOR ABOUT TWO
WEEKS AGO URGED RESIDENTS TO
WEAR FACE COVERINGS HERE.
THE GOVERNOR’S NEW MANDATE TAKES
EFFECT TOMORROW, ALL COMES OVER
THE DEBATE OVER WHEN AND HOW TO
REOPEN THE ECONOMY INTENSIFIES.
IN THE NATION’S CORONAVIRUS
EPICENTER, A TOUGH NEW MEASURE
TO STOP THE SPREAD, GOVERNOR
ANDREW CUOMO IS NOW ORDERING ALL
NEW YORKERS TO WEAR FACE
COVERINGS IN PUBLIC WHEN THEY
CAN’T MAINTAIN SIX FEET OF
SOCIAL DISTANCING.
SOCIAL DISTANCING. >> STOPPING THE SPREAD IS
EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING. HOW CAN YOU NOT WEAR A MASK?
WHEN YOU’RE GOING TO COME CLOSE
TO A PERSON.
>> Reporter: IN NEIGHBORING
PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR TOM WOLF
SAYS BUSINESSES IN HIS STATE
MUST TURN AWAY CUSTOMERS WHO
AREN’T COVERING THEIR FACES.
IN NEW JERSEY, ONE OF THE
STATE’S LARGEST NURSING HOMES
HAS BEEN HIT HARD.
AUTHORITIES FOUND 17 BODIES IN A
SMALL MORGUE ONLY INTENDED TO
HOLD FOUR.
HOLD FOUR. 68 DEATHS HAVE NOW BEEN REPORTED
AT THE FACILITY.
BUT FROM COAST-TO-COAST, EVEN
WITH NEW HOT SPOTS EMERGING,
PRESSURE IS MOUNTING TO REOPEN
PARTS OF THE ECONOMY.
>> IT’S NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH
FOR US JUST TO SAY OPEN, PEOPLE
ARE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE
CONFIDENCE THEY CAN GO TO THIS
PARTICULAR BUSINESS.
PARTICULAR BUSINESS. >> Reporter: AT THE MICHIGAN
STATE CAPITAL PROTESTERS BLASTED
A STRICT STAY AT HOME ORDER
WHICH INCLUDES INTERSTATE TRAVEL
RESTRICTIONS.
RESTRICTIONS. >> PUTTING ALL OF THESE WORKERS
OUT OF BUSINESS IS JUST -- IT’S
A DISASTER.
A DISASTER. >> Reporter: GOVERNOR GRETCHEN
WHITMER SAID SHE UNDERSTOOD
THE -- SHE WAS DISAPPOINTED THEY
CONGREGATED IN VIOLATION OF
SOCIAL DISTANCING RULES.
>> WE KNOW THAT THIS RALLY
ENDANGERED PEOPLE.
ENDANGERED PEOPLE. THIS KIND OF ACTIVITY WILL PUT
MORE PEOPLE AT RISK.
>> Reporter: IN ONE OF THE
COUNTRY’S NEWER HOT SPOTS, SOUTH
DAKOTA, MORE WORKERS HAVE TESTED
POSITIVE AT A PORK PROCESSING
PLANT IN SIOUX FALLS.
THE GOVERNOR SAID IT WOULDN’T
HAVE STOPPED THE VIRUS BECAUSE
THE PLANT IS AN ESSENTIAL
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS. >> IT’S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT,
NOT JUST TO SIOUX FALLS, TO
SOUTH DAKOTA, BUT TO OUR NATION.
>> Reporter: BACK IN NEW YORK.
>> IT’S SO HARD.
>> Reporter: MICHAEL MERIT JUST
FACE TIMES WITH A PATIENT’S
FAMILY DURING HIS FINAL MOMENTS.
HE HAS THIS MESSAGE FOR THOSE
WHO WANT THE COUNTRY TO REOPEN.
>> AND I’M SORRY FOR PEOPLE THAT
ARE SUFFERING FROM UNEMPLOYMENT,
BUT I’M SEEING SO MUCH PAIN AND
SADNESS AND SICKNESS EVERY
SINGLE DAY.
SINGLE DAY. I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY
WOULD EVEN CONSIDER IT.
NOT UNTIL WE’RE IN THE CLEAR.
>> Reporter: IMPORTANT TO NOTE
THAT WHILE THE CURVE IS
FLATTENING HERE IN NEW YORK
THERE ARE STILL DEVASTATING
SCENES PLAYING OUT AT SOME
HOSPITALS ACROSS THE AREA.
SOME ENCOURAGING NEWS FOR NEW
YORK, GOVERNOR CUOMO IS NOW ABLE
TO SEND 150 NEW VENTILATORS TO
HOT SPOTS IN MICHIGAN AND
MARYLAND.
MARYLAND. HODA?
HODA? >> GABE, THANK YOU.
JOINING US IS SCIENCE
CONTRIBUTOR DR. JOSEPH THAYER, A
NEUROLOGIST.
NEUROLOGIST. YOU HEARD THE PRESIDENT TALKING
THIS MORNING ABOUT REOPENING
PARTS OF THE COUNTRY BEFORE MAY
THE 1st.
THE 1st. IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL OPINION IS
THAT A WISE IDEA?
>> NO, FRANKLY, WHERE WE ARE
RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE
TALK ABOUT FLATTENING THE CURVE
WE’RE AT THE PLATEAU PART OF THE
CURVE.
CURVE. THE MOMENT WE RELAX SOCIAL
DISTANCING
DISTANCING DISTANCING GUIDELINES, THAT’S A
NEW PEAK.
NEW PEAK. RIGHT NOW FLATTENING THE CURVE,
WHAT WE ULTIMATELY WANT TO DO
BEFORE WE CONSIDER ANY
RELAXATION OF SOCIAL DISTANCING
MEASURES WOULD BE TO ACTUALLY
DECREASE THE CURVE AND SEE A
STEADY DECLINE IN THE CURVE.
>> SOMETHING OBVIOUSLY IMPORTANT
IS TESTING TO FIGURE WHO’S SICK,
WHO’S NOT SICK, WHO’S ALREADY
BEEN SICK, YOU NEED WIDESPREAD
TESTING.
TESTING. HOW CLOSE DO YOU THINK THIS
COUNTRY IS TO DOING THAT BECAUSE
THAT’S REALLY WHAT YOU NEED TO
DO BEFORE YOU CAN REOPEN THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. >> TO BE FRANK TO WHERE WE
NEED -- I THINK -- TO GET TO
WHERE WE NEED TO BE WITH TESTING
I THINK IT’S GOING TO TAKE US
REALISTICALLY ANYWHERE FROM TWO
TO MAYBE SIX MONTHS.
THAT’S INCLUDING, YOU KNOW, TO
GET THE NASAL SWAB TEST OUT TO
LITERALLY
LITERALLY LITERALLY EVERYONE THAT NEEDS TO
HAVE IT, AS WELL AS THE ANTIBODY
TEST.
TEST. >> WE’RE A COUNTRY OF 330
MILLION.
MILLION. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> I THINK 3 MILLION HAVE BEEN
TESTED.
TESTED. WHAT DO YOU THINK THE RIGHT
NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT NEEDS TO
BE TESTED, LIKE WHAT’S THAT
NUMBER SO THAT WE CAN FEEL SAFE
GOING BACK TO WORK, GOING BACK
TO RESTAURANTS?
TO RESTAURANTS? >> I CAN’T GIVE AN EXACT NUMBER,
WE’D WANT TO TEST AT LEAST
ANYONE THAT’S GOING TO GO BACK
INTO A SITUATION AT WORK WHERE
THEY’RE GOING TO BE IN VERY
CLOSE PROXIMITY WITH OTHER
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. THAT’S GOING TO BE ANY MAJOR
KIND OF OFFICE BUILDINGS, HERE
AT NBC, YOU KNOW KIND OF
SMITHFIELD PORK, ANYWHERE YOU’RE
GOING TO HAVE CLOSE AND INTIMATE
CONTACT WITH OTHERS AND NOT BE
ABLE TO AVOID THAT SOCIAL
DISTANCING.
DISTANCING. THAT BRINGS UP QUESTIONS, WHAT
ABOUT SCHOOLS?
ABOUT SCHOOLS? YOU CAN’T AVOID THAT IN SCHOOLS.
SO WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME
UP WITH A PLAN FOR THAT.
>> I THINK PEOPLE’S PERSONAL
COMFORT.
COMFORT. EVEN IF BUSINESSES OPEN, YOU
KNOW, WOULD SOMEONE WANT TO SIT
AT A TABLE WHERE SIX FEET AWAY
SOMEONE ELSE IS SITTING AT A
TABLE AND COUGHING SO YOU REALLY
HAVE TO HAVE CONFIDENCE TO HAVE
PEOPLE GO BACK.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. YOU HAVE TO HAVE CONFIDENCE AND
I THINK WHAT WE’RE GOING TO SEE
IS A CHANGE IN HOW WE LIVE OUR
LIVES, POST COVID-19.
THIS IS -- I THINK DR. FAUCI
SAID IT’S NOT GOING TO BE A
LIGHT SWITCH.
LIGHT SWITCH. FOR A WHILE YOU’RE GOING TO GO
INTO RESTAURANTS AND SEAT HALF
OF THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS
THEY WOULD SEAT.
THEY’RE GOING TO NEED TO
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING IN
RESTAURANTS FOR SOME TIME TO
COME.
COME. GROCERY STORES YOU’RE GOING TO
SEE LANES -- A ROADWAY, THIS
LANE GOES THIS WAY AND THIS LANE
GOES THAT WAY AND I THINK WE’RE
GOING TO START SEEING SOME
CHANGES LIKE THAT TO OUR LIVES,
WE WOULDN’T HAVE EXPECTED THAT
PRE-COVID-19.
PRE-COVID-19. >> DO YOU THINK WE HAVE TO WAIT
FOR A VACCINE BEFORE WE’RE NO
LONGER SOCIAL DISTANCING.
LATE 2021 BEFORE WE CAN BE
CLOSER THAN SIX FEET AWAY FROM
SOMEBODY?
SOMEBODY? >> IT’S HARD TO SAY AT THIS
POINT IN TIME.
ONE OF TWO THINGS IS GOING TO
HAPPEN FIRST.
HAPPEN FIRST. WE’RE EITHER GOING TO DEVELOP
THIS HERD IMMUNITY THAT WE’VE
TALKED ABOUT, WHERE A GOOD
PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION HAS
HAD THE VIRUS AND RECOVERED FROM
IT AND HAS TEMPORARY IMMUNITY TO
IT OR THE VACCINE.
WE’LL END UP MEETING IN THE
MIDDLE SOMEWHERE.
MIDDLE SOMEWHERE. I THINK IT WAS THE MAYOR OF LOS
ANGELES THAT SAID HE REALLY HAD
TROUBLE SEEING ANY MASS
GATHERING EVENTS BEFORE 2021.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> TO BE HONEST I AGREE WITH
THAT ASSESSMENT.
THAT ASSESSMENT. IT’S BLEAK AND IT’S UNFORTUNATE,
BUT THIS VIRUS IS GOING TO BE
WITH US AT LEAST UNTIL THAT
TIME.
TIME. WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE A
VACCINE BEFORE THE END OF THE
YEAR, IN MY OPINION.
I HOPE I’M PROVEN WRONG ON THAT
BUT I DON’T THINK WE’RE GOING TO
HAVE A VACCINE AND READY FOR USE
IN HUMANS BY THE END OF THE
YEAR.
YEAR. WE CAN LOOK AT LEAST GOING INTO
2021 TO HAVE THESE MEASURES IN
EFFECT.
EFFECT. >> DR. FAIR, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> MY PLEASURE.
>> SAVANNAH?
>> SAVANNAH? >> REPORT, HODA.
NOW TO THE NATION’S UNEMPLOYMENT
CRISIS AND THE NEW PAIN BEING
FELT BY MILLIONS OF AMERICANS
FORCED OUT OF WORK BECAUSE OF
THE CORONAVIRUS.
THE CORONAVIRUS. NBC BUSINESS COR SPENT JO LING
KENT HAS THE LATEST.
JO, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
IT HAS BEEN SUCH A HARD MONTH,
AT LEAST 17 MILLION AMERICANS
HAVE FILED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT AND
THIS MORNING WE’RE EXPECTING
ANOTHER 5 MILLION TO GET ON THAT
LIST.
LIST. AND THIS COMES AS STATE
UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICES TELL ME
THEY ARE WORKING 24/7 AND STILL
STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP.
THIS MORNING THE FEDERAL RESERVE
SAYING THE U.S. ECONOMY IS NOW
SHRINKING SHARPLY AND ABRUPTLY
WITH MAJOR BLOWS TO HOSPITALITY,
LEISURE AND RETAIL.
WITH THOUSANDS OF STORES CLOSED
ACROSS THE COUNTRY RETAIL SALES
PLUMMETED A RECORD 9% LAST
MONTH.
MONTH. THAT HAS FORCED BIG MAIMS LIKE
BEST BUY TO FURLOUGH 51,000
HOURLY WORKERS AND CUT EXECUTIVE
PAY, INCLUDING THIS CEO.
J.C. PENNEY, MISSING A LOAN
PAYMENT AND CONSIDERING
BANKRUPTCY, AND DISNEY
FURLOUGHING 40,000 WORKERS THIS
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. ALL THIS WHILE SMALL BUSINESSES
SCRAMBLE TO GET LOANS FROM THE
PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM, IN
TROUBLE ITSELF AS CONGRESS HAS
YET TO AGREE ON MORE FUNDING.
FOR THE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS
GRAPPLING WITH THE WORST
UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS IN U.S.
HISTORY THE PAIN KEEPS PILING
ON.
ON. IN TEXAS OIL JOBS ARE DRYING UP
AS AIRLINES GROUND FLIGHTS AND
FEWER PEOPLE HIT THE ROAD.
PEGGY LOST HER JOB AFTER 20
YEARS IN THE INDUSTRY.
NOW SHE’S GETTING UNEMPLOYMENT.
>> WE’VE CUT BACK.
WE HAVE TO.
WE CAN WORK WITH OUR MORTGAGE
COMPANY AND, YOU KNOW, PUSH SOME
PAYMENTS BACK.
PAYMENTS BACK. >> IN MICHIGAN OVER A MILLION
PEOPLE HAVE FILED FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT.
UNEMPLOYMENT. 25% OF THE WORKFORCE IS OUT OF A
JOB.
JOB. THE WORST IN THE COUNTRY.
DRIVEN IN PART BY LAYOFFS IN
MANUFACTURING AND THE AUTO
INDUSTRY.
INDUSTRY. >> WE’VE SHIFTED STAFF FROM
OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
OTHER DEPARTMENTS. WE’VE CONTRACTED WITH THIRD
PARTY CALL CENTERS, HIRED NEW
STAFF OURSELVES SO WE’RE
THROWING EVERYTHING WE CAN AT
PROCESSING THESE CLAIMS.
>> Reporter: IN NEVADA TOURISM
HAS GROUND TO A HALT LEAVING
LONG TIME CAESAR’S COCKTAIL
SERVER DEBORAH JEFFRIES WITHOUT
A PAYCHECK.
A PAYCHECK. >> IT’S A BIG FINANCIAL TSUNAMI,
EVEN WORSE EMOTIONALLY.
>> Reporter: AS TO WHERE TO FIND
A JOB, IT’S ROUGH GOING.
EVERY INDUSTRY HAS FEWER JOB
OPENINGS RIGHT NOW ACCORDING TO
GLASS DOOR.
GLASS DOOR. GOOGLE CUTTING BACK.
WORKERS ON THE HUNT ARE FIGHTING
AN UPHILL BATTLE.
>> I’VE BEEN HERE FOR OVER 40
YEARS AND I’VE NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
>> Reporter: NOW WE’D LIKE TO
POINT OUT THERE ARE CERTAINLY
SOME BRIGHT SPOTS IN THE ECONOMY
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. YOU’VE GOT THOSE BIG BOX
RETAILERS, GROCERY STORES,
PHARMACIES, ALL DOING VERY WELL
AS ALL OF US AMERICANS ARE
STOCKING UP ON THOSE ESSENTIAL
GOODS.
GOODS. SO THOSE ARE THE PLACES WE’RE
SEEING THE BULK OF THE HIRING
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. SAVANNAH?
SAVANNAH? >> JO KENT, OUR BUSINESS
CORRESPONDENT, THANK YOU.
7:16, HODA, BACK TO YOU.
>>> WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS, A
STORY THAT SHOULD GIVE ALL OF US
AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF HOPE AS
WE LOOK TO OUR FUTURE WITH SO
MANY UNKNOWNS.
MANY UNKNOWNS. BAY SHORE, NEW YORK, THEY’RE
SHEERING FOR ONE INCREDIBLE NEW
MOM.
MOM. URINA WAS IN HER THIRD TRIMESTER
WHEN SHE DEVELOPED COVID-19 AND
PNEUMONIA.
PNEUMONIA. SHE WAS PLACED ON A VENTILATOR.
SHE HAD AN EMERGENCY C-SECTION,
STAYED ON THE VENTILATOR 11
DAYS.
DAYS. YESTERDAY, THIS MOMENT, HER
HUSBAND PUT THAT BABY BOY IN HER
ARMS FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.
THEN THEY HEADED HOME FROM THE
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. NOW, THAT IS A REASON TO
CELEBRATE.
CELEBRATE. HUH, SAVANNAH?
HUH, SAVANNAH? >> YES, YES, IT IS, IT IS, GOT A
LITTLE DUSTY IN HERE.
IT’S SO, SO, SO DEAR AND SO GOOD
FOR THE HEALTH CARE WORKERS TO
HAVE A GOOD STORY TO HANG ONTO.
>> INDEED.
>> INDEED. ALL RIGHT, LET’S TAKE A CHECK OF
THE WEATHER NOW AND SAY GOOD
MORNING TO MR. ROKER.
HEY, AL?
HEY, AL? >> HEY, GOOD MORNING, LADIES.
AND I LOOKED OUT MY WINDOW THIS
MORNING AND, MY GOSH, HERE AT
"TODAY" SHOW BUREAU NORTH WE HAD
SNOW.
SNOW. I MEAN, AND IT’S STILL COMING
DOWN.
DOWN. THAT’S RIGHT.
THAT’S RIGHT. YEAH.
YEAH. I MEAN, THE WALKWAY WAS WARMED
FROM THE SUN YESTERDAY.
BUT ALL THE GRASSY SURFACES, WE
GOT ABOUT TWO TO THREE INCHES OF
SNOW UP HERE.
GUESS WHAT?
GUESS WHAT? A LOT MORE OF US ARE GOING TO BE
SEEING SNOW.
SEEING SNOW. TAKE A LOOK AT THE RADAR, YOU
WILL SEE A LOT OF SNOW RIGHT NOW
IN THE ROCKIES, AND THAT SNOW IS
GOING TO BE CAUSING STORM
ALERTS, WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES, WINTER STORM
WATCHES, WINTER STORM WARNINGS
FOR 19 MILLION PEOPLE.
THIS SYSTEM SPREAD SNOW TODAY
FROM WYOMING TO IOWA, COLD
TEMPERATURES NORTH OF THE FRONT,
SNOW TOMORROW ACROSS INTERIOR
NORTHEAST, SOME HEAVY RAIN FOR
THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS, AND
THEN ON SATURDAY THE STORM
SYSTEM EXITS NEW ENGLAND.
LOOK AT THESE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS,
DENVER, NINE INCHES OF SNOW,
SOME PLACES COULD PICK UP
20 INCHES OF SNOW.
SOUTH OF THE COLD AIR, ANYWHERE
FROM ONE TWO A HALF INCH OF
SNOW -- LOOK AT THE SNOW
STRETCHING ALL THE WAY TO