BEEN A CONSISTENT. WE’LL TELL YOU WHY YOUR DREAM
RECALL IS MORE VIVID THESE DAYS.
WE WANT TO GET TO THE TOP STORY
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. IT IS THE CORONAVIRUS.
THREE STATES STARTING TO THE
PROCESS OF REOPENING
NONESSENTIAL BUSINESSES ON
FRIDAY.
FRIDAY. GEORGIA, OKLAHOMA AND ALASKA
OPENING THEIR DOORS TO CUSTOMERS
WITH NEW GUIDELINES IN PLACE.
NEARLY A DOZEN OTHER STATES WILL
EASE THEIR RESTRICTIONS AS THEY
START THE REOPENING PROCESS.
>>> THE DEATH TOLL HAS RISEN TO
MORE THAN 51,000, WITH THE
NUMBER OF CASES HOVERING ABOVE 9
HUNDRED,000.
HUNDRED,000. LAST WEEK AT THIS TIME, THERE
WERE 700,000 CASES.
BUT THANKFULLY, THERE IS HOPEFUL
NEWS FROM NEW YORK STATE.
THE EPICENTER OF THIS OUTBREAK
WHERE THE DEATH TOLL HAS DROPPED
TO ITS LOWEST LEVEL IN WEEKS.
>> OUR TEAM IS AGAIN COVERING
ALL OF IT THIS MORNING ACROSS
THE COUNTRY AND ACROSS THE
WORLD.
WORLD. WE WANT TO BEGIN WITH NBC’S SAM
BROCK.
BROCK. HE’S IN ATLANTA WHERE GEORGIA IS
GETTING BACK TO BUSINESS.
SAM, GOOD MORNING.
>> Reporter: PETER, KRISTEN,
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. WITHIN THE LAST 24 HOURS, THE
GOVERNOR HAS GIVEN THE GREEN
LIGHT TO BARBER SHOPS AND
SALONS.
SALONS. SPAS, MASSAGE PARLORS, BUSINESS
OWNERS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW
THIS IS GOING TO WORK.
STEP INSIDE WITH ME FOR A
MINUTE.
MINUTE. NO MORE THAN TEN PEOPLE INSIDE
AT ANY GIVEN POINT.
EVERYTHING HAS TO BE SANITIZED
AND PETER AND KRISTEN, CAUTION
TAPE WHERE CUSTOMERS WOULD
NORMALLY BE SITTING.
THIS MORNING, GEORGIA A NATIONAL
FLASH POINT.
FLASH POINT. STORES THAT WERE FORCED TO CLOSE
FOR WEEKS BECAUSE OF THE DEADLY
CORONAVIRUS NOW OPEN FOR
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS. DRAWING CONTROVERSY.
DRAWING CONTROVERSY. >> THE FACT THAT SALONS CAN BE
OPEN, I DON’T KNOW WHY THAT’S
ESSENTIAL.
ESSENTIAL. >> SALONS, SPAS, TATTOO PARLORS,
GYMS, RESTAURANTS AND MOVIE
THEATERS.
THEATERS. AMONG OTHER BUSINESSES ALL
GETTING THE GREEN LIGHT.
AT THE THOMAS BARBERSHOP IN
ATLANTA, TEMPERATURE CHECKS AND
EMPLOYEE MASKS ARE NEW WITH THE
OWNER OF THIS HALF CENTURY OLD
BUSINESS ENCOURAGED.
BUSINESS ENCOURAGED. >> WE’RE CLEANING OUT CHAIRS AND
BACKBOARDS.
BACKBOARDS. OUR SCISSORS, OUR COMBS.
IT IS MORE BETTER TODAY THAN
IT’S EVER BEEN.
>> THE STRENGTH OF THE BLUEPRINT
BASED ON SOCIAL DISTANCING
REQUIREMENTS AND GOVERNOR KEMP
BEING INFORMED BY DATA AND
PUBLIC HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS
AND HOSPITAL CAPACITY.
BUT GEORGIA’S COVID-19 CASES
HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN GOING UP
THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.
FEDERAL GUIDELINES SAY THEY
SHOULD BE GOING DOWN.
>> I DIDN’T LIKE TO SEE SPAS AT
THIS EARLY STAGE.
SPAS, BEAUTY PARLORS, TATTOO
PARLORS, NO.
PARLORS, NO. >> PRESIDENTIAL CRITICISM FOR
KEMP COMING AS STATES LIKE
ALASKA OPEN UP RESTAURANTS AND
RETAIL.
RETAIL. IN OKLAHOMA, IT’S SALONS AND
SPAS WHERE SOME OWNERS ENFORCE
STRICT RULES.
STRICT RULES. >> GET A GOOD HAIRCUT.
NOT LEAVE WITH COVID.
>> EVEN IN TEXAS, WHERE
STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS REMAIN IN
EFFECT, THIS SALON OWNER ISN’T
FAZED.
FAZED. >> IT IS THEIR PERSONAL CHOICE
AS AN AMERICAN TO COME INTO THE
SALON IF THEY WANT TO.
THEY HAVE THAT RIGHT.
>> AMERICANS FROM WISCONSIN TO
GEORGIA ARE EXERCISING THEIR
RIGHT TO PROTEST THE PLAN.
>> WE’RE NOT DISPOSABLE JUST
BECAUSE WE’RE LOW-INCOME PEOPLE.
>> EMPLOYEES WORRIED ABOUT THE
RISK OF RETURN AS SOME OWNERS,
LIKE BRANT GULLY AT SPRING
CINEMA AND TAP HOUSE WILL NOT
BRING BACK HIS THEATER WHEN
ELIGIBLE MONDAY.
ELIGIBLE MONDAY. >> IT DOESN’T END YET.
IT DOESN’T SEEM LIKE THE
RESPONSIBLE THING TO DO.
>> OTHER BUSINESS LEADERS SAY
THE COST OF STAYING CLOSED IS
ALSO CONSIDERABLE.
ALSO CONSIDERABLE. >> WHAT’S THE WORST, ABLE,
EVERYBODY STAYING AT HOME AND
KILL THE ECONOMY.
THERE’S A FINE LINE THERE.
>> Reporter: ON MONDAY, MOVIE
THEATERS AND RESTAURANTS WILL
ALSO BE OPENING, BUT IN THE FACE
OF INTENSE CRITICISM FROM
PRESIDENT TRUMP THIS WEEK,
GOVERNOR KEMP COMING OUT WITH
NEW GUIDELINES FOR DINE-IN
SERVICES.
SERVICES. >> SAM, YOU’RE ON THE GROUND.
HOW MANY PEOPLE CAME OUT TO THE
NEWLY REOPENED BUSINESSES?
>> Reporter: FOR THE BUSINESS
THAT IS ARE OPEN, A LOT.
THIS BARBERSHOP DOES NOT USUALLY
TAKE APPOINTMENTS.
TAKE APPOINTMENTS. THERE WERE PEOPLE AROUND THE
CLOCK.
CLOCK. YOU CAN’T HAVE MORE THAN TEN
PEOPLE INSIDE.
PEOPLE INSIDE. I WILL SAY THIS, THOUGH, PETER.
I PROBABLY WENT TO 30 DIFFERENT
BUSINESSES ACROSS THE BOARD.
A HANDFUL OF THEM WERE OPEN.
MOST AT THIS POINT ARE PUTTING
IN PHASES TO FIGURE OUT HOW IT’S
GOING TO WORK BUT HAVE NOT YET
OPENED THEIR DOORS.
>> STILL CLEARLY A WORK IN
PROGRESS THERE.
PROGRESS THERE. SAM BROCK IN ATLANTA, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
VERY MUCH. >>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS FACING
INTENSE SCRUTINY AFTER HIS
COMMENTS EARLIER THIS WEEK ABOUT
WHETHER OR NOT INGESTING
DISINFECTANT COULD HELP KILL
CORONAVIRUS IN THE BODY.
ON FRIDAY, THE PRESIDENT HELD
HIS DAILY BRIEFING BUT LEFT
BEFORE REPORTERS COULD ASK HIM
ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS. WHICH IS A FIRST FOR HIM DURING
THIS CRISIS.
THIS CRISIS. KELLY O’DONNELL IS AT THE WHITE
HOUSE.
HOUSE. GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING, KRISTEN.
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS TRYING TO
OFFER UP IDEAS TO GET RID OF THE
VIRUS EVEN THOUGH SOME OF HIS
SUGGESTIONS ABOUT LIGHT OR
CHEMICALS USED FOR MEDICINAL
PURPOSES HAVE DRAWN RIDICULE AND
WARNINGS FROM THE SCIENTIFIC
COMMUNITY AND THE BRIEFINGS THAT
HE’S MADE A CENTERPIECE OF HIS
DAILY SCHEDULE ARE AT ISSUE WITH
ADVISERS AND ALLIES SAYING HE
SHOULD DO FEWER, SHORTER
BRIEFINGS.
BRIEFINGS. A TACTIC THAT SHOWED UP ON
FRIDAY.
FRIDAY. AFTER BOASTING ABOUT TV RATINGS
AND SPARRING WITH REPORTERS FOR
WEEKS.
WEEKS. >> YOU GUYS EVER STOP?
DO YOU WANT TO KEEP GOING?
>> A TWIST ON THE DRAMA FRIDAY.
PRESIDENT TRUMP HEADED FOR THE
DOOR.
DOOR. TAKING NO QUESTIONS.
>> EARLIER IN THE OVAL OFFICE,
THE PRESIDENT TRIED TO DEFLECT
HIS WIDELY CONDEMNED SUGGESTION
THAT DISINFECTANT COULD BE
CONSIDERED FOR INTERNAL USE IN
COVID PATIENTS.
COVID PATIENTS. >> I WAS ASKING A SARCASTIC
QUESTION TO THE REPORTERS IN THE
ROOM ABOUT DISINFECTANT ON THE
INSIDE.
INSIDE. BUT IT DOES KILL IT AND IT WOULD
KILL IT ON THE HANDS.
THAT WOULD MAKE THINGS MUCH
BETTER.
BETTER. >> BUT NO SARCASM WAS EVIDENT
WHEN THE PRESIDENT TURNED TO HIS
MEDICAL EXPERTS.
MEDICAL EXPERTS. NOT REPORTERS, TO SUGGEST THEY
STUDY INGESTING DISINFECTANT.
>> IS THERE A WAY WE CAN DO
SOMETHING LIKE THAT BY INJECTION
INSIDE OR ALMOST A CLEANING.
BECAUSE YOU SEE IT GETS IN THE
LUNGS AND DOES A TREMENDOUS
NUMBER ON US.
>> THE PRESIDENT’S IDEA FOLLOWED
A HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICIAL WHO
DISCUSSED UV LIGHT AND
DISINFECTANT KILLING THE VIRUS
ON SURFACES, NOT INSIDE PEOPLE
>> THE PRESIDENT PRESSED DR.
BIX WHO SOFTLY SHOT THAT DOWN.
>> HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF THAT.
>> THAT IS A TREATMENT.
>>> FRIDAY, THE FDA ISSUED NEW
CAUTION AGAINST THE OUTPATIENT
USE OF A DRUG THE PRESIDENT HAS
REPEATEDLY PROMOTED.
REPEATEDLY PROMOTED. HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE.
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE. CITING, REPORTS OF SERIOUS HEART
RHYTHM PROBLEMS IN COVID-19
PATIENTS.
PATIENTS. THE FDA IS CONDUCTING CLINICAL
TRIALS.
TRIALS. AND THE PRESIDENT SIGNED THE
LATEST RELIEF PACKAGE TO AID
SMALL BUSINESSES, WHICH INCLUDES
BILLIONS FOR HOSPITALS AND
TESTING.
TESTING. >> SO KELLY, THERE IS NO
BRIEFING ON THE PUBLIC SCHEDULE
TODAY.
TODAY. MOVING FORWARD, COULD WE
ACTUALLY SEE FEWER BRIEFINGS?
IS THIS GOING TO BE A NEW
STRATEGY NOW?
STRATEGY NOW? >> IT SEEMS KRISTEN THAT THE
ADVICE THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN
GETTING FOR SOME TIME.
GOING BACK A FEW WEEKS.
NOT JUST REVOLVING AROUND THERE
CONTROVERSY, HAD BEEN THAT
SHORTER BRIEFINGS, FEWER WOULD
MAKE SENSE BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT
WAS AT RISK OF BEING
OVEREXPOSED.
OVEREXPOSED. AT THE SAME TIME, THERE ARE
ADVISERS SAYING AS THE COUNTRY
IS BEGINNING TO REOPEN, THIS
CRISIS APPROACH OF A DAILY
BRIEFING SHOULD BE REDUCED IN
ORDER TO GIVE THE COUNTRY
CONFIDENCE ABOUT REOPENING.
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE
CONVERSATIONS THAT OUR
COLLECTIVE REPORTING HAS SHOWN
BEHIND THE SCENES.
AS YOU POINT OUT, THERE IS NO
BRIEFING ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY.
IN THE PAST, THE PRESIDENT HAS
ADDED ONE.
ADDED ONE. WILL HE DO ONE?
BASED ON THIS NEW ADVICE, PRAP
PERHAPS NOT.
PERHAPS NOT. >> KRISTEN, KELL.
>> KELLY O’DONNELL, THANK YOU.
>>> WE WANT TO BRING IN KAVITA
PATEL.
PATEL. SHE WAS A TOP HEALTH OFFICIAL IN
THE OBAMA WHITE HOUSE AND IS NOW
WORKING WITH THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION ON ITS RETURN TO
WORK POLICY.
WORK POLICY. DR. PATEL, GOOD MORNING.
NICE TO SEE YOU.
>> NICE TO SEE YOU, PETER.
THANKS.
THANKS. >> WE WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE
BUSINESSES NOW BEGINNING TO
REOPEN IN STATES LIKE GEORGIA
AND OKLAHOMA.
AND OKLAHOMA. OBVIOUSLY BUSINESSES LIKE NAIL
SALONS AND TATTOO PARLORS,
THERE’S NO WAY TO DO THAT FROM
SIX FEET APART.
YOU’RE UP NEXT TO THE CLIENTS OR
THE STYLIST THERE.
WHAT IS THE RISK OF MORE CASES
BEING PASSED ON, MORE INFECTIONS
AS A FUNCTION OF THIS REOPENING?
>> WELL, IT’S A PRETTY HIGH
RISK.
RISK. AS YOU’VE MENTIONED, THE NUMBERS
OF CASES ARE, IN FACT,
INCREASING IN THAT REGION, NOT
DECLINING.
DECLINING. WHICH IS ONE OF THE FIRST
CRITERIA THAT THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION, AS WELL AS OUR
PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS HAVE
CITED.
CITED. IN ADDITION TO THAT, PETER,
REALLY HAVING THESE REOPENINGS
OCCUR NOW JUST WHEN THERE IS
EVEN IN SOME PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY, LIKE NEW YORK, A
DECREASE IN CASES, CAN ONLY
EXACERBATE THE PROBLEMS ON
HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CARE
WORKERS.
WORKERS. REALLY, HAVING THE ABILITY TO
BUY SOME TIME FOR THE HEALTH
CARE SYSTEM TO DEAL WITH NEW
CASES IS EXACTLY WHY MOST OF US
NEED TO STAY AT HOME.
AND I KNOW IT’S HARD FOR THE
ECONOMY, BUT WE ARE GOING TO SEE
THE EFFECTS OF IT IN PLACES LIKE
GEORGIA.
GEORGIA. >> DR. PATEL, AS WE SAID, YOU’VE
BEEN WORKING WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION ON THIS CRITICAL
ISSUE OF TESTING.
THAT’S REALLY AT THE CRUX OF
TRYING TO REOPEN THE COUNTRY AND
THE ECONOMY.
THE ECONOMY. SO WHERE ARE WE RIGHT NOW WHEN
IT COMES TO TESTING AND AS IT
RELATES TO POTENTIALLY
REOPENING?
REOPENING? >> YES.
>> YES. THE ADMINISTRATION, ESPECIALLY
THE FDA AND THE OFFICIALS AT
HHS, ARE WORKING AT BREAKNECK
SPEED TO TRY TO HAVE AS MANY
TESTS APPROVED WITH HIGH QUALITY
AND RIGOR AS POSSIBLE.
HOWEVER, I THINK IT’S PRETTY
IMPORTANT.
IMPORTANT. WE’RE DOING 185,000 TESTS A DAY
AND EVEN WITH KIND OF MORE
APPROVALS OF TESTS THEMSELVES,
AT-HOME TESTS, ET CETERA, IT’S
STILL GOING TO BE PROBABLY A
LITTLE BIT SHORT OF A MILLION
TESTS A DAY, PETER AND KRISTEN,
IN A MATTER OF MONTHS AND THE
TRILLION DOLLAR QUESTION IS, IS
THAT ENOUGH TESTING?
WHAT WE’RE REALLY TRYING TO
EXPLORE IN REGIONS, STATES AND
CITIES IS THAT YOU CAN’T JUST
HAVE THE TESTING.
YOU NEED TESTING AND THE ABILITY
TO DO TRACING.
SO YOU’LL SEE IN THE LAST TWO
DAYS, THERE’S BEEN AN EXPANSIVE
CALL FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN DO
CONTACT TRACINGS BECAUSE WE KNOW
WE’RE GOING TO HAVE NEW CASES
AND TESTING ALONE WILL NOT BE
ENOUGH.
ENOUGH. >> DR. PATEL, THE BIG HEADLINE
OUT OF YESTERDAY’S WHITE HOUSE
TASK FORCE BRIEFING WAS THE FDA
ANNOUNCING THE FIRST AT-HOME
TESTING KITS ARE NOW AVAILABLE.
HOW EXACTLY WOULD THESE WORK AND
HOW ACCURATE ARE THEY?
>> YES.
>> YES. IT’S A GREAT QUESTION.
RIGHT NOW, JUST TO BE CLEAR,
THOSE TESTS FOR EVEN AT-HOME USE
WILL BE OFFERED TO HEALTH CARE
WORKERS FIRST AND HIGHER
PRIORITY PERSONNEL.
PRIORITY PERSONNEL. ESSENTIAL SERVICE WORKERS, ET
CETERA.
CETERA. IT IS A SIMPLER TEST.
IT’S NOT AS INVASIVE WITH THE
SWAB THAT HAS TO GO ALL THE WAY
TO THE BACK OF THE NOSE.
IT USES A SWAB THAT CAN BE
PRETTY EASY TO SELF-ADMINISTER
AND IT’S PUT INTO A KIT AND SENT
OUT FOR PROCESSING.
YOU’RE NOT PROCESSING IT AT
HOME.
HOME. IT’S SAFER AND MINIMIZES THE USE
OF THE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
WE’RE WEEKS AWAY FROM SEEING IT
BEING USED BEYOND SOME OF THESE
ESSENTIAL WORKERS.
ESSENTIAL WORKERS. AGAIN, PETER, IT’S NOT MILLIONS
OF TESTS.
OF TESTS. WE’RE TALKING, TENS OF THOUSANDS
AND HOPEFULLY MORE.
BUT WE STILL NEED MORE.
>> CERTAINLY A DEVELOPMENT THAT
GOT A LOT OF ATTEMPT YESTERDAY.
DR. PATEL, IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE,
BUT WE HAVE BEEN AT THIS NOW FOR
OVER A MONTH.
SOCIAL DISTANCING, ALL OF THE
WORK THAT YOU HAVE BEEN DOING TO
DEVELOP TESTING AND EXPANDING
THAT.
THAT. WE’RE STILL SEEING THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE DIE EVERY DAY.
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, WHAT ARE
YOU ANTICIPATING IN THE COMING
WEEKS AND MONTHS?
>> IN THE COMING WEEKS, I’M
ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THAT WE’RE
GOING TO SEE EVERYBODY
CONCENTRATING ON EXPANDING
TESTING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
BUT AS I MENTIONED ALSO,
SIMULTANEOUSLY STARTING AND
ALREADY MANY OF US HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON PLANS TO THINK ABOUT
TRACING AND ISOLATION.
HERE’S THE NEW NORMAL MANY
AMERICANS CAN EXPECT.
WE’RE GOING TO STILL HAVE A LOT
OF SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES IN
PLACE OR ENCOURAGEMENT LIKE YOU
SAW FOR BUSINESSES TO LEARN HOW
TO DO SOCIAL DISTANCING.
IT WILL BE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED, IN
FACT, ALL OF US, MYSELF
INCLUDED, USING NONMEDICAL MASKS
WHEREVER POSSIBLE.
WHEREVER POSSIBLE. MINIMIZING SHAKING HANDS.
WE’RE NOT GOING TO BE STANDING
IN PACKED LINES TO GO THROUGH
AIRPORT SECURITY.
AIRPORT SECURITY. SO THESE ARE THINGS, UNTIL
KRISTEN AND PETER, WE HAVE
BETTER TREATMENTS AND A VACCINE,
WHICH ARE ALL ON THE HORIZON.
LET ME BE CLEAR, WE DO HAVE HOPE
BUT IT’S GOING TO TAKE TIME FOR
AMERICANS TO FUNCTION A LITTLE
DIFFERENTLY UNTIL WE CAN REALLY
TACKLE THIS VIRUS MORE
COMPREHENDDPRE
COMPREHENDDPRE COMPREHENSIVELY.
COMPREHENSIVELY. >>> THANKS FOR YOUR INFORMATION.
THE U.S. NAVY CAPTAIN WHO WAS
FIRED EARLIER THIS MONTH AFTER
WARNING ABOUT A CORONAVIRUS
OUTBREAK ABOARD HIS AIRCRAFT
CARRIER MAY BE GETTING HIS JOB
BACK.
BACK. NBC’S GEOFF BENNETT HAS THE
LATEST ON THAT.
>> Reporter: THIS MORNING, TOP
NAVY OFFICIALS ARE RECOMMENDING
THAT CAPTAIN BRETT CROZIER BE
REINSTATED.
REINSTATED. CROZIER WAS RELIEVED OF HIS
COMMAND OF THE "USS THEODORE
ROOSEVELT" AFTER SOUNDING THE
ALARM ABOUT A CORONAVIRUS
OUTBREAK ON HIS SHIP.
THIS WAS THE SCENE EARLIER THIS
MONTH AS THE THOUSANDS OF
SAILORS WHO CROZIER FOUGHT TO
PROTECT GAVE HIM A ROUSING
SENDOFF AS HE DISEMBARKED THE
SHIP FOR THE LAST TIME.
DEFENSE SECRETARY MARK ESPER HAS
RECEIVED THE REINSTATEMENT
RECOMMENDATION FROM TOP NAVY
BRASS.
BRASS. ESPER IS NOW DECIDING WHETHER TO
SIGN OFF.
SIGN OFF. >> I SPOKE WITH THE SECRETARY
ABOUT THIS YESTERDAY AND HIS
POSITION REMAINS THE SAME.
HE’S GOING INTO THIS WITH AN
OPEN MIND.
OPEN MIND. HE IS GENERALLY INCLINED TO
SUPPORT NAVY LEADERSHIP IN THEIR
DECISIONS.
DECISIONS. >> IT ALL COMES THREE WEEKS
AFTER THE CAPTAIN WAS DISMISSED
FOR SENDING A LETTER TO NAVY
LEADERS BEGGING FOR HELP FOR HIS
SHIP’S CREW HARD HIT BY A
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK. WE ARE NOT AT WAR, CROZIER WROTE
EARLIER THIS MONTH.
SAILOR DO NOT NEED TO DIE.
THE SIDELINED CAPTAIN HIMSELF
TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS
AFTER LEAVING THE ROOSEVELT.
AT LEAST 856 SAILORS ON THE
AIRCRAFT CARRIER HAVE SINCE
TESTED POSITIVE, TOO, INCLUDING
41-YEAR-OLD CHIEF PETTY OFFICER
CHARLES ROBERT THACKER JR., WHO
LATER DIED.
LATER DIED. THEN ACTING NAVY SECRETARY
THOMAS MODELY BLAMED CROZIER FOR
NOT APPROPRIATELY GOING THROUGH
THE CHAIN OF COMMAND AFTER HIS
LETTER WAS PUBLISHED IN A SAN
FRANCISCO NEWSPAPER.
FRANCISCO NEWSPAPER. MODALLY STEPPING DOWN AFTER
BACKLASH OVER DISPARAGING
COMMENTS ABOUT CROZIER TO HIS
FORMER CREW.
FORMER CREW. >> HE WAS TOO NAIVE OR TOO
STUPID TO BE A COMMANDING
OFFICER OF A SHIP LIKE THIS.
>> CROZIER NOW AWAITING FINAL
WORD ABOUT HIS FUTURE.
GEOFF BENNETT, NBC NEWS,
WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON >>> AS THE DEBATE RAGES ABOUT
HOW AND WHEN TO REOPEN, SOME
COUNTRIES IN EUROPE ARE SLOWLY
BEGINNING TO DO JUST THAT.
COULD THEY BE A MODEL FOR US IN
THE U.S.
THE U.S. SARA HARMON IS IN LONDON WITH
MORE.
MORE. GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. >> Reporter: PETER GOOD MORNING.
HERE IN LONDON, WE ARE STILL ON
LOCKDOWN UNTIL AT LEAST MAY 7th.
OVER IN GERMANY, THEY’RE SLOWLY
BEGINNING TO REOPEN PARTS OF
THEIR ECONOMY.
THEIR ECONOMY. THEY’RE ALSO DOING SOMETHING
ELSE.
ELSE. WIDE SCALE RANDOM ANTIBODY
TESTING.
TESTING. IT’S NOT EVERY DAY A DOCTOR AND
A POLICE OFFICER SHOW UP AT YOUR
DOOR AND ASK FOR A BLOOD SAMPLE.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> BUT THIS IS NOW A COMMON
OCCURRENCE IN THE GERMAN CITY OF
MUNICH.
MUNICH. >> I WOULD SAY 80% OF THE PEOPLE
HEARD ABOUT THE STUDY.
ACTUALLY, WE ARE REALLY HAPPY
THAT -- WE ARE HAPPY TO TAKE
PART IN THE STUDY.
>> RESEARCHERS ARE CARRYING OUT
WIDE-SCALE RANDOM ANTIBODY
TESTING TO FIND OUT HOW MANY
PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY HAD THE
VIRUS.
VIRUS. >> WE THOUGHT THAT WE NEED A
KIND OF INDICATOR AT WHAT TIME
WE CAN RELEASE THE LOCKDOWN.
>> THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
CAUTIONS WE DON’T YET KNOW IF
HAVING ANTI-BODIES MAKE SWUNS
IMMUNE AND IF SO, FOR HOW LONG.
BUT SCIENTISTS HOPE THAT
UNDERSTANDING THE TRUE INFECTION
RATE AND HOW THE VIRUS SPREADS
INSIDE OF A HOUSEHOLD WILL HELP
SHAPE DECISIONS ABOUT EASING
LOCKDOWN.
LOCKDOWN. >> WHY DID YOU WANT TO BE PART
OF THIS STUDY?
>> YOU KNOW, IT’S ONLY 30
MINUTES THAT YOU HAVE TO INVEST
IN THIS.
IN THIS. BUT MORE IMPORTANT TO ME IS YOU
CAN SUPPORT SCIENCE.
>> GERMANY HAS BEEN WIDELY
PRAISED FOR ITS EFFICIENT
RESPONSE TO THE VIRUS WITH A
CAPACITY TO ADMINISTER MORE THAN
100,000 DIAGNOSTIC TESTS PER
DAY.
DAY. ITS OFFICIAL DEATH TOLL AT JUST
OVER 5,500 PEOPLE IS LOWER BOTH
OVERALL AND AS A PERCENTAGE OF
ITS POPULATION THAN THE U.S.,
SPAIN OR ITALY.
NOW, THEY’RE BEGINNING TO EASE
THE LOCKDOWN.
THE LOCKDOWN. REOPENING SOME SHOPS AND A
DAIMLER PLANT.
DAIMLER PLANT. RESUMING BUND IS LEG A SOCCER
PRACTICE AND ADVISING PEOPLE TO
WEAR MASKS IN PUBLIC.
GERMAN CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL
WHO HAS A DOCTORATE IN KEM TRI
IS URGING CAUTION.
DESPITE THE FRAGILE SUCCESS,
GERMANY IS STILL AT THE
BEGINNING OF THIS PANDEMIC.
PETER, KRISTEN?