tense moments as dozens of cops confront
an angry crowd for failing to obey
social distancing orders cops marched
shoulder-to-shoulder to break up the
crowd in Los Angeles amid a torrent of
verbal abuse and get this it was all
over a birthday party for a one-year-old
baby cops dispersed the party of 40
revelers in the family's front yard
police and cities across America are
cracking down on people who ignore the
social distancing requirements New York
City Mayor Bill DeBlasio issued a stern
warning I've authorized our police to
start giving out fines $250 $500 fines
to people who don't get it because at
this point we've we've said it we've
educated we've you know given people the
message anyone who's not social
distancing at this point actually is
putting other people in danger
the death toll across America has surged
to more than 3000 surpassing the death
toll of 911 it's feared the darkest days
are still ahead and that April 15th
could see a peak of 2271 deaths in a
single day so they're putting the
finishing touches on the pop-up hospital
here in Central Park and this facility
will be set to receive patients today
and organizers tell me they expect this
68 bed facility to be at capacity by
day's end
but dr. Anthony Falchi of the White
House coronavirus Task Force says there
are hopeful signs is starting to see
that the daily increases are not in that
steep incline they're starting to be
able to possibly flatten out for
millions on lockdown Amazon has become a
lifeline by workers there say their
lives are at risk
I saw people getting sick every single
day I've been sending people home with
different symptoms this assistant
manager who organized a mass walkout at
a distribution center on Staten Island
New York was fired today Amazon said it
was for allegedly breaking quarantine
not
to get rid of a whistleblower and look
the iconic Empire State Building
flashing like a siren in tribute to
emergency workers the red and white
signal is being called the heartbeat of
America and will continue throughout the
crisis
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