Reporting at least 13 deaths in 24 hours. Desperate for supplies. The frustrating thing about all this is it really feels like its too little, too late. Like, we knew. We knew it was coming. A nurse passing away from the virus. All this after Governor Cuomo offers a small sign of hope. The evidence suggests that the density control measures may be working. Saying the rate of hospitalizations may be slowing. The faces of the crisis. The real people battling coronavirus, and fighting for their lives. A 25yearold athlete now in a medically induced coma. The husband and father dying days before his 45th birthday. Five members of the same Missouri Family testing positive, and tributes pouring in for influential celebrity chef floyd cardoz days after he said he was checking himself into the hospital only as a precautionary measure. New details this morning about Prince Charles testing positive for coronavirus. What the palace is doing to p protect the also this morning, telemedicine for pets and much more. The innovative way vets are providing care to even the littlest members of the family. Nba superstar Russell Westbrook joins us live this morning. How hes helping out his hometown, coming to the rescue for so many families in need. Good morning, america. Its good to be with you on this thursday morning as millions of americans do their part by staying apart. Its going to take patience, everybody, but robin, were all sticking together however we can, right . We certainly are, michael. I want to show you someone who is still showing his support while staying apart. Take a look at this man. pn thanking everyone in the Emergency Department for saving his wifes life. George . With that hand on his heart. Says it all right there. Heres what we know right now. Worldwide, cases have grown to more than 470,000. At least 21,000 people have died from coronavirus. Spain now with the second highest total behind italy and ahead of china. More encouraging news there. Still no new cases in wuhan where it all began. Here in the u. S. , now more than 60,000 cases. The death toll has climbed over 1,000, and new york city now the hottest spot, more than 20,000 cases here. Across the country, at least 28 states have closed nonessential businesses, and now the city of miami is implementing the toughest restrictions so far. A 10 00 p. M. Curfew will be put in place for the 460,000 residents tomorrow night. The weekly unemployment numbers are in and the biggest by far. Nearly 3. 3 Million People out of work. Rebecca jar sis is tracking the latest. Reporter the numbers are unprecedented. 3,283,000 americans filed for unemployment last week. That means more than 3 million americans were laid off in one week. Thats the equivalent of the entire city of chicago. If every man, woman and child was laid off in the city of chicago in a single week, thats the equivalent of what were seeing. The most optimistic take away is that america is following the rules. These shut downs are working. People are staying home. Businesses are shutting their doors. Of course theres that economic fall out and the fears for Many Americans about where that next paycheck will come from. Thats why the senate has passed this massive economic bail out plan so quickly. Reporter a giant bail out, 2 trillion. The largest ever. The need across america right now is urgent. Overnight on capitol hill a unanimous vote in the senate. The bill has passed. Reporter a 2 trillion stimulus package including 250 billion in checks going directly to families struggling under the weight of soaring lay offs and statewide lockdowns. Its been a disaster. Both of us have lost our jobs. Reporter two weeks ago jamie was a physicians assistant, his wife christina a hair dresser in new york. They were gainfully employed before both jobs vanished. Now were scrambling to figure out how we can pay our bills. We have two children. One with a mental disability. He has just whats happening for him is all his programs shut down. Reporter and its happening across the country. How am i going to make rent . How, you know, bills, you know, student loans. Just nine days before the shutdown happened, we made about 32,000. Thats kind of our norm in that stretch to zero. Are we going to be able to afford to buy food . Are we going to be able to pay our rent at the end of the month . Reporter amidst the uncertainty two questions who will get the stimulus money and when . Those making 75,000 or less will receive 1,200. Married couples who make up to 150,000 getting 2,400 and 500 for each child. Those getting out as early as april 6th. If you filed your taxes electronically, it will get to you faster likely by direct deposit. While those unemployment figures today are absolutely staggering, analysts believe that the numbers are very likely higher. The number of lay offs are likely higher because there were issues with people going through websites and not everybody who lost a job applied immediately. George, well very likely see the numbers kin to climb. Rebecca, thank you very much. Terry moran is in washington. The treasury secretary out responding to these numbers, basical basically shrugging them off. Reporter he says these are not relevant numbers. Dont panic because the stimulus is coming. That massive stimulus will take care of that. He also notes in some businesses theyre going to be hiring a lot. Think of all the things needed now from protective gear to hand sanitizer. We have not heard from the president directly right now, george. Like a lot of president s he likes to bring the good news. No question the staggering numbers which are just probably the beginning are going to confirm this president in his determination to go forward and open up the country. He talks about it. Hes talking about it in more measured terms. Hes determined to do so. The problem, whats the plan . Other countries have talked about a controlled infection regime. Keeping older people isolated. Allowing younger people to go back to work. The problem is, as we know, this disease does strike younger people and a few get sick and die. We heard from dr. Fauci last night say the virus sets the timeline. Reporter this is a president who is obviously frustrated. At times it seems he takes it personally. Talking about when he was told the country would shut down. He said how can that be . Hes lived his life as a master of the universe. Here he is encountering a moment when the country cant be mastered. Hes determined to go forward and find some way to open up. Terry moran, thanks. We expect to hear from the president later today. Hes been doing daily press conferences. The big news right now this morning weekly unemployment claims are in. Nearly 3. 3 Million People out of work in the last week. That number is likely to climb next week. Lets go to rob. Lets go to whit johnson. Reporter people are waiting to get inside the hospital. One doctor telling abc news this is ground zero. Theyre creatingnavirus patient desperate for more supplies. This morning a look inside one of the hard hit hospitals in new york, what Officials Say has become the center of the crisis. All the patients in this room, they all have covid19. This is only one of the several rooms. Reporter here in queens, at least 13 people have died in just 24 hours. Theres no clear end to this. The status quo is not good enough. Thats what im worried about. Reporter dr. Colleen smith sharing her story with abc news and the new york times, including this moment they finally get their hands on a shipment of muchneeded ventilators, but only five could be obtained. The concern is that these all these ventilators that were told are coming, but havent really started to materialize in large numbers, are they really coming . Will we really get them . I have never seen the increase in volume as fast as it has. Reporter the state accounting for roughly half of all cases across the country. These grim images of teams setting up a makeshift morgue outside bellvue hospital, something they did during 9 11 and hurricane sandy. However, a small sign of hope. Governor andrew cuomo saying over the past three days, the rate of hospitalizations is slowing, but quickly cautioning that the peak of the crisis could still be 20 days away. The evidence suggests that the density control measures may be working. Reporter the governor saying while only 15 of cases so far have required hospitalization, the state is anticipating 140,000 people will be hospitalized, warning he still doesnt have enough beds or lifesaving ventilators. The pandemic pummeling america with nearly 70,000 cases in the u. S. Alone. Patients like 25yearold jack allard, a lacrosse player from new jersey now on a ventilator in a medically induced coma. He took his health very seriously. Hes an athlete. Reporter jermaine miller, a husband and father from new york, dying last week just days before his 45th birthday. His wife, erika, heartbroken. I got this call, and the only thing i remember the doctor saying to me. Hello, erika. I said, yes . He said, im sorry. Thats all i remember is him saying im sorry. I dropped the phone and ran upstairs, and i had to break the news to the family. Reporter in missouri, five members of the same family all testing positive for covid19. Jason weinhaus, his brother and sisterinlaw recovering at home. His mother and father still in the hospital. And overnight, abc news learning a member of mount sinais nursing staff passed away from covid19 saying in a statement, this growing crisis is not abating. Adding today we lost another hero, a compassionate colleague, friend and selfless care giver. President trump Standing Firm saying the country wants to get back to work. The sooner we can eventually get people back to work, back to school and back to normal, and there are large sections of our country that can go back sooner than other sections. I would say by easter well have a recommendation. Reporter but the president s own Health Experts recommending not committing to a certain date. Dr. Fauci also warning that the u. S. Needs to prepare for another cycle of coronavirus. Youve got to understand that you dont make the timeline. The virus makes the timeline. Reporter back here in queens, a spokesperson for the hospital behind me says they have transferred at least 30 patients to other facilities in the area to try to alleviate the challenges here, but again, new york state is preparing for this problem to get worse before it gets better. Robin . Being prepared. All right, whit. Thank you. Zbrnchts now to one of the many faces of this crisis, influential celebrity chef floyd cardoz passing away from coronavirus just days after writing in his last instagram post, quote, i was feeling feverish and hence, as a precautionary measure, admitted myself into hospital in new york. Its now raising new questions about this virus. Cardozs Hospitality Group telling abc news he tested positive for coronavirus that same day. The 59yearold passing away from complications from the virus after traveling abroad. Though it is unclear if he had any underlying medical conditions. Michael . Thank you, amy. Lets bring in our medical correspondent dr. Jennifer ashton joining us from her home. We heard floyds story. Sounded like he was getting better, and days later he passes away. What do we know about how this disease progresses . Michael, we dont know that much. We have to remember its less than four months old. We know theres a range of similar to mol ji. Most cases are mild. 80 are mild, but in those that are more severe, it can have an up and down roller coasterlike course just like influenza can. I think that as we learn more, thats why the u. S. Case reports need to be published so we can really understand and see if theres any patterns. And here in the state of new york, Governor Cuomo said the rate of hospitalization is going down. So what does that mean for us . Does that mean that the quarantining is working . The separation is working . What does that mean . Well, first of all, i think we have to be very, very cautious when we interpret his comment yesterday. Even he says it sounds too good to be true. He approached it with a serious degree of skepticism, but the rate is slowing. Its still doubling every four days. It used to be doubling every two days, and the reasons for that, there are several theories. First of all, it could take longer for people who are infected to develop severe disease, and remember when you are dealing with an Infectious Disease outbreak like this, we are always behind, and when we talk about how behind, usually a two to threeweek period. So think of this like we may be in the eye of the storm. All right, doc. Great advice. Dont think it is over. Far from it. Thank you, doc. Robin . Eye of the storm as she put it, michael. Now to two Health Care Workers inspiring people to stay safe with a smile and a song. Take a look. Stop spreading the germs its not here to stay because we are apart of it, the quarantine of course, thats Frank Sinatras classic New York New York with some updated lyrics. This was shared with me on social media. I was doing the show yesterday from my home. This popped up on my feed. Theyre the workers at st. Colby Puckett Center for healing in st. Joseph, missouri. Other lyrics, if you are to make it here, must have safety gear. We appreciate the creativity, and such an Important Message, guys. Well written and well sang. Yes. Beautiful. Good to hear it. Thank you, robin. Coming up, well have a lot more. Prince charles diagnosis, and how theyre keeping the queen safe. Plus, dr. Ashton is back with how to protect your loved ones who might be more vulnerable to covid19. Also, how telemedicine can benefit both humans and your pets. First, lets go to ginger who is at home. Hey, ginger. Reporter hey amy. Part of interstate 80 closed again because of more than a foot of snow. That was in california. The image behind me, is from montana. They had up to nine inches of snow. The snow flying there. All of that energy is now going to move to the east. We have to watch for severe storms. 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In los angeles a pizza shop is giving out free pies to hospital workers and police officers, even as the shop struggles to stay open. Something good down there. Lets go back to robin. Everyone doing what they can, george. Were going to continue to those concerns at Buckingham Palace after Prince Charles tested positive for the coronavirus. In addition to his health, the focus is now on protecting his 93yearold mother, the queen. Ian pannell joins us now from Buckingham Palace with the latest details. Good morning, ian. Reporter yeah. Good morning, robin. I want you all just to look at this. Buckingham palace is normally surrounded by thousands of tourists taking pictures of the guards and of the palace itself. London is definitely quiet at the moment. You can hear flags fluttering on top of the building. Prince charles is in isolation right now and receiving hundreds of good wishes from around the country. This is Prince Charles at an official event on march 12th, the last day he saw his mother, queen elizabeth, and just one day before his doctors think he likely became contagious with coronavirus. The 71yearold heir to the british throne is now selfisolating at his residence in scotland with his wife, camilla who has tested negative. His office saying he has mild symptoms, but otherwise remains in good health. Doctors who examined him say, his condition is unlikely to get worse. Hes well enough to do some work in his scottish residence. They are now isolating from each other, and government guidelines will continue to do so until the recommended period is over. Reporter according to a royal source, charles didnt start showing symptoms until this sunday, more than a week after he last saw his mother, but questions immediately arising about her health. I think what a lot of people would have thought straight away is, when did he last see the queen . Was he contagious at that point . Here you have a 93yearold woman, statistically and significantly increased risk o the virus. Reporter however, the palace taking precautions even before they knew charles was sick, sending her and her 98yearold husband, Prince Philip to windsor as a sensible precaution of the practical reasons in the current circumstances. The queen even donning gloves at an event where they would not usually be required. The queens representative saying she is in good health releasing this photo wednesday, showing her practicing social distancing, having her weekly audience with Prime Minister Boris Johnson by telephone. Also diagnosed, Prince Albert from monaco who was sitting across from Prince Charles earlier this month. How he got the virus is unknown. Charles has been seen foregoing handshakes in favor of a namaste gesture. Some in the royal family recently coming under fire for their humor. Three weeks ago, camilla got into a shelter at a museum. She quipped im selfisolating. Prince william also caught on camera making light of the virus. Everyones, like, ive got coronavirus, im dying. It seems quite dramatic about coronavirus at the moment. Everything is a little hyped up. Reporter the backlash online to the fact both charles and camilla were able to get tested so quickly. With the abolishthemonarchy even trending on twitter. But they are insisting all the correct procedures were followed. Aimy . Ian, thank you. Joining us is robert jobson, an abc news contributor. Thanks for being with us. What is the level of anxiety right now inside the palace walls . I think its not anxiety surrounding the prince of wales. He is 71, but would probably pass with his physique as a man in his 50s, late 50s, but its about the queen and price philip. 94, nearly the queen and pushing toward 100, philip. Theyre both in isolation at windsor castle, and every member of the royal family are scattered around great britain. Charles is in scotland isolating and william and kate, their family are in norfolk. Theyre being cared for by a very small team and looking after themselves as well. Its not business as usual. Certainly not for anyone. Is there any indication how long the prince and the queen and the family members will all stay separated like this . Well, we know that the queen last saw the prince of wales on the 12th very briefly, and they normally kiss and their kisses are cheeks and hand, and we dont know if that happened, but we know they met that day. The government is advising people in a vulnerable position to stay apart for up to 12 weeks. I would expect that to happen given that the prince of wales has tested actually positive for the virus. We heard our ian pannell talk about some of the criticism the royal family is receiving from the press, and from the people. Namely about the joking or the lightheartedness it seems they are taking this virus. What about the fact that Prince Charles kept that busy schedule even in the middle of this coronavirus emergency . Was there criticism for what he did, and where he went and who he met and where he went . There is a bit and there always is online. But most of the british people are in support of the monarchy, and in support of the queen and worried about their health. The prince of wales met all the requirements from the National Health service in scotland. What a lot of people dont know is hes a fit 71yearold. Over the years i know im fairly close to him in terms of my working life. He has suffered from chest infections over the years, and that is why he had been tested as well as the family, and the fact hes over 70. The reality is that the people always think theres been privilege, and the prince of wales is the head of state in this country. In these situations im sure people understand he would be tested. After all, the objective of the test is to see if youve got the virus and he did have it. Now they can test the people hes spoken to since the 12th. Its also further proof this virus does not discriminate. We appreciate your time. George . Okay, thank you. Lets get back to dr. Jen ashton. We were talking about this off air because we heard Prince Charles doctors say hes unlikely to get worse. How can they know that . They cant, george. In medicine, we dont have a crystal ball. We dont bet. We dont roll the dice, and we follow things daytoday and make decisions based on data. You have to remember in an peal of geriatrics, they have a suppressed immune system. They can be completely fine, and then can deteriorate much more quickly than a younger person, and interestingly in this age group, the little bit thats been published about those infected with covid19, seems to suggest that fever and cough are not the most common presenting symptoms. Instead, older people with covid19 might have body aches, weakness. They might not get a fever or cough until relatively late. This is not a one size fits all approach when you are talking about the specialty of geriatrics. Heart disease and diabetes are some of the underlying diseases that could put someone in danger. Prince charles has a history of chest infections. Would that be considered an underlying condition . 100 . We know as we get older, we are more likely to have chronic or preexisting medical conditions. When you talk about any lung disease or lung condition, thats certain to increase the risk. Theres another risk that doesnt get a lot of attention which is social isolation in elderly people. Now more than ever, this is really hitting them hard because we want to keep our distance. Social distancing can literally mean the difference between life and death with an older person, but they can be much more vulnerable to that social disconnection. So anyone with an older person in their life, you want to make sure that you are finding creative but safe ways to stay connected and have a list of caregivers that if something happens to you, can fill in and make sure these people are connected, cared for, fed and not anymore frightened than any of us are really. Jen ashton, thanks very much. Michael . All right, george. Coming up, nba superstar Russell Westbrook is going to join us live. How hes giving back to some of the hardest hit families in this crisis. And next, the benef telemedicine even for your pets. Well show you the new ways you can take care of your Furry Friends while practicing social distancing. Furry friends while practicing social dancing. 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This is our dog, akamai. Ul, but yesterday he stepped on some glass and cut his paw. I placed a facetime call to the doctor. This pet triage is there to get some help. He was running on the trail, and he must have stepped on glass because the little pad right above his claw and front paw got sliced. Normally a call like this would necessitate a previous relationship and a physical relationship from the vet, but these are not normal times. The fda loosening regulations so vets like dr. Freiman can help us. If he was my patient, i would give you some solution, possibly remotely that you can do at home. Reporter for those pets that have ongoing medical conditions, this vet access is critical. Hes got whats called a pulmonary edema. Reporter james and his 8yearold terrier have been using telemedicine for a while. Being able to do this through chat and photos and even video is a great plus. Reporter and another change, the fda allowing veterinarians to prescribe drugs without direct examination or making visits to their patients which will limit human to human interaction. The American Veterinary Medical Association does say pet owners should start by contacting their own vet and communicating remotely with them. Another option some vets are offering, contactless service. Doggy dropoff. The consult between the owner and the doctors are done via phone. Wireless payment before the leash is handed back, technology meant to save time may end up saving lives, michael. Which is a great thing, and becky, we have to ask you. Akamai . How did you come up with that . It means it means smart in hawaiian. Sometimes he lives up to it, but maybe he and enzo could have a play date, and we could figure out who is the brain child. When social distancing is over, the dogs are getting together. Well come to hawaii for that. How about that . Liking it. Thanks, becky. 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The mary poppins star will be joining us from her home. We cannot wait to catch up with her, and robin is joining us from her home this morning. Good morning, robin. Good morning. Nn wto chat wite andrews. Shes always also looking forward to talking with nba megastar and philanthropist, Russell Westbrook, whos joining us live with how he and his wife, nina, are reaching out to help families facing hard times during this pandemic. His why not foundation already does so much for children in need, and their mission rings true in these times, striving to teach people to never give up. So looking forward to talking to russ, amy. Very Important Message there. Looking forward to it as well. We do have a lot of news to get to including the very latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The number of confirmed cases in the United States now more than 69,000, and the death toll now surpassing 1,000. We want to go back to whit johnson outside the hospital in queens, new york. The borough with the most coronavirus cases. In new york city. Good morning, whit. Reporter amy, good morning to you. You can see this line outside this hospital behind me. Its been growing throughout the morning. People are going through those tents, the blue and white one to be checked and assessed before theyre allowed inside. Governor andrew cuomo says the apex of this outbreak in new york is still weeks away. This morning, a look inside one of the hardhit hospitals in new york. What Officials Say has become the center of the crisis in america. Ies room, all the feet that you see, they all have covid, and this is only one of the several rooms. Reporter here at elmhurst hospital in queens, at least 13 people have died in just 24 hours. Theres no clear end to this. The status quo is not good enough, and thats what im worried about. Reporter the state accounting for roughly half of all cases across the country. However, a small sign of hope. Governor andrew cuomo saying, over the past three days, the rate of hospitalizations is slowing. The evidence suggests that the density control measures may be working. Reporter the pandemic pummeling america with nearly 70,000 cases in the u. S. Alone. Patients like 25yearold jack allard, a lacrosse player from new jersey now on a ventilator in a medically induced coma. He took his health very seriously. I mean, hes an athlete. Reporter and overnight, abc news learning a member of mount sinais nursing staff passed away from covid19. President trump Standing Firm o o. I would say by easter well have a recommendation. Reporter but the president s own Health Experts recommending not committing to a certain date. Dr. Anthony fauci also warning that the u. S. Needs to prepare for another cycle of coronavirus. Youve got to understand that you dont make the timeline. The virus makes the timeline. Reporter amid the growing need for doctors, New York University is announcing it will allow some of its medical students to graduate early to join this fight. Were also seeing Major Airlines like jetblue offering to fly medical volunteers to new york who are badly needed in this crisis. George . All hands on deck. Whit, thanks very much. We turn to that breaking news out of washington where the Senate Unanimously passed the largest rescue package in history as the country is bracing for the largest rise in weekly unemployment claims in american history. We are expecting that number to reach the millions. Lets go back to Rebecca Jarvis with the latest. Good morning, rebecca. Reporter good morning, george. The numbers at this point are staggering and unprecedented. 3,283,000 americans filed for unemployment last week, a record for history. So Many Americans have now lost their jobs as a result of this outbreak and the shut doidowns across the country. Fed chair powell saying the ammunition is there to fight this. But for so Many American families waiting on that stimulus bill, those checks, the need is urgent. Even if this plays out as a terrible winter storm, the need today is to pay those bills by april 1st for so many families. George . George . Thank you very much, rebecca. Michael . Coming up, everybody, how nba superstar and philanthropist Russell Westbrook is giving back in a big way. He will join us live. Also this morning, deals steals is bringing you big bargains to help you get a good nights sleep. Plus, we are helping out some Small Business owners. And Julie Andrews will join us live. We cannot wait for that. Well be right back. For that. Well be righti back. This is gonna be americas favorite breakfast. They just dont know it yet. ding these are a few of my favorite things. You order a breakfast sandwich and thats when wendys makes it. Not weeks. Or months ago. Try your new favorite. 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I have to ask you now that you dont have to commute to work. I want to know because i want to be a little jealous here, how late are you sleeping in . Since im only commuting down to my basement to the Screening Room here, you know, amy, i thought, this is going to be nice. I want to sleep in because i normally get up at 3 15, 3 30, im still getting up at that time. I cant get into a system here. I got to get into a groove. You hear that from people working from home. I have to find my routine. Its going to come. Its going to happen. Maybe stay up a little bit later. That would be nice, right . Just try it tomorrow. See what happens. You didnt ask that. Now that question, no. Thats a different answer. All right. Were going to check in now, pop news, janai norman joining us from her home as well. Good morning, janai. Good morning, guys. Amy, im hoping that you dont ask me what time i woke up because i will not admit it here on tv. But it is time for pop news, and we begin with celebrities opening up their wallets. First up is kylie jenner. She made a massive donation to the fight against coronavirus giving 1 million that will be used to buy hundreds of thousands of face masks, face shields and other protective gear that Health Care Workers on the front lines desperately need right now, and shes not the only one showing her generosity. Taylor swift is helping her fans who are currently out of work, directly. Taylor stunned at least two fans by sending them gifts of 3,000 each. One, a cocktail waitress, and another, a photographer and graphic artist here in new york city. Ariana grande, another name doing big things right now. According to page six the singer has been using venmo to send money to her fans hardest hit. One fan saying grande took care of her salary for one month. Incredible, the ways that these celebrities are stepping up to help people, and in many cases, directly. That is really nice. Just to do that for the people who support you. Yeah. Very nice. Yeah, exactly. All right. So now if you are getting a little tired of the company that you are keeping while quarantined, well, weve got a solution for you. You can foster a furry friend. So many shelters have been hit hard because of the coronavirus pandemic, but people everywhere are stepping up to help animals find homes, including Lisa Marie Presley and her family. They shared this picture of their foster puppy. Thats her and her twins. Theyve taken in three dogs so far. Lisa marie, just one of many opening their doors to animals in need. In fact, guys, new york city in new york city, people are adopting so many animals right now that shelters are running out of cats and dogs. A furry Silver Lining to these very strange times. You have to remember there are still animals out there that need help too. People are really stepping up. And finally, we have one of our favorite videos of the morning. With so many musicians and performers from all walks of life out of work right now, jazz musician chadlb decided to use the power of music to bring people together. Take a look at this. How about that . Ost d tted y lir btual band. Chad telling us, quote, were hoping our video spreads positive energy and encourages musicians to continue making Music Together in creative ways during this quarantine. Chad says next, theyr chad is encouraging viewers to donate to help musicians during this tough time. Everybody finding ways to fill the days. They are good. I could listen to that all day. Janai, thanks so much. All for a good cause too. I cant find 18 friends who can all get together, figure out how to get on camera like that. Talented, right . Lets go back now to robin. Hey, guys. Did you know i played tenor sax . I played in high school. Nice. Youre going to bring that up tomorrow, right . That will be on gma to kick off our friday. Okay. I do have my saxophone in the basement somewhere down here. In one of the back closets. Maybe ill pull it out, or maybe not. Lets get to our gma cover story. Thats a definite yes. Why did i even bring that up . Okay. The nba megastar megastar who is giving back to support his hometown in this time of need, Houston Rockets player and philanthropist, Russell Westbrook and his equally wonderful wife, nina, Just Launched a campaign with the los angeles Mayors Office to help hardhit local families, and russell is joining us from his home in l. A. Right now. It is so good to see you, russell, and what you are doing. Good morning, and tell everybody about this program and how its going to help people. Good morning, number one. Im excited about it. Its a campaign thats something that will be from my foundation finding ways to give cash and give access to families and people thats in need, especially in a desperate time like this. Yeah. It must mean a lot to you because you grew up in the l. A. Area. So to be able to do something for people that you know and love, what does that mean to you . I mean, its a blessing number one. I think you have been given a platform that you have to find ways to give to others, and i think thats the best way to be able to do it. Obviously in times like this, you have to find ways to immediately impact as many people as possible, and i think this is the best way to do it thus far. And how can people help if they want to take part, and they want to donate, russell . How can they help . Yeah. I think its very easy. Just text lalove to 21000. You can donate there, text it there, and be very easy and very simple to do. Oh, yeah. I see dont you have why not on your hat . Isnt that why not that im seeing . Thats your foundation. Oh, yeah. Absolutely. Thats been your mantra since high school when people said to you and your brother, you cant do this. You cant do that. Youre, like, why not . So what else is it that you want to do with the foundation, and helping folks . Youre already doing so much. Yeah. Well, my biggest thing now is to impact and inspire as many people as possible, and is that through giving back . Is that through finding different channels whether its through education, tech, obviously speaking and engaging. Whatever it is, im trying to find more ways to give people hope, confidence, a sense of swagger to themselves that they can do and put their mind to do anything they want to do. I know, and you are so multifaceted and you have a beautiful family. Im going to show some love to nina. You guys are College Sweethearts and she played ball too. I want to show her some love there. So tell me, how has it been for the family during this time . Theyre not used to having you around the house this much. You know, you are right. Its been great. My kids, im pretty sure they are enjoying it so much. Its something that i really enjoy getting a chance to wake up with them every morning. Its something that i, you know, live for, and obviously my wife being home and me being home every single day to be able to help her with the daily duties that shes always been doing, doing an amazing job of raising our children while im away, and so im excited. Im blessed to be home with the family, and im enjoying myself. Now are you really helping out . Dont make me ask nina. Now are you really helping out around the house because youre there . You know what . I really have no choice. Theres no real option. Well, we saw we saw you doing the pushup challenge, and you had your son on your back like that. So youre just trying to find ways to connect . Trying to find ways to connect to people, and finding ways to be able to bring all of us together, and if thats the pushup challenge with your kid on your back, i think we should all try it and kind of see what happens. My sons pretty big and pretty heavy, but we managed it. And next time have the twins. Have your girls on. That would have been another way to go. Right. Russell, in all sincerity, thank you so much for you and nina, your foundation for what you are doing for the true difference. Youre putting money, real money into peoples hands when they need it the most, and so you take care. From my home to your home. Thank you. Be well, okay . Appreciate it. Take it easy. All right. Appreciate having me on. Any time, russell. Any time. Now lets go to gingers home. Hey, ginger. Hey. From your home to ours. Thank you, robin, and our gma moment comes from new york. I think its a meme in the making. This would be quarantine day ten. That little corgi in new york city from gabrielle just doing the rounds. Saying, just getting my exercise in is what a lot of us are all feeling like. We thought that was so much fun. Would love for you to share your gma moments with us. 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Of course, ill give you a tip on how to navigate through it. Theres a lot of people that feel theyll get great benefits from the government. Its good to have help from the government. But the weekly unemployment check, if you really think about it is only going to be 800 to 1,150, a lot more than people are used to, but its not a lot of money. You havent won the lottery. You have to learn to spread out your money, and make your mortgage payments and rent your number one priority. You do that because simply its easier to replace a credit card than a home. Lastly, you need to be understanding where you are spending your money. Most people dont know where the money is going. You have to comb through all your bills, all your credit card statements to see where you are actually spending your cash, and then decide to only spend it on essentials. This is a time for selfrestriction and discipline and thats the time were in right here. Barbara, we are just getting word. Cnbc just reported the number is as bad as anybody could have expected. 3. 28 million. Just to put that in perspective for people, usually the weekly unemployment claims are about 200,000. Thats what it was just about last week. The highest ever in history before was at the depth of the economic crisis back in 2008. That was just shy of 700,000. 3. 2 million, and with that number, barbara, some people had a hard time getting through to the unemployment claims office. Just give us your reaction. You know you know, george, i think we all have to take that number with a grain of salt. I believe the unemployment numbers are a lot lot worse than that. They are only using the numbers through march 12th, and as you know, most of the people laid off have been since march 12th. Lots of jobs have been i think the number is 5 million to 6 million or 5 million to 6 million jobs since march 12th. These numbers are done through phone surveys which is fine to get a gathering of what people are saying, but they dont count the people in the unemployment line. Thats not the basis of the numbers. Some are not eligible, independent contractors dont apply. Some people never apply. Some people have run out of benefits and i believe the unemployment numbers are much higher than whats being reported. Thats a point well taken. These are only numbers that came in through last saturday. Its likely everybody who was facing unemployment this week, those numbers will come in this week, and that means well move onto other questions from our viewers. But what were likely to see is an Unemployment Rate ready to head into double digits. An Unemployment Rate should be much easily the double digits im afraid. The good news is the stimulus package i believe really will save the day. Thats what its intended to. It will give families the help they need, and Small Business the ability to stay afloat. Its been well thought through. Its been rushed through the government thank god, and were hoping to get the passage tomorrow, but that package is going to really hit on all the sore spots of everyone in america. I think its even handed and fair. Okay, barbara, thanks. Barbara, with all of this uncertainty, we have a lot of people with a lot of questions for you. We have one from millie. Lets take a listen. Hey, guys. I own a Catering Company, and we are in some crazy times right now. What would be the best way to use this stimulus money were being promised without falling deeper into debt . Uncle sam is going to want his currency back. Millie, i think youre in the same spot as every Small Business. Everybody is in a tough spot. If you are going to save your business, its not going to be with the stimulus package, right . Its going to be through hard work and making really tough decisions. If you decide to take the stimulus package loan which is very favorable to Small Businesses as its reported to be coming out, youre going to need to keep all your employees on your payroll. Whoever they are, and rehire the people youve already let go, and if you dont, that loan isnt going to be forgiven. You have to work like crazy to pay it back. I would think really long and hard before taking any money if you are not sure your business can pay it back. We have another question from jennifer. Lets look. I own a small, luxury Online Jewelry boutique. Every month we spend money to acquire new customers on facebook and instagram ads. Were wondering if we should cut our ads off completely or pivot the messaging to speak more about whats going on right now. What do you think . Well, jennifer, lucky for you youre in a good position because youre in the luxury market, and in the luxury market, the customers have time on their hands as everyone else does, but everybody wants a great deal. So you have to make sure what you are offering is not your usual stuff, but a really great deal, and if you have the advertising dollars to still spend, consider yourself lucky. A lot of people dont. You still have to be very, very careful how you spend it. You should really be staying on top of facebook and instagram analytics and reporting to yourself daily what kind of return am i really getting . Am i getting that bang for my buck if im spending these advertising dollars . But your business, if you hustle, give a discount and stay on top of your analytics, you are one of the lucky people that should sail through this hard time. Barbara, we have one last question from mary grace who is an event planner here in the new york metro area. Take a listen. Because of the coronavirus outbreak, several of our events over the next few weeks and months have been postponed and canceled. Im concerned about my employees who are paid on a 1099 basis, based on the hours they work at each event. How can i look out for them . Well, mary grace, of course, you sound like youre a phenomenal boss, and i understand. I get it. I thought of all my people who work for me as my kids, and i felt responsible for them, but heres what i learned. You can only do so much. What you can do is you can be honest and direct with your employees and tell them like it is. Just tell them like it is, and the good news for you right now which you might not be aware of yet is you have help coming your way through the new stimulus package because most people are included, including independent contractors, and thats never happened before. You should stay on top of what qualifies them for what benefits and keep them totally informed, and last, so importantly, you should stay in touch with them. You dont have to always give employees the answers they want to hear, but they want to be loved. They want to be cared for. They want to be in touch with you, and they want to keep the morale up, and you sound like just the person whos very able to do that. That is perfect and wonderful, and important advice. Barbara corcoran, as always. Thank you so much for helping us guide us through these tough times. Thank you. Coming up next, we have the one and only Julie Andrews. Shes going to join us live. Stay with us. We find a way through it. Its about taking care of each other. Its the small parts that make a big difference. At chevy, we promise to do ours. Were offering chevy owners complimentary onstar crisis assist services and wifi data. If you need a new chevy, interestfree financing for 84 months with deferred payments for 120 days on many of our most popular models. You may even shop online and take delivery at home. Its just our way of doing our part. Hi. What are you working on . Ive got a 6, 8 and 13 year old. And its. [ together ] exhausting. What i need is. A sanctuary . A sanctuary. 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So please welcome, as amy just said, the one and only Julie Andrews live from her home. Always a privilege to have you on our show. Youre looking so well. Tell us, how are you doing . How are you and your family doing . Were just fine, thank you. Were being very good and were observing all the rules and were bonding as much as possible, and emailing and skyping and phoning and generally taking great care. Thank you. Taking great care and staying in touch with each other. So many of your classic movies are available on disney plus. Mary poppins, sound of music, princess diaries. Theyre all on disney plus. What Julie Andrews movie would you recommend people watch . What would be the one you pick . I would say if you could find it, just any one of those might be just just fine, and theres just so much out there. Im sure there are reruns going on all over the place somewhere. I know im watching a lot of rerun stuff. Yeah, i think, julie we might have time for all of them these days. Thats what i vote. You also have a childrens series. Thank you so much. That would be great. Yeah. Julies green room is what its called. This is a great binge for the whole family. Tell us about that series. It was a series that i made for netflix, and if anybody wants to find it, its on juliesgreenroom. Com. They can find our activities and watch all the reruns, and its for children and adults, and moms and dads and grandmas. Its all about the arts. I love that, and you and your daughter, emma, are also launching a podcast right now for families called julies library. I know you have grandchildren of your own. How about this, julie, can you give us advice for those of us who have children at home . Some of us have grandchildren at home. What can we be doing with them . Oh, i think a lot. The podcast i hope which is being fasttracked for this springs release, i hope it will be something that the whole family can listen to. It will engage children, and i mean, this is the sort of thing that theres just so much out there at the moment, and people are being so wonderful and bonding. This is so much, to me, like world war ii in a way. Im very much reminded of that because i was around at that time, believe it or not, and the sense of unity that it provides, and the way people do bond and get together is just phenomenal. And julie, people of all ages feel like they grew up with you. You really are a source of comfort for so many of us. Thank you. Is there a message you want to share with everyone in these strange times were living in right now . Yes, of course, i do. I would love to of course, i send my fondest love to everyone, and stay safe. Follow the rules. Be compassionate and kind if you can, which i just was talking about. I think everybody is. Keep in touch. Reach out when you find a way, the way you can keep touch which is what im doing as much as possible. Well, we love the fact of all those things. All those things are important to each and every one of us. Im curious. As you quarantine yourself at home, what are some of the favorite things for you to watch, for you to eat, for you to do . What are you doing with your time . Well, i overeat im afraid. A lot of Peanut Butter and jelly sandwiches going on at this house, and cups of tea, but what am i watching . Mostly of course, at the moment for myself im watching Governor Cuomo who i think is being phenomenal, and sane and great for us all, and watching the news mostly, but reruns and anything else i can get my hands on. Its a strange, strange time. And then the other thing im doing is working with my daughter on the podcast, on writing a new childrens book. So many things. Im in touch also with the thing i promote all the time, a wonderful relief agency, operation usa that is now going full tilt into obviously masks and gloves and gowns and anything that they can manage to help others. Its a very good organization, operation usa. And youre always thinking of others, miss andrews. One final request. Can we just hear you say, a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, as only you can say it. Please . You would rather that than that or supercal backwards . A spoonful of Peanut Butter helps the medicine go down in this house. I love it. Perfect. I love it. Fantastic. Well done. Thank you for making us feel better. Sorry about my dogs. Its crazy outside. Julie andrews, such a pleasure. Yes. Already feel better today. Thank you. Take care of yourselves and good luck. Thank you for all that you do. I mean, youre our lifesavers at the moment. We appreciate that. Thank you so much. Thank you very much. We want to head over now to ginger who is in her home as well. Ginger . Yes. Is there anything miss andrews can do for pollen and allergies . I feel thats got to be happening here. This is the pollen report sponsored by zyrtec. We have to dive into the pictures. Courtney keeps me updated on north carolina. This is seven lakes, north carolina. That would be pollen on the edge of the lakes, and here are the numbers. Overall, pollen has spread as far north as denver in the high category over to kansas city right through new jersey, and then the tree pollen has crept up into the midatlantic, but the really heart of it is atlanta back to say, houston. So if you are sneezing, youre probably not alone. All right. Thats the big picture. Good morning. Im abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. After a chilly start, temperatures in the upper 50s, a few popup showers and isolated thunderstorms. More rain this weekend. And this afternoon, be sure to tune into our 1 00 p. M. Special coverage, pandemic what you need to know. A walmart executive joins us to tell us what theyre doing the help customers get through this. Plus, four easy tips to keep the peace in your household. And coming up next right here on gma, we have singer zz ward performing live. Gmas pollen report is sponsored by the makers of zyrtec. Zyrtec, muddle no more. animal noises animal noises morning. This rooms booked. Oh. Yeah. Okay. animal noises lifes more fun with a dog. And doglife is more fun with milkbone. Welcome back to gma. We have a special musical guest with us this morning. We are joined by charttopping singer and song writer, zz ward live from los angeles. Her last album, the storm, debuted at number one on the billboard blues chart, and shes going to perform a new song for us in a moment. Zz, thank you so much for joining us, and first off, i want to ask. You kicked off your u. S. Tour. Soldout dates all around the nation. Then everything got postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. What are you doing to keep yourself busy now that you are at home, and in isolation . Well, were all in this together. I have been home, you know, i have been home working on finishing my record, and i have also been creating some really fun recipes while i have been in quarantine here in l. A. So thats been, you know, we have a lot of time to cook now. So its definitely been getting into cooking more. Same. I have been doing the same thing because theres nothing else to do, right . You released three new songs this year. The first tract sense your last album. Tell us about your new music. Yeah. So i put out two songs earlier this year, and we decided to put a new one out today, and im going to share it with you guys because i think, you know, were all asking ourselves right now what we can do to help, and for me, this is a song that i can kind of give to people to share some hope with them. So the new one im going to play today is called the dark. How about this . This is zz ward performing her brandnew song the dark. So take it away. Backwoods lighter, pull my hood up, breathe those dreams inside of me i see fire so i look up on these california streets all my life i been running toward the fight oh, lord when i die make my life a lullaby till that long good night keep my fire burning like a star im not afraid of the dark too many years that ive wasted and now i cant slow down im just so scared that im fading i just cant slow down nocturnal beast, born in the east, raised in a small town too late to slow down, down, down oh, lord when i die make my life a lullaby till that long good night, keep my fire burning like a star im not afraid of the dark im not afraid at all oh, lord, when i die, make my life when i die keep my fire burning like a star im not afraid of the dark im not afraid gmas spring Concert Series is sponsored by the makers of zyrtec. 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We have popup showers today and cooler than average temperatures and high pollen if you are going to venture outside. 58 to 63 is our spread. Here is whats going to happen this weekend. A more potent storm coming down with half an inch of rain with rain then showers. Not a steady rain but going to be gray and cooler. A one on the storm impact scale. Thanks. Its time for live with kenlke kelly and ryan. Have a great day. Announcer its live with kelly and ryan today, film and television star, kevin bacon kevin bacon. Plus, comedian, author, and actor, sebastian maniscalco. And experience you can do with the kids, from our favorite teacher, science bob. And join us for i in isolation, the family edition. All next on live and now, here are kelly ripa and Ryan Seacrest kelly hi, there appeared ryan good morning. Kelly good morning. It is thursday, march 26, 2020. Because the days still matter. And this is starting to feel like an extended