Shopping center in reverse, rolling right into an intersection, and it just kept right on going until it came to a stop on top of two parked cars. Luckily no one was injured. Ive seen better parking jobs in florida. Businesses on the ground arent the only ones who will be limiting capacity. Delta Airlines Says it will fill only about half the seats on its planes to maintain social distancing, at least through june. But keeping your distance from other passengers on Frontier Airlines may cost you. The carrier will charge 39 and up to guarantee sitting next to an empty middle seat. United airlines has delivered what its called some painful news to its employees. It says all staffmembers should, quote, seriously consider voluntary separation from the company, and united is reportedly planning to slash 3,400 management and administrative positions this fall. Uniteds pilots have also been told to expect changes. A michigan man is due in court for his alleged protest of face mask rules. This nasty video from a dollar store shows an angry customer wiping his nose on a clerks shirt after she told him he had to wear a mask. The man in the video said he used her blouse is a face mask, then continued complaining loudly before leaving the store. After reversing its guidelines last month, the cdc now says we should all be Wearing Masks in public places. But as the michigan incident we just mentioned, many people are still going without them. Scenes like this outside a popular restaurant and bar near the university of South Carolina are becoming increasingly common. The guidelines are igniting debate over appropriate pandemic practices and personal freedoms. Heres abcs will carr. Reporter face masks have suddenly become an inescapable part of american culture. For exercise, shopping, people often making their own like this one viewed almost 70 million times on gmas facebook page. Wearing masks is an effort to help slow the spread of covid19 but not without controversy. I dont like wearing them, i feel suffocated. Reporter at this park in atlanta, where the mayor has encouraged social distancing measures, perspectives on masks differ. Im doing my part to keep me safe and keep those around me safe. I think everyones entitled to their decision and what they see is best for them. Reporter theres a new strain of maskrelated social etiquette. Calling people out in public for not covering their face. Its become more and more acceptable to say to someone, can you please stand a little bit further back . Can you please stand a little bit further away from me . Can you please put on a mask . Realize that people are going outside of their comfort zones to approach other people and to say things to protect themselves. Reporter after initially discouraging mask use due to supply shortages and questions of effectiveness, the cdc last month reversed its guidelines and now recommends wearing a cloth mask, not the n95 respirator reserved for First Responders, in public, especially in dense areas. Our thanks to will for that report. Do me one favor. You do have the right to say, hey, can you please stand back a little, please wear a mask. But again, please, and thank you. Do not be passiveaggressive about this. Unless you want some problems. You mean, being descent. Yes. Being respectful. Thank you. Those are very nice things. Amen. Also the level of disrespect at world news now by these producers. We said popular restaurant and bar near the university of South Carolina. Answer for your people they know i dont get to read every script, so i was reading, reading, i saw my University Just being called out. You should have seen him, he was like just sinking in his seat. The callout culture there. No, again, respectful. Please. It happened to me. I was on a train, i asked someone literally, the train car was empty. Someone sat right next to me. Empty train car. And i said, hey, do you mind . Can we spread out a little bit . See . I had already wiped down my seat. I could have easily gotten up but i had done all the work. Why are you sitting next to me . I didnt get all angry, disrespectful, i said, hey, please. Please will get you a lot of things, and also not into a physical altercation, how about that. Coming up, the High School Student who just got into eight eight top universities. But wait, theres more. Shes only 14 years old. What she just did thats so remarkable. Shes a smart girl st test thats why febreze created small spaces. Press firmly and watch it get to work. Unlike the leading cone, small spaces continuously eliminates odors in the air and on surfaces so they dont come back for 45 days. Now thats one flushin fresh bathroom. Im beautiful in my way im on the right track baby i was born this way you guys need to hear about this story. This morning were hearing about a remarkable young lady who is beautiful and remarkable in so many ways. And guess what, shes only 14 and shes been accepted into eight top universities. Barbara bingly of our sacramento station has her story. University of pacific, university of southern california, uc davis, California State University of sacramento, san jose State University, uc berkeley, and csu east bay. So thats eight. Reporter tiara abraham has been working for this her entire life. You raise me up so i can stand more than 17,000 transfer applications received this past fall, your hard work, leadership, and achievements stood out. Its going to be really hard choosing which ones best for me. Its also important that we choose the right vocal teacher. Reporter after lots of auditioning and prescreening for music programs all over the state, tiara says her hard work paid off. We visited campuses and were called back for the live audition. So its really hard work. Reporter this musical prodigy became a member of mensa, the high iq society, at the age of 4, graduated high school at 13, and now at 14 years old shell be transferring from American River college in the fall to pursue vocal performance. My ultimate goal is to perform for these opera companies. Its just something thats in me. Im just really passionate about it. Singing makes me feel happy. So, you know. Its my passion. Thank you good job. Thats how moms going to be applauding when she has her choices of universities. Shes going to be, look at that, my baby got into uc davis. Thank you to barbara at our sacramento station, thats pretty cool. Coming up, things to make you smile. Thats why i take osteo biflex, to keep me moving the way i was made to. It nourishes and strengthens my joints for the long term. Osteo biflex. Plus vitamin d for immune support. Osteo biflex. 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Notes of thanks to First Responders made with balloons, some written in the sky, and oh yeah, a celebrity sloth. This sloth is more famous than i am. Raking in virtual appearance fees for the phoenix zoo, who isnt making money these days from normal customers. So the zoo added fernando the twotoed sloth to the cameo app, where people pay for celebrity shoutouts. The zoo says fernando has already gotten 150 requests, so they upped his fee from 25 to 50. From a sloth in high demand to a note high in the sky. A fleet of vintage world war ii airplanes honored new york City Hospital workers, First Responders, and essential workers and all others affected by covid19 on tuesday by writing giant messages of thanks in the sky. We salute essential workers and other words as tall as the empire state building, spanning five to ten miles, visible from within a 15mile radius. On a smaller scale, 22yearold eddie lynn has been making thank you balloon art for essential workers in his community of edison, new jersey. Lynn, diagnosed with autism at age 3, is taking requests from family members of frontline workers, crafting everything from a post office truck to baby yoda. 2020 graduates finding creative ways to hold Graduation Ceremony. Trent racking up views for a video of him accepting an m. D. From ohio state while in his Florida Living room. Hes decked out in cap and gown, while family and friends cheer him on in the background. [ cheers and applause ] congrats, trent. Also worthy of some applause imagine all the nurses, aides and doctors too reporter the director of National Institutes of health paying homage in song to frontline workers. Got to beat the curve you nih director Francis Collins sharing that song on twitter to thank all those Public Servants on the front lines working to keep us healthy during this, which is Public Service recognition week, you guys. Oh my god, using their talents that we never knew about to do good, we love it. He hit those high notes. He really did. I want to hear fauci with that voice, that brooklyn, gravelly singing background . Thanks, will. This morni this morning on world news now, President Trump says its possible there will be more deaths as the country reopens. He sits down with abcs david muir to talk about reopening, about the economy, and what he would tell the americans who lost a loved one to the virus. Plus why he wasnt wearing a mask during a visit to a mask factory. And the new numbers of the states easing restrictions. Nearly 20 are still seeing new cases. Breaking overnight, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg is hospitalized with an infection. The latest on her condition and her plans for the day ahead. The latest reporting on the nations meat supply. Onefifth of all wendys locations are out of beef. More than 100 meatpacking plants closed, but one is reopening today. So how will they keep their workers safe . Its time to play ball. At least in south korea. Americas National Pastime without the fans and with a very safe opening pitch. Its wednesday, may 6th. Americas National Pastime, playing again in south korea, overseas. Hey, at least we can look to them to see what we can do. But i want to go back to wendys. The irony. Isnt wendys slogan, wheres the beef . Again, theyre asking the question as well. Where like, where is the beef . Where is it . We dont have any more. Yeah, i know. Definitely a big headline about this meat shortage, beef shortage there. Weve got some news when it comes to plants, those Meat Processing plants, reopening. We begin with the latest developments in the battle against this coronavirus. This morning, 38 states have now eased restrictions, but at least 19 of those states are seeing an increase in new coronavirus cases. President trump returned to the white house last night after a trip to arizona where he visited a factory producing n95 face masks and sat down for an exclusive interview with abc news as he prepares to disband the Coronavirus Task force. He acknowledged that reopening the country means more americans could die. This morning, President Trump opening up about his response to the coronavirus during an exclusive interview with abc news. The American People have to consider themselves now, and i am considering them, to be warriors. We are warriors. Reporter the president discussing when the virus first hit the u. S. , from the uncertainty to the difficult decision he faced. I think actually the decision to close the country was the biggest decision ive ever had to make, and ive said that very loud and clear. Im not looking to tell the American People when nobody really knows whats happening yet, oh, this is going to be so tragic. Reporter among those decisions, the call to shut down travel from china. When i did the ban theyre out there saying, they call me a racist because i did the ban. They called me xenophobic. If i didnt do that, dr. Fauci said this, we would have lost thousands and thousands, tens of thousands more lives. Reporter but critics say the president was late in stopping travel from europe. Looking forward, he says the decision states are making to reopen is a tough one. The president acknowledging there will be more deaths as restrictions are eased. The virus will pass. There will be more death, but the virus will pass. With or without a vaccine. And i think were doing very well on vaccines. But with or without a vaccine, its going to pass. And were going to be back to normal. But its been a rough process, theres no question about it. Reporter the president toured a mask factory in arizona tuesday. And while no tour members were required to wear a mask or follow social distancing guidelines, he made it clear the virus is still a threat. The Mission Accomplished is when its over. Reporter it comes as the white house reveals its in discussions to disband the Coronavirus Task force, shifting the focus from virus response to reopening the economy. The country is now in the next stage of the battle, a very safe phased and gradual reopening. Reporter preliminary data from Johns Hopkins warns the death toll in the u. S. Could rise to 3,000 People Per Day by next month if restrictions are lifted too quickly. The president is dismissing that data saying it doesnt account for the mitigations in place. And he says reopening the economy is inevitable. You wont be locked into an apartment or a house or whatever it is. But at the same time, were going to practice social distancing, were going to be washing hands, were going to be doing a lot of the things that weve learned to do over the last period of time. And we have to get our country back. People are dying the other way too. Reporter still the president says hes trying to do whats best for everyone. I want to just say to the people that have lost family and have lost loved and the people that have just suffered so badly and just made it, and just made it, that we love you, were with you, were working with you. Were supplying vast amounts of money like never before. We want that money to get to the people, and we want them to get better. But at the same time, i have to get this enemy defeated, and thats what were doing. The president also expressed optimism about the economy but said it will take time to recover. Well have more from that interview in our next half hour. New this morning, for the first time in decades the new york city subway system is shut down overnight. All of the trains and the 472 stations are being scrubbed between 1 00 a. M. And 5 00 a. M. Every morning for the foreseeable future. Texas has added barbershops along with hair, nail, and tanning salons to businesses that can reopen this friday. Governor greg abbott admitted the move could increase the number of coronavirus cases. No date has been set for bars to open their doors again. Plans to reopen illinois businesses may have suffered a setback after the state had its worst day of the pandemic. More than 2,000 new cases reported with 176 new deaths. The governor outlined a fivestep plan for reopening. Hair salons are in the next phase, but that wont happen if infection rates dont improve. Two states in the rockies will be the first to see its schools reopen. Willow Creek Public School in montana welcomes dozens of its students back to class tomorrow. All students will get temperature checks before they come inside the building. Idahos board of education has okayed plans for schools to reopen. One idaho school is already reopen, but classes are shorter and cafeteria lunches are canceled. Back up and running, one of the Meat Processing plants that closed because of virus outbreaks. Part of the jbs pork company will restart with safety guidelines for workers. That comes with evidence of meat shortages across the country. Matt gutman reports. Reporter with the cratering of American Meat production, shortages hitting some of the countrys biggest food sellers. First it was supermarkets and wholesalers. Now restaurant chains like wendys experiencing beef shortages. I went there for lunch to grab the kids some frosties. Theyre like, we dont have any beef today. Reporter on monday evening, nearly onefifth of Wendys Restaurants were reportedly sold out of beef products. In a statement, wendys acknowledging, some of our menu items may be in short supply from time to time at some restaurants in this current environment. An environment that has seen the virus overwhelm slaughterhouses. Counties in tennessee, nebraska, iowa, and south dakota have some of the nations highest cases per resident, and theyre also home to Meat Processing plants. Over 100 plants shuttered in at least 19 states. So far thousands of workers have tested covid positive. Meat production now down 35 year over year. Pork production plummeting 22 this week alone. Kroger, albertsons, costco, and hyvee rationing meat sales to avoid a run on products. Were going to see increased meat prices, were already seeing it right now. That is a signal to food consumers we need to cut back and try something else. Reporter how much are we likely to see meat prices rise . Wholesale beef prices are up 60 . That is going to be rolled down to consumers over the coming weeks. But there are some products out there, the really popular ones, like ground beef, which could see a rise higher than 60 . Matt gutman, abc news, los angeles. All right, matt, thank you. Starbucks is reopening most of its shops, but customers will see changes. The Company Plans to open 85 of its locations by the end of the week. But there will be a greater emphasis on mobile orders, cashless payments, and nocontact pickups to promote social distancing. Baseball season is under way in south korea, but no fans are there to see it. Instead posters posing as fans filled the seats for yesterdays opening game of the kbo league. U. S. Fans will be able to catch the games on espn. They may not see anything more bizarre than this, a 9yearold inside a big baseball bubble. He walked himself from the Pitchers Mound to home plate to create a socially distant first pitch. I could hear the umpire right now, safe definitely safe. Safe, no infections, covid19 negative. Figuratively, literally. Not the first time baseball fans have been posing. I know, thats me at a baseball game. Like, touchdown touchdown at the baseball game. Youre just there for the gram. When is halftime . Sports may or may not be my thing. In every market ive gone to, i definitely have a lot of fun going to the big sports games or whatever. In philadelphia i go to the phillies games. Already in my shirt. I literally just started working there a week before and im like, oh, opening day that points to a great point where like philly, i worked in cleveland. Rust belt cities are very diehard sports fans. Yeah. So its contagious. Even though i dont know anything about sports i was like, go browns go indians im still saying im a Philadelphia Eagles fan after i worked there. Okay. Im going to stick with the eagles, that team is amazing. They went to the super bowl. They went to the super bowl. Im not one of those on the bandwagon. Im now an eagles fan. After all the markets ive worked in. Can someone save this tape for me . Thank you. Its going to be in the library. Coming up, new human trials in the race for a vaccine. First, the u. S. Senate reconvenes for the first time in the age of social distancing. The new measures put in place for the senators health and safety. And Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg hospitalized in baltimore. What were learning this morning. What were learning this morning. You have the support of a, probiotic and the gastroenterologists who developed it. Align helps to soothe your occasional digestive upsets twentyfour seven. So where you go, the pro goes. Go with align. The pros in digestive health. And if stress worsens your digestive issues, try new align digestive destress. It combines aligns probiotic with ashwagandha to help soothe occasional digestive upsets, plus stress that can make them worse. And try align gummies with probiotics to help support digestive health. Heres a look at the first heres a look at the first Senate Confirmation hearing in the age of social distancing. Texas congressman john ratcliffe, President Trumps nominee for the director of national intelligence, faced questions in a sparse chamber. Seats were spaced six feet apart. No more than two dozen people were in the room at a time. The public has been barred from the capitol. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is in a baltimore hospital. The 87yearold is being treated for an infection caused by a gallstone. Shes said to be resting comfortably and plans to take part in the courts session today by phone. Ginsburg is expected to be released from Johns Hopkins hospital in the next day or so. The former head of the federal agency overseeing the production of a Coronavirus Vaccine has filed a formal whistleblower complaint. Dr. Rick bright claims he was removed last month amid a dispute over an unproven virus treatment that was being pushed by President Trump. His complaint also alleges cronyism in which he says he was pressured to steer millions of dollars in contracts to companies with political connections to the trump administration. A michigan man has been arrested for allegedly doing the opposite of social distancing. Told by a store clerk he had to wear a mask, Surveillance Video shows seems to show him wiping his nose on the clerks shirt. The 68yearold man is due in court this morning. Throw him under the jail. No, i uh the level of thats nasty. Disrespect, im just appalled even watching this video. The fact that he touched her, the fact that he invaded her space, the fact that he did something so grotesque. I cannot believe it. And im so glad that he is being held accountable for his actions, that they were able to find him. Because not only did he put her safety in jeopardy, but he also violated her. Youre right. Goodness gracious. Well said, and im going to leave it there. Coming up next half hour, the special honor for a kansas farmer after his gesture of kindness. That farmer sending the governor of new york a hard to find n95 mask. Now what his governor just gave him. First the new study suggesting how much more contagious the coronavirus is among children. Our medical expert weighs in. Messes with sprays. Inh try clean freak it has three times the cleaning power of the leading spray to dissolve kitchen grease on contact. And its great for bathrooms just keep pumping the power nozzle to release a continuous burst of mist and make quick work of big jobs. It even works on stainless steel. It cuts through 100 of dirt, grease and grime. Available with easytoswap refills. To get three times the cleaning power, try clean freak from mr. Clean. I often get asked what should i do if i think i might have corona virus . People who are sick should stay home. You dont go to an emergency room. You dont go to a clinic. You get on the phone and you ask for advice and instructions from your physician. We dont want you to go into the e. R. Or the Doctors Office without talking to them first, because you might spread corona virus to someone else. Please visit coronavirus. Gov for more information. Pittsburgh International Airport is blazing a new trail in the fight against the coronavirus. It will be the first airport in the country to deploy robots to clean the floors and kill germs with ultraviolet light. Newly released studies are prompting fresh questions about how much more children may be spreading the coronavirus than adults. Earlier i spoke with dr. Alok patel. Thank you for joining us this morning. I want to talk about the fact that as different localities contemplate when to reopen schools, new Research Shows just how easily children can transmit the coronavirus. What are we learning about that and will this continue the chain of transmission . Children seem to be the mystery link in how the virus can spread without large symptoms. Two studies are being referenced right now. One of them is coming out of china looking at several populations. They found that even though children are onethird as susceptible to getting covid19, when theyre introduced to schools, theyre coming in contact three times as much. So without schools even being open, we still see a lot of transmission. That study is basically warning us about increased transmission once kids are in contact with one another. Another early study out of germany was basically showing that children, even with no symptoms but testing positive, still had a really high viral load. Meaning theyre carrying a lot of the virus in their test. They still potentially can be just as infective or contagious as adults are. A top medical group has released a new statement about schools reopening. What do parents need to know . What parents need to know is that opening schools is going to be a priority. The American Academy of pediatrics outlined kind of a strategy for Different School districts to think about when reopening. And were likely going to see large changes. Youve got two big variables. Number one, schools have to Pay Attention to the physical distancing and ways to keep crowds at hand. On top of that schools are going to have to also implement things like masks, potentially. Cleaning down shared surfaces. Passing out hand hygiene. Ive heard ideas about staggering classes, shortening periods. Ive heard an idea about keeping kids in one class and having the teachers rotate. You have to add that to the fact that when kids get into school, especially young kids, they are going to fester so many germs by touching each other and hanging out together. All in all this is going to vary based on school district, resources, geographical spread. We all know it has to happen because schools are a very important place, not only for education, but also for disability services, intervention for social services, nutrition, athletics, and so much more. Its going to be a process and likely a phased one. In the race to find a vaccine there is some promising news regarding pfizer. The drug company has started Human Vaccine trials. How much progress is being made here, and is the timeline moving up at all . I think the progress and the scientific questions and communication is a good thing. Now i alongside a lot of other experts ive talked to are skeptical about the timeline of people saying were going to see a vaccine by september or late 2020. It may be longer. You need to make sure it works, we can manufacture it, and its safe. If all that goes according to plan, we may see a vaccine in record timing, which would obviously be a great thing. Weve talked about and are hearing about different strains of the virus, particularly when it pertains to the coastal regions. Do we know whether any strains are more dangerous than others . We dont yet. Now this Morning Headlines were bursting at the seams of mutated coronavirus is more contagious or more lethal. What the early studies show, which has not been peer reviewed, it just showed that one strain was more dominant. There is a theory that strain could have been more contagious, but other scientists are skeptical and saying its possible that strain just happened to get there first, something called the founder effect, or it was dominant just because it got strong in a certain community. Much great information. We thank him as always. A mountain biker and the beer fairy. The mix is next. Ways. A mountain biker and the beer fairy. The mix is next. And looking to buy Life Insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three ps. What are the three ps . 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He didnt get a bullseye, so whatever. He ends up making a basketball shot too. Then his poor girlfriend, wife, whatever she is, she must trust him. Also this is cool. We know there are a lot of Guardian Angels when it comes to this pandemic. People are on lockdown. In ohio, this woman says she was blessed by the beer fairy. Thats right. Someone putting a bag of goodies right there on the doorstep, waving. They also have other things in there, snacks. She was more focused on the beer. A note says, this is from the beer fairy, enjoy. So asking for a friend, how do you get the beer fairy to visit . Do you put something under your pillow . Do you leave a note . If you lose your tooth and the tooth fairy comes, what do you have to lose for beer . Your dignity . No, just kidding. Oh, we think too much alike, all right. From beer to cereal. Everyone wants to cash in on certain trends. Baby yoda was huge after that thing came out, the star wars edition, i forgot the mandalorian, yes. General mills decided to make a cereal, baby yoda. They say it tastes like sweetened corn puffs with marshmallows. Remember those cornball puffs they had . Oh, yeah. Those were so good. If they taste like that, hey baby yoda. That cereal is so cute, hope its tasty. We have an inspirational story of a young man in baltimore who graduated from med school from ohio State University college of medicine. His family said, were going to throw you a graduation. We first showed this on america this morning. We had to give it love on world news now. Trent johnson jr. Right there, his family throwing him a Graduation Ceremony in his living room. They are so happy. Hes going to do his residency at Johns Hopkins. He also tweeted at us saying he hopes this inspires others. And we say congratulations, mr. Trent johnson jr. Right there. People at higher risk, must take extra precautions. You are at higher risk if you are over 65, or if you have any serious underlying medical conditions, like heart disease, chronic lung disease, diabetes, or if your immune system is compromised for any reason. If youre at higher risk, wash your hands frequently with soap and water for twenty seconds. Avoid touching your face. Disinfect frequently touched objects. And wash up after being in public spaces. And when it comes to social situations. Less is better. Stay six feet or two arm lengths away from other people. Better still, stay home if you can. If youre sick, please stay home and away from others. And if you think youve been exposed to the virus, call your Health Care Provider before going to their office. In challenging times, the choices you make are critical. Please visit coronavirus. Gov for more information. This morning on world news now, one on one with President Trump. He talks about the mounting death toll as the nation reopens. Plus his message of hope about the economy and why the white house Coronavirus Task force may soon disband. Nine more states plan to start reopening by the end of the week including texas. Plus a school that has already reopened. Is this what all u. S. Schools will be like . Also this morning the growing outrage in georgia. Disturbing new video showing a young man gunned down while out for a jog. The protests. The delays in the case, why no charges or arrests, and the latest on the investigation. Former president barack obama and First Lady Michelle Obama set to hit the College Commencement circuit in a very big way. The series of virtual addresses theyre set to give the class of 2020 and where we can all see them ahead in the skinny. Its wednesday, may 6th. To the class of 2020, congratulations. Thats the best you can do . Thats my best obama right there. Lord. Well, from obama, kobama, kenneth obama, to oprah. The class of 2020, granted they are in difficult circumstances right now, but they are getting some bigname Commencement Speakers that we didnt. That is right, and a lot of people will be tuned in. Silver lining. For all of those commencement addresses coming up. We must get to the latest pandemic developments at this hour. 1. 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases in the u. S. And 71,000 americans have died. President trump plans to wind down the Coronavirus Task force by next month and replace it with, quote, something in a different form focused on safety and reopening. The president did not wear a mask as he toured a mask manufacturing plant in arizona. There were signs saying masks are required, but the white house said the president and his aides were told they did not have to wear them. The president sat down for an exclusive interview with abcs david muir, social distancing with their chairs 11 feet apart. He acknowledged more americans may die as the country reopens for business, and he delivered a message to those who lost loved ones to the virus. Do you believe thats the reality were facing that lives will be lost to reopen the country . Its possible there will be some, because you wont be locked into an apartment or a house or whatever it is. But at the same time, were going to practice social distancing, were going to be washing hands, were going to be doing a lot of the things that weve learned to do over the last period of time. And we have to get our country back. You know, people are dying the other way too. When you look at whats happened with drugs, it goes up. When you look at suicides. Take a look at whats going on. People are losing their jobs. We have to bring it back. And thats what were doing. Let me ask you about the tremendous hurt in this country. There have been forecasts 15 , 16 , 17 . One of your advisers projected an Unemployment Rate of 19 . Thats nearly 1 in 5 americans without a job. How bad is this going to get . Well, that is what it is. And you know, its very interesting. Even the democrats arent blaming me for that. We had to close it up, and we saved millions of lives, and we did the right thing. Now were getting back to work. The Third Quarter i think is going to be i call it a transition quarter. A lot of people you see it. I tell you what, i got on the plane today, there was such spirit. People are starting to feel we land in arizona, i leave from d. C. , i get calls from everybody all over the country. I just spoke to the governor of florida. Florida is really active. I think a lot of people share that hope, mr. President , but the reality for so many of the families that weve reported on is they cant afford to wait for the next quarter. Theyre just trying to get through next week or the next dinner they put on the table. Right. Well, weve done a lot for that. Weve done our small business, as you know. Our ppp, paycheck, if you want to call it that, where Small Businesses are given billions of dollars so that they can take care of their employees. Weve done a lot of other look, weve done 2 trillion, and its actually close to 3 if you really add it up, 2 trillion has been approved. And well probably do more. Weve lost more people now than we lost in the vietnam war. What do you want to say to these families tonight . I want to say i love you. I want to say that were doing everything we can. I also want to say that were trying to protect people over 60 years old. Were trying so hard. I want to just say to the people that have lost family and the people that lost loved and the people who have suffered so badly and just made it, we love you, were with you, were working with you, were supplying vast amounts of money like never before. We want that money to get to people and we want them to get better, no matter how well those people can never, ever replace somebody they love. But were going to have something that theyre going to be very proud of. And to the people that have lost someone, there is nobody i dont sleep at nights thinking about it theres nobody thats taking it harder than me. But at the same time i have to get this enemy defeated, and thats what were doing, david, thats what were doing. Our thanks to david. The president also expressed optimism that the virus will pass with or without a vaccine, despite what the medical experts have said. Overnight a first in new york city. The city subways are shutting down for intense cleaning. The overnight closures will continue as long as officials feel theyre necessary. While new york subways are empty right now, atlantas midtown area was filled with people celebrating cinco de mayo. Some say its too little social distancing too soon. Here is abcs megan tevrizian. Reporter this morning texas becoming the latest state to announce new plans to reopen. Im kind of excited, always waiting for it to open up, super bored at home. Reporter the governor saying barbershops and hair and nail salons can reopen friday, encouraging businesses to use an appointmentonly system, asking employees and customers to wear face masks. These eased restrictions come one week after restaurants reopened at a 25 capacity. Its very difficult for me to run business because i have to shut down all the restaurants. And i dont know why, what is this, whats going on . You see the people on the street, nobody wearing the masks. Reporter now frustration is growing among Business Owners in other states and regions that havent lifted those restrictions yet. South florida barber Daniel Liriano says he cant stay home anymore. Hes choosing to see clients while breaking the law. Basically were just starving. We have to pay our bills. I have kids. I have a family. Reporter in idaho, a private high school has reopened for inperson classes. But the new school day is anything but typical. With shortened class times, modified passing periods, and assemblies and cafeteria lunches canceled. 30 of the students didnt show up on the first day back. Because were small, because we are a private school, we were able to make those decisions on whats best for our families right here, instead of something that blankets the whole state of idaho. Reporter this morning 38 states have now eased restrictions, but at least 19 of those states are seeing an upward trajectory in new cases of coronavirus. In colorado, one father passed away days after being sent home from the hospital. I cant put the blame on the hospitals, i cant put the blame on the doctor, but i can just make people aware of, its not okay for hospitals to turn people away. Reporter and this nurse in california has a warning for people not taking the virus seriously. She says the virus claimed the life of her seemingly healthy fatherinlaw. You may feel like your rights are being violated or taken away, but at the end of the day you have a family to go home to. We dont. We lost our father. Reporter and heres some crucial information. While the new York Metro Area has seen a drop in coronavirus infections, the u. S. Infection rate outside new york is still on the rise. Kenneth, mona . Megan, thank you. Shanghai disneyland plans to reopen next monday, and that may show the way for disneys other theme parks. Visitors and staff will be required to wear masks. Characters will not but they wont be close to visitors. The park will be limited to 30 of capacity. Disney is the Parent Company of abc news. The retired kansas farmer who made news when he sent a gift to new yorks governor is being rewarded for his kindness. Denise runky sent one of his remaining n95 masks to the governor asking that it be given to a nurse or doctor in new york. Yesterday the governor awarded him a degree from agriculture. He left the school two credits short 49 years ago to take care of his family. Just incredible there. Just karma right there. Just coming right back to him, and him getting something he deserved. Just two credits short . Just two credits short. Its great to see when people do something just out of the kindness of their heart, they dont want anything in return, but they get something even better twofold. Love that. Coming up, new protests and outrage after the shooting of an unarmed black man in georgia. First, a high rise engulfed in flames. Later in the skinny, adele debuts a whole new look. Hello from the other side. Youre watching world news now. Now. A lot of folks ask me why their dishwasher doesnt get everything clean. I tell them, it may be your detergent. Thats why more dishwasher brands recommend cascade platinum. With the soaking, scrubbing and rinsing built right in. For sparklingclean dishes, the first time. Cascade platinum. About the Colonial Penn program. 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A latenight fire engulfed a 48story highrise in the united arab emirates. The blaze spread quickly up the tower because of the aluminum siding, some of which fell onto the street below. Only minor injuries are reported. New video from georgia shows an unarmed black man shot and killed after a confrontation with two white men. The video seems to contradict what the two men told investigators. We should warn you the video is graphic. This morning, outrage after new video shows an unarmed black man shot and killed in brunswick, georgia. These are the final moments of 25yearold Ahmaud Arberys life on a street jogging. A truck is parked ahead of him with one man in the pickup bed, another standing next to the open drivers side door. Arbery is confronted by two men, Gregory Mcmichael and his son travis. In the span of seven seconds theres a struggle between arbery and travis mcmichael. Gunshots go off and arbery collapses. The Third District attorney on the case, after the first two prosecutors had to recuse themselves, says after a full review of the evidence the shooting should now be presented to a grand jury. They inserted themselves in his path with using wielding weapons. He had no other choice but to clash with them, and he was killed. Reporter the father, Gregory Mcmichael, is an excop and former investigator with the d. A. s office. He and his son have not been charged. He thought arbery was a burglary suspect and ordered him to stop, claiming his son got out of the truck, then arbery began to violently attack him. A lawyer for arberys family says the mcmichaels are using a citizens arrest statute to justify the shooting. My client was told me was involved in the burglary, and the homeowner thought he was burglarizing used deadly force in order to stop him. Obviously thats not what happened here. Reporter arberys mother is demanding justice. Think about how they come out, these two men, to actually kill my son. And not be arrested. I mean, thats what i just cant seem to understand. Georgias governor is promising a thorough investigation, and the states attorney general said overnight hes deeply concerned and expects justice to be carried out as swiftly as possible. Mona, as we talk about swift justice, people there in georgia say this has been anything but swift. There were protests that happened overnight back in that neighborhood where mr. Arbery was shot and killed. Its important to point out, cases such as this, theres a greater systemic matter at hand here. Cases such as this highlight the issues surrounding, for example, a citizens arrest law that was at play here. Also the stand your ground law. The fact that mcmichael only had to think that this man, ahmaud, resembled a burglary suspect in order to detain him that already led to a conversation of his rights being violated, instead it led to his death, now sparking a conversation about these laws that are on the books. Keep in mind a grand jury wont even happen for more than at least another month, since georgia courts have pretty much been closed because of the coronavirus. The video, its sickening, its disturbing, its real. The video most likely sparked this into overdrive after things had been delayed so much. As a human being, you should be disturbed. And im going to say this. Im going to say, yes, im a black man. Cant change that, dont want to. But as a human being, when you see video like that, you know for a fact that a person should be able to jog, unarmed, and survive. Another thing it points out too is the fact that the video came out, now were having this conversation two months later. The video does not come out, do these conversations change . They shift . All questions that need to be answered. Definitely. When we come back, the obamas hitting the virtual College Commencement tour. And what exactly did elon musk just name his newborn son . The skinny is next. Skinny just gimme the skinny time now for the skinny starting with a very special honor for the class of 2020. Former president barack obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama will reportedly both deliver virtual commencement addresses across multiple platforms. Starting on may 16th the former president will appear with High School Students on a primetime special. Graduating together airing on all Major Networks and online. That same day will also appear on the livestream show me your walk hcbu edition. Theyre going to get hype on that one. I want to show somebody my hcbu walk right now. Walking out, walking out. On june 6th, both he and mrs. Obama will deliver virtual speeches on youtube. So im obviously not in school, but what we going to graduate from . Im going to get an Honorary Degree from howard right there. Next to the big news from tesla and spacex founder elon musk thats frankly out of this world. Musk has just welcomed a newborn baby boy, his sixth child, along with girlfriend grimes. Hes their first baby. He tweeted out this Photo Holding the baby but the babys name, look at your screen below there. Were not sure how to pronounce it. Go ahead, try it, mona, what do you think it is . I dont speak french. Grimes explained the eccentric name in scientific and historical terms. We still dont understand it but the best guess is x ash a minus 12 . I dont think the governments going to let them do it. You dont think . I dont think so. Prince harry and duchess meghan are reportedly planning a lowkey celebration for baby archies 1st birthday today. The couple is expected to release a new photo to show the world how much hes grown. Can you believe its already been a year . I cannot. I swear celebrity babies grow up faster. And richer. That too. And hello from the other side of 32. Adele was celebrating her birthday on instagram. Its been quite the year for the grammy winner who recently split from her husband and made news for hinting at a new album. This morning shes debuting her new look. Adele shared this brandnew photo sporting long hair and a sleek physique saying, thank you for the birthday love, i hope youre all staying safe and sane during this crazy time. Next to the met gala that wasnt. Katy perry usually shines on the red carpet, including in that now iconic chandelier headdress. Shes sharing what would have been her 2020 dress, she would have channeled 90s madonna with a builtin baby bump. Because shes pregnant, yall. The dog ate her homework on live tv. Yeah, that actually happened to our own lara spencer during her live report on gma. Her sweet pet pup chewing up her pop news script right on camera. I dont think george and robin accepted that ate my homework. D that ate my homework. Make it tough to take care of yourself, thats why you can rely on natures bounty. To give you the support you need. To stay motivated keep active and sleep well. Add a little more health to your day. With natures bounty. Add a little more health to your day. All strength we aint stoppin believe me go straight till the morning look like we wont wait were taking everything we wanted we can do it all strength, no sweat stop whoa yes wait a minute mr. Postman wait wait mr. Postman a certain most postman in south dakota had way more than just one letter in his bag for her. This morning shes learning a valuable lesson in how just one gesture of thanks can pay serious dividends. Will ganss here with more. Here with the dance moves too. Thats right. Good morning, you guys. I spoke with Emerson Webber and her dad hugh about how one letter to the mailman has captured the hearts of hundreds of thousands of people. I would guess conservatively weve had a couple thousand people ask for the address. Reporter this morning the internet giving one small act of kindness the overnight firstclass treatment. Emerson webber, an 11yearold with an affinity for writing letters, telling her pen pals about her younger brother finn, her love for taylor swift, and decking out her envelopes with magic marker. I just think it shows a much more personal side of things. Reporter and always including a joke or two in her notes. What did the baby cheese dress up like for halloween . As a little muenster. Reporter after sending so many letters to everyone else, em writing a note to the guy who takes such good care of them every day, her mailman. Well, i wanted to thank you for taking my letters and delivering them, youre very important to me. I make people happy with my letters, but you do too. Theres something about expressing gratitude that is so rewarding. Reporter doug sharing that letter with his boss, who shared it with her bosses at the u. S. Postal service. Now emerson is receiving dozens of grateful letters from u. S. Postal workers. Dad saying its more about those letters and those envelopes. Its a small thing but its not just about emerson, its about all of our ability to have positive ripples. So we shared it and had no idea whatsoever what would come of these last couple days. Reporter stamps, envelopes, notes, and thousands of requests for the webbers address. As for em if anybody was to write you a letter, who would you want it to be from . Taylor swift. Same. Reporter but for now, em and her dad and the rest of us will continue to celebrate these everyday heroes. We need to be together, we need to be connected, we need to be loved. It all came in the form of a letter to a mail carrier. Emerson hopes to be the president of the u. S. One day. She has my vote. Shes well on her way to replying to each of those usps workers who have sent her a letter. She hopes people are inspired by the connection shes made. I am dying. She said, i hope taylor swift writes me a letter, you said same. I know you laugh, youre serious. Very serious. Right now on america this morning, President Trump oneonone. The abc news exclusive. I dont sleep at nights thinking about it. What hes saying about the path forward for the u. S. Economy and the hardest decision hes made so far. Also this morning, the new wave of states beginning to reopen despite new coronavirus cases trending higher and the new accusation from a top government scientist. Were his early warnings ignored. Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized. The Health Emergency that landed her in the hospital this morning. Plus, the dramatic video. A highrise going up in flame. 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