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Yet amidst good news, a harsh reality. Death toll still climbing. Bad news isnt just bad, bad news is actually terrible. Overnight, new guidelines revealed to get workers back on the job. Is that a risky move . Well ask dr. Anthony fauci about that. And this provocative suggestion. I dont think we ever should ever shake hands ever again, to be honest with you. Burnout, senator Bernie Sanders ends his run for the white house. If i believe we had a feasible path to the nomination i would certainly continue the campaign, but its just not there. The question now, will his supporters show up for joe biden in november . All that, plus dangerous storms, overnight tornadoes rip across the south, tens of millions at risk for more Severe Weather today. Al has the forecast. Linda tripp, the woman who played a key role in the impeachment of president clinton, loses her battle with cancer. And out of this world. And liftoff. A nasa astronaut and two russian cosmonauts begin their mission to the International Space station, the extra steps they took to stay safe and healthy for the launch. Today, thursday, april 9th, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hey, everybody, welcome to today. It is 7 00 a. M. On the west coast. Were so happy youre joining us on this thursday morning. Hello, miss guthrie. Hello. Well, when youre broadcasting a morning show from your basement its a work in progress. I have a new background. Ive gone from drab to fab. What do you think . We have a lot to cover. Were going to talk with dr. Fauci. And well talk about that comment, should shaking hands become a thing of the past. Well ask him about it just ahead. But first well get you caught up on the very latest. There is positive news on the outbreak, but the number of cases in the United States has risen above 431,000. The death toll, nearly 15,000. Air travel hit a record low. Fewer than 100,000 were screened tuesday. Thats a 95 drop from a year ago. And the smallest number in nearly 70 years. We start with tom costello and the new unemployment numbers. Reporter good morning to you. Economists warned us numbers would paint a bad picture how the economy is doing and thats exactly what we got. Very troubling. 6. 6 million americans filed for Unemployment Benefits last week. Thats worse than expected. And it brings to more than 16 million, close to 17 million the total number of unemployment claims over the last three weeks. Those numbers are record breaking and heartbreaking, each one of those represents somebody that lost his or her job. Unemployment offices overwhelmed with people seeking help, many unable to file. True number is likely higher. Congress has approved Unemployment Benefits for 39 weeks with an additional 600 per week, but the checks have been slow to roll out. Meanwhile, President Trump is asking congress for more money for the new Paycheck Protection Program which provides loans to Small Businesses if they agree to keep employees on staff. Im asking congress to passe digsal funding for the programming, this week, as soon as possible. I think we have pretty good understanding with the democrats, hopefully it will be bipartisan. Reporter also, this morning the Federal Reserve is taking unprecedented action, pumping 2. 3 trillion into the economy. Among its actions, loans for companies up to 10,000 employees, and backing up city and state finances nationwide with a massive lending program. You may recall, states are the ones that paid the Unemployment Benefits. One recent poll found nearly a third of renters were unable to make their apartment or house rent payment for the first week of this month. Guys, back to you. Tom costello, thank you. Savannah, over to you. Yeah, hoda, theres some positive news in fight against the outbreak. In a moment, we talk to dr. Anthony fauci that social distancing is working and having an effect. Theres new guidelines to get some workers back to work. Gabe gutierrez has the details. Hi, savannah, good morning. The world is beginning to see signs that drastic changes in Human Behavior are slowing the spread of covid19. But it has been a simply awful week here in new york where the virus is taking hundreds of lives. Every day. This morning new signs from the White House Coronavirus task force that social distancing, in an effort to flatten the curve, is working. Data is telling us that mitigation is working. Keep your foot on the accelerator. Thats whats going to get us through this. Reporter the National Death toll may not climb nearly as high as once projected. Thats what will change the mortality going forward. Reporter the news comes as the cdc releases new guidelines. For essential workers previously banned going to work if exposed to someone with the virus. For individuals that have been within six feet of a confirmed case, or a suspected case, and so that they can, under certain circumstances, they can go back to work. If theyre asymptomatic. Even in the nations epicenter theres encouraging news, hospitalizations, icu admissions and leveling off in new york. We are flattening the curve because we are rigorous about social distancing. Reporter but the news is not all good. The state of new york has more confirmed coronavirus cases than any country in the world. More than 150,000. 779 deaths in just 24 hours. Psychologically i just see the virus everywhere. Its changed my life, probably forever. Reporter essential workers have been devastated. Just a week after images like this frustrated many, subway cars packed due to reduced service, at least 41 transit workers have died and more than 1,500 have tested positive. And there are new hot spots, including philadelphia, washington, d. C. , detroit, chicago and new orleans, where the Convention Center retro fitted with a thousand hospital beds is now taking its first patients. Still, amid the heartbreak, triumph. Nurses and First Responders erupting in cheers as this doctor was released from the hospital in new jersey after spending a month battling covid19. We will get through this. We will fight. We will wake up tomorrow morning again. Reporter here in new york and across the country there are fears that warmer weather might lure more people outside but Public Health officials cannot say it enough, now is not the time to stop social distancing. Savannah . All right, gabe, thank you very much. And joining us now is dr. Anthony fauci, the face of the u. S. Response to the virus. Hes a long time director of the National Institute of allergy and infectious diseases. Dr. Fauci, good morning, good to see you again, sir. Good to be with you. Over the weekend on one of the sunday shows you were very direct, you said we are still struggling to get this virus under control. Is that still the case this morning . Yes, it is, i would say because, as you can see, the deaths, the number of deaths and the cases that were seeing right now are really validating what we said, that this is going to be a very bad week on the one hand. But on the other hand as you can see there are some glimmers of hope, particularly when you look at the situation in new york where the number of hospitalizations, requirements for intensive care over the last few days have stabilized and starting to come down so even though were seeing that increase in deaths, as weve seen unfortunately, like yesterday, was the worst day for deaths that weve seen thus far. But what feeds that is the number of new cases. And i believe, and many do, that the mitigation, the physical separation that weve initiated, is starting to have a real effect now. So we are hoping, with cautious optimism, that at the same time were in for a bad week, were going to start to see a turnaround. So we need to just hope that that happens. I think it will. Yeah. Is that the flattening of the curve that everybodys so famously talking about in new york, are we seeing the flattening of the curve in this first initial hot spot . You know, i dont want to jump the gun on that, savannah, but i think that is the case. You want to see a steady, several day program and profile like that. I think thats whats going on. Im always very cautious about jumping the gun and saying, well, we have turned the corner. But i think we are really looking at the beginning of that, which would really be very encouraging. We need that right now. The initial projections, which took a lot of peoples breath away, was potentially 100 to 240,000 deaths in this country. Now we have data, not just models, but actual data to plug in and assess. Do you think the number of fatalities in this country will be significantly lower than the 100,000 to 240,000 first projected . I do. And i believe that the mitigation, i think the American Public have done a really terrific job of just buckling down and doing those physical separation and adhering to those guidelines. As ive told you on the show, models are really only as good as the assumptions that you put into the model. But when you start to see real data you can modify that model and the real data are telling us that it is highly likely that were having a definite positive effect by this mitigation things separation. So i believe we are going to see a down turn in that, and it looks more like the 60,000 than the 100,000 to 200,000. But having said that we better be careful that we dont say, okay, were doing so well we could pull back. We still have to put our foot on the accelerator when it comes to the mitigation and the physical separation. You weighed in on a theory thats been floating around that perhaps the number of fatalities related to covid19 is being inflated because people are actually dying of other things. Whats your read on that theory . You know, savannah, there is absolutely no evidence that thats the case at all. You know, i think it falls under the category of something thats very unfortunate, these conspiracy theories that we hear about. Every time we have a crisis of any sort theres always this popping up of conspiracy theories. I think the deaths that were seeing are coronavirus deaths and the other deaths are not being counted as coronavirus deaths. On the flipside of that, do you think theres a potential that were undercounting coronavirus deaths . Because unfortunately weve seen in new york some people are dying at home, and there has been a persistent lack of testing. Thats a good point. I think theres more of a chance of missing some that are really coronavirus deaths that are not being counted but i dont think that number is significant enough to really substantially modify the trends that were seeing at all. Okay. Lets talk about an Antibody Test. So im not the doctor, you are. But as i understand it this would be a blood test that would tell people if theyve ever had coronavirus. Important because so many people are showing no symptoms at all, and may not even know that they have it. How close are we to having that blood test, that Antibody Test . Are you confident that well be able to test massively, in a widespread fashiwidespread fash people can return to society . Good questions, savannah. Yes, the Antibody Tests are developed. There are several out there. Some are validated to show that theyre consistent and others are in the process of being validated. We are told by the people, the companies that make them, that very soon, when they say soon, theyre talking days to weeks, that wed be able to have a large number of these tests available. And youre right, what they do, they dont tell you whether you are infected. They tell you whether you have been infected. And the answer to that is important because it not only tells you what the penetrance of infection has been in society. There may be people that were infected, asymptomatic and didnt know it. People will have an antibody sensitivity and yet did not get sick. Its likely, we need to prove it, that once youve been infected and you have an antibody profile you are very likely protected against subsequent challenge to the same virus. You may have a cohort of people who are actually protected who have more of a chance to have getting back to the normality of society. And they will be very important. Its very important to know that regarding Health Care Workers because they are the most vulnerable. And if theyre protected they can do their job much better. Do you envision some scenario in which you attempt to have every american take this Antibody Test and on that basis theyre permitted or not permitted to go back into society . You know, something approaching that, savannah. Im not so sure its every american. But i think when we get to the surveillance studies, really flooding the society with the availability of the test, i think something akin to what youre saying is possible. Lets end on a note. I heard you say in an interview, and youve said a couple times that we may never really return to the normal life that we once had before coronavirus but in particular you said youre not sure we should be shaking hands anymore at all. I like a fist bump as much as the next guy but are you really suggesting handshakes should be a thing of the past in our culture . You know, in a perfect world, when youre dealing with the potential for this terrible ordeal that were going through right now, knowing that hands and hands to face do it, that would be something that i think would hopefully be attainable. But i dont think it will be. I mean, i said that. I said that, you know, somewhat serious, and somewhat realizing that that likely will never happen. What i really wanted to tell people is that when youre talking about getting back to normal we know now that we can get hit by a catastrophic outbreak like this, the whole world can, weve been talking about this, you know, whats your nightmare that keeps you up at night, a new respiratory infection that is easily transmissible and that has the capability of high morbidity and mortality. Here we are. Thats what i meant by the world not getting back. We know in realtime it has happened and it can happen again. We really need to be prepared to respond in a much more vigorous way. Yeah, and i said that was my last question, but really, im always reminded of this, all anyone really wants to know from you, dr. Fauci, is when are things going to get back to normal . Do you think by summer . Well be able to be out and about again . You know, i hope that thats the case, savannah. But the virus and how it responds determines the timetable. We can do things to influence that, and i think were doing a good job. I hope, and im cautiously optimistic, that were going to start seeing that turnaround and that curve not only flattening but coming down. If that occurs, and we have in place the ability to respond appropriately and effectively, when the virus wants to start to come back, because its not going to disappear. Its not going to all of a sudden be eradicated which means that when we attempt to get back to normal we have to have in place the ability, when it starts to try and rear its ugly head, we can absolutely suppress it. By identification, isolation, contact tracing, the kinds of things weve been speaking about. Dr. Fauci, its always good to be with you. Thank you very much, appreciate it. Thanks for having me. 7 18, hoda, nice to have a few glimmers of hope here. Back to you. It was encouraging to hear him. All right, savannah, thank you. Thousands of Grocery Store shoppers in atlanta and new orleans got a surprise wednesday. When it was time to check out, shoppers found out all their groceries had been paid for. The person responsible for the remarkable act of kindness, actor, movie producer tyler perry. He picked up the tab for early morning, senior hours at Kroger Stores in atlanta, and wynn dixie in new orleans. And this comes after perry gave 21,000 in tips to workers in atlanta and tyler perry has known his share of hardship, has given back like you would expect him to do. In a big, big way. I love to hear that. Lets check the forecast. We have wet weather out west. Lets show you what was going on overnight. You have transform ergs blowing. This is harrisburg, arkansas. Lot of damage. Two reported injuries, hopefully thats about it. Meantime, lets move out west, take a look on the radar now. Youll see some pretty heavy rain and snow make its way through the sierra, heavy rain throughout los angeles, san diego, rounds of rain for southern california, urban flooding and mud slides possible. Were looking for storms. Tomorrow drifting south and east. San diego is under the gun for heavy rain. Looking at anywhere from two to three inches of rain from l. A. To san diego, mountain snows as well pushing on into the sierra. Were going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds, but first were going to look at the rest of the country. Record highs through florida. Look for mountain snows out social distancing doesnt have to make us socially distant, right . I mean, humans need other humans. Even if we cant stand closer than six feet, or touch each other. Theres still ways to. Touch each other. Like picking up food, or supplies, or, dropping them off. After all, cars were invented to bring us closer together. So, carmax is doing everything we can to keep you going. And thats the way it should be. Good thursday morning. I am meteorologist, kari hall. We have a cloudy start to the day as we take a live look outside in san jose. We are also going to have a slight chance of rain today with our temperatures that will reach in the upper 60s for the south bay. Some low 70s in the north bay where we could see a little more sunshine. As we go into this forecast we will see upper 60s for our inland areas, as well as tomorrow, still a slight rain chance and then it dries out and we will clear out and warm up in time for the weekend. Ladies all right, al, thank you. Coming up, new questions about your safety at Grocery Stores workers across the country are joining forces to demand better protection for themselves and their customers. Then kate snow takes a look at where things stand when it comes to testing for the coronavirus, how much progress has been made, and the uphill battle still ahead but first, this is today on nbc soft music [female vo] restaurants are facing a crisis. And theyre counting on your takeout and delivery orders to make it through. Grubhub. Together we can help save the restaurants we love. Still ahead still ahead well talk to Timothy Cardinal dolan, his advice to feel the essence of easter even when normal traditions are upended well speak to him coming up after your local news. Its not insulin. It starts acting from the first dose. And it lowers risk of heart attack, stroke, or death in people with known Heart Disease or multiple risk factors. Trulicity isnt for people with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. 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Marcus, we are starting out with clouds, but we are also seeing heavy rain across southern california. We are on the edge of that so we will still have a chance of rain as we go through today and the storm will move by. Our 7day forecast keeps a chance of rain in there with peeks of sunshine and temperatures reaching in the upper 60s, and then as we go into easter weekend we will see more sun, warmer temperatures and some of our inland areas will reach into the mid70s. For san francisco, we are going to dry out as we will also see our temperatures warming up. We are looking at mid60s as we go into the next several days, so we will overall have a drier trend in our forecast. Back to you, marcus. Thanks, kari. I will have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes. Remember, for all your news, nbcbayarea. Com. Everyone is working a little differently now. So we can still answer your calls. 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They were kept in School District quarantine for the past month and theyre on their way good for them. Theyre used to living in confined spaces. They can teach us a thing or tw lets say good morning to craig, 7 30 headlines on the about that as well. Lets say good morning to craig, 7 30 headlines on the coronavirus, even though there is positive news on the outbreak the number of cases in the United States has risen above 431,000. The death toll now, nearly 15,000. Broadway theaters will remain closed until at least june 7th, and probably longer. Some Industry Leaders say under the best Case Scenario they would reopen in early july. And costco is now offering priority access to Health Care Workers and First Responders like police officers, firefighters and paramedics. The workers just have to show their costco card and their proper work id and they can go to the front of the line to enter the warehouse, which is a great idea i hope a lot of folks follow suit. A series of platforms on the front lines, this morning there is growing anxiety among a Critical Group of workers in this country, more and more Grocery Store employees are rallying together to demand better protections sam brock is in miami with a look at whats being done about their pleas. Sam, good morning. Reporter hoda, good morning. At least five Grocery Store workers from chicago to maryland have now died from covid19. You key the sign behind me, you cannot get into a supermarket unless youre wearing a Face Covering but many of those on the front lines are pleading with companies to do more for them before its too late at a time when cities and states are on virtual lockdown, making sure people can get food and other groceries is essential but now increasingly risky. I didnt sign up to work in a Grocery Store to put myself in danger, like thats not what someone signs up, even a doctor or a nurse kind of signs up for taking on this heavier role, caring for the community. Reporter but thats the role these vital workers have been thrust into. Making, on average, 29,000 a year for men and 22,000 for women. Many, like mary ann leon are scared that not enough is being done to protect them. We do have gloves which, you know, are going as fast as theyre coming in. But we ran out of Hand Sanitizer pretty early on. Reporter protests popping up this week in boston. Demonstrating six feet apart the pleas for help coming after at least five grocery employees have died in recent weeks from the coronavirus. That includes leilanie jordan, a 27yearold in maryland. And another who worked at a chicago walmart. Im hoping that, of course, that no one else dies who is sick but i didnt think he was that sick. Evans family filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the chain. Managers failed to alert employees other workers were sick the two men hadnt been at the store in more than a week. Adding in part we took action to reenforce cleaning and sanitizing measures. Walmart is right now ramping up protective measures. At some stores youll find oneway aisles, a growing number of grocers restricting the number of people inside at one time and supplying employees with more ppe, when available, some cities are also becoming increasingly proactive, in l. A. And miami beach you cant enter a Grocery Store without a Face Covering supply chain workers are being impacted several meat and poultry plants temporarily suspending operations after employees became sick. Many Grocery Store workers hoping to avoid the same fate. Calling upon their employers to take more precautions. The hero rhetoric is something thats used to make people feel better, its empty, especially when theres feasible action that can be taken. They definitely need Hand Sanitizer. They definitely need those masks. We talked about, sam, some of the things that companies can do is there anything we can do as shoppers to help keep the employees safe reporter hoda, thats a great question in addition to keeping six feet between you and the next person in front of you and making sure you dont go inside if youre not sick which the signs tell you, concerns this morning about ppe, people leaving masks or gloves in shopping carts or in the parking lot. The employees at the end of the day have to pick those things up and the virus can live on those surfaces, hoda, for three days or longer. Sam brock, thank you. Coming up, the search for solutions. The impact and when we can return to normal that story after this. You may not see them, but your itchy eyes know theyre out there. Thousands of allergens in each cubic yard of air. No wonder you rub your eyes hundreds of times a day. But now, relief is just one drop away. Introducing pataday® full prescription strength pataday works right in your eyes. 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You can slow the growth of this and save lives. We are back with our nbc news wide series on the search for solutions. We are back with our n brks krrk news wide series on the search for solutions. Many experts say the key to stopping the spread of the coronavirus and getting the country out of lockdown and back to work is testing. Thats right, its been mentioned quite a bit at those daily briefings by the covid19 task force its been a persistent issue but what is the actual status of testing now in america we asked nbcs Senior National correspondent kate snow to look into that. What are you finding good morning to all of you. There are two kinds of tests were talking about. One is the test for symptomatic people that diagnoses coronavirus. The second is a test to look at whether someone has built up antibodies, has had coronavirus and now has antibodies against it neither of those two kinds of tests are widely available enough right now at the white House Wednesday more praise for testing. Were putting in very heavy testing systems. We have the best testing systems, were testing more than anybody. Reporter while diagnostic testing as ramped up in the last several weeks the u. S. Is testing a far smaller percentage of its people than countries with smaller populations, like south korea. Right now the test to detect the virus uses a long swab that goes up a patients nose or down the throat. You took half my brain. Reporter in hard hit places like new york some wait days for an appointment to be tested and days more for results. There simply arent enough tests in the world to meet demand. Everybody needs to do the exact same test at a very high volume this has never happened before weve never experienced a pandemic on this scale where we need to do this much testing and the manufacturers just didnt have enough product that would make. Reporter do they have it now . They are getting there. They have more and more each week reporter ucla can now test up to a thousand people a day who are symptomatic and have a doctors approval. But even in california where the crisis isnt as dire as other parts of the country garner had to call half a Dozen Companies to get the equipment he needed. To run this high number of tests in a day requires a lot of equipment. The first part of the equipment does extraction. It extracts the virus out of the sample if its there and the second part of the equipment does a test to look specifically to see if covid19 is in that sample. Reporter blood tests to see if someone has fought off covid19 and has aind antibodies against the disease. A blood test was developed by Stanford Medicine personnel. The hope is that will lead to a test for the general population. Gavin newsom praised the development as foundational and fundamental but its unclear how soon the tests will be widespread. We dont know the answer whether having the antibodies means youre protected against having the infection again or if you get the infection again, will you have symptoms or no symptoms could you then become infectious to other people . Reporter do you believe that we need to have a way to test people before everyone goes back to work . I actually think thats the only way people are going to be able to not only go back to work but sort of restart society. I think that its really this combination of everybody who has symptoms needs to be tested for acute disease. And then Everybody Needs to be tested by the blood test, by the Antibody Test to see who is actually immune. Reporter a word of caution about those Antibody Tests, you may have seen some advertised online in recent days. The fda is cautioning that some companies are falsely claiming that those antibody blood tests are approved or fda authorized and thats just not the case guys. All right, kate, its good to see you and of course this has really hit home for you. I know your husband has the virus. How is chris doing how are you doing, and the kids . Yeah, thanks, savannah, hes downstairs below me in the basement secluded, still sleeping this morning. Hes been improving each day were on day seven right now and i have to say, hes still pretty sick. This is a really tough thing and he has not been tested yet we have a threeday wait from now until he can even get a test, and then hell have to wait three or four days for results here in new york. All right, well, kate, we are thinking of you. Its incredible that you are still working and, you know, filing a great story like that when youre dealing with this at home so our double appreciation today. Thank you. Thank you, savannah, thanks for all the thoughts. Yeah. Well, we got a check in with al whos watching the weather this morning what do you got, al . I heard you said there might be a storm on the horizon well, there could be, but we want to give you a little good news, like spring getting here by when you look outside, depending on where you live you may be seeing some spring leaves, a lot earlier, than most people throughout the southeast into the Midatlantic States and the northeast, the leaves are out three to four weeks early so thats pretty good news. But were going to see a return to a little almost late winter temperature situation for minneapolis today to chicago, cleveland, to oklahoma city. Temperatures 25 to 35 degrees colder than usual. Friday were going to watch those temperatures continue to move east and plummet anywhere from 4 to 15 degrees below average from memphis, atlanta, on into boston and back into milwaukee. But into next week well start to see temperatures on the rebound. Cleveland by sunday 64, new york city 64. Nashville will see a high of 68 on Easter Sunday thats whats going on around the country. Heres whats happening in your good morning, i am meteorologist, kari hall. We are going to have another really nice day but we are starting out with clouds as we take live look outside in san francisco. We are going to see the clouds with us today because of a storm system just to our south. We will also have a slight chance of rain for areas south of san francisco. Our 7day forecast shows we will see a mix of sun and clouds today, a chance of showers, highs in the upper 60s and the inland areas will reach into the mid70s over the next few days. And that is your latest and that is your latest weather. 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Thank you doctors nurses good thursday morning. I am meteorologist, kari hall. Right now at 7 56, as we take a live look outside we are seeing a lot of clouds over the south bay and maybe light rain. Thats what we can expect as we go through the rest of today as we still track a storm system close to the bay area but having a big impact on the Central Coast and parts of southern california. Was we get some of the outer edges of the storm system coming in we will have a slight chance of rain today, other than that expect temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s go into the weekend as we get more sunshine. Easter weekend is looking beautiful. We will see the weather continuing into next week. With san franciscos highs in the low 60s, we will also see a warmup in the mid to upper 60s as we go into the weekend and early next week. Lets head over to mike now for a look at the commute. 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The daily do, carson cutting his own hair live, with a little help from his son jack. Looks pretty good, actually. How did it go well she you. Today, thursday april 9th, 2020. Good morning, guys, its thursday, a lot of you are starting your day, you just woke up, having your cup of coffee. Savannah is working from home, craig is in studio 1a and carson yet to be revealed, savannah. I cannot wait to see how that all shook out, seems like there was a lot of hair on the floor before that little experiment was over well check in with carson in a bit. Weve got some great, positive news a little bit later. Lets start with whats going on in the coronavirus situation craig, what do you got lets start with encouraging news on this thursday morning. There are new signs that social distancing in an effort to flatten the curve is working top Health Officials with the White House Coronavirus task force say the death toll in the u. S. May not climb nearly as high as once projected heres what dr. Anthony fauci told savannah a short time ago here on today. The American Public have done a terrific job of just buckling down and doing those physical separation and adhering to those guidelines as ive told you on the show, models are really only as good as the assumptions that you put into the model but when you start to see real data you can modify that model and the real data are telling us that it is highly likely that were having a definite positive effect. Perhaps some positive news there. Heres the second thing were guidelines for essential workers that were previously banned from going back to work if theyd been exposed to someone with the virus. Those individuals, under certain circumstances, will be able to go back to work if if they are asymptomatic heres the third thing were watching the Strategic National stockpile of protective equipment, like masks, face shields, gowns is nearly gone. The department of health and Human Services confirmed that about 90 of that protective gear for front line medical workers has been distributed one final note this morning, a Senior Administration official tells nbc news that President Trump is planning to unveil a second task force now, this task force will be focused on the administrations response to the economy. Savannah all right, craig. And there is another major story were following that massive field of democratic president ial contenders is now down to just one this morning, joe biden, the presumptive nominee after senator Bernie Sanders dropped out of the race. Nbcs White House Correspondent Kristen Welker is on that story this morning, kristen, morning. Hi, savannah. Good morning to you. It looks like the general election rates is now set, President Trump versus joe biden after a hard fought primary the former Vice President is now the apparent democratic nominee. Bernie sanders suspending his campaign and overnight urging democrats to come together. While this campaign is coming to an end our movement is not. Reporter senator Bernie Sanders bowing out of the 2020 president ial race. And i just want to take this opportunity to thank the many hundreds of thousands of grassroots activists its been an absolute joy and a privilege to represent those folks. Reporter sanders telling Stephen Colbert overnight its time for democrats to unite, urging joe biden to reach out to his progressive supporters. In order to defeat trump hes going to have to bring new people into his political world and then hes going to have to listen to their needs. Young people, working people. Reporter the vermont senator vowing to keep fighting for his signature issues, hoping to inject his progressive ideas, like medicare for all and free n him in championing a progressive vision for our college into the party platform. Then together, standing united, we will go forward to defeat donald trump, the most dangerous president reporter biden now the last person standing in what began as a sprawling field of two dozen contenders praising sanders while extending an olive branch to his base. Hes inspired and energized millions of supporters, especially young voters, to join him in championing a progressive vision for our country. Reporter now all eyes are on bidens former boss, barack obama, he is expected to endorse biden. But when so far mr. Obama has stayed on the sidelines, not wanting to shake up the primary race. Watching it all closely, President Trump, who sharpened his attacks wednesday against the person hell face in november. It does amaze me that president obama hasnt supported sleepy joe it hasnt happened whens it going to happen . Reporter now, of course, because of the coronavirus, this next phase of the campaign is going to be anything but normal. So expect virtual endorsements, video town halls and its not clear what is going to happen with the conventions all as this pandemic looms large over just about everything craig . Kristen welker in washington, thank you. Linda tripp, a key figure in the impeachment of president bill clinton died wednesday from cancer she was 70 years old she became friends with Monica Lewinsky when lewinsky revealed she was having a sexual relationship with Clinton Tripp recorded her. She gave the audiotapes to ken starr. Clinton was acquitted in the senate. We got the news covered, how about a double dose of your morning boost . A dutch radio host who had to cancel his caribbean vacation said home lockdown was getting under his skin, so he took off on a flight of fancy. Ready to the captain is speaking just about ready to depart he decided to recreate a travel experience, first class, got a drink, got a passport, put the tray table down. Hes in st. Martin, apparently actually, carson sent me this video. He said youve got to do it as a boost. He was right. Its so good and the enya ive been listening to that myself, i find it to be quite relaxing, hoda, i recommend it. Love it. Heres another one for you, a california Woman Working from home decided to watch a new training video from her office shes watching it. And then suddenly her boyfriend pops up on the screen, followed by a string of friends and family members all wishing them with and finally he admits to her, its all a clever ploy. Wipe away all the tears, and meet me out back. Gosh. How, how is it going . Oh, its been going i would have picked a different dress if i knew. Oh well, all of the loved ones you see in the background, yes, theyre waiting a safe distance but there is her sweetie standing inside a heart made of roses down on one knee isnt that beautif oh, gosh. Oh, its gone, its been gone. I would have picked a different dress if i knew. Oh, well, all the loved ones you see there in the background. Theyre waiting at a safe distance but theres her sweetie, standing inside a heart of roses down on one knee isnt that beautiful wow. Yes, it was, that was perfect. Well done and its a high degree of difficulty in this day and age to be able to do a really good surprise engagement. Good for him congratulations to them. Coming up next, you guys, we are going to have one of our favorites, Timothy Cardinal dolan offering comforting words during this holy week, for everyone celebrating not as they wish but celebrating nonetheless. To all those on the front lines caring for our sick. Stocking our shelves. Bringing us packages. Delivering our food. Those who are there when we need them. And the millions of americans doing their part, just by staying home. Our communities are beyond grateful. At citi, we are too. Even if were apart, well get through this together. 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My Heart Failure happened at 38. [announcer] you can quit. For free help visit cdc. Gov tips were back with our were back with our finding faith series it is, of course, holy week, the most important days on the christian calendar, passover under way as well. And under normal circumstances, families would be coming together this weekend to celebrate. But this year many are trying to figure out how to do that while being apart. So we asked the archbishop of new york Cardinal Dolan to be with us this morning its always good to see your face. How are you, savannah, i cant see you without thinking of happier times when we were together in rome. I know. I was just reminiscing about the same thing i was thinking we love it when Cardinal Dolan comes to our set because were always having lots of hugs and you always drink the eggnog over the holidays you know, it just actually brings up the whole thing. Its just, whether youre a person or faith or not, easter, passover, these are times when we want to and expect and like to be with our families and were not. Whats your word of comfort to folks right now . Well, look, savannah, youre onto something theres no use denying that its going to be a tough easter and passover for us. Because youre right this is the time of family get togethers this is the time of dinners together, this is the time of easter egg hunts in the back this is the time where Families Together go to church and synagogue and darnit, were going to miss that, theres no use denying that okay, im going to miss it and in a real way, savannah, i think this might be an invitation to all, and im getting hints that people are doing this, to rediscover the genuine mystery and message of what passover and easter are all about. Let me try to explain that see, most of the time, savannah, when we celebrate passover or when we christians celebrate easter were kind of remembering something that happened long ago. Well, that isnt bad its good to do that, to remember the exodus. To remember our lords suffering death and resurrection remembering that isnt bad but for both of us as jews and christians, the celebrations of our holy days, passover, easterer, are a lot more than remembering because we actually relive them. The lord asks us to enter into those mysteries, and to be absorbed by them and to make them part of our lives, which he intends them to be now, savannah, you tell me if against the backdrop of what were going through with the coronavirus, with the fear, with the isolation, with the loneliness, with missing family and friends that you and i just chatted about, this is a time of darkness yup, this is a time of death so just as so we not only remember what the lord did at passover and what he did at easter, we relive it and appropriate it into our own lives, see, because for us we need god now to do what he did for his chosen people, to bring us out of darkness and discouragement to the light of the promised land. We need god the father to do for us what he did for his only begotten son, our lord and savior, jesus christ, bringing him from the darkness and death of evil of good friday afternoon to the new life and hope of the resurrection this is a time, i think, when we can really not only remember, but relive and make our own the message and mystery of passover and easter does that make any sense is that too cerebral it does it really speaks to me sometimes it can seem, some of these holidays, and particularly, you know easter, you think about that time of darkness well now here we are in a time where we cry out for rebirth and we cry out for saving. Yeah. This particular message of this holiday is. You bet how many people with jesus on the cross are saying as he did to his father, my god, my god, why have you forsaken me okay, is that not going to be powerful when our when we when we read that, when people read that from the bible on their own or when they live stream, into the sacred liturgies, is that not going to be powerful when they hear that, my, oh my, jesus was saying what im feeling these days. You know, im glad i agree. I was also reflecting about what it means to be part of a church. You know, so many churches, i know youre doing this as well, theyre working to hard to still have some kind of Service Online that their parishioners can watch. I was reflecting about how, you know, a church is not a physical place. You know, its where two or more are gathered. Got it. In gods name and i really im hoping, and i wonder what you think about it, that in some ways we could feel more connected to our fellow parishioners, and our people who share our faith, whether theyre in our church, or around the world. Youre making a lot of sense, savannah thanks for bringing that up. I know for us as catholics the mass is never private. When were in church were with god the father, son and holy spirit were with what we call the communion of saints. Were united with one another, even if theyre not physically present. This is a chance to renew that but there is a growing sense of connection, not only that we miss them, so so many people are saying do i ever find this refreshing, im eager to get back to sunday mass, im eager to get back to the sacraments, theyre not only missing something, and they feel that absence, but theyre wondering, i need to get reconnected as well so many people are saying, are you hearing it, savannah, look, these have been troubling days but ive rediscovered a strength deep down in talents and virtues and gifts i didnt know i had, im rediscovering a strength deep down with family and friends whom i miss intently and i have to admit im rediscovering a faith deep down that has gone a bit dormant and has really come through in this time of need thats resurrection. Absolutely. And i say amen you know, in my church, Cardinal Dolan, we used to give each other a hug or a handshake and say grace and peace to you every sunday, so i say it to you. You know where i live if you want to drop off a dozen Peanut Butter Chocolate Easter eggs, savannah. I love that, youre proChocolate Easter egg i like that about you. Blessed passover and easter, everybody. Thank you. Well send it to al for a check of the weather hey, al. Always feel better after we talk with Cardinal Dolan lets look at whats going on, weatherwise for you today we are expecting to see some strong storms making their way through the midatlantic and the southeast and then another line comes into the northeast later today. That will bring some damaging winds, thankfully not much of a hail threat but 39 million folks through the southern plains, hail two inches or larger, damaging winds and a few tornadoes possible record highs expected today, through florida, much colder making its way through the Central Plains and into the Northern Plains and the upper Mississippi River valley when lakeeffect snow moving in. Northern new england may see upwards of a foot and a half of snow and look for rain and mountain snows through the rockies and along the california and Pacific Northwest coast. Thats whats going on aro good morning. Im meteorologist kari hall. Well, as we start out, were seeing a lot of clouds as we take a live look outside in walnut creek. Well also have a slight chance of rain today because of this storm system that we are seeing across parts of the Central Coast and southern california. And we are going to also have a slight chance of some light rain today. In the rest of the forecast, well dry out and warm up. Looking at mid70s going into the weekend and next week and warming up in san francisco. And thats your latest weather. And thats your latest weather. Hoda all right, al, thank you. Now, to our nbc news wide series lives well lived. Weve lost so many remarkable people to the coronavirus. But one thing we dont want to lose, their stories. Kate snow is back to share some of those with us. Hoda, every morning we tell the numbers of people that weve lost and every single one of those numbers is a human being with a family and friends. So this morning here are a few families that ive been lucky enough to talk with. Mary lou armor wanted so badly to work with the police she started volunteering in high school, became a Patrol Officer and a detective in santa rosa, california, specializing in domestic violence. She tried her best to be caring and sympathetic and help these families, these children. Her sister mary says she contracted coronavirus while doing that important work. This is a hard question, but what do you miss the most . Im going to miss her voice im going to miss her calling us every time, wishing me a happy birthday, wishing my kids a happy birthday. Kious kelly, asthma kept him from Outdoor Sports but couldnt stop him from dancing. I remember walking through the Grocery Store, and he would dance. And i was so embarrassed i was like, will you please stop he moved to new york city and danced with several companies but then changed careers entirely, becoming a nurse, who cared deeply. I remember being a brand new nurse shell tell her kids about the time he gave a homeless patient his coat. You hear the saying, give the shirt off your back, he actuall dj, did. Thats the story, he lived it. Dj, one of the hottest deejays in new orleans. Hone th artist would come out with and remix it to our own culture. That wasnt his identity. His real name was Oliver Stokes. He would take a phone that a artist would come out with and remix it to our own culture. That wasnt his identity. His real name was Oliver Stokes. I married Oliver Stokes jr. He was my best friend. No other love i can imagine because he was the one, theres no one that no one that comes close. Romain came to the u. S. From trinidad, was a hair stylist and then became the principal of Brooklyn Democracy Academy the kind of principal whod put on a fashion show, or buy a prom dress for a student. The immigrant experience st like a mother, a sister. On Graduation Day she inspired her to become an advocate for students of caribbean background, particularly those are that undocumented, those that are low income because we were those students. Like a mother, a sister. On Graduation Day she helped judith adjust her gown. It was really an honor to be a student. Student. Rest rest in peace. Douglas lynn hickok loved the outdoors, earning his eagles scout award at 16, became a physicians assistant and joined the National Guard at 47. He had recently passed his Army Fitness Test in the fall, Army Fitness Test in the you know, 57 and hes passing it and so we were so proud of him. His sister mary says he loved his country and his family. Every week we had a tradition as a family to spend time together wed turn off the phone and we would have family activities doug always made it fun. Its good advice for other families right now to appreciate those moments. Yeah. Family is all that matters and love and the last words we said to my brother was that we loved him and we always would. And and that we would be okay. Remember your families, right now. One more loss i do want to mention, because today show viewers are going to remember this family. Remember in 2016, wanda dench accidentally invited a teenager to thanksgiving dinner, she texted him along with her family they became friends. Jamal henson accepted the invitation the other day jamal posted that wanda and lonnie were both sick with coronavirus and we found out that lonnie passed away on sunday. Jamal wrote on twitter, wanda told me all the love and support he was receiving put a huge smile on lonnies face so, guys, hoda and craig, we are thinking of that family as well this morning. Yes, we are. We certainly are, i saw lonnie was trending number one on twitter and i looked and i was reading all the comments and the outpouring of love and ive got to say, kate, you doing the story is so important because youre right, at the beginning of every show we talk numbers and we say how many, and all you just talked about a handful of people. I know. I wish and we had so many other stories we could tell. You know, hoda, its like i wish we could tell hundreds of stories every morning. Were going to continue to tell the stories of those lives that are well lived. Kate, thank you. Thank you, kate. And well be back after your local news good morning to you. 8 26. Im marcus washington. Alameda county Health Leaders are reporting a surge in patients and staff testing positive at senior care centers. Gateway care and rehab in hayward is under quarantine after six people there died. Health officials confirming 24 staff and 35 residents tested positive. This is a map of east bay Nursing Homes that have seen a rise in cases. The facilities in orinda, castro valley, Pleasant Hill and haywards have confirmed cases. Heres the latest bay areawide. There are nearly 1400 in santa clara alone and across the bay area at least 115 deaths. Lets get a look at the forecast for you. Kari hall has been tracking that. And, marcus, we started out with some clouds this morning as we take a live look outside over san jose. Were going to see some peaks of sunshine for this afternoon. And there still will be a slight chance of showers moving in as the storm system remains very close to the bay area. Going into the forecast, well see some upper 60s today. 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Its 8 30 now, its thursday morning, its the 9th of april 2020, guys we have a busy half hour ahead. Stephanie ruhle is he its 8 30 now, its thursday morning, its the 9th of april 2020, guys we have a busy half hour ahead Stephanie Ruhle is here, shes going to break down this mornings new unemployment numbers and shes going to answer your questions. Youve got a lot of them including how people who might be wanting to buy or sell their home at this time are being impacted what should they do . And then were going to learn five daily tricks to boost your happiness from this woman right here, the professor from yale, pretty much wrote the book on it shell talk to us after this. Also ahead this morning on pop start, weve got some interesting and Important News about this new look, really new look for Julia Louisdreyfus. Well find out what that was about. Speaking of, carson is coming back and he will share the results of that haircut that we saw live we all remember that carson. Come on. Oh, were going to be in suspense a few more moments, i guess. I think its another moana towel or something. Mr. Roker, give us a check of the weather, hon. Lets look ahead to your re windy conditions in the northeast from the great lakes all the way down to texas. Weve got weekend and see what weve got in store starting with tomorrow, were going to look at very windy conditions in the northeast from the great lakes all the way down to texas. Weve got sunshine, although strong storms in southern texas and a mild northwest as we look for saturday, april chill up and down the eastern seaboard, heavy snow through the Northern Plains, severe storms in texas and Severe Threat for 35 millio very closely. Rest of the country a Beautiful Day but cooler in the northeast and new england and snow and wind in the central people were going to be watching this very closely rest of the country a Beautiful Day but cooler in the northeast and new england and snow and wind in the Central Plains, mostly sunny good morning. Im meteorologist kari hall. As we take a live look outside in san francisco, we are starting out with some clouds, and we will see some peaks of sunshine today. We still have this big storm system thats parked over southern california. And so we will have a slight chance of rain as were on the Northern Edge of this storm system. So expect the chance of some passing showers. Upper 60s today in our inland areas. It will be drying out, warming up. Were looking at mid to upper 70s going into easter weekend. Thats your savannah. Just ahead, unemployment claims hit another shocking milestone. Were going to talk to Stephanie Ruhle just ahead about the numbers that just came out shes also going to answer your questions and youve got a lot of them. But first, this is today on nbc. Were back with our series with you were back with our series with you today, and the mounting economic toll of the coronavirus. Here in the u. S. Brand new numbers just released by the Labor Department today show 6. 6 Million People filed unemployment claims last week. That adds up to 10 of the u. S. Workforce now out of a job nbcs Senior Business correspondent Stephanie Ruhle joins us with this stephanie, these numbers, whats your take on what you saw . More or less than what you expected the numbers are huge, savannah, but theyre not a expected . The numbers are huge, savannah, but theyre not a surprise. Just think about it, were now weeks and weeks into surprise just think about it, were now weeks and weeks into this. The United States has shut off the economy. The government said we all need to stay home so its not a surprise to see the numbers go up this much what i would say is a surprise is that we keep hearing the economy is going to snap right back when we go back to work when you see this many people filing for unemployment, this many businesses shutting down this is not a snow day, were not going to say, all right, a week from now, lets head back out there. When you see this many people now out of the workforce getting Unemployment Insurance its going to be a slow process to get them back in. Yeah, and we talk about that unemployment, those claims and the numbers were just seeing but also, youve been talking about this for weeks now, a lot of the systems have been down, its hard to even file for unemployment so could we see these numbers even go higher absolutely. And i know this is frustrating, and devastating for a lot of people across the country people cannot get on the websites, they cant get their claims in so without a doubt there are thousands, possibly millions of people still frustrated because they cant get Unemployment Insurance yet but they should know this. States across the board are stepping up. Many states are offering unemployment retro actively. Say youve been trying for a few weeks or you applied and you werent eligible a few weeks ago because you were selfemployed when they changed the rules in the cares act, you are now eligible and when you finally get through, i hope you get through today, most likely it will be retro active please keep trying you are owed that money. The government wants to help you. That is good news lets turn to some of the questions people have sent in, this is our collaboration with facebook heres a question from a viewer margaret on instagram, lets roll it. Good morning. I had a baby this year how is the government accounting for stimulus payments for children born in 2020 . Steph so first we would absolutely want to congratulate margaret. Were thrilled she had a baby. Unfortunately for this particular stimulus check, were talking about the 1200 people will be getting who make 75,000 or less it wont apply to people who had a baby this year however, next year when she files her taxes she will get that Child Tax Credit for 500 i know its frustrating and its unfair but just factor in, they are doing so much. We have over 300 Million People in this country and the government is trying to figure this out im sure it wasnt designed this way. But the best way for them to get this money to the most amount of people is to use the tax filing system so youve got to use 2019. Okay. Ilene on facebook asked us, is the stimulus check an advance on next years refund what happens if you owe money next year, do you have to pay back the 1,200 you received absolutely not, not now, not ever this 1,200, consider this income replacement its not a bonus so you shouldnt go out there and do Online Shopping this is for necessities. You will not have to pay it back the government realizes that you are suddenly put in a crisis situation, so when you get that money, spend it on what you need but i promise, you dont have to pay it back. Okay. Monica on instagram asks, what is the Housing Market going to look like after the coronavirus . Listen, thats a really tough one to predict obviously right now so many people are staying home but because Interest Rates are so low were seeing a huge surge in people who are looking to refinance, possibly get lower Mortgage Rates but as far as online open houses are going, were seeing a very big surge there. So for people who were already in the market we are seeing, in this stressed time, some prices go down in certain areas and now you have more options to look at homes online but as far as what is this going to look like on the other side savannah, we just dont know yet. Okay. And lets get to maxine on facebook she sent in a question. Why dont the Credit Card Companies lower their rates . People are going to be using their cards more because many people are finding themselves unemployed with rates so high, though, theyre going to be Digging Deeper financial problems for themselves. Seems like a good point, stephanie. I hear you, maxine. Remember its a great question, but, remember, the government doesnt control these Credit Card Companies. The fdic has urged so many of them to work with their customers and they are so without a doubt pick up the phone, call your specific Credit Card Company our advice would be, call the company you have the longest relationship with, that you probably have been paying on time the most with, and see if you can renegotiate. Its going to be on a case by case basis, but i can tell you across the board, jp morgan, citi, bank of america, td, they are offering relief packages, many are trying to help their customers but theres not a federal mandate. The federal government doesnt control the credit card industry. Okay. Well, stephanie, thank you so much appreciate it. Coming up next, a little pick me up yales professor of happiness, yes, that is a real thing. And shes going to tell us the five things we can all do today to elevate our mood. Plus, well share whats keeping all of us happy. But first, this is today on nbc. Welcome back, if youre having a tough time welcome back, if youre having a tough time staying positive lately youre not alone. But there are some scientific tools that can improve your mood and make you feel even a little happier every day. Laurie santos is a psychology professor at Yale University she created the most popular course in yales history, its on happiness and shes also behind the Happiness Lab podcast, teaches an online cast, the science of well being, more than a Million People have enrolled in just the past few weeks laurie, good morning. Thanks for having me on the show. Ive got to tell you we need you right now and i was riding into work this morning and listening to your happiness podcast and i started feeling better i got to thinking, like, there are there are times when we need to alter our mood but there are also real world things out there. We talked about unemployment numbers, people battling with not having work and wondering about paying bills how can we elevate our mood when these things are happening around us . I think this is critical. We need to validate the fact that this is an awful and incredibly stressful time. As science gives us things to do to fight the virus, you can wash your hands and so on, there are other things we can do to take care of our mood, even in a scary time like this. Well get to those five tips. Is happiness a dna thing, certain people who are happy and certain people who arent. There is a heritable component, some people have it easier than others all of us can take action to feel better in general and especially during a crisis time like this. Lets get to it five things youre going to tell us to help and one of them is a physical thing were going to do right now, its just basically deep breathing, right . Yeah, basically what were going to do is were going to try to deactivate our sympathetic nervous system, the fight or flight mode, making our chests feel tight and making us feel anxious taking a deep belly breath, breathing in and then slowly out, especially deep breathing in, deeply to our belly, breathing in and out that simple action is activating your vagas nerve, turns on the rest and digest. And even just a second of doing that you can feel your chest opening up a bit its silly but add those in, set a little timer to do that throughout the day. Lets go through these. The next, you say, is doing an act of kindness, help somebody out. Yeah. This is critical, when we get stressed we think selfcare, focus on ourselves, but the Research Suggests if we want to be happy we need to be other oriented call that elderly neighbor, donate that 3 youre saving on Morning Coffee by donating to a local business. We have to admit when were hunkered down at home the tendency is to eat whatevers around, makes you feel good, comfort food, junk food. You say, no, stay away from that stuff. Yeah, i think this is a time when we really need to hunker down on the kinds of things we can control. We cant control this virus but we can actively take efforts to control what were putting into our body how were reflecting, what our mindset is saying about these things theres so much we can take action on ourselves and we need to remember that right now. And eating healthy is one of those things you say is critical during this time. I think getting back to the basics is really super critical. Make sure youre getting in that morning cardio, make sure youre sleeping well, eating healthy. Those things seem simple and they have a great effect on our physical health, immune function, and they help our mood and help our Mental Health more than we expect. And finally, gratitude. Man, thats a biggy. Its hard right now because theres so many things to complain about but the Research Suggests we can help our mood and our resilience if we take a little time to focus on the blessings. It might not seem like theres a lot to be grateful for but there are, all of us who are healthy right now should savor the moment its not guaranteed. The simple Little Things like finding the tea you love in your pantry, those are the things you want to notice and thats the thing that helps you get through the crisis. Laurie, thank you we all have Little Things that make us happy. Savannah, do you have something that makes you happy, cheers you up yes, i mean, im very grateful, the big thing is my kids, my family, my husband and us all getting to be together, thats number one. Ive been trying to do yoga every day, which has been more about breathing for me than anything else. Im right there with the professor. Thats me trying to do a move i could do a long time ago im working on it. I like that one craig, what about for you . For us, at home these days, my wife has started this thing every morning before she starts to teach the kids where she introduces a joke. And its a kid friendly joke every day. This one was why do basketball players love donuts . The answer is, dont know if were going to reveal the answer, its because they like to dunk. I like it. But the kids eat it up. They roll around laughing. Thats making us pretty happy. How about you, al well, i would say our family, getting the family together. Were missing lela away at school but and courtneys, you know, quarantined, kind of selfisolating in new jersey but those five folks are my posse. I just cant do without them. Thats awesome. What about you . Me, you know, i just like laughter, when the kids laugh. I took haley out, we went out, me, haley and hope went out and she was just laughing. I dont even know what we were doing, but the fact that she was laughing made me so happy and i just kept replaying it and i thought, you know, when your kids give out a good a good giggle it does the trick i want to thank laurie for that. Just ahead, some other things that will make you happy. Were going to explain why Julia Louisdreyfus is looking like the joker these days and then carson will join us to reveal the results of his diy haircut that jack contributed to its underneath that towel well show you but first this is today on nbc. There are times when our need to connect really matters. To keep customers and employees in the know. To keep business moving. Comcast business is prepared for times like these. Powered by the nations largest gigspeed network. To help give you the speed, reliability, and security you need. Tools to manage your business from any device, anywhere. And a team of experts here for you 24 7. Weve always believed in the power of working together. Thats why, when every connection counts. You can count on us. Until i found out what itst it actually was. Ed me. Dust mite droppings eeeeeww dead skin cells gross so now, i grab my swiffer sweeper and heavyduty dusters. Duster extends to three feet to get all that gross stuff gotcha and for that nasty dust on my floors, my sweepers on it. The textured cloths grab and hold dirt and hair no matter where dust bunnies hide. No more heebie jeebies. Phew. Glad i stopped cleaning and started swiffering. Whaso lets do the rightver chanthing, today. Ow. Lets stay at home. Lets wash up. Lets always keep our distance please, six feet apart at least. Lets look after ourselves, as well as others. It will all be worth it. We can all do our part. So those on the front line can do their part. And when this is over, we will all, continue, to thrive. Welcome back, everybody, guys, it is time for pop start. All right, first up, prince william, duchess kate, even though the royal couple is unable to carry out normal engagements because of the coronavirus they were able to Surprise School children via video call, these students all kids of essential personnel, including Health Care Workers. So their teachers and some volunteers are looking after them while their parents are on the front lines. Take a listen. Youre holding up pictures of your mommies and daddies. This is a picture of my mom and she works for the nhs. Its a great picture. Excellent. Well done. Well done, its brilliant. We want to say a huge thank you to you guys and well done. Please pass on many messages to all the staff and volunteers doing a great job. Hats off to those amazing teachers and volunteers helping out those kids. Bunnies ears off. Julia louisdreyfus, obviously whenever we see her on but theres this new psa out, the veep star handled the makeup herself, shall we say, to questionable results. Oh, hi, there its me. Your the red carpet shes glamorous, shes picture perfect thanks to that hair and makeup team she has. But theres this new psa out, the veep star handled the makeup herself, shall we say, to questionable results. Oh, hi, there its me. Your friend Julia Louisdreyfus. You know, normally when i do a psa like this, i have a hair and makeup team, a professional glam team who come and help me with my look. But today theyre staying at home theyre staying safe and thats what i would like to ask you to do. Perfect thank you. Shes like all of us in the morning trying to put on our hair and makeup. Pretty much what hoda and i are doing every morning . Yes, indeed. More is more, like the 80s. Speaking of glam squad, carson, hes a oneman glam squad. Hes been trending on twitter. When he joined us yesterday gave himself a quarantine haircut on live television. Now he was guided over the phone by chris appleton. But due to technical difficulties we lost chriss live shot. So he had to talk carson through it over the phone. Well, you can see we were on the edge of our seats here we werent sure what would happen we ran out of time carson promised a photo with final haircut. Without further ado here it is. No. Hes bald and he is beautiful. Really . Carson, did you really do that wow. Everybodys very, very curious to know what happened here this is a very bittersweet moment for me. As soon as we got off the air, it ended so fast, my 11yearold son jackson here, goes, dad, people are going to want to know the end result we should post a photo and so we posted a photo but lets just go ahead and do the reveal now and then ill finish the story ready . Here we go. All right, oh hey. Looks great. You didnt let me down. I was worried about your name was when you posted that picture, i was like, okay, i mean, ive seen some diy haircuts right now, and theres interesting ones this was my end result i was going to give you guys a few tips as well you looked great its in the flicking action, right carson i kept it to the sides and the back and i left it longer on top. My 11yearold was the one who said dad people want to know what it look like. It would be funny if you posted a picture of you bald. I said thats a great idea you found an app we doctored up the picture siri is like, thats terrible. No ones going to believe that we posted. Everybody in my life ive been on tv everyone was like, oh everybody thought it was real. I did. I called carson, as soon as i saw it. My home phone hasnt running rsh rung in six years and it rang, it was uncle al and hes like, did you do it . Because of uncle al and i have lots of bald friends, i feel like ive let them down now. Bald is beautiful. Im willing to do it ill do it but chris, thank you for no, seriously, you killed it. Diy haircuts, hopefully you guys picked up a few tricks and hints. I posted a full video. Good morning to you. Its 8 56. Im marcus washington. One of the highest profile detainees at santa rita jail may be on the verge of guesting released. Ghost ship fire warehouse defendant is awaiting retrial after they couldnt reach a verdict the first time around. Theres word this week 11 inmates at the jail are now infected with coronavirus. The Sheriffs Office says that if almena is released, he will wear an ankle monitor. And new for you this morning, weekly jobless claims show 6. 6 million americans filed for firsttime benefits on top of the newly revised 14 million americans filing over the prior two weeks. Now two numbers those numbers should include more than 2 million californians. Happening now, our scott mcgrew is looking closer at the numbers. Hell have a complete look in our midday newscast. Link to more on our home page. Also, fast food workers say theyre not getting enough protections. Some are talking about walking off the job today right here in the bay area. And today, fremont is expanding access to one of its two free coronavirus testing clinics. Its located at the Tricity Health Center on liberty street. Starting today you wont need a car to get those appointments and you can just walk up. Everyone is working a little differently now. So we can still answer your calls. And we are monitoring our system 24 7 to ensure that we have a fast reliable network, keep the customers connected, and making sure people are staying safe. And were still on the road. Solving Critical Issues as they arise. Go to xfinity. Com prepare. Thank you. And a good thursday morning, everyone, welcome to the 3rd hour of today, craig melvin here holding it down in studio 1a, al and sheinelle working from home. And Sheinelle Jones i heard you tried something new today. Listen, nothing has changed beginning of the year we talked about our resolutions, and i said that one of the things i wanted to do was strengthen my relationships with my girlfriends and my friends. Yes. So ive been feeling a little anxiety the last couple of days and i thought, you know what, why dont i work on something i can control. That is relationships. I called up girlfriends from drirc different groups i set uphr