Available . Well ask dr. Anthony fauci in a live interview. Split decisions, while more states forge ahead with reopening, the countrys largest pumps the brakes, california now planning to close all beaches and parks, fearing a weekend repeat of scenes like this. Honoring a hero. The family of an emergency room doctor who fought on the front lines speaks to us in their first interview to remember her legacy. I just would want people to know how much she gave to the world in her time here. The Important Message they want to share this morning. Massive storm system, dangerous weather stretching from the deep south to new england, tens of millions in the path of heavy rain, flooding and high winds. Als forecast and the potential impact on your weekend. Those stories, plus, heading home, the very first patient at one of new yorks hardest hit hospitals given a heros sendoff after spending nearly two months battling the coronavirus. His inspiring story. Today, thursday, april 30th, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, this is today, with savannah guthrie, and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a. Welcome to today on this thursday morning, so happy youre joining us, good morning, savannah. Its so nice to see you, hoda. We have a heartbreaking interview. Dr. Lorna breen was an e. R. Doctor in new york city one of the hardest hit hospitals, over the weekend she took her own life and we hear from her sister brand new numbers show 3. 8 million americans applied for Unemployment Benefits last week, pushing the total since the outbreak began to 30 million. Business correspondent jo ling kent joins us. You think about the number, 30 million, is seems huge. What does it all mean, jo . Reporter hoda, good morning. It is a staggering, upsetting number. 30 million. What it means is about 18 of the u. S. Work force is currently out of a job. The biggest, hardesthit states are florida, georgia, new york, and here in california. And the reason you keep seeing millions of people without work every week is the layoffs from Big Companies like boeing and lyft, as well as backed up systems in different states finally processing claims. Were still hearing tons of complaints of people that cant get their hands on benefits, on the money. Something is not working. What is that . Reporter yeah. These are very old, decades old systems in these states trying to process an onslaught, unprecedented amount of claims right now. I talked to california state labor secretary, she says theyre doing everything they can, bringing in more than a thousand people to try to ramp up abilities here, also bringing in new technology, Companies Like google and microsoft are trying to help here. But these are old systems, expensive to operate, and very difficult to update. So the frustration is real. They have to work fast. Rent is due tomorrow for a lot of people. Thank you. Lets turn to rare good news in the battle against the coronavirus. Evidence an antiviral drug may help patients recover more quickly. Well talk about that with dr. Anthony fauci in a moment. First, tom costello has more on the potential break through. Reporter good morning, hoda. Weve been talking for weeks about potential drugs that might have efficacy, might work against this pandemic, none of them has had the gold seal of approval or approved by the fda. That may be about to change, theres promising news about this drug called remdesivir, it may be a real effective strategy in the fight against this pandemic. This morning, a promising option for treating the sickest coronavirus patients, with president trumps urging the fda appears poised to approve the use of remdesivir, an antiviral that has shown positive signs during Clinical Trials led by the nih. It is a medicine that prevents the virus from growing. What it has proven is that a drug can block this virus. Reporter dr. Anthony fauci, the nations lead Infectious Disease expert saying there is clear cut evidence it works. We think its really opening the door to the fact that we now have the capability of treating, and i can guarantee you as more people, more companies, more investigators get involved its going to get better and better. Reporter the nih trial involved 1,100 patients nationwide. Its accelerated recovery times from 15 to 11 days and at 8 the mortality rate is lower than 11. 6 of those who received a placebo. Emory University Hospital is leading the charge of the trial, more patients than any other site. Weve been in contact for several weeks with a top researcher there, dr. Meta. We do want to make sure we offer it to all the patients that would qualify and would get benefit from it. Reporter still he cautions these results are preliminary. Arnold wegg is both a doctor and a patient. He recovered from covid19 after receiving remdesivir along with another drug. I think its really appropriate to give these medicines with established track records a try in this desperate population. Reporter remdesivir is not for everybody, its for the sickest of the sick in the hospital icu, only usable in an iv form. Youre not going to see this in a pill form at the local pharmacy. The nih says the study still needs to be peer reviewed. Gilead sciences is ramping up production of the med and now researchers want to know how effective it is in combination with other drugs and might that be even more helpful. Savannah, back to you. All right, tom, thank you, that sets us up nicely for dr. Anthony fauci, the face of americas response to the coronavirus pandemic and the director of the National Institute of allergy and Infectious Diseases. Dr. Fauci, good to see you with good news to report this morning. You said remdesivir is not a knockout, this isnt a miracle drug but it sounds like it is a breakthrough. Can you explain why . Well, its a really important proof of concept because this is the first very highly powered, about 1,100 individuals and it was a placebo controlled, randomized trial, which ive been talking about for some time now, which is really the Gold Standard of how you prove something is safe and either works or doesnt work. And although the results were clearly positive from a statistically significant standpoint, they were modest, the improvement was 31 better chance of recovering and getting out of the hospital. Thats important. But its the first step in what we project will be better and better drugs coming along, either alone or in combination, drugs of this type, and drugs addressing other targets of the virus. So its good news. But i was very serious when i said this is not the total answer, by any means, but its a very important first step. The fda is expected to grant emergency usage for this so that it could be put into practice right away. What do you know about that . How soon do you expect that . Well, you know, its going to be really quickly. I was speaking with the commissioner of the fda yesterday evening, last night, and hes moving along very quickly. They have not made a final decision yet. They have not announced it. But i would project that were going to be seeing that reasonably soon. The company that makes the drug has described a very complex process, this is not easy, its not a pill, its intravenous, it takes months and months to manufacture. Are you confident that enough can be out there soon enough to make a difference here . Well, what im hearing, savannah, is that the company is really committed to getting it out as much as they can, as quickly as they can. So i would hope that that actually winds up being the case. Im pretty confident that that will be the case because i believe theyre committed to trying to get this out as quickly as possible. So well see. But i think its going to happen. Weve been talking about a treatment, the big picture here, we all are badly wanting a vaccine, as you well know. The administration has confirmed that it has a program called operation warp speed, thats what the administration is calling it, according to reports the goal to speed the timeline for a vaccine, hundreds of millions of doses to be ready by january. Do you feel thats in the realm of possibility . You know, i do, savannah. I mean, im obviously part of the team thats involved in that. And the question is, you always have to say you want to get a vaccine that is safe and thats effective and that you can scale up rapidly. So what the plan is right now, as i mentioned to you a couple of times on the show, were in early phases of a trial phase one. When you go into the next phase were going to safely and carefully, but as quickly as we possibly can, try and get an answer as to whether it works and is safe and if so were going to start ramping up production with the companies involved. And you do that at risk. In other words, you dont wait until you get an answer before you start manufacturing. You, at risk, proactively start making it, assuming its going to work. And if it does, then you can scale up and hopefully get to that timeline. So we want to go quickly but we want to make sure its safe and its effective. I think that is doable thats a big if things fall in the right place, yeah. I was going to say, though, thats a big deal because weve heard you say 12 to 18 months, i mean, january, hundreds of millions of doses that could be ready, i mean, that would be huge. Right. Well, yeah, but, savannah, remember, go back in time, i was saying in january and february that it would be a year to 18 months. So january is a year. So it isnt that much of what i had originally said. Time flies, i guess. Yeah, right. Let me ask you about the stay at home orders, the federal guidelines expired today, many states are taking steps to open up their states in different ways. How nervous does that make you as the person whos got their well, savannah, i wouldnt say it makes me nervous but it makes me, again, committed to the things that i had been speaking about now for a considerable period of time, ever since we got into the mitigation phase, the 30day guidelines of gradually opening up as we get into now opening up america. Remember, thats a phased process. The first phase we call a gateway. In other words youve really got to have 14 days of continual diminution in the number of your cases. So if the states and locally follow those guidelines in a gradual way and have the capability of, if you get blips, which we will get blips, savannah, theres no doubt, when you pull back, there will be cases, and what we need to do is make sure they have in place the capability of identifying isolating and Contact Tracing individuals. If they do that and do the states that are i feel cautiously optimistic. I feel cautiously optimistic that that well do it. Sorry for the overtalk, were on our satellite. Do the states that are taking those steps now, in your mind, have that ability to contact trace, and crack down on an outbreak if it starts again . You know, savannah, honestly, i cant go state by state with you and say this state is doing this and they have it. The only thing i can do is from 40,000 feet just continue to urge the ones who dont have that capability to really go very slowly and those that do go ahead and go by the guidelines. The guidelines are very, very explicit, and very clear. Theres a lot of leeway because we give the governors the opportunity to be very flexible but you have to have the Core Principles of the guidelines. You cant just leap over things and get into a situation where youre really tempting a rebound. Thats the thing i get concerned about. I hope they dont do that. All right, dr. Fauci, thank you for your time this morning. We really appreciate it. And we should mention that tomorrow morning on today were going to have the First Television interview with the ceo of gilead sciences. That is the company that makes remdesivir. And thats tomorrow morning on today. Hoda, over to you. Savannah, thank you. Hoda, good morning. The governor here in the state of florida unveiling plans to reopen parts of the state. But across the country a completely different story. We are expecting the governor there, gavin newsom to be announcing today hes putting state parks and beaches back on a total lockdown. This morning california taking a step backwards. After crowds packed just opened beaches over the weekend. Two Law Enforcement sources telling nbc news governor gavin newsom now plans to shut down all beaches and state parks effective tomorrow. On wednesday he told savannah, trying to recover too quickly could start a second wave more damaging than the first. We dont want to run the 90 yard dash, you saw the images, that is a real concern. Reporter the bay area extending shelter in place orders through may. Although limited outdoor businesses could reopen, including construction and golf courses. In an effort to get back to normal, the mayor of los angeles promising to make coronavirus Testing Available to anyone who wants it, whether they have symptoms or not. The first major u. S. City to do so. Meanwhile, in florida, where some of miami beachs most iconic stretches sit empty we do have hope. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. Reporter Governor Ron Desantis allowing restaurants and retail to reopen next week at 25 capacity but not in the three biggest counties in the southeast part of the state. Runs this miami motel. More frustrating than confusing. I feel like this is the best day of my life and it brings me hope for the future. This thing might be ending soon. Reporter its like a weight being lifted off your chest, in a way. Oh, yeah. Reporter so far no state thats reopening right now has met the white house guidelines of 14 Straight Days of declining cases. Theyre expecting june for hotels and restaurants and hoda, savannah, interesting things going on here, im at one hotel on south beach where a new, safer, stronger implementation theyre bringing into play infrared cameras that can take body temperatures of 120 people per minute allowing them to flag potential fevers. And now, hoda, to that story of hope and perseverance in new york city, a patient who survived a long battle with coronavirus is finally back home. [ cheers and applause ] that was the moment rodrigo received the sendoff, the hospitals first covid patient way back at the beginning of march. 53 days later hes healthy and hes going home, amazing to see the Health Care Workers applauding him. You know what, they deserve applause as well. Al, youre tracking some storms. Out west, some really hot weather. 9 Million People under some sort of heat advisory or warning through friday. Thats a tough time for beaches to be closed. 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Coming up, savannah, i know you have a really powerful intervsa lives in the New York Hospital she died by suicide earlier this week and this morning were going to tell you about her, were going to celebrate her legacy with her sister and her brotherinlaw and were really hoping this painful story will help other families. Looking forward to hearing that. And a little later the growing frustration felt by parents coasttocoast who are supervising their childrens online learning. Look for whats being done to ease some of that burden 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. 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Maybe you remember this dashcam video showing that car there plunging off a cliff, and divers tried to find any signs of that car and chp just announcing the driver was a San Francisco woman named tracy ivory sinclair. They idd her from the recovered remains and matched the type of car she owned, and that car has not been found. Right now we will get a look at the forecast for you. Meteorologist, kari hall, has been tracking the forecast for us. It will be a beautiful day. As we take a live look in walnut creek, not a cloud here but we have seen clouds and drizzle along the coast. As we look at the temperatures spreading out from the coast to the inland areas, it stays in the 50s in Half Moon Bay and then heading over to antioch where it reaches 79 degrees. In san jose, expect a high of 74 and napa will reach 77 degrees. Nice but a bit above normal and we will see that weather go into the end of the we know, aek, an slight cooldown over the weekend and on sunday we could have earlymorning drizzle, and then next week it will warm up and we will be back to summerlike temperatures by next wednesday. Back to you. Thanks, kari. We will have another local news update coming up for you in 30 minutes. 7 30 now, its thursday morning, its the 30th of april, al roker. 7 30 now, its thursday morning, its the 30th of april, 2020 and there is our Little Corner of the world, a wet corner of the world this morning. I think were going to see a lot of storms today up and down the east coast, guys. I cant believe its the last day of april i cant believe may is tomorrow. Tomorrows may. Its all going full steam ahead, right to our 7 30 headlines, including rare good news in the battle against the coronavirus. Theres evidence that an experimental anti viral drug may help patients recover more quickly. Savannah los angeles is the first major city to offer free coronavirus testing to all of its residents, regardless of whether they have symptoms the city says it has the capacity to test 18,000 people per day. And starting on monday, costco will require all customers to wear face coverings to enter their stores. The company says that the masks should not be seen as a substitute, though, for social distancing savannah and now, guys, one of the saddest and most Shocking Stories weve had to cover during this coronavirus outbreak dr. Lorna breen oversaw the e. R. At new york presbyterian hospital, working at the center of the covid19 crisis, she even contracted the virus herself well earlier this week dr. Breen died by suicide. Its a loss that has left her family reeling and reminds all of us of the Mental Health challenges facing so many frontline workers. We spoke with lornas sister and brotherinlaw yesterday, their first interview and i asked them to tell us about the lorna they loved and adored. My sister was beautiful she had such a beautiful soul. She was brilliant. She cared so much about her friends, her colleagues, her patients, her family she loved the world, she loved to travel. And i just would want people to know how much she gave to the world in her time here. Dr. Lorna breens family says she was the friend you wished for and the doctor everyone deserves, a dynamo, equal parts fierce and fun, just returned from this snowboarding trip to montana with her sister in early march when duty called she went to work in the emergency room she headed at new york presbyterians allen emergency room she headed at new york presbyterians Allen Hospital just as the pandemic was tightening its grip on new york. What did she say about what it was like in her hospital . She said it was like armageddon she said there are so many sick people everywhere. She said people are just dying in the waiting room before they even get in. There arent enough hookups for the oxygen to help them. Theyre not getting admitted fast enough. You know, we just we cant keep up. Within days lorna contracted covid herself, recovering at home for just a matter of days and then heading right back in. How much was she working . She had 12hour shifts. And when she finished she said i cant leave. Nobodys leaving i have to stay and help. And i kept telling my sister, you know, you cant if you cant function, you cant help anybody. You have to sleep. You have to rest she didnt want to give up she would not give up. She would not let it break her, which of course it did. There came a time when she called and asked for help. Can you tell me about that conversation she said she couldnt get out of her chair and i told her that i would buy her a plane ticket, and that she should go to the airport and she said, i cant, and i said can you go to the train . And she said, no, she said i cant get out of the chair and so she had a dear friend, who happens to be a psychiatrist in connecticut, from med school, and i called her and said, can you help and to her credit she literally stopped everything she was doing and drove to new york and she called me and said she can come to virginia, but shes going to need a lot of help so her friend drove her on the spot from new york to philadelphia, where my sisters best friend from high school picked her up and drove her to baltimore and i picked her up at 9 30 at night on the side of 695 outside of baltimore and i drove straight to uva emergency room here in charlottesville. Lorna stayed at uva health for 11 days. I talked to her, of course, every day in the hospital. And she seemed like she was kind of coming back and she just she wanted to get out. She wanted to go back to work. Last weekend she moved in with her sister jennifer and her husband corey. On sunday she died by suicide. When you think about what happened to lorna, do you believe it was a result of her being sick with covid, or do you believe it was a result of her having to work so hard under these incredibly strenuous conditions because of covid . Savannah, i know, for myself, i know in my heart that it was both she had covid, and i believe that it altered her brain. And then she went back to the most horrific, unimaginable conditions, and for somebody whose lifes calling is helping people, and she just couldnt help enough people, and the combination was just untenable. Do you feel like its possible that this was an effect of the virus itself, a physical effect on her mind and her brain . I am 100 sure, of course with no scientific backing, that covid affected her brain weve asked the doctors at uva to do some research on my sisters brain to tell us if this is the case but i am certain that this affected her brain theres no question. I know thats one of the reasons why youre talking to me today is because you want to help, and you want to put this country on notice that their Health Care Workers need care too. Yeah, very much so. And im hearing so much from people who work in health care saying we always have to be brave, we always have to be strong, its not okay to say that youre suffering. Theres a stigma and i know my sister felt like she couldnt sit down. She couldnt stop working. And she certainly couldnt tell anybody she was struggling and that needs to be a conversation that changes. I know youve set up a website, drlornabreen. Com because youre hoping to raid rais awareness and resources for these very Mental Health programs that doctors and nurses and frontline workers so badly need. The name of the fund is the dr. Lorna breen heroes fund because we know there are so many more heroes other than lorna out there and we want to do what we can to honor those heroes and raise awareness for those heroes because they cant always do it for themselves. Savannah, i want to add Something Else too for those who are working together, if you have a colleague or a friend, and you are wondering if theyre suffering, they probably are, and you should reach out to that person. How are you going to remember lorna . How do you want to remember her . My sister was on fire she could not be stopped she was full of joy. She was full of life the lorna of the first 49 years was just so happy. And she had a deep faith, good friends. She loved her family and thats how ill remember her. Hoda, i think all of us need to remember her and remember all the doctors like her that are working so hard on the front lines. I was so struck because she really was a dynamo. She had, according to her family, no history of Mental Health issues at all, was a strong and vibrant person, dedicated to her job, dedicated to her family. And yet somehow this took her. And they really want to raise awareness about that. Boy, i think they did that. Savannah i read about her in newspaper articles, and until this moment i didnt really get it until right now. And i think the whole thing, what they said there, like if a Health Care Worker, whether or not they say they need help, ask them if they need help was so poignant how you described her as the friend everyone wished for and the doctor everyone deserved was so on point. Well, i hope that we are honoring her memory and her work and everything she sacrificed. It raises a lot of good questions, i know we want to turn to dr. John torres, our medical correspondent on a couple of them, and dr. John, the first question i have is, you know, jennifer, her sister, feels like the fact that she had covid19 affected her brain. She was just a different person. Is there any evidence . I know its early, this is a novel virus, were just learning is there any evidence of impact on the brain savannah, we do know that it impacts the brain but the connection between the impact and Mental Health is something were still struggling to figure out and its going to take time to figure it out but what we do know is people have had seizures, strokelike symptoms, encephalitis, which is inflammation of the brain and after they have Something Like that a lot of times they have anxiety, increased stress and they end up having depression. So its very possible that she had encephalitis or some issue like that with her brain because of the covid19 and that left her with this type of depression that she was having a large struggle with. Again, were still struggling, were still trying to understand this virus and figure out what exactly is going on but its definitely possible that that could have happened and that could have altered her brain and the way she was thinking and like her sister said it wasnt the same person afterwards. And then adding to that the fact that she was right in the fire i mean, they the family likens it to a firefighter running into the burning building, there she went you, yourself are an e. R. Doctor, you know this dynamic, you know the stressful situation and so many times theres a stigma you know, doctors and nurses and frontline workers dont feel like they can say, hey, i need help, i need a break. And, savannah, this hits very close to home. This is the life i lead as well. A lot of my colleagues go into the same type of thing what happens when youre in an emergency room on a regular basis, its not unusual, especially if youre in a trauma center, to see bad trauma, heart attacks, people dying, having to tell families they lost a loved one on a daily basis, and you have to be able to do that, and at the same time disconnect and go on to the next patient and when you go home you dont to take that with you, so when you go home you leave that behind, leave that in the car and thats really hard to deal with because you end up internalizing that a lot. And then you also have the stigma of being a doctor where you are the one thats supposed to be healing, youre not the one thats supposed to be sick and there is something to that, you know, physicians make the worst patients because a lot of times we dont want to tell people that things are going on, especially our colleagues who are working extra hard with lorna, youre at the end of your shift, if another trauma comes in, another covid19 patient comes in, you dont want to leave and you feel like you need to stay there extra minutes, which adds on to extra hours and adds onto stress because youre not getting sleep. All that piles on to all the issues and conditions youre seeing, the death, that really starts affecting you after a while. Thats where the burnout comes from and all these other issues as well. Dr. John torres, thank you so much were asking so much of our Health Care Workers right now. And we just want to say thank you, again, to jennifer and corey for sharing this story, wasnt easy. Their website is drlornabreen. Com, raising money for Mental Health programs for frontline workers. If you know someone struggling, we want to put this number on the screen, the National Suicide prevention lifeline. 18002738255 you can always talk to somebody. Hoda, send it to you. Most important story we did today. This morning we have a lot to get to, including the struggles of home schooling, a lot of parents, including our own jacob ward, feeling overwhelmed these days, so what resources are out there to help you . Jakes going to help all of us, next tremfya® helps adults with moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis uncover clearer skin that can last. In fact, tremfya® was proven superior to humira® in providing significantly clearer skin. Tremfya® may increase your risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. 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And its not unusual to see more rain in fact, because of Climate Change take a look, were talking about more days of heavy rain, days of anywhere from one to three inches of rain, since 1970 were seeing these really increase, especially in the eastern half of the country, the increases of extreme rainfall days across the midwest and the northeast. Now, out west we are looking at really hot conditions, 10 to 20 degrees above average. Were looking at temperatures into the nick just jumped in there to help me along records possibly for las vegas, yuma, tucson, roswell, new mexico, and then as we move on into friday, look at that heat from vegas, dallas up to minneapolis and out to rapid city, were expecting that warmth to make its way almost to the east although new york city is going to see temperatures a little bit bel good morning. I am meteorologist, kari hall. Lets take a live look outside in dublin right now. As the sun shines we are going to start out with mild temperatures and then warms up nicely today feeling comfortable with east bay highs reaching in the mid70s, and we will see 70s in the north bay with napa reaching 77. It will stay cool along the coast as the fog lingers for longer, and then we will continue to warm up by the middle of next week. And oh. Hi, nick. How tall is he again hes doing good i dont know, hes about 61, what time does school start . 9 45. 9 45. Hes got a little time. Until then, ive got to watch out. Coming up next, what cant tom hanks do were going to hear from him on he and rita wilsons personal donation that could help with the coronavirus vaccine. And, can leave you feeling extremely sad and disinterested. Overwhelmed by bipolar depression . Ask about vraylar. Not all types of depression should be treated the same. Vraylar effectively helps relieve all symptoms of bipolar depression. With just one pill, once a day. 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Our 7day forecast shows we will continue to see slightlyabove normal weather as we go into the weekend and go down a few degrees, and highs at 73 degrees on sunday and more clouds and possibly morning drizzle that can linger for a little while longer, and then we warm up next week with highs reaching in the mid80s. Mike, what is the update on the morning commute . Kari, a smooth drive but the Golden Gate Bridge, reports from chp say there are a couple lanes blocked at the toll plaza coming in. I dont see a look of that from the drive shot. Getting further down on 101, we have a diversion of one lane as you pass by 280, same as all we can going by there so slow your speeds going through the Construction Zone as there is more work to be done. Governor newsom forcing all beaches up and down the state effectively closing tomorrow. Crowded beaches over the weekend in Southern California have newsom worried about the spread of the coronavirus. You can link to more now on our home page. The latest weekly jobless claims are out, and more than 30 million americans have lost their jobs since the virus took hold. I will have more local news coming up for you in the next half hour. U cook, to save time and stay ahead of the mess. But scrubbing still takes time. Now theres new dawn powerwash dish spray. The faster, easier way to clean as you go. It cleans grease five times faster. On easy messes, just spray, wipe, and rinse. On tough messes, the sprayactivated suds cut through grease on contact, without water. Just wipe, and rinse. Get dishes done faster. New dawn powerwash dish spray. Spray. Wipe. Rinse. Its 8 00 on today, coming up, new hope, what were learning about an experimental drug that could block the coronavirus. This is not the total answer, by any means, but its a very important first step. As more states reveal their plans to reopen after weeks of stay at home orders. Were live with the latest. Plus, school days. The growing frustration among parents forced to supervise their childrens online learning. We are fulltime parents, fulltime teacher, fulltime employee, fulltime housekeeper. What parents can do to ease the pressure. And no crowds, no problem. Garth brooks and Trisha Yearwood are opening up their vocal cords. Today, thursday, april 30, 2020. Happy birthday to my mother. Happy anniversary to my wife stacey, 20 years ago we said i do on the beaches of maui. I wanted to wish my dad a 50th happy birthday today. I need your honest opinion. Should my fiance let me cut his hair . No, no. Thumbs up or thumbs down, guys, im going to say thumbs down. Im going to say thumbs down, i have to point out, speaking of hair, i dont know and were doing this later, savannah colored her hair yesterday, you did it yourself. Oh, yes, i tried to do it myself. It looks on point. Goodbye, i washed that gray right out of my hair, i tried anyway. Looks good, welcome to today, its a thursday morning, were so happy you are here with us. By the way, we are loving de. Keep those coming in, post it on twitter or instagram, use the hashtag my today plaza, well snag it and put you on tv. Lets get you caught up opt news at 8 00. Encouraging news, even a possible breakthrough in the fight against the coronavirus. Tom costello joins us with three things to watch. Reporter clearly that news this morning is the lead story, the anti viral treatment for the coronavirus. This is, in fact, not a vaccine, its an iv treatment for the sickest patients in the hospital already. And the nih Clinical Trials conducted worldwide, the medicine helps cut the time patients were in the hospital from 15 to 11 days, the mortality rate also dropped modestly, the fda is expected to give emergency approval for the use of remdesivir as soon as today. But earlier this morning dr. Anthony fauci cautioned the drug shows promise, its not a cure all. Its the first step in what we project will be better and better drugs coming along, either alone, or in combination, drugs of this type, and drugs addressing other targets of the virus. So its good news. But i was very serious when i said this is not the total answer, by any means, but its a very important first step. Reporter also, this morning, california is tapping the brakes ever so slightly on the reopening in that state with so many people flocking to area beaches when it was so hot over this past weekend, the governor expected to announce today that hes putting beaches and parks tomorrow. The mayor of los angeles is making coronavirus Testing Available to anybody in the state regardless of whether they have symptoms. Meanwhile, the San Francisco area now extending its shelter in place orders through may. The limited outdoor business can reopen, including construction and golf courses. Also, this morning the white house guidelines on social distancing will expire later today. The Administration Says it will not be extending those guidelines. The death toll in the United States right now stands at a staggering 60,000 people. Hoda, back to you. Tom costello, thank you. Lets move to the economic toll of the coronavirus outbreak. New unemployment numbers coming from the Labor Department this morning, expected to show that jobless claims have now topped 30 million. Its an historic figure reached this just over one month. Nbc Business Correspondent jo ling kent joins us. Jo, good morning. Reporter 3. 8 filed for claims last week. Pushing the total of people out of work in the last six weeks to 30 million. Thats 18 of the work force. With so many seeking unemployment, it has not been easy. Were going to see Economic Data for the Second Quarter thats worse than any data weve seen for the economy. The u. S. Economy is now shrinking by almost 5 . And the grim reality is hitting americans hard. Boeing, slashing 16,000 jobs after losing 641 million. In the first three months of the year. Lyft, laying off nearly a thousand employees, 17 of its workforce. And with fewer people traveling, tripadvisor cutting 25 of its workers. Hard hit retail is fighting to weather this pandemic too. At beverly center, a los angeles landmark for the last 40 years, the focus is on Public Health as they await the green light to reopen. Every morninge temperature check. Center has sat completely empty for six weeks now but behind the scenes the mall is figuring out what they need to do to make shoppers feel safe again. Theyre adding new Hand Sanitizer stations and limiting the number of people who can get into an elevator for social distancing. Youll also see decals on the floor keeping you social distanced apart from others, if youre not wearing a mask they will quietly ask you to leave. Time is of the essence, a new report forecasts that nearly half of malls with Department Stores could close permanently over the next year as unemployment skyrockets in every industry. We went from 2,500 applications a day, just a few months ago, all in, just yesterday, 235,000 applications. Reporter so many workers have sharing Horror Stories with us how difficult it is to get their unemployment claims, backed up call centers, websites that dont work. They arent able to process as fast as they need them. We asked the secretary about that. Theyre a adding 1,300 workers. Theyre trying to revamp the systems as they go. But they have a long way to go. The ncaa is a step closer to letting College Athletes get paid for the use of their names and likenesses. That means they could earn money for things like endorsement deals, social media content, and personal appearances. The ncaas board of governors signed off on that rule change wednesday. It is a big deal. The ncaa for years has resisted anything that would look like compensation for athletes because they worry its going to open the doors to schools having to or wanting to pay actual salaries to athletes. If the new policy is approved it could be in place for the 202122 school year. Savannah . Actor and pilot Harrison Ford could be in some hot water after an incident at a Southern California airport, Officials Say ford was at the controls of a small plane that taxied across a runway while another plane was practicing touch and go landings on that same runway. Take a listen to what went on. Hold short, you need to listen up. Excuse me, sir, i thought exactly the opposite. Im terribly sorry. A representative for ford says he misheard instructions from air traffic control. The faa is investigating. Officials say there was no danger of a crash. This isnt fords first incident as a pilot though. Three years ago he mistakenly landed on a taxiway at an airport in orange county, california. We do have some good news from our friends tom hanks and rita wilson after their recovery from the coronavirus. Weve known for years that helping others was definitely in tom hanks nature, but turns out its in his blood too. He tweeted this photo of antibody rich plasma hes donating, saying its as easy as taking a nap. Talking about his recovery on nprs wait, dont tell me, earlier this month. We not have been approached we have said, do you want our blood, can we give plasma, and, in fact, we will be giving it now to the places that hope to work on what i would like to call the hanksine. I like it. Its catchy. Yeah, good for them for doing their part. 8 09, thats the news. Lets get to the boost. Hoda, start us up today. Young Health Care Worker so busy treating coronavirus patients he had to miss his own graduation. So his coworkers held a ceremony right there at the hospital. They played that graduation march as his procession of one moved through the hallway. He didnt have a cap and gown but he did wear his ppe, his personal protective equipment. They had a graduation tassel, i just like the real thing. That will be a g heres some really happy news, and its close to all of us here at today, our very own Kristen Dahlgren has reported after many rounds of chemo, and radiation, shes done with her treatment and cancer free. She was diagnosed with Breast Cancer last year, shes been open about this, shared her experience with us here on today. Her radiation treatments actually had to be delayed because of the pandemic and kristen reminds all of us that staying home and flattening that coronavirus curve means hospitals are safer for people who need to be treated for other Serious Health issues. Kristen, we say congratulations. She is amazing, coming to work, always with a smile, always working hard, and were just so happy to share her good news. Indeed, indeed. Congrats, kristen. Coming up next, all right, its been, what, six, seven weeks now . 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Savannah, for a lot of parents frustration is setting in, and that frustration has a number of states making changes, our tech correspondent and purposes of this conversation, father of two, jake ward has more on that jake, good to see you. I have two daughters in school and like so many people my wife and i are feeling a little overwhelmed with overseeing their remote learning, the pressure on parents of having to run that process is hard enough while also dealing with losing a job, having to go out to work or having to work from home some states are weighing different options how to deal with this problem. And for many parents a solution cannot come soon enough. Theyre working from home, caring for a baby and managing two older kids online schooling. This houston mom says seven more weeks of this and she might break. Fulltime parent, fulltime teacher, fulltime employee, fulltime housekeeper, its easy at that point to get in shutdown mode because its overwhelming. Reporter her 16yearold is selfsufficient academically, she fears her 5yearold is falling behind. Theres the worry the way youre teaching your child to do something will set them back because theyll miss something fundamental. Sometimes youve got to have a good cry in your closet. At no time in Human History have parents been asked to do fulltime schooling alongside their jobs, its impossible. Sarah decided to pull her 7yearold son out of online classes entirely, tweeting we cannot cope with this insanity survival and protecting his wellbeing come first, her tweet quickly went viral. It touched a erves, spoke a truth that a lot of parents were feeling. Reporter now some states are taking action. Public schools in washington, d. C. And many in georgia and texas announced theyll end the school year as early as friday. Many new York City Schools are dropping traditional grades. California may start its next school year as early as july, with precautions like desks six feet apart, and student lunches in classrooms. Los angeles says it will wait for widespread testing but until all schools reopen many are teaching kids through online videos, work sheets, leaving parents to wonder how much learning is really going on here one poll found 56 of higher income parents worry kids are falling behind academically, lower income is 72 . I have a loving partner, plenty of financial resources, a full fridge, and a stable Internet Connection and im going out of my mind. Right. How does my situation compare, do you think, to other people weve got families who are faced with making decisions, do i leave my 12yearold home alone, or do i not go to work . What if i only have one tablet in the house, and ive got three kids hopefully employers are really taking those things into consideration. Reporter in south bend, indiana, ms. Brown cannot afford internet fast enough for her three kids online schooling at home she has to pick up a signal from a wifi enabled school bus. It was important for me for them to keep up with their grades i have all honor roll students. Reporter these are not normal times and were going to have to take some steps in order to make our homes and our schools and our work and our marriages function right now first, experts say you dont have to put your kids through a full workday of School Reading a book, building a fort, just having a conversation, those things are valuable too. Second, dont compare yourself to other people on social media. This is not the moment for working parents to be learning a new language, or perfecting their croissant. Take it easy on yourself you cant be nice to anyone else if youre not good to yourself call your local boys and girls clubs to see if they have a volunteer tutor, call a friend to unload or take a 15minute break. Its difficult for parents in the best of times and its a million times more difficult now. Were parenting in a pandemic. This is not productivity contest. Reporter you guys, lets be clear, this is not a problem that any one parent can solve alone. Think about it, states are now allowing businesses to reopen, but keeping schools closed, i mean, thats tough for working parents. In other countries parents right now have federal support to help solve this problem france, for instance, is offering direct Financial Assistance to parents of Young Children stuck at home we dont even figure the labor of being a parent into our Gross Domestic Product in this country. The question is how were going to keep families from being crushed under too many responsibilities i should mention here, for more resources to help parents with homeschooling go to our website at today. Com. Jake, im glad you featured the woman driving to the bus to get the wifi but the reality is, there are millions reporter can you believe that millions of parents in this country who dont have access to wifi if you dont have access to wifi, certainly high speed, youre in a whole heap of trouble. Reporter the coronavirus has exposed so many problems one of them is that 20 Million People in this country, is the estimate by the latest census numbers, dont have internet at home, not even a phone they can use. If you can imagine trying to keep everything going, you cant even work from home in the way i get to if you dont have an Internet Connection, much less get your kids into remote schooling. Theres a huge problem here, guys and hopefully we can figure out a solution. I was reading in an article how some kids were embarrassed of where they lived and they didnt want to do zoom school. They felt embarrassed that this was what they were going to be showing their classmates and it breaks your heart to think thats another factor being weighed in all this. I know. You know, the difficulty, i think, for parents across the country is the idea that theres just too much being put on them right and i can feel, i think we can all feel this National Mood shifting toward, okay, were going to reopen, but to see states reopening while saying schools are going to be closed, i dont understand, i mean,ky sort of limp through it because i work at home if i had to be out in the world, and my kids were not going to be in school, or were supposed to be homeschooling, i dont understand how thats supposed to work. I think everybodys looking for a bigger solution than just parents having to be tough about this. You highlighted a lot of important issues, jake ward, thank you, thank you, sir, and good luck, by the way. Good luck out there with those two girls. Thank you, no problem. Lets switch gears, go to mr. Roker with a check of the forecast hey, al. Hey, im one of the lucky ones, nicks selfsufficient right now doing his schoolwork, were okay were looking along the eastern seaboard, 1,300 miles, a line of thunderstorm stretch, cooler temperatures and 10 to 20 degrees below average from chicago to boston all the way down to atlanta. Were going to be looking at that cooler weather. Flood watches in effect from parts of the northeast, record highs out west and strong storms moving into the Western Plains thats whats going on around the country. Heres whats happening in your good morning. Im meteorologist kari hall. We take a live look outside in San Francisco. Beautiful, mostly clear here, but theres some fog right along the immediate coastline. And so that will keep it cool for our highs today. Only reaching into the upper 50s in Half Moon Bay. Meantime, for the inland east bay, highs in the upper 70s. It will be much more comfortable but were looking at more of this weather in the forecast over the next several days. And thats your latest and thats your latest weather, guys. All right, guys, here we go, carsons in the house. Hes working on pop start, what you got, honey . Daly. Guys, good morning, coming up ill let you know about garth brooks and Trisha Yearwood, keeping the saturday night grand ole opry tradition alive, on the way in pop start. Looking forward to that, also, al roker with that much needed, well deserved surprise for an Incredible Group down in texas dedicated to feeding families in need but first, your local news good morning. 8 26. Im marcus washington. A monthsold mystery finally solved. Maybe you remember this dash cam video that showed that car plunging off the cliff. This is near devils slide in late december. Divers tried weeks to find the sign of a car but didnt find anything. Some even thought that maybe the video was doctored. The chp saying the driver was a San Francisco woman ni. D. d her eventually recovered from montero state beach and they matched it with the type of car she owned. That car has not been found. Right now we want to get a look at the forecast for you. Its going to be a nice one out there, kari. Yeah, were going to see our inland temperatures today reach into the upper 70s. I think well get a lot more sunshine compared to yesterday for many of our microclimate. Well above normal temperatures for today and tomorrow. And then just a slight cooldown for the weekend. Sunday will be the coolest day as we see more clouds and even morning drizzle. Then we warm up again early next week with our valleys reaching into the low to mid80s. Staying in the 60s in San Francisco with fog drifting through at times. Well continue to monitor that in the forecast, marcus. Thanks, kari. Well have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes. 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Always love when steph ruhle is on and these incredible volunteers, they dropped everything they were doing to help people who were hurting during this pandemic. Do you know what al roker decided to do . He decided it was high time they got taken care of. Al . Well, i tell you, thats exactly right, hoda, we had a lot of fun orchestrating a surprise for these folks who give back to their communities. First, the weather,let start off with the weekend. Heavy rain in the northeast and new england, strong storms firing up in the central rockies, record heat from texas into the southwest and then as we move into saturday, more record heat, stretching from texas all the way into Southern California. Rain and wind in the pacific northwest. Were looking at sunshine up and down the eastern half of the country. Then sunday, that next storm system comes into the midmississippi and ohio river valleys, record heat continuing through texas, sunshine through the southwest, and some wet weather moves into the good morning. Im meteorologist kari hall. Lets take a live look outside in dublin. Sunshine here, although weve seen some low clouds and fog moving in to parts of the bay area. There will be a wide range in temperatures today. Still misting and drizzling for much of the day in Half Moon Bay. Temperatures staying in the upper 50s. Then sunshine inland so were looking at mid to upper 70s. It will be a very nice day today and tomorrow and then slightly cooler for the weekend. But were getting ready for more warm weather for the inland areas by the beginning of early next week. Pop start is sponsored by state farm, a proud sponsor of a parks and recreation special. Oh, yes, it is time for pop start, mr. Daly, take us away. 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The shows creator says the logistics for making this episode were difficult, the actors all shot their own parts and directed over zoom, a big undertaking and it is coming for a worthy cause, fans can donate to feeding america and our sponsor state farm along with the shows writers, producers and cast, matching the donations up to 500,000. Thats great. The parks and recreation special airs tonight at 8 30, right here on nbc. Next up, meghan markle. Even though the duchess of sussex has moved from england to sunny los angeles shes still very much involved with her favorite British Charities and that includes smart works, an organization that provides high quality interview clothes and interview training to unemployed women. One of those women got a huge surprise ahead of a Job Interview when markle popped up, via video chat, to give her a pep talk. You seem incredibly confident and prepared and i know everyone here is so excited when i was reading about, you know, what your interests are, and especially the focus on Mental Health as well. Yeah, yeah. Technologies yes. Thats excellent. I think youre going to be fantastic. Thank you so much. That means so much to me. Of course, i just wanted to be able to call in and tell you, best of luck, and my fingers are crossed for you. Thank you so much. How about that . Talk about a confidence boost ahead of a Job Interview. That is very, very cool. And finally, on pop start, garth brooks and Trisha Yearwood, country fans are getting an extra special treat this weekend, garth and trisha announced theyre performing at the grand ole opry this saturday night, of course its going to be different than what were used to, the opry will be completely empty except for garth and trisha, heres garth announcing the big news and what to expect from the show. Were going to be doing the opry, and im going to do some n the planet, dont know if im going to do any of mine. Were going to do the greatest Country Music for me. So im sure theres going some jones and randy travis and strait, haggerd and then, you know, the queen, shes going to sing some of the greatest stuff ever and it could all be her stuff too. This is going to be a fun saturday night right here. Thats going to be cool, guys, by the way it will be the grand ole oprys 4,922nd consecutive saturday night broadcast and youll be able to check it out on garth and trishas facebook pages, very good. I love how he calls her the queen, thats my favorite thing and my other thing is theyve done concerts and busting the internet so they need the grand ole opry, they need this platform. And carson, youre packing your bags, youre going to l. A. For the voice . Thats right, the voice is going to be happening, live shows, quite the undertaking as all the artists and coaches are going to be at home, were working on the details. Onwill still be here on today hand. Is jack daly getting up . Its going to be awfully early, west coast time, but well see what the kids made of. Jack disappeared, by the way. Hes right here. Safe travels. Thanks, guys. Just ahead, from harnessing the power of social media to getting grants, steph ruhle has new ways to help Small Businesses stay afloat. Were also going to show you the ingenious way that one Small Business, a local fitness business forced to close its doors, is managing to keep its employees on the payroll nonetheless. Nonetheless. But first, this is today nonetheless. But first, this is today when you think of a bank, you think of people in a place. But when you have the chase mobile app, your bank can be virtually any place. So, when you get a check. You can deposit it from here. And you can see your transactions and check your balance from here. You can save for an emergency from here. Or pay bills from here. So when someone asks you, wheres your bank . You can tell them heres my bank. Or heres my bank. Or, heres my bank. Because if you download and use the chase mobile app, your bank is virtually any place. Visit chase. Com mobile. Back now, 8 39 with Small Business solutions today, our series focused on their struggles and what the future back now, 8 39 with Small Business solutions today, our series focused on their struggles and what the future looks like, well, this morning a gym owner who flexed her business smarts, and managed to keep her clients happy while keeping many of her employees working. When the shutdown order hit new york thousands of gyms were forced to shut their doors but the woman youre about to meet she did the same thing but she quickly took her fitness Business Online and it turned out to be the right fit. New york city, largely closed for business, the emotional toll painful, the Economic Impact catastrophic carrie sadowitz has seen it firsthand. She owns a bid called the fitting room, three locations in manhattan, classes like taking a personal trainer session with 23 other people. Business was good and then all of a sudden a pandemic. Yeah. How did you guys adjust we started to put in place smaller class sizes, and started to take measures to make people comfortable within the existing studios. Reporter soon she and every other gym owner were forced to close shop she had 50 employees and needed to come up with a plan fast. We went zoom. Limited zoom classes to 24 so that everyone could see and talk to everyone else. Shoulder tap, nice and slow reporter the lead trainer, called fit pros. Its great because our workout does work so well at home you know, you dont need a spin bike or a giant piece of machinery, its functional training you can even do it body weight or simple equipment. Reporter shes riding out the quarantine with her sister rebecca in los angeles and havent missed a class in weeks. Living in a suspended reality and having this class, which is some tie to like my prior life, my normal life, gives me tremendous solace. Reporter rebecca, new to the program, says she even appreciates it when a trainer calls her out to improve her form. In this moment its pretty nice to have to be seen by somebody other than my family. Reporter carrie says since theyve gone online 15 of their carrie also told me she applied clients are first timers, that for one of those ppp loans and still waiting to hear if its may be due in part to the fact that she cut the price for class nearly in half been approved. Whats important to her, shes if it is she said it would be monumental for her and her managed to keep half her staff on the payroll with a goal of staff. Lets bring in our senior Business Correspondent steph hiring everyone back ruhle, always good to see you, a recent survey of small my friend, and well get to more Business Owners found that if the current economic disruption on Small Businesses and how they persists for another one or two months, more than a quarter of can survive and thrive in this new environment in a moment. But lets start with them expect to close for good. Unemployment numbers just out, every business is unique 3. 8 million americans filed last sadowitz said that might be what saves them. Do some soul searching about what it is that your customers week, that brings the sixweek total to roughly 30 million now, rely on you for and then figure roughly the size of the state of texas, what do out how you can continue to from the numbers, steph . Craig, when you hear a number bring the essence of what you offer to them in different ways. Personal training done in groups from the comfort of your own home. Like that, surely its upsetting, its devastating, we havent seen Something Like this the individual picture i see in american history, but remember, demand hasnt is like a door and your choice disappeared. All of those clients of that fitness trainer, they want to is a gone fishing sign or like busy, innovating, so i say im come back. Its not the demand thats disappeared, we asked our country to go home and turn our busy innovating. Economy off, and right now the government is offering expanded everyone we talked to Unemployment Benefits. Stressed how important this community is to them, the clients want to pafo so that trainer right there has half of her staff getting those Unemployment Benefits, but she wants to bring them back i dont want people to think this is permanent, especially if you consider there are states reopening, and think about if she gets the ppp loan, which she might, shell most likely be bringing those people back, many people got those loans this week, so you should get positive things could change. For other Small Businesses out there, steph, to weather the storm, what are some things they can do this is the time to get creative you need to think about what goods and services can i provide, and what do people out there need and try to match the two. A distillery, yes, this could be a time where you might be able to make a different product. If you have a ballet studio, a fitness center, reconnect with your customers, you said it a moment ago, customers want to be seen they want to be heard. This is a perfect time to create that community, and figure out, can i do something virtually if you think, steph, that sounds all well and good, im not a digital girl, guess whos home right now, college students, high school students, lots of younger people who are tech savvy, they could help you make the transition you can start online sales and online gift cards. I can tell you, we see these stories every day, people out there want to help we dont want to lose main street and youd be surprised there are consumers across thel would on gift cards today, because i want my local restaurant to be there tomorrow. Really quickly, though, what about those businesses that are hands on, i mean, salon owners, barbers, housekeepers, like what can they do . I know its hard, but dont give up. Yesterday i saw savannah doing her own hair on instagram. It was amazing, it was inspiring, but i promise, it means savannah really, really wants to get back to her hair salon. So you have if you are that salon, you want to reach out to your customers, if youre coloring your hair at home, let me get on the phone with you, maybe i can send you a kit or go online, and offer for a period of time on instagram, a free course, a free tutorial and after that i can start charging. This is a time when us as consumers are really realizing how much we need those services out there, so stay connected to your customers, and i have a strong feeling theyre going to pay you a little bit now and theyre going to try to pay you more later. Steph ruhle, appreciate the insight, my friend, thank you. Thank you. Up next, paying it forward what happens when volunteers who are working hard to feed their neighbors, what happens when they have someone reach out with a helping hand for them . Al roker, his beautiful surprise for some very, very deserving community leaders. But first, this is today on nbc. Were all doing our part by staying at home. That could mean an increase in energy bills. You can save by setting your heat to 68 or lower. Unplugging and turning off devices when not in use. Or just letting the sun light your home. Stay well and keep it golden. Can to help their community, and al, you got to give them both a very well deserved surprise. Thanks, savannah, thats right, down in san antonio, texas juan ramos, a founder of a Student Outreach Program and one of his volunteers, angela williams, theyve both faced new challenges since this coronavirus outbreak. Yet, these folks are rising above their circumstances to help others in need. Since the World Health Organization declared covid19 a Global Pandemic the u. S. Grinding to a halt with millions and millions of americans without jobs. The images of cars waiting at food banks, lining up by the thousands, making us gasp. Some of the most jaw dropping in san antonio, texas. Thats where juan ramos lives, hes a youth pastor, and founder of r 3 outreach program. We offer many different services, like tutoring and mentorship and we try to get students any resources they need. Reporter normally the center would be filled with students from the area. Today the center is serving a different purpose. We are feeding people three times a week, i think to date we have fed over 4,000 meals. Reporter r 3 is solely reliant on donations and sponsors, juan and his team of volunteers serving hot meals to be picked up or delivered for hundreds of folks in need. Its not an option not to do what were doing, were going to do this, were going to help people. Reporter one of r 3s own volunteers is facing hardship. Angela williams and her daughter are dependent on her husbands income after statewide stay at home orders forced angela to close her business and lay off her employees. I have tried unemployment, the sba loan and unfortunately none of those things have panned out as of yet. Reporter angelas going to food banks to feed her own family, using her time at home to cook hundreds of meals for r 3. On mondays and wednesdays, goes anywhere from 10 to 13 hours, i cook all day long, we package them and give them out to people. A hot meal is something a lot of us really take for granted. Reporter as a survivor of hurricane katrina, angela knows what its like to have nothing. At one point they didnt know where their family would stay. Or where the next meal would come from. I dont want any child or parent to ever feel that or to know what that feels like. Because i know what that feels like, i know what its like to be hungry, i want to be that person that hands them a hot meal and says, you know what, there is hope, do not give up. Reporter after hearing juan and angelas stories and all theyve done for their community we wanted to do something for them. So nice to see you guys and the things you have been doing for your community is just blew us away when we heard about it. So we wanted to do something for you to help you continue your mission. So, if you could do me a favor, and head to your front doors. On the count of three, i want you to open your doors. One, two, three. Okay. Oh, my god. Theyre everywhere. Theres a lot of them. This is so crazy. Thank you. That is so incredible. Wow, im so excited, thank you. Delivered straight to their dosands of dollars worth of food and supplies, that all these groceries, and essential items, are there for you from our sponsor walmart. And they want to thank you for all the time and effort that you guys put in to helping feed people in need in this time of crisis, just our small way of saying thank you. Thank you so much. This is a huge, huge way. Theres nothing there is nothing small about this. God bless you both. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you, god bless you. You all ever come to san antonio, call me, i will cook you all dinner. Were going to take you up on that angela. And yesterday our producer received an update from her, she and juan have already shared some of their groceries they received with five other families. So they are paying it forward, guys. That was great. That was spot on, al, wow. Perfectly cetng to smile about, al, were going to be back in a moment. This is today on nbc. Right now, staying connected is more important than ever. And fast, reliable, secure internet from xfinity can help. We have plans to fit every budget with speeds up to a gigall at xfinity. Com. Well ship you a selfinstall kit that makes setup quick, safe and easy. No tech visit required. And our simple Digital Tools will help you manage your account online. At xfinity, were committed to keeping you connected. Find great offers and value, today, at xfinity. Com xxxx up next, chatting with retired astronaut scott kelly. Unexpected youtube star giving advice to good morning. 8 56. Im marcus washington. Warehouse workers at several retailers plan to strike tomorrow. This after the death of a worker from complications caused by coronavirus at amazons tracy distribution center. Amazon is confirming the death saying the employee last worked at the facility april 1st and at that point was showing no symptoms. Its still not clear how the person became infected. And a look at the waves in pacifica this morning. And theres a new battle brewing over californias coastline. Governor newsom today plans to unveil a new order to close all beaches to slow the spread of the virus. It follows scenes of crowded beaches over the weekend in Southern California. Happening now, kris sanchez is monitoring the developments which also include a new hard closure of all state parks. Shell have a live report in our midday newscast. You can also link to more at the top of our home page. The latest weekly jobless numbers are out. An additional 3. 8 million americans filed firsttime claims. That means more than 30 million americans have now lost jobs since the pandemic took hold. The news is weighing on wall street. The dow has been down nearly 1 . More on twitter. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the 3rd hour of today. And a good thursday morning, everyone, welcome to the 3rd hour of today. Craig melvin here in studio 1a late e unemployment numbers, 3. 8 million americans filed for benefits last week, that brings the sixweek total now to more than 30 million. As weve talked about this push to reopen and get some of those folks back to work, al in california looks like theyre actually willing to pump the brakes a little bit. Yeah,
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