And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers li. Thank you. Wschor this is bbc reporting from new york city. Pushing for a vaccine, President Trump outlines a new plan to protect millions, but says the country must reopen even without one. I just want to make something clear, it is very important, vaccine or no vaccine, we are back. Crs town, Lawmakers Debate a bill that would inject another 3 trillion into the crippled u. S. Economy. Republicans say it wont go far. Dining out while social distancing. How a restaurant in the netherlands is trying to make people more comfortae about grabbing a good meal. Anchor forll of y watchingd on pbs and aro the globe, welcome to world news america. In the race toa Coronavirus Vaccine is a top right already as governments, scientists, and private industry collaborate around the globe. More than 300,000 people have already died from the disease. Many experts saye wont be able to return to some form of normality without one. Trump unveiled an aggressive u. S. Effort in a hope of a breakthrough. He hopes to trynd have a vaccine by the end of the year. Some experts have questioned thatimeline. Jane obrien has re. Reporter after criticism for a slow response to the coronavirus pandemic, President Trump launched operation warp speed, the quest to find a vaccine by the end of the year. We are getting ready so that when we get the good word that we have a vaccine, we have the formul we he what we need, we are ready to go, as opposed to taking years to gear up. We are gearing up. It is riy, it is expensive, but we will be saving massive amounts of time. We will be saving years. Reporter n distributill be organized by the u. S. Military, a logistical challenge that may prioritize areas worst hit by the pandemic. While emphasizing the need for a vaccine, President Trump, who unlike his medical advisors, declined to wear a mask, downplayed the deadly nature of the virus. Manyavf us lost friends, we read about that, and we see that, thats what the news covers, but its a very small percentage. It is a very small percentage. The vast majority, mantpeople donven know they have it. Reporter his words are likely to fuel growing protests against orders to stay at home. Such measures may stop the coronavirus spreading, but 36. 5 Million People have filed for employmentn the last two months. Across america, priorities are shifting and becoming ineasingly partisan. Congress is divided over its latest financial response, a 3 trillion package dubbed the heroes act. While some of c myleagues may argue we are spending too much money, these packages are a fracti of the losses we have suffered in this country and around the world. Reporter the hardship faced by many is becoming more evident. Question just how much pain can the nation tolerate in order to control th virus . Jane obrien, bbc news. Ch the potential for a vaccinwould be a game changer in the fight against covid19. Ny medical experts say it will be sometime before we have one. Joining me to discuss that and other developments is dr. Jeremy faust from harvard medical school. Hes also anan emergency physi at bremen womens hospital. Thank youor being with us. My first question is listening to President Trump, do you think its possible to have a safe and the year . By the end of i dont think anybody knows that. I think it would be a historic achievement. We certainly agree we want it to be ready as soon as those things are possible. Thiss a little bit like a race with hurdles. The faster you go, you might get tripped up. Balance the needs o speed and not getting tripped up and fallingt fd being setback. Anchor there must be a number up. Obstacl that can still come some say it is no guarantee the may even be a e. Of course we dont know, and we wont until we really see the proof in the pudding and people not getting sick anymore. Vaccine science is something we have gotten a lot better aas a society in the past 100 years. I think it is reasonable toat he omething will work to some level. The question is when and how effectiv those are the big question marks. I think we are starting to see good signs. We wanted to go quickly, but not so quickly that mistakes are made. Anchor in the meantime, we see that most states are easing restrictions on lockdowns. Are you comfortable with t level of testing the u. S. Has in place . Do you think more guidance should have been put out by th reached the testing capacityt that we need in order to know whats really happening. Early on,e were having such a rapid growth in cases that you kn it was growing. Now with the shelterinplace and shut down, we have slowed the spread, but because of reporting lag, for a week or two, it looks like the cases are coming down,hawhen we get th complete information a couple of weeks later, it actually is stable, mant up. Da people are ncing in the end zone and celebrating the victory, even though wu look back a week or two later and see the data is corrected, we are still flat, we have not lowered the caseloads in many places. People incorrectly assuming that can be d gerous. Anch with that in mind, because memorial day is coming up, beaches are opening, restaurants aretarting to open, where is it safe to go for people who are curious about at . As we move forward, i think we are all getting sick and tired of beingn one place. There should be some relaxing that is safe. I think if you are too strict, people will ignore everything. For examp, i heard a story of someone not being able to visit the grave of someone who died a graveyards and cemeteries are t places where people ar going to get the disease, even funerals we can do properly with good distaing. We need to find the places we can do safely and open those. Leand a li bit of stress of this situation will be diffused by that. Im worried i we dont find places that are safe like that, then people will throw it away and congregate in Public Places where the risk is high. Anchor i just wanted to ask, the cdc is requesting Health Care Professionals let them know about cases of this mystery illness a finding in children that can be linked to covid19. What should parents be looking this isnd it slike a disease we have seen before. It is exceedingly rare. The most important thing is parents look out for any signs of coronavirus. Not necessarily any signs of a kawasaki like disease. It is so rare, other way around when we see a little bit of an increase in these rare cases, it means something to us as doctors. It is still a needle in a haystack. Parents need to worry about other symptoms. Does the child have in the valens a influenza like illness that can be coronavirus . It is so rare that these complications, if coronavirus is caing it, it is not the thing parents are watching forchthey should w for the virus, in general. Anchor that will come as a relief to many parents. Thank you very much. Turning back to that massive spending measure congress has beenebating. Congssmalein dean is a democrat from pennsylvania who spoke on t house floor. She joins me now. Thank you for being with us. So many people around the country are really feeling the pain of the coronavirus. Why do you think it is so essential to get money quickly flowing to american households and states . Because in my lifetime, and i ink in anybodys lifetime, we have never seen a Public Health crisis of this magnitude, or an magnitude. Sis of ts the risk for us is not doi too much, it is doing too little and to late. Ouats why im to have work on this bill, have advocated for the heroes this will support, and i will be a yes vote. Anchor there has been criticism ayen among democrats, progressives whot doesnt go far enough, and moderates who say it will never become law. Do you think the democrats should have taken more time in working through this piece of legislatio i think we could always make that argument. There are things i would like to see in tre that are not. We must not let thect pere the enemy of the good, especially in this time of externa every crisis. In montgomery county, we have had re than 600 people die of coronavirus. In berksouy, 200 people have died. People are suffering. They have lost their family members, my own mother in law is among the dead in ntgomery county. This is a Public Health crisis. We have to m drih needed dollars to our counties, states, municipalities to support teachers, police. Thiss a desperate time for many americans, and we should not sit around and wait. Anchor im very sorry for the loss of your motherinlaw. I know it must be a very difficult time. Looking at the fact that the white house and republicans say this law anywhere in the senate, what parts of this paibage could po be in the next bipartisan bill . O i hope mo it. I hope everyon recognizes with more than 86,000 people dead in this country, no, mr. President , that is not a tiny perntage. Beat to the 86,000 families who ve lost a loved one to covid, often when you cant be at their side. Pei most of this package is in the next bill that comes back from the senate. Nearly 1 trillion f state andve local ments to support our teachers so they can come back and teach our childreno support police officers, nitation workers, the Postal Service has been lt behind. These are frontline workers and we must make sure they have the resources they need when they haveeen hit by a Public Health crisis that is tacklingm, t their families, creating struggling, and an economic ngcrisis that has chal everyones livelihood. Anchor representative dean, thank you for beg with us. Thank you. Oran more than two thirds of u. S. States have relaxedheir lockdown measures in some manner. The nations capitol remains in lockdown. The mayor extended measures to june 8, even as lawmakers decide how to deal with theational crisis. Barbar plettusher has more. Reporter in the nations capital, political pressure to open the country as mounting. Lawmakers are gradually coming back to work but the city isnt ready yet for business. You just need to drive 10 minutes to see it is still on emergency footing. In washington, d. C. s black neighborhoods, it has laid bare longstanding social and racial divides. We are going through trying times in our nation and reporter a local counselor is campaigning for rinlection in waons poorest award. We have the number one deates as it relato covid19. Reporter handing out masks, bleach, toilet paper. Behind the smiles is aea disturbing rty, 80 of the citys covid deaths are africanamericans, even though they are less and half of its population. He has lost his grandmother to the virus. We have some of the highest Health Disparities perin the country, from high blood pressure, dbetes, asthma, so we are fighting two monstermeat the ime. You talk about the people at the bottom being pushed down even further. Reporter the city has boosted outreach and testing f predominany black and latino communities. If you want a goo example of how washington, d. C. Isnt over the corona crisis, just this week the city finished puttg up a makeshift convention center. It is a precaution. But the numberf cases have been rising, and we are only expected to peak around now. The Field Hospital was launched with a flourish, but thes mayo cautious approach to reopening means shes heading for a collisionith the regions largest employer, the federal government. Especially with her citys most famous resident, who is agitated for a return to normal. Around the corner is the new normal, a venerable Washington Institution serving its n servers. The grill is the oldest operating restaurant, a favorite watering hole for politicians. Now echoing with emptiness. It is still able toplive laid off oyees meals. This cant go on for long, but e grill is weary abou reopening. Just because the government tells you you can open doesnt mean you have to open that day. I think we will do what to write i our guests, our employees, and our integrity. I dont think any of us want to open t door make an extra dollar on day one that can set us back or set our guests back. Reporter when it comes to the road ahead, washington the capital is out of step with washinon the city, playing outba a across the country. Barbara plettusher, bbc news. Anchor lettake a look at some other news. More bad economic numbers from the u. S. , with retail sales lling at the fastest rate on Consumer Spending dropped more than 16 last month as shoppers stayed home amid the coronavirus pandemic thats even wor than economists had a feared,nd comes a day after another troubling reportun oployment. Brazils new Health Minister resigned after just weeks in the job. He took on the role after his predecessor was fired over digreements with the president over the importance of social distancing. President bolsonaro has long downplayed the risks of the virus. Brazil more than 200,000 known casereported. Germanys economy contracted in the First Quarter by 2. 2 . Thats the steepest threemonth decline since the 2008 financial crisis. Not as bad as some had feared. This reading doesnt reflect the full impact of the lockdown, which took effect in april. Youre watching bbc world news america. Still to ce. A crisis in the making. Aid workers in yemen say thereee hasn a dramatic rise in covid19 cases, and the country already crippled by war. Anchor people in the australian state of New South Wales are now able to go out for a meal or drink, but only if theyollow strict social distancing rules. Sharmaulio has been to a bar in the city to he how it works. Reporter people have been given slots of one to two hours and have been fully booked here. Theyrn have been g people away who showed up. Thats how excited people are to be out andbout. We saw people excitedly going to sit down and have a coffee and eat in a cafe. But the 10 people rule applies to all public spaces. Restaurants, cafes, even places of worship. A big day for families, because playgrounds are open. So it is back to the swings for the children. Not quite business as usual it is a big sigh of relief for many people here as areas around australia cautiously move towardeasing rules in reopening the economy. Anchor in yemen, the appearance another layer to a strain of the nation devastated by war. Only about 85 infections have been officiallyeported so far. The u. N. Says the real number is much higher. Yemen remains divide between an internationally recognized government in the south, and the houthi group in the north. Noella mcafee reports. Reporter the people here are no longer afraid of the bullets. They haveeaed to live wh war, starvation, a cholera. Now, there is a new threat. One that hashe shattered worlds most developed countries, coronavirus. In yemen, the First Official case of covid19 was announced on april 10. Since then, scores of cases have been detecteacross the country, where half of all the medical facilitiesdeave been royed by war. Operating. Hospital i it is said to be the best equipped to receive patients with covid19. The bbc has gained access to it. This nurse knows how dangerous the virus is in such a fragile health system. This hospital is the main center for receiving coronavirus patients. We have 16 icu beds. If we have an outbreaey how will e enough . We will only receive the first 16 patients. After that, we will have to tur people ay. There are only 200 ventilators for a population of nearly 30 Million People. The Movement Based in the north of the country has only announced two cases and one death. Our sources tell us the situation is more dire. There have been scores of covid19 cases and deaths. The u. N. Warns the virus can be spreading undetected in yemen. Reportin con theonavirus has been banned by the authorities. Like this one haven b videos like ts one have been circulating on social media. Ac, ss the countere have been few containment measures t keep the pandemic at bay. In some neighborhoods, mosques were closed, and markets shut down. But others are still terrifyingly crowded. Here in this quarantine center, Health Workers are scrambling to prepare for ainflux of covid19 cases. There is only one floor out of five that is ready to use. We are facina shortage of ppe and disinfectants. Every 10 people here share a bathroom, and every two share a om. There is so much to do in a country that is already the worlds worst humanitarian crisis. The people here are acutely malnourished. Cholera and diphtheria wavesha ripped through the country over the years. More than 24 Million People survive on humanitarian aid. That has been hampered by the Saudi Led Coalition to factor blockade. American aid officials decided to hold funding, cutting off about 17 million in assistance dested for people in the houthi controlled and northern part of the country. He usaid says houthis are to blame. There is a risk it will notgo where it needs to go in those programs, and keepinhe aid flto those who need it most. Otherwise,t is yemenis who live in fear of cid19 who reporter despite a ceasefire designed toelthe country focused on containing the virus, fighting has continued. This war has brought yemen to its knees. Eanow with a dy pandemic, there is no sign of relief for the peopleere. Anchor so hard, the strain of the coronavirus and the strain of war. For many of us in lockdown, it is the simple things we miss. Time with loved ones, or maybe a nice meal out on a fr a restaurant in the netherlands is doing itsest to make those pleasures possible as an a hall a covid secure space toem. Soalize. Could these greenhouses be the future of going out . As countries emerge from europe, theyover are experimenting with new ways to get people diningut again. Temperature checks, outdoor seating, and this innovative idea is designed to help to a degree of social contact. And the social anxiy many of us feel of mixing in public infection still exists. The head chef is happy to be back in the kitchen. Cooking is always like a way to care for people. This moment, especially, is for chefs, it is more important. We lose the opportunity to feed the people and ce for the people that like eating in our restaurants. Reporter waitresses and diners must observe social distancing advice. In the netherlands, that means staying 1. 5 meters apart. These wooden planks serve as a low tag solution to help stick to the rules. But still, the staff have some concerns. I worry all theime. Im also italian, and italy now is in the middle of the storm, i would say. Athe same time, we have the role of making this fear may be a little bit less, and not to forget aboutt at all, but start living with it. Reporter do the guests share her reservations . I think you just have to think about hygiene more, washing ur hands, making sure you keep your distance. Especially if you want to go out with an older person, it is nice. Re the real appeal may be the reassurance and ability to reignite our fai in venturing out again. Anna hallgain, bbc news. Anchor befe we go, a bit of u. S. Naval history has come to light. The uss nevada was recently discovered on the floor of the pacific ocean. The ship was the only one of its kind to be present during the attacks on pearl harbor and at dday. She first sailed in 1916 and served in both world wars. Nevada was later used in militaryes exercearning a reputation as being too tough to die. She wasil sunk duringary exercises 70 years ago and has not been seen since. Some pretty stunning pictures. You can find more on l of the days news at our website, plus to see what we are working on at any time, check us out on twitter. Thank you for watchg world news america. Have a great weekend. Narr esentation of this program is provided by. Language s anish, french and more. Raymond james. The freeman foundation. 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