Pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. America. Reporting from new york city, i am Laura Trevelyan the haunting effect of the pandemic. A line of cars at a food bank in suburban new york as more than 38 million americans have lost their jobs. People have gone witho four 45 or six or seven paychecks, and it is starting to catch up. Laura back to school in france, but not for every student could how social class affect the decision to return to the classroom. China tightens its grip on hong kong. A new security law gives beijing more power. How to g into greece. We look at how tourists will be let in this summer as the Holiday Season beckons. Laura for all of you watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to world news america. The coronavirus has claimed more than 93,000 american lives, and the ecomic fallout from the stayathome orders is only growing will end another 2. 4 llion people file for Unemployment Benefits in the past week. That means 38 Million People have lost their jobs the middle of march, about a quarter of the american workforce. While 40 of the poorest americans have lost their jobs in this crisis, the effects of being felt at all income levels i. Nick bryant reports from one of new yorks most affluent suburbs. Nick we dont normally go searching for hardship in the tree line communities of suburban america, but now it is easy to find. This is the looping cute for a food bank in the commuter belt. Cars normally used for pickup and the weekend shop now a marker of middleclass need. Some have waited more than fi hours, bumpertobumper, in a queue that stretched more than a mile for this organizer, Traffic Control has become a major problem. Eight weeks agon the early days of the shutdown, he saw 65 families. Now it is 600. Look at the cars a mercedes, expensive suvs. To see a lot of starter rossett starter beeamers. People have gone without for, five, six, seven paychecks, and it is starting to catch up. They need food, the most basic thing. Nick at the front of the line we met people who had wellpaid jobs before the coronavirus brought economic destruction. People who have never to rely on aid. Michelle is a florist struggling to make ends meet. We have to pay the rent, gas, cars, all that stuff. Nick you have a beautiful car. Did you ever imagine you would be lining up for food . No, never. Nick nancy is trying to feed her kids. Have you got any income . No. I work housekeeping. People doesnt want people to get into their houses because they have families, and we have kids, too. Nick you are not making any money at the moment. No. Nick you need this food. Yes, we need it. Nick we are tnessing the biggest economic shock the 1930s in the country still feeling the aftereffects of the financial ash of 2008. What has been noticeable since the Great Recession is the doing billing number of parents who believe their kids will enjoy more abundant lives. That longheld belief in a generational progress that gives this country so much energy and drive. Covid19 has dealt a body blow to t american dream. What good is it if we save everybody from the virus if we let them all starve to death . Nick with desperation comes anger. This, a shutdown protest in staten island, one of new yorks most affluent arose. Most of these people are Small Business orders who believe the stayathome order from the democratic governor has robbed them of their livelihoods and liberty. Members of the middle class not used to mounting protest. Open of new york if you cant do it, get these democrats out open us up you are telling us i hav i have come to see jesus nick a disruption of immense historical scale, bigger than the Great Recession, mark one sequential than 9 11. Even in the most prosperous parts of america, lives have been changed forever. Nick bryant, bbc news, new york. Laura President Trump has been in the battleground state of michigan. He has been touring a ford factory that is making personal protective equipment. The state attorney general warned mr. Trump to wear a mask during the visit to he told reporters he did for a bit but he wasnt when the cam was rolling. For more on mr. Trump in michigan and political news im joined by katty kay. The president is in this key state as 38 million americans have lost jobs during this pandemic. What is he saying about when the jobs could come back . Katty a lot of the talk, perhaps rather depressingly, has been abouthat you just mentioned, whether the president was wearing a mask, which he wasnt. That gets to a sense of role modeling and whether the president should be following the white houses own guidelines. The president is still confident that the jobs will bounce back fast. He talks about a lot of pentup demand and the second half of this year is going to be one of great recovery for t american economy. I spent the day speaking to people here in washington who run Small Businesses and who work in commercial real estate, and they are not convinced. They think this is going to take quite a lot longer. You have news om some economists suggestg 42 of all the jobs that have been lost may never come back. It is hard to see how the economy recovers fast from a blow like that. Laura considering all you said, where is the president on whether to extend those supercharged Unemployment Benefits which run out in july . Katty there is a big debate even in the white house on whether you extend those between the treasury, between the federal reserve, between membs of congress and republicans who are not on board by and large with the president in extending, giving more stimulus to the american economy, more relief to american workers. Interesting, laura, you have a few republicans who are unusually breaking ras with their own party and with the white House Republicans who are in tight seats in novembers election saying that the senate should not leave town before more money has been dispatched to help american workers. Some disquiet among those who are up for reelection in competitive races realizing how important it is that people get more money in their pockets. Laura the president is talking about a transition to greatness. He sees himself as a cheerleader for the american economy. Is it likely to be a very slow recovery . Katty its interesting, because listening to the president in michigan today, he was talking very much about wanting to get this all behind him, wanting to act almost as if we we in normal times. He spoke about wanting to have rallies again very quickly. He said if there is a second spike, we will not shut down the country again. You sense some regret in the president that maybe the ole shutdown thing, which cratered the american economy, perhaps wasnt worth doing in the first place, although all the medical advisers you know and you have spoken to on the program was that that was the only way to get the virus under control. I think the president is very conflicted about that and you heard that during the trip to michigan. He wants the economy open again and he knows it in taxes reelection chances in november. Laura thanks fobeing with us. Michigan along with all the other u. S. States has started reopening. If the United States had begun imposing stayathome orders just one week earlier in march, about 36,000 fewer peoe would have died. That estimate comes from researchers at Columbia University here in new york. President trump calls the study of political pitch up to joining us this dr. Ashish jah of harvards Global Health institute. Those researchers at columbia also estimated that 83 of the deaths in the u. S. Could have been preed at the shutdowns happened on march 1. What do you make of the data . Dr. Jah i think the data are largely right. This is what happens with exponential growth. The doubling time of the disease uncontrolled was five to six days. You get four times the number of cases. If we had shut down 12 day earlier than we did, we would have had a quarter of the cases and a quarter of the deaths we had. That is how this works, which is why it is so important to get a jump early on this virus and not wait until it becomes overwhelming. Laura well, we are where we are, and researchers at Imperial College in london are predicting that the u. S. Death toll, nearly 100,000, could double in two months as the lockdowns are relaxed. That is also a pretty stark dr. Jah prediction. Dr. Jah it is, and im a little more optimistic than that. I believe that the transmission should be a little bit lower as the weather warms up and we have warmer and more humid temperatures, as people are spending more time outdoors. Imopeful all of that will help but hope is not a strategy, and we need to maintain social distancing and be doing testing and tracing and all of those things to make sure we dont hit 200,000 deaths in the next couple months. Laura research from pew shows that americans think that governments in germany and south korea have handled this crisis better than their own government. Why is that, do you think . Dr. Jah bause americans are aware of the data and the facts. The data and the facts are clear that both south korea and rmany have handled this dramatically better than we have. You can see the number of cases, you can see the number of deaths. It is not like those are wealthy countries and we are a poor one. We have all the capacity. It is just that we had a really ineffective federal government response. Laura the president was not wearing a maskn public when he was in michigan today. What kind of a publichealth role model is he, in your view . Dr. Jah wearing a mask is really important as a way to reduce infections and possibly reduce the severity of infections. A key part of leadership is modeling good behavior. If people care about opening up and getting our freedom back, as people like to say, wearing a mask is an important part of that. I dont totally understand why the president continues to refuse to do it when it will help the cause of opening our economy and letting people get back to work safely. Ura dr. Ashish jha, thank you for joining us as always. Dr. Jha thank you. Laura in france, kids are going back to school as the government relaxes lockdown measures. But the Education Minister tells the bbc that poorer children are not returning as much as wealthier families. Parents can choose whether to send kids to class or keep them home. Lucy williamson has more. Lucy not a place with a medical image, this conservative medieval cap is known across france as the place that refused to open any of its state Primary Schools because of three suspected cases of coronavirus. All have since tested negative. The towns rightwing mayor says her decision was very popula here. There is too much pressure on parents, she says, because the government has asked each family to decide if their child should return to school. I think it should be eher obligatory or not, because it creates a sense of guilt for the parents. If they send their child to school and they get sick, they feel guilty. If they dont and the child. Im, y feel guilty. The child falls behind, you feel guilty. Lucy the street was full of parents wondering what to do when schools finally reopened on monday. It is complicated, because we dont know how it is going to work. My son had some Health Concerns and im elected to send him anyway. I feel a bit lost. We havent clearly told you can put your children back to school witho out of dangeru , we would put our son back in school could we were not reassured aat all. Lucy more than 90 said they did not want their children back in class. The government says the decision is voluntary, and many parents say no. Since last week, 20 of Primary School children inrance have returned to class. Frances Education Minister told us that lockdown created a social emergency by increasing inequality, and that reopening schools weekly was kequickly was key. The ildren returning to class are often those from wealthier families. It is true that children of those poor families are coming less than the others. That is why it was important to start in may and not in june, because we know stepbystep were going to have this social action for poor families. Lucy the government has issued 56 pages of detailed instructions to schools on how to keep their mrs. Clean and pupils safe. So much that is compulsory for teachers, when attendance for children is not. Lucy williamson, bbc news. Laura in other news from around the world, Donald Trumps former personal lawyer Michael Cohen has returned to his home in new york city. He will see the remainder of his threeyear jail sentence there after pleading guilty to Campaign Finance fraud and lying to congress. Cohen was released from jail as part of a policy to reduce prisoner numbers of coronavirus spreading. American Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband have agreed to plead guilty to the College Admissions scandal. The star will serve jail time and pay 150,000 fine. She is one of a number of hollywood stars and affluent pants who paid to use backdoor methods to get kids into selective colleges. President trump says he is pulling the United States out of the open skies agreement. The pact was created three decades ago to allow countries to fly over each others territory for nonmilitary purposes. Officials say russia has violated the terms of the agreement. China is planning a new National Security law giving beijing more control over the territory of hong kong. The measures to crack down on dissent and are likely to be met with strong opposition. Last year hong kong was the scene of frequent and sometimes violent demonstrations against beijings control. Robin brent explains how the latest move will be viewed in hong kong. Robin protesters will see this as further evidence that the communistled government in beijing is increasingly eroding the economy that hong kong has, particularly when it comes to its legal system, its education system, and its police. Secondly, it is the manner in which beijing may be able to simply impose these changes without having to seek the approval of hong kong elected officials. It has the ability to do that. It could go ahead and try to do that. If this National Security law were to change come in may have an impact on hong kongs trading relationship particularly with the United States. It has special trading rights, and that may change if this National Security law is imposed. Laura you are watching bbc world news america. Still to come on tonights program, anger and fear among native americans. Why coronavirus has caused so much suffering in this community. Laura at least 84 people have died in one of the most powerful cyclones to t india and bangladesh in years. The cyclone brought devastation to ind santos and bangladesh. Here is yogita lamaye. Yogita it hit wednesday evening and plundered through the state for hours. In mourning, this is what the regions biggest city looked like it kolkata ravaged by what many residents say is the worst storm they have experienced. The street started flooding. We understood Something Big is happening. Yogita parts of the city are underwater, including the airport. Then everything gone. Yogita cyclone season has just begun. Many are hoping it doesnt get any worse. Yogita lamaye, bbc news, india. Laura native American Communities here in the u. S. Have been hit hard by coronavirus. Navajo nation, the biggest territory, has the highest for cap infection rate in the u. S. Native americans who try to block to themselves off from the spread of the virus met legal and political challenges. Reporter a roadblock in the hills of mermel south rural south dakota. Since april, they that operating 247, with tourists and hters turned away. Two native american tribes say the fed of the virus combined with their vulnerable populations and or medical facilities mean they had to urgently control access to their lands. We have an inherent and sovereign right to protect the health of our people, and no one, man or woman, can dispute that right. Reporter but now fighting the coronavirus has got legal. South dakotas state governor said last week that the checkpoint must be removed, claiming the tribes broke the law by blocking state and federal roads. What we are looking for his clarification and respting tribalovereignty, which is something i always have done in my words and in my actions, but also making sure that we have the ability to protect people. Reporter despite their efforts, tribal leaders here havent managed to keep the virus out of their land entirely. Last week, a tribe ordered a reservationwide shut down after learning that to residents tested positive for covid19. Let all the relatives know, all of your people know, your friends come everyone across our reservation that it will be shut down. Reporter elsewhere, native American Communities have been hit hard. The largest servation in the u. S. , navajo nation, is home to over 350,000 people, standing the states of arizona, utah, and new mexico. It has had 144 deaths from covid19 so far, giving it one of the highest infection rates in the country. Navajo nation is the land base is enormous and covers several states. In the highly populated areas, that is where we are seeing large cases of conrmed coronavirus infections. Reporter in massachusetts, a small tribe are one of the few with their own Health Service and Virus Testing scheme. Would you say that tribes have been forgotten in this pandemic . Absolutely. Types are forgotten every day regardless tribes are forgotten every day regardless. But in this pandemic it brings it morto light. We dont get the attention we deserve, and we definitely have been an afterthought. We are an afterthought still right now. Report under the 2 trillion Coronavirus Relief act, tribal governments across the United States are set to receive 8 billion respond to the health crisis. Tribal leaders say this is not nearly enough to reverse inequality and discrimination that goes back for centuries. Laura how americas tribes have been ravaged by coronavirus. For many of us living in lockdown, a holiday abroad sounds pretty appealing if you still have a jobo fund one. Greece officially begins its tourist season in ju. But foreigners could be turned away if the virus is in under control in their home Quentin Sommerville has more. Quentin when you arrive at athens airport, this is the first thing you see. You get a swab test for covid19. They have been doing this since march 19. Everyone who has the test, me included, has to go into isolation for 24 hours. But that is about to end because greece is ready to welcome back tourists. The results of the are delivered in less than 24 hours. Im told i will get mine by early tomorrow morning. This airport now is seeing about 400, 500 passengers a day. Last year greece saw Something Like 30 million passengers, three times the preparation of the country. It depends on that money. This is a country that has gone through 10 years of a terrible economic crisis. The last thing he needed was a pandemic on top of that. From june 15, tourists will be welcome again, although not those from countries with high infection rates. I am now in my Isolation Hotel room, courtesy of the greek government, and i have to stay here for 24 hours, and i will be staying here, because fine for breaking that quarantine is 5000 euros. Greece has done relatively well compared to other countries in coping with this pandemic. Fewer than 170 deaths. The rest of europe is looking towards this country and seeing how it manages that next phase them if it can continue with the success while opening of the country, then that might get us all a bit closer to the lives we used to be. The acropolis has already reopened. The countrys islands will be next, as greece attempts to return to a time before corona. Quentin sommerville, bbc news, athens. Laura speaking of tourist hotspots, elvis fans aroundhe world can rejoice. The kings palace is once again open for business. Graceland reopened for the First Time Since march. Visitors must have their overtures checked before going to the famous case and they have to maintain social distancing the legendary home is one of the most visited houses in america and usually received thousands of visitors each day. They could only have 100 reservations today. 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