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A shocking 270000 now leading the way is the u. S. With more than 340000 confirmed cases with reported deaths topping 10000 and recovered cases at almost 19000 and a sobering message to all americans breaks for the most difficult and the hardest week ahead as the pandemic deepens meanwhile coronavirus patients around the world are rushing to joint studies and tests for a drug for the virus then kovan 1000 continues to affect world economies and markets and oil prices as well were going to discuss all of these developments in the next 30 minutes with our whole team of reporters there in front that Rachel Blevins and ben swan well start things off with parent over in the newsroom parents some of the it was a heart stopping morning by the u. S. Surgeon general that these 2 weeks will be the most difficult for all americans take a listen. Because this is going to be the hardest and the saddest week of most americans lives quite frankly this is going to be our pro harbor moment our 911 moment only its not going to be localized its going to be happening all over the country now over the weekend President Donald Trump said the u. S. Bought quote a tremendous amount of hydroxy chloroquine adding there are strong signs that it can treat the corona virus but it has yet to be confirmed its a great malaria drug its worked unbelievably powerful drug on malaria and there are signs that it works on december strong signs i want people to live in im seeing people dying. And ive see people that are going to die without it. Now trump added that these difficult weeks ahead could also mean the u. S. Could be turning a corner trying to strike a more optimistic tone in the fight against covert 19 however doctor is that he felt she says there was only anecdotal evidence on hydroxy chloroquine and that the drug has major potential side effects especially on the heart now the Surgeon General is urging those to still practice social distancing and staying home to help flatten the curve with most states issuing stay at home orders but still 8 governors have offered a variety of explanations as to why they have not followed suit and fair very is some hope right with some new predictions on how there might not be as many deaths that was originally predicted thats right so the university of washingtons institute for Health Metrics and evaluation already had one set of numbers published april 2nd but just 3 days later those numbers were lowered drastically take a look here the 1st one originally was predicted that more than 93000 people would die from coronavirus but that number went down by nearly 11000 published again 2 days later now then the next one is as far as hospitals in i. C. U. Beds it was predicted that there would be a need of almost 141000 regular hospital beds and 29000 i. C. U. Beds but those numbers went down again 2121000 around 10000 as far as ventilators many were worried about having a shortage of them will originally it was thought to have a need of more than 31000 now just under 19000 so why the sudden drop well middle of the model is based on Key Assumptions that all states will lock down will be on the april 30th guidelines that were put in place by the white house so while this is good news the i. H. L. Me says that the more people that dont stay home or practice social distancing those numbers very well could go back up manila. There are thank you and since the outbreak of kobe 1000 scientists have been desperately searching for a treatment some now hoping the answer may be found in a drug that has shown promise when combating past versions of the corona virus arties Rachel Blevins is joining me here at the news desk for more so rachel what is this drug exactly how much do we know about it so the dr that scientists are focusing on right now is the antiviral drug does appear and it hasnt been approved by the f. D. A. Yet but they are looking at it as a possible treatment for code 19 now were seeing studies happening around the world a lot of which are being championed by the u. S. National institutes of health its launching a massive Clinical Trial that will survey 440 patients 75 sites around the world who have been hospitalized with a coded 1000 diagnosis now in this randomized double blind study patients will test the impact of the entire viral drugs does appear versus a placebo now scientists are saying the hope here is that patients who are already have the virus will take the drug and then the drug will work to essentially stop the virus in its tracks take a listen. This is a. Drug that is designed to screw or stop the virus from. So once the bar is going out more money more. Systems. Eating process now these studies are just Getting Started but we have already seen hundreds of patients who have said they are willing to participate and hopes that theyll find a treatment and so rachel where did run does appear come from and do we know anything about side effects so the drug was actually created to treat but scientists noted that it showed promise when looking at previous versions of the chrono virus such as mers and sars now the American Biotech company sciences is now working to ramp up their production of this drug and the c. E. O. Of the Company Actually spoke out about it and he confirmed that more than 1500000 individual doses are available for compassionate use expanded access and Clinical Trials and will be donated for broader distribution following any potential future regular regulatory operations now that Regulatory Approval and is the incredibly important part there because the drug is still considered experimental and it could be months before the f. D. A. Gives its stamp of approval to any kind of drug treatment for kobe had 19 now as far as the side effects previous trials when looking at ebola patients found that this drug could increase that increase the risk of liver damage and it also found that there were other side effects such as knowledge and vomiting that have also carried over to cope in 1000 patients so theres still a lot we dont know that we could find out through future Clinical Trials certainly a lot of stuff still in the air lastly rachel were hearing a lot from the Trump Administration on the topics of treatments i mean what more do we know about this or that or any other thing President Trump has repeatedly touted the drug hydroxy chloroquine which is typically used for malaria as something that could help with the coronavirus and she essentially said it does last a briefing that americans should be able to use it because they have nothing to lose take a listen no he had to say. I want people to live and im seeing people dying. And ive see people that are going to die without it. And you know the expression when thats happening. They should. Really do we have to we also have this medicine has been tested for many years for malaria and for lupus so its been out there. Now scientists are warning against this approach and they are noting that this drug also has side effects which include an increased risk of cardiac arrest when used on patients that have underlying conditions or who are taking other medications so they are talking about the importance of waiting for regulators to find a drug that they deem as helping with the coronavirus and theyre also talking about talking to your doctor before you introduce a new medication it absolutely theres a lot of moving parts when it comes to your health so i always check with the doctor rachel thank you so much for filing that report thank you. The british Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital following Doctors Orders his office saying as a precautionary measure since the Prime Minister has had a persistent High Temperature and cough meanwhile the queen has issued her 1st official statement on the virus in a televised recording where she a plot of the efforts of Health Care Workers and urged the citizens of the u. K. To stay strong listen we should take comfort that while we may have most still to endure better days will return we will be with our friends again. We will be with our families again we will meet again. But for now i send my thanks and romish good wishes to you. All right for more on all of this well go to former u. K. M. P. George galloway i said george 1st i would like your thoughts about whats happening with the Prime Minister he was 1st confirmed with coded positive on march 27th he may have had it longer nobody knows for sure he has now checked into St Thomas Hospital and dominic rabbit is now running the show while bojo is down pick it up from there for us george. Will hes going to spend another night in hospital this is an extremely serious situation for the head of the British Government in the midst of such a crisis as this to be by some reports its been denied but by some reports in an oxygen tent receiving oxygen treatment no you plan they cannot run a country least of all in the middle of a pandemic from inside a hospital bed or still more inside on oxygen sure the system of British Government is now being severely tested the picture on board a strong person is still in charge is currently still being maintained his designated sub dominic rob is a distinctly on adventure of us on the exciting dollar figure who is incapable in most peoples eyes of robbing the country in a way that her majesty the queen did last night unsure youre going to ask me about the contrast between the steady calmness of the 93 year old monarch the shambles that is at the top of the British Government right this moment was very marked indeed and youre right george we are going to touch on what Queen Elizabeth had to say we just a moment ago played out a little bit of her statement. Sensually trying to keep everybodys chin up through this crisis as the u. K. Nears the anticipated apex timeline similar to that of the u. S. And today the duchess of cornwall has been released from quarantine after her husband Prince Charles Prince Charles obviously the son of Queen Elizabeth is confirmed positive so how do you think the queens words are being received across the nation. Well there was a Tour De Force speakers are republican nor monarchist of any kind but 5 minutes from Queen Elizabeth if youll forgive me putting it this way it was well 50 hours of donald trump the podium rumbling contradicting himself blaming people see green shoots and then drum playing on them giving endorsements to drugs that then have to be backtracked and so on 50 hours of donald trump hasnt rallied america hasnt United America but 5 minutes of Queen Elizabeth that a remarkable job and how the wartime feel about it and thats appropriate for this crisis she of course lived through the war and she recalled the memories of children being evacuated separated from their parents their family and so on and she ended with a lens wonderful last line well meet again which is a very beautiful song our job we want to look up on you tube well meet again was a very powerful message from the queen i must say contrasts sharply with this state of chaos are going to tell you in manila theres a stage of chaos at the top of the British Government this evening nobody knows whos in charge i agree with you george on on every level there especially here on this side of the pond we are certainly a lot of people i should say are still looking for that moment of unity to arise from President Trump podium that weve yet to see that lastly now. Spurred by this pandemic spain is the 2nd hardest hit nation behind the u. S. With around 140000 cases so far last night the minister for Economic Affairs not a account beano made a Public Statement that the government plans to implement universal basic income now spain would become the 1st state in the e. U. To give this a go she says she expects u. B. I. To stick around beyond the crisis how do you view this move. Well im not automatically a supporter of the system but the longer this emergency lasts the more obvious a solution at least in the short term it is it means that absolutely everyone who wherever they work or if they dont work there too ill to work gets a universal basic income. Universal basic income is enough to live on theres no claiming of benefits theres no waiting for people to pay you its a single payer if you like that payout being the state its quite a revolutionary idea its not one but i signed up to myself but the fact that the Spanish Government of gone for is going to make it the biggest experiment in u. B. I. The hours of our being in the world i think spain is. Need of a rallying point and this might just be got jerry though in parenthesis minoa britain the shipping got to be worse than spain. Italy just imagine well we will obviously hope for the best but we will prepare for the worst george well leave it right there George Galloway thank you my friend. But youre. Right we will be back in just a minute with a lot more news for you so tight. Im going to fulfill repeated purposes probably to the people come on you know we will box thank you to those. In the room we really owe. The money. Now you want to. Know. All 5 the. Big. I dont trust medical authority at all ever and the reason for that is i had this horrible auto mean just sort of growing up and it turns out it was completely alleviated with very drastic dietary measures and i went to a number of doctors to discuss what happened to me and i was basically laughed at like diet has nothing to do with our immune disorders so my suggestion to people who have Health Issues they cant figure out if theyre going to see a medical professional and theyve been going for 10 years and theyre still in the same place and they should probably take it upon themselves to Start Testing things out testing out diet testing out exercise and try. And figure out things on their own. Big questions are surrounding oil markets and Oil Prices Today probably the biggest question though how much well oiled supplying countries actually cut prices and when right now russia and saudi arabia say they are very close to a deal to cut oil supplies so joining us from our global coronavirus update desk is investigative journalist and cohost of boom bust thats one ben good to see you so tell us what does this deal between the saudis and russia actually look like. Well again as you said that they are saying they are very very close to a deal here the problem is very very close means that there is no deal so far but consider the fact that right now you have russia and saudi arabia agree in principle trying to come to an agreement to cut about 10000000. 00 Barrels Per Day from Oil Production supplies essentially out of that deal from what we understand russia would cut about 1000000 Barrels Per Day in terms of production the saudis about 9000000. 00 Barrels Per Day now if thats just the saudis or if thats the rest of opec is not clear but thats at least the deal in principle right now the problem of course is that as that is taking place the 2 sides are not quite in agreement in terms of what that means for other countries and their participation as well now hold on here theres a little bit of i dont know if its a misunderstanding or but it seems like both countries are saying ill do it if you guys do it no you guys go 1st so how is this ever going to get accomplished. Yeah well part of it is a well agree to do it if other countries get involved as well because remember russia and saudi arabia are not the only Oil Producing countries in the world so when president putin says that he sees in principle that russia can probably cut about a 1000000 Barrels Per Day in terms of Oil Production he says theres a caveat to that which is that the United States has to cut production as well the problem is that the u. S. Obviously is like the number one producer of energy in the world right now President Trump is very proud of that but the u. S. Has not agreed to do that so trump is trying to right now negotiate between the saudis and the russians to cut Oil Production but does not want to cut shale production of natural gas here in the u. S. And the russians are saying no no no no no if youre going to ask us to cut youve got to cut as well instead trump is threatening actually tariffs on oil imports if russia and saudi arabia dont play along ok real quick let me get this straight then President Trump is playing a game of chicken with russia and the saudis and not wanting to make any moves that right. Essentially thats whats happening and the saudis in response to that because however the u. S. Goes so go the saudis the saudis response to that is to say well the russians are trying to create a problem between us and the u. S. By introducing shell into this and this isnt about show its about oil look its about energy and russia saying if you want us to cut that the u. S. Has to cut the saudis say they want to cut and the u. S. Says they dont want to cut so whenever one says were very very close to a deal i take a step back and say lets see when an actual deal gets done right lets see the details fine print all right ben swan thank you for that update. Thanks manila. And elsewhere around the world japan is set to declare a state of emergency in tokyo and 6 other regions as the number of infections continue to rise Prime Minister shinzo lobby is expected to make the announcement tomorrow japan is also set to roll out a one trillion dollar stimulus package to protect their economy. And iran is vowing to never seek help from the u. S. In its fight against the corona Virus Outbreak a Foreign Ministry spokesman rejected the possibility and accuse the us of trying to use the Current Situation to force iran into negotiations in the middle east iran is the worst hit by the virus and is an urgent need of medical equipment the country has about 60000 confirmed cases with 37000 reported deaths. But over in the philippines where a man was shot dead at a coronavirus checkpoint the man who was reportedly intoxicated at the time was confronted by a village official or not wearing a face mask so when response the man threatened a Law Enforcement using a skate he was then shot dead by a Police Officer so this is the 1st incident of Police Shooting a civilian after president roderick go to target a war and troublemakers and those defying orders that they would be shot dead. All right switching gears over to the world of sports with regina hammetts were there would you know theres a new crop of inductees for the 2020 class of basketballs hall of fame i think one of them was way overdue very much overdue and it is a small moment of happiness in the sports world as a nice this memorial Basketball Hall of fame announced there not i news members of the class of 2020 headlining that class are former players Kevin Garnett tim duncan and the late kobe bryant the true is joined by former coach eddie sutton and former Houston Rockets coach retired gen of it the womens committees n. B. A. All star to meet catchings baylor coach kim mulkey and Bentley University head coach Barbara Stevens legend kobe bryant will be inducted post hoc posthumously and it will be given the sports world a chance to celebrate the black mamba he spent his whole 20 years for the Los Angeles Lakers 25. 00 n. B. A. Championships and the finals and d. A. The ward 2018 time n. B. A. All star in famously scored the 2nd most points in a single game in n. B. A. History with 81 the laker also won gold medals with team usa basketball in 20082012 joining right is former San Antonio Spurs Center Tim Duncan duncan said his 19 year career with the spurs or any himself 8 15 appearances as an n. B. A. All star he was a 5 time champion and earned the coveted finals m. V. P. Award 3 times but rounding out this famous trio will be and none other than a Brooklyn Nets Kevin Garnett played 1462. 00 games during his career earning 15 tickets to the n. B. A. All star game he was named to the n. B. A. All defensive 1st team 9 times during his career and defensive player of the year in 2008 he also played 21. 00 seasons and ranked 4th in all time minutes played with 50418. If life sports happened today fans and golfers alike would be gearing up for the Masters Tournament Augusta National in georgia but in lieu of watching golf lets take a minute trip down memory lane and think of some of the best moments in the 1st april dition of this day in sports history and i take it all the way back to 896 the 1st ever modern Olympic Games took place in athens greece american athletes james conley became the 1st modern olympic champion in 15 years that is correct when he took the 1st triple jump a 2nd high jump and 3rd in the long jump thats where its 2 years 22nd Masters Tournament Arnold Palmer wins a 1st of 4 green jackets at Augusta National its also the 1st major for palmer who became known as the king had gone 2. 00 and 6. 00 more majors and helped to propel golf to absolutely unseen levels of popularity and 2017 go on their 1st and only t 20 i. C. C. World cup after beating favorites india by 6 wickets thats cricket by the way it was also the last natural at this famous duo of kumaratunga carra and Mahela Jayawardene who both retired from the sport after the event. 2 years after indy car driver Robert Wickens nearly lost his life on the track he returned to the sport he loved although it was a bit of a to. Comeback than he imagined the canadian driver suffered a horrific number of injuries in aug 28th teen at Pocono Raceway in pennsylvania when his heart attack that hunter raised on the 7th lap his car into a flat spin slid across the track and hit the inside wall his diagnosed with spinal cord damage and fractures to the legs but 2 years later wiggins has finally joined his fellow research for the indy car i recent challenge series held online allowing wiggins to use a custom driving simulator compete with his colleagues he made a comeback debut with a top 10 finish in the 8th spot at the alabama i racing event and hopes to back with his competitors on the race track one day soon and the its great to see that kind of stuff your love a comeback story to start your week off and its really impressive that you know hes overcoming all these obstacles and its pretty awesome its fun to watch racing transition from real sports to sports yes just speaking of esports that has got to be on the rise with everybody on lockdown right youre absolutely right and it is you see a lot of leagues now i believe the n. H. L. The n. B. A. The capitals play its unusual the same announcers job and i do you still hang his voice out there it is so funny because he goes we know how this game already because were also mutilated but you sports is becoming the future that is how were getting our games and sometimes you actually the players themselves playing themselves in the game i was joking but i wonder why all the replaying himself opie playing over you i would watch that oh were. As good as real life i feel like thats and thats got to be inception. What will wrap our brains around that move might need some time to process that thats a lot but theyre taking it to the theyre taking it to the web theyre taking it online and you know we get to enjoy it i mean were in a whole new world regina we are and i dont think aladdin could save us we need our magic carpet and off we go and we will say all right thank you for that ok so we have a lot more news coming up at 3 oclock eastern here passengers coral cruise ship lead to authorities to let them off after 2 other passengers have died from the corona virus and then over in new york at the Javits Center theyre ready to go which. Well make that that country our countrys largest corbet 1000 hospital that is new york prepares to reach its apex of infectious cases all that and more more news coming up 3 pm thats it for now make sure you keep up with everything question at all times by downloading our brand new free app called portable t. V. 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