Jillian one community not letting social distance is keeping them from celebrating official milestone for one special girl. Rob fox and friends first starts right now. Rob good morning. You are watching fox and friends first on friday morning. Jillian thanks for starting the day with us. The us leading the world with the most confirmed covid19 cases nearing 86,000. New york the countrys epicenter calling to change the nations Public Health policy. Rob one city is seen an alarming surge. Reporter that is mixed, the us topping china. Certain models show the largest increase in death are inaccurate. In louisiana cases skyrocketing, fears that mardi gras revelers might have brought it to new orleans in mardi gras. With lack of healthcare and Affordable Housing at high rates, preexisting medical conditions. It could be the next us epicenter. As you are seeing around the country louisiana and new orleans are preparing to mobilize in a way many of us have never seen. Reporter as for the current epicenter texas and rhode island issue mandates that everyone traveling to those states, joining florida and following guidance from the white house. New york city reporting 84 deaths yesterday with 1200 new cases bringing citywide totals bringing 25,000 people, 365 deaths. Here is andrew cuomo at a Daily Press Conference to balance the health and economic crises. How do you know about this . It gets you back to work. Younger people can go back to work. People who resolve, people who go back to work once we get the Antibody Test show they have a virus can go back to work. We do Public Health or economic development. We have to do both. Reporter that is a tall order with so many states with stayathome orders increasing by the day. Jillian live in new york. A custodian dies from coronavirus marking the first death in that department. 294 are uniformed officers, 30 force cops call out sick on thursday. That is 10 of the forest. Deputy commissioner john miller is in serious condition. 160 boston hospital workers test positive for covid19, double the number from two days ago. A rise in coronavirus patients, others work closely with them must self quarantine but help may be on the way. Medical School Students are allowed to graduate 8 weeks early to assist with the pandemic. Rob the house expected to vote on the covid19 package to relieve millions of struggling american workers. Reporter as nancy pelosi promises a deal donald trump was one person could hold out and delay a payout. Reporter the diffuse desperately needed aid cant come soon enough but 3 million americans filing for unemployment in the us leading the world. One member of congress will budge. One grandstand may be, you might have one grandstand and it will pass, lets see whether there will be a grandstand or. Reporter Kentucky Republican tom massey demanding a rollcall vote if he chooses. Republican leadership allowing voice votes to advancing but to no avail. They are making plans to fly back earlier despite the health concern. If that happens, the Capital District in writing, access will be limited. Congressional staff have an Office Located in the capital with designated access. Even if the company by a member, they will not be permitted inside the capital but even if there is a delay nancy pelosi says we will get there. Passing strong bipartisan support. Reporter as the president ways options to consider reopening parts of the country at lower risk a new fox news poll shows the most trusted man in America Today is Anthony Fauci when it comes to coronavirus but 50 of americans approve of the way donald trump has responded, 5146. When it comes to Job Performance the American People approve of the president 48 , congress who only got 31 . Knows where this will go but not good news for congress. We know that they will open up the house at 9 00 am, 2 hours of debate, to get this voice vote at 11 00 am but if indeed massey throws a wrench into this it could take a listen to the weekend. Rob thank you so much. Jillian in a few hours, the navy ship mercy will arrive in los angeles to help hospitals inundated by covid19. The 1000 that hospital ship is staffed by the navy medical team and will take noncoronavirus patients from the region. The state is preparing for dramatic increase in infected patients over the next few weeks. The sister ship comfort is expected to arrive in new york next week. 9000 retired Army Medical Personnel answered calls to fight coronavirus, men and women in listing help, right now there are no plans to use, that will change as the number of increases. Rob donald trump is called a racist cowboy, the doj offers 15 million for its arrest. Drug trafficking and money laundering, conspiracy to fill venezuela with violence was william barr hopes charges will help venezuela see the criminality in their own country. We think the best way to support the venezuelan people is do what we can to rid the country of this corrupt cabal. Rob federal prosecutors say venezuelan officials work with colombian guerrillas to trap cocaine into the United States. A federal judge ordering ice to release 10 Illegal Immigrants with Health Conditions within the covid19 detainees being held in new jersey, cases of the virus have been confirmed, this is immigrant activists push for the release of all 40,000 detainees, prisons are, quote, a breeding ground for this virus. Jillian a grateful city shows appreciation for healthcare workers on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak. Rob a nice moment, people cheering from the balconies of their apartments as hospital workers are changing shifts. Jillian it is happening at 8 00 pm. Rob it makes a nice gallery. Rob the commanderinchief sending more help to hardhit new york city. Incredible Naval Hospital ship, the comfort will be underway on saturday. Rob the president heads to virginia to see the crew of military medics shove off. Jillian how they are preparing for this Critical Mission when we come back. To schedule an appointment to give. Now, with the corona virus outbreak, it is important to maintain a sufficient blood supply. Your Blood Donation is critical and can help save lives. Please schedule an appointment today. Download the blood donor app. Visit redcrossblood. Org or call 1 800 red cross today. You can make a difference. Incredible Naval Hospital ship the comfort will be underway to new york city on saturday to provide hospital Surge Capacity for new york metropolitan areas. Help is on the way for covid19 ravaged new york. Jillian the comfort coming weeks out of schedule, a bon voyage from the president himself. Rob thank you for coming on, we appreciate it. Tell us what is the mission for this ship . The mission for the ship is to relieve pressure on new york city by taking care of noncovid19 patients. Jillian do you have any idea what to expect at this point . We had a heads up. We knew we were going to new york city for about a week now. We have been working with folks in new york to make sure this ship goes smoothly and efficiently as possible. Rob this ship will take care of noncovid19 patients. That opens hospitals to take care of the patients. Tell us, is it a fully functional floating hospital . It absolutely is. It is a hospital, radiology, pharmacy lab, i see you icu. The best you can find in the community. Jillian i gather you have radiology, a lot of those things that you would need at regular hospitals on board the ship. I can hear you a little better. Tell us what you are preparing for. How many do you anticipate . What types of injuries and Health Conditions . Are you preparing for everything at this point . I am the ship guy, he is the hospital guy. He can answer your medical questions much better than i can. What i do now is weve gone from a reduced operating crew in the middle of a Maintenance Period. You may have heard donald trump talking about the ship being in a Maintenance Period, we ramped up the Maintenance Period and going from a small crew, under 100 people to over 1000 people between support staff and the support staff or medical personnel. Your audio is a lot cleaner, how tough was it to get the ship in order earlier than it was supposed to be and when we arrive in new york . You asked one question i can answer. The challenge when you come out of a repair period you wouldnt think it would come out of the shipyard but it does. The ship needs to be operated to run efficiently and effectively. The challenge, getting the propulsion plant up and running, we have fire pump that was broken, these things were overcome because of the contracting people who fix ships. We are known for the ship repair business and they have done a fantastic job. They are proud of that themselves. As far as when we will arrive in new york. Before we let you go. Reporter i was in the last one. Humanitarian support, this was unique. Rob thank you for your hard work. Much respect to you and your crew and safe voyage to you. Jillian 18 after they are, donald from call the president xi, patient 0 in wuhan, the message about their relationship in this crisis. Rob the gymnasts close off, a big stress reliever for countless people. How to stay for this when staying at home. A lot has changed overnight. But buick and gmcs commitment to you, remains the same. We understand you want to feel safe. So were offering current owners complementary onstar crisis assist services. 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Rob new york City Healthcare workers have one less thing to worry about as they battle the covid19 crisis, they are offering 1month rentals free to anyone with qualified medical id can sign up through the end of april. At dodgers and angel stadiums in la forced to park when facilities became overflowing. Jillian as the pandemics of stones and across the country americans are getting creative with ways to keep fit under quarantine. Rob we brought in an expert to share tips on staying healthy from home, certified womens Fitness Specialist and fox News Reporter anna man, good to see you again. We will go right into it and talk about exercising when you are in your house when you have no equipment. What do you do . Reporter you cant use that as an excuse. My strong sexy mom program find anything you can around your house. I have a mom using tins of baby formula to do bicep curls. If you are really desperate people have turned to drinking wine, not the best option. A better option is cans of soup. Your next grocery delivery get cans of soup. You are supposed to have a paradigm shift, you dont have to have weights or dumbbells. The other thing, think about in the 1980s you could get cardio exercise done, james bond on an exercise, we do have a fireplace, make sure it is a nice piece of furniture that will not risk falling. Jillian a lot of people stuck home alone under quarantine but a lot of people i shouldnt say stuck with their families, that is so terrible. That came out wrong. Some people cant get as much done as a person who normally works outside the house when you are in the house. Organize your workout time around your family, home schooling, your household duties, family time. I have video i can show of us working this morning. Im 7 months pregnant, the big burrito in my belly. We had so much fun working out together. It means the world to me, whether it is organized play time, your attorney yourself around or playing simon says. Rob you have the kids on the back for extra weight. I think this is important in every regard, schedule things and make sure you do them. Reporter we need anchors in our life, we are creatures of habit. Like donald trump set about the economy not being meant to be shut down, workers not going into work. It is about our Mental Health too. Human beings are not meant to be in a cage. We are meant to get outside. If you can schedule some sort of activity, i like to do the morning because it sets me up for an amazing day, the gift that keeps on giving. A lot of online trainers that might inspire them in Different Companies providing streaming services is something that is really big. If people want to know how to get these various programs how can they find out more from you . Reporter there are so many options. My wish is you will fit exercise into your life, that you will head to strong sexy mamas. Com and we have an entire exercise i worry of workouts so we are up and running. The industry has changed on a dime. And doing exercise routines. I have realtime work outs, i would love everybody to join me. More than 50 off our yearly membership. Go to strongsexymamas. Com. Rob we really appreciate it and you are looking good. Jillian talk to you soon. Reporter a stressful time for pregnant women. Rob we appreciate it. 27 after the hour. A shortage of blood donors training the Healthcare System in crisis mode. This will end up an almost unprecedented level of blood supply if we are not careful. Jillian the Red Cross Joins us with an urgent plea and urgent calls from donors who roll up their sleeves. These elderly jews have taken the bus from across the city to come to this fellowship distribution spot and get food that they cant afford. sorrowful music [announcer] there is an emergency food crisis for elderly Holocaust Survivors in the former soviet union. [yael] this is a crisis. These elderly Holocaust Survivors are struggling to survive. Theyre starving, have little money for food, electricity or medicine. [announcer] just 25 provides one needy elderly holocaust survivor in the former soviet union with a special emergency food package that contains a note saying its from christians and jews in america who want to bless them. Call now. Please call the number on your screen. In ukraine, theres no support network. They dont have food cards or neighbors that come in to help. Theyre turning to us because they have nowhere else to turn. The bible teaches blessed is he whose help is in the god of jacob. He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. [announcer] these special passover food packages represent a gift of life for destitute, elderly jews in the former soviet union. Just 25 provides one elderly holocaust survivor with a special emergency food package. Call right now. Please call the number on your screen. [yael] what i pray is that you wont turn your eyes, but you will look at their suffering and your heart will be changed. [announcer] we pray that god will move upon your heart and send an emergency gift of just twenty five dollars so that we can help more frail and lonely elderly Holocaust Survivors in the former soviet union before its too late. sorrowful music jillian donald trump speaks with president xi as the country closes its borders to stop the covid19 outbreak, the us leads the world in coronavirus cases. Reporter we know overnight donald trump spoke with president xi jinping as china moves to move to ban all foreigners from entering the country, the commanderinchief took to twitter to confirm the call took place. The search for patient 0, 57yearold woman was the first recorded infection of coronavirus. To europe us allies remain in lockdown about how to navigate uncharted waters. In france the National Rail system converted a highspeed train into a patient transport system designed to move this could a patients to hospitals outside the epicenter of the outbreak. In the United Kingdom the militaries looking to deliver supplies. Boris johnson implemented a lockdown. Londons expel center is converted to a field center to deal with influx of new cases. The Developers Come after g 20 leaders held a videoconference yesterday to discuss the outbreak and how to slow the spread. Vladimir putin called for sanctions relief. Not only is russia under heavy sanctions that russian allies like north korea and iran to have economic toll as well as intersections relief two things were made clear by the trump administration. Humanitarian aid will not be affected even in countries like iran and the maximum Pressure Campaign will continue. Rob thank you so much. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez slamming the relief package, she doesnt think it goes far enough claiming Illegal Immigrants should be getting checked. Aoc tweeting to clarify 1,200 checks are only going to some with Social Security numbers, not immigrants with tags ids. Thanks to gop these checks will be cut off the backs of taxpaying immigrants who get nothing. Meanwhile minnesota congresswoman ilhan omar is calling for a nationwide lockdown suggesting her country lacks a functioning Healthcare System. 175 inmates expected to be released in new york city overnight as the jail population sees its lowest numbers since world war ii, less than 5000 prisoners, mayor bill diblasio releasing vulnerable inmates during the coronavirus pandemic. 200 have been freed since the outbreak hit Rikers Island prison last week. Jillian the American Red Cross is on track for the most severe blood shortage ever seen due to covid19. This will end up an unprecedented level of blood supply, we see more sponsors cancel blood drives across the United States, we will reach a level of inventory we havent seen in the past. Jillian to prevent the worstcase scenario, anthony, thank you for joining me to explain. Good to see you. Jillian what is your message . Every two seconds someone in this country needs blood. How can people help . The American Public has responded like we expected to step up and maintain blood supply helping push us forward. We have a critical need the last couple weeks, 9000 blood drives, 250,000 Blood Donations were not made because of those cancellations. We are asking the American Public to help us move forward in the months ahead. Jillian are you taking walk ins . We always encourage scheduling appointments and we will do that especially with social distancing practice we have implemented. We want to schedule you in a way that keeps everybody as safe as possible. Jillian people might be wondering, the chairs and everything, what safety precautions are being taken to make sure the people who go are safe and make sure the process is safe . Reporter the safety of donors and staff is the top priority but we implanted a few extra steps along the way. We are checking temperatures, and after they leave. We are hand sanitizing before, during and after, wiping down hard surfaces and making sure everyone feels comfortable. It is a little further apart for the social distancing aspect to take every step possible. Reporter what if someone is asymptomatic . We heard about this on the Coronavirus Task force. Checking temperatures enough . That is the question. It is the first line of defense if someone has tested positive. We make sure every staff member and volunteer is notified and we take steps to notify them after the fact. Jillian what about donating in hotspots like new york . Are you accepting donations . We are collecting blood. It is safe to donate blood. It is one of the necessary things we have been able to do so we are encouraging people if you are healthy and eligible consider getting out and making reservation appointments. Jillian i want to ask about this program. Anytime, the American People step up to the challenge. And want to help. If people want to get involved in different programs there is a virtual 0 to hero training. We are a volunteerbased organization. 90 of workforce volunteers you will find, visit us online, our Training Program making sure volunteers deploy to disaster areas. So they are fully trained and capable of helping. It is our way of preparing them from now training to becoming a hero. It is important because there are other things. Last month we saw the tornadoes in nashville and you never know when tragedy will strike. Thank you for that information. Rob florida hoping for the best, repairing for the worst. A look at a race to build Field Hospitals for a possible flood of patients with covid19. Jillian sudden changes for couples training to tie the not this spring but you dont have to cancel. Robs cousin got hitched in a virtual wedding via face time in their living room. Rob will introduce them to us next. vo quickbooks salutes the grit and determination of those who work for themselves. Theyre the backbone of our economy. And in these challenging times, theyre adapting to support their communities. So be sure to support them in return. Intuit quickbooks. Jillian makeshift Field Hospitals being set up in florida. Rob they will be ready in anticipation of surging coronavirus victims filling regular hospitals. This one in miami, 250 bed facility. Phil keating has more on how florida is preparing for the worst. Reporter the state of florida, the worst cases are in the south in broward and miamidade counties. The counties with none, fewer minimal cases, democrats and others including joe biden, floridas governor to issue a statewide stayathome order as is the case in miami beach where you can see the beaches are empty and the city of miami, orlando and others, the governor says that is not necessary everywhere and is schooled in new york tristate is fleeing to florida instead of staying put. You cant get a flight from elon to photo or from china to florida or anywhere in the country but somehow 200 direct flights into various parts of florida from a hotspot that is much more significant right now than milan. Jillian not only is the Florida National guard setting up the Field Hospital but his meeting and greeting all incoming florida flights from new york meaning of those passengers giving their names, planned destinations and reminding them under the new executive order the governor issued they are required to do two weeks of sequestration or face prosecution. Jillian one california couple wasnt going to let coronavirus ruin their big day. Family and friends, by the power vested in me by the state of california, proud to announce husband and wife. Jillian they are setting an example for the 350,000 american couples such to get married this spring who are forced to consider social distance friendly ceremonies. Rob joining us to talk about their virtual wedding is my newly married cousin mina and her new husband a mere jerome. Sorry we missed your wedding, i think we all did. It was kind of last minute. Rob welcome to the family. Hope you realize what you got yourself into. What inspired this . What made you decide to do this . We were bummed with everything that happened but knowing it was bigger than us we knew it was the best thing to do, to cancel the wedding. We didnt know. We didnt know what to do. Up until the night before, we decided what would happen if we did this virtually and kept the date we went originally, so we put it together last minute. Someone reminded me we have to argue, we arranged all that, stuck an ipad on the wall. It all came together. A matter of hours. A wedding into one day, pretty amazing. Jillian you wanted to bring joy to your loved ones through sad and uncertain time. Talk about how much it meant, family all across the country and the world, to have joy. Not only was ameres family happy but we have friends from all over the world, had we not done a virtual wedding like this would have not attended so in the long run everybody was so excited and so joyous about the wedding. Rob you guys are still planning to do a regular oldfashioned wedding. A lot of people, you put a lot of money into this. A lot of our vendors agreed to move their dates and free up their schedule, we dont know how long it will take but we picked out a date in the future we feel might be safe but vendors have a big shout out for them. From then you to catering and everything else. Jillian everyone is really understanding the situation going on. Taking care of each other which is amazing. Rob you guys have been in quarantine for two weeks. You still like each other . More than ever. I got him, lots of men. Jillian you are robs cousin. Rob thank you, i will be at the wedding wherever it comes. Jillian so cute. We will be right back. Awesome internet. Its more than just fast. It keeps all your devices running smoothly. With builtin security that protects your kids. No matter what theyre up to. It protects your info. And gives you 24 7 peace of mind. That if its connected, its protected. Even that that petcamera thingy. [ whines ] can your internet do that . Xfinity xfi can because its. Simple, easy, awesome. [ barking ] equal in terms ppe is an ongoing issue. We have enough ppe for the immediate future. Rob despite governor Andrew Cuomos claims new york city nurses say they are desperate for personal protection equip and. Jillian Carly Shimkus with serious xm 115 with how this unfold online. Carley there are seriously conflicting stories. Andrew cuomo says all nurses and doctors have enough protective gear but the medical Association Says he is wrong. We are trying to curb the pandemic and save lives but frontline healthcare workers dont have proper protection. We invite Governor Cuomo and hospital execs and lobbyists to speak with frontline nurses about how personal protective equipment is being rationed. On thursday the New York Post published a photo showing nurses at mount sinai West Hospital wearing makeshift downs out of garbage bags. The hospital says they have enough supplies. To be clear we always provide our staff with critically important ppes they need to do their job. The photo circulating in the media shows nurses in proper ppe entities garbage bags. A person died a coronavirus tuesday, a lot of his colleagues blame his death on lack of supplies. Jillian a little girl finishes chemo and something happens she will never forget. [cheering] carley that is 15yearold cocoa johnson who completed her last chemotherapy session tuesday and usually hospitals throw big parties for outgoing patients but they couldnt do that for her because of a coronavirus so a family friend orchestrated a social distancing parade and the reaction was fabulous. She was so surprised. One twitter user says this is what the usa spirit is about, continued good health. Another twitter user says this is what the internet needs more of. Couldnt agree more. Rob that is a really good one. When something pops up i have been singing my corona in my head. Listen to this. My corona carley that is going to be the biggest earworm of the weekend was almost mad that i heard it. We have another corona parody song. Everybody vote for your favorite. A lot of people commenting on this on social media. Go wash your hands. I feel like neil diamond. That was the first one so he gets extra points. Jillian a coronavirus benefit concert hosted by elton john ayres on fox this sunday. Rob many big artists performing live from their living room to yours. Reporter superstars band together to help those affected by covid19 with the living room concert for america. Elton john hosts the special, a benefit for feeding america and First Responders children foundation. Alicia keys, mariah carey, backstreet boys, tim mcgraw and more will perform from their home. Tom homan and john sykes say that means artists will use whatever instruments they have. Like we are putting people in a band in separate locations. Reporter elton will be conducting interviews in between sets. How about if i host . You dont have a piano in your house . My house in california doesnt have a piano. How about i host . We fell out of our chair and said sure. Elton will be doing interesting things, he has special special special guests. Reporter the goal is an uplifting night of music paying tribute to medical professionals, First Responders and others on the frontline of this light. They dont get their families 6, people doing Amazing Things with food. This will be a big fundraiser. Hope to raise a lot of money. Reporter fox presents the living room concert for America Commercial free march 20 ninth at 9 00 pm eastern across all fox platforms and radio stations nationwide. Rob 55 minutes after the hour. New york City Hospital struggling to keep up with the crush of covid19 patients. The president of the American NursesAssociation Joins us to clean how you can help. Jillian stadiums across america empty on opening day. The message pro players and their fans as their season is in limbo. The spread of respiratory diseases. Wash your hands. Avoid close contact with people who are sick. Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth. Stay home when you are sick. Cover your cough or sneeze. Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects with household cleaning spray. For more information, visit cdc. Gov covid19. This message brought to you by the National Association of broadcasters and this station. Jillian it is march 20 seventh. And alarming milestone the United States is the leader for confirmed cases of coronavirus topping 85,000. Rob another American City on track to be the next epicenter. Jillian the house expected to pass the federal leaf bill. Rob the gop commitment follow through on his threats to throw a wrench in the process. Jillian drew breeze living up to his status. Fox and friends first continues right now. You are watching fox and friends first. Jillian thank you for starting the day with us. The United States leading the world on the most covid19 cases. New york is the countrys epicenter calling to change the Public Health strategy