England patriots. Fox and friends first continues right now. Rob you are watching fox and friends first on friday morning. Jillian we begin with a fox news alert, covid19 is more contagious than originally thought. The white house taskforces it did not realize how fast the virus could spread until it hit the state. Rob todd pyro has more on the breaking task force research. Reporter doctor Deborah Burke telling fox news initial data out of china didnt allow us to fully prepare for what we are facing now. We didnt know how it was spreading, the surface contact, we didnt know how, the bottom line is we didnt know how contagious it was and i think when you make miss assumptions early on you dont prepare in the way you should prepare for the level of contagion this covid19 exhibits. A level seen all too well in new york which is approaching 93,000 cases, 2300 death. Emp so overwhelmed with calls for help that some are facing a new rule, if so is in cardiac arrest, cant revive them in the field, dont bring them to the emergency room. The goal to keep patients with little to no hope of being saved away from the hospital while limiting how much time emps are on a call. The nypd or medical examiner calls into remove the body. Amid that grim reality hope. Cavalry of 500 paramedics and emts coming to the big apple to join the fight. The Empire State Building lady up in solidarity for those impacted by the virus, the colors of First Responders and at the top of each hour. More scenes like this. New york city firefighters showing their support for the healthcare workers on the front lines of the crisis. Lining the streets outside even more hospitals to applaud our heroes. An amazing site, here is helping to save more than 9200 people who have recovered from the virus in the us so far. Hoping for the number to go even higher today. Jillian thank you. Rob fears growing on board stranded cruiseship struggling to get back to land. The Princess Cruises headed to florida with several infected passengers as a crew member dies on the celebrity infinity ship which is sitting off the coast of st. Petersburg. 14 sick patients from two Holland America ships rushed to the hospital after they were allowed to dock at Port Everglades in south florida, 70 passengers and crew members with covid19 symptoms remain on board those ships until deemed medically fit. Some passengers return home on charter flights or with private drivers. Jillian a nursing home facing 600, 000 in fines, the Life Care Center has been linked to 40 virus death, the federal government is the center failed to properly care for residents or reports of illnesses. The company that runs the facility to the statement of the Washington Post singapore quit the government to find solutions. Rob the u. S. Navy will finish evacuating sailors from both the a roosevelt, after the captain was relieved of his duty after writing a memo pleading for the navys help, Navy Officials say he created unnecessary panic. When resources were already on the way. The captains actions made sailors, families and many in the public believe his letter was the only reason help from larger navy family was forthcoming which was hardly the case. More than 100 sailors have tested positive for covid19. 500 troops are headed to the southern border with the crisis. It will prevent potentially infected migrants cross into the us. There were 5000 troops deployed at the border to help with nonlaw enforcement duties, Border Patrol requested additional help despite a declining number of immigrants taken into custody. Rob the president unloading on democrats as nancy pelosi introduces a committee to oversee the coronavirus response. Jillian the white house cracking down and distribution of important medical supplies. Griff jenkins live in washington with where they are being sent, this is a surprise. Reporter we are learning about troubling development, American Company 3m makes critically needed n95 masks may not be looking after americans first. The director of Emergency Management saying its orders, Foreign Countries were showing up with cash getting priority, accusing them of doing little. The idea an American Company is selling masks away from our hospitals, away from doctors, away from the real heroes on the front lines is something that will long be investigated after this but it is really criminal. Reporter the president is further invoking the defense production act saying we had 3m hard today after seeing what they were doing with their masks. A big surprise to many in government, what they were doing will have a big price to pay. As for 3ms response, to get critical supplies to the frontline workers, working with partners for distribution including air shipping and 95 masks from our south dakota plant areas in the us where they are needed most. Nancy pelosi is creating a House Select Committee on the Coronavirus Crisis providing oversight of the federal response, she says it will be bipartisan but the president blasting it. This is not the time for politics, endless partisan investigations. Here we go again. A witchhunt after witchhunt after witchhunt and in the end of people doing the witchhunt have been losing. Reporter pelosi will name Majority Whip Jim Clyburn as chairman but a resolution must be passed on the floor. It is unclear we can expect that to happen when congress is in recess. Rob thank you. Jillian the Democratic National committee postponed its National Convention to august. Democratic frontrunner joe biden asked the party to delay the july Milwaukee Convention amid covid19 concerns, he is pressing the president to do more for people losing their jobs during the outbreak, biden says he is, quote, putting working families and the american middle class through unimaginable financial pain. More than 6. 6 million americans filed for unemployment in march. Rob Wisconsin Democratic primary will happen on tuesday despite social distancing rules, that decision from a federal judge who says he should not access the States Health officer but he did slam leaders for not postponing the election themselves to avoid spreading disease, absentee voting has been extended. Jillian the new England Patriots doing their part to tackle the coronavirus, the Team Delivering 1. 2 million new medical masks from china to hospitals in massachusetts, rhode island and new york. Rob Charlie Baker bought the masks but needed the teams help to get them to the us. Jillian aaron on instagram right thank you for helping those on the front lines. Rob jen tweets i take back everything nasty thing i said about the patriots. This is sheer class, respect. Jillian alex as i didnt know you could top 6 super bowl championships but you have done it. Rob that is something else, or inspiring story like this, america together, i hope we get some football this year. We will see. Jillian a lot of people have that same hope. Rob the days long standoff, sick passengers off of two stranded cruiseship is finally over but another ship at least a dozen confirmed cases is headed towards florida. Jillian what happens now . For our next guest the answer to that means everything for parents on the incoming ship, she joins us with a plea for help. Rob passengers on the rotterdam breathing a sigh of relief after those ships docked in florida but not all cruise ships are in the clear. The coral princess is still sailing in Fort Lauderdale with 12 positive covid19 cases. The daughter of one of the infected passengers joins us now along with her husband. I am sad to say under these circumstances. Give us an update on your parents, how are they . Are your dad has tested positive, is that right . Yes, we are waiting for the results for my mom. Thanks for having us this morning. My dad is currently self quarantined. There are too many patients, he currently needs iv but they cannot escort him to the infirmary because of people with more severe injuries. More severe symptoms right now. They said he has to self hydrate. Rob it is unbelievable what is happening on these ships. They have been on this ship for a while. What is the demeanor . How is their mental, how are they handling this mentally . We tried to convince them not to go at first but they spent a lot of money to go and couldnt get a refund or credit so they decided to go and everything was fine but then all of a sudden they couldnt stop at different ports they were supposed to and then when everyone wanted to get off the ship they in did on the nineteenth and only a few people, a few hundred were left off in the border was closed. In brazil. So another two weeks, it has been up and down for them. Emotionally, in the beginning they were sad, then fine, then they got sick and it has gotten much worse. We contacted them every day but they dont have enough when they need it, enough water and things like that. Jillian these are your parents. How do you feel when you go through this. I imagine this is a struggle every minute of every day for you because you are sitting there and im sure you feel helpless. Completely helpless. Im trying to get the word out, hundreds of americans, thousands of passengers stranded on the sea not knowing when they will be docking everywhere. There has not been enough question. We call the corporate office, they can never let us know anything. When they found out they had covid19 on april 1st that was the first sign of real trouble. We had heard a few days prior to that that there were a lot of passengers with flulike symptoms but they were regularly checking temperatures starting on the nineteenth of march. Rob lets look at the breakdown of this ship. The coral princess has 1900 people on board, 900 crew members, 12 positive cases that we know about, twee 7 guests, five crewmembers. Let me read a statement from the cruise line, princess continues to seek approval through multiple diplomatic channels for disembarkation in Fort Lauderdale, florida. Guests will continue to self isolate in their state rooms with all meals delivered by room service, crews will remain in state rooms when not working. Is there a point you want to make to the Us Government for the power as you deal with the situation . I started a petition on change. Org to donald trump and Governor Desantis trying to get the word out and put a little pressure on everybody to get these ships into port and get everybody off and get the medical care they need because it is not sufficient on the cruise ship. Jillian we wish you nothing but the best, we hope you are able to see your loved ones soon, that they are able to fight through this battle. Thank you for joining us in bringing life to the situation. Rob good luck to you both. Jillian it is 17 after the hour. Restaurant struggle to stay up for our next guest comes up with a plan to throw them at desperately needed lifeline. Rob how her bright idea is helping First Responders. 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I thought we have a foundation we use for my Daughters Health condition and why dont we run this through the foundation, and we help local restaurants and i put a message on facebook and asked friends if they wanted to give back to the local community and had 12 rockstar women step forward and we were taking in donations to help them and what do we do with gift cards in local restaurants, give them back to the First Responders and the food banks and it is toward the food banks because the need is growing so much, there are 6 area food banks we are giving back to at this point and we topped a 30, 000 donation mark last night. Rob lets get a break down how this works, help support 40 restaurants, 8,600 worth of new cards, hospital food covers, firehouses, a random acts of kindness, distributing to food banks and First Responders, the fact this helps on all levels are creative about this. When it pops into your head you knew you had to do it. It is a 1two punch. It started as one thing but led to another. When you talk about 8600, we got gift cards, just finished purchasing our second round with 9000 and hard to see that much money that quickly. We are trying to distribute it and wants to pace ourselves, the need is growing quickly. To touch various people on all levels. We could help so many people at one time and the community itself. We just cant manage more than we have with 40 restaurants and small volunteer crew. I encourage others to do the same thing. Jillian so many people lost their jobs in the last week or two and it is tragic what is going on. To give back to local First Responders, it is incredible if i put the offer to anyone in the community, you can do it on a smaller level, not quite 30, 000 in donations, go forwardte. Org, thank you for sharing your story. Rob the power of prayer getting a lot of people through the pandemic but packing churches this palm sunday could get you sick and in some states could land a pastor behind bars. Jillian our next guest is a pastor who says there are simple ways to keep the faith while worshiping from home. We will be right back just makes everything easier. Sometimes its 3 sometimes its 8 but youre always getting cashback. The way cashback works on rakuten is so they get a commission from the store and then they share that commission with me. And you have money, more money to spend because you got free money. Go to rakuten. Com and sign up today for a 10 bonus. Rob back with fox news alert, workers in mount sinai, one of the biggest, planning a protest over lack of protective gear. Jillian the same system where workers were wearing trashbags but they are not alone. Kevin cork tells us nurses and doctors across the country are sounding the alarm. Reporter healthcare workers on the frontline want action now. On thursday nurses and doctors across the country staging protests outside their hospital cementing the government provide more personal protective equipment, same air force to reuse their masks and gloves, putting themselves and patients at risk. Every day when i go to work i feel like a sheep going to slaughter. My colleagues and i are writing our last will and testament. Started selling handmade masks local hospitals with some even using 3d printers to speed up the process. One nurse says these efforts are not enough. Outrageous that we have people selling things for us, making things out of plastic. That would be like a soldier going to war and making a plastic gun. Reporter donald trump invokes the defense reduction act for 3m to reduce more n95 masks. They are making 50 million facemasks each month but that is 250 million short of what the government estimates the Healthcare System needs. After hearing reports that 3m is selling facemasks to other countries the president tweeting, quote, surprised many in government as to what they were doing, a big price to pay. The centers for Disease Control and prevention is expected to advise everyone to wear masks in public but the president says it wont be mandatory. In washington, kevin cork, fox news. Reporter people in michigan could be fined 1,000 for ignoring social distancing rules, the executive order comes as the state reports 10,000 infections and 400 deaths. The governor is telling people to stay home for 70 days. Earlier Michigan State senator offered a different approach. We will not allow 70 days because it is an arbitrary number. You have to look at this on week by week and even day by day because nothing is being measured with metrics. We are making progress. Jillian the situation is serious in michigan, the army is setting up a new Field Hospital to handle the expected overflow of patients. Michigan, in laredo, texas, a 1,000 fine and six months behind bars if caught without facemasks. Emergency law requires anyone over 5 years old to cover their nose and mouth. Researchers at the university of pittsburgh unveil a potential vaccine for covid19. Instead of a shot it would be delivered on a small fingertip side patch like a bandaid with 400 tiny micro needles made of sugar and protein. When tested on mice this patch produced in of antibodies to counteract the virus in two weeks. The study at fathers offers starting clinical trials. A new machine is a game changer, to a boston hospital sterilize 80,000 respirator masks every day. Facemasks can be recycled keeping doctors and nurses safe amid ppe shortages in massachusetts. It is expected to be up and running next week and we will see more of them around. Jillian churches across the country packing people in despite social distancing claiming Worship Services are essential. The church should be meeting. They were all spread out. I shut the whole church down to protect the congregation not from the virus but from a to radical government. Rob many states putting a stop to dangerous overcrowding by even arresting a resisting minister. Jillian a pastor joins us with ways you can warship from home this palm sunday. Thank you for being here. I know it is a struggle for a lot of people who have strong faith and enjoy going to their services and with palm sunday on the horizon a lot of people are sad and dont know what they should do. What do you think . The important thing is to do what we are doing and that is to stay at home, one of the hallmarks of what christianity has always been about, love your neighbor as yourself. One way of doing that is to prevent ourselves as much as possible from becoming carriers of the virus in addition to getting sick so we dont infect others. There are plenty of things that can be done at home because of the unbelievable technology, if this happened 25 years ago we wouldnt have. Virtual services are happening online, virtual small groups, virtual kids activities in our church and many other churches as well. Our student ministries, kids, teams have done all they can to equip parents and resources to leave their kids at home, prayer and activities that will help them think outside of themselves and love their neighbors and do what they can to address the needs that exist in our city because of the crisis we are in. Rob what was your reaction when you saw stories about churches that are still packed with people and going against rules and recommendations . I was disheartened by it. With all due respect i think it sends a message we dont want to send. The bible itself tells us to respect and honor those who are in leadership over us and our government officials are trying hard on the national and local levels and state levels to fight this thing. My belief is churches should be the first ones in line to cooperate and partner with our governors and officials to tackle this thing and so it is disheartening because things that get reported the most, you get lumped in with decisions you dont agree with to the general public. I really do believe, i know churches that decided not to cooperate are in a significant minority. It is very discouraging that those are the ones that get amplified when the rest of us are trying to cooperate. Jillian this weekend, i am wondering what you want people to do on this palm sunday . Could you give us a palm sunday message . Right now . You can dial on sunday morning at 10 00 am central time and have a full Service Provided like they do every day with music and readings, and if you like that. We are going to have sunday services and we are involving our kids staff and steam as well so kids at home can see familiar faces and our particular approach is provide downloadable resources on the lifestream page so theres something to color and mazes and kid friendly messages that relate to what we are doing in the broader church service, families can sit in a room together and kids can do kid stuff and parents, it is all the same content. Rob thank you for your time, we appreciate it, good to see you. A budding journalist making her mark. Covid19 is trying to get into your life. Be kind, be safe, stay home. Rob this 7yearold wise beyond her years as she shares an important message. Jillian mrs. Potato head making a cameo during a conference call. Carley shimkus has social media reaction. You know, new customers save over 1,000 on average when they bundle home and auto with progressive. Wow, thats. And now the progressive commercial halftime show, featuring smash mouth. Hey now, youre an all star get your game on, go play thank you goodnight [ cheers and applause ] now enjoy the second half of the commercial even renters can bundle and save where did that come from . The kitchen. It was halftime. Im part of a community of problem solvers. We make ideas grow. From an everyday solution. To one that can take on a bigger challenge. From packaging tape. To tape that can bond materials to buildings. And planes. One idea can unlock a breadth of solutions. At 3m, we are solving problems that improve lives. Good morning. Covid19 is trying to get into your life. But you confided. Old people struggle. Be kind, be safe and stay home. Jillian this adorable 7yearold turns a School Project into a viral sensation but her mark newscast on vaping 4 safety spreading far beyond her classmate. Rob Carley Shimkus with serious xm 115 has online reaction to the future anchors broadcast. Reporter she had the nail on the head, that was Harriet Granger allen teaching classmates white is important to stay home right now. People around the world impressed with her presentation. Penny on Facebook Says thank you for explaining details of covid19. I saw it here in england. Teresa says amazing, you have a great future in broadcasting. She could be a doctor because she understands what is going on. Rob stuart varneys daughter if im not mistaken. That is what somebody told me. What is going on with plastic bags . Carley people in San Francisco can no longer use Reusable Bags in an effort to stop the spread of covid19. Mugs and other reusable items have been banned as well. This is surprising to some because San Francisco loves their reusable shopping bag, the first city to ban plastic bags in 2007 but a lot is changing. Keith on twitter is pretty surprise, i thought plastic bags were in arrestable offense. Another twitter user says bring back Plastic Straws as well. Nicole saying we have come full circle. There is no evidence reusable shopping bags spread the coronavirus but people are being really safe right now. Jillian the filters will get you sometime especially on a call with workers. Met carley a lot of people using videoconferencing, never done it before so mistakes are going to the made. This woman turned herself into a potato during the work call and couldnt figure out how to remove the filters so she stayed like that the entire time. One of her colleagues took a screenshot of her boss, she is the boss of this company as a potato not expecting it to go viral but it did it ever. It got nearly 1 million likes on twitter. Here is the text she sent, breaking news to her boss that she is now viral. Are you awake right now . I have something hilarious to tell you and i hope you think it is as funny as i did because i am also scared. I tweeted about you as a potato today and it is viral. She did think it was funny. Shelley says i so needed this laugh. Potato boston is lifting the spirits of a nation. Laughter is important. You could even say it is much more than small potatoes. That is the best potato pen i could come up with on short notice. Rob i had to digest that joke for a few minutes. Carley a little bit of a stretch. Rob thank you so much. Getting help to main street is a top priority for the president. These loans are up to 100 forgivable as long as employers keep paying their workers. Rob we have important information, Small Business owners need to know about the emergency lifeline which is happening today. Jillian time to see what is coming up on fox and friends. Steve what a week, good morning to both of you. Coming up on fox and friends 15 minutes from now we will get the latest from the administrations efforts to combat this covid19, doctor Anthony Fauci will join us live. We have a lot of questions. We have House Minority leader Kevin Mccarthy and general jack keane. Stuart varney on an important jobs number at 9 30 this morning and the biggest names in Country Music doing their part to bring america together. We will hear from Country Music duo big and rich. This is going to be great. Singer justin more will perform a live living room concert on fox and friends, three hours from now. A busy 3 hours kicks off 14 minutes from now on the channel you trust for your friday news. We will be right back. W . W . Uhi . o a fox business alert, they can apply for emergency loans as they struggle to survive the pandemic. Jillian how much the government is giving out. Carley a Small Business administration is guaranteeing 349 billion in forgivable loans to Small Businesses called Paycheck Protection Program this one day after initial jobless claims hit 6. 6 million americans file for Unemployment Benefits last week. The problem is available to businesses that employ 500 employees, lows can go to 6 million, Interest Rate of one , no payback for 6 months. It could even become grants, forgivable loans if the business hires employees back, the president highlighted that yesterday. These loans are up to 100 forgivable as long as employers keep paying their workers. Reporter the Business Owners should contact their bank today. You probably need to show several documents about what rent or mortgage your pain, payroll costs, general operating expenses. It is also available to sole proprietors and freelancers. Steve mnuchin said these loans would be easy to get. Any fdic institution could do this, any existing lenders. Reporter available from all these different companies, for americans waiting on stimulus check Steve Mnuchin moved up the timeline for when they would arrive. We have your information within two weeks, social security, you will get it very quickly after that. It does people know good if it shows up in four months. Reporter there are reports that the us banks are not ready to handle the flood of applications. You call the local lender as fast as you can and get the process started. We are expecting some backlogs because so many Small Businesses will be going for these loans and we will get the march jobs report 8 30 on foxbusiness so we will see how it plays out. Rob my friends are expecting 2 months of payroll and the forgivable a lot of money for businesses so it is a big deal. Thank you so much. Jillian protecting shoppers and workers from the virus, members can only bring one guest into the store to enforce social distancing and target will monitor crowd sizes. Stores will limit the number of shoppers inside their buildings, target will provide face masks and gloves to workers. Rob target is among two major retailers closing doors on easter giving employees a muchneeded break, target and trader joes see longlived and empty shelves in the past we, trader joes says it is time to give crewmembers a muchneeded day of rest. Walmart, cvs and albertsons expect to stay open on easter. Two minutes after the hour. He rose honoring heroes, new york citys bravest giving credit to men and women working long hours to heal the sick. Jillian a teddy bear Scavenger Hunt brings smiles to faces around the globe. Rob janice dean joins us with stories that will bring a smile to your face on friday morning and she will be back with us, stay tuned. Safe drivers save 40 safe drivers save 40 thats safe drivers save 40 . It is, thats safe drivers save 40 . Hes right there. Its him safe drivers do save 40 . Click or call for a quote today. Jillian its always important to remember how the community has come together during the coronavirus pandemic. Rob fox news senior meteorologist and author of mostly sunny janice dean. Nice to have you here to brighten our day. Janice every fridays i look forward to seeing both of you. Thank you for brightening my morning. Rob so do we, we love it. A mystery mom leaving bagged lunches out for anybody that might need something to eat. Janice thats exactly it. This community in maryland mystery mom is making these lunches in her own kitchens she says its sanitized. A clean kitchen and leaving out these bagged lunches on a table with a tent over it so anyone can take them. And people in the community are really appreciative. There are a lot of places that arent getting lunches and restaurants are closed down. So this is just something that mystery mom did and we love it. And we are honoring it. It is one of our Silver Lining stories this morning. Jillian i love that this next one comes from a Childrens Book where the neighborhood is setting up bear hunts to keep the kids busy . Janice yes. So the book is we are going on a bear hunt. A beloved book from the 1980s that is coming to life in neighborhoods not only in the u. S. But across the world, in australia and new zealand. People are putting stuffed bears in their windows so that when kids are outside and they are going for walks with their parents, they can spot these bears in the windows. Its kind of a makeshift bear Scavenger Hunt. I will tell you right now im going to do this as soon as fox friends is over im going to put a bear in the window a northeastern iowa mayor spotted 250 bears in his community. Its just a great way to get our kids outside and also take their mind off of what is going on. Jillian thats cool. Rob thats a very good idea. A dog delivering groceries. Tell us about this. Janice Renee Helmand in colorado she has been in isolation for many weeks now. She is 71 years old. She cant get outside. So, the next door neighbor got her dog sundance to know how to bring deliveringries to this wonderful lady. Not only deliveries, groceries but she is also getting her mail for her. How wonderful is this story . Jillian i love this. I love this dog. Oh my gosh. Rob pretty dog, too. Janice dogs are amazing. Jillian as always, we love our First Responders and i mean this video thats been going viral is so touching, janice. Janice yeah, so this happened a day or two ago in morning side heights in manhattan. And the firefighter lined up outside of a hospital, i believe it was sinai but theyre also doing it at new yorks presbyterian where firefighters, heroes are saluting heroes. They are saluting our healthcare workers, our doctors that are coming out after their shift and its a beautiful moment captured on social media that is sweeping the nation. Our heroes saying we love you, thank you. And i dont know if this doesnt bring a tear to your eye i dont know wha what else will. Thank you to our healthcare workers and our First Responders for doing everything to help us through this time. Jillian that includes your husband . Janice thank you, my love. Yes. Rob you doing good, janice . How is life at home . Janice every day we get up and im a teacher as well. Im putting it on my resume home schooling here at the dean newman household. Jillian sounds great. I would love you as my teacher. Rob love to see you. Janice love you both. Happy friday. Steve it is 6 00, friday, april 3rd. And straight to a fox news alert. The white house preparing to release nationwide recommendations for wearing cloth face masks as coronavirus cases grow across the United States of america. Brian it might just be in hot spots. Comes as President Trump slams 3 m after a whistleblower claims the company is selling medical masks to Foreign Countries. Get that the n59 masks are crucial for doctors and nurses on the coronavirus front lines. Ainsley covid19 cases now topping 1 million worldwide. More