Also tonight, the hospital nurse dying on the front lines. The last text he sent to his sister. In california, heartbreak and anger tonight after a 17yearold boy dies of the virus. The mayor saying he was turned away from urgent care for not having insurance. The Navy Hospital ship mercy arriving today in los angeles. The mayor of l. A. And his dire warning. He says los angeles is now six days away from where new york is right now. And tonight, new reporting on that family in missouri, five members all testing positive. The mother and father in the Hospital Holding hands. Help for American Families tonight. President trump late today signing the 2 trillion stimulus package. Tonight, the republican who opposed it, forcing members of congress to come back to washington. But it has been signed, and now checks on the way for millions. How much will those checks be worth . Well break it down. The worsening situation in the uk tonight. The british prime minster testing positive. The Health Secretary sitting behind him in Parliament Days ago testing positive, too. And diane sawyer reporting tonight. A first look right here, inside an experimental procedure that might help save some of the most severe coronavirus patients using antibodies from those who are now better. Good evening, and its great to have you with us here on this friday. We have made it through another week. But friday nights always bring a lot of news. Tonight is no different. The president speaking just moments ago there, as the u. S. Has more cases of coronavirus than anywhere in the world. The president now ordering gm to make ventilators, as doctors and nurses on the front lines say they do not have enough. Take a look at the numbers tonight. In just one weeks time weve gone from 19,000 reported cases. There are now more than 100,000, and tonight, more than 1,500 reported deaths. More than 1,300 just this week. At least 30 states have now taken emergency measures to slow the spread, putting stay at home restrictions in place. In new york, cases soaring. The governor saying hes not expecting this to peak for three more weeks. Hospitalizations doubling every four days now. We have new images tonight. This packed emergency room at a hospital in new york city. A doctor describing new York Hospitals as a war zone. A growing number of hospitals across the country under stress tonight. In a hospital in albany, georgia, there is a coronavirus patient in nearly every bed in the icu. In los angeles tonight, where the Navy Hospital ship mercy has just docked, the mayor says his city is just days away from the surge we are seeing in new york. In new york, the fema hospitals at the Javits Center now set up. It will be operational come monday. As the president says some governors are exaggerating the need for ventilators, the president triggering the defense production act, compelling gm to make them. Saying moments ago, i thought we had a deal with gm. Now we do. And just as we come on the air, we have learned in new york city, 500 members of the nypd have now tested positive for the virus. Late today President Trump signing that law, the massive relief bill, 2. 2 trillion. Help now on the way for American Families. Workers suddenly out of a job. Well break down the numbers for you tonight. How much will those checks be worth . Were going to carefully guide you through it all again this evening. And we begin tonight with abcs whit johnson, leading us off. Reporter tonight, a glimpse into a packed e. R. As the Coronavirus Crisis explodes in new york city. This video shot inside Jamaica Hospital Medical Center shared on facebook. Beds upon beds of patients. Doctors and nurses tested like never before. Who is the sickest patient needs to go up . I dont know. Reporter the number of cases in new york now soaring above 44,000, nearly half of all cases across the country. One doctor on the front lines giving this blunt assessment. Its been like a war zone. A medical war zone. Reporter in elmhurst, queens, hundreds of people lining up to get tested and treated. All the patients in this room, all the feet you see, they all have covid. And this is only one of the several rooms. Reporter to fight this war, these doctors say they need one critical tool ventilators. Those lifesaving machines that help people breathe, and theyre in short supply. Five. Five ventilators. Oh, my god. Reporter today we learned elmhurst hospital has received new ventilators. Governor andrew cuomo has been insisting he needs 30,000, but President Trump is skeptical. They say, like Governor Cuomo and others, that say we want 30,000 of them. 30,000. Think of this. You go to hospitals who have one in a hospital, and now all of a sudden everybody is asking for these vast numbers. Reporter i asked the governor about that today. Are you overestimating the demand . I hope the president s right. I hope that everybody is wrong and this is all a figment of our imagination. But as governor, i operate on the numbers and i operate on the science. The numbers say you could have as many as 40,000 icu patients, which require ventilators. Reporter its not just new york. In louisiana, cases spiked 19 in the past 24 hours. Now more than 2,700 people testing positive. The governor warning new orleans will run out of ventilators by early next week. We have put in, many days ago, orders for 12,000 ventilators. To date we have received exactly 192. Reporter tonight, President Trump finally exercising his powers under the defense production act, signing an order requiring General Motors to start producing ventilators. After attacking the Company Earlier on twitter. We will not hesitate to use the full authority of the federal government to combat this crisis. We thought that we had a deal with, as an example, General Motors, and i guess they thought otherwise. They didnt agree. And now they do. Reporter a spokesman for gm saying they have been working around the clock to meet this urgent need. Health care workers now risking their own lives to treat patients. In new yorks mt. Sinai hospital, a 48yearold nurse died. His sister sharing his last painful text from the icu. He said, i cant talk. I choke when i talk because i cant breathe. And need to rest. Then i got another empty text bubble. There was nothing there. And then i said something, and he just sent me a heart emoji and the i love you emoji. Sorry. Reporter the battle extending beyond hospitals. In new jersey, where cases are on the rise, 55 Nursing Homes and Senior Centers have reported cases of covid19. Some of those facilities evacuated. And were seeing again the importance of social distancing. In the chicago suburbs, 80 people attended a Church Service earlier this month. Half of them now testing positive, including the pastor. And its just heartbreaking to hear from that nurses sister here in new york city after the last text message she received. In the meantime we know its not just the hospitals, the nurses, the doctors, swamped. Its the First Responders out in the field. The nypd. Tonight, whit, youve confirmed that 500 members of the nypd tested positive for the virus . Reporter david, the numbers keep climbing. More than 500 nypd members testing positive, but more than 4,000 officers are actually calling out sick. Some of them waiting for pending results from a coronavirus test. Tonight the nypd is also reporting its first death. This department tasked with keeping people safe, now facing a threat they cant see. David . We are thinking about the nypd tonight as well. Whit, thank you. As we reported at the top, the mayor of los angeles now warning today that whats being seen in new york is coming to l. A. He said expect the same kind of surge in six days, was his prediction. Tonight, the families across the country suddenly in crisis with a loved one fighting this, including that missouri family, five members testing positive. The mother and father in the hospital tonight. And we now hear from their grown son. Matt gutman on the families and the Health Care Workers on the front lines now providing emotional support because loved ones are not allowed in the hospital. Reporter tonight, a chilling new report in the case of that 17yearold boy outside los angeles who died after contracting covid19. He had gone to an urgent care for an hmo. He didnt have insurance, so they did not treat him and sent him to a. V. Hospital. By the time he got there, it was too late. Reporter the cdc investigating the teens exact cause of death. Tonight, the staggering death toll coast to coast, at least 1,500 dead and rising. And there on the front lines, the heroes, the paramedics. Jason holly just returning to cal fire in riverside county. He had been quarantined after transporting a patient with covid19. We now have to wear a mask, gown, gloves, and eye protection. Reporter medical professionals across the county concerned about their physical and mental health. At this hospital in georgia, at least 16 people dying. All of them without family present. But theyre not alone. Overnight we noticed this post by nurse carly rice. Theyre sitting here passing away without loved ones. It honestly breaks my heart. Reporter tonight we checked in with carly. You mentioned that your job is to fix people. Mmhmm. Reporter have you seen people who you cant fix . Very much so. It breaks my heart, it really does. Im not used to this amount of death. And it wears you down. Reporter haunted by all that death. In her most recent shift, she found a way to help one family say goodbye to a loved one. Its so hard to sit there and hold your patients hand while their family members are sitting there telling them they love them and its not goodbye, its see you later. Reporter across the country, nurses like carly rice offering that Critical Link between patients and family. And over the past couple of nights we told you about jason winehouse and his family in st. Louis. Five family members, including parents jane and mike, both landed in the icu. Tonight, the good news. So theyre off ventilators. They dont need any help breathing and theyre in a standard room. I mean, thats great news. So after41 years together and a couple of weeks apart, mike and jane Holding Hands again. That image of them Holding Hands there, matt. And to hear that nurse say, im not used to this much death an extraordinary toll on the doctors and nurses helping families through this that have been separated. We know the mercy arrived in l. A. Days from the predicted surge there. Reporter thats right. It can accommodate about 1,000 patients. And it looks like they will need them here. The mayor of los angeles saying it could look like new york does today in just five days. Matt gutman again today. Thank you, matt. Late tonight, the president signing the massive relief bill into law, the 2. 2 trillion bill. The biggest ever. Checks now on the way for millions suddenly out of a job. Kyra phillips breaks down the numbers tonight. The motion is adopted. Reporter the president signing off on a 2 trillion stimulus. That deal sealed after high drama. Members of congress defying health advice, racing back to washington on near empty planes through deserted airports after a lastditch attempt by Kentucky RepublicanThomas Massie to force a roll call vote. I request a recorded vote. Reporter his demand overruled and blasted by both parties. The president calling him a thirdrate grandstander. Members of Congress Keeping physical distance from each other but voting together. We will fight it together until we win together. Right now were going to pass this legislation. Reporter those payments potentially going out in early april. For those earning 75,000 or less, 1,200 plus 500 per child. Unemployment checks going up 600 for four months. Benefits extended from 26 to 39 weeks. And student loan payments suspended for six months. With regard to the checks coming your way, if you filed your taxes electronically in 2018 or 2019 and the Treasury Department has your direct deposit info, the money will go right into your account. Otherwise youll get a check. Payments should start rolling out early april. Kyra, thank you. Overnight, the worsening scene in the uk. The british prime Minster Boris johnson testing positive. The Health Minister sitting behind him days ago testing positive too. James longman again tonight from london. Reporter tonight coronavirus has struck at the heart of the british government. Prime minister Boris Johnson testing positive. I have developed mild symptoms of the coronavirus. Reporter johnson took questions in Parliament Just two days ago. Sitting behind him, the Health Secretary who has tonight also announced he has the illness. Prince charles, another high profile coronavirus case. Hes in selfisolation at home in scotland with his wife camilla. Many countries recording their deadliest day yet. In britain, 181 fatalities in 24 hours. And italy is reaching new depths 969 dead in 24 hours. Tonight, a continent in shock. The pope offering a lone prayer from a deserted vatican. President trump has called Boris Johnson his close ally to wish him a speedy recovery. David . James longman, thank you. Back here at home tonight and to an urgent push for a way to treat the most severe coronavirus patients. Tonight, diane sawyer reporting. She has a first look at a hospital where theyre working on an experimental procedure. Using the antibodies of those that already recovered. Its going take time, but the countrys top Infectious Disease expert dr. Anthony fauci has already indicated antibodies could be a key part of this fight. Heres diane reporting, and like so many, from home. Reporter its an experimental treatment and possibly hope for those hospitalized by the illness and severely ill until a better treatment or vaccines are within reach. Am i right, if the antibodies of a recovering person can save the life of someone who is critically ill . That is the concept, diane. If you give the plasma, the portion of the blood that contains the antibodies, from someone recovering from an illness, a viral illness like covid19 or ebola, it may help the patient overcome the disease. And so our plan is to infuse this into patients with moderate to severe illness who are in our hospital. Reporter they are hoping to start with just one case this weekend. And that among the people on their list to donate blood are, in effect, super donors, who may have particularly high levels of antibodies. They tell us one donor could end up helping more than one patient. We have developed a test here at mt. Sinai to look for immunity antibody responses to covid19. Reporter this is professor Florian Krammer and his dedicated lab team who have made breakthroughs working nonstop. He sent abc news this video. In those small wells, antibodies are reacting. The more intense the yellow color, the more antibodies. Will some people in this country be super antibodies . Super immunizers . Everyone who recovers from an illness like this will develop some degree of immunity. Reporter the nations expert, dr. Anthony fauci, also wants to see if this can work. Its one of our top priorities. Reporter already the hospital has received thousands of offers to donate. But they tell us every donor has to have a documented positive test and be at least 21 days from their first symptoms. I think that its beautiful if people who are recovering from the illness can, in the spirit of donation and helping others, that some of them will have that capacity by having very high levels of immunity. Reporter among those who wrote in is a 31yearold lawyer. Had a very high fever. Reporter he tells us he recovered two weeks ago. If i have a resistance to it that can then be help to someone whos elderly or somebody whos sick, i would be honored to do that in any way that i can. Reporter and late last night, he sent us a video of the moment he got news from the team at mt. Sinai. It says, you may be able to help. Reporter david wanted to send a message that of course we dont know what the outcomes will be, but we know doctors and scientists across the country are working on this. Its a place where hope meets hard science. 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