Beginning. A report this morning that doctors at a Major Hospital right here in new york city are being told to think very carefully about who does and does not get a ventilator. It is another symptom of a nationwide problem hospitals just dont have what they need. Yeah. Rationing, amazing were getting there. In cities across the country, Field Hospitals are now going operational because of the expected overflow at hospitals in Convention Centers, even in new york citys central park. And next hour the Navy Hospital ship comfort will take on its first noncoronavirus patients to help take the pressure off other new york hospitals. Cases are surging across the country, in new emerging hot spots. Three out of four americans now are under stay at home or shelter in place orders. And signs in california that the social distancing guidelines may be working. We have got a lot to get to this hour. All of us here doing our part. Lets begin in new york with cnn National Correspondent brynn gingra
Administration in effect right now are making the pain worse. At the end of the hour, this is an extremely difficult time but all of these social distancing measures are for the greater good. Weve got an important and we hope inspiring message about sacrifices were making, that is in tonights last word. Tonight the United States reached another grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic. Weve seen at least 1,000 deaths in a single day. As of tonight, there are 275,583 reported cases of coronavirus in the United States and there are 7,051 reported deaths from coronavirus in the United States. The total number of reported cases of coronavirus worldwide is now 1,096,816. The number of deaths reported worldwide is now 58,764. It has been 73 days since the first case of coronavirus was reported in the United States. Two and a half months later, were still asking very basic questions about the state of care here. Where are the tests . Where are the ventilators . Where is the personal protect
White house top doctors bemoan the fact that some people just arent getting it. Deborah birx warning that the data shows the amount of social distancing happening in this country today is still not enough to flatten the curve. Were only as strong as every community, every county, every state, every american following the guidelines to a t. And i can tell by the curve and as it is today that not every american is following it. And so this is really a call to action, we see spain, we see italy, we see france, we see germany, when we see others to bend their curves we can bend ours but it means everybody has to take that same responsibility as americans. Dr. Anthony fauci was openly be wildered that we have yet to see a nation stay at home order. I dont understand why thats not happening. As you said the tension between federally mend dated versus states rights to do what they want is something that i dont want to get into. But i dont understand why were not doing that. The top doctors on
835 more dead today, thats the deadliest of the pandemic so far here in the United States. The u. S. Death toll skyrocketing, doubling in just three days. The virus has killed at least 4,600 people here in the United States, more than 210,000 have now been infected. President trump has dramatically shifted his outlook on the coronavirus outbreak, acknowledging now the possibility that hundreds of thousands of americans could die. Also today, a new stayathome order from the Florida Governor ron desantis, who had been reluctant to impose the most aggressive measures despite the accelerating death toll and the very large number of vulnerable retirees who live in florida. Lets begin our coverage with cnns nick watt, hes joining us with late breaking developments. Nick, whats the latest, what are you hearing . Reporter well, wolf, were at a beach here in los angeles today. There is an rv parked behind me. This is as close as we are allowed to get, because that park is one of eight places no
Administration and republican policies in effect right now are making the pain worse. At the end of the hour, this is an extremely difficult time but all of these social distancing measures are for the greater good. Weve got an important and we hope inspiring message about sacrifices were making, that is in tonights last word. Tonight the United States reached another grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic. Weve seen at least 1,000 deaths in a single day. As of tonight, there are 275,583 reported cases of coronavirus in the United States and there are 7,051 reported deaths from coronavirus in the United States. The total number of reported cases of coronavirus worldwide is now 1,096,816. The number of deaths reported worldwide is now 58,764. It has been 73 days since the first case of coronavirus was reported in the United States. Two and a half months later, were still asking very basic questions about the state of care here. Where are the tests . Where are the ventilators . Where