Numbers are going on this, what im really thinking about is all those people who are going to have a chance to say goodbye. Dana more than 31,000 people have died from covid19 in the United States. The governor of new york, the epicenter of the outbreak in the u. S. Announced he is today extending the state stay at home order to may 15th. Lets bring in chief White House Correspondent john roberts fly from the north lawn. Good afternoon, this hour the president has got a van on the south want to thank the nations truckers who have kept the wheels rolling through this entire crisis earning food and medical supplies and other goods to where they need to be and then at 5 00 this afternoon, the president will unveil those longawaited guidelines to begin the process of reopening the country. Fox news is told that these guidelines will be a safe, data driven approach. They will be later t layered, by not a cookiecutter mold. Will be led by the governors and experts we are told are in agreemen
With governors all across the country, all 50 of them. What is a right time to start unwinding the process that has . We are not venturing too far from home. What happens right now, especially as states differ on who is ready and whos ready for what . In the case of new york city, the possibility that the citys beaches could be closed for the summer. Where do we go with all of this . John roberts at the white house. The president is ironing all of this out and finding some compatibility with the nations governors. Lets hope he is finding compatibility. Hes been on the phone for the past hour. The last time we checked, the president was still on the phone with them going over his new opening up america again and guidelines that will be released at 6 00 tonight. This is real specific medicallybased data that is providing to the governors, so that they can formulate a plan to open up the country. Heres what we know about the country. It will be gone or, datadriven. It will be datadriven a
That has never been done before and then not give them any resources to do it. Dana nearly three and a half Million People have been tested in the United States according to Johns Hopkins university. Coronavirus has now killed more than 33,000 people in the United States and nearly 150,000 worldwide. We have complete coverage this hour. Colorado governor reacts to the president s guidelines and just a moment. We are glad to have him. But we begin with chief White House Correspondent john roberts on the north lawn of the white house. Good afternoon to you. Theres a lot of enthusiasm from people in america who have been cooped up from home that there might be promised on the road of reopening the country but a lot of concern as well about doing it too quickly and making some big mistakes. Grading criteria these new criteria. If they make it through that first 14 days, they can get into whats called a phase one of these guidelines which includes schools remaining close but they can return