As the debate rages on about when states should get back to work, new controversy over the aggressive plan in georgia where in just about 48 hours from now, all hair salons, tattoo parlors, even bowling alleys are cleared to open their doors. I worry about that georgia is going too far, too quick. Lets start things off with Geoff Bennett at the white house. Good to talk to you this morning. Give us the latest from 1600 pennsylvania avenue. Reporter good to see you. President trump says today he will sign that new immigration executive order that puts a 60day pause on green cards. This temporary ban is aimed at protecting Work Opportunities for americans, the millions of them who have lost their job as a result of this Coronavirus Crisis. The president yesterday said that at the end of the initial 60 days, he might choose to extend it. Heres the tweet the president fired off in the last hour or so. He says i will be signing my executive order prohibiting immigration into our country tod
Deal with as governor of new york. But at least its not going up any more and it seems to be on a gentle decline. I know this is unsustainable. I also know more people will die if we are not smart. I know that. I have to do that count every day of the number of people who passed away. Governor cuomo also announced today th today billionaire Michael Bloomberg will develop Contact Tracing for new york. Im out side of Brooklyn Hospital center in ft. Green, brooklyn. To give you a sense of things here, that right there is the covid19 admittance tent. If you think you have it, you go through that tent if youre not already being brought in through an ambulance. Around the corner is a refridge rated truck. Thats where they house the bodies those lost to the virus. At one point there were so many they had to use a forklift to get them into the truck. They have since built a ramp. This hospital has dealt with some of the worst cases of coronavirus. But it also has some of the most miraculous st
Nurses, everybody. Theyre excellent. [ cheers and applause ] i want people to know if your loved ones in the hospital, were holding their hand. Were celebrating the Little Things with them. Were making sure they get to facetime you. Nobody is alone in this. We start the show tonight with more uplifting moments from medical workers. Not just telling you about the tough times on the front lines, but some of the uplifting moments where patients get out and survive. And hopefully thrive. Welcome to friday. It is mtp daily. We are in what you might call Opening Weekend in america. Roughly 20 states have begun to ease some restrictions. Some more quickly than others. Several more states are planning to begin easing restrictions soon. Of course it raises two major questions. Are we ready . And if not, what are we willing to tolerate as a society . Some of these states have seen a decline in cases but others have their single largest day of confirmed cases just yesterday. Its worth noting in a
Because they cant contradict the state law. So its true, so the local official can say its the governor, blame him. Its true. And it will stop us from doing something thats counterproductive, and it will also stop us from getting into a dispute between me and the local government where the net message will be to the people theres disagreement or confusion among government. And this is not the time for confusion or disagreement among government. So the state laws govern, i get the local political pressure. Blame the governor. Its the truth. And the state laws cant the local laws cant counteract state laws anyway. And to this political pressure, this is a quote that i think people should take to heart. When the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility, then they ceased to be free. Hamilton Edith Hamilton and Edward Gibbon in the history and decline of the fall of the roam anticipate empire. When the freedom they wished for most was freedom of responsibility, then they
Close to 82,000. The number of coronavirus cases is nearly 1. 4 million. On monday, the president claimed victory in terms of access to testing, a key aspect in reopening the country safely. He also repeated the claim that anyone that needs a test can get one. That claim is not true. In terms of sheer numbers, the United States tested 400,000 people yesterday. That is far short of the 5 million daily tests that the president predicted six weeks ago. He said 5 million tests, were getting 400,000. The president also claimed that the number of cases are, quote, coming down rapidly all over the country. But that statement from our president is also false. Nbc has obtained an unreleased white house report showing cases spiking in the middle of the heartland of our country, in metro areas like nashville, des moines and amarillo, texas. All of this will play into todays very big hearing. I want to go to Garrett Haake on capitol hill. This is one of the most unusual and consequential hearings