well, hi there. i m joshua johnson. good to be with you from msnbc headquarters in new york. welcome to a special hour of msnbc live. the coronavirus pandemic across america. the u.s. has more than 131,000 confirmed cases of covid-19 and nearly 2,300 deaths. but it s really easy for numbers that big to kind of lose their meaning. it s just a big statistic rather than thousands of individual lives that are shaken or taken by this virus. in this hour, we want to humanize those numbers with a deeper look at the cities and states that are fighting this pandemic. our correspondents across the country are wanting to share those stories. we will find out how some of the nation s mayors are trying to help their residents. we begin with a quarantine quandary. a comment from president trump that could have dramatically affected 32 million people in the epicenter of the pandemic. yesterday president trump claimed that he was considering a federally mandated quarantine of new york, new
pandemic. our correspondents across the country are ready to share those stories. and we ll find out how some of the nation s mayors are trying to help their residents. we begin with a quarantine quandary. a comment from president trump that could have dramatically affected 32 million people in the epicenter of the pandemic. yesterday, president trump claimed that he was considering a federally mandated quarantine of new york, new jersey, and connecticut. last night, he tweeted some clarification. the president wrote that the quarantine will not be necessary. instead, the cdc issued a strong 14-day travel advisory. the tri-state area is already under stay-at-home orders coordinated by all three governors. as for that initial claim, connecticut governor ned lamont said he believed the president was, in his words, thinking out loud. connecticut has more than 1,500 confirmed cases and 33 known deaths. new jersey s governor, phil murphy, says he has spoken with the white house
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