Into ghost towns from South San Francisco to new rochelle. Cancelled past times sports, broadway and even the disney park. Jillian nearly 5 Million Students told to stay home after several states, including michigan, orders all schools to shut down. Some for a full month or even longer. Brian shoppers are flooding supermarkets in a panic. They are clearing clearing out the shelves. Airline passengers are sharing photos of nearly deserted terminals cancel travel plans to stay home. What if you work with the airlines. Not just pilots or flight attendants. The baggage claim operators, everybody from the terminals to the airlines and makes you wonder if washington is going to step up and help out. Ainsley actually the safest time to fly. Everyone that i know is flying right now. Terminals are pretty much dead. Ghost towns and then the planes, remember back in the day when you had a seat next to you possibly empty. You will could stretch out a little more. Its like that on every flight now.
Some hopeful developments, including work on a blood test that could enable leaders to make easier decisions and allow some people to return to work. Im Shannon Bream in washington, we begin tonight with corresponded Rick Leventhal with what could be a breakthrough in testing. One of the Biggest Challenges in tackling the coronavirus epidemic is getting tests done and getting the results fast. Tonight we learned theres a new test from avid that can get results in 15 minutes and could get approved by the fda very soon, feeling a critical need at a critical time. The u. S. Now has the worlds most reported coronavirus cases and with new york city the epicenter of the covid19 outbreak, elmhurst hospital could be considered at ground zero with 6500 ems calls in one night. Four patients died here in the past 24 hours, 13 died in a single day earlier this week. Staff is stretched thin and so are critical supplies with temporary facilities now handling noncoronavirus cases so the hospital can
And author of soul of america and from vanderbilt university, jon meacham is here. Hes an nbc and msnbc contributor. All along with willie and me and joe is back on monday. Were going to begin this monday with another unfortunate milestone as the u. S. Overtakes china as the country with the most number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The u. S. Has more than 85,000 cases with more than 17,000 reported in the last 24 hours. As the country sets records for new cases just about every day. President trump continues his push for guidelines on selfdistancing to be relaxed. The administration is planning to identify certain counties by risk level, high, medium or low. Hoping that some parts of the country can get back to work sooner than others. Meanwhile, members of the house are racing back to washington right now to vote on that massive economic rescue package today. Leaders had hoped to pass it by voice vote but feared at least one member Kentucky Republican Thomas Massey would dem
Republican congressman Thomas Massie says he is now going to force a roll call vote, and that could stretch the process out for hours. Some top house lawmakers suggest more action is actually needed beyond this phase three bill. Watch. The house continues to stand ready to take additional steps. When and as they are needed, to win this battle together. Democrats and republicans. Together, we americans will Work Together to do our part in fighting against the coronavir coronavirus. Harris Congressional Correspondent chad pergram is live for us on capitol hill with the latest. Chad, to say it got nasty is an understatement. Secretary of state john kerry tweeting and it was really colorful language. Absolutely. President trump lit up Thomas Massie this morning on twitter. He said the following quote. It looks like a thirdrate grand stander named Thomas Massie wants to vote against the coronavirus bill. Lets win back the house but through massey out of the republican party. Thomas massie w
The us topping china for total cases. Certain models showing alarming increases in cases and deaths are inaccurate. s cases are skyrocketing amid fear that mardi gras revelers may have brought the coronavirus to new orleans combined with the poverty rate and Affordable Housing and high rates of residents of 3 existing medical conditions, it could be the next us epicenter. With current projections we expect to need additional hospital beds within weeks. As you see around the country louisiana and new orleans mobilize in a way many of us have never seen. Rob texas and rhode island issue mandates that anyone traveling to the states must self quarantine. Joining photo, following guidance from the white house, new york city, 84 death yesterday, 1200 new cases. Here is new York Governor Andrew Cuomo at a Daily Press Conference on the need to balance the help and economic crises. How do you modify the Health Strategy to make it smarter from a Public Health point of view . Younger people can g