Personal services may also pick back up today in arkansas under certain guidelines. Sandra arkansas also extending its Emergency Declaration for 45 days while ordering travelers from places like new york and in new orleans to self quarantine. All of this easing restrictions as trumps expressed support the importance of getting back to work. President trump i think we are looking at phase two and other phases. The country is starting to open up the task force and has done a phenomenal job. We cant keep our clothes mike country closed for the next five years. Most doctors, some doctors say it will happen and it will be a flame and we will put the flameout. Ed chief White House Correspondent john roberts starts us off on the north lawn. What we are saying play out here across the country is keeping americans safe and healthy and to other competing pressure of a potential for an economic collapse if the economy doesnt get rebooted soon. The white house and many of the nations governors bet
Restrictions. Some say not soon enough. Some say slow down. In florida phase one underway except in broward and miamidade those numbers are going down. Retailers can open one 25 capacity. See how that goes. Restaurants also 25 capacity. Special rules between tables, ainsley. Ainsley thats right, brian. In kansas, some businesses can open as long as they can maintain that 6 feet of distance between their customers. They must also follow cleaning practices. Bars and theaters and night clubs and casinos have to stay closed. Restaurants in missouri will be allowed to open with no more than 10 people per table. And then in nebraska, restaurants and salons, barber shops and Tattoo Parlors can open. Elective surgeries may also resume as hospitals have a twoweek supply of ppe and enough bed space. In New Hampshire and alaska, some Healthcare Services can resume today. And, yes, last night we were all watching that town hall with bret and martha in front of Lincoln Memorial. It was a beautiful
Think about this for a moment, ten years of job growth wiped out in a single month. Single month. Millions and millions of people faced with bills and rent they cannot pay, and all this as 75,000 people in this country have now died from this pandemic. Thats where america stands this morning. Lets get right to cnn chief Business Correspondent christine romans. This is the clearest picture yet of just how devastating this economy is for millions. Im out of superlatives. Ill give you some context here and let the numbers speak for themselves so they can really sink in. Over the past couple of months, the coronavirus shutdown has cost more than 21 million jobs, compare that with the great recession, it took months to lose 8. 7 million jobs. It has taken just weeks for us to do four times more damage. How does this compare . We have never seen a month like this, 24. 5 million jobs lost. That pales everything pales in comparison. In september 1945, 1. 9 million jobs were lost when japan sur
Was allowed to wear them either. Maybe they chose on their own. I doubt it. Despite Company Protocols and a sign saying that everyone is required to wear a mask. And, also playing in the background, live and let die, that song. Terrific. Good morning and welcome to morning joe. It is wednesday, may 6th. Along with joe, willie and me we have White House Reporter for the Associated Press, Jonathan Lemire. And former white house adviser for health policy, professor and advice provost for the university of pennsylvania, dr. Ezekiel emmanuel. Hes an nbc news and msnbc medical contributor. And, joe, the u. S. Death toll from coronavirus is now topping 71,000 as President Trump continues his push to reopen the country. Nbc news has learned that over the coming weeks, the white house plans to wind down the Coronavirus Task force. A move that comes as the virus continues to spread rampantly in parts of the country. Because the president cant speak at the task force anymore without being heard.
Gupta is with us. Good morning, sanjay. Good morning. I guess ill start with pfizer, because a vaccine is really the only way for the country to turn an effective corner. What does this test comprise of in humtz aans and what are you looking for in a timeline if it proves to be effective . This is a pretty effective trial. Were following it closely. They started it in germany first, and as you mentioned, now in the united states. They want to have several hundred people enrolled. This is a genetic vaccine, an mr8 vaccine. When you think about vaccines, you try to think about using a little of the virus to give to somebody to stimulate an immune response. Sometimes you can give them an active virus, a dead virus. This is a general blueprint of a part of the virus. The hope is that by putting that blueprint in the body, the virus will make antibodies in response to the virus. So youre letting the body make the vaccine, in a way. Its never been done before. There was a lot of enthusiasm a