Began today. Madame president , thank you for being with us. Explain to us, louisiana is starting to get a lot of attention, you are in a Smaller Community but you have a crisis in your hand, what is happening . Thank you mr. King and thank you for having us. We have a kricrisis in our hand. We have 366 cases and 24 deaths. The numbers are very alarming. Thats why we have been working very hard with all of our local states and federal officials. We began drivethru testing this morning at our facility in the plus. What i have gathered so far, my numbers from them, we have completed 26 tests within the first hour. And there were about 15 additional cars waiting for testing at 10 00 a. M. Are these the quick tests or tests we have to wait several days for results . These are the quick tests. These are the quick tests and they told me about 36 hours is the turn around time on these tests. 36 on these. You cant understand the scope of this in your community. Some of the experts say when you
Dr. Anthony fauci, the top Infectious Disease doctor cautions that as many of half of those may be asymptomatic and says the United States is struggling to control the virus. The u. S. Is now losing more than 1,000 people a day as the death toll in this country may soon surpass 10,000. Dr. Deborah birx is advising people to avoid the pharmacy or Grocery Store this week. In new york, theyre reporting its first drop in cases. But Governor Cuomo warns, its too early to tell if that will last. President trump, meanwhile, continues to push for the use of the antimalaria drug hydroxychloroquine despite Scientific Evidence of the effectiveness. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains hospitalized in london for coronavirus. Downing street says to take cautionary measure because of the persistent symptoms hes had for nearly two weeks now. Dr. Sanjay gupta and dr. James crow are, the director of the vanderbilt vaccine center. Theyre developing an antibody that perhaps could be used to treat
Stayathome orders. If you thought the shutdown was inconsistent and confusing, wait until you see the reopening, a struggle both in the administration between the president and his own Public Health officials and outside of it as state governors across the country plan to make their own decisions. We begin in new york city with our national correspondent, athena jones. Good morning. Good morning, poppy. Youve been hearing the president talk about may 1st as this date certain by which they might reopen the economy. Hes eager to do so. Were not hearing governors talk about specific dates, not hearing from folks from Governor Andrew Cuomo the state with the epicenter of the crisis. Hes focusing on the need for a smart, safe, coordinated plan and his thoughts echoed by cdc director robered redfield, has to be gradual, careful stepbystep reopening process. Listen to Governor Phil Murphy of new jersey and governor chris sununu of new hampshire. Watch. I fear if we open up too early, we have
Continue their daytoday duties outside the home, in support of us all. Im sure the nation will join me in assuring you that what you do is appreciated and every hour of your hard work brings us closer to a return to more normal times. I also want to thank those of you who are staying at home. Thereby helping to protect the vulnerable and sparing many families the pain already felt by those who have lost loved ones. Together, we are tackling this disease and i want to reassure you that if we remain united and resolute, then we will overcome it. I hope in the years to come everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge. And those who come after us will say the britains of this generation were as strong as any. The a attributes of selfdiscipline, of quiet good humored resolve and a fellow feeling still car characterize s country. The pride in who we are is not a part of our past, it defines our presents and our future. [ cheering and applause ] the moments whe
And 67 of voters support voting by mail for novembers general election. Could mailin ballots be the new normal . Velshi starts now. Good morning. Welcome back. Im ali velshi. A grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic. Lets get trigt the facts as we know them at this hour. Worldwide covid19 death toll climbed above 200,000, a Staggering Number as some countries debate how to reopen and others fight to overcome the outbreak. Here in the United States, confirmed cases reached at least 935,000 as states aggressively push to increase Testing Capacity but President Trumps inability to stick to the facts on the Science Behind the pandemic may have led to white house officials weighing whether to scale back on the daily coronavirus briefings. This comes after ongoing criticism of trumps comments on thursday which he now says were sarcastic. I would like you to speak to the medical doctors to see if theres any way to apply light and heat to cure. You know . If you can. Maybe you can, maybe y