Flatten the curve so far will be for nothing. How testing will prove key to opening the economy. Testing of antibodies, testing on a scale that we have not done before. And the latest on the crucial efforts to find a vaccine. This is a special edition of the last word life in the time of coronavirus. Life in the time of coronavirus involves challenges we have never seen before. It has now delivered the largest number of people in American History who are worried about where theyre going to get their next meal or next meals. Millions of people who have lost their incomes and worry about how they can afford food are now lining up at food pantries for the first time in their lives, and the food supply from farm to supermarket is being challenged as never before. Imagine the weight of worrying when youre looking at your children and wondering how youre going to feed them next week or next month. And added to that is the worry of being infected with the deadly coronavirus, which will be wit
Governor cuomo this morning about what the governors plan do. John, just to reiterate those numbers, more than 23,000 americans have died. I mean, that number is just shocking to say and its shocking to hear. 23,000 americans. Hundreds more die every day. And beyond the medical crisis, of course, is the financial crisis. Millions of americans suddenly find themselves without paychecks. But President Trump did not focus on those issues at mondays press briefing, he focussed on defending his own record and his slow response to the pandemic. So we begin this morning not with politics, but with Public Health and we want to bring in cnns chief medical correspondent dr. Sanjay gupta and cnn chief Political Correspondent dana bash. Dana, hold tight because we want to get an assessment of where we are today with Public Health. Sanjay, great to see you as always. Im very interested in the models there are is the university of washington one. We have a graphic i want to put back up where in the
Francisco and surrounding counties are prohibited from leaving their homes except for essential needs in an effort to stop the spread of the virus there and basically the shelter in place order that we already saw in italy and across western europe now. Ohio Governor Mike Dewine says his state should postpone the primaries scheduled to take place tomorrow saying quote, we cannot tell people to stay inside but also tell them to go out and vote. Now i should say a court rejected that idea a short while ago but that is likely to be appealed and the decision could be reversed. Right now, schools in 35 states have closed. Several major cities outside those states have done the same. Last night, the centers for Disease Control issued a warning against gatherings of more than 50 people more at least the next eight weeks. Even though this is a pandemic that were trying to get a handle on as a country, right now as it stands, we do not have a National Shutdown like in italy. We are seeing inste
Pandemic. Our correspondents across the country are ready to share those stories. And well find out how some of the nations 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 14day travel advisory. The tristate area is already under stayathome 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 jerseys governor, phil murphy, says he has spoken with the white house about his states de
[ one morwoo me by[ laughing ] woo play pop music no way dude, play rock music yeah woah no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity. And dont forget to catch Trolls World Tour now in theaters and at home on demand. Rated pg. Lets party people one more time welcome to our second hour of 360. Chris cuomo is home recuperating. The worst week of the pandemic so far. President trump wants the country to reopen based on signs that peak might be coming soon. Spoke to director at university of washington, new study cited by white house. Dr. Chris murray said if we stop at may 1st, seeing return to almost where we are now, sometime in july. Rebound may not happen in every state as some are farther along but a substantial risk of rebound remains if we dont wait until the point where most transmission is near zero in each state. Matches up with New York Times report that says government projections show a spike this summer if stayathome orders are lifted after 30 days. L