Yesterday. 149 americans have died. This chart on your screen shows how the number of cases has steadily risen since last week as testing has ex pachbded. Developing overnight, new data showing people of all ages can get seriously ill from this virus, not just the elderly. The cdc reports that nearly 40 of the patients in the u. S. Who were sick enough to be hospitalized were between the ages of 20 and 54. The head of the Coronavirus Virus Task force is pleading for the young people to take this seriously. We spent a lot of time on this. It really needs to sink in. Were hearing new pleas from Health Care Workers about a shortage of protective gear. Officials in wes Chester County new york releasing a bulletin saying for all registered nurses, including retired nurses to volunteer services. The president signed one emergency funding measure overnight and is discussing details of the 1 trillion economic package that could be finalized early next week. Two members of congress have now tes
Months, now six months worth of supplies in less than a week and we are scrambling. Were scrambling. Even to the point where these are n95 masks. Weve got three days of supply of n95 masks on hand. In order to preserve these and get them to last longer, we have a team of people sewing masks together. In some cases its the appropriate swab. Were in the situation now where we dont have the reagents to do the extraction from the samples so that we can run the tests. There wont be enough resources especially in rural areas if the outbreak rose. That includes hospital beds, medical staff or equipment like ventilators. Two automakers could play a role. Gm and ford are examining whether they can manufacture ventilators at their facilities. The white house is pleading with young people to practice social distancing. Scenes like this one on florida beaches show basic safety and Health Recommendations are being ignored. New Research Shows young people are not as immune as once thought. There are
Providing emergency relief for families. A trillion dollar stimulus plan is next. Will it be enough for Small Businesses struggling to survive . We have reports this morning from shanghai, london, berlin and madrid. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and all around the world. This is early start. Im christine romans. Im laura jarrett. You feel so far away from me but were doing it for a good reason. Invisible enemy posing a very clear threat this morning. Front line medical workers across the country now reporting a dire shortage of materials to conduct tests for coronavirus. With the virus spreading more rapidly by the day, experts say the u. S. Health care system will be overwhelmed. Consider this warning from president obamas ebola czar. We have hospitals that are going to start to break this weekend, not weeks from now, not months from now, in the next few days. The case count in the u. S. Approaching 8900. 149 people have died. Both of those numbers essentially doubling i
Weekend with Victor Blackwell and christi paul. Good morning to you. Hawaii is preparing for an explosive eruption as lava is spewing from the new cracks opening up in the ground. Officials tell the people who live there to be ready to get out at a moments notice. Terror in paris. Sources say the man behind the knife attack was already on an antiterror watch list. We are taking you live to paris. In hours the embassy President Trump moved to jerusalem is set to owpen. What does this mean for americans . We are less than a week away from a royal wedding. The hype around prince harry and Meghan Markles big kay and what they have learned in making this movie. New threats, new warnings. Pretty terrifying new video out of hawaii right now. Overnight, two new cracks opened up in the ground. They are spewing lava into the air. Now the people who live there are on high alert as ofgs wafic warn of a Massive Volcanic eruption and come soon and no warning at all and leaving no time to get out. He
Cnn newsroom. Our top story 800,000 u. S. Government workers are beginning their third week without pay and theres no sign the situation will improve anytime soon. The u. S. President says hes prepared for the partial Government Shutdown to drag on for a year or more. Unless Congress Gives him 5. 6 billion for a wall on the u. S. Southern border. Democratic leaders left the white house offering little hope of a resolution. They said discussing a border wall was not possible until the government reopened. But mr. Trump says he doesnt need congress to get what he wants. He claimed he could get pentagon to do it if congress refuses. We get details from the white house. Reporter President Trump amping up threats, d clairing hes considering using Emergency Powers to do it. We can call a National Emergency and build it very quickly. Reporter after a twohour meeting that democrats described as contentious, trump threatened to leave the Government Shutdown for years if it comes down to it. Abs