Target. The modelling for virus is imperfect. Total cases 160,000, more than three quarters of americans are under stay at home orders. They put out a call for more Health Care Workers. Meanwhile states are saying they are short a wide array of medical supplies. From gowns and masks to Major Medical equipment. Hard to believe that in this country we are short of the medical equipment even hospital gowns and supplies and masks that doctors and nurses so desperately need. Its unimaginable. This morning on cnn, Lieutenant Governor for louisiana said they may soon run out of ventilators as early as this weekend. President trump had new announcements today on testing both in the increase and amount of speed of the testing. Well have more on that tonight. But as always, we want to keep our eyes first on the Public Health and those fighting to preserve it. On the front lines, erica hill joins us first from new york city with the latest. Erica, youre in central park. An extraordinary scene the
Lets get after it. No small irony in the fact today is National Doctors day. And i see many of you filling up your social media feeds honoring the sacrifice they have made and that we all know is still to come. Remember, if you want to honor doctors, theyre only asking us to do one thing. Its even a hash tag now. Stay home. And not enough of us are doing it. And the proof of that is that, yeah, were getting some good information and well go through it tonight, but its about the rate of how fast this is moving not that its actually a curve in cases. We have a long way to go. Youve got to take this seriously. Please, tonight if youre watching, ive never wanted you to watch us more, because it means youre home. More than threequarters of the population is under a stay at home order. We shouldnt have to wait for it to be official. This is about common sense. This should be do doing for your own, your community, walking the walk we all talk about how we love this country and how were for on
Jillian with hundreds of thousands of anticipated deaths, the growing list of states pleading to President Trump for help. Were taking care of each other, looking out for each other. People on the front line, knowing they dont get to run. Darling, because youll always be my baby. Rob more than 1 million raised here on fox with help from some of musics superstars. Jillian Fox Friends First starts right now. Jillian a very good morning to you. Youre watching Fox Friends First on this monday morning. Im jillian mele. Rob i im rob schmitt. The u. S. Could see more than 1 million covid19 cases and possibly 100,000 deaths. Jillian the cdc imposing new travel restrictions to try to stop the spread. Reporter dr. Anthony fauci making clear its not a certainty well hit the numbers rob mentioned but cautioning it could happen. I think its entirely conceivable that if we do not mitigate to the extent that were trying to do, that you could reach that number. You could make a big sound bite about it
Look into it. Something is going on. And you ought to look into it as reporters. Where are the masks going . Are they going out the back door . Were delivering millions and millions of different products, and all we do is hear that can you get some more . I dont think its hoarding. I think its worse than hoarding, but check it out. Check it out. Trump being trump may be so baked into the collective consciousness that despite his below the belt attack on americas undisputed heroes, the trump show rolls on, creating a parallel reality for Many Americans who woke up today to new warnings that the Coronavirus Crisis is expected to get worse, all over the country. Dr. Deborah birx saying this morning on today show that 2340 u. S. City is sistered safe and that the death toll we could eventually see in the u. S. May be staggering. I think in some of the metro areas we were late in getting people to follow the 15 day guidelines. I think everyone understands now you can go from 5 to 50 to 500
Saw 100,000 deaths. Fda is giving an emergency approval for the use of malaria guaranteed it will work. Johnsons and johnsons says they could have a vaccine ready for human trial by september. Well bring that press conference from Governor Cuomo. Maryland governor has issued a stayathome order for his state. Anyone coming in the state from these areas must quarantined for 4 days. New york needs help as they deal with shortages and medical equipment. Mayor bill de blasio says the federal government have come through so far but they cant stop now. This is an entirely different reality than this country has faced before. This is Battlefield Medicine and huge number of cases. Life and death decisions all the time. We need what we need to keep going. I need results constantly to be able to make sure we can save the lives that can be saved in the city. I got no new assurances. I am going to keep demanding them and i put that in marker. Sunday is dday, we need help by sunday. Hospital shifts