Accusations police in the philippines are committing rights abuses as they enforce strict coronavirus measures. And charities education the district take children at risk of Domestic Violence and abuse during lockdown restrictions. More lives have now been lost to the coronavirus pandemic on u. S. Soil than all of the americans killed during the vietnam war a tally by Johns Hopkins University Shows more than 58300 people have died and more than 1000000 people have been infected cabral and is under reports from new york the epicenter of the u. S. Outbreak. Courtney to fly over by u. S. Air force and navy planes over new york city a display of gratitude for Health Care Workers and 1st responders here in what is the epicenter of the u. S. Krone by risk crisis a crisis that has put more than 20000000 americans out of work in only one month and at one point had more than 300000000 americans under stay at home orders transfer. Forming even the busiest cities like new york in 2 ghost towns th
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Weather alert. The rain will be more intense welcome back. It is time for our weekly chat see the red and purple hue. And well get a chance of with chuck todd, nbc news fast forward this to 2 00, 3 00, thunderstorms as well. Political director and moderator lets take a look at the current of meet the press. Areas north of i would say santa temperature in san jose. Hi, chuck. Cruz, gilroy see a break from 53 degrees. As you saw with the live pic, as always, thanks for joining us were seeing some of the rain. The rain. This morning. Chuck, for the first time the then we get just periods of on take a look at satellite radar. And off again rain. Trump administration snow might be possible near acknowledged staggering numbers 3,500 feet. That could mean local dusting in as i mentioned the majority of our mountain tops, but check out areas south of the golden gate saying 100,000 people could die from the coronavirus and warning the winter storm warning, 6 to bridge, not going to expect too 1
Limited number of cases but more important were tracking all the people who are in periods of cooling off and we track that very carefully, make sure that they come through without getting sick and if they need to be tested and stuff we work with them. Boris johnson comes down with it i talk with my wife. Are we going to get it, our kids, who is going to get it do you have to think like that at bank do you have people working closely with each other . Social distancing, im sure youre trying to practice it, but its on everybodys minds am i going to get it . Sure. For our teammates immediately, the first thing we did a couple weeks ago plus now is went out and solicited all the people high risk and you heard the medical experts, dr. Fauci, dr. Birx and others talk about that, you know, the high risk is a much different case. We went out and said, please identify and got them off the line and put got them home and away from the situation. I think that probably goes back two weeks ago now.
As we come on the air tonight, the number of coronavirus cases in the United States is growing exponentially. And the Surgeon General says it is going to get worse this week. More than a dozen states are now either ordering or asking people to stay home. School is now closed for 55 million children, and today virginias governor called off school for the rest of the year. Stocks plunged again on wall street as senators battled over relief and stimulus plans. And just moments ago the president said that the country was not built to be shut down and hinted that he wants to find a way to get some people back to work, even as experts say americans need to stay at home. The president s comments come as states and cities are frantically trying to round up medical supplies and increase now,update on the cases in the u. S. , thehave topd new york state has bthe epicenter of the outbreak. 6 of all cases in the world are there. Anyone traveling from new york to florida must go into quarantine for