York city, and chicago, all of which are grinding to a halt. This is a moment we need to make tough decisions. This is a moment where we need some Straight Talk and we need to tell people the truth. We need to bend the curve in the state of california. Were going to close the valve, all right, because the rate of increase in the number of cases portends a total overwhelming of our hospital system. We need everyone to be safe. Otherwise, no one can be safe. The easy thing to say today is that soon everything will go back to the way it was. But i want to be honest with you about that, too. We dont know yet all the steps we are going to have to take to get this virus under control. As of tonight, the coronavirus has claimed the lives of 223 americans, with the number of confirmed cases in this country reaching nearly 18,000. Thats more than double the total of two days ago. The world also marked a grim new milestone as the mounting death toll from the virus exceeded 10,000. Yet as million
Panic, more uncertainty and more disruption to daily life. Several new developments in the past few minutes. Others critical and impact millions of people. First, the outbreak has managed to do something natural disasters and terrorism couldnt do. It shut down the caves in paris, empty piazzas and ground life to a halt in spain. Three countries have taken extraordinary measures in a drastic move aimed add stopping the spread of the coronavirus. People are sick in virtually every state except one, west virginia. A new death toll today as well. 57 have lost their lives because of the virus. And its not an exaggeration to say the number rises every few minutes as emergency officials report new cases. And word ten Service Members have tested pause tchb for the coronavirus and we dont know exactly where theyre stationed. President trump telling reporters he has been tested for coronavirus and in just the last few minutes we found out the results of his test. We want to get to cnns Kristen H
First up here on msnbc, in the thick of it. Doctors, nurses, first responders. This hour, Health Care Workers on the front lines give us their take on where this pandemic stands right now. Survival story. A priest who overcame covid19 shares his message of hope this Easter Sunday. Plus, without them, we would have nothing. American heroes, a Grocery Store worker weighs in on how his life has changed since the outbreak began. A very good morning to all of you. Its sunday, april 12th, happy easter, everyone, if youre celebrating. Im alex witt. Before the latest coronavirus numbers, a note about what youre going to see the next hour. Were going to take you around the hardest hit areas to hear the stories of an emergency room doctor in maryland who is seven months pregnant, a Staten Island firefighter who has moved into an rv in his driveway to keep from contaminating his family, a grand rapids priest who survives the virus. A Grocery Store worker from oyster bay, new york, who says he doe
Times square in new york after 8 00 p. M. Tonight eastern, bars and restaurants are closed. We dont know how long. In other parts of the country, this emphasis go bay area people issuing an order for six counties, only essential business is allowed to open. Halting the spread of the virus as a u. S. Death toll rises to 80. At midnight, a ban on travel to the u. K. And ireland is set. The president saying hes issuing a federal lockdown in a months long struggle with the virus. In a move critics are calling trumpian, canada preventing its citizens from crossing borders. Seattle, researchers given the first vaccine to 45 human volunteers. Even if the Research Goes well, they say the vaccine will not be available for widespread use for 1218 months. Tonight, there are reports that australian researchers believe they may have a possible cure, a combination of drugs to treat malaria and hiv. California line stretching around for gun stores as gun and ammo sales are through the roof. This is f
Troubling, two congressional officials are telling nbc news that this nowousted ig was also looking into pompeos decision to greenlight billions of dollars in arm sales to skraib, despite opposition to that on capitol hill. Joining our conversation is erin blake. Hes a senior political reporter for the Washington Post. Erin blake, you had a great tweet last night, reminding everybody, because these do happen, usually on friday night, of all the igs the president has sought to remove, this appears to be the first one who was looking into both corruption, personal corruption, having a Government Official do personal errands is something you know when you make when youre at the bottom of the totem pole, as a 20something staffer, you know that there is absolutely nothing you can do on the government dime that is personal or political in nature. And the second, nothing short of illegal arm sales or noncongressionally approved arm sales to saudi arabia. Tell us more. Right, so i think the re