Record shattering. Just devastating numbers for the u. S. Economy. Good morning to you. Im jim sciutto. Im poppy harlow. I wish we could bring you better news. We have learned that 6. 6 million americans filed for Unemployment Benefits last week. That is twice the number from just a week before. And it shatters all records. No doubt these are all people that we know that touch our lives in one way or another. And many of you watching, im sure, 10 Million People, americans with families in just two weeks with us now, christine romans, cnn chief business correspondent, and austin goulsby, christine, first to you, put this in Historical Context here, this country did not see this in the depths of the 2008 financial crisis, and not even weeks like this during the depression. There is no historical precedent for it. It hasnt happened. We pushed the pause button on the American Economy and all of these people are rushing to get Unemployment Benefits, 10 Million People in just a couple of wee
Theyre transmitting the virus. If people wanted to wear them they can, if people want to use scarves, you can. Youre reducing the amount of virus youre putting into the environment. Its to protect others from you. We have about six days of current burn rate of ventilators. 21,000 Health Care Workers are now to new york to help. Every day i go to work, i feel like im going to slaughter. Announcer this is new day. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and all around the world. This is new day and breaking overnight. The top Infectious Disease expert in the country, dr. Anthony fauci tells cnn that the entire nation should be under stayathome orders. And more than that, he doesnt understand why theyre not. Ten states are Still Holding out. President trump is still resisting issuing a nationwide order. More news, cnn learned that the cdc is recommending guidelines for what different towns and cities should look for in their communities before they relax social distancing. Its a week
But while that is good news the state sides highest single day death toll yesterday. Watch. The bad news isnt just bad, the bad news is actually terrible. Highest single day death toll yet, at 779 people. When you look at the numbers on the death toll it has been going steadily up. Dana earlier today the nations leading Infectious Disease doctor said the bending of the curve does not mean people should stop their social distancing. Is going to be a bad week for deaths but driving out and ahead of that is a fact that we will start to see the beginning of a turnaround so we need to keep pushing on the Mitigation Strategy because there is no doubt that that is having a positive impact on the dynamics of the outbreak. Dana in the meantime Vice President mike pence announcing last night that the cdc is planning to relax some guidelines allowing people who came in contact with somebody infected to return to work if they are not showing symptoms. And President Trump threatening to pull u. S.
The states. And developing overnight, multiple reports that one of the president s top advisers warned the white house in january that coronavirus could put millions of americans at risk and cost trillions of dollars. Remember, the president has made the claim that no one could have predicted this, his own white house did. Were also monitoring the condition of british Prime Minister Boris Johnson. He remains in intensive care at a London Hospital this morning, and were just learning that the uk cabinet was, quote, taken by surprise by johnsons der te deteriorating condition. Lets bring in dr. Sanjay gupta and cnn White House Correspondent john harwood. Great to see both of you. So, sanjay, look, i know were all so desperate to see some light at the end of the tunnel. Lasso any good news from the governors of new jersey and new york and connecticut. And i know that youre going to tell us to temper that and tell us that it is premature, two days does not make necessarily a trend. But wha
Accountable. Harris the head of the w. H. O. Has responded to the announcement. That happened just moments ago. Watch. We regret the decision of the president of the United States to order a hold in funding to the World Health Organization. It does not discriminate between nationalities, ethnicities, or ideologies. Neither do we. When we are divided, the virus exploits the cracks between us. Harris youre watching outnumbered. Im harris faulkner. Here today, melissa francis. Katie pavlich, town hall editor and fox news contributor. Marie harf, executive director of the serve america pac and fox news contributor, as well. It joining us today in the center box, as you like to say, dr. Marc siegel. Physician, associate process or at the nyu langone medical center, and also part of our fox news family here is a contributor. He is outnumbered, as we say. Dr. Siegel, i will start with you, and what we know to be the world leaning on the United States at certain times. Not only with our dollar