Tonight, the coronavirus hits a chilling milestone in the u. S. The president speaking moments ago, defending his Decision Making in fighting the virus. Also, families trying to protect themselves from the virus, forced into shelters, as deadly tornadoes strike several states. Tonight, new york now reporting more than 10,000 dead. 671 deaths on Easter Sunday alone. While at the same time, the governor revealing the curve appears to be flattening. As tonight, other parts of the country are still bracing for the peak in their region. The sobering message tonight from massachusetts governor, facing their worst week yet. Chicago firefighters Wearing Masks at a funeral for one of their own on the front lines. And now, every state in the u. S. Reporting deaths from the virus. Tonight, the new move. Some governors in the northeast banding together. Other governors in the west
joining together too. Trying to coordinate a plan to reopen their states carefully. As the president says today, he is
for both visitors and health workers to open today. reporter: at that massive field hospital treating covid patients in new york s central park, officials confident the tents can withstand the wind. you can see it. it s ripping stuff off. debris, debris! reporter: more than 50 tornadoes reported in the last 24 hours. including this one northeast of jackson, mississippi. in lawrence county, mississippi, the sheriff s department mourning the loss of deputy robert ainsworth and his wife paula. writing, robert left this world a hero, as he shielded mrs. paula during the tornado. chattanooga, tennessee, taking a direct hit from an ef-3 twister with winds of 145 miles per hour. the decision of whether to open shelters amid the covid-19 pandemic faced across the region. at the end of the day, life safety had to persist over everything else. reporter: and in monroe, louisiana, where hundreds of homes were damaged a picture of me and mother. she died a few years ago. reporte