Business last week. And for all of those businesses still struggling, today is the day. More than 320 billion in new paycheck protection program, known as ppp loans, are going to become available today. The program set to resume at 10 30 this morning, but the head of the Consumer Bankers Association has already said that the new round of funding could run out by the end of the week. Thats if the system doesnt break down entirely. Well have more on that in a minute. I want to start with blayne alexander in atlanta, georgia. They are starting to spend their first few days under eased restrictions. What are they opening up today . Stephanie, as of today were going to see dinein restaurants along with movie theaters and private clubs join the tally of businesses that have already been open over the weekend. So i want to focus on the dinein restaurants. Thats really where were already starting to see some traffic. Were here at this jay christophers restaurant just outside of atlanta. The do
Largely be behind us by memorial day while some state and local leaders are not as optimistic, Coronavirus Task force response coordinator dr. Deborah birx seems to agree. We believe that both the hospitalizations, the icu needs and frankly the number of people who have succumbed to this disease will be dramatically decreased by the end of may. Eric and this weekend kentucky is joining 30 other states in developing plans to reopen its economy and try to get people back to work. Georgia, tennessee, florida, california, already putting their plans into action but a few of the beaches now open and attracting crowds if california amid cautions from governor gavin ne newsom to observe socil distancing and pleading with people to stay at home. Newport beach reports 40,000 visitor were there amid the record high temperatures in the state. We have live team fox coverage right now, Mark Meredith is standing by at the white house. First lets go to Steve Harrigan at the centers for Disease Contro
California. While the protesters do not represent the views of most americans, there are more demonstrations scheduleded for state capitols this week. But first, revealing new reporting on whats happening inside the white house. States and local governments grapple with the challenge of lifting lockdown measures. The Washington Post speaking to some 82 Administration Officials outside advisors and experts with detailed knowledge about the conversations being had by trump and his advisors over the last 34 days. They reveal a president focused more on reopening the economy than get essential testing equipment to states who need them in order to successfully reopen. Joining us is nbc news political reporter monica alba and meredith mcgraw, white house report for politico. Monica, a former senior official told the Washington Post that the white houses projections analysis was a catastrophic miss. How so . Hi there. Thats right. You remember for much of march the white house was citing mode
Among states, those moving to reopen and those that are Standing Firm on social distancing restrictions. We are conducting a National Experiment, relaxing restrictions with uncertain results in the spread of the infection. Were live this morning across the country, also today we are getting more information about the race for a vaccine and Administration Official told cnn scientists have now identified 14 potential vaccines to focus on for Development Going forward. Of course now its all going to be in the testing what works. We have the angles covered. Lets begin with cnns rosa flores in miami. Rosa, tell us what youre seeing in the state of florida today. Well, jim, the state of florida using a phased regional approach, most of the state reopens today except for the counties of miamidade, where i am, broward and palm beach. These three counties make up about 30 of the states population, but theyaccount for about 60 of the cases, and 60 of the deaths, thats why its no surprise the ma
Some 20,000 people will be indoors and in close quarters in tulsa, oklahoma, inside the bank of oklahoma sports arena for the president s First Campaign rally. It will also make for the nations largest single indoor event since the start of the pandemic, which again will be presided over by the president of the United States. Health experts fear that what trump wants and seems to need, an exuberant packed crowd, could lead to an explosion in new coronavirus infections. All week the president s been defending his decision to go ahead with this rally, praising oklahoma for reopening, claiming the virus is, quote, dying out or fading away even as cases and hospital admissions are still surging. He insisted this week, all evidence to the contrary, that the numbers were minuscule. This afternoon the Oklahoma Supreme Court denied a request to delay the rally or to even require the tulsa arena hosting it to enforce social distancing and make face masks mandatory. The Campaign Says they will b