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to reopen the country. and dr. fauci saying the testing situation in the u.s. isn t perfect by any means? reporter: he says the testing issue in the u.s. is not perfect, but we ll get there. he said by the end of may, early june, everyone who needs a test should get one. he says that s what he s being told. as you can see with the line behind me, people in new york have been waiting hours, and they don t want to wait until may, or june. tom, thank you. we stay focused on the americans that need jobs. also in need of food. the long lines across the country. and questions about the food supply. the president ordering meat plants to stay open. but what about the thousands of workers who are infected? here s alex perez in chicago. reporter: tonight, the desperation for food etched on their faces. my name is samantha diaz. to bring food to my family is really important. my name is ana and i m here because i m out of work. my name is i m tonia taylor.
my family is sort of in a bind. reporter: taylor is out of a job. she s usually working a concession stand at chicago s wrigley field. today she s one of 800 people picking up boxes of food at the ballpark. since the covid outbreak, demand at this makeshift pantry is up 300%. we used to think it wouldn t happen to us, but now we know. we got this rude awakening. reporter: a rude awakening for 26.4 million newly unemployed. in newark, new jersey, 2,000 boxes of food were gone in hours. go, go. reporter: in california, car lines stretch for miles. there s a lot of people here. reporter: tonight, the food supply itself under threat. at least 21 plants closed, more than 4,000 workers sick. millions of pounds of meat will likely go to waste. the president will sign an executive order under the defense production act to compel plants to stay open. there s plenty of supply. it s distribution, and we will probably have that today solved.