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
The United States and it has taken a brutal toll on families across the country. To give a sense of some perspective a statistic that blew my mind, coronavirus passed Heart Disease and cancer as the number one cause of death per day in the u. S. Remarkable. Right . New research from the centers for Disease Control shows the disease might be significantly more contagious than originally thought and since we do not have enough testing or the ability to track down everyone that might be infected, we dont have treatment still that are proven effective to deal with folks that have this, again, the only way for us to fight it right now as you well know sitting there in your house, which youve been in for weeks is through the mass social distancing were doing, and the good news here, we are really making progress on that front. I mean, weeks into this if youre claiming the walls, youre probably not alone but we are seeing also day by day just the colossal Economic Cost of what were all doing
Week to 24 a day. The New York Times reports Funeral Directors say they have been told any coronavirus victims not claimed within two weeks will be buried on hart island temporary. Those are hard truths happening right now. Thats what is happening. Thats the toll of the virus and the economic toll which is incomprehensible. Here is the line for one food bank in san antonio, texas. That food bank fed about 10,000 households on thursday alone. Look at this line of people waiting in cars to receive printed unemployment forms and in florida. Thats the stark reality of this pandemic and recession happening together so one can understand under these circumstances that temptation for magical thinking. The temptation to wish it werent so. But in fact, it was that magical thinking that got us here. When the president wished it all away and said it was under control, the cases were going down, not up, it was like the flu and a hoax. That was all magical thinking. And that magical thinking led to
Really arrived in new york, the epicenter in the u. S. , and from where. How long it was here before we learned of the first cases. And tonight, concerns about growing hot spots across america. Ten family members infected within days of a Birthday Dinner in philadelphia. The father spending 17 days on a ventilator, given an experimental drug. From louisiana to michigan to chicago, where at least 350 inmates and staff are infected at the Cook County Jail. The sign reading, we matter, too. Tonight, the long lines across this country for food, and the new numbers. Another 6. 6 million americans filing for unemployment. Now more than 16 million americans out of work. When will the checks arrive . And if youre able to help some of those families with food or donations, tonight, well have more on that. We are also focused on the smaller communities in this country. The hospitals in Rural America. One hospital with just four ventilators. In wuhan, china, tonight, life after the lockdown. Prot
Epicenter in the u. S. And from where. How lock it was here before we learned of the first cases. And tonight, concerns about growing hot spots across america. Ten family members infected within days of a Birthday Dinner in philadelphia. The father spending 17 days on a ventilator, given an experimental drug. From louisiana to michigan to chicago, where at least 350 inmates and staff are infected at the Cook County Jail. The sign reading, we matter too. Tonight, the long lines across this country for food, and the new numbers. Another 6. 6 million americans filing for unemployment. Now more than 1 arve anif ye ao hel fh fd or that. Ons, toni we are also focused on the smaller communities in this country. The hospitals in Rural America. One hospital with just four ventilators. In wuhan, china, tonight, life after the lockdown. Protective gear, new rules. And youll see the Experimental Technology allowing police to measure body temperatures, scanning the crowd for fevers. And your questi