And wave is going to break on the hospital system. And flying blind. Chaos and gridlock at the nations airports as thousands, thousands of travelers returning from europe face new screenings, causing massive lines, leaving crowds crammed into hallways waiting their turn. It felt like a scary movie because of all the people wearing masks. No consistency in questioning. No temperature check. No swabs. Nothing. So, just been a lot of confusion, to the point where i just wanted to come home because its not even worth the stress. And good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington. As we all try to adjust in the new normal in america, were here to provide all of the latest information about the coronavirus, the shutdowns, the medical facts, how this is impacting all of our daily lives in unprecedented ways. As we have been warned by Government Medical experts, the numbers of cases across the nation continue to rise and will continue. At this hour, there are more than 3,600 confirmed ca
Johnson live at msnbc headquarters in new york. Good to be with you today. Were starting out with breaking news from washington on a number of fronts. We have just learned moments ago that senator rand paul of kentucky has tested positive for coronavirus. Hes the first u. S. Senator to test positive. This comes as congress is racing to finalize a coronavirus economic rescue bill as the cases continue to rise. Speaker nancy pelosi seems to be saying there is no deal. The speaker was asked about a vote on the bill, expected tomorrow. Pelosi said there is no bipartisan deal right now, and that she would introduce her own measure. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell says the talks are still under way and they will vote on the bill tomorrow. Were still talking about those issues where there is still some disagreement. Make no mistake about it, well be voting tomorrow. The wheel has to stop at some point and i dont want any of you to buy the notion this isnt a thoroughly bipartisan propos
Acquisition process not only to deploy, but to gather up personal protective equipment and in just a few moments, you will hear from the admiral about the extraordinary progress that we have made us in deploying not just the Strategic National stockpile, but also when identifying on the commercial marketplace around america and around the world literally millions of n95 masts, surgical gowns, gloves, protective equipment, and at this point, weve distributed some 7600 ventilators and you will hear today specifically about the states that have received those ventilators. This team is truly acted in an inspiring way and literally is working with dozens and dozens of people at the fema Stabilization Task force to make sure that we are leaving no stone unturned to find the supplies we need. Let me also say today, youre going to hear from Jared Kushner, Senior Advisor to the president of the United States, but someone at the White House Coronavirus task force directed to work with fema on su
Leader and not just the leader of new york on this in this crisis and on this objen subjec hes not only speaking plainly about the challenges in new york and you can trust what he says and he doesnt stay anything made up or aspirational but talking about things as a human being, talking about anguish and anxiety and fear and a lot of things i think other leaders are afraid to talk about for fear of looking weak. It makes him look stronger and also makes him even more trustworthy conveying the terrible news hes been conveying but yeah, hes fully there, fully engaged with this crisis in a way that i think connects with people in a powerful way. Its i think hes modelling an important kind of leadership. Yeah, its really a moment where he basically every day delivers the best parts of himself with a person, experienced governor, someone that worked in the federal government and puts all that to work every day. Its really what we should hope to see from people in his position more frequentl
Stabilization of the infection rate for a period of time because kids are going to be kids. I think youre right. The schools are going to lose money because were already talking about cuts. How are they going to manage all of this . If they need more classrooms, they dont even have the money right now. You couldnt get more classrooms anyway. Youp cot build more classrooms in a way that would have any distance for the Summer School or the fall. And money is going to be tight depending on what washington does. And theyre doing remote learning. The physical consequences will be mixed because of this period. Some ways they save money, some ways it costs money. Governor, sorry to harp on this, but do you anticipate on pause this week again . May 15th is the decision on pause. Will you announce it prior to that . Well announce it prior to may 15th. Also, just to follow up, its been two months since the first case was reported. You spoke today about what we have accomplished and yet theres 18