Many of the jets not currently in service are parked in locations like this. Modern aircrafts share space with vintage planes as well as the still in limbo boeing 737 max. With so many planes grounded, thousands of americans who are stuck abroad are trying desperately to get back to the u. S. The state Department Says an estimated 9,000 americans have been repatriated from 28 countries, but thousands more remain stranded. Abc news caught up with just a few of them. My mom and i are travel buddies, and every year we make sure to do an International Trip together. This year, we planned on going to antarctica. So we went through argentina, down to the end of the world, made it safely to antarctica. Im currently in honduras. I came a little over a week ago to visit my grandparents and my family here. The captain comes over the speaker multiple times a day. Each time he does that, our stomachs drop, of course. And he lets us know whats going on as far as the pearl princess is concerned. We found out our flights had been canceled, and we were brought to our hotel where we are now quarantined to our room. I landed here on saturday. The next day on a sunday the government announced they were closing borders at midnight, giving americans only a threehour window to leave. And by then all airlines were its now cost us 5,000 in airfare that we havent taken. We currently have flights going out on the 26th. But weve had that same flight going out on the 22nd that was canceled. The embassy is trying its best, but as of now chartered flights are helping americans leave the country to go back home. Im getting nervous because i am diabetic, and so is my husband, and i want to be sure that we have enough pills until we get off the ship. Were really working hard to keep ourselves positive in this time. Help me donald yeah get back to the usa please so united said its using some of its biggest planes, cargo planes, to carry critical goods. A lot of this happened so fast. A friend of mine is stuck in morocco. She went there because she was planning her wedding with friends. She says when they found out what was happening, and there were travel restrictions being put in place, they tried to book tickets but it kept getting canceled and canceled and there was the restriction the country put in place, no outgoing or incoming flights. So theres a lot of americans out there in tricky situations. United said its using its boeing 777 and 787 fleet to run 40 charter flights per week. Theyre trying to step up there, get these americans home. Again, as you said, there are a lot of them who are still stranded abroad. Promising news about a drug mentioned by the White House Task force as a possible coronavirus treatment. A Northern California woman who tested positive for the virus and developed pneumonia recovered after being treated with remdesivir as part of a clinical trial. The woman is now in isolation at home. The drug was created to treat ebola but it didnt work. It is also being tested in coronavirus Clinical Trials in china. Philadelphias ymca is stepping up to help Health Care Workers during the cries. The organization is caring for the kids of doctors, nurses, and others who are deemed essential during the pandemic. Hospitals help parents cover the costs. Everyone who enters the building is screened for coronavirus symptoms. Philly, thats a Community Watching out for each other. Coming up, the experimental coronavirus treatments here in new york state. Abcs dr. Jennifer ashton tells us what it is and the new possible downside. The World Health Organization is reporting the worldwide spread of the coronavirus is actually accelerating, now surpassing the 300,000 mark. But there are some signs of hope. Abcs Michael Strahan talked with former White House Security adviser tom bossert and dr. Jennifer ashton. President trump saying he wants to reopen the country. Hes talking about weeks, not months. So everyone is wondering, is that realistic . Yeah, michael, so i think everybody shares his frustration and his hope, but what he needs to do is avoid second waves and reinfections. You know, at this stage weve paid a very heavy cost in our economy and in our lives. To lose the benefit of it at this point by not sticking to our guns would be a really devastating decision. Now, can we do it . That requires testing, it requires a more aggressive isolation, and not in peoples homes but somewhere where they can be controlled. And it requires quarantining the people they come into contact with, like dr. Jen is demonstrating by example. Jen, you know, today new york state will begin giving experimental treatments to the most ill patients. What is that treatment . And how might that work . So it is exciting, michael. Theyre starting here in new york. Theyre going to do a trial that takes about a week and hopes to enroll about 300 patients. This is looking at that combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin. Very small studies out of france show there may be some promise there. Heres the flip side, michael. When we hear about a possibly encouraging treatment like this we have to look at it holistically. And the holistic view on this is that hydroxychloroquine is also a medication that is taken by people who have Rheumatoid Arthritis and lupus. Now because of all the excitement about this drug, which has yet to be proven in Clinical Trials, there is a bigtime National Shortage and people who need that drug for their autoimmune conditions cant find it. So we have to balance those two things. And tom, when it comes to testing, the fda has given emergency approval to a test that can be given results in 45 minutes. Could that be a game changer for this whole thing . Not only a game changer but its going to be necessary. Weve moved past the need for testing for individual health care purposes. For the larger Public Health objective for reopening our economy, were going to need tests at a capacity we havent seen yet so we can avoid this uninformed, premature reentry into society and reinfection of our neighbors. Much thanks to our dr. Jen ashton, tom bossert, Michael Strahan. She is currently selfisolating. She says shes feeling fine. Weve needed her as a resource. We need all of our people. A lot of people have been impacted by this. And so were doing the best we can. And so dr. Jen is carrying us all the way through this, giving us information we need to know. We appreciate her so much. Coming up, putting your best face on camera while selfisolating. What you need to know before you dial into your next video teleconference. Test test back to the mirror. Youve got this, john. And on demand. Its bar, boxing, strength, cardio, yoga, and more. Its an interactive. Relax your shoulders, dan. Goal crushing. Keep that heart rate up. Whole family, whole body fitness machine. Finally got my mirror up and running. Its so cool today, you did an awesome job and i hope you feel it. The future of fitness is at home. The mirror. Everything was so fresh in the beginning. But that plug quickly faded. Luckily theres febreze plug. It cleans away odors and freshens for 1200 hours. Breathe happy with febreze plug. Unlike ordinary wmemory supplementsr . Neuriva has clinically proven ingredients that fuel 5 indicators of brain performance. Memory, focus, accuracy, learning, and concentration. Try neuriva for 30 days and see the difference. About the Colonial Penn program. Here to tell you if youre age 50 to 85, and looking to buy Life Insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three ps. What are the three ps . The three ps of Life Insurance on a fixed budget are price, price, and price. A price you can afford, a price that cant increase, and a price that fits your budget. Im 54. Alex, whats my price . You can get coverage for 9. 95 a month. Im 65 and take medications. Whats my price . Also 9. 95 a month. I just turned 80. Whats my price . 9. 95 a month for you too. If youre age 50 to 85, call now about the 1 most popular whole Life Insurance plan, available through the Colonial Penn program. It has an affordable rate starting at 9. 95 a month. No medical exam, no health questions. Your acceptance is guaranteed. And this plan has a guaranteed lifetime rate lock, so your rate can never go up for any reason. So call now for free information. And youll also get this free beneficiary planner. And its yours just for calling. So call now. Freeze frame freeze frame freeze frame now freeze freeze frame freeze frame freeze frame now freeze with so Many Americans stuck at home trying to do their jobs remotely, more people than ever are video conferencing. Thats right. But looking good on camera isnt as easy did you just cough . No coughing, girl, no coughing. Isnt as easy as it looks, i was clearing my throat, trying to make a point. Dont even do that, dont touch my face, we cant do anything, the rules have changed. Shes fake coughing. Im not coughing oh my goodness. It wasnt a cough, it was one of those ackack moments. Even thats not allowed. I feel you. It doesnt always go according to plan because no matter how hard you try, and listen, reporters are trying very hard, your living room just isnt the same as a television studio. Going live from your own home is always a risk. I think one of your children just walked in. Reporter now more than ever journalists are needing to do just that. This traffic reporter in chicago getting creative with her morning report. There is no traffic, but there is still construction. Reporter even those athome reports that look like theyre coming from a studio . This is through the afternoon as that low passes by reporter not what they seem. Our ginger zee providing a behindthescenes look at her live setup. Her camera, a phone. Her laptop, stacked on board games. Her stagehands, adorable. Oneperson camera setup, you need three phones for it. Reporter one of those phones connected back to the control room where someone can make sure the shot looks good. Yesterday a producer wanting to tweak our friend ines de la cuetaras shot. I can see your wine bottles. You can a ward. Reporter most journalists are able to secure a pretty decent shot. Lets be honest, give the rest of us a little peek at what their houses look like. Whit johnsons living room white and black with pops of yellow, a great reporter with great taste in decor. Allwhite walls seem to be a favorite of the abc family. Dr. Ashton throwing in a white orchid to match. Kelly ripa going live in front of her own white walls and pointy vases. Let me go to the kitchen part of the set. Reporter Ryan Seacrests kitchen is amazing. That oven definitely something to drool over. Plenty to look at in the background of Wendy Williams live shot. Welcome to my perch up in the breeze. Reporter the view from Stephen Colberts porch is not bad. Im also up here among the trees because i read on facebook that viruses are afraid of stairs. His view not bad but the rest of us are doing our best, you know . This morning on world news now, the warning for americas largest cities. This morning on world news now, the warning for americas largest cities. The new york area is the nations coronavirus hot zone. Experts comparing it to hardhit parts of china as cases soar. Anyone who leaves new york is being told to quarantine. The mayor of los angeles saying his city will see similar numbers within days. The president declares disasters in two more states overnight, but still wants businesses open by easter. Breaking overnight, as more businesses lay off workers and airlines park their planes, the senate seems to have reached a deal on that 2 trillion stimulus bill. Details ahead. And as the virus spreads, one university is welcoming students back to campus. Plus its the chain down south that famously stays open even in hurricanes. Thth pandemi wll check whats known as the waffle house index on this wednesday, march 25th. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. People know about the waffle house. I was going to say, kenneth moton, you are from the south, you have covered several natural disasters, you know about the house. What do they close for . Almost nothing and no one, so this is a pretty big deal. We begin with President Trump looking to open the country and restart the economy by easter. Across the country the number of people diagnosed with the coronavirus surged past 53,000 and the death toll is now topping 700. But the president says it would be great to have packed churches all over the country on Easter Sunday. Thats less than three weeks away. At the same time, Health Officials at the white house are urging anyone who recently left new york city to selfquarantine for 14 days with 60 of new u. S. Cases coming from the metrol the final details of a 2 trillion bill to help workers and businesses bndsidedy this r abcs tom llamas has more. Reporter as the coronavirus spreads through the country, President Trump warning the restrictions may infect the economy to a point of no return. The president now saying he wants the u. S. Open for business by easter. Thats in 20 days. Easter is our timeline. What a great timeline that would be. My First Priority is always the health and safety of the american people. We want everyone to understand that we are continuing to evaluate the data. Reporter later adding hed like to see churches full. I just thought it was a beautiful time, a beautiful time, a beautiful timeline. So that was based on reporter the president s own team pressed whether the country should be easing social distancing within weeks, not months. So, i mean, thats really very flexible. We just had a conversation with the president in the oval office talking about, you know, you can look at a date, but youve got to be very flexible. On a literally day by day, week by week basis. Reporter right now in new york people are dying from covid19. The countrys hot zone. The infection rate doubling every three days. One of the forecasters said to me, we were looking at a Freight Train coming across the country, were now looking at a bullet train. Reporter a frustrated Governor Andrew Cuomo predicting the virus peak in new york will be faster and higher than expected. 140,000 hospital beds and 30,000 ventilators needed now. Calling on the federal government to help get it done. When we went to war, we didnt say, uh, any company out there want to build a battleship . Who wants to build a battleship, anybody want to do that . Thats not how you did it. The president said, its a war. It is a war. Reporter i asked the governor about the president s push to reopen the country. You cant sacrifice human life to get the stock market up. I dont that is a repugnant concept. There is no dollar figure on human life in this country, and there never should be. Reporter in oregon a Field Hospital going up. In wisconsin a rush to donate masks. The Ford Motor Company now starting to manufacture medical face shields. The virus infecting people from all walks of life. Senator Amy Klobuchar, who just ran for president , telling us how her husband is now hospitalized and on oxygen. I would rather be there with him right now. And i cant do that. All you can xtnd try to reach t caretakers who are taking care of him. Ive never even met them. Reporter senator Amy Klobuchar there detailing what so Many American families are going through right now. On that issue of Easter Sunday and reopening the American Government as the president hopes he can do, dr. Fauci, one of his top Health Experts, has said he spoke about this with the president inside the oval office, telling him they have to be flexible on that date and take it day by day and see exactly where the country is and where the spread is going. Reporting from the west side of manhattan, tom llamas, abc news, new york. Tom, thank you. From new york to california, where leaders are signaling similar news. Governor gavin newsom says his state wont be back to normal by next month. And about half of those testing positive in california are between 18 and 49 years old. The governor also says the unemployment system is being overwhelmed. And the mayor of los angeles says his city is six to 12 days behind new york city when it comes to virus cases. After 15 hours of closeddoor bipartisan talks, we learned overnight that a deal has been giant orage elds and many other businesses remain shuttered. Heres abcs terry moran. Reporter 3. 4 Million People filed for unemployment last week, according to morgan stanley. Thats nearly five times more than the highest week ever. This chart tells the story. Just look at that spike. The Restaurant Industry shut down in so many places is getting clobbered. We heard it in denver. People in this industry that tend to live paycheck to paycheck, not having like even one is detrimental to your rents, to your car payments, to just everything, honestly. Reporter people getting paid by the hour are getting hit hard too. According to the bureau of labor statistics, 3 of 5 americans work for hourly wages. Brian morans pizza shop in new jersey has been in the family over 25 years. He was forced to take out a 50,000 loan to help his employees get through the crisis. We cant risk laying off our employees and we cant risk them not having a paycheck so they can pay their rents, pay their bills. Reporter big businesses also crippled. The airlines, cruise lines, hotels. And that economic rescue package would include a 1,200 check for most americans, a 2,400 check for married couples