Why is it three or four times more so for the black community as opposed to other people . It doesnt make sense and i dont like it. Its very sad. Its nothing we can do about it right now except to try and give them the best possible care to avoid those complications. Thats President Trump and dr. Anthony fauci discussing the disproportionate number of deaths in africanamerican communities. Health officials expect it to continue as more states report their data. Officials are working with black communities to improve messaging on the risks of the virus. Before the nation can address the Racial Disparity in covid19 cases and deaths, we first have to answer the question at the center of it all, why . The reasons are often as diverse as the communities themselves. Heres abcs steve osunsami. Reporter there are few places in america that are keeping close track of how covid19 is impacting communities of color, and there are some familiar explanations for whats happening. Higher rates of diabetes, high Blood Pressure, and other conditions that make it more difficult for someone to fight off the new disease. But theres also the concern that more black and brown americans are people like detroit bus driver jason hargrove, an essential worker who posted this video seen by millions on facebook complaining about a sick passenger who he felt should never have walked out of her home. I feel violated. I feel violated for the folks that was on the bus when this happened. Reporter he was a married father of six, and he died of covid19 just 11 days later. I cant blame nobody else. I got a job to do. Im trying to be professional out here. I got a job to do. Reporter theres Something Else thats happening in the middle of whats becoming a nationwide economic pause. Were seeing reports of black and Latino Service providers who are taking calculated risks to keep working because the social distancing isnt paying their bills. Among American Families of color theres also a skepticism of Public Health authorities that dates back to the experiments that began in the 1930s in tuskegee, alabama, where black men who thought they were being treated for syphilis werent. There are new concerns about black men about wearing face masks in public, worried that even more people will assume that theyre criminals. This doctor at ar urgent care in new york city says when people of color do get sick, the medical facilities in black and brown neighborhoods are often unable to provide the type of care these patients need. So we know that in black and brown communities, that typically these hospitals that are called minorityserving hospitals there have been studies that have shown this, tend to offer poorer quality care. We also know they may not have the resources to deal with very sick covid19 patients. Reporter adding insult to injury, its harder for these families to weather the economic storm of covid19. Experts underline that black and latino workers are overrepresented in the restaurant and hotel industries, for example, which are nearly entirely shut down. What to do about this . Turns out some of the suggestions help everyone. Putting a hold on evictions, for example. In atlanta the mayor but out this notice announcing available rent reductions at all public housing. Shes prepared to keep those reductions going into june. Health Officials Say addressing the problem requires first seeing it. And there are calls for the federal government to start counting the impacts to people of color. Then theres the socioeconomic effects here. In chicago most bus drivers are black. And most Food Service Workers are latino. Those populations are struggling hard. Steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. Our thanks to steve. And i know steve, and that piece was well thought out. But he even knows that youre only touching the tip of this. Because it is an iceberg of issues that involve the black community when it comes to the health care system. And it takes a lot of yes, we got to talk about it, but it also needs some action. Definitely, yeah. I spoke with dr. Patel about this exact topic. I asked him, its no secret there are socioeconomic inequalities in this country so why are we surprised by these numbers or why werent we able o numbs . He said thns time in First Communities across the country. And so now youll be able to look at that and be able to pinpoint different disparities and compare different communities and how it affected them. Again, we can talk about it, but action definitely is needed. Coming up, keeping your home safe from the coronavirus after youve been out. Weve asked one virus researcher the best way to reenter your home without bringing the virus back in with you. He reenter your home without this is the world we live in oh and these are the hands were given oh theres so much confusion these days about what we need to do to avoid getting the coronavirus. And one of the biggest questions is how do you safely reenter your home after youve been out all day . Abcs becky worley checked in with an expert. Reporter coming from the outside world back home feels significantly more treacherous these days. So we asked dr. Angela rasmussen, a researcher from Columbia University who studies viruses, how sheis after a trip, say, to the grocery store. So heres what i do when i get in the car. Reporter it actually starts here when she leaves the store. Take my hand sanitizer. Sanitize away. Reporter when she gets home, her immediate routine has a focus. Before touching my face or touching any other surfaces in the house, im going to wash my hands for 20 seconds with soap and warm water. Reporter she says coats, purses, and fabrics dont need special treatment. There has not been any reports of coats or clothing being a significant transmission risk for covid. Reporter she does think about her phone. Phones are potentially a higher risk source of fomite transmission or transmission from surfaces because they are in such close proximity to both your hands and your mouth and nose. Reporter she recommends cleaning phones with disinfectant wipes or alcohol when you get home. What about changing clothes or washing your hair . The risk for transmission from your clothing, again, unless youve had direct contact with somebody who might be sick, is pretty low. Thanks to our becky worley. Im going to add, take your shoes off before you enter. And also, no outside clothes in the house. Dont put your bag on the bed. Please dont. Coming up, quarastreaming. Coming up, qrarastreaming. Go your own way copd tries to say go this way test des i say ill go my own way with anoro. Test test all day and all night. Do not use anoro if you have asthma. 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Like other live camera feeds from zoos and aquariums from around the country. The jellyfish cam at the monterey bay aquarium. Staff estimating their cameras are eight times more popular now than they used to be. The brown bears in alaska. Elephants in africa brought into your living room. A naked molerat camera streaming from the national zoo. If youre looking for something a little more zen, check out the sloth cam at the hattiesburg zoo. All kinds of animals might pop up on this livestream from critter vision. Maybe this puppy livestream from the warrior canine connection. More action . You can stream a virtual tour of the louvre. Choose your own adventure style in the worlds most famous museum. Same thing in the sistine chapel. And the museum of natural history. If you love somebody reporter hoping to sing a different tune . Musicians livestreaming from their homes. Live nation launching its own daily streaming series called live from home. Artists like jason mraz crooning on their couches. Actors and actresses livestreaming for the first time, in some cases. Hello, am i live . Hi. I dont know if anyones there with me. Were all there with you, catherine ohara. In my exploring all the livestreams available, one of my favorites is the livestream from a saryocla t says bules, then you watch a 30second blast of bubbles fill their yard. Anything works keeping my attention on day 20whatever of quarantine. Bored in the house when im in the house bored. This morning on world news now, americas deadliest day of the pandemic. New york has lost more people to the coronavirus than on 9 11. We go inside one of the citys busiest hospitals. Plus the battle in other states like michigan and louisiana. And how some of the latest numbers are giving hope. Plus why black americans are dying of the virus at a higher rate and how essential workers one brht st few phe so com m breaking down. They are boosting morale by breaking it down. They are leveling up this morning. Its wednesday, april 8th. Good morning, everyone. The guy in the front . He was getting it, he leveled up. He really was. We cannot wait to show you those philly nurses. We do have to start on a startling headline. We said it was going to be a rough week, and here it is. The very latest in the battle against the coronavirus. More than 1,800 americans have died of covid19 in 24 hours, making it the deadliest day of the outbreak and bringing the overall u. S. Death toll to close to 13,000. And more disturbing figures are emerging. The outbreak is disproportionately impacting the black community, infecting and killing africanamericans at an alarming rate. President trump is now taking aim at the world health organization. Hes criticizing the agency over its handling of the pandemic and threatening to withhold funding. As new york struggles to cope with a record surge in deaths, a massive cathedral is being transformed into an emergency field hospital. Abcs tom llamas has more. Reporter more evidence the battle against coronavirus is far from over. New york dealing with its highest singleday spike in deaths. 731 lives lost to covid19. Thats 731 people who we lost. Behind every one of those numbers is an individual, is a family, is a mother, is a father, is a sister, is a brother. Reporter the city alone losing more than 4,000 people. Thats more than perished in the World Trade Center attack. The governor pointing to a sign of hope. The rates of hospitalizations are going down. You see that plateauing. Thats because of what we are doing. If we dont do what we are doing, that is a much different curve. Reporter but inside hospitals, doctors and nurses are still suiting up for a war. This hospital in brooklyn taking us into their icu. Were right there as dr. Pascal is alerted there is a patient in desperate need of help. As dr. Pascal rushes, warning alarms on medical equipment are going off. A nurse telling us whats happening. A patient is having extreme trouble breathing. They need to flip her onto her stomach. Help them secrete the mucous better. Reporter life or death in the hands of the medical team. Dr. Pascal comes out. They stabilized the patient. What happened just now is an absolute emergency, its a lifeordeath situation. Unfortunately thats what were seeing with a lot of our patients here. We run around this unit many times just putting out fires. Reporter with hospitals still pushed to the brink, new spaces are still opening. The Naval Hospital ship the comfort will be taking up to 500 covid19 patients. And new numbers in new york reveal 61 of those killed were men. 63 were age 70 or over. 86 had underlying conditions like high Blood Pressure and diabetes, heart disease, and dementia. This is a monster were fighting. But signs are that our strategy is totally working. Reporter experts warning the peak in many places is still days away. Michigan running out of ppe. Extending their state of emergency into july. Those shortages coming on the heels of a new report from the health and Human Services inspector general, revealing more than 300 hospitals were concerned two weeks ago about delays in lab results and not having enough staff to run ventilators if they got them. In louisiana, one parish has seen death rates at more than double the rate of new york city. Now the state is getting more of those critical ventilators. Just because we think were doesnt mean our job is over, in fact now is the time to double down. Reporter in response to news reports trade adviser Peter Navarro sent memos to the white house in january and february, warning millions of americans could die from covid19 and trillions could be lost in the economy, the president saying he didnt know about these memos and didnt read them, if they did they wouldnt have likely changed his response, hes standing by the way hes responded to the covid19 pandemic in the united states. Reporting on the west side of manhattan, tom llamas, abc news, new york. Dr. Anthony fauci says he expects black americans to continue being affected by the virus at a disproportional rate. The president s virus task force expects to release demographic information about the problem in the coming days. Matt gutman has more. Reporter leilanis mother says her daughter only stopped working at a supermarket when she could no longer breathe. She felt there was a need to be there to support our Senior Community and people with disabilities. Reporter she was only 27. When she coded in the hospital, she coded in my arms. When she flatlined, she flatlined in my arms. Reporter africanamericans being hit disproportionately hard by the virus. In chicago they comprise only 30 of the population but account for a staggering 72 of deaths. In Michigan Health care workers slammed by a wave of infection. These nurses claim they were sent home after refusing to work without proper safety measures. In a statement the hospital says its working on ways to mitigate capacity issues and increase supplies. Another Hospital System in the state reporting 1,500 Health Care Workers have symptoms. The hospital says they dont know if some of them have the virus because they dont have enough tests. For Leilani Jordans mother, life will never get back to normal, but shes pleading for more protection for essential workers. Protect the people that are vulnerable. Protect the low workers. Reporter and many Stores Across the country starting to take action. Walmart has limited the occupancy in its stores to 20 , other places putting up plexiglass barriers between customers and cashiers. Leilanis mother says frontline workers like her daughter need even more protection. Matt gutman, abc news, los angeles. And polls closed in wisconsin after a long day and even longer lines for voters. One resident holding up a sign reading this is ridiculous, appearing to sum up the feeling of many as the election took place despite government calls to stay home during the pandemic. Only five of 180 polling stations in milwaukee were open. Results are set to be released monday. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has spent a second night in the intensive care unit of a hospital in london. His Spokesman Says johnson is in stable condition and is in good spirits as he fights the virus. A top official says hes receiving oxygen and is breathing on his own. The acting Navy Secretary has resigned after mocking the fired captain of the uss roosevelt over his response to the coronavirus outbreak. Thomas modly apologized monday night for comments about captain brett crozier, including calling him stupid. Abc news obtained his resignation letter. He says he is deeply sorry for some of the words he used. He also noted the sailors were justified for being angry. A mobile orchestra spreading cheer to lockeddown residents in hungary. The orchestra has been driving around budapest, entertaining folks stuck in their homes. The groups leader says the musicians are caring for peoples souls as they play classical waltzes. Members cant perform in concert because of the nationwide lockdown. That woman seems to be enjoying it very much. They are doing it right in hungary. The residents er ht i think the residents here in the u. S. Would like that as well. Weve seen some cases where musicians have gone around in the back of vehicles, singing and also playing, because people need the music. Music unifies people. So something we can all bond over. Look at that, theyre even doing, what did we call it, distancing dancing . Yeah, not bad. Coming up, our own medical expert weighs in on the Racial Disparities among covid19 patients. First, the experts who now say it could take up to two months for things to return to normal. 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It comes as top experts predict it could be another two months before the economy is back up and running. As the coronavirus takes a massive toll on the economy its been hard times since then. This helps . This helps a lot. Reporter struggling families forced to choose between staying at home and getting help. Its very important to me, me and my family, you know. Were making it work. Reporter in california and pennsylvania, people waiting for hours in these lines outside food banks. We were down here first, around 7 30. Reporter in florida hundreds forced to wait for unemployment forms after the states website crashed. But this morning new hope as the government talks about a second round of relief payments before those first checks are even delivered. So we are going to be providing tremendous amounts of money to the Small Businesses of our country. Reporter it comes as President Trump promises more help for Small Businesses. In addition to the 350 billion already approved last month. A senate vote could come tomorrow. Ill be asking congress to provide an additional 250 billion for the paycheck protection which will help keep americans employed to facilitate a quick and full recovery. Reporter the administration saying its already processed more than 70 billion in loans so far. But many businesses say theyre struggling to access the cash. I spent all day online trying to apply for this, trying to apply for that reporter when asked when americans will get back to work, one former advisor to the president says it will happen slowly. I think were going to have to go through a very incremental approach reopening the economy. Its going to be different city by city, state by state, county by county. Reporter he says testing will be key. As for getting back to normal, it could be a long wait, depending on the state. Californias governor says social distancing rules could extend into june. Car Insurance Companies plan to give back millions to customers as the coronavirus keeps drivers off the roads. Fewer drivers on the roads means fewer crashes and big savings for insurers. At least three companies allstate, American Family insurance, and geico will pass savings along to policyholders. Many Insurance Companies are extending grace periods for late o,he y at,lo . Eople soding offl media saying we named some companies, but call your Insurance Company and see what they can do, because they might even limit or take something off your Monthly Payment there. Coming up next half hour, the countdown to the big goodbye to one of the most beloved tv families just hours away from the Series Finale of modern family. Were digging up littleknown facts about the cast, including who almost played the role of jay pritchett. But first, the battle at home against the novel coronavirus. Why one doctor just told us about the best cleaners to use around the house. 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What were seeing right now is when we first were making these Public Health recommendations about covid19, saying things like call your doctor if you have symptoms, or social distance six feet away, people werent necessarily taking every community into account. Some of the communities you mentioned, there is a disparity between the amount of africanamericans who are dying first as a total population. Were seeing it, you mentioned in michigan and louisiana, also in milwaukee and chicago. Now, its kind of multifocal here. According to the cdc, africanamericans have a higher prevalence of diseases like hypertension, diabetes, even having a stroke. That could potentially contribute to your risk of getting serious complications from covid19. These are also communities people may not be able to socially isolate. They may not have health insurance. They may not be able to get medical care until its too late. By understanding whats happening in these communities, well be better prepared to give them the help they need, or possibly maybe they need more intervention in this early stage. I think what were going to see is how the social determinants of help play out right now. Its an extremely important topic for anything related to Public Health. I want to ask you about this alarming article from the new york post. Its about new york city doctors claiming ventilators are being turned up too high in hospitals and its actually hurting the patients lungs. Is this something that you are seeing or hearing about . Some of these patients, theyre coming in and their oxygen levels, oxygen saturation, are really low. So its like they need the oxygen more so than the pressure. And thats something that a lot of my colleagues say they havent seen before. So again, were learning more and more day by day. Its really up to those frontline Health Care Workers to kind of feed back the data and tell us what to expect to keep patients safe. I want to ask you about certain cleaning products. In recent years natural and organic cleaning products have become increasingly popular. Can they actually kill covid19 or should we be using harsher products like clorox wipes and bleach, stuff that isnt so popular . People want to do the right thing and they want to make sure theyre using responsible, allnatural cleaning products, and i respect that. I respect mother nature. But right now the priority really needs to be in using products that can kill the virus. And theres a couple of products out there that will say, kills household germs, or can clean your home, protect you from getting sick. But they dont actually make the claim they can kill this virus. One example is there is an allnatural cleaning product i was looking into last week. You might see fancy ingredients and they sound promising. But if you actually look up the certified ingredients on the cdc or Environmental Protection agency, these ingredients arent all as qualified to kill the virus. I actually personally reached out to one of these companies and i brought this issue up. And i said, hey, these ingredients arent listed as ingredients known to kill sarscov2, can you elaborate . One of the Companies Said to me, this is a cleaner, its not a disinfectant. The takehome point for americans is, we really want to make sure were using products that actually have ingredients that can kill the sarscov2 virus. If youre unsure, check out the cdcs website or the epa where you can look out the ingredients. When in doubt, make your own with alcohol or diluted bleach, recipes are online. A lot of great information from dr. Patel. I asked him what products should we be buying . I need name brands. He said, look at the ingredients and you should be good. 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So it was a message for not only on the frontlines but for all of us. Saying, were in it together. Flying up above, seeing the message, i love it. Well, speaking of things that are just so darn adorable. Yep. A world war ii vet decided that he wanted to harmonize for his wife. He busted out the harmonica. And you see there through the glass window, he sang her a tune. That is lou. He is 97. And he and his wife jackie have been married for 38 years. That is very sweet. Incredible. That right there just moves you. Also, speaking of moving, lets go to philadelphia to our friends there. Some philly nurses five, four, three countdown they decided to level it up. The levelup challenge. You mentioned the nurse in the middle. These nurses literally are on the frontlines. Theyre administering covid19 tests to patients. They say, we do not waste any ppe but our job is also to boost morale. Theyre at the Thomas Jefferson university hospital. 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Dr. Anthony fauci talks about why minorities are being affected especially hard. Plus despite the signs of hope, why now is the time to double down on social distancing. New images from the frontlines. We hear from doctors and nurses in new york, california, and michigan where thousands of Health Care Workers are now sick. Plus the former state pa. Oing citainffed by officers at locice are saying this morni after 11 years, modern family says farewell. The series wrapping up tonight. Looking back at the highlights and surprising facts as we celebrate one of tvs favorite families. Its wednesday, april 8th. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. Earlier this week and throughout this whole process of the pandemic weve been talking about flattening the curve, we want to get to flattening the curve. We knew that getting there was also going to be tough because it was going to lead to so many people dying. That is what we begin with, the latest developments this hour in the coronavirus battle. A record 731 people have died of covid19 in new york state in 24 hours. The death toll in new york city alone now reaching 4,000. More than the number of people who died on 9 11. It was also the deadliest day for neighboring new jersey and the country as a whole. As doctors and nurses continue to scramble for lifesaving supplies and equipment, President Trump has announced that more than 100,000 ventilators will soon be on the way, and he acknowledged that the outbreak is hitting africanamericans the hardest, plagued by underlying conditions and other factors. Meanwhile, british Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains in intensive care as he battles the virus. Hes receiving oxygen but is breathing on his own. Abcs Megan Tevrizian is in new york with more. Reporter as the coronavirus death toll approaches 13,000 people nationwide, africanamericans are being hit especially hard. In chicago they comprise 30 of the population but account for 72 of deaths. Its not that theyre getting infected more often. Reporter but dr. Anthony fauci warning americans not to stigmatize any group, emphasizing that preexisting conditions are causing the worst outcomes for minorities. There are underlying medical conditions. The diabetes, the hypertension, the obesity, the asthma. Those are the kind of things that wind them up in the icu and ultimately give them a higher death rate. Reporter in new york, the state suffering its worst 24 hours yet, more than 700 deaths in a single day. Thats 731 people who we lost. Behind every one of those numbers is an individual, is a family, is a mother, is a father, is a sister, is a brother. Reporter but the governor expressing hope, saying the hospitalization rate is going down. You see that plateauing. Thats because of what we are doing. If we dont do what we are doing, that is a much different curve. Reporter it comes as part of louisiana reports a death rate thats more than double that of new york citys. The state now getting more of those critical ventilators. Just because we think were starting to flatten the curve doesnt mean our job is over. And in fact, now is the time to double down. Reporter the president saying tuesday that all 8,600 ventilators in the National Stockpile will be available to states that need them, and 110,000 will be ready in the coming weeks, before indicating he may cut off funding to the world health organization. Because you know what, they called it wrong. If you look back over the years, even, theyre very much everything seems to be very biased toward china. Thats not right. Reporter he also responded to reports that trade adviser Peter Navarro issued a dire warning to the white house in a memo back in january stressing that covid19 could cause hundreds of thousands of deaths and cause massive economic damage. It didnt matter whether i saw it or not because i acted on my own. I guess i had the same instincts as peter. Reporter the president said he took swift action to shut down travel from china around the same time navarro wrote that memo, but critics point out the president continued to downplay the risk of the virus well after the memo was sent. Megan, thank you. Several states and cities are taking new steps in an attempt to flatten the virus curve. New jersey closed all state and county parks because the governor says too many people were gathering there and socializing. Los angeles says starting friday businesses that remain open workers Must Wear Masks on the job. Anyone visiting arizona from the new york area must selfquarantine for two weeks. The order goes into effect at midnight tonight and the penalty for violating it is a misdemeanor and a fine. Those on the frontlines continue to be vulnerable to the virus. In michigan more than 2,000 Health Care Workers have symptoms or have tested positive and hospitals say theyre running dangerously low on protective gear. This morning hospital workers across the country suiting up for war. And saving coronavirus patients while putting their own lives on the line. The virus hitting hospital workers especially hard in michigan where the states two Largest Health care systems report a combined 2,200 employees have now tested positive or have shown symptoms. We are running dangerously low on ppe. Reporter the governor says hospitals are days away from running out of personal protective equipment. Without the publics help, theres no way, we simply do not have the manpower and the nursing staff nor the beds nor the equipment to take care of everyone. Reporter the president of the Michigan Nurses association, jamie brown, who is also a Critical Care nurse, says shes angry about the lack of supplies and says this crisis will have a longterm impact on the u. S. Health care system. If you have the nurses dying and then the hospitals arent protecting us, whos going to want to go into Nursing School to learn how to do this without any guarantees for your safety . Weve been planning for this since january 28th. Reporter in california new data indicates the number of deaths per day wont peak for another week and a half. This hospital has converted several areas to take in more patients. Were grateful for everything that everybodys doing with social distancing, the stayathome orders. That gives us a chance to be able to care for our patients properly and were not seeing the devastation theyre seeing in new york right now. Reporter this morning a look at one of the battlefields already overrun with patients. A new york citys icu. With alarms going off, a medical team rushes to save a patient having trouble breathing. Within minutes theyre able to stabilize the patient. Saturation at 83, well take it, its coming up slowly. What happens just now, its an absolute emergency, its a lifeordeath situation. Unfortunately thats what were seeing with a lot of our patients here. We run around this unit many times just putting out fires. Reporter in georgia these hospital workers are playing the role of lifesavers and cheerleaders. As they send off another patient who beat the virus. Thank you all so much. My goodness. Thank you. Just an incredible see. In that areacotsred from the virus just in the last week. Moving overseas, limits on running are in effect in paris. The city has banned jogging between the hours of 10 00 a. M. And 7 00 p. M. The move came as the city passed 10,000 covid19 deaths. Across the border, italy recorded its fewest number of new coronavirus cases during a 24hour period since the outbreak began. In wuhan, china, the city where the pandemic began, travel restrictions have been lifted. A guitar player found himself a very attentive audience in connecticut. Izzy malik serenaded the beluga whales at the mystic aquarium. The facility has been closed during the outbreak. The whales swam behind malik as he played for them. He said it was his pleasure performing for them, his best audience yet. The aquarium has been hosting online activities to help people cope with the lockdown, especially children. I feel weve done an aquarium watch every morning on world news now. The kitties yesterday. The penguins. The penguins. They finally met the beluga whales. I learned those two dont interact in the wild. We now have National Geographic facts on deck. The whales are enjoying it, a good time. Coming up, the celebrity who just landed on the latest list of billionaires. Later, saying farewell to modern family. Just hours away from the finale. What you may not have known about the cast. First, will the coronavirus quarantine loosen up in time for summer camp . I hope so, the kids are so cute, look at them. And 24 hour relief from symptoms caused byn. Over 200 indoor and outdoor allergens. Like those from buddy. Because nothing should come between two best friends. Trid livetin clear. Yeah, its sunday. And the Brighton Police are apparently arresting a dad for throwing a ball. A dad in suburban denver says hes a victim of social distancing rules gone too far. Matt mooney says he was handcuffed in front of his 6yearold daughter sunday. The former state trooper says they were on a softball field away from other people when police made their move. Were honoring the less than four people. Were practicing social distancing of more than six feet. Its a huge field. I took a stand. And i told them, you know, look, this is an open space. Its perfectly allowed. You can issue me a citation if thats what you have to do. Mooney says he was held for lice oiclsave apologed in coloro ndering if they will ca tat this dr. Anthony fauci was asked about camps and whether kids will be back in class for the next school year. Fauci said camp depends on how the country responds to the virus in the next term, but he was more optimistic about school. I fully expect, though im humble enough to know that i cant accurately predict, that by the time we get to the fall that we will have this under control enough that it certainly will not be the way it is now, where people are shutting schools. My optimistic side tells me that well be able to renew to a certain extent, but its going to be different, remember now. Because this is not going to disappear. When all this is over, and as we said fauci didnt want to make any absolute predictions, but he said he thinks were going to be in good shape. A connecticut woman who never felt sick has tested positive for the coronavirus. Christine keegan says her only symptom was a fever. Her doctor suggested she get tested because she suffers from asthma. Keegan is sharing her story as a wakeup call for silent carriers and to show the importance of social distancing. She has no idea how she caught the virus. Coronavirus concerns will not get r. Kelly out of jail. A judge yesterday denied the singers request to be released temporarily. Kelly is worried he may contract the virus while locked up. The federal judge said kelly didnt prove hes in a highrisk category. Kelly is being held without bail in chicago on Child Exploitation and other charges. When we come back, the latest newcomers to the forbes list of billionaires. And the word Justin Trudeau just said thats making so many people cringe. Thats making so many people cringe. Time for the skinny starting with the list that, i mean, i know im on it, mona, are you on it . More money, more problems. Forbes is out with that 34th annual list of global billionaires. If you live in new york you are in close proximity to quite a few. This is how close you are, six feet away. New york city has 92 billionaires, the most in any city in the world. All right, so heres what we got. Jeff bezos, hes still at the top of the list for the third consecutive year, worth 113 billion. And among the newcomers to the list, anthony von mandl whose Company Created white claw, net worth 3. 3 billion, hes number 590. I know a few friends who helped him reach that mark. Another newcomer is jayz, spot number 1,990, net worth of 1 billion. You go, sean knowles. The couple, the royalty of hiphop, jayz and beyonce, they were already there as a couple, billionaire couple. Now hes got it solo. Im glad you clarified that, that was the first question i had, was this him and beyonce together . No, this is just jayz making the list, shoutout brooklyn. Next to a cringeworthy slip of the tongue by a world leader or maybe not so much of a slip. During his daily update from outside his home in ottawa, canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was discussing the use of protective masks when this happened. It protects others more than it protects you, because it prevents you from breathing or or speaking moistly on them. Terrible image. Eww moistly . Who says that . At least one twitter user responded saying, it was nice seeing him enjoy a moment of simply being human. Whats wrong with the word . I just hate that. Im in that group of people that are like, moistly . You have a problem with the word moist . Yeah, all of it. Moist . Moist . Listen moist . Dont you even feel gross saying it . Moist . Okay. Next. Tracy morgan keeping it real, really real. The snl comedy star is talking about what life has really been like with quarantine with his wife and 6yearold daughter. Me and my wife have been quarantined three weeks so shes pregnant three times, every week she got pregnant. Okay, so also we role playing a lot now, she playing the young maiden whose grandfather was infected with coronavirus, and im the scientist who discovered the cure, and shell do anything to save her grandfathers life, i mean anything. Hoda wasnt ready. Who thought it was a good idea to put tracy morgan on Morning National television . She said, what have you been doing . He said, let me tell you what ive been doing. Shes been pregnant every week, they got three new kids. Next, an nba superstar embracing the quarantine. Celtics star ray allen posted this image on instagram sporting his very unshaven head and what hes calling the George Jefferson do, paying homage to 70s sitcom character George Jefferson. Ray, youre braver than i. Allen said, im going to ride my jefferson out till the rona kicks rocks. Im pretty sure you remember, i said i was going to pull off my best George Jefferson, then i just couldnt do it. I gave in. 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Im going to play outside. Ow what happened . Reporter a lot has happened since modern family began back in 2009. But today, 11 seasons and 250 episodes later, the modern family weve grown up with says farewell. A toast. Reporter the entire cast doing a pretty good job since the show began. Nominated for 80 primetime emmy awards and winning 22 times. The show making headlines in its early seasons for its depiction of, well, what a modern family really looks like. Critics and audiences loving it. The show averaging about 10 Million Viewers an episode in its first season. Numbers like that are no joke. Lets go, were going to be late. Reporter some true facts about the hit show that might seem like a joke. Despite lukes onscreen antics, nolan gould, the actor who plays him, is a member of mensa and started college at age 14. Rob huebel turned down the role of phil dunfee. Craig t. Nelson turned down the role of jay pritchett. The cast deciding theyd always nominate themselves in supporting actor roles agreeing no one person was the lead of the sitcom. All of them stars as they prepare to wrap up 11 seasons of modern family. You dont walk away from that without leaving a chunk of you behind and taking a chunk of them with you. I call them my fake family, but they are my family. Got to wear your waterproof mascara tonight when the modern family farewell kicks off 8 00, 7 00 central. Ive watched every single episode. It truly is a modern family, a great representation. Im going to be sad when its gone. The kids on that show have really grown up. Grown right on up. Right in front of us, its crazy. 11 years of their life, yeah. So during your piece there i was writing down phil, claire, haley, luke, jay, gloria, manny, cam, lily. Making news in america this morning, the deadliest day yet in the coronavirus emergency. 1,800 american lives lost in 24 hours, and now a growing trend reveals which americans are getting hit the hardest. We look at why. Also this morning, new hope with more than 300,000 people now recovering from the virus including this man who was on a ventilator for 17 days. The message from his wife. And more financial help for house. Bi, way to se money on a monthly bill. All the overnight developments right here on america this morning