Morning. Helping hand. That milk will be gone by tomorrow. The overwhelming demand at food banks as a growing number of americans struggle to put food on the table. Theres a lot of working poor families on the edge and now the covid19 crisis has pushed them over that edge. With some food banks now dealing with their own shortages. College concerns. High School Seniors wondering whether their freshman year will be online. Now considering taking a gap year. Is it right for your student . And romeo on the fire escape. Love igniting this passionate scene with the whole block cheering. Why he picked this moment and what the bridetobe says about this very public proposal. And good morning, everybody. Great to have you with us on this saturday. Im glad to be back in the studio with eva. We were just talking. Its been like a month ive seen you facetoface. I know. I was like does it feel weird for you to be back here now . It feels a little weird, but its good to be back. Were doing this rotation, doing our part to social distance. Its dans turn now working remotely. Dan, good morning to you. Good morning to the both of you. I, of course, miss both of you. But, whit, as you know when anchoring from home the commute is pretty sweet. Almost as convenient as it is for rob marciano who i believe is going to be doing the weather from his backyard this morning. That is coming up. But, of course, we want to start here with the latest on the pandemic. Some businesses in georgia reopening with more to come. Yeah, those restrictions being lifted in some states, even as cases continue to rise across the country. There are more than 51,000 deaths. The number of confirmed cases in the u. S. Tops 900,000 with nearly 100,000 recovered. A report from House Democrats claims the fda is not doing enough to review and regulate the wave of new antibody tests on the market that could determine how and when the economy reopens. And as the debate continues about lifting stayathome order, states like georgia and oklahoma are slowly allowing businesses to reopen. We have Team Coverage from new york city to washington, d. C. First, to trevor ault in new york with the very latest. Trevor, good morning. Reporter whit, good morning. The United States is really weathering this pandemic and an economic crisis at the same time and as several states now start to reopen some of their businesses many of these workers say they feel theyre having to choose between their safety and financial security. This morning, for businesses in a growing number of states its time to go back to work. In georgia gyms, beauty shops and hair salons opening their doors but business is far from normal. We are checking temperatures making sure they fill out a questionnaire before we perform any type of services on them. Making sure hands are washed. Reporter many workers like regina herschel say they know the threat of covid19 hasnt gone away, but in an economic crisis, she felt like she had no choice. If we dont work, well be homeless or hungry and thats not possible. So we got to take this risk. Reporter others though making the tough decision to keep their doors closed. Cynthia walker could reopen her restaurant monday but says shes choosing to remain takeout only even as she faces bankruptcy. Plain, simple common sense that i grew up with says, hey, we cant do this. People are sick and people are dying. Reporter other states are beginning to welcome back business as well. In Texas Retail Stores now offering Curbside Pickup or to go orders. We are here at the store. Customers are pulling in. Reporter in oklahoma personal care businesses can now take appointments as they take extensive precautions. We will call them from the car to bring them in one at a time. Reporter Oklahoma Citys mayor feels the state is moving far too fast and peoples lives are at stake. I recognize that i would always have mixed emotions because until there is a vaccine or treatment there simply is no right answer. Reporter South Carolina, illinois, indiana and alaska have all also allowed some of their businesses to reopen too with at least nine more states expected to join them as their stayathome orders expire in the coming week. Were opening our country. Its very exciting to see. Reporter in california, record heat near los angeles bringing packed crowds to beaches. With the virus still lingering, a number of states say its still far too great a risk to start the reopening process. Overnight in massachusetts almost 5,000 new test results caused by a surge in cases and a reporting error corrected by a private lab. In new york, Governor Andrew Cuomo says the evidence continues to show his state is on the downside of the curve but its still logging more than a thousand new cases every day. Number of lives lost is still heartbreaking news. 422. Again, this is at an unimaginable level. And its dropping somewhat, but its still devastating news. Reporter on the front lines Health Care Workers still going facetoface with the virus. Dr. Hamburger fought through covid19 himself. The anesthesiologist and father of three now donating his plasma and volunteering to be on the Rapid Response team. When were done with this crisis, when weve won, i have a lot of hope. I think this is going to make us come out a lot stronger and i really look forward to what the future brings. Reporter and a positive sign coming here in new york. Officials say this Navy Hospital ship, comfort, is no longer needed to treat an overflow of patients. Theyll finish treating the less than 30 they have on board and later this week it will finally depart. Whit . All right, trevor ault, our thanks to you. Joining us now is the mayor of Oklahoma City, david holt. Mayor, thank you so much for joining us. Thank you. I want to jump right to it here. You gave an Emotional Press Conference yesterday. We just heard part of that in trevors story. You appear to be conflicted on some level about reopening your city. Why is that . Well, you know, i mean i dont think im ever going to feel good about entering this next phase. You know, we have two things in tension with each other. One is that you have a virus that doesnt have a vaccine or proven treatment. The other is the reality i know we cannot shelter in place for two full years. And so how do you reconcile that . And i think were all policymakers around the country are all just trying to muddle through and find the best path forward that represents a middle ground, you know, recognizes reality, but still prioritizes life. That conflict of our lives and livelihoods, theres suffering on both sides. No question about it. I do wonder, mayor, is there a better way . How would you prefer to go about doing this, allowing businesses to reopen in Oklahoma City . I think my gut says the date would have beea litte somewhere. I think what we will try to do to make the best of this date is to put a lot of conditions on these openings, you know, and make sure there are requirements in my community and conditions that are obviously strict protocols for social distancing. Strict protocols for sanitation because a lot of the things that were opening on may 1st are some of the highest risk activities that you can have. So were going to try to make the best of it. You know, given no external factors we might have picked a little later date. Have you spoken to the governor directly about your misgivings . He kept us in the loop as he was creating this plan and i appreciate that. Its very important that we have communication as we move through this Public Health crisis together. I was very clear with him, you know, some of the things he wanted to open were actually yesterday on the 24th and i could not have been more clear that we were not going to do that in Oklahoma City and we did not consider that to be wise. I want to be very clear, though, that, you know, nobody you know, if you think may 1st is the date, youre not an evil person and youre a great person if you think may 6th is the day. You know, we are all trying our best to figure out the right path here. But we are not in a surge right now in Oklahoma City. But i did make very clear in my remarks friday, though, however, well be watching that data and may 1st is still a week out. I get that Business Owners need notice and we wanted to give that to them. But that forces us to make decisions, you know, a week before the actual opening. And we will change course here in Oklahoma City and i think wed have the support of everybody in the other communities and the governor as well if that data shifted over the next week. Mayor holt, were wishing you and your city the very best during these difficult times. Thank you so much for speaking with us this morning. Thank you, be well. All right. Dan, over to you. Whit, thank you. President trump is pushing back against criticism over his controversial comments about people possibly using disinfectants to treat this virus. Those comments prompting a spate of Public Health warnings telling people not to use household disinfectants. Abcs rachel scott is on the story from washington. Rachel, good morning to you. Reporter dan, good morning. Health experts were quick to push back on this. The president now says he was being sarcastic, but marylands emergency hotline says it received more than 100 calls with questions about disinfectant use. Officials across the country and even the maker of lysol weighing in to send a stern warning to americans. President trump ended his Coronavirus Press briefing without taking questions. Walking away from reporters amid growing backlash. A day earlier he floated this idea that injecting disinfectant might help treat covid19. Then i see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in a minute, one minute and is there a way we can do Something Like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning . Reporter the president made that suggestion while commenting on new research by dhs showing disinfectants and sunlight killed the virus quickly on surfaces. Supposing we hit the body with a tremendous whether its ultraviolet or just very powerful light and i think you said that hasnt been checked but youre going to test it. Reporter but federal labs are not considering using injections of disinfectant as a treatment for covid patients. And Health Experts were swift to push back warning consuming household cleaners is dangerous. Even the Parent Company of lysol cautioned under no circumstance should our disinfectant products be administered into the human body. The White House Press secretary says the president s comments were taken out of context. The president told reporters, he was being sarcastic. I was asking a question sarcastically to reporters like you, just to see what would happen. Reporter dr. Deborah birx offered this explanation. When he gets new information, he likes to talk that through out loud and really have that dialogue and so thats what dialogue he was having. Rachel scott is back live with us from washington. Rachel, the fda just issued a new warning about the use of hydroxychloroquine, that medication that the president has touted repeatedly for possibly treating covid19. What are you learning about that . Reporter this is a drug the president has promoted repeatedly. He said it could be a game changer. Now the fda is warning it may cause serious heart problems telling americans not to use it to treat covid19 out of a hospital setting or clinical trial. The fda also making it clear the drug has not been proven to be safe or effective for treating the virus. Whit . All right, rachel scott for us once again in washington, thank you. Eva . The navys top admiral is now calling for the captain of the uss roosevelt to be reinstated after he was fired a few weeks ago following a plea for more help against the coronavirus. Captain Brett Crozier was fired by the navys former acting secretary who has since resigned. Defense secretary mark esper is said to be reviewing the matter, but were told he has not made a final decision. As families all over the country deal with the food crisis, food banks are helping to fill the void. New efforts are now under way to help bridge the gap between farmers who have excess product and families desperate for help. Abcs Stephanie Ramos is in the bronx where an important shipment is expected to arrive this morning. Stephanie, good morning to you. Spending hours in line waiting to pick up donated food. The demand is so high at these food banks, this Distribution Center here in the bronx is expected to receive 43,000 pounds of donated food to feed 5,000 families in this area. This morning, families across the country are turning to food banks for help. Hundreds of cars lining the streets. People waiting for hours in hopes of getting food. Some seeking help for the very first time. I just had to get past those feelings of shame and know that, you know, i was doing it for my family. I just made some fajitas today that we got from the food bank. Reporter erica, a recently divorced mother of three, lost a third of her income after her exhusband lost his job. She is struggling to work from home while he homeschools the kids. We are running low on milk. That will be gone by tomorrow. What is the worst Case Scenario . What if i cant pick up food . Reporter erica and her family arent alone. Im still waiting for my unemployment to kick in so its itll keep us afloat. Reporter according to the department of labor, 26. 4 million americans have filed for unemployment in the past five weeks. And the food banks themselves are now facing their own shortages. Normally the food bank would feed about 60,000 people a week. That number jumped to 120,000 people a week. Theres a lot of working poor families that are on the edge and now the covid19 crisis has pushed them over that edge. Reporter the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank says their two Distribution Centers have handed out 73 more food compared to the first two months of 2020 and this time last year. Many like erica and her family are grateful for the help as she and millions of americans try to manage. Thank you to all those people and please continue to donate to your Community Food bank. Reporter the food being dropped off here is thanks to a group of friends who watched a story on our broadcast world news tonight about vegetable crop and other food going bad. They figured it out. They organized and are bringing this farm fresh food to empty food bank across new york city. One of those delivery trucks is already here, eva. Thats food that so many need this morning. Stephanie ramos, thank you. A single act of generosity is having a huge impact. Sharon and dennis are farmers from kansas. They saw what was going on in new york and they sent the one mask they had to Governor Cuomo of new york to give to a health care worker. We are not we dont know anybody in new york. So when my husband did this, it was because we had been talking about what was going on in new york and how bad we felt. We wished we could do something for them. It wasnt we didnt do it for recognition or anything like that. The letter they sent, they said they didnt expect Governor Cuomo would even read the letter. Governor cuomo saying this act of generosity makes up for a lot of the ugliness we see. Absolutely. A moment that really touched a lot of people. You can see the governor was so moved by it he wanted to bring it up in that press conference. So many people have responded offering help to new york and the governor said new york will pay them back and well offer resources to other places as well. Lets get a check of the forecast. Rob marciano is joining us from westchester county, new york. And, rob, good to see you. The big question this morning, front yard or backyard . Thats what i was wondering. Reporter this yeah. We decided to take the game plan to the backyard. Actually im standing in a spot whit you may be familiar with. I think this is where we took our birthday picture last summer, of course. If you dont know, whit and i celebrate the same birthday and this is where old school, new school got together. Big day. Whit uses your pool when youre out of town. Yeah, when rob is on road trips, i use his pool. Reporter he takes care of the family. I appreciate that, i think. Lets show you some video out of texas. Three tornadoes that touched down yesterday. Not a whole lot of damage thankfully. Severe weather. Some flash flooding across parts of kansas, wichita getting a heavy rain and this system has a lot of heavy rain with it as it progresses east, we do have a Severe Weather threat in the tennessee valley. I think knoxville, nashville, chattanooga. You have things to worry about this afternoon. Also the high country, the carolinas but heavier rain from st. Louis through northern illinois, chicago, youll get wet. This will spin up through the ohio river valley and spiral into the northeast tomorrow, d. C. , philly, new york, boston, all with another shot of heavy rain, two to three inches and maybe some snow across parts of new england end of april. There you go. Thats whats happening reporter heat wave baking the southwest. Well talk about more of that in a minute. You can see my breath in the northeast. So the pool, whit, is not open yet. Not for a couple of weeks. Guess we wont see that cannonball. Have to wait. Thank you. Day three of the nfl draft is just a few hours away and were learning more about what sets the newest class of pro athletes apart both on and off the field. Janai norman joins us now from home with more on that. Good morning, janai. Reporter hey, guys, good morning. Yeah, the pandemic has essentially put sports on hold but it hasnt stopped the nfl draft. Capturing audiences for two nights and as much as its about football on the field,