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Meanwhile, President Trump talkednew of restarting the economy, but said he will listen to his health advisers. John yang begins our coverage. Yang at the enof the week that officials predicted would be t height of the crisis, D Anthony Fauci said things ar improving. Were starting to see the leveling off and coming down. Yang but he cautioned that whenev restrictions are relad, coronavirus cases are likely to increase. When we decide at a proper time when were going to be relaxing some of the restrictions, theres no doubt youre going to see cases. I would be so surprised if you did not see cases. The question is how you respond to them. Yang President Trump said a new task force would be formed to get the nation back to business as soon and as safely as possible. Were going to go back to were looking at a date, were hoping well be able to fulfill a certain day but weane not doing ything until we know this country is healthy. Yang in hardhit new york, for the First Time Since the beginning the outbreak, the state reported a net decline in intensive care unit admissions today, mirroring pattern also seen in another hot spot california. Governor gavin newsom warned its not time yet for the state to let its guard down. Lets continue to hold the lii and lets just do t together. Give us a few more weeks to see dhere these trend lines go an the end well be talking a lot yang in los an mayor Eric Garcettis order took effect mandating that shoppers wear masks in places like grocy stores and pharmacies an effort to protect essential retail workers. Ovnight, frontline workers were honored in cities like new york, dallas and chicago, which lit up their skylines in blue. In washington, d. C. , which is bracing for a likely surge in churches to move Easter Services online. I want to thank all of our faith communities and religious leaders who are heing save online and encouraging memberss of their congregations to celebrate from home. Yang from australia to the philippines many faithful turned to online good friday services, including the mass pancis said in a mostly empty st. Peters basilica. Parishioners took things off line. Gathering at a drivein movie theater, for a ceremony that, en with worshippers in their vehicles, brought the feeling of togetherness they had been yearning for. translated in the current times, this is a unique opportunity to be with t werish inste of at home. He itine their cars, and we thinks amazing to have the chance to celebrate together. Certainly unforgettable. Yang meanwhile, European Union finance ministers agreed to a 0 billion package to combat the unprecedented economic fallout of the pandemic. For the pbs newshour, im john yang. Woodruff this week, thema democratic p effectively came to an end, as senator Bernie Sanders announced he is suspending his president ial campaign. The senator from vermont joins me now. Welcome to the newshour. R, senaou said, on wednesday, when you made the announcement, you were doing this, in part, because of the pandemic and, as you said, it would be difficult to cntinue under the circumstances. Today, you announced a proposal to arantee healthcare during this period. Who is this aimed at . Well, its aimed at the tens of millions of workers who are losing their jobs, judy, and, y wh lose your job, you lose your healthcare. So, on top of 87 Million People who are uninsured undensured before the crisis, youve got tens of millions more who are not going to ha any health insurance, and its my view that, in the midst of this terrible, terrible crisis, when people have so much to worry about, the least we can do is to say to all of those people, you ow what, you go to the doctor when youre sick, dont worhry about healthcare bills, medicare will fill in all the gaps and cover those people who are uninsured or und today. Red woodruff and do you have support for this among agatmoico cl support in the house, and i think youre going to see growing support in tnate, and i think that the cost is reasonable. It will be about 150 billion over four months, which, given everything that were dealing with, isot a lot of money. But to say to every amethrican , dont worry about the costs of healthcare, youre not going to have to payf it out o your own pocket, youre not going to have to pay forip preson drugs, i think that will take a huge burden off thed shs of so many of our people, and that is the very least that we should be doing right now. Talk about this election, what, oter 15 mont pouryourheartout cam pinning and this aft you spent years campaigning in 2016, you had to make this announcement that you didnt want to make. This is not where you wanted this to end but as you look back, what went right and what went wrong . Well, look, i thiank that wht went right is that, for all itents and purposes, judy, i think weve won the ideological battle. I think ideas that i fought fo four or five years ago which everybody considered to beem radical and exare now part of the mainstream discussion and, in fact, many are i implemented across the country raising minimumwage to 15 an hour, making Public Housing and university tuitionfr , forgiving student get, guaranteeing healthcare. Climate change, immigration reform, criminal justice reform, many ideas we brought foth which were originally rejected are now moving forward, and i think that is the best thing we have accomplished. Furthermore, we have won the generational struggle. We did very poorly and i dont know why, to tell you the truth with older peopl but have done phenomenally well with older people and, by that,e n people 45, 50 or younger, future of america. Hat is the so the ideas that we have fougho are gaining momentum among younger people and will be the policies that guide america in the future. Woodruff senator, i was numbers show you didnt do ase well with young people as you had 2n016. But what i want to ask you about is you are supporting at least you acknowledge joe biden will be the nominee, and, yet, youre going to co against him in the primaries to come. What is the value of tha no, were not competing against we dont theres no active campaigning, theres nothing to copete abut. Joe biden will, everything being equal, be the nominee. But i think my name will be on the ballot, thats the way is, in all of the remaining states that hold primaries t we would liget as many delegates as we can so that have a stronger position at the Democratic Convention to hlp us shape the new platform of the Democratic Party and the other which you say you want to shape appears from they last think it conventions, its what the nominee wants that ultimately matters. Right now, joe biden has moved in your direction. Ab hes talket lowering the age for medicare eligibility to0 hes talked about making Free College Tuition more available. But, at the same time, he is all. Not endorsed medicare for sherrod brown, liberal democrat, was on the show two nights ago and said he doesnt think joe biden is going to doat. Is that sufficient for you . Well, look, judy, what i said t the very fiy i began my campaign, i said, if i lose, i b withere to support the democratic winner, the person who wins the nomination because i think that donald trump is the most dangerousdent in the modern history of this country, around the winner defeatally trump, and thats certainly what i will do. But i hope, in the coming weeksn months, i will be working and my staff will beorking with joe biden and his team in making th j point that, e is going to do wel l againump and is going to defeat trump, then he isoing to have to reach out effectively to a whole lot of people where he has nt had the kind of support that he needs, and thats lowerincome people, that is younger people,s and oing to have to give those people the understanding that he hears them and hes moving to respond to their concerns, and th wat deaith climate change, it deals with making pubc colleges and universities tuitionfree. In my view it ,deals wi youre right, he is not going to support medicare for all a,nd i think there is a significant path forward for him to make sure that when so many people are losing their private insurance that the federal government will be there for them to cover their healthcare needs. Woodruff you have said that you mpaigned enthusiastically for Hillary Clinton four years ago. Will you do exactly the sae for joe biden . Will you be more enthusiastic . Beuse as you know Many Democrats look back and say they wished you had done more. Well, many decrats oppose men the democratic establishment from day one. All i can tell you is in2016 i worked as hard as i could to see trump was defeated and clinton was elected. Woodruff and will this year be different . This year, i will work as hard as i can to make sure dona trump is no reelected and joe biden becomes president. But i hope in the interval here, what we have got to dos you know, and i think joe biden is not only is he a decent guy, he is a good politician and he understands that for him to win, to get the voes that he needs, hes going to have to listen to and respond to theh needs of ale lot of people who have not been overly enusiastic about hisampaign up to now. Woodruff but you are saying you will beus enstically supporting him, a key decision that hes going to have to make, of course, is for vi h president. S said he will choose a woman. Let me ask you how your supporters would view it if he chose Elizabeth Warren . Well, i think i cant speo for almy suporters. All i can say is that i think the more progressive theia vice presidecandidate that he nominated, the better it would be rin tems of the kind of response that our suppoprer woulide him. Woodruff so if it were Amy Klobuchar . I cant speculate on that. You know, joe ivs going to hae to make that decisionlf him i have not been involved in that discussionwell see whahe does. Woodruff repub cans this we wisconsin took steps to take mres to prevent it making easier r people tovo , either to delay the election or make mail inn that is opposed by republicans at the national level. How concerned are you in nvo about accessoting for americans across the board . Judy, il will tu i dont know i have ever within a political context seen anyin republicans in the legislature in this country in their Supreme Court played in terms of this primary. What they essentially sad to ople is youre going to have to put your life on theine in order to cast a ballot, and that is just unbelievably disgraceful, and that is not what we can allow to happen in future elections. An it is a very, very high priority for mei think for many other democrats, as we go forward on the new piece of legislation and ive got a lot of ideas on that one but certainly onof the highest priorities must be to make sure country is to vote throughs a paper ballot in november. Re and thblicans, i must say, ar theypretty cle understand that if there is a large voter turnout they are not going to dl so wel and theyre fighting us. But i hope their spect for our constitution for demcyocill prevail and they understand people should not have to die or get sickan order to cast ballot. I should also tell you that ins te the new legislation, were working very hard not only to make sure all people have healthcare but people who continue to get their paychecks. I think that is the easiest, most efficient way to get us out of this Economic Disaster that were in right now, just making sure that every american continues to receive his or her paycheck will go a long way to lowing americans to have a decent standard of living as sis. As were in this cri final question and quickly, senator, who leads the progressive mement that Bernie Sanders started next . Who are the next leaders of your movement . Youre asking me to splai speculate. Im not much into speculation. But what i will say is, right now, literally, as we, spe have been on the phone with progressives all across this countrfiguring out the best way that we can keep our kind of unprecedented Grassroots Movement strong and growing. So we are a stong movement and history will determine what happens in the future, but right now, we are working hard to build that movement. Woodruff senator Bernie Sanders joning us tonight from vermont. Senator, thank you very much. Thank you, judy. Woodruff in the days other news, memb the opec oil cartel, along with russia and mexico, agreedo cut Global Production by up to 10 million that amounts to a tenth of the world oil supply, in an effort to boost oil prices an stabilize global oil markets. The price of crude o has fallen more than 50 since the u. S. Attorney general william barr says he believes the russia investation of President Trump and his campaign was a trasty. He gave that assessment during an interviewhat aired on fox news last night. And, he said the f. B. I. Never heould have begun the investigation inirst place. Without any basis, they started this investigation of y s campaign and even more concerning actua what happened after the campaign, the whole pattern of events while he was president so ie to sabotage esidency. Woodruff br gave no details, but he already ordered a review of how the russia probe investigation bega a Justice DepartmentInspector General has determined the f. B. I. Was justified in launching the probe. As the coronavirus pandemic Gains Momentum in africa, ebolai resurfaced todcongo. Health officials reported a man died after being infected. It was the first new case there in more than in seven weeks. And, it came just days before outbreak had ended. Are the it began in august 2018, and has killed more than 2,200 people. And, in east africa, vastsswarms of locre devastating crops and threatening millions of the first wave, weo, was the worst in 70 years. Now, a second wave 20 times bigger is sweeping across kenya and other countries. Bi ions of insects are filling fields and covering trees, threatening rural communities. Officials say restrictions related to the covid19 ndemic have delayed critical aerial toraying. Stilome on the newshour feeling the pain Small Businesses struggle to g Government Support before their business collapses. K holy wid a pandemic pope francis celebrates in a vacantv. Mark shields and david brooks analyze another week under social distance. And a recipe for coping with cookbook author ina garten. Woodruff the economic emergency thats tied directly to the pandemic is espy brutal for Small Businesses around the country. An incases, some owners are beginning to face questions this spring about whether theiran businessurvive. Amna nawaz has more on the store of troubles pere facing. Nawaz a sudden and complete drop in business has lt many businesses strugglinout sales or income. Help. As part of a two trillion dollar aid package signed into law by the president , nearly 350 billion will be used to ensure banks provide loans and loan forgeness for Small Businesses. But Small Business owners say they are having major trouble getting their loan applications moving through banks and t Small Business administration, or s. B. A. , which coordinates deralibution of those funds. Heres what a few Small Business owners shared with us. My name is justin moore. Im the general manager of uncle bobbies coffee and books in germantown, philadelphia. Like most retail spaces its been a bit of nightmare since the middle of last month. I guess the biggest pain point for me since we closed our doors has been worrying about everybodys wellbeing, not just from a health standpoint but financially as well. And we have these recurring expenses, these bills including rent and insurance that we have no way of being able to pay without some assistance by the s. B. A. Me my greg hunicutt and our company is hunnicutt houston, texas. D design in we bank with wells fargo. All they communicated to me after i registered was werere still noy to actually do the application process. And please dont contact us again my name is Travis Powell and i own the best western plus Frontier Motel in lone pine, california. Its a small town of 2,000 people and both of our banks,it r one of which is affiliated with the s. B. A. In any way. I sat wn and sent out either 32 applications and or contact forms filled out online. Ive heard back from about half of those and they all state the same thing that at this time were only servicing people with existing loans or existing necounts. My names chroslin and i have owned by salon since 2002. I called our, my husband and my bank. And i was told that there were over 400 applications and at this point i would be on a waitlist. I could get by clely this month and maybe next month. But i did tell my husbanthat if we