jillian: breaking overnight. covid-19 depth topping 4000. rob: a staggering number just hours after the president has written warning of many more to come. jillian: how state leaders are taking action. >> really sobering warning about what is to come. >> i want every american to be prepared for the hard days that lie ahead. and as experts are predicting, having studied it so hard, real light at the end of the tunnel. >> the latest numbers show is approaching 200,000 cases, 4000 deaths, 80% of the country told to stay home. the epicenter, new york, 76,000 cases, 1700 deaths. the number of hospitalizations rising by 1000 each day. the state planning for the apex of the virus to hit two weeks to months from now governor andrew cuomo expressing frustration. >> i am tired of being behind this virus. we have been behind this virus from day one. we don't win playing catch-up. we have to get ahead of it. we underestimated this virus. it is more powerful and dangerous than we expected. >> the news out of louisiana equally concerning, a 50% increase in cases, a dire shortage of ventilators to exceed supply by saturday. in hospital bed expected to run out in a week. nevada estate that welcomes visitors urging anyone coming into the state to quarantine for two weeks. another travel hotspot hawaii now requiring a florentine for anyone traveling between iowans, violators facing fines and prison time. this after the state marked its first death the virus. the numbers tell a different story, the faces of these folks in los angeles show the human side to this pandemic, said realization of the agony so many are going through. anthony fauci reminding the nation why social distancing is so vital saying without those mitigation measures the number of deaths he has been reporting on some projections show in hundreds of thousands could reach into the millions. continued efforts that this will work sooner rather than later. rob: two cruise ships warning more people will die if florida won't let them daca. jillian: dozens of passengers begging to get off as one cruise should carry the remains of four people. the president could soon get involved. >> reporter: with at least 100 sick and four the support imagine how just as passengers are to get off those ships. cruise line officials are pleading with state and local leaders to let them talk before more passengers die but the governor says the state has enough to deal with with 6700 cases and 85 deaths, up 403 since tuesday morning. miami-dade county has the most with 2007 destined to broward county where the ships went to talk have 1200 cases and 12 deaths. >> to drop people off at the place where we have the highest number of cases right now doesn't make a lot of sense. >> reporter: broward county sheriff urging county commissioners to consider their decision carefully. >> we are not there yet. we are not in a position where he outlined all the facts and specifications that allow us to take on an added responsibility when we ratify broward county is epicenter of the state and we are uncertain what the apex or impact will be. >> reporter: the governors working with white house and coast guard on solutions for those passengers suggesting medical help should be sent to the ship rather than bringing 6 passengers to florida hospitals. it will be up to the trump administration to decide what is next. >> people are dying on the ship, at least very sick, they are dying on the ship. i'm going to do what is right not only for us but for humanity. jillian: according to the cdc, putting passengers aboard cruise ships is no longer an option. jillian: the governor of texas extend social distancing rules through the end of the month. >> reporter: texans are expected to limit personal interactions that could lead to the spread of covid-19. also still having the freedom of daily activities like going to the grocery store. jillian: governor greg abbott closing schools until may 4th but wouldn't go as far as calling it a stay-at-home order. they can leave the house for essential items as 28 students from the university of texas test positive for covid-19 after going on spring break in mexico. rob: a pastor charged with ignoring a ban on large gatherings. >> a violation of the order. rob: police issuing tony spell a misdemeanor summons for holding services. spell believe the virus is politically motivated and says he will continue to hold church. he called the legal action against him government overreach. jillian: federal inmates nationwide will be court teamed to prevent the spread of covid-19. the federal bureau of prisons announcing alternate will be locked down in their cells for at least 14 days. 29 federal inmates have tested positive for the virus. the bureau will be limiting in may transfers during the pandemic. rob: the fbi violated surveillance rules when handling fisa warrants. this was part of justice about thought it that stems from a blistering reporting to surveillance a forward from paid carter page. the inspector general says in 25 cases the fbi did not corroborate key facts in surveillance what applications. chuck grassley says the findings are, quote, alarming and unacceptable and contradict democrats who claim the rules were strictly observed. jillian: mike pence is thinking walmart for keeping up with the supply chain during the pandemic and visiting a virginia distributional center today. tweeting in part from hiring thousands of new employees to working around the clock to keep the grocery and pharmaceutical i'll stocked we are grateful to walmart for helping meet the needs of the american people. the retailer is putting safety measures in place offering masks and gloves. anyone with a fever above 100 degrees will be sent home with pay. rob: celebrating a milestone with a world war ii hero. neighbors, police officers and veterans gathering outside the new jersey home of frank to wish him a happy one hundredth birthday. jillian: frank watched from a safe distance with a cold drink in his hand. more inspiring stories like this of people going the extra mile you can visit foxnews.com/americans together. rob: i hope i get to 100. impressive. very impressive. jillian: alarming research suggesting 6 feet is not a safe distance but the man the nation turns to for answers about the viruses that is nonsense. who do you believe? rob: new data reveal social distancing is working even in the nation's hardest hit cities. doctor linda dall says it is giving less populated areas a chance to strike first. she joins us to explain coming up. sure. sometimes i wish i had legs like you. yeah, like a regular person. no. still half bike/half man, just the opposite. oh, so the legs on the bottom and motorcycle on the top? yeah. yeah, i could see that. for those who were born to ride, there's progressive. yeah, i could see that. finding the right words can be tough.n it comes to autism, finding understanding doesn't have to be. together, we can create a kinder, more inclusive world for the millions of people on the autism spectrum. go to autismspeaks.org rob: a new study sounding the alarm as the evidence adjusts covid-19 may be airborne. jillian: we were told to represent ourselves respiratory droplets. what does this distinction mean for the virus's potential spread? rob: joining us is doctor linda dall. let's go to the study and what it found, the disease spreads through direct droplet and person-to-person as well as in direct contact, contaminated objects and airborne transmission are indicated supporting the use of airborne isolation precautions. what does that statement mean? >> if somebody is infected with the virus especially if they are coughing or sneezing they have to be extra careful in preventing transmission of the disease. it is hard because when people are initially infected with the virus they can be asymptomatic but that doesn't mean if they are asymptomatic about coughing or sneezing that there is necessarily providing the same sort of risk as people coughing and sneezing. it is more important to have protective gear for patients in the hospital and those taking care of them. in public if you are coughing or sneezing or sick you need to stay home and wear masks. jillian: doctor deborah burke plays says social distancing is working. >> if everybody social distances by six feet when they are outside. it is the key more than anything else. if you are never more, never within six feet of any single individual you control the virus. jillian: you hear what she says, the administration and doctors working on behalf of all of us. you see other studies, at the end of the day we have to listen to doctor anthony fauci and the rest of the team. >> another study out of mit, studying the droplets when people cough or sneeze, the studies are showing, the transmission of droplets are from people who are actively sick and coughing and sneezing. six feet of distancing if you are asymptomatic, that is what doctor anthony fauci is saying. rob: if we look at these numbers in new york the effectiveness of these stay-at-home policies, everyone struggling to get through this public how effective it is in new york. it cut the rate of increase in half. california has seen smaller drops, washington a bit smaller drop as well but here's one graph i thought was so striking yesterday and quite jarring. even when you put them all up new york and new jersey have a staggering climb. i'm wondering if you could explain why in places like california, seattle which could have been just as bad, how did new york and new jersey do so much worse? >> california, especially san francisco heeded the warnings early. some big corporations closed down, companies that have their employees work from home early in march and new york there was a lag in starting social distancing, didn't start until march 13th and highly populated and very dense. nobody knows how long but there's a certain time people are exposed to the virus and transmitting to each other before stay-at-home started so there's more transmission. in new york and new jersey a lot more testing in new york especially the highest rate of testing in the whole country. it is hard because in other parts of the country they may be having transmission but if they are not sick they are not getting tested. jillian: we have to remember we seen a spike in numbers because tests have been more readily available and that will continue to be the case over the course of the next few weeks. we appreciate it. 16 minutes after they are, he spent decades in the line of fire as a soldier and police officer, three months into his new job, scott laughlin is on the front line again. rob: he joins us to reclaim what it means to go from walking the beat to treating coronavirus patients coming up. jillian: he served in desert storm and spent 25 years as a new jersey police officer and now scott lofton is returning to service as a nurse and went into his new job he finds himself in the line of fire once again. rob: this time he's on the front lines of the covid-19 fight at one of the hardest at hospitals in the country and this morning joins us live to talk more about his call to service. thank you for coming on today and thanks for what you are doing. i want to start by asking what are you experiencing day in and day out in your job? >> first thing every day is a little different, the floor i work on normally doesn't have infectious diseases on it. they shut us down in one night and restructured the unit and now all we do is covid-19 cases so is the opposite of what we were doing before. we have a small unit, everybody, very team oriented the watching coworkers jump in has been amazing experience. jillian: the majority of the country is listening, they are taking this seriously the stay-at-home order so some people don't listen to what they are being told to do. what don't people understand what is like to work in the medical field right now about being on the front lines, see what you are seeing day in and day out? >> reporter: i don't think they grasp the severity of what the results can be. they don't understand the devastation this can cause not only to people themselves, the families, the healthcare workers that are holding their loved ones hands when they are going through this, you can't visit loved ones in the hospital, there are no visitors. they can't come in unless they go home and do better and start to go home which some of them are. they come into the hospital, they don't make it through the disease they never see their loved one again from the time they walk in the hospital. rob: desert storm, 25 years as a cop, now this, you like to be in the action. what is the site like against this disease compared to military and police officer? >> oddly enough it is pretty similar. it is just a matter of perspective, different jobs, the same mindset to them, roll up your sleeves and go to work, get the job done, do everything you can and in the quiet hours you decompress and relax and cry a little bit sometimes and laugh about some stuff and everything magnified the emotions, you put them on hold until the end is a. jillian: what is the hardest part for you? >> i don't know. i think it is the unknown. the hard part for me is being terrified i'm bringing stuff home with me to my family. i have a teenage son who lives with me and i don't know how i would handle it if i came home and infected him. jillian: healthcare workers across the country are facing it. >> everybody. there is nothing special about me. there are millions of people out there every day doing the same thing, doing a better job than i am. this whole thing is a little crazy to me. rob: i think there is something special about you. your resume is something else. thank you for the hard work you are doing. >> nothing anybody should thank me for. i just like to make sure i give a shout out to my coworkers, one of the first infected in the hospital is doing great and we are praying for a safe return. jillian: i know you don't want the thanks but we thank you for your work, we appreciate it. have a good day. >> my pleasure, have a great day, stay safe. jillian: we will be right back. sure. okay... okay! safe drivers save 40%!!! guys! guys! check it out. safe drivers save 40%!!! safe drivers save 40%! safe drivers save 40%!!! that's safe drivers save 40%. it is, that's safe drivers save 40%. - he's right there. - it's him! he's here. he's right here. - hi! - hi. hey! - that's totally him. - it's him! that's totally the guy. safe drivers do save 40%. click or call for a quote today. rob: the president sending a strong warning to americans, the next two weeks will be tough. jillian: the coronavirus task force breakdown social distancing. >> reporter: the nation's strength will be tested like never before, a quarter of 1 million americans could die from coronavirus even if they follow the extended guidelines. >> i want every american to be prepared for the hard days that lie ahead. it will be painful two weeks. >> reporter: officials estimate death could be between 100, and 140,000 basing projections on the spike in new york and new jersey. preventing another surge with social distancing. >> our goal which i believe we can accomplish is to get the hotspot places, new york, new jersey, help them to get around that curve but as importantly to prevent those close areas that have not gone to that spike to prevent them from getting that spike and the answer to that is medication. >> reporter: nancy pelosi laying the groundwork for a stimulus package focusing on infrastructure at the heart of it. >> there is more by appropriations, tax code and assist the signature. >> the president tweeted it being at 0. it should be very big and bold. focusing on jobs and phase 4, republican leaders are wary, and mccarthy advocating a wait and see attitude. rob: thanks so much. >> police is on the way as 300 new york city firefighters test positive for covid-19. teaming up for first responders to the city after 3000 members call out sick in one day. >> the front line and they need relief. they are physically exhausted more than a very emotionally exhausted. >> reporter: 120 members call out sick. 21% emergency first responders, 16% were firefighters. the police force is getting hit hard by the pandemic. 493 of the time it's 2200 officers are in corn teen, 105 billion employees are isolating, 69 members of the task force have tested positive including the chief officers have their temperatures taken. crime in the city is down but as people practice social distancing, keep you updated. following this story the doctor who gave russian president vladimir putin a tour of the main coronavirus hospital has tested positive. the tour happened last week and you can see neither man wearing a mask or protection during the conversation. president putin is being tested regularly and right now everything is okay. rob: the us comfort will begin treating non-coded 19 -- vallow patients to alleviate new york city hospitals. joining us to talk about the importance of this mission and those on board safe. chief petty officer, we appreciate it. can you start by telling us a little about what the mission is for you guys? >> our mission in new york city is to provide medical support to people of new york not covid-19 patients and get them up and going. rob: here is your captain from last night talking about an interesting angle to the story. >> we are working with state and local authorities and fema. patients that are transferred to us are tested prior to arrival. anything we can do to mitigate a covid-19 patient from getting aboard the ship we appreciate. rob: you are not taking any covid-19 patients. why is it important not to do that and keep the ship clean and clear of this virus? >> that is the number one goal of everybody on board the ship so we can keep supporting people in new york city. before you come on board the ship we have a bubble set up, and screening procedures. anyone who comes into that bubble has to ask serious questions and have their temperature taken and wash their hands for 20 seconds and antibacterial wash. rob: we see what is happening with aircraft carrier and cruise ships. if a virus gets onto a ship like yours it can be devastating. >> it sure can. these are close quarters. we do a good job at social distancing on board but definitely could be devastating. rob: the numbers in new york, the confirmed cases, the numbers of deaths has been pretty jarring in new york. there is a 76,000 cases, we are the bolt of the problem at this point. the next two weeks it will be tough, what are you expecting on board the ship in the next few weeks? >> we expect new york to take the pressure off and take a lot of their non-covid-19 patients on board to treat them and get them up and around to be save and isolate in their houses. >> what does it mean when you pulled in? there was a lot of criticism, taking pictures of it but that moment you pulled into the harbor has to be a big relief to people. >> i've been in the navy 27 years. never ceases to amaze me. people aboard the ship. the best that america has to offer, looking around the ship, walking around the ship, sailors on board the ship, this is courage at its finest. they hopped on board ready to go, no one trying to back out of it and we are getting to new york city as fast as we could. rob: thank you for coming on. it is beautiful, we are so happy to have it here in new york city, we appreciate your time. 35 after the hour. the kennedy center got $25 million in coronavirus stimulus many thanks to nancy pelosi and most of the workers were furloughed anyway. the fight to get that cash back coming up. rob: you can tell people are getting bored at home. can you feel it in the air tonight? the new phil collins challenge drumming up a lot of fans on social media. jillian: we are back with a foxbusiness alert, republicans fighting to reclaim $25 million in stimulus funding to the kennedy center after the opera house announced it is laying off workers. rob: cheryl casone he joins us with details on what happened with this bailout. >> reporter: this is quite a story. one blogger said for an opera house your tone deaf. two republican congressman want to clawback that $25 billion since to the kennedy center. $25 million because reports came out they were furloughing 70% of their workers. that is one thing they were doing, 60% of full-time staff. they suspended pay to 700 part-time staff, a lot of the musicians. representative steve scalise and representative ryan stiles saying this comes back to the government, basically a different request. senator scott of florida voiced all of this, sent a letter to the office of management and budget for a formal rescission request, a clawback, they want their money back. to take that money, it is one thing to do that but then to lay off everybody, furlough everybody has a lot of people fired up. rob: so annoying. jillian: another name joining in the effort. >> reporter: this is car hard, rugged work clothes. if you want to do some labor on the farm, this stuff is great. 2.5 million masochists producing that on april 20th, '50,000 gallons on april 6th. all of their employees, they plan to do this, they want to help out. this company and the kennedy center is paying all those people during the shutdown, just got to throw that in. they have 3 plants in kentucky. they want to help like a lot of american companies do. a lot of ceos and leaders say what can we do to help? rob: the kennedy center didn't see the optics of that. are you that blind? >> reporter: tone deaf. that is my favorite line. rob: nfl's wildcard weekend is about to get more wild, the league expanding its playoff field of 14 teams adding wildcard spot. the change means only the number one seed will earn a buy on wildcard we can, the decision was part of a collective bargaining agreement agreed to in march. the nfl last expanded playoffs in 1990. jillian: comfort in of our, alcohol helping americans cope with the pandemic. online orders surging 243%. last week alone alcohol sales increased by 50% according to nielsen data. according to this time last year, liquor sales up 75%, 60% beer, up 42%. health officials worn drinking weakens your immune system. rob: you got to be careful. fox news alert. a 3-d lung scan shows the damaging effects of covid-19. dr. nicole saphier explains how age and the person's health factor into their medical outcome. jillian: steve doocy coming up on "fox and friends". >> reporter: coming up on "fox and friends" on april 1st, april fools' day, a big program, our team of medical experts will be joining us. we have doctor oz and doctor mark siegel on whether we should wear masks and the effects of social distancing. congressman chip way, congressman john kennedy and counsel to the president kellyanne conway and 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what is happening in our bodies to our lungs? >> reporter: it is great to show these images i want to say the important thing is the presence of an abnormality on the next 3 or cat scan doesn't necessarily mean you have a covid-19 diagnosis in the absence of that doesn't mean you don't have it. these findings are not specific for these patients. what we are seeing corresponds to what we have heard in the media the patients are having acute respiratory distress syndrome. we have images i brought in. if you look at the x-rays or the cat scans, nonspecific white areas, we call them opacities and they have a certain distribution meaning in the periphery. this is because the fluid in the patient's lungs are leaking out of the blood vessels. you are seeing fluid to let the air sacs of the lungs. these are two cases of 70-year-old men, and one of them presented ten days after close contact with covid-19 patient and had mild cough, nausea and feeling unwell but his images showed similar areas of a pacification on the cat scan but was discharged two days later, never retired -- required being in the icu. the other patient - in another case - go ahead. jillian: the delay. >> reporter: he presented differently but had shortness of breath and rapidly declined and ended up in the icu on the ventilator. both confirmed covid-19 and both did survive but you see the images, he had a lot more of those opacities in his lungs took more of the hit. jillian: i don't know if anyone knows this but i'm curious what this can do to our lungs for the foreseeable future. you are seeing patients having these issues in their lungs while they have this virus and everything can go back to normal, are they able to recuperate or is this permanent damage? is too early to tell? >> too early to tell but it happens, people get this for various reasons, not just covid-19, the majority of the time they completely recover without long-term damage but some patients depending how long they are on the ventilator can have long-term damage but for the far majority of people they have complete recovery. jillian: that is good information. dr. nicole saphier, thank you for joining us, we will be right back. from anyone else. so why accept it from your allergy pills? flonase relieves your worst symptoms which most pills don't. get all-in-one allergy relief for 24 hours, with flonase. per se let them cover them but jamie says her husband, dying her hair before social distance and saying guys like this still exist. rob: i am thinking of doing the bleach blonde thing. phil collins back in the picture. >> self isolation inspire a lot of hilarious challenges, drumming up a lot of laughs online. ♪ carley: he nailed it, check out another one. you can't be phil collins but you can pretend to nail this solo using your kitchen cabinets. jillian: in new york our apartments are not big enough. carley: i was thinking the same thing. shut up, what are you doing, you have got to have a lot of faith. >> we are at war with the deadly virus, success in this fight requires the full absolute measure of our collective strength. i want every american to be prepared for the hard days ahead. we will go through a tough two weeks and then hopefully as the experts are predicting having studied it so hard we will start seeing some light at the end of the tunnel. >> it is wednesday april 1st, with that with a fox news alert, donald trump looking ahead to the ligh