also nearly a 40% projected drop in gdp, but the beginnings of activity in the third quarter, and a rebound predicted for the fourth quarter. double digit unemployment may take longer to shake. meanwhile, the president with a new take on coronavirus briefings today, the shortest one yet. the president continue to be part of every briefing? will they be torn down and information presented in a different way? white house correspondent kevin corke with all of the headlines tonight. hey, kevin. >> 21 minutes, that's how long the briefing today lasted, and what's more, the president didn't take any questions, which means for reporters it was a missed opportunity to get him to wait in on a variety of topics get this, $3.7 trillion deficit, massive number, largest, and wow, who can say largest ever. in fact, in part because of the emergency stimulus. but that will be 101% of gdp at the end of q2 tram, the first time since world war ii the debt will be larger than national ou. however, with the 12% drop in gdp in the second quarter, the report also envisions -- this is a silver lining for you -- third quarter rebound of 23.5% growth. how about that? and 10.5% growth in the fourth quarter. of course, that depends how quickly economic activity resumes across the country, which by the way has already begun in limited fashion in several states, including georgia, with more set to resume activity next month. also today, shannon, we learned from dr. stephen hahn of the fda about improved testing capability nationwide for coronavirus, including advances and self testing availability. the president lauding the fda for its response to the crisis, including emergency approvals like the one expected for nasa's newly produced ventilators. that will be terrific. meanwhile, sources tell fox news the reason the briefing was so short, there is a belief in the white house that less is more when it comes to the president's participation. the thinking is his focus should be more on the economic recovery. a strong suit given his business background, and for good measure, it avoids truffles like yesterday's dust up over his comments about possibly ridding the body of the virus internally with disinfectants, about which he said this today. >> i was asking in a very sarcastic question to the reporters in the room about disinfectants on the inside. >> so the president said, listen, i was just being sarcastic back. and just when you thought we were only talking about science fiction, there is this tonight from cedar sinai a statement acknowledging that they are in fact in the preclinical stages of developing a technology that harnesses intermittent uv light for treating viruses and bacteria internally and externally. very interesting stuff. back to you. >> shannon: yeah. it all sounds so sci-fi, but every day we learn something new, and things they're testing, and we hope some of them will learn. the president says he did not give georgia's governor his blessing to reopen all businesses beginning today, but governor brian kemp says its limited businesses, these are steps that are safe and sensible. correspondent leland vittert is here to break down the details of the plan. hey, leland. speak with president didn't give permission comments tha, he thos reckless. either way, the governor of georgia is planning his own against the coronavirus and the impact it has caused. the simple routines of life resumed in georgia, but things were different. gyms opened with strict sanitation and social distancing guidelines. they also ponds said they could refuse service to those who didn't practice safe guidelines. >> i walked in at 6:00 and started cutting hair. >> he's among the lucky ones with the masks to reopen. others are so lucky. >> without masks or regular testing for our asymptomatic staff, we won't feel comfortable opening. with very similar to letting us out in the desert with no water. >> the reopening comes far before the coronavirus numbers says it should. working with the federal government tour decisions and directions ae informed by data and public health recommendations, but not the recommendation of the president. i or vp never gave governor brian kemp and okay on those few businesses outside the guidelines. fake news, so the president on twitter. spas, beauty salons, tattoo parlors, and barbershops should stake a little slower path. the president said as much on the white house podium as well this week, but kemp was undetermined. today, the president offered more helpful clues to small businesses around the country. >> i assigned the act providing $320 billion to keep american workers on the payroll, $30 billion of the paycheck protection funds will be reserved for small financial institutions, including those that serve minority and distressed communities. >> come monday, restaurants and movie theaters in georgia can open up if they sanitize and keep customers far enough apart. of course, shannon, it could be weeks or months until we know the protection measures in georgia are enough, or if another outbreak of the coronavirus in that state takes hold. >> shannon: yeah. we'll all be watching. leland, thank you. so, the back and forth between the president on the georgia governor illustrates there is no hard and fast rule on navigating how to begin the process of reopening, so let's talk to two small business owners in georgia for whom this is very personal. the owner of former beauty salon in atlanta, nishawne hinds, and the owner of caffeinated crossfit gym, mary hollis. thank you both for being with us tonight. >> hi. thank you for having me. >> hi, thank you for having me. >> shannon: okay, nishawne, i want to start with you. what are your concerns about opening your doors and getting back to business as usual? >> the main thing is finding the supplies needed. they really didn't give us much time, and i have been trying to order supplies from before they even shut us down, because i knew that trying to come back, we would need extra masks, extra cleaning supplies, and every order i've placed has been canceled. i have just now started being able to find a few things, and i still don't have enough. >> shannon: okay. mary, on the other hand, you felt like your business, your gym, should never have been closed down in the first place, as i understand it. >> yes, correct. we believe that fitness is essential. we believe that it is preventative medicine. we are part of a business, professional coaching group for jim owners, and they've been repairing us basically a step ahead of everything, getting us ready, make sure we have plans in place to reopen and that we are ready to go, you know, when we are allowed to. >> shannon: i want to read something from npr. they say basically georgia is not ready for this next step. they say the white house has recommended that before states start to reopen, they demonstrate a downward trajectory of covid-19 case is over 14 days. states should also have the capacity to treat all patience and test health care workers. georgia has not yet reached either benchmark. nishawne, when will you feel like the benchmark is there for you to reopen safely? >> like what you just read from npr, i have been following, reading, looking online, watching the news, and that's the benchmark i was looking for, for us to at the very least have plateaued on our cases, and starting the downward trend. my biggest fear with them opening and allowing people to be out and about four things that are honestly not essential services is that we are going to have an increase in cases. >> shannon: okay. and mary, for you, what is your plan for opening? you talk about the fact you've gotten advice and counsel, there's been a lot of talk about being able to socially distance, whether people are touching different machines in the gym. how do you plan to tackle this and show your customers that is safe for them to come back? >> yeah, so, we've been communicating with our members for weeks. we sent out a survey to see who's ready to come back, who's, you know, still social distancing, or maybe they are at risk and need to stay home longer, which we are offering at home programs, will continue to do that. we've sent out a questionnaire and said they have to fill that out as they come into the gym and answering some questions, we have a thermometer where we can do temperature checks, and then we set up stations in the gym, basically have taped off, we are going to start back with very limited classes of six people or less, and each person will have their own equipment wiped down before and after they work out, so. >> shannon: okay. nishawne, i want to ask you, i read about this one tattoo shop owner who says he will have hand sanitizer everywhere, one or two people at a time, 6 feet apart. for anyone who is scared, don't come, but for the rest of us, people have to make a living. i'm sure you like every other business out there have bills that are due. >> very much so. i keep looking at my credit card statement and wondering how i'm going to get it back down to 0. the problem is, as much as i want to work, i don't want to work when it's not safe. i have to work inches away from someone's face. even with the mask, there is air gaps and whatnot around the sides, and if it's not perfectly fitted, my mother is a registered nurse and i have a lot of friends with medical backgrounds, and they actually have a special test that they do when you put on a mask. the n95 and masks like that, when they are properly fitted, nothing should get around them. we don't have that capability. we don't have the ability, if you can even first get a mask or some sort of face, breathing device, we don't have the ability to test and make sure it is properly fitted and really protecting us. you know, i specialize -- i'm 2 inches away from someone's face most of the time. >> shannon: right. well, nishawne hinds and mary hollis, you two are georgia business owners on the front line of this things, and we wish you the best in the days and weeks as the rest of the country tries to follow your lead. thank you both for sharing your stories. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> shannon: different scenario in michigan, where governor gretchen whitmer has extended her stay at home order until may 15th. chief breaking news correspondent case gallagher is on the case tonight. hey, trace. >> shannon, good evening. despite being protested and widely criticized for her severe stay-at-home restrictions, michigan democratic governor gretchen whitmer responded by repeatedly saying she has thick skin and can take the heat. now the heat is being turned up. the michigan state senate, which has a g.o.p. majority, has approved a pair of bills aimed at limiting the governor's power. the first would repeal the emergency powers of a governor act, the second would limit the number of days a governor can declare a state of emergency, cutting it from 28 days to 14. but witmer reemphasizing her authority says the bills don't stand a chance. watch. >> i'm going to reiterate for i don't know how many -- umpteenth time, i'm not going to sign a bill it takes authority away from me or any future governor. >> but the michigan legislature doesn't appear to be flinching, either. along with improving bills limiting her power, today, state lawmakers created a joint legislative committee to respond to the governor's coronavirus mandates, quoting here, "the legislature is the voice of the people, and the people of the state have serious questions and concerns about how this pandemic is being handled by state officials." this all comes and governor whitmer has now loose into some of stay-at-home restrictions. including highly controversial ones like closing gardening centers at big-box stores and not allowing motorboats. now in michigan, it's okay to go boating and golfing, as long as you don't use a golf cart. some workers are also being allowed to go back on the job. meantime, in wisconsin, hundreds of people protested governor tony evers' safer at home mandates. >> i'm for surgically addressing the problem with intelligence and data, not emotion. that's what our governor is doing. he is bringing emotion and politics into this, one-size-fits-all. >> though many in wisconsin support the mandate, saying the state should focus first on safety. there are also protests here in liberal california, and as the temperatures climb into the 80s this weekend, many are asking to see the science behind closing peaches. shannon? >> shannon: trace gallagher on the west coast, thank you. new cautions from the food and drug administration tonight about the serious and potentially life-threatening heart rhythm problems reported with the use of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for covid-19. the fda says the drugs should only be used in this context, with doctor supervision, in hospitals or clinical trials. a big legal win for the trump administration 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>> well, there's a lot of ignorance in that statement. you could just unpack it all. first of all, if they were right and nothing but xenophobes were supportive of this president, he wouldn't be president. ordinary americans supported this president and still do because he does things like this where his priority is protecting them and their families and their opportunity to support themselves, not to be dependent on the government. and while there are many on the left, including at the nation, who would love lots more people depending on the government, this president understands what ronald reagan said, which is that the best social welfare program is a job. he's a believer in you controlling your destiny because you have financial stability, and he is determined to get us back there when we get through this virus challenge. >> shannon: what about "the washington post" and the reports of a call that reportedly you were on, stephen miller as well, known as pretty tough on immigration issues, and in this call, allegedly, was saying to supporters who were worried about some of this immigration stuff that it wasn't going to be temporary, or at least it was laying the framework for something more permanent, and said listen, if we can stop the influx now, that helps americans and their families apply for these jobs when they reopen. you allegedly were on the call, as well. anything you want to say about "the washington post"'s characterization of it? >> i think the characterization is way off the mark, not surprising for "the post." looked, it is a temporary order, but it does keep people who can come straight into the labor market out of the country for at least 60 days, and that can be extended, stephen made that point, i made that point, that the president in fact wrote into the order that he wants us at the department of homeland security to come back to him with recommendations about expanding it, changing it, adding to it, or extending it, so, you know, the characterization of that is off the mark. nonetheless, at this time, with the economic strife, frankly, that we are very suddenly facing after a tremendous trump economy was rolling along for three years, it is very appropriate, not only to do this first step, but to then look past it, as the president ordered and the executive order, nothing secret here, but looking at other alternatives to further clear out opportunities for americans to work that might otherwise be taken by immigrants who come to this country. america's immigration system is designed for the benefit of america and americans first, and this president has said that many times. he campaigned on it, has been clear on it, and put policies in place -- several of which we have talked about tonight -- to protect american sent america for the long term. >> shannon: well, i think we noted last week, one major poll out there said 79% of americans were actually in favor of a pause on immigration during the covid crisis. we will see how this plays out and follow it in the course, as well. deputy secretary kevin cuccinelli, thanks for coming on. >> good to be with you, shannon. >> shannon: all right, as thousands of deaths in new york nursing homes come to light, so do questions about the policies that may have left residents with little protection. the staff, as well. we are investigating what we found, next. ♪ ge. at&t is committed to keeping you connected. so you can keep your patients cared for. your customers served. your students inspired. and your employees closer than ever. our network is resilient. our people are strong. our job is to keep your business connected . it's what we've always done. it's what we'll always do. motor? 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>> shannon: all right, bryan llenas, thank you for that report. in recent weeks, it's become clear that the covid-19 crisis, though it has inspired some bipartisan action like the various relief packages, it's also led to plenty of partisan finger-pointing. >> the president is asking people to inject lysol into their lungs, and mitch is saying states should go bankrupt. it's a clear, visible, within 24 hours of how the republicans reject science and reject governance. >> shannon: joining us now in reaction to that on the report today from the congressional budget office, former deputy assistant attorney general john you. good to have you back with us, john. >> hi shannon, how are you? >> shannon: i'm good. i want to play a little bit of what the president said in the briefing at what he said about that in respect to the disinfectants and the light issue. >> 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 that she would be interesting to check that. we are going to have to use medical doctors. i was asking a question sarcastically to reporters like you, just to see what would happen. now, disinfectant like this may be out of the hands. >> shannon: today, speaker of the house is the g.o.p. is the party of rejecting science. what do you say? >> i'm sad to see that the speaker is attacking the president with these kind of political, partisan jobs. while we are in the middle of this pandemic crisis. and look, you've got to say, no matter what the president is saying, speculating about this disease without cure, for the most part, the federal government has been following medical and scientific advice. you look at the nature of the guidelines for shutting down, for opening up, pouring resources into masks and gloves and ventilators, it looks to me like the federal government actually is following scientific evidence. you can see the president wants to open up the economy much earlier than everybody else might want to, but he's still not trying to force people to open up the economy, and the other thing is, if you want to look at people who are elevating, i'm afraid, politics over science, have to point back at the democrats. when the president made a very good decision to close the borders to travel from china at the end of january, it was vice president biden who accused him of being xenophobic and racist, yet that was probably one of the most important decisions he could've taken to try to stop the spread of the virus. speaker pelosi right here in san francisco wanted people to take walking tours of san francisco chinatown in february. i love san francisco chinatown as much as the next person, i love to eat there, but i'm sure glad people were not walking around in chinatown in san francisco in the middle of february. >> shannon: well, and you talk about the accusations the president was facing back in january of xenophobia coming from the price president, he has a new ad, i want to play a bit and we will talk about the backlash he is getting to this ad. >> i would be on the phone with china and making it clear, we are going to need to be in your country. you have to be open, you have to be clear, we have to know what is going on. >> shannon: those who look at this full ad, very negative, they say, against china, borderline xenophobic. cecelia long, the aclu deputy legal director tweeted this. "wow, joe biden, already trying to out-trump trump. this kind of fearmongering is causing attacks on asian-americans. if you're trying to reform your past history of policymaking like you're 1994 crime bill, do your homework. this ink it closed would. have you seen the ad? what do you think? >> i've seen the ad. i didn't think about 1994, i thought about 1984, because this reminds me of things like the memory hole, where the government would immediately switch positions and pretend it wasn't being hypocritical. if you want to look at an administration that for good or ill was externally friendly to china, it was the obama-vitamin administration. they were the ones who thought we should bring china further into the economy, hoping the place will liberalize and have a friendly stakeholder country in china. i'm afraid the obama administration was the one that was asleep at the switch while china was carrying out the theft of ip, launching cyber attacks in our country, building artificial islands in the middle of the south china sea. again, contrast -- i think trump has probably been the most hostile president we've had to china since before president nixon's opening to china in the 1970s. he's the one who launched a trade war with china. it doesn't make sense. when let me just make one last point about this ad. i think it shows how much identity politics might rip apart the democratic party. i think biden, for good or ill, he can make a good-faith argument that trump has been too easy on china. that's not xenophobic or itself racist, just to criticize the president's attitude toward another country. that's not an attack on chinese americans were asian-americans in the united states, but if you start looking at everything through the lens of gender and race, maybe every attack becomes something like that. >> shannon: we wanted to get to the c.o.b. projections, but we're out of time, that's not going away anytime soon. have a great weekend. >> you to, shannon. >> shannon: could people in the u.s. be getting millions of taxpayer relief? 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>> well come a couple of things. lets understand this is a public-private partnership between the state of california, and also between philanthropists. california would kick in about $75 million and philanthropist the other half of the money, but $75 million also. it will be distributed to nonprofit organizations, which will then distribute to 150,000 undocumented individuals come up to $500 per person or $1,000 per household. this is not some unmitigated slush fund going directly to individuals, it's going to nonprofits that work in the community to ensure that 10% of the california workforce, which is undocumented, to ensure they do not fall through the cracks because they cannot be stimulated by the federal government because they cannot apply for employment benefits. we don't get as up in arms when ricritz-carlton are stealing billions of dollars from the ppe program, but oh, god if we give $500 to starting families run to the courthouse. i don't think this will survive in court. >> shannon: this is a very different case. a lot of people very upset, enough that a lot of these big universities and companies were shamed to giving the money back. harmeet, exhibit c, the government spokesperson that says california is taking legally justified and morally necessary action to assist all californians impacted by covid-19. these accidents benefit public health on the economic well-being of families hit hardest by the communities. we look forward to defending what we know to be right in court. they'll see you there, harmeet. >> of course they go straight to the emotional appeal, just like robert did. robert will be happy that i agree the ppe program has been bungled by banks and greedy corporations, so i will be filing a lawsuit on that, as well, no worries. however, it simply unconstitutional to do this, and a slush fund is exactly what it is. unaccountable, $50 million of money coming from the private sector, but that itself does not -- that type of money laundering for unnamed corporate corporations and nonprofits does not save us from being a violation of california and constitution. nobody here is at risk of starving. we have other programs without. the specific issue is unemployment benefits. this is a political stunt. in fact, this money is only going to cover a fraction of those people working here illegally, in violation of state and federal law, so i think this is a foot in the direction of giving a lot more money for this type of program, and by the way, other states are trying to do it. oregon is trying to do it. effort new york is trying to do it, as well. this is a big problem and i believe the attorney general has been made aware of this, as well. to be on final response from you, robert, and the issue they are havin asking for immediate n because once the monies out the the door, nearly impossible to get back. final reaction? >> the undocumented workers contribute to $.5 billion to the california economy, and they spend the majority of the $30 billion in the state of california profiting off that economy. when you look at the front line workers, the agricultural industry, people who take care of young people who take care of the elderly, those are undocumented workers, so the idea we're running to court to try to take $500 away from them, i don't think that fits the moral conscience of a christian nation like america. >> shannon: i've seen the california supreme court has asked the governor's office and the attorney general to respond to this. harmeet, keep us updated. we'll see. robert, thank you both very much. >> thanks, shannon. >> thanks, shannon. >> shannon: folks at home, you are the jury, @foxnewsnight on twitter. stories that will put a smile on your face after a tough week. brought to you by my girl, janice dean, with a little good news before we say good night, next. ♪ seeing the break in the clouds before anyone else. together, we'll weather this storm. petsmart has everything your pet needs delivered directly to your door. or save 10% when you buy online and pick up in store... now with curbside pickup. shop petsmart.com or download our mobile app today. ♪ >> shannon: daily life during a pandemic can be filled with anxiety and uncertainty. here at "fox news @ night," we want to try to remind you of the good in the world showing up during this crisis. helping us out tonight, fox news a senior meteorologist, the one and only janice dean. welcome back, j.d. >> oh, my gosh, my favorite time of the night. >> shannon: i love it. >> with you. >> shannon: this first story is out of seattle, where a young man -- his mother, vivian, her son is frankie. he's turning 30, he's intellectually challenged, and they want it going to go to vegas to celebrate his birthday, they had to cancel that. a huge parade including sheriff's deputies and their lights and sirens, they came out to celebrate frankie. i love this story. >> i have a birthday coming up, and i expect the "fox news @ night" team to go around my neighborhood and a couple of weeks, okay? can we make it happen? >> shannon: oh, yeah, the caravan is coming, i don't think i won't have cops with me, because i will. >> i love it. happy birthday, frankie. >> shannon: yeah, we thought this was so cute purely worked out with him, he is a special olympics athlete, and some deputies worked out with him because he is still getting ready for competition. in denver we have another parade, and this one is about a little girl named poppy, so sweet. >> yes, horror forever home. after two and a half years, she finally gets adopted and have this wonderful parade for poppy, popsicles, everyone dressed in pink. this is just a wonderful story about an adoption day, and a parade during a time of social distancing. >> shannon: yeah! and i love it. you can see the balloons on the cars and the neighbors driving by and celebrating and saying you are forever home. >> love it. >> shannon: congrats to that family. next up, we have the delaware national guard. you know, so many of our military folks have been drawn into this because they are serving all over the world of doing all kinds of things, including building hospitals, medical professionals, whatever. here they are on a lunch break with their civilian counterparts were there standing by to take in patients at the hospitals in delaware. j.d., i want to see you do that. can you do that? i feel like you have to try. >> you know we can do this. we love a dance party. it's wonderful, we love this video. this is our favorite video of the day. >> shannon: i don't know if i have the upper body strength with this but i might take a video and send it to you this weekend, you and your family need to take one and send it to me. they have an old-school boombox out there because which i lovem more. we are going to do it. finally, i love this, this is carrie, a male man who has been serving this neighborhood for d. he actually had been going around and said he misses talking to people and he wants them to clean out the window and say hi so he knows his customers and people on the road are doing okay, so they decided, more than 100 of them to put out signs to tell him how much they appreciate and love him, that he still showing up and doing his job. >> we love our mail car carrier. they should have a national "we appreciate terry jones" day. >> shannon: i love it! he said it brought him to tears because he has been doing it for so long and he's happy to do it, excited to be out there, always with a smile and always looking to take care of other people. all of the mail carriers and package deliverers, we love you. thank you for helping us brighten up the week, because frankly, we need it by the time we get to this time on friday night. i'll be watching for that video. >> i love you. >> shannon: i love you too. tell your boys i said hi. it's coming. the video is happening. most watched, most trusted, most grateful you spent the evening with us. good night from d.c. i'm shannon bream. 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! safe drivers do save 40%. click or call for a quote today. they have businesses to grow customers to care for lives to get home to they use stamps.com print discounted postage for any letter any package any time right from your computer all the amazing services of the post office only cheaper get our special tv offer a 4-week trial plus postage and a digital scale go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again! we'll see you ♪ >> tucker: good evening, and welcome to "tucker carlson tonight." for a month and a half, life in this country grew increasingly restricted. those restrictions were based on numbers produced months ago.o. but as the days of b gone by, nw numbers have come in and told a totally different story. new studies indicate the coronavirus spreads far more widely than anyone imagined, and at the same time is also much less deadly than we thought. in response to this new science, one state has taken decisive steps to reopen normal life. and taken some criticism for it. fox news cheap breaking news correspondent trace gallagher has more on this and related stories.