Business. Americans back at barbershops, shopping malls, restaurants and churches in many states. One governor admitting theres a risk no matter what we do. Airline temperature checks. A doctor returning home after volunteering to fight the pandemic finding himself on this crowded flight. Middle seats not left empty. One airline starting to check passengers temperatures. Others planning to follow. Final moments. The Surveillance Video appearing to show Ahmaud Arbery just before he was shot and killed by that father and son. Arbery at a home under construction. What that homeowner has to say. The deadly shark attack. The 26yearold surfboard Business Owner killed by a shark off santa cruz. And the chilling video from a week before. Sharks clustering just off the shore up the coast. Swift water rescue. The heartstopping moment, a hiker nearly swept into a whirlpool. Hanging on. The offduty deputy who knew what to do. And super moms. Extraordinary times demanding even more of our mothers. All of them meeting the challenge. Good evening. Thanks for joining us on this mothers day. We begin with the coronavirus inside the white house. Two staffers testing positive. And tonight, three top Health Officials, all members of the virus task force, have announced they will selfquarantine. In the past 24 hours, cdc director robert redfield, fda commissioner stephen hahn and dr. Anthony fauci have all said they will quarantine after being exposed. People in masks seen leaving the white house this weekend. But inside, President Trump met with his military and National Security teams, sitting a little further apart. No one wearing a mask. The concern, of course, as the number of confirmed cases tops 1. 3 million and with the number 79,000. 45 states have already eased restrictions. Barbers and hairdressers back at work in las vegas. Curbside pickup at a bookstore in napa, california, and sunday Services Taking place in san antonio, texas. But the virus is still posing new and troubling challenges. That Mysterious Illness possibly linked to it now suspected of taking at least three young lives in new york. We will take you through all of it tonight. We begin with abcs rachel scott in washington. Reporter tonight, three of the nations top doctors are sidelined in selfquarantine, as trump fights to stop the spread of coronavirus at the white house. It is scary to go to work. You know, its a small, crowded place. Its, you know its a little bit risky. But you have to do it, because you have to serve your country. Reporter in 48 hours, two members of the white house staff tested positive for the virus. First, on thursday, it was the president s personal valet, a military servicemember on the team that serves his lunch in the oval office. Then friday, the Vice President s press secretary, katie miller, tested positive. Now three key members of the Coronavirus Task force are following their own recommendations, selfquarantining after possible exposure to covid19 at work. Dr. Anthony fauci, the countrys leading Infectious Disease expert, starting what he calls a modified quarantine after testing negative for the virus, mostly working from home. Cdc director dr. Robert redfield determined to have had a low risk exposure on wednesday, he, along with the fda commissioner, dr. Stephen hahn, will quarantine for 14 days. Will you and other white house staffers be following their example . Well, well take the advice of the white house medical unit, which is the best in the business. There may be i dont want to rule anything in or rule anything out. Reporter this week, the president has been in contact with both his valet and miller. The Vice President was with miller on thursday on this trip to virginia. She tested negative that day. Yesterday, in the cabinet room, President Trump was closely surrounded by senior military officials and his National Security team. None seen wearing a mask. The Vice President was not in that meeting. Tonight a spokesperson saying he will following white house medical unit advice and is not in quarantine, adding, he has tested negative every single day and plans to be at the white house monday. Its important to remember that when someone has had confirmed close contact with a known case of covid19, the recommendations for selfquarantine while monitoring for signs and symptoms of illness over a 14day period, thats really for the protection of others as well as that individual. Reporter chief of staff mark meadows insists the white house protocols are enough, including testing every staff member in close proximity to the president or Vice President daily. And i can tell you, this is probably the safest place that you can come to. Reporter recent memos from the White House Management Office encourage maximum telework until further notice, noting employees should continue to take the utmost precautions including not returning to campus unless required. And outside the west wing, a rare sight. Staffers spotted wearing face coverings. All right, rachel scott joins us now from washington. And rachel, those three Health Officials are in officials are in selfquarantine just days before testifying about the coronavirus in the senate . Reporter thats right, tom. That Senate Hearing will go on, but none of the witnesses will be there in person. That committee making the decision to have all the Administration Officials appear by teleconference, including dr. Fauci. Tom . All right, rachel scott leading us off tonight. Rachel, thank you. And theres troubling news here in new york tonight. More cases of that Mysterious Illness threatening children, possibly linked to the coronavirus. Cases now reported in at least six other states, as well. And tonight were hearing from families on both coasts whose children battled this rare illness. Heres abcs Stephanie Ramos. Reporter tonight, the rare and dangerous illness possibly linked to covid19, infecting more children. At least five deaths now under investigation. The number of cases more than doubling in new york city. 38 children now falling ill with pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome. 85 cases across the state. Im deeply concerned as a father. I am feeling the concern. I know other parents are feeling. Reporter at least six states reporting cases, including washington, where 13yearold Anthony Lawson nearly died. Anthony just was getting worse and things just didnt seem quite right. Reporter anthonys family thought he was suffering from allergies, but in a matter of days, he became critically ill. Take them to the hospital to get them checked out, because it truly could be the difference between life and death. Reporter anthony tested negative for the virus, but positive for antibodies. Tonight, doctors urging parents to be on the lookout for a persistent fever, rash, red eye irritations and stomach illness. These symptoms similar to kawasaki disease, which causes the inflammation of blood vessels and can lead to heart problems. Once i actually started feeling sick, it was more like a swollen lymph node on my right side and i got a headache and it just started going downhill from there. Reporter 14yearold Jack Mcmorrow just recovered from the Mysterious Illness. His family tells us it all started with a fever and a rash. He spent ten days hospitalized. It was scary. It was beyond scary. I believe it was dire. I reached out to my family and let them know that he may not make it through. All right, Stephanie Ramos joins us. And stephanie, new york state will be helping the rest of the country to identify the new cases out of this dangerous and rare illness . Reporter thats exactly right, tom. The department of health here in new york says they are working with the cdc to develop a National Criteria for identifying and responding to the syndrome. New york city is alerting more e symptoms and will test all children with symptoms for antibodies. Tom . Stephanie ramos with a lot of new reporting on this pressing story tonight. All right, stephanie, thank you. Next, the pressure to reopen after weeks of staying at home. States across the country imposing a patchwork of rules. Many americans caught in the middle, wanting to get back to business but wanting to know theyll be safe. Heres abcs matt gutman. Reporter snip by snip, michigan barber karl manke is defying state orders. You know, ive had this business for 60 years, almost 60, 59 years, and i have no intentions of leaving it under these conditions at all. Reporter so, as customers pile into his shop, Police Citations racking up for the 77yearold, who is in that most vulnerable of age groups, underscoring that nationwide tension between absolute safety and getting back to business. Eased restrictions now apply to about 300 million americans, who today are trying the trails of l. A. For the first time in a month and despite the chill, strolling along marylands ocean city boardwalk. The easing applies to 45 states, including kentucky, where churches held inperson services today, with social distancing applied. But in 15 of those 45 states, the number of new covid cases is still on the rise. Tonight, treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin saying unemployment could be as high as 25 , well above the nearly 15 in the april jobs number, the highest since the great depression. The reported numbers are probably going to get worse before they get better. Reporter white house economic adviser larry kudlow says theres a glimmer of hope in those devastating numbers, saying the bulk of the 20plus million job losses are temporary. But adding its going to take awhile for the reopening to have an impact. Reporter more than a Million People applying for unemployment in ohio, where covid deaths and new cases have not dropped. Governor mike dewine easing more restrictions this week, acknowledging the risks. Its a risk if we dont do anything, its a risk if we do this. What we have done is come up with the best practices for businesses to reopen. Reporter and tom, theres rising concern among economists that if workers have to wait weeks or even months for those pandemic rates to level off, those temporary job losses we mentioned could become permanent and then we could face a different crisis, one of addiction, depression, even suicide, tom . So much to weigh when making all these decisions. All right, matt gutman for us tonight. Next, as america gets going again, a doctor sharing images of a crowded plane with passengers in the middle seats and no chance for social distancing. And a growing number of airlines now planning to check passengers temperatures before they get onboard. Abcs trevor ault is at newark tonight. Reporter tonight, this frightening image on board a packed united plane, taken by a doctor. Ethan weiss heading home after volunteering to fight the pandemic, on a flight from new jersey to San Francisco, writing, i guess united is relaxing their social distancing policy these days . Dr. Weiss says he got an email from united ten days before his flight, saying, were automatically blocking middle seats to give you enough space on board. But he was still concerned. Im probably more likely to get infected there than i would be in the icu. Reporter united now limits access to middle seats until window and aisle seats are full, but theres no guarantee. In a statement, the airline says, an additional 25 medical professionals on board who were flying for free, all passengers and employees were asked to wear face coverings, consistent with our new policy. The controversy coming as passengers weigh the risk of air travel. Talking about revenue for the airlines or are we talking about safety for the people . Because theyre on two completely different wavelengths. Reporter Frontier Airlines announcing it will now check passengers temperatures before boarding starting in june. And overseas, air france will begin gradually checking temperatures tomorrow. And airlines for america, which represents the major carriers, now endorsing temperature screenings by the tsa. Now, despite that push from airlines, tonight the tsa says its made no decisions as to whether it will start screeningt th paen. Evor, thk u. Countries st. In hardhit europe, france and spain easing restrictions after nearly two months in lockdown. But in the uk, Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying now is not the time. And in south korea, fears of a second wave, as the country reopens and reports its highest numbers in months. Dozens of cases traced to one man. Heres abcs maggie rulli. Reporter tonight, parisians preparing for their first steps out of isolation, after nearly two months of a strict lockdown. People are free to gather in groups up to ten. Small shops and markets are allowed to open, but no bars or restaurants. You can only travel roughly 60 peisonorislso beginning phase onirlan tomorrow, as the country reports its lowest death toll in over a month. But in the uk, Prime Minister Boris Johnson just announcing that the country has a long road ahead. This is not the time simply to end the lockdown this week. Reporter in asia, south korea has been easing back restrictions, but daily life now means that some meals are spent eating behind partitions, as fears of a second wave remain. The country now seeing their highest numbers in a month, largely spread after one man, who later tested positive, visited five nightclubs, now linked to at least 43 cases, according to Korean Health authorities. 14 new cases also confirmed in china, including one in wuhan, the pandemics original epicenter. And tom, now, Many Americans are looking here to france and the rest of europe and asia to see what happens when these countries start coming out of lockdown and to see what theyre doing to try to stop another wave. Tom . All right, maggie, thank you. Back here tonight, to the other major story were following tonight. Investigators looking closely at Surveillance Video appearing to show the final moments of Ahmaud Arbery, just before he was shot and killed by a father and son who said they were trying to make a citizens arrest. Heres abcs zachary kiesch. Reporter tonight, Law Enforcement reviewing video appearing to show Ahmaud Arbery in the moments before he died. This Surveillance Footage obtained by abc affiliate first coast news. A man enters this house under construction in the mostly white south georgia neighborhood of satilla shores. Arberys lawyers say they believe its ahmaud. Video from inside the home obtained by local station wjxt shows the man in a white shirt and khaki shorts looking around. The first 911 call coming in around 1 08 p. M. Theres a guy in the house right now. Its a house under construction. Reporter arberys lawyers or cause any damage, adding, ahmauds actions were in no way a felony under georgia law. The homeowner, telling the washington post, ive never had anything stolen from my property, or any kind of robbery. According to his lawyers, arberys inside for under three minutes. The video seems to be sped up and slowed down in some places. Here, you can make out two men getting into a truck. They are presumed to be gregory and travis mcmichael, now charged with arberys murder. By 1 15 p. M. , a second 911 call. Theres a black male running down the street. Reporter when detectives arrived at the scene at 1 45 p. M. , arbery was dead. The mcmichaels told police they thought arbery was this man, caught on these surveillance images from the construction site given to abc news by a local lawyer. Since october, three other trespassing incidents were reported. The arberys say that man is not their son. Tonight the Georgia Attorney general asking the Justice Department to investigate how this case was handled from the start. According to glynn county officials, on the day of the shooting, the d. A. s office advised police no arrests were necessary. A second d. A. Then reviewing the evidence and video of the killing. Within 24 hours of this homicide, he thought there was no probable cause for arrest. Reporter tom, both prosecutors later recused themselves from the case. Now, investigators say theyre aware of this Surveillance Video and reviewed it before making any arrests, which happened two days after they took the case and 74 days after the shooting. Now, tonight, were told that neither of the suspects, the mcmichaels, has hired counsel. Tom . Zachary, thank you. And theres much more ahead on world news tonight this sunday. The deadly shark attack. A surfer killed south of the bay area and earlier in the week, several sharks spotted near the shore. Are experts seeing a trend . Plus, the hiker trapped in Rushing Water. How an offduty officer pulled him to safety. Stay with us. Stay with us. 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Leaders in other states now hoping hell come to them. Its all next on abc7 news at 6 00. Now your health, your safety. This is abc7 news. Mothers day 2020 is being reimagined here in the bay area for so many of us under our shelter in place reality. But many families are making the best of it during these strange times. Hello. Thanks for joining us. Im eric thomas. And aye dion lim, wishing you a happy mothers day wherever you happen to be. Abc7 News Reporter cornell bernard joins us live now in San Francisco with more on how families celebrated during this covid19 pandemic. Hey, cornell. Hey, dion, mothers day definitely different this year, to say the least. No long brunches, no outs. But many families making the best of it, even if they couldnt be in the same room. Its your day, mom. Greg smith and his sister are spending mothers day hanging out with their 89yearold mom. Happy mothers day. Thank you. The balcony is as close as margaret can be these days. She is sending love and hugs from afar. Sorry we cant be in a nice warm household. But this is a lovely place to be. Margaret lives in vibrant park senior village in walnut creek where visitors are not allowed dow to covid19. The last time the family was
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