Early today starts right now good morning on this wednesday. Im cori coffin. And im frances rivera. An epidemic with no end in sight. The coronavirus reaches a grim milestone as the american death toll hits the triple digits. Heres what you need to know at this hour. As the deadly outbreak evolves, u. S. Officials are boosting measures to combat coronavirus in new york city the shutdown threatens to go further. Mayor bill de blasio urging new yorkers to prepare for a shelter in place order a decision will be made within the next day or so as hospitals become strained by a surge of patients the pentagon announced it is getting 5 million respirator masks and also 2,000 ventilators to the department of health and Human Services secretary of defense mark esper said 1 Million Masks would be available immediately. And one South Carolina School District is putting meals on wheels the anderson School District is delivering breakfast and lunch to thousands of students the bus driver miss patric
Grant lotus indeed it is and im Vicki Liviakis thanks for joining us tonight governor newsome says that hes confident. The residents will abide by the order and that social pressure well encourage people to do the right thing, lets hope so the statewide shelter at home order is a directive. Many counties have of course already been following weve been doing in most of the bay area since monday night. Grocery stores statewide will remain open essential supplies will still be available per for people who need them food can be picked up take out style and restaurants. Kids can play outside, although youll see more and more playgrounds closing weve already seen that here in the bay. We have learned tonight that the National Guard will be delivering medical and other necessary supplies to make up for lost volunteers and anxiety issues that people are having folks some of them, especially if youre older or have existing issues just do not want to go outside do not want to go to the Grocery S
Saying the u. S. Lacks domestic stock. Noting they are hard to restock in a Global Pandemic because they are manufactured overseas. After the 2009 h 1 n 1 pandemic, we did clear calculations and realized that we would need to buy billions of masks. The head of the cdc until 2017 says that they were aware of problems and that the agency warned the government several times since 2010 and this report in october was not the only recent warning. A warning about the u. S. Vulnerability in 2018 and 2019. This comes as richard burr comes under fire for downplaying the coronavirus despite the stark warning from friends two weeks before the u. S. Started to take steps to contain the outbreak. It is much more aggressive than anything we have seen in history and more akin to the 1918 pandemic. Who knew months later we would be dealing with it. The Trump Administration said they issued a executive order in response to that study. This is important reporting. It shouldnt stop here. It should continu
To recognize the reality. People in the entire state of california are being ordered to stay home in a bid to curb the coronavirus pandemic. I dont view it as an act of god. I would view it as something that just surprised the whole world. There may be new hope in the desperate race to find a treatment for coronavirus. And it couldnt come soon enough. President trump says he is slashing red tape, ordering the fda to fast track the use of two drugs for sick patients. Italys reported death toll from this coronavirus has surpassed chinas. A cemetery northeast of milan has been so overwhelmed, the military had to transport bodies to neighboring towns. Several u. S. Senators are accused of profiting off the pandemic. At least four sold stock in the weeks following a briefing on the coronavirus. No greater moral crime than betraying your country in a time of crisis. These days its difficult to find toilet paper but in pennsylvania, a bakery has a new twist on tp. Toilet paper cakes. All that
Americans, complete strangers stepping up to give back. All the overnight developments right now on america this morning. Ments right now on america this morning. Captions paid for by abc, inc. Captions paid for by abc, inc. Good tuesday morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us as we are in different studios this morning, exercising social distancing. On this march 17th, the United States is one nation hunkered down as millions of people in isolation unable to go to work or school. More local governments are taking drastic new action to keep people off the streets. 7 Million People in the San Francisco bay area are being told to shelter in place, only essential businesses are open. President trump is urging all americans to avoid gatherings of ten or more people, with a surge in cases being reported, medical professionals are growing more concerned about the lack of protective gear like masks and gowns. The economic toll is unimaginable. The airlines are the first industry to ask fo