Whats sad is its so true. Its so true. All right. So this is interesting because one of our producers, amanda avery, decided to take a look at the changing faces of 60 on television. All right. And this is interesting. So she went through and was looking at some old sitcoms and stuff. She found grandma esther from the waltons. Take a look at her. Played by ellen corby. She was only 60 when the pilot was shot in 1971. Wow. She needs her roots done. Compare her to 62yearold kirstie alley. See what getting your roots done does for you . How about irene ryan . She played granny. I loved her. Do you know how old she was . 50something . 60. Wow. She was 60. She doesnt have dr. Patricia wexler. Compare her to Bernadette Peters at 60 and phylicia rashad. 65. Theyre five years older than her. And i dont know about phyllisia but i know bernadette will not go in the sun. And she never has. Never does. And shes got some of the most gorgeous skin. How about aunt bea from Andy Griffith . I love aunt
And Savannah Guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today on a thursday morning. Im Savannah Guthrie. Im matt lauer alongside Natalie Morales and al roker. We have a lot of news this morning including new information about the abduction of 16yearold Hannah Anderson. Its coming from newly released search warrants in the case. Well get a live report from san diego straight ahead. Well start with that deadly violence in egypt and new fears it is far from over. Nbcs chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel is in cairo once again for us. Richard, good morning. Reporter good morning. Many of the casualties happened here, this burned out area was the heart of the biggest protest camp and now is being controlled by the Egyptian Security forces. That death toll . Around 500, most demonstrators, but nearly 50 from the Egyptian Army and police. After egypts militarybacked government smashed two protest camps, today it was trying to erase that they ever existe
Continuing our coronavirus coverage. Governor cuomo just delivered his News Conference. He says the need of dire beds are in the tens of thousands. The conclusion is that the in rate of infection is going up. The apex is higher than we thought. The apex is sooner than we thought. Thats a bad combination of facts. So slow the spread, well still keep doing what we can. It is clear that we must dramatically increase the Hospital Capacity to meet that highest apex. New york is the epicenter. 16 states have issued stayathome order to force social distancing. Other states are also moving to close nonessential businesses. President trump is looking to open the economy sooner rather than later. Healthcare workers much needed supplies. Fema telling cnn after days of mixed signals that the government is implement the defense production acts to get more test kits and better distribute masks. Back to cuomo now, new york now has ten times as many cases as many states. Governor cuomo says the federa
Take on noncoronavirus patients. This is to help take the pressure off new york medical facilities as they treat a surge in coronavirus patients. Right now three out of four americans are being told to stay at home, and we are seeing some signs, especially on the west coast, that that could actually be working. Lets begin, though, in new york. Our Brynn Gingras joins us this morning. What is the state of play in the city that is suffering the most from this right now, just at least in terms of sheer numbers . Reporter yes, sheer number that, in fact, poppy, we are starting to see the landscape of new york city change before our eyes. You guys mentioned comfort. In new york citys harbor, we have the Javits Center thats now going to be a hospital. We learned this morning that the place where they play the u. S. Open, the tennis center, thats being transformed into a hospital with 350 beds. Of course, you have this hospital behind me, a smaller version field hospital, but still transforme
Nurses around Ohio complain their profession is in crisis as hospitals struggle to fill vacant positions and the increased workload pushes more people to leave the field. Those staffing challenges are compounded, they argue, by a spike in violent encounters between health providers and patients.