Three videos of unidentified flying objects seen by navy pilots. What were learning. And forget the Ice Cream Truck. The ingenious beer van now serving customers in quarantine. Good Tuesday Morning, everyone. We received a new prediction overnight about the coronavirus and the toll it may take by summer. Nearly 1 million cases have now been diagnosed in the u. S. , and overnight we learned scientists are now predicting more than 74,000 deaths in the u. S. By august. This number assumes that social distancing guidelines will stay in place. Also breaking overnight the Washington Post reports u. S. Intelligence officials warned President Trump about the coronavirus threat in at least 12 classified briefings back in january and february but the post reports the president , quote, failed to register the threat. Meanwhile, more states are beginning to reopen certain businesses, and thats where abcs andrea fujii begins our coverage. Reporter life is starting to get back to normal in some stat
Stayathome orders. Those are some of our top headlines on this monday, april 27th. We are entering the final days of april 2020. Hard to believe, may is coming. We do begin with the push to ramp up testing and reopen the country as the Coronavirus Claims more american lives. Today the governor of texas will announce his plan to end stayathome orders with some restrictions set to be lifted on thursday. New jerseys governor will also unveil a roadmap for reopening, but he says those first steps are several weeks away. Theres more progress in new york where the Navy Hospital ship comfort discharged its last patient with covid19 and is heading back to virginia this week. The state reported 367 deaths. The oneday total dipping below 400 for the first time this month. Protesters were out in san diego calling for the lockdown to end. Some of them carrying signs saying covid is a lie. More than 965,000 people have been diagnosed with the coronavirus across the country. And nearly 55,000 americ
Increase, what few flights remain are quickly filling up, raising new concerns about proper safety and social distancing. It comes as jet blue becomes the first major u. S. Airline to require all passengers to wear face masks. Heres abcs gio benitez. Reporter six seconds of video getting a lot of attention online. A passenger on an American Airlines flight saturday from new york to charlotte, nearly full, people sitting side by side, some wearing masks. Erin strine recorded the video. What was this experience like . You get on this plane, you were surprised to see so many people. It was shocking. It was the first time i felt truly unsafe. I recognized the risk that i was taking by agreeing to be on an airplane in the first place. While i wanted to believe all of the precautions would be taken that i had read on the airlines websites, there are lots of asterisks there. Reporter the plane was about 85 full. The airline says its leaving about half of its middle seats in standard economy e
Under investigation as a way to fight coronavirus. One essential worker says her condition improved dramatically the morning after taking it. And why some doctors are now looking at whether female hormones could help men battling the disease. Safety in the skies. That alarming video of a packed plane despite the pandemic, now the top Flight Attendants Union calling for more protections and the First Major Airline ordering all passengers to wear face coverings and more about what may be the future of air travel. Zoom warning. The new alert about the Popular Video conference program. Why Homeland Security is issuing urompany meetings could be vulnerable to foreign spies. Sold out. Big news for americans scrounging for household supplies and cleaning products. When those empty shelves will finally be restocked. And supermarket superheroes. Brad paisley surprising these amazing frontline workers. Count their dediti a sgi eiprse good morning, america. Great to have you with us on this tuesd
tonight, the heated debate about how and when to reopen. texas now allowing its stay at home order to expire in just two days. restaurants, malls, and movie theaters will open. other states ready to soon follow. and tonight, vice president mike pence, and the questions after this photo, not wearing a mask while meeting with covid patients at the mayo clinic, even as the health care workers there point out at the clinic they wear masks. the american families who need food. wrigley field converted into a giant food bank. hundreds lining up. and worries tonight about the food supply growing. at least 21 meat plants closed. millions of pounds of meat could go to waste. president trump ordering plants to stay open. how will that work, with more on that alarming in c now being investigated in the uk, spain, and italy. doctors here in the u.s. taking the warning seriously. and we have major news on that massive vaccine trial at oxford. you ll want to hear this. americans who h