Pandemic rch record highs with no signs of slowing down. Researchers are now warning the u. S. Death toll may near 540,000 by april. Today we will speak to one of the worlds leading Infectious Disease doctors, paul farmer, the cofound of partne in health. All of these epidemics find their way to exploit social disparities and inequalities and take their greatest harvest among the pr anvulnerab. E qstion ware aski is does that need to be the case . And of course, the answer is, no, it does not. Amy dr. Paul farmer will talk about the pandemic, health care inequality, and his new book fevers, feuds and diamonds ebola and the ravages of history. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. The United States has set yet another world record for daily coronavirus cases and hospitalizations and deaths with over 216,000 infections confirmed thursday and more than 2800 deaths. Nearly 101,000 people are hospitalized with covi
Pres. Trump thank you very much. Please. This afternoon, i will sign a proclamation declaring the month of may to be Older Americans month. I dont know if i am in that category. I have a feeling im. I have a feeling i am. But i feel good. And our country is making a lot of progress. Making a lot of progress. As we honor the contributions of our nations seniors, we are here to discuss the unprecedented steps we are taking to protect seniors from the virus. I will also announce vital new actions to safeguard Nursing Homes and most vulnerable citizens as we gradually seek to reopen our country. It is very exciting to see what s happening. Secretary alex azar, robert wilkie, great job. Verna, ator seema fema administrator pete gaynor, and chief of the National Guard joseph lingo, thanks also to tennessee governor bill lee, my friend. Thank you very much, bill, great job youre doing. Great being with you. And ma outstanding advocates for americas seniors who are here with us today, thank yo
In our cover story. Contact tracing means tracking the spread of a disease from each person to everybody theyve been in contact with. What weve been focusing on a lot in the United States is the care and treatment aspect. Almost no attention has been paid to the Contact Tracing piece. C. E. O. S of apple and google released this joint logo. But thanks to a history a hiy ric collaboration between google and apple, our phones may be able to do the Contact Tracing for us. How big tech may save a lot of lives. Pauley Erin Moriarty talks with the stars of a new tv series, depicting the longfought battle over the equal rights amendment. Why should women accept this picture of a half life. Set in the 1970s, a new tv series returns to long hair, short skirts, and two very different womens movements. Women are not monolists. They are religious persuasions, all persuasions. Later on sunday morning, the battle for equal rights, then and now. Pauley weve been seeing a lot of people interviewed fro
Ben t should be moving towards napa and American Canyon. Nor showers, novato, marin wood, westward through san mateo, 280. Wet from montera. More showers offshore will continue with that west to east trajectory. Today we have the showers, scattered downpours throughout the first half of the day, a quarter to a third of an inch. Were at 54 right now, mild degrees in oakland. 50 in san jose. Throughout the day well get brighter, we will dry out but to start out through about 1 00 we have the scattered showers, and maybe some heavier downpours at times. Near 60 in our warmest locations. Liz . Well begin with the rapid spread of covid19 in the bay area. Never night the bay area topping at least 1,800 cases. 46 deaths across the region. Almost every bay area county confirmed new cases yesterday. Santa clara county recorded five deaths in a 24hour span, that is the most in a single day since this outbreak started. We are also keeping an eye on cases for viewers in northern neighboring mendoc
Reporter these workers are figuring it out and getting it sam liccardo is impressed by the idth theening newt. What im seeing, finding whatever creative way they can to make things work. Tat the time the only way we can do what we want to do is to understand what the need is. Reporter Governor Newsom says other California Companies are now pitching in during the pandemic. Thats the spirit of california. Thats the spirit of this moment. Take responsibility, take ownership. Reporter some of the refurbished ventilators will go to l. A. , others to hospitals in the bay area. Bloomenergy has a manufacturing plant back east. They are now doing the same thing. Stanford hospital acting as a consultant for the operation. In sunnyvale, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. Many are asking how you can help in this crisis. We have a full running list of what you can donate to hospitals and other ways to get involved, on abc7news. Com. This morning the city of hayward is tightening the cry tearia to get tes