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welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and across all around the world, you are watching "cnn newsroom" and i'm rosemary church. just ahead, americans could soon get money from the government to help deal with the economic blow of the coronavirus, but will the $2 trillion stimulus be enough? new york has most of the cases in the u.s., but officials say they don't have enough beds, supplies, and ventilators. plus, a cnn investigation. more testing kits are becoming available, but why is it taking so long to get results?

good to have you with us. we begin in new york where right now it is just past 4 in the morning. the dawn of another day at ground zero of the coronavirus pandemic in the united states. on wednesday at least 233 people died across the country, a new high for u.s. deaths reported in a single day. many of them were in new york. the city is struggling as the virus spreads like wildfire. there are not enough ventilators to go around. the state needs about 30,000 of them, but even after some help from the federal government, they will have only about half that number. at one new york hospital staff are setting up a make shift morgue including tents and refrigerated trucks in preparation for what appears likely to come. after the u.s. senate passed an historic $2 trillion economic relief bill on wednesday night,

senate democratic leader chuck schumer grew emotional when he talked about new york, his home state. >> the talk after 9/11 was manhattan was gone as a center of the globe, that no one would ever live or work south of chamber street. i always had faith new yorkers would come back. the same now. well, the density of population, everything else, we're going to come back, but it pains me and it pains you in a certain sense because you can't be with the people. you have to talk to them on the telephone. that bothers me. i like to mix, mingle, press the flesh. press the flesh is a bad word right now. and so i feel an ache for my people, and one of the things that guided me was to do as much as i could for them. >> and the crisis is far from over. america's top infectious disease expert, dr. anthony fauci says, the pandemic is accelerating in the united states.

here's what he told cnn's chris cuomo. >> you've got to be realistic and you've got to understand that you don't make the time line, the virus makes the time line. so you've got to respond in what you see happen, and if you keep seeing this acceleration, it doesn't matter what you say, one week, two weeks, three weeks, you've got to go with what the situation on the ground is. >> and cnn's erica hill has more on how the u.s. is coping with the coronavirus pandemic. >> reporter: a virus that once seemed distant hitting closer to home with each passing day. >> vast majority of people in our state who have tested positive so far are in their 40s, and we have children as young as 10 months old who have the virus. >> reporter: louisiana is showing the highest growth rate for the virus. governor edwards warning his state's health care facilities could be at capacity by the first week of april.

michigan, one of several states facing a shortage of critical supplies. new jersey now has the second highest number of cases in the u.s. and in new york the governor warning that people in his state, which has 30,000 cases, is likely weeks away. >> we still have the trajectory going up. we have not turned the trajectory nor have we hit the apex. >> reporter: but there are early signs the shelter in place orders are easing the strain on hospitals. still, the state needs tens of thousands of hospital beds and ventilators to meet the expected need. across the country officials are pleading with retired health care professionals to return to work. >> god bless them, 40,000 people have signed up as a surge health care force. that's a big, big deal because you can create beds, you can

find the equipment, you have to have the staff. >> reporter: the fight against this invisible enemy is increasingly designed by those on the front lines. the exhausted doctors, nurses, hospital staff working around the clock. >> we are terrified. everybody is terrified. we feel an obligation to take care of our patients, everybody does, but we don't want to become sick and we also don't want to become carriers. >> reporter: for the 900 americans who have died, their grieving families facing another painful reminder of all that has changed. >> and for those that have passed on, their loved ones are now grieving and don't have the opportunity to celebrate their lives with traditional funerals and wakes. let's send our thoughts, our supports and our prayers to all of these families and their friends. >> reporter: in alabama, emery grace, just a month old is now isolated as a precaution after a

nurse in the niculescu where the baby has been since birth tested positive. her father said this moment was inevitable. here in new york state, governor cuomo is looking to work with mental health needs. he has set up a hotline here, 6,000 mental health professionals in the state are now volunteering their time. back to you. >> thanks so much for that. well, as the coronavirus pandemic ravages the global economy, financial help for americans could soon be on the way. the u.s. house is expected to take up a $2 trillion stimulus bill on friday morning. that measure hammered out over days of intense negotiations unanimously passed the u.s. senate late wednesday. and we get the details from cnn's manu raju. >> reporter: biggest rescue package in american history

approved by the united states senate overwhelmingly after republicans and democrats came together along with the trump administration recognizing the damaging economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and realized that they needed to act aggressively, and they did just that, by approving this measure. roughly $2 trillion aimed at providing a jolt to the economy amid fears that the economy could fall into recession and amid fears the country is struggling and unable to get its arms around the fallout of this pandem pandemic. this proposal is broken down into several different parts including roughly $500 billion that will go for loans for distressed industries, companies, bigger companies that need a life line. also, smaller businesses as well. roughly $350 billion is set aside for that. in addition, there's money that would go to people who are filing for unemployment

benefits, what they're calling enhanced unemployment benefits. more generous for individuals who need that support after losing their job. also, people would get checks from the federal government, direct payments if they make a certain amount of money, from $75,000 for an individual, up to $99,000 for an individual starting at $1200 for an individual. that would phase down up until that $99,000 income level to the people who made more than that wouldn't receive anything. neverthele nevertheless, it's aimed at people who in particular could be hit hard by this economy. now the question is exactly what's next. how will congress respond? the house of representatives is expected to give approval to this measure soon, then it will go to the president's desk. how quickly will that get implemented? another big question. because this money, roughly $2 trillion, is going to take some time to get out into the economy. will it have the impact that the

proponents hope that it will? that's why already behind the scenes they are deliberating their next step. nancy pelosi has made clear they're already considering another round of stimulus and the economic package that comes after. if you didn't get what you want in this plan, let's worry about the next plan. you can push forward on that. this is the biggest rescue package in history. the third effort so far by congress in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. there could be four, there could be five because congress and washington are trying to figure out how to deal with this. right now they don't know what the answer is. the question is, what they passed today while historic, is it enough? manu raju, cnn, capitol hill. let's bring in cnn's christine romans in new york. >> hello.

>> for all-americans, waiting for that check, their big question, how soon will it come and will there be any effort to hit the pause button on mortgages and utility bills? >> reporter: that's a good question. the treasury secretary, they'd like to get this out, april 6th is the number, a date that they have floated. they're going to go as fast as they possibly can. they're already working on what is the quickest way to do that. there are some who have studied this, done it before, 2001, 2008, it's pretty hard to get it out that quickly, but the administration is going to try. in terms of pressing the pause button on your bills, some big banks have been doing that. i really think that anybody in the united states who's watching this should be very clear to go to your lenders immediately and find out what kind of relief or forbearance they have right now. the feeling is the economy will come back so they don't want to hurt their customers right now when they know that maybe they'll be able to get back on track later this year. >> very good advice there. of course, christine, the

stimulus bill solves the economic pain. the biggest problem is making those funds available to hospitals, getting personal protective gear to our medical staff. when will that happen? >> the money is there. it has to go through the house of course. the whole goal of this, congress and the white house, to get this out as quickly as possible. $130 billion for hospitals and lots of money for communities so that communities who are really strained by the stress of it, all of these people who need to be treated for coronavirus, they will get some money, too. so, again, it's all designed to get out there quickly. there's a small business piece of this, rosemary, that's important as well. the treasury secretary has said the banks, the bank branches, as soon as this is all done and dusted, small business owners will be able to go to local bank branches, walk in, apply for the loan, get the loan same day and

if they keep their workers, if they don't fire their workers, they will have two months of operating expenses and they won't have to pay the loan back if they retain the workers. that is going to be a crucial life line for small businesses in the united states. >> absolutely. a lot of people have lined up for unemployment funds from the government and that -- of course, we're waiting for those unemployment numbers. that is going to be a staggering number. that is hours away. >> i've seen estimates everywhere from a million people to 3 1/2 million people in just one week filing for jobless benefits. we'll learn for sure in 4 hours and 15 minutes. in 1982 there was a peak of 695,000 people in one week apply for jobless benefits. economists tell me there's no question that record will be broken. it is not a good record. what congress and what the stimulus bill, rosemary, are trying to do, trying to convince workers, wait, don't fire people yet. we're going to get through this.

we're going to provide a fund just to keep you whole. it's called a stimulus package but it's really a rescue package. it's meant to get enough money out there and pause a little bit while we figure out the medical part of this problem. >> a rescue package would be a better name. christine romans, many thanks to you. >> you're welcome, rosemary. >> thanks. stay safe. in spain the death toll is surging. the government reports more than 3400 people have died. that means spain has surpassed china's death toll. it's now the second hardest hit country in the world behind italy. the government is extending its state of emergency through to mid april. members of spain's parliament gave health care workers a standing ovation there, but officials warn the outbreak's peak has yet to come.

so let's head to madrid and journalist al goodman. he joins us now live. al, spain's death toll surging. what is the latest on how the country is dealing with this? and on the much needed personal protective gear that every medical worker there and of course across the globe is pleading for at this time. >> hi, rosemary. it's fair to say more than a standing ovation they would like to get the protective gear, which they said they haven't had. that's why 10% of all the infected cases in spain are medical workers, 5400 of them. two doctors at least have already died from this. so that's depriving the hospitals and the health centers of vital personnel. the 5400 who are in quarantine who can't come to work because of this lack of equipment. so spain is scrambling, scrambling is the right word to get enough equipment, ventilators first.

they've just bought 950 ventilators from china that they need right now. they're going to come in in the next two months. they've also bought millions of masks and pairs of gloves and testing kits. those also will be dribbling in. spain's regional governments, the madrid regional government very hard hit. the region of madrid. that regional government had been buying things on their own from china. the madrid regional government introducing a plane load of supplies from china hasn't arrived yet. there's a massive scramble to get the gear. there's a lot of second guessing on did spain institute the lockdown or stay at home order soon enough. it's been in effect since mid march. it will be extended until mid april. health officials say there were significant infections at the end of april. real madrid played barcelona in

a match with thousands of people there. there was an international women's day march. 100,000 people, a couple of cabinet ministers were at the march, they're infected. people were wondering did spain get on this situation soon enough? why didn't it have enough supplies on hand? back to you. >> there are big critical questions. al goodman. thank you very much. president trump boasts about testing in the united states, but some americans who want the test still can't get it, and those who have been tested are waiting days for the results. we'll find out why. that is next on "cnn newsroom." . save it, slimeball. i've upgraded to mucinex. we still have 12 hours to australia. mucinex lasts 12 hours, so i'm good. now move- kim nooooo!! mucinex has a patented tablet that lasts 3x longer, for 12 hours.

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welcome back, everyone. critics have been slamming the trump administration over the low rate of testing of the coronavirus in the u.s., but on wednesday president trump argued that the u.s. has done more testing than any other country in the world. take a listen. >> we have now tested with the best tests far more than anybody else. when i say anybody else, i'm talking about other countries.

no country is even close. >> well, the president is partially right. the u.s. has overtaken south korea in the total number of tests, but the u.s. has conducted far fewer tests than south korea in proportion to its population making the president's comments somewhat misleading. and for those people in the u.s. who have access to testing, getting their results can be painfully slow. our drew griffin is digging into that part of the story. >> reporter: commercial labs even among the country's largest tell cnn coronavirus testing results are seriously delayed because of backlog. quest diagnostics said the lab's current turnaround time is an average four to five days but can be as long as seven days and although the company is rapidly expanding testing capacity, demand for the testing is growing faster and we cannot accommodate everyone who wants testing and meet tight turnaround time expectations.

it's just the latest issue in a long list of disastrous delays of testing since coronavirus first arrived in the u.s. >> that lack of testing is preventing us from understanding the true spread of coronavirus in communities. it's almost certain that not only in new york and the identified hot spots but all over the country there are significant underestimates of the true number of coronavirus cases. >> reporter: first there weren't enough test kits, then there was a shortage still ongoing in the supplies needed to conduct the tests. now the critical delay, which is having a dangerous effect in hospitals and other health care facilities, is delays in getting test results. >> the turnaround time can save personal protective equipment. that's probably the most important thing right now. >> reporter: when doctors don't know which patients are infected with covid-19, they waste personal protective equipment because they have to switch out masks, gowns, everything in

between patients to prevent the virus from spreading even more. it's making the uncertainty inside hospitals even more terrifying. >> people are very frightened of contracting the illness, of not having the equipment to protect themselves, transmitting it to other patients, transmitting it to each other and to family members. there's absolutely not enough testing going on. >> reporter: shockingly, many health care workers cannot get tested unless their symptoms become severe. in new york city ems workers say they do not have n95 masks or enough personal protective equipment. they are being exposed, getting exposed, and told to go home. and no tests. >> we're not provided any tests even after we've been exposed or showing signs or symptoms which is unacceptable to us. >> reporter: health care workers, first responders unable to get tested, unable to get

proper equipment daily make the decision to go to work and being infected or give up. this nurse from ohio quit to save her own family. >> if we walked into rooms like this a month ago, a year ago we would have been reprimanded. we would have lost our jobs. what were we doing? not providing safe care. >> reporter: the bottom line is, despite what the president is saying, testing remains an issue. we're hearing it from doctors, from hospitals, from nurses, even the labs themselves. the demand for testing for this coronavirus is still far exceeding the capacity to process those tests. drew griffin, cnn, atlanta. >> very sobering report there. the u.s. senate takes a giant step towards saving the u.s. economy from a recession, but it's not done yet and the first checks still could be weeks away. we will explain how much the

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welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and across all of the world you are watching "cnn newsroom" and i'm rosemary church. let's check the headlines for you this hour. spain is reporting more coronavirus deaths than china but italy is reporting the most. madrid is extending its state of emergency until mid april. the health ministry says it's bought almost $500 million of medical supplies in china which should cover 4 to 6 weeks. in the u.s. there were 233

new coronavirus deaths reported on wednesday making it the deadliest day in the country so far. the u.s. now has more than 65,000 cases and the death toll is approaching 1,000. as the nation struggles to keep up with the pandemic, the u.s. senate approved an historic $2 trillion stimulus plan to keep the economy going. well, the bill promises to pay many affected americans more than $1,000, assuming it passes congress and is signed by the president, which of course is expected. it could take another month before people receive any money. cnn's brian todd explains what those payments would look like. >> reporter: americans are hearing there's $2 trillion in this rescue package, that it is the largest economic stimulus measure in modern american history. what many of them are asking, how much money am i going to get and when am i going to get it?

if you are an american and you are single, if your adjusted gross income is $75,000 a year or less you will get a full $1200 check from the u.s. government. the more you earn, the less you're going to get. if your income is $80,000, you'll get a check for $950. if you make $85,000, you get $700. if your income is $90,000 a year, $450. if you make $95,000, it's $200. if you make $99,000 a year or more you get nothing. we should point out this is all based on tax returns for the year 2019. if you haven't done those tax returns yet, they're going to base it on your 2018 tax returns. let's talk about married couples. couples earning $150,000 a year or less are going to receive $2400. couples making $160,000 get $1900. couples earning $170,000 get a $1400 check.

couples getting 1$190,000 a yea get $400. couples making $198,000 a year get nothing. parents with children who are 16 years old and older, they will get 500 did go per child. that phases out if your income is higher. for one child a single parent who makes $109,000 a year or more will get nothing. for one child married parents making t making $208,000 a year or more, they get nothing. unemployment benefits, if you are getting those benefits, you're going to get $600 a week -- excuse me, $600 a week more on top of what your state gives you for up to four months. we should also talk about so-called gig workers like uber drivers and amazon flex people. they are going to be eligible to

apply but it's unclear how much more they are going to get. one question is when will all of this get sent out. people want it. of course, treasury secretary steven mnuchin and president trump have been pushing to get this money sent out by early april. that's very likely not going to happen. the best estimates we can come up with based on previous stimulus packages is the money will not come out until at least may. brian todd, cnn, washington. it isn't just the united states. around the world other governments are rolling out huge unprecedented schemes to help those affected economically. in the united kingdom the state will pay up to 80% of wages for staff who would have otherwise been laid off. that's up to a maximum of nearly $3,000 a month. there's also a three-month mortgage break for those who can't make their payments. italy has suspended loan and mortgage payments and given funds to businesses so they can

pay their furloughed workers. in spain, a $214 billion stimulus package will provide loans and aid to vulnerable people and back credit for companies. germany's massive plan, more than $800 billion, will help mostly businesses in the form of loans or by the state buying stakes in companies. and leslie gimamori is the head of the u.s. at chat tum house. she joins me now from london. good to have you with us. >> thank you, rosemary. >> how do you think the u.s. stimulus plan compares to other nations around the globe in the midst of this pandemic? >> well, it's an extraordinary, as we've seen, and historic package. over $2 trillion aimed at helping people for direct cash payments, keeping businesses alive. it's a -- there's a focus across europe, of course, also on

fiscal stimulus. in a lot of ways the u.s. has a lot going and it's moving in the unemployment benefits towards what europe has for a long time. more centralized coordination at the national level. remember that americans, our 50 states have very different unemployment policies and now what we're seeing is the government come in at the central level and try to really coordinate that and elevate it. in some ways the united states is moving towards europe, but i think the focus of these packages, both in europe and in the united states, the fiscal still mao lus, is partly at providing the need that people and businesses need so that when we come through this crisis, which is about the pandemic, the most important thing, right, is the health crisis. when we come through this the goal is to be able to restart the economy. so to the extent, and i think we're seeing this in europe and the united states, that

businesses can capitalize, that employees can be furloughed and not laid off. of course, there are a lot of people. unemployment has risen dramatically in europe and the united states. >> we will see those numbers in a few hours from now. of course, the stimulus deal had fueled another rally on wall street, but how long might that last? if doctors and nurses fighting this virus on the front line don't get that personal protective gear in the time they need it, they need it now and it's taken days to get this stimulus plan approved, we don't know how long it would take to get those funds to the hospitals that need them. >> well, that's exactly right. the focus in the stimulus package that was passed, some of that is on hospitals. of course, there's much broader need in investment in production of equipment like ventilators. the bill that was passed is historic, it was extraordinary but it will not be enough.

there will be more measures passed. it's about mitigation on the economic level, not about recovery. as we see what's happening in new york state, on the west coast, the markets will watch that and the need to really rapidly increase our supply of the necessary equipment for america's hospitals cannot be understated. >> i wanted to ask you about that, because the big question, why do you think president trump has not yet implemented the defense production act and ordered companies to make this and with the global shortage that's being felt intensely. the british company disert has come up with a ventilator, making thousands of them for the british government. it's going to disperse them throughout brittain.

>> in brittain there are competing models. there is dyson creating its own model. others creating the existing model. there is a big push from the government. but in the united states donald trump, as we've seen, has been very reluctant to use his authority under the defense production act. this would allow him to direct america's companies to produce. it would allow him to control the distribution. part of what we're seeing right now is intense competition, not only across countries around the world that need these ventilators. we're seeing this competition between states within the united states and really with the best -- with the best in the world, it's really difficult to get corporates to be able to coordinate absent that federal direction. it's absolutely essential, and the president is being called on by governors, by companies across the united states to really use that authority.

his reluctance to do so is clearly driven by his unwillingness to really direct an economy. >> a lot of people wondering what is he waiting for? these medical workers need this equipment. they need it now. leslie, many thanks to you for joining us. appreciate it. the pandemic is also putting u.s. colleges and universities to the test now that many of them are resorting to virtual learning. not every student is looking forward to it. how they're weighing in. that is next. - when i noticed my sister moving differently, i didn't know what was happening. she said it was like someone else was controlling her mouth. her doctor said she has tardive dyskinesia, which may be related to important medication she takes for her depression. her ankles would also roll and her toes

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the family of a former fbi agent who disappeared in iran more than a decade ago says they believe he is dead. robert levinson was on an unauthorized mission for the cia in 2007 and vanished after traveling to an island under iranian control. he was last seen in 12010 appearing in a hostage video.

his family said information from u.s. officials suggested he died in iranian custody. president trump said things don't look good but he does not accept that he's dead. >> robert levinson, who was outstanding, he's been sick for a long time, and he had some rough problems prior to his detainment or capture and we feel terribly for the family but -- >> he is dead? >> no, i don't accept that he's dead. i don't accept it. i mean, i'm telling you, it's not looking great, but i won't accept that he's dead. >> iran continues to insist levinson has never been in iranian custody. students of all ages are adapting to virtual learning, starting with colleges and universities across the united states, and it's bringing a new set of challenges including to the schools themselves. evan mcmorris santoro takes a

closer look. >> reporter: richard freeman's evidence law class is pretty much the ultimate example of higher education under coronavirus. instead of sitting in the classroom with each other, his second and third year law students log on for the socratic method. >> can you unmute? >> can you hear me? >> there you go. >> there are a few hiccups. >> do you see the diagram? >> i see a blue screen. >> reporter: freedman says his budding lawyers are getting what they need while remaining socially distant. >> i think in the end it will be close to the same. i'm still calling on people, still getting their answers, still holding office hours. i'm still getting a good deal of interchange. >> reporter: online instruction varies from professor to professor. >> i have some classes on zoom, some on microsoft. some teachers are just posting videos of them doing power points. >> a lot of my teachers in class

are really engaging and i really enjoy going to their classes so it's going to be really different just seeing them on a screen. >> i think uva has done a really good job of helping the teachers and helping us. they've done really good with the communication. >> they're all sophomores at colleges and universities across the country. campus life as everyone knows it is over for the year. >> i loved all my classes, teachers. going and talking to them after class. i can't do that really. >> i've never taken a philosophy course before so i'm in over my head. i'm sitting around people who have taken courses. they pushed me. when they say things it gets my ears turning. >> reporter: students know why this is happening, but they're worried what they're going to lose. >> i definitely think this is a much lesser experience than what i would be getting if i was on campus. >> reporter: administrators also

know this will be a challenging semester. some institutions are offering partial refunds for housing. many letting students take classes without letter grades. >> columbia said all grading will be passed down and i think that's a great alternative. i hope many are committing to make that move. to me it seems unconscionable to do anything else. >> reporter: professors are doing what they can to make this easier, but students remain afraid of a lost semester. >> i don't want to stay for a fifth year. i want to stay on track. if it's going to ends up meaning that i get a lower gpa, i can't get a job that i want because this happened, hopefully companies and employers will understand. >> reporter: cnn, new york. >> it is a new world for all students across the globe. people in italy are hoping that the worst is behind them, and at last tloos some relatively

hopeful news that this epidemic may have perhaps turned a slight corner. cnn contributor bobby nadeau joins us. everyone wants positive news on this. >> there is positive optimism here cautiously. we've seen a death rate continue to rise, but the fact that fewer people are testing positive and they're doing a lot more testing gives people hope that the lockdown is working. we are in our third week of draconian lockdown where it's very difficult to leave your house, and people want to know that that is timely paying off. we've got our fingers crossed that in fact it is, rosemary. >> very important. bringing us that bit of positive news from rome. we do appreciate it. stay safe. we'll take a short break here. still to come, new york city has gone silent as the public self-isolates.

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well, if only the world acted sooner. if only the world had been prepared. the head of the w.h.o. suggested maybe some of that heart break we've been seeing and feeling is still to come could have been prevented. even at this late point, it's not too late. >> this virus is public enemy number one. it's a dangerous virus, and we have been saying to the world that the window of opportunity is narrowing and the time to act was actually more than a month ago, two months ago. that's what we have been saying. but we still believe that there is opportunity. i think we squandered the first one doe of opportunity, but we are saying today, my message, i made it clear that this is a second opportunity which we

should not squander. >> and we can do that, all of us can do that. and because of the coronavirus traffic at landmarks around the world has come to a halt as cities shut down. these images drive home how serious the world is treating this pandemic. in athens, greece, where soldiers are guarding the monument of the unknown soldier. the golden jubilee foot bridge in london is nearly empty to pedestrians as well. the city of rio de janeiro is quiet with no vehicles on the road and another scene in london at a deserted trufalger square. it is a new world we live in. the city that never sleeps. the hustle and bustle of new york city is nowhere to be heard. now the bright lights of broadway have dimmed and the big apple is resting up so its doctors and nurses can fight for millions of lives.

he here's our jeanne moos with a postcard from new york. >> reporter: the first thing i notice these days when i open my eyes in my manhattan apartment is that there is no traffic noise, because there is no traffic. no commuters from new jersey. no trucks. no beeping horns. don't be afraid of anyone. no one to be afraid of on 42nd street. here at cliche when things are crowded people say oh, it's like grand central, this is grand central at rush hour. central but not so grand. guys, do you mind if i take a picture of your sign? okay? >> yeah. >> [ bleep ]. >> coronavirus, i drink mine with a shot of lyme disease. when people on the street work coronavirus into their pitch, you know it's entered the

nation's bloodstream. staying apart is the best way to stay united. thank you, health care workers. tough times, tough people do. notice how far apart everyone stands in line. have you ever seen a line like this before? even ralph cram done, jackie gleeson from the honeymooners is wearing a mask, which makes sense. he was a bus driver. >> oh, that's crazy. >> reporter: social distancing honeymooners style. >> if you see me coming down the street, get on the other side! >> when you come down the street there ain't no other side. >> and thank you so much for

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hi. welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and around the world. thanks so much. you're watching "cnn newsroom" and i'm robyn curnow. just ahead on the show, coming off the deadliest day in the u.s., over 200 lives lost on wednesday. dr. anthony fauci warns the vi