u.s. president donald trump unveils his plan to develop the coronavirus vaccine but says the country will be back with or without one. this, as most u.s. states begin taking steps to lift lockdowns, but it is a missed picture as new cases appear to rise in some states but decrease in others. we'll talk about that. >> also in a bid to save europe's summer, the european union is allowing some regions to open their borders as infection rates slow. we've got much ahead this hour. live from cnn headquarters in atlanta. welcome to our viewers here in

the united states and around the world. i'm natalie allen. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. 5:00 a.m. here on the east coast. we appreciate you joining us. our top story, the coronavirus has infected now more than 4.5 million people around the world, a figure that keeps rising daily. while over 300,000 have died. with so many of those cases in the united states, it makes sense that the trump white house is spearheading an effort to get a vaccine as soon as possible. but the president isn't waiting for a cure, he wants the u.s. to open now. millions of americans are laid off and need to work. the u.s. house of

representatives has passed a $3 trillion economic relief package, but senate passage is doubtful. and although the rate of infection has slowed in many parts of the country u.s. disease experts expect more than 10,000 deaths in the united states by the end of this month. cnn's kaitlan collins has the latest from the white house. >> reporter: unveiling his vaccine effort in the rose garden today, president trump said the country would return to normal with or without one. >> i just want to make something clear, is the very important, vaccine or no vaccine, we're back. and we're starting the process. >> reporter: asked what he meant by that the president offered this explanation. >> we think we're going to have a vaccine in the pretty near future. and if we do, we're going to really be a big step ahead. and if we don't, we're going to be like so many other cases where you had a problem come in, it will go away at some point it will go away.

>> reporter: the president was formally announcing the leaders of operation warp speed, his administration's efforts to develop and distribute a vaccine. >> it's going to be a herculean task. >> reporter: the president seemed to downplay how effective a vaccine will be though health experts say a vaccine is the only way in life that the we could return to normal. >> it's not a vaccine, other things have had a vaccine and they go away. >> reporter: he also repeated his claim that a vaccine would be found by the end of the year. the administration's chief rick bright who was pushed out of his job said he's doubtful it could happen soon. >> i still think 12 to 18 months is an aggressive schedule and i think it's going to take longer to do so. >> reporter: the president said he feels a vaccine will be ready for the end of the year and not

available to the public or general use. >> do you mean a vaccine would be available for the whole public or a partial vaccine -- >> no, we're looking for a full vaccine for everyone who wants to get it. not everyone will want to get it. >> reporter: nearly all of the guests in the rose if garden were wearing a mask. but on stage, some of the president's top officials on stage could wear a mask. >> i gave them the option. >> reporter: today, the president said he assumes the numbers are correct. >> do you think that's accurate? or do you think it's higher than that? >> or lower than that. i don't know. i don't know. those are the numbers that are being reported. i assume they're correct. >> reporter: now, you may have noticed the vice president was not out there in the rose garden today with the president. that's because he's been keeping his distance with trudge this week after one of his top aides

tested positive for coronavirus. he has been on white house grounds but instead of being in the west wing and attending these meetings or events in the rose garden like he normally does, he instead remains in the executive office building next door which aides say is just out of abundance of caution. kaitlan collins, cnn, the white house. the united states tops the list for the most coronavirus cases in the world. state and local governments took the lead on lockdowns to fight the virus. now, as cnn's erica hill shows us, even without a vaccine or a nationally coordinated plan, most states are opening up again. >> reporter: a nationwide experiment, shifting into high gear. >> one thing that we know is that tomorrow will be different than today. that's the only certainty. >> reporter: restaurants in ohio and virginia can now offer table service outside. florida's hardest hit counties miami-dade and broward will begin seating customers on monday. in maryland, barbershops, salons

and churches can reopen at half capacity. casinos are back in louisiana as stores large and small adapt. >> i am excited. like i said, it's just nerve-racking. >> reporter: consumer spending the life blood of the american economy has taken a massive hit. retail sales plunging more than 16% in april. the largest drop in nearly 30 years. >> i'm sinking, the calorie never showed up as promised. it's either open or close my doors for good. >> reporter: the number is trending lower in 28 states including colorado, georgia and oklahoma which started lifting restrictions weeks ago. no cases in state of texas, however are 20% to 30% higher than they were when stay-at-home orders were relaxed on may 1st. so, what do the numbers tell us about the impact of reopening? >> what we're seeing is actually a reflection of probably what the virus was doing a week or

two weeks ago. >> reporter: protests continue in michigan where the stay-at-home order was extended through may 28th. >> open your business now. >> reporter: resistance is also brewing in north carolina where some restrictions were lifted last week, though not for large gatherings, including religious services. >> how long is this going to last. they didn't build the sanctuaries to sit in cars to sit in the parking lot and look at. >> reporter: several moves into phase one reopening on friday. stale, the stay-at-home order extended for the most populated areas including new york city until may 28th, though there is some relief in sight. governor andrew cuomo announcing a multistate plan to open beaches in time for memorial day. >> what one day does will affect other states, that is probably nowhere more clear than when it comes to opening beaches. one state doesn't open beaches,

another state does open beaches, you will see people flood to that state. >> reporter: new jersey, connecticut and delaware all part of that effort but not new york city. >> we would all love to go to the beach with the hot weather. that's something that we're not ready for. we're going to look at it constantly and we'll be in close touch with the state. and the day may come, but we're not there yet. >> reporter: one of the reasons mayor de blasio says it's not ready to open the beaches is because it involves transportation. it would be nonessential travel and he doesn't want people doing it. there's a lot of concerns about the weather this weekend in new york city. it is supposed to be beautiful. the mayor said he will be limiting the capacity of some of the parks around the city to make sure people are safe. back to you. >> a professor at the london school of hygiene and topical medicine. he joins me now.

good morning, professor. >> good morning. >> how does this sound to you, almost all u.s. states are reopening, and have guidelines. we is he the trepidation from so many businesses. so many feel they have to take the risk to get their economy back going. but how careful should these dates proceed? >> well, i think if the states start to open, that must mean that the -- first of all, two things should be happening. one is that they are -- the infectious reproduction number must be under 1, which means there isn't a lot of transmission going on. but second, we have to make sure that the number of new case isn't too large. because once the states open, we know that the "r" number will go up. it will go above 1 and cases will increase.

what can save us, if cases are very low, that we get some time before they rise up against a large enough number that we have to lock down again. in the case that the numbers are low enough that gives us a breathing space to go into some semblance of normal life. but we have to be careful at that time. it can be be a free for all, we can't have people packing into stadiums or club us. we still have to have some breathing room but the type of lockdowns and physical distancing must be as far as possible. >> the city is predicting the that the u.s. could see 100,000 deaths by june 1. it has 87,000 now. according to johns hopkins, the number of cases is going down in more than half of u.s. states, texas is the exception. does that sound hopeful to you, or just the calm before the storm?

>> i think that is hopeful. but there's a few caveats there. first of all, what this is reflecting is that the measures are working. the states that have had lockdowns, have had shelter in place. they have managed to bring the "r," the reproduction number, below 1. what we're seeing actually is probably what was happening a week or two ago. that's because when someone gets infected, it takes some time before they actually show symptoms and become a case. we don't have such a good picture of what's happening now. probably seeing more of what's happening with restrictions. >> well, a top vaccine expert testified before congress this week that this winter could be extremely dark, indicating a potentially dangerous second wave. however, president trump announced on friday, a sped-up way to produce what they said could be a few hundred doses of vaccine by year's end.

where do you place the likelihood of that? >> well, first of all, i would say the vaccine is absolutely essential if we're going to ever go back to close to normal life. so, i think we doll need to put a lot of effort into developing a vaccine as fast as possible. having said is that, the normal timetable for developing a vaccine is more than ten years. we know a huge amount of effort has been put into covid-19 vaccines. people around the world are trying to accelerate the process as much as possible. but one of the things we know that the leading candidates must be successful. it must be well below 50% that a trial would ever be licensed so if the leading contenders are successful, we might see a vaccine, say, in one or two

years' time. if not, it might take longer. i would say absolutely we need the vaccine as soon as possible, but it will take some time. >> what are the risks of a fast-track vaccine that say something gets approved, developed, distributed and ends up not working? >> well, before the vaccine can be approved, it has to undergo clinical trials. and that is something that won't change, even as we accelerate it. we could have a vaccine that's approved for emergency use, in certain situations. but even then, the vaccine must have shown that it is likely to work in human beings. so before this vaccine will be used in a population where it still has to undergo trials, even though the trials will be accelerated and perhaps production will start even before we know what the result of the trial is lso it can be

ramped up quickly. >> professor mark jit, we appreciate you coming on. >> great to talk to you. the british prime minister recently started loosening coronavirus restrictions. but a key plan doesn't seem to be going on. we'll have that after the break. plus, a hope for sign of progress as border crossings between germany and austria reopen. just spray, wipe and rinse. it cleans grease five times faster. new dawn powerwash. spray, wipe, rinse.

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contact with an infected person. on wednesday, mr. johnson said it was between 0.5 and 0.9, but on friday, a government advisory group said the "r" number had gone up across britain and is now between the 0.1 and 1.0. an "r" rate higher than 1 indicates the disease is spreading. let's get more from diplomatic editor nic robertson joining me now. how much of a concern, is this, nic? >> reporter: it is a big concern. it impacts the government's try to get the economy up and running. and then phase out the lockdowns. so this is a critical moment for the government. the figures, according to the deputy chief medical officer yesterday, the "r" figure is not the only basis for the government's calculation. the "r" number is arrived at by

a number of different government advisory bodies. and takes into account many different factors. but it has been critical to the government's calculation of what it can do because different things, potentially, raise the "r" number in different ways. like children going back to school. or people taking the london underground which has been very crowded and a lot of criticism of the way that's being used. so, all of these different issues factor into that "r" number. another issue that faces the government around the "r" number right now is there's a very high infection rate, the highest infection rate in the country is in the north of the country. and it's understood that the "r" number in london might be lower than the north of the country. so, does the government need to change its response about return to work in london versus return to work in the north of the country? these are complicated issues because the north is less

populated. it doesn't have these overcrowded travel networks that london, you know, faces as a potential problem with spreading the disease. so, it's not quite as simple as it's approaching one. but it does make the government's job much, much more complex in trying to move forward -- gets on nationallies and statically, that means the nation is going to generate more cases of covid-19. >> you mentioned the question of schools reopening. where is the country in that decision? >> reporter: you know, the opening of the schools is supposed june the 1st, just for the -- in primary education and the reception classes, the youngest classes in year six as well. there's been pushback from the teachers union. they are pointing to models of return to education in denmark and france where it's been done on a regional basis.

in areas where there's lower covid-19 infection, those are the schools that have reopened. and what the teaching unions are telling the government at the moment, as they met with -- the teaching unions met with some of the government's scientific advisers yesterday, is that they want to go back to schools. they're on board with that, but it needs to be done in a safe and structured way. and they don't feel that's where they're at at the moment. they do understand there's risk in any profession going back to work, but they don't feel it's been provided in enough detail and clarity by the government for the teachers just yet. >> so many people want to get back to normal. not so easy right now. international diplomatic editor nic robertson in london, nic, thank you. the pandemic that forced many european countries to close their borders, now germany and austria are beginning to open several crossings. cnn's fred pleitgen explains how some of the move might jump-start the tourism industry.

>> reporter: the weather rainy and dreary, but the mood among motorists couldn't have been better as several border crossings between germany and austria have been reopened. it's so important, this woman says, these two villages belong together. we live in this one but we always go shopping on the other side of the border. austria and germany plan to entirely reopen their border by june 15th, part of a larger european effort to bring the free movement of people back and revive the comatose tourism industry, all while ensuring there isn't another outbreak. in the near future, we plan to open even more border crossings, the spokesman for the austrian police says, however, all of this has to be in line with our hygiene laws. and, of course, we also appeal to people's own sense of responsibility. just a few minutes from the border lies the majestic

saltburg, the birth place of amadeus mozart. it's here for the entire world and of course all of that came to a standstill since the pandemic, but now there's a glimmer of hope that some visitors could return in not the too distant future. for the owner of the famous restaurant, with restaurants allowed to open since friday, bachman said he's optimistic that businesses will return. >> people need optimistic. people need loving, need social life. i show them. >> reporter: but hotels like this will have to wait longer. until may 29th. and the owner says he knows the comeback will be tough. >> the hotel, when it opens, it's a market, and we don't have the markets yet. we don't have the markets from

americans on. but we don't even have the market next to us, especially germany. >> reporter: the region has seen a tourism boom in recent years. the region's tourism representative said getting visitors back is vital. >> we are expecting a loss of revenue, about 25% for the whole year. so it's massive. and, of course, we are looking forward to restart again. >> reporter: germany and austria have both said they're keen to revive travel and tourism between the two countries, but it all depends on whether they can continue to beat back the pandemic. fred pleitgen, cnn, austria. u.s. lawmakers just passed another multitrillion relief package. next year, though, why it's doomed to fail. even as people in washington, d.c.'s wealthiest

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♪ welcome back, to our viewers here in the u.s. and around the world, i'm natalie allen. this is "cnn newsroom." the u.s. house of representatives has passed the largest relief package in the country's history, but it's now going to the republican-controlled senate where it seems doomed to fail.

here's some of what's in it. it includes $500 billion in aid to struggling state government, another round of direct payments to individuals and families to help stimulate the economy. and hazard pay for health care workers and others on the front line of the pandemic. but the numbers that you see there tell the story. the vote was largely along party lines. virtually all republicans voted against it. the trump administration officials had said they don't believe a new economic stimulus package is needed right now. what mr. trump has insisted is needed is for the country to reopen, but that hasn't happened yet in the nation's capital. by the federal government's own guidelines, it is too soon to lift restrictions in washington. cnn's tom foreman has more about it. >> reporter: if you want a sense of how much this pandemic is affecting life right here in the

nation's capital region. take a look at this, is this a line of car stretching nearly a mile, waiting for a free food giveaway in montgomery county a suburb of maryland. this is one of the wealthiest counties in the country. it shows how people are struggling. so people in maryland, on the southern side of d.c., they would like to get their economy started again. maryland has taken some steps that way. they've now announced they're going to allow some businesses to open up. some houses of worship have people come inside with social distancing with limited crowds to some degree. on the virginia side, a little more open there, more business types being open including hair salons, restaurants that have outdoor seating as well. in both cases, you see the states trying to open a little bit, but closer into d.c. proper, that's a different story.

both virginia and maryland, they're suburbs that run up next to d.c., they remain virtually locked down because d.c. remains virtually locked down. the mayor there saying she is just not ready to open up yet. >> we have been looking to the public health experts for metrics. that suggests we're ready for safe and phased reopening. and all of those metrics point to a period of sustained decreases in community transmission. and we think we're on the way. >> reporter: really what she's talking about here are the guidelines that the white house itself pushed early on. you should have two weeks of positive numbers before you start talking about opening up. and as long as d.c. stays that way, probably these suburbs in maryland and virginia will, too. so as much as the president wants to see america opening up, he's not going to see it outside of his windows anytime soon. we are seeing restaurants

open up around the country. and the fast food giant mcdonald's is preparing to welcome customers back to its dining rooms. but as cnn's brian todd reports, the golden arches were never like this before. >> reporter: mcdonald's is planning to reopen its restaurants for people to dine in, a bold step for america's oldest fast food icon. the mcdonald's experience may never look the same again. some tables will be closed. a table will be sanitized after each customer's use. the bathrooms cleaned every 30 minutes. and you won't be able to tap your drink from those famous self-serve beverage fountains with free refills. an employee will pour it for you. experts say these days even that simple tap and pour fountain is a risk. >> you're stepping over people, you're jockeying in line, that's a problem. also, any area that you're going to have multiple people touching something is problematic.

>> reporter: the mcdonald's reopening playbook a nearly 60-page document obtained by cnn also says employees have to wash their hands every hour. touch screen pay kiosks have to be cleaned after each use porp restaura for dining in or taking steps. >> disposable menus, masks, gloves, we have different colored linens on our table. if it has a black linen on it right now, we're not seating it. if it has a white linen, we're seating it. >> reporter: mcdonald's guidelines first report by "the wall street journal" doesn't say that each restaurant has to open for dining right away. each franchise owner gets to make that call as they await the call from their local governments. and restaurants who throw open their doors have to think about more stepped-up measures, like

one restaurant in hong kong where servers gave how-to to customers. >> every time i went in a restaurant, they would take my temperature. they would explain here's the knife and spoon and fork. this is a different knife, spoon and fork. >> reporter: some customers are not comfortable with this stage of reopening with the pandemic. >> we know it's brought some with small droplets so it's difficult to bring people into small enclosed spaces like a mcdonald's restaurant to say to people it's to be take your mask off and talk. >> who's going to enforce this? how do you enforce that employees adhere to this? how do you make sure that they are indeed sanitizing tables and bathrooms as often as planned? >> reporter: and then there's the idea of employees and

customers having to enforce it in. 3 the mcdonald's playbook gently tells people how to distance and stay clean but that can be dangerous. recently, a woman in oklahoma was arrested on suspicion of shooting a mcdonald's employee when she was asked to leave the restaurant because of coronavirus restrictions. brian todd, cnn, washington. americans will soon celebrate memorial day, a time to honor those who served the country in uniform. but many of those older warriors are losing the battle with this virus. cnn's jake tapper has our report. >> like i have a target on my back. >> reporter: it's a terrifying new reality many veterans are facing. surviving in a pandemic world. >> older male with pre-existing conditions. that's me and every vietnam veteran i know, practically. >> reporter: and it's a growing fear in the community, especially after the department of veterans affairs released disturbing new numbers.

at least 985 patients known to have died from covid-19. from the center that serves 6 million people. 985, that's more than most states. >> like everyone else, it was a little behind the curve. >> reporter: outside of the federal system, deaths at many state-run veterans homes have skyrocketed. >> the disease, once it got into these veterans homes before anybody knew it was running rampant. >> reporter: veterans advocacy groups have questions on the use of dhydroxychloroquine to treat the virus. perhaps the most important was the issue of oversight from state-run facilities. according to a report by the vietnam veterans of america more than 550 residents in veterans homes across the country have died from this virus. and not all states are reporting. and families of those residents

have been forced to face unfamiliu unfathomable and painful realities. sometimes waiting in the dark as they wait to hear if their family member is still alive. as in holeyok massachusetts. >> i took it and wrote on my car, is my father alive? shame on you. >> reporter: in paramus, new jersey where more than 200 veterans passed away. >> they gave us 15 minutes at the cemetery. >> reporter: despite overseeing the homes, the secretary is bucking the blame instead pointing the finger at the local governments. we take complaints when we hear complaints we cannot impose our bill. >> reporter: the va says that federal law states that the va, quote, shall have no authority over the management or control

of any state veterans home. and that individual states not the federal government, quote, are solely responsible for the separation and management of state-run veterans homes and any problems that arise within them. but the also states that secretary wilke can inspect any veterans home whenever he wants and the former secretary for policy and planning linda schwartz said the va can enforce guidelines to hold the homes accountable. >> they have the authority. and they have in the past. >> reporter: and she would know, she was the commissioner for 11 years and managed all state homes there directly dealing with va oversight and she says urgent action needs to be taken. >> there is a real need to do an analysis of what's going on here and what are the needs of the population. and it can't be something that takes years. it has to be now. taking care of veterans is a great honor and great responsibility. >> reporter: and as we approach memorial day, in the middle of this pandemic, it will also be a

moment for the nation to pause, to reflect on the lives of veterans lost. and what more might have been done to preevnt ivent it. >> it's sad to think how many we will be mourning this year who died because of a virus. and not on the battlefield. but in a way, the battlefield is in the streets of america today. >> reporter: jake tapper, cnn, washington. next here, we'll get the view from russia, as the coronavirus rips across that country. thousands of new cases have just been reported. we'll get the latest from cnn's moscow bureau chief, right after this. guys, figuring out who counts in the 2020 census isn't complicated. everyone living in your home on april 1st counts.

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linick was being sacked, but there's word from capitol hill, linick had opened an investigation into u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo. a democratic aide said it concerns possible misuse of a political appointee to perform personal tasks for pompeo and his wife. brazil's health minister is stepping down in what looks like the worst possible time. the country reported its daily covid-19 case record the same day. he thanked president jair bolsonaro for the opportunity but didn't say why he was leaving. sha sasha darlington takes a look. >> after clashing with jair bolsonaro over how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. his resignation comes as the number of confirmed cases of covid-19 rose by a report 15,305

in one day. the death toll rose by more than 800. at a short press conference on friday afternoon, teich thanked his colleagues and partners but didn't give a reason for its specific departure. >> translator: life is made of choices i did my best in those days that i was here in that period. it is not a simple thing to be in charge of a ministry like this in such a difficult period. >> teich also thanked bolsonaro. but in recent days the two have clashed as bolsonaro pushed to expand the use of anti-malaria drugs for covid-19. arguing that unemployment and hunger will kill more people than the virus itself.

teich resigned. brazil has seen the worst outbreak of coronavirus. officials say it's far from peaking. well now, a new health minister is expected to be announced in coming day. of the shasta darlington, cnn, sao paulo. coming up here, in the u.s., summer means it's time for camps. but with the coronavirus is that possible this year? we take a look. your customers served. your students inspired. and your employees closer than ever. our network is resilient. our people are strong. our job is to keep your business connected . it's what we've always done. it's what we'll always do. make family-sized meals fast,

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in russia, coronavirus is spreading fast in the country's 11 time zones. on saturday alone, the country reported more than 9,000 new cases. let's get perspective from cnn's moscow bureau chief nathan hodge joins me now from london with the latest. good morning, nathan. >> yes, natalie, as russia is, a very grim milestone this week, the second highest number of cases in the world. it's the country behind the united states, that now has the highest number of confirmed cases of the death rate from

coronavirus, with statistics compared to other countries seems relatively low. and observers inside of russia and outside of russia have been asking questions, compared, say, for instance, the united kingdom which has seen 35,000 deaths. and russia has seen 2500 deaths to coronavirus. and according to health authorities, 65% of suspect coronavirus deaths, following an autopsy, they're attributing the suspected cases to other causes of death. that could be heart attack. it could be renal failure. it could be stage four cancer. >> all right. we're sorry, we've lost nathen there. we'll move on for now. many kids look forward to summer sleep away camps. what's not to love about camp. but this year, many kids and their parents in the u.s. are wondering if it will even be

possible. cnn's laura jarrett has our story. >> reporter: outdoor and socializing is the medicine that everybody needs. we know how advantageous the camp experience is in every domain. psychologically, physically, emotionally. >> reporter: across the country, parents and children and camp directors all wonder if the summer rite of passage will be lost to covid-19. >> going to camp for the first time. >> reporter: or without federal guidance, camps are taking guidelines from state and local officials. and also guidelines to help, recommending camps stock up on supplies and ideally test every camper ahead of time. >> we are not public health experts. we are experts at running camp ihc. >> reporter: whether to open a camp fluctuates from state to state. >> we're working on that. see if there's a way we can safely allow them to reopen in

some capacity, some degree. >> reporter: in states like illinois, some camps opting not to open this season. others, like in connecticut, announcing day camps will open. >> sometime in july, we'll have outdoor camps. outdoor, smaller groups. >> reporter: but sleep-away camps aren't there yet. >> and if you've got children being transported from a high impact area with children that aren't, there's risk there. >> reporter: from california to maine. plans are in flux, leaving many families in limbo and working parents like kelly foster, a mom of two, bracing for disappointment. >> i've always counted on summer camps to help watch them so that i can work during the summer. and i know that they're getting some time different experiences and i'm able to work. so not sure what we're going to do. >> reporter: and families aren't the only ones worried. with an estimated 20 million kids going to camps each year, if camps don't open this summer,

they could see a devastating loss. >> other overnight do $15 million of revenue. our other camps do $500 million of revenue. >> reporter: and how to open safely and keep campus, well, like camps. and if even given the green light to open, bunchks, dining halls will all look different. and no visitors allowed. >> typically, we would be receiving letters in the mail. >> reporter: some directors like lauren say they're not even sure they should open. >> i want to be able to look my parents in the eye and say, no matter what the decision it is that i make, whether it's to open or not to open, i want to be able to look them in the eye and say i left no stone unturned to ensure the safety of your child. >> reporter: laura jarrett, cnn, new york. country music star keith

urban has demonstrated that socially distanced convecerts a possible. the grammy award win organized a private concert at a drive-in movie theater. more than 200 were able to enjoy urban's music live from the safety of their cars. ♪ >> urban spoke with cnn friday about the show and about the future of live music. >> first of all, we've got to play. we've got to play somewhere, that's what we do. so, i think the idea of playing to people in vehicles is a bit of a no-brainer, figuring that out, styling that up, to play to more people. doing it, you know, a safe way with the guidelines. i mean, we spent a month putting this particular concert together. even though it wasn't for the paying public.

it was specifically for vanderbilt university medical staff. but all the people there last night were doctors, nurses, hit care workers, emergency responders, front line, everybody was in that field. and we gave away every ticket last night to them. so, with a way to see what this could look like. but it's definitely a potential. i think you could see potentially in massive parking lots. you know, country concerts are renowned for their tailgate parties. i think the concert is just going to be a tailgate party now. >> sounds like a plan. that wraps this hour of "cnn newsroom." thanks for watching. i'm natalie allen. feel free to follow me on twitter or instagram. "new day" is next. ♪ >> god bless you guys! god bless you.

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back. >> a nationwide experiment shifting to high gear. >> i'm excited. it's nerve-racking. >> it's either open or close my doors for good. >> do not under estimate this virus and dao nt play with this virus. >> there's a real risk that you will trigger an outbreak that you may not be able to control. >> it will go away at some point. it will go away. good morning to you. so good to have you this