eric: vice president mike pence saying more than 195,000 americans have been tested for coronavirus. this as federal, state and local governments are ramping up restrictions, all in an effort to try to stop the spread, now more than one-fifth of americans are being told to stay home. certainly hope you're doing that and abiding by those regulations and the recommendations. hello, i'm eric sean. this is america's news headquarters. arthel: i'm arthel neville. normally "the journal editorial report" is on at this hour. the show is on hiatus for the time being. new jersey is the latest state to order people to stay inside. some of america's largest cities, los angeles, new york,

and chicago are now ghost towns. number of confirmed cases has topped 19,000 across the country with at least 260 deaths. president trump offering words of encouragement during today's task force briefing. >> i want to thank all of the incredible people of our country, the citizens of our country, that what you've done and the way you're responding is just -- has just been very special, something that we will never forget, that the history books will never forget. arthel: we have fox team coverage, alex hogan, mark meredith is standing by. we begin with steve harrigan reporting live outside cdc headquarters in atlanta. steve. >> reporter: arthel, as the number of confirmed cases in the u.s. approaches 20,000, that means in the past week that amount of cases has risen by 1,000% and new jersey has joined with new york, california and

illinois, becoming states which are asking all nonessential workers to stay at home. this means by monday, one out of four americans who are in the workforce will be asked to restrict themselves to their homes, going out only for medicine or exercise or food. the governor of illinois said this was an extremely tough decision to reach. >> if there are actions that i can take that will save lives in the midst of this pandemic, no matter how difficult, then i have an obligation to take these actions. >> reporter: testing of americans has ramped dramatically, more than 200,000 tests being performed, that's up 800% in just one week. still, concerns over shortages of protective equipment for medical personnel being asked to reuse at times disposable items, some medical personnel saying they've been asked to make their own masks. >> we have to get through this period of time where demand is

out-stripping supply. >> reporter: on friday, the air force brought home 89 americans from honduras, a number of americans in different countries around the world suddenly caught with borders closed and flights canceled. arthel, back to you. arthel: steve, thank you very much. eric. eric: arthel, times square, much of new york city resembles as you said a goat town these days, especially after the governor stepped up safety mandates, ordered all nonessential employees in the state to stay home, all in an effort to stop the spread of the virus. the governor did not downplay the potential danger. >> at the end of the day, 40% to 80% of the population is going to be infected. if you look at the 40 to 80%, that means between 7.8 million and 15 million new yorkers will be affected at the end of the day. eric: the governor saying it is the role of the government and public authorities to protect

us. alex hogan live in new york city, here in manhattan with more. alex. >> reporter: eric, there is a state-wide shortage of medical quicks so the governor announcing there will be four new field hospitals essentially that will go up, one of them is this convention center that could house up to 1,000 extra beds. and meantime, across the state, new rules going into effect for new york, starting tomorrow at 8:00 p.m. on sunday, police will start enforcing social distancing in all public places and everyone deemed not essential must stay home. the only people deemed essential in those fields of work are health care, law enforcement and security, manufacturing and retail of goods like food and pharmaceuticals, journalism, construction and infrastructure, shelters and child care facilities and finance. starting tonight in new jersey, nearly all residents will need to stay home, that's after the governor's new executive order. connecticut and pennsylvania issuing similar measures that are closing other

nonessential businesses. in vermont, the governor closing all close contact businesses meaning gyms, tattoo parlors and that goes into effect by monday at 8:00 p.m. nurses this morning at mount sinai, new york city, being told they're officially out of masks. new york has more cases than any other state with 10,000 positive cases, that is an increase of 3,000 in the last day. but to put that in perspective, so far the state has issued more than 45,000 tests. >> the more tests you take, the more positives you will find. we are taking more tests in new york than any. lelandplace else.we're taking mr capita than china or south korea. >> reporter: and of all of the cases in new york that are testing positive, the governor noting that 15% of them do need to be hospitalized. so again, this is just one of

the centers that will open up and of course we're seeing a massive economic impact on all the businesses across the city and state that have closed but the governor saying we need to focus on health care first and focus on that next. eric, arthel. eric: the governor praising all the people who are working for government, the bus drivers, subway motor men and doctors and nurses on the front lines, they are heros and they are. alex, thank you. arthel. arthel: all across the nation. vice president mike pence are saying he's and his wife will be tested for the coronavirus later today after one of his staffers tested positive. even though the president said that he did not come in direct contact with that staffer, saying that at the briefing earlier today. meanwhile, federal health officials saying a short time ago that they expect the number of cases to rise here in the u.s. as they plan to ramp up testing. let's go to mark meredith, live at the white house with details on that. >> reporter: the white house says it is seeing a widespread

infection when it comes to the coronavirus, that's why they continue to urge all americans to use this best practices to slow the spread that they've been talking about for the last several days, whether it be if you're sick to stay home and if you have underlying conditions and feel sick to go get tested. they wanted to make it clear, there are seeing the amount of tests ramp up. they say not every american should get tested, only those that fit the criteria that the white house has been talking about. as you heard from previous reports, there's so many questions about medical supplies out there and whether there are enough to help hospitals that will be dealing with outbreaks not just today and tomorrow but for weeks to come. the administration announcing that they have placed a new order for the department of health and human services for millions of masks, the masks the n-95 to help health care responders but admit it will take time for those to get to the hospitals. the administration faces questions about what comes next when it comes to the states that are limiting people from going out, whether they're not essential or not or basically told to shelter in place like we've seen in california, new

york and a few other states. we asked the president about that moments ago during the briefing. here's what he had to say. >> and you can't put on them what you're putting in new york where you do have a tremendous problem. we have large portions of the country, middle america, where they have a few people. so it may be a time -- i hope it never happens, where we need to take drastic action. right now, that's not the same ballpark. >> reporter: the administration says it's working with america's governors to make sure they have resources they need. as you heard the president say, no national curfew at this time or anything of that measure. the president praising companies that have stepped up to help with the effort to make sure supplies are getting out there. the big question for the white house is what kind of aid package will come next and what people should do that are struggling with work. we asked the president about that, or the lack of work for that matter, moments ago as

well. >> what they do is keep receiving paychecks and hopefully companies will be in a strong position. we want to keep everything together. we think we're going to have a tremendous bounceback. >> reporter: it is unclear exactly when the bounceback may happen. we know that members of congress have been meeting with the administration, members of the senate to try to come up with what an aid package might look like. we've seen numbers tossed around, 1 to $2 trillion. as the house and senate get ready to debate this, there are a lot of questions about how this will work for people that right now are worried about paying rent, paying mortgages and where the paycheck is going to come from. a lot of people want to hear what's going to happen next on that. arthel: also, there are some leaders, mayors and local cities and governors and states, wondering what should they do. should they put the entire city on lockdown if you will. so maybe you can find out if and when the federal government, the president will actually in fact order a national mandate. he seems to be hesitant to do so. >> reporter: we asked whether or not there would be a standard. the president says he doesn't

feel it's necessary at this point. that could change. the administration says they're evaluating things one day at a time. we expect another update possibly tomorrow. arthel: we'll get more details then. mark, thank you. eric. eric: the u.s. military providing assistance and there's plans to set up field hospitals to augment the civilian health infrastructure of the nation, all to combat the outbreak. the pentagon faces challenges of its own, dozens of service members so far have tested positive for the virus. among them, the navy sailor who is assigned to the u.s. central command headquarters at the macdill air force base in tampa. lucas tomlinson has more on the situation. >> reporter: top government officials say there's no truth whatsoever to rumors the national guard will enforce marshall law or nationwide lockdown amid the coronavirus outbreak. chad wolf spoke on "fox & friends." >> it's simply not true. what we see is a lot of

disinformation campaigns, via text and social media. we want to make sure we refute those. we have no plans for a national lockdown or national quarantine. >> reporter: the head of the national guard said i hear unfounded rumors about national guard supporting a nationwide quarantine. let me be clear, there's been no such discussion. the national guard will continue to help communities. defense secretary he' esper says 4,000 guardsmen have been mobileized. the army corps of edg engineerss exploring ways to convert hotel rooms and college dorms into makeshift hospitals. >> we need to set it up and in fairness to the state of new york, that's not my decision. fema has to make a decision is what is the allocation and we will exercise whatever fema tasks us to do. >> reporter: in south carolina, a women's football team arrived

home after being stranded in honduras. the state department says they're doing everything they can to bring other americans home, including those stuck in peru. ships at sea have received test kits in the pacific. so far, no sailors tested positive in the fleet. in tampa, a sailor tested positive after returning home from the middle east. at the pentagon, lucas tomlinson, fox news. arthel: to iran now, where the death toll there is topping 1500 as the number of confirmed cases around the world grows to nearly 280,000. ryan chillkot is live in london with more. >> reporter: iran remains the hardest hit country in the middle east and there's concern about the potential spread of the virus this weekend. friday marked the beginning of the persian new year, a time when people tend to travel to celebrate the holiday with their families. the government advised people not to do that. the fear is that some people may

have done it anyway. the virus now has claimed 123 lives in the last 24 hours, the islamic republic, bringing the death toll there to over 1500 people with more than 20,000 confirmed cases. many worry the country's health care infrastructure already weakened by u.s. sanctions could be overwhelmed. in jordan, another country in the region, air raid sirens echoed across the capital today to mark the beginning of a three-day curfew to contain the virus. jordan, where there are just under 100 confirmed cases, has ordered all stores to close and all people to stay off the streets until at least tuesday. anyone caught violating the curfew faces up to one year in jail. clearly, they're trying to nip this in the bud before it gets out-of-hand. china, the government is on a pr offensive, shipping experts and millions of protective masks, that's right, millions of masks to places in europe like greece,

serbia, the czech republic and italy and in some encouraging news from china, today is the third day now in a row that they have not had any new confirmed cases in wuhan or in the hubei province, which is where wuhan is. that's where this all started. arthel. arthel: all right. thank you very much, ryan. eric. eric: arthel, the coronavirus did not seem to affect young people at first. you saw the picture of the kids on the beach in spring break in florida. the cdc released a new study on coronavirus in young adults. it shows the demographic does appear to be more vulnerable to the virus than we were told. if you're young, don't party, stay home, talk to your friends on twitter or instagram and we'll have more on that as we continue.

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arthel: while older adults have been hit hardest by coronavirus, a learning now that younger people are more vulnerable than initially thought. new cdc data revealing that here

in the u.s., nearly 40% of those who require hospitalization are between the ages of 20 and 54. let's bring in dr. brian glebman. -- dr. geldman, pardon me, sir. you specialize in pulmonary disease. talk more about that for me. what ways are young adults more vulnerable, tell us more about this study. >> this was the cdc's data on hospitalizations for the first month in the united states and what you're quoting is correct. it seems across all age groups, the risk of hospitalization was pretty even. even above age 20 through age 85, there was equal hospitalization. we are seeing similar data to what's shown in china, that the increased risk of death does go up above the age of 65. the other similar trend is that under the age of 20 was a very

low risk of hospitalization, less than 1%. arthel: are young adults more likely to be asymptomatic, infected with no symptoms? >> absolutely. and it's one of the reasons why they have to also isolate like the rest of us. just an anecdote, today my son was asking why can't he visit his cousins, he feels well, they feel well. we had to explain to him that the risk of transmission is still there, especially in young adults who may be asymptomatic. arthel: that is exactly why with this new discovery, young people need to be more cautious. so if you would, doctor, list ways that young people can unintentionally infect others. obvious ways and ways they may not realize. >> well, it's concerning the stories you hear about people who continue to go on their spring break, people who continue to go out into bar as we said, just because they have no symptoms doesn't mean they don't harbor the virus. and also, a lot of those -- a lot of times people become

contagious three days before any symptoms show up. so that's why it doesn't matter what age group you are, we are all equal risk of attaining the disease and it seems above the age of 20 we're at similar risk of ending up hospitalized with the disease. we need to take the same precautions, regardless of age hai.arthel: what are those precautions. we can't say it enough, especially to young people who they see -- they had the problem in miami, they're out at the beach, i'm young, not going to get it, i can hang out. wrong. >> i'm living in new york right now. we are under isolation. so everyone's on home isolation which is why we're doing interviews via skype. you can only leave your home for essential tasks such as going shopping or picking up medications. i do want to put into words that you see more and more people in public wearing masks and i want to emphasize, that may be fine, please avoid using the n-95 masks. there's a critical shortage of those for health care providers,

not really any benefit to the public wearing those. arthel: we're in new york as well. we're under stay at home orders unless you're an essential employee. we can go outside to exercise, not just here, but other cities around the country. you can go outside to exercise. what's happening is i'm noticing a cluster of people on the patways and -- pathways and walkways, is that problematic. >> it depends how clustered they are. with social distancing, the goal is to try to be six feet apart from one another. i went for a run this morning and you could safely pass people and everyone was trying to do so. but certainly -- our parks have been a nice respite for what's going on. if they become too crowded or you can't find space within six feet of other people, you probably need to move on. arthel: just to be aware of everything. and we are reporting this because the idea as we have listened to all the medical

experts which is to flatten that curve, how important if you would, if you could talk to us, finally, about really the importance of social distancing, how people -- some people think we're hyping it, no big deal, still to this day people are thinking that. what do have you to say about that? >> well, the critical reason for flattening the curve i think most viewers may know this is we just have a limited hospital capacity. and if we took the attitude that we're just going to let everyone be exposed to this virus all at once, we would easily overwhelm that hospital capacity and your chance of surviving the virus would go way down if we didn't have ventilators, hospital beds or staff physicians to take care of you when you're sick. so the whole idea of the social distancing is to slow the spread of the virus so that we have the resources needed to take care of those who get critically ill with it. arthel: what are the symptoms of coronavirus? >> so it's usually a flu-like

illness. what i mean by that, it's fevers, cough, i'm getting -- my patients who have had it report very severe body aches and sore throat. that tends to stand out a little bit. obviously, prior exposure to anyone with covid would raise your concern that someone may have it. but to emphasize one more point, you know, if you get those symptoms, it doesn't necessarily mean you need to seek medical attention right now. most patients can be cared for in their own home, just taking tylenol and rest and 90% of those patients will recover on their own. arthel: and staying away from others in the house. >> sorry. arthel: and staying away from others in the house. listen, doctor. i have to go, i appreciate your time and expertise. thank you very much. >> my pleasure. thanks so much. eric: great advice, thanks, doc. after the huge economic hit we suffered the last few weeks, lawmakers right now working through the weekend trying to reach a deal on the massive economic stimulus. up next, texas senator john

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texas senator john cornyn is with us. welcome. a lot of people are worried about lost income, many have nothing coming in, they don't know how long this will last. what would you like to see in the financial package and how can it help? >> well, we know the first thing we need to do is stop the virus and that's what we're all doing by exercising good personal hygiene, maintaining social distancing and the like, if you're sick, see your doctor so you can get tested to see whether you need to be monitored at home or need to go into the hospital. but you're right, people are being denied access to a paycheck through no fault of their own. they work for a restaurant, the hospitality industry or any one of a number of businesses, when government tells you don't go to work, you can't earn a paycheck, we have to do something to fill the gap. one of the most important things this bill will do is provide money to people who are out of work and not receiving a paycheck. some through a direct payment and we're trying to figure out how to get that to them as fast

as possible, to tide them over. for those who can file for unemployment insurance, how do we beef up that unemployment insurance system so that people can provide for themselves an their families during the interim. eric: according to some of the -- what's being considered to be payment of $1,200 to individuals, married couples would get $2,400, $500 for each child but your individual income has to be below $75,000, married couples, $150,000. to get it to us, the irs has us on their list, can they direct deposit? would it be checks? would it come through employers? have they worked that out yet? >> they haven't worked out the details it's going to go through the irs. as you say, they've got everybody's number and social security number, taxpayer identification number and know how to get the money to us quickly. and that's why that part's important. but as you can tell, even though that's a significant amount of money, it's not enough on a week

after week basis for people who are out of work. this is really just a way to throw them a lifeline until we can find out how to maintain either through unemployment insurance or to keep businesses to encourage their employees to stay on the payroll, even though they may not have the demand coming in the front door until we ride this thing out. we don't know whether it will be a matter of weeks or months. eric: do you know -- i mean, government's supposed to protect us. what's your sense of actually what went wrong? there are reports of lack of ventilators, masks, we're the greatest country on wetter the most sophisticated medical system, yet we've been caught short by this. do you think we've learned from this? do you think it will be solved? what made us go off the rails? >> well, i think there are a lot of lessons to be learned from this. this came out of nowhere. if we thought about it, sars, another type of respiratory virus, came out of china as a

result of the practice of eating -- having these wild animal markets and they jump from animals to human beings so we need to look at china in a whole different way in terms of the viruses. obviously, trying to protect us. but also because they are our supply chain for medication and medical equipment and the like. but on the back end, you're right, for those who are desperately ill and fortunately it will be a small fraction of those infected, mainly elderly people and those with underlying illnesses, the respirators, we need that supply available and usable in a time of crisis like this. but this is really unprecedented. so it's hard to know how we could have prepared for all of this. usually what happens is when a crisis happens, everybody wants to act once the crisis passes, that it's hard to maintain the same momentum to deal with the

eventuality, should it occur again. we have to learn from this and we will. eric: certainly we had warnings. hopefully as you said we will learn from this and as you said it is a war, again, just like practically like world war ii against this virus. senator john cornyn of texas, thank you and stay safe and all your consistent at thi constitu. arthel: we are going to go to illinois where the governor is giving an update on the coronavirus situation there in his state. let's take a listen. >> as i mentioned yesterday, we are working to expand the availability of child care for all our essential workers through a new expedited emergency child care center license to provide care in much smaller group sizes than standard centers. already, we've had more than 150 centers apply for this license. my department of human services is also developing a grant program to support centers and

homes serving the children of low income essential workers. if you're a provider, an interested organization, a parent or guardian, you can learn more about these options on our coronavirus.illinois.gov website in the coming days. on that note, i want to take a moment to thank our child care workers from the bottom of my heart. in this time of instability, these providers have remained a silent and steady force of helpers who serve such an important function across the state. we could not keep our essential workers going without your service. and i am so deeply grateful for all that you do for their children. lastly, let us remember that this virus is not tied to any specific ethnic group or race. people from every demographic, every race, ethnicity, gender or background have been infected.

suggesting otherwise or engaging in racist speech or acts is one of the most profoundly unamerican things that i can think of. instead, the current crisis should drive home to all of us just how connected we all are. we can choose how we want to come out on the other side of this. let's choose to be one illinois. i'd like to introduce the director of our department of public health. >> thank you, governor. again, my name is -- arthel: well, governor ending on a strong note, saying the coronavirus does not discriminate, this is no time to pick on one particular group for any reason and he thanked the child care workers, quote, from the bottom of my heart. and that sentiment goes a long way and we share that sentiment for all of the child care workers around our country.

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today. we hit records of daily death toll and daily increase in cases. however, it is important to point out we had another record, which was the number of people cured which was over 900. so that is at least positive. doctors here are somewhat opt optimistic about the rul rhyme d arthritis drug that may help. this as the doctors continue to struggle to try to find places for the new patients. the mayor of the hardest hit bergamo believes a lot of elderly patients are dying at home or hospice of 23450 pneumod are not tested for the coronavirus so they're not in the death numbers. thonly a quarter of the deaths have been registered as

coronavirus related. a doctor from bergamo made a plea for help earlier this week. they have a gofundme page now. >> good morning. i am here on behalf of the department of medicine in bergamo, italy. we are in full emergency with this coronavirus pandemic. our health personnel, nurses and physicians are working around the clock, countless hours, to fight this incredible situation. we do not know how long this will last. >> reporter: now, eric, despite all the trouble with hospitals and doctors and all of those shortages, italy managed to ship out about a million coronavirus test swabs to the united states just this week. eric. eric: we thank our italian colleagues for that and the good

news that people are getting through it and being cured. thank you, amy. arthel: our next guest is stranded in italy, she is a student at john cabot university in rome while her family is in massachusetts. frederica, this is the third week we're checking in with you. when i first began talking to you just out the gate you had a smile on your face. you don't have that same bright smile right now and i'm not trying to steer you in one way or the other. i want your honest opinion here. tell us what's on your mind. what do you want to tell everyone watching? >> i guess i'd say even though the number of deaths are constantly rising here, it's a pretty tragic and somber situation here, i would just say this is a wake-up call to follow the rules, stay in your house. it's unfortunately that i have

to constantly say these things on the news. i would prefer to do this some other way. it has come to this. unfortunately, the numbers are going down, that hasn't arrived here in italy. we recorded 800 deaths today. it's unfortunate and it's sad. arthel: it's really sad. our hearts are out with all the people in italy and of course you, our fellow american. how are you holding up? how are you getting food and provisions? >> well, essentially it's been a week since i left my house. i'm probably not going to leave for another couple days. as for the -- what they put in place, like we can still go to the market and the pharmacy, leave our house for necessary reasons but apart from that i haven't -- i'm receiving news the same way the rest of the world is. i can't give too many updates. i don't know much. i'm stuck in high house. arthel: that's a good point.

wondering if you you've got a sense, i don't know maybe e-mailing, if you have friends there. you're a senior, you're a senior at john cabot university in rome which means you are of a certain age that at first it was thought that you were not as vulnerable to the coronavirus. your age group. and now there's a new study saying your i think group is. what is it that you would like to directly say to some of your fellow millennials because it's probably better hearing it from you than me. >> i would just say to take me as an example, a couple weeks ago i thought the impossible would have never hand and then it happened. so be safe, be smart. make smart decisions. start staying in your house, spend time with your family during this time, that's really important. i can't. so i'm -- we're kind of all in the same boat in italy, all students that have remained. we're trying to be grateful and learn the bigger lesson of all

of this. there will be a bigger lesson. i think that america can take the lesson that we are experiencing here in italy. it will be really helpful to figure out the path that this will go on and if we can stop it potentially. arthel: and as i said, your family is in massachusetts. i'm sure you're able to facetime with them or e-mail with them. what are you saying to them? i'm sure they're concerned about you. what are you telling them? >> they're concerned. we're taking it like a day by day situation. my mom is more updated than anybody else i know probably on the coronavirus. she sends me constantly the daily statistics of it all. she keeps me updated. i'm really grateful for that as well. but we're taking it day by day, like i said. we're not sure when i'll be home. i'm not too up-to-date on what the travel restrictions are currently so i'm not sure but i was looking at price of tickets, they're about $2,000. it's not about the price, it's more about the risk and we're going to wait it out.

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the united states army field band we're formally touring around this great land but we understood because of the situation with the concerns for the covid that we are -- we're going to go a different way and that is of course to produce our performances that we already are really connecting the people with the army with. we're putting those on on virtually. every day we're having a daily special and we start this evening at 7:00 p.m. eastern and you can catch our six string soldiers performing. but each night and day we will be featuring a different product. so it's a great opportunity to connect with the american people. eric: that is fantastic. tonight's the first one, 7:00 p.m. also other ones are at 1:00 p.m. eastern. where do people go? where do i google you guys? >> yeah, so i mean, we're on a all the platforms, you know, youtube and facebook, so you

can look at u.s. army field band dot-com, our website or go on facebook and search for u.s. army field band and the same thing, we're on all of the instagram, you should really take advantage of that great opportunity. eric: we were showing some of your schedule. what's so amazing, you reach out to everybody. you've got the gra greatest generation, that's one of the concerts, then you've got video game music, what a mixture. >> well, as you know, the american people are diverse and so we have a product for everybody. so obviously like tomorrow we'll be honoring the greatest generation and a couple days later the next greatest generation, those who are upcoming. eric: colonel keane, just fan tag takes particular. we look forward to it again tonight at 7:00 p.m., part of our american heritage and certainly the great service of our country and go army, as they say. >> go army. thanks a lot, appreciate it. eric: we'll be watching. arthel: it's a great idea.

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arthel: president trump and the coronavirus task force addressing a nationwide shortage of key medical equipment, saying that more protective gear is on the way. this as the number of confirmed cases in the u.s. surpasses 23,000. hello. welcome to a new hour of america's news headquarters. i'm arthel neville. eric: i'm eric shawn. the senate on capitol hill holding a rare weekend session today as lawmakers we're told are in agreement a trillion dollars stimulus package for the economy, bolster the economy that's been hard hit by the pandemic that can include individual payments that could

go directly to you if you qualify. mark meredith is at the white house with more on what we can expect to come out of it. hi, mark. >> the administration is eager to get that bill to the president's desk soon. of course the workers that are missing paychecks are eager to get the relief as quickly as possible. we heard from the president about all this moments ago during the white house briefing when he says he's doing all he can to make sure people will get the help they need. >> we're working quickly to pass additional legislation that will provide massive relief to small businesses and affected industries and give direct payments to our workers and hard-working american families. there's never been anything like we're doing on the hill. >> the senate has just wrapped up its work for the day. we are expecting a possible vote tomorrow at 3:00. the president says he's been in constant contact with lawmakers over the emergency measures. the president also appeared to be optimistic that the u.s. economy can recovery quickly, but when that will happen is

really anyone's guess. the federal government also doing some more things to help people through this, including extending the tax deadline until july 15th, waiving the foreclosures and evictions for fha mortgages waiving standardized testing requirements nationwide and suspending student loans for at least 60 days. the rush is on to get more medical supplies out to people who need it. administration announcing an effort to buy hundreds of millions of more of those m-95 masks that would help people on the front lines of all this. we heard from dr. fauci about what is happening in america's hospitals. this is what he had to say moments ago. >> when you go in and get tested, you are consuming personal protective equipment, masks and gowns. those are high priority for the healthcare workers who are taking care of people who have coronavirus disease. so what we don't want to do is to have a situation where we do

have disparities in availability of ppes now and we're working hard to correct that. >> the administration was asked quite a bit about the lack of certain medical supplies in certain facilities around the country. the administration says it is working around the clock to address that. they are also praising certain companies that have stepped up to say either whether or not they are going to donate some of the supplies they may already have on hand or work to manufacture more of them. we also heard from the vice president during that briefing who says he and his wife will be tested for covid-19 after a staff member of his did test positive. both leaders though appear to be fine. they are saying the testing was done out of a matter of precaution. it will be interesting to hear if we will hear more about the testing when they come back to the podium likely tomorrow. eric: thank you. arthel: president trump praising the fda for quote moving mountains to get potential coronavirus treatment from development to market as quickly as possible. this comes as scientists are testing a combination of two drugs that president trump says could potentially be a game

changer for covid-19 patients. steve harrigan is live outside the cdc headquarters in atlanta with more. steve? >> more dramatic numbers today as the number of confirmed cases in the u.s. approaches 23,000. that means the number of cases has climbed 1,000 percent in just one week's time. four states are essentially shutting down all workers except for essential workers. new jersey has joined california, new york, illinois asking people to stay at home if they are non-essential workers, to stay at home and shelter in place. it's been a tough decision for many governors. washington state still weighing that move. the governor there has been critical of people who are not practicing social distancing. >> i'm asking you and you may say i'm pleading with you to stay home unless it is necessary for you to go out. i'm asking both businesses and

individuals to help us accomplish this. >> also ramped up dramatically up 800% in one week, more than 200,000 tests distributed across the u.s. so far. still concerns among health workers especially about protective gear. some of that gear disposable. people are being asked to reuse that gear, sanitize it if possible. one final thing to be concerned about, unemployment claims, goldman sachs predicts the claims could reach 2.25 million this week alone, if that number is accurate, it would be eight times the number of one week ago. back to you. arthel: steve harrigan, thank you very much. eric: the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in new york now surpasses 10,000. the most diagnosed cases of any state in the nation. as you can see, quite a lot more than others that have been diagnosed. this as a stay at home order will go into effect tomorrow night 8:00 p.m. throughout the

entire state. officials say the number of ventilators, for example, does not yet meet the demand or what will be needed. they say there's a shortage of masks and gowns to protect medical personnel. officials in new york city have curbed mass testing saying the hospitals are overwhelmed. the governor earlier today said there could be a site of makeshift hospital to try to ease the burden. hi, alex. >> that's right, eric. this is going to become one of those centers, for keeping people at home, that's all about slowing the spread if you are walking around new york right now, you don't see many people. but the hospitals are packed. as you mentioned, this center behind me, this convention center here in manhattan will become a new facility where they can house even more beds to accommodate the medical needs at this point. we know that new york has seen more cases than any other state around the country.

andrew cuomo announcing four new possible locations for the hospital beds. new york has 10,000 positive cases with 60% of those being right here in the city. >> my job is to tell you the truth and the facts that you need to know. here we go. i hate to say this, but it's true. we are now the epicenter of this crisis, right here in the nation's largest city. >> new york city has seen more than 6,000 cases with an extra spike of 1,803 cases since yesterday. city streets around the country increasingly bare and starting on sunday, at 8:00 p.m., everyone in new york must stay home besides essential workers. in new jersey, a similar ban goes into effect tonight at 9:00 p.m. surrounding states like pennsylvania and connecticut closing many non-essential businesses too. soon one in four americans will work from home. kids across the nation also learning from home. all 50 states taking measures to close at least some of their schools.

the new york city school district is the largest in the country, with 114,000 homeless children, and starting on monday, 400 sites will open to give those children take away breakfasts, lunch and dinner so no one goes hungry. massachusetts governor charlie baker announcing the potential conversion of extra facilities into hospitals, for overflow, like we're seeing here in new york. the state also opening its first drive through testing site today, and new york governor cuomo expecting between 7.8 million to 15 million new yorkers will be infected. that's again between 40 and 80 percent, and this is just wit n within -- this is just one of the four centers that will open, each of them housing 250 people, bringing that up to a thousand extra beds. eric: thank you very much. arthel: the coronavirus outbreak continues to have a devastating impact throughout the middle east and asia. ryan chilcote joins us from our london bureau with the latest on that part of the story. ryan? >> arthel, iran is still the hardest-hit country in the

middle east. there's particular concern about the potential spread of the virus this weekend. friday marked the beginning of the persian new year. it is the time when people tend to travel to spend time with their families and celebrate the holiday. tehran told people to refrain from doing that, but the fear is that many people did it anyway. the virus has now claimed another 123 lives there in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to over 1500 people, with more than 20,000 confirmed cases. that's just under the number of cases in the united states, though the population is just a fourth of the u.s. population. many worry the country's healthcare infrastructure already weakened by u.s. sanctions could be overwhelmed. to the north, there's an increasing focus on russia. officials there have reported just over 250 infections, very small number. 1/50 of what iran has.

despite having a population that is nearly 50% larger, for example, than iran's. the kremlin says that ease because russia closed its 2600 mile border with china back in january and that they've tested more than 150,000 russians. critics though, say the kremlin is intentionally misdiagnosing patients and saying they have pneumonia to play down the severity of the situation. finally, we go to china, where the government is on a pr offensive, shipping experts and aid and millions of masks to places in europe, like greece, serbia, the czech republic, and italy. meanwhile in china, some potential signs that the crisis there may be dissipating, for the third day in a row, officials in wuhan and the hubei province reported no new cases of the virus. so perhaps some potentially good

news that there may be light at the end of the tunnel. arthel? arthel: absolutely. let's hope so. thank you. coronavirus is squeezing food banks and charities at the local level. american red cross says it is facing a severe blood shortage. if you can, go donate. more than 5,000 blood drives have been cancelled out of the concern for lots of people congregating. that means that 170,000 fewer donations have occurred. layoffs and school closures forcing more people to head to food banks. chris o'connell who is with our fox affiliate in philadelphia, fox 29, has more. >> abby bullard would be home practicing social distancing, but tonight giving blood was more important. >> i have always given blood, every couple of months. we haven't done it in a little while. i know there's a shortage. >> a blood shortage is an understatement. the coronavirus has forced thousands of local cancellations of donors in the last few weeks.

>> you get your temperature taken, get sanitized, came out, half hour later. >> here at sacred heart academy, the blood drive in honor of a local teenager fighting cancer took on extra meaning, some say with so much going on, they felt like they had to do something. >> make the difference when it really counts, not when it's easy, when it's difficult. we are saving lives, and that is essential. >> we're considered essential. blood drives are out there. they're open in the communities. >> the pandemic also affecting food donations. at the media food bank, the need is up. donations are way down. >> especially when i see there's an extra need, i try to have people drop things off. i have a been on my porch where people know they can drop things off. >> on a normal thursday night

about 30 families pick up meals here. tonight it was closer to 50. the impact of the pandemic already being seen on the shelves. >> with the market the way it is, this is going to affect everybody. and it doesn't matter what level of, you know, income you have. eric: during this time, there is a need for blood. you can go to red cross.org. that's red cross.org to find out where you can donate in your community. you can still do it. the red cross says there are no instances of coronavirus being transmitted through a blood transfusion. the need for blood is now as always red cross.org. arthel? arthel: thank you. the white house says medical equipment desperately needed in hospitals is on the way as doctors and nurses say they're being forced to reuse masks and gowns. a spokesperson for one of the country's top er physicians group on that coming up next. is that net carbs or total?... eh, not enough fiber- chocolate would be good- snacking should be sweet and simple.

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eric: the call to postpone the 2020 olympic games in tokyo amid the coronavirus outbreak, but as of now, the international olympic committee says it is still starting those games on july 24th. but today the usa track and field ceo joined usa swimming. they sent a letter to the u.s.

olympic committee chair, saying in part, quote, while our world class athletes are willing to push themselves to their athletic limits in pursuit of olympic success, the likelihood they will be able to properly train in a safe and adequate environment and replicate the excellence we have all come to expect does not appear likely, in the midst of the global crisis, we are waiting for an answer from the international committee. arthel: meanwhile on the front lines of this pandemic, a shortage of protected gear is putting doctors and nurses at risk, as they are increasingly forced to work without proper masks and gowns. >> we didn't ramp up production for a pandemic, and so now we are paying for that, and shortage is everywhere. as we do have the industrial side ramp up, in which it will eventually get unblocked. we have to get through this period of time where demand is

outstripping supply. arthel: joining me now is the national spokesperson for the american college of emergency physicians. doctor, thank you for being here. and first, if i may, doctors, nurses, first responders, medical staff, custodians working hard to disinfect medical facilities, you're all heroes, and we really do thank you for that. that said, we want to give you the floor right now to explain the conditions that you're working in. >> yeah. you know, arthel, this is something a pandemic, a global pandemic with a respiratory spread type virus is something that the american college of emergency physicians has been warning about for years and years. i mean, you know on a busy flu season, when the match to the vaccine is not that great how overwhelmed our emergency departments can be. this is just exactly what we have been afraid of. it is the perfect storm.

so basically, what we're having now is we don't have all the stockpiles that we needed. we need all the equipment. this is something that we should have really been preparing for for years, we've been talking about. right now i hear all my clea clears -- all my colleagues, we're in the same situation. i got a call from the husband of a physician in florida he's worried about his wife because she's saying there is not enough equipment, not enough masks. people are using one m 95 multiple times. they are putting other masks on top. i've heard other hospitals where they don't even have the regular masks. that's an issue. of course ventilators is always an issue. testing with respect to that, i mean, if we had an idea of the general population with testing, how prevalent it was and we knew who was coming in infected, you could be more judicious with

your personal protective equipment, but because we don't have enough testing either, we have to presume that everyone technically could be positive, and so that requires putting on equipment, so of course, you know, i agree with you. my colleagues, you know, in the er, kudos to them, they come in to work every day knowing they may be in harm's way to take care of the public. and our ers are our healthcare safety net. we've been saying that for years. arthel: you've mentioned several times that you have known this, you, the experts who are out there on the front lines that you have known this for years, and this should have been started a long time ago. that's what president trump has been saying, in that particular area. he's saying listen, i did inherit this particular aspect of this crisis here, where this equipment really is on back order. you guys needed it a long time ago. but that said, though, now he's in charge, are you getting

unified federal information on what kind of equipment you'll be receiving and when you will receive is it? >> well, no, and, you know, i know our governor in maryland is doing a great job. all the governors are asking for that, but, you know, at this point, we're just hearing, you know, stuff is coming soon. we're ramping up production. but there's not a specific timeline, and people need a timeline to say okay, it's going to be in a couple weeks because in the next few weeks, this is critical, and it is true, we need to flatten the curve, and as you said, i mean, this goes, you know, way back. we have one of the wealthiest countries, you know, medical care, great medical care, but we don't have a lot of good preventive healthcare in the past, and to prepare for a pandemic, it's something emergency physicians have been asking to shore up our emergency medical services because we are

the safety net. we don't have specific time lines and people are making do. they are still showing up to work, and i agree with you, my colleagues are heroes, whether they are er nurses, techs, respiratory therapists, er docs, they are all showing up doing a great job. arthel: absolutely. what are you being told about tests, access to tests, proce processing them? >> the testing is still very specific. you know, we are testing mostly people with symptoms. that's the recommendation because we don't have a lot of access to testing, and that creates some of the problem, right, because if there's quicker access to testing, and you know somebody's got the flu or they don't have corona, then you don't have to gear up and suit up in the ppe the way you would, so it is kind of like a chicken and an egg thing. it is very interdependent. arthel: are you hopeful at least -- i'm going to wrap up.

are you hopeful at least that the private sector is now working with the federal government to come up with vaccines that in fact you will hopefully get some vaccines on-line sooner than later? i believe i may have heard dr. fauci say earlier that they are hoping he's really hopeful. he didn't guarantee but he's hopeful he can get more all of your needs on-line very soon. >> yeah, vaccines of course are going to be great. i have to say that the general public, if you want to do something, this isn't a joke. listen to your state and local governments. you need to distance yourself. you need to stay at home. if you're sick at home, you need to talk to a doctor, and then you can make that decision, be at home, if you're mildly ill with fluids and acetaminophen, versus if you are really sick, if you have trouble breathing, those are signs you need to go

to the er. that's all part of it too. arthel: that's how we can help you. thank you very much, doctor. >> thank you. arthel: be sure to tune into fox news sunday tomorrow. john robert who will be in for chris wallace to talk to former cdc director as well as treasury secretary steve mnuchin. it airs at 2:00 and 7:00 p.m. eastern right here on the fox news channel. you can of course check your local listings for the time that it will air on your fox station. eric: we need to give a shoutout thank our doctors, nurses, all the first responders for how they are stepping up during this crisis. meanwhile, hawaii's lieutenant governor, he is a doctor himself, he's going to be here in a few minutes, right after the break, on the challenges of the coronavirus and what he is calling for. we will be right back. need all s that i can get.

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eric: hawaii is now reporting the first community spread of coronavirus after two cases were found to have no connection to recent travel. this as calls now grow for the state government to suspend non-essential travel to hawaii and quarantine arrivals at the island there. we are joined by the lieutenant governor, also an emergency room physician, mr. lieutenant governor, thank you for joining us >> thanks for having me, i appreciate it. eric: states on the mainland are beginning to have mandatory orders to stay at home, new york, new jersey, illinois. what do you foresee or want to see hawaii take? >> we're going to do that as well over time. right now our order today is going to be next few hours to shut down any travel to hawaii unless you live here or you are essential healthcare personnel. we really need to shut it down

because 37 confirmed cases so far. 35 -- [inaudible]. we love having travelers here in hawaii. like the rest of the world, everyone is locking it down. eric: this really is an extreme way to seal off your borders and stop flights coming in from the mainland and anywhere else in the globe? >> yes, as you know, hawaii was one of the 11 spots where we were having funneling of planes or travel because we are geopolitica geopolitica geopolitically very important, our country, we welcome our military and strong part of america's defense. but that also makes us vulnerable. we have a lot of travelers from china, south korea, japan. we had to of course stop that. [inaudible]. in addition to that though, people love to come to hawaii.

we have a limited healthcare capacity, so we have to be very careful. eric: we saw what was happening during spring break in florida, with kids at the beaches. have you taken similar action? >> we closed all the state beach parks yesterday. the counties are following suit with the county beach parks. i think it is only a matter of hours to days where all of that is in lockdown. we had to pull our life guards, only essential personnel. there's so many things that we are doing much like the rest of the country. we are unique because of geopolitically we are very important with the pacific and our military. [inaudible]. eric: such a beautiful state. it really is a paradise in so many ways. new york governor andrew cuomo today talking about the role of government, the importance of what you do and you have two

hats, lieutenant governor and you're also a doctor. i will get to that in a minute. here's governor andrew cuomo talking about the government's role. >> government professionals who know what they're doing can save lives. totally changed the lanes on government. i thought government was about celebrity and who can tweet the most and who had the most twitter followers? no, no, now government is about you actually know what you are doing. eric: this crisis really shows the necessity of protecting the public's health. >> yes, i called for the shutdown of cruise ships for 60 days. i was glad that the leadership across the country followed suit with that, and obviously we couldn't have people who were very sick on those cruise ships. we only have 2,000 beds total and 561 ventilators in our

state. i've been working on policy with our governor and general. we have to look at this through the health lens, slow the spread, test every contact, what they did in south korea, japan, where they succeeded. we can't italy happen to america. that's why you are seeing stronger leadership up across the board to say shut it down, slow the spread. if we spread out the rate of disease, we'll be able to accommodate people on ventilators that need it. remember, seniors have a mortality rate as high as 8% if they are over 75 and as high as 14.4% if they're over 80. that's a very lethal disease for people who are seniors who have chronic illness who are vulnerable. people who are young, the travelers that you saw on the beaches are pretty much safe, and that is why we can't have them out and about spreading the disease. eric: they also say the young people obviously can be affected too. very slowly, can you again red out that number you just -- read

out that number you just said? how many ventilators? that seems like a minute number for a state. >> yes, we have 561 ventilators. we can increase our capacity about 30%, as we get rid of unnecessary surgeries and we move to using our surgical wards specifically for icu support. we are unique. only 1.4 million people yet 10 million travelers so we have the approximate need to take care of 1.4 million plus another 10 million people at different times, so when we take care of our people, we have 561 ventilators. we are vulnerable. the governor is going to take steps to slow down the travel, with help of the white house, with non-essential services and any nonresidents. we will be here for you when the

end of the coronavirus outbreak occurs. we will be the place to come as hawaii -- i know people love coming here. during this crisis it would not be appropriate to invite people here and not be able to give them healthcare if they came in large numbers. eric: that's stark, absolutely. those numbers tell the story for you and across the country, why it's so important. we wish you and the people of your wonderful state the very best of luck. we will all get through this as a nation, and together if we all do what we need to do, number one, stay home and postpone that hawaii vacation for another time. not in the near future. mr. lieutenant governor, dr. josh green, doctor, thank you for joining us. >> an honor to be a part of it. eric: arthel? arthel: thank you. this is a tough time for restaurants across the country. all but seven states banned sit in dining allowing only takeouts and deliveries. that's putting millions of jobs in jeopardy.

alicia acuna is live in greenwood village colorado talking to some of those workers. tell us more, alicia. >> hi, arthel. you know, it is interesting. there's been a dual impact on the restaurant industry. you know those delivery apps that we're all using to order out, they said they have never been busier, they can barely keep up, that's some good news, however, when you talk about the restaurants like the ones you just mentioned who have lost the dine-in option, they have really been suffering. let's take a look at some numbers here. the national restaurant association projects the industry will take at least a 225 billion dollars loss and be forced to eliminate between 5 to 7 million jobs over the next three months. now, the owner of this restaurant, where we're standing, the asian cuisine restaurant here. the owner told us when the governor ordered the 30 day moratorium on dining in, he knew it was going to be painful. he says it's been so much worse.

without that dine-in option, in order to survive. he really needs the delivery and takeout. it is vital. >> it's a loss anyways, but if i take on not keeping the restaurant open, i can do more good for the community, even though i will be in the red. >> he says he provides blood to his own drivers and hand sanitizers but has no control when it comes to the meal delivery companies. he said he is hoping people will order out. >> kind of crazy, but i'm really happy are still working and we're trying to contribute as much as we can and keep the economy flowing. >> many are hiring drivers and not charging restaurants those commissions.

in a statement grub hub tells us quote to increase cash flow and help restaurants pay their employees, we are deferring our own revenue from these local businesses, regardless if they're longstanding partners or new to our platform for the time being. we have seen a lot of creativity, in the need to survive. we have seen a wine bar begin to make fried chicken for pick up, menu changes to adapt to an ordering out. my husband owns a restaurant in denver. he and his partners just laid off their entire staff. what many folks may not realize and a lot of small businesses are learning there through all of this, that the insurance they have will cover almost every natural di sa-- disaster but noa pandemic. if you are ordering takeout or delivery, that's a huge help for the restaurants like i'm standing in right now. arthel: thank you for sharing that personal story. good luck to your husband.

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suggested somehow this virus came from the united states army, information alockdowns that are taking place, every american indeed people from all around the world should ensure where they turn to for information is a reliable source and not a bad actor trying to create and flow information that they know is wrong. arthel: that is warning from the secretary of state for all of us to be careful about the flow of information during the coronavirus pandemic. some commentators saying the environment is ripe to spread disinformation, adding there is plenty of motivation for countries like russia and china to do that very thing. how can we counteract those efforts to scare americans with the rumors? we are joined by the president and ceo of board of internal medicine. we are waiting to hear from the governor of florida. that could happen any moment and when that does, i'm going to have to interrupt our interview. i want to start here, if we

could, pardon me, i want to talk about chloroquine or hydrochloroquine, can either of those drugs be used to treat coronavirus? >> arthel, as dr. fauci said on tv, the evidence on that is really nonexistent. there's some very preliminary things. it might turn out to be helpful, but that's a classic example of people's hopes getting ahead of the facts. we all want there to be a treatment. but this is a time that it's critical that we rely on expert knowledge and expert knowledge does not support the use of hydrochloroquine at this time. arthel: is the need for social distancing exaggerated or important? >> there's something that we actually have data. the data come interestingly from the 1918 flu epidemic. this was analyzed ten years ago by the institute of medicine. philadelphia which shut down the city two and a half weeks after

the first case and held a big parade had a huge spike in their cases, whereas st. louis, which shut down the city two days after the first case, had a much less impact on the population in st. louis. short answer, social distancing works. there's evidence that it does. arthel: are you still contagious after your 14 day self-quarantine? >> once again, cdc's data on this, and that's what we need to go by, arthel. we need to be going by expert advice here because it is very chaotic information environment. people can hear on facebook, from their aunt sarah or their cousin fred and they can get very unreliable information. cdc says that it would appear we don't have great data on how long people are contagious, but 14 days is conservative. seven days may also be long

enough. arthel: that is after they have self-quarantined? >> that's correct. that's seven days after fever has stopped. arthel: exactly. people are allowed as you all know, doctor, to exercise outdoors, in parks, pathways across the country. is that a complete safe zone? >> i think we don't have absolute data on that, but given what we know to be the mode of transmission, which is droplets and given that in spaces, the droplets don't hang around very long. i myself am taking walks in the park along with my wife, and i think it is possible to go out to public spaces, trying to maintain distance of the 6 feet as cdc recommends which is very important. again, i think we need to go with the best expert advice we have. in times of uncertainty, people get frightened and they don't necessarily rely on experts. arthel: is not a rumor, just a question to you. -- this is not a rumor, just a

question to you what is the best way to self-quarantine when you live in a house with other family members? >> well, that's very challenging, and again, the cdc has specific things on that very question, talking about how to clean surfaces, how to do laundry, how to manage all the essentials day-to-day life. i would encourage your viewers to go to cdc.gov to get information about that very question. arthel: fair enough. before i run out of time with you, because i could keep going, but can you get coronavirus from handling the mail or packages being delivered? >> again, i'm relying on things i've heard dr. fauci say. we don't have a lot of evidence on how long the virus will live on a surface, a day or two is probably as long as it's going to last. but i think we don't really know about things like mail, and i myself again am washing my hands after i go through the mail.

i'm washing my hands very frequently through the day. arthel: as i let you wrap, give me 20 seconds, doctor, are there any other rumors you would like the dispel? >> well, there are lots of rumors out there, for sure. and i think one of the big ones is people think social distancing is overdone. it is not overdone. my colleagues in healthcare institutions are pleading with the public to seriously socially distance because if the hospitals become overwhelmed, which is what has happened in italy, it's going to be deeply unfortunate for everybody, and the medical staff won't be able to keep up, won't have enough beds or respirators. arthel: very crucial, we will leave it there. doctor, thank you very much for your time and expertise, sir. we will be right back. >> thanks, arthel, for giving me a chance to talk to your viewers. arthel: you take care as well. we will be right back. >> you too. be safe. arthel: thank you.

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eric: a few moments ago on this program we heard from a wise lieutenant governor calling for a complete shutdown of airline service to the islands. -- hawaii's lieutenant governor. peru declaring it will completely close its borders in an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus.

but many americans say it is getting very difficult to leave, some saying they are trying to get home and are having a hard time trying to do that. it's not they say been easy. >> everyone that's trying to get out of the country. we had less than 24 hours. all these airlines were already -- we just kind of want to go home, the whole situation is just pretty chaotic. eric: the peruvian government says today is the last day it will support the return of foreigners to their own countries. after today, the government's going to close all the airports and the borders completely. you know, in a time of uncertainty, people stuck at home, a lot of them banding together through a mass expression of gratitude around the globe. in spain, every night at 8:00 p.m., folks in barcelona, can be heard doing this. they are applauding from their open windows and the doors thanking the healthcare workers and others who are on the front lines fighting against coronavirus. health officials in new york

city now are urging people of the big apple to do the same, saying the display of the human spirit and solidarity can make a huge difference. hashtag solidarity at 8:00. they are calling for a mass time for all of us new yorkers to get out there, go to the window, and start applauding. those important healthcare workers who are on the front line. what a great idea. hope it spreads across the country. arthel: let's do it all across the nation. i like the idea. eric: absolutely. arthel: many people are working from home these days. don't think cyber criminals haven't taken notice. how you can protect yourself on-line in the uncharted new reality, as america's news headquarters continues in the next hour. order up. fries on the side. right where i like 'em. don't forget the grease fire. burn, baby -- wait, what? -[ alarm beeping ] -i said grease fire.

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it's important to kind of get a sense of what's out there. it's very divergent across the state in different communities and we want to have widely available testing as soon as we can. if we had another 250,000 collection swabs like we ordered immediately upon the emergency, we would be in really good shape but we're working every day to figure out this way, this way, this way, and so we're getting them in and pushing them out. we also have federally supported test sites, so jared worked with fema to be able to get -- it's basically a plug and play. they don't give us any personnel but they give you the different things that you need to be able to take the samples and so those were -- those are going to be in miami at the hard rock stadium parking lot, they're going to be in orlando at the orange county convention center and then in jacksonville at the jacksonville jaguars stadium. the jacksonville one opened

today. i was able to talk with the sheriff in duvall, very smooth, actually relatively lightly trafficked. he thinks they may end up expanding the ages to try to get more people in and so in some ways it may be a good sign that maybe not a lot of people are experiencing some of these symptoms in northeast florida but we'll have to see. but that i think is -- everyone of those test sites comes with 2500 collection samples. so if the collection samples are taken appropriately, that's another 2500 tests that can be done and that's going to be very, very important. the miami-dade site is due at hard rock stadium on monday. when we had the super bowl there, i don't think people necessarily thought that we would be back for the testing, but we're rolling with it and working as hard as we can to get as many people, particularly in the south florida areas that are affected, you pretty much have i

think broward, dade and palm beach almost 50% of the cases in florida are in those areas. so the miami site will have our division of emergency management, the guard will be supporting, the local health department, the dade county -- excuse me, miami-dade fire department, you're going to have police. i know the mayor has been involved. i know mayor huminez we're working with him to try to expand as much testing as we can in miami-dade and the orange county site is set to open on wednesday at the orange county convention center. the guard is supporting that. you have the sheriff's office in orange county, also have some of the nurses are being surged there so we're excited about that. hope to be able to announce that on monday i'll be at the villages to help open their drive-through test site at the villages, which we look forward to do. so if you look at kind of where

everybody was just three or four -- four weeks ago, if somebody had symptoms and they were tested, they were going to the county health department, there would be a sample taken. it would have to be sent to the cdc in atlanta, it would take five to seven days to be able to get that results back, and then we would have to do everything through there. it was difficult. we had anticipated getting more resources for that but once it was clear that that may not happen, jared started getting stuff, everyone was working hard to do it and so now we're at the place where i think yesterday, what was there 8,000 tests just yesterday, is that the right -- in florida? >> as of last week. >> yeah. so the scale is going up and i think we're going to continue to do it. i mean, we have thousands of additional swabs going to places all across the state, jacksonville, orlando, city of

tampa, they're working with raymond james stadium to do something there. we're sending a lot to the key health departments like miami-dade, another 1200 collection samples there, as well as places throughout the state of florida. so this is important and the goal would be to be able to cast as broad a net with this as possible and i think if you're able to do that, really helps inform how we're best able to prevent more damage from the virus and i think that that's a very good thing. we're also looking at -- you hear different things about this company's coming up with this test and this test. any time something like that happens, jared's on it. we're trying to get that. there's one that the fda approved that would be almost an instant test, within an hour, but there's going to be obviously a huge crush of demand for that and the federal government will probably be one of the major players in that but we're looking for all of that and really want to do the best

we can. i would say the one thing we've seen with the statistics is there's a lot said about kind of the 65 and older population and for good reason. the virus, the fatalities and the really serious hospitalizations have typically been people who have been over 60 and have serious underlying medical conditions. and that's still being borne out. in terms of infection numbers, the majority who have been infected have been under 60. just because you saw folks who were older and had underlying conditions, thinking it's really just about people who are elderly, no, i mean, you can get this if you're in your 30s, 40s, and there's not necessarily high rates of fatalities with that, but some people have really had some serious health consequence as a result of it. and so it's just something people need to understand that it is -- elderly are most

vulnerable to this but it's something that can affect anybody. one of the things that people are concerned about as the virus has gotten into the united states and spread in various communities is what does that mean to hospital capacity, if you ended up seeing a flood of patients obviously you see new york, they're having to do a lot of things to try to figure out how to accommodate what potentially could be a huge crush with the way that's escalating in the city. we in the state of florida have 18,000 available beds, out of about 55,000 beds overall. icu bed compas capacity, almost0 out of 5600 adult hospital icu beds available. i've asked jared, mary, dr. riffkis to do is identify other facilities that could be used and not just some of these -- eric: we've been watching florida's governor talk about

some the steps he's taken. he's come under criticism for not having an order to close all of the beachs in the sunshine state, after we saw videos of all those spring breakers, all those kids and others on the beaches. he did order beaches in broward and palm beach county closed. a lawyer is suing the governor, trying to get him to have a mandatory shutdown of all the beaches in florida. a lot of elderly, retired people in florida, especially the warnings go out to them to stay home and be careful. he's going to go up to the villages tomorrow, up in the central part of the state, home to 51,000 retired folks. so governor ron de santis trying to stay somewhat on top of the situation. we'll see if indeed he does have any beach closings or any other news, we'll bring that to you as we monitor this news conference. meanwhile, this is a brand-new hour of america's news headquarters. i'm eric sean. arthel: hello, i'm arthel

neville. a staffer for vice president mike pence tested positive for the coronavirus. mr. pence and his wife will be tested for the virus. a number of states issuing a stay at home order including california, leaving santa monica pier empty on a saturday afternoon. right now, there are over 24,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in the u.s. with more than 270 deaths. we have fox team coverage that begins with mark meredith live at the white house. mark. >> reporter: good afternoon. officials at the white house say they are seeing that widespread infection of the coronavirus across the country but officials insist that for the majority of americans the risk of serious illness remains low. the president's task force says they are making tremendous efforts to combat the outbreak. we heard from them earlier today. >> testing is expanding rapidly across the united states of america, state-run drive-throughs are expanding across the country. as you will hear detailed this morning, now more than 195,000

americans and more who have been symptomatic have been tested. >> reporter: but the administration says not every american should be tested. officials are trying to warn people not to flood the country's hospitals and drain america's resources. we heard from dr. anthony fauci at that same briefing, you heard from the vice president about the need to preserve the supply of masks and medical equipment. >> when you go in and get tested, you're consuming personal protective equipment, masks and gowns. those are high priority for the health care workers who are taking care of people who have coronavirus disease. so what we don't want to do is to have a situation where we do have disparities in availability of ppes now. we're working hard to correct that. >> reporter: that was one question we heard over and over again is about the need for supplies. the administration says the department of health and human services placed an order for hundreds of millions more of

these n-95 masks. private companies like apple say they are also doing their part and stepping up and donating what they can. meantime, up on capitol hill, the senate adjourned for the day but they're due back tomorrow as officials will negotiate the trillion dollar plus aid package. the administration says great progress is being made that should help american workers and businesses. the president himself says he's seen great cooperation between the parties. >> right now, they're negotiating, mitch mcconnell, chuck schumer, they're all up there, kevin mccarthy, and nancy pelosi, they're all negotiating and everybody's working hard and they want to get to a solution that's the right solution. i think we're getting very close. >> reporter: as the white house waits for congress, they have done additional relief including extending the tax deadline until july, suspending foreclosures for some mortgages, waiving

standardized testing as well as suspending student loan payments for 60 days. the vice president and his wife are being tested out of an abundance of caution after a staffer in the vice president's office tested positive for covid-19. that staffer is said to be doing very well, is much better but the testing still happening nonetheless. arthel: we're glad to hear the staffer is doing well. mark, thank you so much. eric. eric: we've heard a lot about possible medications that could be used against coronavirus. there's a big debate over the effectiveness of any of them. the fda meanwhile helping to fast-track potential treatment options. this ias the private sector is g towards getting a vaccine. steve hair began is live -- harrigan is live outside the centers for disease control in atlanta with the latest. >> reporter: the fda has approved one california company on-site testing program, this would mean that tests for the coronavirus could be done without sending it off to a lab

within a 45 minute period. those tests likely to begin to be shipped out as far as next week so some real advances there in the delay time. as far as new cases go, 8,000 u.s. cases confirmed in just the past 24 hours alone. that's 50% spike. as far as the states go, four states at least so far asking nonessential workers to stay at home, new jersey, new york, california and illinois. for the illinois governor, it was a tough decision. >> if there are actions that i can take that will save lives in the midst of this pandemic, no matter how difficult, then i have an obligation to take these actions. >> reporter: testing is up of u.s. citizens by 800% in just the past week alone. as many as 200,000 americans have been tested. there are concerns about protective equipment, concerns too about the blood supply, more than 5,000 blood donation drives have been canceled and 80% of the locations where blood drives

are normally held have been closed for social distancing. eric, back to you. eric: steve, thanks so much. arthel. arthel: we're going to take a look at rome's empty streets as italy sends its military to enforce a nationwide lockdown over the coronavirus outbreak. this comes as the country reports nearly 800 deaths and close to 5,000 new cases in the last 24 hours. wow. amy kellogg is live in florence with the latest. amy, what can you tell us? >> reporter: hi, arthel. there's been an awful lot of debate about the death rate here because it's at 7% as it stands with these really high mortality numbers that we're getting day after day. but some health professionals say that's not accurate because a lot of people are dying with coronavirus, not necessarily of it. they're of a very advanced age in many cases with two or three other serious illnesses. a mayor of one of the very badly

hit towns in the north said it's actually the other way, that the death rate is probably much higher, he feels, because he thinks there are a lot of people in nursing homes or at home or even in hospices who are getting mysterious cases of pneumonia and dying without ever having been tested for coronavirus. so this all remains to be analyzed. and they've been tightening the screws, meantime here as these numbers go up in that empty rome today, lots of cops were actually around stopping those who did venture out to find out just why, why they need to leave their homes. italy is not seeing the reductions in numbers they had hoped for after imposing these massive lockdowns. milan has been under quarantine essentially for two weeks, the rest of the country 10 days. the slogan of solidarity in italy has been everything will be okay, but one mayor of a sisn

said that will not happen unless people do much better at really staying home. >> i would like to understand how, how is everything going to be okay? how is everything going to be fine if we continue to go out every single day to buy groceries. grocery shopping should be done once every 10 days. how is everything going to be okay if every day so many people go out to buy cigarettes? >> reporter: another city struggling to deal with the coffins is krimona where the hospital morgue is full and they are putting coffins in a chapel. coffins are being brought away by night in military vehicles because there isn't enough room in cemeteries and it's painful for people to not have the chance to say good-bye to loved ones. arthel, back to you. arthel: unimaginable. amy kellogg, thank you.

eric. eric: meanwhile, in washington, they're trying to work on a bailout bill to help people who lost jobs and if you do have your job and you're working from home, it means you shouldn't take any steps that could endanger your internet. we'll take a look at what you should do if you're telecommuting from your sofa or your living room. tv sports announcer: five seconds left. oh ho! yeah, that's my man there. tv sports announcer: time out. let's go to a commercial. nooooooo! not another commercial! when you bundle your home, auto and life insurance with allstate you could save 25%. in fact, the more you bundle the more you can save. put the other game on if it's important to you allstate can protect it. ...home auto and life insurance you could save 25%. if it's important to you allstate can protect it. what? bundle and save with allstate. click or call for a quote today.

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arthel: california governor gavin newsom bringing in new equipment in the state's fight against the coronavirus. mr. newsom directing more than $42 million in emergency funds into leasing two hospitals to increase availability of beds and to purchase new ventilators. california is seeing over 1200 confirmed coronavirus cases so far which is third most in the u.s. eric: millions of americans are now working from home because of the coronavirus outbreak. that means you have to rely on the internet. some experts say telecommuting could fall prey to scams or to hacking. pc ceo and founder rob chang is with us, also a tech and cyber expert. look, you're home, you've got business accounts, bank numbers,

memos flying around. what is the difference between like staying at home and communicating with your fellow coworkers and why is it less safe than what you do normally like banking or paying your credit card, that sort of thing online? >> i think the reason why it's not as safe is because you're also exposing your corporate network rather than just having your individual information, as ransomware has evolved it's not that your personal information is moved towards servers and the information of your corporation so i think we have so many people that are at home, working, you're also exposing your personal information to the corporate network so we just published something on fox news digital about some tips, one tip is really be careful about what anti-virus you are choosing. they're not all the same, many are foreign made. if you don't have an anti-virus, you have to have an anti-virus

if you're going to get on your corporate network. eric: in terms of the anti-virus, the one you use at home normally would that work when you get on a corporate network? >> sometimes. sometimes. your it person is choosing the anti-virus and they're dependent on which choice you've made in order to protect the network. eric: this is interesting. when you're home, you've got your protection but now you're like -- it's like you're at work, even though you're still at home. we having where you log on, you get the little do-dad warning, is that you, you push you that it's yes on the phone and i go in, for example, into the system. >> correct. actually, another tip -- eric: i was going to say -- >> i'm sorry. go ahead. eric: i'm sorry, how failsafe are those? >> okay. that's safe. the problem is, is that all of a sudden if you're reading an

e-mail, whether on the business side or on your personal side, and in there -- there's been a big outbreak of this, fake e-mails related to the coronavirus. and so all of a sudden if you click on one of those attachments, not only are you going to get into your personal information, but then it can fly up there into the corporate network. so that's another thing is be careful about all these fake e-mails related to the coronavirus. eric: it's unbelievable that people are -- some people are so low that they would try take advantage of this for their own nefarious purposes, i mean, really, it's astounding. >> it is. it is a business. it's a business. i mean, and there are -- they are monetizing security holes. with so many at-homeworkers, i think it's larger atack surface than before. eric: what do you suggest, besides going through the protection that's we have, also kind of be careful when you communicate back and forth like

i think people when you're not in the building, when you're not at the office, sometimes -- first of all, wine and internet don't work. so when you're home, it's like you're in the office, all right. isn't that good advice to think like you're still at work. >> i've been working at my home for 21 years. that's so funny. that is almost an unwritten rule but, sure, for all these beginners here, yeah, i mean, it is not like you're at home and you really have to treat it like work and you have to be disciplined about it and all those things to be productive. because that's the entire goal, you want to be productive. eric: rob, great advice. when i'm sitting at the dining room table, i'm still at work, that's good for everybody to remember. arthel: eric, ask if we should get one of those vpns. eric: the what. arthel: vpn. eric: should we get a vpn. >> vpn is good. a lot of corporate networks require you to have a vpn. if you have that, that's a good

security step. if you don't, it's also very good, it's also good for your personal situation. there's a way of hiding who you are, so that bad guys can't see you. eric: rob, just quickly, because i know how to do a carrier pigeon. that's my speed. what's a vpm. >> arthel: vpn. >> it's routing your traffic to another server. eric: how do i get it. >> virtual private network. eric: how do i get one. >> it enables you to be private. it's rounding all -- routing all your traffic to another server so that's the only thing the outside world can see is that server and not what you're doing. arthel: is one better than the other. eric: wait a minute, where do you get one? arthel: which one do you get. eric: how do you get it? >> this is a booming industry. i think right now 6% of americans are using vpns. but it's growing. i mean, last year it was like 2%. so it's growing very quickly and

i do recommend them. eric: we have got to go. where do you get a vpn. arthel: is there one better than the other. eric: wait, where do i get them. >> there's hundreds out there. at this point in time, it's hard to pick a winner. only 6% of the market. eric: i'm not breaking the six foot rule. where do you get a vpn? do you download it. >> you download it and you have to configure it and there's a monthly charge in order to use their service. eric: arthel neville, vpn. rob, thank you. get a vpn. >> my pleasure. arthel: eric sean, vpn. thank you. that's very important. eric: good advice. never heard of that before. arthel: that's what we're here for to inform our viewers and ourselves. we learn stuff every day. up next, the doctor is in to answer common questions about the virus. stay with us. open road and telling peoplene that liberty mutual customizes your insurance, so you only pay for what you need!

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>> arthel: confirmed coronavirus cases continue to rise significantly across the globe, right now there are over 299,000 cases worldwide with more than 12,000 deaths. to answer medical questions about the virus, let's bring in fox news contributor dr. jeanette neshu ate, the medical director for city md. thank you for joining us. >> my plesh. arthel: we love having you on. >> thank you. arthel: you're the medical director of city md in midtown, manhattan. under normal circumstances, if you feel sick you run to urgent care. during the coronavirus pandemic, what should we do? >> not this time. you want to stay home. if you have very mild symptoms, sniffle, maybe a little sore throat, a little congestion, stay home, supportive care, meaning tea, over-the-counter medicines, a little bit of

tylenol. the last thing you want to do is go out where you could infect other people or pick up the coronavirus if you just have another type of cold like rhino virus or adenovirus or even the flu. if you have very mild symptoms, stay home. now, if you are having difficulty breathing and shortness of breath and near collapse, that's another story, that's when you want to seek medical care. arthel: i'm watching the graphics on our screen. i'm seeing the total confirmed cases globally is now over 300,000. back to our conversation. doctor, do urgent care facilities administer coronavirus tests? >> yes. i'm testing every day that i'm at work. i'm out there on the front lines. when my patients come in, if they have symptoms, the first thing i do, i will swab them for influenza. and if they are negative for influenza a or b, and they meet the criteria such as fever, cough, body aches, shortness of

breath, low oxygen level, if they are really sick and meet that criteria then we proceed to swab them for the coronavirus. but we're still limited on supplies. if you don't meet those criteria right now, we won't swab you because we reserve them for those who really need it, those who are at high risk, those who are older for example or have underlying medical conditions such as diabetes that are uncontrolled or heart failure or copd or lung disease or on chemotherapy or they're immunosuppressed, we reserve swabs and tests for them until we receive more. arthel: so another question for you is if you are self-quarantining at home, how can you best protect the rest of your family and not infect them? >> that's a very good question because it's not easy to do, especially if you live in a small area. if you are positive for covid-19, you need to pick an area of the house, one room of the house, go to the smallest

room and stay away from the rest of the family. this is not -- there's a difference between social distancing and quarantine. social distancing, keep six feet away. with quarantine if you tested positive you want to stay as far away from your family members, from your loved ones for the time being until you meet the criteria where you're free. usually we say 14 day quarantine. and then the cdc says okay, after two negative tests then you're clear to go about as long as you have no fever and your symptoms have resolved. it's difficult. but you have to be sure to use your own rest room if you can, use your own bedroom if you can. stay away from the rest of the family. you're going to have to eat lunch and dinner away from the rest of the family. but keep in mind, even though this is difficult, it's going to pass. it's going to end. we have to have individual accountability for our own actions because each one of us, arthel, has the power to stop the spread of this virus. we really want to focus on

disarming this virus because our end goal and mission, one of our missions is we want to prevent the need for life-saving machinery, life-saving ventilators. we don't want to have to have millions of ventilators and have to put millions or thousands of people on ventilators. if we can take these actions, these simple measures, adhere to the strict guidelines, each one of us has the power to save thousands of lives. arthel: very important. can you give me a yes or no on this because pets are family too. can you infect your pet or vice versa? >> you know what? they say that this virus originated from an animal market in china. so i think it's possible, anything is possible. they're saying there's no cases of transmission to cats and dogs at this time. which i believe. but we don't know for sure. i would still say take common sense precautions. we love our pets. let's treat them as family members and be careful not to be

kissing our pets on the mouth. i see some people doing that. they don't realize that can be dangerous. even though we don't have confirmed cases, it's a possible. arthel: doctor, thank you very much. we'll see you soon. >> my pleasure many thank you, arthel. eric: they are family. you'll find some bare shelves at ser markets across the country as shoppers stocked up for what could turn out to be long quarantines at home. for now, shelves are being restocked we're told at some restaurant supply chains helping to fill in the gaps. they want to avoid a break in the grocery store supply chain and some of the grocery store firms say don't worry, the products are still coming in. jacqui heinrich is following this from here in new york city. hi. >> reporter: hey, eric. panic shopping as stripped shelves bare across the country. some high demand items are out of stock online and people logically wonder if a food shortage is next as the virus

puts a strain on manufacturers, food delivery and transportation and also farmers who would otherwise be able to plant with confidence this spring. but industry leaders say that the scarceity at some stores right now is not reflective of a deeper problem. the industry's balanced to supply consumers with average needs, not surge demands. even after previous disasters like hurricane katrina or 9/11, needs spiked in certain areas for a finite period of time, not nationwide with an indefinite end as we're seeing right now. manufacturers are working 24 hours a day to pump out that product and experts say people can speed up the process if they stop hoarding. >> what we're dealing with is a demand issue rather than a supply issue. it's unprecedented, the amount of purchase that's have happened. so what's happening is this very resilient food system that we have in the u.s. is responding. >> reporter: the food industry association says in a week's time we will be in a better place, although you might not

see every flavor of your favorite products because the most popular items are being prioritized, eric. eric: that means ice cream. all right. thanks. meanwhile, there's a surplus of food, that's what's so odd about this. we've got wholesale huge places that have stocked up and they can't get it to the supermarkets? >> reporter: well, it's actually routed for a different caution, with restaurants shuttered, food that would otherwise go to the service industry is building up in a surplus in warehouses. one regional supply company, baldor specialty foods saw that market opening, they converted their business. they're offering home grocery delivery. they lost 85% of their business when restaurants closed but made up 60% of that shifting to retail. listen. >> the retail supply chain is maxed out and the food service supply chain is there, waiting to be put into good use. and what better way to get food

than have it delivered to your door and limit your exposure to the virus. >> reporter: now, one area where we could see a shortage in the future is with imports, especially european imports. we're already starting to see them impacted a bit. eric: that's understandable. thank you. arthel: the national guard activated in several states to assist governments in this pandemic. how they're helping you specifically in one of those states, up next. sure, principal is a financial company. but think of us as a "protect your family as it grows" company. a "put enough away for college" company. and a "take care of your employees" company. we're a "help you ride the ups and downs of the market" company. and when it's time to retire, we're a "we've been guiding you toward this all along" company. think of us as all these companies, and more. principal. retirement. investments. insurance.

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qualified and postured to act under the command and control of the governors in the state and so if you were to federalize them you would lose that ability and you would lose some other things, for instance, the unique attribute of the national guard is we can operate as law enforcement. eric: joining us now via skype is major general timothy gowan, heads the national guard in maryland which has been activated by maryland governor larry hogan. welcome. what is the mission of the guard in maryland? >> well, right now our mission is to provide as much support as we possibly can to help the governor and the state and local officials to combat this coronavirus crisis. we've got 2200 soldiers and airmen total called up. of that, we've put 1,000 on enhanced readiness posture, about an eight hour call. that leaves us 1200 soldiers and airmen to conduct a lot of transportation support missions for the medical community.

we're actually working very closely with the maryland department of health and in particular the prince george's department of health to create a screening and testing facility. we're using a couple of air support medical companies to put together the structure so when test kits are ready, we're ready to roll. we're doing a lot of humanitarian support missions, helping out the city of baltimore to distribute food, we're helping out with transportation wherever possible. we're on standby. that number, 1200 is a little higher than usual compared to other states because the governor of maryland, larry hogan, has used us quite a bit in the past. he knows our capabilities and he wants to get ahead of the problem. so we're prepared. we're ready. eric: that's the way to do it. basically it's a support system and support service as you just said, handing out medicines, being involved with some of the

drive-through testing when that happens, helping transport patients to hospitals, handing out food to kids. some people think the nation mad guard, -- national guard, your mind goes back to the '60s. will the guard be involved in law enforcement in case there are some issues in order to maintain civil society? >> well, we're prepared for that and we're trained for that but that's not really the focus of the mission. the focus of the mission right now is to combat the crisis as it's unfolding and provide support as much as possible. like i said, we have a lot of capability. one of the nice things about the national guard is we're members of the community, very familiar with all the agencies, long-standing working relationships. all of our soldiers and airmen come from the community themselves so we have that affiliation already so we know all the players and we can roll right in and support however it's necessary.

eric: that is so important. that message is so important because some people would be alarmed. here's governor pritzker of illinois and governor cuomo of new york talking about the role of the nation fall guar nationae states. >> the guard is also doing critical work, planning for the weeks and months ahead including expanding our health care capacity by potentially refitting and reopening previously closed hospitals. >> well, yo you called out the national guard. >> i called out the national guard to help with food delivery and cleaning surfaces. we use the national guard every time there's a snowstorm or a fire or a flood. i called out the national guard. it does not signal martial law. eric: he says it directly, it does not signal martial law. some people could be alarmed i would say. you guys do a fantastic service,

whether it's hurricanes, the flooding, the national disasters, this sort of thing. you really are the wonderful support system and backup that americans and all of us rely on. and that is your message. why do you do it? >> we do it, it's a desire to serve and we want to work on a higher purpose. almost every one of us has civilian jobs somewhere and a lot of us have either started our service on active duty or started directly in the national guard and it's a great feeling to be able to not only do the mission that a lot of us have come into the service to do, but then also support missions like this where we see just how important it is and like governor hogan says every day, we're actually saving lives here and it's not every day you get a chance to make a difference like that so it's a great feeling and that's what keeps everyone coming back month after month, week after week, year after year. eric: you will be making a difference, you are making a difference on behalf of the i

maryland national guard and all the guard outfits around the country, we thank you all, we thank you here. stay safe. and thanks for -- >> my pleasure. eric: thank you for doing what you're doing. arthel: the entertainment industry opening up its pockets and putting smiles on the faces of americans stuck at home. our christina coleman with a lighter side of the serious story after the break. hey you, yeah you. i opened a sofi money account

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arthel: we are seeing the effects of the coronavirus impact nearly every industry in our society. including hollywood, where the entertainment world is responding to the pandemic. christina coleman is live in los angeles with more. hi, christina. >> reporter: hi, arthel. celebrities are stepping up to help communities. big stars like ryan reynolds and lady gaga donating to food banks and kelly ripka and her husband donated $1 million to help buy ventilators for new york. streaming giants like netflix and amazon prime are gearing up for what's expected to be huge internet usage. some studios taking advantage of the captive audience to release movies that are supposed to be in theater by directing them to consumers at their homes. box office hits like disney's frozen 2, birds of prey and sonic the hedge hog will be

available months sooner than the original planned video on demand release. some concerts are canceled but it's not stopping singers and performers like john legend from having concerts online. >> i think i speak on behalf of hundreds and thousands of singers, artists, writers across the world who are experiencing this and we are trying to be optimistic and say mainly we're thankful for the technology to be able to still play the shows. >> reporter: meanwhile, universeal television is stopping production of movies and tv shows. this will affect dozens of shows including stranger things and grace and frankie. they are establishing a relief fund for workers impacted by the shutdown. aspiration entertainment is working to stream ne new films online.

the independent film industry hit especially hard right now. >> we have the most captive audience in history, people are home-bound, unfortunately. people are going to their screen to find this great opportunity of live experiences. we're seeing book readings from authors. we're seeing musicians gather together to perform directly to consumers. so this is creating a communal experience that's independent of being together physically. >> reporter: and so there you have it, a lot of people coming together right now to still give people entertainment at home. arthel. arthel: that's a great thing. christina coleman, thank you so much and that does it for us. we're back tomorrow at noon eastern. eric: see you then. remember this, fox nation. there are everyday actions to help prevent the spread of respiratory diseases. visit cdc.gov/covid19. brought to you by the national association of broadcasters and this station.

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jon: more than 24,000 confirmed cases of krone ma virus here in the united states with one in every four americans ordered to stay home. as the senate debates a trillion dollar stimulus bill. good evening, i'm jon scott, and this is a special two hour edition of "the fox report. ♪ ♪ jon: as the numb of confirmed cases surges in the united states, new jersey is the latest state to order residents to just stay home. meanwhile, italy is tightening its lockdown after 793 people died from the coronavirus in just 24 hours, a grim record. iran has topped 20,000 cases. here at home the trump administration says the emergency stimulus package