do our best to help you through it. and chris will be back here again next "fox news sunday." ♪ ♪ eric: ohio is now the latest state to issue a stay-at-home order, it is the fifth state to do so joining california, new york, new jersey and illinois. advice from the officials, stay home, don't visit your family or friends because a skyrocketing increase in coronavirus cases is expected. this as we are now awaiting a briefing from the white house coronavirus tax force. president trump will be laying out the latest in his add administration's response to the pandemic with growing call for him to enact the defense production act to start emergency production of medical supplies because medical workers on the front line say that shortage continues of equipment that they need to save live.

hello, everyone, and welcome to "america's news headquarters," i'm eric shawn. arthel: and i'm arthel neville. the president, by the way, is scheduled to take the podium with at 4:30 p.m. eastern time. we'll bring it to you live as this growing number of state issuing -- states issuing stay at home orders. the number of cases tops 30,000, the death toll growing to at least 380. we have fox team coverage now. molly henneberg is in washington, alec hogan is live in new york city, and we begin with steve harrigan. steve or thing for us in front of the cdc in atlanta. so, steve, what stands out from all those numbers that we're seeing now? >> reporter: arthel, first of all, it's startling that as you just announced those new numbers, 3,380 deaths, we've seen that creep up. it continues to go up. two numbers in particular stand occupant. first, the new york state cases, more than 12,000.

new york state really dwarfs every other tate in the union at this point. it is seven times more cases in new york than the next nearest state in washington. the other number that stands out globally is china. they've had no, zero, locally-transferred cases in the past three days. what they have had are transferred cases from people who have come from abroad, people going back to china from the u.s. or europe. 43 cases alone on saturday, raising fevers of a possible second wave of china for people returning to china. arthel? arthel: meanwhile, steve, you've got the governors across the country taking different approaches. let's talk about that for our viewers. >> reporter: you just announced louisiana, we're seeing state after state, now up to seven who are saying nonessential workers, you are ordered to stay at home. in addition to louisiana, it's california, new york, illinois, connecticut, oregon and new jersey. hawaii has gone even a step further, announcing a two week quarantine for residents and visitors. so if you're a tourist flying

into hawaii right now, you have to stay in your hotel for two weeks, going out only for medical care, or you could face a $5,000 fine or a career in jail. arthel: louisiana governor john bel edwards, the latest governor on top of the state of ohio all under stay-at-home orders right now. steve heir a began, thank you very much. -- heir began, thank you mr. chairman. eric: working to finalize the bipartisan agreement on coronavirus relief package that could cost $2 trillion. the final vote expected to take place tomorrow. treasury secretary steve mnuchin explained the time frame in which he says is designed to work. >> anywhere to a 10-12 week scenario. but again, we need to get the money into the economy now. if we do that, we think we can stabilize the economy.

eric: molly henneberg is live in washington, they're having a procedural vote at this hour, molly. >> reporter: yes. senate republicans have handed over their drafts to senate democrats, but the house may be looking to do its own thing. after meeting with top republican and democrat leaders in the house and senate, house speaker nancy pelosi said house democrats would be coming up with their the own legislation even as the senate starts to work today on a bill. >> that's the deadline for a vote. but we'll be introducing our own bill, and hopefully it will be compatible with what they discuss in the senate. >> reporter: but the house isn't here in d.c., isn't in session right now. and here is the top house republican on the speaker's idea of a separate bill. >> well, i don't think that's productive. i don't know that we have the time for that. you don't have any house members here, you don't have any committee. and the way the senate did this bill, i've got to give them a

lot of credit. >> reporter: pelosi and mccarthy poke after they met this morning with treasury secretary steve mnuchin and mitch mcconnell and chuck schumer. mcconnell says any legislation should not be about unrelated policy changes, but about, quote, direct assistance to the american people and to small businesses, hospitals and others who are in need because of the coronavirus and the economy just about shutting down. here's what he said about the legislation in the senate. >> there's still some elbowing and maneuvering for room, as you can imagine. but this is a pretty solidly bipartisan proposal agreed to by a lot of rank and file democrats who were involved in drafting it. and at some point here, we'll have to stop, and that'll be the bill that we vote on. and in my opinion, that will be tomorrow. >> reporter: but some senate democrats are not ready to sign on.

>> well, we were given senator mcconnell's bill and basically spent a day yesterday negotiating it. and we really didn't come to an agreement yet. it's still being negotiated. i'm anxious to see what speaker pelosi can put on the table. >> reporter: one other note, kentucky republican senator rand paul has tested positive for coronavirus. according to his twitter feed. it he is on to say that he is asymptomatic and was tested out of an abundance of caution. he was not aware of any direct contact with any person infected with the virus. eric? eric: molly, we wish our very best, of course, to senator paul. thank you. arthel: indeed, we do. we're going to go to the mayor of new york city, bill de blasio, holding a news conference on coronavirus as new york, state of new york now with more than seven times cases of covid-19 than any other state in the country. let's listen in. >> you know, this coming week we're going to be dealing with a

whole different reality. we've never been under this kind of order. to pause our lives, change our ways. it's going to take getting used to, it's going to talk adjustments. there'll be some trial and error, for sure, but let's thank the people who are helping us, helping to make it work. if you see a first responder, a police officer if, a firefighter, an emt, thank them. thank the transit workers. thank the health care workers. thank those educators who are going to be at those enrichment centers taking care of the children of those essential worker. and like i said, the postal worker on your block, the person, that delivers the pizza to you, anybody you come across who's out there making it happen, please, give them some extra gratitude, because they deserve it. each day i have have a very unfortunate obligation to tell you the overall situation in terms of the number of cases.

i remind you, every case is a human being and a family. and the numbers, again, continue to be staggering. confirmed new york city cases at this moment, this is based on information from 10 a.m. today, 9,654 cases. an unbelievable number, we couldn't even imagine such number just a week ago. we are on the verge right now of 10,000 cases in this city. we essentially at this point, and this has been a trend over recent days, we represent, shockingly, about a third of the cases in the entire united states of america. and about two-thirds of the cases in the state of new york or even more. we'll constantly keep you updated, but i want people just for a moment reflect on that fact. this is a crisis affecting our whole state, our whole nation. but it's a crisis affecting new

york city far more than any place else just by the numbers. one-third of the cases in the entire nation right here. we have lost 63 people to coronavirus in just a matter of weeks. we're going to constantly update you, what we see within these facts to help people understand this disease better. and i remind you, it's a disease that literally no expert on earth fully understands. but we're trying to constantly confirm our understanding and update people. but here is a fact that's important. as of this moment in new york city -- and this information will be published in more detail shortly -- there have been in the age group from birth to 44 years old, so new yorkers from the first moments of life up to 44 years old, within that group there have been no deaths, and that is a very important fact confirming a lot of what we

understood previously about this virus. the breakdown by borough. brooklyn is 2,857 cases. queens, 2,715. manhattan, 2,072. the bronx, 1,411. and staten island, 593. another very important point and, again, information will be updated constantly and made public when we can, but we've talked a lot, i reflected a few days ago about a conversation i had with dr. anthony fauci who is the leading national expert in this crisis and who we all are turning to for important information. he's also a proud son of brooklyn, proud son of new york city. he, days ago, said to me we really need to educate people to the particular danger to those over 70 years old. well, here's what we know in new

york city so far. 35% of our hospitalizations related to cone that virus have been -- coronavirus have been for new yorkers who are over 70. 35%. over a third. but you should also know that people over 70 constitute only about 10% of the population of new york city. so what we're seeing is the over 70-year-olds represented among those hospitalized, over three times more than their proportion of the population. that really reminds us that that's the particular thing we need to focus on, folks who are much older and particularly they have those pre-existing conditions we've talked about so much. arthel: that is the mayor of new york city, bill de blasio. we'll break away from this, but we will keep this streaming at foxnews.com, so you can tune in there. i want to recap some really remarkable and disturbing, quite frankly, numbers that the mayor just gave us.

9,654 confirmed cases of coronavirus inside new york city alone with 63 deaths. and one note that this applies to new york and all across the country, mayor bull de blasio of new york city saying make sure to thank the first responders, the transit workers, the medical staff, the delivery people, all of these people who are out there working to tie to keep us afloat -- try to keep us afloat as best as they possibly can during these difficult times. and remember, finally, that every case, every number that we mention a human being with a family. eric? eric: very wise and good words. thank the police officers, the law enforcement and first responders. finish meanwhile, breaking in the last hour we have news that german chancellor angela merkle is under a 14-day quarantine. she didn't get coronavirus, but she did come in contact, we're told, with a doctor who did test positive for the coronavirus x.

that's why in an abundance of caution they've decided to put the german chancellor in a quarantine. she joins a list that's growing of public officials from australia to trance, to iran -- to france, to iran. amy kellogg live in florence, italy, and they've been trying to deal with that on how italy continues to struggle and how other countries are doing. hi, amy. >> reporter: hi, eric. we've got well over 50,000 infections since the pandemic hit here, and our numbers, eric, keep going up every day. infections and deaths. but for the last couple of days, we've been setting records in both of those categories. and today for the first time the numbers of deaths and the numbers of new infections are lower than they have been the day before. so this may be the beginning of a trend, and we may be starting to see the effects of the draconian measures that have been take here.

but, frankly, it is too early to tell. in the meantime, this country struggles to cope with its immense losses. the coffins moved by military vehicles for cemeteries and morgues are full. italy tightened the i screws even further, banning movement between cities except for extreme cays. and -- cases. and in the north, no outdoor sports or exercise, not even a solo jog. russia is sending aid here, medical equipment, aerosol disinfection tanks, and cuba sent around 50 doctors this weekend. china has sent doctors and equipment. now, at this market in london things hook a little lax -- look a little lax despite government calls for social distancing. the u.k. has been slower to shut down, prime minister boris johnson warned that the government may have to take much stronger measures on social

distancing if its advice is not respected. this is spain with nearly 1800 covid-19 deaths prepares for the worst. it's about a week into its lockdown, a two week state of emergency, but we're learning that could be extended by another 15 days. and, again, the german chancellor now in quarantine. and also chancellor merkel, eric,ed today said that germany is banning meetings of more than two people eric. eric: wow. and also, at least hopefully that peak is on the downwards, so that would be a good trend. amy, thank you. arthel: believe it or not, some people are ignoring pleas to practice social distancing, instead crowding parks and tourist attractions. that is problematic. more on that coming up next. as a struggling actor, i need all the breaks that i can get. at liberty butchumal- cut. liberty biberty- cut. we'll dub it. liberty mutual customizes your car insurance

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arthel: and that is new york governor andrew cuomo sounding off on people still crowding some public places in new york city despite all the warnings to practice social distancing amid the coronavirussen pandemic. but it's not just the big apple. from oregon to the nation's capital, people are showing up at popular sites by the dozens, sometimes even in the hundreds. you know, they're walking in close proximity. christina coleman has more from los angeles. i kind of, i just don't get it. [laughter] >> reporter: either do i, arthel. it's really a coast to coast problem. california governor gavin fewsome says he's working on this, and in florida where there's 830 causes, some spring breakers are still not taking social distancing seriously. the hashtag florida lockdown is all over because officials are encouraged to order floridians to stay home. the mayor of miami obviously very aware of these concerns. >> we're looking at any and all

options that we can exin combination with any sort of emergency powers that i may have or that the state may grant us for a temporary period where we can actually enforce it. unfortunately, i think some people just don't care either because they're young, that they're not susceptible to having severe complication. >> reporter: also this flyer was apparently circulating all over south florida inviting people to a big party this weekend each though that's in direct violation of social distancing rules. the mayor released a statement saying it was truly disheartening and responding by shutting down the site. and it's not just florida beaches where people aren't following warningsing. there's large crowds of people enjoying the spring weather near seattle each though washington is one of the hardest hit states in the u.s. >> we want to be responsible. we want to follow the rules and the guidelines. and right now being outside is like technically this is okay for us to be here. >> reporter: california

governor gavin newsom said all options are on the table. he says the state is working with facebook and twitter on a media campaign to help enforce the stay-at-home orders. he also says this is going to be billboards directing people on where they can go to learn more information about covid-19. we're working with mayors on their thoughts about best approach to enforcement. and to the, tent we feel people -- extent people remain stubborn over the next few days, we will increase our efforts not only in outreach, encouragement and to the extent we must, appropriate enforcement. >> reporter: there you have it. a number of different state officials making announcements and exploring different ways to enforce social distancing right now. arthel? arthel: just thought of a slogan for one of those campaigns? don't roam, stay at home. i mean -- >> reporter: i like it. yeah. arthel: it's serious, you know? anybody who wants to use it, go for it. we've got to let the people

know. eric: i love that. don't roam, stay at home. i mean, you know, seriously? what's up with all these people, right? they don't listen. you can go outside, you can walk around separately, maybe with your husband or wife or loved one, but parties and hanging out in groups? are they kidding? there is a pandemic, people. delaware take an extreme measure. they closed all the beaches in the state because of this. folks just weren't listening. the lieutenant governor bethany hall long is professor of nursing at the university of delaware in charge of that state's health care. ms. lieutenant governor, honestly are, people just weren't listening? they were going out to the beaches normally? and what were you seeing that caused the administration to shut the beaches completely in your state? >> good to be back with you this week again. i know we had the chance, and as you and i predicted, we would be seeing the change across the country. and as you mentioned earlier, the change of direction was our governor last friday, i was able

to attend with him when he was updating the public. and unfortunately, individuals were not heeding the warning of social distancing at our beaches. and i know today being here as chair-elect of the national lieutenant governors association and working with democrat lieutenant governors association, we've all been working hard to try to work across the country with our governors and our community leaders and health hospital systems to get that message out and not take necessarily a cookie cutter approach, but put in place measures to keep our public safe. eric: so right now in delaware it's against the law to go on the beach. it's a criminal offense, or can you, like, walk alone or 3 feet away from -- 6 feet away from somebody? not hold hands or something. >> well, right now social distancing, you know, in delaware has been a big issue. and i know a little later today our governor will come forth with oh measures -- other measures to protect our

citizens. but i know today as i've had the opportunity this week to speak with lieutenant governors across the country, you're seeing, again, different approaches whether it's civil or criminal to keeping individuals inside. today i'm really coming to you wearing my public health nursing hat and wanting to really talk to you about some of those great initiatives lieutenant governors are taking across the country and also here in delaware working with our hospital systems to get people to hear those message. and to really keep the community protected and safe. and also, while we're doing this, making sure that we're keeping individuals feeling comfortable and addressing their mental health. because that is an issue we are also seeing during these times -- eric: that's important. cabin fever, you're stuck inside with the kids -- you love 'em, but they go off to school, but when you can't get rid of them, you know, they're there. and you shouldn't have play dates. how to you take a walk outside alone or 6 feet away from someone? how psychologically, as you see,

what kind of -- >> well, you know, there's a lot of steps we should take. i think keeping it very important and real, i've been on the phone this week working with leadership and in our community. i know governors cannot do this alone, and we need our hospital systems is and our leaders to also get those themes occupant. because if we haven't doing this social distancing and we are at parties and not listening, we're really putting in jeopardy not only our public, but also the most vulnerable. and we're also putting in jeopardy workers. as a professor of nursing hearing from my colleagues across the country, we really are wanting individuals to take seriously this. and i like the slogan you just heard from someone saying -- eric: yeah, arthel came up with that. >> don't roam, stay at home. eric: finally quickly, lieutenant governor -- and you're a nurse too -- how to you get that through people's thick skulls? don't roam, stay at home? [laughter] you know, people, look, it's a beautiful day, you want to walk

out, walk around, everything's like normal, but, you know, please! what are you doing? >> you've got to keep those distances. i know you had josh green on yesterday from hawaii, and you've had other i lieutenant governors, we're really pushing that. anxiety and stress. use mindfulness and yoga techniques. with the children at home, have a schedule. do those things that are important to you. you can still exercise. but again, put in place those measures. and i have have to say, you know, a shout-out to the cdc. i know our leaders here in delaware in public health emergency management have resources. and to governors and lieutenant governors in new york, new jersey and surrounding states, they're really encouraging individuals not to put people at risk and really turn to those guidelines for anxiety prevention using the telehealth. those individuals who perhaps have recovery issues, a lot of individuals are getting counseling over the phone. so again, taking advantage of those resources.

eric: that's so to important. i'm glad you hit on that. we're all in this together, and we will get through this. we are americans. it is going to be difficult, several months it appears, but we shall get this together, and we give our support to the medical community. lieutenant governor, don't roam, stay at home. that's the keyword. >> thank you. eric: absolutely. arthel: a who came up with it, eric? eric: arthel neville. arthel: just saying. listen, there are up groups representing many of america's doctors, nurses and hospitals, making making ap urgent call for the white house to help them. they're two doctors on the front lines of this pandemic, and they're going to join me next. if you look close... jamie, are there any interesting photos from your trip? ouch, okay. huh, boring, boring, you don't need to see that. oh, here we go. can you believe my client steig had never heard

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to hammer out a football rescue -- financial rescue package that is expected to total more than $1.5 trillion, could be as much as $2 trillion, we're told. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said this earlier today about expecting a vote -- we don't have that at the moment, but we will. meantime, that virus affecting more than 325,000 people worldwide so far and, sadly, growing. here in our country there are the at least 31,000 cases right now, almost half the cases so far in one state, new new york. at least 347 people have died across our country. six states now have issued stay-at-home orders the latest this afternoon just minutes ago, louisiana. arthel: louisiana, my home state. all right, health care workers across the country say they urgently need more masks and. gowns as they treat covid-19 patients. american hospital medical and

nurses association sent a joint letter to president trump calling on him to use the defense production act. it reads in part: america's hospitals, health systems, physicians and nurses urge you to immediately use the dpa -- or pda to -- where's it say -- to increase domestic production of medical supplies and equipment that hospitals, health systems, physicians, nurses and all the front-liners, they desperately need this help. as covid-19 continues to spread throughout the country, these supplies are urgently needed to care for our patients and communities. so joining me right now, dr. mark merlin, founder and ceo of a nonprofit that focuses on bringing doctors to emergency situations. and dr. sean o'leary, an executive member of the american if academy of pediatrics at children's hospital colorado. thank you to both of you, first of all.

>> thank you for having me. arthel: absolutely. dr. merlin, if you could, give us an idea of how much the e.r. docs, the critical care workers, the front-liners who come in direct contact with coronavirus patients, how much are they at risk? >> we are at risk. we are very concerned, especially in a day when we're running out of n-95 masks, surgical masks, gowns and gloves. we need people to help us get these important personal protective equipment into our hands to protect us from people with covid-19. arthel: yeah. and i shouldn't say they, speaking directly to you, so thank you. dr. o'leary, do you have enough though of the proper, proper personal protective equipment? >> you know, i think nationally lots of hospitals are struggling. our hospital has really been having to limit where we use our personal protective equipment. and primary care providers in particular are really scrambling

because you know, remember, they're on the front lines right now. most of them don't usually carry this protection, and they're seeing a lot of these patients so, yeah, this is a big problem. arthel: so, dr. merlin, what is the line of communication? is there a direct line to someone on the vice president's coronavirus task force? are your questions getting answered? >> it's challenging while i appreciate the strong leadership are from the white house, i also think there needs to be communication at the state level and nationally when one organization has extra that n-95 or surgical masks, with we need to get information to another organization that's totally run out of it. i get about 100-200 calls a day from organizations, fire departments, police departments, 911 workers who we deal with on a daily basis saying we're going to run out in a day or two, how do we get these masks, how do we get ppes. these are very, very challenging questions to answer. we're out there with with them working side by side, and our

stock is running low as well. we're using all the resources we can to move around n-95 masks to the people on the front line in the emergency departments. i'm talking to my colleagues all over the country, and we're on the phone multiple times a day, and we're trying to figure out how to get these masks in next week. next week is the week that we're expecting big surges. so we're really concerned if we're low this week, what's going to happen next week. arthel: so, you know, look, i'll stay with you, dr. merlin. you've got, you know, you -- the medical workers, first responders -- working long hours. of course, you've just painted a picture on the shortage of equipment. your exposure level is high. then you go home to your families. you expose them. i mean, some family members probably at home with pulmonary issues so -- and you can't expect these medical workers such as yourself and oh first responders to personally pay for hotel rooms so they can stay away from their families while

they are possibly contagious themselves. is anyone making arrangements the cover hotel fees for these front-line workers so they don't risk taking contagions home to their families? i know this was done in new york after 9/11. >> we're starting to. many of my colleagues who work on the front lines are starting to stay in other places, particularly if family members live with them or their parents or grandparents in their 80s who are most us us send bl to this environment. there's very few people in hotel room, so it's ease i to practice social distancing. but while that's important, there's a lot of up intended consequences of this on the front line people. arthel: and, dr. o'leary, if you would expound on what dr. merlin just said. first of all, like to hear if you have information is there a systematic way that these first responders are being taken care

of in term of reimburstment? and if you need it, speak it right now. and also tell us how, you know, let us know how you're putting your life on the line for us. i know you're dedicated to do it, but tell us what's happening. >> yeah. i mean, as a health care provider, we're all in this together. a lot of the, you know, folks in our hospital, we've been preparing for this as have every hospital around the country. and, you know, i'll tell you in primary care, i've been talking with a lot of pediatricians and family docs, they're on the front lineses of this. they have completely reinvented the way that they are delivering care to deal with this. they're having, you know, continuing to try and see well children to be able to give immunizations because you don't want to have a big group of unadvantage i nateed children. that's one thing they've been doing. and really putting themselves at risk to help take care of their patients. and, you know, interestingly there are a lot, a lot of them, a lot of these are small businesses, and they are

actually in real financial trouble because just like all the other small businesses in the u.s., they are seeing their volumes go way down. they're not going to be able to pay their rent are, so they need help both in terms of ppe and financially as well. arthel: yeah. and so if you can devise a way together, you have lots of power with your associations, somehow to come up with a systematic way that the federal government -- which they may already be doing and i'm just not aware of it -- and also some of the private organizations, companies would be willing to help out as well. so if there's some kind of a systematic way. and if there is right now, if there's a web site where people who want to help contribute to the first responders if there's something set up, let me know. i'm not aware if there is one. >> i'm not aware that there is one, but there sure should be. arthel: okay. doctors, we've got to get one to work on that on your behalf. dr. mark merlin, dr. sean to

leery, thank you, thank you, thank you. >> thank you. eric: there is, there are two sites -- arthel: go for it, eric. eric: two places, we reported on them earlier, is and we're reporting it later on in our newscast where you can help give masks and needed medical equipment if you have extra masks to the medical people who need them. one is the afya foundation.org, let me just get it. we reported on this. they take masks. if you have an n-95 mask, you can go online and contact them and get them. there's also mask match which is another one. they're out west in the san francisco bay area. is so there are charities who are involved in trying to ship unneeded masks, if you have exthat that ones, to the nurses -- extra ones, to the nurses and doctors on the front lines who so desperately need them. we will have a report on that later on. arthel: and, eric, i'm glad you brought that back up, but i'm

also talking about financial support. you know, of course they need the ppe, but we need to help these guys and women, you know, if they need to stay at hotels or someplace outside of their home so they don't ache the contagions back home. eric: we may learn more about that in the senate bill when we get that expected later on this afternoon. arthel: okay. we'll be right back. etes you can't always stop for a fingerstick. with the freestyle libre 14 day system, a continuous glucose monitor, you don't have to. with a painless, one-second scan you can check your glucose with a smart phone or reader so you can stay in the moment. no matter where you are or what you're doing. ask your doctor for a prescription for the freestyle libre 14 day system. you can do it without fingersticks. learn more at freestylelibre.us.

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fight an enemy and, boy, do we have one now. how would the military respond. >> yeah, well, actually the name of fighting a war is actually correct, and we are fighting the an invisible enemy. we need a campaign plan to do that and a strategy and apply all the resources you can as quickly as you can, and i think that's what we're about here. for the department of defense capability, you know, the american people have watched our troops go off and help people all around the world when they have a disaster and if also in the united states. what we're doing there is rescue and recovery, largely. well, here the rescue and recovery is actually being done by our health care professionals. they're on the front lines of this fight. so i think what you'll see from the department of defense aspect, it's unfolding in front of our eyes, we'll be augmenting that front line defense in terms of health care to professionals. so we've got two hospital ships, one going the new york, the other to seattle.

army corps of engineers, as you mentioned are setting up in new york four renovated facilities that they'll use as hospitals and also in other locations. and those all make sense. and then they're pumping what limited supplies the military has, you know, in term of ventilators and masks and all of that, they're pumping that into those front-line defenderses as well. eric: when you say limited supplies, do we know how much? the pentagon says they're going to deploy 3,000 doctors and nurses, 2,000 ventilators. that's so well needed. you also have the v.a. hospital system can be a part of this. do you see, basically, a full engagement by the military apparatus to try and fight this battle and to help americans in dealing with this over the next few days? >> yeah, absolutely. and then i know for a fact having communicated with secretary esper that he's all in

here. and, on of course, he has to -- i someone has to tell him what they need for him to provide resources. and that's part of the issue here. fema is coordinating this. the front line support initially will come from national guard and where the active duty force has capabilities that the national guard does not have like two hospital ships, army corps of engineers renovating facilities, they'll pump if all of that in. whatever supplies that they have, they're pumping in that direction. they have limited numbers of ventilators themselves, as you can quite imagine, but they have some capability. yeah, they're all in here, certainly, with their attitude. and then they also, sean, they have to protect a huge force out there themselves. eric: 20 seconds, 15 seconds. we're americans. we'll get through this, but it's going to be tough. >> oh, yeah, there's no doubt about we'll get through this. we've got a decent strategy.

we need the american people to fully cooperate. most are cooperating, not all, and we'll get there. no doubt in my mind about it. eric: general jack keane, good that talking to you. arthel: congratulations, general keane. well, the outbreak forcing many who attend places of worship to pray from home this weekend. we'll have more on that coming up next. (sensei) when i started cobra kai,

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arthel: major religions adapting to the coronavirus pandemic by canceling services across the country and forcing some traditions to go online. fox news chief religion correspondent lauren green has more on how the faithful are coping in these challenging times. >> we are being forced to think outside the box. >> reporter: online services are the new reality for people of faith as countless houses of worship in the u.s.es and around the world is have shuttered and closed their physical buildings to we vent the spread of the coronavirus. but there is a silver lining. >> the kingdom of god does not depend upon church buildings, and this is a good reminder for us. >> reporter: technology is fast becoming a tool for a higher calling. the number of houses of worship switching to on line services has quadrupled. the platform-selling company added 6,000 churches to its free service last week, a few days later it jumped to 10,000 and is

sill climbing. it's not only the is sermons going online, a jewish sin going is -- synagogue is web streaming about how to do the weekly sabbath. >> we have built sanctuaries in our hearts. >> reporter: there are online prayers, facetime and youtube channels. even hymn singing online bringing spiritual communities closer as people must isolate themselves. webinars are also popping up teaching churches and temples how to use the latest tech, but one maryland priest has drive-through confessions, one of many who are praying and hoping these changes are only temporary. >> the church will always be a place where people gather, where they convene and congregate. that said, this is probably going to disrupt things in a way that's even hard to visualize right now. >> reporter: many houses of worship are also learning what the platform-sharing site says,

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confident the economy will bounce back. >> the u.s. economy is strong. okay? we've stopped major parts of it, but when we get through this virus, as i've said, i think you will see the u.s. economy come back to the strength. eric: meanwhile, it's not ending yet, the number of cases now increasing to more than 30,000 across the country. and sadly, 400 people have died. mark meredith is live at the white house where they will have that meeting, a news conference of the task force about an hour from now. what can we expect, mark? >> we will be listening closely to see if there's any update on who negotiations are like up on capitol hill as the administration has been calling on lawmakers to pass an emergency stimulus package as quickly as possible. the administration making it clear they understand that people are worried about their paychecks. businesses are worried about payrolls. industries like airlines, hotels are worried about whether or not they will be able to stay in business the next several days ahead if ever again. this is something the administration has made clear

that they want to see congress act as quickly as possible. treasury secretary mnuchin talked to john roberts earlier today on "fox news sunday" about what this bill if it is passed what it would mean for small businesses. >> if you're a small business, you will get two weeks of cash flow to pay your workers. you need to retain them. you will also get some overhead. and if you do that, those loans will be forgiven. that's about half of our workforce. that will allow small businesses to keep people and make sure when we open the economy, they are up and running. >> now, this bill is still a work in progress. but from what we have been able to read, it does include the money for the small business payroll as well as the one time stipend of $1200 per individual or 2400 per couple. that is based on your income. that is not something that's going out to every single american that's out there. also we will see those workers that have been impacted getting up to eligible for 39 weeks of unemployment insurance and that would actually be back dated up to january. if you lost your job maybe a few weeks ago. also 242 billion dollars for

emergency health needs. but that bill is still a work in progress. the president, he has been praising companies that have been stepping up to offer whatever supplies they can to hospitals. multiple officials and health experts are urgently calling on the president to force more factories to mass produce medical supplies under the defense production act. the president today kind of hinted that that was something that he was considering, you know, forcing these companies to do because general motors and tesla are being given the go ahead to make ventilators fast. go for it auto executives let's see how good you are. it will be interesting to see if the president has more comments on that. he's also been praising some american companies that have stepped up. we heard him talk about apple yesterday which has been donating some m 95 masks. praising ups and fedex to companies keeping the supply chain going in this country, with so many supplies needed all over the country.

eric: 3m and other companies have stepped up. there are calls for the national production act. the president has spoken with many world leaders about coronavirus and that he even reached out to north korean dictator kim jong-un? >> that's correct. we heard from a senior administration official today that the president did send a letter to kim jong-un recently. the north korean state run media also announced it received this letter saying it was appreciative that that letter had come through. however, it is going to be interesting to see whether or not this impacts how the administration deals with north korea in the future but also how north korea handles the global pandemic. the administration says the president has been in constant touch with world leaders as pretty much every country is starting to deal with the coronavirus. eric: the task force briefing under an hour from now. we will have it here for you on the fox news channel. thanks, mark. arthel: apparently congressional leaders are disagreeing on how close they are to a coronavirus relief package agreement. senate majority leader mcconnell saying they are very close to a

bipartisan deal. but house speaker nancy pelosi says negotiations have faurlter. let's go molly henneberg with the details. >> the senate is supposed to move forward with an initial procedural vote on this emergency relief legislation today. it was supposed to be at 3:00 p.m. eastern time. now it's been moved to 6:00 p.m. so we are following that. the top senate republican believes there's enough in the bill to get bipartisan support and provide what he calls, quote, direct assistance to the american people and to small businesses, hospitals, and others who are in need because of the coronavirus. >> now what we need to do is to move forward. this national crisis is not going to wait around if congress slips back into conventional politics or haggles endlessly over the finer points. every day more american jobs are

disappearing or coming ever closer to the brink. >> mcconnell spoke after a bipartisan meeting this morning with treasury secretary mnuchin, top senate democrat schumer, house speaker democrat pelosi and house republican mccarthy. after the meeting, speaker pelosi indicated that house democrats may produce their own legislation; even as the senate tries to move forward today. >> on the senate side now because that's their deadline for a vote. we will be interested to see our own bill and hopefully compatible with what they discuss in the senate. >> so no deal, bipartisan at this point? >> right now the house is out of session, but could they be called back next week to work on this? here's the top house republican. >> that's the speaker's role, but we need to get this done as soon as possible. this needs to pass the senate on

monday, and we need to move this. >> at least one senate democrat says the senate version might be workable. >> as of a couple of hours ago i would say there is a lot of differences. they are all things that can be easily resolved if people want to do that. that's what we want to make happen. >> one other note, kentucky republican senator rand paul has tested positive for coronavirus, according to his twitter feed. he's the first senator to test positive. the twitter statement goes on to say that senator paul was, quote, asymptomatic and was tested out of an abundance of caution due to his extensive travel and events. senator paul was not aware of any direct contact with anyone infected with the virus. we are told he is back home in kentucky now quarantining. arthel? arthel: we wish senator paul a speedy and complete recovery. >> certainly. arthel: absolutely, molly, thank you very much. eric?

eric: that we do. well, now to new york, which has more coronavirus cases than any other in the country. governor cuomo predicts from 40 to 80 percent of new yorkers will eventually come down with coronavirus. meanwhile, in under four hours from now, 8:00 p.m. eastern time, the state's mandatory lockdown goes into effect, except for essential services. many new yorkers are already staying home. just take a look. here's the view from the helmet cam of a bike rider going through times square earlier today. never see it that empty. the cross road of the world they call it, well, america's busiest city you can see on the streets pretty empty. alex hogan is in washington square park. that's in manhattan's greenwich village. the people down there, we saw them earlier they are not all social distancing 6 feet apart. i mean as arthel says don't roam, stay at home. hey, alex. >> hi, eric.

exactly. that's exactly what we're seeing here. on a normal sunny sunday, we would see this place packed. despite the numbers that we don't see, we still are seeing more people than the governor says he wants to see. a lot of those people are not keeping 6 feet apart. the governor wants a mandate put in place within the next 24 hours to make sure that people really do take this seriously. >> it's a mistake. it's insensitive. it's arrogant. it's self-destructive. it's disrespectful to other people. and it has to stop, and it has to stop now. this is not a joke. and i am not kidding. >> in new jersey, it's day one for the mandate to stay home. long lines forming at grocery stores as people stock up to hunker down. governor phil murphy urging people to not travel to their beach homes saying it will only overwhelm the local infrastructure and the hospitals

there are simply not prepared. new york's mandate goes into effect tonight at 8:00 p.m., only essential personnel can go to work. everyone else needs to stay home, only leaving for food or for exercise. the mayor of new york city saying that every month it could get worse before it eventually gets better with already new york seeing 15 times more cases than any other state. >> right now i think in terms of the numbers, the human reality, every number represents a human being, family. >> nearly all stores are locked up with the exception of grocery stores, pharmacies, medical supply, gas stations and liquor stores. social media is proving as way to keep people engaged, with things like the push up challenge encouraging people to continue to work out and social media hang outs getting friends together throughout the distance. behind me in washington square park, a lot of people, eric, walking around not giving the 6 foot distance that we need to be

seeing for social distancing. so again starting tonight, that's when things will officially change because police will be out here in places just like this reminding people that they do need that distance to make sure that everyone stays safe. eric? eric: people behind you not paying any attention. i guess you can understand if you're husband and wife, but still -- or boyfriend girlfriend, whatever, boyfriend, boyfriend still you should be -- >> exactly, there are families out here together. that's one thing, if you live together, you are sharing the same environment, but of course we are seeing people that are just in groups. there's a band here that's playing. there's other performers we have seen too and that's exactly what the governor says needs to stop so life can return to normal as quickly as possible. eric: exactly. it will get much stricter in less than four hours from now. alex, thank you very much. arthel? arthel: don't roam stay at home. as the case load continues to climb in washington state, doctors in seattle are finding new ways to expand their practices to treat more

coronavirus patients. dan springer is there, live at a soccer field in seattle where a field hospital is currently being built. tell us all about it, dan. >> yeah, hi, arthel. construction is going seven days a week to build several of these field hospitals in hopes of creating at least 3,000 additional hospital beds because this is king county washington and this is where the epicenter of the u.s. outbreak was of this coronavirus, so they are trying to get a many of these built quickly as possible. it takes about a week to complete. this one was built on a soccer field owned bay local school district -- owned by a local school district. it has 200 beds that will soon be filled with people infected with the coronavirus, but they are not sick enough to need intensive care. these are all negative air flow rooms which will hopefully slow the spread over the last week, the number of new cases tripled in washington state alone. this has led king county officials to close parks and outdoor basketball courts and tennis courts.

people were being urged to get outside and avoid going stir crazy, but too many people were just not following that distance guideline. many people especially young people were seen playing basketball and getting together in big groups at parks and beaches, so the government cracked down. the criminal justice system is being impacted. some inmates who were in for non-violent crimes are now being released to create more space in jails. king county just announced their jails will no longer accept people who violate parole. and they are asking police to only book people for violent offenses. unemployment claims are up 600% in the food service industry alone, as many restaurants and bars have closed, but some are doing what they can by switching to all carryout or drive through. it helps the public and the workers who keep getting a paycheck. >> the game's not up, but the rules are a little different, and what if we just started from scratch and asked ourself a question, how do we create enough jobs for our staff?

how do we feed a city in this weird time, in these uncertain times? >> unemployment claims are up 116% across all industries in the state. you can see how hard hit that food and beverage industry is right now, and it is going to happen in new york as well. we're kind of ahead of the curve here in washington state as our governor here shuts down large gatherings and restaurants and bars at first. it will spread across the entire country. arthel? arthel: it really is. that's what's so unfortunate. you will see unfortunately a lot of first time hunger and homelessness. hate to see it. all right, dan springer, thank you. eric: thanks, dan. what could be the long-term effects of coronavirus? renowned forensic pathologist is here, and he will tell us as our special coverage of this pandemic continues here on the fox news channel. b let's go to a commercial. nooooooo! not another commercial!

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arthel: covid-19 is a brand new strand of the coronavirus doctors have never dealt with before. do we know the long-term effects this virus could have on a person's body? joining me now to help answer some of our questions is forensic pathologist and fox news contributor doctor michael

baden. thank you for having us -- >> thanks arthel. arthel: or having -- i'm getting a little sleepy now. please forgive me. let me start with this thing attacks the lungs. my first question is is scar tissue in the lungs potentially one of the long-term effects? >> you are right on target, arthel. the deaths will occur largely because of the severe lung infection that coronavirus can cause. but remember, 99% of people it looks africa -- looks like from the statistics or deaths so far will recover. those who will die will largely die from lung infection. we don't know how many people will have scarring from the lungs that will be present five, ten, 15 years from now and cause shortness of breath and illness then. we only have about -- a month of experience here. but arthel, the reason the

president has to use his war powers now to make ventilators and the respiratory masks is to prevent the damage to the lungs that causes the death and causes scar tissue in survivors. arthel: the president says the reason he hasn't actually officially implemented the law is because he is saying that he's getting so much cooperation with people from the private sector to help build and produce the equipment that he needs. so what do you say to that? >> meanwhile from what i'm hearing from around the country is that the hospitals aren't getting the ventilators for one thing and the masks. 3m can make millions of masks in a very short period of time, which is much more than just donations by private people. so i think the private donations

are great. we need more ventilators. the war powers act would permit industry that isn't functioning in some ways, car industry, motor industry, to convert, to make ventilators immediately now and that will cut down the number of deaths and will cut down the damage to the lungs that the coronavirus infection causes even in those who recover very nicely at this time, but may find out that they have lung damage 10, 20 years from now that's causing interference with breathing. arthel: okay. so your clear message to the president is to enact, implement the defense production act. i want to go back to -- >> yes. arthel: -- where we started, i mentioned to you, i'm getting

sleepy. i'm like most americans right now, not sleeping well, low level anxiety happening or maybe it is really high stress for some people, if you could talk about the ways that stress affects the body and maybe that could help us understand what's happening and how this part of this crisis could affect us. >> well, as we've seen, the emotional part of the coronavirus has overtaken a lot of the medical -- actual medical impairments, and i think that stress certainly is going to continue if we're going to have this massive infection rate, but everybody should remember that 99% of those who are infected, maybe more than that, are going to recover. they're going to recover. the vulnerable people, the older people, people in nursing homes, people in jails and praises

where -- jails and prisons where they are confined are going to run the risk of having severe infections, more deaths and more long-term compromise than we have now, and i think that there's a balance now between the physical impairment that can be countered with respirators and medical attention and the treatment, the treatment of the -- of personnel who do the healthcare, who need the ppe, the equipment so that they don't get sick because one of the problems still is that the overworked, the lack of equipment, is causing the treatment, the healthcare personnel to get sick and to drop out of what they should be doing. arthel: yes. doctor, we will leave it there because you are absolutely right, sir. our number one concern is for those first responders, those critical care doctors, er

doctors, those who are dealing directly with the coronavirus patients. doctor, always a pleasure. thank you. be safe. take care. eric: just heard the doctor describe the horrendous lack of equipment that hospitals, they are not getting enough masks. there is an emergency shortage to protect those who heal us. they are of course the nurses and doctors on the front line. well, now there are two nonprofits, at least two, that can help get extra masks that you may have at home to the hospitals and those who need them. a doctor's wife is in new york, he's an ophthalmologist and also the mother of a resident who is working right now. she writes quote the situation for doctors and healthcare providers at our hospitals is dire. that surplus you might have ordered on-line last month and keeping in your kitchen drawer, the doctors need them. they need them today. healthcare providers are at a

significantly higher risk of grave outcomes from covid-19 because of the viral overload to which they are exposed day after day. they are getting sick and some will die. here's new york's governor andrew cuomo on this desperate need. >> we have cries from hospitals around the state. i have spoken to other governors around the country. they have the same situation. they need these materials now, and only the federal government can make that happen. so i believe the federal government should immediately utilize the defense production act, implement it immediately. eric: as we wait for that from the president, if you have masks to spare, if you have extra masks in your kitchen, and you want to get them into the hospitals. you can do it by this foundation afya foundation.org. there it is right there.

that group, they send disaster supplies to 72 countries around the globe. another nonprofit out on the west coast is mask match, mask/match. they're in san francisco bay area. nonprofits have ply directly to sent stuff all around the world at disasters in foreign countries. who would have thought they would be so needed here at home? if you have any extra masks or supplies, go on-line, please, and help those who are saving lives. arthel? arthel: absolutely. ahead, we are going to take a look at how hospitals right here in new york city are responding to the very shortage that eric is referencing. i don't add up the years. and i don't count the wrinkles. but what i do count on is boost high protein. and now, introducing new boost women... with key nutrients to help support thyroid, bone, hair and skin health. all with great taste. new, boost women. designed just for you.

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dr. anthony fauci: not going to bars, not going to restaurants, not going to theaters where there are a lot of people... it all just means physical separation so you have a space between you and others who might actually be infected or infect you. dr. jerome adams: we all have a role to play in preventing person-to-person spread of this disease which can be deadly for vulnerable groups. for more information on how you can social distance please go to coronavirus.gov arthel: any moment now president trump and the coronavirus task force will begin briefing reporters at the white house. of course we will bring you that live, when it begins. you know, one of the biggest

issues they are working on, a shortage of medical equipment and protective gear that's sparking major concerns on the front lines of this pandemic. jacqui heinrich is live in new york city with more on this story. jacqui? >> arthel, new york now has more than 15,000 coronavirus cases, and new york city has more than 9,000. that is an increase of 46% since yesterday. and while the army corps of engineers is setting up field hospitals that will take in additional patients and increase bed capacity, there's a critical shortage of masks and other protective equipment for doctors and nurses. the centers for disease control is now encouraging doctors and nurses to reuse masks and other protective equipment because of the dwindling supply, even saying medical workers can use home made masks from bandanas and scarves as a last resort although protection against pathogens is unknown. the white house called on companies to help with mass production. joan -- companies are saying

they will step up but time line is uncertain. haunting images showing what it looks like in the icu. each of the brown bags is labelled with a doctor's name or nurse told to keep or reuse their mask which would usually be thrown out. the hash tag give me ppe is now trending on the internet. here in new york, the governor says the state is struggling to find more masks because of price-gouging. he's calling on the federal government to regulate production and distribution based on need. >> there are masks that we were paying 85 cents for we're now paying $7. why? because i'm competing against every other state and in some cases against other countries around the world. if the federal government came in, uses the defense production act, you could resolve all of that immediately. >> the number of available ventilators is also rapidly

shrinking. the state says 6,000 new ventilators will be coming in over the next several weeks, but they need 30,000 right now. and each of them costs up to $40,000. now, as of wednesday, a new law was signed that loosens the regulations that will allow for people to sell more m-95 masks, but it could help alleviate shortages in the future, and right now it is uncertain exactly when we would start to see those masks. it is also estimated that we could need in the united states about 3.5 billion masks to deal with coronavirus. arthel? arthel: that jacqui is absolutely heart breaking to see those masks being put in those paper bags to be reused. we can't have this. jacqui heinrich, thank you. eric: the coronavirus relief package negotiations are continuing right now on capitol hill. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell saying there will be a vote on it tomorrow. it is expected to be a huge relief package, upwards of 2

trillion dollars perhaps. this while speaker nancy pelosi says the democrats are drafting their own bill, but in the tradition of bipartisan compromise, both sides realize they have to do something. let's bring in axios reporter with what we can expect. what do you think this will look like? >> so all sides have been in intense negotiations all weekend, and some of those talks almost broke down today. but they do seem like they are getting closer and closer to a deal. there's going to be -- originally it was going to be a 3:00 p.m. vote on a motion to proceed with the legislation of the phase three as they are calling it, coronavirus stimulus package. that's now been postponed until 6:00 p.m. today so that leaders on both sides of the aisle have more time to negotiate some of the sticking points. democrats have been arguing that the republican bill that was drafted by mitch mcconnell and has been negotiated between mcconnell, treasury secretary mnuchin, senate minority leader schumer and house speaker pelosi

doesn't do enough to protect workers who are afraid of being laid off, doesn't give enough in extended unemployment insurance, doesn't do enough for our hospitals and state and local governments. a lot of sticking points here that they are hoping to work out before that 6:00 p.m. vote. eric: are they confident they will be able to work this out? obviously both sides know this is an imperative emergency that has to get done. >> definitely. senate majority leader mcconnell said that in floor remarks today. he said listen, the phase two deal which was written and drafted mostly in the house had a lot of republican criticism, but he pushed it forward. he said i really hope that democrats will do the same today and get this emergency fund and this money into the hands of americans and businesses as soon as possible. speaker pelosi just moments before coming on here now has sent a dear colleague letter to members of her caucus saying that we have pushed this vote back to 6:00 p.m. in the senate. we're hoping that we're close to

a deal because that does give some sort of i think republicans some optimism here that they will be able to come to an agreement. eric: mitch mcconnell earlier spoke about this. here's what he said. >> it puts urgently needed cash in the hands of american workers and families. it delivers historic and rapid relief to small businesses, so they can make payroll and keep people employed. it helps stabilize key industries to avoid layoffs wherever possible and preserve the greatest economy in the world for when we come out, on the other side of this, and of course it sends a massive, massive new infusion of resources to the front line of the medical response. eric: the medical response is so needed. but finally, and quickly,

talking about $1200 to individual taxpayers maybe 2400 for families 500 per child. the irs has our information. theoretically they can get it out to the people who need it? >> yes, some of that money -- this is another point that democrats actually have been criticizing, that those numbers would be based off of the 2018 tax returns, which would give them enough information since they have that readily available to give direct deposits to families in need, and that's definitely something that both sides have agreed to and think that should be in this bill. eric: it is reverse irsing, helping people, that's absolutely fantastic. we will be keeping on the negotiations. thank you very much for joining us. good to see you >> thank you for having me. arthel: eric, we again are waiting to hear from the white house and coronavirus task force. they are set to brief reporters in just about half hour or less actually. as two more states ohio and

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still remain realistic. explain. >> that's right. i mean, so your kid is now going to be basically going to school at home, either over the internet or getting lessons off of t v. this is clearly not business as usual. that said, schools all across the united states are going to try to have distance learning, on-line learning classes where just like i'm talking to you right now over skype, you are talking to the teacher long distance. so it's going to be different. and as a parent, you're going to want to keep the same kind of rules for your kids, so you're going to have to understand that it won't be the same. it will not be the same as it normally would be. arthel: tell us some of the programs on-line that students or parents can access. >> well, first of all, the good news is if you go to common sense.org, we have a treasure trove of content for you that you can take a look at, that will able to help first of all students from a k through 12 standpoint take everything from science and learn about all the

kinds of stuff you could get at national geographic or at khan academy or other stuff so we're going to make available a lot of different things for a student so you can keep up, and then teachers will use those resources as well. arthel: uh-huh. >> but if you are a parent, we're also going to try to help you have a daily schedule for your kids at common sense.org. you can hear sort of how to plan a day for school, but also exercise, breaks, and a family movie night. we're going to try to do a bunch of different stuff to make it easier for you to parent during these challenging times. arthel: absolutely. many parents and children don't have internet at home or computers at home. are you able to link them with some private companies or nonprofit organizations that can help out with this? >> that's a great question, arthel. so look, right now there are about 12 million students in the united states who do not have access to the internet at home. so we are actually working with a major telecom and cable companies in order to help

provide that. hopefully you will be hearing some announcements in the next few weeks about how we're going to close what we call the homework gap. you are exactly right, arthel, imagine the steyer family, the kids are definitely going to have the opportunity to look at their teacher on-line, but low income kids may not. we're working with the biggest telecom companies, you know who they are, to see if they will provide free service for the next few months to low income families because we want everybody to have the same educational opportunity for distance learning. look, it is going to be different, and as a parent, you are going to have to be patient, but if you use common sense, and if you're there supporting your child, we'll all get through this one together. arthel: yeah, i mean, listen, this is great you are providing this. as you said, it is going to be some stressful times, some kind of growing pains, if you will, getting used to it, but it is remarkable though at a level that it will be a very much a time for bonding in a way that

no one even expected would be presented to a lot of families. >> i think that's true. i think that it in a couple of different ways. it is interesting. we have four children. we're not always used to having all four children of them at home for dinner because some of them are college or older. guess what? they are all around now, which is great. we have a in you mean -- we have a number of friends, same thing, all your family is home for dinner which is pretty special. this is a new form of learning. in some ways, one of the silver linings is, as we go forward after we get through the coronavirus episodes, we will see that some learning will change. i think we will see much more of this kind of on-line remote learning. of course young people, kids and teens are more familiar with being on-line and learning things on-line, but i think if we're smart about this and use common sense, we will have a new education opportunity going forward, but as you mentioned earlier, it is so important that all kids, no matter what their socioeconomic income have the

opportunity, that would have the same opportunities that my kids would or yours. it is very important even part of the stimulus package that there are resources provided for low income families. arthel: good point. i'm all for new learning tools and ways of learning, but we can't cut out the teachers. we need our teachers. >> that's true. arthel: go ahead. >> teachers, teachers are going to be the key. just like we respect the hospital workers and the doctors who are doing life-saving work now, so are teachers. we should be really grateful to them as well. thanks a lot, arthel. arthel: i love teachers. jim steyer thank you. another source for homeschooling during this coronavirus pandemic, mind research institute, a nonprofit organization that specializes in spatial temporal math. they offer tools for parents to teach math during this crisis, all visual.

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see with hurricane katrina. >> we showed him one of the websites fox 13 has been investigating, with comments from customers saying the business is a scam. $101 for a paper towel. $53 for a pack. >> i haven't seen this particular one, but we have received complaints. i mean, my immediate reaction again is a visceral one, it is of disgust. >> it is a sale from out of state to a consumer in the state. we have jurisdiction over that and often able to find who is behind those sales. >> another case we have been looking into took place at a local gas station in kaysville. >> i just walked in and said hey, dumb question, do you guys have toilet paper? and the lady is like i'm selling it across the street, for like 30 bucks for a 12 pack. >> we spoke to employee who says this was just a misunderstanding, that she was trying to help people out on the side, by selling tp for $20, not to make a profit, and has since

stopped. her boss says he does not think she was trying to price gouge. >> price-gouging statute right here, 13.41.101 does not distinguish between a person or a business. >> we want to hear these reports. we have investigators working on these matters. >> for people who are making jokes on-line, investigators say that is not their primary concern, but they would still like for you to report it so they can make sure nobody is being scammed. reporting at the capital tonight, fox 13 news. for what you need! [squawks] only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪

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arthel: during this pandemic hand sanitizer is our go to, it is becoming hard to find, some businesses idled by the outbreak are being encouraged to switch gears and help out with supplies. one example a distillery that normally makes vodka and gin. we have that story >> this is the tasting room for kenny farms distilling normally making gin, vodka and bourbon but can't stay open right now and they have all this equipment here that can actually be used to make sanitizer so they have been scrambling to get extra ingredients that they need in order to make hand sanitizer. they want to help out local hospitals that are experiencing shortages right now, and they also grow their own corn which is going to be used in the hand sanitizer, another example of the ingenuity of american farmers. >> farmers by our main

occupation, and when we decided to do this as a family, we just basically looked at it the way any farmer would. we dig our heels in, roll up our sleeves and get to work. >> several of the major u.s. automakers also say they are standing by in case their help is needed. ford, general motors and tesla also say they can help produce ventilators and other medical equipment at their manufacturing facilities, if needed. president trump thanked all of the businesses that are helping out during this time. back here at the distillery, they say they can make 3,000 gallons of hand sanitizer every single day, with their equipment. back to you. arthel: all right, grady, thank you. eric: we are now awaiting the daily briefing from the president and the coronavirus task force. we will bring that to you live. in about three hours from now, new york state will go on stay at home orders joining illinois, ohio, louisiana and other states, but arthel has come up with something that i think we

should all abide by, ms. neville? arthel: don't roam, stay at home. that does it -- eric: don't roam, stay at home, the best advice for us to all get through this. arthel: be safe, everybody. stick around for jon scott right now. >> we are awaiting a briefing from the white house coronavirus task force as the number of cases in the u.s. surpasses 31,000, making the united states one of the hardest-hit nations in the world. good evening, i'm jon scott. this is a special two-hour edition of "the fox report". right now the senate is debating a massive 1.6 trillion dollars stimulus bill aimed at protecting americans from the financial fallout of the worsening covid-19 outbreak, with a tidal wave of job losses threatening to overwhelm the economy. this as tens of millions are ordered to stay home. cases are surging around the