arthel: the u.s. marking a grim milestone now reporting more coronavirus deaths than any other country. nearly 20,000 americans have died with covid-19 with confirmed cases topping 506,000 but officials warn the real number is higher as states continue to struggle with testing shortages and backlogs, hello, everyone, welcome to america's news headquarters, i'm arthel neville. eric: hello, arthel, thank you for joining us this afternoon, i'm eric sean. yesterday marked our deadliest day, more than 2,000 deaths and in some states we are told that

the people not arrive until later this month. states once again ramping up social distancing measures and in some places imposed curfews. michigan banning visiting with friends and relatives while in kentucky the state warning that anybody who attends easter services in person tomorrow will be ordered to quarantine. >> if you're going to expose yourself to the virus and make the decision to do, it's not fair everybody out there that you might spread it to. it's not a test of faith and whether you're going to an in-person service. it's a test of faith that you're willing to sacrifice to protect your fellow man, your fellow woman, fellow kentuckian and fellow american. eric: test of faith for all of us in the country to stay safe

and social distance. >> steve: the first 19,000. the u.s. surpassed 19,000 deaths from the virus topping italy as the country with most deaths from the virus. the other number 2,108. that occurred yesterday. the highest single death toll since this virus began in the u.s. the highest single day total, more than 500,000 cases now in the u.s. and some real concern about potential hot spots that we haven't talked much about yet. already in the last week there are 27 state who is have doubled the number of cases within just the past week. the top 5 potential hot spots delaware, south dakota, maryland, rhode island and pennsylvania, all approaching a 200% jump in the number of cases in just one week. finally, with easter tomorrow a lot of states struggling see how they will mark the holiday.

here in georgia the governor is leaving it up to pasts pastors o organize their churches and in kansas they have gone back and forth. the governor saying no groups larger than 10 but then being overridden by republican lawmakers. so a real battle there how to celebrate easter in kansas. eric, back to you. eric: all right, steve, thanks so much. arthel. arthel: yeah, eric, meanwhile the number of people being admitted to the hospital in new york city, the epicenter of the pandemic, well leveling off but since number of deaths remain highs, morgues are at capacity and the city is bearing hundreds of people on heart island, the coast of the bronx. let's go to aisha hasine. aishah: arthel, the governor

says that the state of new york has reached apex and those numbers will continue to plateau over the next couple of days. new york as you know stays at the top of the list carrying the most cases in the country. 174,489 now with more than 8600 deaths. daily coronavirus deaths are up slightly, though, at 783, but they do remain below the apex. now governor cuomo says if these rates stay flat new york might not need the overflow field hospitals. now, this is happening as the mayor and the governor's office are apparently at odds over whether more than a million new york city students will go back to school this year. this morning mayor de blasio announced keeping schools closed would help prevent a resurgence. >> having to tell you that we

cannot bring our schools back for the remainedder -- remainder of the school year is painful but i can also tell you it's the right thing to do. all the focus strategies that are finally beginning to bear fruit, they need to time to continue to be effective. >> aisha, shortly after a decision had not been made yet, listen to this. >> there has been no decision, jesse, on the schools. that's the mayor's opinion. i value it. i value laura kern's opinion, the decision will be coordinated. he didn't close them and he can't open them. >> the crisis has taken a toll on the city's 911 system, two operators receiving a call over 15 seconds. the fire department averaging more than 5500 ambulance requests. that is surpassing total call

volume on 911 and amid those calls heartbreaking story of new york post reporting a queens man lost his mother and his brother in just one day adding to his misery he was put on a wait list to have a funeral home lay them to rest and shocking story out of westchester county today. police arrested a 29-year-old man after 22 vehicles at a hospital had their tires slashed and we are learning that apparently some of the cars belonged to nurses that had just wrapped an overnight shift. arthel. arthel: unbelievable. aisha hasine, thank you so much, eric. eric: yeah, just shameful. meanwhile president trump conserving the biggest decision of his presidency and that is when and how to reopen the country. the president has formed a new

task force on this issue. they will convene next week on tuesday. the president is saying that easing the guidelines will not happen until it is safe to do so. some experts warning that they could fear 200,000 more thans could die if everyone goes back to work too soon. david with the latest. david: we got some word from the white house that president trump signed a disaster declaration for the state of wyoming. the white house saying this is the first time in u.s. history that a disaster declaration exist in all 50 states. wyoming would be the 50th state for the president to declare this disaster declaration. president trump also expected to speak to airline industry executives at some point over the weekend. that is one of the hardest-hit sectors of the economy no question. air travel, eric, fell 96% last week, flights are empty and airlines are struggling.

the president signed a 2.3 trillion act 2 weeks ago, 25 billion of the pot will go to struggling airline industry. that's one part of the economy. the president hopes and i say hopes to have the economy possibly open by may first, day after current 30 day to end spread ends. president trump said at news conference whether or not to open the economy, not an easy decision, listen. >> i will certainly listen. i understand the other side of the argument very well because i look at both sides of an argument. i will listen to them very carefully, though. david: yesterday you saw 2,108 people die from virus while officials say numbers are eventually expected to go down at this point do not become

complacent. >> it's important to remember that this is not the time to feel that since we have made such important advance in the sense of success of the mitigation that we need to be pulling back at all. i was actually hartened by the fact that we have been talking about the new york, new jersey, new orleans and other areas where they are really big spikes david: david group, bipartisan group potentially of governors, economists, other advisers to talk about the appropriate time to open the economy, eric. eric: all right, david, thanks so much. david: sure. arthel: now plans to put tracking wristbands on those who violate quarantine orders this as health officials say there are dozens of recovered coronavirus patients who have ones again tested positive.

let's go to ryan, live in london. ryan, they -- this is chilling. >> ryan: they don't know any other way to keep an eye on all of the people. south korea was one of the countries to get hit, they were praised doing things like contact tracing. it hasn't gone away. in some people it appears to be coming back. everyone arriving from europe or u.s. is put in 14-day quarantine. meanwhile the lockdown in spain continues. it's now been in place for a month. the very strict controls on movement there are credited with bringing down the daily increase in the numbers of infected people from over 20% 2 weeks ago to just 3% now. spain just reported its lowers

daily death count in nearly 3 weeks, still that's more than 500 people that are dying over the last 24 hours, more than 16,000 since the outbreak began. here in the uk the numbers keep going up, more than 900 have died in the last 24 hours while the total number of deaths is set to exceed 10,000 tomorrow, chilling on easter sunday. the concern people might ignore lockdown this weekend and all but certain to be extended this week. meanwhile prime minister boris johnson, the first world leader to test positive for the virus, he's finishing off his first week in the hospital. his spokesman saying he's playing sonoku, binge-watching the lord of the rings and going for short walks in hospital ward and scans of unborn child. she hasn't seen him in ten days. the queen has issued first

easter address in her 68-year long reign telling the country no one has canceled easter but it's important to stay home to keep others safe. >> we know that coronavirus will not overcome us. as dark as death can be particularly for those suffering with grief, light and life are greater. >> ryan: minister are hinting that the lackdown is likely to continue into may. that's what has happened so far in italy and that's what the spanish prime minister was warnings the spaniards might happen there just earlier this week. arthel: light and life are greater. we are glad that prime minister boris johnson is doing now better, more for his recovery ahead we hope. thank you very much, ryan. eric. eric: yeah that is for sure, arthel. meanwhile pope francis is

leading easter vigil mass inside st. peters basilica at the vatican. celebrating mass with small number of guests, but now services are being held differently because of social distancing measures. the vatican will live stream the pope's easter sunday mass and fox news will broadcast, you can watch mass starting at 5:00 a.m. eastern time in the morning and coverage throughout the day tomorrow. america's news cohost sandra smith, she will be with us on a two-hour special, keeping the faith. 10:00 a.m., the program will include rabbis from on-site celebrations from around the country and the globe. again, sandra and special morning of coverage 10:00 a.m. on the fox news channel and, of course, fox nation, our streaming service has number of specials too, arthel.

arthel: very needed programming, thank you very much, eric, pages all doctors, states across the country are putting out calls to former medical workers urging them to help overwhelmed hospitals. we will hear how veterans are jumping into the front lines to save lives. that's coming up next over... hey, want to try it? ok here you go... over... under... hey whoa, pop, pop... your shoe's untied. ♪ we always take care of the ones we love, no matter what. at lincoln financial, we share that responsibility. standing by your side, as we have for over 115 years. ♪ ♪

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eric: well, relief and good news out west. the u.s. army announcing that massive coronavirus field hospital in seattle, well, dismantled before treating a single patient. this as make-shift military hospitals from around the country are sitting mostly empty at the moment. lucas with more on the planning and what they intend to do, hi, lucas. lucas: hi, eric, i asked the pentagon's top health official yesterday did the governors and state get this wrong. >> i wouldn't say that the states got it wrong. i would say that the states were doing good due diligence and planning in anticipating and ratherring that been in a situation where they need the capacity and it's not there. lucas: deputy defense secretary

says he's now changing plans. >> what we are seeing is that inside new york city many hospitals are able to manage workload, what they're suffering is doctors getting sick or nurses. rather than move patients to you, can you move the doctors to us. lucas: in new york the hospital javits empty, 3 crew members tested positive. only a few hundred patients at the 2300 bed and treating only 15 patients right now. as a result the pentagon is sending hundreds of doctors and nurses into new york hospitals but shortage of covid-19 tests continue to plague the military. >> mr. secretary, why can't you test every sailor before he or she goes to sea? >> again, with the -- with the limited capacity in terms of

testing and it's knot just -- not just the dod but the entire civilian sector in knowing that the current tests will show up considerable amount of false negatives we don't believe that's the best way to allocate testing resources. >> secretary says he's also concerned about the deployment of the next car year -- carrier strike group and today reports hundred cases on board bringing total to 550, 75% of the u.s.' navy worldwide, eric. eric: all right, lucas, thank you so much, arthel. arthel: veteran doctors and medics are springing into action as more states call on retired healthcare workers to join the front lines. one company if particular med cv

is helping to get licensed faster. dr. mark is retired navy captain, good to have both of you. dr. goto, i will start with you, it's not just patient overload, of course, but doctors are getting sick. is it a good idea to enlist the retired medical veterans, those with so much experience? >> yes, just as our medical leaders have said, this is truly a war and we are going to have some friction, so there's a set number of patients or staff, we will have on both and we need providers. >> yeah, there's also -- arthel: continue, sir, go ahead. >> i was just going to say that in this country we have shortage

of physicians as well. >> we need to get -- >> arthel: let me ask, though, it's not an automatic seemless fit, mr. anderson, i will stay with you, talk about the challenges in this process. >> well, i think that's exactly it and what we believe that we are helping with. we need to be able to connect those who are willing and able to stand up in this war with the organizations and move with speed of technology. if you're interested in standing up, coming out of retirement and need any help, go to medcv.com and we will do anything that we can to help you. arthel: dr. goto, i will come to you in a moment. dr. anderson, i ask this with all respect, should there be a limit on how long the doctors

retired? is there any concern about being -- >> i think that's certainly the case and may deploy people who may not have their, you know, didn't retire last year be deployed to do things where their core medical skills are required. it just depends on the organization and the skills of that provider, i think -- arthel: yeah, go ahead, dr. goto. >> yes, as i said earlier, this is a war and needed draft. the draft relief in this case is like an athletic draft. we have to have potential providers declare that they're available. once we connect those providers to organizations, they will assess the degree of competency and always going to be requirement of some type of training especially for treating

covid-19. >> let's not forget as well -- arthel: makes sense. dr. goto, i want to stick with you. i apologize, there's a delay here and you guys can hear each other better than me or quicker than you hear me. let me keep going with you, dr. goto, i want to pull up a study, showing how u.s. ranks among the lowers countries in numbers of doctors per capita, that's practicing physicians per one thousand people. austria at 5.2 in the lead and then germany 4.3, france 3.2. the u.s. 2.2 and china at 2.0. dr. goto, why is there such a shortage of doctors in the u.s.? >> it's not necessarily a shortage as much as initiative that the united states is taking as far as preventive medicine and also having physicians, if

you will. we have more administration assistants than any other nation on the planet. arthel: and, of course, we all applaud the doctors and nurses, all the first responders and frontliners who are really risking their lives and putting their families in jeopardy as well as they are out there trying to -- to -- to work with and take care of those very sick patients. mr. anderson, to you, if someone wants to applaud i have to get back in because duty calls, what do they have to do to apply? >> go to medcv.com and we are

basically asking people to provide 5 essentials that you need. you don't need to worry about updating resume necessarily. you have an old one, up load that. those are the things that need to do process on board and reach out to get them on board. arthel: okay. dr. goto, i have to wrap it. who wants to take the final thought? i have to run i wanted to give dr. goto a chance but if you want to speak mr. anderson, go ahead. >> i think, listen, what we are trying to do is be available to anyone who needs help and move at the speed of technology and really make america safe again and we are doing just our small part. we are a small tech company but we have big --

>> arthel: thank you very much for putting up with the delay. very good information and thank you to you both very much. okay. eric. eric: arthel, food banks across the country are starting to run low with record number of americans out of work. have you seen the lines in some places, the cars waiting for miles and miles to get food? we will have more on this unprecedented demand and how you can help with the food banks and those wonderful people distributing the food straight ahead.

eric: well, you know, with millions suddenly out of work because of pandemic food banks are seeing unprecedented demand. some people forced to wait in the cars for hours. as you can see the drive-thru lines stretch for miles. one food bank in texas handed out more than a million pounds of food.

they did that to about 10,000 families. christina coleman with live on food banks and need to help. christina: food banks and pantries across nation are scrambling to meet surge in demand, cars can be seen waiting if line for miles for booed banks here in los angeles, pittsburgh, miami and san antonio as jobless claims surge for the third straight week bringing the total number of applications to more than 17 million. the high demand for food assistance right now is depleting resources at some food banks. the ceo of san antonio food bank fears they could run through its inventory in less than a month. volunteers there determined to help. >> the food distribution is none like we have ever had in history. we went big and brought the warehouse. christina: one of the nation's

hunger relief feeding america released statement and funding food and volunteers during the covid-19 crisis. they said, quote, face tremendous challenge and we need all the resources we can get to help neighbors during terrible time. the travel industry, of course, has been taking a big economic hit. that food bank is trying to stretch the groceries they are giving out by limiting each person to one bag of food and in washington state, hard-hit louisiana, the national guard is helping with packaging and distribution of food for people in need, eric. eric: arthel. arthel: eric, thank you, real estate is also taking a hit from the pandemic with some state,

well, they are now banning open houses. realtors are getting creative of how they show properties for sale. alicia acuña live. >> alicia: right now it's not possible and not safe and the industry is getting creative like, for example, we have one realtor who we talked to from los angeles, she will personally walk clients through a home without meeting face to face. >> you have this other place here that is very, very nice for watching tv. you have this beautiful floating staircase that i'm going to walk up. so this is the master bedroom that is absolutely amazing. >> alicia: check out the number, 3d home tours are up

since february. according to zillow total of inventory of parents is up as number of new listings is down by 21% nationwide. that means homes that have been on the market aren't moving because the number of people looking is way down. >> showing nationwide are down 44.8% over this time last year. in colorado it's 47.3, so give or take fairly close to the national average, however, in new york state the showings over this time last year 97.3% of the amount of showings that we had last year. >> alicia: some agents will sit in car and chat via time. where there's a will, there's a way. look in minnesota, a title

company started doing closings via drive-thru. >> some of them are able to save a few hundred dollars a month on mortgage payments and we are doing everything we can to get closings safely. >> alicia: americans are reluctant to make any major moves at this time. arthel: well, that's certainly understandable and unfortunately we have a lot of people who are unemployed so that plays into all of it as well. the virtual tours, i think, those are pretty interesting, alicia, thank you. eric. eric: well, speaking of unemployment, arthel, the numbers are high and more businesses are shut downloading all of us to wonder when will this be over, well, lawmakers and the white house are weighing the cost and are thinking about the consequences of when the economy will be restarted. up next we we we have a speciall

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the most common side effect is nausea. talk to your doctor about chantix. eric: we will bring you a little bit of it with the very latest on your wallet and pocketbook. 6.6 million more americans filed for unemployment this last week. that, of course, bringing the total number of jobless claims in the last 3 weeks to nearly 17 million of our fellow citizens. this as the coronavirus shutdown is taking a massive toll on the economy, unemployment spikes will give democrats are once at odds on how to respond. this week democrats blocked a gop plan to send $250 billion in additional aid to small businesses. what does this mean? well, usually you see our next guest at this hour in the

journal editorial report paul gigot, host of the show and editorial page editor dan henninger, wall street journal columnist and fox news contributor, paul and dan, good to see you, paul, let me start with you, usually we see in this hour -- this is so unusual and such a crisis, despite it, it seems it could be politics as usual on capitol hill. paul: well, i think that both sides just have different priorities. you know, congress got together and passed that $2.2 trillion package which had the 350 billion-dollar for small business, but it's being so popular, the program and so quickly in danger of being oversubscribed that the republicans said we need more money for it and the democrats don't want to simply write that check. they want to use that as leverage for their priorities which include a big expansion of

social welfare spending and big expansion of medicare, help for the states, expansion of food stamps, for example, and mitch mcconnell said, no, because he didn't think he could have the support of his members in the senate for that. so we are at a stalemate and i think this can't go on too much longer because you've got to get the small businesses financing to last through this what is it 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks, 16 weeks, otherwise we will see cascading bankruptcies all across america. eric: what do you think is going happen? paul: whether there's going -- when there's going to be a deal, i don't know when there's going to be a deal. right now there's a stalemate. they'll probably begin talks reasonably soon but where that goes i am not sure. now in the meantime, the money is going to be from the first bill is going to be going out the door. it's been slow to do so but so far i think on friday they said

there's $161 billion of requests that have been made. that money will begin to flow, but we don't know how many people are going to get it. we don't know how successful it will be and limitations on that, for example, if you want the loan forgiven, you've got to use it to maintain 75% of your payroll, of your expenses being payroll. a lot of businesses don't use 75% of their expenses on payroll. they may be only use half, so that creates a dilemma for a lot of -- a lot of small businesses. eric: dan, the democrats want the small-community base loans, minority depository institutions, micro lenders, what's wrong with that, those are the constituencies that need to be rescued too. >> dan: excellent question.

raising the question of why exactly the democrats are doing this and i think it's largely because of all things are political for them including coronavirus crisis and i would just suggest this one thing, eric. i think a lot of the democrats are concerned now looking at the fact that the things they are suggesting right now, minority depository institutions, food stamps, they are concerned about holding on to the black vote, the minority vote come november. donald trump's approval among black voters has risen to about 20%. he got 8% of that vote in 2016 in head to head fox poll he just gets 10% of the vote, but the trump campaign is making active outreach to black voters and if he succeeds with rescuing both us from the crisis in front of us now and the economy, i think

they're very concerned that the black vote could start tending in donald trump's direction and that's why they are targeting these provisions explicitly toward that constituency. eric: it's not just dealing with this but also the fed in bond buying. i will read editorial this week. better solution would be no string loans with good collateral and only short-term but the fed is forcing lenders to make mainstream loan to keep 5% of the risks, risks that many companies will take that are in icu and too late. can you unpack that and what do you think the fed, paul, should be doing? paul: well, the fed is doing a lot of good things, first of all. we were criticizing one of the programs that they put up which is the so-called main street lending program. that's a new program by the fed. it's designed to go to

middle-size companies with zero employees up to 10,000 and 2.5 billion in 2019 revenue. these are rock solid, middle-america businesses with song-standing records and suddenly they've been denied customers by their government, so what they need is liquidity and financing to get through this. the problem with that main street facility the fed set up is there are a lot of strings attached. it's a four-year term loan, for example, wait a minute. i will be on the hook for the fed for 4 years not just 6 months if this crisis goes away? it means there's a lot of loan covenants that the banks will put on it, stipulations about saying that you -- you have to try to do payroll, keep your payroll, so it should do more and take off strings to let more people borrow. eric: all right. running up against the clock so we will move to the next topic

in just a minute but i want to tell you, did you see the president kind of got upset with paul, maybe not directly, has to do with the coronavirus white house briefings. they may be a bit of a ratings hit but some of the president's allies are wonder if he should continue them and the president criticized the wall street editorial and we will have that and paul's and dan's reaction as we continue. we will be right back

eric: president trump now lumping the wall street journal into pile of, quote, fake news organizations. why? well, the editorial board criticized the president's coronavirus briefing so they devolved into, quote, many feuds of donald trump. editorial title trump's wasted briefings said this, editorial board wrote, quote, mr. trump seems to have concluded conclude briefings should be show case for him perhaps substitute for campaign rallies he could no longer hold because of the risks, perhaps he resented the media that new york andrew governor cuomo has been receiving for daily show however the briefings are all about the president and mr. trump will help him defeat joe biden, he's

wrong. we are back with the wall street journal panel, paul gigot and dan henninger, wow, paul, are you stung or brushing off the president's criticism? paul: i think the briefing started as a terrific idea and they are still a good idea. the points should be to inform the american public, give an update on what is happening, give an update on progress, on testing, on protective equipment, on the virus itself and the fight against it and on the economy, not to devolve into a fight between donald trump and jim acosta and donald trump and reporters who try to bait him and get into a brawl that gets off topic, so i think his ratings as president said ratings are great, okay, a lot higher if the focus was more -- if the briefings were more focused and shorter. eric: ratings, when you're dealing with a pandemic with thousands of americans dead, i mean, really, dan, here is what

the president tweeted to you guys, quote, the wall street journal always forgets to mention that the ratings for the white house press briefings are through the room, monday night football, bachelor, the only way for me to escape the fake news and get my news across. wsj is fake news. daniel, your response. >> what can one say, the only ratings that really account is super bowl, that's the first tuesday this november when we have a presidential election. according to the most recent fox poll out this week, donald trump and joe biden are in a head to head 42% each. it's a jump ball right now and donald trump's challenge is not just these briefings every day but he has to confront two challenges, one, overcoming the virus itself and secondly, actually pulling the economy out of its current coma, are they

going to be optimistic or in a state of depression much as they are now. eric: the challenges the save lives, be prepared, have tests and make sure that we can get back. paul, quickly, 10 seconds, optimistic? paul: i am not optimistic right now. i think we have a long way to go through this. it's going to be a very hard fight and the president can improve stand if he focuses and makes people think he's in charge and focused on the virus and the economy and not what the press corp. says. eric: dan, last word. >> dan: yeah, here, here to that. the challenge ahead now is resurrecting the economy because i think the american public is going to be insisting on that over the next several weeks. eric: dan and paul, great to see

you, glad to have you on and wanting the wall street journal editorial report with your views and for more subscribe to wall street journal, read the editorials and terrific work. you are not fake news. good to see you. paul: thanks, eric. [laughter] arthel: all right, eric:ic, for the first time in u.s. history disaster declarations to all 50 states. details at the top of the hour. ♪ ♪ . . . oriasis, oriasis, little things can become your big moment. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla, 75% clearer skin is achievable.

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eric: the u.s. is marking more grim milestones in the coronavirus pandemic. we just hit and went past 20,000 deaths, that's more than any other country and there are more than half a million confirmed cases in our country. this as some states say the peak there won't come until the end of the month. so there is still a while to go and the new questions about when the economy will exactly be up and running. hello, everyone. welcome back to another hour of america's news headquarters. i'm eric shawn. arthel: and i'm arthel neville. the white house, the coronavirus task force is going to hold a meeting next hour as president trump contemplates when to reopen the economy. yesterday, calling it the biggest decision of his presidency. >> it's a very tough adversary. but we're going to win and we're going to win it -- we're going

to win it very decisively. i'm going to have to make a decision and i only hope to god that it's the right decision. but i would say without question it's the biggest decision i've ever had to make. eric: we are covering all the angles of this pandemic. former cdc director, dr. thomas freedman will have more on the fight against coronavirus. he'll be here in just a few minutes. aishah hasnie has the very latest on what's happening here in new york which is america's hardest hit state and city. let's begin with david spunt live on the north lawn of the white house with the latest from the president. hi, david. >> reporter: hi, eric. good afternoon. well, president trump and the rest of the coronavirus task force will meet specifically about 5:00 this afternoon in the white house situation room to discuss the latest. i want to point out something interesting, though. president trump signed a disaster declaration for the state of wyoming and according to deputy press secretary judd beer, he tweeted out this is the first time in american history that all 50 states are under

such a declaration, a disaster declaration related to coronavirus, hayes happening at the -- this happening as the president signed the declaration for wa wyoming. the president and his administration being criticized, chuck schumer criticizing the president on his testing. he said president trump, you need to get a handle on testing now. we fought for free coronavirus testing and we're continuing to fight to ensure that americans are getting tested so we can beat this pandemic and help those affected. eric, the president is touting rapid results testing, hoping to make it available to the majority of those tested but the reality is now there is still people being tested that are not finding out results for five, six, seven days. the president asked specifically about faults in the u.s. testing system. listen to this. >> we have virtually every country in the world calling us, asking us how do we get these tests that you have. your testing is the best if the

world. how do we get it? they've done a fantastic job. and when you ask a question like that, it's very insulting to a lot of great people. >> reporter: health officials say new york, the state with the most deaths, may soon be at a plateau and numbers will eventually go down there. they're looking at other potential hot spots like philadelphia, ba baltimore and e washington, d.c. area. listen. >> it's really about the encouraging signs that we see but as encouraging as they are, we have not reached the peak. >> reporter: the bottom line from officials at the white house, do not get com complacen. on tuesday, president trump will be unveiling another task force, this is kind of an open up the economy task force. there was talk president trump originally wanted to open up the economy tomorrow, on easter sunday. he says that was an as an aspirl goal. there is talk in the white house about may 4th. president trump said he will listen to the science.

governors are asking to be on the task force and we're talking about a bipartisan task force, republicans and democrats. eric. eric: yeah, david, the concerns, one expert said maybe 200,000 americans could die if it's open too early. that will be part of the discussions at the white house on tuesday. thanks very much. arthel. >> you bet. arthel: eric, thank you. new york city's mayor, bill de blasio, is closing schools for the rest of the spring but governor cuomo is pushing back, saying he can't do that. >> you can't make the decision just within new york city, without coordinating that decision with the whole metropolitan region. because it all works together. any decision to reopen them will also be a coordinated decision. arthel: let's go to aishah hasnie, she is in new york city with more. aishah. >> reporter: arthel, the two leaders obviously appear to be

at odds over what to do with more than 1 million new york city students. the governor says this is not up to the mayor. in fact, it's just his opinion. this came right after the mayor announced he would be keeping those schools closed for the rest of the school year to hopefully prevent a resurgence. listen. >> having to tell you that we cannot bring our schools back for the remainder of the school year is painful. but i can also tell you it's the right thing to do. >> that's the mayor's opinion. i value it. i value laura kern's opinion, george vladimir's opinion but the decision will be coordinated. he didn't close them and he can't open them. >> reporter: new york continues to carry the most cases in the u.s., more than 180,000, and more than 8600 deaths. governor cuomo says the numbers show the state has reached its apex which will continue to

plateau for the next several days. daily coronavirus deaths are up slightly at a 783, but that remains below the apex. and if these rates stay flat, cuomo says new york might not need those overflow field hospitals anymore. new jersey follows with more than 51,000 cases and michigan still at third place with more than 22,000 cases. now, the crisis has taken a big toll on new york city's 911 system, operators receive a call just about every 15 seconds. the fire department also averaging more than 5500 ambulance requests per day, 40% higher than usual. and that surpasses the total call volume on 9/11. amid all those calls, a heart-breaking story, the new york post reporting a queens man lost his mother and his brother in just one day, 24-hour period, adding on to his misery he was put on a wait list to be able to

have a funeral home to lay them to rest. governor cuomo is asking for testing on a mass scale. he said the state's lab will be able to process 2,000 tests per day but that will not be enough to get millions of new yorkers back to work as quickly as possible. arthel. arthel: all right. aishah hasnie, we'll take it back here. thank you. eric. eric: thanks, arthel. 2,000 tests a day when you have millions of new yorkers and hundreds of millions of americans, to talk about that we have a special guest who will unveil a brand-new initiative to help stop the spread of the virus. he is dr. thomas freedman. he's president and ceo of resolve to save lives, a global health organization expert and the former director of the centers for disease control. doctor, thank you for being here.

first, tell us about your proposal, it's got a hashtag, box in covid. i want to do more than just box it in. i want to kill it and get rid of it forever. >> box it in. that's the basic concept here. box in covid. box it in. there are four things we have to do to get it at bay so we can come out more safely and as soon as possible. people have understood flatenning the curve. we're staying at home so that the healthcare system is not so terribly overwhelmed as is happening in new york city and elsewhere. that's only one of two reasons we're staying in. we're also staying in so we can strengthen our systems so that when we come out again it doesn't explode again. that's the key. there are four cor corners of tt box. test wisely. isolate safely. contact trace completely. and quarantine comfortably. if we can do those four things we'll be able to come out much sooner and much more safely. but we have to do them very well or we are stuck staying home

longer or coming out and it explodes again and we have to come back in again. eric: we seem to be so far away from some of those milestones that you just mentioned. i mean, south korea, hong kong, singapore, czech republic, other nations are further along in testing. how long will this take do you think before we can get up-to-speed appropriately? >> this is exactly what we have to focus on. it's not a question of the date. it's a question of the data. how hard we work now, how fast we work now, that will determine how soon and safely we open. we've made some progress with testing but as you report, we have much further to go and new york city is nowhere near the access of tests that is needed. and for isolation, we still have to make our hospitals, we have to figure out how to care for people safely at home, safer, nursing homes safer and for contact tracing, we're going to need a whole group of people who are able to warn people that

they've been exposed. you would want to get warned if there's a hurricane coming. in the same way, you need to be warned if you've been exposed to this virus so you can protect yourself and your family. eric: it seems we're not even anywhere near where we need. johns hopkins is estimating we need 100,000 contact tracers, people who will follow those who have covid-19 at a cost of $3.6 billion. that hasn't been allocated yet. here's governor andrew cuomo earlier today, talking about the need for testing. >> we need to do more testing and more advanced testing and we have to do it faster. that's both a diagnostic testing, that's the antibody testing. but we have to get better at both and we have to be able to create a higher volume faster. we have to be more prepared. we should never have -- we should never go through what we

went through. eric: here's what the kaiser foundation says, quote, america will need to scale up capacity portraying the contacts of those who test positive. only the federal government could truly bring order and achieve the national coordinated effort on a scale and expense necessary to address the problem. there is little evidence of a genuine federal effort to build up capacities to do this. dr. freedman, you have been there, you were the head of the new york city health department, you were the head of the cdc, what does president trump and this administration need to do now to start and expand a huge nationwide program, maybe like fdr did, facing -- in the new deal, when he faced the great depression. >> what you need it guidance, oversight, training, protocols, all from the centers for disease control and prevention. they know how to do this. this is core public health. this is what we do for

tuberculosis and other diseases. we need to work with states, cities, localities and build an army and learn from countries around the world, singapore, hong kong, south korea, have effectively done this, so they can gradually loosen things up and come back out and get the economy restarted. if you look at china, they have traced more than 700,000 people. and in the city of wuhan, one city, they had 9,000 people doing this. this is what we need to do to come out more safely and as soon as possible. and we need to start that work right now. training that army of people to do it sens sensitively, effectiy and each community figuring out services to provide for people that are isolated and quarantined so they can stay home and will stay home and keep themselves and the rest of us safe. eric: finally, do you see that happening now? the cdc says they're gearing up. man, you're going to have to fire as they predict 100,000 people, it's a tremendous job to

contact trace every single person who potentially is exposed to coronavirus. and they're not taking the steps necessary it seems right now to get that done to make us all safer. >> it's a massive undertaking and it's not going to happen overnight. but it needs to start as soon as possible. you mentioned fdr and there could be a new ccc, a coronavirus control corps, coronavirus contact corps, these are individuals who support those who are sick and their contacts so they will not infect others so the infection stops with them. eric: the ccc, potential massive federal effort to get the country up and moving and running and to make sure everybody is safe. dr. freedman, thank you for your time and your proposal to box the coronavirus in. we're all trying to do our part and we certainly hope that the federal government steps up and needs to get this done.

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arthel: well, millions are under lockdown in italy, starting to get restless as the stay at home order is extended to may 3rd. officials say they're doing it to avoid a second wave of infections, more than 19,000 people have died from covid-19 in italy. amy kellogg is live in florence now with the latest. amy. >> reporter: hi, arthel. yes, there were some worrying scenes on social media today of traffic jams on this easter weekend. meanwhile, secretary of state mike pompeo announced a major aid package to italy today. it's wide-ranging, involves logistical support, the construction of some field hospitals, help with logistics, procurement and part of that will be the involvement of some of the 30,000 u.s. troops who are stationed here in italy.

this as italy celebrates arthel an easter like none other. the people have been tuning in to mass on their tv screens. the pope has been streaming his services. at this time, many italians would be at easter vigil mass, leading up to the resurrection, this being easter saturday. italy's foreign minister thanked the u.s. for its support during the time of crisis. >> the united states were second to none. the generosity of the american people and the american government was remarkable, as proven by the many donations that we have received including the field hospital. i would like to warmly thank president donald trump and secretary of state mike pompeo for their friendship. >> reporter: now, some aid will go to ngos. it's important to point out that charity groups have been involved in dealing with this crisis here. this shelter in milan, which

normally functions in cold weather, has extended its work through this period so those without a place to quarantine can be safe and fed. it's run by the charity sinsa marchni, has provided adequate protection for residents and volunteers who like claudia graph say it has helped her during this period feel less distant from others. >> for me, volunteering at the homeless shelter is a way of staying connected in our community and doing something for the most vulnerable and disenfranchised among us. ultimately our fates are all connected. by supporting one another, we strengthen the whole of society. >> reporter: it's interesting to point out that also aid has come here from cuba, from romania, from russia, and a lot of people have said this is a bit of a propaganda show, particularly when it comes to russia. but the russians have said, look, this crisis may be a

moment for us to start rebuilding bridges when it comes to research, when it comes to helping each other, we're all in this together. so that is their line. it will be interesting to see what sort of silver linings if any do come of all of this. arthel. arthel: yeah. unfortunately, politics do prevail even in the face of a pandemic. amy kellogg, thank you so much for that update. eric. eric: well, arthel, you know nearly 17 million americans have lost their jobs just in the last three weeks because of coronavirus. that's about 10% of the whole u.s. workforce. the losses are more than just the numbers that you see in the news. of course, behind each one is an individual trying to make ends meet. brian llenas has more on their personal stories. >> we currently applied for the payroll protection program. we applied for $10,000 disas tar relief grant from the sba. i applied for personal unemployment. all three of these applications

have been sent in and we never heard anything back. >> reporter: covid-19 forced zach medford to shut down five bars in raleigh, north carolina. now he's having trouble with simply applying for federal relief. >> in fact, we didn't receive a confirmation e-mail. >> reporter: he said since the payroll protection program went online friday, there's been confusion and delays. >> the banks that i work with were not eligible to receive applications at the time. they were waiting to receive more information from the sba. >> reporter: not only is medford worried about his 80 plus employees out of a job but he's unemployed too and he says ppp doesn't account for that. >> 75% of that money has to go to our employees for payroll. the 25% can be used for utilities or leases. ultimately, the money has to be paid for. >> reporter: unemployment sites nationwide are overwhelmed. >> we are in limbo and still waiting to hear on how we apply, when we apply and what we're going to get.

>> reporter: stephanie is a hair stylist in illinois. >> it's between 8 and 1,200-dollar days and now i make absolutely nothing. >> reporter: she says her clients are now resorting to cutting their own hair. she's also pregnant and due in july. >> i don't get paid maternity leave. i was saving now so coy afford my maternity leave. i don't know if i'm going to get maternity leave. >> reporter: jenna is an actress. she places mary magdalene on jesus christ superstar. she is now unemployed. >> i hope that people will have the occurring and let go the -- courage, and let go the fear of being around people again, and recognize how much it is needed to really connect and i hope that it will be a strong and mighty and celebratory comeback for everyone. >> reporter: brian llenas, fox news. arthel: brian, thank you, thank you very much.

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there could be a glimmer of good news in new orleans. the city reporting only one death yesterday after losing more than 200 people to the virus. so is new orleans flattening the curve? dr. susan hasik is here, the director of the masters of public health program at tulane university. thank you for joining us. >> thank you, arthel. it's a pleasure to be here. arthel: you know the story's important to me, new orleans is my hometown, hows ya that my -- louisiana my home state. we'll get to the curve in a moment. new orleans' mayor says she wants the antibody test. if you could tell us how do they work and why are they crucial to a city that has been hit so hard? >> the antibody test is a way to identify individuals who have already been infected and have recovered. their body's immune systems have created a response that has

helped to eliminate the virus from the body. they are no longer able to spread it to others and we believe no longer able to become reinfected. we're still trying to figure out exactly how this antibody functions in coronavirus because it is such a new organism. but generally with other viral diseases -- go ahead. arthel: no, no, you go. >> it's very important to have that information to know who is already infected, what percent of the population may already have been infected and recovered. that has great implications for how many people are still at risk. arthel: right. and i know you said this is a new process so you're not really sure but once you figure it out, do you think that the plasma can be used to create the antibody test to be used in labs, to reproduce the biological makeup

and components if you will so the antibody tests can be mass produced? >> well, the antibody test process, there are a number of laboratories and investigators and researchers that are working on different variations and approaches to it and some of those are being assessed now to see how good they are. the other reason to identify people who have antibodies is that one of the possible therapies is to utilize those antibodies from individuals who have recovered from actually provide them to individuals still struggling with the disease and thus can provide them with some protection and some support to help them fight the virus. arthel: meanwhile, coronavirus still has louisiana in its crosshairs with most of the cases in new orleans. you've got the directors at both two row infirmary and oshne

medical center reporting a reprieve, a light at the end of the tunnel. so if you could tell us about the progress that is being made in the fight against the coronavirus. >> the challenges that -- i'm an epidemiologist. i need to see data. unfortunately, just one day versus another is not enough to assess a trend but it does appear that the number of new cases that are being detected in the new orleans metropolitan area is at least stabilizing. it means that there still is infection occurring and potentially people still becoming infected. but the fact that it is not getting higher and higher and higher from week to week, for example, does give us a lot of hope that the staying at home, the restriction of movement that the whole city and the state is undergoing has really been making a difference. arthel: you know, but a bigger problem remains, prompting

louisiana governor john bell edwards to form a new task force, to address how coronavirus has disproportionately ravaged the african american community. you've got black residents make up 32% of louisiana's population, 70% of those who died with coronavirus were african american. i mean, the solution, it's layered. i mean, there needs to be access to health insurance, better food sources, information on nutrition. i mean, dr. ha haskt, it's not t in louisiana, it's throughout the country. can we fix this crisis. >> i think we can. it will take a tremendous effort at multiple levels of society. we talk about social determinants of health. i think the experience that the african american community is having with covid-19 not just in new orleans but in chicago and in detroit is really placing a spotlight on the fact that

access to healthcare, and particularly access to preventative healthcare, helping individuals who have hypertension to keep it under control, helping people to avoid diabetes or if they have diabetes to keep it under control. that kind of investment in prevention and doing it not just at an individual level, but ensuring that healthcare is where the people are that need it, that they don't have to worry about financial access or physical access, that it will take them an hour or more to reach a clinic to see a physician. there are many, many different pieces. and making sure that places where one can buy affordable healthy nutritious food, fruits and vegetables are where people live. and that has been a chronic problem in many urban areas, not just new orleans, but all around the country, for a very long time. arthel: indeed. and finally, doctor, explain to all of us, to me, to the viewers

watching, why it's important to get this right. because you can't think well, it's not in my community, doesn't affect me, i don't have that dna. why should we all care as americans? >> we should all care because we are all americans. and we should care for all of our fellow americans. also, i think that it helps us recognize that sometimes it's a problem we don't see but it still exists. it has an impact on us all directly or indirectly. the burdens that one part of a community carries are ultimately shared and have an impact on us all. and so it's critical. one of the sayings is an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. we are experiencing that pound of cure process right now where prevention and lowering the

levels of hypertension, lowering the levels of diabetes, helping it be better managed and not place people in such medically vulnerable situations would have at this point in time have been a much better outcome for us all collectively. however, we have to move forward and so i think it is really important -- i give our governor a lot of credit for establishing this commission to focus on this in a very forward-looking and systematic fashion. i look forward to our whole school of public health being able to contribute to that effort. arthel: dr. susan hasek, thank you very much. we have to leave it there. take care. >> you too. stay well. arthel: eric. eric: you know, arthel, with millions of americans suddenly out of work because of this pandemic, food banks are seeing unprecedented demand. have you seen the photos?

some people are forced to wait in their cars for hours as drive-through lines have stretched for miles. one food bank in texas handed out more than 1 million pounds of food to about 10,000 families. great work there. christina coleman is live in los angeles with how they're doing. hey, christina. >> reporter: well, the massive hit to the economy has millions of financially stressed people turning to food banks to help feed their families. the travel industry taking a big hit economically as more people stay home and have canceled all types of travel plans, the tsa established a food plan at washington dulles airport to help those who have laid off or had hours dramatically slashed. each person is limited to one bag of food. cars waited in miles for food banks in los angeles, miami and san antonio as jobless claims

surge for the third straight week and many wait on the unemployment checks. one ceo of a food bank fears they could run through the inventory in less than a month. volunteers there determined to help. >> food distribution is like none we've had before in the food bank's 40 year history. we brought the warehouse to feed the village today. >> reporter: one of the nation's largest hunger relief organizations, feeding america, operates 200 banks nationwide. they released a statement saying they're experiencing critical gaps. they say never has the charitable food system faced such a tremendous challenge and we need all the resources we can get to help our neighbors through this terrible time and instead of allowing people to pick and choose what they want like many 2350d pantries normally -- food pantries normally do, many volunteers are handing out prefilled bags of food so there's less person to person interaction and an effort to try to reduce the chance of

any potential spread of the deadly virus. eric. eric: christina, thanks so much. well, saying thanks to our healthcare workers has been an ongoing sign of support throughout the country during these trying times and here in new york city residents showed their gratitude by putting on a concert, they did that for nurses and healthcare workers outside the staten island university south in the new york city borough of staten island. well-wishers drove by honking horns and waving at the staff. cases on staten island have soared so far to almost 7,000. the borough has the highest rate per capita of coronavirus victims in new york city. so far, 31 residents of the island have died including a 65-year-old nurse manager at one of the local hospitals. meantime, this easter weekend fox nation is streaming a slew of spiritual and religious programs for the holidays. keeping the faith specials include the passion of christ,

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hospitals have been sitting mostly empty. i guess that's pretty good news. lucas tomlinson is live at the pentagon with the latest on all this. hi, lucas. >> reporter: hi, eric. the army field hospital closed down in seattle without treating a single patient. there's been a shortage of protective equipment across america, there's been a surplus of military hospital beds. a month ago the predictions were dire as new york governor andrew cuomo reminded us this morning. >> the cdc was projecting that more than half the population would be infected. they were talking about 2.4 million to 21 million people being hospitalized. we only have 925,000 beds in the united states of america. >> reporter: in new york, the hospital ship comfort and javits center remain nearly empty, there are over 60 patients on-board comfort but three crew members tested positive. a few hundred patients are at

the 2500 bed javits center in midtown. the pentagon is sending hundreds of doctors and nurses into new york's hospitals. >> we're seeing that inside new york city, many of the hospitals are still able to manage the workload but they're suffering from doctors getting sick or nurses or capacity. the request has been rather than try to always move the patients to you, when you have gaps, can you move the doctors to us. >> reporter: there's a shortage of coronavirus tests in the u.s. military. >> why can't you test every sailor before he or she goes to sea? >> again, with the limited capacity in terms of testing, the current test will show up a considerable amount of false negatives. we don't believe that is the best way to allocate testing

resources. >> reporter: secretary mccafrey says he's concerned about the next aircraft carrier to be put to sea this summer, supposed to relieve uss theodore roosevelt in the spas figure. arthel: just in time for easter sunday, a powerful story about faith in the face of adversity. look who is here, actress kim fields. she will join us next to talk about her new lifetime movie and the hope it offers to all of us in the middle of a pandemic. in these uncertain times, look after yourself, your family, your friends. but know when it comes to your finances, we are here for you. what can i do for you today? we'll take a look at the portfolio and make adjustments. i'm free to chat if you have any more questions. our j.p.morgan advisors are working from home to help guide you through this. for more than 200 years, we've helped our clients navigate historic challenges.

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>> i wanted him to be okay. i wanted to hear him say my name and smile his big smile. it's not god's plan. >> god's plan, mom? >> joanie's right, it can't be god's plan. he's only 12. >> we of all people know we can't question his work. you of all people know that.

arthel: that is a clip from a movie, on lifetime, called a question of faith. it follows three families linked by tragedy as they embark on a path to find hope and renewal of their belief in a higher power. joining me now is actress kim fields who produced and starred in the film as well and i'm so happy to talk to you especially on this saturday before easter, kim, and in the middle of all of this really surreal time that we're living in. why do you think the film's message is especially touching right now? >> well, first of all, hey, girl, thank you for having me and especially like you said during these times. starring in this film, i did not have the pleasure of producing this. angela white did. and i think she did a phenomenal job when it was in theaters, it

made such a huge, huge impact and now this being the television premier and on lifetime, you know, i think that it's incredibly important especially right now because you have so many that are in various times more than likely questioning their faith, questioning the concept even of faith, questioning mortality and dealing with issues of mortality and just all sorts of things that affect your sense of inspiration, your sense of self and being able to be a positive influencer in your home, in your community, during these times. and so i feel like the timing of this film right now airing on lifetime tomorrow is just extraordinary and i'm very thrilled that one of my media partners, lifetime, has decided

to utilize this movie to air on easter sunday on re resurrection sunday to quite possibly resurrect someone's faith, resurrect someone's hope and their belief in themself, their belief in whatever their higher power is and to restore that sense of -- you will get to the other side of everything, whether it's tragedy, whether it's a pandemic, whether it's issues within your own family and challenges. but it's how we get there. everyone goes through. and how we go through going through, you know, so i feel like this movie will definitely help in those manners. arthel: well, and of course angela white produced it. we had angela on last week as well. she's phenomenal. >> i know. arthel: i want to switch gears

for a second. i follow you on instagram. you posted a video of you and your sister alexis acting silly, looked like a home depot or lowe's, totally up my alley. it brings me to in these times what else have you done to connect with family in that simple, basic way that more of us used to do before life happened and careers took off. >> yeah. absolutely. well, i know how important family is to you and the rest of your wonderful family. and for us, being a part of what i call the village, you know, and you have your most immediate family and then your extended family. we've been blessed to be hunkered down and quarantined with very close family friends because i was here in la filming my new series for netflix, the up shaws when all of this happened and then when all the different travel bans and lockdowns happened the kids and i weren't able to really travel back to the east coast.

so family right now is to me more important than ever because -- and those family connections, whether you're blood related or not. so that video of alexis and i, that was from earlier this year before there was even a thing known to us as far as social distancing and things of that nature. that was like the first week in january. and i posted that because it just shows a different time, of course, but family is definitely very important and keeping those connections together with face time, skype, what's app, zoom, whatever it is, just stay connected. arthel: really, really, really is so important, kim. you know, you and i co-hosted the harlem lighting ceremony at the cecil. at that time you whispered in my ear you had a project coming up, i want to talk about it. the up shaws, you star. it's going to be on netflix.

you play regina upshaw, it's co-starring mike epps, wanda sykes. it's a comedy. it's a family that meets hard times with levity. go ahead. >> yeah, no, definitely with that lineup, me, wanda sykes, mike epps, that is definitely a comedy. being able to be on netflix is just really exciting. but you bring up an excellent point, arthel, in terms of levity, in terms of having the ability to smile and laugh. it's just as important as keeping informed, as keeping yourself prayed up, praying for others even if you're not directly a affected or infected or those sorts of things. so being able to smile and laugh, that has to be a part of your quarantine mantra so that we can get through this. arthel: absolutely.

it's a great point, kim. i love you. congratulations, keep up the great work. keep the faith. we'll see you again. happy easter. we're back after a break. thank you, kim. >> thank you.

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contracted the disease. as clinical trial plans for potential vaccines and treatments accelerate, welcome to a brand new hour of america's news headquarters. i'm arthel neville. eric: hello. i'm eric shawn. chicago and other cities across the midwest are bracing for a potential surge in cases, this as north carolina, mississippi, alabama, and tennessee, those states are expected to peak sometime in the next ten days. this as the white house says there are encouraging signs that the outbreak is beginning to level off. the administration is eyeing a potential target date to potentially reopen the country for business. however, experts are warning that right now is not the time to get complacent about social distancing and other measures. >> starting to see the levelling off and the coming down that dr. birx had mentioned but it is important to remember that this is not the time to feel that

since we have made such important advances in the sense of success of the mitigation, that we need to be pulling back at all. arthel: steve harrigan is live outside the centers for disease control headquarters in atlanta with more. steve? >> arthel, we've been watching the numbers change all morning, and that's just a stunning figure that you cited, 20,000 americans dead from this virus. just five days ago that number stood at 10,000. we have seen a doubling of the number of u.s. deaths in just five days. and the widespread across the nation too is occurring at a rapid pace. 27 states have doubled their number of cases in just the past week, and there are five potential hot spots now at a rate of about 200% or greater. delaware, south dakota, maryland, rhode island and pennsylvania. pennsylvania health officials say their state is far from out of the woods.

>> we are still seeing increases in the number of cases of covid-19 particularly in the southeast and the northeast. so we need to maintain our vigilance. we need to maintain our efforts at social distancing and make sure that we help the healthcare system for the potential surge of cases over the next number of weeks. >> many states are debating right now how they are going to handle social distancing along with the observation of easter. here in georgia, the governor has said it is the pastor's decision to decide on staffing. florida and texas have made exceptions for religious organizations, so we could see some controversy tomorrow on how states decide to celebrate easter. arthel, back to you. arthel: steve harrigan, thank you very much for that update. eric? eric: well, arthel, social distancing and lockdown measures are in new york paying off we're told. governor cuomo announcing a

dramatic decline of new virus patients in hospitals here, but he says now is not the time to reopen businesses as yet as the death toll remains high. >> we don't know if there's going to be a second wave or not, so anyone who wants to say well, at -- here's the score at halftime, and i'm going to now claim that -- try to collect my bet because it's halftime. it doesn't work that way. eric: we are live in new york city with more on this. >> hi there, eric. so the governor says the state has finally reached its apex and that those numbers will continue to plateau over the next several days. let's look at the numbers now. new york of course still continues to lead the country with more than 180,000 cases and more than 8600 deaths. daily coronavirus deaths are up

slightly at 783 but still below the apex. the governor says if these rates stay flat, new york may not need all the overflow field hospitals. new jersey follows in second place and michigan in third. cuomo is warning that everyone should remain cautious. >> if someone says well, cdc was wrong and the white house task force is wrong and peter navarro is wrong and columbia is wrong and cornell is wrong, they were all wrong, it's too soon for monday quarterbacking because the game isn't even over. >> and the governor is also at odds with new york city's mayor bill de blasio pushing back after the mayor announced he is closing schools for the rest of the school year. listen to this. >> there has been no decision on the schools. that's the mayor's opinion.

i value it. i value laura kern's opinion and others opinions but the decision will be coordinated among all of them. he didn't close them and he can't open them. >> the crisis has taken a big toll on the city's 911 system. operators receive a call just about every 15 seconds. the fire department averaging more than 5500 ambulance requests per day. that is 40% higher than usual, and it also surpasses the total call volume on 9/11. amid all those calls, some painful stories coming out. the new york post reports a queens man lost his mother and his brother in just one day, adding to his misery, he was put on a wait list to have a funeral home lay them to rest. and just a shocking story also coming out of westchester county. police have arrested a 29-year-old man after finding 22

vehicles at a hospital there that had their tires slashed, and many of those vehicles belonged to nurses who had just finished an overnight shift helping to save these covid-19 patients. eric, back to you. eric: that is really sick, really is, and we have to be thankful to the nurses and the doctors, and we are. thank you. arthel? arthel: yes, you're right, eric. for the first time in history, a major disaster has been declared in all 50 states at once. president trump task force for reopening the economy is expected to convene next week. stimulus funds, well, they are headed for people's bank accounts, as capitol hill negotiations are underway to potentially add another phase of relief. garrett tenney has more. >> a senior treasury department

official tells fox news that most folks who are eligible to receive those payments will see them in their account or mailbox by wednesday. the white house is warning that the funding for protection program is expected to run out by the end of next week. more than half of the 350 billion dollars in forgivable loans to small businesses has already been approved. this past week democrats blocked a deal to add another 250 billion dollars to the program and are demanding that hospitals and state and local governments should get another 250 billion dollars as well. >> we're all for, you know, continuing to provide relief, but we want to get the money out that's already been promised, and we want to make sure the next tranche of dollars goes to the areas that are hardest hit, particularly in minority communities. >> this morning the top republicans in the house and senate called it a reckless threat to continue blocking job

savings funding unless we negotiate unrelated programs which are not in similar peril while added this will not be congress's last word on covid-19 but this crucial program needs funding now. american workers cannot be used as political hostages. the white house agreed friday to bipartisan negotiations over a phase four relief package and already a lot of disagreement over what that should include. today the heads of the national governor's association weighed in on that and said the federal government needs to provide at least 500 billion dollars to the states to make up for lost revenues during this crisis. in washington, i'm garrett tenney, fox news. eric: as the coronavirus continues to extend its reach across the globe, so have cyber criminals. they're looking to profit off the fear and panic that has been caused. the federal trade commission has already received, they say, more than 7,800 reports of fraud

that's related to coronavirus and the agency says that number is growing. we have details on how you can protect yourself. >> if you haven't seen the power of social media policing some of these covid-19 schemes that are popping up around america, just head to louisville, kentucky, where a good american summer dickerson found herself policing what looked like a very legitimate covid-19 pop-up tent. >> these are the people that are trying to take your own dna. do not allow them to. every time we see them around here, we will chase you out. you can't test for coronavirus. you're not even qualified to. get out of my hood. >> the organization may be legitimate, the tests certainly not and no licenses after verification there. her power -- also a lot of warnings on social media. a text may come to your phone that says you need to take a

mandatory covid test on-line. well, that which looks like it might be an employee from the health and human services is not indeed legitimate at all. don't click on that. and then a wildly spreading e-mail called you are infected says that you've run into a family member, a friend, or colleague that's tested positive for covid-19 and that you need to download this link to follow the emergency instructions. that instead gives a hacker access to your computer or device. and then finally for small businesses, avoid this one. it looks very legitimate from the sba, but instead it is a phony disaster assistance grant e-mail asking for additional details. click that link and you have surrendered remote access to your device. number one, in terms of avoiding it, any links that come to your way, texts, e-mail, social media, don't click on them. instead go to what you are looking for directly. never wire cash or any sort of

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eric: new data from the new york city fire department shows that ambulances are seeing a surge in fatal or near fatal heart attacks suffered by new yorkers. and the belief among healthcare workers is that most of these patients may have coronavirus. our next guest says the virus does affect the heart and can lead to heart failure or sudden cardiac arrest in some patients. dr. holly anderson joins us, the director of education outreach at the heart institute of new york presbyterian hospital, cornell medical center. you may remember watching dr. rosenfeld on the fox news channel, well dr. anderson and dr. rosenfeld were longtime partners in cardiology. great to see you. what concerns you the most about the effect of the coronavirus on the heart? >> well, the coronavirus

definitely affects the heart. we're not sure if it directly invades the heart or if it is the body's response to the virus that causes damage. we are seeing it in patients with underlying heart disease but also seeing it in patients without any heart disease. one thing we know if the virus does affect the heart, you are much more likely to die. in one study 54% versus 4.5%. we know that the surge in cardiac arrest in new york city, that we're seeing, the deaths from cardiac arrests out of the hospital are going to be caused directly by covid, people infected with covid, we know that. but this virus is also causing deaths by other means. we are seeing very few people in the hospital with heart attacks. what we're finding is people are staying home with their heart

attack. people are reluctant to go to the hospital for fear of contracting the virus, so they are staying at home. unfortunately, a lot of them are dying at home. eric: wow, what is your advice? i mean, i think we can understand people may be fearful, but what is your advice if someone believes they are having a heart attack or a cardiac incident? what should they do? >> yeah. heart disease is the number one cause of death in this city, in this country and in this world. it is really important to make sure you are taking care of your heart and paying attention to your heart. if you think you are having symptoms from your heart, call your doctor. i mean, most doctors offices are closed in new york city, but we're here to help you and decide and help treat heart disease. if you think you are having a heart attack, call 911. we're in the hospital ready to take care of you. we have the saying, cardiologists that time is muscle. it is really important to get treated, get treated quickly, and we're there ready to take

care of you safely. i also want to say that, you know, we're seeing so many more cardiac arrests in the home, there's increased stress, right? people are worried about their health. they're worried about their family members and making a living. they are probably eating more and drinking more and exercising less, so it's important for people to take care of themselves, and i would also say i want everyone during this time at home to learn how to save a life. you know, cardiac arrests are really prominent -- you know, a very important cause of death in this country, and even more so now, so everybody should be prepared to save a life. so if a family member or somebody in your home suffers a cardiac arrest, you should know what to do. call 911 and begin hands only cpr, do chest compressions hard and fast in middle of the chest. we have a 30 second video that shows you how to do it, hands

only.org. we encourage everybody, look at the video be prepared to save a life. you don't have to be certified. you don't have to do mouth-to-mouth. you can't hurt someone that's going to die without your help. eric: let me again stress what that is. it is hands only.org. when we were younger, we learned cpr and resuscitation in school, and thankfully i have never used it. looking at the video right now, what should you do, hands only.org, as a way for you to do cpr, but you can save a life. >> our first responders are stressed beyond right now. it is going to take them much longer likely to get to you. every minute without cpr, the chance of survival goes down by 10%. within five minutes brain cells begin to die. within ten minutes the chance of survival is virtually zero.

you can't wait for ems. be a first responder. know what to do. learn how to save a life with hands only cpr. go to hands only.org. eric: dr. holly anderson, thank you for your advice and thank you for the work you do and the advice for the people around the country. hands only.org, try to bring back a member of the cpr you may have learned years ago. dr. anderson, good to see you, thank you. >> thank you, eric. take care of yourself. eric: of course. thank you. you too and everyone else. arthel: dr. anderson, really great advice there, eric. thank you. schools, restaurants and hotels are closed by this pandemic, causing mesh farmers to lose -- causing american farmers to lose their crops even as food banks face a growing demand nationwide. ahead, how america can bridge the gap in the food supply chain. these are real people, not actors,

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>> i expect secretary perdue to use all of the funds and authorities at his disposal to make sure that our food supply is stable and safe and our great farmers are prosperous and continue to be prosperous. arthel: well, that is president trump directing his agricultural secretary to help farmers, to help them fast, as stay at home orders leave many of them financially crippled, meanwhile grocery stores are struggling to keep shelves stocked and food banks across the country face a record demand amid staggering job losses. here to talk about this is the president of the american farm bureau, and also joining us is the president and ceo of the national grocers association. greg, you stand by for me.

how are domestic farms faring, particularly regional farms? are farmers concerned that covid-19 could wipe out or dramatically decrease the number of workers and present problems with growth and production? >> yes, there's a lot of issues facing our farmers right now. number one concern is the health and safety of our workers and families in our communities, then of course our markets are disrupted. the prices are extremely low and it is very difficult out there. after many many years of a bad economy in the farm sector. arthel: what's the impact on access to animal feed? >> well, we haven't had any impact on animal feed, but there's a possibility that we could have a shortage of

products coming from the production of ethanol, with the people staying at home, not driving as much, not as much demand for ethanol, the price is real low. a lot of those plants are closing down and a lot of the biproducts coming from there are used to feed cows. arthel: you know, what assistance do you think farmers need to circumvent a worker shortage, and how can consumers help ease the strain on the food supply? >> well, we need to have more normal buying pattern. when we go to the store, we should buy like we always buy before the crisis comes along. when people buy up and store up, it puts a strain on the system, but there's also a bigger picture to look at. a lot of our products go to processing plants, where they're packaged for restaurants in bulk

or schools, and now all those places are closed, and to repackage it to go to the grocery store takes a retooling of the processing plant, so those are difficult things for our processors to be able to take our products and do that. when they can't mark it, then they don't want our products. -- when they can't market, then they don't want our products. arthel: many people who work in grocery stores, they can't afford to stay home, when they stay home, they can't pay. what changes will you implement to protect employees moving forward? >> most important thing, our front line workers at the supermarkets are superheroes as we are calling them have

phenomenal. our independent supermarket members look at their employees as family. it's been amazing to see them step up when their communities needed them most. we're so grateful for that. you're also seeing a recognition of the hard work that everyone is putting in. so many of our members are closed tomorrow on easter sunday which is typically a day when stores are open. they are recognizing it is time to take a break and let everyone have a day of rest. in terms of protecting our workers, nothing could be more important to us. we're following cdc, state, local and health officials. you have seen some of those orders and some of those recommendations are changing day by day. so our stores are adapting day by day to do that. one of the things a lot of customers probably saw recently were the shields, the plexi glass shields have been put up at the checkout line. that was done a couple weeks ago not by government but by independent supermarkets who started saying hey what about if we try to create a way to put a physical barrier between our customers and our cashiers.

you will continue to see more things like that. social distancing, limiting the amount of people in stores to ensure our employees and customers stay safe. arthel: that's very important, and you're right. the workers are really incredible. we all appreciate that they are staying on the job. greg, do americans need to be concerned about or fearful of a food shortage as this pandemic prolongs? >> absolutely not. the american food supply chain is incredibly strong. starting with the farmers, god bless them for what they do every day, all the way through the rest of the supply chain, it is incredibly strong. the reason we continue to see occasional open shelves or open slots on shelves is because our members are still seeing traffic in their stores, up anywhere 15 to 40 percent over the same period last year. if you think about how busy your grocery is at thanksgiving or christmastime, we are

experiencing those kinds of sales levels every single day. that puts a strain on supply chain, not in terms of the amount of product that's available, but getting that product through the supply chain to store shelves. some of the popular items, as soon as they get on the shelves, they are going quickly. what i have seen in the last week is in stock levels are going up dramatically. things are getting much better. we're seeing where limits had been on certain products have been taken off. we're beginning to normalize a little bit and doing much better. arthel: and greg, staying with you, finally, i want to ask you, yesterday senators warren and harris both introduced a bill that is going to be designed to crack down on price-gouging during national emergencies. many vendors are doing the right thing, but will this kind of congressional attention help to crack down on vendors who continue to gouge prices during this pandemic? >> i would say anyone who takes advantage of their neighbors during a national emergency like we're experiencing right now should be dealt with swiftly.

i can tell you that is not happening -- you're not seeing any kind of issues our independent supermarket, they are part of the community, they live there, their kids go to school. they are bringing the most competitive prices they can. we have seen commodity prices spiking over the last few weeks, has a lot to do with supply and demand. we have seen our grocers sell some products at costs to help their customers out. we will see fluctuations in prices probably for the next few weeks as the crisis continues to go up to impact us, but we will make sure we're there for our customers and taking care of our neighbors. arthel: finally question for you, if you can give me a quick answer, i think people want to know, can covid-19 be transferred through fresh food from farms? >> it is my understanding it cannot be, and we have the safest food source on the

planet, and we're proud of what we produce. we're proud of the people that work for us, and we're really proud of the people that greg represents in the grocery store and our first responders, they have done a tremendous job providing food for our people and been protecting our communities. arthel: well, we thank the farmers. we thank the grocery stores. we thank the workers. and we thank the two of you, thank you very much. eric? >> thank you. eric: yeah, they keep us -- they keep us fed. the farmers and the supermarket workers. meanwhile, in south korea, there's some new controversy. officials were -- they have announced plans there to put tracking wristbands on people who violate quarantine orders. this as health officials say dozens of people who have recovered from coronavirus have tested positive yet again. ryan chilcote is live in london with much more on these new

developments. hi, ryan. >> hi, eric. look, the south koreans say they know these are drastic measures. they say the problem is that the number of people in these mandatory quarantines is just ballooning and there's no other way to keep their eye on all of them. they say that they have no other choice. they are going to start introducing these once they have manufactured them in a couple of weeks' time. of course south korea, you will remember was one of the first countries after china to deal with the crisis. they were praised for their handling of it, doing things like contact tracing, but it hasn't gone away. in fact, it's actually coming back, you may have heard, in some people who already had it. at least that's the way it seems. by the way, everyone arriving in south korea from europe and the u.s. is automatically put in a 14-day quarantine. meanwhile, the lockdown in spain continues. it's been in place for a month now. very strict controls on movement there. they're credited with bringing down the daily increase in numbers of infected people from over 20% two weeks ago to 3%

today. spain just reported its lowest daily death count in nearly three weeks. still more than 500 people there died over the last 24 hours. more than 16,000 since the outbreak began. here in the u.k., the numbers keep going up. more than 900 have died in the last 24 hours. the total number of deaths is set to exceed 10,000 on sunday. the concern here is that some people may ignore the national lockdown this weekend. we're already three weeks into it. it is hot. it is easter weekend. people want to get out into the parks, but the government is asking them not to go anywhere. that lockdown is expected to be extended. meanwhile, prime minister boris johnson, the world's first world leader to test positive for the virus, he's finishing his first week in the hospital. his spokesman says he's playing sudoku, binge watching the lord of the rings, going for short walks in the ward and enjoying

scans of his unborn child that his fiance sending him. he is been in the hospital for a week. he was in self-isolation a week before that. the queen has issued first easter address in her 68 yearlong reign telling the country no one has cancelled easter but it is important to stay home to keep others safe. >> we know that coronavirus will not overcome us. as dark as death can be, particularly for those suffering with grief, light and life are greater. >> ministers have hinted that the national lockdown could stay in place until may. eric? eric: and we're waiting for the pm to be discharged. ryan, thank you. arthel? arthel: yep, we are wishing him well. well, as medical personnel at hospitals across the country sound the alarm, eric, on a shortage of supplies to fight coronavirus, how is the department of veterans' affairs

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eric: there are reported 4,000 cases of coronavirus in vet rapps hospitals a -- veterans hospitals across the country, resulted so far of at least 200 deaths of our veterans, seven we're told are va staffers. this as the department of veterans' affairs internal e-mail says that health workers are short on protective gear in some of those hospitals. one georgia woman says her husband who had been living in the va nursing home outside of atlanta for six years she said he had to be transferred to another facility 140 miles away. >> i can't see him. i wanted him to know i'm here the way i can be. that's over. if he passes, he will pass

thinking that i deserted him. eric: it is so heart breaking and difficult for so many. let's bring in former va secretary david shulkin. mr. shulkin, you know the system so very well. we need to care and honor and protect our veterans as much as possible, but sadly, they have haven't been spared the tragedy of this virus. what is your assessment of the situation and how the va is doing now? >> we certainly have to do everything we can to protect our veterans. so many of them are older and vulnerable and really deserve to be specially cared for. our men and women who work in the va healthcare system are doing such a terrific job. i'm so proud of them, but they are doing this under extraordinarily difficult circumstances. many va hospitals came into this crisis short staffed already,

and now we're seeing high absenteeism rates. over 130 -- i'm sorry, over 1130 of our va staff themselves have now become infected. as you mentioned, eric, seven of them have died. this is an extraordinary battle that they are undertaking, and they are struggling with getting all the equipment that they need, the protective equipment, and you can't expect the staff to take care of our veterans if you don't have healthy staff and staff who feels safe in the environments they work in. eric: why wasn't the system better prepared? >> well, the va does prepare for these types of emergency situations, but i don't think anybody was prepared for the extent of this pandemic. while the va is the largest health care system in the country and plans for these types of things, you can see this came on fast. i think the lack of diagnostic

testing did not allow people to prepare for this in the way that in retrospect everyone wishes that they had, and so it caught some of the va hospitals off-guard as well, but they've been working hard to try to keep up with the demand. the fact that so many va employees, though, are getting sick is not making it easier. eric: and maybe perhaps that's because of those reports of the lack of protective equipment. we've seen that in other hospitals around the country. is there a difference, do you think, between the ratios of what we're seeing in the civilian medical field in the system, lack of protective equipment, ppe, and the va, they share many of the very same problems? >> well, i think that the problems are pretty similar, but unfortunately, in the va, we are seeing a higher ratio with 1130

staff now infected and about 4,000 veterans being infected. that's a little bit of higher ratio really indicating that we should have concern to make sure that the va staff do have the support and the equipment they need, and so many are working long hours that when you're stressed and anxious about your job, you tend to often make some mistakes there, and so we want to do everything that we can to be able to protect our staff who work in the va facilities because frankly that's the best way we can protect our veterans as well. we're seeing this not only in our hospitals, but in our va nursing homes. some of the state nursing homes, in particular, we have seen some horrific outbreaks that have resulted in dozens and dozens of deaths of our veterans and many of those staff being infected as well. eric: there's that horrible case in massachusetts. 32 vets died.

that was a state-run -- or state-overseen veteran's center, nursing home basically there, not a federal one. finally, your sense of where this will go the next few weeks, the next few months, that they will be caught up with their equipment and we're doing all we can for those who serve our country? >> i think you are right. the situation with the state nursing home in massachusetts is really horrific. 32 veterans have died. there is a department of justice investigation and a state investigation going on, but there are 70 of the workers there also are infected. we're seeing right now a tragedy rolling out in our nursing homes across the country. these are our most vulnerable populations, and over 2200 now have passed away in our nursing homes, and so we have to make sure that we find ways to separate those that have become

infected from those that have not in order to protect this most vulnerable class, and certainly when they're veterans, they really deserve to be in environments where they feel safe. they have protected our country, and we need to make sure we're protecting them as well. i think over the next few weeks, eric, we're going to see a continued struggle with infections, particularly where people are in close quarters like these nursing homes, and we're going to have to make sure that we find ways to protect those that are there by moving those out that are not infected and certainly by making sure that the staff have the necessary staff numbers to be able to do their jobs appropriately and the protective equipment so they can do their jobs safely. it is something i think we owe everybody. eric: it is a huge challenge, one that affects the private medical system, as well as the va. you are right as you said it, we

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jon: president trump mulls over his next move for the u.s. economy as he looks ahead to a decision he calls the biggest of his presidency. good evening i'm jon scott. a special two hour edition of "the fox report". the white house coronavirus task force meeting behind closed doors earlier. the virus battling the country leaving president trump a tough call on when to lift social distancing guidelines that have forced businesses to shut down nationwide, this as the u.s. overtakes italy in the number of coronavirus fatale tas, landing -- fatalities landing america in the top spot for covid-19 deaths in the world,

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