>> jmy kimmel live at . this is "nightline." tonight, closing time. we're with the small business owners struggling to survive, with breadwinners running out of options. >> i'm a single mom of three. i really don't know what i'm going to use to put food on the table for my kids. >> the u.s. economy is brought to its knees by covid-19, and washington scrambles to help. >> we're looking at sending checks to americans immediately. >> as america's workers stare down a new reality. >> this bar has been here since 1978, and it means a lot to me and to people in the neighborhood. >> plus, stressed out. cities on lockdown. some of the world's most famous streets empty, as people retreat

to social isolation. but how can we fight the toll it's taking on our mental health? our dr. jen ashton is here to help us all take a deep breath. and stepping up. jennifer garner and friends raising spirits and raising funds to help those in need. "nightline" will be right back

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good evening. thanks for joining us, i'm juju chang. covid-19 has focussed our attention on the deadly spread of the virus and those physically vulnerable in its path. tonight we turn to those economically vulnerable. 40% of americans are reportedly one pay check away from financil hardship aside from a global pandemic. those who perform cleaning services are part of the highest risk. here's diane macedo. >> it's a lovely day outside. >> reporter: david clark can't believe what's happening. he's worried his whole livelihood is about to disappear. >> it's surreal that we're going to have to wrap up the bar for the foreseeable future. >> reporter: so all the taps are empty right now. >> nothing. >> reporter: as millions face u

from some of the first to be hit hard. those in the service industry, where more than 7 million workers are facing lostwages, unemployment, even bankruptcy. >> covid-19 is an economic tsunami. >> reporter: from hotel workers. >> i'm a single mom of three. i really don't know what i'm going to use to put food on the table. >> reporter: to restaurant servers. >> i was laid off just recently. >> reporter: to small business owners. >> last time for a while. >> because we do work on tips, a lot of us are left with little to no income. >> most of us don't have a cushion to sit on. >> reporter: at least 20 states have closed restaurants and bars to dine-in customers. >> is there another creative way to reach people? >> reporter: a ticking clock as covid-19 tightens its grip. >> all the lights are coming off. >> reporter: today as the number of workers apply for unemploymentskyrocketed, washingt a new

plan. >> the senate is not going to leave small business behind. >> reporter: for the workers it's supposed to help, it's assistance they desperately need, but it may not be enough. >> we have seen dramatic layoffs in our industry. we represent workers in hotels, casinos, bars, stadiums, arenas, and virtually everything has closed. >> reporter: wendy walsh works for unite here, a labor union that represents people from across north america. >> many of our workers work two or three jobs and are now laid off from all of those jobs. >> reporter: many are immigrants, women of color who are already vulnerable. in san francisco where the city's under lockdown, a housekeeper, a single mother of three, hasn't worked in two weeks. >> we're just here in the room. my daughter's just finish her virtual classes. and my son also just finish his homework. any kind of help from the

government is really for the workers, because we really need it. >> reporter: she hopes her employer, a major hotel chain, will allow them more paid sick time. >> we shouldn't have lost our health insurance, especially in times like this when everybody's getting sick. >> reporter: in los angeles, local nonprofits are hosting a food bank for the unite here members. >> i think really is a moment where we should ask ourselves as airlines are going to the federal government to ask for billions of dollars in bailout money, how is it possible that the food service workers who are preparing the food for those planes don't have access to affordable health care. this is just a moment that really highlights what's already broken in the country. and this has to be the time to fix it. >> reporter: small business owners are feeling the burn, too. your bar is completely empty. what does that feel like? >> it's not a good feeling.

it's a horrible feeling. >> reporter: tom is one of the owners of coopers, forced to close amid a temporary ban on restaurants and bars. life-altering not just for tom but his staff of 35 people. how did you break the news to your employees. >> we just told them straight out when they came in to work, very, very unfortunate but there wasn't anything we could do about it. >> reporter: how did they react? >> some were shocked. some had seen the writing on the wall from other places that had already closed. many of them are, they were shocked. >> reporter: yesterday would have been one of the bar's biggest days of the year, celebrating st. patrick's day, but now the general manager, nelson, is trying to figure out what happens next. so what are you going to do while the bar's closed? >> i haven't figured it out yet. i am probably going to file for unemployment for the time being. right now it's just helping my

co-workers, filling their unemployment files. >> reporter: are you worried for you and your co-workers? >> yeah, yes, i am. three of them doesnn't really h like the stability, and it's, i wish i could do more for them. but you're limited as well. i'm going to be jobless. i am jobless now. so. >> small businesses are critical to the economy. they employ nearly half of all americans. it will be an earthquake, a financial earthquake for half of all americans if small businesses don't get the help they need very soon. >> all right, put it in the kitchen, george, and we'll deal with that later. >> reporter: many restaurants and bars are trying to stay afloat by offering takeout and delivery, like angela marsden, in l.a. >> we have so many customers, and they're all calling to see how we're doing. hey, dan! it's ang. are you coming today?

we are open. >> reporter: but making that transition is difficult for businesses built on bringing people together. >> this bar has been here since 1978, and it means a lot to me and to people in the neighborhood. >> reporter: day one of her new normal was not encouraging. >> you know, it's almost 5:00. and we're open from 11:00 to 8:00. and we only have $140 in sales, and that doesn't even cover the two people we're trying to keep employed. >> reporter: today, things are a little bit better. >> thanks, guys! love you. thank you, dan! bye. >> reporter: with a slight uptick in takeout sales. the big question now, does anybody know what the long-term effects on the economy will be? with the stock market dropping again today and even temporarily lt trading, experts fear we're spiraling into another recession. >> the stock market is saying recession, the economists,

including myself are saying, yeah, we're in recession. >> reporter: the senate is hoping that the multi-billion emergency aid package they passed today which expands paid emergency leave, food security programs and bolsters unemployment insurance will help. now lawmakers are focussed on the next step, a $1 trillion stimulus plan which includes $500 billion in direct payments to the public. $50 billion to bail out the airline industry and $300 billion for small business loans. >> $1,000, $2,000 check, maybe that's the start. see thousahow it goes. if the virus lasts longer, more money. >> reporter: but some say washington needs to get more aggressive and soon. >> we need to pay rent at the end of the month. we need to, you know, daily expenses. i don't know. we still need to get a job. we still need to get back on our feet. >> reporter: sow think y you th can make it through this? >> i don't know.

i hope. >> reporter: you hope? >> i don't know if i can make it, but i'll do my best. >> i've had some loyal customers stop in. i have lawyers from the courthouse. they've been faithful. they've ordered every day. so hopefully they'll still order today. so we'll see, so.o.o.o. >> our thanks to diane macedo. now i want to turn to our next guest, holly kennington from spartanburg. as news of the virus was spreading, she had to make a gutmgu gut-wrenching choice. he has a life-threateningrain disease, her son. covid-19 made it impossible for you to keep working. i know you don't see it as a choice between a paycheck and your son, and yet that was your choice. >> that was my choice choi, and would absolutely make it over

again. this past week the governor of our state has made it a mandate that all bars and restaurants are takeout only. so not just me that's lost their job. are we going to have jobs when we go back? or not? >> and i know for you your job isn't just a paycheck, it as your community. these are your friends. >> it's the only slice of adult normal life that is left. i'm somewhat used to isolation, now. it can be a struggle. >> you know, today, in congress, they were arguing over should we send $1,000 to every american for relief. what could you do with that money? >> i could pay my car insurance for several months. i could pay rent. but $1,000, be honest, is not a whole lot in terms of rent.

>> as dark as her life can feel sometimes, today she got just a little bit of sunshine. her regular customers banding together, rounding up over $120. a co-worker drove over an hour just to drop it off in her mailbox. that was a lot of 20s in that tip jar for you. what was it like when you saw that money that your regulars wanted to deliver to you? >> i don't know how to explain. soothing. it is comforting. and it's relieving, and right now, when you wake up and go to bed afraid every day, any little bit of relief that you're granted is something worth thanking god for. as a mom, it's really scary to know that there's nothing you can do. with coronavirus, i actually

have something i can do in keeping isolated, and it gives me a little ownership of my situation. >> it gives you a little control. >> yeah. >> holly, i can't thank you enough for joining us. as i say, you are in our hearts. be well, hang tight. and we'll be thinking of you. >> i'll try. up next for us, dr. ashton on how to fight the stress that comes along with social isolation. we'll be right back. ♪ oh, oh, o♪ (announcer) once-weekly ozempic® is helping many people with type 2 diabetes like james lower their blood sugar. a majority of adults who took ozempic® reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. here's your a1c. oh! my a1c is under 7! (announcer) and you may lose weight. adults who took ozempic® lost on average up to 12 pounds. i lost almost 12 pounds! oh! (announcer) for those also with known heart disease, ozempic® lowers the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke, or death.

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ashton, our dear friend and chief medical correspondent. you've been answering questions tirelessly for us. tonight we're focussing on the hetress and anxiety, so much around which concerns testing and the president talked about self-swabbing. why is that so important? >> we've heard so much about testing and as people start have symptoms, the inability to get testing. self-swabbing can be very effective in testing for the flu, and it doesn't expose the health care workers like nurses to coronavirus. and it preserves those ppes, those personal protective equipment. so i think that is going to be, hopefully, approved by the fda soon. >> and those ppes so important. and i'm hearing home-testing kits could come online soon.

>> sooner rather than later. no exact timeline, but the goal would be for people to do that swab at home, put it in the mail. turn around time could be as short as 24-48 hours. >> with so many people working from home or stuck at home, people are feeling cooped up and stressed out. you've written a book about self-care, why is it so important to take care of ourselves? >> it's more important than ever. we have to connect what's going on above the neck to the rest of our body. while there's a lot of attention on washing our hands, i heard a psychologist recently say we have to have a mind wash. so self-care is essential, because it gives us kind of a road map to take care of our mind and our spirit, and that, in turn, affects how we are physically. >> how do you ensure you get a good night's rest? >> meditation has been shown to help sleep massively, and getting a little bit of physical activity, even if it's just 20 minutes it really, really important. again for your whole physical

health but your mental well-being. >> you have been digging into the scary statistics and headlines and you say sometimes humor is good. >> we've seen a lot of funny posts and memes about the coronavirus pandemic. we do have to remember people are very sick. people have died because of this. people are losing their jobs, so it's serious, it's not to make fun of, but humor can definitely be a way to release some anxiety, you know, humor and laughter is important as a purge valve. >> and how do you keep a routine when everyone's routine has been thrown out the window? how important is structure? and when everybody's online, the kids are schooling online, you're online, how do you unplug? >> i think now more than ever, when literally everything in our world seems to have been paused or affected or blown up by this pandemic that structure is more important than ever, because it

shows us on a really emotional level that some things are the same. that in a situation where it can feel like you're out of control, or the situation is out of control, there are some things in your control. so i think that structure is really important. i know for me, i lean on that heavily. >> you have two kids at home. you came up with a chart. >> i absolutely did. i said listen, i'm not your cruise director, your entertainer here, i expect you to help out with some responsibilities, and don't tell me you're bored, because i'll give you something to do. >> thank you, dr. jen ashton. we'll see you soon. tweet us your questions with #asknightline. i thought, i'm not letting anything take me away from my family without a fight. at cancer treatment centers of america, i had six, seven doctors that work together

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covid-19. >> we want to read you books. >> they launched save with stories and are asking famous friends to join in. >> hi, guys, my name is reese. and my friend jennifer called and said would you want to read some stories to some kids, and i was like, yeah, i love to tell stories. >> they're all reading children's books to raise money for mobile food trucks, food banks and helping the next generation moving forward one book at a time. and that's "nightline." thanks for staying up with us. see you back here same time tomorrow. good night, america. >> dicky: from hollywood - it's jimmy kimmel live." tonight -- amy poehler. author david sedaris. and music from superm. and now, by all means, jimmy kimmel. [cheers and applause] ♪

>> jimmy: thank you very much, thank you. hi, i'm jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thanks for watching. thanks for coming. thanks for joining us. on a, relax, thank you. on what will be, on the first of what will be many primary election nights. tonight, it was new hampshire's time to shine. the polls have closed. and, if all goes well, we should have the final results of the democratic caucus by june 28th? i don't know, how long will it take? this caucus system, it's confusing. but the reason they start them, the reason the primaries begin in iowa and go to new hampshire is so that we know what the very whitest people think first. the stakes are high for all the candidates in different ways. bernie sanders is from nearby vermont, new hampshire is one of his strongholds. he is expected to do well. going into tonight, bernie had 12 delegates, and no hairbrushes. you know who else was in new hampshire? last night the president was in

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