breaking news in america this breaking news in america this morning, president trump activates the national guard in three states at the center of the coronavirus emergency as the number of cases skyrocket. >> this morning we hear from more doctors across the country, what they're seeing in the emergency room and how the federal government is now responding to the urgent need for supplies including masks, gowns and ventilators. breaking overnight, stalemate on capitol hill, senators fail to move forward on a massive economic stimulus plan just as we get a new report on the number of american jobs that could soon be lost. also this morning, the encouraging news in the search for a treatment. the drugs now being studied that could provide a breakthrough. all the overnight developments right now on "america this morning."

good monday morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. the united states has the third highest number of coronavirus cases in the world trailing only china and italy. >> the death toll in the u.s. now tops 400 people and that's forcing more drastic measures. at least 11 states have now agreed to shut down all nonessential business. >> president trump has authorized the national guard to respond in three states with the most cases and he says large shipments of medical supplies and respirators will arrive in the coming days. on capitol hill, growing frustration overnight after the senate failed to pass a $2 trillion economic stimulus package. talks resumed this morning but wall street is not happy. the markets fell sharply overnight. meanwhile scientists are now studying at least 69 drugs in the search for a possible treatment for the virus. abc's in >>epte ornhtreside

trump announcing the national guard will be deployed to the three states hit the hardest by the coronavirus outbreak, new york, california and washington state. >> the federal government has deployed hundreds of tons of supplies from our national stockpile to locations with the greatest need. >> reporter: the president also revealing makeshift hospitals will be built in those states to accommodate the growing number of cases. four in the new york area, providing another 1,000 beds, plus 8 in california and 4 in washington state. and the administration promising it will send hospitals respirators and personal protective gear such as masks and gowns. >> so far delivered to new york and this is the 19th, we had the n95 respirators, 186,416 delivered. >> reporter: meanwhile on capitol hill, the first senator testing positive for covid-19, kentucky senator rand paul. senator mitt romney now having to go into quarantine after recently coming into contact with paul. this as negotiations over a $2

trillion stimulus bill to help the economy recover from the outbreak are hitting a roadblock. democrats say the two sides are still far apart, taking issue with key elements of the bill including a $500 billion relief fund for corporations without any protections for workers. >> and what it has is, for instance, a giant, giant cooperate bailout fund with no accountability. >> reporter: senate majority leader mitch mcconnell insists the bill is moving forward. >> we're fiddling here, fiddling with the emotions of the american people, fiddling with the markets. >> reporter: ines de la cuetara, abc news, washington. >> our thanks to ines. the senate plans to vote today on that relief bill but with at least five senators now in isolation, there are growing calls for lawmakers to be able to vote on that bill remotely. >> the cdc is expected to issue new guidance today making it possible for people to return to work faster. the new guidance will affect people exposed to the

coronavirus who have not shown symptoms. until now those people were told that they had to wear a mask for 14 days. the cdc is expected to shorten that period today. of course we'll keep you posted. and concerns are growing at the nation's airports. at least ten air traffic control facilities have seen a staff member test positive for the virus. operations have been limited at some airports. >> as hospitals sound the alarm about this growing crisis, a u.s. navy hospital ship is leaving san diego today heading to los angeles. it's bringing 800 medical professionals and support staff. many hospitals are already running low on protective gear and officials here in new york are warning we may not see the peak of new cases for another month. >> reporter: this morning, growing concern inside america's hospitals as doctors on the front lines plea for help. >> it's a scary time to be a doctor. >> reporter: the long feared surge of coronavirus patients has hit new york city, now with more than 10,000 confirmed patients, roughly 5% of the world's cases.

this image on social media showing medical staff at one new york hospital wearing garbage bags as gowns. at a brooklyn hospital doctors say they are reusing masks, rubbing them down with hand sanitizer between shifts. >> literally the epicenter of this crisis. >> reporter: internal memos written by columbia university's chief surgeon report a 50% increase in coronavirus patients, burning through 40,000 masks every day. mayor bill de blasio says some of the city's hospitals will run out of protective gear in the next ten days. he's asking president trump for the military's help to get the much needed supplies delivered. >> we have to get these supplies here very rapidly from around the country. no one does that better than the military. bluntly, we're going to get to a point where there are people waiting for a bed, waiting for a ventilator, and some will die who did not need to die. >> reporter: dr. cornelia griggs, a mother of two, is a pediatric surgeon who works at columbia university medical center. she says she's worried the hospital could run out of masks,

eye protection and gloves. her message on twitter, don't make us orphan our two toddlers. >> it's forced me to feel like i have to live apart from my children in order to protect them, and that breaks my heart. >> reporter: at this hospital in harlem, the smiles can be seen through the staff's protective gear after someone delivered pizza to the emergency department. >> nothing wrong with a little pizza. new york has asked for retired medical professionals to come back and volunteer at hospitals. they say there's been an overwhelming response. overseas in italy, a grim new reality, all movement is now banned. nearly 5500 people in that country have died from the coronavirus. the prime minister calls it the worst crisis since world war ii. some doctors say they're not eating or going to the bathroom during their shift because they need to preserve their protective gear. meanwhile in spain, they're facing the third highest death toll in the world. cases among spanish health care workers are skyrocketing.

and in germany, gatherings of more than two people are banned. chancellor angela merkel is in isolation after she had contact with a doctor who tested positive. the white house is facing new scrutiny for actions before this pandemic. reuters reports the trump administration eliminated an american public health job in beijing. that position was supposed to help detect disease outbreaks in china. the cdc director would not elaborate on that report. washington d.c. is reducing access to the iconic cherry blossoms. crowds gathered to see the trees this weekend, forcing the mayor to close nearby streets and call in the national guard to enforce social distancing. we'll have much more coverage ahead but right now let's take a look at your weather for this monday morning. it's a stormy day across the u.s. severe storms in the middle of the country could include damaging winds, hail and a few tornados. rain across the southeast today and some areas of new england could see up to a foot of snow.

looking at today's high temperatures, chilly in the northeast with boston at 39 and new york at 44. mid 80s in the southeast and 50s in the rockies. phoenix reaches 76 and the west coast ranges from the mid 60s to the high 40s. coming up, why the coronavirus pandemic is causing major plumbing problems in some areas. also ahead, people not getting the message about social distancing. what some cities are now doing to crack down on the crowds. and later, a new prediction this morning about where the u.s. economy could be headed soon. morning about where the u.s. economy could be headed

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suppliers are gearing up to produce ventilators for coronavirus victims. up to 200,000 ventilators could soon roll off gm assembly lines. and this health crisis is causing some plumbing problems. too many people are flushing those clorox wipes down the toilet, clogging pipes and damaging sewer systems. throw them in the trash instead, please. the international olympic committee is considering whether to postpone the summer games in july. canada says it won't be sending any athletes this year, and australia is telling athletes to prepare for next year instead. back in this country, several cities are starting to crack down on people who refuse to practice social distancing. >> abc's kimberly brooks has the new details. good morning, kimberly. >> reporter: good morning, mona and kenneth. yeah, in this time of crisis state officials are frustrated. they're trying to make people understand that what you do versus what you don't do is literally a matter of life and death. this weekend crowded beaches in california. an ocean full of boat parties in miami.

large gatherings in central park in new york. otherwise normal except for the global covid-19 pandemic, where americans have already been ordered to stay six feet apart. these scenes showing people are not practicing what the government is preaching. >> i was in these parks. you would not -- you would not know that anything was going on. this is just a mistake and it has to stop now. i am not kidding. >> reporter: new york's governor one of many officials infuriated at the lack of social distancing. >> generally, we think it's spread through close contact, short distances. coughing on one another. sharing the same drinks. touching the same surfaces. we have to take it seriously. social distancing is key. >> reporter: even california's statewide stay at home order not keeping people from breaking the rules. los angeles mayor garcetti now announcing the shutdown of golf courses, group sports, even parking lots after the weekend crowds.

>> six feet matters. your decision to not physically distance yourself may kill someone. >> reporter: garcetti warning violators could be fined. and north of san francisco marin county now closing all parks from the golden gate to the smallest town park after people ignored orders. those orders meant to protect everyone, including younger people once thought not to be vulnerable. but covid-19 showing no age discrimination. the university of tampa now reporting five of its students have tested positive during spring break. those students now recovering. but health officials warn in some areas about half the number of cases so far are people between the ages of 18 and 49. and overnight we learned state parks in florida will actually close today. doctors say the risk of going out among groups of people is far bigger than the reward. kenneth? >> all right, kimberly, thank you. coming up, the number of jobs that could soon be lost in this country. also ahead the new testing guidelines today for people who want to know if they have the

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for those worried and afraid please know as long as i am your president, you can feel confident that you have a leader who will always fight for you, and i will not stop until we win. this will be a great victory. >> that is president trump last night saying americans should not feel isolated. he said this crisis has brought us all together as one people. >> and the company that brews budweiser beer is doing its part. anheuser-busch is now producing bottles of hand sanitizer. >> don't drink that. and as we told you last week, amazon is hiring thousands of workers to keep up with demand, and now the company is doubling overtime pay for warehouse workers. walmart has also announced another hiring spree. but the big picture for the u.s. economy is far mo n. >> one report says nearly 40 million jobs could be lost

during the crisis. on sunday marriott confirmed that it will furlough tens of thousands of workers. the restaurant industry is also hurting, with 15 million jobs at stake. earlier i spoke with business analyst daniel geltrude. i asked him whether the government's plan to send $1,200 checks to americans will really make a difference in the long run. >> it's really not enough. and a lot more needs to be done. we have to look at what the core issue is. and the core issue is people are losing their jobs. so we really -- the problem here is to preserve the jobs, not necessarily send people checks. so i don't really think that this is going to solve the problem. it may help if they can get it passed but they really need to redirect help towards the small business owners. >> do you see industries that have been hard hit like the restaurant industry as well as the airline industry even surviving something like this?

>> well, i think the airline industry is going to c rgstry and government is going to allow them to fail. however, an industry like restaurants, they are going to be devastated. >> investment bank morgan stanley is predicting the gross domestic product could drop by 30% in the second quarter. as virus testing supplies run short, the trump administration is now urging commercial labs to test only patients who are in the hospital. earlier i spoke with dr. mike varshavski and asked him about the new guidelines. >> i think that's a really good first step because those who are admitted into hospitals really deserve more acute care. they're usually the ones that are having worse symptoms and are potentially going to be admitted to the icu if their symptoms worsen, so i think putting them as a priority is not a bad idea. i think what we need to avoid as a society is rushing to get tested when we're having very

mild symptoms or are asystematic because that yields false reassurance, encouraging us to spend time with friends or family when instead we should be social distancing ourselves. >> we've been talking about the delays in testing. the masses want to get tested. those who have been lining up quickly at those drive-through testing sites, for you, when it comes to what you've seen so far in the trump administration really pushing the fact that the tests will be out there soon, was this a failure by the administration when they say prioritize in-patient first? >> i think the failure came initially when the cdc sent out tests that came with a falty reagent and they had to be reassessed. and even in my office i was

having difficulties in assessing patients because these kits weren't available to me. now the major issue for us as providers on the front lines is personal protective equipment. actually the lack of personal protective equipment. what our real issue is the logistical nightmare that comes with this. if we're having patients come into your practices in order to be tested, we need to have them in personal protective gear, we need to have them isolated. if a patient comes in and a doctor doesn't have proper isolation gear on, what can happen? that provider can get sick. >> dr. mike says people want to hear from medical professionals. they want raw, infiltered information during this pandemic. >> we sure do. coming up, the return of the drive-in movie theatre, plus a virtual nascar race. we'll be right back.

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now your health, your safety. this is abc 7 news. >> the federal government has deployed hundreds of tons of supplies from our national stockpile to locations with the greatest need. making news right now at 4:27, help is on the way in the fight against the coronavirus. the president's promise to assist california and other hard hit states. the bay area city is taking matters into their own hands. a free covid-19 testing site that is opening today. safeway is taking steps to protect its employees. the change you will start noticing at the check stand. a lot of stories to get you caught up on this morning and first we want to check in with mike at the day ahead. good morning, mike. >> good morning. look at live doppler 7 and showers around gilroy and up mt.

hamilton into the diablo range. pressure brought showers and thunderstorms to neighborhoods yesterday and warm sunshine to other neighborhoods. now it's moving ashore and move down to the east and pull away from the threat of showers ending this morning for a few hours. a little bit of fog up around santa rosa and visibility about a mile and temperatures just a touch milder than yesterday morning. low to mid-40s in the north bay. mid-40s to low 50s everywhere else. this afternoon a little bit different than yesterday afternoon. not as stormy and not as mild as temperatures hit the mid to upper 50s along the coast and the san francisco, richmond, oakland, san mateo and even san rafael and the rest of us around 60 to 63 degrees. the showers don't stay away long, ku amasi. the number of coronavirus cases in california exploded over the weekend. close to 1,500 people infected.

the number of deaths is slowly rising steadily at least 27 people have died from coronavirus. president trump declared a major disaster declaration for the state because of the pandemic. santa clara county reported two more deaths yesterday from coronavirus pushing the regional total up to 13. it has by far the most cases in the bay area topping 300. every county now has reported cases. napa county confirmed two residents there have been infected. napa was the last county in the region to have a case of the disease. the bay area total now is just short of 800. abc 7 news viewers and lake and mendicino counties have been asking where they live. me in, docino reported one case and lake county has not had any infections, but as a precaution, the county is closing waterways and rv parks. the white house is reassuring americans help is on the way as the u.s. deals with

coronavirus. the federal government is sending the national guard here in california, as well as new york and washington state. here's abc 7 news reporter. >> reporter: overnight, president trump announcing the national guard will be deployed to the three states hit the hardest by the coronavirus outbreak, new york, california and washington state. >> the federal government has deployed hundreds of tons of supplies from our national stockpile to locations with the greatest need. >> reporter: president also revealing makeshift hospitals will be built in those states to accommodate the growing number of cases. four in the new york area providing another 1,000 beds plus eight in california and four in washington state. and the administration promising it will send hospitals respirators and personal protective gear such as masks and gowns. >> so far delivered to new york and this is the 19th we had, the n95 respirators