good morning, america. as we join you this tuesday morning, the battle over how to fight the coronavirus outbreak. the world health organization warns the pandemic is accelerating, but as the national medical experts call to expand extreme social distancing, president trump signals he is ready for the country to get back to business. >> we cannot let the cure be worse than the problem itself. >> this as the death toll in the u.s. now tops 550 people. new york now the epicenter of the nation's outbreak. the governor here calling for hospitals to increase capacity. >> you're going to see the number of infections, the number of cases increase dramatically. >> the massive convention center transformed into a make-shift

hospital. 1,000 beds brought in to handle the overflow. that navy ship bringing help to hard-hit los angeles while more governors bring their states to a stand-still. now younger americans stricken with the illness warning their generation to take it seriously. >> it can get really real really fast. >> and the race to get those critical supplies to health care workers on the frontlines. fema administrator, peter gaynor, joining us live. stimulus stalemate on that nearly $2 trillion rescue package. both sides now say a deal is close. markets rising on hope. but will it be enough? senator and former presidential candidate amy klobuchar reveals her husband is fighting the coronavirus, in the hospital and on oxygen. she joins us live with the latest on his condition. overseas britain on lockdown, a glimmer of hope in devastated italy, and our reporter on the ground in south korea showing us what they did there to flatten the curve without locking down the country. what could it mean for the united states. new warning from the fbi.

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their small part to help out. >> every bit does help. take a look at this testing site in new jersey right now. they're expecting long lines again today and as the governor said, the cases are going to increase as there is more testing. here's what we know right now. the number of cases worldwide has grown to more than 380,000 and the number of confirmed cases in the united states tops more than 45,000. also here as the president is straining against that right now saying we must open up our country again, adding he's not looking at months. the lists of states with orders telling people to stay home or for nonessential businesses to close keeps growing this morning. at least 21 states have such restrictions. massachusetts, michigan, new mexico and west virginia are closing nonessential businesses today. indiana, virginia and washington state closing them tomorrow. and florida's governor has ordered anyone entering the state from areas with significant community spread, meaning new york and new jersey, must isolate for 14 days.

>> not sure how they'll go about doing that. fema administrator peter gaynor is standing by to talk us to us live as new york city's ca mayor lling this the epicenter of the spread in the u.s. now more than 12,000 cases, 35% of all cases in the country, and that is where we begin our coverage. tom llamas is at the javits here in manhattan. the convention center turned make-shift hospital. good morning, tom. >> reporter: good morning. new york elected leaders are wasting no time. serious work on the javits center should start later today and even as new hot zones are popping up all over the country including in louisiana, there's a debate right now at the white house on whether to ease some of the restrictions in place to stop the chokehold on the economy. this morning, despite growing warnings the coronavirus could spread for months, president trump signaling he wants america back in business. >> we cannot let the cure be worse than the problem itself. >> reporter: next week the white house set to re-examine social distancing, possibly easing

restrictions that could allow some businesses to re-open. the president acknowledging this is contrary to what health care professionals are advising but defends his thinking, saying the mortality rate right now in the u.s. is 1%. >> if it were up to the doctors, they would say let's keep it shut down, let's shut down the entire world. >> reporter: the virus has killed more than 550 people in america and the world health organization now declaring the pandemic is accelerating. >> more than 300,000 cases of covid-19 have now been reported to the w.h.o. from almost every country. >> reporter: in the new york city area, 1 in every 1,000 people now have covid-19, five times the rate in other parts of the country. new york governor andrew cuomo calling on all hospitals to increase their capacity by 50%. >> you're going to see the

number of infections, the number of cases increase dramatically. >> reporter: on monday, fema workers began overhauling the city's javits center into a makeshift hospital. 1,000 beds being set up to handle some of the overflow of city patients. cuomo also announcing the state is beginning trials today for a drug combination, the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, and zithromax, also known as a z-pak, and asking the fda for a testing approval for an antibody treatment. >> it's only a trial. it's a trial for people who are in serious condition. >> reporter: but new york's surging cases, alarming other states. the governor of florida citing travelers flying in from new york or new jersey to do a mandatory self-isolation for 14 days. violators will be put in jail for 60 days and fined $500. >> hopefully that will be a deterrent for people if you're simply trying to escape here to avoid restrictions that have been put in place in your own

state. >> reporter: this morning big news from japan. the prime minister there and international olympic committee agreeing to postpone the summer olympics in tokyo until next year. on the west coast, "the mercy" leaving san diego bound for los angeles set to arrive thursday morning. the ship will ease the burden on local hospitals. a staff of more than 1,000 medical personnel will be treating noncoronavirus infected patients. >> enthusiasm is very high for this mission. this is exactly what navy medicine trains to do and we are ready to execute. >> reporter: and across the country, a call to health care workers, even those retired or those who have changed careers to jump in and help aid in the crisis. >> i'm the wrong demographic. i'm in my 60s, but i have a set of skills that are needed that are important and that are going to be in very short supply in a very short period of time.

>> reporter: 36-year-old meryl wolfson contracted the virus after attending a conference in boston. she's now fully recovered and sharing her experience on facebook. >> you don't need to be feeling sick to have this and i guess that's my big point to drive home. >> reporter: in an essay for "the new york times," 26-year-old writer fiona lowenstein who tested positive and was hospitalized for two days urging her generation to take this seriously. >> i want to put a call out to people my age that if you can't do this for your parents or grandparents, please do it for yourself because it can get really real really fast. >> reporter: we also want to mention the situation right now in louisiana. the newspapers down there, "the advocate" and the "times-picayune," are reporting right now in new orleans they have one of the highest infection rates in the world. if you're asking yourself why, it's because of the timing. according to experts, it's all in the timing. covid-19 gets to america, then

mardi gras happens and there's the widespread panic in the u.s. right now local leaders are sounding the alarm, george. >> tom, thanks very much. we move on to washington where negotiators continue to hammer out a nearly $2 trillion rescue package for the economy all but shut down by this coronavirus emergency. our senior national correspondent terry moran tracking the latest. terry, we see markets rising overnight on a belief that the deal is closed. >> reporter: that's right, george, good morning. it does look like a deal is close. dramatic developments late into the night. just before midnight treasury secretary steve mnuchin and senate democratic leader chuck schumer emerged to say that package is just about there. the main sticking point, a half a trillion dollar bailout fund for u.s. corporations. democrats called it a slush fund for wall street. they were demanding more transparency about where that money will go. in the end mnuchin agreed to, quote, strict oversight.

democrats also wanted more money for hospitals. they got it, a lot more. chuck schumer predicting a vote tonight. it looks like this deal is just about there. >> terry, we were all watching the president yesterday. this tension between the health care officials who are calling for extended shutdowns and the president's concern over what's going to happen to the economy very, very real right now and getting this balance right is going to be critical. >> reporter: that is the main question before president trump and leaders of every country in the world. it is a choice, a horrible choice, striking the balance between saving as many lives as possible and saving as much of the economy as possible. the problem for america is in order to open up and the president says he wants to do it in weeks, not months, you need near universal testing. we're nowhere near that and the virus is upon us. >> and it is accelerating. terry moran, thanks very much. we're joined now by the head of

the federal emergency management agency, peter gaynor. thank you for joining us. i want to start with this immediate need for protective equipment for health care workers, especially those critical n95 masks. the president said yesterday that fema is distributing 8 million masks. can you confirm that you have 8 million masks on hand? where and when will they be delivered? >> well, we have much more than the 8 million. every day we find new sources of masks, whether they're in federal stockpiles, foreign ports or donations. we have every day continued to build up our supply of n95 masks, surgical masks, and get those to where they're most in need so that happens every minute of every day. >> as you know, new york is the epicenter here in the united states right now. the president put out a tweet right now saying the world market for face masks and ventilators is crazy. and governor cuomo is warning here that they just don't have enough supplies to get through the week, it's going to run out at the end of the week. and he's calling on the president to actually use the defense production act because the governors of different states are competing for these supplies. is the president prepared to do that? if not, why not?

>> so first of all, we are focused on the hot spots. new york city absolutely, washington state, california, l.a. we are absolutely ready to use the defense production act. we just want to be careful that we don't do anything to put it out of balance and counter some other positives that we see. we will use it, i have no doubt about it, but right now we're focused on getting those critical items to those states most in need. what i say to all governors out there, if you find a source, go buy it. fema will reimburse you. >> but they're saying that's the problem. they're looking for a source and competing with each other and bidding the prices up. they're saying do it now. >> right, we hear that, and again, we're ready to take action on all of that. again, we're trying to keep the system in balance. we don't want the federal government scooping up everything. we want to make sure that there's enough capacity that governors and mayors around the country can order on their own, so it's a delicate balance. i had the top professionals here in my building making sure it all happens.

>> it sounds like we're talking past each other right now, mr. gaynor. what the governors are saying is that the federal government should scoop it up and distribute it to the states and by forcing them to compete with each other it's driving the price and hurting their ability to get what they need. >> again, we're trying to identify sources around the globe. if it's in china, we're ready to fly it back to the united states today. again, we're focused on making sure that those governors that are most critical in need, no matter where it comes from, the federal government or another source directly, we are enabling that today. >> you've already declared major disasters in new york, california and washington. we heard tom llamas report in louisiana. they say the infection is accelerating there. similar warnings out of florida. do you expect to be declaring more disaster areas in more states? >> absolutely. we have requests from a couple different states. we talked to governor edwards yesterday out of louisiana. the vice president and i held a phone call with all the governors and they're absolutely

on our list. we want to make sure that -- we care about fulfilling every governor's request and it's a matter of priorities. that's our focus today. >> thanks for your work and thanks for your time this morning. >> you're welcome. >> michael? george, the world health organization saying the worldwide spread of coronavirus is accelerating. take a look at this. it took from january 21st to march 6th to get to 100,000 cases. then it took just 11 days to get to 200,000 cases and only four more days to reach 300,000. let's go to our experts, our chief medical correspondent dr. jennifer ashton joins us from her home and tom bossert, abc news contributor and former homeland security adviser. doc, we pointed out that you're at home on official self-quarantine. how is that going so far? >> you know, i was working from home but yesterday was notified that i had close contact, meaning within six feet, with

someone who had tested positive. so i'm officially on self-quarantine until a 14-day period, meaning no one comes in my apartment, no one goes out, but i feel fine. >> that's good news to hear. tom, i want to ask you a question here. president trump saying he wants to re-open the country. he's talking about weeks, not months. so everyone is wondering how -- is that realistic? >> michael, i think everybody shares his frustration and his hope but what he needs to do is avoid second waves and re-infections. at this stage we've paid a very heavy cost in our economy and in our lives. to lose the benefit of it at this point by not sticking to our guns would be a really devastating decision. now, can we do it? that requires testing. it requires a more aggressive isolation and not in people's homes but somewhere where they can be controlled, and it requires quarantining the people they come into contact with like dr. jen is demonstrating by example. >> jen, today new york state will be giving experimental

treatments to the most ill patients. what is that treatment, and how might that work? >> so it is exciting, michael. they're starting here in new york. they're going to do a trial that takes about a week and hopes to enroll about 300 patients. this is looking at that combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin. very small studies out of france show there may be some promise there but here's the flip side, michael. when we hear about a possibly encouraging treatment like this, we have to look at it holistically and the holistic view on this is that hydroxychloroquine is also a medication taken by people who have rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. now because of all the excitement about this drug which has yet to be proven in clinical trials, there is a big-time national shortage and people who need that drug for their autoimmune conditions can't find it. so we have to balance those two things. >> tom, when it comes to testing, the fda has given emergency approval to a test

that can be giving results in 45 minutes. could that be a game changer for this whole thing? >> not only a game changer, michael, but it's going to be necessary. we moved past the need for individual testing for health care purposes but for the larger public health objective of re-opening our economy we're going to need tests at a capacity we haven't seen so we can avoid this uninformed entry into society and re-infection of our neighbors. >> tom bossert, dr. jennifer ashton, thank you both for your time. robin? michael, so many people around the world finding creative ways to stay connected and even collaborate while social distancing. take a look at this group of musicians showing us what the world needs now. ♪ what there's just too little of ♪ ♪ what the world needs now is love sweet love ♪ >> so beautiful. shelby rassler of boston conservatory at berkeley and more than 70 other musicians bringing us a little joy. she said she was on her flight home from college and said what

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stay at home, banning public gatherings of more than two and closing nonessential stores. china lifting a lockdown on the hard-hit province of wuhan. they will remain on lockdown until april 8th. here in the united states confirmed cases top more than 46,000. the economy has been sent into a tailspin but some companies have announced they're hiring workers. dollar general and cvs looking to fill 50,000 positions to meet demand. instacart now planning to hire 300,000 workers. more now on the coronavirus emergency. we are joined by minnesota senator and former presidential candidate amy klobuchar who announced yesterday that her husband john has tested positive for the virus and has been hospitalized. senator, thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> thank you, robin. >> we're very sorry to hear about your husband. how is his condition this morning? >> well, today he's still on oxygen. the reason he was hospitalized is he had pneumonia. he was coughing up blood and his oxygen levels were dangerously low. so he's been there for a few days now. we actually -- he got a test last wednesday and we didn't get

the results until yesterday and so that's when we found out which we suspected over the weekend that he had it. that's the story of a lot of people, and i think one of the things i want to say is a lot of americans have this and worse going on, and one of the hardest things about this disease is you can't go and visit your loved one. i would -- as much as i love being on your show, i would rather be there with him right now and i can't do that. all you can do is call and email and text and try to reach the caretakers who are taking care him. i've never even met them. to get updates and it's -- it's all americans, as i said. this isn't just my story. everyone's going to know someone in their family where this happens or their friends. i just want to say that that's who i'm thinking about right now and it's the reason i'm here in my office devoted to getting the funding we need for medical surge and helping people who are out of work. >> we want to talk about that

because that bill is still pending. did your husband have any underlying conditions before this that contributed at all? >> no. he's 52. he's very healthy and we don't know how he got it and no one around us got it. maybe it was just a random thing and he started to feel sick about 12 days ago or so. the minute he started to feel like he had a cold, he sequestered himself, quarantined himself in the apartment. that's all he thought it was, but to be safe he did that. and then that's where he stayed until he started coughing up the blood and then he got the test. >> but you yourself, you're not quarantined or anything like that and you did not have to be tested. tell people why that is. >> well, because the first week i was in minnesota and he was here in washington. then by the time i came back for votes, he was starting to feel sick, so we stayed in separate places.

so by the time we got the test back, the 14 days had gone by and so i talked to my doctor and he said, you know, you wouldn't qualify no matter what. you don't have symptoms, you haven't been around him for 14 days. so why would i get a test when other people who are sick aren't getting tests? that's how i approached it, i'm going to be treated like everyone else. i think that's what everyone has to do right now. of course everyone would love to get a test. you'd love to know but you've got to make sure you're following the rules. his story is one of following the rules. as far as we know he didn't infect anyone else. >> thank you for amplifying that last point there. let us get to the bill, all right, because americans are saying they're frustrated with what's going on. there's a lot of finger pointing that we always see in washington. people need help, and they want to know when is a deal, when is the stimulus package, when is it going to get done? >> well, we are very hopeful this morning. senator schumer and on the

democratic side senator patty murray, senator durbin, the entire team, we have stuck together to try to push for more funding for medical surge for equipment and hospitals and making sure that our workers are taken care of, small businesses and the like, and there's been very good bipartisan negotiations. i think i talked to six republican senators over the phone yesterday. there have been people working, staff here, knowing that, as you know with rand paul and others, that there is coronavirus in the capitol and these people, the staff members, the police officers, everyone working here has been working around the clock to get this done. i am actually optimistic that we will have an agreement, but this is a big deal. we want to have guardrails on this money to make sure that there's some accountability and it's not just gone off into nowhere. so there's a lot of work that's being done on the details. >> can it get done today? >> i think it is, if i had to predict, yes.

>> all right, senator, thank you so much and again, our best to your husband that he makes a full recovery and all that are facing this terrible illness. >> thank you. >> take care. michael? >> thank you, robin. now to some promising signs out of asia as the u.s. looks for ways to slow the spread of the coronavirus and avoid the crisis italy is now facing. south korea which saw its first confirmed case the same day as the united states now appears to be flattening the curve after an initial spike. t.j. holmes is here with more on how they are doing it. good morning, t.j. >> good morning. this should be encouraging news for all of us to see a country like south korea seem to be coming out of this thing after two months. something they're doing is working. so we should be doing that. well, we aren't. we haven't and we might not even be capable just yet. >> reporter: as coronavirus spreads across the west, new signs of hope in asia, and in particular, south korea where there's been a dramatic turnaround. the number of infection skyrocketed there from dozens to thousands in early march, but

now they're reporting the lowest number of new cases, just 64 in a single day, since their peak weeks ago and they didn't lock down entire cities. experts say swift action from the very beginning was key. that included social distancing, contact tracing, widespread testing, and they were prepared. >> they made sure they had enough ventilators. they had enough personal protective equipment. they made sure masks were being produced and mass produced. so all those things, that's the full set of epidemic strategies they implemented very quickly. >> reporter: both south korea and the u.s. reported their first case of covid-19 on the same day, january 20th. but south korea then did something the u.s. has not, implemented a system to electronically track people and the disease. >> south korea used different types of tracking measures to figure out where people were moving, whether they were violating social distancing measures. so for instance if they're supposed to be staying at home and instead they're out on the

street or using public transportation, they were able to figure that out fairly quickly. >> reporter: here's an example of how it works. let's say you find out you have coronavirus. the government then uses your cell phone and credit card data to track where you've been and then blast out an alert to the cell phones of people who may have crossed your path. another major difference here in the u.s., the n95 mask supply is limited and the cdc advises people not to wear face masks unless they're sick or caring for someone who's ill. but in south korea masks are widespread and encouraged by the government. mo'nique claiborne who is from the u.s. but has lived in south korea for three years says she doesn't leave home without one. >> masks are actually quite easy to get here from any of the convenience stores or any of the drug stores because people tend to wear them due to the air pollution occasionally anyway, so everyone is wearing masks. people have been very vigilant with that.

>> back to this idea of testing, they will tell you guys, doctors, testing is key. here they're telling us not everybody needs to run out a get a test. in south korea, widespread testing because what does that tell you? where your problem areas are and how to target them. we're essentially a boxer in a ring with a blindfold on. you can throw everything at it but you can't see your target. that's our problem right now, we're behind in our testing. >> seems like they had the opposite reaction to how we reacted to it. >> they were really to roll and got the tests rolling immediately, saw the problem areas, targeted them, knew where to send masks and everything. we're a little behind. >> it worked. thank you, t.j. coming up, the best ways to protect yourself and your loved ones. why keeping that six feet of distance is crucial to those with a compromised immune system. the fbi warning of scams taking advantage of covid-19 fears. ars. taking advantage of covid-19 fears. because i can still make my own insulin. and trulicity activates my body to release it

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departments are not doing this and would not do this. >> reporter: authorities fearful that potentially thousands could be targeted, the fbi and other federal agencies seeing a surge in these reports. >> the last thing the american people need in the middle of this pandemic is criminals trying to take advantage of them and profit off their concerns. >> reporter: it's not just robocalls. the justice department shutting down this website, coronavirusmedicalkit.com, offering a vaccine kit for a shipping charge of just $4.95. the problem is no such vaccine exists. the justice department has not named the creators of this website because they're under active investigation so we're not able to contact them for comment. law enforcement and the fcc has urgent tips for consumers, including one very important warning. government agencies will never ask you for money in connection with the coronavirus. george? >> it is critical. okay, pierre, thanks very much. >> how people take advantage when you're so vulnerable like that. >> in a time like this.

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to keep everything on track. >> it's lunchtime and i'm hiding in my son's room. >> worries about the effect on their kids, the professor and mom of 8-year-old twins who's navigating a new path saying she can't run a home school, but she can keep her kids occupied, sharing her advice for all the parents trying to multi-task this morning. ♪ ain't no mountain high enough ♪ what a difference a day makes. so many americans work for small businesses, so we brought you a special deal monday. "gma" viewers sending orders pouring in. the workers who have been off line for a week suddenly back to work. this morning, our new deal and new american small business, as we say good morning, america. ♪ ain't no river wide enough ♪ ain't to mountain high enough ♪ good morning, america. we hope you and your families are healthy and safe this morning. >> this is always on my playlist. >> this is? >> ooh, yes. no matter what time, but especially in a challenging time like this. just think about it, ain't no mountain high enough.

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should start later today as we're tracking a new hot zone out of new orleans. things are getting very serious there as the president is considering a new strategy with dealing with the coronavirus and the economy that is concerning some health care officials. this morning, despite growing warnings the coronavirus could spread for months, president trump signaling he wants america back in business. >> we cannot let the cure be worse than the problem itself. >> reporter: next week the white house set to re-examine social distancing, possibly easing restrictions that could allow some businesses to re-open. the president acknowledging this is contrary to what health care professionals are advising. >> if it were up to the doctors they would say let's keep it shut down, let's shut down the entire world. >> reporter: the virus has killed more than 550 people in america, and the world health organization now declaring the pandemic is accelerating. the governor of florida issuing an executive order, citing travelers flying in from new york or new jersey to do a

mandatory self-isolation for 14 days. violators will be put in jail for 60 days and fined $500. >> hopefully that will be a deterrent for people if you're just simply trying to escape here to avoid the restrictions that have been put in place in your own state. >> reporter: this morning big news from japan. the prime minister agreeing to postpone the olympics in tokyo until next year. if you're at home and you're watching this and are a a former health care worker or retired, check out with your local government and hospital if they need help because they're asking for volunteers across the country. george? >> everyone called into action. tom, thanks. we move on to washington where negotiators continue to hammer out a nearly $2 trillion rescue package for the economy all but shut down by this coronavirus emergency. i want to go back to our senior national correspondent terry moran with the latest. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning again,

george. senate democratic leader chuck schumer says he expects the senate will vote tonight on that rescue bill for the economy. schumer negotiating late into the night with treasury secretary steve mnuchin. just before midnight the two emerged and said they had struck a deal on the key sticking point. that's a half trillion dollar bailout for hard-hit u.s. corporations. democrats said it was a slush fund for wall street and they had demanded transparency about where that money might go and it looks like they got it. mnuchin agreeing to, quote, strict oversight on that money. democrats also saying they wanted more money for hospitals and they got a lot more of that as well. emotions have been running very high on the senate floor on this. democrats and republicans furious with each other wanting social distance and not just for medical reasons there. president trump really wants to sign the bill and it looks like he will perhaps as early as tomorrow. george? >> they are getting close. terry, thanks very much. coming up we're talking with my doctor, gail roboz. we'll ask her about the benefits of telemedicine, what exactly is that and why she says it is not too late to help flatten the curve.

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studio as he and his team work hard to make face masks for local health care workers on the front lines. really appreciate him for doing that. >> i know. >> how great. right now it is time for "pop news" with lara spencer. take us away. good morning, everybody. good morning to you. we're going to begin with tito's vodka and -- >> whoo! >> yeah. >> not just because it's rather popular in these days -- >> in the studio. >> i'm sorry. did i say that out loud? >> it's a disin fek >> the makers of tito's are doing double duty, using their knowledge and ingredients to help make much needed hand sanitizer, announcing on twitter that the tito's distillery would be working hard on the production of 24 tons of sanitizer that meets industry standards. they plan to give away their sanitizer free of charge to those who need it most. and another company stepping up, louis vuitton, moet hennessy, also known as lvmh, the titan that produces fragrances has added sanitizer to its list of

products, and no luxury price tag here. the french conglomerate will deliver the disinfectant to the largest hospital system in europe free of charge. we thank both of these companies for stepping up. >> and now you know why i support tito's. >> yes. >> every chance i get. "real housewives" star bethenny frankel making an incredibly generous donation. her foundation be strong will donate over 1 million n95 face masks to hospitals in need. the masks will be part of what she's calling the be strong corona kit that they're putting together. you see a video here of them doing just that. they'll be distributed to medical professionals nationwide and the masks will be available within the next few days and will go immediately to health care workers who need them most. >> when there is a crisis, this woman steps up each and every time. >> every time, yeah. we'd love to talk to her. just really impressed with everything she's doing, so thank you, bethany. and everyone we're talking about

including the pittsburgh pirates. using their hiatus from spring training to hit a home run with health care workers. the team sending 400 pizzas and 100 trays of pasta to the staff of the allegheny general hospital on monday to say thank you for their around-the-clock care. joe musgrove, pitcher for the pirates, sharing these photos on twitter, writing, us players found it important in a time of chaos to take care of those looking out for all of us. a pirates rep going on to say, we thought this was a way to help two birds with one stone. we help local restaurants, we help the hospital workers and we share our appreciation. that's three birds, baby. and another every day hero, this one in new jersey. brian morin of federico's pizza. that's in bellmar. remember that name. federico's pizza. brian took out a $50,000 line of credit to keep all of his 20 employees on the payroll, saying, quote, no matter what happens they're going to get paid. everyone here is an extension of my family. i want to make sure i pay them back in some way, shape or form

even though i might go into a little bit of debt myself. federico's pizza remains open for takeout business. if you live in the belmar area and you want to grab a pie, it could help brian pay back that incredibly generous loan. i love all these acts of kindness, brings me great joy to bring them to you. and then there's this. normally this time of year we're getting ready for baseball's big opening day. of course that's all been postponed this year because of coronavirus, and nolan from nebraska -- well, this kid's really missing his favorite sport. the 11-year-old writing this open letter to baseball that has gone viral saying in part, dear baseball, i wake up every day wishing to play with my teammates. what i love about you is the feeling when my adrenaline starts pumping in my veins when i make a diving catch, step up to the plate or steal a base. it is comforting to know you will come back, hopefully sooner than later. nolan signing the letter with his nickname, the golden spike. >> oh! >> no explanation given there but the mlb heard about your letter, mr. golden spike, and

they responded writing, this is the mood and, yeah, we are crying. we feel the same, mlb. nolan, hang in there. you'll be playing ball before you know it. that's "pop news," everybody. >> that's very sweet. >> thank you as always, lara. now to our "gma" cover story and more on keeping yourself and the people you love safe during the coronavirus pandemic. i want to bring in my doctor, dr. gail roboz. she is from cornell medicine and the new york presbyterian hospital. she sees hundreds of patients with compromised immune systems, a vulnerable group that benefits greatly from social distancing. let's put it like that. she joins us now from her home here in new york. gail, it is always so good to see you. thank you. i know that there's a message that you wanted to get out. first of all, i'm glad that you and your family, everyone is doing well. you're on the front lines. you're there in the hospital. you're there with your patients. just help people understand the importance of social distancing. >> hi, robin. good morning. one of the main problems with social distancing is that

everybody is focused on the social, not the distance, and the problem is that it started out a little bit too cute, elbow bumping and toe tapping. we are way past that. unless your arms are 8 feet long, i don't want any elbow bumping. we really, really have to keep that distance. if somebody can sneeze on you or cough on you, you're too close. we need help in the hospitals. we've got to slow down the absolute tsunami of patients coming in. we've got to slow down so that we can do our work, figure this out, get drugs that are helpful, but we don't have them yet. so what we need from the world is to help slow it down and take social distancing seriously, the distance, not the social. >> and you feel it's not too late to flatten the curve. >> it's not too late. it's not too late. we need people to really focus on that person in your life you want to protect. everybody's got one person at least that you want to protect. you can't protect that person if

you don't focus on how you would protect yourself, and think about the ripple effect. you go into the hospital. you're encountering how many people when you walk through the hallways of the hospital. then if you're coughing, once we get you home then the maintenance crews have to come in and clean that room up. they have families too that they need to protect, and those families are trying to stay home. it is a ripple effect, and we all need to do our part. we want our lives back and i think the way to get there is to take this very seriously. panic never helps. it never helps anybody, but if you don't have any fear of this at all, then my worry is that you're not doing your part in helping us slow down so that health care can catch up and take care of you. >> we know the situations in hospitals where you are and all around the country, how overwhelmed you are. we also know that people get sick and it may have nothing to do with the virus and they're being told of course to stay

away from the hospital. so there's something called telemedicine that you wanted to explain to people who fall into that situation. >> absolutely. you know, coronavirus and covid did not cure appendicitis. it didn't cure heart attacks. people still need to have babies. we've got to have room in the hospital to treat everything that we normally do. but telemedicine is helping so much and i have to tell you i'm on the phone, video, email, texting 24/7 to try to help people stay out. i'm lucky because while cornell medicine and new york presbyterian have been very much ahead on this, we can do virtual visits. there are hotlines set up. i think you guys are actually going to have links on your website to how to get onto the covid hotline, how to get a virtual visit. let us have a look at you before you come into the hospital, and in particular if you're coughing or you're sick, don't come into the hospital unless your symptoms are really, really severe. call us, reach out to us, let us

take a look, let us keep you home so that we can take care of you at home and keep the hospital for the patients who really need to be in the hospital. >> like you said on the website we're going to provide information because people are going to want to know about telemedicine. finally, we hear all the time about people with underlying conditions. i had a bone marrow transplant as you're well aware of which compromised my immune system. just explain more about the underlying conditions and why that puts people more at risk. >> so one of the reasons why i think people are partying on the beach is because they think this is only something that can affect you if you're immuno compromised or if you have underlying conditions. young, healthy people are getting infected too. that said, patients i treat, hematology, cancer patients, patients with underlying respiratory or cardiac disorders, patients with diabetes are at increased risk, and basically these are the patients we need to really, really, really focus on protecting because they will not

be able to withstand infection with the virus and we don't have a cure yet. >> all right. so, i heard your advice and we have been telecommunicating a lot because of your advice and what's going on in new york city, this will be my last day in the studio and then i'll -- >> for a little bit. >> for a little bit, and i'll do like everybody else. thank you, gail. i'm glad that your family -- i know you have elderly parents and i'm glad that they're doing well and i appreciate all the help that you give to all. thank you, gail. i just said, it's hard to leave because you want the normalcy. you want it not just for yourself but for our viewers. >> but get out of here. i love you too much. >> you see how people have been doing it remotely from home. >> and it's working. >> set up the studio? >> set up the studio. sweet amber is going to be manning the camera. i'll be able to keep my slippers on throughout the whole morning. but more importantly, i'll be able to still say good morning, america. i'll miss you guys in the studio. >> it's about safety.

>> and i know you have to judge it as well. so for more on social distancing and telemedicine, go to our website at goodmorningamerica.com. speaking of working at home, ginger. >> yeah, i'm here. i'm here at home and i've got some helpers too. miles and adrian are like the stage hands at this point bringing me coffee and stuff. i think we can do it. we can all do it together, especially with some hope and a "gma" moment which is what i have this morning. this comes to us from chicago. it's 6-year-old porsche. ♪ tomorrow, tomorrow, i'll love ya tomorrow ♪ ♪ we're only a day away >> yes. that is porsche again. her dad, danny, on the piano. we loved sharing that. please take a moment and go to my page.

share your at-home "gma" moment and hopefully we can share it with everybody else. let's get a ch and now we have a "gma" exclusive. instagram is now announcing new features to respond to the coronavirus crisis and the head of instagram, adam mosseri, is joining us from california to tell us all about them. thank you for joining us this morning. you know your audience. you know your audience is among those who are most likely to

downplay some of the concerns that have been raised and some of the guidance that has been given. you're kind of changing the way you do business. tell us about it. >> we're trying to do two things. we're trying to keep people safe by encouraging them to stay at home. we're trying to bring people together. now that we're all isolated we think that instagram is built to bring people together, to bring you closer to people and the things you love. on the first on staying home, we built a stay-at-home sticker which allows you to post your stories about staying at home and encouraging all the people that you follow or that follow you rather to stay home as well. you can go to the top of instagram and tap stay home and see everyone's stories about what their stay-at-home stories are like we and try to encourage people to social distance but point to good information to the cdc here in the u.s. and other health organizations around the world. when people search for covid-19 or coronavirus or go to the hashtag or anything like that or even when they open up instagram. and then i'm bringing people together. we're launching a new feature so you can watch some of your

favorite instagram content with someone while you video chat. we've seen amazing lives all around the world. we're watching something called eyes on instagram which is essentially a tv guide from the instagram account to let people know what's coming. we're trying to expand donations. >> oh yeah. >> and match some of those donations ourselves from instagram. >> that's awesome. we're looking at some of your videos. i'm looking for content for "pop news." this is lara. i just wanted to say that we loved dj nice's club quarantine dance party. things like that, all these performances that we're seeing are really giving us little bits of joy, little moments of joy, and you're going to make it easier for us to find those. tell us how. >> yeah, so we have -- just follow @instagram and we're going to be posting all the time these upcoming lives that we're seeing. we saw a huge one from dj nice last week, everyone from john legend to james blake, just people going live to try to bring people together in a time of crisis. we're also seeing things outside of live.

there's a new account i really like called say it with reading which is amazing story tellers, everyone from jennifer garner to amy adams reading children's books. i have two little boys so it's great to have content for them to keep them entertained while they're a bit stir crazy. >> it must be so great for you to see how all of your users are figuring out different ways to use this platform you created. >> yeah, absolutely. for us, we build tools to help people come together but we don't know how they're going to be used necessarily. so it's really exciting for us to see people come up with new and creative ways of leveraging instagram to encourage people to stay safe but also to come together given we're all physically proximate right now or distant. >> it's about physically distancing ourselves, not really socially distancing. with instagram what you're doing is helping us stay connected and we really appreciate that. >> yeah, it's been great. >> that's what we hope to do.

>> i'll be tuning into dj d-nice on friday and saturday. let him know he needs to do it friday and saturday. >> a lot of people tuned in. >> we need the content. adam, we thank you. >> thanks a lot. coming up, geoffrey zakarian is going to join us live with his daughters showing us meals you can make with your family. we'll be right back. we'll be right back. dee nice. d nice.

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abc7news.com. we are here for you every ♪ are here for you every maybe d-nice will play this on friday or saturday. >> that's a prince vibe. >> nice. >> it's dj d-nice. >> okay, sorry. >> or just d-nice, i'm sorry. i had to -- >> i tried, america. >> i got to make it right, i'm sorry. it's all good. >> george didn't know either, i'm guessing. >> just check him out on instagram, okay? that's all i care about. >> this is why i need to be here. [ laughter ] we want to welcome everybody back to "gma." we're going a little stir crazy ourselves, okay? but we're happy you guys are joining us on this tuesday morning. we are so excited right now to bring you another delicious

recipe since we're all cooking a lot more at home these days. >> we loved his fabulous grilled cheese last week. >> you made it. >> i did. i used the mayonnaise. geoffrey zakarian, chef and partner at lambs club, hello. oh, and your beautiful little helpers there, you got madeline -- >> anna and madeline, officially sous chefs, during this pandemic. >> wonderful. tell us what's on the menu this morning? >> well, we have a lot of viewers that wrote in, what do i do with beans and potatoes, any potatoes, so we're going to show you what to do with beans and potato. we're going to make a bean and potato hash with eggs. it's so versatile. this is very simple. it's so good for you as a family starter to start your family off every day -- all the kids are at home, i know what it's like. i have three kids myself. i'm right in there with you. it's about -- it's both a healthy meal and an activity. we're going to get started. are you ready? >> we're ready. >> we have a hot pan, really important, and we're just going to put in the following ingredients. any of these can be substituted. if you have red peppers left over, chili peppers, whatever you have in the fridge.

first start with a little bacon. put some onions in there. i had jalapeno left over. i made guacamole last night. a can of beans and a couple potatoes. no special potatoes, just what was sitting in the pantry. stir that and if you come around i'm going to show you exactly what's going to happen -- >> geoffrey, this is best in a cast iron skillet if you have one, right? >> yes, it's best if you have one because it really works good. but you see what happens now. that color gets really gooey, ooey and that's what you want. that's a hash, a real hash. the unusual thing are the beans. you can use baked beans, canned beans, black beans. then take some eggs here, throw them right on top and guess what, in about ten minutes at a 350-degree oven you have these beauties. take a look at this. >> yummy. >> look at that. all right? how good that looks. you can put a little parsley,

you can use fresh herbs, dry herbs, whatever you want. it's really important that you just sort of navigate your pantry because it's all about the pantry right now. a little salt and pepper and why don't we dig in, guys. take a taste. >> can i ask you a question. if you prefer a scramble, do you still do it after? >> you can scramble eggs -- that's a great question. you can scramble eggs and put it right on top of that if you want. you can put fried eggs if you want. it doesn't make a difference, it's eggs. what you have in there, you have the beans, the potatoes, the bacon. it literally took ten minutes and you're going to feed four to six people. you can put as many eggs as you can fit in this skillet. >> looks like your sous chefs like it. >> i got the thumbs up. i'm still employed. >> we know you with work with city harvest so can you tell us what they're doing to help out in this time? >> city harvest is new york city's private response so hunger, the largest food rescue organization and it's just amazing that this has happened. it's so amazing and so important and it's so important right now. governor cuomo has designated city harvest as an essential

service during this pandemic, so it's really important to support them right now. they feed a million people in new york city. these are people who have trouble eating in good times. imagine what's happening now. the best way to support them is to text lunch to 20222 and send a donation. any donation will help. a $15 donation would be a couple of lunches for people. really, really important. any information you need on cityharvest.org. but we all have to get together and get food where it's needed right now. >> so important. >> so important. >> geoffrey, we appreciate you and appreciate the kids. say hello to your son george as well too. and your wife did an incredible job shooting that. >> she's the producer. she's holding the camera right now. >> great job. you know, you guys, you can get -- >> thanks, everybody. >> thank you guys. you can get geoffrey's recipe on our website, goodmorningamerica.com. coming up, home schooling can put the pressure on moms and dads so how are parents navigating a new course of action. much more ahead right here on "gma."

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retail location and had operations come to a screeching halt with cancelled orders. what a difference a day makes. one customer service rep was brought to tears when the orders started coming in after we talked about glory house on "good morning america." tory johnson brought it to us. she's here with us now. she's at home. tory, how did featuring glory house help them? tell everybody this small success story. >> so it is pretty much an incredible success. last night i got a text very late from the owner of glory house saying best day ever. then she followed it up with, by far in their 12-year history. she said we can absolutely -- we will weather this crisis. i got the sense from talking to her that it's not just the cash which is considerable by all measures but it's also the comfort and the confidence that comes with knowing that thousands of people have chosen to root for you and that's what you, "gma" viewers, you've done that.

>> that's right. we're all in this together. tory, i know it doesn't stop there. we're going to try to help again today. we have a message from another small business that you're featuring right now. let's take a listen to the founder. >> like so many small businesses across america, our wholesale orders have come grinding to a halt. as our retail stores have been asked to close. we ask for your support. we also think it's necessary for us to do our part too. that's why today on "gma," for every single pair you buy, we will be donating one pair to the red cross. >> thank you, peepers. it shows how generous people and companies can come together in tough times like this. tory, i am with the peepers products right here. tell us about our deals. let's make it happen for them as well. >> this is a good one. this is a good one. so you and i both love peepers. someone else loves them, oprah. there's a reason that every single year oprah names peepers one of her favorite things. they've got bold, durable frames, awesome quality.

we have readers, sun readers. my favorites happen to be the blue light blocking readers. i've got my favorite. >> look how cute. >> this is shine on, which i love shine on. and so everything that you buy today when you go to our website, if you go to our website we'll connect you there. everything that you buy today, 50% off, which means that any pair of peepers that you choose will be between $7.50 and $12.50, so it's a really good day to stock up, refresh your collection of readers or sun readers. again, there's a huge assortment, even polarized options, and know that with each pair that you buy, a pair is going to go to a person in crisis in this country who has lost their job connected to this pandemic. >> $7.50 to $12.50, something like that, what a difference we can make not only for this company but we can also help so many other people. thank you, tory. let's keep doing this, all right? >> thank you. >> great to see you. be healthy. guys, we've partnered with

peepers on this deal and you can get it on our website, goodmorningamerica.com. we have more small businesses we will be featuring later this week in "deals & steals". robin, we're going to keep it coming. we're going to turn to how millions of parents are navigating their way through the second and in some cases third week of school closures. distance learning can put the pressures on mommy and daddy. >> oh yeah. >> becky worley joins us from san francisco with a story we first saw in "the new york times" about a mother discussing the challenges of home schooling. good morning, becky. >> good morning, robin. it's a lot, parents working from home, some parents not working, stressing about financing, kids out of school, moms and dads trying to teach. parents are feeling the strain. >> reporter: aziza rowan is sheltering in place with her husband and two sons aged 8 and 6. she's trying to work through the

curriculum sent home from school. >> how do you feel about home schooling? >> not good. >> i'm not meant to be a teacher. so, maybe we should start school late today and watch "frozen ii" again. >> reporter: she does get them studying but -- >> it's lunchtime and i'm hiding in my son's room. i just feel really defeated and i feel like this is really hard. i'm really worried about the effect it's going to have on my kids and on all the kids not being in school. >> reporter: she's not alone. professor jenny weiner is the mom of 8-year-old twins who wrote an op-ed entitled "i refuse to run a coronavirus home school." >> could i possibly make learning something that looked like school and i just knew i couldn't. >> reporter: she says she and her husband can't manage their jobs and take on the

responsibility of being full-time educators for their sons. >> i'm lucky i guess that i've had practice at being a hot mess for a while and accepting that. >> reporter: she's navigating a new path. >> we have breakfast, we go for a long walk when we can. they do exploration. i said anything you've been interested in or wanted to know about, i'll sit next to you, you can go on the internet, read about it and watch a video about it, write five things you learned and two questions. we do kung fu. we pretend we know what kung fu is. then at about 1:00 it's a free for all. it's video games, tv, board games. >> reporter: as she thinks of other parents like aziza, she says do what works for your whole family including mom. >> you're still a great parent because you love your child, you care about them, and you're doing your best. >> these last few weeks i've spoken to folks from the stanford school of education and to doctors from the american academy of pediatrics. empathy for kids and empathy for

ourselves has been a main theme. nowhere has brain drain or learning loss come up. and don't forget empathy for all these wonderful teachers trying to offer activities and options to keep kids engaged while many of them are also managing their own kids at home, robin. it is a lot. >> such an appreciation. becky, thank you very much. you said your girls did home school. >> they're a little more acclimated to what it takes so for them it's not a big adjustment but it takes a lot of work from the parents. you don't say, hey, do your school work. you have to sit in there and monitor. it takes a lot. for all the parents out there as we said earlier, i think they're appreciating more what their teachers do every day. >> absolutely. and you can find a list of home schooling resources for parents on our website. let's go back to ginger who's there at her home. hey, ginger. >> good morning to you, robin. good morning, everybody. i don't know about you but i was a waitress, a bartender for a very long time and we are thinking about everyone in the restaurant industry. that's why we've been offering so many ways for you at home to

help everybody out. today is the day that we can all support restaurants, the industry itself. there are more than 15 million people, the employees that are participating and hoping you can participate in the great american takeout today. yes, while restaurants and many cities and states have to close so they've got no doors open to dining in, they still have takeout options and delivery service is still available. restaurants are encouraging everyone to order at least one delivery or takeout meal today. you can share your photos. this is the way you can help out by supporting, doing that, do the takeout and then take a photo, help spread the word on social media using the hashtag the great american takeout. i think that's an idea for dinner tonight. i feel like we've been cooking a lot.

all right, looking for something to do? not to worry. time to reveal our "gma" book club pick for april. with so many of us staying at home it's nice to find a way to escape for a little bit. what better way to do that than with a great book and we're really excited about this one. it's our april pick that we had take over times square to reveal. do we have it up there? are you guys ready? three, two, one. there it is, everybody. come on. "oona out of order" margarita montimore. congratulations, you are our book club choice for april. it's a perfect title since, well, we're all feeling a little out of order right now. we can all relate. it's an unforgettable story beginning on new year's eve 1982. oona lockhart, 19 years old, with her whole life in front of her, but with the clock winding down to midnight she faints and wakes up 32 years in the future greeted by a friendly stranger in a house she's told is her own.

she eventually learns with each passing year she's going to leap to another random age. so many people on our staff could not put this book down. we think you will agree. this morning we have a special message from the author herself. roll 'em. >> i'm margarita montimore and i'm so grateful "gma" has chosen my novel "oona out of order" as its latest book club pick. i know the whole world feels like it's out of order right now and social distancing is tough but join "gma's" book club as we get lost in this uplifting story. >> i'm glad it's uplifting. michael does have a question for you. >> you can bounce forward but can you bounce back to a random age? >> that's why you got to read the book, michael. "oona out of order" is out now and it's so good. >> you're out of order. you're out of order! >> there's an excerpt of the book on goodmorningamerica.com. it's really good though. read along with us on instagram @gmabookclub.

we'd love to hear from you. >> what's coming up? coming up, lori bergamotto with ways to work from homework for you. stay with us on "good morning america."

back now on "gma" with the challenge so many of us are facing due to our new normal, working from home. and we have "good housekeeping's" lori bergamotto doing just that, joining us with the best tips on how to make working from home work for you. hey, lori. i saw you jump away and jump back. i was wondering if you were going to make it. you're looking good, girl. >> thank you. >> we miss you. we want you safe sand healthy. we're glad that you're with us. i want to talk about zoom. it's just taken over, 600,000 downloads in just one day. people are starting to realize that working from home though doesn't mean that you get to be in your pajamas all day. you do need to put on pants. >> exactly. the idea here is look your best to feel your best.

you can't deny the psychology of getting up, taking a shower, brushing your teeth, putting on your work clothes. that really gets you into work mode. so you want to continue to do those things, especially when you're interfacing with other clients, with other co-workers or colleagues or maybe if you're even interviewing somebody. those things really matter. basic hygiene, we cannot let that go out the window or we're really hurting. so you want to think also about what your office normal is, you know. do you work in a start-up where maybe jeans and a t-shirt was normal? then keep within that range. if you work in a more conservative environment where perhaps you had to wear a three-piece suit or collared shirts or things like that, you still want to maintain that same element of professionalism and just -- you can still be in sweatpants but when in doubt wear a collared shirt, especially for men. that's a really easy way to do it. as for makeup, do what you

normally would and just remember that because you're now interfacing through a screen, you may have to add a little bit more. >> okay. well, since i'm going to be working at home tomorrow i'm taking all these notes and things like that but i can't help but notice, lori, that beautiful painting behind you, and you did say that we do need to take into account our background when we're setting up a video conference. >> exactly. we've seen some horror stories on social media of people doing their work meetings in their bathroom or in front of all of their kitchen clutter. so some really easy basic tips is to keep it simple. you want to remove all the clutter from your background as best you can. you want to try to find the most simple space in your apartment. you know, none of us -- we're all figuring this out, right? we're all putting together our impromptu home offices. try to find a nice piece of art if you have one. keep away from windows that are too sunny. i happen to have one here but we put the shade down so that's an

easy tip, and use things around the apartment or the home to jazz it up to add a pop of color like art, little trinkets. i have an orchid here or a globe. things like that will keep the environment in a simple shot. >> i've got some cleaning to do. >> a lot to think about where to jazz it up for you. >> yeah. >> lori, i know you have a lot more tips. we've run out of time so we're going to put them on our website. great to see you. guys, check out our website for these great tips and we'll be right back on "good morning america." l be right back on "good mornin

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good morning bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> good morning. today a supervisor meeting could look different. some will take part in the meeting remotely. their topic, no surprise, an update on covid-19 and new social distancing guidelines. they will talk about emergency services in the county. how does our rain chance look today? >> pretty good. that's why we have a one on the storm impact scale. it's a good chance but not heavy. we have showers today, thunderstorms tomorrow, rainfall up to half anticipate in inch. you can see the moist flow off the ocean. some yellows do show up. that would be spotty moderate showers. they taper overnight. tomorrow, the thunderstorms are the best. >> thanks. time for "live with

kelly & ryan." we expect to have a guest, the >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, film, television, and broadway star, jerry o'connell. and actress, writer, stand-up comedian. also, american ballet superstars put their cohost through their kitchen ballet work out. plus, we will open up "the inbox" to find out how our amazing viewers are adjusting to this new world. all next on "live!" ♪ and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! >> kelly: good morning. good morning, everybody. day two of what this is our temporary near normal. hopefully temporary new