good morning, america. on this easter sunday, from the vatican to the u.s., millions around the world celebrating like never before. the pope making history -- holding mass alone at the altar. as some pastors say they will defy authorities and open their church doors. the ruling overnight in kansas that went all the way to the state supreme court. >> if you truly love your congregation, tell them to stay at home. >> the struggle over the celebrations. heartbreaking milestone. the u.s. now has the most coronavirus deaths in the world. and while the curve may be flattening in new york -- >> it's stabilizing at an horrific rate. >> -- other parts of the country bracing for their spike. why this man was pulled off a

bus. the latest on the hot spots this morning. school shutdown. the confusion in america's largest school district, mayor bill de blasio cancelling classes, governor andrew cuomo saying not so fast. other districts watching closely. what this could mean for students across the country. hunger in america. lines stretching for miles as food banks are overwhelmed. with so many in need, why farmers say the crisis is forcing them to throw away their crops. >> we probably destroyed about 4 million pounds of green beans, probably 5 million pounds of cabbage. >> their plea to the government. >>anutea large hail and damaging winds hitting the plains. the threat of strong tornadoes in the south. more than 100 million americans expected to be impacted.

good morning, and happy easter. millions across the country celebrating the holidays while social distancing. dan and i are here in the studio. whit is at home. good morning and happy easter to you, whit. >> eva, dan, good morning. happy easter to you both. i'm spending the holiday at home like so many others, and this is going to be an interesting experience for a lot of people, from virtual church services to holiday concerts with global superstars, coronavirus is dramatically changing the way we mark these moments. we got a lot to cover this morning. >> indeed we do. here we are, the important day on the christian calendar. being observed under suboptimal circumstances. here are the latest numbers in the u.s., more than the 20,000 deaths, more than 32,000 recoveries. here in the epicenter, in new york city, we're seeing a flattening of the curve. the death rate is plateauing.

this is at a rate the governor calls, quote, horrific. now, other states and regions are bracing for their coming surge. >> and confusion for new york city families as mayor de blasio announces his plan to shut public schools for the rest of the academic year. inside his battle with governor cuomo, and questions whether other districts across the country will follow suit. we begin this morning with stephanie ramos outside st. patrick's cathedral with more on is the easter celebrations around the world. good morning to you, stephanie. >> reporter: eva, good morning. usually this time of year, st. patrick's cathedral is packed with worshippers, especially today on easter, but the church is planning to livestream their services, and so are many other churches across the country. but in some states like kansas and michigan, some pastors are choosing to hold in-person services despite warnings from public health officials. ♪ this morning, pope francis celebrating easter sunday mass

in front of an empty st. peter's basilica. easter is one of the holiest days of the year, but the covid-19 pandemic is forcing some churches to close their doors. this traditional holiday prayer normally attracts thousands of jewish worshipers to the western wall. now held with a small group of people. here in the u.s., there's a fight over sitting in pews or watching a service online. in kansas city, kansas, the pastor of st. luke's sending this letter to his congregation, writing, when we gathered on ash wednesday, we took time to remember that we will all die. this is not something we can avoid. whether it's covid-19 or something else, we need to come to terms with our mortality, but the state's supreme court deciding late saturday night to uphold the governor's decision to limit religious services of ten people or more as kansas rapidly approaches its projected peak during the pandemic, and in

kentucky, the same exact ruling. this just one small window into what so many in the u.s. are grappling with -- officials and pastors openly defying cdc recommendations and planning to open their doors to hundreds if not thousands of worshipers today. >> if you're trying to celebrate easter at home, you don't have to be at a church. don't stop doing what you want to do as a family. >> i think i practice safe measures and everything. i try not to live in fear. i have gone to church every day. i haven't missed a sunday yet. >> reporter: in jackson, mississippi, pastor jesse horton says h congregation will gather, but also practice social distancing. >> my question is, why everything else can be open. >> reporter: the pastor in arizona changed course after receiving backlash from the community. can church continuing service online. >> i want the community to know that i'm truly sorry for causing fear. >> reporter: with so many turning to faith, churches are

turning to technology like rick warren. >> if you truly love your congregation, tell them to stay at home. stay at home on easter, and that will curtail our assembly, but will not curtail celebration. >> reporter: and military chaplains are seeing an increased turnout as religious services have gone virtual. guys, they have been for me on deployments. i cannot stress enough how important chaplains are to the military community and right now, they're trying to stay connected with service members, especially those deplidepl depli -- deployed to those states helping during this outbreak. whit. >> absolutely, especially during this difficult time. stephanie ramos, thank you. turning now to those striki f, e leadinthworld in de. with the coronavirus claiming more than 20,000 american lives. abc's trevor ault joins us now from times square with more. trevor, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. 20,000-plus americans dead, the numbers are staggering and especially frightening because they're climbing so rapidly. even with efforts across the country, to try and slow the spread, the u.s.

death toll doubled in the past week with no signs of slowing down. this morning, a heartbreaking milestone for the united states, now with more covid-19 deaths than any other country in the world. america's epicenter new york in the grips of the virus, during another 24-hour stretch of nearly 800 people dead. >> that is not an all-time high, and you can see that the numbers somewhat stabilizing, but it is stabilizing at an horrific rate. >> reporter: hospitalizations and icu admissions in new york are trending downward, a positive sign, but the hospitals themselves are still being pushed to the limit. these air force reservists from washington state part of wave of reinforcements to new york city. medics mobilizing to the front lines. >> all the people working together, we can win this battle. >> reporter: across the country, the virus putting essential workers especially at risk.

in michigan, at least four grocery store employees have died from covid-19, all of them working at different detroit-area kroger's stores. the grocery chain saying, it's taking additional safety measures as the outbreak takes hold. in illinois, nearly 1,500 new cases a day for the past several days, with total cases approaching 20,000. the governor saying they need more testing. there are concerns about testing in florida, too, reports of backlog, and governor desantis pushing for a testing expansion. >> even if you're not experiencing symptoms, but you've had close contact with someone who's recently tested positive for coronavirus you can now come through and get tested as well. >> reporter: the pandemic putting many communities on edge. dramatic moments in philadelphia. a day after the transit system began ordering riders to wear

face coverings, one man saying he was pulled off a bus because he wasn't wearing one. the transportation organization now reversing that policy. in california, police handing thousand-dollar tickets on outside of a santa cruz 7-eleven. while chicago's mayor lori lightfoot says she's taking matters into her own hands, driving around her city, telling crowds to break it up. that as more and more patients are thrilled to be heading home. >> you did it! >> reporter: 25-year-old jennifer martinez who tested positive for covid-19, was put into a medically induced coma and given a 15% chance of survival. now celebrating with the medical staff that saved her life. >> i'm happy, i'm blessed to be alive. and i'm just trying to recover, even if it's slow. >> and we do want to let people know, they should check their bank accounts this morning because some of the government checks from the stimulus bill

have started to arrive. if you received your tax returns through direct deposit either last year or the year before, this money should be in your account no later than wednesday. dan. >> that money is so desperately needed by so many people. trevor, thank you. we're going to turn now to the confusion in the largest school district in america. this weekend, the mayor of new york city said the schools would stay closed for the remainder of the kacademic year, and then the governor stepped in. what's happening. erielle reshef is at home. >> reporter: states across the country may be looking to new york as a bellwether for what's to come for their district. as the remainder of the school year hangs in the balance for tens of millions of students across the nation. this morning, a public spat over the tehoinw it undscoring ba gpp districts from coast to coast. >> after very careful consideration, i announced today that the new york city public schools will remain closed for

the remainder of this school year. >> reporter: as covid-19 cases appear to be hitting a plateau, new york city mayor bill de blasio with that stark announcement about the nation's largest school district, but new york governor andrew cuomo pushi pushing back saying, only he has the legal authority to decide the fate of the 1.1 million students. >> there has been no decision. that's the mayor's opinion. >> reporter: nationwide, already pennsylvania, indiana, kansas and virginia among the states shuttering schools for the rest of the academic year. >> something to consider closing schools is childcare for working families. >> reporter: more than 54 million students across the country kept out of the classrooms for weeks in the m midst of the pandemic, marking a seismic shift to online learning. >> school districts where every children had a laptop. at the other end of the spectrum, you have school districts that have a high percentage of students in

poverty where they didn't have laptops. >> reporter: parents and guardians forced into full-time homeschooling. >> my child has dyslexia, and so reading for her is a challenging. i'm finding myself sitting down and doing the reading with her. >> reporter: a new normal putting pressure on families as they try to find balance and a silver lining in the midst of the crisis. >> if anything positive comes out of it i'll really hone in on her strengths and weaknesses. i'll be able to ask for what she needs when she does go back. >> so many families left in limbo and despite governor cuomo's pushback, new york city mayor bill de blasio has laid out a five-point plan he says will keep the public schools up and running remotely until he plans to open them again in september, guys. >> erielle reshef, thank you. now to the scathing new report on trump administration's failure to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. "the new york times" finding that the white house wasted vital time in the early days of the crisis that may have cost

american lives. abc's rachel scott is in d.c. with more. good morning to you, rachel. >> reporter: eva, good morning. president trump has said no one saw a pandemic like this coming, but "the new york times" reports his top advisers and health officials did, and that they tried to warn him. overnight, president trump touted his administration's handling of the coronavirus crisis, calling his response "swift." >> we did it the right way. we took care of social distancing and all of the things, words that nobody ever heard before. >> reporter: but a new report from "the new york times" claims the president repeatedly brushed off early warning signs from the intelligence community, top advisers and health officials. according to "the new york times," health and human secretary alex azar sounded the alarm about the possibility of a pandemic on a january 30th call with the president, but his concerns were dismissed. weeks later on february 21st,

disaster response official, dr. robert kadler, held a meeting with the coronavirus task force. the group concluded they would need to move aggressive social distancing. but the president didn't go forward with those measures for more than three weeks. just last monday, he insisted the virus hit the u.s. unexpectedly. >> this came out of nowhere. >> reporter: by early january, sourcing tell abc that information was included in the president's daily intelligence brief. >> when did you first learn about the intelligence and could you have acted on it then? >> i learned when i started -- when i learned about the gravity of it was some time just prior to closing the country to china. >> reporter: and the white house has responded to that "new york times" report. the deputy press secretary says, president trump took bold action to protect americans and unleash the full power of the federal

government to curb the spread of the virus. the president is now weighing whether to reopen the country next month, calling it the biggest decision he has ever had to make. dan? >> hugely consequential decision. rachel, thank you very much. for more on all of this let's bring in abc's martha raddatz. who's in d.c. where she'll be hosting "this week" later this morning. martha, good morning. does the white house have a case when they argue that all of this criticizing is monday-morning quarterbacking with political overtones? after all, the president did as we all heard him say, shut down flights from china. >> he did shut down flights from china, but there were still americans visiting china coming into the u.s. i thin da wnou look at that "new york times" report, when you look at abc reporting, that everyone will go back and see what happened, see why more tests weren't available. yes, there's an element of monday-morning quarterbacking here, but it's important -- it's important for the future and it's important to see what wentn

administration did and coect those mistakes. >> indeed, because the likelihood of this happening again is high given the fact that pandemics have happened throughout history. this week, you went to baltimore to look at how this virus is hitting minority populations especially hard. this is one of the most cruel aspects of the pandemic. what did you learn there on the ground? >> well, you know, you walk around that city, and it's like any of the cities. it's like new york city, it's like washington, d.c. it is just absolutely shut down, but in baltimore in particular, and in places all over america where there are large minority populations, they are -- there are many more african-americans, many more latinos who are suffering from covid-19, and we talked to some state representatives about that, a state delegate about that, and what they were trying to try to

help that minority community. this is a community that are in grocery stores, that some of them have pre-existing health conditions, and we talk a lot about that. >> grocery stores, delivery, this is, you know, they're on the front lines here and many are getting sick and dying. it's one of the cruelest aspects of this pandemic. mar in a raddatz, really appreciate it. a reminder that martha has a big show the latest on the trump administration's response on coronavirus. when she goes on one-on-one with fda commissioner stephen hahn. plus, maryland governor goes one-on-one with martha as well. all coming up on "this week." right here on abc. and while i have you, in this extraordinary era of news, you should go check out our new streaming service, abc news live. eva, over to you. time now for the weather. rob marciano with more on a tornado outbreak. good morning, rob. >> reporter: good morning, guys. powerful storm shaping up. we have several tornado watches poed

this video coming in from kansas yesterday where now we have some flooding issues across part of the central plains. we got winter storm warnings and wind warnings, too. an expansive system. waco you're in it this morning. it pushes through the east this afternoon. it takes shape and dives down to the gulf of mexico. memphis, little rock, along that warm front, maybe tornadic thunderstorms.bina tonight through tomorrow morning. we're looking for the bull's-eye to be louisiana, much of mississippi, and strong tornadoing possibly on the ground for a period of time later diminish threat for monday as well, and it pushes off to the east. from chicago to detroit, to new york city, could see winds 50-miles-plus an hour. dynamic situation unfolding.

okay, we'll check back in rob coming up in our next half-hour. we've been talking about celebrating easter in a pandemic, but there are so many other life milestones people are having to celebrate virtually. janai is at home this morning with some great examples. janai, good morning. >> reporter: hi, guys. good morning. we're seeing a lot of this, and this is about a philadelphia richar a alyssa xpecting a ba,

thepts they wanted to do a gender reveal, they found a way to get everybody together without breaking stay at home rules. they rounded up friends and family members on zoom. at the top of the screen, they had to open a plastic gold mug for the big surprise. look at this. >> it's a boy! >> the happy couple is due in late july. look at that, they were surrounded by friends and family. that's how everyone's doing it right now. virtual surprises like that. and of course, they're not the only ones, there are also some deputies who sang happy birthday. so a lot of people are making the best of things lately. this was in california, a little girl who was upset that she couldn't celebrate her 3rd birthday party, so she got a special performance right outside her house. look. ♪ happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you ♪ >> the sheriff's department

heard that the little girl was showed up to her home to sing just for her. love these videos, guys, there are silver linings out there, and we're trying to find them. >> it's amazing they did that. first of all, they're social distancing. my question is, who called into 911 to let the cops know that this was happening? >> erielle reshef's son celebrated his birthday yesterday. a bunch of our producers socially distanced with signs in front of her house to wish him a happy birthday. he's turning 5. happy birthday. >> that's amazing. >> we keep saying that brings out the best in so many people. janai, thank you. we'll see you in a little bit with "pop news." >> sounds good. >> hey, one thing i want to point out, janai's plant and my plant right here, viewers on twitter noticed we have the same plants, got it free in a "gma" segment. if it's free it's for me. that's what i always say. all right, janai. we'll see you soon. coming up here on "good

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good morning everyone. i'm liz kreutz. looking for kids to do something this easters? safari west is doing its annual hunt for the hare skron line, go to their facebook page at 10:00 this morning.

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>> reporter: good morning. you know, the ripple effect of this thing has been incredible, and so deeply damaging. families don't have the food they need to eat and the farmers have been hammered, too, without the typical supply chains they typically use to get their product out, business as usual has dried up. this morning, as americans look for help, the chilling sight of >> is en hike these lined up for >> reporter: amiions tryo manage the virus and incredibl high unemployment, many are relying on distribution lines to bridge the gap -- grabbing fresh

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>> we need our administration to stop that, and help, you know, our american farmers to make it through this. >> reporter: now dairy farmers have been impacted by this too. without those coffee shops and schools, there's nowhere for the product to go. there's one story out of wisconsin where a dairy farmer there is reportedly dumping a quarter million gallons of milk every day. the president says the help is on the way. the big question is, how much and when? dan. >> such a waste, especially at a time when people are going hungry. such a mismatch in the system. zachary, thank you v rob marciano. >> thank you. >> here's your easter sunday forecast. the west coast looks to be dry. everywhere else is not that great. so good weather for you, certainly sheltering in place. easter sunday, egg harbor,

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of the players to charities focused on coronavirus relief efforts, that's on top of 74 million already donated by the nba. one of the favorites, nba dunk champion zach lavine, another top contender, atlanta hawks guard trae young. sending a friendly reminder to the dunk champ tweeting, absolutely no dunking. lavine responding with a virtual laugh. his first-round opponent, nba legend paul pierce, sending a message to the chicago bulls star on espn this week -- >> when you play for the bulls, there's no pressure. i'm going to put some pressure on. >> and you can catch the h.o.r.s.e. challenge quarterfinals tonight at 7:00 on espn. i brought in my production assistant to help out. first shot, over the shoulder, no look, off the glass. >> that is a real risk. oh, my gosh. >> there we go. >> i hope she's wearing ppe.

>> i think i got an h.o. -- yes. she's got the glass. she's got the glass. the face shield. >> exactly. >> the best part of that was the face she made when you missed. >> pure disappointment. >> thanks, whit. stick around. "pop news" is next. >> pure disappointment. >> thanks, whit. stick around. "pop news" is next. i wanted more from my copd medicine that's why i've got the power of 1, 2, 3 medicines with trelegy. the only fda-approved once-daily 3-in-1 copd treatment. ♪ trelegy

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that could mean an increase byin energy bills.. and everyone staying home to protect others. you can save by setting your heat to 68 or lower... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or just letting the sun light your home. stay well and keep it golden. ♪ okay, it's "pop news." let's go to janai's house for that. hey, janai. >> hi, dan. thank you guys for coming back to my house -- dan, i'm laughing because dan just texted the group text that all of us have and it was meant for his wife. buthey, all y coo kittens. huge news for "tiger king" fans, a new special is out tonight. it's a so-called after show, hosted by comedian joel mchale,

who's a huge fan of the show. there will be new interviews with your favorite "tiger king" characters. they'll all be talking about their experiences since last month's release of the docuseries. after it premiered in march, it drew more than 35 million viewers in just the first ten days. you can still catch "tiger king and i" on netflix. if you haven't seen it, you have to watch it. have you watched it? >> we have watched it. we both watched it. it was deeply weird. by the way, the text chain -- the thing, all i told my wife on the group text, i said i'll be home at 1:00. and then i realized, oh, these people don't care what time i'm home. >> i saw that text and i was like, i don't think that's meant for us. now to the first-ever remote edition of "saturday night live." tom hanks was the surprise host. he and wife rita wilson of course were some of the first celebrities to announce that they had the coronavirus, both now recovered. tom hanks took up hosting duties for "snl at home."

look at this. >> why me as host? well, for one, i have been the celebrity canary in the coal mine for the coronavirus and ever since being diagnosed i have been more like america's dad than ever before since no one wants to be around me very long, and i make people uncomfortable. >> you got to love tom hanks. this is his tenth time as host, and the first time delivering a monologue from his kitchen. one of the best parts about this social distancing is getting to see inside everyone's homes. i'm always looking at the backgrounds. okay, maybe you have heard of the don't rush challenge. you've probably have seen it on tiktok or instagram, where people post videos of going from drab to fab in just seconds. here's a fun version of just the opposite. our very own linsey davis put this together. you'll see some familiar faces. many from abc, going from their career best and switching to

quarantine cozy in a flash. there's linsey. deborah roberts got in on it. so much fun. all about getting real, people. this is how we are all at home. there's rachel. i think i'm up next. i did make a little cameo. you'll see what i did with the curls as soon as the show is over. so fun. >> i think everyone looks great. i think everyone looks great both ways. whit, you got a guest there. >> thank you, dan. >> happy easter. >> happy easter. >> happy easter, everybody. we'll see you back here next weekend. stay tuned for martha. enjoy this holiday. holiday. enjoy this holiday.

good morning, everyone. i'm liz kreutz. bleak numbers this morning in the coronavirus pandemic. the bay area and santa cruz county is closing in on 5,000 confirmed cases with 134 deaths. more than 1,500 people tested positive for covid-19 in santa clara county. 51 people have died in the south

bay. san francisco has more than 850 cases. alameda county surpassed 800 cases. officials say this will be a big test this easter holiday to keep people inside and distanced to keep flattening the curve. this morning, contra costa county may ask governor newsom to declare only mail-in ballots for the november general election because of coronavirus concerns. many volunteers notified the county election office they won't be able to volunteer because of health and safety concerns. the board of supervisors will discuss the issue at its meeting this week. last week wisconsin received criticism for holding its primary elections, thousands of voters were forced to break safety measures to cast their ballots. a check of the sunday forecast with lisa argen. >> here is walnut creek a little bit of sunlight there, 45 in redwood city the cool spot, 50s elsewhere. a few drops on the lens here. patchy drizzle. mid-50s fairfield to concord and looking at the burnoff happening

late in the morning, early afternoon at about 3:00/4:00, highs in the upper 60s in concord. 58 in san francisco, so breezy there and the accuweather seven-day forecast the warmer weather tomorrow as the wind shifts and will dry out the atmosphere a bit from mid-70s on tuesday, low 70s around the bay, and by that tuesday/wednesday time period, some of the warmest readings we've seen with numbers pushing 80 inland. liz? >> lisa, thank you. "this week with george stephanopolous" is next. have a great sunday. joint pain, swelling, tenderness. my psoriasis. cosentyx works on all of this. cosentyx treats the multiple symptoms of psoriatic arthritis to help you look and feel better. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx.

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>> announcer: "this week" with george stephanopoulos starts right now. covid-19. have we hit the apex? even as the number of deaths continue to shatter families and the record books. >> these are just incredible numbers depicting incredible loss and pain. >> across america, food lines stretching for miles amid soaring unemployment claims. >> it's been a little over three weeks since i filed. i'm still marked in the computer as pending. the president once again pushing to reopen the country. >> what metrics you will use to make the decision. >> the metric is right here. we're talking about 325 million people. that's not