right now on "america this morning," president trump claims total authority setting up a showdown over re-opening the economy. >> the president of the united states calls the shots. it's a decision for the president of the united states. >> new overnight the response from one of the most powerful governors in the country. plus, the new details on when most americans will see their government stimulus payment. new questions about the food supply chain. why farmers are throwing out staggering amounts of food even though the need is so great with cars lining up at food pantries, the possible solution this morning. pastor busted. police say a pastor was hiding his parishioners so they could gather for church in violation of stay-at-home orders. how they say he made it look like the church was closed. plus, the staggering damage

after a day of wild weather impacting millions from the south to the northeast. a new decision on whether car insurance companies should be forced to give you a refund during this crisis with no one or fewer vehicles on the road. later a surprise for the 93-year-old woman holding that sign up requesting beer. more evidence of americans separated but coming together. good tuesday morning, everyone. officials from new york to california are discussing possible ways to re-open their states. >> that's setting up a showdown with president trump over who gets to make that decision. but first let's look at the map. in new york, more than 10,000 people have now died from coronavirus even though the governor says the worst is over. hospitals in new york are still seeing 2,000 new patients a day. elsewhere there's growing concern in massachusetts about the rising number of deaths there. >> president trump is now

defending dr. anthony fauci just hours after retweeting a post that called for him to be fired. fauci responded last night. >> meanwhile, there is good news for workers on the front lines. vice president mike pence said the national stockpile now includes nearly 7,000 ventilators. >> we begin with the fiery press briefing at the white house where a defensive president trump declared he has total authority to re-open the economy. this morning president trump lashing out at his critics. >> i don't mind being criticized but not when they're wrong. >> reporter: during a combative briefing on the coronavirus, the president defended his response to the pandemic and played a campaign-style video during the news conference. >> the press has not treated these incredible people who've done such a great job, they haven't treated them fairhouse hich immediately got the attention of the former head of the office of government ethics who tweeted, so our tax dollars and the presidential mansion we own are now being used to broadcast campaign ads.

dr. anthony fauci then clarified an answer he gave during a sunday interview when he said more lives could have been saved if the u.s. had made earlier efforts to contain the virus. >> the nature of the hypothetical question was if, in fact, we had mitigated earlier, could lives have been saved? and the answer to my question was as i always do and i'm doing right now perfectly honestly say, yes, i mean, obviously. the first and only time that dr. birx and i went in and formally made a recommendation to the president, the president listened to the recommendation. >> reporter: fauci making that clarification monday after sunday night that called for fauci to be fired. >> this is the world we live in. you're going to see things like that all the time. i think that was as a result of an answer to a question that i was given by a reporter, which was a valid question. it was a hypothetical question. somebody didn't like the way i

answered it, so they hashtagged it fire fauci. that's it. that's the world we live in. i accept it. it doesn't bother me. >> reporter: dr. fauci went on to say a lack of information early in the crisis prevented him from knowing how the virus spreads. president trump also highlighted how he restricted travel from china in late january and then he was pressed on what the administration did in february to prepare, a month during which the president is accused of downplaying the threat. >> what do you do when you have no case in the whole united states? >> you had cases -- >> excuse me. you reported it. zero cases, zero deaths on january 17th. >> january. february, the entire month of february. your video has a complete gap. what did your administration do in february the time your travel ban -- >> a lot. a lot. in fact, we'll give you a list what we did. part of it was up there. look, look, you know you're a fake. you know that. your whole network, the way you cover it is fake.

>> reporter: the president declared he has total authority when it comes to how and when to ease up on social distancing. >> when somebody is the president of the united states, the authority is total, and that's the way it's got to be. >> reporter: but according to constitutional experts trump is wrong. the president can issue guidelines, but the authority to close businesses during a public health crisis is reserved for the states, not the federal government. >> you said when someone is president of the united states, their authority is total. that is not true. who told you that? >> okay, you know what we're going to do, we're going to write up papers on this, it's not going to be necessary because the governors need us one way orhe other. >> h a governor agreed that you have the authority to decide when their state --sters >> i haven't asked anybody. you know why? because i don't have to. go ahead please. >> but who told you the president has total authority? >> enough. >> reporter: the governor of new york is teaming up with six other states to develop a plan to re-open the east coast, similar to a plan on the west coast.

he disagrees with trump's assessment. >> we don't have the king. we have an elected president. >> reporter: in michigan protesters are planning a rally to protest the governor's stay-at-home order. some countries are trying to ease their lockdowns but france and the uk are keeping theirs in place. we're learning new information about the government stimulus payments being sent to most americans. abc's alex presha has details. >> reporter: today the white house is expected to announce the creation of an economic task force which sources say will likely include the senior adviser and son-in-law jared kushner and ivanka trump t comes hours after steven mnuchin announced 80 million americans will get their payments this week. a $1200 direct deposit for most people. >> if you are a social security beneficiary, you do not need to do anything. you will get a direct deposit. if you have not filed and did not need to file a 2018 and '19 return, you can go to irs.gov now and enter your information

and authenticate yourself. >> reporter: mnuchin announced the paycheck protection program for small business owners is ahead of schedule despite the delays reported with applications. he said they delivered $230 billion to more than 600 banks. he's now asking congress for more money. meanwhile, president trump's economic adviser larry kudlow revealed his wife quickly applied for funding through the small business loan program to keep her art business afloat. larry kudlow's personal assets have been valued up to $2 million, but the white house officials say kudlow's wife is a small business owner and private citizen and did not receive any special treatment. alex presha, abc news. >> alex, thank you. to the front lines of this crisis where doctors are reporting progress in the fight against the coronavirus. >> more survivors now describing what they've gone through. this morning an up close look at the coronavirus outbreak. dr. erik blutinger is sharing this video he took last week inside mt. sinai hospital in

queens giving a glime inside the emergency department crowded with patients. >> everyone is covid positive in this hallway. >> reporter: but now dr. blut g blutinger says his hospital is slowly turning a corner. >> for mt. sinai queens hospital, we have seen gradually the volume drop but still a need for all hands on deck. >> reporter: with stress running high at hospitals across the country, nurses are highlighting the camaraderie and teamwork among the staff saving lives. >> it's inspiring to see so many co-workers willing to come in extra days to help out. >> reporter: now more stories of survival are emerging. >> i'm ecstatic to be home. i mean, you can't even imagine. >> reporter: steve sloshberg is at home with his wife in california but still on oxygen as he recovers from the virus. the 67-year-old isolated himself when he started feeling sick a month ago and was hospitalized days later. doctors considered putting him on a ventilator. >> i got very lucky at the last

second. boy, i really did not want to go on that ventilator. >> reporter: ulysses gutierrez also a survivor and doctors initially treated the 39-year-old for the flu. after two visits to the er he tested positive for the virus. ver:eorge was aching, just stephanopoulos has also tested positive for the virus, but unlike his wife ali, george says he's experiencing little to no symptoms. >> i've never had a fever. never had cough. never had shortness of breath, never had chills, any of the classic symptoms. there was one night several weeks ago where i went to bed early with some lower back pain. i actually thought it was from a hard workout, and then several days after that i had one day where i had a diminished sense of smell, but that's really been it. >> like george, the cdc says one in four who test positive have no symptoms. turning to the weather, heavy winds blew the roof off

the sports complex on the jersey shore. winds up to 80 miles per hour caused damage across the northeast. no serious injuries reported. across the south, 32 people have died after the tornado outbreak sunday into monday. this is the damage in chattanooga, tennessee, where at least nine people were killed and hundreds of houses and other buildings were destroyed across mississippi and louisiana. families who lost their homes are being placed in hotels instead of shelters to maintain social distancing. time to check your forecast for this tuesday morning. some late season snow can be seen on the radar this morning. light snow is possible in eastern colorado and across the texas and oklahoma panhandle. storms could bring a wintry mix to the central appalachian mountains. by tonight a few storms possible from florida to the carolinas. checking today's high temperatures, it will be 50s as far south as dallas. 50s along the east coast as well as 30s in minnesota.

44 in denver and 76 in southern california. typical spring weather for a lot of places. coming up, amazon's new plan to speed up delivery service. also ahead, farmers are throwing out food while millions of americans wait in line at food banks. what's behind the problem and the possible solution. and later a decision on whether car insurance companies should be forced to give customers a refund during this crisis.

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there. and millions of americans are struggling to put food on the table but at the same time farmers are throwing out food at staggering rates because restaurants are closed. abc's zohreen shah reports the problem and the possible solution. >> reporter: this morning, farmers and food banks are fighting to get food to those in need. >> work so hard and then all of a sudden it's flushed down the drain. >> reporter: much of the milk at conrad farms in ohio would have gone to either schools or restaurant, but that business dried up. now dairy industry leaders are calling on grocers to remove mi why they put a limit because there were angry customers. >> reporter: while some farmers have too much food, many food banks don't have enough. >> it's a really hard time for everyone. >> reporter: with millions unemployed car lines across the country are stretching for miles in front of food distribution centers. customers at grocery stores like in this new york suburb out of

luck too facing empty produce shelves. a supply chain seemingly broken. >> so far we've probably destroyed i want to say about 4 million pounds of green beans. >> reporter: this farmer in florida struggling with too much crop. >> all the beautiful beans, all these plants scheduled to go to the restaurant industry. >> reporter: to address the problem, two groups, the american farm bureau federation and feeding america, are now joining forces asking the agriculture department to help identify partnerships at the local level and remove red tape to distribute more food faster. companies like perdue chicken also stepping up. the company's chairman tells "good morning america" they're now making changes to meet the increased demand. >> also converted those plants that we did have that were geared toward restaurants to produce supermarket package size products to help supplement our other operation. >> reporter: and this morning we have a staggering statistic from one trade group. it predicts because of the

coronavirus this country could see a 46% increase in the number of people who struggle to get healthy food each day. that's an extra 17 million people in need. kenneth, mona. >> zohreen, thank you. amazon is hiring 75,000 more workers to help reduce grocery delivery delays. that's in addition to 100,000 people it recently hired. a surge in demand has forced the company to put some customers on a wait list. and coming up, the prison riot caught on camera. also ahead, doctors agree we need more testing before the economy re-opens. so what's taking so long? our expert weighs in. that's why it's our pleasure to come to you. with delivery right to your door. order through the chick-fil-a app where possible, or our delivery partners, doordash, uber eats and grubhub. we can't wait to serve you. now, more than ever, the little things make a big difference. like contactless payment through the chick-fil-a app. place a mobile order and pay ahead of your visit. then pick up in the drive-thru or curbside where available.

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authorities say they seized thousands of n95 masks when they raided the man's home and office and say he was selling each mask for about $22. they typically sell for $1.50. california is ordering car premiums they charged customers during march and april because fewer people are driving these days. meanwhile, gas prices continue to fall down to 93 cents at one station in kentucky. now to the lingering questions about how to re-open the economy. testing, of course, will be crucial. earlier i spoke with dr. alok patel. he said the lack of testing so far comes down to a supply problem. where we stand right now, i don't have a nice way to put this, a supply chain disaster. we don't run the amount of tests per day we really need. right now estimates are saying we're running about 100,000 tests per day but there are some

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making news right now at 4:27, we may get some idea of today when things might be returning tomorrow. governor newsom promises a major announcement. this beloved grandmother dies of covid-19 at a nursing home. her family is demanding and good morning, everyone, it's tuesday, april 14th. we will get to all the stories in just a few moments, but first let's check in with mike nicco with a look ahead. >> good morning, kumasi.

how are you? >> good, how are you. >> today we are going to have more sunshine and warmth on the way, and about a mile and quarter visibility in navarro, and a little fog trying to develop around half moon bay. a few 50s around bigger cities like oakland and also san francisco and down towards san jose. where we end up this afternoon, how about the 70s just about everywhere, and a possible 80 in fairfield for the warm spot. we will do this a couple more times before cooler weather and the possibility of rain in the accuweather 7-day forecast. new regulations will go into place at an east bay senior care center. >> reporter: we found out about the tenth death last night,

kumasi, and this is the most deaths at a nursing home in the bay area. emma died last night, and i spoke to her grandson, and he told us last week she did not have symptoms and things changed quickly, and by friday her organs were failing and we asked authorities why people are still at the facility while people are dying. >> once you have everybody infected like that, what you want to do is keep them there and get them the most effective care, and if you send a whole group of people that are infected to other facilities, there's a higher risk of infecting the officials from th department are going to insist that everybody have their temperature taken before entering the building, and now

they are required to wear a mask. the family of a ninth person di at a comment from the owners of the facility. reporting live in hayward, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. it has been almost a month since governor newsom first issued a stay at home order the entire state. >> governor newsom says he has been working with the governors of washington and oregon, and they developed a plan to safely lift social distancing measures to the west coast, and this is separate from the federal government. there's few details