breaking overnight the senate passes a $2 trillion coronavirus package with a unanimous vote as the urgency grows for more medical personnel and emergency equipment. >> we'll take a look at the symptoms patients face u. >> and many are banning visitors and turning away dads from delivery rooms forcing more at-home births >> plus, starbucks connelling to the front lines with free

coffee "early today" starts right now >> good morning to you on this thursday some big news on the senate's $2 trillion stimulus >> american fatalities hit new high and california authorities say their fatalitys has hit the same rate as new york. new york has the highest number of cases with over 24,000. >> ga vin newsom says they've seen more unemployment measures this month and as they deal with dwindling medical supplies they're faced with a harsh new reality

hospitals across the u.s. are grappling with this because it could expose doctors and nurses to the deadly virus. >> one of the biggest hospital insurers is facing its greatest causes with the virus. >> the company is modifying its production line to make face shields for hospital workers during the crisis. they have more than 100,000 units. >> the foot loose star shared this video of him eating popcorn while listening to brew know mars and after weeks of lockdown, the tokyo olympics have been postponed until 2021

this marks the fourth time since the games have been affected >> millions of american workers sidelined by the pandemic. the senate passed a $2 trillion stimulus package to keep the economy afloat this heads to the house for a full vote tomorrow where it is expected to sail straight on through to the president's desk for his signature. >> this a proud moment for the united states senate and for the country and we're going to win this battle in the very near future >> people came together to help the american people and that's a great sign it shows you that this senate can function when the need is so real and so pressing >> so what does all this mean for you at home? peter alexander has the details. >> reporter: the largest economic relief package in u.s.

history, more than 2 trilli$2 t worth is expected to get the green light. >> this is not even a stimulus package, it is emergency relief. >> first up those direct payments to most americans for people making up to $75,000 a year, a $1,200 check couples makes up to 150 thr$1500 unemployment benefits arising to up to 600 ba$600 per week. forgivable loans up to $10 million to keep paying their employees. new rules on jor sight aoversig.

andrew cuomo saying his stiet will get 3 billion dlars, what he says is not nearly enough >> the a drop in the bucket. >> we're going to look at it maybe we do sections of the country. >> reporter: his top public advisor calling the timeline an aspirational goal. >> it looks like he's made this absolute dez situation on something, he does have an open mind objeabout it >> reporter: as for those checks you can get them faster if you have direct deposit with the irs. cases of the coronavirus continue to explode here in the united states and abroad the state of nrk is the american epicenter of the pandemic.

the nation's hospitals are being pushed to the brink while working with limited supplies. the worsz days are still to come >> reporter: as our country faces a national emergency and scenes like this unfolding big and small, new york state says it's the canary in the coal mine makeshift morgues are being prepared the mayor says in three weeks coronavirus cases will hit their high point >> 80% still self-resolved about 15% of the people that test positive require hospitalization. >> reporter: the residents

leaving town could exacerbate the spread across the country in california, half as many tests the taken in new york, the death toll and those infected could easily become the highest in the nation >> we are anywhere from about 6 to 12 days behind what we are seeing in new york city. >> reporter: even in our country's most remote state there is trouble in paradise as new cases skyrocket. some governors like florida's will not issue a state mandate but the world health organization says staying at home is vital. >> lockdowns slow down a virus like this, you have got to stop

it. >> hospitals describe their night against the illness as a war zone >> bourbon street is practically a ghost town but more than a million people packed here for mardi gras >> reporter: the crisis around the globe is grim. over 6,800 in italy, spain as now surpassed china and prince charles tested positive for the virus but has not been hospital ri ized >> mom jane needed a ventilator to keep her alive. >> no health issues in her past. no preexisting conditions

whatsoever it's another example of sacrifi sacrifice. >> social distancing appears to be working we're told those orders to stay away from crowds could last as long as two months >> thank you >> and international feud is brewing as the trump administration continues to push for united nations to highlight the origin of the coronavirus. the u.n. forms its reaction to the pandemic you can read more about this exclusive report on nbc use.com. lets's check out our weather. >> we're talking about the 90s

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fine they say that charles' mother remains in good health and she last saw her son briefly march 12th >> the new coronavirus life this in china is beagaining to emerge from lockdown. for more we turn to london and give us an update on how prince charles is doing. >> reporter: that's right and the palace says he's showing minor symptoms and he's self-isolating right now his wife hasn't tested positive for the virus and he saw his mother on the 12th of march and the palace say that she is in good health too. over to spain with a record 738 new fatalities reported in one day bringing the total to almost

3,650 surpassing china's tally even the country's deputy prime minister has tested positive the rate of growth of new infections continues to slow bit by bit nonetheless italy has been ravaged and still has the largest death toll currently over 7 and a half thousand it may have to impose a complete lockdown except for essentials such as food and medicine that's a mind boggling figure of over 3 billion people in lockdown across the world but in china, curbs are being

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