coronavirus benefit concert. the event was hosted by elton john it reported eedly has raised o1 million dollars. many -- more than 20 people ♪ were hurt. the city's mayor said the president trump extends shelter-in-place order over the social distancing guidelines coronavirus likely helped save through the month of april as the number of confirmed cases of lives in the situation. we'll see how this last monday in march is going to coronavirus fast approached 150,000 in the united states shake out. >> we had a direct hit on the alone. as cases surge across the nation, more steps are being taketo screen travelers going from state to state to stem the mall in jonesboro arkansas spread. with so many health care we are still seeing injuries and workers fighting the war on the they're picking up the pieces. front lines, a message of hope and thanks from those giving the severe weather threat continues to be heightened back. >> i would like people to know across the deep south into the that there's hope and there's southeast going into your tuesday afternoon. something we can all do. i do think the south from baton a lesson on how to say

thanks this monday rouge to central texas could see "early today" starts right now good to have you with us another 1-2 inches of rain through the mississippi valley this morning >> as millions of americans and the tennesse continue to hunker down in thei month. the spread of the coronavirus is fast and furious this country now has the most number of cases world wide, topping 142,000, surpassing to climb down. china and italy. we're in the mid 40s across the number of fatalities has central texas into the south highs back in the 80s. surpassed 2,000. >> things could get much worse the nation's top infectious disease expert dr. fauci severe weather continues for the deep south, but a quiet weather estimates that coronavirus could pattern isg. kill up to 200,000 americans, a 93-year-old woman got some adding that the country could see millions of cases. two major healthe sweet news from her waiving the cost of coronavirus granddaughter after weeks apart tread humana will cover in quarantine. >> it's a boy! payments for insured members >> as cases surge in new york, oh yes, i did. an emergency field hospital will >> how did you know? go up inene setting up right now

at that site along fifth avenue >> that's the way to spread the good news. the couple traveled from illinois to ohio to surprise her with the announcement. and 99th the grandma says she already had a feeling and grandmas know. after cancelling the detroit auto show, the convention show up next, primed to strike. will be made into a makeshift amazon workers plan a walkout hospital. >> in the hawkeye state aonrnoronavirus cces. volunteers are using 3d printers >>nd how vigilantes stop a to help workers on the front lines. the district is using all of neighbor from leaving their homes. [♪] their 3d printers to create face guards they've created thousands of guards for doctors and patients to use. here to keep you entertained is hq trivia the mogul quiz app is back online talk about a win-win you can foster a dog and get free beer in the process busch is offering a three months living room concers of restarti even when your car is clean, does it still smell stuffy or stale? the supply of beer for boys did

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nbc's kathy park has more. ( laughter ) found one! >> reporter: the coronavirus ♪ crisis is intensifying across found one. the country and president trump ♪ extended the social distancing guidelines until the end of april. mucinex cold & flu all-in-one. fights... meantime, here in new york it's still considered the epicenter oh no. no-no-no. of the u.s. outbreak as the death toll approaches 1,000. as the coronavirus continues its did you really need the caps lock? deadly march across the country, mucinex cold and flu all-in-one. this warning for americans >> looking at what we're seeing now, you know, i would say between 100 and 200,000 cases, excuse me, deaths. we're going to have millions of the world continues to be ravaged by the deadly cases, but i just don't think we coronavirus that is quickly really need to make a projection spreading from continent to when it's such a moving target continent. global cases have surpassed 720,000 with the u.s. leading what we do know is we have a while hard hit europe continues to struggle with the mounting serious problem in new york, new orleans and we're going to be developing serious problems in death toll as cases rise it is forcing more other areas. >>ain from nonessential countries to enforce stricter domestic travel for two weeks. lockdowns. in asia the former epicenter of the notice creating confusion the virus is slowly emerging after president trump first weighed the possibility of a from lockdown. short-term quarantine in those ali, good morning. states, but later backed away

from the idea. governors were given full >> good morning. discretion over the new rollout that's right, a staggering and said the advisory is already 723,000 cases world wide and in practice. >> totally consistent with 34,000 deaths, almost every everything we're doing. >> that's something that as i corner of the world has been affected and it won't be long say it's de facto happening until we pass a million cases. already. >> we're discouraging people in italy, the number of daily from traveling and making sure deaths fel88 they stay at home as much as possible. >> reporter: with at least 59,000 positive cases and the overall death toll still the approximately 42% of coronavirus largest in the world keeps deaths in the u.s. centere rising now over a startling 10,800 people have died there with over extended the stay-at-home order through april 15th, stretching 97,000 cases into major holidays like easter cemeteries ares to store thee fn and r and awaiting the arrival of a u.s. naval ship to provide extra allowed to attend funerals italy has also deployed beds even more help is on the way helicopters as an eye in the sky the president announcing that a flight arrived at jfk with to sort of enforce lockdown for people that aren't abiding by millions of critical supplies for health care workers them and the situation in spain isn't stretched thin the governor of rhode island repealed the executive order much better with almost 7,000

that had police and national guard members knocking on doors deaths there and a very strict and checking cars for visiting new yorkers, telling them they lockdown in place. spain and italy alone account must self-quarantine for 14 days behind me is the center which for more than half of the world's death toll. >> news that we're getting used has been transformed into a to hearing by the day. temporary hospital with 1,000 thank you. beds over at central park there is an some residents in maine tried to force some emergency field hospital also in the works, a triage center going out-of-towners into quarantine by chopping down a tree and using it to block their up this weekend and should b driveway a man told police that our operational on tuesday neighbors chopped down a tree to with nearly 60,000 confirmed barricade the driveway because he thought he had coronavirus. cases, new york is a major hot spot for the virus, but officials are warning that the pl when police arrived the group worst is yet to come for had gone the coronavirus outbreak is america's cities some states have started having a major impact on screening people trying to drive gasoline prices at the pump. across state lines as we just the average retail price per gallon in the u.s. has dropped saw. >> reporter: as the spread of nearly 23 cents in the past two covid-19 accelerates, a warning. weeks to $2.15 all corners of the country are at risk and america's cities that's more than 50 cents lower vulnerable than this time a year ago. >> every metro area should over the past five weeks the assume that they could have an outbreak equivalent to new york.

>> reporter: sunday new disaster price has fallen over 35 cents. declarations in connecticut, among the coronavirus deaths oregon, georgia and a disaster we learned about sunday, country request from pennsylvania. music superstar joe diffy. >> please stay calm, stay home and stay safe. among his popular tunes >> reporter: in louisiana up beside thjukebox. there's worry. they're days away from potential the grammy winner was born and catastrophe. raised in oklahoma >> we're on a trajectory to exceed our capacity in the new he was 61 years old. orleans area for ventilators by we're also learned that about april 4th. grammy winner singer/songwriter >> reporter: there's also defiance despite an order banning john prine has been hospitalized gatherings larger than 50, for covid-19 sym os.n a pastor tony spell refuses to cancel sunday service attended ventilator. workers at a new york amazon by hundreds. >> the church, again, is not a warehouse are planning to walk out this morning non-essential, okay? the church is the most essential employees plan to strike after a coworker tested positive for thing in all the world covid-19 an amazon spokesperson tells nbc >> reporter: while some shrug off the threat, states are news they're following all taking extraordinary measures to guidelines and taking extreme slow the virus spread. measures to protect staff. >> our huge concern is if people the workers want that facility start to travel south, then we shut down and cleans are going to have a huge up rise in our cases. when we return, remembering

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today's heros. now americans are creating new ways to help our nation's health care workers and first responders. >> i would like people to know that there is hope and there is something that we can all do. >> reporter: in new orleans gavin dewolf is organizing relief for the front lines by organizing food deliveries inspired by the fight in his wife an e.r. doctor. >> to step into that break room and have the door close, everybody wash their hands and take some food is really healing. >> reporter: the effort feeding 12 area hospitals. >> i think it's just, you know, a way that everybody can get involved and do something and show some solidarity right now. >> reporter: an aid mission spreading across the country in new york island auto group is lending cars to first responders so they don't have to take public transportation. >> it was very scary i get affected my brothers and sisters i work

with get affected. >> reporter: in missouri delivering its own hand sanitizer. >> we want to help them stay safe. >> reporter: in texas, a dallas hotel is offering friends to local first responders for free. >> let's help out these first responders on the front line epa simple sign saying thank you summing up the sentiments of americans everywhere, grateful to those risking their own lives to save others >> seems like we're hearing more and more about that each day all the efforts out there to help those who are keeping people alive. >> i've been clicking on it since we were at home on social media and clicking on all the videos of people giving standing ovations and that well-deserved recognition to those first

responders and health care workers. >> click on the go fund mes and the people with the meals and everything they can do. when an 87-year-old woman found herself quarantined without food in the house a rhode island police officer went grocery shopping for her thankfully an officer was able to get everything on the list for her. another example of that right there. >> we're seeing signs all over the city if you need help, let us know and the number is right there. everybody coming together. >> we thank

new york state hasa thousanm coronavirus as a field hospital is being built in central park while area hospitals are pushed to the limit. >> states are ramping up travel advisories as others are watching and learning from new

york's rapid explosion of coronavirus cases. >> and the incredible story of how a newspaper deliveryman's simple act of kindness toward a neighborhood has snowballed into so much more "early today" starts right now. >> glad you're with us