>> the white house say tgs next two weeks will be very painful >> on this first day of april some promising new signs this morning that home quarantining could be helping flooten the curve. >> and beyond our shores a call for e e 5,000 person crew after 100 tested positive "early today" starts right now

>> good morning. i'm phillip mena >> i'm frances rivera. >> president trump sending an alarming message projecting some dark days ahead estimating up to 240,000 americans could die from the pandemic on this first day of april here's what you need to know we're waking up to 187,000 cases here in the united states. more than 3,800 people have died new data reveals that 25% of people infected with the virus may not show symptoms. a company in southern california is giving hospital scrubs to health care professionals on the front lines of the pandemic. one company has pledged 10,000 uniforms to medical workers each month. >> and st. vincent medical center closed down in january and a deal is still in the

works. >> the nfl is doing its part and has donated over $35 million to coronavirus relief efforts between donations from players and team owners and clubs money has come from ten organizations. communities have come together for prayer services for medical workers in the parking lots of hospitals. officials on the west coast are cautiously optimistic that social distancing has made a difference doctors are reporting fewer cases are ex- pegted to see at this point the lockdowns have been hard on silicon valley according to data compiled by cnbc startup businesses eliminated nearly 4,000 jobs starting in march the u.s. army has asked for

help in the relief effort. >> there are growing calls for stores that are still open to take more precautions. employees will now have their temperatures checked and they will be provided with masks and g gloves the running tally of u.s. infections continues to soar in the hardest hit areas our medical systems are struggling to keep up >> reporter: with most of the nation roughly three in every four americans being told to stay at home our country has reached another grim milestone, states big and small reporting a steady rise in confirmed cases of the coronavirus new york accounting for many of the deaths where the health care system is overrun and undermanned. >> we are planning now for the battle at the top of the mountain that's what we are doing we're gathering equipment that

we don't need today because today is not the day of the battle >> reporter: as new york prepares for another surge in patients, the call for help stretches far beyond the empire state. aboard the uss theed thee doer rez voroosevelt he says his crew needs to be isolated cities like atlanta warn of an impending crisis but it's smaller communities that could take the biggest hit >> nearly three hours south of atlanta this small county has seen more coronavirus deaths than anywhere in the state even areas with more than ten time tts population. >> reporter: with hundreds of confirmed cases in rurale resou there is growing concern that states like florida could become the next hot spots in parts of washington, colorado

and california where mandates to keep away from crowds have been in place for weeks preliminary data shows the virus is spreading at a slower rate >> we are in this together. >> reporter: but not all residents are listening as the mayor of los angeles held a press conference of social distancing a live split screen showed crowded soccer fields and basketball courts. the governor of virginia to stay at home until june 10th. >> this is an unpressodencedentd difficult time. >> reporter: employees at whole foods demanded a sick out. >> they are coming into contact with the public and all kinds of people. >> reporter: as so many americans try to stay home, outside portland police officers in oregon are delivering prescription drug to people in

need this couple have recovered from the virus. >> most people will survive this so we can't be fearful we just need to be smart >> reporter: across the nation, the elderly are still the most vulnerable more than 400 long-term care facilities have residents infected with the coronavirus many spending their final days dying alone. >> that is heart breaking and our community is truly heart broken. >> reporter: the toll of the virus impacting so many lives in every corner of our nation. >> the white house says social distancing appears to be working but warn there is no magic bull lit. the next few weeks will be difficult for all americans but says they're critically important. >> all right thank you. the white house is painting a grim picture of what's ahead for the country warning to expect up tor capitol hill corrt

tracie potts joining us with more and the top health experts say it is not too late to mitigate the disaster. >> reporter: right they say it's not too late to flatten the curve based on our behavior the white house prediction of 240,000 is a little bit more than the 200,000 they had predicted just a couple of days earlier but we could cut that in half or more by staying apart. of course the guidance for the entire country is now social distancing for 30 days until the end of the month president trump says he's leaving it up to each state and 32 have decided to do it so far to do stay home orders but social distancing he says is going to be very important to change those numbers >> we're going to go through a very tough two weeks and then hopefully as the experts are predicting as i think a lot of us are predicting

after having studied it so hard you're going to see some real light at the end of the tunnel but this is going to be a very, very painful two weeks >> the mitigation and social distancing clearly works it's worked in other countries which was proven and we're seeing it's starting to really help right now in our own country. >> and congress is already looking at a fourth coronavirus package. this time democrats want to push again to get the money in for the postal service assuming that many of the state primaries that are coming up may have to be done entirely by mail. >> such a complicated issue. all right. tracie potts, thank you. >> been tough to follow the numbers every day and the global numbers of the virus continue to grow the u.s. and italy with the highest number of cases.

the u.n. chief has called the outbreak the biggest challenge for the world since world war ii a decrease in new infections and international health experts says the epidemic in that region is far from over for the latest we turn to chapman bell who is live in london good morning >> reporter: good morning. yeah, we've seen a spike in deaths in several countries across europe including here in the uk more than 25,000 cases recorded. almost 1,800 have die as a temporary field hospital is being set up in london, it's been set up quickly by the military and the health service. it will initially have 500 beds with oxygen and ventilators but it could grow to more than 4,000 beds if needed that as france has more than 50,000 cases recorded now, around 3,500 there are dead. the french president visiting a

factory where he's called on a company to up their production of protective equipment in their response to the crisis and italy it appears after three weeks of lockdown across the country they're starting to see the number of cases and deaths level off as they hopefully begin to flatten the curve there. the country honoring those who have died as they lowered the flags observing a minute of silence across the country to honor more than 12,000 dead there and in spain, the number of infections appeared to be lowering but that number spiked more than 9,000 cases giving that glimmer of hope and about 6,500 new cases. in china in wuhan where the epicenter began it's starting to get back to normal there the w.h.o. warning the epidemic in asia is far from over >> that is a tough part to see those numbers level off and

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