a live look at the bay you stop the spread. bridge as we sign out here on >> we saw the time line yesterday. "today in the bay." you talked about the 30 days i remember you were on with us a few laughs as well. when we first had the initial 15 days and you were straightforward. you said it could be longer than thank you for joining us this morning. have a great day. 15 days. sure enough here we are. we have another 30 days of social distancing required good morning but when you're talking about what's needed and what's ahead, harsh reality. isn't it very likely that the social distancing will have to >> this is going to be a very be longer than even this 30 painful, very, very painful two days weeks. >> the president issuing a brutal wakeup call to americans. the data just in that shows hundreds of thousands could die in other words, past april 30th, in this country in the coming weeks, even with social in order to contain the spread and get that optimistic scenario of 100,000 to 200,000 deaths distancing. >> that's a great question what we've always said is everyone is on a different place >> there's no magic bullet there's no magic vaccine or therapy. on the curve some places aren't going to hit the peak until after 30 days and it's just behavior. >> just ahead our live conversation with the surgeon they are going to need to general. with the stakes this high, why continue social distancing aren't all 50 states ordering other places that leaned in early may relax recommendations residents to stay at home. earlier. taking its toll. when we say relax, we're not >> i look like i've aged 20

years in two weeks. >> from the front lines of the nation's epicenter, the doctors an going back to saying, hey, i never said as surgeon general you shouldn't wash your hands or overworked and overwhelmed. cover your cough but we're going to start to look at how we ease people in. that's one of the things we're looking at with mask >> this is too much. i don't know how much longer i can do this. >> just ahead, the new help on the way. recommendations. desperate plea the captain of the "uss theodore is there a possibility we can use cloth masks to allow people roosevelt" begs the navy to help to start to come together once they got over the peak and flattened the curve. an aircraft carrier. what he says need he did to be these are questions we have. >> i hear on everybody is going done now. to have a different situation, different states, different hot spots. i guess to put a fine point on it, is it in the realm of the battle, two cruise ships possibility that the white house and task force could say in 30 carrying passengers looking to days that's it, we don't have these guidelines anymore you don't have to social dock in florida. >> we don't want to be sitting here in a petri dish any longer than we have to. >> the governor still saying those ships are not welcome. distance anymore it's over. those stories plus stepping >> in my opinion, i think that in 30 days we will still be telling the country in general that you need to practice these up the small family-owned business whose innovation just became a very big deal in the coronavirus virus fight. measures but in 30 days some places may "today," wednesday, april 1st, not need to have a shelter-in-place anymore so again, we'll start to ease this in 30 days, i think, in some places but in other places we'll be ramping it up

2020 >> announcer: from nbc news, we'll follow the data and go this is a special edition of based on what the data tells us. "today: the coronavirus pandemic" with savannah guthrie >> okay. let's talk about ventilators we know there aren't enough ventilators unfortunately. live from studio 1a in let me tell you what governor cuomo in new york said as states rockefeller plaza. hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." it's wednesd and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller like his try to get ventilators. plaza. hi, everybody. good morning welcome to "today. it's wednesday morning we're glad to have you along with us. >> we certainly are. we'll begin with some sobering new information on the coronavirus pandemic the head of the u.n. just this >> so you have 50 states morning describing it as the competing to buy the same item we all wind up bidding up each worst global crisis since world other and competing against each other, like being on ebay with war ii. >> it's hard to argue with that when you look at some of these 50 other states bidding on a ventilator. >> now, the fact there aren't enough ventilators is perhaps numbers. here at home the nation's top nobody's fault, but isn't there doctors are now estimating that even with strict social a better way for states to go distancing measures in place, in about getting these ventilators? the best case scenario, as many as 240,000 americans could die >> that's a great question i talked to the head of the stockpile just this morning, and from covid-19. >> as of this morning, the number stands at nearly 4,000, we are trying to work with with 188,000 cases overall governors to come up with a better way now, compare that to just one month ago when there were two we're trying to purchase what we deaths and just 89 cases in the can for the stockpile and send it to places like new york that need it the most

u.s. we're also trying to make sure >> in the meantime new york city passed another terrible other states and governors can milestone, more than 1,000 coronavirus deaths in less than get priority purchasing at a reasonable rate. i think the governor of new york three weeks. >> and a newly approved test for makes a fair -- raises a fair the virus that can deliver results in as little as five minutes, that began shipping today. concern. the head of the fda has called this a game changer in the it's one of the things we're working with to try to make sure the equipment can get to where fight. its needed in an efficient way our team in position covering every angle this and without price gouging. >> this finally, dr. adams, morning. let's start with nbc's tom you're a physician costello this is your life's work i just have to sit with these tom, good morning to you. numbers for a moment in the best case scenario the >> reporter: good morning, the white house is saying we may message to cdc and the white house and main street usa, be prepared as you mentioned, in a best case have 100,000 deaths. scenario, this country could see right now there have been just as many as 240,000 people die as under 4,000 deaths in this country. a result of this pandemic. are we looking at 96,000 people dying in the next few weeks? >> here is what i want you and and if the country does not engage in social distancing and america to know. those projections are definitely sobering but they don't have to isolation, that death toll could be in the millions president trump with top public health experts delivering a grim forecast for the coronavirus pandemic now gripping the country. >> i want every american to be be our reality

prepared for the hard days that if we really do our part, stay at home, social distance, then we can flatten our curve even below those projections. but it really depends on all of us i commit to you all as americans that as surgeon general i'm lie ahead. we're going to go through a very tough two weeks. this is going to be a very painful -- very, very painful two weeks. going to do my best to get you the information you need, do our best with the task forth that is supported there. we need states to come together with federal support to make this possible. those numbers don't have to be a reality. >> the white house displaying this stunning slide, showing even if current social distancing guidelines are >> we're all in it together. again, dr. adams, thank you for maintained, the white house projects 100,000 to 240,000 your work on behalf of our country. deaths in the u.s. over the next thank you for your time this morning. we really appreciate it. several months >> thank you. >> we will switch gears now. let's get a check of our weather from mr. roker. a casualty rate that would eclipse the number of american >> hey, al. lives lost in the vietnam war. >> as sobering a number as that is, we should be prepared for >> hey, guys let's take a quick look and show it. >> the new data showing the current pace of the epidemic spread in the u.s. the epicenter of new york illustrated in the steep curve. the president singling out the you what's happening around the governors of new york and new country. we are looking at this ocean storm that's moving off the mid-atlantic coast that's going to bring some high surf and wet weather, cold and snowy western plains, into the pacific northwest. fire threats developing through the southwest, windy conditions through southern california. jersey. plenty of sunshine through the >> for whatever reason new york got off to a very late start gulf and you see what happens when sunny skies in the northeast, you get off to a late start. new jersey got off -- i think both governors are doing an excellent job but they got off

good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are going to see temperatures to a very late start. >> a spokesperson for new york nice and warm for today, as well governor cuomo responding, this is not the time to debate, but the states were not slow to as tomorrow, lots of sunshine in respond. the federal government was absent the forecast, but then this weekend a new storm system will the alarming forecast prompting the president to extend those social distancing guidelines be coming in. it will bring in some scattered showers whooping with some cooler temperatures for san francisco we're going to see highs in the low 60s but dropping back to the mid 50s this weekend with off and on rain saturday, sunday into monday as well. until the end of april, backing off his comments from last week when he said he hoped the country would reopen for >> hey, guys, back to you. business by easter even with three-quarters of >> all right, al. americans subject to thank you so much. stay-at-home orders in their coming up, states, more than a dozen governors, many in the south and >> hey, guys, back to you. >> all right, al thank you so much. the west, have declined to issue coming up, we have an interview we've been waiting those orders statewide for, an exclusive live interview overnight during an nbc news with simone biles. how she plans to keep busy with special, savannah asked dr. anthony fauci if enough is being an extra year to plan for the done to keep the death rate down. >> is the social distancing that's being done right now in every state enough for that olympics you're right she has a big old smile on her face we're going to talk to simone, but first your local news and weather. scenario to occur? >> the mitigation and social distancing clearly works we need to put our foot on the accelerator, not on the brakes we have 30 days of the

extension, mitigation, the guidelines, we need to really push. >> a point also echoed earlier by dr. deborah birx. >> there's no magic bullet no magic vaccine or therapy, good morning. across the bay area, even stricker orders went into effect it's just behavior. at midnight, this is through at >> reporter: a quick note on the economy, because nationwide stores like this one here at least may 3rd. pike and rose, the stores are closed down in maryland as in parks and basketball courts will be closed, all sports that use balls like soccer and baseball much of the country. can only be played with members restaurants are trying to offer takeout service to keep their of the same household. businesses going but listen to this stat about also most residential and air travel on a typical day before this commercial crunk shun is now pandemic, we would have 2.5 million people traveling on a prohibited. the total number of bay area cases is a. typical day in the air on monday there are fewer than 200,000. santa clara county still has the the economy has just absolutely highest numbers with nearly 900 hit a wall savannah, back to you. >> yes, it has confirmed cases. no end in sight at the moment, tom. mike, how is the commute looking thank you very much. out there. now to the dire situation >> great, marcus. that's only growing worse by the great for essential work es. day here in new york, with cases still surging, health care unfortunately think mass

workers on the front lines are transit, we still don't have as much service, of course, not as being pushed to the brink. nbc's gabe gutierrez near the much usage. emergency field hospital that's being set up right nearby in b.a.r.t. has reduced services. we'll send it back to you. another local update coming to you in 30 minutes. central park hey, gabe, good morning. >> hoda, good morning. these medical tents behind me are a stark reminder of the growing emergency here in new york city alone, more than 1,000 deaths now and more than 43,000 confirmed cases. governor cuomo doesn't expect the peak here for up to three weeks. this morning to fight the war, new york city is getting some much needed reinforcement. fema rushing 250 ambulances from around the country first responders and nurses already swooping in by the thousands. >> we're here for them we're here for new yorkers. >> tim is working at the new field hospital in central park. >> we have 68 beds here. we have 10 ventilator beds i imagine that's a high need right now. >> after spot shortages of protective gear, new york city's

mayor said help is on the way. >> we are distributing 3 million if i could do one thing, i'd make sure there were more textbooks in schools. i'm a teacher. i've seen the need, surgical masks all over new york but my girlfriend here likes to say ... city to our hospitals. >> but in and around the city, "don't just talk about it, be about it." frontline health care workers are exhausted from taking care of a skyrocketing number of and we're about the 2020 census. because when everyone gets counted on the census, patients. >> feels like playing dominoes it helps inform public funding in our neighborhood every single minute 10 hours straight, feeling like every one of your patients is about to for the next ten years! fall. >> also exhausting, protecting themselves from getting sick, don't just talk about it - -be about it! complete the census online, by phone or by mail. too. shape your future. start here at 2020census.gov. >> it is so hot under all this ppe, but it's important that i keep myself protected. >> sheena is a critical care complete the census online, by phone or by mail. no matter how much you clean, nurse at a brooklyn hospital. does your house still smell stuffy? >> i look like i've aged 20 that's because your home is filled with soft surfaces that trap odors and release them back into the room. years in two weeks. >> she looks over some of the sickest covid-19 patients on the so try febreze fabric refresher. febreze finds odors trapped in fabrics and cleans them away as it dries. overnight shift. >> this is too much. >> reporter: on the semi-deserted streets of the use febreze every time you tidy up, to keep your whole house smelling fresh air clean. city, there are also fewer first responders 15% of the nypd called out sick fabric refresher even works for clothes you want to wear another day. tuesday. make febreze part of your clean routine for full home freshness. la la la la la

more than 1,000 cops have >> this virus is the great equalizer. governor cuomo. >> i tested positive scary, yes, as you might imagine. >> and brother cnn anchor chris cuomo has tested positive. >> now, he is going to be fine he's young, in good shape, strong not as strong as he thinks, but he will be fine. >> reporter: but so many other families are anxiously awaiting word where loved ones are in hospitals. savannah and hoda, another sobering milestone, the number of cases in new york has just surpassed that of china's hubei province where the pandemic started. >> staggering numbers there. gabe, thank you. let's turn to our medical correspondent dr. john torres

and dr. fair on the frontlines of the fight against ebola in africa doctors, good morning. i'll start with you, doctor, because a lot of people stunned to see the projection that back now, back now, it is 8:30 on this wednesday morning, april 1st, estimates 100 to 200,000 people, 2020 that's our plaza with nobody in americans, could die, and that it occasional car going by but not is if everything goes right, if social distancing is executed exquisitely in all 50 states is that happening right now? >> absolutely not. a soul wow, every time i see that, i go when you see on the map of whoa. states with full state lockdowns and you see the map with partial >> it's such a strange situation. i hope in a few months we'll be lockdowns and states with no seeing a bustling plaza and good lockdowns. bakery smell that floats over until all 50 states do it and there and mr. roker and all the things we love and count on. they all do it at the same time, it's really kind of a moot we're still here with you and we're glad to have you along with us. point. as we talked about, those best case scenarios with everyone doing the same thing that's only going to happen if all 50 states are doing the same thing. so i would really urge the

association of governors to get coming up, obviously the olympics was a big deciding that together, everybody get on the had to be made it's been postponed for a year imagine being an athlete and finding that out we're going to get a reaction same page as far as what they are going to do and everybody from the woman who was going to implement the same measures strictly across the states. be one of the biggest stars and still will be. >> the other question i have, we just put the chart up there and simone biles with us we'll check in and see how she's doing. >> vicky nguyen is here. you guys have been sending us lots of questions about grocery shopping, which foods to wash, shows the big peak we're trying which carry the virus, should to avoid and flattening of the you keep your bags outside the woman with all the answers, curves we're hoping for, it's suggesting we can keep that curve low, keep those deaths hovering around 100 to 200,000, she's going to fill us in. staggering we're talking in >> harry smith has a special story he's sharing it will certainly be music to your ears, good morning, harry. >> good morning, guys. >> let's get to al for a check those terms. nonetheless, social distancing if it ends april 30th, as is the current scenario, would that be enough, or in all reality does social distancing need to go on of the weather hey, al. >> by the way, you two did a terrific job and all of nbc news last night on our coronavirus for longer >> realistically, i think it's going to have to go on for six to even ten weeks. >> total or from now. >> absolutely. that's if everyone starts today, pandemic special right? it was really terrific thanks so much for staying up late and working both ends you were really, really informative. appreciate it. >> thank you, al. >> let's show you what's going so again, it goes back to if everyone is not doing it, there are still going to be people out there spreading it there are things we're going to have to do we have to go to the grocery store, we have to go to the pharmacy there are people who are working in hospitals, et cetera, but we

on as far as you're welcome, your weekend weather friday sunshine mid-atlantic southeast severe storms from texas and some snow all the way up as you make your way into the mississippi river valley an april chill continues in the southwest. sierra snow saturday with heavy can all do our own part and everybody has to do it rain down to the western gulf. frankly, i even think we need to get the police involved in it sunny skies up and down the just as far as implementing strict distancing measures if you see people crowded eastern seaboard together, have them start breaking it up. sunday -- sunday! -- a spring feel to the eastern third of the country. midwest, northeast, southeast, and on into the mid-atlantic a big pacific storm moves in to the west coast from central >> wow, okay that's pretty riveting florida, make that california, dr. torres, let's talk to you. all the way into the northwest yesterday at the news conference the president talked about maybe americans should wear a mask or bandana. he suggested don't use the masks health professionals use what do you think about regular every day americans getting some type of face covering during good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall, expect temperatures in the 70s, and beautiful weather through the rest of the week. we are going to have much-needed rain move in in time for the weekend. the highs will reach into the this time? >> what you're hearing is two upper 60s over the next few sides of the debate. one side cdc and world health days, but as wes head toward organization saying the general public doesn't need to use them and probably shouldn't use them. sunday, it drops down into the the other side you're hearing upper 50s. from the president saying let's wear scarves for san francisco, we'll see 60s it doesn't hurt people to use those. through the end of the week as last night on the special you guys hosted, dr. fauci said that rain arrives on saturday,

something pretty interesting, i continuing into monday. think it's good to bring up. those masks, what they are looking at doing i are asymptomatic and spreading >> and that's your latest weather. guys. it to other people >> all right, al, thank you. they aren't looking at it as far as protecting themselves from getting it coming up next, the one, the only simone biles on the year that's something to understand long delay of her next olympic they are looking at it very heavily. dream and also her generous contribution to the covid-19 relief fund. we're going to speak with our pal simone pal simone but first, this is "today" on my guess is at some point they are going to make a recommendation people do wear something like that. save surgical max, n95 for health care and as far as the other ones, there are studies that say it might make it worse, more likely to catch the virus people get a false accepts of security and get a 6 foot perimeter we want to keep away from each other but at the same time they could offer protection. >> dr. torres, a lot of my friends are talking about this they are afraid to go to the grocery store, drugstorethey ar contagious is this. are they putting

they are wondering how contagious is this. are they putting themselves at risk when they leave their home and go out even for a short period of time? >> so any time you leave your house and you go outside, there could be people out there that are either sick or asymptomatic. they don't have the symptoms but do carry the virus. bubbles at this price? getting that 6 foot distance is important. if you go in the grocery store, go shopping, it's going to be hard to do that, so you are oh... it's real. believe me. putting yourself at a little bit of risk every time you go out i mean, this is unexpected. you would say, remarkable? and do something like that. that's why we say, number one, absolutely. if you're out and about, make sure you keep as good as you can a remarkable deal! that 6 foot distance and when thanks, i get that all the time. you get back home wash your hands especially before you wait what?! ♪grocrey outlet jingle wow... i think i'll take two. for the love! touch your face. oh. that's the best you can do because there are some instances you need to go out and there are some things you need to do. at the same time you want to make sure you protect yourself as best you can. it is adding a little bit of risk every time you get out there. >> dr. torres, dr. fair, thanks as always. let's get that soap out and really scrub them. i've been having to go over it with my kids and even myself. scrub under the fingernails. >> when you don't you have this,

too. breaking overpass another escalating situation tied to the outbreak after dozens of crew members tested positive on a u.s. navy aircraft carrier. their captain now making a desperate plea for help. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has the very latest on the story. hey, miguel, good morning. >> hoda, good morning. the captain of that nuclear aircraft carrier says many of his crew members are sick and he's pleading with the navy to put them into isolation, a situation he says is quickly deteriorating. the commander of a navy aircraft carrier docked in guam giving dire warning about dozens of service members aboard diagnosed with coronavirus. welcome back. this week, july 23rd, 2021 is the new date to circle on your calendar for tokyo olympics. the necessary year long postponement obviously a crushing blow to so many athletes who have been in according to a letter by the san training for years. >> in a moment we're going to get reaction from gymnastics legend simone biles, but first a francisco chronicle, the captain look at the reigning world of the "uss roosevelt" telling navy leaders the spread of the illness is ongoing and accelerating and removing all but 10% of the crew is a necessary risk in order to stop the spread of the virus. champ. at 23, simone biles is always "we are not at war.

sailors do not need to die. raising the bar for team usa gymnastics, in her skill and her if we do not act now, we are failing to properly take care of our most trusted asset, our sensibility. >> there she goes. sailors." the captain writing that only a small number of infected sailors have been taken off the ship and >> the golden girl who captured that following official our hearts in rio is the most decorated gymnast in world guidelines for a 14-day quarantine and social distancing in such tight quarters is impossible saying, "due to a championship history, male or warship's inherent limitations female, with 25 medals. her signature moves are in space, we are not doing untouchable, like this new vault she posted that no or olympic this." the captain forced to ask for compliant rooms in guam onshore for his entire crew as soon as possible. despite limitations, defense gymnast has ever tried before. >> are we going to see the secretary mark esper telling nbc yurchenko? news it's not time to evacuate >> that's just for training. >> she was the favorite to win five medals in tokyo, likely all of them gold. with summer games on hold until the vessel. >> should we contain the virus, deploy testing kits, get a good next year, she's turning her assessment how much of the crew is infected. attention to helping raise money >> acting secretary stressing to nbc that the carrier must remain operational.

>> we're doing everything we can to ensure the ship maintains to fight the global pandemic. level of readiness in case there is something that happens they simone is among more than can be ready to go. >> this morning a wartime ship simone is among more than 100 athletes offering signed sports doing battle with the virus, items, like her signed leotard, threatening us all. to raise funds for the charity athletes for relief. as she heads into another year of training to qualify for her second olympic game, the >> the scare on the "uss theodore" comes after hundreds of passengers have gotten sick and some have died on cruise ships. the big concern, like on a four-time olympic gold champion reflects on how she's changed since rio. >> going in, you're a rookie, cruise ship, uss theodore, those now i'm a veteran. tight quarters certainly can i know a lot more. spread the virus. back to you. >> miguel, thank you. i've been through a lot more. what say you, we do the >> another year is a long time to train but simone bounces back weather. quickly like when she took a year off following games in i'm moving all the words, going in different order now. that's what's happening to me. mr. roker, good morning. 2016 with the games pushed back, we'll have to wait another year morning good. >> good see you it is. to see if the fearless olympic gold champion simone biles back >> like yoda. >> someone say yoda. >> yoda, oh, yeah. not what you're looking for. on top of that podium. this is not the storm you're >> i feel like throughout the sport, even though there are looking for. down falls, there are ups. >> we're happy because simone biles is with us exclusively hey, honey, good to see your we've got a big storm system off face let's talk about it. the new england coast. it is going to start to

intensify the mid-atlantic coast. i should say a lot of wet weather along the carolinas. we're going to watch this thing with 60-mile-an-hour winds, gusts in the outer banks, coastal flooding from maryland to north carolina. tomorrow that heavy rain moves we were waiting last week to talk about what the olympic into new england. committee would do they postponed it for another gusts of up to 50 miles per year how did you receive that news when you heard >> i was actually in the gym training at the time because we hour, cape cod and the islands. a heaviest rain is going to be right along the new england coastline. were allowed under 10 people so we were training i went to the locker and between out west we've got a big storm rotations and i got a text system coming in bringing rain i didn't really know what to and snow into the pacific northwest and cascades with snow northwest and cascades with snow amounts anywhere from 6 to 12" . feel i just kind of sat there i cried but ultimately it was the right decision we need to make sure everyone in the u.s. and around the world is healthy and safe it's hard but it's okay. >> it is hard. you've poured yourself into the one and only of snow. this you and the other gymnasts and athletes you know, we can all keep it in perspective but it's still crushing what does it mean for you as a

practical matter, simone bring home the lindt gold bunny. i'd love to see you sitting on the couch, you know, eating doughnuts or something i know you that's not going to be you are you still going to be able to do some training? good morning. what's the plan new? i'm meteorologist kari hall. >> yes a few clouds to start out this so i'm in contact through text morning. as we go into today we're looking at some really nice and facetime with my coaches to weather. see the right decision so we can in fact, our temperatures will figure out a plan moving forward reach into the upper 60s in the south bay. the rest of the forecast we'll for the next year. see it warming up for an other than that, they have sent us at-home workouts. i'm also walking my dog a lot afternoon high, reaching 68 degrees in napa and in santa more just trying to stay healthy and rosa. the seven-day forecast shows in shape before we can return to we're going to continue with sunshine with rain returning this weekend. the gym and start the training process again. >> i'm curious about the at-home workouts, girl you're in your house are you doing the simone, all that flippy stuff you do >> and that is your latest weather. what are you doing at home >> doing more bodywork, arms, abs, legs. guys. >> al, i see you got a major upgrade on your weather monitor there. >> fancy, fancy. >> yes christmas came early the nice folks from apple sent it to me why not? the other day i did a youtube -- >> we couldn't tell with the brand apple emblazoned on it. it was like a twerk workout.

>> it does look good, al. >> i'm sorry, i didn't see that >> twerk out. there. >> it was like a squats and conditioning, i got my legs going. >> thank you, al. >> still ahead, the battle over walking my dogs. doing hand stands and stuff like the two cruise ships carrying ill passengers the question is, will they be that. allowed to dock in florida >> i ask, you're simone biles we have some overnight developments and a live interview with a woman whose parents are sick and stranded at sea. and we say you're not exactly >> then we're going to take you human, you're kind of super human, but is it kind of nerve-racking? do you worry if i'm not in the inside the mom and pop business gym every day, not doing all my in texas, behind a lifesaving different moves, am i going to lose my edge or lose my ability innovation in the fight against the coronavirus. to do those things i promise you this story will warm your heart and make you >> yeah. proud. proud. but first this is "today" on so i've thought about that a lot. with the year and a half i took off, i got back in shape and my coaches helped me with that. so physically i have no doubts that my coaches will get me back in shape but mentally going another year, i think that's what's going to take the toll on me and all of us, most of the athletes we have to stay in shape mentally just as much as physically that will play a big factor moving forward, listening to your body and your mind. >> you're so wise, by the way.

i have to say when people have down time, some people spend it in different ways. i love that you're spending part of yours giving back a bunch of athletes pitched in, giving gear and bidding on it. why did you think it was important to do that in this moment >> you know, in a crisis like this, i feel like everybody wants to jump up to their feet and help i had that opportunity so by donating that, it will make sure kids don't fall behind in school and small businesses are still on their feet. so you know, it was a good time to do that, and i'm glad i did i haven't really been very out bubbles at this price? there about the whole epidemic is this for real? i feel like i'm still battling oh... it's real. believe me. with a lot of these decisions and a lot of the uncertainties i mean, this is unexpected. but of course, my agent told me about this movement, i was like, you would say, remarkable? absolutely. a remarkable deal! thanks, i get that all the time. of course. >> of course can we ask quickly, how is your wait what?! mom? how is nelly biles >> she's great ♪grocrey outlet jingle sunday dinners are a big part of our family but we haven't been wow...

i think i'll take two. for the love! oh. my wife never gets home in time to see little man go to sleep. able to go to my parents' house so she has been doing curbside sunday dinner pickups. that's like the best thing that her bus stop is a mile away. we have. >> of course she's doing that. what else would nelly do i love that. i wish i could at least walk home with her. >> exactly and facetime cal o family i'm completing the 2020 census for my family. because we're so tight-knit. my response can impact how public funding is spent in my community. that could mean education for little man- -and a closer bus stop for her. >> we love you, simone. >> thank you for calling us. you know what i like to do with my downtime, watch simone on (relieved, loving) hey. hey. shape your future. video. >> watch the rio olympics. >> watch it over and over again. start here. complete the census at 2020census.gov. it makes you feel good. >> thank you, guys. >> thank you, simone. >> you're welcome. >> she's such a cutie. coming up next, i know you've got a lot of questions. guess what, vicky nguyen has the answers like how safe is it to shop right now, what about the food itself. she's got what we need to do but coming up. >> simone biles. >> lucky for us.

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such as eye pain or vision changes, back now with ongoing with you series, answers with your or a parasitic infection. if you take asthma medicines, questions to coronavirus don't change or stop them without talking to your doctor. a lot of people want to know how to stay safe with grocery so help heal your skin from within. and talk to your eczema specialist about dupixent. shopping here with answers, investigative and consumer correspondent vicky nguyen help us out. gayle from facebook asking this, you spend less when yand get way more.air, if you had a grocery shopping so you can bring your vision to life delivery service should you wipe and save in more ways than one. down cans and boxes before you put them away? >> the answer is yes experts say you can get sick for small prices, you can build big dreams, spend less, the risk is very, very low, but yo get way more. it's very, very low but you touch a package that someone shop everything home at wayfair.com sick touched you could get the infection. if you don't have disinfectant wipes or spray, fill your sink with soapy water, wash fruits and vegetables with boxes, cereals, leave them out for a day. t minus ten seconds eggo homestyle waffles. we are go for... >> outside. lift off. >> in your house where no one touches them now that they're crispier and fluffier. wash your hands. i think this one's a solo mission. i understand. wash the reusable bags as well would you let go of your eggo?

and sanitize surfaces. >> you forget about those bags. be head of the household, had to >> cindy wants to know this. because i became a dependent. please address what stores need to do especially for their own my tip is, every time i wanted to smoke a cigarette employees. we've seen a lot of employees upset with conditions. i would think of my children. >> good news here. (announcer) for free help, visit cdc.gov/tips. major chains like heb, kroger, walmart, all installing plexiglass shields to separate customers from cashiers. walmart said they are going to and a gong to you. 7:26. i'm marcus washington. across the bay area even temperature check employees and pass out gloves and masks. we heard from a lot of employees who say they aren't allowed to wear masks because it might stricter stay at home orders went into effect at midnight scare the customers. through at least may 3rd. those employees i say this, just parks and basketball courts will be closed and sports that use a train yourself not to touch your ball like soccer and baseball eyes, your nose or your mouth. health expects say as long as you don't do that you could can only be played with members literally have the virus on your of the same household. hands and not get sick also, all most residential construction now prohibited. the total number of bay area cases is approaching 2,400. 63 people have died. wash your hands as much as santa clara county still has the possible because the only way in is eyes, hands, mouth. a question from rebecca. >> when can we expect in demand highest numbers with nearly 900 items like toilet paper, bleach and spray to be in stock. confirmed cases. >> this is the number one question so cute.

right now a look at the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. marcus, we have another the dog wondered, too. we reached out to big chains, beautiful day in the weather forecast with our highs reaching walmart, target, talked to up to 70 degrees. we're still going to see weather grocers association. like this over the next few days and expect that sunshine through the end of the week. by the weekend showers return and that will help cool us off. we're in the upper 50s to low 60s for the inland areas and san francisco will be in the low 60s they say there's no specific date when we can expect it to return to normal but what they are doing is through the end of the week. fasttracking high demand items to help get them back on store coming back down to about 56 degrees on saturday. looks like that rain will shelves. continue into monday and may in the meantime what can we do bring in some decent amounts of in order hoard buy what you need. a great tip, coordinate with friends and neighbors in the area fan out across different stores with different supply chains rain over that three-day period. shop early in the morning. i'll have more updates on that. mike has an update on the commute. don't forget elderly and at risk yeah, kari, we're still talking about highway 17 south neighbors, they may need patients, they may need something you pick up. of the summit and glenwood >> should you have one designated person in the family to be grocery shopper. >> one person to go out, it minimizes the risk to everyone drive. we still have the newspapers scattered all over the roadways so both lanes are blocked by else while we try to stay home. >> tracy on facebook while we're teasing this one how safe is it to order cold sweepers there. you can't get past the scene cuts at the deli. right now. i think locals do know the >> great question. as safe as before the pandemic

roadways hoe. think about it this way, as we look outside the rest of the bay is flowing at speeds. restaurants, grocery stores,ore no other major problems. back to you. >> thanks, mike. more local news coming up in 30 minutes. pandemic broke out if you have a place you go, you trust, you can continue to eat that food. however, if you are a pregnant woman you should avoid cold cuts unless you microwave first, to avoid wisteria microwave will kill that. >> share with us on facebook, instagram pages, #withyoutoday coming up, harry smith explains why classical music is having an unprecedented moment today but first this is "today" on nbc what time is it? bed time. my wife never gets home in time to see little man go to sleep. her bus stop is a mile away. i wish i could at least walk home with her. i'm completing the 2020 census for my family. my response can impact how public funding is spent in my community. that could mean education for little man-

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hey, everybody, welcome back it's 7:30 wednesday morning. if you're looking at a calendar, it's a new month it's 1st, 2020 -- it is april 1st, 2020 we're so happy if you woke up and are joining us this morning. good to see you. >> good to be with you headlines on the coronavirus health officials are estimating even with social distancing measures in place, as many as 240,000 americans could die from covid-19 over the next period of months. >> the crisis is taking a toll we are back with some on u.s. airlines tsa says it checked in fewer positives of social distancing. than 200,000 passengers on >> musicians without an audience monday that is the lowest number in finding new ways to find us. more than 10 years.

harry joins us this morning. >> another impact of this outbreak, americans are buying hey, harry, good morning. >> good morning, guys. more booze as you well know, this year, sales of alcoholic beverages rose 55% in the week ending march 21st 2020, the 250th anniversary of beethoven's birth and his best known symphony, ode to joy we're hearing it in ways we online sales are up 243%. >> now the debate over two cruise ships stranded at sea by never thought possible before. a coronavirus outbreak they are heading to florida desperate to block there but a number of roadblocks stand in the way. in a moment we'll talk to a woman whose sick parents are on board one of those ships first kerry sanders in ft. lauderdale kerry, what is the latest on this >> reporter: good morning. ♪ >> reporter: when we first heard in war, consider in times of this virtual version members of enals must decide to rotterdam philharmonic, we got goosebumps ♪

sacrifice the few to protect the ♪ >> reporter: beethoven's hearing was so diminished when this was performed someone on stage had many to turn him around so he could see the audience cheering his this morning as two cruise ships with coronavirus victims here at achievement. the ode to joy, a hymn to manity port everglades, that is the question local politicians are now faced with this morning port everglades in ft. lauderdale withholding permission for two cruise ships to dock. they are desperately looking to tie up and get most of their 2500 passengers and crew to shore. on board, nine who tested then soon we heard another version from the colorado symphony positive for covid-19. humanity then soon we heard another they would stay on board, along version from the colorado with close to 200 others with flu-like symptoms that the cruise line suspects is coronavirus. among the passengers terrified they could get the virus, rick and his wife wendy. >> time is of the essence. every minute counts. >> we don't want to be sitting >> soon thereafter members of the toronto symphony performing here in a petri dish any longer than we have to. >> four passengers on the part of aaron copeland's "zaandam" already died. >> he's in the morgue. >> including his uncle her wife, 70-year-old aunt, grieving all alone. apalachicolain spring, the gift to be free to be free.

>> she's in the room where she passed away and now she's by herself. >> you'd like to see that. >> i'd love the ship to get safe harbor somewhere let them come in to port. pote symphony ♪ >> soon thereafter members of the toronto symphony performing part of aaron copeland's "appalachian spring," the gift to be free with concerts canceled and orchestras closed many companies are streaming archived spread the virus to those onshore or keep the ships >> the commissioner with authority over the port faced a difficult catch-22, let the performances for free. ships dock and potentially spread the virus to those we soon found pianist lang lang onshore or keep the ships at sea, potentially sentencing some on board to die. offering one of his favorite >> there are no great choices left these are tough outcomes. >> the holland america line encores, an old chinese folkd c. owned by carnival whose chief maritime navy advice admiral. >> we're coming to the place of last resort. >> the cruise began in argentina, 325 on board are u.s. song citizens kids are at it, too, strings from the northern suburbs of florida's governor says if those 2400 foreign nationals came ashore and got sick, they would take up limited hospital resources that floridians might need. chicago. >> just to drop people off at and flutes from the bay area in the place where we're having the highest number of cases right now just doesn't make a whole california

♪ ♪ ♪ lot of sense. >> people are dying on the ship, ♪ or at least very sick, but they yo-yo ma got this going a couple are dying on the ship. so i'm going to what's right, of weeks ago with what's he's calling songs of comfort an open invitation to everyone not only for us but humanity. >> a -- the blood of a lot of passengers on our memory, is to join in here is one of his recent offerings, a piece he played when he appeared on mr. rogers that what we want. >> the broward commission plans to meet tomorrow morning, thursday morning, to once again discuss and decide what to do. ♪ ♪ the ships will be off the coast here from ft. lauderdale thursday afternoon hoda, this is going down to the wire. >> sure is, kerry. >> hi, ♪ thank you so much. ♪ >> hi, hello. >> finally, just for carson daly and not strictly classical. >> i didn't think i would ever get such a response to this tryout. it we're joined by jennifer allen >> a spinoff on total request her 75-year-old father and 70-year-old mother are on board live with sir andrew lloyd "zaandam" and aboard the hundreds of passengers and crew webber

that are sick. thank you for joining us so there's andrew lloyd webber, i can't imagine how scared you and he takes requests offline are and how scared your parents are and wondering how bill and and plays different pieces from his famous musicals. it's just absolutely astounding. >> i love that don't we just make beautiful gloria are doing this morning? music together. >> we can. >> they are very sick. we certainly can if people want to know, just go both my parents have had fevers on your local musical or opera for 10 days. my dad with pneumonia, he's getting worse every day. >> your mom said in an e-mail and this struck me, she wrote this, the infirmary is full on organization or arts the ship my husband needs to be in a organization, you'll be amazed hospital before it's too late. is anyone listening to your at the free offerings. pleas or your mom's pleas. >> well, i just think it's good for the soul take a deep breath, close your eyes and listen to beautiful music, puts it in perspective. >> this is the best i've felt today in this moment with you, harry. that was absolutely beautiful. >> i hope so i'm trying to reach as many people as we can to try and get >> as i was listening to the their story out so that people understand the dire circumstances that passengers music, i have to confess, sometimes you feel like this is what i really get as we pass this around and it's been in this process are going through right now so they can hopefully get a passage to a port somewhere. >> you describe what's going on in your parents' room. is your dad getting the medicine is your mom getting the every time i see it, i just start crying it warms you up inside. >> it does especially those strings medicines she need they get you. >> beautiful. are they able to get fresh air >> harry, thank you. >> pleasure. coming up next, craig and al

what's the scenario there? are going to check in. they have you covered on the >> no fresh air. they have been quarantined in their cabin for 10 or 11 days third hour of today. >> jenna and i will see you on the fourth hour. now. they were allowed outside once we have suze orman, she's going to help you out. >> girlfriend. >> girlfriend, she's got you for 30 minutes about a week ago. but other than that, they are but first your local news. confined to their inside cabin for the whole trip they get food left outside their door, so there's no interaction between crew members and ♪ passengers the doctor stops by twice a day to check and see how things are progressing. they are doing everything they can on the ship but there's only so much they can do while they good morning to you. 8:56. eye marcus washington. are still on the ship. they need to get to land and to contra costa county's top health a hospital. >> governor desantis said officers telling "mercury news" that 14,000 people could die this year in his county alone if no preventative measures are basically he didn't want to see that ship dock in florida. he's saying because they don't have the hospital capacity taken. san mateo county is start if you were speaking to the turning its event center into a governor in this moment, what would you say to him

>> i would beg him and everybody that has the power to make this happen, we need to look at the field hospital. humanity of what's going on right now. there needs to be compassion for it would hold coronavirus patients who no longer need intensive care. the county is running low on icu beds. other counties have also opened field hospitals, including these people contra costa county, which is they are not choosing to come to using its fairgrounds and the ft. lauderdale purposefully to infect other people. there are certain people on the ship that need to be at a pavilion in richmond. hospital if they wait too long to approve a port, it may be too late for some passengers. leaders plan to give a look >> can i ask, were your parents at all concerned when they got inside later today. we'll have a live report during our midday newscast. you can link to more details on on this cruise our home page. i know they got on in early march. were they afraid of what could possibly happen? stocks this morning are once again in a free fall. >> at the time no, they weren't afraidyet. the dow is down more than 2% after dropping more than 800 there were only five points at the. today is census day. it wasn't a pandemic yet there were only five cases of if you haven't filled out your form yet, it is go to our web page to find out covid on the entire continent in the best ways. south africa, so they didn't think it was going to be a problem. >> we understand maybe broward county officials are going to make a decision by tomorrow.

have you heard anything? have you been speaking to them, heard anything from them >> only what you've heard, and it's very frustrating that they are waiting until the last minute to make the decision because if they deny them passage to the port, then they are going to have to start moving towards another one, and that's just wasted hours for everybody on board. >> jennifer, we appreciate your time we wish you the best we wish bill and gloria the best as well. thanks for joining us this morning. >> thank you i appreciate it. >> can you imagine how you would feel, your parents on board a ship and in failing health. >> and watching politicians argue about whether or not it's worth it to bring them in. they are floridians, too, by the way. >> let's keep our eye on that one and see how it develops. coming up next, potentially a new solution for the nation's ventilator shortage and comes the coronavirus crisis, from a small texas company it could be a game changer we'll have the story right after we're keep tabs on any changes this yeah, i'm married. does it matter? to help keepurs picketing for more protective gear. that's tomorrow morning, 4:30 to 7:00. u cook,

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>> yeah, that's right. we should talk about the shortage of ventilators. now a small business is stepping up with an innovation that's a pretty big deal. nbc's cynthia mcfadden joins us with that story. cynthia, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, ladies the truth is there are no silver bullets but once you meet this family, this community and a couple of doctors at the university of chicago, i can tell you i don't think you're ever going to forget them. i certainly won't. take a look. nbc news has learned that four ventilator companies will be upping their production of ventilators by 50% even those 50,000 new machines rolled out over the next year will be a drop in the bucket of need projected to be in the hundreds of thousands. but into this grim picture enter hope from an unlikely spot just a few miles outside of waxahachie, texas. a device mass produced that some of the nation's top icu doctors believe could help save

thousands of people.of behind his house in his series of four car garages, chris, his family and a few volunteers are making what may be a miracle helmets for ventilation. the only one available in the u.s. that meets fda requirements and has been studied in hospitals. >> explain to me exactly how the helmet works. >> you have the tubes that feed the air. the opening is cut for the patient's neck to make sure there's no leakage. >> versions of the space suit-like helmet have been widely used in italy but never really caught on in the u.s. except for here at the university of chicago where icu doctors started studying it four years ago. they were encouraged by the fact some patients could be spared from being put on a ventilatorh >> even if it's one by using the helmet. >> even if it's one out of three or one out of five, that is the case that would be a game changer when we're seeing this tidal wave of patients that need

a ventilator. >> dr. patel working closely with chris austin to modify helmets for covid-19 patients. the doctor put the helmets to work this week here is one of the first patients, an 81-year-old man. >> having the oxygen that comes right off the wall supply without a ventilator at all is the idea, and it went very well. >> back in texas, orders pour in from all over the world. v.a. hospitals, johns hopkins, mass general, have all placed orders as well as canada, mexico, italy, and many more. >> working two shifts, basically 24/7 we're all here until 2:00, 3:00 in the morning. >> he expects to be producing 5,000 units in just a few days thanks to a surprise call from

the ceo of virgin galactic. >> he said, chris, i saw what you do, and we want to help, whatever it takes. >> chris told him he needed more machines but didn't have the cash to pay for them later that day -- >> we had a call from the supplier that said, somebody just paid your bill. they will be shipping tomorrow. >> chris, how do you decide who is going to get them first. >> we know boston, we know chicago, places like that. they really should get something quicker to save lives. >> the 20 they shipped to chicago were delivered yesterday. >> our hope our contribution we can spare a few ventilators to patients and give them to patients that need them. >> the final note, the helmets cost $162 before the coronavirus and they still do. >> this probably sounds -- butth we think what if that was our son or daughter or granddaughter sitting in that bed gasping for air and we have to explain to

them, sorry, we don't have anything for you this, i think, will make it much more available for a larger number of people. >> so chris tells us that he will give the design for making the helmet for free to any manufacturer who has the capacity to make it. so far he's already got two takers, it looks like, in michigan he's hoping to find others around the country he's remarkable. the family is remarkable. >> one of our best right there saying i'm going to do something about it he's got his family in there working all the shifts anybody else coming to help him out? >> yeah. he went to his church and said, hey, i need volunteers he's doubled his workforce from five to ten. he's going up to thirty. nobody is getting paid when i was interviewing him, i saw a woman in the background working, i said who is that? he said, she came a week ago, she goes to my church. she works 16 hours a day she lives an hour away

she lives in an rv in the backyard so she can keep doing it and she's not being paid. people are good. truckers are coming to pick them up for free delivering them all over the country it's super impressive. >> it does our heart good to hear that. i hope it catches on i really do. >> i have a feeling after people watch cynthia's piece, it will thank you, cynthia. >> thanks. he's reached out to the government and hasn't heard back i bet he does now. >> all right what do you say we check in with our friend al roker. have you got a check of the weather, al? >> we do, guys an interesting correlation to the coronavirus, if there is any -- any silver lining, pollution levels way, way down take a look. this is what it looked like, our pollution looked like a year ago in and around the new york city area this year now, carbon monoxide levels down 50% because we're staying home see how bad the pollution is in los angeles, knocked down by over a half from a year ago.

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right now we are getting a look at what's happening across the county. it's being converted in san mateo county, being converted into a field hospital, 250 beds. the center will hold coronavirus patients who no longer need intensive care. it comes as health leaders say the county is maxing out on its icu beds in hospitals. more right now from our home page. and stocks this morning are once again free falling down. the dow right now is more than 2% down. this is after dropping more than 800 points at the opening bell. that sell-off comes after the white house warned of a painful two weeks ahead in the coronavirus pandemic. right now we want to get a look at the forecast for you. meteorologist kari hall is reporting from home this morning.

good morning. so we are taking a live look outside in san francisco. it's such a beautiful day. expect more sunshine as we open up the windows and look for the little opportunities to get outside. we're also going to see our temperatures for the inland areas reaching up to 70 degrees and more sunshine and warm weather in the forecast through the end of the week. by the weekend, rain will return and we'll see our temperatures dropping off as well to the upper 50s by sunday. rain continues into monday as well. we're looking at a cooldown in san francisco with highs in the mid-50s. mike, what's going on for the morning commute? well, thank goodness it wasn't wet this morning because the newspapers were scattered all over highway 17 but in the last half hour the sweeper truck has cleared south 17 back at speed from the summit problems . a live look outside and show you san jose where it crosses 280 and 17. all moving smoothly. light traffic there. the same thing continuing around

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from wiping down after you buy to where to find in-demand items and how to protect yourself while shopping we're with you today with what you need to know simon biles -- simone biles live we'll talk with the reigning check, the first interview since olympics postponed how she's supporting others. welcome back to "today." nice to have you with us on wednesday morning. if you're just starting your day, we just want to say thank you for being with us. that would be one silver lining if people could sleep in a little normal than they normally -- a little longer than they normally would. >> we wonder if 8:00 is the new 7:00, so we want to welcome you in we're excited about simone biles, what she has to say about the postponement. first time she has talked about it on television >> we're getting different artists to sing for us i wish we could get her to do a backflip or something. i don't know if we can set that up getting to our news at 8:00, so much to tell you about our experts issuing a new warning in the fight against the

coronavirus and the death toll continues to soar. craig is working from home he joins us with three things to watch. good morning, craig, good to see you. >> ladies, good to see both of you. an urgent warning. new projections show as many as 240,000 deaths in the coming months but the president said on tuesday, without following the social distancing guidelines, that toll could be in the millions. >> i want every american to be prepared for the hard days that lie ahead. we're going to go through a very tough two weeks. we're going to start seeing some real light at the end of the tunnel but this is going to be a very painful, very, very painful two weeks. >> the second thing we're watching, the fight against coronavirus is intensifying in new york the death toll in new york city

alone has topped 1,000 and cases in queens, set to open up a tennis club that hosted u.s. open. and the uss theodore roosevelt is facing the virus, the captain of the aircraf carrier currently docked in guam is now asking navy leaders for permission to isolate the bulk of his roughly 5,000 crew members onshore, which would take that warship out of duty. savannah, we'll send it back to you. >> craig, we'll check back in in the next hour. >> also this morning there are some encouraging signs that cases like california have managed to flatten the curve on their outbreaks with early social distancing measures nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer with more on that part of the story hey, miguel, good morning. >> hoda, good morning. california's governor says make no mistake about it, the state is seeing a surge of covid-19 cases and we are not out of the

woods. it does appear social distancing may be working and perhaps saving lives this morning new evidence that some states' early warnings to stay home could be paying off. on tuesday the white house predicted california and washington could see far fewer covid-related deaths over the t next two weeks. >> washington state and california really talked to their communities and decided to mitigate before they started seeing the number of cases now we know that makes a big difference. >> in seattle early deaths at a suburban nursing home caused local officials and companies to sound the alarm at the end of february on march 16th, california's bay area became the country's first region to issue a stay-at-home order. now doctors at some northern california hospitals are seeing fewer covid-19 cases than they

expected. >> really over the last week and a half, we have seen a flattening of the curve. >> on march 19th, california became the first state to order its residents to stay at home. cities like los angeles now enacting some of the strictest social distancing in the nation, closing all playgrounds, beaches, and hiking trails. >> we acted before the first death, which is different than the other states and different than the european countries. >> experts say because testing remains uneven state to state, it's difficult to draw comparisons. with icu cases of covid-19 tripling in the last week in california, state officials say they are not out of the woods yet. they hope slowing the spread of the virus will help hospital capacity. >> we're able to take care of anybody who needs a hospital bed today, anyone who needs an icu bed or needs a ventilator, our efforts are on track to continue to meet that for weeks to come. >> this morning a much needed

ray of light in the golden state, now two weeks into its shutdown as of late tuesday california reported fewer fatalities in states like michigan, new jersey and new york despite having a much larger population the bottom line, say experts, no matter where you live in the country, stay at home whenever possible guys, back to you. >> all right, miguel thank you. >> all right that's the news. time for the boost we're going to do a double boost today again. >> going to love the first one kira loves living right across the street from her grandparents in nashville she and her grandfather marvin have dance-offs but they keep a safe distance apart.look. ♪ easy at one, two, three do take a look. ♪ easy at one, two, three do re mi ♪ >> look at grandpa marvin. 81

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welcome back. in in his latest coronavirus briefing the president suggested americans could wear scarves over their faces if they wanted to protect themselves. >> once again, it raises a debate around whether or not we should be wearing masks. the u.s. surgeon general will join us in a moment. first nbc senior coordinator kate snow taking a closer look at that this morning hey, kate. >> reporter: hey, hoda and savannah right now the white house isn't saying we must wearing face coverings when we go outside, an increasing number, including the president himself, are now encouraging americans to use a face mask or scarf when they go outside. >> my feeling is if people want to do it, there certainly is no harm to it. >> president trump weighing in on whether americans should cover their faces when they go outlet.

-- out >> use a scarf, if you want, rather than going out and getting a mask. >> reporter: right now cdc says you don't need a face mask unless you're caring for someone who is sick. the white house task force is updating that suggesting everyone cover their mouth and nose >> do people need to wear a face cover, even if it's a bandana when they are out and about. >> we need to examine the possibility. as long as you said correctly, as long as we're absolutely certain we don't take the masks away from individuals who are health care providers who need them have some sort of facial covering it doesn't need to be a classical mask something that will prevent them from infecting others. this is actively being looked at. >> director of cdc saying as many as one in four people infected show no signs of the virus. the director of johns hopkins

center for security says he believes face covering should be the rule because covid-19 can spread when asymptomatic people go out in public. >> they know they are sick but they are going out and giving it to others. if we can cover their nose, cover their mouth with a mask, then we're going to diminish the fact they are going to cough droplets into the air and a chance of spreading infection. >> while covering your face may help protect all of us by stopping the spread, studies are inconclusive about how much it protects anyone from catching the virus. >> wearing a mask improperly can actually increase your risk of getting disease. it can give you a false sense of security. >> but others say the positives now outweigh the negatives of wearing a scarf or homemade mask. >> winter scarf, decorative scarf. >> bandana, any kind of scarf. at this point, anything is better than nothing.

>> okay. so this is very important. no one is talking about taking masks away from first responders what they are talking about are things like this this is a fabric mask made by my friend angela. she made this one, too there's no cdc guidance, guys, on what kind of fabric you should use most people are using cotton you can find patterns online if you're like me and you can't sew at all, you can wear a scarf, anything to cover your nose and mouth. >> thank you joining us now u.s. surgeon general dr. jerome adams good to see you again. i think we've just laid out the debate my question to you is a real simple one do you expect the cdc to change its guidance and suggest that americans should wear some kind of face covering when they go out in public. >> thank you for that question important to know cdc, world health organization and my office originally recommended against wearing face masks based on the best evidence at the time, whether or not they could prevent people from catching the

virus. we're learning more and more about the virus. we now know there's significant amount of asymptomatic spread. cdc looked into whether or not we should change recommendations to prevent people from spreading novel coronavirus. >> and >> here is the point, if you're going to wear a face covering, try not to touch your face be very careful making sure you don't touch your face. number two, if you're going to wear a face covering, save n95 masks for health care workers who need them. wearing face covering doesn't mean you don't need to practice social distancing. the most important thing, stay at home. we don't want people to think, okay, i'm covering my face so it's okay to go out in public. >> on that topic, the white house had a sobering briefing. put a chart up, if we do social distancing correctly, everyone does it correctly, we're looking at 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in

this country are you concerned that as we sit here this morning 17 states still don't have stay-at-home orders >> well, yesterday was somber news but there was also good news buried in there the somber news is that coronavirus spread all across our country all 50 states, no one has been spared. the good news is that states like washington, like california, countries like italy, when they leaned into aggressive mitigation, they are being able to flatten their curve. we know that if you do this, that it usually takes about three to four weeks from the time you lean into it before you level it off. >> i guess that really underscores the question i'm trying to ask here you're saying the states that did it, have stay-at-home orders are already seeing the benefit of it. we have 17 states that haven't shouldn't every state in this country have a stay-at-home order is the question? >> that's the whole point of these 30 days to slow the guidelines we put out. we want nationally people to understand the importance of social distancing. we live in a nation that has a

system of federalism the governors get to make the decision but we're going to give them the best possible guidance we can and that's to stay at home and social distance. >> sorry for interruption. unfortunately these are urgent times. let me play something from florida's governor he said he has not received a recommendation for statewide stay-at-home order from the federal government and he's waiting for that let's listen. >> the task force has not recommended that to me if they do, obviously that would be something that would carry a lot of weight with me. >> so he's saying he's waiting for somebody at the white house to tell him to shut it down in florida. what would your advice to him be >> my advice to america would be that these guidelines are a national stay-at-home order. there are guidelines that say, look, the more we social distance, the more we stay at home, the less spread of disease there will be. >> any good reason for a governor not to have a stay-at-home order right now >> governors have tough choices

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