we can still go out! -sort of. so while you're discovering new things to do in the box, we'll be here for you... after weeks in limbo, two at the drive-thru, cruise ships carrying people on the mobile app, and with delivery. infected with covid-19 arrived in florida thursday after brow ward county officials gave them permission to unload passengers under a strict set of protocols. here's kerry sanders who has more from port everglades. >> reporter: both holland american ships finally docked the white house is expected to after 27 days at sea recommend wearing masks in ambulances standing by to rush public and some places are at least nine critical cases, taking it one step further and people with suspected fining people up to $1,000 if coronavirus to the hospital. dozens more in need of medicaloa they aren't wearing one. >> desperation of the front hospitals. lines where hospital workers among the passengers 300 pushed beyond the limit and paramedics in new york are told if their patients don't have a americans, almost 900 foreign nationals, charter flights begin pulse, don't bring them to the to take those folks home, not hospital to be revived all will leave at least 45 with unemployment tsunami with suspected coronavirus will almost 7 million new remain on board for treatment. unemployment claims and the wave >> and thanks to kerry for the of joblessness update an aircraft carrier navy will the government's bailout plans kick in soon right now captain who sounded the alarm

about an outbreak of covid-19 i'm phillip mena >> i'm frances rivera. aboard the uss theodore roosevelt has been relieved of >> the world passed a million his duties he previously commanded the ship cases and now the u.s. has more than double the number of with a crew of nearly 5,000 was reported cases than any other country on the plant removed from his post on here's what you need to know thursday but he will keep his there are more than 245,000 rarng and remain in the navy the abouting secretary says he coronavirus cases in this country. state and federal leaders are was relieved after he sent the ramping up restrictions and increasing safety measures as letter over nonsecured the death toll climbed to nearly 6,000 and the economic toll is unclassified e-mail. just devastating we are learning that last week coronavira new committee wih 6.6 million americans filed for unemployment benefits. nearly 10 million people are out of work right now. the irs will begin distributing subpoena powers to oversee the president's response to the stimulus funds on april 9th pandemic and the management of the $2 trillion aid package. paper checks will be mailed out on the 24th on ooweekly jim clie burn will chair the rotation for those without direct deposit they could ate wait up to three panel. >> and steve mnuchin called it morptds. part of a new measure, all unnecessary since there is residents over the page of five already transparency

>> we know a lot of you watching are required to cover tear faces. the new england patriots come in from home right now maybe with a hail mary getting ready for work, maybe the team's private plane flew to coming home from it or just china and retued with maybe can't plain sleep and we wanted to take a moment and 1.2 million n 95 masks extend our deep gratitude from they have been going to the the entire "early today" team to massachusetts's stock pile the doctors, the nurses and all 300,000 will be sent to new the others on the front lines at york >> a boutique is helping the our hospitals and first responders putting their health homeless who have tested on the line to protect our own >> we want to thank farmers positive for the coronavirus warehouse worker, farmers and grocery store workers keeping they have been leased an a month the shelves stocked and delivery to month basis people, sanitation teams who are keeping our streets and offices they're also providing trailers clean and the transit workers for the oc so they can who get us there safely also self-isolated. jeff bezos is jumping into the want to say thank you to the "early today" team fight by helping to feed hungry they already make sacrifices in americansments f he's donating itself by being here but even $100 million to the nonprofit more so during this time so with hunger relief organization everybody everybody else we want to say thank you even beyond today when we're on the other feeding america. shin shoo choo is donating side of this when we have joyous bright hug-filled days hopefully that are ahead on that note we want to sa that's a heavy $190,000.

the organizers of south by southwest are trying to salvage what they can of their festival and they're moving it online some of them will be streemd on amazon prime >> sharp spikes in confirmed cases with hot spots all over impacting communities big and small. and this morning there is a shocking turn after an outbreak at sea here's nbc's miguel alma ger. >> reporter: as the coronavirus virus spreads to nearly every corner of the country fema has requested 100,000 body bags from the department of defense, perhaps a chilling indication of what's to come >> i know it's difficult but we're having a lot of suffering, a lot of death this is going to get worse before it gets better. >> in colorado the governor warns the death rate is now rising faster than any other writing the vice president, the situation is far worse than we

imagined georgia's governor finally joining most of the country issuing a stay at home order after declaring he just learned a very good friday morning the virus can be transmitted to you. thank you for joining us. from a carrier showing no i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington symptoms, a fact the cdc along with kari and mike. declared weeks ago weather and traffic check coming up in just moments. ignoring advice from doctors and but first i want to get you the white house roughly a a stae those headlines. tracking your stimulus checks s payments soon, but we're learning now some americans may mandate aimed at slowing the virus. >> i cannot shut down and bunker have to wait several months to get relief. in place it sounds good and it's kind of and cover your mouth and nose, the new recommendation a sound byte but it's from health leaders, even a bandanna will do. unpractical. >> reporter: amid plans to move we'll break it down. first, we want to get a check of some 3,000 sailors off the uss the forecast for today. say good morning to meteorologist kari hall. theodore roosevelt after the virus exploded on their ship, the navy captain that sent a letter pleading for help has now been relieved of his command >> at no time did the co relay the various levels of alarm that i along with the rest of the world learned from his letter when it was published by the co's hometown newspaper two days

later. >> reporter: as hospitals everywhere face an influx of patients a national blood shortage threatens to create another crisis the fda changing their guidelines allowing more americans to donate. in texas, where new cases are exploding officials in austin are investigating a group of 70 college students who chartered a plan to cabo morgan is in texas >> more than half of the college students are now sick with the virus. dozens are in isolation. officials now trying to track down anyone that could have exposed upon returning home. >> reporter: in hawaii a florida man was arrested after police say he violated the island's orders for visitors to stay isolated in their hotel rooms for 14 days. with the democratic national convention postponed in august in california all state residents are being encouraged to wear homemade face coverings when in public including grocery stores mplts. >> this lsh the look so let me

lead as mayor. >> reporter: every measure taken is aimed at saving lives three members of a family died within days of each other. in indiana, buddy baker lost his parents and h pleading for everyone to stay home. >> you don't want to live this pain and you don't want someone else to live this pain >> reporter: americans in some of the nation's biggest cities are being urged to use face coverings but not to buy medical masks which are in short supply. >> thank you as the u.s. grapples with how to slow down this pandemic the white house is expected to update its social distancing guidelines senior administration official told nbc news the trump administration will likely urge americans who live in coronavirus hot spots to begin wearing masks. our capitol hill correspondent tracie potts joining us now with more the white house has struggled with whether to make this recommendation. >> reporter: as miguel just said, not necessarily hospital

grade masks but scarves, work bottom line, people who are in areas where this virus seems to be spreading more quickly the white house now based on cdc guidance is going to urge people in those areas to cover your face >> i think they're going to be coming out with regulations on that and if people want to abide by them frankly i don't think they'll be mandatory because some people don't want to do that but if people want -- as an example on the masks, if people wanted to wear them they can if people wanted to use scarves, which they have, many people have them, they can. in many cases the scarf is better it's thicker >> white house response team also urging people not to be fooled don't think that just because you're wearing a mask you are fully protected. other social distancing guideline, staying six feet apart from people, stay home orders if you're in one of the many states with those orders

are still going to be necessary. >> everybody needs to listen up. all right. thank you. over 1 52,000 have succumbe the illness but over survived. the united states italy, spain and now germany are the most infected and as the virus continues its global rampage more countries are extending lockdowns and travel bans. here with an update live from london good morning >> reporter: good morning. well, the outbreak continues to plateau in italy bringing a glimmer of hope. however, they are still struggling with the sheer number of people that have been infected and killed so far putting colossal strain on health workers, hospitals, morgues and even cemeteries as they deal with the over 115,000 cases and almost 14,000 deaths that's the highest mortality

rate anywhere in the world in spain the situation is still alarming they have the highest daily death rate of anywhere in the world, almost 1,000 souls lost their livepushing intensive car the brink in that country. they also have the second highest mortality rate in the world, almost 10 and a half thousand people have died there so far over in russia, frances, there is a country wide lockdown in place until at least the end o april with president vladimir putin warning that the worst is still to come there. over in hong kong they are putting lockdown measures in place. they're closing bars and lounges, there is a nationwide curfew being enforced in thailand with warnings of fines and even jail sentences for people that violate them, but nobody is taking quite as heavy

a hand as president of the philippines. he has given police their orders to shoot and kill troublemakers that don't listen to lockdown rules. and in china, which was once the global epicenter of this pandemic, people are slowly starting to go back to work now. >> we are still hearing that there's extremely drastic measures taken thank you. let's turn now to our friday weather with bill karins good morning good to see you. >> good morning. yeah, the whole weekend forecast doesn't have the same meaning anymore but we still want everyone to be able to get outside if you possibly can. it was ugly in the northeast look at that huge ocean storm. we also have problems later today and this afternoon in areas of texas we're going to get severe weather threats and even isated tornados in areas of south texas, central texas, even from the waco area, austin area and again, large hail, damaging wind, isolated tornados.

on and off rain, the windy conditions tonight and look how cold social security in minneapolis today. only 35 for a high so your weekend forecast still dealing with a few storms in texas. new england begins to clear out a little bit on saturday sunday will finally be much better from new york up to boston still lookin there's your thunderstorm threat in areas of exas and only a high of 40 in oklahoma city. and coming up i'll update you guys on the curves and still heading in the wrong direction we were hoping this week we were going to hit that apex looks like we may have to wait till next week >> hopefully it happens even then >> we will not be able to enjoy our weekends like we used to

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