we can still go out! -sort of. so while you're discovering new things to d. at the drive-thru, on the mobile app, and with delivery. a pivotal day ahead as the pandemic grows around the nation we'll take you inside the nation's busiest intensive care units. >> cmo is sending a glimmer of hope and sent stocks soaring. >> what does it mean for your pets that and more information as we start right now. >> i'm phillip mena. >> i'm cori coffin >> the virus has killed almost 75,000 people. almost 11,000 deaths and the darkest days are still to come in new york the number of new

fa fatalities has held steady over the last couple of days. president trump agreed to let new york sending coronavirus patient to the usns comfort hospital ship which was orange gn -- oraniginally set to take non-covid cases. the first single digit increase since the pandemic ramped up the mayor announced that testing will be expanded to anyone regardless of symptoms a new outbreak has hit a nursing home at least 30 patients and staff have tested positive and boeing is temporarily stopped owl production of their

air kraft in the united states the cdc has released its first port on the impact on children most covid cases in minors are not severe but serious illness is possible. 5.7% of children who tested positive required hospitalization. >> the border posted new information showing that 160 of its employees have tested positive 26 employees are working along the u.s./mexico border some new ways to testing ways to keep shoppers safe the policy could be rolled out to more u.s. stores and starting today, starbuck social securis g all employees to use face masks.

the worst week yet in the pandemic the white house will give an update this afternoon on the much needed aid for small businesses up ended over the coronavirus. let's go to tracie potts joining us from d.c. with the latest and the white house is pushing back against reports about those shortages. >> yes, specifically a report from health and human services, the inspector general says they serve a 300 hospitals all over the country and the number one concern of all of those hospitals is the shortage of suppli supplies, specifically testing kits president trump is pushing back. first he suggested that the inspector general may be playing politics and he suggested the shortage of test kits isn't necessarily washington's problem. >> hospitals can do their own

testing also states can do their own testing. states are supposed to be doing testing. hospitals are supposed to be doing testing. we're the federal government we another not supposed to stand on street corners doing testing. >> what we need the testing, testing testing to evaluate the scope of the problem so we can truly have a measure of our success. >> reporter: the president also said that he is open to working with nancy pelosi on a second stimulus package pelosi said last night that package would be over a trillion dollars and include more unemployment insurance, food stamps for families running short, money money for businesses to pay their workers and perhaps a second round of direct payments. back to you. >> more americans need more help

than ever before right now >> as we mourn the american lives lost by this virus health officials say this is a week that will test us like nothing before >> reporter: as americans brace for what many expect will be a grim week our national death toll has now hit a staggering new benchmark. the surgeon general calling this week in the fight against the coronavirus our pearl harbor, our 9/11 moment. police sergeant j.j. smith and wife were just starting a new life together after his retire mts. they died days apart >> the world lost some of the most loving people. >> reporter: with leaders at the white house urging americans who don't need to shop this week to avoid grocery stores, states like new york are not alone in crisis in michigan the detroit convention center is becoming a massive field hospital >> in louisiana, where the

governor maintains he didn't know mardi gras could trilogier an outbreak the new orleans area has the highest outbreak >> everyone is sus septemberable to this and everyone need to follow the precautions that we've laid out. >> reporter: while cities like boston are preparing for a 9:00 a.m. curfew, doctors in colorado plan to prepare for a -- >> i'm still shedding the virus. >> the nurse who caught the virus nearly a month ago cleared her mandatory quarantine but testeds dangerous we're not checking our health care workers before they go back to hospitald all the doctors and nurses tget.

georgia expecting a rapid rise in cases but its peak may be weeks away >> most businesses are close bud the governor has ordered the beaches back open but some local leaders who closed the beaches in the first place called the move reckless. >> after some americans spent the first weekend wearing face covering in public >> the governor is gefing 500 ventilators to new york and other regions who need them now. >> reporter: a bay area detective who got sick o ventil nearly a week after being advised for not going to the er. when she arrived doctors couldn't save her life >> i'm going to miss her voice i'm going to miss her calling us >> reporter: the true toll of this crisis still unfolding, measured one life at a time.

nbc use, los angeles >> the world is praying for the recovery of global leader boris johnson who is battling covid-19 he's currently being treated in an icu in london after his mild symptoms turned much worse we're live outside the hospital. good morning >> reporter: good morning. the prime minister was brought to hospital on sunday as his covid-19 symptoms kept on persisting but as of monday his con situation worsened and hefsz taken to the icu unit. this was for a precautionary measure in case he needed to be put on a ventilator. he hasn't been put on a ventilator as far as we know he was given oxygen yesterday to help him with his breathing but this is a serious turn of events for the country. especially as the prime minister felt it necessary to ask his

foreign secretary to deputize for him. this is now no longer business as usual which was the message coming out from downing street that the prime minister was nil the charge, that he was still in contact. that is clearly not the case anymore. now that he is in intensive care unit i mean, it is after all the sickest and most needy patients are taken to that unit so it is a serious time here. the last time that we saw the prime minister was on thursday when he stepped out side number so downing street and he wasn't looking well he joined the rest of the country to check for nhs workers. those workers are now looking after him in the hospital behind me >> all right thank you. the alarming revolution that a tiger has tested positive for coronavirus has many worried

about their own pets ame home. are dogs and cats safe from the virus? >> there are no reports of dogs and cats in the u.s. from getting sick if you have covid-19 somebody needs to take care of your animal if you're healthy mash your hands before doing anything before and after with your pet the baseball leagues want exhibition game to start at the end of april >> let's get over to janessa webb track ago little bit of a change in the weather pattern.

>> a ton of sunshine across the east coast but now a storm mu pattern is setting up and that severe weather risk is going to be enhanced. the possibilities lingering in for tonight across the mississippi valley 42 million are going to be impacted by damaging wind gusts. then we'll see some isolated torpids b tornados but we'll continue to watch this that wilt touching 80 degrees. lit will be nice for boston, new york city, a few isolated showers but we'll remain on the dry side >> so watching the severe weather for at least 36 hours,

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and a good tuesday morning. to your headlines at 4:30. the number of coronavirus deaths is approaching 100 here in the bay area and topping 10,000 across the country. happening in san jose today, two city councilmembers are pushing for three months of rent forgiveness for those impacted. speakerdy working on another trillion dollar bill to help americans who are struggling. and a good morning to you. thanks for starting it right here with us on "today in the bay." i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia along with the rest of the