families and to the cdc. some of the beaches have now re-opened in north carolina. but patrols are making sure social distancing rules are still being followed and shared facilities like rest rooms still closed. raf a week of protests, kentucky is reporting its highest single day rise in cases. the total increased by more than 10% to nearly 3,000. the governor says this means it will be at least 14 days before did you know prilosec otc can stobefore it begins?urn we're continuing to heartburn happens when stomach acid negotiate with the democrats to the state could start easing some restrictions. refluxes into the esophagus. walmart is taking new prilosec otc uses a unique delayed-release formula get our great workers and small precautions against the virus starting today businesses all over the country the company announced that masks that helps it pass through the tough stomach acid. taken care of. are now mandatory for all employees. oduction, workers can either bring their i think we are getting close to a deal own or one will be provided as blocking heartburn at the source. as we kick off another week they get their temperature screenings with just one pill a day, in quarantine, the battle begin meanwhile, in new york, governor andrew cuomo says the state you get 24-hour heartburn protection. anew as protesters in many plans to roll out antibody prilosec otc. states are demanding businesses testing as an -- in an be allowed to re-open. one pill a day, 24 hours, zero heartburn. governors are pushing back as aggressive way this week the death toll soars past 40,000 he says thousands of people will be tested to try to track who in the u.s. then to sweden which has come in contact with the approaches the coronavirus social distancing with a bit of virus. you might have seen the a light touch allowing a slow spread of the virus and more star-studded together at home early deaths to avoid future concert. global citizen says it raised

deadly spikes, but is sweden's more than $127 million tore gamble working thin to the incredible need coronavirus relief for food across the nation it will help support health care as food banks are working hard workers. michelle obama is doing her to fill a growing appetite with part to help parents at home more people in need. then to the scene of the she'll be reading classic worst mass shooting in canadian history. 16 people killed including an children officer. the shooter now dead children's books on mondays with was impersonating a royal michelle. protesters across the country are defying social canadian mounted police officer. distancing guidelines calling wicked weather and we're for an end to stay-at-home orders tracking it all. hi, everyone this will be the best regional it's monday, "early today" update i've given since march erin mclaughlin joins us. 28 >> reporter: cori, it was a i want to show you our region by starts now. >> i'm cori coffman. weekend of discontent. region graph protests across the country, some say provoke the by it has dropped on sunday today will be a vital day to see it's time to begin another president trump, this as week under lockdown. governors are calling on the if we have a slight increase federal government to help with because we've been consecutive the united states has marked another devastating milestone. on mondays up to 5%. covid-19 testing more than 40,000 lives have now we'll be right back. been lost due to covid-19 in across the country, more differently. protests capping a weekend of this country and more than 750,000 cases have been discontent [ crowd chanting ] plus, it eliminates odors confirmed. >> as states continue to ramp up with a water-based formula and no dyes. their testing sites there could >> reporter: calls to end be more federal help on the way. economic lockdown. for freshness you'll enjoy. >> freedom is what we want president trump says he's using the defense production act to ♪when you have nausea, heartburn, indigestion,♪ >> reporter: protests fueled by

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project 150,000 diagnostic tests food banks around the world happen in the u.s. each day. are seeing record numbers harvard researchers estimate in serving more people in need than order to safely re-open the ever as unemployment rises to economy, that number needs to triple. staggering new highs >> we've been kind of plateaued in texas, thousands of people at that for about two, three lined up for hours to get some weeks. mainly because we've had no help organizers now worry if federal leadership on this donations can keep up with issue. it's crazy we have shut our demand. nbc's morgan chesky has the economy down because we don't have enough nasal swabs. story. >> reporter: the images are >> reporter: despite testing staggering thousands of families lined up troubles some states looking to lift restrictions in line with for a food giveaway. this one in san antonio. the white house plan advising some arriving the night before some to begin opening after may to secure a spot in line 1st. vermont's texas to open some >> i was, wow, so many people in businesses and north dakota, need >> hello ohio and idaho could begin by >> reporter: organizers say more than 2,000 families registered may 1st. >> this will not be an opening 70% of them first-time food bank of the floodgates, instead, we will slowly turn on the spigot a visitors quarter turn at a time. petra was furloughed. >> reporter: as a new national >> first time i've ever dorsch this. >> reporter: as tens of millions nbc news/"wall street journal" of americans find themselves out of work. poll says 60% of americans are scenes like this are playing out all across the country in florida concerned they'll move too quickly causing more covid-19 new york

maryland >> people don't have the money deaths and take too long lifting that they had a month ago so restrictions negatively impacting the economy. they need to spread their dollar as far as they can. as early as tomorrow we can >> reporter: organizers feed start to see states ease up on nearly 60,000 families in a typical week some of those restrictions, for now that number has doubled. example, in texas they plan to prompting a new concern, can re-open state parks, stores are donations keep up? going to be allowed to offer a >> support is coming from lots to go option of places. i just worry that the support o in vermont two-person construction crews will be allowed all with those safe social guidelines. have been the start of if i exstarks san antonio's cori >> thank you. the white house is closing equivalent of mardi gras in on a deal with democrats this morning to inject another $450 now left fighting to survive billion into the economy pete cortez's familiar economy's according to treasury secretary steven mnuchin the package would restaurant for generation, shore up the emergency fund for famous for its food available small businesses and for 24/7, now with employees furloughed pete's converted to nationwide coronavirus testing selling groceries just to stay nbc's kelly o'donnell has more afloat >> i've literally worked here from d.c. >> reporter: the wait for a since i was a kid and so to second life line for small businesses walk -- put a chain on the door >> we're continuing to negotiate every night and walk away, you with the democrats to get our know, it breaks my heart

great workers and small >> our thanks to morgan chesky businesses all over the country for that report. taken care of. eye-opening report this. >> reporter: more negotiations is 2020 people lining up for this weekend to deliver urgent some help. >> that many cars just aid. devastating to see the need so talks between treasury secretary great. we have an update on a big mnuchin. >> we want congress to approve story we brought you last week more funds right away. captain tom moore, the 99-year-old british world war ii we think that another $300 veteran has completed his goal of walking 100 laps in his billion, that's what we're talking about, should be garden before his 100th sufficient to reach almost everybody. birthday now, get this he raised over $31 >> reporter: and democratic leaders on capitol hill. >> we don't wantthere to be an million for uk's national health service as it battles covid-19ia doubt that if they are participating in the program, that they will be funded >> reporter: the paycheck thousand dollarso safe to say protection program aimed at expectations were far exceeded as he gained media attention helping businesses keep their workers employed around the globe but in just 13 days of taking even prince harry weighed in describing him as utterly applications, all $350 billion amazing. >> i'd have to echo those was drained. sentiments 100 laps, i got to admit i don't >> we're in the queue but think i do 100 laps a day there's no funding now so until congress wakes up and funds that >> that's how you stay alive. >> i'm cori coffman. >>'m phillip mena. next tranche, you know, i don't ith know what will happen. >> reporter: idle amusement

rides, an empty boardwalk in new york city shut down with the future uncertain for 30 years anthony's family business steel pier has weathered economic downturn, even hurricanes, but this? >> this is something that we never imagined >> reporter: summer fun on hold and so far he's locked out of federal relief unless funding is replenished. his 300 workers on the line. >> we had to lay them off. they're collecting unemployment until we get in full gear. >> reporter: this new package for small businesses is expected to infuse another $300 billion into the pipeline for those who have been waiting with their applications and others who want to sign up the program's intended to try to keep businesses afloat by covering their payroll expenses if they keep their employees on the books but the program that they're talking about would go beyond just small businesses to also provide funding for hospitals and testing. now, democrats had also wanted

upon for state and local government, that seems unlikely in the negotiations as officials as we kick off a new week from both sides expect that a deal could be reached as early with the coronavirus death toll as today surpassing 40,000 doubling in just a week, we're met with philip. >> all right, kelly, thank you. we turn to tragic news out of canada where 16 people were protests from many who desperately demand the economy killed in a shooting rampage in re-open so they can get back to work. the government is close to nova scotia. it happened over a period of 12 approving a new bailout for hours in the town of port a small businesss across the nation as a new nbc news poll pick shows the majority of americans they were ambushed by a gunman fear that we may loosen restrictions too soon. identified as gabriel wartman and then we'll have the latest on the mass shooting and worked in the province involved the suspected shooter making dentures. impersonating a police officer after leading police on a rung, "early today" starts right now he was later killed. it included a 23-year veteran of the mounted police canada's national police force, constable heidi stevenson, mother of two. prime minister justin trudeau said his heart goes out to everyone affect in the situation. for the second week in a row the south is being hammered by

severe weather the system has stretched all the way from flood prone houston, texas, to the carolinas. bringing heavy downpours, hail and damaging winds meanwhile in the same area where we just saw a deadly tornado outbreak there are reports of widespread damage again. another round of storms slammed into alabama overnight and more than 60,000 people lost power. the heavy rain has already started to cause flooding here you can see from the video a home starting to be swamped with water. tracking it all for us nbc meteorologist janessa webb good morning >> hi, good morning, everyone. we're continuing to see the devastation across the south and watching the severe weather since yesterday around 10:00 a.m. and now it's really starting to pick up for the overnight into the early morning hours. currently we are under a tornado watch that is in place for southern georgia all the way into southern alabama. we're seeing damaging wind gusts making its way across the area

and now finally making its way into the carolinas so we still have that enhanced severe weather risk this afternoon for a small area of coastal areas of south carolina into north carolina so we're going to watch the damaging wind gusts and hail going to be an issue. also a major threat that's going to continue overnight as a flash flooding with torrential rain picking up to two to three 3 degrees. that warm front is stalled out for mobile all the way to montgomery after the system pushing offshore, finally going to be a little bit of a break, but still a very active weather pattern throughout the overnight >> all right, janessa webb for us, thank you so much. the nba season on hold,

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[ cheers and applause this is north shore university hospital in new york's long island over the weekend the hospital celebrated discharging its 1,000th covid-19 patient a 46-year-old man sent off with cheer, applause, balloons and signs. >> i love seeing that more and more now. in the fight against coronavirus one country is betting that not locking down could keep infection rates lower in the long run as nbc's bill neely reports, the stakes could not be higher. >> reporter: crisis? what crisis. in sweden things look almost normal crowded cafes, restaurants full, playgrounds and streets too. sweden's government didn't order a lockdown preferring a light touch of advising people to socially distance.

>> i think it's good. >> i feel safe. >> reporter: sweden is gambling on allowing a slow spread of the virus and more early deaths to avoid future deadly spikes >> other countries are locking down but in that case they will probably see a second wave and a third wave. >> if we did follow that approach i think we might have 2 million people dead. >> reporter: president trump says sweden's goal is herd immunity and effort suffering. sweden denies that and says it's being sensible >> it is a myth that life goes on as normal in sweden >> reporter: but infects in sweden are rising and its death rate is now far higher than its neighbors, 150 deaths for every million people compared to 60 deaths a million in denmark, 30 in norway, 16 in fin lavend. many are horrified at sweden's gamble >> i'm a scientist i don't trust authorities. i trust data. >> reporter: for americans living in sweden these are

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