production act to increase the and, of course, we are doing production of swabs but he soy sauce, miso. that's how you can have fun with all we can to keep it as normal believes it's up to the states it really you can use anything you as we can in these trying times. to do the testing. he argues there is enough a live look out at the golden testing capacity have in your pantry. >> not everybody believes we i'm so happy these recipes are gate bridge. a beautiful start to the day. ♪ coming out now because they are all perfect for this time of sheltering in place and kind of should do so much testing. you don't need so much the reason that the democrats and some others, they want maximum because they want to be using what you have in your pantry >> do you have it in front of able to criticize. >> reporter: maryland's korean you? ♪ . the finished product is it in front of you? >> i have a picture. >> oh. >> i have a picture. good morning, back in business american first lady worked with >> you know what, we'll take her country to get half a that, too. all right. thank you so much. >> social distancing must million tests. we appreciate you. good luck with your family, good continue our economic shutdown cannot. larry hogan said it shouldn't be that hard. luck with the magazine. >> thank you >> governors in several southern >> why we haven't made progress, i appreciate you guys. thank you so much. states announce plans to begin i'm not sure. >> reporter: another issue, >> if you want -- good-bye reopening this week, a controversial move leaving the experts said these tests are not perfect. mayor of atlanta perplexed. if you want her recipe, head to today.com/food they say 70% of the tests his >> so we are at a loss and i am team tried to validate gave end call concerned as a mother and as the inconsistent results. mayor of our capitol city. >> it might give people a false up next, chris aleton is goingpp >> this morning the intense battle over what's best for both sense of security they somehow have immunity. public health and the nation's >> reporter: some experts say struggling economy, while the u.s. would need to do 1 negotiations over the latest million tests a day to feel rescue bill hit a major snag confident the outbreak is

overnight. contained and that's roughly >> surprise move in a late night tweet, the president says he what we do now will forever change our tomorrow. will suspend all immigration to what the country is doing in a the u.s. week why he's making that move now so let's do the right thing, today. thank you, that sets us up let's stay at home. with most of the country's for dr. hamburg, she saw. hamb borders already closed let's wash up. let's always keep our distance - breaking overnight, intense please, six feet apart at least. speculation over the health of diagnostic testing of ebola and let's look after ourselves, as well as others. north korean leader kim jong-un h1n1 after multiple reports claim he dr. hamburg, good morning to is seriously ill you. it will all be worth it. >> good morning. the u.s. monitoring the >> before we get into the situation closely. we can all do our part. we'll have the latest. testing issues, i'm hoping you so those on the front line can do their part. putting social distancing to can break those down for us. the test and when this is over, >> three, two, one let's talk about the partial we will all, continue, >> our visit inside a lab to see reopening of some states we to thrive. just how far a cough can travel. heard about south carolina, tennessee, in georgia they're the eye opening results and why six feet apart may not be going to allow nail salons and enough gyms and tattoo parlors to reopen those stories plus, a loyal do you have a thought about the birthday wisdom of that >> i am surprised, as was noted her majesty the queen turns 94 in your earlier story, some of today, the event called off for these places are not even the first time in seven decades but that's not stopping the meeting the minimum threshold celebration as well wishes pour criteria that was put out in the in from around the world trump white house coronavirus today, tuesday, apri task force guidance.

2020 i'm worried that we don't know >> announcer: from nbc news, ror enough about how the virus has penetrated their communities and their state, we don't know about this is "today" with savannah the possibility for explosive guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. spread of the virus as people go welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning, so happy you're back into these social gathering joining us settings, the work place, schools, whatever. so i hope that they will think carefully. savannah good to see your face. >> good morning, hoda a lot to i hope they will move forward catch up on the coronavirus, slowly and certainly they need including this overnight, the to have in place adequate president tweeted in light of testing capacity, ability to the outbreak and the need to identify those who are infected. protect jobs he's going to sign make sure they're isolated and an executive order and not spreading to others. temporarily suspend immigration into the u.s and be able to use public health measures of contact tracing and in the meantime, several states quarantine to better surround and protect against ongoing are rolling out plans to restart spread their economies, including in >> let's talk about this testing issue. georgia where it would allow salons, gyms to reopen on it was just laid out fairly friday nicely before we get into the and andrew cuomo, whose breakdown of what's going on relationship with the president we are back with a question

that so many are asking these days how can i touch up my roots at during this pandemic has seen done home there's reports that we do about >> what is happening here. 150,000 tests a day in this its share of twists and turns will go to the white house country, diagnostic tests. today. coronavirus cases climbed to with salons closed, at home hair what's the right number? dye, well, it's the new toilet what's the ballpark? paper, hoda. nearly 700,000 and nearly 43,000 >> i don't know that there is fatalities any right numbers. we'll start with tom costello. it is flying off the store good morning, tom. certainly, many people who have shelves. >> reporter: hoda, good morning to you looked at this deeply think we need to be doing somewhere so with the economy really between three and 20 times as celebrity stylist, chris grinding to a halt, tens of millions of americans out of much daily testing as we're doing. work, the pressure is building appleton, guided carso through his at-home haircut until his shot went down and it will vary in different this morning we're bringing him on states to reopen or loosen up regions of the country back and he's back with color. he's a paid spokesman for colory the restrictions on their economies. one thing that is clear is that now three southern states are from the very beginning of this doing that, even as the death novel coronavirus epidemic in raised our country, we have been behind toll continues to rise where we should be in terms of her hand and said she would be a guinea pig testing, and that has made it >> i'm excited. this tuesday morning several southern states are moving to >> hi, guys, hi, chris. reopen. >> by taking this measured really hard for us to even fully >> hey, how is it going. understand the nature and scope let's see. actions we will get back to work safely. of this epidemic listen, so many people have >> social distancing must continue and so, we need, even with been writing me, saying please our economic shutdown cannot. everything else that's going on, help me out with my color. >> south carolina's business is everyone in a dire situation business we need to have a flatout, all i guess exposed being a real brunette and telling everyone

>> georgia, tennessee and south carolina all announcing they are they are a natural bond or exposing the gray. easing e strikss hands on deck effort to be ableg to color the roots three options. by the end of the week georgia's governor says businesses first look at powder option. to expand testing availability, including gyms and nail salons quality, and we need more rapid testing. let's look at the powder, jenna. can reopen in some places, as i talk to on monday theatres can follow health commissioners and suit you have a root touchup, which but bars and restaurants will hospital ceos and people in the is semipermanent health care workforce, many >> can you see it? >> bring it to the camera a remain closed for now. little bit more. tests unfortunately are being >> i have these powders. the governor conceding the move quite significantly delayed and does not come without risk. >> perfect you mentioned about the >> we'll probably see our cases >> i heard the best thing to do shortages and swabs and reagents go up but we're better prepared that was a problem we saw coming for that. was to blend the colors, is that right? >> that's right. get your little brush. load up powders on the brush >> reporter: the mayor of we cannot let it now fester. with these powders, use a lot of product. we have to really mobilize and you don't need to be light handed atlanta overnight reacting to the news. >> i'm perplexed we open this address it, and it's going to be use a lot of powder. hard and as governor cuomo said guys, this is semipermanent way way, as i look at the data and talk with our public health we really do need the federal officials, i don't see that it's government to help spearhead to touch up at home. jenna, pull the hair down tight, based on anything that's logical. this effort so we can get what's >> reporter: in south carolina, and then just literally connect the highlights they are loosening restrictions needed in terms of tests and the go in at the roots. tools and get those tests where on public beaches and water ways they're needed. >> we use this general term while allowing jewelry, testing, but as you know, it's connect the highlights rniture and clothing stores to >> i have my hair assistant, return to business now. otherwise known as my husband, very complex to hold my hair down tight can you see that it's about do you have enough >> husband, hold the hair down >> if compliance remains at the labs tight.>>kay. enough kits? high level it han, we can do enough reagents?

the chemicals that help you get >> she's like, can you hold this this without endangering the population. >> welcome to my life. >> reporter: in tennessee the your result. is there too much time that it hold it down takes to get the results if you hold it down tight you governor declaring he will not can paint them in better and get a better visual. do you have the swabs? where in the process are we declare his state's stay-at-home having the problems because can you see the color going on there? put your head closer to the camera i can see that highlight coming order beyond thursday april people are out there hearing one thing from their governor, in very nice. 28th another from the white house, nice highlights coming in. >> it will be more important than ever that we stay committed and it's just very confusing this is a great way of blending highlights and enhancing the >> it is confusing, and there to that. lives. color. >> livelihoods kpend on it. are lots of different kinds of >> here, i have another color. >> those moves to get back to tests, as has been noted as >> that's it, make sure -- >> some people would wonder why business despite those states well, to make the discussion more complex you would do this. but i think the critical issue not experiencing a decline in i guess if you have an important covid-19 cases for 14 straight zoom meeting or maybe a family birthday or something or maybe just to make your husband feel days, a recommended criteria uncomfortable on television, included in the white house's is that you have to have a benchmarks for reopening complete test kit with the swab right? dr. birx acknowledging they're just guidelines. >> everyone is on facetime, >> each of the governors can and the reagents to be able to decide for themselves whether everyone is on like instagram or they reached specific guidelines in specific areas. do the tests, and we have to pay everyone is doing zoom meetings. it's a great way to brighten up >> reporter: it comes as attention to that. your hair and give it a little we also have to make sure that sparkle and also color any protesters from several states grays. we're using a limited supply of demand their stay-at-home orders tests wisely and targeting the it's a great way of doing it be lifted. you can't go wrong with it anybody that's a beginner, it's >> let people go back to work. places that need it most to make a great way to try it out. critical public health and they come in different colors, >> reporter: from the epicenter in new york, governor cuomo responding if you're brunette as well

health care decisions. you can touch up the roots >> you don't need protests to that's looking good. >> thanks for the easiest convince anyone in the country option that we have to get back to but unfortunately all the pieces now i think savannah is going to work, get the economy going, get of this puzzle have not yet come together take it to do hard core dye. out of our homes nobody. it can be solved, it's not that >> let's talk about the thanks to my assistant, too. >> way to go, hank overnight tweet from president says this is really about complex but it requires leadership >> i love it protecting american jobs hank hager needs a little we have more than 20 million it needs a systematic look at the supply chain and the highlight in his beard. jobs lost over the last month or so >> by the way, can anybody teach however, it is important to note distribution and we need to us a shave can we shave next, chris my husband has grown quite a for the most part immigration beard. has come to a screeching halt in the country because the borders continue to push hard on this >> let's do -- we should do some because as states move to facial grooming p. we can do that are closed and the visa i'm down >> maybe tomorrow. reopening, testing is one of the my husband is growing a beard, application process has been absolutely essential tools of suspended for weeks. >> another big story we're talking about in washington. doing this safely and avoiding serious with the gloves on congress is working on another interim coronavirus bill are you ready? the resurgence of the kiennds of a lot of small businesses are >> chris, what if you want to do hair dye what about hair dye if you want to do your whole head. desperate for that money, where >> next up, a lot of people are do things stand? challenges that we've seen coloring the hair at home. >> reporter: a little bit of a that was semipermanent >> as you mentioned there's a this is a permanent root cover hangup in congress democrats want to see more money lot to talk about, but we've run i hope you'll come back to tell i'll give you a few tips most people can relate to this, going to hospitals and small us about it. right? businesses, for republicans that nice strip of gray. giving money to state and local thank you dr. hamburg. first of all, use a little vaseline around the hairline governments is a hangup, as you another major story overnight, conflicting reports know some governors have been this is a great way to stop

on the health of north korean pleading for federal money including governor cuomo out of leader kim jong-un dye in the hairline. new york richard engel is following that so we're seeing movement out of for us nothing worse than that lego richard, good morning. capitol hill, but it got hungup >> reporter: good morning, hoda. head resort when you get a hair yesterday we'll see if there's there is a mystery in north dye.ective progress today korea this morning, where is the barrier on what i like to do, split it in >> thank you, tom. four sections. split the hair down the middle savannah to you. and the back nation's leader and how is his health this will give you a guideline >> a critical part of reopening to doing it. overnight several officials the economy is widespread if you are a beginner, testing for the virus but a described him as effectively at i would say do the t-zone, just the top area just your part area and down the number of states say that is death's door but tonight some side imagine a t on your head, color where they're struggling right now and they're looking to the are urging caution that in. north korea's kim jong-un hasn't when you buy box dyes, buy more than one there's nothing worse than been seen in public for days federal government for help. gabe gutierrez joins us with running out of color once you've started, you want to while that's not surprising for >> reporter: this is one of the a reclusive leader, it was make sure you've got color in new testing sites that opened up there. i remember my mom as a kid, she in harlem. unusual that he even missed his late grandfather's april 15th governor cuomo is set to meet birthday, normally the nation's would buy box color and with president trump at the white house later today and for she would be screaming in the bathroom weeks we've been hearing that i would say, what's wrong? she would be screaming and say widespread testing will be the it's supposed to be dark brown biggest celebration and an af r and it's black buy a lighter shade, you can key to restarting this economy, always go darker but not but now a new debate is affirmation of the kim dynasty lighter. emerging >> we're going to have to just how much testing is enough? continue this tomorrow because last night, officials told reporters that kim may be we have ten seconds left chris. this morning, as calls to reopen >> i need to know. the economy intensify, many seriously ill after a surgery. >> so we're going to apply this here on the roots.

you want to make sure you git a u.s. intelligence officials were states are frantically ramping investigating. kim met with president trump up coronavirus testing good blend to blend it, use a last year, even welcoming him wide tooth comb and comb it into across the border. the rest of the hair like this but kim who is over weight and start moving it like that. has been photographed smoking little tricks like that make a big difference to color blend. there are two types of tests, has reportedly had health diagnostic and antibo antibody problems before and recovered if you're going to color at home, just do the top section. and in the secretive state it's hard to know what's real and in new york, they're starting antibody chests on residents what's rumor over the past few days, new york some have suggested caution good morning to you. has opened up walk up sites. about reports of the leader's 8:56. >> we need to be able to test i'm marcus washington. local bay area governments today failing condition. the south korean presidential will talk about extending more more, we need more resources >> reporter: so far, new york help to simply struggling state has conducted the most tests in the nation, more than office went so far as to say kim renters. commercial tenants are part of the equation. half a million, but governor jong-un is hard at work visiting san jose council members will andrew cuomo argues that's not nearly enough. provinces. now kim jong-un has disappeared discuss temporarily freezing in the past, reportedly when he rent increases. he says public and private labs had health problems but as of alameda will continue extending this morning, officials say they the eviction moratorium to can buy testing machines from manufacturers but they also need renters. what are called reagents, and they may remove the chemicals that interact with don't have the evidence to samples. those are made in china and suspended rent and mortgages through the duration. right now they're in short supply. governor newsom has approved >> i don't know what's right or wrong with the national supply support those initial report some protections already but

from u.s. intelligence official just through the stay-at-home chain question, but that's where that he is seriously ill >> all right, richard. keep us posted order. happening today, many landlords savannah. are not taking the proposal we've got a lot more to ge sitting down. to including queen elizabeth kris sanchez is following the turning 94 years old today, but developments for this and she'll because of coronavirus not a lot have more for us at midday. also link to more details right of fanfare to mark the occasion. now on our home page. and talks picking up about getting back to business. newsom yesterday or actually there are traditionally marked promising that tomorrow new special prosecutoby ceremonial to -- to unveil new plans about the queen felt it would be inappropriate so for the first time she's going to do without restoring the economy. later this morning, santa clara duke and duchess of cambridge wished the queen a happy county leaders will work closer at possible timelines. birthday, and shared this photo on social media. and representative of prince immigration is taking center charles and camilla posted this stage after trump's promise to birthday message the queen is also expected to order an issue halting it. have a zoom call with her check out our home page for children and grandchildren at those details. go into effect in some point today, which proves once again, royals, they're just like that. >> just like us. i'd give anything to see that zoom call. >> i know, can you imagine >> what do you say we switch gears. hey, mr. roker, how are you doing, honey >> well, we're doing okay but our weather is kind of shaky we've got a very interesting week coming up

take a look. on the radar you can see right now we've got a system pushingt snow to the north and rain and showers and thunderstorms to the south. boston to new york win advisories up to 50 miles per hour gusts severe weather in fill -- philly at 2:00, 5:00 p.m. for boston. back through the plains, severe weather risk today moving into tomorrow we're talking about 18 million people at risk for damaging winds, hail, possibly tornadoes hayward. but now, some small businesses hit hard by the virus.. are thursday it moves into thedoes saying.. "hey, wait a minute!" the mayor responds. plus earth day 2020: how much you )re contributing to save the earth by staying at home! possible, wind gusts of 70 miles per hour hail 1" or more and a flood today in the bay. threat is going to be a big tomorrow morning from 4:30 to 7. problem from oklahoma to texas down into the gulf and into the mid-atlantic states with flash flooding possible. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds

good tuesday logist kari ha. as we look outside in san francisco we're getting a lot of sunshine and we're expecting more sun as we go into the rest of today. in fact, our temperatures will be warming up reaching into the mid-70s for the inland areas and then some 80s in the forecast for the rest of the week. as we check out our seven-day forecast our temperatures peak reaching 86 degrees by the end of the week. and for san francisco we're also going to warm up into the upper 60s. >> and that's your latest weather. ladies. >> all right, al thank you. coming up.

with some states ready to reopen things like salons and gyms, how could people be sure they are safe we'll take you inside big changes businesses are rushing to make. savannah. and a good tuesday morning to you plus the importance of social distancing on full display. welcome to the third hour of "today." third hour of today. wait until we show you just how far those droplets from a cough can actually travel. sheinelle and al continue to work from home we put it to the test. but first, this is "today" on mr. roker, how are we doing? nbc. how are you holding up >> doing well. some severe weather over the next several days. otherwise all is good. sheinelle, i'm excited you've going to be taking over your "3rd hour today" instagram page what do you have lined up? >> i was in the bathroom getting dressed and my husband goes, who are you talking to >> my "3rd houto

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good morning to you. the latest bay area coronavirus numbers are in and nearly 6,600 confirmed cases with 211 deaths. santa clara county is close to hitting the coronavirus confirmed cases with 2,000. we'll talk later today about reopening nonessential businesses. emergency portable tents at san jose's regional medical center have been taken down. they were put up to prepare for a surge in cases. governor newsom plans to talk tomorrow about when the states may be ready and open for business. a little more than one hour ago this is behind the bethel church. the church has been around since the 1930s and it did sustain some damage. no word yet on a cause.

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we're back at 7:30, tuesday morning, the 21st of april, 2020 a new look at the rockefeller center rink now emblazoned with a map of new york and the #new york tough, which you see all over the city these days we say good morning at 7:30. craig is joining the table craig, good morning to you >> good morning. nice to see you. >> that's a beautiful sight to see. >> it is. >> we're going to begin this half hour with your 7:30 headlines and the latest on the coronavirus. in a late night tweet the president said that in the light of the outbreak and the, quote, need to protect jobs, he will sign an executive order to temporarily suspend all

into negative territory for the first time ever ending the day at minus $37 a barrel. a rebound has brought oil prices back above zero. meanwhile the national average for a gallon of gas is $1.81. disney has had to furlough 100,000 theme park and hotel workers, including cast member who play the beloved disney characters that move is expected to save

the company about $500 million in salaries as it deals with park closures because of the pandemic. >> all right, savannah now to our nbc news wide series. the search for solutions this morning. several states all ready to e md salons to reopen >> trying to figure out how to operate safely in this world of coronavirus, well, it's no small task nbc's sam brock in miami with more on that part of the story hey, sam, good morning. >> reporter: guys, good morning. for many retail businesses there's already a working blue print here over my shoulder pretty soon you'll see people lining up 6 feet apart with masks on at target but for salons that work in close spaces or gyms where equipment is shared, the owners tell me there's no textbook for this, they're figuring it out as they go along. in an effort to breathe life

into the clamped down economic, state leaders are wrestling with how and when to open for business some, like georgia's governor, are already forging a new path forward. >> we will get georgians back to work safely. >> reporter: the state's plan would allow businesses like gyms and hair salons to unlock their doors by the end of the week in south carolina certain stores like florist and clothing stores can come online now. >> we have to be able to acceleration, as fast as we can, and as safely as we can. >> reporter: for some businesses, the engine is already revving. >> everyone is eager and excited >> reporter: gym owners, like mark magna in miami face a unique challenge keeping up high standards for cleanliness while also maintaining social distancing guidelines. >> in a typical day when you start to get to the afternoon hours, how many treadmills are filled up. >> on a typical day, they will all be in use. >> that can't happen >> no. not in the beginning we'll have to take our time.

>> reporter: the members of his gym will only be allowed to use every other treadmill or stationary bike. >> a rule, a machine between or 6 feet. >> reporter: and for beauty salons >> everything in this salon will be sanitized. >> reporter: ready to start styling, like rikrak in miami, expect masks >> this far apart. we can take chairs away. >> reporter: even doctors' offices deploying new tactics. a fog sanitizer in rooms and it's their turn to be seen it's a new slice of business life for long time owners like tommy. >> this is life or death to me we have to open up at least a restaurant with social distancing. >> reporter: they've stayed afloat by using donations to feed first responders. now he's hoping patrons will help sustain his shop, even if there's virtually no indoor seating under the new rules. >> this virus, i've never seen anything like this in my life. this is the real deal. that's it.

just play by the rules. >> sam, it's a lot for business owners to deal with, especially when that first wave of, you know, the crowds come in so what are they planning to do? i keep seeing the gyms and i'm wondering, even 6 feet apart, the way people sweat, how is that possible to be safe >> reporter: gyms are going to be really tough. six feet apart is a mandate. when i spoke with a gym owner, he said on a given rush hour there could be 60, 70, 80 people inside he told me it would be negligent not to control the flow coming in and out that will be true for restaurants and salons going to 50% of their workforce and flow and then scamming uling up. the key here, hoda, it's so important to remember what's going on in these states right now is a test for the rest of the country. not every american is on board with reopening businesses right now. guys >> we'll have to see people's comfort going back to businesses, too. thank you. we have a lot more to get to

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we are back now, 7:39 with an in-depth look at why social distancing is so important when it comes to preventing the spread of the coronavirus. >> that's right. you may not realize just how far tiny particles can travel in the air when you cough, sneeze, yes, or even talk we asked nbc's kerry sanders to take a closer look at the science behind that 6 feet apart rule we all know so well by now. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, guys i'm alone in my home studio, so when i cough, i just sent out little droplets in the air that

we can't see but how far do they travel let's say you're in a grocery store and you hear somebody cough, is that 6 feet social distancing enough? our eye-opening visit to a lab may provide some useful understanding. scientists at florida atlantic university using a lab to visualize what happens when we cough. >> charging. >> reporter: the engineering professors use a dummy to simulate the cough droplets we all create >> three, two, one. >> reporter: the fau team uses a laser to follow how far those droplets travel. what you're looking at is a mixture of water and glycerin that creates smoke, 10 to 20 microns in size. the smaller droplets of fluid we expel when we cough. the simulation shows the projection 3 feet traveled in less than 2 seconds. within 12 seconds.

>> that's 6 feet >> reporter: and in 41 seconds >> there we go 9 feet that was a cough, would you say? >> it was a heavy cough. >> reporter: in some tests we saw the cough travel up to 12 feet >> this is a slight cough. >> reporter: the scientists say naturally a lighter cough doesn't travel as far. in every simulation we observed what the naked eye cannot see. >> i'm standing at the 6 foot mark we have a heavy cough. smoke comes, lights out, and there you can see it coming towards me and boom. within seconds it's already reached me, and now it's going past me. >> so what we are basically simulating here is the fate of the small particles, the small droplets >> reporter: and the fate that we saw was, some drops with

gra gravit some are suspended the biggest surprise are the ones that rise we shouldn't be surprised because what's causing it to rise >> what's causing it to arrive is the thermal current. >> reporter: the micro thermal currents are all around us, and as you stand in your house, sit in had your car, or shop in a grocery store. if i'm in a grocery store and somebody coughs, do i turn around and run the other direction? >> don't run the other direction. but my suggestion is avoid that area for a few minutes. >> because it's lingering in the air? >> it could be lingering in the air. >> reporter: increasingly masks are common place remember, the use of a mask is to protect other people, not you. you can see how it dissipates a cough. dr. milton at the university of maryland. i'm not sure i understood the distance that a simple, light cough could travel >> this is one of the reasons why there was a recommendation for surgical masks, because the surgical masks are going to slow

down that jet and prevent it from traveling as far. >> reporter: if i see somebody not wearing a mask, what should i conclude >> they're irresponsible >> reporter: the reason we should all care about this is, when we cough and those little droplets are expelled, a tiny coronavirus can attach itself to that droplet then if you walk and inhale that or it even just reaches you, then you become exposed to the coronavirus. if you're wondering, our lab test was inside a place that would be very similar, say, to an empty grocery store outdoors, even with a gentle breeze, it's a very different situation, guys. >> that was sufficiently scary >> yeah. >> kerry, is there anything that can be done to better protect us from these micro droplets? >> reporter: well, we heard dr. milton from the university of maryland, who has studied influenza. not coronavirus but influenza. in his study he looked at things

that grocery stores and malls could do, including high up in the ceiling putting germicidal lights, as well as ceiling fans. and ceiling fans suck up the air. remember we saw that suspended in the air, the ceiling fan would pull it up and away. >> kerry, this is also a reminder when you do cough, into the arm, right i mean, that's -- >> reporter: yeah. but you know what, even then we saw with the mask, even when you put the mask on, i think it's important to note, when you're wearing the mask, you're not wearing the mask to protect yourself from the person over there, you're wearing the mask so that when you cough you're not exposing them. as we saw in the test, it rises up and that suspension becomes an issue >> kerry sanders for us. kerry, thank you. >> learned something new today why don't we switch gears and get a check of the weather from mr. roker hey, al. >> hey, guys well, we're looking at chilly

conditions in the northeast and mid-atlantic states. look at these temperatures today, minneapolis, 12 below average, 66 in st. louis, 5 degrees cooler than usual. syracuse, 12 degrees cooler than usual with temperature of 50 tomorrow those cooler temperatures move east from burlington, new york, all the way down to roanoke with temperatures anywhere from 5 to 18 degrees below average. over the next several days, into the late week period, we are talking about below average temperatures right on into the weekend. that good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are going to actually warm up here in the bay area. as we take a live look outside in dublin we're starting out with clouds. today.get a lot more sunshine our temperatures will reach into the low 70s, even some mid-70s in a few spots. our warming trend continues throughout the rest of the week. mid-70s today to the mid-80s by the end of the week and that

warm weather with no chances of rain in the seven-day forecast. >> and that's your latest weather. hoda >> all right al, thank you. just ahead with schools closed, a new way to entertain and educate your kids courtesy of former first lady michelle obama. carson has details coming up right after this the good neighbr relief program we know our customers are driving less, which means fewer accidents. so state farm is returning $2 billion dollars to auto policyholders for the period ending may 31st. and we'll continue making real time decisions to best serve you - our customers. because now, more than ever, being a good neighbor means everything. like a good neighbor, state farm is there. (boy) got it. being a good neighbor means everything. (dad) it's slippery. (boy) nooooooo... (grandma) nooooooo... (dad) nooooooo...

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a page >> yes, cool story, guys good morning to you all, michelle obama knows kids might need a little extra something. they can be a little bored while they are stuck at home she's encouraging them to read with her to pass the time. mrs. obama has a live stream she's going to read some of her favorite children picture books each monday on pbs and random house's social media pages her first selection is a good one, "the gruffalo" about a mouse who makes up an imaginary friend to stay safe in the forest. >> it's wondererfully good of you, snake but now i'm having a feast with a gruffalo? what's a gruffalo. why didn't you know? his eyes are orange, his tongue is black he has purple prickles all over his back where are you meeting him?

here by this lake. and his favorite food is scrambled snake. >> mrs. obama is going to read a different book each monday until may 11th all the videos will also be guys, it only takes about 10 seconds to watch the children books and you realize just how much passion she has for it it's palpable. she's not the only familiar face that's doing this sort of thing. you also can get a children books read by dolly parton, jennifer garner. i just had "rabbit and the motorbike" read to me by the fonz, henry winkler. >> i love it that is so cute. i love the grufalo, it's one of my favorite books. carson, thank you very much. we'll see you in a few minutes for "pop start" which includes what has brad pitt doing his best al roker. get ready, al. >> get ready the stylist who helped carson

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it is 8:00 coming up on "today," battle for business. >> we will get georgians back to work safely. >> several southern states clearing the way to reopen their

doors but not without pushback. >> i'm perplexed that we have opened up in this way. >> the morning the fight over what is best for our well being and our wallets. the latest plus finding solutions the creative way small businesses are stepping up to stay afloat. >> right away i tried to think of ways to be out of the box we could offer zoom classes and zoom parties and send materials to people. >> just ahead simple tips that could help business owners survive. and the root of the matter, with salons closed across th country, what you need to know about touching up your roots celebrity hair stylist chris appleton will give jenna a color crash course as she gives it a go "today," tuesday, april 21st, 2020 ♪ >> watching "today" from north carolina >> we're in kentucky and we miss you.

>> the second birthday today ♪ >> happy second birthday gosh, i love that virtual plaza. if you're just joining us, we want to thank you for starting your day with us we're just so happy that you're with us this morning right, savannah? >> yeah. nice to have you along it's tuesday public service announcement, i had to look it up myself keep your videos coming. we just -- it does our hearts so good to see you on our virtual plaza. # my today plaza, put it on instagram and twitter until we can see your faces and be together again in person we really want to see your faces. >> let's get right to your news at 8:00. governors in several southern states have announced plans to begin reopening as early as this week not everyone is on board tom costello joins us with the three things he's watching good morning, tom. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. with the economy hitting a brick wall and tens of millions of americans out of work, the

pressure is intense on states and governors to help ease up the restrictions now three southern state governors are doing just that. we have tennessee, south carolina and georgia all easing up on the restrictions georgia's governor says small businesses, including gyms, hair and nail salons can reopen now. next week he'll allow theaters and restaurants. the governor says it's an important first step the mayor of atlanta thinks it's premature. >> by taking this measured action, we will get georgians back to work safely, without undermining the progress we all have made in this battle against covid-19 >> i'm perplexed that we have opened up in this way. as i look at data and talk to our public health officials, i don't see what -- that it's based on anything that's logical. >> reporter: meanwhile, you

know, many states want to reopen, and experts continue to say the key to doing that is going to be testing. however, states continue to struggle with testing across the country. part of the problem, a lack of reagent. those are the chemicals really used to interact with the patients' samples. they are in short supply and often come from china. now, the president says he's going to use the defense production act to increase production of swabs but said testing itself is actually up to the states another bailout now, another plan to provide more money to small businesses is hitting a bit of a snag in congress. this will provide another $500 billion to small businesses after the first $350 billion was already spent. democrats want to see some of that money go to state and local governments that are pleading for help however, it's a sticking point with republicans you know, craig, when you talk through these masks and try to take a breath, suddenly you've got cotton coming into your mouth and it becomes a bit of a challenge. back to you. >> i know the feeling well mr. costello, you pulled it off

beautifully. as you always do, tom, thank you. meanwhile hundreds of amazon warehouse workers across this country are threatening a mass callout to protest what they say is a lack of coronavirus protections. the job action is supposed to start tomorrow and last throughout the week. organizers say amazon isn't doing enough to keep from getting infected on the job. they also say workers were disciplined for raising concerns, something which amazon denies the company stepped up cleaning of its work site, taking employees' temperatures, and supplying them with protective face masks savannah. >> well, craig, two fans have launched what could become a federal class action lawsuit against major league baseball over the delayed season. fans say they have been unable to get ticket refunds for games that have not been played because of the virus the season was supposed to start last month no new date has been set the lawsuit contends fans are

stuck with expensive and unusable tickets in the middle of an economic crisis. mlb had no immediate comment on that lawsuit. we've got our news covered how about a little "morning boost" like thousands of athletes, 57-year-old joyce was disappointed that the boston marath run yesterday, had to be postponed until september. but that didn't stop joyce, who is blind, from completing the 26-mile run if had her basement. she had run boston twice before, but this treadmill version had a charm all its own and no heartbreak hill. >> three, two, one yay! >> joyce's daughter put a medal around her neck, congratulated her on winning the basement marathon of 2020 savannah >> wow she is my inspiration.

go, joyce, congratulations here is another cute one claire and her fiancee mel are both nurses. they have been helping coronavirus cases in baton ro e rouge. they got married on friday, and they were only allowed to have 10 people in the church for the ceremony there was a surprise waiting as claire's dad walked her down the aisle. >> oh, my god. claire's sister mary and her friends printed out pictures of all the guests who would have been at the ceremony and they taped them to the church pews, as you see there it was almost like they were there. afterwards some of the guests actually were there. they were able to join outside at a safe distance and watched the newly weds cut the cake, share a champagne toast and have their first dance together as man and wife again, i repeat two nurses isn't that cool? >> perfect perfect. just ahead, as we all know, this is a health crisis. it's really an economic one, too.

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at the devastating effects of the coronavirus on the engine that keeps our economies running. >> social distancing is necessary, but it's forced many to shut their doors. it impacts many of us. a record 22 million americans have filed for unemployment benefits and according to bureau of labor statistics more than half of our nation's employees work in small businesses. savannah >> they are the heart of the country. but some owners are finding creative ways to try to stay afloat in these hard times in a moment we're going to share tips on what you can do if you're a small business owner but first a look at the impact across the country and a story of one woman swept up in the pandemic who is not giving up. >> i'm scared that this could potentially kill my business. >> i have delved into my savings account to pay for my employees. >> we want from having an income to nothing >> i was sick to my stomach. it's survival mode. >> many small business owners nationwide are feeling the pain of this pandemic places like the craft studio in new york city have been forced

to close owner lindsey pierce poured he heart into it and now is trying to find creative ways to weather the storm. my daughter had her birthday at the craft studio, so i know very well what you do. it's all about coming in and having an experience what are you doing now to try to keep some of the business going? >> right away i tried to think of ways that would be outside of the box. we could offer zoom classes and zoom parties we could also send materials to people. >> a place once filled with children is now totally online mailing out supplies for at-home art projects and birthday parties. >> whose excited to do art today? does anybody else know a word for texture? pip, what do you think >> soft. >> little ones like 5-year-old pippa keep coming back but it hasn't been easy. american banks turned away hundreds of thousands of small business owners like lindsey for paycheck protection loans designed to keep small

businesses afloat. what about government help i know you applied for one of those loans. >> we did it as soon as possible but unfortunately we got an e-mail saying the funds had run out. >> are you hoping now that if congress comes through and refunds the program that you'll be able to get one of those small business loans >> absolutely. i'm hopeful. i'm very hopeful each time we do art, it's kind of cool how they can turn out different. >> for small business owners, people say they are the backbone of this country. i know it's not just about dollars and cents. can you tell me what this business means to you? >> it's been with me for my entire -- i'm sorry, i'm getting a little choked up. >> it's okay >> my entire adult life. i know so many people that pour their heart and their souls into what they do my business just means so much more to me than the dollars. >> but cash flow is critical, according to a recent survey nearly 7.5 million small businesses are at risk of

closing their doors permanently. with an 85% drop in revenue, lindsey, like so many others, has been forced to adapt. >> lindsey puts on the music and does a dance party so the kids feel like they're back at the craft studio >> loyal followers say the craft studio is vital to the family and the community. >> her love for her business i think that's the community realizes, these places could go away >> are you worried about that? >> absolutely. every day, i have to be honest, i have a moment where i just think, this might be it. i'm trying to take it day by day and trying to have that grit that small business owners are known for and trying to keep pushing and keep innovating. >> i'm making my nest very big. >> that's so cool. it's the backbone of our economy, and i think that's the american dream is to get out there and be an entrepreneur >> love, love, love.

oh, my goodness. that is a story that could be told in any neighborhood, any town, any state in this country. if you are one of those struggling small business owners, what can you do right now to keep it going stephanie ruhle is our senior business correspondent she's been all over this as well stephanie, i know you care about. i was saying to lindsey, this is not business, this is personal let's talk about the loans, because the ppp loans, which are forgivable small business loans, it's out of money. and congress is trying to refund it, where does that all stand? >> i mean, savannah, i am so glad you just told that story. i -- like you, i have a daughter who had a birthday party at the craft studio the reason this is so important is because we are at risk of losing main street that ppp program, you said it, has run out of money congress could be passing as early as today another $250 billion, which is a huge

positive but i need to prepare people, that $250 billion could easily run out very quickly economists have estimated demand is well over a trillion dollars. so i know it's panic inducing, people are stressed. but what we can do right now is prepare. if you have applied, reach out to your bank right now and find out where you are in the application process. you can find out if the bank has all the information they need. if they do, and they tell you you're in the approval process, you've done everything you can do and just wait if not, you need to find out, do they need more information from you and now is your time to get all that information organized if you haven't applied yet, get that information now, all your payroll information, so when they say go, you can do that you have to remember, ppp, it is what most people want because it's forgivable if you keep your employees on, it's not your only option there's also the economic injury

disaster loan. this gives you up to $10,000 in advance if your business has temporary revenue losses unfortunately, at this point, that's also out of money, but it's likely to get reloaded. there are other options, though. if you currently have a small business loan, you can get a bridge loan. if you have one, they are offering a deferment so you don't have to pay interest so those options are out there, but they are not what some people call ppp free money though, it ain't free money if you can't get it at all. >> exactly i know there's a federal reserve program. i do want to ask you about an issue people have seen in the news, which is some big change chains getting some of these ppp loans. you heard about shake shack, which actually returned -- to its credit returned the loan but how much of a problem is this is congress going to tighten up the rules so people aren't slipping through the cracks that really don't need to be getting a loan it's mom and pop shops that do >> here is what i can promise you, savannah. every single day people like me

are reaching out to lawmakers to walk through this problem because it's a very big one. it's important to note from congress, the treasury, sba, everybody has the best of intentions. how are we going to get this money to the american people but here is the problem, one of the reasons so many loans went to bigger businesses is because banks have an issue where they have to quote, unquote, know their customer so the customers they knew the most information about, they were able to process loans for more quickly congress is looking at that. because if you're a mom and pop, if you run a daycare center out of your house and maybe you haven't had sophisticated payroll, you weren't able to organize this. but if you were a business that was more established, you had that information now, this is the issue we have to address with congress do people need this? remember, it's the paycheck protection program the idea is, if you're like ashley, we're going to put you in this program and give you the money to ensure you don't lay people off what congress needs to look at

is who is applying shake shack said, you're right we have lost all this revenue but we don't need the money. we're going to give it back because there's many people behind us. but there's a lot of other businesses out there, savannah, that were not at risk of laying their employees off but they took the money because they could. they looked at this like when you do your taxes, you say i want to pay the least amount of money as possible. that's sort of the american way. but right now this isn't just optimizing your taxes or optimizing your earnings, this is emergency disaster relief and congress needs to figure out how do they get it to the hands that need it most, if they want local businesses in business. >> yep, and you've got it and you don't really need it, it's taking it away from somebody who really, really does. >> consider that. >> stephanie, i have to cut it off, but we are looking at small businesses all week long by the way, we have a special steals and deals i'm so excited about this. jill martin has been working on

this for a week. we're going to help support small businesses across the country so we can put our money where our mouths are right now, let's send it to al and get a check of the weather. >> all right, savannah, let's show you what we have right now. we are looking at severe weather atlantic coast, into the northeast later this afternoon afternoon storms will start firing up in the southern plains continuing right through thursday a warming trend up in the plains, it's going to stay chilly in the northeast and lots of sunshine from the gulf coast down into florida with a few afternoon showers. that's what going on around th >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we take a live look outside. we're enjoying beautiful sunshine. looking at san francisco. some of our inland areas still left with some clouds. we'll see it all clearing out today as our temperatures have been through the low 70s for antioch. 74 in concord, as well as 74 for santa rosa. and some low 60s right along the immediate coastline. our trend will be for temperatures to warm up over the next several days. so we're going from the mid-70s to the mid-80s by the end of the week.

and that's your latest weather. savannah. >> al, thank you now to our ongoing series, facts over fear. this morning we're talking about masks and face coverings there's a lot of confusion about when to wear them, which kind, how to properly wear them and how to clean them as well. nbc consumer correspondent vicky nguyen joins us to clear this up vicky, you've been so smart with all this stuff let's do the top line first. when should we be wearing masks? you and i are inside right now, we're not wearing them when do we need to >> cdc's guidance is clear any time we're in public we should be covering our nose and our mouth. the intention behind this is to protect other people the idea is we could be sick, we could be infected and asymptomatic, not showing any symptoms you wear a mask, you're protecting me. i wear a mask, i'm protecting you.

it's especially important if you're going to be in an area that it's difficult to socially distance, meaning a grocery store or a fopharmacy >> what if you're out running or exercising and you don't feel like you're around people and it's hard to do that with a mask, can you skip it then >> this depends. are you going out in an open space just with people in your household where you can guarantee 100% you're not going to come in contact with anybody else, under those circumstances, sure, you can go without a mask. p but if you're going to a park or a hiking trail or walking along a path where you might run into another person walking their dog or going for a jog, you should have that mask on this is to protect other people and it's very important we all get on board and do this, especially now that it is the recommendation of the government and in a lot of states, they're requiring this any time you're out in public. >> okay. we know that the n95 masks, surgical masks, those are for our first responders you can make your own at home, and i know you know how to do it, right? >> yes hoda and i did this a couple weeks ago, actually, following the guidance of the cdc.

i brought it back in it's basically a piece of rectangular fabric, fold it in thirds, two loops, fold it like this and loop it over your ears. basically a rubber band, high cotton, you want to make sure it's breathable but if you can layer a couple of layers that's going to give you more protection you don't want it to be suffocating. it's a good idea to have multiple masks on hand so you can change them out. >> what about fit? >> this is really important, savannah the masks and we've seen all manner of people out and about wearing masks in this all sorts of ways. we want to make it clear you need it to cover nose and mouth, over your ears. a cloth mask a friend made for me you want it to come beneath your eyes and all the way to cover your chin. you want it to be comfortable so you're not constantly fidgeting with it. when you take it off, let's talk about that you want to remove it from the back to the front. when you get home, the first thing you should do is not take off your mask, you should be

washing your hands first, then remove it from the back to the front, don't touch the mask. put it somewhere sunny because sunlight is a natural disinfectant how often should you wash the mask experts say it depends if you go out and run and it gets sweaty, you should wash the mask soap and water is fine, throw it in the dryer, make sure it doesn't shrink if you're only wearing it for a half an hour, you're going out to the produce stand, picking up some fruits and vegetables and coming back in you can probably go two to three seconds without washing it. >> i have five seconds what do you do if your glasses fog up >> buy a commercial anti-fog spray or try this neat trick wash it soap and water let it air dry. there's supposed to be a small film, that should keep the fog. >> good morning. 8:26. i'm marcus washington. here's the latest bay area coronavirus numbers. nearly 6600 confirmed cases with 211 deaths. santa clara county is close to hitting the 2,000 mark. and leaders in santa clara

county will talk later today. this is about reopening nonessential businesses. one sign the situation is improving, emergency portable tents at san jose'scases. governor newsom plans to talk tomorrow about when the state may be ready to reopen for business. quick work by firefighters this morning keeping the richmond church from being destroyed. that fire started a little more than two hours ago. this is behind bethel church on cutting boulevard. that church has been around since the 1930s, and it did sustain some damage. no word yet on the cause. let's get a look at the forecast. meteorologist kari hall. >> we have some beautiful weather in our forecast for the next couple of days, but we're just starting out with clouds over the south bay. the sun peeking out from behind the clouds and the temperatures heading into the low 70s. we'll continue to warm up over the next few days as we reach from the mid-70s to mid-80s by

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we're back now it's 8:30, it's tuesday morning, 21st of april, 2020. we've got a busy half hour ahead, guys. a good one, including what we'v does brad pitt want al's job he gives him a run for his money. carson will explain that on "pop start." >> it's a good one, al speaking of carson, remember chris appleton helped him with that at-home hair cut? here is the question, can he help jenna do her roots. uh-oh, it's not going to go well. >> i've got assistants. >> she's got two assistants, she's got a spray and a brush. chris appleton, who is j.lo's hair stylist, we should point out, is going to give jenna a few pointers. >> good luck everybody >> what could go wrong we are also this half hour going to be catching up with ayesha curry she's also keeping busy during self-isolation, the staff and

kids, working on a launch of a new lifestyle magazine love the wall behind you, we'll talk about that and get the recipe for one of her go-to family dinners as well. >> good. we all need some ideas, don't we first we have something important to share with you tomorrow a chat between carson and nba star kevin love on how they are both managing the anxiety and stress that so many people from all walks of life are really feeling these days. >> i have to take a step back and just, you know, take a moment, consider what's going on now and say you know what, everything is going to be okay i think that's lost on a lot of people during this >> little moments are important. >> important, yeah at the end of the day doing stuff like this, making sure that this is obviously spreading a good message and continuing to pay it forward that way. this is a connection. >> carson, i know you and kevin have such a connection and you've really both tried to be very open and transparent about your battles with anxiety.

i think this conversation is going to be really helpful to people. >> yeah. i think we've talked a lot about how anxious we are as a society now. we're trying to encourage people to break the stigma and start talking more, but now with the pandemic and everybody isolated, kevin has written on it very well and said, listen, you can be isolated, socially distant, but it doesn't mean you have to fall into isolation. these are all the things we talk about tomorrow i think it's an important conversation and i hope everybody watches it. >> okay. we are definitely looking forward to that. al, is it time for your check of the weather >> i believe so, but i'm very impressed with carson changing locations like that. >> yeah. >> that's very -- >> is that the new kitchen >> i've literally run out of locations over here. we've run out. sorry about some of the lighting and all that yeah, it's a work in progress. >> looks good. love it. >> thanks. >> love the new kitchen. looks good let's see how the weather looks, whether that looks good where you are.

we start off with today and we're going to be looking at some severe storms making their way through the northeast. afternoon and evening storms develop through the plains that's going to continue right on through thursday. look for a warming trend in the northern plains and western plains sunshine in the pacific northwest. tomorrow turning milder in the southwest but severe storms really ramping up as we get into the mid mississippi river valley in the northeast it's going to be windy, it's going to be chilly, rainy, a raw next few days in the northeast, mid-atlantic and down into florida looking sunny and milder that's what going on around the >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we get a live look outside, we are seeing still some clouds over walnut creek with some times of sunshine. we'll get a lot more sun as we go into the rest of today as our temperatures make it into the low 70s. we're up to 70 degrees in livermore and 74 in santa rosa. 70 today in san jose. and then as we go into the next few days, we continue to warm

up. in fact, our temperatures peek on friday as we reach the mid-80s for the inland areas. >> and that's your latest weather. mr. melvin. >> mr. roker, thank you, sir up nat new kitchen for a new edition of "pop start" including a very timely new twist on a music classic twist on a music classic and jack -- i love it. step by step, we're going to figure this out. we're gonna find a way through this. we're working really, really hard in hospitals, our nurses, our techs, all the docs. it's about staggering when people get sick so that the hospitals can cope. we're gonna go through an awful lot of these. all across puget sound, people have been stepping up and donating personal protective equipment.

we stay at work. for you. you stay at home for us. just know we're all with you. thank you, thank you so much. thank you doctors & nurses.

>> welcome back. feels like a good time, and isn't it always a good time for "pop start". carson is back with his shiny kitchen. jack daly, good morning. >> speaking of morning, is my face too shiny my rock star makeup artist helped me yesterday, finally got a little makeup, showed me what to do. am i shiny

>> you look great. >> there's like concealer. my 7-year-old daughter is jealous. you've got blush and bronzer, look at those, are they from paris? thanks to mary. >> where is the glitter? >> let's see if we can make this happen start with brad pitt al, look out, he might be coming for your job let me give you a back story as we've talk about on the show, john krasinski has been anchoring his show on youtube, it's all about getting good news in these tough times most recently he hosted a prom school seniors who are missing out, got jonas brothers to perform, billie eilish to perform. it was awesome but, it wouldn't be a good new broadcast without a little weather so john asked an oscar winning talent to help him >> we should do a check on the weather. brad, how is it looking out there? >> looks pretty good yeah >> thanks, brad.

>> there you go. there is brad pitt playing a weatherman i guess he had a recurring gag on the gym jeffrey -- jim jeffrey's show that has him -- oh, he's a bad weatherman on that one looks like he's gotten a little better for john krasinski's new sketch that was cute. next up, we've got conan o'brien. like many shows out there, conan has been conducting celebrity interviews over video chat a lot of times using a service called zoom. zoom has had various problems with security due to the popularity leading to the term zoom bombing when uninvite attendees show up in a session last night he decided to give zoom bombing a trial he broke into a company's conference call and started giving them a little motivational speech. >> i wanted to reinforce that. we're in a great place -- >> i want to apologize, i'm late to the meeting

i'm new to the company i wanted to break in mostly because it's pretty clear that dan has lost his way with tiptoe i'm disappointed i'm disappointed in our sales performance. i'm disappointed in a lot of you across the board allen has his fun background you are busy calling up a fun background, first guy on zoom to think of that. you could have been thinking of real solutions >> that is hilarious fun background things. my kid uses that that's so funny. >> most adults do. >> that's great. time for one more story, we're going to end with queen. they are the latest band to get in on the so-called livi concert action online. i mentioned chris martin from coldplay went live on instagram. john legend did it the next day. this is a growing trend. a lot of stars are getting in on this

alicia keys has done it. now adam lambert and queen, they have done their own video singing the classic "we are the champions," although they changed the chorus to "you are the champions. check it out ♪ you are the champions ♪ you are the champions ♪ no time for losers because yo are the champions of the world ♪ >> he's so perfect in that role singing. adam lambert's voice is really a force to be reckoned with. that's incredible. guys, what a perfect anthem for all of the workers out there on the front lines. we wanted to share that this morning. that turned out great. that's it for "pop start." >> thank you, carson thank you, jack. coming up next, ayesha curry, how she, steph and the

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this is help when you need it. and we're back with a woman who certainly has a full plate talking about ayesha curry, a chef, restauranter, mom, also wife of superstar steph curry. now, this mom of three is launching her own new lifestyle magazine called "sweet july. because everything good in her life seems to happen in july ayesha is with us from her home kitchen. >> hi, good morning, thanks for having me. >> we're happy you're here you got up super early, it's west coast time. you've got three kids under eight and steph. >> yes. >> how are your days unfolding at the curry home? >> you know, it's chaotic. but i like to say it's beautiful chaos, because we're, you know, fortunate and in a blessed position right now to be able to

kind of just zone in and hone in on the kids and wrap our arms around them. i think for us, the biggest thing through this shelter-in-place has been not worrying about the schedule so much and realizing it's okay and the most important thing right now is focussing on the kids and making sure that they're, you know, being fed by way of being good human beings, not necessarily from, you know, making sure that the school work is done and all of that stuff. so it's been -- it's been -- so it's been cool. >> i love that not only are you taking care of your family, and i want to talk more about that because you look like you're having a good time, but you're also taking care of others you have an organization called eat, learn, and play. >> yes yes. we launched this past july, ironically, and we never would have thought a short six months later we'd have to amplify so quickly and keep up with such a demand during this time. but i think the best part has

been seeing the community come together and open unified school district, partners with world central kitchen and alameda food bank, they have been boots on the ground and really have helped us to scale as quickly with the need, so it's been incredible. >> it's interesting that launched in july because we kept hearing all the good things in your life happened in july you got married in july, all your children were born in july, and your magazine is called "sweet july. >> it is. >> what i love about this magazine, it's got a lot of cool things but i love you have five quarantine habits. you say, make your bed >> yes >> get up. plan your meals. set a schedule get moving we end up by drinking some wine and eating some bread. >> absolutely. i just feel like those are simple things. it sounds so simple, but if you actually put them into action, it can help you to not fall deep into that pit of depression that's so easily accessible during a time like this.

so it's just simple things to just keep you having some sense of normalcy and routine so that you can feel like you're, you know, in the state that you were in a couple months ago it really does help. >> speaking of normalcy and routine, i was imagining that for steph to blow off some steam, he would shoot hoops at home i just imagined and i assumed every professional basketball player had a basketball hoop out back or somewhere, but i was surprised to learn y'all didn't have that. >> no. it's so funny, right even basketball players don't want to bring their work home with them all the time we ended up ordering one off amazon and it took forever to put it together. >> i heard it was a little bit of a struggle to get that baby up. >> yeah. yeah yeah it was the 10 footer, but the kids have been having a blast with it. >> i'm glad. so you're cooking up some good stuff. i think you have a dish for us, paella. >> i do. yes.

well, i made paella this weekend. with the magazine we have 22 a p recipes in there so this is an easy shrimp stir fry. i'm obviously not making it right now because it is 5:00 something in the morning it's just using what you have in your pantry. so you can follow the directions but use any protein and vegetable you have i have the frozen shrimp that i'm defrosting, then i have frozen veg from the freezer, stuff that's about to turn, old