the rush to reopen the nation's economy is being met with resistance from helt care workers and others as the head of the cdc says the coronavirus coupled with the seasonal flu could be even worse for america. and we'll take you to the front lines with exclusive access to one of the nation's busiest emergency rooms. the doctors and nurses are still facing there every day rainbows, tornado and hail happening simultaneously in oklahoma as deadly stormed ripped through multiple states overnight. "early today" starts right now

good to have you with us i'm frances rivera >> i'm david gura. the debate grows more urgent how america can go forward amidst the growing pandemic almost 842,000 cases of covid-19 have been confirmed in the united states and more than 47,000 lives have been lost to the virus. >> governor gavin newsom announced hospitals will resume scheduled surgeries. he has not given any date on when businesses may reopen >> industry leaders are saying not so fast. the national association of theaters says they don't expect large audiences to be comfortable gathering just yet a group of students are doing their part to help seniors in their community they've started a organization

called lee it to us. billie eilish and her brother are doing their part to help small businesses. they performed on the pay it forward live stream series >> the u.n. is warning the world is also facing a hunger pandemic the food relief agency warns that more than 30 countries in the developing world could experience widespread famine and more than a million people on the brink of starvation. amazon has been helping to deliver food packages right to the doors of those in need in san francisco more than 10,000 boxes of food are going out to seniors each month. some of the cast members of the office have teamed up to get meals and emergency supplies to families by making a donation, fans can enter to win a virtual

coffee date with the stars and eminem is serving up his famous spaghetti. workers said they lost themselves when they got the special delivery from the rapper the state of georgia is barrelling ahead with plans to reopen for business tomorrow despite dire warnings from the nation's top health experts. it is the first of several southern states preparing to reboot their economies over the next week. >> reporter: as our nation grapples over how and when to reopen the country, thisern whatting from the director of the cdc, a second outbreak of the coronavirus in the fall could be even more difficult than the current national epidemic because it would come at the opening of flu season, the president calling the interview into question saying the cdc director was misquoted but many experts believe the virus will surge again >> the issue that i was to be about being more difficult is

that we're going to have two viruses circulating at the same time >> with concern mounting over what will come next doctors from california now confirm the first documented covid-19 deaths in our country. the first two fatalities now linked to the bay area february 6th and 17th. weeks earlier than the deadly outbreak at nursing homes in washington state the victims had not traveled to china, suggesting community spread well before the first case was recorded by the cdc >> the virus was probably introduced and circulate ng our community again far earlier than we had known >> declaring the virus was perhaps present as early as december officials now say it may have been a stroke of luck that the 49ers didn't win the super bowl if they had, a bay area parade like this one in oakland in 2018 could have fuelled the spread. >> here in los angeles county where coronavirus cases could become the leading cause of

death, hospitalization and icu cases are still rising even as parts of the state reopen for business with protests across our nation again the direct torr of the cdc says the demonstrations are not helpful. >> in virginia hundreds of protesters causing grid lock at the capitol urging the governor to lift the stay at home order so they can get to work. >> they warn the virus could return with a vengeance. >> some of the important voices in the debate over reopening are doctors and nurses sounding the alarm with some ers pushed to the limits we should warn you some of the images you're about to see is disturbing gabe gutierrez has our report on the front lines. >> reporter: at st. joseph's hospital in yonkers, new york.

>> we do this all day every day. >> reporter: the war has not let up the associated press was granted access to the overwhelmed er >> it's been a nightmare we have a volume of sick people like you can't believe in one shift i pronounced six people dead. >> everybody prove >> reporter: this is the frantic ongoing battle to keep patients alive as parts of the country push to reopen >> we can't be overconfident until we have some measure of being able to say it's -- it's in the past. >> reporter: despite the gratitude pouring in the toll is exhausting and it's not just physical >> fit's hard not to take your work home with you i sit at home reliving each death. the statistics tell me this person's father probably wouldn't have made it no matter what i did but my heart can't help it.

>> he's a trauma surgeon in miami. >> maybe if i put my ppe on faster, maybe if i started another medication instead of the one i did. maybe if i stayed up one more hour researching the best treatment for coronavirus, maybe he would have made it. maybe if i had been better i wouldn't be standing outside telling a sobbing family that we've lost their loved one it's hard not to take it personally as a sign of your failure. >> reporter: failure is not what's happening here. far from it. in so many hospitals, triumph. >> i've never been so sick feeling like you're going to die. wanting to die because you feel so bad. >> reporter: she was a nurse in kentucky who was desperately sick with coronavirus for three weeks. >> it really literally felt like my back was breaking in half like somebody was hitting it with a lhammer

my bones hurt. i couldn't walk, i couldn't do anything she has this message for protesters. >> if we open up too fast everyone is going to be in the hospital in bed for a month like me or dead. >> reporter: the number of coronavirus cases in new york appears to be declining but more than 400 new yorkers are still dying every day. >> thank you very much on capitol hill the house is set to send another half trillion dollars worth of stimulus to the president's desk today. the vote will come on the heels of the latest jobless numbers expected to show a staggering 26 million americans out of work. for the latest let's get to our capitol hill correspondent tracie potts and this relief can't come fast enough for some. >> reporter: it is a lot of relief for people who work especially for small businesses because a big chunk of that $484 billion are expected to approve today are loans and

disaster relief for small businesses, plus there's money for hospitals and testing. what did not make the cut, funding for local states and now mitch mcconnell suggesting that instead of looking to the federal government for help states should file for bankruptcy that did not sit well with some lawmakers including peter king who tweeted which was a dismissive remark and likened mcconal to mariantoinette refus refused. >> you just mentioned a name

i never heard of him when did this happen >> i've never heard of him i don't know who he is >> he says that he was pushed out of approving this drug that the president has talked so much about >> thank you for the update. we are now over 2.6 million coronavirus infections and while there isno cure or vaccine there is a global effort to find one. the uk says it's in the advanced stages of developing a vaccine and will start human trials today. for the latest on the global response to covid-19 we turn to allie live in london >> good morning, david that's right as of today, human trials developed for a vaccine developed by oxford university will begin it's one of two trials that the health minister says are making rapid progress

now, the first patients will receive a covid-19 vaccine developed by oxford university which the government has provided aroun$2 $28 million of funding is being provided for a second project at imperial college here in london to support phase 2 and phase 3 trials of a study. now, the vaccine from the oxford project which begins today is going to be tested on roughly 500 volunteers it's going to focus on safety, on toll rablerable as well as ht can fight the covid-19 virus and some very sad news as the world grapples to deal with this virus, some of the poorest countries are at risk of famines of biblical proportions by the

pandemic a report by the world food program estimates that people who are at risk of starvation could go from 135 million to over 250 million the ten countries most at risk suffer from economic hardship, war and climate change >>. we turn now to breaking weather news another round of weather storms sweeping across the southern united states. there are reports of as many as 30 others who were injured and another deadly tornado hit marshall county, oklahoma. two people are dead and a third is in critical condition the area also saw heavy rain and hail here you can see a rainbow forming during a hailstorm with a possible tornado developing there in the distance. >> janessa webb is following it

all. >> we had reports of 26 tornados across tornado alley and we're seeing some of these super cells that are traveling at least 300 miles so our current radar we still have tornado warnings and watches still in place throughout your early morning hours for louisiana to mississippi. right now in baton rouge, new orleans area you need to take heed to these warnsings that are in place because we have some strong sorm storms making their way across the area. along with the tornado threat you have the enhanced moisture coming in from the gulf reducing accumulation to 1 to 3 inches per hour it will shift east with the severe weather threat enhae kic

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