today more states will begin loosening restrictions on businesses, parks and other locations as demand it for more testing grows. flight ate dants are calling for a temporary ban on vacation travel saying their lives are at risk we'll take you back to the future, a gup of families are the creating family photos "early today" starts right now >> we say good morning to you. >> with summer just a few weeks

away, can americans keep up social distancing? leaders debate when and how to reopen their states. here's what you need to know to start your week. health officials are saying the number of new cases has reached a plateau. there are 972,000 americans infected and chose to 55,000 people have died >> the stay at home order was no match for the sweltering heat in southern california. thousands of people packed then beaches in orange county beaches are still closed officials there opened cooling center ises to beat the heat treasury secretary steve mnuchin is offering optimism the stimulus will help spur gret he expects the economy to bounce back from july to september. a community comes together to honor a fallen soldier. 34-year-old sergeant was killed in iraq. coronavirus restrictions stopped his family from hold iing a

funeral so they held a drive bifuneral instead. 6 million seniors are being assisted by launching a program that delivers three warm meals every day of the week. participating restaurants will get re87 bursed. one-third of states have begun easing restrictions or planning to. but the white house says social distancing will be the norm for the next few months. here's dan scheneman >> reporter: in georgia there are open for business signs in many windows including nail salons and war better shops. >> us i mean, we clean up after every chair. we wear gloves >> reporter: 20 states are allowing shops to open doors or allowing stay at home orders to expire in states where restrictions are still in place, protesters continue to plead with authorities. >> i believe the quarantine should reply to the sick, the elderly, those that take care of them it would have left more money to take care of those people

instead of scrambling to keep a roof over our heads. >> reporter: social distancing could be over by memorial day. a top white house official disagrees. >> social distancing will be with us through the summer to ensure we protect one another as we move through these phases >> reporter: dr. birx is concern ed about states opening before meeting federal guidelines of two weeks of declining cases she also hopes there will be a better way to test americans >> we have to have a breakthrough innovation in testing. we have to be able to detect an gent rather than constant ily try to detect the live virus >> reporter: she warns such a breakthrough may not happen for months dan scheneman, nbc news. 1 in 6 american workers have lost their jobs since is the start of this crisis spirit spurring the highest unemployment rate since the great depression despite warnings from health

experts, some states are barrelling ahead with plans to reopen tracie potts is joining us now with the very latest several states are loosening restrictions today >> members of the white house coronavirus task force are concerned that some states may be moving too fast about a third of our states will be easing restrictions a at some point this week. and the federal government is urging them to keep the guidelines, wait until the cases drop 14 days in a row, as not to reopen to soob >> each state is different the reason we made the guidelines very specifics was also, and i'm sure a lot of people missed the asterisk, that said to look not only statewide, but also county by county. >> the policies are working. we are now looking at a relatively short period of time. 14 days of decline if you don't have 14 days of

decline, nobody would say be reckless and open any way. >> some of the states trying to hold on financially with business pretty much at a standstill and pushing back, though, and senator mitch mcconnell's suggestion for bankruptcy instead of waiting for a bailout. >> that's a big decision for companies to make. thank you so much. airline employees aren sounding the alarm their lives are at risk and are calling for a temporary ban on vacation travel. here's erin mclaughlin >> reporter: flying this a time of covid-19. empty planes, falling prices and an industry in crisis. the flight attendants it its on, vulnerable and feeling forgotten. >> we are risking our lives too. >> reporter: united americans joined jetblue to require flight attendants wear masks. no such requirements for

passengers and other employees >> i do hope it gets to the point if you're not willing to wear a mask, you're not willing to travel. >> reporter: on my way to seattle for an assignment, i boarded the flight and expected, the situation is pretty empty. and on the return a stark contrast more passengers, many without masks and no guidance on how to safely social distance across the country, similar stories. the association of flight attendants is is pushing for all leisure travel to end until the virus is contained they are also demanding legislation mandating masks for crew, employees and passengers >> just asking flight attendants to wear a mask is not enough but the bottom line is it reduces your risk of getting b inbfected on the airline if everybody is wearing a mask. >> reporter: united airlines released a statement recognizing for flight attendants social distancing is challenging saying they added masks to ensure they

have one msk per day the masks are encouraged >> our front line staff are encouraged to wear them. we have masks forrer customers if they don't bring them >> reporter: with no mask requirement for passengers or crew, the website notes the cdc does not require passengers to wear masks the treasury department released billions more in aid to u.s. carriers airlines considered critical, the workers feeling unprotected. erin mclaughlin, nbc news, los angeles. the speculation continues to grow about the health and whereabouts of u.n. after u.n. reportly hasn't been seen in public for two weeks he may be ill after undergoing surgery. south korea says kim is alive and well while north korea media has been silent. to sort it out, we turn to cal

perry joining us live in london >> good morning to you the rumors were he had some sort of cardiovascular issue, maybe a surgery. that started april 15th when kim missed what would have been his grandfather's 108th birthday that's a national holiday. he's the man who founded so that's what started this speculation. add ing ing to the rumors is th satellite images showing the train of kim jong-un in the eastern part of the country in the town where he goes on vacation it's an elite part of the country. there were rumors he penned a few letters to the united nations thanking them for doing some construction in that area all of this really serves a point to show that we still don't have a good grasp of what is going on inside north korea when you look at the coronavirus and how that spread across asia. the w.h.o. beg iging the north koreans for information. it gives you a sign of how the country really still remains a mystery. adding to the mystery, the

chinese saying they believe that kim is well and he's doing fine. he's in that eastern part of the country probably taking some time off >> a lot of secrecy, thank you, cal. let's turn it to check on the weather with meteorologist janessa webb on your monday. good morning >> happy monday. good morning, everyone we continue to see storm system that is barrelling aacross the northeast. the banner says winter radar that should not be the case. we have winter weather that's running through northern nebrasnew england and also into new york we are seeing winter weather advisories unfortunately for these sections of the country. and that will last until your early morning hours before more rain starts to push into the area also watch iing the next severe weather risk that's going to be enhanced for tomorrow for the southern plains. pretty quiet start to the week, but the severe weather will ramp up by tomorrow afternoon into the evening. it will be a wet week with

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in today's quick hits, gas prices are going down. according to a, a, the national average for a gallon of gas is $1.78, down by more than a dollar from last year's average. following their battle with covid-19, tom hanks and rita wilson volunteered to donate blood for vaccine research the actor is giving blood to the places working on the disease. the blue angels and thunder birds will soar above new york city in honor of front line workers. the flyovers will kick off tuesday at noon. we kick off another weeks on wall street. small businesses will get another crack at stimulus plus a lot more jeff cudmore is joining us and novel ideas on what to do with the millions and millions of

dollars worth of expired beer. please explain >> i don't think you want to drink it let me talk you through the market story and then the beer the market is expected to open in slightly positive territory it indicates a good start to the session here with european markets us high er at this point and that would obviously follow on from a week of close. we were 1% down on the dow and the the s&p last week. even though we saw friday's close positive for both of those markets. big issue for the week, 50% of s&p companies report first quarter earnings this week we will be watching the earnings and we'll be watching closely the federal reserve meeting wednesday to see if there's any fresh stimulus announcement to tackle coronavirus talking of tackling coronavirus, boston beer, and let's get on to the beer story they have had $5.8 millionofeer

because restaurants and bars are closed now instead of just pouring this down the drain, the company planning to recycle that by turning it into ethanol to use then in hand sanitizer which would be a very useful thing to put into the market right now given that clearly it is difficult to sell some of this beer in bars and restaurants. just one point to finish on. while we're talking about beer, nielsen out with numbers about how we are managing this crisis. apparently beer sales for the week ending april 11th up 11.5%. so it seems some people are choosing to drink their way through these lockdowns. back to you. >> i don't judge them for a minute >> don't drink the expired beer. >> i never let it sit in the fridge long enough to happen >> not a concern

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get skin healthy™ boredom has families getting creative parents are connecting with their children by reenacting their past >> it's called i'm just a kid. inspired by the 2002 song. families are reenacting old photos on tiktok often with hilarious results. this was then. this is now an easy balancing act then, a much bigger challenge now. for the metcalf family, now with

three kids back home, making these new memories has been a blessing >> it's fun. it's a great time to reconnect a great time to bond again talking about things that we probably would have. >> reporter: reuniting over family activities and making tiktok magic >> we had a staircase right there. tried to get everybody to squeeze in tight like we were. >> reporter: tom craig used this to recreate a snap with his dad 20 years later >> good thing dad still has the same shirt >> i kicked up into a hand stand and he held me up. it took a couple tries i never fell on my head. he's pretty strong sfwlr a similar challenge for these sisters in pennsylvania. >> it took a couple tries.

after a couple tries, i think we got it so it's pretty good. >> reporter: creative ways to pass the pandemic. >> this has been a great distraction during a trying time for everybody. >> reporter: and reflect on old memories because at the end of the day, no matter how grown up kids get, to parents, they will always be just their baby >> always. thank you to jose for that story. speaking of music, after dropping a new sing is the just days ago, the rolling stones living in a ghosttown tops the charts ♪ ♪ i'm a ghost living in a ghost town ♪ ♪ you come up to me but i can't be found ♪ >> it's the sound of the times the song is number one on i

tunes in 20 countries. it's their first number one hit in 40 years. >> they haven't put out new music in eight years if we can get concerts back, we could see the stones on tour it's been oi medicine bucket list >> at least virtual for now. thank you fo

good morning to you on this monday. your headlines at 4:30, fire sending residents running from their apartments along the peninsula. in just minutes we'll tell you what people living there say happened just before the flames started. you have one more place to get checked for the coronavirus. beginning today new drive-through testing site opens for those living in the tri-valley and are experiencing symptoms. idling in place, the huge drop in oil demand shutting down most operations at the marathon refinery in martinez. and round two