the nation continues to push for economic reopenings. businesses small and large as coronavirus cases continue to grow in some 20 states. a growing number of kids hospitalized with that mystery syndrome linketo covid-19. a warning that every parent should hear. food shortages getting -- supermarkets limiting how much you're allowed to buy. early today starts right now good morning i'm philip men

a. i'm frances rivera despite -- more states are easing stay-at-home orders here's what you need to know more than 1.2 million cases are confirmed and more emerging in states across the heartland. over 71,000. according to tracking, nearly 190,000 patients have recovered from covid-19. >> oregon is launching a first of its kind tracing program. the health department is seeking 100,000 volunteers who will take their temperatures every day for an entire year, then report back to researchers they'll fill out a short questionnaire each day people who develop symptoms will be tested and the state will trace their contacts. in san francisco 4,000 people have been tested in the mission district and more than 2% tested positive 90% of the people who were positive have not been able to work from home during the shelter in place.

an old favor in helping native americans hit hard by the pandemic, more than 170 years o help during the potato famine. now the fundraiser for the families has raised over $2 million with many contributions from the irish treasury secretary, steve mnuchin announced that federal aid will be distributed to native americans $4.8 billion will be distributed. president trump urging to reopen the country he said there will be more deaths as more states lift their stay-at-home orders. our capitol hill correspondent tracie potts joins us with the latest the president argues that not reopening businesses could also cost lives >> exactly he talks about the suicide rate from people who are having financial problems the president said that he is

losing sleep at night thinking about the fact that reopening the country means more people may die but he also said that no one is taking this harder than he is. >> the that lives will be lost to reopen the country. >> it's possible there will be some because you won't be locked into an apartment or a house or whatever it is but at the same time, we're going to practice social distancing we'll be washing hands, doing a lot of the things we've learned to do over the last period of time we have to get our country back. the cupboard was bare. the last administration left us nothing. we didn't have ventilators, we didn't have medical equipment, we didn't have testing >> what did you do when you became president to restock those cupboards that you say were bare. >> i'll be honest, i have a lot of things going on we had a lot of people that refused to allow the country to

be successful. they wasted a lot of time on russia, russia, russia that turned out to be a total hoax. >> we've lost more people now than we've lost in the vieamyoue families i want to say i love you and we're doing everything we can. >> now we're hearing from the president, we're also hearing from dr. rick bright, the government scientist reassigned after he said he was pressured to make clinical decisions about the science. he was in charge of the vaccine development and reassigned to nih and the health and human services department said they are disappointed he hasn't shown up for that job. the doctor has filed a whistle-blower complaint and a surprise announcement from the white house, the president confirming that he'll be disb d disbanding his coronavirus task force. the vice president says it will probably happen bythe end of the month. back to you. >> all right, tracie thank you. there are growing concerns about a rare complication in

children believed to be linked to covid-19 as the number of confirmed cases grows. new york city issued an alert for physicians here's nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> at least 15 more confirmed cases in new york city as the health department warns even more children could be affected by the rare complication, called pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome believed to be linked to covid-19 it took less than a week for jayden to go from an active 8-year-old to a ventilator after going into cardiac arrest. >> i quickly looked at his face i saw his lips were blue. >> he later tested positive for covid-19 antibodies. in late april, he had a fever and diarrhea, but his pediatrician and parents thought he would bounce back no one in the house was diagnosed with the virus. >> we have all been very strong and practicing our social distancing

we thought we were safe. >> now doctors who once thought children werd- are reporting so children react with an inflammatory response similar to kawasaki disease or toxic shock. cases have been reported in europe and several states. persistent fever, rash, red eyes or an upset stomach are symptoms. >> we want parents to pay attention to when they see these symptoms to reach out to their doctors early. >> two new studies out of china and germany suggest children can spread the virus when schools are open they can have three times the number of contacts as adults a new study by the national institutes of health hopes to learn more about how children transmit and are affected by the virus. >> that's definitely going to contribute to us having knowledge about whether we should reopen schools, summer camps. >> jayden is off the ventilator

but unable to see his family in person one ofhe smallest victims of a growing concern. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york many americans find themselves conflicted by a need to get back to work but also to stay safe. here's miguel almaguer. >> with more than half our nation implementing plans on how to restart local economies, the confusing patchwork of who is open and how americans feel about getting back to business depends on where you live. as pockets of protests grow louder, gyms in washington, pubs in maine and salons in texas are clouding mandates to stay closed this woman owns a cafe in california. >> i'm going to be homeless if i don't open my business back up. >> though some restaurants are busy, 78% of americans are uncomfortable going out to eat

while 56% say they are comfortable going to the grocery stores most believe gyms, theaters and barber shops should not be allowed to open. in michigan this man has to choice. >> i'm not trying to be i -- i'm trying to make a living. >> as nordstrom installs plexiglas and requires masks, 67% of americans are uncomfortable going to a clothing store. >> starting friday in california, more retailers can offer curbside pickup. but in big cities like los angeles, only restaurants can do that fort foreseeable future amazon confirming -- the news comes as new york officials now report 1700 previously undisclosed covid deaths at nursing homes in the state meanwhile in new york city, the mayor says don't expect a complete reopening until

september. in miami, after officials opened a popular parkthey quick issued 7,000 face mask warnings forcing a shutdown on monday meantime, in washington state, outdoor recreational activities can now resume a nation trying to get back to business while polls showman i americans are hesitant to do exactly that miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. well, there is hope that the coronavirus is leveling off in some parts of america. some studies show that we're not out of the woods just yet. stephanie gosk has more. >> reporter: usns comfort has left in new york city, the numbers keep getting better. look at what happened when "the new york times" analyzed new cases in the rest of the country. it's a very different story. the former fda commissioner sounding the alarm on "today." >> there's about 20 states where cases are going up on a daily

basis. >> then there's a new chilling projection from the university of washington. researchers predicted just covie by august. now they predict it could be more than double that. >> it's from mobility, in places where the virus was circulating at the high level. >> hotspots in brown county, wisconsin has nearly 1500 cases. >> takes one person to have a ripple effect in the community. >> the worst hit places often with large prisons or meat processing plants. like in fort dodge, iowa. >> do you think people are putting their lives in jeopardy because of their behavior? >> most definitely not just theirs. >> 19 people across iowa, the highest number so far. this doctor is alarmed that the state reopened friday. >> there are groups playing

football, gender reveal parties. as if coronavirus never happened. >> more than 1,000 cases traced to a pork processing plant that may be reopening as early as today. >> there's no such thing as social distancing happening at all. so our local people are being hurt and struggling to stay alive only to have all kinds of people walking in freely and standing in line of ten-plus people to check out at walmart. >> in tennessee, nearly 1300 inmates and 50 staff tested positive at a prison one inmate has died. >> i'm worried about people that maybe have been in contact with somebody and now they're not showing any symptoms, then that could spread inside the community. that's my biggest concern. >> behind all the numbers, people like craig allen franken, 61 years old who worked at a meatpacking plant in iowa, a father, grandfather and a casualty in the pandemic spreading through the heartland. stephanie gosk, nbc news, new

york breaking news out of the nation's capital ruth bader ginsburg will be making up in a baltimore hospital after being admitted for a gallbladder condition. according to a memo, the 87-year-old underwent a treatment at johns hopkins hospital justice ginsburg is said to be resting comfortably. later today, she's expected to hear oral arguments from the hospital. let's check in with janessa webb talking about snow in places >> the weather continues to change good morning everyone. if you're across pittsburgh and areas of the northeast, the clouds are starting to thicken up and the rain headed our way we're going to see it throughout our afternoon into your early evening. i-95 corridor, the rain could be torrential at times. not expecting a lot of storms. but it's going to be a damp day.

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