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fast track, our exclusive look inside the labs where researchers are working on a vaccine they hope could be ready by the fall. volunteers already lining up for trials. >> i thought, oh, gosh, this is a no-brainer for me because it seems like i could potentially qualify. >> straight ahead, is this the breakthrough the world so desperately needs? ready to stand down the . supreme court justice ruth bader ginsberg hospitalized after receiving treatment for gallbladder condition. planning to hear cases today. we have the latest. those stories, plus life savers. wedd t nation's nurses in a day they won't forget.

may 6th, 2020. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hi, everybody, good morning. nice to have our west coast viewers with us. >> it is national nurse's day. craig is going to head to lennox hill hospital there during shift change. we have a surprise for nurses going home after a long night of work. we have that later in the show, savannah. >> really touching thank you ahead. first as we get started, cases of coronavirus top 1.2 million in the u.s. more than 71,000 deaths in this country, nearly two months since the social distancing measures began. 36 states are now starting to lift those restrictions. >> also this morning the u.s. secretary treasury warning americans international travel

may not resume this year. meantime, one public school in montana will become one of the first in the country to reopen since the lockdown when students return to class tomorrow, savannah. and also tomorrow, tyson foods is set to resume limited production at a pork plant in iowa, it's the largest in the country. that facility had to be shut down two weeks ago to contain an outbreak of the virus. we've got complete coverage for your this morning. let's start with late-breaking news from the white house task force. nbc's peter alexander on duty for us. hey, peter, good morning. >> hey, savannah, good morning. the president will meet with the governor of iowa at the white house today. to that breaking news, a day after saying he was winding down the coronavirus task force in the coming weeks, the president has quickly reversed course, tweeting within the hour, quote, the task force will continue on indefinitely with its focus on safety and opening up the

country again. the president had faced immediate criticism for the initial plan just yesterday with the death toll climbing past 71,000, he was asked if this was the right time to disband the task force. and president trump said we can't keep the country closed for years. president trump conceding states reopening for business, more americans may lose their lives, telling abc news. >> it is possible there will be some because you won't be locked into an apartment or a house or whatever. at the same time, we're going to practice social distancing. >> reporter: the president on the first trip on air force one in more than five weeks, surprising people saying he was winding down the coronavirus task force, as the death toll in the u.s. climbs past 70,000. >> mike pence and the task force did a nice job. we're looking at a new form, safety and opening. we'll have a different group

probably set up for that. >> reporter: some democrats criticizing the move. former candidate bernie sanders calling it an american tragedy. the president insisting this is not a mission accomplished moment. >> not at all. mission accomplished is when it is over. >> reporter: now he is reversing course, tweeting this morning the task force will continue on indefinitely with focus on safety and opening up the country again. president trump in arizona touring a factory now producing n95 masks, while not wearing one himself. plant officials said the president and his team didn't need to. the president acknowledging the death toll will exceed expectations. >> felt 60, 65, 70, as horrible as it is, you talk about filling up yankees stadium with death. i thought it was horrible. it will probably be higher than that. >> reporter: dr. rick bright was forced out, breaking his

silence. in a new whistle-blower complaint obtained by nbc news, bright says he was retaliated against for resisting efforts to fund potentially dangerous drugs promoted by those with political connections. a reference to the anti-malaria drug the president previously promoted. >> time after time i was pressured to ignore or dismiss expert scientific recommendations, instead to award lucrative contracts based on political connection. in other words, i was pressured to let politics and cronyism drive decisions. >> reporter: the complaint accuses health and human services slow to react to the initial threat, saying urgent warnings about need to act starting early january were met with indifference that developed into hostility. from hhs leaders, including secretary azar. hhs says dr. bright was transferred to a position at nooshafari

national institute of health to look on diagnostic testing. they're deeply disappointed he hasn't shown up to that job. he has been on sick leave due to hypertensi hypertension caused by the current situation. >> back to the breaking news about the coronavirus task force, so it is going to stay in effect, but how will it change? what's the emphasis going to be? >> reporter: good question. we are reporting it out, getting a better understanding of what is changing, why the sudden reversal. the president said he would be consulting with dr. fauci and birx and other medical experts. he tweeted he may add or subtract people to the task force as it currently exists. he says the task force will be very focused on vaccines and therapeutics. the danger for the president in original plans to wind down the task force is that it seemed out of step with where voters are on this when it comes to the seriousness of concerns about

the virus, saying you're winding down the task force sends a signal. the recent poll showed strong joer majority of voters were more concerned about the virus than the economy. savannah? >> all right, peter alexander with breaking news at the white house about the coronavirus task force. the president said it was going to be disbanded, now saying this morning it will continue. it is seven after the hour. the nation's meat shortage is worsening. prices going up 25%. it appears more wendy's than first realized are without beef for burger. gabe gutierrez outside of one of the fast-food restaurants in new york city. hey, gabe, good morning. >> good morning. the company with the unforgettable catchphrase years ago is having trouble finding the beef. it's not just fast-food. one butcher shop owner said he has never seen such a sudden

spike in meat prices. >> you're out of beef, then, patties? beef shortage at wendy's is spreading. >> from ohio to new york, michigan to california, the meat shortage is spreading. >> where's the beef? >> now estimated one in five fast-food restaurants is out of beef the company says it's still supplying burgers to locations up to three times a week and working diligently to minimize the impact to customers and restaurants. other fast-food chains that rely on beef are watching closely as meat prices spike as much as 25%. >> you're going to have some near-term impacts. we don't know how long that will go for. >> grocery stores like kroger and costco have already limited meat purchases after coronavirus infected thousands of plant workers across 19 states authorities in pennsylvania say there have been confirmed cases at 120 facilities in that state alone. >> if you want to keep the food supply safe, you have to keep the workers safe that's where you should start. >> he has owned this new york butcher shop since 1932, the

height of the great depression he's worried about the domino effect of the meat shortage. >> the holiday, christmas, as it goes longer, production takes time to raise cows. >> reporter: and there's mounting anxiety for farmers scrambling to keep up with skyrocketing demand but dealing with a broken supply chain. >> i'm not going to lie, i don't sleep very well thinking about perhaps what will be happening in the weeks to come it's unsettling, and it's scary. >> this morning the meat industry in crisis. >> we're stuck between a rock and a hard spot. we want workers adequately protected but we want people to enjoy the safest products in thl world. >> the farmers we spoke with said this is not a supply problem on their end they have enough the issue is processing and

distribution the supply chain during a pandemic savannah. >> all right, gabe, thank you. let's turn now to where there is hope this morning. there's tremendous optimism there's tremendous optimism over a new vaccine trial that's now under way right here in the u.s. researchers say it could lead to a vaccine within just months this trial is different because it involves trying to manipulate the virus' genetic code. nbc news had exclusive access inside these trials and tom costello joins us now with these trials tom, so many people are hopeful about this it turns vaccine research in a totally different direction. >> reporter: absolutely. this is 21st century cutting edge medicine. the bottom line here is rather than working on a live portion of the virus, they are trying to manipulate the genetic code to reprogram the protein that makes people sick. pfizer, the company behind the research thinks it could have a vaccine for emergency use as

soon as september. at nyu hospital in new york, shoulders out for a groundbreaking vaccine trial this one is different. rather than building a vaccine from the virus itself, researchers from pfizer and german partner are instead trying to alter the virus' genetic code nyu chief of infectious disease dr. mark mulligan is leading the trial. >> it was just in january the viral sequence was first published. here we are less than four months later, and we are launching a trial here in the u.s. >> among the first 12 healthy americans to get the injection yoga instructor melissa. she learned of the need for the volunteers from her husband, a doctor at nyu. >> we live so close, i can just walk and just be helpful to humanity at this time. >> researchers think this trial could lead to an emergency fda vaccine approval by september. it will take longer to ramp up production and roll out.

here is what's interesting the vaccine carries the genetic code known as messenger rna that instructs the cells to make the proteins associated with the coronavirus, but without making someone sick the hope is the immune system will create antibodies to fight off covid-19 pfizer is now testing four genetic vaccines. >> there's always a risk with every new vaccine and treatment. i do think the urgency here, the tremendous medical need and the suffering seems to outweigh those risks. >> because it's a natural genetic process, doctors believe the risk is actually low but outside experts caution it's still experimental. >> the big question you have to answer is will the vaccine be effective? will it be able to produce a good protective response against infection of covid-19, and will it be safe to use.

>> so pfizer is trying to get 8,000 volunteers coming up in the weeks and months across the united states, not just nyu but several states this is what's critically important here doctors believe we could be dealing with variations of the covid-19 virus for decades decades. so if they can manipulate the code easily and reprogram it for each variation of this virus, that could go a long way to allowing all of us to resume our normal lives, not just this year and next year but in years to come as we see variations of the virus. savannah, back to you. >> i'll take that one, tom we hope they get that one right. thank you. now to breaking news overnight, supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg hospitalized after being treated for and f in infection caused by a gallstone. pete williams joins us, what's the latest >> reporter: a statement from the supreme court said tests on tuesday detected a gallstone that detected a blockage and

infection. but justice ginsburg did not need surgery and did not stop her from taking part in the first oral arguments conducted by phone ruth bader ginsburg in the hospital this morning after she had nonsurgical treatment for a benign gallbladder condition at johns hopkins in baltimore it was detected after the first ever telephone session of oral arguments. this week they resumed hearing argument by conference call after a two-month hiatus caused by coronavirus pandemic. justice ginsburg asked questions during the sessions monday and tuesday and the court says she plans to take part in today's as well she's now 87, appointed in 1993 by president bill clinton, and is now the most senior of the four liberals in the 5-4 majority conservative supreme court. she's also the oldest justice. if she had to step down for any reason, president trump would be able to make a third appointment to the court creating an even

stronger conservative majority ruth bader ginsburg is also a pop culture phenomenon with her own cult following her life hit the big screen in 2018 as the subject of the film "on the basis of sex." >> what did you say your name was? >> ruth bader ginsburg. >> justice ginsburg has survived a string of health scares. last summer she was treated for a tumor on pancreas and had surgery in 2018 for lung cancer but she vowed to stay in the supreme court as well as her health permits she's resting comfortably and plans to be in the hospital a day or two but plans to be on the phone as the court hears by conference call. >> pete, thank you it's now 7:17, let's send it back to savannah. >> here is one for the list, last week people in texas got the treatment, louisiana will get it

a one-of-a-kind air show, u.s. l fly over ft. worth navy blue angels will fly over the dallas-ft. worth area as well, houston and new orleans this afternoon this is a salute to those on the front they have also flown over washington, d.c., baltimore and atlanta in recent days. it's quick but it does get your heart pumping if you get to see it. >> it's a beautiful sight, savannah. what do you say we get a check of the forecast from mr. roker. good morning. >> good morning, guys. something we didn't see all winter is happening in the spring, the polar vortex, believe it or not. generally this is a permanent situation over the arctic. what we get is a frigid low pressure zone. usually these strong winds keep it up there. however, the winds have weakened now this spring and allowed lobes of cold air from minneapolis to new york. the storm system will collide with that cold air friday and

saturday, wet snow for interior northeast. saturday and sunday looking at cold blustery winds across northeast. snow showers from upstate new york on into new england and parts of pennsylvania. this will then push on in, bringing in light snow as it makes its way into the northeast new england and even the spine of the appalachians. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds.

good wednesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we take a live look outside in san francisco it's a beautiful, clear start to the day. we're going to see a lot of sunshine and temperatures here reaching into the low 70s. then as you make your way inland to the east bay it's going to reach into the upper 80s. a few spots hitting 90 degrees this afternoon. a lot more 90s for tomorrow as well as friday. then by the weekend we start to cool off. and by mother's day we're going to see highs in the 70s with partly cloudy skies. coming up in the next half hour, guys, record heat out west we'll talk about that coming up. >> all right, al, thank you. coming up next, the uncertain summer facing millions of families as amusement parks, camps and cruise try to survive the impact of the coronavirus. what it could mean for your plans in the months ahead, savannah. >> plus with more and more of us online, the fbi's urgent alert this morning about new cyber scams. >> they know americans are worried about coronavirus, and

they know they can take advantage of it. >> how unsuspecting victims are being targeted, things like stimulus payments. our exclusive access inside google as well for a look at a tool that would protect your password but first this is "today" on nbc

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about which businesses will be able to reopen and when and whether or not it will create a spike in covid-19 infections. governor gavin newsom will lay out more details for reopening businesses tomorrow, but today business owners saying they're going to do everything they can to be ready to hit the ground running. >> reporter: i'm bob redell. two more covid-19 test sites have opened up in the bay area, specifically the south bay, one in san jose and another in gilroy. governor newsom has said there has to be more testing for the state to be fully able to reopen. and his goal is in the range of 60,000 to 80,000 tests per day. right now we're around half that. yesterday california testing around 32,000 people, at least recorded that amount, well below the governor's target, but up 4.3% over the day before. and a follow-up for you. firefighters are monitoring the hot spots after an early morning brush fire that threatened

structures in eastern contra costa county. it started near the regional preserve. the fire burned off five acres before firefighters got the upper hand. no word yet on a cause. the sun is up over the bay area. it's going to warm things up as well. let's check the forecast with kari. our trend will be for hotter temperatures to come in but today we're just going to be a few degrees warmer. and as we take a live look outside in walnut creek this will be one of the spots that will reach the upper 80s this afternoon, as we check out our high temperatures around the bay area expect mid-80s in napa today. oakland will reach 78 degrees. up to 82 today in san jose. san francisco in the low 70s. our inland temperatures up to the upper 80s today but then peaking up to 94 degrees on friday. the good news this heat doesn't last long and we'll see it coming down. even a chance of rain in the forecast by early next week as our temperatures go from the mid-90s down to 70 early next week. now back to you.

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it is 7:30 now, it's a wednesday morning, may 6th, 2020. we've got something up our sleeve. that's lenox hill hospital. it's been the center of the coronavirus. craig, you're going to tiptoe over that way and celebrate those nurses in a big way. boy, do they deserve it. >> they do. every night in new york city about 7:00, everyone goes outside, pots and pans, to celebrate nurses. the overnight shift nurses, guys, they don't get the celebration because they are inside working, so we decided this morning we're going to fix this. savannah, hoda, that's part of

the little surprise and we're looking forward to that in our next hour. >> i love it. you're going to sneak down there during shift change. if you know anyone at lenox hill at shift change, don't tell them and ruin the surprise. 7:30 wednesday morning. cases of the coronavirus are topping 1.2 million in the country with more than 71,000 deaths, nearly two months since these social distancing measures have begun. 36 states are now starting to lift restrictions. >> a medical researcher said to be on the verge of making a very significant coronavirus finding was found shot to death last weekend in pennsylvania. police believe 37-year-old was victim of a murder-suicide involving a second unidentified man. u.s. auto marks are prank to reopen north american factories within two weeks potentially putting thousands of workers back to work. plants have been closed since mid march because of the

outbreak. now to our series, the new normal, as the nation slowly bounces back from the coronavirus. americans are bracing for a summer unlike any we've seen with some of the season's most beloved destinations and staples likely off limits. so the question is whether or not can your family expect? jo ling kent is taking a look at that for us. hey, jo, good morning. >> reporter: hey, hoda. the unfortunate reality, so much is in the air. the road to summer vacation has never been more uncertain. with cruises, camps, theme parks instituting big changes to adapt to the new normal. whether you had your sight set on cruise ship, theme park, your plans are likely hanging in the balance. disney announcing it lost a billion dollars because of the closed theme parks. walt disney shanghai will reopen may 11 to limited visitors, no word whether disney

world or disney land will open after 100,000 workers furloughed, including this california amanpour. california adventure. >> i love my job. >> just enough to cover the bill. >> i've always been able to provide for myself and that's not really something i can do anymore. >> six flags plans to reopen some parks soon. but to visit magic mountain, for example, reservations will be required even for season pass holders. lot universal hasn't announced when they'll be open, be prepared for limited number of visitors, social distancing, temperature checks and masks. nbc universal is the parent company of nbc news and the battered cruise industry is trying to stay afloat. carnival plans to relaunch ships as early as august 1st, one week after the cdc's no sail order is set to expire. >> i would still cruise even if the conditions are the same as

they are today. >> jenny has rebooked on the carnival dream three times and counting down to her august 3rd departure. >> i would feel safer today on a cruise ship than going to the local grocery store. >> reporter: norwegian has doubt whether it can survive. and for the 20 million kids and their parents eagerly awaiting summer camp, the american camping association says in the weeks ahead camp directors will decide if they can safely open at all telling us some programs will operate in a traditional location while others will choose a new path. it is all about comfort, hoda, when it comes to getting back into crowds. a new reuters poll shows for those that want to go to t amusement park, for example, 30% of people want to wait until there's a vaccine. >> that makes sense, jo. for a lot of families they are trying to figure out summer plans. they want to know about camps and trips, so what options do they have?

>> hoda, you can always ask for a refund from your summer camp. in fact, a lot of camps have been in touch with parents for plan b. talking about virtual camps orchids in small groups. they are certainly talking with health officials and awaiting more cdc guidance. they are also thinking about moving online and in some cases reducing the number of kids in one group at the same time. hoda. >> online camp. okay. all right, jo. thank you. savannah, over to you. >> all right. coming up next, the fbi sounding the alarm this morning about a spike in coronavirus-related computer scams. what you need to know. keir simmons goes inside google and tries out its new tool to keep you safe online with some eye-opening results. >> okay. >> you can see here you have passwords. >> how many? >> 26. >> that's straight ahead but first these messages.

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major tech company is doing to protect its millions of users. hi, keir, good morning. >> hey, savannah, good morning we're all working in different ways these days, whether this morning you're getting ready to open up your laptop or tablet to work from home, we are all more vulnerable to online criminals get this, this morning u.s. and cyber security agency warning even health care workers and hospitals are being targeted specifically by hackers. before all of this crisis hits us, savannah, we had a chance for exclusive access to a center in europe. we asked them if we could trust tech companies to protect our privacy. working, living, playing, our whole life online because of coronavirus. now the head of fbi cyber crime

section says it's making us vulnerable. >> we have this massive group of people now forced to do their daily lives in an online capacity this creates tremendous opportunity for cyber attackers and scammers that haven't been there. >> how busy are you? >> very busy. >> your password, banking information, and even location data, the fbi says all prime targets right now as millions of us download new software and apps. >> they know americans are worried about coronavirus, and they know they can take advantage of it. >> google announcing 18 million malware and fishing e-mails each day related to coronavirus at its peak, more than 15% of scams sent to the google messages app were covid-19 related. this scam targeting gmail with downloadable attachment capitalizing on the stimulus payments americans are receiving. this e-mail claiming to be from the world health organization asking this person to donate

using bitcoin. >> where are these attacks coming from? >> such places as china, russia, west africa, any place an internet connection can be found. >> just months ago google giving nbc news exclusive access inside its safety engineering operation here in munich, germany. >> folks aren't normally allowed in this space. >> this is a google only area. >> this is google's senior product manager for privacy, another big issue with tracking apps and health monitoring on the horizon. >> i don't know whether i can trust you. you make your money from enabling advertisers to target me by i don't go my data. >> user trust is paramount for us we're going to continue to look out for users in more ways. >> in munich, google developed a tool that will protect you from

scams. it's called password checkup. >> we have a checkup which can help you see whether any of your passwords have been compromised or you're maybe using passwords in multiple places. >> passwords.google.com. >> go into my act and click check password okay. >> you can see here you have some compromised passwords. >> how many exactly? >> 26 compromised passwords. >> 26 compromised passwords. it's everything from my amazon account, banking account and the site i use to prepare my taxes. >> that's scary. >> users should change all compromised passwords and the federal trade commission warning all americans to never donate with cash, by gift card or by wiring money in the age of covid-19, our digital safety almost as important as staying healthy. >> wow, that's scary stuff, keir simmons. with so many scams out there, are there any scams in

particular that we should be especially mindful of right now? >> you know, craig, i can't believe i'm having to warn folks about this but if you're thinking about getting a dog in this isolation, the better business bureau is warning people about scams with puppies where there's no breeder, no dog, just a way to try to get your money meanwhile the federal trade commission says watch out for e-mails from organizations like cdc or world health organization go to their actual website and get onto whatever it is that's being suggested there to protect yourself again, just to repeat. make sure you have unique passwords for every one of your online activity. i know, craig, when you saw from our report there that i had so many passwords that were the same that i should have changed. if you want more information about how to do this or how to work with that google application that we showed you, just go ahead and go to today.com, craig.

>> we were quite struck with the fact you had 26 passwords, fyi that seems like a lot. good to see you, buddy stay safe. thank you. >> i'm sorry >> all right, guys let's get a check of the weather. al, i can't believe you're talking about snow this weekend. >> i know. and record heat out west this is crazy. we've got the polar vortex in the east out west, my golly we are looking at record setting temperatures as we get into the southwest, l.a., phoenix, albuquerque at 87, 10 degrees above average. las vegas triple digits. later this we'll, vegas you'll hit triple digits by saturday all into the beginning of the weekend phoenix will be in

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>> i am excited for her to be proud much what she's done that's the most important thing for a human to do is be proud of themselves. >> former first daughters appearing in the new netflix documentary "becoming" which looks at michelle obama's white house life. >> no longer facing that scrutiny, being able to let all of that leave your mind creates so much space. >> a junior at harvard, 21-year-old malia is seen back stage at her mom's soldout 2018 book tour. >> demonstrated in a way like those yeergs weren't for nothing. you see that huge crowd out there, and that last kind of speech you gave about just like -- people are here because people really believe in love and hope in other people. >> malia and sasha were just 10 and 7 when their father was elected president in 2008, the youngest children to live in the

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and be heard and to use your voice. >> for "today," stephanie gosk, nbc news. >> wow first of all, i'm just so struck at malia and sasha i picture them being little kids, being seven and ten, and now all grown up and so amazing. wow. >> they seem wise beyond their years, too. >> they sure do. >> what a surprise. >> exactly all right. craig is busy. he's packing up his bags but not going far. he's going to honor some hardworking nurses coming up in our next hour. >> it is national nurses day, guys i'm just going to run over to lenox hill hospital, pay tribute, surprise hundreds of nurses in new york something remarkable happens every night, we're going to make sure that same remarkable thing happens this morning as well, but first your local news. i had a heart problem.

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good morning to you. it's 7:56. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. here is what's happening now. i'm scott mcgrew. brand-new this morning adp, which handles paychecks and payroll for so many american companies announced 20 million people lost their jobs at american businesses in april. that is a staggering number. in 2009 at the height of the recession, 1 million people lost their jobs in the worst month. again, 20 million in april according to adp. >> reporter: i'm kris sanchez, which businesses will reopen and when and whether or not it will create a spike in covid-19 infections. governor gavin newsom will lay out moore detaire details.

business owners say they're doing everything they can to be able to hit the ground running. >> reporter: i'm bob redell. the south bay just reopened two more covid-19 test sites, one on day road in gilroy, the other on white road in san jose. getting us another step closer to governor newsom's goal of more tests statewide per day in order for us to fully reopen the state because there needs to be somewhere in the range of 60,000 to 80,000 tests per day. right now we're at about half that. yesterday california reported around 32,000 new tests, well below the governor's target, but still a 4.3% increase over the day before. a follow-up for you now. firefighters monitoring for hot spots after an early morning brush fire that had briefly threatened structures in eastern contra costa county. it started a little before 2:00 a.m. on marsh creek round near the regional preserve. the fire burned about five acres

before firefighters managed to get the upper hand. no word yet on a cause. right now let's get a look at the forecast for you. meteorologist kari hall. kari? we're starting out with some cool temperatures, and we're going to see some mid to upper 50s right now. a warmer afternoon. we're going to see inland temperatures up to 87 degrees and then for the coastal areas we're in the low 60s in half moon bay and 71 in san francisco. in san jose expect a high of 82 degrees. so our temperatures are going to go up and then back down but our temperatures peaking on friday with some valleys reaching as hot as 94 degrees. our hottest temperatures we've had so far this year. and then as we see our cooldown coming our way we may also get some rain by early next week. so that's something we'll be tracking with a wide range in temperatures over the next several days. marcus and laura? >> a lot of change in the works there. thanks so much, kari. thank you for joining us as

well. >> we'll have another update coming up in 30 minutes.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, moving forward. >> we have to get our country open. we have to open our country. >> president trump acknowledging the risk but looking ahead at plans to reopen the country as the white house changes course on ending the coronavirus task force. the latest ahead. plus the new normal, from hand sanitizer at the door to lines on the floor, what a night out on the town could look like when the lockdown is lifted. >> i don't know how hospitable you can be if you're saying, what's your temperature?

>> and thank you. we'll honor national nurses day with a very special surprise for a deserving group of heroes, today, wednesday, may 6th, 2020. ♪ >> from rhode island, we're celebrating our 30th anniversary today. >> want to give a shout out to granny and papa and all our other chicago family. we love you and we miss you. >> happy birthday to my brother jim in texas. >> welcome to the "today" show. >> so many cuties. keep it coming. welcome back. today is wednesday morning, national nurses day. if you're missing craig, he's got a good reason to be absent. he is about to honor those brave and fierce workers in a big way. >> yeah, savannah, he's on the way to lenox hill hospital in new york.

they just released their 1,000th recovered coronavirus patient. we want to celebrate that. he's going to introduce us to some of the remarkable nurses there and stories. remember, this is all a secret. so as you said, savannah, if you know somebody at that hospital, shhh. we're going to surprise them. that's the plan. >> yes. also we want to get you involved. you can clap right along with us. we'll tell you about that. >> that's going to be fun. we've lined up more tributes and surprises for tomorrow. you don't want to miss this one. some great nurses getting a special visit from playbook shelton. blake shelton. >> you guys are out on the front lines fighting it, and now you're a survivor of it. you've got each other, and that's really what this is all about, literally a light shining bright on that screen right there. it's awesome to meet both you guys. >> blake said it was a privilege to meet them. anyway, he's going to sing for

them. it's going to be a really fun surprise you'll see tomorrow, savannah. >> yeah, that's so cute. they probably thought they were excited to meet blake but excited to meet blake but blake says, no, they are the stars for sure. let's show you one thing before we go forward. brand-new video just shot by prince harry and released this morning. this baby archie but his first birthday today. that's mom, meghan markle reading his first story. carson will tell us all about that in "pop start." let's get you caught up on the news at 8:00. the president says it is time to lift lockdowns an reopen the economy, even with new outbreaks of coronavirus in some parts of the country. nbc white house correspondent peter alexander joins us with the three things to watch today. peter, good morning. >> hey, savannah, good morning to you. new this morning, a day after saying he was going to wind down the coronavirus task force, the president has quickly reversed course tweeting the task force will continue on indefinitely with its focus on safety and

opening up the country again. the president faced criticism for the initial plan just yesterday with the death toll climbing past 70,000, he was asked if this is the right time to disband the task force. he said, quote, we can't keep the kin closed for years. nearly two months since social distancing began, states are lifting restrictions. atmosphere they start to reopen for business, more americans may lose their lives. he is emphasizing the need to get the country to open again safely. >> i'm not saying anything is perfect. yes, will some people be effected, yes. some people effected badly, yes. but we have to get the country open and open soon. >> reporter: as parents across the country worry when children may return to school, "new york times" reports two studies show strong evidence children can transmit the virus, neither study can say it definitively. health experts say new data

suggests cases in communities could jump if schools reopen soon. hoda, back to you. >> peter, thank you. today south korea began the next phase of easing away from coronavirus restrictions. but there's still some precautions that are being strictly enforced especially for anybody arriving from abroad. kelly cobiella is with us for what that looks like. hey, kell, good morning. >> hi, good morning, hoda. i'm actually living it. this is my home for the next couple of weeks and i'll take you on a quick tour. believe me, it won't take long. that's really small. that's a covered porch out there. if i switch you around, you can see a couple of twin beds, a very short hallway and a bathroom there at the end. i am under strict orders, quarantine orders, not to leave this room for 14 days, just one of the tools south korea is using to keep this country virtually virus-free

the new normal in south korea, thermal scanners at theme parks, buying makeup in masks, social distancing rules relaxed soon, the government said today, real fans at the ballpark. american paul raider has spent most of the last three months at home in seoul with his wife and two sons in a couple of weeks, they will be going back to school. >> you actually haven't been on a full lockdown, have you? >> march and april mostly, we didn't leave hardly at all. >> we're excited about resuming some normalcy. >> south korea reported its first case of coronavirus the same day as the u.s., january 20th after hitting a peak in late february, today just two cases, and to date 255 deaths. >> why is mass testing so important. >> the only for covid-19. >> they have tested more than

640,000 people, including me, three times now. they are putting nearly everyone arriving from abroad into a mandatory 14-day quarantine. for foreigners like me, a trip to a government center where you can't leave your room. meals are delivered to your door. >> an interesting ham and cheese sandwich. >> this is what a daily jog looks like break the rules and you face fines, even a year in jail the government strategy has worked so well, they are expanding it, building a massive database and realtime tracking of people who tested positive with street cameras, smartphones, and credit card data it also means giving up privacy. >> i see why people wouldn't feel comfortable with it, but the tradeoff for people not getting sick and hospitalized and dying i think is worth it. >> and they are already preparing for the next wave this fall and winter.

they are building a hospital and planning to open 1,000 covid clinics strictly dedicated to this virus savannah, really, being here the only human contact i have is with one of the health care workers that comes around twice a day in the morning and evening to check my temperature. normal again tonight. >> well, kelly, you're going above and beyond if you want to facetime later and have happy hour or something, you're bored, i'm available, okay? >> i'll treat you to the frogs outside my window. i know how you love those. >> yes, sounds good. we move on now to the latest on supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg who spent the night at the johns hopkins hospital in baltimore. court spokesperson said ginsburg had a nonsurgical treatment for a gallstone that caused a blockage and infection she's 87 years old, resting comfortably at the hospital and expected to be there for a day or two but the court says she's also

planning to take part in today's session, which is, of course, being held by conference call to maintain social distancing hoda. >> savannah, something that caught our eye you've probably seen your share of creative pitches around the globe but probably not like this take a look at this, happened at the tk game, the boy in big inflatable baseball rolled to the mound keeping a safe space from the mascots when he got home, a high five through the plastic so they still managed to get that first pitch thrown out 8:09, how about our boost. we've been showing you how schools across the country are finding unique ways to honor their graduates since traditional ceremonies are canceled for one high school principal in texas, that meant hitting the road here is nbc's joe fryer. >> reporter: wylie high school might be sitting empty. >> good morning, everyone. welcome once again to the corona

chronicles. >> reporter: it has not stopped him from delivering morning announcements on youtube. >> this day, ladies and gentlemen, will be what you choose to make of it we are wylie high school. >> it's a comforting virtual connection still had 66-year-old principal was longing for something more personal. >> i told my wife what i was going to do. she looked at me like i was crazy. i get these idea every once in a while. >> he jumped in the car with the plan to visit every graduating senior, all 612 of them, a journey that lasted 12 days and spanned 800 miles. >> it's a memory. >> at each stop he delivered a safe social distance while delivering a pocket size treat and cheesy joke. >> one of these days we'll look back on this and snicker at it and i would hand a snicker's to them.

i can't believe i have not gotten t >> snicker's gave a shout out. he paired each with a heartfelt he paired each with a hearwith a heartfelt note to his students. >> i'm so sorry this happened. i can't believe i have not gotten to meet with you, watch you finish this year i'm honored to be your principal. >> students are honored, too. >> makes me tear up a little bit. >> these aren't tears of sadness. they are tears of joy and fun and pride and love, you know. >> to austin we focus on 6 feet apart, principal montgomery's story is about the 800 miles bringing us together for "today," joe fryer, nbc news >> that is beautiful the goodness of some people just really takes your breath away. that's impossible to toss but we've been honoring teachers and educators. it's also national nurses day. we've got to do a boost for them they are certainly deserving of our gratitude with all the

stress they are under. it's good to see the next group holding onto a sense of humor. ♪s the iconic scen ♪ >> yes, the iconic scene from "titanic." that is one way to decompress. it's amazing i love that. i'm all in for it. they should do that every day. >> they talk about laughter through tears, that was it right there. i thought that was brilliant all right. just ahead, let's talk about going out after the pandemic jake ward is exploring how night life destinations like bars, restaurants, and theaters will be scrambling to make changes for our safe return, savannah. >> and then speaking of nurses, craig is heading right downtown to new york city hospital, a hospital doing lifesaving work

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way down to the gulf a fire risk through the southwest and into the southern rockies. more wet weather in the western plains and showers making their way to the northeast and possibly coastal new england good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall, we're walking up to a clear sunrise and cool temperatures. no fog in san francisco, today we'll reach up to 86 degrees in concord, up to 85 in napa, oakland reaching 78 degrees and some low 80s for san jose, with our temperatures getting hotters over the next couple dates, it will peak on friday, cooling down for the weekend. and that's your latest weather. guys >> >> and that's your latest weather. guys. >> all right now let's continue our look at the new normal in places like restaurants, bars, and theaters finally do reopen, what may a night on the town actually look like, savannah

>> well, nbc tech correspondent jacob ward has a look at that and how night life may undergo some pretty radical changes. jake, good morning. >> good morning, savannah. let's imagine it's a friday night a few months from now. your workweek is done. you've got a mask, you've got gloves on and you're ready to go have some fun. how exactly will that work the night life business is trying to sort out how you can have a good time in this new world of masks and gloves. this iconic theater where the san francisco ballet performs was the first in the country to go dark and the effect went far beyond these seats. >> you look at the repercussiond to the city at large, people come in to see shows but they have dinner before hand, a drink afterward, might take a taxi to get here, park in a garage. >> venues like this will probably be the last to open in the state. once they do, how will you get

everyone inside safely. >> you approach the building, i need to make sure all the patrons coming into the building are spaced out 6 feet. we have this line of folks we want to keep socially distant like you see in a grocery store. >> how many people might attend the full house. >> 3,000 people. this auditorium hosts 3,000 people. >> you need 18,000 feet of space to line everyone up. the joy of being in a place like this is being together whether i come to see a rock concert or opera, it's coming together and having collective experience as an audience. the idea somehow we do this sitting 6 feet apart and two rows separated, it doesn't feel like a night at the theater, does it? benchmark pizza, cozy spot for dinner and wine used to be a place you came to squeeze in next to your neighbors but it won't be like that any time soon. >> will look different i don't know how hospitable you can be if you're saying what's your temperature, i have gloves

on, i can't touch you. >> across the country, theaters are booming, you just have to stay in your car this sitdown chain is up and running with 25% capacity with parties now seated 12 feet apart. >> we need a place to go, safe, extremely hygiene sensitive and you can escape again. >> bob woody is about to unlock blind pig club in austin, one of a dozen venues he owns in texas with bars and clubs open in two weeks. >> we're so ready to be open do i want to be overrun? absolutely i want to be overrun. i'll be honest with you, i hope it's packed profit he'll just, 25% full, hand sanitizer at the door, employees and customers required to wear masks no dance floors, tables 6 feet

apart. lines on the floor to keep people socially distant. his staff on the patrol for violators. with hundreds of people drinking in a bar after weeks of being stuck at home, will anyone keep their distance. >> we'll ask them to adhere. if they don't, maybe -- worst case we'll ask them to leave we hit to ask anyone to leave. >> think about it from crowd control to tickets to bathroom lines to the performance itself, coronavirus complicates everything. >> what if you seated here in the middle need to climb over this person here to go use the restroom how do you do that >> excuse me, could you please stand up and walk that way so i can get out to use the restroom. >> give me a full 6 feet it's challenging. >> you guys, seeing these places, i have to say, it made me realize how much i miss the little pleasures of going out. you know what i mean the being seen, the seeing everybody, the unpredictable adventures you have. it also made me realize, there isn't going to be a way to get exactly back to the normal we were used to a few months ago

until we have a vaccine. >> yeah. you're making me miss it, too, especially the unpredictable adventures, jake sounds like there's a story there but maybe for another time yeah, all right. let's get a check with craig who is getting ready for a really big surprise for national nurses day. craig, you made it. >> what's up, savannah, hoda it is national nurses day. we're here with a few hundred at lenox hill hospital. we're going to celebrate them, celebrate all the nurses putting their lives on the line in the last few weeks in just a few minutes here on "today." [ cheers and applause s -- yeah.

good morning. san mateo deputies are unveiling the details of last night's shooting. it happened on main street in half moon bay. the woman laterro the injuries. deputies say the woman was impaired and renewsed orders to drop the gun. at this point we do not believe any deputies were hit by the gunfire. right now we want a look at that forecast. kari hall has been selling us about the warm-up today. >> yeah, we're really going to feel that warm-up over the next

couple days. in tiberon, no fog here. this will heat us up. no coastal fog. so slightly warmer in a few spots. 84 in livermore and 85 today in napa. oakland will see a high of 78. for some of our hottest inland areas we'll see highs up for 94 on friday. then by saturday we'll get much more of a breeze and a pretty cooldown for mother's day. and rain next week. a lot of changes here, marcus. thanks, kari. another update coming your way in 30 minutes. we're all doing our part by staying at home.

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good to see you. we throw around the word hero a lot. last few weeks, it has become abundantly clear these are heroes, putting their lives on the line, with their families every neat to keep us safe this morning we want to say thank you. these are faces of men and women who are saving lives, saving families, and saving futures these are the brave nurses of lenox hill hospital in new york city, the american epicenter of covid-19. >> we come here and put our gear on, we know that we're walking into a war zone together >> i have cried many times beforehave cried many times aft getting home from work. >> and while we see that we are

flattening the curve, the icus are still filled with very, very sick patients. >> so devoted to their patients, their concern never stops. >> on your days off when you're not there, you're thinking about your patients. >> did not sleep very wellast night. exhausted. my head hits the pillow and i start thinking about our patients. >> right now, it actually makes me want to go in more. like i almost feel like, put me back tag me in. put me back in the field it's like -- it's really indescribable. >> and during these terrible times, they are not just dispensing medical care, they are dispensing compassion. >> you really get attached to these people and on a whole different level now because people don't have their family members. >> i think what's been challenging is seeing patients go through this alone and trying to connect them with their families. >> am i even a friendly face to them for this ppe.

how can i apologize to them for not being enough because their families aren't here. >> doing their best to fill that void. >> one of the patients, it was her birthday today, so got cake from the cafeteria, they sang happy birthday to her. >> a few minutes ago, found we're releasing another patient so we're on the way to the lobby. >> the excitement is electric when someone is discharged they celebrate like any family would. this patient in the icu for ten days he says his survival is a miracle. his family sent us a message for the nurses. >> we just want to let you know that your compassion, your kindness and your optimism do not go unnoticed we appreciate you. >> and the nurses appreciate the endless love and support they are receiving from the community and beyond.

>> every meal they send or every clap they clap, pot and pan they bang together, every ounce of your love is appreciated by us as much as you appreciate us, we appreciate you for reminding us that we've chosen the right path. >> a path chosen only by the brave. care for one, that's love. care for all, that's nursing >> so every night over the last few weeks there's this thing where they ask everyone in new york city to go outside, bang pots and pans to thank nurses. a lot of these nurses are inside working. this morning we wanted to recreate it. so you know who else wants to say thank you, fdny, nypd. first responders saying thank you to first responders. we're all in this together

[ cheers and applause ] >> thank you we love you. two two nurses here. this is andrew and this is cassidy. andrew he works in the icu, social distancing let me start with you, i know when patients come in, you're one of the first faces they see, come in scared, i would imagine, especially in the last few weeks. from time to time, you're probably a little scared, too. where do you find the strength

how do you deal with patients coming in who are so frightened? >> so when we walk onto the floor, it's stressful. there's a lot of anxiety and fear, but i take a look back and look around at our team and it's truly inspirational. everyone is smiling. they are so positive we support each other to take the best care of our patients. so i think we really find the courage in each other because we know we're in this together and we're going to get through it together. >> by the way, i am struck by the emergency that these -- energy that these nurses have most of them just have come off shifts [ cheers and applause >> andrew, you're in icu you are dealing with the sickest of the sick covid-19 patients. a lot of these folks end up on ventilators, a lot of them don't

come off over the last few weeks, what's it's been like for you personally what's it been like for nurses in the icu unit? >> sure. i think it's been tough. as nurses we are at the patients' bed sides all the time i think one of the things as nurses we really take a lot of hope for is when we are able to see families be able to support our patients at the critical moment it's been very difficult because they haven't been able to be there. i think one of the greatest things is that all of these people here are there every single day helping to take care of these people. you know, we always say that, you know, a lot of people are calling us heroes but one of the biggest things for us, i think, is that our patients and their families are our heroes right now. i think every single day i see nurses at the bedside really just -- [ cheers and applause >> one of the things, this came up last week, i forget where i saw it or read it, but this idea that you guys are essential and you've always been essential

i think now a lot of folks are realizing how essential all of you are. >> ca >> cassidy, what's your life been thank you, first responders. >> every night at 7:00 p.m. we go out for clappy hour and we get to hear the neighborhood support us it is inspiring, it's uplifting and they give us the courage and strength to keep going every night these guys come out to support us on their horses, in their trucks, and we just can't help them enough for their support. it has kept us going >> we know you guys miss it every night, a lot of you, so we wanted to try to recreate the love this morning. thank you. on behalf of america, thank you.

thank you. in addition, we've also bought you some nice chocolate over here be sure and have some chocolate before you go. thank you, thank you, thank you. fdny and nypd, thank you as well so if you know a nurse -- if you know a nurse, thank a nurse today. thank a nurse today. >> yes. >> that was awesome, craig we love those nurses back there. that was beautiful. >> thank you, craig. thank you to our nurses. such a good reminder. >> savannah and hoda say thank you as well. >> and al. >> and al, yes >> al roker as well >> thank you, craig. al, let's get a check of the weather. >> in fact, i've got a nurse in my family, alisa smith she's a nurse.

they are nursing in ohio, been dealing with covid patients as well to all the nurses out there, especially alisa not too early to look at the weekend. friday look at chilly conditions through the ohio river valley, strong storms through the gulf heat expands in the west and then we're looking for windy, snowy conditions interior new york and new england, record lows in the ohio and upper mississippi river valleys, very warm out west. then on mother's day, the chill continues in the plains. record lows in the mid mississippi and valley rest of the gulf and southern plains that's what going on around the country, here good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. temperatures will be slightly warmer today compared to the past few days, but still night with some of our inland east bay

temperatures reaching the upper 80s. as we head to the coast, even some upper 60s for half moon bay. as we look at our inland valleys, the hottest temperatures arrive on friday with some of our highs up to 94 degrees. it does cool down after that. we may even have some rain early next week. >> and that's your latest weather. guys. >> up next, look who is up early all the way from los angeles, our guy carson hey, carson. >> hi, guys, good morning. love that. that was so awesome. i'm up early, the graphics department is up we're ready to go. we have a packed "pop start" for you, including tom cruise's plan to shoot a movie -- wait for it -- in spain -- in space. how the royals are celebrating archie's first birthday, all on the way but first this is "today" on nbc

we are back, 8:43, time for "pop start." carson up early in l.a morning, carson. >> hi, guys, good morning. a lot of "pop start. let's get right to it. first this morning some royals news believe it or not, it's been a year since harry and meghan welcomed baby archie into the world. in that time he's become quite the world traveler, making a trip to africa of course earlier this year moving across the atlantic to the family's new home in los angeles. today to mark the little guy's first birthday, the royal couple is sharing this video that harry shot of meghan reading one of archie's favorite bucks, it's one of mine, too, called "duck rabbit." if you've ever tried reading a book to a one-year-old, sometimes it doesn't go so smoothly let's go to the next page. wait, did you hear that? i heard duck sounds.

that's funny, i distinctly heard rabbit sounds. anyway, now what do you want to do?" >> what happened i don't know what do you want to do >> the video has a very good cause behind it. it was shared to the instagram account which raises awareness for two great places, save a kid and no kid hungry. next up, jerry seinfeld. if you're in need of a laugh, jerry comes to the rescue with brand-new netfliec debuting next month. let's take a look. >> being married is like being on a game show and you're in go i'll take movies i think we saw together for 200. my wife, of course, is the returning lightning round. i've got a hand button clicker, i'll take movies i think we saw together for 200 my wife, of course, is the returning champion from last week i'll take details of a ten-minute conversation we had at 3:00 in the morning eight years ago. >> last night jerry stopped by jimmy kimmel live where the two of them started chatting about a favorite pastime of theirs, baseball, including the time jerry threw out a ceremonial

pitch, something he's very proud of. >> i warmed up in the locker room, and then i just threw this absolute beauty, which i think is maybe the greatest -- i mean, that is a dead perfect strike. the greatest accomplishment of my life. my friend said this is the greatest thing you've accomplished you had to do all the other things just to get to that mound. >> that pitch is definitely, i imagine, i've never done it, a tough thing to mail. al threw out a first pitch. >> didn't go well. >> didn't go well? >> didn't go well. >> not a strike, huh >> no. jerry kind of side armed, very impressive.

>> yeah. that was a good pitch. a little help with the catcher there but that was definitely a strike all right, guys, one more story from "pop start" today, it's a big one. tom cruise, he's quickly known for insane stunts he pulls off in the "mission: impossible" movies in the past he's done actually crazy things like hang on the side of the tallest building in the world. he actually strapped himself to that moving airplane and he actually performed the halo jump at 25,000 feet and he did that jump 106 times why? just to get it right well, how do you top all that? word has gotten out about cruise's biggest stunt yet, he's going to spacehe's working withd spacex elon musk to make the first narrative in space an action adventure movie, not part of the "mission: impossible" franchise. nasa confirming on twitter the administrator wrote, nasa is excited to work with tom cruise on a film aboard the space station. not clear if tom cruise has gone

through astronaut training i don't know stay tuned i know he has a need for speed but this is -- how do you top that, guys >> a need for zero gravity. >> not a bad time to get out of town, really car sentence, you've been pulling double duty this week. you're large "the voice" as well we have some impressive stats we want to share. we want to brag on you guys at "the voice." to pull things off you had 22 live feeds other than the nfl draft, "the voice" is the only show doing it all live in such a big way like that it's all happening with a really stripped down, limited crew. carson, i mean, you are the anchor in every sense of it. how is the experience? what is it like? >> honestly, it's been absolutely insane, exhilarating and fun from a producing standpoint to pull it off.

i can't take credit, herculean effort technically in my isb last night livid director allen somewhere, show runner audrey somewhere. seventeen artists throughout the country.t their big ranches across the country and it coaches at their big ranches across the country and it all just worked. i got off the show and i came back in the house, i was at a pool house, and siri said, how did the show go? i was like, i don't know, we did it the bar was not, is it good, is it great we pulled it off we accomplished it that's amazing. >> carson, do they still do the chair turns? how does that work >> we're at the point of the show where the chairs are inactive it's just the coaches. last night we had a big elimination. we're down to our top nine artist we're in a truncated season anyway because of the olympics only two more weeks of the show, finale on the 18th we'll go from 9:00 to 5:00 next week

happening at home, we sent artists kits they have to have lights and their family members helping them out our crews limited, socially spaced it's amazing, again, it's even something we can pull off. shout out to our crew. they really get the credit. >> hats off to you, to >> hats off to you, to guys, we do haveo. a

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welcome back al, big storms for the weekend can't believe it. >> here in the northeast all winter we never had the polar vortex it was stuck up in the arctic circle where it belongs. it would seem counter-intuitive but because it's weakened, it allows storms to come in we're looking at rain along the

coast, snow inland sections of upstate new york, pennsylvania, and on into new england. out west we have an upper level high pressure system that's going to bring in record temperatures triple digits in parts of california into arizona and parts of nevada as well. so it's literally like the tale of two countries all at once kind of crazy stuff, guys. >> that is crazy is that snow going to hit the northeast? an all weekend thing, al no it's going to be friday night into saturday. depending on the track, it could be a couple of inches, maybe 6", but just the idea that it's snow is just like, come on, it's may. stop it. >> take pictures outside your window, al, because you seem to always get it when it comes, all right? we're gog to be back in a in

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we could look at the pictures that was fun >> i had an absolute blast with a couple hundred lenox hill nurses a few minutes ago we wanted to thank the nurses with chocolates the fact they are coming off 12-hour shift, those nurses came to play this morning. >> they sure did hats off. the ceo of best buy joins us good i'm marcus washington. tomorrow can't come fast enough for thousands of businesses. that's when governor newsom plans to unveil his blueprint on phase two. the governor says counties will be allowed to keep their own strict guidelines in place if

they prefer, and some bay area counties they may follow through on that provision with their own set of guidelines. well, a bombshell announcement from uber, which plans to cut 3700 jobs, citing the fallout from the pandemic. that amounts to 14% of the san francisco company's work force. happening now our scott mcgrew is monitoring the development, and he'll have a report during our midday newsca newscast. u.s. companies shed more than 20 million workers last month, the number of of job losses is unprecedented. the largest from hospitality, transportation and construction. you can go to our twitter feed right now for the full details. san mateo deputies are talking about a chaotic incident last night that led them to shoot a woman who fired at them with a rifle.

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rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of today. >> good afternoon, welcome to the third hour. christian mel zin, channel working from home. it is wednesday, may 6th. it is wednesday. it also happens to be national nurse's day and, mr. roker, last hour, you mentioned a nurse who is close to you. who was that? >> that right. my sister alissa. alissa smith. she is a nurse in northeastern ohio.