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. >>> world news tonight with david muir is next. >> for all of us here, thank you for joining us, have a great evening. see you at 6:00. >>> tonight, the coronavirus in the u.s. experts now warning of the risks of states trying to open too quickly. and the new data. the virus not just attacking the lungs, but the kidneys and the heart. what we now know. and news tonight. the first deaths here in the u.s. were weeks earlier than first thought. what we've learned about those cases, and where. >>> and the reality inside hospitals across this country. the startling images just outside new york city. the emergency room filled, even as authorities say we're past the peak. doctors and nurses trying to revive patients. in new york, 474 lives lost in just the past 24 hours. and tonight, the next chapter of this. governor cuomo and his call for a contact tracing army. thousands of people who will help trace any signs of a second outbreak.

here's abc's david muir. >> reporter: you first met the cantos brothers, triplets from arlington, virginiare. nam thepersons week w >> i don't think it would have felt the same if we had done it with exceptions or special considerations. i made it the same way as other eagle scouts. >> reporter: we met ole, the dad who adopted them. he is blind as well, and they presented him with eagle scout pins too. >> i wear these with pride because -- because they made it to eagle scout. they are ambassadors of the possible. >> reporter: last monday, all three brothers tested positive for covid-19. first leo was taken to the hospital. talking to our station wjla. >> it's really scary. i mean, i've never been this sick before. >> reporter: nick taken to the hospital too. steven isolating at home. and their father, ole, has no symptoms. he's had to keep his distance. but he is proud of their resilience. >> that resilience has come in handy now. the tough thing is not being able to be with them. >> reporter: we are proud to report leo is now going home. >> here we go, guys. i'm leaving the hospital. >> r

i'm david muir. i sure do appreciate you being here this week. good night.gld. in addition to the substitute teaching. i honestly feel that that's my calling-- to give back to younger people. i think most adults will start realizing that they don't recall things as quickly as they used to or they don't remember things as vividly as they once did. i've been taking prevagen for about three years now. people say to me periodically, "man, you've got a memory like an elephant." it's really, really helped me tremendously. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. >>> now, your health, this is abc7 news. >> cdc recommends and the task force recommends wearing cloth face covers. >> this does not ache the place of physical distancing. >> new recommendations about the use of masks and face covers. this as officials start cracking down on people who are not following the rules. >> we have begun to cite. we will not ask you twice. >> good afternoon. thank you for joining us. i'm larry beil. >> and i'm ama daetz. at least 27 at a skilled nursin facility in orinda have test

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revealing to david muir in an exclusive interview what think think we need to reopen the country. >>what we could have done better to prepare for this. and we're all learning lessons in real time. but let's talk about where we are as a country right now, bill. what should we be doing right now in the middle of this storm? >> we're still in the very acute phase where strong adherence to this social distancing is absolutely key so that we get to the peak and those numbers really start to come down. you know, within a month or so of obtaining that peak, if we put in place the right prioritized testing, where you, the right people are tested and they get quick results and we have contact tracing, then we will be able to start reopening up, but it won't be a totally normal situation until we get a vaccine so that everybody's protected. >> we've heard a lot from the president about the 30 days of social distancing. that takes us to may 1st, which is now just a couple weeks from now. do you see a possibility of the country reopening in just a couple weeks, bill? >> well, the numbers should

. >> "world news tonight" with david muir is next.always. >> for all of us here at abc 7 thanks for inviting us into your home. >> we will see you again in half an hour at 6:00. bye for now. i do motivational speakingld. in addition to the substitute teaching. i honestly feel that that's my calling-- to give back to younger people. i think most adults will start realizing that they don't recall things as quickly as they used to or they don't remember things as vividly as they once did. i've been taking prevagen for about three years now. people say to me periodically, "man, you've got a memory like an elephant." it's really, really helped me tremendously. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. >>> tonight, the death toll in the u.s. surpasses 10,000. president trump just moments ago responding. and the breaking headline. british prime minister boris johnson moved to intensive care. >>> here in the u.s., the death toll mounting. more than 1,000 dying in just 24 hours. tonight, governor andrew cuomo on the numbers, and what they could

bill and melinda gates, who have donated millions to the fight against covid-19 and sat down with david muir for an exclusive interview. >> i wanted to ask you, bill, we've reported here in the last 24 hours, the president revealing that he wants to halt all u.s. aid to the world health organization. do you agree with that move? >> i'm hopeful he doesn't follow through on that. because we need their support, this is a global problem. they are the institution that, you know, brings nations together and makes sure that we're sharing best practices between all of those countries. there will be plenty of time to look back and see which countries did things well, which didn't. where should w.h.o. have done things differently. >> have you tried to reach out to the president? >> we did tweet our support for the w.h.o. we don't think they should have to start letting people go in the middle of the first modern pandemic. >> w.h.o. was created world war ii to deal with exactly these issues. halting the funding doesn't make sense. >> reporter: the president says tomorrow he will release a plan for all

i'm david muir. i'll see you right back here tomorrow.t. . >>> the sneeze for more masks is inspiring businesses to come up with creative ways to cover their face and stop the spread of covid-19. >>> >> reporter: the city has opened up the testing center fus for those on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. >>> i'm dan noise, coming up, questions are being raised about the owner of this nursing home i east bay where more than two dozen people have tested positive for coronavirus. abc 7 news starts now. >>> your health, your safety, this is abc 7 news. >>> good evening, thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz joining you live from my home. >>> california has more than 16,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus, according to a tracker by johns hopkins. there are more cutbacks to public transit in the bay area. including bart and muni, san francisco and oakland are opening sites specifically for first responders to get tested for coronavirus. governor newsom says california will loan 500 ventilators to the national stoc

i'm david muir >>> it's wonderful to be alive. >> tonight a story of survival.t the odds and doctor expectations to recover from the coronavirus. >> we recommended face cerings in the past. now as of midnight tonight, it will be a requirement. >> san francisco, the east bay and north bay with stricter rules to keep you safe. >> it's in the how we recover that i think ultimately we will be judged. >> recovery is a team effort bringing together some of the biggest names in california. >>> good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama >> starting at midnight, people in san francisco are required to wear a mask or some kind of face covering in public. the same requirement will take effect in parts of the east bay, north bay and peninsula. another big headline tonight. >> we are now in a pandemic-induced recession here in the state of california. >> governor newsome announced an economic recovery committee, which includes four former criminal governors and major economic executives. first a story to bring hope. it's about a woman who survived coronavirus. she's 84 wit

i'm david muir. what are the guidelines for reopening a business in the coming weeks? what is it going to look like? we post the questions to governor newsom. >>> and i'm lyanne melendez. opening up schools earlier. teachers say let's make sure the safeguards are in place first. >>> changes are coming to the shelter-in-place order which will allow some people to go become to work. abc7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >> now, your health, your safety. this is abc7 news. >> the new order that will take effect next week is designed to preserve the progress that we've made. >> that progress is something to be proud of. it's because people in the bay area are following the shelter in place rules, which will change next week. good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. -- >> new rules take effect on monday. they will apply to most of the bay area, the areas highlighted, alameda, contra costa, marin, san mateo and santa clara. >> the new guidelines include outdoor businesses, the ability to ope

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our coverage continues on abc news live and world news tonight with david muir it coming right up. >> announcer: this has been a special report from abc news. >>> tonight, the new normal here in america. what will it look like. president trump just moments ago laying out new federal guidelines for reopening the country. tonight, how will it work and how quickly? what the states must do, must show before they can even begin to reopen. they must show their coronavirus cases on a downward trajectory. that a testing plan is in place, a system for testing as we reopen our economy. will there be temperature checks where americans work in large groups? the president now telling governors they will call the shots in their own states. all of this as the death toll across this country jumps to a disturbing new high tonight. more than 600 lives lost in the eradinaer, but still the lowest they have seen in days. in los angeles, in washington, d.c., authorities already extending the shutdownnt

i'm david muir. i sure do appreciate you being here this week.tuation is like nothing at that i tnk ae alive today has ever experienced in their lifetime. >> yet another week of the unprecedented conditions due to the coronavirus pandemic. >>> tonight, live updates on what's changing life here in the bay area. >> i'm wayne freed man in lake county. one of only a handful of rural regions in california that show hardly any coronavirus at all. what are they doing differently, if anything? that's coming up >>> i'm dan noyes, abc 7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >>> good evening. thank you for joining us tonight. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. >>> let's get you caught up on how coronavirus is impacting our lives across the bay area. >>> alameda county issued a blanket order that anyone who tests positive for coronavirus or is waiting for test results self-quarantines at home. this also applies to close contacts, including oir people in the home and care-givers. >> a livermore police officer tested positive and is self-quarantining at home with mino

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i'm david muir. i hope to see you right back here tomorrow.d night. >>> iri tma ra il whereuneds of inmates have already been let go to slow the spread of covid-19. now a lawyer's group says they should all be released. that story is straight ahead. >>> i'm laura anthony outside the gateway care center in hayward, where one more patient has died. six others tested positive for covid-19, bringing the total to more than 60. that story coming up. >>> i'm dan noyes. there is yet another outbreak in a nursing home, and that's prompting new questions about the governor's plans. abc7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >> now your health, your safety, this is abc7 news. >> good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz joining you live from my home. new at 6:00 tonight, live team coverage on the places that seem to be most vulnerable to coronavirus outbreaks, which house the most vulnerable patients, the elderly. >> late this afternoon, the abc7 news news i-team confirmed another coronavirus outbreak, san rael. at drake terce

in an exclusive interview with abc's david muir, they talked about how we'll get to a new normal. >> will say it's three phases. the acute phase we're in now, the semi-normal phase until we get a vaccine, and then the truly normal phase after the vaccine has protected all of us. that vaccine is probably late 2021. so the semi-normal period starting whenever it does, a month, two months from now, will be quite long. >> gates said the semi-normal period will include masks and other precautions. he feels it will likely be more than a year until large public gatherings can take place again. >>> high school students could be taking college entrance exams at home on a computer in the fall. the college board says a home version of the s.a.t. is being prepared in case schools remain closed. the group says taking the tests digitally would rely on digital proctors using the computer's camera and microphone. a digital a.c.t. will also be launched later this year. >>> social media is helping health care workers find a way to stay closer to home during this pandemic. >> a site called rvs 4 mds is

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