i'm harris faulkner. here today, melissa francis. katie pavlich, "downhole" editor and fox news contributor. marie harf, executive director of serve america pac and fox news contributor, as well. in the center block, dr. marty makary, physician and professor at johns hopkins university and fox news medical contributor. he, as we say, is "outnumbered." great to see all of you today. there is a lot of heated discussion going on across the country, and, katie, i'm going to sit with you about this whole process of "open, don't open?" >> katie: well, we all know that one-size-fits-all policies are not going to work for everybody. that is why the white house has deferred to the states with the three-phase program. they don't believe georgia is meeting the mark. i found what the governor said about giving business owners the benefit of the doubt when it comes to managing this reopening interesting. i think businesses have an incentive to do this as safely as possible. they also know there's a

i'm harris faulkner.resident trump says he will sign an executive order today, blocking new green cards for at least 60 days. citing the covid-19 crisis, and historic job losses for americans. here's the president. >> by pausing immigration, we will help put unemployment americans first in line for jobs as america reopens. so important. it would be wrong and unjust for americans laid off by the virus to be replaced with new immigrant laborer flown in from applaud we must first take care of the american worker. >> harris: however, democrats are going after that move, asking, "is it necessary?" here is former obama dhs chief, jeh johnson. >> i am concerned that with the president seems to be doing is going after -- it's attacking the wrong problem. it's a little like your basement is flooding because of a water main break, and somebody says, "hey, let's go close the chimneys." that's not the solution for the crisis we are in right now. >> harris: let's start right there with my next guest, white house press

i'm harris faulkner.rldwide have neared 1.3 million now, and that is an addition of more than a quarter of a million just over the weekend, with more than 70,000 deaths globally, as well. here in the united states, nearly 339,000 confirmed cases as the death toll is nearing 10,000. that's in america. cases in the u.s. increased by more than 92,000 just since friday, compared with

i'm harris faulkner. here today, melissa francis. fox business network anchor, dagen mcdowell. dr. janette nesheiwat, city md director and fox news contributor. joining us today, davi david as, host of "bull & bears" on fox business, in the center seat or in the center virtual couch. he is "outnumbered." dr. nesheiwat, i will come to you first on this burst above 1 million, this milestone around the globe. is this what we anticipated? have we turned a corner globally, or not? >> dr. nesheiwat: hey, harris. these staggering numbers are heartbreaking, and i have to say i don't even think they are accurate. i think the numbers are much, much higher. for example, when i'm in the office, when i'm taking care of patients, i am only able to test and swab a fraction of the patients. when i know most of them have it. out of 50 patients i'm able to swab maybe five or six, and i know at least 40 or 45 of them are positive. we're just not able to swab them. we did estimate that up to 2.2 million deaths would occur if

i'm harris faulkner. arkansas, colorado, indiana, iowa, kentucky, minnesota, and mississippi will begin easing restrictions on the public. and, in georgia, tennessee, and alaska, they are adding to their reopening procedures, which began taking effect last friday. colorado's governor says he used all available resources to make this decision. >> we always

i'm harris faulkner.oday in pennsylvania and several other states, as rally goers say the restrictions are violating their constitutional rights and that the economy should be reopened. rallies were also held over the weekend in states like texas, indiana, colorado, and maryland. this, despite some officials' pleas that the rules are needed to stop the covid-19 spread. however, several states have already begun loosening restrictions, including florida, where people flooded the beaches in recent days despite the state reporting the most new cases since the outbreak began. meanwhile, president trump is siding with the protesters. watch. >> people feel that way, you're allowed to protest. some have

i'm harris faulkner.rom now, president trump is scheduled to unveil new federal guidelines for reopening the economy, and the stakes, as you know, could not be higher as the plane is rolled out to the next steps in the coronavirus response. the president yesterday suggested some of the areas of the nation could be back in business before may 1st. here is the president. >> the battle continues, but the data suggests that, nationwide, we have passed the peak on new cases. we will be opening up some states much sooner than others. we think some of the states can actually open up before the deadline of may 1st. governors are looking

i'm harris faulkner. here today, melissa francis. marie harf, executive director of the serve america pac and fox news contributor. dr. janette nesheiwat, family and emergency medicine physician and fox news contributor. a medical contributor. joining us now in the center box, guy benson, most of the guy benson radio show on fox news radio, and also a member of our fox news contributor family. you, as we say, guy, are a guy who is our number. were all in together, aren't we? >> guy: we are, it's weird to be here under the strange circumstances. more than ever i miss the couch, but will be back one day. >> harris: absolutely. we want to start off real quickly with these new numbers that are out. i just want to get your overall impression of where we are. you travel up and down the eastern corridor and see the shelter in place, that 90% of americans across the country are feeling. >> guy: you look at the numbers, 22,000, highest overall death toll in the world. those are very sobering, of course. every single one is a tragedy, which is

i'm harris faulkner. here today, melissa francis. emily compagno, attorney at fox news contributor. jessica tarlov, fox news contributor. joining us today, dr. marc siegel, professor of medicine at nyu langone medical center and fox news contributor. dr. siegel is "outnumbered," as we say come in the center box. good to see if ready today. see to mike doc, will come to first. let's talk about the second wave that will be coming, and what cdc director redfield is saying, and others. what is your take on it? >> dr. siegel: actually, harris, a spoke to dr. redfield about this last week. the exact thing. i have a different take. here's what i think -- i think he expects, and he told me this, do have extensive testing in place by the fall. i'm talking about rapid testing and antibody testing. he thinks that will help us to control it by then. we'll have the exact science we need. secondly, the good side of this is he feels -- and dr. fauci has told me the same thing -- they feel this virus is starting to look

i'm harris faulkner.ovid-19 cases worldwide have neared 1.3 million now, and that is an addition of more than a quarter of a million just over the weekend, with more than 70,000 deaths globally, as well. here in the united states, nearly 339,000 confirmed cases as the death toll is nearing 10,000. that's in america. cases in the u.s. increased by more than 92,000 just since friday, compared with more than 46,000 cases the previous weekend. so we are edging up. we are doing more testing. you're on the east coast, they are saying in new york potentially approaching and apex. potentially. so you see those numbers go up. the united states reported nearly 1500 deaths in one day on saturday. officials are warning of a devastating surge over the next 1-2 weeks. watch. >> this is going to be the hardest and the saddest week of most americans' lives, quite frankly. this will be our pearl harbor moment, our 9/11 moment. only it's not going be localized, it's going to be happening all over the country. >> harris: ho

i'm harris faulkner. welcome to our virtual town hall.ve taken on the medical angle of the coronavirus pandemic on a daily basis, and we've dealt with the economic fallout as news pops on that, as well. today we want to focus on the dramatic effect on education, as some states start loosening their state home restrictions. many schools, however, will remain closed for the rest of the academic school year. that means millions of students, parents, and teachers who have been dealing with distance-learning for weeks now may have months -- at least two of them -- of the same. and what happens when parents had back to the office, as our economies loosen up? i want to get right to our experts now. bill bennett, former education secretary under president ronald reagan. arne duncan, former education secretary under president barack obama. bill, i come to you first. for the overall, what you are watching as a long-term impact of what we're living through right now. >> well, it's a massive disruption of the country. massive disruption of the school

you are watching "outnumbered overtime," i'm harris faulkner.ing one just set to begin moments from now outside of minnesota's capital, where protesters say the rules are limiting freedom and causing financial hardships. and then there is new reaction today as president trump has unveiled has guidelines to be open the economy in three phases. the president says some states with fewer cases could begin reopening sports venues and gymnasiums and some religious venues

here today is harris faulkner, fox business network inc. or dagen mcdowell, dr. nicole saphier, new york city physician and fox news contributor, and joining us, former governor and fox news contributor, mike huckabee. he is "outnumbered." i want to start with you, you have certainly been in the seat of making statewide decisions. would you do right now and what do you think of the job, having just watched governor cuomo, how do you think he's doing? >> mr. huckabee: i think governor cuomo is doing a really splendid job. one of the things he is doing is giving people a lot of information. which is one of the jobs you have. he's also bringing some level of consolation. he is balancing the harsh truth of the virus with also some hopeful optimism. the most important thing he's doing, he is managing the crisis. he is rebuilding the assets that are necessary to fight it, he is marshaling all the resources that are necessary, and he is positioning resources to the hospitals that needed the most. i think he's also giving us some picture into why this issue is best handl

i'm harris faulkner.ooking at the numbers now, refreshed this hour, the pandemic reaching a new level. the number of worldwide coronavirus cases now 1,056,777. wow. it took just more than four months for the cases to surpass 500,000, but seven days to add the next 500,000 cases. so, it has sped up. you talked about that acceleration, the doctors have, and i we are seeing that actually play out. here in the united states, more than a quarter million covid-19 cases, the death toll now is 6,586. fox news has learned the cdc may announce as early as tonight a recommendation that people wear face coverings in circumstances where social distancing may not be possible. dr. anthony fauci says additional protection is needed as research shows how easily the virus can spread. watch. >> with certain necessities of life, going out to get food, or going to a pharmacy to get her medication, you may inadvertently come into closer contact. because of that and because of the recent information that the virus can actually

warren is fighting for himself the southern agrarians and for william faulkner against stalinist literary critics. did you know in 1946 all but one of faulkner's novels had gone out of print because the stalinist literary committee disapproved of him. where is stalin in your account of the 1930s and 1940s? >> i'm not sure where to put him i guess. >> he's there, definitely. in fact, stalin didn't want any philip randolph marching on washington in 1941 and the protests, the protests didn't occur because f.d.r. created the fair employment practices commission but he is there. >> okay. i'll think about that. thank you. >> well, i'm curious. when did lincoln -- when did lincoln -- when did they start to perform, when did lincoln museums start to go and when did lincoln's name begin to be used in many different places? >> so, you know, my impression is that you can find clubs with lincoln's name, schools being named for lincoln, towns being named. that is all happening immediately after the assassination. my sense is that monuments and statues are a little bit later so maybe the 1880s and 1890

i'm harris faulkner.tarting today, arkansas, colorado, indiana, iowa, kentucky, minnesota, and mississippi will begin easing restrictions on the public. and, in georgia, tennessee, and alaska, they are adding to their reopening procedures, which began taking effect last friday. colorado's governor says he used all available resources to make this decision. >> we always wish, jake, that i had next week's information and next month's information available to me today. that is not the world we live in. we have to make the best informed decisions based on data and science with the information we have. >> harris: however, some city leaders are pushing back against their own states. the mayor of oklahoma city says it's too soon to try and return to normal. watch. >> until there is a vaccine or proven treatment, i am not going to be comfortable about this transition. i also recognize that and they recognize on the other hand that we can to shelter in place forever. so i know there's a date out there. my gut woul

i'm harris faulkner. a sobering milestone in the battle against the coronavirus now. the united states has the most reported deaths in the world, more than 22,000 people have died. we have reached more than half a million confirmed cases in america. for the first time, as well, in our nation's history, all 50 states are now under major disaster declarations. meanwhile, this is happening. president trump having a reaction to dr. anthony fauci. the president retweeted a message with the hashtag #firefauci after he said more lives could have been saved from covid-19 if they had begun knockdowns earlier. watch. >> i mean, obviously, you could logically say that if you had a process that was ongoing and you started mitigation earlier, you could have saved lives prayed obviously, no one is going to deny that. but what goes into those kinds of decisions is complicated. if we had it right from the very beginning, shut everything down, it may have been a little bit different. but there was a lot of pushback about shutting things down back then. >> harris: and there was also a

i'm harris faulkner. our medical experts will answer your questions coming up.er, first we want to get to something that's about to happen. florida governor ron desantis is set to hold a news conference at any moment. we've been told that he did have a conversation about two hours ago with the president of the united states. we may hear some details from that. and here is the visual news that we are seeing take place. two cruise ships look like they could be docking on florida's coast. the zaandam has more than 106 passengers on board, some have

. >> harris: this is "outnumbered," i'm harris faulkner. with me on the virtual couch, melissa francis. katie pavlich, "town hall" editor and fox news contributor, dr. nicole saphier, new york city physician and fox news contributor, as well. joining us in the center box, brian kilmeade, cohost of fox & friends and a host of "the brian kilmeade radio show." he is "outnumbered." wait, we've got that "brady bunch" thing going on. i saw you looking up. let's get right to it. cautiously optimistic, we hear it from dr. anthony fauci. dr. saphier, there has to be some sign that they are looking at. what can we take away that is bright on this tuesday? >> dr. saphier: well, you know, harris, we just heard governor cuomo come out and talk. he said it's the highest single day death in new york city. in the same vein, he was also saying hospitalizations are down. i. i see you down. people are crying ventilators are down. it's hard for a lot of people to understand, how can we be reporting more deaths? but also saying there's a glimmer of hope. the tr

i'm harris faulkner.ewer than two hours from now, president trump is scheduled to unveil new federal guidelines for reopening the economy, and the stakes, as you know, could not be higher as the plane is rolled out to the next steps in the coronavirus response. the president yesterday suggested some of the areas of the nation could be back in business before may 1st. here is the president. >> the battle continues, but the data suggests that, nationwide, we have passed the peak on new cases. we will be opening up some states much sooner than others. we think some of the states can actually open up before the deadline of may 1st. governors are looking forward to to, they are chomping at the bit to get going. we will be the comeback kids, all of us. >> harris: however, a growing number of state governors say they are nowhere close to being able to reopen, as the team, as they team up on a decision. this, as new york state has joined los angeles, washington, d.c., in extending their stay at home orders 15th.

here today, harris faulkner. marie harf, executive director of serve america pac. en fox news contributor, dr. nicole saphier, new york city physician and fox news contributor. she's the author of the new book, "make america healthy again," that is out today. joining us as well on the couch is a host of "the next revolution," steve hilton. he is "outnumbered." steve, let me start with you. what do you think of these protests? what do you make of them? are people getting fed up of being at home? >> steve: i think it's more than fed up. the economic and social and public health cost of the shutdown is something i've been certainly talking about for weeks now. i think in the long term it's going to be greater than the cost of the coronavirus itself. that's why it's so important that we get the economy opened up as quickly as possible, and as safely as possible. as we do that and as we think about that, as the states think about it, i think we need to be led, as were always told, by the data and the science. the latest data just out yesterday, a new survey in los angel

i'm harris faulkner. u.s.x news that three nations -- china, russia, and iran -- are pushing a similar disinformation narrative about covid-19 and the united states. they are focused on lying and saying the u.s. is negligent and they are pushing conspiracy theories about the virus and how it originated, claiming it is severely damaging the u.s.

and harris faulkner. 3.8 million additional americans filing for an employment benefits.his was last week. look at the numbers, we'll add them up. that brings the total to more than 30 million since the height of the outbreak last month. president trump said last hour, "our economy will click, quickly bounce back." watch the president. >> i think we'll have a great third quarter. that's going to be a transition. when i say "great," i think the transition will be terrific. i think we will have potentially a great fourth quarter. there is tremendous pent-up demand. sometimes when i feel is better than what i think. unfortunately or fortunately, phil. i'll tell you what, i feel it. i will say i think next year is going to be a spectacular year in terms of growth, in terms of bringing our country back. >> harris: and we've been hearing the president and just the last couple of days talk about a transitional period between now the end of the year, and what the beginning of next year might look like. in that transition period, we are going to kind of ebb and flow. but he was pr

i'm harris faulkner. here today, melissa francis. host of "kennedy" on fox business, kennedy yourself. new york city physician and fox news contributor, dr. nicole saphier. joining us in the center seat, or center box, virtually, pete hegseth, host of fox & friends on the weekend, author of the upcoming book "american crusade: our fight to stay free." he is "outnumbered." i know there's a lot of medical news today that is popping. i'm going to start with you, though, pete. this is something you been covering. we've been covering it together. you on "fox & friends." that we would get to a point where we could even begin to talk about a light at the end of the tunnel being closer than we might have thought. >> you're absolutely right, harris. the medical professionals have been talking about the data. you heard of the instincts of the president, and he's right. he wants us to reopen as quickly as possible. when you see evidence like this, listen, we still know the peak is on the horizon. it gives us hope that a plan can be put together

and harris faulkner. 3.8 million additional americans filing for an employment benefits.week. look at the numbers, we'll add them up. that brings the total to more than 30 million since the height of the outbreak last month. president trump said last hour, "our economy will click, quickly

i'm harris faulkner. here today, melissa francis. katie pavlich, town hall editor and fox news contributor. marie harf, executive director of the serve america pac and fox news contributor, as well. it joining us today in the center box, as you like to say, dr. marc siegel. physician, associate process or at the nyu langone medical center, and also part of our fox news family here is a contributor. he is "outnumbered," as we say. dr. siegel, i will start with you, and what we know to be the world leaning on the united states at certain times. not only with our dollars, we lead. what do you think about defunding, whether it's temporary or longer-term than that, the w.h.o.? what impact do you think that has globally? >> dr. siegel: it's a very bold move, and i think it's getting a lot of attention. keep in mind, here are some of the world health organization get 16% of its funding from the united states. i think what president trump is referring to is a disgrace that went on where, in late january, whenever

the attorneys at the law firm mcmanis-faulkner says hazard pay is sometimes negotiated into union contracts but is not a matter of law. >> an employee who is not a member of a union would need to speak to their employer to see if that's an option they're willing to provide. >> what if your job requires you to continue working and you're exposed to the virus? you may be able to file for workers' comp if you can prove you got sick while working. we're taking your virus-related questions every day. go to nbcbayarea.com and click "responds" from the many menu or call us. >> thanks, chris. >>> let's get a check of that weather. kari, i know people are enjoying the weather. it feels like summer out there. will that continue through this week? >> that will continue pretty much through all of the week, although it's pretty warm out there now. tomorrow our temperatures will be slight warmer. here is a look outside right now as we head down to the south bay. it is all clear. beautiful now. and our temperatures, as we check out campbell, will be in the low 70s over the next couple of hours, peaking at

and did you know in 1946 all of but one of faulkner's novels went out of print because stalin disapproved of them. where is stalin in your account of the '30s and '40s. >> i'm not sure where to put him, i guess. >> he is there, he didn't want phillip randolph far muching on washington, and the protest didn't occur because fdr created the fair employment practices commission, but she there. >> okay,ly think about that. thank you. >> when did lincoln go all of the countries. when did lincoln's name begin to be used in many different places? >> so my impression is that you can find clubs, that is all happening immediately after the assassination. my sense is that monuments and statues are later, so maybe the 1880s, and the 1890s, and then of course the lincoln memorial for 1922. so there is -- my remarks here are not to say that he is being ignored. she being recognized and he is being honored and celebrated, but i do think there is a switch from less terms about lincoln. not a figure that represents the most consolidated power of the american government. i don't think you had that image ear

. >> reporter: in florida, for the past 50 years, faulkner, inc.n all about plastics, it's a family owned business making customized plastic sheets, rods, tubes, you name it. but now working there's are cueing their plastics know-how and equipment to make face shields which are going out to hospitals, doctors, nurses and first responders. and the owner says he's now running three shifts around the clock as business has tripled. >> balancing the fact that we are providing essential equipment with the fact that we have an obligation to keep people safe, so doubling down and finding our own masks and hand sanitizers and washing protocols and six foot distance workstations, that's been a challenge too. >> reporter: across the country, in more than 600 distillers have moved from bottling booze to bottling high alcohol content hand sanitizer. this jacksonville plant has already distributed about 150,000 bottles of the jim germ killers and they're donating them to cops, firefighters and hospitals.

harris faulkner has their story. harris. >> thank you, pete.demic is sparking a new wave of child philanthropists. this proves the giving back truly has no age limit. ♪ >> a little girl in chicago was putting her creative talents to amazing new heights. when haley learned healthcare workers were in dire need of protective equipment she decided to turn her passion into action. she sold her homemade jewelry to raise money for a local hospit hospital. >> we want to thank you on behalf of of supporting her. [inaudible] [inaudible] >> the seven -year-old maryland boy is doing just that. kavanaugh used his $600 to buy groceries and make care packages for the elderly. >> i go door to door and knock on the door. the real reason i'm doing this is because my grandma has asthma and i don't want her to catch the coronavirus. it's in my world two so if i get the chance to help then i should help. >> a boy making a big difference from his backyard in north carolina. stephen is like many kids wanting to get outdoors after being stuck at home during quarantine

i'm harris faulkner. our medical experts will answer your questions coming up.owever, first we want to get to something that's about to happen. florida governor ron desantis is set to hold a news conference at any moment. we've been told that he did have a conversation about two hours ago with the president of the united states. we may hear some details from that. and here is the visual news that we are seeing take place. two cruise ships look like they could be docking on florida's coast. the zaandam has more than 106 passengers on board, some have died of covid-19, we are told. the sister ship, the rotterdam, has taken on hundreds of passengers without symptoms, they say. so far it has been turned away from chile, peru, ecuador, panama, colombia, and mexico. its operator, holland america, is warning that more people on board could die on the first ship if it is turned away from florida. president trump says the united states needs to do what is right. governor ron desantis says the state has already been stretched too thin. watch. >> the way to deal with this

i'm dagen mcdowell in for harris faulkner.attle here in the united states. one in 473,000 confirmed cases, as the death toll is now well over 17,000 people. despite these grim figures, some signs of hop

i'm harris faulkner. protests continuing today in pennsylvania and several other states, as rally goers say the restrictions are violating their constitutional rights and that the economy should be reopened. rallies were also held over the weekend in states like texas, indiana, colorado, and maryland. this, despite some officials' pleas that the rules are needed to stop the covid-19 spread. however, several states have already begun loosening restrictions, including florida, where people flooded the beaches in recent days despite the state reporting the most new cases since the outbreak began. meanwhile, president trump is siding with the protesters. watch. >> people feel that way, you're allowed to protest. some have gone too far, some governors have gone too far, some of the things that happened or maybe not so appropriate, and i think in the end it's not going to matter because we are starting to open up our states. >> harris: and now it's a debate. some governors, both democratic and republican, say i

you are watching "outnumbered overtime," i'm harris faulkner.et's take a look now, including one just set to begin moments from now outside of minnesota's capital, where protesters say the rules are limiting freedom and causing financial hardships. and then there is new reaction today as president trump has unveiled has guidelines to be open the economy in three phases. the president says some states with fewer cases could begin reopening sports venues and gymnasiums and some religious venues s&s today. some governors are skeptical, about the large scale testing, which experts say space needed. >> i would say one of the shortcomings of the guidelines is that there's requirements, testing for high risk health care workers. we have to have a lot more robust testing then just high risk health care workers. >> you're not going to hear any day soon, "it's over, the nightmare ends," and we wake up. it's going to be incremental. >> harris: on the governor of florida, ron desantis, says his state is now weighing its options. >> what the president put ou

here today is harris faulkner. fox business anchor, dagen mcdowell. dr. janette nesheiwat, family and emergency medicine physician and fox news medical contributor. joining us today, bret baier, fox news chief political anchor. also the anchor and executive editor of "special report." he is "outnumbered." we are going to get to our virtual couch or just a moment. first, let's bring in jonathan serrie, live in a town just outside atlanta, with the latest from there. jonathan? >> we are in sandy springs, a suburb just north of the city of atlanta, where we are already starting to see some of these small businesses reopening despite concerns from president trump, georgia governor says his plan is both safe and science-based. he tweeted, "for weeks now, my team has worked closely with the trumpet administration and our federal counterparts to mitigate the impact of coronavirus in georgia. our decisions and direction are informed by data and public health recommendations. despite the governor's order, not everyone is rushing to reopen. the owners of this atlan

i'm harris faulkner.he united states is staring down the deadliest day yet in the battle against covid-19. nearly 2,000 americans died in one day yesterday. the numbers of fatalities have been rising in recent days, but there is more to the story on that. we'll get to it momentarily. right now more than 401,000 coronavirus cases confirmed in the u.s. the death toll nearing 13,000. about 1.5 million cases globally, and more than 83,000 deaths worldwide. dr. anthony fauci of the white house task force says he wants to keep the pace on measures like a social distancing. it's critical. >> it's going to be a bad week for deaths. driving that and ahead of that is the fact that we are going to start to see the beginning of a turnaround. so we need need to keep pushing on the mitigation strategies, because there is no doubt that is having a positive impact on the dynamics of the outbreak. >> harris: despite earlier catastrophic projections on the death rate, the cdc director says americans' actions are helping br

i'm harris faulkner.ig questions now on what actually comes next amid all the lockdowns over the coronavirus. president trump is looking to eventually restart the economy, and will be talking about that today with dozens of industry leaders he has tasked as advisors on the plan, which he says he will announce soon. the president also said he has backed off his claim of total authority on the decision, saying he will look at the best path forward. also saying, again, some areas could reopen by may 1st. watch. >> i will be speaking to all 50 governors very shortly, and i will then be authorizing each individual governor of each individual state to implement a reopening, and a very powerful reopening plan, of their state at a time and in a manner as most appropriate. >> harris: however, coronavirus task force member dr. anthony fauci says a large scale may 1st reopen date may be "overly optimistic." >> there's going to be a great deal of variability. it probably would be a rolling entry into it, with some st

i'm harris faulkner. u.s.fficials telling fox news that three nations -- china, russia, and iran -- are pushing a similar disinformation narrative about covid-19 and the united states. they are focused on lying and saying the u.s. is negligent and they are pushing conspiracy theories about the virus and how it originated, claiming it is severely damaging the u.s. economy. all of this, and more. "the new york times" is reporting china helped spread false claims on social media and in text messages during the height of the outbreak last month. "the amplification techniques are alarming to officials, because the disinformation showed up as text messages on many americans' cell phones. a tactic that several of the officials said they had not seen before." that's also something secretary of state mike pompeo warned about at the time. watch. >> i seen it come from places like china and russia and iran. chlorinated efforts to disparage what america is doing. we've made clear, we spoke into these countries directly, t

lord faulkner.hip. some people being retained from the corbyn project years. but a good number of them returning to the backbenches. 0k. them returning to the backbenches. ok. thank you so much, chris. just a bit of news to bring you about the 149th open championship. that is due to be played and that has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. golf‘s governing body has announced that today. the next championship will be played at st georges in 2021. the open championship following so many other major sporting events that have had to be either but on hold or simply cancelled for the year because of the pandemic. pharmacists say they‘re being put at risk because of a lack of personal protective gear. they‘ve reported a surge in demand as patients visit pharmacies for advice. nhs england says millions of pieces of protective kit has been delivered. meanwhile there‘s continued concern that the sunny weather is encouraging people to linger longer in parks and out of their homes than is absolutel

i'm harris faulkner. the united states is seeing a new deadliest day of coronavirus-related deaths.hat happened yesterday. now, two back-to-back days of more than 1900 people perishing. more than one in four coronavirus deaths occurred over the past two days, as the total closes in on 15,000. the epicenter, as we know, is new york. close behind, new jersey. also seeing its darkest days in this fight yet, in terms of that death toll. another single day record of nearly 800 people perishing. more than 7,000 deaths total in the state. the number of confirmed cases -- and i want you to hear this -- is on the decline. confirmed cases. governor andrew cuomo with this warning. "well , we are flattening the curve. that's good news. it is good news. "well, now we can relax." no, you can't relax. this is all a direct consequence to her actions. if we stop acting the way we are acting, you will see those numbers go up. we can't handle the worst-case scenarios. we can't even handle the moderate-case scenarios, with all we've done. so, it is essential that we keep that curve flattened. >> harris

i'm harris faulkner. top of the hour now with a new update on the numbers. we are watching as a nation and around the world. nearly 1.4 million cases worldwide now are confirmed. more than 78,000 people have died from covid-19. here in the united states, there are more than 378,000 confirmed cases. this, as experts are warning the u.s. death toll could be the highest in the world within a week. and this is breaking, new york state has more cases now than the nation of italy, with nearly 139,000 cases at this point. meanwhile, dr. anthony fauci, aboard the white house task force, says life may never return to normal the way we knew it before the outbreak. watch. >> if you want to get to precoronavirus, that might not ever happen in the sense of the fact that the threat as they are. but i believe, with the therapies that will be coming online, with the fact that i feel confident that over a period of time we will get a good vaccine, that we will never have to get back to where we are now. if that means getting back to normal, we will get back to normal. >> har

i'm harris faulkner.he florida governor said there will be an announcement tomorrow on the next steps toward reopening his state. governor desantis today pushed back on reporters while defending his response to the outbreak. >> everyone in the media would think florida is going to be like new york or italy, and that has not happened, because we understood we have a big, diverse state. we understood the outbreak was not uniform throughout the state. we had a tailored and measured approach that only helped our numbers be way below what anybody predicted, but also did less damage to our state going forward. >> harris: and president trump defended his initial response to the pandemic after a "washington post" reporter -- or report, rather -- the intelligence agencies weren't about the outbreak in january and february. watch the president. >> i can tell you this -- when i did of the ban on china, almost everybody was against me, including her republicans. the thought was far too harsh, that it wasn't necessary

i'm dagen mcdowell in for harris faulkner. here is where we stand now in the coronavirus battle here in the united states. one in 473,000 confirmed cases, as the death toll is now well over 17,000 people. despite these grim figures, some signs of hope in the epicenter of this crisis. new york governor andrew cuomo says the state is now flattening the curve in the number of cas cases. >> we are optimistic that we are slowing the infection rate. that's what the numbers say, that's what the data suggests to us. >> dagen: amid all this, a new fox news poll mack shows that president trump's approval rating hitting its highest level ever in his presidency, coming out the white house and the briefing more. kristin? >> dagen, the president says are getting an earlier than usual briefing today because it is good friday. members of the task force have been stressing that they know this weekend it's going to be tempting to get together with friends and extended family, but they are urging everybody to continue to adhere to these stay-at-

i'm harris faulkner.riday, as you may know, marks the beginning of mental health month, which takes on added significance during this time of crisis. today, i will speak with a psychiatrist, health care workers, and a parent of a child who has special needs. we are going to dig into the effects the outbreak has on families, those quarantining alone, and the heroes working on the front lines. first, a look at how every day americans are coping. >> hi, this is mike from the state of wisconsin. >> i'm jordan, an icu nurse in washington, d.c. >> one of the worst things we do with mental health is there's a huge stigma around it. >> i already have anxiety and depression. >> i am diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. >> it's a very stressful time, especially in a health way, where you are scared to touch doorknob. >> everyone is experiencing this trauma on some level. >> it's overwhelming and stressful and scary. >> is a little depressing. >> the anxiety myself i have, done i. >> the biggest anxiety i

i'm harris faulkner. the united states has surpassed 5300 deaths. 5,300, now, from covid-19.s the number of confirmed cases worldwide has approached a staggering 1 million. the u.s. now has become the first nation with more than 1,000 coronavirus deaths reported in one day. here in the u.s., more than 226,000 cases have been confirmed. five additional states have now issued stay-at-home orders, including florida and pennsylvania. florida, per governor desantis, obviously happen to live during this hour yesterday. so we add to them. nearly nine in ten americans are under some sort of such restriction. 11 states do not have them statewide at this point, but some municipalities and counties within those states have them. president trump has resisted calls for a national stay-at-home order, saying states should make the case, based on the severity of their own outbreaks. watch. speedo there are some states there are different, there is some save the don't have much of a problem. they don't have a problem, they don't have thousands of people that are positive. or thousands of peop

i'm harris faulkner.he united states is staring down the deadliest day yet in the battle against covid-19. nearly 2,000 americans died in one day yesterday. the numbers of fatalities have been rising in recent days, but there is more to the story on that. we'll get to it momentarily. right now more than 401,000 coronavirus cases confirmed in the u.s. the deathol

i'm harris faulkner. at this moment, dueling protests in atlanta over governor brian kemp's decision to reopen some businesses there. both supporters and opponents are rallying. one side and the other. georgia is 1 of 6 states loosening stay loosening stay-at-home rules in some form today, allowing businesses such as gyms, hair salons, tattoo parlors, bowling alleys, to reopen. this, despite renewed pushback, even from president trump. watch. >> i wasn't happy with it, and i wasn't happy with brian kemp. i wasn't at all happy. i said, "you make your decision." i told him that. "you're not in the guidelines, but i'm making don't like letting you make your own decision." but i want people to be safe, and i want the people in georgia to be safe. i don't want this thing to flare up because you doing something not in the guidelines. >> governor kemp is not backing down. here's what he tweeted. "and i with favorable data and approval from state health officials, who are taking another measured step forward by o

i'm harris faulkner. here today, melissa francis. fox news contributor, lisa boothe. fox news contributor, jessica tarlov. joining us today, fox news medical attribute or, physician, and professor of public health at johns hopkins university, dry makary. he is "outnumbered." dr. makary, i'm going to come to you first on this, because we have been hearing the promise of more testing for widths just call it months now. at least a couple of them. so, we wait for that. but these numbers are growing. may be part of it in terms of the confirmed cases is testing, but the death toll is rising. why? >> dr. makary: first of all, thank you for calling the 1 million cases "confirmed cases." i think we need more clarification like that. these are simply people who have been tested. we know about 21% of new yorkers have been exposed, based on antibody tests. so i don't want people to be alarmed when they say the cases surge. it's a number of testing units, and we will see that. cvs is launching a thousand different sites where people can get tested get tested nationwide. we heard t

harris faulkner will be monitoring a virtual tow town hl this afternoon.sychological problems that covid-19 and stay at home or does our processing. we look forward to that coming up on your show but first, that story that hit us all when we read it. >> what this points to is the fact that at the workers are often dealing with on slain damage and scarring and they are in such an environment, sandra. we knew this so well as they are fighting to save lives over and over in environments where they might not have everything needed for that war on this disease. this has debilitating and layering effect. at the same time you have a growing number of people in the public in the united states who are dealing with extreme food and a job insecurity. these are real things. my paycheck hasn't come in. i haven't gotten a supplemental that i'm getting from the government that helps yet. i got children, how do i feed them? food insecurity where there are food deserts where they don't have big grocery stores because i don't have the real estate to do that. the governor in