i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other eye you. >>> every part we can get out the door will help create a ventilator. >> life-saving work in the south bay. the company works around the clock to make a key part in the fight against coronavirus. >>> the news at 6:00 starts now. sthax for joining us. i'm jessica agui rerksr. >>> we do have a lifeline for jobs. and we will hear from a doctor who is infected. he is self-isolating at home. the the process and the protocol what he is going dlu. we will see new a few minutes. >> thanks, raj, there is a new t protocol here to cover your face. use a bandanna or fabric mask for any doctors appointment. and do no use n-95 masks because they are in short supply. >>> san francisco supervisors are aiming to get the homeless in hotel rooms. in a news conference today, supervisors said the spread of the infection could have been avoided if the city had moved more quick try e get the shelters and in hotel rooms.

beautiful. >>> i'm lester holt, please take care of yourself and each other. good night >>> rigtsd now at 6:00, we are following breaking news in the east bay. multiple deaths and multiple infections at a nursing home. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening. thanks for being with us. i'm raj mathai. >> and we're joined by jessica aguirre working from home. jessica? >> the phrase "coronavirus" has become part of our evidence lexicon, but a couple of months ago, saying the word virus would not instill the fear that it does now. coming up, i talk to a biophysicist about what a virus is and why this virus is so damaging to your body. he told me it's like a burglar that does a home invasion and just ransacks it. we'll hear more from him in a little bit. >> thank you so much. we want to get to our top story. six people have died, they all lived in an east bay nursing home. this is in hayward. 53 other people, including staff and residents, are infected there with covid-19. >> cheryl hurd joins us now with this tragic outbreak. cheryl? >> reporter: well, her

have time for a nice dinner outside perhaps and we will send it over to lester holt for "nightly news" and we will see you back here at 6:00. >>> tonight, coronavirus cases over 2 million worldwide. in the u.s., the death toll now topping 32,000 some states reporting their deadliest days yet and the battle over reopening america. tensions boiling over as protesters slam michigan's stay-at-home order. >>> also concerns about where your food comes from the cdc at a south dakota pork processing plant over 500 workers testing positive the governor resisting ordering a state lockdown >>> the crisis at the nation's nursing homes. 5500 residents dead. some families left in ov ones are infected some sta >>> the alarming news on the government's emergency relief program for small businesses is it just hours from running out of money >>> the incredible moment a father who was in a coma battling the virus seeing his family for the first time in a week. >> we love you we've been praying for you and we can't wait to see you. >> what his wife found that may have saved his life. >>> will it be the n

up next is lester holt who takes us on the front lines. hope to see you at 6:00. bye. >>> breaking news, coronavirus deaths surging to over 10,000 in the u.s. the surgeon general warning this week is our pearl harbor moment. americans told to brace for the hardest times many will experience in their lives but in new york the epicenter a glimmer of hope. what the governor revealed here. >>> alarming news from london boris johnson battling coronavirus. now moved to intensive care as doctors say his condition has worsened late word from richard engel. >>> dire shortages on the front lines. we go inside one of the hardest hit icus in the nation plus "the situation room" clash over the unproven drug president trump has repeatedly toted to treat covid-19 >>> holy week underway and houses of worship ahead of passover and easter. >> they would rather come to church and worship like free people than they had lived like prisoners. >> churches in a number of states still packed. >>> caring for a loved one showing symptoms, our kate snow, her personal story her husband quaran

right now, lester holt with nightly news. >>> breaking news tonight. more than a quarter million coronavirus cases recorded in the u.s. in new york, the deadliest day so far over 500 deaths in 24 hours. on the front lines, the dire shortage of protective gear nurses protesting in the street new york city just days away from running out of ventilators. the governor directing the national guard to take them from some hospitals and redistribute to others. >>> the major change in guidance, the cdc now recommending all americans wear face coverings amid concerns the virus can spread just by talking. >>> and the bus driver who posted a video about a coughing passenger he has now died >>> the powerful solute at sea. the captain who raised alarm about an outbreak on a navy carrier cheered by his crew after he was fired >>> the devastating economic toll the government saying over 700,000 jobs lost in march. why the actual numbers are far worse. >>> killing the coronavirus, the company that says the spray can disinfectant surfaces for up to three months. >> anno

i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. >>> right know, an as 6:00, scrubs becoming a stigma. the negative public reaction they are facing before and after their shifts. one one hospital doing to lessen the blow. news at 6:00 stars now. i'm janelle wang. >> and a lot of news today. and the schools. >> it is official. school is out for six bay area counties. that is huge implications for high schoolers, and juniors getting ready for the all-important year. what happens to the s.a.t. and the a.c.t.? i talk to a testing specialist what they be doing and whether that test is e liliminated altogether. >> we want to get to breaking news in l.a. and moments ago, the mayor announced that people have to cover their faces to any any business. if people are not wearing face p coverings this applies to grocery stores, pharmacies and over businesses. >> that is a big news. here in the bay area, the ray of coronavirus cases is slowing down. before the new cases were doubling in santa clara cou

right now, lester holt with nightly news. >>> breaking news tonight.ore than a quarter million coronavirus cases recorded in the u.s. in new york, the deadliest day so far over 500 deaths in 24 hours. on the front lines, the dire shortage of protective gear nurses protesting in the street new york city just days away from running out of ventilators. the governor directing the national guard to take them from some hospitals and redistribute to others. >>> the major change in guidance, the cdc now recommending all americans wear face coverings amid concerns the virus can spread just by talking. >>> and the bus driver who posted a video about a coughing passenger he has now

>>> now science writer and author natalia holt on her book "rise of the rocket girls," the women who propelled us from missiles to the moon and mars. she talks about women recruited in the 1950s to do crucial work in the space program. this 50-minute talk is part of the william b. crawley great lives lecture series hosted by the university of mary washington. >>> now to introduce tonight's speaker, nah thalia holt. having stud did at hum boat state university and received a phd from university of southern california and further study at tulane university, ms. halt has conducted research at the jelt propulsion archives, the cal tech library and schlessinger library on the history of women in america at harvard. in addition, she's been a fellow at the raven institute at massachusetts general hospital, m.i.t. and harvard university. her first book was "cured, the people who defeated hiv." she's written for publications including "the new york times," los angeles times, the atlantic, slate, popular science an "time" magazine. in 2016, she published the work that's the basis of her talk t

alison holt, bbc news. that's it from us. with some of the images from tonight's thank you from across the country, to nhs staff and carers and all of britain's key workers. good night. cheering and applause applause bagpipes play hello, i'm jane dougall with your latest sports news. the football players union, the pfa have said that players have to be flexible and share the financial burden of the coronavirus outbreak — but stopped short of recommending that the top tier take a wage cut. earlier, the health secretary matt hancock said professional footballers should make a contribution after condemnation for some clubs that used the government's tax—payer funded job retention scheme. they include bournemouth, newcastle, norwich and tottenham. former spurs player gary lineker says players will take a cut eventually. my inkling will be that footballers will take pay cuts, they will help out in the communities, they will make donations in whatever way that they can help, and i think wejust need to be a little bit patient with t

"rise of the rocket girls: >> i want to introduce tonight speaker the failure holt. -- nathalia holt. she has conducted research at caltech library and at harvard. she is a founder at massachusetts general hospital and m.i.t.. her first book is called cured, the people who defeated hiv. she has been published in the new york times, los angeles times and time magazine. in 2016 she published the work that is the basic of her talk tonight, entitled "rise of the rocket girls: the women who propelled us, from missiles to the moon to mars." that work was a bestseller and was widely praised by critics, including one who described it as immersive, evocative, and superbly written. her narrative should be required reading. another commented that when neil armstrong made his giant leap for mankind, there was womankind in the control room. it is a pleasure to welcome to the university of mary washington nathalia holt. [applause] >> thank you so much. i really appreciate you having me here tonight and i am excited to talk to you about rocket girls. this is a group of pioneers whose careers shaped

alison holt, bbc news. let's have a look at some of the other stories into the pandemic.wear masks where areas —— in areas where social distancing is difficult. the uk government has yet to announce its decision on mask, but the health secretary said youth was based on weak science. spain's prime minister has outlined the aim of getting back to something like normality by the end ofjune. social distancing will remain but schools will not reopen until september. president hooton the peak of the outbreak in russia has not yet been reached president putin and has extended the deadline. so far there have been 867 recorded deaths. the number of dead in brazil has now passed 5000. it's the worst affected country in south america, with infection rates of 72,000. the caption of a submarine has been relieved of his duties for allowing his crew to hold a barbecue during a lockdown. a royal navy investigation found commanderjonathan royal navy investigation found commander jonathan lewis royal navy investigation found commanderjonathan lewis had made several errors of judgement. bri

alison holt, bbc news. alison holt, bbc news. deaths linked to coronavirus have occurred in care homes according to the latest official figures. the national records of scotland said 962 deaths had now been registered where the virus was mentioned on the death certificate. the majority of the deaths occurred in hospital, but 25 % were in care homes. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. he was really unwell, but he took my hand and my dad had a way of letting me know, even through the dementia, how much he loved me. he held my hand to his face and started kissing it. linda's father bill loved his grandchildren and love to dance. he passed away in his or her skin care home after showing symptoms of coronavirus, his daughter wearing protective clothing by his side. she says she is grateful for the care the staff there gave him throughout. he loved to look out the window by his bed, so he could see out into the garden. wejust his bed, so he could see out into the garden. we just sat with him his bed, so he could see out i

i'm lester holt. pleasee we're all doing our part by staying at home.hat could mean an increase in energy bills. you can save by setting your heat to 68 or lower... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or just letting the sun light your home. stay well and keep it golden. step by step, we're going to figure this out. we're gonna find a way through this. we're working really, really hard in hospitals, our nurses, our techs, all the docs. it's about staggering when people get sick so that the hospitals can cope. we're gonna go through an awful lot of these. all across puget sound, people have been stepping up and donating personal protective equipment. we sta just know we're all with you. thank you, thank you so much. thank you doctors & nurses. eveso we can stillg a answer your calls. now. and we are monitoring our system 24/7 to ensure that we have a fast reliable network, keep the customers connected, and making sure people are staying safe. and we're still on the road. solving critical issues as they arise. ♪ go to xfinity.com/prepare

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone the toll of this global horror only gets harder to capture but here is a fact that graphically spells out the ruthless speed of this pandemic and its devastating impact more people have died in new york in the last day than in nearly the whole of march. the state's death toll doubling since tuesday to more than 3,000. and tonight, new hot spots erupting across the country with still no national strategy or unified defense plan but here in the epicenter, the plea for help is piercing in its urgency and with our team in place, new york is where we start tonight with gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: this is the emergency room inside a medical center in brooklyn doctors now call it a battle zone. >> everyone that's in here today is here due to breathing problems almost uniformly all from covid. >> reporter: tonight growing anger from the nation's coronavirus epicenter. >> we are afraid for our patients we are afraid for our families we are afraid for our lives. >> reporter: at another hospital, these nurses a

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone a new wave of states issuing stay at home orders tonight finally recognizing the restrictive measures could be our best chance against this pandemic residents now in 39 states in washington d.c. under orders to stay inside including florida where the governor has been under increasing pressure to act statewide as the virus took hold the country tonight coming to grips with a grim prognosis as we approach what could be our darkest chapter in all of this. our correspondents are in place again tonight and miguel almaguer starts us off. >> reporter: losing more americans in greater numbers every day to the coronavirus, tonight our national death toll spiking to a new benchmark at the white house implores everyone to stay at home for 30 days. >> it's a matter of life and death. >> reporter: but tonight, governors in roughly a dozen states are refusing to issue that mandate despite growing pressure from doctors who say the order will save millions of lives. >> it makes sense to make this move now. >> rep

>> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening remember that unity and resolve to bend the curve to stay home and save lives it's being tested tonight across america still facing death on a staggering scale, over 36,000 so far. but also america i'm patient to rebuild a crumbling economy, a restlessness spoke stoked by the presidented to as governors weigh their next steps. we got it covered tonight starting with gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: across the country from offices to restaurants to air travel, a patch work of plans to restart the economy. >> it's a marathon, it's not a sprint we are not really even half way through even though we hit the peak. >> reporter: state by state the rules are dizzying from georgia to louisiana to arizona, many have stay-at-home orders that expire on april 30th others like new york and connecticut extended theirs through at least may 15th missouri's governor wants residents to go back to work on may 4th but the mayors of st. louis and kansas city will keep their stay-at-home orders through mid may at least. >> we're just not putt

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i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other >> kelly: hey, what's up, y'all, i am still out here in montana. i just wanted to make this video to explain. this is kind of an awkward show today, because "i dare you," my new single came out, and we have been planning this for months, almost a year, over a year. anna recorded the song that i love so much called "i dare you," and i wanted, a kind of spoke to me and i wanted this message to be bigger than just one person on it. i thought it was a global vibe, so i asked five other artists to sing this with me. i'm super excited about this song. i grew up singing different languages, so it is pretty cool to be able to put that to good use. i had never sung, or saying in hebrew or arabic. that was new. and very hard. but i hope that i did it justice for everyone listening. sg peally in such a time ofle out fear. i cannot think of a better time to have a song that is daring you to love instead. so for the show, we did something kind of cool. w

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone tonight we're at a gut check moment in our battle with the coronavirus and its impact on lives. more than 34,000 lost so far and livelihoods, 22 million american jobs erased. president trump tonight announcing a road map to rebooting the economy unveiling guidelines it would keep schools closed but envisioned returns to offices, the reopening of restaurants, theaters, churches, conditions but are we really there yet? our team tackling it all tonight, first peter alexander with the breaking developments from the white house peter, what do we know >> reporter: the president tonight laying out his recommendations for reopening the economy. the guidelines do not provide specific dates or locations and they acknowledge that governors have the final say on what happens in their state. president trump tonight outlining new federal guidelines to reopen america again. the president days after insisting he has total authority to order states what to do, he is calling all 50 governors you're going to call you

no crowds how life as we know it could change >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening as the number of covid deaths surged to at least 32,000 in this country, that drum beat to reopen the economy is landing with a dull thud in regions still seeing deadly days days in new york hovering above 700 and where there is not enough testing capacity to ease restrictions all as the new crisis grows around the country, hunger our correspondents have it all covered, first gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: tonight, the calls to reopen parts of the nation's economy are growing louder protesters at the michigan state capitol blasted the governor's straight stay-at-home order which among other things restricts interstate travel. >> putting all of these workers out of business is just a disaster. >> reporter: president trump is now suggesting some states might start reopening before may 1st. >> we have beautiful pieces, beautiful states with capable governors. they know what it's time to open. >> reporter: in the north east, the crisis is far from over covid-19 took 752 li

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i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other >> eli: surprise. >> lani: you asked me to stay in bed, and what you had in mind was breakfast? >> eli: oh, come on, all right? i got those eggs just the way you like them. >> lani: [chuckles] that's really sweet. but what's the occasion? >> eli: well, rafe has david back, and we helped him do it. >> lani: in that case, you should be having breakfast in bed too. >> eli: no, no, no, no. i--i wanted to do something for you. i know how scared you were for that little boy. i mean, you helped rafe-- helped him raise him after we lost our david. >> lani: our david. you know, right now, he would be toddling around, getting into everything. >> eli: yeah. he would. you think it's maybe time we start thinking about trying again? [knock at door] let me get rid of whoever this is at the door. sheila? what are you doing here in salem? >> sheila: i had to come back, eli. i need your help. >> will: hey, guess what. i just found out my grandmother was rescu

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightlnews" withester holt >>> good evening, everyone there is no silver lining to be found in 14,000 lives lost in this country, only the hope that these will be the worst days we will see the staggering daily toll of deaths in new york state alone rising to a new high of 779 today. but th say eerts is a reflection of where we were weeks ago with this virus because with other measures, a prising trend is taking form as we begin to understand the effectof the uneven responses the panmi our global team is standing by and gabe gutierrez leads us off from new york. >> reporter: tonight in new york, the curvis flattening but the ath to is still rising coronavirus killing at least 779 people in 24 hours the pandic's deadliest day again but hospitals, icu admissions and infew bases are leveling off authorities are urging new yorkers to kp social distancing as passover begins. >> wve to beatt back, not open the door agn to early, for it to resurge and hurt so many. >> reporter: there is growing scrutiny whether state and lal officials were slow to act other citie

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for solutions going high tech amid the pandemic >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news with lester holt". >>> with nearly million covid-19 confirmed cases since the start of this outbreak, parts of america are moving on tonight. the simple touch stones of life as we remember it from shopping in a store, to dining at a restaurant rapidly returning in a country dividing over how par to go to the halt the spread of the virus which claimed over 55,000 lives here once again, our team is in place, and we begin with blaine alexander. >> reporter: tonight, a glimpse of life altered as more states are starting the process of getting back to work >> it's going to be very exciting. >> reporter: in mississippi the governor revised the state's stay at home order, allowing retail stores to reopen >> everyone who came in made a purchase today. so that's been exciting. >> reporter: the governor announcing in texas that he is not renewing his stay at home order that means all restaurants and retail stores can reopen at 25% capacity and summer camps and daycares can open as quickly as possible. >> a more

i'm lester holt.ourself and each other >> kelly: hey, what's up, y'all, here in montana hanging out. we have a new show for you today. we shot this before social distancing was a thing. people are like, why are you doing shows? we tape to these a while back. today we have matt leblanc and bellamy young. we are highlighting new york city, which i could not pick a better city to highlight right now, just because they are probably getting hit the hardest by the pandemic. we want to say a shout out to all of your new yorkers. our hearts are with you. we are praying for y'all, especially the people on the front lines. the medical people putting their lives on the line for us. thank you so much. we are highlighting y'all today in the show. but this was shot a few weeks back. so y'all, enjoy the show. ♪ ♪ i heard he sang a lullaby ♪ i heard he sang it from his heart ♪ ♪ when i found out, thought i would die ♪ ♪ because that lullaby was mine ♪ ♪ how could an angel break my heart ♪ ♪ why didn't he catch my fal

lester holt joins us next. we will see you back here at 6:00. >>> tonight, over 16,000 new dead across america. new york alone with more cases than any country in the world. the state again reporting its deadliest day, nearly 800 lives lost in 24 hours but tonight, there are hopeful new signs that the pandemic is slowing despite growing hot spots in states like illinois, michigan and colorado the new restrictions los angeles set to close parks and guard them with police this easter weekend. should other cities do the same >>> the staggering toll inside america's nursing homes as families are forced to stay away. >> i just want to sit with her and just be with her and just make sure she knows how much we have loved her. >> at just one home in virginia, 39 residents have died >>> another 6.6 million americans filing for unemployment, an unprecedented 17 million jobs lost in three weeks. where is the relief? >>> the new reporting when you may get that check from the government. >>> on the front lines, the exhausti

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nbc nightly news with lester holt, coveri >>> right now at 6:00, this is the new normal. caution tape surrounding playgrounds and dog parks closed off to public. new, tighter shelter at home restrictions hit the bay area for at least another month. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good wednesday. thanks for joining us. >> raj mathai is anchoring from home for us tonight. >> a lot of headlines tonight, like there has been every night in this crisis, but one that stuck out to us, among them that stuck out to us is a way to help elderly people in your community. there is an app to pair you with someone elderly. we'll have those details coming up. we'll start with all the headlines. >> thank you, raj. it could be longer. that is the message tonight from san francisco's mayor london breed about the shelter at home order. >> the likelihood that this may 3rd date will be extended is possible. it could be a lot worse if all of you weren't playing an important role by staying at home when at all possible. >> mayor breed says people need to remain physically distanced by using te

keep vital products flowing >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone it is working. keep doing it. that's the message on this holiday weekend from authorities who fear americans lifted by encouraging headlines about the pace of covid cases could drop their guard and send numbers soaring again. and to be very clear here, we are still deep in the woods with this americans are dying at a blistering pace tonight as the worldwide total tops 100,000. again, our team is fanned out to cover it all let's start with nbc's gabe gutierrez. of reporter: the wave ambulances in new york is less frequent the state announced fewer icu admissions and fewer deaths from coronavirus than the day before the most encouraging sign yet that the curve is flattening the governor says it's too soon to relax. >> i mean, i still want to know how this happened. because the warning signs were there. and if you don't know the answer, then how do you know it's not going to happen again >> reporter: the pandemic's death toll here in the nation's epicenter could be much higher.

i'm lester holt.lease take ca of yourself and ch other eddeded. >>> right now, 6:00, banning cars from 74 miles of local streets. the ambition plan in the east bay to it easier for >>> the news at 6:00 starpts right now. good evening. thanks for being with us. i'm raj mathai. >> i'm janelle wang. the fear is a reality in a homeless sheller. 70 people have tested positive. 68 of the cases are people staying in the shelter. two are staff members. >>> across the bay area, more than 46,000 reported cases. 128 people have died. about 30 minutes ago, santa clara county sent us an update. there are nearly 1500 people infected in that county alone. >>> the beaches will be closed this weekend. and many streets will be closed. >> the city wants to make it easier to people to walk and bike in their neighbors. the plan is to close down more than 70 miles of strees to cars. you're looking a the maps showing the proposed roads. a lot of questions here. melissa colorado is here with answers. melissa? >> reporter: if

he also has "nightly news: kids edition" that you should check out on youtube lester holt is on the show tonight. we love having lester on the show and musical guests from our scottish friends chvrches. we love chvrches so much ♪ >> jimmy: wepa hey, guys, it's friday that's right, it's friday and that's usually when i send out my "thank you" notes to everybody. >> i know it's friday! >> jimmy: so -- you did? how did you know it was friday >> because -- because, um, i don't have -- you know what? only on fridays and saturdays i don't need to do the raz-kids. >> jimmy: oh, the reading?im: oh only on fridays and saturdays. but the rest of the week you're always - >> yeah. >> jimmy: that's how you know it's friday. >> uh-huh. >> jimmy: yep. well, how about -- also we'd send out "thank you" notes on fridays, don't we? >> yeah. >> jimmy: what did you say, fran >> no. >> jimmy: okay so we do send out "thank you" notes. you want to do your job? >> no, i want to do my job >> jimmy: okay, thank you. all right, can i get some "thank you" note writing music, please franny? >> daddy ♪ >> jimmy: let's

i'm lester holt.lease take care of yourself and each other >>> what these deaths tell us is that we had community transmission probably to a significant degree far earlier than we had known. >> new details about the first coronavirus deaths in the country. and the key information bay area health officials are learning from them. is news at 6:00 starts right now. thanks for joining us. s >> raj mathai is with us working from home. >> all the small businesses that didn't get any money last time around, well, are they going to get any this time around? we have some pro-tips, because more money is coming. that story is coming up. but we'll start with you, jessica. >> thank you, raj. still waiting for specifics today. the governor again gave details on what it will take to get the state back open. but it didn't include a date. he said things will open as the state improves its ability to track new cases, treatment, and testing. the goal is eventually to offer 60,000 tests a day. >> today, we are announcing

i'm lester holt. please take care of your - >> kelly: hello from montana, y'all. i've been opening every show with a "good neighbor" story. this one is about a photographer who reimagined her business so that families can have beautiful memories all while feeling safe and socially distant. >> hey, kelly, i am one of the cofounders of the front step project. it aims to bring communities together in a time of isolation. the way the project works is that families in our community sign up online to participate. after i come home, i add the file and then email each family a digital copy of their photographs. in exchange, we are not asking for any money. we are simply asking them to make a donation to the community council here in our town. when i arrive at a families home, i pull up and let them know that i am there, and they come out. >> hi! how are you doing? >> good. they stand on their front steps, and i stand 20 feet away and take a family picture. i will guide them, coordinate them using my words. and get them to snuggle and make a family hug. i take about ten ph

i'm lester holt.lease take care of yourself and each other. >>> right now at 6:00, a south bay supervisor pushes to ease our restrictions as governor now newsom reveals a plan to reopen. good evening. i'm raj mathai. >> i'm janelle wang. we are just weeks ach way from some business ree opening. jessica aguirre is home. >> testing, testing, testing, the governor says that is the key and he wants for i. the white house says it has a plan for more testing. but what about you? should you be getting ating home test? i talk about the issue coming up. >> we he will see you soon. thank you. >>> today, governor newsom laid out plans reopening the state. he said the number of covid-19 cases is leveling off and declining. >> we believe we are weeks, not months away from a making meaningful modifications to the indicator. weeks not months. >> the governor says loosening the state-wide shelter at home order will not impact jurisdictions that want to continue enforcing stricter public health

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>> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone the rift is growing tonight between a president who holds there are no limits to his power and governors on the east and west coasts who have formed alliances to set their own criteria for rebooting the economy. but that kind of talk was briefly drowned out here in new york late today when officials acknowledged what was widely feared, that the number of dead is far higher than reported tonight more than 3,700 additional names being added to the state's already staggering death toll that now tops 10,000 our team is in place let's begin with the latest on the pandemic and gabe gutierrez in new york >>> at the nation's epicenter a stunning spike. late today new york city abruptly increased its death toll by 3,700. city officials say the total is now more than 10,000 because they're now including people who have never tested positive for covid-19 but were presumed to have died from it. the virus is increasingly targeting the most vulnerable. >> the percentage of loss of life is getting higher in the nursing

i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other - hey what's up y'all? welcome to the kelly clarkson show. i'm in montana, specifically i'm in our little one bedroom, efficiency cabin that we built. and we stay out here, and we hang out with the kids a lot. and we have sleepovers out here, we have little cots, and their little bunks and everything. anyway, it's really super fun. it's in the middle of nowhere, so it couldn't get more socially distant than this. so we're nailing it, the blackstocks are nailing it. anyway, i just wanted to say i hope you all like the show today. my girl melissa mccarthy's on today, i love her. she's so hilarious, it's a great interview. i think elijah's back on today. super hero kid elijah. i wanna be him when i grow up, even though i'm older than him, whatever. and we just have a really cool show for you today, so we hope you like it and we hope you're not going too stir crazy. you know, it's a little bit isolating, obviously, but just hang in there, and watch some great shows. maybe listen to some great music, read some b

i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. we're all doing our part by staying at home. that could mean an increase in energy bills. you can save by setting your heat to 68 or lower... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or just letting the sun light your home. stay well and keep it golden. thwe've never seen it look quite like this, but there's no mistaking it. and it's our job to protect it... because the best people to fight for our communities are those within them. so, if you've just bought a volkswagen or were thinking of buying sometime soon, we're here to help with the community driven promise. nexzt school year could begin early... as in july. he says some students are missing critical concepts during this remote learning period.. and redwood city is joining a handful of other bay area cities by closing some streets to cars. starting this weekend, 11 streets will be closed to allow people more room to walk and bike. our next update is in an hour. happening now: . . - on your mark... [dramatic music]

i'm lester holt.lease take care of yourself and each other >>> right now at 6:00, a new nursing home outbreak. the deaths and shortage, and how bay area health officials are now stepping in. >>> the news at 6:00 stars right now. good friday. thanks for joining us. >> the newest nursing home outbreak. at looegs ten people have died in gordon manner, including a former president of stanford university. robert kennedy is among those who passed away this week. the county brought in their own clinicians to help take care of the seniors. the director says she is used to taking care of seniors in the final moments and this virus has made this process so much more difficult. >> in this pandemic, our able to to connect with each other and be with each other is impaired by the masks, the ppes, the distance, the contagen. up and we e haven't been able to experience it. >> all residentses there and the staff are now being tested. our investigative unit looked in past inspections and found they had a good record.

lester holt is next. we will see you back here at 6:00. >>> tonight, the battle over reopening america as the u.s. death toll surges to over 36,000 president trump tweeting a call to quote liberate several states encouraging protesters the day after saying governors would call the shots on lifting their own restrictions a number of states extending their orders, others already easing them. in florida some beaches cleared to open. >>> also, the nightmare at nursing homes. severe staffing and equipment shortages. families not even told when their loved one has died. >>> the potential breakthrough, an experimental treatment. >> with all the medicine, i believe i won't even see my father again. >> the drug said to have helped patients leave the hospital within days. >>> the growing concerns over where your food comes from over 600 meat packing workers in south dakota testing positive a growing number of plants shutting down. will it cause shortages at the store? >>> and american heroes, the bus driver keeping