this is mary grace out of green cove springs, florida. you both for taking my question. actually, i have two questions. i would like to know how the money is being distributed, and if it is being distributed equally to each state. my second question is what is happening to the elderly that are homeless. springs,n green cove we do not even have a shelter for homeless people. and there are elderly homeless people. i want to know how they are being taken care of because i am very upset over this. there is a lot a lot of seniors out there, 65 and over, that do not have anything. they are out on the streets. i want to know how they are being taken care of. are you looking for these people and helping them? i don't want them to die like that. i hear you loud and clear and good morning to you down in florida. the stimulus amounts we were talking about now, up to $1.2 billion for the acl, are dispersed through an existing and approved formula. every state anticipates the amount they are going to get and are working diligently to get those dollars once they receive them from us a

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these are video clips from the live streams of livermore catholic church, grace cathedral, saint mary's church in gilroy. parishioners are virtually invited to attend all during holy week. pope francis also held mass. fwhaunlt st. peter's square. it was in the basilica. the service leading to easter ne a few dozen people, including aides, nuns and a choir were seen on tv and the internet. >>> stay with us today for the very latest by following our live blog. find it on nbcbayarea.com at the top of our home page. climate weather alert. you can see why right there. rain coming down? santa clara. about 3:00 this afternoon. a weekend of so longing rain, wind, even some thunder at times. santa cruz mountains getting really drenched. a look at the impressive rain totals. >>> from a two-day availability, two storms. we're in april. as you can see, we're closing in on five inches of rain in the santa cruz mountains where the national weather service site is located. even san jose. not so much of a rain shadow. quite a bit more on the west side. it continues for areas south of sandal jose. san m

next, the amazing grace of america's doctors and nurses >>> finally tonight a nurse on the front lines lifting spirit during a shift change at a hospital in michigan nurse laurie marie inspiring her colleagues and us. ♪ amazing grace ♪ how sweet the sound ♪ ♪ that saved a wretch like me ♪ ♪ i once was lost ♪ but now i'm found ♪ was blind but now i see ♪ >> and our thanks to nurse laurie marie key, how sweet the sound, indeed. thank you to all the doctors, nurses paramedics and everyone on the front lines out there. we need you. that's "nightly news." i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other what we do now will forever change our tomorrow. so let's do the right thing, today. let's stay at home. let's wash up. let's always keep our distance - please, six feet apart at least. let's look after ourselves, as well as others. it will all be worth it. we can all do our part. so those on the front line can do their part. and when this is over, we will all, continue, to thrive. and change the world. here at abbvie, we're inventing medicines of the future to create tomorrows that will be healthier... ...and happier, while making medicines that help people r

next, the amazing grace of america's doctors and nurses >>> finally tonight a nurse on the front lines lifting spirit during a shift change at a hospital in michigan nurse laurie marie inspiring her colleagues and us. ♪ amazing grace ♪ how sweet the sound ♪ ♪ that saved a wretch like me ♪ ♪ i once was lost ♪ but now i'm found ♪ was blind but now i see ♪ >> and our thanks to nurse laurie marie key, how sweet the sound, indeed. thank you to all the doctors, nurses paramedics and everyone on the front lines out there. we need you. that's "nightly news." i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself 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 t

that is laurie marie key singing "amazing grace" to her fellow nurses in michigan fighting covid-19.he said she was asked to sing during the nurses' morning huddle because of how crawoee a. key posted the video on her facebook page, asking everyone wow. >>> in sports it's supposed to be the giants home opening weekend oracle park against the dodgers. larry biel shows us how the team is trying to fill the void with nostalgia in this morning's sports. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. if not for the coronavirus we would have watched the giants against the dodgers yesterday but the pandemic has shut everything down. a livetrmf 2014 nlcs game. there have been some speculation about a possible july 1st or august 1st start to the season. giants ceo larry behr is hoping to get some baseball some time this summer. >> i think it would be great healing for the country. it would be different. everybody knows these are extraordinary circumstances. so, i don't want to pin a date on it, you know. there's discussion of possibly resuming initially without fans in the ballpark. so, people would b

. ♪ i once was lost but now i'm found noi >> that is laurie marie key singing "amazing grace" to herrses in michigan fighting covid-19. she said she was asked to sing during theeeatpi the video on h facebook page, asking everyone to, quote, pray for the sick and health care workers at risk. absolutely beautiful. >> all right. in sports, it's supposed to be the giants home opening weekend at oracle park against the dodgers. abc 7 sports director larry biel shows us how the team is trying to fill the void with nostalgia in this morning's sports. >> good morning, everybody. if not for the coronavirus we would have watched the giants against the dodgers yesterday but the pandemic has shut everything down. a live stream of 2014 nlcs game. is hichlt kawa, the hero. there has been some speculation about a possible july 1st or august 1st start to the season. giants ceo larry behr is hoping to get some baseball some time this summer. >> i think it would be great healing for the country. it would be different. everybody knows these are extraordinary circumstances. so, i don't want to pin a dat

livermore catholic church, grace cathedral and st. mary's in gilroy, parishioners are invited to services all this holy week. we have links to several live streams on our website, nbcbayarea.com. you'll see holy week online services at the top of the home page. >>> as we see more and more people struggle with the pandemic, many in the bay area are stepping up. we had a telethon, benefiting silicon valley strong. thank you. we raised $250,000 from viewers just like you. that money will be added to the nearly $6 million that was pledged by companies and corporations. the money will be used for santa clara county residents that have lost income because of the pandemic. >>> stay up to date for the latest on the coronavirus, by following our live blog. you can find it on nbcbayarea.com at the top of our home page. >>> a live look outside in san francisco. it has been a weekend of some soaking rain. wind and some thunder in places at times ing. timesing. rob is joining us from home. >> tonight, you look at the numbers and this is impressive for an

mary mercy in lavonia, who sings amazing grace to her patients. or katie, a nurse at sparrow hospital, who uses dry erase markers to draw pictures on her face shield. or the eighth-grade math teacher who writes problems on students' driveways in chalk, as they go for their jog. or colleen, from hamtramck, who created a theater, where she performs from her balcony and streams on social media, to share laughter with people. or these two heroes, these are relatives of people who work on my staff. this is ghidda dager's sister, dr. batoohl dagger and ron owens' mom, fashdada erwin. they are on the frontline and we're highlighting them because we're amazed by their incredible dedication [inaudible] as we continue navigating this crisis, i'm proud to live in a state where we're doing everything we can to limit the spread of covid-19. the new york times released this graphic, in the last couple of days. it shows where, in america, people are complying with stay at home orders. and i think it's important to look at michigan. michiganders are taking this s

and i'm going to read "amazing grace" by mary hoffman. one of my favorite children's books.ren's book that i wrote. >> yeah. great choice. great choice. i know gayle's got a question. gayle? >> i do. i do. levar, first, can i just say it's so great to have you back on tv reading to all of us. im really looking forward to seeing you on line. i think this is wonderful what you're doing. but what makes a great story to read to an audience? and anthony, i didn't know you needed to get permission to read the author's book. i thought they'd be flattered. what makes a good story to read to all of us? >> for me, when i'm reading a story and i get excited about wanting to read it aloud, but for -- i think for these times, i want to do things that comfort, things that make us laugh, nothing dark or dystop n dystopian. but in essence, gayle, what makes a good story to read is the one that you sit down and read by yourself or share with others. stories have a tendency to bring us together much in the same way that music does. and this is designed to be an effort like all reading aloud t

marie, if she knew this was coming, this actually puts people in peril. because they are now together. how much time are you going to give her? you want a grace had one already, no? >> marie: this crisis is moving very fast, and she just put these new restrictions of the place. i also -- look, protesting is a key part of american democracy. it's part of our right as citizens. >> harris: 100%. >> marie: 100%, harris. to your question to grady, if i'm mad about something, i will probably try and find a way to protest it that doesn't involve putting my own health at risk. so people should not just go out there and not social distance and stand really close together to prove a point. that point is not worth proving in that way right now. >> harris: katie pavlich, let's get into what marie just kind of tipped on. those are our democratic rights. we have this conversation about primary voting in wisconsin, and i we are looking at the situation. you heard from grady's reporting, police will took a look at this to see the direction, if they can tell people to stay away from each other. my they have to go farther than that? but they have a right to pr

to this amazing detroit nurse who not only inspired her co-workers at saint mary mercy hospital when she sang "amazing gracefound ♪ ♪ was blind but now i see >> and nurse lori marie kay is joining us live now from detroit. good morning to you. bless you for that. oh my goodness, we cannot say thank you enough to you and everyone in the health care field. how are you and your colleagues doing this morning, lori? how are you doing? >> hello, robin. you know, these last few weeks have been challenging but we just have to remember why we're here and that is to be here for our patients, especially during this difficult time. >> yes, we have to remember that. you have such a sweet voice. even your speaking voice is so sweet. i know how it sounds when you sing. so tell us, how did you go about choosing "amazing grace" and the time in which you sang the song? just tell us a little bit, the the background about how all of that came about. >> someone approached me and she asked in the morning, and she said, you know what, the last few weeks -- can you sing and speak to it because, you know, the last few weeks like i

next, the amazing grace of america's doctors and nurses >>> finally tonight, a nurse on the front lines lifting spirits during a shift change at a hospital in michigan nurse laurie marie inspiring her colleagues and us. ♪ how the sound ♪ that saved a wretch like me ♪ ♪ i once was lost but now i'm found ♪ ♪ was blind but now i see ♪ >> and our thanks to nurse laurie marie key, how sweet the sound, indeed. thank you to all the doctors, nurses paramedics and everyone on the front lines out there. we need you. that's "nightly news." i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other >>> free rent for up to three months. the proposal to help people get through this outbreak. it's getting a lot of push back for landlords. the news at 6:00 starts right now. >> jessica aguirre is also with us working from home. jessica? >>> you know, san francisco is suffering staggering losses. not in a technology sector which it is, but the snub one industry which is tourism, 55 hotels are shut down completely. 200 are still open, 100,000 hospitality workers simply aren't getting a pie check. coming up i'll talk to an industry expert about what it's going to take to bring tourism

mary pickford's wedding dress to douglas fairbanks, sr. and its conde's daughter who was modeling it, it was apparently so small nobody, but a child could fit into it. this is a lady called grace the met's soprano and became conde mistress in 1919 when his marriage to clarisse finally broke up. the picture is one of hune's pictures and shows that now they're starting to play with shadows and light in a way that's more akin to what we're used to today. but stieken is the one who created the celebrity photograph. here we have gloria swanson and charlie chaplain, adele and fred he fred astaire. and then greta garbo and this is cecil's specialty, he used to make people of a certain weight thin. and here is how he managed to change helena rubenstein from a rather portly lady into somebody who was quite beautiful, but then again, cecil was friendly with the british aristocracy and when it came time for the abdication of edward viii to marry wallace simpson, was beaten who took the pictures of the true tr trou troud troudsseau. >> and the only pictures lee miller, what happened when she walked into one of the huts at dachau. i mentioned that he hired lots of writers and lots of every

grace is sufficient and he never fails. pete: you have lifted our spirit s this morning, laurie marie key, god bless you thank you to your servicend friend, can't top s,at but we'll try, straight ahead. know that from our 450-degree oven, to box, to you, it's our policy that your pizza is never touched once it comes out of the oven. and we're taking extra steps, like no contact delivery, to ensure it. no no no no no, there's no space there! maybe over here? hot! hot! oven mitts! oven mitts! everything's stuck in the drawers! i'm sorry! oh, jeez. hi. kelly clarkson. try wayfair! oh, ok. it's going to help you, with all of... this! yeah, here you go. thank you! oh, i like that one! [ laugh ] that's a lot of storage! perfect. you're welcome! i love it. how did you do all this? wayfair! speaking of dinner, what're we eating, guys? pete: we've had four hours together this morning and you're stuck with me one more tonight. i'm hosting the america's together primetime special tune in at 9:00 p.m. eastern time on the fox news channel and it's not just me. your favorite hosts will be telling their inspiring stories from their shows, hann