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>>> i'm alicia menendez. it's 4:00 p.m. here in the new york. the u.s. has the most coronavirus cases and the highest death toll in world, overtaking italy now with 19,000 dead. at this hour, more than 100,000 people have died worldwide from the virus. we will talk about what the steps need to be to keep the number from rising. 95% of the country is forced to stay home. schools in every state have been effected. and today, new york city announced students will stay home the rest of the school here. >> the most important mission for those of us in new york city, and the country, to end the crisis, to not let it resurge. and keeping the new york city schools closed is a way to contribute to beating back the coronavirus. >> easter services around the world tomorrow will be different. kentucky's governor is telling people to stay home or they will check licenses plates at churches to force a 14-day quarantine. no additional help from congress. mitch mcconnell says no agreement on relief bills. alexa, the announcement today about new york city schools is big.

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i'm alicia menendez. 88 days, just under three months, since the first confirmed case of covid-19 wasted states. the disease killing thousands every day. that's not stopping calls to get back to business. many experts are urging governments to take it slow, but some people are gathered in large groups to protest, and there are reports that some of the protests are organized by pro-trump, pro-business political powers. >>> plus it took less than an hour for people to pack the beaches in jacksonville, florida. i'll ask the mayor about that and his plans for south florida. and we have an analysis of why the president is trying to blame the world health organization. and also, how did money meant

aim alicia menendez. sobering warnings about what's ahead in the fight to contain the coronavirus. at this hour, doctors are dealing with 322,000 cases across the country. 9,000 people have died. nearly 1500 in just the last day. new york is still the epicenter of the crisis where more than 4,000 people died statewide. governor andrew cuomo pointed out today the number of deaths over the last 24 hours ticked down slightly. he says he hopes it's an early sign of a state starting to turn the corner. health care workers on the front lines across the country are pleading for protective equipment, afraid their work is putting their own lives at risk. >> i quit my job today. i wanted to work. i was assigned to a covid-19 patient. i had my own m-95 mask. i told my manager i understand we're short on supplies. but let me protect myself. i have family that i have to go home to. and the way things are looking, this isn't going to get any better. america is not prepared. and nurses are not being protected. >> i'm joined by amy patchaw, a surgical trauma nurse at stoney brook university hospit

i'm alicia menendez.been six weeks since the coronavirus was declared a national emergency and as the curve begins to level out in some places, many thousands are still dying every day. the administration insists it's time for parts of the country to resume business as usual. >> i think 29 states are in that ball game. not open. not for opening. but i think they'll be able to open relatively soon.

i'm alicia menendez. it's been six weeks since the coronavirus was declared a national emergency and as the curve begins to level out in some places, many thousands are still dying every day. the administration insists it's time for parts of the country to resume business as usual. >> i think 29 states are in that ball game. not open. not for opening. but i think they'll be able to open relatively soon. i think the remainder are just getting better. we have a lot of states through location and through luck and through a lot of talent. we have states in a very good position and getting ready to open. >> the urgency to reopen is because of an economy in free fall. more than 20 million workers have been furloughed or laid off in the past month. retail sales plunged a record 8.7%, more than doubling the previous record. industrial production dropped 5.5%, the most in a single month since 1946. the anxiety has become visible in the form of long lines at food banks across the country. in protests against stay-a

i'm alicia menendez, we begin this hour with the debate over when to reopen the country. some states have decided to lift lockdown measures as the number of coronavirus cases continue to mount. in georgia, the governor allowed residents to go to restaurants, gyms and bowling alleys. sam brock is in georgia this afternoon. what has been the reaction on the ground from residents about reopening? >> reporter: so i think you can pretty much slice it up this way, alicia, that those who are coming out right now are comfortable with the risk if there's enough precautions that are being taken. those that are not comfortable are just staying at home or they are protesting the governor. that's what we saw on friday in the decision to open up things like spas and nail salons and barber shops and gyms. i've spoken to many business owners across all of those businesses. if you look at a big shopping center like this, i'm in marietta, georgia, right now. you'll find some places that are open and some that are not. when it comes to what sort of precautions they're taking, this particula

i'm alicia menendez. 88 days, just under three months, since the first confirmed case of covid-19 was identified in the united states. the disease killing thousands every day. that's not stopping calls to get back to business. many experts are urging governments to take it slow, but some people are gathered in large groups to protest, and there are reports that some of the protests are organized by pro-trump, pro-business political powers. >>> plus it took less than an hour for people to pack the beaches in jacksonville, florida. i'll ask the mayor about that and his plans for south florida. and we have an analysis of why the president is trying to blame the world health organization. and also, how did money meant for small business end up going to big business? and in the midst of this pandemic, access to abortion now in jeopardy. the acting president of planned parenthood is here to react. >>> economic activity is at a standstill and many americans are hurting. and there are protests today with people demanding businesses reopen in several states. the protests in maryland was organi

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