>> the top concern that the american nurses association is hearing from nurses is that they are concernedeel they are not prepared to care for these patients. they are not aware or fully aware of the disaster preparedness program s ths that different facilities have. they need to be educated on their role and what is expected of them so they can provide the best care possible. of course there's the stress, the working the very long hours and also the mere fact that some of their colleagues are catching this virus as well, which also puts that person out of the workforce and it means that more people are having to care for the individuals while their colleague is on the mend, or the fact that their colleagues may also have to self-isolate because of the fact they were working near that individual. >> we're grateful to the nurses. please let them know, president of the american nurses association earnest grant. and of course we are grateful to the doctors, dr. libby roy keeping us posted. >>> airline workers have been handed a multibillion dollar lifeline in the coronavirus bill. tibillion

chief officer for of the american nursing associations. >> i'm the ceo of the american academy of nursing. >> dave -- ceo of american association of nurse practitioners. >> thank you very much. >> mr. president, i'm dr. debra troutman, mr. and see joe of the american association of colleges of nurses. >> i'm theresa davis and i'm clinical operations but representing the american association of critical care nurses. >> thank you very much. >> ron troutman, 2021 national president of american emergency nurses association. >> mr. president, i'm the ceo of american organization for nursing leaders and cno for the american hospital association. >> thank you very much. i know who he is. mike, do you have have anything to say? >> mr. president, i want to join you in welcoming these, these great healers to the white house. the president spoke today to the leaders of physician organizations from around the country. we garnered from them recommendations about how we can further support those of you that are coming along americans impacted by the coronavirus and as the president said we're absolutel

are suggesting, and in that vein, by the way, the american medical so, the american hospital association, the american nurse's association has written an open letter to the american public saying we've got to stop the spread, people should stay at home and when we talk to our front line health care workers, their message is that they are there for you and they'ir ask t the american public is that everyone should stay home for them and that's why we need to follow the guidelines, make sure people do, in fact, stay at home, except for essential types of services, and we believe that that is the best approach right now and we have to make sure that we follow those guidelines and instructions. >> you've heard the president wants to reopen the country, really, to business by easter. some officials are working on a rolling plan that would ease restrictions on different people, different times and maybe in different places. what would that mean for hospitals and their ability to stay below capacity for treating people? >> you know, i know the president made some suggestion that he hoped that we can get back to some

the american nurses association is also weighing in on their concerns. >> right, the american nurses association has written a letter, and that letter expresses concern about lack of kits, lack of protective gear for their nurses, and they've said we need communication from our employers, the hospitals and from the government. fred, this is a super important point to remember. there's a lot of concern among healthy young people about coronavirus, and that's fine, we should all be concerned, but really think of who are the most vulnerable, elderly, people with underlying conditions and health care workers. they're the ones who we need to work hard to protect. get them the right equipment and get them the tests they need. >> part of the problem, it is unclear whether most health care facilities, people on the front line have the proper equipment. >> not to mention, a pressure room. those are a room you put someone with a dangerous infectious disease so the bacteria, virus stays in the room and doesn't get into the hallways and other rooms. that's really a problem. we don't have unlimite

association. >> ceo of the american organization for nursing leaders in the american hospital association. >> do you have anything to say? >> i want to join you in welcoming these great healers to the white house. the president spoke today to the leaders of physician organizations from around the country, we garnered from them recommendations about how we can further support those of you impacted by the coronavirus. as a president said, we are absolutely committed to bringing the full resource of the federal government, following resources of the american economy, work with states across the country to be there for americans are struggling with the coronavirus, at the same level of priority, the president has made it clear that we are to make sure that the men and women who are serving those patients and event nurses and nurse practitioners, emergency room nurses, the forefront of the president's mind, we've enabled extension availability and congress has worked in a bipartisan way to make those more available. gowns and gloves and all the pers

american the association of nurse practitioners. troutman,. debra president and ceo for the college -- >> theresa davis and i am clinic operations director [indiscernible] representing the american association of critical care. >> i am the 2021 national president for the emergency nurses association. >> i am robin begley, ceo of the american organization for nursing leaders. mr. trump: do you have anything to say? >> i want to join you in welcoming these great healers to the white house. the president spoke today to the leaders and physician organizations from around the country. we garnered from them recommendations about how we can those of yourt that are coming alongside americans that are impacted by the coronavirus. as the president said, we are the full to bringing resources of the government and economy to work with states across country to be there for americans struggling with coronavirus. but at the same level of priority, the resident has made it clear we are to -- president has made sure we are to make sure the people serving the pa

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the american hospital association, american medical association, and american nurses association in a letter to congress requested direct cash infusions, writing congress should allocate $100 billion to front line health care personnel and providers and direct the federal agencies to begin to in fuse those funds immediately. so this is a plea coming from across health care organizations to the federal government. give us the money we need. if you get that money, what are you going to do with it? >> i would tell you we did along with colleagues at aha, ana, called for $100 billion, and that would go for ppe, for the testing. that would also go perhaps to practices. many folks don't realize, physicians in small and medium sized practices are small businesses, as they ramp down appropriately as we social distance, there will be consequences there. we also need funding for telehealth services, again as we see fewer folks in our offices, there's great opportunity for telehealth, so for these and other reasons, again, small business loans, direct grants perhaps, we have asked as you said fo

the american medical association, the american nurses association and the hospital association said we00 billion, and we're hopeful that package will deliver us the assistance that's needed, the tools and resources that are need so that we can continue to respond to this crisis. this is an unprecedented situation in which we're entering unchartered waters. the congressional leadership on the senate side in particular, senator mcconnell and senator schumer, are very attentive to this matter. we're hoping to see legislation that provides us with assistance whent esncreasing capacity, when it comes to paying for overtime, and very importantly, when it comes to helping us with cash flow to sustain our operations. we could see hospitals close in this situation as well because they just don't have the resources. >> brennan: the white house and the emergency academy of surgeons has publicly called on americans and hospitals to reschedule elective surgeries because they don't want to overwhelm hospitals and they want to save equipment for those worst-case scenarios. do you now support that? i

. >>> debbie whhatmaker, the chie officer of the american nurses association. at report, nurses reporting chaos and confusion at their hospitals, lack of protective equipment, shortages. what are you hearing from the nurses you represent in all 50 states? >> thank you, jake, i'm glad to be here. we're hearing from nurses from all over the country, and it is clear that while some hospitals are certainly not well-prepared and not communicating as well to their nurses in direct care, there are other hospitals who relied on a very strong preparedness plan and are communicating well. but it's very dispersed and very different all over the country. what is consistent in what we're hearing all over the country is the lack of personal protective equipment. the shortage there in ppe is obvious everywhere. and of course certain parts of the country need it in large quantities based on their numbers of patients. we just heard today in the office from a hospital system in virginia in which the nurse leaders there said they had several covid-19 patients and by the end of the

disturbing note, but it's a real possibility, debbie the chief nursing officer with the american nurses associations joining with us. you had a chance, debbie to meet with president trump yesterday and some of his advisers. what was your main take away from that meeting? >> we did have the opportunity to meet with the coronavirus task force members, the president and the vice president. it was an important meeting with 12 nursing organizations. we continued to press our points around personal safety and the need for increased protective equipment for nurses and all healthcare workers, in particular in 95 respirators, masks, gowns, gloves and the severe shortage we are hearing from our healthcare providers at the bedside that they don't have the equipment they need. >> and people don't necessarily always appreciate, debbie, how dangerous thes to be a medical professional right now given the nature of this coronavirus. your fellow nurses, they have serious problems especially if they don't get the equipment, the protective equipment they need. >> yes, it is very dangerous. i just looked at numbers to

. >>> the american nurses association is now weighing in on the u.s. response to this outbreak. cnn senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen joining me with details. what is is this organization doing? it represents 4 million u.s. nurses. >> and nurses are really on the front line. i know there's a lot of concern, fear and sometimes even panic whether the american public, but the people most at risk are elderly, those with underlying conditions and health care workers. we need to protect them. they are the ones taking care of sick people. and so let's take a look at what the nurses association said. they put out a statement saying the current lack of supplies, testing kits, proper protective gear and lack of universal set of guidelines all contribute to the spread of coronavirus. so they're concerned about these shortages and they also seemed to be concerned about communication from the government, from hospitals that employ them. they want to make sure the right steps are being taken and also that the communication is right there on target. are the nurses being told what th

vice president of nursing programs for the american nurses association. so much for joining us. i am curious when you are speaking with nurses, what are their biggest concerns? >> right. you've already hit on it, right? how are we going to keep our nurses safe? do they have the personal protective equipment that nthey need? and then, also, are there enough of them in the institutions that are helping to provide care? so it's both a staffing question and it's a personal protective equipment question. >> so, sheryl, give me a sense of what it would look like for nurses to have what they need to fight this effectively. >> right. so you heard somebody talk earlier, actually, about how is this transmitted? and the question that we have to deal with for nurses and other members of the healthcare team is where are we most vulnerable? is this transmitted by a relatively large droplet that flies through the air and lands on a surface? or is it a really small particle that can float along in the air for a while? and the answer to that question tells us what kind of

the affordable care act, and sheryl peterson, vice president of nursing practice for the american nurses association. dr. patel, i'm going to start with you on this one. in his briefing this morning, new york governor andrew cuomo was asked how many cases the state expected to see, and he made a pretty startling revelation. take a listen to this. >> google that question and you will get a range from 40% to 80% of the population. merkle said, what, 70%? >> 60%. >> 60% of her population. 40% to 60%. so take 40% to 60% of 18 million, take a hospitalization rate of our sample of about 17% and then compare that to 50,000 hospital beds. >> so that's pretty incredible. that is 50,000 hospital beds doctor patel, in new york, according to a 2018 survey by the american hospital association. there are just over 1 million hospital and intensive care beds in the united states, total. if we see a huge spike in this thing, what could we expect with regards to our infrastructure at hospitals? >> well, i mean, it would collapse and combine that with president trump's kind of proclaimed on a call with governors today

american medical association and the american nurses association are now urging the president to immediatelyd the full powers of the defense production act to increase the domestic production of medical supplies, and equipment that hospitals, health systems, physicians, nurses and all front line providers so desperately need. joining me now is dr. irwin red liner, msnbc public health analyst. dr. james hamblin, preventative medicine physician. and dr. cory abear at louisiana state university. thank you for being here. can you just give us some perspective on what it would mean if the president were to use the authority he has to maximize the production of hospital equipment? why is that important? >> well, good morning, joy. so the reality is that we are not going to be, but we are already in a very severe crisis in america's hospital systems. and it is all hands on deck. and every single stop should be pulled out to ensure that we actually have made every available manufacturer that can produce more masks and so on get to work right now. the national need is going to be in the billions of t

that group along with a couple of other trade groups, the american hospital association and the american nursingtance. new york city hospitals are also sounding the alarm about a critical lack of personal protective equipment or ppe. nbc news has obtained documents showing new york city hospitals are limiting covid-19 tests to those hospitalized and will stop testing outpatients. my colleague had that conversations with dr. pa tartr harris, head of the ama. heidi, walk us through what you and she talked about, astonishing statement there, it's unacceptable what they're facing. what did she say about how the government is reacting to that? ry did hear a bit -- we did hear a bit from the president and the haven't about what the federal government is trying to do to accommodate for this. governors have been speaking out on how drive been trying to get their hands on this gear. >> reporter: right. it's unusual to have the head of the ama to speak out at a time like this when they're in direct negotiation to try and achieve funds. we've had two legislative packages to address corona, neither of them

the american nurse's association hebrew phenomenal in making sure that we have the right resources andepared even before events like this hit we are prepared. we know how to manage ourselves. we know how to respond to these crises. and, they provide a great support to make sure our members have all of the up-to-date information. ainsley: any last message for americans that are watching today? >> i think the most important things for americans is to stay home and take care of yourself. if you stay home and monitor yourself and only seek care when you absolutely need it, it helps all of us because none of us are unnecessarily exposed. and so we want you to stay home. protect yourselves, protect your families. because if you stay home and are able to manage your symptoms at home? it will help us really stop the spread of this virus. ainsley: okay. thank you so much, patty, for being with us. god bless you. may god protect you throughout this difficult time. >> thank you very much for inviting me. ainsley: you are welcome. amid the panic and all the fear, there are also messages of hope. c

the coronavirus killed 47 americans. 22 of those deaths associated with that nursing home outside seattle, washington. both the house and senate remaining in session tonight. house speaker nancy pelosi and treasury secretary steve mnuchin have been negotiating throughout the day. the speaker saying she has reached agreement with the trump administration on a coronavirus response bill which would provide free testing for all americans, expanding paid emergency family paid medical leave expanding food programs including snap and wick. steve mnuchin has been in constant contact with the speaker. he's at this moment in the white house speaking with the president. a deal in his opinion mass not been reached despite what the speaker has said. we'll have the latest from the treasury secretary here tonight. he will join us as soon as he concludes the talks with the president. and gets whatever direction he will from the president. this breaking news. the food and drug administration approving the use of a test that will expedite the test results for the wuhan virus. the test resultr is capable of

one nurses association asking americans if they purchase n-95 masks needed by health professionals, toront lines. >> we are very concerned that when this virus peaks, that we have enough of this equipment for our nurses to take care of our patients properly. >> abc news, new york. >>> a clinical trial for a vaccine designed to protect against coronavirus is expected to begin tomorrow. a government official told the associated press the first participant will refer a dose and the nih is funding the trial at a kaiser permanente research facility in seattle. public health experts say it will take a year to 18 months to fully validate any potential vaccine. >>> manny's in the mission was the hot spot tonight to take in tonight's debate between the democratic presidential rivals joe biden and bernie sanders and as you can imagine, one topic dominated all the others, the coronavirus. biden did reveal tonight, if he's not named, his running mate will be a woman, sand evers said the same, sanders said the same, the debate unfolding without an audience. reporter mary maloney has the story. >> r

the coronavirus is killed 47 americans, 22 of those deaths associated with that nursing home just outside seattle, washington. also more than 1600 s americans have been infected with the virus, the house and senate remaining in session tonight. nancy pelosi and steve mnuchin have been even investigating throughout the day. the speaker since she reached agreement with the trump administration on a coronavirus response bill which would provide free testing for all americans, expanding paid emergency medical leave as well as food programs including snap and with.gr treasury secretary mnuchin says that is not quite the case yet. is been in constant contact with the speaker throughout the day. he will be joining us here, he is at this moment in the white house speaking with the president. a deal in his opinion has not been reached despite what the speaker has said. we will have the latest from the treasury secretary here tonight. he will join us as soon as he concludes the talks with the president and gets whatever direction he will from the present. breaking news tonight, the fda approved the

hour we will be joined by david gifford senior vice president at the american health association, the largest trade association for nursing homes in the country so a lot more to talk about. but one more call before you go, congressman. richard has been waiting out of con da in montreal. richard describes himself as a republican. richard, go ahead. >> caller: good morning, congressman. in 2009-2010 we had the swine flu hin 1 blue where americans died. and i follow the news very closely, i didn't hear the news covering this story every day and obama did not assemble a task force or give us a briefing every day. 13,000 is a huge number and the corrupt media and the corrupt democratic party are trying to blame the president for the spreading of this virus when 13,000 americans were killed and they didn't even inform the public. i was traveling in the united states, i didn't know about this, they put my family at risk and they are blaming the president, i think it's outrageous. >> i have the numbers on the swine flu, the n 1 -- and it was, right, 12,500 fatalities just in the united states, 700 million people worldwide infecte

in the american healthcare association doctor david gifford talking on nursing homes and other assisted-living facilities are dealing with coronavirus outbreaks. watch c-span's "washington journal" live at seven eastern wednesday morning. join the discussion. ♪ ♪ >> doctor robert redfield and doctor anthony found she along with other emergency response officials testifying the coronavirus outbreak before their house committee watch live wednesday morning look also online c-span.org or listen live at the free c-span radio app. acting deputy homeland heads to capitol hill wednesday to testify on the federal response to the coronavirus outbreak. watch that live at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span three. online at c-span.org, or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> next president trump presents the medal of freedom to retired four-star army general jacket keane. he is a former army vice president chief of staff who retired in 2003 and is currently a fox news analyst. this is 15 minutes. ♪ ♪

in the american healthcare association, discusses how nursing homes and other assisted-living facilities are dealing with coronavirus outbreaks. watches he spans washington journal, live at seven eastern on sand wednesday morning join the discussion read doctor robet redfield and doctor anthony along with other officials testify in the coronavirus outbreak and we go to the house oversight committee. also online at cspan.org, or listen live in the free c-span radio app. acting deputy home lindsay security secretary as a capital hill wednesday to testify in the federal response to the coronavirus outbreak. watch that life and 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span three. online at cspan.org, or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> cspan, your unfiltered view of government. rated by cable in 1979 and brought to you today by your television provider. democratic presidential candidates, joe biden on gun violence. he spoke and a event with voters and supporters at columbus ohio. this runs 35 minutes. [background sounds]. [applause]. >> good afternoon everyone, it is a pleasure to be here with you

the coronavirus killed 47 americans. 22 of those deaths associated with that nursing home outside seattle, washington. both the house and senate remaining in session tonight. house speaker nancy pelosi and treasury secretary steve mnuchin have been negotiating throughout the day. the speaker saying she has reached agreement with the trump administration on a coronavirus response bill which would provide free testing for all americans, expanding paid emergency family paid medical leave expanding food programs including snap and wick. steve mnuchin has been in constant contact with the speaker. he's at this moment in the white house speaking with the president. a deal in his opinion mass not been reached despite what the speaker has said. we'll have the latest from the treasury secretary here tonight. he will join us as soon as he concludes the talks with the president. and gets whatever direction he will from the president. this breaking news. the food and drug administration approving the use of a test that will expedite the test results for the wuhan virus. the test resultr is capable of

one nurses association asking americans if they purchased n-95 masks needed by health professionals toe them to the people fighting on the frontlines. >> we are very concerned that when this virus peaks, that we have enough of the equipment for our nurses to take care of our patients properly. >> reporter: health experts in the u.s. trying to keep the country from facing the crisis confronting italy, where the covid-19 pandemic has claimed the largest number of lives in one day since the pandemic began. megan tevrizian, abc news, new york. >>> as of tonight, the u.s. travel ban grows to include ireland and the uk. over the weekend the ban sparked a rush to get home from other parts of europe, creating packed arrival halls in several major airports including chicago's o'hare there. passengers waited hours to get through health checks and customs. the big crowds were in obvious contrast to calls for social distancing. >>> a surprise interest rate cut by the federal reserve on sunday was meant to ensure economic growth amid uncertainty of the virus outbreak but it seemed to have sparked f

coronavirus outbreak efforts in hard-hit washington state and the american health care associations dr. david gifford discusses how nursing homes and other assisted living facilities are dealing with coronavirus outbreaks. watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern this morning. join the discussion. >>

the coronavirus killed 47 americans. 22 of those deaths associated with that nursing home outside seattle, washington. both the house and senate remaining in session tonight. house speaker nancy pelosi and treasury secretary steve mnuchin have been negotiating throughout the day. the speaker saying she has reached agreement with the trump administration on a coronavirus response bill which would provide free testing for all americans, expanding paid emergency family paid medical leave expanding food programs including snap and wick. steve mnuchin has been in constant contact with the speaker. he's at this moment in the white house speaking with the president. a deal in his opinion mass not been reached despite what the speaker has said. we'll have the latest from the treasury secretary here tonight. he will join us as soon as he concludes the talks with the president. and gets whatever direction he will from the president. this breaking news. the food and drug administration approving the use of a test that will expedite the test results for the wuhan virus. the test resultr is capable of

and the american health care association's dr. david girlfriend discuss house nursing homes and other assisted living facilities are dealing with coronavirus outbreaks. watch "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on wednesday morning. join the discussion. earlier today centers for disease control and prevention director dr. robert redfield testify thobed government's response to the coronavirus outbreak before house appropriations subcommittee. dr. red feed also discuss discussed president trump's 2021 budget request for the c.d.c.

american hospital medical and nurses association sent a joint letter to president trump calling on himdefense production act. it reads in part: america's hospitals, health systems, physicians and nurses urge you to immediately use the dpa -- or pda to -- where's it say -- to increase domestic production of medical supplies and equipment that hospitals, health systems, physicians, nurses and all the front-liners, they desperately need this help. as covid-19 continues to spread throughout the country, these supplies are urgently needed to care for our patients and communities. so joining me right now, dr. mark merlin, founder and ceo of a nonprofit that focuses on bringing doctors to emergency situations. and dr. sean o'leary, an executive member of the american if academy of pediatrics at children's hospital colorado. thank you to both of you, first of all. >> thank you for having me. arthel: absolutely. dr. merlin, if you could, give us an idea of how much the e.r. docs, the critical care workers, the front-liners who come in direct contact with coronavirus patients, how much are they

david gifford joins us he is a senior vice president at the american health care association. andmany nursingd living facilities do you represent? what are they telling you they need to do with coronavirus? guest: i represent about two thirds of all nursing homes in the country. about 1/5 of assisted-living. -- they areerned concerned. thiswe are seeing is that virus really acts differently in the elderly. it can be quite dire. there is a mixed message out there. both are true. this is like the flu, so don't worry for the general population, but for the elderly it is a different story. that is the message, i think people are getting that. host: we just had a congress kingt from washington, the county washington nursing home the epicenter of the early outbreak in the focus of so many deaths so far. what happened there, and what is being done to keep what happened there from happening in other nursing homes? wast: what happened there the virus was in the community and it got introduced into the home. our concern is how to prevent that. we have made recommendations -- the government has made rec

coronavirus outbreak efforts in hard-hit washington state and the american health care associations dr. david gifford discusses how nursing homes and other assisted living facilities are dealing with coronavirus outbreaks. watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern this morning. join the discussion. next, testimony from commerce secretary wilbur ross on budgetnt trump's 2021 request and he talks about the 2020 census, space commerce and trade relations. held by a subcommittee, this is two hours. sen. moran: good morning, everyone. the subcommittee will come to order. welcome to our first budget hearing on commerce, justice, and science and related agencies for this fiscal year 2021. today, we have the honor of hearing from secretary of commerce wilbur ross about the president's fy 21 funding priorities for the department of commerce. welcome, secretary ross. thank you for your appearance. we look forward to hearing from you this morning. the department of commerce executes a broad range of activities for our nation, things that are important to every american. range of critical activities for our issues that w

and the american healthcare associations dr. david gifford discusses how nursing homes and other assisted living facilities are dealing with coronavirus outbreaks. watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern wednesday morning. join the discussion. >>> dr. record redfield and dr. anthony fauci along with other emergency response officials testify on the coronavirus outbreak before the house oversight and reform committee. watch live wednesday morning at 9:30 eastern on c-span 3. also online at c-span.org and listen online with the c-span radio app. >>> acting deputy ken cuccinelli heads to capitol hill on wednesday to testify on the federal response to the coronavirus outbreak. watch that live 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3, c-span.org or the listen radio app. >>> john charles fremont brought the pacific coast into the united states. at the beginning of the story, the united states the haven't a pacific coast. there was territory in oregon disputed with britain and california which belonged to mexico. fremont encouraged the american settlement of oregon an

david gifford of the american health care association on how coronavirus is affecting those in assisted living facilities. >> dr. david gifford joins us now. how many nursing homes and assisted living facilities do you represent and what are they telling you right now that they need to deal with coronavirus? >> about a fifth of the assisted living in the country. they're concerned and the family members are concerned because what we're seeing is that this virus really acts differently in the elderly. it can be quite dire and so there's a mixed message i think out there, both are true. this is like the flu and so don't worry for the general population. but for the elderly, it's a different story. i think that's the message and i think people are getting that. >> we just had a congresswoman from washington on that king county, washington, nursing home was the epicenter of the early outbreak. so far, what happened there and what's being done to keep what happened there from happening at other nursing homes? >> i think what happened there was the virus was in the community and it got introduced into the nursing home. our concern is how to prevent that from hap

american heroes who are on the frontlines of battling this epidemic. other than regular contact with massachusetts health and hospital association and massachusetts nurses association, both have issued a terrible alarm. there is insufficient medical equipment and supplies to test and treat affected individuals and protect health care workers and first responders. for example, the berkshire house told me they required 3500 respirator masks a day, 35,000 in just ten days for the berkshire hospital in the least populated part of our state. just that one smaller hospital, yet the entire state of massachusetts only received 70,000 of these respirator masks. that is not nearly enough. we do not want our nurses and doctors reusable rationing masks. additionally hospitals and labs are trying to ramp up testing capacity but face shortages in test kits and supplies. we need to dramatically scale up testing and ensure our continued ability to test our nation must be able to conduct tens or hundreds of thousands of tests daily, ultimately testing millions of people over the course of our response, that means producing swabs which we are running short of, and other

american hospital association warned as many as 96 million infections from the new coronavirus are possible with up to 480,000 deaths. in the meantime, with the virus claiming 16 lives at that nursing home near seattle, the former head of the cdc is now calling for all nursing homes across the country to immediately restrict visitors to stop the virus from spreading. meanwhile, some lawmakers are now urging the trump administration to grant paid sick leave to health care workers and those affected by quarantines caused by the virus. they're also calling for changes to unemployment insurance. officials in new york city have already agreed to provide no interest loans for some small businesses who are affected nationwide. >>> more than 360 people in italy have now died from the coronavirus prompting the government to take extraordinary measures of quarantining about one-quarter of italy's population. here's a map showing the region affected by the travel ban. it's home to nearly ba ithe d before the ne took ef. regi a rui must bthpartstns remi including whether the travel ban can be enforced. and here at home many americansn ashton. t'dely poible. you're referring to something that w

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associate professor at lsu section of hospital medicine. deb snell, icu nurse with university of vermont medical center. president of the vermont branch of the americann teaching nurses union. i'm going to get out of the way and let dr. emanuel chair this meeting of the professionals. >> start with dr. eric, you're working hardest area of the country, ground zero, some of the hardest hit hospitals in the country. can you describe what it's like to care for this onslaught of covid-19 patients at your hospitals? >> it's been truly amazing, past few weeks have been the most traumatic but most inspiring of my young career. there's a lot of media frenzy but the reporting out of elmhurst is really true, amount of deaths is hard to fathom day-to-day basis. midsized hospital hit harder and faster than anybody else and they've done herculean -- >> are you able to give top care to the patients or is it being compromised because of so many patients? >> any stressor will highlight the cracks in the system. this stress in particular has highlighted a huge fault line, between the haves and have-nots. major academic medical center versus elmhurst hospital, you can

american hospital association rick pollack. rick, good morning to you. >> thank you for having me. steve: we just heard from a nursew york city. he said the country needs to send as much of the personal protective gear as they have got. and don't need to new york as soon as possible because new york is the epicenter and needs it now. do you agree with that? >> i think that we have to make sure that there is protective personal protective equipment available to all of our providers on want front lines. new york is centerly at the epicenter right now but washington state, california, there are other areas as well. it is so important that our front line healthcare heroes, the doctors, the nurses and other healthcare workers have this type of equipment because if they get sick. and they can't be at work. then the whole system is going to collapse. steve: well, let's worse case scenario this. what does happen if they all get sick or they -- they are in the process of recovering and, you know, they have not tested negative twice in a row, what happens? >> that's why we have to prevent that eventuality. that's why we have

american medical association, our metric will be results. we need to make sure that we get that equipment in the hands of those physicians and nurses and other health professionals on the front line. i continue to hear that physicians and nurses don't have the equipment that they need. they're worried about their own health. they're worried about risk of infection and risk of infecting their families. so if that is a very critical point. of course, we will have an opportunity to review, but it's also important to have support for physician practices. we have to make sure we maintain a vital health system, as we make our way through this crisis. but we certainly want to be prepared for the next phase after we flatten the curve of this pandemic. >> do you worry that the president's desire to get people back to work when this 15-day period is over with, and maybe see some reopening of much of the country by easter sunday, do you fear that could lead the a resurgence of this pandemic here in the united states? >> well, we have to follow the science and the data, and that should really determine the next phase. you know, if we follow the science

nurses and he needs them now in the hospital and not working in their insurance industry. and once more, he has called on the president to install the dispensed production act the american medical association is adding its voice saying the president needs to nationalize or force the production of these masks so that the states are not competing against each other, kelly, and driving up the prices. >> it is so eerie to see the streets empty behind thanks >>> coming up, the president tauting a combination of drugs he says will combat the coronavirus. and some analysts see buying opportunities in the wake of this market plunge we have the names when we come back ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back with a vaccine unavailable for now, the race to find an effective treatment continues. there is a ton of confusion about which drugs are being considered and should be meg is separate fact and fiction to the extent that we can. >> things are moving incredibly quickly right now. so i'm going to tell you about three different programs the first of course is one that president trump tweeted about over the weekend it is a combination of existing drugs, a drug for malaria and an anti-biotic. he was saying this could be

associate professor at lsu section of hospital medicine. deb snell is with us, an icu nurse at the university of vermont medical center. she's the president of the vermont branch of the americaneration of teaching nurses union. dr. zeke emanuel, of course, is still with us and i'm going to get out of the way and let dr. emanuel chair this meeting of the professionals. >> i want to start with dr. eric bresman. you're working in ground zero and some soft hardest hit hospitals in the country. can you describe what it's like to care for this on slot of covid-19 patients at your hospitals? >> it been really amazing. the past few weeks have been the most traumatic, but also the most inspiring of my young career. you know, there's a lot of media frenzy going elmhurst is 100% true. the number of deaths is hard to fathom on a day to day basis. it a safety net hospital, mid-sized safety net hospital. they've been hit harder and faster than anybody else and -- >> are you able to give top quality care to these patients or is the care really being compromised because of so many patients? >> you know, i think any stress highlights the cracks in the system and this stress in particular has

going to need physicians and nurses and other health professionals to have the equipment that they need. and from our standpoint, the standpoint of the american medical associationic is results. so until we see these masks on faces, gowns on the bodies of physicians and other health professionals, we will continue to call on the president and the administration to have a federal coordinated effort. we need to see the results. >> patrice, thank you for joining us, dr. patrice harrison the president of the american medical association. joining me the chief medical officer for the bipartisan policy center and former deputy assistant secretary for the department of heldment and human offices. the executive director at the health innovation center labs and a founding dean of the national school of tropical medicine at baylor college of medicine. thanks to all of you for being here. doctor, you and i have been talking about vaccine development for a few weeks. we've heard lots of stuff about new testing regimes that are going to be much faster, return a result within 45 minutes. where are we on new testing? and on the development of a vaccine? are we still a year-and-

suzanne-- the ceo of the american academy of nursing. >> association of nurse practitioners. >> hi, mr. president, dr. debra troutman president and ceo of the american college association of nurses. >> i'm theresa davis and clinical operations director in icu representing the american association of critical care nurses. >> i'm ron kraus, the 2021 president of the national emergency nurses association. >> hello, mr. president, robin from the nursing leaders and cnl for american hospital association. >> thank you very much. i know who he is. >> mike, do you have anything to say? >> just, mr. president, i just want to join you in welcoming these great healers to the white house. the president spoke today to the leaders of physician organizations from around the country. we garner from them recommendations about how we can further support those of you that are coming alongside americans that are impacted by the coronavirus and as the president said, we're absolutely committed to bringing the full resources of federal government, the full resources of the american economy to work with stat