amna: there's no doubt.ith the pressure from the highest in the land there was a chilling effect from people who felt they had something to share. i heard this from different government agencies along the way. 1-2-3 inning ast real concern, a real fatr out there. why you heard from lawmakers that more needs to be done to potentially protect those because of the language and consistent actions -- robert: c speaker pelosi with her select committee overseeing the stimulus try to be the oversight branch even if there's an i.g carl: this was one of the big problems with phase 3, the democrats insisting on idoversight. prt ump doesn't think the congress should have a role in overseeing how he operates. this is a tremendous amou of money that's being shelled out to coin a phrase. it's not just aut corruption. it's about waste and inefficiency. you have to keep an e on mon in this amount. i think the president will keep doing this as long as senate republicans kind of roll ovey which tve done so far. they sent an an

amna: yasmeen is absolutely right.hbers don't lie and paint th astonishing picture evenh w it's limited, e data and uptorelying on ss ta co tthe federal government is not collecting it right now. they're not releasing it in a wmprehensive. but to take mississippi, inis mippi, african-americans make up less than 40% of the state population, far they make up over 70% of all covid related they also make up a majority of the infection rate. we know this is happeni across the country. in places like michigan and ohio and virginia and north carolina, releasing started that data too. yasmeen is right, there's a higherdehronic b health burden, carried by african-americans in particular. but it's also a matter of when they are able to access care. there's a minimizing of pain. a there' dismissing of simp tops there. all those things wil lead, according to the experts i've talked to, to a profound mortality or morbidity rate. one of the reasons it's important to get the data across th runt country is to know where to surge the r

but, amna, there are others who say the s.b.a. congress themselves should have thought about this a month ago, six weeks ago when they knew an economic tsunami was coming. >> lisa, here even in thest ies of the folks and the experiences, there is variation in their stories. you think about who had accessar to capital kets and ninancing, evengain, whe pandemics aren't going on, whether you're a minority or rural business, is any of the recovery effort gead towards evening out some of these inequities? >> no, noyet, and that's something that's really been discussed. i think that, right now, this is abuntested program, it's not clear where the problems are, that's why we're reporting on it right now. but you could hear in those stories the divsity of experience from the construction owner and salon owner who had applied and were just waiting in a very long line to hear from their banks, to travis, a hoel owner in rural america, who really wasn't sure he could find v bank to support him because so many banks hae limited this loan only

amna nawaz begins our coverage. >> nawaz: on capitol hill, a rened effort today to mitigate the economic pain of the covid-19 pandemic. >> this is even more money than back.ested a while >> the depths of the crisis we now face meant that funding for certain programs in this bill had already been depleted. >> nawaz: the senate passed a nearly $500 billion relief package, including funds for hospitals, testing, and new money to boost a small-business lending program that's now dried up. negotiations had stalled over how to ensure the money goes where it's most needed. an associated press analysis found at least 75 big compies,ly all publraded, had received a combined $300 million in low-interest loans through the initial progratrroll-out, fring small-business owners like zachary davis. >> a company that's doing tens millions a year in revenue is going to be first in line with a tog bank when it comes tim apply for one of these things. >> nawaz: davilesaid he scrato apply for funds for his santa cruz, california ice cream shop, t was shut out. the lack of funding in the new congressional pa

amna nawazs our coverage. >> nawaz: for many americans, friday is payday. but not so today.stores remain closed, restaurants, dark, and parking lots, empty. all markers of an economy reeling through a global pandemic. the labor department reported today that employers shed more than 700,000 jobs last month. top white house economic advisor larry kudlow warned of what's yet to come. >> i'm not going to give numerical estimates here but it's going to get worse in the weeks ahead. there's no question about it. the effe the pandemic and the mitigation that's required to end it are taking huge toll. >> nawaz: covid-19 continues to take aoll on u.s. health systems. the week saw aayexpansion of t home orders in the u.s., putting a majority of americans across 38 states under stie sort of dir. massachusetts saw it's biggest one day high in new cases and death. 10,400 cases and morth 490 died. governor charlie baker. >>ases are likely to increase rapidly in the coming weeks and the strain on our healthcare systembe unprecedented. >> nawaz: at the country epicenter in new york, cases

amna nawaz has this report. >> nawaz: deborah barak is due tomorrow. she and her partner live in new york, now the u.s. epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak. after veral years of trying to conceive, this will be their first child. >> it's been a struggle just to get to this point. my partner and i have detit with some fty problems and miscarriages. so what should be just pure joy for us, it just has th added layer. expectant mothers osecountry, who've recently given birth are grappling withhis new rmal. >> the pandemic has changed my pregnancy.ry >> it made eveing a little bit more complicated. >> it's ju going to be. it's just gonna be us. >> nawaz: health care providers have had to rethink w best to deliver prenatal care in the middle of a global pandemic.in for rovisits? many doctors are limiting in- person appointments, instead during delivery?edicine. several hospitals have restricted or eliminated any visitors, including partners in >> it's completely empty. >> nawaz: outside chicago, nnah beltre recently gav birth to her daughter, paola. this d

the front nes are feeling the pressure acutely, not to mention the for their families own risks and amnaaz has our conversation tonight on how that is playing out r an e.r. doctor there. >> nawaz: over three weeks ago, dr. dara kass was working around the clock, treating coronavirus patients in a hospital emergency room in new york city, epicenter of america's outbreak. with days, she developed symptoms herself, and tested positive for the virus. after quarantining at home,e now recovered, and this week, returned to the frontlines to connue to care for the influx of patients. she joins us now from new york dr. kass, let me start by saying we're all so glad that you are feeling better. we're allo grateful for t work you. do let's start with that.u how are eling and describe what it was like, for us, when you were sick. >> first and foremost, feel very lucky. my symptoms were on the very mild side but they were very real, so i had muscle aches and fatigue, i had a terrible cough. that basically ierrupted all of my metings and speeches. i had shortness of breath. if i was walking from my ro

we begin with th report from amna nawaz. >> nawazas the natiol death toll ticks higher, at theep enter in new york, a slowdown in the number of hospitalizations. governor andrew cuomo said today he's hopes to re-open e state as soon as possible, and is now developing a strategy to do so carefully, in coordination with neighboring states. >> if we do something stupid you will see those numbers go right back up tomorrow. period. the worst can be over and it is over unless we do something reckless. >> nawaz: in new york city, the health department warned of a looming shortage of test swabs,n and recod, to conserve supply that only hospitalized patients be tested. in massachusetts, a milar testing shortage. governor charl baker: >> if you said to any of us up here, are we doing enough testing? we would say no. and if you talk to most other states, they would say the same thing. >> nawaz: experts say wider testing is a key factor in determining when and how statesa begin lifting social- distancing directives. governors and local leaders are charged with public health and safety. but toda th

amna nawaz has more fo "politics monday."o >> nawaz: hereeak down the political motivations behindti those social distancing" protests and the state of the 2020 presidential race-- amy walter of the cook political report and hosof public radio's "politics with amy walter." and tamara keith of r. she also co-hosts the "npr politics podcast." welcome to you both. good to see u both from a safe distance. amy, i want to ask youbout thoseo prtests reported on earlier in the show, i'm certain people have been seeing th across the headlines. people protest the stay at home and shelter at home directive that so many are under. they are modt demonstrations but they are popping up across the country. when you look at where they a happening, what stands out to you? >> st not so much where they are actually protesting because it all kinds of states, red states and blue states, democrati r governorpublican governors. what stands out is somof the polling-- polling we have right now on how people feel about the stay at home orders and what

for the pbs newshour, i'm amna nawaz. >> woodruff: we had planned to bring you an interview with vice president mike pence. his office had to reschedule and we hope to have that conversation soon. now, this country is experiencing a sudike of job loss not seen since the great depression. 22 million lost jobs in about a month with many more cuts to come, and a sense that these mbers don't fully captur what's really happening. we are going to focuivon this extey from a number of angles. let's start by hearing from some who have lost their jobs or have had to shut down most of theirsi ss and are struggling. >> i'm kamesa carter. i live in jacksonville, florida. and before the covid 19 pandemic, i was a substitute teacher. >> my name is josiah welch. i live in longview, washington. >> my name is jennifer. s am here in las vegas, nevada. >> my namestin mcmullen, 31 years old, living up here in raleigh, north carolina. >> i'm sunyatta amen, the head of calabash tea and tonic in washington, d.c. >> i'm alanaalhoun, and i was previously working for an interpreting agency. >> i bought some foo

amna nawaz begins with this report. >> nawaz: signs along florida's beaches now warn people stay away. but those could soon change. just onehine state i of a growing number of states laying plans to re-open businesses, and easeri reions. nine states across the country have already begun lifting lockdown measures, with even more set to expire soon-- all in a push to resuscitate stagnant economies. florida governor ron desantist th president trump at the white house today. >> i don't think it's going to happen overnight. i think we are going to have to be measured and thoughtful, but i think that as people see thatf dierenthings can happen safely, i think the confidence factor will go up. >> nawaz: later in the afternoon, the president delivered remarks on the federal paycheck protection program, or p.p.p., aimed at boosting small businesses with low-interest loans. >> wre processing loans at pace never achieved before, and so far we have processed an amazing 450,000 loans totaling over $50 billion. >> nawaz: the program's first round of funding of $349 billion quickly raweout within tw

amna nawaz lks at the process of grief for people in isolation. >> he was absolute nderful, kind person.fo >> she was lik-foot eleven and she would not hold back on tellinpeople what she thought. >> he would always say, well, a better day is coming. >>u just got to keep living. awaz: the memory of her father makes kimberly reese pain of losing himn earlye april to covid 19 ill lingers. >> i wakup every day with this emptiness and trying to figure out how do i fill, fill that void. >> nawaz: hospital rules during the pandemic prevented the tight-knit family in new orleans from saying goodbye to 75 year s old, wayne reeior. what was it like in those final days when you weren't even allowed to be by his bedside? >> i think that was thest part. my dad was there for everybody and that was heartbreaking not being there for him. >> not being able to touch him and talk to him. that's gonna probably haunt us really for the rest of our lives. >> nawaz: it's an ache keeya steel of edina, minnesota knows all too well. with someone when ee of being >> nawaz: but she couldn't be who died of covid 19 ear

nawaz: a chance to gather in grief and celebration, for the moment, on hold.s for the newshour, i'm amnaaz. >> woodruff: medical student choumika simonis is currently sheltering iplace in harlem, but in a few months, she will be doctor on the front lines in new york city. her mother, clemene vertus lives in queens and has been working tirelessly throughout the pandemic as a certified nursing assistant at a v.a. nursing home. although the current health care crisis has kept them apart, we bring them together this brief but spectacular take> y name is clemene virtus. i live in queens. i'm working from 3:30 to 12:00ht for the new york si'm home working as a certified nursing assistant. >> my mom is from hait she loves the health profession. and helping others in particular. >> well, i le my daughter. that's my first child, she's very nice and she's veryig intet, she's a doctor.r i'm happy at. >> i'm currently a medical student, at loyola university, chicago. i'going to be an internal medicine resident in a few months. just hearing my mom talk about what she does at work, it is very stressfu

amna nawaz begins our coverage >> nawaz: across new york city, local landmarks are joining the frontlines of the fight against coronavirus. the javits convention center, w a 1,000-bed hospital, in its first overflow patientsla st night. n that, as york, the epicenter of america's outbreak, saw known cases in the state top 75,000. governor andrew cuomo announced he purchased 17,000 new c ventilators frna. the need, he said, is desperate. >> know how you know? we are paying $25,000 per ventilator and we are broke. the last tng i want to do is buy a single ventilator i don't need. >> the need is also great in losiana where 239 have died. governor bel edwards warned today wih over 1300 hospitalized, the state may run out of ventilators this weekend. he implored residents to do all they can to slow the spread. >> stay at home stop read and save lives. there's no way to see that number and notbe startled. and, look, i'm telling people to expect things to get worsehe beforeget better. >> and saw the number and i was startled. >> nawaz: hospital beds are sslling up, but streets remain largely emp

's" toll in lives, and livelihoods: more than 32,000 dead, and millions more thrown out of work.aw amna begins our coverage. >> nawaz: as the covid-19 pandemic ravag the economy, other 5.2 million americans filefor unemployment last week. that new jobless claims total, of 22 mi all the gains of theast 10 years were wiped out in just four weeks. the economy also lost 70,000 bs in march, ending a 11 month streak of job growth. a stunning turnaround after hitting 50-year unemployment the economic freefall is further fueling president trump and others' forts to end shelter- in-place rules and re-open parts of the country.wi on a cal all 50 governors today, sources tell the newshour the president laid out a e three-stagproach for lifting restrictions, with guidelines for employers and other groups, like schoos,, barnd hospitals. he cold governors, "they could call their own shots on when to open." earlier today, louisiana governor john bell edwards underscored the need to reopen state business. >> we're not going to go back to normal until we ve a vaccine or sapome effective thtic treatments

amna nawaz is here with more. >> nawaz: judy, the n.c.a.a.'board of governors will finally allow college athletes to earn money from endorsements, and toi caon business made from their names, image and likeness. but, schools and athletic conferences won't be a part of it, and there will be no pay-me for-play arran. i'm joined now by len elmore, former college and n.b.a. sketball player. he is also a member of the knight commission on intercollegiate athletics, which supports the educational missioe of colports. "newshour". welcome to the thanks for being with us, and let's just start with the decision today. what was your reactio to the latest steps from the ncaa. >> well, i was very pleased to see that the ncaa is uhering in a new era for college sports, i mean, in anra where soon athletes will be treated fairly, thor will have an opnity to be able to capitalize on their name, image and lika ess which istural right, something that can't be aggregated by any administrative body and, certainly, if they want to give i an opportunity, they should

our amna nawaz has the story. >> nawaz: thanks judy. joined now by lisa lerer, a reporter who has been covering this for "the new york times." lisa, welcome wack to the -- back to the "newshour". we should note you have been report the biden campaign. allegations over a year ago about inapproprie touching, him making women feel uncomfortable, that was over a year a, and tara reed was among the women you talked to back then. this am ges we're talking about now is different k it's a much more serious allegation. i'd like you to lay out what is the incident that s alleges happened back in 1993? >> so heration now is that, basically, when she was a young staffer working in then senator biden's senate office in the spring of 13993, sheas asked by a supervisor to bring the senator an athletic bag. she tracked him down in the capitol complexld bg, she doesn't remember what day or exactly. >> whe she handed him the bag, and biden pushed her up againstd the wall basically started sawedgs her and sexually her.this is not something she td about a

amna nawaz explores why. >> nawaz: mississippi was one of the last states in the country to record awn coronavirus case-- and one of the most recent to adopt "stay at home" or "shelter in place" policies statewide.no with mto discuss his state's response is governor r governor, welcome back to the "newshour". thank you for making the time. you had your first confirmed case on march 11. you didn't issue a statewide shelter-in-place or uderntil april 3. why did you wait so log before taking the step? >> i would tell you that different states are at different points in their cycle, we know that. obviously, where we findhe ourselves onast coast compared to where we find ourselves in the south, it's very different in t wrms ofen the first cases were ieferred. we believe that shelter-in-place orders are a last reort. they are orders that obviously are critically important at critical time in the cycle but shelter-in-place omake sense for weeks and weeks and months and months on end because, when we have a public health crisis before us tha we're trying to deal with to make sure our hospita

amna nawaz has more for "politics monday." >> nawaz: here to break down the political motivations hind those anti-"social distancing" otests and the state of the 2020 presidential race-- amy walter of the cook political report and host of public ra walter."itics with amy and tamara keith of npr. she also co-hosts the "npr politics podcast." welme to you both. od to see you both from a safe distance. amy, i want to ask you about ose protests reported on earlier in the show, i'm certai people have beeing these across the headlines. people protest the stay at home andhelter at home directive that so many are under. they are modest demonstrations but they arpopping up across the country. when you look at where they are happening, what stands out to you? >>t not so much where they are actually prosting because it seems like it is popping up in all kinds of states, red states and blue states, democratic governors, republican governors. what stands out is some of the polling-- polling we have right now on how people feel about thd stay at homes and what it suggests is the folks who are out th

fothe pbs newshour, i'm amna nawaz. >> woodruff: that economic fallout hit oil prices haran again today-that, in turn, took down wall street again. the dow jones indurial average lost 631 points to close at ,018. the nasdaq fell 297 points, and the s&p 500 was down 86. and now, to help us dive dper into the details of the senate's relief package, i'm joined by our congressional correspondent, lisa desjardins. so lisa, it's fresh off the floor of the senate. this legislation are. pieces of >> right. let's break this down right away, judy. here's a look at what's in thisf firsll, $320 billion to extend the paycheck protection program. that's basically the keep small businesses able to keep their employees on fo another eig weeks. there's $60 billion in addition to that for small businesses for what's called economic disaster loans. that money had also run out. $75 billion for hospitals and other healthcare providers, and then $25 bilon for testing. some of that is going to the naonal institutes of health, and much of that is also going to states and cities. th woodruff: so lisa, talk some more

to come a standstill, while the virus continues its march around the world.fo the pbs newshour, i'm amnaaz. >> woodruff: as the spread of covid-19 has increased, there have been significant new questions about stay-at-home orders, whether the public should be wearing masks outside and new findings about how the virus spreads. i spoke this afternoon with one officials on the public health response, doctor anthony fauci he national institutes of health. he is a key member of the president's coronavisk force. and we spoke before the president announcethe recommendation from the c.d.c. that people use a cloth or dr. fahank you very much for joining us. you are now saying that you don't understand why alls americe not staying at home. have you told the president that you think itood idea to order americans to stay home? >> well, there's always tha difficulty of orderin centrally versus having the states be the major implementers of policy. i have said that i feel we should bemplementing this social distancing or physical separation, which,n many respects, means staying at home to the extent p

. >> woodruff: covid-19 is forcing all of us to live in new ways, but as amna nawaz reports, it is also exposing long-standing rifts in american society. this story is part of our ongoing series, "race matters." >> nawaz: officials have said over and over again, the virus doesn't discriminate. but the disparities that have long been part of our medical system in america are no leading to what some call a cris within a crisis. black and brown communities across the country being hit with fewer resources to saved them. i'm joined by dr. uche blackstock. she was an associate professor of emergency micine at new she now runs a consultancy called health advancing equity, and practices in urgent care clinics in brooklyn, new york. dr. blackstock, welcome to the newshour. start by just telling us about the patients you're seeing right now. what are they teyou? what are their symptoms? how sick are they? >> currently, i work out of an urgent care clinic in central brooklyne the population is largely black and brown, and we've really been eing patients over the last one to-- one to two weeks, co

. >> woodruff: amna nawaz has re on these concerns around the president's statements and how public healtherts see the risks ahead. >> nawaz: judy, we're going to ask one of the leading vois on infectious disease about all of this. dr. michael osterholm is the director of the center for infectious disease research and policy at the university of minnesota. he joins us now. welcome back to the "newshour". >> thank you very much >> reporter: i want to begin by asking you something the president said yesterday that's gotty a lot of reaction tod. io floated the idea of using ultrt lights and disinfectants to possibly combat covid 19. he said day he was being sarcastic, but what did you think when you first heard the remarks? >> well, i stopped listening to the daily briefings. i thini'm o of many in our business that has. i only heard it secondhand, but my ten yrl grandson wondred what that was all about. about that?: what do you mean >> i think it was obvious these are not realistic or potentially safe approaches, and, so, in understanding the comments, one had to just take them for the non-s

amna nawaz brings us some answers. >> nawaz: thanks, judy, and thanks to all of you for sendinu usquestionst to answer as many as we today by dr. ranit mishori.ed she is a professor of family medicine at georgetown university school of medicine and senior medical advisor for physicns for human rights. welcomand thanks for being here, dr. mishori. >> thank you so much for having nt. >> nawaz: so, i o get to as many questions as we can. let's jump right in. the first one comes to us fromrn ingrid in cali. she submitted a question via instagram. here's what e has to say. hi, my name is ingrid echeverria, from pasadena, california, and my question is, do you have to go th complete decontamination routine every time you go out? i understand washing your hands, keys, etc. doorknob, your but, do you have to wash your clothes, take a shower each tim we come back fe store? >> nawaz: doctor, what do you say to ingrid? how careful you have to be? >> well, you'd have to try to be as careful as possible, but i think you don't have to do all of that every time you step outside of the house. the key is th

amna nawaz has more, on the first state to hold a major election with in-persong in the midst of a stay-at-home order. >> nawaz: multiple political and legal battles preceded today's contests. the wisconsin supreme court yesterday overturned an executive order by the state's democratic governor to put off in-person voting until june. and the u.s. supreme court ruled along partisan lines to cut off an extension for absentee voting. wisconsin stands in contrast to more than a dozen other states that have delayed their primariein the face of the coronavirus pandemic. we get two views now, first, from wisconsve lieutenant or mandela barnes. welcome to the newshour. and thanks for making the time. you made clear how you feel about this in a tweet this morning. yongsaid, good morand welcome to the "s" show-- that stands for a word i can.not say he what are you worried about the impact of today's election will be >> i honestly feel i was sharing the frustration of so many people across our state, people who wand to eercise their right to vote, the people who requested an abst entee bald have not got o

for the record, facebook is a funder of the newsho amna nawaz has more. of nawaz: thanks, judy. thanks to alou for sending us your questions. this week, we're focusing ab your concernt mental health. and from the responses we got, its clear it's an issue tha hitting home for many of you right now. so, to answer your questions, we're joined by dr. sue varma. she's clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at new york university. welcome and thanks fng >> thank you for hme. >> nawaz: so let's jump right into the questions. our first one comes from sherry williams in columbus, ohio. she sent us a video on facebook here. >> oftentimes, i'm laying awake at night with my mind racing, thinking about anything fr, if i'm going to lose my job, to my finances, wondering if myself or someone in my family is going to catch coronavirus. are there any tips for dealing with insoma during these times? >> nawaz: dr. varma, that stress and anxiety of the time can leai to ins what do you say to sherry? >> sherry, first of all, you're not alone. we know that a lot of people are experiencing a varie

amna nawaz has more on that. >> nawaz: the coronavirus's igin in china has caused a backlash againstan americans in the first two months since the first positive diagnosis here. from school yards gr trips to thery store, some asian americans have reported verbal and physical attacks and the h f.b. warned of a potential surge in hate crimes still to come. beverly liang told the newshr r about ip on the new york city subway. >> he yelled at me on the train and said"you people brought this virus here," before going to another part of the train car, and i found that really unsettling. my parentsme, my friends, are all really on edge right now and kind of seeing how people react tos in public. >> nawaz: stories like that led to the creation of "stop aapi hate," an online hate crimein repotool that has registered more than one thousand incidents in less than two weeks. cynthia choi is the co-executive director of chinese for affirmative action, and she helped launch the reporting website, and she joins me now. cynthia, welcome to the "newsh being here.nks for what specifically are people t

living centers.th that doll has shot up in the past two weeks, and the since it is just an estimate.unt amnaaz is going to look closer at some of the specific problems and challenges these facilities face, and how families are coping. >> nawaz: judy, we can only give an estimate because the federal eagovernment hast been rng a full count of what's happening io these facilities. more than one mipeople live in a nursing home or assisted living center. we're going to begin wme personal stories-- what families are encountering right now. we'll hear from a wife, an adult grandson, and from the head of a company that runs facilities i florida. >> i'm amy johnsonnd i am 38 years old, living in windom, minnesota. my husband, mark, has a rare form of dementia called the frontatemporal dementia, and he lives about an hour away from us in mankato, minnesota. he has been diagnosed for about three years now. so he's in assisted living. i've got four little kids under the age of eight, and so, they ar.used to going to see dad even if they don't go every week, it's usually every other week, so, they are de