and we only get out for necessary things like food and other things, i live in putnam county, florida and there's a paper factory at georgia-pacific in our county i can't understand the 17 different stores in one week and have not been able to find toilet paper and also rubbing alcohol. i understand hospitals probably need those but i'm a diabetic and i need rubbing alcohol. wondered why they weren't supplying the stores. host: philip brasher on supply chain issues. guest: it's important for people to hear because when you buy more than you need, you make it difficult for people who either can't afford to buy a large supply or are having trouble getting to the stores and that's a lot of folks these days. it is difficult for the supply chain to deal with this, this is a real issue that consumers need to think about. need.t you the stores will still be open, their essential infrastructure that are exempt from all the stay-at-home order's when you buy more than you need, you make it tougher for someone who is not in a position to go shopping and buy large quantities. host: the economist

which are very large counties here in south florida. >> just to be precise, the beaches in those threes, the hotels, the restaurants, the shops, they will still stay the same as they've been, basically closed? >> reporter: correct. the state order for stay-at-home went in place, the statewide order, i should say, as of april 1. a lot of those counties including miami took action before that, ten days before that, in fact, before the governor put out the statewide order. those beaches here, the ones behind me here in palm beach county, those will remain closed, certainly the beaches in broward county, the restaurants, those in other counties will be able to have outdoor seating. but these three counties will still be under a stay-at-home order from the governor and nothing will be lifted in palm beach, broward, and miami-dade. >> those are, as i said, the three biggest counties in the state of florida, about 30% of the population of the state of florida in those three counties alone. so we'll see what happens on that front. randi kaye, thank you very much, randi kaye joining us from wes

service in larchmont, new york, streamed online to the front lines at memorial hospital in broward county, florida pastor joel osteen's megachurch with his choir digitally united to small churches and the most ornate cathedrals in our nation easter, the most holy day on the christian calendar celebrated today around the world in most cases to empty pews the congregations, instead, connected like never before. the pope who was usually before crowds of tens of thousands in st. peter's square, instead delivered his message over the internet to the world's 1.2 billion nbc's matt bradley it might be the first time in history st. peter's square is empty. pope francis sees some optimism here. he is hoping to see a contagion of hope, a pandemic of prayer in washington at the national cathedral ordained church leaders today taking measured steps 6 feet apart. from drive-in services to rooftops and roads, christians reminded this easter to believe in a higher power. >> i don't think it's ever a question of what god is doing do us i think it's more of a question of how are we responding to what's happening?

in the county florida. had been charged with the most unspeakable crimes violent acts that resulted in. the plane the. girl and her father. black white or hispanic they all have a troubled past and a common mix with drugs sexual abuse and extreme violence these 3 prisoners are considered among the most dangerous in the country they live in solitary confinement. contact with their fellow prisoners as for. their families these terrible conditions. lawyers fight day and night to delay their executions in the distance from this is the police some are convinced of their innocence. that shelter. was not. chiles court appointed lawyers and scripture judges and prosecutors the families believe that the deck was stacked against that anybody that set that trial at my sister's trial was a circus that was just awful even when they're proven and the sentence the nightmare continues. that. this is the unknown world of men on death row. used in texas the city was the scene of a strange and atrocious crime. that child kidn

for us from miami they want their sandy back yards reopened a group of homeowners in walton county on florida's panhandle including former arkansas governor mike huckabee are angry that the county's board of commissioners passed an ordinance closing the county's beaches because of the coronavirus pandemic and they're suing to get the ordinance overturned the lawsuit alleges it's an unconstitutional taking of property without compensation thus violating privacy and due process rights and that the case is about how the ordinance affects the rights of ocean front property owners not issues related to the general public according to the lawsuit quote the county's ordinance forces family members into a confined space within their house rather than allow them to social distance and recreate in their sandy backyard if you look at this corona virus tracking that for the state of florida walton county located way up here now has 26 confirmed cases of the coronavirus a week ago it didn't have any just like more than a dozen other counties in the northern and central part of the state well now the corona.

requires unanimous approval for the ship to leave international waters, but the vote in broward county, florida, was postponed overnight and officials have not yet said when they plan to meet again. kenneth and mona. >> ines, thank you. >>> more coronavirus coverage ahead, but first a look at your weather for this wednesday morning. some frightening scenes from southern alabama as a storm system spawned several tornadoes. only one injury was reported. but several homes were damaged. rain was falling sideways as wind gusts hit 60 miles per hour in some areas. the same system was responsible for a waterspout off the florida panhandle. but no reports of any damage there. checking today's temperatures on this 1st of april, 65 in memphis, 62 in atlanta, 75 degrees in l.a. and this is not april fools', only 22 degrees in great falls, montana. >>> coming up, the hospitals now being set up in parking garages. >>> also ahead, the faces behind the numbers. the people we've lost to the coronavirus from the 30-year-old teacher to the parents who died just six minutes apart. >>> and later, some very unusual

>> yeah, let's not forget, though, those three big counties, the three biggest counties in florida, miami-dade, broward and palm beach county exempt. they will continue to be under the same restrictions as they have been. they are not reopening in those three counties, about 30% of the population of florida right there. nick watt reporting for us, thank you. >>> meanwhile president trump is questioning whether the amount of coronavirus tests that are being produced will eventually really be necessary. let's go to our chief white house correspondent jim acosta. jim, the president spoke out about testing just a few moments ago. >> reporter: that's right, wolf. just wrapped up these comments a few moments ago. squon the critical need of more testing for coronavirus the president told reporters, quote, i don't know that all of that is even necessary. the president said that as he's trying to reassure americans he's ramping up testing for coronavirus, and most medical experts agree the u.s. will need a massive number of tests for americans to go safely back to work. in the meantime even as the u.s.

sunrise service in new york streamed online to the front lines at memorial hospital in browerred county, floridaer the most holy day on the christian calendar, celebrated around the world in most cases to empty pews. the congregations instead connected like never before. the pope who is usually before crowds of tens of thousands in st. peter's square instead delivered his message over the internet to the world's 1.2 billion catholics. >> trevor: yes, churches around the world were forced to hold their easter services online. and i know it seems weird, but i actually think this is very religious because you know who else never shows up in person? the big guy. he's always telecommuting. except instead of skype he just uses a burning bush or a rainbow or a giant flood. i mean, he could have just texted, but i guess emojis don't pack the same punch. i know this sunday was sad for many church-goers, but for the catholic church, this is a good thing -- keeping the priest separate from the congregation might not be the worst idea. now, for many people, online church just doesn't have the same feel. so

in volusia county, florida, northeast of orlando, beaches were still open until last night. ncrease in its death toll in one day. and growing concern in colorado. the governor writing a letter to vice president pence saying, the crisis is far worse than he imagined and saying colorado's death rate is rising faster than any other state. and experts are also closely watching texas. houston in particular is reporting a spike in the number of patients needing ventilators. kenneth, mona. >> thank you, kimberly, for that report. >>> and coming up, some encouraging news about a possible treatment for the coronavirus. >>> also ahead, new research finds the virus could be spread just by breathing and talking. our medical expert weighs in next. getting older... should mean being healthy enough to act young. because farmers should be able to use less water to grow their crops. because having heart issues... shouldn't mean you can't scream your heart out. at bayer, everything we do... from advances in health to innovations in agriculture... is to help every life we touch. at bayer, this

in places like miami-dade county, florida, santa clara county, california, and telluride, colorado, theyave already started using antibody tests to get a better sense of how many people, many of whom would be surprised to learn, have already been exposed to the virus. >> the purpose is to see who develops the antibodies meaning who actively infected. >> a cdc spokesperson told cnn the agency has already used the tools to, quote, monitor contacts of infected people and to identify individuals who due to mild infection may have not known that they were infected. getting the antibody tests up and running, much like the test to defects the virus itself, have been challenging. in a rush to get these tests to market, the fda lowered the regulatory standards and what followed were a lot of unreliable and inaccurate tests. >> there are a series of antibody tests that have not been validated. some of the tests that may be available on the internet may have very low sensitivity and specificity and give you a false reassurance that you either -- give you a false positive or a false negative implyin

in volusia county, florida, northeast of orlando, beaches were still open until last night.toll in one day. and growing concern in colorado. the governor writing a letter to vice president pence saying the crisis is far worse than he imagined, and saying colorado's death rate is rising faster than any other state. experts are also closely watching texas. houston in particular is reporting a spike in the number of patients needing ventilators. kenneth, mona? >> all right, kimberly, thank you. >>> the trump administration says americans will start seeing money from the $2 trillion stimulus program in the next two weeks, but that's only if you've previously done direct deposit or tax refund in the past. about 80 million americans have not. a web portal is being set up for people to connect with the irs. mailed checks will likely take months. >>> the trump organization is reportedly losing more than $1 million in revenue every day during this virus outbreak according to the "wall street journal." and the "new york times" reports the company is exploring if it can delay payments

. >>> some first steps toward reopening at this beach in sarasota county, florida visitors can walk andand surf but they can't bring umbrellas, chairs or even towels playgrounds are also closed. you are up to date you can get more going to cnbc.com back to you. >>> thank you very much. >> morgan stanley downgrading cat ter pierpilla caterpillar. let's bring in the trading nation team. the companies already pulled the 2020 guidance. what do you want to hear from the company ceo tomorrow >> i can't speak about caterpillar but i think the industry will have a rough time in a short term for those construction companies that have exposure to the energy market. those budgets have been cut drastically. they use their size and scale to pick up market share it will be a rebound every day the economy is shutdown means infrastructure gets older we think will be pents up demand >> ari, how does the chart look? >> we downgraded industrials back in february and remain on the sideline caterpillar looks a little bit better than the overall sector and it's currently trying to stabilize that important su

in places like miami-dade county, florida, santa clara county, california, and telluride, colorado, they'veun using antibody tests to get a sense of how many have already been exposed to the virus. >> whoever volunteers is getting tested twice. and the purpose of that is to see whose serum converts. >> reporter: a cdc spokesperson said the agency has already used these tools to, quote, monitor contacts of infected people and to identify individuals who, due to mild infection, may have not known they were infected. getting the antibody tests up and running, much like the tests to detect the virus itself have been challenging. in a rush to get these tests to market, the fda lowered the regulatory standards. and what followed were a lot of unreliable and inaccurate tests. >> there's a series of antibody tests out there that have not been validated. some of the tests that may be available on the internet may have very low sensitivity and specificity and give you a false reassurance that you either give you a false positive or a false negative, implying you may be protected. >> dr. sanjay gupta,

. >> starting today, senior citizens and adults with disabilities who live in miami-dade county florida, free at home coronavirus testing given by the fire and rescue units, testing continues for all ages in miami and has known for weeks but in some cases even people with no symptoms can get a test, the site reached capacity and four hours monday after expanding testing criteria. >> reporter: the pentagon awards $415 million contract for machines that will allow n95 masks to be used 20 times. they are the buying 60 machines to disinfect these masks. they can sterilize 80,000 masks every day, 6 units have been delivered to hearted cities including new york and chicago, the remaining will be made available by early may. shannon: a massive rainbow offering new yorkers a sign of hope. that is beautiful. rob: the brilliant arch appearing over the big apple after the deadly -- daily cheer for workers at 7:00 pm. shannon: a photo on social media saying it was a sign of better days ahead. >> new york city resident tweeting you can't help but feel optimistic when you see this. shannon: i wish i

in places like miami dade county florida, santa clara county, california, and colorado, they have already started using antibody tests to get a better sense of people, many of whom who we wiill be surprised to le have already been exposed to the virus. >> the purpose of that is to see whose serum converts and develops the antibodies, meaning who was actively infected during this period of quarantine. >> a cdc spokesperson told cnn the agency has already used these tools to, quote, monitor contacts of infected people and to identify individuals who, due to mild infection, may have not known they were infected. getting the antibody tests up and running, much like the test to detect the virus itself, have been challenging. in a rush to get these tests to market, the fda lowered the regulatory standards. and what followed were a lot of unreliable and inaccurate tests. >> there is a series of antibody tests out there that have not been validated. some of the tensts that may be available on the internet may have very slow sensitivity and specificity, and give you a false reassurance that you ei

there are, of course, no walls between the counties of florida. aren't you concerned that if you don't have state-wide guidance, then you can't truly control it for the residents of your county there? i wonder what your conversations are like with the governor. >> my conversations with the governor are very good. i mean, i understand that the state of florida is very diverse, and it's very different, and there are some counties that are wide open where they have no cases whatsoever. and so measures there may not be the same measures that we take down here in south florida. i support his measures that folks coming from, say, new york, need to self-quarantine or self-isolate when they come to florida because i know that's an area which is a hot spot. so the governor and i speak every day. and he supports the things we're doing here. he knows of the things we're doing here are important, we closed our beaches, our parks, we closed all nonessential businesses and did that some time ago, but again, this is a place in florida where it really has the larg

the hospitalization rates -- in miami-dade county, by far the most infections of anybody, any county in florida, their hospital rate is 6%. that's a lot less than what people typically would assume to be with something like that. part of the population is skewing a little bit younger and not requiring hospitalization so all these things are monitored. we have the bed counts of how many beds are available in dade right now, the total available beds is 41% of their beds, 43 point 4% in broward so these are things you are watching. then at some point, you will start to see indications of some type of surge. when you do that, you know what you need to do but there is already field hospital set up in miami and fort lauderdale. we have the army corps working with us to be able to do more if needed. have some other facilities we can use. hotels of offered and we have tried to figure out what makes sense. things as may be put up the health-care workers there because the fear is if you are a nurse, you go home, you're most likely to get infected in a closed environment. if you get infected by someone in

check out this kernel in palm beach county, florida. completely empty for the first time ever.plause] >> it's truly a historic moment for us. it is something we have strived for as a shelter workers every single day is something we strive for in the community every day is to get as many animals placed into loving homes as possible. >> speaking of animals, there's a new online trend, you have to see it to believe. picnic tables for squirrels. you heard me right. it all started after one pennsylvania man could not leave home, like the rest of us, and spent his days outside. after observing his neighborhood squirrels he decided to make a table for them so he could watch them drinking his coffee in the morning. after posting the picture to social media people all over the country began trying their hand at squirrel furniture. this couple in carson springs not only made a picnic table but built a squirrel -sized pergola with a swinging bench. our own mike tobin has jumped on the trend and put his woodworking skills to the test. pete, you know i always have a smoothest relationship w

from central ohio to louisiana, pittsburgh, los angeles, to broward county, florida, massive lines for food as the recently unemployed and those already on the edge scramble to stock up. food banks nationwide overwhelmed and running short. to bridge that gap, everyone will have to pitch in. nick's lobster house in brooklyn doing its part keeping most its staff employed and providing thousands of meals to first responders and hospital workers. >> we've got to go day by day. a lot of people are home not working, not making a paycheck. >> reporter: some of those meals prepared at nick's now delivered by the campaign against hunger. covid-19 has overwhelmed charities and changed the way they do everything. >> it is complicated because it's very hard to see your neighbor and can't even go close. we have to change our entire system. >> reporter: for americans everywhere, head-spinning change and not since 9/11 has such widespread uncertainty prevailed. >> this is a prolonged 9/11. and it's going to take place anywhere from two, three, four months. and that's a long time to sustain anxiety. >

those are the cheers of the shelter staff in palm beach county, florida.st time in their history, their shelter has emptied one of its long dog kennels, and we have the quarantine to thank for all those new forever homes. as our next guest reports, as inevitable as hoarded pantry staples, the puppy has emerged as the ultimate vector of comfort in this coronavirus time. with us tonight is kelly horan, correspondent for "the boston globe." kelly, it strikes me this is a great time to be a puppy, so the puppy community is probably very happy. it's a great time for the shelters who do the lord's work day in and day out. i hope everyone has thought through what's going to happen when they someday do go back to work. but i understand there is a sweetie you have picked out who will be gracing your home. tell us your own puppy journey. >> well, this reporting grew out of -- oh, there she is now. this reporting grew out of my -- >> oh, who's a good dog. >> she's a good girl. our son turned 9 last week, and we were desperate for him to have a way to remember this mo

there for the first time ever that they hope >>a reason to celebrate cheering at a palm beach county florida animal shelters. kennel staff members are celebrating an historic moment for the county's animal care and control service for the first time ever one of the shelters 3 dog kennels is empty. thanks to people adopting and fostering the animals and it's not just in florida animal shelters across the country. our reporting surges in adoptions during the pandemic that's good news kron four's kate rooney checked in with some local shelters to see how their animals are faring as we all shelter in place. >>if there's a silver lining to staying at home indefinitely it's the bay area animals are being well taken care of most major shelters are closed to the public but adoptions by appointment and animal fostering are ongoing. we're finding that a lot of people are coming to us because they may be always wanted to adopt an animal or maybe now they're realizing that something is missing in their life and an animal companion my out still that way that the are actually experiencing right now. >>pen

from central ohio to louisiana, pittsburgh, los angeles, to broward county, florida.sive lines for food as the recently unemployed and those already on the edge scramble to stock up. food banks nationwide overwhelmed and running short. to bridge that gap, everyone will have to pitch in. mixed lobster house in brooklyn doing its part. keeping most of the staff employed and providing thousands of meals to first responders and hospital workers. >> got to go day by day. a lot of people are home, not working, not making a paycheck. >> reporter: some of those meals prepared at nick's now delivered by the campaign against hunger, covid-19 has overwhelmed charities and changed the way they do everything. >> it is complicated because it is very hard to see your neighbor and can't even go close. we have to change our entire system. >> reporter: for americans, everywhere, head spinning change and not since 9/11 has such widespread uncertainty prevailed. >> this is a prolong eed 9/11. and it is going to take place anywhere from two, three, four months. that's a long time to susta

broward county in florida with over 1,000. florida just today announced a stay at home order. westchester county in new york at almost 10,000 cases. >>> we are learning about a police officer who died yesterday from covid-19. the chief posted a message. he calls her a bright light in the organization who loved helping people. she started with the department as a field evidence tech in 1999. became a police officer in 2008. she was most recently working as a detective with the domestic violence and sexual assault team. the chief says he is working with the officer's family on how to best honor her. >>> it's april 1. rent is due. the first time under the shelter at home order. many people have been laid off, unfortunately as businesses shut their doors. two san francisco leaders are among a group calling for more rent and mortgage help at the state and federal level. >> reporter: there's a lot of uncertainty about future payments. we spoke with one man who said he has had to close three businesses. another woman says her mom is now the breadwinner. two supervisors have joined wit

duvall county, florida, 2012, they had a tb outbreak at an assisted living facility, one of the biggest in a decade. recommendations there were blunt, straight up cdc style. screen all staff and clients with one of these four forms of testing. replace ventilation filters monthly. keep records. require proof of tb screening for all staff and clients. and this is how things have looked at the cdc, you know, going back to the '80s and '90s and the early 2000s. this is also what they look like during the trump administration. for example when they found leej nares disease in quincy, illinois two years ago. the cdc did an investigation, called it an epiaid. they told them what to do at this home. residents who tested pneumonia should be tested with one of these -- both of these two types of assays. the cdc told them who exactly should supervise patient transfers from the veterans home to the local hospital. cdc picked who should be in charge of those transfers to make sure that the legionares testing. the cdc went so far as to tell them how to rerig their plumbing to ensure the water tempera

sleeves, food insecurity has spiked as the economy ohio to pittsburgh to los angeles to broward county, floridafood as the recently unemployed and those already on the edge scramble to stock up. food banks nationwide overwhelmed and running short. to bridge that gap, everyone will have to pitch in. mixed lobster house in brooklyn doing its part, keeping most of its staff employed and providing thousands of meals to first responders and hospital workers. >> got to go day by day, you know. a lot of people are home, not working, not making a paycheck. >> reporter: some of those meals prepared now delivered by the campaign against hunger. covid-19 has overwhelmed charities and changed the way they do everything. >> it is complicated because it is very hard to see your neighbor and can't even go close. we have to change our entire system. >> reporter: for americans, everywhere, not since 9/11 has such widespread uncertainty prevailed. >> this is a prolonged 9/11 and it is going to take place anywhere from two, three, four months and that's a long time to sustain anxiety. >> reporter: samuels and her

in places like miami-dade county, florida, santa clara county, california, and telluride, colorado, they've already started using antibody tests to get a better sense of how many people, many of whom will be surprised to learn have already been exposed to the virus. >> they're getting tested twice and the purpose of that is to see whose serum converts and develops the antibodies, meaning who was actively infected during this period of quantity. >> reporter: a cdc spokesperson told cnn the agency has already used these tools to, quote, monitor contacts of infected people and to identify individuals who, due to mild infection, may have not known they were infected. getting the antibody tests up and running, much like the tests to detect the virus itself, have been challenging. in a rush to get these tests to market, the fda lowered regulatory standards. what followed were a lot of unreliable and inaccurate tests. >> there's a series of antibody tests out there that have not been validated. some of the tests that may be available on the internet may have very low sensitivity and specificity an

in places like miami-dade county florida, santa clara, california, they have already started using antibody a better sense of how many people, many of whom will be surprised to learn have already been exposed to the virus. >> every volunteer is getting tested twice and the purpose of that is to see who converts the antibodies, meaning who was actively infected during this period of quarantine. >> reporter: a cdc spokesperson told cnn the agency has already used these tools to quote monitor contacts of infected people and to identify individuals who due to mild infection may have not known they were infected. getting the antibody tests up and running, much like the tests to detect the virus itself have been challenging. in a rush to get these tests to market the fda lowered the regulatory standards and what fold were a lot of unreliable and inaccurate tests. >> there's a series of antibody tests out there that have not been validated. some of the tests that may be available on the internet may have very low sensitive and specificity and give you a false reassurance give you a false positive

broward county in florida with over 1,000 cases. and westchester county in new york at almost 10,000. >>> while the coronavirus has certainly changed so many things about the way we live, but it's also changing how we deal with death. nbc bay area's sergio quintana's in the south bay, and sergio, you spoke with the family of a woman who died weeks ago request & yet her family sadly has not been able to say their good-byes to her yet. >> reporter: yeah, and jessica, they likely won't be able to for quite a while. the family has reached out to the funeral home and that funeral home is having to take special precautions in handling her body, and even though her death may have been sudden the mourning process is going to be painfully drawn out. the last time jessica villalobos saw her stepmother carmen was february 29th at a family birthday party. >> she said, "hi go. i'm coming down with a fever. >> reporter: over the next three weeks she went to a san jose emergency room twice, tested positive for covid-19 the second time and was fight

the three most democratic counties in florida, we forward 75% of our time, resources, and effort into those. not because party matters. it does not in situations like this. you have to rise above the partisanship. i have not been political. we work with all those folks day after day, we work with them constructively, and we will continue to do it. i have not politics on this. some of the other folks have, but i have not done that. when you are in these situations, all those little things people try to get an advantage here, you have to put that aside and work for the common good, and that is what we have done. >> [indiscernible] gov. desantis: that is part of the reason i want the task force there. i want then to give me their ideas on what it looks like. if you look at what the white house has put out, they want 14 days of the influenza like illness going down. then they want a downward trajectory. we have that. then they want a downward trajectory in the rate of positives for that. i think we meet those, but at the same time go about this in the right way. we have a lot of the stuff

a county in florida is reminding residents to remain -- to maintain a distance of at least one large gator between each other. that's right, a county in florida is reminding residents to maintain a distance of at least one large alligator between each other while in l.a. they're asking people to keep a distance of at least three kevin harts. and finally, today new york city closed all its dog parks, which should explain why your neighbor is now holding his dog's butt out the window. there you go, everybody. that is my monologue hey, we had a lot of fun with our pal adam sandler last week and we recorded another song together that i hope you'll enjoy right now. reminding everyone to keep your distance and stay healthy. this song is called "don't touch grandma. ♪ i love my grandma so muc i know she loves me to but thanks to this ♪ ♪ stupid viru there are some new grandma rule don't touch grandma ♪ ♪ leave her alone you can spend a quarte to call her on the phone cause grandmas ♪ ♪ like to pinch your cheeks an kiss your head and hug ♪ ♪ but i don't wan my grandma catching and superbu so

florida. i obviously am not in control with the port, that is run by in this case broward county. i know they are in consultation with the cruise ship's. be willing tol accept any floridians who are on board. my understanding is that most of the passion or's are foreign nationals. i think they're working on ways to deal with that. of course my concern is simply tot we have worked so hard make sure we have avid hospital space in the event of a covid-19 search that we wouldn't want those valuable beds to be taken because of the cruise ship. but i think they are working to a solution on that. i did speak with the president this morning about it. i think he would like to see a solution, and i think the administration has seen a lot of the cruise ship's take up a lot of resources. we just want to get to appoint where the resources can be used for the folks here, particularly southernrn for -- florida where we have most of the problems with covid-19 and not divert those elsewhere. i think it will probably be some more elements on that today. speaking of south florida, one of the reasons

duval county, florida, in 2012, they had a tb outbreak at an assisted living facility. it's one of the biggest tuberculosis outbreaks in a decade. the recommendations there were blunt and straight-up cdc style. screen all staff and clients with one of these four forms of testing. replace ventilation filters monthly. require proof of tb screening for all staff and clients. and this is how things have looked at the cdc going back to the '80s and '90s and the early 2000s. this is what they looked like during the trump administration for example when they found legi legionnaires' disease. they told them what they needed to do at this veterans home. residents who develop pneumonia should be tested for legionnaires' disease with one of these two types of -- actually with both of these two types of assays. the cdc told them who exactly should supervise patient transfers in the veterans home to the local hospital. the cdc picked who should be in charge of those transfers to make sure the legionnaires testing didn't fall through the cracks. the cdc went so far as to tell them ho

and recently, i have been -- the mayor in orange county, florida. emailed the surgeon general and president trump on several occasions. wuhan set the example. they shut down the country. wearing masks is the first point of transfer. the first point of transfer. if we stop the first point of searfer, where he mask -- a wear a mask. the gloves and social distancing work but if we stop the first point of transfer, wear a mask. host: the president talked about that today at the white house daily briefing. dr. osterholm, we will get your comment. >> [indiscernible] wear masks around other people. are you considering that recommendation at a federal level? president trump: i think they will be coming out with regulations on that and if them, iant to abide by don't think they will be mandatory because some people will not want to do that. them,ple wanted to wear they can. if people wanted to use scarves, they can. in many cases, the scarf is better. it is thicker. they can do that if they want. a recommendation is coming out and we will see what it is. i w

now, whether or not the counties in florida can say you cannotha ve church services, we, that remains to be seen. >> i sreenivasan: wh happening on the economic front when peoplstop traveling to one of the big destinations that profits from that travel and evreen has an enruise ship industry tt's based there? critical condition at t moment. and that is a big engine, partulicar ie lythn soh heute ln the nation at the port of miami. the tourism indusy isi irtsomepathing that we've heard over and over again from tourist industry analysts in this p, art of the worat this is much, much worse than september 11. we saw closures for a short period of time, tourist attract hions, after thpened in 2001. now, we've had disney closed for multiple week disney had initially said that they wengre go continue to pay their workforce, which number some 70,000 people here in the orlando area, by far and away the largest employer. they'd said that they were going to continue to pay their workforce throgh the end of march. well, now, we have news that eyle coming through at the middle of april. so, when y

. >>> at least two counties in florida announced plans to reopen their beaches. as of this morning, beaches in bay county including the popular panama city beach back open for recreational use only. strict limitations, social distancing guidelines have to be followed and sarasota county, public beaches reopen on monday. no coolers, tents, umbrellas or chairs allowed and congregating prohibited. rosa flores in miami. so this comes after the city of jacksonville opened its beaches last week sparking a lot of criticism and clearly issues with social distancing there. as beaches reopen, what more can you tell us about how safety is being enforced? >> reporter: you know, enforcement is one of the big concerns, anderson. i spent most of this week listening to task force meetings, press conferences at the state and local level. we spent hours doing this and i can tell you that the jacksonville beach mayor continues to defend his position, his decision to reopen beaches there and as you said, the bay and sarasota counties are following suit, but we're seeing a different t

florida governor is allowing county officials to decide if the ship can dock, and the federal government is also involved, in fact, here's the president. he president says people on that ship do need help. the coast guard has told the ships to prepare to stay offshore for what could be a while >> shannon: think you very much. your governor issuing a new warning tonight bearded residents of the state who are not strict social distancing guidelines right there in new york city, good evening rick. >> good evening shannon, as a percentage of new patients in new york city continues to rise at a slightly slower pace, the number is still overwhelming this hospital system here. if there is some help now, the company will perform temporary field hospitals. including, as we've been talking about, the u.s. navy. field hospital has been built in central field the peak of this pandemic is still at least two weeks away here. >> help for new york's overwhelmed health care system arrives daily, now includes 250 fully staffed ambulances, driven in from nearly every state in the nation. ems workers are an

other states have a different approach, most notably in florida, were only some south florida counties are included in the order. what does that mean for the spread of the virus and what are you hearing from other governors? guest: right now, about 80% of the people in america are under a stay-at-home order. obviously the federal government has decided not to take those actions and left it up to the individual governors. certain governors have made different decisions than other governors. somenk we just heard discussions from the federal level where they were saying if we don't take these actions, we will see a dramatic spike. these kinds of things could make the difference between 100000 and 200,000 deaths at the low level to up to 2 million deaths if we don't take the action. our state and many others are the side of doing as much as as we can. but i will let the governor of florida speak for why he hasn't taken those actions. we are certainly about as aggressive as anybody in the country and we think it will be important to take those steps. host: governor hogan from the statehouse

florida. just to note here, so far the state has more than 27,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus, and as you see there, over 820 deaths. miami-dade is the hardest-hit countyn the state of florida. the mayor says there's no timeline for opening beaches there. and with that we welcome to the broadcast miami-dade county mayor carlos gimenez. mr. mayor, thank you for coming on. i'm curious to know if you feel any pressure. >> no, not really. we -- even from the governor, the governor understands that this is a big state, and so we -- we talk every day about the things that he's going to do in the state. actually, i was named to his reopened florida and reopen his task force, so i'm very honored to do that. so it's a big state. different -- there's different statistics in different parts of the state. we're the hardest hit down here so we take different kind of measures down here in southeast florida. >> it's a big state, just as we are a big, very diverse and very different country state to state. the problem as we hear it from the public health professionals is folks from elsewhere come into your jurisdiction and it's a great place to visit, and they may be

county parks and recreation. we were able to answer the call .nce more she works tirelessly leading our florida department of health in broward county. also our national guard for your assets and the state funding to be able to manage these two site in fort lauderdale and pompano. like the florida consortium of urban league affiliates, there are many existing networks willing to partner, willing to make a difference, like the florida state medical association that represents over 2000 lakh doctors across the state of florida -- black doctors across the state of florida. this coronavirus is killing african-americans at a greater rate than any other group across the nation. we do not want florida to reflect the nation in this way. that is why the governor's support and what he is doing here today, and the office of minority health, and the bureau of chronic disease prevention, and using models of social determinants of health is so important for us now, and will be imperative for us in the future. respecter of no age, race, ethnicity, income, or geography. it does not discriminate. we must speed up every effort we ca

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ much ever florida will reopen on monday except for the most populated counties in south floridaestions this morning about the accuracy of the death toll in that state. cnn's rosa flores is live in miami with more. what do we know, rosa? >> reporter: alisyn, good morning. as you mentioned, governor ron desantis plans to reopen the state on monday. excluding broward, miami-dade and palm beach. this as reporting by the tampa bay times had brief controversy about the covid death rate in the state. we looked at the numbers. according to the tampa bay times, they compared the death count reported by the florida department of health and the medical examiner's commission. the m.e.'s number was 10% higher according to the paper. at that point in time and when the paper reasked for the numbers, the paper reported that the commission said that the florida department of health intervened and that that data was not released. so we went to the source. we reached out to the m.e. commission, they did not respond to our emails, texts and phone calls. the florida department of health did. here's

and there's restrictions, but if you look at southeast florida, the counties of miami-dade, broward, and palm beach, they got together. they approached it in a regional plan to reopen at the same time, because they know that people in these three counties drive to and from these counties on a regular basis. now, there are rules. and they are posted. face coverings are required. social distancing of at least six feet is also required. and then there are hours of operation, only 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and because seniors are essentially vulnerable, there will be hours for seniors as well so they can enjoy these walkways and also some of the views. now, the beaches are closed. and this is one thing that these mayors from these three southeast florida counties emphasized, is whenever they reopen the beaches, they're also going to do it together because they know that beaches attract a lot of people, so the signage very clear that beaches are closed. as for the state plan, we're still waiting for governor ron desantis to make that announcement, but we're expecting a press conference some