senior correspondent eric shawn is live in new york city live with how supermarkets are protecting their employees. we are grateful for these employees eric, we sure are. >> that we really are, dana, absolutely. they are on the front lines, they are keeping america fed. they are of course the workers in our nation's grocery stores. across the country, the unsung supermarket heroes who are showing up to work, even as many, like the rest of us do have worries about coronavirus. they still remain on the job. some whole foods employees staged a walkout protest given the conditions in their stores, but the national grocers association they trade group in washington, tells us that the industry is taking proper precautions. for example, adding plexiglass at cashier stations, one wails to prevent mingling, and marking off spaces to impose the important social distancing. >> we have just been absolutely blown away by the tremendous response from our associates, they are showing up to work every single day with a smile on their face, they are working through hard times, stores, as you are very wel

there -- eric shawn in new york. there has been an urgent plea from and other states. we're going to pause for one moment to let our fox stations join us. >> -- 2,500 -- eric: this is fox news coverage of the white house task force briefing on the coronavirus pandemic. i'm eric shawn here in new york. let's listen to the president of the united states and other officials talk about the very late. here he is, the president. >> we have a lot of not only hospitals being built, but now we're manning the hospitals because states are, in many cases, unable to get additional people to work. it's just an incredible situation. there's never been anything like this. one of the important issues in battling this pandemic is coordinating the supplies throughout the nation based upon the most accurate information available, and we've got the best health care and disaster experts anywhere in the world, and everybody will tell you that, and we're dealing with big parts of the world on helping them also through this horrible situation where 151, still 151 nations are going through it. w

eric shawn has the latest from new york. >> getsy right here. it is scary. >> reporter: the deadliest mass shooting in canadian history. police in the province of nova scotia say the 51-year-old went on a 12 hour shooting spree over the weekend that stretch over 55 miles overnight. he owned a company that made dentures had officials say they still do not know why he did it . >>> countless falies are in morning today. the impact of this incident will extend from one part of the province leave. from it started saturday night when police went to his home with a firearms complaint and that was where they said they found the first victims, inside and outside his house. police believe those victims were targeted and the others that followed were shot at random. after disguising himself as a police officer he was eventually killed in an exchange of gunfire after he stopped at a gas station near the halifax airport. road canadian mounted police officer heidi stephenson among those killed. canadian prime minister justin trudeau twitting his condolences w

eric shawn in new york for us. >> ed: that's terrific. the u.s. month of national emergency amid the coronavirus pandemic with more than half a million americans infected. we have senator tim scott among others coming up, a brand-new hour of "america's newsroom" stay with us. one call can save you $2000 every year. call my team at newday usa right now. 450-degree oven, to box, to you, know that from our jy4hoúm# it's our policy that your pizza is never touched once it comes out of the oven. and we're taking extra steps, like no contact delivery, to ensure it. >> sendra: fox news alert, severe storm sweeping the south killing at least 19 people in three states and sending doesn't sue the hospital. much of the region remains on a flash flood and tornado warnings and watches. hello every one ad welcome to a brand-new hour of "america's newsroom" this morning. i'm sandra smith. >> ed: it's great to see you, i me ed henry. people waking up across the states with no power. up to the governor declared a state of emergency last night. i'm in louisiana, a

chief says government efforts to supply protective equipment to medics is not moving fast enough dr eric shawn is a has been describing the situation. in the ill to france region results of playing a game of tetris meaning that whenever we take a patient out of intensive care police is immediately taken by another patient there is a period during which we will continue to work and lack equipment. or france is currently dealing with around 90 fellows and confirmed infections and over 7 and a half 1000 deaths in 4 stay at home regime is mentally taxing for everyone but for some the dangers are far worse reports from parlous. president marc cohen has described domestic violence against women as says shame or average one woman is killed by her partner every 3 days it's one of the highest femicide rates in europe times of crisis always conducive to a rise in violence for those suffering home it can quickly go from psychological abuse to physical and sexual violence and can even lead to families side as france enters its 3rd week of lockdown it's becoming clear how dangerous it's been for those in a

eric shawn shows us tonight. >> it was a concert held in front of a new york city hospital on statenand. one of many ways to show gratitude to nurses fighting coronavirus and llerena whose sister alicia is a nurse at the hospital. >> putting themselves on the front line like this, literally going into a war and i said i feel so bad for them. i would love to do something. >> that something turned out to be go in your purse for a nurse. decided to help nurses and businesses at the same time by handing out gift cards to nurses from restaurants, parlors and spas as a thank you, $7,000 in gift cards in just a few days. >> when i started seeing the response i am like they will be able to do all the nurses and hospitals and when it became bigger now we can do the other two hospitals on staten island. >> in washington the american nurses association's charity arm, the american nurses foundation has raised support for nurses by giving money directly to nurses who have been affected to offering mental health programs. >> we have been overwhelmed by the amount of support and encouragement from

i'm eric shawn. the number of cases worldwide now near 3 million people as the u.s.s in on nearly 1 million cases and tragically we have surpassed 54,000 deaths from the coronavirus. but you know, it is heartening to point out that more than 100,000 of our fellow americans have recovered and they say more than 5 million have been tested so far. vice president mike pence

senior correspondent eric shawn chose us tonight. ♪ >> it was a concert held in front of a new york cityin staten island. a way to show gratitude to nurses fighting coronavirus. and her sister alicia is a nurse at the hospital. >> just putting themselves on the front line like this, literally, going into a war. you know? and i said, i feel so bad for them. i would love to do something. >> that something turned out to be go in your purse for a nurse. she and her husband decided to help nurses and local businesses at the same time by handing out gift cards to nurses from restaurants, beauty parlors, and spas as a thank you. people bought $7,000 in gift cards in just a few days. >> when i saw the response, wow, they will be able to do all the nurses in the hospitals. then when it became bigger, oak, my god, now we can do the othern staten island. >> in washington the american nurses association charity arm the american nurses foundation also has ways to support nurses from giving money directly to nurses who have been infected to offering mental health programs. >> we have just been overwhe

i'm eric shawn. >> i'm arthel neville. the number of coronavirus cases in the u.s.e than doubled that of any other nation. this a

i'm eric shawn. the number of cases worldwide now near 3 million people as the u.s.loses in on nearly 1 million cases and tragically we have surpassed 54,000 deaths from the coronavirus. but you know, it is heartening to point out that more than 100,000 of our fellow americans have recovered and they say more than 5 million have been tested so far. vice president mike pence says he thinks the pandemic will largely be behind us by memorial day while some state and local leaders are not as optimistic, coronavirus task force response coordinator dr. deborah birx seems to agree. >> we believe that both the hospitalizations, the icu needs and frankly the number of people who have succumbed to this disease will be dramatically decreased by the end of may. eric: and this weekend kentucky is joining 30 other states in developing plans to reopen its economy and try to get people back to work. georgia, tennessee, florida, california, already putting their plans into action but a few of the beaches now open and attracting crowds if california amid cautions from governor gavin n

welcome, i'm eric shawn here in new york.g on president trump to enact a full nationalization mobilization effort, citing a lack of ventilators and other equipment in various areas. so far 312,000 of our fellow americans have been infected by the coronavirus leading at this moment to more than 8,500 deaths. this morning on "fox news

welcome, i'm eric shawn here in new york.overnors are calling on president trump to enact a full nationalization mobilization effort, citing a lack of ventilators and other equipment in various areas. so far 312,000 of our fellow americans have been infected by the coronavirus leading at this moment to more than 8,500 deaths. this morning on "fox news sunday" u.s. surgeon general jerome adams had a dire and alarming warning about what could come this coming week. >> this is going to be the hardest and the saddest week of most americans' lives, quite frankly. this is going to be our pearl harbor moment, our 9/11 moment only it's not going to be localized, it's going to be happening all over the country. eric: this is going on right now near america. here in new york city, animal hospitals are donating ventilators to hospitals for humans, using that equipment that's used on cats and dogs for humans. the government caught short and a premier health system that is unprepared to deal with the pandemic that has been so long predict

hello everyone, i'm eric shawn, this is america's news headquarters as we wait for her majesty, queenhe'llo address her nation. we'll bring her speech. i'm also joined by arthel neville. arthel: hello everyone. what we're going to do while we wait to get the queen's speech, we are going to first of all update you that there are currently over 48,000 cases of the virus in the u.k. and that does include as you may know by now the queen's son, prince charles, and british prime minister boris johnson. so right now, we're going to get a preview of what the queen might say in a few moments from benjamin hall. >> reporter: this is an incredibly significant speech, broadcast by her majesty at an incredibly significant time for the country. the u.k. is just reaching the peak, the figures here are rising rapidly every day and now this is a call for unity. as you said, the fourth time she will have given a crisis speech to the people. the first time was during the gulf war, the first gulf war. the second was after the death of princess diana and the second after the death of the queen mother, he

senior correspondent eric shawn is live in new york city with how markets are protecting their employees it? good morning, eric. >> they are on the front lines and they are keeping america fed. the workers in our nation's grocery stores. across the country they're the unsung supermarket heroes and many are showing up to work. they're considered essential workers. many do have worries about coronavirus, they remain on the job. some whole food employees last week staged a walk-out in some spots protesting the conditions in their stores but the national grocers association tells us that the industry is taking precautions. for example, adding plexiglas at cashier stations, one-way aisles and marking off spaces to impose social distancing. >> we've been blown away by the tremendous response from our associates. they are showing up to work every day with a smile on their face working through hard times. stores are very busy. and they are doing an amazing job. we can't thank them enough. >> here in new york city where apple owns these two markets. its owner tells me they have instituted some sa

i'm eric shawn.el neville. the white house, the coronavirus task force is going to hold a meeting next hour as president trump contemplates when to reopen the economy. yesterday, calling it the biggest decision of his presidency. >> it's a very tough adversary. but we're going to win and we're going to win it -- we're going to win it very decisively. i'm going to have to make a decision and i only hope to god that it's the right decision. but i would say without question it's the biggest decision i've ever had to make. eric: we are covering all the angles of this pandemic. former cdc director, dr. thomas freedman will have more on the fight against coronavirus. he'll be here in just a few minutes. aishah hasnie has the very latest on what's happening here in new york which is america's hardest hit state and city. let's begin with david spunt live on the north lawn of the white house with the latest from the president. hi, david. >> reporter: hi, eric. good afternoon. well, president trump and the res

i'm eric shawn. states have begun loosening restrictions and taking small steps to reopen their economies, notably georgia. that's where governor brian kemp has given the green light for some nonessential businesses to reopen despite widespread criticism from health experts, some local leaders and president trump. steve harrigan is live in washington, outside -- in georgia, outside the centers for disease control and prevention in atlanta with the very latest. hi, steve. >> reporter: republican governor brian kemp is out in front on this issue and he certainly is taking a lot of heat for it. many nonessential businesses were allowed to reopen on friday after being shut down by the government for about a month, more will open as the week begins including restaurants and movie theaters. governor kemp said there was a declining number of confirmed virus cases in the state of georgia. he said the economy has been pummeled by this crisis with one-fifth now out of work. we spoke to a number of small busine

senior correspondent eric shawn has more on that this morning.ng. >> good morning, sandra. you know they serve the nation in wartime and now are back in service again this time deployed against a new enemy and that of course is coronavirus. a nonprofit group team rubicon is made up of veterans who are volunteering during this pandemic. team rubicon was founded ten years ago by marina bet jake would come up taking on a meaningful role of helping people here at home at around the globe and putting the skills they learned of the military to good use in disasters and other catastrophes. well, the more than 112,000 volunteers of team rubicon, they are called to gray shirts, are doing everything from building temporary pop up hospitals to disturbing food, medical supplies and personal protective equipment to our medical workers. their missions not only help those in need but also the vets themselves as well. >> we've been able to give them a new community, a sense of identity. and i think that the people that are helping, when they know these are forme

i'm eric shawn.: hello, eric. hello everyone. i'm arthel neville. the beaches in jacksonville reopening yesterday, eric, but there are restrictions on when people can go there. meanwhile, protests taking place throughout the country today, calling on governors to reopen the local economy, despite warnings it could be premature to do so. steve harrigan is live outsite the cdc headquarters with the latest. steve. >> reporter: arthel, a number of protests going on today, people calling for their states to reopen the economy, already six states have had protests like that. keep in mind, the numbers keep rising, almost 38,000 americans dead, one bit of slightly bright news, that is the projection of the total deaths by the white house task force model, that was at 68,000 just one day ago. that number has been lowered to 60,000 dead, still an enormous number. arthel. arthel: steve, if you could, tell us about this new report on the cdc's early attempts at creating a coronavirus test and not following labor

hello, everyone, welcome to a brand new hour of "america's news headquarters," i'm eric shawn. and hello, everyone, i'm arthel neville. so the president might join the briefing, and if he does attend, he is expected to hit back against that criticism you just mentioned from speaker pelosi. you know, eric, this is all coming as coronavirus cases in the u.s. topped 740,000, and the pandemic just surpassing 40,000 american deaths. president trump saying his task force is is looking at the safest ways to reopen the country. >> as we enter the next stage of our battle, we are continuing our relentless effort to destroy the virus. since we released the guidelines to open up america again -- and this was two days ago -- a number of states, led by both democrat and republican governors, have announced concrete steps to begin a safe, gradual and phased opening. arthel: let's go to mark meredith, he is live at the white house with the latest. hi, mark. >> reporter: hi, arthel. testing capabilities are improving every day. the vice president saying 150,000 tests are being conducted every

thank you for joining us i'm eric shawn. arthel: i'm arthel neville.r jerome adam saying this will be one of the toughest weeks in the life of americans. comparing it to deadly american tragedy like pearl harbor and 9/11. this is the number of coronavirus deaths rising substantially in the past week, that includes new york which is the epicenter of the virus. here is the governor of new york mr. andrew cuomo. >> the coronavirus is truly vicious and effective at what the virus does. it's an effective killer. people who are very vulnerable must stay isolated and protected. arthel: meanwhile fox news has confirmed the now fire captain of the uss theodore roosevelt, britt crozier has tested positive for coronavirus. a source telling the pentagon correspondent, lucas thomaston that captain crozier was tested on his last day aboard the ship. he was fired after he wrote a letter outlining his concerns of covid-19 spreading of the navy ship and what he labeled the navy's failure to properly address the failure. 19 of the sailor sailors tested positive, with at

i'm eric shawn. house reportedly is supporting another stimulus package, as democrat leaders say hundreds of billions of dollars more is needed to help fuel the country's economic recovery. this as state and local governments warn that they are facing massive budget gaps because of coronavirus but senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is slamming the brakes on any more spending, citing concerns about the national debt, even as states say reluctance could harm law enforcement and other state responsibilities because they face huge holes in their budgets. mark meredith has more on all of this. >> reporter: since the crisis began, congress doled out billions of dollars to try to keep the economy afloat. several governors say it's simply not enough. they want the federal government to spend more money to make up for shortfalls in state revenues. the president's treasury secretary was asked about this earlier this morning on fox news sunday. >> this will be something that the senate and house debate, it