i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin with a dire warning from the white house in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. this morning the u.s. surgeon general compared this coming week to some of america's greatest tragedies telling americans to be prepared as the death toll continues to rise. >> this is going to be the hardest and saddest week of most americans' lives, quite frankly. this is going to be our pearl habbor moment, our 9/11 moment only not localized, happening all over the country and i want america to understand that. >> the prediction comes as the number of confirmed cases in the u.s. surges to over 321,000. more than 9,100 people have died so far with over 1,300 deaths reported on saturday alone. and states struggling. this morning louisiana's governor said his state could run out of ventilators by end of the week. in nuer leernew orleans, corone mortuaries reached limits. meanwhile, new york, hardest hit in the country accounts for nearly half of all deaths in the country and this morning govern

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin with a shifting strategy from the white house the administration now recommending americans voluntarily wear masks to prevent a symptomatic spread of the disease following new guidelines from the cdc but president trump says he is not ready to follow the same guidelines himself. >> so with the masks it is going to be really a voluntary thing you can do. you don't have to do it. i'm choosing not to do it but some people may want to do it and that's okay. it may be good. probably will. they are making a recommendation. only a recommendation. it's voluntary. >> earlier today i asked senate minority leader chuck schumer what he thought of the new guidelines. this is what he said. >> we have to listen to the experts, the medical experts, and there have been too many times when others, i won't name who, you can guess, have just ignored the military experts thinking, i'm sorry, the medical experts. we have to listen to the medical experts. they know best. if they say wear a mask i'm

>> reporter: hi, fredricka.t a short time ago the new numbers coming out here from the health department in state of louisiana. once again, a mixeds bag of information here, but the overall sense here is what state and health officials have been saying the last few days. they believe what these numbers, even though slightly mixed in many ways, is signaling that the curve is beginning to flatten here, but that there is a great deal of concern that any kind of letting up on what people are doing here in this state could be a cause for concern. over the weekend here the number of are cases has now passed the 20,000 mark. there are 840 deaths, but the two factors that state health officials have looked at losly, hospital bed use and ventilator use. those numbers have been going back and forth over the last few days and we continue to see that here as well. this as we -- it's just been over a month since the first case of coronavirus was detected here in the state of louisiana. and in just a month's time, this sfrou

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin with the staggering new numbers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. new york governor andrew cuomo saying the number of deaths in his state are stabilizing, but at a horrific rate. more than 780 people died in new york on friday alone. >> these are just incredible numbers depicting incredible loss and pain that we really -- especially this week are all 783 individuals and their families are in our thoughts and in our prayers. >> meanwhile, the overall total in the u.s. hitting a grim new milestone with more than 2,000 deaths in a single day on friday. that puts the total number of deaths at over 18,000 with more than 503,000 confirmed cases. we have a team of correspondents standing by to bring you the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic. let's start with cnn's cristina alesci in new york city. mayor bill de blasio had said public schools would be closed for the rest of this school year, but then the new york governor said, not so fast. what's the gove

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin in washington. a new deal to save businesses is close to getting done, according to top leaders from the white house to congress. the new proposal calls for an extra $310 billion in the paycheck protection plan for small businesses. funds from the initial $350 billion emergency coronavirus relief package ran dry in just a few weeks. treasury secretary steve mnuchin and house speaker nancy pelosi are confident a deal is nearing the finish line. >> i'm hopeful. i think we're very close to a deal today and i'm hopeful we can get that done. >> i think we're very close to agreement. >> all right. we start our coverage at the white house. cnn's jeremy diamond is there. jeremy, why so much optimism? >> reporter: usually, fred, when you hear both sides of a negotiation saying that we are close to a deal, it really means that you're close. that is the sense we are getting. that this is a deal that is imminent. there are few fine points still being worked out, it seems. if you listen t

fredricka?you're also learning that this might be part of a broader kind of cyber campaign carried out by groups, not just lynched to china but other countries? >> reporter: well, when you look at the landscape of attacks of people who come after the united states traditionally, it's china, it's iran, it's north korea, it's russia. and they are continuing to. we have heard from the, a google threat analysis group that said they have traced these attacks to at least a dozen government-related groups. then you've got the cyber criminals taking advantage of this moment. we're seeing all sorts of different types of groups, seeing all different types of attacks whether denial of service attacks, malware, phishing, ransom ware. disinformation. all of these groups and all of these countries taking advantage of this moment to steal information related to coronavirus. to steal other information and to simply, fredricka, sow chaos and destruction as the world grapples with this pandemic. >> alex farquart,

fredricka? >> ed lavandera in new orleans, thank you. >>> the food and drug administration has officially authorized the first coronavirus antibody test. the blood tests are expected to paint a clearer picture of just how prevalent infections truly are by identifying people who recovered from the virus while showing little to know symptoms. cnn's paul vercammen joins me now from california where a recovered patient is doing his part to help those still in the fight. paul, explain more. >> we'll tell you about the story of jason garcia. first, it's going to be the story of the agony and ecstasy. jason finds out he's covid-19 positive. comes back from a work trip and has to isolate from the rest of his family, including his adorable 11-month-old daughter. >> yeah, that was rough because, i mean, it was good and bad in the sense that i was able to interact with my family while in isolation. the office doors, they have glass and i can interact with them through the glass. and then it was heartbreaki

i'm fredricka whitfield. thank you so much for joining me. we start with a blunt new assessment from our nation's top infectious disease expert, dr. anthony fauci. a key member of the white house's coronavirus task force, now admitting that lives may have been saved had the trump administration done more at the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak. >> i mean, obviously, you could logically say that if you had a process that was ongoing and you started mitigation earlier, you could have saved lives. obviously, no one is going to deny that. but what goes into those kind of decisions is complicated. but you're right. obviously, if we had, right from the very beginning, shut everything down, it may have been a little bit different. but there was a lot of pushback about shutting things down back then. >> despite that, dr. fauci says he has reason for cautious optimism, citing a decrease in the rate of hospitalizations, icu admissions, and intubations. we have a team of correspondents across the country on this easter sunday covering the latest de

i'm fredricka wlhitfield. we begin with a shifting strategy in the white house's coronavirus response. after weeks of saying americans should not wear medical masks in public, they are recommending americans do just that. meantime, president trump is not ready to follow those same guidelines himself. despite those cdc recommendations. the shift comes as more people become infected by the coronavirus. johns hopkins university now has a total number of u.s. cases at over 278,000. and more than 7100 deaths. stay-at-home orders are now in place in 42 states. that's nearly 96% of the people in this country. but despite the high numbers, a new sign of hope. last hour, new york governor andrew cuomo said two-thirds of the people hospitalized in his state have been discharged by doctors. and they may be near within seven days of reaching the apex the governor has been talking about. we have a team of correspondents standing by to bring you what's happening right now with the nation's response to the coronavirus pandem

i'm fredricka whit field. we begin with a new warning from the world health organization. researchers saying today there's no evidence that those who have already had coronavirus could not be reinfected. that news coming as some states begin to restart their economies. south carolina, georgia, oklahoma and alaska allowing for partial reopenings. and 15 more states have stay-at-home orders expiring within days. this as we're closing in on 1 million cases of the virus in the u.s. and a number of deaths now more than 52,000. this morning, new york governor andrew cuomo said the last 21 days have been hell. he's now calling on his state to double the number of testing to get ahead of the virus. >> the labs are coming up to scale. the collection sites are opening. the more testing we have, the more we'll open eligibility. hopefully one day we get to the point where anybody who wants a test can walk in and get a test. >> let's start in new york where governor andrew cuomo says the state is, quote othe down side of the mountain. and he reports 1100 new cases and a slight uptick o

>> reporter: rainy and very cold on this sunday, fredricka.contacted dozens of churches throughout the state of kansas throughout the last couple days. almost all said they were not going to have inside services on this easter sunday. this one is one of the exceptions. the risen savior lutheran church in bay shore, kansas, just outside of kansas city. they had a 10:00 service and lots of cars were streaming in. we saw men, women, children, and at least one baby that went inside. this is after the democratic governor signed an executive order banning any religious gathers over ten people upheld by the kansas supreme court last night. we should tell you at this point across the state of kansas it is against the law for anybody to be in a church that has more than ten participants. however, we talked to the pastor who is the pastor here at this particular church. he told us he physically distanced. there were 55 people inside during the 10:00 a.m. service but he said, as you mentioned just now, fred, he wasn't breaking the law, because of somethi

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin with two of president trump's top economic advisers striking very different tones on the economic impact of the coronavirus. treasury secretary steve mnuchin painting a rosy picture on the recovery prospects this morning saying he expects the economy to really bounce back by september. while seener white house adviser kevin hassett delivered a very dire warning. >> make no mistake. it's a really grave situation. george, this is the biggest negative shock our economy has ever seen. we'll look at unemployment rate approaching rates we saw during the great depression. >> hassett noting that the u.s. lost just under 9 million jobs duringal 2008 financial crisis and nearly 27 million already lost their jobs as a result of the strain of the coronavirus and the strain its placed on the national economy over the last five weeks. now as states across the nation push to reopen their economies to get people back to work, the governor of colorado is worried about a second wave. the unite

i'm fredricka whitfield. staggering new numbers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. new york governor andrew cuomo saying the number of

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i'm fredricka whit field. we begin with a new warning from the world health organization.saying today there's no evidence that those who have already had coronavirus could not be reinfected. that news coming as some states begin to restart their economies. south carolina, georgia, oklahoma and alaska allowing for partial reopenings. and 15 more states have stay-at-home orders expiring within days. this as we're closing in on 1 million cases of the virus in the u.s. and a number of deaths now more than 52,000. this morning, new york governor andrew cuomo said the last 21 days have been hell. he's now calling on his state to double the number of testing to get ahead of the virus. >> the labs are coming up to scale. the collection sites

>> fredricka, to the person, yes, yes, yes. if your child breaks a bone going to the emergency room. this speaks to a bigger point. i was in the emergency department working a shift last night and we are seeing many people too scared because of covid to come to the emergency department and they are truly delaying care. i was talking to some cardiologists. we're seeing less heart attacks and when people do come in they are so late in the game that their heart damage is irreversible. people coming in later with strokes. i had one patient say she didn't want to come in. she didn't want to take a bed from a patient who may have covid and may need it. so bottom line if there is something that could cause you to come to the emergency department before covid it should cause you to come now. we're taking many steps now to keep people separated, keep them safe, keep everyone safe. please do not delay care. your life depends on it. >> all right. a viewer asks, will my family be able to travel to america under president trump's immigratio

thank you so much for joining me i'm fredricka whitfield.gin with a sobering new milestone as the u.s. fights to stop the spread of the coronavirus. the number of confirmed cases has surpassed z 500 thourn,0050. the number states is more than any country although many believe china's numbers are inaccurate. >>> this morning new york's mayor announced schools will remain closed throughout the end of the year. >>> meantime, the white house is weighing in as to when to reopen the country's economy. while officials say we haven't hit our peak, there are

i'm fredricka whitfield.gin with two of president trump's top economic advisers striking very different tones on the economic impact of the coronavirus. treasury secretary steve mnuchin painting a rosy picture on the recovery prospects this morning saying he expects the economy to really bounce back by september. while seener white house adviser kevin hassett delivered a very dire warning. >> make no mistake. it's a really grave situation. george, this is the biggest negative shock our economy has ever seen. we'll look at unemployment rate approaching rates we saw during the great depression. >> hassett noting that the u.s. lost just under 9 million jobs

>> reporter: fredricka, a narrative that's been building, really, since boris johnson left hospital.really blew up today following an investigation in a british newspaper. >> good afternoon. >> reporter: while the british prime minister boris johnson recover, from the coronavirus a week after leaving hospital, he's not proving immune to criticism of how he's handled the crisis that's killing around 800 brits a day. a bombshell in the "times" sunday claiming he was asleep at the wheel during a critical period at the beginning of the outbreak. starting in january he skipped five national security briefings focused on coronavirus. cnn reporting shows the first cobra national security meeting attended march 2nd. on one of those days, he still managed to make time for this lunar celebration on downing street. a senior advisers told the "times," he didn't work weekends. it's a characterization that gels with what former colleagues of johnson's have told cnn in the past. harry mount, who edited johnson's journalist said it's the important stuff he finds boring and does get bored and doesn't

fredricka? >> no scheduled briefing today? correct? >> reporter: that's right.hat's right. >> jeremy diamond. thank you so much. >>> all right. meanwhile, states remain on the front lines of this disaster. 42 states are now under disaster declarations with today's additions of delaware and south dakota. hot spots continue to pop up in illinois. now more than 10,000 cases across that state. governor pritzker says it's impossible to know the full extent of this outbreak, because they simply don't have enough tests. joining me right now, dr. gaits, a pulmonary and critical care specialist at northwestern m memorial hospital in chicago. good to have you. >> thank you for having me. >> glad you could be available. you're on the ground there, seeing patients checked in, working with your colleagues. you are assessing the need and, you know, the supply shortages. what are your observations? >> so what we're observing here, i'm speaking specifically for northwestern is that we've been able to work together to kind of increase the supplies that we have. so the major thin

i'm fredricka whitfield. our coverage of the coronavirus pandemic continues with ana cabrera after this. >>> -- cases of coronavirus in the united states has topped 742,000 and more than 40,000 people have died. just one week ago at this time, the death toll was around 22,000. that means 18,000 more friends, neighbors, relatives, loved ones have died in just the last seven days. and today we are witnessing an escalating battle, one pitting the president of the united states, against governors from both sides of the aisle. the white house claims they have all the testing that they need to reopen their states. but ask these governors and the answer pretty much is, what are you talking about? >> to try to push this off to say that the governors have plenty of testing and they should just get to work on testing, somehow, we aren't doing our job is just absolutely false. >> that's just delusional, to be making statements like that. we have been fighting every day for ppe and we've got some splice now coming in. we

thank you for joining me i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin with new plans to reopen the u.s.eak. governors are now revealing plans to reopen their states following new guidelines from the white house. president trump says the ultimate decision will be left to governors once they have enough tests. >> the governors are responsible for testing and i hope they're going to be able to use this tremendous amount of available capacity that we have. it's up to 1 million additional tests per week. when you think of that, in the next few weeks we'll be sending out 5.5 million testing swabs to the state. >> but medical experts warn the u.s. is still lagging way

thank you for joining me i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin with new plans to reopen the u.s. economy amid the coronavirus outbreak. governors are now revealing plans to reopen their states following new guidelines from the white house. president trump says the ultimate decision will be left to governors once they have enough tests. >> the governors are responsible for testing and i hope they're going to be able to use this tremendous amount of available capacity that we have. it's up to 1 million additional tests per week. when you think of that, in the next few weeks we'll be sending out 5.5 million testing swabs to the state. >> but medical experts warn the u.s. is still lagging way behind in testing to safely reopen the country. a former director of the centers for disease control tells cnn that the u.s. still needs 10 to 20 times the tests to control the coronavirus. despite that, some states are beginning to loosen restrictions. florida opened beaches friday. and texas is planning a rolling reopening of businesses as soon as next week. this new model used by the white ho

cnn's fredricka whitfield explains. >> reporter: normally on a tuesday 12-year-old vince would be inese are far from normal tuesdays. so vince is working his makeshift assembly line in the family kitchen, using a 3-d printer he got when he was 9 and another one donated by the library where his mom works. vince is making ppe face masks for those fighting the pandemic. >> so this is the thing you that take off the 3-d printer. >> reporter: the sixth-grader got motivated after a neighbor, who's a nurse, put out a plea for ppe. >> i put a post on facebook saying if you have a 3-d printer or if you can sew we could use the mask, these eye shields. >> i watch her dog when she goes on vacations. and like i thought it would just be another thing to help and like the least thing i could do during this pandemic. >> reporter: for nearly three weeks now the printers have buzzed along. at first it was fataking nearly three hours to print each frame. >> me and my dad were like no, that takes way too long. >> reporter: a few tweaks to the program and production time was cut down to about an hour ap

lottery fredricka and you will not drink. fermented tea service it's meat. and fizzy. it tastes good. there moment your parent is a pharmacist who says her children have been healthier since she started making computer tea for them she thinks there's a connection my mom's on my son has pretty severe allergies mostly hay fever and it's improved a lot he only had really mild symptoms the spring which is great yeah. i think the t. had something to do with that. there are a lot of studies to back that out. the berlin startup fair meant has been brewing computer commercially for 3 years to ferment the tea was what's known as a scoby. scoby is an acronym that stands for symbiotic culture of bacteria and east and it's not a fungus although it looks like one it's actually a symbiosis of yeast and bacteria protein. the bacteria and yeast feed on the teen sugar and they convert or ferment the ingredients. or was 1st mentioned in chinese medicine 2500 years ago. the basic recipe is very simple a mixture of green and black tea gives the best results but you can use other teas like

fredricka is less optimistic he thinks we won't be able to tell what's real and what's fake because of all the biotech and all food he says that will result in even more we have health problems and a shorter life span. river predicts that affluent will in future come from 3 d. printers. and isabel writes because of all the environmental damage the traditional sources of animal protein will no longer be feasible maybe we'll eat more insects instead. thanks for your comments. is a source of play. at least most of us and fast food is as popular. but as one big disadvantage it typically leads to weight gain. obesity is on the rise in many parts of the world. at $24.00 countries over 30 percent of the population is now obese it's a problem that increases the risk of heart attacks and diabetes how about going on a diet. go those nasty calories for a few weeks and lose weight before you know it. but that's not all that happens when you go on a diet temptation is all around how does your psyche react. but that's what american researchers wanted to find out. first they determine the level of th

. >>> good morning, everyone thank you for joining me this saturday i'm fredricka whitfield.egin with a new warning from the world health organization. researchers saying today there is no evidence that those who have already had coronavirus could not be reinfected. that news coming as some states begin to restart their economies. south carolina, georgia, oklahoma, and alaska. allowing for partial reopenings. and 14 more states have stay-at-home orders expiring within days. this as we are closing

why do governments and regimes continue to behave this way when it comes to something like this fredricka yes well that this is our message over and over again which is at a time like this the most important thing is is that government institutions have credibility that people trust them that the public trust law enforcement they trust policymakers they trust public health officials that kind of response non-transparency suppression of speech. overreaching states of emergency these are all things that are going to diminish public trust and our bench are ultimately going to undermine the legitimate public health. goals of the response so i do think people are learning that in this case a little bit too late but our message is that starting from the beginning to a human rights compliant approach framing your public policy or law policy responses in human rights and within the framework that's provided by international law is ultimately going to improve the outcomes of the public health outcomes improve the public trust in government institutions and you know i can't i can't emphasize that e

i'm fredricka whitfield. >>> questiwe begin? washington.usiness loan package may be done as early as today. the proposed plan calls for an extra $310 billion into the paycheck protection plan for small businesses. funds from the initial $350 billion emergency coronavirus relief package ran out within weeks. here's treasury secretary mnuchin and house speaker pelosi. >> hopeful, close to a deal today and hopeful we can get it done. >> i think we're very close to agreement. >> cnn's jeremy diamond joins us now from the white house. jeremy, how close is this deal to being finalized? >> reporter: well, if you listen to the secretary, mnuchin, house speaker nancy pelosi as well as senate moo noinority leader chu schumer, on the 10 yard line of getting the agreement. secretary mnuchin talked

i'm fredricka whitfield.with a dire warning from the white house in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. this morning the u.s. surgeon general compared this coming week to some of america's greatest tragedies telling americans to be prepared as the death toll continues to rise. >> this is going to be the hardest and saddest week of most americans' lives, quite frankly. this is going to be our pearl habbor moment,

i'm fredricka whitfield. >>> a short time ago, new york governor andrew cuomo renewed his calls for the federal government to provide more testing in the battle against the coronavirus. the governor saying his state is not at the stage where it can begin to reopen the economy. he also says widespread testing is the number one factor needed to get people back to work. >> testing. testing is the single most important topic for us to understand, i think. and it's important that we understand it. the more you test, the more information, the more you can reopen society. >> some states are beginning to loosen their restrictions. right now in jacksonville, florida, people are flocking to the beaches. in texas, a planning of a rolling reopening of businesses is taking place as early as next week. president trump now says governors will have the authority to reopen once they meet certain criteria. but a new model used by the white house shows only four states may be ready to reopen by may 4th. vermont, west virginia, and hawaii. dozens of others may have to wait until june, perhaps july. medical

someone in the field that way they don't feel pressured to work if they do come down with covid-19, fredricka. >> all right. everyone trying to help each other. thank you so much. appreciate that. >>> let's take you to colorado springs, colorado now. vice president mike pence speaking to the air force academy. >> you did it, class of 2020. you proved yourself. and today you will graduate from this storied institution and you will become officers in the united states armed forces. [cheers and applause] >> and all of you that will take on those new responsibilities, let me assure you, you will be entering a military that is better equipped and better financed and better supported than any military in american history. under your commander-in-chief's leadership we've made historic investments in our national defense. we've made the strongest military in the history of the world stronger still. and you'll be joining that military and making it even stronger. nearly half of you are going into pilot training i'm told and you'll go on to fly some of the most sophisticated aircraft ever known to man.

fredricka federal tax service here and russia's he's definitely had a tough time and start to the you know one of the biggest problems that the country's obviously faith magically in recent years so while we're ducking wishing him a speedy recovery thank you very much indeed for that update so skip taylor live there in moscow. experts who claim that while the u.k. has indeed passed the peak of the coronavirus it may represent an artificial spike the worst could be yet to come the issue was raised by electra dr kit yes it's from the university of bath he highlighted the government's initial flattening of the curve in order to keep the total number of cases below the country's intensive care bed capacity over reducing the transmission also means that the 2nd peak is possible when lock down is lifted because so many people haven't had the disease well i discuss this in more detail i was joined by dr kit yates himself and he told me that while affording rate of daily infections and deaths is a positive development a 2nd wave of the virus is still a distinct possibility. it's been clear fo

. >>> good morning, everyone thank you for joining me this saturday i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin with a new warning from the world health organization. researchers saying today there is no evidence that those who have already had coronavirus could not be reinfected. that news coming as some states begin to restart their economies. south carolina, georgia, oklahoma, and alaska. allowing for partial reopenings. and 14 more states have stay-at-home orders expiring within days. this as we are closing in on 1 million cases of the virus in the united states. and the number of deaths now more than 52,000 in the u.s. let's start our coverage in georgia. cnn's natasha chen is there now. natasha, are some business owners feeling reluctant to reopen? >> reporter: they certainly are, fred. and that is inspite of the fact they may be opening anyway. so we're seeing a barber shop here, as well as another hair salon and tattoo shop in the trip mall open. one of the things we're hearing is that some business owners really feel like this is a public health risk still but they also don't

i'm fredricka wlhitfield.n with a shifting strategy in the white house's coronavirus response. after weeks of saying americans should not wear medical masks in public, they are recommending americans do just that. meantime, president trump is not ready to follow those same guidelines himself. despite those cdc recommendations. the shift comes

thank you so much for joining me i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin with a sobering new milestone as the u.s. fights to stop the spread of the coronavirus. the number of confirmed cases has surpassed z 500 thourn,0050. the number states is more than any country although many believe china's numbers are inaccurate. >>> this morning new york's mayor announced schools will remain closed throughout the end of the year. >>> meantime, the white house is weighing in as to when to reopen the country's economy. while officials say we haven't hit our peak, there are signs of encouragement. >> you can see for the first time that in the united states we're starting to level on the log rhythmic phase like italy did about a week ago. so this gives us great heart that not only in specific places but we're starting to see that change. >>> let's begin our coverage in new york. christina alesci is there. so the decision to keep the schools closed throughout the rest of the school year, what went into the mayor's decision making? >> apparently it was a call wit