you know, we're just waiting. >> reporter: kyung lah, cnn, los angeles. >> our thanks kyung for that for us on "new day." we're back at 10:00 continuing to cover the coronavirus pandemic. >> we'll speak with a commander on how the military is doing on the front lines. "smerconish," though, is next. we'll see new an hour. (music) >>> the sooner we're all on the same page, the sooner we can get back to business as usual. i'm michael smerconish in philadelphia. the cdc changed the recommendations and recommends the following, cdc recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain. for example, grocery stores and pharmacy. the president was quick to note this is voluntary and he will not be among those doing so. i just don't see it for myself when questioned. i had earlier predicted on radio that we would never see him with any kind of a face covering. my hunch, he would view it more as a sign of weakness than prevention. regardless, common sense dictates that where the virus does not respect boundaries, be they cou

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. >> joining me now, cnn's senior national correspondent kyung lah.i'm shocked by those images. the governors as well fired up that video. i mean, has to be frustrating for him after how much progress california has been making. >> reporter: weeks of progress. millions of jobs. lost. millions of dollars lost in this state. let's put it into context. in the most populous state in the united states, 40 million people here, governor newsom was the very first governor to shut down the state's economy. because that's how dire the situation was. so he took a significant political risk. he did it for public health and safety. and so then to see people crowd a beach like that? enjoy themselves in the sun? yes, he is absolutely irritated. most of the beaches have these signs up. you can see that there is this white and red sign. they're posted all over the place. there's fencing. but people are still violating these signs. and as we saw in newport beach, packing the beaches, being selfish instead of paying attention to public health, so, yeah, governor newsom

that it can be 3rd fight before sales for those who don't want to order online software developer kyung fin john has developed a real time last map to track facemask stocks and pharmacies people can check their availability before heading out this is among the dozens of online tools that have mushroomed on the island during the epidemic an exhibition of public private partnership and mutual trust. it's not difficult to create such a map but the key to the successful rationing system is that the government is willing to share its data with us taiwan's well established health care system is our advantage the data of over $6000.00 pharmacies across the country has already been connected to the official database it's enormously beneficial once the data is open to society panic can be eased as a result. by collaborating with other programmers across east asia his map was also adapted into a korean version to solve a similar problem facing south korea 10 days after placing the order josee picks up a surgical masks at a convenience store. in my car i know people can buy in a really fair price

so we begin this hour with cnn's senior national correspondent kyung lah, and kyung, last hour, i wasng the our colleague martin savidge in atlanta who was sitting at his table in a restaurant because they have reopened, obviously, with precautions and he said it was a very lonely experience but that was georgia. you are there in los angeles. it's a different story. some states though are starting to open up. what are you seeing where you are? >> reporter: here, there isn't that discussion at all, really. there's a peek into the future, some of the words we're hearing from the governor but nothing substantive, at least in this state, but that's not the story in other parts of the country. what we are seeing is a loosening of state restrictions, a realtime experiment of the hunger to restart state

kyung la in las vegas. thank you. >>> the white house is reviewing recommendations from center of disease control. schools, for example, will be placing desks at least six feet apart and having students eat lunch in the classrooms and avoid non-essential assemblies. restaurants should move towards disposable plates and utensils and install sneeze guards at cash registers and avoid salad bars at cafes. dr. yasmin is with me. what does this guidance amount to? >> what concerns me is the cdc is a public health agency. it formulates its guidance on science and the best available evidence. what worries me is we saw a month or so ago early in the pandemic the white house takes official cdc guidance and scratching out some parts and so even with the rush to reopen states with the issuing of this new guidance i worry about reopening and next step being motivated by political agenda than booy the science. it is important that we remember with pandemics as bad as the first wave can be, the second or the third wave ca

as cnn's kyung lah reports. >> reporter: as the u.s. death toll crosses 50,000 lives lost, some businesses reopening. donning masks, barbershops are back. georgia and oklahoma allowed doors to open at some businesses like salons. but some businesses refuse to open, saying's too soon. >> i don't want to take chances for my people. most my chefs have children. we all want to know that what we're going home to at the end of the night is safe. >> reporter: in texas, curbside retail is open. >> it goes in the trunk or front seat, thank you so much for your purchasing and helping us. >> reporter: from the south to the midwest to alaska, a real time experiment of the virus versus state policies. in south carolina, department stores are now open with some restrictions. wisconsin, golf courses, and some retail open curb-side. more states will open up in the coming weeks. tennessee will allow restaurants to open at half-capacity on monday, saying it's time. >> our approach to rebooting the economy, it must be steady and methodical and empower ope

as cnn's kyung lah reports, even states that don't have many deaths should see spikes as they reopen. >> reporter: in new york, home to the nation's largest covid hotspot, the governor signaled a pivot is coming as numbers flatten to a high plateau. >> may 15 is when the pause regulations expires statewide. i will extend them in many parts of the state. some regions, you could make the case that we should unpause on may 15. but you have to be smart about it. >> reporter: being smart, says governor cuomo, means showing a 14-day decline in cases. that's not exactly being followed in other states. >> good morning! >> reporter: open for some seating in georgia, with plastic grocery bags over chairs, other seats roped off. the new dining normal rolled in. restaurants and movie theaters, with restrictions, are operating again in georgia. it was unclear if any diners are ready. from georgia to montana to alaska, the national push to reopen expands this week. at least 13 states will reopen some of their major businesses. with as many sanitation preparations as possible, in colorado this barbe

kyung lah has more. >>as days turn to weeks with money fading fast in essentially, tim prince feels that she and her communities businesses are the ones getting burned, you know, they're dismissed. >>that it feels just bn shed to the side. you're not the essential >>you want that shot whitfield chicken in south la is among the countless small businesses who applied for the paycheck protection ogram hot bill is a black owed business in the majority black communy. >>it's a ark time for the seat. joe rees anleads a community economic group helping dozens of black and latino businesses apply for the ppp a 3 businesses 83 s and of those 83 how many of them have gotten the money. >>as of toda4 have actually been. >>just for minority owned businesses servicing and economically challenged community. what police cpps are common. a traditional bank loans a not if you don't have a relationship with bank that's what we're hearing from our constituents, our clients is then. >>because they dihave a strong relationship

>>that was kyung lah reporting while government agencies and banks say they are helping homeowners by suspending mortgage payments. most runners don't have that benefit ranchers in federal assisted housing will receive assistance from the assistance from the government's trillion stimulus bill. >>$350 billion of that relief bill will go to small businesses which are struggling just to stay alive during this pandemic our washington dccorrespondent morgan right reports on just how that money will help and when it's supposed to arrive. >>the maryland senator ben cardin says help is on the way for small businesses hard hit by the pandic for trying to keep people employed the the $2 trillion economic relief package makes available billion for small businesses there loans available that are forgiven. the pay up to 8 weeks f payroll and additional expenses that loan forgiveness comes with a simple step and they're not conditions attached other than maintain your workforce, training just keep paying them during this crisis. >>we can make loans become grants meaning they don't pay them back ne

kyung and put that on the public's balance sheet it is america maybe. i often say that as a young country it's only 230 years old it's still in the people kaka phase of his development is america ever current grow up do you think stephen r. do we have to mollycoddle for the next 50 to 60 years when we think well i certainly hope so. that we get out of this without causing more problems than that horror when you're bailing everybody out essentially you're bailing nobody out. and certainly hurting the middle class and the working class in the united states in the process one of the most important things that i was looking out through a lot of these bailout situations as were the last 10 years because we've had very easy monetary policy it's caused big investors like insurance companies a pension funds and down its trusts to purchase things that are much more riskier than they normally would because they'd be healed but our insurance companies need the eld to meet their actuarial some should then should funds have to buy higher yielding products or risk yo

rich is waiting kyung lah cnn los angeles. another business is struggling d day cares for dogs bu as kron four's justine waltman tells us. >>one bay area businesses stay open to care for dogs of doctors, nses police officers and firefighters who have to go to work ery day. >>it looks funand fuzzy at the grateful dog even as the coronavirus pandemic crush thisdoggy day care company i've had to go into personal savings just to keep our employed because we'r we're in the business is down 90%, most people are working from home d not traveling. so the need for dog boarding went bottom the doggie dacare has 2 locions one san francisco's marina district the other in marinecounty in een break off one oh one, while it uld have closed the owner decided it was important to stay open wereliterally just openedfor peopledo. >>are out there working essential businesses that need a place keep their dogs. the grateful dog follows all cdc idelines for keeping clean and safe distances by still operating during these difficulttimes it is their wa

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kyung lah, cnn, las vegas. >>> how is this for a birthday celebration? british military fighter planes flying over captain tom moore's home in the u.k. to mark his 100th birthday. the world war ii veteran, you heard about him, has become a national hero in the u.k. he captured hearts around the world after he raised more than $37 million for the u.k.'s national health service. captain tom is being recognized with a promotion. look at this. he's being made an honora rare honorary colonel. >>> greta thunberg is giving her award money away. she's donating $100,000 to unicef to support children affected by the covid-19 pandemic. she said like the climate issue, the coronavirus has affected children. everybody trying to do their part. thanks so much for joining me. let's help all of our medical workers by staying home and staying safe. i'm robyn curnow. "new day" is next. have a beautiful day. ein, with high protein and 1 gram sugar. it's a sit-up, banana! bend at the waist! i'm tryin'! keep it up. you'll get there. whoa-hoa-hoa! 30 grams of protein, and one

k kyung law reports. >> we have served several hundred, thousand for sure. >> the employees donating,even though he is in need himself. a month ago, fear gripped the restaurant as coronavirus shut down los angeles restaurants. >> are you scared? >> yeah. >> now, that has turned to anger as the married father of a toddler waits for a loan from the paycheck protection program or ppp from his bank wells fargo. >> i was calling every day, waiting on the phone for about an hour. so every day we're just looking at our bank account waiting for the money. >> now the small business administration says the ppp program is out of cash, it's a lifeline, a forgivable loan that gives businesses 2 1/2 times their monthly payroll. 75% of that must go to workers. it's been a battle to get the available money. >> we're desperate for this relief from the government. and if we're just -- >> have some patience, just bear with me. >> it's been call after call to the bank. owners of a fitness center in los angeles. shut down for a month, unable to pay bills or staff, until finally this notification. >> what

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. >> interesting. .hank you very much indeed claire kyung min him.'s big banks reported growth and profit but the pressure from bad loans is mounting. more on the first quarter results, next. this is bloomberg. ♪ haidi: -- >> china's biggest banks have released first-quarter earnings, reporting small increases in growth as bad loans climb amid treasures from the virus pandemic. let's cross to selina wang for more. what did we learn from the reports of these big banks? how badly hit were they? banks -- pressure from the covid pandemic. 3% largest lender reported a rise in first quarter profit. that is the slowest. and theted a 1.8% gain agricultural bank of china and china construction bank had a 5% increase. chinese regulators have given of reliefs a range measures. clearly, that is cushioning the blow. the full effect of the pandemic has yet to be felt. the government has been calling on the big banks to bailout millions of struggling businesses. analysts still expect them to face an unprecedented drop in profits this year. just to bring up some est