. >>> and we have learned, a lari om coravirus. >>> good evening. it's great to have you with us on a tuesday president trump with conflicting messaging on the coronavirus. after pushing social distancing, the president signaled he wants the country open by easter. it left medical experts to answer questions about whether they would offer that same guidance. tonight, the number of cases in america now more than 53,000. nearly ten times more than just a week ago. more than 670 are now dead. at least 22 states imposing stay at home restrictions. four more states in the past 24 hours. empty streets from boston to detroit to dallas, to california's pacific coast highway. the most cases nationwide now in new york state. the number doubling every three days. the vast majority in new york city. these are the lines outside a hospital in queens. 400 ventilators arriving in new york, new york's governor asking the white house, do you want a pat on the back? we need 30,000, pointing to the nation's stockpile. begging the federal government for more help. sayin