production even though there are predictions of another wave of infections so francesco tony is in milan italy let's go 1st to london or miriam macias standing by live so miriam these numbers in and britain are still going the wrong way and now officials are actually concerned that social distancing that these guidelines may not hold with the public what's the latest. there is some concern about that we had in some ways we heard in that we think michael gove trying to sympathize with people saying that life on the lockdown is not easy but also really issuing a stern warning to people that they have to continue to comply with these measures so even though the weather might not the weather might be improving in the country they must be tempted to spend more time outside that the effectiveness of these measures really depends on how strictly people adhered to them now the other important point it was made in that briefing was that it's going to take a week or 2 before we see the a bet of the social distancing measures feeding through into a few infections you're hospitalizations and fewer deaths

. ♪ that's andre a bocelli giving a concert in milan. italyas the third high nest case hes behind the and u.s. spain. he helped purchase personal medical equipment. >>> the coronavirus was likely in the bay area much earlier than we first thought. possibly december and long before there was widespread testing, according to the chronicle. dr. jeff smith says wasn't recognized at first because we were having a severe flu season. the first santa clara cases of covid-19 were with those who had traveled to wuhan, china burks then people began showing up with no known source of the viret sgests community. a report by the associated press says more than 2,600 deaths nationwide have been linked to nursing homes and long term facilities. we know at least two in a facility in orrenda and other in hayward. there was also a large outbreak in washington state. the socialed press says the count was about 450 deaths ten days ago. >>> contra costa may allow for a vote only by mail in november. the board of supervisors is considering making the request in the

. ♪ >> opera singer andrea bocelli live streamed a concert from milan. italyas the third highest number of coronavirus cases in the world ubehind.nd spain. the foundation is helping hospitals purchase personal protective equipment for staff. he wanted it to represent a message of love and hope, not only to italy, but the entire world. >>> a 12-year-old on the peninsula is using her sewing skills to help the community during this pandemic. ashline is a clothing designer and her work has been featured at new york fashion lengelengele for making fashion masks. it's been pretty cool seeing how others have wanted to pitch in. >> some people have been donating fabric to us. and also been helping by donating money to buy supplies. makes me really happy and i'm like really glad that i could help. >> so sweet. so, ashlynn has made 200 masks so far and her goal is to get to 500. >> wow. >> i know. i like that. just talented and said let me just use my gift to help other people. i love it. >> not all about books and studying this time off, but learning things and help ot

. >> reporter: in milan, italy, before the lockdown. and after. the smog lifting.i's skyline too before. and after. india's air quality improving dramatically during the time. it's not a surprise, but scientists say it's a stark reminder, the toll of pollution. and tonight, on a nat geo special, our ginger zee with the black bear cubs in northern minnesota. >> oh, do you see that? look how sweet. >> reporter: and robin roberts with the stories from people all over the world working to save wildlife. >> cute little thing, huh? >> reporter: actor and australia native chris hemsworth who met with a group rescuing koalas after the devastating wildfires there. >> you've got the knack. i think maybe you could be a carer. >> i've already applied for a that could mean an increase byin energy bills.. you can save by setting your heat to 68 or lower... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or just letting the sun light your home. stay well and keep it golden. >>> now your health, your safety, this is abc7 news. >> we had community transmission probably to a s

opera singer andrew bocelli giving an easter sunday performance at an empty duomo cathedral of milan. italy the third largest number of coronavirus cases behind the u.s. and spain. the andrea bocelli foundation is helping hospitals purchase personal protective equipment for medical staff. bocelli said this performance represented a message of hope and love to italy and the rest of the world. >>> the coronavirus was likely possibly december and long before there was widespread testing, according to the chronicle. santa clara's chief officer dr. jeff smith says it wasn't recognized at first because we were having a severe flu season. the first santa clara county cases of covid-19 were found in people who had travelled to wuhan, china. but then cases began showing up in people with no known source for the virus. researchers say that suggested it had already been spreading in the community. a report by the associated press says more than 2600 deaths nationwide have been linked to outbreaks at nursing homes and long-term facilities. we know of at least two at a facility in orinda and seven at an

equipment that canada has ordered makes its way to canada 1st cross over to from just tony who lives in milan italy and of course hearing this news about what's happened to both french and canadian supplies how desperate and concerned are italian authorities that the same may be happening to them how desperately do they need medical masks. we have a huge shortage of masks right now italy has been trying to buy medical supplies for weeks from other countries that especially at the beginning of the outbreak in italy were not so helpful were not so. disposed to do to help with the dorothy's like turkey for example the prime minister contact called the president. made of march because 200000 masks bought by italian companies from turkey were stopped by the turkish government but this this call didn't have any any outcome so basically what is happening is that italian companies have are trying to convert their production to build these masks here. the there are some some problems too because these these masks these masks were not checked by health officials and so they cannot be solved at the moment eve

milan, italy, also faces a infection rate 30% higher than the rest of italy's rate nationwide. even as the nation's daily death rate fell below 5 hundred. italy is developing a phone app to track people positive with the virus. denmark is among nations taking gradual steps, allowing the reopening of hair salons, tattoo parlors, and driving schools. tonight, concerns about reinfection in south korea, whose efforts to suppress the virus were considered the gold standard. the number of people apparently infected for a second time now numbers more than 100. tom, here in the uk, brits are largely obeying the lockdown without much pushback. it's not scheduled to end until may. this as the government warns we have not yet passed the peak. tom? >> julia mcfarland reporting from her home tonight. julia, thank you. >>> there's much more ahead on "world news tonight" this saturday. the tornado threat. the south bracing for what could be another round of devastating storms after deadly tornadoes on easter. rob marciano standing by for us. >>> the alarming video. the police officer kicked o

it will be held at the duomo cathedral in milan, italy. he will be accompanied by the organist.m for free through his youtube page. the beloved tenor is scheduled to perform in the one world home benefit concert on april 18th. you need to tune in for that. >>> thanks so much for your company. stay home, stay safe, stay strong. i'm rosemary church. "cnn newsroom" continues next with robin curnow. everyone is working a little differently now. so we can still answer your calls. and we are monitoring our system 24/7 to ensure that we have a fast reliable network, keep the customers connected, and making sure people are staying safe. and we're still on the road. solving critical issues as they arise. ♪ go to xfinity.com/prepare. thank you. >>> hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. good to have you this hour. you're watching "cnn newsroom." i'm robyn curnow. just ahead on the show, u.s. president plays a defense. he deflects his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. we'll have that as well. >>> new polling shows us how

wuhan, china, according to nasa, air quality improved 30%, almost 50% to milan italy.learer in l.a. himilayas, finally visible. improvements coming at a horrific economic cost. >> clearly we're going to be in a spiral here if we don't find a way soon to reopen the economy. . >> the environmental benefits may not last if we return to business as usual, especially now with the trump administration's roll back of pollution controls. but there is a way to have a strong economy and a cleaner environment. >> as we go forward, maybe we'll see more people only commute to go work four days a week instead of five. maybe we'll see people not flying as often to conferences and instead they are relying more on video conference. >> adapting to protect yourselves and the planet. now, you may be wondering about what's happening with carbon dioxide emissions, they fuel climate change. they're dropping as well. sit estimated they are dropping 4%. but that is not enough to stop the trajectory that we're on to a warming planet. alex? >> i have to tell you, though, i feel like applauding y

performance on his youtube channel yesterday and he was performing at the close to downed wall mo in milan italy. it was moving and it really felt like it brought the world together i was watching along wi 3 million of my closest friends. people of all faiths are striving to get help throughhe corona crisis in some big stars celebrated passover with humor music and a little bit of religion to raise a loof money for health care workers. >>this is a holiday that celebres transitions from confinement to the ration from winter to spring. it's a holiday that celebrates times of overwhelming and >>we com. >>scene. >>ound my next year. >>everywherein the world next year we wi be on vacation a hawaii. next year in a more fair country next year with our families and chosen fami a next year. >>kind of way for in south africa for me mean. >>next year performing for everyone in the same room next i want to be surrounded by even more of my jewish brothers and sisters >>her jews and non-jewish by the y if you're looking to like idealize you know are they do is they just know it was just everybody mix yet doin

andre bocelli will be streaming from milan, italy.an become a prayer in times like these. but if you are looking for a higher authority, you can stream pope francis. church home pastors had this to say about the new remote services. >> this easter will be a turning point. but i do not believe communities of faith, houses of faith will ever be quite the same again. >> i imagine people gathering around the screen whether they are watching pope francis deliver easter mass or watching joel olsteen. families will gather together and experience something genuine. reporter: these are going to be the new normal, lauren. lauren: oh boy, at least it's nice because that's what we have right now. i hope you have a beautiful easter. connell, how are you celebrating easter? connell: i think it will be close to this studio setup we have right here. good luck with that pizza order tonight. crazy times. i thought that was some good work from kanye west to pope francis. if you didn't get your options or easter service. enjoy easter with your family and

with details of the latest numbers from new york are just cochairman tony is in milan italy will go to him and now mary joins us live from london so let's start with merriam samarium the numbers in the u.k. the biggest single drop. big biggest single increase pardon me in 24 hours and the government also feels like they have to compete against the weather to get people to pay attention with us away as the u.k. . he has definite concern about including whether people are not as compliant with these measures and that they're tempted to spend more time outside that they should be doing but it was interesting in that briefing that michael go spoke about a 5 year old a 5 year old child who has become the youngest person in the u.k. to lose their life to the coronavirus a 5 year old boy who didn't have underlying health conditions he also paid tribute to 7 n.h.s. healthcare workers who died after testing positive for co the 98 and very deliberately mentioning these cases involving younger people in bali medical professionals to drive home the message that everyone is vulnerable to this virus

a similar story in milan, italy: a marked decline in air pollution in march compared to los angeles haseen its longest period of "good" air quality in 25 years. ( birds chirping ) in fact, there may be something else in the air: a new song. scientists are studying icw the pands impacting birds. >> we literally have a worldwide experiment underway.tu there are ly a number of thudies, both in the u.s. and europe, that sho birds do respond to human ae hropogenic no reducing their own songs-- in some cases, actually changing the frequency of their songs. d so it's a safe bet that in the much-reduced noise sphere that they're eeriencing right now, they're probably out there filling it up little bit more than they would have otherwise. >> brown: and arou the world, ereports of other wildlif reclaiming now-empty spaces. in southern india, a herd of elephants took over a road usually filled with traffic. in thailand, aob of monkeys brawled over food. with hardly any tourists to feed them, the monkeys are going hungry. and near barcelona, spain, wild boar descended from the hills and grazed in h

the teams, 35 people in total, are heading to bergamo and milan. italythan 16 and a half thousand deaths. in france, the number of people who have died from coronavirus has surpassed 10,000. additional measures to contain the virus are about to come into force. from wednesday outdoor exercise will banned in the capital between ten in the morning and seven in the evening. all residents leaving their home are required to carry a permission slip explaining why they are outside. so are the new rules being welcomed? we've had this reaction. translation: that is what we do for everyone, with the greatest courtesy and parisians are very understanding. we are welcomed at the controls, there is no difficulty. for certain people, we have to explain and re—explain the manner in which to fill out the permission slip because for some it is not always clear. but it is ok. translation: frankly, it is starting to feel long. i think it is starting to really weigh down on people mentally. apart from that, well, we know we don't have any choice. this is what must be done.

the teams, 35 people in total, are heading to bergamo and milan. italyteen and a half thousand deaths. in france, the number of people who have died from coronavirus has surpassed 10,000. additional measures to contain the virus are about to come into force. from wednesday outdoor exercise will banned in the capital between ten in the morning and seven in the evening. all residents leaving their home are required to carry a permission slip explaining why they are outside. so are the new rules being welcomed? we've had this reaction. translation: there is no difficulty, some people we have to explain and reexplain the manner to fill out the permission slip because for some it is not always clear but it is ok. translation: frankly it is starting to feel long and i think it is starting to lay down on people mentally. apart from that we know we don't have any choice, this is what must be done and we ask ourselves why these measures were not taken earlier. personally i think it is quite late to decide to take these draconian measures. reaction from france. le

pace is slowing more than 16500 people have now died in italy that is the highest number in the entire world is going to francesco to return as in milan so francesco tell us more about the numbers and what what are the signs that we're seeing from the pacing. well new figures from italy confirm a positive trend somehow and in the curve of the new infected today they increase by $3600.00 it's less than the 3 percent daily and the total confirmed cases are now over 132000 and the good news is the decrease in the number of hospitalized patients in intensive care units for the 3rd day in a row this will gave a bit of relief to the health system that is the huge pressure has been under huge pressure for weeks unfortunately the deaths went up again in the last 24 hours in italy. 636 new fatalities more than 16500 people died in the country since the outbreak the curve of the infection and the way it keeps flattening and shows that the restrictive measures implemented 4 weeks ago are paying off everyone now it's looking forward to the phase 2 as the prime minister has a pic on to called it a few days ago referring to the time when the nation

things but let's see what will happen from from the father may absolutely that's a picture from milan in italy francisco jumper tony thanks very much indeed thank you let's move on to germany now which is contacting the spread of corona virus by making the wary of mass compulsory on public transport free masts have been made available in cities nationwide for the past week germany has the 4th highest number of confirmed cases in europe and fewer than 6000 have died which is far lower than neighboring countries let's cross over to berlin where dominic kane is live for us now dominick germany has been pretty definitive in how it's handled this whole crisis tell us more about what's happening now. very definitive in regards to personal protection that the government believes that citizens should be implemented so as of today the requirement to wear face masks of some description applies in every german state on public transport. people in the buses behind me if you get on a bus if you get on the tube if you've got the metro if you get on a train you have to wear a mask pretty much everywhere in g

this is where a story starts in milan the most important fashion and business city in all of modern italy and in that sense not much has changed even in the 15th century milan was a bustling city filled with artists and musicians. of old a city states and italy the duchy of milan was the most powerful the most exuberant and the wealthiest buy for no wonder that many kings in europe wanted to conquer it . to caylee because the man in charge of the juke named ludovico sforza was a tyrant who had seized power in 14 he wore them many other such rulers he was desperate to cloak use the legitimacy with the splendor of a renaissance court. the joke at many projects a monastery complex called it just tolls on the pov via a new church building right here in milan called the sometime out he had that i cannot see but the biggest project of all was this massive cathedral the liberally designed to be the biggest church building in all of italy so naturally the city was a magnet for young artists and sculptors from all over the region. but while a lot of this artist wasn't from lombardy he was from flo

this is where a story starts in milan the most important fashion and business city in all of modern italy and in that sense love much has changed even in the 15th century milan was a bustling city filled with artists and musicians. of older cities states and italy the duchy of milan was the most powerful the most exuberant and the wealthiest buy for no wonder that many kings in europe wanted to conquer. to keely because the man in charge of the juke named little because for the song was a tyrant who had seized power in 14 he was in many other such rulers he was desperate to cloak his illegitimacy with the splendor of a renaissance court. the juke had many projects a monastery complex called it just tolls on the pa via a new church built right here in milan called the sometime out there but the biggest project of all was this massive cathedral deliberately designed to be the biggest church building in all of italy so naturally the city was a magnet for young artists and sculptors from all over the region. but while a lot of this artist wasn't from lombardy he was from florence the most exc

reporting live from home in london area many thanks indeed let's cross live then to italy francesco day is live for us in milan how do people there feel about restrictions beginning to be is now francisco. well the shins will be on the ground region significantly and they will be very slightly in the rest of italy starting from from tomorrow let's let's begin from the latest italy's figures that are a little bit worse than yesterday there are $566.00 new ridges so that's more than sunday but in line with the with before now the total toll is over $20400.00 the new confirmed cases are a little more than 3000 there has been a decrease in the last 24 hours but this figure the pens march on the number of tests made according to the civil protection agency this number has increased in the last days the positive cases since the outbreak are now almost 160000 confirming italy as the 3rd most affected country by infections after the united states and spain fortunately the hospitalized patients and those in intensive care units keep decreasing and this is the best news as of today these numbers are considered every day

but italy's debt toll continues to climb stop more than 16,500 people. the standstill is costing the country stop milanashion hub, is italy's finance capital, a global fashion hub, but everything must remain closed. spanish police and nurses shared a moment in solidarity stop they are on the frontline of their country's war against coronavirus. there are signs of hope. the number of deaths has dropped for a fourth day in a row. it is all thanks to these essential workers, putting their lives at risk to save others. freya cole, bbc news. let's round up some of the other main developments: china has reported 32 new confirmed virus cases, all of which were imported, but crucially no new deaths in the past day. according to the data, it's the first time china's national health commission has reported no new deaths since it started publishing its figures in january. there are growing concerns over the situation in indonesia. the country has registered around 2,500 infections and 209 deaths with a confirmed covid—19 link. but with very low levels of testing, indonesia's doctor's association warns the situati

> that is opera singer andrea bocelli live streaming a concert from an empty cathedral of milan yesterday. italy the third highest number of coronavirus cases in the world right behind the u.s. and spain. the andrea bocelli foundation is helping hospitals purchase personal protective equipment for medical staff. he wanted the performance to represent a message of love and hope to italy and to the world. i'm here for all these performances. can we talk about how j.lo looks like she did 20 years ago. >> it's the reverse aging process that we all want. and part of that is going to be, do you have your moisturizing lotion? >> friend, i don't have it yet. send me some, thank you. thank you. >>> coming up next, the seven th as if an earthquake will never happen or we can do something about it before it's too late. it's not a matter of if, but when. now with affordable coverage options. choose a policy that works for you. protect your home with earthquake insurance. learn more at earthquake authority dot com. in this time of crisis we run with them, toward those in need. we are 7,000 doctors, nurses, p

the future but we had really really bad time in the last days and weeks marco i was in italy reporting from milan in late february and we were speaking to health workers there who were really worried that it could get much worse what are the conditions there what's the reason that it has gotten or the reason that it has gotten as bad as it has gotten . i think we have been after china differ on the line the 1st one to just say so this this virus and. i think we would. we will not. understood very well how heavy and how difficult this will be and so maybe we reacted not as the same energy we understood we needed after a couple weeks. so i think at the beginning we stoped it was a something very. easy to control instead it spread it around very very. quick and fast and so we were not prepared the beginning now after 2 weeks of the for 10 days we have taken the measure and we have. the best condition how to react and how to to point us in front of this john you've been speaking a lot about the impact of this is having on on family members of patients i want to ask you more specifically about family

thanks for that martha editor live from madrid let's get the latest now from italy francesco jhumpa tony is in milan for us francesco italy remains the worst affected country in terms of its death toll from coronavirus just tell us what are the latest numbers saying. disfigures many things about heat in the moment starting from the bad news her with more than 600 people dying every day we cannot say that the emergency is overtaken on the other side to do a lot of measures are slowly paid off the curve of the new infected is that a plateau increasing by around 2 percent daily and the total cases are more than $135000.00 so it's now less than the united states and spain the experts say. they will probably go down in the next days but will have to wait the situation is in hospitals is improving patients in intensive care units declined for the 4th day in a row yesterday will see that today in few hours so the health care system which has been under strain for 2 weeks is now or will probably manage to not collapse completely so. a system that is actually completely failed is the. nursing homes in la but

s italy's finance capital, a global fashion hub but everything must remain closed and italy is not alone. —— milan'ss diggers challenge yet. but there are deeply rooted divisions overfunding but there are deeply rooted divisions over funding and which countries will bear the financial burden. translation: everyone is equally affected and it must therefore also be in everyone's interest, and this is germany's interest, that europe emerges strongly from this test. spanish police and nurses shared a moment in solidarity. they are on the front line of their country's war with coronavirus. there are signs of hope. a number of deaths have dropped for a fourth day in a row. it's all thanks to these essential workers, putting their lives at risk to save others. freya cole, bbc news. let's move away from coronavirus for a moment because the former vatican treasurer, the australian cardinal george pell, will be freed from jail after winning an appeal against his conviction on charges of child sexual abuse. the appeal was upheld at australia's high court, all sevenjudges ruling unanimously. his conviction has

milan. his the virus done in italy -- is the virus done in italy? francine: this is something variola just with -- virology's with the heads of state are trying to figure out. new zealand, they have only had 19 deaths. it is difficult to have a complete walk down. let's say you flatten the curve. keep people and lockdown forever. if you are in a region that is part of a bigger country, it is much more difficult to find the right balance of not hurting the number of people that could die, together with not putting the economy on its knees. difficult and delicate. tom: exceptionally delicate day on a wednesday with terrific news flow. brazil particularly challenged. with our first word news, here is viviana hurtado. viviana: federal reserve policy makers are all but certain to keep the benchmark rate near zero when they meet and will look late -- likely focus on the next steps once the pandemic ends. that is at 2:00 p.m. new york time. they will expand spending to municipalities. current.k., a sign restrictions are likely to continue until at least th

announced 681 more jets as a result of the coronavirus let's go now to italy where francesco jeffrey tony joins us live from milan via skype so what else do we know about these numbers and what is the trend ben and italy right now. well the new figures from italy are relatively positive because the 681 people the died today are the smallest number in one week and they brought the broader total toll to over 15000 new infected or less than 5000 today 'd 'd with an increase of just 4 percent in line with the past days the total number of the infected people is now over 126000 all they seems to confirm that italy is absence so-called plateau the curve of the in factions is still going up but slower every day and probably will and in few days or that's what we all hope now the authorities are warning people the emergency is not over yet. for what i saw with my eyes and many others confirmed including the mayor of milan or in the last 2 or 3 days 'd the streets of the city are there are more people around so the possible reasons are to firstly the it was communication of the government which 1st allowed parents to take

military doctors helping out their italian colleagues at a scandal now surrounds italy's largest nursing home in nearby milan where at least 143 people have died since the beginning of march. families of residents there are demanding answers following reports medical staff was stopped from using protective gear prosecutors are now investigating that facility and more than a dozen others italy's officially recorded over 22000 coronavirus deaths but most care home deaths are not included in some doctors suspect the real figure could be twice as high. in spain the government ordered the 17 autonomous regions to unify their criteria on counting the dead the official tolls stands at almost 20000 but it doesn't take into account the deaths of people who had covered going to symptoms but were not tested including thousands of people in care homes i think. meanwhile in germany joe batiks footage has emerged along with hope he was here medics who resuscitated a coronavirus patient transport him by helicopter to a special isolation chamber nationally new figures show the number of people infected by every person who c

new york but it's ciccone is the chair of anesthesia and intensive care at milan's humanity hospital he spoke to us about how italy was caught off guard and what the world can still learn from their mistakes. the 1st thing that we learn and we try to tell everyone raves from the very famous days of our experience here is really that this is not a normal flu at all we were seen to date up from china even before it hit it to need but when we found ourselves in the middle of the epicenter you know longer they became very clear there was a bonus at the edges of cases that require a spirit to resupport and up to 1020 percent in our cases actually was requiring invasive mechanical ventilation so did the number of patients the volume of patients to seek coming to her in to secure unit was very high unfortunately so far we don't have a specific therapies against this virus would we do have it is a good supportive care so what we try to do in intensive care is exactly to do this to use what we learn from managing a new morning has been to add to pneumonia as for many years now he's basically to try to keep our a patient in

investigating the high number of deaths in nursing homes in northern italy, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak. at one such home in milanf the 150 residents died in march alone. mayors in northern italy believe the death toll is far higher than the official statistics because only those who died in hospital after having tested positive for coronavirus are reported. many of those who died in nursing homes were simply never tested. >> reporter: i'm scott mclean in madrid. the death toll here tipped up but this is a moem te momentary the curve. active cases was the smallest that it's been in almost a month. now the stay at home order will likely be in place until at least late april but the government is promising non-essential workers will be allowed to go back to their jobs on monday. this applies to sectors like manufacturing and construction, but not to shops or restaurants. >> after 76 days under lockdown, people in wuhan, china, the epicenter of the outbreak are leaving homes for the first time. lockdown restrictions were lifted this morning. thousands of people rushed aboard flights and trains and highway entrances

milan. he said it was to promote love, healing and hope to italy and the world.a family divided by the pandemic, now celebrating a happy easter as one. here's kris van cleave. >> reporter: michael and whitney saville had their hands full with three young boys, but something was missing. so, two years ago, they decided to adopt grace, rescuing the toddler from an orphanage in mumbai, india. >> we did feel a sense of urgency-- we had no idea what kind of conditions, you know, what kind of condition the orphanage was in. >> we didn't have a whole lot of information over the last year about how she was doing. >> reporter: on march 5, they left the atlanta area to finally bring grace home. while navigating the bureaucracy of adoption in a foreign country, the coronavirus sent india into lockdown. the savilles, like tens of thousands of americans around the world, were stuck. >> it's been difficult having kids on two different continents. we're really excited and relieved that we have her in our care and in our custody. r custody.just really anxious to get home and hav

tenor untrainable cheli and his unique voice from inside milan's closed because the role yesterday on easter sunday. seeing. a. false. law. italy during the corona crisis. with reporters braved the lockdown. journey through abandon city's. public life has come to a halt. and the people who are free and full of worries. how things will be after the crisis. next on t w. morrow week symbol of a long conflict in the philippines between the muslims and the christian population . claims funders occupied the city center in 2000. president kuchma his response was. this is not the kind of freedom that we. know did morality become a deep way to islamist terror. an exclusive report from a destroyed city. in the sights of fire starts may 20th on g.w. . cinemark square in the heart of vent. jumbles on usually this place is teeming with.

italian tenor andrea bocelli live streamed a concert from milan, the center of italy's epidemic. he sang inside and outside the famous cathedral the song "amazing grace." that was accompanied by images of empty streets around the world. ♪ was grace that taught my heart to feel and grace my fears relieved ♪ >> so far on youtube for that beautiful, beautiful performance. >>> coming up, the detroit nurse also wowing the world with her stunning rendition of "amazing grace." ♪ how sweet the sound we're going to talk to her in our next hour, michael. >> robin, i'll tell you, one of the most heartfelt songs ever written. you feel it in your soul. >> yes. >>> coming up, everybody -- >> you do, you really do. >> you really, really do. >>> coming up, we have those people who are defying at-home orders. how those who didn't follow guidelines were held accountable on easter sunday, and the creative ways some kept their community together from a distance. >>> first, let's go to ginger at home. >> reporter: hey, michael. i just wanted to show you the scope of this storm all the way from florid

milan . the cathedral and the region of italy that has been hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic.s is democracy now!, i'm amy goodman. we had to detroit, where the henry ford health system has launched the first major u.s. study into whether or not the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine could help prevent the spread of coronavirus among health care workers, following weeks of president trump promoting the drug despite warnings from medical experts. the study was announced last week with detroit mayor mike duggan. it will test 3000 people to see if use of the drug can keep them from getting sick with covid-19. president trump has repeatedly urged americans to take hydroxychloroquine to treat covid-19 symptoms despite dr. anthony fauci and others warning there is still insufficient evidence for its effectiveness in treating the virus. this comes as a study in brazil involving chloroquine's effect on coronavirus patients was stopped after participants developed irregular heart ratess that increasased the risisk of a potentially fatal arrhythmia. a man in arizona died last month an