no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.nd don't forget to catch "trolls world tour". let's party people! ♪ one more time >>> just a quick segment here to say the new five pillar strategy relies on the following for testing, swab testing, partners, lab work, blood testing to find out who is immune, who has the anti-bodies. we are hearing there hasn't been enough testing in the united kingdom. we'll hear more later as well. that is the new strategy as we have a huge number of deaths 569 overnight taking the total to 2,921 we'll take a short break we'll look at the uk pmi service data i'll leave you with a shot over the london time line from where i stand. >>> welcome back to "street signs. i'm geoff cutmore. >> and i'm julianna tatelbaum. >> services wipe-out the lowest point since the ihs survey began sinking to a deeper recession amid a record rally he's created significant cut. putting in further restrictions to stop the spread of the virus. unveiling a 100 billion work scheme luxembourg's financial minister says spending

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.don't forget to catch trolls world tour now in theaters and at home on demand. rated pg. let's party people! ♪ one more time >>> welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. you're watching "cnn newsroom" live from atlanta. i'm natalie allen. the trump administration is hoping to get the u.s. and its economy quickly back on track, but health experts say there needs to be more coronavirus testing before even considering a return to normalcy, whatever that will be. now cnn is learning that as early as january private labs were trying to develop effective tests but were blocked by the federal government. drew griffin explains what happened and what didn't. >> reporter: as coronavirus was silently racing around the world in late january and early february, the federal government not only failed to use the massive arsenal of hundreds of laboratories across the united states for emergency testing, it actually left roadblocks in place to prevent non-government l

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.nd don't forget to catch "trolls world tour". let's party people! ♪ one more time - communities of color have always been underrepresented in the u.s. census. that means less federal funding for schools, hospitals, libraries, and other public services for diverse communities and less representation in congress. this year, it's critical that you participate in the 2020 census. it's safe and confidential. let's make sure everyone is counted in our community. for more information, visit getcounted.com, and to participate, go to census.gov. >>> world health experts now report more than 1 million cases of coronavirus across the globe. that's about eight times what it was just three weeks ago when the w.h.o. declared a pandemic. extraordinary numbers. extraordinary growth as the cases soar across the united states to nearly 1/4 million people. one woman whose husband died of the virus is pleading with everyone to simply stay at home. she spoke with john berman. listen. >> people think it's g

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.nd don't forget to catch "trolls world tour". let's party people! ♪ one more time >> farmers have been the backbone of this country since long before coronavirus but they are needed now more than ever, 72% of americans say they're worried about food and beverage shortages. but our next guest says many farmers are sitting on a surplus right now. might surprise you. might be surprising our farmers are handling this. thanks for coming on this morning, we appreciate it. you are in the state of florida and you guys say you have a lot of crop and that surprises a lot of people. >> florida farmers across the state and across this nation work to ensure this nation has an adequate food supply. whether it is adverse conditions like hurricanes, floods, natural disasters and such and now with covid-19. we are looking at winter production of fruits and vegetables, green beans and cucumber and lettuce, tomatoes, blueberries and watermelons and citrus and this production. we also have essential barri

i want to address two issues with your question because it really opens up the pandora's box. what is the true mortality rate? if you look at many databases, starting with wuhan, china, and going to italy, then spain, then germany, norway, and then the u.s., and individual counties in the u.s., you will see mortality than that range from less one per 100 people in the population, which is how we like to measure it to 270 or so. if you look in china, it is less than one. if you go to some of the parishes outside of new orleans, or parts of new jersey, it is above 50. what does that really mean and how does that translate to the percentages you are talking about? pardon it has to do with understanding the denominator. this has been a perpetual problem throughout this entire pandemic. we don't really understand how many people are really infected. that is why we can't get a handle on what the true prevalence of infections without any symptoms really is. so, when we look at mortality rate, we have to sort of really think carefully about what the denominator is part of these people

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.t to catch "trolls world tour". let's party people! ♪ one more time ♪ ♪ gerry: ruchur sharma is with me. very briefly, i want to look at the longer term tim applications of this. crises, wars, things like this change the way economies and societies work. give me, if you would, do you think the role of government is going to change? we're very dependent on government to save the economy. is that going to lead to a long-term change in the way people see the role government says? >> i think so. i think that's going to be a result of this crisis which is that you can see the lack of a proper government response that got it to this current stage. but it really seems to me that what we're going to be living with as a long-term consequence of this is much more state control. i think we're feeling the effects already which is we already are feeling the gap between monetary and fiscal policy disappear, that the so-called monetary independence, banks divorced from the fiscal -- [inaudible] buy m

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.ch "trolls world tour". let's party people! ♪ one more time ♪ ♪ maria: welcome back. more now of my interview with the chairman and ceo of 3m, mike roman. there are some markets that you're the only one to make these respirators, and we have health care workers that are on the front lines, and people that are getting sick in america. so is there a way that you could insure that you're not relying on distributers to go sell your equipment that may have been sold to them a while ago to the highest bidder and to communicate clearly to the american people that there is no taking advantage of a crises situation, mike? >> well, we can be aggressive in helping to pursue those. we can identify counterfeits, we can identify resellers that are not prized distributers, work with the doj and the state a.g.s to go after them. we work with our e-channel partners to insure there's no price gouging. we are taking every action we can take. and, yeah, we're going to bring more of our own production from

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no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity. forget to catch "trolls world tour". let's party people! ♪ one more time francine: a tough two weeks -- president trump warns of hard times ahead as u.s. officials estimate that 240,000 americans could die. further to fall for markets -- a course of investors from howard marks to jim rogers warns that asset prices could go much lower. jeffrey gundlach expects the panic of march to return. and dividends dumped -- shares in british banks take another hit after scrapping dividends and buybacks urged on by the u.k. supply regulators. well, good morning, good afternoon, good evening, everyone. depending on where you are in the world. i am francine lacqua in london, and this is "bloomberg surveillance." let's get straight to bloomberg first word news in new york with viviana hurtado. viviana: we begin with president trump, warning of -- as the u.s. faces a tough two weeks. as many as 240,000 americans could die from coronavirus. fatalities in new york city confirmed cases. sticking with pre

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.'t forget to catch "trolls world tour". let's party people! ♪ one more time francine: economics, finance, allah text. -- politics. this is bloomberg surveillance. the biggest bank scraps their dividends after being pushed to free up more money for loans after the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. winters, the chief executive of standard chartered, joins me know. thank you for your time. standard chartered has announced a $1 billion financing package for companies involved in fighting the epidemic. how soon do you expect to make the first loan? bill: good morning francine, nice to be here. we are all trying to do whatever we can to help this fight in whatever way that we can peer the billion-dollar financing package for us is for the most part, the financing will go out to people we have on our books, clients of ours who are either retooling manufacturing facilities or reconfiguring some of their supply distribution chains to get these needed materials out, whether it is whatever.u

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.nd don't forget to catch trolls world tour in theaters and at home on demand friday.rated pg. let's party people! ♪ one more time >>> welcome back stocks slightly lower only after they erased a very big gain. the dow had been up as much as 937 points they blue their biggest intraday gains since october 2008 we are slated for some modest declines the dow down around 100 points joining me now sylvia jablonski. what exactly have you seen given the volatility we have witnessed. where are people placing their bets as far as the market goes >> caller: good morning. we expect a lot of that will continue as job numbers come in. people are ready to get back to work but they can't. there will be continued data you've got this supply and demand shock it is tough to feel comfortable. it is always tough to be a buyer. certainly something to think about where we are now we are off 20% and continuing with a v-shaped recovery we are testing lows here and that is an opportunity that is reacting fully o

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.nd don't forget to catch "trolls world tour". let's party people! ♪ one more time >>> stocks set to kick off a new quarter as futures point to new losses president trump points to a very painful two weeks ahead amid the coronavirus outbreak the outbreak setting up challenges for many americans paying their mortgages new issues there it is wednesday, april 1, 2020 you are watching cnbc. welcome back to the show i'm dominic chu live at the cnbc headquarters kicking off this half hour with breaking news futures are pointing to steep losses ahead of the opening bell ahead of one of the worst quarters on record as you can see here, the dow would open down by 668 points. about 78-point decline for the s&p 500 and the nasdaq showing an implied open down 209 points. today's action comes after an historic month for the markets the dow shedding 23% worst quarterly performance since 1987 worse first quarter performance ever leading the decline, boeing shares losing more than half their value. 54%

that would open up pandora's box. u.s.in the covid-19 prices are threatening to further hurt huawei's already slowing business. china's leading property developer reported the first decline in annual profit in four years. evergrande says for-profit tumbled $6 billion in the 12 months through december, more than the forecast in the bloomberg survey which was revised after evergrande issued a profit warning last week that takes profits to levels last seen in 2017. coming up, we are counting down to the open in india with futures now. looks like we could be seeing a little bit of pressure here. we are seeing futures in singapore close to .5%. pressure facing oil as well. keep in mind bond and fx markets will be shot in india today given the financial year closed. only equities will be trading, so keep that in mind. we are looking ahead to some date as well. we got plenty more to come. this is bloomberg. ♪ tom: welcome back. oil is entering a period of never seen before demand disruption. this is throughout the entire industry

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.nd don't forget to catch trolls world tour in theaters and at home on demand friday.rated pg. let's party people! ♪ one more time >> we apologize for the inconvenience. this park is currently closed. >> look at that. talking drones, a huge part of social distance policing in new jersey and florida. >> a look at the future. carley shimkus with serious xm 115 with mixed reaction on social media from the bird talking to you. >> the future is now. police department in elizabeth, new jersey and daytona are using drones to tell people to stop gathering and go home. the goal is to prevent police officers from having to physically enter crowds and deliver the message themselves. this is causing a lot of buzz on social media and reaction is mixed magellan on facebook says this is a good tool for the police department, just a shame that many still think this is a big joke and do not stay home. joe also supported, thanks for the added protection from the ignorant and selfish among us. it is appre

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.nd don't forget to catch "trolls world tour". let's party people! ♪ one more time yeah. this moving thing never gets any easier. well, xfinity makes moving super easy. i can transfer my internet and tv service in about a minute. wow, that is easy. almost as easy as having those guys help you move. we are those guys. that's you? the truck adds 10 pounds. in the arms. -okay... transfer your service online in a few easy steps. now that's simple, easy, awesome. transfer your service in minutes, making moving with xfinity a breeze. visit xfinity.com/moving today. rob: the captain of the us nuclear aircraft carrier pleading for the navy's help as hundreds of sailors all sick with covid-19. the vessel being pulled out of commission for weeks. how could this impact our national security? >> reporter: the theater roosevelt is docked in guam, the captain is calling on the trump administration for hell. the captain wrote a letter to the u.s. navy asking for assistance after 200 of his sailors tes

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.nd don't forget to catch trolls world tour in theaters and at home on demand friday.rated pg. let's party people! ♪ one more time >>> the death rate from coronavirus has slowed in italy and marked the smallest increase in four days the number of cases has slowed the head of the institute says it is too soon to say there is a decline. in france, the death toll stands at almost 9,000. a warning the country may see its deepest economic down tuturn since world war ii and they say we are still some ways away from the peak. >> that's right. the peak is when the numbers go down the numbers are not going down we've seen the numbers, the growth slowing that was the case for death. yesterday, the numbers of deaths grew again it is not a linear process the number of new cases has been slowing down the number of admissions in the intensive care have been slowing down we are still in the middle of it bare in mind that france is entering the fourth week of confinement. it is expected that it will be

you agree that maybe the rules should be loosened at times like these or would that just open a pandora'sron: you have to remember the last financial crisis and the problem we were trying to solve, banks undercapitalized in some cases and not having the capital strength to do what they need to do, a sense that some of these banks were excessively leveraged. that problem was solved. but you solved that problem by putting in place heightened capital requirements, liquidity requirements. think at this point that one could conclude that there is not enough money available to land. again, think about the crisis we are trying to solve for. this is shutting down not just the u.s. economy, but the world economy, realizing that furry economy wille, the be at a fraction of what it normally is. that is where you have central banks and governments coming in to provide a backstop. i am sure there is going to be a conversation about, do we have the balance right? one thing we can be confident in is that banks now are under stressed but seem to be operating fine. the extra capital has allowed them to no

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.d tour in theaters and at home on demand friday.rated pg. let's party people! ♪ one more time carley: good morning. welcome back, mayo clinic launching a test to detect who is immune to the coronavirus. thousands of these tests can be run every day but the mayo clinic will focus on healthcare workers and those who can vote plasma treatment. stanford university are also taking samples in a race to find the cure. florida congressman mario dÍaz ballard wants to use plasma to help people recover. i want to reiterate the seriousness of this sickness and i encourage to continue to follow cdc guidelines, rob. rob: absolutely. one missouri teenager channels hobby in life-saving action providing critical protection equipment, ppe, he's working to provide first responders with face masks and also face shields and that high school sophomore connor jones joins us this morning. good morning, connor. >> good morning. rob: we really appreciate it. tell us what you're doing. >> we are trying to mass p

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.nd don't forget to catch trolls world tour in theaters and at home on demand friday.rated pg. let's party people! ♪ one more time >>> less than two weeks after lawmakers approve a massive $2 trillion relief package. officials are facing glitches, break downs and frustration as they work to roll out the much needed money. in all of this happening as president trump today fired the inspector general overseeing the stimulus money. joining me now to discuss. cnn political commentator. good to see you. let's start with the firing of the man in charge of over seeing how the economic recovery money is being spent. glen fine. you say this is an extremely bad sign. why do you say that? >> well, look, you always want oversight. the executive branch activity that is special so talking about $2 trillion of taxpayer money being dispersed in some cases never before. unprecedented ways. through small business loans and expanded safety net programs. it is especially true if we're talking about the adm

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.'t forget to catch "trolls world tour". let's party people! ♪ one more time wordoomberg held headquarters in new york. i'm taylor riggs. markets rebounding after wednesday's selloff as oil prices surge. president trump saying russia and saudi arabia will cut output, sending brent crude up more than 40% before paring some of those gains. oil is down more than 50%. another record-setting week for u.s. jobless claims. more than 6 million americans filing for unemployment, almost 10 million over the last two weeks as the economy reels from the coronavirus. infections in the u.s. now topping 200,000. vice president mike pence is taking an optimistic tone as virus testing picks up, telling bloomberg he expects a strong economic rebound in the u.s., highlights from that conversation coming up. first let's get a check on where the markets stand, the s&p 500 trying to hold on to gains a somee bit, up .6%, paring of the earlier bigger gains we have seen. the stoxx index leading the gains. that i

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.d don't forget to catch trolls world tour in theaters and at home on demand friday.rated pg. let's party people! ♪ one more time rob: the mayor says he is embarrassed after his wife was found at a bar during a stay-at-home order. he says his wife exhibited a stunning lack of judgment. the social gathering is broken up by police, everyone at the party including the mayor's wife facing a reckless conduct charge. police department to apologize for handcuffing a man in front of the 6-year-old daughter in colorado. >> taken away by the brighton police for playing softball with his daughter in an empty park. rob: matt mooney was playing t-ball with his wife and daughter apartment officer said he was breaking social distancing guidelines. groups with less than four people are allowed for recreational activities, the police were wrong on this one, the police permitted apologizing it was a, quote, overreach by officers. jillian: a texas mom was worried her er doctor husband could bring home cov

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.don't forget to catch trolls world tour in theaters and at home on demand friday.rated pg. let's party people! ♪ one more time rob: american veterans are one of the groups impacted by this pandemic with 3000 testing positive for covid-19. >> pledging $1 million to assist not only the nation's heroes but community severely impacted. joining us to explain more, thank you for being here. >> i am glad to be here talking to you and representing our 3500 veterans united foundation. how are you today? shannon: we are good. let's talk about how this is impacting 29 communities. >> we donated $1 million to help with important medical supplies like masks and protective gear and we are standing by to help our veterans in the impacted communities to make sure there is the ability to help they need. rob: medical supplies, emergency housing, financial support. tell us how this has impacted veterans. tell us the stories you have been hearing. >> we have been hearing a lot of people impacted in their

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no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.nd don't forget to catch trolls world tour in theaters and at home on demand friday.rated pg. let's party people! ♪ one more time >> donald trump striking a deal with 3m after a public dispute over exporting masks and not putting america first. the agreement will bring 55 million facemasks to the with every month in addition to 35 million masks. >> 3m isn't the only company answering the call to action. cvs opening new drive-through coronavirus testing sites, the pharmacy giant says the sites can conduct 1000 tests every day, the tests are free but require patients to register online first. >> chicago's mayor lori lightfoot is spotted breaking social distancing to get a haircut just one week after she made this psa. >> the data shows social distancing works. please pay attention, stay home, save lives. get your roots done, that is not essential. >> carley shimkus here with the social media sound off in the mayor's defense. >> reporter: the city's barbershops and hair salons are shutdow

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.nd don't forget to catch trolls world tour now in theaters and at home on demand. rated pg. let's party people! ♪ one more time shannon: healthcare workers breaking new ground in the fight to slow the spread of coronavirus and manage the treatment of those who have been infected. >> reporter: so many of them forced to adapt and provide and overcome. for doctors on the frontline in the fight against the coronavirus it is like designing an airplane while in the air. >> american doctors saw how the coronavirus overran their italian colleagues good efforts would begin learning from them with websites like rebellion, doctors shared their stories from the front lines, what worked versus what didn't in what is called free open access medical information. >> you have to do something different because too many lives are on the line and that is why people are so incredibly interested in anything that might be better than what was done before. >> reporter: the coronavirus forces doctors to become

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.nd don't forget to catch "trolls world tour". let's party people! ♪ one more time jillian: the coronavirus fight is being followed two fronts by emergency workers on the ground and workers who no longer have jobs. rob: our next guest launched a volunteer movement that provides relief on both sides of this fight. jillian: joining us to explain how it works is leslie go dell. i have known leslie since i was an intern in college. >> reporter: one of the most motivated interns i ever met. >> i saw what leslie is doing on facebook and this is something a lot of people do on different levels in their own communities and i love it. tell us what you are doing. >> i thought about helping local restaurants because i have several friends who own local restaurants. it is a tough time for them right now. i thought we have a foundation we use for my daughter's health condition and why don't we run this through the foundation, and we help local restaurants and i put a message on facebook and asked fr

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no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.'t forget to catch trolls world tour in theaters and at home on demand friday.rated pg. let's party people! ♪ one more time >>> some people looking at anybody testing as a potential game changer. it's a blood test to figure out who's recovered from the virus and who may have immunity to it. >> we don't have to tell a person, yes, you've had it in your immune and that's not the case. so we are very optimistic. i'm personally very optimistic that by may, we're going to have these in very large quantities with all the needed supplies. >> while dozens of tests are available right now, so far, only one has been actually approved by the fda. our senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen joins me now. how does the test work, what are the concerns? >> let's talk about the basics of this test, anderson. it looks to be if you've been infected in the past. not presently, but the past. it can help you and your employer to decide, can you go back to work now? is it safe? are you immune? here's t

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.nd don't forget to catch "trolls world tour". let's party people! ♪ one more time >> as we mentioned at the top of the show china has talked another county amid headlines touting the communist country's claim about the progress it is making fighting the virus. we are looking at the data and it until report questioning the official figures out of beijing. >> questioning indeed. the us intelligence community has concluded definitively china has concealed the extent of the outbreak in the country. classified reports to the white house is china intentionally lowered its reported number of cases. i want to share some statistics to provide the audience with context. right now the us has 213,000 coronavirus cases. combat that to 82,000 and china. deaths reported in the us approaching 5000, china says it is just over 3300 deaths so far and for context the us population is around 330 million, china's population 1.4 billion so as we take you to the white house briefing from earlier today the thi

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.nd don't forget to catch trolls world tour now in theaters and at home on demand. rated pg. let's party people! ♪ one more time >>> italy, more than 20,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and more than 840 deaths. residents are under a state-wide state-at-home order through april and the governor says it's possible that could extend into may. cnn's ed lavandera is in new orleans for us. what is the latest for new orleans. ed? >> reporter: hi, fredricka. just 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

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no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.forget to catch "trolls world tour". let's party people! ♪ one more time . >>> in new jersey community, firefighters are reeling after losing one of their own to coronavirus. 33-year-old firefighter israel tollanto died this week. it wasn't possible to give him a traditional funeral procession. his firefighters had to wear masks and line up a safe distance away to honor their fallen friend. his father also tested positive for coronavirus and is now hospitalized fighting for his wife. he leaves behind a wife and two children. joining me now, chief patrick trent acosta. thank you for being with us, especially under these circumstances. talk to me about what the firefighter was like. >> well, he was a firefighter for a very short time. but he was a public service for most of his adult life. he got sworn in in december 10th, 2018, about a year and a half. and well liked. couldn't do enough for people. big, huge smile. loved to do smtuff for the community. very involved with his parish. nev

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity. forget to catch trolls world tour in theaters and at home on demand friday.rated pg. let's party people! ♪ one more time >>> good evening. new york state today saw its biggest jump in covid-related deaths. and new evidence that the virus is disproportionately killing black americans. the president expressed his concern today over that fact and we'll talk more about why this is happening to black americans. there was potentially some good news. the director of the cdc is saying because of ongoing social distancing efforts, we may see fewer fatalities than recent modeling projected. here's what he said. >> even those models that were

it really opens up a pandora's box. first off, what is the true more tightly rate -- true mortality rate? if you go to china, than going to italy, and spain, norway, than individual counties in the u.s., you will see more tightly rates-- mortality to 70 percent or so. if you look at china, it is less than one. some of the parishes outside of new orleans right now or in parts of new jersey, it is above 50. what does that really mean and how does that translate in the percentages you are talking about? part of it has to do with understanding the denominator. this has been a perpetual problem throughout this entire pandemic. we do not really understand how many people are really infected. that is why we cannot get a handle on the true prevalence of infections without any symptoms really is. when we get a mortality rate, we have to think carefully about what the denominator is. are these people who come to the hospital? are these people who were out in the community who happened to die at home and we don't really know what

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.nd don't forget to catch trolls world tour in theaters and at home on demand friday.rated pg. let's party people! ♪ one more time >>> the roll out of certain aspects of the $2 trillion rescue package passed by congress to keep the economy afloat has been anything by smooth. small business owners having struggling all weekend to get applications submitted for the loans as part of the pay back protection program. let's get the latest now from richard quest. business editor at large. and congressional correspondent. good evening. appreciate it. it has been four days since the small business administration launched a paycheck protection program? so far, it's a disaster for the business owners who are trying to use it. >> yeah. the way one administration official working on this put it to me there's essentially trying to build the spaceship as they're traveling to mars. and not sure what the blueprint is supposed to be. put it in context. this is a $350 billion program that the small busine

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.on't forget to catch "trolls world tour". let's party people! ♪ one more time >> bill: and we've been spending weeks staring at these maps and analyzing numbers and trying to pick up a trend. i want to bring in that the senior scholar at john hopkins university's. thank you for coming back here. we had mentioned a moment ago that it appears that the curve in italy was flattening. does not appear to be the case based on what you deserve? >> the cases are going down meeting the cases are occurring but the rate of increase isn't as sharp as it was the week prior. some of the social distancing measures have been able to stabilize the virus in that region but if it something we have to track and see. >> bill: it doctor, give us an idea, you wake up in the morning, where do you go first for your information? how do you start to analyze the day? >> we look at the rate of hospitalizations going on in new york because i think new york -- i like to see where new york is sitting. >> bill: doctor,

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity. don't forget to catch trolls world tour now in theaters and at home on demand. rated pg. let's party people! ♪ one more time ♪ >>> welcome back to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. this is "cnn newsroom" live from atlanta. i'm natalie allen. president trump has come under fire for saying without proof that a malaria drug can be used to treat covid-19. now japan's prime minister is endorsing a different but also unproven drug. for more on this, will ripley is in tokyo. you've been looking into this one for us. hello to you, will. what exactly is mr. abe touting? >> reporter: this drug is called abigon. it's an antiviral drug that is used to treat the flu. he's taken to the podium to say that this drug shows promise with limited clinical trials in japan. they're going to begin trials in the u.s. state of massachusetts, but there are risks associated, especially for women who might be expecting with this drug. >> as the world battles the novel coronavirus pandemic, u.s. presi

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.on't forget to catch "trolls world tour". let's party people! ♪ one more time >>> donald trump's usual complaints over what he terms fake news which is really news he doesn't like have not gone away during the coronavirus crisis. but one leader has taken it further, much further. a new law in hungary calls for up to five years in jail for publishing so-called fake news related to the coronavirus. that is just a minor part of a major measure that will give prime minister viktor orban ultimate npower. his personal whims will have no checks or balances. mike galanos is president of the central european university, a george soros funded institute. and valerie hopkins is a correspondent for "the financial times. michael, how did we get here? this is a european country that is essentially slid from a functioning liberal democracy to something very different. >> this began ten years ago when he won power in 2010. he muzzled the press, cut back on the autonomy of the courts and came after our

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity. don't forget to catch trolls world tour now in theaters and at home on demand. rated pg. let's party people! ♪ one more time >>> our country in crisis. once again we're hearing minority communities are hit hardest. so how is this reality being confronted by the white house and what does it mean for black and hispanic americans. "outfront" with us. president of the naacp and van jones. let me start with you. u.s. surgeon general addressed communities of color today. he's been talking about how his upbringing has made him more susceptible to getting extremely sick from the virus. using colorful language addressing the issue. >> avoid alcohol, tobacco and drugs. and call your friends and family. check in on your mother. she wants to hear from you right now. speaking of mothers, do this if not for yourself, for your grandmother. your big mama. your pop pop. understand especially in communities of color we need you to step up and help stop the spread and protect those most vulnerable. >> a

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.on't forget to catch trolls world tour now in theaters and at home on demand. rated pg. let's party people! ♪ one more time >> tucker: apple and google make billions of dollars by harvesting your personal data. private information about you. so it's not surprising how they'd like to fight the coronavirus, teaming up and making a tracking app that monitors you through your phone. what could go wrong? matt finn is here live. the two tech rivals are actually collaborating to develop software that will alert you if you cross paths with someone who has tested positive for the coronavirus. in a statement today apple says the software will use existing bluetooth technology already in our smartphones. the tracing apps will notify you if you come within a certain distance of another phone belonging to a person that tested positive for the coronavirus. the software is able to look back for 14 days to tell you where you might have come into contact with someone with covid-19. this only works if p

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity. catch trolls world tour now in theaters and at home on demand. rated pg. let's party people! ♪ one more time ♪ >> jesse: congress is sounding the alarm on the failed covid-19 response, and it's troubling ties to china. the agency battle directors coming under major fire facing new pressure from lawmakers to test testified before congress and explain his relationship with the communist regime. previously praising china's transparency. despite beijing's attempt to cover up the crisis. here is president trump on his start to cut the funding. >> over the years we have been paying them from 300-500, and even more million dollars a year. china has been paying them less than 40, and they are very, ve very, china-centric as i said during the weeks. china always seems to get the better of the argument, and i don't like that. we are going to be talking about that next week in great detail. we are looking at it very, very closely. >> jesse: one of the things i found out about china and ethiopia,

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.nd don't forget to catch "trolls world tour". let's party people! ♪ one more time liz: you remember the soup nazi, no soup for you? well, no essential worker status for you. that's what the judge overseeing the case of elizabeth holmes, the theranos executive accused of lying to investors and partners and the public about the effectiveness of blood testing technologies, has told the disgraced stanford dropout. holmes had requested, ready for this, that her legal team defending her be deemed essential. holmes' attorneys had argued that new shelter in place orders in california could hinder their ability to execute subpoenas and travel for meetings, but the judge slammed the petition as a request for him to violate orders of other jurisdictions in a very public way, perhaps as a tactic to force a delay of the trial. attorney general william barr has proclaimed federal prosecutors essential and exempt from various coronavirus shutdown orders but that designation does not extend to defense

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.rget to catch trolls world tour in theaters and at home on demand friday.rated pg. let's party people! ♪ one more time >>> just moments ago the span injury parliament voted to extend the nation's state of emergency until april 26th. it has killed 15,000 people nationwide. cnn correspondents around the world have more. >> reporter: i'm ben wedeman in rome. 105 italian doctors died due to coronavirus while officials here are closely scrutinizing the total death toll among the general population. now in excess of 18,000. mayors in the north have told us their information indicates the actual death toll may be double the official statistics in the worst hit parts of the country because only those who tested positive for covid-19 and died in hospital are being officially reported. >> reporter: i'm david culver in shanghai. for the first time since the outbreak students and teachers given a timeline for when they will return to school. it will be a gradual resumption and done in batches. abo

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.t to catch "trolls world tour". let's party people! ♪ one more time >>> and welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. it is time to check the headlines for you this hour. johns hopkins says there are more than 1.2 million coronavirus cases around the world. the u.s. has more reported cases than any other country and has just suffered its deadliest day so far, more than 1300 people in the u.s. died on saturday alone, bringing the total to more than 8500. president trump says the coming weeks will bring many more deaths, but he isn't issuing a national say at home order, despite health advisers saying social distancing is the key to slow the curve. >>> hard-hit new york, converting a convention center into a hospital for coronavirus mai patients. it will have 2500 beds and governor cuomo says it will be staffed by the federal government and should take pressure off other hospitals in the state. >>> and turning to louisiana, a truly sobering announcem

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.nd don't forget to catch "trolls world tour". let's party people! ♪ one more time >>> russian leader vladimir putin dispatched a cargo plane to new york wednesday loaded with ventilators and other crucial medical supplies. u.s. president trump called the flight a, quote, very nice gesture even though the u.s. may have paid for at least some of it. it is raising troubling questions about why russia would part with equipment it might need itself. cnn's matthew chance takes a closer look at that. >>. >> reporter: you know it's getting bad when russia sends in urgent medical equipment. this urgent plane load with equipment including testing and protective gear is a humanitarian effort, one which new york air traffic control seemed grateful. >> 8460, we sincerely thank you for all the assistance you are bringing in. contact at any tower, 11 niner point 1. have a good day. >> you're welcome. >> help is rarely free. in this case the united states paid for part of it, half was donated by russi

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity. don't forget to catch "trolls world tour". let's party people! ♪ one more time >>> more than 185,000 cases of coronavirus in this country. 830 reported deaths just today. health care workers on the front lines are under siege. i want to bring in the chief clinical officer at providence saint joseph up in seattle and dr. john, assistant professor at tulane university school of medicine in new orleans, my home state of louisiana. thank you both. good to see you and get your expertise of what is going on. dr. compton-philips, how are you feeling tonight? do you see any light at the end of the tunnel in seattle? >> i actually do see a little bit of light at the end of the opportuni tunnel, which is is a positive. because we started our social distancing measures earlier than the rest of the country, we're now starting to see a slower rate of increase in the number of people coming into the hospitals and we think we're getting closer and closer to the peak here. so knock on wood. we're not

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity. don't forget to catch "trolls world tour". let's party people! ♪ one more time . >>> how could you on the one hand have said yes to me that this is really going to be a bad week at the same time we're talking about the light at the end of the tunnel. it seems to be inherently contradictory, but it really isn't. it has to do with what we explained before about the lag in when you look at the indications that dr. birx and the president was talking about, you see a flattening out of cases. and you don't see the realization of what that means until two weeks later. so, right now we're seeing, as we all said correctly, that this is probably going to be a really bad week. that is a reflection of what happened 2 1/2 weeks ago. so, if we start seeing now a flattening or a stabilization of cases, what you're hearing about poli potential light at the end of the tunnel doesn't take away from the fact that tomorrow or the next day is going to look really bad. >> that was of course the united stat

no matter what music you like, stream it now on pandora with xfinity.nd don't forget to catch trolls world tour in theaters and at home on demand friday.rated pg. let's party people! ♪ one more time >>> welcome back. there are so many questions that need to be answered before we can think about reopening the country. the economy continues to take a major hit. another 6.6 million people have filed for unemployment. we have lostly 10% of the work force. today, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell attempted to use a unanimous contempt idea without a full measure vote that would provide dagsal $250 billion for small business relief for the fund set up by the other package. democrats want to see more money allocated for hospitals as well as state and local governments in addition to that small business money. blocked the effort calling the ma maneuver a political stunt. here is what i don't get. i guess this is trump era. after 9/11, the four political leaders, the top two in each chamber worked more as a team than as partisan foes. here in the trump erera