schwartz: good to be with you.growth region asround the the depths and severity of the virus outbreak continues. mostn terms of who is vulnerable, it is really a economies that went into the crisis with very high debt burdens and therefor little space when it comes to proactive expansionary fiscal and monetary policies. those tend to be the credit in asia-pacific at the lower ratings scale particularly some of our frontier markets such as sri lanka which we just downgraded on friday. done 18 downgrades of e.m. sovereigns in 2020, the highest annual total in less than four months. are there expectations that things will be getting much worse? dr. schwartz: i don't think we are done quite yet with negative rating actions. certainly not globally and possibly around our neck of the woods here in asia-pacific. we do think that the second quarter of the year in terms of growth out turns will be very severe and we're looking now at an economic downturn twice as severe as the 2000 nine financial crisis. it is something tha

gadi schwartz is at the meat processing plant in colorado where 120 workers have tested positive and some employees are worried about others becoming infected by people who are asymptomatic but still infectious. gadi, what are you seeing there? >> yes, andrea, you just mentioned that 120 workers number, that's the number that everybody here is still working off of. unfortunately that number is still several weeks old. we don't know, we don't have an accurate count of how many people have been infected with covid-19. we're expecting an updated number a little earlier today,

they said they didn't have room on their lot. >> reporter: schwartz is not alone. usa today recently ran a story profiling 10 other consumers who were told they could not turn in their leases to their local dealer unless they were going to lease or buy another car. consumer attorney alex trueblood said this may be illegal >> you are entitled to return the car, that is what you bargained for in your contract and there is no obligation to buy a new one were to continue the old lease. >>'s a wire dealerships turning away leases? because they have so much inventory and no sales and they don't need another car on their lot. >> reporter: the national automobile dealerships association wrote unfortunately in states and localities raised dealers or order to close the sales office dealers are often unable to process lease returns read as a result, consumers with expiring leases are left with very few options. >> it's a no go for dream force this year with the massive tech conference draws nearly 200,000 people to san francisco each fall. it is the latest event to be cancele

words that promise it won't always be this way and the sun will shine again gadi schwartz, nbc news. >> and that's "nightly news." i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other bubbles at this price? is this for real? oh... it's real. believe me. i mean, this is unexpected. you would say, remarkable? absolutely. a remarkable deal! thanks, i get that all the time. wait what?! ♪grocrey outlet jingle wow... i think i'll take two. for the love! oh. rand fast, reliable, secured internet from xfinity can help. we have plans to fit every budget with speeds up to a gig-all at xfinity.com. we'll ship you a self-install kit that makes setup quick, safe and easy. no tech visit required. and our simple digital tools will help you manage your account online. at xfinity, we're committed to keeping you connected. find great offers and value, today, at xfinity.com - i like to call it [brexactly what it is: low ovarian reserve. - i'm the reason we haven't gotten pregnant. - look, i just want to make sure i'm not the problem. - i don't even know if i want a baby anymore. - look, i don't

good for a new contract, and there's no obligation to buy a new one or continue the old lease. >> schwartz tried taking it to another ford dealership, but they didn't want it either because they already had too much inventory. >>> one san francisco restaurant showing how we are better together, it gave out free pizza today. people flock to brothers pizza in the sunset district this afternoon. the brothers have been in business since 1987, they tell us they wanted to give back to the community by giving away free pizza. >> santa clara county family going above and beyond lending a helping hand to the neighbors and the larger community. the moon family set the standards and their front yards with critical items like hand sanitizer and yes even toilet paper it's all free to anyone who needs this stuff. the family advertised on next door and since then other neighbors have stopped by to donate free supplies to add to the shelves. donations have been so great the family has even been sending some boxes of goods to the food bank. >>> the search is on in the city of davis west of sacramento after

mitch schwartz. dr. schwartz is the president and chief medical officer at the luminous health system. marcosi?rosie -- dr. thank you. thank you very much for allowing us to speak here today. i think under your leadership, maryland is a safer state as a result of the significant actions you put in place, the early actions you put in place to protect our state from this virus. i am here to talk to you about how the health care delivery system is working aggressively to ready ourselves for this virus and the potential surge of patients we may be seeing. governor, you asked us to build 6000 beds. we are standing in one of those federal medical facilities that johns hopkins and the university of maryland medical center work together in partnership with the maryland department of health, the national guard, the baltimore city emergency medical services to stand is up to make sure it is ready when and if we have the surge of patients. other health care systems across our state continue to have readiness built

you're looking at the face of a covid-19 survivor. >> reporter: gadi schwartz, nbc news >>> 16 people were killed in a shooting rampage in noef skoesh. it happened over 12 hours. the victims were ambushed by a gunman who posed as a police officer. police identified the gunman as 51-year-old gabriel wortman. he made dentures after leading police on a manhunt, he was captured at a gas station and later killed the victims of the attack inclouded a 23-year veteran of the police constable she was a mother of two. prime minister justin trudeau says his heart goes out to everyone affected by the situation. >>> the south is getting slammed by another round of severe weather. after a series of deadly tornadoes, powerful winds are ripping across the southeast and leaving behind a path of sdrux there's been reports of serious damage in alabama, georgia and northern florida before the winds picked up again, alabama had already been hit by storms powerful enough to bring down trees this weather also brings the threat of is severe flooding and more than 90,000 people across the southeast lost power

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even more amazing the five n-95 masks he gave her were from the supply the state had given trooper schwartzor his own protection and the doctor said said it came with one caveat, no more speed ing. pete: we've seen this growing pandemic foster anxiety and fear across america in the past few weeks but it's also forged a rebirth of community, and patriotism. our one and only shawn hannity joins us now. >> shawn: all right, it's a simple gesture that goes a long way, right during this pandemic national emergency, americans are finding ways to come together as a community, and showing appreciation for those putting themselves in harms way, on the frontlines. for example, every night, 7:00 p.m. eastern, tens of thousands of new yorkers participate in a city-wide two minute applause to show their support for all essential workers, serving all of us in need, and everyone from medical professionals, grocery store workers, sanitation employees, janitors in hospitals , take a look. >> [applause] >> [cheers and applause] >> sean: every night it shows the best of america and in the morning there are mo

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and that -- that is where we find nbc's gadi schwartz, he's been following this pandemic and how it's affecting people since it started. gadi's going to stay with us throughout the hour. he's at a grab and go center in los angeles county where the school district is handing out meals to families in need and today gadi, as i understand it, they're going to be handing out their 10 millionth meal. what are you hearing from families in line there? >> reporter: 10 million meals, absolutely incredible out here. and this is the moment that everybody waits for. right now, 8:00, 8:01 and they just opened up the gate. so i'm going to show you what's going on over here. these are the first cars to come in. many of these cars have been waiting here for quite some time. what they're waiting for is to come to stations all around here. about five or six stations, and these are families that will basically be looking to get some bags of food. we're going to go over here and we're going to grab one of these bags. i want to show you what's inside. these are the meals that have been given out. 10 millio

and gadi schwartz in california. california is at the forefront because of the governor and mayor of l.a., mayors in san francisco and elsewhere having people shelter at home and also bringing testing to their people as much as they could. what are they saying there now? >> yes, andrea, we are seeing a lot of good news and bad news happening all at the same time. yesterday we saw the largest number of deaths in a single day. above 60 deaths. but the good news is as grim as that sounds, that's still a fraction of what we are seeing in new york city. just to put things in perspective, here in california we've seen about 450 deaths total. in new york where you are, we're seeing upwards of 600, 700 deaths every single day. so there's some projections mondayliand modelling coming out of the university of southern california, they may not pop over 100 deaths a day, so we may avoid what we're seeing on the east coast. however, they're cautioning we still don't have enough testing. as garrett was talking about in texas, here

my name is adam schwartz, i am a senior lawyer at the electronic frontier foundation.t concern that when government gets new powers in a crisis, government never gives those powers away even when the crisis ends, so, for example, in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, the united states created vast surveillance powers and 19 years later, those powers are still very much in the hands of the us government. adam and others also have questions about how just how much of a difference this data surveillance can make and if it is worth it. what we are saying to governments around the world is, before you unveil or unleash a brand new mass surveillance power, it is necessary for governments to come forward and public health professionals to come forward and show that these technologies would actually address the crisis. striking the delicate balance between privacy and security is an age—old problem governments and the public. but, perhaps never in history has the dilemma been more pressing and more life—threatening. now, many of us are facing the challenges of dealing with coronavi

nbc's gadi schwartz got an up close look at how their work has recently changed.> yeah, good morning, savannah. it is such a weird time, especially in a lot of places. we're here like in manhattan beach. it's basically become against the law to be around too many people or to not wear a mask in public. for police and sheriff's deputy, they say it is especially hard because unlike things like robberies or violence, there is really no clear-cut bad guy to chase down, no suspect to arrest, just people who either accept how dangerous the situation has become or those who still refuse to believe it and put everybody else at risk. nationwide, we have seen a growing number of coronavirus crackdowns, stores cited for refusing to close down to police breaking up because of the social distancing rules. even a paddleboarder arrested on the water after a beach shut down. the mayor saying to call if nonessential places are open. >> you know the expression about snitches. in this case snitches get rewards. >> reporter: by now most cities have ordinances allowing for arrest and

schwartz or his great generosity which is enabled us to bring so many fine speakers to this stage and i also want to thank all of our chairman council members who are in attendance as evening and to thankk you for your great suppot which enables us to do our work. tonight's program will last about one hour and it will include a question answer session but you should have received a note card and pencil as you entered the auditorium and this afternoon or this evening and it is not my colleagues going up and down the aisle with note cards and pencils in the note card will be collected later on in the program with your questions. following the program there will bee a book signing in our ny history store and copy of our speakers books will be available for purchase. tonight we are thrilled to welcome richard rook back to the new york historical society. as a senior fellow at the national review institute and a senior editor at the national review and the author of numerous books including john marshall, the man who made the sabine courts and alexander hamilton, america. sorry. i got to k

we want to bring in nbc's gadi schwartz. he is outside of a big maet processer in greeley, colorado. we know at this time at least 120 workers have been infected with covid-19. gadi, let's be honest here. most americans tend not to dwell on the jobs and occupations and tasks that are done in that place behind you on a daily basis. yet if you live in greeley in the surrounding area during normal times, you are fortunate to have a job at that plant. >> reporter: exactly. so many people here have a sense of pride in working at this plant. they've been here for decades. we're seeing some people getting off shift right now. you can see almost all their faces are covered with masks. this is part of the new guidelines instituted here. this is a very large shift. there's 6,000 people that work here, a very large shift that's getting off right now. as they go down those guardrails, you can see some of those are touching those guard rails with their hands. right next to there is this big vat. that's filled with hand sanitizer, some so

david schwartz is a las vegas gaming historian. >> we don't know how comfortable people are going totraveling once this happens. so we would have to be prepared to reopen cas d not ha lot of people. >> reporter: visitors to hawaii won't receive a warm welcome. travelers to any of the islands will have to undergo a mandatory two-week quarantine until at least may 31. and in alaska, the nation's last frontier, now one of the first to reopen, though there still are restrictions. restaurants can only seat up to 25% of capacity. across the west, you will find a patchwork of differing protocol that experts say could lead to a resurgence of new infections. health officials say, regardless, social distancing measures will remain in place likely for several months. lesli. >> jonathan, thank you. for a second straight day, president trump did not hold a press briefing, but the president's comments about injecting disinfectants to fight the virus are still proving controversial. nikole killion is at the white house. >> is there a way can do something like that, by injection inside, or -- or alm

craig. >> gadi schwartz there in california, thank you. now let's go some place that, quite frankly, we don't go very often. we don't usually have correspondents who are stationed in sioux falls, south dakota. this morning that's precisely where we find blayne alexander. you're there because sioux falls has become the site of the largest cluster of coronavirus in this country right now. >> reporter: sioux falls, south dakota and specifically looking at this plant behind me. talking about smith dlooeft field foods. this plant is one of the largest producers of pork in the country, produces some 5% of the pork that we consume across the country every day. for right now, this plant has shut down indefinitely because 438 employees at least have come down with covid-19. so today the governor -- at the request of the governor, the cdc is sending a team in to come in and assess the situation, find out exactly what is going on at smithfield and what can be done to put measures in place so they can open back up. of course, craig, that raises the la

right now everything else is closed. >> gadi schwartz there for us in colorado. gadi, stay safe. gadi just mentioned the meat processing facility down the street where there's been a covid-19 outbreak. beef, bacon, chicken wings, are they going to be tougher to find? experts are now warning about potential meat shortages that could hit your grocery store by the end of the beak. first though, this morning on the third hour of today, i asked the governor of illinois, j.b. pritzker about the state lawmaker who sued over his stay-at-home order and won. >> a republican state lawmaker, he sued and a judge sided with the lawmaker and basically said that your stay-at-home order went too far. as i understand it, the judge's ruling only applies to this state lawmaker. what are the implications moving forward? >> well, first of all, the suit itself was extraordinarily irresponsible. this state representative was looking to gain some celebrity for himself. it's abominable, disgusting, frankly. we're immediately appealing it. you're right. it only applies to this one individual, this state re

joining me now from colorado is nbc news correspondent gadi schwartz.o gadi, i understand there was hesitation among some of the workers going back inside that plant? >> yeah, there was hesitation over the weekend from some of these workers, even more hesitation now that they've learned that that fifth employee has died. what we've seen here is employees arriving at this parking lot, most of them are wearing masks as soon as they get out of this car, and then they go into this white tent here. this is where they are screened before reporting on to their shift. their temperatures are taken, they are asked if they're feeling any signs or symptoms of covid-19, and if they say "yes" or if they have a fever, they are tested for covid-19. that, however, is not what a lot of employees wanted to see. they say before this plant was temporarily shut down, they were told that everyone was going to be tested before this plant reopened and for some of them, they're scared to come back to work. in fact, we talked to one worker who said that she didn't want to come ba

you're looking at the face of a covid survivor. >> gadi schwartz, nbc news. >>> let's check with robade day. he is at his home weather center with a look ahead to the prty nice forecast drought. >> and pretty warm. looking forecast especially by the end of a week. a chance of a few showers headed your way for monday. right now partly cloudy skies in san jose. the tree pollen and grass pollen updated. oak pollen still the highest among tree pollen. if that gives you problems over the next two days as things continue to stay somewhat breezy, dry and warmer later this week, that could cause some issues. and grass pollen getting a bit of a resurgence thanks to the on and off again rain we've seen over the last three to four weeks, and perhaps back on again for a few spots during the day tomorrow. now for the morning we got mostly cloudy skies. and we may see some light rain or drizzle along the coast and a few isolated passing showers moving across the bay area. and temporarily, we're going to see temperatures cooling down a little bit for monday. we're looking at close to 65 degrees in

a state trooper called brian schwartz issued her five of those coveted n-95 maxes instead.spoke to "fox & friends" about what happened. >> it's been very isolating to talk care of suspected covid-19 patients, and it can feel -- it's hard to look at stories of self-you shouldness and hoard -- selfishness and hoarding. whenever you turn on the news, it seems like there's more story of people clearing the shelves and keeping them for themselves rather than giving them away. and i i think particularly at that time i really needed to believe that we're, we're going to stick together as human beings. it -- i needed to be reminded that, ultimately, it's not toilet paper or n-95 masks that are going to save us, it's each other. it was humbling. i think, i think state troopers and policemen, they often get a bad rap for doing their jobs. i just, i just think that it's time they got their due recognition. tucker: what's even more amazing, the five masks were from the supply the state had given trooper schwartz for his own protection. the doctor says they did come with one caveat, no

gadi schwartz is standing by. one of the things we've seen here, gadi, we've seen law enforcement making sure that people are socially distancing as they wait in line. i know you spent time with a deputy there in l.a. who has been doing that for the past few weeks there in los angeles, making sure that people are staying six feet from each ot r other. >> reporter: it's interesting. in a lot of these places law enforcement is all that you see, it's completely abandoned. we're at one of my favorite beaches here. this is manhattan beach. this place would normally be packed with people near the pier surfing. the message is loud and clear here, and it took a couple days for everybody ketaking it seriously. the police department started giving outcriations, over 100 of them, each one about $1,000. around los angeles it's been more a matter of law enforcement trying to remind everybody that we're all in this together, and that's something we saw yesterday when we went out for a ride-along with the los angeles sheriff's o

gadi schwartz in los angeles.adi, thank you very much. >>> before i go, i think we should end on a good note. we have a nice story to tell you about. a 90-year-old korean war veteran called new york city's help line because he couldn't go get himself groceries. and the new york city cops, the nypd, did him one better. officers showed up not only with groceries in their hand, but groceries that they paid for themselves. to be clear, new york city police officers don't make the most money in the world. so this is an act of generosity that extends well beyond just the simple delivering of these goods to this man. we want to thank new york city police officers and all of the first responders for doing good out there and making sure all of us remain safe. just one more time, we are at the aqueduct in queens, where there is a mobile testing site, 1,200 people a day here being tested for coronavirus. they are doing their best here. they're seeing as many people as they possibly can. they want to do more. they need the fe

nbc's gadi schwartz is at the jbs meat processing plant in greeley, colorado. what are you seeing and hearing from people who work there? >> reporter: craig, on one hand, a lot of these workers are happy to be back to work because they need the money, after the plant shut down for a couple of weeks and there was a lot of uncertainty. on the other hand, they're worried about safety, underscored by the fact that this plant has had five deaths so far. once they've come back to work and reopened this weekend, they saw a lot of different things here at the greeley plant. i want to show you what we're looking at here. this is the smoking area. you can see even plexiglass here where people take their breaks. you have people that have masks on. most people we see have their masks on at all times. some of them take their masks down occasionally. but what we've been seeing is workers who say that they're worried most about asymptomatic carriers, carriers that may make it through their screening process, a process where their temperature is taken, they're asked some quest

acco joining me is gadi schwartz.orgive me for being skeptical about this, but i have a few questions about this antibody study. number one, does it have fda approval? number two, we already have some questions about whether these early antibody studies are effective. there's been some questions in south korea. what makes usc think they have the correct test? >> well, chuck, right now it's not just usc. it's stanford, as well as ucla. so at the beginning, we're going to see a lot of these tests come from institutions where they have epidemiology departments, and these tests are going to be parts of rigorous studies. so we're still a ways from seeing these wide-scale tests but it's frufstrating for californians under these stay-at-home orders and californians may see the worst case scenario slip us by. we may have flattened this curve so the immediate thought for so many people out here is, okay, well, when can we go back to work? and right now, the big key to that door is wide-scale testing and tracing. the test we we

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gadi schwartz. >>> now to louisiana, which registered the most deaths in a single day tuesday. the governor says new projections show the stay-at-home order could be working in hard hit new orleans. they're no longer on track to run out of bed. if you're not careful, the numbers will spike back up. >> we believe that we're seeing early signs that the mitigation efforts are starting to pay off. we are seeing early signs that the curve is starting to flatten. but what this means is, we have to continue to do those things that have caused the curve to flatten. that caused the slowing of the spread of this virus and this disease. >> joining us now from new orleans is nbc correspondent morgan chesky. it feels as if two weeks ago, governor edwards came on "meet the press." he was dire. they were nervous. it reminded me of washington state, the first week of march and they dramatically locked things down. two weeks later, they had control. is that what we have here today? they're not out of the woods but their arms wrapped around this challenge? >> reporter: chuck, there's certainly a

msnbc's gadi schwartz is in l.a. there's a lot of information coming out of california now, which is quite startling. >> yes, and some of the other startling information we have seen of the projections of the antibody studies are eye-popping. right now we have preliminary resul results from two studies, one in santa clara and another in los angeles. they're suggesting 2% to 4% of the county's population might have already have antibodies and might have been infected at some point which suggest 10 to 50 times the amount of people may have covid-19 than the confirmed cases we see every day. like here in los angeles, we have about 15,000 confirmed cases. the usc study is suggesting the coronavirus might have already infected as many as 200,000 to 400,000 in this county. but, again, the studies are still preliminary and still going through the peer review process. but the one thing everybody seems to be in complete agreement on is way more testing needs to be taking place here in california and across the country. so the

with us now with more on these findings is nbc's gadi schwartz.gadi, we're in a weird position here as we just noted. we have to pass these along. these are really interesting figures. but it's the doctors and scientists that will tell us what's conclusive and we don't have enough yet. >> exactly right. to quickly couch that a little bit further, these studies are facing a lot of scrutiny online over how they selected the participants. the stanford study using a facebook add, the usc study using a marketing firm with questions over whether their sample was reflective of a cross-section of society. the one thing experts seem to agree with is that there are a lot more cases out there than we've tested. both studies suggesting as much as 50, even 80 times the number of confirmed cases. for example, here in l.a., we had about 15,000 cases. these studies suggest there may be as many as 200 to 400,000 undiagnosed cases out there which seems incredibly alarming. but also might mean that the mortality rate is a lot lower which underscores why more studies

john schwartz berg is an infectious disease expert. he said with this device, doctors mate get a month patient hospitalized earlier, and that could save lives. >> early indication of people who are going to be in trouble, >> well, the problem is the devices are a little like toilet paper was. they've become very hard to find. the prices have jumped if you can find one. you also need to know the home device is not quite as accurate as the one you would find in the hospital. also, operator error is a problem. you might not crop it on correctly, and, laids, fingernail polish could skew the results. >> health experts are now saying you do not need to his din picture your groceries. jamie lloyd smith worked on the study to analyze how long the s surfaces. he tells the mercury news he doesn't wipe down his own groceries, even though his research found the virus can live on cardboard up to 24 hours. the reason? the odds of someone deposits enough virus on a grocery item or takeout containers considered pretty low. experts say washing your han

words that promise it won't always be this way and the sun will shine again gadi schwartz, nbc news. >> and that's "nightly news." i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other >> eli: surprise. >> lani: you asked me to stay in bed, and what you had in mind was breakfast? >> eli: oh, come on, all right? i got those eggs just the way you like them. >> lani: [chuckles] that's really sweet. but what's the occasion? >> eli: well, rafe has david back, and we helped him do it. >> lani: in that case, you should be having breakfast in bed too. >> eli: no, no, no, no. i--i wanted to do something for you. i know how scared you were for that little boy. i mean, you helped rafe-- helped him raise him after we lost our david. >> lani: our david. you know, right now, he would be toddling around, getting into everything. >> eli: yeah. he would. you think it's maybe time we start thinking about trying again? [knock at door] let me get rid of whoever this is at the door. sheila? what are you doing here in salem? >> sheila: i had to come back, eli. i need your help. >> will: hey, guess

katy, brian, back to you. >> gadi schwartz in l.a., thank you for that. let's go on up the coast to seattle. nbc news correspondent erin mclaughlin standing by. erin, a couple of points, number one, at this time when the president appears to be fixing for a fight with the nation's governors, we were reminded, just listening to the california governor, what an important role they're now playing in the life of their states. washington state is no different, and on top of that, washington state as our first national hot spot, now has lessons to teach the rest of us, sadly. >> reporter: that's right, brian. in washington state, of course, part of the pact, that west coast pact with oregon and california. i was speaking earlier with the seattle mayor, and she was echoing much of what we just heard there from california governor gavin newsom, that the economy here is not ready to reopen, given the situation. yes, washington, as the state has been seen as a success story. social distancing has worked here. they've been able to flatten the curve. they've even sai

eam eamon, back to you. >> jo ling kent, kara lee, gadi schwartz thanks for kicking off this hour.oining us for facts over fear, epidemiologist, i struggle with that word, scientist, dr. farah, i want to ask about the new cdc guidelines for essential worker. those exposed to coronavirus would be able to return to work if they don't have symptoms. if they take their temperatures, wear face masks and practice social distancing at work while employers are responsible for ensuring their work spaces are aggressively clean, from what we know about this virus, is that enough to ensure these employees will be safe? >> not 100%. you obviously are going to make it a safer environment if you by chance go by all of those regulations but i think it's going to be rare we see absolutely 100% of everyone on the same page, even in the same building. so while i understand why this is happening, and why people need their paychecks, i grew up in a paycheck-to-paycheck family, at the same time it can be penny wise pound foolish if we're talking about human lives and we know by putting them in the same

benjamin schwartz was on the team that helped treat soriano. her day is extremely rare and wants pregnant women not to worry. >> this story of someone who is critically ill is not what typically happens. >> reporter: schwartz says it appears the coronavirus does not transfer from mom to baby in the womb, and mothers should feel comfortable breast feeding, just wear a mask. he says the biggest issue is families not adhering to social distancing when babies come home from the hospital, and babies are getting the coronavirus. >> we are aware of children that were covid negative, where the mother was covid negative, and the babies subsequently became covid positive. and we believe that that probably happened at home with asymptomatic relatives that didn't know they had the virus that exposed the baby to the virus. >> reporter: a mother's worry never goes away even during life's most precious moments. in bay shore, kristin thorne, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> according to the cdc, it's still unknown if pregnant women have a higher risk of getting t

>> gadi schwartz at mcarthur park, thanks for that national outlook. let's now go to chicago and shaquille bruster outside of the cook county jail, the largest cluster of cases in the nation. we heard the mayor say the disparity and the way that it's hitting chicagoans is completely unacceptable. where you're standing there are so many cases that there's real concern that that prison is going to be overwhelmed. what are officials in chicago doing about it? >> reporter: katy, we're outside of mt. sinai hospital, one of the largest safety net hospitals in chicago. this is a location that regularly services people who don't have health insurance for example, people who need that quality health care and rely on the emergency room to come and get it. what you're hearing from the mayor, she said -- and you heard that earlier in the segment there. she said the numbers in the disparity that you see is unacceptab unacceptable. she knows that there are systemic issues at play but the immediate focus right now is doing what she can to enforce stay at home and enf

by gadi schwartz. gadi, what are you learning about these antibody testing numbers? >> reporter: those antibody testing numbers are still coming out. another big surprise for the west coast and really the entire country is that we now know that the first covid-19 death may have happened here in california almost a month earlier than what officials originally thought was a first death out of washington state. it turns out that two people died in their homes of covid-19 in santa clara, california, weeks before. a man in his 50s died in kirkland, washington. all that is raising questions on how early covid-19 may have been introduced to the united states. once again, it's stressing the importance of testing. when those two people died in their homes in california testing wasn't really available to everyone with symptoms like it is now in los angeles. you had to have a known travel history to china or have contact with somebody that had covid-19. in those early days, it appears as though the virus was spreading dramatically which brings us to the antibody testing studies

covid-19 more than a dozen going dark as the virus continues to spread among workers nbc's gadi schwartzs in colorado. >> new numbers from a union representing meat packing employees shows 20 workers have died from covid-19 nationwide including five from this plant in colorado. >> reporter: four deaths at a tyson plant in camilla, georgia. tonight edgar fields who represents workers at that plant calls the president's order irresponsible. >> look what's happening around the country where people are dying every day and yet he still wants people to go into these facilities where no people have tested positive >> reporter: and another demanded daily testing for meat packing works. yet signs the price you pay for meat is going up concerns about panic buying >> i think if we can get through the next two weeks and be okay. >> reporter: the problem with more plants shutdown farmers are left with too many animals and nowhere to send them as kerry sanders found in florida >> ranchers seen a 30% drop in sales cheering the president's decision beef, pork and chicken farmers stressing they never had