$50000.00 cases that's a little under half of the national total and 883 people have died in the state emergency services line in new york city has been overwhelmed with medical calls about as many as during that 11 train each of us reports. hospitals in new york struggling under the weight of the pandemic people come in to get into bed if they die the cycle repeats elmhurst hospital in queens the bureau with the most coronavirus cases in the city in the center of the outbreak right now it's every day it's nonstop literally and. unfortunately it's my get to suggestion you have to pick and choose what you're going to do are you going to do. as the doctor say a lot of people call you dr the survivor to expire and you put the same machine in the not the 1st shot as medical staff operates out their limit hundreds of more people wait lining up outside to get tested for kovan 19 but officials say the 545 bed hospital is overrun and in desperate need of medical supplies you know the systems overwhelmed all over the place the situation in new york worsening by the hour the state accounting for roughly half the c

. ♪ >>> city and state emergency services around the country are pleading with the white house for moretective gear amidst the coronavirus pandemic. on sunday, president trump again resisted invoking the defense production act wartime authority to mobilize industries. >> we're a country not based on nationalizing our business. call a person over in venezuela. ask them, how did nationalization of their businesses work out? not too well. the concept of nationalizing our business is not a good concept. >> joining me now is michael chertoff, former homeland security secretary for president george w. bush. thank you very much, michael. i know you're an expert of crisis management around the world. with all due respect to the president, the defense production act created in the korean war after all of the wartime production, the b-17s that all the rosie the riveters produced is not socialism, it's not marxism, it's not venezuela. it's very much american to have this act and have it ready for a crisis such as this. >> yeah, that's correct, andrea. and we actually have used it in the past. the

. >> we are continuing to wait for an update from the states operation of emergency services today to tell us more about the people from the grand princess who tested positive for the coronavirus and were brought here to send carlos. around-the-clock federal marshals and the chp are guarding the fairfield inn and suites off skyway rose in san carlos. there hasn't been much activity here today after at least seven people who were passengers were brought here by ambulance last night. the passengers are not allowed on any military base because the department of defense doesn't allow anyone who is ill on the properties. san carlos city manager explains that saint carlos didn't have a choice when accepting these passages and finding them a place to stay. >> we did not approve this, we did not have a role to play. >> the city addressed concerns from residents. >> those folks are not going to be in downtown laurel street having dinner. >> the city voted on the state of emergency to last as long as the governor's own order. >> they are stuck in that hotel until they pass the testing procedure

speaking ahead of the implemenation of a state of emergency in which non—essential services, schools,a month, mrs ardern said that now is not the time to be relaxed or flexible. i have one simple message for new zealanders today, as we head into the next four weeks. stay at home. it will break the chain of transmission, and it will save lives. if people do not stay at home, other than to go to the supermarket or the gp, or to get some fresh air close to your home, then you risk both spreading the virus to others, and you risk getting it yourself. breaking the rules could kill someone close to you, and that is why it is so important. self—isolation is our best tool to beat the virus. but, if you don't comply with the rules, you run the risk of forcing us to extend the period of lockdown, and worse, you could contribute to the virus defeating us and causing harm to thousands. i cannot repeat this enough. staying at home will save lives. russia has largely avoided the global coronavirus outbreak, in terms of infections and deaths. but that doesn't mean the impact has not been felt there.

it instructs state governments to set up emergency operations it allows the health and human services secretary to waive regulations that could hinder health professionals' response capabilities. how quickly does that money get to the states and localities? >> normally, and by the way, in this emergency, you can have public-health nonprofits may be entitled to a portion of that money. this, evennd all of though it is a national emergency, every state that has a serious problem will declare a state emergency, which is very, very important. fema to puten go to themselves in a situation to have additional funds sent into the state to cover work they do in responding to the coronavirus. the powers of governors where they declare these emergencies is extraordinary. it is important the president did it. he did it both under the so-called national emergencies act and stafford act. also something called the public health services act which was put into motion on january 31 when we began to see people returning from china and possibly infected. all of those things allowed the federal governmen

state government has been amazing. we have never seen that before. i have been in emergency services for 35 years. we have never seen the cooperation and response that we have seen from your administration and the state's administration. >> your instant declaration for the community last night, thank you. president trump: what is the death in thef state itself? >> we had 25 tennesseans lost their lives in this. many injured. thousands without homes and power. up withans have shown -- we are the volunteers state. we have shown up by the thousands to surround our neighbors and provide hope and assistance. we are going to overcome. this state knows how to do that. that is what we do. the government can do so much. only the people can provide the hope. they are doing just that in tennessee. president trump: we are going to see some of the people that really survived. some not in good shape and some incredibly in good shape. for anybody in these homes, this is a swath that went right through. obviously, for anybody in these homes, they were killed. even very little warning. get a phonel, tre is a tornad

to the bay area governor gavin newsom tweeted this video from napa today shows the state's office of emergency services. >>delivering 4200 n 95 masks a 1000 face shields and 5500 surgical mask the queen of the valley hospital in napa and the napa county emergency operations center. the governor also revealed tesla ceo ilan mosque is delivering 1200 ventilators to hospitals in california. and richard branson the founder of virgin group is flying in personal protective equipment on his virgin 7.47 from asia to oakland. >>following another order from the governor parking lots are close to state beaches in san mateo county and elsewhere there are now signs posted and caution tape is up. gates to beaches are also locked the state closed the beach parking lot after a large crowds of people flocked to them over the weekend. despite the stay at home order while some neighbors say the closures are necessary not everybody is happy with the decision. >>there were people on the beaches and i did not notice a lot of social distancing people have to get outside. it's not healthy to be tissue and children to be holed

a spokesperson for the state's office of emergency services says the disem bank occasion process will take several days. families with children will also be able to get out quickly. sky ranger flew over a fleet of ambulances as well as tents set up where medical staff in protective gear will screen all the passengers. next in line to get out, all the 900-plus passengers from california. some will be bussed to travis air force base. others will be flown to a base in san diego where they will all be tested for the virus and isolated for 14 days. >> it's going to be a bit frustrating to be so close to home. i'm sure they'll take care of us. >> next group to get off, all the other americans flown out of oakland. they will spend their quarantine period at bases in georgia and texas. all were greeted by a few curious onlookers trying to offer a little encouragement. back out here live, you are looking at live images of those chartered buses. they are lined up just outside of the cruise ship waiting to get those passengers out, and judging from the images from our sky ranger, it appears peop

>>to help in their protective gear shortages in hospitals today the state's office of emergency services delivered 4295 masks and a 1000 face shields plus 5500 surgical mask to queen of the valley hospital in napa and the napa county emergency operations center. right now napa county has 3 confirmed coronavirus cases as if we did not have enough to concern ourselves with during this pandemic police say they're now people carrying out covert 19 scams and hoaxes however as kron four's has it has it made you tells us. the alameda county sheriff's department now has a new way to report those kinds of crimes. >>the call that 19 pandemic can bring out the best in people and it can unfortunately bring out the worst in others in some cases people going door to door pretending to be county workers conducting coronavirus test. other situations fraudulently calling residents seeking to rob them of their muddy wellies vegas cans. >>and you as a people. trying to get money to get loved ones out of a 19. >>and there was another scare i san francisco we saw what we see in some price gouging and things

>>director director of communications for the state's office of emergency services this all after the number of coronavirus cases hand the u s. >>multiplied threefold since friday morning bringing the total to more than a 500 of the cruise ship is sailing in a holding pattern about 60 miles off the san francisco coast. again that ship is expected to make the track under the golden gate bridge through the bay and under the bay bridge before it docks at the port of oakland at about noon today now the ship has been held at sea since wednesday march 4th and according to top health officials there are a number of health compromise children among the passengers on board. captain smith says even though they're expected to dock today disembarking the thousands of people on board will be a multi-day process. according to doctor fauci of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases. the process of evacuating the passengers will require a step-by-step approach prior ties in the most vulnerable passengers. the order in which they will be evacuated, let's start with the health comprom

the state office of emergency services so some symbols were tested last night. others are still being tested. there are some 8500 people on board the cruise ship. more than one dozen came down with flulike symptoms earlier this week. a man who previously traveled on the ship died from the coronavirus. the ships homeport of san francisco, right now it's circling about 60 miles off the san mateo county close. the cdc will decide when and where the ship will dock. >>> the president of princess cruises is speaking out about the coronavirus, and the cruise ship off the california coast. >> in many respects, our ships are small, floating cities. just as life happens and cities for good and for bad, life also happens on board our ships. our onboard medical teams have specific health reporting protocols in place to help protect everyone's well-being. including those on board, as well as the communities we visit. >> no cruiseship guest will be elected as a mark until all test results are received. meanwhile, as the ship awaits the test results, the captain is asking all

centralized location of corn a resources and communication with others local and state governments regional emergency services and community partners. it will operate through friday at which time its need will then be reassessed ac transit is claiming its buses every day in an effort to protect riders from coronavirus the transit share these pictures of crews wiping down seats handles another commonly touched the bus surfaces with bleach base disinfectant. >>the ac transit says that it has enhanced is cleaning precautions based on the guidelines from alameda and contra costa county health services as well as from the cdc bay area emergency management personnel are closely tracking the spread of coronavirus bracing for the possibility of it becoming a pandemic in alameda county kron four's maureen kelly takes us inside the regional operations center. i'm inside the emergency operations center. >>for alameda county's office of emergency services and the alameda county sheriff is also the emergency manager for california's region to which covers the entire bay area in fact it stretches all along the coast from m

state government has been absolutely amazing. we have never seen that before. i have been in emergency servicesor 35 years before became county mayor. we have never seen the cooperation and response we have seen from your administration and from the state's administration. your instant declaration for our community last night. ,pres. trump: great people. it is a great state. what is the final count of death in the state itself? the entire state? gov. lee: we had 25 tennesseans lost their lives in this. many injured, thousands without homes and power and supplies. but tennesseans have shown up. we are the volunteer state. we have shown up by the thousands to surround our neighbors and to provide hope and provide assistance. it has been inspiring. we are going to overcome. the state knows how to do that. that is who we are. that is what we do. government can do so much but reallye people can provide the hope, and they are doing that in tennessee. pres. trump: thank you very much. we are going to see some of the people that really survived, some not in good shape and some in very good shape, incre

>> that shouldn't be shocking, there are 5000 cases in the united states and we are providing emergency service 24 hours a day. if we are responding to 5000 known cases of covid-19 and we know testing is lacking at this point it is conceivable that 500 members have been exposed at this point. we need to get them protection and access to testing as soon as they show signs and symptoms and get cleared and get them back to work. heather: get them what they need and the information they need. we appreciate it. we will be right back, stay with us. control of heartburn. so you don't have to stash antacids here... here... or, here. kick your antacid habit with prilosec otc. one pill a day, 24 hours, zero heartburn. there's a company that's talked than me: jd power.people 448,134 to be exact. they answered 410 questions in 8 categories about vehicle quality. and when they were done, chevy earned more j.d. power quality awards across cars, trucks and suvs than any other brand over the last four years. so on behalf of chevrolet, i want to say "thank you, real people." you're welcome. we're gonna need a b

speaking ahead of the implemenation of a state of emergency in which non—essential services, schools,hut for a month, mrs ardern said that now is not the time to be relaxed or flexible. i have one simple message for new zealanders today. stay—at—home. it will break the chain of transmission. and it will save lives. if people do not stay—at—home, other than to go to the supermarket or their gp orto get go to the supermarket or their gp or to get some fresh air close to your home, then you risk both spreading the virus to others and you risk getting it yourself. breaking the rules could kill someone close to you and that is why it is so important. self isolation is oui’ important. self isolation is our best tool to beat the virus. but if you do not comply with the rules you run the risk of forcing us to extend the period of lockdown and, worse, you could contribute to the virus causing harm to thousands. i cannot repeat this enough. staying at home will save lives. let's look at the impact of the pandemic elsewhere in the world. brazil's president, jair bolsonaro, has accused state auth

question why continental corporation body the organization of american states did not send any of service. the u.s. must send an emergency election monitoring team to the united states to ensure independent scrutiny of a presidential primary that has been marred by clear regularities and this is an highly discriminatory up struction of citizens right to vote in the united states what we actually have witnessed are major discrepancies between exit polling data in the democratic 2020 primary and the final computer count which is being conducted in a very opaque fashion we've seen in minority and poor communities people having to wait in line for 5 hours just to vote in the state of texas 750 polling places have been removed since 2012 that means there is one polling place for every 7700 people and this is particularly an acute problem in latino and african-american areas what happened in new hampshire where pete put a judge hold 12 percent lower than the votes he received in the computer count in exit polls or in iowa or south carolina where joe biden received 8 percent more in the final computer count than he received in

. >> california state health department and the governor's office of emergency services with the u.s. coast guard are working to determine if covid-19 is presence t on the ship. >> reporter: now of course the high school will get a good cleaning over the weekend. and then families will be updated on what to expect before monday morning. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> a san jose preschool is closed until monday, after a teacher tested positive for the coronavirus. in a letter sent to parents, a teacher at action day primary plus moorpark was sent home on february 26th. she hasn't returned since. sh she is now being treated. the school is closed while crews are doing a deep cleaning. >> everyone is calling each parent individually. we're okay with that. now we have to look out for others and our sick ones and my child who was a premie, so now i'm nervous. >>> in oakland, the aspire charter school is closed until at hooleast monday. a teacher there may have been exposed to the coronavirus. school leaders are being extra cautious and no one at the

emergency funding bill today. the $8.3 billion package provides telehealth medical services to patients at their homes, and offers assistance to state and local agencies. here is the debate before the vote, it is about 10 minutes. without objection. speaker, as adam the coronavirus moves closer to pandemic, it bal is spreading within the united own homencluding in my county, and its death toll grow.ues to while the trump administration has repeatedly demonstrated a to understand public health needs, congress is acting with the seriousness and sense the coronavirus threat demands. of the emergency supplemental is product of thoughtful bipartisan cooperation. provides $8.3 billion in keep ly new funding to americans safe, including more than $3 billion for research and development of vaccines, diagnostics.and $300 million for the government to purchase vaccines at a fair price.sonable $2.2 billion in public health for prevention, preparedness, and response. $950 million of which is to and local health agencies. for medical lion supplies, health care reparedness, community health enters, and medical surge capacity. and $1.2 billion to

state of emergency is declared? guest: we hear about it from time to time, like a hurricane is coming in four days but we will call emergency services. what it does for different services in states and localities, even when the federal government decides to call a state of emergency, that means, certain resources can be mobilized. other processes are stood up and put in place, so a lot of times it can kind of heightened panic because you are in a state of emergency, but what that is doing is allowing you to be more nimble in your response host:. host:this is -- response. host: this is from north carolina, goldsboro. thank you for holding on. caller: i'm 80 years old. i lived through diphtheria. when i was 14 i had diphtheria, and there was an outbreak of diphtheria. i have not had a single person talk about fumigation. i have seen them fumigate homes where someone has this. understand that when this came around, you had to fumigate. host: thanks, mary. guest: thank you for your question, mary, and your comment. i have not heard anything in particular about fumigation. as we learn more about the disease, what people are saying is kee

at this time, the cdc, the california state health department and the governor's office of emergency services with the u.s. coast guard are working to determine if coronavirus is present on the ship. there are 2,383 passengers on board the ship and a thousand crew members. of that, a total of 35 have shown flu-like symptoms determine the course of this 15-day cruise. many of those people have recovered and are no longer showing flu-like symptoms. testing protocols are being put into place on the ship for those passengers and crew that have shown flu-like symptoms or may have been exposed to the virus and that is happening today. once we have results from the test, the cdc and the state will determine the most appropriate location for the ship to be voided for the safety of the surrounding community as well as the passengers and crew. the cdc and the state are fully engaged in determining a location that can most appropriately address the health of those passengers that may have coronavirus and the safety of those passengers not impacted as well as the surrounding community. the cdc and the st

state of california. >> tonight president trump approved a major disaster declaration for california. it will provide federal assistance for resources to fight the pandemic. including mask care and emergency assistance, crisis counseling and disaster related legal servicesthe president already made disaster declarations for the states of oregon and new york. >> i know that this is a challenging time for all americans. we are enduring a great national trial and we will prove that we can meet the moment. i want to asure the american people we are doing everything we can to confront and defeat this enemy. >> uitlander number of cases sky rocketed to 302. more than any other bay area county. the virus hit all bay area counties. tonight napa is confirming two cases. in all, there are 787 confirmed cases across the bay area. most along the san francisco, san mateo corridor. san francisco reported 105 cases. san mateo 117. alameda county 106. >>> relief is on the way for our health care providers on the front lines of the pandemic. a navy hospital ship is on the way to southern california. what this hospital on the water is capable of doing. >> biggest hospital in los angeles is about to land. >> reporter: floating hospital, headed to the port of los angeles.

. >> the state is using emergency funding to help the shelter services and respond any outbreaks with homeless residents. >>> valley medical center in san jose is holding a donation drive to get critical supplies to healthcare workers who were on the front lines tonight. and, they are looking for things like n95 masks, surgical gloves, hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes. it is not just supplies, valley medical center is also accepting funds to buy more equipment. silicon valley companies have already donated more than a half million dollars. >>> in silicon valley, we are better together. and in this covid-19 challenge, we will never forget that silicon valley is better together. >>> companies like lumleds, kla, ibm, western digital, they have all donated money. >>> coming up, the bay area lawmaker in hot water over millions of dollars and questionable stocktrades. >>> a gun store says it is essential business, the sheriff's department shut it down. coming up, we debate over whether gun stores are essential. >> a lot of our customers are business owners and they are concerned about th

are stoo strapped to help, the request goes out to the region and then to the state through the office of emergency servicesave 41 units -- >> reporter: ken led that agency as the california fire and rescue chief for 17 years. >> as a a californian we know to stockpile for earthquake and fire, was there talk about pandemic. >> yes. the state of california has planned for pandemic, it is part of the state emergency plan and i think unique other than 2009 none of us including myself have seen quite as large or as circuming as this is today. >> reporter: what could we expect if there is a major earthquake or a fire during this pandemic? >> we'll respond to it just like we do for every other emergency that we have. i've done earthquakes, i've done the oklahoma city bombing and we did 9/11 and seen some of the most -- the disastrous fires in the state's histories as far as destructions and deaths but again this is a big deal. >> reporter: the chief said the emergency coronavirus is causing is not unique to firefighters. what is different is the magnitude and expected length of it. candice nguyen, nbc bay area. >

unprecedented lockdown for about a month promised searches and are then declared a state of emergency and ordered all non-essential services schools and offices to close she's urging people to stay home saying it will break the chain of transmission and save lives. on a 1000000000 people around government imposed lockdowns worldwide but the world health organization says that's not enough to stop transmission and urged countries to use the time wisely asking people to stay at home and shutting down book relation movement is buying time and reducing the pressure on whole systems but on their own these measures will not extinguish a pewter mix. the point of these actions is to ennoble the more precise and targeted measures that are needed to stop transmission and save lives you know some nations appealing for $2000000000.00 to support humanitarian efforts worldwide to fight the coronavirus pandemic in exclusive interview with our diplomatic editor james bass secretary general antonio terror she says it's in everyone's interest to help the world's poorest nations especially in areas of conflict well this is exactly an appeal

state department will reduce its staff in italy leaving only emergency services available to american cities. which has the highest number of coronavirus infections in europe. the italian government put the entire country on lockdown banning travel and social gather ergs through april 23rd. >>> president trump will not travel to moscow in may for victory celebrations there. that marks the 70th anniversary of the russian victory over germans. the annual parade includes a massive show of russian military hardware. back in november, president trump said he was considering the invitation to go to that celebration but that he could decide against going because it coincides with his re-election campaign. >>> today, the trump administration relations in mexico ends. the nineth circuit court of appeals blocked the asylum. the court granted the administration an emergency stay until today if the supreme court does not intervene today, the court's initial ruling will block the remain in mexico policy. >>> the u.s. census form is available online and people this week will start seeing these form

services. emergency moves, expanding the state in a way that could change the country for years, decided in a matterdays. but there are still urgent appeals for help, especially from the self—employed. i am finding myself in financial difficulty in which i have never been before. i have my car on a car loan, so when this is finished, i won't have a business left. my plea is simply to treat us in the same admirable way that salaried workers have been treated and look to provide the support that we need because we too have families that we need to keep safe and well and fed. mps are still gathering on the green benches, even though not crowding together. with senior labour politicians demanding tougher talk. we as her majesty's loyal opposition actually do now call on the government to move to enforce social distancing and greater social perception as a matter of urgency, because, i am sorry and disappointed, but i am afraid that many people are not adhering to the social distancing that we expect. a demand that may soon be met. playgrounds silent in sussex. a deserted city centre in birmingham. car p

federal funds are available to state and local governments for emergency support like disaster aid, legal servicesing. this is in addition to the declaration the governer signed last week and putting it towards the state's response. governor gavin newsom signed the letter to approve the request for the declaration. in the letter, the coronavirus crisis is having wide range impacts in every part of california public and private life. it's just going to get worse. this is some of what the federal government approved. fema will supply eight emergency medical stations in our state with two thousand. one will be at the santa clara county convention center and 250 patients can be treat there had and a navy ship deploy to los angeles to provide more medical support and the federal government will cover the cost for the national guard to california. medical supplies on their way here. the president said supplies should arrive within the next day or so. >> respirators, surgical masks and s, cover alls and gloves. >> as california's stay at home order was continued, a lot of people have questions about who

and that's almost half of the total nationwide 965 people in the state have died almost as many people have called the emergency services line in new york city as after the 911 terror attacks with more from the city his trinity chaffetz. hospitals in new york struggling under the weight of the pen demick people come in to get into. the cycle repeats elmhurst hospital in queens the bureau with the most coronavirus cases in the city in the center of the outbreak right now it's every day it's nonstop literally. unfortunately it's my get to see you have to pick and choose what you're going to do are you going to do. this the doctors say a lot of people cop did not really survive expire but you could be so much another person as medical staff operates out there limit hundreds of more people wait lining up outside to get tested. for kovan 19 but officials say the 545 bed hospital is overrun and in desperate need of medical supplies you know the system's overwhelmed all over the place the situation in new york worsening by the hour the state accounting for roughly half the cases across the country this grim video shows teams s

. >> the government declared a medical state of emergency, to keep the number of infections in check. essential servicesbakeries and pharmacies remain open, but the country will be sealed off from wednesday. with the closure of airports, ports and borders. some fear these measures are not enough. [speaking foreign language] >> the problem is many lebanese are not taking these seriously. they ask why we wear masks and gloves. >> private health facilities are on the front line of this battle because of the bitter reality of public hospitals. that is how the pie minister described the situation as they prepare to face the pandemic. dr. say the private sector does not have the equipping and supplies to last over one month. >> the private sector is not ready to take this except for a few major hospitals in beirut. these few major hospitals in beirut can handle this task, but not for very long time because we have a huge shortage. >> the government is under pressure on more than one front. it is almost bankrupt and there is a deep economic crisis. trying toities are protect people but many are asking what the

state and local governments. it'll help with emergency support like disaster aid, legal services, and crisis counseling. this help comes as a time where healthcare workers are worried about supply shortages and the federal government is pulling from the national stockpile to help california. >> we have large quantities of medical equipment and supplies on the way based on all those states including respirators, surgical masks, gowns, face shields and gloves. >> fema will supply eight medical stations in the state with 2,000 beds and a navy ship deploys to los angeles for more medical support and the government covers the cost to deploy the guard to california. as california's state at home order continues, a lot of people have questions about who can go to work and what's considered an essential service. this is a list of some essential job cat gores, including people working in healthcare and public health like doctors, nurses, and caregivers, emergency services like law enforcement and public works, food and agricultural like grocery store employees and drib to torrs, and those in energy water, waste

states constitutes a national emergency. this declaration invokes section 1135 of the social security act, 42 united states code, to allow the secretary of health and human services to exercise the authority under that section to temporarily waive or modify certain requirements of the medicare, medicaid and state children's health insurance programs of the health insurance portability and accountability act privacy rule throughout the duration of the public health emergency declared in response to the covid-19 outbreak. i'm enclosing a copy of the proclamation i have issued. signed, donald j. trump, the white house, march 13, 2020. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the committees on energy and commerce and ways and means and ordered printed. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 6201, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2020, and for other purposes, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 6201. a bill making emergency supplemental appropriations f

state government. i've been in emergency services for 30 years and we've never seen the cooperation or response we've seenible] what is the final count of death in the state itself. >> we have 25 tennesseans lost their lives in this. many injured, thousands without home and power but tennesseans have shown up. we are the volunteer state and we've shown up by the thousands. we surround our neighbors and provide hope and assistance and it's been inspiring and we will overcome. the state knows how to do that. that's who we are, that's what we do. government can do so much but only the people can really provide hope and they're doing just that. >> we will see some of the people who survive. anybody in these homes, this is a swath that went right through on the other side of the street. obviously anybody in these home homes, they were killed. they were given very little warning. the tornado was on them and they disappeared. fema is doing a great job. thank you very much. you have any questions. >> i do have a message for the families of those who lost their lives, we love them, their special people, it's an in

emergency management directors throughout all of the counties in the state. and we're coordinating closely with our fire, law enforcement and emergency medical services partners to ensure that they have all of the critical guidance and information that is necessary. and we looked at updating all the existing guidance we have to meet the current circumstances as they continue to evolve. remaining out in front of this, being able to suspicious out guidance and therentinual rkereither, through the department of public health, et cetera. over the last couple days, we began to actually provide commodities to local governments that have made the requests predominantly n-95 respirators for health care workers. and we'll continue to do that. but there is a multitude of other cascading and complex needs and so we are working closely with our local governments to meet those as necessary. let me just close by saying that this is a marathon, not a sprint. we'll continue to be positioned to basically respond accordingly and, you know, we really ask -- i ask that all californians listen to your local health -- pin health providers, make sure that you follow directions of b

emergency march 4. fema can tap into nearly -- state governments can set up emergency operations centers. it directs hospitals nationwide to activate contingency plans. it allows the health and human serviceso waive regulations that could hinder health professionals' responses. that $43 billion in relief, had typically quickly does that get to states? in thisy the way emergency you can have nonpublic, nonprofits entitled to a portion of that money but normally -- even though it is a national emergency -- every state that has a serious problem will declare a state emergency which is very important. they will then go to fema to put themselves in a situation to have additional funds sent into the state to cover work they do in responding to the coronavirus . the powers of governors when they declare emergencies is extraordinary. it is important the president did it. he did that both under the so-called national emergencies and thethe stafford act public health services act which was put into motion generate 31st when we began to see people returning from china and possibly infected. all of those things allow the federal government to waive requirements that might normally be in place in norma