germany where she caught the eye of basketball clubs then to oregon for 3 years of high pressure hoops and now dallas because the dallas wings select the 2. from the university of oregon. she was selected in the w n b a's draft by the dallas wings. i was so happy when i heard my name. you know when i think i got mad because you know all my dreams. and i was so happy i felt like a little kid it's just a call for some really believe because of the pandemic lockdown southerlies support from family and friends has been mostly virtual. oh. yes they. do some research including well wishes from her german grandma. sally is not the 1st basketball player with german roots to make her mark in dallas . became one of the all time greats of the men's n.b.a. with the dallas mavericks now retired it skis already reached out to solve a lead to welcome her and prepare her for what comes next for whatever coach while she does. like you know is so like a bat instead it's just is a lot of. what i will have to do what i will do. because during the long sound sally will buy her time in florida in where she became a star of american basketball with the expectation she'll be thrill

to change this athlete with ducks on how basketball jersey has played her last game at the university of oregon ducks that's because pandemic restrictions ended their season but satu sadly left a mark on u.s. college basketball with massive success before thousands of fans. of ali's 21 year journey has taken her from her city new york in the united states to africa and have followed this home country the gambia then to haue mother's home country germany where she caught the eye of possible collapse then to oregon for 3 years of high pressure hoops and now dallas because the dallas wings select sought to sell billie from the university of oregon. she was selected in the w n b a's draft by the dallas wings. i was so happy when i heard my name. yeah when i think i got my name called you know all my dreams. and i was so happy if it's like you look at it it's just a call or something i really believe because of the pandemic lockdown sally's support from family and friends has been mostly virtual. oh. no it's not. just us including well wishes from her german grandma. sally is not the 1st. with germa

along with texas christian, western michigan, the university of oregon on the entire university of california system. robert shaver, a nonprofit peer test have pushed test optional for years. >> it took a panama to get colleges to see what 20 years of research and the experiences of 1100 schools have already proven. optional admissions is a superior way to evaluate applicants, it produces beer cls. cants in a more >> jeff morrow is advising students to focus on what they can control. >> the ways that you invest in your community, the impact that you have on a classroom, on a campus in your neighborhood, these are all things that are really good indicators of the ways you will invest in your community and college. >> about 1300 colleges still require tests including usc. >> i have studied so hard and if they took it away, i would feel like all my hard work was for nothing. >> preparing nightly for a test, even if the testing itself is uncertain. mary nelson, cbs news, los angeles. >> the state bar trustees recommending postponing or canceling california's bar exam. it would actually be pushed

the first pick in the 2020 wnba draft, the new york liberty select sabrina inoescu from the university of oregon>> one of the best women's a member of the new york liberty as the wnba number one overall draft pick. you probably know sabrina's deal by now, it has direct career at oregon. 2000 points, thousand rebounds, thousand assist. she is thrilled to be moving on to the next level. >> i have grown in the leadership category throughout my four years at oregon and i will continue to grow in that category as i entered the league. i'm excited to learn from the players and make friendships and continue to grow in every aspect of the game. >> the wnba pay tribute to kobe bryant's daughter as well as those who died with kobe in the helicopter crash earlier this year. they were selected as honorary draftees. >>> now i celebratory day with the wnba. not so much for the nba, facing big-time pickups. the harsh reality is losing millions of dollars every day the games are being played is setting in. then began players association have agreed to a plan to withhold 25% of each players paychecks, starting i

the first pick in the 2020 wnba draft, the new york liberty select sabrina unetsku, from the university of oregon. >> yeah, getting the cheers from her family at her walnut creek home, sabrina got the nod in this virtual televised wnba draft. spent her entire career on the west coast. this oregon duck guard takes her talents 3,000 miles away to new york. two-time national, and three- time pac 12 player of the year, and the ncaa's all-time leader in triple-doubles. a really nice moment here before the draft. the wnba selected jenna bryant and her two teammates as honoree draftees. the three young girls along with kobe bryant were among 8 killed in a helicopter crash in january while on their way to a basketball game. >>> now playing hurt is far of the game, just pick the sport. but this former distance runner embraces it every day. >> this is my drug. this is my religion. this is my therapy. >> meet susan shuspak of marin, spends every day on the bike up hill. she has been experiences spinal pain for over a decade, so she bikes up the mountain. >> if you talk to anyone who dealing with chronic pai

usual was the wnba which held its draft yesterday and to know one's surprise the bay area and university of oregonas the number one pick, two-time national player of the year was chosen number one by the new york liberty. here's an indication of the star power he brings to new york. one how much after the draft the merchandise site had already sold out of the jerseys. that gives you an indication what they are bringing to the big apple. one of the sad stories, she came back to oregon for her senior year and unfortunately never had that tournament run she was anticipating. >> right. all right. joe thank you so much for that and just incredible for her. thank you so much for watching. we'll see you tonight at 10:00. (beep) yello? house of the future. phil, you have two whole days to yourself. please tell me you're not gonna spend them trying to wire the house to your ipad. nope, 'cause i've already done it. (man) showers and thunder... great, now go out and see some friends. i'm headed out now. i have a third showing at that colonial. cam gave me a free pass to his gym. i am--not too bright. mm. i a

the new york liberty select sabrina ionescu from the university of oregon. >>remote set up andsurrounded by her family in walnut creek, one of the greatest players in collegiate history and first off the board to the new york liberty.it's the next chapt in such a decorated in outstanding urney national player of thyear 2 time wooden award wier first nc double a player to reach the milestone of 2000 points 1000 rebnds and a 1000 a 6 and moments after being drafted she and a multi year endorseme deal with nike. that is today's rundown in sports back to justin. thank you mark. >>farias on right ther no joining us working from home as our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow with a look at some gloomy days ahead, but the sun will be shining and at 7 day forecast. >>yeah, i thin by the afternoon we'll get the sun going outside, but boy it has been ther gloomy last couple of days hard to break the low clouds and fog, especially along the astline, even just inside the bay and tonight clouds move back on shore you gate bridge couple cars a den crossing out there tonig

he is headed to the university of oregon. go ducks, in the falls. he's going to study biology. you can send us a photo of your graduate, any age, the #kpix. include their name and something about them and you may see them on tv. >>> the coronavirus outbreak forced the cancellation of film festivals across the country. we talked toready to fill the void. >>> youtube is going to bring together a bunch of them. tribeca, berlin, a bunch of different film festivals and offer that content on youtube. and we saw that happen with south by southwest. so amazon prime is playing south by southwest shows right now actually. and you're able to go on and see some of these documentaries or short ores comedies, whatever it is you're interested in, that weren't able to be shown at these festivals. >>> watch the full interview and get more from cnet every tuesday on cbsn bay area, streaming 24 hours a day on kpix m.fler beacday. weathemakes it hard stay inside. those folks are distant. chief meteorologist paul hagen distant from the studio here. he's at home. he joins us now. paul. >> we got out

the new york liberty select -- from the university of oregon. >> she set the record for triple doubles the oregon ducks. and was the first college player to have over 2,000 points. 1,000 rebound and 1,000 assists in the season. she signed a deal with nike much to the dismay of steph curry. he's reaction. >> i'm excited for the opportunity. i'm going to enjoy this for a couple days. i'm excited to get out and work. and get to know my team and the coaching staff. and really get to work. >> she'll approximate be awesome. teams joined forces encouraging you to stay home and stop the coronavirus. >> it's a difficult time. >> we're all in this together. >> it's not easy. let's get through this together. >> everybody do their job. >> the public service prosports teams in the bay area. as well as the mayors of oakland and san francisco. since sports shut down i have not screamed with authority. if you get video of your son or daughter, your pet doing anything! i will call it like this. >> check out the wheels on young chase from san jose. running wild for the sea hawks. defenders have no chanc

congratulations to shea, she is graduating from dublin high school and will attend you will university of oregon to major in media studies . keep these photos coming you can share pictures of graduates of all ages with a hashtag kpix. no professional photos, just include their name, where they are graduating from and what is next and you may see them on tv . >>> growing frustration in our next half hour, the issues facing millions of californians trying to apply for unemployment . don't forget we are streaming now ♪ this virus is testing all of us. and it's testing the people on the front lines of this fight most of all. so abbott is getting new tests into their hands, delivering the critical results they need. and until this fight is over, we...will...never...quit. because they never quit. >>> live from the cbs bay area studios this is kpix 5 news . >> right now and streaming on cbsn bay area . some businesses allowed to open back up, what they all have in common . >> a man charged in a brutal let free . anger from one county leader after the release . >>> a new purchase limit to worry about .

to the university of oregon and now to the big apple. here they are in their living room in walnut creek. the point guard coming off one of the most decorated careers in ncaa history and was drafted by the new york liberty. >> i'm going to enjoy this for a couple days but i'm just excited to get out there and start working and get to know my team, get to know the coaching staff and really just get to work. >> look at her proud family behind her. ionescu was a two-time player of the year in college. she and her family sheltering at home in walnut creek. >> congratulations to her for sure. >>> coming up in our second half hour, capturing the crisis for hist recording it as it my new bite-sized, crispy popcorn chicken is so irresistible, you'll wanna eat them anywhere, so don't resist! pop 'em outside, or on the go, or on the way home! pop my 100% all-white-meat classic or spicy popcorn chicken combo for just $5.99. powhaso let's do the rightver chanthing, today.ow. let's stay at home. let's wash up. let's always keep our distance - please,

the new york liberty select -- from the university of oregon. >> she set the record for triple doubles for the oregon ducks. and was the first college player to have over 2,000 points. 1,000 rebound and 1,000 assists in the season. she signed a deal with nike much to the dismay of steph curry. he's reaction. >> i'm excited for the opportunity. i'm going to enjoy this for a couple days. i'm excited to get out and work. and get to know my team and the coaching staff. and really get to work. >> she'll approximate be awesome. teams joined forces encouraging you to stay home and stop the coronavirus. >> it's a difficult time. >> we're all in this together. >> it's not easy. let's get through this together. >> everybody do their job. >> the public service prosports teams in the bay area. as well as the mayors of oakland and san francisco. since sports shut down i have not screamed with authority. if you get video of your son or daughter, your pet doing anything! i will call it like this. >> check out the wheels on young chase from san jose. running wild for the sea hawks. defenders have no c

seeking to enroll in 2021, talking about virginia tech, wake forest, boston university, tulane, university of oregon, university of texas and the list goes on. so far, harvard, yale and some of the other high profile universities of the ivy league are still requiring them, but leaders of the college board which owns and administers the s.a.t. exams say they would ensure that at-home s.a.t. testing in the near future would be something that will be made available. we thought let's bring in the ceo of the college board, david coleman, joining us live. thank you for being with us. what was your gut reaction when you heard that the uc system, ucla, berkeley, all of them, were suspending the need for the s.a.t. and the test scores for the class coming in for 2021? >> you know, honestly, there are things in this life more important than tests and i fully support and we at the college board fully support all the flexibilities our members are putting in place at this time. what's at the heart of the matter for me this year, in this very demanding year, is if it is an option in some places, it's important th

big congratulations to shea, graduating from dublin high school and will be attending the university of oregono major in media studies, something we can certainly get behind . keep these photos coming, you can share a picture of graduates of all ages with the hashtag kpix, no professional photos, just include their name, where they are graduating from and what is next and you may see them on tv . >>> another nearly 4 million americans are jobless this week . coming up we put a little perspective on these numbers that just came out . >>> i'm worried about the safety of community it's ridiculous they are doing this . >>> a man charged in a brutal let free . concerns for the community and the anger from one county leader after the release . >>> streaming right now on bay area, you can find us on teammates help each other find a way to win, just like covered california helps you find health insurance you can afford. they're the only place you can get financial assistance to help pay for health coverage. plus, this year, the state is providing more help than ever before. and because a new law requi

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to university of oregon and now to the big apple. he point guard is coming off one of the most decorated careers in ncaa history and was drafted just last night by the new york liberty. >> i'm going to enjoy this for a couple of days, but i'm just excited to get out there and start working and get to know my team, get to know the coaching staff and really just get to work. >> she was a two-time player of the year. she and her family sheltering at home in walnut creek. i saw kevin durant congratulated her and welcomed her to new york on twitter. >>> much more ahead. some encouraging news about a new drug to battle covid-19 created by a bay area company. >>> and coming up i'm t bay area using our live cam so you can see what we're tracking for today's forecast. a look at your daytime highs and what you can expect over the next seven days coming up. stay with us. as we work to get through these times together, you may not be thinking about blood donation, but blood is needed to save the lives of people who are sick with a range of illnes

. >> they say from the university of oregon that the cortisol, one thing it does it prepares children for a violent turbulent dangerous environment and it puts them there on a hairtrigger response in one consequence is that it makes it harder to concentrate on the blackboard because they are being trained to look for potential threats behind them so that seems to be one pathway in which the cortisol impairs education and concentration. >> i believe in the book that you note warren buffett with the ovarian lottery and i heard him speak about how he was born under different circumstances he would not be a multibillionaire both because of the infrastructure to others establishment but the circumstances of the path to do well. so it is disturbing that in so many ways the united states as a developed country seems to be doing a poor job than other democracies, other republics that could have similar problems and you note for 39th and cleaning drinking water and 40th and traumatology and 61st on high school enrollment and we suffer more stress than the average person in venezuela in her lif

the first pick in the 2020 wnba draft, the new york liberty select sabrina ionescue from the university of oregon. >> great to see her family there. ionescue set the ncaa record for triple-doubles for the oregon ducks. she was the first college player to have over 2,000 boards, and 1,000 assists. and sabrina signed an endorsement deal with nike. now steph curry was pushing for under armour, but she chose nike. here's reaction from sabrina. >> i'm just excited for the opportunity. i'm going to enjoy this for a couple days, but i'm just start working and get to know my team, get to know the coaching staff and just get to work. >> without games to play, bay area sports teams have joined forces encouraging you to stay at home to stop the coronavirus. >> it's a difficult time. >> but we're all in this together. >> we know it's not easy. >> get through this together, bay area. >> everybody out there do their job. it's our job to stay at home. >> continue to stay home, take care of yourself, your >> let's each do our part to make a difference. >> we know this isn't an easy time. >> but we need to work t

the first pick in the 2020 wnba draft, the new york liberty select sabrina inoescu from the university of oregont women's college player in the nation this season and really one of the best ever is now a member of the new york liberty. you probably know the scoop on inoescu by now, a historic senior season at oregon, capping off a college career that included 2000 points with the thousand rebounds and assist . the walnut creek native is thrilled to be moving the o the next level. leadership carbon categoryfor my four years and i will continue to grow as they enter the league. i'm excited to learn from the players and make new friendships and continue to grow in every aspect of the game. >> a good day to be a duck. the top two pics from oregon with sabrina and sought to subtly goes to dallas. the fever take lauren cox from baylor at number three, kennedy carter and elaborately round out the top five. entering the draft the wnba pay tribute to kobe bryant's daughter gianna as well as alyssa alta billy and pete and chester, all who died with kobe in the helicopter crash. they were selected as honor

from the university of oregon. >> the best women's college player in the nation this season and really one of the best ever is now a member of the new york liberty. you probably know the scoop on her by now, a historic senior season at oregon, capping off a college career that included 2000 points, 1000 rebounds and assists us. the walnut creek native drilled to be moving on to the next level. >> i have grown in the leadership category to my four years and i will continue to grow in that category as they enter the leak so i'm excited to learn from the players that are there and make new friendships and continue to grow in every aspect of the game. >> so here's the top of the draft board looks like. how about back to back ducks? ducks at one and two would sabrina and, goes to dallas. they take lauren cox out of baylor at three, kennedy carter and round out the top five. as the rookie class ponders its professional payday, the nba is pondering, well, just the opposite. as an pay cuts. the league is losing millions of dollars every day the games are not played and as such, it is asking th

[inaudible] >> is there evidence from the university of oregon that all this cortisone. [inaudible] on the blackboard because they are being trained to look for potential threats behind them, and so that seems to be one pathway in which this cortisol impairs education and concentration. >> i believe that you note that warren buffett, the ovarian lottery and i've heard them speak if he had been born under different circumstances he wouldn't be a multibillionaire both because of the infrastructure that others established and because of the circumstances of his birth that is a path for him to do well so, it's disturbing that in so many ways the united states, as a developed country, seems to be doing a poor job than other democracies, other republics that could have similar problems, and you note that with drinking water and child mortality and 61st on high school enrollment and that we suffered more stress than the average person in venezuela and our life expectancy is dropping so here's the united states with our congress working on these issue, our state legislator and c

she is graduating from dublin high school and will be attending university of oregon in the fall to major in media studies. something we can certainly get behind it congrats to all the graduates. you can share a picture of graduates of all ages with the hashtag kpix. we ask no professional photos please, just include their name , where they are graduating from and what is next and you may see them on ayin san francisco for those who need it most. but there are conditions. we explain next on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area. >>> good morning, ahead on cbs this morning, insight into an experimental drug showing promise as a coronavirus treatment. also, our state of testing takes us to pennsylvania where you meet a doctor paying out of her own pocket to get people tested for covid-19.>>> plus, education and the new normal. former u.s. education secretary john king tells us what schools may look like when classrooms reopen.>>> the wife of broadway start nick ladera first rodeo and let me tell you something, i wouldn't be here if i thought reverse mortgages took advantage of any american

the first pick in the 2020 wnba draft the new york liberty select sabrina ionescu from the university of oregon and applause ] >> great to see her family there. from miramonte high set the record for triple-doubles for the oregon ducks, first college player to have over 2,000 points, 1,000 boards and 1,000 assists and sabrina signed an endorsement deal with nike. >> i'm just excited for the opportunity. i'm going to enjoy this for a couple of days. i'm excited to get out there and start working and get to know my team, the coaching staff and really just get to work. >> terrific player. without games to play, bay area sports teams have joined forces. they're encouraging you to stay at home, to stop the coronavirus. >> it's a difficult time. >> but we're all in this together. >> we know it's not easy. >> let's get through this together, bay area. >> everybody out there, do their job. but it's also our job to stay at home. >> our encouragement is to continue to stay home, take care of yourself, your family. [ speaking foreign language ] >> let's each do our part to make a difference. >> we know th

the first pick in the 2020 wnba draft the new york liberty select sabrina ionescu from the university of oregoncheers and applause ] >> great to see her family there. from miramonte high set the record for triple-doubles for the oregon ducks, first college player to have over 2,000 points, 1,000 boards and 1,000 assists and sa endorsement deal with nike. steph curry was pushing for und underarmour, but she chose nike. here is reaction from sabrina. >> i'm just excited for the opportunity. i'm going to enjoy this for a couple of days. i'm excited to get out there and start working and get to know my team, the coaching staff and really just get to work. >> terrific player. without games to play, bay area sports teams have joined forces. they're encouraging you to stay at home, to stop the coronavirus. >> it's a difficult time. >> but we're all in this together. >> we know it's not easy. >> let's get through this together, bay area. >> everybody out there, do their job. but it's also our job to stay at home. >> our encouragement is to continue to stay home, take care of yourself, your family. [ sp

. >> the senate from university of oregon that all this cortisol that one thing it does is it prepareshildren for a violence, turbulent dangerous environment and it puts them therefore on a hair trigger right or flight response. and one consequence is that it makes it harder to concentrate on the blackboard because they are being trained to look for potential threats e-. and so that seems to be one pathway in which this cortisol impairs education and concentration. >> i believe that in the book you know that warren buffett referred to something, i think the ovarian lottery and i've heard lucy up about how he'd been born under different circumstances, he wouldn't be a multibillionaire. both because of the infrastructure that others established but also the circumstances of his birth. so it's disturbing that in so many ways, the united states hall countries seem to be doing a horror job and other democracies, other republics that could have similar problems and you note that we are 39 in clean drinking water and 40th on child mortality and the birth on school enrollment and that we suffe

the new york liberty select sabrina ionescu from the university of oregon. >>the remote set up and surrounded by her family in walnut creek, one of the greatest players in collegiate history first off the board to the new york liberty the next chapter in such a decorated in outstanding journey, a national player of the year 2 time warning award winner first nc double a player to reach the milestone of 2000 points 1000 rebounds. and a 1000 assists moments after being selected she finalized a multi year endorsement deal >>kron 4 is showing our appreciation for all of those heroes in the bay area who are stepping up during this crisis and tonight's kron 4 hero is pamela el camino health los gatos hospital that's what her co-workers color pamela is a clinical manager at the hospital she was nominated by her coworkers to them. pamela is known as mama bear they tell us that when the coronavirus became a pandemic pamela was able to quickly form her team and create the necessary facilities to treat the covid-19 patients, pamela has worked as a nurse for more than 2

the new york liberty select sabrina ionescu from the university of oregon.emote set up and surrounded by her family in walnut creek, one of the greatest players in collegiate history first off the board to the new york liberty it's the next chapter in such a decorated an outstanding journey national player of the year. 2 time wooden award winner first nc double a player to reach the milestone of 2000 points 1000 rebounds and a 1000 assists. moments after being selected tonight she finalized a multi year endorsement deal with nike ken pam. back to you what the superstar yeah, thank you. coming up next, we're police officers are hosti at cigna, we don't just stand with healthcare professionals in this time of crisis we run with them, toward those in need. we are 7,000 doctors, nurses, pharmacists and therapists supporting their efforts on the ground and virtually. and just as we are by their side, we're by yours, too. with answers to your most pressing questions and expert advice at cigna.com/covid19 and change the world. here at abbvie, we're inventing medici

that economics professor at the university of oregon was more positive, saying substantial amount ofconomy should limit the downside. the bottom will be deep relative to where we began but not nearly as deep as it would be absent the policy support. former stony brook university economics professor noah smith plants the blame fully at the fee of the u.s. administration. the u.s. executive policy response will remain weak and haphazard throughout 2020. better policy may or may not arrive in 2021. by then, the crucial time will have been lost. marketll, global strategist at j.p. morgan asset management is still with us. we saw some pessimistic reaction to the imf forecast, some optimistic reaction to the stimulus that has been released. how do you see it? ultimately, all forecast at the moment are just educated guesswork. the truth is that nobody really knows how long this virus is going to continue to affect the , whether there will be a second wave or not. therefore, how quickly the economy can recover. one can debate the exact size of the magnitude of the shock. example,ok, for inve

draft.wi her family, she has rewritten the record books for both women during her days at the university of oregon0 points, 1,000 rebounds, and 1,000 assists. she's taking her talents to brooklyn to play for the new york liberty. one of her biggest fans, lebron james, posting his congratulations to the woman he calls queen sabrina. that's coming from king james. and this is incredible, guys, her new jersey with liberty sold out within an hour. her jersey sold out. >> love that. >> within an hour. i cannot wait. i will be courtside there in brooklyn watching this woman play. absolutely. >> i'll be sitting right next to you. >> aww. can't wait. >> i'm in. >> just the thought of it just warms my heart. >> we cannot wait to see her play in brooklyn along with all the other draftees. congratulations to them all. >>> coming up here on "gma," broadway star nick cordero losing his leg due to covid-19 complications. what his wife is saying this morning about his fight against the virus. >>> and then our "deals & steals" mission to help small businesses. how you can save big and help your neighbors, and jus

the new york liberty select sabrina ionescu from the university of oregon.up and surrounded by her family in walnut creek, one of the greatest players in collegiate history is the first off the board as expected she goes to the new york liberty. it's the next chapter in a very decorated an outstanding career for a sabrina she was the national player of the year the 2 time wooden award winner, the first and the nc double a player to reach the milestone of 2000 points 1000 rebounds and 1000 the says and moments after being selected she finalized a multi-year endorsement deal with 19. bush is doing quite all right. taking a live look outside of the approach the bay bridge under cloudy skies we're going to check in (sigh) (crunch) babybel: that snack just sounded boring. babybel: coming through. no photos, please. babybel: bye bye, bland. babybel: helloooo, delicious. vo: rich, creamy, 100% real cheese. vo: with mini babybel, snack time is saved. babybel: saved it! dealing with mostly cloudy skies over a lot of the bay area this morning, let's find out if and wh

the university of wisconsin researchers say oregon is nearing its peak for the coronavirus. you think has been working for your state so far in all of this? >> it's been an intense focus on social distancing. we don't have warm beaches that people are storming to. so maybe the cold water off the coast helped a little bit. but people are really taking it seriously. i go out for a walk each day and a lot of people are walking, but keeping their distance. they're just kind of buckled in for the ride. for about the last eight days now, we've been averaging about 70 cases in oregon. it's at least half the national average if not less. we don't see an ascending curve. it's very heartening. we were able to ship 140 ventilators that we worked hard to get to oregon from the strategic stockpile to new york to help out new york. i'm very proud of oregon for doing that. >> all right, senator jeff merkley, thank you very much for your time. we appreciate it as always. >>> thanks for watching this hour of msnbc live. i'm ayman mohyeldin. after a quick break, more news with my colleague cra

professor hall is a professor of politics at fox university in newberg oregon. he is the author editor of over a dozen books. he has a phd from the university of virginia in government where he wrote on one of the founders, and i just learned an early supreme court justice, james wilson. he is also the author of the forthcoming book which is coming out in october. do you have it with you? you can short what it looks like. "did america have a christian fm nelson books and sp to emphasize that the book is intended for a general readership. it's not unlike his other work directed towards academic audiences so it should be accessible for all of us, myself included. to my e-mail yet right is andrew seidel, a constitutional attorney and the director of strategic response at the foundation at -- getting this wrong, andrew. at the freedom from religion foundation. got it right. he has a j. d. from the skull close to my heart, a place i taught for eight years, tulane university in the new orleans. he was magnet cum laude graduate from tulane and also has an element for my

director of the national and global health at georgetown university law school is a veteran of the w.h.o. with an expert council on infectious disease, which makes it relevant. dr. es ther cho oregon science university. good to see all of you. professor goesling irks i want to start with you, viewers may recall the big news, not so long ago when the president lashed out to the w.h.o. and you joined us for special coverage then. as mentioned you've advised the w.h.o. on how to handle international infectious disease, with that in mind, putting the briefings and the politics aside, i'm curious what you are seeing in the ways the federal government is trying to manage this phase while some states step out on their own? >> i mean, it's really is very confusing to the public. i think the public is fearful. they don't understand what the president and the white house are saying. and there is mixed messaging. one day we are told it's safe to go back or that heat will get rid of the virus. the next day, we are told that we should social distance. the president has actively and this is, you know, we need the think about this, actively told his supporters they should protest and liberate th

of medicine and infectious diseases at wheel cornell in new york. did i get that right? >> close enough. >> thank you very much. and dr. esther choo. the associate professor at oregon health and science universitygood to have both of you on. according to harvard study, unless a vaccine becomes available, the u.s. may have to endure some social distancing measures on a rolling basis until 2022. so, how close are we to a vaccine? >> i mean, a lot closer than we've been almost any other circumstance. there's an amazing team at the nih that is moving about as fast as they possibly can thanks to their early experiences developing vaccines. still it's probably going to be this fall until we're able to roll out early vaccination of health care workers first and then at the very earliest assume everything goes perfectly smoothly which is not always the way science goes. but if everything goes smoothly probably spring before widespread vaccination. so, not immediate, but not the usual time course for vaccines which sometimes can be years. >> all right. so, it'll be faster, but not may 1st. okay. so, business leaders told the president on a call today that testing is a key to reopening the country. we st

of color at risk. working essential jobs. joining me now to discuss. associate professor at oregon health and science university. and van jones. let's talk about the color of covid-19. by the way, great reviews for the special. need to do more on saturday night. that we did. van, "new york times" found that non-white women the most likely to be working at essential jobs. we're talking clean, grocery workers. health aid. social work. it's black and brown women who are essential right now more at risk. >> yeah. now we call them essential workers. it's amazing how three months ago when the same women wanted minimum wage increase. no, go away. family leave and take care of sick loved ones. and want to see a doctor. and medicare for all. just doctors for people who are sick. no. it turns out people who we were saying the invisible backbone of the economy, now they're essential. but we're not doing anything to save their lives. we're in the paying them hazard pay. not paying them like they're essential. they should be getting like they're risking their lives. a lot of times they're not getting ppe they deserve. and the

sneaker like the souls and the padding like these to reproduce of a shield similar to this being used at the oregon health and science university and senate democrats are proposing getting hazard pay of up to $25,000 to essential workers including grocery store employees transit workers and truck drivers minority leader chuck schumer says this would be a cool little bit $13 an hour raise for those recipients and it would start at the beginning of the outbreak and rental the end of the year live from new york, i'm jane king back to gerri thanks a >>the morning news a closer look at how you can tell the difference between having the flu water allergies and what we do now will forever change our tomorrow. so let's do the right thing, today. let's stay at home. let's wash up. let's always keep our distance - please, six feet apart at least. let's look after ourselves, as well as others. it will all be worth it. we can all do our part. so those on the front line can do their part. and when this is over, we will all, continue, to thrive. ♪ ♪ don't feel like wearing pants? okay who drank all the milk? enjoy the great taste of dunkin'

esther, an associate professor of medicine at oregon health and science university. dr. larry is an epidemiologist. we've heard governor cuomo say, we need more aggressive testing than we have now. ohio governor mike dewine has said the same thing. the president has said we don't need to test 325 million americans. a lot of officials would actually agree approximawith that .however, they do want more testing. what does the testing that is necessary to reopen the country and the economy look like? >> hello, erica. happy easter, happy hanukkah -- i mean, happy passover. i'm so confused these days. >> now you're really looking far ahead. >> really far ahead. but you know, i'm a person of faith, and can you imagine if we had opened up the country to -- for easter sunday as the president wanted to before? we've had almost 2,000 deaths today. two days ago, we learned that the infectivety of the virus is not 2 at a.2. it's more likely to be closer to 6, almost three times higher and we don't know where it is because we haven't had testing. we have to have universal testing. we

according to johns hopks university there are now more those deathshave occurrein of loangeles. meantime the governor says he is working and oregono establish what's called the wtern states packed an agreement between the 3 governors to use both data and science to drive their decisions and that uld helpkeep everyone safe from covi19 together they're going to decide on when and how to reopen the west coast

of concerned scientists. theou know, oregon was first state to adopt or -- universal vote by mail and you made it happen. how has voter turnout been affected by this and what lessons could other states learn from oregon system? sen. wyden: we have a unique offering for the country. america's first the by mail senator in 1996 republicans supported the process. at that time democrats were opposed. after i became the first new senator in 30 years everything was reversed. democrats started to love it and theblicans said it would be end of western civilization. smith, a, gordon republican leader in our legislature got elected to the u.s. senate later in that year. oregon voters said enough with all this silliness, we like to voting by mail whether we are conservatives or liberals and we put it on the ballot and it passed overwhelmingly. vote by mail is something that oregonians weighed in on. is thathave seen studies show it is cheaper, increases turnout, and republicans including our late and well-respected republican secretary of state, dennis richardson said in a letter to that fraud was basically nonexist

according to johns hopks university there are now more those deathshave occurrein of loangeles. meantime the governor says he is working and oregon to establish what's called the wtern states packed an agreement between the 3 governors to use both data and science to drive their decisions and that uld helpkeep everyone safe from covi19 together they're going to decide on when and how to reopen the west coast for business. it's a vaccine. >>prospe for every governor across this. a countr including the presint himself to figure out a way of doing this where we don't invite a seond wave. well we don't let down our guar and we don't put oursels in a where we regret, i'm moving too quickly. >>well governor newsome wi unveil the plan during his briefing today that happens at noon and of course will be streaming that live on kron on. >>governor wsome reopen california's economy is providing some hope for families d businesses that are reeling amid the coronavirus pandemic the governor ys that the strategy will continue to ly on facts evidence and advice from public health officials. bay area business leaders, they agree and they welcome

johns hopkins university, most of those deaths have occurred in los angeles today, the governor announced the establishnt of the western states pact between california and the governs of oregon is an agreement ang the 3act governors to use data and scice to drive their decisions to keep vulnerable population safe and to continuto protect the general public from vid-19 governor newsom however did not say what prompted the reopening an is a vaccine. >>prosect for every governor across this countrincluding the president himself to figure out a way of doing this where we don'invite a seco wave. well we don't let down our gua and we don't put ourselvein a position. where we regret, i'm moving too quickly. >>the governor says that he ll unveil the plan to rpen california during his befing tomorrow at noon and yocan watch that briefing live on kron on the heels of the governor's announcement of some kind f a plan to reopen the state's economy barea business leaders are weighing in kron four's dan thorn has more from waut creek tonight. >>we'ron a way of doing this where we don't invite a second wave governor newsom's announcement a framework to reopen california's ecomy is providin

> just to the north, oregon is emerging as an outlier in the pandemic, it is expected to have amongst the lowest per capita death rate of all 50 states. researchers at the university of washington estimate that the final figure will be 131, approximately .1 deaths for every 100,000 residents.>>> in southern california, a small item drew a large crowd, thousands of cars lined up in orange county for a facemask giveaway. a local t-shirt company organized it in the company had to shut down the shelter in place was announced. when he started making washable cotton facemasks, orders came pouring in from other businesses in the area. they even got a surprise call fe we are breaking even on it but it will help people keep employed. >> the company has hired more than 100 employees to keep up with demand. it is making hundreds of thousands of masks a day.>>> a critical step towards reopening california is dramatically increased testing. there are giant hurdles to accomplishing that but kpix 5 anchor alan martin reports there is a potential game changer right here in the bay area.>> reporter: to beat the virus behind this pandemic you've got to know where it is incubating.>

oregon is emercialinging as an outlier in the pandemic. it is expected to have among the lowest per capita death rates of all 50 states. researchers at the university of washington estimate the final figure will be about 131 fatalities. that's about 0.1 deaths for every 100,000 residents. >>> in southern california, small items brought line was cars today. thousands lining up in orange county for a face mask giveaway. a local t-shirt company organized it. when it started making washable cotton face masks, orders came pouring in from other businesses in the area. they even got a surprise call from fema. >> even fema called. they said we need half a billion masks. now they're talking in billions. >> we're not doing this to make money on the fema contract, honestly. we break even on, but it's something to help and keep our people employed. >> the company has hired more than 100 employees to keep up with demand. it is mixing hundreds of thousands of masks a day. >>> no sat score no, problem. >> still to come, how dozen was colleges and universities are mixing it easier for sheltering students to apply. >> and how california scientists are using ultravi

university there are morethan 24,000 cases and over 700 deaths in california. most of deat have occurred in los angeles. well meanwhile governor newsom says that he's working with governors of washington and oregon to establish the stern states pack. now the western states packets an agreement between the 3 governors to use data to ke vulnerab population ions safe and continue to protect covid-19. now together they'll decide on when and how to reopen the west coast for business. it's a vaccine. >>prospect for very governor across this country including the president himself to figure out a way of dointhis where we don't invite a second wave. well we don't let down our guard and we don't put ourselves in a where we regret, i'm moving too quickly. >>well govnonewsome will unveil the plan during his briefing that's happening today at noon and will be streaming that live on kn on so make sure you download that app right now. >>and also happening today, presidnt trump's expected to unveil a new coronavirus task force. this one wil be focusing on helping the president cide when would be the best time to reopen the economy. the president ys the decision to lift some st at home orders and reopen the cou