judge watts tends to be a middle-of-the-road person. as the clouds of four -- war start with the election of abraham lincoln, the secession of states, then war breaks out in april 1861, following the confederate bombardment of fort sumter. judge watts goes to a political rally in carlisle and is in favor of the compromises that are trying to hold the union together, perhaps allowing the south to keep slavery. he is the most vocal person against it in once immediate abolition and immediate war against the south. the cumberland valley sees they will become a critical part of the war effort. this is a quick snapshot, a small, regional railroad. they don't have a lot of hardware and equipment, 12 locomotives, four baggage cars, 79 freight cars. this is a one track railroad through the heart of the cumberland valley. for those in the audience, the cumberland valley is the name applied to the shenandoah valley in southern pennsylvania. the cumberland valley is very important, and this railroad moves a lot of freight, particularly iron ore, ti

judge watts himself tends to be a middle-of-the-road person. war begins and the clouds of war start with the election of abraham lincoln, the secession of a number of states and then war physically breaks out in april 1861 following the confederate bombardment of fort sumter. judge watts goes to a political rally in carlisle and is in favor of the compromises that are trying to hold the union together, perhaps even allowing the south to keep slavery. his son is the most vocal person against the compromises, and he wants immediate abolition and immediate war against the south. over time, the cumberland valley railroad sees they will become a critical part of the overall war effort. this is a quick snapshot. this is a small, regional railroad at the start of the war. they don't have a lot of hardware and equipment. only 12 locomotives, four baggage cars, eight passenger cars and 79 freight cars. this is a one-track railroad running from hagerstown to harrisburg through the heart of the cumberland valley. for those in the audience on television an

cvrr's president during the civil war years is named frederick watts. he is very important in the history of pennsylvania state university, for those of you familiar with that college. he was one of the leading proponents of agricultural education in the united states, and is recognized in some quarters as the father of pennsylvania state university. long before that, he was the father of the cumberland valley railroad. he was one of the early proponents to get the railroad built. he served on the board of directors, and later as the president of the railroad during the civil war and for several decades before and after. frederick watts had a vision to turn the cumberland valley from a small, regional railroad to something nationally important. little did he know that his entree into the national scene would be the confederate army and the publicity his railroad would get. probably the first time the cvrr plays any role in the conflict between north and south is during john brown's raid on harpers ferry in 1862. most of the raiders, including john brown

riots in los angeles in the watts riots in los angeles in the 1960s.t local economy. this is really a game changer. we have seen where trump rhetoric plays in this, it is part of the election campaign, andl in this, it is part of the election campaign, and i fear that what it may well have done that this may well go on for a bit and i saw headline suggests... the sick yardie forces are extremely stretch. let's bring you some live pictures now from washington. a large crowd in los angeles has turned out again onto the streets on this saturday morning in los angeles, saturday afternoon i beg your pardon. a lot of police present. the sunday times, wraps are pleas for peace as america burns is there headline barbara and this is killa mike who is appealing to the black community not to burn down your own house he says. yes, this is a very powerful speech that killa mike who is a musician and has been an activist in atlanta for a long time. and gave on saturday, so today. and it has been interesting and divisive because it is kind of been seen on the one han

, cnn, los angeles. >> thanks to nick watt for that. testing, testing, testing. well, testing is a mess right now according to one of our nation's top infectious disease intellects. why? because this next theory is going to be not about how many we test but who we test and how. so, who should be tested? how often? is a covid test what we want or an antibody test? is that better? why does testing matter so much? the man on the side of the screen with the brains has the answers next. frustrated that clean clothes you want to wear always seem to need an iron? try bounce wrinkle guard dryer sheets. the bounce wrinkle guard shorts have fewer wrinkles and static, and more softness. it's the world's first mega sheet that does the job of three dryer sheets! bounce out wrinkles. >>> scientists at university of minnesota center for infectious disease, they say, research and policy experts, testing as many people as possible, not the best way to reopen safely. instead they're promoting what they call a smart testing model. what is that? michael ol

nick watt reporting. thanks very much. >>> next more on the medical and the political fallout as the president of the united states' refusal to wear a mask on camera. our own dr. sanjay gupta is standing by. >>> experts words of caution in a warp speed rush to try to develop a coronavirus vaccine. ♪ unilever, the makers of dove, hellmann's, vaseline, and more, is donating millions of products to frontline aid organizations like feeding america and direct relief. to get help or give help, join us at weareunitedforamerica.com. ♪ why accept it frompt an incompyour allergy pills?e else. flonase sensimist. nothing stronger. nothing gentler. nothing lasts longer. flonase sensimist. 24 hour non-drowsy allergy relief >>> breaking news, president trump refused to wear a mask while he was on camera during this afternoon's tour of a ford plant in michigan. he says he did wear a mask off camera backstage. we are joined by our chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta and john harwood. sanjay, here's how the presid

we heard nick watt lay out what's happening in california. if this is just the beginning, we know one expert said the pandemic will last at least 36 months, what does this mean for medical workers and the hospital system? >> it means that we're in this for the long haul. without a viable vaccine, we talk about vaccines all the time, robyn, the question number one is -- i'm not trying to be an alarmist, we need to make sure that we can develop a vaccine in the first place and even if we accelerate the development of a vaccine, which usually takes years and years, we're trying to do this at a lightning speed, we still have to be able to produce the vaccinations for billions of people. so without a good vaccine really in place, ain't virals, we are back to the basics. yes, this is being compared to the 1918 spanish flu pandemic. guess what worked then? cities that closed early and stayed closed longer have the lowest mortality rates. i know we're opening pg back up and since we're opening back up, the big question i have is what price are we wil

>> indeed, nick watt in los angeles. thank you. i want to talk more now about these reported tensions between the centers for disease control and the white house. and the long awaited guidelines to reopen the country. dr. carlos del rio the executive associate dean of emory university school of medicine at grady health system, and sir, i mean, you may have heard some of nick watt's report there. cdc officials have told our drew griffin, quote, we are working under a black cloud of an administration that doesn't have our backs. we've been muzzled is what one said. what's your reaction to hearing that? >> well, it's very concerning because cdc is one of our national treasures, and having cdc in the past lead the response to many, many problems that i can remember from hiv to legionnaire's disease. zika in the forefront. h1n1. dr. rich bessert literally on the news on a daily basis during the outbreaks. so i think the cdc has always shown leadership and has always done a remarkable job. they have great scientific expertise. they have

a $10 taxi ride, you're likely to wait until you're really sick or $10 sick as they used to say in watts. unfortunately being $10 sick meant not getting well very fast. as the doctor knows so well. >> underlying all of this is the inescapable fact that there are hardly enough doctors to go around as medicine is now practiced in this country. to add 30 million patients and 15 hours of extra work each week to every doctor's work load would throw the whole medical system into chaos. the fact is, we need to explore new ways of delivering health care. health care to everybody, not just the poor and this means using as many people as we can to extend the hands of the doctors. something that is being tried in the neighborhood health centers. >> the health problem that plagued the city ghettos the migrant camps, the poor wherever they were concerned physicians and health professionals all over the country. and expiration for creative solutions was top priority. and with the help of the office of economic opportunity, the search became known as the health right programs. and so it began. in the c

, cnn, los angeles. >> look, again, thank you to nick watt for the piece. you see the disconnect. we all want to reopen. we want to reopen yesterday. and there is good answer for that. it's not just about a burger and a beer. it's about people being in economic desperation. but still the answer is the same. whether you want to go and get a tan or whether you are desperate to work for your family. the answer is the same in both cases. testing and tracing will tell us the truth. it will keep us safe by letting us know what is working and what is not. it will give confidence to the consumer that is just as necessary as the reopening for the worker. because these places won't make money if people aren't confident to go out, and that confidence comes from testing and tracing. if you fight that, you are fighting the truth, and i do not apologize for making the argument once again that this president has fought testing and tracing from jump because the truth of the situation is believed by him to be bad for his political aspirations. it's as simple as that. and it

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christine and laura, back to you. >> all right, nick watt.uly 4th, then. >>> two states among the first to reopen for business now under scrutiny for their reporting of coronavirus case numbers. in florida, the official behind the state's widely praised web page showing covid cases and deaths says she was removed from that project. "florida today" reports that official questioned the state's commitment to accessibility and transparency, but governor ron desantis claims that official says she was misrepresented. >> our dashboard has been recognized nationally. dr. birx has praised it multiple times. it's a heck of a tool. it's a nonissue. >>> meanwhile, in georgia, the state department of public health posted a misleading chart on its web page. the "atlanta journal-constitution" says the chart made it look like the number of confirmed cases was dropping steadily, but it did not list the dates in order or keep counties in the same position each day. it's since been removed, and the department told "the journal constitution" the chart was wrong

cnn's nick watt tells us. >> limited testing. the continued influx of infected travelers from overseas hotspots and cruise ships and large events, like a conference in boston, a funeral in georgia, and mardi gras in new orleans, all, fuel the devastating early spread of this virus. here in the u.s. this, according to a just released report written by the cdc's deputy director. apparently flu season also made it hard to detect some early clusters in the early introduction of this virus into nursing homes, meat-packing plants in dense urban areas, like new york city, accelerated transmission. this virus might circulate among us for another two years, says one new study. until 60 to 70% of us are infected. >> this is going to be -- continue to be a rolling situation throughout the world. not just our country. for these months ahead. so expect many more new yorks to occur. it's very likely they will. >> the u.s. death count doubled these past two weeks and one newly-updated model from northeastern university now suggests 100,000 peop

so we want to start this hour with nick watt who joins us from los angeles. so, restrictions are going to ease at the end of the week in california. what's it expected to look like in the near term? >> reporter: well, in the near term, anderson, probably not eye lot of change, i've got to be honest with you. listen, we were among the first people in the country told to stay at home. that's going to be 50 days ago comfrey when the governor is going to finally start lifting these restrictions. he's been under a lot of pressure over the closing of the beaches. he's had three counties say they're going to defy his orders and open their businesses anyway. but he says this has nothing to do with politics. these decisions are driven purely by the science. and actually he said local areas, local municipalities can move faster or slower if the data really supports it than his statewide guidelines. and already we've heard from the mayor of san francisco who says that her city might need a little bit more time. >>> today restaurants can reopen in nebraska and florida, b

nick watt, i appreciate it. thanks, though. good to know the facts, though.ng us, chris murray, director of the university of washington's institute for health metrics and evaluation. also michael osteholm, director of the university of minnesota's center for infectious disease research and policy. also cnn's chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta. dr. murray, your newest forecast showing numbers trending downward, can you explain what you've been finding? >> yes. released from today we're forecasting through to early august 132,000 deaths. that's down. that's a real surprise to us. and again, it's reflecting that the scale-up of mobility that started late april, ran all the way through may, took off over the weekend, has not yet translated into big numbers. so the data are suggesting that our forecasts were a bit high. we're coming in at 132,000 deaths now. but there are some states that look pretty troublesome in the near term. >> when you say they look pretty troublesome in the near term, what do you mean? >> well, alabama, louisiana, florida, the ca

, cnn, los angeles. >> thanks, to nick watt for that.ti testing. testing. testing. well, testing is a mess right now according to one of our nation's top-infectious disease intellects. why? because this next theory's going to be not about how many we test but who we test and how. so, who should be tested? how often? is a covid test what we want? or an antibody test, is that better? why does testing and tracing even matter so much? the man on the other side of the screen, with the brains, has the answers next. there are so many toothpastes out there, which one should i use? try crest pro/active defense. it neutralizes bacteria for a healthier mouth than even the leading multi-benefit toothpaste. crest. and ask your doctor about biktarvy. biktarvy is a complete, one-pill, once-a-day treatment used for h-i-v in certain adults. it's not a cure, but with one small pill, biktarvy fights h-i-v to help you get to and stay undetectable. that's when the amount of virus is so low it cannot be measured by a lab test. research shows people who take h

nick watt, cnn, los angeles. >> our tharngsz to nick watt for that. where does the "mercy" go? that's part of how. the casino thinks how, why? because they're intelligent and very savvy. what do you hear from the sheriff? i don't know if eight enforce it. we hear that from lawmakers all over the country, because they don't want to do their job? no, they're our heroes. i can't enforce these things so you have to figure out how to do the most important thing, and we know what that is. what will give you the most confidence to go back to work, to let your kids go to school? what's the situation where we're going? how sick are people there? how has it gone there? that's testing, that's tracing. you don't hear a peep about it except very general platitudes, why? because they don't want to take it on because it gets in the way of the easy self we're pro-reopen, but the question is how. and on that point, we got a very telling moment from the trump administration today. you had the secretary of defense clear. this was a designed statement. he wasn't caught off guard or ad-libbing, the

guest: watts healthcare corporation is a federally qualified health center, which means we get federal funding to care for the uninsured. we are in south los angeles. we do take care of those uninsured. again, african americans have a higher rate of uninsured status. for those that are uninsured and cannot get on the exchanges, we thank those that supported the affordable care act, obamacare, because the rate of uninsured dropped dramatically with that, and that is excellent. for those uninsured, there are over 1000 federally qualified health centers in the network throughout the country where care can be accessed. host: it is wattshealth.org. if you have a question, you can call in on the phone lines set up originally and the special line for medical professionals. in texas, thanks for waiting. are you with us? go ahead. caller: yes. i have a question for dr. brooks. [indiscernible] how come blacks are food deserts if they rob food stores? host: dr. brooks, did you get a question there? guest: i am sorry, i did not not hear him well. host: i'm not sure what his question was. next in n

>> clint watts, this is a difficult subject. but we thought it waw one that's more important to bring some sunlight to. thanks for coming on and sharing your expertise with us. >> thanks for having me, chuck. >> you got it. >>> when we come back, former president obama takes on president trump's handling of the pandemic. the panel is next. with td ameritrade you've got courses, tools, and help from pros. it's almost like you're training me to become an even smarter, stronger investor. exactly. ♪(rocky theme music) fifty-six straight, come on! that's it, left trade right trade. come on another trade, i want to see it! more! ♪ 80s-style training montage? yeah. happens all the time. ♪ >>> welcome back. panel is with us from >>> welcome back. panel is with us from their remote-ish locations. yamiche alcindor for pbs newshour. peter alexander, white house correspondent for us here at nbc news, and anna palmer, correspondent for politico and co-author of politico's playbook. well, peter, i assumed i would have been starting with a twe

n nick watt, cnn, los angeles. >> our thanks to nick watt for that. now, where is that ship go? where does the mercy go? where does the other one go? that's part of how. the casino thinks about how. why? because they're intelligent. and they're very savvy. then, what do you hear from the sheriff? i don't know if i'm going to enforce it. we're hearing that from lawmakers all over the country. why? because they don't want to do the job? no, they're our heroes. it's because there is no real plan. you can't enforce these things. so you have to figure out how to do the most important thing and we know what that is. what will give you the most confidence to go back to work? to let your kids go to school? to figure out if you want to go somewhere, as a family? what's the situation where we're going? how sick are people there? how has it gone there? that's testing. that's tracing. you don't hear a peep about it, except very general platitudes. why? because they don't want to take it on because it gets in the way of the easy sell of we're pro-reopen. but the question is how? and, on that

>> clint watts, this is a difficult subject.e thought it waw one that's more important to bring some sunlight to. thanks for coming on and sharing your expertise with us. >> thanks for having me, chuck. >> you got it. >>> when we come back, former president obama takes on ♪ right now, there's over a million walmart associates doing their best to keep our nation going, while keeping us safe. we've given masks to all our people and we're helping our customers practice social distancing in stores. we've implemented shorter hours, so we can sanitize our stores from top to bottom while also restocking our products. but if anything, these days have reminded us why we do what we do. because despite everything that's changed, one thing hasn't, and that's our devotion to you and our communities. we're working together, in-store and online, through pickup and delivery, to make sure you can still get the essentials you need. and as we move forward, know that our first priority will always be to keep you and our associates safe. ♪ they will

this is bloomberg. ♪ haidi: i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. eight has major market openings. rishaad: i'm shery ahn -- shery: i'm shery ahn. the u.s. is set to begin major legislation to crack down on beijing. exclusive rally in u.s. stocks sending

i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. shery: i am shery a very welcome -- shery anh.elcome to daybreak australia. haidi: the world health organization steps of the blame game. peter navarro says china sent people around the world to conceive the virus. 314,000.e now over the great is slowing -- rate is slowing in the u.s. the virus is not helping australia and if -- barley has become a new flashpoint. shery: let's see how asia is shaping up. sophie: after a choppy week for asian stocks with the msci aipac index snapping a two-week advance, futures are mixed but mostly lower going into china's npc. japan as well as thailand are going to publish first quarter gdp numbers. japan may have fallen into a recession through the yen trading steady ahead of the asset managers -- steady. the asset managers have boosted it five straight weeks. we will get policy decisions from thailand and indonesia when bets are raising that major central banks could be forced to embrace a good of rates. theble under pressure after chief economist of the option of subzero rates was being conside

i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney alongside shery ahn in new york.ou down to the market opens in australia and south korea. welcome to "daybreak asia." top stories this hour, asian-pacific stocks look set for another -- tempered byimism caution from the federal reserve. oil maintains its recovery from last month's epic plunge as more economies emerge

haidi: and i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. welcome to "daybreak australia." china rebuffs u.s.riticism of his virus response saying washington is shirking its responsibilities and initial optimism over a vaccine is draining away. global cases approaching 5 million. brazil is the world's pandemic hotspot. infections in india rising at the fastest in asia. the fed chief is staying neutral on u.s. aid, dodging senate attempts to make him take sides. he says more help would be needed but stopped short of a full endorsement. shery: we are seeing further afterre of u.s. futures stocks fell to the last part of the trading session. we have had a strong start in week but there was a report on moderna's vaccine study did not produce enough critical data to -- ss its success. there are similar patterns with drug makers like gilead. we saw the selloff. the s&p 500 fell for the first time in four sessions for the nasdaq was outperforming at one point but turned negative. look at what oil is doing, seeing wti above the $30 a barrel level after closing at the highest in nearly two months. we

watt is taking his talents from the football field to the t.v. stage for a renovation of a childhood game everybody knows this game but also anybody who's a sports fan knows who j.j. watt is and immediately thinks football but now that he's in texas and defensive end is taking a new venture and a new sport to fill the void it's called ultimate tag and elevate the game everyone play in the schoolyard as kids. his brothers and and a feller's t.j. and derek they were not highly competitive version of the sport to a large national television game features a 30 foot don't for players to hang in many obstacles to get in the way professional taggers as they're called are actually dressed in almost every style attire trying to take out the individual challengers want hopes this high octane sport actually fill a void until fans get live sports back and you also want to check this out this gymnast might be you know one of the best nasa is on the high is that his 9 year old to miss in iran is not letting her of our 7. was happy to get back to training after

i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney alongside shery anh.ashington steps up his attack on beijing saying the coronavirus emanated from a chinese lab. mike pompeo says there has been a cover-up. global affections topped 300 half-million with -- 3.5 million. europe moved to easing lockdowns. of u.s.uffett bails out aviation. he said the coronavirus has changed the airline industry forever. we are getting breaking news across the bloomberg. we have westpac earnings and details with regard to the dividend policy. the first half -- including special, $2.2 billion australian, net margin -- with regard to that decision on the interim dividend, differing a decision to be made -- deferr ing a decision to be made, looking at the impact of the coronavirus slowdown and the credit loss provisions as well. they will move smaller scale businesses into divisions so it looks like restructuring effort. the cash profit, $933 million. the decision to defer the policy. looking at u.s. futures dropping in the asian trade. shery: adding to declines we saw friday,

right coming up on our covert 1900 special where did the novel coronavirus start rob watts well look at some of the theories about the origin of the pentatonic thank you for watching today. rob rots we'll look at some of the theories about the origin of the pentatonic thank you for watching today. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and news. our corona update. from the covert 19 special next on d w. small acts can inspire change. people they can. go africa fantastic right. join them as they set out to save the environment learn from one another and work together for a better future. talk to you all for tuning it going to africa. on t.w. . weddady told stahl and. most scientists say the novel coronavirus came from nature but there remains gaps in our knowledge about its precise origin. some have chosen to fill those gaps with conspiracy theories even call. uncovered 19 a manmade disease. in many ways what we don't know about the corona virus may be hurting our efforts to contain it. as the death toll reaches o

nick watt, thank you so much in santa monica. new rochelle, new york, once the epicenter of the crisis, reopening s in march the outbreak centered around an orth dock siynagogue. >> new rochelle at this point. >> and it is a significant issue for us. the new rochelle at 108 new york city is at 36. i mean, that is really breathtaking. >> since then, the city has seen more than 2800 cases. with a steady decline, the city is beginning a phaseded reopening. mayor, thank you so much for being here. it is wonderful to see you. phase one includes construction and manufacturing, restaurants and recreation are further down the line. with what you have seen over the last couple months, how significant is it to you that you are reopening your city and that it can reopen? >> it's very significant. i would add retail for curbside or pickup. having been in the national spotlight, i think the people of new rochelle take special satisfaction in reaches this milestone. we are cautiously optimistic until we achieve a full reopening. we want to do

i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney along 10 shery ahn in new york.ou down to market opens in australia, japan, and south korea. the white house pushes the u.s. to reopen but stocks fall as top disease officials warned against moving too fast. anthony fauci sees a new spike in infections. oil retreats from a five-week high as virus caution focuses on we

i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney alongside shery ahn in new york. u.s. stocks fall for the first time in three days amid mixed earnings and worsening and economic data. american companies cut a record 20 million jobs last month. oil snaps a five day rally. futures slipping after doubling in value from a week ago. coronavirus cases continue to rise as the fallout cripples the global economy. avoid itsbe forced to growth targets for the year. shery: let's get a quick check of the markets. we are seeing u.s. futures rising a 10th of 1%. this after u.s. stocks fell for the first time in three days. we have a mixed corporate bag of earnings. not to mention worsening economic data. u.s. companies cutting a record 20.2 million jobs in april. tone comingsk off from increased coronavirus cases and deaths in italy and new york. 10 year yield at the highest level in three weeks. the u.s. has increased the amount of debt plans to issue in quarterly refunding options. we have the s&p 500 falling 7/10 of 1%. utilities and energy leading the decline. let's take a look

stroud-watts in sydney. welcome to daybreak australia. here are the top stories.tock to the highest since early march amid promising signs for an experimental vaccine. oil rising to pre-lockdown levels and china's demand all but recovers. softbank loses aliens on start up debt that sours and masayoshi son says there could bestock too come for the vision fund. australia-china relations think again with beijing slapping penalties. australia will challenge the move at the wto. shery: let's get you started on how the markets are trading. u.s. futures under a little bit of pressure, down 1/10 of 1% of the open. this after u.s. stocks jumped the most in six weeks during the regular session. it was a risk on trade. stocks finish at the highest level since early march. the s&p 500 saw gains in cyclical stocks that have been battered leg energy, autos, banks. more than 90% of the s&p 500 gained ground. more haven stocks did lag. the nasdaq rose 2.64%. we did get some comments from fed chair jerome powell before the hearing tomorrow. the fed prepared to use its full range o

we get the latest from cnn's nick watt in los angeles. >> reporter: in three forks, monta montana, this morning kids walk back into school. >> we have six foot distancing on the playground so they can play games and stay away from each other. >> montana hasn't suffered as much as most. bodies being stored frozen in trucks in new york city, our epicenter, waiting for overwhelmed funeral directors to catch up. >> if you are going through hell, keep going and that's what we're doing. we're going through hell but what we're doing is working so we're going to keep going. >> reporter: going slow on reopening even though new york's new case counts are falling. daily new case counts continue to climb in 19 states. still, every one of them among the 44 that will begin to reopen by this weekend. in texas cases climbing but hair cuts are happening. a salon owner jailed for operating under lockdown. the trail blazers practice facility will open. that's okay. up to 4 players can train solo at any one time as long as local restrictions are followed. there are different detailed directions in differen

haidi: i'm haidi stroud-watts. welcome to daybreak australia. here are your top stories.hina hits becca criticism for its plans for hong kong, saying the national security push will not change. beijing insisting they will remain independent. the coronavirus with the death rate declining. japan lifts its emergency measures in tokyo, saying there's no need for further restrictions. scott morrison addresses the pandemic file that later. he is being told he has a once in a generation chance to reform the australian economy. consider.s to as we get underway this tuesday morning in the asia-pacific, keep in mind lots of markets were closed monday including the u.s. the futures, to use that is any guide, we can almost say we are in the asia-pacific. we are getting this coming online. up 30 points clear of where you last traded on the s&p back on friday, in terms of the cash market. spy futures indicating a big pop. on top of the best day on monday. highs. march 111 philip the board and take a look at the currency markets with ecb in focus and perhaps we are getting signals and s

i'm haidi stroud-watts in sitting alongside shery ahn in new york.he coronavirus playing game sees it go to an all-time low. president trump raises the stakes, threatening a fresh round of tariffs on china. u.s. stocks staged a late rally as california prepares to reopen. oil is also rising, getting 44th consecutive day. there's a bleak picture emerging in australia. the virus fallout is hitting gdp by 10%, wiping $32 billion from the economy. shery: let's get you started with a quick check of how the markets are trading at the moment. we are seeing more gains for u.s. futures, up 1/10 of 1%. this extending those gains after the regular session so i late rally in new york on monday. it is another big earnings week. we have more than 160 s&p 500 companies reporting this week. higher by0 was led energy, tech and utilities. we did see pressure from u.s. airlines, that fell after warren buffett set after the weekend they have sold out. wti that the moment, we are seeing more upside which is now above the $21 a barrel. we are seeing five sessions of gains

it's life, wolf, but not as we it. >> nick watt reporting for us. jim, the president now says he wants to keep his coronavirus task force together indefinitely and he wants to keep two key experts on the job as well. so what else are are you hearing? what's going on? >> that's right, wolf. president trump is backing down on plans to shutdown the coronavirus task force. the about face comes after mr. trump hinted at winding down the task force. the administration official tells cnn the back and forth has left some members of the task force confused about its future. the president just told reporters this afternoon two high profile members of the task force doctors anthony fauci and deborah birx are staying on the team. in a swift reversal president trump now says he's not pulling the plug on the coronavirus task force noting it's too popular. >> i thought we could wind it down sooner, but i had no idea how popular the task force is until actually yesterday when i started talking about winding it down i got calls from very respected people saying i th

haidi: i'm haidi stroud-watts in sydney. australia."daybreak china approves new security laws for hong kong, defying u.s. criticism and insisting they ensure fundamental freedoms. president trump will comment on friday. u.s. stocks finishing the session lower as investors weigh a reaction that could further destabilize the global economy. and huawei vows to continue its campaign against u.s. restrictions on tech. we will be hearing from the security chief a little bit later on this hour. shery: let's get you started with a quick check and how the markets are trading. u.s. futures are down a 10th of 1%. we saw a fade in u.s. stocks, giving up their gains after president trump announced the executive order targeting social media companies. this coming at a time when u.s.-china trade tensions continue to rise. we are seeing tensions over hong kong. the s&p 500 fell for the first time in four days, and recent out performers, like bank and energy stocks, fell 4.6%. twitter falling almost 5%. we did get encouraging news with better-than-expec

nick watt, cnn, los angeles. >>> so let's talk now with dr. mary beth sexton. she's an assistant professor at emory university's school of medicine. thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> so the chicago area medical examiner is looking into a possible coronavirus link to deaths as far back as november. of course, we've heard about the case in france possibly going back to december. why is it so critical to find out if this virus was circulating late last year? and how much does that change anything that we're dealing with right now? >> so i think that it doesn't change a lot that we're doing clinically. not how we would handle anything currently. i think where it would be interesting to know how far back it was here is that it will last look at our systems for early warning signs, ways of doing what we call syndromic surveillance where we can look at medical records and see if we're seeing an unusual uptick in something. if we do see that going back to, say, december when we compare to prior years, that may help us in the future to bui

cnn's nick watt digging into this picture state by state for us. nick, tell us what you're seeing. >> reporter: well, the big news is we have just heard from those counties up in northern california that were the first to tell us to stay home, 63 days ago, they are now saying retail curbside pick-up can open again. i think that by the middle of this week, every single state in the country will have at least taken the first steps back to normality. >> positive case rates are moving in the right direction, and hospitalizations are down. >> reporter: so today, massachusetts became the 50th and final state to lay out its plan to reopen. construction and manufacturing are back. >> on may 25th, retail establishments may also offer curbside service and some personal services such as barbershops and hair salons may reopen. >> reporter: roughly a third of states, the new case count is now going down, holding steady in another third and the final third, it's actually going up. texas, two weeks after reopening began, saw some busy bars and the biggest number

nick watt, thanks very much for that report. joining us now, the governor of connecticut, ned lamont. governor, thank you so much for joining us. i know you've been in touch with vice president mike pence and the rest of the coronavirus task force throughout this crisis. should the white house be talking about shutting down the task force by the end of this month? clearly deaths are still climbing. >> it seems a little weird that just a couple of days ago the president was at the lincoln memorial, doubling the estimates for the number of people who were going to die, given the covid crisis, then a day later says we may wind down the pence task force. it doesn't make any sense to me. i think we need more federal direction. i think we need federal direction in terms of not only getting the gear we need, but also direction in terms of all the different protocols for different businesses as they reopen. i think dr. fauci and dr. birx can be very helpful there. i don't want to see them go. >> are you concerned that shutting down the

nick watt, cnn, los angeles. >> and joining me now is anthony costello. he is a professor of international child health and director of the institute for global health at university college london. thanks for being with us, professor. i wanted you to speak, initially, to the impact of the u.s. pulling out of the world health organization, in the middle of a pandemic. >> thank you. good morning. well, i think this is a decision of the white house and not the american people or even the republican party. traditionally, extremely generous people and it was, indeed, a republican president, george w. bush, who gave an astonishing $15 billion to help with -- through the fund with hiv and aids control. but it was the americans who help set up w.h.o. they called it the magna carta of global health. and the achievements have been stellar. i mean, we've eradicated small pox through w.h.o. or with their help. controlled malaria, to a large extent. invested in maternal and child health. and, of course, w.h.o. sets the norms and standards for much medical practice acr

nick watt, thanks very much. joining us now the former acting director for the centers of disease control and prevention. dr. besser, publicly the president as you just heard is defending dr. redfield and the cdc. but behind the scenes they've become the latest scapegoat for this crisis as the former acting cdc director how worrying is that for you? >> well, what really worries me, wolf, is if public health is viewed as the enemy of getting the economy up and running. public health is the road map. it's the road map to getting the economy up and running. it's the road map for workers going to work feeling safe that their risk of being exposed has been reduced. it's the road map for the general public being comfortable going into stores and malls and restaurants. if you set it up that it's the enemy of the economy then as we move forward and people aren't doing the things that cdc and states recommend we may get people out to work quickly where we're going to see a rise in cases and we're going to meet a worse sit

first, cnn's nick watt is going to bring you the latest on that search for a vaccine. >> reporter: in the worldwide scramble for a vaccine, good news. >> this is really a very first important step in the journey towards having a vaccine. >> reporter: all eight subjects in a phase i trial developed effective covid-19 antibodies. next return phase ii, with maybe 600 subjects. >> if they can enter into phase iii by july, again, the goal of being able to get to a vaccine by early next year, i think becomes more realistic. >> reporter: so today, massachusetts became the 50th and final state to lay out its plan to reopen. construction and manufacturing are back. >> may 25, a retail establishment may also offer curbside service and some personal services such as barbershops and hair salons may reopen. >> reporter: in roughly a third of states, the case count is going down, holding steady in another third, and in the final third, numbers are actually going up. texas saw some busy bars and the highest number of new cases on saturday. >> the opening of restaurants and movie theaters and retail

but as cnn's nick watts reports, the mayor of new rochelle warns it's no time for citizens there to let their guard down. [ bell ringing ] >> reporter: some traders back on the floor of the new york stock exchange. it's been more than two months. >> it's a great sign, it's a great symbol of our economy getting back into motion. recorde >> reporter: everybody must sign a waiver. >> they're doing it in a way that keeps people safe. >> reporter: new rochelle, that early new york hotspot, starts today. >> i think people in new rochelle take special satisfaction in reaching this milestone. and we are cautiously optimistic. >> reporter: will there be a fullout from that now-infamous memorial day party in the ozarks? we'll find out in a week or two. >> the responsible thing to do now is to self-quarantine, don't put otherwise at risk, don't put your loved ones at risk, and make better decisions moving forward. >> reporter: neighboring arkansas, a month after reopening began, now suffering a sharp spike in cases. >> i could get killed by covid today or i could get hit by a bus or a car tomorrow

nick watt, cnn, los angeles. >>> more now on that drug remdesivir. doctors in the u.s.ay it could be a reliable treatment, but they stress it is not a cure. you remember, during the first days. u.s. outbreak, washington state was at the center of the story. well, our sara sidner was there then and now she's back as doctors try to break new ground on treating this deadly disease. >> reporter: doctors and scientists certainly do not want to give the public false hope when it comes to a drug that might be able to treat coronavirus. however, this drug is giving them some real hope. >> it was now everybody that was potentially at risk. >> reporter: this doctor is an infectious disease specialist on the front line of the coronavirus. from the first confirmed death, he and everyone at the kirkland, washington, are at the forefront of finding treatment. they're taking part in a clinical trial of remdesivir. >> this is a medication given for ten days. >> reporter: after it was administered to the sixest ten patients, dr. reado says it shows real promise. when you go into the sec

first, let's get to nick watt, who's in malibu, california.ng the reopenings, nic, even though some leading experts just warned from capitol hill that moving too fast could set off another out-of-control outbreak. >> brianna, this is a balance between our health, our mental health, and frankly our economic survival. here in california, they are trying to take it slow. beaches here in los angeles county will open tomorrow after six weeks, but masks are mandatory, and no tanning on the sand, no canopies, no coolers, this is exercise only. all of these parking lots will remain closed. they want to keep it slow here. >>> stories in ohio that, opening doors to a brave new world. >> we have cleaned everything. everyone is safe. >> reporter: through this weekend, 48 states will have begun reopening, the logic, lockdown can't last indefinitely, 33 million americans have lost jobs already. >> what we have to do is find that middle ground. i call it threading the needle with the rope. >> new york states starts reopening friday, as we hear new york city'

nick watt, cnn, los angeles. >> as you heard earlier. former president bradley beal is not holding back on his assessment of president trump and his administration's handling of this pandemic that's now claimed nearly 90,000 american lives. the criticism comes as president trump vows a vaccine will be available to the masses by the end of this year. a promise. and many health officials warn he's not likely to keep. cnn white house kor respondent jeremy diamond joins us now. top health officials say a vaccine could take 18 months to develop. and that would be super fast. how does the president plan to follow thrown promise. >> there is search an acknowledgment that this is a very ambitious time line that president trump and the white house have set out to get hundreds of millions of doses of a coronavirus vaccine ready to deploy by the begin of next year. but the top official now charged with that vaccine development. former pharmaceutical executive expressed some confidence in that effort and what hthey are going to do is betting on vacc

we get the latest on that from nick watt. >> i have two teens to raise up, we have to keep up the good spirit, but we're all scared. >> reporter: more than 20 million jobs vanished in april alone, the worst jobs report in american history. in only 15 states are new case counts consistently falling, but 47 states are at least partially reopening through the weekend. some restrictions remain which not everyone likes. >> i have a right to buy groceries without being forced to participate in -- >> excuse me, you need to wear a mask. do you understand that? >> you're violating my constitutional rights. >> there is private property. >> reporter: some nonessential retame reopening, curbside pickup and delivery only. >> soer we're all trying to understand what curbside actually means. >> reporter: here it means that they have hired runners to bring merchandise to you in your car, but reopening places like this is not just about retail, it is about life. >> it is a community hangout, it is your local that you hit before you questiyou go home. >> one question is how long are we going to be weari