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This Wednesday night, there were new warnings today fromthe White House, what they're seeing in younger patients and the Corona virus.

Now in all 50 states, President Trump calling himself a wartime president In this country, the virus is now sick and at least 7700 Americans And, of course, they believe that number is likely much higher, given the very slow start and testing tonight, the death toll at least 135.

And to give you an idea of how quickly this is now spreading in this country, you can see how steep that curve is, a six fold increase in a week and again the White House urging Americans to keep a safe distance from one another to try to flatten that curve to slow it down to give hospitals of fighting chance.

Tonight, the president says he may invoke the Defense Production Act, meaning he could call on industry to produce critically needed medical equipment, ventilators, masks and other supplies, and the U.

S and Canada closing the border toe.

All non essential travel alarming numbers on unemployment today and the White House tonight now wants to send two checks out to American families.

For how much and when would they come?

We have it all covered for you here in New York City tonight, cases doubling in 24 hours what they're now seeing here and the New York governor confirming a Navy hospital ship will be sent to New York Harbor tonight.

Critical shortages of medical supplies remain across the country.

You're going to hear from E R.

Doctors the reality inside their hospitals and the long lines tonight for testing these images from Albuquerque.

And we saw it in so many places tonight.

Dr Jen Ashton with a new and important study.

How Long Corona Virus lasts in the air and on surfaces.

So let's carefully get tow it all with you tonight, and we're gonna begin with a B C's with Johnson tonight sweeping action to fight the virus, the president says he's prepared to invoke to Korean War era law allowing him to direct American industries to produce critically needed medical equipment and protective gear.

We must sacrifice together because we are all in this together and we'll come through together.

It's the invisible enemy President Trump closing the northern border with Canada, toe all non essential traffic and potentially limiting the flow on the border with Mexico.

The Pentagon announcing those two hospital ships will soon be on the move.

The mercy.

Deploying to the West Coast, the comfort will head for New York Harbor.

And today a new warning for young people.

There are concerning reports coming out of France and Italy about some young people getting seriously ill and very seriously ill in the I C use doctors, raising the alarm that too many millennials are defying orders to avoid crowds.

After countless images like these young people descending on Florida beaches, do you have the potential then to spread it to someone who does have a condition that none of us knew about and cause them to have a disastrous outcome?

The president today asked why some professional athletes seem to be getting access to the test more easily than other Americans power, non symptomatic professional athletes getting test while others were waiting in line and can't get them to the well connected Go to the front of the line.

Well, that you'd have to ask them that question.

They I've read No, I wouldn't say so.

But perhaps that's been the story of life that does happen on occasion.

The federal government now working to make more tests available expediting so called self swab testing kits to protect health care workers.

The kids could be sent home where a patient would do a simple no swab themselves.

Attack would then pick up the sealed sample, considered less intrusive than the current test.

Ah, process the president himself has experienced, I can tell you, because I did it.

But, uh, we have a current process that's a little bit difficult across the country, people waiting for hours to be tested and then days for results on Just Get your Worst.

Fahima Jamali has been home sick for nearly two weeks with her husband and daughter desperate for a test.

I am because last night might basis a stop, and they just use these.

She finally found a hospital to test her.

But now the wait for results feeling is really not gold and just need later sold again.

See what they want In New York state, the number of cases soaring above 2400 at least 16 deaths, the governor pushing back against a possible shelter in place and said, issuing an executive order requiring all non essential businesses to leave 50% of their workers at home.

I understand the anxiety.

I understand the fear.

But you also have to remember the facts of the situation right on.

The facts are still very clear.

We know what this virus does in New York, more than 1000 new cases in just the last 24 hours.

But Governor Cuomo also pointing out that more than 100 New Yorkers have already been released from the hospital.

And tonight we're learning.

That lawyer at the center of the outbreak in Westchester County, who is in critical condition now seems to be on the road to full recovery, his wife adding on Facebook that he's awake and alert his first words to her.

I love you so much and that is good news tonight.

Let's get back to wit with us live tonight going back to that law the president is now considering.

That would give President Trump broad powers really to ask industry across this country for help in making supplies late today.

After having brought it up earlier, the president did clarify that he has so far not taking that action.

David President Trump says he's already signed it but will only invoke this Korean War era law in a worst case scenario, adding that he's hopeful there will be no need.

David with Johnson leading us off tonight.

Thank you.

Hi, everyone.

George Stephanopoulos here.

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