At this point, not nation would.

We may look at certain areas certain certain hot spots, as they call them.

We'll be looking at that.

The nation grinding to a home Schools close, businesses shut down in some places, curfews in place.

Kids are not pleased.

But that's okay, Theo.

Effects of the covert 19 outbreak sweeping through all aspects of American life creates a lot of hardship for people.

But it's the right choice.

We're just gonna just stay open because this might be the last resort people have.

And that's the reality of what we're dealing with right now.

Extreme times and extreme measures.

The president issuing new national guidelines for the next 15 days.

We'd much rather be ahead of the curve than behind it, and that's what we are.

Therefore, my administration is recommending that all Americans, including the young and healthy, work to engage in schooling from home when possible, avoid gathering in groups of more than 10 people, avoid discretionary travel and avoid eating and drinking in bars, restaurants and public food courts.

In some places, restrictions air more severe seven million people in San Francisco, ordered to shelter in place for the next three weeks.

If I thought last Friday's announcement was hard, this one is exponentially harder.

Why is this necessary?

You know, we want to look back on this and say, We overreacted.

We did too much.

So the clock is ticking for us.

The global number is soaring to at least 100 81,000 cases deaths more than 7000 for the first time, the majority of those deaths outside China.

In the U.

S.

There are at least 85 deaths cases, air topping 4600 in every state except West Virginia.

Compare that to just two weeks ago, when it was only 80 cases in 10 states.

This the new normal until some.

We'll see what happens.

But they think August could be July could be longer than that.

Even though we will still continue to see an acceleration of cases, we have the opportunity to blunt that peak and essentially make it more of a mound, which would mean less sick people and less death.

Across the country, at least 35 states have shut down some public schools, affecting almost 36 million students in Boston.

Volunteers boxing up homework to deliver to students at home With so many American Children without access to school meals, communities from Pennsylvania to Texas stepping up to make sure families have the supplies they need, try to stay positive in a bad situation.

Thank you.

As the number of cases grows, so does the threat to the U.

S health care system dry through testing locations, air now popping up all around the country.

But the head of the World Health Organization says there is still not nearly enough testing being done.

You can not fight a fire blindfolded and we cannot stop this pandemic if we don't know who is infected.

A number of states say they've received test kits but lacked the appropriate personal protection equipment for health care workers.

It's mainly mast I shields and 95 respirators, gloves, gowns, face shields, goggles, all the things that you need to take care of these folks.

Keeping our vulnerable patients and our health care workers as safe and healthy as possible is the most important thing we can do right now so that we can take care of the sick people when they get to us.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo calling on President Trump to mobilize the Army Corps of Engineers tow help.

I only have 50,000 hospital beds.

I only have 3000 intensive care unit beds.

Take my college dorms, take my surplus property and retrofitted form or hospital beds.

Let them come in today.

Today, because time is short.

What's worse, the spread of the virus now beginning to sightline those frontline medical professionals, including an E R doctor in New Jersey, another doctor in Washington, in multiple workers at a hospital in Boston.

We're seeing doctors and nurses come down with covert 19.

What does it tell you?

And was it expected?

We can't emphasize this enough.

I've worked in hospitals for the last 20 years.

It's not just doctors and nurses.

It's lab techs.

It's transporters.

It's janitorial staff.

Its food service is its administrative staff, all in hospitals.

They are all at risk.

If that population has to self quarantine, Theo and the economy continuing to get pummeled.

Huge losses on Wall Street the Dow closing down nearly 3000 points.

Already some of the hardest hit industries they're looking for help, U.

S.

Airlines are asking for a bailout, the travel industry was already feeling it.

And today the airline industry, which employs 750,000 Americans, came out and said that without a $50 billion bailout that they will run out of money by the end of this year.

The service industry also taking a direct blow after states have implemented bands on restaurants and bars, some forced to close completely, while others have been limited to takeout and delivery.

The whole economy has come to a screeching halt, and restaurants, bars, cafes.

All the people who work in those companies are now out of work for the foreseeable future.

Other businesses with heavily congested spaces like movie theaters and Jim's shutting down as well.

You know, I'm not an alarmist when I say this is more of like we're in the middle of a Pearl Harbor attack every day and we're trying to adapt to the situation in front of us quiet streets in the town of Teaneck, New Jersey, after the mayor asked his nearly 40,000 residents to self quarantine but acknowledging that brings a slew of financial difficulties.

If they don't go to work, they don't get paid.

If they don't get paid, they don't have food.

We need a massive effort right now from local philanthropy.

Thio Houses of worship to local Municipalities to statements Government, Cook County government and the federal government, pharmacies, gas stations and grocery stores will remain open.

Some businesses trying to protect vulnerable customers.

Today, the stop and shop chain announcing special hours for people 60 and older at thousands of people are rushing to trying to get into the Costco here.

Long lines remain at Costco's from Illinois to Los Angeles, more chaos at airports across the country.

Americans cram shouldered his shoulder for hours caught in the rush to leave Europe.

I definitely felt unsafe.

If the government's telling me to keep social distancing, I that was the opposite.

What's up?

Everybody from Catania Airport?

American Jason Robb, who travels the world making YouTube videos, spent the last week in quarantine with his mother in Italy.

Mama, say hi, everybody.

Hello, everybody.

They've spent the last few days trying to get a ticket home.

We got a last minute plane ticket.

We were shocked that we were able to even book a ticket, pretty much have a plane to ourselves.

I'm thankful for that because I was worried about sitting next to a lot of people.

Now they're finally back in New York.

Were cleared health checks.

Check your temperature.

We're all good.

They've self quarantine That was worried about the stigma of coming from Italy and how New Yorkers would react to me.

But anyway, all I'm doing is staying home.

So I'm gonna interacting with anyone anyway.

The mess exodus of Americans from Europe comes as leaders there are cracking down the European Commission, now seeking a ban on non essential travel.

Less travel, the more we can contain the virus.

Today, Germany closed its borders.

France plans to do the same with some the president saying the country is quote at war with covert 19 in Italy, the grim situation growing grim.

Almost 350 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Death toll passing 2000.

I'm always trying to be as cold and honest.

I don't want to scare anybody.

There's no guarantee of anything, but I can tell you we're going to try our very best with all of the resource is all of the forced all of our might to make sure that doesn't happen.

There is good news in the race for a vaccine.

I'm also pleased to report today that a vaccine candidate has begun the Phase one clinical trial Researchers in Seattle gave the first shot of that vaccine to volunteer Jennifer Hala.

Everybody's feeling so helpless right now, and I realized that there was something that I could do to help the milestone marking just the beginning.

Even if it goes well, a vaccine still will not be available for 12 to 18 months.

They're dozens more companies in groups around the world working on a vaccine in China, a blamer of hope.

After months under extreme, locked down officials have lifted some restrictions in the hardest hit area, allowing thousands of people to go back to work.

You and I have covered disasters together around the world in Haiti 9 11 and part of what Curries looked like in those cases was the public stepping out in attempting to live a normal life.

What does courage look like now in this space?

I think at this point courage really looks like people taking these aggressive steps, not just because it could benefit their health, but because it can benefit those around them and benefit us as a society and as a country.

Hi, everyone.

George Stephanopoulos here.

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