Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti says his city is 6 to 12 days away from seeing the same kinds of coded 19 numbers is here in New York City, and Mayor Eric Garcetti joins us now with more on the uptick in cases their mayor.

Thanks for being with us.

And as your city now continues to fight the spread of this virus, what would you say is your biggest challenge right now?

I think our biggest challenge is what we're all facing, making sure that we have testing so that we know exactly how widespread this is, getting equipment and people into our hospitals and caring for those folks that are on the front lines.

And also, of course, just making sure that we know indeed that people are all staying at home.

But we're seeing good data coming forward.

People actually are listening.

I know the exceptions get on the news, the people who crowded the beach this weekend, or when folks all hike on the same path.

But by and large we've seen extreme adherence to this, which is a great sign.

Those empty streets are a little bit haunting, but they're also very much warming and reaffirming to us that this is working.

Unfortunately, that is what we need to see right now.

Also unfortunate.

A teenager from L.

A county is one of the latest victims to die from Cove it 19.

So this is an opportunity for you to send a message to young people in your city.

Absolutely.

This is a virus, and ultimately, then an affliction that will take anyone.

It doesn't matter whether you're young.

It doesn't matter whether you're senior, whether you have pre existing conditions or not.

We know there's greater vulnerability for some people, but there is the potential for anyone to lose their life.

So my plea to my city has been very strong.

You can be a first responder.

You can save a life, but your selfishness can also take a life of somebody that you love.

A neighbor, a parent or grandparent.

So please, please, please make sure that during this time you were adhering 100% to our stay at home safer at home order, and we think that word is getting out, especially with a lot of influencers and people who young people look up to really getting that message out right, And that is important when they hear their peers who they look up to, say, Stay at home not only just for your own protection, but for others.

And unfortunately, this death, I'm sure, is a wake up call to many young people is, well, now.

We heard from President Trump, who says he would like he wants the economy back open by Easter.

So, as he says, the churches can be packed.

Is that a reality for Los Angeles?

And I just like your reaction to what President Trump has asked for.

It won't be a reality here in Los Angeles.

And as much as I'd love to share his hope and optimism, I don't want to crush people's spirits either.

We're asking a lot of people, and from me I keep listening to the public health professionals, the science and the data and looking at what happened around the world.

There is no scenario here in which we aren't in this scene at least for a couple months in Los Angeles, and we really have to steel ourselves for that, ready ourselves for that and I'm focused on helping those that are the least and lost, whether it's our homeless folks or folks that are out of work now to get them food to get them the cash payments that, luckily the stimulus bill will now bring, but also to make sure that all of us are lending a hand.

And I think people at the beginning of this thought it would be chaos and would be unrest.

Crime is down, generosity is up.

Adherence is almost universal.

And so I really tell people these air the rays of light through these dark clouds.

But don't expect to be back to normal in just a couple weeks now.

This is truly the new normal.

But thank you for those rays of hope We can all use them.

Mayor Eric Garcetti.

Thank you so much for joining us and stay well.

You've been amazing, boys.

Thanks so much.

Thanks.

Hi, everyone.

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