It is great to have you with us as we tackle another night together.

Another night of difficult news.

A grim new milestone.

The number of cases of coronavirus worldwide now topping a 1,000,000.

And, here at home, the staggering death toll rising tonight a short time ago.

President Trump confirming he is now issuing new orders under the Defense Production Act to make desperately needed equipment for hospitals and patients who need it.

The governor of New York today saying at the current rate ventilators will run out here in six days and tonight the numbers here at home.

In just two weeks time, we've gone from 11,000 reported cases to more than 236,000 in the US, the death toll rising the more than 5600 more than 1100 dying in just 24 hours.

And tonight we've learned a staggering 6.6 million Americans applying for unemployment benefits.

That's 10 million in the past two weeks.

And if you lose your job, what about health insurance?

We have some important options for you right here tonight.

The mayor of Los Angeles, now urging people to wear masks just a short time ago, New York City's mayor, now telling New Yorkers, toe wear masks as well.

When you leave home across the country tonight, Texas expected to be one of the next hot spots.

This testing site now up and running in Houston, Florida bracing as well.

The National Guard assisting at this drive thru test site in Orlando.

And there was that new study today about sneezing and the virus and how far particles might be able to travel.

We will take you through all of this tonight, step by step in A B C's with Johnson lead us off tonight as the deadly pandemic sweeps the nation and especially cruel blow toe one family in Ohio, three members of the Conkey family dying in just three days.

They were always there for us when, everywhere, and did everything together.

Katie lost both her grandmother, Judith and grandfather Louis on Tuesday.

Sunday, it was her uncle who passed after being placed on life support.

Now Katie is in self quarantine, Her stepfather in the hospital.

Listen to what your main told.

Take it seriously, Um, we want to spare any family we can from the trauma that we're going through.

We can't have a funeral the proper way.

We can't grieve with our friends and our family.

Um, and it just makes everything to nine source and tougher.

The U.

S.

Death toll now topping 5600.

This is going to get worse before it gets better.

In New York State alone, the number of infections approaching 100,000 ambulances shipped in from across America staging at the Bronx Zoo.

Governor Cuomo now saying the peak could happen anywhere from 7 to 30 days, adding this dire warning that the state could run out of lifesaving ventilators in less than a week.

At the current burn rate, we have about six days of ventilators in our stockpile.

Just moments ago, President Trump with this announcement by directed Secretary Cesar enacting Secretary Wolf to use any and all available authority under the Defense Production Act to ensure that domestic manufacturers have the supplies they need to produce ventilators for patients with severe cases of C O.

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And it's not just machines, but human resource is stretch.

Then we're gonna go into intubate a patient on at this time, we need to be fully prepared with our B E face shooting high Cover 95 mask with another mask on top.

Impermeable gown gloves.

Today, the head of Mount Sinai's cardiac I C u turning it into a cove.

It ward.

How, being our patient do the one we excavated last night, right?

Wonderful.

So she's still excavated and breathing easily, right?

Wonderful.

But those working to save lives, also falling victim to the disease.

Like E.

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Doctor Frank gave Bryn in New Jersey.

I believe that caring for others should be the most emotionally rewarding job on the planet.

Dr.

Gabriel contracted the virus while trying to save others.

It went from manageable toe, unmanageable almost overnight.

I think they were just caught a guard, he said.

Look, the gloves that I have a size medium Ximen extra large every time I put them on the break.

I've had to use this week my mask for four shifts.

His friend Deborah Lyons says he stayed home after showing symptoms and died in his husband's arms.

In Massachusetts, 749 health care workers have tested positive for covert 19 including 151 at just one Boston hospital thes.

I see you nurses assembling like they're ready for battle.

We all have a part to play in, flattening the curve.

We are begging you to do yours so we can do ours Across the country.

Nine out of 10 Americans answering that call by staying home.

Though the governors of 11 states have still resisted issuing official stay at home orders, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp struggled to explain what prompted him toe.

Wait until yesterday, finding out that this virus is now transmitting before people see signs.

We didn't know that until the last 24 hours.

This is a game changer for us.

The fact is, doctors have warned for weeks that people without symptoms can spread the disease.

Experts say states like Texas in Florida, which relate to issue stay at home guidance, may become new hot spots.

There's also the matter of whether Americans should wear masks when they venture outdoors.

Now the mayors of the nations two largest cities, Los Angeles and New York, both urging residents to cover up it could be a scarf.

It could be something you create yourself at home.

We don't want you to use the kinds of masks that our first responders need that our health care workers need.

This will be the look.

I know it will look surreal, and we're gonna have to get used to, you know, seeing each other like this.

That was L.

A's mayor overnight now New York City's mayor just moments ago, saying wear masks when you leave home.

And what you've learned tonight that the White House is expected.

Issue more formal guidance on masks.

David, We're told that formal guidance from the White House is expected to come soon on whether the general public should be wearing some kind of face covering.

But we know health officials remain concerned about Americans buying up those medical masks which we know are in short supply.

David.

And that is a real concern with Thank you.

Hi, everyone.

George Stephanopoulos here.

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