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>>> AND I'VE BEEN THINKING A LOT
>>> AND I'VE BEEN THINKING A LOT
>>> AND I'VE BEEN THINKING A LOT ABOUT THAT QUESTION OVER THESE
ABOUT THAT QUESTION OVER THESE
ABOUT THAT QUESTION OVER THESE LAST DAYS AND WEEKS, IS MY LIFE
LAST DAYS AND WEEKS, IS MY LIFE
LAST DAYS AND WEEKS, IS MY LIFE SAFE.
SAFE.
SAFE. TODAY AT THE PRESIDENT'S
TODAY AT THE PRESIDENT'S
TODAY AT THE PRESIDENT'S BRIEFING WE WERE TOLD AGAIN THE
BRIEFING WE WERE TOLD AGAIN THE
BRIEFING WE WERE TOLD AGAIN THE NUMBER OF DEATHS COULD REACH AS
NUMBER OF DEATHS COULD REACH AS
NUMBER OF DEATHS COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 200,000.
HIGH AS 200,000.
HIGH AS 200,000. IN DETROIT THE RUSH TO BUILD A
IN DETROIT THE RUSH TO BUILD A
IN DETROIT THE RUSH TO BUILD A HOSPITAL AS CONCERNS ABOUT THAT
HOSPITAL AS CONCERNS ABOUT THAT
HOSPITAL AS CONCERNS ABOUT THAT CITY BECOMING THE NEXT HOT SPOT.
CITY BECOMING THE NEXT HOT SPOT.
CITY BECOMING THE NEXT HOT SPOT. HERE IN NEW YORK MAKESHIFT
HERE IN NEW YORK MAKESHIFT
HERE IN NEW YORK MAKESHIFT MORGUES ARE BEING BUILT TO
MORGUES ARE BEING BUILT TO
MORGUES ARE BEING BUILT TO HANDLE THE CRUSH OF BODIES.
HANDLE THE CRUSH OF BODIES.
HANDLE THE CRUSH OF BODIES. THE MOST IMMINENT THREAT OF THIS
THE MOST IMMINENT THREAT OF THIS
THE MOST IMMINENT THREAT OF THIS VIRUS IS TO OUR PHYSICAL HEALTH.
VIRUS IS TO OUR PHYSICAL HEALTH.
VIRUS IS TO OUR PHYSICAL HEALTH. TO MANY AMERICANS -- WE BEGIN
TO MANY AMERICANS -- WE BEGIN
TO MANY AMERICANS -- WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH CLAYTEN SANDEL ON
TONIGHT WITH CLAYTEN SANDEL ON
TONIGHT WITH CLAYTEN SANDEL ON THE GROWING ECONOMIC LOAD FACING
THE GROWING ECONOMIC LOAD FACING
THE GROWING ECONOMIC LOAD FACING OUR COUNTRY.
OUR COUNTRY.
OUR COUNTRY. >> Reporter: THE CORONAVIRUS
>> Reporter: THE CORONAVIRUS
>> Reporter: THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IS SLAMMING THE U.S.
PANDEMIC IS SLAMMING THE U.S.
PANDEMIC IS SLAMMING THE U.S. WORK FORCE LIKE AN ICEBERG
WORK FORCE LIKE AN ICEBERG
WORK FORCE LIKE AN ICEBERG STRIKING THE TITANTIC AND NOW
STRIKING THE TITANTIC AND NOW
STRIKING THE TITANTIC AND NOW THE RACE IS ONTO HELP MILLIONS
THE RACE IS ONTO HELP MILLIONS
THE RACE IS ONTO HELP MILLIONS OF WORKERS BEFORE THE ENTIRE
OF WORKERS BEFORE THE ENTIRE
OF WORKERS BEFORE THE ENTIRE ECONOMY SINKS.
ECONOMY SINKS.
ECONOMY SINKS. >> I'M A WAITER FROM ROOSEVELT
>> I'M A WAITER FROM ROOSEVELT
>> I'M A WAITER FROM ROOSEVELT ISLAND, NEW YORK.
ISLAND, NEW YORK.
ISLAND, NEW YORK. >> Reporter: LIKE SO MANY OTHERS
>> Reporter: LIKE SO MANY OTHERS
>> Reporter: LIKE SO MANY OTHERS CHRIS IS OUT OF A JOB.
CHRIS IS OUT OF A JOB.
CHRIS IS OUT OF A JOB. THESE DAYS HE'S SPENDING MOST OF
THESE DAYS HE'S SPENDING MOST OF
THESE DAYS HE'S SPENDING MOST OF HIS TIME ON A PHONE DESPERATE TO
HIS TIME ON A PHONE DESPERATE TO
HIS TIME ON A PHONE DESPERATE TO SIGN-UP FOR UNEMPLOYMENT.
SIGN-UP FOR UNEMPLOYMENT.
SIGN-UP FOR UNEMPLOYMENT. >> I WORKED AT A DINER IN D.C.
>> I WORKED AT A DINER IN D.C.
>> I WORKED AT A DINER IN D.C. AND SORRY I'M CURRENTLY ON THE
AND SORRY I'M CURRENTLY ON THE
AND SORRY I'M CURRENTLY ON THE PHONE WITH UNEMPLOYMENT LIKE I
PHONE WITH UNEMPLOYMENT LIKE I
PHONE WITH UNEMPLOYMENT LIKE I AM EVERY SINGLE MORNING ON HOLD.
AM EVERY SINGLE MORNING ON HOLD.
AM EVERY SINGLE MORNING ON HOLD. YESTERDAY I WAS ON HOLD FOR 173
YESTERDAY I WAS ON HOLD FOR 173
YESTERDAY I WAS ON HOLD FOR 173 MINUTES.
MINUTES.
MINUTES. AFTER 1 AND I THINK 50 SOMETHING
AFTER 1 AND I THINK 50 SOMETHING
AFTER 1 AND I THINK 50 SOMETHING MINUTES IT WAS DISCONNECTED.
MINUTES IT WAS DISCONNECTED.
MINUTES IT WAS DISCONNECTED. >> Reporter: LAST WEEK
>> Reporter: LAST WEEK
>> Reporter: LAST WEEK 3.3 MILLION AMERICANS FILED FOR
3.3 MILLION AMERICANS FILED FOR
3.3 MILLION AMERICANS FILED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT, THE LARGEST NUMBER
UNEMPLOYMENT, THE LARGEST NUMBER
UNEMPLOYMENT, THE LARGEST NUMBER EVER RECORDED, THREE TIMES THE
EVER RECORDED, THREE TIMES THE
EVER RECORDED, THREE TIMES THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EMPLOYED BY
NUMBER OF PEOPLE EMPLOYED BY
NUMBER OF PEOPLE EMPLOYED BY APPLE, TARGET, GM, BOEING AND
APPLE, TARGET, GM, BOEING AND
APPLE, TARGET, GM, BOEING AND McDONALD'S COMBINED.
McDONALD'S COMBINED.
McDONALD'S COMBINED. >> SHUTDOWN ALONG WITH ALL OTHER
>> SHUTDOWN ALONG WITH ALL OTHER
>> SHUTDOWN ALONG WITH ALL OTHER RESTAURANTS AND BARS IN NEW YORK
RESTAURANTS AND BARS IN NEW YORK
RESTAURANTS AND BARS IN NEW YORK CITY AND I LOST MY JOB.
CITY AND I LOST MY JOB.
CITY AND I LOST MY JOB. I NEED MONEY TO PAY MY BILLS, SO
I NEED MONEY TO PAY MY BILLS, SO
I NEED MONEY TO PAY MY BILLS, SO IF SOMEBODY WOULD JUST PICK UP
IF SOMEBODY WOULD JUST PICK UP
IF SOMEBODY WOULD JUST PICK UP THE PHONE AND TRY TO, YOU KNOW,
THE PHONE AND TRY TO, YOU KNOW,
THE PHONE AND TRY TO, YOU KNOW, TALK TO ME IT WOULD BE VERY
TALK TO ME IT WOULD BE VERY
TALK TO ME IT WOULD BE VERY NICE.
NICE.
NICE. >> Reporter: FOR MANY APRIL 1st
>> Reporter: FOR MANY APRIL 1st
>> Reporter: FOR MANY APRIL 1st IS NO JOKE.
IS NO JOKE.
IS NO JOKE. RENT IS DUE.
RENT IS DUE.
RENT IS DUE. >> WE NEED A RENT FREEZE, A RENT
>> WE NEED A RENT FREEZE, A RENT
>> WE NEED A RENT FREEZE, A RENT SUSPENSION.
SUSPENSION.
SUSPENSION. IF NOIR THOUGHT GOING TO DO IT
IF NOIR THOUGHT GOING TO DO IT
IF NOIR THOUGHT GOING TO DO IT IN NEW YORK OR STATE BY STATE,
IN NEW YORK OR STATE BY STATE,
IN NEW YORK OR STATE BY STATE, THEY HAVE TO DO IT FEDERALLY.
THEY HAVE TO DO IT FEDERALLY.
THEY HAVE TO DO IT FEDERALLY. SO MANY AMERICANS RENT THEIR
SO MANY AMERICANS RENT THEIR
SO MANY AMERICANS RENT THEIR HOMES AND RENT THEIR SMALL
HOMES AND RENT THEIR SMALL
HOMES AND RENT THEIR SMALL BUSINESSES.
BUSINESSES.
BUSINESSES. $1,000 IS NOT ENOUGH TO GET BY.
$1,000 IS NOT ENOUGH TO GET BY.
$1,000 IS NOT ENOUGH TO GET BY. >> Reporter: THE STIMULUS
>> Reporter: THE STIMULUS
>> Reporter: THE STIMULUS PACKAGE PASSED LAST WEEK IS
PACKAGE PASSED LAST WEEK IS
PACKAGE PASSED LAST WEEK IS BRINGING SOME RELIEF.
BRINGING SOME RELIEF.
BRINGING SOME RELIEF. TODAY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
TODAY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
TODAY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAID SMALL BUSINESSES CAN BEGIN
SAID SMALL BUSINESSES CAN BEGIN
SAID SMALL BUSINESSES CAN BEGIN APPLYING FOR LOANS AS PART OF A
APPLYING FOR LOANS AS PART OF A
APPLYING FOR LOANS AS PART OF A $349 BILLION PAYCHECK PROTECTION
$349 BILLION PAYCHECK PROTECTION
$349 BILLION PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM AIMED AT HELPING
PROGRAM AIMED AT HELPING
PROGRAM AIMED AT HELPING BUSINESSES COVER PAYROLL.
BUSINESSES COVER PAYROLL.
BUSINESSES COVER PAYROLL. INDIVIDUALS MAKING LESS THAN
INDIVIDUALS MAKING LESS THAN
INDIVIDUALS MAKING LESS THAN $99,000 A YEAR WILL ALSO GET A
$99,000 A YEAR WILL ALSO GET A
$99,000 A YEAR WILL ALSO GET A CHECK, BUT ALICE STANFORD SAYS
CHECK, BUT ALICE STANFORD SAYS
CHECK, BUT ALICE STANFORD SAYS IT WON'T BE ENOUGH.
IT WON'T BE ENOUGH.
IT WON'T BE ENOUGH. >> SUPPOSEDLY THEY'RE SENDING US
>> SUPPOSEDLY THEY'RE SENDING US
>> SUPPOSEDLY THEY'RE SENDING US $1,200 FROM THE FEDERAL
$1,200 FROM THE FEDERAL
$1,200 FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WHICH WILL NOT PAY
GOVERNMENT, WHICH WILL NOT PAY
GOVERNMENT, WHICH WILL NOT PAY MY RENT.
MY RENT.
MY RENT. I GUESS IT'S BETTER THAN
I GUESS IT'S BETTER THAN
I GUESS IT'S BETTER THAN NOTHING.
NOTHING.
NOTHING. >> Reporter: TYSON FOODS
>> Reporter: TYSON FOODS
>> Reporter: TYSON FOODS ANNOUNCING IT WILL PAY OFF
ANNOUNCING IT WILL PAY OFF
ANNOUNCING IT WILL PAY OFF $100,000 IN BONUSES AND UBER
$100,000 IN BONUSES AND UBER
$100,000 IN BONUSES AND UBER WILL GIVE A MILLION FREE RIDES
WILL GIVE A MILLION FREE RIDES
WILL GIVE A MILLION FREE RIDES AND RIDES TO HEALTH CARE WORKERS
AND RIDES TO HEALTH CARE WORKERS
AND RIDES TO HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND SENIORS IN NEED.
AND SENIORS IN NEED.
AND SENIORS IN NEED. MILLIONS HAVE DIFFERENT
MILLIONS HAVE DIFFERENT
MILLIONS HAVE DIFFERENT PROBLEMS, STILL EMPLOYED BUT NOW
PROBLEMS, STILL EMPLOYED BUT NOW
PROBLEMS, STILL EMPLOYED BUT NOW EXPOSED AS THEY WORK TO KEEP
EXPOSED AS THEY WORK TO KEEP
EXPOSED AS THEY WORK TO KEEP ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES LIKE
ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES LIKE
ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES LIKE GROCERY STORES AND HOSPITALS
GROCERY STORES AND HOSPITALS
GROCERY STORES AND HOSPITALS LIKE THE ONE WHERE J.L. LEBLANC
LIKE THE ONE WHERE J.L. LEBLANC
LIKE THE ONE WHERE J.L. LEBLANC WORKS RUNNING.
WORKS RUNNING.
WORKS RUNNING. >> I HAVE TO CLEAN THE ROOMS,
>> I HAVE TO CLEAN THE ROOMS,
>> I HAVE TO CLEAN THE ROOMS, TAKE THE GARBAGE OUT.
TAKE THE GARBAGE OUT.
TAKE THE GARBAGE OUT. AND YOU'RE ALWAYS CONCERNED
AND YOU'RE ALWAYS CONCERNED
AND YOU'RE ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT BRINGING SOMETHING LIKE
ABOUT BRINGING SOMETHING LIKE
ABOUT BRINGING SOMETHING LIKE THAT HOME.
THAT HOME.
THAT HOME. SO MY MESSAGE TO EVERYBODY OUT
SO MY MESSAGE TO EVERYBODY OUT
SO MY MESSAGE TO EVERYBODY OUT THERE IS STAY HOME.
THERE IS STAY HOME.
THERE IS STAY HOME. AND I'M RISKING MY LIFE AND THE
AND I'M RISKING MY LIFE AND THE
AND I'M RISKING MY LIFE AND THE NURSES AND I'M JUST ASKING YOU
NURSES AND I'M JUST ASKING YOU
NURSES AND I'M JUST ASKING YOU TO PLEASE LISTEN TO WHAT THEY'RE
TO PLEASE LISTEN TO WHAT THEY'RE
TO PLEASE LISTEN TO WHAT THEY'RE TELLING YOU.
TELLING YOU.
TELLING YOU. STAY HOME.
STAY HOME.
STAY HOME. >> Reporter: WHOLE FOODS
>> Reporter: WHOLE FOODS
>> Reporter: WHOLE FOODS EMPLOYEE TODAY CALLED FOR A MASS
EMPLOYEE TODAY CALLED FOR A MASS
EMPLOYEE TODAY CALLED FOR A MASS SICK OUT, DEMANDING CORPORATE
SICK OUT, DEMANDING CORPORATE
SICK OUT, DEMANDING CORPORATE OWNER AMAZON PROVIDE HEALTH CARE
OWNER AMAZON PROVIDE HEALTH CARE
OWNER AMAZON PROVIDE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL PART TIME WORKERS,
FOR ALL PART TIME WORKERS,
FOR ALL PART TIME WORKERS, GUARANTEED HAZARD PAY AND TO
GUARANTEED HAZARD PAY AND TO
GUARANTEED HAZARD PAY AND TO SHUTDOWN ANY LOCATION WHERE A
SHUTDOWN ANY LOCATION WHERE A
SHUTDOWN ANY LOCATION WHERE A WORKER TESTS POSITIVE FOR
WORKER TESTS POSITIVE FOR
WORKER TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19.
COVID-19.
COVID-19. WAL-MART SAYS IT'S ADDING SAFETY
WAL-MART SAYS IT'S ADDING SAFETY
WAL-MART SAYS IT'S ADDING SAFETY FEATURES TO STORES AND TAKING
FEATURES TO STORES AND TAKING
FEATURES TO STORES AND TAKING THE TEMPERATURE OF EVERY WORKER.
THE TEMPERATURE OF EVERY WORKER.
THE TEMPERATURE OF EVERY WORKER. L.A. COUNTY SUPERVISORS VOTED TO
L.A. COUNTY SUPERVISORS VOTED TO
L.A. COUNTY SUPERVISORS VOTED TO REQUIRE MANDATORY SAFETY UP
REQUIRE MANDATORY SAFETY UP
REQUIRE MANDATORY SAFETY UP GRADES FOR GROCERY AND DELIVERY
GRADES FOR GROCERY AND DELIVERY
GRADES FOR GROCERY AND DELIVERY COMPANIES, REQUIRING EMPLOYEES
COMPANIES, REQUIRING EMPLOYEES
COMPANIES, REQUIRING EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS EVERY 30 MINUTES.
TO WASH HANDS EVERY 30 MINUTES.
TO WASH HANDS EVERY 30 MINUTES. SECURITY TO ENFORCE SOCIAL
SECURITY TO ENFORCE SOCIAL
SECURITY TO ENFORCE SOCIAL DISTANCING, AND ACCESS TO
DISTANCING, AND ACCESS TO
DISTANCING, AND ACCESS TO CORONAVIRUS TESTING.
CORONAVIRUS TESTING.
CORONAVIRUS TESTING. CHRIS SAYS THE KINDNESS OF
CHRIS SAYS THE KINDNESS OF
CHRIS SAYS THE KINDNESS OF OTHERS IS HELPING HIM SURVIVE,
OTHERS IS HELPING HIM SURVIVE,
OTHERS IS HELPING HIM SURVIVE, IF ONLY HE CAN REACH THAT
IF ONLY HE CAN REACH THAT
IF ONLY HE CAN REACH THAT UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE.
UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE.
UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE. >> AND I WAS DISCONNECTED FROM
>> AND I WAS DISCONNECTED FROM
>> AND I WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE UNEMPLOYMENT LINE ONCE
THE UNEMPLOYMENT LINE ONCE
THE UNEMPLOYMENT LINE ONCE AGAIN.
AGAIN.
AGAIN. >> AND CLAYTON JOINS US NOW.
>> AND CLAYTON JOINS US NOW.
>> AND CLAYTON JOINS US NOW. CERTAINLY A LOT OF PAIN FOR MANY
CERTAINLY A LOT OF PAIN FOR MANY
CERTAINLY A LOT OF PAIN FOR MANY AND IN THE WEEKS AHEAD.
AND IN THE WEEKS AHEAD.
AND IN THE WEEKS AHEAD. WE HEARD FROM THAT RESTAURANT
WE HEARD FROM THAT RESTAURANT
WE HEARD FROM THAT RESTAURANT WORKER NOT ABLE TO GET THROUGH
WORKER NOT ABLE TO GET THROUGH
WORKER NOT ABLE TO GET THROUGH TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE.
TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE.
TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE. COULD THAT BE INDICATIVE WE'RE
COULD THAT BE INDICATIVE WE'RE
COULD THAT BE INDICATIVE WE'RE NOT EVEN GETTING THE FULL
NOT EVEN GETTING THE FULL
NOT EVEN GETTING THE FULL PICTURE OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT
PICTURE OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT
PICTURE OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS?
NUMBERS?
NUMBERS? >> THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES.
>> THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES.
>> THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES. AND ONE THING TO KEEP IN MIND IS
AND ONE THING TO KEEP IN MIND IS
AND ONE THING TO KEEP IN MIND IS TRADITIONALLY THOSE FREELANCE
TRADITIONALLY THOSE FREELANCE
TRADITIONALLY THOSE FREELANCE AND PART TIME WORKERS ARE NOT
AND PART TIME WORKERS ARE NOT
AND PART TIME WORKERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT
ELIGIBLE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT
ELIGIBLE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
BENEFITS.
BENEFITS. BUT THE STIMULUS PACKAGE PASSED
BUT THE STIMULUS PACKAGE PASSED
BUT THE STIMULUS PACKAGE PASSED LAST WEEK, THEY ARE NOW
LAST WEEK, THEY ARE NOW
LAST WEEK, THEY ARE NOW ELIGIBLE.
ELIGIBLE.
ELIGIBLE. SO YOU MAY SEE A LOT OF NEW
SO YOU MAY SEE A LOT OF NEW
SO YOU MAY SEE A LOT OF NEW PEOPLE APPLYING.
PEOPLE APPLYING.
PEOPLE APPLYING. AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR
AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR
AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ESTIMATES WHERE THESE
ESTIMATES WHERE THESE
ESTIMATES WHERE THESE UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS MIGHT END UP
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS MIGHT END UP
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS MIGHT END UP THIS WEEK, THE NUMBERS ARE NOT
THIS WEEK, THE NUMBERS ARE NOT
THIS WEEK, THE NUMBERS ARE NOT GOOD.
GOOD.
GOOD. IT'S ANYWHERE FROM 4 MILLION,
IT'S ANYWHERE FROM 4 MILLION,
IT'S ANYWHERE FROM 4 MILLION, ALL THE WAY UP TO 6.5 MILLION.
ALL THE WAY UP TO 6.5 MILLION.
ALL THE WAY UP TO 6.5 MILLION. SO EVEN THAT LOW ESTIMATE,
SO EVEN THAT LOW ESTIMATE,
SO EVEN THAT LOW ESTIMATE, LINDSEY, WOULD STILL BE A LOW
LINDSEY, WOULD STILL BE A LOW
LINDSEY, WOULD STILL BE A LOW UNEMPLOYMENT RECORD.
UNEMPLOYMENT RECORD.
UNEMPLOYMENT RECORD. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT. >>> NOW TO THE EXPLOSION OF
>>> NOW TO THE EXPLOSION OF
>>> NOW TO THE EXPLOSION OF CASES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE
CASES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE
CASES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE TOLL RISING IN SO MANY CITIES
TOLL RISING IN SO MANY CITIES
TOLL RISING IN SO MANY CITIES AND WORKERS ON THE FRONT LINES
AND WORKERS ON THE FRONT LINES
AND WORKERS ON THE FRONT LINES FEARING FOR THEIR OWN HEALTH AND
FEARING FOR THEIR OWN HEALTH AND
FEARING FOR THEIR OWN HEALTH AND SAFETY AS THEY WORK TO KEEP
SAFETY AS THEY WORK TO KEEP
SAFETY AS THEY WORK TO KEEP AMERICANS SAFE.
AMERICANS SAFE.
AMERICANS SAFE. WITH COMING WEEKS LIKELY TO TEST
WITH COMING WEEKS LIKELY TO TEST
WITH COMING WEEKS LIKELY TO TEST THE AMERICAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
THE AMERICAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
THE AMERICAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN A WAY UNLIKE ANY TIME BEFORE.
IN A WAY UNLIKE ANY TIME BEFORE.
IN A WAY UNLIKE ANY TIME BEFORE. CHIEF NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT
CHIEF NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT
CHIEF NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT MATT GUTMAN NOW WITH THE LATEST
MATT GUTMAN NOW WITH THE LATEST
MATT GUTMAN NOW WITH THE LATEST ON THE GROWING RAID.
ON THE GROWING RAID.
ON THE GROWING RAID. >> Reporter: NEW ANTEICDOTES OF
>> Reporter: NEW ANTEICDOTES OF
>> Reporter: NEW ANTEICDOTES OF IT SPREADING -- IN FACT 45
IT SPREADING -- IN FACT 45
IT SPREADING -- IN FACT 45 MEMBERS ARE NOW EITHER COVID
MEMBERS ARE NOW EITHER COVID
MEMBERS ARE NOW EITHER COVID POSITIVE OR HAVE SYMPTOMS.
POSITIVE OR HAVE SYMPTOMS.
POSITIVE OR HAVE SYMPTOMS. THREE HAVE BEEN HOSPITALIZED,
THREE HAVE BEEN HOSPITALIZED,
THREE HAVE BEEN HOSPITALIZED, TWO ARE NOW DEAD.
TWO ARE NOW DEAD.
TWO ARE NOW DEAD. HEALTH AUTHORITIES TRACING AN
HEALTH AUTHORITIES TRACING AN
HEALTH AUTHORITIES TRACING AN OUTBREAK IN RURAL GEORGIA.
OUTBREAK IN RURAL GEORGIA.
OUTBREAK IN RURAL GEORGIA. >> HAVE YOU SEEN PEOPLE WHO YOU
>> HAVE YOU SEEN PEOPLE WHO YOU
>> HAVE YOU SEEN PEOPLE WHO YOU CAN'T FIX?
CAN'T FIX?
CAN'T FIX? >> VERY MUCH SO.
>> VERY MUCH SO.
>> VERY MUCH SO. IT BREAKS MY HEART.
IT BREAKS MY HEART.
IT BREAKS MY HEART. IT REALLY DOES.
IT REALLY DOES.
IT REALLY DOES. MY COUSIN IS IN HOSPICE, SO
MY COUSIN IS IN HOSPICE, SO
MY COUSIN IS IN HOSPICE, SO SHE'S USED TO THIS BUT I'M NOT
SHE'S USED TO THIS BUT I'M NOT
SHE'S USED TO THIS BUT I'M NOT USED TO THIS AND IT WEARS YOU
USED TO THIS AND IT WEARS YOU
USED TO THIS AND IT WEARS YOU DOWN.
DOWN.
DOWN. >> Reporter: SHE'S BEEN
>> Reporter: SHE'S BEEN
>> Reporter: SHE'S BEEN TREATING -- IN THE ICU FOR A
TREATING -- IN THE ICU FOR A
TREATING -- IN THE ICU FOR A WEEK NOW, BUT SHE DID THE NEXT
WEEK NOW, BUT SHE DID THE NEXT
WEEK NOW, BUT SHE DID THE NEXT BEST THING, SHE PUT THEM ON FACE
BEST THING, SHE PUT THEM ON FACE
BEST THING, SHE PUT THEM ON FACE TIME TO SAY GOOD-BYE.
TIME TO SAY GOOD-BYE.
TIME TO SAY GOOD-BYE. >> AND I GOWNED UP AND I WENT IN
>> AND I GOWNED UP AND I WENT IN
>> AND I GOWNED UP AND I WENT IN THERE AND I PREPARED THEM FOR
THERE AND I PREPARED THEM FOR
THERE AND I PREPARED THEM FOR THE WORST THEY WILL EVER SEE
THE WORST THEY WILL EVER SEE
THE WORST THEY WILL EVER SEE THEIR FAMILY MEMBER.
THEIR FAMILY MEMBER.
THEIR FAMILY MEMBER. IT'S SO HARD TO SIT THERE AND
IT'S SO HARD TO SIT THERE AND
IT'S SO HARD TO SIT THERE AND HOLD YOUR PATIENT'S HAND WHILE
HOLD YOUR PATIENT'S HAND WHILE
HOLD YOUR PATIENT'S HAND WHILE THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS ARE SITTING
THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS ARE SITTING
THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS ARE SITTING THERE TELLING THEM THEY LOVE
THERE TELLING THEM THEY LOVE
THERE TELLING THEM THEY LOVE THEM AND IT'S NOT GOOD-BYE, SEE
THEM AND IT'S NOT GOOD-BYE, SEE
THEM AND IT'S NOT GOOD-BYE, SEE YOU LATER.
YOU LATER.
YOU LATER. >> Reporter: ON THE OTHER END OF
>> Reporter: ON THE OTHER END OF
>> Reporter: ON THE OTHER END OF THE LINE FRANKLIN'S
THE LINE FRANKLIN'S
THE LINE FRANKLIN'S GRANDDAUGHTER.
GRANDDAUGHTER.
GRANDDAUGHTER. >> IT'S THIS AMAZING CONNECTION.
>> IT'S THIS AMAZING CONNECTION.
>> IT'S THIS AMAZING CONNECTION. I WAS ABLE TO JUST FACE TIME AND
I WAS ABLE TO JUST FACE TIME AND
I WAS ABLE TO JUST FACE TIME AND CARLY GRABBED GRANDMA'S HAND AND
CARLY GRABBED GRANDMA'S HAND AND
CARLY GRABBED GRANDMA'S HAND AND GRANDMA STARTED TO SQUEEZE HER
GRANDMA STARTED TO SQUEEZE HER
GRANDMA STARTED TO SQUEEZE HER HAND.
HAND.
HAND. I STARTED TO SAY I LOVE YOU, I
I STARTED TO SAY I LOVE YOU, I
I STARTED TO SAY I LOVE YOU, I MISS YOU.
MISS YOU.
MISS YOU. NURSE CARLY IS AMAZING.
NURSE CARLY IS AMAZING.
NURSE CARLY IS AMAZING. THE WORLD NEEDS TONS OF NURSE
THE WORLD NEEDS TONS OF NURSE
THE WORLD NEEDS TONS OF NURSE CARLIES.
CARLIES.
CARLIES. >> Reporter: TONIGHT HOSPITALS
>> Reporter: TONIGHT HOSPITALS
>> Reporter: TONIGHT HOSPITALS ARE NEARING PEAK CAPACITY AND
ARE NEARING PEAK CAPACITY AND
ARE NEARING PEAK CAPACITY AND HEALTH CARE WORKERS ARE FALLING
HEALTH CARE WORKERS ARE FALLING
HEALTH CARE WORKERS ARE FALLING SICK IN INCREASING NUMBERS.
SICK IN INCREASING NUMBERS.
SICK IN INCREASING NUMBERS. 12 TESTING POSITIVE AT ONE
12 TESTING POSITIVE AT ONE
12 TESTING POSITIVE AT ONE HOSPITAL IN OREGON.
HOSPITAL IN OREGON.
HOSPITAL IN OREGON. NURSE IRENE HUNT WORKS NEARBY.
NURSE IRENE HUNT WORKS NEARBY.
NURSE IRENE HUNT WORKS NEARBY. >> AND I JUST REALLY NEED THIS
>> AND I JUST REALLY NEED THIS
>> AND I JUST REALLY NEED THIS TO BE OVER AND I NEED PPEs SO I
TO BE OVER AND I NEED PPEs SO I
TO BE OVER AND I NEED PPEs SO I CAN PROTECT MY FAMILY.
CAN PROTECT MY FAMILY.
CAN PROTECT MY FAMILY. >> Reporter: RESPIRATORY
>> Reporter: RESPIRATORY
>> Reporter: RESPIRATORY THERAPIST -- TOLD COLLEAGUES IN
THERAPIST -- TOLD COLLEAGUES IN
THERAPIST -- TOLD COLLEAGUES IN GROUP CHAT HE'S FACING HIS OWN
GROUP CHAT HE'S FACING HIS OWN
GROUP CHAT HE'S FACING HIS OWN MORTALITY.
MORTALITY.
MORTALITY. >> I'M 35 YEARS OLD AND FOR THE
>> I'M 35 YEARS OLD AND FOR THE
>> I'M 35 YEARS OLD AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE I'VE
FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE I'VE
FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE I'VE CONSIDERED WHETHER I NEED TO
CONSIDERED WHETHER I NEED TO
CONSIDERED WHETHER I NEED TO WRITE A WILL.
WRITE A WILL.
WRITE A WILL. >> Reporter: A SON FACE TIMING
>> Reporter: A SON FACE TIMING
>> Reporter: A SON FACE TIMING WITH HIS FATHER MOMENTS AFTER HE
WITH HIS FATHER MOMENTS AFTER HE
WITH HIS FATHER MOMENTS AFTER HE DIED.
DIED.
DIED. >> IT WAS HARD.
>> IT WAS HARD.
>> IT WAS HARD. HE JUST SAID PLEASE DON'T LEAVE
HE JUST SAID PLEASE DON'T LEAVE
HE JUST SAID PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE IN THIS WORLD.
ME ALONE IN THIS WORLD.
ME ALONE IN THIS WORLD. >> Reporter: IN NEW YORK STATEN
>> Reporter: IN NEW YORK STATEN
>> Reporter: IN NEW YORK STATEN ISLAND PARAMEDIC JACK CHATMAN IS
ISLAND PARAMEDIC JACK CHATMAN IS
ISLAND PARAMEDIC JACK CHATMAN IS FIELDING THE SEARCH OF 911
FIELDING THE SEARCH OF 911
FIELDING THE SEARCH OF 911 CALLS --
CALLS --
CALLS -- >> YES IN RECENT DAYS IT HAS
>> YES IN RECENT DAYS IT HAS
>> YES IN RECENT DAYS IT HAS SURPASSED THE HIGHEST NUMBERS
SURPASSED THE HIGHEST NUMBERS
SURPASSED THE HIGHEST NUMBERS IT'S EVER BEEN.
IT'S EVER BEEN.
IT'S EVER BEEN. >> Reporter: ABC'S EVA PILGRIM
>> Reporter: ABC'S EVA PILGRIM
>> Reporter: ABC'S EVA PILGRIM SPENT THE DAY WITH AN EMS CREW
SPENT THE DAY WITH AN EMS CREW
SPENT THE DAY WITH AN EMS CREW IN HARD HIT QUEENS, MANY AFRAID
IN HARD HIT QUEENS, MANY AFRAID
IN HARD HIT QUEENS, MANY AFRAID OF INFECTING THEIR OWN FAMILIES
OF INFECTING THEIR OWN FAMILIES
OF INFECTING THEIR OWN FAMILIES AT HOME.
AT HOME.
AT HOME. >> WE HAVE DOZENS AND DOZENS OF
>> WE HAVE DOZENS AND DOZENS OF
>> WE HAVE DOZENS AND DOZENS OF MEMBERS WHO ARE SLEEPING IN
MEMBERS WHO ARE SLEEPING IN
MEMBERS WHO ARE SLEEPING IN THEIR CARS BECAUSE THEY DON'T
THEIR CARS BECAUSE THEY DON'T
THEIR CARS BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO BRING IT TO THEIR
WANT TO BRING IT TO THEIR
WANT TO BRING IT TO THEIR FAMILY.
FAMILY.
FAMILY. >> Reporter: BUT ALSO IN NEW
>> Reporter: BUT ALSO IN NEW
>> Reporter: BUT ALSO IN NEW YORK SOME MUCH NEEDED RELIEF.
YORK SOME MUCH NEEDED RELIEF.
YORK SOME MUCH NEEDED RELIEF. AMBULANCES FROM AROUND THE
AMBULANCES FROM AROUND THE
AMBULANCES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY BEGAN ARRIVING TO
COUNTRY BEGAN ARRIVING TO
COUNTRY BEGAN ARRIVING TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. MAYOR BILL de BLASIO SAYING 250
MAYOR BILL de BLASIO SAYING 250
MAYOR BILL de BLASIO SAYING 250 OF THEM AND 500 EMTs ARE HEADING
OF THEM AND 500 EMTs ARE HEADING
OF THEM AND 500 EMTs ARE HEADING TO THE CITY COURTESY OF FEMA.
TO THE CITY COURTESY OF FEMA.
TO THE CITY COURTESY OF FEMA. AND TONIGHT THAT MASS QUARANTINE
AND TONIGHT THAT MASS QUARANTINE
AND TONIGHT THAT MASS QUARANTINE RAMPING UP IN LOS ANGELES,
RAMPING UP IN LOS ANGELES,
RAMPING UP IN LOS ANGELES, PEOPLE MOVING INTO THESE RVs.
PEOPLE MOVING INTO THESE RVs.
PEOPLE MOVING INTO THESE RVs. >> LOS ANGELES OF COURSE WILL BE
>> LOS ANGELES OF COURSE WILL BE
>> LOS ANGELES OF COURSE WILL BE THE NEW NEW YORK IN THE WAY NEW
THE NEW NEW YORK IN THE WAY NEW
THE NEW NEW YORK IN THE WAY NEW YORK IS THE NEW ITALY.
YORK IS THE NEW ITALY.
YORK IS THE NEW ITALY. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY SOME TIME 3, 4 WEEKS FROM NOW OF
SOME TIME 3, 4 WEEKS FROM NOW OF
SOME TIME 3, 4 WEEKS FROM NOW OF HITTING A PLACE WHERE IF THE
HITTING A PLACE WHERE IF THE
HITTING A PLACE WHERE IF THE CALCULATION.
CALCULATION.
CALCULATION. >> Reporter: THIS IS VERY
>> Reporter: THIS IS VERY
>> Reporter: THIS IS VERY PERSONAL.
PERSONAL.
PERSONAL. ONE OF HIS OWN DAUGHTERS IS A
ONE OF HIS OWN DAUGHTERS IS A
ONE OF HIS OWN DAUGHTERS IS A NURSE.
NURSE.
NURSE. >> AS THE FATHER OF A NURSE AND
>> AS THE FATHER OF A NURSE AND
>> AS THE FATHER OF A NURSE AND AS THE MAYOR OF A CITY I MEAN
AS THE MAYOR OF A CITY I MEAN
AS THE MAYOR OF A CITY I MEAN HOW CONCERNED ARE YOU ABOUT YOUR
HOW CONCERNED ARE YOU ABOUT YOUR
HOW CONCERNED ARE YOU ABOUT YOUR OWN DAUGHTER
AT THIS POINT?
AT THIS POINT?
AT THIS POINT? >> Reporter: SHORTAGES IN PPE
>> Reporter: SHORTAGES IN PPE
>> Reporter: SHORTAGES IN PPE AND SHORTAGES IN DOCTORS AND
AND SHORTAGES IN DOCTORS AND
AND SHORTAGES IN DOCTORS AND NURSES AND TIME IS RUNNING OUT.
NURSES AND TIME IS RUNNING OUT.
NURSES AND TIME IS RUNNING OUT. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS PERSONAL TO
OBVIOUSLY THIS IS PERSONAL TO
OBVIOUSLY THIS IS PERSONAL TO HIM BECAUSE HIS DAUGHTER IS ON
HIM BECAUSE HIS DAUGHTER IS ON
HIM BECAUSE HIS DAUGHTER IS ON THE FRONT LINE.
THE FRONT LINE.
THE FRONT LINE. LEE WANTS HER AND THE REST OF
LEE WANTS HER AND THE REST OF
LEE WANTS HER AND THE REST OF THE MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO BE
THE MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO BE
THE MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO BE PROTECTED AND THE COMPETITION TO
PROTECTED AND THE COMPETITION TO
PROTECTED AND THE COMPETITION TO GET PPE HE SAYS IS UNCOORDINATED
GET PPE HE SAYS IS UNCOORDINATED
GET PPE HE SAYS IS UNCOORDINATED AND ESSENTIALLY CRAZY THAT
AND ESSENTIALLY CRAZY THAT
AND ESSENTIALLY CRAZY THAT EVERYBODY IS GRABBING FOR THE
EVERYBODY IS GRABBING FOR THE
EVERYBODY IS GRABBING FOR THE SAME BY.
SAME BY.
SAME BY. HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE GREATER
HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE GREATER
HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE GREATER FEDERAL COORDINATION TO MAKE
FEDERAL COORDINATION TO MAKE
FEDERAL COORDINATION TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY CAN GET WHAT
SURE THAT EVERYBODY CAN GET WHAT
SURE THAT EVERYBODY CAN GET WHAT THEY NEED, LINDSEY.
THEY NEED, LINDSEY.
THEY NEED, LINDSEY. >> BECAUSE ESSENTIALLY RIGHT NOW
>> BECAUSE ESSENTIALLY RIGHT NOW
>> BECAUSE ESSENTIALLY RIGHT NOW IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A BIDDING
IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A BIDDING
IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A BIDDING WAR BETWEEN STATES.
WAR BETWEEN STATES.
WAR BETWEEN STATES. MATT, IT'S NOT JUST THE HEADACHE
MATT, IT'S NOT JUST THE HEADACHE
MATT, IT'S NOT JUST THE HEADACHE AND EMERGENCY WORKERS ON THE
AND EMERGENCY WORKERS ON THE
AND EMERGENCY WORKERS ON THE FRONT LINES, LIKE GROCERY STORE
FRONT LINES, LIKE GROCERY STORE
FRONT LINES, LIKE GROCERY STORE WORKERS AND PACKAGE DELIVERY
WORKERS AND PACKAGE DELIVERY
WORKERS AND PACKAGE DELIVERY PEOPLE ARE ALSO QUESTIONING AS
PEOPLE ARE ALSO QUESTIONING AS
PEOPLE ARE ALSO QUESTIONING AS THEY GO TO WORK, HOW DO I
THEY GO TO WORK, HOW DO I
THEY GO TO WORK, HOW DO I PROTECT MYSELF FROM THIS VIRUS
PROTECT MYSELF FROM THIS VIRUS
PROTECT MYSELF FROM THIS VIRUS SNR.
SNR.
SNR. >> AND THEY'RE STARTING TO
>> AND THEY'RE STARTING TO
>> AND THEY'RE STARTING TO STRIKE.
STRIKE.
STRIKE. WE'RE SEEING WALK OUTS AT WHOLE
WE'RE SEEING WALK OUTS AT WHOLE
WE'RE SEEING WALK OUTS AT WHOLE FOODS.
FOODS.
FOODS. YOU'RE SEEING THE PLEXY GLASS
YOU'RE SEEING THE PLEXY GLASS
YOU'RE SEEING THE PLEXY GLASS DIVIDERS AT SUPER MARKETS.
DIVIDERS AT SUPER MARKETS.
DIVIDERS AT SUPER MARKETS. BUT THEY'RE CONCERNED IS THAT
BUT THEY'RE CONCERNED IS THAT
BUT THEY'RE CONCERNED IS THAT ENOUGH.
ENOUGH.
ENOUGH. THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS HERE
THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS HERE
THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS HERE AT L.A. JUST ABOUT AN HOUR AGO
AT L.A. JUST ABOUT AN HOUR AGO
AT L.A. JUST ABOUT AN HOUR AGO THEY DESIGNATED GROCERY WORKER
THEY DESIGNATED GROCERY WORKER
THEY DESIGNATED GROCERY WORKER AND TRUCKERS TO BE CRITICAL
AND TRUCKERS TO BE CRITICAL
AND TRUCKERS TO BE CRITICAL PERSONNEL.
PERSONNEL.
PERSONNEL. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORTING
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORTING
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORTING TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. NOW TO THE WARNING FROM THE
NOW TO THE WARNING FROM THE
NOW TO THE WARNING FROM THE WHITE HOUSE TONIGHT.
WHITE HOUSE TONIGHT.
WHITE HOUSE TONIGHT. THE PRESIDENT AND TOP HEALTH
THE PRESIDENT AND TOP HEALTH
THE PRESIDENT AND TOP HEALTH OFFICIALS PAINTING A RATHER GRIM
OFFICIALS PAINTING A RATHER GRIM
OFFICIALS PAINTING A RATHER GRIM PICTURE THE POTENTIAL TOLL
PICTURE THE POTENTIAL TOLL
PICTURE THE POTENTIAL TOLL COVID-19 COULD TAKE ON THE
COVID-19 COULD TAKE ON THE
COVID-19 COULD TAKE ON THE UNITED STATES, A POTENTIAL 100
UNITED STATES, A POTENTIAL 100
UNITED STATES, A POTENTIAL 100 TO 200,000 DEATHS.
TO 200,000 DEATHS.
TO 200,000 DEATHS. HERE'S THE PRESIDENT JUST
HERE'S THE PRESIDENT JUST
HERE'S THE PRESIDENT JUST MOMENTS AGO.
MOMENTS AGO.
MOMENTS AGO. >> I WANT EVERY AMERICAN TO BE
>> I WANT EVERY AMERICAN TO BE
>> I WANT EVERY AMERICAN TO BE PREPARE FRD THE HARD DAYS THAT
PREPARE FRD THE HARD DAYS THAT
PREPARE FRD THE HARD DAYS THAT LIE AHEAD.
LIE AHEAD.
LIE AHEAD. WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH A VERY
WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH A VERY
WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH A VERY TOUGH TWO WEEKS AND HOPEFULLY AS
TOUGH TWO WEEKS AND HOPEFULLY AS
TOUGH TWO WEEKS AND HOPEFULLY AS THE EXPERTS ARE PREDICTING, I
THE EXPERTS ARE PREDICTING, I
THE EXPERTS ARE PREDICTING, I THINK A LOT OF US ARE PREDICTING
THINK A LOT OF US ARE PREDICTING
THINK A LOT OF US ARE PREDICTING HAVING STUDIED IT SO HARD YOU'RE
HAVING STUDIED IT SO HARD YOU'RE
HAVING STUDIED IT SO HARD YOU'RE GOING TO START SEEING SOME REAL
GOING TO START SEEING SOME REAL
GOING TO START SEEING SOME REAL LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL
LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL
LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY,
BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY,
BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY, VERY PAINFUL TWO WEEKS.
VERY PAINFUL TWO WEEKS.
VERY PAINFUL TWO WEEKS. >> FOR MORE ON THIS I WANT TO
>> FOR MORE ON THIS I WANT TO
>> FOR MORE ON THIS I WANT TO BRING IN ABC NEWS CORRESPONDENT,
BRING IN ABC NEWS CORRESPONDENT,
BRING IN ABC NEWS CORRESPONDENT, THIS QUITE AN OMINOUS WARNING
THIS QUITE AN OMINOUS WARNING
THIS QUITE AN OMINOUS WARNING FROM THE PRESIDENT, A PAINFUL
FROM THE PRESIDENT, A PAINFUL
FROM THE PRESIDENT, A PAINFUL TWO WEEKS AHEAD.
TWO WEEKS AHEAD.
TWO WEEKS AHEAD. >> Reporter: JUST A FEW WEEKS
>> Reporter: JUST A FEW WEEKS
>> Reporter: JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO BECAUSE THIS BRIEFING IS
AGO BECAUSE THIS BRIEFING IS
AGO BECAUSE THIS BRIEFING IS STILL ONGOING HE SAID THIS COULD
STILL ONGOING HE SAID THIS COULD
STILL ONGOING HE SAID THIS COULD BE A PAINFUL 2 AND 3 WEEKS AND
BE A PAINFUL 2 AND 3 WEEKS AND
BE A PAINFUL 2 AND 3 WEEKS AND HE SAID THAT HOSPITALS ARE GOING
HE SAID THAT HOSPITALS ARE GOING
HE SAID THAT HOSPITALS ARE GOING TO BE FACING POTENTIAL WAR
TO BE FACING POTENTIAL WAR
TO BE FACING POTENTIAL WAR ZONE-LIKE SCENES ALL AROUND THIS
ZONE-LIKE SCENES ALL AROUND THIS
ZONE-LIKE SCENES ALL AROUND THIS COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. YOU USED THE WORDS, THOUGH,
YOU USED THE WORDS, THOUGH,
YOU USED THE WORDS, THOUGH, GRIM, OMINOUS, SOBERING, AND IT
GRIM, OMINOUS, SOBERING, AND IT
GRIM, OMINOUS, SOBERING, AND IT CAME NOT JUST FROM THE
CAME NOT JUST FROM THE
CAME NOT JUST FROM THE PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. IT CAME FROM THE HEALTH ADVISERS
IT CAME FROM THE HEALTH ADVISERS
IT CAME FROM THE HEALTH ADVISERS WHO WERE ON THAT CORONAVIRUS
WHO WERE ON THAT CORONAVIRUS
WHO WERE ON THAT CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE STANDING RIGHT THERE
TASK FORCE STANDING RIGHT THERE
TASK FORCE STANDING RIGHT THERE BEHIND HIM.
BEHIND HIM.
BEHIND HIM. THEY SAID WE IN THIS COUNTRY
THEY SAID WE IN THIS COUNTRY
THEY SAID WE IN THIS COUNTRY COULD BE LOOKING AT NUMBERS
COULD BE LOOKING AT NUMBERS
COULD BE LOOKING AT NUMBERS UPWARD OF 100 TO 200,000 KILLED
UPWARD OF 100 TO 200,000 KILLED
UPWARD OF 100 TO 200,000 KILLED BY THIS VIRUS OVER THE NEXT FEW
BY THIS VIRUS OVER THE NEXT FEW
BY THIS VIRUS OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND MONTHS IN THIS
WEEKS AND MONTHS IN THIS
WEEKS AND MONTHS IN THIS COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. AND THAT'S IF EVERYONE IN THIS
AND THAT'S IF EVERYONE IN THIS
AND THAT'S IF EVERYONE IN THIS COUNTRY BEHAVES THEY SAID
COUNTRY BEHAVES THEY SAID
COUNTRY BEHAVES THEY SAID PERFECTLY.
PERFECTLY.
PERFECTLY. IF WE ALL FOLLOW THE RULES
IF WE ALL FOLLOW THE RULES
IF WE ALL FOLLOW THE RULES 100,000 TO 200,000 PEOPLE DEAD.
100,000 TO 200,000 PEOPLE DEAD.
100,000 TO 200,000 PEOPLE DEAD. THAT IS REALLY SOBERING NUMBER,
THAT IS REALLY SOBERING NUMBER,
THAT IS REALLY SOBERING NUMBER, A BEST CASE SCENARIO THERE
A BEST CASE SCENARIO THERE
A BEST CASE SCENARIO THERE WARNING THIS COULD BE
WARNING THIS COULD BE
WARNING THIS COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE IF PEOPLE DO
SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE IF PEOPLE DO
SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE IF PEOPLE DO NOT FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES.
NOT FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES.
NOT FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES. WHY?
WHY?
WHY? WHAT IS BEHIND THIS SHIFT FROM
WHAT IS BEHIND THIS SHIFT FROM
WHAT IS BEHIND THIS SHIFT FROM THE PRESIDENT, THIS OMINOUS
THE PRESIDENT, THIS OMINOUS
THE PRESIDENT, THIS OMINOUS WARNING.
WARNING.
WARNING. HE'S TALKING ABOUT THIS ON A
HE'S TALKING ABOUT THIS ON A
HE'S TALKING ABOUT THIS ON A PERSONAL LEVEL AND HE SAID HE'S
PERSONAL LEVEL AND HE SAID HE'S
PERSONAL LEVEL AND HE SAID HE'S SEEING THIS HOSPITAL IN QUEENS
SEEING THIS HOSPITAL IN QUEENS
SEEING THIS HOSPITAL IN QUEENS NOT FAR FROM WHERE HE GREW UP
NOT FAR FROM WHERE HE GREW UP
NOT FAR FROM WHERE HE GREW UP WHERE HE'S DESCRIBING IMAGES OF
WHERE HE'S DESCRIBING IMAGES OF
WHERE HE'S DESCRIBING IMAGES OF BODY BAGS AND FREEZER TRUCKS
BODY BAGS AND FREEZER TRUCKS
BODY BAGS AND FREEZER TRUCKS HAVING TO TAKE THE DECEASED
HAVING TO TAKE THE DECEASED
HAVING TO TAKE THE DECEASED AWAY.
AWAY.
AWAY. HE SAID HE'S GOT A FRIEND WHO
HE SAID HE'S GOT A FRIEND WHO
HE SAID HE'S GOT A FRIEND WHO SEEM TUESDAY HAVE TESTED
SEEM TUESDAY HAVE TESTED
SEEM TUESDAY HAVE TESTED POSITIVE, WHO CAME DOWN IN WHAT
POSITIVE, WHO CAME DOWN IN WHAT
POSITIVE, WHO CAME DOWN IN WHAT HE'S CALLING A COMA AND APPEARS
HE'S CALLING A COMA AND APPEARS
HE'S CALLING A COMA AND APPEARS TO BE VERY SICK AND FIGHTING FOR
TO BE VERY SICK AND FIGHTING FOR
TO BE VERY SICK AND FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE RIGHT NOW.
HIS LIFE RIGHT NOW.
HIS LIFE RIGHT NOW. I THINK THERE ARE QUESTIONS AS
I THINK THERE ARE QUESTIONS AS
I THINK THERE ARE QUESTIONS AS TO WHETHER THIS NEW MESSAGING
TO WHETHER THIS NEW MESSAGING
TO WHETHER THIS NEW MESSAGING FROM THIS WHITE HOUSE STICKS
FROM THIS WHITE HOUSE STICKS
FROM THIS WHITE HOUSE STICKS BECAUSE YOU AND I HAVE BEEN
BECAUSE YOU AND I HAVE BEEN
BECAUSE YOU AND I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS OVER THE LAST
TALKING ABOUT THIS OVER THE LAST
TALKING ABOUT THIS OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF
FEW WEEKS THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF
FEW WEEKS THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF MIXED MESSAGING NOT JUST IN TONE
MIXED MESSAGING NOT JUST IN TONE
MIXED MESSAGING NOT JUST IN TONE BUT FACTS AND GUIDANCE.
BUT FACTS AND GUIDANCE.
BUT FACTS AND GUIDANCE. >> AND WE KNOW THE WHITE HOUSE
>> AND WE KNOW THE WHITE HOUSE
>> AND WE KNOW THE WHITE HOUSE IS WEIGHING POTENTIAL NEW
IS WEIGHING POTENTIAL NEW
IS WEIGHING POTENTIAL NEW GUIDANCE ON AMERICANS WEARING
GUIDANCE ON AMERICANS WEARING
GUIDANCE ON AMERICANS WEARING MASKS WHEN THEY GO OUT.
MASKS WHEN THEY GO OUT.
MASKS WHEN THEY GO OUT. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT
WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT
WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT AND WHY THE POTENTIAL SHIFT
AND WHY THE POTENTIAL SHIFT
AND WHY THE POTENTIAL SHIFT THERE AS WELL?
THERE AS WELL?
THERE AS WELL? >> Reporter: IF THERE IS A SHIFT
>> Reporter: IF THERE IS A SHIFT
>> Reporter: IF THERE IS A SHIFT ON THAT THIS WOULD BE A REALLY
ON THAT THIS WOULD BE A REALLY
ON THAT THIS WOULD BE A REALLY HUGE REVERSAL BECAUSE YOU'VE
HUGE REVERSAL BECAUSE YOU'VE
HUGE REVERSAL BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS OVER THE
BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS OVER THE
BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS BECAUSE EXPERTS
LAST FEW WEEKS BECAUSE EXPERTS
LAST FEW WEEKS BECAUSE EXPERTS ALL AROUND THIS COUNTRY, THE CDC
ALL AROUND THIS COUNTRY, THE CDC
ALL AROUND THIS COUNTRY, THE CDC HAS SAID ONLY MEDICAL
HAS SAID ONLY MEDICAL
HAS SAID ONLY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE PEOPLE WHO
PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE PEOPLE WHO
PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE INFECTED SHOULD BE WEARING
ARE INFECTED SHOULD BE WEARING
ARE INFECTED SHOULD BE WEARING THESE MASKS.
THESE MASKS.
THESE MASKS. THE GENERAL PUBLIC DOES NOT
THE GENERAL PUBLIC DOES NOT
THE GENERAL PUBLIC DOES NOT BENEFIT FOR THEIR OWN HEALTH BY
BENEFIT FOR THEIR OWN HEALTH BY
BENEFIT FOR THEIR OWN HEALTH BY WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND
WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND
WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND WEARING THESE MASK.
WEARING THESE MASK.
WEARING THESE MASK. AND NOW WE KNOW FROM SOURCES
AND NOW WE KNOW FROM SOURCES
AND NOW WE KNOW FROM SOURCES INSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE THEY ARE
INSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE THEY ARE
INSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE THEY ARE DELIBERATING WHETHER TO CHANGE
DELIBERATING WHETHER TO CHANGE
DELIBERATING WHETHER TO CHANGE THIS MESSAGING.
THIS MESSAGING.
THIS MESSAGING. THE CDC IS NOW REPORTEDLY
THE CDC IS NOW REPORTEDLY
THE CDC IS NOW REPORTEDLY DELIVERING A SHIFT OR CHANGE IN
DELIVERING A SHIFT OR CHANGE IN
DELIVERING A SHIFT OR CHANGE IN MESSAGING.
MESSAGING.
MESSAGING. WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY COULD
WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY COULD
WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY COULD BE DEBATING IS NOT STARTING TO
BE DEBATING IS NOT STARTING TO
BE DEBATING IS NOT STARTING TO TELL THE AMERICAN PUBLIC YOU
TELL THE AMERICAN PUBLIC YOU
TELL THE AMERICAN PUBLIC YOU NEED TO WEAR MASKS IF YOU GO OUT
NEED TO WEAR MASKS IF YOU GO OUT
NEED TO WEAR MASKS IF YOU GO OUT OF YOUR HOUSE BUT YOU NEED TO
OF YOUR HOUSE BUT YOU NEED TO
OF YOUR HOUSE BUT YOU NEED TO WEAR SOME TYPE OF MAKESHIFT
WEAR SOME TYPE OF MAKESHIFT
WEAR SOME TYPE OF MAKESHIFT PROTECTIVE COVERING.
PROTECTIVE COVERING.
PROTECTIVE COVERING. THEY DON'T WANT TO THESE THESE
THEY DON'T WANT TO THESE THESE
THEY DON'T WANT TO THESE THESE VALUABLE MASKS ARE TAKEN AWAY
VALUABLE MASKS ARE TAKEN AWAY
VALUABLE MASKS ARE TAKEN AWAY FROM THE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
FROM THE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
FROM THE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND PEOPLE TO ACTUALLY NEED THEM
AND PEOPLE TO ACTUALLY NEED THEM
AND PEOPLE TO ACTUALLY NEED THEM IN A LIVE OR DIE SCENARIO.
IN A LIVE OR DIE SCENARIO.
IN A LIVE OR DIE SCENARIO. THE PRESIDENT SAID IN THIS
THE PRESIDENT SAID IN THIS
THE PRESIDENT SAID IN THIS BRIEFING WE COULD BE LOOKING AT
BRIEFING WE COULD BE LOOKING AT
BRIEFING WE COULD BE LOOKING AT AMERICANS WALKING AROUND WITH
AMERICANS WALKING AROUND WITH
AMERICANS WALKING AROUND WITH SCARVES COVERING THEIR FACE.
SCARVES COVERING THEIR FACE.
SCARVES COVERING THEIR FACE. HE SAID EVERYONE HAS A SCARF.
HE SAID EVERYONE HAS A SCARF.
HE SAID EVERYONE HAS A SCARF. DR. FAUCI WAS ASKED ABOUT THE
DR. FAUCI WAS ASKED ABOUT THE
DR. FAUCI WAS ASKED ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE MAKESHIFT
EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE MAKESHIFT
EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE MAKESHIFT MASKS AND HE SAID, LOOK, IT'S
MASKS AND HE SAID, LOOK, IT'S
MASKS AND HE SAID, LOOK, IT'S NOT 100%, BUT 50% IS BETTER THAN
NOT 100%, BUT 50% IS BETTER THAN
NOT 100%, BUT 50% IS BETTER THAN NOTHING.
NOTHING.
NOTHING. I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF WE
I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF WE
I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF WE SAW THIS SHIFT, AND IT WOULD BE
SAW THIS SHIFT, AND IT WOULD BE
SAW THIS SHIFT, AND IT WOULD BE A MAJOR REVERSAL FROM THE WHITE
A MAJOR REVERSAL FROM THE WHITE
A MAJOR REVERSAL FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, AND I THINK A LOT OF
HOUSE, AND I THINK A LOT OF
HOUSE, AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE WONDERING WHY WEEKS
PEOPLE ARE WONDERING WHY WEEKS
PEOPLE ARE WONDERING WHY WEEKS AND WEEKS LEADING UP TO THIS
AND WEEKS LEADING UP TO THIS
AND WEEKS LEADING UP TO THIS MASKS WOULD NOT HELP THE
MASKS WOULD NOT HELP THE
MASKS WOULD NOT HELP THE AMERICAN PUBLIC.
AMERICAN PUBLIC.
AMERICAN PUBLIC. IT WOULD BE A BIG SHIFT FROM THE
IT WOULD BE A BIG SHIFT FROM THE
IT WOULD BE A BIG SHIFT FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.
WHITE HOUSE.
WHITE HOUSE. >> AND IT SEEMS LIKE PEOPLE ARE
>> AND IT SEEMS LIKE PEOPLE ARE
>> AND IT SEEMS LIKE PEOPLE ARE ASYMPTOMATIC AND NOW MANY PEOPLE
ASYMPTOMATIC AND NOW MANY PEOPLE
ASYMPTOMATIC AND NOW MANY PEOPLE WHO WE THINK ARE PERHAPS HEALTHY
WHO WE THINK ARE PERHAPS HEALTHY
WHO WE THINK ARE PERHAPS HEALTHY BUT MAY BE SICK, SO I'M
BUT MAY BE SICK, SO I'M
BUT MAY BE SICK, SO I'M IMAGINING THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
IMAGINING THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
IMAGINING THAT'S WHAT IT IS. CECILIA, THANKS VERY UCH.
CECILIA, THANKS VERY UCH.
CECILIA, THANKS VERY UCH. >> THAT IS TRUE.
>> THAT IS TRUE.
>> THAT IS TRUE. THAT IS THEIR LOGIC BEHIND IT.
THAT IS THEIR LOGIC BEHIND IT.
THAT IS THEIR LOGIC BEHIND IT. AND YOU'RE SEEING PEOPLE IN ASIA
AND YOU'RE SEEING PEOPLE IN ASIA
AND YOU'RE SEEING PEOPLE IN ASIA CULTURALLY WEARING MASKS DAY IN
CULTURALLY WEARING MASKS DAY IN
CULTURALLY WEARING MASKS DAY IN AND DAY OUT THERE AND THEY SEEM
AND DAY OUT THERE AND THEY SEEM
AND DAY OUT THERE AND THEY SEEM TO BE SEEING THE NUMBERS CHANGE.
TO BE SEEING THE NUMBERS CHANGE.
TO BE SEEING THE NUMBERS CHANGE. SO THAT'S INFLUENCING THE
SO THAT'S INFLUENCING THE
SO THAT'S INFLUENCING THE DECISION OF THE WHITE HOUSE AS
DECISION OF THE WHITE HOUSE AS
DECISION OF THE WHITE HOUSE AS WELL.
WELL.
WELL. >> ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE YOU.
>> ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE YOU.
>> ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >>> AND MUCH MORE TO GET INTO
>>> AND MUCH MORE TO GET INTO
>>> AND MUCH MORE TO GET INTO TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. THE GROWING WARNINGS ACROSS THE
THE GROWING WARNINGS ACROSS THE
THE GROWING WARNINGS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. THE SURGE IS COMING, AND NEW
THE SURGE IS COMING, AND NEW
THE SURGE IS COMING, AND NEW YORK'S GOVERNOR ADMITS NO ONE
YORK'S GOVERNOR ADMITS NO ONE
YORK'S GOVERNOR ADMITS NO ONE KNOWS WHEN THIS WILL END.
KNOWS WHEN THIS WILL END.
KNOWS WHEN THIS WILL END. ALSO THE MILLIONS FILING FOR
ALSO THE MILLIONS FILING FOR
ALSO THE MILLIONS FILING FOR UNEMPLOYMENT.
UNEMPLOYMENT.
UNEMPLOYMENT. JUST HOW BAD CAN THE ECONOMY
JUST HOW BAD CAN THE ECONOMY
JUST HOW BAD CAN THE ECONOMY GET?
GET?
GET? AND YOU'VE LOST YOUR JOB A
AND YOU'VE LOST YOUR JOB A
AND YOU'VE LOST YOUR JOB A FINANCIAL EXPERT IS GOING TO
FINANCIAL EXPERT IS GOING TO
FINANCIAL EXPERT IS GOING TO JOIN US FOR ADVICE ON WHAT YOU
JOIN US FOR ADVICE ON WHAT YOU
JOIN US FOR ADVICE ON WHAT YOU CAN DO IN THE WEEKS AHEAD AS SO
CAN DO IN THE WEEKS AHEAD AS SO
CAN DO IN THE WEEKS AHEAD AS SO MANY TRY TO COPE.
MANY TRY TO COPE.
MANY TRY TO COPE. STAY WITH US.
>>> I AM ONE OF THOUSANDS THAT
>>> I AM ONE OF THOUSANDS THAT
>>> I AM ONE OF THOUSANDS THAT HAVE BEEN LAID OFF AND HUNDREDS
HAVE BEEN LAID OFF AND HUNDREDS
HAVE BEEN LAID OFF AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
OF THOUSANDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
OF THOUSANDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE BEEN LAID OFF DUE TO
THAT HAVE BEEN LAID OFF DUE TO
THAT HAVE BEEN LAID OFF DUE TO CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. I'VE BEEN CONTACTING
I'VE BEEN CONTACTING
I'VE BEEN CONTACTING UNEMPLOYMENT.
UNEMPLOYMENT.
UNEMPLOYMENT. I WAS ABLE TO APPLY LAST WEEK.
I WAS ABLE TO APPLY LAST WEEK.
I WAS ABLE TO APPLY LAST WEEK. I STILL DON'T KNOW IF I'VE BEEN
I STILL DON'T KNOW IF I'VE BEEN
I STILL DON'T KNOW IF I'VE BEEN APPROVED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT.
APPROVED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT.
APPROVED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT. I STARTED THIS JOB IN JANUARY OF
I STARTED THIS JOB IN JANUARY OF
I STARTED THIS JOB IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR.
THIS YEAR.
THIS YEAR. THERE'S JUST A LOT THAT WE DON'T
>>> I GOT WORD OF MY LAYOFF,
>>> I GOT WORD OF MY LAYOFF,
>>> I GOT WORD OF MY LAYOFF, UPPER MANAGEMENT CALLED FOR AN
UPPER MANAGEMENT CALLED FOR AN
UPPER MANAGEMENT CALLED FOR AN EMERGENCY MEETING WHERE THEY
EMERGENCY MEETING WHERE THEY
EMERGENCY MEETING WHERE THEY EXPLAINED TO US THAT AS OF THAT
EXPLAINED TO US THAT AS OF THAT
EXPLAINED TO US THAT AS OF THAT MOMENT ME AND ALONG WITH ABOUT
MOMENT ME AND ALONG WITH ABOUT
MOMENT ME AND ALONG WITH ABOUT 30 OF MY COWORKERS WERE
30 OF MY COWORKERS WERE
30 OF MY COWORKERS WERE OFFICIALLY LAID OFF
OFFICIALLY LAID OFF
OFFICIALLY LAID OFF INDEFINITELY.
INDEFINITELY.
INDEFINITELY. THE COMPANY HAD ZERO RESPONSE TO
THE COMPANY HAD ZERO RESPONSE TO
THE COMPANY HAD ZERO RESPONSE TO ANY OF OUR QUESTIONS SUCH AS HOW
ANY OF OUR QUESTIONS SUCH AS HOW
ANY OF OUR QUESTIONS SUCH AS HOW LONG IS THIS GOING TO GO FOR,
LONG IS THIS GOING TO GO FOR,
LONG IS THIS GOING TO GO FOR, SHOULD I WAIT FOR YOUR CALL
SHOULD I WAIT FOR YOUR CALL
SHOULD I WAIT FOR YOUR CALL BACK, OR WE NOT GOING TO GET A
BACK, OR WE NOT GOING TO GET A
BACK, OR WE NOT GOING TO GET A CALL BACK?
CALL BACK?
CALL BACK? WHAT KIND OF SEVERANCE OR
WHAT KIND OF SEVERANCE OR
WHAT KIND OF SEVERANCE OR COMPENSATION IS THE COMPANY
COMPENSATION IS THE COMPANY
COMPENSATION IS THE COMPANY OFFERING TO THE EMPLOYEES?
OFFERING TO THE EMPLOYEES?
OFFERING TO THE EMPLOYEES? AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WHAT'S
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WHAT'S
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO OUR HEALTH
GOING TO HAPPEN TO OUR HEALTH
GOING TO HAPPEN TO OUR HEALTH INSURANCE NOW THAT WE'VE
INSURANCE NOW THAT WE'VE
INSURANCE NOW THAT WE'VE OFFICIALLY BEEN LAID OFF?
OFFICIALLY BEEN LAID OFF?
OFFICIALLY BEEN LAID OFF? AND THE COMPANY HAD ZERO
AND THE COMPANY HAD ZERO
AND THE COMPANY HAD ZERO RESPONSE FOR US.
RESPONSE FOR US.
RESPONSE FOR US. THEY TOLD US THAT THEY REFUSED
THEY TOLD US THAT THEY REFUSED
THEY TOLD US THAT THEY REFUSED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT THEY
TO ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT THEY
TO ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO, AND
DIDN'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO, AND
DIDN'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO, AND THAT IF WE WERE DONE ASKING
THAT IF WE WERE DONE ASKING
THAT IF WE WERE DONE ASKING QUESTIONS THAT WE WERE TO HAND
QUESTIONS THAT WE WERE TO HAND
QUESTIONS THAT WE WERE TO HAND IN OUR BADGE AND BE ESCORTED OUT
IN OUR BADGE AND BE ESCORTED OUT
IN OUR BADGE AND BE ESCORTED OUT OF THE BUILDING.
OF THE BUILDING.
OF THE BUILDING. SO AFTER MAYBE ABOUT 30 MINUTES
SO AFTER MAYBE ABOUT 30 MINUTES
SO AFTER MAYBE ABOUT 30 MINUTES OF US ASKING QUESTIONS AND THEM
OF US ASKING QUESTIONS AND THEM
OF US ASKING QUESTIONS AND THEM REFUSING TO ANSWER THOSE
REFUSING TO ANSWER THOSE
REFUSING TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS WE HANDED THEM OUR
QUESTIONS WE HANDED THEM OUR
QUESTIONS WE HANDED THEM OUR BADGES, ESCORTED OUT AND WE WERE
BADGES, ESCORTED OUT AND WE WERE
BADGES, ESCORTED OUT AND WE WERE OFFICIALLY LAID OFF.
OFFICIALLY LAID OFF.
OFFICIALLY LAID OFF. >> THE LONGER THE CORONAVIRUS
>> THE LONGER THE CORONAVIRUS
>> THE LONGER THE CORONAVIRUS DRAGS ON THE WORSE THE ECONOMIC
DRAGS ON THE WORSE THE ECONOMIC
DRAGS ON THE WORSE THE ECONOMIC FALL OUT IS EXPECTED TO BE.
FALL OUT IS EXPECTED TO BE.
FALL OUT IS EXPECTED TO BE. TODAY GOLDMAN SACHS SAYS IT
TODAY GOLDMAN SACHS SAYS IT
TODAY GOLDMAN SACHS SAYS IT EXPECTS SECOND QUARTER TO GROWTH
EXPECTS SECOND QUARTER TO GROWTH
EXPECTS SECOND QUARTER TO GROWTH TO FALL AN ASTOUNDING 40% AND
TO FALL AN ASTOUNDING 40% AND
TO FALL AN ASTOUNDING 40% AND THE THIS AFTER UNEMPLOYMENT
THE THIS AFTER UNEMPLOYMENT
THE THIS AFTER UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS LAST WEEK SURGED TO
CLAIMS LAST WEEK SURGED TO
CLAIMS LAST WEEK SURGED TO 3.3 MILLION, THE HIGHEST NUMBER
3.3 MILLION, THE HIGHEST NUMBER
3.3 MILLION, THE HIGHEST NUMBER EVER RECORDED.
EVER RECORDED.
EVER RECORDED. THAT'S THE MAIN REASON FOR THE
THAT'S THE MAIN REASON FOR THE
THAT'S THE MAIN REASON FOR THE SLOW DOWN ACCORDING TO GOLDMAN
SLOW DOWN ACCORDING TO GOLDMAN
SLOW DOWN ACCORDING TO GOLDMAN SAYING THE COLLAPSE OF THE JOB
SAYING THE COLLAPSE OF THE JOB
SAYING THE COLLAPSE OF THE JOB MARKET WAS MUCH LARGER THAN
MARKET WAS MUCH LARGER THAN
MARKET WAS MUCH LARGER THAN ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED.
ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED.
ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED. HERE TO HELP US TRY TO MAKE
HERE TO HELP US TRY TO MAKE
HERE TO HELP US TRY TO MAKE SENSE OF ALL THIS IS ABC'S
SENSE OF ALL THIS IS ABC'S
SENSE OF ALL THIS IS ABC'S REBECCA JARVIS.
REBECCA JARVIS.
REBECCA JARVIS. REBECCA, NEGATIVE 34% GROWTH.
REBECCA, NEGATIVE 34% GROWTH.
REBECCA, NEGATIVE 34% GROWTH. WHAT DOES THAT ACTUALLY MEAN?
WHAT DOES THAT ACTUALLY MEAN?
WHAT DOES THAT ACTUALLY MEAN? >> LINDSEY, THESE ARE JUST EYE
>> LINDSEY, THESE ARE JUST EYE
>> LINDSEY, THESE ARE JUST EYE POPPING NUMBERS, AND THEY RIVAL
POPPING NUMBERS, AND THEY RIVAL
POPPING NUMBERS, AND THEY RIVAL SOME OF THE WORST PERIODS OF THE
SOME OF THE WORST PERIODS OF THE
SOME OF THE WORST PERIODS OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION.
GREAT DEPRESSION.
GREAT DEPRESSION. IF THE ECONOMY CONTRACTED BY 34%
IF THE ECONOMY CONTRACTED BY 34%
IF THE ECONOMY CONTRACTED BY 34% THAT WOULD BE THE EQUIVALENT OF
THAT WOULD BE THE EQUIVALENT OF
THAT WOULD BE THE EQUIVALENT OF TAKING OUR ENTIRE ECONOMY AND
TAKING OUR ENTIRE ECONOMY AND
TAKING OUR ENTIRE ECONOMY AND JUST CUTTING A THIRD OF IT OUT.
JUST CUTTING A THIRD OF IT OUT.
JUST CUTTING A THIRD OF IT OUT. THAT MONEY DOESN'T EXIST FOR THE
THAT MONEY DOESN'T EXIST FOR THE
THAT MONEY DOESN'T EXIST FOR THE QUARTER, AND YOU'RE ALSO SEEING
QUARTER, AND YOU'RE ALSO SEEING
QUARTER, AND YOU'RE ALSO SEEING IT REFLECTED ALREADY IN SOME OF
IT REFLECTED ALREADY IN SOME OF
IT REFLECTED ALREADY IN SOME OF THESE JOB NUMBERS WHERE WE'VE
THESE JOB NUMBERS WHERE WE'VE
THESE JOB NUMBERS WHERE WE'VE SEEN LAYOFFS.
SEEN LAYOFFS.
SEEN LAYOFFS. YOU HEARD THERE GOLDMAN SACHS
YOU HEARD THERE GOLDMAN SACHS
YOU HEARD THERE GOLDMAN SACHS SAID THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNDER
SAID THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNDER
SAID THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNDER THAT SCENARIO WOULD RISE TO 15%.
THAT SCENARIO WOULD RISE TO 15%.
THAT SCENARIO WOULD RISE TO 15%. AND LINDSEY, IF YOU LOOK BACK AT
AND LINDSEY, IF YOU LOOK BACK AT
AND LINDSEY, IF YOU LOOK BACK AT THE GREAT RECESSION WHICH MANY
THE GREAT RECESSION WHICH MANY
THE GREAT RECESSION WHICH MANY PEOPLE REMEMBER IN 2007, 2008
PEOPLE REMEMBER IN 2007, 2008
PEOPLE REMEMBER IN 2007, 2008 AND 2009, EVEN AT THE HEIGHT OF
AND 2009, EVEN AT THE HEIGHT OF
AND 2009, EVEN AT THE HEIGHT OF THE GREAT RECESSION, THE
THE GREAT RECESSION, THE
THE GREAT RECESSION, THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN THIS
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN THIS
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN THIS COUNTRY WAS 10%, SO THAT WOULD
COUNTRY WAS 10%, SO THAT WOULD
COUNTRY WAS 10%, SO THAT WOULD BE AN EVEN HIGHER UNEMPLOYMENT
BE AN EVEN HIGHER UNEMPLOYMENT
BE AN EVEN HIGHER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT THAT POINT IN TIME.
RATE AT THAT POINT IN TIME.
RATE AT THAT POINT IN TIME. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER AS YOU'RE LOOKING AT
REMEMBER AS YOU'RE LOOKING AT
REMEMBER AS YOU'RE LOOKING AT THESE EYE POPPING NUMBERS IS
THESE EYE POPPING NUMBERS IS
THESE EYE POPPING NUMBERS IS THAT THEY VERY LIKELY WILL BE
THAT THEY VERY LIKELY WILL BE
THAT THEY VERY LIKELY WILL BE TEMPORARY, MEANING WHEN PEOPLE
TEMPORARY, MEANING WHEN PEOPLE
TEMPORARY, MEANING WHEN PEOPLE START GOING BACK TO WORK, WHEN
START GOING BACK TO WORK, WHEN
START GOING BACK TO WORK, WHEN WE GET OUT OF THE SORT OF NEW
WE GET OUT OF THE SORT OF NEW
WE GET OUT OF THE SORT OF NEW NORMAL AND GET TO A NEW, NEW
NORMAL AND GET TO A NEW, NEW
NORMAL AND GET TO A NEW, NEW NORMAL THEN YOU'RE GOING TO SEE
NORMAL THEN YOU'RE GOING TO SEE
NORMAL THEN YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOME OF THESE NUMBERS IMPROVE
SOME OF THESE NUMBERS IMPROVE
SOME OF THESE NUMBERS IMPROVE AND POTENTIALLY IMPROVE PRETTY
AND POTENTIALLY IMPROVE PRETTY
AND POTENTIALLY IMPROVE PRETTY DRAMATICALLY.
DRAMATICALLY.
DRAMATICALLY. >> THAT'S GOOD NEWS TO KEEP IN
>> THAT'S GOOD NEWS TO KEEP IN
>> THAT'S GOOD NEWS TO KEEP IN PERSPECTIVE IT'S TEMPORARY.
PERSPECTIVE IT'S TEMPORARY.
PERSPECTIVE IT'S TEMPORARY. WE MENTIONED THE SURGE IN
WE MENTIONED THE SURGE IN
WE MENTIONED THE SURGE IN EMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, SOMETHING
EMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, SOMETHING
EMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, SOMETHING THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO KEEP
THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO KEEP
THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO KEEP GETTING WORSE AT LEAST
GETTING WORSE AT LEAST
GETTING WORSE AT LEAST TEMPORARILY.
TEMPORARILY.
TEMPORARILY. WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING FOR IN THE
WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING FOR IN THE
WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING FOR IN THE NUMBERS THIS WEEK?
NUMBERS THIS WEEK?
NUMBERS THIS WEEK? >> SO WE KNOW THAT TWO WEEKS AGO
>> SO WE KNOW THAT TWO WEEKS AGO
>> SO WE KNOW THAT TWO WEEKS AGO P.3 MILLION OR NEARLY
P.3 MILLION OR NEARLY
P.3 MILLION OR NEARLY 3.3 MILLION AMERICANS APPLIED
3.3 MILLION AMERICANS APPLIED
3.3 MILLION AMERICANS APPLIED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. THAT MEANS MORE THAN 3 MILLION
THAT MEANS MORE THAN 3 MILLION
THAT MEANS MORE THAN 3 MILLION PEOPLE WERE LAID OFF.
PEOPLE WERE LAID OFF.
PEOPLE WERE LAID OFF. IN THE COMING WEEK WE COULD
IN THE COMING WEEK WE COULD
IN THE COMING WEEK WE COULD POTENTIALLY SEE AN EVEN HIGHER
POTENTIALLY SEE AN EVEN HIGHER
POTENTIALLY SEE AN EVEN HIGHER FIGURE THAN THAT, 5.5 MILLION IS
FIGURE THAN THAT, 5.5 MILLION IS
FIGURE THAN THAT, 5.5 MILLION IS THE NUMBER GOLDMAN SACHS HAS OUT
THE NUMBER GOLDMAN SACHS HAS OUT
THE NUMBER GOLDMAN SACHS HAS OUT THERE.
THERE.
THERE. SOME ANALYSTS HAS THE NUMBER
SOME ANALYSTS HAS THE NUMBER
SOME ANALYSTS HAS THE NUMBER BEING IN THE $2 MILLION RANGE.
BEING IN THE $2 MILLION RANGE.
BEING IN THE $2 MILLION RANGE. THE BOTTOM LINE HERE IS WE KNOW
THE BOTTOM LINE HERE IS WE KNOW
THE BOTTOM LINE HERE IS WE KNOW THERE ARE GREATER LOCKDOWNS,
THERE ARE GREATER LOCKDOWNS,
THERE ARE GREATER LOCKDOWNS, MORE STATES HAVE GONE ON LOCK
MORE STATES HAVE GONE ON LOCK
MORE STATES HAVE GONE ON LOCK DOWN.
DOWN.
DOWN. A NUMBER OF RETAILERS MAY HAVE
A NUMBER OF RETAILERS MAY HAVE
A NUMBER OF RETAILERS MAY HAVE HAD TO FURLOUGH THEIR EMPLOYEES
HAD TO FURLOUGH THEIR EMPLOYEES
HAD TO FURLOUGH THEIR EMPLOYEES IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. THERE ARE GOING TO BE A DRAMATIC
THERE ARE GOING TO BE A DRAMATIC
THERE ARE GOING TO BE A DRAMATIC NUMBER OF NEW UNEMPLOYMENT
NUMBER OF NEW UNEMPLOYMENT
NUMBER OF NEW UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS AS A RESULT, AND PLUS NOT
CLAIMS AS A RESULT, AND PLUS NOT
CLAIMS AS A RESULT, AND PLUS NOT EVERYBODY WAS ABLE TO FILE FOR
EVERYBODY WAS ABLE TO FILE FOR
EVERYBODY WAS ABLE TO FILE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS IF THEY
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS IF THEY
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS IF THEY WANTED TO BECAUSE THE SYSTEMS
WANTED TO BECAUSE THE SYSTEMS
WANTED TO BECAUSE THE SYSTEMS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY GIVEN
WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY GIVEN
WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY GIVEN THE GREAT DEMAND ON THE SYSTEM.
THE GREAT DEMAND ON THE SYSTEM.
THE GREAT DEMAND ON THE SYSTEM. >> AND THE SAME FORECAST WE
>> AND THE SAME FORECAST WE
>> AND THE SAME FORECAST WE CITED EARLIER GOLDMAN PREDICTED
CITED EARLIER GOLDMAN PREDICTED
CITED EARLIER GOLDMAN PREDICTED A HUGE BOUNCE BACK IN THE THIRD
A HUGE BOUNCE BACK IN THE THIRD
A HUGE BOUNCE BACK IN THE THIRD QUARTER.
QUARTER.
QUARTER. YOU THINK THAT'S TOO OPTIMISTIC
YOU THINK THAT'S TOO OPTIMISTIC
YOU THINK THAT'S TOO OPTIMISTIC IT?
IT?
IT? IT SEEMS TOO EARLY TO KNOW HOW
IT SEEMS TOO EARLY TO KNOW HOW
IT SEEMS TOO EARLY TO KNOW HOW THINGS ARE GOING TO PLAY OUT
THINGS ARE GOING TO PLAY OUT
THINGS ARE GOING TO PLAY OUT HERE.
HERE.
HERE. >> IT IS HARD TO KNOW HOW THINGS
>> IT IS HARD TO KNOW HOW THINGS
>> IT IS HARD TO KNOW HOW THINGS ARE GOING TO PLAY OUT.
ARE GOING TO PLAY OUT.
ARE GOING TO PLAY OUT. WHAT WE KNOW IS THERE A GIANT
WHAT WE KNOW IS THERE A GIANT
WHAT WE KNOW IS THERE A GIANT GAPING HOLE IN THE ECONOMY RIGHT
GAPING HOLE IN THE ECONOMY RIGHT
GAPING HOLE IN THE ECONOMY RIGHT NOW.
NOW.
NOW. YOU CAN'T TELL EVERYONE TO STAY
YOU CAN'T TELL EVERYONE TO STAY
YOU CAN'T TELL EVERYONE TO STAY HOME, ESSENTIALLY SEE A NUMBER
HOME, ESSENTIALLY SEE A NUMBER
HOME, ESSENTIALLY SEE A NUMBER OF EMPLOYERS THROUGHOUT THE
OF EMPLOYERS THROUGHOUT THE
OF EMPLOYERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY HAVING TO LAYOFF THEIR
COUNTRY HAVING TO LAYOFF THEIR
COUNTRY HAVING TO LAYOFF THEIR EMPLOYEES AND THEN EXPECT THINGS
EMPLOYEES AND THEN EXPECT THINGS
EMPLOYEES AND THEN EXPECT THINGS TO NOT BE BAD.
TO NOT BE BAD.
TO NOT BE BAD. AT THE SAME TIME WE KNOW AT
AT THE SAME TIME WE KNOW AT
AT THE SAME TIME WE KNOW AT LEAST SOME OF THOSE MILLIONS OF
LEAST SOME OF THOSE MILLIONS OF
LEAST SOME OF THOSE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WILL POTENTIALLY HAVE
PEOPLE WILL POTENTIALLY HAVE
PEOPLE WILL POTENTIALLY HAVE JOBS WAITING ON THE OTHER SIDE.
JOBS WAITING ON THE OTHER SIDE.
JOBS WAITING ON THE OTHER SIDE. THE QUESTION IS WHAT PERCENTAGE
THE QUESTION IS WHAT PERCENTAGE
THE QUESTION IS WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THEM?
OF THEM?
OF THEM? YOU LOOK AT COMPANIES THAT HAVE
YOU LOOK AT COMPANIES THAT HAVE
YOU LOOK AT COMPANIES THAT HAVE REOPENED IN CHINA AS AN EXAMPLE
REOPENED IN CHINA AS AN EXAMPLE
REOPENED IN CHINA AS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS.
OF THIS.
OF THIS. A LOT OF AMERICAN COMPANIES DO
A LOT OF AMERICAN COMPANIES DO
A LOT OF AMERICAN COMPANIES DO BUSINESS IN CHINA.
BUSINESS IN CHINA.
BUSINESS IN CHINA. THEY'RE SEEING BUSINESS NOW
THEY'RE SEEING BUSINESS NOW
THEY'RE SEEING BUSINESS NOW GETTING BACK TO NORMAL THERE.
GETTING BACK TO NORMAL THERE.
GETTING BACK TO NORMAL THERE. THEY'VE BROUGHT A NUMBER OF
THEY'VE BROUGHT A NUMBER OF
THEY'VE BROUGHT A NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES BACK ONLINE, BUT
EMPLOYEES BACK ONLINE, BUT
EMPLOYEES BACK ONLINE, BUT TRAFFIC IS GOING TO DRAMATICALLY
TRAFFIC IS GOING TO DRAMATICALLY
TRAFFIC IS GOING TO DRAMATICALLY SLOW DOWN BECAUSE OF SOCIAL
SLOW DOWN BECAUSE OF SOCIAL
SLOW DOWN BECAUSE OF SOCIAL DISTANCING, LINDSEY.
DISTANCING, LINDSEY.
DISTANCING, LINDSEY. NOT EVERY COMPANY THAT WAS DOING
NOT EVERY COMPANY THAT WAS DOING
NOT EVERY COMPANY THAT WAS DOING BUSINESS IN ONE WAY IN JANUARY
BUSINESS IN ONE WAY IN JANUARY
BUSINESS IN ONE WAY IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BE ABLE
OF THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BE ABLE
OF THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO EVEN IN THE BEST CASE
TO EVEN IN THE BEST CASE
TO EVEN IN THE BEST CASE SCENARIO, EVEN IF EVERYTHING IS
SCENARIO, EVEN IF EVERYTHING IS
SCENARIO, EVEN IF EVERYTHING IS REOPENED BY JUNE IS GOING TO BE
REOPENED BY JUNE IS GOING TO BE
REOPENED BY JUNE IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO BACK AND DO THINGS
ABLE TO GO BACK AND DO THINGS
ABLE TO GO BACK AND DO THINGS THE SAME WAY THEY DID THINGS
THE SAME WAY THEY DID THINGS
THE SAME WAY THEY DID THINGS BEFORE BECAUSE OF SOCIAL
BEFORE BECAUSE OF SOCIAL
BEFORE BECAUSE OF SOCIAL DISTANCING.
DISTANCING.
DISTANCING. ALSO IT COMES TO US, THE
ALSO IT COMES TO US, THE
ALSO IT COMES TO US, THE CONSUMER.
CONSUMER.
CONSUMER. HOW ARE AMERICANS GOING TO
HOW ARE AMERICANS GOING TO
HOW ARE AMERICANS GOING TO RESPOND?
RESPOND?
RESPOND? DOES EVERYBODY ASK YOURSELF THIS
DOES EVERYBODY ASK YOURSELF THIS
DOES EVERYBODY ASK YOURSELF THIS QUESTION, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO
QUESTION, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO
QUESTION, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO FEEL ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS?
FEEL ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS?
FEEL ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS? DO YOU FEEL OPTIMISTIC?
DO YOU FEEL OPTIMISTIC?
DO YOU FEEL OPTIMISTIC? ARE YOU GOING TO GO OUT AND
ARE YOU GOING TO GO OUT AND
ARE YOU GOING TO GO OUT AND SPEND MONEY OR IS THIS GOING TO
SPEND MONEY OR IS THIS GOING TO
SPEND MONEY OR IS THIS GOING TO MAKE YOU FEEL A LITTLE BIT
MAKE YOU FEEL A LITTLE BIT
MAKE YOU FEEL A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS, A LITTLE BIT ANXIOUS?
NERVOUS, A LITTLE BIT ANXIOUS?
NERVOUS, A LITTLE BIT ANXIOUS? IT WOULD BE NATURAL SEEING WHAT
IT WOULD BE NATURAL SEEING WHAT
IT WOULD BE NATURAL SEEING WHAT WE HAVE SEEN OR GOING THROUGH
WE HAVE SEEN OR GOING THROUGH
WE HAVE SEEN OR GOING THROUGH WHAT WE HAVE GONE THROUGH WOULD
WHAT WE HAVE GONE THROUGH WOULD
WHAT WE HAVE GONE THROUGH WOULD MAKE YOU FEEL EVEN SLIGHTLY
MAKE YOU FEEL EVEN SLIGHTLY
MAKE YOU FEEL EVEN SLIGHTLY ANXIOUS.
ANXIOUS.
ANXIOUS. THAT SAID IT STILL WILL BE A
THAT SAID IT STILL WILL BE A
THAT SAID IT STILL WILL BE A GIGANTIC DIFFERENCE WHEN THINGS
GIGANTIC DIFFERENCE WHEN THINGS
GIGANTIC DIFFERENCE WHEN THINGS DO REOPEN AND AT LEAST SOME OF
DO REOPEN AND AT LEAST SOME OF
DO REOPEN AND AT LEAST SOME OF THOSE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE GO
THOSE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE GO
THOSE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE GO BACK, AND THAT IS WHAT ACCOUNTS
BACK, AND THAT IS WHAT ACCOUNTS
BACK, AND THAT IS WHAT ACCOUNTS FOR THESE FIGURES WHICH SAY
FOR THESE FIGURES WHICH SAY
FOR THESE FIGURES WHICH SAY ESSENTIALLY WE'RE GOING TO SEE
ESSENTIALLY WE'RE GOING TO SEE
ESSENTIALLY WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE WORST QUARTER EVER AND THEN
THE WORST QUARTER EVER AND THEN
THE WORST QUARTER EVER AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE BEST
WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE BEST
WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE BEST QUARTER EVER.
QUARTER EVER.
QUARTER EVER. >> REBECCA JARVIS, THANK YOU SO
>> REBECCA JARVIS, THANK YOU SO
>> REBECCA JARVIS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR INSIGHT AS ALWAYS.
MUCH FOR YOUR INSIGHT AS ALWAYS.
MUCH FOR YOUR INSIGHT AS ALWAYS. >>> NEXT THE INDUSTRY STEPPING
>>> NEXT THE INDUSTRY STEPPING
>>> NEXT THE INDUSTRY STEPPING UP TO HELP DURING THIS PANDEMIC.
UP TO HELP DURING THIS PANDEMIC.
UP TO HELP DURING THIS PANDEMIC. WE GO BY THE NUMBERS TO SEE WHAT
WE GO BY THE NUMBERS TO SEE WHAT
WE GO BY THE NUMBERS TO SEE WHAT CLOTHING COMPANIES ARE MAKING
CLOTHING COMPANIES ARE MAKING
CLOTHING COMPANIES ARE MAKING ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES.
ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES.
ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES. AND THAT CRUCIAL CRISIS IN
AND THAT CRUCIAL CRISIS IN
AND THAT CRUCIAL CRISIS IN FLORIDA, PASSENGERS PLEADING FOR
FLORIDA, PASSENGERS PLEADING FOR
FLORIDA, PASSENGERS PLEADING FOR HELP.
HELP.
HELP. WILL THEY BE ALLOWED TO COME
WILL THEY BE ALLOWED TO COME
WILL THEY BE ALLOWED TO COME ASHORE?
ASHORE?
ASHORE? HOW THE U.K. GOVERNMENT HELD A
HOW THE U.K. GOVERNMENT HELD A
HOW THE U.K. GOVERNMENT HELD A KEY MEETING.
>>> WELCOME BACK.
>>> WELCOME BACK.
>>> WELCOME BACK. HOW DO WE PROTECT LOVES ONES WHO
HOW DO WE PROTECT LOVES ONES WHO
HOW DO WE PROTECT LOVES ONES WHO ARE TRYING TO PROTECT THE SICK?
ARE TRYING TO PROTECT THE SICK?
ARE TRYING TO PROTECT THE SICK? IT'S THE QUESTION WE ARE ASKING
IT'S THE QUESTION WE ARE ASKING
IT'S THE QUESTION WE ARE ASKING AND WE'RE STILL NOT SATISFIED
AND WE'RE STILL NOT SATISFIED
AND WE'RE STILL NOT SATISFIED WITH MOST OF THE ANSWERS WE ARE
WITH MOST OF THE ANSWERS WE ARE
WITH MOST OF THE ANSWERS WE ARE GETTING.
GETTING.
GETTING. SO WE TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE
SO WE TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE
SO WE TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE FASHION COMPANIES NOW STEPPING
FASHION COMPANIES NOW STEPPING
FASHION COMPANIES NOW STEPPING UP.
UP.
UP. AT LEAST 11 COMPANIES PUTTING
AT LEAST 11 COMPANIES PUTTING
AT LEAST 11 COMPANIES PUTTING SOME OF THE MORE RECOGNIZABLE
SOME OF THE MORE RECOGNIZABLE
SOME OF THE MORE RECOGNIZABLE BRANDS LIKE GAP, UNDERARMOR,
BRANDS LIKE GAP, UNDERARMOR,
BRANDS LIKE GAP, UNDERARMOR, RALPH, JUST TO NAME A FEW.
RALPH, JUST TO NAME A FEW.
RALPH, JUST TO NAME A FEW. UNDER ARMOR SAYS IT WILL MAKE
UNDER ARMOR SAYS IT WILL MAKE
UNDER ARMOR SAYS IT WILL MAKE 500,000 MASKS.
500,000 MASKS.
500,000 MASKS. BROOKS BROTHERS PLANNING TO RAMP
BROOKS BROTHERS PLANNING TO RAMP
BROOKS BROTHERS PLANNING TO RAMP UP TO 50,000 A DAY.
UP TO 50,000 A DAY.
UP TO 50,000 A DAY. AND MANY OF THESE RETAILERS HAVE
AND MANY OF THESE RETAILERS HAVE
AND MANY OF THESE RETAILERS HAVE FURLOUGHED SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS
FURLOUGHED SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS
FURLOUGHED SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF OF THEIR WORK FORCE OR THEIR
OF OF THEIR WORK FORCE OR THEIR
OF OF THEIR WORK FORCE OR THEIR STORES HAVE CLOSED, BUT KEEPING
STORES HAVE CLOSED, BUT KEEPING
STORES HAVE CLOSED, BUT KEEPING FACTORIES OPEN MAY ALLOW SOME
FACTORIES OPEN MAY ALLOW SOME
FACTORIES OPEN MAY ALLOW SOME PEOPLE TO STAY ON THE JOB, AND A
PEOPLE TO STAY ON THE JOB, AND A
PEOPLE TO STAY ON THE JOB, AND A WORD OF CAUTION NOT ALL OF THE
WORD OF CAUTION NOT ALL OF THE
WORD OF CAUTION NOT ALL OF THE MASKS WILL BE MEDICAL GRADE, BUT
MASKS WILL BE MEDICAL GRADE, BUT
MASKS WILL BE MEDICAL GRADE, BUT THE HOPE IS THESE MASKS WILL
THE HOPE IS THESE MASKS WILL
THE HOPE IS THESE MASKS WILL FREE UP THE N-95 MASKS WORKERS
FREE UP THE N-95 MASKS WORKERS
FREE UP THE N-95 MASKS WORKERS NEED THE MOST.
NEED THE MOST.
NEED THE MOST. THE DEPARTMENT HAS HANDED OUT
THE DEPARTMENT HAS HANDED OUT
THE DEPARTMENT HAS HANDED OUT MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION N-95 MASKS
MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION N-95 MASKS
MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION N-95 MASKS FOR DISTRIBUTION.
FOR DISTRIBUTION.
FOR DISTRIBUTION. THE DLD WILL HAND OUT
THE DLD WILL HAND OUT
THE DLD WILL HAND OUT 3.5 MILLION MORE.
3.5 MILLION MORE.
3.5 MILLION MORE. THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM ON THE
THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM ON THE
THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM ON THE BRINK.
BRINK.
BRINK. WE'RE LIVE IN NEW ORLEANS WHERE
WE'RE LIVE IN NEW ORLEANS WHERE
WE'RE LIVE IN NEW ORLEANS WHERE RESILIENT DOCTORS ARE PAINTING A
RESILIENT DOCTORS ARE PAINTING A
RESILIENT DOCTORS ARE PAINTING A GRIM PICTURE TONIGHT.
GRIM PICTURE TONIGHT.
GRIM PICTURE TONIGHT. AND MANAGING YOUR MONEY IN THIS
AND MANAGING YOUR MONEY IN THIS
AND MANAGING YOUR MONEY IN THIS CRISIS, SOME SIMPLE THINGS YOU
CRISIS, SOME SIMPLE THINGS YOU
CRISIS, SOME SIMPLE THINGS YOU CAN DO IN THESE CHALLENGING
CAN DO IN THESE CHALLENGING
CAN DO IN THESE CHALLENGING TIMES.
TIMES.
TIMES. BUT FIRST HERE'S A LOOK AT THE
BUT FIRST HERE'S A LOOK AT THE
BUT FIRST HERE'S A LOOK AT THE TOP TRENDING STORIES ON ABC
TOP TRENDING STORIES ON ABC
TOP TRENDING STORIES ON ABC NEWS.COM.
>>> CASES OF CORONAVIRUS NOW TOP
>>> CASES OF CORONAVIRUS NOW TOP
>>> CASES OF CORONAVIRUS NOW TOP 75,000 WITH NEW YORK CITY THE
75,000 WITH NEW YORK CITY THE
75,000 WITH NEW YORK CITY THE EPICENTER OF THE NATION'S
EPICENTER OF THE NATION'S
EPICENTER OF THE NATION'S OUTBREAK.
OUTBREAK.
OUTBREAK. GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO SAYS THE
GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO SAYS THE
GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO SAYS THE PEAK COULD STILL BE 3 WEEKS
PEAK COULD STILL BE 3 WEEKS
PEAK COULD STILL BE 3 WEEKS AWAY.
AWAY.
AWAY. >> MY BROTHER CHRIS IS POSITIVE
>> MY BROTHER CHRIS IS POSITIVE
>> MY BROTHER CHRIS IS POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS.
FOR CORONAVIRUS.
FOR CORONAVIRUS. >> Reporter: BUT THE EMERGENCY
>> Reporter: BUT THE EMERGENCY
>> Reporter: BUT THE EMERGENCY SYSTEMS IN NEW YORK CITY ARE
SYSTEMS IN NEW YORK CITY ARE
SYSTEMS IN NEW YORK CITY ARE STILL INUNDATED.
STILL INUNDATED.
STILL INUNDATED. >> THE CALL VOLUME NOW IS HIGHER
>> THE CALL VOLUME NOW IS HIGHER
>> THE CALL VOLUME NOW IS HIGHER THAN IT WAS AFTER 9/11.
THAN IT WAS AFTER 9/11.
THAN IT WAS AFTER 9/11. >> Reporter: SOME DOCTORS
>> Reporter: SOME DOCTORS
>> Reporter: SOME DOCTORS PROJECTING THE NEXT HOT SPOTS
PROJECTING THE NEXT HOT SPOTS
PROJECTING THE NEXT HOT SPOTS WILL BE CITIES LIKE DALLAS,
WILL BE CITIES LIKE DALLAS,
WILL BE CITIES LIKE DALLAS, MIAMI, DETROIT, BOSTON, LOS
MIAMI, DETROIT, BOSTON, LOS
MIAMI, DETROIT, BOSTON, LOS ANGELES, PHILADELPHIA AND
ANGELES, PHILADELPHIA AND
ANGELES, PHILADELPHIA AND WASHINGTON, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. >> Reporter: IN LAS VEGAS NEW
>> Reporter: IN LAS VEGAS NEW
>> Reporter: IN LAS VEGAS NEW EFFORTS TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY
EFFORTS TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY
EFFORTS TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY SHELTER FOR THE HOMELESS
SHELTER FOR THE HOMELESS
SHELTER FOR THE HOMELESS POPULATION IN PARKING LOTS WITH
POPULATION IN PARKING LOTS WITH
POPULATION IN PARKING LOTS WITH MEDICAL STUDENTS HELPING SCREEN
MEDICAL STUDENTS HELPING SCREEN
MEDICAL STUDENTS HELPING SCREEN PEOPLE FOR THE VIRUS.
PEOPLE FOR THE VIRUS.
PEOPLE FOR THE VIRUS. >> PROJECTING 4.5 MILLION NEW
>> PROJECTING 4.5 MILLION NEW
>> PROJECTING 4.5 MILLION NEW UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS COULD BE
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS COULD BE
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS COULD BE REPORTED THIS WEEK WHILE MAJOR
REPORTED THIS WEEK WHILE MAJOR
REPORTED THIS WEEK WHILE MAJOR RETAILERS LIKE MACY'S AND THE
RETAILERS LIKE MACY'S AND THE
RETAILERS LIKE MACY'S AND THE GAP ARE FURLOUGHING EMPLOYEES.
GAP ARE FURLOUGHING EMPLOYEES.
GAP ARE FURLOUGHING EMPLOYEES. >> JC PENNY ANNOUNCED MOST OF
>> JC PENNY ANNOUNCED MOST OF
>> JC PENNY ANNOUNCED MOST OF ITS WORKERS WILL NOT GET PAID
ITS WORKERS WILL NOT GET PAID
ITS WORKERS WILL NOT GET PAID DURING THE CORONAVIRUS SLOW
DURING THE CORONAVIRUS SLOW
DURING THE CORONAVIRUS SLOW DOWN.
DOWN.
DOWN. >> TRAVEL IN OTHER SERVICE
>> TRAVEL IN OTHER SERVICE
>> TRAVEL IN OTHER SERVICE INDUSTRIES HAVE SEEN A STEEP
INDUSTRIES HAVE SEEN A STEEP
INDUSTRIES HAVE SEEN A STEEP DECLINE IN DEMAND AND BUSINESSES
DECLINE IN DEMAND AND BUSINESSES
DECLINE IN DEMAND AND BUSINESSES AND FAMILIES ARE DESPERATELY
AND FAMILIES ARE DESPERATELY
AND FAMILIES ARE DESPERATELY WAITING FOR FINANCIAL RELIEF
WAITING FOR FINANCIAL RELIEF
WAITING FOR FINANCIAL RELIEF FROM THAT $2 TRILLION STIMULUS
FROM THAT $2 TRILLION STIMULUS
FROM THAT $2 TRILLION STIMULUS PACKAGE WHICH INCLUDES EXTENDED
PACKAGE WHICH INCLUDES EXTENDED
PACKAGE WHICH INCLUDES EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND CHECKS
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND CHECKS
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND CHECKS FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.
FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.
FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS. >> BOTH OF OUR INCOMES FOR OUR
>> BOTH OF OUR INCOMES FOR OUR
>> BOTH OF OUR INCOMES FOR OUR BILLS WERE TAKEN AWAY FROM US.
BILLS WERE TAKEN AWAY FROM US.
BILLS WERE TAKEN AWAY FROM US. >> Reporter: THE CAMTEN OF A
>> Reporter: THE CAMTEN OF A
>> Reporter: THE CAMTEN OF A U.S. NAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIER IS
U.S. NAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIER IS
U.S. NAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIER IS ASKING FOR PERMISSION TO ISOLATE
ASKING FOR PERMISSION TO ISOLATE
ASKING FOR PERMISSION TO ISOLATE MOST OF THE 5,000 CREW MEMBERS
MOST OF THE 5,000 CREW MEMBERS
MOST OF THE 5,000 CREW MEMBERS ONSHORE.
ONSHORE.
ONSHORE. THE SHIP CURRENTLY DOCKED IN
THE SHIP CURRENTLY DOCKED IN
THE SHIP CURRENTLY DOCKED IN GUAM, AT LEAST 70 HAVE TESTED
GUAM, AT LEAST 70 HAVE TESTED
GUAM, AT LEAST 70 HAVE TESTED POSITIVE.
POSITIVE.
POSITIVE. SHOPPERS WON'T BE ALLOWED INTO
SHOPPERS WON'T BE ALLOWED INTO
SHOPPERS WON'T BE ALLOWED INTO GROCERY STORES WITHOUT ONE.
GROCERY STORES WITHOUT ONE.
GROCERY STORES WITHOUT ONE. >> OFFICIALS IN SPAIN ARE
>> OFFICIALS IN SPAIN ARE
>> OFFICIALS IN SPAIN ARE REPORTING 849 DEATHS IN
REPORTING 849 DEATHS IN
REPORTING 849 DEATHS IN CORONAVIRUS, THE HIGHEST ONE DAY
CORONAVIRUS, THE HIGHEST ONE DAY
CORONAVIRUS, THE HIGHEST ONE DAY TOLL IN THAT COUNTRY SINCE THE
TOLL IN THAT COUNTRY SINCE THE
TOLL IN THAT COUNTRY SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN.
PANDEMIC BEGAN.
PANDEMIC BEGAN. >> PRESIDENT TRUMP MAY REVERSE
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP MAY REVERSE
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP MAY REVERSE THE GUIDANCE ON PROTECTIVE FACE
THE GUIDANCE ON PROTECTIVE FACE
THE GUIDANCE ON PROTECTIVE FACE WEAR, SAYING ALL AMERICANS MAY
WEAR, SAYING ALL AMERICANS MAY
WEAR, SAYING ALL AMERICANS MAY NEED TO WEAR THEM IN PUBLIC.
NEED TO WEAR THEM IN PUBLIC.
NEED TO WEAR THEM IN PUBLIC. >> WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT IT FOR A
>> WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT IT FOR A
>> WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT IT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, NOT FOREVER.
PERIOD OF TIME, NOT FOREVER.
PERIOD OF TIME, NOT FOREVER. WE WANT OUR COUNTRY BACK.
WE WANT OUR COUNTRY BACK.
WE WANT OUR COUNTRY BACK. WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE WEARING
WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE WEARING
WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE WEARING MASKS FOREVER.
MASKS FOREVER.
MASKS FOREVER. >> BUT MASK AND MEDICAL
>> BUT MASK AND MEDICAL
>> BUT MASK AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT CRITICAL TO
EQUIPMENT CRITICAL TO
EQUIPMENT CRITICAL TO CORONAVIRUS STILL SEEM TO BE IN
CORONAVIRUS STILL SEEM TO BE IN
CORONAVIRUS STILL SEEM TO BE IN SHORT SUPPLY IN THE STATES THAT
SHORT SUPPLY IN THE STATES THAT
SHORT SUPPLY IN THE STATES THAT NEED THEM THE MOST.
NEED THEM THE MOST.
NEED THEM THE MOST. >> ON OBEY WITH 50 OTHER STATES
>> ON OBEY WITH 50 OTHER STATES
>> ON OBEY WITH 50 OTHER STATES BIDDING ON A VENTILATOR.
BIDDING ON A VENTILATOR.
BIDDING ON A VENTILATOR. >> WE DON'T GENERALLY RECOMMEND
>> WE DON'T GENERALLY RECOMMEND
>> WE DON'T GENERALLY RECOMMEND WEARING A MASK IN PUBLIC.
WEARING A MASK IN PUBLIC.
WEARING A MASK IN PUBLIC. >> WE'RE STARTING TO REEXAMINE
>> WE'RE STARTING TO REEXAMINE
>> WE'RE STARTING TO REEXAMINE THE POSSIBILITY SHOULD EVERYONE
THE POSSIBILITY SHOULD EVERYONE
THE POSSIBILITY SHOULD EVERYONE BE WEARING MASKS.
BE WEARING MASKS.
BE WEARING MASKS. >> WELCOME BACK.
>> WELCOME BACK.
>> WELCOME BACK. FLORIDA, GEORGIA AND SOUTH
FLORIDA, GEORGIA AND SOUTH
FLORIDA, GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA ARE NOW UNDER TORNADO
CAROLINA ARE NOW UNDER TORNADO
CAROLINA ARE NOW UNDER TORNADO WATCH AS STORMS SWEEP THROUGH
WATCH AS STORMS SWEEP THROUGH
WATCH AS STORMS SWEEP THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST.
THE SOUTHEAST.
THE SOUTHEAST. AND IN NEW HOPE, ALABAMA, STRONG
AND IN NEW HOPE, ALABAMA, STRONG
AND IN NEW HOPE, ALABAMA, STRONG WINDS SENDING DEBRIS FLYING.
WINDS SENDING DEBRIS FLYING.
WINDS SENDING DEBRIS FLYING. ALABAMA HAS REPORTED AT LEAST
ALABAMA HAS REPORTED AT LEAST
ALABAMA HAS REPORTED AT LEAST TWO TORNADOS, ONE CAUSING
TWO TORNADOS, ONE CAUSING
TWO TORNADOS, ONE CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. SO MUCH FOCUS HAS BEEN ON THE
SO MUCH FOCUS HAS BEEN ON THE
SO MUCH FOCUS HAS BEEN ON THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK, BUT THIS
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK, BUT THIS
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK, BUT THIS TIME OF YEAR SEVERE WEATHER IS
TIME OF YEAR SEVERE WEATHER IS
TIME OF YEAR SEVERE WEATHER IS ALSO A THREAT.
ALSO A THREAT.
ALSO A THREAT. >>> AND NEXT TONIGHT TO THE
>>> AND NEXT TONIGHT TO THE
>>> AND NEXT TONIGHT TO THE GROWING SURGE OF CASES ACROSS
GROWING SURGE OF CASES ACROSS
GROWING SURGE OF CASES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THE COUNTRY.
THE COUNTRY. AT LEAST 42 STATES AND
AT LEAST 42 STATES AND
AT LEAST 42 STATES AND WASHINGTON, D.C. ARE NOW
WASHINGTON, D.C. ARE NOW
WASHINGTON, D.C. ARE NOW RESTRICTING MOVEMENT AS MORE AND
RESTRICTING MOVEMENT AS MORE AND
RESTRICTING MOVEMENT AS MORE AND MORE ARE ASKED TO SOCIAL
MORE ARE ASKED TO SOCIAL
MORE ARE ASKED TO SOCIAL DISTANCE, BUT AS WE'VE BEEN
DISTANCE, BUT AS WE'VE BEEN
DISTANCE, BUT AS WE'VE BEEN REPORTING HOSPITALS ARE ALREADY
REPORTING HOSPITALS ARE ALREADY
REPORTING HOSPITALS ARE ALREADY BEING PUSH TODAY THE BRINK.
BEING PUSH TODAY THE BRINK.
BEING PUSH TODAY THE BRINK. CASES CONTINUE TO RISE AND
CASES CONTINUE TO RISE AND
CASES CONTINUE TO RISE AND HUNDREDS ARE NOW DYING EACH DAY
HUNDREDS ARE NOW DYING EACH DAY
HUNDREDS ARE NOW DYING EACH DAY IN THIS COUNTRY.
IN THIS COUNTRY.
IN THIS COUNTRY. >> Reporter: TONIGHT THE GROWING
>> Reporter: TONIGHT THE GROWING
>> Reporter: TONIGHT THE GROWING WARNING, THE SURGE IS COMING.
WARNING, THE SURGE IS COMING.
WARNING, THE SURGE IS COMING. NEW YORK ALREADY FEELING IT WITH
NEW YORK ALREADY FEELING IT WITH
NEW YORK ALREADY FEELING IT WITH VICTIMS OF THE VIRUS BEING
VICTIMS OF THE VIRUS BEING
VICTIMS OF THE VIRUS BEING LOADED INTO MAKESHIFT MORGUES
LOADED INTO MAKESHIFT MORGUES
LOADED INTO MAKESHIFT MORGUES AND MORE THAN 1,500 NOW DEAD
AND MORE THAN 1,500 NOW DEAD
AND MORE THAN 1,500 NOW DEAD ACROSS THE STATE.
ACROSS THE STATE.
ACROSS THE STATE. >> WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS
>> WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS
>> WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS PATTERN AND CONCLUDE THAT THE
PATTERN AND CONCLUDE THAT THE
PATTERN AND CONCLUDE THAT THE WORST IS CERTAINLY IN THE NEXT
WORST IS CERTAINLY IN THE NEXT
WORST IS CERTAINLY IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS MINIMUM I COULD SEE IT
FEW WEEKS MINIMUM I COULD SEE IT
FEW WEEKS MINIMUM I COULD SEE IT GOING INTO MAY.
GOING INTO MAY.
GOING INTO MAY. >> Reporter: WITH CITY HOSPITALS
>> Reporter: WITH CITY HOSPITALS
>> Reporter: WITH CITY HOSPITALS PUSHED TO THE MAX, THE NAVY'S
PUSHED TO THE MAX, THE NAVY'S
PUSHED TO THE MAX, THE NAVY'S HOSPITAL SHIP "THE COMFORT"
HOSPITAL SHIP "THE COMFORT"
HOSPITAL SHIP "THE COMFORT" ALREADY RECEIVING OVERFLOW
ALREADY RECEIVING OVERFLOW
ALREADY RECEIVING OVERFLOW NON-COVID-19 PATIENTS.
NON-COVID-19 PATIENTS.
NON-COVID-19 PATIENTS. TODAY THE SHIP'S COMMANDER SAID
TODAY THE SHIP'S COMMANDER SAID
TODAY THE SHIP'S COMMANDER SAID HE WOULD SPEAK TO US.
HE WOULD SPEAK TO US.
HE WOULD SPEAK TO US. WE QUICKLY LEARNED THEY ARE
WE QUICKLY LEARNED THEY ARE
WE QUICKLY LEARNED THEY ARE TAKING NO CHANCES.
TAKING NO CHANCES.
TAKING NO CHANCES. AT THE DOCK -- A SERIES OF
AT THE DOCK -- A SERIES OF
AT THE DOCK -- A SERIES OF QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS. WE HAD TO SKYPE WITH THE
WE HAD TO SKYPE WITH THE
WE HAD TO SKYPE WITH THE COMMANDER FROM LAND.
COMMANDER FROM LAND.
COMMANDER FROM LAND. ONLY NAVAL AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL
ONLY NAVAL AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL
ONLY NAVAL AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL ALLOWED ONBOARD.
ALLOWED ONBOARD.
ALLOWED ONBOARD. DETAILS OF THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS
DETAILS OF THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS
DETAILS OF THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS MISSION HIT HIM.
MISSION HIT HIM.
MISSION HIT HIM. >> UNBELIEVABLE.
>> UNBELIEVABLE.
>> UNBELIEVABLE. IT REALLY HITS HOME THE IMPACT
IT REALLY HITS HOME THE IMPACT
IT REALLY HITS HOME THE IMPACT OF WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP THE
OF WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP THE
OF WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP THE CITIZENS OF NEW YORK.
CITIZENS OF NEW YORK.
CITIZENS OF NEW YORK. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY HUGE.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY HUGE.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY HUGE. IT MEANT SO MUCH TO ME.
IT MEANT SO MUCH TO ME.
IT MEANT SO MUCH TO ME. I'VE BEEN IN THE SERVICE FOR 36
I'VE BEEN IN THE SERVICE FOR 36
I'VE BEEN IN THE SERVICE FOR 36 YEARS, AND THIS IS THE MOST
YEARS, AND THIS IS THE MOST
YEARS, AND THIS IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AND HEARTFELT
SIGNIFICANT AND HEARTFELT
SIGNIFICANT AND HEARTFELT WELCOME OF ANYTHING I'VE EVER
WELCOME OF ANYTHING I'VE EVER
WELCOME OF ANYTHING I'VE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE.
DONE IN MY LIFE.
DONE IN MY LIFE. >> Reporter: THE GRAVITY OF THE
>> Reporter: THE GRAVITY OF THE
>> Reporter: THE GRAVITY OF THE CRISIS FELT ACROSS THE COUNTRY
CRISIS FELT ACROSS THE COUNTRY
CRISIS FELT ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HOSPITALS AND STATE
AND HOSPITALS AND STATE
AND HOSPITALS AND STATE GOVERNMENTS BATTLE TO GET
GOVERNMENTS BATTLE TO GET
GOVERNMENTS BATTLE TO GET VENTILATORS, ONE OF THE CRITICAL
VENTILATORS, ONE OF THE CRITICAL
VENTILATORS, ONE OF THE CRITICAL TOOLS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE
TOOLS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE
TOOLS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. >> IN FACT BEING ON eBAY WITH 50
>> IN FACT BEING ON eBAY WITH 50
>> IN FACT BEING ON eBAY WITH 50 OTHER STATES BIDDING ON A
OTHER STATES BIDDING ON A
OTHER STATES BIDDING ON A VENTILATOR, THAT'S LITERALLY
VENTILATOR, THAT'S LITERALLY
VENTILATOR, THAT'S LITERALLY WHAT WE'RE DOING.
WHAT WE'RE DOING.
WHAT WE'RE DOING. >> Reporter: OVERNIGHT GOVERNOR
>> Reporter: OVERNIGHT GOVERNOR
>> Reporter: OVERNIGHT GOVERNOR CUOMO ASKED ABOUT THE TIME LINE
CUOMO ASKED ABOUT THE TIME LINE
CUOMO ASKED ABOUT THE TIME LINE AND WHEN THIS VIRUS WILL PEAK IN
AND WHEN THIS VIRUS WILL PEAK IN
AND WHEN THIS VIRUS WILL PEAK IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. >> GOVERNOR, YOU TALK ABOUT THE
>> GOVERNOR, YOU TALK ABOUT THE
>> GOVERNOR, YOU TALK ABOUT THE APEX, THE PEAK OF THIS.
APEX, THE PEAK OF THIS.
APEX, THE PEAK OF THIS. I KNOW YOU'RE RELYINGEN OYOUR
I KNOW YOU'RE RELYINGEN OYOUR
I KNOW YOU'RE RELYINGEN OYOUR OWN SCIENTISTS BEHINDS THE
OWN SCIENTISTS BEHINDS THE
OWN SCIENTISTS BEHINDS THE SCENES.
SCENES.
SCENES. WHAT DO THE NUMBERS TELL YOU
WHAT DO THE NUMBERS TELL YOU
WHAT DO THE NUMBERS TELL YOU WHEN NEW YORK CITY, WHEN NEW
WHEN NEW YORK CITY, WHEN NEW
WHEN NEW YORK CITY, WHEN NEW YORK STATE COULD SEE THIS APEX?
YORK STATE COULD SEE THIS APEX?
YORK STATE COULD SEE THIS APEX? >> YOU KNOW, DAVID, THAT'S THE
>> YOU KNOW, DAVID, THAT'S THE
>> YOU KNOW, DAVID, THAT'S THE HARD PART.
HARD PART.
HARD PART. BUT WE HAVE A RANGE ANYWHERE
BUT WE HAVE A RANGE ANYWHERE
BUT WE HAVE A RANGE ANYWHERE FROM ABOUT ONE WEEK FOR THE
FROM ABOUT ONE WEEK FOR THE
FROM ABOUT ONE WEEK FOR THE APEX, SOME PEOPLE SAYING ANOTHER
APEX, SOME PEOPLE SAYING ANOTHER
APEX, SOME PEOPLE SAYING ANOTHER 21 DAYS.
21 DAYS.
21 DAYS. EVERYONE, EVERY MODEL, HOWEVER,
EVERYONE, EVERY MODEL, HOWEVER,
EVERYONE, EVERY MODEL, HOWEVER, SHOWS IT WELL OVER THE CAPACITY
SHOWS IT WELL OVER THE CAPACITY
SHOWS IT WELL OVER THE CAPACITY OF THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.
OF THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.
OF THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. SO WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER
SO WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER
SO WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER STOCKPILES.
STOCKPILES.
STOCKPILES. WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE
WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE
WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE EQUIPMENT TOGETHER, VENTILATORS,
EQUIPMENT TOGETHER, VENTILATORS,
EQUIPMENT TOGETHER, VENTILATORS, WHICH EVERYONE HAS HEARD ABOUT
WHICH EVERYONE HAS HEARD ABOUT
WHICH EVERYONE HAS HEARD ABOUT ARE KEY TO THIS BATTLE BECAUSE
ARE KEY TO THIS BATTLE BECAUSE
ARE KEY TO THIS BATTLE BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WHO COME IN WITH
THE PEOPLE WHO COME IN WITH
THE PEOPLE WHO COME IN WITH ACUTE ILLNESS, THEY ALMOST ALL
ACUTE ILLNESS, THEY ALMOST ALL
ACUTE ILLNESS, THEY ALMOST ALL NEED A VENTILATOR.
NEED A VENTILATOR.
NEED A VENTILATOR. SO EVERY PROJECTION SAYS IT'S
SO EVERY PROJECTION SAYS IT'S
SO EVERY PROJECTION SAYS IT'S OVER CAPACITY WHEN WE DON'T KNOW
OVER CAPACITY WHEN WE DON'T KNOW
OVER CAPACITY WHEN WE DON'T KNOW SEVEN DAYS TO 21 DAYS.
SEVEN DAYS TO 21 DAYS.
SEVEN DAYS TO 21 DAYS. >> Reporter: IN QUEENS DOCTORS
>> Reporter: IN QUEENS DOCTORS
>> Reporter: IN QUEENS DOCTORS AND NURSES SCRAMBLING AROUND THE
AND NURSES SCRAMBLING AROUND THE
AND NURSES SCRAMBLING AROUND THE CLOCK.
CLOCK.
CLOCK. >> IT'S BEEN 17 HOURS SINCE I
>> IT'S BEEN 17 HOURS SINCE I
>> IT'S BEEN 17 HOURS SINCE I GOT HERE THIS MORNING AT 7:00.
GOT HERE THIS MORNING AT 7:00.
GOT HERE THIS MORNING AT 7:00. I ARRIVED AND THERE'S BEEN NO
I ARRIVED AND THERE'S BEEN NO
I ARRIVED AND THERE'S BEEN NO ICU BEDS.
ICU BEDS.
ICU BEDS. WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE
WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE
WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE RESUSCITATIONS AND INTUBATIONS.
RESUSCITATIONS AND INTUBATIONS.
RESUSCITATIONS AND INTUBATIONS. PATIENTS ARE CRITICALLY ILL.
PATIENTS ARE CRITICALLY ILL.
PATIENTS ARE CRITICALLY ILL. YOU DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
YOU DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
YOU DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN, EAT, DRINK, BARELY
TO SIT DOWN, EAT, DRINK, BARELY
TO SIT DOWN, EAT, DRINK, BARELY TO GO TO THE BATHROOM.
TO GO TO THE BATHROOM.
TO GO TO THE BATHROOM. THE MOST DISCONCERTING THING IS
THE MOST DISCONCERTING THING IS
THE MOST DISCONCERTING THING IS WE'RE LOSING STAFF MEMBERS.
WE'RE LOSING STAFF MEMBERS.
WE'RE LOSING STAFF MEMBERS. OUR NURSES ARE SICK.
OUR NURSES ARE SICK.
OUR NURSES ARE SICK. >> Reporter: THEY'VE BEEN IRK
>> Reporter: THEY'VE BEEN IRK
>> Reporter: THEY'VE BEEN IRK WORKING AT THEIR PRACTICE TO
WORKING AT THEIR PRACTICE TO
WORKING AT THEIR PRACTICE TO EASE THE CRUSH OF PATIENTS AT
EASE THE CRUSH OF PATIENTS AT
EASE THE CRUSH OF PATIENTS AT NEARBY HOSPITALS.
NEARBY HOSPITALS.
NEARBY HOSPITALS. >> THIS VIRUS IS SO CONTAGIOUS.
>> THIS VIRUS IS SO CONTAGIOUS.
>> THIS VIRUS IS SO CONTAGIOUS. IT'S LIKE FIGHTING A MONSTER
IT'S LIKE FIGHTING A MONSTER
IT'S LIKE FIGHTING A MONSTER WITH A WATER GUN.
WITH A WATER GUN.
WITH A WATER GUN. >> Reporter: HER HUSBAND NOW
>> Reporter: HER HUSBAND NOW
>> Reporter: HER HUSBAND NOW HOSPITALIZED WITH THE VIRUS.
HOSPITALIZED WITH THE VIRUS.
HOSPITALIZED WITH THE VIRUS. >> I THINK THAT WAS -- THAT WAS
>> I THINK THAT WAS -- THAT WAS
>> I THINK THAT WAS -- THAT WAS THE HARDEST THING.
THE HARDEST THING.
THE HARDEST THING. WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER FOR SO MANY
WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER FOR SO MANY
WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER FOR SO MANY YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. >> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT TODAY
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT TODAY
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT TODAY CALLING THE VIRUS A PLAGUE,
CALLING THE VIRUS A PLAGUE,
CALLING THE VIRUS A PLAGUE, WARNING THE COUNTRY FACES TOUGH
WARNING THE COUNTRY FACES TOUGH
WARNING THE COUNTRY FACES TOUGH DAYS AHEAD.
DAYS AHEAD.
DAYS AHEAD. >> I WANT EVERY AMERICAN TO BE
>> I WANT EVERY AMERICAN TO BE
>> I WANT EVERY AMERICAN TO BE PREPARED FOR THE HARD DAYS THAT
PREPARED FOR THE HARD DAYS THAT
PREPARED FOR THE HARD DAYS THAT LIE AHEAD.
LIE AHEAD.
LIE AHEAD. WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH A VERY
WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH A VERY
WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH A VERY TOUGH TWO WEEKS.
TOUGH TWO WEEKS.
TOUGH TWO WEEKS. WE'RE GOING TO START SEEING SOME
WE'RE GOING TO START SEEING SOME
WE'RE GOING TO START SEEING SOME REAL LIGHT AT THE END OF THE
REAL LIGHT AT THE END OF THE
REAL LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL, BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE
TUNNEL, BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE
TUNNEL, BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY PAINFUL, VERY, VERY
A VERY PAINFUL, VERY, VERY
A VERY PAINFUL, VERY, VERY PAINFUL TWO WEEKS.
PAINFUL TWO WEEKS.
PAINFUL TWO WEEKS. >> Reporter: CASES POPPING UP
>> Reporter: CASES POPPING UP
>> Reporter: CASES POPPING UP ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, 28 COLLEGE
IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, 28 COLLEGE
IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, 28 COLLEGE STUDENTS RETURNING FROM SPRING
STUDENTS RETURNING FROM SPRING
STUDENTS RETURNING FROM SPRING BREAK FROM MEXICO AND TESTING
BREAK FROM MEXICO AND TESTING
BREAK FROM MEXICO AND TESTING POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS.
POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS.
POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS. TONIGHT THE ARMY CORPS OF
TONIGHT THE ARMY CORPS OF
TONIGHT THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS RACING TO BUILD MORE
ENGINEERS RACING TO BUILD MORE
ENGINEERS RACING TO BUILD MORE THAN 334 FIELD HOSPITALS ACROSS
THAN 334 FIELD HOSPITALS ACROSS
THAN 334 FIELD HOSPITALS ACROSS IT COUNTRY, THIS ONE IN A
IT COUNTRY, THIS ONE IN A
IT COUNTRY, THIS ONE IN A CONVENTION CENTER IN DETROIT
CONVENTION CENTER IN DETROIT
CONVENTION CENTER IN DETROIT WHERE CASES ARE ALREADY SPIKING.
WHERE CASES ARE ALREADY SPIKING.
WHERE CASES ARE ALREADY SPIKING. THE MAYOR FEARING THEY'LL FACE A
THE MAYOR FEARING THEY'LL FACE A
THE MAYOR FEARING THEY'LL FACE A CRISIS LIKE IN NEW YORK.
CRISIS LIKE IN NEW YORK.
CRISIS LIKE IN NEW YORK. >> WE COULD BE IN THAT SITUATION
>> WE COULD BE IN THAT SITUATION
>> WE COULD BE IN THAT SITUATION IN TWO WEEKS IF WE DON'T KEEP
IN TWO WEEKS IF WE DON'T KEEP
IN TWO WEEKS IF WE DON'T KEEP OUR DISTANCE FROM EACH OTHER.
OUR DISTANCE FROM EACH OTHER.
OUR DISTANCE FROM EACH OTHER. >> Reporter: AND THE GOVERNOR OF
>> Reporter: AND THE GOVERNOR OF
>> Reporter: AND THE GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND NOW PUSHING BACK
MARYLAND NOW PUSHING BACK
MARYLAND NOW PUSHING BACK AGAINST THE PRESIDENT'S CLAIMS
AGAINST THE PRESIDENT'S CLAIMS
AGAINST THE PRESIDENT'S CLAIMS THE PROBLEMS WITH TESTING HAVE
THE PROBLEMS WITH TESTING HAVE
THE PROBLEMS WITH TESTING HAVE BEEN RESOLVED.
BEEN RESOLVED.
BEEN RESOLVED. >> YEAH, THAT'S JUST NOT TRUE.
>> YEAH, THAT'S JUST NOT TRUE.
>> YEAH, THAT'S JUST NOT TRUE. I MEAN, I KNOW THEY'VE TAKEN
I MEAN, I KNOW THEY'VE TAKEN
I MEAN, I KNOW THEY'VE TAKEN SOME STEPS TO CREATE NEW TESTS,
SOME STEPS TO CREATE NEW TESTS,
SOME STEPS TO CREATE NEW TESTS, BUT THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY
BUT THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY
BUT THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED OUT TO
PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED OUT TO
PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED OUT TO THE STATES.
THE STATES.
THE STATES. NO STATE HAS ENOUGH TESTING.
NO STATE HAS ENOUGH TESTING.
NO STATE HAS ENOUGH TESTING. >> Reporter: BUT TONIGHT SIGNS
>> Reporter: BUT TONIGHT SIGNS
>> Reporter: BUT TONIGHT SIGNS OF HOPE FOR SOME PATIENTS LIKE
OF HOPE FOR SOME PATIENTS LIKE
OF HOPE FOR SOME PATIENTS LIKE 44-YEAR-OLD -- A FATHER OF THREE
44-YEAR-OLD -- A FATHER OF THREE
44-YEAR-OLD -- A FATHER OF THREE WHO HAS BEEN ON A VENTILATOR AND
WHO HAS BEEN ON A VENTILATOR AND
WHO HAS BEEN ON A VENTILATOR AND WAS PUT ON THAT EXPERIMENTAL
WAS PUT ON THAT EXPERIMENTAL
WAS PUT ON THAT EXPERIMENTAL EBOLA DRUG.
EBOLA DRUG.
EBOLA DRUG. >> KNOWING HE WAS ALL BY HIMSELF
>> KNOWING HE WAS ALL BY HIMSELF
>> KNOWING HE WAS ALL BY HIMSELF WAS REALLY HARD, BUT YEAH WE
WAS REALLY HARD, BUT YEAH WE
WAS REALLY HARD, BUT YEAH WE ALMOST LOST HIM, AND IT WAS A
ALMOST LOST HIM, AND IT WAS A
ALMOST LOST HIM, AND IT WAS A REALLY, REALLY SCARY TIME.
REALLY, REALLY SCARY TIME.
REALLY, REALLY SCARY TIME. >> IT SOUNDS LIKE NO ONE KNOWS
>> IT SOUNDS LIKE NO ONE KNOWS
>> IT SOUNDS LIKE NO ONE KNOWS EXACTLY WHEN NEW YORK WILL REACH
EXACTLY WHEN NEW YORK WILL REACH
EXACTLY WHEN NEW YORK WILL REACH THE TOP OF THAT INFECTION CURVE.
THE TOP OF THAT INFECTION CURVE.
THE TOP OF THAT INFECTION CURVE. COULD BE A WEEK OR MAYBE THREE.
COULD BE A WEEK OR MAYBE THREE.
COULD BE A WEEK OR MAYBE THREE. DOES THAT MAKE IT ESPECIALLY
DOES THAT MAKE IT ESPECIALLY
DOES THAT MAKE IT ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR CITY OFFICIALS AND
DIFFICULT FOR CITY OFFICIALS AND
DIFFICULT FOR CITY OFFICIALS AND HEALTH CARE WORKERS TO PREPARE?
HEALTH CARE WORKERS TO PREPARE?
HEALTH CARE WORKERS TO PREPARE? >> Reporter: I THINK IT MAKES IT
>> Reporter: I THINK IT MAKES IT
>> Reporter: I THINK IT MAKES IT ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR ALL OF
ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR ALL OF
ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR ALL OF US, ALL OF AMERICA RIGHT NOW
US, ALL OF AMERICA RIGHT NOW
US, ALL OF AMERICA RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THE TIME LINE KEEPS
BECAUSE THE TIME LINE KEEPS
BECAUSE THE TIME LINE KEEPS CHANGING, BUT TONIGHT WHAT WE
CHANGING, BUT TONIGHT WHAT WE
CHANGING, BUT TONIGHT WHAT WE HEARD FROM GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO
HEARD FROM GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO
HEARD FROM GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO WAS HONESTLY.
WAS HONESTLY.
WAS HONESTLY. HE SAID HE SIMPLY DOES NOT KNOW
HE SAID HE SIMPLY DOES NOT KNOW
HE SAID HE SIMPLY DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THIS IS GOING TO END.
WHEN THIS IS GOING TO END.
WHEN THIS IS GOING TO END. AND WE TODAY WE HEARD FROM THE
AND WE TODAY WE HEARD FROM THE
AND WE TODAY WE HEARD FROM THE PRESIDENT TALKING ABOUT A LONGER
PRESIDENT TALKING ABOUT A LONGER
PRESIDENT TALKING ABOUT A LONGER TIME LINE SAYING THE NEXT TWO
TIME LINE SAYING THE NEXT TWO
TIME LINE SAYING THE NEXT TWO WEEKS ARE GOING TO BE VERY, VERY
WEEKS ARE GOING TO BE VERY, VERY
WEEKS ARE GOING TO BE VERY, VERY TOUGH.
TOUGH.
TOUGH. >> AND YESTERDAY YOU MENTIONED
>> AND YESTERDAY YOU MENTIONED
>> AND YESTERDAY YOU MENTIONED THE EARLY ARRIVAL OF THAT
THE EARLY ARRIVAL OF THAT
THE EARLY ARRIVAL OF THAT FLOATING HOSPITAL, THE USNS
FLOATING HOSPITAL, THE USNS
FLOATING HOSPITAL, THE USNS COMFORT, DO THEY EXPECT TO BE
COMFORT, DO THEY EXPECT TO BE
COMFORT, DO THEY EXPECT TO BE RECEIVING PATIENTS THIS SOON?
RECEIVING PATIENTS THIS SOON?
RECEIVING PATIENTS THIS SOON? >> Reporter: YOU KNOW, LINDSEY,
>> Reporter: YOU KNOW, LINDSEY,
>> Reporter: YOU KNOW, LINDSEY, THEY ALREADY HAVE PATIENTS.
THEY ALREADY HAVE PATIENTS.
THEY ALREADY HAVE PATIENTS. I SPOKE WITH THE COMMANDER.
I SPOKE WITH THE COMMANDER.
I SPOKE WITH THE COMMANDER. THEY HAD PATIENTS EN ROUTE, AND
THEY HAD PATIENTS EN ROUTE, AND
THEY HAD PATIENTS EN ROUTE, AND THEY WERE READY TO GO.
THEY WERE READY TO GO.
THEY WERE READY TO GO. HE SAID IT WAS IN THE BIGGEST
HE SAID IT WAS IN THE BIGGEST
HE SAID IT WAS IN THE BIGGEST MOMENT OF HIS CAREER, SAILING
MOMENT OF HIS CAREER, SAILING
MOMENT OF HIS CAREER, SAILING INTO NEW YORK HARBOR, PASSING
INTO NEW YORK HARBOR, PASSING
INTO NEW YORK HARBOR, PASSING THE STATUE OF LIBERTY AND
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY AND
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY AND ESSENTIALLY KNOWING HE'S HERE TO
ESSENTIALLY KNOWING HE'S HERE TO
ESSENTIALLY KNOWING HE'S HERE TO HELP NEW YORK, A CITY THAT'S ONE
HELP NEW YORK, A CITY THAT'S ONE
HELP NEW YORK, A CITY THAT'S ONE OF THE GREATEST CITIES IN THIS
OF THE GREATEST CITIES IN THIS
OF THE GREATEST CITIES IN THIS COUNTRY BUT A CITY RIGHT NOW IN
COUNTRY BUT A CITY RIGHT NOW IN
COUNTRY BUT A CITY RIGHT NOW IN SO DESPERATE NEED OF HELP.
SO DESPERATE NEED OF HELP.
SO DESPERATE NEED OF HELP. >> TWO CRUISE SHIPS CARRYING
>> TWO CRUISE SHIPS CARRYING
>> TWO CRUISE SHIPS CARRYING INFECTED PASSENGERS AND FOUR
INFECTED PASSENGERS AND FOUR
INFECTED PASSENGERS AND FOUR BODIES OF THOSE WHO DIED FOR THE
BODIES OF THOSE WHO DIED FOR THE
BODIES OF THOSE WHO DIED FOR THE VIRUS ARE NOW SEARCHING FOR A
VIRUS ARE NOW SEARCHING FOR A
VIRUS ARE NOW SEARCHING FOR A PLACE TO DOCK.
PLACE TO DOCK.
PLACE TO DOCK. THE HOLLAND AMERICAN CRUISE
THE HOLLAND AMERICAN CRUISE
THE HOLLAND AMERICAN CRUISE LINER HAS BEEN STRANDED AT SEA
LINER HAS BEEN STRANDED AT SEA
LINER HAS BEEN STRANDED AT SEA FOR MORE THAN TWO WEEKS NOW AND
FOR MORE THAN TWO WEEKS NOW AND
FOR MORE THAN TWO WEEKS NOW AND ARE PLEADING WITH FLORIDA
ARE PLEADING WITH FLORIDA
ARE PLEADING WITH FLORIDA OFFICIALS TO LET THEM CARRY OFF
OFFICIALS TO LET THEM CARRY OFF
OFFICIALS TO LET THEM CARRY OFF THE SICK AND THE DEAD.
THE SICK AND THE DEAD.
THE SICK AND THE DEAD. BUT GOVERNOR RON DeSANTIS SAYS
BUT GOVERNOR RON DeSANTIS SAYS
BUT GOVERNOR RON DeSANTIS SAYS FLORIDA'S HEALTH CARE RESOURCES
FLORIDA'S HEALTH CARE RESOURCES
FLORIDA'S HEALTH CARE RESOURCES ARE ALREADY STRETCHED TOO THIN.
ARE ALREADY STRETCHED TOO THIN.
ARE ALREADY STRETCHED TOO THIN. BROWARD COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY THE
BROWARD COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY THE
BROWARD COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY THE COMPANY HAS ASKED TO COME UP
COMPANY HAS ASKED TO COME UP
COMPANY HAS ASKED TO COME UP WITH A BETTER PLAN BEFORE THE
WITH A BETTER PLAN BEFORE THE
WITH A BETTER PLAN BEFORE THE SHIP CAN DOCK LEAVING HUNDREDS
SHIP CAN DOCK LEAVING HUNDREDS
SHIP CAN DOCK LEAVING HUNDREDS IN LIMBO.
IN LIMBO.
IN LIMBO. >>> NOW TO THE FRONT LINES IN
>>> NOW TO THE FRONT LINES IN
>>> NOW TO THE FRONT LINES IN NEW ORLEANS, A CITY UNDER SIEGE
NEW ORLEANS, A CITY UNDER SIEGE
NEW ORLEANS, A CITY UNDER SIEGE TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. THE CORONAVIRUS DEATH RATE THERE
THE CORONAVIRUS DEATH RATE THERE
THE CORONAVIRUS DEATH RATE THERE AMONG THE WORST IN THE COUNTRY.
AMONG THE WORST IN THE COUNTRY.
AMONG THE WORST IN THE COUNTRY. THE GOVERNOR TODAY WARNED NEW
THE GOVERNOR TODAY WARNED NEW
THE GOVERNOR TODAY WARNED NEW ORLEANS COULD RUN OUT OF
ORLEANS COULD RUN OUT OF
ORLEANS COULD RUN OUT OF VENTILATORS AS SOON AS THIS
VENTILATORS AS SOON AS THIS
VENTILATORS AS SOON AS THIS WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. OUR MARCUS MOORE IS IN NEW
OUR MARCUS MOORE IS IN NEW
OUR MARCUS MOORE IS IN NEW ORLEANS AND TALKED WITH DOCTORS
ORLEANS AND TALKED WITH DOCTORS
ORLEANS AND TALKED WITH DOCTORS THERE TODAY.
THERE TODAY.
THERE TODAY. MARCUS, WHAT DO THEY TELL YOU
MARCUS, WHAT DO THEY TELL YOU
MARCUS, WHAT DO THEY TELL YOU ABOUT THE SITUATION ON THE
ABOUT THE SITUATION ON THE
ABOUT THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND THERE?
GROUND THERE?
GROUND THERE? >> Reporter: THEY SAID THIS IS
>> Reporter: THEY SAID THIS IS
>> Reporter: THEY SAID THIS IS TRULY A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION,
TRULY A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION,
TRULY A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION, AND REALLY IN PARTICULAR HERE IN
AND REALLY IN PARTICULAR HERE IN
AND REALLY IN PARTICULAR HERE IN LOUISIANA BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER
LOUISIANA BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER
LOUISIANA BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF CASES, AND THEY'VE BEEN
OF CASES, AND THEY'VE BEEN
OF CASES, AND THEY'VE BEEN RAPIDLY GROWING, WE'VE TALKED
RAPIDLY GROWING, WE'VE TALKED
RAPIDLY GROWING, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HOW IT NEARLY DOUBLED THIS
ABOUT HOW IT NEARLY DOUBLED THIS
ABOUT HOW IT NEARLY DOUBLED THIS WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. AND THEY HAVE BEEN ON THE FRONT
AND THEY HAVE BEEN ON THE FRONT
AND THEY HAVE BEEN ON THE FRONT LINES OF TRYING TO TREAT THESE
LINES OF TRYING TO TREAT THESE
LINES OF TRYING TO TREAT THESE PATIENTS WHO HAVE BEEN COMING
PATIENTS WHO HAVE BEEN COMING
PATIENTS WHO HAVE BEEN COMING IN.
IN.
IN. MANY OF THEM -- SOME OF THEM
MANY OF THEM -- SOME OF THEM
MANY OF THEM -- SOME OF THEM YOUNG, BUT MANY OF THEM OLDER
YOUNG, BUT MANY OF THEM OLDER
YOUNG, BUT MANY OF THEM OLDER LOUISIANA RESIDENTS HERE, AND
LOUISIANA RESIDENTS HERE, AND
LOUISIANA RESIDENTS HERE, AND THEY'RE TRYING TO STAY AHEAD OF
THEY'RE TRYING TO STAY AHEAD OF
THEY'RE TRYING TO STAY AHEAD OF THE INFLUX OF PATIENTS WHO HAVE
THE INFLUX OF PATIENTS WHO HAVE
THE INFLUX OF PATIENTS WHO HAVE BEEN COMING IN.
BEEN COMING IN.
BEEN COMING IN. AND WE TALKED TO ONE DOCTOR
AND WE TALKED TO ONE DOCTOR
AND WE TALKED TO ONE DOCTOR TODAY WHO REALLY SAID SOME QUITE
TODAY WHO REALLY SAID SOME QUITE
TODAY WHO REALLY SAID SOME QUITE REVEALING THINGS ABOUT WHAT
REVEALING THINGS ABOUT WHAT
REVEALING THINGS ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE UP AGAINST IN TERMS OF
THEY'RE UP AGAINST IN TERMS OF
THEY'RE UP AGAINST IN TERMS OF THE RISK TO THEMSELVES.
THE RISK TO THEMSELVES.
THE RISK TO THEMSELVES. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DOCTORS
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DOCTORS
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DOCTORS AND NURSES WHO HAVE BEEN
AND NURSES WHO HAVE BEEN
AND NURSES WHO HAVE BEEN SICKENED WITH COVID-19, AND YET
SICKENED WITH COVID-19, AND YET
SICKENED WITH COVID-19, AND YET THEY CONTINUE TO TREAT THESE
THEY CONTINUE TO TREAT THESE
THEY CONTINUE TO TREAT THESE PATIENTS.
PATIENTS.
PATIENTS. LINDSEY, LISTEN TO THIS.
LINDSEY, LISTEN TO THIS.
LINDSEY, LISTEN TO THIS. >> IT'S A SCARY TIME FOR
>> IT'S A SCARY TIME FOR
>> IT'S A SCARY TIME FOR EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY. YOU KNOW, WE'RE HEALTH CARE
YOU KNOW, WE'RE HEALTH CARE
YOU KNOW, WE'RE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.
PROFESSIONALS.
PROFESSIONALS. WE RECOGNIZE THERE'S INNATE
WE RECOGNIZE THERE'S INNATE
WE RECOGNIZE THERE'S INNATE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH GOING INTO
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH GOING INTO
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH GOING INTO THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS, BUT
THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS, BUT
THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS, BUT NONETHELESS IT'S SCARY BECAUSE
NONETHELESS IT'S SCARY BECAUSE
NONETHELESS IT'S SCARY BECAUSE WE'RE STILL HUMAN BEINGS.
WE'RE STILL HUMAN BEINGS.
WE'RE STILL HUMAN BEINGS. AND I THINK IT'S SCARY BECAUSE
AND I THINK IT'S SCARY BECAUSE
AND I THINK IT'S SCARY BECAUSE WE ARE SEEING SO MANY OF OUR
WE ARE SEEING SO MANY OF OUR
WE ARE SEEING SO MANY OF OUR PATIENTS GET SO SICK.
PATIENTS GET SO SICK.
PATIENTS GET SO SICK. IT'S SCARY BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE
IT'S SCARY BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE
IT'S SCARY BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE WE MAY OURSELVES GET SICK.
WE MAY OURSELVES GET SICK.
WE MAY OURSELVES GET SICK. AND IT'S EVEN SCARIER KNOWING
AND IT'S EVEN SCARIER KNOWING
AND IT'S EVEN SCARIER KNOWING THAT OUR FRIENDS AND OUR FAMILY
THAT OUR FRIENDS AND OUR FAMILY
THAT OUR FRIENDS AND OUR FAMILY AND OUR LOVED ONES HAVE THE
AND OUR LOVED ONES HAVE THE
AND OUR LOVED ONES HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF GETTING SICK AS
POTENTIAL OF GETTING SICK AS
POTENTIAL OF GETTING SICK AS WELL.
WELL.
WELL. >> Reporter: AND ONE DOCTOR
>> Reporter: AND ONE DOCTOR
>> Reporter: AND ONE DOCTOR DESCRIBED FOR US HOW THERE WAS A
DESCRIBED FOR US HOW THERE WAS A
DESCRIBED FOR US HOW THERE WAS A NURSE WHO SHE WAS WORKING WITH
NURSE WHO SHE WAS WORKING WITH
NURSE WHO SHE WAS WORKING WITH WHO IN THE SPAN OF 24 HOURS
WHO IN THE SPAN OF 24 HOURS
WHO IN THE SPAN OF 24 HOURS SINCE SHE GOT SICK AND THEN A
SINCE SHE GOT SICK AND THEN A
SINCE SHE GOT SICK AND THEN A NURSE WAS ON A VENTILATOR IN ONE
NURSE WAS ON A VENTILATOR IN ONE
NURSE WAS ON A VENTILATOR IN ONE OF THE LOCAL HOSPITAL FACILITIES
OF THE LOCAL HOSPITAL FACILITIES
OF THE LOCAL HOSPITAL FACILITIES HERE WHICH IS WHERE WE ARE
HERE WHICH IS WHERE WE ARE
HERE WHICH IS WHERE WE ARE TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. THANKFULLY THE REPORTS OF THAT
THANKFULLY THE REPORTS OF THAT
THANKFULLY THE REPORTS OF THAT NURSE IS OKAY AND DOING BETTER.
NURSE IS OKAY AND DOING BETTER.
NURSE IS OKAY AND DOING BETTER. BUT LINDSEY THERE WAS ANOTHER
BUT LINDSEY THERE WAS ANOTHER
BUT LINDSEY THERE WAS ANOTHER FACILITY WHEREAS MANY AS 9
FACILITY WHEREAS MANY AS 9
FACILITY WHEREAS MANY AS 9 MEDICAL WORKERS ARE SICK.
MEDICAL WORKERS ARE SICK.
MEDICAL WORKERS ARE SICK. TWO OF THEM ARE CONFIRMED CASES
TWO OF THEM ARE CONFIRMED CASES
TWO OF THEM ARE CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19.
OF COVID-19.
OF COVID-19. AND IT GIVES YOU A SENSE OF HOW
AND IT GIVES YOU A SENSE OF HOW
AND IT GIVES YOU A SENSE OF HOW REAL THIS IS FOR EVERYONE HERE,
REAL THIS IS FOR EVERYONE HERE,
REAL THIS IS FOR EVERYONE HERE, HOW EVERYBODY IS AT RISK OF
HOW EVERYBODY IS AT RISK OF
HOW EVERYBODY IS AT RISK OF CATCHING THIS VIRUS.
CATCHING THIS VIRUS.
CATCHING THIS VIRUS. >> AND YOU INTERVIEWED FIVE
>> AND YOU INTERVIEWED FIVE
>> AND YOU INTERVIEWED FIVE DOCTORS TODAY AND DO THEY HAVE
DOCTORS TODAY AND DO THEY HAVE
DOCTORS TODAY AND DO THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED, OR WHAT
THE RESOURCES THEY NEED, OR WHAT
THE RESOURCES THEY NEED, OR WHAT ARE THEY MOST CONCERNED ABOUT?
ARE THEY MOST CONCERNED ABOUT?
ARE THEY MOST CONCERNED ABOUT? >> Reporter: THEY SAID THEY DO,
>> Reporter: THEY SAID THEY DO,
>> Reporter: THEY SAID THEY DO, AT THE FACILITY THEY DO HAVE
AT THE FACILITY THEY DO HAVE
AT THE FACILITY THEY DO HAVE ENOUGH VENTILATORS, THEY HAVE
ENOUGH VENTILATORS, THEY HAVE
ENOUGH VENTILATORS, THEY HAVE ENOUGH PERSONAL PROTECTION
ENOUGH PERSONAL PROTECTION
ENOUGH PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT, SO THEY ARE IN GOOD
EQUIPMENT, SO THEY ARE IN GOOD
EQUIPMENT, SO THEY ARE IN GOOD SHAPE.
SHAPE.
SHAPE. BUT THEY ARE ALSO VERY AWARE OF
BUT THEY ARE ALSO VERY AWARE OF
BUT THEY ARE ALSO VERY AWARE OF THE FACT THEY ARE DEALING WITH A
THE FACT THEY ARE DEALING WITH A
THE FACT THEY ARE DEALING WITH A NUMBER OF PATIENTS AND CONFIRMED
NUMBER OF PATIENTS AND CONFIRMED
NUMBER OF PATIENTS AND CONFIRMED WHAT THE GOVERNOR TALKED ABOUT
WHAT THE GOVERNOR TALKED ABOUT
WHAT THE GOVERNOR TALKED ABOUT THAT POTENTIALLY THEY COULD MEET
THAT POTENTIALLY THEY COULD MEET
THAT POTENTIALLY THEY COULD MEET THE CAPACITY IN TERMS OF THE
THE CAPACITY IN TERMS OF THE
THE CAPACITY IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF ROOMS AVAILABLE AND
NUMBER OF ROOMS AVAILABLE AND
NUMBER OF ROOMS AVAILABLE AND ALSO VENTILATORS.
ALSO VENTILATORS.
ALSO VENTILATORS. THAT IS A REAL POSSIBILITY, BUT
THAT IS A REAL POSSIBILITY, BUT
THAT IS A REAL POSSIBILITY, BUT AT THIS PARTICULAR FACILITY AND
AT THIS PARTICULAR FACILITY AND
AT THIS PARTICULAR FACILITY AND THE HEALTH FACILITIES HERE IN
THE HEALTH FACILITIES HERE IN
THE HEALTH FACILITIES HERE IN LINDS ATHEY SAY THEY'RE IN GOOD
LINDS ATHEY SAY THEY'RE IN GOOD
LINDS ATHEY SAY THEY'RE IN GOOD SHAPE AND PREPARED.
SHAPE AND PREPARED.
SHAPE AND PREPARED. WHAT THEY'RE MOST CONCERNED ARE
WHAT THEY'RE MOST CONCERNED ARE
WHAT THEY'RE MOST CONCERNED ARE THE PEOPLE COMING IN WITH THESE
THE PEOPLE COMING IN WITH THESE
THE PEOPLE COMING IN WITH THESE CONDITIONS SUFFERING FROM
CONDITIONS SUFFERING FROM
CONDITIONS SUFFERING FROM COVID-19 AND TRYING TO REDUCE
COVID-19 AND TRYING TO REDUCE
COVID-19 AND TRYING TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF -- THE SPREAD,
THE NUMBER OF -- THE SPREAD,
THE NUMBER OF -- THE SPREAD, TRYING TO STOP THE SPREAD OF
TRYING TO STOP THE SPREAD OF
TRYING TO STOP THE SPREAD OF THIS VIRUS.
THIS VIRUS.
THIS VIRUS. AND THEY RENEWED THE CALL FOR
AND THEY RENEWED THE CALL FOR
AND THEY RENEWED THE CALL FOR PEOPLE TO STAY HOME.
PEOPLE TO STAY HOME.
PEOPLE TO STAY HOME. BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS WE
BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS WE
BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS WE HEARD FROM THE DOCTORS WHO HAVE
HEARD FROM THE DOCTORS WHO HAVE
HEARD FROM THE DOCTORS WHO HAVE BEEN TREATING THESE PATIENTS IS
BEEN TREATING THESE PATIENTS IS
BEEN TREATING THESE PATIENTS IS THAT THIS ILLNESS IS VERY UGLY,
THAT THIS ILLNESS IS VERY UGLY,
THAT THIS ILLNESS IS VERY UGLY, AND THEY ARE SEEING IT DAY IN
AND THEY ARE SEEING IT DAY IN
AND THEY ARE SEEING IT DAY IN AND DAY OUT PEOPLE WHO ARE
AND DAY OUT PEOPLE WHO ARE
AND DAY OUT PEOPLE WHO ARE YOUNG, WHO ARE BEING TREATED FOR
YOUNG, WHO ARE BEING TREATED FOR
YOUNG, WHO ARE BEING TREATED FOR PNEUMONIA AND ALSO FACING THIS
PNEUMONIA AND ALSO FACING THIS
PNEUMONIA AND ALSO FACING THIS COVID-19 THAT THEY KNOW A LOT
COVID-19 THAT THEY KNOW A LOT
COVID-19 THAT THEY KNOW A LOT ABOUT THIS VIRUS, BUT THEN
ABOUT THIS VIRUS, BUT THEN
ABOUT THIS VIRUS, BUT THEN THERE'S A LOT THEY DON'T KNOW,
THERE'S A LOT THEY DON'T KNOW,
THERE'S A LOT THEY DON'T KNOW, AND SO THAT'S WHY THEY'RE TRYING
AND SO THAT'S WHY THEY'RE TRYING
AND SO THAT'S WHY THEY'RE TRYING TO TELL PEOPLE TO STAY HOME AND
TO TELL PEOPLE TO STAY HOME AND
TO TELL PEOPLE TO STAY HOME AND THAT'S REALLY THE BIGGEST MOST
THAT'S REALLY THE BIGGEST MOST
THAT'S REALLY THE BIGGEST MOST IMPORTANT MESSAGE THEY WANTED TO
IMPORTANT MESSAGE THEY WANTED TO
IMPORTANT MESSAGE THEY WANTED TO GET OUT AFTER TALKING WITH US
GET OUT AFTER TALKING WITH US
GET OUT AFTER TALKING WITH US TODAY WAS FOR PEOPLE TO HEED
TODAY WAS FOR PEOPLE TO HEED
TODAY WAS FOR PEOPLE TO HEED THOSE STAY AT HOME ORDERS.
THOSE STAY AT HOME ORDERS.
THOSE STAY AT HOME ORDERS. >> STAY AT HOME.
>> STAY AT HOME.
>> STAY AT HOME. WE CAN'T HEAR THAT AND REITERATE
WE CAN'T HEAR THAT AND REITERATE
WE CAN'T HEAR THAT AND REITERATE THAT ENOUGH.
THAT ENOUGH.
THAT ENOUGH. THANKS FOR THAT, MARCUS.
THANKS FOR THAT, MARCUS.
THANKS FOR THAT, MARCUS. AS THIS CRISIS CONTINUES TO
AS THIS CRISIS CONTINUES TO
AS THIS CRISIS CONTINUES TO STRANGLE OUR ECONOMY, WE
STRANGLE OUR ECONOMY, WE
STRANGLE OUR ECONOMY, WE MENTIONED EARLIER A LOT OF
MENTIONED EARLIER A LOT OF
MENTIONED EARLIER A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY ARE
PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY ARE
PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY ARE FACING THE REALITY THAT RENT AND
FACING THE REALITY THAT RENT AND
FACING THE REALITY THAT RENT AND A LOT OF OTHER BILLS ARE DUE
A LOT OF OTHER BILLS ARE DUE
A LOT OF OTHER BILLS ARE DUE TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOU'VE
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOU'VE
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOU'VE LOST YOUR JOB AND YOU JUST CAN'T
LOST YOUR JOB AND YOU JUST CAN'T
LOST YOUR JOB AND YOU JUST CAN'T MAKE RENT THIS MONTH, OUR NEXT
MAKE RENT THIS MONTH, OUR NEXT
MAKE RENT THIS MONTH, OUR NEXT GUEST IS AN EXPERT IN PERSONAL
GUEST IS AN EXPERT IN PERSONAL
GUEST IS AN EXPERT IN PERSONAL FINANCE AND SAYS THE KEY IS TO
FINANCE AND SAYS THE KEY IS TO
FINANCE AND SAYS THE KEY IS TO CONTROL WHAT YOU CAN NOW.
CONTROL WHAT YOU CAN NOW.
CONTROL WHAT YOU CAN NOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.
US.
US. >> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME. >> WHAT SHOULD SOMEONE WHO CAN'T
>> WHAT SHOULD SOMEONE WHO CAN'T
>> WHAT SHOULD SOMEONE WHO CAN'T MAKE THEIR REPRESENT OR
MAKE THEIR REPRESENT OR
MAKE THEIR REPRESENT OR EMERGENCY PAYMENT TOMORROW DO?
EMERGENCY PAYMENT TOMORROW DO?
EMERGENCY PAYMENT TOMORROW DO? >> YEAH, SO THAT IS THE REALITY
>> YEAH, SO THAT IS THE REALITY
>> YEAH, SO THAT IS THE REALITY THAT MANY AMERICANS ARE GOING TO
THAT MANY AMERICANS ARE GOING TO
THAT MANY AMERICANS ARE GOING TO WAKE UP FACING TOMORROW, AND
WAKE UP FACING TOMORROW, AND
WAKE UP FACING TOMORROW, AND WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT HERE IS
WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT HERE IS
WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT HERE IS THAT YOU COMMUNICATE TO YOUR
THAT YOU COMMUNICATE TO YOUR
THAT YOU COMMUNICATE TO YOUR LANDLORD, YOUR COMMUNICATE TO
LANDLORD, YOUR COMMUNICATE TO
LANDLORD, YOUR COMMUNICATE TO YOUR LENDERS THAT YOU'RE FACING
YOUR LENDERS THAT YOU'RE FACING
YOUR LENDERS THAT YOU'RE FACING FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY.
FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY.
FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY. ONE OF THE BIG MISTAKES I THINK
ONE OF THE BIG MISTAKES I THINK
ONE OF THE BIG MISTAKES I THINK WE'RE MAKING RIGHT NOW IS NOT
WE'RE MAKING RIGHT NOW IS NOT
WE'RE MAKING RIGHT NOW IS NOT MAKING THAT COMMUNICATION.
MAKING THAT COMMUNICATION.
MAKING THAT COMMUNICATION. AND YOU DON'T WANT TO ASSUME
AND YOU DON'T WANT TO ASSUME
AND YOU DON'T WANT TO ASSUME THAT YOUR LANDLORD OR LENDER
THAT YOUR LANDLORD OR LENDER
THAT YOUR LANDLORD OR LENDER KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOU.
KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOU.
KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOU. AND IN THIS SEASON MANY OF THESE
AND IN THIS SEASON MANY OF THESE
AND IN THIS SEASON MANY OF THESE LANDLORDS AND LENDERS ARE
LANDLORDS AND LENDERS ARE
LANDLORDS AND LENDERS ARE WILLING TO ACCOMMODATE.
WILLING TO ACCOMMODATE.
WILLING TO ACCOMMODATE. THEY ARE WAIVING LATE FEES, THEY
THEY ARE WAIVING LATE FEES, THEY
THEY ARE WAIVING LATE FEES, THEY ARE DEFERRING PAYMENTS.
ARE DEFERRING PAYMENTS.
ARE DEFERRING PAYMENTS. THEY ARE ALLOWING PEOPLE TO GET
THEY ARE ALLOWING PEOPLE TO GET
THEY ARE ALLOWING PEOPLE TO GET INTO PAYMENT PLANS.
INTO PAYMENT PLANS.
INTO PAYMENT PLANS. HOWEVER, IF YOU DO NOT
HOWEVER, IF YOU DO NOT
HOWEVER, IF YOU DO NOT COMMUNICATE, THEY DON'T KNOW.
COMMUNICATE, THEY DON'T KNOW.
COMMUNICATE, THEY DON'T KNOW. THERE ARE, HOWEVER, SOME
THERE ARE, HOWEVER, SOME
THERE ARE, HOWEVER, SOME LANDLORDS AND LENDERS WHO ARE
LANDLORDS AND LENDERS WHO ARE
LANDLORDS AND LENDERS WHO ARE NOT BEING HELPFUL RIGHT NOW.
NOT BEING HELPFUL RIGHT NOW.
NOT BEING HELPFUL RIGHT NOW. AND YOU STILL WANT TO MAKE THAT
AND YOU STILL WANT TO MAKE THAT
AND YOU STILL WANT TO MAKE THAT COMMUNICATION.
COMMUNICATION.
COMMUNICATION. IF YOU'RE UNABLE TO PAY YOUR
IF YOU'RE UNABLE TO PAY YOUR
IF YOU'RE UNABLE TO PAY YOUR RENT, YOU WANT TO KEEP IN MIND
RENT, YOU WANT TO KEEP IN MIND
RENT, YOU WANT TO KEEP IN MIND DURING THIS SEASON OF QUARANTINE
DURING THIS SEASON OF QUARANTINE
DURING THIS SEASON OF QUARANTINE YOU CANNOT BE EVICTED.
YOU CANNOT BE EVICTED.
YOU CANNOT BE EVICTED. IN FACT, ALL STATES HAVE
IN FACT, ALL STATES HAVE
IN FACT, ALL STATES HAVE MANDATED EVICTIONS BE PUT ON
MANDATED EVICTIONS BE PUT ON
MANDATED EVICTIONS BE PUT ON HOLD.
HOLD.
HOLD. IF YOU'RE FEELING HARASSED, IF
IF YOU'RE FEELING HARASSED, IF
IF YOU'RE FEELING HARASSED, IF YOU'RE GETTING PHONE CALLS AND
YOU'RE GETTING PHONE CALLS AND
YOU'RE GETTING PHONE CALLS AND E-MAILS BE SURE TO GO SEE YOUR
E-MAILS BE SURE TO GO SEE YOUR
E-MAILS BE SURE TO GO SEE YOUR LOCAL STATE GOVERNMENT WEBSITE
LOCAL STATE GOVERNMENT WEBSITE
LOCAL STATE GOVERNMENT WEBSITE AND LOOK UP YOUR TENANCY RIGHTS
AND LOOK UP YOUR TENANCY RIGHTS
AND LOOK UP YOUR TENANCY RIGHTS RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. >> AND PEOPLE SHOULD PRIORITIZE
>> AND PEOPLE SHOULD PRIORITIZE
>> AND PEOPLE SHOULD PRIORITIZE THEIR BILL PAYMENTS.
THEIR BILL PAYMENTS.
THEIR BILL PAYMENTS. WHAT ARE THE TOP THREE BILLS?
WHAT ARE THE TOP THREE BILLS?
WHAT ARE THE TOP THREE BILLS? >> RIGHT NOW YOU WANT TO FOCUS
>> RIGHT NOW YOU WANT TO FOCUS
>> RIGHT NOW YOU WANT TO FOCUS ON YOUR CORE ESSENTIALS.
ON YOUR CORE ESSENTIALS.
ON YOUR CORE ESSENTIALS. THIS IS YOUR FOOD, SAFE HOUSING,
THIS IS YOUR FOOD, SAFE HOUSING,
THIS IS YOUR FOOD, SAFE HOUSING, YOUR CORE UTILITIES AND I'LL ADD
YOUR CORE UTILITIES AND I'LL ADD
YOUR CORE UTILITIES AND I'LL ADD A COUPLE MORE WHICH IS ANY
A COUPLE MORE WHICH IS ANY
A COUPLE MORE WHICH IS ANY MEDICINES YOU MIGHT NEED AND ANY
MEDICINES YOU MIGHT NEED AND ANY
MEDICINES YOU MIGHT NEED AND ANY TRANSPORTATION NEEDS TO GET THAT
TRANSPORTATION NEEDS TO GET THAT
TRANSPORTATION NEEDS TO GET THAT FOOD AND ESSENTIALS YOU NEED.
FOOD AND ESSENTIALS YOU NEED.
FOOD AND ESSENTIALS YOU NEED. >> THIS SITUATION WOULD
>> THIS SITUATION WOULD
>> THIS SITUATION WOULD CERTAINLY BE OVERWHELMING FOR A
CERTAINLY BE OVERWHELMING FOR A
CERTAINLY BE OVERWHELMING FOR A LOT OF US SINCE WE DON'T KNOW
LOT OF US SINCE WE DON'T KNOW
LOT OF US SINCE WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THINGS WILL START TO GET
WHEN THINGS WILL START TO GET
WHEN THINGS WILL START TO GET BACK TO NORMAL.
BACK TO NORMAL.
BACK TO NORMAL. SO HOW CAN PEOPLE STAY PROACTIVE
SO HOW CAN PEOPLE STAY PROACTIVE
SO HOW CAN PEOPLE STAY PROACTIVE DURING SUCH A DIFFICULT TIME?
DURING SUCH A DIFFICULT TIME?
DURING SUCH A DIFFICULT TIME? >> AGAIN, IT'S ALL ABOUT
>> AGAIN, IT'S ALL ABOUT
>> AGAIN, IT'S ALL ABOUT FOCUSING ON WHAT YOU CAN
FOCUSING ON WHAT YOU CAN
FOCUSING ON WHAT YOU CAN CONTROL.
CONTROL.
CONTROL. COVID-19 IS NOT YOUR SFAULT, BUT
COVID-19 IS NOT YOUR SFAULT, BUT
COVID-19 IS NOT YOUR SFAULT, BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS YOU CAN
THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS YOU CAN
THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS YOU CAN DO.
DO.
DO. IF YOU'RE STILL EMPLOYED RIGHT
IF YOU'RE STILL EMPLOYED RIGHT
IF YOU'RE STILL EMPLOYED RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN START TO PUT A
NOW, YOU CAN START TO PUT A
NOW, YOU CAN START TO PUT A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY ASIDE.
LITTLE BIT OF MONEY ASIDE.
LITTLE BIT OF MONEY ASIDE. IF YOU'RE NOT EMPLOYED AND
IF YOU'RE NOT EMPLOYED AND
IF YOU'RE NOT EMPLOYED AND YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR BILLS,
YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR BILLS,
YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR BILLS, ONE THING YOU CAN PERHAPS DO
ONE THING YOU CAN PERHAPS DO
ONE THING YOU CAN PERHAPS DO RIGHT NOW EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE
RIGHT NOW EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE
RIGHT NOW EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE INCOME COMING IN IS START TO
THE INCOME COMING IN IS START TO
THE INCOME COMING IN IS START TO CREATE A PLAN ON HOW YOU WILL
CREATE A PLAN ON HOW YOU WILL
CREATE A PLAN ON HOW YOU WILL CATCH UP AND GET ACCOUNT ON
CATCH UP AND GET ACCOUNT ON
CATCH UP AND GET ACCOUNT ON COLLECTIONS WHEN YOU GET BACK TO
COLLECTIONS WHEN YOU GET BACK TO
COLLECTIONS WHEN YOU GET BACK TO WORKING AND THINGS GET BACK TO
WORKING AND THINGS GET BACK TO
WORKING AND THINGS GET BACK TO BEING UNDER CONTROL.
BEING UNDER CONTROL.
BEING UNDER CONTROL. SO YOU CAN PLAN AHEAD RIGHT NOW.
SO YOU CAN PLAN AHEAD RIGHT NOW.
SO YOU CAN PLAN AHEAD RIGHT NOW. >> AND WHAT ARE SOME FREE
>> AND WHAT ARE SOME FREE
>> AND WHAT ARE SOME FREE FINANCIAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO
FINANCIAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO
FINANCIAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE WHO MAY BE STRUGGLING?
PEOPLE WHO MAY BE STRUGGLING?
PEOPLE WHO MAY BE STRUGGLING? >> SO RIGHT NOW THERE ARE A TON
>> SO RIGHT NOW THERE ARE A TON
>> SO RIGHT NOW THERE ARE A TON OF LIBRARIES YOU CAN GO ONTO,
OF LIBRARIES YOU CAN GO ONTO,
OF LIBRARIES YOU CAN GO ONTO, GET AN E-BOOK.
GET AN E-BOOK.
GET AN E-BOOK. THERE'S TONS OF RESOURCES ON
THERE'S TONS OF RESOURCES ON
THERE'S TONS OF RESOURCES ON PLATFORMS LIKE YOUTUBE.
PLATFORMS LIKE YOUTUBE.
PLATFORMS LIKE YOUTUBE. MANY FINANCIAL PLANNERS HAVE
MANY FINANCIAL PLANNERS HAVE
MANY FINANCIAL PLANNERS HAVE SOURCES ON THEIR WEBSITES.
SOURCES ON THEIR WEBSITES.
SOURCES ON THEIR WEBSITES. >> AND WHAT ABOUT CREDIT SCORES
>> AND WHAT ABOUT CREDIT SCORES
>> AND WHAT ABOUT CREDIT SCORES DURING THIS TIME?
DURING THIS TIME?
DURING THIS TIME? HOW WILL THOSE BE IMPACTED?
HOW WILL THOSE BE IMPACTED?
HOW WILL THOSE BE IMPACTED? >> I MEAN, IF YOU'RE UNABLE TO
>> I MEAN, IF YOU'RE UNABLE TO
>> I MEAN, IF YOU'RE UNABLE TO PAY YOUR BILLS IT DEPENDS ON
PAY YOUR BILLS IT DEPENDS ON
PAY YOUR BILLS IT DEPENDS ON YOUR LENDER.
YOUR LENDER.
YOUR LENDER. THEY MAY CHOOSE TO MAKE A CREDIT
THEY MAY CHOOSE TO MAKE A CREDIT
THEY MAY CHOOSE TO MAKE A CREDIT REPORT.
REPORT.
REPORT. BUT AT THIS POINT I FEEL SINCE
BUT AT THIS POINT I FEEL SINCE
BUT AT THIS POINT I FEEL SINCE MANY OF THESE LENDERS ARE BEING
MANY OF THESE LENDERS ARE BEING
MANY OF THESE LENDERS ARE BEING ACCOMMODATING, THEY MIGHT ALSO
ACCOMMODATING, THEY MIGHT ALSO
ACCOMMODATING, THEY MIGHT ALSO BE ACCOMMODATING IN MAKING THOSE
BE ACCOMMODATING IN MAKING THOSE
BE ACCOMMODATING IN MAKING THOSE REPORTS TO THE CREDIT BUREAU AS
REPORTS TO THE CREDIT BUREAU AS
REPORTS TO THE CREDIT BUREAU AS WELL.
WELL.
WELL. >> SO PEOPLE FEELING REALLY
>> SO PEOPLE FEELING REALLY
>> SO PEOPLE FEELING REALLY STRESSED OUTRIGHT NOW KNOW THERE
STRESSED OUTRIGHT NOW KNOW THERE
STRESSED OUTRIGHT NOW KNOW THERE MAY BE SOME FLEXIBILITY RIGHT
MAY BE SOME FLEXIBILITY RIGHT
MAY BE SOME FLEXIBILITY RIGHT NOW ALL AROUND.
NOW ALL AROUND.
NOW ALL AROUND. >> YES, ABSOLUTELY.
>> YES, ABSOLUTELY.
>> YES, ABSOLUTELY. AND AGAIN IT'S GOING BACK TO
AND AGAIN IT'S GOING BACK TO
AND AGAIN IT'S GOING BACK TO WHAT YOU CAN CONTROL, RIGHT?
WHAT YOU CAN CONTROL, RIGHT?
WHAT YOU CAN CONTROL, RIGHT? THERE'S A LOT OF SCARY OUT THERE
THERE'S A LOT OF SCARY OUT THERE
THERE'S A LOT OF SCARY OUT THERE AND KEEP IN MIND YOU CAN
AND KEEP IN MIND YOU CAN
AND KEEP IN MIND YOU CAN DISCONNECT.
DISCONNECT.
DISCONNECT. TAKE A FEW HOURS TO READ A GOOD
TAKE A FEW HOURS TO READ A GOOD
TAKE A FEW HOURS TO READ A GOOD BOOK, FOCUS ON YOUR PERSONAL
BOOK, FOCUS ON YOUR PERSONAL
BOOK, FOCUS ON YOUR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND JUST KEEP YOUR
DEVELOPMENT AND JUST KEEP YOUR
DEVELOPMENT AND JUST KEEP YOUR MENTAL HEALTH IN CHECK.
MENTAL HEALTH IN CHECK.
MENTAL HEALTH IN CHECK. >> CUT OFF THE NEWS AFTER ABC
>> CUT OFF THE NEWS AFTER ABC
>> CUT OFF THE NEWS AFTER ABC NEWS, OF COURSE.
NEWS, OF COURSE.
NEWS, OF COURSE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. NEXT SHE SAYS HISTORY GLUED HER
NEXT SHE SAYS HISTORY GLUED HER
NEXT SHE SAYS HISTORY GLUED HER TO HER SEAT.
TO HER SEAT.
TO HER SEAT. PAVING THE WAY FOR ROSA PARKS.
PAVING THE WAY FOR ROSA PARKS.
PAVING THE WAY FOR ROSA PARKS. ON THE LAST DAY OF WOMENS
ON THE LAST DAY OF WOMENS
ON THE LAST DAY OF WOMENS HISTORY MONTH A MESSAGE FROM A
HISTORY MONTH A MESSAGE FROM A
HISTORY MONTH A MESSAGE FROM A CIVIL RIGHTS LEGEND YOU'LL WANT
CIVIL RIGHTS LEGEND YOU'LL WANT
CIVIL RIGHTS LEGEND YOU'LL WANT TO HEAR FROM.
TO HEAR FROM.
TO HEAR FROM. >>> AND THIS TIME OF YEAR WE'RE
>>> AND THIS TIME OF YEAR WE'RE
>>> AND THIS TIME OF YEAR WE'RE NORMALLY BOOMING WITH BUSINESS,
NORMALLY BOOMING WITH BUSINESS,
NORMALLY BOOMING WITH BUSINESS, BUT AS OF MARCH 5th ALL THE
BUT AS OF MARCH 5th ALL THE
BUT AS OF MARCH 5th ALL THE BUSINESS HAS CANCELED THROUGH
BUSINESS HAS CANCELED THROUGH
BUSINESS HAS CANCELED THROUGH MAY.
MAY.
MAY. SO BASICALLY NO WORK, AND NOW
SO BASICALLY NO WORK, AND NOW
SO BASICALLY NO WORK, AND NOW JUST TRYING TO COPE WITH THE NEW
JUST TRYING TO COPE WITH THE NEW
JUST TRYING TO COPE WITH THE NEW NORMAL.
NORMAL.
NORMAL. WE WERE PLANNING ON MAKING A LOT
WE WERE PLANNING ON MAKING A LOT
WE WERE PLANNING ON MAKING A LOT OF MONEY IN MARCH.
OF MONEY IN MARCH.
OF MONEY IN MARCH. THAT'S WHEN WE DO MOST OF OUR
THAT'S WHEN WE DO MOST OF OUR
THAT'S WHEN WE DO MOST OF OUR CONVENTION AND CONFERENCE
CONVENTION AND CONFERENCE
CONVENTION AND CONFERENCE BUSINESS.
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS. I'VE APPLIED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT.
I'VE APPLIED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT.
I'VE APPLIED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT. I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK.
I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK.
I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK. OTHER COWORKERS, THE SAME STORY.
OTHER COWORKERS, THE SAME STORY.
OTHER COWORKERS, THE SAME STORY. I GUESS THEY'RE OVERLOADED WITH
I GUESS THEY'RE OVERLOADED WITH
I GUESS THEY'RE OVERLOADED WITH REQUESTS.
REQUESTS.
REQUESTS. HONESTLY IT'S REALLY FRUSTRATING
HONESTLY IT'S REALLY FRUSTRATING
HONESTLY IT'S REALLY FRUSTRATING TO SEE THAT THE COMPANY THAT I
TO SEE THAT THE COMPANY THAT I
TO SEE THAT THE COMPANY THAT I WORK FOR IS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
WORK FOR IS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
WORK FOR IS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. GETTING BILLIONS OF BAILOUT AND
GETTING BILLIONS OF BAILOUT AND
GETTING BILLIONS OF BAILOUT AND SPECIAL LOANS FROM THE
SPECIAL LOANS FROM THE
SPECIAL LOANS FROM THE GOVERNMENT, AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE
GOVERNMENT, AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE
GOVERNMENT, AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GETTING $1,200.
GETTING $1,200.
GETTING $1,200. SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE PEOPLE, TOO.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE PEOPLE, TOO.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE PEOPLE, TOO. I'M A PROUD BANQUET SERVER.
I'M A PROUD BANQUET SERVER.
I'M A PROUD BANQUET SERVER. I LOVE MY JOB AND I WANT THINGS
I LOVE MY JOB AND I WANT THINGS
I LOVE MY JOB AND I WANT THINGS TO GO BACK, BUT I DON'T KNOW.
TO GO BACK, BUT I DON'T KNOW.
TO GO BACK, BUT I DON'T KNOW. THIS IS THE NEW NORMAL.
THIS IS THE NEW NORMAL.
THIS IS THE NEW NORMAL. REALITY IS THAT WHAT WE'VE
REALITY IS THAT WHAT WE'VE
REALITY IS THAT WHAT WE'VE DISCOVERED NOW IS THAT IN THIS
DISCOVERED NOW IS THAT IN THIS
DISCOVERED NOW IS THAT IN THIS COUNTRY APPARENTLY MONEY IS MORE
COUNTRY APPARENTLY MONEY IS MORE
COUNTRY APPARENTLY MONEY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN PEOPLES
>>> TONIGHT WE HONOR LEGENDARY
>>> TONIGHT WE HONOR LEGENDARY
>>> TONIGHT WE HONOR LEGENDARY SINGER SONGWRITER.
SINGER SONGWRITER.
SINGER SONGWRITER. 25 YEARS AGO THE 23-YEAR-OLD
25 YEARS AGO THE 23-YEAR-OLD
25 YEARS AGO THE 23-YEAR-OLD MEXICAN ICON WAS MURDERED BY THE
MEXICAN ICON WAS MURDERED BY THE
MEXICAN ICON WAS MURDERED BY THE HEAD OF HER FAN CLUB SHOCKING
HEAD OF HER FAN CLUB SHOCKING
HEAD OF HER FAN CLUB SHOCKING THE WORLD.
THE WORLD.
THE WORLD. SALINA REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST
SALINA REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST
SALINA REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL LATINA ARTISTS OF
INFLUENTIAL LATINA ARTISTS OF
INFLUENTIAL LATINA ARTISTS OF ALL-TIME.
ALL-TIME.
ALL-TIME. A CONCERT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE
A CONCERT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE
A CONCERT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.
TO THE PANDEMIC.
TO THE PANDEMIC. THIS BLEAK MONTH, MARCH 2020 IS
THIS BLEAK MONTH, MARCH 2020 IS
THIS BLEAK MONTH, MARCH 2020 IS CERTAINLY ONE FOR THE HISTORY
CERTAINLY ONE FOR THE HISTORY
CERTAINLY ONE FOR THE HISTORY BOOKS.
BOOKS.
BOOKS. BUT EVERY MARCH INCLUDING THIS
BUT EVERY MARCH INCLUDING THIS
BUT EVERY MARCH INCLUDING THIS ONE WE RECOGNIZE WOMENS HISTORY
ONE WE RECOGNIZE WOMENS HISTORY
ONE WE RECOGNIZE WOMENS HISTORY AND TONIGHT WE HONOR CLAUDETTE
AND TONIGHT WE HONOR CLAUDETTE
AND TONIGHT WE HONOR CLAUDETTE COLEMAN.
COLEMAN.
COLEMAN. THIS IS BEFORE ROSA PARKS DID
THIS IS BEFORE ROSA PARKS DID
THIS IS BEFORE ROSA PARKS DID THE SAME.
THE SAME.
THE SAME. HERE'S HER INCREDIBLE STORY AND
HERE'S HER INCREDIBLE STORY AND
HERE'S HER INCREDIBLE STORY AND THE SURPRISING REASON IT WENT
THE SURPRISING REASON IT WENT
THE SURPRISING REASON IT WENT UNTOLD FOR SO LONG.
UNTOLD FOR SO LONG.
UNTOLD FOR SO LONG. >> Reporter: YOU HAVE HEARD THE
>> Reporter: YOU HAVE HEARD THE
>> Reporter: YOU HAVE HEARD THE STORY BUT LIKELY DIDN'T KNOW
STORY BUT LIKELY DIDN'T KNOW
STORY BUT LIKELY DIDN'T KNOW THIS NAME.
THIS NAME.
THIS NAME. >> AND NOBODY KNEW ABOUT
>> AND NOBODY KNEW ABOUT
>> AND NOBODY KNEW ABOUT CLAUDEETTE.
CLAUDEETTE.
CLAUDEETTE. >> Reporter: SHE WAS JUST 15
>> Reporter: SHE WAS JUST 15
>> Reporter: SHE WAS JUST 15 YEARS OLD ON MARCH 2, 1955 WHEN
YEARS OLD ON MARCH 2, 1955 WHEN
YEARS OLD ON MARCH 2, 1955 WHEN SHE REFUSED TO GIVE UP HER SEAT
SHE REFUSED TO GIVE UP HER SEAT
SHE REFUSED TO GIVE UP HER SEAT ON AN ALABAMA BUS, NINE MONTHS
ON AN ALABAMA BUS, NINE MONTHS
ON AN ALABAMA BUS, NINE MONTHS BEFORE ROSA PARKS.
BEFORE ROSA PARKS.
BEFORE ROSA PARKS. >> I SAID HISTORY HAD ME MOVED
>> I SAID HISTORY HAD ME MOVED
>> I SAID HISTORY HAD ME MOVED TO THE SEAT.
TO THE SEAT.
TO THE SEAT. AND IT WAS BETWEEN THESE TWO
AND IT WAS BETWEEN THESE TWO
AND IT WAS BETWEEN THESE TWO HISTORICAL WOMEN, ICONIC WOMEN,
HISTORICAL WOMEN, ICONIC WOMEN,
HISTORICAL WOMEN, ICONIC WOMEN, I COULD NOT MOVE.
I COULD NOT MOVE.
I COULD NOT MOVE. I WAS PARALYZED IN THAT SEAT.
I WAS PARALYZED IN THAT SEAT.
I WAS PARALYZED IN THAT SEAT. >> Reporter: AND LARGELY OMITTED
>> Reporter: AND LARGELY OMITTED
>> Reporter: AND LARGELY OMITTED FROM HISTORY BOOKS DESPITE HER
FROM HISTORY BOOKS DESPITE HER
FROM HISTORY BOOKS DESPITE HER COURAGEOUS AND BOLDNESS AS A
COURAGEOUS AND BOLDNESS AS A
COURAGEOUS AND BOLDNESS AS A TEEN.
TEEN.
TEEN. TODAY AT 80 YEARS OLD SHE STILL
TODAY AT 80 YEARS OLD SHE STILL
TODAY AT 80 YEARS OLD SHE STILL RECALLS THE DAY WITH CLARITY,
RECALLS THE DAY WITH CLARITY,
RECALLS THE DAY WITH CLARITY, REMEMBERING THE EXACT EXCHANGE
REMEMBERING THE EXACT EXCHANGE
REMEMBERING THE EXACT EXCHANGE SHE HAD WITH THE OFFICER WHO
SHE HAD WITH THE OFFICER WHO
SHE HAD WITH THE OFFICER WHO TRIED TO MAKE HER GIVE UP HER
TRIED TO MAKE HER GIVE UP HER
TRIED TO MAKE HER GIVE UP HER SEAT.
SEAT.
SEAT. >> TOLD HIM I PAID MY FARE AND
>> TOLD HIM I PAID MY FARE AND
>> TOLD HIM I PAID MY FARE AND IT'S MY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO
IT'S MY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO
IT'S MY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO SIT HERE.
SIT HERE.
SIT HERE. SO ANYWAY HE YELLED TO THE BUS
SO ANYWAY HE YELLED TO THE BUS
SO ANYWAY HE YELLED TO THE BUS DRIVER HE HAD NO JURISDICTION
DRIVER HE HAD NO JURISDICTION
DRIVER HE HAD NO JURISDICTION HERE.
HERE.
HERE. SO WE THOUGHT IT WAS -- IF HE
SO WE THOUGHT IT WAS -- IF HE
SO WE THOUGHT IT WAS -- IF HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY JURISDICTION
DIDN'T HAVE ANY JURISDICTION
DIDN'T HAVE ANY JURISDICTION HERE WE THOUGHT IT WAS OVER WITH
HERE WE THOUGHT IT WAS OVER WITH
HERE WE THOUGHT IT WAS OVER WITH BECAUSE THIS WAS A TRAFFIC
BECAUSE THIS WAS A TRAFFIC
BECAUSE THIS WAS A TRAFFIC PATROLMAN.
PATROLMAN.
PATROLMAN. IT'S JUST THE WHITE LADY DIDN'T
IT'S JUST THE WHITE LADY DIDN'T
IT'S JUST THE WHITE LADY DIDN'T HAVE A SEAT.
HAVE A SEAT.
HAVE A SEAT. >> THE MAGNITUDE OF HER ACT OF
>> THE MAGNITUDE OF HER ACT OF
>> THE MAGNITUDE OF HER ACT OF DEFIANCE DIDN'T HIT HER
DEFIANCE DIDN'T HIT HER
DEFIANCE DIDN'T HIT HER IMMEDIATELY, NOT UNTIL SHE HEARD
IMMEDIATELY, NOT UNTIL SHE HEARD
IMMEDIATELY, NOT UNTIL SHE HEARD THE LOCK OF THE JAIL CELL.
THE LOCK OF THE JAIL CELL.
THE LOCK OF THE JAIL CELL. >> YOU CAN HEAR WHEN THE KEYS GO
>> YOU CAN HEAR WHEN THE KEYS GO
>> YOU CAN HEAR WHEN THE KEYS GO CLICK BECAUSE YOU HEAR THAT
CLICK BECAUSE YOU HEAR THAT
CLICK BECAUSE YOU HEAR THAT SOUND, RIGHT?
SOUND, RIGHT?
SOUND, RIGHT? THEY LOCK YOU IN.
THEY LOCK YOU IN.
THEY LOCK YOU IN. >> Reporter: SHE SAYS SITTING IN
>> Reporter: SHE SAYS SITTING IN
>> Reporter: SHE SAYS SITTING IN THAT JAIL CELL, THOSE WERE THE
THAT JAIL CELL, THOSE WERE THE
THAT JAIL CELL, THOSE WERE THE LONGEST HOURS OF HER LIFE.
LONGEST HOURS OF HER LIFE.
LONGEST HOURS OF HER LIFE. BUT THOSE THREE HOURS WOULD ALSO
BUT THOSE THREE HOURS WOULD ALSO
BUT THOSE THREE HOURS WOULD ALSO CHANGE HER LIFE'S TRAJECTORY.
CHANGE HER LIFE'S TRAJECTORY.
CHANGE HER LIFE'S TRAJECTORY. >> GOING TO THE NAACP AT 15
>> GOING TO THE NAACP AT 15
>> GOING TO THE NAACP AT 15 YEARS OLD.
YEARS OLD.
YEARS OLD. SO ROSA PARKS STEPPED UP AND --
SO ROSA PARKS STEPPED UP AND --
SO ROSA PARKS STEPPED UP AND -- SHE FIT THE BILL.
SHE FIT THE BILL.
SHE FIT THE BILL. SHE WAS BLACK AND SHE WEPT ON A
SHE WAS BLACK AND SHE WEPT ON A
SHE WAS BLACK AND SHE WEPT ON A BUS, REFUSED TO GET UP.
BUS, REFUSED TO GET UP.
BUS, REFUSED TO GET UP. >> Reporter: BEFORE CLAUDETTE
>> Reporter: BEFORE CLAUDETTE
>> Reporter: BEFORE CLAUDETTE AND ROSA HUNDREDS WERE ARRESTED
AND ROSA HUNDREDS WERE ARRESTED
AND ROSA HUNDREDS WERE ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO DO THE SAME.
FOR TRYING TO DO THE SAME.
FOR TRYING TO DO THE SAME. BUT THEY HAPPEN THE FIRST TO
BUT THEY HAPPEN THE FIRST TO
BUT THEY HAPPEN THE FIRST TO CHALLENGE IT IN ALABAMA COURTS.
CHALLENGE IT IN ALABAMA COURTS.
CHALLENGE IT IN ALABAMA COURTS. THE REST IS HISTORY.
THE REST IS HISTORY.
THE REST IS HISTORY. BUT WHAT HAPPENED IN NEW YORK
BUT WHAT HAPPENED IN NEW YORK
BUT WHAT HAPPENED IN NEW YORK CITY.
CITY.
CITY. >> PERMANENT RECOGNITION OF A
>> PERMANENT RECOGNITION OF A
>> PERMANENT RECOGNITION OF A GREAT CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST.
GREAT CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST.
GREAT CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST. >> Reporter: IN CELEBRATION OF
>> Reporter: IN CELEBRATION OF
>> Reporter: IN CELEBRATION OF WOMENS HISTORY MONTH SHE FINALLY
WOMENS HISTORY MONTH SHE FINALLY
WOMENS HISTORY MONTH SHE FINALLY GOT HER DUE, GETTING HER OWN --
GOT HER DUE, GETTING HER OWN --
GOT HER DUE, GETTING HER OWN -- IN BRONX NEW YORK WHERE SHE
IN BRONX NEW YORK WHERE SHE
IN BRONX NEW YORK WHERE SHE CURRENTLY RESIDES YOU WILL NOW
CURRENTLY RESIDES YOU WILL NOW
CURRENTLY RESIDES YOU WILL NOW FIND CLAUDETTE WAY, SITTING FOR
FIND CLAUDETTE WAY, SITTING FOR
FIND CLAUDETTE WAY, SITTING FOR A WOMAN WHO HAS PAVED THE WAY
A WOMAN WHO HAS PAVED THE WAY
A WOMAN WHO HAS PAVED THE WAY FOR SO MANY OTHERS.
FOR SO MANY OTHERS.
FOR SO MANY OTHERS. WE SALUTE YOU TONIGHT.
WE SALUTE YOU TONIGHT.
WE SALUTE YOU TONIGHT. AND BEFORE WE GO, THE IMAGE OF
AND BEFORE WE GO, THE IMAGE OF
AND BEFORE WE GO, THE IMAGE OF THE DAY, A SIGN OF THE TIMES.
THE DAY, A SIGN OF THE TIMES.
THE DAY, A SIGN OF THE TIMES. THE UNITED CENTER IN CHICAGO,
THE UNITED CENTER IN CHICAGO,
THE UNITED CENTER IN CHICAGO, THE CHICAGO BLACK HAWKS WERE
THE CHICAGO BLACK HAWKS WERE
THE CHICAGO BLACK HAWKS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE PLAYING A HOCKEY
SUPPOSED TO BE PLAYING A HOCKEY
SUPPOSED TO BE PLAYING A HOCKEY GAME HERE TONIGHT.
GAME HERE TONIGHT.
GAME HERE TONIGHT. BUT INSTEAD THE SHUTTERED ARENA
BUT INSTEAD THE SHUTTERED ARENA
BUT INSTEAD THE SHUTTERED ARENA IS NOW BEING USED BY A FOOD BANK
IS NOW BEING USED BY A FOOD BANK
IS NOW BEING USED BY A FOOD BANK TO STORE FOOD.
TO STORE FOOD.
TO STORE FOOD. THE ADDITIONAL SPACE WILL HELP
THE ADDITIONAL SPACE WILL HELP
THE ADDITIONAL SPACE WILL HELP MORE FAMILIES IN POVERTY GET THE
MORE FAMILIES IN POVERTY GET THE
MORE FAMILIES IN POVERTY GET THE FOOD THEY SO DESPERATELY NEED.
FOOD THEY SO DESPERATELY NEED.
FOOD THEY SO DESPERATELY NEED. AND THAT IS OUR SHOW FOR THIS
AND THAT IS OUR SHOW FOR THIS
AND THAT IS OUR SHOW FOR THIS HOUR.
HOUR.
HOUR. BE SURE TO STAY TUNED FOR ABC
BE SURE TO STAY TUNED FOR ABC
BE SURE TO STAY TUNED FOR ABC NEWS LIVE FOR MORE CONTEXT AND
NEWS LIVE FOR MORE CONTEXT AND
NEWS LIVE FOR MORE CONTEXT AND ANALYSIS OF THE DAYS TOP
ANALYSIS OF THE DAYS TOP
ANALYSIS OF THE DAYS TOP STORIES.
STORIES.
STORIES. I'M LINDSEY DAVIS.
I'M LINDSEY DAVIS.
I'M LINDSEY DAVIS. THANKS SO MUCH FOR STREAMING
THANKS SO MUCH FOR STREAMING
THANKS SO MUCH FOR STREAMING WITH US, AND GOOD NIGHT.