good morning. i'm poppy harlow and this morning our nation again is facing crises, a surging number of people with coronavirus and vanishing supplies needed to treat them. in just 24 hours, the number of positive tests soared by more than 40% across the country, hospitals short on beds, masks, ventilators and testing. some health workers making their own masks. just think about that. making their own protective gear in america. washington state is building the nation's first field hospital. the president is sending two navy hospital ships to help those healthcare workers, one of them coming to new york city, but it could be weeks before it arrives. an in the birthplace of the model t, news overnight that

america's top automakers, all of them, ford, chrysler, general motors, all temporarily closing all of their u.s. plants. ford and gm stepping up offering to potentially make ventilators that are in such short supply. and in the nation's capitol, president trump signed an economic emergency relief bill that includes free testing for the virus and paid emergency leave for workers. and now lawmakers are scrambling and negotiating on a massive stimulus plan to try to help stem the economic fall out of this pandemic. the impact on wall street continues day by day to be devastating. the stock market erased all of the gains made during the entirety of the trump administration. this as we see the first two members of congress test positive for coronavirus. and another startling warning from the cdc, young people, that includes toddler and infants as well, more vulnerable than previously thought. new numbers show nearly 30% of those hospitalized are between

the ages of 20 and 54 and 29% of the first few thousand cases reported in the united states were between the ages of just 20 and 44. we have a lot to get to, let's begin in new york city, with brynn gingras. let's begin with what governor cuomo is saying in terms of the likely number of cases coming. >> reporter: yeah, poppy, the governor said he expects this state to see tens of thousands of cases. now, just to be clear, he's not saying all those cases are going to need hospitalization, he's saying really that he believes a lot of people may have this virus and might self-resolve, but may not know that they have it. that's where that large, large, large number is at. but, listen, the fact is that new york city alone is racing closer to 2,000 cases alone. this is the reality. the governor also said on "new day" that the city did -- the state did 8,000 tests overnight. so those numbers are going to go up, but the fact remains this is going to make a huge impact on

the healthcare system here across the country, but also again here. you mentioned that military, naval hospital ship, we are expecting that, though it is going to take some time and there are steps being taken now. we know that the governor has been working with the army corps of engineers to possibly transform dormitories into hospitals, possibly hotel rooms, possibly maximizing more beds into the hospitals that are currently in operation. we have heard about, you know, the call for nurses and doctors to come out of retirement, back into the workforce, we have heard that people have answered that call, so thank you so much to them. but that is a major concern as far as personnel and bed space. but we're also talking about the fact that we need equipment as well. also, really quickly, poppy, we're talking about the fact that the density has to decrease. the governor taking another step by reducing the workforce in this state. but not saying that there is going to be a major, major step like a shelter in place, how

that's been described. that's not going to happen, just full on quarantine. certainly he continues to take steps to try to get people to stay in their homes. poppy? >> brynn, understood, thank you for all of that. to capitol hill now where lawmakers are considering a $1 trillion stimulus package, manu is there. help us understand how this is different than what the president signed yesterday. >> reporter: well this is much more expansive. what the president signed yesterday deals with targeted relief efforts as well as expensive bill, we don't have the exact price tag what the president signed, but deals with paid leave for some workers who have been displaced, allowed for free testing for coronavirus for individuals who want that, increases medicaid spending to the states, enhances unemployment benefits, the stimulus package under consideration now much more expansive, $1 trillion, far more expansive than what congress did to prop up what was occurring in 2008 during the financial meltdown. this bill that is under consideration was split up money towards small businesses and for

affected industries that have been hurt by airlines, provide cash payments to consumers. but the details of that trillion dollar plan still being sorted out. we expect senate republicans to put forward their proposal today and further negotiations to take place in the coming days. >> on top of it all, manu, this is coming so much closer to home for members of congress. first it was the number of them quarantined or self-isolating, now two members have tested positive. >> yeah, first two members of congress, mar yio diaz-balart a ben mcadams both announced last night after leaving washington on saturday that they were experiencing symptoms, that they both tested positive for the disease. and as a result, several lawmakers who have come into contact with them are now in quarantine themselves, including the republican whip steve scalise on the house side and one just announced on the democratic side, kendra horn. the question is what will law

ma lawmakers do when the house is to return last week and will the voting ultimately occur? >> well, of course, we wish them a quick recovery. thank you, manu, on all those fronts. we appreciate it. joining me now is dr. saj dr. saja hathi, resident physician at massachusetts general hospital. thank you for being with us. >> poppy, it is good to be here. >> so, for anyone who is watching earlier this week, they heard your mentor dr. celine gounder talk about what you had been experiencing and telling her. that's why we wanted to have you on. you're on the front lines. so thank you for being there, thank you for what you and all the doctors and nurses and hospital staff are doing. what are you seeing, because we hear all the anecdotes, supplies are low, people are making their own masks, the cdc guidelines have lessened so they say if you don't have a mask, put a bandanna around your face. what are you actually having to do every day? >> yeah, so, poppy, we see photos coming from china, italy, singapore, healthcare workers,

fully clothed in hazmat suits and we think it is the reality here, but it is not. hospitals across the country are rapidly running out of masks, gowns, protective eyewear they desperately need to guard appropriately against this virus. and we're seeing that, even at mass general hospital, which is one of -- ten institutions nationwide, federally funded to treat special path generaogens covid-19. we're being asked to re-use surgical masks when we go see patients. >> you are? this is happening to you? you are being told, use that mask again? >> it is not only our hospital, poppy. it is doctors and nurses across the country, but, yes, that's what we're doing to conserve what is a short supply. >> what is the mood at the -- i was just going to say, what is the mood at the hospital? because here you are having to take care of all these patients,

not only patients with coronavirus. other varial patient as well, while trying to keep yourself healthy for your family and your loved ones, what are doctors and nurses saying to each other? >> absolutely. so the doctors and nurses that i work with every day at mass general are heroes. they are some of the brightest, most committed members of the workforce and i have no doubt that they will fight against the virus until every last bed is emptied. and the vaccine hopefully is knocking at our doors. right now there is a palpable sense of dread that is pulsing through the hole halls of the hospital. and while the production act we heard about earlier that president trump signed, though belatedly yesterday is the positive first step. the truth is, right now, we are foot soldiers in a war we didn't foresee, and were never trained for, and we're hurdling forth into a battle with neither the

insight into where these infections are, nor the armor to protect against them. and that's really not okay. >> that's a harrowing picture that you draw. i know you're also worried about the mortality rate among those with other illnesses that you're seeing at least anecdotally, people who are sick and need to come to the hospital, they're not coming because of this. >> well, what we saw with the ebola epidemic just a few years ago is the uptick of healthcare services actually went down. and morbidity and mortality rate of other infectious diseases like malaria, tb, went up. and we're worried that as people are appropriately practicing social distancing and staying home from the hospital, that similarly the morbidity and mortality of other diseases like heart failure, cellulitis, other

infections might go up. there are other hospitals in the country doing really good work on this respect, doing more to invest in telehealth, but we need a massive influx of resources and money and a lot more attention dedicated to this in order to avoid that catastrophic loss. >> dr. hathi, thank you so well, foot soldiers without the armor needed and didn't know this was coming a few weeks ago, thank you very much for what you're doing every day. >> a pleasure to be here. >> good luck. >> thank you. on the same day that officials are begging at this point begging young americans to take this virus seriously, and to actually social distance, we're seeing packed beaches in florida and we're hearing this. >> it is not a big deal to me. i'm still day by day out here after day. >> i feel like we shouldn't change our lifestyles necessarily just because of, like, corona, especially because it not affecting younger people. that's why we don't take it

seriously. >> wow. the cdc releasing new numbers and guess what they show. that of the first 2449 cases reported in the united states, 29% of those infected with coronavirus were young. they were between the ages of 20 and 44. with me now is charles orensteen, the piece you wrote on this is getting so much attention. thank you for your time. >> thank you, poppy. >> so you write that you're surprised that the number of top officials and even some friends and acquaintances who keep comparing this to the flu. without any evidence. >> right, well, i mean, that's what people know. they know every year they go in to get a flu shot and it is going to decrease your chances of getting the flu and if you get the flu, it is not going to be all that bad. and that's in part because of what the president has been saying a whole lot. the president has been comparing it to the flu for weeks now. just this week, he compared it again to the response to the 2009 swine flu epidemic.

this is really a whole lot different from both the annual flu and the swine flu. >> it is. and by the way, there is not enough flu vaccine. there is not a coronavirus vaccine the way there is a flu vaccine every year that many of us get. senator ron johnson of wisconsin was speaking to the milwaukee journal sentinel and you saw it, but for those who didn't, i'll read it. i'm in the denying what a nasty disease covid-19 can be and how obviously it is devastating somewhere between 1% and popula 97% to 99% will get through this and develop immunities and move on. we don't shut down our economy because of tens of thousands of people die on the highways. what do you think when you read that? >> well, one person of the u.s. population would be 30 million people. so -- i'm sorry, 3 million people. so that is a tremendous amount, 3% would be somewhere of 9 million to 10 million people.

that is orders of magnitude beyond who died from the flu annually and in fact if you look at it, then the death rate from covid-19 may decrease over time, the numbers out of china hit a country that was not prepared for a novel virus, the u.s. is somewhat more prepared for that, so you would expect the death rate to be decreased, but even at 1%, 3 million deaths from covid-19 is an inconsiderably large number and one which is causing all of the alarm that you're seeing right now. >> i just want to point out one other startling thing that you bring up importantly in your piece. and that is the overall number of hospital beds. can you break down for people the comparison between our economy and how the resources and hospital beds in the united states versus other oecd countries and those developed nations and where we rank? >> yeah, absolutely. the u.s. has fewer hospital beds than china does, fewer hospital beds than germany does, fewer hospital beds than almost every developed country does. we have about 2.8 hospital beds

for every thousand residents in the u.s. pro publica did an analysis, an analysis with harvard global health institute, we looked at each region's capacity to handle the influx of patients in a, you know, covid-19 outbreak. what we find is that if this hits really fast, almost every region is going to be overwhelmed, which is why we need to slow the curve. that's why you're hearing messages for folks to stay at home, and why almost every public health official in the u.s. today is taking this as seriously as it is. hospitals just simply don't have the room for a surge of patients that could come if this really roots. >> i hope those young kid s on spring break you heard from are listening to you and heeding this and watching this, because they have no idea how many people this is affecting and how. charles, thank you for your reporting. thank you for being here. >> thanks, poppy. so the crisis is so serious in new york city, they're

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outingings. joining me now is the commissioner of new york city's emergency management department, deanne criswell. thank you so much. this is -- this is what you and your team prepare -- i suppose you don't imagine something like this, but these are the crises you guys prepare for. so thank you for what you're doing. >> thank you, poppy. thank you for having me today. >> talk to me about how realistic it is that we could see some of the biggest hotels in the world, new york city hotels turn into hospitals. i should note not to treat coronavirus patients, but to take care of so many other people that fall ill with something else. >> exactly. i think it is a real possibility right now and as you stated, we want to be able to have maximum space available in our current hospitals to treat those that are the most infected and the most ill from the coronavirus. and so that means if we can take and move some minor patients over to hotels or other types of locations, it will relieve the pressure on our hospital system so they can take care of those that need it most.

>> you're considering -- i think there is images of this for people who aren't familiar with the jacob javits center and how big it is, it takes up city blocks here, a few blocks from where i'm sitting right now. you're considering turning that into one massive hospital? >> we would definitely like to use that and turn that into a massive hospital. again, working with the state, our health department and emergency management working with state officials to see what we can do to turn that into a large scale hospital, again, taking the pressure off of our hospital system itself, giving those beds to those that need it most. >> i understand from the new york times reporting earlier this week that you, new york city, requested 2 million of these specialty masks from the federal government. is that the case and what did you end up getting? >> so we requested 2.2 million masks through the strategic national stockpile, what we received was 76,000 and they were all expired. >> you couldn't use one of them?

>> well, now, we can use expired masks, the cdc does have guidance that -- if you run out of the nonexpired ones, it is acceptable to move down to an expired one, but we would like to have ones that are nonexpired, but even that, we need more. we just need more masks. >> of course you do, right? and this is happening in america, with other doctors telling us, like, one, we just had on, they're being asked to and having to make their own makeshift masks as this week the cdc downgraded sort of their level of what is needed in terms of masks, saying that if you need to, homemade masks should ideally be used in combination with the face shield that covers the entire face and they say that healthcare providers might use homemade masks look a bandanna or a scarf. is that safe? >> i haven't seen that guidance but we're looking at any possibility we can put in place to protect our healthcare workers. we're reserving the n 95 masks

for our healthcare workers that need them most. those that are working with the patients that are having high risk procedures, whether intubating them and where they have the most risk of having droplets splashed on them and using surgical masks for other types of protection for our first responders, healthcare workers working with less critical patients. >> so the debate now in new york city is over will there be a shelter in place order or not, like san francisco. do you think one would be effective? >> i think that massive social distancing is what is needed to slow the spread of this disease. we put in a lot of significant restrictions a couple of days ago, we're talking about what the results and what the compliance is with that to determine if we need to take even stronger steps. >> we wish you luck -- >> the biggest thing people can do is truly adhere to those restrictions, we need people, especially those that are the most vulnerable to stay inside, not go out, because those are

the people that we're seeing in our hospitals, and those that are eventually succumbing to this disease. >> we wish you a lot of luck and thank you for your service to the city. commissioner criswell, we'll talk to you soon. >> thank you. we're moments away from the opening bell on wall street and it has been devastating day after day. look at that. futures down once again this morning. today's session will begin below the level where stocks were when the president took office. that means that huge rally we have seen in the last few years, it is essentially completely gone. the dow is just a few hundred points away from dropping 10,000 points from its record high reached just last month. starting monday, trading at the new york stock exchange will take place not there, but electronically only. at leaf blowers.

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all right, we're just moments away from the opening bell on wall street. the dow, think about this, has now essentially erased all of the gains since the president took office. the new york stock exchange, the floor, for trading, will not be open on monday. all trading will be electronic to try to prevent the spread of coronavirus. kevin hassett is back with me. kevin, thank you so much for being here. you saw my jaw drop on monday when you told me that you think we could lose a million jobs in the month of march alone. >> right. >> now all estimates are, even

from the federal government, this is going to last a whole lot longer than a month, they're preparing for 18 months of this and multiple iterations of the virus. in april and may what is going to happen to jobs? >> we should remind ourselves we started talking about this in early february. i think back then we said that the odds of a recession from this globally were about 50/50. remember that? >> i do. >> i think that while it might seem like i've been a pessimist, we have been as accurate as we can be, the thing is that the million jobs number is looking low compared to some other things that i've seen. deutsche bank has gdp in the second quarter now, looking like north of minus 10%. and so the fact is, if you just stop all activity, then it puts an enormous stress on the whole economy because firms had no revenue, they got payrolls to meet, i'm hearing anecdotally that firms aren't paying insurance, health insurance companies, so the health insurance companies that have to pay for all the medical care are

kind of -- might run out of cash, that may have to be something the government steps into. if this drags on, everything starts to unwind. even the big moves we're seeing now in congress are not going to be enough. so we really -- we got three things that have to happen to recover. we need big fed action, big federal action, and it is nice to see the partisanship put aside and people focus on that, right? then the third thing is we have to make progress on the virus and that third thing is still very, very uncertain. if it runs into the summer and the fall, then i think that we're going to have to either have a great depression, or figure out a way to send people back to work, even though that's risky. because at some point we can't not have an economy, right? >> what did you just say about a great depression? >> i'm saying if we just -- if everybody stays home for six months, then, you know it hard to -- it is like the great depression. so the question is just, like, if we don't make any progress on the virus, they have to figure

something out to get people back to work and maybe it is people work with masks on and things like that, but you really can't shut down the global economy for six months and expect anything to continue. >> kevin, wow, in terms of job numbers, you're now saying that losing a million jobs in the month of march, this month, is on the low end, so are you looking at a million plus, 2 million job losses, march, april, may? >> i had a lot of -- as you know this right when i said it, that's pretty newsworthy, it is that big, i had a lot of response from some serious numbers people, and i think that people are really sure that there are going to be numbers of the 2 million range by the april number. >> a month, 2 million job losses a month this spring? >> a month, that's correct. but that's going to be more like the april number than the march number because the march number was actually surveyed a week earlier, i just misspoke, and so therefore it is possible that

the march number will be like closer to what i said or even a little better than this. so by april you're going to see the worst jobs number you ever saw. >> by april, the worst job number you ever saw, a virtual certainty. you were up until -- less than a year ago, the president's top economist. before you go, what can we do? short of sending people back to work sick, which is not ideal, what, you know, you've got the republicans coming out with a trillion dollar stimulus package now, you got a lot of economists, you've read and i've been reading what they're saying out of britain, that's not enough. when you have a economy based on overconsumptio overconsumption, not just what we need but what we want, is a trill doll trillion dollar stimulus enough when you can't spend it at most places? >> not being a health professional, but a numbers guy, i think that the only thing we can do to really start making progress is to test just about everybody, right? we need to have widespread

testing and then maybe hopefully find big pockets of the country where people don't have the virus and then he cwe can tell to turn the lights back on in the factories. i think we're going to be flying in the dark until there is an absolute cure. i think there are steps we can take, especially, you know, random sampling all over the country, you know, one idea that we're bopping around is you can test everybody in the military, because they're all over the country and they're sort of -- if they volunteer to take the test, they're right there, do that this weekend. i think we ned information so we can start to turn things back on. >> okay, kevin hassett, thank you very much, come back soon, let's see what today brings, the market is already down once again. next, i'll ask republican senator about that $1 trillion stimulus zeal thdeal that lookst is coming and his effort as a physician to make insurance companies cover all coronavirus treatment costs. does he have support of congress and the white house on that? senator cassidy joins me next. ? unlike ordinary memory supplements- neuriva has clinically proven ingredients

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so right now, senate republicans are trying to reach a deal on a huge what would be a $1 trillion stimulus package to ease the economic fallout of the coronavirus. it would be the third and largest yet stimulus plan from congress amid -- in the past few weeks amid the crisis. you're a physician, sir, thank you for being with me. >> thank you, poppy. >> let's get to the stimulus package in a moment. i would like to talk about what you're pushing for with your lens not only as a lawmaker, but as a physician, that sis a bill you have bipartisan support to ensure that any private health insurer in this country would have to totally cover the costs of vaccines and treatments for

coronavirus once we have them. do you have support from enough across the aisle on this, on both sides and do you have support of the white house? >> absolutely it is bipartisan. absolutely vaccine will be made available. it may be made available through other means, but if not through other means, it will be made available through this. under current law, if the united states public health task force says that a vaccine is approved, it must be covered. and so we want to make sure that a covid-19 vaccine would be covered under that. now, it is also possible under legislation congress previously passed which set up vaccine manufacturing units that the federal government would just take that vaccine produced and distribute directly. when i was a child, i remember going to my elementary school and taking a polio vaccine. all everybody was lined up and everybody took their polio vaccine, paid for by the government. that might be another mechanism. we're going to make sure this happens. >> as i understand it, though,

your legislation wouldn't just be about a vaccine, it would be about fully covering treatment, is that the case? >> yeah, so we also want to make sure folks have the therapy they need, we're also concerned about the high cost of any drug which may be shown to be effective. if it is an oral drug, for example, i want to make sure the medicare part d beneficiary has access to it. that would be through a different bill we're putting forward. but whatever legislation we can put forward to make sure the american people's health is taken care of, we're going to put it forward. >> that's right, because i believe under medicare part d you're still responsible for 5% of the cost there, so if they're overwhelmingly expensive -- >> you're good. above a certain level, the medicare part d beneficiary is responsible for 5% of list price. not the rebated price, but list, for trying to change that to cap what the out of pocket is and to allow the senior to pay it over 12 months as opposed to paying it in january and february. >> understood. let's move on to the stimulus. so a trillion dollar stimulus,

this would include a few things, cash payments to americans, about half of it, but also half of it going towards small businesses that are reeling right now that cannot keep their doors open and some for other affected sectors. is it enough, projections i just heard is that this isn't nearly enough, is this just one of what is to come, a lot more? >> this is phase three. there will be a phase four. i'm pushing for a massive infrastructure package. we can borrow money at record low rates. let's put working americans that work in construction, which drive the demand for manufactured goods, which then drives the demand for service goods. and, by the way, you do construction, you can socially distance. when you manufacture, you can set it up so you socially distance. and so i think that would be an engine, if you will, to pull everybody forward, but by the way, making investments that benefit our gdp in the

long-term. >> that's an interesting point. in terms of cash assistance going to businesses, you know there has been some pushback on potential bailouts of larger industries, that have paid out in recent months big dividends. there is also concern about big companies and assistance if they get it. elizabeth warren i thought has an interesting proposal, i wonder what you think your fellow senator on the other side of the aisle who has a list of things she's calling for should this happen, including a $15 minimum wage guarantee, permanent ban on share buybacks, no dividends or executive bonuses while receiving relief. are those good ideas? >> i would have to look at those. it is hard to think if a executive bonus is set upon profitability that anybody is getting an executive bonus. i mean, right now, companies are just trying to keep from bankruptcy -- >> but perhaps more importantly wages. that is what stood out to me in terms of $15 minimum -- >> right now, small businesses don't even know if they're going to keep people employed.

if you're going to put a $15 benefit upon somebody, there are restaurants that have already closed in new york city because of their $15 minimum wage. when i speak to small businesses back home, their decision isn't whether to pay $15 or not, their decision is whether to continue to employ people. i think it sounds very nice as populism, i think it is very insensitive to the employers trying to keep the door open. >> i believe and i could be wrong, i'll double-check, this is geared toward the bigger employers. but i hear you. but before you go, talk about your position as a physician when you hear something like this from your fellow republican in the senate ron johnson who told the milwaukee journal sentinel yesterday, quote, i'm not denying what a nasty disease covid-19 can be, and how it is obviously devastating somewhere between 1% to 3.4% of the pop li ulation.

we don't shut down our economies because tens of thousands of people die from the common flu. does it worry you to hear that, the comparison to the flu in. >> so, clearly there has to be a sensitivity to the economy. we have to take care of people's financial health and their physical health. perhaps as a physician i can -- i've been reading the medical literature every night before i go to bed, i read the new england journal offed ed mmedi lancet and others. of course you understand that impacts the economy otherwise. if a 40-year-old physician becomes ill, then her kids are not taken care of, then suddenly you understand the impact it has upon the economy. so i see that in the relationship between the with, i totally get we have to take care of people's jobs, hence these packages, but i think that we have to have the credible plan to limit the spread of this disease. >> fair enough. health first, senator cassidy,

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way they can to help the public. major league baseball announcing all 30 of its teams will donate $30 million to cover the wages of all the people who work at ball parks across the country. matt ryan and his wife sara donating hundreds of thousands of dollars to two organizations in georgia. atlanta falcon matt ryan joins me now. thank you so much for being here. i should note you're in your car because that's why the wi-fi worked, right? >> yeah, in the car, and, you know, just trying to survive this like everybody else. heading out for some groceries now and getting a little break from being in the house. >> there you go. matt, thank you for what you're doing. you're giving to the laatlanta food bank and a kitchen. you were lucky enough to go to the grocery store. i was lucky enough last weekend.

tell why you're giving this money to these organizations. >> there are certainly a lot of industries that need help right now, but my wife and i felt that the restaurant industry and the food bank were two things that could use a lot of help right now. i know we have lots of friends in that industry that are struggling, their businesses are struggling right now, so to be able to help some of the servers or managers at places that are closed or not operating at full capacity right now is important to us. then the food bank is a place that you can't give enough support. to help children that are out of school right now that depend on meals for breakfast and lunch, it just felt like the right thing for us to do. >> great to you guys for doing it. this goes beyond players like you. as i understand, alfred leblanc is going to help pay those

people in the stadiums who aren't working right now. my dad, when he was young, used to sell peanuts walking up and down the stairs of the metrodome for the minnesota twins. you think about all these folks that aren't going to be able to do that for a long time. >> it employs so many people, and you mentioned arthur. there's nobody more generous or more kind with their time and resources than him. he set an incredible example for all of our organization to give back into the community. at times like this where, you know, we're fortunate to be in the situation we're in, to be able to help other people out, i think shows the good in people and the good in our community here in atlanta. >> what is your message to young folks? it's sad to see that there are a number of young people on spring break now not adhering to the guidelines. if they're not going to list en to the medical professionals, maybe they'll listen to you, matt. >> i think the biggest thing is

just to do what people are asking you to do and to try to all pull our own weight to make sure that this gets handled as quickly as possible and as safely as possible. and i think we're all responsible in our own way to help out, and i hope that everybody takes this seriously. >> what has it been like for you at home? obviously you're more fortunate than most, right? but i think every parent is coping and juggling a little differently. you've got two-year-old twins at home, you guys. what's this been like through this, staying mostly at home? >> i've definitely got a greater appreciation for what my wife does on the day to day. she's at home with the guys all the time, a and is the primary caregiver for them. it's tough with little ones, but it's also a great opportunity to be able to spend a lot of time that otherwise you might not have or be able to do with your

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good morning. i'm poppy harlow. the time to act is now, and that means every american, young and old, supplies to fight coronavirus vanishing. in one day the number of tests surged by 40%. that's what happened overnight. hospitals short on beds, masks, ventilating, testing. some health care workers, if you can believe it, being told in america to make their own protective masks. this as the country builds it's first hospital on a soccer field. ford, chrysler and general motors will temporarily close all their u.s. plants, and instead of building tanks and planes like in world war ii, ford and gm may start making ventilators as supplies grow thin. in washington, the nation's capitol, president trump signed an economic emergency relief bill