Federal stay at home guidelines until april 30th. The potential death toll in the u. S. Scientists now say as many as 200,000 americans could die. And dr. Deborah birx adding, thats if we do things perfectly, if we all adhere to the guidelines. In some places tonight, checkpoints at state borders. Major cities in the midwest bracing. Chicago and detroit, and what theyre seeing already. The stories from the front lines. The wellknown neurosurgeon who has died. The miami icu nurse who has died as well. A doctor, a grandfather of six and marathon runner, in intensive care tonight. And the shortages. Not just protective gear, masks, and ventilators, but supplies including tylenol. In california, the surge now being seen. Icu visits doubling. And in Washington State tonight, the choir that rehearsed earlier this month, keeping their distance. Now reports tonight, at least 45 members have been diagnosed or are ill. Reports at least two dead. Tonight, cases doubling in louisiana this weekend alone. And inside one louisiana church, more than 1,000 gathering. And in florida, the pastor who. Rged congregants reto attend the new questions over masks. Should americans, if they have them, be wearing them . Would it help . What the scientists, including dr. Anthony fauci, are now saying. And dr. Jen ashton, right here again tonight, answering your questions. As we come back on the air with another halfhour of news, as the toll grows across this country. And the president extending the guidelines until april 30th. The president saying its a vital 30 days. Were putting it all on the line in this 30 days. And the staggering toll from new york city to los angeles. The nypd alone with alarming numbers, more than 900 officers infected, 4 have died. Liz cho with new reporting. And in detroit and boston, too. In boston, 19 officers testing positive. And in just two weeks time, weve gone from 4,000 to more than 159,000 case. About 1 in 3 americans under restrictions. New york city tonight, the comfort has pulled into port with 1,000 beds to help hospitals that are overwhelmed. That Field Hospital up in central park. And the body being loaded into a refrigerated truck in brooklyn. New yorks governor calling the death toll beyond staggering already. Sn new stretched city in justs. To the limit. Well get it to all, including dr. Jen ashton with a new recou of questions this halfhour. But we begin with tom llamas, leading us off. Please stay inside and please pray for the people. Reporter tonight, the governor of new york says the situation is painfully clear. And these images show it, a body loaded into a refrigerated truck outside this brooklyn hospital. The city bracing for a mounting death toll. More than 1,200 lives lost. Weve lost over 1,000 new yorkers. To me, were beyond staggering already. Weve reached staggering. Reporter help sailing in today. The Naval Hospital ship the comfort pulling into new york harbor. The 1,000bed facility ready tos in manhattan, a new Field Hospital specifically built for covid19 patients. We know how to do this. Weve never done it in a place like this before. Reporter the group samaritans purse building building it in just days. Starting tomorrow this is going to be a working intensive care unit in the middle of central park. Complete with hospital beds, ventilators, overhead lighting, even a negative pressure tube, sucking all the contaminated air out, making sure the room is sterilized. As new york is pushed to the brink, Health Experts warning the potential u. S. Death toll in could soar as high as 100,000 to 200,000 people. I think its entirely conceivable that if we do not mitigate to the extent that were trying to do, that you could reach that number. Reporter the president forced to reverse an earlier proposed plan to reopen the country by easter. Now extending social distancing guidelines to april 30th. Dr. Anthony fauci saying the task force argued strongly with the president to extend them and the president listened. Challenging times are ahead for the next 30 days, and this is a very vital 30 days. We are sort of putting it all on the line this 30 days. Reporter tonight were learning one of the latest victims is pediatric neurosurgeon dr. James goodrich from new yorks montefiore medical center. The worldrenowned doctor making medical history when he successfully separated conjoined twin boys during a 27hour surgery. Doctors across the country struggling to help families unable to visit their on in the icu. We make it a point to call families twice a day. But i cant imagine being that never knowing what news youre going to get. Reporter an emotional toll also on nurses, who are so often the Critical Link between patient and family. I just came from a patients room. Hes actively dying, positive diagnosis of covid19, and his family cant come, so i had to facetime his family. It was just so heartbreaking. Reporter in new jersey, eight patients dying at a single nursing home. And in new york city, a 500 fine for ignoring social reporter tougher penalties in maryland as well, where cases surged 400 in just the last week. The governor ordering residents to stay at home or risk up to a 5,000 fine or jail time. In louisiana, Officials Say they need 14,000 ventilators and fear they could run out next week. If the metros and rural areas dont take care now, by the time you see it, it has penetrated your Community Pretty significantly. Reporter cases spiking in cities like chicago and detroit. This Convention Center in detroit will be turned into a 900bed hospital. And in philadelphia this arena at Temple University transformed into an overflow hospital after cases there top 1,000. Tonight in los angeles, the Naval Hospital the mercy already taking on extra patients to ease pressure on hospitals. Tom, you reported that the ship can start taking patients without coronavirus tomorrow. But i wanted to get to Something Else this halfhour. Theres another urgent push to get Additional Health care workers to help in this fight in new york . Reporter yeah, thats right, david. You saw in the report, the hospitals are up and running. Theyll start tomorrow. But the governor says they need health ca Health Care Workers to come to new york. He said he promises new york will return the favor. David . Tom llamas, leading us off tonight. And its not just medical professionals, doctors and nurses. Its first responders, too, risking their lives. Tonight, the terrible toll already on the nypd. Detroits police chief testing positive. Bostons police force with more than a dozen cases. And the stressn heres liz cho of wabc reporter tonight, the relentless spread of coronavirus is hitting Police Departments hard. Cedric dixon is one of four nypd members to die after contracting the virus. He suffered Underlying Health conditions, and leaves behind a big family and a child. Were hurting. Were crying. And we continue to fight. Reporter the nypd is seeing a huge spike in cases. More than 900 members have tested positive including jon m. More than 5,000 new york cops have called out sick. 160 state Police Personnel have the virus. More than two dozen Los Angeles Police have been infected. Detroits police chief james craig, also testing positive. And there are at least two deaths in de, all centers are now racing to develop contingency plans if employees get sick. New york citys emergency system is already overwhelmed. Receiving a record 6,000 calls in a single day. This is unprecedented. Weve never seen our ems system get this many calls, ever. This has been so challenging for the officers and paramedics. Liz cho reporting from home like so many. Many of the officers are the first point of contact with a sick patient. Youre learning the nypd is providing officers with protection . Reporter thats right. The Detectives Union is calling it a terrifying time for officers on the front lines every single day. But they have enough protective gear for all of their officers. One bit of good news, weve just learned that the chief of the Counterterrorism Task force, and our former colleague, jon millere hospital. Liz, thank you. Just tremendous reporting from you and the team at wabc. The surge in cases across the country, and in the west, what were learning from california. The growing toll on the Health Care Workers. Heres matt gutman from california. Reporter tonight, the virus attacking frontline doctors and nurses. Miami icu nurse Araceli Buendia ilagan, whod treated thousands of patients over three decades, dying in recent days with alarming speed. Shed mentored her niece johanna, also an icu nurse in england. How do you feel going back to work . What does it make you think about . Well, to be honest, im terrified for my life. Especially what happened to my aunt. Reporter doctor arnold weg believes he contracted the virus when a patient coughed on him. My father is truly in the fight for his life. Reporter the 63yearold grandfather of six and marathon runner, hes now in intensive care for the first time as a patient. Yesterday was my parents 38th wedding anniversary and it was the first time they couldnt spend it together. Reporter hospitals now reporting drastic shortages of masks and protective gear. Doctors saying they have a single mask assigned for an entire week. A National Survey found 88 of cities do not have an adequate supply of ppe. I have nurses that call me on a daily basis to tell me that theyre scared. To tell me they dont know what to do. We didnt sign up for this. Reporter Mary Mcdonald recorded this video saying its not just supplies, its basic medication. Were out of tylenol. Were out of tylenol. I dont know what i can do to save people anymore. Reporter tonight, california officials warning theyre on the verge of a massive spike. The state with at least 5,700 cases and rising. When the mayor says hes seeing nuerf catneed dm dbled over e ween days to get test results. We have over 60,000 tests waiting for results. Reporter north of seattle, the latest example of how infectious the virus can be. A choir meeting on march 10th. Rehearsing after the outbreak had started. Tonight, 45 of the 60 who attended are infected, at least 2 have died. Which leads to questions about how long this can remain in the air, the minuscule droplets. Matt, i know you talked to californias governor, and that authorities are bracing for what is to come still in california. Reporter yeah, and many thousands more patients. Thats one of the reasons theyve begun to transfer noncovid mercy. Theyre ready with of nurses, s theyve begun graduating students early and training others to do the job. Matt, thank you. Across the south this evening, cases spiking in the newest hot spots. We heard from dr. Deborah birx, warning that no place will remain untouched. What theyve done in new orleans for the First Time Since katrina. Marcus moore is there. Reporter tonight, for the First Time Since hurricane katrina, the new orleans Convention Center transformed to deal with an unfolding catastrophe. This is the historic french quarter. It is shut down tonight. Officials fear mardi gras, which brought thousands of people here to bourbon street may have helped to spread the highly contagious virus. Over the weekend, cases in louisiana soaring from roughly 2,700 on friday to just over 4,000 today. But that didnt stop hundreds from flocking to sunday services at Life Tabernacle church outside baton rouge. They were all spread out, reporter some of the 00 or s churchs neighbors, outraged. We have a right, too. Yall need to shut that church down. Reporter in tampa, one megachurch pastor also defying stay at home orders. People have gone totally crazy. As the president said, he wants to get everybody back worshipping god come easter sunday. That needs to happen. Reporter but hours later, the president changed his tune. And tonight, that pastor under arrest. His reckless disregard for human life put hundreds of people in his congregation at risk and thousands of residents who may interact with them this week in danger. Reporter david, the governor of louisiana said its grossly irresponsible to ignore the stay at home order. Adding those who do take the time of first responders, making it more likely the virus will spread. Marcus, thank you. And we stay on the issue of masks as well. If americans have them, should would it help . Of course, the medical community doesnt want a run on masks. But what the scientists are now saying if you have one. And what President Trump said late today Reporter Health authorities in asia, where the numbers of covid19 cases are improving, say that americans have it all wrong with face masks. The head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control tells Science Magazine that the big mistake in the u. S. And europe is that people arent Wearing Masks. Many people have asymptomatic or presymptomatic infections. If they are wearing face masks, it can prevent droplets that carry the virus from escaping and infecting others. They believe that even masks made of simple fabrics are helpful. Jeremy howard, a Research Scientist at the university of san francisco, has looked at data from south korea, hong kong, and taiwan. And they all tell the same story, which is that wearing a mask can decrease transmission by up to 50 . Reporter in geneva today, the World Health Organization came out and said the exact opposite. We dont generally recommend the wearing of masks in public. Reporter dr. Anthony fauci says part of the issue is supply. That if Health Workers werent struggling with a shortage of masks, authorities might recommend them for everyone. Were starting to reexamine the possibility that if there are enough masks, should everyone be Wearing Masks . Reporter the president said hes open to that idea, too. Saying his Administration May encourage americans to wear masks all the time for a short period of time. Steve, thank you. And in a moment, dr. Jen ashton with new questions. The dire warning about the potential death toll in the u. S. Jen will weigh in on that. 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