Reporter and of course neighbors helping throw birthday pope francis is weighing in celebrations in isolation. Happy birthday on a possible reason for the reporter lorraine turning 100 years young with a surprise outbreak of the coronavirus, Climate Change. Singalong. Happy birthday to you in a new interview the pontiff suggested that the virus may be one of natures responses to people around the world ignoring Climate Change. Francis went on to say that society has not responded to happy birthday, lorraine. What he calls partial atria lake, arlington, like retirement communities all over planning more fun for residents. Catastrophes like the fires in australia or flooding, widespread flooding. There are a number of scientists and Climate Change lenew years dchsts,hanksgivinga activists who are linking human activity to what they call a thanks for including my friend in south carolina. Planet in crisis and they are had to do it, she can sing. Soon when this is all over even going so far to call our Current Crisis the beginning of well all be able to say, at another extinction. Heres abcs maggie rulli. Last it is over. Reporter its a glimpse into at last a planet without humans. Without deforestation, mining, drilling, traffic, travel. E the be anet andtsth animare re opaem we bring wild animals closer to us when we disrupt ecosystems. And with them come viruses. Because all of the wild animals in all the jungles and swamps in the world carry their own viruses, and those viruses, some of them are potentially very dangerous to us. Reporter even before our lives were changed by covid19, across the planet ecosystems have been being disrupted on a scale that weve never seen in modern times. While extinction is nothing new, Scientists Say the rate at which species are dying off is unprecedented. Recent estimates put the current extinction rate at more than 1,000 times higher than normal, leading many scientists to say we are at the beginning of the sixth mass extinction. When you get rates of extinction that high, you begin to get into a mass extinction. Its really significant. And we havent seen this in the history of keeping records. Reporter on a daytoday basis, many leading Scientists Say humans are todiversity cris. As the worst pandemic the world has seen in a century rips around the globe, Scientists Say the blame lays in part with us. Its part of a pattern that reflects things that we are doing. Reporter in 2012, david wrote about the likelihood of a Novel Coronavirus starting in an animal and spreading around the world in spill over animal infections and the next human pandemic. He says things like urban sprawl, pesticides, International Trade have harmed ecosystems and crushed diversity. The choices were making in terms of what we eat, what we wear, how much we travel, what consumer goods including Consumer Electronics we buy, how many children we have, all of those things are putting pressure on the natural world. This morning on world news now, the experts warn a this morning on world news now, the experts warn americans to not get complacent. And when we do that, we bring thats because there are new reasons to be hopeful this wild animals closer to us. Reporter the cdc estimates morning despite the crush of that about threequarters of new coronavirus cases inside one new human diseases originate in animals. Ebola, sars, bird flu, now covid19. York city hospital, recovery rooms turned into icus. Plus inside the cathedral now a its believed all started as makeshift hospital. Pathogens crossing from animals to humans. This is not the last. Another spillover, more and the next hot spots that experts are so concerned about. The concern at Senior Care Centers nationwide. Spillovers of viruses from wild animals into humans, i would say are inevitable. Some facilities are seeing as long as we keep doing what dozens of deaths. Were doing, multiplying and consuming and pushing against the rest of the world of nature. Reporter thats why leading Scientists Say now is the time to act. In a United Nations agreement on and the staff at another is now refusing to show up at work saying the danger of becoming infected is too great. Breaking overnight, the powerful storms causing damage. Nature, the u. N. Convention on a tornado touching down. And the semi trucks overturned biological diversity calls for by the wind. And springfields most almost onethird of the oceans Famous Family is giving inspiration to those in world and land to be protected by 2030, an aggressive goal they quarantine. Say is our best shot at how this family recreated the wellknown opening to the simpsons. Well show it to you this thursday, april 9th. Reversing biodiversity loss and ensuring the survival of humanity. The sixth mass extinction may have already started, but there is still time to slow it down and to make sure that humans are not a part of it. Maggie rulli, abc news, london. I swear, the opening credits this was part of a big piece to world news now if we did Something Like that would be our friend maggie rulli did for like, i cant wait for this to be over, i cant wait for this our streaming service abc news live. To be over, i really cannot. How did you know thats what we urge you to seek it out, watch it. I was writing that entire intro. We cannot wait and families yeah, maybe be a little scared . Are giving us life during this quarantine so we look forward to yeah, i mean, its scary to talk seeing all of that. About these things, but its also reality. Very interesting. Coming up, why Grocery Shopping from home is getting harder by the day. We begin with the latest the sudden crunch so many Home Delivery services are now developments in the coronavirus facing. Outbreak. More than 430,000 americans have been diagnosed with covid19. After another record surge, the well check out some new u. S. Death toll is coming up on 15,000. Strategies. Nearly 800 new yorkers died in just the last 24 hours. The highest oneday total so far. But hospitalizations across the state are slowing, suggesting the curve of infection is flattening. After experts said the virus could kill 240,000 people across the country, a new model is now estimating far fewer deaths, showing 60,000 americans dying by the end of august. Dr. Anthony fauci said the brighter projection is proof that social distancing is working, but he said dont get complacent, warning this is not the time to scale back. Tom llamas has more. Reporter a rare glimpse at some of the toughest moments Health Care Workers are facing every day in the war on the coronavirus. Maimonides hospital in brooklyn bringing us into a makeshift icu. Thats dr. Nikola on the phone, informing someone their loved one who they likely have not seen in days not doing well. Dr. Nikola ripping off his mask. He needs a moment away from the chaos, away from the sadness. One of the parts of our job is delivering bad news to patients. Honestly its one of the more psychologically exhausting parts of the job. So telling someone that their Family Member may not make it when i have an asthma attack. It really does it takes a i feel like a fish with no water. Lot. Reporter death from covid19 still so rampant. The death toll in new york state climbing again to a record level. Learn how to prevent your childs next asthma attack. 779 in just the last day. Because even one attack is one too many. The bad news isnt just bad, the bad news is actually terrible. Highest singleday death toll yet. The number of deaths will continue to rise as those hospitalized for a longer period of time pass away. Reporter but still, every day there are encouraging signs. Fewer new patients are heading to hospitals. And new hospitals are popping up, including this one inside im all lost in the the countrys largest gothic supermarket i can no longer shop happily cathedral. S joine, looks completely diffe. Song so fitting. First of all, you notice the rows of chairs are gone and that white hospital tent underneath the easter decorations they so many of us wish that we could were getting ready for holy be lost in the supermarket these week. Days. Speak for yourself. The plan is to have 10 to 20 hospital tents stretching all because now were stuck at home trying to shop for groceries online, at least some through here right up to the of us. It has turned into a brandnew challenge. Have you been in the aisles going up and down, not knowing what you want . High altar. Just want to take everything, in another corner of the church we see this, the chapel. Youre hungry . Hospital beds spread out everywhere. The virus taking a devastating Home Delivery services are toll on workers on the frontlines. In new york, 41 transit workers killed, and 1,500 infected with swamped with orders but there the virus. Are ways to get around long wait times. Heres abcs becky worley. Reporter this is the new reality of Grocery Shopping. Limited entry, six feet of distance, and low stock. Melodys husband rolando, Communications Field technician sent to New York Hospital to help prepare for the surge. One way people are managing, a week later he was sick. Grocery delivery services. Order online, and poof, theyre at your door. But if he had to die too while saving other peoples lives, you theres a rise in these know im going to try to make amends with that. Reporter in the wake of so services seemingly overnight, so these services are not equipped to be serving 100 of the population, much less 5 of the population. Reporter so using three grocery delivery services, we tried to order in the suburbs of much loss, signs of hope that social distancing is working. The university of washington now projecting a Lower National death toll over the coming months. 60,415 deaths by august 4th. Chicago, new jersey, and dallas. In dallas, whole foods had no deaths peaking on april 12th. Delivery slots available. We need to keep mitigating. Instacart and the regional chain we know this is something that is a strain on the american did. Public. In chicago, instacart and whole foods had sameday delivery, but the regional chain, not until next sunday. In new jersey, Nothing Available at all. These companies are offering but its just something that we a kind of essential service. Have not, only the only tool, its the best tool. Reporter around the country, these delivery workers are hot spots still growing in places like washington, d. C. And putting their lives on the line to give us our food. Baltimore, louisiana, chicago, detroit, and pennsylvania. So at the very least i think they do deserve some kind of florida, which issued its stayathome order weeks after other states is now seeing a hazard pay, overtime, something to give them compensation for surge in cases. The governor announcing they are turning their Convention Center in miami beach into the areas third field hospital. Their services. Reporter now what about low stock . First tip, shop early. Many stores are restocking overnight. Just behind us you can see that and try Corner Stores and regional grocers. White medical tent underneath the easter decorations for holy week. Officials arent sure theyre going to need all the space in this church but they want to be there are also many new tools ready. That use web bots to scour for inventory. For example, the theyll be setting up these tents and hospital beds over the next week. Supplyfinder. Com can help find i asked the reverend what hed newly restocked items like hand want people to know. Soaps and cleaners online and he says hed want them to know theyre praying for them. Instore. Think commercial. We headed to a nondescript and they will take care of them. Tom llamas, abc news, new york. Industrial park because we were the pentagon is denying an abc news report u. S. Desperate for paper products. Intelligence agencies sounded a janitorial supply store had plenty. We made the rounds in our neighborhood to bring muchneeded good cheer in the the alarm on the coronavirus way back in november. Form of these coveted rolls. Sources tell abc that intelligence officials warned an our thanks to becky worley. Outofcontrol disease was sweeping through wuhan, china. Another tip, just keep refreshing until it works. My biggest tip is, make sure that if you go online to buy your groceries, check first to they say the warnings that the see if there are any slots outbreak could threaten u. S. Forces in asia and become a before picking all the groceries cataclysmic event appeared in President Trumps Daily Briefing and finding out there are no slots available. In early january, but the president continued to downplay the crisis for weeks, then claimed it came out of nowhere. On the economic front a new government jobless claims report this morning is expected to say up to 5 million americans filed for Unemployment Benefits for the first time last week. Also treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin says 60 of direct deposit stimulus checks will go out next week. This all comes as a new study found more than 30 of renters nationwide could not pay their rent at the start of this month. New details on the Aircraft Carrier at the center of a naval firestorm. The navy says 286 sailers from the Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for the coronavirus, more than half of the navys total caseload. Meantime reports say former acting naval secretary thomas modlys trip to the carrier cost taxpayers 243,000. He resigned after calling fired captain Brett Crozier naive and stupid. Vermont senator Bernie Sanders says he will stay on primary ballots even though he is bowing out of the president ial race. Sanders admits a victory over former Vice President joe biden is now virtually impossible, but he says he needs as many delegates as possible going into the Democratic National convention so he and his Progressive Movement can, quote, exert significant influence over the party platform. Tornados are touching down in parts of the south and midwest, including this one in arkansas south of jonesboro. So far it has injured several people, leveled at least one home, and overturned cars. This one comes just a week and a half after another damaging twister tore through that same area. In central illinois, winds gusted with such force they blew over three big rig trucks along two major highways. Lockdowns across the country have forced a change in passover celebrations. Jewish families are Holding Virtual seders, some referring to them as seder in place. Orthodox groups came out against any shared meals. Social distancing has changed many things but not peoples love for waffle house. The chain announced it was selling bags of its sweet cream waffle mix to the general public. About three hours later they sold out. Waffle house tweeted its looking to restock in a week or so. Waffle house is helping us all get the quarantine 15, which is not a good thing. Just 15 . I know, right . 15 is like i know, thats like at a minimum. Im more an ihop, dennys person more ihop, not dennys. Ill take you down south, we can go to huddle house. Whats that . Something country. All us country folks know all about the huddle house. Coming up, what were hearing about the effect of coronavirus on the heart. Plus one states first miracle patient released from the hospital after a long stay on a ventilator. Later in the mix, another chain offers free food to Health Care Workers during this pandemic. Is waffle house in the mix . The mix . During this pandemic. Is waffle house in the mix . Traveled down the road and back again so many golden girls and boys are feeling the love these if youre age 50 to 85, days and saying, thank you for and looking to buy Life Insurance on a fixed budget, being a friend. Remember the three ps. Thats right, because retirement communities have been what are the three ps . Working overtime. Not just to keep their residents healthy but also to keep them the three ps of Life Insurance on a fixed budget happy. Are price, price, and price. 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The surge of coronavirus cases has triggered a new crisis at the nations Nursing Homes. Caretakers who fear for their own safety are increasingly not showing up for work. Now some of those homes are taking drastic measures. Abcs Kimberly Brooks has those details. Reporter this morn care center in Washington State first brought the Coronavirus Crisis into focus, the virus is taking a growing toll on senior care facilities across the country. A number of the staff aresca reporter in richmond, virginia, at least 35 people have died at this facility. And this week similar scenes in elizabeth, new jersey. We dont know, you know, exactly what we just want to take a look. Reporter in athens, georgia, the cdc reporting virus outbreaks in more than 400 longterm facilities. Now a growing protest. I know the community seen us as like i dont know if theyre looking at us as abandoning our patients. Reporter staff at this nursing home in Southern California refusing to show up at work saying the danger of becoming infected is too great. I dont want people thinking were bad, its just were not rorr all4 sidents of the home beg reloted to d staffers say the fear is legitimate with dozens of residents already testing positive. But the board of health accuses the workers of jumping ship when theyre needed the most. He described what they did as abandoning their patients. And thats how strongly he felt about it. Yes, so with this uptick, some states are making some urgent moves. In los angeles county, instead of isolating the elderly in these facilities, officials are creating an exception to the stayathome order, calling on families to bring their elderly relatives home if at all possible. Kenneth, mona . All right, kimberly, thank you so much. A quick look at other states during this pandemic. In florida there are new protection guidelines. Miami is ordering workers and customers in grocery stores, restaurants, and other businesses to wear face coverings. Several other cities in the state have the same or similar orders. In maryland, the home of horse test site. Eakness stakes is a officials hope to have it operating in the next few days. Cheers and fist bumps in arkansas as a virus patient who beat the odds was released from a little rock hospital. David williams survived a long stay on a ventilator. He is being called the facilitys first miracle patient. Just incredible to see that. Coming up in our next half hour, a possible president ial pardon for joe exotic . Hear what President Trump has to say about that. But first what were now hearing about the safety of hydroxychloroquine, the possible danger to your heart, and when you might want to pull your loved ones out of the nursing home. Try olay skin care. 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Inram ali, a specialist in hospital medicine at the university of Connecticut Center on aging. In the hunt for a treatment, so much attention has been put on hydroxychloroquine. President trump has touted it as a possible miracle drug in the fight. Tens of thousands of doses have been sent to several states. But there are potential risks. What are you seeing, what are you hearing . Im seeing things on the ground which are very concerning when it comes to coronavirus and its effects on the heart. We always talk about the lungs and inflammatory responses in the lungs. But its also having some inflammatory responses in the heart. Hydroxychloroquine has been around, but whenever its prescribed, the physician always checks a baseline ekg and they look at other medications which could interact with it. Hydroxychloroquine has an adverse effect on the hearts ability to regulate its rhythm, its heartbeat. And you can get a high risk of irregular heart rhythms. And that can be very dangerous, especially people sick with coronavirus, because now we are learning that the virus itself can also affect the heart and the heart rhythm as well. So if were in a hospital or youre under the guidance of a physician who can monitor you, it can be relatively safe. But if everybody starts taking the medications without having close monitoring, there could be some dangerous side effects. And stuff that were still learning more about because of all the new data were getting about how the virus can actually affect the heart itself. Doctor, new york, michigan, louisiana all hot spots. There are concerns this morning and focus on new hot spots like texas. What do you know . What were seeing the trends showing that we are getting more results from philadelphia and the metropolitan area surrounding philadelphia. So camden, new jersey, washington, d. C. , for example. Showing the pattern that shows that theyre approximately two weeks behind new york. We know Nursing Homes have been a vulnerable spot when it comes to this pandemic. When it comes to flattening the curve when it comes to Nursing Homes, people wondering should they move their loved ones from these facilities . Kenneth, this is close to me because im a geriatrician and i work in Nursing Homes. Ive seen the lapses in Infection Control for many, many years long before this pandemic. Flu, rhinovirus, metapneumovirus, its all about staffing. Its hard to maintain Infection Control when you have such a low stafftopatient ratio. Kaiser foundation did a study showing 9,000 Nursing Homes across the United States failed inspections, and many of them failed them multiple times. And its time now that we really Pay Attention to this lapse in Infection Control. So unless you can really ascertain if a nursing home is doing a good job of separating its covid positive patients from its covid negative patients, either in a separate facility or a separate wing, im going to have to agree with Los Angeles PublicHealth County director, that maybe you should take your relatively independent loved one out of the nursing home for the time being until we get through the critical phases of this pandemic. Quite a statement from dr. Ali and tough decisions for families to have to make, whether or not to pull a loved one out of a nursing facility, knowing they might not have the space, the ability to take care of that elderly loved one properly as well. So many tough decisions for so many families. Or potentially fear that youre going to be the one that put them at risk. Interesting point that he made is that the d. C. Area, philly, two weeks behind. So this is far from over. Even if its over in new york theres going to be a new epicenter, more hot spots. 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Weve mentioned a few places trying to thank them giving out free food. It would be cool to go to a website, starbucks is doing this, white castle is doing this, we cant keep track. I think medical professionals, people on the frontlines, go to every single business, say who you are, pretty sure youre going to get something for free. Or tell us about it. Definitely. Next, this family in quarantine, we see all the families doing all the creative things. This one said, doop we got something for you. A little simpsons recreation there. Take a look at this. This is the Sutherland Family there in canada. And they are dressed up. Marge, homer. Little lisa. Marge, lisa, already said marge, said marge twice. What was the babys name . The baby was baby. Baby . Whats the babys name . Maggie, oh, yeah, thats right. Maggie. I think this is so creative right there. Theres the couch. Theres the couch right there. I feel like a lot of families should do this. Weve played a lot of iconic themes, opening credits. You have the time and it would be a nice family photo. Also weve got parents finding a creative way to take the kids out to eat at a restaurant without taking them out. They set this up, a family in the uk, the kids were like, why cant we go out, why cant we do it . Well bring the restaurant to you. So cute. Great idea. They got the napkins there dad is like wait, wait, im sure thats sugar water, that is not wine. But thats real cute. Turned the water into wine. This is cute, though. Yep. Well, the next one is about working from home also. But make it fashion. People are turning their bedding, because theyre spending so much time in bed, into fashion. Their pillows, okay girl that is real cute. From the beds to the club in your living room. Miranda priestley would love all of these. Project runway has really changed these days, guys, look an important announcement from abc7 kgotv. 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Its that quarantine sensation that just keeps on giving. 1 in 9 americans has seen tiger king. Guess what, yall, it even came up in the White House Press briefing room. We are not making this up. President trump was asked would he pardon joe exotic . His answer ahead on this thursday, april hm. This is where were at. I will say, last night i became that ninth american. Finally finished, only took three weeks, the ninth american whos seen tiger king. First we do need to get right to the latest developments at this hour involving the coronavirus. The country is reeling from another spike in the death toll. Nearly 2,000 americans dying from the coronavirus since this time yesterday. New york set another dreadful record with nearly 800 lives lost in one day. And deaths are also surging in other hot spots. The cdc adjusted its guidelines to get essential workers back on the job even if theyve been exposed to the virus. If they have no symptoms, theyre required to take their temperature, wear a mask at all times, and practice social distancing. Officials say the national stoco those crucial n95 respirators, surge masks, gowns, and other desperately needed supplies. Despite the new death toll in the epicenter of this pandemic, a glimmer of hope. Theres no doubt that we are theres no doubt that we are now bending the curve. The bad news isnt just bad, the bad news is actually terrible. Reporter new york setting another oneday death toll record, 779 people. And the governor saying that number will rise as more patients struggling in the hospital lose their fight. The longer you are on a ventilator, the less likely you will come off the ventilator. Reporter but this morning the infection rate appears to be slowing in new york. Some hospitals now releasing more patients than theyre admitting. An encouraging sign for the physically and emotionally exhausted Health Care Workers. This hospital in brooklyn bringing abc news into a makeshift icu. Dr. Daniel niccolo was seen ripping off his mask and walking away from cameras after calling a patients family to update them on their loved ones condition. One of the parts of our job is delivering bad news to patients. Honestly its one of the more psychologically exhausting parts of the job. So telling someone that their Family Member may not make it, it really does it takes a lot. Reporter as new york shows signs of flattening the curve, other potential hot spots are being closely watched, including the washington, d. C. Metro area, baltimore, and philadelphia. Were triangulating testing data with the attack rates, with the hospitalization, with the number of cases, and really creating a mosaic of who needs what, when, to ensure that every american is served well. Reporter a leading model now predicts 60,000 americans will die in the pandemic by august. Thats down significantly from the 100,000 to 240,000 it predicted just weeks ago. Doctors credit social distancing and saying we cant let up. What you do with data will always outstrip a model. You redo your models depending upon your data. And our data is telling us that mitigation is working. So again, as dr. Birx said, keep your foot on the accelerator, because thats whats going to get us through this. Reporter in the meantime, theres new hope for a potential coronavirus treatment now in the works. Its a pill that blocks the coronavirus from attaching to lung cells in test tubes. It could be used to both treat and prevent covid19, and it is set to start Clinical Trials in humans this spring. Researchers hope that if those us not just in this pandemic but also in controlling other coronavirus outbreaks in the future. And of course we will stay on top of those Clinical Trials for you. The pentagon is disputing an abc news report about early warnings of the Coronavirus Crisis. Sources say u. S. Intelligence sounded the alarm more than four months ago, and that information ultimately ended up in the president s Daily Briefing. Abcs Jonathan Karl has the details. Reporter abc news has learned u. S. Intelligence agencies were warning way back in november that an outofcontrol disease was sweeping through china. The dire warning was detailed in a report by the militarys National Center for medical intelligence. Days ago President Trump said nobody saw the warning. This came out of nowhere. Nobody would have ever thought a thing like this could have happened. Reporter the november Intelligence Report determined the virus was changing patterns of life in china and posing a threat to u. S. Forces in asia. Analysts concluded it could be a cataclysmic event. A source familiar with the report tells abc news adding the Defense Intelligence agency, the pentagons joint staff, and the white house were briefed multiple times. Did the pentagon receive an intelligence assessment on covid in china last november from the National Center for medical intelligence, dia . I cant recall, george, but we have many people that watch this closely. Reporter by early january, sources tell abc news the information was included in the president s daily intelligence brief. But later that month, the president said the threat was under control. We have it under control, its going to be just fine. Reporter the president responded to the abc news report. When did you first learn about the intelligence, and could you have acted on it then . I learned when i started when i learned about the gravity of it was sometime just prior to closing the country to china, and when we closed up the flights coming in from china and various other elements. Then as you know we closed up to europe. So i dont know exactly but id like to see the information. Abc has reached out to the pentagon repeatedly during our reporting on this story. We just got a response. They say the story is incorrect and that, quote, a National Center for medical intelligence coronavirus related product asssment inomber ot exit our thanks to jon karl. The head of the World Health Organization seems to be sending a message to President Trump. He says now is not the time to politicize the covid19 virus. Trump has been criticizing the agencys reaction to the virus and has threatened to cut off funding to the organization. But last night Vice President pence said the u. S. Will continue funding the w. H. O. Up to 150 members of saudi arabias royal family are believed to have contracted the virus. The countrys top leader, including crown prince mohammad bin salman, are in seclusion. An elite hospital has been set up for possible top urgent cases. Senator Bernie Sanders is suspending his president ial campaign, making former Vice President joe biden the Presumptive Democratic nominee. Sanders says hes going to continue leading the movement he started, hoping to influence the future of the democratic party. I cannot in good conscience continue to mount the campaign i cannot win and which would interfere with the important work required of all of us in this difficult hour. In an interview with Stephen Colbert last night, sanders called biden a, quote, very decent man but stopped short of offering an explicit endorsement. Biden had nothing but praise for what sanders accomplished. He didnt just run a political campaign, he created a movement. And thats a good thing for the nation and for our future. The former Vice President acknowledges he has a lot of work ahead, trying to win over some of sanders most skeptical progressive supporters. He also says he might make his Vice President ial pick before the National Convention in midaugust. Things went way off topic during President Trumps latest coronavirus update. Like way, way off topic. A reporter brought up the show tiger king which has become a socialed cze during the lockdown, relytrumwahis thought whos serving mo i know nothing about it. He has 22 for years what, what did he do . Allegedly hired someone to murder an Animal Rights activist but he said he didnt do that. Are you on his side . Are you recommending a pardon . No, im not advocating ill take a look. Is that joe exotic . Thats joe exotic . The president s eldest son, don jr. , has joked about advocating for a pardon. So i believe there is a time and place for everything. And that wasnt it. That aint it. So ive been watching these Daily Briefings at this point. And they really they go for a long time. The president almost exhausts the press corps there when it comes to the questions. And it goes for a long time. So i really feel like that was right at the very end. That wasnt at the beginning of the Coronavirus Press briefing, that was like near the end. Its like, what else you got . Uh, tiger king . Lets talk about tiger king. Actually, no, this isnt pop culture, fine, ask about it. They say there are no dumb questions. Coming up, the new Coronavirus Vaccine trial that just got under way. Plus what tyler perry just did for hundreds of Senior Citizens thats not only put a little sunshine in their lives but actually reduced some of them to tears. Later in the skinny, Julia Louisdreyfus might be struggling without her glam squad. Girlfriend, what is going on . Oh, girl. Is she in the joker sequel . Is she in the joker sequel . Discover a new world discover whats good pantene nutrient blends about the Colonial Penn program. Here to tell you if youre age 50 to 85, and looking to buy Life Insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three ps. What are the three ps . The three ps of Life Insurance on a fixed budget are price, price, and price. A price you can afford, a price that cant increase, and a price that fits your budget. Im 54. Alex, whats my price . 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A second Clinical Trial for a Coronavirus Vaccine is now under way here in the u. S. 40 Healthy Volunteers in kansas city and philadelphia are involved. They will be given two doses of the experimental vaccine to determine if it is safe enough to be used in larger tests. Its expected to be more than a year before any vaccine could be widely available. If youre getting out for a walk or a run during this time of isolation, some researchers in europe have advice for you. They say if youre exercising with someone else, do it side by side while maintaining social distancing. They say that way youre less likely to be affected by droplets left behind if someone sneezes or coughs. The researchers say staying behind someone and being in their slipstream exposes you to their germs at a much higher rate, or if they talk moistly . You Justin Trudeau . If im walking behind someone, they sneeze, whatever, cough . If im walking into that . I thought of that before this pandemic to be honest. Youre not only walking into it, you are bathing in it. What youre going to do is pull a matrix move and get out of the way if someone coughs, sneezes in front of you. When we come back, modern family bids us all a fond farewell, so sad. And full house gets the quarantine treatment. Quarantine treatment. girl nooooooooooooo man nooooo girl nooooo. vo quick, the quicker picker upper bounty picks up messes quicker, and is two times more absorbent than the leading ordinary brand. man and pirate girl ahoy laughing vo bounty, the quicker picker upper. Skinny just gimme the skinny i never started the skinny out crying. Aww. You have a box of tissues. I do. Yall, it was the end of an era right here on abc last night. Yes, modern family ended its 11season, 250episode run last night. A good run, modern family. The tears, the tears. With a twopart series finale, no spoilers here, kenneth. No spoilers. We can tell y there were a lot of hugs and a lot of tears. And some laughs as well. Also a glimmer of hope from the shows cocreator christopher lloyd. He tells entertainment weekly, quote, a good ending actually needs to be a good beginning. Oh cracking the door open there to a possible spinoff. Something got to be coming, it was just too popular. Too popular. Next to the other main event that happened after modern family last night. Eric stonestreet was back and just one of many celebrities for the big return of who wants to be a millionaire hosted by our friend jimmy kimmel. Jimmy was having quite a bit of fun watching stonestreet twist in the wind there. I still havent told you what the answer is. No i still dont know what the answer is. Get them to put it up there. You said what . I said c, argo, final answer, i was willing to risk it to get more money. For 125,000, is argo the correct answer . Argo is the correct answer. Yes yes is sti thl in his n twist on it. 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Give a little bit give a little bit of your love to me so many people are giving so much more than just a little bit these days. Celebrities are no different. Yeah, this morning were hearing about some extraordinary acts of generosity. Were going to bring in will ganss to tell you all about it. Good morning, will. Good morning, mona. Good morning, kenneth. We knew kristen bell donated 150,000. Ciara and Russell Wilson donated 1 million meals. Just yesterday so many big names stepping up in some big ways. We might be used to tyler perry adding things up as madea, but hes put together an even more impressive tally this morning to help folks deal with coronavirus. The movie mogul paying for the groceries of every elderly and atrisk shopper at 44 Kroger Stores in atlanta and 29 winndixie supermarkets in new orleans during Early Morning shopping hours. It was amazing to see reactions. Some people cried. To be able to give a little sunshine in their life during these uncertain tias great day winndixie. Reporter a better day for many thanks to the kindness of other celebrities too. George and amal clooney have donated 250,000 to the Motion Picture and television home, the s. A. G. Aftra fund, and the los angeles mayors fund, 300,000 to the lebanese food bank, the lombardo italy region, and nhs. Halsey making a big donation too. The singer announcing shes donated 100,000 face masks to the Health Care Workers in california. And cardi b announcing a new initiative to give back to those who need it. We are going to give out 1,000 an hour for the next 42 days. Yep, thats right. You know sometimes you give to charity and you wonder, hm, is it really going to the people . Were going to make sure its going to the people. Reporter all this after oprahs pledged 10 million, and lady gaga along with Global Citizen have raised 35 million to help fight the effects of this pandemic. The great news, abc is kicking off its day of hope in which celebrities and folks just like you and me can team up to give back as well. That all starts on gma a little bit later this morning, you guys. Hallelujah. It is time to come together. Hallelujah. We can all do our part. I think thats exactly a lot of people feel helpless, theyre stuck at home, but simple acts like that, anything. Anything helps. It really does. Celebrities giving big, everyday people doing a lot of big things for their communities. Thank you, will. Breaking news in america this morning, the new research tracing the coronavirus emergency. What scientists have revealed about most of the cases in new york. We take you inside the intensive care unit inside a major hospital. The exhaustion that is setting in and the powerful message from one top doctor. New information about the Economic Impact of this crisis. How many more americans have now lost their jobs. The pentagon now responding for the first time to an abc news investigation that found u. S. Intelligence issued a warning about this virus as far back as november. And this morning, the state of the president ial race. Bernie sanders dropping out. But is he endorsing joe biden . What he said overnight