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Testing. but besides that we are working very hard. the mayors working very hard, governor newsom has shown himself to be a real leader. and so in addition to the ship that you just identified, "mercy" theyre looking at our convention center. and i have them looking at robert kennedy hospital, a hospital thats been closed down for years. so were identifying locations that can be used based on what they need. some of these locations as "mercy" will be for those who are not infected so they can ba...

And so that kind of planning is going on here. were on lockdown, basically. we are, you know, sheltering in home, at home. and a lot of people are working at trying to be in compliance and do what is necessary to avoid spreading infections, et cetera. so were working hard here. its just its a problem that we have basically because we started late in the united states of america. and as you know, we had pandemic affairs basically in the office of the president that was shutdown, closed down, not ...

Risk of exposure. it is tough. after finishing my shift i cried. >> los angeles just welcomed its best hospital ship on friday. it docked in los angeles and will take off non-coronavirus related patients. la prepares for what could be a similar surge in cases new york has experienced. in the past few days in los angeles county they reported 678 new infections bringing the total to nearly 1500. testing increasing, doctors preparing for more people who might need treatment in the coming weeks. >> ...

Hardest-hit states for the virus, and l.a. county is the most populated county in the nation, and its coronavirus cases have tripled since last week. theres been 32 covid-19 deaths and more than 1800 cases in l.a. county alone. even with the addition of the usns mercy, california officials say they are not slowing down their preparations. >> we are in the process now of having secured roughly 4,000 beds of some type to prepare for the surge which we believe will start taking shape in the next we...

Non-coronavirus patients. that will be able to free up medical resources for those who have covid-19. christina coleman is live at the port of los angeles with more on this deployment. hi, christina. >> reporter: hi, eric. well, this navy ship can be in service today and at full capacity, it is the largest hospital in los angeles and local officials say that will be a big help right now. las mayor, eric garcetti, says he anticipates seeing the number of coronavirus casing surge in los angeles to...

>> los angeles welcomed its 1,000 hospital ship on friday and supporting los angeles and taking unknown coronavirus patients and the ship could not have, and a better time as l.a. prepares for what could possibly be a similar surge in cases that new york has experienced. over the past two days, los angeles county reported 678 in new infections bringing the total they are to. with testing increasing, their testing even more people who need treatment in the coming weeks. >> numbers can get huge wh...

Pediatric emergency and the other kind of emergency. >> in new york awaits its stable ship and los angeles welcomed its 1,000 bed hospital ship on friday. if docked at the port of los angeles and take on noncoronavirus related patients. the ship could not come at a better time as ellie prepares for work of possibly a similar surge in cases that new york has experienced. over the past few days, los angeles county reported 678 new infections are bringing the total they are to nearly 1500 and with ...

Stand up to scrutiny. the ships are the "comfort" and the "mercy." the "comforts" going to pull into new york. the "mercys" going to the west coast. the problem is nbc news reporting the "comfort" is undergoing maintenance on the east coast right now. no medical personnel are on board. a pentagon spokesman told "the new york times" it could be weeks before its deployed. out west the "mercy" is also undergoing maintenance on the west coast. no word yet on its destination or schedule. both vessels...

>> do you consider to be at a wartime footing in terms of fighting this virus? >> i do. im looking at it that way. i view it in a sense a wartime president. thats what were fighting. >> the president invoking powers created at the start of the korean war giving him the authority to speed up production of badly needed medical supplies. he also wants to send navy hospital ships to new york and the west coast, but it may be days before theyre ready to sail despite the presidents comments. the presi...

But heres the problem. even that statement may not stand up to scrutiny. the ships are the "comfort" and the "mercy." the "comforts" going to pull into new york. the "mercys" going to the west coast. the problem is nbc news reporting the "comfort" is undergoing maintenance on the east coast right now. no medical personnel are on board. a pentagon spokesman told "the new york times" it could be weeks before its deployed. out west the "mercy" is also undergoing maintenance on the west coast. no wo...