Theres 114,000 cases of coronavirus confirmed here in new york state. There are more than 3,500 deaths just in new york state. There are, of course, other hot spots in other parts of the United States that are being carefully watched that are absolutely serious. But new york state and new york city remains the number one epicenter of this pandemic in the United States. So we will hear from the governor in a moment. Meantime, the Surgeon General of the United States, jerome adams, speaking on television this morning saying this coming week, the next seven days, will be the toughest, the saddest week in American History for many americans. Talking about in the lifetime of americans who are living today, he says this will be the hardest and saddest for most americans lives. He describes this moment as a pearl harbor moment and a 9 11 moment. Strong, important language from the Surgeon General, not always being matched by other federal government officials. Let me bring in the new yorker s
Police are at the ready. They plan to record the license plate information on church goers at Easter Services. The governor warning anyone found sustainattending a servic person is facing a misdemeanor violation and a mandatory 14day quarantine. Beginning today in michigan, people can no longer travel between two homes. If they do, they risk a 1,000 fine or even jail time. That ban is sparking pushback in a state where owning a Vacation Home is actually fairly commonplace. Meantime, in l. A. , it is now mandatory for both employees and customers to cover their faces, their nose and mouth when going into essential businesses like Grocery Stores. We begin, though, this hour in new york where we are seeing scenes like this one. This is heart island in new york city, a Public Cemetery. Crews digging trenches there for the bodies of coronavirus victims. Victims whose bodies were not claimed or identified by next of kin. Now, this does happen, of course, around the country, and in new york c
We have to bring our country back, and so ill be making a decision reasonably soon. Were setting up a council now of some of the most distinguished leaders in virtually every field, including politics and business and medical. And well be making that decision fairly soon. But, would mr. Trump listen to any of the advice given him . A report in the New York Times reveals how the president downplayed or even ignored warnings about the virus very early on. Cnns Jeremy Diamond explains. Reporter it was the third week of february when the governments Top Public Health experts concluded that aggressive social distancing measures would be needed to curb the spread of the coronavirus. But when that decision was made by Public Health experts the president was traveling in india. So the experts decided to brief him in person when he returned. But that flight back to washington was a momentous one. The president grew furious at watching the stock market crash after a doctor warned there would be
This is cnns breaking news. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world, i am wolf blitzer in washington. This is a special edition of the situation room. The death toll approaching 114,000 and nearly 22,000 of those deaths are right here in the United States. The u. S. Also reported more than 550,000 cases spread across every state and nearly every u. S. Territory. Also, some stunning word from the nations top Infectious Disease experts, dr. Fauci believes more lives could have been saved if the white house put out social distancing guidelines earlier as Health Experts inside the administration had recommended. You can say if you had a process that was ongoing and yo could have saved lives. What goes into that decision is complicated. You are right, if we had shut everything down, it may have been different. There were a lot of push backs of shutting things down back then. Also this is new tonight, new york city is now reporting more than 5600 additional case
History of his early and r reprehensibly response to this virus. What the president showed us today is what the nations top scientists have to deal with every day. A president who now uses these briefings as a reelection platform. An opportunity to lie, to deflect, to attack, to bully, and cover up his own deadly dismissle dismissals of the virus for crucial weeks. According to the president today, governors are getting everything they need and testing has always been great. Reporters who asked questions and didnt suck up to this president but belittled. Career official of hhs, who he doesnt even know who released a nonpolitical study with doctors and hospitals across the country describing the lack of supplies and insufficient testing and mixed messages they have been getting from the federal government. All things that have been reported on. I just have to point out, this is not normal. And it matters because this is life and death. If you look at the chart, by the way, that the whit