America. Delightful. You mean how hot he is. The new blueprint, the white we did not say that. House unveils a plan to help states ramp up testing. Hes like tv magic. The testing is not going to be a problem at all. You know what, craig, we were in fact, its going to be one of talking about his soul and his the great assets we have. Philanthropic work. This morning why critics say yes, you were thats what i said how delightful matthew it falls far short as the cdc mcconaughey was. Expands the list of possible thats right. Symptoms for covid19. Chaos, Small Business owners trying to apply for the new his very hot soul and round of emergency loans run into a bureaucratic melt down. Philanthropic deals, yeah. Would be joining us later or not, well be making some Television Magic the relaunch marred by technical glitches and a backlog of thats what we were talking applications, whats next for about. Those waiting for relief all righty, then. Just do the weather, al. The mounting threat of a all right nationwide meat shortage i love it when a plan comes together could it hit your Grocery Store lets show you whats going on as far as your weather is concerned. We are looking for showers and as early as this week . Thunderstorms. Some of them heavy at times, developing down through the lower gulf Summertime Blues strong storms in the central with the news that social plains distancing may last for months, out west, record highs finally dry here in the what will your summer look like . Northeast. How it could impact everything tomorrow those severe storms from work to vacation to camps move into the southeast, mid for kids Mississippi River valley rockies warmth, look for record highs through the southwest again. Thats w the pent goagon releases videos good morning. Encounters between navy pilots im meteorologist kari hall. We check outer temperatures and what appear to be ufos today. Our inland areas will be the the mystery over what they are, warmest of the week. And why one senator says the we may set some new records here in the north bay and then a cooldown comes in with some tapes only scratch the service upper 70s. Now thats still above normal, today, tuesday, april 28th, 2020 announcer from nbc news, but we are looking at much more this is today with savannah comfortable weather going into the weekend and early next week. Meantime, some coastal fog keeps guthrie and hoda kotb. From studio 1a in rockefeller San Francisco cooler so were looking at 60s here over the plaza. Hey, everybody next few days and still no rain welcome to today. In the forecast going into the so happy you are joining us on start of next week. Youre welcome, america this Tuesday Morning savannah. Savv all right, al savannah Something Weird outside thank you so much. Just ahead, guys, vicky nguyen the studio, i see sun coming in. Is going to be here. R,iapers, tt i thought you were talking about ufos, you just mentioned paper, all that stuff, is going the pentagon released images to be back in stock. So glad its sunlight. Plus shes got creative alternatives until that day so many on the east coast are so arrives. Happy to see that sight this morning. Hmm. Well have a little bit on the first, this is today on nbc. To be honest a little dust it never bothered me. Ufo story in a bit but we want to get to the latest on the coronavirus pandemic as we start until i found out what it actually was. Dust mite droppings eeeeeww dead skin cells have risen to nearly 995,000 gross so now, i grab my swiffer sweeper and heavyduty dusters. Deaths have increased to nearly 57,000 duster extends to three feet to get all that gross stuff and just overnight, a model p often cited by the nations top gotcha and for that nasty dust on my floors, my sweepers on it. Doctors raised the projected death toll to 74,000 by august the textured cloths grab and hold dirt and hair and warning the number can climb no matter where dust bunnies hide. No more heebie jeebies. If States Reopen too early, hoda phew. Even so more states are glad i stopped cleaning and started swiffering. Moving ahead with plans to relax stayathome orders, including texas and ohio jetblue has now become the first u. S. Airline to require all passengers to wear face coverings. That new rule by the way takes effect next week, savannah our correspondents are spread out covering all angles we start with blayne alexander in georgia where more businesses are allowed to reopen. Good morning. Reporter good morning to you. This area around me is filled with Small Businesses. Most owners tell me theyre grateful to be back up and running but not everybody believes its the right thing to do now its a debate were seeing play out across the country as a growing number of states are lifting restrictions from montana and oklahoma to minnesota and texas its time to set a new course. Reporter more and more states are reopening for business nationwide, 14 governors have started to lift restrictions, though none of the states have met the white house guideline of two weeks of steady decline in covid19 cases thats not stopping shoppers in mexico city m mississippi. I said ill stay my social distance but i want to do shopping. Reporter in texas lights come on may 1st starting with malls, movie theatres and restaurants at 25 occupancy. Well put measures in place to help businesses open while also containing the virus. Reporter tennessee restaurants in all but six counties can serve sitdown di r diners at half capacity. And were back with facts in california, theres a local over fear, our series answering your questions about the coronavirus. Battle brewing over beaches. This morning were focused on those hard to come by items that we think all the beaches everybody raced out to buy when should be open reporter with thousands those stayathome orders were first announced. Many of them now sold out. Flocking to the shores for a taste of the sun, the new port the question is when will they city council is reconsidering the decision to open beaches. Those images are an example be back in stock and what can you can do until then to get by . Nbcs investigative of whatnot to see. Correspondent vicky nguyen is here with answers. People, whatnot to do. Reporter but not all states are back in business vicky, lets jump in in hard hit, louisiana, the governor is extending the stayathome order saying on d its too early to reopen disinif he can tenant we just dont meet the criteriaa,arber will they come back . Shops, salons and dine in restaurants among others are china is where a lot of the free to operate despite materials come from, and thats criticism from local leaders and why were seeing that shutdown even President Trump what are we doing in the meantime were moving forward with a couple of things. Stores have these in pockets data and information and decisions from the local public our producer carrie said she Health Officials, meeting and couldnt order from costco working within the guidelines of the great plan that the online, but in store they had wipes. A viewer sent me a picture of lysol spray. President has laid out she felt like she hit the reporter the governor touted expanded testing and said lottery in gilroy, california. An alternative is, bleach onethird cup and one georgia ranks 36th in the nation gallon of water and Hydrogen Peroxide usually sold in 3 per capita across the state some solution put that in a spray bottle spray it, remember to let it dry restaurants are ready to serve because it needs minutes to kill the virus. I feel its more comforteding Hand Sanitizer we need. To sit down and eat. Yes good news here i was in trader joes in Union Reporter but others say its too soon square in the city yesterday, including pascal restaurant. And then i went to a walgreens we want to make sure when we reopen our doors, our team is and i saw Hand Sanitizer on the safe our customers are safe. Shelves in both stores so were starting to see those reporter and, of course, come back. Another big question is when is there an alternative if you cant find that, just soap will the schools reopen . And water . Soap and water. Paper towels, toilet paper, in a call with governors, Paper Products. Toilet paper starting to come President Trump said some back schools could consider reopening it doesnt last long on store before the end of the academic shelves. Year hoda blayne, thank you i was on target. Co this morning meantime, the trump i wasnt able to see rolls for administration has revealed a new strategy to expand testing weeks, 18 rolls for 18. For the coronavirus. Its happening, people its coming back seen as a critical step toward ive got it im not going to ask what you do reopening the country, but its in the meantime if you cant a plan thats already facing find those doubts Kristen Welker is at the white house with this part of the story. Good morning. Baking needs like flour and yeast. Reporter good morning to you. This is a big one this morning the president under bipartisan pressure to have a america has turned to stress baking National Testing strategy has this was also graphically tied to whether you can get it or not. It was available in the northeast. However, there are options announced what we called a restaurants. Check with some of your local blueprint for testing. Restaurants because they are selling groceries and bakeries are also selling flour and yeast. The white houses role will be thats an alternative. This is another one im reading guidance about. People are getting in touch with making your own starter. Making it clear the ultimate that you dont need yeast. Burden falls on the states this morning, a shortage of you use it in place of yeast. Whats starter . Coronavirus testing across the country. Starter is something you use President Trump announcing the to make bread. Administration is preparing to its just flour and water. It has to ferment. Ramp up cooperation with states theres a lot of recipes online. And private companies to make its a science experiment you sure states have all the can do with kids. Critical supplies they need like you have a doll on the set or swabs for testing. Stuffed animal, because people are running out of diapers and the goal officials tell nbc news theyre hard to find is to boost testing to at least when are those going to be back on the shelf 2 of the population per state per month. Diapers, six weeks to two months to see the kind of the testing is not going to variety were used to and sizing be a problem at all. In fact, its going to be one of i want to give a shoutout to National Diaper bank the great assets that we have. Reporter the white house they are a good resource to help cautioning, the federal people government should be viewed as diapers are an issue year round a, quote, supplier of last for a lot of families. Resort the president has previously so if you have extra, donate, if said testing should be solely up to the states. You know, were not a you dont, here is a diy shipping clerk. Alternative. It is going to require more laundry. Let me show you how it works reporter overnight, some take an old tshirt. You want the print side down democrats bouncing, patty take the top corner where the shoulder is and bottom, fold it in murray, the top democrat on the Senate Health committee calling same on the other side it nothing new, it doesnt set specific goals, offer a time id say about a third of the way in fold the neck at the top down frame, identify ways to fix the just a little bit. These are the tabs, hoda, stay broken supply chain or offer any with me. Im with you. The bottom, fold it up a details whatsoever on expanding third of the way take your baby, in this case my lab capacity or activating buildabear and then youre going to fold manufacturing capacity this part up, check it out, hoda bam connecticuts government also urging the administration to bam, bam. Follow through on the promise. And then, if you have a i think theyre catching up safety pin or some people have those little tabs that connect now, but seeing is believing. The whole thing, but two safety reporter sof the population has been tested pins will totally work and your baby is good to go people use cloth diapers and experts agree, tests need to anyway and thats a good alternative. Easier on the environment. Be expanded before parts of the talk to us about meet country can reopen Kerry Sanders did a spot and he on monday mr. Trump insisting it talked about how theres not a will be enough to get states to meat shortage right now but we need to be careful reopen safely. Were deploying the full this is crucial power and strength of the federal government to help producers say they do have cold storage. States, cities, local government they have frozen beef and get this horrible plague over chicken and pork thats a small surplus but available to us. With and over with fast. The problem is not here now. Reporter now the president what will make it a problem is if everyone runs out and panic buys has flanked there in the rose something stores should consider now what they did with toilet paper and cleaning supplies, limiting the purchase of meat, that should help, and everybody should just buy what they need garden by major retailers like thank you so much cvs and walgreens. Thanks for that tip. The president saying theyre just ahead this morning, oh, yeah, hes here. Going to ramp up testing by the Matthew Mcconaughey. Were going to talk to him about end of may, which would be a life at home these days. Boost from where things stand today. Hes got a new project for a great cause but first this is now to this crisis for the today countrys struggling Small Businesses many, many businesses ce the we the Emergency Loan Program that reopened yesterday with more mone money. Tom costello joins us with that story. What happened . Reporter this is round two of the federal money after the first 350 billion eaten up within two weeks and some of that money went to public companies, traded on the stock market, rather than Smaller Companies that are just desperate for the help now the second round its stumbling out of the gate. This morning millions of Small Businesses are still waiting for relief as delays, technical glitches and overwhelming demand caused the Small Business administrations portal to crash withinan minutes of relaunching the loan funding program. I heard there was a glitch. Well find out whether or not the sba revealing twice as many people tried to access the program on monday than any time during the first round of loans. Members are frustrated and will not be able to help struggling Small Businesses until the issues are resolved. Freshly funded with an additional 310 billion, the Paycheck Protection Program aims to provide loans for businesses with fewer than 500 employees. Allowing employers to cover costs like payroll and rent. If owners meet certain as we work to get through these times together, conditions, the loan can be fully forgiven you may not be thinking about blood donation, so far 1. 6 million small but blood is needed to save the lives of people businesses have received a piece of the pie but millions who qualify are who are sick with a range of illnesses. Still waiting. Its easy and safe to give. Including may who owns four salons in southern california. If you are in good health, please donate. We need heroes now. We have to stop the automatic withdraw, i dont have money anymore. Visit red cross blood dot org reporter adding to frustrations, big businesses to schedule an appointment. That cut into the programs initial funds to the tune of 750 million, among them the l. A. Lakers announcing theyll give back 4. 6 million we are back with oscar one Small Business owner says that money should go to the little guys. Winner Matthew Mcconaughey it was sickening and since the coronavirus pandemic hit, matthew and his family have disheartening to see all these been working r5e8 hard to give big corporations in a money grab we have to support Small Business back to communities all across the country. They have donated 80,000 masks if we dont, were not going to be here much longer. They have hosted a virtual bingo reporter with banks anticipating demand to continue night with retirement community. And now, matthew is out with a outpacing funding, there are new psa, a Public Service announcement, to help people fears the 660 billion program will be soon tapped out once stay safe. Matthew, good to see you. Again. Good morning. You can just feel the frustration of these businesses good to see you. I was really happy to see and for good reason. Your new psallthought and obviously time is of the essence here reporter yeah, this is about it, but you are bilingual and sounding really good but you Economic Life or death got a little help because you 28 million Small Businesses are wanted to reach this community trying to survive the coronavirus, and listen to this stat tell me about it. Yeah, i did have a little help ive been trying to get the message of wearing a mask or the sba now says it has seen one business fail for good, closing bandana. I did this character bobby permanently, every single hour savannah bandito earlier, which was in english. I put it out and talking to the the stakes are so high, tom he said, look, were having thank you very much. 7 12 now, back to you hoda trouble getting the message out to the hispanic spanish we have a lot more to get speaking community to, including mounting concern over a potential meat shortage i said, how can i do that . With more than a dozen Processing Plants temporarily i looked at austin, i looked at shutdown amid the pandemic texas, i looked at the u. S. , a