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CNNW CNN Newsroom With Ana Cabrera April 11, 2020

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 city, those unclaimed bodies are given dignity and respect at burial in the Public Cemetery but whats different about this is normally the city has maybe 25 people a week who are buried unclaimed. Now, were told its about 25 people a day. Cnns evan mcmorrissantoro is live in new york city, and evan, as we look at the numbers in new york, of course, number one, which is not where you want to be when it comes to cases in deaths in new york, although we are seeing hospitalizations go down, which is a good sign. Theres also this battle now between the mayor of new york city and the governor of the state about when schools will reopen. What do we know . Reporter well, erica, this is all part of a conversation that new york is having now about what comes after coronavirus. As you mentioned, you know, still, many deaths, many hospitalizations, but signs that some of the stuff is plateauing and perhaps going to be towards the back end of the curve on this stuff. And so, you have a situation now where people are talking about what comes next, and a big question has been the schools, because this is the Largest School district in the country, a Million Students, a very big part of life here in new york, the public schools, and what were going to do about them in the next coming weeks of the school year. So, mayor de blasio came on this morning and said very strongly that the schools will remain closed through the end of the year. Parents have been advised about that. School administrators had been told about it, schools in new york city will remain closed. But shortly after he finished saying that, Governor Cuomo came on in his own press conference and suggested it maybe wasnt as final a decision as it sounded. You cant make a Decision Just within new york city without coordinating that decision with the whole metropolitan region, because it all works together. But were going to do it in a coordinated sense with the other localities. Thats his opinion. But he didnt close them, and he cant open them. Reporter so, to put this in some context, basically whats happening here is theres a bit of a political spat between albany, the capital of new york, and new york city going on right now. Basically, the governor saying, look, im the person that can reopen the schools, because im the person who closed them, and the mayor saying, no, theyre going to be closed and im the person who can close them. Stuck in the middle, of course, are teachers and students and administrators. Ive been talking to teachers throughout the day today, and you know, a lot of them said, look, theyre expecting the schools to remain closed. They dont know whats going to happen exactly but theyre expecting it. Parents have been told to expect them to be closed. Its a big deal because of what it takes to keep the schools closed here and what it requires to plan for a long closure and the School System here in new york city wants to get on with that planning so thats really whats going on here in new york city right now, erica. Also the limbo, of course, for parents as they wonder whats going to happen with their kids, how that impacts them, and going back to work. Evan mcmorrissantoro, appreciate the reporting. Thank you. One of the countrys most aggressive stayathome orders went into effect this morning in michigan. That new order bans residents from traveling between homes, between residences. Its a state where Vacation Homes are common. You can imagine theres a little pushback there. To justify the new order, though, michigans governor is citing these numbers. More than 22,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in that state. More than 1,200 deaths. Cnns ryan young is live for us now in detroit. So, ryan, was this more an issue of people going back and forth between their own homes or is this a concern that im going to go visit my grandmother for easter because i dont want her to be alone . Reporter thats one of the things were seeing, people wanted to get together for family gatherings. In fact, the police and detroit have had to break up several parties in the area because people want to get together as well. Look, todays saturday. Its a Beautiful Day here in detroit, and weve seen nothing but people sort of Walking Around the lake front. Weve seen them out, more so than we have in the last few days. But we also know these new restrictions apply to stores as well to try to keep people more separated. Theyre trying to flatten the curve but this is one of those stories that really hits you right in the heart because no matter where you go in the city, you meet someone whos had a loss and we talked to one family who had to make a decision about how many people could attend a funeral. He didnt want to go away like this. And he didnt. But just know this. We done the best that we could. Reporter these short cell phone videos of her husbands funeral are the only way ms. Smith could see it from quarantine. His name is rayshawn smith. Reporter she hasnt left her house since testing positive for the same virus that killed him. I didnt want him to leave here alone. I just feel like he was there for everybody and i feel like he was alone, like nobody was able to be there for him. I had to make an executive decision to keep myself and my daughter home. We dont want to go to another funeral. Reporter in the last three weeks, marie says she, her father, and her brother have all tested positive for covid19. People in the family started displaying flulike symptoms, no idea whats corona, nothing like that. Hey, i dont feel so good. My husband, his symptom was a high fever. Reporter with strict social distancing rules in place, their trip to the hospital march 16th would be the last time she saw him. They was like, you cant be in here and they sent my daughter and i out and we were sitting in the car asleep, waiting to hear from him. He said, baby, theyre going to admit me. Reporter their next conversation, the lastminute gesture from a worried nurse. So the nurse felt so bad for my daughter and i, she used her personal phone and facetimed us, which i thought was really, really nice. So, she let us speak with him and i just told him, you know, i asked was he scared and he said, yeah everybody that knows my husband knows hes not afraid of anything but he was very, very scared. Reporter just seven days after arriving at the hospital, he was gone. He went in the hospital on a monday and he passed away on a monday. Reporter the speed of the deadly and contagious coronavirus is leaving families like the smiths holding unexpected and underattended funerals at a frightening pace. Its very, very challenging. Reporter at major funeral home in detroit, no more than ten immediate family members can pay their respects in person. Just receiving so many death calls at once, you know, this week has been one of the most overwhelming weeks that i have ever had in my career. Im doing everything i can to safeguard myself and my family. Reporter and as for those still waiting to say their last goodbyes . I promised her, when this is all over, were going somewhere, were going to scream and cry, and hold each other and were going to go visit her dad. Reporter absolutely tough conversation to have with a 9yearold. Look, i called major clora today to talk to him about whats going on at his funeral home. He told me now hes getting several families coming in who are all dead. So, several different members of the same family dying in the same household. When you hear that being repeated, its very tough, and even his family is starting to be hit by the coronavirus so you understand why people are wanting to see something flatten out in terms of the curve but then there are other folks who live in this community who havent had the coronavirus just yet and some of them are wanting to come out and enjoy some of this weather or go to the store or do whatever theyre going to do. So, erica, as you know, as youve seen across this country, this is a tough conversation to have as it repeats itself over and over. It is, and it may be a Beautiful Day, but you know, all they need to do is hear the pain in her voice. And just think about what its like for her and for all those other families weve mentioned. Ryan, such an important piece and you told it beautifully. Thank you. As President Trump pushes to reopen the economy as soon as possible, a standoff may be brug between the president and governors who may want to continue stayathome orders. Just ahead, well speak with the governor of ohio. I am totally blind. And non24 can throw my days and nights out of sync, keeping me from the things i love to do. Talk to your doctor, and call 8442142424. There is some good news out of ohio today, one of the first states to issue social distancing guidelines. The States Health Department Just releasing an updated forecast which now projects during its peak next week ohio will likely see 1,600 new cases per day. Now, lets put that in perspective. That would be a significant drop from the 10,000 daily cases that have been previously projected. Even so, there are dire warnings that all of these gains could be erased and fairly quickly if the economy and the country reopen too soon. Its enough to say that if we were to stop at the National Level may 1st, were seeing a return to almost where we are now sometime in july. So, a rebound, that rebound doesnt happen in every state because some states are much farther along, but definitely theres a very substantial risk of rebound if we dont wait to the point where most transmission is near zero in each state. Im joined now by Ohio Governor mike dewine. Governor, good to have you with us today. Were hearing a lot about whats been happening behind the scenes in terms of these conversations about reopening the economy. We know its very important to the president. He said its the most important decision he will make. That being said, he cant really make the decision and say heres my order, the entire country must reopen. Governors have a really Important Role to play in this, so as you look at that decision for your state, how do you make that decision . Well, you know, i think we first have to start off with the fact that even if we open tomorrow, which were not going to do, the economys not going to roar back until, you know, people have more confidence. If people are scared to death, literally, theyre not going to go out. So what we have to do is to, as we look to the future and we were working on this, frankly, today with my team, but how do we get people confidence . And i think were going to have to have a lot more testing, very, very significant testing. Were going to have to have trying to separate the individuals who find out who has already had this, had it. Some of the people who have had it maybe not know they had it. So thats the type of work thats going to have to occur as we move forward. And i think the the reopening is going to have to be, you know, one step at a time, one stage at a time. And so were going to continue to look at this, continue to evaluate it. Everyone wants to get back. Everyone, you know, its a Beautiful Day here in southwest ohio and people want to get out and do what they want to do, but we dont want to be premature, but we also, you know, want to assure people that were planning for this. And what are you hearing from folks in ohio . Because a lot of this does depend on the community that you live in and how hard that community or even your family has been hit. Are you feeling pressure to move forward and move away from some of these measures that you put in place very early because of what youre hearing from some folks in ohio . Well, we have had some success because of what the people in the state of ohio have done. They have heeded the call to distance themselves, to stay home, by and large, theyve done it very, very, very well. And so weve seen that projection, which you talked about, which was going up like that, you know, that projection now is a lot, lot better. Our first concern was that we were going to totally overwhelm ore healthcare system. And you know, it doesnt look like thats going to happen, but were still cautious as we move forward, but sure, theres a real desire for people to get back and for life to, you know, go back to normal, but i think the message is, its not going to go back to normal overnight, no matter what the state does or doesnt do. People have to have confidence that they can go out, they can go to a ball game, they can go to a restaurant, so we have to help them get that confidence and thats part of the part of the rollout of what we do is we slowly reopen. If the president were to put in place some sort of a national order, which, again, would be more of a recommendation just based on again, we know on the way that the country works and the constitution, but even still, if that went into effect, saying open up in may, how would you handle that . Well, you know, i think that the president is doing what a president should do and thats be aspirational. When he talks about, you know, i want to open up he talked about by easter, and i dont think theres anything wrong with that. We all want to be optimistic but ultimately, every state is different, and were at a different stage in every state. As i talk to my fellow governors, each one is a different stage, so ultimately, were going to have to make that decision in ohio and whats best, you know, for our state based on the facts that are unique to ohio. As we look at whats happening across the country, we hear Different Things from different cities and i know it depends on the day, how certain hospitals are doing. The president was asked specifically about whether those on the front lines have what they need yesterday at the task force briefing. Heres that moment. You and some of the officials paint a rosy picture of what is happening around the country. If you look at some of these questions, do we have enough masks . No. Do we have enough tests . No. Do we have enough ppe . No. Why would you say no . The answer is yes. I think the answer is yes. Who said no to that . Im saying, this is youre saying no but who said no . You asked me, do we have enough we hear from doctors. You didnt say that. You said, do we have enough masks . Does the country . Yes. The president went on to say that he does feel everybody has enough of what they need. What is the situation today in ohio, and how are your healthcare workers feeling about their needs . Well, we want to protect not only the healthcare workers, frankly, we would hope to protect the people, you know, who are working at nursing homes, not just the people in hospitals but the people in nursing homes, our first responders, weve also got people, you know, in Grocery Stores who need to be protected, so were looking at it kind of from a wholistic point of view. If you ask me where we are, were a lot better than we were a week ago, and a whole lot better than we were two weeks ago. I mean, we were working on this last night. My staff stayed up until 3 00 a. M. , securing 5 million of the masks, the highgrade masks, theyre coming out of l. A. , and you know, were happy to have those. So, you know, these are important. Its important for us to be able to tell our Health Workers we got your back and were going to do everything that we can to make sure that you have the equipment that you need. It sounds like it is it is an equation, as we hear from many officials that is changing sometimes by the hour. Quickly, before we let you go, your neighbor next door, governor the governor in kentucky, is concerned about a handful, he said, maybe six churches that are planning to hold Easter Services tomorrow, and has put out word that they will take down license plate information, they will make sure they know who those folks are who are going to services saying what is really an act of faith, in his view, is sacrificing a little bit too protect your neighbor. Are you concerned at all about easter gatherings tomorrow in ohio . Well, heres what ive ive told, and most of our churches are doing this online. Theyre doing theyre great. You know, theyre pulling people together, but separating them physically. But what i said at a press conference this week, and i talked directly to the ministers who might be thinking about doing this, i said, look, theres no religion that im aware of where endangering someone else is considered to be a good thing. So, you know, please be very, very careful, and the vast, vast majority of our rabbis, our ministers, our priests in ohio are doing a great job. Theyve either cancelled services or theyre working it out so people can listen on the radio or they can listen on the internet. So, theyre people get it. Governor mike dewine, appreciate your time this afternoon, sir. Thank you. Thank you. In the crucial early days of the spread of coronavirus, a cnn investigation found the federal government actually blocked private labs from using tests. Those details are next. Youre live in the cnn newsroom. What happened daddy . Well, you see here. Theres a photo of you and theres a photo of your mommy and then theres a picture of me. But before our story it goes way, way, way back with your great, great, great grandparents. See this handsome man, his name is william. William fell in love with rose and they had a kid. His name was charles and charles met martha. Isnt she pretty . Yeah. 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