Milestone with more than 2,000 deaths in a single day on friday. The total number of deaths is now over 19,000 with more than 506,000 confirmed cases. We have a team of correspondents standing bay for you to bring you the latest developments in this coronavirus pandemic. Lets start in new york where the mayor and governor seem to be at odds over the question of closing schools in the city for the rest of the school year. Cnns Evan Mcmorris santoro is there for us. What are both leaders saying . Reporter fred, its been a saturday of kind of sad, is hopeful, and strange news. The sad news, 783 deaths. Another horrible, tough number for new york. Following that the hopeful news the governor is saying that is actually part of maybe a plateau that shows that maybe this is the peak weve all been waiting for may be upon us and then the strange news, which is that if youre sitting in new york today you had two backtoback press conferences the first from the mayor of new york being very adamant that schools are going to close or im sorry were going to remain closed to the end of the year followed by a conference with the governor that said something very different. Everything were doing is to protect our children, our families, to help end the pain and trauma. Weve all been through so much but we have to work constantly to make sure this ends. The mayor has an opinion in new york city. The county executive of nassau will have an opinion on nassau. Steve will have an opinion in suffolk. George latimer will have an opinion in westchester but i want to coordinate all those opinions and reopen them at the same time. Id also lake to ideally coordinate that with connecticut and new jersey. So, basically the deal is this. The governor of new york says that he can open the schools, hell decide when to do it. Hell decide if they stay closed. The mayor of new york says they should stay closed. The mayor of new york city says the schools should stay closed the rest of the year through summer school, talking about preparing for the next school year, the future of the schools, but the governor saying, actually, not too fast, there, mayor de blasio, i am the one who makes the call on School Openings or closings. Evan is learning about the impact of the First Responders. Reporter thats right. Weve got news today from the Fire Department that more than 700 members of the Fire Department have been diagnosed with covid19, just another blow for the citys First Responders. Weve seen the police hit very hard by this disease. Some coming back to work now. Some have passed away from complications of the disease and now the Fire Department as well. The city is still trying to run with diminished capacity and so far have been able to do it but just another story on how hard this crisis has been on the people we rely on in this city to help us through crises. Thank you so much. This just in to cnn. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is issuing an executive order expanding requirements including buses and lightrail, all riders now required to wear a Face Covering at all times. The governor is also directing the Transit Services to cut capacity of their vehicles in half to help with social distancing. The order goes into effect monday night 8 00 p. M. New jersey is second in the nation in the number of coronavirus cases with more than 58,000 confirmed to date. This just in to cnn, now learning that 550 sailors from the u. S. S. Theodore roosevelt have tested positive for coronavirus. The navy says 92 of the sailors have been tested and more than 3,000 moved ashore. The spike in cases comes shortly after captain Brett Crozier was removed from his command for sounding the alarm about the spread of the virus onboard the aircraft carrier. It also comes just days after a sailor who tested positive was found unresponsive and was admitted into intensive care. People in michigan are now largely banned from traveling twaen hom between homes as the state reports the third highest number of coronavirus cases in the nation. Cnns ryan young joins me from detroit. How is that news being received in. Reporter fred, this is the first day of it. Theyll try to see if they can flatten the curve here. Obviously numbers were still going up in this area. Hospitals have been dealing with more patients than they can handle and we do know that some hospital staff has also tested positive for the coronavirus. One thing to point out, right behind us is the tcf center with 970 beds. They put it online yesterday, the first 25 patients. Were told more patients will be coming in the next few days. We want to show you some of the grim things weve seen as well. These are the refrigerator trucks at the medical Examiners Office. They are worried about running out of space. Hospitals, funeral homes, and the medical Examiners Office have all had to add body space because of the number of people dying. From thursday to friday we know 205 people died in the state. That was the deadliest day so far from covid19. And taking it a step further weve noticed 40 of africanamericans have been dying from this virus in this state. In fact, some people think it might be higher because the data wasnt as accurate as they thought it would be. There is a racial task force put together. The Lieutenant Governor will have the First Virtual meeting this after nan. We talked to a Health Care Expert who told us this about the issues here in the state. Its not shocking to those of us that have been doing research in this area and have studied it because we know these disparities exist, theyre persistent, theyre profound, and they have existed for a long time. Its just that covid now has actually shined a brightlate on it now and exposed the disparities we see each and every day particularly affecting people of color. Reporter absolutely. You can tell the state is now trying to make a shift to get the word out to some other communities. One thing we did notice before is they felt like if they got out there with people who may be a little older, they would be able to sort of shut this down in terms of the spread. I do know the city of detroit is going to take some of the fast testing that they got from abbott labs. Theyre going to go to Nursing Homes throughout the city. There are 27 theyve selected so far to go in, do more testing, see if they can figure out who is in need, which seems like a great idea. Fred . All right. Ryan young, thank you so much, in detroit. Tlae so in the midst of this pandemic half of the countrys farm workers who are undocumented immigrants face uncertainty and many of them dont have Health Insurance or even receive sick leave. Well go to los angeles. Paul, what are you learning about this vulnerable population . Reporter all week long, fredricka, the mayor of los angeles saying that los angeles should not forget its huge immigrant community. These are uncertain and tough times for immigrants in this city. Irma and miguel undocumented immigrants from guatemala with three children drove to a free cookout for the Los Angeles Dodgers to ease familys burdens in the covid19 era. They are closing all the businesses and these are jobs that we need. Reporter the couples cleaning work vanished with countless other jobs in l. A. County. It has more than 900,000 undocumented residents according to recent estimates. Many times they dont qual fay for a lot of the federal protections being issued right now. Reporter isaac coives battles for immigrant rights. So many are latino immigrants praying for help. With our help and social services and social justice were paurk to make sure that they dont get evicted, that they have food on the table and that spiritually theyre sound. Reporter he said the church mediated with landlords regarding immigrants who cannot pay due to coronavirus circumstances. Advocates say many wont speak up because they believe it will raise red flags that lead to deportation or if they have green card legal resident status they fear their citizenship application will be stalled. L. A. Offers many programs available to undocumented and legal immigrants including my health l. A. Or l. A. Care if they qualify. Its the largest publicly operated health plan in the u. S. The ceo encourages immigrants to apply and fill out their census forms because he believes that will help them when l. A. X. Hits the pandemic recession. Theyll be eligible for medicaid and we need to know how many there are because it will determine how much funding flows to any state whether its california or somewhere else in the country. Reporter no health care, no jobs, but irma and miguel found food. We are very grateful. Reporter dodger dogs and snacks, a virtual faeft during a a feast during a pandemic. This weekend we would see a lot of these immigrants in the churches but even the downtown cathedral will be closed. Mass will be conducted online for all the clickon and see. Back to you now. Thank you so much. Coming up the fight over funding for Small Businesses is deepening after republicans doubled down. Democratic congressman jeffries responds live. Plus, cnn viewers and readers from around the world have asked more than 90,000 questions about coronavirus and asked it on cnn. Com. In about 20 minutes a panel of experts will join mae e to answ some of those questions. Go to cnn. Com to submit your questions on health, family life, and your money. That is at 2 30 eastern here on cnn. Republicans are doubling down on funding Small Businesses amid a growing fight over a new stimulus package. This is coming after democrats blocked a gop plan to add an additional 251 billion to the loan program, instead demanding more money for states and hospitals. Cnns Sarah Westwood is joining us right now. Sarah, what is the status of this battle over the latest emergency relief bill . Reporter well, fred, right now this is a complete stalemate. Republicans this morning were doubling down on their position that they want a clean influx of cash for the Paycheck Protection Program. That is a program established under the phase 3 stimulus bill that offers emergency loans for Small Businesses just to keep their workers on the payrolls to keep having people receive their paychecks. All they want is 250 billion. A little bit more than that flushed back into that program to keep it afloat. Democrats want to take this opportunity to give more money to struggling states, struggling hospitals that are struggling with the coronavirus outbreak right now but republicans are arguing this is a time sensitive issue. They say that sometime by the end of next week the Paycheck Protection Program could run out of money. That could cause companies to have to start laying off workers as soon as next week if they dont get these emergency loans democrats are saying this is not moving on such a quick timeline. There is time to negotiate. Now, the twist is that yesterday treasury secretary mnuchin spoke on the phone to House Speaker nancy pelosi, spoke to Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer and both indicated that there could be room for some bipartisan talks. In fact, schumer suggested mnuchin actually agrade to bipartisan talks but i spoke to a number of white house officials who say that is not an option. They dont want to deal with anything that could potentially go into a phase four stimulus bill but just want to focus on more money for the Paycheck Protection Program. When can americans expect the stimulus checks to start arriving in their Bank Accounts and maybe even mail boxes . Reporter right now the irs says some people could start seeing the checks as soon as next week, people who filed their 2018, 2019 tax returns, and have authorized direct deposit. They could see their money in just a few days in keeping with what mnuchin said earlier this month. People who havent filed their tax returns, havent been receiving social security, and have not authorized the direct deposit, they could have to wait weeks or even months to see their checks. Also on friday the irs launched a tool for people, lower income folks who may not have had to file a return to input some basic information to the irs and maybe speed up the process for them. Thank you so much. Congressman Hakeem Jeffries is a democratic representative from new york and member of the house judiciary and budget committees. Good to see you. So youre part of the democratic leadership crafting the next house stimulus bill. Why are democrats opposed to increasing the funding for Small Businesses instead focusing on more money for states and hospitals . Well, were not opposed to increasing support for Small Businesses. Quite the contrary. What weve said is that we agree that 250 billion will be necessary in increased authorization for the Paycheck Protection Program but we need to target that assistance to the businesses that need it the most. For instance, we want to target the assistance to farms, small farmers, to women owned businesses, to family owned businesses, the mom and pop shops on main street that are so important to the heart and soul of our economy. To veterans owned businesses and to minority owned businesses. This group of entities doesnt have the same access to Financial Institutions as some of the Medium Sized Companies that are also benefiting from the Paycheck Protection Program. What were saying is at least 125 billion, half of the 250 billion, should be set aside to make sure our farmers and our veterans and our momandpop shops can benefit from the assistance that was authorized. So what is the obstacle . What are you hearing . Why the resistance on that . That is a good question. Essentially Mitch Mcconnell has taken a my way or the highway approach. This is totally illegitimate in the context of a congress that includes not just the Senate Republican majority leader. There are a hundred members of the senate. He has asked for unanimous consent. He hasnt gotten it. There is also a separate part of the Congressional Branch of government, the house, which the American People indicated by putting Speaker Pelosi back in the chair, should be standing up for values for every day americans. That is essentially what were doing. We also have said if we are going to enact an emergency package we need to provide relief to state and local governments that have been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic and also set aside funding for First Responders in the hospital context because we know they have been overwhelmed by this pandemic as well. So what is the timeline on this . What do you think is going to be reasonable when you look at the calendar . Well, we have divided governments, so in the divided government context we need to find common ground. That is what senator schumer and Speaker Pelosi and others have said weve endeavored to do. Mitch mcconnell has adopted the my way or the highway approach. Hopefully hell come off that and realize this is a democracy not a dictatorship. I think we can get an agreement over the next few days and certainly that is what should happen on behalf of the American People but if we are going to allocate hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer assistance we have to make sure it gets to the people who actually need it the most. Lets talk about these irs checks that could start going out as early as next week into peoples Bank Accounts, part of the 2 trillion stimulus package. How much of a difference do you think that will make for families, individuals . Well, i think it is incredibly important as a first step and we need to make sure that the treasury secretary and the irs can get this money out sooner rather than later. We were promised that it will begin to go out as early as next week to perhaps as many as 60 million americans that would still leave behind tens of millions of americans as well who are suffering and so we are urging people if you do not traditionally file electronically with the irs and dont have an authorized direct deposit account to go to the irs website and to utilize that tool, input your information, so you can get the 1200 check as soon as possible. It seems to me we have to consider doing more because the pandemic is not going to go away at the end of this month. The financial harm is not going to go away the end of this month. As long as it continues congress is going to have to step up to provide assistance to displaced workers, to the poor, the sick, the afflicted, to working families, to senior citizens. Thats what we should do. Thats the right thing to do on behalf of the American People. A lot of people are already way behind the 1200 they might expect to get in the form of those checks or deposits. Lets talk about your district. It is at the epicenter of this crisis. What are people telling you about how theyre coping and what else is needed . We have certainly been hit hard through central brooklyn and throughout new york city. We are a resilient city. 9 11 couldnt knock us down. The Great Recession couldnt knock us down. Superstorm sandy couldnt knock us down though some have observed this particular pandemic the health combined with