Roughly 1,000 more than we reported yesterday. The number of deaths rising from 67 to 88. President trump who has been downplaying the pandemic for weeks changed his tone. He offered a much, much different message in the face of these new numbers. You look at whats happening in other countries. Italy is having a very hard time, but i think that what we do ive spoken with my son. He says, how bad is this . Its bad. Its bad. But were going to were going to be hopefully a best case, not a worst case. Thats what were working for. Together, hopefully, to try and avoid a worst case scenario, President Trump recommended pretty serious guidelines. That the country essentially go into lockdown mode. A new set of white house guidelines says, number one, anyone who is sick should stay home. And if anyone tests pos tifrks everyone in their household should also stay home. Everyone should work or take classes from home whenever possible. And avoid being in any group larger than 10 people. Avoid discretionary travel, Shopping Trips or even social visits. Avoid going out to bars or restaurants. And if you are an older person, do not even leave your home. The guidelines are in place for the next 15 days. But the president said we could be dealing with this and the outbreak from it for much longer. Maybe four or five months. If none of this is happening, our top story this morning would surely be the 2020 election and the primaries taking place in several states despite the coronavirus outbreak. Voting will be taking place in arizona, illinois and florida. But in the state of ohio, the primary is now on hold. A decision that didnt become official until late last night. We have got our reporters spread safely across the country. I want to take you there starting in the San Francisco bay area. Officials have gone way beyond what the president is talking about and told all 7 million residents to shelter in place. Nbcs jake ward is stuck in his own house in oakland. He joins us from there. Jake, how is this being enforced . Are people forced to follow it . Are there ramifications if they dont . Were really at the front edge of what i think the whole nation is going to be facing in a moment. And its not clear exactly how this will be enforced or whether it will be enforced, but certainly as of about six hours ago, here in california in the bay area, all the counties around me have been shut down, and the state order essentially says you cannot go out except for essential travel. That means an occasional trip to the Grocery Store, maybe, but otherwise were talking about hospitals, police stations, real emergencies. So here we are. Im in my living room. Were facing what looks like a free week stay at home order for 7 Million People in this area. And we are, you know, just trying to get ready for the idea that we are home schooling our children, working from home and otherwise not going out of doors if we can help it. Jake, not everybody in San Francisco has a living room to sit in. Your city has a very high rate of homelessness. Whats being done about that . You know, this is, obviously, the one of the great challenges of our region and so many regions across america. Were speaking later today to people who are continuing homeless outreach, essential services covers a wide range of things. Homeless outreach is a part of that. There are people who have nowhere to step. The fact ill be stuck in this Beautiful House with a backyard, thats not so bad. For people sleeping right now blocks from me without any place to stay is really unbelievable. Of course, the bay area does have Good Services and that is good, but we have no idea how this could move through that population. Jake, thank you so much. Please, stay safe where you are. New york, new jersey and connecticut banding together, basically putting together their own form of a lockdown. Gabegutierrez is here in nyc. Whats the latest . Here in new york, new jersey, co connecticut, the order not quite as strict as in the bay area. Were noticing less foot traffic in manhattan in times square but, still, there are people going around. But those new restrictions did go into effect last night at 8 00 p. M. Bars and restaurants no longer open to dinein customers. They will only give out delivery and takeout orders. Other places like movie theaters, gyms, casinos also shut down. Weve been speaking with many Small Business owners who say this is just absolutely devastating. As you know and, of course, this is on st. Patricks day which is a huge day for many of the pubs and restaurants in and around new york city. The question right now, what will the federal government do to perhaps provide some assistance to some of these Small Businesses . There was talk of tens of billions of dollars in Small Business loans. The Small Business administration. Its unclear whether that will be enough and also whether the sba can give out those loans in such a small amount of time. The new restrictions went into effect last night at 8 00 p. M. , but again, they do not go as far as San Francisco. There are questions here about whether they might go further in the coming days and weeks, stephanie. Thanks, gabe. Lets head to dallas, texas. Morgan chesky has been cheaping an eye on the new drivethrough testing sites done down there. What can you tell us . Good morning. These drivethrough testing sites will be critical to try to slow the spread of the virus. Were at one of the first ones dallas has seen. Doctors here making plans weeks ago because they knew this was a likely outcome of people needing a place where they could limit exposure to make sure they could get that test and have the peace of mind theyre not positive. I want to just pull out on our shot to give you an idea of the safety that were practicing here in bringing you the story. Were all six feet away from the Trained Medical staff. Im joined by alyssa. We saw 50 patients sunday. About 100 yesterday. Why is it so important to have these drivethrough options to bring this coronavirus to a halt . So its a lot of reasons. Its to bring peace of mind to patients that still need prescription refills so they feel more comfortable coming in. Its to best seclude everyone so that youre in your car, in a safe distance. Staying as far away from you as we can. Youre in the comfort of your own car. Its better for everyone out here in the open air to kind of do that. Before you even administer that covid 19 test, supreme to fail two other tests. Strep and flu. At which point theyre then wheeled around or told to turn the corner. They are given that cdc test. How quick is the turn around right now on those results . Its about 24 to 72 hours right now. At which point those people can then quarantine in their home, stay away from any others and just try to limit the spread . Thats correct, yes. This isnt just beneficial for people thinking they have coronavirus. Youre seeing atrisk population driving through because they may not want to walk into a health care facility. Why is that . Exactly. So like i said, its for everyone involved. For the peace of mind of the patients that need to get their Blood Pressure medication or need to be seen for a cough or hurt finger. They can still come in so we have the more atrisk population outside so they arent exposed to the atrisk people as well. These drivethrough options so crucial in limiting exposure. Alyssa, thank you so much. Well be here throughout the day maintaining a safe distance, but also getting that firsthand look on whats going to be used nationwide to get those positive peace of mind to people that either they need to shelter in place or theyre okay. Steph. Certainty and security paramount. Morg morgan, thank you. We should also give a special thanks to alyssa and all those Health Care Professionals putting their community first. I want to go to ohio where Public Health and primary politics are really colliding. Tremaine lee is there in cleveland. Help us understand whats happened in the last 24 hours. It wasnt until last night that the governor decided to put voting on hold. Do people across the state even know that . Its been a lot of confusion over the last several hours. Im here in cleveland. Behind me is a polling place. Under most years, it would be packed with a line snaking out the door. No such thing is happening. Yesterday there was a confusing back and forth. Governor mike dewine wanted to put Public Health over the actual election today. Didnt want anyone to come out and risk their health for the right to vote. So they but he doesnt have the power to actually postpone the election. So there was a lawsuit filed by two residents who said were elderly. We dont want to risk it. A judge said, mike dewine assumed everything will be fine. The judge would agree. The judge said with 12 hours before the election, im not going to strip power from the state legislature who has the power to postpone the election. Im simply not going to do it. Mike dewine came back and said we will declare a Health Emergency which effectively postponed the election. Theres a big sign behind me that says essentially there will be no election today. But we are hearing reports from across the state, especially in klum, but that folks early this morning, before the sun was up, went to vote and were turned away. Its been a lot of confusion between poll workers and voters. So much to play out in the courts and well see what happens moving forward. Trymaine, thank you. Joining us now, the democratic governor of the state of michigan, gretchen whitmer. Thank you for joining us. Its been an extraordinary few days. Just yesterday, you decided to close restaurants, bars, gyms, coffee houses, clubs and movie theaters. What went into making that decision . What was the Tipping Point . Well, let me just start with this. All of these decisions that you see governors making across the country on both sides of the aisle, frankly, they weigh heavily on us. Knowing that when we close the restaurants to dine in and we close all the bars that it is going to mean that people are going to lose their jobs and a lot of businesses are really going to struggle. We know this. But at the end of the day, we have to make decisions based on the best science, best facts and whats in the best interest of the Public Health. And places of mass congregation are where this virus continues to spread. In order to flatten the curve, we need to be aggressive on the front end. The federal government did not take this seriously early enough and now it is on us to make sure were doing everything we can based on the best facts and science available and that we are always putting the health of our people front and center. It was a tough decision to make but we know the spread of this virus is dependent on close proximity. This is one of many steps were taking in the state of michigan. Whats the next step, to shelter in place, what San Francisco is doing . You know, were not prepared to announce anything like that yet, but i will say this. Yesterday i issued an executive order on extending unemployment so that we can draw down more federal resources to help people who are really going to struggle in this moment. Last week i shut schools very early on in the process and i think a lot of people were wondering if that was the right thing to do. But in the days since, weve seen a lot of School Employees test positive for the coronavirus. Weve had a 5yearold in michigan test positive for the coronavirus. So the fact that anyone thinks theres a segment of our population that is not vulnerable is wrong. Every one of us has to proceed as though we are carrying the virus. And thats why we all need to do our part. Not congregating. Washing our hands. Not greeting one another in the traditional fashion of shaking the hand and keeping that sixfoot social distancing. Its really important for all of us, for our health, but also for our economy. Extending Unemployment Benefits. Will that be available to all of those restaurant and bar workers that were basically put out of work yesterday and will those benefits be 100 . Normally Unemployment Benefits are just a portion. Thats right. In michigan, unfortunately, in recent years, the leaders, my predecessors took Unemployment Benefits back from 26 weeks to 20 weeks. We know nrd to maximize the benefit for michiganders i needed to expand it back to 26 weeks. Thats why i did it Via Executive order. When these dollars become available, were really pulling together to make sure that were helping people who are going to struggle, and were going to continue to move forward on all of those fronts. Are you working with the federal government . Yesterday the New York Times reported that the president told a group of governors, dont wait for the federal government to get respirators and ventilators. Get them for yourself . Whats the reaction to that . Its much different than the federal response during the ebola. This has to be all hands on deck. Cutting red tape, moving as quickly as we possibly can and being aggressive and smart about our reaction. And so to hear the leader of the federal government tell us to work around the federal government because its too slow is just its kind of mindboggling to be honest. We are pulling out all the stops in michigan. Businesses here in michigan that are redoubling their efforts to make sure that were able to access all of the kinds of equipment that we need, but we need the federal government to work. We need respirators and ventilators and personal protection equipment. We need more test kits and the resources to process those test kits in a quick, expedited manner. Can you get them . Can you get them without federal support . No, no, we need federal support. Like i said, were pulling out all the stops and reaching out to our partners in the private sector. Were going to do everything we can to supplement. But its not to the exclusion of federal support. We need the federal government to ramp up and to get this done. Governor, thank you so much. I really appreciate you joining me. Stay healthy. Thank you. You, too. 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