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When it comes to the covid infections, we're going to be in trouble."

Californi was the first state to issue a mandatory "stay at home order.others are now following its lead.

"...we're going t put out an executive order today: 'new york state on pause'."

President trump say a nationwide lockdown is not being considered, but the president took another step to close the -s border.

"as w did with canada, we're also working with mexico to implement new rules at our ports of entry to suspend no- essential travel."

Experts sa keeping people home is the only sure way to cut down on new infections.

"i don' think, necessarily, every single situation, every single region or location needs to be that way, but certainly, in the response to the kind of situation that you're seeing in new york, and i think that was an appropriate move."

Closing down so many public spaces has come with an unfortunate side effect: it's ground parts of the economy to a halt, prompting what could be an unprecedente d surge in layoffs.

"the bottom line i very simple: if we don't deal with the health crisis, nothing we do will make the economy any better."

Lawmaker have spent the day negotiating a trillion dollar stimulation package.

The proposal includes relief for small businesses, loans to impacted industries, and direct cash payments to individuals, based on income and family size.

"the soone you get the cash, the income flowing, the better it will be, because if people, a week from now, see no hope, you're gonna have a lot of social unrest."

Majority leader mitc mcconnell says the senate will work through the weekend to haammer out the details.

Natalie brand 44 news as more and more americans are in fear of the unknown and what could happe- shoppers in the tr-state have been raiding grocery store shelves to find a deal- 44news reporter tyler druin spoke to some shoppers who are scare- while others pass on a message that touches the hear- we've been to countless stores across the tr-state and they all have one thing in common, they're out of the essentials, most shoppers we've spoke to say their having to purchase items they normally wouldn't settle for..

"we came here o a mission to get bread and sandwich meat at the grocery outlet and they were hit, we went to the dollar store next door and they were hit out on bread too" and so it goes americans are stocking up more and more as fear of the cornavirus wipes through our nation- evansville resident alyssa