3rd Hour TODAY: Coronavirus Pandemic

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Event Date(s): 04/07/2020, 04/07/2020, 04/07/2020 | Event Location(s): South Carolina, Wilmington, Delaware, Washington, District of Columbia, New York City, New York | Description: Craig Melvin (in Studio 1A), Al Roker (from home in New York), and Sheinelle Jones (in South Carolina) report live. They discuss Jones recovering from vocal cord surgery at home with her children, Melvin reporting from Central Park outside a mobile hospital, Melvin reporting from the USNS Comfort later today, Roker working in his home in upstate New York, the latest report from Tom Costello, Melvin speaking with Joe Biden yesterday, Biden picking up a major endorsement from John Lewis. 09:00:39 STILLS Instagram photos of Melvin wearing a face mask and rubber gloves in Central Park EXT DAY NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK IN CENTRAL PARK MS: Melvin reports on-camera. STILLS Instagram photo of Melvin wearing a face mask and rubber gloves in Central Park 09:01:24 GFX: Graphic plug for "Craig Melvin Reports: Coronavirus Pandemic" airing on MSNBC. EJ 09:01:52 EXT DAY MS: Pedestrians walk. INT WASHINGTON, DC MS: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks in press conference. MS: Fauci says, "If back to normal means acting like there never was a coronavirus problem, I don't think that's going to happen. If you want to get to pre-coronavirus, you know, that might not ever happen in the fact that the sense that the threat is there." GFX: Insert shots of medic in protective gear tending to patient, of medics wheeling patient on gurney, of ambulance driving. INT WASHINGTON, DC MS: In press conference, Trump says, "The next week, week and a half is going to be a big surge, the professionals tell us." GFX: Office of Inspector General report. GFX: Supers ""NATIONWIDE", "SHORTAGES OF CRITICAL MEDICAL GEAR" INT Shots of medics wearing protective gear working in hospital. INT MS: In press conference, Democratic Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer says, "At all three health systems there are less than three days until face shields run out, and less than six days until surgical gowns run out." INT MS: Democratic Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker appears in face mask in press conference. EXT DAY MS: Emergency room sign outside hospital. INT MS: Pritzker says, "When you compare our federal shipments to our burn rate, the product we've received from the federal stockpile will last only a handful of days in this multi-month battle." GFX: Split screen shots of closed restaurant and closed office. GRX: Web page for coronavirus relief options. GFX: Supers "TECHNICAL GLITCHES & HIGH DEMAND" INT WASHINGTON, DC MS: Trump speaks in press conference. GFX: Supers "$350 BILLION" MS: Trump says, "We are probably going to have to add more money to this to save and keep our small business going and keep the employees of those small businesses working." GFX: Map of South Carolina. GFX: South Carolina government website noting "home or work" order. GFX: Map of the US highlighting the 8 states without a full "stay-at-home" order. GFX: Photo of Fauci. GFX: Maps of Iowa and Nebraska. GFX: Supers "ACCEPTABLE EQUIVALENT" INT WASHINGTON, DC MS: Trump speaks in press conference. MS: Trump says, "They are doing what we are asking them to do without having to put the seal on it. But I will say if I thought it was necessary, I'll do it in a heartbeat." STILLS Photo of sign outside grocery store limiting 50 customers at a time Photo of shoppers maintaining social distance lined up outside grocery store Photo of sign noting to stay 6 feet apart INT WASHINGTON, DC MS: White House Coronavirus Task Force Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx speaks in press conference. STILLS Boarded up business with spray-painted message "we're all in this together, stay home save lives" INT WASHINGTON, DC MS: Birx says, "My grandchild of ten months got a fever of 105 this weekend. I'm a doctor, and I couldn't get there. I mean, so I'm trying to explain to my daughter how to listen to her lungs, how to listen to her lungs and the baby's lungs. that's just an illustration, and I know you all are making sacrifices. I want to take this seriously." VO: NBC News Correspondent Tom Costello reports and signs off (no location given). EJ 09:05:07 INT MS: In interview with Melvin, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden (in Wilmington, Delaware) discusses the coronavirus being a national problem, as president he would have moved a lot more swiftly and not push it off onto others, fully implement the Defense Production Act to get all the things our medics need, empower a supply commander in charge of all the supplies available, he'd create a bank production act, he'd open a new enrollment period for ObamaCare, the African American community has contracted and died from the coronavirus more frequently, they made the Trump Administration aware of what was in place to handle pandemics, to the best of his knowledge Trump do not keep what was in place, we have to conduct the election of November 3rd while dealing with the disease, he wouldn't presume to tell Bernie Sanders to drop out, it's his decision to make, he was advised to start looking into Vice Presidential running mate in April and he explained to Sanders that he was doing it and hoping he wasn't insulted by taking anything for granted, Sanders didn't advise who he should pick, Sanders has an incredible following, Sanders may not be the nominee but he may have an impact on American politics in a significant way and positive way, if he's the nominee he would want Bernie to be part of the journey. STILLS Photo of president Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence Photo of Trump Photo of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders Photo of Biden and Sanders Photo of Sanders 09:10:30 STILLS Photo of Democratic Georgia Representative John Lewis