E3: Coronavirus US live: majority of Americans support stay-home orders, poll shows

Carolyn Goodman, the independent mayor of Las Vegas, said she believed the city’s casinos, hotels and stadiums should quickly reopen in an interview that is already attracting widespread criticism.

“I want our restaurants open. I want our small businesses open. I want people back in employment,” Goodman told a clearly flabbergasted Anderson Cooper.

Las Vegas Mayor: " I'd love everything open because I think we've had viruses for years that have been here." (The financial duress is profound. It's so real. And yet this interview is totally insane.) pic.twitter.com/qSN6atlFiL

I have seen many Nevada officials stumble on national TV. But that was the single most embarrassing thing i have seen by a NV pol in 35 years here. The mayor just showed the country she is unfit for office, and the commentary and shock and disgust here bears that out. My God.

Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said he would support letting states declare bankruptcy over the costs of the coronavirus response, as the Kentucky Republican expresses opposition to Congress allocating more funding to the states.

“I would certainly be in favor of allowing states to use the bankruptcy route. It saves some cities. And there’s no good reason for it not to be available,” McConnell told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt.

A new poll shows Americans still overwhelmingly support stay-at-home orders to limit the spread of coronavirus, despite recent protests against the orders.

A new AP/NORC poll found that the majority of Americans (61%) said the steps taken by government officials to limit the spread of the virus in their area are about right, and another 26% said the measures adopted do not go far enough. Only 12% said the restrictions go too far.

Change of plans: the House will not vote tomorrow on a measure that would temporarily allow members to vote by proxy.

House speaker Nancy Pelosi reportedly told her leadership team in a phone call this morning that the chamber would not vote on the measure tomorrow, and she would instead form a bipartisan task force to further examine remote voting.

Former vice president Al Gore has endorsed Joe Biden’s presidential campaign and will appear alongside the presumptive Democratic nominee for a virtual Earth Day event in about 30 minutes.

I am proud to endorse my friend Joe Biden for President, and I'm looking forward to our virtual #EarthDay50 event at 2:30pm ET today. WATCH HERE: https://t.co/dzFziVVgWc

Someone should warn the animals. Donald Trump and Melania Trump were planting a tree outside the Oval Office and the president happened to drop in the remark that national parks will reopen soon.

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The White House is dubiously claiming the CDC director was misquoted when he warned that the second wave of coronavirus could be worse than the first.

The newly installed White House press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, claimed CDC director Robert Redfield was referring to the seasonal flu when he warned about the danger of a second wave this winter.

One of the main themes at today’s World Health Organisation press conference is the major role that US experts and officials play inside the WHO.

This follows multiple accusations from Donald Trump and his officials that the WHO was privy to information about Covid-19 which it hid from the US.

Related: Caught in a superpower struggle: the inside story of the WHO's response to coronavirus

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Here’s where the day stands so far:

New York governor Andrew Cuomo has just wrapped up his daily briefing on the state’s response to coronavirus.

Here’s some of what he covered:

New York governor Andrew Cuomo said he thought it was “madness” that the US is “wholly dependent on China” for the production of medical equipment.

Cuomo said he hoped one of the lessons learned from this crisis is that the US needs to develop their own supply chains for that equipment.

New York governor Andrew Cuomo criticized the arguments from demonstrators who are protesting his stay-at-home order outside the state capitol.

A reporter who spoke to some of the protesters said they have complained of economic harship due to the crisis, and they argued “the cure cannot be worse than the illness.”

New York officials said billionaire Mike Bloomberg would offer a financial investment of “upwards of $10 million” to develop a testing and tracing program.

New York governor Andrew Cuomo predicted that testing would show the infection rate is “about 10 percent in high infection areas,” such as New York City, and lower upstate.

New York governor Andrew Cuomo said he would not allow political pressure to determine the timetable on when to reopen the economy.

“This is not going to be over anytime soon,” Cuomo said of social-distancing restrictions, warning the state risked a surge in coronavirus cases if they became complacent.

New York governor Andrew Cuomo said billionaire Mike Bloomberg has volunteered to help develop the first-ever testing/tracing/isolation program.

Bloomberg, who previously served as mayor of New York, will help build a tracing army to identify new cases of coronavirus and quickly isolate those people to avoid further spread.

New York governor Andrew Cuomo referred to the state’s coronavirus crisis as “a profound moment in history,” once again emphasizing that New Yorkers’ actions will “shape our future.”

This is a profound moment in history.

Our actions shape our future.

If we get reckless today, we’ll suffer the consequences tomorrow.

New York governor Andrew Cuomo said he had a “very productive” meeting with Trump at the White House yesterday, despite the pair’s recent disagreements.

Cuomo acknowledged the president and his team “don’t like me” politically, noting that Trump has said “very unkind things about me and my brother,” referring to CNN anchor Chris Cuomo.

New York governor Andrew Cuomo said the state is in a “relatively good place” as coronavirus hospitalizations and intubations continue to decline.

But the governor noted the number of new coronavirus hospitalizations remains “troublingly high,” even as many coronavirus patients are released from the hospital. Cuomo said the rate of new hospitalizations is “better than it was but still problematic.”

New York governor Andrew Cuomo opened his daily briefing by noting it has been 53 days since the state confirmed its first case of coronavirus.

Cuomo described the 53 days since the first case as a “disorienting period,” but he said it was “nothing” compared to other times of harship for the world, such as the six years of World War II.

New York governor Andrew Cuomo is scheduled to deliver his daily briefing in about 15 minutes after meeting with Trump at the White House yesterday.

Cuomo said the president recognized in the meeting that the federal government had to be involved in procuring vital medical supplies to help states expand coronavirus testing.

The President and I also discussed much-needed funding for the states.

We immediately need federal funding to fill the hole COVID has put NYS in.

The White House team understood our need.

The House rules committee will meet at 5 pm ET today to discuss the measure that would temporarily allow members to vote by proxy.

The panel will gather in Room 1100 of the Longworth House office building to mark up the proposal, which has been endorsed by Democratic leadership.

Joe Biden said he would name his advisory panel to help him select a running mate, which will consist of three or four people, by May 1.

Biden told last night James Corden on “The Late Late Show” that the panel would interview the final contenders for the VP slot after the list has been narrowed down to “somewhere between two and five people.”

Jay Inslee, the governor of Washington state and a former Democratic presidential candidate, has endorsed Joe Biden.

Inslee told Biden in an interview for the presumptive nominee’s podcast, “I’m proud to endorse you for being the next president of the United States for many reasons. I know that you have a willingness to follow science and really help us get us out of the COVID-19 crisis. ... You’re going to be honest with us, which we don’t have right now in the White House.”

Folks, we just launched a special #EarthDay episode of Here's the Deal! Governor @JayInslee joins me for a discussion on COVID-19, climate change, and why he's supporting our campaign.

Listen to the full episode now: https://t.co/gfVHzRcDXo pic.twitter.com/DRJyrZ5njV

Trump is expected to sign an executive order today to impose a 60-day ban on immigrants seeking to live and work in the US permanently.

The president announced the planned executive order yesterday after hinting at the proposal in an unexpected tweet on Monday night. Speaking at his press conference yesterday, Trump noted he may extend the order past 60 days “based on economic conditions at the time”.

Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin predicted that “most if not all” of the US economy would reopen later in the summer.

“We’re looking forward to by the time we hit later in the summer having most of the economy if not all of the economy open,” Mnuchin told Fox Business Network this morning.

House speaker Nancy Pelosi said the chamber would approve the nearly $500 billion coronavirus relief bill tomorrow.

The House is also expected to vote tomorrow on a proposal that would allow members to vote by proxy, even as the Senate remains steadfastly opposed to the idea of remote voting.

The House measure will allow members who cannot travel to Washington amid the pandemic to designate a proxy (another member) to cast their vote on proposed legislation.

This is Joan Greve in Washington, taking over for Jo Walters.

The House is expected to take up the next coronavirus relief bill tomorrow, after the nearly $500 billion legislation passed the Senate yesterday by voice vote. Trump has already indicated he would sign the bill.

Now that the Senate has passed the interim coronavirus relief bill, the House will take it up on Thursday. Thanks to Democrats’ insistence, it includes $120B billion more for small business relief as well as funding for hospitals and expanded testing. https://t.co/jMtBSlFc8n

Donald Trump has hopped onto Twitter. As the debate rages over where, when and how to reopen the US economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, the president once again appears to be jumping the gun.

His tweet moments ago speaks for itself.

States are safely coming back. Our Country is starting to OPEN FOR BUSINESS again. Special care is, and always will be, given to our beloved seniors (except me!). Their lives will be better than ever...WE LOVE YOU ALL!

I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea.

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Good day to our US live blog readers, another lively day in store for politics and coronavirus news.

Health officials now say that two people died with the coronavirus in California weeks before the first official reported death from the disease in the US.

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