Bad Week Ahead

We are now in the center of the of the "15 Days to Slow the Spread" time-frame laid out by the White House and the Coronavirus Task Force on March 16th. 

Surgeon General Jerome Adams started the week by warning America that the coronavirus situation might be about to get worse. Speaking to NBC’s Savannah Guthrie on the TODAY show, he started things off on a dire note by saying, “I want America to understand, this week, it’s going to get bad.”

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump took to Twitter early Monday and, in a lengthy tweetstorm that included retweeting Tomi Lahren, James Woods, and a sex counselor, all-caps argued that "WE CANNOT LET THE CURE BE WORSE THAN THE PROBLEM ITSELF. "

He said that "AT THE END OF THE 15 DAY PERIOD" the administration will have to "MAKE A DECISION AS TO WHICH WAY WE WANT TO GO" with regard to removing the social distancing measures and closures currently in place.

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough was not a fan of the tweets, and said that it would be an “act of suicide” for American society to lift restrictions around the country after this 15-day period ends.

Economic Shutdown

Fox’s Maria Bartiromo interrogated Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on the steps being taken to boost the U.S. economy amid the coronavirus outbreak on Monday. 

“Are you considering a full shut down, Secretary?” Bartiromo asked, leading to a revealing discussion.

Fighting Over the Economy

Things got particularly heated on the Senate floor today over the coronavirus stimulus bill making its way through Congress.

There were some real throwdowns, including an extremely combative argument between Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic Senator Joe Manchin.

It's Not All Conflict

In fact, a somewhat emotional Jake Tapper on Sunday saluted efforts by everyday Americans to help each other despite the massive disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

“We’re in it together,” Tapper said.

There Are Major Companies Hiring Right Now

With millions of people are out of work, several major national chains — particularly those with businesses that have been deemed essential — have announced that they are increasing headcount in the midst of this crisis. Here are some of those businesses.

Don't Touch Me, I Won't Touch You 🎵

There are a lot of videos coming out from Hollywood and the Music Industry over the last couple of weeks, as stars cope with being cooped up rather than out in the spotlight. Some, like Arnold Schwarzenegger in a hot tub, we could probably get along without.

But there were two more recent ones that are totally worth watching. One is from national treasure Danny DeVito, in a video solicited by the state of New York.

The other is from legendary global rock star Neil Diamond, who posted a new version of his classic and beloved song, “Sweet Caroline" that has some ... revised lyrics for this trying time.

Check out DeVito here. And do not miss out on Neil Diamond, here.

Did you hear me? I said Danny DeVito and Neil Freakin Diamond, y'all. GO!