It's It's great great to to to have have have you you. you you with with with us us us here as we near the end end of of another another week week week together together together and and and just just just just before before before before we. we we we came came came on on on the the the the air air air air tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight. the the the head of the CDC CDC and and that that new new estimate estimate estimate just. just just in in in revealing revealing revealing the. the the the latest latest latest models now forecast forecast the the number number of of deaths deaths deaths from from from Corona Corona Corona Corona virus virus virus. virus here here here in in in in the. the the the US will exceed 100000 100000 by by June June June. June first, first, first, first. Of of of course, course, course, that's that's that's that's just just. just just a a a couple couple couple of of of weeks from now now tonight tonight tonight as as as this this this country country country now now now now begins begins begins begins. to to to reopen reopen reopen reopen the the. the the toll toll toll on so many families families already already more more more than than than 80 80 80 -. - - - 5000. 5000 5000 5000 lives lives now now lost lost President President Trump Trump today today making making news news with with his hope for. his hope for a vaccine by years and. Pentagon later making clear that this is a goal, not a promise. 40 - eight States already beginning to ease restrictions many crowding into some venues, though new numbers in just today from Texas showing the dramatic increase in cases in the highest two day death toll there yet, and in New York State, the governor now saying a barber who stayed open despite the state orders now has the virus the governor saying at least a dozen customers now have the virus too a sign of how difficult all of this reopening in different parts. Country will be there are new concerns tonight about testing in the US. How accurate are the tests the false negatives and the new analysis and what it shows about a small window, apparently for accurate results, a lot of Americans who thought they had it and had a negative test. We wanna hear more on this tonight. so we're gonna guide you through it all on a Friday evening and we begin with ABC's Whit Johnson leading us off from New York tonight as more States begin to reopen, including parts of New York, the epicenter of the crisis, an alarming new headline one Barber in Kingston. York Staying open the hairstylist testing positive for Corona virus the governor, saying he spread the disease to multiple customers and that it serves as a warning. Barbara and Kingston was operating in defiance of the close order infected I think over a dozen people, you can't really socially distance and do a haircut this as summer, like heat draws more people out of their homes for northeastern States are now promising to open their their beaches beaches by by Memorial Memorial Day. Day. Businesses that losing money people ain't working, I think it should be open with your face mask and open from New York to Connecticut to Delaware and the Jersey shore, where today the state hit a new grim milestone more than 10000 deaths from covid- 19. this week is a test. We're gonna look at how many people come how controllable it was today. New-york taking it's first steps toward reopening just five regions in the Central and northern part of the state qualifying for phase. Allowing construction manufacturing and retail limited to pick up and drop off. We need to get the cash flow in. I need to get guys back to work, But while some parts of the state are slowly getting back to work businesses in hard-hit areas like New York City will just have to wait for the governor extended the stay at home order to at least the end of May tonight, at least 48 States now easing restrictions, but none of them reporting consecutive 14 -day drops in new cases and in four of those States infections arex. On the rise, Texas tonight reporting the deadliest 48 hours yet two weeks after easing restrictions following scenes like this at a crowded restaurant governor's desperate to lessen the economic pain more than 36 million Americans filing for unemployment and today, the government says retail sales plunge a record 16 point four percent last month, Sales at restaurants and bars slash nearly in half. it is the difference between potentially being able to support oneself long long term term as as a a business business and and not not in in Florida. Florida, the governor's. Starting Monday, restaurants can expand to 50 percent capacity and jims can reopen and tonight. new signs of hope out West the Navy Hospital Ship Mercy heading home to San Diego, 49 days after arriving in Los Angeles to alleviate the burden on hospitals and the roar of the Air Force, Thunderbirds soaring over Southern California today honoring our health care heroes extremely powerful pictures with Johnsons with us live here in New York City and along the Beach there and I know know there'll there'll be be changes changes in in the the days days ahead. ahead they they want want. people to be very careful. As they begin to reopen the beaches and other parts of New York State, but all of this comes with that new estimate from the head of the CDC just out before we came on the sobering new projections as this country reopened, they're trying to prepare Americans to recognize that the toll could reach more than a hundred thousand by June first and David, the CDC director, saying in a Tweet tonight that 12 different projection models are now showing that death toll exceeding 100000 and just the next couple of weeks. Meantime. In New York, where the state is reopening, beaches access is going to be limited to 50 percent capacity and all group activities including sports, will be prohibited. David Yeah. we've all got to look out for one another which Johnson leading us off tonight. Thank you the President surrounded by his top medical advisers today they had masks on the President did not, but he did reiterate his goal of a vaccine by years end. So how likely is that and what the Pentagon Pentagon made made clear clear shortly shortly shortly shortly after after after after here? here's here's here's our our our Chief Chief chief White White. White House House correspondent. correspondent Jonathan Karl tonight. That's the President spoke in the Rose Garden today, the health experts standing behind him more masks while the two Cabinet secretaries did not. I gave them the option. they could wear it or not so you can blame it on me, the President announced he is putting former drug company Executive Mony in charge of the effort to develop a vaccine for the Corona virus. It's called Operation warp speed. That means big and it means fast previous vaccines have taken years to develop, but the President has gone back and. On a cot vaccine could get done before the end of this year today, he said. This it's objective is to finish developing and then to manufacture and distribute a proven Corona virus vaccine as fast as possible. again. We'd love to see if we could do it prior to the end of the year, Defense Secretary Esper seemed to vow it will be done We will deliver by the end of this year of at scale to treat the American people and our partners. Abroad later, the Pentagon clarified saying it is a goal, not a promise. This all comes 24 hours after the doctor, who until recently had been leading the charge to develop a vaccine, told Congress of vaccine would likely take longer a lot of optimism is swirling around a 12 to 18 month time frame. If everything goes perfectly, we've never seen everything go perfectly. perfectly. So So let's let's let's get get get right right right to to to John. John John John Carl Carl Carl with with with us us us live live live live from. from from from Washington Washington Washington again again tonight. again tonight tonight and and John John. President Trump hoping vaccine will. Approved and distributed by the end of the year, he has said this before but even his new point man on vaccine development acknowledges that this really could be a difficult goal in fact, mister Sloe said. Just yesterday, the doctor Fay's assessment that it would take at least 12 to 18 months just to develop the vaccine represents an ambitious timeline, But even so mister Sloe said that he would not have taken this job if he did not think the goal of developing a vaccine and producing some 300 million doses by the end of the year. We're not was not achievable. David John.