President Trump Aims To Replenish Nation's Stockpile By Fall Under National Stockpile 2.0 Initiative

Matt Petrillo reports.

WEEK RAISING THE TOTAL LAYOFFSSINCE THE VIRUS STRUCK TO36 MILLION.FIRST THE FOUR, THEPRESIDENT IS JUST NOW LEAVINGOUR AREA AFTER MAKING A BIGANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT PROTECTINGTHE NATION FOR FUTURE PANDEMICAND EMERGENCIES.IT WAS A COMBINATION OF ANOFFICIAL VISIT AND CAMPAIGNSTOP IN A CRITICAL SWINGSTATE.MATT PETRILLO JOINS US NOW ANDFIRST TO REPORT ABOUT THATANNOUNCEMENT.TELL US ABOUT MORE ABOUT WHATTHE PRESIDENT HAD TO SAY.GOOD EVENING.REPORTER: GOOD EVENING.TRUMP WANTS TO MAKE SUREAMERICA IS FULLY PREPARED INCASE OF A RESURGENCE OF COVIDOR ANOTHER FUTURE OUTBREAK.HE MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT THISAFTERNOON AT A MEDICAL SUPPLYWAREHOUSE NEAR ALLENTOWN COLDOWENS AND MINOR, DURING HISVISIT TRUMP SAID HE IS WORK TOGO BEEF UP THE NATION'SSTOCKPILE TO HELP MORE ITEMSON HAND INCLUDING 10 TIMESNUMBER OF THE N95 FACE MASKS.GOING FORWARD, WE WILLBUILD ON THE SYSTEM TO CREATEA STOCKPILE THAT IS NOT ONLYTHE BEST RESOURCED IN THEWORLD BUT ALSO EVOLVES TO MEETALL OF THE NEW THREATS THATCAN HAPPEN.THINGS THAW ARE NOT EVEN THINKABOUT RIGHT NOW.WE WILL CONTINUE TO PARTNERWITH AMERICAN INDUSTRY ANDDISTRIBUTORS LIKE YOU, TO HELPMANAGE AND RETATE OUR VASTLYEXPANDED INVENTORY.REPORTER: TRUMP'S AIMING TOREPLENISH THE STOCKPILE BY THEFALL BUT WE HAVE TALKED TOHOSPITALS IN OUR AREA AND THEYSAY THEY ARE STILL HAVINGDIFFICULTY GETTING CERTAINEQUIPMENT.WE WILL HAVE MORE COMING UP ON