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Now here's today's news, discerned differently.

Let's begin with some good news. First responders at the Surfside Condominium

tragedy are receiving hundreds of homemade cards from children. One note said, Dear first responders,

thank you for everything you did and are doing, even though some people have not been recovered.

You guys are working day and

night to find those that are missing. That's what makes you guys heroes. So far, nearly 500

similar notes, crafted by children of all ages from near and far, have been hand-delivered

to first responders at the scene of the collapse. Hundreds more are expected to pour in as the search

for victims continues. The idea began with Florida State Senator Lauren Book, who returned home

from visiting the site and had to explain the tragedy to her four-year-old twin children.

They wanted to help, so they spent the day at their dining room table with

crayons and construction paper, creating about 50 cards. Their mother brought the notes to the site

the next day, handing them to any first responder she met. Many of them cried instantly, she said.

Then she posted the idea on Twitter, asking for children to mail in similar notes of

encouragement. Cards have been delivered from around the country. People obviously need such

encouragement today. 18 more bodies were recovered from the rubble Wednesday as the search of the

collapsed building in

Surfside, Florida, turned from a rescue effort to a recovery operation. The global death toll

from COVID-19 passed 4 million yesterday, a number equivalent to the population of Los Angeles.

Japan's Prime Minister announced a coronavirus state of emergency for Tokyo this morning,

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