Hi, I'm CNBC producer Katie Kramer, one of the voices behind the CNBC podcast SquawkPod.

In these times of uncertainty, we want to make sure we're bringing you, our listeners, as much information as possible, as quickly as we can.

That's why we're sharing with you now a CNBC special report, Markets and Turmoil.

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Thank you. CNBC special report, Markets and Turmoil. Listen in. I'm Tyler Matheson on day 145 of the coronavirus crisis. On the eve of summer, reason for optimism and reason for fear.

Now is the time, depending upon where you are and what your situation is, is to begin

to seriously looking at reopening the economy. On the unofficial start of summer, the nation's

top health official issues a cautious OK. The exciting thing for all of us is the decreasing mortality over time.

But cases in some parts of the country still on the rise, and so are hospitalization rates.

We're not closing our country.

But what about those stores along Main Street?

And where does the country really stand on the economy?

This CNBC special report begins right now.

Here's Tyler Matheson.

And welcome once again, everybody.

Glad you could be with us on this Friday evening.

With Memorial Day upon us, questions and concerns linger about how we're doing with the reopening of the American economy.

Let's take a look now at several states and what's happening there.

New York seems to be trending in the right direction.

Overall cases are up slightly, but they're fairly stable since the partial reopening last week. And the state's

seven-day average, this is key now, is down 14%. Let's head to Florida, where new cases are

up 35% since reopening nearly three weeks ago, and its seven-day average is rising as well.

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