♪ with the coronavirus spreading the world health organization now calling the global threat level very high. and the u.s. president accusing democrats of a new hoax for criticizing his response to the crisis, as new community spread cases pop up across the united states. and we are just hours for what many hope could be the beginning of the end of america's longest war. >> we are live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i'm george howell. >> i'm natalie allen, "cnn newsroom" starts right now.

at 5:01 here on the u.s. east coast, surging coronavirus cases are prompting a new warning from the world health organization, saying the global outbreak has reached the level of highest level of risk now. >> that is meant to be a wake-up call for governments to prepare. >> do you have the cavity at your hospitals? have you got the ventilators? have you got the staff ready? have you got back up teams, because your staff are going to get exhausted. you need backup teams. is the training in place? >> do your staffs know how to take swabs? >> do you have big surveillance? these are questions that need to be asked and answered right now. >> fears are spreading around

the local economy. it has caused the worst week for u.s. stocks since the 2008 crisis. >> meantime, there are fresh concerns about how the virus may be spreading here in the united states. there are now believed to be three cases in the u.s. where the patient had not traveled to an infected area or had contact with a person known to be infected. >> from asia to the middle east, cnn covering every angle of this outbreak with our correspondents around the world. our blake essig live in tokyo, farai sevenzo in that rob nairo. >> blake, what are the concerns there? japan? >> reporter: minutes ago, the japanese prime minister addressed the nation not only to reassure the people here, but also defend the government -- the government's handling of the coronavirus outbreak here in japan. and he laid out several measures

that they will be taking. this all as a state of emergency has been declared in japan's largest prefecture hokkaido. and they're asking residents there to stay indoors for the next several weeks, some of these measures that the prime minister announced, by march, they're hoping to have a 15-minute rapid virus test kit available, so they can test for the coronavirus and get the results back within 15 minutes. they're also going to be increasing the amount of bed space available from 2,000 beds to 10,000 beds in order to try do deal with a potential outbreak. they also -- excuse me, the prime minister also addressed and defended his decision and recommendation to close all public schools. 34,000 of them, across the country, starting this monday, saying that the next one to two weeks are critical in order for the government to get a handle and contain the spread of the

coronavirus. and he also addressed the olympics. he said that the government is working with local authorities and the ioc, to make sure that they can produce a safe games, for not only the visitors from around the world, but also the athletes that will be coming here in less than five months to compete at the olympics, george. >> cnn's correspondent blake essig live for us in tokyo. cnn's emerging markets editor is in abu dhabi, the health scares, of course, is the global economy, certainly, the numbers don't reflect any kind of hopes, that's for sure. >> that's for sure, i call it an economic black swan something that nobody could have predicted a month ago. let's bring up that big white board here and see the wipeout. we're looking at search straight days on wall street. the dow industrials raising up

and lost 4,000 points. these are indicators, we haven't seen anything like it since the financial crisis in 2009 and 2010, we the it was 2. in the latest quarter which is the slowest we've seen in three years but they're ready to use the tools necessary to stave off the downturn we're seeing. china said they have the factory level at the lowest level since keeping records, industry has ground to a halt. tell also raises the question what is happening here between the emerging markets and the developing world that came along in 2010 and the g20, in stimulus of cash and interest rates. we have to think aft ancillary downturn of it, because of what it does for travel, for example. there was a huge travel show scheduled. cancelled. facebook had a big event, cancelled. we had the geneva show,

cancelled. and in bahrain, also postponed. that city in the middle east, which is kind of the oil belt of the world, it sits on half of the proven reserves. with the bare market, this is not a correction, but the bare market, natalie, it's going to hit all of the economies in the middle east and north africa, particularly here in the gulf. even though they're low-cost producers their budgets are set for $70 or higher. we're hovering around $50. i'll be in vienna on thursday and friday for the opec producers are looking to cut about 1 million barrels a day, potentially, that's the downfall we've seen in the first quarter alone, because of the coronavirus. >> no one nose how long it will last either. thank you, john. now to cnn's farai sevenzo where nigeria is on edge after becoming the first sub-saharan

country to have the coronavirus, as many african nations are concerned as well, farai. >> reporter: absolutely, george, an italian man was found to have the coronavirus, here, we're speaking to you from nairobi. a plane landed wednesday morning from china. it was flown by china south airlines. and it's caused great dismay across the country. people are angry, that the government is still allows flights from the epicenter in the coronavirus. take a look at this headline, "enemies of the people." people have blasted the politicians for having taken this position. yesterday, george, they have taken it way to the high court and demanded that the judges do something about this. they now have suspended all nonessential flights from china. we went around the streets and spoke to different people, here's what they had to say.

>> the plane which landed here, first of all, the epicenter of everything came from china. the plane came from china. that means we must protect ourselves. even with china culture. >> reporter: and, george, you know, you remember, this is a touchy-feely continent. it's full of hugs and handshakes. most areas are packed with people. and the massive public transport system. you can just imagine what would happen. on the flip side of that are they able to curb the case. they have 11 beds for quarantine. 209 passengers from that flight are awol in the country, and something needs to be done, everyone is saying. >> farai sevenzo live for us in nairobi, thank you for reporting for us. here in the u.s., the first community-based transmissions of the virus are emerging.

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containing the coronavirus will be finding an effective vaccine. and while there are several candidates being developed, it could be quite a time before one is available to the public. >> cnn chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta explains why the process takes so much time. >> we are working on cures, and we're getting some very good results. as you know, they're working as rapidly as they can on a vaccine for the future. >> reporter: but what does rapidrapid ly mean here? >> if this were 10, 15, 20 years ago, maybe even 5 years ago, we'd be looking at a time frame of years before we were actually considering to having a vaccine available. >> reporter: peter hotez has dedicated his life to developing vaccines, including one that includes coronaviruses. >> now, we're compressing that to months. >> reporter: now around the

world, there's a race to dwfrl a working vaccine to fight what is on the verge of becoming a global endemic. >> several vaccines are developed. and several in clinic cal trials. >> although this is the fastest we've ever gone from a sequence of a virus to a trial it still would not be any applicable to the epidemic, unless we really wait about a year to a year and a half. >> reporter: you see, even if a vaccine looks promising in the lab, all that matters is how well it works in the general populati population. and it takes multiple steps to prove that. first, that it is safe. and then, that it is effective. and ultimately, how it compares to other treatments. >> clinical testing is going to take a lot of time. we have to do extensive testing, both for safety, as well as efficacy, to show that the vaccine is preventing the infection. >> reporter: and there's an

added challenge, attracting pharmaceutical companies to actually manufacture it. >> it turns out that many pandemic threats are not big money-makers for the large pharmaceutical companies. >> reporter: but it is much more than a matter of turning a profit. >> this vaccine is not only going to be needed to help public health, but it's going to be used to stabilize the economy. it's going to be used to stabilize global security. >> cnn's dr. sanjay gupta reporting there. now, let's bring an associate professor with specialty to neurology. live fromkacastle, england, glad to have you. >> thank you. >> from moms and dads on the playground asking each other what can be done to protect families, their kids, communities, the basics. how can people differentiate

between covid-19 and the typical flu? >> they can't. that's the first message. first of all, we need to bear in mind, we don't have clear transmission between united states and people and the community. we have one or two cases. even a handful of cases. and it's in the middle of winter, the likely is if we see stages, this is going to be a normal cold. let alone flu, let alone covid-19. >> we just heard dr. sanjay gupta's report about the vaccine. are you optimistic how long it might take at developing a vaccine to affecting this virus. >> so, we need to be very hopeful in finding science that is years and years of research into things that potentially could be delivered in months. that does not mean they will be

delivered in months. there's many hurdles to cross. the ebola outbrea showed us it is possible for something quite dangerous and deadly to develop a vaccine that works fairly quickly. if we're this lucky with covid-19, the next one which wasn't covered in the report, the anti-vaccine. >> and viral outbreak meets politics. viral outbreak meets markets. then you see mixed messages coming from officials. how do you feel about that, when it comes to people trying to square the circle and find out what to do? >> okay, so, i think i'm going to go down to bake basic s as proposed. we what we need to do, wash our hands more, touch our faces less. this is the clearest piece of advice. if you do that, irrespective of

what people with agendas might or might not want you to understand, at least look after that. >> there's a lot of investment into the masks. the facial masks. we're seeing officials here with masks on. are those effective? is that something that people should rush to the stores to get? >> no, do not rush to the stores to get them. the standard surgical mask that you can get in the store, protects people around you, if you have a cold. so if you want to do, you know, a good thing for society, when you get a cold, then get a mask. but frankly speaking, washing your hand and not touching your face is a lot better than getting a mask on. if you go out and buy more specialist masks is causing more problems looking after patients with covid-19. then they won't have the resources they need because they won't have the information they need to fight.

please do not get masks. >> we appreciate it. in the united states, president trump is trying to reassure americans that its administration has a handle on outbreak, to calm jittery markets. >> all of this since wall street suffered its worst street from 2008. cnn's jim acosta has more. >> reporter: with americans growing more anxious by the tame and the stock marketing plummeting over the coronavirus, president trump is straining to contain an outbreak of fear. >> i'm spending a lot of time on it just in coordination. mike pence is doing a great gob. dr. fauci is great. they're doing -- alex azar is right on top of it. we're all watching it very closely. >> reporter: leading the administration's coronavirus response, vice president mike pence discussed new measures for the health emergency with florida governor ron desantos,

that was after trump attended a fund-raiser in.2020 battleground state. >> we're going to make sure not only does hhs, cdc, homeland security and other agencies have the resources they need for whatever may come, we're going to make sure that states like florida and your local health officials have the resource to be able to be prepared for any eventuality. >> reporter: the vice president's office is now coordinating the administration's coronavirus messages, raising concerns among democrats that the white house will try to muzzle government scientists who might be who candid about the outbreak. >> i do think that -- if it is true, i don't know if it is, unless you have the approval of the office no scientist can make a statement about this is not encouraging. >> reporter: the white house has jumped into damage mode, with

mick mulvaneyexaggerating the press. >> i got a note from reporters what are you going to do, calm the markets? really what will i might do to calm the markets is tell people to turn their televisions off for 24 hours. >> reporter: after a week of steep losses on wall street, one big concern for the administration is the economy. federal reserve chairman jerome powell released a statement saying new stimulus measures may be necessary. adding the coronavirus pose evolving risk to economic activity. we will use our tools and act as appropriate to support the economy. the white house economic adviser larry kudlow was urging investors to start buying stocks. >> i'll say, so far, the numbers coming in on the economy, have actually been quite good, including today. you might think about buying the dip. >> reporter: the president had

his eye on the 2020 campaign, tweeting about polls he liked and didn't like. at one point remarking worst polls so far off the mark are the fox news polls. why doesn't fox finally get a competent polling company? and the white house is considering any number of measures in response to the damage done to the economy by the coronavirus. an official tells cnn a new round of tax cuts is on the table. jim acosta, cnn, the white house. among those bracing for the impact of the coronavirus, the u.s. military. >> our barbara starr has more now on how the pentagon is preparing. >> the white house may want to say the coronavirus is under control. but at the pentagon, top officials are saying not so fast. the top personnel chief at the pentagon has written a memo in part saying about the infection. that it is, quote, an increasing force health protection threat in areas where department of

defense personnel live and work. and, in fact, cnn has spoken to a number of top officials in the military at various locations. they are all expressing concern. exercises are being postpone and cancelled. we've already seen one exercise in south korea, with the u.s. military, cancelled. a number of u.s. troops returning home from israel, when they decided that they weren't ready to go full steam ahead with an exercise they had planned. all of this, if it keeps go like this, can lead to readiness problems. if troops can't train, they may not be as ready as they should be, as commanders want them to be, to engage in operations. next up, a series of massive exercises in europe. top commanders there are looking at the situation, talking to the european counterparts trying to determine if that exercise can go forward. and a number of commanders

around the world are asking for additional supplies. medical supplies, doctors and nurses may soon head to south korea to u.s. bases there. and even in italy, what they're asking for, the u.s. army in northern italy, they are asking for hundreds, if not thousands, of additional packaged meals. they're worried that if they do have a large number of u.s. troops in quarantine, they need these packched meals to be able to feed them. that's the kind of detailed planning, going on behind the scenes. the kind of detailed planning that the pentagon is not ready yet to fully talk about. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. next here, election 2020. it could be a do or die day for joe biden's campaign. but there's a reason he's still confident the south carolina primary will go his way. that's next. hi! we're glad you came in, what's on your mind?

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welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. you are watching "cnn newsroom" live from the atl. i'm george howell. >> i'm natalie allen. here are the headlines at this hour. hundreds of syrian refugees are clashing with police, as they desperately try to enter hopes of reaching the european union. turkey says, though, it cannot handle any more migrants and hopes they will open its borders with greece. athens said it will not be tolerated. this comes as turkey and syria are quickly escalating and civilians caught in the middle. the world health

organization said the global coronavirus outbreak reaches the highest level of risk with 85,000, and 3,000 deaths. the virus has spread to territories outside of mainland china. the u.s. is investigating two new cases of the coronavirus where it is not known to be where the patient got it. it's the second and third instance of community spread, that means they have not traveled to an infected area or have had contact with a person known to be infected. all right. here stateside, it is primary election day, at a critical moment for democratic presidential candidates in the state of south carolina. >> it could be do or die for former vice president joe biden. he struggled in the first three, still, he's optimistic about his chances in south carolina. >> i've been confident about south carolina because i've worked so hard, over 30 or more

years here in south carolina, not to run for president, but to have the relationship with the community. it's been a launching pad for i and barack, and i believe it will be a launching pad for me. >> but bernie sanders has wins and momentum. a victory for sanders could go a long way to seal the deal as the nation heads into super tuesday next week. >> bernie and biden, let's talk about it with natasha ly lindstaedt. good morning. >> good morning. >> it's a big day in south carolina for joe biden. this has been his stronghold of sorts. does he have it to win it to stay in it? we think so, and can you, what do you think? >> he definitely has to win is it. and he's hoping he can

decisively to change the momentum going into super tuesday, even though some of those votes have already been cast. because he desperately needs campaign funds. he's forecasted to win 43 of the 50 votes. it was projected and bumped up there. and he has also been doing a little better until some other states, looking at the polls in texas and north carolina. so, he's trying to stay optimistic. there's been a lot in the news lately about bernie sanders causing disarray in the democratic party. and that the moderate wing of the party has to get themselves better organized. at the moment, they're not organized at all, because i had mentioned the last time we had spoken that they seem to be attacking one another, where the more progressive liberal line of the democratic party isn't doing

that. so we're seeing a little more optimism for joe biden but he really does have to come away with a decisive win. >> right. because he hasn't gotten there yet. you talk about the moderate wing. and, yes, that kind of threw them in flux with bernie's surge. let's talk about that. he's got momentum behind him, but candidate pete buttigieg said in south carolina, senator sanders is the front-runner, but the majority of democrats are looking for something else. clearly, many moderates concerned about sanders as the candidate. where does that leave the democratic party right now in this process? >> at the moment, they appear to be in complete disarray. and i think there is concern that there's going to be a convention, where there's going to be all kinds of disputes going on about the winner, who should win, if a majority of delegates -- if sanders doesn't get a majority of delegates. all of this disarray is, of

course, really good for trump. he wants the democratic party to cancel each other out. the worst case scenario for trump is if a candidate comes away from all of the primaries that the democrats are really excited about and united. at the moment, the advantage of bernie sanders is he really motivates the base. and his particular support base is really, really enthusiastic about them. it's a young support base. he's been able to attract hispanics, african-americans. people from different classes. and also he's been able to attract some moderates. the issue is that there's a moderate part of the democratic party by what is happening. in fact, we look at what is going on in the democratic party leadership, they are deeply concerned that if sanders continues this winning streak that he has, that he will not have a good chance of winning the election. of course, he's trying to counter that. we saw what happened in the

recent debates in south carolina, he faced a lot of attack because people were eyeing the fact that he is the front-runner and that could be problematic for the democrats in 2020. >> right. and part of the disunity we've seen is that bernie sanders likes to point that finger and talk about the establishment. and that he's not the establishment. that seems to be his main most discuss operandi, if you will. interesting we've been talking about the trump base, you know, for years now. and here is a candidate who calls himself a socialist, getting a base. no one said donald trump could win. and now, here's bernie sanders with the base. could he pull it off? that's the big question. >> well, first of all, he has to win the nomination. and if you're going to be betting on this right now, he does have the momentum. he seems like he's poised to win

california, where there are 415 delegates. and he'll win many of those. and he's going to do really well on super tuesday because he has so much campaign funds. his war chest is so huge, he's been able to play all of these ads over and over again which encourage people to vote for him through early voting or on super tuesday. then he's going to have to -- if he then gets the nomination, he has to deal with the fact that the democrats are not united. he's going to have to unite the democrats. and then also appeal to independent voters. that's been one of the major criticisms of sanders. is that he's so true to himself or whatever his convictions are, that he's not willing to pivot that will be absolutely necessary if he does get the nomination. and there are those who are very scared by the word "socialism" and by his complete revolution. these types of words scare people although feel they just

want incremental changes and improvements to the health care, incremental changes to the economy. it's not clear if he's the candidate to attract voters in the middle. >> polls open in south carolina in just a few hours. we'll be batwatching. that tasha lindstaedt, thank you so much. >> thank you. both the united states and taliban are scheduled to sign a landmark deal. still ahead, how that is agreement on america's longest war.

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united states and the taliban are expected to sign a historic agreement in the coming hours designed to pave the way toward a peace deal. >> there's a lot of optimism over it this time. >> there is. >> a short time ago, secretary of state mike pompeo landed in qatar to witness the signing. here's a look at what the details are. under the deal, the american

presence in afghanistan would be reduced from 12,000 troops to 8600 over the course of 135 days. the taliban would have to help the u.s. fight al qaeda cells in the country. the same source tells cnn, washington has reassured the afghan government that if the taliban break the rules of the deal, the u.s., here's a quote, will have enough lethal power to destroy them. >> there's that threat. let's get insight now. the author of "making the arab world" an international relations professor at the london school of economics live this hour in our london bureau. good to have you. >> thank you. >> first of all, natalie mentioned there is optimism around this potential, but given account details we just ticked through on this deal, what are your thoughts? >> well, you know, george, let's focus on the afghan people. the afghan people basically long

for peace and stability, even though they're anxious about the future. so there is help and for your own viewers, afghanistan has been at war since 1979, not 2001 when the soviet union invaded afghanistan. so 40 years in a long and devastating war. tens of thousands of casualties, the country is shattered and broken. so this tentative deal, this tentative signing ceremony in doha, provides an historic opportunity for the afghan people to begin, and i stress, george, to begin the process, of trying to reach a peace settlement. >> again, you point this out and i just want to drive further with this. there is a gulf of trust here. do you see these sides being able to manage the deep

distrusts that exists? >> it's not just a gulf of mistrust between the taliban, and the afghani government led by president gohani. you have massive differences between the two sides and that's why my take on it, and i hope i'm wrong, the odds are against the breakthrough. why? the taliban have been winning and they know it. they control 40 -- more than 40% of the country, the countryside, which really provides basic staple food for the rest of the urban population. the taliban know that president donald trump wants to bring american troops home. regardless of the cost. and what the taliban are doing, they're obliging, because they know president trump, all he cares about is to tell his base of support, i brought american troops home. and ending america's endless wars. and also, you have massive

differences between the two sides, the taliban and the afghan government, about prisoners, about refugees. about human rights. about women rights. about islamic law. and let me give you an example, just one particular challenge. the taliban want 5,000 of their prisoners to be released by the government. the ghani government. of course, the afghani government would be terrified to risk. and this is highly complex and risky process. this is just the beginning, for president trump, and this is my final point on this, president trump and the trump administration do not really have the patience and the care to nurse such a long road. peace talks and reconciliation between the taliban which views

itself as winning and the afghani government which relies on american support, overwhelming american support. >> going into this, fawaz, and you window out that the taliban really has the upper hand here, so what's in it for them here? >> i mean, ultimately, the taliban realize they're going to take ownership of the country. they know this because what they want to do is to really level the playing field. you know, in afghanistan, by kicking the americans out. and that's why, i mean, donald trump is the best godsend gift to the taliban. all he cares about, and i'm not being harsh, he cares about the short-term elections in the next year. he's going to tell his base of support, look, i'm bringing the american troops home. and the taliban are not fools. they know this. so at the end of the day, unless the international community

intervenes in terms of really trying to invest in afghanistan, in post-war reconstruction, trying to bridge the divide between the afghani government and the taliban, yes, the taliban are winning and they know it. and that's why signing the deal -- look, if i wear the taliban -- the taliban are not giving anything. anything at all. in fact, it's all win-will for the taliban. and that's why many afghanis are changes about the future, even though they want to end this -- i mean, basically, war that has been going on since 1979. women in particular in afghanistan are anxious about the future because the taliban don't really subscribe to any kind of progressive bill of rights for women. so, and human rights as well. not to mention governors and the future of afghanistan. so what we are seeing today is the struggle to decide the

future of afghanistan. my take on it is the taliban have the upper hand in this particular situation. >> fawaz, we'll have to leave it there. thank you. >> thanks. cnn's diplomatic editor nic robertson where the signing is to take place. we just heard from fawaz, this looks to be a win-win for the taliban. >> yeah, the taliban's position, they come into this in quite a robust sense. it does seem to be broadly accepted by them that if they were to try to continue with the war and take all of the country's cities by force if they could over time, something they haven't achieved so far which is a reason perhaps to get into talks they would still be an international pariah has he were 20 years ago when they took control.

so perhaps from the taliban side that's part of the motivation to get into a situation where it could be the united states and president trump opening the door for a legitimate government in afghanistan. the taliban have come into this feeling that avenrafat ghani perhaps only has a couple months left in office. and the talks begin as early in march between the afghan government and the taliban, but the expectation that's been created by the u.s. negotiator is that the afghan government, to get into the talks and for the taliban to come to those talks, the afghan government would have to hand over 5,000 prisoners that fawaz was talking about. and that at the moment, we understand for the afghan government is way too far, way too fast. this is a.

>> reporter: a very rocky hurdle. they will get the prisoners and that is the key to opening the further talks. so if the president of afghan stan doesn afghanistan didn't make that move, that opens a huge position. and there is a lot at stake right now. >> right. you'll be referring what happens next in dough hard. nic robertson, thank you. >> we'll be right back, after this. ♪ tell her how you feel. ♪ cause there is no doubt: ♪ this love is real ooohh. take the leap, with our diamond price match guarantee. ♪ jared. through the at&t network, edge-to-edge intelligence gives you the power to see every corner of your growing business. from using feedback to innovate... to introducing products faster...

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foundation to fight efforts in a an op-ed for the new england journal of medicine he warns the new virus is a severe threat. writing this, in the past week, covid-19 has been started behaving a lot like the once in a century pathogen we were been worried about. finally this day, a personal note. i want you to know this is my last day here at cnn. i also want you to know this is my decision leaving what has been a dream job, something that the 8-year-old version of me never could have imagined bringing the news to you in the united states and around the world. wow. but i reached a point, where i realize there are certain things that i still want to do. things i want to do to try to make a positive impact, and if i don't do them right now, i probably never will. so this leap day, i'm taking a leap. i want to thank my teams, my colleagues here in atlanta, my

co-anchors and former journalists around the world who risk it many times to bring you the news. most importantly, thank you, for inviting this texan into your lives for trusting me to cut through all of the noise and just give it to you straight. the news. it's been my honor. >> and it's been our honor. it's been my honor to sit next to you, my friend, in the middle of the night, to give everybody the news. we still manage to have laughs, if you didn't notice. for all of us here in the studio, the newsroom, there in the control room, george, we wish you all the best. we know you're going to have a great endeavor. >> i can tell you there's nobody better to work with than natalie allen, true professional. most sincere person. >> you're so kind. i feel the same way. in case in your new endeavor you have time to wake up at 4:00 in the morning -- >> may i record it?

>> yes, you may record it. >> listen, all the best toy, george, i know all of the viewers are thinking the same thing for you. you're a great person. >> thank you. >> thank you for watching george and natalie year-round. >> good to be with you. have a great day. at today's best western,

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