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west palm beach, florida, near president trump's mar-a-lago resort where the president is set to meet with brazil's president this evening. tell us more, kevin. >> reporter: we'll get to that in a moment. it's a political match made in heaven for the president. he has an admiration for mark meadows, his fighting spirit on capitol hill. he will come over as you pointed out after leaving the hill. he is retiring and so it would seem the fighting spirit was what did the trick, apparently for the president. the two men by the way, arthel, i've been told by sources speak virtually every day, sometimes twice a day by phone and the president or so the thinking goes should make him an effective white house chief of staff, which is no small task, given the boss' predisposition to go politically rogue. leaving the post is a man who has worn many hats for the administration, mick mulvaney. he served at acting director of

the cfpb, acting white house chief of staff. his next role, special envoy to northern ireland. he'll be replaced by russ vott at omb. sources say he should have little problem with consistent firmation. this evening, the president will host a working dinner with the president of brazil. according to a senior administration official, the two men are expected to discuss a variety of issues, notably, trade, how to contain the coronavirus, the crisis in venezuela and perhaps a pathway to join nato, for brazil, something that has been rumored for quite some time. arthel: very interesting. getting back to the coronavirus, what's the latest on the administration's efforts to fight the virus? >> reporter: full court press continues. i want to point out, yesterday you saw the president make his way over to atlanta, over the cdc and during questions with the press he talked about the bat em to contain the coronavirus -- battle to contain the coronavirus. you saw the vice president

conduct a white house briefing on the same topic. meanwhile, today, he held a briefing with leaders in the cruise line industry. listen here. >> i'm here today on behalf of president trump to learn ways that this industry, the cruise line industry, can work with our health officials at the federal level, here at the state level, with port authorities, to give the passengers, communities and our country safe and healthy. >> reporter: so important to get this thing handled. it's not just the cruise line industry that is suffering. we've seen rail disruptions, we've seen travel plans and conferences also canceled so the administration working very hard to try to contain the coronavirus. more on the big dinner coming up a little later. i prom noise be here for you. -- promise to be here for you. for now, back to you. eric: arthel, the race for the democratic presidential

nomination shrank a lot this past week. former vice president joe biden and senator bernie sanders came out on top. both candidates now face each other in what promises to be a political brawl to try and secure the democratic nomination to face president trump in november. both candidates now spending the weekend campaigning in states that are on the ballot for next tuesday's elections. jennifer barber is on the trail, she's been traveling with former vice president joe biden's campaign. she is in st. louis where he's having a rally there. hey, allison. >> reporter: hey, eric. joe biden arguably had one of the most impressive, quickest political comebacks, he and his supporters are trying to keep that momentum going. senator sanders is trying to stop it and reclaim the frontrunner status he had before super tuesday. >> what a difference a week makes. press and opponents declared biden's campaign is dead. but south carolina had something to say about that.

and then came super tuesday. senator sanders likes to say he'll need a record turnout to defeat donald trump. he's right. and we're the campaign that's going to do that record turnout. >> we are the campaign that can beat trump. we cannot defeat trump with the same old, same old type of politics. i voted against the wall street bailout, joe biden voted for the wall street bailout. >> reporter: over 1500 people packed the park here in st. louis to hear from former vice president biden. six states vote on tuesday, idaho, michigan, mississippi, missouri, north dakota and washington. biden is expected to be in mississippi tomorrow and in michigan on monday. eric. eric: allison, wow, a lot of action going on out there. thank you. arthel: indeed. right now for more on all of this, we're going to bring in andrew disidario, a

congressional reporter for politico. >> good afternoon. arthel: i want to start with the shakeup at the white house, white house chief of staff, mark meadows from north carolina. this wasn't a total surprise, was it? >> no, i think it was viewed as pretty much inevitable to most on capitol hill. i've been in conversations with him personally at the capitol and then he received a phone call and he said i need to take this and 99% of the time it's the president of the united states calling him, asking for advice on something. they speak regularly, often two, three, four times per day. in that respect, many on capitol hill viewed this choice as inevitable. mark meadows knows how the levers of power here in washington work. he has good relationships with democrats. it comes at a time when the president is facing a bunch of important issues to tackle. number one, the coronavirus outbreak. number two, an economy that is seemingly headed for a downturn and of course number three, the

president's re-election campaign is going to be in full swing here. so the general consensus is that mark meadows is the right person to shepherd the president through this very important period here over the next year. arthel: because if they're already speaking a few times a day, clearly president trump has confidence in mr. meadows and he trusts him. >> there definitely is mutual trust there. in particular, during the impeachment inquiry, arthel. i was talking with mark meadows almost every day, especially during the inquiry, because he was in the room during the hearings. he was one of the few members of congress who actively attended the hearings. he attended all of the depositions. that was so he would be well prepared to sort of defend the president and know what the territory was, what democrats were going to be accusing him of and know how to respond accordingly. i think that's something the president appreciated on the part of congressman meadows. arthel: let's talk about the race for the white house. as of today, joe biden is the frontrunner as the democratic nominee. does the white house see biden

as a tougher opponent? >> look, i think there are dueling views on that. the question last year was why was the president looking into investigations into joe biden if he didn't think joe biden was the biggest threat to the presidency. ton other hand, -- on the other hand, the president has been using his twitter feed to actively prop up bernie sanders because i think he and a lot of other republicans i talk to on capitol hill would love to run against bernie sanders. they perceive him as not really electable. they note the socialist moniker that bernie sanders happily embraces. i think there are dueling points of view on that issue. the president has made known who he would rather face in the general election. arthel: the president also says that if it's going to be biden, he will focus on hunter biden and burisma. is that going to work for the president, beyond his base? >> well, look, this is an issue that is currently dividing senate republicans on capitol hill. as you know, the senate homeland

security committee is currently investigating the conflict of interest allegations against hunter biden. the chairman of the committee, ron johnson, told me this week he was planning on releasing an interim report within the next one to two months on this matter. this could be a critical time for joe biden as he's trying to secure the democratic nomination, of course. a lot of senate republicans are not fully on-board with this effort. they perceive it to be politically motivated. they don't find the allegation toss be credible. so behind the scenes, there has been a bunch of jockeying including one meeting i reported on last week in which the chairman of the senate intelligence committee confronted senator johnson, the homeland security chairman, said he was concerned that the investigation could help aid russian intelligence, could help aid russia's efforts to put chaos and distrust in the u.s. political system because the information that might come into the committee might not be totally credible. this is mostly playing on behind

the scenes for senate republicans but there is consternation internally. arthel: and let's go to the other side, to the democratic side. the democrats, they understand that beating president trump will be difficult. so does the party and mr. biden in particular have what it takes to fend off if in fact the burisma stuff is going to be brought up on the campaign trail. >> i talked to a lot of biden surrogates and supporters on capitol hill who are worried that the former vice president has not developed a more cogent response to the allegations. you'll recall in the middle of the impeachment inquiry last year and early this year, the vice president -- the former vice president was asked about that many times in interviews and on the debate stage and he was pretty combative about it, pretty forceful in fighting back which i think his surrogates appreciate. in terms of more actively fighting back against these allegations against his son, hunter, and what's surrounding that with burisma and ukraine, i think democrats want to see a

more forceful and more cogent response from the former vice president in terms of how he confronts this head-on, knowing that the president does intend to use this against joe biden, should he become the democratic nominee. arthel: andrew, thank you very much. >> thanks, arthel. eric: more cases of coronavirus consistent firmed the u.s. as the death -- confirmed in the u.s. as the death toll is climbing. some wonder if government agencies are prepared for what could become a widespread outbreak. we'll get into all that and how you can protect yourself, straight ahead. makes things easy. traveling lighter. taking a shortcut. woooo! taking a breather. rewarded! learn more at the explorer card dot com. with our moving and storage solutions. pack what you want, we store it for as long as you want. then, we deliver it where you want, so whether you need to move or store your things, pods is here to help you with flexible moving and storage solutions.

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eric: the quarantined hotel in china collapsed today, trapping dozens of people in the rubble underneath. 35 of the 70 people they believe were inside have been pulled out. it was an 80 room hotel, being used to house people for medical observation after they came in contact with coronavirus patients. right now, the cause of that collapse remains uncertain. arthel: meanwhile, here in the u.s., the number of coronavirus deaths is rising. 19 people now confirmed dead from the outbreak. with the first two deaths reported in florida. they are the first people to die from the coronavirus outside of the west coast. authorities also confirming

nearly 400 cases across 22 states and new york governor andrew cuomo declaring a state of emergency over the virus as the number of cases here soars. christina coleman is tracking all of this from our west coast newsroom. hi, christina. >> reporter: hi, arthel. the united states is officially one of the top 10 countries with the most cases of coronavirus as the numbers globally continue to grow. right now, there's been more than 103,000 cases worldwide, that showed up in 89 countries. there's been more than 3500 deaths so far, most of them in china. and here in the u.s., there's at least 400 cases throughout a total of 26 states including the state of washington with 79 confirmed cases and 16 deaths and california with 69 confirmed cases and one death. florida reported the first two covid-19 deaths on the east coast. the two men who died there were in their 70s and traveled overseas. and the number of cases rose in new york to 76. more than 2700 people are under

some type of quarantine in the state of new york and the governor there declaring a state of emergency this afternoon. despite the growing number of coronavirus cases in the u.s., the cdc maintains the federal government has this dramatically evolving situation under control. >> i tell people every time we see a new confirmed case, they should think of that as a success, not a failure, because they know their public health community is out doing their job. >> reporter: coronavirus is rattling global markets. some tourist sites have been closed down, major ones at that and major ones are being canceled like the south by southwest, music, film and tech festival that was set to take place in austin. thousands attend every year. facebook and apple already pulled out. in miami, two music festivals were canceled over coronavirus concerns. it's unclear how covid-19 will impact florida's usual busy spring break season later this month.

the ncaa plans to hold the march madness tournament, despite covid-19 concerns. in a worst case scenario, they say they could play games without fans in attendance. arthel. arthel: christina coleman, thank you. eric: how will coronavirus play out. dr. ronnie jackson is here, a former white house physician who treated president trump and former president obama, he's heading to a runoff in the republican primary for texas' 13t13th congressional district. he joins us by skype from amarillo. great to have you here. man oh, man, how bad do you think the coronavirus spread and outbreak will get? >> thanks, eric, i appreciate you having me here. i think we have to take it serious but i'll be honest with you, i think that it's being a little bit blown out of proportion at this point. you know, i can reassure people, one of the reasons i wanted to come on today and talk to you, i want to let people know that as someone who has been on the inside, in the trump administration for the last

three years and just recently left there, and is a physician, i can tell you that the trump administration and president trump are very, very prepared for this. they've had a pandemic planning that's been in place throughout his entire time in office. that team is made up of the cream of the crop, the best of the best when it comes to identifying these new and emerging viruses and planning for what to do and how to combat these things if they become a real issue for us. and there's always one that's out there on the horizon. this is the latest. we take them all serious but there's a lot of planning that goes into this and there's been a lot of planning that's been going on for a long time, to make sure we're ready for this. the response is rapid, effective, from the administration's standpoint. it includes folks from hhs, which includes the cdc and nih. we have people from homeland security, from dod, from a variety of sources that all play

parts in coming together and coming up with a plan on this. they work closely with the state and local government. they work closely with the world health organization and the medical experts, the medical authorities from other countries and we've got boots on the ground. we've got folks from the cdc and nih that are out there, gathering information. eric: you wouldn't get that, though. there's been a lot of criticism of the administration for not being prepared for the test, for example, not having them ready. people wanted to get tested who think have coronavirus haven't been able to do that. what do you say to critics who think the administration wasn't prepared and that it could have been stopped a lot sooner? >> well, that's ridiculous. i mean, those are just folks that are trying to take advantage of the situation. i mean, any opportunity they can come up with to try to tear the president down and tear the administration down, they've taken advantage of it. this is another situation like that. it's shameful that people would

use this as a political tool and to spin up people inappropriately and scare people, quite frankly, just for political purposes. that's a lot of what's -- eric: you're a doctor. you treated both president obama and president trump. so i want to give you an opportunity to be a doctor to our viewers who are out there so we get the same treatment that the former presidents have gotten, the former president did, the current president did. what should we do? cdc guidelines say if you're over 60, maybe limit some of your social distancing activities, should you not go to the store? should you not go to the mall? send your daughter in law to piggly wiggly or son-in-law to publix to get food, not go to the bridge club? what can we do to protect ourselves, wherever we are in the country, even though the risk we're told is low that any one of us would get coronavirus. >> i think that's the main message there. i've taken care of three different presidents now. i would tell them the same thing

that i'm telling people here. we just go on about our business to some extent. we take precautions obviously. you stay home if you're sick. if you're visibly sick, don't go to work, stay home. if you feel like you're sick enough that you need to go to the emergency department or go to the doctor to be evaluated, go do that. eric: what if you're not sick? should you go about your day-to-day business or should you take precautions, like don't go to the concert, don't go to a grand kid's birthday party with a thousand screaming kids and other people. should we take those type of precautions? >> you know, me personally, i'm not doing that. i'm going on about my business. i'm washing my hands frequently. i'm using hand sanitizer on a regular basis, especially if i'm out in public, touching things like doorknobs and handrails and things of that nature. i'm not going to go somewhere if i know someone is visibly sick, i'll stay away from them. that's the other thing i tell people. people have to be careful about going to the emergency department, going to the

doctor's office unless they really need to be there because there are sick people there and we have the problem right now of this illness can be spread pretty easily, with seasonal flu and things of that nature. if you haven't got your flu shot, get your flu shot so you don't potentially get the flu and this doesn't become a confusing situation for you and the providers taking care of you. avoid people that are visibly sick. you try not to -- be conscious of the fact that it's out there and try not to touch your mouth, nose or eyes anymore than you have to. live your life but, yeah, i think there's a lot of fear out there right now and i think some of it's a little bit inappropriate. we're not there yet. it's not to say we won't get there but we're not there and we're doing everything we need to do to get control of what's going on with this particular virus. eric: we certainly hope we will not get there yet, certainly people take precautions and the government will do what it needs

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following this from milan, italy. what can you tell us, amy? >> reporter: well, arthel, there is a draft document that is being circulated this evening from the prime minister's office and it looks like italy may be set to take the most draconian measures. it is expected that they are going to close the borders around lumbardi and parts of venito, a big chunk of northern italy, possibly starting tomorrow, people will not be able to go in or out of those areas at all except for in cases of extreme urgency. this as italy has not been able to slow the spread of the virus,. 233 have died in italy. schools, gyms, theaters, cinemas have been closed. the crowds are thin but still coronavirus cases keep growing. pope francis won't be giving his

angelis from the usual window from the palace tomorrow due to fears of further contagion. he will stream the mass live and do that likely until the middle of the month. another cruise ship is in limbo, quarantined on the nile river after a previous passenger, a taiwanese american tested positive for the virus. iran, 1,000 new cases in the last 24 hours or so and that is as many people suggest if the authorities are being honest about the reporting on the numbers of cases. meanwhile, china finally where this all began has continued to see a decrease in cases, just 99 on saturday. this as italy added 1,000, iran added 1,000. it is not clear, arthel, why italy has been such a focal point and what caused the virus to take off here with such veer speed. it look like the country is set

to take drastic measures, shutting down much of the country and certainly the economic powerhouse which is milan, until april 3rd, to try to get a grip on this situation. arthel: amy, thank you very much. eric. eric: imagine you're stuck on a cruise ship, the grand princess, you're sitting off the coast of san francisco but you're confined to your cabin, told it's uncertain when you will dock and it turns out that 21 people on-board with you tested positive for coronavirus. well, this is now the situation out at sea. state authorities in california are trying to work with federal authorities to bring that ship to a noncommercial port and test all the passengers on-board for the virus. senior correspondent claudia cowen live in san francisco with the very latest where it may or may not dock. hey, claudia. >> reporter: we're still waiting for answers, eric. the grand princess did move a bit closer to shore today so that the coast guard could deliver more medical supplies

including face masks and gloves and evacuate a passenger who developed an illness that is not related to covid-19. that evacuation happening earlier this morning. but this ship is still circling some 50 miles off the coast of san francisco with everyone wondering where it will go and where those 19 crew members and two passengers who tested positive will be treated. at some point this weekend the ship will head to a noncommercial port, well away from any other cruise ships or travelers, unclear if everyone will stay quarantined on-board like we saw with the diamond princess in japan or if they'll be taken off the ship. those logistics are being worked out. >> we will be testing everyone on the ship. we will be quarantining as necessary. but with regard to the 1100 member crew, we anticipate that they will be quarantined on the

ship, will not need to disembark. >> reporter: 46 people who had flu-like symptoms were tested thursday after diagnostic kits were air-lifted to the ship. now more than 3500 people need to be screened and that could take a while. the captain giving regular announcements over the pa system to keep everyone calm and informed. >> some of you may be having a difficult time dealing with this unforeseen situation. we have arranged for telephone access and support for anyone needing it. instructions on how to access this confidential counseling service have been delivered to your state room. we included some tips to support you in this situation. >> reporter: these new test results come amid a growing cluster of cases linked to a previous cruise between san francisco and mexico. at least 10 people who were on

that trip got sick including a northern california man who died last week. health officials say it is likely those who are infected now are holdovers who probably caught the virus on that earlier cruise. and while they wait it out in their cabins, passengers are getting free movies and wi-fi, they have menus so they can order room service. the mood here all day has been gloomy and it's certainly fitting the situation there, eric. i can tell you that there are now 69 confirmed cases of covid-19 here in california. eric: well, i hope the ship docks and everyone's okay and gets tested and can bring this nightmare for them to an end. arthel: the passengers on the grand princess could be subject to federal quarantine once they do disembark. the situation is similar to the diamond princess last month. some of those passengers were released from federal facilities just a few days ago. this and the outbreak in general is raising questions about civil liberties and the legal issues

that could arise as a result. joining me now is hank greenberg, the president of the new york bar association and former counsel for the new york state health department and hang, as you know, new york also just declared a state of emergency. i want to start on the west coast. talk to us about the rights those people have who we just announced, reported that once they disembark they're going to be quarantined by the federal government. what are their rights? >> well, the constitution of the united states confers on them fundamental rights. they cannot have their liberty deprived without due process of law. they can't be searched. they can't have their property seized unreasonably. there's a complex interplay. society has a right to be kept safe from diseases. but individual liberties are also significant and how those rights are balanced in the context of what we're living with with this particular virus

is a significant legal question. arthel: listen, i'm sure the people will go along with the plan and quarantine where the government places them. because they want to make sure their fellow man is safe. however, what if you say i don't want to be quarantined. do you have any rights to say no? >> you do. you have the right to say no and you also ultimately have the right to have an administrative proceeding, a hearing, at which the government would have the burden of demonstrating that your continued confinement was necessary to protect the public health. ordinarily, courts are very differential to public health authorities in the context of a public health crisis but those are significant rights and the trick most importantly is the government officials have to be sensitive to those rights. arthel: what if you are infected, you know you're one of the passengers, you're infected and you say i'm not going to be

quarantined. so you know you're carrying this potential deadly virus to someone else potentially. >> in those circumstances, the government has the ability to maintain you in a consisten cond situation to be quarantined even against your wishes until such time that your release would no longer pose a threat to the public. arthel: we've been talking about the government. what about the powers that state officials have in the face of a public crisis like this. >> they have a wide array of fools that have been in law since the late 19th and early 20th century at a time when medical science wasn't nearly as sophisticated as it is today and public health officials had limited means to sort of address communicable diseases so the state, most notably local officials which is the first line of defense have the ability to isolate and quarantine. they have the ability to compel an examination of a person. they have the ability to compel treatment. they have the ability to inspect and seize property. but only in circumstances where

there is a demonstrated need and when they assert that kind of authority they have to do so in a way that's sensitive to individuals' constitutional rights. arthel: if you could address this quickly in terms of civil liberties, there's a story in new york that's running on the local news, there's a man on the subway, yelling at an asian man because he assumes because he's asian that he has the coronavirus. this guy also pulled out i febre and sprayed on the guy. obviously he's crazy but what kind of civil liberties do people have. this is happening. people are attacking people because of the way they look. >> >> it's a really important question. in times like this, it's important for everyone to maintain calm and a sense of balance. we can't stigmatize people simply because they may have the virus or have been exposed to someone that has the virus. we've seen in crises in the past

where there are circumstances where even public officials go too far and don't exercise the level of balance and sensible conduct which is required in cases like this. arthel: hank greenberg, president of the new york bar association, that's saying something. eric. eric: we have word that vice president mike pence is now in fort lauderdale, florida. he had a meeting. there we see him at the podium. let's listen for a moment to the vice president. >> there's further evidence of president trump's determination to bring together all of the resources and all of the leadership of this consistent tri to confront the coronavirus -- country to confront the coronavirus. let me say a few words about the meeting we just completed. the american people value our cruise line industry. the cruise line industry has a strong public health -- eric: vice president meeting with the cruise line industry, dealing with that critical issue in light of some of the ships.

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bracelet. prosecutors believe she presents a flight risk. they say she lied multiple times about the whereabouts of her children and fled the state as soon as investigators began their search. 7-year-old jos joshua val low vd tylee ryan have been missing since september. tylee was last seen on septembe. lori was arrested in hawaii and faced an idaho judge for the first time yesterday. now looking at several charges including child abandonment. the disappearance follows a mysterious pattern of threats surrounding the couple. her late husband was shot and killed by her brother, alex cox, last summer. cox claimed the shooting was self-defense. he died of unknown causes a few months later. lori's new husband married lori two weeks after his late wife, tammy, died in october.

tammy's body has been exhumed. her lowered bond raised several eyebrows. lori by the way is -- this is her fifth husband, chad. he has written several religious themed books about end times. the ruling to lower her bond raising a lot of eyebrows, especially with the children still missing and chad recently receiving a very large life insurance payment from his late wife. police are asking anyone who visited yellowstone national park in september to check their photos for signs of the missing children. arthel: thank you. eric. eric: as the coronavirus outbreak spreads across the globe, so does criticism of china's handling of the crisis. new international health experts say the tho regime is bungling e response. it exposed how much of our pharmaceutical supplies are farmed out to china.

did they do enough to stop the outbreak or did beijing blow it. jonathan, china's getting slammed that they hid the number, they fudged the facts, they delayed their reaction and now we've got a global outbreak. >> when you have an authoritarian government like china, it's not surprising that you get statistics and information that is confusing and often misleading. it happened with the soviets during chernobyl. that's why they call this the new chernobyl, this virus in china. you know, we really are navigating and relying on them for information. the world is relying on them for information and it would be wonderful to say that what they're giving us is completely accurate but we do not know. eric: how do we find out? at first, they did not let the world health organization officials in, at first. >> it's like chernobyl.

did the russians allow in the international community that was affected by the radioactive cloud that emitted from that nuclear reactor? no. these types of governments really have a fear, a fear that the international community will judge them in a bad way and internally they have to have a brave face and encourage their population to believe that they're doing the right thing in terms of leadership. it's a different ballpark. now, having said that, the chinese of course really kicked into action some things that we've all seen, the quick construction of hospitals, trying to contain things, quarantine cities and things that really have to happen to contain this, things that god forbid we have to deal with here, although we're beginning to see signs of a need to step up things to be able to contain this virus. eric: the wall street journal has a fantastic step by step breakdown of what went wrong basically on the front page. let me read you some of that, it's in today's wall street journal. it says, quote, china's early

misstep as officials dragged their feet to take action against coronavirus. doctors did establish the link in late december and raised the alarm to their superiors. they were prevented by authorities from alerting peers or the public. when doctors did learn enough to sound the alarm, the efforts were stymied as the crisis became meshed in politics. do you think the leaders in china finally realized they're being held to account, they're doing the appropriate actions and we can believe it or not completely yet? >> good question, eric. i don't know. what i do know is that now they have no choice. they have to come out because it's just too big a problem. they're already beginning to see signs they're the p pariah of te world. it builds a lot of resentiment. you had a lawyer on just a short time ago who talked about how

it's really bad to stigmatize people when they become sick. obviously, we care about the chinese people and what they're going through but the leadership, if they're irresponsible, they're irresponsible. we saw the outbreak in iran. it was irresponsible what happened there. you have to come clean when these types of things happen because it affects everybody. eric: do you think, finally, will this goa get to the united nations, is this a matter of international peace and security. what will happen next on the international stage. >> as pertains to the united nations, we're seeing signs that some of the meetings that take place, there are meetings going on around would plane's rights that -- women's rights that were supposed to be heavily attended at the united nations, already some of those meetings have been canceled. so we're going to see this affect so many people across the globe. the united nations as you know, eric, is often reflection of what happens in the rest of the world. we're seeing signs of this. we're probably going to see

action within the security council around the coronavirus and what to do. this is a global problem and how it plays out in the united states, it's wonderful that we have a responsible government, trying to grapple with the crisis right now and we need all the support we can to contain this and thankfully the people in our country, because we're a democracy, were able to hold our leaders accountable. in china, it's a different story. eric: the security council did deal with ebola during that crisis. we may see them dealing with the coronavirus. thank you for joining us. and we will be right back.

arthel: daylight saving time begins tomorrow. you know the drill. set those clocks forward an hour and then most of the country will be feeling spring-like temperatures. meteorologist adam klotz is in the weather center with more. hey, adam. >> hey, arthel. feeling like spring across large portions of the country, not only that but we're looking at mostly clear conditions through the weekend. the satellite and radar, eastern half of the country, mostly dry. the west coast all winter long has seen rounds and rounds of rain and snow. that continues to be the case. mostly rain, but higher elevations looking at snow right now. everything in blue, that's rain on the ground. you start to see oranges and

yellows, that's heavy rain. a lot of rain across portions of southern california and speaking into -- sneaking into the southwest. the other story continues to be the spring-like temperatures, boston getting up to 70 degrees. that continues sunday, monday and tuesday. feeling like spring and sunset today in new york city, 6:00 p.m. tomorrow, 7:00 p.m. you lose sleep but you get more daylight. i like that. arthel: i'm all about the extra daylight. thank you, adam klotz. eric: we'll have more on the outbreak of the coronavirus in our country and local officials are responding to this disease, our live special coverage and how to protect yourself from the coronavirus, next. tin. an air force veteran made of doing what's right, not what's easy. so when a hailstorm hit, usaa reached out before he could even inspect the damage. that's how you do it right. usaa insurance is made just the way martin's family needs it - with hassle-free claims, he got paid before

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arthel: coronavirus fears gripping the nation as it continues to spread across the united states. that includes new york where governor andrew cuomo declared a state of emergency. coronavirus cases in new york rising to 76. hello, everyone. welcome to a special hour of coverage on the coronavirus outbreak. i'm arthel neville. eric: hello, arthel. thanks for joining us. i'm eric sean. so far, there are nearly 400 confirmed cases of coronavirus in at least 26 states. and now there have been a total of 19 deaths here in our country. two of those deaths were in florida, the first people to succumb from the coronavirus on the east coast.

vice president mike pence in fort lauderdale today spoke on the trump administration's response to the outbreak. >> it goes without saying, president trump has no higher priority than the health and safety and well-being of the american people. the evidence here today is it's not just a whole of government aprofa-- approach, real lay whof america -- real lay whole of america approach. arthel: claudia coul cowen hase latest on the cruise ship stuck off the coasts of california with passengers and crew who tested positive for the virus. christina coleman is live in los angeles with the latest number and impact. >> reporter: the united states is now officially one of the top 10 countries with the most cases of coronavirus as the numbers globally continue to rise. right now, there's more than 103,000 cases worldwide that have showed up in 89 countries. there's been more than 3500 deaths so far, most of them in

china. and here in the u.s., there's at least 400 cases throughout a total of 26 states including the state of washington with at least 79 confirmed cases and 16 deaths. and california, with 69 confirmed cases and one death. florida reported the first two covid-19 deaths on the east coast, the two men who died there were in their 70s and traveled overseas. and the number of cases rose in new york to 76. more than 2700 people are under some type of quarantine in new york. the governor there declaring a state of emergency this afternoon. the cdc and fda say federal officials have been working around the clock on this very evolving situation. president trump signed an $8.3 billion bipartisan spending bill friday to fight this virus. >> we are being proactive. we're going out and looking for -- nobody else is doing that, not by leaving samples or anything else. we're going out and proactively looking to see where there's a

problem. we don't have to do it but we're doing it to see if we can find areas which are trouble spots. it will end. people have to remain calm. >> reporter: the federal effort to ramp up testing for covid-19 in this country is underway. the fda said 1.1 million tests were sent to labs yesterday evening and another 1 million tests could be sent out by monday. arthel: thank you, christina. eric: imagine being a passenger on-board the grand princess cruise ship right now. they're basically confined to your cabin, stuck off the coast of california for the last three days. officials are not quite sure exactly when you will dock and they say 21 people on-board with you, passengers and crew, they are infected with coronavirus. it's one of the issue that vice president mike pence dealt with in a meeting with cruise ship officials. he was in fort lauderdale, having that sit-down. the virus certainly taking a heavy toll on the cruise ship industry. senior correspondent claudia cowen live in san francisco

where the ship was supposed to dock but they're not sure where it will go, they say it will dock someplace this weekend. hi, claudia. >> reporter: hi, again, eric. this cruise ship is expected to dock somewhere in the bay area this weekend. we don't know when or where. it won't be here at mere 27 where -- pier 27 where the ship was scheduled to arrive this morning. instead, for the third day, it is sitting out there in the pacific ocean, about 50 miles away from san francisco with coast guard vessels alongside. at some point this weekend it will head to a noncommercial port. there are several in the bay area that can handle a ship of this size and then a quarantine will begin. the passengers say they heard about the test results not from the ship's captain but from vice president mike pence who revealed the news yesterday in a press conference. he met with leaders in the cruise ship industry to talk about challenges they face as people cancel their trips amid

fears of covid-19. one passenger who is on the grand princess says he has faith everything will work out. >> what is giving us hope is that the system that's in place, our government, the cdc, we feel is doing a remarkable job. i feel comfortable that they are going to make the best decision when they get the test results back as to what that quarantine, if there is a quarantine, is going to look like. >> reporter: those logistics are still being worked out. health officials say the 1100 crew members will likely stay on-board. president trump saying he would rather everyone stay on the ship but several did get off this morning. two passengers were evacuated by the coast guard because of an illness not related to covid-19. for now, passengers are staying put in their cabins. they have free movies and wi-fi. they are able to order food

through room service. this is very much a wait and see situation not just to find out where the ship will go, eric, but how long it will take to test the more than 3500 people on this ship for covid-19. eric: and after they get tested, will they then have to be quarantined once they get off the ship in california or the military facility or wherever. >> reporter: good question. arthel: we all have lots of questions about the coronavirus. so we're going to bring in right now dr. michael boden, a forensic pathologist and former new york city chief medical examiner. he is also a fox news contributor. i appreciate you coming in. >> thank you, arthel. arthel: i have a list of questions that i'm going to go down. first of all, if i could have you give us guidance on face masks. >> yeah, i think the ordinary surgical face masks that are being worn around are no help to the person wearing it out in the

public. they can be useful in the hospital for patients who already have been diagnosed with the virus to prevent them from spewing it out in goblets to doctors and other patients. but they're really of very little value to the general public. arthel: what if you become infected with the coronavirus, what do you do? >> well, you don't know you're infected until a test is done, because a lot of people -- we don't know how many, maybe 20, 30, 40% of people may get the coronavirus and be contagious but not have any symptoms and then when they get symptoms, you don't know if it's a common cold or something else until a test is done. so that self-quarantine is the best way to go if there's any thought that somebody has the virus. that can be tested by health

workers coming over to do swabs without going to the hospital because the more people that go to the hospital, the more spread it goes to everybody in the hospital who is already sick. so that self-quarantine and testing and just staying there, because most people come through it very nicely, like the regular flu. arthel: i'm going to get to that in a moment. who is more likely to become infected with the coronavirus? >> well, we don't know yet. that's why these test kits have to go out. the ones who die, those over 70, it's an interesting virus because most viruses affect young and old but this doesn't seem from the data from china, from what we can -- that babies, children, young, healthy people will get infected but will not have serious consequences. it will just go away by itself. it's the people over 70 who get

infcted, people in nursing homes that are most vulnerable from getting a pneumonia that should be treated in a hospital and that's causes death. arthel: what is the difference between the coronavirus and the flu and is one more dangerous than the other? >> this has come to be much more dangerous in the sense that with the flu, you get the flu and you're sick with a cough or fever for a couple of days before you start spewing viruses out to other people. this one, different than mers and the others, you can be infected with the flu -- with the coronavirus for two weeks, not knowing you're infected, meanwhile spewing viruses to whoever is in the area and then of those people who are infected, after two weeks they may have very little or no symptoms and others may have many more symptoms. what we have to do is get the results from these million test kits that are going around and

that's going to cause a quick rise in the numbers in the thousands of people who are infected but it may be that just very few, maybe less than 2% or 1%, get seriously ill. arthel: so christina coleman just reported that i believe she said there are 1.1 million tests that are coming online soon, additional -- they're online, an additional 1 million that will be sent out monday. as far as you know, are there enough tests available for anyone who wants to get tested? >> well, there should be. right now, they aren't all distributed. so there are plenty of places around the country that although they're being distributed haven't gotten it yet. they have to go to the hospital where the doctors can do the swabs. but when all million are distributed, that will give us a very good idea as to what the problem is, what distribution of problem, where to put medical resources and hospital

resources. knowing that self-quarantine is a very powerful tool in this condition. arthel: do you happen to know when those test kits go out, when they're shipped out, where are they going? if someone is watching, saying i actually do want to get tested, you told me don't go to the hospital because you could possibly infect other people. how do you get a test? >> arrangements have to be made. my personal view is people should self-quarantine and health care workers should go to homes to get the swabs, rather than going to the hospital. that depends on local jurisdictions. as far as i know, and i'm not an expert on this, the kits are going out to hospitals and health centers throughout all the states where swabs have to be taken and -- but a system of doing swabs at homes would permit self-quarantine to be a

very effective way of handling the situation since the great majority of -- 80, 90% of people don't have to go to hospitals. arthel: the first coronavirus vaccine won't be available for a year, possibly a year and-a-half. >> that's right. arthel: how do you contain this without a vaccine? what do you do in the interim? >> the best thing is keep your hands clean, wash your hands. of course, that's how it gets spread a great deal. but elderly people, over 70, should be very careful about going to any crowded areas. they are best at home, doing things that they can at home and anybody who can work at home on the internet and all that would go a long way to preventing spread. arthel: well, dr. boden, i thank you for coming on to speak with us. our viewers had lots of questions. i appreciate your time answering them and -- >> thank you, arthel.

arthel: you gave it in a factual way without inciting hysteria. >> there shouldn't be hysteria. eric: fax and not the fears here on the fox news channel. meanwhile, coronavirus affected wall street the other week. will the roller coaster ride continue? we'll examine the economic impact of coronavirus as our special coverage for the whole hour continues. (announcer) carvana's had a lot of firsts. 100% online car buying. car vending machines. and now, putting you in control of your financing.

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arthel: now to reaction in washington to the coronavirus. congress passing an $8.3 billion aid package to fight the virus. president trump signing it yesterday. meanwhile, health and human services secretarial e secretarr clarifying a statement, saying today only people recommended by a medical professional can get tested for the virus. >> reporter: the white house is considering enacting additional travel restrictions on countries that have been affected. this afternoon, vice president mike pence will be meeting with cruise line executives in florida to discuss containment efforts. this comes after a report by reuters that the administration is considering discouraging americans from taking cruises to help stop the spread of the virus. with the number of new cases in

the u.s. increasing by the day, a major focus of the coronavirus task force has been increasing the availability of test kits and on friday the vice president touted their progress. >> we've been able to provide tests to all the state jurisdictions and labs that have requested it and i'm pleased to report that all state labs have the test and now, because of the change that president trump implemented, at the fda a week ago, now state labs can actually conduct coronavirus tests themselves. >> reporter: this comes after the president signed an $8 billion emergency funding bill to boost efforts to respond to the outbreak. at the signing, mr. trump defended his handling of the outbreak. >> have you to be calm. it will go away. in terms of deaths, i don't know what the count is today, is it 11. 11 people. in terms of cases, is very, very few when you look at other countries, it's very tiny faction because we've been very strong at the borders.

>> reporter: congress is preparing for the possibility that the outbreak continues to grow. fox news learned that the house is seriously considering having staff work remotely and will set up a special center to prepare for that possibility on monday. arthel. arthel: garrett tenney, thank you very much. following up on what dr. bode nsaid, check with local health officials and the cdc's website for guidance if you want to get tested for the coronavirus. eric: the coronavirus also caused a pretty wild week on wall street. the dow dropped just over 4,000 points last month, lost 250 points, about, yesterday. but take a look at that, it did see a couple days of huge thousand plus point gains during the past week. way up, way down, what's up. maureen gilbert joins us. the s&p dropped 57% during the 2008 financial crisis and now the s&p's down about 12%. so how hard of an impact do you

think the coronavirus will turn out to be? >> we never know how far the markets could go down. what we do know is that there will be an end date to the coronavirus impact on the economy which also means there will be an end date to the market volatility and the downward direction. this last year in 2019 we had a lot of volatility but it was volatility on the upside. and investors don't worry about the upside volatility, they start to worry about downside volatility. so i would say that we're not in a recession right now. we are feeling the impact of a global slowdown and the united states is still seeing great numbers come out. we just had nonfarm payroll numbers come out and they exceeded on the upside surprise. so all of that is positive for the u.s. economy. eric: but then as you say, you expect a few quarters of

slowdown? look, there's a global slowdown in some other countries in europe, for example, certainly italy because of this. do you -- how do you expect that to affect us and do you see this slowing down for a few quarters at most before the scientists get a handle on everything and come summer or maybe by the fall it starts going back up. >> the reality is, we live in a global economy. there are upsides to a global economy and right now we're seeing the downsides to a global economy and that is that the impact from china, which is real, the slowdown that has been significant in china does have a global impact on the supply chain and getting access to goods as well as on the demand side where consumers may change their behaviors and stop doing some of the things that they were doing that could cause a slowdown in the economy. and then the rip peel effect could -- ripple effect could be

that as consumers and businesses slow down there are layoff that's happen and that leads us to more of a downturn. so that is real and there are things that can be done and the white house has initiatives they're talking about, congress as you just mentioned passed the fiscal stimulus and i think we'll see more. we saw the fed this last week take an emergency measure and reduce rates by 50 basis points and the purpose of that was to put a floor on the markets, to give markets some ease as far as understanding that there doesn't need to be a panic and one thing i'll say is there's been a lot of talk about the coronavirus but there's also the political implications that we're in an election year and we have -- we don't know who the democratic nominee is going to be and there are two very different people that could end up being on that democratic side which does have a market impact. so i would say some of the volatility that we've been

seeing has to do with the political implications. eric: that's another issue coming down the line in terms of how wall street sees bernie sanders' proposals versus former vice president biden. bottom line, what's your advice? i think most important thing you just said basically was don't panic. do you go and put it under a mattress or do you do like a mini warren buffet who says when there's fear, you know, be greedy. when people are greedy, be fearful. you just sit tight? because that seems to be the general advice in professionals, sit tight or look for tips? >> another warren buffet quote that i love is predicting the rains doesn't count. but building the ark does. so we're focused on durable portfolio construction for our clients. and helping them no matter what storms come our way. so what i would say to investors is this is a good time to take

note, to determine your risk tolerance, to determine are you over-exposed in equities or under-exposed to equities. there are some people that have too much cash and some people have too much in equity exposure. talk to your financial advisor about your risk tolerance and make sure that you get your portfolio aligned properly, given your age, your comfort level, when you're going to retire, all of those are important factors. eric: boy, to be someone with too much cash, how about that? finally, larry kudlow came under some criticism for talking about this. he's an optimist. he's been through a lot in his life and what he's seen here -- here's what he said about the impact. >> i don't like the term bailout. what we are looking at, stuart, is a timely and targeted micro approach. we're looking at things like

people who may be stranded at home and will lose pay, we want to help them. small businesses in certain areas, the geographical areas or certain sectors, we may wish to help them with cash flow. eric: mr. kudlow talking to stuart varney. finally, it shows that they do have some plans beyond just cutting the rates, there are plans to put some economic foundation i guess you would say under people who may need it. >> i think a targeted approach is a great approach. and when we think about in america small businesses are the backbone of our economy. we have 30 million small business owners in the united states, employing 59 million people. what we don't want to have happen is have a lot of layoffs. so if there are ways to target small business owners as larry mentioned, i think that makes a lot of sense. during the downturn, during the great recession, we saw the fda

easing lending conditions for small business owners, that helped the small business owner continue to do business and to keep their employees on payroll. another item that was mentioned by president trump was to put an ease on payroll taxes for a year. that could help middle america. that can help the consumer have more discretionary income in order to spend money. eric: those are all things that can help. we'll see if we get there or if they'll be needed or not. lorraine gilbert, thank you for your advice and telling us not to panic. thank you. >> thank you so much. arthel: the world health organization urging containment as the number of cases worldwide tops 100,000. more on the global impact of the virus is up next. there's a company that's talked to even more real people than me: jd power. 448,134 to be exact. they answered 410 questions in 8 categories about vehicle quality. and when they were done, chevy earned more j.d. power quality awards across

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now, globally, more than 3500 people have died from coronavirus as more countries take preventative measures against the disease. let's bring in david tifori, a former foreign policy advisor to the obama campaign. he is former state department official. i want to talk about the global impact, david. thank you for joining us. and starting here, is it possible for the coronavirus to somehow infect foreign affairs and diplomacy or are diplomatic issues immune to a health crisis like this? >> i think it already has affected diplomacy somewhat. we saw it with china. it didn't react quickly enough. it wasn't transparent enough about the problem and that caused it to spread more than it should have. however, we also now see that china is trying to make up for that by trying to share its experiences with other countries that are affected. share equipment, share resources. china is trying to make up for

the diplomatic problems it faced as a result of being a place where this came from while scientists agree with that. the u.s. can grab this and harness it to show that it is the someone super power by using its resources and using our personnel, we have probably the most embassies around the world, we have very strong relations, diplomatic relations with countries around the world. we need to take leadership, both in terms of exemplifying how to address this in our country, but also helping those countries that are impacted. like we did with ebola ry vie we didn't have it in the u.s., it happened in africa. we reached out and provided resources and support for countries that were afflicted. arthel: what kind of support can we provide as relates to coronavirus for other countries. >> we can provide money, and aid and assistance. the assistance was offered this past week to iran.

notably iran rejected it. but iran is one of the four countries that's most affected by this and it's also suffering economically so it could use support. but then other countries as they become afflicted, if they're poorer countries we can provide aid and assistance to those countries and provide know-how and medical equipment. arthel: you mentioned iran, now we're going to talk about italy, coronavirus outbreak there is escalating as you well know and italy by the way is planning a large-scale quarantine that would ban entry to and from the northern region where milan is the capital of the region. is global coordination critical and if so, how is this managed? you talked about how the u.s. could help in terms of finances but how do you manage this worldwide crisis in terms of global coordination. >> that's an important question as well. it's not clear which multilateral organization is going to take leadership in

coordinating among countries. the who has been pushing forward on pressing countries to address it. of course, the eu for italy should be the coordinating body for the other countries in europe. there's so much transportation from one country to another in europe, that's why it's spreading quickly out of italy to its neighboring countries. and so the eu has some responsibility there and of course the un has responsibility as well, i think we'll see the un security council taking action in the next week or two as well. arthel: speaking of the un, president trump is posting the president of brazil according to kevin cork's report, that is perhaps the president will be jockeying for or trying to advocate brazil becoming a part of the un. dinner at mar-a-lago this evening, they're going to discuss trade, talk about middle east peace efforts, restoring democracy in venezuela. is this president trump's way of

saying the foreign policy show must go on even in the face of a health crisis? >> yeah, i think that's right. i mean, brazil is an ally. this visit was planned for a while. i think it's important for president trump to continue to do his job and meeting with world leaders as long as he's not puting himself at risk which he is not of course. brazil is not a country that's majorly affected by the coronavirus yet. arthel: will the coronavirus be a test for the president and his administration? >> i think it already is. we saw yesterday that there was some confusion between president trump and vice president pence with trump saying anyone who wants a test can get it right now, vice president pence said no, that's not exactly right. we need a couple more weeks before tests are widely available. so it wasn't great coordination. it put vice president pence in charge of the coronavirus, he's very effective leader but there's some question about

whether we should be having a politician leading this and we should have scientists leading this. the scientists and the science have ptotic tate how we're going to -- have to dictate how we're going to respond. hopefully vice president pence recognizes that and he and president trump are listening to the scientists. we'll see over the next few weeks. this is certainly going to impact not just people's lives but it's going to impact our economy and thereby it's going to be a republican republican rs on the leadership of president trump and pence in steering us out of this crisis. arthel: most likely all of this will change how we look at global health. i have to leave it there. thank you very much. >> thank you. eric: as the cases have spiked in our country, the outbreak putting more pressure on the first responders and of course on emergency rooms and hospitals. what's being done to protect them who are on the front lines and how you can protect yourself. the facts here at fox news, not the fear continue. problem.

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arthel: the coronavirus outbreak is creating new challenges that add more pressure on first responders. paramedics and hospital workers are being urged to take extra precautions while dealing with patients. evan krugel has more on those efforts from denver, colorado. >> reporter: at fire station one, west metro firefighters know it's likely just a matter of time before they get their first coronavirus call. >> i think it's only a matter of time before we i' start thisw protocol. >> reporter: the department is instituting major changes if dispatchers believe a coronavirus patient is likely. >> we're not going to go right into the house. we're going to hang out outside, try to make telephone contact with the patient and determine what their symptoms are. >> reporter: if the patient is in need of further care, one paramedic will go inside.

others will turn the ambulance into a mobile isolation room. >> we put up a barrier to isolate the patient compartment area from the front of the cab where the driver of the ambulance is going to be. >> reporter: a few miles south -- >> it's a fact of emergency medicine. >> reporter: -- south metro fire is making similar changes. >> they'll have eye protection, a gown, a mask. >> reporter: both departments say they are well-stocked on supplies but are concerned about the possibility of running out. >> down the road, could we find that we need more equipment and there's a shortage? absolutely. i think everyone around the country is probably going to be faced with that if it ends up being the worst case scenario. >> reporter: knowing they'll be the front lines of defense for those in need. >> if we are in quarantine, it's not going to do us any good. that's why we're taking those precautions. arthel: than you very much, evan krugel in denver. eric: for more on protections for the medical professionals, dr. janette nashua joins us.

you are an emergency doctor. what type of extra precautions have you been taking? >> if we have a patient that comes in that we suspect might be contaminated with covid-19, we have to make sure we protect ourselves starting with goggles, face shields, mask, glove and a gown. not only are we protecting ourselves, but we protect the patient and others around us. eric: is that you? >> that is me. eric: have you seen someone with coronavirus yet so far? >> not that they have been tested positive but we still take precautions if we suspect but you notice i'm not fully geared up there. i don't have my gloves on. that's just a start. it's very important because we have to protect ourselves in order that we can continue to take care of our patients and just like you saw in the story that you talked about earlier, we have amazing paramedics, medics, doctors, nurses throughout the country that are working very hard to help take care of patients which we're able to do thanks to our

president and vice president signing off on the $8 billion to provide resources for us and those p pes so we can continue to care for patients. eric: i heard about the paramedic talking about what they're going to do in the ambulance, reminds us of the dedication of our medical professionals across the country. >> absolutely. eric: what do we do? one thing that got me, got my attention especially was the cdc guidelines, if you're over 60, it talked about some social distancing, maybe not doing everything you had done before. what would you advise? do you send the son-in-law to publix? do you not go to the grandchildren's birthday party where the kids are running around and -- they're nuts anyway. what type of precautions should we take for everyone sitting at home, watching right now. they say the chance of getting it is very low but what should we do specifically to protect ourselves? >> sure, sure, abet absolutely. it comes down to common sense

precautions. the number one way to prevent the spread of infection is keeping hands washed and cleaned, either soap and water or use a disinfectant. we're starting to see them pop up in airports, not just in the bathrooms but right in the middle of the hall so people are encouraged to wash their hands. that's the first thing you have to do. keep your hands washed and cleaned. if you're sick, stay home. avoid known sick contact. that's very important. stay hydrated. that's very important. no smoking. get plenty of sleep. eat a good, well balanced diet. these things together can help keep your immune system healthy and prevent you from having complications. i understand this is a new virus, a new disease, affecting a naive population, meaning most of us don't have any incommunity or no -- immunity. if we can take common sense precautions we can help mitigate the spread of the virus. eric: other countries, like italy, seems to have a broader issue than we do,

talking about quarantining whole areas, canceling whole sports of events because of what's happening in washington state, they're going online for the winter semester. do you think schools should close? we saw the cleaning of two schools in new york on friday. are we at that point? should we be at that point where there should be stricter quarantines, stopping concerts or large gatherings like the case in austin or not -- or we're not there yet? >> if there's an area of outbreak -- remember, these are temporary quarantines, temporary postponing events and it's for the safety of the public. so the quarantine's only 14 days. it's not like these events will be canceled. they're going to be postponed. but use common sense. if you're traveling to somewhere where you know there's an outbreak, you want to think twice about going to that area especially if you're in the high risk age group. the population that's most vulnerable are our seniors and those that have underlying

medical health conditions, heart disease, lung disease, if you're on immunotherapy, those sorts of things. take common sense precautions but live your normal healthy lifestyle but be up-to-date with the news, what's going on, is there an outbreak in your area and until this passes, hopefully we'll pass. eric: finally, when do you think it will pass? the president talked about warm weather and that usually happens with viruses, when the warm weather comes. they won't have a vaccine they say until next year. when do you think we'll get through this? >> traditionally, viruses tend to thrive in cold weather so i do hope as it warms up we will see less cases. but right now the key is identifying potential patients, isolating them, so that we don't spread to others and providing them with treatment, supportive care many we don't have a cure but vaccines are underway, drugs are being tested right now and then hopefully with supportive care, majority of people will

heal without any medical intervention. eric: that's an important point, for the majority it's mild. just use common sense. doctor. thank you. arthel: a u.s. navy sailor testing positive for the coronavirus in italy, so what exactly is the risk to our armed forces overseas and what is the government doing to protect them? that's up next. i don't add up the years. and i don't count the wrinkles. but what i do count on is boost high protein. and now, introducing new boost women... with key nutrients to help support thyroid, bone, hair and skin health. all with great taste. new, boost women. designed just for you. new, boost women. a new kind of investor is changing things up. [ indistinct talking ] with an app that's changing the way we do money. download robinhood now. we'll keep building smarter suv's.

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>> italy sailor has trusted -- tested positive for the coronavirus. earlier i spoke to a south korean who fell ill last month or ... tomlinson is standing by with the latest on what the pentagon is doing to minimize the risk of infection for brave servicemembers around the world. send these cases are out of more than 75,000 u.s. troops are being countries experiencing the outbreak. the surgeon general of u.s. army says he's planning for more infections. >> we have implemented a pandemic expansion plans or response plans in every installation emergency preparedness and we have been going as far as worst-case scenarios in case expansion plan

so we are taking a holistic approach. >> yes military announces first case of coronavirus in europe. health officials are conducting investigation to determine whether any other american personnel mabin exposed in state and u.s. military said quote depending on the results of that investigation additional precautionary measures may be taken. the virus forcing the cancellation of some military training around the world are early this week u.s. military scrapped a major missile defense exercise with the threat from iran not going away. u.s. top admiral says that sailor still need help detecting fires. >> unit test kits. >> we don't yet but that's not a problem for dod that i think we are getting to a better place in terms of the production to allow us to be able to distribute those out to the force. the head of infectious disease at the walter reed medical center says there is no need to panic.

>> people should know at the end of the day we still remain on low risk infection to not just our servicemembers but to the american public. >> the dr. nelson michael says it's 12 days a month away to the meantime here might the public to wash your hands is the best defense against a virus. eric: lucas thank you. >> the coronavirus putting professional sports teams on alert. how major league ace bowl officials are handling spring training. memory, focus, accuracy, learning, and concentration. try neuriva for 30 days and see the difference.

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arthel: major league baseball come the league urging players not to use pens from fans to sign autographs. with reaction from fans at spring training here is daniel miller in arizona. >> spring training is in full swing here in the valley valley. people from all over coming to town to catch their favorite team but the coronavirus spreading quickly top of mind for the mlb and its players the league is urging players to avoid using fans pens to sign autographs or signing items handed to them from the stands for the league also advising players to limit human-to-human contact. they have been trying to get every fan to sign this poster. they haven't had an issue so far

and they hope this memo won't hinder them getting the rest that they need. >> i think it's overkill at this point. we will wait and see what happens. stop everybody out. >> i think overkill. we want to be cautious. he carries sanitizer everywhere we go and we wash your hands but it may be a little overkill for now. >> other fans they don't mind the other precautions being put into place. >> it's important to be cautionary with things like that especially with the fact that it's been spreading so it's an opportunity to come out and watch since i don't normally play here is an awesome opportunity in itself and taking precautionary measures is a good system. arthel: daniel miller thank you very much. baseball players carrier on pen and they can sign all the autographs they want to. keep your own sharpie. eric: i will carry my own pending case anybody asked me but no one asked me.

by the way spring forward in most places in the country you have have to spring forward at that clock overnight. we will be back tomorrow at noon. arthel: we will see you then. jon scott is next. i make a major shakeup in the west wing presents him picking a announcement naming a new chief of staff his fourth in just three years in the oval office. good evening i'm jon scott and this is "the fox report". president trump is spending the weekend at mar-a-lago where he is set to host a working dinner with the brazilian president this evening. surely after landing in the sunshine state yesterday present tweeted republican north carolina congressman arc meadows one of the staunchest supporters on capitol hill will replace acting chief of staff mick mulvaney. the ousted top aide tapped to serve as u.s. special envoy for northern ireland.