disease spt -- -- jer on fnc. hope to see you right here next week. eric: right now, vice president mike pence is holding a closed door meeting of the white house coronavirus task force, this as the outbreak grows to more than 400 cases across the country and is topping 100,000 cases around the globe. hello, everyone, i'm eric shawn. this is "america's news headquarters." and i'm arthel neville. we are awaiting an update from california governor gavin newsom on that cruise ship that has been docked off the coast of san francisco since thursday. at least 21 people onboard testing positive for the virus, 19 of the crew members. the captain telling the more moe than 3,000 passengers and crew the ship will dock in oakland as early as tomorrow.

eric: meanwhile, five states have so far declared emergencies over the virus. dr. anthony fauci, the government's top infectious disease expert, talked about whether the outbreak could potentially force officials to shut down an entire city or perhaps a state. >> it's possible. if i think what you need to do on realtime basis, and that's the reason why we evaluate it literally every single day, you know, you don't want to alarm people. but given the spread we see, you know, anything's possible, and that's the reason why we've got to be prepared to take whatever action is appropriate to contain and mitigate the outbreak. arthel: and we have fox team coverage. kevin corke at the white house, trey yingst in israel where bethlehem is now under lockdown. dan springer is in seattle as washington state reports at least 16 coronavirus deaths, the most in the u.s. but we begin with christina coleman. christina is live in los angeles. christina?

>> reporter: arthel, cruise ships continue to be a major source of concern right now on both the east and west coast of the united states when it comes to coronavirus, especially as the number of cases continue to grow. california is one of the hardest hit states for coronavirus with 88 confirmed cases and 1 death. other states hit hard are new york with 89 cases and washington with at least 102 cases. and now 18 deaths. there's more than 400 cases of the icer in the u.s., more than -- with of the virus in the u.s. here's dr. fauci on "fox news sunday." >> right now about 1.1 million tests are out there now. there'll be an additional about 640,000 on, let's say, monday. and then at least another 4 million particularly now that we're engaging the private sector. now, when you say that they're out there, if you go to a

doctor, it's up to the doctor to order the test. and if that happens, a person should have a test available. but it's no doubt, chris, you have to be realistic, early on there were some missteps that delayed it. >> reporter: the grand princess cruise ship off the coast of california after 21 people onboard tested positive for the virus is said as of now to temporarily dock in oakland on monday. nearly 1,000 of the passengers who are california residents will be quarantined at two california military base, residents of other states will complete quarantine at lackland air force or base in texas. concern started after authorities learned a 71-year-old man who died from coronavirus had taken a previous trip on that ship last month. another california-based cruise ship, the carnival panorama in long beach disembarked this morning. officials delayed for a day as they wait for test results from a sick passenger. that person tested negative for

the illness. now, this comes as concerns continue to mount over cruise ship outbreaks and how they're handled. >> in many hospitals already and health care settings, they have isolation of their ventilation systems so that you're not, you know, transmitting things through the ventilation systems. we have things that can filter out very small particles. we need to start utilizing those, and cruise -- when this is all over, let's learn from this situation to make sure that we're not in a similar situation later on. >> reporter: in florida right now over 3500 passengers and crew remain aboard the regal princess cruise ship about 20 miles off the coast of miami awaiting test resultses from two crew members who had transferred onto that ship from the grand princess cruise ship that has the 21 covid-19 patients off the coast of california. however, princess cruises say those two crew members are not showing any symptoms of coronavirus and are well over the advised 14-day incubation

period for the illness. arthel? arthel: christina coleman, thank you. eric: washington state has been been exceptionallingly hard hit -- exceptionally hard hit here in our country. more than 100 confirmed cases there. it also has the highest number of deaths with at least 18 so far. governor jay inslee says officials are considering possible mandatory measures to try and contain the spread. dan springer live in our seattle bureau with what they are considering. >> reporter: hey, eric. about an hour ago two more deaths were reported in king county, washington, bringing the state's total to at least 18. we're still waiting for the state health department to report today, but we know there are at least 119 confirmed cases here, and there's more focus on a local nursing home. the life care center or kirkland had 120 residents a week ago. since then 15 have died and 40 others taken to the hospital with symptoms, one visitor has died from the virus. and 70 of the 180 employees are

showing possible signs of the virus. of the remaining residents, a handful have symptoms. shockingly, everyone in the facility is just now getting tested as the first batch of test kits arrived on thursday, and the nursing home finally held a news conference yesterday. >> we've had patients who, within an hour's time, show no symptoms to going to acute symptoms and being transferred to the hospital. and we've had patients die relatively quickly under those circumstances. >> reporter: a couple dozen paramedics who responded to the facility have been in quarantine for the last week, and now they're being moved to a motel that king county just bought. city officials in kent where the econo lodge is located filed a lawsuit to block the new quarantine site, but the judge ruled the county does have the authority during a state of emergency. many washington residents are heeding the ad vice to limit their exposure to crowds. restaurants and movie theaters report that business has been cut half about the same for some

hotels and tiers destinations. several universities and two local school districts have gone to teaching all their classes online for the next few weeks. bill gates wants to dramatically increase access to testing, his foundation is working on a home testing kit that will allow people to swab their noses, then send the samples back for analysis. the results will be available in 1-2 days. the kit and the testing lab would be up and running in a couple weeks is and would be a major game-changer as authorities work to slow the spread of this virus. eric: dan, thank you. arthel? arthel: meanwhile, the majority of the global coronavirus cases are in asia with nearly 95,000 total confirmed cases and more than 3,000 depths so far -- deaths so far in china where the outbreak began in december. a hotel housing dozens of patients collapsed this weekend killing ten more people. in the middle east, iran reporting dozens of new cases overnight. in bethlehem, now under

coronavirus lockdown. trey yingst is live in tel aviv, israel, with the very latest. trey? >> reporter: arthel, good afternoon. as the global number of coronavirus cases continues to rise, countries outside the united states are taking some extreme measures to insure the safety of their civilians. the west bank town of bethlehem is completely locked down after 19 cases were confirmed there. the closure is affecting a group of 13 american tourists who are being told to self-quarantine in a nearby hotel. that hotel is reportedly being guarded by security force. there's extensive coordination between the israelis and palestinians on this issue as new checkpoints are being implemented and mosques are being closed. in iran the death toll is nearing 200. yesterday alone 49 deaths were reported there as authorities confirmed more than 6,000 positive cases. and in china millions do remain under quarantine. yesterday as you mentionedded a chinese hotel that was housing people under observation

collapsed. the incident killed at least ten people as rescuers continue to search through the rubble for other survivors. here in israel there are 28 confirmed cases of coronavirus as more than 100,000 residents do remain under self-quarantine. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu held a press conference saying that list of countries where people have traveled from to israel could expand, making more self-quarantine mandatory throughout israel. another important note here in the country that there is a political battle going on in the days after a new election, the third round of elections for israelis in less than a year. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his main opponent both have key points they would like to say to voters about who would be better suited to combat this virus. arthel? arthel: trey yingst, thank you very much. eric: back here at home, the white house responding to news that someone who attended the cpac conference in maryland last week has tested positive for coronavirus.

president trump and vice president pence, they were both there speaking at cpac, but the white house tells us there is no reason to believe that either of them were ever in close proximity to that person. kevin corke is in west palm beach near the president's mar-a-lago resort with more on that. >> reporter: eric, good to be with you. for white house officials, there is absolutely no consideration for this idea of not traveling and doing major, large scale events. that means events like cpac will certainly continue for the foreseeable future at least as far as their perspective is concerned. i mention that because the presidentth and vice president did attend c spank where we now know -- cpac where we now know an adee has tested positive for that virus. he's being treated in new jersey. however, we're also told by white house officials and officials at cpac that in no way does that mean the prime minister or vice president were exposed -- the president or vice president were exposed. >> i can verify that he had no contact with either the president or the vice president, and i can tell you when the

president was on site at c a pack, he -- cpac, he lives by what he tells us because i saw him scrub down his hands more than once while he was on on the premises. and i did the same, by the way. we had these hand sanitizer stations everywhere. >> reporter: matt schlapp over at cpac there. the president, meanwhile, continues a vigorous schedule, a working dinner with the president of brazil last night following stops in georgia and tennessee on friday. he was asked about the virus reaching the nation's capital, which it has, and he was asked what he thought about that, and he said this: >> are you worried that the virus getting close to the white house? >> no, i'm not concerned at all. thank you very much. >> reporter: tomorrow house lawmakers will set up a special standard to have prepare infrastructure for telework scenarios as capitol hill becomes the new front in the fight to stop the spread of the

coronavirus. you mentioned something important earlier, the vice president conducting a task force meeting that's usually done down in the situation room, and usually we do get a readout. as soon as i get something, i promise to pass it along. back to you. eric: we'll wait for that from the vice president. thank you. arthel: meanwhile, former vice president joe biden and senator bernie sanders hitting the campaign trails hard ahead of key primaries coming up on tuesday. perhaps most key of all, michigan. dig into that race coming up next. ♪ ♪ se control, is about to become your problem. ahh no, come on. i saw you eating poop earlier. hey! my focus is on the road, and that's saving me cash with drivewise. who's the dummy now? whoof! whoof! so get allstate where good drivers save 40% for avoiding mayhem, like me. sorry!

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♪ ♪ eric: senator bernie sanders and former vice president joe biden gearing up for another big primary day on tuesday, both racking up some big endorsements. sanders is in michigan today in grand rapids before moving on to ann arbor. the former vice president, well, he is in mississippi. four other states will also vote in about 40 hours from now. more than 350 delegates are up for grabs. ellison barber is live in mississippi. ellison's covering the biden campaign. you can is see the rally event there. hi, ellison. >> reporter: hey, eric. yeah, former vice president joe biden is campaigning in mississippi today.

we expect this event to officially get underway any minute now. mississippi is, of course, one of six states voting on tuesday. biden is currently leading in the delegate count, but senator bernie sanders just behind him at his heels. the former vice president started the day by adding another name to list of rivals under the supporters, senator kamala harris. >> we need a leader who really does care about the people and who can, therefore, unify the people. and i believe joe can do that. i am supporting joe because i believe that he is a man who has lived his life with great dignity. he is a public servant who has always worked for the best of who we are as a nation, and we need that right now. there is so much at stake in this election, guys. >> reporter: harris is going to campaign for biden in michigan monday night. on "fox news sunday," sanders made a bold prediction that he

thinks he will beat bide season and win the delegate-rich state of michigan. senator sanders picked up an endorsement from reverend jesse jackson a little earlier today. the vermont senator trying to make the contrast between himself and joe biden and convince voters he is the one that can make a winning coalition. >> us, not me. this campaign is, of course, about a presidential election, but it's about more than that. it's about creating a movement. >> reporter: some 7,000 people attended that rally in grand rapids. and the sanders campaign says over 15,000 people attended their rally in chicago yesterday. eric? eric: yeah. some say it could be senator sanders' last stand in michigan. well we'll see what happens with with -- when the rally e in mississippi gets under way. arthel: the biggest prize tuesday is michigan. sanders and biden and tulsi

gabbard, who is still running, going after the state's 125 pledged delegates. sanders telling "fox news sunday is" that he plans to win like he did four years ago. >> i think we're going to beat biden. chris: beat biden in michigan? >> yes, i do, yeah. i think the polling shows -- last time around, as you indicated, it was seen as a big upset because polling had us down literally by 20 points one day before the election. arthel: for more now on the battle for michigan, emily a larson is here, political reporter at the washington examiner. so, emily, reverend jesse jackson has endorsed bernie sanders. how significant will this be with african-american voters in michigan? i mean, will the jackson endorsement sway black voters to vote for senator sanders? >> it could sway some black voters in the state to vote for senator sanders. definitely helps him wiggle into the stronghold that former vice president biden has on black

voters across the country. he's definitely the most popular candidate among that demographic. but, you know, bernie sanders has a very tough road ahead of him with michigan being crucial for him to win if he has any chance of showing that he has the capacity to make this a very chose contest with joe biden in the coming months and weeks ahead. so this is going to show whether there's really an appetite among democratic primary voters to have sort of a rehash of 2016 where you have an establishment candidate on the one end and senator sanders and his democratic socialist ideals on the other. there is definitely some difference in between joe biden and hillary clinton, and i'm wondering if that will make a difference in michigan this time around. arthel: we just showed that video that senator kamala harris posted as she has endorsed

former vice president biden ahead of tuesday. black women are the nucleus of the black voting bloc, so how significant is the harris endorsement for biden? >> well, kamala harris is definitely among democratic primary voters that i've talked to one of their biggest questions for joe biden is will he pick her to be his running mate. if he is the democratic nominee. and so her endorsement is very significant, i think, for a lot of voters looking towards what will biden as a nominee mean on a ticket versus president trump and vice president pence. and so his, biden's whole strategy and momentum and his winning of states right now has been centered on these endorsements from his former rivals coalescing around him as the top pick against democratic social bernie sanders which there's a lot of skepticism about whether he can beat trump in a general election. so that is definitely going to help joe biden, and as you

mentioned, help joe biden further cement his support with african-american voters. arthel: so then bottom line, do you think just overall, you know, we talk about african-american voter, rural voters, etc., it's all about demographics. certainly not about race, but race is a component of demographics. in a nutshell, is michigan critical for the sanders campaign? >> it is. he is running right now looking at the midwest as one of the places where he can prove that he can win against biden and against trump. senator sanders has been talking a lot about trade on the campaign trail which he has a contract with joe biden -- contrast with joe biden in that he has been critical of free trade agreements like nafta whereas joe biden has supported those throughout his many years as a leader in the vice presidency and in the senate. and bernie sanders is also bringing up other issues like

joe biden's initial support for the iraq war and some comments he has made about social security in the past. so if these messages do not resonate with voters in michigan which went towards bernie sanders in the last primary election there in 2016, then that's going to to be very troublesome for his campaign to show that he can continue to build that momentum and support in other states, midwestern states going forward. arthel: and i've got one more question, got about 40 seconds with you, emily. you mentioned 2016, what about michiganders who vote for bernie in 2016? does biden have a chance with those voters? >> head to head match-ups show both bernie sanders and joe biden winning against trump, but we're still getting started, and a lot could happen. president trump is still ramping up his campaign, and a lot of

that could depend on how many voters will turn out in the election or whether some will stay home, which candidate, bernie sanders or joe biden, will be most likely to increase voter turnout in order to take on donald trump. arthel: emily larsen, we'll leave it there. of thanks. >> thank you. eric: another member of the u.s. military has been diagnosed with coronavirus, that brings the total number of service members for now only three, thankfully. just how serious is that threat to our troops overseas, and what is the government doing to protect them? we will look at that next. ♪ you get a strong repair that you can trust. plus, with most insurance a safelite repair is no cost to you. >> customer: really?! >> singers: safelite repair, safelite replace.

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arthel: u.s. military is taking precauts to protect against the coronavirus with three service members testing positive. the army is suspending travel to and from south korea for all soldiers and their families. there are currently more than 7,000 reported cases of the virus in that couple and we're

we're -- in that country. and and we're learning more about the first u.s. marine to test positive. mark never death is live from washington with more. >> reporter: good afternoon, arthel. officials in virginia are monitoring a u.s. marine who presumptively tested positive after returning from an overseas trip. now, the marine's identity has not been released publicly, but officials say he is being treated about 20 miles southwest of washington, d.c.. the marine, he returned to the u.s. in mid february but was only hospitalized a few days ago, the marine's family is also being monitored. virginia health officials are working with the pentagon to establish who the marine may have come into contact with. >> this is an instance, we believe, of travel-associated covid infection, not locally transmitted. he did come home and did not report symptoms until he was home a couple days.

>> reporter: so far the military says it's identified three members, that includes the case in virginia as well as infections in south korea and italy. the pentagon says it's working out plans to insure the virus does not disrupt its operations. >> we have a lot of capabilities in this building, in our national military command center. we have the capability to go for weeks at a time if they have to be locked down inside the building, if we have some type of outbreak. >> reporter: law makers have been asking defense officials about what the virus could mean for troops here at home as well as overseas. the army's surgeon general addressed the issue on capitol hill last week. >> we have implemented our pandemic expansion plans for response plans and every installation, emergency preparedness, and we're even going as far as worst case scenarios. so we're taking a holistic approach as an army. >> reporter: now, the army is also taking additional steps to insure the virus does not spread amongst its own troops, the army

announcing plans to stop service members from leaving or traveling to south korea. arthel? arthel: mark meredith, we'll take it back here. thank you. eric. eric: so with, arthel, three service members now contracting the coronavirus, a sailor in italy, a soldier in south korea and the marine outside washington, d.c., let's take a closer look at how the military plans to respond. retired u.s. navy captain bob wells joins us, former internal adviser to vice president dick cheney. you know, bob, it's a unique enemy to our troops and all of us, so how does the dod fight this? >> hi, eric. they fight it by having preplanned responses and maintaining really critical situational a awareness. they also fight it through leadership. i think what we're already seeing is that we're taking the appropriate defensive measures to protect our personnel, our families looking at how to we reduce risk with travel that's not required, looking at where the service members are located.

this is all the armed services, not just the u.s. army across the globe. 75,000 total personnel overseas and their families. is so we've had these particular circumstances, not to this severe level, in the recent past. but we'll deal with it through good planning, understanding where the virus is and making sure that we have preplanned responses. and we're relying on our networks of people in their commands, the units, the brigades, the ships and their commanders to basically reduce risk and try to stay ready not only to defeat the virus, but also be ready for contingencies. eric: is there any thought or concern, let's say, we would be prepared for that in case an adversary tries to take advantage of this, like let's say putin or iran. they're having their own troubles with the coronavirus, or kim jong un. >> i'd say at this particular point there's really no concern. i think we monitor our readiness

especially for forward-deployed forces as well as the force generation of all the armed forces to prepare for their theaters that they're going to head to. recently in pacific theater we continue to conduct the exercise down in thigh as scheduled. -- thailand as scheduled. we're still planning to do the exercise with nato and our allies in europe. so i think it's mitigating risk and being reasonable about this, being realistic about it. i the situational awareness -- i think the situational awareness is with us on a daily basis. looking at previous report, and in particular a web site i found very useful from johns hopkins university, you can see globally where the covid virus has occurred, all the different cases and how we're trying to manage the threat of this particular virus coming to the united states and also impacting our allies. eric: is that the johns hopkins web site you saw? so our viewers or could go on that besides, let's say, going

on the cdc? >> i think the johns hopkins -- it's very important to be visual. i think it's important for, to have press conferences, but the more information that we have with a sense of urgency for not only our armed forces, but the general public so we understand that this thing will continue to grow because we're going to continue to test more, we've got a better understanding of what it actually does. we're taking proper measures with regard to transport as well as unnecessary events and back to the original topic which is on our bases. and just like we had with al-qaeda, we had different threat conditions that prevented access when we were actually doing liberty or base access when we were stationed overseas. so these are prudent measure, these are thoughtful measures, and i think overall if we can get through this next month in particular, we're going to stay ready, and we're also going to be able to reduce risk to our

personnel and their families. eric: so i guess in a way it is the protective measures, and who better than the military? we've got some of the top biological and chemical weapons experts in the nation already dealing with defensive issues and dealing with -- and they've prepared for, you know, biological threats. >> yes, we do. in fact, we have -- the important part of it is that we have really good medical facilities and professionals in the medical community. and as you just mentioned there, we have a keen sense of the bio elements. we have fort dietrich in maryland in particular which is a focal point for center of excellence. i also think we have pretty darn good communication with the whole government approach as vice president pence continues to lead. we just have to reduce risk. the armed forces are a key part of. that they also have scalability, and they have capability to

establish places where people can physically go for quarantine. we also have for other contingencies field hospitals. we can think through and we can plan toward it. and that's one of the biggest strengths, i think, of the armed forces. eric: you just mentioned that, some of the people who who have been affected coming back from china, the americans from the cruise ship, the grand princess that will dock tomorrow in oakland, being sent out to military bases. do you think the military will be more involved and will be called in as part of this coordination by the federal government? >> i do. i think that public health imperative is there. i also think if you look at how we're structured with the governors and the agitant generals, the national guard capability on these bases for these types of contingencies, it's going to take training because these things have to scale. when you're establishing new

places to bring people that need to be quarantined. you mentioned the cruise ships. that's the one i'm watching in particular and looking at this princess line that's going to come into san francisco and be docked at oakland, as i understand it, and looking at getting those people off and getting them under quarantine and taking care of them, making sure that they do have quarantine and it doesn't spread. and i think the common sense measures that have been described -- washing your hands, making sure you are within 6 feet of somebody and making sure that if you don't need to go out into a larger event over this next few weeks, those are good things to consider. and that's the same thing i think our commanders are considering on our bases, especially south korea as you just mentioned in the leadup to it, looking at the numbers of cases there in south korea and the access that our bases have and our personnel and our families have to the south korean communities. so prudence is in order.

yes. eric: you -- we're expecting a news conference the from governor gavin newsom about the grand princess. we'll get to that as soon as it happens. captain bob wells, thank you. some great advice for all of you across the country. we'll bring you that news conference any moment now, and we are thankful, thankful for the u.s. military. they protect us, and they're being used to protect the country against coronavirus. we'll be right back. makes things easy. traveling lighter. taking a shortcut. woooo! taking a breather. rewarded! learn more at the explorer card dot com. if you're 55 and up, t-mobile has a plan designed just for you.

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shooting back. right now we're going the take you to california, oakland, where golf gavin newsom is set to speak about the safe a return of passengers from the grand princess cruise ship as well as the mayor. >> the federal government announced its decision to conduct the disembarkation operation for the grand princess at the port of oakland. as the mayor of oakland, e have three priorities right now. first and foremost is to insure the safety and health of my community. and that starts with our port workers as well as the residents who live closest to the port of oakland. second, i want to insure that our public and our community keep constantly informed with detailed information about this operation as well as about the covid-19 virus in general. we recognize that this is a time that we with must be guyeded by

facts and not -- guided by facts and not fears. and our public deserves to know exactly what is going on. and third and finally, it is our duty to help these people. the friends and families onboard this ship, the passengers who are sitting in fear and uncertainty, we as local government are pleased to step forward to assist our state and federal partners in this humanitarian effort. i also have been clear with our state and federal contacts, i've been clear with our state and federal partners about the context of the oakland community. this is a community that has suffered decades of environmental racism and injustice, and that is why it is so important that we assure this community with the full facts about how their safety and

health will be protected. i have received some very strong assurances that this operation will employ the best isolation practices known. that the operation will be conducted in a manner that minimizes the time for the grand princess to be at the port of oakland and that once the disembarkation operation is complete, the ship will depart oakland, that no one will be quarantined in oakland or released to our community. we want to appreciate the partnership and the good values of our state e and federal partners in this moment. and i really want to extend my gratitude to danny wan, the director of the port of oakland who is here with us, all the port worker, the city of oakland workers that have just come together over this weekend to help is and assist in this

humanitarian operation. it is the right thing to do. we have to not let our fears dictate or impede our humanity. so with that, it's my pleasure to welcome the great governor of the state of california, gavin newsom. >> thank you. thank you, madam mayor. thank you for your leadership, and i want to underscore that, and i will in the course of my remarks. let me contextualize this moment, and we will have ample opportunity to answer all your questions related to the grand princess and logistical operation that is currently underway. but i want to just update you on the latest numbers of positive tests in the state of california. number of people we're monitoring and how we're doing with our testing regime. currently 114 people have tested positive in the state of california. we have identified one individual, as you know, that is

deceased related to virus. as you know, he was on this same cruise ship in the previous cruise that went from san francisco down to mexico on february 11-21st. we are monitoring some 1,540 individual californians that were on that original cruise. currently are, we have identified 12 individuals on that cruise that now have identified as positive for covid-19. again, that number is fluid, that's the number we have from this morning. of course, we'll be updating you on a daily basis. broadly, the state of california has over 10,000, in fact, 10,257 individuals that we are monitoring in 49 health jurisdictions throughout the state that have come in

independently of our repatriation flights and independently of the cruises through commercial airlines. so i want to give you the magnitude of the people we're monitoring and the incredible effort that is underway at all levels of government and state for those not familiar that has 58 counties and some 480, plus or minus, cities. and is so this has taken all of us to work together in a deeply collaborative way, and i'm very grateful for all of our partners particularly in the health care sector for their stewardship. and now let's go back to the issue at hand. the grand princess currently is some 10-12 miles offshore, and i say 10-12 because we're moving it back within that footprint. roughly two and a half hours away when they have the green light to come in to the oakland

port. we are not prepared to tell you exactly when, and for those passengers that may be watching this, we are not able to tell you exactly when the cruise shipp will -- cruise ship will come into the port as we are still working out the e norty and complexity of making sure we prepare the site and, moreover, prepare for a quick turn around and quick boarding of individuals to respective locations which i will talk about in a moment. we want to make sure that all of that is locked in before the ship comes to port which i think would just create more anxiety for the passengers and, moreover, for the general mix. the site was -- the general pick. the site was picked, oakland was picked for a number of reasons. we a'sed many different sites throughout the state of california. active military bases, unfortunately, are not

positioned particularly with a cruise ship as the appropriate -- [inaudible] end colluding alameda. we had originally looked at alameda as a preferable site. unfortunately, some of the silting issue, some of the drafting issues created some concerns, and that site was knocked off the list. some have suggested because it's based in san francisco this can cruise ship, that san francisco and the port should assume this repatriation effort. that was a assessed. the lo logistics of that site ag the embarcadero, the proximity of the disruption that would have ensued was such that we determined that was not the appropriate site. other sites across the state of california were considered, southern part of the state. and, again, by multitudes of assessments we felt better, more appropriate to have it here in

northern california for reasons i will lay out in just a brief moment. this site allows us a number of advantages. number one, the ability to secure the site. the site is currently being secured, it's being fenced, and it's being secured by federal personnel. roughly 10 acres of this site. the site is currently being cleared. we have a number of vehicles on that site, leased vehicles, the ability to contact the individuals that own those vehicles to look at existing contracts to waive the provisions of the contracts to provide ample opportunity to move those vehicles presented a logistics opportunity, and we are currently executing that opportunity. the site being cleared is happening as well in realtime as it's being secured. but the site offers a number of benefits. number one, proximity to the oakland airport which will provide us the ability to allow

foreign passengers on this cruise to be repatriated in their home countries. at least in specific terms to canada and other chartered flights or that are currently logistically being prepared. there will will be no contact with general population at terminals at the oakland airport. this will all be separate, and all of these individuals are being processed in partnership with the state department and and others for those chartered flights. so that was one benefit of this oakland site. number two, proximity to travis air force base. as many of you recall, the state of california since, well, late december but more formally late january was the state that has provided the mostport for the united states and u.s. citizens that were overseas to repatriate them with direct flightses. a number of those direct flights went into travis, into miramar in southern california and marsh

were also southern california. but more broadly defined as parts of riverside. those operations were successful. the logistics -- arthel: so that's gavin newsom, the governor of california, informing us as well as the local community more specifically in term it is of the preparation -- terms of the preparation, the coordination that has been put into place and still seems to be trying to get it all worked out and to get those 3500 passengers and crew off the grand princess that is now about two and a half miles outside of the port of oakland. it's really fascinating, one of the things that stood out to me that the above announced at his press conference, he said they are monitoring, independently of those cruise stipes, monitoring 10,257 people in california for potential cases of coronavirus. he did not say they have them, but they are monitoring that amount of people. that's a pretty high number. and i want to say one other

thing. the governor mentioned chartered flights. they're preparing to get some of the international residents off that boat who will be going to places like canada and making sure that they do not come into any contact with the general population there in oakland and wrapping up with the mayor of oakland opened up the press conference. she said it was their duty to help these people, you know, whereas the bloke local government -- the local government is is really playing a role here. and the other thing that the mayor also says, she wants to make sure, again, to minimize any exposure to the general public. and she mentioned that oakland has been plagued with environmental racism is and injustice, and so she wants to make sure that this community is protected if this potential outbreak from spreading. so all that, and i want to bring this my guest who is sitting here patiently, mitch roschelle, partner and business development

leader at pricewaterhousecoopers. of this information, press conferences like that, it makes the market very nervous. so, you know, last week was another up and down roller coaster. you know, and as we are expecting this current week more tests to become available which means the number of cases confirmed will increase. what will that to markets? >> well, markets do not like uncertainty and press conferences like that just breed more uncertainty. we've been seeing a lot of news coming out over the weekend and then the markets around the worldty jesting. don't forget asian markets open up before the markets. so i would i say volatility, which we've been seeing a lot of, probably here to stay for a while. arthel: it is here to stay. let's quickly talk about job loss during the crisis, work stoppage, production suspension, part-time and freelance workers who will lose work. how does that impact consumer spending? >> yeah. i think the consumer's the most important thing.

we've become a services economy as opposed to manufacturing, so when companies decide to have people work from home as opposed to going to the office, they don't shut down the way a manufacturing economy does. we're also coming off last friday's jobs number which is very, very strong, so we have a little bit of a tailwind. it's hard to predict whether or not we're going to the see mass layoffs. it's hard to figure out what business as usual looks like, and that's one of the things the market's having a hard hardy jesting, what could this mean if for corporate profits. arthel: i'm to truncate, because this will still be a story. >> would love to. arthel: thanks, everyone, for joining us. gutfel, the's up next. and how long you need it to last. we'll estimate how much you could spend. then you can decide how you'll spend it. schwab manages the complexity with automated, tax-smart withdrawals. that you can start,

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