the president keeping the american people safe. do the things you can do for your own family and take care o the elderly, grandma and grandp and mom and dad. we will never let that media mo to laura is next. >> this is the income and growt from washington. the outbreak now officially a pandemic. so how will it affect our daily lives. >> the large-scale lockdowns in our future. would it be constitutional. plus d-dmac it's -- democrats are using the coronavirus to keep joe biden out of the public spotlight. we have medical and legal experts to break down. and my angle explains what we need to be doing in the face of this crisis to safeguard our freedoms long-term thinking, balance with the current need t protect the public. and in moments people tell you

about the drastic actions that trump is taking to make sure that americans in this country are protected and the economy i safeguarded i including banning nearly all travel from europe.an >> the breaking news is tom hanks and rita wilson are down in the production for a film that is entitled. hanks just tweeted out, quoting here we felt a bit higher like we had colds and somebody and body aches. we were tested for coronavirus and pond be positive. tom hanks and rita wilson

positive. he was on the bright now what t do next. medically officials have protocols that must be followed. we will be and observed an isolated for as long as officials and safety requires. we do not know the extent of ho healthy there. they seem to be a good spirits and we are learning more and people get back to that as it progresses. the the nba please a statement saying the league is suspending all games until further notice after tonight rested schedule. this comes after utah jazz player just tested positive for the coronavirus. test result was reported shortl before the tip off in tonight president game between the two tight jazz and the oklahoma cit thunder.. that game was canceled and we didn't have a reason why. which is canceled out of the blue and the nba wouldn't tell us. now a short time ago the nba comes out with a statement

saying the player was not in th arena at the time, what should give comfortable -- give comfort to the people of oklahoma city but the problem becomes is this the end for the nba season. we will find out more in the coming hours. they resisted calling that global pandemic saying it would get the -- now the designation has been made and the director general i saying that all countries have power to change the course of the disease. it has affected more than 20,00 people this country 1100 plus c some 38 deaths.s. and dr. tony -- said things are going to get worse and then he was asked to get the public a realistic assessment. listen to this .

>> we are complacent and don't do aggressive containment and mitigation, the number could go way up and be involved in many, many millions.o if we contain, we can flatten it. there is no number answer to your question. >> dr. fauci recommends avoiding large crowds including nba games. now we know the nba's schedule could be done for the year. >> laura: trace, it looks like it is done for the year. and president trump tonight addressing the nation from the oval office where he called for unity and calm and resolve in the fight against the coronavirus. he laid out his strategy to constrain the virus and support the economy. >> we have seen fewer cases of the virus in the united states than are now present in europe. the european union failed to take the same precautions and

restrict travel from china and other hot spots. as a result a large number of new clusters in the united states were seeded by travelers from europe. to keep new cases from entering our shores, we will be suspending all travel from europe to the united states for the next 30 days. we made a life saving move with early action on china. now we must take the same action with europe. we won't delay. w i will never hesitate to take any necessary steps to protect the lives and safety of the american people. >> laura: up until the president gave this address the democrats were trashing him, not left and right, just left. >> it's exposing a lack of leadership on a federal level. >> we don't have confidence that

after 3 years as president he grasps that element of the job. >> we are crippled with no leadership at the top. >> sean: joining me now mike huckabee and the house minority whip steve scalise.ni the president suspended travel from europe to the united states. yet a drum beat of criticism against him for everything. there were questions about the tests. the cdc dropped the ball early on. that's a conversation for later in the week. we would get into that deeply. but what message is the president sending? one of seriousness or blowing it off as the left is trying to say? >> i don't know how you could get more serious than suspending all travel from europe for 30 days. this was a very sobering addres that he made from the oval office. he was very serious.

i couldn't help but flip a few channels to see what was going on. on one of the other networks they talked about how he was breathing during his commentary. somehow that he seemed nervous. they could not bring themselves to say the one thing they were looking for him to do, you don't suspend travel for 30 days from europe and not believe that's serious. it's very serious.ra i thought the president had the right tone and the right message. i don't think anybody doubts this is a serious issue. the president like he did with china is taking serious action with europe.. he made it clear he will do whatever he can to protect the american people. i wish the left could say he is our president and he is doing what we hoped he would do and be grateful. >> laura: they won't do that. congressman steve scalise, you have been through a lot.

you have seen what happens in this town in times of crisis. sometimes the country comes together. but sometimes politics cuts to the quick. the president urged congress to pass this payroll tax relief. i have in my hands what nancy pelosi and the crew came up with. it's in draft form. i won't say how i got it but bu i got it. there is a lot in here expanding the federal government beyond the immediate concern. >> you have two different world's tonight. donald trump was presidential and showing leadership and calming the american public.ld letting them know how serious this is a what steps are beingn taken. he's working with drug companies to find a vaccine and talking about steps to bring ideas to congress. on the other side you have nancy

pelosi, never let a crisis go to waste. i started seeing some things. it's unlimited money from the federal government. free everything. getting rid of the work requirements. welfare to work requirements that helps so many millions of people get into the middle class . i want to get rid of some of that, things that have nothing to do with the coronavirus taking advantage of a crisis. >> laura: the president is doing a payroll tax cut because it's political. watch. >> donald trump cares about one thing: reelection. he does not care about the american public. >> you don't get the sense this president understands or even cares about managing the complexity of this. he does not care about us. >> laura: governor huckabee, i have seen a lot of disgusting commentary over the last few

days. for a party that is loathe to enforce our borders and stop criminal aliens from crossing our borders. now we are led to believe they would've been better in shuttin down travel from china earlier. dr. fauci said shutting down the borders with china was critical and they are being politically reactive. you just saw evidence of it. >> what is so troubling, the thing he didn't care about the american public. when i heard that line, i wanted to say you lying dog faced pony soldier to borrow a phrase from joe biden. this is absurd. of course the president cares about the american people. that's why he went on televisio and get the address that he did. he didn't just talk about the virus and banning travel. but he is looking at steps to mitigate the impact on people who wait tables and the people out there making a living.

who may not make a living for a while. those are american people he cares about. >> laura: i will get into this in the "angle," this is a short term problem. we will get through this. long-term ramifications of a cratering economy to regular people could be far more dangerous. >> yes. make sure the president has the tools he needs. we gave the president 8.3-billion dollars to respond to. this i called to speaker nancy pelosi to pull the bill that limits the president's ability to limit travel. dr. fauci said limiting travel saved lives. nancy pelosi needs to support this president. the rest of the country wants to

see that same kind of leadership. >> laura: what dr. fauci said today about that. watch. >> we would be in a worse situation had there not been travel restrictions? >> i believe we would be in a worse position. >> laura: congressman and governor huckabee, this is a time where we will have significant losses of life. infection rates will go up. we didn't handle testing well in the beginning. the cdc has to answer to that.e we have a president who cares about the american worker and isea doing everything in his po to try to learn from what happened early on and fix it an get through this. >> there is an election in november. they need to focus on supporting the president's actions to keep america safe.rt

that is what donald trump is doing. anybody in washington playing games they will pay a price. >> laura: and governor huckabee back fighting in the administration. azaruc was critical in pushing that china ban and this travel restriction. the president has great judgmenn and managerial skills. we can't back bite in the administration. we have to stop the leaking. i do how that works. thank you very much. given the coronavirus rapid spread around the world and here at home, what needs to be done to contain it.o what does this mean for all of our daily lives. joining me is a doctor. and infectious disease specialist at the deal school o medicine. great to have you on tonight. it's unsettling for just regular people who are not in the at-risk vulnerable populations,

the elderly and people can compromised immune systems. i was on chemotherapy years ago. i would not get on a plane now. people are chilly out risk. what should the average american tonight know about conducting their daily life other than washing their hands? >> great question. first thing a pandemic does not mean lethal. most of the time people do just fine with this coronavirus. point number 1. point number 2. people will do just fine in their daily lives if they take common sense approaches to protecting themselves and to protecting their families. most important thing, hand washing. wash your hands. soap and water is cheap. purell is okay. soap and water does great. if you are sick, you stay home. when i saw president trump's

speech, it was fantastic because he is supporting people to stay home, to stay away so they don't infect other people. these are the main stays of our we are going to bend the curve on this pandemic. >> laura: and doctor, the closure of major universities, some until the end of the school year in early may or june even. without a sense of any coronavirus exposure currently at that place, university or public school. what about that? would it be better to have a shorter term closure or just work at home? >> well, there are a couple of considerations. first, universities are well known just like the military barracks of places where infections spread because students live close. they work close.

they study close. infection can spread rapidly. it makes sense to close the universities and conduct as many classes online. that makes a lot of sense. then the science comes in. that's a policy. the policy is based on science. the science is: this virus can be coughed out for days even a couple of weeks or even longer. you can imagine that it's going to be wave upon wave and one person can infect a few others and then you have exponential growth. >> laura: i will get into this in the "angle" next segment, but there has to be some balance. it can't be that life shuts down every time china or some other

country creates a problem incorrectly. the virus ends up here. that will be -- i think there has to be a measured, prudent response to in that doesn't mean everything is cancelled. everywhere. i guess everyone could just be in their houses. to me that's pretty extreme? >> i agree with you. so here's the point: regular schools for high school and elementary schools where the kids are not so liable to get so sick and they are not vectors of this disease. unless there is an outbreak in the school, the school should not close. >> laura: thank you. doctor, thanks for coming on. we appreciate it. come back soon.cl >> sure. >> laura: coming up what can our response to 9-11 teach us about handling the coronavirus?

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>> laura: contain the virus and protect our freedom. that's the focus of the tonight's "angle." before the president's drastic measures tonight that he introduced. earlier testimony by dr. fauci from. the cdc was sobering and scary to hear. >> we will see more cases and things will get worse than they are right now. how much worse we will get will spend on our ability to do 2 things. to contain the influx of people

infected coming from the outside and the ability to contain within our own country. if we don't do seriousin mitigation now, we will be weeks behind. we have to change our behavior and assume we will get hit. >> laura: americans hear that and want to know what next? america has gone from riding high to reeling in just a few short weeks. maybe a week actually. this dangerous health crisis could dove tail into a political crisis. some hope for a political crisis. >> we can't trust this president. not only is he a liar. he doesn't believe in anything scientific. the president of the united states can't be relied upon on.

he needs to shut his mouth. >> laura: that's nice. it's easy for elected officials to shout or whatever that was from her from their political corners. it's harder but wiser to proceed carefully and not get frightened. this moment reminds me a little bit of the immediate aftermath of 9-11. i remember. i was here. many of us were freaking out and frightened and expecting for terrorism. congress rushed to pass the patriot act and we learned there were abuses there and in both wars thousands were killed. and families were shatter by losses.

a domino effect of instability in the middle east. when key decisions were made in the 2000s, few thought about the long-term ramifications and thought of the potential of lasting damage to the united states. back to today, as dr. fauci said we haven't seen the worst of it. we must take aggressive measures so our hospitals are not overwhelmed. at some point and we hope soon, as with sars and h1n1 too this will pass. it's a severe problem but likely short term. as we consider measures to fight the virus's spread we need to think longer term. this includes protecting our economy. this may shock you, but i am going to compliment nancy pelosi. >> should the capitol be closed for a period of time?

>> no. >> laura: good for her. while we should be mindful of mitigating community spread, we should try to strike a balance here. where the risk is minimal the business of america must go on. fdr told us the only thing to fear is fear itself. fear alone is not a sound basis for making significant decisions that impinge on our constitutional rights like freedom to assemble and free speech. shouldn't we think about the type of precedent we are setting here? should we assume going forward any time a serious disease migrates here from another country, we have to close everything down? as one economist said that could be more catastrophic for america

over the long term than this horrific virus itself. hat changes in our behavior will make a difference in this health crisis? some of what we heard last segment. simple things. >> it's important we take precautions. washing our hands. keeping our distance from people who are sick and taking steps to make sure we are doing everything we know possible to keep our most vulnerable protected. >> laura: that's right. because of the cdc bungling the tests in the beginning we aree only now seeing the true numbers of those infected. the unknowns are causing confusion and concern. no one wants to be sued. colleges and universities, no one wants to be sued for not using an abundance of caution. >> we have closed some schools. we closed schools in new rochelle. >> harvard told students to move out and not come back after

spring break.d >> 24 states have declared states of emergency. >> the governor's announcement of no public gatherings of any kind, weddings or sports. >> nothing should be off the table in terms of closures of events. >> laura: maybe closing all of the schools and weddings, maybe that's all warranted. maybe cancelling all of these m events, maybe that's the prudent thing to do. i suppose it means no graduations even for healthy people. let's say things calm down by the end of april. the virus pops up again in the fall. will this new precedent longer term require that we cancel everything all anew. no more campaign events like

rallies. no more town halls. no more interacting with the voters. our constitution requires that our political process continue. this crisis must not be used to help candidates of either party escape accountability if the voters? nor must it be used to guilt candidates in cancelling eventsg for healthy people. people will push back against mass hysteria. the coronavirus will be difficult but we will do it. the president tonight showed he cares about mainstream and all of the american people. we all have to live with a certain amount of risk. we go out the door in the morning. we temper that with knowledge and practical thinking. let's help each other. we have been through much worse. world war ii and the depression.

we need to stick together and not be afraid to ask questions of the experts many of whom didn't see this coming. that's the "angle." joining me now congresswoman tulsi gabbard. what is crucial right now that the parties come together? thinking more long-term given your views of what happened in the aftermath of 9-11. it was hard to say wait and let's think. >> it's very important that you brought up that comparison. today in the house of representatives there was another vote to continue the reauthorization of the patriot act, which has been abused to violate the constitutional rights of american citizens.

business continuing this this long-term effect. this was passed in the house for :nother 3 years. >> laura: unbelievable. >> it's important to have that foresight to think about what are the consequences of the decisions being made? being prudent. taking those precautions necessary. the coronavirus, there are very real concerns we need to address. one of the foremost of which is the need for testing. this is something that is directly impacting -- delaying tests in large scales across the country has put the americans in a situation where people with a cough or fever they are walking around and not knowing whether or not they are infectious. even if you are a young person,a maybe you go home and visit mom and dad. i am thinking about my parents.s they for their 70s. >> laura: maybe you don't go home this week.

>> it's something i am thinking about. t'>> laura: that's smart thinki. it's not a blanket prohibition about worrying about campaign events and in the fall if this packs -- pops back up again and in the fall. >> that's why this action now is so important. >> laura: we will get back to the campaign with biden and sanders in a moment. we go back the west coast newsroom with breaking news from trace gallagher. >> it never stops. a staff member in senator cantwell's d.c. office tested positive for coronavirus and has been in isolation since the person had symptoms and has tested positive for coronavirus. we are told no other member of congress came in contact with this member. out of precautions, she's telling her step and others tha she knows not office areas that they should be tested for

coronavirus. hersey outlaw% her dc office will remain open for her constituents, but they will clean out the entire dc office. the seattle office is not affected so far. >> laura: thank you very much. >> i think this is exactly the approach. these tests need to be made available. any shadow of a doubt you feel you have been exposed or feeling iffy, you have to be able to have these tests. when you look at countries like south korea, this is what they have been doing. unlike many other countries b because they have done this mass testing, they are seeing their numbers going down instead of up. >> laura: roche makes all of theirs tests. they crank out those tests in south korea. we had a problem with the reagent that gives the final result and some of that continues today. a lot is red tape. at exactly.

president trump talks about breaking through the red tape.. >> laura: he's done a little bit of that. what about the state of the election? you heard the scuttlebutt that maybe this shows us we have toto back off campaigning and large events with more than 100 people should not happen anymore. the country is making a big decision in november. we're not going to have any political events? >> there are a lot of ways to be able to continue to connect with voters which is the most important thing. these decision visit to be made on a case by case basis. depending on what is going on. do a skype town hall. let me find ways to continue to have this dialogue with voters so they can make the best informed decision. >> laura: when are you making your next big town hall? >>: we will see. this is the challenge that i had.

both the dnc and their corporate media partners. they are trying to blackout my campaign completely. i want the american people to hear my election about the seachange we needs in foreign policy. a lot of things you pointed out in the "angle" the lack of foresight of continuing to wage these regime changes. >> chilly ads of of spending. you think about the men and the women and the erfamilies that have suffered. you want to weep and cry. i was part of the cheerleader brigade. i'm culpable there. but at some point you learn. >> that point has passed us. the cost of human lives and military family members and our troops and on every american through the taxpayers dollars spent on wars that have not made us any safer.

>> laura: great to see you. stay safe. talk to you soon. ahead, the coronavirus panic. it's now infecting the elections. who benefits if rallies are cancelled. in areas that haven't seen big outbreaks. we will have the answer when we return.

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>> \m /m >> laura: we knew it would happen. the coronavirus infecting the presidential election.n. president trump is cancelling a pair of events out west. sanders and biden campaigning cancelled rallies. it is no secret that cancelling events benefits one candidate in particular. joe biden. joining me is a political analyst. great to see you. this seems just looking at the politics of it. putting the public health issue aside. looking at this politically, it could be a problem for sanders? >> absolutely. and joe biden will benefit because he won't threaten to take somebody out back. senator sanders can explain why voters won't show up at the polls. people are finding out that

folks are not socialists. i worked for sanders and i said for the last 4 years on fox i am independent, moderate. i joined him in 2016 for different reasons. this country they don't want to elect a socialist. d senator sanders has to take some responsibility for that. >> laura: some prominent dems are calling for the party to cancel future parties. >> let's shut this puppy down and move on and worry aboute november. this is decided. >> it's time for us to shut this primary down and cancel the rest of the debates. you will get yourself in trouble if you continue the contest when it's obvious the numbers won't

shake out for you. >> laura: they are not saying that because of the coronavirus. you get the point. the coronavirus just makes that argument for them more powerful. end it. bernie sanders sit down. you don't matter anymore. how is that heard from the perspective of all of the supporters he does have. that's insulting. >> it's extremely insulting. jim said you don't do anything but get yourself in trouble. they are afraid that joe biden will continue to have more gas. people are aware of that and still voted for them. just to say shut the puppy down is disrespectful even for those voting for joe biden or writing in d a candidate. there is still half of the delegates to be earned. senator sanders has a hard road ahead.

he would have to win by a landslide. but it's early to be making that call. it should not be made by one or two votes. folks are hash tagging dem-exit. >> laura: i missed that. whether this is the gop establishment trying to shove stuff down people's throat or the democrats trying to cut off primary voters. people are tired of this. they want their say and we will see where the chips fall. to say we are done. no we are not. states have a right to have primaries. haey will have a lawsuit on their hands. thank you very much. a new york city suburb is containment zone. what does that mean for your constitutional rights?

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>> \m /m >> i fear what is happening in new rochelle will happen in cities and towns across the country. it's virtually certain that a limited quarantine will be imposed on other cities. >> laura: as the virus spreads could we send up with something like the large scale lockdownsp in italy. joining me is a constitutional scholar. what are the constitutional concerns, first with a containment zone or imposed quarantine?

>> there are quite a few different constitutional checks that would limit the government's ability to impose mandatory quarantines or containment zones where peoplele are not permitted to leave. o there is the due process clause that requires people to have a hearing promptly. there is equal protection clause and prevents the government from imposing quarantines. there is quite a bit of authorities that requires the conditions of a quarantine to be humane. people must have access to food, clothes and water and religious considerations. the laws on the books contain protections.

many states require people to have a hearing within a couple of days. >> laura: john, i think when we hear about people saying campaigns should be stopped. primaries should be stopped. cruise ships are different. we have constitutional rights in our country at some point to balance freedom of movement and assembly. those can be overridden correct? >> they can. the last time we had a mass quarantine was in a century ago in the spanish flu out break in 1918. there is statute title 42 section 264 that allows the head of center for disease control to develop regulations that would quarantine to stop the spread of any infectious disease.

the respiratory diseasee coronavirus is list inside thehe series of executive orders that identify what diseases qualify for a quarantine. you have quarantine and isolation. isolation for people who already manifest the disease and risk infecting others. and quarantine of those peoplean who were exposed to it but don't yet have the disease. we can quarantine them for a shorter time. >> laura: what about the preventing people from leaving towns or neighborhood? the national guard is tonight in new rochelle, new york. they are not stopping people from the reporting says, not stopping people from leaving new rochelle. afa they are helping deliver food

and getting people to medical facilities and doing other things. methey are not doing that. could they do that in extreme cases? >> i think that's going to be very rare for a lot of different reasons. we have already seen evidence about how governments prefer to address this situation. many governments in washington state and northern california that have considered mandatory quarantines with law enforcement. they decided against them. there are cdc people who went on public record saying they don't think mandatory quarantines are the best option. obviously a quarantine will be much more expensive than doing steps like tracking. and prohibiting public gathers and a quarantine is vulnerable to a court challenge. >> laura: john, i want to get back to the fact that we have

people who are turning this health crisis into a political opportunity. >> yeah. >> laura: john, you have been in politics and the law for long enough. you have seen this coming a mile away. it is particularly disgusting at a time like this. >> well, there are a couple of aspects of how it is being deployed. i don't begrudge the seriousness of the issue. today the w.h.o. used global pandemic. there is a lot percentage of people who get the disease that will have morality issues. so the use of the words can be create a different kind of frenzy. that tanks the stock market. if there is a connection you are

concerned it's deployed for political purposes. >> laura: when we come back, a moment you don't want to miss.

♪ >> laura: it's hard at times like this to look on the bright side. some good news. we were talking about this in the studio. people are doing the unthinkable thing. they are washing their hands regularly. isn't that progress? how many times have you left a restroom only to see people who

don't wash their hands? they are washing their hands more. this is good for everyone. f cleanliness is next to godliness as they say. shannon bream and fox news @ night take it all from here. >> shannon: keeping it clean. new reaction to president trump's prime-time speech. restricting travel for 30 days. the president speaking from the oval office from the europe to 30 days and several proposals with the financial stress put on american workers. or are forced to quarantine. first up, and ba suspending its seasons and the ncaa announces