>> unprecedented circumstances threaten the safety of our students and professionals who work with them every day and we must respond accordingly. heather: it is wednesday march 18th and this is a fox news alert, breaking overnight the first state in the country closes schools for the rest of the rent it could be the first of many. we are live with new measures to contain the coronavirus now spreading to all 50 states and the white house wants to put cash in your pocket as the financial fallout takes its toll. the $1 trillion stimulus package

to stimulate the economy. voters and restated to the polls despite calls to stay home giving joe biden a clean sweep. that he just run away with the democratic nomination while no one was looking? "fox and friends first" starts right now. heather: you are watching "fox and friends first," thank you for starting the day or ending it with us wherever you might be at this hour. a fox news alert, breaking overnight kansas becomes the first state to close all schools for the rest of the school year amid the covid-19 outbreak, governors in 22 states deploying national guard troops to assist

local and state emergency operations as donald trump's task force eases american financial worries promising checks will soon be in the mail as part of a $1 trillion stimulus package. >> americans need cash now and i mean in the next two weeks. heather: there are 161 cases in washington dc in the united states, 14 people have died. marianne rafferty has additional services being cut nationwide. >> reporter: coronavirus affecting the entire us with 6500 cases, 114 death. the number of cases of sword in the last 24 hours especially in those states that have been hit hardest. washington state has 1000 cases, 55 people have died, 19 of those

from one seattle-area nursing home at 11 other washington nursing homes also have cases. governor j inslee has banned gatherings of 250 people in three counties. in new york, the state with the second highest number of cases in the past 24 hours have seen a huge increase from 216 cases, to 1700, 15 death. bill diblasio is expressing drastic measures to stop the spread in the city. >> new yorkers should be prepared for the possibility of a shelter in place order. it has not happened yet but it is a possibility at this point. i believe that decision should be made in the next 48 hours and it is a very difficult decision. heather: but andrew cuomo said the city cannot make a decision without state approval.

>> we hear new york city is going to quarantine itself. that is not true. i have no interest whatsoever and no plan whatsoever to quarantine any city. heather: all broadway shows have been suspended and new rochelle has the only containment zone right now. in california, 718 cases, 13 people have died. more than 7 million californians asked to shelter in place. the national guard is on alert is governor gavin newsom said the state could follow kansas and close its schools for the rest of the year. in chicago, services reduced as midway airport over concerned cases in the control tower after several technicians tested

positive. in massachusetts the fourth highest number of cases, 218, so far no death. west virginia reported first case of coronavirus tuesday evening, making it the last state that up until then had no cases of covid-19. west virginia*case after donald trump praised the state for dodging the virus it also announced all states can develop and implement their own tests. heather: it is something else. thank you. working at warp speed as you can imagine the senate focusing on a deal to bring economic relief, the white house proposing a $1 trillion stimulus package that would possibly put cash in your pocket in two weeks. todd pyro live outside the amazon fulfillment center as the company tries to keep up with surging demand. >> reporter: amazon is a hotbed of activity even in these early morning hours, that is not the

case for so many businesses and individuals across the country during the crisis, the fed is stepping up to come up with a solution. >> have a big infusion as opposed to going through little meetings every couple days. we don't want people losing their jobs and not having money to live when they were doing well four weeks ago. we are going big. >> reporter: treasury secretary steve mnuchin announced a $1.2 trillion stimulus plan including $300 billion for small business loans allowing people -- 90 days to pay and providing $250 billion in cash payments, the statement in the form of checks of $1,000 with likely income test to determine who needs the most. >> americans need cash now or in

the president wants to get cash now and i mean in the next two weeks. >> reporter: with steve mnuchin warning congress unemployment at a whopping 20% with the stimulus package the senate gop is expected to coordinate with the white house to come up with a bill and begin negotiating with democrats but it is not all worrisome news. amazon announcing 100,000 new jobs across the country while increasing pay by $2 an hour encouraging people who have lost jobs in this crisis to apply until their old jobs come back. employees working 10 hour shifts to respond to the demand for customers their basic needs delivered to them so they don't have to go into a store. it is important to note amazon is focusing on necessary household staples, medical supplies and the like, not really focusing on unnecessary products in the short-term at fulfillment centers like the one behind me.

heather: the in the 8 pushing all teams to test players for the coronavirus. four players on the brooklyn native tested positive. star forward kevin durand tells the atlantic he is affected. the nhl ottawa senators announced their first confirmed case of coronavirus tweeting the player has mild symptoms and is in isolation. the player has not been identified. two members of congress from colorado growing -- join a growing list of government workers self going out of caution. jason crowe and cory gardner were up exposed by an infected constituent in washington. both say they are not showing symptoms. other lawmakers of corn training include senators rick scott and lindsey graham.

another biden blowout, the 2020 presidential candidate cementing his lead over bernie sanders wins in illinois, arizona and florida. voters in all three states wearing mask and gloves amid concerns over covid-19 reaching and all-time high. griff jenkins breaks down the results. >> reporter: it wasn't just a clean sweep but a deep cut into bernie's they sent a message that in these frightening coronavirus times voters are not looking for radical change which biden has an undeniable commanding lead with 1407 delegates, there were no live rallies, just a live stream from botnets delaware home if he appealed to sanders voters. >> senator sanders and i disagree on tactics but we share a common vision, the need to

provide affordable healthcare to all americans, tackling the essential threat of our time, climate change. let me say to the young voters inspired by senator sanders, i hear you. i know what is at stake. >> reporter: here's how big a night he had come in arizona winning by 12% coming in illinois by 23%. in florida, the state with the biggest of the prize-winning by 40%. sanders was asked after the polls closed, earlier in the evening they got his coronavirus proposals and how best to rescue the nation. >> what we must do is empower medicare to cover all medical bills during this emergency. if you're uninsured or underin short, have high deductibles, high copayments, out-of-pocket expenses, medicare will cover those expenses.

>> reporter: voters and volunteers turning out, cleaning machines in all three states. the question is what happens next? the dnc does not want any more changes to their calendar as georgia, louisiana, kentucky, maryland, due to health concerns, the chairman, tom perez is hoping other states make it easier and safer but continue to use that simple tool of mail ballots. we will find out what happens the first week of april. heather: it is everything at once, thank you. 11 minutes after the top of the hour. as many family struggle with fallout from the coronavirus the president wants to cut american families a check. >> we don't want people losing their jobs and not having money to live when they were doing very well just four weeks ago. that is the way it will be.

heather: with the dow down and businesses close, who would it hurt and who would it help? our next guest breaks down what you need to know. empty store shelves too long lines just to get inside. our nation's biggest retailers plan to get back on track.

>> proposal on the table would inject $1 trillion into the economy was a combination of direct checks to individuals, combination of creating liquidity for small businesses. heather: the stock market soaring on news of covid-19 stimulus plan, the trump administration and congress

working overtime to push the $1 trillion proposal forward but research fellows for the heritage foundation say for this to work the senate also has to improve the house bill and he joins me live to explain. we appreciate it. let's show everyone what is potentially in the stimulus plan, $300 billion in small business loans, $200 billion for stabilization funds, $250 billion in cash payments and a 90 day tax deferral but you say they need to make it better. >> we need to be more targeted in this relief and we need to avoid these across the board cash transfers across the nation. we think those are too brought

into doesn't help those who need it most, those who need it most need more. the $1,000 windfall is not necessary. somebody like myself and others who can work remotely or someone who is laid off, that does nothing to help them survive this crisis, targeted relief. heather: the targeted relief seems like it would take longer and people need the cash as soon as possible. >> the heritage foundation released a tax proposal that those areas affected by the them epidemic with people can't to work because they are sick or measures are in place where government is closing, we provide to cover the cost of keeping people on the payroll. there relief is immediate and those countries could apply -- companies can apply for the credit twice a month so there would not be this delay, a big improvement over the house proposal where businesses would wait several months to collect

tax credit funds. heather: here is what steve mnuchin said on a plane to give americans checks. >> it is clear we don't need to send people who make $1 million a year checks. >> we don't want people losing jobs or not having money to live when they were doing very well so we are going big. heather: this will impact a lot of industries. the president met with the travel industry. with all the ceos coming together saying we are in this together but as you were talking about, small businesses impacted. >> seems like the bigger companies are those with a big lobbying forces. we have a better proposal than bailing out individual companies to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars. why not allow companies to apply

any losses to past quarters where they had a profit and get immediate refund for what you paid on those profits was similar to what we have in place in the tax code. let's roll those losses backwards and those payments will be available in the coming weeks. there would not be a long delay, get companies out of the cash crunch and doing it without a tax under -- taxpayer-funded bailout. heather: thank you for joining us. we appreciate it. good news people need to hear. hopefully that gets worked out today. 19 after the top of the hour, cities deserted, people scared as the coronavirus spreads. how can you stay positive and not been anxiety win? our next guest, a psychologist has some tips to put mind over matter.

heather: retailers making big adjustments amid the coronavirus pandemic, target will cut hours and close no later than 9:00 pm. the first hour of shopping on wednesdays will be reserved for elderly and vulnerable customers was at costco lines like this will become more common as the company limit the number of people inside these stores at any given time. mall of america shuts down, closed through the end of the month. hearing more about companies

having special hours for older customers. major us hotel companies requesting $150 billion in rescue aid. the pandemic forcing them to lay off tens of thousands of workers. some hotels even closing. donald from reassuring company latest including marriott and hilton that the government will help. >> my administration is taking action to support american workers, we love our workers, we love those workers from incredible, when we come out stronger than before. heather: in the meantime air b&b is asking for tax breaks from the us coast, many depending on bookings for their monthly income. more americans are staying home in an effort to combat the spread of coronavirus, that is what they are supposed to be doing. can prolonged isolation have a negative impact on your mental health? our next guest test how to stay

positive during quarantine? wendy dickinson joins me with more. thank you for joining us, we appreciate it. >> good to be here. heather: looking back, what we can learn from this, the stars epidemic in 2004, during the quarantine, 28.9% of people suffered ptsd, 31.2% depression as a result. what can we learn from that? >> now question we are seeing something of epic proportions that is really scary. stress over time becomes crisis and eventually trauma if we are not careful to maintain healthy resources and do things that help us deal with the stress. heather: now we have some tips we can put to use every day to

stay positive during the covid-19 pandemic outbreak. number one, keep in optimistic perspective. >> absolutely. now question we are dealing with a lot of fear. i'm not minimizing the fear but it is about finding balance with confirmation bias says we find was we are looking for. if we are only looking for fear and stress we will see that all around us but if we pause and look for something positive, look for something to be grateful for we will start to see if i recommend to my clients to keep a gratitude journal, what are the things they can be grateful for that are positive? heather: something else was interesting, emotional contagion to watch out for. what is that? >> we know that emotions are contagious like a virus.

we also know negative emotions, fear, anxiety, hopelessness and panic are more contagious than positive emotion. we want to spend time talking to people, engaging in conversations that are positive and uplifting. make sure you're placing boundaries around conversations with people that feel they are increasing fear and anxiety. of the 20 look for accomplishment opportunity. what does that mean? >> we move at a fast pace most of us, busy schedules and have a running list of things i wish i could do, learn a language, start training for something. this is a great opportunity to get down on the floor and play with our kids or read a book that has been on our nightstand for a while. don't miss the opportunity, don't spend the whole time on

the sofa with a bowl of popcorn bins watching something. you can do that a little bit but take advantage of the opportunity. heather: something we haven't been able to do in the past, we can socially connect with people using the technologies available today and establish a routine, and include it in that. thank you for joining us. a guest using skype using technologies to get in and out a little bit but better safe than sorry, keeping everybody doing the social distancing thing. we appreciate the tips and we will put them to you, thanks. have a great day. the time is 28 minutes after the top of the are, dhs considering turning away asylum-seekers over coronavirus concerns. we are live in israel as the world reacts. disturbing pictures impact florida beaches as all-americans are encouraged to practice social distancing.

the governor says shut it down. >> concern when you have hundreds and hundreds of kids gathering like that. heather: new guidelines from the sunshine state.

heather: we are back with a fox news alert. kansas becomes the first state to close all schools for the rest of the school year amid the covid-19 outbreak. california signaling it could be next. >> i need to be transparent and honest with you the way i am with my children. my daughter was express and deep stress and anxiety that she wasn't in school, never heard those words from her. she missed her friends. i said i don't think the schools will open again.

heather: there are 6400 cases across 50 states and washington dc, 114 people have died. the party is over, ron desantis cracking down on spring breakers for not practicing social distancing. >> with the spring break, a lot of students have been congregating at universities and going out and doing things there and that is not something we want. for the statewide floor for beaches, applying the cdc guidance of no group on a beach more than ten and you have to have distance apart. heather: this after video showed hundreds soaking up the sun on florida beaches, large groups appearing to throw parties and closing all bars and nightclubs in the state for 30 days. homeland security is considering

turning away asylum-seekers and illegal border crossers over coronavirus concerns as covid-19 claims 2500 lives in italy. live from jerusalem, the israeli prime minister warned his citizens to stay home. >> reporter: a lot going on around the world. in america the trump administration is set to announce a new policy that would close the us-mexico border to asylum-seekers. this was confirmed overnight in the new york times. there are reports indicating there is concern the immigrant population would spread coronavirus to border agents was going the other direction guatemala and often result in all flights from the us carrying people being deported. there are 200,000 cases of coronavirus around the world. the virus is changing by the hour. two countries appear to have you

break under control, others are tightening restrictions each day. in israel benjamin netanyahu issued a new mandate ordering people not to leave their homes. the only inventions our medical treatment and exempt workers. the israeli military has taken over two hotels in the country turning them into quarantine zones for patients who test positive for coronavirus. benjamin netanyahu confirmed israeli intelligence services are using antiterrorist technology to track anyone with the virus. for the receipt iran government is having difficulty controlling the outbreak as the death toll nears 1000 people. iran asked the united states to lift sanctions with the crisis, us secretary of state mike pompeo announced new sanctions much like the middle east, there are many european countries that continue to struggle in controlling this outbreak. italy has surpassed 2500 deaths as a result of coronavirus. us allies are concerned this could be their fate as well.

heather: donald trump reinforcing precautionary measures amid reports this pandemic could last 18 months. >> we are asking everyone to work at home if possible, postpone unnecessary travel and limit social gatherings to no more than 10 people. making shared sacrifices and temporary changes we can protect the health of our people. heather: if that is true what can we expect ahead of us? clinical professor at nyu school of medicine doctor debbie joins us to weigh in. we appreciate it. let's talk about potential medical shortages. they are saying the shortages of product may impact healthcare, emergency services and other aspects of critical

infrastructure including potentially critical shortages of diagnostics, medical supplies and staffing in some locations. >> i think that is a possibility. the fact that these topics are being discussed is more sobering and the way we should deal with it, preparing for the worst case scenario. it doesn't take into account a few other factors. the pentagon is helping by providing supplies. va hospitals are preparing to take care of patients. in israel hotels are getting ready to help with quarantining. we have a lot of resources available to us. it doesn't take into account a few other things. people are recovering from this illness. if they truly recover and we can tell they are safe to go back how they could help with several efforts in terms of managing these product and handling shortages and staffing issues.

heather: the people that are recovering at this point in time. >> the other things, people have to prepare for the worst case scenario but at the same time there are a lot of development in terms of looking at treatments and vaccines as well. we have to see how this plays out but looks like the whole world is working on finding a treatment for this. heather: i want to point out the other things we were quoting were from the new york times, the president himself and many medical experts that are members of the team have said, some of what the new york times has been saying is not been based in fact and been skewed a little bit to stoke fear among some people that you have a medical professional i want to ask about this. i did speak with someone from

the world health organization talking about airborne precautions. we do know the coronavirus has been found to survive in the air. what does that mean? how long can it survive on all types of surfaces like playgrounds, door handles, things like that. >> different numbers have been reported. the city we use for the most part shows if survive in air fire 2 to 3 hours, it can survive on steel and plastic for two days or 3 days. the nice thing is it is susceptible to 75% alcohol, susceptible to bleach containing products. you want to disinfect those products. one other thing is the world health organization used airborne precautions for people who work in the hospital. for healthcare providers this is why there could be confusion. if you see people who look like they are in the hospital wearing gowns, gloves, huge masks, that is not necessarily that everyone has to do that.

in the hospital people are performing procedures on patients on ventilators so you have a lot more chance some of this virus in those ventilators gets into the air. those folks are at greater risk operating ventilators, putting cameras into these tubes to get a good view of the airways and lungs. very different than if people were walking around in their own home. heather: in our own homes what do we need to do? >> i would clean the doorknobs, surfaces that are shared by different people, light switches, remote controls, telephones, anything in the bathroom or kitchen, we are all washing our hands, that is to clean the father handles, the toilet flush, any shared surface, things most at risk for transmitting the virus. heather: thank you so much for

joining us. great to talk to you. it has been a while. we will be right back. ..

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challenges used their campaign to attack her handling of jussie smollett that case. the former empire actor is accused of staging a hate crime against himself last year. a special grand jury indicted him on new charges last month. the irs giving americans an extra 3 months to file their taxes in an effort to help people who are losing income because of the coronavirus outbreak. if you still owe uncle sam you have to pay up by july 15th. the government is waving interest penalties for those three months. instead of picking up kids from school buses are dropping off meals to students stuck at home during the coronavirus outbreak. the district in phoenix wants to make sure students are getting fed. >> we don't want families to be stressed out what to do for could end where kids will eat during this time off. >> go to school and grab my lunch. heather: schools across the nation during the same.

janice dean showing the photo to thank the district for making food deliveries. the time is about 5 minutes or 10 minutes until the top of the hour. first responders on the front line in the battle to contain the coronavirus. not all the protective gear that is needed, they don't have it. jeff brinkley from the association of firefighters with how the public can help. stay with us. guys, it's that time... and nothin's happenin'.

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heather: as americans practice social distancing and settle into life at home during the covid-19 outbreak first responders are on the front lines putting themselves at risk while lacking supplies and personnel.

how can our bravest protect us and themselves? jim brinkley joins me with a firsthand take. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. heather: let's hear from mike pence yesterday, asking construction companies to donate masks. >> we would urge construction companies to donate their inventory of masks to your local hospital. we will do whatever it takes. we will marshal the best in the american people. heather: how are you doing? what do you need and how can people help out? >> that is a good first step but it is important to understand the only thing that separates us from those we are trying to protect is our training and protective equipment and one of

those is lacking, protective equipment. construction masks sounds like a good solution but is tested to the same requirements, and our members need. we are on the front lines responding day in and day out to emergency calls and we need protection necessary to make sure we can protect the american people. heather: not only do you need the protection but also the information so if someone calls 9 one one, let them know that you and others are going into a situation where someone is known to have been infected with the coronavirus. that helps. >> information is one of the key pieces to protecting our first responders. if they can let the 9 one one call know that someone is exposed to covid-19, if they are experiencing flulike symptoms, if they have been quarantined, isolation or tested positive that goes a long way to letting first responders know what they are about to walk into and when

we arrive on scene, that information is not transferred to first responders, we want to make sure people in their homes come to us and let us know what the situation is we are walking into. it is an uncontrolled environment unlike the hospital where we know what the patient is there for. we are walking into people's homes as we need to know what we are walking into. heather: from the nypd, there were 17 officers potentially exposed. the cdc and nyc depend developer committee member of the service who has had close contact with individuals testing positive for covid-19 can keep working but need to take extra precautions. what are you hearing in terms of other first responders working through them? >> we have approximately 500

firefighters, paramedics and emts across the nation who have been exposed to patients with covid-19 and a couple dozen who tested positive and are quarantined and in isolation right now. what we are telling our members to do is check themselves and monitor for signs and systems -- symptoms twice-daily whether they are on the job or on their days off. we want to capture this as soon as possible to prevent those first responders from going into the firehouse and contaminating their coworkers. we want to stop the spread, practice social distancing and finding out as soon as possible who might've contracted the virus. >> 500 have been exposed, and it doesn't being quarantined? >> that shouldn't be shocking, there are 5000 cases in the united states and we are providing emergency service 24 hours a day. if we are responding to 5000 known cases of covid-19 and we

know testing is lacking at this point it is conceivable that 500 members have been exposed at this point. we need to get them protection and access to testing as soon as they show signs and symptoms and get cleared and get them back to work. heather: get them what they need and the information they need. we appreciate it. we will be right back, stay with us. control of heartburn. so you don't have to stash antacids here... here... or, here. kick your antacid habit with prilosec otc. one pill a day, 24 hours, zero heartburn. there's a company that's talked than me: jd power.people 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 cars, trucks and suvs than any other brand

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>> i don't know what my football future holds but it is time for me to open a new stage in my life and career, the words of tom brady taking social media by storm hours before his decision on next season went public. carly shimkus with that long-awaited announcement. >> he dropped the bomb on the floor yesterday saying he is officially retiring the patriots red white and blue and leaving the only team he has ever known so which jersey will we see him in next season? it is widely reported he is moving on to warmer pastures like the tampa bay buccaneers. social media responding to this.

going to tampa bay isn't set in stone. a lot of floridians are jacked up. look at this tweet. time, hope your career with the buccaneers will be even more sensational. another person reacting to a news headline, tom brady with the florida primaries, he long said he wanted to play until 45. heather: cam new leaving the panthers. let's talk about the student shopping angel. listen. >> when you coordinate with us we will give you the name of the volunteer, you will put them on your pickup. we can get those groceries to you. we will benefit for future outbreaks. carley: a student who started a

program called shopping angels where young people are buying groceries, things older people might need when they are on lockdown. the crazy thing is it just started but it has skyrocketed. she is getting emails from across the country, people wanting to help out. heather: and lots of others following suit. that wraps up this hour of "fox and friends first". "fox and friends first" continues right now, stay safe. >> a fox news alert kansas now the first state to close all public and private schools for the remainder of the school year. jillian: other governors followers medical experts warn we are in this for the long haul, unprecedented new measures to keep our nation safe. rob: voters across three states head to the polls despite calls to stay home. where the race for the nomination stands after a big night for joe biden.