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"fox and friends first" starts right now. jillian: welcome to "fox and friends first". rob: we are going to win this battle, the president encouraging the country as additional state upon a lockdown. >> increase of cases sparking orders across the country. jackie ibanez breaking down the newest actions to be taken. >> reporter: governors and other leaders are doing what they can to stop the spread of the coronavirus, 15 states issued stay-at-home orders, 7 of them making the announcement yesterday. this includes new mexico. residents cannot leave their

homes except for essential travel like work or grocery shopping. a stay at home advisory encouraging residents to stay home but they are not mandating it. major cities putting out their own restrictions. atlanta put a 2 week stay-at-home order in place. georgia has banned public gatherings and called on nonessential businesses to close up shop. governor brian campuses businesses can be shut down if they don't comply. hawaii is going further, threatening to put people in prison for up to a year if they knowingly violate their stay-at-home order, residents can be fined $5,000, the garden state is putting the end, phil murphy saying i signed an elective order suspending all elective surgeries and invasive procedures for adults. medical and dental, effective at 5:00 pm on march 20 seventh. this applies to all operations that can be safely delayed as determined by doctor or dentist.

while states take aggressive action leaders are worried about having enough supplies and resources. new york mayor bill diblasio is warning people to stay isolated. >> our need for ventilators is in the thousands but we are going to fight every day to stay ahead of the curve, we are in a race against time. >> bill diblasio praised the federal government's response, donald trump says america will get through this but as there is a tremendous responsibility to handle a crisis. >> we have an obligation, a double obligation, we have a great country, there is no country like it in the world and no economy like it in the world. >> the us military is sending field hospitals to new york and seattle, the pentagon warning this could affect military readiness. >> a cruise ship with dozens of sick people on board could dock

in florida this month, the holland america is sailing off the south american coast hoping to disembark import everglades after was denied permission in chile, no one has been tested for covid-19. and hawaii passages will take charter flights home every cruise was cut short, no one has been tested but the ship was turned away from several ports. >> the us epicenter of the outbreak is seeing thousands of nypd personnel calling in sick. on monday more than 24, 2400 i should say employees called out, more than double the daily average, 100 officers, 29 civilian workers tested positive for the virus, the nypd reportedly absences are having minimal impact on public safety. jillian: lawmakers failing to agree on a relief package that could help millions of americans impacted by coronavirus. rob: after a fiery day and night

on the floor compromise could be close. griff jenkins joins us with overnight developments. >> a possible break, encouraging words from chuck schumer and steve mnuchin from lace night, they are talking every day all day, both very positive, finishing a deal possibly today, schumer saying, quote, we have an agreement tomorrow morning, still a few differences, the final agreement, he was optimistic that the vote could come as soon as this evening but it comes when tempers were flaring and frustration boiling over on the senate floor. >> what the american people are thinking right now is this country was founded by geniuses that is being run by a bunch of idiots. >> this is disgraceful. we do not have time.

time is not on our side. >> they are to be embarrassed, mister president. this is not a political opportunity. this is a national emergency. >> reporter: nancy pelosi introduced her own relief bill, 1000 pages which would have to be reconciled with the senate. >> the senate republican bill puts corporations first which for our families, direct payment american families and a robust way and strengthen child tax credits and earned income tax credits and we make the coronavirus treatment free for the patient. >> reporter: something strong criticism, things are related to the coronavirus like wind and solar tax credits, increased leverage for labor unions, eliminating coastal service desk a reduction in airline admissions, same-day voter registration and $35 million for operations and repairs to the kennedy center. all lies on the senate today. any passage will require top

democrats, the narrow margin, gop 48, democrats 47 because you have 5 senators self quarantine. is going to be quite a day today. rob: all immigration hearings from mexico postponed, the trump administration making the order to slow the spread of coronavirus rescheduling all hearings through april 20 second. offices wearing masks and gloves, turning all the mode of it is illegal immigrants to their home countries, the move will limit the number of migrants in custody to decrease the risk of infection. >> the was cut $1 billion in aid to afghanistan as a political divide is jeopardizing the peace deal. mike pompeo was unable to break an impasse between the country's president and opposition leader both claiming to be the one of the past election. mike pompeo released a statement

saying, quote, their failure has harmed the us afghan relations and dishonors those african-americans and coalition partners sacrifice their lives and treasure in the struggle to build a new future for this country. >> power comedy plane for california after this wildfire will plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter, a plea deal over the camp fire, 84 people killed, 19,000 buildings destroyed. investigators say the fire was caused by faulty equipment, the company which declared bankruptcy won't enter a plea until late april. ports are closed for coronavirus. >> former campaign organizers are suing michael bloomberg, is facing two class-action lawsuits from workers who say running on a promise to employ 2000 people through the november election. instead they were laid off. bloomberg's campaign insists the severance pay was more generous than any other campaign.

>> garth brooks's lives in concert breaking the internet overnight. ♪ it's just not the same high ♪ >> the country duo taking millions defense on memory lane playing song requests. crashing facebook several times before getting emotional on the coronavirus outbreak. >> we are in this together. >> more than 3 million people tuned into that concert. what a great idea. >> reporter: the republican slamming nancy pelosi for pushing her own stimulus plan. >> this the wish list, a liberal wish list. >> serious bipartisan process

turned into this left-wing episode of supermarket sweep. rob: how much will partisan politics cost everyday americans? a pharmacist is democrats are playing the worst game of politics, joins us next. guys, it's time to step up your game. force factor's alpha king boosts total testosterone for more lean muscle in the gym, more energy, and more passion and drive so you can rule the bedroom. unleash your potential with alpha king. now available at gnc.

shannon: virginia governor canceled classes through the end of the adamek year, the governor put restrictions on businesses for 30 days. delaware north carolina canceled classes until may 15th. the government and to extend the school year through the end of june. for enforcing strict measures for people visiting the sunshine state, governor ron desantis signing an advocate of order requiring a 14 day quarantine for people coming from new york,

new jersey and connecticut. >> 190 direct flights from the new york city area to the state of florida. given the outbreak, every single flight has somebody on it who is positive. >> violators could face a fine and jail time. rob: nancy pelosi of daughter under fire for something she wrote after rand paul was diagnosed with rob: is responding to mitt romney's announcement about going to supporting is rand paul went to work as he waited for test results for rent olives neighbor was sentenced to jail for an attack that left paul with 5 broken ribs, part of his lungs was damaged and had to be removed. republican representative matt gates accused his calling the kids insider trading setting it is not for the richard burr

remains chairman of the until committee, burr and other lawmakers double their stock portfolios ahead of the market slump. he attended meetings on the spread of coronavirus, sold his stocks weeks ago, securities and exchange commission is issuing a warning saying insider-trading damages market integrity. jillian: restaurants across the country have been forced to shut their doors in response to the coronavirus outbreak leaving millions of employees in the industry limbo, the industry pleads for help from the federal government. joining me with firsthand knowledge how businesses and workers are coping is john brennan. good of you to be here, thanks for joining us. you had to lay off all your staff. how hard was the decision to make? >> one of the hardest choices we had to make in our small business history for sure. letting go all our staff and closing orders during this time

you need was a hard decision. >> reporter: how have your employees taken it? >> everyone is trying to take it in stride. this is an unprecedented event. i know in the state of connecticut filing for unemployment, they will get some compensation during this whole process but of course most of our employees live off of tips so unemployment will not be too much in comparison to what they are used in making. jillian: the restaurant industry's 3-month projection is shocking when you see the statistics, $2025 billion expected industry loss, 5 million-7 million layoffs, 15.6 million people. are you getting enough help? are you getting all the help you need? what do you need? >> as of right now we just

finished filling out the small business association form so we will be eligible for federal or state funding in the future but right now all of that is up in the air. we are waiting for some help. we could all use some financial help right now. we still have to pay the rent over the course of this month and next month and into the next month which our insurance policies continue on during the time so we are not collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars right now and we are in the same shape. >> the national restaurant association sends a request, $100 billion in business interruption insurance and federal loan program for lost revenue. you never imagine the scenario you would be in this position but did you always have a back out plan in case you had to

close your doors for a while? >> we had a lot of scenarios in place but nothing like this. we ended up shutting down our restaurants, not opening for take a right now. that makes more sense financially and from a moral aspect as well so we were never prepared for something like this. jillian: what is next? >> we are hunkering down and waiting this out and hoping the end date is somewhere up in the air. we hope everyone can pull together, stay isolated so we can come back to reality sometime soon. that is what everyone really needs. we really need to open our doors. >> thank you for joining us, appreciate it. if you're in that area support

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>> a priority for nancy pelosi, is that going to stop anyone getting sick? >> it is a wish list, a liberal wish list. >> speaker of the house in san francisco and suddenly the bipartisan process turned into this left-wing episode of supermarket sweep. jillian: republican senator slamming house speaker nancy pelosi for unveiling her own

version of the coronavirus rescue bill. >> the gop claiming her house proposal includes items totally unrelated to covid-19 so as americans struggle wire politics taking president? >> joining ms. buddy carter, thanks for being here. people at home sitting there watching the standard they are going to get tired of the bickering back and forth. >> no question, now's not the time for partisanship, now's the time for us to all come together and help the american people, help the american workers, the american family, the small businesses that are the backbone of our economy. we should not be focusing on whether to bail out the post decrease carbon emissions from airlines, those are different subject matter that doesn't have anything to do with what we are talking about. rob: some of the things and nancy pelosi's bill surprised a lot of people.

and obama phone program, eliminating the post office's crippling point airlines cutting emissions, same-day voter registration, extension of nonimmigrant visas. as a politician why on earth would anybody put these things into a bill dealing with the deadly virus? >> it is beyond the. for the life of me -- we are always taught stay in your lane, make sure you are concentrating on what you are supposed to be concentrating on. i serve on the select committee for climate change. which he has to do with carbon emissions is something we are to be talking about in the select committee, those are the issues we address there. not when talking about saving people's lives, saving our economy. we need to focus on what we are trying to do here.

instead the speaker is wanting to play partisan politics. it is despicable. >> is what the president has to say. republicans had a deal until nancy pelosi rode into town from her extended vacation, democrats want the virus to them, they are asking for things that have nothing to do with our great workers or companies, they want open borders and green new deal, republicans shouldn't agree. when do you think this gets done? >> needs to be done as soon as possible. i'm in the district, people are hurting. small businesses are hurting and i feel it and it breaks my heart to see this happening? we never experienced anything like this before. i'm a pharmacist. i was at the pharmacy the other day and i will tell you people are concerned, very worried and the speaker to set an example like this, very disheartening to the american public. rob: nancy pelosi have to run bill but was asked whether she would vote on the senate version of the bill and here she is?

>> are you moving on the senate bill? >> the chairman on that bill. >> she is a regular. will she allow that bill to go through? will she allow members to vote for the senate bill? >> at the end of the day i have enough confidence still in congress and my colleagues across the aisle that they will do the right thing. nancy pelosi is obviously being pulled by the left wing of her party and i think she's trying to appease them and that is really sad to see her in such a situation like this but nevertheless i still have confidence, i still have faith that my colleagues across the aisle will focus on what we are trying to do, save the american people, save the american worker, save small business in

america. jillian: thanks for joining us. rob: lockdowns intensifier, sign of hope from a province in china where this all began. we are live. >> hydroxychloroquine and the the pack is a combination that is looking very good. jillian: the president touting a potential coronavirus treatment, could it be the miracle medicine we need? doctor talks about who can benefit most. we are coming right back.

rob: a fox news alert. we are going to win this battle, the president encouraging the nation's additional state are put on lockdown. >> the alarming increase in cases sparking new orders across the country.

we are breaking down the newest actions being taken. >> they are doing everything they can to stop the spread of coronavirus, 15 states should statewide stay at home orders in the past we, 7 of them making the announcement yesterday. residents are not allowed to leave their homes except for essential travel like work will grocery shopping. massachusetts issued a state of advisor encouraging residents to stay home but not mandating it. major cities putting out their own restrictions. atlanta has put it 2 weeks at home order in place, the state of georgia has banned public gatherings and call on businesses to close up shop. governor brian kemp says businesses can be shut down if they don't comply. hawaii is going further threatening to put people in prison up to a year if they knowingly violate the stay-at-home order. residents could be fined $5,000. the garden state is putting end

selective surgeries. governor phil murphy tweeting i signed an executive order suspending all elective surgeries and invasive procedures for adult, medical and dental. effective at 5:00 pm march 20 seventh with supplies to operations that can be safely delayed determined by the patient, doctor or dentist. state stick aggressive action, leaders are worried about the size and resources. bill diblasio is warning people to stay isolated. >> reporter: our need for ventilators is in the thousands but we are going to fight to stay ahead of the curve. we will be in a race against time. >> reporter: he praised the federal government's response after the city was sent 400 ventilators. donald trump says america will get through this but adds there's a tremendous responsibility to handle the crisis.

>> we have an obligation, a double obligation, we have a great country, there is no country like it in the world and no economy like it in the world. >> the was military is sending field hospitals to new york and seattle, the pentagon warning this virus could affect military readiness. >> a new miracle in medicine on the horizon, donald trump open we're closer to curing coronavirus. >> hydroxychloroquine and the the package a combination that is looking very good and it is going to be distributed. >> this combo everybody is optimistic about, french researchers revealed the drug's success and now that hope is spreading across the globe, physician and chairman of the national advisory commission on rural health joins me to talk about it, thanks for coming on, we appreciate it. tell us what this combination of drugs is doing.

>> this is something that is not a magic bullet but it is the best data that we have, and that is a combination of hydroxychloroquine and the packard given to patients in china and france shortened the course of the disease, we have data about that, date in the test tube and it looks promising. we are using it in kansas city. >> it sounds great the. the results of his french study that spurred a lot of this talked about coronavirus patients that were cured when they used the combo. 57.one% got the hydrochloric when and neither if you go to 12.5%. is it strange to see this combo of things working. they are for bacterial infections. it is an antibiotic. >> that is correct.

the results of these studies, these are small studies at this point. we can't put them out, apply them in a general case. the mechanism of use, it actually changes the membrane of the cell. many people believe the the pack may be synergistic with the:00 when but we don't know for sure. >> is there anyway you could see that something like this could potentially backfire in some way? >> of course these can. for starters we now have shortages in these drugs now and they are useful for people with arthritis and they are an essential antibiotic. the risk of the drug itself is very low. when taken at the dosage that is being used, a drug that has been

around since 1955, widely used in the united states. our sense of it is it does seem to help some patients when given early to demand also drug that is going to be in short supply if we don't manage it well. >> i simply government lab drugmakers pumping it out of it does work. a long will it take before we know whether or not this combo is effective for the masses and we can start utilizing it fully? >> it is part of the protocol happening in kansas city we are using with patients here. it is also, there are a number of ongoing studies right now. what you'll see is anecdotal reports over the near term and that is the best we can hope for at this point. >> is this what we need to carry us until we get a vaccine for

this virus? >> that's precisely the point. this is the first drug, you go to the war with the weapons you have and this is the drug that has test tube results that have been consistent for years and sister viruses and on this virus and we are seeing clinical results. rob: are we going to see the death rate from this virus go down with this combination of drugs? will this take people that would have otherwise died in reduce their symptoms to the point we can save them? >> we don't know the true answer to that. we need to look at it very carefully but it is our best hope. wearing white coats for wearing suit coats, we make hard decisions. this is one where there is low risk for folks and using it on the right patients, patients at

high risk, emergency firefighters or emts with a patient on the field this is a good option. rob: that's great. i can't imagine how busy you are to get up this early and talk to us means a lot. we appreciate it and thank you for what you do. take care. jillian: as retailers cut jobs two major drug stores are boosting their workforce, cvs and walgreens adding 50,000 full and part-time jobs including customer service, pharmacy technicians and home delivery drivers, both will give current employees in extra bonus in the coming months. at home covid-19 test kit in seattle, the company is working with a new research firm founded -- funded by microsoft cofounder bill gates. amazon was a little the kids and

collect the nasal swabs and samples to fda approved facilities. king county in washington is one of the hardest hit places in the us, more than 1000 people have gotten sick, 87 have died. rob: 13,000 people stranded abroad, including hundred stuck inside peru because of this pandemic. >> one mother scrabbling to get her family back on us soil says she never saw this coming, she joins us live next.

jillian: back with fox news alert china removing travel restrictions after being locked down for months. rob: the secretary-general calls for worldwide cease-fire and the coronavirus pandemic. >> the us braces to bring home 13,000 american stranded abroad.

>> a lot happening all around the world. we know the lockdown is set to be lifted tonight around midnight. in wuhan the lockdown will continue until the eighth of april as chinese officials are concerned the spread could continue inside the mainland china after 79 new cases were reported monday. the chinese a limited strict screening guidelines in an effort to prevent a new outbreak. in the capital of beijing increase traffic levels on monday, a small sign that life is returning to normal as the un secretary-general is calling for intervention national cease-fire with the coronavirus outbreak. 's request comes as syrian president bashar al-assad met with the russian delegation to discuss a possible cease-fire in northern syria. regime tanks were deployed to the front lines as tensions remain high between syria and turkey. in other parts of the middle east tensions remain as well,

the reaction has decreased from the deserts of iraq to the gaza strip. the un secretary-general discussed the battle facing the world. >> the response must match the unique nature of the crisis and the magnitude of the response much -- must match. it is a common enemy. we are at war with a virus. >> the development come is coronavirus cases around the globe continue to rise with 400,000 cases worldwide. a member of the international olympic committee said the games would likely be pushed back to next year. we are him from the committee the final decision will be made in the coming days, the games were slated to start in late july. this as the japanese prime minister stressed over the weekend but canceling the games altogether is not an option. and we have stories of thousands of american stranded abroad. the us state department is working to bring 13,000 us citizens home from places like honduras and the bay islands.

an update to a story brought last week of a couple that was stuck in honduras, they were there. a man was proposing to his then girlfriend, they are now going to get married but they had all this celebration and was stuck as honduras, the embassy was not helping them to get flights home but they have been in contact with the us state department and they are going to try to take a commercial airline out of honduras today. >> thank you, we appreciate it. a similar story for those in paris looking for help from the american embassy, donald trump reiterating his commitment to bringing americans stuck there back home. >> working very hard on getting a young group of people out of peru, we removed some and the rest are being removed with the cooperation of the peruvian government.

>> our next guest, mother and son from california are two of those left waiting. they joined us with the family's fight to get home. thank you for being here unfortunately under these circumstances. can you tell us where you are at this point? >> we are in frisco, 13,000 feet, making it more difficult to find a way home because of the small airport nearby which is closed but we do want to thank you for automating americans but got caught in the room. we appreciate you being with us today. >> why does it feel increasingly unsafe? what is happening? >> peru has mandated that everybody within its borders are quarantined in place, they are enforcing it with military police on the streets.

the other day my husband and i went out to get groceries and we were stopped by five police officers who ordered me back home and my husband walked me home and went out to get groceries on his own. >> are you scared? >> i don't know when i'm going to come home so yeah. >> i can imagine. a number of people, us citizens stuck in peru, this google document, you obviously are not alone. you have 934 friends in the country with you. what exactly would you like to ask a us government? >> we would like to see if donald trump can help us get home. we have been in close contact with our congressman back home and appreciate that the american

government is doing to get us home but every day it is getting worse here and there is a feeling of tension and we need to get home. >> i understand your husband is a 20 year veteran with the santa rosa police department. is that right? >> that's true. he is anxious to get back and help our community. that is also impacted by the coronavirus. we have the shelter in place order at home as well. >> was there any indication this was coming? is completely out of left field or was there a moment you thought maybe you should go back? >> we all know things are different now but when we decided to come here, we were in talks with our tour guides who encouraged us to come. when we arrived travel was

smooth and everything was business as usual. the locals had no idea. jillian: any message you want to send to everybody at home who is watching? asked tell everyone about us and get us home. jillian: anything you want to we let you go? >> reporter: thank you again to donald trump for continuing his efforts and get us home so we can help our community. jillian: i hope you get the help you need, keep us updated. scary time. celebrities getting pumped up for the stay-at-home challenge. rob: we will see how carly shimkus stacks up to the competition. stay tuned. (baby crying)

if you love them enough to suck the snot out of their nose at 4:00 a.m., then surely you'll check nhtsa.gov/therightseat

to make sure they're in the right car seat. rob: the pirates giving back to the community dealing with the baseball hiatus buying a pizzas. >> carly shimkus with the reaction flooding social media. >> members of the pittsburgh pirates have a lot of time on their hands and using it in the best way possible. team members bob 400 pizzas for hospital workers at a local hospital. this act of kindness is twofold because they are supporting medical workers and local pizza places. folks on social media absolutely eating this up.

jorge on twitter says thank you. i have been a high pirate since i was 7 years old and this speaks volumes about the team. sued shiny and saying heroes recognizing heroes, and healthcare workers, thank you, and other essential employees. this is a trend i hope takes off. i hope other sports teams do this. jillian: another trend is taking off, the push-up challenge on instagram. >> reporter: a lot of these quarantine challenges circulating on social media have to do with fitness and one of the most popular is the push-up challenge, do ten push-ups and tag other people to do push-ups, and the right-hand side of your screen, adam plotz challenged us to do it. i wasn't so successful.

i can do a push-up. i don't have the video anymore. however, i did a one minute plank challenge by through you into that and you did not do it. clearly upper body strength isn't my thing but i will try that. rob: maybe i can do push-ups. i have been climbing the stairs to work out. and videotape myself -- i will do it now. >> i will do the plank in heels. >> see if you can get a minute. it is hard. thanks so much. 55 after they are, truckers get

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cusp of a deal after days of knockdown drag out fight over partisan portions of the bill. rob: chuck schumer says you can expect a vote today. 97 americans wake up under some type of order, the president lays out a new timeline ending the isolation period. jillian: the army joined the national guard on the front lines. rob: might not seem like everything is okay but this is the message we need right now. jillian: a positive movement sweeping through a neighborhood. "fox and friends first" starts right now. rob: you are watching "fox and friends first" this tuesday. jillian: thank you for starting the day with us. rob: lawmakers failing to agree on a relief package that could help millions of americans impacted