>> every confidence that we can have a sufficient amount of testing to be able to reopen america. leland: vice president mike pence appearing a little optimistic today, saying that the u.s. is moving toward the first phase of reopening and with that we welcome you to our coronavirus pandemic special. i'm leland vittert. kristin, we heard they're looking forward to this for a while now. kristin: they have indeed. i'm kristin fisher. the vice president's comments come as the u.s. confirms more than 730,000 coronavirus cases with more than half now coming from the east coast. our steve harrigan is tracking

how and where the virus is spreading. steve. >> reporter: kristin, the u.s. is currently testing about 150,000 people a day. researchers at harvard say that number will need to triple if the u.s. is going to be able to safely reopen the economy. vice president pence said the u.s. was quickly ramping up the testing numbers. >> we believe the testing that we have today, chris, across the country, once we activate all of the labs that can do coronavirus testing, is sufficient for any state in america to move into phase one. >> reporter: not all states are waiting for new tests. the mayor of jacksonville opened up the beaches. he put in place limited hours, restrictions on towels and chairs but the crowds came, despite admonitions to keep up social distancing. the mayor of miami said the beaches would open up, he didn't say when. south carolina also prepared next week to reopen its beaches. texas as well as vermont opening up some limited shopping next

week as well with curbside pick-up. this comes as there have been demonstrations in eight different states, calling on governors to ease economic restrictions. the testimon demonstrations in , colorado, maryland, michigan, texas, utah and washington. kristin, back to you. kristin: steve harrigan, live in atlanta. steve, thank you. leland. leland: amid all the uncertainty, the showdown over testing and reopening continues between the nation's governors and the white house. the vice president said today that the u.s. could double its testing once states activate all of their labs. the blame game continues. mark meredith joins us from the white house ahead of today's coronavirus briefing. >> reporter: the administration says more tests are being conducted every day, right now 150,000 tests being done daily. but the white house believes if state governments work with the federal government the number could go up significantly.

vice president mike pence talked about this with chris wallace earlier today. >> now we cleared 4 million overall. in 150,000 tests a day, we think we can double that number by working with governors to activate all of the laboratories in their states around the country that can do coronavirus testing. that would put us at roughly 300,000. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi is blasting the president over his response to the outbreak. she's calling him a weak leader and says with states still struggling to get testing done quickly, the blame rests with the white house. >> we're way late on it and that is a failure. the president gets an "f," a failure on the testing he doesn't take responsibility. he places blame on others. and that might have been okay for before. but we cannot continue down a path that is again. >> reporter: a number of protests have been popping up in cities nationwide. the president was asked about the protests with people fed up

about staying at home. he says some of the demonstrations make sense to him. >> there were a lot of protests out there. and i just think that some of the governors have gotten carried away. you know, we have a lot of people that don't have to be told to do what they're doing. >> reporter: the president will have a chance to speak to the governors again tom range of to. we're expecting an update from the president at 5:00. the treasury secretary said for people that are waiting for stimulus payments, the people that need the money, direct deposits are still going on. you can go to the irs website to make sure they have your information. the paper checks will begin starting to roll out next week. leland. leland: they're working today on that deal for refunding ppp. mark meredith at the white house. back to you as events warrant throughout the afternoon. thanks, mark. kristin. kristin: some governors are taking steps to gradually reopen their states and lift restrictions on certain businesses. joining us now, nebraska

republican governor pete ric ricketts. thank you for talking with us today. i'd like to start by asking you, you were very one of the few governors who decided not to impose a state-wide stay at home order. how is that decision working out for you in your state? >> so far, i think the approach we've taken in nebraska has been right for nebraska. we haven't put a formal order in place, we have asked people to stay home this month, we put six rules in place around stay at home, don't have unessential trips, work, but work from home if you can and socially distance if you're going into the workplace. if you're shopping, shop once a week by yourself, don't take the family, help kids, help seniors, exercise in an appropriate way. these six rules are the things we used to really help to be able to follow guidelines, socially distance and that's what's helping us to be able to

slow the spread of the virus in our state. kristin: since you bring up shopping, i would like to ask you a question about a shopping mall, an outlet mall that is doing something different. some people love it, some people don't like it. it is the nebraska crossing outlets. they're planning a soft opening on april 24th. here's a few of the things that they are planning to do when they reopen. they're going to place strict limits on the number of shoppers allowed in stores, use hospital grade disinfectants on surfaces and they're going to take temperatures of customers before they can enter stores. do you think this is a good idea, allowing this shopping mall, this outlet mall to reopen in just five days in this way? >> kristin, i think the important thing to note here is we haven't closed any shopping malls. so anything they did with regard to closing stores is entirely voluntary and if they are following social distancing guidelines, that's what's appropriate for everybody. for example, with our big box stores here in omaha, our

largest city, we asked them to do more than they were doing and they were very accommodating in being able to do that, doing some of the things you're talking about, limiting number of customers coming in, putting tape on the floor to make sure customers stay six feet apart in checkout lines. the big box stores have been open this entire time. i think that's one of the keys, we've just really tried to get people to do the right thing with regard to that social distancing. so that we can slow the spread of the virus and it's been working. kristin: governor, a lot of other governors, republicans and democrats, have said that they still feel like they do not have enough tests or supplies to conduct tests. how do you feel about that? do you feel like the testing capacity in your state is sufficient? >> well, i don't think there's a single governor who thinks they have enough testing that they want to do you can always do more. and we have been contacted by the federal government, some of

the things you had on earlier with vice president pence, talking about how to open up more capacity in the state. we're looking to do that. we tried a variety of creative things like pooling samples in the public health lab, allowed us to be able to expand the number of tests we can do. we're looking at different channels of way toss be able to expand it, different types of tests and so forth. i think the other thing to keep in mind here is testing is just a tool. at the end of the day what this is about is not overwhelming the healthcare system, make sure that anybody who needs that hospital bed, who needs that icu bed or needs that ventilator can get access to that. if you are meeting that goal, and the testing only helps you meet that goal, the testing is not an end in itself, it's about making sure you keep your hospital system and healthcare system available. if you're doing that, you're winning the battle. kristin: understood. and governor, one more quick question, if i could. i know your state doesn't have or i believe you're not seeing any of the protests like we're

seeing in states like michigan, maryland, things of that nature. but certainly you're seeing them, hearing about them. do you support what the protesters in those states are doing? >> well, i think everybody wants to get this opened up as quickly as possible. and the way we rolled out our restrictions here in nebraska, we did it regionally because even within the state of nebraska, it's different between omaha and rural communities. the governor needs to think how can i tailor my response to meet the needs of local areas and communities and make sure if i don't have to be more restrictive in other areas that i'm finding ways to loosen restrictions. again, still monitoring and testing is a tool, monitoring to make sure the virus doesn't spread too quickly but as long as you're not overwhelming the healthcare system you can do that. kristin: got it. governor, i've got to leave it there. thank you so much. stay safe. leland: now we go to washington state. in that state, construction is

not considered an essential business. under the governor's stay at home order, construction is supposed to stop. three towns are allowing construction companies to defy those orders. dan springer live in seattle as we are seeing more of this local control question around the country. hi, dan. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, lee hand. we're starting to see more individuals protesting these restrictions but also some small cities that are starting to give some of the residents the green light to go back to work. in linden, washington, a city of 15,000 residents, along the border with canada, leaders sent a letter to construction companies, telling them to continue building homes and commercial projects even though they were halted by governor jay insle. 's stay at home order. washington, new york, new jersey and pennsylvania are the only states to ban all private construction except where buildings might be damaged. insley says workers support his strict policy. >> i haven't seen that letter yet but i do know we've made

real progress in our talks with the construction industry and the people who work in it to figure out some protocols to be able to get back to full construction. >> reporter: but critics point out that insley's order allows government projects to move forward, calling them essential. the rest of the industry has been decimated. new unemployment claims have jumped by 70,000 in construction in the last three weeks, a trade group estimates workers have lost $503 million in wages or $23 million every day. they insist the work can be done safely and needs to be done to keep lives from being destroyed economically. >> if you're a small business owner and you're going to go bankrupt and lose your entire life savings, you're going to find ways to get back to work as quickly as possible and we need to work with people to get that done. i care about the virus. i cash about the health. he -- care about the health. we cannot let this thing destroy the entire economy in washington state, in linden or the country.

we've got to fight back. >> reporter: republican lawmakers in the state are urging governor insley to start easing back on some of the restrictions. there's a protest at the capitol today along those same lines. we'll see if insley does anything. his order stays in effect until may 4th. leland: especially the maryland capitol yesterday we saw a lot of construction work trucks in the protests. we'll see if it's the same in olympia today. thank you. kristin. kristin: on capitol hill, house speaker nancy pelosi told fox news that a second wave of funding for that paycheck protection program could be coming soon as congressional lawmakers continue to work to try to strike a deal on another relief package. fox congressional cor core upont has the latest -- correspondent has the latest. >> reporter: the pressure is on to get a deal this week. that's because the small business fund is dry.

now, the vice president, mike pence, appearing on fox news sunday this morning said they're, quote, close. republicans want to focus the bill on small business to the tune of about $251 billion. democrats want some other things in this bill, helping state and local governments and also access to capital for under-served communities. here's the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi. >> we're not going afield in any other thing. and also, to make sure that everyone has access to the program. i'm very pleased at the progress that is being made. we've worked in a very bipartisan way all along. we continue to do so. >> reporter: if they can forge an agreement, the hope is that the house and the senate can come back and approve this interim measure with a skeleton staff on-hand. democrats are concerned about other provisions such as helping state and local governments, some counties own local hospitals and they are strapped. the secretary of the treasury, steven mnuchin, said those demands will have to wait. >> the president is willing to consider that in the next bill.

we're already distributing money to the states. we distributed about half of the money last week, we'll distribute the rest of the money next week. we'll consider that in the next bill. right now we're focused on small business and hospitals. >> reporter: if you're keeping score, this is really the phase 3.5 bill. this is a bridge bill. phase four is something that's being negotiated off-stage here. $250 billion is the core of this bill for small business. that's a gigantic number. that's about one-fifth of all the money that congress appropriates every year to run the federal government and already that they have spent $2.5 trillion to combat the coronavirus crisis. kristin. kristin: wow, you always know how to put it in perspective for us. chad, thanks so much. leland. leland: the price tag keeps going up and up. for more on this we bring in democratic michigan congressman, chief deputy whip, dan kilde. we appreciate you taking the time today. reasonable people seem to agree

that ppp is working, it's keeping small businesses alive, it is keeping employees on the payroll of these small businesses rather than unemployed and trying to get an unemployment check. all good things and it's keeping landlords paid. why not pass a clean bill for $250 billion, refund it -- re-fund it and debate the other issues later. >> obviously, we are going to have to debate these other issues. we're hoping to be able to do more than one thing at a time, local governments are struggling. in fact, my county government just laid off numbers in the hundreds. so they're getting hit right away. but to the point about ppp programs, it is successful. but it's not as successful as we would like it to be. many of the really small businesses are not getting help. and there seems to be disparity between the states. michigan has the second highest number of unemployment filings, way down on the list in terms of the number of ppp loans that have been offered. leland: this wouldn't be the

first government program that hasn't worked perfectly. we can all agree on that. and also, this ran out of money last week. there's a number of business that's i've talked to that have shut down in this interim week, that have had to lay people off. every day that congress waits is days that people are going to be laid off and rents aren't going to get paid. why let great be the enemy of good? >> because we have to make -- we can take a day or two. they're negotiating right now to make sure all those really small businesses also get help. i've been working in a bipartisan fashion with a piece of this to get a really small business program included in this, the very smallest businesses, the ones that are in greatest risk are not getting the help they need. so you're right, we need to move quickly. we need -- and frankly, congress has been relative to other issues moving in lightning speed. we passed three bipartisan bills in march, more than we've done

in emit some time. you're -- quite some time. you're right, we've got to get it done. we want to make sure the details are done so the small bakery or beauty shop doesn't get left behind. leland: point well made, especially as it relates to getting help to those small business toss be able to file, depending on which banks they have. we had people on both sides of that on. want to move to you to the state of michigan where you are now. as you eloquently pointed out, unemployment in michigan is incredible and it is devastating. we had a sheriff on yesterday who said as much. one of the things the president has tweeted about is liberating, opening up some of the states. here is the president about those protests. take a listen. >> i'm getting along very nicely with the governor of michigan but she has things, don't buy paint, don't buy roses, she's got all these crazy things. i really believe somebody sitting in their boat in a lake should be okay. they shouldn't arrest people. some of them are being

unreasonable. leland: does he have a point that perhaps the governor went a little too far in this? >> no, i think it's a really difficult thing to decide when we're going too far, when the restrictions are working and they're actually saving lives. there can be a debate about where to draw the line but the protesters in lansing the other day were protesting against the governor's authority to do any of this. that she shouldn't have the authority to impose any of these restrictions. i don't mind a reasonable debate about where the line should be drawn, where it does make a difference, as to which sector, which part of the economy should be shut down, what should be open. leland: as we look at the list of some of the things the governor has banned, private gatherings, regardless of size, people can't travel between their own residences in michigan, large stores can't sell paint and furniture, bans being in a motor boat but not being in a kayak. what i'm hearing from you is you

think the protesters are a little unreasonable and you think the governor's restrictions are unreasonable as well. >> i don't think the governor's restrictions are unreasonable. i don't think people protesting them are unreasonable because you can have different points of view. leland: i'm asking for your point of view on the items we just laid out, large stores can't sell paint and furniture, no motor boating versus kayaking, where do you come down on this? >> i agree with it because those decisions were made in order to minimize the number of people who have to leave their homes to go to work to support those aspects of our economy. everybody that we can get -- the ability to stay home and shelter in place, minimizes the spread of the disease and minimizes the number of lives that will be lost. so i'm with the governor on that. leland: fair enough. as you point out, the job loss in michigan has been catastrophic. something to deal with in our next interview. congressman, we appreciate as always.

as chad pointed out you might be headed back to dc in the next couple days. safe travels, sir. >> thanks, le leland. leland: nancy pelosi talks with chris wallace about this and so much more, fox news sunday 2:00 p.m. it's not an interview you want to miss. kristin: no. definitely one you want to catch. he also interviews vice president mike pence as well. so stay tuned. right after this show. but first, coming up next, your coronavirus questions answered by our doctors. right after this.

kristin: as the coronavirus continues to spread, we always keep you updated on the number of cases but we also want to take time to answer the questions that all of you at home have submitted to us. i'm not qualified to answer them but our doctors are today our panel includes the chief medical officer at ascension texas, dr. maria grenzadi and fox news contributor, dr. janette neshua. let's start with an e-mail from scott. scott wants to know if a pregnant woman has covid-19, is

the baby born with antibodies or any sort of immunity? dr. grenzadi, i'll start with you. >> right now, there's no information that a pregnant woman with the coronavirus transmits this to an unborn child. the critical part is if there's any suspicion of that mother upon delivery having the coronavirus, that the hospitals have protocols in place to separate for a time period the baby from the mom. again, practicing good hand hygiene and gelling and staying away from those that are ill helps to protect that mom just like the rest of the population. right now, there's no information that it's transmitted to the baby. kristin: okay. our next question is from carol and dr. nesheiwat, this is for you. she says i was a long-time smoker but quit three years ago. am i still high risk? >> well, first of all, carol, congratulations on quitting

smoking. that's an incredible achievement. if you developed copd or heart disease or cancer when you were a smoker then, yes, you are at a higher risk of complications of coronavirus otherwise, just continue with preventative measure precautions such as hand hygiene, six to 10 feet distance from other people and that sort of thing. kristin: since we're on the topic of smoking, i know there's also been a lot of talk about vaping and e-cigarette use here in the united states and around the world. but there have been some doctors who have suggested that perhaps vaping could also increase your risk to getting covid-19. is that true? where do we stand on that, dr. nesheiwat and i'll let you in as well, dr. grenzad. >> smoking at vaping causing irritation and inflammation in the lining of the lungs. it could put you at a higher risk of complications from any type of disease, whether viral,

bacterial or fungal. you want to make sure we're not putting anything in our bodies that's toxic that could make you more prone to complications and put you in the hospital. >> i've heard from a lot of people, if there was ever a time to quit smoking or vaping, now would be the perfect time to do it. doctor, you will get the next question. the next one is from joe, he writes can you disinfect a mask if you put it in a microwave? >> it's actually -- there's mixed information on that. but it can actually do more harm than good especially if there's metal in the mask, you don't want to set your microwave on fire. but it's better to soap and water and wash, hand wash the hand-made masks, that's the best option right now. there's a lot of misinformation out there on the microwaving of these masks so it's really not recommended at this time. >> all right. good to know. you don't want to -- especially at a time when everybody is at home cooking, now is not the

time to explode your microwave. i certainly do not. dr. nesheiwat, one more question for you. one of my big questions, all of us at home who are not doctors, we can have -- you as doctors might come up with better questions than i could, than anyone else could, what are the outstanding questions that you as a doctor still have about covid-19? >> for me personally -- >> doctor nesheiwat. >> for me personally, i would like to know if you do have the virus and you develop antibodies how long will you be immune if you are immune, what level of immunity, how high do the titer levels need to be for you to be immune and i'm curious when the vaccine will be on the market, we know it's about a year. that's something we're definitely waiting for. those are things you want to be curious about. >> great. thank you.

what are your outstanding questions about the coronavirus? >> i always have lots of questions, especially when we realize -- one of the biggest questions i have is what are the long-term effects of those that even have mild disease versus those that have the more severe disease. what types of precautions in the future should these individuals take. we're always for preventative medicine, we're always for managing diabetes, heart disease, copd and of course not smoking or vaping. i'm concerned about the long-term effects that we may not know much about yet. kristin: interesting. doctors, thank you so much. stick around because we'll be right back with more questions from all of you at home right after the break. it's tough to quit smoking cold turkey. so chantix can help you quit slow turkey. along with support, chantix is proven to help you quit. with chantix you can keep smoking at first and ease into quitting so when the day arrives, you'll be more ready to kiss cigarettes goodbye.

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kristin: this is a fox news alert, police in san marc marcos

texas say a man who killed one and injured two others ambushed them. he attacked them while wearing body armor. >> we lost a fine young man, a fellow officer and friend last night. justin putnam was 31 years old and had been an officer for five and-a-half years. kristin: police say the suspect killed himself after attacking putnam and two other officers. leland: we are joined by our medical panel answering more questions that you submitted on facebook or instagram. we bring back in chief medical officer of ascension health, drd dr. jeanette nesheiwat. dr. nesheiwat from dave in retail, does wearing gloves as protective gear reduce the

transmission of covid-19 to our customers or is it really a protection for the employee? >> hey, dave. so ppes, that stands for personal protective equipment, that is geared towards protecting you. the best way overall to prevent the transmission of the virus, bacterial or fungal germs is to disinfect surfaces and to keep hands washed and cleans. gloves, masks, gowns, those are meant to protect the person who is wearing them. leland: quickly, gloves are only as good or as clean as the gloves are. if i have gloves on and i touch my face, doesn't matter whether i do it with gloves or my hands, right. >> exactly. if you're in retail and are dealing with cash and other forms of payment you could be potentially contaminating yourself with those forms of currency because there has been data that shows that money can carry scry russs -- viruses and bacteria. leland: from dean now via e-mail, my husband is a major airline pilot, still flying most days. we thank him. he comes in contact with many

people. what precautions should we take each time he comes home? >> well, the guidelines that have been given as long -- as much as he can socially distance, the hand washing, cleaning, high surface contact areas and absolutely -- it's for healthcare workers when they're coming home in our frontlines. as much as possible, he needs to self-identify, self-ice iisolatf he gets any symptoms at all. number one. the typical no sharing of utensils, glasses, et cetera, et cetera, devices, the frequent hand warning, not touching hands or face and the surface cleaning is so, so important. he has to be aware and atune to his symptoms and make sure that he is communicative and transparent about those in case he gets symptoms. leland: we've heard so many stories about pilots wiping down cockpit as they get on aircraft.

dr. nesheiwat, the last one from bruce. is there a reason to wear a mask outside when walking even though there's no one else around? >> so that's a good question. if you go outside and there's no one around, then the risk of you picking up the virus is low. but consider this. there could have been someone walking by who coughed and sneezed. and remember, this virus can remain in the air for a few hours. so you are taking that chance of even though no one is there, was there someone there two minutes prior and you could have walked into the virus and inhaled it. so -- leland: i want to understand this. if somebody -- if i sneeze right now and i have the virus or someone else sneezes and i walk by it stays in the air for two minutes like a cloud someone can walk through. >> some of the data we have suggests that the virus can remain in the air for several hours. so even though no one's there, if someone was there a few minutes prior then, yes, potentially you can catch it, you can inhale it into your

nose, throat and eyes and be a carrier and start to show symptoms. leland: a couple hours. >> a few hours what is the data suggests so far. that's why they say six to 10 feet. leland: yeah, wow. dr. nesheiwat, dr. granzotti. thank you very much. we appreciate it. >> thank you very much. leland: kristin. kristin: andrew cuomo announced the state will not reopen without aggressive state-wide testing. aishah hasnie is in new york with the very latest. aishah. >> reporter: kristin, governor cuomo announcing today that the state will perform thousands of antibody tests n week test nexts coming week, starting monday, state-wide to get the first picture of who has had the virus in their body already. when it comes to diagnostic testing, that's to find out if you have the virus currently, the state will coordinate with the white house to get the supplies needed to those private

labs in new york to be able to create those test kits. governor cuomo says we are past the plateau but he's warning new yorkers that we are not out of the woods just yet. >> it's no time to get cocky and it's no time to get arrogant. this virus has been ahead of us every step of the way. we have been playing catch-up from day one in this situation. so it is no time to relax. >> reporter: here's a look at the totals now. new york is up to more than 17,000 deaths, almost 20% of that number is from nursing homes and adult care facilities which is cuomo's number one concern now. new jersey follows with 4200 deaths and michigan now with more than 2300. more help is arriving as early as today. mayor de blasio announcing today that 1400 volunteer healthcare workers from across the country and more than 500 military personnel are headed to dozens

of hospitals and nursing homes in new york city. meanwhile, he was also pushing back on a new call from city council members to close the subway system and mit reports suggest that the subway is connected to the spread of this virus here in new york city. the latest numbers a day ago showed 68 public transit workers have now died from covid-19 and nearly 2500 have tested positive. de blasio says he understands the concern but he will not be shutting the subway down just yet, calling on the mta to do a better job of limiting the number of people on a subway car. now, governor cuomo is coordinating with the other northeastern states to decide what stays open and what is going to be closed. right now, state parks are still closed, marinas, though, they are open. the nypd also stepping up their enforcement of those social distancing rules. new yorkers being asked to report anyone who is breaking

those rules and violators will face up to $1,000 in fines. kristin. kristin: aishah hasnie, live in new york city. aishah, thank you. leland. leland: a number of recovered coronavirus patients real heros here are stepping up to help save the lives of people who are struggling from the virus now. we're going to tell you how it's working when we come back. people everywhere are feeling the love with trolls world tour, now available in your home. i'm ready to party. it's a musical cure for the quarantine blues. happy birthday? the world premiere is now in your home. go to watchtrolls.com for more.

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kristin: italy is now finally seeing a decrease in the number of people dying from covid-19 every day. but spain has now become the country with the largest number of cases in europe. amy kellogg joins us live to give us a bit more of a global perspective of the pandemic from florence, italy. amy. >> reporter: hi, kristin. we are supposed to be getting back to business more or less as usual on may 4th. there's a lot of concern and debate here because though percentage-wise new infections are going down, in milan oftentimes in recent days the rate of infections is 30% higher than the national average.

and a new red zone was declared today in a town just outside of rome. it's in total lockdown now until the beginning of may. only police and medical staff can go in and out of that town. patients at a rehabilitation center tested positive for covid-19, half of the staff and patients, i should add, and this as investigations are underway as to how coronavirus was handled in nursing homes in italy. 1800 patients in lombardi alone have died of coronavirus. a region in eastern france, particularly hard-hit by coronavirus, has carried out tests for all nursing home residents and staff. they have done this in large part so that those not infected can go back to spending time with friends as they did before the quarantine, since when they have all been confined to their rooms. another reminder, that this is not a virus that just hits older

people hard. 40-year-old father of two in france was applauded, given an honor guard by doctors and nurses after he emerged from icu after being resuscitated. you can see him wiping tears from his eyes. and finally, in the russian resort city of so shvmenchi wors were not going to stay home at orthodox easter. the easter service was held outside as masks were distributed, social distancing encouraged. the head of the orthodox church in russia encouraged people to stay home and pray but obviously his advice was not totally heeded across that large country. there are about 36,000 cases of covid-19 in russia and just 300 deaths. a lot of people suspect in both cases the numbers are probably much higher. kristin. kristin: yeah, amy kellogg live

in florence for us. thanks, amy. leland. leland: trey yingst is following the outbreak in the middle east from our jerusalem bureau. >> reporter: good afternoon. it's a mixture of positive and negative news when you look at the spread of covid-19 in the middle east. we did get some striking images out of turkey today. take a look at this, as the country is struggling with the rise in new cases. fresh video shows 1,000 bed hospital being built on the ground of an airport in istanbul. the government did issue a lockdown this weekend for 31 provinces and put into place new age restrictions on who can go outside. anyone under 20 and over 65 is ordered to stay indoors. turkey's health minister announced over the weekend the total number of positive covid-19 results rose to 85,000. the turks will free thousands of prisoners amid the outbreak. one area of concern is the syrian revenue gee refugees.

iranians are reopening some parts of the country, though there are going to be some other areas that will continue to struggle. all of these updates do come as china, the location where the outbreak first began, reported just 16 new cases yesterday. we do know u.s. officials are investigating that lab in wuhan to see where this outbreak and when it first began. leland. leland: the u.s. intelligence operations looking at that among others as well. trey, thanks so much, there from jerusalem. and kristin, as trey pointed out as we begin this new week, that reporting by brett behr and gillian turner is driving so much of the story here in dc. kristin: yep. and coming up next, fox news sunday, chris wallace is going to be talking to mike pence. safe drivers save 40%!!! guys! guys! check it out. safe drivers save 40%!!! safe drivers save 40%! safe drivers save 40%!!! that's safe drivers save 40%. it is, that's safe drivers save 40%. - he's right there. - it's him! he's here.

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