morning america." have a great day. breaking news in america this morning, the coronavirus emergency enters a new phase. >> we will be suspending all travel from europe to the united states for the next 30 days. >> the virus now spreading to 44 states, at least 37 dead. >> the crisis now a pandemic. the world health organization citing what it calls an alarming level of spread and an alarming level of inaction. the nba now suspending all games after tom hanks announcing he's infected. from the new travel ban to the president's plan to boost the economy, and news about the april 15th tax filing deadline. a plan of action this morning. plus, the new guidance for people with loved ones in nursing homes and we take a closer look at the number of hospital beds in the u.s. are we prepared?

and a firsthand account from a young man with the virus. just how serious it is. live team coverage right now on "america this morning." >> the president is banning europeans from entering the u.s. for 30 days in hopes of stopping the spread of the virus, and overnight, the state department issued a statement advising all americans to reconsider any foreign travel. >> president trump is also asking congress to set aside billions of dollars for tax relief, and he's extending the april 15th tax filing deadline for certain people and businesses, but his tv address last night has created some confusion which he tried to clarify on twitter late last night. the stock market is in for another volatile day. dow features were down sharply overnight. meanwhile, the nba has

now suspended its season because of the virus with some players now in quarantine. >> and this headline took everyone by surprise. hollywood icon tom hanks revealing he and his wife are infected. we begin our coverage with abc's andrew dymburt in washington. andrew, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, and you know, so much has changed overnight waking up this morning. the forecast on coronavirus much different than it was just a day ago as communities are left grappling with the crippling effects of the outbreak. a country in crisis. >> i have decided to take several strong but necessary actions to protect the health and well-being of all americans. >> reporter: here in the u.s. and around the world, coronavirus now a global pandemic. the first in a decade according to the world health organization. the death toll at home and abroad rising. president trump addressing the nation instituting more sweeping travel restrictions. flights from europe to the united states banned for the next 30 days with few exceptions. >> anything coming from europe

to the united states is what we are discussing. >> reporter: as more americans in desperate need of covid-19 testing and supplies, trump announcing insurance companies will waive all copayments for coronavirus treatments. and taking emergency action to give financial workers relief including deferring tax payments for people and businesses. he also called on congress to offer a payroll tax cut. this as a new warning from top health officials on the speed of the spread. >> it is ten times more lethal than the seasonal flu. i think that's something that people can get their arms around and understand. >> reporter: and now the state department advising all u.s. citizens to reconsider all travel abroad. and as for the president's payroll tax cut proposal, well, kenneth, mona, it has strong opposition on capitol hill from both parties. >> andrew, so many americans want to know what's next when it comes to tax relief and funding for things like paid sick leave. >> reporter: well, house

democrats are going to be introducing a bill on capitol hill that will include paid sick leave, food assistance and free testing, but no word yet on the cost. >> all right, andrew there in washington. thank you. and los angeles county is now reporting its first death from the virus. the patient was a woman in her 60s who was visiting and previously had traveled to south korea. several new cases have been reported in the los angeles area and breaking news overnight. the state of california now says that all gatherings should be limited to fewer than 250 people, and the state of oregon is now banning any gatherings larger than that. meanwhile, big changes on the campaign trail. both bernie sanders and joe biden have canceled campaign rallies. the biden campaign is now planning so-called virtual events without crowds. the trump campaign also postponed an event with the president next week. actor tom hanks says he and his wife are now infected with the virus. they're in australia for a movie shoot and say they felt tired and had body aches. he says they're now in

isolation. there's growing concern this morning that hospitals across the united states are not ready for this crisis and washington state is on the front line. >> the death toll near seattle is rising, forcing the government to take drastic new action. >> reporter: this morning, a dire new warning from authorities in washington. >> i truly believe that this outbreak may be one of the most transformative and consequential events that we have had in this region and in this country. >> reporter: the state is the epicenter of the u.s. outbreak with at least 30 deaths now confirmed in the state and nearly 400 cases. >> this is not a time to be going out into public and close contact. it's just too dangerous. >> reporter: in the seattle area, all events with 250 or more people are now banned. hospitals in seattle now restricting visitors only allowing exceptions for caretakers, spouses or end of life visits, and local nursing homes by far the hardest hit by this crisis, and now banning all

guests leaving families locked out peering through windows, blowing kisses from afar. health officials warn it could be just a matter of time until scenes like this will be common across the country. >> the grim reality is that for the elderly, covid-19 is almost a perfect killing machine. >> reporter: the sobering reality raising new questions about how prepared american hospitals are for this level of medical response. according to the department of health and human services, even a moderate pandemic will require 865,000 people to be hospitalized, but the american hospital association says the number of beds available for intensive care in the u.s. right now is one-tenth of that, and if the pandemic gets as bad as the spanish flu was in 1918, we have only enough ventilators for 20% of the patients. u.s. health officials are working with a variety of companies to help boost the level of medical supplies with ventilators and medical masks, a major concern.

>> this is like a natural disaster that's happening in slow motion. >> reporter: doctors in italy where there's an urgent need right now for ventilators have a warning for their counterparts in america. >> it's like a bomb. it can explode and all of a sudden, you are overwhelmed by the patients. >> and there's still huge concern about the lack of testing. as of last night, abc news confirmed about 9,000 coronavirus tests have been administered across the u.s., not including all private testing. the government has promised 4 million tests will be available by the end of this week. states like new york are now saying they will no longer rely on the federal government and will use private labs. more schools across the country are closing. seattle schools are closed for at least two weeks, and more than 100 colleges across the country have now canceled in-person classes and moved them online. some are closing dorms as well, basically evicting students even though young people are not being impacted by this disease. they can carry the virus and affect their older relatives,

but the director of the school board association says, closing schools is not a long-term solution. >> there may get a district for a few days or even a week. first of all, some students don't have internet connectivity in their homes. that's number one, and a lot of teachers aren't actually prepared to teach online. >> reporter: this crisis is affecting day care centers as well. many are asking parents to limit the amount of time they spend dropping off and picking up their children to reduce exposure to others. we have much more coverage on the virus in just a few moments. we'll hear firsthand from a man living with the virus. he explains just how serious it can be. time now for a look at your weather for this thursday morning. a low pressure system is bringing severe storms to the south from texas to kentucky, and that includes little rock, memphis and nashville. that threat includes damaging winds, tornados and large hail as well as heavy rain and flash flooding.

despite that, memphis will reach 73 degrees today. the high in dallas will be a balmy 87. miami, 82. los angeles and phoenix will both reach 68. portland will be 20 degrees cooler. 44, minneapolis today, and 47 degrees for boston. ieurongor.up, the coronavir >> we'll take you inside italy where new rules are going into effect right now, days after all 60 million people in the country were placed on lockdown. we'll see what's changed. and later this morning, harvey weinstein rushed back to the hospital after learning his sentence. what's next for the convicted rapist? ence. what's next for the convicted rapist?

♪ back now with sc back now with scenes from italy, where nearly 200 people have died in one day from the coronavirus. the overall death toll is now 897. >> the country is already on lockdown, but new rules are banning all stores from opening except for grocery stores and pharmacies. abc's maggie rulli shows us what life is like inside italy today. >> right now, we are going out to get the groceries. we are a bit south of milan. >> reporter: in italy, it's become a familiar scene. >> to put it into perspective, this is the highway that every commuter uses to get in and out of the city. >> reporter: confined to his apartment and the occasional grocery run as the entire country of italy enters its third day of lockdown due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, covid-19. >> a friend of mine the other night was sitting at home, and the ambulances just kept going by.

ambulance after ambulance after ambulance. >> reporter: in nearby florence -- >> this was very surreal. >> reporter: another usually bustling street quieted. >> police are stopping people because you're not allowed to move -- for example, if you are from florence and you want to go a little outside of florence, let's say you can't. you need to have a good reason. you need to have a paper signed and the good reason can be only either work or health. >> reporter: for millions around the world, empty streets and grocery lines are not yet a reality, they soon could be. >> move beyond your disbelief and start to come to terms with what is coming. things are changing dramatically from one day to the next, and now i'm starting to have friends who are getting sick and their parents are getting sick and it's starting to get very, very personal. >> reporter: and as public life adjusts to contend with the global pandemic, on a social

level, social distancing can be isolating and well, awkward. >> social support is one of our fundamental tools for dealing with stress, so when we have a stressor that actually impedes our ability to access social support, it can exacerbate stress. >> reporter: even in these difficult and uncertain times, many people are finding moments of levity and even joy. new ways to connect, rubbing elbows no longer just an idiom. and rock, paper scissors, more than just a game. >> italy isn't the only country in crisis. germany is warning 70% of its citizens could become infected, and in spain, americans are reportedly quarantined in a hotel. coming up, walmart making more changes because of the coronavirus. also ahead, a firsthand account of what it's like to live with the coronavirus. it's not just hitting the elderly. and later from tv shows to basketball games. the massive new impact the virus is having on american life. the massive new impact the virus is having on american life. mornings were made for better things than rheumatoid arthritis or psoriatic arthritis.

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the biggest st. patrick's day celebration in the world is being postponed because of the coronavirus. new york city's parade draws millions of visitors each year. this is the first time in the parade's 258-year history that it's been postponed. and megachurch pastor joel osteen is moving his church services online because of the viruses. he plans to preach to a crowd in mississippi tomorrow. walmart may cut back on store hours in some locations because of the virus. the stores open 24 hours a day would be affected. give workers time to clean high-touch areas. and this morning, we're getting a firsthand account of what it's like to live with coronavirus. >> we are hearing from a georgia man and from a top scientist explaining just how serious this virus can be. >> reporter: when clay bentley first got sick, he didn't think it was anything dangerous. >> got chills, fevers, you know,

just basic flulike symptoms. >> reporter: but days later he says he was so weak he could hardly stand. >> over the next four days, i got really bad. >> reporter: after several trips to the hospital and getting sent back home, he finally got an answer. >> i have had the flu before, but i ain't ever got it this bad. they tested me for coronavirus, which came back positive. >> reporter: bentley's story, just one of hundreds in the u.s., but according to public health expert golding, treating this can have serious consequences. >> this is ten times worse, and that's a conservative estimate because the mortality could be as low as 1%, to as high as 3%, and maybe higher depending on if it overwhelms the health care system like italy has an 8% mortality because the health systems are overwhelmed. >> reporter: and even though bentley says he's getting

better, he says the hospital has not tested his wife making him question why he's in quarantine. >> i feel like i'm in prison, and the only people i see is in the ebola suits, you know. they're dressed up in these suits and i don't even know who they are. >> an update on bentley's wife. she has been in quarantine at home. the hospital says she has not been tested because she has not shown any systems. law enforcement officials are reporting an increase in bias attacks against asian-americans as the coronavirus spreads. police here in new york say a 23-year-old student from south korea said she was punched in the face by another woman who asked, where's your mask. the victim says other people surrounded her before they ran away. coming up, what tom hanks is saying about being infected with the coronavirus and we'll hear from his son. also ahead, is the democratic primary over? what the biden campaign is now saying. and the developing news.

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in other news this morning, harvey weinstein has been rushed to the hospital with chest pains after being sentenced to 23 years in prison for sexual assault and rape. weinstein addressed the judge before sentencing saying he was remorseful, but confused about the issues raised by the me too movement. he also claimed that thousands of men are losing their due process rights. one of his victims called weinstein, quote, a special kind of evil. cheers were heard after the judge handed down the sentence. one victim's attorney spoke after court. >> for the predators who are going to wake up in fear tomorrow and say, are they coming after me next, my answer is probably yes. >> weinstein's legal team plans

to appeal. meanwhile, prosecutors in los angeles are now preparing to extradite him to california to face similar charges there as well. u.s. authorities have arrested more than 600 people in a crackdown on one of mexico's most powerful drug cartels. agents also seized 44 pounds of drugs and $20 million in cash. investigators say the cartel has distribution hubs in several u.s. cities including new york, l.a. and chicago. former vice president joe biden's campaign is all but declaring victory in the primary battle against senator bernie sanders. a biden campaign memo obtained by abc news claims biden has an insurmountable lead over sanders in the delegate count, but sanders is staying in the race at least through sunday's debate. overnight on "the tonight show," sanders said many believe biden is more electable than he is. >> we see people saying, we love you, bernie, but i'm voting for joe because he's more electable.

i think the fact he was vice president for eight years with obama and barack obama remains a very popular figure within the democratic world and i think the media has played a role in that as well. >> another sign biden is looking beyond the primary, he is giving a speech today on the coronavirus. again, senator sanders says he's going to stay in this thing at least until that debate that happens in arizona. switching gears a little bit, this is a big deal in the beverage industry and possibly some bad news for soda lovers. pepsi is paying nearly $4 billion to buy rockstar energy drink. it's part of the company's strategy to move away from soda. pepsi already owns at least three other energy drink brands. some of them include 200 milligrams of caffeine, the same amount in two cups of coffee. >> pepsi says, we're going to party like a rock. party like a rockstar. that's a lot of sugar. coming up, we'll check our

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breaking news right now. fast-moving developments in the coronavirus pandemic. the nba suspending the nba season indefinitely. sweeping new travel restrictions on flights coming in from europe. the major announcement from president trump. and new this morning, the state says gatherings with 250 or more should be canceled immediately. the recommendation that could change a lot of people's plans. good morning, everyone. it is thursday, march 12th, 4:27. we have a lot to get to. >> seeing all those headlines and so many other angles to the story but first over to meteorologist mike nicco to look a your day ahead. good morning, mike. >> dwr was doing something yesterday and he talked about

the nba and i was like, okay. yeah. >> shocking. >> yes. all right. in san francisco 52 in oakland and 51 in concord and the rest of us in the 40s until you get down to san jose at 52 and you can see a little bit of cloudco morning. right now it's not too thick in many areas. 45 to 48. definitely cooler this morning. stay in the mid to upper 50s at the coast at noon and the rest of us in the mid to upper 50s and a very warm afternoon on the way. jobina. >> thank you, mike. good morning, everyone. we will start out for our commuter alert. a full overnight closure that is going on from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. that work will continue through may of 2020. moving over now to a live look showing you the san mateo bridge here. we have light traffic in the area and mow problems to report and a live look showing you san jose. this is 101 where we have clear conditions in the south bay this

morning. now, back to the news. the warriors will not play tonight and that's because the nba suspended the season until further notice because a utah jazz player tested positive for the virus. >> amy hollyfield is live at chase center with those details. good morning, amy. >> the nba really shocked the sports world with the big announcement that the season is off for now. the utah jazz was just about to faceoff with the oklahoma city thunder last night when suddenly fans were told to leave. that the game would not be played. well, it turns out one of their players had tested positive for covid-19 and the nba called off the season. no word on how long the season will be on hold. >> i think it's easier to call it off now and put it back on later than to, you know to err on the side of caution for sure. >> this is their first season here and it's too bad that it went the way it did.

>> the player who is infected had just joked about the illness on monday touching all the microphones and recorders after giving interviews to journalists. he reportedly is feeling okay. they say he was strong enough and was planning to play in last night's game. now, the jazz and teams they have played in the past ten days, that's the pistons, the knicks, the celtics, the cavs and the raptors all are going into quarantine. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. ncaa says its tournaments will be played as scheduled but no fans will attend the games. affects the division i men's and women's tournaments. attendance will be limited to essential staff, media and some family members connected to participating teams. we expect to find out today whether the state high school

basketball championships will