stations after two confirmed cases there. the government says it shipped 75,000 test kids to labs across the country. though skepticism those labs will be able to process nearly a million tests this week as the fda chief promised as more laps test more samples, experts expect the number of confirmed coronavirus cases to rise nationwide. with airlines cutting back travel to asia and europe the u.s. travel association predicts a 6% drop in international travelers to the u.s. over the next three months. both facebook and twitter pulling out of the south by we are going to defeat the southwest conference in austin most dangerous president in the history of this country. meanwhile, health experts across the country are suggesting all of us cut back on handshakes, on >> they said when you got to super tuesday it may be over casual hugs and kisses well, it may be over for the other guy. >> and then there were two hand sanitizers in churches now as priests urge parishioners to super tuesday managed to clear the way for the battle at the refrain from shaking hands or top as voters came out in droves drinking from the same chalice and waited for hours to cast >> we're not making monumental their ballot utter devastation. changes to things. huge swaths of once vibrant it's just a few -- kind of communities wiped out as the tweaking it to be aware. >> reporter: in denver someone

nashville area was decimated b s stole protective masks meant for doctors, nurses and patients at national jewish health the death toll is rising power outages impacted tens of the hospital is now guarding its thousands sxm are still remaining supply and awaiting unaccounted for at this hour and overnight new reports of another delivery >> we've sequestered our masks coronavirus cases confirmed in that are around campus so that new communities around the countries. we've got the latest as we kick off a busy wednesday only staff have access to these early today starts right now masks. >> reporter: with suppliesd heah organization says medical supply >> good wednesday morning i'm hoarding is now a problem. phillip mena as the virus and fear spread >> and i'm frances rivera. the results are in and super tom costello, nbc news, tuesday may have just washington >> we can attest to that transformed the 2020 race into a two-man sprint we've seen it here in new york bernie sanders and joe biden city people rush informing stock up emerged as the clear on supplies. front-runners, vaulting ahead of >> we've never seen anything like it here in my time in new elizabeth warren and mike york, the way it's been. bloomberg. >> as cases of coronavirus continue to flair the delegates while sanders pulled in 264. international olympic committee is doubling down they're vogue to start the games it looks like they will split on july 24th as planned. the two biggest prizes of the a spokesman says the outbreak night. nbc news projecting that biden will win texas will not affect the 2020 and while california is still olympi olympics the commit will follow advice too early to call, sanders is in from the world health organization and they encourage the lead in addition to the lone star state, nbc news projects the the athletes to keep on training

as planned former vice president won in virginia, north carolina, that of course was the fear around the world, how much would alabama, tennessee, oklahoma, the coronavirus affect the olympics possibly canceling it. arkansas, minnesota, and they're good >> all these conferences and massachusetts. the vermont senator came out on top in his home state along with spring break a lot of plans being changed with that too. colorado and utah. thanks for waking up with us i'm frances rivera >> and here's a wider look at how the map was split. biden took home much of the soulthd and for sanders it was how the west was won maine still too close to call. young voters and latinos flocked to sanders while biden garnered support from blacks, suburban and older voters. while this race is still anything but certain both sanders and biden are already declaring victory and setting their sights on president trump. >> i tell you with absolute confidence we are going to win the democratic nomination and we are going to defeat the most dangerous president in the history of this country!

>> i'm here to report we are very much al and make no mistake about it this campaign will send donald trump packing. this campaign is taking off. join us. >> for a closer look at the results we have nbc's vaughn hillyard in minneapolis and david gura in durham, north right now at 4:30, super carolina vaughn, let's start with you tuesday shaking up the race to the white house. this race looks a whole lot former vice president joe biden different than it did just a few waking up with big wins last days ago >> reporter: we are very much alive there were the words of night. including texas. joe biden that you just played "today in the bay" starts right and he very much so is now. and good wednesday morning to nine states he will have won here on super tuesday. you. thanks for joining us. he will be leaving super tuesday i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. we'll get to your forecast and your morning commute in just a having won the most delegates moment. but first here are the election out of today today is super, super tuesday, headlines at this hour. because of the number of joe biden wins nine states last delegates. this is the largest voting day night.e gets the most number of delegates coming out of a single election day during this primary state of vermont. process. and we should note, recall, in sanders pulling iowa joe biden came in fourth.

in new hampshire joe biden came in fourth. it was a resounding victory in south carolina just this last saturday that shot him here into super tuesday. 14 states voting pulling offer a win in texas but also it's states like this minnesota. a large part of that was just yesterday when pete buttigieg and amy klobuchar both dropped out of the presidential race and backed joe biden appearing with him in dallas. and it was here in minnesota where joe biden pulled off one of those nine victories. amy klobuchar is just down the road and was talking with some of her campaign staff and said in large part they view this as a great pickup in what her endorsement meant to him when you now look at where this race is you see this is joe biden versus bernie sanders. and i want you to take a listen because in their speeches tonight the two of them, well, they squared up one another. >> we're going to beat trump

because this will become a contrast in ideas. one of us in this race led the opposition to the war in iraq. you're looking at him. another candidate voted for the war in iraq. >> they said joe when you got to super tuesday it would be over well, it may be over for the other guy! >> reporter: elizabeth warren from massachusetts coming in a disappointing third place finish in her own home state. questions about the future of those two candidates' campaigns. >> you've got to know what the path forward is from there for bloomberg and warren at this point. vaughn hillyard for us in minneapolis. thank you, vaughn. >> the results showed us how america voted on super tuesday while new nbc news exit polls

are shedding new light on why they voted and possibly what to expect going forward in this democratic primary nbc's david gura is in durham, north carolina to break it all down for us. david, you had a lot of insights after spending some time with the voters there what do they say >> reporter: yeah, francis, it was so interesting to square what we saw in exit polls. that's what i heard from voters here in north carolina leading up to super tuesday yesterday. something really fascinating is how many voters decided at last minute, in the last few days about a quarter of democratic voters picked their candidate in the days leading up to super tuesday and the majority of them decided to cast their votes for joe biden. but we also got some insight into the idea to propel these voters to the polls yesterday. there's this healthy debate in the democratic party btd main priority for them going into the primary and going into the general election as well and roughly 6 in 10 of those surveyed in that exit poll yesterday said their main priority is defeating donald trump. you look at how that shook out

between two leaders. the vast majority went for joe biden. he's the one think think can beat president trump in the general election it reverses itself on when you look at how prioritized or apprised changes in perspective or direction for the democratic party. about a third of those democratic voters say that's the main goal in the general election 45% of those who said that said that bernie sanders was their candidate. more insight into what joe biden has characterized as revolution versus results we'll see the primary play out as the primary contest continues. >> david, thank you. in tennessee zrengts there reeling from the second deadliest tornado in state history. the death and destruction just devastating there. there are scores of homes and businesses that were destroyed 25 people were killed. dozens more still unaccounted for or missing

>> -- has raised over $60,000 on go fund me and airbnb is offering free housing for those impacted our katie beck is in tennessee with the latest.ddle of the nig. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: a devastating scene. unrecognizable neighborhoods >> it's really sad >> reporter: one tornado cutting a ten-mile path across the city. more than two dozen people died including alvy sexton and michael selfini. cory quinlan ran to wake his 7-year-old son when he heard a tornado approaching. >> that's where he leepz >> reporter: he rushed down the stairs with his son in his arms. >> let's go, let's go, let's go,

we've got to hurry up. i'm looking up and i literally see the roof suck up into the sky. if we would have waited two seconds we would not have made it because all the stuff that fell in there would have fell while we were running. >> reporter: all three of you were huddled in there. preliminary estimates suggest an ef3 tornado or stronger. winds up to 160 miles an hour. radar showing debris shown more thanns a local plane hangar now just mangled metal. >> we're firm believers in helping others and serving others and the only way to get them used to doing it and making it part of their lives. >> last night was a reminder about how fragile life is. that any moment an event can show up and make us all too painfully aware of thi solidari.

strangers coming to the rescue >> an elderly couple had a ceiling falling on top of them >> so he went in and got them out. >> i didn't really think about that at the time neighbors, it's what you do. >> reporter: for many grateful moments one captured here as bill wallace is rescued from his basement and one just after when his son learns that the house was all that was lost. phillip, as you can see the school behind me was reduced to rubble it was one of several hit by tornadoes in this area fema and the american red cross are on the ground here in tennessee helping folks out. president donald trump said he plans to make a rift and tour the damage on friday phillip? >> all right that was katie beck for us in tennessee. >> it will be another tough morning. we'll check in with nbc meteorologist janessa webb to see if the weather's going to cooperate at least a little bit. >> good morning. it's just a heartbreaking situation that continues to happen for the nashville area. tennessee valley dealing with some light showers right now but the big concern we shift our location down to the deep south

with tornado watches and also severe thunderstorm warnings that continue to be in place now, the severe potential will rev up throughout the afternoon the reason being the moisture in place. also winds going to be pucking up florida today a little more sunshine to start off your day but storms headed your way for this afternoon into thursday so this will be a series of storms that are making their way across the south >> we know how serious they can get. let's turn now to the super bowl of the cheese industry. it is now under way in madison, wisconsin. cheese make grerz all over the world compete to be named the best this year they have 3200 enstriz from 26 different countries,

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wintry day, phillip, we have more reported cases here in south korea. not a huge surprise but it is another big number 532 new cases of coronavirus reported today 32 people in this country have died just 41 have fully recovered today we got an update from the commander of the base where the u.s. soldier and his wife who've both been infectroad recovering. he said on facebook that they were doing very, very well and the president here is asking for some $9.8 billion from the legislature here to help fight the virus and also deal with the financial impact, which has already been quite serious here. in china chinese-language media is reporting that that market where coronavirus is believed to have originated will begin to be disinfected today. that will take about three days as china reports a smaller rise in cases, only about 119 today in italy the opposite is happening. 79 people are now reported dead

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