dow jones industrial average, a you here on "today in the bay," and up next, mike pence discussing the pandemic with hoda and savannah on the "today" show. that starts right now. good morning, breaking news, tipping point, president trump addresses the nation on the coronavirus pandemic. using just his second oval office speech to announce the u.s. will suspend most travel from europe. >> this is the most aggressive and comprehensive effort to confront a foreign virus in modern history. >> a new surge in u.s. cases coast-to-coast, losses on wall street accelerating. an entire country on edge. this morning vice president mike pence joins us for a live

interview. mass cancellations. >> we see the teams heading back to the locker room. >> the nba suspends its season after a player tests positive just moments before a game. >> something out of a movie, and you just don't expect it to happen in real life. >> march madness tournament still on but without crowds. one of the nation's largest parades postponed for the first time in 258 years. how america is adjusting to the new normal of social distancing. and stunning announcement. hollywood legend tom hanks and his wife rita wilson revealing they have the coronavirus, the couple now in isolation. their message to fans on their health and what it's like to have the virus. today, thursday, march 12th, 2020. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with savannah

guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today," we're happy you joined us on this thursday morning. >> nice so see you on a busy morning. a lot has happened when it comes to the coronavirus. it's now been declared a global pandemic. >> there's a lot to take in and process. we're going to walk you through everything. >> yes, we are. in a desperate attempt to slow the threat of the virus the president has announced significant restrictions on travel from europe to the u.s. it will start on friday and last for at least 30 days. >> meantime the nba is going dark, suspending its season until further notice after a player for the utah jazz tested positive for the virus. >> also, overnight, tom hanks took to instagram announcing he and his wife rita wilson have contracted the virus as well. >> and in yet another development a passenger aboard a jetblue flight from new york to palm beach, florida was

diagnosed when the plane reached its final destination. that was a big scare for fellow passengers. >> we're talking live to vice president mike pence. he is overseeing the government's response in the matter. >> we begin with tom costello. >> good morning. a congressional doctor is -- he talks about a travel ban from europe, stocks are sinking. travel sector down big. dow-jones industrial now down 1800 points, almost 8% at this hour. for awhile this morning, they stopped trading because it sank so quickly. some news in the travel sector, princess cruise ships are suspending operations because of the virus. we can also tell you airports like this one here emptied out from normal passenger traffic because of coronavirus. now travelers all over the world

are trying to figure out what they should do. >> my fellow americans -- >> reporter: in a primetime address president trump announcing suspension of all travel from europe to the u.s. for the next 30 days. >> we are marshaling the full power of the federal government and the private sector to protect the american people. >> reporter: using some of his most pointed language yet when talking about the coronavirus. >> this is the most aggressive and comprehensive effort to confront a foreign virus in modern history. >> reporter: the restrictions, which go into effect friday at midnight only apply to foreign nationals, not u.s. citizens or their family members. the travel ban to 26 european countries does not include the united kingdom and only impacts people, not goods. >> the european union failed to take the same precautions. as a result a large number of new clusters in the united states were seeded by travelers from europe. >> reporter: this morning the state department is raising the worldwide travel advisory to level three, urging all u.s. citizens to reconsider traveling

abroad. meanwhile the president also announcing new measures to protect americans from both medical and financial toll of the disease. including waiving all co-payments and extending insurance coverage for coronavirus treatments. offering low-interest loans and deferred tax payments for small businesses in affected areas. and financial relief for those quarantined and their caregivers. >> each of us has a role to play in defeating this virus. wash your hands. clean often used surfaces. cover your face and mouth if you sneeze or cough. and most of all, if you are sick or not feeling well, stay home. >> reporter: the action comes as the world health organization is now classifying the spread of the virus as a global pandemic. on capitol hill top health official dr. anthony fauci with this warning. >> bottom line it's going to get worse. >> reporter: and pushing back on those who downplayed the severity of the situation.

>> we would hope as we get to warmer weather it would go down. we can't proceed under that assumption. we've got to assume it's going to get worse and worse and worse. >> listen carefully to his numbers. >> the flu has a mortality of 0.1%, this has a mortality of ten times that. we're checking in live with the dow-jones industrial, down 1900 points. what dr. fauci said has people concerned. i heard this yesterday s johns hopkins command center in baltimore where they're watching the virus and preparing for its impact. this virus has a ten times the mortality rate of the seasonal flu. the concern, the virus could claim more lives than seasonal flu. we already lost 20,000 due to seasonal flu. back to you. >> thank you. >> joining us now is vice president mike pence. mr. vice president, good morning to you.

>> good morning, savannah. >> let's start with what dr. fauc said and settle this once and for all. this is much more lethal than the seasonal flu, correct? >> it is, savannah according to all of our health experts on the white house coronavirus task force it does not, as we look at global data, present as much a threat to younger americans, particularly children under the age of 15 but for senior citizens with serious underlying health conditions it represents a threat of very serious consequences it's one of the reasons why the president took the unprecedented step yesterday of suspending all travel from europe, just as he has done so in january with china, and we're going to be screening and asking every american who returns from europe

over the next 30 days to self-quarantine for 14 days. it's a -- we want to focus on those that are most vulnerable but we also want to work on ensuring that the coronavirus is not further brought into our country from europe. and we're obviously continuing to focus in areas of california, washington state and new york where we've seen what the experts call community spread. it's that combination of efforts -- that we're addressing because of those -- because of the threat. >> i'm hoping that we can just get a lot of facts out in the few minutes we have together. >> sure. >> just leveling with people, the president has said, as recently as two days ago, this will go away yesterday dr. anthony fauci said you can expect millions and millions to get it, the worst is yet to come. congress's own doctor said that a third of the american population could get coronavirus. do you agree with that number? what do your experts tell you the number of infected americans is likely to be, i'm looking for a number if you have it. >> well, let me be clear that

from early on the president has declared a public health emergency, suspended all travel from china, we limited -- we limited travel and issued advisories for portions of italy and south korea. >> yes, but on the number -- >> now suspension of travel from europe, precisely for the reason that we know there will be thousands more cases of coronavirus in this country. >> thousands or millions >> well, i'll leave it to the experts to make the estimates of how many people may be infected. and it's important for your viewers to remember, savannah that the vast majority of people that even contract the coronavirus will experience flu-like symptoms and they'll fully recover. but it's because of the vulnerable population, seniors with serious chronic underlying health conditions that we're focusing so much attention on nursing homes, we're communicating so much with health officials and families that have seniors in a

vulnerable condition we're looking at the most vulnerable we're combatting community spread but the action the president took yesterday, again unprecedented action, suspending travel from europe for 30 days, is all because we know there will be more infections. >> yes. >> in the days ahead and we're trying to hold that number down as much as possible. that's the reason the president took the action regarding europe. >> no question we're seeing unprecedented actions on behalf of sports organizations, companies, travel, all across this country. >> right. >> let's talk about testing. there's no catching up to this or even trying to slow it if you don't test south korea, whose onset roughly around the same time as the u.s., testing roughly 15,000 people a day and tested more than 100,000 people overall. every indication is that the u.s. has not tested anywhere near that number of people why not? >> well, from early on in this effort we've been addressing the

testing issue. we made changes through the fda that allowed for state labs and university hospitals and hospitals to engage in testing and i'm pleased to report every state lab in america can do testing now. many university laboratories are doing it washington state, the university of washington is doing extraordinary work but we are literally working hour by hour do expand the -- to expand the testing and we think the key, savannah, is going to be what we call commercial laboratories like labcorp and quest, who are already spinning up production at the president's direction last week on tests that can be available on a broad basis in the days ahead for the american people we're making real progress, but rest assured we're going to continue to drive forward. but anyone that feels that they may have contracted the coronavirus should call their doctor their doctor can contact the

state lab and determine where testing can take place today in all 50 states. >> was there a little bit of a lag time, slowness about testing, in particular the world health organization in february sent out a coronavirus test to 60 countries, but the u.s. was not among them because the u.s. wanted to develop its own test was it a mistake to not just take that w.h.o. test while we waited for our own test so the testing could ramp up earlier? >> well, it's a fair question and dr. fauci and i were talking with congressional leadership in both parties last night and that topic came up. what the doctor said was that's actually not the way we do it in the united states. frankly, we're the world leader in infectious diseases, our cdc and then our fda produce and approve tests through our incredible health care system in this country

so that's more of a reference of that decision according to what dr. fauci said your viewers should know that we are continuing to lean into this effort the president tapped me to lead the white house coronavirus tas homes, b force about two weeks ago. we brought in all of the leadership of, of course, health insurance industries, nursing homes, bankers yesterday but we brought in those commercial labs like quest and labcorp that are already on their websites, already producing more tests for americans. the good news, as the president said last night, is any american who feels that they may have been exposed to the coronavirus or has symptoms can know that because of the president's leadership all of our health insurance companies have waived co-pays on testing. >> on testing. >> have agreed to extend coverage for treatment

and we've made sure that medicaid and medicare recipients in this country have the exact same benefits, financials -- persons in financial situations should not be a barrier to being tested, nor should the risk of losing your job. the president's going to continue to drive for family leave benefits for hourly workers, for small businesses so that anyone who feels they may have been exposed can stay home without fear of losing a paycheck. >> mr. vice president, i know you have another interview i've got to jump i just want to ask you real quickly, unfortunately this has been infected by politics like so many things and some people think this is just hysteria and media hype, i mean the president himself said on monday the fake news media and their partner, the democratic party is doing everything to inflame the coronavirus situation. there are people out there who believe this and they are going about their business like nothing's going on and we have about 10, 15 seconds for you to get your message to them, for people who aren't afraid of coronavirus and think it's just politics and hype.

>> well, obviously there's been some irresponsible rhetoric. but the american people should know that president trump has ne people of this country higher priority than the health and safety and well being of the people of this country you can go to coronavirus.gov right now to find out what every american can do to keep yourself, your family, your workplace and your school safe. >> thank you. >> you can rest assured we're going to focus on communities where we've had community spread and the president's action yesterday suspending travel from europe is one more example of how he's putting the health of america first. >> all right, i know you're taking it seriously, mr. vice president, thank you very much for your time. i'll let you go. >> thank you. >> craig joins the table now as does nbc news medical correspondent dr. john torres, and stephanie ruhle. dr. torres, what did you hear from the president, from the vice president about the way we're handling this situation? >> they're taking it more seriously than we thought they

were taking it initially we've been behind the eight ball in getting prepared and taking action and that's why it's spread throughout the country and now they're taking steps to try and get it contained we've already broken through containment so we're almost in mitigation stage we know it's going to spread but let's make these steps to try and not let it spread too much and bring the curve down. >> a lot of things you read are about testing and lag time, people are going about their business not quarantined while they wait for results of the test do you hear from the vice president encouraging words in terms of now ramping up the testing. >> that's one thing i didn't hear much of, how we're going to ramp up testing. without the tests you can't tell where the clusters are without knowing where the clusters are, you can't keep it contained. that's extremely important that test is one of the linchpins to getting this thing under control. it hasn't quite been there yet. hopefully it expands and gets better >> i read something yesterday

that i found troubling all of those being diagnosed with the coronavirus and the deaths related are those numbers being reporting to the cdc >> we have a fragmented system in the country vaping in the past, those numbers weren't reported directly to the cdc. we need to get a system that does that. there's 50 public health departments, each state has theirs and so that reporting process is difficult at best in this country. >> bring in steph. right after the president spoke the dow numbers just tanked. >> tanked. >> what exactly did he say that caused that? >> the market investors, companies, saw the president not assessing the risk very clearly not saying how we're going to increase testing and what the numbers are this is all about risk management you have to assess how widespread is this and what do we do about it people keep saying this is a financial crisis it's very different from the '08 financial crisis where we really were in economic straits

this is a public health crisis there was a tipping point yesterday, when americans watch, famous people with corona, the nba cancelling the season, the country of italy is shut down. when you see that suddenly we're realizing the best way to contain and mitigate this is basically ndhen when everybody's better come back out. >> to your point, the administration rightly says, i mean, i think, the fundamental -- what you're saying it's not an underlying problem with the economy now we have economic problems because of the public health response that's required here. >> that's exactly it this is a public health crisis that thus far has been addressed with pr, with politics, trying to downplay it for whatever reason and because of that we are now facing an economic crisis when you cancel the nba season, and that's the right thing to do from a health perspective, think about the trickle down effect. we talk about social distancing,

how important that is, six feet apart, in a homeless shelter, cots are six inches apart, six inches. >> well, stephanie, thank you, dr. torres, thank you. >> let us turn now to mr. roker for a first check of that weather. >> good morning, we've got really severe weather to talk about, affecting folks in tennessee. you can see showers and thunderstorms firing up. we've got an enhanced risk for severe weather 17 people at risk. tornadoes, hail, damaging winds. this system pushes to the east storms to develop later this morning. the threat for severe storms also at night for nashville. again, those nighttime tornadoes, two and a half times more deadly than others and behind it gusty afternoon breezes for the northeast, airport delays heavy rain from oklahoma to texas to little rock as we push into the northeast, some areas up to two inches of rain besides the thunderstormso

or possible, look for wet weather in the northeast as well getting to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. ♪ get ready ♪ ready ♪ set ♪ jump to the rhythm as hard as you can go ♪ ♪ keep it steady ♪ steady, ♪ to the letter, ♪ right? ♪ turn it up, we giving a show hey hey hey, what'd i miss? ♪ ready, ♪ set ♪ ♪ steady, ♪ bet good thursday morning. i am meteorologist, kari hall. here's the golden gate bridge covered in fog. watch out for that as you go out for your drive this morning. it will clear up withmid-60s an 70s for san in concord and 74 in jose.

we will have warm weather tomorrow and then the weekend it cools down. off and on rain in the forecast, and much-needed showers that will continue into next week. >>h coming up, much more on this coronavirus outbreak, including the overnight reaction to the nba's really stunning decision to suspend its season for the time being plus, tom hanks with a surprising announcement himself. he and his wife rita are in isolation after they themselves have tested positive for the virus. also, we'll go overseas, a closer look at the desperate times in italy most shops and restaurants nationwide there shut down amid a major spike in the death toll there. a live report from rome. but first, this is "today" on

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this week. and concerns come with tpha travel restrictions tied to the travel restrictions. right now we want to look at the forecast for you. our meteorologist, kari hall is tracking that. >> we have seen fog over the south bay as well as san francisco. let's watch out for the patches of fog, but we will have a sunny day and warming up into the upper 70s in many of the inland valleys with upper 60s near the coast. i think the fog will stay around half moon bay, and for the inland areas, rain moving in this weekend and we will see the rain continue into next week. how is the commute rolling, mike? >> north 87, a crash detailed on the chp blotter says the lanes should be cleared. minimal impact. and 85 north is seeing some of the ripple, and that's the only

issue there. south bay 80 stevenson, a crash on the shoulder. a light drive around the bay, and we are looking at another factor, not just metering lights but low clouds and fog. >> we will have another local update for you coming up in 30 minutes.

welcome back to "today," it's thursday morning, it's the 12th of march, 2020 and we are happy to have you along with us this morning. >> we've got a lot to get to. start with the 7:30 headlines, the latest on the coronavirus pandemic, president trump announcing last night in the oval office address that most travel from europe would be suspended for 30 days in an effort to stop the spread of the virus. the uk and ireland are exempt. >> in oregon all gatherings of

over 250 people will be cancelled the next month. the news coming just hours after washington's governor announced a similar ban. >> more than 100 colleges and universities across the country have now cancelled or postponed in person classes. on wednesday schools including the university of michigan, penn state, notre dame, duke announced they would also move to online instruction. >> let's talk more about this new travel ban. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel joins us from germany this morning. the travel ban from europe does not apply to americans and legal residents of the u.s. but to others, they're banned for 30 days from coming to this country. >> reporter: so you have to also watch the political implications of all of this. as craig just mentioned it doesn't apply to the uk. it doesn't apply to ireland. there have been several articles written overnight questioning could it be because president trump has golf resorts in both

of those countries? as you see governments, the u.s. government now taking extraordinary measures to try and protect public health you have to also look at what are the implications politically of those decisions as they have real impacts on the personal freedoms of americans, as they have impacts on international business. many in the uk are wondering, is this a reward to the uk because it left the eu, because it followed brexit, which is something that president trump has been pushing for? so there is the layer of public health and there is also this political layer that people are starting to now watch as we are in this world of the coronavirus. and by the way we might be in this for a little while. you have to remember that it took china about two months before it got its numbers under control. >> richard, there in germany, chancellor angela merkel said something there yesterday that got a lot of attention, a harsh warning. she said that up to 70% of germans could be affected by coronavirus by the time this is

over. how is that news being received there? >> reporter: well, i must say people are taking it in stride. a few minutes ago savannah was pushing vice president pence for exactly this number, how many people could be infected by the coronavirus as it goes forward? and he wouldn't go there. he just said we're going to do more tests and we'll see how it comes. here in germany angela merkel leveled with the people, she said, look, 60% to 70% of germans could end up being infected by the coronavirus and followed up by saying that most people will be okay, steps are being taken but people -- there's not panic here. most shops and businesses are open. but they are doing those mitigation and social distancing steps. there was a soccer match played not far from here last night, no fans in the stadium. so they are taking measures, some schools are closed but generally there is not a panic.

>> all right, our chief foreign correspondent, richard engel in germany, thank you. a bombshell tied to the coronavirus, the nba suspending its season until further notice after an all-star player for the u.s. jazz tested positive, the latest in a host of cancellations and closings happening coast-to-coast. miguel almaguer is at the staples center in l.a. good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. the la clippers and the rest of the nba, the games for this season are over for now. it comes after an nba player tested positive for the virus, a dramatic and drastic move that unfolded overnight at center court. >> you see the teams heading back to the locker room. >> reporter: it happened without warning in oklahoma city. >> the game tonight has been postponed. you are all safe. and take your time in leaving the arena tonight. >> reporter: in a packed arena, the game between the thunder and the utah jazz abruptly cancelled

after a utah player who the league says was not in the stadium tested positive for the coronavirus. then came word from the nba, all games for all teams suspended until further notice. the league adding in a statement the nba will use this hiatus to determine next steps for moving forward in regard to the coronavirus pandemic. as shocked fans flooded out of the stadium, multiple news outlets reported all-star rudy gobert is the player who has the virus, he was asked about covid-19, seemingly joking, seeming to touch every microphone on the table as he walked away. lebron james tweeting man, we cancelling sporting events, school, office work, et cetera, et cetera. what we really need to cancel is 2020. dallas mavericks owner mark cuban courtside when he learned the news. >> the whole idea it's come this

close and potentially a couple players have it, just stunning isn't the right word. it's crazy. >> reporter: just hours earlier, the ncaa announcing its annual march madness tournament is cancelled. with opening day two weeks away sources tell nbc news major league baseball is now considering its options. and now so is the nhl. the entertainment world also taking steps to reduce risk. many talk shows, including "ellen". >> no touch, no even shaking my hand. >> reporter: the tonight show suspending taping in front of live audiences. new york city cancelling their famed st. patrick's day parade the first time in more than 250 years. the massive houston livestock show and rodeo, which has trav

tested positive. >> thank you for coming out tonight. >> reporter: this morning the future of american sports and entertainment in limbo. as the coronavirus reshapes the way we live and play. >> and miguel there in california, overnight the governor also announced he wants to restrict crowd sizes, as i understand it. what more can you tell us about that? >> reporter: the governor doesn't want gatherings of over 250 people in california. here in los angeles gatherings like that happen every day all across this city and this state, as a matter of fact. we are certainly in unchartered territory. >> miguel, thank you. >> we do have a lot more to get to, including the overnight announcement from a hollywood legend that took a lot of people by surprise. tom hanks saying he and his wife rita wilson have the coronavirus. we're going to hear from them coming up after this

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we are back now, 7:41, with coronavirus headline that took a lot of people by surprise this morning. >> it sure did, oscar winner tom hanks and his wife rita wilson revealing they have both tested positive in australia, where tom is filming a new movie natalie morales joins us with this one. >> this one hit home for a lot of people. one of the world's most well-known actors and his wife of 31 years, the first celebrities to announce they've contracted the coronavirus tom hanks and rita wilson are trying to stay positive, urging everyone to stay safe. the coronavirus threat is now a reality for one of hollywood's most beloved couples tom hanks revealing he and his wife tested positive for the coronavirus. as he prepared to film a new movie, they both began to

experience symptoms. we felt bit tired like we had colds and body aches, rita had chills and came and went, slight fevers too. to play things right as is needed in the world right now we were tested for the coronavirus and were found to be positive, adding the medical officials have protocols that must be followed we hanks will be tested, observed and isolated for as long as public health and safety requires ending with optimism, and a call to action. not much more to it than a one day at a time approach, no we'll keep the world posted and updated. take care of yourselves. >> i got off the phone with them -- >> overnight the couple's son speaking out on instagram. >> i appreciate everyone's concern and the well wishes, i think it's all going to be all right. >> reporter: many big names in entertainment expressing their support on social media, legendary actor alan alda writing in part you're helping the rest of us face the reality of this. sheryl crow adding hope you get through this and come home

quickly. in 2013, he disclosed he has type 2 diabetes telling david letterman about it at the time. >> i went to the doctor, and he said you know those high blood sugar numbers you've been dealing with since you were 36 you've graduated you've got type 2 diabetes. >> that puts hanks and others with the disease at greater risk for coronavirus complications. in recent days they were seen taking in sites, both appeared to be in good spirits. the two-time oscar winner was set to star in an upcoming elvis presley biopic portraying tom parker in a statement warner brothers writing they're working closely with the appropriate australian health agencies to identify and contact anyone who may have come in direct contact with the individual, adding the health and safety of our company members is always our top priority

now one of the world's most well-known entertainers, dealing with the virus impacting so many people around the globe. >> and a representative for hanks confirmed the news to nbc. they didn't have any additional comments it seems, though, hanks hasn't lost his trademark sense of humor, sharing the news along with this photo of a medical glove and a biohazard line seemingly it's a play of his love of sharing lost gloves and socks as he posts often on instagram, guys. >> thank you. >> wishing them well. >> i'd like to think we're friends. i mean, they are just -- rita and tom are lovely people and they have such a great spirit. i think it's, you know, wonderful that they were -- that they shared the news i think that's helpful from a public health perspective and that they also shared their good humor and good spirits and sense of perspective we need that too right now. >> yes. >> we are wishing them our best. >> we certainly are. >> mr. roker, how about another check of that weather? >> our friends in the southwest

and southern california, looking at some wet weather coming in, in fact, we have flash flood watches now stretching from california to nevada into arizona. heavy rain pushing in, two to three inches locally flash flooding, mud slides possible good news is, this also has a winter component to it the northern sierra could get up to four feet of snow, which is good news because they have been below what they need and that's money in the bank as far as water is concerned, as we get into the spring and summer that's what's going on aro good morning. i am meteorologist, kari hall. we are starting out with fog in parts of the bay area, but we are in for a sunny afternoon and comfortable temperatures, especially for the inland valleys, reaching up in the 70s today. well above temperatures for the south bay as well as san francisco reaching 67 degrees. we are going to be dry today and tomorrow but then rain comes in

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good thursday morning. right now it's 7:56 as you head out the door. we are watching patches of fog drifting across the golden gate bridge as well as the north bay. we are going to see temperatures in the coast in the upper 60s in san francisco, and upper 70s for the inland areas and warm weather tomorrow. by saturday, that's when the cold front arrives and brings in rain and much cooler temperatures. off and on showers continue through sunday as well as early on monday, and we could take a brief break from the rain on tuesday and then showers on san francisco going from the 60s today to only 50 degrees for a

high by the end of the weekend. we will be watching out for those rain chances with more updates. mike now has an update on thmmute. >> highway 87, the northbound side recovering from highway 85, and it's still very slow, the crash was cleared there. 680, a crash on the center divide, it's just more slowing i noticed there. a smooth drive for the rest of the bay, and a lighter volume, as we talked about. you see the cash lanes there, and we are looking at fog across the golden gate bridge and patches in the north bay. be careful and use standard lights. happening now, new restrictions set to take affect to stop the spread of the coronavirus. the impact is being felt here at

the airports here in the bay area, and the full story on our home page. the dow is down 1,700 points, and this is the second time this week the circuit breakers kicked in, and stocks are down more than 20% from a recent high, signaling a bear market. [car engine failing to start] [clicking of ignition] uh-- wha-- woof! eeh-- woof!

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we're live with the latest. plus, quarantine questions. >> this should be the room you do all of your activities of daily living. >> setting up a home base, to staying stocked up on supplies, what you need to know if someone gets sick. and disinfecting 101. how to keep your home and office germ free during the outbreak, the top tips for cleaning bathrooms, work spaces and especially your cell phone. today, thursday, march 12th, 2020. hey, everybody, welcome back to "today." it is a thursday morning. >> we are missing something that's really important to us on this show, that's our crowd that we normally would show you at this time and highlight all the lovely people who come to watch the show live but we are following the guidance of health officials and we are suspending live audiences at our plaza for now trying to do our part. but we miss you. >> we do miss you. >> we hope to invite you back

soon. >> yes, we do. >> the president, in a primetime address, ordered a strict new travel ban as health officials are warning the global coronavirus pandemic is going to get a lot worse before it gets better. tom costello, joins us with the three things to watch. >> reporter: good morning. the stock market selloff is a major story, major theme. the dow-jones average is down 8300 points, loss of 7.5%. selling so steep on open, they had to halt trading for a 15 minute period. princess cruise lines announcing it is suspending voluntarily all operations globally for the next 60 days from princess cruise. the president announced last night the travel ban for anybody coming into the states that's not an american from europe.

the uk is not effected, americans can still return to the u.s., but they're asked to voluntarily self quarantine for two weeks upon return. the president announcing financial steps for small businesses across the country. meanwhile, the seriousness of the episode with the coronavirus underscored by the nba last night announcing it is now suspending all games for the rest of the season after a single player came down with the virus last night. of course, the ncaa announcing march madness games will now be held without spectators because of threat of the coronavirus, trying to keep people and spectators safe. guys, back to you. >> tom costello, thank you very much. to the harvey weinstein sentencing, just hours after he was given 23 years for rape and sexual assault, the disgraced hollywood mogul was rushed to the hospital, but had a lot to

say before a lot of what he said in the courtroom raised eyebrows. >> certainly did the severity of the sentence caught people by surprise. overnight, a spokesperson said he started to experience chest pain soon after the sentence was handed down, was transferred back to a hospital the man once seen as king maker handcuffed to a wheelchair, rolled out of court, a convicted sex offender that may spend the rest of his life behind bars this morning, shock and relief, felt by women victimized by harvey weinstein >> i think we all gasped for air. >> reporter: the former movie mogul facing 23 years behind bars three years for raping aspiring actress. >> it was a conclusion to the whole thing.

>> haleigh addressed the court before the sentencing, describing what she called his lack of remorse. >> the sentence really showed a strong message from the judge and also that he truly understood. >> reporter: weinstein's defense team vowing to appeal, calling the sentence obscene. >> that number spoke to the pressure of movements in the public, that number did not speak to evidence, nor did it speak to justice >> reporter: in court weinstein spoke for the first time since the trial began. saying i think men are confused about these issues, adding thousands of men are losing due process. other accusers in the courtroom openly wept as the sentence was read the guilty verdict and now the sentence seen as a turning point. >> i absolutely feel that with this sentence and the length of it that more women will feel empowered to come forward and seek justice. >> reporter: weinstein continues to deny all accusations of non-consensual sex he faces four felony assault

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the spanish steps are one of the most popular places in the words. now they're almost completely deserted what is allowed to stay open are pharmacies, crucial as the disease expands and spreads. today in rome doing as the romans do means not doing much at all under rules announced late last night across italy only food stores and pharmacies will stay open and so far few reports of stockpiling. in the capital streets are mostly empty tourist spots are closed and rome's famous restaurants now shuttered. as of last night all the shops, cafes, restaurants, bars, closed these restaurants are normally packed with people, but now they have to cook for themselves. >> the situation started to feel a lot more tense, a lot more real people are definitely limiting their travel outside of their homes.

we're staying home a lot more. >> reporter: authorities cancelling schools, church services and events and police telling people to stand at least three feet apart violators could face fines, even a few months in jail. >> have you imprisoned anyone so far? >> no, because the people are answering well to the crisis. >> reporter: despite the tough tactics the virus is still spreading, 12,500 cases, the second most after china. yesterday the death toll spiked to 827 dead, but not everyone is worried. >> you guys aren't supposed to be this close? >> but we're like always this close. >> we probably got it already. >> reporter: while others see it as a challenge to overcome. >> she has stage 4 cancer. and she's been through chemotherapy and you can't let a virus or the flu stop you from living. >> reporter: you know, guys, i've been here a couple days it's been chilling you know, there's been no one on the streets almost at all.

the mood has palpably shifted just this morning. we've seen a lot more confrontations between the public and the police. >> so much tension matt bradley, thank you very much, we appreciate it. >> something a lot of people are wondering as we deal with this uncharted territory are self-quarantines, what should i realit you do if you are told to. vicky nguyen is here with a reality check, you've got answers. >> we are see corona cases surface across the country and the world. a growing number of people are being asked to self-quarantine either by doctors or local health officials what does that look like and how do you make an action plan what you need to know to ensure what you're doing is effective growing concern across the country. >> a group of people remaining in quarantine. >> because of the coronavirus. >> reporter: each day brings new headlines at coronavirus, and communities under quarantine so what if you or someone you

live with ends up in a self-quarantine situation, what are things you should and shouldn't be doing i'm going to talk to the director to have global health thank you for taking time. >> my pleasure. >> what should you be doing and thinking about >> think about a plan. >> reporter: identify a room as a home base for the person under quarantine. >> once you've designated an area is this the room you should be living in, sleeping in, eating >> ideally, yes, the room you do all of your activities of daily living and spending the majority of your day, home base. >> when you need to leave that room for bathroom or shower break, take a simple step to protect other people in your home. >> take a surgical mask and put that on your face, it will limit your exposure of other people and other surfaces outside of your room to particles when you cough or sneeze and limit your risk to transferring to other household members. >> these surgical masks will be available to you through your doctor or hospital. >> you don't need many they can be reused over and over. >> reporter: doctors warn the bathroom is a hot spot for germs.

>> how important is it to clean all the surfaces >> you want to go over all the surfaces, focusing on the areas that hands will tough the most. >> that means thoroughly cleaning the sink, faucet, knobs and countertops, don't forget to clean the handle on the toilet and make sure to sterilize the door handles. >> what is best ways to clean these things >> no particular disinfectant. bleach works for everything, all recommended by the cdc, if you've got it in the house, i would probably use that. >> what about this a lot of people use sponges to clean. >> that's less than ideal. it stays moist and holds germs inside you could spread germs with that. >> reporter: the next step is key, doctors suggest using household cleaning gloves and when spraying disinfectant, don't wipe it dry. let it sit in the surface and air dry helping to kill the germs. >> another area of concern, laundry, what do you do with clothes and sheets if you're in a self-quarantine situation. >> this is a pretty low risk

area make sure the patient and the person loading the dirty clothes into the washing machine, washing them with other family members' clothes is fine, use enough pods to get a good soapy mix and wash normally. >> does it make a difference when you use hot or cold water >> hot water is better, if the clothing won't tolerate that, dry it as high heat as possible. >> what if you need to restock supplies while under quarantined >> if you want to have a delivery member leave the package or leave the food outside your door and then collect it, that's the safest. >> safety steps you can take to protect the people you live with and your community from the spread of the contagious coronavirus. and another important tip from the doctor, if you're the only one in your family who has to be quarantined and you can manage your own symptoms, 80% of us will be able to, that's ideal.

if you need to be cared for, designate one caretaker and make sure that limits contact with you and washes hands often. >> masks, we see them everywhere, should we wear them, do we need to and are all masks created equal. >> cdc says, no, this kind of surgical mask is not preventing the coronavirus. doctors are mixed, will it help you not touch your face. some say yes, some say no. you're going to be fiddling with the mask, make your touch your face more. this is the 95 mask. this is for front line health care workers who are going to be experiencing a lot of viral load, please save these masks for them these are super uncomfortable to wear. >> and not everyone's wearing them correctly either. >> exactly that defeats the whole purpose if you're walking around with one of these. >> you've been telling us for weeks now cell phones with the germiest things. >> apple just released a statement saying it's fine to use disinfectant wipes, don't use bleach a lot of us have cases on the phone. you're not touching the phone itself wipe that thing down as frequently as it comes to mind and don't take it to the

bathroom or where you're eating. don't submerge it. >> there continues to be confusion precisely how long the coronavirus germs live on a surface. >> huge study came out from u.s. scientists and the government saying that now we think coronavirus can live in the air for up to three hours. >> in the air? >> that's a very big piece of data they also say that on surfaces like cardboard it can last up to 24 hours and on plastic and stainless steel two to three days this study did not prove anybody has contracted the coronavirus that way but it really changes our understanding of it. >> a lot of people are in their house, germ free, they go out, wear their clothes, come home, should the first thing they do when they come home is take clothes off and throw them in the washer. >> doctors suggest that's a great idea the mr. rogers effect. he comes inside, street clothes and home clothes use house slippers think of the things you touch, park benches, bus seats, take

those clothes off. and your kids too, playgrounds and et cetera. heightened awareness about germs. >> a lot of people working from home. >> working from home, the vast majority of us are going to an office we might be sharing a space with other people, touching equipment that other people use this is vital. at least wipe down your desk, your computer, all those hard surfaces we just told you the coronavirus it appears can live for two to three days on a hard surface yes, al, wipe that down. the other thing, we were talking about it in the spot, when you have a spray disinfectant. six to eight inches away from the surface. you're tempted to wipe that up don't. the longer the lick quid is on the surface the more germs it's killing. >> could you put that spray on the laptop >> you don't want to do that but a wipe like that is okay, keyboards, phones, anything you touch, you should be wiping down pens or pencils, if you are sharing these with other people, wipe them down the kids at my daughter's school each got assigned a pen and pencil with their name on it they don't reach into a cup

holder anymore and share those things. >> lots of useful information. >> thank you very much, vicky. >> al? >> this is it. i am going to pull a joe scarborough. let's take a look, southern warmth in the gulf, severe storms up there making their way into the gulf coast, flood watches through the southwest. plenty of sunshine into the pacific northwest. that's what's going on a >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we've seen the fog drifting over palo alto and other parts of the bay area. watch out for low visibility. once the fog clears out, a beautiful day ahead with temperatures warming up. we'll be in the upper 60s in san francisco and upper 70ss for concord and antioch and napa. and then we'll have one more warm day tomorrow before a cold front drops in and brings in some rain. and off and on chilly temperatures along with those showers. we'll see that continuing into at least the middle of next week.

and if you're heading out don't forget che and if you're heading out don't forget check us out at channel sirius xm 108. >> it's pop start time harry is up to the task. >> pop can you do the pop thing first up, wash the lyrics, that's the whole thing with coronavirus news, made its way into the news. if you're tired of singing happy birthday as you wash your hands, a new website washyourlyrics.com times out the proper length you should be washing to your favorite song. so i said "happy" by pharrell. does that work? okay, all right, al, you went with elton john's -- >> oh, yeah, does that work okay, all right, al, you went with elton john's -- >> oh, yeah, "philadelphia freedom. ♪ don't you know

♪ i need to find my answer on a the road ♪ the road ♪ >> all right. >> and what else you guys suggested lizzo's -- >> get my hands washed, check my nails. nails. >> that's a good >> that's a good one. >> yeah. >> do we have proof of this? >> we sing a different song called the corona shuffle, it's a made up song ♪ we scrub our little hands ♪ we get the soap under our nails ♪ >> that's the keeper. >> absolutely. >> she starts making up her own words. >> watch that all day. >> all right, next up, another famous universal monster getting a makeover for the 21st century following the success of the invisible man, made for, do you

remember, $7 million, so far >> the original vampire. >> over and over and over again. could you count them all the hollywood reporter saying jason blum is getting up the new vampire thriller, and is going to take place present day, could put a fresh spin on the original tale, similar to how the invisible man was updated and director and writers are in place so hopefully we'll hear more about that pretty soon. that's kind of big that's a lot of big coffin. next up, our friends the property brothers are adding a list star power to their new show mccarthy,

viola davis, michael buble and even brad pitt getting in on it. >> drew and i are celebrity iou, featuring actresses and singers surprising important people in their lives with home renovations, melissa mccarthy, viola davis, michael buble in on it. hored to with these celebrities give the gift of home to people who have touched their lives. >> there you go, that's "pop start". we've got padma lakshmi, but first your local news and a very good morning. i'm laura garcia. breaking news. take a live look at the big board. the stock market this morning. it's been plummeting for most of the day amidst new economic concerns tied to the coronavirus. the dow down about 1900 points so far this morning. trading actually halted about five minutes after the open when the s&p dropped 7%. second time this week we've seen that same circuit breaker. after trading resumed, stocks continues lower for a time flirted with 10% declines this morning. the plunge comes amidst new

travel restrictions tied to the coronavirus. this morning, governor newsom is calling to limit public gatherings of 250 people. we'll continue to monitor that. monitoring the roadways, mike inouye. it's been light out there. if you can see, foggy. >> foggy is the big issue. the light traffic, they are able to socially distance themselves. we're looking at tougher view of the golden gate bridge. easy drive. the bay bridge toll plaza had the metering lights turned on. a lot lighter getting there. the toll plaza filled in. all these roads are moving slowly. slow through oakland. 580 and 880. anywhere south of the san mateo bridge, lighter. >> thank you very much. we'll be back with another local news update in about a half an hour. 238

we are back on thi morning, it is 8:30, it is also march 12th 2020 and we have a big half hour ahead, including one of our favorites, oscar winner octavia spencer. >> i feel like saying oscar winner. >> in the house.

>> she has got a really cool, powerful netflix series, it is about a trail blazing woman who happens to be the first female millionaire in the country who also happened to be african-american octavia is going to fill us in on her incredible story. >> good one. >> it's time to upgrade your bedding. well consumer reports testing what you should be looking for when you buy sheets and pillows for the best sleep ever. get that thread count. guys, we're going to talk to padma lakshmi about the new season of "top chef," and she's going to cook, a recipe for simple soup. you can enjoy it tonight freeze it for the future that sounds good first, let's get a check of our forecast, al. feeling like april for a wide swath of the country, above normal temperatures, kansas city to dallas, including atlanta and then friday, gets right along the eastern seaboard

new york city near 70. 77 in norfolk and raleigh. 57 in pittsburgh temperatures take a tumble next week, cooling off, milwaukee on saturday 37, warm up to 46 by monday 50 in detroit on monday as well. 53 charleston to start up to 62 on monday and double nickels by mond >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we've seen fog drifting around parts of the bay area this morning. once that clears out, we have a really nice day and warm temperatures with highs reaching into the mid to upper 70s inland. tomorrow is also warm, but then a cold front comes in on saturday. brings in some rain. we'll see the showers continuing through the weekend. and also into early next week, some much-needed showers may also tail off with some snow on bay area peaks. and t and that's your latest weather. hoda >> all right, al, thank you. up next, we'll give you a reason

to smile this morning because look who's here, man, doesn't she make you happy, octavia spencer, she's got an incredible netflix series you are going to want to watch. it is a perfect escape, especially right now but first, this is "today" on

welcome back on the big screen oscar winner screen oscar winner octavia spencer often takes us back in time and she is doing it again she is starring as a trail blazing health care entrepreneur, her name is madam c.j. walker, in the upcoming netflix series called -- "self made." how former slave overcame adversity to become america's first self-made millionaire. >> if you look respectable, we all look respectable everything we do as negroes reflects back on us.

if i can help one person, i'm lifting us all up. wonderful hair grower gives me the confidence every day to beat the enemy. slay the demons, fight the good fight as a colored woman in america. wonderful hair leads to wonderful opportunity. >> wonderful hair leads to wonderful opportunities. hello, octavia, how are you? >> hello. >> the first thing i thought when i was watching some of this was how on earth has there not been a movie, a show, something about this incredible trail blazing woman? how is that possible >> i know. you know, we went through this with hidden figures, and so i'm so happy that her story is being told and i'm really thrilled to be a part of telling it. she was a standard bearer in our home. >> let's break it down and tell people about madam c.j. walker, orphaned at 7, married at 14, widowed at 20. she was a single mom she was making $1.50 a week

washing clothes. how does someone that has endured all of that turn -- tell us about what you think brought her into this category of millionaire? >> she was fearless, and tenacity to overcome insurmountable odds to become the nation's first self-made female millionaire i mean, especially during that time period. >> yes. >> it's a beacon of hope and it tells us what we can do. >> and the cool thing about her was not only did she realize that there was a need and she filled it, she wasn't content on just being successful on her own and look at me at the top of the mountain, no, she brought women up. >> yes. >> talk about that part of her personality. >> she was about female entrepreneurship, and sister hood and making black women feel beautiful. and that was empowerment. >> yeah. >> giving them the means to be their own bosses i mean, that's what we all aspire to do.

>> what i was reading, she seems like mary kay cosmetics before mary kay she had the model, empowered people and her goal was to helpo >> in one of the episodes she says it seems like men can't hear a good idea unless it comes out of another man's mouth. >> yeah. >> is that still the way it is, do you think >> i think we've come a long way. >> yeah. >> so maybe the characterization might have been updated. we've evolved a little bit but definitely during that time period. >> and when you were negotiating your deal to do self-made, did you get extra help from lebron >> i did. >> how did he help >> it's funny because, you know, you reach an impasse sometimes in negotiations and for me i always try to be gracious and say, you know, this is the point of no return for me, but i thank you for the opportunity and lebron and maverick stepped in with christine and mark holder and they had my back in

negotiations we need that advocacy, i think. >> given the climate of everything that's going on with the coronavirus, i just wondered, like, how are you feeling in this moment what are you doing differently in this moment >> i'm a home body person anyway because i'm usually on a set but i'm very prayerful for the nation you worry about people who are living paycheck to paycheck. >> sure. >> for me, i'm going to stay in. i'm going to self-isolate and watch a little tv. >> yeah, all right, well, octavia, we wish you well. a great thing to watch if you happen to be at home is this netflix series called "self-made," it will make you feel good, streaming on netflix, starts on friday, march 20th thank you, octavia, we appreciate you coming in for us. craig, to you. >> sounds like a great thing to binge watch. just ahead, how to find the best bedding for your mattress thread count, durability, other factors key for a great night's sleep. but first, this is "today" on

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we are back with our special series, sleep better today in honor of national sleep awareness week and this morning we want to help you feel good in bed, make sure you get the best rest for your money. so we've invited our guy elliott wilder, consumer digital lifestyle editor, shared their picks for the best bedding, always good to have you, always -- >> thanks, craig, good to see you. >> mattresses past few years have gotten deeper, thicker. >> do these new sheets account for that >> many do you'll see things like deep set so they can, in theory work up to 14 inches we looked at half the sheets shrunk to such an extent after a

year's worth of washing they would not fit on your mattress, and some people spend a lot of money on sheets and we'll talk about that but if you keep them longer than a year, as most people do, and you can't put them on the bigger mattress, they're kind of useless. >> durability specifically, what's your pick >> it depends a lot on personal feel and one of the recommendations that we found is that the way the sheet feels in the store is pretty much the way it's going to feel, wash after wash after wash. we looked at 100% cotton sheets. don't get caught up on thread count. >> not as important? >> not really. it doesn't translate into durability you can spend a lot of money on sheets, they might not last as long generally speaking we found that cheaper sheets shrunk more than expensive sheets but, again, it really varies here. >> those terms sateen. >> percale sheets feel crisper a sateen might be a little shinier or softer. we'll talk about specific brands here and recommendations.

>> let's look at a couple picks, $100 or less. >> these are more. >> these are more expensive. we're looking at this as an investment over time this is $240 shrink as much. so you can use it year after year and one it sounds like a lot but in our test it didn't shrink as much. so you can use it year after year and one from brooklyn, about $100, $140. >> still cotton. >> yes, all cotton. >> and consumer reports best buy, l.l. bean for $149, all prices are for queen sets. >> how long should a set of sheets last? >> personal preference, but think at least two to three years. it's an investment if you can sort of amortize $150 over three to five years it's an investment that we think will help you out. >> talk pillows. >> hugely important. >> start with this one i saw this, and this is funky

for folks who are watching at home what is this stuff inside? >> it's why didn't i think of this idea, it's from coop home goods and the idea is you can make it as firm or as soft as you want it. it comes with an extra bag of filling here and this type of filling, shredded polyester we've found it's the best for keeping its shape and allows it to breathe you don't want a solid memory foam pillow, it's going to trap the heat, you and your wife have heat issues. >> that was very diplomatic, heat issues. >> among other things, maybe but don't necessarily fall for cooling gel pillows. they'll trap heat overnight. >> does it mh sleeper? >> it does

one other thing you want to keep in mind is think of your mattress because what you want the pillow to do is keep your neck and spine neutral so if you have a firm mattress there could be a larger gap between the neck and the mattress, a softer mattress you can sink in, think about all of that when it comes to what your pillow looks like. generally speaking probably not going to want a hugely fluffy pillow, thinner and flatter going to work best for a lot of people. >> what are your picks here? >> this is the coop home goods, the filling you can take in or take out. >> how much? >> $60 and we have one from a company called beckham that's $35, that's also a polyfoam, which is nice and the my pillow premium, a lot of people see those advertised, that's $70 and has that shredded polyfill. >> $70. >> it takes time to figure out how it feels on your neck and body maybe more than you want to spend but you think of it as something that will last two to three years, good buy for a good night's sleep. >> i just learned more in the last few minutes than my whole life thank you. for more on these sheets and pillows head to today.com/shop

oh, savannah >> hello, who am i with? padma lakshmi from "top chef," making a beautiful vegetable soup, perfect for dinner and you said it's easy. >> it's very easy. >> really? >> is it savannah easy >> this is easy, yeah. >> i'm excited and you can store it in your freezer, a great idea right now. we've got that coming up but first, this is "today" on awesome internet. it's more than just fast. it keeps all your devices running smoothly. with built-in security that protects your kids... ...no matter what they're up to. it protects your info... ...and gives you 24/7 peace of mind... ...that if it's connected, it's protected. even that that pet-camera thingy. [ whines ] can your internet do that? xfinity xfi can because it's... ...simple, easy, awesome. [ barking ]

by dove body wash. and this morning on today food we're joined by our good friend padma lakshmi, host of bravo's emmy winning series, "top chef. features a lineup of past all-stars competing for the title and the show's largest cash prize ever.

padma, good morning. i'm a huge "top chef" fan, ironic since uh can't even boil water. >> well, i think you can boil water. i think this is all a facade. >> call my mom and ask her, then i know tell me about this season. >> it's all-stars, really exciting, you're going to know all of the contestants we have ten finalists and five front runners. they're all at least have made it to, you know, sort of the last part -- >> where did you do it >> los angeles. >> we have a lot going on. we shoot at griffith observatory, the disney concert hall we're at the coliseum with olympians, we have kellycert hall. we're at the coliseum with clarkson. >> chock full. >> i hear this recipe is inspired by somebody on the show. >> well, i made it i made this recipe. >> by you, by the host of the show. >> well, we were doing the finale in italy and we all cooked some food and i wanted to

make this classic tuscan dish, which is called something that means reboiled people are intimidated by fennell. cut the stems off, but save them for stock and take out the outer leaves. >> okay. >> you see that little root there. you just want to pull that out. >> pull that little inner thing. >> yeah, like that, see? and then you just cut it like that and people are intimidated. >> are you going to dice it. >> i'm intimidated by fennel. >> no, listen, cut this. just try it. >> no, like cut it out, cut the crap. >> while you do that, i'm going to start frying. so i'm adding two onions, two medium onions. and i'm adding half of the rest of the vegetables, which is carrots, celery and fennel you did a great job. >> thank you. >> it doesn't matter how you cut these.

it's a very forgiving recipe, it's all going to cook down, bay leaves, dried thyme and garlic that's it. >> did you put oil in the pan? >> i did, i put half a cup of olive oil. that's our only fat in this recipe you let that cook down add a pinch of salt to start so it makes the vegetables sweat. cover it, let it go for ten minutes. turning that down because we have one here. so this has been cooking for ten minutes. see how the vegetables have lost color and they're a little softer and the reason i'm adding vegetables in two batches is because i want my vegetables to have some bite to them. >> a little crunch. >> yeah, and retain some of their vitamins as well. >> this is chicken stock. >> this is chicken stock but this recipe can be totally vegan, all you have to do is use vegetarian stock

i'm using about two tablespoons dissolve. let this cook f or a quarter cup, i guess, yeah, of tomato paste. you just put the to nato paste in the broth so it's easier to dissolve let this cook for another five to seven minutes, okay. >> i've got tasters over there. >> fantastic, great. >> hi, guys, how is it >> we're almost done. >> i love this recipe. i'm adding about a tea spoon of salt i like to salt a little bit at a time and then taste. >> the white beans make it, too, by the way. >> the white beans are so great. i mean, they are a ton of protein. >> we're not to the beans yet. he's rushing us to the beans. >> i know. i love this recipe i spent most of my 20s living in italy and this is a great recipe for you, savannah, you really can't mess this up the only way you can mess this up is if you had too much salt or you burn the vegetables. >> oh, my gosh, speaking of. >> turn it down. oh, i had one job. >> pretend this has been cooking for five to seven minutes and you're adding the rest of the vegetables

this is to preserve some of -- >> fire! no. >> all right, now you're going to add greens. this recipe has a lot of greens, this is swiss chard and it intimidates a lot of people, but it shouldn't cut off the stems, and put them all -- roll it really tight. >> okay. >> like a burrito. >> that's a pro tip. rips and all >> i like the ribs with the texture. the smaller you do the ribbons the longer it will take to cook. >> and then dump them in minute left. now i'm rushing you. >> you can rush me you basically just put in all the greens, let that cook. >> do you guys feel super healthy? this is incredible i feel like you're going to add one year to your life just by eating it. >> this is a great recipe to

freeze right now we are talking about food shortages, i would go out this saturday and buy as many fruits and vegetables as you can, cook with your whole family, make a dish like this, freeze it in portions that, you know, if you have a family of four, do four portions so you're not having this big block of ice to defrost there's another recipe on the "today" website which i did last time which is for pork chili verde. substitute the meat for white beans if you're vegetarian let this cook down. >> cover it? >> you cover it, let it cook down and then all you do is add your parsley. >> it's beautiful. >> it's gorgeous. >> drizzle with olive oil. another thing you should do, if you want to prepare to be home and not be able to buy things is not only freeze stuff, but just buy frozen vegetables. frozen is better than canned they usually flash freeze vegetables so they retain most of their vitamins. some of the vegetables we have in our crisper have been sitting there for a week. >> that's good, a lot of people

are buying canned stuff, but frozen, no reason not to do that padma, thank you one week from today, march 19th on our sister network, bravo. coming up, hoda and jenna and the he said/she said fashions but first the third hour. >> after your local news a very good morning to you. 8:56. i'm laura garcia. let's look at sfo this morning where aftershocks are being felt from president trump's white house address last night. he banned most all travel from europe for the next 30 days. the ban takes effect at midnight

tomorrow. up to 120 passengers once on board the "grand princess" cruise ship being held in quarantine at a san carlos hotel following the coronavirus outbreak on board. also today, the last of those passengers are expected to disembark at the port of oakland. the warriors were to host the brooklyn nets tonight, but that game and all nba games are suspended going forward due to the coronavirus pandemic. the nba made the decision to suspend all games at least for the next two weeks. happening now, we're following developments on all of these stories and checking out the impact at bay area airports as well. we'll have the very latest in our midday newscast. also link to our special coronavirus section any time from our home page. we're keeping a close eye on the stock market this morning. trading was haltsed forever 15 minutes shortly after the opening bell. the dow is down about 8 percentage points so far, down 2,000. second time this week circuit breakers kick inside.

live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. this is the third hour of "today." >> welcome to the third hour of "today." al along here with jill, craig, and stephanie gosk again this morning at the table big program ahead including a woman whose husband inspired a mission to help service members. >> and we're lighting things up. amy ryan is here we all know from "the office" and "gone baby >> we'll get to that in a moment but of course we start coronavis over the course of the last 24 hours, there have been a h