continues. t broadst center in los angeles. it's tuesday, march 17th, 2020. this is the "cbs morning news". tightening restrictions to stop the spread of the coronavirus, cities across the country taking drastic measures. now the government is recommending limiting groups to no more than ten people. what's next? are we prepared as coronavirus cases grow, so will the need for hospital beds. also a potential vaccine is already being tested on humans. and campaign concerns. tuesday contests are being affected by the outbreak where polls will be temporarily polls will be temporarily closed. captioning funded by cbs good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. i'm anne-marie green.

as reports of the coronavirus cases continue to grow there are strict new recommendations on americans on how they should live their lives. president trump recommended avoiding groups of more than ten people and the u.s. may be headed for a recession. stocks fell sharply after his comments. wall street suffered its worse losses since the 1987 market crash. we'll have more on this. in the meantime number of reported infections in the u.s. tops 4,500 and 88 people have died. in new york, a coronavirus scare forced a seattle bound flight to be grounded at jfk airport. the plane returned to the gate after a passenger received word they may have been exposed to the virus. in canada an unprecedented step to halt the spread of the outbreak. prime minister justin trudeau is sealing off the country's borders to most foreign

travellers including americans. what new measures are the cdc recommending for people who live here in the u.s.? >> reporter: simply put, americans are being asked to stay home for 15 days to try to stop the spread of the virus. the administration is putting extra emphasis on asking millennials to stop socializing to minimize the risk of passing it around. president trump said the crisis could be over in weeks but now concedes that may take much longer. on monday president trump praised his administration's response to the coronavirus outbreak. but warned the crisis could last through the summer. >> we'll be hopefully a best case not a worse case. that's what we're working for. >> reporter: new cdc guidelines say the nxt two weeks all americans should stay home from work and school, avoid social gatherings of more than ten people and avoid eating and drinking at bars, restaurants and food courts. for now those are just recommendations. local governments like new york

ordered the close of many business, like this ale house. 7 million people around san francisco are under a shelter-in-place order. most only allowed to leave for food, medicine or exercise for the next three weeks. >> i worry about paying my rent because i don't have a job where i cannot go to work and still get paid. >> reporter: grocery stores around the country remain open. some have specific times just for seniors. and in wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak, just one new recorded case today. >> it's a bit of good news. thank you. there are concerns this morning over whether the country's hospitals have enough beds and supplies to treat what's expected to be a wave of people diagnosed with the coronavirus. carter evans looks into the alarming shortages. >> you now have this influx you can't handle.

you overwhelm the hospitals. you have people on gurneys in hallways. that is what is going to happen now if we do nothing. >> reporter: new york governor andrew cuomo is sounding the alarm we could see scenes like this from hospitals in italy unfolding here in the u.s. >> our hospitals are not prepared. >> reporter: bonnie is executive director of national nurses unted. she said the biggest problem now is lack of medical supplies. >> nurses and doctors are already getting sick. >> yes. and as more get sick and have exposure we get sidelined. then who is there to take care of patients. >> reporter: to get through the break medical workers will need 3.have billion in n-95 masks. right now only 12 million. depending on the severity of the outbreak, 200,000 to 2.9 million

intensive care beds could be needed. there are fewer than 65,000 icu beds available in the entire country. the shortages are already causing some doctors change the way they treat patients. >> i am rapidly attempting to convert my practice from in-house practice to answering patients concerns on the phone. >> that was carter evans reporting. at least two dozen potential vaccines for the coronavirus are being developed around the globe, including one at the walter reed army institute of research in maryland. david martin shows us firsthand how the process works. >> reporter: this is the part of the coronavirus that can actually infect you. >> this is the part up here that laches on to your lung cells. >> reporter: the doctor is the director at the walter reed army institute of research. >> this is obviously magnified. what's the actual size of this >> about 20,000 of these can fit on the head of a pin. >> reporter: he's testing a

potential vaccine that would block the vaccine from attaching to your lung. >> if it can't get in your lung cells it can't cause the disease. >> reporter: the race will take 12 to 18 months to run a vaccine. so she's working on a drug that people who already have the disease can take. >> what we're aiming to develop here is an antiviral treatment. >> reporter: she says an existing drug used against ebola may work against the coronavirus as well. >> it's ready for clinical trials in humans, and once those clinical trials shows it's effective then it will be available for wider use in humans, yes. >> reporter: it hasn't proved to be effective but could be used as an emergency treatment. david martin, cbs news, walter reed army institute of research. >> the coronavirus is impacting

today's state presidential primaries as well. four states were scheduled to hold primaries today, ohio, arizona, florida and illinois. but ohio's health director declared an emergency and ordered the polls closed just hours before they were set to open. the other three states are going ahead with their primaries today. we get more from laura podesta. >> reporter: ohio governor spoke yesterday in support of a lawsuit to delay his state's presidential primary until june. >> we should not force them to make this choice. a choice between their health and constitutional r rights. >> reporter: a judge denied the request but overnight the state's health director declared a health emergency to prevent polls from opening. ohio which has reported at least 50 confirmed cases of covid-19 is one of four states scheduled to hold primaries today. florida and arizona have moved some polling places in nursing

homes and assisted living facilities to other locations to avoid exposing older residents to the virus. >> i'm encouraging voters to bring their own pens, black pen is best. to bring clorox wipe with them. >> reporter: in illinois election officials are urging voters to be patient as there's a sudden critical shortage of election judges to staff polling places. >> our judge pool, most of our judges are 50 and over. this is the age group, unfortunately, which is most vulnerable to the virus. >> reporter: the two democratic candidates senator bernie sanders and former vice president joe biden are practicing social distancing while on the campaign trail. sanders camp said it's limiting door-to-door canvassing while biden is closing his campaign offices to the public. laura podesta, cbs news. coming up on the morning news why the price of gas could

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. movie screens are going dark at amc theaters across the country because of the coronavirus. they announced it will close all its theaters for six to 12 weeks starting today. it comes after the cdc recommended public gatherings of no more than ten people for the next two weeks. on the "cbs money watch" now a look ahead at the markets after the dow suffered a historic loss, and amazon is on

a hiring spree. diane king hall is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, diane. >> reporter: good morning. worries about the coronavirus has wall street on edge, but markets in asia rebounded slightly this morning after suffering earlier losses and futures are indicating a higher open today. currently, but yesterday the dow skidded some 2997 points. the largest one day point decline in u.s. history. the nasdaq tumbled 970 points. the s&p 500 dropped 324. meanwhile the european union is investing $89.4 million in a german firm working on a coronavirus vaccine. the action comes amid reports the u.s. government had expressed interest in the company. funding is part of a coordinated response by the eu to combat the coronavirus outbreak. u.s. airlines are asking the

federal government for a more than $50 billion bail out amid a sharp downturn in travel due to the coronavirus pandemic. airlines for america is asking for $25 billion in federal grants. $25 billion for passenger airlines and $4 billion for cargo carriers. the airlines are also seeking $25 billion in low interest loans or loan guarantees. they want federal excise taxes on fuel, cargo and airline taxes to be suspended through the end of next year. and amazon says it wants to hire 100,000 more people to keep up with the crush of orders. the ecommerce giant say it's being inundated as the coronavirus keeps more people at home and shopping online. amazon is warning shoppers it could take longer than the usual two days to get packages and says it's working to get more cleaning supplies in stock because they've been selling out. goodness knows there will be a lot of people in the hospitality industry that will

find themselves with extra time. maybe amazon is the place to go. >> reporter: yes, yes indeed. no wonder they are having to stock up. you see in stores out of cleaning supplies and again online. hopefully they keep up with that backlog and it's good news to hear some hiring happening among this difficult time. >> definitely. diane king hall at the new york stock exchange. thank you so much, diane. so still ahead, a reporter becomes part of the story. cbs news correspondent seth doane shares his story about testing positive for the coronavirus. doane shares his story about testing positive for the coronavirus. hiv controlling, joint replacing, and depression relieving company. from the day you're born we never stop taking care of you.

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puerto rico closed all of its beaches yesterday and cleared hundreds of tourists from the coast. it's part of a crackdown on people violating a newly imposed curfew to curb the spread of the coronavirus. so far the u.s. territory has reported at least five confirmed cases of the virus. our cbs news correspondents often put themselves in harm's way to report on serious stories. seth doane is based in rome a hot spot for the coronavirus. like thousands of others in italy, seth has been infected. this morning he's sharing his story. >> reporter: this deadly virus which has shut down cities challenged health care systems and taken lives does not discriminate. if you've ever been to the spanish steps in the heart of rome you know how unusual -- a reporter never wants to be part of the story particularly this one. >> six cbs news employees were diagnosed with covid-19 and one of them is cbs news foreign

correspondent seth doan.eporterd and developing mild symptoms, cough, fever and chest pressure, italian health workers in protective gear came to our home to swab test us and been monitoring symptoms daily. >> from the moment i learned i was exposed to positive cases we've taken this quarantine seriously because you have to stop this friend. this means friends dropping groceries, dinner parties via video chat and across italy a sense of community if only from the window. i tried to contact everyone i saw since being exposed which has been emotional and difficult, but vital. it is key that those of us with more mild symptoms do not pass it on to those who are more at risk. we must get tested, decrease exposure and stop the spread of this virus in our communities. seth doane, cbs news, rome. coming up on cbs "this

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our top stories this morning, president trump released new guidelines as reported coronavirus cases surge in the u.s. the recommendations include avoiding groups of more than ten people. he warned the crisis could last through the summer. he also said that the u.s. may be headed for a recession. stocks fell sharply yesterday after his comments suffering their worst losses since the 1987 market crash. ohio's governor announced last night that the state's health department will order polls closed due to exposing poll workers to the virus. arizona, florida and illinois are going ahead with their presidential primaries today. coronavirus has colleges and universities around the nation r the rest of the semester.

now students are learning from home, but many questions remain. diane king hall shows us how one family is adjusting. >> reporter: sophomore breanna ettrick is just one of the students at rutgers university who was given short notice to pack up and go. she was planning to leave campus for spring break but then the school said take everything with you. >> said everything has to be out and we may not be coming back. >> reporter: her mom left work and drove two hours to pick her up. >> we had boxes, throwing things in garbage bags and trying to drag them down the hall. ooh >> reporter: she's home now and getting adjusted. >> different teachers have different arrangements. some classes we'll have conference calls and video calls and others. they are giving us assignments and telling us to read the textbook. >> reporter: she's far from alone. with campuses nationwide shutting down, students like isabella collins are shifting to

e learning but there are limitations. >> a lot of my classes are focused on group participation and exchange and free flow of ideas, which has been challenged by the online. >> reporter: other questions will there be graduation ceremonies at the end of the semester. some colleges have already cancelled and many parents are waiting to find out how they will be reimbursed for prepaid student housing and meal plans. >> what's your advice to other parents confronting this? >> my advice would be to start prepping now. have a contingency plan in place. >> reporter: her biggest concern is her grades. >> i don't know how it's going to work. i don't learn well just by reading the textbook. i ask a lot of questions in class. i go to office hours pretty often. >> reporter: she's joining students across the country in a new college experience. diane king hall, cbs news, jersey city, new jersey. so coming up on cbs "this morning," the race to respond to

the coronavirus outbreak. dr. tara narula speaks with survivors of covid-19 as they share their stories of illness and recovery. and online learning as schools closed across the country. that's the cbs news for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com