a film by ken burns. tonight on kqed newsroom. fears of a global coronavirus pandemic and have prompted a state of emergency in san francisco. for the first time e lifornia will ld presidential primary on super tuesday. we will talk about the id impact present trumps visit to india was big inec cle and short on commitments. we will look at the ties one of the strongest markets. good evening. welcome to kqed. we will turn our attention to the coronavirus and forts to contain it. the coronavirus disease has spread to more than50 countries.

for the first time, there are more new cases outside of china where itoriginated theninside the country. on wednesday trump held a news conference. he appointed vice president mike pence to direct efforts to contain the spread and downplayed the rito americans. san francisco is on high al there are new cases in the city. the mayor called a state of emergency to mobilize reurces and to prepare for outbreaks. there appears to be a nd seerson in the united states who contracted the virus through unknown origins. both are from the bay area. joining me, doctor charles chu. and infectious diase expert. thank you for being with us. there is fear in the community. how much concern shouldpeople have. what level >>is appropriatwe

should be worried. we should be concerned. we are seeing cases of the community. lating in the ca infection where we don't know where came from. we don't know how this one individual became infected. we also did not know how the second case in santa clara county became infected as well. we should wary. at the same me we should be quite vigilant. and be able to keep in touch with the guidance om public health agencies and medical authorities. >> make sure you wash hands. make sure you dot touch your face after that. what else? the recommendation would not be to wear masks. not at this time. dewe don't see nitive evidence that we have community transmission where we have lots of cases that are circulating in the hecommunity. the thing, get your influenza uevaccination.

ina is far more common than getting an infection from this virus. >> if you get your influenza vaccination that is to prot t you frnot. it won't help with the new virus right hashmark >> the influenza vaccine does not protect you from this virus buit protects from influenza. it already has been responsible for thousands of death. to put things in proportion. your ri of getting influenza is greater than your risk of getting infected withthis virus. the center for disease control says the potential health threat posed by coronavirus is very high both globally and to the united states. where are we in the trajectory of the virus smart how do you expect it to about the?>> we are seeing more cases of infection outside of china. it used to be the vast majority were in china.

as of yesterday there was a turning point. we areseeing evidenceof transmission in other countries, south korea, japan, italy, iran. so far in the united states we have very few cases. unr 50 i believe. all cases we are ableto track. meaning returning travelers from china that we are able to follow and put contact acg on. individuals that come back because they are quarantine. of community acquired rst cases know where theygot infected. >> do you expect to see more? will it be seasonal? >> i believe it is a possibility. one thing that might happen. it may be due to the characteristics of the virus. the majority of people, roughly 80-85% infected had mild

symptoms or new symptoms. it is only the small fraction of 10-15% of individuals affeed to develop more severe disease which is pneumonia. i do feelthere is certainly the possibility and the cdc warned. there is a possibility we may see ongoing community trofsmission and more case the virus in the community. we will talk about inte therapies. first, on testing. the governor held a press he said the test only received a few test kits and need more. can you tell us about the protocol and how many more kit do we need? >> we willneed hundredsof thousands of kits. the reason. we desperately need kits that can be done locally. one big problem in the united ates, all testing hato be sent to a centralized laboratory. as a result yowould haveto wait. doctors would have to wait

ys. in some cases longer than 24-48 hours. two days before you get a result back. diagnostic tting that cabe done by the county public health laboratory or hospital. the cdc fois making s on moving testing to be local. >> this is your work. a short ti ago to create a rapid diagnostic tool. how is it going? >> it is going well. we developed point-of-care diagnostic where we ca diagnose infection. get a nasal swab, music get a diagnosis. the main challenge is finding a commercial part potentially put can't get a approval for the kit and use it to help doctors make diagnosis.

>> if it happens. hobelong would it until we see it in action? >> because of the public-health urgency of this threat. we need to have better diagnostic tests. not just my efforts. but the alscientific, clin community. we need to have tests that can be deployed within weeks, months. that's the timeframe.>> doctor h charles. k you for being with us today. >>hank you. stock markets around the world suffered steep losses. assigned that e coronavirus related are tang a toll. joining me is re owens. this has been a rough week for inekstors. the worst since the financial crisis of 2008. coronavirus seems to be the trigger. all downward action attributabl

>> it's hard to say. probably the trigger. we had a stocmarket thatwent higher. we have not had a correction of is sort. there were thoughts especialy that push higher within the last couple months. that we needed to come down. we over the end we saw the coronavirus spread. that was the concern. it triggered all of this. we had concerns. ns we had concabout coronavirus, overinflated stock market. all of it came this week in a gigantic decline. >> do you think we are ving into a bear market? >> we are getting close. a 10% decline. we are getting c decline. we have to see where it goes. or in the term. this weekend if we don't see any more shocks to thsystem like we saw last weekend. maybe a calms down. we're getting close to the end of the first quarter.

e month away. most warnings from companies have been on the first quarter. here is what we know this will do to thus in next 3 months. it ends at the end of march. they are going to start saying is this weing farther? will get more color further out. what does it due to the second quarter, the rest of the year. long-term card that will ntinue to plummet. ocks two we see an immediate impact on conferences. some companies are stopping conferences and nceling others.>> facebook canceled a marketing conference that they said was millions of dollars that did not come to the ty. facebonceled the developers conferen in the south bay. we have one coming up in san francisco, microsoft and other large players will not come to.n the ic defense are immediate. if you talk large-scale, airlines not getting teairfares

not getting people into the hotels. locally, the local coffee shop is not getting travelers to come to l a baand coffee before the conference. this is a problem in large- scale but especially here when the tech conferces happen.>> how should the investor handle this? >> it depends. if you're invested in an individual company. you need to see what the d company is saying see what it will affect, understand. tech companies have lysu chain issues. with other companies not so much. travel companies, all kinds of issues. a lot are cancing travel. index, are you in it for the long haul? if people duri the recession, you have seen how much we have come. if you are in it for long haul this is the hope we w come together on. >> slack, zoom, telecommuting products are doing well.>> resume is up more than 30%

since it kicked off. it is a sovideoconferencing ware. people will use that more. it's down 10% today. becaope taking ofits. we haseen a local company trying to make a treatment for it was moving forward to develop antiviral that could be use. now it started face 3 trial and hoops to get data by the end oft april thatcould potentially push this through for treatment. people are looking for that investment. what will people need. companies that make clothing to protect yourself. health workers. that is a hot thing. people are looking for what they need to go into. one of the toolthe governors use moderate problems in the economy is interest rate. federal interest rate. the federal reserve will meet

march 18. they speculate they will/up by a quarter even i have percent. where do you think it will go? >> i don't know. i will say the federal reserve slashing the interest rate may not have an effect on this besides showing up wall street and reassuring. they cut for mand issues where people are not spending money. that's not the issue. it's more of a supply issue ca where we get stuff out of china. it's not that there are people wanting to buy tell offense. apple can't build enough. it can'tget into chinwhere they build them. they can't get parts. interest rates well help. cutting the interest rate one. it will free up money.>> supply issues continue. jeremy, thank you for being with us today.ca on tuesday, fornia will join 13 other states to cast ballots for a democratic nominee. vermont senator iebernsanders has a 17 point lead according

to a recent poll. massachusetts senator elizabeth warren came in second among likely democratic voters. five hopefuls joined on a stage where holes will open saturday. sanders received the rit of attacks. biden appealed to african- american voters where he gets strong support. we have senior editor of politics here and esgovernment condent marie. thank you both. california wanted to be relevant in the democratic nominating process. they moved the primary out. we will vote tuesday for the first time instead of june. what is the impact russian mark two people are thrilled california is relevant more so than if we had the primary in june where it used to be. upthe nomination is for grabs.

california has 415 delegates. that will have a big impact. california is so expensive to campaign here. we have seen candidates, and raise money. not too many have been here campaigning except recently. they a spending time texas and other places where they can be on television for less money. the other reason, to help candidates like harris and eric. they dropped out. if you ask if it helped make california relevant, harris would say no. say bernie sanders hathe lead among democratic voters in california. can anyone take that away from him? is it his to win? >> after 2016 we don't make predictions. it would be surprising if anyone were to beat bernie sanders. however, elizabeth warren in

second in the poll. e ands if those numbers are right to pick up delegates whichcould help her momentum. a lot of peoplewho have tten the vote by mail ballots are holding on way later than they ave. ng on way later than they including people that analyze including paul mitchell. he says it inclu are consistent voters. not about ballots and not turninthem in. they are waiting for ths, debaevada, south i do think that joe biden. h whpens in south carolina could help him stay in the race. if you are bernie sanders or elizabeth warrenyojoe biden might hope the candidates are cold and it becomes a two-way race after super tuesday. there is lot in the air.>> how many other candidates will t the 15% threshold. in order to get delegates in a congressional, statewide you have to get 15%.

the more bernie sanders gets the less ofa pie is for other candidates to divide. you could have a situation with bernie sanders if he reaches 45- 50% nibley reaches hard it is tocampaign here and expensive. is february. almost march almost march 3. th primary was happening in june in california it would be locked up. we are relevant. we do matter. ge we don'tthe attention in iowa, new hampshire, south carolina. there are 40 million of us. you are seeing that in terms of the attention we are getting from e candidates anfrom a about proposition d. what will it do? >> this is a measure that has been talked about. itould essentially penalize people who own properties that

keep street-level vacant storefronts. commercial propea ies. this is beenproblem ins neighborhod other commercial corridors. it is one of those things, property owners are not happy about. you get taxed if you leave it vacant. if you fill it u don't have the tax. the money raised would go to small businesses. people against it say why are you maicng it harder er retail is suffering. what is interesting. if yolook atwho was lined up and support in a town that doesn't agree. the mayor is on board. the chronicle and doorstep. it's less controversial. >> because of the blight? >> anecdotally. i talked to people that have been in a place for nyyears. on market street. ubled. s and the rent t the storefront is taken. that was a year and a halfago. what happens, you get homeless, light.

it looks bad. it's less inviting for people who want to shop on the block, neighborhood. there's a concern. are the landlords being greedy and waiting for a chainstore to come in. a bank. p you can afford dollar rent. if that's the case, let's make them pay.>> a small business for a better price. talking about south carolina. joe biden has to win the state. do you think there is any shot for him if he doesn't win south carofona kenny move ard question mark >> he needs to do well. he said categorically i'm going to win south carolina. he needs memento. he's put all chips on south carolina to show the african- american vote will be a firewall for him. going into super tuesday would give him momentum in other states like alabama, tennessee, texas where there are african-

american voters. if he comes in second or barely wins in south carolina, there's more anxiety among the democratic insiders but pressure for him to get out. it will be a tough call. if he doeswell it could slingshot him into super tuesday.>> winning by a double digit margin. that is key. he has to win, win big. heas to show he has support from the african-american community. and other communities. we know communities of color, women color will be key if democrats want to take on trump and beathim in november. has joe biden been able to solidify any grthps. women of color? >> ll's doing exceptio well among african american úmillionaire tom has cut into he putchips on south hithat.

carolina. the splitting of the vote is making ithard for voters to make the call. do they go with michael bloomberg, joe biden who they know. me african americans inrth carolina like tom. two older african-americans like joe biden. others are open to bernie sanders or one of the younger candidates. the coronavirus.>> it won't scare people from voting. we see the dow. if the stock market tanks further and the economy has a hard time and it takes a pillar away for trums argument being reelected. or where it willbe in the going fall.>> thank you for ing with me today. this week trump wrapped up a two-day trip

to india. his first official visit to the nation. a party like atmosphere punctuated the visit trump lioke about america'ance with india. astrump praised the leadership, clashes between hindus, muslims left dozens dead. it did not haveoman econic trade deal at the end. of indian students. housands tech is investing in india the world's fifth largest economy. a research fellow or and lecture at stanford is joining me. thank you for being here. what was the significance of the trip? >> it will define the 21st century going forward. we have a lot of similar interests. we have a common affinity. es. economic relations. security interest. a cultural affinity.

values in terms ofsecular schism. democracy. similar interests. india the largest democracy. >> one of the largest countries. prime ministertr and presidenp have similarities. they e populists. they are polarizing. they had a very warm relationship from what it lo like and from what we could say. is this typical? what do we see? >> they like the big stage. both leaders. they donom shy away a crowd. one big difference. trump is a business person versus a politician.

trp speaks broad and doesn't focus details as the prime minister who is detail oriented when it comes to politics and ev worries about y little thing you can imagine. it manifests what a trade agreement or some kind of interaction between different countries happens. i'm sure he had his best people to the t. there were things he could not contro the same week trump was there, violence broke out and nearly 40 died. it's based on a new citizenship law that is sparking violence. talk about the law and what it means and why it took place. >> india is a secular democracy. one of the challenges, the ni prime er associated himself with hindu identity. that's what india identity

should become. unfothunately it comes at expense of minorities including muslims in particular. the citizen ship amendment bill says methe ve is taking and is designed to wegeen muslim re. people seeking refugee, citizenship inindia will find it difcult to get citizenship. there are muslims from other countries who have historically come to india. even this present day. friends coming looking for refuge. if violence continues will it have an effect on u.s., dia relations? >> it can. i spoke to people in the bay area. if we see something break out. hopefully nothing of rough thousand. ny more died.>> it was hard to predict

something like that would happened. all of a sudden it have human casualty suffering. it makes inveors skittish. to say nothing of the actual tragedy of people ing. properly gets destroyed. all sorts of things make it hard for an investor to tolerate. in terms ofan californiathe bay area. we have a strong indian american population here. 1-5 indian americans live in california. we have a large almond market. india is one of the largest imports of california almolas. what other onships exist? what about the future question mark >> attack sector the u.s., tyindia, california, indiis known for. there are agricultural relations.

for india, going forward. the tech sector 10% of the economy but it's not the jobs. jobs are in other services. think about how you can continue to grow the tech ec sector andomy as a whole while producing jo. that becomes a big challenge for india. shapes relations in terms of how the tech sector develops. ofthere was hope the trade deal. it ppdidn't . india said they would buy iiib in dollars wort ofweapons. what is the deal? >> we may see something dealer -- smaller. the elections are in november. the u.s. will be campaigning and won't have enough time to hammer out all issues we need economies. between like you for being with us today. before we go.

introduce myself. ont to my parents immigrated from southern india in the 70s. i worked as a correspondent, anchor, reporter for a variety of national, local news companies. cbs, katu. you can find me on social media. let me know who you are and what you would selike to on the show. i look forward to hearing from you. you can find more coverage on our websit thank you for joining me.

robert: fear sinks the markets trump lenges president as democrats battle in south carolina. >> vladimir putin thinks that dold trump should be president of the united states. and that's why russia is helping you get elected so you'll lose toim. robe: on the eve of the south carolina primary, the frontrunner faces incoming. >> walking distance here, is mother emanuel church. nine people shot dead by a ite supremacist. bernieoted five times against the brady bill. robert: but senator sanders fights back. >> the economy is doing really great for people like m bloomberg and other billionaires. but you know what? for the ordinary american,th gs are not so good. robert: still some democrats are increasingly uneasy about whether the party will come together. >> if we spend the next four months --

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