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we are all out of time here on weekends with alex. i'm going to hand it off to joshua johnson kwhoz going to pick it up. >> i am joshua johnson, glad to be with you from headquarters in new york. coronavirus is top of mind, with the first confirmed death in the u.s. it's spreading. we've just learned about two more cases. the white house is painting a different picture. we'll explore what you need to know and how to guard against coronavirus. also the countdown is on to super tuesday, 14 states have more than 1300 delegates to award. will joe biden capital looirz on his big win in south carolina, or will bernie sanders pull farther ahead? we'll analyze and get the clafts. later, we mark 55 years after a historic day in selma. thousands are gathered for a samenial march across the edmund

pettus bridge in alabama. we will take you there live. let us begin with breaking news on coronavirus. two new cases in washington state, adding to cases reported today in illinois and rhode island. that makes 74 confirmed cases of covid-19 in the u.s. the new cases confirmed in washington state come a day after that state announced that a man died from covid-19, the disease caused by this strain of the virus, the first known death in the u.s. the strain may have been spreading there for weeks. >> what we're seeing is the tip of the iceberg, so we're seeing the most critically ill individuals, usually that means there's a significant percentage of individuals of less severe illness floating around out there. >> the white house is telling americans the disease is under control and urging us to stay calm. here is what vice president mike pence said this morning on "meet the press."

>> encouraging news is that of the now 22 americans including the man who sadly lost his life, the majority of them are recovering well. we have this man's family in our hearts and we'll keep all of those that are dealing with and working to recover in our prayers. >> we'll get into the discrepancy between the number of cases the white house is reporting and the number that nbc news is reporting in a second. first let's get to scott cone in kirkland seattle, near where the death occurred. also kelly o'donnell at the white house. scott, let's start with you and the new cases we're hearing about in the state. >> reporter: sure. you mentioned 74. there are many here around seattle. one is a male in his 60s, hospitalized in renton in critical condition.

he had underlying respiratory health conditions. and another male in his 60s in critical but stable condition at the virginia mason medical center. and the first death from covid-19 was here at the evergreen health facility. in all with these new cases according to the numbers coming out, we have a total of eight cases in washington state and another four under investigation. and in addition to that, about a mile away from here is the nursing facility where two people -- two of the cases were, one is a resident of the facility, one is a worker there, and another 50 people who have been exhibiting symptoms may have come into contact with them, and they too are under investigation. so we knew these numbers would increase, and that does seem to be the case. and washington state has become a real hot spot as this virus continues to spread. joshua? >> kelle, let me come to you.

the president held a news conference, and his message seems to be that the administration is on top of it. here's part of that. >> prepared for any circumstance. we hope it's not going to be a major circumstance. it will be a smaller circumstance. but whatever the circumstance is, we're prepared. and i'd like to just ask and caution that the media we would respectfully ask the media and politicians and everybody else involved not do anything to insight a panic because there's no reason to panic at all. >> so big or small, kelly, the white house says they're ready for it and asking us not to undu unduly freak out the american people. is that still the message? >> reporter: that is a big part. i think there is an effort to try to project reassurance and to try to outline the steps that they're taking. they want to appear competent. certainly there have been critics, democrats among them,

saying this administration has not been properly prepared in part because of the way the administration has handled earlier instances of time to prepare for this kind of a national health emergency. the split on the numbers that you indicated is that they're separating the cases where the original contracting of the virus owe kirtd inside the united states and the additional 46 americans who are dealing with the illness but brought back to the united states. they were traveling overseas on the cruise ships, that sort of thing. in part of what they're trying to understand about how it's spreading, knowing the origin is important. in a practical sense the bigger number of 74 makes sense to people. but if you want to know why it's in two separate camps that's part of the reasoning. certainly what we're hearing from the administration is an expectation there will be more cases. they're not suggesting that this is not going to spread.

they're saying it will likely spread. they're saying the risk generally for americans is low based on what we've seen so far. they're of course encouraging people to wash their hands. they're saying masks are really useful only if you are already ill or for health professionals. they're trying to get the message out, both a health one and political one. >> scott cohen, kelly o'donnell, thank you. regarding that discrepancy, the administration puts it at 22. nbc news has counted at least 74 cases. let's continue with medical contributor anatalie azar. welcome. >>hi. >> first of all, i am sniffling right now. >> yes. >> so of course i am among the people who is concerned about all of this, including where to get the best information. we'll talk more about it tips and strategies and so on a little bit later on in the hour. but where do we go to know what is actually going on with

covid-19? >> the cdc website. our medical unit is in communication with cdc on a very, very regular basis. i will also say that most hospital systems are communicating with their staff on a regular basis, as ours is. our teams at most hospitals are meeting on a daily basis to communicate to the physicians on staff. to answer your question incredibly concizely, people in this country should feel comfortable to reach out to their doctors and health care providers who should be getting guidance from above. >> the man in his 50s who died in washington state as well as the health care workers who are being tested for exposure around whom there was concern they were exposed, it sounds like in some ways this is, if you were putting any other illness, infection in place of covid-19, not unusual. >> right.

>> there is someone in a health care facility who contracted a virus, the people around them are being tested for that virus? >> correct. that would be really standard of care for any respiratory-borne illness with a decent amount of trans missability. covid usually infektsz up to two to three people would. whereas influenza would affect maybe a little over one person. whenever you have a situation like that, isolating is one of the most important things in testing contacts of that person. >> i want to talk more about what we do about covid-19 later in the hour. with regards to what makes this virus unique, for example the international journaling of infectious diseases rates this as r not 228. what does that mean? >> that refers to how many people can be infected by an infected person. that's called the r-not.

it's and 2.2. for every person infected, they will infect additionally about two other people. influenza in contrast, the r-not is around 1.3. every person infected will flu will infect only one other person. we are already considering it to be more contagious than flu. for any outbreak to stop, it has to be less than one. you'll say how is that possible? this is a population-based model. the average has to be less than one for an outbreak to stop. >> we'll pick up with you later on in the hour, for now, thanks very much. >> thanks. joe biden won big in south carolina. it was a win that could give him a much needed boost on super tuesday. he made the rounds, addressed concerns about his campaign, from south carolina congressman

jim clyburn, the congressman's endorsement helped biden win over some voters. >> do you accept his critique that you've had people running your campaign that has mishandled this campaign? >> no. i accept critique that we have to do better. i accept that we have -- a matter of addition, not subtraction. i'm ready and wide open to accept the criticism of people like jim clyburn as i have with others. we have to get better, including criticism of me, how i can get better. >> meanwhile bernie sanders finished well behind biden. the senator did not win a single county in south carolina. still he is dominating his rival in one key area, fund-raising. the sanders campaign reported raising $46.5 million last month. that windfall comes right before super tuesday, with 14 states up for grabs. those states including texas with 228 pledged delegates. the latest nbc news maris poll

shows 34 spor sanders. in that survey, sanders and biden are statistically tied, sanders at 26% support, biden at 24. oklahoma will also vote on super tuesday. that is where we find vaughn hillyard. how is he planning to capitalize on yesterday's win? >> reporter: this is his first victory, joshua. south carolina, he comes four states in. this is sort of the line that he needed to be able to walk out of south carolina, and we should note his second-place finish in nevada was that he was able to build a broad coalition of support, particularly among black and brown voters. you saw pete buttigieg leave iowa and then new hampshire trying to center himself up as the best counter to bernie

sanders. but you have seen joe biden move into that second spot with delegates. when you're looking at the 14 states voting this tuesday on super tuesday, this is a -- this is the true test for joe biden. and this is where the campaign believes that they're going to be able to separate themselves from elizabeth warren, from amy klobuchar, and from pete buttigieg. of course if you talk to the warren, klobuchar, buttigieg campaigns, they believe they can make plays at the congressional district level. not only on tuesday are delegates apportioned by who wins at the statewide level or who meets a 15% threshold, but if you can win or get 15% support, you can also pull support. that's why the likes of amy klobuchar and pete buttigieg are coming to places like tulsa and clom city tomorrow. amy klobuchar is also heading up to minneapolis tonight. you'll see mike bloomberg making his play. each of these candidates are in

selma this afternoon, crossing the edmund pettus bridge, the location of the 1965 bloody sunday, and a march to montgomery, the state capital. you are seeing them fan out across the country. going to norfolk, virginia is vo bind. bernie sanders holding rallies in san jose and los angeles, because this tuesday is the day in which the largest allotment of delegates will be handed out. there is that chance, if bernie sanders is able to perform incredibly well not only winning statewide by meeting that thresholds across these 14 states, there's a chance he could pull away with a sizable margin that would be tough for any of these candidates to overcome. that is where, it was at buttigieg campaign official just yesterday afternoon, acknowledged the field for this field to winno. because the more candidates you have in it makes it that much

harder for a candidate, joe biden or elizabeth warren, to get 15% support in these congressional districts. you know, these candidates believe they can do well in states like march 10th or march 17th, that they favor them more so than bernie sanders. but the reality is the map is the way that it works. if bernie sanders is not only able to win in white states like new hampshire but also able to perform in places like a south carolina, to what extent is he too tough of an opponent for any of these democrats to take on? >> that's vaughn hillyard in tulsa. thanks very much. most of the candidates are in another super tuesday state, alabama. they are commemorating a civil rights march that happened back in 1965. demonstrators were attacked as they tried to cross the edmund pett p pettus bridge in selma.

the voting rights act passed after that. blayne alexander is live in selma. what's the latest? >> reporter: i'll show you. what you're looking at right now is the overflow crowd. behind me is ground kpapel ame church. that is where people are listening to people speaking on this commemoration of bloody sunday. but what you're hearing is kind of a telecast of the speakers inside. just a few moments ago you heard vaughn talk about former vice president joe biden. he just wrapped up his speech here. you heard applause inside the church, from people out here. and i really think that underscores what we're looking at here. it is impossible to talk about this commemoration of bloody sunday without noting the timing of this, without noting the fact that this is just two days away from that very heated super tuesday competition, election on tuesday, and the fact that

you've got candidates who are still vying for that critical, crucial black vote. so this is something that happens every year. we heard joe biden here. we know that former mior michael bloomberg was also inside. i think we've got video of a striking moment where he got up to speak. there were some people in the congregation who stood up and turned their backs to him, refused to listen to him. sending a very strong sign there. those are just a couple of the candidates who are here. it's impossible to look at the fact that we're close to super tuesday. this is in so many ways synonymous, selma, with the fight for african-americans to vote in this country. so certainly a very strong political undertones here. now, one thing that i do want to point out for you joshua is the reason we are here, the 55th anniversary of selma. but this is something people are getting excited about. congressman john lewis made that march across the bridge 55 years ago. he is going to be the guest

honoree here in selma. he is battling cancer. there was question as to whether or not he would be here. we have learned he will be. >> that is great. it's really good to see him up and about. thanks very much, blayne alexander in selma. much more to come, michael bloomberg's new ad goes directly at president trump's response to the coronavirus outbreak. how well is the administration handling the virus and the information around it? (burke) at farmers insurance, we've seen almost everything, so we know how to cover almost anything. even a "gold medal grizzly." (sports announcer) what an unlikely field in this final heat. (burke) not exactly a skinny dipper, but we covered it. at farmers, we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. so call 1-800 farmers to get a quote. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ officially hitting the us.virus

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democratic candidate michael bloomberg is among those taking aim at president trump's handling of the coronavirus in this a big, expensive way. new york's former mayor bought three minutes of national ad space on nbc and cbs. the ad will run tonight with the look and feel of a presidential address. he will contrast his accomplishments with the trump administration's actions during

this crisis. >> i know this has been a worrisome week for many americans. the coronavirus is spreading, and the economy is taking a hit. markets have fallen because of uncertainty. at times like this, it's the job of the president to reassure the public that he or she is taking all the necessary steps to protect the health and well-being of every citizen. my method was to plan ahead. we worked with hospitals and first responders to develop plans in advance, to improve communication and invest in preparedness. >> a trump campaign spokesperson accused bloomberg of shamelessly politicizing the issue. meanwhile we're learning of more cases in the u.s. with the number now at 74. president trump held another press conference yesterday, signaling a more robust response to the outbreak. >> since the early stages of the foreign outbreak, my administration has taken the most aggressive action in morn

history. to confront the spread of this disease. we will respectfully ask the media and -- >> how well have the president and his task force handled this? how much worse or perhaps better will it get? let's discuss that with an geerin, good to have you with us. >> nice to be here. >> what's the behind-the-scenes reaction been so far to how the president and his staff have handled this? >> well, the white house has been in crisis mode all week. remember, the president was away for part of the week in india. and it was during the time that he was away that the virus really began to spread quickly or the numbers began to mount in the united states. and the stock market began to react accordingly. by the time he got back from india, overnight tuesday to wednesday, he was in full crisis mode and all of his aides were

too. and they have sort of been flailing ever since. the press conference yesterday at the white house, that the president led, actually caused a good deal of confusion, as had the press conference he had given two days before, because he keeps contradicting some of the scientists and exsperts he has with him. he has not muzzled those experts. they are going out on television, they are issuing statements, holding their own press conferences. but they keep getting contra dikted by the president of the united states. >> can you give me more clarity in terms of the importance of those press conferences versus what's going on behind the scenes? there's a clip we have of vice president mike pence who is in charge of this task force. he made a kind of confusing statement about face maskz during yesterday's press conference. listen. >> the average american does not need to go out and buy a mask.

but this administration is going to always put first our patients first and second we're going to make sure and protect the health of our health care providers. as the president said, we have more than 40 million masks available today. we've contracted now with 3-m, 35 million more masks per month will be produced and we'll work with other manufacturers. >> we don't need face maskz but the federal government is buying more. those two things seem contra diktry. but vice president mike pence isn't running tests, treating patients. how much does it matter what the white house says as long as this is behind the scenes being handled properly? >> the white house is trying to project calm and a sense of being in control. which is normal. other presidents have done the

same. frankly, the video you played, the ad from mike bloomberg is an attempt to do the same. he's saying if i were president, i would be projecting calm. now watch me. but what pence said there is technically correct. he just didn't explain it very well. what he's trying to say is that most americans do not need to walk around the shopping malls and driving their cars wearing face masks. however health professionals are going to need masks. the government has stockpiled them and is working on ways to distribute masks but also trying to figure out how to get more into the pipeline. that is actually a responsible public health reaction the vice president was attempting to communicate. it just kind of, as with many other things that the white house has done this week, it came out a bit muddled. >> anne guerin of "the washington post," thanks very much. >> thank you.

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caucus system back in 2016. the top issues there probably won't surprise you. health care and climate change. joining us now is gabe snider, a nonprofit that covers minnesota. welcome. >> thanks. >> senator klobuchar is in front. bernie sanders is nipping at her heels. is that what we expected? >> it comes as a surprise to me especially looking back at knew months ago when senator warren was leading. there haven't been many polls. i think that's been a problem of judging the accuracy of what's going on. it's also not surprising in the context, it's senator klobuchar's home state. you'd think someone is going to do well there. >> with regard to her winning, she started her campaign in minnesota. during a blizzard. and has kind of made a big thing about being this kind of plucky underdog candidate, they

couldn't do it where we formged ahead and here we are. this argument if i don't win minnesota and that doesn't mean it's all over for me, do you buy that? >> no. at least as far as i remember no other poll has shown me she can win another state. i think a big question is after you win minnesota on super tuesday, if you do, where do you go next? she's not polling well in california, didn't do well in south carolina. i don't know what the strategy is moving forward. i think that's a question for her campaign. >> she did bring that up during a cnn town hall where she was asked this question. here's how she answered it for herself. >> minnesota is one of those states, your home state, yes or no, is that a mustwin for you to continue? >> i never set limits tests but i know i'm going to win. i think i'm ahead by ten points in two polls that just came out in the last week, by the

newspaper and another one. and the key part is not necessarily primary. the key part is general election. >> now, gabe, granted, i understand senator klobuchar's argument in terms of why she thinks he's the best one not just for minnesotans but also for the democratic party in general, that her appeal as a midwesterner, someone who works across the aisle, is someone that the democratic party needs a larger sense. op the ground does that ring true in terms of what minnesotans actually want from their leaders? would minnesota democrats reflect that point of you back? or is she the only one saying this? >> i think smn minnesota is a unique state. you have the democratic farmer labor party. the history is very much rooted in this idea that all of these issues that are being brought up in this primary, including some of the things that senator sanders has been prominently talking about in terms of unions and other folks have talked about this as well, are at the forefront. i think the message that's

resonating -- that senator klobuchar is talking about isn't necessarily the only message resonating here. i think senator sanders has done well. in 2016 he won the minnesota caucus when it was a caucus state. i think it's quite possible that senator sanders is going to do quite well. there are a lot of candidates in the field. we'll have to see how it plays out. >> briefly, are minnesotans not to have a caucus this time around after iowa and nevada? >> i couldn't tell you. they're not going to have one this year. >> i hear that. >> at least they had one -- >> right. >> thanks. >> thanks. north carolina, it has the third most delegates among super tuesday states with 110, california has the most followed by texas. a candidate has to get 15% of the state to earn delegates. north carolina holds a semi final. what issues are on the minds of north carolinaans?

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fear with some facts about what this disease is, how it works and what we can do. now, our understanding of this is still evolving, but here's what we know right now. coronavirus is actually a large family of viruses that typically circulate among humans. they cause mild illnesses, the common cold for example. this specific coronavirus causes a disease known as covid-19. it is a new rapidly evolving illness that started in wuhan, china. it's hit more than 60 countries including the u.s. some have no clear links to china. it spreads from person to person much like a coiled or flu, being near an infected person or picking it up near someone coughed or sneezed. the warning signs are mild, a fever, cough, shortness of breath. experts say symptoms may set in

from two days to two weeks after you're exposed. basically covid nooichbt looks just like the flu at first. how do you tell the difference? experts are investigating how coronavirus spreads through the air. specifically whether the tiny droplets that remain in the atmosphere could cause disease in other people after the ineffected person has left. for the flu there's a vaccine that is effective in preventing the most dangerous types. covid-19 has no vaccine yet. researchers are working on it. dwoeping it is a long process. the flu infects about a billion people worldwide every year. about 9 to 45 million americans get the flu every year. today we know of more than 86,000 cases of covid-19, including 74 in the u.s. not 74,000 in the u.s. 74. now, the flu kills upwards of

291,000 people a year around the world. that includes between 12 and 61,000 americans killed by the flu. this coronavirus has called just over 2,900 people, including one person that we know of in the u.s. now, one of the country's top medical experts yesterday reassured the public that the chances of contracting this disease are still quite low. >> the risk is low. >> thank you, mr. secretary. >> the risk is low. i encourage americans to go about their life. that includes travel to california, oregon and state of washington. and we will continue to have aggressive public health response with our state and local territory health departments. americans, independent of where they live in this nation are at low risk. we're going to continue to evaluate aggressively, these cases as we see them and learn, we'll communicate that. >> let's get answers with natalie azar who's back with us.

let's go through some of the common questions. face masks, should i buy one? >> no, you should not buy a face mask. a surjcal face mask, the one you see everywhere people can slap on does not filter the viral particles. the n-95 particulate res prairts that have to be fitted are for health care officials at the moment. >> should i be concerned? i can think a lot of people who heard about bird flu, swine flu, they're like, another virus for me to be scared of. >> here's what i think. when people say are we causing too much hysteria, let's put this into context. this is a huge deal. the fact that there is a new virus like this that is potentially more fatal than flu and potentially more contagious than flu is a very, very big deal. that being said, the vast majority of people are not at risk necessarily of being exposed. the vast majority of people are going to experience a mild illness. so for the average everyday

person in america, it's not something to think this is the end of the world virus but it's a huge deal. it would be like if we never had influenza before and now we do. >> where do we stand in being able to catch it and fight it? >> vaccine, easy, a year to a year and a half away. even as fast as we can do it, you just can't plak it any faster. it just needs to be done a certain way. in terms of the process of identifying, isolating and contact tracing, the fda is fast-tracking kits, allow local and state governments will do testing on their own, they're going to give companies the ability to prove their test works and they're going to be allowed to use it. we're going to see that testing more so if somebody comes in, you're not only testing for flu

but for covid zblooint this is where we have to walk at the pace of science and not go too fast. this can turn into hysteria. we appreciate you giving us clear information of what we know right now. >> sure. >> thanks very much. >> thanks. coming up, joe biden won big in south carolina, but will that give him momentum to keep up with bernie sanders on super tuesday? how does that affect the race for the nomination? we will focus on texas next.

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we had a few technical issues as we were discussing super tuesday in the state of north carolina. didn't pay the cable bill. blame me. but we have danielle on the phone, a reporter with the charlotte observer. thanks for making time for us. >> thank for having me. >> you can blame me for not having you on camera. we will get you next time. with your reporting is focused on economic issues facing voters in your state. what's at the top of the list when it comes to that? >> we exemplify the urban rural

divide here in south carolina. our cities are seeing a lot of job growth and population growth as a result of affordable housing in ways to combat the growth and the impact. on the other hand we have rural counties where a lot of people are leaving the counties. we have had a decline in the manufacturing industry. i think seeing that play out will be critical to seeing how the election is going to go here in north carolina. >> north carolina is an interesting place. there are pockets of urban and rural and suburban and high income, low income, high educated, lower educated a. friend of mine moved away from washington to take a job there because we loves it so much. which of the candidates is doing the best job of speaking to the north carolinian who is are of many income levels and want the state to be livable for them at whatever level they are at. >> the candidates have made a variety of pitches -- we have seen pretty much every candidate

coming through either charlotte or raleigh. the bloomberg campaign has really invested a lot of money here in north carolina. spent way more than the other candidates on advertising and talked about affordable housing, transportation, infrastructure in some of the issues and in his pitches to the state. >> danielle, thanks for letting us place a quick collect call to you. we appreciate your insights. thanks. >> thanks for having me. now on to texas with 228 delegates for up jobs. the polls show the biden campaign might need to pull votes away from bloomberg to beat bernie sanders. joining us now, congressman vincente gonzalez whose district runs south to the border town of mccallan, texas. good afternoon. >> good afternoon. >> why joe biden? >> he is clearly the candidate that can get us past the finish line in november.

any poll after last night that doesn't have him at the top of the list is hard to rely on. obviously voters are much more complex than polls and we don't have a legitimate time to do a poll after last night. he has the wind at his back. i think he is going to win texas, moderate states like tennessee, virginia, alabama, oklahoma, arkansas, utah, i think it is going to be a domino effect. and after last night, joe biden showed us he's the only man who can get us past the finish line. i think at this point the democratic voters in this country are also seeing and asking themselves who can win in november. it is not who i like the most. it is who can win in november. the answer to that is joe biden. >> i would like your sense of how he wins in november. he spoke to chuck today this morning on meet the press and chuck asked him how he was going to beat bernie sanders on super tuesday. his answer was a little vague. listen. >> all i know is why i think we should -- why i hub should be the nominee, why i think we have such an enormous opportunity and

why i think people -- they are not looking for revolution, they are looking for results. >> i don't fault him for being vague necessarily. chuck also asked pete buttegeig where do you think you are strong on super tuesday and he said there are a number of cities and states where i think we will be fine. i understand the opaqueness. but what is his path to victory? he has one primary ever. that doesn't feel like a path. >> it is an important prime aempl it is a states with high african-american participation. texas is going to have loss a lot of latino who is are going to come out i think and support biden. he still has other states with high african-american and latino participation where i think biden is going to come out ahead. he is going to take it all the way to the end. i have full confidence that they end of super tuesday we are going to start seeing a lot of the other candidates get behind him as the only legitimate candidate who can ket us past the finish line in november. >> i went to houston last year

and spoke to young latinos. the issues that they said were important to them are all the things bernie sanders has been talking about from the jump. if he is the nominee, are you cool with that? >> whoever is the nominee, i think all democrats are going to get united hirnd. but i have no doubt that it is going to be joe biden. if you go around the country -- i had friends calling me earlier this week saying we are only going to be with joe biden if he wins south carolina. last night i texted them and he sai -- i said, it's done. i think you are going the see movement behind joe biden not only in texas, tennessee, virginia, alabama, utah, colorado, and many other more moderate states. i agree, california is going to be an issue but he is going to gain ground between now and tuesday in california. i think we are all going to be surprised at the end of the vote count on tuesday. >> last few seconds congressman a clear yes or a no.

if bernie sanders is at the top of the ticket are you cool with that? >> if bernie sanders is on the top of the ticket all democrats in this country are going to unite behind him and push. it doesn't matter what is on the top of the ticket, anyone on our side on the top of the ticket is much better than the president we have now in the white house. >> texas democratic congressman vincente gonzalez. thanks very much. >> thank you. coming up, the latest on the coronavirus, updateds in, the first confirmed u.s. death. what health officials are saying now about the spread of the virus. plus today marks the 55th anniversary of a landmark civil rights march. we are live in selma as thousands of people including presidential candidates are marching across the edmond pettis bridge. that's ahead as the news continues on msnbc. ill going fo, even though i live with a higher risk of stroke due to afib not caused by a heart valve problem. so if there's a better treatment than warfarin... i want that too. eliquis. eliquis is proven to reduce stroke risk better than warfarin.

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it is a busy sunday here at msnbc headquarters in new york. hey there, i'm joshua johnson with breaking news on coronavirus in the u.s. by nbc's count, there are now 7,400 cases in states from coast to coast. this follows yesterday's news that the u.s. has had its first death from covid-19 a disease caused by this strain of krirsz. a man in his 50s in washington state has died. nbc is in eastern washington where that death occurred. and kelly o'donnell is at the white house. scott, washington seems to be at the front of the story right

now? >> absolutely is. firstly, the death that you noted that occurred in the hospital behind me, having the dubious distinction of now being the site of the first coronavirus or covid-19 death in the u.s. it was a man in his 50s who did have underlying health issues. there is another pasht in the hospital behind me who is in isolation. we just learned of two more cases here in king county washington, a man in his 60s hospitalized in renton, washington, in critical condition, critical but stable. but this was a gentleman who also had underlying health issues. and another man in his 60s at the virginia mason medical center. in all n the seattle area, king and snohomish counties we are talking about eight cases they are looking at. in addition, there is a nursing home, skilled nursing facility about a mile from here. there are two cases out of there. one a resident, one a worker. but 50 people who have exhibited

symptoms. so they are checking to see whether they have an outbreak there and what to do about it. and this also was the site of the first coronavirus covid-19 case in the u.s. back in january. and the fear is that it has been spreading locally ever since then. so we could be looking at hundreds of people that are affected. >> kelly o'donnell vice president mike pence was on meet the press this morning speaking to chuck todd. here is part of what he said. >> the encouraging news is that of the now 22 americans, including the man who sadly lost his life, the majority of them are recovering well. we have this man's family in our hearts. and we'll keep awful those that are dealing with and working to recover in our prayers. >> kelly, the administration's message pretty much consistently

has been kind of, we got this. >> they are trying to project confidence in terms of how they are responding. they are also trying to keep fears in check. the message has been from medical officials who have been part of the coronavirus task force that for most people who come in contact with this, the illness is not life threatening. and it can be, though, for those with underlying medical conditions, and doctor fauci, who is from the national institutes of health said periodically you will see someone who is more able bodied and otherwise well who also has a poor outcome. but what they are trying to say is that it is not as deadly as some might fear. and at the same time, they are also trying to say, they are doing the things that are required to try to contain the spread. they are getting testing available and so forth. again, the discrepancy in the numbers is the 22 cases now add a couple more that the vice president was talking about this morning. those are cases that originate in the united states.

there were 46 americans who came in contact and got the illness when they were traveling abroad and have been brought back to the u.s. when you add that all up is where you get to the numbers we are at today. and part of the importance there is trying to understand how is it spreading? and so looking at new cases within the united states is where a lot of the foeg success right now. officials here also say they are working on a vaccine although they readily acknowledge that it would not likely be developed and ready in time for the current season but looking forward to perhaps other iterations of this illness. and they are also saying that things like masks are useful for people who are currently ill or for health professionals but that americans generally don't need to be buying masks, they say, as a matter of precaution. more effective, they argue, to do lots of hand washing, to stay away from people who are ill, that kind of thing. politically, the administration is trying to project that they are doing the things that are required and that there is enough in terms of resources that has a political benefit as

well as a practical one ask. that's the argument they are making. >> that's nbc's kelly o'donnell and scott cohen. thank you both. globally covid-19 has killed nearly 3,000 people and sickened nearly 90,000. italy has been hit especially hard. nbc's bill neely joins us now from milan. bill, i know it has had an impact on a number of events, milan fashion week. it hit italy pretty hard. how is italy dealing with it right now? >> hi joshua, italy remains the epicenter in europe, especially in the area around the city milan. the latest figures today, 34 dead now in italy, and more than 1,600 infected. italy, iran, and south korea, remember, are the main clusters outside china. a top italian health official today warned of what he called the tsunami effect on hospitals if this didn't contained. well, they are trying to contain it. hundreds of churches closed

today. no sunday masses. big soccer matches canceled. and of course close to here, those 11 towns still quarantined. 50,000 people here on lockdown. and they are trying to contain this globally, too. an extraordinary appeal from the world health organization's chief today saying that anyone over 60 and anyone with underlying health conditions should avoid large crowds that covers at least hundreds of millions if not a billion people worldwide. and you can see that in south korea as well. south korea asking its population of 51 million people to stay indoors. some countries taking extraordinary measures. the mayor of seoul today in south korea leveling charges against the leaders of the cult -- it was from that cult, really, that two thirds of south

korea's virus cases have come. the mayor of seoul says that the leaders of that cult were willfully negligent in allowing their people to go all over south korea and willfully negligent, too, in not cooperating with the authorities. the cult say that this is just some kind of witch hunt. worldwide, joshua, this is causing division, anxiety. in france, extraordinarily, they have said that people should not shake hands when they greet each other and that they shouldn't kiss each other on the cheek, which is pretty much the custom in a lot of western europe. the french president macron ignored that today and gave two kisses to italian prime minister when they met in naples. maybe not setting a very good example. but being no doubt that this virus worldwide outside the united states is still spreading. four countries reporting their first cases of the virus today.

joshua. >> i should clarify, milan and paris fashion weeks are affected by covid-19. i don't think they have been canceled. they are certainly carrying on air kisses and all. to public politics and the campaign trial. joe biden had a really good night in south carolina. one of the best in his political career. he soundly he defeated bernie sanders, who finished well behind the former vice president. in fact, as you can see, senator sanders did not win a single county in south carolina. african-american voters propelled biden's win. he defeated senator sanders among all age groups but did especially well with black voters over the age of 65. super tuesday is next. there are 1,344 del gatsds to be awarded in 14 states and one u.s. territory. that's about a third of the all the pledged delegates. joining us now, vaughn hillyard in tulsa, oklahoma a state with

37 delegates to award on tuesday. >> hey there joshua, this is part of the big beautiful country that we are looking at here. if you look at yesterday's results, joe biden won soundly. you were mentioning, among african-american voters he won 61% of the vote. bernie sanders just 17% of black voters. but then you look at, also, he earned his share of 33% of white voters in second quarter, bernie sanders, just 22%. one week ago -- let's go back to nevada. we need to look at this map and the super tuesday map in its entirety. just one week ago in nevada, among the latino vote, bernie sanders won 50% of the latino vote of support there. this is part of the complex map. but there are also places that are a little bit more white where amy klobuchar and pete buttegeig are hoping to make gains in particularly congressional districts like tulsa or in oklahoma city. both of those candidates will be in oklahoma tomorrow. you know, if you look here this

afternoon, most of these candidates are over in selma, alabama taking part in the anniversary of bloody sunday. after that her going to be going around the country. joe biden is heading up to jirge. pete buttegeig and bloomberg are heading to texas. bernie sanders in san jose and los angeles. amy klobuchar is in minneapolis. this is that point where you know, there is 14 states that are up for grabs on tuesday. and each of these candidates is look its not only where they can place statewide and also pick off delegates and congressional districts. when i say congressional districts as long as you own 15% of share of support in congressional districts you walk away with delegates. >> the 15%s add up little by little. thanks vaughn hillyard, from tulsa. today we commemorate a civil rights march from 1965. on hand is civil rights icon and

georgia congressman con lewis. his skull was broken during the 19 5 march across the edmond pettis bridge in selma. it was unclear whether he would be at today's marge. he was dag diagnosed with stage four pancreatic disease back in december. demonstrators were attacked as they cried to cross the bridge back in 1965. it's known as bloody sunday. it sparked civil rights laws that year after brutal images of that attack appeared in newspapers. we have a guest joining us. i can only imagine how nice it is to see the congressman there. >> it is a sea of people here.

i have been -- this is the second time that i have been down to selma to commemorate. normally, there is a face in politics commemoration that takes place next week that has a lot of members of congress. of course barack obama has spoken here. it was momentous when he was here in 2015 for that celebration. but i have to tell you guys this one feels special. this is the local jubilee. this is the community's celebration, commemoration of the heroism of young people, like lewis who was 25 years old and people younger than him marched over the bridge. they took body blows. this year they decided to do something special. they are allowing the march to be led only by women. two of the female candidates for president, two of the people who are running for president of the united states, amy klobuchar, and senator elizabeth warren -- two senators, are standing at the front of this line. they are going to lead this

march along with women who come from all over the country. i was talking with one of the organizers who said that people have flown in from all over the country to be part this march. this is the special one. it is the community's march, the local march. it is just huge. we just listened to stacey abrams speak inside the memorial where the march began in 1965. michael bloomberg was sitting in the audience and had an uncomfortable time after he was introduced by the pastor of the church. joe biden, sitting on the dais, showing the stark difference in the relationship he has -- the long relationship he has with the people in this community sitting on the dais, reverend sharpton on the dais, stacey abrams on the dais. michael bloomberg, you had yens. it has been a fascinating year. this is so important -- i will tell you one thing, this

commemoration was moved to this date to make sure it is before super tuesday. this year it is of the not just a commemoration, this is the community organizing to vote on super tuesday. alabama is a super tuesday state. when people are coming here and paying homage to this community they are also showing respect for the voters in this community. this tuesday is going to be bigger than it normally even is, and it is already a momentous and huge occasion. >> as we look at the live shots from selma you can see senator elizabeth warren speaking close in the ear of reverend jesse jackson. to the right of her is senator amy klobuchar who are two of the people man offing at the front of this march. tom steyer was in an earlier shot. he suspended his campaign last night but vowed he would continue to work on issues of racial injustice and economic justice and environmental justice as well. he is there today. you can see the people getting ready to line up to cross the edmond pettis bridge much the

way protesters tried to cross the brimming the first time and were repelled by an angry mob including young white then who were deputyized that day to push back the protesters. that prompted martin luther king jr. to march, and more marches followed and spurred on the civil rights voting act of 1965. how is the balance between the history and the present day politics playing out? it seems like this is an event that would be easy to have overtake within the politics of the day. but it also interlocks with the politics of the day. this is about black people being able to vote our consciouses. >> right, being able to vote in the immediate term. we have a civil rights lawyer who prosecuted racist murderers in this state. and that's what he did as a young man, as a young lawyer. mayor pete buttegeig just

arrived here with his husband. he just passed me. so we have got presidential candidates all lining up here at the front of this march. but, yes, this is about voting rights. let's not forget. as you just said, the voting rights act was the second part of the civil rights act of 1964. they couldn't get it through with voting rights. they pasted it in '64. it was only the blood that was shed on this bridge that sparked lyndon johnson to go back to congress and ensure that they could have a voting rights act to add to the civil rights act. martin luther king iii has just come in. he entered the front of the march as well. this is huge. i mean, this is a year in which voting rights in alabama, whether people will be suppressed in their vote, whether or not people will be able to exercise their vote. this is not history. this is the present. this is whether or not people are going to be free to choose their president. you know we are looking at a year in which voter suppression has gone international. a year in which we are voting

again without the full voting rights act. terry sewel, a congressman from this community that represent selma in congress has introduced a bill to try to restore the voting rights act. there is controversy over the bill. not everyone in the civil rights community is happy with the bill but there have been attempts to restore the bill that was gutted by the john roberts supreme court. that's an issue. people are wondering whether or not the voting act will survive if the supreme court would go 6-3 or 7-2 under another term with donald trump. there is a lot of angst and anxiety around issues of voting rights and around issues of access to vote. this year, alabamans are weighing in on who should be the democratic nominee for president on tuesday. this is all a convergence of

history, very very much in the present. >> you can see pete buttegeig and his husband at the front of the parade -- front of the march as the march is getting ready to take off. a multicultural group which reflects the complexion of the march at the time. there was a wide group who were part of the movement, including lgbtq represent lufkin. joy, what is your sense of how people are feel about their choices on tuesday? i am guessing people are focused messily on this march. but has anyone talked to you about which of the candidates they seem to be leaning toward? >> i can tell you just based on the relationship between the candidates and the people who are inside the chapel, inside of that church in that sanctuary that was biden country. that was a warm homecoming,

almost, for him. his connection with president barack obama obviously giving him a strong connection here. he has also been in politics a really long time. he has a lot of relationships in the black christian community, in the churches, he knows the pastors. it was a hometown for him. it was a little bit more difficult place i think for mayor bloomberg who did not get as warm a reception when it was his turn to speak. but i would have to say if i had to guess this is going to be a lot like south carolina for joe biden. we are speaking to joy reid, the host of a.m. joy here on msnbc as we are looking at live pictures from selma, about about, commemorating 55 years, almost 55 years to the day since the march across the edmond pettis bridge in selma. that march on march 7th, 1965, came to be known as bloody sunday, a day in which civil rights protesters who were advocating civil rights and

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you are looking live at selma, alabama, at the foot of the edmond pettis bridge, where a march is about to commemorate the most important part of the civil rights movement. in march of 1965 an angry mob atact protesters at the bridge advocating civil rights and voting rights that pashback prompted a larger pushback from civil leaders including the late reverend martin luther king jr., which propelled the nation into action, including the passage the voting rights act of 1965.

a number of presidential candidates are on the grounds, including michael bloomberg who is just behind the gentleman in the earpiece in the middle of that scrum. senators elizabeth warren and amy klobuchar are among the women at the front of the march. the reverend jesse jackson is at the front of the screen. we have also seen tom steyer. former south mayor pete buttegeig is will with his husband which is aen. also on the ground is msnbc's joy reid host of a.m. joy. she is there in selma. here with us on stead basil sacco. danielle moody mills, a host of woke af on sirius xm, also the co-host of the podcast democratish and beth fouhy. welcome, everybody. glad to have you here. before i come to you here in the studio, let me get back to joy reid. joy, tell us what you are seeing and hearing right now.

>> i have never seen anything like that. >> joy, tell us what you are seeing and hearing? >> oh, i think i am back on with you guys. >> yes. >> we are now gathering. the crowds that only gotten bigger. reverend sharpton there, reverend jackson, senator warren, senator klobuchar, augusta. mayor pete buttegeig and his husband. i am telling you who else i am seeing here. it is just packed. it is packed, guy, i have never seen it this packed. and the -- the thing that everybody is waiting for, and anticipating, the big moment, will be when john lewis, congressman john lewis, the hero of the selma -- of the edmond pettis bridge, when he appears i think it is going to happen at the top of the march. he is going to be meeting in a car, he is going to get out of the car. he is going to greet the crowd.

i am told that he is going to potentially greet stacey abrams who obviously is somebody who is a next-gen rags leader, particularly among young progressives, she is somebody revered by young progressives, somebody soughtafter by all of the presidential candidates. we are seeing here is a community both lined occupy on the side and in the march. we are starting to move. that is determined to make this march matter in terms of the fact that it is not just a commemoration. sorry? i'm sorry? oh, okay. i am told that -- >> go ahead, joy, we hear you. >> i am getting instructions. mark thompson said i have to stay here. i am going to keep going, stay where i am, follow instructions because it is really tight, guys. basically, john lewis, who

obviously we know is suffering from cancer, beloved in this community as well as in his home state of georgia, his home city of atlanta -- he is -- he is going to appear at this march. normally, he appears at the face in politics march which is the congressional related march that happens next week. but the community decided to move this march to today. and they moved it to today so that candidates could come and they could not just march, not just speak, but that they could also -- but that they could also speak to the community. we are going to be doing a community forum at about 5:00. we are going to be talking with candidates elizabeth warren and amy klobuchar. they have both confirmed to do it. this year, the commemoration is not just about a march. this year it is also about being part of the community, a part of the vote.

i have to jump off, guys, i will try to check in with you later. >> that's msnbc's joy reid the host of a.m. joy in the middle of the march at the edmond pettis brim in selma, alabama. i would love to get your thoughts on what this means, basil, particularly about the fact that this march was moved up to the sunday before super tuesday on purpose. >> i have been thinking about this for a while. and as a former e.d. of a party i will probably get in trouble for saying this. it is important for diverse states to move early in the primary process. it is important for candidates to speak to what they are seeing today, what they are experiencing today, that they have policies that address the issues that came out of this march and have been prevalent in our country and in our national dialogue ever since. what concerns me -- and it is --

it is troublebly is that we have candidates that haven't really been able to speak to those issues, that we have got tony a place where we are now starting to see the curtain be pulled back a lebt and realizes that some of the folks in the current democratic party don't know or haven't been able to form the kinds of coalition like what we see today and somewhat what we saw back then. so it is credibly important for me that we start to have candidates and produce candidates as a party. >> some of them have tried to speak to them somewhat haltingly. some have had more success than others. aum i am sure benefiting from being there at the march, being able to have the photoon, being able to say they are there. that's to the going to be enough. you can show up and be at the march but afterwards the questions don't go away.

>> i have said this time and time again. there is only one candidate that seems to have a structure and understanding of race in america. and how it plays into every issue and every system. that's elizabeth warren. she's a candidate that has talked about black women guess what, not actually in front of black women. she talks about black people when she's not in front of black people. to me, the plans she has come out with, the framework that she issues shows she understands racial injustice in america and how it is pervasive in our criminal justice system, in our health care, in our education system. it is through every one of her plans. i think it is great that the other candidates are there, but it is a photoon. for them to say look at me i am surrounded by all of these black people and this is an important day and i am here to did this. i want to know what you are doing before and after that it is not enough for bloomberg to be up there linking arm with people and when he was mayor he

was running stop and frisk and thinking that's okay and saying 95% of murders commit ready done by 16 to 25-year-old black men. that's not okay. if i was there, i would be giving him a side eye. >> after south carolina, after joe biden's win there there was bouyed largely if not mostly by black voters there, black voters, many of them old enough to remember what happened on the bridge watch, it on the news in the days after it occurred, this is an interesting moment for focusing on the black electorate especially in the context of what black and brown voters will mean on super tuesday. >> that's right. black voters asserted a strong voice yesterday, gave that he willlation to joe biden. he is moving into super tuesday now into a number of states where blacket voters form a majority or large purelity the democratic primary vote. what we might be in for is sort of a die furcation. we are going the see joe biden doing well in southerns states holding peoplearies on super

tuesday like north carolina or alabama or arkansas where black voters will have a significant voice. bernie sanders, who has been very, very strong among white sort of coastal folks, white voters in general, he asserted a lot of -- a voice among latino voters in nevada. of course, latino voters are going to come into play as well on super tuesday, in places like texas and california. then you have got michael bloomberg sort of hovering over all of this who may not have those sort of organic relationships with the black and brown community but has so much money he is going to play a voice no matter what in this contest. you are likely to see vice president biden doing well in states with a large black population, bernie sanders in the coastal states where he has spent a lot of time with the latino voters. and bloomberg may be influencing all of it by virtue of his money. >> before you jump back in basil inside a graphic we have about the percentage of black voters in super tuesday states.

as we continue to monitor the images from selma, let's look at that. it gives you a sense of how many black voters are in the states. alabama, a quarter of the voters there are african-american. one out of every five voters in north carolina. same in virginia, 20% african-american. texas is about 13%. basil, these valuable voters are still as valuable on super tuesday, not necessarily in the super high percentage of south carolina, but not nothing, either. >> enough, to go to danielle's point that intersectionality matters. i agree with you, i think elizabeth warrens that spoke ten most to that and i am sad to see she's not doing as well in these primaries. but the other point thank is important and that i am looking for also is the generational divide. one of the things that jim clyburn said and the way he talked about joe biden and his endorsement of the former vice president in a way sort of tried to connect the old guard and the

younger generation to say i know joe biden i know joe biden and i have been with him in these fights and in these battle and by the way all of what we did together open the door for a lot of what the wrunger generation is experiencing right now. i don't know that any single elected officials has the same sort of sway over african-american votes in other parts of the country as clyburn has in south carolina. so that's actually important to know. but i am curious about the generational divide because bernie sanders actually is also getting black votes. i need to say that. >> under age of 35. >> yes. >> younger people are invested in him. >> he is getting african-american votes. i am curious about a generational divide we may see play out on super tuesday. >> we are going to pause. on the left, people are beginning to move, on the right the crowd assembled at the of the confuse of the edmond pettis bridge.

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historic moment on the edmund pettus bridge 55 years after the march that led to the voting

rights act of 1965. this is the site the attack which came to be known as bloody sunday in which protesters were pushed back by an angry white mob. it culminated in the nation clamoring for the voting rights act of 1965. there in the center shot on the left is mayor pete buttegeig and his husband which is aen. senator elizabeth warren is there. senator amy klobuchar is there, tom steyer is there, he suspended his election bid for president of the united states last night. they are taking part in the commemoration and as part of the events that were moved ahead of super tuesday. what you are seeing right now is a few days ahead of the exact anniversary but it is right on time in terms of the impact the

organizers wanted this to have. we are continuing to speak to beth fouhy. also basil smikel, and danielle moody mills, host of woke af, the founder of woke af nation, and co-host of the podcast democracyish. joy reid is in the crowd as is the reverend al sharpton. danielle i am interested in your take on the meaning of the events we are watching right now. particularly the number of young people who are there. i have seen some of the signs in the crowd -- i can't remember the exact verbiage of the sign but had to do with voting rights, and basically, the notion that the struggle for voting rights did not end in 1965. far from it. >> no, as a matter of fact as we are commemorating this moment we know that the supreme court of the united states gutted the civil rights act. and you know, allowed for there to be an influx of

gerrymandering, an influx of voter suppression because they released these states from oversight. and so, you know, while you watch that and you recognize how far we have come you also understand how far we still need to go in order to preserve voting rights, civil rights for people of color in this country. and i think that the crowd is very much soymbolic of where people are right now in pushing back against the current administration. i think it is a major moment. >> basil, i want to back up just a moment. i think sometimes we assume everybody is as woke as the people in this room. you used the term intersectionality. would you elaborate on that a little bit in terms of what it means for -- especially for candidates who are here at events like this but then have to appeal to other crowds across the country. what do you mean by intersectionality. >> how race and gender and age

all kind of come together and the fact that speaking to black people doesn't mean you are speaking to a black person that the community in and of itself is not monolithic. that we need to understand that there are issues that we may make policy for, that folks may make policy for that's geared primarily toward white women but may impact black women differently, same way with african-american men. if you don't understand that nuance, haven't takd ten time to understand how black people are effected differently. climate change may mean there are more bus depots in my city than any other place in new york city and therefore a higher incidence of asthma. understanding those nuances is critical. >> beth. >> i think we are seeing what we are seeing and last night in south carolina and the states going forward it is a reminder of sort the loss that came with so much investment by

candidates, by consultants, by everyone else under the sun in those first two states iowa and new hampshire which are very small states which don't really have a broad demographic variety. >> that's our way of saying they are very, very white. >> very white. >> nothing against that. some of my best friends -- >> in a democratic primary where black voters and particularly black women are the core constituency to have the candidates so much time and effort for a year in iowa and new hampshire and then crash into the more diverse state trying very hard to get their message out in the a way that's virtually impossible. super tuesday is 14 states. impossible for any candidate, even the best-funded candidate to goat their message out and to speak to those communities in a way that is reflective of their power and the democratic party. >> that's a conversation that feels like has evolved since iowa and new hampshire, and then into nevada looking a the nature of that caucus state being the first really diverse state to show up, south carolina the kind

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it is not every day that american history makes breaking news. but this is a scene we are glad to be able to see. we are continuing to watch what is going on in selma, alabama. a commemoration of the march that became known as bloody sunday. we are expecting to see congressman john lewis appearing at this event at any moment. when it happens we will bring it

to you live. we also want to get to another big story we are following today. there are now 74 confirmed case was covid-19 in the u.s. the white house is telling americans the disease is still under control and urging us to stay calm. as the numbers of the infected continue to rise here in the u.s. and around the world, how concerned should we be? outside of the medical issues, there are issues with the stock markets. last week, wall street had its worst week since the financial crisis. so what will this week bring? to discuss all this, we are joined now by dr. joseph fear, an nbc news medical contributor and ron insanaa. ron, let me start with you, the impact on the markets. it feels a little weird to me to view a public health crisis in light of what it does to the stock market. the stock market is not the economy, but there is no denying that the impact of this is rippling out more broadly to the economy. where do you see the impact the greatest right now? >> in china.

over the weekend we got manufacturing numbers out of china that showed the biggest single month decline in manufacturing activity on record, and to the lowest level that we have seen, exceeding that of the 2008 testimony crisis. while the united states is not the epicenter of the virus nor of the economic slow down people are looking at china as going possibly into a recession and that affects the rest of the world. hence the selloff we saw in the stock market here at home. >> covid-19 is the cause of the coronavirus. common cold is a common virus. i say as a aniel. i swear, it's just allergies. i swear it is just allergy. what makes the spread of this kind of coronavirus different from or the same as what we have seen in the past? >> it is not a difference. it follows the trend of all respiratory viruses. when you cough or when you sneeze, if you have seen it in slow motion it travels anywhere

from three to six feet. while it is a new virus to humans, it is not a new virus, just new to us, it is transmitted in a way that other coronaviruses are transmitted. it is just new to us. >> how are we doing in terms of the surveillance of this virus, the public health effort to cane contain it and treat and it fight it. the initial story was china is making this harder because it is a closed cloistered country that made it harder. >> the quarantines that china put in place gave the rest of the world time put measures in place. that's what we have been doing around the word is trying to get the surveillance measures in place. how are we doing? right now the key is for us to get diagnostics out across the country. we know we have at least one case of community-based

transmission. >> meaning it is person to person, with no clear vector to china? we don't know how that person got it. that's always a scary thing to do. our priorities right now are to diagnose, treat, identify the contacts of that person, trace those contacts monitor them heavily. we are going to see that in other parts of the country, undoubtedly? what does this mean for the economy. interest rates cuts, om businesses will be able to capitalize on this health crisis either those in public health or who know how to make the most of a crisis. >> we don't know. it depends on how many cases we see that are community spread. if we see a municipal pality closing schools or businesses telling employees to stay home that will increase the sense of nerve u.

nerveousness. there may be a cole dated effort between the banks around the world but it is going to be a struggle between the economic response and -- >> do we have a way to cut rates? >> yes, and there are other policy measures that can be employed. the question is how deep is the economic impact thus far and will it be sustained? then you have to cut growth and profit numbers. that's a problem for the stock market. >> thank you gentlemen, mesh appreciated. let's get back to the events under way in selma, alabama, right now. you are looking a of the the scene at the edmund pettus bridge where we are awaiting the arrival of congressman john lewis. he will be part of the contingent that is part of the march across the bridge. 55 years ago a group of civil rights protesters took part in a march that came to be known as bloody sunday as a result of the

pushback from an allwhite mob that vie lieutenantly pushed the protesters back across the edmund pettus march. the images of bloody sunday spurred the nation into demanding further civil rights legislation including the voting rights act of 1965 which was signed into law by president lyndon johnson. a number of presidential candidates are at the march. senators elizabeth warren and amy klobuchar are among the contingent of women would are leading this commemorative march. we have also seen in the crowd tom steyer, pete buttegeig and his husband which is aen, michael bloomberg as well as a number of lum naers from the civil rights movement. this is part of a day of events that have taken place. there were events at churches. there will be a candidates' forum later today. all timed with bloody sunday. the original march was on march 7th.

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johnson, the news continues with alicia menendez. >> hello everyone, i am alicia menendez. it is a busy sunday afternoon here at msnbc headquarters in new york. this afternoon we are following two big stories. first the coronavirus. i will bring you the latest on the confirmed death in cases here in the u.s. and cases from abroad as world leaders try to contain the spread. i will talk to a doctor to separate fact from fiction and bring you the important information you and your family need to know. plus we are watching the race for the democratic nomination after joe biden's big win in south carolina. we will talk about last night's results, how do they change the dynamics as we head into super tuesday. all those of you who have been knocked down, counted out, left behind, this is your campaign! >> we begin with story that's seeping into every corner of american life this week, the spread of