kish calls begin with a single student program now known as the tisch scholars. are there any kish scholarship tonight? give them a shout out. today we offer and support dozens of initiatives for students in and out of the classroom come on campus and around the world. we also are home to a nationally recognized research center that studies use of voting, civic education and other aspects of civic and democratic life. and our community partnerships always the center obit of our work have evolved and expanded to encompass moreom communities and broader impact. thatat distinguished speaker series began seven years ago with a visit by senator elizabeth warren. a bit of irony today. today, other tisch college events have grown to match -- i didn't mean that -- we were honored to host her here. but today other tisch college events have grown to match the breadth and scope of our work. work said about this year's line up of visit and guest speakers. yesterday we hosted a lunch about the black power movement with professor rhonda williams. later dispute wheelhouse congr

from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thanks for joining us. the food and drug administration is rapidly expanding the distribution of test kits toes detect cf the new coronavirus across the country. vice president mike pence made the announcement in florida today at a briefing with health officials. >> at the present moment, we've distributed more than one million tests. and in cooperation with those same commercial private labs i mentned, we'll be expanding ss to tests in the weeks ahead to every american. >> sreenivasan: even with more the capacity of different states to test people as the number of cases increase, how that da will be gathered a reported. there are nearly 400 totals confirmed ca the u.s., according to johns hopkins university, which is tracking the spread globally. florida officials reported two deaths from covid-19-- both people who died were elderly.s that brie total number of deaths in the u.s. to 19. new york governor andrew cuomo declared a state of emergency after 21 new confirmed cases toda

from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. former vice president joe biden won his first primary yesterday, beating vermont senator bernie carolina.y almost 30% in south >> win big or lose, that's the choice. most americans don't want the promise of revolution. they want more than pr they want results. ( cheers ) >> sreenivasan: when nbc's chuck todd asked this morning, if he belie"bernie sanders would lead the democratic party to a big loss," biden said: >> i do. i think bernie sanders's positnuions on er of the issues, even in the democratic party, are very controversial. >> sreenivasan: the former vice president received 48.4% to senator sanders 19.9%. third place finisher billioanire businesom steyer dropped out after get>>ng just 11.3%. said if i didn't see a path to winning that i'd suspend my campaign. and honestly, i can't see a path where i can win the presidency. >> sreenivasan: second place finisher bernie sanders conceded south carolina, putting the focus instead on super tuesday states i

from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thanks for joining us. health officials in washington ste reported the first death from the new coronavirus in the united states toe day. rson who died was described as being a man in his mid-fifties, and a mediyca high risk patient, who had not had any known contact with infected patients. shortly after the announcement, president trump called a press conference at the mite house wibers of his coronavirus task force. >> additional cases in the united states are likely, but healthy individuals should be able to fully recover. >> sreenivasan: dr. antctny fauci, di of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases at the na institutes of health, said the virus cases are being isolated and traced. because we get asked all the time, still remains at low risk. but, when we say that, we want to underscore that this is an evolving situation and in rea time, we will keep you apprised of the situation, just like we are doing today. >> sreenivasan: additional travel restrictions

i'm not in the tisch studios-- i'm here at home with my family. and because all need a sense of continuity and normalcy-- let me change that blank wall to something familiar. ouror rrs, producers and editors are also working from their homes and gathering the rtws when it's safe to do so. so let's get staed with today's top news: more testing sites opened today-- some had to close quickly when demand overwhelmed supplies. dr. anthony fauci of the national institutes of health said more and faster test kits are on the way and that hard-hit areaare a priority. the situation is now that the resources that are being marshaled are goi to be clealy directed to those hot that need it most and clearly that california, washington,nd obviously new rk is the most hard hit. we're going to get hit. there's no doubt about it. we see it in new york, new york is terribly suffering. but the kinds of mitigation efforts that are going on right now, ththgs that we're seeing in this country, the physical separation, at the same of cases coming in i thinkinflux from pr

from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york,re hariivasan. >> sreenivasan: good eveni j and thanks fning us. the new coronavirus has now spread to 107 countries and there are close to 108,000 cases worldwide according to the johns hoins university coronavir resource center. italy is one of the hotspots, where more than 360 people have died frothe virus, and the government issued a quarantine, restricting trel for more than 16 million people in the northern part of the country. it affects cities like milan, venice and more than a dozen provinces until april 3. in the u.s., the grand princess cruise ship is etoected to dock rrow at the port of oakland. 21 people have tested positive19 for covi princess cruises said those in need of acute medical care will be evacuated to local health care facilities for treatment. while the other passengers will be tested and isolated at additional facilities. dr. anthony fauci, the director of the nional institutof allergand infeious diseases at the n.i.h., had a message for those vulnerable to se complications, particularly elderly peopl

i'm not in the tisch studios; i'm here at home with my family. our guests have joined us using technology that allows us to have convertions, just as many of you and your families are these days, for school, work, and social connection, in this time of social distancing. our reporters, producers, and editors are also working from their homes and gathering the news when it's safe to do so. let's get started neth today's tos. president trump suggested today that he is csidering a "quarantine" for new york, new jersey and parts of connecticut. >> some people would llike to see new york quarantecause it's a hotspot. new york, new jersey, maybe one or two other places certain parts of connecticut, quarantined. i'm thinking about that right now. we might nohave to do it, but there's a possibility that sometime today wel do a quarantine-- short-term, probably new jersey, certain parts, and connecticut. >> sreenivasan: mrtrump left the white house today for a trip to norfolk, virginia for the launch of a navy hospital ship.n hospitals natiwide are prepar

from the tisch wnet udios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. policies to prevent the corona virus are having effects worldwide. in the u.s. passengers on flights returning from europe a stood in lin crowds for hours as the federal government tried to institute new health screenings. states iued new restrictions on public gatherings, even more closed schools and, some cities and added curfews.re layoffs anced hours ar starting to affect employees across a wide range of industries. the president tested negative for the virus yesterday. but the number of cod cases is rising. dr. anthony fauci, director of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases at n.i.h., warned that the country needs to stay ahead ofe sease even if it seems like an over-reaction at this stage. >> americans should be prepared that they'reoing to have to hunker down significantly more than we as a country are doing. tohink that right now everything's going to be okay if you don't do anything, that's absolutely incorrect. .e've got to rea

from the tisch wnet studios at >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. we are bringing you our broadcast tonight fromtiemote los across the country for the second weekend. here in new york, we are especially conscious of the risk each of fes and the risk we might create for others if we gather together. there are a lot of developments in the coronavirus pc, let's get started with today's top news: the federal government's top r.fectious disease expert, anthony fauci, warned today that the coming sur of cases in the ronavirus pandemic could cause more than 100,000 deaths in the ited states. >> looking at what we're seeing now-- i would say beeen 100-200,000 cases, but i don't want to be hd to that because-- excuse me, deaths. because we will have millions of cases. but i just don't think we need toake a projection when it such a moving target that you could so easily be wrong and mislead people. >> sreenivasan: as of this afternoon in the united states, johns hopkins university tracked morehan 124,000 coronavirus cases and more than 2,100 deaths. new york