the members back to washington but you alsois have several who were quarantined or in the case of ben mcadams a democrat he's inar the hospital with covid-19. he put out a statement yesterday before this deal was struck saying using a public of emergency to insert unrelated partisan provisions is wrong. both parties in both genders must put politics aside and put working families lives and livelihoods first. we want something done immediately and i call my college to reach our partisan agreement. >> guest: he's a member of the blue dog coalition and they were opposed to this initial 1400 house bill and the sense that it did contain some liberal priorities if they felt this was an overreach by somee of the liberals but i think the conversation has now moved on from that to the senate deal and i would expect him and others to be on board with this agreement. essentially it's similar to what mcconnell came up with except that schumer got some significant changes, longer unemployment insurance. people have been able to get sole unemployment benefits plus $600 a week for four months, three much du

congressman ben mcadams is in the hospital with covid-19. he said, both parties and chambers must put working families first. my colleagues to reach bipartisan agreement. doge's a member of the blue coalition. they were opposed to this initial 1400 page house bill in the sense that it did contain some liberal priorities and they felt this was an overreach by some of the liberals. i think the conversation has moved on and i expect mcadams and others to be on board with this agreement. similar to what mcconnell came up with except schumer got some significant changes. longer uninsurance. $400 aare going to get week due to the schumer effort. it's a fullple salary. afford -- trying to avoid defaulting on their rental payments. the question of whether this will stimulate the economy is an open one. least avoiding evictions or other problems is an immediate goal at this point. host: when do you expect the president would sign this? could happen as early as today. there were contentious issues like this oversight board put in place to make sure th

el presidente demÓcrata por utah ben mcadams se convirtiÓ en el segundo miembro del congreso en confirmar, por eso están reforzando las medidas de seguridad en lugares que alteran a personas de la tercera edad. viviana: este es el asilo de ancianos y centro de rehabilitaciÓn chateau. mÁs de 40 personas entre residentes y trabajadores dieron positivo a la prueba del covid-19. las autoridades del estado se mostraron alarmas con la situaciÓn. >> los residentes del asilo de ancianos son nuestra poblaciÓn mÁs vulnerable, y con gran riesgo de enfermedad grave, tambiÉn de muerte. viviana: el primer caso se detectÓ el sÁbado pasado. no se sabe cÓmo el paciente contrajo el virus, e inmediatamente se procediÓ a realizar la prueba a 200 personas del asilo. por lo que se espera que la cifra de contagiados puede aumentar. >> los nÚmeros seguirÁn creciendo. puede haber muertos adicionales. esa es la realidad. viviana: a quienes dieron positivo el coronavirus en el asilo se les aislÓ y se les monitorea su salud. tambiÉn se investiga a las personas con las que tuvieron contacto. esto, entre las autoridad

like a slow burn with moderate symptoms before things go rapidly downhill similar to congressmen ben mcadams. >> i think this is the worst cold i've ever had. >> reporter: his symptoms included a cough, fever and shortness of breath. >> i feel like i have a belt around my chest. >> reporter: but on friday he was hospitalized saying i experienced severe shortness of breath and struggled to maintain fever, cough, headache and shortness of breath doctors now say some patients may lose their sense of smell and taste rudy gobert tweeted haven't been able to smell anything in the last four days if you have that symptom, call your doctor. >> reporter: that's more of a common thread. he stresses everyone, even young people needs to take coronavirus seriously. he made this video showing the extent of the damage done to the lungs of a 59-year-old patient >> this is not your garden variety pneumonia. we all have to do our part and we all have to take it seriously. >> it's still way to early to know the long-term damage caused by coronavirus even in young patients >> we're going to turn to janessa who h

republican mario diaz villard of florida and democrat ben mcadams of utah are both now in quarantine at home. three other members of congress are opting to self-quarantine because they were recently in contact with those two lawmakers including the number two republican in the house steve scalise. >>> our time is now 4:38. bottle rock napa is the latest to be postponed because of the coronavirus. the three day festival. now it's scheduled for october 2nd, 3rd, and 4th at the napa valley expo. the headliners red hot chili peppers, dave matthews band, and stevie knicks are still expected to perform. >>> a server received a $1,000 tip. that service says this could not have come at a better time. >> with my other job being closed, this is perfect timing. does it go into my checking account to help stay aflow. >> that server is hoping to eventually let the regular customer know how thankful he truly is. >> wow. >> if you can, take out some food. go by some of your local restaurants. they are suffering. >>> time is now 4:40. sal castaneda, you've been somewhat busy already this morning. >>

two members of the house tested positive, florida congressman mario diaz bellard and ben mcadams areer self quarantine. seven others are in isolation after coming into contact with them. uta congressman, how do you feel? >> you know, i feel still pretty bad. it started off mild and just got pregressively worse. on tuesday, i was having trouble breathing. and felt that my lungs just had a belt around my chest that was just tight and have a -- had a fever of about 103. it's now around 102. it still feels pretty bad. >> are you worried about needing to be hospitalized and the resources, as you hear watching television or reading the newspaper, from your own phone calls, are already stretched so thin -- >> yeah. you know, i mean, it's a pretty it's pretty bad for me. but i think that i'll probably come through without needing to be hospitallied. but i do worry about people who maybe have a compromised immune system or other risks. this is really bad, it's the sickest i've ever been. you know, this is why we have to follow the cdc guidelines and do everything we're asked. because it's rea

two members of congress announce they tested positive for the deadly disease mario and ben mcadams announced they are self-quarantining as ventilator numbers reach a critical state, auto makers gm and ford are considering the same nike is donating more than 15 million to help support employees. the majority of donations will benefit relief efforts in oregon but boston and memphis will also receive support as well as some countries overseas >>> in los angeles 50 grab and go food centers are helping to get a warm meal. it started afz schools were closed earlier this week country star brad paisley and his wife delivering free groceries to the elderly they own the store it was originally built to help feed needy families but the next week it will be serving the senior citizen community and volunteers will be delivering food >> playboy magazine is closing down for the rest of the year. it's suspending production amid the pandemic and friends fans will be on a break a little longer the friends reunion has been postponed over the health crisis filming was supposed to start this week. it has now bee

on a burdened onshore medical system now the first two members of congress mario diaz-balart and ben mcadams have tested positive while in new jersey so have seven members of a family 73-year-old grace died just hours after her son and five days after her daughter cases in neighboring new york are skyrocketing. >> nobody can tell you when this is going to end. nobody can say two months, four months, nine months, nobody. >> reporter: amid ghostly scenes as like this around boston a americans heed warning to stay away from others, the u.s. census is suspending field operations and the cdc suggested live streaming funerals to avoid crowds the national guard now deployed to over half the country >> with covid-19 it's like we have 54 separate hurricanes in every state territory and the district of columbia >> reporter: tonight our nation fighting the virus and fear as both spread across the country. in a letter to the president, the governor of california now says over the next eight weeks, he expects more than half of california will become infected with the coronavirus. that's more than 25.5 mi

mario diaz-balart of florida and ben mcadams of utah.esident is calling on congress to quickly complete an enormous measure that includes direct payments to americans. ines de la cuetara has more. >> reporter: president trump announces bold new measures to help the economy respond to the coronavirus pandemic. >> i look at it, i view it as a -- in a sense a wartime president. i mean, that's what we're fighting. >> reporter: trump now saying he may invoke the defense production act which allows the government to marshal the private sector. the president also asking congress to approve a trillion-dollar stimulus bill which would include $500 billion in direct payments to americans, two rounds of checks sent out on april 16th and may 18. >> a single $1,000 check would help someone pay their landlord in march, but what happens after that? >> reporter: the senate passing a separate relief bill. >> this is not the way i would have designed the bill or negotiated the bill in particular, but people need relief and they need it very quickly. >> re

mario diaz and ben mcadams. the attending physician saying other members who made contact with the two are at low risk. the senate passed a relief bill wednesday. law makers moving into phase three, finding ways to put money in the hands of americans. >> i view it as in a sense a war time president. >> reporter: the president is pushing congress to approve a trillion dollar plus recovery package. it could include $500 billion in direct payments to americans. two rounds of checks sent out on april 6th and may 18th. $300 billion for small businesses and a $50 billion bail-out for the airline industry. any deal would have to be worked out with democrats. the president is prepared to invoke a korean war era law allowing the president to force american industries to produce critically needed medical equipment and protective gear. >> we're all in this together. it's the invisible enemy. >> reporter: doctors warning they expect to see a surge in cases over the next four to five days as more tests come back, but say cri

have tested positive for the coronavirus florida republican mario diaz-balart and utah democrat ben mcadamse this morning hoda >> all right, savannah, and we have congressman mcadams joining us from his home in salt lake city first question, how are you feeling this morning >> good morning, hoda, i'm feeling pretty bad i think this is probably the worst cold i've ever had but getting by. >> tell me about your symptoms, what do you have, what are the symptoms of coronavirus for you? >> it started out saturday afternoon and evening i was feeling sick but pretty mild at the time i contacted a doctor who said that my symptoms didn't justify testing when i had a temperature of about 100 and the cough. but that i should stay in touch if it got worse. on monday night, going into tuesday my symptoms really took a turn for the worse i had a temperature of about 103. my lungs are really constricted. felt like i had a belt around my chest. i couldn't breathe deeply. and i contacted my doctor then and he said that based on my symptoms, they had aggravated so significantly. it made sense to be tested i

two of the lawmakers, congressman ben mcadams of utah and one from florida also tested poz ty. >>> anotherto suggest the coronavirus may be killing more men than women. 5500 people have died in the virus in italy since the virus began and 70% of italy's fatalities have been men. that matches and earlier studies of the death in the country in china. researcher don't know why the virus may be taking a greater toll on men. >>> 39-year-old justin will height said his symptoms started to manifest march 4 and a rancho cordova man went to the erer. his flu test came back negative and was finally tested for coronavirus. he noticed major changes and heightened precautions among the hospital staff treating him. >> my wife could no longer come to the emergency room with me. everybody had masks, m95 masks, goggles, clear face masks, disposable smocks, little booties on their feet, and my room was separated. only one person came in at a time. >> he says the fatigue and headache are persisting but the pain while breathing is beginning to subside. he's now at home in quarantine. his doctors said he could

republican mario diaz-balart of florida on the left and democratic ben mcadams of utah. calling this the chinese virus. why do you keep using this -- >> because it comes from china. it is not racist at all. it comes from china. that is why. comes from china. >> the president defended his decision to refer to the coronavirus as term that many call racist.. a brother and sister are hoping a film they created will remind people we are in this together. >> reporter: these are the faces of influence for the siblings. >> there is many ways you can use this opportunity, use the situation as an opportunity bring -- reflect on your life. and use it as a time of appreciation. >> reporter: as chinese americans, he attends the film academy in china. together they wanted to battle the coronavirus in a different way. >> we didn't want to just sit and do nothing. so we tried to do what we could as artists. tried to use the tools we had. so we created this film. >> i am an actress. >> i am a father. >> reporter: the film addresses the stigma and discrimination shat spreading as fast as

mario diaz-balart of florida and ben mcadams of utah, they are both recovering now and a physician is with congress members who may have been exposed by those congressman. meanwhile, they are asking the entire state legislature to self quarantine for two weeks after state senator brandon beach was diagnosed with coronavirus. officials are also asking people who frequent the capital to use their best judgment and self quarantine if necessary. >>> all flights are being diverted right now from mccarran international airport in las vegas. it started overnight after an air traffic controller past it looks as tested positive for covid-19. the tower is now temporarily closed. >>> it has been up and down with the stock market these past few days and wall street numbers still seem to be following an unpredictable trend. diane king hall joins us live for today's money watch report. i am here in the new york stock exchange and they will temporarily close the trading floor soon. fill me in on what happened? >> that's right. good morning, yes, this floor, the new york stock exchange will be tempor

they are republican congressman mario diaz and ben mcadams. which just emphasizes the need for a lot more testing. the world health organization says every single suspected case of coronavirus should be tested. says that's the reason that we're behind. there's more cause for concern tonight. dr. deborah birx says, there is reason to worry that some younger people aren't taking the virus seriously and they're getting sick as a result of. . >> there are concerning reports coming out of france and italy about some young people getting seriously ill and very seriously ill in the icus. we think part of this may be that people leaded the early data coming out of china and coming out of south korea that the elderly or those with pre-existing conditions were those with a particular risk. it may have been that the millennial generation, our largest generation, our future generation, that will carry us through for the next multiple decades, there may be disproportional number of infections among group. >> and with the concern that people aren't taking i

mario and ben mcadams.eanwhile, the senate is working on an economic package that could easily top $1 trillion in an effort to save the economy hoyer said, quote, it is my intention that the house will not return until we can respond to this crisis. joining us now once again, health care editor for broomburg, drew armstrong. good to have you back with us. let's go back to this for a moment, if i can. there's new evidence that more young adults are falling seriously ill due to coronavirus. that could change the dynamic of the public perception of this virus as we've been constantly talking about the past wum coupf days. what does this new information tell us? >> i think the physicians treating it race to get as much information as they can on who is getting sick and how sick are they getting? and the evidence that we're seeing so far is that, yes, while older people, people in their 70s, people in their 80s have accounted for a tremendous number of the deaths and in extremely severe cases, young people are a

members of congress testing positive for coronavirus, congressman mario diaz-balart of florida and ben mcadams of utah. the first two members of congress to test positive. cnn learning the trump administration is making contingency plans should the virus response need to go as long as 18 months. but in what may be a bit of positive news, china is reporting no new domestic virus cases. but first, nick what has the story of how america is changing under the coronavirus pandemic. >> it's the invisible enemy. >> reporter: military metaphors a sign of the severity, and we mile still be weeks away from peak infection. >> we have hospitals that are going to start to break this weekend, not weeks from now, not months from now, in the next few days. >> reporter: the administration tells us there's a federal stockpile of over 10,000 ventilators and now more on order. >> there's never been an instance where no matter what you have, it's not enough. >> reporter: at one washington state hospital they're now making their own masks using supplies from a craft store. >> we've ordered millions of them, but we

there are two house members, mario diaz-balart of florida, a republican, around ben mcadams, a democrat from utah who have contracted coronavirus and we have several other members who are quarantined including minority whip steve scalise this is what steny hoyer said, quote, the house will adjust our voting procedures in order to follow the cdc's recommendations. we'll discuss all options. they're talking about bringing members into the house chamber in groups of 10 or 15. none of that will probably happen until next week, liz. liz: chad, great to see you. the market ended up 188 points. oil popped higher. we're on track for probably the worst week since 2008. the worst month since 1987. that is where we're at. all indices below of 200-day moving averages. the dow is swinging back and forth about 1200 points. up 188. get to it ohio governor, michael dewine. thanks for joining us. >> great to see you. >> before we get what is going on, when will ohio hold its democratic primary? >> it is democrat and republican primary. it is not just presidential. it is local. that is set for the beginn

congressman mario diaz-balart of florida, ben mcadams of utah became the first two members of congress to announce they have contracted the coronavirus. as the number of cases has increased, there's new information about the types of patients being affected by this. >> there are concerning reports coming out of france and italy about some young people getting seriously ill and very seriously ill in the icus. it may have been that the millennial generation, our largest generation, our future generation that will carry us through for the next multiple decades, there may be disproportional number of infections among that group, and so even if it's a rare occurrence it may be seen more frequently in that group and be evident now. so we're looking at that information very carefully. we have not seen any significant mortality in the children, but we are concerned about the early reports coming out of italy and france. >> this was another tough day for wall street as the dow dropped below 20,000 points for the first time since february 2017. it has now wiped out all of the gains made during t

members have tested positive for the coronavirus, representative ballard from the miami area and ben mcadamsdoes it hit home once you learned these folks were positive? >> it very much did. one of the big things that we work with right now is the notion of remote voting. there's been a lot of resistance to it because we've never done it in the 240 years of congress. on the other hand, it seems like 50 members or congress are over 65. a lot of our most important leaders on both sides are over 80. what does that mean when you try to get them to fly back from california, alaska, texas. you don't want them getting sick because they are the most vulnerable. they are leading an effort to figure out how to de vogt remotely. i have no worry about us working are he moatly. people are staying up late all night. lots of emails and texts. but the vote will be critical too. >> congressman, quickly, can you tell us what small businesses in your district are telling you about this crisis? >> they are panicked. especially the restaurants. virtually anybody that is dealing with the public. i talked to people

mario diaz-balart and ben mcadams.passed a relief bill wednesday and lawmakers moving into phase three finding ways to put money quickly in the hands of americans. >> i view it in a sense a wartime president. >> reporter: the president is pushing congress to approve a massive trillion dollar plus economic recovery package that can include $500 billion in direct payments to americans. two rounds of checks sent out on april 6th and may 18th. $300 billion for small businesses and a $50 billion bailout for the hard-hit airline industry. but any deal would have to be worked out with democrats and now the president is prepared to invoke the defense production act, a korean war-era law allowing the presidents to direct american industries to produce medical equipment and gear. >> we'll come through together. it's the invisible enemy. >> senator mitch mcconnell says they'll move at warp speed to craft at $1 trillion economic stimulus package saying the deadline is this morning. alex presha, abc news, washington. >>> if you hav

mario diaz ben mcadams, a ive, democrat from utah said the haested positive for the virus.oth said they began toeel ill on saturday night just hours after they w alongh 400 other members of the house of representatives voted to approve another coronavirus relief bill. now, more than 20 members of congress are self-isolating. and there's some troubling news about who else is falling ill. new data from the center's for disee control and prevention reveals that youngre americans a being sickened in large numbers. the c.d.c. says there have been 500. 38% ofhem were between 20 and 15 years old. nearly half of the 121 patient who is were moved to intensive but still, the virus is more fatal for the eldsly. and important to note, the vast majority of infected people have been recovering. in the meantime, covid-19 continues to take an enormous toll on italy. 3,405 people have died there surpassi china ashe nation that's lost the most citizens to this virus. and in china today, a major mileone, officials said that for the first time there were no new local iections in wuhan, the ori

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representatives ben mcadams of utah and mario diaz-balart of florida. law makers who have come in contact with them now in self-quarantine, potentially complicating plans to pass another economic stimulus package to combat the virus. this as the toughest restrictions are under way in the san francisco bay area. >> the new normal. >> reporter: mabi ellis among the 7 million people under that three-week shelter in place now learning to homeschool her twins. >> we started online instructions yesterday and we'll be having it for theex rorr: in the number of cases jumping into the thousands as nonessential businesses across the state are instructed to keep 50% of their workers at home. governor cuomo warning of a major deficit in icu beds saying that president trump has agreed to send mobile field hospitals and a navy hospital ship to free up space for patients. >> the "u.s. comfort," it has about 1,000 rooms on it. it has operating rooms, and the president will dispatch the "comfort" to us. >> reporter: medical workers are becoming increasingly desperate fo

tested positive for covid-19, republican congress member mario diaz-balart of florida and democrat ben mcadams of utah. diaz-balart tweeted that he is feeling much better after coming down with a fever and headache on saturday. he wrote -- "it's important that everyone take this seriously and follow cdc guidelines in order to avoid getting sick & mitigate the spread of this virus." republican house minority whip steve scalise said he would self-quarantine for the next two weeks after close contact with diaz-balart. a pew research center poll found more than 3-in-4 republicans believe the media has exaggerated the threat of the virus, following the lead of president trump who has repeatedly said the virus would go away while accusing democrats of making the coronavirus their new hoax. dr. . deborah birx of the e whie house coronavirus task force said wednesday millennials may be at a higher risk of getting seriously ill or dying from coronavirus than previously thought. despite that, florida republican governor ron desantis rejected calls wednesday to close beaches, and instead ordered beachgoe

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breaking report at this hour, a second member of congress tested positive for coronavirus, congressman ben mcadams of utah. he announced it tonight on twitter. he self-quarantined the moment he developed mild cold-like symptoms, continues that isolation. as the pandemic reaches the halls of congress, other parts of congress are focused on the wrong things, two days ago on the first day of the coronavirus lockdown in california, immigration enforcement officers were out conducting raids in l.a. county. look at this headline, with masks at the ready, i.c.e. agents make arrests on the first day of california's coronavirus lockdown. as the public health crisis is becoming increasingly clear and urgent, i.c.e. has continued not to apprehend people, but distribute them in detention centers around the country, processing them and flying them, drive them to other facilities. immigration attorneys are ringing alarm bells, this will accelerate the public health crisis in our midst. and that does not count the over two million people currently incarcerated in our country in prisons and jails that are notorio

quarantining in washington on march 13th, according to his statement and utah democrat representative ben mcadams announced on twitter tonight that he has tested positive. he says he will continue working from home and tell it safe to end his self quarantine. >>we'll assess his presidential campaign after the vermont senator's for showing. yesterday and those democratic primaries in a statement is campaign manager said. sanders will have conversations with his supporters but that in the meantime. sanders is focused on the government's response to the coronavirus outbreak in despite the virus, voters still in most states turned out law yesterday 3 states and those voters delivered big wins for joe biden the former vice president's sweeping yesterday's primaries. he's now projected to take florida arizona and illinois the winds give biden a considerable boost in the delegate count. >>as he battles, bernie sanders for the democratic nomination mary maloney is in washington with more. >>joe biden continued his super tuesday streak picking up delegates. we move closer to securing the democratic party'

of two house members testing positive for the novel coronavirus, those two members, of course, ben mcadamse being told they don't have to get back in session until there is a deal reached between the administration, house democrats and senate republicans on this massive trillion-dollar stimulus package to prop up the economy that is now being negotiated behind the scenes. the house is expected to turn back into session. they're out this week. the house is still in session, but they're planning to have a conference call to discuss the schedule, to discuss the real concerns that members have about their safety, about personal safety, about traveling across the country, about gathering with members and discuss all of this and make clear that they will have to eventually come back, but not until after that deal has been reached. there's also discussion about limiting exposure among members, social distancing, voting in small groups, not having all the members congregate on the house floor. so some serious significant changes being discussed within congress. already we saw some of those changes

. >>> i'm joined now by democratic congressman ben mcadams of utah who actually tested positive for coronaviruss week. congressman, thank you so much for joining us. first of all, i know you're home. how are you feeling, what sort of symptoms are you experiencing? >> thank you, wolf. i am at home feeling as sick as i've ever been. really labored breathe, i feel like i have a belt around my chest that's really tight. when i cough, my muscles are sore, i feel pain every time i cough, which is frequently. i'm short of breath and have a fever of about 102. so it's pretty bad. >> it's really sad to hear that, congressman. i know you don't know how you actually got the coronavirus. what went through your mind when you first started to feel these symptoms? >> first of all, i was so glad, when i first felt symptoms, that i immediately self-quarantined, so there was no risk of exposing anybody else. i worry aboied about those seve hours before i was symptomatic who i might have exposed, i reached out to them to let them know. i want people to know how important it is to follow these guidelines. i'm 45,

to other lawmakers, congress ben mcadams of utah and mario would delos ballard of florida have also testedositive for >>> a new study focused on italy is the latest evidence to suggest the coronavirus may be killing more men than women. nearly 5500 have died from the virus in italy since the pandemic began. researchers at johns hopkins found roughly 70% of italy's fatalities have been male. this matches an earlier study involving the diet the deaths in china. researchers don't know why the virus may be taking a greater toll on men. >>> gilead science us across the city say they are temporarily putting a stop to emergency access to a new experimental drug that may work against covid-19, the drugmaker say it offered limited compassionate use request but now they need people trying the drug to be part of its clinical trial. it could prove the drug is safe and effective against the coronavirus. right now there are no proven treatments or vaccines for covid-19. as a virus spreads around the world some countries announcing new travel restrictions. benjamin home has the story. >> reporter: more t

they are republican congressman mario diaz-balart and democratic congressman ben mcadams, which just emphasizes the need for a lot more testing. the world health organization says every single suspected case of coronavirus should be tested. says that's the reason that we're behind -- behind in this epidemic. and the fact is, right here in the united states of america, we are still nowhere near being able to do that. and there is more cause for concern tonight. dr. deborah birx, the white house coronavirus response coordinator, says there's reason to worry that some younger people aren't taking the virus seriously. and they are getting sick as a result of that. >> there are concerning reports coming out of france and italy about some young people getting seriously ill. and very seriously ill, in the icus. we think part of this may be that people heeded the early data coming out of china and coming out of south korea. that the elderly or those with pre-existing medical conditions were at particular risk. it may have been that the millennial generation, our largest generation, our futur

. >> yeah, first two members of congress, mar yio diaz-balart a ben mcadams both announced last night after leaving washington on saturday that they were experiencing symptoms, that they both tested positive for the disease. and as a result, several lawmakers who have come into contact with them are now in quarantine themselves, including the republican whip steve scalise on the house side and one just announced on the democratic side, kendra horn. the question is what will law ma lawmakers do when the house is to return last week and will the voting ultimately occur? >> well, of course, we wish them a quick recovery. thank you, manu, on all those fronts. we appreciate it. joining me now is dr. saj dr. saja hathi, resident physician at massachusetts general hospital. thank you for being with us. >> poppy, it is good to be here. >> so, for anyone who is watching earlier this week, they heard your mentor dr. celine gounder talk about what you had been experiencing and telling her. that's why we wanted to have you on. you're on the front lines. so thank you for being there, thank you for

congressman ben mcadams and he had some serious health issues as a result of the coronavirus. me. lost my taste and my smell for a few days and -- and that was it. but i think, you know, a lot of people who may have the same symptoms as me probably should be a little bit concerned. and maybe should be pushing for an exam themselves because this -- this virus has broad impacts. >> yeah. it's interesting because not many people, again, knew of that -- the symptoms that you were talking about. trying to look up the conversation that i had with my friend but he said it wasn't out there but he started looking online, as you did, and then that's how he figured out. and that's when they -- they went to -- to get a check. and, sure enough, they were exactly right about that. congressman, you are among five people in congress who have tested positive. more than two dozen others have self-quarantined. are you worried that this virus could spread further through the congress? >> i mean, yeah. this is, obviously, not just congress but throughout our country. i think it's something that everyb

two members of congress have tested positive for covid-19, including, for example, utah's ben mcadamshospitalized and he is receiving oxygen. more than a dozen other members of congress are self-quarantining because of contact with known positive folks, including some of the known positive members of congress. i mean how exactly is this going to work tomorrow? are members of congress going to have to show up and all get in the same room and be together in each other's company in order to get this thing passed? that is what the senate did. there's more members of the house. are they going to do that too? joining us is congressman jamie raskin, democrat of maryland. congressman, it's great to see you. thanks for taking time tonight. i want to start by asking you how you are, how are you doing? >> hanging tough, rachel. i've been working hard to get a lot of our people out of different countries abroad, whether it's morocco or uruguay or peru. people are still stuck all over the world, so we're trying to get them back, and we're trying to help the hospitals get, you know, the personal pr

just in the last hour a second member of congress, ben mcadams from utah, has announced he too has tested positive for the virus. the federal government announced today that they will deploy hospital ship, u.s. navy hospital ships to try to provide hospital overflow capacity, one in new york, one in some undetermined location on the west coast. while that seems good, it should be noted that that will take a number of weeks to get up and running. and all major u.s. automakers announced the shutdown of their plants in the u.s. and canada and mexico today. there's been some nonspecific murmurs from the administration that u.s. manufacturing facilities, including potentially auto facilities might be rerepurposed to start building ventilators instead for intensive care units, since we're going to need tens of thousands more of those than we have. again that seems more aspirational or brainstormy at the moment but you may have seen headlines about that today as the administration tries to advance that concept at least. tonight ford motor put out a statement confirming they have had preliminary

representative mario diaz-balart of florida and ben mcadams of utah have covid 19 are the first congressional members to come down with it. and so now everybody was exposed to them has to be checked and now they're no able to do their jobs. james. keep checking the markets us another big part of this coronavirus story is it's having huge impacts on the local economy and the national economy at large the dow off about 256 points right now. >>it had fallen below 700 points on the day. trading this far down as 19,300 and change but looks like it's made some of that back still not great news, but at least we're paring back some of those earlier losses. again yesterday we saw the markets fall to the point where all the gains made under president trump's term in office so far 3 plus years has vanished all erased by this coronavirus and its impacts on the economy so a lot of members of wall street a lot of us who have for one k plans retirement plans. those that are living off the interest from their retirement plans. there's going to be a problem as we go forward if this isn't rectified sooner rath

mario diaz-balart and ben mcadams. other members who made contact with the two are low risk.as the senate passed a relief bill wednesday. finding ways to quickly put money in the hands of americans. >> i view in a sense a war-time president. >> reporter: pushing congress to pass a $1 trillion economic recovery package include $500 billion in direct payments to americans. two rounds of checks sent out on april 6th and may 18th. $300 billion for small businesses. and a $50 billion bailout for the hard-hit airline industry. but any deal would have to be worked out with democrats. and now the president is prepared to invoke a korean-war era law allowing the president to direct american industries to produce critically needed protective equipment and gear. >> we are all in this together and we'll come through together. it's the invisible enemy. >> reporter: doctors are warning they expect to see a surge in cases over the next four to five days as more test comes back. but say critical protective gear is running low and putting them in danger. >> i've got my mask for today right he

congress have tested positive for the coronavirus representative mario diaz ballard of florida and ben mcadamseen diagnosed with covid 19. they are the first congressional members now to become ill with coronavirus a doctor's now working with congress members to who may have been exposed to the virus. by these 2 and those tests are being conducted now we'll see if those numbers go up. >>has changed for the foreseeable future and they are preparing for an influx of patients and sector with the coronavirus patients are being asked to call ahead or research symptoms online before going to the hospital being asked to use mail order pharmacy services. instead of going in previously scheduled primary care an urgent care appointments are being honored in large part walk ins are no longer accepted i know that my. kids own huge medical practice is closed down and a lot of non elective surgeries and like if you haven't heard already there canceled. the non-emergency surgeries were the first thing to go you still should head to an emergency room they say if you are experiencing a life or death emergency.

these two members of congress, ben mcadams and mario diaz-balart. diaz-balart is a member of the republican whip team, a massive operation always in the middle of talking to members, literally slapping backs. i think we're going to see today as many as a dozen members go into quarantine out of precaution. i think you're going to have a house of representatives that's working at not even half capacity come next week. i think there's going to be, according to the sources i speak to, there's a huge fear in house republican and democratic leadership that even more people are going to come out as positive for the coronavirus. really uncharted territory for the house of representatives in this crisis. remember, chris, important to keep in mind, the house has to come back into session to pass this trillion-dollar-plus package over the next week or so. so this is going to be a challenge for congress like we've never seen before. >> dr. doll -- jake stand by for me. dr. doll, let me bring you into the conversation. apologies if we have to interrupt you to st

representative ben mcadams of utah and representative mario diaz-balart of florida. major companies still responding to the virus. ford, honda and toyota are all suspending production in the united states. [ closing bell ] >>> at the closing bell today, the dow had given up nearly all of its gains since president trump took office. it closed below 20,000 for the first time in three years after losing 1300 point, equal to 6.3%. the s&p 500 and nasdaq did not fare much better, losing about 5% each. beginning on monday, trading on the new york stock exchange will become fully electronic, which means you will no longer see people on the trading floor. trade willing continue during normal hours. >>> well, all day long, you may have been hearing that help is on the way from the federal government. but who is going to get that help and who will qualify? will you qualify? 7 on your side's michael finney is working at home today live with that part of our coverage. hi, michael. >> hey, you guys. a headline today as many laid off workers won't be evicted from their homes. at l

two members of congress tested positive for covid-19 including ben mcadams who remains hospitalized andeceiving oxygen. more than a dozen other members are self-quarantining because of contact with known positive folks including known positive members of congress. how exactly is this going to work tomorrow? are members of congress going to have to show up and get in the same room and be together in each other's company to get this passed? that's what the senate did. there is more members of the house. are they going to do that, too? joining us now is congressman jamie who sits on the rules committee looking at possible changes to the voting procedures during the pandemic. congressman, great to see you. thanks for taking time tonight. i want to start by asking you how you are, how you're doing, how is your family doing? >> hanging tough, rachel. i've been working hard to get a lot of our people out of different countries abroad, whether it's morocco or uruguay or peru, people are still stuck all over the world so we're trying to get them back and help the hospitals get, you know, the per

and also two members of congress are now known to be infected with coronavirus, representative ben mcadamsf utah and mario diaz-balart of florida. >>> let's bring our coronavirus crisis time in. dr. john torres, dr. natalie azar, nbc news science contributor and virologist dr. joseph fair. let's go through some of the confusion about what we heard at the press conference today. the president saying that, yes, we have these drugs, for example, an anti-malarial drug that can be used immediately to help treat, help mitigate some of what we're seeing with coronavirus. the fda commissioner then stepping up and saying this has not been approved and a lot of doctors already concerned because, a, you cannot be assured if you go to your doctor or hospital it will be available or, b, what its efficacy is. what's your reaction to this, what seems to be, conflicting information. >> well, i can speak to at least the drug part. and, you know, often with new viral diseases, especially if they are new to humans, it will go through currently existing drugs that have shown efficacy in other treatments of ot