kristin: bryan llenas in south carolina, leland.profile sentencing in the college emission's scandal. infamous test taker mark rodell to be tested, pleaded guilty on april, claiming that he was other people. he could potentially serve up to 20 years in prison. little bit more on this and the parents that who we hear from the next couple of weeks attorney and partner of law firm. >> good to see you, leland. leland: if you're the test taker's attorney is there any way to get sympathy? >> not really. this is cheating and lying. that's what this is. this is a fraud and quite frankly i don't think there's going to be much sympathy for them because really it's about the elitist and the wealthy and how they can pay people to take chair exam. this is pretty bad when it comes to crimes. it really is. leland: we are putting up now the sentences so far, some of those involving the parents who got a month in jail, different number of days, et cetera, et cetera we go forward and lori loughlin, one of the big names to look going forward. that nam

neil. >> neil: bryan llenas, thank you. the president touring the national institute of health vaccine research center this afternoon. as his coronavirus task force meets. >> we are hearing from the president of a couple minutes. he returned to the white house along with hhs secretary alex azar and dr. anthony fauci from the nih. the president spent some time there at the campus in bethesda with a roundtable, also toured a vaccine facility. as more and more cases emerge in the united states, i asked the president if he thought it was inevitable that the virus would expand beyond other state borders that we have seen and really go across the country. here's what the president said. >> well, anything can happen but i wouldn't say inevitable at all, no. i wouldn't say. we've done a good job by doing it and combating it so early. we have the best people in the world. and i think we're getting a lot of credit for having made that early move. i don't think it's inevitable at all. >> while he was at the nih, with nine deaths as yo

fox news's bryan llenas has more. bryan. reporter: liz, good evening.ppy center of this pandemic is in europe. at midnight tonight more travel restrictions will be put in place, banning all foreign nationals from ireland and united kingdom from coming into the united states. this extends the ban that includes china, iran and 26 other european nations. also today the european union announced its plan to ban travel into the eu for a minimum of 30 days. >> non-essential travel should be reduced right now. to in order not to spread the virus further, be it within the european union or, by leaving the european union, but also, to avoid non-essential travel, not to have more potential strain on our health care systems. reporter: american citizens, permanent u.s. residents and their families are allowed to enter the u.s. through 13 designated international airports offering enhanced entry screenings. passengers have to fill out a medical questionnaire. some get their temperatures checked. all are required to self-quarantine for 14 days. the line at one point a

arthel: good point, bryan llenas, thank you. >> of course. eric: super tuesday holds a jackpot of delegates for democrats. 14 states from across the country will hold their primary elections in 2 days from now and america samoa too has caucus. 1,357 delegates are up for grabs. in -- you need 1991 to clinch the nomination. congressman, do you think last night's overwhelming victory by mr. biden will boost him or will it can it plump? >> it will do both. clearly coming out of the south carolina in biden has the big momentum and he deserves. he's the fellow that can really pull the government back together and can really be the leader for the democrats and be a very, very effective component against trump because biden comes into this with extraordinary experience and frankly is needed in the government, international as well as national, understanding the way in which government can help people even if this crisis with the coronavirus. people are looking for somebody on the democratic side that is capable of pulling together the various element

bryan llenas, thank you. let's bring in senior political reporter and federal politics editor for the center for public integrity dave leventhal. dave, you know, we just heard from bryan that pete buttigieg has 25 pledged delegates, and when you look at the list, he was solidly in third place. bernie sanders up top with 56. joe biden 48 now, after winning south carolina. then buttigieg with 25. and on and on it goes, warren, klobuchar and bloomberg and so forth. but 25 delegates, nothing to sneeze at, why do you think he's bailing out now? >> he's bailing out because he didn't really see anything going right his way on super tuesday. there's going to be a huge delegate haul that's going to happen on super tuesday, for the democratic candidates. about a third of the delegates that are going to be available throughout the entire process and it was entirely possible pete buttigieg wasn't going to win a single one of those states, and he probably wasn't going to pick up too many delegates. you got to remember, tha

and bryan llenas outside alive one of them commit the javits center, a huge place, brian but how does so far? >> bill, it looks ready to go, look, new york city buildings converted to hospitals and at this speed is unprecedented effort by the u.s. army corps of engineers. it's never really been done before at all. and the javits convention center is the largest of the temporary hospitals, 2900 beds. this will only treat noncovid-19 patients and scheduled to open monday. and really ten by ten cubicles separated by curtains, showers installed, nurses stations also installed. the army corps of engineers is also preparing scouting dorms and hotels throughout the area. that will be retrofitted to accommodate some covid-19 patients with proper pressurized ventilation, zippered doors and wireless capabilities allowing nurses to monitor multiple patients at multiple rooms at once without having to step foot into the contaminated zones. engineers here in new york are also relying what they are learning on the ground in real-time to other stations nationwide. >> bill: we have to attack these th

bryan llenas is on that story in new york. nypd commissioner tells me the good news is that of the 35 officers who have tested positive for covid-19, none have been hospitalized. that is the good news, but there has been a spike in the number of officers who have called out sick. the hardest hit is the first precinct, 31 officers calling out. that is 17% of that building. in fact, the nypd movie and television unit was called in for backup depleted forces. the commissioner says the nypd is shifting resources as needed, staggering work schedules, increasing cleaning of facilities, and there is a panel including doctors deciding which officer should stay home. >> what we do, we'll make it those calls our sick desk on a case-by-case basis we are reviewing facts and making a determination. we have been putting people out on quarantine when they are not symptomatic. thank you for being the rock that new york city people can depend on, they need you more than ever. >> the police union is worried, it says the nypd has failed to provi

steve: it is, indeed, bryan llenas. maslansky + partners and cofounder of real clear politics tom bevin. the man on outnumbered, correct? >> yeah. brian: tom, what's your take away from joe biden winning 4 of 6 or 5 of 6? >> the race is effectively over. the delegate map now doesn't work. as you look forward to next week, biden is over 150, probably double or triple that coming out of next week and you saw in speech last night, that was a cleaning up primary moving to a general election. come on bernie, bros and let's go ahead and defeat donald trump. he has a death lock on nomination. >> i would be surprised if he was ready to concede. to me he's not just as much running for president, he's trying to create a movement. he's promising transformation, he's trying to set a dialogue, discourse. i don't think he will go anywhere. i don't think he's going to go before the debate on sunday night. brian: what debate? james clyburn said shut this down, there's no reason to have it. only in-fighting. >> brian, they should study h

shannon. >> shannon: bryan llenas, thank you.ion says there are a million coronavirus tests available right now and expects 2 million next week and 5 million the week after. also today, one of the first concrete steps towards treatment and prevention. correspondent david spunt tells us where things stand. >> with the poke of a needle, covid-19 vaccine testing began in seattle today. >> everybody is feeling so helpless right now and i realize that there was something i could do to help and i'm excited to be here. >> the national institutes of health and a massachusetts company are behind the record speed clinical trials. >> this is one of the fastest vaccine development launches in history. not even close. >> medical experts say a full proof vaccine is still about a year away. for now the focus is on the test itself. expect to see a sharp rise in coronavirus case numbers this week. >> we are going to see a spike as more and more people have access. >> internationally, the united states is lagging far behind in the testing departme

bryan llenas is live at peer 90. bryan.eporter: melissa, new york city mayor bill de blasio says they need to triple the number of hospital beds in this city by may. the usns comfort naval hospital ship is one of those that has 1000 hospital beds and they are only going to treat non-covid-19 patients only in an effort to relief new york city's hospitals so they can really focus solely on taking care of those covid-19 patients who are sick. >> not just about the beds and the doctors and the equipment. it is also about hope. it is also about boosting the morale of new yorkers. reporter: in addition to the 1000 hospital beds, the usns comfort has 1200 medical personnel and crew made up of navy active duty and reservists. doctors, nurses, technicians, surgeons that have comb from all over the east coast to help new york. the comfort is equipped with 12 operating rooms, 80 iceu rooms, x-ray machines, physical therapy center and a pharmacy. the comfort will accept 50 non-covid-19 patients a day starting tomorrow, is what we're to

brian lamann bryan llenas is one story. >> the outbreak has led to the closure of workplace, collegee big problem because 80% or more of the blood supplied or donated comes from our blood centers. according to america's blood centers, and that's the american red cross. the nation now faces a severe blood shortage. donations are essential for patients for chronic diseases, burn victims and cancer patients. they have doubled their appointment slots they can honor the social distancing roles and america's blood.org. >> bill: tell me about the safety of donating blood right now, how do you reassure people? >> the government says that it is safe to donate blood. they have made that point today over and over again. the fda says there have been no reported or suspected cases of transfusion, transmitted coronavirus. covid-19 poses no known risk to patients receiving blood transfusions and today, the u.s. surgeon general set blood centers are taking extra precautions to protect donors from covid-19. they are disinfecting surfaces in asking people to use hand sanitizers and they are, like i sa

. >> harris: bryan llenas is live. and they were early because some cruisers worked so hard along with engineers to bring that area up to speed. and they are 12 days early, brian. >> really a herculean effort to make sure that the uss comfort, the oil tank that was converted into a navy ship back in 1987. and they had to judge for more feet in new york harbor over a days to make sure that the ship could dock here. new york mayor bill de blasio saying that the ship is a symbol of hope. a morale booster for all new yorkers. remember, the city needs to triple the number of hospital beds that they have i made. according to mayor bill de blasio. it has 1,000 hospital beds, 1200 medical personnel, as well as 12 operating rooms. the ship is equipped with dental suites and a pharmacy. just about the only thing that can be done on board is delivering babies. the crew on board includes active navy and reserve doctors, nurses, and surgeons from all over the east coast. the comfort will accept 59 covid-19 patients a day, i am told

correspondent bryan llenas fraying worries over how coronavirus are hitting the consumer. >> panic atoklyn as customers fight over what's next. >> i need you guys to calm down. >> store shelves across the nation are emptying quickly amid a national state of emergency over the coronavirus from new york to texas to california. >> we're just seeing this panic among people. i have never seen it in my whole lifetime. >> in manhattan, customers form long lines in grocery stores while crowds rush the entrance of a costco in georgia. as more schools close and people work from home, select products with long shelf lives and perishable items are selling fast like bread, toilet paper, disinfect tapbt wipes and meat. even select products on amazon either are unavailable or won't be delivered for weeks. according to nielsen compared to this time last year oat milk sales up 322%. fresh meat alternatives up 158% while canned dried genes and milk products up. hand sanitizer up 313% while aerosol disinfectants, thermometers bath and shower wipes and first aid kit sales have also spiked. the food indus

fox news bryan llenas live for us in new york with more. bryan?, new york is the hard hit covid-19 hit state. they are pumping out thousands of covid-19 tests and the big reason why they ramped up testing because of drive-through testing locations. this is one much four new ones that were announced yesterday. this is on jones beach in long island. nassau county residents have been coming here by the hundreds today. so far it has been going very successfully we're told. this is the third most hardest hit area in new york. testing is about a 15 minute process. drivers pull up. they are swabbed by health care professionals. it is tested in a lab. people are called with results. this is available by appointment only to those need the most. you call the state hotline, they will ask you questions, cross reference your health records, give you an appointment time. nationally drive-through test something operational in more than a dozen states but it is expands. according to the trump administration, 47 drive-through mobile testing sites are delivered to

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. >> sandra: bryan llenas is live from pier 90 in manhattan for more on that. good morning, bryan. >> good morning. we expect the first patients to begin boarding the u.s. navy hospital ship comfort at some point today. we're told it will be 50 patients a day. new york city hospitals will decide which patients should be transferred to the ship. the hospital will screen these patients for covid-19 and then those patients will be brought to the javits convention center temporary hospital and screened again before boarding an ambulance to the ship. an insurance card will not be needed. patients won't be charged for any of the services. this is considered a national humanitarian need. this ship up to 1,000 hospital beds is for non-covid-19 patients obl to alleviate city hospitals. the city needs to triple its hospital bed capacity. >> we have to get over 60,000 by the beginning of may according to what we know now. like adding 40 u.s. comforts and that's the magnitude of what we're talking about. >> yesterday crowds gathered to see the comfort dock and this morning

and bryan llenas is actually live in lansing, michigan, where the polls opened seven minutes ago.lls here in michigan opened at 7:00 a.m. and voters are already beginning to stream here in lansing, the state's capital. this is the biggest prize of the six states that are voting today. 125 delegates up for grabs and also this is the first day that democratic voters in this primary will have a choice effectively between just two main candidates. obviously we know it's been a crowded field. for bernie sanders for the senator, it is -- well, he is the underdog here. and after losing 10 out of 14 states on super tuesday, there is a real sense of urgency for his campaign in michigan. he has held at least five events in the wolverine state in recent days. and for joe biden, the vice president has campaigned in michigan with former presidential candidate senators kamala harris and core booker who joined four other presidential hopefuls now endorsing biden. >> we have the potential to have a joe biden who is truly the states person in our party who is truly the one calling to us stand toge

bryan llenas has the latest from our new york city newsroom. brian?suburb north of new york city. the man is in his 50's. he is in serious condition at a manhattan hospital. this is the first time someone has tested positive in new york who had not traveled to an infected country. his family, including two children, are now under quarantine. hundreds of congregants from the man's local temple have also been ordered to self-quarantine. this as workers have been cleaning america's largest public transit system in the city out of an abundance of caution and now disease detectives are investigating his contact including seven of his co-workers at a manhattan law firm. >> that's what the disease detectives are going to trace. not did you walk by someone in a hallway. not were you on a bus with someone. but did you have regular prolonged contact? >> nine americans have now died from the coronavirus. all in washington state. eight of the deaths are in king county. most linked to a life care center nursing home. victims were elderly residents who had prior he

bryan llenas, thank you. >> ed: let's go to dr. nicole saphier. part of our medical a-team.od morning first of all. >> good morning, guys. >> ed: look, we saw president trump on saturday seeing off this naval ship comfort from norfolk, virginia, and saying how critical it would be to relieve the pressure on these hospitals, intensive care units. you know this well. talk about how pivotal it could be to help flatten the curve in new york. >> let me tell you that looking at these images really did give me a goosebumps and brought me back to the days of 9/11 but reinforces to me why it's so important we continue to support our military. because here they are when we need them the most. they're here. we weren't expecting the ship for a couple of weeks and it's here today and start accepting patients tomorrow. why it's so important. we see makeshift hospitals going up everywhere in central park and javits center. these are important because we need to screen people. the bottom line is an already established hospital center is where you want to have your patients. this ship coming