griff: mr.ome. you're a recovering opioid add addict, you've talked openly about it, what lessons in life can you share with folks? >> great question. i'm glad you asked me that. i've come full circle, right? my first five years of my wrestling career, i was a fully functioning addict. heck, my first year of addiction i didn't know i had the problem because i was fully functioning. after phi years -- five years i got chien and sober and it's been now 13 years and change of my sobriety, and now i'm part of the seminole county opioid council being a part of the solution. heck, we lead the country right now on opioid prevention here in central florida. our sheriff, dennis lima, and obviously led by governor ron desantis and casey desantis. pete: mr. mayor, we only is have ten seconds, what is your priority at longwood city hall? >> to continue to move city forward, to keep rebranding it strongwood, as i like to call it. continue to move this city forward. come visit us sometime, you'll see what i'm

griff.hank you, aishah. the idea of getting on a cruise ship right now, it doesn't feel like the time. >> scary stuff. >> right? i'm not -- i don't have a big, as you guys know, concern about germs and all of that. >> you don't say. >> but right now it seems prudent to sort of step away from that for a second, maybe the cruise ships won't like hearing that, but and -- then you've got to take precautions necessary with people that are on them and say right now we want to maintain, keep our people as safe as possible. >> also the warnings that have been going out from doctors, saying if you can avoid crowded places, congested areas. a cruise ship, that fits that description. >> we'll talk more about that story. there are other stories too. the devastation in my home state of tennessee, unbelievable. >> another story we're following, president trump sending a message of support and compassion while visiting tornado-ravaged communities in tennessee. >> we love them. they're special people. it's

griff you're in d.c.uple should get either a direct deposit or a check within about three weeks according to secretary mnuchin. we'll find out but it is certainly going to be the small businesses coast-to-coast in every corner of the great country breathing a sigh of relief because they were beyond the point of making really tough decisions. pete: absolutely. jedediah: i've had friends throughout the country calling me and saying who owns small businesses so concerned, crying themselves to sleep at night saying i don't know if i'm able to stay open and pay my employee s do i have to lay people off so this is something that not only helps the big corporations who do staff a lot of people who don't have to worry about keeping their jobs but also small businesses breathing a sigh of relief so i was grateful to see democrats come together on this issue. pete: let's hope it works absolutely. today president trump is heading to virginia to watch navy hospital ship the usns comfort set sail to this city, new yor

griff: dr.ive-through test something keeping patients from infecting each other and keeping your doctors safer, is that correct? >> that is exactly correct. when you have a drive-through or walk-through, it enables the staff to be preemptively gowned up and donned and know the patients they're getting testing. if the go you there the drive-through the window is only half down. instead of 15 minutes spending face-to-face with a patient who if they're sick can cough or sneeze on you. this is 50 to 100 seconds for drive-through swab. we don't wait for the patient to get test results. we have them go home. often types they're tested for strep or flu, because the symptoms overlap. we call them by the time they're home with results. it is expedient with much less face-to-face exposure. griff: dr. baker, thank you for what you're doing. hang in there, we'll certainly be following this story. it is good you tapped this game changing drive-through testing. thank you, doctor. >> stay safe, thank you. grif

griff: absolutely.t 10 minutes we saw a report that another staffer in capitol hill office has tested positive so you will see, i think, people taking it if you weren't paying attention now, you should be and capitol hill is not immune to this. howie: before the virus, griff, we follow the news on twitter, e-mail people for comments instead of talking to them on the phone rather than going to offices and i feel like i mentioned about the campaign. no campaign trail. what did you think of the speech or the president and again understandable, we have to worry about health and safety of colleagues. more sort of sitting in an air-conditioning studio and not actually talking to people and i'm worried talking out to people. begin grin the -- griff: the 20-somethings are not getting sick or affected, perhaps they are suited to get through it better. howie: i wonder, who knows how long this will go on, maybe a few weeks or a few months but whether or not this will usher in permanent changes in media business be

all right, griff, thank you very much. ainsley: thank you, griff.nsley: let's listen to that first. >> the phase 3 will be focused on workers, the employees, people who have been displaced by all of this, small businesses providing assistance to them. the main thing we want to see happen is keep people employed. what has been suggested. the president has put this forward and a lot of republican support for it here in the senate is to do something along the lines that was done in 2008, get it out there quickly. get dollars back into the economy and that would be in the checks -- in the form of individual checks. steve: ainsley. ainsley: that's so important. remember when the economy started to do really well and we had so many financial experts come in the show and say, look, the good news it's helping everyone, we have more money in our pockets, we go out and we spend. what is happening, people are spending on cleaning items, packing, stocking refrigerators with items and pantries but we are not buying clothing. so many businesses have shut down, yo

griff? griff: yeah, that's right.nsley and steve, in high gear at 1600 pennsylvania avenue at this hour as the president's talk on the pandemic had this sobering message for lawmakers. >> things will get worse than they are right now. how much wors worse will get wil maintain the influx of people infected coming from the outside and the ability to contain and mitigate within our own country. griff: this as the president sought to calm the fears of the nation in what may be his most important oval office address slashing travel from europe to the u.s. starting tomorrow. >> to keep new cases from entering our shores, we will be suspending all travel from europe to the united states for the next 30 days. we are all in this together. we must put politics aside, stop the partisanship, and unify together as one nation and one family. griff: announcing economic measures to combat taking including payroll tax cut guaranteed financial aid for the sick and those caring for them and aid for small businesses in the worst hit sect

griff jenkins joins us live with what is happening today. griff?an and steve. it's not a done deal yet. but there is hope by minority leader schumer and treasury secretary mnuchin emerging from more late night talks from this building behind me. this time schumer says he expects to have an agreement today. there are still a few little differences nothing that would prevent a final deal hinting at a possible vote as soon as this evening. at the white house, the president is growing impatient, urging lawmakers to act. >> now, congress must demonstrate the same bipartisan again and join together to pass the senate bill as written and avoid playing any more partisan games. they have to get together and just stop with the partisan politics. griff: this as tempers flared as majority leader mcconnell lighting in to speaker pelosi. >> we were this close, this close. and yesterday morning the speaker of the house flew back from san francisco and suddenly, the senate's serious bipartisan process turned into this left wing episode of supermarket sweep. griff:

griff: without a doubt.w for sure is that we don't know what's going to stop the spread of this vice and so if you get to a situation where have you undeniable no can do on the convention. then you will really change the way the democrat party choosing their nominee. brian: all right, griff. thanks so much. meanwhile the president of the united states made it official he has the g.o.p. demonstration and thnomination.the turn out hy strong outside when the epidemic -- pandemic hit this week. but when the president during his time in which there really is no peril to his candidacy, people still going out of his way showing up to vote. that's got to put a bounce in brad parscale's step. steve: indeed. well put, brian. jillian joins us from here on the mezzanine level. and you've got more on the in a minute but there is a lot of other stuff going on. jillian: that's right. we are following a lot of other headlines. we begin with this story right now. thithis is a story we are following. out of philadelphia a sus

. >> griff jenkins live in washington and griff candidates did not agree on much else did they?not going cheryl and lauren ignited and divided every issue given american people quite a contrast between where candidates stood in a historic debate that began with a first ever elbow bump. we've never seen that before and, of course, they were treated to their positions temporary to buy 6 feet and it was in the thousands of no live audience all ised by cdc and began to scare off in the back drop of a global pandemic sanders signature issue medicare for all a was center stage. >> it has nothing to do with medicare for all. that would not solve the problem at all. we don't have a system -- we've got thousands of private insurance plans. that is not a system that is prepared to provide health care to all people. you have a pay or system in i.t. ily it doesn't work there and we need unprecedented action right now to deal with unprecedented crisis people are looking for results not a revolution. beyond coronavirus they made the case to progressive sanders but took some opportunity to rea

griff, we appreciate it.at show for four years ripley's believe it or not and robert ripley was a serious character, believe it. jedediah: a fun job. dean: that was the most fun job i may have ever had outside of this one right here. peeft pete i was going to say where are you right now. but he did a nice job breaking it down. tom steyer the first one to leave the race. race heads to super tuesday with bernie hit. big states like california. biden surging. and how will bloomberg's money affect the future. there was a op-ed in the new yor"new york post" it. is national minnesota day, by the way there is no minnesota post there is just "the new york post." maybe there is a minnesota post. there might be. we will have to check this. this op-ed came out oh how obama could alter 2020 race for joe biden. it's an interesting argument. here is what it goes on to say. is obama going to stand by as his party takes the extremely risky step of nominating an open socialist when polls say nearly 60%% of americans have an u

griff? griff: that's right steve, ainsley, brian good morning.t american worker, small business men and key industry heads breathing a sigh of relief for this largest indiana stimulus package ever in the history in hoping they will be rescued from the nation falling into a recession here is the components. let's unpack what's in this. it's going to rush direct checks to american, expand unemployment assistance, it's going to have emergency loans to small business, stabilize key national industries, it will have strict oversight for large corporations there are no stock buybacks for ceo's and after five marathon days of late night negotiations, a sigh of relief from the leaders. >> good news for the doctors and nurses, and emergency rooms around the country, who are waiting for more masks, and more funding. it's good news for families all across america. at last, we have a deal. >> we call it unemployment compensation on steroids. every american worker who is laid off will have their salary by the federal government. griff: we expect the senate to

griff, give us the latest. griff: that's right, brian, ainsley and stao*efplt good morning.ed close it. unraveled despite multiple meetings between secretary mnuchin and. markets will open on the heels of a failed senate deal with no vote in site. it's left mcconnell furious and minority leader schumer holding out. >> we are fiddling here. fiddling with the motions of the american people, if fiddling wh the markets. fiddling with our healthcare. if we are not able to act tomorrow it will be because of our colleagues on the other side. >> legislation has many problems. at the top of the list, it includes a large corporate bailout. significant short falls of money that our hospitals state city workers desperately needed. griff: s this as senator rand paul becomes the first senator to test positive for covid-19. he says he feels fine and in quarantine. add to it mike lee and mitt romney quarantining out of caution. out of play leaving the current breakdown to 48-47. 12 democrats will have to cross the aisle if they are to pass anything. president trump urging lawmakers to act.

steve: yeah, griff, thank you very much. ainsley: thank you, griff.ork. a majority of new york cities 700 hotels are expected to close in days because as the owners struggle to reduce the losses, 80% of 55,000 hotel workers will be laid off within a week. that's one of the challenges facing the lodging industry. we had about an hour ago, ed and tracy zimmerman on with us, they are a husband/wife trucker team and joined us via skype from north carolina and they told us that there is no shortage of food, in fact in their refrigerated truck at that moment they had poultry and pork and they were hauling it to markets to put it on the grocery shelves but there has been a lot of restrictions put on them that have impacted them in the past week or two but it seems to make it a little better. >> the biggest thing right now is the fact that the reason stores are out is because people are buying abnormally. they're stocking up and hording it. there's plenty of food in the supply chain. it just takes time to get from the plant to the warehouse to the grocery sto

griff, thank you very much. according to the "the washington post," yesterday mnuchin and nancy pelosi agreed that the payroll tax cut will be taken up at a later time not appropriate right now. because you look at the numbers, and we have got a graphic that shows you the coronavirus worldwide. there are 128,000 cases with, as you have heard, many times over, 4,000 deaths. but look at the other number. close to 70,000 people have already recovered, including somebody we talked to just about 40 minutes ago who her name is jerri are going t georgeson. she felt terrible and. ainsley: she actually didn't feel terrible she had a fever a little under a hundred. steve: shocked at the panic. >> the hysteria has gotten out of control. i had a slight fever the night before they took me off the cruise ship. slight. it wasn't even over 100 degrees. felt a little bit off for about two or three hours and that was my only symptoms throughout the whole time. the whole quarantine up to now. it wasn't a big deal to me at all. i'm

ainsley: griff is in los angeles where griff they had to keep the polls open in some of those areas right because they had some glitches? griff: good morning, brian, ainsley and steve. they did. they were literally voting here on the campus of ucla until 5 minutes until midnight. they celebrated. look at this video. they had a congo line celebration for the last video. >> many of the students wearing, surprise, bernie sanders t-shirts. they each had what they were calling a pizza fairy because pizzas kept showing up. the story is joe biden and the night belonging to biden. interestingly enough, you had sanders in vermont but biden out here in los angeles celebrating both claiming a sort of victory last night. listen to what they had to say. >> we are going to win the democratic nomination and we are going to defeat the most dangerous president in the history of this country. [cheers and applause] >> just a few days ago the press and the pundits had declared the campaign dead. this campaign will send donald trump packing. >> this campaign is taking off. >> let me show you the latest califo

griff jenkins is in washington to explain. good morning, griff. griff: good morning the president calling him a grandstander fox news has learned that grandstander is kentucky republican thomasy to tweet add cryptic reminder of article 1 of section 5 of the constitution requiring the house to have are a quorum. if massey objects to the lack of one during the voice vote then we are headed for a delay as members are scrambling to get back here to washington it's decision to issue strict protocols here. regardless speaker pelosi is confident it will pass with, quote, strong bipartisan support. but the house seems anything but bipartisan after pelosi's delaying the process. >> oh, we did i didn' jew worket democratic workers first legislation. >> sadly some members of congress even in the midst of a pandemic think this is a tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit their own vision. griff: meanwhile, the president is as you mentioned ainsley considering reopening parts of the country in areas of lower risk. here is what he told hannity last

griff, thank you very much. brian: jillian, you have the latest breaking news what's happening around the world? jillian: that's right. good morning. start with this story we are following. overnight a delta jet is grounded for several hours over coronavirus fears. a passenger reportedly alerted a flight attendant as the plane waited to take off from new york's jfk airport. everyone was forced to get off so the plane could be cleaned. of the passenger was taken to the hospital to get tested. the seattle bound flight took off later that night nearly four hours after it was supposed to. a cdc employee tests positive for coronavirus. a first for the agency. the headquarters are located in atlanta. but it's unclear where the employee worked. the cdc is sanitizing the office as the worker recovers at home. they are not involved with the coronavirus response and are said to be in good condition. attorney general bill barr cracking down on those trying to exploit virus fears. barr telling federal prosecutors to priorit

biden scoring a last-minute endorsement from local leaders looking to unite the democratic party, griff jenkins is live in denver where he talked to voters. >> we are in colorado where for the first time in 20 years they've moved from a caucus to a primary, officials breathe a sigh of relief after the trouble in iowa. there are 67 delegates up for grabs of which a small portion went to 457 but it will be a dogfight for them. sanders has led widely in the polls, he won by 59% in 2016. in colorado he is buoyed by the young people coming out and listening to his message and here was sanders last night. listen. >> it is no surprise, they do not want me to become president because our administration will transform this country to create an economy and a government that works for all of the people, not just the one person. >> biden trying to mount a comeback, a little time in colorado but getting key endorsements, more than a dozen including roy romer and two term mayor michael hancock, here's what he told us yesterday. >> this is the most important election of this generation. we needed a ca

brian: interesting, griff. you have all the candidate that support him and those that don't support him. mike bloomberg did our town hall last night. he is not looking to bow out although he didn't buy any time after super tuesday. bloomberg takes votes have from biden. how much pressure on mike bloomberg and does he feel the pressure who is a billionaire new to the democratic party and then elizabeth warren. of course i'm a mind meld with bernie sanders but i do abandon my party to do it because bernie sanders is so to the left of what the establishment is doing? steve: and elizabeth warren put out that statement about 48 hours ago where she said this is just one of the phases we are going to go right up to the convention. which is also. if you watch the debate last night on fox or rather town hall with bret and martha. it was exciting not only for the hecklers toward the end, but also where mike bloomberg essentially admitted i'm okay with coming in second or third today. because ultimately we are going to do

griff: griff good morning, steve, ainsley and brian. is expressing confidence in the recovery mnuchin doesn't know how badly the economy will be impacted by the virus but says we will beat it. >> we are gonna kill this virus. we are gonna reopen this economy. and this the third quarter of this year you are gonna see this economy bounce back with very large g.d.p. numbers and low unemployment back to where we were beforehand. griff: he expects those americans eligible for the $1,200 check to begin seeing those funds directly deposited into their accounts within three weeks if they have previously filed with the irs electronically. and if they haven't, they can go to a web-based system to sign up to get the money faster than the traditional check in the mail. and mnuchin advised small businesses to go back and hire your workers. because they have been given a forgivable loan that the government will pay back. meanwhile there is talk, brian, already of phase 4 and other stimulus package. speaker pelosi saying quote there are other things w

heather: griff jenkins live for us. thank you so much, griff. well, the u.s.ow considering some drastic new measures to stop the coronavirus from spreading. >> everything and anything we'll consider. >> no bars, no restaurants? >> that could be, absolutely. heather: what else can the public do to contain the pandemic. our next guest is an infectious a -- [sneezing] heather: -excuse me. i sneezed into my elbow. an infectious disease expert explains why social distancing is critical. the magic kingdom closed for business, the emotional final night before disney world is shut down. there's a company that's talked to even more real people than me: jd power. 448,134 to be exact. they answered 410 questions in 8 categories about vehicle quality. and when they were done, chevy earned more j.d. power quality awards across cars, trucks and suvs than any other brand over the last four years. so on behalf of chevrolet, i want to say "thank you, real people." you're welcome. we're gonna need a bigger room. well now there's score!, time...from force factor,enin'. to rev yo

lauren: griff jenkins, thank you very much.e want to point out as lawmakers are working to provide relief from the outbreak, two are facing criticism. according to reports, senator richard burr and senator kelly loffler sold massive amounts of stock leading up to the coronavirus outbreak. cheryl: burr is accused of selling on what information, we don't know. he was ordering a small group of constituents to do the same. loffler sold off millions in stocks after getting a private briefing. lauren: the state department issued the highest travel warning, telling americans overseas come home or stay put. it comes as italy reports more coronavirus deaths than china. cheryl: we've got tra trey yint is live for us in jerusalem. >> reporter: there's a lot a happening all around the world. the u.s. state department is asking all americans who are currently traveling abroad to return home immediately or potentially get stuck wherever they're at. this as the coronavirus does continue to spread around the world and overnight the global deat

griff, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lauren and cheryl.ast night not just a clean sweep but a deep cut into the bernie base and perhaps a message that in these frightening coronavirus times, voters are not looking for radical change. biden now has an undeniable commanding lead in the race. 1,147 delegates to sanders' 861. there were no live rallies, just a live stream from biden's delaware home as he appealed to sanders' voters. >> senator sanders and i may disagree on tactics but we share a common vision, for the need to provide affordable healthcare for all americans, to tackling the threat of our time, climate change, so let me say especially to the young voter whose have been inspired by senator sanders, i hear you. i know what's at stake. >> reporter: here's how big of a night biden had. in arizona, winning by more than 12%. in illinois, by 23%. and in florida, the state with the biggest delegate prize, winning by a whopping near 40%. sanders was absent on the airways after the polls closed but earlier in the evening laying out corona

griff jenkins, thank you.ox business has obtained a copy of the treasury document with more details on how the stimulus package would be broken down. 5 of billion dollars for the -- $50 billion for the airlines, $300 billion in small business loan guarantees, $500 billion direct payments to americans, half of that would be on april 6th. the other would be on may 18t may 18th. lauren: someone will having to say about that but they're acting and acting fast. the coronavirus is spreading from coast to coast, overnight threatening the lives of americans in every state, despite empty streets, city lockdowns, thousands of new cases are confirmed in the past 24 hours. cheryl: todd piro has the latest for us. todd, good morning. >> reporter: lauren and cheryl, good morning. so much has changed in the last 24 hours. that is a phrase we can expect to say a lot in the coming months. on the east coast, connecticut and pennsylvania reporting their first covid-19 deaths with new york city cases doubling to nearly 2,000. may

lauren: griff jenkins is live in la with the very latest.griff, this is a major win and a lot of delegates for mr. sanders. >> reporter: it sure is, lauren and cheryl, good morning to you. we're on the campus of ucla and sanders did win the biggest delegate prize out here, 415 delegates as we know. the students were voting almost until midnight and we had the last student voting coming out a little bit of a conga line celebration that they had. it was quite a strong bernie sanders crowd. you know, if you look at the numbers coming in, we've only got a little over 50% reporting now. we know there's going to be 72 delegates for sanders, 21 for biden, seven for bloomberg, seven for warren. sanders wasn't hear in california, he was in vermont answered still believes he's the man to take on president trump. listen. >> we are going to win the democratic nomination and we are going to defeat the most dangerous president in the history of this country. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: but as casey was mentioning, certainly the night belonging

cheryl: griff, thank you.eos from some of america's biggest banks met with president trump at the white house to discuss what they could do to help small businesses and the financial markets cope with the coronavirus outbreak. the leaders of citigroup and bank of america, among others, giving the president their perspective on the pandemic. >> this is not a financial crisis. the banks and the financial system are in sound shape and we are here to help. >> the first thing is to add fiscal stimulus in a time of stress is the right answer. i think anything that gets out to the most people, so keeping people that become unemployed or under-employed, we think this is a key thing. cheryl: moynihan added that people continue to spend money and take out loans for small businesses, to buy cars and homes. the sba could be offering more money through the banks. lauren: the banks might be in good shape despite the coronavirus outbreak but the travel industry might not be. the u.s. travel and tourism industry could lose at

joining me now is griff jenkins. there's a survey a couple days ago that said that 62% of those questioned believe the media are exaggerating the effects of the coronavirus and that troubled me, made me think about how we're handling this and as i said earlier, it's kind of a tight rope act in this crisis situation. >> you know, howie, i will say that of all the stories i have covered over the years, this is one of the most difficult in the trust of the american people to be honest brokers of fact is our ultimate end goal but it is such a moving target because you have at the same time both the health aspects, which is unprecedented in many ways and of course the economic impact which also unprecedentedded so you don't want to mislead people while at the same time getting it accurate. for example, today is the seventh straight day of daily increases in deaths, today being the worst, the first time we've seen since the numbers started to spike that there was more than 400 plus in the number of deaths. that means your

jillian: griff jenkins talked to voters heading to the polls today. >> reporter: the first time in 20ears colorado has a primary instead of a caucus and bernie sanders won big, 59% in his support here this time where he has led widely has been a cornerstone of young people with this message. >> it is no surprise, they do not want me to become president because our administration will transform this country and create an economy - >> reporter: biden is trying to mount a comeback, he did not spend a lot of time or money in colorado but is picking up key endorsement in the state, a dozen or more including governor roy romer and the 2-term mayor michael hancock. here is what he told us. >> the one person who can build a coalition will have the greatest chance of unseating a president that has only brought chaos and dysfunction to this nation over the last we 3 years and that is joe biden. >> reporter: santos might not take for granted he will win here because when we hit the streets of denver not all everyone is feeling the burn. >> i will vote for michael bloomberg because i don't like b

griff jenkins is going to break it all down and joins us now from our nations capitol. griff?rs you said that are coming let me show you what's inside of this legislation. the senate finally getting their , going to have direct cash payments, 1,200 per adult, 2,400 per couple, plus 500 per child, and they will have reductions for income of over 75,000, and then add 99,000, you will be cut off no payments there. it also has 500 billion for hard hit industries with oversight, 50 billion of that going to the air lines and as 377 billion for small business aid, 100 billion for hospitals, and 200 billion for domestic priorities. now, passage had been held up for several hours by a handful of republicans disputing excessive jobless benefits they said working, but that fight in the form of an amendment failed so the bill now heads to the house, where things, like that 25 million, ainsley for the kennedy center may be an issue for some house members, speaker pelosi though applauding the senate's bill thanking the democrat being leadership for putting workers first and the house will t

griff.ff: hey, maria, here in colorado there's 67 delegates up for grabs of 1,357, the first time in 20 years colorado has had a primary instead a caucus. sanders won here in 2016 by 59% and it is a imagine that he's bringing again this time, young people are picking up and supporting him. listen to this. it is no surprise, they do not want me to become president because our administration will transform this country to create an economy -- griff: but it is clear that many democrats are rallying around biden making his candidate to stop sanders. two-term mayor gave this endorsement. it's clear that the one person who will build a coalition has a long chance that deceiting a president that has brought chaos and dysfunction to this nation and right now it's joe biden. griff: now biden has not spent time or money here in colorado very much. that, of course, will be against him. although when we hit the streets we did find not everyone is feeling the bern. >> i'm going to vote for mike bloomberg

good morning, griff. >> reporter: good morning, jillian and rob.tience and resolved delivered as the message from theling the target of easter as aspirational, saying nothing would be worse than declaring victory before it's won and he set a new goal for easing restrictions. >> therefore, we will be extending our guidelines to april 30th to slow the spread. on tuesday, we will be finalizing these plans and providing a summary of our findings, supporting data, and strategies to the american people. >> reporter: he also thanked the american people for their role in social distancing and predicted a date of june 1st when we can hope to see the economy beginning its recovery. but already there is talk of another fourth stimulus package and it appears the spirit of bipartisanship that delivered the largest rescue bill in history seems to have been lost. speaker pelosi accusing the president of poor leadership that cost american lives. >> his denial at the beginning was deadly. his delaying of getting equipment to where -- it continues, his delay in gett

cheryl: griff jenkins has a report from washington. >> reporter: good morning.iden and sanders will have to wait at least three months to battle for buckeye state ballots. ohio's governor and secretary of state announcing last night that the only thing more important than free and ferrell exes is the -- fair elections is the health and safety of ohioans. the governor explains. >> on the one hand, we're told to stay home and take care of ourselves and yet we want to exercise our constitutional rights. and so that was something that we wanted to enable people to be able to do both. >> reporter: the coronavirus won't stop every primary. voters in the three other states, florida, illinois and arizona, will head to the polls today where there are 441 delegates up for grabs, florida offering 219 delegates. the governor had this to say. >> the health officials said given the nature of the primary, given the way you go in and do one oval most of the time for most counties that that can be e safely. >> reporter: candidates continue to campaign, sanders holding a virtual

rob: griff, thank you so much.illian: the remains of an army specialist killed in a rocket attack in iraq now back on american soil. a dignified transfer held overnight at dover air force base in delaware. juan miguel kaorubi was killed in a defense strike along with marshall roberts and a british service member. the u.s. plans to reposition troops out of iraq as iraqi security forces see success in their fight against isis. rob: today the senate will vote on legislation to renew and update parts of the foreign intelligence surveillance act. fisa. the bill will add new privacy protections and address misconduct concerns in the fisa court system. republicans say fisa was used illegally to spy on the trump campaign and former trump advisor carter page. the renewal passed with large bipartisan support in the house. the president has not indicated whether he plans to sign it. a fox news alert, the first dose in a clinical trial for a potential covid-19 vaccine will be given today. it is a major step forward but still i

griff jenkins joins us live from washington when you can expect to see money in your mailbox, griff?nd brian, the white house says the checks will come in the form of a direct deposit and should hit bank accounts by mid april and businesses small and large are being en can you're aged by the adam schiff to apply for those payroll support loans as soon as possible given the airlines a friday 5 p.m. deadline to be guaranteed meanwhile on a conference call with reporters speaker pelosi laid out the priorities of a fourth phase stimulus package. >> the fourth will be that recovery that would include in it some of the emergency and mitigation factors but also about where we go from here. their infrastructure needs that our country had that directly relate to how we are proceeding with the coronavirus. griff: in that package obviously infrastructure funding along with assistance for states and the district of colombia, aid for frontline healthcare workers in helping home bound parents as well as supporting coronavirus patients, we're told pelosi also eying a retroactive rollback of the tax

nicole: we have griff jenkins in washington, d.c.else. >> reporter: no, they didn't. they were united on bashing president trump, but they were divided, giving a contrast, but what this debate may be remembered for is that first ever elbow bump, steve, that you mentioned. of course, they then retreated to their positions. they were separated by about 6 feet, and it was in the silence of no live audience. once they started to square off in the backdrop of this pandemic, sanders' signature issue -- medicare for all -- was center stage. >> it has nothing to do with medicare for all. that would not solve the problem at all. >> we need unprecedented action right now to deal with the crisis. >> people are looking for results, not a revolution. >> reporter: biden did take several opportunities to go a little left on immigration, fracking and announcing his running mate would be a woman. >> there are a number of women who are qualified to be president tomorrow, i would pick a woman to be my vice president. the first 100 days of my administra

hey, griff. >> good morning, sandra.es is not a place we want to be. those trends aren't going in the right direction. look at this. the second consecutive day with more than a 200 plus increase in those daily deaths. as you mentioned, the fifth time i've sat here and recorded the largest daily increase in those deaths. while new york is still the epicenter of this pandemic with more than 80 deaths yesterday and more than 1200 new cases, officials are turning their eyes to south to louisiana. in particular to new orleans. the state is among the top three per capita for cases with more than 2300 and 83 deaths. new orleans the hot bed has 997 cases accounting for 43% of the total and 46 deaths accounting for 55% of the total. right now one out of every 10,000 new orleans residents has died of coronavirus. many believe mardi gras may have played a role. the governor is asking people to experience social distancing. officials are mobilizing fearing a spike that could lead to hospital shortages in april. like new york is head

griff jenkins live this morning in washington with the recap of yesterday. griff who pulled ahead?imagine under different circumstances better circumstances this will be a lead story. but instead it's not because of coronavirus. but yesterday was a clean sweep for biden and maybe clearest indication vote reverse not looking for radical change in times biden, though, has undeniable commanding lead in delegate race here's overall. 1,147 delegates of sanders, 181 now biden had no live victory is rally just a live stream from his delaware home appealing to bernie's base. >> so let me say especially to the young votessers who have been inspired by senator sanders i hear you. i know what's at stake is. >> here's how big of a night biden had had if you look at arizona we won by 12% illinois by 23% and in florida where state had had biggest prize dominating by nearly 40% sanders after the polls close but earlier in the night laid out his vision of how to rescue the nation. >> we must do is empower medicare to cover all medical bills during this emergency. if you're uninsured. if you are un

. > i know you all want to griff closing remarks to families, when are we going to get through this crisis. >> i would like to reiterate the fact that uncertainty, nothing new for us. that's what the military members and families do. we need to take care of one another and make sure we are looking out for our neighbors and those who are deployed, rest assured your families will be taken care of. stok. >> i got three messages, to commanders and noncommissioned officers. number one, take care of your people and take care of family members. number two, make sure you are ensuring you have capabilities and do our mission and help. and wre will be fully mission capable and prepared to do our missions just as we are right now. it is a matter of time but we need everyone to follow these guidelines and help out the chain of command and i'm fully confident we will be well if not better at the end of the day. >> thank you and thank you to the folks at home tuning in. captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org

coverage from everything you need to know about the coronavirus this morning but let's start with griff jenkins in the nation's capital, congress is racing against the clock to approve emergency funding. lots of folks keeping their eye on this. >> nancy pelosi expressing confidence negotiators are closer to reaching an agreement after failing to get anything to the floor yesterday. >> subject to exchange of paper. we will continue to talk about it. >> reporter: democratic leaders working with senate republicans on legislation mitigating the spread of the virus, delivering testing for everyone, to protect american livelihoods and industry and commerce getting crushed by this outbreak as mitch mcconnell canceled his scheduled recess and it seems bipartisanship should deliver results. >> we stay here, get it right. this is a time and place you do not want to rush something. >> reporter: it couldn't come sooner as financial markets tumble, wall street seeing its worst days since 1987, the dow down 1400 points, the s&p down 140 points and aztec almost 400 points, at the white house donald tr

griff jenkins joins us with overnight developments. >> a possible break, encouraging words from chuck schumer and steve mnuchin from lace night, they are talking every day all day, both very positive, finishing a deal possibly today, schumer saying, quote, we have an agreement tomorrow morning, still a few differences, the final agreement, he was optimistic that the vote could come as soon as this evening but it comes when tempers were flaring and frustration boiling over on the senate floor. >> what the american people are thinking right now is this country was founded by geniuses that is being run by a bunch of idiots. >> this is disgraceful. we do not have time. time is not on our side. >> they are to be embarrassed, mister president. this is not a political opportunity. this is a national emergency. >> reporter: nancy pelosi introduced her own relief bill, 1000 pages which would have to be reconciled with the senate. >> the senate republican bill puts corporations first which for our families, direct payment american families and a robust way and strengthen child tax credits and e

griff jenkins breaks down the results. >> reporter: it wasn't just a clean sweep but a deep cut into bernie's they sent a message that in these frightening coronavirus times voters are not looking for radical change which biden has an undeniable commanding lead with 1407 delegates, there were no live rallies, just a live stream from botnets delaware home if he appealed to sanders voters. >> senator sanders and i disagree on tactics but we share a common vision, the need to provide affordable healthcare to all americans, tackling the essential threat of our time, climate change. let me say to the young voters inspired by senator sanders, i hear you. i know what is at stake. >> reporter: here's how big a night he had come in arizona winning by 12% coming in illinois by 23%. in florida, the state with the biggest of the prize-winning by 40%. sanders was asked after the polls closed, earlier in the evening they got his coronavirus proposals and how best to rescue the nation. >> what we must do is empower medicare to cover all medical bills during this emergency. if you're uninsured or un

griff jenkins joins us with overnight developments. >> reporter: keyword could. it is not a done deal yet but there are encouraging words from minority leader schumer and treasury secretary steve mnuchin, they are close to finishing a deal today, schumer saying, quote, we expect to have an agreement tomorrow morning, still a few differences, neither of us think they will get in the way of a final agreement but this comes after tempers flared on the senate floor. >> you know what the american people are thinking right now? they are thinking this country was founded by geniuses but is being run by a bunch of idiots. >> this is disgraceful. we do not have time. time is not on our side. >> they ought to be embarrassed, mister president. this is not a juicy political opportunity, this is a national emergency. >> complicating matters, nancy pelosi introduces her own thousand page relief bill which would have to be reconciled with the senate. >> reporter: the senate republican bill put corporations first. our families, give direct payments to american families a robust

rob: griff jenkins live where congress is racing against the clock to approve emergency funding. >> reportercautious optimism the best word to describe what is happening on capitol hill. nancy pelosi express and confidence negotiators are closer to reaching agreement after failing to get anything to the floor yesterday. >> subject to the exchange of paper, we resolve the differences and they continue conversations. >> democratic leaders working with the republicans in the white house, legislation to putting just americans at ease with sick pay, unemployment benefits, free testing and food assistance and tax credits, small and medium-sized businesses. mitch mcconnell canceled the recessive bipartisan may deliver results. >> we stay here, get it right, a time and place you don't want to rush something. >> financial markets are tumbling, yesterday's was the biggest drop, stock market crash, the dow down 2300 points, s&p down 260, nasdaq tipping 750. at the white house the president urging confidence and patients. >> the stock market is higher than when i got here and it has taken a big hit. it

rob: griff jenkins live to explain how one person can do this. >> reporter: record unemployment in the us leading the world with the most coronavirus cases, less than you would expect is more drama on capitol hill but one member may be planning to do that. >> it could be one vote, one grandstand or and for that we have to take a little more time. it will pass, just take a little longer but let's see if we have a grandstander. >> reporter: sources say that is kentucky republican tom massey, who will demand the rollcall, he tweeted article 1 section 5 clause 1 requires the leadership try to get him to allow the voice vote but to no avail. they advise never to fly back to washington this morning if they are able, do so cautiously. the sergeant at arms issuing new guidance in preparation for writing this, access is extremely limited to levers of congress, we have an office located in the capital, designated for axis. of a person does not have a capital office he must be accompanied by a member. they will not be allowed inside the capital even if there is a delay, nancy pelosi says they wil

rob: griff jenkins joins us with where the response stands right now. >> reporter: the president is directing to fast-track fda trials in combating covid-19, particularly using antimalarial drug called chloroquine. >> it is a common malaria drug, the safety level we understand very well, relatively safe. it showed encouraging early results, really encouraging. >> reporter: the fda commission who will aggressively pursue this also says it is important not to provide false hope until they have results. negotiations are underway over the massive economic stimulus bill to bring direct financial aid to americans, small businesses and employees and healthcare professionals. $1,200 to adults or $2,400 for couples, $500 per child but there will be income caps, $9,000 for individuals for 198,$000 per couple, millions for big businesses, the airlines, chuck schumer says it was left out of the drafting, but worries it doesn't go far enough for workers. mitch mcconnell says it is time to act. >> all republican senators whether they are part of this group or not have been asked to stay in town. we are her

griff jenkins is live to explain. >> reporter: the next 30 days our vital. guidelines may he added, experts warn of a national spike in cases recommending federal guidance. >> they are having a tremendous impact we are starting to see. >> when you look at all the states together all of them are moving in the same curve. so that is why we believe this needs to be federal guidance so every state understand it may look like two cases today that become 20 that become 200 that become 2000 and that is what we are trying to prevent. >> reporter: millions expect direct deposit in their bank account in mid april and businesses small and large, nancy pelosi says a fourth stimulus package will be necessary. >> the fourth bill would be recovery that would include some of the emergency and mitigation factors but also about where we go from here. infrastructure needs our country has been is directly related to how we are proceeding with the coronavirus. >> reporter: she did not give a timeline rollout as the sergeant-at-arms urging members to stay at home and telework whe

senate unanimously passing a $2 trillion covid-19 relief bill that could put cash in america's hands, griffjenkins live in washington with the reaction. >> a rough road of brutal negotiations but the senate got their largest relief package in history, both sides tailing is a critical lifeline for an economy on the brink of recession. >> not a single senator voted against this $2 trillion rescue bill to save american individuals, small businesses. >> we are proud we made the bill workers first. we are particularly proud that in the bailout funds there is accountability, oversight, transparency, none of which were in the original bill. >> the president praising the last passage, congratulations america. let's show you what is inside starting with the centerpiece, the payment of americans, $1,200 for adults, $2,400 for couples the $500 per child with reductions of income after 75,$000, no payout for anyone with 99,$000, also, threaded $77 billion a small business it to $100 million for hospitals, $200 million or to mystic priorities and there is money for the kennedy center for performing arts

griff jenkins is live in washington with the latest on the pandemic.rning, griff. >> the surgeon general was right when he predicted monday this week would get much worse. startling numbers as you mentioned, more than 800 deaths in the u.s. we have now seen the largest daily increases and fatalities for the third consecutive day in a row and we expect sadly another huge jump again tomorrow in the epicenter in new york where nearly half of all the nation-wide cases are there. look at the comparison. you have the total. 55,225. new york state 26,376, new york city 15,597. the figures are doubling every three days. governor cuomo is seeking 30,000 ventilators expects these numbers to peak in the next two to three weeks. >> the only way we can obtain these ventilators is from the federal government, period. there are two ways the federal government can do it. one is to use the federal defense production act. and not to exercise that power is inexplicable to me. >> he also projects needing 140,000 hospital beds up from 110 thousand. he said 23% of hospitali

griff jenkins is live in the nation's capital were democrats work through the night to come up with aounter to donald trump's plan. >> washington and not a year addressing the pandemic, the president seeks to calm the fears of a nation, maybe his most important oval address. he is cutting travel from europe to the us starting tomorrow. >> to keep new cases from entering our shores we will be suspending all travel from europe to the united states for the next 30 days. we are all in this together. we must put politics aside, stop the partisanship and unified together as one nation and one family. >> in addition to the 30 day ban, the president outlining measures to protect health care workers and combat the economic toll this may have on americans including a payroll tax cut, guarantee financial aid for those second those caring for them and help small businesses and worsted sectors, this is you mentioned, lawmakers on capitol hill working through the night to prep a bill for the for possibly today that would cover coronavirus testing for all, establish a program to provide food assista