from the tischnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thanks for joining us.f the spreade novel coronavirus caused the united states to restrict travel from thunited kingdom and irela beginning monday at midnight, and the presiden hsaid today thhas been tested for the virus but does not have results yet. >> also took the test last night, and i decided i should, last night.e press conference people were asking that i take the test. it takes, i don't know, one or two ys. they send it to a lab.mr >> sreenivasantrump also said he had his temperature taken today before the briefing, as did all who were there, and that it was "totally normal." >> theentle woman yields back. >> sreenivasan: early this morning, the house of representatives passed a bill with bipartisan support that includes access to paid leave, medicaid, unemployment insurance and food assistance programs for people and families quarantined or diagnosed with the virus. the legislation also guarantees free testing for the virus. the bill still has to pass the senate. presid

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

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

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

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

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hari sreenivasan traveled to philadelphia last year to see how college students there are coping withsing costs. this encore look is part of our special series on "rethinking college," and part of our regular education segment, "making the grade." >> come on, my friends, we're going to get in right here. >> sreenivasan: badia weeks loves spending time in the pool with h young students. s on says... >> sreenivasan: the 19-year-old teaches swim lessons five daysat a week, ilnding philadelphia's temple university. she's a junior majoring in exercise and sports medicine. weeks is doing well academically. but outside of theroom, she's struggling. >> for this apartment, it's about $6,000 a semester, which,y honesti feel like isn't worth what i get. me and my roommate both pay that, so it's like we're paying $1,500 a month each. >> sreenivasan: the two-bedroom, one-bath apartment was assigned to her by temple, after she transferred last sprom a nearby private college. weeks, who is on her own financially, covers her tuitioni through scholaps and her part-time wages. she sa she tried hard to

hari sreenivasan has our encore story from new york. >> sreenivasan: new york cit times square. for more than five yea,da ybreaker has hosted these early morning events around the world. people come out for two hours of dancing... but alcohol is strictly off the table. >> drinking gets in the way of dancing a lot. people are always making trips tohe bar. people have drinks on the dance floor. they're engaged with tir drink, instead of engaged with other people. >> sreenivasan: daybreaker's goal is to be healthy and have free.tance-stayi >> it changed the way i go out, too. so, i feel like i don't need to drink now. i don't need to, you know, have anything in my body, and just enjoy the dancing. >> sreenivasan: it's part of a growing idea called sober curious, people who don't misuse or abuse alcohol, trying out alcohol sobriety. the movement, still in its infancy, is not meant for those recovering from substance abuse problems. >> it describes a questioning mind-set that can be applied to any and all drinking occasions. >> sreenivasan: ruby warrington coined the term, in her boo

for the pbs newshour, i'm hari sreenivasan in baltimore, maryland. >> woodruf finally tonight, a timelyibit which examines the experience of migration. some of the artists are migrants themselves. newshour special correspondent jared bowen first visited the exhibit at the institute of contemporary art in boston when it opened. it is now at the minneapolis institute of arts through may. the piece is part of our ongoing arts and culture series, "canvas." >> reporter: according to the united nations, there are nearly 71 million people worldwide who've been forcibly displaced, including nearly 30 million refugees. for them, home might be a lossus of what they left h behind, ory wisps of memory. >> this is by the korean artist do ho suh, and all of his work is really engaged with places that he's lived.e and you can l of the amazing detail, the, you know, outlets, and the doondles, and the lights. really evocative of something that is both kind of present and not present. is the curator of thiskson exhibition at the i.c.a., which looks at migration through contemrary art. a show of works by

hari sreenivasan in baltimore, maryland. >> the n.b.a.urther games tr usg ayer wit s allh the utah jazz test positive tonight for covid-19. in addition, president trump has canceled planned trips this week to nevada and colorado. and the publicist for actor tom hanks confirms he anf his wie rita wilson have both tested positi for the coronavirus while staying in australia. we are going to let you hear now just a portion of what president trump had to say a little bit earlier tonight in people.ress to the american te to keep new cases from, wie o ngsuspenhded alurl tra svel froe to the united states for the next 30 days. the new rules will go intoda effect fat midnight. these restrictions will be adjusted subject to conditions on the ground. there will be exemptions for americans who have undergone appropriate screenings, and these prohibitions will no only apply to the tremendous amount of trade and rgo, but various other things as we get approval. anything coming from europe to the united states is what we are discussing. these restricti

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