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. >>> tonight on kqed newsroom. fears of a global coronavirus pandemic and have prompted a state of emergency in san francisco. >>> for the first time california will hold the presidential primary on super tuesday. we will talk about the impact>>> president trumps visit to a inwas big in spectacle and short on commitments. we will look at the ties to one of the strongest market >>> good evening. welcome to kqed. >>> we will turn our toattentio he coronavirus and efforts to contain it. the coronavirus disease has spread to more than 50 countrie for the first time, there are more new cases outside of ina where it originated then inside the country. on wednesday trump held a news conference. he appointed vice president en mikece to direct efforts to contain the spread and downplayed the risk to americans. san francisco is on high alert. there are new cases in the city. the mayor called a state of emergencto mobilize resources >>> there apto be a utbaraks. second person in the united states who contracted the virus thro