i'm lindsey reiser. >> and i'm frances rivera. coronavirus tightens its grip. and here's what we know at this hour so far, cases in the states have spiked over 4,400 as the death toll passes 80 the city that never sleeps is officially shut down after new york bans crowds of over 50 people dining out and also closes schools. governor cuomo is also calling on military bases and college dorms to be used as makeshift call centers for the virus amid the frenzy, a glimmer of hope oscar winner tom hanks and his wife rita wilson have been released from the hospital the two were receiving treatment for the virus and had been in isolation in australia last week, they were the celebrities, the first ones, to go public with their diagnosis first lady melania trump confirmed the cancellation of the white house easter egg roll. she says the safety of all americans is the number one priority and those wide-brimmed derby hats won't be seeing the light of day this may as the kentucky derby gets pushed back to september. it is the first time the derby won't be held on the first

i am a lindsey reiser. candace gibson and cory coffin are off today. the first coronavirus deaths on the east coast, officials confirm two people died in florida. the nationwide death toll is now 17. meanwhile, on capitol hill, an urgent plea from a public health expert. one doctor from johns hopkins health system said the u.s. desperately needs more tests. >> the testing capacity is not currently adequate. and we need more. we need this as soon as we can have it. >> and off the coast of california, 19 crew members and two passengers aboard the grand princess cruise ship, have tested positive for coronavirus. vice president pence says all passengers will be brought into a port sometime over the weekend to be tested. >> those that need to be quarantined, will be quarantined. those that require additional medical attention will receive it. >> today, pence will be traveling to florida for a meeting with cruise line executives and port directors. this morning, the total number of confirmed cases in the u.s. is 335 across 28 states. that includes the 21 peo

i'm lindsey reiser, kendis gibson and corey kaufman are off tonight. >>> two people have died from coronavirus in florida. these are the first two fatalities on the east coast. meanwhile, on capitol hill, an urgent plea from a public health expert, in a briefing of congress yesterday one doctor from johns hopkins health system said the u.s. desperately needs more tests. >> not currently adequate and we need more. we need this as soon as we can have it. >> and off the coast of california, 19 crew members and two passengers aboard the grand princess cruise ship have tested positive out of the 46 people tested yesterday. vice president pence said all passengers will be brought into a port sometime over the weekend to be tested. >> those that need to be quarantined will be quarantined. those that require additional medical attention will receive it. >> this morning, the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the u.s. is 335 across 28 states. that includes the 21 people on the grand princess. nbc's scott cohn is live in san francisco. there are more than 3,500 people on this grand prince

. >> and i'm lindsey reiser. a global pandemic grips america as the number reaches 3,000 in the states and officials take unprecedented steps to slow down the spread here's what we know this hour. in california, a lockdown like no other, calling for all seniors to stay home it's the only state so far to put a restriction on residents age 65 or older. governor newsom is urging hospitals and nursing homes to restrict visitors. >>> tom hanks shares an update from isolation, thanking all the people helping him battle the virus. after he and his wife, rita wilson, tested positive, they have been in isolation at gold coast university hospital in queensland, australia. >>> a volunteer organization stemming back to the kennedy administration suspending operations the peace corps is telling volunteers it's suspending operations the organization is now trying to evacuate their volunteers from several posts around the world. >>> meanwhile, doctors in wuhan have found no evidence that mothers with covid-19 can transmit the v

i'm cori coffin along with kendis gibson and lindsey reiser. >>> health officials are investigating theirst possible outbreak of coronavirus in the united states. >> officials are investigating a health care facility in seattle they say two women tested positive with the latest strain of coronavirus and a number of people are ill with respiratory symptoms or pneumonia. >> we are learning about the first person to died from inside the united states. a man in his 50s with underlying health conditions. at this point, we know he had no history of overseas travel. officials say he was not associated with long-term care facility. they still don't know how he became infected. >> a health care worker from life care, a woman in her 40s. she is in satisfactory condition at overlake hospital and she has no known travel outside of the u.s. >> the second case is a woman in her 70s, a resident at life care at the long-term care facility and is in serious condition at evergreen hospital. in addition, we are aware of a number of individuals associated with the long-term care facilities who are reported

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