the smithsonian and the national zoo are also going to close tomorrow. >>> billie eilish postponing tenour dates in cities across the eastern u.s. the nhl joined the nba in suspending its season. the crack of the bat also silent. nlb canceled spring training and delayed the new season by two weeks. march madness has been canceled altogether. >> it's not just players and fans missing out. it's the hotel cancellations. it's the empty restaurants. it's the supply chain before big events. the vendors, ushers and many, manyhourly workers who may have go without pay. this hurts the economy far and wide. charles barkley now says he is being tested. >> i'm really hoping it was just a bug, but like i said, i was in new york earlier this week, there was a hot spot. when i got to atlanta, i wasn't feeling well. >> so, why was barkley in new york? he appeared on "the late show." no doubt their staff is looking at the situation. jimmy fallon and seth meyers were already suspending produ production raising questions now about how some people are getting tested. >>> the failure to properly develop and

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the smithsonian and the national zoo are also going to close tomorrow. >>> pop star billie eilish postponing ten tour dates in cities across the eastern u.s. the nhl joined the nba in suspending its season. the crack of the bat also has gone silent. mlb canceled spring training and delayed the new season by two weeks. >>> it's important to remember here, it's not just players and fans missing out, it's the hotel cancellations. it's the empty restaurants. it's the supply chain before big events. the vendors, ushers and many, many other hourly workers who may have go without pay. they have less money to spend themselves. this hurts the economy far and wide. >> mohammed el air ran said there is likely to be a recession. >>> the ncaa tournament has been wiped out. no bracketology this year. >> it's unbelievable how quickly this has happened. the entire sports world has come to a complete halt. the ncaa shutting down march madness, the biggest of all. the nba suspending its season, the xfl canceling the rest of their season. the list goes on and on. but march madness the biggest event to go down

national zoo take on the whole nation still of morris is trying to use i.s.t.'s to stop glorifying from implementing new tobacco regulations aimed at cutting domestic smoking rates a french company soon egypt because egypt resists minimum wage democratic choice trump corporate law joint says we try to find. 6 am ready for the morning here in moscow in the headlines for most of the international the coronavirus death toll in italy overtake the start of china in one city the army is drafted in to help transport coffins out of the area. moscow's starts building a new hospital complex outside the city to treat 19 patients it's due to be up and running in less than a month. britain's national health service braces for a surge in coronavirus patients with the number of new cases almost doubling by the day. kevin over here in the russian capital stay with our various social media for the latest from us 247 we'll keep you posted as best we can headline update for you in an hour's time meantime between now.

coronavirus some of the nation's most iconic venues are shut down the smithsonian museums, the national zoo, the space needle and disney world will close. kerry sanders is there. >> disney world is the largest single location employer in the nation with close to 70,000 employees all who have been told they will still get paid while the park is closed. >> reporter: today more high-profile cases confirmed. canadian prime minister justin trudeau's wife has the virus along with miami's mayor but as the number of cases rises, so do the number of recoveries clyde and rene smith are now cleared from quarantine. >> be careful but don't be afraid. it's not something that's going to jump out and grab you. >> reporter: tonight amid a growing scare, a voice of reason hoping to offer a sense of calm during a crisis tonight, the president says at his urging several major cruise lines have agreed to suspend outbound service from the united states for the next 30 days what could be another mitigating factor in helping control the spread of the coronavirus. lester >> all right miguel almaguer, thank you. >>

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why >> yes >> reporter: it's not just florida from six flags to disneyland in california to the national zoor gathering spots closing. in las vegas mgm resorts closing after several employees tested positive. some employees there getting word of furloughs and layoffs. back in orlando hotel workers are also worried. but the 5,000 hourly workers at rosen's 8 hotels getting word their jobs are safe. you've seen a 50% drop in business, but nobody's going to be let go no layoffs >> no, no, no. >> and you were able to do that because your company has -- >> no debt and a philosophy of saying we love you. >> reporter: one early estimate of how much this is costing the u.s. tourism industry, a trillion dollars >> kerry's with us from orlando kerry, with disney world closing, what's going to happen to the employees there? >> reporter: well, disney world is the largest single location employer in the nation 70,000 employees here in orlando who have all been told they will continue to get paid when the park shuts down beginning tomorrow evening, peter. >> kerry sanders at disney world tonight. kerry, th

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from six flags to disney land in california to the national zoo, larger gathering spots closing in lasrts closing after several employees tested positive some employees there getting word of furloughs and layoffs. back in orlando, hotel workers are also worried but the 5,000 hourly workers at the eight hotels getting word their jobs are safe. you've seen a 50% drop in business but nobody is going to be let go? no layoffs no, no, no >> reporter: you're able to do that because your company has -- >> no debt and a philosophy of saying we love you >> reporter: one early estimate of how much this is costing the u.s. tourism industry a trillion dollars. >> thinking about it, you know, when it comes to spring breaks that so many families now are relying on cancelled hopefully other businesses and other places, you know, they'll have the same confidence. >> yeah. and you think about the workers impacted at theme parks and things like that, concession workers, people who take the tickets. there's so many people behind the scenes. >> we've seen it all over the globe. >> all right thank you for w

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the smithsonian and the national zoo as is arlington national cemetery as is the metropolitan museum in new york and broadway in new york. tonight, disney world announced they are closing on sunday. disneyland is doing so as well. disneyland is only closed three times in the last 50 years. they are closing because of this. new york city has declare ad a state of emergency. there are bans of gatherings of large numbers of people. the u.s. capitol is closed to visitors. the supreme court is closed to visitors. as you have no doubt seen today in a cass kacade of announcemen sports have been shut down. pro sports have been suspended if not called off. as of this time last night, we thought the ncaa college basketball tournament would be a series of games played in front of empty seats. as of tonight, the tournament itself will not happen. the season is over. it's called off. i don't think there's been a single individual tipping point at which our country started to wake up to the magnitude of this crisis and what is coming in terms of the strain that is about to be put on our public hea

. >> reporter: with so much closing, even the national zoo in washington, the museums like the smithsonian things on your phone to watch, it might be time to ask grandma and grandpa, what did you guys do in your day? >> good tip, kerry. that's going to be terrible for the economy down there though. thank you very much. >>> the world health organization now says europe is the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. >> one country has gone so far as to close all bars and restaurants. we'll look at how the continent overall is dealing with the crisis. helping many people with type 2 diabetes like james lower their blood sugar. a majority of adults who took ozempic® reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. here's your a1c. oh! my a1c is under 7! (announcer) and you may lose weight. adults who took ozempic® lost on average up to 12 pounds. i lost almost 12 pounds! oh! (announcer) for those also with known heart disease, ozempic® lowers the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke, or death. it lowers the risk. oh! and i only have to take it once a week. oh! ♪ oh, oh, oh,

that is the worst presidential headline since nixon drop kicks baby panda at the national zoo. now, trump's pity party made another pit stop. shortly after noon today, in the east room of the white house. trump claimed that everybody had it in for him from the very beginning. >> we had the witch hunt. it started from the day we came down the elevator. >> stephen: it wasn't an elevator! ( laughter ) every one knows it was an escalator. for pete's sake. you were riding on it! you were on the damn-- ha ha. we've got you now, mr. president. the whole thing was a weird event. it just-- it was-- when you watched it, you weren't sure what to make of it. you couldn't pin down exactly what the thing was. and, evidently, the president agreed. >> and tis really nowsnferen. it's not a speech. it is not anything. ( laughter ) ♪ this, this ain't no party this ain't no disco this ain't no foolin around ♪ the point is i'm a psycho killer and i'm burning down the house ♪ ( cheers and applause ) "it's like during wartime. it's like during wartime." since this is a white house event in the formal

and, the national zoo which got its start behind the castle building, trying to preserve the american buffalo from going extinct. but, there is much, much more than these museums that we know. there are nearly a dozen research centers, and the kind of work that is going on behind the scenes is really extraordinary. a tropical research institute in panama, which goes back more than 100 years. the smithsonian went down there during the construction of the panama canal to do a photo environmental research study to understand the impacts of joining up those two watersheds. there is a big focus on coastal marine ecosystems. there is a station in florida, one in maryland, another in belize. the smithsonian is running an astrophysical observatory with harvard which also has its roots in something more than 100 years old. they were leading the team that photographed the blackhole last year. and, they run a global volcanism program, tracking octave volcanoes around the world. there's an arctic study center. the smithsonian is very active rescue.ral hav heritage doing training both in the u.s.

. >> with so much closing, including the smithsonian and the national zoo in washington, for you guysit might be time to ask grandma and grandpa, what did you guys do in your day? >> good question, kerry sanders. a lot of kid across the country want to know the answer to that. appreciate it. thank you. >> want to take a turn and check the forecast with dave price back in studio 1a. dave, sun is the best disinfectant. people hoping they'll get some today. >> parts of the country will. but as we look at the central plains to the mid-mississippi valley, we're talking about winter weather alerts. we're talking about some significant snow falling through parts of the country. as we take a look at it, it's not just snow. it's rain as well. we could see isolated areas with some severe weather. we'll watch that carefully. let's talk about what's happening and where everything is going. so the north central plains all the way into and streaking through the ohio valley as the system moves. bringing rain from texas to west virginia. we'll watch for that as we roll through today. that moisture be

how about some orangutans and gorillas at the brookfield zoo celebrating national peanut butter loversgoodnewstues. we finally got this story in. it happened on march 1st but we saved it for #goodnewstues here because how good of a story is this? just enjoying the peanut butter. loving on it. >> national peanut butter lovers day. is it actually -- they hid these in -- >> you like peanut butter? >> i like almond butter. i like watching them eat peanut butter. >> it was placed inside natural-looking tree stumps with the gorillas using fingers or twigs to poke it out. >> i love that. >> you love this too, i'm sure. this dog that says, i got an adopted stray little kitten, little sister. that's pax and 12-year-old labrador retriever with pal polly, a days-old kitten just loving on each other. >>> this morning on "world news >>> this morning on "world news now," the most critical day on the primary calendar is here. it's super tuesday. >> 14 states are holding primaries today after a dramatic shift in the democratic race. former vice president joe biden picking up endorsements of three form

national parks. including a volcano in hawaii. not in the mood for lava? the cincinnati zoo.eepers are highlighting the animals and others each week day on facebook live. and if your kids are begging for a thrill, or a distraction from assignments, hop on the rollercoaster at disney california's park. you may need this escape from reality a few more virtual times in the days to come. >>> the world health organization is recommending a new prescription to ease the pandemic. ready? video games. the u.s. ambassador to the w.h.o. tweeted his support using hashtag #play a part together. the movement aims to unite people around the world and maintaining distance. several u.s. game companies are jumping on board by making certain content available for free or adding new features and extra rewards. >>> a new york man is working at home. take a look. every time he tries to type on his laptop, his dog swats his hand away and insists on more petting. they adopted her a few weeks ago and demanding his undivided attention. the video has been viewed more than 3 million times by other peopl

if nothing else but san diego zoo is welcoming a new addition to the zoo family, a hippo calf, amashe, her name was picked as a national contest with the winner announced friday. >> the babies name is perfect for her, it is a zulu name. and it means beautiful one. it works perfectly for her. >> the zoo says river hippos are native to the sub-saharan african area and are threatened by illegal poaching >>> now to the aquatic park in san francisco where dozens of brave souls braved the cold bay waters to take part in the annual polar plunge and it benefits special olympics each and every year members of the san francisco sheriff's office were among those taking part in this wintertime dip. this is one of the nonprofits must popular fundraisers and it them >>> many mcdonald's restaurants in the bay area will celebrate a new holiday created by the fast food chain and mcdonald's has dubbed tomorrow, march 2, national egg mcmuffin day so customers can get a free breakfast in which tomorrow morning by downloading the mcdonald's app. they will get you locked in, you do not have to buy anything to get the free egg mcmuffin if yo

zoo opened, too. even wuhan the city where the coronavirus broke out is slowly returning to normal life after two months on lockdown. but india, the second most inhabited nation is heading in the other direction. announcing a 21-day lockdown for its 1.3 billion citizens in italy the death toll spiked again today, around 700 near record levels. but people are still breaking the rules the country's mayors fed up with the frustration, sacrifice, too an elderly priest whilor for a younger patient he didn't know died today. in the u.k. organizational problems limits on public transport have meant that the subways still running are packed one virus patient speaking out >> please, none of you take any chances i mean it. >> reporter: i spoke to a mathematician specializing on how epidemics spread do you believe the numbers that are out there? >> i think it's very likely that most case numbers are substantially underreported. the u.s. and the u.k. probably have many, many times more infections out there than are showing up in the data >> reporter: richard engel, nbc news, london >> and we keep coming back to medical workers. there's so much demand for nurses right now

national parks, including a volcano in hawaii. not in the mood for lava? dive into the hippo cove at the cincinnati zooeet fiona and her mother. zookeepers highlight those animals and others each day on facebook live. if your kids are begging for a thrill or a distraction from e- learning, hop on the coaster at the disney park. it's a front row seat and youtube and you may need this escape from reality in the days to come. cbs news, washington. >>> the rain may keep you indoors more today and we will get rain both days this weekend. the theme is the same, most noticeable in the morning and since it is saturday morning, we've got rain with the hi-def doppler showing a good band of green and it's much more noticeable in the east bay where we've already gotten over .1 inches, close to .2 inches in places like oakland and san leandro. in the east bay, working through 880, there is rain and more is coming over the peninsula and it's going up over the santa cruz mountains. rainy on 84 between half moon bay and san mateo with a good band of rain and the rain is working into town. san mateo and hillsboro and r

zoo now because they get to do what they want, when they want. and the belugas were like, oh my god, i haven't seen you since the antarctica, how you doing? just kidding. a nationaleographic expert says belugas are native to the northern hemisphere, so they would never encounter a penguin. so they're actually like, who that woman? >> but i see what yyou did ther but you had to make your joke work. >> right. >> and then, no, no, no, i ain't dumb, i got this. >> right. >> march of the penguins there in chi-town, how about that. hey, how about this as well. people are alone right now. and a lot of people are used to getting on dating apps and other things but they can't really meet up during this time, obviously, because dangerous, dangerous. >> what they doing? >> there's a dating site called quarantine together, creating connections for those who are just there at home all alone. this new dating site, it launched, again, called quarantine together. i think that's pretty cool for people. the users are offered the option of switching to video chat after talking for 15 minutes. >> what i'm getting from this is a love is blind. >> like, it's less about the profile pic

national gallery of art in washington, d.c. doing virtual reality tours moma also met opera showing live hd performances of past conferences check out at met opera.org and finally take a trip to the zooike this. this is virginia zoo.org, they're doing live feedings of giraffes and you can hang out with animals a lot of cool things when we're stuck is at home to make it seem like we're at least feeling normal for a little bit. lauren: creative. cheryl: bring nor ideas thank you very much. that's going to do it for us today. lauren: thank you for joinings and watching at home have a great day everybody. morningses with maria stars starts right now. maria: hey there happy wednesday everybody thanks so much for join us i'm maria bartiromo it is wednesday march 18th your top stories right now. just before 6 a.m. on east coast a trillion dollar stimulus package to offset coronavirus, and put money directly into american pockets. treasury secretary steven mnuchin warning with that unemployment could spike to get this 20.if action is not taken. the wild ride on wall street now slowing down futures pointing to another steep sell loff take a look at the a number we're looking at a decline of 8

zoo owner and his feud with carol baskin, big cat activist in florida. >> joe exotic is accused of paying a person to murder carol baskin. >> reporter: for a nation stucky on episode 7. >> reporter: word of mouth causing the show to blow up. rotten tomatoes ranking it the most popular show on tv. >> never did we imagine this would sort of have the popularity that it has. obviously we did not plan on releasing it in conjunction with a pandemic. >> reporter: the series trending at number one on twitter as people around the world reacted, like jared leto and cardi b. >> you don't want to scroll through your timeline and see everyone talking about "tiger king" and you not knowing what it is. that's part of the reason why i ended up watching it. >> okay, you cool cats and kittens. listen to this, total time spent streaming is up 24% compared to this time last year. i know kenneth you are a big part of that time spent streaming, right? >> i'm really ashamed of it too. shocked, frightened, mesmerized, horrified, stunned. >>> breaking news in america this morning, the dire new prediction about the coronavirus emergency, the nation's top expert now saying up to