senator ted cruz of texas, representative paul gosar, both of them now have self-quarantined in an abundance of caution after interacting with someone at the recent cpac conference who later tested positive frances? >> all right, tracie potts for us tracie, thank you. >> let's turn now to coronavirus on the world stage more than 105,000 people have been sickened by the virus around the globe over 3600 have died. most the of the cases have been in china, but other countries have been hit hard, too. south korea now has over 7,000 cases and more than 200 deaths nbc's bill neely has more. >> reporter: the drastic lockdown sent thousands rushing for trains out of milan. 16 million people are now quarantined, a quarter of italy's population no one can leave or enter. hospitals are being overwhelmed by the virus, said the prime minister it's an emergency. milan looked deserted. italy now the worst-hit country in the world 133 new deaths in just one day, 366 now in all venice, too, is now locked down and deserted pope francis said prayers by video link to deter crowds at the vatican. he still appear

that's ted cruz and paul gosar.te, given the interaction was ten days ago, the interaction was for less than a minutesymptoms, the medi authorities advised me that the odds of transmission from the other individual to me were extremely well. paul gosar is saying he and his staff, they feel fine, but they are electing to self-quarantine. remember, up here on capitol hill you have people coming and going, i don't view tourists, business entities coming up here to lobby. you have members on capitol hill who are older, in that key demographic of people who could be seriously affected by the coronavirus. i will tell you that this latest note from the office of the attending physician is noting that this is all a low-risk situation. any interaction that members of congress had at cpac. they are saying multiple members came into contact with this individual who later contracted the coronavirus. >> lauren, we're hearing from a lot of people on social media who are upset they don't have more information about this cpac confe

for the disease, positive for the disease, causing senator ted cruz and arizona congressmember paul gosar to self-quarantine after positive for the disease, causing senator ted cruz and arizona congressmember paul gosar to self-quarantine after interacting with the individual at the conference last month. three attendees at the aipac conference in washington, d.c., last last week tested positive for coronavirus. 18,000 people attended the conference, including a number of lawmakers. vice president mike pence secretary of state mike pompeo speakers. the aipac meanwhile, low-wage and hourly workers are calling attention to the fact that they are being rced to work even when they are sick, which is directly counter to cdc recommendations for containing coronavirus. on friday, workers from fast food chain chipotle walked out of a new york city restaurant in protest of the company's practices, which they say puts them, their coworkers, and customers at further risk. millions of workers do not receive paid sick leave. across many different businesses across the country and different sectors. in

ted cruz and paul gosar had contact with the same coronavirus patient.s a confirmed case in our nation's capital as well. a d.c. priest who attended church services with as many as 550 con greggants has tested positive. it raises the question, we are wondering if washington is prepared for a connotation that could potentially impact the people in charge of running our country. health officials say older

crisis hits close to home on capitol hill at least four republican lawmakers, ted cruz, matt gaetz, paul gosar, and doug collins now choosing to self-quarantine after unknowingly interacting with an infected person at the conservative political action conference last month. collins seen shaking hands with president trump on friday. gaetz seen traveling with the president today. >> i have not been tested for the coronavirus. >> has the president been tested. >> let me make sure to get ian answer i don't know the answer to the question >> reporter: the outbreak sparkin anxiety among lawmakers. nbc's kasie hunt >> reporter: members of congress are increasingly anxious about coronavirus and there is growing pressure on leaders to take steps to protect lawmakers. but house speaker nancy pelosi says tonight there are no about coronavirus and pelosi says tonight there are no plans to change the schedule or close the capitol. >> reporter: in the meantime, white house lawmakers say president trump's persistent ways to minimize the outbreak. at odds with trump administration health officials. >> we're h

other lawmakers include senator ted cruz and congressman paul gosar. matt gates and julia brownley, meadows, connelly and gates say they are self-quarantining after learning they came into contact with an infected person last month. american conservative union chairman who was joined by vice president mike pence at that convention is in self-quarantine. >>> this morning italy's government said it will approve measures worth $11 billion to counteract the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. the entire country has been put on lockdown. meaning almost all travel is banned. there are now more than 9100 cases confirmed in italy while the death toll stands at more than 460. charlie d'agata reports from rome. >> reporter: dramatic new developments in the worst outbreak outside of china. severe restrictions on the entire nation around 60 million people. all sporting events are off including soccer. general public should only go to work and work from home if possible. public gatherings are out of the question. coronavirus contamination is growing in number and s

senator ted cruz and congressman matt gaetz, paul gosar, and doug collins are self-quarantining. they all interacted with an infected person at the cpac conference last month. congressman collins and gaetz both met with president trump in person since that conference ended. the white house says the president has not been tested for coronavirus. >>> well, as the virus spreads, more questions are being asked, so we'vereated the coronavirus crisis center. we want to make sure you have the information you need. among the questions, how do you wash your laundry if a family member has come into contact with someone who has the virus? first, don't shake the dirty clothes. then wash the clothes with the warmest water possible, preferably hot. it is safe to wash the clothes of an infected family member with the clothes of healthy family members since the hot water will kill the germs. but after, make sure that you disinfect your hamper. there are a lot of myths circulating on facebook and whatsa whatsapp, the world health organization and other medical experts say they're false. so let's

and several republican lawmakers are now under self-quarantine they include congressman paul gosar, matt, doug collins and senator ted cruz. they found out during the cpac convention in maryland they came in contact with a man who tested positive for coronavirus. congressman collins met with president trump last week during a visit to the cdc and last week congressman gaetz was on air force 1 with the president. none of the lawmakers is showing symptoms. finally our fox news team in rome is reporting the italian prime minister has put the entire country on lockdown asking all citizens to remain in their homes. no traveling, no public gatherings including bars and restaurants. martha. >> martha: boy, that's going to be tough on them and on the italian economy. trace, thank you very much. so joining me now stephen moore former senior economic advisor to president trump. steve, good to see you tonight. >> hi, martha. >> martha: what did you make of the measures. hi there what did you make of the measures that the president just announced? >> well, look, boy, what a difference a few days mak

skeptical about the seriousness of the virus, like arizona congressman and dad trying out bangs, paul gosarr days ago, gosar complained about the cost of the coronavirus response, tweeting "so the house just passed additional $7.7 billion for 80 cases of u.s. corona virus under review. that's $9,625,000 per patient." well-- and this may shock you-- gosar is a dumb ass, because today he tweeted, "i am announcing that i, along with three of my senior staff, are officially under self quarantine after sustained contact at c-pac with a person who has since been hospitalized with the wuhan virus. my office will be closed for the week." that's like getting a text from your friend that says, "i don't believe in ghosts," then the next day, "trapped in a haunted mansion oh my god there's no way this noise is just the wind. every door i open is another staircase. my office will be closed for the week." ( laughter ) ( applause ) so representative gosar is under self quarantine. and i'm not sure he's doing too well, because this afternoon he tweeted, "been thinking about life and mortality today. i'd ra

. >>> senator ted cruz and paul gosar are self quarantining after coming into contact with a person infecteds. sources tell nbc news congress is considering now a recess over coronavirus fears. for now, back to "what's eating america." a. >>> in order to see one of the biggest voting rights fights in the nation, i've come to where else, the sunshine state. florida is almost always the key state in deciding the presidency. >> you've been saying florida, florida, florida. >> i never stopped saying florida, florida, florida, katie. >> in 1865, florida imposed a lifetime voting ban on anyone convicted of a felony. in 2018, the number of formerly incarcerated felons in florida greater than any other state and disproportionalitily african-american, a total of 1.4 million people. even after serving their time, they were still not allowed to vote. >> one of them was desmond meed. >> so there's a special blend of seasoning on here. for me, a secret recipe. >> and i'm never going to get it, am i? >> you're not going to get it. that's the trade secret. >> meed started fighting for his right to vote whe

ted cruz and paul gosar had contact with the same coronavirus patient. and now there is a confirmed case in our nation's capital as well. a d.c. priest who attended church services with as many as 550 con greggants has tested positive. it raises the question, we are wondering if washington is prepared for a connotation that could potentially impact the people in charge of running our country. health officials say older adults are most at ristic. two-thirds of the senate is over the age of 60. and the average age of house members is nearly 60 years old. right now three men over the age of 70 are in contention for the white house. the president has no rallies in his schedule but both bernie sanders and joe biden do. given the risks, we're wondering how long politics as usual can be politics as usual. >> they have made a commitment of their life to serve publicly, and that's what they're doing. there are just risks that people take. and there are relative risks. and each individual makes up their mind for their own safety. >> you're saying that they, from w

senator ted cruz, congressman paul gosar self-quarantined after interacting with an individual with coronavirus are you all doing? are you going to keep lawmakers out of washington for a few weeks, what's the plan? >> as of now, there's no protocol in place except for obviously using your common sense. if you feel sick, stay home, but again, there's not a lot of tests available in washington, dc either. and so families are struggling. people are getting information about people in their school communities who may have been in contact with someone with coronavirus, that's very concerning to people and until, again, every pediatrician and every nurse and every hospital can do a test quickly, people don't know whether they're supposed to stay at home or not. so i'm just urging caution, common sense, imagine this is just a bad flu and you'll do exactly what you do if you have the flu. if you don't feel well, stay home. if your child doesn't feel well, have your child stay home. call their pediatrician, ask for a test. if tests aren't available, stay home until they feel better. good news for parent

and some republicans, like senator ted cruz and representatives paul gosar and matt gaetz have had totine at home. our thoughts and prayers are with their families. ( laughter ) the most recent person-- ( cheers ) the most recent person in trump's orbit to self-quarantine is representative mark meadows, who president trump just last week selected as his next acting chief of staff. that is a rough start to a new job. "welcome aboard, mark! here's your keycard. snack room's down there. parking's in the rear. now get out of here for two weeks while we burn everything you touched." one republican who has refused to self-quarantine is texas representative louie gohmert, seen here snorting the steeple. ( laughter ) gohmert also came in contact with the coronavirus patient at cpac, but he has declined to self-isolate after a physician said he could return to work if he observed "proper hygiene protocols." sounds okay, but yesterday, rather than limit non-essential interactions, gohmert chose instead to lead a large group of children around the capitol that consisted of well over 100 kids. (

paul gosar announced he and his staff self-quarantining after they were possibly exposed to the coronaviruscribed it as the wuhan virus which is particularly accurate term since it emanate new wuhan china. in response an outraged chris hayes on msnbc tweeted this just astoundingly gross to call it the wuhan virus. somebody called mollie of the daily beast chipped in, quote: it's racism. that's her whole -- and then david gura of nbc news fyi calling the covid-19 wuhan virus is racist. none of them explained why that would be racist. what was racist about it. it's just racist. shut up, they explained. people are infected with a deadly virus, but our pamperedd media class obsesses over what, you know, punishing people for calling it what it is. for calling a virus wuhan china the wuhan virus. these people should never have power of any kind. mollie hemingway is the senior editor over at the federalist. we are happy to have her on tonight. mollie, what does it tell you what is literally in the middle of an epidemic shutting downwn parts of the country people are most upset that someone out the

the other is paul gosar who joins me by telephone. answer, thank you for your time. are under self isolation, what happened? >> well, we were contacted yesterday by kevin mccarthy and the physicians of the house and then we were in contact with the director of the cdc. we had spent a considerable amount of time with our contact in the controversy, w we are feeling great. none of us are feeling bad. we are feeling really good. so yesterday was the ninth day, today is the tenth day. and even though less than a 5% chance that we have it come over next week is constituent work week, so we decided to go with the 14 days and follow through. >> bill: let me just get in a few questions, have you been tested, yes or no? >> not yet. >> bill: feel fine. how are you spending your days? >> i am in interviews all the way across, putting out the hysteria, and introducing a bill back in d.c. on cryptocurrencies that came from within the industry itself. so we are trying to get it done. >> bill: 's coming out of disinfectant at home, i am assuming, how are you managing your contact w

ted cruz and paul gosar both elected to self-quarantine.is ten days last night when they sent their statements announcing self-quarantine after they came in contact with that individual. i want to read you part of ted cruz's statement. he said, given the interaction was ten days ago, that the active incubation period is 5 to 6 days, that the interaction was for less than a minute, and i have no current symptoms, the medical authorities have advised me that the odds of transmission from the other individual to me were extremely low. it really shows you, kate, how this has overtaken washington, d.c., and capitol hill in the spring when this is a busy season. lobbyists are coming to the hill to lobby their representatives, and lawmakers are really eyeing what steps to take next. kate? >> you have to applaud them for ted cruz's statement. calm but vigilant kind of reaction to this and leading by example when you see how this is all unfolding. let's see what happens next. lauren, thank you much. really appreciate it. >>> coming up next, the coro

. >> meanwhile, republican senator ted cruz and gop congressman paul gosar are in voluntary self-quarantine this after they briefry interacted with a person who has since tested positive for the virus at cpac in maryland last month. >>> apple ceo tim cook is telling employees to work from home this comingwant. this includes silicon valley and washington state. areas with the greatest number of infections. the work from home option does not apply to retail workers. apple is trying to keep its stores clean in an effort to protect employees and customers. apple joins sales force, twitter, amazon, slack and google in an effort to protect employees. >>> do you have questions about coronavirus, go to abc7news.com/virus. we have an entire page related to dedicated stories and information you need to know about the illness. >>> some concerns that landlords could use a coronavirus outbreak to evict tenants. the action a local lawmaker wants to take to prevent that. >>> the trial of a man accused of the murder of nia wilson takes a new turn today. what the jury is expected to hear. >>> joe biden and

. >>> congressman paul gosar is the second member of congress to quarantine after interacting with airus. gosar, three members of his staff, and senator ted cruz all came in contact with an infected person at the cpac conference ten days ago pier pier bernie sanders and joe biden are making their final rounds in states that will vote this tuesday. michigan is the big prize with 125 delegates. >>> after initially downplaying the severity of the outbreak, china took drastic measures to control the coronavirus. and the lives of its citizens. big brother was now watching and giving orders. drones flew through the streets ordering people to wear face masks. or return immediately to their homes. this training video shows what would happen to anyone who disobeyed. despite their draconian actions, the contagion spread. cruise ships carrying thousands of passengers were placed under lockdown. but instead of acting as a quarantine, the ships became floating incubators. >> i just took temperatures, asked general questions. i guess in the course of doing that they found 10 more people who have t

senator ted cruz of texas, congressman doug collins of georgia, paul gosar of arizona, and matt gaetzf florida, who thought it was amusing to tweet a photo of himself voting for coronavirus funding wearing a gas mask. gaetz was on a flight with president trump this afternoon, whose advisers are telling him to stop minimizing the coronavirus. >> reporter: the number of coronavirus cases in the united states is skyrocketing but some close to the president worry he's not taking it seriously enough. in dozens of tweets today trump dismissed concerns about the spread and blamed the news media for the plunging stock market. some advisers fear he's underplaying the potential danger with comments like this, comparing it with the common flu which experts say is predictable and well-known while the coronavirus is not. but as trump downplays the impact of the outbreak his top health official insists they're taking it seriously. >> make no mistake, this is a very serious health problem. nobody is trying to minimize that. >> reporter: the president spent his weekend conducting business as usual. i

some of the president's top allies in congress, like senator ted cruz and paul gosar in the house haveantined themselves after coming into contact with a person that later tested positive at the conservative political action convention. but others like attorney general barr and ivanka trump have not been tested nor did they go into quaranti quarantine, even after coming into contact with officials that did test positive for the coronavirus. >> looking at "the washington post" and analyzing the administration's response. how jared kushner comes into play. he rushed in to help right trump's widely panned oval office address to the nation. his father, curt klaus, an emergency room doctor, crowd sourced advice from the facebook network to pass along to kushner. what do you make of that? >> i think what this shows is towards the beginning of the administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic, it was somewhat of a tangled web of leadership structures. but it looks like that's being ironed out over the past few days. >> nicholas, what do you think and what do you make of the rhetoric a

after the cpac conference last week, two republican lawmakers, senator ted cruz and congressman paul gosar say they will self-quarantine as a precaution. so let's begin with christine romans, live at the new york stock exchange where u.s. stock futures are halted? >> yes, at one point overnight stock futures were halted because they moved so far so fast so the circuit breakers go into play. it will really matter if that tone heads into the opening bell, 9:30 eastern time is when markets officially open and whether those circuit breakers are triggered. those are big moves on your screen, and they come after two weeks of turbulence in global financial markets. european shares also opening down very strongly, 6% and % declines there after an ugly night for asian markets. some of the european markets are nearing what we call a bear market, down 20% from the all-time highs, really deep trouble there. two other markets that are troubling here, oil prices have crashed, down 20%, 30% overnight, something we haven't seen since 1991, a big feud between saudi arabia and russia over control of the oil

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this after senator ted cruz and congressman paul gosar announced they came in contact with an infectedn and will self-quarantine. for now, back to "on assignment with richard engel." >>> after initially downplaying the severity of the outbreak, china took drastic measures to control the coronavirus and the lives of its citizens. big brother was now watching and taking orders. drones flew through the streets ordering people to wear face masks or return immediately to their homes. this training video shows what would happen to anyone who disobeyed. despite their draconian actions, the contagion spread. cruise ships carrying thousands of passengers were placed under lockdown but instead of acting as a quarantine, the ships became floating incubatoincubat >> just took temperatures and asked general questions and i guess the course of doing that that found ten more people that had the virus. >> the onward spread seemed relentless. >> nigeria has confirmed its first case of coronavirus. >> three new cases of the wuhan coronavirus. >> coronavirus. >> the deadly coronavirus is now in new zeala

personal contact with a whole bunch of prominent republicans, including senator ted cruz, congressman paul gosar and congressman doug collins. all three of them announced they are now self-quarantining. he greeted the president in georgia. there he is shaking trump's hand. another republican lawmaker, congressman louie gohmert, said he was warned he may have been exposed at cpac but has decided not to self-quarantine and returned to washington, d.c. instead. the ultimate example of making light of the situation, of course, was florida congressman matt gaetz who apparently thought it would be really funny to show up to congress wearing a giant gas mask as the house voted on coronavirus funding. well, today, congressman gaetz was informed he too had come into contact with the cpac attendee who has the coronavirus. gaetz is being tested for the virus, he is also under self-quarantine. today before he learned of his exposure travelled on air force one with the president after attending a party at mar-a-lago, according to "the new york times." gaetz learned after air force one lifted off from orlando

also, self-quarantined, is senator ted cruz and congressman paul gosar, who both had contact at cpac with the person infected. that person also shook hands with cpac's chairman matt shlat, who was later seen shaking hans with the president as well. congressman louie gohmert was told he was also in contact with the person at cpac. mccarthy says tonight he would advise gohmert to consult a doctor. all that at cpac. well, you remember now-exacting white house chief of staff mick mulvaney said this. >> i think this is what's going to be what brings down the president. that's what this is all about. >> that's not what this is all about. not at all. the coronavirus doesn't care if you are a democrat or a republican. democratic congresswoman julia brownly of california says she has learned that someone she met with last week has tested positive for coronavirus. she and her staff are working remotely. like i said, this virus doesn't care if you are a democrat or republican. we're all in this together. and what we need are the facts. let's not forget it was just three days ago that the admini

four members of congress, and i'll name them, matt gaetz of florida, representative, doug collins, paul gosar of arizona, senator ted cruz, they all came into contact with someone at the conservative political action conference, cpac, last week. now all four of them are being described as self-quarantined. matt gaetz, republican from florida, was board air force one today, with the president on the flight from florida back to joint base andrews outside of washington. >> and rode in the beast, the car that the president -- the armored vehicle the president travels in, with the president. i defer to the two doctors on exposure and what that all means. to be clear, matt gaetz was exposed to someone who has it. matt gaetz himself, we know nothing of that situation. but i do think this is matt gaetz of the wearing the gas mask on the floor to vote for the money appropriated to help deal with the coronavirus, $8 billion. this is donald trump who has repeatedly dismissed it and said, it might get worse but it might not. if you watched any of his press conference on friday night after touring the cdc

white house chief of staff mark meadows, as well as texas senator ted cruz, arizona representative paul gosar and georgia representative doug collins here. collins visited the cdc alongside trump on friday over the weekend the president told reporters he is not at all concerned about the virus is proximity to the white house. and at today's press conference vice president mike pence was asked of either he or trump had been tested. >>have not been test for let me of the sure and get you an answer that honestly don't know the answer to the question club will refer that a question and we will get you an answer from the white house. >>the outeak is also affecting at least one democrat congresswoman julia brownlewho represents 1000 oaks in ventura county announced today she interacted with someone who had coronavirus last week she too is now self-quarantining all of this says led to mounting pressure on congressional leaders to cancel votes and for strict activity in the capital to avoid a coronavirus outbreak there in washington, many lawmakers are in their 70's and 80's in there is concern over

was in close contact with several republican lawmakers including senator ted cruz, congressman paul gosar, congressman doug collins. all three have announced they have chosen to self-quarantine. after his cpac exposure, collins was on hand to greet the president by shaking hands. that was just on friday as he toured the centers for disease control in atlanta. congressman matt gaetz, who last week showed up to vote on coronavirus funding wearing a gas mask, learned of the first fatality in his own florida congressional district this weekend. he has since learned he also came into contact with that cpac attendee. he is now under self-quarantine. but before he learned of his exposure, he boarded air force one today with the president after attending a party with the president at mar-a-lago. another republican lawmaker, texas republican congressman louie gohmert, a rapturous trump supporter, said he too was warned he may have been exposed at cpac, but he's decided not to self-quarantine and return to washington instead. the incoming white house chief of staff, north carolina congressman mark

in fact, right now two lawmakers, senator ted cruz of texas and paul gosar in arizona, they're in quarantineg into contact with someone who had the virus at cpac. at the white house -- the president's attempts to downplay the outbreak. also the matter of the public. soon we are expecting that cruise ship that's been sitting off the coast of california, to finally dock today. more than 3,500 passengers on board facing quarantine. let's get to some folks who can bring us the latest on the facts. shannon petty is standing by at the white house, and aarerin mck listen -- the mixed messages coming out of pennsylvania avenue. multiple sources familiar with the discussions acknowledged that trump is simply not on the same wavelength as the rest of his team but they said there isn't much they can do to change his public tone. is there a sense among white house officials that the president is essentially downplaying the virus to help him politically? >> absolutely, that's what our reporting indicates, that people close to the president believe he's doing what he's doing because he thinks that's what

caused at least three other members of congress, republican senator ted cruz, republican congressman paul gosar, and republican congressman doug collins to all go into quarantine for the same reason. here's a picture of doug collins on friday meeting and shaking hands with president trump after he was exposed to a person with coronavirus at cpac. apparently texas republican congressman louie gohmert was also advised that he had had direct contact with a person positive for coronavirus at that same conference. but gohmert has decided he does not feel like quarantining himself, so he will not. he may now be at risk for contracting it because he was in direct contact with somebody who has it. he's not at risk himself, if in fact he gets coronavirus, whether or not he's symptomatic, congressman gohmert may end up being a vector of infection to other people. nevertheless, he does not care. he is not quarantining, which tells you something about what he thinks about his staff and his family and his neighbors and the people who shop at the same grocery store with him or pass him on the street on a reg

gaetz and collins join lawmakers senator ted cruz and arizona congressmember paul gosar in self-quarantine after interacting with the individual at the conference. amy: meanwhile, more than 40 u.s. colleges have canceled in-person classes, including columbia, princeton, rice university, stanford, hofstra, the university of southern california, ohio state, the university of washington. meanwhile, detroit mayor mike duggan announced monday that the city will restore service to thousands of households whose water was shut off. for more, we're joined by two guts. in washington, d.c., thomas bollyky is director of the global health program, senior fellow at the council on foreign relations, and author of the book "plagues and the paradox of progress: why the world is getting healthier in worrisome ways." here in new york, dr. alfredo morabia is professor of epidemiology at the barry commoner center for health and the environment at queens college, city of new york, editor in chief of the american journal of public health. we welcome both of you to democracy now! u.s.s bollyky, why has the misma

. >>> ted cruz, paul gosar, doug collins, matt gates, mark meadows.orce -- the president was at cpac as well and been in contact with the laumgs. the white house says the president hasn't been tested for coronavirus. what do you make of that decision? >> the vice president was asked whether the president had been tested. he said he didn't know. it wasn't until late last night that stephanie grisham put out a statement that the president has not been tested and did not provide a timetable when he might. she suggested he didn't need to. he's not showing symptoms and hasn't been in direct contact with anyone who has the virus. as you just pointed out, he's in contact with people who have. he talked to -- he was greeted by representative collins last friday at the airport. congressman gates rode back with him on air force one yesterday from florida. it was after he boarded the plane that he learned, had interaction with this person at cpac who has coronavirus. he self-quarantined on the plane. he sat in a cab inby himself. he told reporters later the pres

including incoming chief of staff mark meadows, ted cruz, doug collins, paul gosar, louie gohmert andall are voluntarily self-quarantining except gohmert who continues his string of setting a great example for all americans while being held at arm's length by his colleagues. but matt gaetz deserves some digging into. last week he wore a gas mask on the house floor during the vote to combat the coronavirus. the stunt seemed less funny two days later when one of his constituents died. gaetz was on air force one when he found out he had come into contact with the coronavirus carrier. he already spent much of the weekend at mar-a-lago, glad handing with the president and his family. the white house says trump has not been tested, but this is thankfully one case where trump's hand sanitizer habits should come in very handy. we hope everyone at the white house and congress remains safe. president's predilection for clean hands doesn't always extent to his state of mind. while the stock market was in free fall, he was tweeting about obama, fake news, the deep state and the democratic primary

republican lawmakers ted cruz and paul gosar are self quarantining and missing key votes.eling fine after contact with a person who tested positive for coronavirus at a recent political conference. neither are said to be showing symptoms this morning. italy locking down 16 million people in the northern part of the country. officials at disneyland paris checking on staff after one worker tested positive for coronavirus. the park remains open there. the coronavirus death toll is topping 3800 people with more than 109,000 cases reported worldwide affecting 98 countries. we spoke with the surgeon general. he said the risk of death increases for people above 80 and the risk of serious care in terms of getting sick, risks above 60 years old. as spring break approaches, florida attractions are keeping an eye on the outbreak. disney world officials have released an action plan if a visitor is found to have the virus. mike pence is stressing that it is still safe to travel in the united states. the vice president did, however, stress that seniors and those with underlying medical

paul gosar will close his office and self-quarantine in arizona for 14 days after he came into extended contact with a person who was hospitalized with the covid-19 virus. they came in contact in maryland. and on your screens, ted cruz announced late sunday he will stay home in texas this week because he has a brief interaction with a person attending cpac who tested positive. read more about the situation at nbc.com. and we are watching the coronavirus closely. bernie sanders will be taking part in a round table discussion with public health ek perts and leaders in detroit. we'll have that live at 3:15 eastern on c-span3. watch online out c-span.org or listen with the radio app and a reminder to follow the federal response to the outbreak by going to c-span.org/coronavirus. you'll find all our coverage including hearings and briefings and you can review the latest events any time at c-span.org/coronavirus. >>> it comes out to be a campaign in which we have one candidate who is standing up for the working class and the middle class? we're going to win that election. >> for those who hav

self-quarantine after coming into contact with people who tested positive for the virus, senator cruz and paul gosar, from arizona. neither have symptoms. cruz releasing a statement saying, everyone should continue to treat this outbreak seriously and be driven by facts and medical science. the announcement comes as the trump administration faces criticism for mixed messages. >> we don't have enough tests today to meet what we anticipate will be the demand going forward. >> the president later contradicting the vice president. >> anybody that needs a test gets a test. they are there. they have the test. the tests are beautiful. >> azar clarifying the president's remarks calling it shorthand saying you may not get a test unless a doctor or health official prescribes the test. there's also confusion over how many people have been tested. the government has not released official numbers but a watchdog group called covid-19 tracking said 3200 americans have been it issed with and 18,000 in the uk where there are far fewer cases. while in italy drastic measures to stop the spread of coronavirus. the coun

congress,member of republican from arizona, paul gosar. am undercing that self quarantine after sustained contact at cpac with a person who has been hospitalized with the wuhan virus. my office will be closed for the week. we are being proactive and cautious. we are in touch with the cdc and the white house. they are doing a great job staying on top of this." asking you this morning, what impacts you are seeing in your community. give us a call. if you are in the eastern or central u.s., (202) 748-8000. if you are in a mountain or pacific regions, (202) 748-8001. karen is first out of maryland. good morning. caller: hello? host: go ahead. you are on. caller: i am in public education. i think our schools are considering closing. i feel that the president's comments are insensitive, saying he has it under control when we already have 300 people that are dead. whether it is one or two people, i think it is insensitive. host: what do you do in public education? are you a teacher? caller: yes. host: do you think schools should be closed? caller

matt gaetz, doug collins, ted cruz, paul gosar, mark meadows attended that meeting. sixth lawmaker, julia brownley said monday she met with a person in washington last week who has tested positive for the virus and she would be working remotely as a result, showing you some of the pictures of those members of congress who are self quarantining. collins, twod doug members who have had recent contact with the president after their potential exposure at that event which has caused a whole lot of questions and articles being written about protecting president trump from the coronavirus. this is the story in the washington post about it. access asiting projectt trump tries to confidence. there was a moment at the white house briefing, the very end of the remarks where this issue came up of president trump meeting and having contact with people who may have been exposed to the virus. the president was asked about it as he was leaving the room and the question was left to be answered by the vice president, mike pence. here is that moment. [video clip] >> i will be here tomo

senator ted cruz and congressman paul gosar have self-quarantined after attended cpac.l economy in texas. one of the top tennis tournaments in indian wells, california, is cancelled. columbia university has cancelled classes for today and tomorrow. rice university in texas has cancelled classes all week due to the spreading coronavirus. the historic christchurch of georgetown cancelled sunday's service for the first time since the 19th century, after a director tested positive for the virus. and now health experts say the virus is at a point of rapid acceleration here in the u.s. despite those claims from the president's top political appointees, that the virus is contained. >> i will still argue to you that this is contained. but it can't be air tight. >> it is being contained. and do you not think it's being contained? >> here in the united states, there's a very large outbreak in seattle. that's the one we know about. probably one in santa clara, maybe other parts of other cities. we're past the point of containment. we have to implement broad mitigation strategies.