>> rachel scott on the campaign trail tonight for us. rachel, thank you. i want to bring in abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl. he joins us now with more. jon, the former vice president out with a sharp attack ad, but you have to wonder why he didn't hammer it home last night with millions watching. >> reporter: it's a great question, tom. this is not the kind of campaign joe biden wanted to run. it's one thing to take somebody on, a fellow democrat who's standing next to you than go after somebody to pruf an ad run by your campaign. he wanted to be a front-runner saving his attacks for donald trump, but now he finds himself struggling to get back in the race with no choice but to lash out at fellow democrats. >> another big poll just ahead of the primary shows elizabeth warren in a distant fourth place. this is a stuff spot considering it's essentially her home turf. >> reporter: oh, it really is. she may not have to win here in new hampshire, but she has to come close. she is from right next door. same media market. it is not going to ge

>> rachel scott from the campaign trail tonight. chel, thank you. >>> now to another breaking headline -- the u.s. intel clash over russia's interference in the 2020 election. national security adviser robert o'brien just telling george stephanopoulos he's seen in evidence of russia taking action to help president trump win re-election. this comes after the president reportedly berated his former director of national intelligence after his office said the exact opposite. abc's david wright is in washington. >> reporter: tonight, the president's national security adviser flatly denies russia is trying to help president trump win re-election, contradicting a u.s. intelligence report. >> i have not seen that, and i get pretty good access. >> reporter: speaking with abc's george stephanopoulos in an interview airing tomorrow on "this week," national security advisor robert o'brien claims the former acting director of national intelligence joseph maguire got it wrong when his officials briefed the house intelligence committee that russia

let's stay in this fight. >> reporter: rachel scott, abc news. austin, texas. >>>. >> bernie sanders has 31 and pete buttigieg with 22. elizabeth warren with 8 delegates and klobachar with 7. joe biden picked up 6 delegates. still early in the process. 1,099 delegates are needed to win the nomination. >>> san francisco's former public work director shares many details o f the deals his agency made after being arrested on federal corruption charges. if convicted, muhammad could face 22 years in the city attorney issued ten subpoenas to companies and nonprofit connected to the public works department. >>> preparations are underway to honor kobe bryant. a look at how los angeles will celebrate the life of a legend on a date that had special significan significance. >> vital signs, we'll check out on the event on the peninsula that is designed to help stop a silent killer and saving children's lives. >> ton of sunshine on this sunday ev ...you realize you can totally eat out more? that's yes for less. get the latest spring trends for your home at 20

abc's rachel scott has more. >> whoo, joe! >> reporter: joe biden is betting on nevada for a comeback, reaching out to every last voter. bringing a black congregation to its feet during a sunday service. the former vice president shaking off back-to-back poor showings, weighing whether the impeachment trial and republican attacks on his family may have bruised his campaign. >> has it crossed your mind? >> it has. but, you know, i -- i can't -- i can't focus on that, chuck. i got to focus on the future. >> reporter: biden taking aim at senator bernie sanders and his record. >> he'd been talking about health care, medicare for all, universal health care, for 35 years. nothing's happened. i helped get passed obamacare. >> reporter: arguing sanders' medicare for all proposal would take away the private insurance unions have fought for. >> no one should be able to tell them they can no longer have that plan. nobody. >> bernie, bernie! >> reporter: sanders insists his plan is not that simple, he says it will provide insurance to eve

rachel scott, abc news, las vegas. a the california primary is next month. before you vote, you want to check out our abc series chasing california on youtube and amazon fire. the latest episode about the importance of climate change just came out yesterday. >> more problems for millions of people in the u.k. thanks to a storm that's dumped more than a month's worth of rain in just two days. flood barriers line the streets of cities across england, wales and scotland. the u.k. has issued flood warnings for 250 different areas because of rivers and streams overflowing their banks. soldiers are helping local communities deal with storm-related problems. this is the second powerful storm to hit the u.k. within the past week. >> if you look up or around, you just might see a k keanu reeves is here for the matrix. >> the singer had to abruptly end the show. the serious illness that led to the cancellation. >> and i'm meteorologist drew tuma. a canopy of cloud cover this evening with a live look from our emeryville camera. get ready for a warmer putting term limit

abc's rachel scott is on the campaign trail there. >> reporter: in iowa tonight, a final frenzy. the caucuses now just two days out. senator elizabeth warren, fresh off impeachment duty, making a mad dash from the capitol to rally her supporters dressed in a campaign hoodie. >> i heard there were some people who wanted to do some selfies! >> reporter: and making her closing argument with voters today. >> we will, we must, come together as a party and beat donald trump. that is our job. [ cheers ] yes! >> reporter: tonight a surging senator bernie sanders, shaking off concerns about his electability. >> i believe that we are the strongest campaign to defeat trump. >> reporter: a democratic super pac trying to stop his momentum before the first votes are cast, pushing out an aggressive ad campaign questioning the senator's health. >> i do have some concerns about bernie sanders' health considering fact that he did have a heart attack. >> and i believe that our campaign is the campaign of energy, is the campaign of excitement. >> reporter: the divide within the democratic party on f

rachel scott, abc news, manchester, new hampshire. >> rachel, thank you.e the results of the new hampshire primary as they come in tomorrow. stay with us for complete coverage throughout the night streaming on "abc news live." >>> a major storm is arriving in northeast. >> that same storm system brought so much snow to the midwest over the weekend, they are still digging out in the twin cities. >> accuweather's adam del rosso has the entire forecast. adam, good morning. >> kenneth, elizabeth, good morning. that snowy weather we saw across the upper midwest over the weekend moving through northern new england as we head through our monday. rainshowers through the mid-atlantic and along the coast of new england, we have the snow 3 to 6 inches across some of the higher terrain through northern vermont, new hampshire, northern parts of maine. for the southeast, heavy rainfall as this boundary gets hung up. those flooding downpours a possibility all the way through wednesday. we've got wet weather across southern california as well with mountain snows and stron

abc's rachel scott has the latest from nevada. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, yes, nevada has the power to reshuffle this race and it will be the first test of which candidate can appeal to minority voters. joe biden is betting on this state for a comeback after two lackluster finishes in iowa and new hampshire. the former vice president told me that win or lose in south carolina or here in nevada, he is pushing ahead to super tuesday. senators elizabeth warren and amy klobuchar also looking to guerin momentum ahead of the next contest. and mayor pete buttigieg told me he's trying to win over undecided voighters. riding in with momentum is senator bernie sanders. he's going to prove he has some staying power. here in this race. but sanders acknowledged he was warned by intelligence officials of russian interference to boost his campaign, an effort to cause chaos in the democratic primary and boost president trump's re-election campaign. concern is now only growing as this democratic primary kicks into high gear about russ

>> rachel scott on the ground in new hampshire. rachel, thank you.or more on all of this, let's bring in our chief white house correspondent jon karl. good morning to you. mayor pete isn't the only attack that joe biden is attacking. i want to play you a moment from an interview that joe biden gave our george stephanopoulos recently in which biden goes after bernie sanders. >> so you think flat-out democrats can't defeat trump if they have to defend socialism? >> i think it's going to be incredibly more difficult. i'm not going to say -- look, if i don't get the nomination and bernie gets it, i'm going to work like hell for him. but i tell you what, it's a bigger uphill climb. running as a senator, on a ticket that calls itself a democratic socialist ticket. >> okay, that attack is slightly less hard than the ones he's been leveling against buttigieg. but these kind of attacks are generally off-brand for biden. he's long cautioned against democratic infighting. so, is there a possibility that this new approach is going to backfire for him? >> oh, abs

rachel scott reports from las vegas. >> the democratic primary springs west, the democratic candidatesl be flooding the state. bernie sanders will be riding in on a wave of enthusiasm fresh off his new hampshire victory. he is taking heat from union leaders who express concern about medicare for all proposal. sanders i caught up with him to see supporter for a polling location. he brushed off concerns saying he believes he is going to do well here. this state will be the first test for which candidates can appeal to minority voters. former vice president joe biden believes he can get the job done. he had a poor finish in the first two contests but believes he can finish top two in nevada. other candidates like pete buttigieg and amy klobuchar will be racing to gain support amongg minority voters. early voting started in nevada, going to last four days and next debate on wednesday. rachel scott, abc news, las vegas, nevada. >>> of course, early voting us independent way in california. a question now, can addressing climate change be a defining issue for democratic candidates in the cali

>> reporter: rachel scott, nbc news, las vegas. >>> 24,000 people will fill the staples center for a memorial. today marks four weeks since the helicopter crash that killed kobe bryant, his daughter and seven others. >> the crash was four weeks ago today and now in just more than 24 hours, more than 20,000 people will gather here to pay tribute to bryant and his daughter gianna. her mother and kobe's widow put so much thought into making sure every detail of this service has special meaning. it's of course being held here at the staples center known as the house that kobe built where he spent his entire 20-year nba career with the lakers and then of course there's so much symbolism being put around the icon's number, 24, as well as gianna's jersey number two. the ticket prices range from $24.02. and then the date of this service, february 24th, 2:24, carrying that significance as well. >> and officials in l.a. are issuing a request to fans who want to attend. >> last right. they're telling the people who weren't among those to get the 20,000 tickets to stay away from this area. this

george is standing by with analysis, but we start with abc's rachel scott who is in las vegas. rachel, good morning to you. >> reporter: dan, good morning. senator bernie sanders has now won the popular vote in the first three contests, and he is entering the next phase of this primary with the most delegates and the momentum. [ crowd chanting "bernie" ] overnight, senator bernie sanders clinching another victory with a decisive win in the nevada caucuses, and already focusing in on the next early voting states. >> don't tell anybody. i don't want to get them nervous. we are going to win the democratic primary in texas. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: entrance polls show sanders as the top pick of the majority of hispanic and young democrats in nevada. latino voters expected to be the largest minority group in 2020 will play a major role in the democratic primary. >> in nevada, we have just put together a multigenerational, multiracial coalition, which is going to not only win in nevada. it's going to sweep this country. >> reporter: but with the momentum, a wave of critici

abc's rachel scott is following all the action from las vegas for us. rachel, good morning to you. >> reporter: whit, good morning. nearly 12,000 nevada democrats turning out on the first day of early voting. the candidates fighting to get ahead in this state. they only have six days left to make their case. in nevada, the sprint to the first contest in the west. former vice president joe biden packing in events. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: and challenging his rivals on health care, making his pitch to union workers. >> some democrats want to get rid of it but over my dead body they're going to get rid of it. medicare for all requires you to give it up. my plan allows you to keep what you negotiated. >> reporter: senator bernie sanders taking heat some from union leaders who are warning against his proposal for medicare for all. >> we are going to pass a medicare for all single-payer program. >> reporter: but the senator telling me he is not worried about losing momentum. >> we have about 700 people marching. we're feeling absolutely great. >> r

abc's rachel scott is in las vegas, where new concerns about russian meddling in the election are getting a lot of attention. rachel, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. just weeks into an election year and just hours before today's democratic contest, senator bernie sanders sent a stern warning to russia to keep out of the 2020 election. with the democratic primary in full swing, senator bernie sanders making it clear he wants russia to back off. >> we were told that russia, maybe other countries will get involved in this campaign. and, look, here is the message. to russia, stay out of american elections. >> reporter: the senator revealing he was warned by intelligence officials, that russia was trying to boost his campaign all in an effort to create mayhem for the democratic party and help get president trump re-elected. >> that is the ugliest thing they're doing, they are trying to cause chaos, trying to cause hatred in america. it is an ugly business and all of us have got to say, sorry, you're not going to do this in this election. >> reporter: abc news confirmed top intel

abc's rachel scott has more on an early polling site in las vegas. >> reporter: we are just days outnd this is the turnout at an early voting location. all of these people lined up here. this line snakes around this ballroom. the people at the front of the line say they have been waiting for three hours. nearly 26,000 people have shown up for early voting. the caucuses now just a few days away. it is a race to get ahead in the west. senator bernie sanders was campaigning in california. he had more than 10,000 people show out for one of his rallies. he is riding high, fresh off of that new hampshire victory. he's going to be looking to prove he has staying power in this race. but he's been taking some heat from some union leaders who are criticizing his proposal for medicare for all. it's not just union leaders. former vice president joe biden is firing back at sanders, criticizing his health care proposal. but biden's going to be looking to get ahead in this state, betting big on nevada, betting on the turnout of minority voters to pull him ahead. he beefs up his campaign stats here,

here's abc's rachel scott. >> reporter: tonight, the democratic race for president swings west. candidates flooding the state of nevada, with the caucuses here just one week away. senator bernie sanders bringing his supporters straight to the polls, leading a march as early voting gets under way. senator bernie sanders, riding a wave of enthusiasm after his new hampshire victory, brushing off criticism from union leaders who are slamming his medicare for all proposal. senator, any concern about possibly losing union votes? >> well, were you just watching this? >> reporter: yes, i was, senator. >> okay, i never been to -- we had about 700 people marching in to vote. we are feeling absolutely great. >> reporter: former vice president joe biden, hoping for a boost, says he has a shot at placing top two in nevada. >> 99% of the african-american vote hasn't spoken yet, and 99% of the latino vote hasn't spoken yet. >> reporter: nevada is the first test to see which candidates can appeal to minority voters. why should they give your campaign a chance? >> well, i need to get to know the

here's rachel scott from las vegas tonight. >> reporter: tonight, joe biden is betting on nevada for a comeback, reaching out to every last voter. >> i voted for you yesterday. >> reporter: bringing a black congregation to its feet during a sunday service. the former vice president shaking off back-to-back poor showings, weighing whether the impeachment trial and republican attacks on his family may have bruised his campaign. >> has that crossed your mind? >> it has, but, you know, i can't -- i can't focus on that, chuck. i've got to focus on the future. >> reporter: biden taking aim at senator bernie sanders and his record. >> he's been talking about health care, medicare for all, universal health care for 35 years. nothing has happened. i helped get passed obamacare. >> reporter: arguing sanders' medicare for all proposal will take away the private insurance unions have fought for. >> no one should be able to tell them they can no longer have that plan! nobody! >> reporter: sanders says his plan will provide insurance to everyone. telling me he's not worried about losing crucial un

rachel scott leads us off from austin, texas, a super tuesday state. >> reporter: tonight, bernie sanders celebrating his front-runner status. >> let us go forward. let us beat trump. let us transform this country. thank you all very much. >> reporter: after a decisive victory in nevada, sanders taking his message to the super tuesday state of texas. bringing thousands to their feet, hoping to seize on his momentum. >> in nevada we have just put together a multigenerational, multiracial coalition which is going to not only win in nevada, it's going to sweep this country. >> reporter: in nevada, young and latino democrats came out in force for sanders. but the senator lagged behind former vice president joe biden among older and black voters. support biden is counting on moving into the next contest that could make or break his campaign. south carolina, where in 2016, nearly two-thirds of democratic primary voters were black. >> the african-american community in south carolina can make a judgment about who the next president of the united states is going to be. >> reporter: with less than

rachel scott is in des moines tonight. >> reporter: in iowa tonight, the frenzy of the final hours. the nail-biting close race is fueling a fight for a strong finish. >> we are going to beat donald trump. >> reporter: today, thousands packing into events across the state. overflow crowds cramming to get a last peek. >> how about we cancel student loan debt for 43 million. >> reporter: senator elizabeth warren making her last pitch. some still not sold. >> i just think that we need to be a little bit more towards the center to defeat trump. >> reporter: warren's progressive rival, senator bernie sanders, is on the rise in the polls. sanders hoping for a victory in the state he lost four years ago. >> we win here, we have a path toward victory. and together we will defeat the most dangerous president in modern american history. >> reporter: mayor pete buttigieg branding himself as the fresh face the party needs. >> every single time that my party has won the white house, it's been with a candidate who was new to national politics, opening the door to a new generation focused on the fu

. >> rachel scott in las vegas. >> reporter: democratic primary swings west, candidates will be flooding the state this weekend. senator bernie sanders will be riding in on a wave of enthusiasm off the new hampshire victory but taking heat from union leaders who express concern about his medicare for all proposal. caught up with him, he brushed off the concerns, believes he will do well here. this state will be first test for who can appeal to minority voters. are former vice president joe biden thinks he can finish top two in nevada. mayor pete buttigieg and senator amy klobuchar will be racing for voters. next debate is wednesday. abc news, las vegas, nevada. >> check out our original series "chasing california" on the app, youtube and amazon fire. spent time with candidates. full episodes. >>> furn-yer-old new york boy will be charged as adult in fatal stabbing of 18-year-old barnard college student. police say tessa majors was attacked by group of teens in upper manhattan park. 14-year-old weaver has been charged. dna evidence linked him to the crime. d.a. says will honor her memory

. >> the caucus is less than one week away and rachel scott is following the action from las vegas. >democratic candidates for president ahead of the first contest in the west. the caucus is just six days out and early voting is already underway. mayor pete buttigieg wit the most delegates so far. >> i love my husband. i'm faithful to my husband. i say we usually just go for the hug but i love him very much. and i'm not going to take lectures on family values from someone the likes of rush limbaugh. skblr >> reporter: and bernie sanders at a rally in carson city. >> the purpose of health care is to provide health care for all, not make huge profits for the drug companies. >> he's been talking about health care, medicare for all, universal health care for 35 years. nothing's happened. i helped get passed obama care. >> reporter: senator amy klobuchar racing to get ahead. she has limited support in nevada and south carolina. >> my name and identification was not that high. >> reporter: meanwhile, president trump, on his way home from his florida retreat, making a rare appearance at the

abc's rachel scott is in columbia, south carolina, with the latest. el, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. well, the polls are open here in south carolina and former vice president joe biden has a lot riding on this state today. he is betting on south carolina for a comeback hoping that a victory here in this state will propel his campaign forward ahead of super tuesday where more than 1,300 delegates will be up for grabs. but other candidates already flooding those super rich delegate states, and biden is being outspent when it comes to ads there. now, the front-runner in the race, senator bernie sanders, has the lead in the delegates and sprinted from south carolina over to massachusetts rallying thousands on senator elizabeth warren's home turf. one candidate that is skipping this state entirely, billionaire mayor michael bloomberg. he is zeroing in on that super tuesday strategy. his campaign now planning a massive voter outreach effort planning to hold more than 2,000 events in 30 states ahead of super tuesday. whit. >> all right, rach

rachel scott following all of the action from las vegas. >> in nevada, the sprint to the first contestwest. former vice president joe biden packing in events. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: and challenging his rivals on health care, making his pitch to union workers. >> some democrats want to get rid of me. over my dead body. it requires you to give it up. my plan allows you to keep what you've negotiated. >> reporter: senator bernie sanders taking heat from some union leaders who are warning against his proposal for medicare for all. >> we are going to pass a medicare for all single payer program. >> reporter: but he's telling me he's not worried about losing momentum. >> we're feeling great. >> reporter: the candidates six days out from the nevada caucuses. senator amy klobuchar speaking at a black history month festival hoping her message breaks through. >> why should they give your campaign a chance? >> i need to get to know them, because my name i.d. wasn't very high, my bank account not as big. it's on me now to share with people my record. >> reporter: skipping this state,

abc's rachel scott is in columbia with the very latest. el, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. former vice president joe biden has a lot on the line today. he is looking to prove his strength in this race, counting on south carolina for a comeback and hoping a victory here will launch his campaign into super tuesday. this morning, the polls are in south carolina, and joe biden is banking on the palmetto state for a rebound. >> if you send me out of here with a victory that's significant, i think i'm going to be the next nominee of the united states presidency. >> reporter: the former vp dropping by a columbia barber shop, winning over some with his pitch. >> i'm going to vote for joe biden. plain and simple. nothing or no one can change my mind on that, okay. if i lose, i'm going to lose with joe biden. >> reporter: biden is confident he will win today's primary. black voters here made up 60% of the electorate in 2016. do you think a win in south carolina will give your campaign enough of a boost going into tuesday? >> i think i

abc's rachel scott is in des moines with much more. rachel, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. after more than 2,000 campaign events in iowa alone this cycle we are now just one day out from the first vote. with no clear-cut frontrunner, the democrat candidates are scrambling to break out of the pack. this morning, the democratic candidates race to the finish line in iowa. with just hours to go the released of the highly anticipated "des moines register" poll pulled over concerns over how it was conducted. senator bernie sanders packing a caucus concert, the largest rally in the state this cycle. other candidates taking to the stump with marching bands, letting loose on the trail and bringing crowds to their feet. senator elizabeth warren skipping her signature selfie line after spending most of this final stretch on capitol hill for the senate impeachment trial. >> i have been in washington for a long time, locked down, and i need to get to a lot of places around iowa. >> reporter: the first vote in the 2020 election only o

abc's rachel scott is live in manchester with more on that. orning. >> reporter: dan, good morning and the pressure was on. we are now just three days away from the new hampshire primary. and thisisisisisisisisisisisisi make theiritch, and theyeyame ouswinging. piling on thattacks on mayay peteuttigieg and s sator bern sanders, the e o candndates that pulled ahead of the pack in the iowa caucuses. mayor pete buttigieg has branded himself as the fresh face that he believes washington needs but his rivals have called his experience into question saying his resume is too thin to take the white house. on that stage was a battle over electability and a fight over the future of the democratic party. the battle lines over health care were sharp. senator sanders defending his signature plan for medicare for all and former vice president joe biden trying to tone down expectations ahead of this primary saying he's ready and prepared to take a hit. but this debate is marking an end to a critical week. president trump acquitted in the senate. the impeachme

abc's rachel scott is in cedar rapids, iowa, with this last big push. morning to you, rachel. >> reporter: eva, good morning. the senators in this race will be working overtime this weekend trying to make up for precious lost days campaigning. this is crunch time. we are two days out from the first vote, and it's still anybody's race. senator elizabeth warren wasting no time racing from capitol hill to iowa surprising a crowd overnight. >> hello, des moines. [ cheers ] i heard there were some people who wanted to do some selfies. >> reporter: as senator bernie sanders campaign rallied supporters with a concert. with the weekend off from the trail, the senators running for president scrambling back to the trail two days out from the first vote. their rivals have spent most of their time campaigning here flooding every corner of the state. former vice president joe biden on a 20-city, 17-county bus tour. >> have you benefitted from having the state largely to yourself during this critical stretch? >> all i know, it's been feeling good for a long time and

we have team coverage this morning and we start with abc's rachel scott who is right there in manchester, new hampshire, where the debate went down overnight. rachel, good morning to you. >> reporter: dan, good morning. with the new hampshire primary now just days away, this is one of the final opportunities for these candidates to make their pitch. and they came out swinging. piling on the attacks on the two candidates who claimed victory out of iowa. mayor pete buttigieg and senator bernie sanders. overnight, mayor pete buttigieg and senator bernie sanders on top and under attack. taking heat after a strong finish in the iowa caucuses, both targets on the debate stage. >> it is not real, bernie, because two-thirds of the democrats in the senate are not on your bill and because it would kick 149 million americans off their current health insurance in four years. >> we need people with experience. that's why i'm worried about mayor pete. >> reporter: buttigieg who has pitched himselfs the newcomer washington needs challenged on his experience. his rivals calling his resume thin. >> we ha

rachel scott, abc news, nevada. >>> can addressing climate change issue for democratic candidates in the california primary. i our latest episode of chasing california, chris reyes dug do that question. >> if it has any major effect it will be on turnout. because climate change is such a vital issue to the younger voters, because the younger voters aren't always regular voters in a primary election. >> now is the time to do something. >> chris sat down with abc 7 news anchor kristen sze to break down the importance of this issue. >> if you are wanting a big voter turnout, climate change is a huge motivating factor. in fact, we talked to a berkeley pollster and he talked specifically to democratic primary voters last year, and he found climate change is the number one issue for those voters unlike health care which polls typically higher across the nation. so you have to have a climate change message that resonates. >> so that's what energizes people here. there's also an age link, isn't there? >> absolutely, absolutely. young voters are more politically motivated than ever and mobili

abc's rachel scott is in las vegas as several candidates make their case to the voters. >> reporter: eva, good morning. with early voting kicking off today the candidates are packing their schedules ahead of the nevada caucuses. the next two contests will be a crucial test as the democratic primary turns to more diverse states. this morning, the race to get ahead in the west. >> it's good to be back. back in the battle born state. >> reporter: joe biden confident he can finish top two here in nevada after falling behind in the first two contests. >> i have been saying for some time now that character, the character of the nation is on the ballot and i mean it in a literal sense. we're in the battle of, we're in the battle for the soul of this country. >> reporter: with the caucuses just one week away the former vp beefing up his staff in the state. now more than 130 on the ground. nevada's racial diversity and strong union presence will play a critical role in how the third contest plays out. >> how are you, senator? >> i'm very good. >> thanks for visiting. >> reporter: senator amy

hi rachelle as you saw in scott's report there is a 44 year old now and from china had passed away on saturday due to the corona virus and together with this man another woman his partner also from one china 38 year old woman has been tested positive for the nobel corona virus so that brings the total number of people in the philippines right now with the nobel corner virus to only 2 relatively low compared to other countries or specially china of course but the death of the 44 year old man is the 1st death outside china so that is causing some alarm here in the philippines now they traveled from china through hong kong on january 21st that is that was 2 days before the lockdown of one and they traveled to the central part of the philippines and they traveled for 4 days from january 21st to january 25th in the central region of the philippines before getting admitted to a hospital and then transferred to a government hospital in manila and so now the health department is saying that they need to trace people who have possibly be in contact with this couple and there could be a lot of