the paper also carries an image of pope francis delivering his sunday blessing to a deserted st peter'sare in the vatican. the i outlines ways in which the government is likely to step up its response to the coronavirus outbreak. one of those measures calls for people over 70 to stay at home forfour months. the telegraph carries the same story, but says those over 70s who refuse to self—isolate face a hefty fine and a possible prison sentence. the paper also carries an image of shoppers with overflowing trollies at a superstore in watford. the metro focuses on the growing number of grassroots volunteer groups established to help those vulnerable and elderly people who may be preparing to self—isolate. the ft casts its eye over the european countries closing their borders to tackle the pandemic. it features a striking picture of ba rcelona's empty catalunya square. a concerted effort by places, to put it up. there is a huge amount of concern because of the us federal reserve have cut its base rate by i% and that is only the second time it has done it since 2008. it is key that the 2008 o

meanwhile, the pope gave an address on st peter's square, a very empty st peter's square behind me tonight the city and the world, which he usually only gives that easter and christmas — another sign of the historic times we are in. he said that this is a thick darkness that has enveloped cities. he said we find ourselves afraid and lost. and he called doctors, nurses, and caregivers exemplary companions on this difficult journey. mark lowen in rome. let's stay in southern europe, because in spain, the number of coronavirus cases continues to increase, with 769 deaths in 2a hours. more and more patients are dying alone, because their families aren't allowed in. it's putting an enormous emotional strain on families and medical staff, as our correspondent damian grammaticas reports from madrid. cheering and applause. from his bed he waves, a moment of triumph in a spanish hospital. he's their first patient well enough to leave intensive care, but the medical staff are the only people there to see it. that's because every new virus patient brought in is immediately isolated from the outside w

st. peter's square.akthrough treatment: could plasma from patients who recovered from coronavirus be the key to saving lives? story of survival: the 90-year- old great-grandmother who beat the odds after 39 others in her dsrsing home died. what she credits for her stunning recovery. and steve hartman is "on the road" tonight, teaching students kindness, and then watching them share it. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. we begin with breaking news at this hour. the u.s. is now headed toward a war-time footing in the fight against the pandemic. with hospitals overrun by sick patients tonight, president trump is calling up reserve military units to join the effort to expand hospital capacity. and he is invoking the defense production act for the first time, forcing general motors to make urgently needed ventilators, just hours after he suggested the country had had enough of them. later today

but the church of st peter, which for centuries has welcomed saints and sinners, is now closed.land and wales? if we, here in this country, are asked to close churches for the celebration of mass, i will say, yes, people should not come to mass, but, yes, the churches should remain open, so that people can go and pray. and everyone was singing along to all the songs... for almost 65 years, the hosanna house and pilgrimage trust has taken disabled children to lourdes every easter, but it is not happening this year. it was very difficult having to pick up that phone and having to ring a family and explain the reasons why the pilgrimage wasn't going to be taking place. for a lot of these children, this could be the first holiday that they have ever had. for the families, this could be the only respite care that they receive. coronavirus does not discriminate. injerusalem today, the entire al—aqsa compound was closed with muslims forced to pray outside. the hajj pilgrimage to mecca, which attracts over two million pilgrims in july, is now also in jeopardy. qari asim, an imam in leed

we were filming around the colosseum in st peter's square, these iconic must see sites, and just beingt is very worrying for the tourism industry. the sector says they could lose 7.5 billion euros which is about £6.6 billion. we are hearing that the national airline has announced that all flights out of milan are going to cease and only national flights will milan are going to cease and only nationalflights will go milan are going to cease and only national flights will go to other parts of the country and down to rome and elsewhere. tourism is really affected. 0ther rome and elsewhere. tourism is really affected. other countries in evacuating nationals. banning airlines flying to italy. very draconian measures countries are taking to italy, to the heart of europe, one of the founding members of the eu, and it is quite extraordinary to conceive of what is happening here. thank you very much indeed. iran's national airline has announced that flights to european destinations are to be suspended until further notice. the destinations are to be suspended untilfurther notice. the number of

st. peters, to stop the spread of coronavirus. if you want to see how that works, you can see it right now as the pope, pope francis, for only the second time in history, is reciting his traditional sunday prayer online, streamed online. usually he does that from the window of the papal apartments overlooking st. peter scares in front of tens of thousands of people here. that's what they're trying to avoid by announcing that all celebrations are going to be streamed online rather than in front of the faithful. this is not the first time he's doing this. he's already done the prayer online last weekend on sunday. but that was a bit of a half-baked measure or attempt. because in the end, they displayed, they streamed the prayer on the big screen at the back of st. peter, so 2,000 people came anyway. that's what they're trying to avoid. not only that, while he showed up at the prayer to great them to the joy of the people people here and the horror of authorities trying to avoid that. nobody can go in now and it's going to stay like

meanwhile, the pope gave an address on st peter's square, a very empty st peter's square behind me tonightssing to the city and the world, which he usually only gives that easter and christmas — another sign of the historic times we are in. he said that this is a thick darkness that has enveloped cities. he said we find ourselves afraid and lost. and he called doctors, nurses, and caregivers exemplary companions on this difficult journey. this is bbc news, the headlines: borisjohnson and the health secretary, matt hancock, have both tested positive for covid—19, but say their symptoms are mild and they're working from home. president trump has signed into law a $2 trillion emergency spending package to relieve the impact of the coronavirus on the us economy. let's stay with that story: gus faucher is the chief economist at the pnc financial services group. he was also senior economist at moody's analytics, where he was responsible for running computer models of the us economy. hejoins us now from pittsburgh. great to have you with us. $2.2 trillion is a number that most of us find really d

but the church of st peter, which for centuries has welcomed saints and sinners, is now closed. of the catholic church in england and way?m we hear, in this country, asked to close churches for the celebration of mass, i will say yes, people should not come to mass, but yes, the churches should remain open, so that people can go and pray. and yes, i will ask priests to continue to celebrate mass, evenif continue to celebrate mass, even if they do it on their own. and everyone was singing along to all the songs. the church's wider ministry is also being impacted. almost 65 yea rs, being impacted. almost 65 years, the hosanna house and pilgrimage trust has taken disabled children to live in france every easter. it is the catholic church's oldest and largest pilgrimage, but it is not happening this year. it was very difficult having to pick up very difficult having to pick up that phone and having to ring afamily up that phone and having to ring a family and explain the reasons why the pilgrimage wasn't going to be taking place. for a lot of these children, this could be the first

blessing to a completely empty st peter's square when it comes to social distancing. just a few scattered visitors full of prayer service from a far it's think peter's square he compares to. the entire globe. weeks now it has been evening thick darkness has gathered over our squares our streets and our cities we feel it in the air we notice in people's gestures their glances give them away we find ourselves afraid and lost. f.e.u. the pope himself likely shares 5 cases of coverage 19 have been diagnosed and prophetic and so far one of them reportedly inside the papal residency. we are on the same boat all of us fragile and disoriented but at the same time important and needed all of us called to road together each of us having to comfort the other. on this boat we are all together. after his address francis went on to perform the world premiere he did live at the orbi blessing for tissues really saved for holy ceremonies easter and christmas it is the blessing to pursue the world even though this time almost no one was there to receive it in person. 5 cases in the vat

st. peter's health partners have announced they are suspending te few they have for health care workers in high-risk patients. access to care continues to be a problem throughout my state as well. there is a great shortage of equipment, a story that rings in my ear that certain places that have to test don't have the swabs so they can undertake the testsup. we are short of supplies up and down the line and masks to protect clothing and gear. it's not just the nurses themselves. we have to do more. we need a marshall plan right now for health care system. two weeks ago, three or four weeks ago many t of us were talking about the problem of te. we said three weeks ago, four weeks ago we don't have these tests and it's going to go down the drain. no one listened. we are saying now in two or three weeks or hospital situation will be the same. it will be massive and deeply deeply in trouble or that's why we need to act now, not later in a supplemental but now. we also need to dramatically increase unemployment insurance. what we are calling employment insurance. it's really unemployment insuran

to a camera instead of people he complained of feeling like he was sitting in a cage the vatican st peter's square has been sealed off this is just one of these latest measures to slow down the i pray in the world's hardest hit country. now let's have a look at some of the other headlines from around the world. a strong earthquake hit croatia and it's couples are grabbed causing widespread damage and panic a 15 year old was reported in critical condition and others were also injured the european seismological agency said the earthquake measured 5.3 magnitude. voters in the west african state of guinea are voting in a bitterly disputed referendum on changing the constitution the amendments could boost gender equality and bring other social reforms a critics say the poll is a ploy by 82 year old president alpha condé to prolong his hold on power. and by experienced a hail storm on saturday and unusual sight for the desert city which often sees temperatures as high as 50 degrees celsius the body has had more rain than usual due to efforts by the united arab emirates government to create more c

camera instead of people he has complained of feeling like he was sitting in a cage the vatican st peter's square has been sealed off and this is just one of italy's latest measures to slow down the outbreak in the world's hardest hit country. calls to postpone the tokyo 2020 games are growing the governing body of u.s. of the latics has pushed for a delay of the olympics because of the pandemic the federation says the disruptions have made it difficult for athletes to train safely and has caused considerable mental stress they're asking the national olympic committee to back a postponement the olympics are set to begin on july 24th japan has said they are to go ahead as planned. but you're watching d.w. news we'll be back at the top of the hour undermined or we have extensive coverage of the coronavirus crisis on our web site that's the w dot com i'm pablo folios in berlin thanks for watching take care. is from me. is for you.

italians maybe even many italians found some solace perhaps on friday when we saw pope francis go to st peter's square and give this prayer to help those that are suffering and to pray for an end to this pandemic it was very traumatic those images of rain on what was a n.-t. simpy to swear in the pope francis standing in the middle prayed for this at the same time it's those health care workers there are the frontlines fighting this battle will so far $46.00 doctors have died as a result of cold it 19 and more than 6000 health care workers are infected and they are the ones of course on the front lines of the pandemic sima go to for us in rome thank you for your porn. here's a look now at some of the latest developments on the corner virus pandemic chancellor angela merkel's chief of staff says germany will not loosen restrictions on public life before april 20th at the earliest sri lankan police have arrested thousands for violating a countrywide curfew they are meant to can train contain the spread of the virus and the world health organization says norway and spain will be the 1st countries

that's right actually as we speak who believe in gondolas prayers not for his window looking st peter's square normally. but leading protests. by video live streamed on internet and are visible on television and the idea is to discourage them. in large numbers instead be to school because i don't see that group you know of who exchange or. surge of this letters. all right philip will in reporting from rome we appreciate it. well the number of cases from the new coronavirus has surged a bomb 106000 worldwide here in germany health minister spahn says more public events should be cancelled in the united states a cruise ship hit by the virus has been redirected to oakland worldwide airlines are reducing their capacities and the virus has now taken hold in latin america with costa rica confirming its 1st cases. all right let's get a check now of some of the other stories making news around the world in the chinese city of gone joe at least 10 people have died in the collapse of a hotel used for quarantining coronavirus patients more than 20 are still missing authorities say that emergency s

on television because the vatican didn't want to encourage people to gather in large numbers in st peter's square as they normally do who. prayed for victims of current virus and for those who are working hard to combat the crisis and joked about the fact that he was trapped within the vatican the house of consequence although he did at the end of it briefly at his window seat only does you know to bring to bless the group present in the square. which if you will was complete you're utian eyes because of this crisis all right we'll have philip will in in rome we appreciate it very much thank you. now worldwide the number of new krona virus cases has surged above 107000 here in germany health minister says more public events should be cancelled meanwhile saudi arabia has announced a temporary lockdown of the qatif region and the number of cases in iran has risen to 6566 with the death toll reaching 194 and the virus has now taken hold in latin america with costa rica confirming its 1st cases . let's get a check now of some of the other stories making headlines around the world in the chines

on television because the vatican didn't want to encourage people to gather in large numbers in st peter's square as they normally do in fact the pope prayed for big teams the current virus and for those who are working hard to combat the crisis and joked about the fact that he was trapped within the vatican as a consequence although he did at the end of it briefly at his window seat only does you know to bring to the list a group present in the square but certainly it is should you or i was going to your allusion eyes because of this crisis all right well up philip will in in rome we appreciate it very much thank you. a worldwide the number of new coronavirus cases has surged above 107000 here in germany health minister spahn says more public events should be canceled meanwhile in the united states a cruise ship hit by the virus has been redirected to oakland the number of cases in iran has risen to 6566 and the death toll there has reached 194 and the virus has now taken hold in latin america with costar rico confirming its 1st cases. all right let's turn our attention now to some of the

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italians maybe even many italians found some solace perhaps on friday when we saw pope francis go to st peter's square and give this prayer to help those that are suffering and to pray for an end to this pandemic it was very dramatic those images of rain pouring on what was a n.t. seem peter's square and the pope francis standing in the middle prayed for this at the same time it's those health care workers that i the front line fighting this battle will so fall $46.00 days and die as a result of covert 19 and boldin 6000 health care workers are infected and they are the ones of course on the front lines of the pandemic synagogue to force in rome thank you for reporting. on the world health organization says norway and spain will be the 1st countries to start testing drugs to fight to cope and 19 and health officials are testing for medicines considered to offer the most promise in combat in this new disease spain is the 2nd worst hit country in the world after italy on friday spain saas highest one day rise of virus it tallies but more than $770.00 people dying in 24 hours. of burial in hazmat

st. peter's health partners have announced they're suspending testing in order to conserve the few they have for health care workers and high-risk patients. access to tests continues to be a problem in other places throughout my state as well. and there's great shortage of equipment. the story that rings in my ear, that certain places that have the tests don't have the swabs so they can undertake the tests. we're short of supplies up and down the line. it's masks. it's protective clothing and gear. it's beds and it's doctors and nurses themselves. we have to do more. we need a marshall plan right now for our health care system. two weeks ago, three, four weeks ago many of us were talking about the problem of testing, the lack of good testing was about to occur. many of us said three weeks ago, four weeks ago we don't have these tests, everything is going to go down the drain. no one listened. at least no one in the administration until recently. well, we are saying now that in two, three weeks our hospital situation will be the same. it will be massive and deeply, deeply in trouble. that's w

of directly to the people he complained of feeling like he was sitting in a cage the vatican's st peter's square has been sealed off this is just one of italy's latest measures to slow down the outbreak in the world's hardest hit country. i'm joined now by religious affairs correspondent martin gak hi martin and priests normally do a lot of work with the poor and the elderly and this is essentially been halted jutes of the virus pandemic how has this impacted the churches work in italy. well to some degree i mean the church is a very whale oil machine in a way which both. essentially priestly duties including pastoral duties that he's ministering to the community as well as new strategic structures and obviously that means sort of structures particularly at the pinnacle of power the vatican our. systems that have been very well established the program that we have now we've had all of these has been thrown into this array remains a very catholic country and that goes to say there are a lot of people that still relate very heavily in the church among. those needs are essentially the needs

italians maybe even many italians found some solace perhaps on friday when we saw pope francis go to st peter's square and give this prayer to help those that are suffering it too prayed for an end to this pandemic it was very dramatic those images of rain pouring on what was an empty simpy to swear in the pope francis standing in the middle prayed for this at the same time it's those health care workers there are the front lines fighting this battle will so far $46.00 does have die as a result of covert 19 and more than 6000 health care workers are infected and they are the ones of course on the front lines of the pandemic sima got to force in rome thank you for your reporting or spain is the 2nd worst hit country in the world after italy on friday spain saw its highest one day rise in virus fatalities with more than 770 people dying in 24 hours more than 16000 people have been confirmed to have covered 19 and nearly 15 percent of them or health care workers on the front lines of the bat. a burial in hazmat suits. thousands of victims of the outbreak in spain. hospital staff in madrid don't ne

st. peter's square he'll be doing that via video link now to avoid people coming into the square. so, for all of italy, schools and universities have been closed. they possibly will be allowed to reopen within a week's time we don't know about that yet. we'll hear from the government then but the other measures are going to be extended for three weeks, natalie, you can imagine for italians the civil protection authority is really appealing to them to change their habits and abide by this new decree in order to stop the spread. they had a huge spike on saturday with 1,472 new cases, bringing them to a total of almost 6,000 cases, important the government is trying to stress to italians that they'll have to try to abide by these new measures. a big change for italians for the near future. natalie. >> containment is the key. thank you. >>> that cruise ship quarantined off california is now we have learned is set to dock in oakland on monday. there are at least 21 infected people on the grand princess out of more than 3500 onboard. the staff we're told will still be quarantined and tr

st. peter's hospital has stopped performing tests. ellis hospital has run out of them. people in the capital region, is there a place they can go to get tested? >> dr.? >> we've heard that albany medical center and st. peter's hospital have stopped performing tests and ellis hospital has reportedly run out of them. people in the capital region who might need to be tested, where might they go? >> that would be the only medical center where they are still testing. we could look at other places if we feel there are not enough places to provide the test for people. >> actually, we have been working with bioreference. they will be processing customers in albany now. >> albany had this announcement that the only people that are going to get tested are doctors, nurses, first responders, etc. if you think you might have coronavirus, the advice from the cdcs to stay home, don't go out. are you still doing community testing statewide? what's the thinking about when you need to shift that protocol? >> as i mentioned originally, what we are doing is to work with your health profess

st. peters school on florida state just off of 24th street.ents tell me they are not surprised given the increase in coronavirus cases and it is a challenge balancing work with child care. >> reporter: here at st. peters elementary school, in the heart of san francisco's mission district, working parents are scrambling to figure out what to do with their children. the archdiocese decided to close all 90 schools in san francisco, marin and san mateo competentes starting thursday. >> i let my boss know right away. >> frustrating. i have to plan b. i am not sure. >> reporter: in a letter to families the aches wrote it will be from march 12 through the 25. the san francisco public health department confirmed an archdiocese of san francisco student tested positive for covid-19. additional diagnosed of covid- 19 across our schools are likely. >> to me it is kind of scary. i heard people died from it. >> reporter: this mom showed us her computer. she is a legal assistant and plans to work from home to keep an eye on her daughter. she is lucky to have

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st. peter's square.n his address, even pope francis said it felt a little strange live streaming from the library. afterward he made a surprise if brief appearance at the window to the delight of the faithful. in a rome suburb, parishioners gathered to celebrate mass outdoors. religious gatherings have been particularly hard hit from the virus here and around the globe. iran, another outbreak hot spot, has canceled friday prayers for two weeks running. the church of the nativity has closed its doors in bethlehem, the birthplace of jesus. as nations adjust to the new normal, what no one can predict is how long it will last or just charlie d'agata, cbs news, rome. >>> the "grand princess" cruise ship held off the coast of california will finally drop anchor tomorrow. 21 people on board have tested positive for the coronavirus. but all passengers now face quarantine. john blackstone is in san francisco. >> reporter: the luxury cruise has now become a military operation with the department of homeland securi

and so the thing about a couple of the 1st time i was stopped in front of st peter's. i was almost the only person on the square. there were just 2 or 3 tourists imagine. usually there are millions of people there. now just $5.00 and $1.00 is caught up in yadi i was also stopped at the spanish steps and then again in front of the trevi fountain and in front of the coliseum. cmon i did talk to a few people to asking them what their experience of quarantine was like. their . care i was most moved by a guy who owns a store near the coliseum. he was just pacing in a store back and forth with a mask on his face and that really got to me. get the quest in the multiple people like him are going to have huge financial problems in the next few months. in these distressing times italians are helping each other to weather the storm with solidarity and creativity. when he could now you can see how different cultures deal with this isolation differently and the italians are singing on their balconies because they say the french are hoarding red wine and condoms while the germans ar

st. peter's square. that will be live streamed. we don't know how long this will last. >> thank you so very much. let's bring in correspondent scott cohen live in oakland. there are ndevelopments with th grand princess and when people will disembark. what can you tell us? >> the big new development is why we are here in oakland as opposed to in san francisco where the ship was originally supposed to dock. it will come here to the port of oakland. the plan now is to bring it in tomorrow. the logistics alone here are daunting. there are about 3500 people on this ship, 2400 passengers, about 11 zoo err 00 crew members. it will take days to get them off the ship. the original plan was to do it today, they're now delaying until tomorrow until they get everything in place, in what the captain told passengers what was a carefully choreographed process. >> point one, guests who require acute medical treatment and hospitalization will be transported to health care facilities in california. point two, if guests don't require a cute medical c

st. peter's square to catch a glimpse of the pope, it's always exciting to see him appear at the window.ut today it's also mixed with a sense of relief. because on ash wednesday, the pope was seen coughing and blowing his nose, which normally wouldn't and shouldn't be a big deal, but it comes at a time of heightened fears about the coronavirus. vatican officials tell us he's simply suffering from a slight disposition, essentially, a pretty bad cold. >> amen. >> reporter: nikki and pauline keating from ireland weren't put off taking a cruise here. and they're taking certain precautions on that cruise? >> big-time. >> heat teak issing thermometers to take your temperature and every time you turn a corner, wash your hands. >> reporter: france has banned all large gatherings. even the louvre shut its door, although these marathon runners in paris flouted the ban. with 12 new cases popping up in britain, the government unveiled a battle plan that could see medical workers pulled out of retirement. everyone's preparing for the worst, with fears spreading faster than the virus itself. charlie d

st. peter's hospital have stopped performing tests. we understand that ellis hospital has run out of them. people in the capital region, is there a place they can go to get tested? >> doctor? >> sorry. i was looking at the slide. i'm sorry. >> we've heard albany medical center and st. peter's hospital have stopped performing tests and ellis hospital has apparently run out of them. people in the capital region who might need to be tested, where might they go? >> at the albany medical center they're still testing. we can look at other places if we feel there aren't enough places to provide tests for people. >> actually, we have worked that out. we're working with bio reference, our lab that came online earlier this week. they'll be processing tests for albany now. >> okay. we've been listening to new york governor andrew cuomo on the right side of your screen. the coronavirus task force has assembled once again. good to see dr. anthony fauci there, but most notably perhaps secretary of state mike pompeo there also present for today's bri

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st. peter's square but from the video link. authorities are trying to prevent large crowds from gathering. >> i think the coronavirus is an exaggeration. i think they are overdoing it. they should come out every sunday. that is my opinion. it is too much. >> after the speech, the pope been an appearance at the window to bless the small crowd that gathered. to closer to home we are looking at how the virus is expecting churches and places of worship. we will show you how some of the usual traditions are being put aside. >>> cities around the world with people marching to celebrate international women's day. in paris tens of thousands are taking to the streets in spite of warnings against large gatherings. in london and other cities and they were calling for equality and in mexico city the names of victims were painted on the street. >>> in turkey things turned violent. they attempted to prevent them from entering the avenue and fired tear gas to disperse the marchers. they did not have a permit to enter the area. a larger-than-l

st. peters square during the stormy times when many lean on their faith. >> i've developed mild symptoms of the coronavirus. >> reporter: boris johnson, the u.k.'s prime minister, the first world leader to test positive. back at home in the florida keys, there is now a checkpoint turning away visitors from a region dependent on tourists to slow the virus. the city of miami has a curfew and off the coast of panama, trouble at sea on this cruise ship four are dead and many more sick as americans on board are desperate to get to south florida. in california, long lines for testing snake through dodger's stadium on what should be baseball's opening day weekend. cases in california tripling this week tonight, the grim reality of a worldwide problem spreading across every corner of our country. with the "usns mercy" and its 1,000 hospital beds now in port here in los angeles, more help has arrived the question now, is it enough? lester >> all right miguel, thank you. >>> we'll be back in 60 seconds with that $2 trillion rescue plan now signed, how soon your family and your business will see th

st. peter's square and it was empty, the square was empty, but millions and millions throughout the worldg with him. he reminded us of that magnificent gospel passage and i would say this is worth all of us thinking about, particularly those experiencing the fear and uncertainty that you just mentioned him about that beautiful gospel passage. terrible storm, the apostles in the boat thinking they are going to capsize and drown. is in the boat and guess what? he's sleeping. and they are tempted to think he's doesn't care, that he's not there. when they wake him up, he calms the storms and restores the stability. they are back on track. he says, why were you afraid, where was your faith? i think that's a question he is asking all of us. that's what passover is about, that's what easter is about, the feast that we will be celebrating in two weeks. it's passing over from fear to trust. that passing over from darkness in egypt to open promise in israel. that passing over from the darkness and of the earthquake of good friday, when goodness incarnate was subjected to evil. when life itself was

st. peter's square. and it comes after the vatican announced its first case. considering it sits smack dab in the middle of a country that is seeing the worst outbreak in europe, perhaps it was just a matter of time before it eventually reached the vatican. politicians haven't been immune, either. isolating myself at home. ordered to head home, tens of thousands of american students studying abrought here, like eric meade from maryland. if it were up to you you would be like, i'm staying. >> definitely, definitely. i want to stay and i don't think it's necessary for me to go home. >> reporter: butas the crisis deans and the numbers stack up, people here are becoming less inclined to leave it all to chance. charlie d'agata, cbs news, rome. >> ninan: today in florida, vice persident mike pence also announced new screening procedures for all cruiseship passengers as the trump administration tries to control a growing crisis. weijia jiang is in west palm beach where president trump is spending the weekend. >> today we reached an agreement with the cruiseline indus

st. peter's square driveup confessions in draper, utah >> the sacrament doesn't change >> reporter: shabbat services livestreamed all over the country ♪ in jerusalem, the iconic gold dome of the rock shuttered but not all religious leaders are on the same page. in louisiana, a pastor has continued services, despite a state order banning gatherings over 50 we've heard reports from all over the country of some people of faith who say, listen, i don't have to -- i don't have to socially isolate, i don't have to stay home, you know, god is going to protect me. what do you say to them >> that's nuts that's crazy let me just say that that's dumb, it's unbiblical and it doesn't make sense >> reporter: rick warren, the paster of the saddleback search with 30,000 sunday congregants around the world, has never minced words >> god gave you a brain. and he's not going to write it in the guy, he gave you a brain and expects you to use the intelligence you were given >> reporter: warren and his wife started saddle the back 40 years ago. they've moved their ministry online. >> everything around me can be

st. peter's square. in his address, even pope francis said it felt a little strange live streaming from the library. afterward, he made a surprise, if brief, appearance at the window to the delights of the faithful. in a rome suburb, parishioners gathered to celebrate mass outdoors. religious gatherings have been particularly hard hit from the virus here and around the globe. iran, another outbreak hot spot, has canceled friday prayers for two weeks running. the church of the nativity has e birtce of jes. nions adjust t bat. > esidumd icans onunday that tht the videre f aprently downplaying the otbreak as more cases continue to emerge here in the u.s. weijia jiang reports. >> reporter: from his florida resort, president trump brushed off the chance of coronavirus making its way to the white house, even as the mayor of washington confirmed the first case in the nation's capital. >> no, i'm not concerned at all. no, i'm not. >> reporter: the president showed the same confidence on twitter claiming we have

st. peters elementary school, in the heart of san francisco's mission district, working parents are scrambling to figure out what to do with their children. the archdiocese decided to close all 90 schools in san francisco, marin and san mateo competentes starting thursday. >> i let my boss know right away. >> frustrating. i have to plan b. i am not sure. >> reporter: in a letter to families the archdiocese wrote that the closure will be from march 12 through the 25. the san francisco public health department confirmed an archdiocese of san francisco student tested positive for covid-19. additional diagnosed of covid- 19 across our schools are likely. >> to me it is kind of scary. i heard people died from it. >> reporter: this mom showed us her computer. she is a legal assistant and plans to work from home to keep an eye on her daughter. she is lucky to have that option thanks to her employer. >> she will accommodate me and i will do some work from home but i won't be able to get the full time work i was getting before. >> reporter: some parents don't have the option of working from home. . >>