it's been announced tokyo disneyland will be closed through march 15th because of the coronavirus. that means all of the asian disneylands are temporarily shut down. >>> and bts has called off a series of planned concerts. they cannot predict the scale of the illness during the concert dates, so they're calling it off. weev we've dedicated a page on our website to all of the reporting we've done on this topics. you'll find the latest updates, as well as advice . >>> police say a boy was crossing the street with his brother. they were not in a cross walk just before 7:00 p.m. please say the driver stayed at the scene and was not arrested. drugs and alcohol do not appear to be involved. >>> new developments tonight. an arrest has been made after this disturbing video went viral. it show as senior citizen collecting cans, being harassed, assaulted and robbed. 20-year-old dwayne grayson was arrested in the bay view. he faces robbery and elder abuse charges with a hate crime enhancement. terrifying video shows the moment as woman is attacked in the stockton tunnel in san francisco's chi

itoued tokyo disneyland will be closed through march 15th because of the coronavirus. that means all of the asian disneylands are temporarily shut down. >>> and bts has called off a series of planned concerts. they cannot predict the scale of the illness during the concert dates, so they're calling it off. weev we've dedicated a page on our website to all of the reporting we've done on this topics. you'll find the latest updates, as well as advice . >>> police say a boy was crossing the street with his brother. they were not in a cross walk just before 7:00 p.m. please say the driver stayed at the scene and was not arrested. drugs and alcohol do not appear to be involved. >>> new developments tonight. an arrest has been made after this disturbing video went viral. it show as citizen collecting cans, being harassed, assaulted and robbed. 20-year-old dwayne grayson was arrested in the bay view. he faces robbery and elder abuse charges with a hate crime enhancement. terrifying video shows the moment as woman is attacked in the stockton tunnel in san francisco's chinatown.

in japan tokyo disneyland announced it will shut down for march 15. japan is also closing schools nationwide through march and the tokyo olympics might be canceled. saudi arabia is banning foreign travelers from visiting holy muslim sites. in march the federal reserve could lower interest rates but uc berkeley professor of finance jim wilcox says that might not be enough. >> if it's really the case that both businesses and ordinary households are deciding to sit tight and not spend, i really doubt that a 1% change in interest rate will help a lot. >> president trump expressed optimism that the markets will recover and even suggested the democratic debate was partly to blame. >> if many of these people did have and to assume the presidency you have a crush like you've never seen before. >> nancy pelosi fired back. >> the market dropped 1800 points before the debate the other night. the market dropped while he conference. >> tomorrow the trump administration is expected to hold a briefing for the house to address the strategy to tackle this virus. congre

in the last few minutes we saw that tokyo disneyland will close as of saturday, and that is the biggery economists, because when people stop going out, when they stop eating out and withhold the school closures for example in japan, how is that going to affect working parents? can they actually get to work? could all of that have a bigger impact on the region's economy, larger than the outbreak itself? and until recently many experts were saying, you know, after the sars outbreak in 2003, the recovery was relatively fast. that is coming into question because it is now becoming a global problem, whether or not we could see such a quick recovery after this outbreak. mariko, thank you very much indeed for that. health officials in california have confirmed the first person—to—person transmission of the coronavirus in the united states, that's not related to travel. live now to our correspondent chris buckler. first of all, some blowback against the appointment of mike pence to have this response team, partly because of his record of being dismissive of scientific opinions of scientists an

japan says it will close tokyo disneyland starting saturday just as the park was gearing up for an influx of spring break sitters. so i have to accept the situation. corona virus was spread quickly especially in a large place like this so it's a wise decision from. all of disney's theme parks in asia are now temporarily closed. here in france the economy minister bruno the mac has announced at that business is dealing with the public sector will be responsible foror any delays caused by coronavirus linked disruptions he also suggests that the government would consider financial help such as tax breaks on expanded unemployment benefits for struggling companies and about his. minutes that will say that as to the public not to exaggerate the potential impact of the outbreak. the each shekou ira everyone not support people woods any world figures on the impact of the current virus on growth in france and the eurozone's. i've consulted the institute for statistical studies did you feel very statisticians bye bye do not currently have the necessary feedback is. simply she- sold the figures that

we saw that tokyo disneyland will close as of saturday, and that is the bigger worry for many economistsle stop going out, when they stop eating out, and with all the school closures, for example, injapan, how is that going to affect working parents? whether they can actually get to work, all of that could actually have all of that could actually have a bigger impact on the region's economies than the actual outbreak, coronavirus outbreak itself. and until recently many experts were saying, you know, after the sars outbreak of 2003, the recovery was relatively fast. but now some are questioning, because it has now become really a global problem, whether or not we can actually see such a quick recovery after this outbreak. 33 turkish soldiers have been killed in an attack by syrian government forces, backed by russia, in the idlib region of syria. ambulances have been taking casualties to the turkish border town of hatay. president erdogan has been holding emergency talks in ankara. he had had already been threatening military action if syrian forces continued their offensive in idlib. th

. >>> in japan, tokyo disneyland will be closed starting tomorrow through march 15th, this is all due to coronavirus concerns. that means all of the disneyland parks in asia are temporarily shut down. disney is the parent company of abc7. >>> and bts, you know them, they're taking extra precautions calling off concerts in seoul, south korea scheduled for april. the band's management said they cannot prekidict the scale of t illness. >>> what can your family do to prepare for a possible coronavirus outbreak? here are some cdc recommendations. meet with your family to discuss what the needs of each person would be. stay connected to neighborhood websites or social media pages. have extra supplies on hand like soap, hand sanitizer and tissues, choose a room in your home that could be used to separate a sick household member. also prepare for possible school closures. one of the simplest things you can do to protect yourself against coronavirus is to wash your hands. but there is a right way do it. to find out how go to abc7news.com and you'll also find answers to a lot of questions you h

tokyo disneyland is closed. mass transit systems and public places are being disinfected across the world. while in moscow, authorities are rounding up stray animals and rats, wild dogs tested positive for the virus in hong kong. sporting events in the world are being played in empty stadiums and global events have been canceled. the venice carnival, facebook annual conference, and the geneva motor show, after the swiss government banned all events involving more than a thousand people. the u.s. and south korea have canceled their annual military bill drill. >> just keep your hands clean. >> many people around the world are learning how to live with the threat from ballet in shanghai to heavy metal fans in the hong kong come alive for many goes on. the world health organization has raised its threat level from high to very high, that's the highest. this man gets up to gets ready, the virus may be on its way. bret? >> bret: benjamin hall in london. benjamin, thank you. we have two big town hall meetings to tell y

in japan, tokyo disneyland announced it will shut down through march 15. japan is also closing schools nationwide through march and the tokyo olympics might be canceled. saudi arabia is banning foreign travelers from visiting holy muslim sites, airlines have canceled flights. in march the federal reserve could lower interest rates but uc berkeley professor of finance jim wilcox says that might not be enough. >> if it's really the case that both businesses and ordinary households are deciding to sit tight and not spend, they really doubt that a 1% change in the interest rate will help a lot. >> president trump expressed optimism that the market will recover and even suggested that the democratic debate on wednesday was partly to blame. >> house speaker nancy pelosi fired back. >> for the market to drop 1800 points before the debate the other night, the market dropped while he was speaking yesterday at his press conference. >> congress is working out details of the spending package to tackle the virus. in the next few weeks they are expected to approve spendi

. >>> in japan, tokyo disneyland will be closed starting tomorrow through march 15th, this is all duenavirus concerns. that means all of the disneyland parks in asia are temporarily shut down. disney is the parent company of abc7. >>> just to show you how wide-re virus are, k-pop super group bts is taking extra precautions calling off concerts in seoul, south korea scheduled for april. the band's management said they cannot predict the scale of the illness during those concert dates. >>> what can your family do to prepare for a possible coronavirus outbreak? here are some cdc recommendations. meet with your family to discuss what the needs of each person would be. stay connected to neighborhood websites or social media pages. have extra supplies on hand like soap, hand sanitizer and tissues, choose a room in your home that could be used to separate a sick household member. also prepare for possible school closures. one of the simplest things you can do to protect yourself against coronavirus is to wash your hands. but there is a right way do it. to find out how go to abc7news.com and

as airlines cut flights to a number of asian countries, including japan, tokyo disneyland and other parkse closed.in taly, where cases have steadily increased, officials say jitters overafhe virus have cted tourism. collapsed all over.bookings have hotels are in a difficult so it's a very comed situation that we must face immediately. ur>> woodruff: one swiss ice company even put in place a "no-handshaking" policy. in iran, workers sprayed disinfectant at a shiite shrine, as friday prayers in parts of the country were cceled. in seoul, south korea, hundreds flocked to stores to buy masks, and workers continued to canvas public places spraying disinfectant.ro as fears over virus rise, world health organization officials raised the risk assessment to the highest level. >> health systems around the world are not ready, and need to be better prepared to absorb the impact of the virus. it's time to prepare, it's time to get ready, it is time to acte and the peopleto take a reality check now. >> woodruff: the list of american-based businesse events also grew. meetings and amazon told all its em

. >>> in japan, tokyo disneyland will be closed starting tomorrow through march 15th, this is all due to coronavirus concerns. that means all of the disneyland parks in asia are temporarily shut down. disney is the parent company of abc7. >>> and k-pop super group bts is taking extra precautions calling off concerts in seoul, south korea scheduled for april. the band's management said they cannot predict the scale of the illness duringhoce prepr a possible coronavirus tb here are some cdc recommendations. meet with your family to discuss what the needs of each person would be. stay connected to neighborhood websites or social media pages. have extra supplies on hand like soap, hand sanitizer and tissues, choose a room in your home that could be used to separate a sick household member. also prepare for possible school closures. one of the simplest things you can do to protect yourself against coronavirus is to wash your hands. but there is a right way do it. to find out how go to abc7news.com and you'll also find answers to a lot of questions you have about coronavirus. we dedicated a

details ofing more the closure of tokyo disneyland. will be closing tokyo disney resort through march 15. have confirmation from japan saying that schools will be closed from march 2 as well as continued to get concerns over the spread of the coronavirus in japan. longer from home is no just a privilege. it's a necessity as thousands of businesses are trying to figure out how to stay operational in a virtual world. to assess the impact of this on business strategies and insurance policies, we have our next guest. joining us now from hong kong. great to have you with us. seenrms of what you have and the clients you have spoken to, was the business world prepared for something like this? >> i don't think the business world was prepared for the speed and pace of this. many companies had business continuity plans in place. implementing those and doing it on such a large scale was quite difficult for companies. >> right. in terms of where you have seen strength of where the influx -- implementation has seen, has there been any trends on an

. >> tokyo disneyland closing until march 15th to slow the spread of the coronavirus. that's following a government request to cancel events where large crowds gather and could spread the infection >>> and in the middle east, palestinian protesters clashing with israeli security forces in the west bank city of hebron rocks thrown by protesters were answered with stun grenades from israeli troops the confrontation occurred during a demonstration marking the 26th anniversary of a masker at a holy site to both muslims and jews that's the news update this hour back to "squawk alley. jon, back to you >> thank you, sue. china looking to its largest names in tech to control the outbreak of the coronavirus. deirdre bosaexplains from one market in san francisco. deirdre? >> the chinese government is tapping their enormous reach to spread critical information and control the outbreak alibaba has more than 700 million users. tencent's wechat has 1.5 billion. for many people, they're an i y indispensable part of their lives and their work it tells users the latest coronavirus numb

in tokyo, disneyland will be closed from tomorrow until mid-march.se of virus concerns. >>> the clock is ticking toward the crucial south carolina primary now just a day away. former vice president joe biden is widely expected to win, but he'll need to win big to pick up the momentum he needs. senator bernie sanders is arguing he is the most electable candidate to take on president trump. former president obama is weighing in saying it's more important than ever to unite as a party and as a country. in a democratic party fundraising email, he said he will support whichever candidate wins the nomination. >>> the winter storm that is slamming parts of the northeast is not over yet. the city of oswego, new york, on the shore of lake ontario is just one example of communities inundated by blizzard conditions. getting around is virtually impossible, and that's forced schools and businesses to shut down temporarily. >> reporter: a powerful blizzard driving what could be the biggest lake-effect snow event of the season. blinding winds creating whiteout cond

tokyo disneyland also shutting its doors. and the city's olympic preparations under threat. the torch relay, due to reach japan next month ahead of the summer games, but officials considering scaling back the ceremony to limit crowds. a strategy adopted across asia. the virus is having a wide raging impact. as popular korean pop band bts cancelled a concert in seoul. and korean students stay away from school. this american teacher has little to do in the south korean capital. you're a teacher. you haven't been teaching anyone. >> i don't have classes. i'm spending a lot of time at my desk, studying korean and trying to stay sane. >> reporter: military bases in crow i can't are running extra screenings after a soldier tested positive for the coronavirus. while the u.s. navy fleet in t japan is taking precautionary measures and keeping some ships at sea for two weeks. others are scrambling to cut public gathering. saudi arabia, stopping pilgrimages to mecca and medina. and in italy, this soccer match went on in an empty stadium. fans having to watch in bars outside. another co

i can't see it it's best disneyland closes tokyo putting th finishing touches on olympic venues saying there is no plan "b. the games five months away japanese officials insist preparations for the games are moving forward a planned and on schedule but officials now considering scalin back the torch relay next month to limi crowds as the virus pops up in new countries. new zealand, nigeria and two cases in mexico, both men had been to italy. world markets are in a tailspin, stocks plummeting roughly 4% in china, japan and europe in switzerland, the geneva motor show canceled the government banning all gatherings of 1,000 people or more the european outbreak concentrated in italy where four more people have died and cases spiking again, now at 821. in iran, they cancelled friday prayers, disinfecting instead. in jerusalem, catholic priests being told to give communion by hand only tonight germany with the second most cases in europe at mor than 60 is considering cancelling all major international events and conferences. lester >> kelly cobiella, thanks >>> you cannot watch what is happe

so far the walt disney company closed tokyo disneyland until mid-march. the k-pop boy band bts canceled several concerts and the band green day canceled tours in asia, tech giants, facebook and microsoft along with epic games pulled out of a game developers conference in california next month and korean air says is it will not allow passengers with a fever to fly in the u.s. >> so, willie, a couple things here that -- a lot to talk about today. we're not just going to key in on a few small things and nitpick. it doesn't seem, though, so concerning how ill-prepared we are for this. in the early stages especially. you look at the patients, the infected patients that were allowed to fly back to the united states, despite the fact health officials didn't want them to. apparently, and we can ask jonathan about this. apparently the administration, the president overrode that. then infected patients with other passengers who were not infected in the same airplane. put up some plastic, the air circumstance case. >> all over the place. >> and travels fast between

stories this morning, coronavirus affecting subsahara africa nigeria reporting first case in japan tokyo disneylandnew information, 8400 people in california are being monitored for coronavirus symptoms at the same time a whistle-blower is claiming health and human services sent employees to evaluate hundreds of american evacuees from china without wearing proper pro technicalive gear. >> a prayer vigil for five killed in milwaukee brewery the suspect worked as electrician he shot killed five kroeshgz coworkers, killed himself. >> the e-mail scams more sophisticated successful than before "the wall street journal" reporting estimated losses from fraud targeting american besides and individuals totally nearly 2 billion dollars a year one twist this time around a skwaemer sends a request to a business payroll department to up patriot workers direct deposit information the money goes straight into crook's account. >> who needs a hotel you can sleep inside a giant elephant lucy the elephant in mar gate new jersey is listed augmented reality one tonight say for 138 dollars a tonight money from effort wi

in tokyo today they closed disneyland and a related disney resort called tokyo disney c. on the island of hokkaido which is the northern most island in japan where they're supposed to be running the marathon and tokyo olympics this summer hokkaido declared a state of emergency across the island. in switzerland they announced nine new cases of coronavirus today. the government then ordered the cancellation of all events that involve more than a thousand people. which among other things switzerland will be canceling its annual large sporting event which is ski marathon. usually attracts like 14,000 people. this year it's canceled. they also today announced the cancellation of the geneva international motor show. and also announced the cancellation of something called baselworld 2020 which is apparently the big swits watch convention. in iran they've now closed parliament. multiple members of the iranian parliament have been diagnosed coronavirus as has a vice president in the iranian government. in italy the regional president of the lombardy region, that hard hit region in

facebook's annual conference, geneva motor show, disneyland tokyo. many sporting events canceled are being played and empty stadiums. the swiss government has announced a ban on all events involving more than 1,000 people. there are a few notable figures overnight which came from overnight which illustrate this dramatic rise in the last 24 or so hours. in south korea, they have 2300 confirmed cases. that's a 32% increase on the last day. iran, 338, 3:30 3% increase. germany, 152% increase. spain, sweden, seeing them similar rises. there been some questions about why the u.s. number has remained so low in comparison to other countries. they say one of the reasons may be that they are having fewer tests done in the u.s. south korea had done 66,000 tests by the u.s. has done in the single-digit thousands. there are calls in the u.s. for more testing kits to be available. to ramp up the process. >> dana: will have more on that later on this show. i want to ask about travel. what does it mean if you need to fly, if you need to go somewhere like my husband

in tokyo today they closed disneyland and a related disney resort called tokyo disneysea. on the island of hokkaido, the northernmost island in japan, hokkaido today declared a state of emergency across the island. the regional governor there told all residents of hokkaido to stay in their homes. in switzerland they announced nine new cases of coronavirus today. the government then ordered the cancellation of all events that involve more than 1,000 people, which means among other things, switzerland will be canceling its largest annual sporting event, which is a ski marathon. it usually attracts like 14,000 people. this year it's canceled. they also today announced the cancellation of geneva international motor show, which is one of the largest car events in the world. they also announced the cancellation of something called baselworld 2020, which is apparently the big swiss watch convention. all of those things are off as countries around the world continue to cancel large events. in iran, they've now closed parliament. multiple members of the iranian parliament have been

disney has just announced that they are going to be closing their tokyo disneyland and disney sea. that is contributing on the loss we are seeing for the share price of disney. it is trading at $114 so down over 3%. it continues to decline as soon as the markets opened. keep in mind the parks in shanghai and hong kong have been closed indefinitely. this is a big hit to disney because theme parks still contribute over 30% of their total revenue. what we are seeing from the company earlier this month, they gave a number saying they think it will be a $280 million hit and the results of fiscal 2020 will be affected by this coronavirus. but again, this is the latest news coming from disneyland. this is in japan. they are closing for two weeks and also the japanese government we know, across the globe we have been seeing this, postponing big large events. this is the latest news contributing to the selloff with disney. stuart: i wanted to hear what they say about the olympics. susan? susan: i want to go back in history. during sars, markets lost around 13% or so. they did eventually rec

is hitting some of japan's destination for family fun, disneyland, disney sea and studios are all shutting down in osaka for about two weeks. tokyoisney resort operator oriental land made an announcement on friday. it says the decision is aimed at preventing the spread of infection. universal studios japan is closing for the same reason. with both venues heeding a government call for businesses to cancel or postpone large events. the theme parks are scheduled to reopen on march 16th. >>> now, japanese conglomerate is making it ease area for parents whose kids are affected by the school closures next week. they will allow their employees to work fromm home. prime minister abe asked schools to close to stem the coronavirus outbreak. company officials say the measure involves about 10,000 of thee firms 35,000 employees. many families are struggling to find a way to manage the school closures, especially in households where both parents work. in separate disruption to japan's economy, public works projects are on hold for about two weeks. the land and infrastructure ministry announced the measure on friendship. the government will co

. >> disneyland closed its gates for the first time since the devastating earthquake and tsunami in 2011. tokyo putting the finishing touches on olympic venues, there is no plan b. officials considering scaling back to limit crowds as the virus pops up in more countries. new zealand, nigeria and two cases in mexico, both men who had been to italy. world markets are in a tail spin, stocks plummeting roughly 4% in china, japan and europe. in switzerland, the geneva motor show now cancelled, the government banning all gatherings of a thousand people or more. the european outbreak concentrated in italy where four more people have died and cases spiking again at 821. in iran, they cancelled friday prayers, disinfecting instead. in jerusalem, catholic priests being told to give communion by hand only. and we're seeing more of the economic impact today, new manufacturing numbers out from china show the steepest drop since 2005, since records were kept in china, a bigger drop in manufacturing in the month of february than during the 2008 financial crisis, and of course cory and kendis, we're seeing the