Reporter its not just the numbers that keep changing but our phones are blowing up with information around the country. Everything thats happening. A local and a state level. Here in new rochelle where i am, this is the first day of the official containment zone here in new rochelle. What does that mean . The mayor stressing again this morning, this is not a lockdown. This is not a quarantine of this one mile radius. What this is is simply an attempt within that area to limit large public gatherings. To limit large gatherings of people to ideally contain the spread. So theyre waiting to see for the next two weeks how that works. For the first time in the city of new rochelle, we did see some of the National Guard and the mayor said they are here for logistical and operational health. They are not here, again, to put this area on lockdown, but new rochelle, of course, just one of the many areas across the country that is feeling the change as life becomes a new normal. Up to 15 minutes, i thought everybody was going, you know, tonight. Reporter life screeching to a halt across the country as officials work to contain the spread of coronavirus. Its really stressful that this is happening. Reporter the National Guard arriving in the nations first containment zone. Large gatherings quickly become a memory. College campuses closed. Entire School Districts shutting their doors, impacting more than a million children across the country. I think for some, its going to be a bit of a challenge to keep things home for two weeks. Parents scrambling as demand grows for food insecure children who rely daily on school meals. Influx of patients. Rescheduling nonurgent appointments and elective surgeries. White house, capital and the pentagon suspending public tours and access as lawmakers shutter their dc offices and new yorks mayor warning that broadway, an usher tested positive, may be next. Were going to have to think differently. Our society changing by the hour right now. Reporter social distancing the defining policy of this pandemi pandemic. Right now, we should be doing things that separate us as best as possible from people who might be infected. Reporter across the sports world, spectators gone for college and high school games. Basketball analysts Charles Barkley suggesting thats not enough. March madness needs to be suspended. Lets get these players tested. If even one player on all these teams has this virus, this thing could really get out of hand. Reporter late wednesday, the nba suspended the rest of its season after a utah jazz player tested positive for the coronavirus. The game tonight has been postpon postponed. Reporter thursday morning, the Team Announced a second confirmed case. As other professional sports leagues began to announce their own suspensions. Hollywoods first confirmed cases announced in this Instagram Post from tom hanks. The couple filming a movie in australia said theyre following official protocols there including isolation. The cruise industry hit hard by both the coronavirus and criticism for how it was handled, taking a major hit. Princess and viking halting operations. Businesses continuing to push for employees to work from home. For those who work in the now empty arenas at campuses, theres no such option. Only uncertainty. We also have an update for you. A lot of talk over the last few days whether the president had been tested, whether he needed to be tested. We just learned the press secretary bolsonaro of brazil has tested positive for coronavirus and there was a picture posted just in the last few days when the president met with president bolsonaro. Questions there about whether or not there could have been some interaction from the president and the Vice President. Anything to be concerned about. The white house putting out a statement. The press secretary Stephanie Grisham said theyre aware of the reports about the brazilian delegations, who tested positive for covid19. Going on to say, quote, the president and Vice President had almost no interactions with the individual who tested positive and do not require being tested at this time. Brooke . Except for being photographed standing next to one another. Okay. Erica hill, thank you. Listen, life as we know it for the moment is changing. There could be another travel restriction and this may be within the United States. President trump did not rule out a Domestic Travel ban when he was asked about it today. Travel restrictions within the United States to Washington State or california . We havent discussed that yet. Is it a possibility . Yes, if somebody gets a little bit out of control, if an area gets too hot, you see what theyre doing in new rochelle, which is good, frankly. Its the right thing, but not enforced. Its not very strong. But people know theyre being watched. In the meantime, does not include americans abroad. Targets most foreigners for more than two dozen European Countries and the uk is excluded. That begins midnight friday and sent passengers and airlines scrambling. So weve got you covered for both sides of the atlantic. Nick valencia at hartsfieldjackson airport. Nick, let me begin with you on this other story. Before we talk about the ban, a passenger who jumped on the plane in new york, flies all the way to palm beach in florida and then what, as hes getting off the plaene, by the way, i have coronavirus . Reporter thats right, extremely unsettling. We learn this information from palm beach fire and rescue saying this individual, not identified as a man or woman yet, got on a flight at jfk, and waited until they arrived to notify the airline that they in fact tested positive for coronavirus. We dont know much more beyond that. Thats all we know at this point. Jetblue releasing a statement saying theyre sanitizing the area where this passenger was and we know the West Palm BeachInternational Airport took unprecedented step of shutting down a concourse to sanitize and clean that area as well, but everyone ive spoken to here in atlanta International Airport is unsettled. Depending who you ask, some taking more serious than others. Its like our little travel kit. Reporter thats not an everyday thing you take. No, actually, just wants to be, like, safe. Hand sanitizer. What do you have in that bag . I have a mask. Clorox wipes. Gloves. Hand sanitizer. Reporter any second thoughts about getting on your flight this morning . Completely, i almost didnt come. Almost didnt come. Almost cancelled baufz i was so scared. Reporter one thing is clear. A lot of people woke up this morning knowing that life is about to change if it hasnt already for a lot of us. Brooke . All right, nick, thank you very much. Scott mclean, to you there at heathrow. Uk not part of the international ban. Can you tell me why not . Reporter we dont have an official explanation but one is that the uk is not part of the zone of 26 european nations that allow Free Movement within the borders of those countries. The uk does have some control over its borders, but as of right now, theres nothing stopping any europeans coming from the uk and bringing this virus with them. The virus really doesnt know any borders. This ban is likely or these restrictions are likely to have a massive impact on europe. Last year, more than 500 flights a day coming from the schenngan zone. We were at the terminal and expected to find europeans trying to get into the United States before these restrictions came into effect. We actually found the opposite. We could not find, hard as we looked, any europeans trying to go to the United States. We found a couple of brits who had not been to europe recently but by and large, americans, many of them, who would spend a small fortune trying to get home before these restrictions took place, worried that perhaps the rules might change or worried they might be subject to mandatory quarantine when they got home. What they likely do not know is that the cdc is already telling people who have been to any of these countries in europe that they should selfisolate for 14 days and one thing, brooke, its not outside the realm of possibility that the uk could be added to this and thats because just this afternoon, Health Officials in this country said that they think that the uk is only about four weeks behind. Italy, in terms of the progression of this epidemic. Oh, boy. Scott mclean, thank you, in london. So thats air travel, right . When you gain the hour, asking this question, is the United States prepared for the coronavirus . Theres another key question. Where are all the tests . Sources telling cnn in a congressional briefing, lawmakers were told only 11,000 tests have been completed in the country thus far. 11,000. In a country of more than 300 million. Let me put that in perspective. South korea is testing nearly that many people, 11,000, each and every day. Dr. Saad omer, thank you for being with me. With me, ive got some questions, but let me play, again, what dr. Anthony fauci, the expert of all experts, told congress about the state of coronavirus testing in the u. S. Right now compared to what President Trump said just a couple of hours later. Listen to this. The system does not, is not really geared to what we need right now, what you are asking for. That is a failing. A failing . Yes. It is a failing. Lets admit it. The idea of anybody getting it easily the way people in other countries are doing it, were not set up for that. Do i think we should be . Yes, but were not. We have a million tests out now. Theyre going over the next few days, 4 million tests out, and frankly, the testing has been going very smooth. If you go to the right agency, go to the right area, you get the test. With that being said, as you know, millions are being produced. Its a brandnew thing that just happened. Dr. Omar, you know where im going with this. Listening to dr. Fauci saying the u. S. Is failing. Are we failing . Unfortunately, yes. So, and its a surprise, its a sad surprise that the country which is ahead of everyone else in terms of biomedical innovation doesnt have enough tests and according to my understanding, obviously, these numbers change as academic hospitals come online, et cetera, but right now, our Testing Capacity is slightly over 18,000 tests. This is not acceptable. This is unfortunate. Well have to wait until this epidemic passes. But as were in it right now, whats the issue . And the system there was a technical issue with the cdc test, everyone relied on the cdc guidance, test kits, et cetera and so that was part of the issue. Since then, the hospitals not supposed to be doing this, allowed to do several steps there and now, there are some shortages of other equipment, setting up these tests. Like respirators . Et cetera . No, so thats a separate thing. Im talking about tests themselves. Because we are, there is a respirator and thats another issue, not to pile on here but thats a whole other issue. Yeah, that is a bit of an issue. And therefore, the social distancing measure, what they do, even if they dont reduce and they do reduce the overall number of cases, if they flatten out the spread of this epidemic. So if they decrease the pace of this outbreak, what it does is it lets the Health System catch up. It doesnt result in acute shortages, for example, respirators and other things that are required to provide care for this disease. Why do you think south korea has been so good at this . Has been able to handle this as well as they have . Well, to be fair, there are a smaller country but theyre not a small country. Theyre a big country. And a few things. There was a scientist or Public Health official that responds, as i understand. They did really proactive testing and in order to do this testing sequentially on a series of contacts, the biggest model they didnt have and we have is testing capability. So all of these things came together. I hear the keyword in that sentence, proactive. What about longterm shortterm impact in the United States . Of this inability to test adequately and identify accurate numbers of coronavirus cases . I think we have to err on the side of caution right now because we dont have a precise testing and even if we have the perfect surveillance, its like life from the start, because theres an incubation period. If we identify cases now, the transmission occurred a few days ago. So therefore, it becomes more pronounced if you dont have testing. Focusing on social distancing proactively is the more appropriate strategy right now. Just quickly, define social distancing because this is a phrase tossed around a lot. Define it. Exactly, its an umbrella under which theres several things. Includes some type of contact, but also a lot of emphasis on basically reducing contact between humans through large gatherings, sometimes School Closures or University Closures are required. Recommending people, if they have to work or they have to interact, they interact at a distance of 6 feet. Thats the cdc recommendation. The w. H. O. Recommends three feet but i think the cdc recommendation is more appropriate for this country. This is some of the examples of social distancing measures. Recommended for every single one of us. Dr. Saad omromer. Thank you. 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This is coming down from our new york governor andrew cuomo. Number one, theyre saying Broadway Theatres required to have a Maximum Capacity of 50 of total seating as of 5 00 today. So the theatre can only be filled halfway to have a show and number two, the other piece of this is from the governor, all gatherings of 500 people are also banned. So that is reflective of other states, other mandates were seeing beginning around the country. Theyre saying stay away from large gatherings. Its official in new york, no gathering above 500. Schools are also being hit hard as well. More and more colleges and universities across the country are cancelling facetoface classes and switching to online. Many local School Districts across the country are following suit, even when cases havent been confirmed. In nashville, for example, currently no reported cases amongst student or staffs in the Public School system but shutting down and continue to stay closed through spring break. Cnns Martin Savidge live in boston with more there and so martin, according to education week, more than 2,000 schools scheduled to shut down across the country, affecting more than 1. 3 million kids. Thats k through 12. This doesnt just mean a pause in education. I mean, this means the end to critical lifelines for so many kids in this country. Doesnt it . Reporter yeah, many people may not realize it, of course, brooke, the schools provided in a lot of cities and rural areas more than education. The heart of the community and most especially, food is something that they provide. According to the u. S. Department of agriculture, theres about 20 million student meals that are served every single day, that includes breakfast and lunch. So for a lot of students who live in very poor areas, that is the best meal that they are going to get and heres the problem, of course, they cant continue that if the school is shut down. I talked to a number of School Districts for weeks over what their plans are in this particular circumstance and they do vary. Some School Districts treat it like they do in the summertime. What that means is they continue to distribute the food but it will be outside, either at Community Centers or maybe at churches. The other School Districts are planning to send students home with a lot of food. In other words, bulking them up before they get home. Theres another concern beyond feeding students. Those who live in urban areas, theres the concern for safety. The school and being in school is perhaps the safest part of their day. Otherwise, they go home to rather unsteady family life and the worry is that a lot of students may just go and hang out on the streets, which is, of course, a dangerous place for them. So beyond the education, there is the impact on just life in general for many young people. Its going to be heavily disrupted, brooke. It will, and child care issues for some parents. Not everyone gets paid sick leave. Certain people have to go to work. So Brian Stelter is here with me and so the deal with governor cuomo, hes saying Broadway Theatre is required to have a max capacity of 50 of total seating. So if you have a ticket to hamilton, who gets to stay and go . Its more than that. The show is off. These broadway shows will be cancelled because the producers cant stay in business if they can only fill half the seats. So essentially, starting tonight, the Broadway Theatres will be dark for the foreseeable future and this idea about filling the theatres at 50 , this applies to other concerts and events like that as well. Youll see broadway shows shut down but maybe concerts or comedy clubs try to stay open, but under these new rules, where you cant have more than 500 people and have to be at capacity. Essentially require social distancing at these theatres. Part of something much broader thats happening. Hugely important to tournament in new york city. See this across the country, brooke. Movies postponed and in one case, the fast and furious movie postponed an entire year to next april of 2021, a film called a quiet place part 2 delayed as well, no new date for that film. All the things we normally go and do as escapism, sports and movies and broadway shows. Thats shut down. 500 or more . No longer in new york. Reporter youre right, no longer. And so thats part of what we were seeing. In new rochelle, half a mile outside of the containment zone, not a lockdown or quarantine but large gatherings banned there. You see different members in different states. Experts ive spoken with said this is one of the problems. I was speaking with the Westchester County executive here who said, you know what i want . I want an exact number, 15 people or 250, what is that magic number where we need to be below that threshold . We were seeing yesterday in Washington State, the number was no gatherings above 250 and one other note on broadway thats fascinating. Earlier this week, we heard from scott rudin, major producer on broadway and he put out there that starting today at noon, he was going to start selling the remainder of the tickets for the month of march to his shows for 50 a piece to do his best to keep broadway going. One of his shows to kill a mocking bird which is phenomenal, on a separate note, that theatre alone, thats some 1300 seats. Keep in mind, thats some 2,000 seats. As brian said, if you have to cut that in half, just trying to fill them and they were trying to do it with reduced pricing on these tickets and now this is where were at. You think of the hundreds and thousands of people who are involved in that industry, the actors, you know, everybody whos involved behind the scenes when it comes to wardrobe, when it comes to the set, the orchestra, the ushers. This is massive for the economy of new york city. At the same time, in times square last night, you know that saying about eerily quiet. I thought it was eerily loud. I thought there was too many people out. I was concerned how crowded the streets were and i think thats changing. Every hour, we see people adapt in different ways. But we all know whats coming. Its like a hurricane but we dont know when its going to hit, as one of your times reporters said. I see events in may and june be cancelled because the staffers wont be able to work in march and april to plan for events later in the spring. I just think what erica said hits the nail on the head. You think of just using broadway, you could use a sports arena, all the staff, trickle down effect. If you have the folks who work behind the scenes, stage crew or where you get the plastic cup of wine, the bar next door, those people arent getting paid, so theyre not going to go out, do x, y and z and a domino effect. It happened in the last day or so. Think about now versus a day or so. Virtually every major sporting league, march madness hanging on by a thread but it will have to be cancelled because the tournaments arent played to get to march madness. Everything is being frozen and its happening in the last two days. Brian and erica. Go ahead. Go ahead. Reporter quickly, one thing that stood out. I commute into the city every day from Westchester County. I dont live very far from new rochelle and i noticed, really a dropoff in the last couple of days and today, it was markedly different. Far fewer cars in the parking lot. I think the same train every day, definitely fewer people on the train and Grand Central itself felt so much less congested at 8 30 in the morning. Affecting everywhere. Every slice of life. Erica and brian. Thank you, more on the breaking news as we continue our coverage in the entertainment world. Tom hanks and his wife rita wilson say they have tested positive for the coronavirus, adding they probably only know that because theyre not in the United States. We have those details and how can you tell the difference between symptoms right mow . The change in seasons. Maybe you have allergies. Maybe its the flu. Maybe its coronavirus. Lets go through those symptoms just so you know what it might be and also, should everything just be cancelled right now . Lets talk to an er doctors. Im brooke baldwin. Well be right back. Awesome internet. Its more than just fast. It keeps all your devices running smoothly. With builtin security that protects your kids. No matter what theyre up to. It protects your info. And gives you 24 7 peace of mind. That if its connected, its protected. Even that that petcamera thingy. [ whines ] can your internet do that . Xfinity xfi can because its. Simple, easy, awesome. [ barking ] hollywood hit by coronavirus as well. Oscar winning Actor Tom Hanks and his wife rita wilson have tested positive for coronavirus. Hanks confirming their diagnosis on instagram. They suffered mild body aches, fever and chills. The company is on location in australia where hanks shooting about the life of Elvis Presley and wilson with her new album. Affecting roughly 400 crew members. Rob davidson, an e. R. Doctor. Welcome back. Just starting with tom hanks and rita wilson. The real question, is the reason they know theyre coronavirus positive is because theyre in australia because had they been here, would they have even been tested . Well, you know, in this country, were doing about 20,000 a day. In my state of michigan, a total of 1300. The availability of test 1300 total, only tested around a hundred. Tom hanks and rita wilson, possibly, the Health Care System in our country is very much the haves and the have notes and i expect they may have been able to come upon a test. The average citizen is having a really hard time still to this day getting tested. Not even just the average citizen. Im talking about a member of congress coming up in selfquarantine, no symptoms but around somebody who is. He cant get his hands on a test, yet you have these two utah jazz basketball players who tested positive for coronavirus. They clearly have been tested. How are they able to get to test right away . I dont know the capability in each individual state, but again, im troubled in our committee to protect medicare have been working on this issue before coronavirus and we will after this crisis has settled down a bit. Just the ability for some people in this country to have access to health care and some who plain do not. Dr. Davidson, heres some viewer questions. A lot of people have been requesting a bunch of us, and so question one from them, how can you tell the difference between a cold, which is what apparently tom hanks and his wife first assumed it was, and coronavirus . The reality is you cant, in the early stages. Even someone who is eventually going to get quite seriously ill with coronavirus, many of the cold viruses are types of coronaviruses. Theyre ones weve seen before, not a Novel Coronavirus thats causing this outbreak. So people dont. So you really need to use caution. At our web site, we have helpful tips but basically if youve been to a hot spot and certainly countries that have been on the list with the cdc for a while, or if youve been in contact with somebody you know to have that, covid19, please, please selfquarantine. Now, again, no one is tested or few are. Its hard to know if youve been exposed to someone. To the extent possible, people should try to stay home. If they have to be around other people, practice, you know, social distancing. Greater than 6 feet. Cough into your elbow. But at any rate, contact your doctor somehow. Through tele medicine or email or messaging. See if you should be put on the list of people at risk and considered for testing. Another question. Why are we being the United States so far behind other countries and testing in response to other countries, for example, south korea testing, i know roughly 11,000 people per day. China has built new hospitals. Why arent we there . I mean, just like so much of health care in this country, the Public Health infrastructure and the response to outbreaks and the National Security council really have been gutted by this administration, by President Trump, Vice President pence and really left us hanging. We had the ability of about five weeks ago to use w. H. O. World Health Organization approved test thats been used in other countries that was available and that was rejected, so we could use a test that was developed here, that test ended up not being, essentially, not working, giving either false positives or negatives, going back to the drawing board. Put us behind by about 4 to 5 weeks and thats where we find ourselves today. Dr. Davidson, thank you. Your expertise is invaluable right now. Good to have you back. In terms of the world of sports, more and more leagues are cancelling their games, their seasons after a second nba player tested positive as i mentioned a second ago. Plus more on breaking news. New york is now banning large gatherings of 500 people or more, including a huge impact on broadway. B11 is that . Steve harvey . Give me b11 isnt bingo just an ok use of your hosting abilities . Its like getting a Samsung Galaxy s20 5g, and not getting it with at t. Americas best network. Bingo no, you cant have bingo. 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That announcement coming down just before tipoff between jazz and oklahoma city. One of the centers, rudy gobert and then donovan mitchell. During a media press conference, gobert was actually seen, look at him, wait for it. In a second, touching all of the reporters microphones. This was before he tested positive, apparently. Utah played five teams in the last two weeks. At least one of them, the raptors, will selfquarantine. Sudden move leaving everyone stunned. This is something out of a movie, and you just dont expect it to happen in real life, but thats the randomness of the world we live in, so its stunning, but we are where we are and we have to be smart in how we respond. Rudy gobert, forgive me. I wont say it. Lebron james said he would not play before an empty arena. Cancelling school, office, et cetera. We need to cancel 2020. Damn, its been a rough three months. God bless and stay safe. Chicago bulls, espn host with me n now. What did you think when you first heard they were cancelling . I thought they were a little late to the game. They didnt have a uniform voice to deliver the news. At first, you had golden state, the first team that had to say they werent going to allow fans to actually participate in the arena. Mayor of San Francisco not allowing that to happen but then vice versa in washington, dc, the Washington Wizards decided to go against the advice and say we are going to allow fans. So, look, the fact it came to a head, the nba was able to pivot. I give them credit. Theyre the first league to say, we are going to suspend play. And now i think what youre saying is other leagues and conferences in College Basketball and College Sports following suit. Lets talk about College Basketball. You dont have to tell either of us how big of a deal march madness is. You played dooubluke, i played carolina. Not going to hold it against you at the moment. But Charles Barkley said it should be cancelled. Guys, sweating and breathing on each other for two hours and sitting on the bench side by side is not safe period. What do you think, jay . Brooke, i wouldnt say cancel. I would say suspend. Theres nothing wrong with may madness, hopefully once this virus takes its course, hopefully we can get it contained. But this is a big opportunity for the ncaa because what happens in the nba is that when players are incentivized, they earn millions of dollars but within College Basketball in this ncaa tournament, theyre still working with individual states for a name likeness, an image for a lot of these players. Not willing to give them that just yet, but wait for that. Let them earn, but what youre going to do is say, you can jeopardize your safety, your Public Health. You can jeopardize that because we want to create or generate revenue off of your participation. So the players, ncaa needs to be suspended. Everybody needs to press the pause button for any kind of large gatherings and we need to continue to consolidate as much as possible and realize our next steps as a country. Maybe may madness it will be. Jay williams. The lack of testing in this country has lawmakers fuming. Well talk to a member of congress who is selfquarantined and find out whether he has been able to get his hands on a test. Gaetz. Just in to cnn a spokesperson for the Supreme Court says the building will no longer be open to the public starting at 4 30 this afternoon. It will remain open for official business but wont take the bench until march 23rd. Capitol hill is emptying out. Its now closed to all public tours, two senators have closed their own offices directing staff to telecommute. Tom cotton made the call after an aide tested positive. Senator mitt romney closed his office after catching a cold. Everybody has to consider their own circumstance. I got a cold. So, you know that was one of the reasons i didnt want people coming in and get a cold. If you had a cold and then the coronavirus that might make the response more challenging. Eight other lawmakers are selfquarantining, not because they are sick but because they did or may have had contact with someone who is coronavirus positive. My next guest is one of those lawmakers who is sitting in selfquarantine. Virginia congressman don bier put himself in quarantine after the Health Department said a person he had dinner with had coronavirus. So congressman, thank you for being with me. How are you doing . How are you feeling . I am doing fine, but were struggling to keep up with all the different news about the coronavirus. Right now specifically about the testing capabilities. Vice president pence last week promised us a million tests by the end of last week and as of yesterday morning the head of cdc said were only up to 75,000. The president said Something Interesting last night that everybody who needs a test gets a test. But the dilemma is we need to test people who have been exposed that dont have symptoms yet. Those are the ones that are carriers in this community spread. So whats the story with you, congressman . I mean im hearing you you say you feel fine but youre selfquarantining because you had dinner with someone who is sick. Have you been tested . No. We requested it a couple of days ago from the house physician and they said no because i wasnt symptomatic, not enough tests to use on me. Theres basically so few tests in play at the moment that they are only using it for people who are actively symptomatic. Its okay in the short run. Terrible strategy for the long run. People who are home sick are not out spreading. The people who are contagious but not symptomatic are the disease spreader in our society. Talking to a sitting member of congress, asymptomsymptomati. The house is now working on a major quote virus responsible, the senate did just announce it will stay in session to work on legislation instead of going into recess next week. The bill would provide free testing, funding for food, funding for paid emergency leave. How long, how long do you think that the American People will have to wait to see action from congress . Well, definitely this month. If the house can get it done in the next two days, the senate next week. Definitely within the next ten or 12 days. End of the month at the latest. Even more importantly when people know that were committed to getting it done, they can rest a little more assured because its really important for all those people, you know, the bottom quarter wage earners in our society dont have any health insurance. We dont want them feeling economically insecure they feel they have to go to work sick to pay their bills and keep food on their table. Congressman don bier i wish you well. Stay healthy. 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