Closing this morning, moving classes online, sporting events held without spectators. The Trump Administration is likely to push back the april 15th tax filing deadline. This outbreak is moving fast and the fallout just as quickly. Were going to bring you all the information as we have and our team is covering this pandemic across the country. Lets begin with Brynn Gingras in new rochelle. This is one of the most remarkable steps we have seen so far in this country. Tell us what led to this and where things stand now. Reporter good morning. Were seeing the effects of that containment zone this morning. Some schools in new rochelle are shut down. Places of worship are closing. We are going to start seeing the National Guard come in to provide assistance to this town. All in an effort to contain the virus in this community which the governor says may be the largest cluster in the entire united states. Were about a mile and a half from the center of the containment zone, a temple where we know a 50yearold new rochelle resident attended the service before even knowing that he had the virus. But we know after that positive test the cases sort of multiplied after that. And so really the effort again here is to contain the virus. Officials really warning this is a containment zone, this is not a lockdown. That means people will be able to go in and out of the zone over the next two week period. The idea here is to not have large gatherings, we have been talking to a lot of people in the town, mixed feelings, some people live in that containment zone and tell me theyre going to go about life as is. Others say they wish to see more measures being taken. Thousands of people are under quarantine in this town in new rochelle. It is remarkable. Were glad youre outside of that zone reporting to us. The city of new rochelle will be under this containment zone for a while. They had more than 100 coronavirus cases so far and are trying to prevent many more. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo explained the reasoning last hour here on new day. Just no large gatherings in that area. It is the hot spot in the nation. We really need to take more aggressive actions. This is not going away on its own. The spread is not going to stop on its own. It is fully dependent on what we do. Were going to make our own destiny. And like it or not, were going to have to make some tough decisions. The new rochelle mayor joins us now. Just to be clear to folks at home, containment zones, there arent walls going up around the community, but youre taking unique an aggressive measures to try to control this. Tell us how you came to that decision, that this was necessary. Well, it is very important to be clear about what this is and what it is not. Within the containment zone, large gatherings are prohibited. This has an effect on schools and houses of worship. It is not a restriction on individuals. I happen to live in the containment zone myself. These are common sense news for help mitigate the spread of the virus in an area where we know there say high prevalence of those who tested positive. Can you talk about where you think this goes from here, mayor, because we heard dr. Fauci say over the weekend that like italy, it is a possibility that some cities in america could be quarantined. Not probable, but not off the table. Where is your head on that, on any potential quarantine of your city . Well, with weeks ago i would not have predicted i would have a conversation like this. I think it is foolhardy to make prep predictions with any confidence. This is a situation that is evolving bit hour. We hope and expect the rules put in place will be helpful in mitigating the spread of the virus and making sure that especially we protect the most vulnerable populations, seniors, those with compromised immune conditions, im proud of how our community has risen to the occasion. People are taking direction and supporting their neighbors. And reacting in a way that is measured and calm and proportionate to the challenge that is before us. Well see where it goes from here. And we will continue taking direction from the Public Health authorities who are in the best position because of their expertise to make sound judgments for our community and for other communities. Mayor, i want to ask you a question. A big challenge for communities around the country has been getting a handle on exactly how many people have been infected. We have been told that tests are available to everybody, thats not the experience of virtually everyone here. Are you confident you know how many people in your community have now contracted this, if not, do you have the capability, do you have the test kids there, are you getting them so you can do so . So you can say, we know x number of people, we can advise them to take steps on their own, et cetera . Well, the good news is that the state has really focused its testing attention on new rochelle, hundreds of people have been tested, additional Testing Capacity is going to be present in our community. Including automated Testing Capacity. So we expect that our ability to monitor the spread of the disease will be substantially augmented in the days ahead. The bad news is that new rochelle is suffering from the same Public Health failure that everyone in america is suffering from. We know that there has been a real lack of leadership at the National Level in terms of making sure that our Testing Capacity is equal to the challenge. And you know the old line, you cant manage what you cant measure. Our inability to get a full handle on exactly how widespread the coronavirus is hampering efforts to contain it. We have seen how effective it has been in other countries that have done so many tests, like south korea, for example, and i think everyone just wants to know, if i need to test now, can i get it right now and can i get it at any Doctors Office and they just dont know that yet. Mayor, thank you and good luck. Glad to be with you and thank you. So now to washington state, and the reported ban that it sounds like will soon be in place there for crowds of 250 people or more, omar jimenez is in seattle. What do we know officially at this point . Reporter yeah, poppy, right now we know the Seattle Times is reporting that Washington Governor Jay Inslee is set to announce a ban or a restriction on gatherings of more than 250 people in at least three different counties, which includes the seattle area here. And these would be specifically aimed at sporting events, concerts, other cultural events that would typically bring a crowd of that size. These would be among the latest measures we have seen government officials here in washington take to try and slow down the spread of the coronavirus, and one of the populations that almost has been rampant is in the most vulnerable. The elderly, those with Underlying Health conditions. You look at we know at least at this moment that at least 10 longterm care facilities in just the seattle area alone are reporting an employee and or a resident that has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. 21 deaths across those ten locations and at least 19 stemming from one single location. That one in kirkland, washington. Of the roughly a thousand cases we have seen across the country, more than a fifth stem from the state, so some of these measures being taken here in washington may be a sign of things to come elsewhere. The measures being taken across the state there are not unlike what were seeing in new rochelle, not calling it a containment zone there, but, listen, communities are struggling with this. Omar, thank you very much. To massachusetts, there the number of coronavirus cases is nearly doubling in just one day. Cnns athena jones joins us from boston. How are they establishing that . How scientifically are they applying testing there so they can get a handle on this, or is it happening organically because theyre testing at one location and those numbers are doubling . Reporter well, it appears theyre testing at several locates. These numbers are coming from state Public Health officials, 51 new cases bringing the state total to 92. 70 of those 92 cases are related to a meeting held here at this hotel, last month, by biogen, which is a biotech company, based in cambridge. The Boston Herald reporting that almost 200 managers from all around the world including italy were in attendance at that conference. Now last week biogen announced that three people who were at the conference tested positive for the virus, and so any employee who was there is now being directed to work from home for two weeks. Now cases traced to that meeting are being reported state wide and beyond. For instance, resident from indiana who tested positive last week for the coronavirus had traveled to boston for business, and had come into contact with individuals who were attending that very biogen conference, this is according to indiana Public Health authorities. Biogen spokesperson tells the boston globe that at the time of the meeting, we were absolutely following National Guidance on travel and in person meetings. 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He recently posted this message to his loved ones. Didnt look good. Didnt look good for a while. It has been a hard road. But im here to tell you that when you got the word of god to stand on, there aint no that can prosper. A lot of people contact me, let me know that theyre praying, just dont know what that means. Wow. Clay bentley is with us now, live, from cisco, his hospital room, hes under quarantine now and also joined by dr. Carlos del rio at emory university. Were so glad you turned the corner. Can you tell us how youre doing this morning . Well, i think i turned a corner. I think im improving, getting better. It has been a long road. But im getting through it. Im improving daily. Tell us, clay, if you can, how the hospital first reacted with your symptoms, et cetera and how quickly they tested you. They sent you home before testing you and you came back a few days later. How did that go down . I came to the hospital last monday, really, really sick, so they kept me in the hospital all day, ran tests, ran flu, put fluids through me all day. They asked me if i had been out of the country, if ive been to china, different places in the world and i told them, no. So they said, well, the flu is coming back negative, so dont mean you dont have the flu, just not 100 . So theyre going to send you home. So they sent me home on monday. Well, i progressively got worse over the next few days. And wound up coming i wound up calling the hospital on friday morning. And i said i feel like you just sent me home to die, im getting worse. Im getting worse. So they told me to come immediately back to the hospital. So once i got back to the hospital, they started realizing that probably have the coronavirus. And got in touch with the cdc, started doing tests, and it all came back positive. So the thing that they talk about being out of the country is one of the indicators of needing a test. I dont go anywhere. Im retired. So clay, we see obviously you have some oxygen helping you. Yes. Can you talk to us about the treatment that they have given you since they did confirm that you had coronavirus . What did the hospital do for you . Well, i have both my lungs are i cant think straight. Both my lungs have fluid in my lungs and so they have been giving me medications for it. Pneumonia, im sorry. I got viral pneumonia in both my lungs. So they have been giving me fluids for that and antibiotics. And breathing treatments. And, you know, theyre trying all kind of stuff to get me feeling better, so im starting to come around. But, you know, my message is, you know, im a man of god, ill tell you, im a man of god, i believe in faith, and if anybody has more reason to be upset or uptight, should have been me. I feel like i got this virus, i was at a church, singing in a church choir with over 100 people and this is where i contacted this virus. And, you know, i felt like the enemy was, you know, he wants to take us out. He wants to take us out. But the lord told me, you know, that weapons will be born against me. These things will come and they have come. And, you know, in my past. But the lord also says no weapon born against me can prosper that he can give us power to overcome these things that come against us. So realize who our enemy is. And okay. Dr. Del rio, we have dr. Del rio with us here as well. I wonder what this case, and there are many cases like this around the country tells us about how hospitals are responding to cases like this. So someone like clay comes in with the symptoms, hes sent home, right, and has to call to come back. Are hospitals not yet prepared to identify potential cases here, and do they now have the ability to do so . Are they changing their restrictions, their responses, do they have the test kits . What can we learn from this . Good morning, jim, and poppy. I think we can learn a lot and i first of all want to say to mr. Bentley, wish him he recovers. I think what we have here is a lot of things that we need to Pay Attention to. Number one is that hospitals are not ready yet and not ready simply because we have very little access to testing. And i think the lack of access to testing is a major hurdle in addressing this. I think the people at the hospital thought about this from day one, likely, but they probably, you know, again, he was not within what the recommendations were at that point for testing. What the case of mr. Bentley shows us is that there is Community Transmission already happening and i think we need to recognize in all our communities, the Community Transmission is happening, that travel history is no longer of significance and the fact that we have significant Community Transmission is not just happening in washington state, in new york, it is happening throughout the country. And we need to be aware and i think the lack of access to testing continues to be a barrier to taking care of patients efficiently and rapidly. Exactly to that point, clay, back to you, as we understand it, your wife is a flight attendant. Is she currently is she currently flying . And has she been tested . They have put her on quarantine at her house. She cant fly because she has been contacting me. She has not been sick. And she does fly. But she flies up and down the coast, she dont fly out of the country. But that dont necessarily mean that she hasnt flown with somebody on a plane that has been out of the country. It just means she personally flies up and down the coast. So, i mean, it could have come through that too. So, but, no, shes under quarantine, she cant fly. Shes under quarantine for a couple of weeks at home. But she has not been tested . Right . She has not. She has not been tested. And, you know, i wondered why would they not test my wife . I mean, that should have been so, dr. Del rio, you hear that case there, you say hospitals are not ready. They dont have the testing capability. Why . What is happening . Who is failing here to have a uniform response across the country so you they will identify cases early, like clays. There was a lot of failure, a lot of mishap in the developing of tests by the cdc and the way the fda and other regulations when the president declared this a national emergency, it enacted a series offing are la regulati laboratories were unable to develop tests, changing that regulation is now moving forward, but, again, were behind the eight ball. I think catching up is not going to be easy. Were trying to, but i tell you, the testing capabilities are not where they noeed to be. States are simply not yet ready to test hundreds of people. I can tell you i know states where the limitation is maybe 50 tests a day. So they still need to limit tests. Look, just to dr. Del rios point, the New York Times piece on the doctor in seattle, who a month ago developed a test for this and it worked and was shut down because it didnt follow the regulations and the guidelines et cetera laid out here. Clay, you spend a lot of time at church, sing in the church choir, you were singing in the choir with about 100 other people right before you came down with this and went to the hospital . Thats right. Thats right. So what is the church doing about it . I have heard there were other people that is in that church choir sitting in the hospital now. I have heard there were there are at least now seven or eight people of this particular church in hospital. Wow. So, yeah. You know, this is what i see, instead of dealing with it, doing the testing and testing the people that need to be tested, everybodys running in fear, and taking care of things on their own and, you know, i got a son, i got a son that is 36 year old, he works in Law Enforcement, you know, the community he works in called him and said, you know, we heard through the grapevine your dad has got coronavirus, so were going to send you on, dont come back to work for two or three weeks. And i havent been around him. And yesterday, yesterday i got a 4yearold grandson, his son, they canceled his school because, you know, they found out that i got coronavirus. And i havent been around my grandchild. So i feel like everybodys running in mass hysteria trying to take care of things instead of finding the people who need to be tested and lets take care of the problem. Dr. Del rio, doesnt this tell us there has to be a National Plan for this . It seems like things are happening ad hoc, one patient goes back, on his own accord like clay bentley, he gets treated, but there is no kind of nationwide response, community by community. Well, youre absolutely right. A nationwide plan is necessary. Local plans are necessary. But, again, this is no different than the plans, i tell people, dust up your plans you planned for the influenza in 2009. We need to do three things, identify those infected and test them, we need to isolatefected tracings. Know who is infected and who is not and put them in quarantine. We need to implement social distancing and stop having massive events, we need to stop having massive gatherings, we need to really this virus gets transmitted with efficacy that is pretty high. The only way to decrease to implement social distancing is to implement distancing within between people. We have to get people separated. Clay, finally to you, were just so sorry for everything youre going through, and your family, youre alone. Youve been alone in that room. What is it like for you . Has to be so lonely. Well, i feel like im in prison because, you know, nobody can come see me, i cant i cant even walk out of the room, so i worked in Law Enforcement my old career, i feel like im in a jail cell and cant get away, you know. So hopefully ill be out of here soon. It is very lonely. It is a lon lonely place, you c talk to your own family. Listen, my friend, we are rooting for you. We are. We wish you the best. Swift recovery. Were glad youre getting the treatment you need now. And dr. Del rio, thanks to you as well for helping us put this in context here. Families around the country will deal with this kind of thing more and more. I want to say to clay, hang in there, and, again, i want to emphasize that the discrimination and stigma clay ands had family are suffering is not what should happen. We need to offer compassion and care for people. I hear you. Absolutely. Absolutely. Thanks to both of you, okay. And, clay, take care of yourself. Well talk to you again soon, we hope. Thinking about you. I want to say one last word, god is in control. Hes bigger than anything that comes and gets us. We got to put our faith in god. We are we are so glad your faith is helping you through this. And hopefully, you know, the medical professionals as much as possible for you. Thank you, both. Thank you. Coronavirus, more fears, more facts, join anderson cooper, dr. Sanjay gupta gofor a second cnn town hall, it answers the kinds of question im sure crossing your mind as you read the news about this. You should be mad they gave this guy a promotion. You should be mad at forced camaraderie. And you should be mad at tech that makes things worse. 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What should they know this morning . For shortterm investors, there is a saying, if you jump in a time like this, like trying to catch a falling knife. Shortterm big guys, theyre trading all the time. Longterm investors, what youre seeing here is the same old thing, over the past 14 days, there have been only three up days. Be wary of the up days. The background story hasnt changed. More coronavirus cases, were all learning about this thing called social distancing. There are mass cancellations, schools are closed. There is still uncertainty about the availability of testing and what the virus does and how it behaves. And you have this sense that until this waving caution flag is off the track, you shouldnt be you shouldnt be playing this game here, trying to jump in and buy stocks, also this morning, something really important, Goldman Sachs basically announced that the end of the bull market is near, saying this, after 11 years, 13 earnings growth, 16 annualized bottom to top appreciation in the stock market, we believe the s p 500 bull market will end soon. And they forecast more losses ahead for the s p 500, down to 2450 by the low in the middle of the year. Before i should point out, before bouncing back. The coronavirus is something we can see to the end of. It is not like the financial crisis in 2008, we didnt know what was going to happen next. Were seeing all this uncertainty now, you can see into 2021, where people are look for recovery, into 2021, and you can see a snap back, but for right now, for right now this is where we are. And that warning this morning from ecb head christine lagarde, we could feel 2008like stuff if there is not swift action taken around the globe. Thats a scary thought. Thank you. Youre welcome. Another staggering super tuesday 2. 0 surge. Joe biden closes in on the democratic nomination. The Biden Coalition is turning out in droves. The sweep of bidens victory is impressive. He did not just win big. He won every county in states such as missouri, mississippi, and the top prize of them all, michigan. Biden knows he does need to unite democrats to beat president trup. He needs to include sanders supporters in any run in the general election. Listen to what he said to them last night. We need you, we want you. There is a place in our campaign for each of you. I want to thank Bernie Sanders and his supporters for their Tireless Energy and their passion. We share a common goal, and together well defeat donald trump. Well defeat him together. Jim mussina is with us, obviously you know joe biden incredibly well. I know you are surprised by the surge hes seen in both super tuesdays. Do you think biden himself is surprised . I think the whole campaign is surprised. Two weeks ago he was being counted out. He said this last night, and now hes a Presumptive Democratic nominee for president. We havent seen the kind of consequential movement, momentum like this, in modern american political history. So we really are witnessing something no one has ever seen. And part of it is voters are smarter than people give them credit for. 70 of voters say the most important issue is who can beat donald trump. And biden is winning that vote all over the place and it is why youre seeing this surge with all these different kinds of groups. But hes uniting older voters, suburban voters. So we dont want to get ahead of ourselves because thing change in elections, we have seen that in the last couple of weeks. You look at the next slate of races next tuesday, arizona, ohio, illinois, florida, is that group of states one that is likely to solidify his lead and make this all but over come next tuesday . Sunday night is really consequential, right . Democratic debate, first time is just the two of them. Bernie will make a move, he has to do it at that moment and slow down this wave. If you look at tuesday, the states you mentioned, all look pretty good for joe biden. Midwestern states, should be okay, illinois, ohio, i dont think anyone thinks bernie can win florida. Especially after the exactly right. And so you start to look at this, right now, biden has 160 delegate lead. Hes likely going to come out of tuesday with a much bigger lead. It becomes very, very difficult for bernie to continue. I thought this was striking, a wide shot of biden giving his victory remarks. You cant see there is no one there. And what Bernie Sanders has thrived so much off of is the huge crowds that he can draw and with both of them canceling their rallies last night, i wonder how much of an achilles heel that could be for sanders in the final push. I think it is a big problem for he and president trump, two people who both of them love their rallies and if youre behind like bernie is, you got to create the wave, you got to create some momentum. And hes just running out of days to do that. Hes running out of opportunities and to your point this is why the rally ban is so difficult for him above biden. Really starts to blunt what Bernie Sanders is really good at. You saw this in michigan, he had 30,000 people, you any, in michigan in a county, he ended up losing the next night but still had 30,000 people. Thats his superpower. And you mentioned it, but trump as well. Lets talk about the groups. Biden, support among africanamericans paid off in a place like mississippi. Just head and shoulders above. But it was notable, rural white voters, they abandoned sanders for biden in a state such as michigan. Again, not to get too ahead of ourselves, but thats, of course, a key swing group in the general election. Is that can biden look at that as a positive sign for him Going Forward . Absolutely. Because if you look at why Hillary Clinton underperformed barack obama, it was those rural white voters, rural democrats who didnt come out in the ways they needed to. And there is an africanamerican issue as well. The democrats have to kind of get to an obama level number in rural and there is always the belief thats bidens strong suit. And he showed it last night. You just dont win every county in missouri, every county in michigan. Remarkable. Remarkable. We havent seen that in contested primaries in a long time. Because biden is building his coalition that for the general election has to scare the heck out of president trump. Jim messina, good to have you on. Well have you on again. 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Reporter really it is a shortage, jim, of intensive care facilities, that the hospitals in the northern part of the country, which is really the wealthiest part of italy, with the highest quality of Public Healthcare is overwhelmed. We heard it from officials in that part of the country, saying that the hospitals are receiving what they are saying is a tsunami of patients that the Health System is steps away from collapse. And i stress this is in a country, in a part of the country with a very good Health System. So imagine those areas those countries that dont have that kind of all inclusive Health System, and just imagine this, these are doctors and nurses that are working day after day, long shifts, when they put on those all encompassing gounz id mafb masks, they cant take them off until their shift is over. Their losing kilos of sweat every day, theyre exhausted and there is no end in sight for this crisis. They are truly the Unsung Heroes of this medical emergency. They absolutely are, ben. As you are reporting, there are people, not just one, not just two, but a steady flow of people on the street behind you. How is that a lockdown . Reporter well, i think perhaps lockdown isnt quite the right term to use. I think if we my cameraman mark pans over to that cafe over there, not crowded, but people are still out because this lockdown does not mean that it is a curfew. People can go out and go about go about their business. But they are encouraged to stay a distance of about a yard apart from one another, schools and universities are closed, no sporting events, funerals, baptisms and weddings are banned because they are social gatherings. There is no prohibition on people going out and enjoying the sun on this relatively warm day. Jim, poppy. Ben wedeman reporting for us from bologna, italy, thank you. Across the globe, the corn ri coronavirus is canceling many games. March madness is a week away. 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In a matter of five hours yesterday, the ncaa sent out two statements in regards to march madness which is set to begin on tuesday. In the first statement, the ncaa president said the Advisory Panel of experts they have put together nor the cdc have advised against holding sporting events. Adding if that changes, theyll make decisions accordly. Then they sent out a statement saying theyre continuing to monitor and will make decisions in the coming days. Mens and womens ncaa tournament scheduled to take place in dozens of cities across the country in the next few weeks. The conference tournaments are taking place. The midamerican conference deciding to play their games without fans in cleveland. Same goes for the big west conference, playing their games in anaheim. The ivy league becoming the first conference to cancel its tournaments altogether. They were to take place at harvard. The league says theyre following guidance from authorities in trying to limit large public gatherings. That means yales men and princetons women get automatic bids after winning their regular season titles. The nba is considering a wide range of scenarios to deal with the coronavirus. The league is considering moving some games to cities that have yet to suffer outbreaks, playing in empty arenas or postponing games altogether. Last week, lebron said he wouldnt play in empty arenas but hes since had a change of heart. When i was asked the question, would you play without no fans, i had no idea it was a conversation going on behind closed doors about the particular virus. Obviously, i would be very disappointed not having the fans because thats what i play for, but at the same time, you have to listen to the people keeping track of whats going on. Yeah, poppy and jim, according to reports, the nba owners and league holding some Conference Calls today and tomorrow. We could get some big news from the nba pretty soon. Baseball season is a couple weeks away, too. Dozens of games a day. 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