Deported but they have been waived by a judge allowing them to stay in the United States. We reached out to dhs and doj but the audio you just heard and they wouldnt comment. We continue on. Youre watching cnn. Im brooke baldwin. The coronavirus is officially a pandemic and countries across the world need to quote unquote get better at stopping the spread, that is the message from the World Health Organization today who is urging officials worldwide to step up testing capabilities as well as communication with those who could be impacted. Up on capitol hill, a frightening forecast from the head of the National Institute of allergy and infectious diseases. We will see more cases sa d things will get worse than they are right now. How much worse it will get will depend on our ability to do two things, to contain the influx of people who are infected coming from the outside, and the ability to contain and mitigate within our own country. Bottom line, its going to get worse. 19 states have
Being on air when the tanks were rolling in to iraq. This is like no other between the economy, the challenges and the unknown. This is an interesting time. Steve but last night the president made it very clear we have a plan. And we start with a fox news alert. According to the experts, there are now more than 1300 coronavirus cases across 44 states in the United States including washington, d. C. 36 people have lost their lives due to the coronavirus. Brian the virus officially declared a pandemic. Meanwhile in italy, airports have been empty for days. The whole country is locked down, all stores except pharmacies and food markets closed. Ainsley bars and restaurants with are closed in italy. Tourist attractions nearly deserted. Italy has the worst covid19 outbreak outside of china. Steve china says they have actually passed the peak and that is good news. Ainsley President Trump addressing the nation to calm our fears and provide us with health. Steve calling for Economic Relief for
Seattle closing schools for more than 53,000 students. More than 1,200 schools nationwide shutting down. And there is news coming in tonight that the ncaa tournament will be now be held without fans. The breaking headline on wall street tonight. The dow falling into its first bear market in more than a decade. Plunging more than 1,400 points. Were live. Frustration growing. Doctors and Health Officials in the u. S. Say they dont have the tests they need. The white house promising 4 million tests by the end of the week. So tonight, a reality check. And how were the chinese and south korea able to test far more quickly . Breaking news from italy. The dramatic new steps just in as the death toll worsens. And why global Health Officials say everyone should be taking whats happening in italy very seriously. The other news. Harvey weinstein sentenced to 23 years in prison to cheers in the courtroom. And a major night for joe biden. Several victories. And today, the unexpected message from Be
Minister, shes tested positive for it. Justin trudeau, the Prime Minister, says he will now go into a selfquarantine. We know this as well, President Trump and his daughter, ivanka, were both in close contact with officials who have now tested positive. We know this because there are photographs. The white house still insisting, though, the president does not need to be tested or quarantined. Meanwhile, President Trump this morning taking on the cdc and also the Obama Administration in part for his administrations delayed response to the outbreak. He now claims widespread testing is ready to go. We know that people continue to have difficulty getting tests. Thats just a fact. Our team is covering this from coast to coast. Lets begin with our correspondent martin savidge. Good morning, marty. Reporter good morning, poppy. Yeah, short of families getting the virus, it is the shutdown of schools that is likely to have the greatest impact on daily life, and that is truly starting to have a
Approaches 2,000 with 41 deaths. And as daily life is being upended with more schools and businesses temporarily closing and millions of employees being ordered to work from home. Lets go straight to the white house right now. Our chief White House Correspondent jim acosta is joining us. Jim, the president was under growing pressure to take this action. Reporter thats right, wolf, hes been urged to do this for days now and the president decided to go ahead and declare this National Emergency and announce in the rose garden a short while ago that he will use his executive authorities to pump 50 billion into the fight against the coronavirus. He announced his administration will start to cut through the red tape, some of the labs that are stationed around the country can expedite these tests for the coronavirus that people will be taking in the coming weeks. But at one point, wolf, a very interesting moment, and that is when he was pressed a couple of times by reporters as to whether or