With a plan on how to deal with the coronavirus. He will be appearing in the oval office which is seldom done and gives you some idea of the severity. And also the just the state the nation is in right now. This is a cbs news special report. Im nora odonnell. President trump is about to address the nation as the coronavirus outbreak worsens. He will speak from the oval office underscoring the gravity of the situation this country faces. Today the World Health Organization declared a pandemic. There are now more than 125,000 confirmed cases worldwide including 1200 cases right here in the u. S. I want to speak with you about our nations unprecedented response to the coronavirus outbreak. That started in china and is now spreading throughout the world. Today the World Health Organization officially announced that this is a global pandemic. We have been in frequent contact with our allies and we are marshaling the full power of the federal government and the private sector to protect the
Its the late show with Stephen Colbert. Tonight honey, i quarantined the kids. Plus, stephen welcomes Neil Degrasse tyson comedian Hannah Einbinder and Community Calendar with ty burrell. Featuring jon batiste and stay human. And now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, its Stephen Colbert cheers and applause stephen hey. Hey there, friendo, nice to see you yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah aaahhh, yeah. Happy friday jon happy friday. Audience Stephen Stephen stephen. Stephen all right, there you go. Nice. Nice. Look at us together look at us together me here with all my closest friends. Welcome to the late show. Im your host, Stephen Colbert. cheers and applause it is friday the friday audience. The friday excitement. The friday electricity. You cannot fake that it has been a huge week in the democratic primary. There were some big president ial dropouts this week, including former new york mayor Michael Bloomberg, seen here hunting down the staffer who told him hed loo
This planet is going to purel in a handbasket. So they just identified the first case of this new coronavirus here in the state of california, and its mysterious, because the person who got it didnt go anywhere or come into contact with anyone who traveled from one of these viral hotspots overseas. Last night i ordered post mates, and before i opened the door i made the delivery guy spray himself down with the hose. This is how theyre cracking down on the virus in had china. Theyve deployed Remote Control tanks that shoot disinfectant onto the citizenry. Its of, that should clear it up. Its a lysol roomba. But we dont have that. President trump is concerned, not necessarily for health reasons, but because the dow was down almost 1200 points today, its what the worst oneday drop ever in the history of the stock market and a soft economy could hurt his chances for reelection. Its virus versus virus right now. So yesterday trump put mike pence on the case. The New York Times reported he p
[ bird caws ] im jamie colby in southampton county, virginia. Im here to visit a family, some of whose ancestors were murdered in the nat turner slave revolt. Their strange inheritance . A powerful and some would say holy relic of that bloody and historic rampage. My name is wendy creekmoreporter. My stepfather inherited a bible with a controversial past. Hes 88, and his memorys going, so he asked me to tell our familys story. Hi, wendy. Im jamie colby. So nice to meet you. I meet wendy at persons methodist church. The forebearers of her stepfather, maurice person, started the church in 1838, seven years after the family is nearly decimated in nat turners slave rebellion. I cant think of a more appropriate place to learn about an old bible that survives from that bloody day. What did the bible look like . Tattered. Its missing the cover, very small. It was obviously something that you could carry on you. And, according to person family lore, the centuries old book belonged to the upris
But the market obviously not the only thing that has people on edge. The World Health Organized in reporting this is now officially a pandemic and we will get into exactly what that means for you in a little bit. The number of coronavirus cases in the u. S. , now well over 1000. Twentynine deaths in Washington State alone. They have banned large gatherings of over 250 people and now were seeing severe measures to prevent the spread. New rochelle new york with the milewide containment zone. The ncaa said therell be no spectators for march madness and more universities and schools are closing by the day. Students there are engaging in online classes. Oversees its more extreme. Italy has shut down all of their shops in the entire country except pharmacies and food markets. The government they are still urging parts. We want to give you a response to the coronavirus outbreak that started in china and is now spreading throughout the world. Today, the World Health Organization officially ann