Conference, everything was under control, for added credibility, he brought with him to the press conference, a Senior Health official, who stood next to him. The Deputy Health minister of the nation of iran. Thats the guy standing right next to the government spokesman. On the left side of your screen. The problem with the intended effect of having that Deputy Health minister there at that announcement from the government spokesman is that as you can see, the Deputy Health minister did not seem well during that press conference. In bits of that televised appearance that were tweeted out, by the people who saw it on iranian tv, the Deputy Health minister is seen over and over again seen mopping his brow, first with his hand, fidgeting, looking around, ca cant hold s and produces a handkerchief and more and more times wipes more sweat off his forehead and the rest of his wife. And it doesnt seem particularly hot for anyone else in the room. And the government spokesman was talking and h
There is another one off the coast of florida waiting to be told what to do. All right, as for how those people will be held and treated, once they are back on dry land, thats a question. Federal Health Officials are not Crystal Clear about that. The cruise ship personnel and as you know Vice President met with the ceos for major Cruise Ship Companies yesterday. They are coming up with a plan with 72 hours of that meeting. The ship is docking tomorrow. The plan will be in place by that time. But i dont want to preview the plan right now. Should you be able to do that . I think it needs to come from a solitary source. We should have 16 people saying what the plan is. Lu lucy kavanaugh is in california. This is complicated and no clear plan that we can gather. What about people from other countries who are on board. Is there any indication as to what they are being told after they are disembarked . Reporter it was clear this plan was shifting and growing and changing again as we speak. L
And they said that super tuesday would be over, well, maybe it is for the other guy. Well, good morning to you on this saturday. Were grateful for your company. Im christi paul. Im amara walker in for victor blackwell. This morning, 3500 people are stuck on a crew ship after a case of coronavirus was confirmed on board. 21 of the 46 people tested on the grand princess have tested positive. A passenger tells cnn, a helicopter, take a look at this, airlifted a passenger back to San Francisco for medical attention. Cnn reached out to the cruise ships Parent Company for details. Havent heard yet. But across the u. S. , take a look at the nap here, at least 333 cases of covid19. States like utah, connecticut, hawaii, theyre seeing their first cases. A total of 17 people have died. The majority in Washington State. Concerns about the virus are leading to highprofile events being cancelled including the south by southwest in texas. And a danger to elderly and people with severe medical condit
Need a clear, consistent message from the government and whats become clear so far is from a testing, messaging and an Economic Perspective we need more funding, coordination and preparation. This hour the number of coronavirus cases has passed 500 in the u. S. 21 people have died. Congress acted this week to give 8. 3 billion in extra funding but that comes after years of grinding away at the Public Health infrastructure. Its not as though we didnt have any warning. First, it was asia. Now 16 Million People in northern italy are quarantined including the Financial Center of milan and a quarter of the countrys population as the death toll there spikes above 300. Even the pope who has famously watched the feet of the infirmed video streamed the sunday blessing. Now ten american states have declaured emergencies and there are very real questions of how ready we are to test widely and treat american who is are infected. But the president has been defiant about the administrations response
Hill. Just days before, a resident in his home district died of coronavirus. Good morning. Welcome to morning joe. It is monday, march 9th. With us, White House Reporter for the Associated Press, jonathan lemire. Host of politics nation and president of the National Action network, reverend al sharpton. President of the council on Foreign Relations and author of the forthcoming book, the world, a brief interjection, richard haas. Editor at the financial times, edward joins us this morning. We have fastmoving developments with the coronavirus. The number of cases are surging here in the u. S. From 230 cases on friday to at least 546 cases this morning. The virus is now in 34 states and the District Of Columbia, which reported its first case this week end. The death roll toll is 22. Anxiety has hit congress. Senator ted cruz and congressman paul gore have selfquarantined after coming in contact with someone who tested positive at cpac, the popular south by southwest festival, which bring