Of the ships arrival there incubating coronavirus. Is declaring a state of tomorrow. We want to get you straight emergency. Reporter the centers for to that News Conference with former fema director, mark the governor. Nouveau, help us break down some of what we heard here. Disease control, state health state of california, 29 that Emergency Declaration by the governor frees up resource officials and others are individuals that have working on plans about how this subsequently been tested ship due to come back in tomorrow will be brought back positive. S. In to San Francisco. Reporter official word came what did he say, a lot we loop into the phase of wednesday afternoon that the there. Grand princess would be cutting unprecedented. Weve got a cruise ship thats gonna be sitting out in the repatriation. Were typically back at the end her trip short after fuse that of january. Ocean, were gonna deal with the first phase of our it. I dont know if thats happened engagement as it relates to the novel coronavirus. Anywhere else in San Francisco the second phase of that was or anywhere else in the monitoring people that had come some passengers are confirmed country. In terms of the declaration it, sets the stage if the president to have had covid19. Through both San Francisco decides to actually convey a the ship turned back out to Sea International airport as well as lax. President ial disaster and left the port of san hedule that number at the time you may declaration. That has not been declared yet. Recall was 8,400. But what the state needs to do now we estimate that number to is declare the emergency, which saturday. The cruise line now confirming the grand princess will skip gets them in line. Be closer to 9,400 people that but it also provides these that visit to ensenada, mexico, we are monitoring. Steps. And return directly to the port one of them is information. Of San Francisco. Have consistent information and over 49 counties directly throughout the state so that people understand exactly what this is about. And thats critical. Because if people start to y details are still being in the state of california. Worked out with the california the first paz, repatriation. Department of health, including panic, thats gonna cause where it will be. Second face, the monitoring of the cdc said the agency is people who came in on still working on those details prudence must prevail. With state Health Officials. Connecting flights to theyve said theres a lot passengers on board the grand international airporteds. Going on here. And those are currentlying but people can typically handle monitored again by 49 it with their immune system. Princess have also received word theyd be returning early. Jurisdictions. We dont have to panic. The cruise line saying in part, in the state of california. That number now totals 9,400. The declaration loosens regulations for supply chains. Quote, we will be canceling third phase was last week or they can go out and bid, accept the call on ensenada on march so. The first communityspread case some of the actual procurement. In the state of california. Theyre gonna share data back 5th in order to go directly to san i and forth. We talked about them bringing in outofstate medical personnel. 1 and on the no longer just in sometimes theres a conflict the northern part of the state. Between their licensing. So it allows them to do an we have had a lot of incidences awful lot of those things which is why the declaration was no longer north, now in southern california. Declared. Another thing that came out we have accordingly with this new icu patient that passed of this conference, we were expecting this cruise ship that away entered into this next this 71yearold man had been on earlier last month, we phase that has required me, expect today to dock at the port of San Francisco. The governor saying thats not the case. Were going to basically hold it at sea. Under the circumstances, to were going to get kits to advance a proclamation of a those folks, get people to u. S. Military forces launched their first air strike state of emergency in the state of california. This is not something that i those folk s before we allow against the taliban since last anyone to come into san weeks peace deal. Say hyper bolically and it francisco. It sounds hike the coast shouldnt be reported as such. Guard is gonna fly out test reporter the afghanistan peace deal seems to have hit a the proclamation is to serve to kits to the ship, screen the snag. The u. S. Military launching an help advance to passengers to determine those air strike against Taliban Forces in afghanistan. Loosen up our regulatory who actually actively have environment, to provide some symptoms. A u. S. Military spoke man says theyll probably segregate clarity in terms of those into a different area. It was a defensive strike jurisdiction and oversight disempark those that dont have against taliban fighters who capacity as relates to the symptoms and have them attacked an Afghan Security access and utilization of state checkpoint. Quote, we call on the taliban quarantined. But the quarantine being 14 properties. Fair ground for other state days. To stop needless attacks and properties and allow us to uphold their commit. Preempt local land use if personnel. Thats a challenge to identify the recent peace deal contains and move those people to a path for American Forces to indeed we feel that is certain locations. Appropriate. Where you are gonna take them . Withdraw from afghanistan. It allows us on the competitive but that may not happen if the bidding frame to move forward you want to stop the spread. Taliban and afghan leaders theyve got some challenges ahead. One of the other big cant work toward an end to the with our procurement thats components here in terms of the violence. Theyre look to get this necessary with a sense of stated response is not just the ended and were look to get it urgency, medical supplies and ended. Current cruise ship with its i think we all have a very other monitoring. Efforts that would allow us to passengers and crew, several common interest. Weve been there for 20 years. Move forward without any thousand of them off the shore of San Francisco. Reporter some in congress were also talking about all of say things could get worse if hurdles. It allows us to share data in a troops withdraw. The passengers who had been on i think the likeliest way that i think is this cruise back on february outcome is once the u. S. Leaves advantageous to addressing the spread and making sure that all 10th to the 21st with the within a short period of time, the taliban will retake the of our jurisdictions, local, patient who ultimately died country. From the coronavirus. Reporter wednesdays regional, state and federal country comes amiddeadly 94 the state is trying to track partners are sharing that same violence in afghanistan. Down everyone who was on board afghanistans interior minister information. That ship. Big task. Says several troops and travel capacity both on the big task when you talk about civilians were killed in the number of of people and attacks across the country. Leaders there attribute that ems, medicine side, as well as where theyre travel to and violence to the taliban. More broad travel capacity and from. But you also heard the government talk about what the allows us to access outof an agreement will be signed between the Afghan Government and the taliban as well because state talent. It allows folks to come in with federal health did. We are all tired of the war in what he did was its a public their licensing and credentials emergency. And that opens up some federal and maintain those credentials after alls. Diameters. One of them being a link reporter leaders are and licensing status to help between the cdc. Aid our efforts. And the cdc, centers for scheduled to meet for march 10th negotiations. So thats the framework of the its unclear now if that proclamation of state of disease control, theyre very t meeting will go ahead. Emergency. That decision was made not just because the individual that so they have the ability to partner with some of the state tragically passed away today and local officials to but because of another circumstance that has developed determine where folks are that i wanted to update you on moving to. You heard him talk about state, as well. The individual that passed away local and federal. And thats key in all of this. The Cooperation Amongst them. In Placer County, as you may you heard the emergency have heard, a few hours ago, director talking about theyre was on a cruise. Doing tabletop exercises up at the Emergency Operations center, trying to develop that individual went to a cruise that went from san scenarios. Francisco down to mexico and do we have enough supplies, do we have enough supplies, back. . Logistics to support this . February. February 21st. Are we able to manage that and how do we get ahead of it . That individual came back with a number of others into not only Placer County area but everyone at the news many other folks were on that Conference Today stressing that the risk to the vast majority cruise from the state of of the public remains low. Yes. California. By one estimate, over 50 of how do people at home who the passengers, which total are watching this sort of make that connection . Because they are, on one hand, roughly 2,500 passengers. That does not include the crew, state of emergency. Are californians. Another cruise ship full of we are working very closely with the cdc and working people being quarantined, but at the same time dont panic. Isnt that a mixed message . Closely with our Healthcare Partners up and down the state put it in perspective. Last year there were about 32 Million People in the country who got the flu. Of california. 320,000 of those were we for this possession of the manifest of those passengers hospitalized. From that cruise and working 18,000 of them died. What were talking about for with our local partners, they will be contacting people in the coronavirus is 9,400. And were talking about 12 their jurisdictions in every part of the state of people, 14 people who have died. So in perspective you, kinda california. Those that are not california have to keep that in mind. What i would encourage people residents, the cdc is advancing to do is go on the website, protocols to do the same for folks that reside in other parts of this country. Cdc. Gov coronavirus. Its the centers for disease and we are assessing how many control and it has a wealth of people were on that cruise from information about how to handle other parts of the globe as it, where to get resources, well. What is important for you to know is the following. What the facteds fact, facts that cruise that ended on the are. 21st, that same ship set sail a few days later to hawaii. Some officials talking about the fact that they are working that cruise ship is make its on what they describe as a pandemic plan. We keep hearing this is not yet way back toward the state of california, specifically back to city and county of san at pandemic levels anywhere in the globe. What does the pandemic plan you francisco. It was due to arrive this think look like here in evening. That ship, we requested to be california . The federal government has a delayed. The arrival to be delayed. Pandemic plan. And the ship is currently off and theres three levels to that. One, two, and three. Theyre operating in a level onec which is probably the the coast. And currently that ship is now lowest level in terms of a being delayed to provide ample pandemic. The state has a similar plan. Opportunity for the cdc, perp and its really a blueprint in how to operate in these with the coast guard, and with scenarios. Who talks to who, whos in state Health Officials to conduct tests. Because we have a number of charge, who has what authority passengers and crew members to do what . Whos the lead agency. That have developed symptoms on you heard the officer from the state say theyre in charge. Everybody else is supporting this cruise ship. Them so much that pandemic plan its the grand princess cruise is in place to give them structure on how to operate and how to budget and how to extend ship. Public funds. Its a blueprint. Yeah, and it seems as though they are making strayed strooids in how they want as a consequence, were gonna be flying testing kits to the strides in how they want to manage this outbreak u. Heard cruise ship and sending those back to the state, primarily a the governor talk about the richmond lab where well be testing kits going to go to a able to test very quickly, lab in richmond. Within just a few hours, those samples to determine whether or not these symptoms that are symptomatic just have traditional cold or the flu or may have contracted the covid 19 virus. We also will expand the testing protocols to even more. You heard the governor talk about the testing kits going to passengers as there are a go to a lab in richmond. It doesnt seem like funding is a problem for them to do number of passengers that held what they need to do. Over from the mexico trip. He stressed this Emergency Declaration is not about money, and made their way onto th its about resources he says. Yep. Always appreciate it. Thank you so much. Well be back after this break. So were holding that ship, which is thousands of passengers as well, off the coast. And we will be conducting those coasts, getting those test results back. We are working very collaboratively with the federal government and the cdc on the manifest of those passengers that scombashged in the state of california. Sdem disembarked in the state of california. This proclamation i want to point out is not about money. Its about resourcefulness. Its about our ability to add tools to the toolkit. We are wellresourced in the stal. In the state ofcalifornia. I cannot say that enough. Oftentimes when you do a declaration of an emergency, its for resources. We are already set up for the appropriation that was approved by congress. And the state always anticipating the need to set aside emergency dollars had 20 million set aside in our emergency fund. Were working with the legislature to gain clarity on the ability to utilize those dollars. But were early in the fiscal year. And as a sequence, people have ample budgets in this space. So again, money is not the issue for the state of california. But we arevery blessed by the federal response and the good work of speaker pelosi, our congressional delegation to allow california to be well positioned and wellresourced at all levels of government, not just the state. But the local level to address this challenge headon. So thats a lay of the land. Broad strokes. It is a dynamic situation as it relates to the cruise ship. But nothing that should be alarming. Appropriate protocols are in place. And the ship will not come onshore until we appropriately assess the passengers and appropriately assess the protocols and procedure procedures. We are working closely with the city and county of San Francisco, port commission, and of course the mayor, the mayors office. And were grateful for their support. And for their reasoned response to this. And as i noted, i want to acknowledge that with 53 tested cases positive, this is no longer isolated in just one part of our state. O this is broadly shared. The race now moving toward its a burden of responsibility a battle between Bernie Sanders and joe biden. Up and down the state. And i want to thank local both candidates are focusing leaders, including those that on the road ahead. Senator sanders said when the today, i think wisely and delegate count is settled from appropriately advanced a super tuesday, he believes he similar proclamation in the and biden will be neck and city and county of los angeles. Neck. Sanders also said this campaign is quickly becoming a case of many other cities have done the same over the course of the which side are you on. Last few weeks. One of the provisions of our an establishment which is work frantically to try to proclamation of a state of defeat us. Those of you who have been emergency allows for the knocked down, those of you who ability for the local emergency have been counted out. This is your campaign. Declarations to extend without [ laughter ] reporter a wild super tuesday clearing the way for a having to instantly be updated. Twoperson race in the as is the case under democratic primary. Senator Bernie Sanders and constitute, every 30 or 60 days former Vice President joe biden depending on the jurisdiction, wracking up delegates across this would extend those as the nation. Biden carrying the momentum of permanent through our executive South Carolina and endorsements order. Or rather through our from former rival pete proclamation. And broadly the stated goals of buttigieg, and amy klobuchar. That proclamation. This idea that we didnt one final point i want to make, have a movement. Look at the results. Look at whos showing up. That is something that is being we are bringing out people who highlighted. A point of consideration and have not participated. Reporter biden picked up ten states including a surprise we are seeing. As you may have noted we are victory in texas. The biggest prize of the night went to sanders, the ap calling seeing literally small hand sanitizers like this going for as much as 17. Delegaterich california for him in. Ive seen some online for even a Conference Today, sanders drew a sharp contrast between himself and biden. You got a candidate from the establishment going out to rich more. Thats unkoshiable. And we need to go over those peoples home, raising all kinds of money. And then running for president. That are pricegouging not just this is a different campaign. For hand sanitizers but medical this is a campaign which is supplies and other equipment. Trying to bring and it is not easy, people who have not this proclamation substantively been involved in the political process. Reporter it could be weeks before numbers are finalized allows that to be addressed. And delegates are divvied up in that is appropriate