Around the world. And keys in the clouds. A mystery we dont fully understand. Come along on an adventure as we soar through the skies and travel through the seas of the caribbean where scientists hope to learn more about the effects of clouds our climates. First, we begin with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. The action i am taking will open up access to up to 50 billion in our shared fight against this disease. Reporter the president declares a national emergency. A national emergency. Two very big words. Reporter the house has passed a bipartisan package to provide relief to americans coping with coronavirus. Said we were going to do put Families First. Reporter a surge ofnfiden it after aru ts laringle day08. Congratulations, t ihe most volatile market ever. Reporter President Trump now says he will most likely get tested soon for the coronavirus. I didnt say i wasnt going to be tested. Reporter are you going to be . Most likely, yeah. Reporter microsoft founde
Members of congress are in self quarantine after possible exposure. And a Dramatic Development in italy tonight. Travel restrictions have now been placed on the entire country of 60 Million People. In addition, no public gatherings, no public sporting events. The Prime Minister directly told his people to stay at home. Weve got Team Coverage tonight from california to d. C. To rome, and well answer some of the most important questions surrounding the virus. Nikki battiste is going to lead us off on wall street. Nikki . Reporter norah, a stunning day here today on wall street. The markets were sent plummeting by a Global Oil Price war and concerns over the coronavirus, another massive stock drop thats stoking fears of a recession. bell ringing the closing bell ended a bloodbath on wall street, down nearly 8 , the worst finish in over a decade left traders almost speechless. I think people are scared. Theyre looking at their 401 k s. Its clearly markets in turmoil. You know, its hard to
Millions of commuters. Drastic lockdown in italy. The entire country virtually shut down, public gatherings banned, travel across the country halted all in an effort to contain the virus. Plus royal farewell. Harry and meghan make their final public appearances as senior members of the royal family. And operation celebration. A Police Officer goes above and beyond the call of duty for a little girls birthday and gives us all something to smile about. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west. And as we come on the air tonight, wall street is reeling and millions of americans are worried after the worst day on wall street since the 2008 financial crisis. The dow fell more than 2,000 points, thats close to 8 . Based largely on concern over the coronavirus. And today the u. S. Death toll rose to 26. We also learned that several members of congress are in self quarantine after possible exposure. And