germany. >> i'm christine romans. >> i'm laura jarrett. monday, march 16th. 5 a.m. in the east. a new reality is setting in. americans are thinking twice about being in crowded places because of coronavirus. this is unknown territory we're in with no end in sight and so like times square in new york, the country is shutting down. the cdc recommends canceling all events with 50 or more people across the united states for eight weeks. the white house point person on coronavirus, vice president mike pence says new guidelines on curfews and social distancing will come out later today. >> all of this reaching into everyday life beyond work. religious services, birthday parties, gym, mass transit, restaurants, spring break and schools. nearly 2/3 of public school students. new york city adding to the list until at least april 20th. >> we're dealing with a lot of unknowns and a lot of challenges and we understand how difficult

it will be to achieve that goal. i have been very honest about the fact that there is a real possibility that by closing our schools now we may not have the opportunity to reopen them in this full school year. >> concerns have been growing that not a lot of people were heeding avoiding big crowds. governors of washington, illinois, ohio and massachusetts have ordered bars, restaurants and wineries all closed in app effort to slow the spread of the virus. mayors of major cities imposing similar questions. >> i would like to see a dramatic diminution we see in res straupts and bars. whatever it takes to do that, that's what i'd like to see. the virus is not a mathematical formula. there are going to be people who

are young who wind up getting seriously ill. >> in some cities you can get takeout or delivery. members of the white house coronavirus task force are divided over whether further steps are necessary, like federal restrictions on domestic travel or some kind of a national lockdown. the president tried to address concerns last night. >> relax. we're doing great. it all will pass. this is a very contagious virus. it's incredible, but it's something we have tremendous control over. >> tremendous control, the president says, even as the cases mount and the death toll continues. minutes later dr. fauci continues. >> the worst is, yes, ahead for us. it is how we respond to that challenge that's going to determine what the ultimate end point is going to be. >> dr. fauci also indicated he would support a national lockdown to stop the spread of the virus and so called flatten the curve.

that's a strategy behind all of the cancellations and closures we're seeing nationwide. it's about a socially conscious effort to reduce the burden on the health care system, which could be swamped pi a sudden surge in coronavirus cases. health care groups are already raising concerns about supply shortages during the pandemic. the federal reserve slashed rates to near zero to support the economy during the pandemic. president trump has repeatedly attacked the fed. sunday he said the move is great for the country. >> it makes me very happy. i want to con fwrat two late the federal reserve. >> the fed will no longer meet later this week. it had a meeting for the 18th. the emergency rate cut failed to calm investors. just the opposite, futures dropping 5% overnight hitting limit down, meaning it can't fall any further. in asia, the declines for the markets, by the time they closed, european shares are

down. the european economy, global economy grinding to a halt on purpose. something that could throw the u.s. into a recession. goldman sachs downgraded the u.s. growth forecast 0%. no growth for the first quarter and a 5% contraction for the second quarter. united airlines is cutting the flights to 50% and american airlines cutting by 75%. nike, urban outfitters and more retailers are shutting their doors temporarily and stressed their online stores would stay open. disney is shutting all the stores tomorrow and hotels on friday. there is plenty of food in the u.s. walmart is shortening hours at all of its stores until further notice. the shorter hours will help employees restock shelves overnight and clean the stores. publix and stop and shop have also changed their hours. the senate is expected to take up a coronavirus aid bill that passed in the house early

saturday morning. the measure provides two weeks of paid sick leave and up to three months of paid family and medical leave for workers affected by the virus. we'll expand federal funding to support health care systems in hard-hit communities. the bill does have exemptions for businesses with 500 employees or more. companies with fewer than 50 employees can apply for a reduction. the compromise was necessary to have something rather than nothing but it's certainly not what vice president pence or speaker nancy pelosi is touting. chaos, a mad house is how people described the airports as they returned to the u.s. from over seas. scores of people were packed into overcrowded lines waiting up to 5 hours for kroifs screenings. the close quarters is exactly the opposite of the social distancing being preached by health officials. all the chaos at airports

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the virus. with italy quarantined, one tenor and opera singer wanted to give hope and joy. the death toll in italy is climbing quickly. officials announcing 368 more deaths in the last 24 hours bringing the current total to 1809. joining us live from rome with the latest, cnn's melissa bell. melissa? >> reporter: it was, christine, another day of sad record rises, both in terms of the number of extra cases announced yesterday and tragically in the number of extra deaths. you played a moment ago that extraordinary moment of song. that is something that's taking place now in italy every day. 6 p.m. people go to their balconies. when they sing, they play an instrument. they bang their saucepans. they make a noise to seek some

sort of connection. there are extremely emotional connections. one week after the extraordinary lockdown, the psychological toll that it's taking on a population that understands why it's necessary. you see them cuing up with the social distancing outside of the supermarkets. really respecting what they've been told because they understand that it is crucial that this outbreak be brought under control. clearly that is not the case. we're watching the numbers very carefully. they continue to rise extremely fast putting under strain the country's public health systela which is trying to treat people. it spikes fast and in clusters. that is an extraordinary toll for any health system to bear. hence, the extraordinary lockdown. the fear, the lesson for neighboring countries and possibly the united states. once the outbreak hits and you take these kind of measures, you are in for the long haul. it takes some time for the

measures to take effect that authorities are hoping they will. >> melissa bell in rome where the straits are empty. cnn's jim betterman is live in paris. folks have to be feeling the toll. >> reporter: absolutely. in fact, the restaurants and bars were being taken totally by surprise. i was in a restaurant saturday night when the owner came by in shock and said, we're going to have to close. you're going to be the last customers. sunday was voting day in france. it was a sunny day. now they're considering even more -- they have 5423 cases.

the director general of the health service said this morning, the epidemic is very worrying. it's deteriorating very quickly. >> jim coming from paris. thank you so much. >> to germany where they are taking drastic action. fred pleitgen is live for us on the german/polish border. fred? >> reporter: hi, christine. this is another one of the hot spots where the poles have closed down the borders to germany. i'm not sure if you can see behind me. all cars with germans in them

are being turned back. that has led to massive traffic jams. you can see folks, taking people's details. they make them fill out the forms. guys in hazmat suits are taking everybody's temperature for those who want to go across. there's a lot of trucks lined up here. we drove here and for miles there are trucks lining up at the borders. they have put border restrictions in place. cargo traffic can go across. even the cargo traffic, every single driver of a truck has his temperature taken. every single driver has to fill out a form and there are teams, if someone has a temperature, they can take them out and put them into isolation. drastic measures having a huge effect on the economy in europe. you can feel that as we stand

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schools. more than 32 million public school students now at home. that's nearly 2/3 of public school students. new york city added to the list until at least april 20th. >> we're dealing with a lot of unknowns and a lot of challenges and we understand how difficult it will be to achieve that goal. i have been very honest about the fact that there is a real possibility that by closing our schools now we may not have the opportunity to re-open them in this full school year. >> there are now almost 3500 cases in the u.s. and 49 states. not enough people were heeding warnings to avoid big crowds. washington, california, illinois, ohio, massachusetts have ordered bars, restaurants and wineries closed in an effort to slow the spread of the virus. the mayors of major cities including new york imposing similar restrictions hours after the nation's top infectious

disease specialist said this. >> i would like to a diminution personal interaction that we see in restaurants and in bars. whatever it takes to do that, that's what i'd like to see. the virus isn't a mathematical formula. there are going to be people who are young who are going to wind up getting seriously ill. >> in some cities you can still get delivery and takeout but staff like waiters and bus boys will lose some or all of their income indefinitely. members of the white house coronavirus task force are wondering whether further steps are necessary. the president tried to address concerns last night. >> relax. we're doing great. it all will pass. this is a very contagious virus. it's incredible. but it's something that we have tremendous control over. >> tremendous control, he says, even as the case count and the

death toll keep climbing. minutes later dr. fauci seemed to disagree with the president. >> the worst is, yes, ahead for us. it is how we respond to that challenge that will determine what the ultimate end point will be. >> dr. fauci said he would support a national lockdown to flatten the curve. it's about a socially conscious effort to reduce the burden on the health care system which could be swamped by a sudden surge in coronavirus cases. another emergency rate cut from the federal reserve. it slashed interest rates to near zero to support the economy during the pandemic and announced $7 billion in asset purchases. president trump has repeatedly attacked the fed demanding it cut rates. sunday he said the move is great for the country. >> it makes me very happy and i want to congratulate the federal

reserve. >> this emergency rate cut failed to calm investors. just the opposite. futures dropped 5% overnight hitting limit down, meaning they can't fall any further. the economy is grinding to a halt on purpose to fight the spread of coronavirus. it's something that could throw the u.s. into a recession. goldman sachs downgraded its growth forecast for the u.s., 0% for the first quarter. down 5% in the second quarter. that's a contraction. united airlines is slashing its flight schedule by half for the next two months. american is cutting international until 75% until early may. nike, urban outfitters are temporarily shutting their doors. online stores will stay open. disney is shutting all stores tomorrow. hotels will close friday. there is plenty of food in the u.s. walmart is shortening the hours in many stores. it will allow employees to restock the stores and publix

and stop and shop have changed their hours. two emergency physicians are in critical condition after treating coronavirus patients. the american college of emergency physicians say the doctors are a man in his 40s and a 70-year-old man. help for them could be on the way. the senate is expected to take up a coronavirus aid bill that passed the house early saturday morning. it provides two weeks of paid sick leave and up to three months of paid family and medical leave for people impacted by the virus. >> the bill has an exemption for businesses with 500 employees or more and companies for fewer than 50 employees. they can apply for an exemption so they don't have to give paid sick leave. as few as 20% may be covered. a democratic source familiar with the negotiations says the compromise was necessary to have something rather than nothing. it's certainly not what vice president pence or speaker nancy

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florence. meanwhile, the death toll in italy is climbing quickly. officials announcing 368 more deaths in the last 24 hours bringing the current total to 1809. joining us live from rome with the very latest, cnn's melissa bell. melissa? >> reporter: those figures continue to rise, laura. both the death rates and the new infection rates. for now this extraordinary lockdown the italians have been living with for a week now not yet bearing its fruit. the prime minister had warned it would take some time to translate into a change in figures. in the meantime, imagine how difficult it is. people stuck at home. all of their usual habits brought to a halt. in this staunchly catholic country there was no mass. people could go in and pray individually but no sunday mass. you mentioned there the easter services. no washing of feet, no normal

sunday easter masses where people can go and pray. instead, the pope will be celebrating that mass. it will be live streamed to facebook but there will be no gathering. yesterday the pope walking through the streets of rome to pray for an end to this outbreak, to the end -- for an end of this epidemic. for the time being for the national members at least, laura, doesn't show any sign of being brought under control. there is one glimmer of hope from the very north of the country, one of the early localities that was shut down and everyone is looking to that to see whether it will be replicated nationwide now that everyone is locked down. >> it's amazing to see the streets completely bare. thanks so much. a touching show of gratitude in spain. people under lockdown applauding from their windows for health care providers helping others

during the pandemic. officials have announced tighter restrictions. al goodman is live in madrid. >> a tweet from a doctor at a hospital in northern spain a short while ago with a sign reading, we heard you. thanking those people who are applauding the doctors. now the number of daze cases in spain is more than 7,700. just from the start of the weekend, that's almost double. the prime minister worries this could go to more than 10,000. this is the first weekday of the state of emergency that was announced at the start of the weekend. there were dense crowds on some of the commuter trains. going to work is one of the permitted activities you can do to leave your home. the authorities are concerned about the dense crowds. the civil guard, that's a police force, tweeting out video of that. we'll have to see if the authorities are going to do something about these crowds coming in on the trains. that's the commuter trains.

the long distance trains, the bullet trains, they're still running but only at 50%. they're not allowing the trains to be filled. only 30% occupancy. people are far apart. they're trying to keep the spread of the virus down as much as possible. christine? >> remarkable efforts around the world. al goodman, thank you. with the majority of coronavirus cases spreading outside of mainland china, the area where it first emerged is returning to normal. now the government is offering to help elsewhere. let's bring in david culver live in shanghai. what is beijing doing to help? >> we know that they're sending aid packages that include facemasks, supplies, testing kits. they're sending medical personnel to places like italy. some of the personnel left from shanghai, they're going to go there, teach them the protocol that they have deemed successful in hopes they can curb the rise in numbers in places like italy.

where al was there in spain, we know there are plans to send some testing kits as well as medical supplies, and even to the united states while the government hero figuresly isn't doing it. we're hearing jack ma has planned to send 5 million facemasks. it shows that china has this under control. however, in the same breath wuhan health officials where all of this started at the epicenter are stressing that it is still severe there. in fact, there are concerns that human-to-human community transmission as they call it is still happening. they are restricting people from going outside. they're asking folks to avoid doing that and they're saying it could be something that they have to monitor and continue in the weeks and months to come. hubei province, what we've seen, laura, is the easing of restrictions or mention of

easing of restrictions. then they halt and are dancing around to see if it is going to cause a rise in numbers. that's how they're focused, this cautious dance back and forth where ultimately things are going to return to normal. >> that's the hope at least. thank you. i will rail, the crisis is also having unintended political consequences. let's go live to cnn and bring in oren lieberman. >> reporter: israel has been trying to be on the forefront to limit gatherings to only 10 people. it wasn't that long ago that gatherings were limited to thousands of people. that is the crackdown trying to limit the spread of the coronavirus as much as possible. prime minister benjamin netanyahu, restaurants, cafes, all of those are closed, shopping centers and leisure

venues. as of this morning there were 250 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country. there are no confirmed deaths but it was just a couple of days ago the number is rising. there's a possibility that coronavirus could do what the politicians couldn't. they've had more than a year of political deadlock going back to christmas eve 2018. two main parties, netanyahu and benny ganz's party have talked about an emergency government but have not gotten together because of differences. now as they face the coronavirus, it's very possible that an emergency -- that an emergency government is possible. we'll see how it goes. it's much easier said than done. >> oren lieberman for us. germany is taking drastic action to contain the spread of

coronavirus and forcing border controls to the north, west, and south. as you can see here, we have massive traffic jams here on the german/polish border. i want to take you with me. you can see how the professionals here, this is the polish army. you have two guys in hazmat suits taking everybody's temperature who's trying to go across the border. essentially this is something by the way you see in a lot of e o european countries as well. between germany and poland and germany. you have trucks like you can see here. they're still allowed to go through and get cargo traffic to keep going. every truck driver has to get his temperature taken. every car driver who wants to go across has to have their temperature taken. polish people can go across and we've seen a bunch of germans turned back. trucks have to wait a long time. even as the european countries

are saying they want to minimize the economic impact, it does have a massive impact because goods just move so slowly. you can see right here, border control going on with them taking the temperature of everyone in the car checking everyone and then they also make people fill out health forms as well to see if they have temperatures or anything else. if there are people who have temperatures, they actually get waived out and then they have to go into isolation. so one of the things i have to point out is about a day ago you would not have noticed that there was a border between poland and germany of the all of the borders had been taken down. this is how quickly they have wrapped things up. traffic moving slowly, goods moving slowly and the movement of people moving slowly. you can see how deep the impact is. >> it gives you such an appreciation of why the goods take so long to get across the

border doing temperature checks. fred, thank you. africa has 273 cases of coronavirus. at least six people have died and basic preventive measures like hand washing aren't so simple there. cnn's david mckenzie is in johannesburg, south africa. david? >> reporter: christine, good morning. the world health organization and others saying just wash your hands to help prevent the spread of this virus. what if you live in a shack, formal sentiments in places like south africa and the rest of the country. speaking to people over the last couple of days. they are extremely worried, the officials and ordinary citizens because they don't have that kind of facility. moments ago the health minister said this is a battle. he like jebd sittencitsit -- li citizens in the last 24 hours. they've installed very aggressive members to stop the spread of covid here.

they're stopping travelers from the u.s., italy, other parts of the worst affected countries in the world from coming here, canceling visas, closing schools, closing some ports and even shutting down land borders. now south africa seems to be earlier on in this space. they said there's a lot of important cases. mostly from europe. but there is the sense that africa was better prepared because it dealt with recent outbreaks of ebola in central and west africa. this disease is very different. take a listen. >> if you are in a meeting room and you're close together, those people would be exposed. ebola, none of them would be very high. if everywhere else in the world there are infectious cases, there's no way you can completely stop movement of a respiratory illness like this. >> reporter: that expert said it's like a force of infect shurch from the rest of the

world. you can't stomp it. the health system in south africa does have problems and they want to avoid scenarios like you've seen in italy. it's buckling in some regions because of the force of the infection of the covid-19 virus. >> david mckenzie for us in johannesburg. thank you so much for that. we'll be right back. new falsies lash lift mascara

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elbow bumping instead of shaking hands then sparring one on one while standing the recommended six feet apart in a studio with no live audience. the former vp made a big commitment on a running mate if he were to win the nomination. >> if i am elected president, my cabinet, my administration will look like the country, and i commit that i will in fact appoint a -- pick a woman to be vice president. there are a number of women who are qualified to be president tomorrow. i would pick a woman to be my vice president. >> senator sanders says in all likelihood he would do the same. four states vote tomorrow. biden leads in all of them. last night sanders questioned whether voting should even take place as planned. some states are encouraging early voting and taking social distancing precautions. an ugly start to the week on wall street, guys. u.s. futures dropping overnight hitting limit down even as the fed slashed rates in asia. markets closed lower. european shares have opened and

they are having an awful morning. stocks coming off their best day since october 2008. on friday the dow closed up 1900 points. the s&p and nasdaq 9% higher but they're going to take that back today. still all three major averages are 20% below their recent highs. ending here on a lighter note. needy families in north carolina receiving hundreds of pounds of food donated by the greensboro coliseum. it was meant for the acc basketball tournament, which was canceled because of coronavirus. the food was delivered by a local nonprofit. the out of the garden project. >> we can feel however we want to about the acc tournament being canceled, but the blessing in that is there are going to be thousands of children who are going to get meals that may not have had that not happened. i'm not saying that's necessarily worth the tradeoff, but it's not a waste. >> the group's executive director says the amount of food could probably feed 1,000 or

more children. >> you know, as america and americans are hoarding stuff for your own house, remember your local food pantry and maybe donate something. >> yes. there is some good. >> thanks for joining us. i'm christine romans. >> i'm the effect of the coronavirus pandemic are clear across the united states. >> it's a very contagious virus. it's something we have tremendous control over. a pandemic would overwhelm any system in the world no matter how good it is. >> this president -- undermining the doctors and scientists. >> we're guided deeply got by just anxiety or fear but a pragmatic response. >> we're in this for the long run. this is not going to end overnight. this is new day with