President and straight onto the set of saturday night live early today starts right now good to be with you. Im Frances Rivera and im phillip mena. We begin with the growing concern over the spread of the coronavirus here at home in new york, columbia and hofstra universities are cancelling classes as the number of cases in the state exceed 100. Nbc news is reporting more than 500 people in the u. S. Have been sickened by the virus and more than 20 have died. Overnight off the coast of south florida, Cruise Ship Passengers were able to finally come back to shore after two crew members tested negative for the virus. Those two people had been on board the grand princess ship which is still waiting at sea. At leastn that ship. It is expected to dock today in oakland, california. The virus has now spread to more than 30 states. Overnight, hawaii reported a second case. Officials say an elderly man is very ill after returning from Washington State we are joined now by nbcs tracie potts in d. C. Tracie, whats the latest on the u. S. Effort to try to control this virus reporter well, really the front lines are how these states are dealing with it and governors say they need help from the federal government with testing. The test kits, the production of them, has been behind. Now the federal government has partnered with a private company to try to catch up experts say more than a million are out there. There will be 4 million by next week and now Government Health experts have a warning for its Senior Citizens and people with Underlying Health conditions if you are an elderly person with an underlying condition, if you get infected, the risk of getting into trouble is considerable so its our responsibility to protect the vulnerable when i say protect, i mean right now, not wait until things get worse. Say no large crowds. No long trips. And above all, dont get on a cruise ship. Reporter were hearing about more and more cases. The Nations Capital d. C. Has now seen its first confirmed case of coronavirus and its even affecting capitol hill. Senator ted cruz of texas, representative paul gosar, both of them now have selfquarantined in an abundance of caution after interacting with someone at the recent cpac conference who later tested positive frances . All right, tracie potts for us tracie, thank you. Lets turn now to coronavirus on the world stage more than 105,000 people have been sickened by the virus around the globe over 3600 have died. Most the of the cases have been in china, but other countries have been hit hard, too. South korea now has over 7,000 cases and more than 200 deaths nbcs bill neely has more. Reporter the drastic lockdown sent thousands rushing for trains out of milan. 16 Million People are now quarantined, a quarter of italys population no one can leave or enter. Hospitals are being overwhelmed by the virus, said the Prime Minister its an emergency. Milan looked deserted. Italy now the worsthit country in the world 133 new deaths in just one day, 366 now in all venice, too, is now locked down and deserted pope francis said prayers by video link to deter crowds at the vatican. He still appeared briefly at a window the vaticans museums and its Sistine Chapel now closed like museums across italy it is a growing crisis here in italy and in the u. S. , but globally more people have now recovered from the virus than are ill with it. China closed one temporary hospital all patients discharged. The rate of new cases and deaths falling fast but in egypt, two dozen americans are the latest quarantined on a cruise ship this one trapped on the nile at least one american has tested positive the rest scared. Its an overwhelming feeling of being helpless. We have no control over anything reporter italys new rules will be tested today as millions begin a new workweek its richest region now closed for a month. Bill neely, nbc news, rome and while the coronavirus continues to spread across the globe, Health Experts from the cdc and the World Health Organization say there is one thing you can do to help prevent the spread of the virus. Thats washing your hands. Nbcs dr. John torres recently visited a School Teaching the kids this very important lesson. Good morning, everyone. Good morning, miss rivera reporter at soaring heights chnd washing reporter the nurse teaching these fourth graders how to protect themselves and others against germs that can start dr. Reporter the school doing it how are you guys doing today . Reporter not always easy, though we went to mrs. Robinsons class to demonstrate how fast germs can spread we put a safe nontoxic powder called glow germ on their hands. It simulates the spread of germs, showing whats been touched by shining a special light. Then we left them alone. For just one hour to see how often they touched their faces, school equipment, and even each other. All right. Lets see what we got here you can see fingerprints here. And its tough not to touch these things this just shows you how this little bit of powder can spread all over the place those glowing spots represent germs everywhere can you guys see it on her face in their ears, on their noses and on every surface they touch. Tables, computers, even pens and pencils. Even on the teacher. At it is all over here. I have it in my hair . Reporter how surprised were you that this powder spread so quickly through the classroom . I didnt realize how much i myself spread it around the room reporter according to a recent study in a normal day we touch our face more than 20 times an hour. But good news. Mrs. O prevent spread do you guys want to wash your hands now . Yes how many seconds do you have to wash your hands 20 seconds. Whats the best way to tell 20 seconds sing the happy birthday song twice. And if you werent a germ owe phoenix open befo phobe, maybe now you are thanks to dr. John torres for that report. An allout war over oil prices markets plummeted in overnight trading with the dow expected to open 1200 points in the red. Asian markets took a massive hit. Stocks in japan falling 5 and oil prices are tanking down over 30 , now below 29 a barrel over the weekend opec talks imploded and saudi arabia started slashing oil prices in retaliation to russias refusal to cut its own output. Add coronavirus fears to the mix and were looking at a brutal week for markets police in new york say they have arrested several teenagers in connection to the vicious beating of a 15yearold girl. The street attack happened in brooklyn it was caught on camera. The shocking video shows the mob of school kids kicking the girl on the ground and punching her the n. Y. P. D. Say they also stole her credit card or debit card, shoes and phone. Authorities say suspects arrested were teens between the ages of 14 and 16. All were charged with robbery and gang assault the girl was taken to a hospital and has since been released. Thousands of people in countries around the world celebrated International Womens day. For more than a century, march 8 has been marked with marches and demonstrations spotlighting achievements made by women and the obstacles they still face. And in england, a tribute larger than life. A giant portrait of swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg was unveiled the students honored the 17yearold as their inspiration. Celebrities also marked the special day. She tweeted this photo honoring her daughters. And Model Ashley Graham shared this powerful photo of herself giving birth she called it the face of her greatest strength. Great celebration there all right. It is monday lets take a look outside with meteorologist janessa webb good morning good morning, everyone. We have warm air that continues to pump in across the east we are waking up to temperatures above normal 53 for pittsburgh, new york city currently in the lower 50s and we are also watching another storm system that is going to be kind of nuisance rain throughout the remainder of the week making its way across the Southern Plains into kansas city. Now, the forecast totals, theyre on the light side, but until thursday afternoon, potentially could e anotheser e week compared to last week but we are still sitting in the 70s. So, the big question, how long will the mild air last . We want too know. We can appreciate it, though, while its here. Thanks, janessa. In todays quick hits, and theyre off. The 48th annual Iditarod Race kicked off in alaska over 53 will travel nearly a thousand miles through the state. 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