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Easter which is less than three weeks away. But the coronavirus out break is accelerating. Now nearly 53,000 confirmed cases in this country. Nearly 10,000 of the cases reported in just the last 24 hours. Tragically more than 700 people have died from the virus here in the u. S. The World Health Organization warns the u. S. Could be the next epicenter of the pandemic. New york city is hardest hit in the country. With what White House Task force calls a disturbing attack rate. The White House Cor...

Good morning. Welcome to morning joe. It is thursday, march 19th. Along with joe, willie, and me, we have White House Reporter for the associated press, jonathan lemire. Former treasury official and morning joe economic analyst, Steve Rattner is with us. So reports of new cases of the coronavirus in this country seem to be coming in by the minute. There are now more than 8,900 confirmed cases here in the u. S. And more than 150 deaths. The number of cases in the state of new york alone jumped 44...

Reaching an agreement with canada to close the northern border to nonessential travel. And invoking the, quote, defense production act which allows the president to force american businesses to produce materials in national defense. In this case, ventilators, face masks and other medical supplies. The pentagon is deploying two Navy Hospital ships, one on each coast. The mercy on the west coast and the comfort on the east coast which new York Governor Andrew Cuomo says it dock in new york harbor....

Lafgs during rush hour. Normally a parking lot. Governor Gavin Newsoms order. They remain in place until further notice. We are confident that the people in the state of california will abide by it, will do the right thing. Theyll meet this moment. Theyll step up as they have over the course of the last number of weeks to protect themselves, to protect their families and to protect the broader community. Now essential services will remain open, including gas stations, pharmacies, groceries store...

Rob you are watching fox and friends first on friday morning. Jillian thanks for starting the day with us. The big story of the day, urgent new warning about coronavirus testing from the nations top doctor on the White House Task force. The system is not really geared to what we need right now. What you are asking for. That is a failing. It is a failing. Rob cases a covid19 surpassing 1600 with 40 does, the biggest outbreaks in Washington State and new york. 29 states under a state of emergency....

More than 50 people take place for the next eight weeks. But the president is trying to calm a nation on edge. Relax, we are doing great. It all will pass. Harris however, the unprecedented situation leaving americans with so many questions. This hour, our medical experts will answer yours. Welcome to our lives special coronavirus pandemic questions answered. Im harris faulkner. We are going to get to your concerns coming up. We want to begin, though, with more on where the situation stands righ...

Need of medical supplies. There have been pleas from Health Care Workers running out of surgical masks and theres fear there will not be enough ventilators, breathing machines, as the cases mount. President trump says its up to the states to obtain them. A lot of this work, and they are doing a lot of this, would. The federal government is not supposed to be out there buying vast amounts of items and then shipping. You know, were not a shipping clerk. Vice president mike pence leading the federa...

U. S. Has soared to well ov over 25,000 with more than 320reported deaths. Rapid testing could save countless lives. In europe, Health Officials in spain report a dramatic spike of 5,000 cases across the country in 24 hours. And the Prime Minister warned the crisis is only beginning. Translator unfortunately, the worse is yet to come. There are still hard days ahead. We will still have to receive the impact of the hardest, most damaging wave which will put all of our material and other capacitie...

And chicago are now ghost towns. Number of confirmed cases has topped 19,000 across the country with at least 260 deaths. President trump offering words of encouragement during todays task force briefing. I want to thank all of the incredible people of our country, the citizens of our country, that what youve done and the way youre responding is just has just been very special, something that we will never forget, that the history books will never forget. Arthel we have Fox Team Coverage, alex h...

Right. The number of cases growing by the day. The march of the coronavirus across this country is undeniable. As you mentioned, at least 13 states have now issued stayathome orders following in the footsteps of california and new york. That means a quarter of the u. S. Population is being asked to stay home. By midweek, when all these measures have kicked in, it means that four in ten people in america will be staying home. Its shocking to have to say this. Even just a few days ago i thought we...