Administration asking for 2. 5 billion to fight the outbreak. The new fears about possible drug shortages as Health Officials now warn this could turn into a Global Pandemic. South carolina showdown. The Democratic Candidates gear up for a huge debate tonight, the bullseye on frontrunner Bernie Sanders as joe biden hopes to save his campaign. Winter wallop. Two storms sweeping across the country colliding to bring the worst snow of the year to detroit and millions across the midwest. History on the hardwood. Overnight, the College Basketball phenom, sabrina ionescu, doing something no athlete has ever done before all while fighting the flu. And the heartwrenching goodbye to kobe bryant and his daughter gianna. Vanessa bryant speaking publicly for the first time. God knew they couldnt be on this earth without each other. And the moment bringing Michael Jordan to tears as thousands pay their final respects. We love you both and miss you forever and always. Mommy. Were live outside the Staples Center this morning. Good morning, america. And what a tribute. Around 20,000 people coming out to celebrate the lives of kobe and gianna bryant. A lot of love at the Staples Center yesterday. It was absolutely beautiful, and well have much more on that ahead. But first, we want to begin with that breaking news. Harvey weinstein waking up in a hospital this morning instead of behind bars after that watershed verdict convicted on two counts of sexual misconduct. He was supposed to be jailed on Rikers Island but was rushed to a hospital here in manhattan instead. Thats a live shot of the hospital right now and amy robach there with the latest. Good morning, amy. Reporter thats right, good morning, george. Harvey weinstein is being treated at Bellevue Hospital after his lawyers say he was experiencing heart palpitations and chest pains and high Blood Pressure as well. This all comes after a jury acquitted him of the two most serious charges and while he may have avoided a life sentence, those two guilty verdicts may send the 67yearold from this manhattan hospital straight to prison for a very long time. Harvey weinstein guilty of two of the five counts against him ordered to report to the notorious Rikers Island prison. But on the way, a detour to Bellevue Hospital where weinsteins Attorney Says the former film mogul went for evaluation after experiencing heart palpitations. We just heard before coming on that he was experiencing some high Blood Pressure and some heart palpitations. Reporter on monday, the jury of five men and seven women finding the 67yearold guilty of criminal Sexual Assault against Miriam Haleyi and rape in the third degree of jessica mann, a former aspiring actress. To the survivors of Harvey Weinstein, i owe and we all owe an immense debt to you who had the courage beyond measure to speak your story to the world. Reporter now facing up to a possible 29 years in prison, his lawyers asking he be sent to Rikers Islands north infirmary unit complex where there are more than 250 beds in specialized units for inmates who require protective custody due to their notoriety. When the verdict came in, all he kept saying over and over again was, im innocent. Im innocent. How could this happen in america . Reporter on monday, the jury also acquitting him on the two most serious criminal charges, two counts of predatory Sexual Assault and one count of first degree rape. By no means am i disappointed with the jurys unanimous statement that Harvey Weinstein is guilty of Sexual Assault and rape. Reporter dozens of women accused weinstein of Sexual Assault, harassment and abuse lasting over a period of at least 30 years. Their stories first came to light in the new yorker and the New York Times. Actress rose mcgowan who said her career was ruined by allegations of rape against weinstein said her healing can begin. Hailing the verdict as a huge step forward in our collective healing. Actress annabella sciorra, testified that weinstein raped her, but the jury acquitted him of the charges stemming from her allegations saying in a statement, my testimony was painful but necessary. I spoke for myself and with the strength of 80 plus victims of Harvey Weinstein in my heart. Now, weinstein has denied all allegations of nonconsensual sex. His attorneys say they will appeal those convictions and they are vowing to fight for him to be released on bail until his sentencing. That sentencing date is set for march 11th where Harvey Weinstein could face up to 29 years behind bars, guys. Well see. All right. Thank you, amy. Joining us now, ronan farrow, author of catch and kill and host of the catch and kill podcast. You helped break this story in 2017. So what was your reaction to the verdict and what do you think it means . The story of Harvey Weinstein is in so many respects the story of a long and unsuccessful fight for any kind of accountability for someone so powerful. A lot of the stories have been not just about the allegations but about the tactics used to dodge accountability. Including in the criminal justice system, you know, we broke the story of how in 2015 this very d. A. Cyrus vance dropped an effort to charge weinstein where they had tape of him admitting to an assault. He called this a new day yesterday after the conviction. He did. And you look at the circumstances here. This is the kind of case that in the past might not have even been brought. There was consensual sex after the allegations, after the Sexual Assault they maintained contact, the accusers did, yet hes still convicted. Its a watershed moment in terms of how these cases are tried. You know, you have the history of the cosby case which initially was a hung jury, and then they did a retrial, and they got a conviction, and this case, you have witnesses openly saying there was an ongoing relationship. I remember when you joined us in january and you said the predatory charges were not a slamdunk. They were a big risk so you were not surprised that those verdicts came back not guilty . I was not. Its important to note the jury was not asked to consider whether they should convict on the rape of annabella sciorra. They were asked whether to convict on this extra predatory Sexual Assault charge, the idea that her own incident was outside the statute of limitations, but it could show a pattern, that it could be an enhancing charge, and, you know, im not surprised that that was a complicated portion of it. The jury actually asked to be reread instructions and ask asked again if they could convict on her charge and were not inside that room. For all we know they may have wanted to go to the 50 mark in terms of sentencing opposites. You know annabella well. What do you think this means to her . There is no doubt in my mind that annabella sciorra, like so many women who spoke first to journalists and then to prosecutors, played an integral part in making this outcome happen and in getting weinstein behind bars. Obviously with the mixed verdict theres also a bittersweet component to this, but i think she can say her testimony was necessary. Weinstein is still facing charges in l. A. Two accusers there as well. How strong is that case . It is potentially a more expansive case because theres a general bar admitting to prior bad acts. We dont like to in the court system correctly for due process reasons have a bunch of witnesses get up and say in addition to the things youre being asked to convict on, theres all this other bad stuff. That said, there were limited ways to bring in extra cases, and in l. A. They actually have lifted a lot of those restraints altogether in Sexual Violence cases so i talked to the assistant District Attorney in los angeles yesterday and he said we are absolutely proceeding and they are hoping to widen the scope and number of people they can bring in. Not over yet. Ronan, thanks very much. In our next half hour, mimi haleyi is going to join us live. All right, were going to go now to the latest on the coronavirus emergency. Lots of major developments overnight. The Trump Administration is asking congress for 2. 5 billion to help fight the outbreak. This comes as the cdc issues its highest travel warning to south korea and the number of cases are growing there and in italy and iran. And now concerns growing at a hotel in spain where a case was just confirmed. There are now more than 80,000 cases worldwide and the outbreak is also sparking fears on wall street. The dow plunging more than a thousand points on monday. Were going to have more on that in a moment but first James Longman joins us from milan. Good morning, james. Reporter yeah, good morning, robin. Milan is much quieter than usual. Were seeing the dangerous potential for the spread. Infection breaking out from here to both spain and croatia. This morning, the urgent race to stop the global spread of coronavirus. The potential for contamination now clear. A tourist has now tested positive in a Spanish Hotel forcing more than a thousand guests to get tested there. All guests are told to stay in their room until results. In italy the number of reported cases at over 200, an increase that world Health Officials called deeply concerning. A number of countries now restricting travel to or from the italian red zone, and kuwait, the first to stop flights to the country. 50,000 residents across 12 towns are under lockdown as the death toll rises to at least seven. The normally bustling streets of milan, much quieter than usual. Dana rogers from wisconsin runs a business here. My family is worried because you watch the news and you see the supermarkets and you hear about cities being quarantined. My mom yesterday was, like, im really worried. I think you should come home. Reporter the number of cases also at worrying levels in south korea. Overnight, authorities raiding the headquarters of this church where the first covid19 case was reported. Health officials trying to test its more than 200,000 members. As the World Health Organization struggles to figure out how its transmitted, Health Officials say it could turn into a Global Pandemic. The cdc issuing its highest travel warning telling americans to avoid all nonessential travel. Its time to do everything you would do in preparing for a pandemic. Reporter in the u. S. , the number of confirmed cases at 53. The effects of the virus felt far and wide, from wall street to hollywood, where Paramount Pictures announced monday it was stopping production of tom cruises top gun out of an abundance of caution for the safe and wellbeing of our cast and crew. When announcing officials earlier the Deputy Health minister from iran suffering from the coronavirus. Thank you, james. Now joined by dr. Jennifer ashton and, doc, we see these cases popping up in many other countries now so what does that say or tell us about the coronavirus . I think the first thing is that we dont know if all of these other cases is the coronavirus or covid19 behaving differently, being more easily transmitted from person to person, or whether their reporting capacity is different and better than we saw in the past, you know, month and a half to almost two months. When you talk about the numbers, i want to emphasize this, its not the case number and the death number that really is important here. We have to look at how many are exposed, how many are infected, how many of those infected actually develop symptoms, how many of those people are then tested and test positive . Then we can calculate a severity rate and a fatality rate, and right now, michael, all of those numbers have been elusive. Were starting to hear the word pandemic. How likely is that to happen . Is the world prepared for a virus to spread like that . Well, the second part is the key question. In terms of the word choice and the language, its more important to focus on the response, both here and in other parts of the world, but very interesting, michael. In october, Johns Hopkins university did a Global Pandemic preparedness drill, and they found that no country is fully prepared to deal with an epidemic or pandemic. Only 19 of the countries they evaluated got top marks for detection and look at that number, michael, 77 of countries couldnt even collect or report data in realtime. Thats the problem here. So what happens in other parts of the world affects us. Thank you, doc, for giving it to us straight. Appreciate it. Robin. You bet. Another effect we saw the massive stock market plunge. This outbreak is beginning to have a real impact on the economy here and around the world. Our chief Business CorrespondentRebecca Jarvis is at the New York Stock Exchange with more. Good morning, rebecca. Reporter good morning, robin. Yeah, and its that coronavirus uncertainty which sent the dow plunging more than a thousand points yesterday. Its worst day in more than two years and heres the issue. Many u. S. Companies do significant amounts of business in china. Its a manufacturing hub for Companies Like apple, like nike, but also a number of Small Businesses who manufacture their products there and then sell them here. Things like iphones which apple has already said were facing temporary shortages of because the factories there have been shut indefinitely. Plus, there are things like the ingredients that go into u. S. Health care products, u. S. Antibiotics. The fda now looking at drug shortages because of ingredients coming from there, and the concern now Going Forward is this is now spreading to more than 32 countries and that has Major Economic consequences, michael. Lot of concern, rebecca. Thank you so much. Now were going to turn to the winter blast. Two storms colliding and bringing the heaviest snow of the season to the midwest expected to hit detroit hard. Ginger is here with the latest. Good morning, ginger. Good morning, michael. Blinding snow in frisco, colorado. Gives us a glimpse into what could be happening as it moves east. That was 5 inches or so. More than a foot in some places so were watching warnings from montana down to kansas. We have missouri up through michigan and new york, up to maine, to be concerned about. Timingwise, its important to watch when they do kind of merge together. Detroit by wednesday morning could rival one of their biggest snows of the season looking for somewhere around a half foot, toledo, south bend, ft. Wayne all included and then buffalo. Wind included behind this too, george. Well be watching it all. We know you will. Okay, ginger, thanks very much. The race for the white house now and what could be a decisive battle in South Carolina. Seven candidates on the stage there tonight with frontrunner Bernie Sanders sure to be targeted for his defense of socialism and fidel castro. The state a must win for joe biden and Michael Bloomberg hoping to get back in the game after his debate fail last week. Eva pilgrim is tracking it all in charleston. Good morning, eva. Reporter good morning, george. No question, Bernie Sanders will be the target of a lot of those attacks. This debate tonight is critical. Its the last one before South Carolina and super tuesday. Bernie sanders squarely in the lead with a target now on his back. The attacks coming from every direction. Bernie supports the filibuster, i want to get rid of the filibuster because i want to get something done. I do not support medicare for all. I profoundly disagree with his solutions. Most democrats are looking for a different answer than what senator sanders is offering. Reporter new ads attacking sanders are also being released by former new york mayor Michael Bloomberg, and joe biden also taking on sanders in this new ad. When it comes to building on president obamas legacy, Bernie Sanders just cant be trusted. Reporter despite the onslaught of attacks, sanders appearing unfazed. It is a little bit funny to find myself as the socalled frontrunner. Reporter the Biden Campaign desperate to reset in their firewall state. It all starts here in South Carolina. It starts here for real. Reporter tonights debate crucial for the former Vice President and former frontrunner who must win South Carolina to have any realistic chance at the nomination. Do you think you can win here in South Carolina . I know i can. Reporter by enough . By plenty. Reporter and Michael Bloomberg also looking for a debate redemption tonight, george. He has to turn it aro