Plus contained . The tests are perfect like the letter was perfect, the transcription was perfect. Is the u. S. Prepared as cases spike . Hello, im jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is watching the numbers climb. 19 people have died from the coronavirus in the u. S. And more than 450 in more than 30 states and now washington, d. C. Have been diagnosed with coronavirus. Those numbers are expected to rise as the government rushes more test kits to labs across the country, amid persistent questions about how the Trump Administration is handling this crisis. The centers for Disease Control and prevention is now advising Older Americans and those with severe Chronic Health conditions to stay home as much as possible while schools, sports teams, and the travel industry prepare for major disruptions caused by the spread of the virus. Overseas, italy is addressing a rise in their cases by putting part of their country on lockdown, barring almost 16 Million People from all Public Events including weddings and mass. For more on how america is handling the outbreak i will speak with americas top doctor, u. S. Surgeon general jerome adams, ahead. Lets begin with the 2020 democratic primaries. Another big test tuesday night. Six states set to vote on what has become a twoman race between former Vice President joe biden and vermont senator Bernie Sanders who is looking to repeat his big upset win in michigan in 2016 to slow bidens momentum this time. Join me from grand rapids, michigan, senator Bernie Sanders, thank you so much for joining us, appreciate it. You have acknowledged that while you won california, utah, vermont, and colorado colorado. Yeah, colorado, super tuesday did not go the way you hoped, you lost primaries that you won in 2016. You won michigan in 2016 and identified it as a pivotal state for november. If you dont win michigan on tuesday will that signal to you that your efforts to broaden your support are not working . Obviously michigan is an enormously important state. Im very proud that today jesse jackson, who as you know, has been one of the great civil rights leaders in our country, when he ran for president in 88, actually won here in michigan, he will be with me here today and strongly supports our campaign. What reverend jackson understands is that we have to move aggressively to wipe out all forms of racism in this country and we need an economic agenda that speaks to the needs of working people, not just the billionaire class. I think with reverend jackson, we have a real boost in our campaign. Were working as hard as we can because michigan is very, very significant in terms of the primary process. We hope to repeat the victory we had in 2016. You canceled an event in mississippi where seven in ten democratic primary voters are black in order to focus on michigan instead. This came of course after black voters overwhelmingly voted for biden on super tuesday. Do you worry what message that might send to voters of color in places look, Everybody Knows there are limited amounts of time. We did three rallies yesterday. We were in chicago, illinois. Illinois primary is coming up in a week. We had 15,000 people out in grant park. We had three rallies yesterday. We are working as hard as we can. We have to adjust the schedule every moment. We look forward to doing well in mississippi. It will be a tough state for us. Right now our focus is in michigan where we think we have the agenda that can win this state. And were two people in the race, its Vice President biden and myself. We have the opportunity to contrast our voting records, our vision for the future. And in michigan, the people here have been devastated, devastated in flint and detroit by these disastrous trade agreements that joe biden voted for. He voted for nafta. He voted for the agreement in china which forced americans to compete with desperate people working for pennies an hour. We lost a lot of jobs, 160,000 jobs in michigan alone. I helped lead the opposition to those disastrous trade agreements. I knew what they would do. Unfortunately i was right. Joe voted for the war in iraq, the worst Foreign Policy blunder in the history of this country. Joe voted for the wall street bailout, i led the opposition to it. People have a right to know what our vision is for the future. Now that there are two people in the race, well have the opportunity to have that debate. The Vice President s response says he helped lead the efforts for the auto bailout which saved a lot of jobs in michigan. It wasnt just the Vice President. He was Vice President. Barack obama was the president. Members of Congress Worked hard on that bailout as well. But the bottom line here is, we have had you know, if youre talking about taking on trump and defeating trump, joe understands and i understand that we have to do Everything Possible to defeat trump, and ill support joe if he wins, hell support me if i win. Going into wisconsin, key battleground states, all states that have been devastated by these terrible trade agreements. I fear very much if joe is the candidate, believe me, trump will and has already talked about joes record on trade. I believe that we are the strongest campaign to defeat donald trump, a, because we have a Grassroots Movement that is unparalleled, b, because we have a voting record that speaks to the needs of working families. I believe that the United States has got to join every other major country on earth, guarantee health care to all people as a human right, help lead the effort to raise the minimum wage to 15 bucks an hour, help lead the effort to demand that at a time of massive income and wealth inequality, the rich start paying their fair share of taxes. Senator, are you saying joe biden will lose michigan and other industrial states to President Trump if hes the nominee . No, im not saying that. Ive been asked that a million times. I believe if joe is the candidate, ill do everything i can to ensure that he does win. But i think just looking at the facts, if youre going into the Industrial Base of the United States of america, the heartland of america, and you voted for agreements that have devastated communities like flint, detroit, its hard to make the case when trump has made trade such an important part of his agenda. Now, trump lies all of the time. He is a pathological liar, its running a corrupt administration. But it will be hard, i believe, not to say that he cant do it, but it will be hard for joe to defend a record on trade when it has had such a negative impact on the midwest. I want to ask you about the latest in the coronavirus outbreak in the u. S. The cdc says older people and other vulnerable individuals should avoid crowds. The south by southwest festival is canceled, the nba is talking about potentially having gains with no fans. Youre running for president so you set a tone as a leader on this. Youve promised in terms of your rallies that you wont endanger anyones health. At what point will it not be worth the risk of having rallies . Thats a good question. And all that i can tell you, jake, is we are in communications with Public Health officials wherever we go. Yesterday we had a rally in chicago, grant park. We had 15,000 people out. I love rallies, but your point is welltaken, we will not endanger the health of anybody in this country. And i think there are many organizations, the nba being one, theaters all over this country. We are watching this thing very, very carefully. What is most important is the health of the American People and we are in Constant Contact with Public Health officials and getting their advice. More personally, sir, the cdc is saying Older Americans should limit their travel and avoid crowds. You, President Trump, Vice President biden, youre all Older Americans. Do you think that all three of you should be limiting travel and avoiding crowds . Well, the best of all possible worlds, maybe. But right now were running as hard as we can. We did three rallies yesterday, were doing two rallies today, ive been working really, really hard. Look, this is the most consequential election in the modern history of the United States of america. Trump in my view is a president who is a liar, who is running a corrupt administration, who does not understand the constitution of the United States, who thinks hes above the law. He has to be beaten. And i believe i am the strongest candidate to do that. And im going to work as hard as i can to make sure that we win this democratic nomination and that we defeat trump. Sir, i have to ask you about something that happened thursday night in phoenix where an individual unfurled a nazi flag, a swastika, before being removed by security. I know you didnt see it in the moment but you saw it later. You could be the first jewish major nominee for president in american history. What did you think when somebody unfurled a swastika at your rally . I saw the crowd booing, i turned around, i didnt quite see what it was, i learned about it when i left the stage. Jake, we have been disrupted by various groups, some trump people have gotten excited and we got rid of them. The idea that there was a swastika, a symbol of everything that this country stands against, we lost 400,000 people fighting that symbol, fighting naziism. 6 million jews were killed, other people were killed. The most devastating war in the United States of america, somebody who is an antisemite was yelling out vulgar things as well, it is unspeakable, it is disgusting. Ive got to tell you, i never expected in my life as an american to see a swastika at a Major Political rally. Its horrible. Your Campaign Manager and Communications Director have been tweeting this weekend, pointing out that you have a more rigorous schedule and give longer speeches than your democratic rival joe biden. You had three events comparing that toe his schedule yesterday. Do you think that Vice President biden is not up to the task in terms of the rigors of being either the democratic nominee or being the president . No. No, i think what were talking about is my schedule, which i just mentioned to you. By the way, were in grand rapids, michigan, and later this afternoon well hold a rally here. And reverend jesse jackson, as you know, one of the great civil rights leaders in this country. Reverend jackson has transformed politics in america, has brought blacks, whites, and latinos together, done an extraordinary job in fighting against racism for his entire career, who understands that we need to have an economy and a government that works for all, black and white and latinos, and not just the very rich, he will be joining me and is supporting our campaign. And were very excited about that. But look, joe biden is a friend of mine and joe and i have disagreements on the issues. I do not make personal attacks on joe. I want to ask you about senator warren. She has not endorsed either you or Vice President biden. You pointed out that, quote, there was no question that her agenda, what she fought for in the campaign, is far closer to what i am fighting for than what joe biden believes in, unquote. I dont dispute that, that seems to be accurate. But that would seem to suggest that this should be an easy choice for her. Why do you think she has not endorsed you . Well, im not going to speculate. We would love to have senator warrens support and we would love to have the millions of people who supported senator warren in her campaign on board. Senator warren talked about a wealth tax, something that i think is enormously important. We also have a wealth tax, a nuanced difference from hers, but the same principle, that at a time of massive income wealth inequality, when three people own more than the bottom half of american, when the very rich are becoming richer, yes, we need them to pay their fair share of taxes so we can solve the homeless crisis in this country, improve peb educatiublic educats country. We hope senator warrens supporters come on board. There are people in the Democratic Party who are disappointed with the fact that with the most diverse field in the history of the United States, the nomination is coming down to two white men. And i say that as a white man so i hope youre not offended. Do you think that no, i know im white. Youre aware of it, okay. Im sorry, go ahead. I am aware of that. Do you think that sexism and other forms of bigotry remain hurdles for candidates appealing not just to the democratic electorate but general election votes . The short answer is yes, women have obstacles placed in front of them that men do not have. On the other hand, we have made progress in the last 40, 50 years in terms of the number of women in the congress. A few decades ago Barbara Mikulski of maryland was the only woman in the United States senate and we have made some progress. But the day has got to come sooner than later that women can see themselves equally represented in congress, half or more members of congress, president of the United States, leaders of companies all over this country. Were making progress but its too slow. We have got to get rid of all of the vestiges of sexism that exist in this country which is still pretty rampant. Senator sanders, thanks so much, good luck on tuesday, we appreciate your time. Thank you. How worried should you be about the coronavirus . The nations top doctor, the u. S. Surgeon general, will join us next. I always dreamed of teaching kids and having kids of my own. 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