Stopped and when. This all happening as fears about the coronavirus, fears about the economy have begun to take hold. The president will address those fears now. My fellow americans, tonight i want to speak with you about our nations unprecedented response to the coronavirus outbreak. It started in china and is now spreading throughout the world. Today the World Health Organization officially announced that this is a global pandemic. We have been in frequent contact with our allies and we are martialing the full power of the federal government and private sector to help our people. This is an ability to confront a foreign virus in modern history. I am confident that by continuing to take these tough measures, we will significantly reduce the threat to our citizens, and we will ultimately and expeditiously defeat this virus. From the beginning of time, nations and people have faced unforeseen challenges, including large scale and very Dangerous Health threats. This is the way it always was and always will be. It only matters how you respond, and we are responding with great speed and professionalism. Our team is the best anywhere in the world. At the very start of the outbreak, we instituted sweeping travel restrictions on china and put in place the first federally mandated quarantine in over 50 years. We declared a Public Health emergency and issued the highest level of travel warning on other countries as the virus spread its horrible infection. And taking early, intense action, we have seen dramatically fewer cases of the virus in the United States that are now present in europe. The European Union failed to take the same precautions and restrict travel from china and other hot spots. As a result a large number of new clusters in the United States were seated by travelers from europe. After consulting with our top government professionals, i have decided to take several actions to protect the health and wellbeing of all americans. To keep new cases from entering our shores, we will be suspending all travel from europe to the United States for the next 30 days. The new rules will go into effect friday at midnight. These restrictions will be adjusted subject to conditions on the ground. There will be exemptions for americans who have undergone appropriate screenings, and these prohibitions will not only apply to the tremendous amount of trade and cargo but various other things as we get approval. Anything coming from europe to the United States is what we are discussing. These restrictions will also not apply to the united kingdom. At the same time, we are monitoring the situation in china and south korea, and as their situation improves, we will reevaluate the restrictions and warnings that are currently in place for a possible early opening. Earlier this week, i met with the leaders of Health Insurance industry who have agreed to waive all copayments for coronavirus treatments, extend Insurance Coverage to these treatments and to prevent surprise medical billing. We are cutting massive amounts of red tape to make therapies available in record time. These treatments will significantly reduce the impact and reach of the virus. Additionally, last week i signed into law an 8. 3 billion funding bill to help cdc and other Government Agencies fight the virus and support vaccines, treatments and distribution of medical supplies. Testing and testing capabilities are expanding rapidly. Day by day, we are moving very quickly. The vast majority of americans, the risk is very, very low. Young and Healthy People can expect to recover fully and quickly if they should get the virus. The highest risk is for Elderly Population with Underlying Health conditions. The Elderly Population must be very, very careful. In particular we are strongly advising that Nursing Homes for the elderly suspend all medically unnecessary visits. In general, Older Americans should also avoid nonessential travel in crowded areas. My administration is coordinating directly with communities with the largest outbreaks and we have issued guidance on school closures, social distancing and reducing large gatherings. Smart action today will prevent the spread of the virus tomorrow. Every Community Faces different risks, and it is critical for you to follow the guidelines of your local officials who are working closely with our federal health experts, and they are the best. For all americans, it is essential that everyone take extra precautions and practice good hygiene. Each of us has a role to play in defeating this virus. Wash your hands, clean oftenused surfaces, cover your face and mouth if you sneeze or cough, and most of all, if you are sick or not feeling well, stay home. To ensure that working americans impacted by the virus can stay home without fear of financial hardship, i will soon be taking emergency action, which is unprecedented, to provide financial relief. This will be targeted for workers who are ill, quarantined or caring for others due to coronavirus. I will be asking congress to take legislative action to extend this relief. Because of the economic policies that we have put into place, over the last three years, we have the greatest economy anywhere in the world by far. Our banks and Financial Institutions are fully capitalized and incredibly strong. Our unemployment is at a historic low. This vast Economic Prosperity gives us flexibility, reserves and resources to handle any threat that comes our way. This is not a financial crisis. This is just a temporary moment of time that we will overcome together as a nation and as a world. However, to provide extra support for american workers, families and businesses, tonight i am announcing the following additional action. I am instructing the Small Business administration to exercise available authority, to provide capital and liquidity to firms affected by the coronavirus. Effective immediately, the sba will be providing economic loans in affected states and territories. These lowinterest loans will help Small Businesses overcome temporary economic disruptions caused by the virus. Because of this, i am asking congress to extend the amount for this program by an additional 15 million. Using emergency authority, i will be instructing the Treasury Department to defer tax payments without interest or penalties for Certain Industries or businesses negatively impacted. This action will provide more than 200 billion of additional liquidity to the economy. Finally i am calling on congress to provide americans with immediate payroll tax relief. Hopefully they will consider this very strongly. We are at a critical time in the fight against the virus. We made a lifesaving move with early action on china. Now we must take the same action with europe. We will not delay. I will never hesitate to take any necessary steps to protect the lives, health and safety of the american people. I will always put the wellbeing of america first. If we are vigilant, and we can reduce the chance of infection, which we will, we will significantly impede the transmission of the virus. The virus will not have a chance against us. No nation is more prepared or more resilient than the United States. We have the best economy, the most advanced health care and the most talented doctors, scientists and researchers anywhere in the world. We are all in this together. We must put politics aside, stop the partisanship and unify together as one nation and one family. As history has proven time and time again, americans always rise to the challenge and overcome adversity. Our future remains brighter than anyone can imagine. Acting with compassion and love, we will heal the sick, care for those in need, help our fellow citizens and emerge from this challenge stronger and more unified than ever before. God bless you and god bless america. Thank you. President trump giving a Rare Oval Office address tonight on the subject of the coronavirus. It was about 11 minutes in the oval office there. The president with a sort of strange affect. He doesnt have an easy time reading from the teleprompter. Its got to be stressful for anybody to give a speech from the oval office with a teleprompter like that, but the president seeming to struggle a little bit getting the words out, but there was significant news in what the president just announced. The United States is suspending all travel from europe to the United States for the next 30 days. He said that will go into effect friday at midnight. He said there will be exceptions. He didnt spell them out, but he talked about people who are adequate many screened will be excepted from that, and something about cargo. It wasnt clear, but he said that there would be exceptions. And then he added that there would be an exception for the u. K. So travel from europe will be suspended to the United States for the next 30 days. There will be exceptions. Theyre a little woolly, but specifically the u. K. Will be sing he wou singled out from that. When i look at the u. K. , theyve got 456 cases, slightly less than half the number weve got but with a significantly smaller population. Eight deaths reported already, i think, out of the u. K. Why theyve been exempted from this radical and otherwise unprecedented action, i dont know. Lets bring into the conversation once again my friend, chris hayes. And robin cane had an acute role in the obama administration. He was also chief of staff. Ron, ive been meaning to have you here for a long time. Leet talk about your travel suspension to europe. Sdplz the president boasted about a ban put in from our excitement. The ban was a very friendly business ban. It didnt take people gross needs. There havent been very public results in these travel bans, and the fundamental point, rachel, is this. This disease is here. We dont know how much is here because we havent tested to find out how much is here, but its here. Someone who restricts foreign travel may help, but the president didnt talk about the foreign people here already with the disease. That is the way theyve approached this from the beginning. We have reporting inside the white house that there was sort of selfcongratulatory talk. Its profoundly worrisome to me that the president is still talking about this the way he talks about the migrant caravan, about some Foreign Invasion that can be kept out with strong measures. Its in the country and transmitting now. We are on the epidemic. It may be, at the margin, smart or not to do the travel ban. Spending the last few days, there is disruption to daily life that didnt make up more than 1 20 of that speech. I dont mean to fixate on the u. K. Exception, but it appears to show the irrationality of what hes doing, but just looking at confirmed cases from various european countries, which are now going to be subject to a travel ban. Countries like belgium has fewer cases than the u. K. Does. Austria, portugal, ireland, romaine yr romania, u. K. Donald trump wants to see progressives debate the travel ban, so on and so forth, and not come after where he has failed. We have tested five people out of every million in this country. It doesnt have technology we dont have, or a Health System we dont have. It is a failure of the leadership pd of thely. Even tonight, in that oval office address, were going to get there. Thats job one. It also struck me to hear the president bluntly say for the vast majority of americans, the risk is very, very, very low. Ensuring americans youre not going to get it. And what we hear from pale folks, from epidemiology part of the country to deal with that. Our Health Care System, as wonderful as it is, has very limited capacity. We want to overwhelm those systems, to have happen here what is happening in northern italy. Once again, i heard the president make some slight references tonight, but i think if a competence and getting our Health History ready for this influx of dasz. In the meetings hes had with various ceos and connected groups . P he are you going to just tell the treasurer. We need to see from this looks like from an efficacy standpoint. What is it actually helping people from a distribution standpoint. Including what his owners are connected to. I think it is fair. Often with trups p. Where this money is going. Give this track record, its not unfair to ask those questions tonight. Were going to take a quick break. Ron, i have lots more questions for you tonight. Thank you so much for letting me step on your toes. The president cleegt an overall address on the coronavirus. It was a weird one. Well be right back. Stay with us. It was a weird one. Well be right back. Stay with us. Coronavirus. It was a weird one. Well be right back. Stay with us. Downy unstopables missions in iraq as aand afghanistan. 89 combat as a National Security advisor, i worked to keep our country safe. Im amy mcgrath. Now im running for senate in kentucky against Mitch Mcconnell. I can win, but i need your help. With your contribution, we can finally remove Mitch Mcconnell from office and start repairing the damage hes done to our country. I approved this message. Because this is gonna take all of us. To feel exhilaration. It all starts with an invitation. The invitation to lexus sales event now through march 31st. 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He brought himself a make brazil great again hat. You see their arms pressed up against each other, big smiles from both of them. Today that Government Official has been quarantined and is waiting for the results of a coronavirus test, according to local press in brazil. He is suspected of having the virus. Again, that was him at maralago this past weekend, saturday, with the president of the United States. The president s new white house chief of staff is also under quarantine, as we speak. This republican congressman rode on air force i with the president on monday, as is this congressman who shook hands with the president on friday and met with him face to face. The president is in his 70s. That age puts him at particular risk for serious illness. If he himself actually contracted the coronavirus, the president does seem to have a lot of facetoface contact with a lot of people who have been exposed to the virus in the past week or so. The eerie thing is that the physical person of the president , not just as a leader, but as a Vulnerable Person himself and potentially the vector of transmission himself is part of what we have to think about in our national news. Even tonight as the president gave a Rare Oval Office address, announcing that elderly people need to be particularly careful and should avoid unnecessary travel, even as the president announced tonight that his latest action on coronavirus will be banning travel from europe to the United States, starting friday an ininexplicab excluding the u. K. From that ban. The u. K. Has nearly 500 cases of its own and a number of deaths, so nobody knows why he would not allow travel from the u. K. And other european countries, especially when those countries have fewer cases. Today the sergeant in arms announced they would stop having tours of the capitol. Those are off for the time being. The state Department Also announced they would limit all travel for state Department Personnel unless it is considered to be, quote, missioncritical. The city of washington, d. C. Declared a public emergency today. All the episcopal churches in the d. C. Area announced they would close, at least for a couple weeks. That means churches inside d. C. City limits are closed. The National Cathedral is closed. As we reported last night in the middle of our election coverage in the great state of michigan last night, they reported their first cases of coronavirus, the governor declaring a state of the emergency today. The Supreme Court in michigan said all jury trials, all civil trials and criminal trials that have juries in the state of michigan should be adjourned, should be put off for the duration of the state of emergency unless there is actually a person being held in jail awaiting that trial as jury trials will all be put off. Again, those are state courts in michigan, not federal courts. I believe its the first time weve seen that sort of closure around the country. In congress, one of the most trusted