NOW IT TO THE LATEST ON THE

CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.

THE CDC SAYING A NATIONWIDE

OUTBREAK IS NOT A MATTER OF,

BUT WHEN.

LAWMAKERS ARE CALLING ON THE

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO DO MORE

TO FIGHT IT.

Reporter: TRUMP

ADMINISTRATION CABINET

SECRETARIES FACED TOUGH

QUESTIONS FROM SENATORS ON THE

WORLDWIDE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK,

AS FEARS AND THE NUMBER OF

CASES CONTINUE TO RISE.

WE'RE WORKING WITH HHS.

YOU DON'T KNOW.

YOU DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER, DO

YOU?

DO WE HAVE ENOUGH FACE MASKS?

FOR THE ENTIRE AMERICAN

PUBLIC?

YES.

NO.

ANYTHING IS THAT STOCKPILED

AND READY?

WE DO HAVE IN THE STRATEGIC

STOCKPILE, MASKS, VENTS.

ENOUGH?

WELL NO.

Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP

DOWN PLAYED THE CRISIS DURING A

STATE VISIT TO INDIA.

THE PEOPLE ARE GETTING

BETTER.

THEY'RE ALL GETTING BETTER.

I THINK THAT WHOLE SITUATION

WILL START WORKING OUT.

Reporter: TRUMP

ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS

BRIEFED LAWMAKERS ON THE

OUTBREAK AFTER SENDING AN

EMERGENCY FUNDING REQUEST FOR

$2.5 BILLION.

BUT BOTH REPUBLICANS AND

DEMOCRATS HERE SAY THAT MAY NOT

BE ENOUGH.

IF YOU LOW BALL SOMETHING

LIKE THIS YOU WILL PAY FOR IT

LATER.

THE DOLLARS WILL COME, IF

THE PLAN IS THERE.

BUT WE'RE NOT JUST GOING TO

GIVE THE PRESIDENT DOLLARS THAT

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S GOING

TO DO WITH.

Reporter: MEDICAL

PROFESSIONALS ARE WORKING ON

WORLDWIDE CLINICAL TRIALS TO

FIND THE MOST EFFECTIVE

TREATMENT FOR THE DISEASE.

DR.ANDRE KHALIL IS HEADING UP

ONE OF THOSE TRIALS.

THE PLAN FOR THE TRIAL IS TO

TEST IN CLOSE TO 400 PATIENTS.

THE TRIAL IS GOING TO INVOLVE

ABOUT 50 SITES GLOBALLY.

Reporter: A CORONAVIRUS