MORNING THAT GABBY GIFFORDSS THAT ENDORSED JOE BIDEN.

THAT ENDORSED JOE BIDEN. >> STATE OFFICIALS IN NEW YORK

>> STATE OFFICIALS IN NEW YORK HAVE SET A ONE-MILE CONTAINMENT

HAVE SET A ONE-MILE CONTAINMENT AREA IN NEW ROCHELLE.

AREA IN NEW ROCHELLE. PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE AREA WILL

PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE AREA WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL MARCH 25th AND

BE CLOSED UNTIL MARCH 25th AND THE NATIONAL GUARD HAS BEEN

THE NATIONAL GUARD HAS BEEN DEPLOYED TO THE AREA.

DEPLOYED TO THE AREA. AS OF YESTERDAY, WESTCHESTER

AS OF YESTERDAY, WESTCHESTER COUNTY HAS SEEN 108 CONFIRMED

COUNTY HAS SEEN 108 CONFIRMED CASES OF THE VIRUS.

CASES OF THE VIRUS. GOVERNOR CUOMO, OR HOW DOES THE

GOVERNOR CUOMO, OR HOW DOES THE CONTAINMENT AREA WORK AND FOR

CONTAINMENT AREA WORK AND FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE INFECTED OR ARE

PEOPLE WHO ARE INFECTED OR ARE WORRIED THAT THEY’RE INFECTED,

WORRIED THAT THEY’RE INFECTED, ARE THEY STILL GOING TO THE

ARE THEY STILL GOING TO THE HOSPITAL?

HOSPITAL? >> WELL, THANKS.

>> WELL, THANKS. GOOD TO BE WITH YOU, MIKA.

GOOD TO BE WITH YOU, MIKA. YOU KNOW, ALL THIS TALK ABOUT

YOU KNOW, ALL THIS TALK ABOUT POLITICS, I THINK WHAT THE

POLITICS, I THINK WHAT THE CORONAVIRUS REMINDS PEOPLE IS

CORONAVIRUS REMINDS PEOPLE IS THAT THERE’S NOTHING THEORETICAL

THAT THERE’S NOTHING THEORETICAL ABOUT GOVERNMENT, RIGHT?

ABOUT GOVERNMENT, RIGHT? THIS IS ABOUT MAKING A

THIS IS ABOUT MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE’S LIVES,

DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE’S LIVES, MOBILIZING, AND BEING EFFECTIVE.

MOBILIZING, AND BEING EFFECTIVE. AND THAT’S WHAT WE’RE SEEING

AND THAT’S WHAT WE’RE SEEING NOW.

NOW. ON THE NEW ROCHELLE AREA

ON THE NEW ROCHELLE AREA SPECIFICALLY, IT’S THE MOST

SPECIFICALLY, IT’S THE MOST DENSE CLUSTER OF CASES IN THE

DENSE CLUSTER OF CASES IN THE UNITED STATES.

UNITED STATES. WE HAVE 108 CASES IN NEW

WE HAVE 108 CASES IN NEW ROCHELLE.

ROCHELLE. I THINK YOU GET AN IDEA, NEW

I THINK YOU GET AN IDEA, NEW YORK CITY ONLY HAS 36.

YORK CITY ONLY HAS 36. NEW YORK CITY IS 100 TIMES THE

NEW YORK CITY IS 100 TIMES THE SIZE OF NEW ROW SEL SHELL,CHELLE

SIZE OF NEW ROW SEL SHELL,CHELLE WHAT THE CONTAINMENT MEANS LARGE

WHAT THE CONTAINMENT MEANS LARGE GATHERINGS IN THAT AREA ARE

GATHERINGS IN THAT AREA ARE POSTPONED.

POSTPONED. PEOPLE CAN GO AND COME, IT’S NOT

PEOPLE CAN GO AND COME, IT’S NOT EIGHT QUARANTINE AREA, BUT NO

EIGHT QUARANTINE AREA, BUT NO LARGE GATHERINGS BECAUSE THAT’S

LARGE GATHERINGS BECAUSE THAT’S WHERE IT’S SPREADING.

WHERE IT’S SPREADING. THE NUMBERS ARE GOING TO GO UP

THE NUMBERS ARE GOING TO GO UP EXPONENTIALLY.

EXPONENTIALLY. WE DON’T SEE IT IN THE TESTING

WE DON’T SEE IT IN THE TESTING YET BECAUSE WE’RE NOT TESTING

YET BECAUSE WE’RE NOT TESTING ENOUGH.

ENOUGH. AND IT’S MUCH BIGGER OUT THERE

AND IT’S MUCH BIGGER OUT THERE THAN WE EVEN KNOW.

THAN WE EVEN KNOW. SO WE HAVE TO TAKE REAL ACTIONS

SO WE HAVE TO TAKE REAL ACTIONS AND WE HAVE TO TAKE THEM

AND WE HAVE TO TAKE THEM QUICKLY.

QUICKLY. >> SO, GOVERNOR, JUST SO OTHER

>> SO, GOVERNOR, JUST SO OTHER COMMUNITIES CAN LEARN FROM WHAT

COMMUNITIES CAN LEARN FROM WHAT HAPPENED IN NEW ROCHELLE, COULD

HAPPENED IN NEW ROCHELLE, COULD YOU JUST BRIEFLY WALK US THROUGH

YOU JUST BRIEFLY WALK US THROUGH HOW ONE MAN BEING INFECTED HAS

HOW ONE MAN BEING INFECTED HAS NOW LED TO THE DENSEST CLUSTER,

NOW LED TO THE DENSEST CLUSTER, THE MOST DENSE CLUSTER IN THE

THE MOST DENSE CLUSTER IN THE UNITED STATES AND WHAT OTHER

UNITED STATES AND WHAT OTHER COMMUNITIES SHOULD DO TO AVOID

COMMUNITIES SHOULD DO TO AVOID WHAT HAPPENED IN NEW ROCHELLE?

WHAT HAPPENED IN NEW ROCHELLE? WHAT’S REQUIRED YOU TO TAKE SUCH

WHAT’S REQUIRED YOU TO TAKE SUCH A DRAMATIC STEP.

A DRAMATIC STEP. >> YEAH.

>> YEAH. JOE, IT’S MATH.

JOE, IT’S MATH. YOU KNOW, THIS COMMUNITY

YOU KNOW, THIS COMMUNITY HAPPENED TO HAVE A COUPLE OF

HAPPENED TO HAVE A COUPLE OF LARGE GATHERINGS BACK TO BACK.

LARGE GATHERINGS BACK TO BACK. THEY HAD A LARGE RELIGIOUS

THEY HAD A LARGE RELIGIOUS GATHERING WHERE YOU HAD ABOUT

GATHERING WHERE YOU HAD ABOUT 400 PEOPLE.

400 PEOPLE. THEY THEN HAD A COUPLE OF DAYS

THEY THEN HAD A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER ANOTHER LARGE GATHERING.

LATER ANOTHER LARGE GATHERING. AND IT’S JUST MATH.

AND IT’S JUST MATH. IT’S JUST THE TRAJECTORY OF

IT’S JUST THE TRAJECTORY OF EXPOSURE.

EXPOSURE. THERE’S NOTHING EXTRAORDINARY.

THERE’S NOTHING EXTRAORDINARY. AND WHAT THE OTHER COUNTRIES DID

AND WHAT THE OTHER COUNTRIES DID IS THEY DID THE MASSIVE TESTING,

IS THEY DID THE MASSIVE TESTING, YOU KNOW, CHINA WAS DOING

YOU KNOW, CHINA WAS DOING 200,000 TESTS A DAY.

200,000 TESTS A DAY. SOUTH KOREA WAS DOING 15,000

SOUTH KOREA WAS DOING 15,000 TESTS A DAY.

TESTS A DAY. WE’VE DONE 5,000 TO DATE.

WE’VE DONE 5,000 TO DATE. SO WHAT I WOULD SAY, WHAT I HAVE

SO WHAT I WOULD SAY, WHAT I HAVE BEEN SAYING TO OTHER GOVERNORS,

BEEN SAYING TO OTHER GOVERNORS, IS YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN, YOU KNOW.

IS YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN, YOU KNOW. LET THE STATES TAKE ACTION

LET THE STATES TAKE ACTION BECAUSE WHEN THEY DO THE

BECAUSE WHEN THEY DO THE RETROSPECTIVE HERE, I THINK THIS

RETROSPECTIVE HERE, I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE THE PUBLIC HEALTH

IS GOING TO BE THE PUBLIC HEALTH VERSION OF HURRICANE KATRINA.

VERSION OF HURRICANE KATRINA. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS JUST

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS JUST FALLEN DOWN ON THE JOB, SO LET

FALLEN DOWN ON THE JOB, SO LET THE STATES DO IT.

THE STATES DO IT. >> SO I’M STILL TRYING TO

>> SO I’M STILL TRYING TO UNDERSTAND, THOUGH, HOW THE

UNDERSTAND, THOUGH, HOW THE CONTAINMENT AREA IS GOING TO

CONTAINMENT AREA IS GOING TO WORK BECAUSE IF SOMEBODY HAS

WORK BECAUSE IF SOMEBODY HAS SYMPTOMS, LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE

SYMPTOMS, LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE MAN WHO, YOU KNOW, THIS STORY

MAN WHO, YOU KNOW, THIS STORY BEGAN WITH, HE WENT TO THE

BEGAN WITH, HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL IN NEIGHBORING

HOSPITAL IN NEIGHBORING BRONXVILLE AND THEN ENDED UP IN

BRONXVILLE AND THEN ENDED UP IN THE CITY.

THE CITY. SO WHAT IS HAPPENING TO PEOPLE

SO WHAT IS HAPPENING TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE VIRUS WHO ARE

WHO HAVE THE VIRUS WHO ARE FEELING SYMPTOMS, PERHAPS NEED

FEELING SYMPTOMS, PERHAPS NEED CARE?

CARE? >> WELL, IN THIS -- IN THIS AREA

>> WELL, IN THIS -- IN THIS AREA IN NEW ROCHELLE, THE HOT SPOT,

IN NEW ROCHELLE, THE HOT SPOT, FIRST, NO LARGE GATHERINGS.

FIRST, NO LARGE GATHERINGS. SECOND, WE’RE BRINGING TESTING

SECOND, WE’RE BRINGING TESTING INTO THE COMMUNITY.

INTO THE COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, THIS TESTING HAS BEEN

YOU KNOW, THIS TESTING HAS BEEN SUCH A FIASCO.

SUCH A FIASCO. EVEN PEOPLE GOING TO A HOSPITAL

EVEN PEOPLE GOING TO A HOSPITAL IS A PROBLEM.

IS A PROBLEM. THEY GET INTO CARE, THEY EXPOSE

THEY GET INTO CARE, THEY EXPOSE THE CAB, THEY GET INTO A

THE CAB, THEY GET INTO A HOSPITAL, THEY EXPOSE WORKERS.

HOSPITAL, THEY EXPOSE WORKERS. SO WE’RE BRINGING TESTING,

SO WE’RE BRINGING TESTING, MOBILE TESTING UNITS TO NEW

MOBILE TESTING UNITS TO NEW ROCHELLE.

ROCHELLE. AND YOU LITERALLY CAN DRIVE IN

AND YOU LITERALLY CAN DRIVE IN TIE MOBILE TESTING UNIT.

TIE MOBILE TESTING UNIT. IT’S ALL CONTAINED IT’S ALL

IT’S ALL CONTAINED IT’S ALL ISOLATED, AND YOU GET THE TEST

ISOLATED, AND YOU GET THE TEST RIGHT THERE.

RIGHT THERE. >> EXCELLENT.

>> EXCELLENT. >> WE ARE GETTING VERY

>> WE ARE GETTING VERY AGGRESSIVE ON THE TESTING

AGGRESSIVE ON THE TESTING BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THE WAY

BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THE WAY IT HAS BEEN STOPPED IN OTHER

IT HAS BEEN STOPPED IN OTHER COUNTRIES, IT’S MASSIVE

COUNTRIES, IT’S MASSIVE QUARANTINE OR MASSIVE TESTING.

QUARANTINE OR MASSIVE TESTING. WET DON’T WANT TO QUARANTINE SO

WET DON’T WANT TO QUARANTINE SO WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO THE

WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO THE TESTING.

TESTING. AND WE CAN’T WAIT FOR THE

AND WE CAN’T WAIT FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BECAUSE IT’S

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BECAUSE IT’S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. >> GOVERNOR -- GOVERNOR, IT’S

>> GOVERNOR -- GOVERNOR, IT’S WILLIE GEIST.

WILLIE GEIST. TOM BOSSERT WHO IS PRESIDENT

TOM BOSSERT WHO IS PRESIDENT TRUMP’S HOMELAND SECURITY

TRUMP’S HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY SAID YESTERDAY WE ARE

SECRETARY SAID YESTERDAY WE ARE TEN DAYS AWAY FROM THE HOSPITALS

TEN DAYS AWAY FROM THE HOSPITALS IN THE UNITED STATES HERE

IN THE UNITED STATES HERE GETTING CREAMED.

GETTING CREAMED. HE WROTE AN OP-ED IN THE

HE WROTE AN OP-ED IN THE "WASHINGTON POST" ON MONDAY THAT

"WASHINGTON POST" ON MONDAY THAT SAID WE’RE HEADED TOWARD THE

SAID WE’RE HEADED TOWARD THE CRISIS IN WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN

CRISIS IN WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN ITALY, FRANKLY.

ITALY, FRANKLY. I’M GETTING EVEN THIS MORNING

I’M GETTING EVEN THIS MORNING FROM DOCTORS AND PEOPLE IN ITALY

FROM DOCTORS AND PEOPLE IN ITALY FLASHING RED LIGHTS THAT WHAT WE

FLASHING RED LIGHTS THAT WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS HEADED YOUR WAY IF

HAVE HERE IS HEADED YOUR WAY IF YOU DON’T GET SMART ABOUT THIS.

YOU DON’T GET SMART ABOUT THIS. SO WHAT IS YOUR THRESHOLD,

SO WHAT IS YOUR THRESHOLD, GOVERNOR, FOR CLOSING SCHOOLS?

GOVERNOR, FOR CLOSING SCHOOLS? I KNOW THAT’S A MUNICIPAL

I KNOW THAT’S A MUNICIPAL QUESTION, BUT FOR CLOSING

QUESTION, BUT FOR CLOSING SCHOOLS, FOR CANCELING ANY

SCHOOLS, FOR CANCELING ANY GATHERINGS, FOR TELLING PEOPLE

GATHERINGS, FOR TELLING PEOPLE JUST STOP GOING TO WORK, WORK

JUST STOP GOING TO WORK, WORK ELECTRONICALLY, WE CAN NOW.

ELECTRONICALLY, WE CAN NOW. DO GOOGLE CHAT.

DO GOOGLE CHAT. QUESTION DO THIS. WE CAN DO THIS

QUESTION DO THIS. WE CAN DO THIS IS THERE A MOMENT WHERE YOU SAY

IS THERE A MOMENT WHERE YOU SAY WE’VE GOT TO SHUT THINGS DOWN

WE’VE GOT TO SHUT THINGS DOWN FOR A WHILE?

FOR A WHILE? >> WILLIE, THINK YOU SEE THE

>> WILLIE, THINK YOU SEE THE TRAJECTORY GOING STRAIGHT UP.

TRAJECTORY GOING STRAIGHT UP. I’M GOING TO SPEAK TO BUSINESS

I’M GOING TO SPEAK TO BUSINESS LEADERS IN NEW YORK TODAY.

LEADERS IN NEW YORK TODAY. I’M GOING TO ASK THEM TO

I’M GOING TO ASK THEM TO VOLUNTARILY TO DO TELECOMMUTING,

VOLUNTARILY TO DO TELECOMMUTING, TWO SHIFTS, A MORNING SHIFT AND

TWO SHIFTS, A MORNING SHIFT AND A LATE SHIFT, AND LET PEOPLE

A LATE SHIFT, AND LET PEOPLE WORK FROM HOME VOLUNTARILY.

WORK FROM HOME VOLUNTARILY. WE ARE -- WE HAVE CLOSED SOME

WE ARE -- WE HAVE CLOSED SOME SCHOOLS.

SCHOOLS. WE’VE CLOSED SCHOOLS IN THIS HOT

WE’VE CLOSED SCHOOLS IN THIS HOT SPOT IN NEW ROCHELLE.

SPOT IN NEW ROCHELLE. AT THE SAME TIME, WE’RE TRYING

AT THE SAME TIME, WE’RE TRYING TO SLOW IT DOWN BUT RAMPING UP

TO SLOW IT DOWN BUT RAMPING UP THE TESTING.

THE TESTING. AND HOPEFULLY THE FEDERAL

AND HOPEFULLY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO RELEASE

GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO RELEASE THE HANDCUFFS THAT THEY’VE BEEN

THE HANDCUFFS THAT THEY’VE BEEN CONTROLLING THE PROCESS.

CONTROLLING THE PROCESS. AND THAT’S THE WAY THE OTHER

AND THAT’S THE WAY THE OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE GOTTEN AHEAD OF

COUNTRIES HAVE GOTTEN AHEAD OF IT, WITH TESTING.

IT, WITH TESTING. BUT THINK YOU’RE RIGHT IF THE IS

BUT THINK YOU’RE RIGHT IF THE IS ALL THE NUMBERS SAY IT’S GOING

ALL THE NUMBERS SAY IT’S GOING TO BE A WAVE.

TO BE A WAVE. WE’RE WORRIED ABOUT THE HEALTH

WE’RE WORRIED ABOUT THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.

CARE SYSTEM. WE’RE STUDYING VERY CLOSELY OUR

WE’RE STUDYING VERY CLOSELY OUR VAK KANSSY

VAK KANSSY VACANCY AND WE’RE PLANNING

VACANCY AND WE’RE PLANNING BACKUP HOSPITALS AND QUARANTINE

BACKUP HOSPITALS AND QUARANTINE CENTERS IF YOU WILL, IN CASE WE

CENTERS IF YOU WILL, IN CASE WE OVERWHELM THE HEALTH CARE

OVERWHELM THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.

SYSTEM. BECAUSE THAT’S THE REAL

BECAUSE THAT’S THE REAL CHALLENGE.

CHALLENGE. CAN YOU DEAL WITH THE NUMBER OF

CAN YOU DEAL WITH THE NUMBER OF SICK IN THE HOSPITALS.

SICK IN THE HOSPITALS. AND THEN MY NUMBER ONE CONCERN,

AND THEN MY NUMBER ONE CONCERN, MY NIGHTMARE, NURSING HOMES,

MY NIGHTMARE, NURSING HOMES, SENIOR CITIZEN CENTERS,

SENIOR CITIZEN CENTERS, CONGREGATE CARE FACILITIES FOR

CONGREGATE CARE FACILITIES FOR SENIORS.