WE HAVE A SPECIAL THURSDAY EDITION OF "SEEN AND UNSEEN,"

EDITION OF "SEEN AND UNSEEN," ALL COMING UP.

ALL COMING UP. BUT FIRST, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE

BUT FIRST, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO CONTRACTED THE CORONAVIRUS

WHO CONTRACTED THE CORONAVIRUS CONTINUES TO GROW.

CONTINUES TO GROW. MORE THAN 1600 AMERICANS NOW ARE

MORE THAN 1600 AMERICANS NOW ARE INFECTED, AT LEAST 40 HAVE DIED.

INFECTED, AT LEAST 40 HAVE DIED. IN OTHER COUNTRIES TO NUMBERS

IN OTHER COUNTRIES TO NUMBERS ARE FAR HIGHER, 8,000 HAVE NOW

ARE FAR HIGHER, 8,000 HAVE NOW PERISHED IN ITALY.

PERISHED IN ITALY. THE NUMBERS ARE GOING TO

THE NUMBERS ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO CLIMB HERE, AS MORE

CONTINUE TO CLIMB HERE, AS MORE PEOPLE DO GET TESTED.

PEOPLE DO GET TESTED. IT IS HARD TO MEET AN AMERICAN

IT IS HARD TO MEET AN AMERICAN WHOSE LIFE HASN’T ALREADY BEEN

WHOSE LIFE HASN’T ALREADY BEEN EFFECTED IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD

EFFECTED IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BY THIS VIRUS.

OF TIME BY THIS VIRUS. THE RESPONSE FROM THE

THE RESPONSE FROM THE GOVERNMENT, BUSINESSES, AND

GOVERNMENT, BUSINESSES, AND WALL STREET HAVE WALKED OUR

WALL STREET HAVE WALKED OUR WORLD.

WORLD. THERE IS NO SUGARCOATING THAT.

THERE IS NO SUGARCOATING THAT. SCHOOLS IN AMERICA ARE CLOSING,

SCHOOLS IN AMERICA ARE CLOSING, MY KIDS HAVE BEEN OUT FOR A

MY KIDS HAVE BEEN OUT FOR A WEEK, THEY WILL BE OUT FOR THE

WEEK, THEY WILL BE OUT FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

FORESEEABLE FUTURE. K-12 IN OHIO AND MARYLAND, THE

K-12 IN OHIO AND MARYLAND, THE FIRST STATES TO SHUT IT DOWN.

FIRST STATES TO SHUT IT DOWN. COLLEGES LIKE GEORGETOWN,

COLLEGES LIKE GEORGETOWN, DARTMOUTH, NOTRE DAME, UCLA ARE

DARTMOUTH, NOTRE DAME, UCLA ARE ALL EXTENDING SPRING BREAK OR

ALL EXTENDING SPRING BREAK OR SIMPLY CANCELING CLASS FOR THE

SIMPLY CANCELING CLASS FOR THE REST OF THE SEMESTER.

REST OF THE SEMESTER. 750,000 AMAZON EMPLOYEES ARE

750,000 AMAZON EMPLOYEES ARE TOLD THEY CAN WORK FROM HOME IF

TOLD THEY CAN WORK FROM HOME IF THEY CAN.

THEY CAN. CONGRESS AND THE WHITE HOUSE ARE

CONGRESS AND THE WHITE HOUSE ARE ALSO CONSIDERING, AND SOME

ALSO CONSIDERING, AND SOME CASES, TELECOMMUTING.

CASES, TELECOMMUTING. THE BIDEN AND SANDERS CAMPAIGNS

THE BIDEN AND SANDERS CAMPAIGNS HAVE CLOSED SOME OFFICES AND

HAVE CLOSED SOME OFFICES AND TOLD STAFF THAT CAN WORK FROM

TOLD STAFF THAT CAN WORK FROM HOME.

HOME. THE OUTBREAK HAS ALSO RUINED

THE OUTBREAK HAS ALSO RUINED AMERICANS PLANS FOR VACATION AND

AMERICANS PLANS FOR VACATION AND OTHER FUN WITH FAMILY AND

OTHER FUN WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

FRIENDS. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 250 YEARS,

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 250 YEARS, INCLUDING DURING WORLD WAR II,

INCLUDING DURING WORLD WAR II, WORLD WAR I, NEW YORK’S BELOVED

WORLD WAR I, NEW YORK’S BELOVED ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE

ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE POSTPONE.

POSTPONE. THIS MORNING, I WENT TO THE

THIS MORNING, I WENT TO THE GIANT TO GET DINNER STUFF FOR

GIANT TO GET DINNER STUFF FOR THE KIDS.

THE KIDS. AND NOT ONLY WERE THERE NO

AND NOT ONLY WERE THERE NO GROCERY CARTS COME UP THERE EVEN

GROCERY CARTS COME UP THERE EVEN ANY CATCH UP.

ANY CATCH UP. PEOPLE WHO WERE FILLING THEIR

PEOPLE WHO WERE FILLING THEIR CART WITH CASES OF WATER, DOG

CART WITH CASES OF WATER, DOG FOOD, AND FROZEN PIZZA.

FOOD, AND FROZEN PIZZA. IS THERE A SHORTAGE ON PEPPERONI

IS THERE A SHORTAGE ON PEPPERONI AND DOWN?

AND DOWN? IS THERE A RUN ON FLOUR AND

IS THERE A RUN ON FLOUR AND WATER?

WATER? AT LEAST YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE

AT LEAST YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE SPORTS TO WATCH WHILE YOU ARE

SPORTS TO WATCH WHILE YOU ARE COOPED WITH THE KIDS.

COOPED WITH THE KIDS. WRONG.

WRONG. >> THE REMAINDER OF THE NBA AND

>> THE REMAINDER OF THE NBA AND NOW NHL SEASONS HAVE BEEN

NOW NHL SEASONS HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED.

SUSPENDED. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HAS

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HAS DELAYED OPENING DAY AND CANCELED

DELAYED OPENING DAY AND CANCELED SPRING TRAINING.

SPRING TRAINING. >> Laura: GHOST STORIES

>> Laura: GHOST STORIES CONTINUE TO RACK UP.

CONTINUE TO RACK UP. THERE ARE SOME BIZARRE STORIES

THERE ARE SOME BIZARRE STORIES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED, AND ASPEN,

YOU MAY HAVE MISSED, AND ASPEN, COLORADO, THEY HAVE TEN

COLORADO, THEY HAVE TEN CORONAVIRUS CASES.

CORONAVIRUS CASES. THE MOST CONCENTRATED CLUSTER IN

THE MOST CONCENTRATED CLUSTER IN THE ENTIRE VERY LARGE STATE OF

THE ENTIRE VERY LARGE STATE OF COLORADO.

COLORADO. AND SOME AUSSIE TOURISTS THERE

AND SOME AUSSIE TOURISTS THERE WHO CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THIS

WHO CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THIS INFECTED PERSON ARE THEY ARE,

INFECTED PERSON ARE THEY ARE, AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO BE

AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO BE TESTED.

TESTED. YOU CAN’T FORCE THEM TO BE

YOU CAN’T FORCE THEM TO BE TESTED, BY THE WAY.

TESTED, BY THE WAY. THAT GIVES THEM TIME TO PULL

THAT GIVES THEM TIME TO PULL THEIR LIFT TICKETS, MAYBE

THEIR LIFT TICKETS, MAYBE FAMILIES ARE FEELING PRESSURED

FAMILIES ARE FEELING PRESSURED TO CANCEL DANCE RECITALS,

TO CANCEL DANCE RECITALS, BAPTISMS.

BAPTISMS. A FRIEND OF MINE HAD TO POSTPONE

A FRIEND OF MINE HAD TO POSTPONE THEIR WEDDING, I WAS GOING TO IT

THEIR WEDDING, I WAS GOING TO IT NEXT WEEK IN NEW ORLEANS, THAT

NEXT WEEK IN NEW ORLEANS, THAT IS POSTPONE.

IS POSTPONE. THEY DRAG ON THE ECONOMY, THE

THEY DRAG ON THE ECONOMY, THE MARKET, IT’S A NIGHTMARE.

MARKET, IT’S A NIGHTMARE. THE STOCK MARKET DROPPED THE

THE STOCK MARKET DROPPED THE MOST SINCE THE CRASH OF ’87.

MOST SINCE THE CRASH OF ’87. SPEAK OF THE DOW PLUNGING ALMOST

SPEAK OF THE DOW PLUNGING ALMOST 10%.

10%. AND SUFFERING ITS WORST LOSS

AND SUFFERING ITS WORST LOSS SINCE 1987, AND TOTALED THE

SINCE 1987, AND TOTALED THE MARKET HAVE LOST ALMOST

MARKET HAVE LOST ALMOST $3 TRILLION ON THE DAY.

$3 TRILLION ON THE DAY. >> IT WAS A BLOOD BATH IN THE

>> IT WAS A BLOOD BATH IN THE MARKET, NOT JUST TODAY BUT IN

MARKET, NOT JUST TODAY BUT IN THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS.

THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS. >> Laura: WHILE THERE HAVE

>> Laura: WHILE THERE HAVE BEEN SOME LAYOFFS ALREADY,

BEEN SOME LAYOFFS ALREADY, JOBLESS CLAIMS HAVE DROPPED IN

JOBLESS CLAIMS HAVE DROPPED IN MARCH.

MARCH. THAT WILL LIKELY CHANGE.

THAT WILL LIKELY CHANGE. SO ARE THE DEMANDS FOR MORE

SO ARE THE DEMANDS FOR MORE FEDERAL MONEY.

FEDERAL MONEY. DON’T FORGET, THIS IS ELECTION

DON’T FORGET, THIS IS ELECTION SEASON.

SEASON. WE ARE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF A

WE ARE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. THE DEMOCRATIC DEBATE ON SUNDAY

THE DEMOCRATIC DEBATE ON SUNDAY IS STILL GOING ON BETWEEN

IS STILL GOING ON BETWEEN SANDERS AND BIDEN.

SANDERS AND BIDEN. AND THE DEMOCRAT MACHINE JUST

AND THE DEMOCRAT MACHINE JUST SPENT A LOT OF EFFORT TRYING TO

SPENT A LOT OF EFFORT TRYING TO KILL OFF SANDERS, THE WHOLE

KILL OFF SANDERS, THE WHOLE CAMPAIGN OF BERNIE SANDERS

CAMPAIGN OF BERNIE SANDERS BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY DIDN’T

BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY DIDN’T THINK A SELF-DESCRIBED SOCIALIST

THINK A SELF-DESCRIBED SOCIALIST WAS ELECTABLE.

WAS ELECTABLE. MODERATES LIKE JOE BIDEN SAID HE

MODERATES LIKE JOE BIDEN SAID HE WAS TOO EXTREME FOR THE AMERICAN

WAS TOO EXTREME FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

PEOPLE. BUT IT TURNS OUT THE PARTY

BUT IT TURNS OUT THE PARTY ESTABLISHMENT AS WE SEE THIS

ESTABLISHMENT AS WE SEE THIS CORONAVIRUS, AID PACKAGE, AND

CORONAVIRUS, AID PACKAGE, AND ALL THE DETAILS OF SERVICE, THEY

ALL THE DETAILS OF SERVICE, THEY ARE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH

ARE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH SOCIALISM THAN THEY ARE LETTING

SOCIALISM THAN THEY ARE LETTING ON.

ON. JUST LOOK AT WHAT THEY ARE

JUST LOOK AT WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO CRAM DOWN OUR THROATS

TRYING TO CRAM DOWN OUR THROATS FROM THE GUYS RESPONDING TO THE

FROM THE GUYS RESPONDING TO THE VIRAL OUTBREAK.

VIRAL OUTBREAK. PELOSI’S CORONAVIRUS BILL IS

PELOSI’S CORONAVIRUS BILL IS FULL OF SOCIALIST GOODIES.

FULL OF SOCIALIST GOODIES. LIKE ENDING WORK REQUIREMENTS

LIKE ENDING WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR FOOD STAMPS FOR EVERYONE.

FOR FOOD STAMPS FOR EVERYONE. MANDATING EMPLOYERS PROVIDE PAID

MANDATING EMPLOYERS PROVIDE PAID LEAVE BENEFITS EVEN BEYOND

LEAVE BENEFITS EVEN BEYOND NATIONAL CRISES.

NATIONAL CRISES. TAXPAYERS FOOTING THE BILL FOR

TAXPAYERS FOOTING THE BILL FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTS FOR THE

CORONAVIRUS TESTS FOR THE UNINSURED, AND IN SOME

UNINSURED, AND IN SOME DELIBERATIONS, FOR THE REST OF

DELIBERATIONS, FOR THE REST OF THE WORLD.

THE WORLD. IT IS SO BAD THAT REPUBLICANS

IT IS SO BAD THAT REPUBLICANS ARE REFUSING TO VOTE FOR IT

ARE REFUSING TO VOTE FOR IT TONIGHT.

TONIGHT. >> HERE IS ONE GLARING PROBLEM,

>> HERE IS ONE GLARING PROBLEM, UNDER PELOSI’S BILL THE SOCIAL

UNDER PELOSI’S BILL THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION WOULD BE

SECURITY ADMINISTRATION WOULD BE SET UP TO ADMINISTER THE PAID

SET UP TO ADMINISTER THE PAID SICK LEAVE PROGRAM.

SICK LEAVE PROGRAM. THIS WOULD TAKE MORE THAN SIX

THIS WOULD TAKE MORE THAN SIX MONTHS, SO IT WON’T WORK AND

MONTHS, SO IT WON’T WORK AND TIME.

TIME. IT ALSO WILL HAMPER THE

IT ALSO WILL HAMPER THE ADMINISTRATION.

ADMINISTRATION. FROM PUTTING OUT

FROM PUTTING OUT SOCIAL SECURITY FOR THOSE WHO

SOCIAL SECURITY FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT RIGHT NOW WHO ARE IN

NEED IT RIGHT NOW WHO ARE IN HARM’S WAY.

HARM’S WAY. THIS WILL HURT THE VERY

THIS WILL HURT THE VERY POPULATION THAT WE ARE SUPPOSED

POPULATION THAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE HELPING.

TO BE HELPING. >> Laura: THE DEMOCRATS

>> Laura: THE DEMOCRATS DELAYED THE VOTE ON THE AID

DELAYED THE VOTE ON THE AID PACKAGE AS THEY CONTINUE TO

PACKAGE AS THEY CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE WHITE HOUSE.

NEGOTIATE WITH THE WHITE HOUSE. PELOSI THIS MORNING SOUNDED VERY

PELOSI THIS MORNING SOUNDED VERY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT WORKING WITH

OPTIMISTIC ABOUT WORKING WITH STEVE MNUCHIN, TREASURY

STEVE MNUCHIN, TREASURY SECRETARY SAYING HE HAD

SECRETARY SAYING HE HAD REASONABLE POINTS TO MAYBANK.

REASONABLE POINTS TO MAYBANK. THAT SEEMS TO ALL COME TO A HALT

THAT SEEMS TO ALL COME TO A HALT AT SOME POINT DURING THE DAY.

AT SOME POINT DURING THE DAY. MUCH OF WHAT THE DEMOCRATS ARE

MUCH OF WHAT THE DEMOCRATS ARE PUSHING DOESN’T DEAL WITH THE

PUSHING DOESN’T DEAL WITH THE CRISIS AT HAND, AND ONLY SEEMS

CRISIS AT HAND, AND ONLY SEEMS TO IN SOME CASES SET A FLOOR FOR

TO IN SOME CASES SET A FLOOR FOR FUTURE GOVERNMENT CONTROL AND

FUTURE GOVERNMENT CONTROL AND SPENDING.

SPENDING. IN THE END, THIS WILL BE DEALT

IN THE END, THIS WILL BE DEALT WITH.

WITH. AT SOME POINT, THIS WILL BE A

AT SOME POINT, THIS WILL BE A MEMORY, THANK GOODNESS, WE HOPE

MEMORY, THANK GOODNESS, WE HOPE IT IS SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.

IT IS SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. BUT IN THE END, THE AVERAGE

BUT IN THE END, THE AVERAGE PERSON IS ALWAYS ASKED TO COUGH

PERSON IS ALWAYS ASKED TO COUGH UP MORE MONEY IN RETURN THEY GET

UP MORE MONEY IN RETURN THEY GET LESS FREEDOM.

LESS FREEDOM. IT IS SOCIALISM BY CRISIS.