STARTS RIGHT NOW. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. HELLO, NEW YORK.

HELLO, NEW YORK. HELLO, "30 ROCK", FOR HAVING ME

HELLO, "30 ROCK", FOR HAVING ME HERE.

HERE. IT HAS BEEN A HUGE WEEK IN THE

IT HAS BEEN A HUGE WEEK IN THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY.

DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY. THE FIELD HAS CHANGED, DOWN TO

THE FIELD HAS CHANGED, DOWN TO TWO PEOPLE.

TWO PEOPLE. WE’LL TALK ABOUT THAT.

WE’LL TALK ABOUT THAT. I WANT TO START WITH A STORY

I WANT TO START WITH A STORY THAT’S BEEN DAUNTING THE

THAT’S BEEN DAUNTING THE HEADLINES.

HEADLINES. THE CORONAVIRUS.

THE CORONAVIRUS. ANXIETY OUT THERE.

ANXIETY OUT THERE. I’M NOT HERE TO FREAK PEEK OUT,

I’M NOT HERE TO FREAK PEEK OUT, BUT HERE’S THE THING.

BUT HERE’S THE THING. CONSIDER THIS, HOW DOES ANYONE,

CONSIDER THIS, HOW DOES ANYONE, YOU, ME, VICE PRESIDENT PENCE,

YOU, ME, VICE PRESIDENT PENCE, KNOW HOW TO HANDLE A SITUATION

KNOW HOW TO HANDLE A SITUATION IF WE DON’T KNOW THE FULL KNOW

IF WE DON’T KNOW THE FULL KNOW THE SCOPE.

THE SCOPE. WE HAVE HAD THREE MONTHS TO

WE HAVE HAD THREE MONTHS TO PREPARE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS TO

PREPARE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS TO COME TO THE U.S. AND SEE HOW

COME TO THE U.S. AND SEE HOW OUTBREAKS STARTED.

OUTBREAKS STARTED. WE HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED.

WE HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAVE

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED UNTIL NOW.

COMPLETELY FAILED UNTIL NOW. WE ARE WEEKS AND WEEKS BEHIND

WE ARE WEEKS AND WEEKS BEHIND WHERE WE SHOULD BE.

WHERE WE SHOULD BE. >> THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT

>> THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT TESTING AT

THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT TESTING AT CAPACITY.

CAPACITY. TO MEASURE THE SPREAD OF

TO MEASURE THE SPREAD OF DISEASE?

DISEASE? >> I HAVE TO TEST FOR IT.

>> I HAVE TO TEST FOR IT. YOU SWABBED SOME SALIVA, RUN IT

YOU SWABBED SOME SALIVA, RUN IT THROUGH YOUR MACHINE, IT TELLS

THROUGH YOUR MACHINE, IT TELLS YOU IF THE PATIENT HAS

YOU IF THE PATIENT HAS CORONAVIRUS.

CORONAVIRUS. THE PROBLEM IS, WE DO NOT HAVE

THE PROBLEM IS, WE DO NOT HAVE THE ENEMY, THE FIRST TEPSS WERE

THE ENEMY, THE FIRST TEPSS WERE DEFICIENT.

DEFICIENT. GIVING FALSE POSITIVE.

GIVING FALSE POSITIVE. AND OTHERS COULDN’T DEVELOP

AND OTHERS COULDN’T DEVELOP THEIR OWN TEST.

THEIR OWN TEST. WHEN THAT DIDN’T WORK WE WERE

WHEN THAT DIDN’T WORK WE WERE KIND OF OUT OF LUCK.

KIND OF OUT OF LUCK. SO NOW THEY’RE LETTING OTHER

SO NOW THEY’RE LETTING OTHER PLACES DEFEND THEIR TESTS, BUT

PLACES DEFEND THEIR TESTS, BUT IT HASN’T BEEN DONE.

IT HASN’T BEEN DONE. THEY’RE SHIPPING OUT TESTS.

THEY’RE SHIPPING OUT TESTS. THE CDC IS FINE.

THE CDC IS FINE. AS OF A DODGE THAT YOU THINK THE

AS OF A DODGE THAT YOU THINK THE PERSON MIGHT HAVE CORONAVIRUS?

PERSON MIGHT HAVE CORONAVIRUS? THE’ VERY HARD.

THE’ VERY HARD. THE CDC HAS NOT TELLS US BECAUSE

THE CDC HAS NOT TELLS US BECAUSE THIS IS WEIRD.

THIS IS WEIRD. THE BEGINNING OF A CITE SIS THEY

THE BEGINNING OF A CITE SIS THEY WERE JUST TELLING ME, THEY TOOK

WERE JUST TELLING ME, THEY TOOK THAT NUMBER OFF OF THE WEBSITE.

THAT NUMBER OFF OF THE WEBSITE. >> TRYING TO TRACK DOWN THE

>> TRYING TO TRACK DOWN THE NUMBERS.

NUMBERS. SO TODAY THESE TWO GREAT

SO TODAY THESE TWO GREAT REPORTERS AT THE "ATLANTIC"

REPORTERS AT THE "ATLANTIC" REPORTED THE FOLLOWING.

REPORTED THE FOLLOWING. WE CAN ONLY PHI THAT SOME HAVE

WE CAN ONLY PHI THAT SOME HAVE BEEN TESTED.

BEEN TESTED. LESS THAN 2 THOUVLGS,000 PEOPLE.

LESS THAN 2 THOUVLGS,000 PEOPLE. MORE THAN.

MORE THAN. SOUTH KOREA IS TESTING 10,000

SOUTH KOREA IS TESTING 10,000 PEOPLE A DAY.

PEOPLE A DAY. THE WORST AROUND SEATTLE,

THE WORST AROUND SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON. 14 PEOPLE DIED IN THAT SAME SO

14 PEOPLE DIED IN THAT SAME SO FAR.

FAR. EVEN NOW, AFTER A SENIOR CDC

EVEN NOW, AFTER A SENIOR CDC OFFICIAL WARNED, THAT WE NEED TO

OFFICIAL WARNED, THAT WE NEED TO PREPARE FOR THE DISRUPTION.

PREPARE FOR THE DISRUPTION. THERE’S LIMITED TESTING CAPACITY

THERE’S LIMITED TESTING CAPACITY FROM WASHINGTON TO CALIFORNIA.

FROM WASHINGTON TO CALIFORNIA. >> THE LA TIME AND INTEREST.

>> THE LA TIME AND INTEREST. THE ARTICLE QUOTES ONE

THE ARTICLE QUOTES ONE CALIFORNIA EXPLAINING HOW PEOPLE

CALIFORNIA EXPLAINING HOW PEOPLE EXPOSED TO THE VIRUS CANNOT GET

EXPOSED TO THE VIRUS CANNOT GET TESTED.

TESTED. >> NO, THIS WAS A TRANSPLANT

>> NO, THIS WAS A TRANSPLANT NURSE.

NURSE. I SAID, COME ON, PLEASE.

I SAID, COME ON, PLEASE. WE NEED TO TEST HER.

WE NEED TO TEST HER. AND IF YOU WANT TO GET A SENSE

AND IF YOU WANT TO GET A SENSE OF WHEN THIS IS LOOKING AT

OF WHEN THIS IS LOOKING AT ANOTHER FAMOUS DISASTER.

ANOTHER FAMOUS DISASTER. >> I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THIS

>> I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THIS SECTION OF THE MONOLOG, MUCH

SECTION OF THE MONOLOG, MUCH BIGGER, GREAT SCALE.

BIGGER, GREAT SCALE. THERE’S A LOT TO LEARN WITH THE

THERE’S A LOT TO LEARN WITH THE THE -- IN THIS CASE IT’S LIKE AN

THE -- IN THIS CASE IT’S LIKE AN ACCIDENT AT CHER NOBL.

ACCIDENT AT CHER NOBL. ONE OF THE MOST DISASTROUS

ONE OF THE MOST DISASTROUS THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN

THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN CHERYNOBEL.

CHERYNOBEL. GOOD PEOPLE, SMART SKILLED

GOOD PEOPLE, SMART SKILLED PEOPLE, THEY DIDN’T WANT TO

PEOPLE, THEY DIDN’T WANT TO BELIEVE IT WAS AS BIG A DEAL AS

BELIEVE IT WAS AS BIG A DEAL AS IT WAS.

IT WAS. NOBODY WANTED TO SUGGEST THESE

NOBODY WANTED TO SUGGEST THESE MINGS BE WORSE.

MINGS BE WORSE. THE DETECTOR SAID IT WAS 3.6

THE DETECTOR SAID IT WAS 3.6 ROENTGEN PER HOUR.

ROENTGEN PER HOUR. NOT GREAT BUT NOT TERRIBLE.

NOT GREAT BUT NOT TERRIBLE. LET ME GET IT STRAIGHT.

LET ME GET IT STRAIGHT. THEY WERE MAXING OUT.

THEY WERE MAXING OUT. THE TOOL THEY WERE USING WAS

THE TOOL THEY WERE USING WAS INSUFFICIENT.

INSUFFICIENT. LATER ON WHEN THEY BROUGHT OUT

LATER ON WHEN THEY BROUGHT OUT MILITARY GRADE EQUIPMENT, THE

MILITARY GRADE EQUIPMENT, THE REAL MEASUREMENT WAS 15,000

REAL MEASUREMENT WAS 15,000 ROENTGEN PER HOUR.

ROENTGEN PER HOUR. THEY WERE OFF BY A FACTOR OF

THEY WERE OFF BY A FACTOR OF SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 4500.

SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 4500. HERE’S THE THING, WE HAVE

HERE’S THE THING, WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN A VERSION OF THIS

ALREADY SEEN A VERSION OF THIS WITH TRUMP HE IS.

WITH TRUMP HE IS. >> SEPTEMBER OF 1717.

>> SEPTEMBER OF 1717. >> CARE RUCK KY LUM MAY HAVE

>> CARE RUCK KY LUM MAY HAVE DEVASTATED HER THERE WAS THE

DEVASTATED HER THERE WAS THE ACTUAL SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM.

ACTUAL SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM. IT BECAME CLEARER AND CLEARER

IT BECAME CLEARER AND CLEARER THE TRUMP’S RESPONSE AND THEY

THE TRUMP’S RESPONSE AND THEY DID NOT HAVE DRINKING WATER, NO

DID NOT HAVE DRINKING WATER, NO ELECTRICITY.

ELECTRICITY. MANY, MANY ELDERLY PEOPLE NOT

MANY, MANY ELDERLY PEOPLE NOT GETTING DYE ALDIALYSIS.

GETTING DYE ALDIALYSIS. HE SAT THERE AND HE TOOK A

HE SAT THERE AND HE TOOK A VICTORY LAP.

VICTORY LAP. HOW KPFS COMPARED TO HERR CANE

HOW KPFS COMPARED TO HERR CANE KA

KA -- HURRICANE KATRINA.

-- HURRICANE KATRINA. IF YOU LOOK AT THE HUNDREDS AND

IF YOU LOOK AT THE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE

HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT DIED THAT WAS TOTALLY OVER

THAT DIED THAT WAS TOTALLY OVER BEARING.

BEARING. WHAT IS YOUR DEATH COUNT AS OF

WHAT IS YOUR DEATH COUNT AS OF THIS MOMENT.

THIS MOMENT. 16 PEOPLE CERTIFIED VERSUS IN

16 PEOPLE CERTIFIED VERSUS IN THE,000.

THE,000. >> 67 DEATH CAN’T, IT WAS ONLY

>> 67 DEATH CAN’T, IT WAS ONLY WHAT THEY HAD MEASURED.

WHAT THEY HAD MEASURED. ALMOST A YEAR LATER ONCE THEY

ALMOST A YEAR LATER ONCE THEY WENT IN THE THE -- THAT’S THE

WENT IN THE THE -- THAT’S THE LESSON THAT HE LURND FROM

LESSON THAT HE LURND FROM PREERD.

PREERD. THAT IT WAS ALL AT THE FIN.

THAT IT WAS ALL AT THE FIN. -- OR GOLD STAR INQUIRY.

-- OR GOLD STAR INQUIRY. THERE WAS NO MA I EVER -- SO THE

THERE WAS NO MA I EVER -- SO THE PRESIDENT FAKED HIS WAY THROUGH

PRESIDENT FAKED HIS WAY THROUGH IT.

IT. BY MISMEASURING THE CRISIS ON

BY MISMEASURING THE CRISIS ON THE FRONT SIDE AND GOT ON THE

THE FRONT SIDE AND GOT ON THE BACK SIDE WITH PURE BS.

BACK SIDE WITH PURE BS. AND THAT IS VERY MUCH WHAT IT

AND THAT IS VERY MUCH WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE HE’S DOING RIGHT NOW.

LOOKS LIKE HE’S DOING RIGHT NOW. SO HERE HE IS TODAY.

SO HERE HE IS TODAY. HE’S SIGNING $8.3 BILLION

HE’S SIGNING $8.3 BILLION SPENDING BILL TO FIGHT

SPENDING BILL TO FIGHT CORONAVIRUS.

CORONAVIRUS. HE’S WEARING THE SAME COSTUME

HE’S WEARING THE SAME COSTUME WHERE HE WENT TO PUERTO RICO.

WHERE HE WENT TO PUERTO RICO. WEIRDLY, WHY?

WEIRDLY, WHY? HE’S IN THE WHITE HOUSE.

HE’S IN THE WHITE HOUSE. HE’S BRAGGING THAT HE GOT 8

HE’S BRAGGING THAT HE GOT 8 BILLION WHEN HE OWNED ASKED FOR

BILLION WHEN HE OWNED ASKED FOR 2 AND THAT THE CORONAVIRUS CAME

2 AND THAT THE CORONAVIRUS CAME OUT OF NOWHERE.

OUT OF NOWHERE. IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL OF THIS

IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL OF THIS HE’S JOKING WITH REPORTERS AND

HE’S JOKING WITH REPORTERS AND TOSSING HIS PEN JUST LIKE HE TAS

TOSSING HIS PEN JUST LIKE HE TAS TOZED IT.

TOZED IT. >> IF YOU ARE CONCERNED TODAY

>> IF YOU ARE CONCERNED TODAY LISTENING TO DO WITH AMERICANS.

LISTENING TO DO WITH AMERICANS. >> THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE

>> THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE PEOPLE COME OFF.

PEOPLE COME OFF. I’D RATHER HAVE THE PEOPLE STAY.

I’D RATHER HAVE THE PEOPLE STAY. I’D GO WITH THEM.

I’D GO WITH THEM. I TOLD THEM TO MAKE THE FINAL

I TOLD THEM TO MAKE THE FINAL DECISION.

DECISION. I WOULD RATHER BECAUSE I LIKE

I WOULD RATHER BECAUSE I LIKE THE NUMBERS BEING WHERE THEY

THE NUMBERS BEING WHERE THEY ARE.

ARE. I DON’T NEED TO HAVE THE NUMBERS

I DON’T NEED TO HAVE THE NUMBERS DOUBLE BECAUSE OF ONE SHICH.

DOUBLE BECAUSE OF ONE SHICH. I LIKE THE NUMBERS.

I LIKE THE NUMBERS. I WOULD RATHER HAVE THE NUMBERS

I WOULD RATHER HAVE THE NUMBERS WHERE THEY ARE.

WHERE THEY ARE. >> YEAH, YOU HEARD WHAT YOU JUST

>> YEAH, YOU HEARD WHAT YOU JUST HEARD.

HEARD. HE’S SAYING THAT HIS PREFERENCE

HE’S SAYING THAT HIS PREFERENCE IN DEFINES OF THE REST FORD, HE

IN DEFINES OF THE REST FORD, HE DOESN’T WANT THE NUMBER GOING UP

DOESN’T WANT THE NUMBER GOING UP FOR HIM.

FOR HIM. >> ALL HE CARES ABOUT AR THE

>> ALL HE CARES ABOUT AR THE ACTUAL GET ME UP.

ACTUAL GET ME UP. SAYING KEEP HIM ON THE BOAT.

SAYING KEEP HIM ON THE BOAT. SHORTLY AFTER WE LEARNED TWO

SHORTLY AFTER WE LEARNED TWO THINGS.

THINGS. HE PLANS ON TAKING THOSE

HE PLANS ON TAKING THOSE AMERICANS OFF THE SHIP.

AMERICANS OFF THE SHIP. THERE ARE 21 PEOPLE AFFECTED.

THERE ARE 21 PEOPLE AFFECTED. CAN’T SEE IT.

CAN’T SEE IT. IT’S GOING TO GO WHERE IT’S

IT’S GOING TO GO WHERE IT’S GOING TO GO.

GOING TO GO. BUT WE CAN PROPERLY DEAL WITH

BUT WE CAN PROPERLY DEAL WITH THIS.

THIS. WE CAN REDUCE TRANSMISSION.

WE CAN REDUCE TRANSMISSION. BUY

BUY WE CAN TAKE THE PROPER STEPS.

WE CAN TAKE THE PROPER STEPS. THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE WORLD

THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE WORLD WAR Z.

WAR Z. YOU’VE HEARD THIS FROM YOUR

YOU’VE HEARD THIS FROM YOUR STORY.

STORY. BUT, BUT, BUT, OKAY, IN ORDER TO

BUT, BUT, BUT, OKAY, IN ORDER TO KEEP THE OUTBREAK GOING, WE HAVE

KEEP THE OUTBREAK GOING, WE HAVE TO MEASURE IT NATURALLY.

TO MEASURE IT NATURALLY. SPINNING IS ALL OUR PRESIDENT

SPINNING IS ALL OUR PRESIDENT KNOWS.

KNOWS. HE HAS BSFOSD HIS WAY THROUGH