Never since World War II have we faced a situation like this where we both can be part of this battle, but must be part of this battle.

This is bigger than all of us, and I am fully confident that Washingtonians will rise to this challenge to get back to a normal state of our life as soon as humanly possible.

But all of us have to recognize for the next several weeks normal is not in our game plan.

This is the frontline dispatch. I'm Rainy Aronson, executive producer of frontline.

We are living in an unprecedented time.

Stark headlines tell our top story again tonight.

Far as in wineries and asking those 65 and older to self-isolate.

Roodle Day on Wall Street, the Dow sank nearly three-to-three-to-three-to-three restriction on non-essentials.

President Trump is closing the border with Canada and calling himself a wartime president.

Our daily lives are changing with dramatic speed in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

There are so many questions, and right now it's difficult to know what will happen next.

The lessons that have come out of here, where it began, where it remains, and epicenter of the disease, the lessons here are crucial.

That's journalist and frontline correspondent Miles O'Brien.

He's one of several journalists from the frontline team currently on the ground reporting this story for us.

In the coming days, weeks and months, you'll see reports from us on TV, online, and on this podcast.

Miles is currently reporting from Washington State, where the first COVID-19 patient was identified in the US.

The frontline dispatch is made possible by the Abrams Foundation, committed to excellence in journalism, and by the WGBH Catalyst Fund.

Okay, I have speed here. Do you want to slate it in any way?

Okay. All right.

Miles, do you see how it will tell me about it? Give us a picture of what it looks like and feels like there.

You know, it reminds me of when I covered Hurricane Katrina back in 2005.

I remember driving into New Orleans the day before Katrina hit, and there's absolutely bumper to bumper traffic of people going out of the city,

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