CT, IL join NY, CA in ordering residents to stay home, Trump: "Governors are supposed to be doing a lot of this work", federal government "not a shipping clerk", New York City reports 29 deaths and 5,100+ Coronavirus cases

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

CNN

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3.2 • 866 Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2020

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Dr. Fauci warns against over-optimism of drug Trump touts, Wolf one-on-one with White House Coronavirus coordinator, Italy deaths surge by 600+ in 24 hours, the largest one-day jump of the pandemic, Trump: using defense production act to get ventilators, masks and other equipment, NYC health care workers to preserve personal protective equipment, Governors, doctors sound alarm over medical supply shortages, Wolf speaks with New York Governor Cuomo, Head of Army Corps of Engineers says they can retrofit buildings into hospitals in 3 or 4 weeks, American Medical Association calls on Trump administration to address "critical shortages" of equipment and tests, NY governor takes "most drastic action" ordering 100% of non-essential workers to stay home, Trump: not currently considering a nationwide lockdown, Wolf speaks with lawmaker who tested positive for Coronavirus, Congressman with virus: I feel about as sick as I've ever been, Dr. Gupta answers your questions about the virus, 225 deaths in U.S., 17,750+ Coronavirus cases in U.S.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	At Barclays, we're here for every goal.
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0:18.0	We're here for the grassroots and all the muddy boots. From schools to stadiums, we're here for it all.
0:27.6	Barclays, here for every goal. This is I'm Wolf Blitzer in the situation room. We're following the breaking news this hour and millions more Americans are being told to stay home as the number of coronavirus cases in the United States now tops 16,000 Connecticut and Illinois have just joined New York
0:56.1	and California in ordering non-essential workers to shelter in place. That's
1:00.9	more than 20% of Americans, although President Trump says he's
1:04.3	not considering a nationwide lockdown order. Let's begin this hour out in
1:09.5	California, seeing as Nick Watt has the very latest from Los Angeles.
1:13.0	Nick, the only way to slow the spread of the coronavirus,
1:15.9	the experts say, is for people to stay home.
1:18.6	That is absolutely right, Wolf.
1:22.4	Listen, we've been all getting caught up in the semantics.
1:25.0	Is this a lockdown, is this shelter in place?
1:28.0	Bottom line, if you don't need to leave your house, then don't.
1:32.0	And this is what it looks like here in Los Angeles. I think we can
1:35.2	cut to a drone shot. We have a few hundred feet above me. LA, city of 4 million
1:40.8	people. This is what it looks like now it's not deserted but
1:44.0	believe me if you lived here you would know it is way way quieter than usual
1:50.9	this is the day everything changed.
1:54.0	Californians, New Yorkers, the populations of Illinois and Connecticut will all soon be under
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