Good evening, a big night tonight in presidential politics with the Globes coming off in South Carolina

and the primary there just days away.

We begin, though, with a public health story dominating the headlines, creating the stock market,

and potentially reshaping the political landscape.

We're talking of course about the novel coronavirus, and keeping them honest,

there are signs that the federal government may not be ready for what could be coming.

What's more, the president doesn't seem to be playing straight with the public about it.

The coronavirus, which is very well under control in our country,

we have very few people with it.

The people are getting better, they're all getting better.

I think that whole situation will start working out.

A lot of talent, a lot of brain power is being put behind it.

Two and a half billion dollars we're putting in is a very good chance you're not going to die.

Now they have it, they have studied it, they know very much.

In fact, we're very close to a vaccine.

It's a very good chance you're not going to die.

True, but perhaps not the greatest slogan for a public health campaign.

As for being close to a vaccine, that is not the case.

It can take a year, a year and a half or more to develop one.

Northerney evidence, the outbreak will die out in the warmer months,

which is what happened to SARS, but this is a novel coronavirus.

No one can say for sure if it will simply die out as the warmer weather,

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