The stock market is tanking, businesses are closing, and whole cities are locked down.

Even though we are socially distanced by about 3,000 miles, the senator is here to help us break down the coronavirus chaos.

This is Verdict with Ted Cruz.

Welcome back to Verdict with Ted Cruz.

I'm Michael Knowles.

Senator, I'm sorry that we are still so socially distanced, but thank you so much for taking time to break this down.

I have about a million questions for you, and we only have about 25 minutes. So let's get right into it. The whole country basically has come to a standstill. People are being

locked down and laid off, and nobody has any idea what is coming out of Washington. You've

been there for about two days. What's happening? Well, you and I are certainly socially distanced. We're about 3,000 miles apart.

You're enjoying sunny California, which is right in the heart of the challenges we're seeing from the

coronavirus. I would note, by the way, that even though you are in California, will you promise everyone that you're

not going to burst into your rendition of Imagine and start singing?

You know, luckily, I'm apparently not enough of a celebrity to have made it to that compilation.

That, frankly, was more sickening than the virus, as far as I can tell.

You know, Senator, I think people are familiar with what's going on at the state and local level.

My own city of L.A. is basically locked down.

San Francisco is literally locked down now.

But I think what people are more confused about is what's happening at the federal level.

I've heard that there is a three-part plan that's going to be coming out of Washington. You're going to be

voting on it. So can you give us some of the specifics? Well, that's right. This has been voted on

and it will be voted on in three parts and maybe more. The first piece was over two weeks ago.

Congress passed $8.3 billion in emergency appropriation focused on really health resources and getting the health resources to combat this pandemic.

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