- [Jenna] Tonight, the national response.

- Came outta nowhere.

- [Jenna] The president approvesa massive spending package

to fight the global outbreak.

- We don't have enough tests today.

- [Jenna] As the coronavirus sends ripples

through financialmarkets across the globe.

- And.- This is real devastation.

- [Ben] The president surveys the scene

of a tornado-ravaged Tennessee.

- [Jenna] Election 2020.

The next contest in the Democratic race

as the fight for the nomination boils down

to a two-man showdown.

- [Ben] A prayer goes viralfor the wrong reasons.

- Plus.- I think that's probably

a black hole that we shouldn't go down.

- [Jenna] Why the peacedeal with the Taliban

hasn't stopped thefighting in Afghanistan.

- [Ben] All this andmore on "Faith Nation."

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- Another death linked to the coronavirus.

Welcome to "Faith Nation."

I'm Jenna Browder.

- And I'm Ben Kennedy in for John Jessup.

This latest death in Washington state

brings the US death toll to 12.

Worldwide, there aremore than 100,000 cases.

- Here in the United States,

Maryland now has a confirmed case

and many other states arebracing to combat the virus too.

Today, President Trump signed a bill

approving $8.3 billion infunding to fight the disease.

- I asked for two and half, and I got 8.3,

and I'll take it.

- [Jenna] The president acknowledging

the force of the virus.

- But it's an unforeseen problem.

What a problem.

Came outta nowhere,

but we're taking care of it.

- [Jenna] Meanwhile, offthe coast of San Francisco,

the Coast Guard dropped off testing kits

to the Grand Princess cruise ship

to screen potentiallyinfected passengers and crew.

- If we've been exposed,we've been exposed,

and there's not much we can do about it.

- [Jenna] In Washington,the state hardest hit,

with at least 70 peopleinfected and 11 confirmed dead,

some schools aresanitizing classrooms daily

or closing to prevent the spread.

And in New York, at least 1,000 people

are under self-quarantine asmore cases are discovered.

- I'm perturbed that people get anxious

every time the number goes up.

The number has to go upif you continue to test.

- [Jenna] Vice President Pence

elbow-bumping Washington's governor

and visiting a medicalmask production facility

in Minnesota, promises the full resources

of the federal governmentare being brought to bear

to control the virus, butadmits vulnerabilities.

- We don't have enough tests today

to meet what we anticipate willbe the demand going forward.

- [Jenna] And without enough testing kits,

local communities areweighing how to respond.

In central Virginia,

health officials are developing criteria

for testing the disease.

- There may be people in our community

who have mild symptoms, whodon't meet those criteria,

who we're not gonna test,but actually have the virus.

- There is some good news, though.

The number of cases in SouthKorea and China is dropping,

raising hopes that thevirus can be contained.

- Well joining us now for a gut check

on the severity and fearsurrounding the outbreak

is CBN News MedicalReporter Lorie Johnson.

Lorie, thanks for joining us.- My pleasure.

Nice to be here.

- Nice to have you.

Well, break it down for us.

How worried should we be here?

- How worried should you be?

The answer to that is simple, not at all

because Jesus told us, "Do not worry."

Also, doctors say, "Do not worry,"

because worry is a form of stress,

and stress kills,especially chronic stress,

that stress that goes onfor a long period of time.

So when we are talking aboutworrying about this coronavirus

for days and weeks onend, that actually lowers

our body's immune system,our body's immune response,

our ability to fight diseases,

so worry actually can make us sick.

Now there's a big differencebetween worry and concern.

So how concerned should we be?

The World Health Organizationsays the death rate

from this coronavirus isa little bit more than 3%,

but they say that deathrate is likely to go down

as more people are tested.

The CDC and the NIH agree

because the more people are tested,

the more mild cases are discovered.

Because remember, when wetalk about the death rate,

it's this very simple math problem.

You're looking at how manypeople have the disease

compared to what percentageof those people die from it.

For example, in South Korea,

they're doing massive testing there.

They've tested 140,000 people

and they've discovered 6,000 cases.

That's a lot, but thedeath rate in South Korea

is less than 1%.

The death rate from theflu is about the same,

less than 1%.

So when we start testing morepeople in the United States,

we're likely to see more cases,

but the death rate is likely to come down.

Right now, it's at about5% in the United States.

- Lorie, how does thedeath rate from COVID-19

compare to other outbreakslike SARS or H1N1?

- It's really interesting.

SARS was in 2002, andSARS was a coronavirus.

But it's very different from this one

in that only 8,000 people total got it

but 800 people diedfrom it, so that's 10%.

That's a very high deathrate, so obviously,

scientists were veryconcerned about it at the time

and they developed a vaccine.

In the meantime, SARS wentaway, it just disappeared,

and they thought, "Well,it's probably seasonal.

"It'll come back next year,

"and when it does, we'llbe ready with a vaccine."

And guess what?

It never came back.

Scientists still don't knowto this day where it went.

Why didn't it come back?

But nobody's complaining.

So that's SARS.

And then H1N1, that was 10 years ago.

That was the swine flu.

That was the last time therewas a worldwide pandemic.

And remember, the coronavirus right now

is not a pandemic yet,but that was 10 years ago

and that was a flu.

And so, again, it was seasonal

and scientists developed a vaccine,

and since then, every single year,

the swine flu has come back

and it's part of the seasonal flu

and part of the seasonalflu vaccine as well.

- And Lorie, talking about concern,

the elderly have to be a bitmore careful though, right?

- Yeah, it's really interesting.

The H1N1, the swine flu,

that particular flu struck young people.

80% of the people whodied were under age 65.

Usually, the flu, 80% of thepeople who die are over 65.

With the coronavirus,we're seeing the same thing

as with most flus.

The people who most are at risk

are older people, especially older people

who have underlying health conditions

like a heart problem or a lung problem,

and then some younger people

who also have compromised immune systems,

like people who are undergoingchemotherapy for cancer.

- All right, MedicalReporter Lorie Johnson.

Thank you, Lorie.

- My pleasure.

- Thank you, Lorie.

President Trump toured tornadodamage in Tennessee today.

An EF-4 tornado killed at least 25 people

when it hit a 50-mile-widepart of the state.

It is the nation's most intense twister

in nearly three years.

- This is real devastation

like you'll never see hopefully again.

This was about as big atornado as you can have.

It was 50 miles long, whichis extraordinarily long,

and a very wide one.

And you see what's happened.

We saw it from the helicopter.

- [Ben] Now the president'svisit comes on the heels

of the White House approvinga disaster declaration

to free up federal funds tothose affected by the tornado.

CBN's Operation Blessing is on the scene

working to clear debrisand help those in need.

- To Election 2020.

With Elizabeth Warren out,

the Democratic primaryis now a two-man race.

The next big test for Joe Biden

and Bernie Sanders coming Tuesdaywhen voters in six states,

including the all importantMichigan, go to vote.

Today, President Trump gavehis analysis on Warren.

- People don't like her.

She's a very mean personand people don't like her.

People don't want that.

They like a person likeme that's not mean.

Okay, I'll see you guys.

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- And responding to a questionover sexism in the race,

the pundit-in-chief saidthe Massachusetts senator

suffered from, quote, "atremendous lack of talent,"

before adding that she was a good debater.

- And here now for our "FaithNation" political panel,

Julia Manchester coveringthe 2020 race for "The Hill,"

and CBN's Chief PoliticalAnalyst David Brody.

My first question is for Julia.

The issue of sexism, did itcost Warren the election?

- You know, I thinkwhenever any woman runs

for elected office herein the United States,

and really in any country inthe world for that matter,

they do face a degree of sexism.

There were a couple ofmoments on the campaign trail

where there was blatant sexismagainst Elizabeth Warren.

For example, in January,

there was an NBC News-WallStreet Journal poll

that showed head-to-headmatch-ups with Mike Bloomberg,

Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders against Trump.

Elizabeth Warren, despite the fact

that she was in the topfive, was left out of that.

I think she also, like many ofthe other female candidates,

faced maybe tougher media scrutiny.

She had a lot of similar policiesto Senator Bernie Sanders,

yet, she seemed to get abit more scrutiny for that.

That being said, shedid have her own flaws.

She wasn't really able to expand her base.

It was mostly white suburbanwomen in particular,

but white, college-educated people,

very much highly educatedacademics, et cetera.

She wasn't able to expand that,

unlike Bernie Sanders, who was really able

to tap into the Latino vote toexpand his progressive base.

So sexism definitely played a role,

but it wasn't the only thing

that really caused her to drop out.

- And now we're all looking to Tuesday,

and in particular, Michigan.

David, if Biden does well in Michigan,

is that the end of thegame for Bernie Sanders?

- Well, look, there's aschool of thought to say yes

because Michigan is white blue collar,

white working class, all of that.

But I think he'll probably stay in.

It depends how bad hegets beat in Michigan too.

If it's close, he doesn't get out.

If it's a blow-out in Michigan,

I think he's got to reallyseriously reevaluate.

Then again, we've talked about this.

This just in, Biden's gaffmachine, so you never know.

Plus, March 15th, yougot the debate one-on-one

coming up between the two of them.

That's an opportunity for him.

So my guess, if I had a wager,which I don't by the way,

but if I had a wager,I would say he stays in

regardless of Michigan.

- Julia, looking ahead to Tuesday,

building off David's point there.

Elizabeth Warren, do you think she'll make

an endorsement by then?

And if she does, what kind of impact

will that have on the race?

- It's highly doubtful

that she will make anendorsement before then.

If you look back to2016, it took her months.

She waited, I believe, until

around the time of the conventions,

if not after, to endorse Hillary Clinton.

She's in a very tough place.

Ideologically, she matchesup with Bernie Sanders.

However, there is a lot of tension

between her and Sanders right now.

There's been a lot of attacks

from people saying there,his supporters, against her,

and even though Sandershas condemned that,

they've still had a couple of scuffles

on the campaign trail.

With Biden, obviously tension there,

especially when Biden was a senator

and she was talkingabout financial issues.

There were some major disagreements there.

However, I would say she's probably

more of an establishmentprogressive than Bernie Sanders,

so my bet is that she waitsuntil we have a clear idea

who the nominee is oruntil after the convention.

- Do you think she couldget a cabinet position

or some sort of position ineither of their administrations?

- It's very possible.

It's very possible, we'll have to see.

- Last night, President Trump,

he was in a town hall with Fox News,

and it was really interesting.

There were a lot of interestingmoments, but he said

that he didn't want tocall Joe Biden Sleepy Joe,

as he normally calls him, out of respect

because he thinks that Joe Biden

will be the Democratic nominee.

David, are we gonna seePresident Trump handle Joe Biden

with kid gloves if they bothget to the general election?

- Absolutely not.

No way.

There's no way he's gonna dothat and a couple reasons why.

One, he's Donald Trump.

This thing about out ofrespect for Joe Biden,

that didn't make any sense to me.

No, I don't think he's gonna do that.

But two, Joe Biden willgive as good as he takes.

He's a brawler too.

So I think this thing's gonna get nasty

if, indeed, that's thegeneral election fight.

- Julia, how does that work though.

If Joe Biden, if he's talkingabout a return to decency,

but he gets down in the mud,if you will, with Donald Trump,

how does he play that?

- I think he's gonna have tobe very careful going forward.

If you look back tothe Republican primary,

we saw Marco Rubio was talkingquite a bit about decency.

Well he got very down inthe mud with Donald Trump

and we saw what happened there.

So I think Joe Biden willprobably take some advice

from his good friend, Michelle Obama,

and take the "When they golow, we go high" approach.

But he'll still definitelybe trying to act

like a tough guy like he has in the past.

In 2016, he would takeshots at President Trump

on the campaign trail, so Ithink you could definitely see

some feistiness between the two.

- No one can sling mudas well as Donald Trump.

- We'll end on that point.

David, Julia, thank youboth for joining us.

- Thank you.- Thank you, and David,

stick around.

Coming up after the break, social media

mocking the vice president for his prayer

about the coronavirus.

David breaks down the controversy.

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- Vice President Pence isknown as a man of prayer,

but a photo of him thisweek, you might've seen it,

leading a prayer about the coronavirus

is getting a lot of pushback.

- Well critics say praying fora solution is not the answer

and calling for the VP to turn to doctors

and to medical professionals

for their expertise in the matter.

The picture seen here

of the Coronavirus EmergencyTeam praying went viral.

CBN News Chief PoliticalAnalyst David Brody

breaks down the controversy.

- In today's divisive and toxic culture,

not even a simple prayeris immune to criticism,

especially when it comes fromthe Vice President Mike Pence,

who of course takes hisfaith very seriously.

So there he was praying this week

for God's guidance regardingcombatting the coronavirus.

But apparently that'scontroversial to some.

That's right.

Thomas Chatterton Williams, he's a writer

for "New York Magazine"and "Harper's Magazine."

He tweeted about that photoand it took off like wildfire.

Here's the provocative tweet, quote:

Mike Pence and hisCoronavirus Emergency Team

praying for a solution.

We are so screwed.

And then, there's a tweet by Brian Karem.

He's a White House correspondent.

But he chimed in withthis commentary, quote:

Clear that the VP and @RealDonaldTrump

are in over their heads.

POTUS is literally praying for a miracle

to make coronavirus go away.

And the snark on Twittergoes on and on and on,

as you might imagine.

Look, we as Christians know

that prayer is an act of surrender,

and when you saw Mike Pencepraying in that photo,

he's praying for guidance and that's it.

He's not praying for thecoronavirus to magically go away.

And so, this idea that it'sactually being criticized

is relatively ridiculous.

Now, I did talk to MikePence about praying,

specifically in the White House.

He says prayer goes on allthe time in the White House.

We talked about that twoyears ago in May of 2018.

Have a look.

- There's prayer goingon on a regular basis

in this White House.

It's one of the mostmeaningful things to me.

Whether it's public meetings or not,

I've lost count of the number of times

that's the president's nudged me

or nudged another member of the cabinet

and said, "Let's startthis meeting with prayer."

He's someone who reallybelieves in the power of prayer

and the importance offaith in American life.

You saw that in high reliefat the White House today,

but it's not just on theNational Day of Prayer.

- You know, it reallyshould come as no surprise

that past administrations,really from the founding

of our country, have relied on prayer

during times of national crisis.

Take President Clinton for example.

In the mid-1990s, as Americawas preparing to invade Haiti,

Clinton's speechwriter wrotea line, and it said this:

"No president makesdecisions like this one

"without deep thought."

But Clinton said something was missing

and he told his speechwriterto add the word prayer

so it read thoughtsand prayers at the end,

not just thoughts.

And then, of course, the Civil War.

During the brutal and bloody Civil War,

Abraham Lincoln could only look to God.

This is what he said, quote,

"I have been drivenmany times upon my knees

"by the overwhelming conviction

"that I had nowhere else to go.

"My own wisdom and that of all about me

"seemed insufficient for that day."

Then of course, JFK, Roman Catholic

known to head straight toSt. Matthew's Cathedral

across the street from the White House

for prayer constantly duringthe Cuban Missile Crisis.

And then, of course, howcould we not leave out

Jimmy Carter, President Jimmy Carter,

the Southern BaptistSunday school teacher.

It's like he's beenteaching Sunday schools

ever since he got out of the womb.

He talked extensivelyabout praying for wisdom

when trying to break an impasse

between Anwar Sadat, a Muslim,and Menachim Begin, a Jew,

at the famous Camp David Peace Accords.

And then finally, GeraldFord, he turned to the Bible.

As Richard Nixon'sresignation was nearing,

he was about to become president.

Ford and his son actually began reading

from Proverbs 3:5-6, where it talks about

trusting in the Lord with all your heart

and leaning not on your own understanding.

So the bottom line here,

Mike Pence's prayernot unusual in any way.

As a matter of fact, it'sas American as it gets.

David Brody, CBN News, Washington.

- [Jenna] All right, thank you, David.

Still ahead, why the US-Taliban peace plan

hasn't put an end to thefighting in Afghanistan.

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- Well the ink on the US-Talibanpeace plan is barely dry

and already we are seeing an uptick

in the fighting between the two sides.

- We're talking to a pairof Middle East experts

about what got us intothese so-called forever wars

and whether this new agreementwill help get us out.

CBN National SecurityCorrespondent Eric Philips

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- The peace deal wassigned about a week ago

and was preceded by aseven-day reduction in violence

in Afghanistan.

One Middle East intelligenceexpert tells CBN News

the effort is weak,although he admits it's time

for US troops to go.

- Will 10-year-old Americansbe in Iraq 10 years from now?

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- [Eric] Middle East intelligenceexpert Michael Pregent

says the same applies to Afghanistan,

where the US has beenfighting for 19 years

across there presidential administrations.

And Pregent tells us the main problem

is not necessarily in the Oval Office.

- It's not the decision-makers

that are keeping us in these forever wars.

It's the experts that are advising them.

They're advocating fortheir own portfolios.

They're advocating for their contracts.

- I think that's probably a black hole

that we shouldn't go down.

- [Eric] John Hannah of Foundation

for the Defense of Democraciessays advisors are needed,

but not necessarily running the show.

- I wouldn't point the finger of blame

at anybody in particular,any group of people,

as being particularly sinister.

I do believe this is a government

that, at the end of theday, is commanded and run

by people who are elected tooffice by the American people.

- [Eric] And Hannahsays the American people

are weary of this long-standing war.

That's what he believeshas propelled this deal

between the US and the Taliban,

although he stopped shortof calling it a peace plan.

- I just don't see that wehave the conditions set right

for a genuine peace deal.

I think what we're creeping up towards

is a better term to withdraw deal.

This is a deal that's being worked

to try and get Americanforces out of Afghanistan

without leaving behinda disastrous situation

for the Afghan governmentand the Afghan people.

- [Eric] And while both sidesagree that getting US troops

out of there is in their best interest,

Hannah says, with US forces gone,

the Taliban will work totake over the government.

But he says there is oneway the Taliban could prove

that they have US interestsin mind as well as their own.

- Taliban is also supposed to renounce

and commit to fighting Al Qaeda

and other terrorist groups in Afghanistan.

If, in fact, the Talibandoes come out publicly

and renounce their alliance with Al Qaeda,

which has been decades in the making,

was critical in 9/11, that could be a mark

that the Taliban maybe are more serious

than I'm giving them credit for.

- The peace plan calls for US troops

to be completelywithdrawn from Afghanistan

over the next 14 months.

That's a point of controversy

even among some ofTrump's most loyal allies.

But that's if the plan holds up.

Right now, talks are stalling

between the Taliban andAfghan government leaders,

and that's a key part of the process.

In Washington, Eric Philips, CBN News.

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