- [Jenna] Tonight.

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- [Jenna] The end of the line.

A quarantined cruise ship comes home.

As the global community adjusts

to the worldwide outbreak.

- [John] And limiting the damage.

- We're working very closely with them,

we're helping them.

- [John] The White House works to contain

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with fears the viralspread could curb turnout.

- [John] And.

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The little known story ofAmerica's Parish Church.

- Nothing more New Yorkthan St. Patrick's.

- [John] The Italian roots of

New York's Irish icon.

- [Jenna] All this and moretonight on Faith Nation.

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- Damage control ashealth officials scramble

to contain the coronavirus.

Welcome to Faith Nation,I'm Jenna Browder.

- And I'm John Jessup.

Tonight, New York activatesthe National Guard.

The state establishing a containment area

outside New York City closing schools

and other facilities tostem the spread of COVID-19.

- And tonight we have team coverage

of the global community as it grapples

with the viral spread.

Capitol Hill correspondenceAbigail Robertson

is on the Hill withthe latest of lawmakers

now under self-quarantine.

- White House correspondent Ben Kennedy

has the national responsefrom the administration,

but we begin with seniorcorrespondent Eric Phillips.

Eric, what more can you tell us about

the one-mile containment zone

just outside of the Big Apple?

- Well, John and Jenna, this is happening

in New Rochelle, New York,

which is about 25 milesoutside of New York City.

There are more than 100confirmed cases of COVID-19

in that one area alone.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says there

will be more testing there.

The National Guard willmove in and schools

and other large facilities like churches

and community centers willbe closed for two weeks.

- New Rochelle at this point is probably

the largest cluster in theUnited States of these cases.

And it is a significant issue for us.

- [Eric] Vigilance is the order of the day

in New Rochelle and around the world.

Italy instituted a nationwide lockdown

with restrictions on travel

in and out of the country.

The normally busy streets of

the capital city of Rome are quiet.

In Iran, about 300 people have died

and more than 8,000diagnosed with COVID-19.

In France, the callcenter of a Paris hospital

has seen calls jump from3,000 to 6,000 a day.

Tuesday, Chinese PresidentXi Jinping visited Wuhan,

the epicenter of theoutbreak, noting improvements

in numbers of new cases.

The Pentagon is monitoring the progress

of the virus as well,

taking necessary precautions.

Even during a pressbriefing there Tuesday,

we saw much more spacing between

reporter chairs than normal.

- We've not yet seenany dramatic reduction

in readiness or ability of our forces

based on COVID-19.

- [Eric] The Navy Timesreports the Navy's boot camp

in Great Lakes, Illinois is barring

the public from attending graduations

because of health risksrelated to the coronavirus.

In the state of Kentucky, the governor

announcing new cases.

- As of this morning, wehave six confirmed cases

of the coronavirus in Kentucky.

But that number is expected to grow.

- Passengers of the GrandPrincess cruise ship,

where more than a dozen crew members

tested positive were movedoff the ship Tuesday.

Americans, led into quarantine

and several universities are canceling

in-person classes and optingfor online instruction

to reduce the risk of spreading the virus.

The virus is also impacting the world

of sports and entertainment.

The Ivy League has canceled

men's and women's basketball tournaments

and television game showsJeopardy and Wheel of Fortune

will tape without studioaudiences because of the outbreak.

John and Jenna.

- All right, Eric, thank you.

Well, tonight PresidentTrump is urging Americans

to stay calm.

Today he met with leaders of10 health insurance companies.

- He was also on CapitolHill trying to win support

for proposals to counter coronavirus.

Ben Kennedy is at the White House

with the latest, including an update

on the President's health, Ben?

- Well, John and Jenna, President Trump

says he's okay, but theincoming Chief of Staff,

Mark Meadows, along withseveral members of congress

who have had contact with President Trump

are now self-quarantined.

Turns out they interactedwith an infected person

who attended the CPACConference outside DC

about a week and a half ago.

This raised questionsif the President himself

is at risk.

The White House released a statement

in part saying thePresident has not received

COVID-19 testing because he did not have

prolonged close contact with any known

confirmed COVID-19 patients.

Nor does he have any symptoms.

- I don't think it's a big deal,

I would do it.

I don't feel that any reason.

I feel extremely good.

I feel very good, but I guess it's not

a big deal to get tested

and it's something I would do,

but, again, I spoke tothe White House doctor,

terrific guy, talented guy.

He said he sees no reason to do it.

There's no symptoms, no anything.

- Now moments ago, as John and Jenna

were just talking about,

the Commander-in-Chief satdown with health insurance

companies that have agree to waive co-pays

and no surprise billingfrom coronavirus testing.

President Trump also promiseda big stimulus package.

He is discussing that with lawmakers.

It would include a payroll tax cut,

loans for small businesses

and even helping the airline,cruise and hotel industries.

- We are working very closelywith the cruise line industry.

And very, very closely.

They're taking very strong steps

in terms of people going on and going off,

but they're spending a lot of money

and they are working very hard

and we're going to behelping that industry.

Likewise with the airline industry,

they're taking very, very strong steps

for people coming into our country,

even getting off the planes.

So we are working very closely with them.

We're helping them.

- Bottom line, the Presidentis trying to take steps

to keep the economy goingin the face of uncertainty,

but critics of this proposal fear

it could drive the deficitto $2 trillion or even more.

John, Jenna.

- All right, Ben Kennedy atthe White House, thank you.

Well, tonight more members of Congress

are under self-quarantine.

- It comes as the debate overhow to contain the spread

and address the economic fallout heats up.

Joining us now is CBN Capitol Hill

correspondent Abigail Robertson.

Abigail, as we just saw in Ben's story,

the President was on Capitol Hill today

meeting with the Republican Senators.

Do we know what's comeout of that meeting?

- Well, as Ben mentioned, he was up here

to talk to lawmakers,the Republican Senators

about legislatively whatmeasures can be done

to fight this growing epidemic

and he said that they'reworking on a stimulus package.

He called it a great stimulus package.

6He said we'll know more details

on that package soon.

We also know that he had sometop administration officials

here on the Hill meetingwith Speaker Pelosi

and that they want to try and find

some kind of bipartisanbicameral legislature measure

that can pass both the House and Senate

and help the American people during

this time of turmoil.

But for the most part, President Trump

had a very calm presencetoday on the Hill,

saying that everything is under control.

Take a look.

- The testing has gone very well

and when people need atest, they can get a test.

When the professionals needs a test,

when they need tests forpeople, they can get the test.

It's gone really real.

The biggest thing that we did was stopping

the in flu of people early on.

It hit the world and we're prepared

and we're doing a great job with it

and it will go away, just stay calm.

- You know, as he said there,

he reiterated that this will go away.

He touted China's decreasing numbers

and really was just urgingthe American people,

as we said earlier, just to stay calm.

- Abigail, the list of

self-quarantined lawmakers is growing.

Is there any talk ofsending everybody home?

- Well, when I askedone Republican senator

about this, they saidthe only talk about that

is coming from reporters.

We know that there's beena couple of Republican

lawmakers who were exposedto the infected patient

at CPAC that have self-quarantined,

one of them Congressman Louis Gohmert

decided to not self-quarantineand is here on the Hill,

but many of them areclosing their D.C. offices

and just taking extra caution.

None of them are showing symptoms so far

and none of them have tested positive

for the coronavirus.

But when I asked SenatorMinority Leader Chuck Schumer

what he thinks about possibly sending

senators home or extendingtheir recess next week,

here's what he had to say.

Are you worried at all about the members

who are traveling back and forth from D.C.

And do you think therewill an extended recess?

- Okay, we're waiting forguidance from Dr. Monaghan.

This should be a decision not made by

the political people,but by the health people,

the people who knowhealthcare, and Dr. Monaghan

is supposed to issue someguidance for us shortly.

That's what we'll go by.

- And as of now, the Capitolis still open to the public.

They're still many people visiting.

This is the busy spring break season,

so there's an influx in visitors

and I also asked some Republican lawmakers

ahead of next week'srecess if there has been

any advice about possiblycanceling public events

or trying just to takecautionary m6easures

in that front and apparently not, not yet,

but I did hear that they've been advised

not to take any international travel.

A lot of them take tripsduring these recesses

and we'll likely seethose trips be canceled,

but as far as if theCapitol is going to close

any time soon, it doesn't look like it.

Even Speaker Pelosi saidthat they're the captains

of the ship and they need to be here.

So, for now, the Capitol isvery much open for business.

- All right, Abigail Robertsonon Capitol Hill, thank you.

And this afternoon, we also learned

House Minority Leader, Kevin McCarthy,

he did not come intocontact with the person

who was at CPAP who had the virus

and got several of theseother lawmakers infected.

- Well, don't go anywhere, coming up,

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- Well, welcome back.

Another big test tonight for Democrats

in the race for the White House.

- They call it Super Tuesday 2.0.

Polls are getting readyto close in six states,

where voters cast their ballots today.

This includes all important Michigan.

And as the country grappleswith the coronavirus

health scare, healthcare isgetting a lot of attention,

putting Bernie Sanders'Medicare for all plan

right in the spotlight.

- Think about the insanity of a system

where today somebody wakesup and maybe they think

they have the symptoms of coronavirus.

Yet, they cannot afford to go to a doctor.

- His Medicare for allpush would be a long

and expensive slog ifit can get done at all.

- And the biggest prizetonight is Michigan.

It's an important statefor Sanders in particular

who trails the formerVice-President in the pools

and in the race for the delegates.

- Well, joining us nowfor our Faith Nation

Political Panel, CBN NewsChief Political Analyst,

David Brody and Senior Washington

Correspondent Jennifer Wishon.

Michigan, as Jenna justsaid is the biggest prize

and 125 delegates up for grabs.

Biden's leading in the delegate count.

He's also leading in thepolls there in Michigan.

David, is this Bernie Sanders' last stand?

- Feels like it.

He's down 21 points inthe latest polls to Biden.

Now remember, if we go back to 2016,

he was also down about21, 22 points to Hillary.

The difference though this time is look

at the trajectory, allright, I mean Biden,

all the coalesce, I meanhe's clearly going up

and also Bernie had won someof those rust belt states

in 2016, he's not doingas well this time around.

So, yeah, it's a problemand it might not be

a happy Wednesday for Bernie.

- Yeah, yeah.

- Go ahead.

- You know, there was a story

in the Washington Post today that

Biden is giving shorter speeches,

some as short as seven minutes

because his campaign is afraid,

they're trying to keep him from,

you know, making gaffes.

And so it might be something for Sanders

to stick around for.

Also the news of the day, as we just saw,

kind of plays to Bernie supporters.

You know, they're not really concerned

about the stock market plummeting, right?

They're concerned aboutaccess to medical care.

They're concerned about wage equality,

they're concerned about, you know,

certain people who may nothave access to sick leave.

So we'll see.

- Yeah, by the way, agood campaign strategy

by Biden, folks, here, I have an idea.

- Seven-minute speeches?

- Yeah, speak less.

There's the strategy for victory.

- You know, talking aboutthe, you know, tonight,

do you think that the coronavirus

and the fears that are out there

will actually affect turnout

in some of these importantstates like Washington, Michigan?

- Yeah, well, you know,the CDC has advised

older Americans who haveunderlying health concerns

not to go into crowded places,

which are polling places, right?

The good news is theonly state voting today

that has a big coronavirusproblem is Washington

and those voters canmail in their ballots.

So they don't necessarilyhave to go to the polls.

However, this is gonna be a big concern

between now and November that states

are gonna have to grapple with.

- By the way, can I justsay Washington State,

I don't know if you heard,

but they're actually telling folks there

when you mail in the ballot,

don't use saliva, usewater, like a water bottle

to mail in your ballots, so there you go.

- That's a smart recommendation.

The President pitched a payroll tax cut

to lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

He's also advocating for hourly workers,

for them to get paid leave.

This is, of course, tocombat the coronavirus.

Jennifer, we know how difficult it was

for Obama to get thatdeal back in 2010, 2011.

Is the President gonna be able

to get this deal with Republicans?

- Well, with Democrats is the problem.

- [John] And Democrats, yes.

- You know, I think this is a heavy lift

for the President.

I think, however, thereare some other ways

that they can compromiseextending family leave,

you know, making sure that folks who work

in like the restaurant industry, retail,

if they're out of work that they're not

gonna be sitting athome without a paycheck.

The good news about crises is

that it births bipartisanship.

So, I think that they will be able

to work together.

I'm not sure he's gonna be able

to get this payroll tax cut.

- I would also say my sources on the Hill

are telling me this is gonna be

a more surgical strikeeconomic stimulus package.

In other words, help certain industries,

whether it be the airlines,

the hotel industry, aswhere Republicans stand.

You're right, Jennifer,

they're gonna have a whole lotof problems with Democrats.

But the Republicans, theymay go along with it,

but in a modified form.

- All right, David and Jennifer,

great panel, good to have you both.

- Thanks.- Thank you.

- [John] Well, nothing says Ireland

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So why does the story of this famous

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- Well, they call itAmerica's Parish Church.

It stood in the heart of New York City

for more than 140 years.

But the St. Patrick'sCathedral we all know today

isn't the original.

- Yep, like the city itself,

time and circumstance haveleft it subject to change.

CBN's Gabe LaMonica has the American story

of one of New York's mostmagnificent churches.

- The iconic Cathedral of New York

wasn't always in the heart of the city.

In fact, the history ofSt. Patrick's Cathedral

mirrors the history ofNew York City itself.

(bells ringing)

Before the sound of traffic locked horns

with the music of church bells,

and before the building tops soared

above its spires, St. Patrick's Cathedral

was the only skyscraper in town.

When Irish immigrants laidthe cornerstone in 1858,

they set in motion a building

that would span generations.

- Immigrant Irish laborers

with no machines, no electricity.

- [Gabe] To tell the storyof America's Great Cathedral,

we have to begin here in Little Italy,

where the old St. Patrick's was built

some 50 years before its successor.

- Now this is considered old New York,

but at the time, anythingnorth of Wall Street

was you're on your own out there.

- [Gabe] Father Brian Graebe is the pastor

of the Basilica of St.Patrick's old cathedral.

This is where Michael Corleonebecame "The Godfather"

in that in that infamous baptism scene.

- [Priest] Do you renounce Satan.

(organ music)

(gun firing)

- [Gabe] But before this neighborhood

became known for its Italian roots,

the Irish were the largestimmigrant group here.

- [Father Brian] Theywanted to put their stamp on

the Diocese and so whatbetter way to do that

than the iconic Irish saint.

- [Gabe] When finished, old St. Pat's

was the largest indoor space in New York.

Standing in a dangerous placefor Catholics and immigrants.

- Is this it priest, the Pope's new army?

- [Gabe] Nativist gangsin nearby neighborhoods,

like those depicted in Martin Scorsese's

"Gangs of New York" led the bishop

to take extra precautions.

- There's a tunnel underground

that leads from the bishop'shouse into the cathedral.

That's how unsafe it was considered

that just walking across the street

into his church, thebishop was taking his life

into his hands.

- [Gabe] The wall builtto protect the church

from any Catholic riotsstill stands today.

- See it runs the length.

- [Gabe] Yet, for all the protection

provided by this wall, it couldn't stop

the devastation of a massivefire after the Civil War.

- [Brian] The cathedral had to be rebuilt

almost from scratch.

- [Gabe] That's when Italian Catholics

left patrons of their own

in the windows made forthe Apostle of Ireland.

- An Irish saint, but with Italian saints

in the stained glass.

- [Gabe] Now completewith Our Lady of China,

a Vietnamese and even a Spanish mass.

- It's really a greatmelting pot right here, yeah.

- [Gabe] Those who firstcame to the lower east side

of this island can still be found resting

in the tombs beneath the Old St. Pat's.

- We can go inside, let's do it.

Absolutely.

- [Gabe] Inside these catacombs,

lie the remains of a Civil War general

complete with an altarwhere Father Graebes

still serves mass.

- Members of the general's family

were buried down here.

- [Gabe] That's not the only Civil War

connection between these two cathedrals.

It all started with a manthey called Dagger John,

an Irish immigrant who became

the first archbishop of New York.

- Well, I'm sure he looks down from heaven

and says I had the right idea.

- [Gabe] Bishop John Hughes' vision

of a new cathedral in uptown Manhattan

became known as Hughes Folly.

When the Civil War delayed construction,

Hughes was sent as anemissary for the north.

- So Abraham Lincoln used him

or asked him for his help in going through

parts of Europe to convince some

of the European governmentsnot to aid the south

during the Civil War,

but to stay with the union.

- [Gabe] Sadly, ArchbishopHughes never saw

his vision through.

- [Monsignor Brian] He diedbefore the war ended, yeah.

- [Gabe] When the new St.Patrick's was completed,

they moved the archbishop's body

from these crypts to this resting place,

underneath the altar ofthe building he started.

- So these are all of thearchbishops of New York,

they're all buried here.

- [Gabe] Monsignor RobertRitchie serves as director here.

- The Cardinal did the work upstairs.

- [Gabe] If a cathedralis a prayer sung in stone,

then this one is a place for all Americans

to come together.

When popes visit American shores,

they come here.

And from the assassinationof President Kennedy

to the World Wars and 911,

Americans look to St.Patrick's for strength

in the face of tragedy.

- When 911 happened, again the cathedral

was filled with people crying and praying

over the terrible tragedy

and during the months after the incident,

funeral after funeral after funeral

took place here at St. Patrick's.

So it was again, a unifying place

for the people of New York

and the people of America.

- From the original St.Patrick's that survived

anti-Catholic riots and a massive fire

to this new St. Patrick'sthat's some 140 years old,

the church has become anational rallying point.

That's why they call it America's Parish.

Gabe LaMonica, CBN News, New York.

- Thank you Gabe.

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- Finally tonight, while panic escalates

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says fear of the coronavirus

may be worse than the actual virus itself.

- That's right, the author and

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of Southern California offered practical

and prayerful advice in a recent sermon.

- Let your request be made known to God

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Listen, God is biggerthan the coronavirus.

Don't be afraid.

- [Jenna] In addition to offering prayers,

Laurie also gave practical advice,

reminding the congregationto wash their hands

and avoid unnecessary contact with others.

He concluded with a reminder that the

promises of God are true

and said God is still in control

and offers peace to thosewho earnestly seek him.

- Jenna, those are great reminders

in the midst of all the fearand panic we see happening.

- Definitely, practical advice, too,

like the, you know, elbow bump.

- There you go.- There you go.

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- Have a great evening.