OUR NBC NEWS HEADQUARTERS HERE IN NEW YORK.

IN NEW YORK. I’M STEVE KORNACKI IN FOR BRIAN

I’M STEVE KORNACKI IN FOR BRIAN WILLIAMS.

WILLIAMS. DAY 1142 OF THE TRUMP

DAY 1142 OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND 242 DAYS TO

ADMINISTRATION AND 242 DAYS TO GO NOW UNTIL THE PRESIDENTIAL

GO NOW UNTIL THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

ELECTION. THE NUMBER OF COUNTRIES WITH

THE NUMBER OF COUNTRIES WITH REPORTED CASES OF THE

REPORTED CASES OF THE CORONAVIRUS HAS NOW RISEN TO AT

CORONAVIRUS HAS NOW RISEN TO AT LEAST 90 AND THERE ARE NOW

LEAST 90 AND THERE ARE NOW REPORTS OF 100,000 CASES

REPORTS OF 100,000 CASES WORLDWIDE.

WORLDWIDE. TODAY ONE OF THE SCIENTISTS

TODAY ONE OF THE SCIENTISTS TRARK

TRARK TRACKING THE GLOBAL SPREAD OF

TRACKING THE GLOBAL SPREAD OF THE VIRUS NOTED THIS KEY

THE VIRUS NOTED THIS KEY DEVELOPMENT DURING A BRIEFING

DEVELOPMENT DURING A BRIEFING FOR CONGRESSIONAL STAFF.

FOR CONGRESSIONAL STAFF. >> WE’VE RECENTLY PASSED THE

>> WE’VE RECENTLY PASSED THE POINT DURING WHICH WE WE HAVE

POINT DURING WHICH WE WE HAVE MORE CASES OUTSIDE CHINA THAN

MORE CASES OUTSIDE CHINA THAN INSIDE CHINA ON A DAILY BASIS,

INSIDE CHINA ON A DAILY BASIS, WHICH I THINK IS A CRITICAL

WHICH I THINK IS A CRITICAL SHIFT IN THIS SITUATION.

SHIFT IN THIS SITUATION. >> IN THE UNITED STATES THERE

>> IN THE UNITED STATES THERE ARE NOW MORE THAN 300 CASES IN

ARE NOW MORE THAN 300 CASES IN ALMOST HALF THE STATES, AND AT

ALMOST HALF THE STATES, AND AT LEAST 15 DEATHS WITH THE LATEST

LEAST 15 DEATHS WITH THE LATEST DEATH BEING REPORTED TONIGHT OUT

DEATH BEING REPORTED TONIGHT OUT OF FLORIDA.

OF FLORIDA. THERE ARE STILL NOT ENOUGH

THERE ARE STILL NOT ENOUGH CORONAVIRUS TESTS TO MEET THE

CORONAVIRUS TESTS TO MEET THE NATIONAL DEMAND ADDING TO THE

NATIONAL DEMAND ADDING TO THE FEAR THAT THE REAL EXTEND OF THE

FEAR THAT THE REAL EXTEND OF THE OUTBREAK MAY NOT BE FULLY

OUTBREAK MAY NOT BE FULLY UNDERSTOOD IN THE UNITED STATES.

UNDERSTOOD IN THE UNITED STATES. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN TAKING A LOT OF HEAT FOR

BEEN TAKING A LOT OF HEAT FOR HOW IT HAS RESPONDED TO THE

HOW IT HAS RESPONDED TO THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS, AND THERE

SPREAD OF THE VIRUS, AND THERE HAVE BEEN CONCERNS ABOUT THE

HAVE BEEN CONCERNS ABOUT THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGING WHEN HE

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGING WHEN HE HAS SPOKEN IN PUBLIC.

HAS SPOKEN IN PUBLIC. TODAY THE PRESIDENT VISITED THE

TODAY THE PRESIDENT VISITED THE THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL

THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL IN ATLANTA AFTER HE SIGNED AN

IN ATLANTA AFTER HE SIGNED AN $8.3 BILLION EMERGENCY FUNDING

$8.3 BILLION EMERGENCY FUNDING BILL THAT HAD JUST PASSED

BILL THAT HAD JUST PASSED CONGRESS.

CONGRESS. HIS COMMENTS TODAY SEEMED TO

HIS COMMENTS TODAY SEEMED TO IMPLY THAT THERE WAS NO SHORTAGE

IMPLY THAT THERE WAS NO SHORTAGE OF TEST KITS.

OF TEST KITS. >> ANYBODY RIGHT NOW AND

>> ANYBODY RIGHT NOW AND YESTERDAY, ANYBODY THAT NEEDS A

YESTERDAY, ANYBODY THAT NEEDS A TEST GETS A TEST.

TEST GETS A TEST. THEY’RE THERE.

THEY’RE THERE. THEY HAVE THE TESTS.

THEY HAVE THE TESTS. THE TESTS ARE BEAUTIFUL.

THE TESTS ARE BEAUTIFUL. ANYBODY THAT NEEDS A TEST GETS A

ANYBODY THAT NEEDS A TEST GETS A TEST, BUT ANYBODY THAT NEEDS A

TEST, BUT ANYBODY THAT NEEDS A TEST CAN HAVE A TEST.

TEST CAN HAVE A TEST. THEY’RE ALL SET.

THEY’RE ALL SET. BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW AND

BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW AND YESTERDAY, ANYBODY THAT NEEDS A

YESTERDAY, ANYBODY THAT NEEDS A TEST, THAT’S THE IMPORTANT

TEST, THAT’S THE IMPORTANT THING.

THING. >> BUT LESS THAN AN HOUR AFTER

>> BUT LESS THAN AN HOUR AFTER THAT, VICE PRESIDENT PENCE WHO

THAT, VICE PRESIDENT PENCE WHO IS LEADING THE WHITE HOUSE

IS LEADING THE WHITE HOUSE CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE HELD HIS

CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE HELD HIS OWN BRIEFING AND ACKNOWLEDGED

OWN BRIEFING AND ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS STILL

THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS STILL WORKING ON MAKING ITS TEST KITS

WORKING ON MAKING ITS TEST KITS AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE.

AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE. >> TWO OF AMERICA’S LEADING

>> TWO OF AMERICA’S LEADING COMMERCIAL LABORATORIES HAVE

COMMERCIAL LABORATORIES HAVE ANNOUNCED THAT TESTS WILL BE

ANNOUNCED THAT TESTS WILL BE AVAILABLE BY MONDAY OF THIS

AVAILABLE BY MONDAY OF THIS WEEK.

WEEK. WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THESE

WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THESE MAJOR COMMERCIAL LABS, WE TRUST

MAJOR COMMERCIAL LABS, WE TRUST IN HA MATTER OF WEEKS THE

IN HA MATTER OF WEEKS THE CORONAVIRUS TESTS WILL BE

CORONAVIRUS TESTS WILL BE BROADLY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC

BROADLY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND AVAILABLE TO ANY AMERICAN

AND AVAILABLE TO ANY AMERICAN THAT IS SYMPTOMATIC AND HAS A

THAT IS SYMPTOMATIC AND HAS A CONCERN ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF

CONCERN ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING CONTRACTED THE

HAVING CONTRACTED THE CORONAVIRUS.

CORONAVIRUS. GR

GR >> DURING TRUMP’S VISIT TO THE

>> DURING TRUMP’S VISIT TO THE CDC HE SPOKE ABOUT THE GRAND

CDC HE SPOKE ABOUT THE GRAND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP BEING HELD

PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP BEING HELD OFF THE COAST OF SAN FRANCISCO

OFF THE COAST OF SAN FRANCISCO WITH 3,500 PEOPLE ON BOARD.

WITH 3,500 PEOPLE ON BOARD. CORONAVIRUS TESTS WERE DELIVERED

CORONAVIRUS TESTS WERE DELIVERED TO THE SHIP BY HELICOPTER, AND

TO THE SHIP BY HELICOPTER, AND THIS AFTERNOON VICE PRESIDENT

THIS AFTERNOON VICE PRESIDENT PENCE ANNOUNCED THAT 21 PEOPLE,

PENCE ANNOUNCED THAT 21 PEOPLE, 19 CREW MEMBERS AND TWO

19 CREW MEMBERS AND TWO PASSENGERS HAVE TESTED POSITIVE

PASSENGERS HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS.

FOR THE VIRUS. THE TESTING CAME ABOUT AFTER A

THE TESTING CAME ABOUT AFTER A MAN WHO WAS ON A PREVIOUS VOYAGE

MAN WHO WAS ON A PREVIOUS VOYAGE TESTED POSITIVE AND DIED FROM

TESTED POSITIVE AND DIED FROM CORONAVIRUS.

CORONAVIRUS. TODAY TRUMP SAID HE DIDN’T WANT

TODAY TRUMP SAID HE DIDN’T WANT THE ADMINISTRATION TO TAKE

THE ADMINISTRATION TO TAKE PEOPLE OFF THE CRUISE SHIP

PEOPLE OFF THE CRUISE SHIP BECAUSE IT WOULD DOUBLE THE

BECAUSE IT WOULD DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF THOSE WITH CORONAVIRUS

NUMBER OF THOSE WITH CORONAVIRUS IN THE STATES.

IN THE STATES. >> I WOULD RATHER BECAUSE I LIKE

>> I WOULD RATHER BECAUSE I LIKE THE NUMBERS BEING WHERE THEY

THE NUMBERS BEING WHERE THEY ARE, I DON’T NEED TO HAVE THE

ARE, I DON’T NEED TO HAVE THE NUMBERS DOUBLE BECAUSE OF ONE

NUMBERS DOUBLE BECAUSE OF ONE SHIP THAT WASN’T OUR FAULT.

SHIP THAT WASN’T OUR FAULT. >> THE PRESIDENT WENT ON TO

>> THE PRESIDENT WENT ON TO PRAISE HIS ADMINISTRATION’S

PRAISE HIS ADMINISTRATION’S EFFORTS.

EFFORTS. >> I THINK WE’RE DOING A REALLY

>> I THINK WE’RE DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB IN THIS COUNTRY AT

GOOD JOB IN THIS COUNTRY AT KEEPING IT DOWN.

KEEPING IT DOWN. WE’VE REALLY BEEN VERY VINYL

WE’VE REALLY BEEN VERY VINYL INDIVIDUALVIGILANT.

INDIVIDUALVIGILANT. PEOPLE ARE SURPRISED I

PEOPLE ARE SURPRISED I UNDERSTAND THAT.

UNDERSTAND THAT. EVERY ONE OF THESE DOCTORS SAID

EVERY ONE OF THESE DOCTORS SAID HOW DO YOU KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT

HOW DO YOU KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT THIS?

THIS? MAYBE I HAVE A NATURAL ABILITY.

MAYBE I HAVE A NATURAL ABILITY. MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT

MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT INSTEAD OF RUNNING FOR

INSTEAD OF RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT.

PRESIDENT. >> EVEN SO THE CORONAVIRUS

>> EVEN SO THE CORONAVIRUS CONTINUES TO TAKE ITS TOLLS WITH

CONTINUES TO TAKE ITS TOLLS WITH THE FANCIFULINANCIAL MARKETS.

THE FANCIFULINANCIAL MARKETS. CITY OFFICIALS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS,

CITY OFFICIALS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, HAVE NOW CANCELED THE SOUTH BY

HAVE NOW CANCELED THE SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST FEST ARE VALUE,IVAL WH

SOUTHWEST FEST ARE VALUE,IVAL WH TO START A WEEK FROM TODAY.

TO START A WEEK FROM TODAY. PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS JUST

PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS JUST ANNOUNCED ANOTHER MAJOR

ANNOUNCED ANOTHER MAJOR PERSONNEL SHIFT AT THE WHITE

PERSONNEL SHIFT AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

HOUSE. HE HAS TAPPED MARK MEADOWS,

HE HAS TAPPED MARK MEADOWS, NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN HOUSE

NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN HOUSE MEMBER, LEADER OF THE FREEDOM

MEMBER, LEADER OF THE FREEDOM CAUCUS AND A TIRELESS TRUMP ALLY

CAUCUS AND A TIRELESS TRUMP ALLY TO BE HIS CHIEF OF STAFF.

TO BE HIS CHIEF OF STAFF. AS USUAL TRUMP ANNOUNCED HIS

AS USUAL TRUMP ANNOUNCED HIS DECISION ON TWITTER SAYING,

DECISION ON TWITTER SAYING, QUOTE, I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE

QUOTE, I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT CONGRESSMAN MARK MEADOWS

THAT CONGRESSMAN MARK MEADOWS WILL BECOME WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF

WILL BECOME WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF.

STAFF. I HAVE LONG KNOWN AND WORKED

I HAVE LONG KNOWN AND WORKED WITH MARK AND THE RELATIONSHIP

WITH MARK AND THE RELATIONSHIP IS A VERY GOOD ONE.

IS A VERY GOOD ONE. I WANT TO THANK ACTING CHIEF

I WANT TO THANK ACTING CHIEF MICK MULVANEY FOR HAVING SERVED

MICK MULVANEY FOR HAVING SERVED THE ADMINISTRATION SO WELL.

THE ADMINISTRATION SO WELL. HE WILL BECOME THE UNITED STATES

HE WILL BECOME THE UNITED STATES SPECIAL ENVOY FOR NORTHERN