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>>> There's so many questions
out there now surrounding the
coronavirus.
With cases on the rise, can the
government implement mandatory
isolation?
>> It is one of the big
questions.
Alison triessl is here to help
provide clarity to some of those
questions.
>> Help us, triessl.
>> There's so much confusion and
misinformation.
>> But people are wondering are
we going to see a time where the
government mandates you have to
be isolated?
We're seeing it in Italy.
>> By the way, the answer is
yes.
The government can do this.
This is not to scare people, but
is this a medical emergency.
And the answer is probably yes.
The courts will see this as the
government has fairly extensive
powers both federally and
locally to stop the spread of
this illness.
And they look at what is in the
best interest of the community,
of society?
And that certainly is isolation
and quarantine.
This isn't the first time
they've -- that the government
has imposed it.
The last worldwide quarantine
was 100 years ago for the
Spanish flu.
But I see this growing, and I
think legal challenges -- you
know, thing about living in this
country is we have so many
freedoms.
So, we will question well what
do you mean I can't leave my
house?
But in other countries,
literally 50 million people
essentially on lockdown in
China.
They have stopped public
transportation to stop the
spread of the illness.
And even though we're so used to
our freedoms, I could certainly
see them being curtailed right
now.
>> Is Marshall law a
possibility?
>> That's really for wartime.
I think that's the extreme.
There's already been executive
orders -- all of our borders --
any international travel.
State to state, the federal
government controls that.
You can see people, there will
be mandatory vaccinations when
they arrive, health checks,
certainly quarantine and
isolation is well within the
government purview.
So, I think we should really
expect that.
>> One of the things that a lot
of people are talking about
right now is that cruise ship --
>> Yes.
>> -- Has been quarantined.
The people on the cruise ship
have been quarantined.
>> Completely legal.
>> Really?
>> I know that surprises people.
That is international waters,
that is our border, and the
federal government has an
absolute right to do it.
It's been tested in court and
the court said there's no
question here.
We have to protect the
community, our entire society,
and the safety of American
citizens.
And they're going to do that.
>> What if you contract the
virus from somebody else, can
you sue them?
>> All weekend people have been
asking me questions like what if
this?
What do you mean I can't go on
public transportation?
You can't sue someone if they
give you a cold.
>> Why can't I?
>> Scott, I love you, but here's
the thing.
Seriously, you're going to sue
me because I gave you a little
hug and had a cough.
>> If I get Corona.
>> Try it, try it, and I'll sue
you right back.
>> My money is on her.
>> A lot of people are looking
at this like now like they're --
can my job force me to travel?
>> Here's the interesting thing,
and I did a bunch of research
over the weekend because this is
a really interesting question.
The government normally does not
get involved in the private
sector, right?
So, with the state employees,
there's a lot the government can
get involved in.
But is there going to come a
time where the federal or state
governments get involved in the
private sector and say look, you
can't force people into travel?
We're not there yet.
>> Okay.
>> The question is for a lot of
these people are going to get
paid hourly.
If they have to go home and
they're not allowed to be at
work, does the employer have to
pay?
Do they have to take paid sick
leave?
>> Yeah.
>> These are going to be
questions that we're all going
to have to struggle with.
>> If you're forced to take off,
you need get paid.
>> You may be absolutely right,
but those are things we're going
to have to discuss as this panic
continues to grow.
>> It does seem like it's also
still kind of continuing.
>> That's right.
>> Weinstein, sentence tomorrow.
What do we say?
What do we know?
>> I think he's going to get a
lot of time.
>> How much?
>> The minimum is five years,
maximum is 25 years.
Could have been life but he was
acquitted of those charges.
I think he's going to get the
upper part of 15 to 20 years.
>> You do?
15 to 20 years even after being
acquitted from the most heinous?
>> Right, for those charges he
was looking at life in prison.
But here he's looking at 25
years.
>> What's the judge basing that
off of?
>> On the actual convictions, on
the testimony of these women,
the two convictions for each of
the victims.
Is this judge going to look at
what's going on with all of sort
of the public sentiment?
Sure.
Can he use that for sentencing?
No, he can't.
>> No?
>> But the prosecution just
submitted a lengthy sentencing
memorandum.
They talked about more than 30
other incidences that the judge
can consider when deciding what
to do with Weinstein.
I think he's going to punish
him.
>> Makes me think of the Larry
Nasser says.
The judge was like we have to
set a precedent.
>> That's right.
>> Is this going to be use as
kind of the precedent for how
these cases move forward?
>> I think that the judge is
going to see that, my goodness,
this will send a ripple effect
to everybody.
But I'm looking at the facts.
I'm looking at this case.
I'm looking at his conviction.
And he's well within his right
to sentence him to at least 15
years.
>> What's life like for him in
rikers?
>> It's rikers.
>> Is he in a cell?
>> He does have a roommate and
he's in a cell.
This is not a pleasant
experience.
This is a guy used to private
planes and multiple homes.
This is the size of his cell and
he gets three hots and a cot.
That's not a life that any of us
really would enjoy, and
especially for someone like him
who's used to such a lavish
lifestyle.
He's getting no favorable
treatment, I assure you.
>> What do you think is going to
happen?
He still has this case in los
Angeles.
Will that signal to that judge?
>> He's going to get sentence.
After he's sentenced, he'll be
extradited to Los Angeles to
face the charges.
Judges have to look at the case
independently of anything else.
>> Yeah.
>> So I don't think they're
going to look and say he has to
be sentenced more harshly.
>> I know we're getting told to
go, but this is one of the
things --
>> I don't want to go.
>> One of the things that I've
had conversations about this.
How do we avoid a situation?
How is it avoided, a situation
like Epstein when he dies in
prison --
>> Closely monitored.
He's to got to be closely
monitored.
He's got to be watched.
He was sentenced -- he's going
to be sentenced to time in
prison.
And he should serve that time.
And for a lot of these victims,
if he dies accidentally or takes
his own life, he really has
escaped justice.
>> Alison triessl everybody.
Great to see you.