TOMORROW EVEN WARMER BEFORE TH
NOW IT TO THE LATEST ON THE
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.
THE CDC SAYING A NATIONWIDE
OUTBREAK IS NOT A MATTER OF,
BUT WHEN.
LAWMAKERS ARE CALLING ON THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO DO MORE
TO FIGHT IT.
Reporter: TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION CABINET
SECRETARIES FACED TOUGH
QUESTIONS FROM SENATORS ON THE
WORLDWIDE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK,
AS FEARS AND THE NUMBER OF
CASES CONTINUE TO RISE.
WE'RE WORKING WITH HHS.
YOU DON'T KNOW.
YOU DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER, DO
YOU?
DO WE HAVE ENOUGH FACE MASKS?
FOR THE ENTIRE AMERICAN
PUBLIC?
YES.
NO.
ANYTHING IS THAT STOCKPILED
AND READY?
WE DO HAVE IN THE STRATEGIC
STOCKPILE, MASKS, VENTS.
ENOUGH?
WELL NO.
Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP
DOWN PLAYED THE CRISIS DURING A
STATE VISIT TO INDIA.
THE PEOPLE ARE GETTING
BETTER.
THEY'RE ALL GETTING BETTER.
I THINK THAT WHOLE SITUATION
WILL START WORKING OUT.
Reporter: TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS
BRIEFED LAWMAKERS ON THE
OUTBREAK AFTER SENDING AN
EMERGENCY FUNDING REQUEST FOR
$2.5 BILLION.
BUT BOTH REPUBLICANS AND
DEMOCRATS HERE SAY THAT MAY NOT
BE ENOUGH.
IF YOU LOW BALL SOMETHING
LIKE THIS YOU WILL PAY FOR IT
LATER.
THE DOLLARS WILL COME, IF
THE PLAN IS THERE.
BUT WE'RE NOT JUST GOING TO
GIVE THE PRESIDENT DOLLARS THAT
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S GOING
TO DO WITH.
Reporter: MEDICAL
PROFESSIONALS ARE WORKING ON
WORLDWIDE CLINICAL TRIALS TO
FIND THE MOST EFFECTIVE
TREATMENT FOR THE DISEASE.
DR.ANDRE KHALIL IS HEADING UP
ONE OF THOSE TRIALS.
THE PLAN FOR THE TRIAL IS TO
TEST IN CLOSE TO 400 PATIENTS.
THE TRIAL IS GOING TO INVOLVE
ABOUT 50 SITES GLOBALLY.
Reporter: A CORONAVIRUS