The World Health Organization has now declared the COVID-19 crisis a pandemic with Iran and Italy as the new front lines in the battle against the virus. Italy has over 12,000 cases and over 800 deaths leading the government to put the entire country on lockdown, limiting the movement of 60 million people. Chico Harlan, Rome Bureau Chief at the Washington Post, joins us for what Italy is like post lockdown.




Next, after Super Tuesday part 2, Joe Biden has extended his lead to claim the Democratic nomination for the president. But you can’t count out Bernie Sanders just yet. Despite calls for him to get out of the race, Sanders has said he will continue his campaign and participate in a one-on-one debate with Biden on Sunday. David Siders, national political correspondent at Politico, joins us for the continued fight for the Democratic nomination.




Finally, the spread of COVID-19 continues to affect all aspects of everyday life and the sports world is no different. March Madness will be played with no fans, the Golden State Warriors will also play a game in an empty arena. But what about Major League Baseball? Opening day is two weeks away and while they would like to use alternate sites for games, it seems like they too might play with no fans in attendance. Jared Diamond, national baseball writer at the Wall Street Journal, joins us for more.

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