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Trump declares national emergency to combat coronavirus

Name: Trump declares national emergency to combat coronavirus
Uploaded: 2020-03-13T18:31:00-0400
Duration: 3 min 43 s
Description: President Trump declared a national emergency Friday due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Mr. Trump also expressed for the first time a willingness to be tested. Wejiia Jiang reports.

President Trump declared a national emergency Friday due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Mr. Trump also expressed for the first time a willingness to be tested. Wejiia Jiang reports.