The Lead With Jake Tapper

Markets tank amid Coronavirus fears & oil pries fight; trading briefly halted during wild day on wall street; Dow plunges 2,000+ points, Wall St. suffers historic losses; Oil prices suffer worst crash since 1991; New CNN polls on Coronavirus outbreak, Trump's handling of crisis; California docks cruise ship with 21 virus cases ; Cruise passengers to be quarantined at bases across U.S.; More than 600 confirmed Coronavirus case in the U.S.; Most U.S Deaths from Coronavirus involved patients 70 and older; Dr. Fauci to high-risk travels: "don't get on a cruise ship"; State governments ask thousands to self-quarantine; Missouri patent's family breaks quarantine, attends school dance; Coronavirus cases now in more than 100 countries and territories; Four COP lawmakers self-quarantine after CPAC attendee tests positive for coronavirus; Trump's advisers urge him to take a more serious stance as Cornavirus spreads; Trump downplays virus threat, accuses dems of playing politics; At lea

Sources: Trump receiving conflicting info from outside friends; Trump: "Very few" cases in the U.S. compared to other countries; Sources: WH Officials worry top expert's statements on severity of the outbreak could anger Trump; Top Health Official: Millions of testing kits needed ASAP; Outbreak spreading to at least 21 states, 250+ infected; Thousands self-quarantine in CA, NY, & across U.S.; Health experts urge people over 60 to reconsider usual activities; Stocks close lower as Wall Street ends whirlwind week; Unemployment report strong but stock market continues to slide; Michigan emerges as next key battle for Biden, Sanders; Trump & Sanders attack Biden over Social Security, Medicare; Sanders plans Michigan blitz ahead of Tuesday's primary; Warren: "Why would I owe anybody an endorsement?"; President tours CDC amid coronavirus concerns; SXSW Festival canceled amid coronavirus concerns;  via Knit

Dow plunges, nearly wiping out Wednesday's gain; Warren: If you say there was sexism in this race, "everyone says whiner"; Sanders, Biden praise Warren after she drops out of race; Sen. Romney criticizes GOP efforts to investigate Burisma; Sanders says political establishment is "working frantically to defeat us"; Trump says he'll make Burisma a 'major' campaign issue; Trump disputes W.H.O. on virus death rate, citing his "hunch"; Trump's comments on coronavirus add to confusion; Coronavirus spreading across 17 states, 200+ infected; Cruise ship docks off California coast over virus fears; At least 12 confirmed deaths in U.S. from coronavirus outbreak; Pence: Gets first-hand look at supplies to combat coronavirus; Pence: Not enough coronavirus tests exist to meet demand; Airlines, big tech take action to reduce risk of coronavirus; Airlines reduce flights, big tech companies restrict employee travel to stop spread of coronavirus; Jared Kushner sells share

CNN projects Biden wins Maine, further extending delegate lead; Sources: Warren assessing path forward in 2020 race; Results so far show Sanders' support has shrunk since 2016; Soon: Pence gives coronavirus briefing amid testing confusion; United Airlines cutting U.S. flights amid coronavirus crisis; Sen. Schumer accused of threatening Kavanaugh, Supreme Court takes up first big abortion case of Trump era; Gorsuch for saying "you will pay the price" amid abortion case; Dozens still missing after tornadoes kill at least 24 in Tennessee via Knit

DOW soars 1,200+ points after worst week since 2008; Klobuchar campaign: "this is a moment of unity"; 2020 Dems hit Bloomberg for his prior record as a republican; Bloomberg: I have no plans to drop out of the race; Bloomberg: my time as mayor was the best for New York City; Azar: U.S. is "radically" expanding coronavirus testing; U.S. surgeon general: you can raise your risk of coronavirus by improperly wearing a mask; Trump contradicts top disease expert, says vaccines are moving along "very quickly"; Trump eyeing new travel restrictions to stop coronavirus spread; Bombing in Afghanistan kills three after trump admin sins landmark peace deal with Taliban; Joint chiefs chairman: despite deal, don't expect all violence in Afghanistan to end; Trump reiterates plans to personally meet with leaders of the Taliban via Knit

Global markets lose trillions in value over past week; Fed char: coronavirus poses "evolving risk" to economic activity; WHO: coronavirus spread & impact risk are "very high"; World Health officials warn of "pandemic potential"; CDC: hope to have every state & local health dept. testing for coronavirus by the end of next week; Up to 100 health workers exposed to CA coronavirus patient; Mulvaney, Donald Trump Junior suggest media and democrats using coronavirus to hurt Trump; Mulvaney: media covered impeachment "hoax of the day" instead of Trump admin's early response to virus; GOP rep: "everyone is scrambling for information" on virus; Dem rep: U.S. not prepared for coronavirus on multiple levels; HHS whistleblower: U.S. workers did not receive proper training, protective gear when receiving China evacuees; In 2016 Sanders wanted superdelegates to overrule voters, now he wants to avoid it; GOP lawmakers express fears about U.S. deal with Taliban;

Dow drops 1,000+ points, closes in red every day this week; Goldman Sachs predicts no earnings from U.S. companies in 2020 due to coronavirus, say it could lead to recession; Health Officials: First coronavirus case of "unknown origin" reported; Trump contradicts health officials, says it's not inevitable coronavirus will spread here in U.S.; Sources: Pence will take lead on public statements, all Admin Health Officials must get VP office sign off; Market slide continues amid fear of coronavirus spreading; VP Pence under fire for handling of HIV crisis in Indiana & past claim that smoking does not kill; CA Gov: 8,400 people currently being monitored for coronavirus; CA Gov: California has shortage of coronavirus test kits; Trump contradicts CDC warning of "inevitable" coronavirus spread in U.S.; Trump shocked at how many people die of flu each year; In 2014 Trump politicized ebola to attack Dems before midterms; Sanders to critics who say he's too polarizing: Don't tell

Trump news conference on coronavirus at 6:30p; CDC: Coronavirus could cause "severe disruption" in U.S.; U.S. military restricts travel to South Korea over coronavirus concerns; World Health Org: more new coronavirus cases today outside of China than inside; Biden nabs major SC endorsement from top Dem James Clyburn; 2020 Democrats attack Sanders, say he could hurt Dems in other Senate & House races; Sources: Trump considers czar to combat coronavirus in U.S.; Sources: Trump frustrated with Health and Human Services Secy Azar over coronavirus response; Fears over election security grow as Trump remains undecided on permanent intel chief; Schumer: new acting intel chief has "little to no relevant" experience except for being a Trump loyalist via Knit

Dow tumbles second day in a row amid coronavirus concerns; CDC: 57 cases of coronavirus in the U.S.; Sources: Trump privately vents over coronavirus, publicly insists everything is fine; Trump Admin asks Congress for $2.5B to combat coronavirus; Schumer calls Trump's virus response "dangerous incompetence"; Kudlow claims coronavirus is "very contained"; Bipartisan concern & outrage on coronavirus; WHO: Virus outbreak has "pandemic potential"; Trump won't say if he believes Russians interfering in 2020; Trump: I don't want help from Russia in 2020; Trump: Supreme Court justices Ginsburg & Sotomayor should recuse themselves from cases related to me; Sanders to take center stage at debate as Democratic frontrunner; Sanders defends his comments praising Fidel Castro; Democrats criticize Sanders' praise of Fidel Castro; Rivals attack Sanders' record on issues affecting black voters ahead of SC Primary; Sanders touts diverse campaign as he tries to sway

DOW plunges 1,000+ points on coronavirus fears; Gains in 2020 now wiped out; Italy has largest cluster of coronavirus outside Asia with 215+ cases, seven deaths; New SC poll: race narrowing, but Biden still leading; Candidates ramp up attacks on Sanders ahead of critical 9 days; Moderate Dem attacks Sanders' partial defense of Castro; Bloomberg advisor: other candidates "don't deserve to win" if they can't find courage to challenge Sanders at debate; GOP's Scott: Sanders is biggest threat to Donald Trump; Biden denies calling SC his firewall, despite saying exactly that; Sources: Trump want fewer people working for him, more loyalists; Trump adviser: Ginni Thomas leading effort to compile list of "never Trumpers"; Sources: Trump's new personnel chief warns agencies to look out for disloyal staffers; 100% of NV vote in; Sanders solidly in 1st, Biden 2nd; Source: national security advisor O'Brien's instincts may be "political", O'Brian contra

Sources: Election security official told lawmakers Russia is looking to help Trump win in November; Source: President Trump upset he heard about intel conclusion on Russia from a House Republican; Warren slams Bloomberg as an "arrogant billionaire"; Sen. Bernie Sanders briefed by U.S. Officials that Russia is trying to help his presidential campaign; U.S. & Taliban agree to 7-day break in violence in Afghanistan; via Knit

Trump: Won't pardon Stone now, but "good chance of exoneration"; Bloomberg: Nominating sanders would be a "fatal error"; Contentious debate sets stage for caucuses in less than 48 hours; Sanders: I've talked with Obama multiple times in last month; Bloomberg: Trump was the "real winner" of Dem debate; Buttigieg camp on Bloomberg: "worst debate performance" ever; Members of Nevada's largest union express fear over Sanders' "Medicare for All" proposal; Trump's pick for Acting Intel Chief has history of making misogynistic, incendiary comments; U.S. Amb to Germany appointed Acting Intel Chief; WH Official: Trump became irate with Acting DNI Maguire last week before replacing him; Mulvaney admits Republicans are hypocritical on deficits;    via Knit

Bloomberg campaign: Sanders' aide claim that Bloomberg had heart attacks "an absolute lie"; New Sanders ad targets Biden over voter enthusiasm; Sanders, Bloomberg brace for attacks at last Democratic debate before Nevada caucuses; Biden slams Bloomberg: "he didn't endorse Barack or me when we ran"; The money trail behind those granted clemency by Trump; Rod Blagojevich on clemency: "I'm a Trump-ocrat"; Assange lawyers say WikiLeaks founder offered pardon if he denied Russia hacked the DNC, WH denies claim; China expels three Wall Street Journal reporters amid criticism of coronavirus handling via Knit

Trump: I'm actually the Chief Law Enforcement Officer; Trump commutes Blagojevich's sentence after seeing his wife argue his case on Fox; Judge to sentence Trump confidante Roger Stone Thursday as Trump demands new trial; Federal judges hold emergency meeting amid questions about DOJ; Bloomberg, Sanders trade attacks ahead of Nevada debate; Sanders campaign hits Bloomberg for supporting entitlements cuts in 2012; Experts downplay odds of coronavirus spreading in U.S. despite 73,000+ cases worldwide, no vaccine;  via Knit

Dems turn focus to Nevada with early voting under way; 26,000 Dems turn out for early voting in Nevada so far; Bernie Sanders biggest challenge in Nevada: major state union opposes "Medicare for All"; Dems criticize Bloomberg's $400 million ad spending; Nevada volunteers, campaigns express concern over caucuses, campaign aide says they "have a lot more questions"; Ex-DOJ officials: AG Barr's actions in Roger Stone case "outrageous", he should resign; Trump campaign manager tweets pic of Air Force One in 2004 at Daytona 500 instead of Trump's visit; Soon: Bolton to make first public comments since impeachment; Short: Pres Trump is frustrated with bias of justice dept; Trump confident Roger Stone set to be sentenced this week; WH official: no change in Trump's view of Barr despite calls for AG's resignation; AL senate candidate knocks Sessions' record as AG: "he let the president down and got fired"; 300 Americans let off cruise ship face new

Sources: Barr orders review of high-profile cases Trump rails about while claiming Trump has no influence; Trump: I have the right to interfere in legal cases, but I haven't; WH Official: Trump angered by decision not to charge McCabe; Source: Barr expressed frustration to Trump before interview; Sources: Barr orders review of Flynn case despite saying Trump can't bully him; Avenatti guilty on all counts in Nike extortion trial; Candidates call out Bloomberg for past comments on discriminatory practices; Bloomberg apologizes for stop and frisk: "I didn't understand then the unintended pain"; Bloomberg launches "Mike for black America" campaign plan; Warren slams Bloomberg on 2008 "redlining" remark, says he should not be Democratic nominee; Biden confident he'll win South Carolina after finishing fourth in Iowa & fifth in New Hampshire; Ocasio-Cortez admits Sanders may have to compromise on "Medicare for all"; Klobuchar, Steyer can't name Me

Hope Hicks, Trump's ex-body man return to White House; Source: official who ran office overseeing Stone case resigns after nomination for top treasury job pulled; Trump: may stop aides from listening to calls with world leaders; President Trump says Kelly was in "over his head" after ex-chief of staff says working for Trump was a "killer"; Barr slams Trump's DOJ tweets, but says president never asked him to do anything in Roger Stone case; Bloomberg spending on campaign ads top $350m; AG Barr: Trump should stop tweeting about DOJ; makes it "impossible for me to do my job"; Crossover voting could disrupt Democratic primaries; Some Republicans look to disrupt South Carolina Democratic primary; Limbaugh attacks Buttigieg, says Trump could "have fun" debating a "gay guy kissing his husband on stage"; Experience & popularity may not matter... as history proves; "Race for the White House" premiers Sunday at 9p et/pt via Knit

GOP Senators brush off questions over Trump DOJ interference; AG Barr agrees to testify before House Judiciary Cmte next month; Focus shifts to more diverse states after Sanders wins NH; Sanders wins New Hampshire followed by Buttigieg, Klobuchar; Biden looks to black voters in SC for comeback; Bloomberg picks up several black lawmaker endorsements despite stop and frisk controversy via Knit

Candidates look for clear win tonight after Iowa caucus; Sanders tells CNN "we're feeling good" as NH votes via Knit

Biden & Buttigieg trade blows over experience, electability; Biden campaign downplays expectations in New Hampshire; Klobuchar campaign raised $3M since Friday night's debate; Klobuchar claims she is "surging" ahead of tomorrow's votes; Trump gets revenge, fires two key impeachment witnesses; Schumer calling for investigation into witness retaliation; Trump to Utah gov on Romney: "You keep him. We don't want him."; CPAC chair says he fears for Romney's "physical safety"; Trump: WV senator "wouldn't understand" transcripts; Manchin: Rudy Giuliani is "horrible for the country"; 2021 proposal has big cuts to Medicaid, safety net programs, boosts defense; Sen Graham says Trump's firing of Lt Col Vindman is justified; Why the moderate message may work well for Buttigieg in NH; Big chunk of independents leaves NH primary largely up for grabs; Buttigieg targets "future former republicans" in NH primary; 97 dead in one day,