amy: john nichols, thank you for being with us. the nation's national-affairs correspondent on the ground in iowa and just wrote the piece we will link to, "the dnc's move to accommodate bloomberg stirs outrage in iowa." soon,w book coming out of theght for the soul democratic party." we will be live streaming the impeachment senate trial today and wednesday. this is democracy now! i'm amy goodman. we move on now to the new travel ban. the trump administration has expanded its contested travel ban to six additional countries, most of which are african nations. under the new restrictions, nationals of nigeria, eritrea, myanmar, kyrgyzstan will no longer be able to obtain visas to live and work in the u.s., while nationals of sudan and tanzania will no longer be able to participate in the diversity visa lottery. the ban, commonly referred to as the muslim ban, already affects citizens from iran, libya, syria, yemen, somalia, venezuela , and north korea. the expansion is expected to affect more than 350 million people. democrats say t

john nichols is the nation's national-affairs correspondent . and we will talk about the trumping muslim ban and 's approach to the coronavirus. stay with us. ♪ [music break] is democracy now! i'm amy goodman. the republican controlled senate appears poised to acquit president trump and just the third impeachment trial in u.s. history. the senate scheduled a final vote on the two articles of impeachment for wednesday. on friday, the senate voted 51-49 against calling witnesses to be in a senate trial. just two republican senators supported calling for witnesses and collecting new evidence. senator mitt romney of utah and senator collins of maine. prior to the vote, president trump's personal lawyer jay sekulow said there was no need to call witnesses. >> this idea that they have not had witnesses, because that is the smokescreen, you have heard from a lot of witnesses. the problem with the case, the problem with their position is, even with all of those witnesses, it does not prove up and impeachable offense. the articles fail. the record that

or at its bring in our guest say in the hong kong we have talked to john nichols he's a clinical professor in pathology at the university of off hong kong he is also an expert in flu viruses from oxford in the united kingdom we have dr peter drove by kusa global health specialist and director of the university of oxford skull center for social entrepreneurship and in culture in the u.k. as well though to some jew who's a reader in modern history at the university of essex among research there is china's health system welcome to you all dr nicholls if i could start with you 1st of all before we get into the nitty gritty of the question in hand let's just spend a little time with you and assessment of where we're at with this virus so we really any nearer understanding where we are with this virus and its impact globally and in china what kind of threat is it. well that's a very long question which is difficult to answer but certainly not that in hong kong we've had the samples of the virus but minette was to actually start growing it in the heart rate and we're now able to actually infect n

all right let's bring in our guest say in the hong kong we have dr john nichols is a clinical professor in pathology at the university of off hong kong he's also an expert in flu viruses from oxford in the united kingdom we have dr peter drawback who's a global health specialist and director of the university of oxford skull center for social entrepreneurship and in culture in the u.k. as well. as you reader in modern history at the university of essex among research that is china's health system welcome to you all dr nicholls if i could start with you 1st of all before we get into the nitty gritty of the question in hand let's just spend a little time with you and in assessment of where we're at with this virus all week at really any nearer understanding where we are with this virus and its impact globally and in china what kind of threat is it. well that's a very long question which is difficult to answer but certainly not that in hong kong we've had the samples of the virus but minette was to actually start growing it in the heart rate and we're now able to actually infect normal hum

or at its bring in our guests a in the hong kong we have 'd talked to john nichols is a clinical professor in pathology at the university of off hong kong who is also an expert in flu viruses from oxford in the united kingdom we have dr peter drawback who's a global health specialist and director of the university of oxford skull center for social entrepreneurship and in culture in the u.k. as well. as you reader in modern history at the university of essex among research that is china's health system welcome to you all dr nicholls if i could start with you 1st of all before we get into the nitty gritty of the question in hand let's just spend a little time with you and the suspense of where we're at with this far so we really any near understanding where we are with this virus and its impact globally and in china what kind of threat is it. well that's a very long question which is difficult to answer but certainly not that in hong kong we've had the samples of the virus but minette was to actually start growing it in the heart rate and we're now able to actually infect normal human tissue

or at its bring in our guest say in the hong kong we have 'd talked to john nichols he's a clinical professor and pathology at the university of off hong kong he is also an expert in flu viruses from oxford in the united kingdom we have dr peter drawback who's a global health specialist and director of the university of oxford skull center for social entrepreneurship and in culture in the u.k. as well as some jew who's reader in modern history at the university of essex among research there is china's health system welcome to you all dr nicholls if i could start with you 1st of all before we get into the nitty gritty of the question in hand let's just spend a little time with you and assessment of where we're at with this virus so we really any nearer understanding where we are with this virus and its impact globally and in china what kind of threat is it. well that's a very long question which is difficult to answer but certainly not that in hong kong we've had the samples of the virus but minette was to actually start growing it in the heart rate and we're now able to actually infect normal

nichols is a clinical professor in pathology at the university of hong kong and he helped to isolate the sols corona virus when it was rampant 17 years ago he joins us now from hong kong professor nichols thank you for talking to us what are the what are the questions that need to be answered for us to understand this new coronavirus. ok so from a biological point of view we've only had the virus outside mainland china about 3 weeks who is still coming to grips with actually in which parts the body grows and also what sort of tissue reaction it causes is it a disease like sars or is it a model top of our us. and what about the issue of transmissibility it sounds to me to be very alarming the fact that you can still be a carrier and indeed spread the disease when you're not actually having any symptoms that is correct and that's the big worry unlike sars where patients really had symptoms early on it seems up with this new virus is that you can actually have the virus in the body and and have no symptoms how much your transmitting has been a bit of a challenge so that's why what we're

now understanding these images is key to saving lives professor john nichols and his team at hong kong university studying how the new corona virus replicates in human cells their work is already shedding light on its mortality rate why it's proving less deadly than related virus sounds and saz it really started replication in the lungs and less in the proximity of where i was but this far seems to be more likely at this stage of growth in the airways than in the long run which is good to sit back and explain why it's not as dangerous as cells understanding how the virus replicates could ultimately shape the way it's diagnosed and even how it's treated. this isn't the 1st time scientists have been on the forefront of the battle against a deadly virus as specialists in emerging viral infections they found themselves at the center of the 2003 cells epidemic here at this university that long just strides were made and the fight for guard dog was not ron burkle extra proof that role being harnessed to combat this virus today the university was the 1st to isolate the virus which cools some

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we go now to manchester, new hampshire, where we are joined by john nichols of the nation where he was covering the race. welcome back to democracy now! summarize what happened. at this point, the latest news, bernie sanders has won the new hampshire primary. >> that is correct. it was a significant win. i know you will hear a lot of punditry today that says he did not win by as much as he did ine lead moved among many candidates in the polls the last several months, when all was said and done, bernie sanders prevailed. he prevailed because, again, as a significant -- actually, a huge victory among young voters and towns like durham, new hampshire. it was clear that there bodes really put it into a much stronger position. did surprisingly good job of mobilizing in some of the urban areas of the state. i think that is something worthy of noting. with that said, there's also a caution here for sanders and a caution for all of the candidates. 63% of the voters in new hampshire said that their top priority was to get a candidate can beat trump. among those voters, there was stronger suppor

we go now to manchester, new hampshire, where we are joined by john nichols of the nation where he was covering the race. welcome back to democracy now! summarize what happened. at this point, the latest news, bernie sanders has won the new hampshire primary. >> that is correct. it was a significant win. i know you will hear a lot of punditry today that says he did not win by as much as he did in 2016. but the fact of the matter is, in an intense race where the lead moved among many candidates in the polls the last several months, when all was said and done, bernie sanders prevailed. he prevailed because, again, as a significant -- actually, a huge victory among young voters and towns like durham, new hampshire. it was clear that there bodes really put it into a much stronger position. did surprisingly good job of mobilizing in some of the urban areas of the state. i think that is something worthy of noting. with that said, there's also a caution here for sanders and a caution for all of the candidates. 63% of the voters in new hampshire said that their top priority was to get a candid

amy: john nichols, thank you for being with us the nation's , national-affairs correspondent and host of the podcast "next left." his forthcoming book is titled "the fight for the soul of the democratic party: the enduring legacy of henry wallace's anti-fascist, anti-racist politics." stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. chaotic night in iowa come the focus of the democratic race has now shiftetd to new hampshire. senator bernie sanders is leading in most new hampshire polls a week ahead of the state's primary. while sanders has been surging in popularity across part of the country, the democratic party establishment is openly expressing concern that the self-described democratic socialist could win the nomination. politico reports some members of the democratic national committee have privately discussed rewriting the party's rules about superdelegates in an attempt to stop sanders. the democratic national committee has already overhauled requirements for the next debate to allow mike bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor

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john nicholls was a prominence researcher during the 2003 sars outbreak. >> does that mean this outbreak is worse or not understanding it properly? >> second scenario is more likely. we now are getting a better indication of what's happening in the community. >> reporter: authorities in china are now confirming infections based on ct scans of patient's lungs. health officials previously depended on lab tests which can take days to process. creating a backlog of untested cases. >> there's just so much we still don't know. >> right now you have so much pressure over this thing. we want instant results. we want something right now. everybody is trying to keep one step ahead of this fast evolving situation. >> reporter: here in hong kong, they are still battling with the virus and how to deal with it. but they are taking no chances. the catholic church today took the unusual step of suspending public mass for at least two weeks. >> a lot of people worried. thank you very much. >>> democrats in washington are demanding answers to their claim that president trump interfered in the case of roge

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