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INCLUDING A BIG COOL DOWN THIS WEEKEND, COMING. GEOFF: BREAKING OVERNIGHT, AUSTRALIA CONFIRMED 126 CASES OF COVID-19. TWO OF THEM, ACTOR TOM HANKS AND HIS WIFE RITA WILSON. THEY’RE GETTING TREATMENT AND ARE UNDER QUARANTINE. MORE THAN 118,000 PEOPLE ARE INFECTED WORLDWIDE, NEARLY 4300 DEATHS. WEDNESDAY, ITALY CONFIRMED 196 DEATHS IN JUST 24 HOURS. AMANDA: STARTING AT MIDNIGHT, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS CUTTING OFF TRAVEL FROM EUROPE, FOR SOME PEOPLE, FOR THE NEXT 30 DAYS. THE RESTRICTIONS WILL NOT APPLY TO THE UNITED KINGDOM. THEY ALSO DON’T APPLY TO U.S. CITIZENS OR THEIR IMMEDIATE EMILY MEMBERS. AFTER HIS SPEECH LAST NIGHT, U.S. OFFICIALS CLARIFIED AND NOT CARGO AND GOODS. THE PRESIDENT ALSO TALKED ABOUT FINANCIAL RELIEF FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY THE OUTBREAK. GEOFF: THE STOCK MARKET OPENS IN LESS THAN THREE HOURS AND EXPERTS ARE EXPECTING A DROP OF MORE THAN 1000 POINTS. THE DOW IS OFFICIALLY IN A BEAR MARKET. THAT MEANS IT’S 20% BELOW ITS MOST RECENT HIGH. WEDNESDAY, IT CLOSED DOWN 5.9%. AMANDA: WE HAVE TOLD YOU ABOUT THE VIRUS IMPACTING COLLEGE STUDENTS AND IT IS TRICKLING OVER TO STUDENT ATHLETES. GEOFF: THE NCAA MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TOURNAMENTS WILL PROCEED WITH NO FANS. PAIGE HOPKINS JOINS US LIVE AT THE BON SECOURS WELLNESS ARENA, WHERE THE TWO ROUNDS OF WOMEN’S TOURNAMENTS STARTS AT THE END OF THE MONTH. PAIGE: THOSE ROUNDS WILL BE A LOT DIFFERENT HERE AND AT VENUES AROUND THE COUNTRY AS THE NCAA’S LATEST DECISION FUELED BY CONCERN OF THE CORONAVIRUS SPREADING. OFFICIALS HAVE DECIDED TO CLOSE PUBLIC ACCESS TO NCAA MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS. ONLY ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL AND A FEW FAMILY MEMBERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO WATCH THEM PLAY. ARENAS WILL BE LARGELY EMPTY. THE FIRST AND SECOND FOR THE SWEET 16 AND DELETE 8 ARE THE ROUND -- AND ELITE 8 WILL BE PLAYED HERE FOR THE WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT. THIS IS FOOTAGE FROM EARLIER THIS MONTH. THE STADIUM WILL LIKELY LOOK A LOT LIKE IT DOES HERE, LARGELY EMPTY. FOR FANS WHO ALREADY BOUGHT TICKETS FOR THIS GAME OR OTHERS AROUND THE COUNTRY, THE NCAA WILL REFUND TICKETS ORDERED ONLINE OR OVER THE PHONE FROM AN OFFICIAL NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP UNDER. THE REFUNDS WILL COME -- NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP VENDOR. THE REFUNDS WILL COME AUTOMATICALLY WITH NO ACTION NEEDED. THE ACC, BIG 10 AND BIG 12 ALSO RESTRICTED FAN ACCESS TO THEIR TOURNAMENT. THIS HAS A FINANCIAL REPERCUSSION FOR THE NCAA AND THE VENUES AND PEOPLE WHO WORK AT THEM AROUND THE COUNTRY. WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THAT, AS WELL AS THE CORONAVIRUS AND HOW IT CHANGES PUBLIC EVENTS. LIVE IN, PAIGE HOPKINS, WYFF NEWS 4. GEOFF: THANK YOU. THE NBA SUSPENDING THE REST OF THE SEASON. A PLAYER HAS COVID-19. UTAH JAZZ CENTER, TWO-TIME DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR, RU GOBERT TESTED POSITIVE WEDNESDAY, TWO DAYS BEFORE HE TOUCHED ALL OF THE MICROPHONES USED AT A NEWS CONFERENCE MONDAY. THE NBA SAYS THEY WILL DETERMINE THE NEXT STEPS MOVING FORWARD. AMANDA: BOTH USC MAIN CAMPUS AND CAMPUS IN COLUMBIA HAVE EXTENDED SPRING BREAK WEEK. FURMAN SAYS IT WILL HAVE ONLINE CLASSES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ANDERSON UNIVERSITY AND WESTERN CAROLINA WILL ALSO EXTEND SPRING BREAK. CLEMSON HAS NOT ANNOUNCED ANY CHANGES TO ITS ACADEMIC CALENDAR OR UNIVERSITY OPERATIONS. BREAKING NEWS, THE MILITARY SAYS THREE SERVICEMEMBERS WERE KILLED OVERNIGHT IN IRAQ, INCLUDING TWO AMERICANS. 18 ROCKETS PAID A BASE CAMP NORTH OF BAGHDAD. THE PENTAGON IS NOT RELEASED THE NAMES OF THOSE KILLED. THEY WILL REACH OUT TO THEIR LOVED ONES. WE WILL BRING YOU ANY UPDATED INFORMATION. GEOFF: THE PARENT OF THE HILLCREST MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT DOES NOT HAVE COVID-19. THAT PARENT IS SICK AND HAS SEEN A DOCTOR, BUT THE DISTRICT SAYS THAT PERSON HAS NO KNOWN EXPOSURE TO THE VIRUS AND HAS NOT BEEN QUARANTINED. AMANDA: U.S. MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILIES HAVE HAD TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS, AS WELL. THIS APPLIES TO CHINA, IRAN, SOUTH KOREA, AND SOME EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. THE PENTAGON WILL REVIEW THE POLICY AFTER 60 DAYS. GEOFF: SAVANNAH IS POSTPONING IT ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE AND FESTIVAL. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THIS WEEKEND. THERE ARE NO CASES IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA OR CHATHAM COUNTY, BUT THEY DECIDED TO DELAY IT TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19. NO MAKEUP DATE HAS BEEN SET. CHICAGO, NEW YORK AND BOSTON ALREADY CANCELED THEIR PARADES. AMANDA: TWITTER IS REQUIRING ITS ENTIRE WORKFORCE TO WORK FROM HOME. CONTRACTORS AND HOURLY WORKERS WHO CANNOT WORK FROM HOME WILL CONTINUE TO GET PAID. THE COMPANY IS ALSO REIMBURSING EMPLOYEES FOR CHILDCARE COSTS IF CORONAVIRUS HAS CLOSED THEIR NORMAL DAYCARE OPTIONS. WE ARE FOLLOWING THIS OUTBREAK CLOSELY AND KEEPING YOU POSTED ON THE NEWEST ELEMENTS. YOU CAN GET THE LATEST ON-AIR AND ONLINE. WE HAVE AN ENTIRE PAGE DEDICATED TO ADDRESSING CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS. CHECK THAT OUT AT WYFF4.COM. GEOFF: TENNESSEE INVESTIGATORS CONFIRMED THEY FOUND THE REMAINS OF 15-MONTH-OLD EVELYN BOSWELL. AUTHORITIES DID NOT SAY HOW THE TODDLER DIED. EVELYN WAS LAST SEEN IN DECEMBER, BUT SHE WASN’T REPORTED MISSING UNTIL FEBRUARY. SINCE THEN, HER MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER HAVE BEEN ARRESTED, BUT SO FAR NO ONE HAS BEEN CHARGED IN HER DEATH. AMANDA: RIGHT NOW IN GREENVILLE, POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A DEADLY SHOOTING. IT HAPPENED ON BAXTER STREET JUST BEFORE 9:00 LAST NIGHT. THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BEFORE OFFICERS ARRIVED. SO FAR NO ARRESTS. GEOFF: RIGHT NOW NOW AND ANDERSON COUNTY, DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING AFTER SOMEONE FOUND HUMAN REMAINS. SOMEONE WAS WALKING THEIR DOG IN PELZER AND CAME ACROSS THE BONES. THEY HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED THE REMAINS. AMANDA: THE SUPREME COURT IS ALLOWING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IMMIGRATION POLICY TO CONTINUE. IT FORCES PEOPLE SEEKING ASYLUM TO STAY IN MEXICO WHILE WAITING FOR THE HEARINGS IN THE U.S., EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT FROM MEXICO. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FILED AN EMERGENCY DECISION WITH THE SUPREME COURT FRIDAY, SAME CHAOS AT THE BORDER WOULD HAPPEN OTHERWISE -- SAYING CHAOS AT THE BORDER WOULD HAPPEN OTHERWISE. A MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY RALLIED TOGETHER TO HELP A MAN. THEY NOTICED HE HAD WALKED EVERYWHERE, SO THEY RAISED MONEY

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