Timeline

1/6/2020-CDC issues Level 1 Travel Advisory for China

1/17/2020-CDC announces advanced screenings for passengers from Wuhn at 3 major airports SFO, LAX and JFK

1/22/2020

Trump: We have it totally under control. It's one person coming from China. We have it under control. It's going to be just fine." -interview with CNBC.

1/29/2020: Peter Navvaro, President Trump's trade advisor, sends a memo to the National Security Council warning that "this lack of protection elevates the risk of the coronavirus evoloving into a full blown pandemic, imperiling the lives of millions."

1/30/2020- The WHO declares the Cornoavirus a public emergency of internationl concern

Trump: We only have five people. Hopefully, everything’s going to be great. They have somewhat of a problem, but hopefully, it’s all going to be great. But we’re working with China, just so you know, and other countries very, very closely. So it doesn’t get out of hand. But it’s, you know, it’s something that we have to be very, very careful with, right? We have to be very careful." At  a campaign rally in Des Moines

1/31/2020- Trump shuts down travel of foreignnationals who have been in China.

2/2/2020

Trump: “We pretty much shut it down coming in from China.”

2/5/2020: The CDC begins shipping test kits for the coronavirus to select labs. It is soon discovered that one of the elements in these test kits is faulty. The U.S. would struggle to get up to speed on testing capability  limiting who could be tested and obscuring the severity of the coronavirus outbreak in the country

2/10/2020

Trump: Looks like by April, you know, in theory, when it gets a little warmer, it miraculously goes away. I hope that’s true. But we’re doing great in our country. China, I spoke with President Xi, and they’re working very, very hard. And I think it’s going to all work out fine.” At a campaign rally in Manchester, NH

2/12/2020- DJIA peaks at 29.551

2/24/2020

Trump: The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA. We are in contact with everyone and all relevant countries. CDC & World Health have been working hard and very smart. Stock Market starting to look very good to me!”
DJIA- 27,960

2/25/2020- Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC's national centerfor immunization and respitory diseases says that disruption to everyday life could be Severe."
DJIA-25,766

2/26/2020 The first known case of community transmission of the coronavirus is identified in California. That’s spread of the disease where the source of exposure is not known.

Trump: "I want you to understand something that shocked me when I saw it that — and I spoke with Dr. Fauci on this, and I was really amazed, and I think most people are amazed to hear it: The flu, in our country, kills from 25,000 people to 69,000 people a year. That was shocking to me. And, so far, if you look at what we have with the 15 people and their recovery, one is — one is pretty sick but hopefully will recover, but the others are in great shape. But think of that: 25,000 to 69,000. , when you have... "And again 15 people, and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero, that’s a pretty good job we’ve done.” Note: At that point there were 57 cases in the US.


2/28/2020
“The reason you’re seeing so much attention to it today is they think this is going to be what brings down the president. That’s what this is all about.” -Mick Mulvaney speaking at the CPACconference.


Trump: “Now the Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus. … One of my people came up to me and said, ‘Mr. President, they tried to beat you on Russia, Russia, Russia  That didn’t work out too well. They couldn’t do it. They tried the impeachment hoax. That was on a perfect conversation. They tried anything, they tried it over and over. … And this is their new hoax.”


3/4/2020

Trump: Yeah, I think where these people are flying, it's safe to fly. And large portions of the world are very safe to fly. So we don't want to say anything other than that. And we have closed down certain sections of the world, frankly, and they've sort of automatically closed them also. They'll understand that and they understand it better, perhaps, than anybody. Yes, it's safe." — White House meeting with airline executives.


3/6/2020


Trump: Anybody that wants a test can get a test. That's what the bottom line is. The tests are all perfect, like the letter was perfect, the transcription was perfect, right?"


3/9/2020


Trump: So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common flu. It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Nothing is shut down, life & the economy go on. At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus, with 22 deaths. Think about that!" the president tweeted.


3/10/2020

Trump “This was unexpected. … And it hit the world. And we’re prepared, and we’re doing a great job with it. And it will go away. Just stay calm. It will go away.

3/11/2020
The WHO declares the coronavirus a global pandemic.
Actor Tom Hanks announces that he and his wife, Rita Wilson, have tested positive for the coronavirus, while a positive test for NBA player Rudy Gobert leads the league to suspend its season. This sets off a cascade of cancellations and closures.

Trump: “The vast majority of Americans, the risk is very, very low.” Oval Office address
Bottom line, it’s going to get worse.”— Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and member of the White House coronavirus task force.

DJIA 23,553.22


3/12/2020
NHL and NCAA seasons suspended. Baseball's spring training is suspended.
The FDA authorizes for use the first privately developed test for the coronavirus. The next day it gives the go-ahead to another. These private-sector tests are touted as key to expanding testing capacity, but ramp-up remains slow.

DJIA-21,200.62


3/15/2020
We will have 1.9 million of these high-throughput tests available this week with numerous labs, up to 2,000, starting to turn the lights on beginning this week.”— Adm. Brett Giroir, the “testing czar” at the Department of Health and Human Services. According to the COVID Tracking Project, there weren’t 1.9 million test results completed until April 6.

3/23/2020- DJIA hits low for year-18,591.93.


3/25/2020
Trump: Nobody would ever believe a thing like that’s possible. Nobody could have ever seen something like this coming, but now we know, and we know it can happen and happen again.”

oh, really?


3/27/2020
Using the powers of the Defense Production Act, Trump orders General Motors and a health care vendor to produce ventilators. Trump will also use the DPA for N95 respirator masks, and to ban exports of certain medical supplies and to prevent hoarding of supplies.


3/31/2020

Trump: "But it's not the flu. It's vicious. When you send a friend to the hospital and you call up to find out, how is he doing, it happened to me. Where he goes to the hospital, he says goodbye, sort of a tough guy, little older, little heavier than he'd like to be, frankly. And you call up the next day, 'how's he doing?' And he's in a coma? This is not the flu. 
Ya Don't Say?


4/3/2020
The CDC recommends that Americans wear simple cloth masks when going out in public. The recomendation emphasizes the need to do it in areas with extensive community transmission of the coronavirus. NPR reported this was a concession to White House officials, who didn't want it to be nationwide

Trump: “It’s going to be, really, a voluntary thing. You can do it. You don’t have to do it. I’m choosing not to do it, but some people may want to do it, and that’s OK. It may be good. Probably will. They’re making a recommendation. It’s only a recommendation.”— in a task force briefing where he announced the face mask recommendation

4/12/2020-Easter Sunday 23,538 US Deaths since February 1


4/13/2020

Trump: “I’m going to put it very simply: The president of the United States has the authority to do what the president has the authority to do, which is very powerful. The president of the United States calls the shots.”
—in a task force briefing, arguing falsely that the president — and not governors — has the power to decide when states would lift stay-at-home orders and other restrictions. A day later he’d say that he planned to leave the decision about how and when to open individual states to governors.


4/14/2020

Trump- “Today I am instructing my administration to halt funding of the World Health Organization while a review is conducted to assess [its] role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus.”

Bracket

JETS BRACKET

1 2000 BELICHICK
16 2019 FIRE MIKE MACAGNAN AFTER THE DRAFT/FREE AGENCY

8 2009 AFC CHAMPIONSHIP LOSS TO COLTS

9 2010 AFC CHAMPIONSHIP LOSS TO STEELERS

5 1998 AFC CHAMPIONSHIP LOSS TO THE BRONCOS

12  2004 AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF LOSS TO STEELERS DOUG BRIEN GAME

4 1994 DAN MARINO FAKE SPIKE
13 1997 LOSS TO LIONS  LAST GAME OF SEASON MISS PLAYOFFS


6 2001 MO LEWIS INJURES DREW BLEDSOE. TOM BRADY TAKES OVER
11 2000 LOSS TO RAVENS LAST GAME OF SEASON MISS PLAYOFFS

3 1982 AFC CHAMPIONSHIP LOSS TO DOLPHINS
14 2015 LOSS TO BILLS LAST GAME OF SEASON.MISS PLAYOFFS


7 2011 LOSE TO GIANTS MISS PLAYOFFS
10 1999 VINNY HURT OPENING DAY. OUT FOR SEASON

2 1986 AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF LOSS TO BROWNS (2OT)
15 1993 LOSS TO OILERS LAST GAME OF SEASON MISS PLAYOFFS

METS BRACKET

1 2007 COLLAPSE
16 2000 GOODEN BEATS METS IN RETURN TO SHEA AS A YANKEE

8 2015 WORLD SERIES
9 1985-LOSE NL EAST TO CARDS


5 2000 WORLD SERIES-LOSE TO YANKEES IN 5
12 2016 PLAY IN GAME LOSS TO SF 

4 1999 KENNY ROGERS BASES LOADED WALK NLCS

13    2009 LUIS CASTILLO DROPS BALL VS YANKS

6 2008 COLLAPSE-SHEA STADIUM FINALE

11 1998 LOSE LAST 5 GAMES. MISS PLAYOFFS

3 1988 MIKE SCIOSCIA HR NLCS
14 2000 CLEMENS BEANS PIAZZA


7 1987 TERRY PENDELTON HOME RUN
10 1991 STRAWBERRY SIGNS WITH DODGERS

2 2006 BELTRAN CAUGHT LOOKING
15 2016-DANIEL MURPHY HAUNTS US






RANGERS BRACKET

1 2015-ECF- RANGERS LOSE TO LIGHTNING IN 7 GAMES. SHUT OUT TWICE AT HOME GAME 5 AND 7 
16 1993 LEETCH SLIPS ON ICE. MISS PLAYOFFS

8 1988 DEVILS WIN LAST GAME IN OT. KNOCK RANGERS MISS PLAYOFFS
9 1986 STANLEY CUP SEMI FINALS LOSS TO CANADIENS. (CLAUDE LEMIUX GAME 3 OT)



5 2012 ECF- RANGERS LOSE IN 6 TO DEVILS-ADAM HENRIQUE SCORES ELIMINATION GOAL IN OT

12 1996-FERRARO/NORSTROM FOR KURRI/MCSORLEY

4 2014 SCF-  RANGERS LOSE IN 5 TO KINGS-ALEC MARTINEZ SCORES ELIMINATION GOAL IN 2OT
13 1995- ZUBOV/NEDVED FOR ROBOTILLE/SAMULESON

6 2007- ECSF- SABRES CHRIS DRURY TIES GAME 5 UP WITH 7.7 SEC LEFT. LOSE SERIES
11 1994- MIKE KEENAN QUITS. SIGNS WITH ST. LOUIS

3 1992 SECOND ROUND LOSS TO PENGUINS. GRAVES SUSPENDED RICHTER ALLOWS 90 FT GOAL

14 1987 MIKE RIDLEY/KELLY MILLER FOR BOBBY CARPENTER

7 2010- LOSE SEASON FINALE TO FLYERS. MISS PLAYOFFS

10 1997-MESSIER LEAVES FOR VANCOUVER

2 1984 FIRST ROUND LOSS TO ISLANDERS (KEN MORROW OT GOAL)
15  2002- BRYAN TROTTIER NAMED COACH





KNICKS BRACKET


1 1993-CHARLES SMITH- KNICKS LOSE IN ECF TO BULLS
16 1990-DRAFT JERROD MUSTAF


8 1995-PAT RILEY RESIGNS
9 1989-PITINO LEAVES FOR KENTUCKY 


5 2000- LOSE TO PACERS IN ECF 
12 1999-DRAFT FREDRIC WEIS OVER RON ARTEST


4 1997-KNICKS LOSE TO HEAT IN 2ND ROUND/SUSPENDED FOR COMING OFF BENCH

13 2003-ISIAH THOMAS

6 1989-LOSE TO BULLS IN 2ND ROUND. 
11 1995-JORDAN'S DOUBLE NICKEL. (don"t be offended Ace, I had a blast with you that night)

3 1994-KNICKS LOSE GAME 6 AND 7 OF FINALS TO ROCKETS
14 2014-PHIL JACKSON 


7 1999-LOSE IN 5 TO THE SPURS IN THE FINALS
10 1985-BERNARD KING BLOWS OUT KNEE. NBA LEADING SCORER AT THE TIME


2    1995-Knicks LOSE TO PACERS IN 2ND ROUND. EWING MISSES FINGER ROLL IN GM 7
15  2002-MARCUS CAMBY FOR ANTONIO MCDYESS 



JETS

1 VS 16= Macagnan was no George Young, but he deserved better than what he got, but Belichick.
WINNER-1 

8 vs 9- They were leading vs the Colts at halftime. The Steelers put 'em away early
WINNER 8

5 vs 12- I blame Herm Edwards more than I blame Doug Brien
WINNER 5

4 vs 13-Beningo says Parcells threw that game cuz he hated O'Donnell. That's ridiculous 
WINNER 4

6 vs 11- That loss to the Ravens stunk. Brasdy's been killing us for 20 years
WINNER 6

3 vs 14- Jets wouldn't have done squat in the playoffs anyway in 2016
WINNER 3

2 vs 15- Boomer played awful in that 1993 game. Must be fun at that FAN when Joe brings it up
WINNER 2 



1 vs 8  They weren't better than the Colts and even if they were, the Saints would have beaten in the SB
Winner 1 

4 vs 5 They would have beaten Atlanta in SB 33. No question
Winner 5

3 vs 6- Like my father said, You didn't even watch the 2nd half in 1982
Winner 6

2 vs 7 Jets have been awful ever since they lost that Victor Cruz game
Winner 7 

1 vs 5  I really didn't like John Elway, but still 
Winner 1 

6 vs 7 - Brady ugh

Winner 6


1 vs 6 Belichick vs Brady

WINNER BELICHICK