HELPED
HELPED OVER 3.5 MILLION TEXANS APPLY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS. THAT IS FIVE YEARS OF
CLAIMS IN JUST THREE MONTHS
TIME.
BUT NOT ALL OF THAT MONEY WAS
PAID
PAID PROPERLY. THE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION SAYS-- THAT THEY OVERPAID 32 MILLION
DOLLARS-- TO MORE THAN 46-
THOUSAND WORKERS. THE NOTICES
WERE A COMBINATION OF MAILED--
AND ONLINE PORTAL CLAIMS. ON
AVERAGE-- T- W-C OVERPAID ABOUT
700 DOLLARS PER PERSON.
T-W-C SAYS THE ERRORS WERE
CAUSED BY USERS-- MARKING
INCORRECT INFORMATION. IF THE
ERROR WAS MADE BY T-W-C -- THE
MONEY DOES NOT HAVE TO BE PAID
BACK. BUT -- IF IT WAS THE
USER'S FAULT -- THEY HAVE TO PAY
THE
THE MONEY
THE MONEY BACK. T-W-C WILL BE SENDING NOTICES IN THE MAIL TO PEOPLE WHO OWE MONEY.
FRUSTRATIONS ARE RISING FOR
SCHOOL DISTRICTS-- AS THE
COUNTDOWN TO GET BACK TO SCHOOL
INCHES CLOSER. THE
DISTRICTS ARE STILL WAITING FOR
GUIDANCE-- FROM THE "TEXAS
EDUCATION AGENCY"-- ON HOW
CLASSES SHOULD BE HANDLED.
BUT ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT HERE IN
SOUTHEAST TEXAS-- HAS COME UP
WITH A PLAN OF IT'S OWN.
BUNA I-S-D HAS DEVELOPED A
SPLIT SCHEDULE OF ONLINE
LEARNING-- AND IN PERSON
CLASSROOM LEARNING. HERE'S
HOW IT WORKS. PARENTS WILL
HAVE TO DECIDE AT THE BEGINNING
OF EACH 6 WEEKS-- WHICH OPTION
THEY WANT FOR THEIR CHILD.
WHICHEVER THEY DECIDE -- THE
STUDENT WILL HAVE TO STICK WITH
IT -- UNTIL THE 6 WEEKS IS UP.
DR. LEE SAYS THESE PLANS COULD
CHANGE-- DEPENDING ON WHAT THE
STATE AND T-E-A MANDATES. HE
TELLS 12 NEWS-- THAT ANOTHER BIG
CONCERN IS STUDENTS WHO ARE
PARTICIPATING IN U- I-L
ACTIVITIES-- WHICH HE DOESN'T
HAVE AN ANSWER FOR RIGHT NOW.
"WE NEED TO KNOW THE RULES OF
THE GAME FROM THE STATE. TELL US
WHAT THE RULES ARE. WE HAVE
PROVEN TIME AND TIME AGAIN OUR
PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS THAT
IF YOU TELL US THE RULES AND WE
WILL HAVE A FAIR GAME TO PLAY."
DR. LEE SAYS AS FOR CLEANING
THE
THE
SCHOOLS
SCHOOLS -- IT WILL BE DONE EACH DAY.
DAY.
CUSTODIAL
CUSTODIAL STAFF WILL BE DIVIDED INTO DIFFERENT GROUPS-- TO WORK DAYS AND NIGHTS-- SO THAT THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN COMPLY WITH
SOCIAL DISTANCING. BUNA
I-S-D STARTS BACK TO SCHOOL ON
AUGUST 18TH-- ABOUT 5 WEEKS
AWAY. COMING UP LATER IN THE
SHOW --WE'LL HEAR WHAT MEDICAL
EXPERTS ARE SAYING IN THE BACK
TO SCHOOL DEBATE.
AS FOR INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
STUDENTS -- THEY MIGHT HAVE
TO LEAVE THE U-S-- IF THEIR
UNIVERSITIES CHOOSE ONLINE
CLASSES OVER IN- PERSON. ICE
MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT YESTERDAY.
THE MOVE COULD AFFECT THOUSANDS
OF FOREIGN STUDENTS-- WHO COME
TO THE UNITED STATES TO ATTEND
UNIVERSITIES-- OR PARTICIPATE IN
TRAINING PROGRAMS. SOME
UNIVERSITIES HAVE ALREADY MADE
THE DECISION TO HAVE CLASSES
ONLINE. THE AGENCY IS
SUGGESTING THAT STUDENTS
AFFECTED BY THIS-- CONSIDER
TRANSFERRING TO SCHOOLS-- THAT
HAVE IN-PERSON CLASSES.
NEW YORK IS STARTING TO RE-
OPEN. BUT IN LOS ANGELES--
AND IN MANY OTHER REGIONS ACROSS
THE COUNTRY-- IT IS AN ENTIRELY
DIFFERENT STORY. MORE THAN HALF
THE NATION IS SEEING A SURGE IN
COVID 19 INFECTIONS-- AND THE
SITUATION IS EXPECTED TO GET
WORSE. N-B-C'S MIGUEL ALMAGUER
HAS THIS UPDATE.
THIS MORNING A NEW STUNNING
SURGE IN CORONAVIRUS CASES
PLAGUING HOT SPOTS AROUND THE
COUNTRY A TROUBLING TREND FOR
SOME HOSPITALS ALREADY ON THE
BRINK. S/ DR. ANTHONY FAUCI -
CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE "WE ARE
STILL KNEE DEEP IN THE FIRST
WAVE OF THIS. AND I WOULD SAY
THIS WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A
WAVE IT WAS A SURGE OR A
RESURGENCE OF INFECTIONS." AT
LEAST 35 STATES ARE SHOWING
INCREASES IN INFECTIONS TEN
STATES WITH A 100% SPIKE IN
RECENT WEEKS. EVEN THOSE WHO
TRIED TO KEEP THEIR DISTANCE
CATCHING THE VIRUS. MOS/ COVID
PATIENT "I ISOLATED MYSELF FROM
EVERYBODY. EXCEPT FOR 1 FAMILY.
THE FAMILY ACROSS THE STREET."
WITH STATES LIKE TEXAS,
ARIZONA, AND CALIFORNIA ALL
REPORTING A RECORD NUMBER OF
HOSPITALIZATION S. AMONG THE
MOST DANGEROUS HOT SPOTS FOR
THE VIRUS LOS ANGELES COUNTY
ALONE WITH MORE CASES HERE THAN
IN 44 STATES. WITH NEARLY 3
MILLION AMERICANS TESTING
POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS HOSPITALS
IN CITIES LIKE HOUSTON ARE
REACHING CAPACITY. S/ DR. FAISAL
MASUD / HOUSTON METHODIST
HOSPITAL "THIS IS VERY VERY
DISTURBING SITUATION. OUR TEAMS
ARE STRETCHED. WE ARE MANAGING
IT, BUT WE CAN'T SUSTAIN THIS.
TRAJECTORY FOR MANY WEEKS. AS
FLORIDA CONTINUES TO SEE THE
NATIONS HIGHEST SINGLE DAY
RECORD FOR NEW INFECTIONS ...
THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE BELIEVES
THE SITUATION HAS "STABILIZED"
... WHILE MIAMI IS CLOSING DOWN
RESTAURANTS AND GYMS. MORE THAN
HALF OF THE NEW CASES IN
ARIZONA ... ARE PATIENTS UNDER
44 YEARS OLD. AND A STAGGERING
NUMBER ARE STILL WAITING TO BE
TESTED. MOS: "I THOUGHT I WAS
EXPOSED SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THAT EVERYONE IS OK THE MAYOR OF
ATLANTA ... SAID TO BE A
CONTENDER AS JOE BIDDER'S
RUNNING MATE -- TESTING POSITIVE
HERSELF ... BUT SHOWING NO
SYMPTOMS. S/ KEISHA LANCE
BOTTOMS - MAYOR OF ATLANTA THIS
IS STARTLING TO ME BECAUSE WE'VE
BEEN SO VERY CAREFUL BUT
CERTAINLY WE ARE NOT IMMUNE AND
AGAIN THIS IS A LESSON TO
EVERYONE THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE
EVERY SINGLE SYMPTOM SERIOUSLY.
YOU CAN'T ASSUME THAT IT'S
SEASONAL ALLERGIES. WE ALL NEED
TO BE TESTED. THE STUNNING
NUMBER OF NEW CASES COMES ...
AFTER 4TH OF JULY SCENES LIKE
THESE. LEAVING DOCTORS STUNNED
BY TOTAL DISREGARD FOR SOCIAL
DISTANCING. MOS: "WE ARE
FIGHTING TWO WARS. WAR NUMBER
ONE IS THE COVID VIRUS AND WAR
NUMBER 2 IS STUPIDITY. MIGUEL
ALMAGUER NBC NEWS LOS ANGELES
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE TESTED
FOR THE CORONAVIRUS --A TESTING
SITE IS
SITE IS
OPEN
OPEN RIGHT NOW IN BEAUMONT. IT WILL BE AT PLYMOUTH VILLAGE OFF OF HELBIG. THE WILL BE OPEN
UNTIL 3 O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PRE-REGISTER.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS WALK UP
AND THEY CAN GET YOU REGISTERED