MINNESOTA. BUT THERE HAS BEEN PROGRESS IN
>>>
>>> NOW
>>> NOW ON SUNRISE. >>> STATE LEADERS CONFIRMING
THE FIRST DEATH FROM
CORONAVIRUS IN MINNESOTA.
BUT THERE HAS BEEN PROGRESS IN
THE FIGHT.
THE FIGHT. WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE AT HOME
IN AROUND THE NATION TO HELP
KEEP YOU SAFE.
>>> AND THERE'S A SHORTAGE OF
VENTILATORS FOR CORONAVIRUS
PATIENTS BUT ONE U OF M DOCTOR
CREATED HIS OWN LIFE-SAVING
DEVICE.
DEVICE.
DEVICE. I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT HE CAME UP
WITH.
WITH.
WITH. >>>
WITH. >>> EARLY MORNING SHOWERS,
SUNSHINE BREAKS OUT THIS
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE SEVEN-DAY.
>>> PLUS THEIR MISSION IS
SIMPLE.
SIMPLE.
SIMPLE. >> TO BE TREATED LIKE GOLD LIKE
THEY SHOULD BE.
>> HOW MINNESOTA HOCKEY SCENE
IS OPENING THE ICE TO HELP ALL
KIDS WITH DISABILITIES TO
BECOME STARS.
BECOME STARS. >>> IT'S MONDAY, MARCH 23rd.
KARE 11 SUNRISE STARTS NOW.
>>> OFFICIALS SAY CANCELING THE
2020 GAMES IS NOT ON THE AGENDA
DESPITE THE CORONAVIRUS
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. HOWEVER, THEY HAVE GIVEN
THEMSELVES FOUR WEEKS TO DECIDE
IF THE GAMES SHOULD BE
POSTPONED.
POSTPONED. THIS COMES AS CANADA AND
AUSTRALIA THREATEN TO PULL
ATHLETES FROM COMPETITION.
SO WE WANT TO KNOW, WHAT DO YOU
THINK SHOULD HAPPEN WITH THE
2020 SUMMER GAMES?
LET US KNOW BY HEADING TO OUR
LIVE POLL.
LIVE POLL. JUST SCROLL DOWN AND CLICK VOTE
ON OUR KARE 11 APP.
RIGHT NOW 85% OF YOU WEIGHING
IN SAY THE GAMES SHOULD BE
POSTPONED.
POSTPONED. >>> THIS MORNING WE ARE SOCIAL
DISTANCING TO STOP THE SPREAD
OF THE VIRUS.
GIA AND ALICIA ARE WORKING FROM
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. WE
HOME. WE WILL CHECK IN WITH THEM IN A
BIT.
BIT.
BIT. >>>
BIT. >>> BUT FIRST, LET'S CHECK IN
WITH SVEN WHO IS SOCIAL
DISTANCING IN THE BACK YARD.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
AND I'VE GOT MY OWN FIRE BEHIND
ME, ALICIA.
ME, ALICIA. BEAT THAT.
BEAT THAT. WE HAVE GOT TEMPERATURES ABOVE
FREEZING THIS MORNING.
THAT'S WHY ROAD SURFACES MAINLY
WET AND IF YOU MISSED IT, IF
YOU'RE JUST WAKING UP, WE DID
HAVE SNOW SHOWERS.
SOME OF YOU ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO
STILL SEE THOSE, AROUND LAKE
ELMO, STILLWATER, ST. PAUL,
SNOW FALLING.
SNOW FALLING. THAT'S THE LAST OF IT, THOUGH.
A LITTLE SLUSHY COATING.
MAYBE YOU'RE SURPRISED IF YOU
LEFT THE DOG OUT AND SEE THAT.
CLOUDS WILL MOVE OUT TOO AS WE
HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON.
33 RIGHT NOW, CLOSE TO 50 THIS
AFTERNOON WITH SUNSHINE,
BREAKING BACK OUT AS WE HEAD
INTO THE AFTERNOON.
>>> NO COMPLAINTS FROM ME, SVEN
WITH MY FIRE THIS MORNING.
BUT, YES, ROADS ARE SLUSHY THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. MIGHT BE WET IN SOME SPOTS.
SO IF YOU HAVE TO WORK EARLY
ON, TAKE IT SLOW, DRIVE THE
POSTED SPEEDS BECAUSE WE HAD A
FEW EARLY-ON SPINOUTS IN THE
EAST METRO.
EAST METRO. NO CRASHES RIGHT NOW, BUT TAKE
IT SLOW AS YOU HEAD OUT THE
DOOR.
DOOR.
DOOR. >>>
DOOR. >>> WE ARE TRACKING THE LATEST
OVERNIGHT IN THE BATTLE AGAINST
THE CORONAVIRUS.
THE CORONAVIRUS. HERE ARE THE TOP HEADLINES YOU
NEED TO KNOW.
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS ACTIVATED
EMERGENCY RESOURCES FOR
WASHINGTON, CALIFORNIA AND NEW
YORK AS THOUSANDS OF THE
NATION'S GOVERNORS ASK FOR MORE
HELP.
HELP.
HELP. IN
HELP. IN WISCONSIN THERE ARE NOW 381
POSITIVE CASES WITH FOUR
DEATHS.
DEATHS.
DEATHS. HERE IN MINNESOTA WE SAW OUR
FIRST CORONAVIRUS DEATH OVER
THE WEEKEND.
THE WEEKEND. RIGHT NOW THERE ARE 169 PEOPLE
INFECTED.
INFECTED.
INFECTED. >>> YEAH, WE ARE TRACKING THE
LATEST NUMBERS HERE IN
MINNESOTA.
MINNESOTA. STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS TELL US
THERE ARE NOW 169 POSITIVE
CASES AS YOU MENTIONED.
THAT'S UP FROM 137 SINCE
SATURDAY.
SATURDAY.
SATURDAY. ONE PERSON HAS DIED.
WE ALSO KNOW 4600 PEOPLE HAVE
BEEN TESTED.
BEEN TESTED. THEY SAY THERE'S NO LONGER A
BACKLOG OF COVID-19 TESTS IN
THE STATE DUE TO ASSISTANCE
FROM THE MAYO CLINIC.
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE
STILL PRIORITIZING WHO GETS
TESTED.
TESTED.
TESTED. WITH THE SHORTAGE OF MEDICAL
SUPPLIES LIKE VENTILATORS, A
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DOCTOR
CREATED HIS OWN VERSION AND
IT'S GETTING ATTENTION AROUND
THE WORLD.
THE WORLD. ELLERY HAS MORE ON THAT.
GOOD MORNING, ELLERY.
>> Reporter: DOCTORS STEVEN
RICHARDSON IS A CARDIAC
ANESTHESIOLOGIST AT THE U SO
THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS HE'S
BEEN CREATING HIS OWN
VENTILATOR.
VENTILATOR. WHEN HE FIRST STARTED OUT HE
SAID IT WAS MCGIVER-LIKE,
THROWN TOGETHER BUT AFTER
SEVERAL PROTOTYPES HIS DEVICE
IS WAITING APPROVAL FROM THE
FDA.
FDA.
FDA. IT
FDA. IT STARTED OUT WITH A FEW
TOOLS, BLOCK OF WOOD AND SPARE
MACHINE PARTS AND MORPHED INTO
A MACHINE THAT AUTOMATICALLY
SQUEEZES AN AMBU BAG.
NOW THE DOCTOR HAS A LOW-COST
VENTILATOR, SOMETHING THAT CAN
MEAN LIFE AND DEATH FOR THE
MOST SERIOUS COVID-19 PATIENTS
AND TODAY HIS LATEST PROTOTYPE
COULD BE FINISHED.
>> IN TWO WEEKS WE CAN PROBABLY
BE PRODUCING IN THE ORDER OF
MANY HUNDREDS.
MANY HUNDREDS. IN THREE WEEKS IN THE ORDER OF
THOUSANDS.
THOUSANDS. >> Reporter: SO THE DOCTOR IS
GIVING HIS DESIGN AWAY FOR FREE
AND HE'S GETTING INQUIRIES FROM
PLACES LIKE PAKISTAN AND SAUDI
ARABIA.
ARABIA.
ARABIA. HE IS STILL AWAITING FDA
APPROVAL.
APPROVAL.
APPROVAL. BUT THIS COULD BE PROMISING IN
A TIME WHERE, OBVIOUSLY, MORE
OF THOSE VENTILATORS ARE
NEEDED.
NEEDED.
NEEDED. >> THIS IS SUCH AN
UNPRECEDENTED TIME THAT WE ARE
GOING THROUGH.
GOING THROUGH. SO JUST TO GET CREATIVE TO HELP
OTHER PEOPLE AND HELP OTHER
COUNTRIES REALLY IS KEY.
THANKS, ELLERY.
THANKS, ELLERY. >>> RIGHT NOW CONGRESSIONAL
LEADERS ARE WORKING ON A
TRILLION DOLLAR OR MORE
ECONOMIC AID PACKAGE FOR
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS LOSING
THEIR JOBS.
THEIR JOBS. IT WILL GIVE ANY AMERICAN
MAKING $100,000 OR LESS A $1000
CHECK.
CHECK.
CHECK. THE PRESIDENT SAYS MILLIONS OF
MASKS AND OTHER LIFE-SAVING
EQUIPMENT IS BEING SENT OUT AND
THE THREE HARDEST HIT STATES
WILL GET ASSISTANCE FROM THE
NATIONAL GUARD.
NATIONAL GUARD. MEANWHILE, THE NATION'S TOP
INFECTIOUS DISEASE DOCTOR IS
WARNING THE WORST IS YET TO
COME.
COME.
COME. >>
COME. >> WE ARE GOING TO GET HIT,
THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT, WITH
THE THINGS THAT WE ARE SEEING
IN THIS COUNTRY, THIS PHYSICAL
SEPARATION, AT THE SAME TIME AS
WE ARE PREVENTING IT, INFLUX OF
CASES ARE COMING IN.
I THINK THAT'S GOING TO GO A
LONG WAY TO PREVENTING US FROM
BECOMING AN ITALY.
>> AS OF THIS MORNING, THERE
HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 35,000
CASES IN THE U.S., 471 PEOPLE
HAVE DIED.
HAVE DIED. >>> IN THIS MORNING'S DIGITAL
DIVE, WITH JUST FOUR MONTHS TO
GO, THE 2020 TOKYO OLYMPICS ARE
MOVING FORWARD DESPITE THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. ONE NATION SAYS THEIR ATHLETES
AREN'T GOING TO COMPETE UNLESS
THE OLYMPICS ARE POSTPONED.
SHOULD THE OLYMPICS GO ON, BE
POSTPONED OR CANCELED?
YOU CAN VOTE IN OUR POLL RIGHT
NOW BY USING OUR KARE 11 APP OR
HEAD TO KARE11.COM/VOTENOW.
>>> MEANWHILE, THE CANADIAN
OLYMPIC COMMITTEE ANNOUNCED
YESTERDAY THAT IT WON'T SEND
ATHLETES TO TOKYO UNLESS THE
GAMES ARE POSTPONED FOR ONE
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. CANADA SAYS IT'S NOT SAFE FOR
ITS ATHLETES TO CONTINUE TO
TRAIN IN THE WAKE OF COVID-19.
AUSTRALIA IS TAKING A SIMILAR
STANCE, TELLING THEIR ATHLETES
TO PRIORITIZE THEIR HEALTH AND
PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF
THE 2021 GAMES.
ON SUNDAY THE INTERNATIONAL
OLYMPIC COMMITTEE SAID IT'S
GOING TO TAKE UP TO FOUR WEEKS
TO DETERMINE WHAT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN WITH THE GAMES, BUT THAT
CANCELING THEM ALTOGETHER,
THAT'S OFF THE TABLE.
AND JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER
SHINZO ABE AGREED BUT SAID
POSTPONING THE TOKYO OLYMPICS
WOULD BE UNAVOIDABLE IF THE
GAMES COULDN'T BE HELD IN A,
QUOTE, COMPLETE WAY.
THE OLYMPICS WERE CALLED OFF
BACK IN 1916, 1940 AND 1944
BECAUSE OF THE ONGOING WORLD
WARS.
WARS.
WARS. AND
WARS. AND TOKYO WAS ACTUALLY SLATED
TO HOST THE SUMMER GAMES IN
1940 BUT SURRENDERED ITS
HOSTING DUTIES BEFORE THE
OLYMPICS WERE CALLED OFF.
THE STORY IS GETTING A LOT OF
BUZZ ON OUR KARE 11 FACEBOOK
PAGE.
PAGE.
PAGE. SO
PAGE. SO MANY OF YOU ARE COMMENTING.
LISA SAYS ATHLETES CANNOT TRAIN
RIGHT NOW AS THEY SHOULD BE AND
WON'T BE READY FOR THE
OLYMPICS.
OLYMPICS.
OLYMPICS. THE GAMES NEED TO BE POSTPONED
REGARDLESS OF THE VIRUS FOR
ATHLETES TO BE IN THE BEST
SHAPE THEY CAN BE.
SO BIG QUESTION FOR SUNRISERS
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. DO YOU AGREE?
YOU CAN LET US KNOW ALSO BY
TEXTING US TO 763-797-7215.
CHRIS, I KNOW YOU WERE PLANNING
TO GO TO THE OLYMPICS.
HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING?
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS?
>> NO, I HAVE NO INSIDE
INFORMATION.
INFORMATION. I KNOW THE I OC SAYS WITHIN
FOUR WEEKS THEY ARE GOING TO
MAKE A DECISION ON THIS.
ON FRIDAY THE AMERICAN SWIMMING
ASSOCIATION AND U.S. TRACK AND
FIELD BOTH ASKED FOR A
POSTPONEMENT AND AT THIS TIME I
THINK IT WOULD BE IRRESPONSIBLE
IF THEY WEREN'T POSTPONED BUT
THE IOC WANTS TO GIVE
THEMSELVES FOUR MORE WEEKS.
>>> NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE
CORONAVIRUS IS COMING OUT
CONSTANTLY AND YOU CAN STAY ON
TOP OF IT BY TEXTING VIRUS TO
763-797-7215.
763-797-7215. YOU WILL GET A LINK WITH OUR
COVERAGE SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR
PHONE.
PHONE.
PHONE. YOU CAN ALSO TEXT QUESTIONS TO
THAT NUMBER AND WE WILL TRY TO
FIND YOU AN ANSWER.
>>> NOW HERE'S A LOOK AT
TODAY'S OTHER TOP STORIES IN
YOUR MORNING RUSH.
A MINNEAPOLIS BUSINESS ALREADY
DEALING WITH RESTRICTIONS
BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS IS
HIT HARD WITH ANOTHER HARDSHIP.
A MASSIVE FIRE TORE THROUGH A
PAIR OF BUILDINGS IN NORTHEAST
MINNEAPOLIS LAST NIGHT.
ONE OF THOSE BUILDINGS HOUSES
EL TACO REENDO.
IT'S NOT CLEAR THE FULL EXTENT
OF THE DAMAGE OR HOW THAT FIRE
STARTED.
STARTED.
STARTED. ON FACEBOOK THEY POSTED THAT IT
WILL STAY STRONG DURING THIS
HARD TIME AND WILL STILL SERVE
TO-GO ORDERS OUTSIDE OF HIS
LOCATION IN CRYSTAL.
>>> ANOKA COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY
THE BOY WAS HIT AND KILLED
WHILE RIDING HIS BIKE FRIDAY
NIGHT.
NIGHT.
NIGHT. IT
NIGHT. IT HAPPENED AT THE INTERSECTION
OF LINCOLN STREET AND 129th
AVENUE NORTHEAST.
AVENUE NORTHEAST. TWO OTHER FRIENDS WHO WERE WITH
THE TEEN WERE NOT HURT.
>>> A WALGREEN'S IN WAYZATA IS
EXPECTED TO REOPEN TODAY AFTER
CLOSING BECAUSE OF THE
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. A STATEMENT FROM THE COMPANY
SAYS THEY WERE NOTIFIED FRIDAY
OF A TEAM MEMBER THAT HAS A
PRESUMPTIVE CASE OF COVID-19.
THAT EMPLOYEE HAD NOT BEEN IN
THE STORE SINCE MARCH 18th.
WALGREEN'S SAYS OUT OF AN
ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, THE STORE
WAS CLOSED FOR CLEANING AND
DISINFECTING.
DISINFECTING. THE NEIGHBORHOOD APP NEXT DOOR
JUST LAUNCHED A HELP MAP.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CLICK OFF
HELP, THEN YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED
WHEN A NEIGHBOR NEEDS
ASSISTANCE WITH STUFF LIKE
PICKING UP GROCERIES.
NEXT DOOR SAYS YOU SHOULD CHECK
WITH MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
BEFORE OFFERING HELP.
THAT'S YOUR MONDAY MORNING
RUSH.
RUSH.
RUSH. >>>
RUSH. >>> WE ARE LOOKING AT THE LAST
OF THE SNOW SHOWERS MOVING OUT,
JUST A COUPLE OF THOSE LEFT IN
THE EAST METRO AND SOUTHEASTERN-
MINNESOTA.
MINNESOTA. WE ARE GOING TO SEE AFTERNOON
SUN.
SUN.
SUN. TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO 50 TODAY.
>>> AND ROADS ARE WET AND
SLUSHY.
SLUSHY.
SLUSHY. WE HAVE ALREADY HAD A HANDFUL
OF SPINOUTS AND CRASHES.
RIGHT NOW A NEW ONE POPPED OUT
OF BROOKLYN CENTER.
HIGHWAY 52 SOUTHBOUND, A CRASH
BETWEEN 66th AVENUE NORTH AND
694, SO JUST A HEADS UP FOR
THAT.
>>>
>>> I
>>> I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU YOU'RE SPENDING MORE TIME AT
HOME BUT YOUR PETS ARE NOTICING
THE EFFECT CORONAVIRUS MAY BE
HAVING ON MAN'S BEST FRIEND.
>>> A TRIBUTE TO KENNY ROGERS.
HEAR WHAT DOLLY PARTON HAD TO
SAY ABOUT HIS PASSING.
>>> MAKING SURE ANYONE BELOW
WANTS TO PLAY HOCKEY CAN.
WE WILL SHOW YOU HOW THE SIMPLE
MESSAGE HAS MADE WAVES ACROSS
THE