BIT.
BIT. >>>
BIT. >>> A DEVELOPING STORY NOW WE
HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING ALL MORNING.
A MAN CRITICALLY INJURED AFTER
BEING HIT DURING A SHOOT OUT
WITH POLICE.
WITH POLICE. THIS HAPPENED THIS MORNING ON4@
THE NORTH SIDE.
RYAN IS LIVE WITH THE LATEST
DETAILS ON HOW THIS ALL4@
UNFOLDED, GOOD MORNING.
>>> GOOD MORNING, REALLY THE
GOOD4@ NEWS IS OFFERS ARE OKAY T
THEY WERE IN THE4@ LINE OF FIRE.
A SQUAD CAR A4@ COUPLE FEET AWAY
FROM WHERE THEY WERE STANDING.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN A DANGEROUS
SITUATION.
SITUATION. WORSE HERE THIS MORNING.
HERE'S WHAT POLICE SAY HAPPENED
EARLIER THIS MORNING.
NEIG4@HBORS CALLED IN A SHOOTING
AROUND 4:00 THIS MORNING NEAR
MARCUS AVENUE IN THE4@ PIN ROSE
NEIGHBORHOOD OF NORTH ST. LOUIS.
OFFICERS ARRIVED TO FIND A
SUSPECT HOLDING AN ASSAULT
RIFLE.
RIFLE.
RIFLE. OFFICERS ORDERED THE MAN TO DROP
THE GUN AND STAND.
OFFICERS RETURNED BY4@ HITTING M
IN THE4@ UPPER TORSO.
HE RAN AWAY4@ BUT COLLAPSED
NEARBY.
NEARBY.
NEARBY. >> NONE OF THE OFFIC4@ERS WERE
STRUCK BY GUN FIRE.
THIS4@ IS A VERY CHALLENGING TIE
FOR US.
FOR US.
FOR US. SEEM TO BE MORE AND MORE BRAZEN
ACTIVITY THAT THE4@ OFFICERS ARE
FACED WITH.
FACED WITH. VERY DIFFICULT TIME TO BE A
POLICE OFFICER.
POLICE OFFICER. >> SO WE HEARD FROM THE4@ CHIEF
THERE, THE WAY HE DESCRIBED IT,
KIND OF4@ AN EXTENDED CONTINUATN
OF THE CRIME SCENE.
SO OFFICERS CONFRONTED THE
30-YEAR OLD SUSPECT ON THE
CORNER THERE4@ BUT REALLY JUST @
THE STREET, OFFICERS FOUND4@ ABT
40 SHELLS AND SEVERAL4@ OTHER
WEAPONS INCLUDING A COUPLE
ASSAULT RIFLES.
ASSAULT RIFLES. A BUSY MORNING4@ FOR POLICE IN
NORTH ST. LOUIS.
GOOD NEWS, OFFICERS NOT BEING
INJURED SO FAR.
NO NEIGHBORED INJURED REPORTING
LIVE IN DOWNTOWN, FIVE ON YOUR
SIDE.
SIDE.
SIDE. >>>
SIDE. >>> THE4@ NUMBER OF4@ AMERICANS
APPLYING FOR JOBLESS AID IS
UNCHANGED.
UNCHANGED. IT'S A SIGN THAT LAY OFFS ARE
STUCK AT A HIGH4@ LEVEL SIX MONS
AFTER THE PANDEMIC FLATTENED THE
ECONOMY.
ECONOMY.
ECONOMY. THE LATEST FIGURE RELEASED4@ BY
THE LABOR DEPARTMENT STILL FAR
EXCEEDS THE NUMBER OF4@ ANY4@ WK
ON RECORD BEFORE THIS YEAR.
>>> BELLVILLE TOWNSHIP WILL
ALLOW STUDENTS BACK NEXT WEEK TO
TRANSITION FROM VIRTUAL CLASS TO
IN PERSON CLASSES OVER THE
COURSE OF FIVE WEEKS.
FRESHMEN WILL ATTEND ON AN AB
SCHEDULE NEXT WEEK.
THE REST OF T4@HE STUDENTINGS WL
JOIN4@ ATTEMPT4@ FOR ONE DAY THE
SECOND WEEK.
SECOND WEEK. >>> EMOTIONS ARE HIG4@H OVER THE
DECISION TO POSTPONE SOME FALL
SPORTS LONGER.
SPORTS LONGER. IN FACT, SOME PEOPLE ARE
CONSIDERING LEGAL ACTION.
SOME GAMES AND COMPETITIONS WILL
BE ALLOWED FOR ATHLETES 13 AND
UNDER AND LOW TO MEDIUM CONTACT
SPORTS.
SPORTS.
SPORTS. FOR HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES WHO
PLAY THE SAME, THEY'RE NOT4@
ALLOWED TO PLAY AT THIS TIME.
ONLY PRACTICE.
ONLY PRACTICE. HIGH CONTACT4@ SPORTS LIKE
FOOTBALL, GAMES ARE STILL NOT
ALLOWED.
ALLOWED.
ALLOWED. ABOUT A DOZEN HIGH4@ SCHOOL
ATHLETES MET OUTSIDE OF4@ THE
COUNTY EXECUTIVE NEIGHBORHOOD TO
PROTEST THE ANNOUNCEMENT.
THE4@ MAJOR CONCERN FOR STUDENTS
ARE THOSE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
MANY DEPEND ON FIELD TIME TO
CATCH THE EYE OF SCOUTS AND
PLAYING IN THE SPRING IS TOO
LATE BECAUSE IT'S AFTER NATIONAL
SIGNING DAY.
SIGNING DAY. WE CAUGHT UP WITH ONE COACH WHO@
SAYS IT'S NOT FAIR OTHER KIDS4@
ACROSS THE COUNTRY CAN STILL
PLAY BALL.
PLAY BALL. >> YOU WILL BE ABLE TO4@ ACCEPT
PLAY BALL. >> YOU WILL BE ABLE TO4@ ACCEPTT
BETTER.
BETTER.
BETTER. EVERYBODY IS AROUND THEM
PLAYING.
PLAYING.
PLAYING. YOU CROSS OVER THE ST. CHARLES
THEY'RE PLAYING AND WHAT YOU
WANT4@ TO UNDERSTAND, WHAT REALY
ARE THE FACTS.
WE DON'T SEEM TO HAVE ALL OF4@
THOSE RIGHT NOW AND GETTING TRUE
INFORMATION ON WHY EVERY AREA IN
THE STALT OF MISSOURI IS BEING
ALLOWED TO PLAY FOOTBALL EXCEPT
THE VERY BEST PLAYERS AND4@ TEAS
IN THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS.
>> SCHOOL OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN
GIVEN OUT 125 COVID-19 TESTS TO
FOOTBALL PLAYERS.
FOOTBALL PLAYERS. NOT ONE HAS OFFICIALLY4@ TESTED
POSITIVE.
POSITIVE.
POSITIVE. >>> THE ST. LOUIS COUNTY YOUTH
SPORTS COALITION IS ALSO
RESPONDING TO BACKLASH THAT4@ OE
IS OFFICIAL TO OVERRIDE THE
RECOMMENDATION.
RECOMMENDATION. A STATEMENT RELEASED BY THE
COALITION SAYS, "THOUSANDS OF
COACHES, PARENTS AND
ADMINISTRATORS DEDICATE TWHAR
LIVES EVERY DAY TO KEEPING YOUR
CHILDREN SAFE AND HEALTHY.
IT'S A SAD DAY WHEN COUNTY
GOVERNMENT LEADERS BELIEVE THAT
THEY CAN SOMEHOW PROTECT OUR4@
CHILDREN4@ BETTER THAN PARENTS D
COACHES CAN."
COACHES CAN." T.
T.
T. >>>
T. >>> YOU'LL SOON BE SEEING MORE
TESTING SITES IN THE REGION.
THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF4@
HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES
ADDING TESTING SITES IN 8
COUNTIES IN4@ SEPTEMBER.
LOCALLY THAT INCLUDES
ST. CHARLES JEFFERSON4@ AND
ST. FRANCIS COUNTIES.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE IN T4@HE
COUNTIES TO GET TESTED EITHER.4@
YOU JUST NEED TO BE A MISSOURI
RESIDENT CHT.
RESIDENT CHT. >>> TWO AREA UNIVERSITIES ARE
LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO
RECEIVE A4@ COVID-19 VACCINE FOR
THEIR PHASE THREE TRIAL.
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY AND ST.
LOUIS UNIVERSITY ARE PART OF
OPERATION WARP SPEED.
IT'S WORKING TO TEST BETWEEN 6-@
VACCINES AS FAST AND SAFE AS
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE. THEY NEED BETWEEN 250-5004@ PEOE
TO TAKE4@ PART.
DR. RACHEL4@ PRESSTY SAID HER4@
TO TAKE4@ PART. DR. RACHEL4@ PRESSTY SAID HER4@M
FEELS THE PRESSURE.
.
.
. >>
. >> WE
. >> WE NEED TO GET HUGE NUMBERS
OF PEOPLE INTO THE PHASE THREE
STU DID YOU.
SO EVEN THOUGH WE'RE DO YOU
THINK SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THINGS
WITH THE SAME END RESULT, WE'RE
BEING EXTREMELY CAREFUL TO MAKE
SURE4@ THAT JUST BY GOING FAST
DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE NOT BEING
CAREFUL.
CAREFUL.
CAREFUL. >> IDEAL VOLUNTEERS ARE ANYON4@E
WHO WORKS4@ IN PLACES WHERE THEY
ARE EXPOSED TO THE VIRUS.
THE4@ TO SIGN UP VISIT THE
UNIVERSITY'S WEBSITE.
UNIVERSITY'S WEBSITE. >>> ONE MILLION DOLLAR4@ GRANT N
MISSOURI WIL4@L HELP4@ PEOPLE LG
IN THE AREA MOST VIOLENT
NEIGHBORHOODS.
NEIGHBORHOODS. THE4@ GOVERNOR SAYS THE FEDERAL
MONEY WILL BE USED FOR
DEESCALATION PROGRAMS TO STOP
ONGOING FUDZ BEFORE THEY TURN
INTO SHOOTINGS AND WILL