WELCOME BACK TO THE KSAT NEWS AT 9 FIGHTING
FEAR WITH FACTS. IT’S WHAT
WE’RE ATTEMPTING TO DO EVERY
NIGHT DURING THIS PANDEMIC AT
AROUND THIS TIME ON KSAT NEWS
AT 9 TONIGHT, WE’RE JOINED BY
MAYOR RON NIRENBERG THANK YOU
FOR JOINING US MAYOR FROM THE
COMFORTS OF YOUR
OWN HOME. I GET THE T-SHIRT ON
THIS NICE AND RELAXED SO I FEEL
I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING TIME
OUT FROM YOU’RE NOT A PICTURE
OF ME ON SET
THE FIRST QUESTION WE HAVE
TONIGHT THIS IS FROM VIEWERS
ACTUALLY WORKERS AT SOUTHEAST
NURSING AND REHABILITATION
CENTER HAVE BEEN TESTED AND ARE
AWAITING RESULTS
AWAITING RESULTS ARE THEY BEING TOLD TO SELF
QUARANTINE OR ARE THEY
CONTINUING.
CONTINUING. >> TO WORK.
>> YOU KNOW ANY OF THE ANY OF
THE WORKERS THAT HAVE BEEN
EXPOSED TO POSITIVE CASES OR
EVEN SUSPECTED OF. ISOLATING AT
THIS POINT. >> NEXT QUESTION IS THERE ANY
ASSISTANCE BEING OFFERED
FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN’T PAY RENT
OR PAY THEIR MORTGAGES
DO THE PANDEMIC IT I ACTUALLY
KNOW SOME OF THE MORTGAGE
COMPANIES AND SOME OF THE
CREDIT CARD COMPANIES AND
PEOPLE LIKE THAT ARE
GIVING PEOPLE SOME LEEWAY IN
THE SIDE INTO THE CITY OR THE
COUNTY IS DOING IT IN
PARTICULAR YEAH.
PARTICULAR YEAH. >> WELL WE’VE BEEN WORKING ON
THIS SINCE ARE REALLY THE
IT ALL BEGAN AND SO COUPLE
THINGS
THINGS ARE HAPPENING. A DISCONNECT
UTILITIES HAVE THERE’S A
MORATORIUM ON THOSE FROM SAWS
AND SAY YES AND THERE’S A
MORATORIUM.
MORATORIUM. THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY ON ANY OF
ITS SONS WHETHER THEY’RE SOFT.
IT PROPERTIES OR THEIR PRIVATE NO ONE WILL BE FORECLOSED OR
EVICTED. DURING THIS THIS
PERIOD OF TIME AND THAT
INCLUDES BUSINESS TENANTS AS
WELL. OF COURSE IT DOES MEAN
THAT BILLS A START STILL COME
IN AND THAT’S SOMETHING THAT
WORK THROUGH
WORK THROUGH WITH THE VARIOUS RELEASE FUNDS
THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE THE RISK
MITIGATION PART OF
THE CITY, BUT ALSO REQUIRE SOME
STATE AND FEDERAL INTERVENTION
AND OTHERS. THANKS TO
THE WORK. AND THE WORKS FORCE
THAT WE DON’T HAVE THE THE
AUTHORITY. TOO.
AUTHORITY. TOO. YOU KNOW TO
REWRITE CONTRACTS ARE DONE
BETWEEN PRIVATE PARTIES BUT WE
ARE WORKING ON.
>> VARIOUS RELIEF EFFORTS SO
THAT AND THIS PERIOD
IS OVER.
IS OVER. >> AND YOU KNOW WE WE ARE BACK
TO SOME NORMALCY
THAT ALL THAT BACK PAYMENT AND
RENTS THAT ARE IN ARREARS GOING
ALL OF A SUDDEN
START TO WORSE PEOPLE OUT IN
THE STREETS. WE CERTAINLY WOULD
WANT TO YET NO QUESTION ARE
THERE ANY HOME TESTS.
>> YOU CAN TAKE FOR COVID-19
THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON THE
MARKET.
MARKET. >> I KNOW THERE ARE NOT
UNFORTUNATELY AS WE’VE SEEN
DURING ANY DISASTER CRISIS.
THERE’S ALWAYS THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES WHO ARE
OPPORTUNISTS WHO ARE TRYING TO
YOU
YOU FOR SOME SNAKE OIL OR SOMETHING
LIKE SORTS IN A NUMBER OF THOSE
THINGS COME THROUGH.
THEY’RE ALSO ACTUALLY SOME
TESTS THAT ARE BEING VETTED
THAT HAVEN’T BEEN APPROVED THAT
MAY TURN OUT TO BE OKAY, BUT WE
SIMPLY DON’T HAVE. HOLMES TESTS
ARE AVAILABLE.
ARE AVAILABLE. THE TESTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE
THAT ARE MADE FOR PRIVATE
MANUFACTURERS THAT HAVE BEEN
VETTED AND APPROVED AND THAT
ARE WRAPPED IN THEY’RE ACTUALLY
BEING ALL BOUGHT BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT FEMA
GOVERNMENT FEMA TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY’RE
DISTRIBUTED TO THE PLACES THAT
ARE ARE ESSENTIALLY BEEN TREE
EYES RIGHT NOW.
AND SO WE WANT TO GET OUR HANDS
ON HERE IN SAN ANTONIO TESTS
THAT WE CAN START TO IMPROVE
MUCH QUICKER AND DO
MUCH MORE WIDER ASSESSMENT AND
MORE CAME QUICKER ASSESSMENT
WORK TOO THAT WE’RE GETTING
SOME TESS A CURSE TRACK.
BUT THERE’S NOTHING AVAILABLE
FOR THE PRIVATE CONSUMER AT
HOME AT THIS POINT AND IF
YOU’RE SOLD SOMETHING LIKE THAT
YOU KNOW
YOU KNOW BE WHERE.
BE WHERE. >> YEAH BE AWARE THE SCAMS THAT
ARE OUT THERE WE TALKED ABOUT
THAT A LITTLE BIT AT 6 O’CLOCK
OKAY. A QUESTION FROM TWITTER
NOW THIS COMES FROM MATTSON
WITH CALIFORNIA SHOWING SOME
SIGNS OF SUCCESS WITH THEIR
STRICT STAY AT HOME ORDER HAVE
YOU BEEN TALKING TO THE
GOVERNOR ABOUT DOING THE SAME
THING IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
>> WE HAVE FROM THE VERY START
AND THE GOOD NEWS, THERE IS
THAT A COUPLE THINGS ALL OF THE
MAJOR URBAN AREAS, THE MAJOR
POPULATION CENTERS OF THE STATE
OF TEXAS HAVE BEEN WORKING
TOGETHER IT SO WE ALL
IMPLEMENTED.
IMPLEMENTED. CLOSELY OF THE SAME TYPE
OF ORDER AT SAME TIME.
PRETTY MUCH WE’VE BEEN WORKING
IN CONCERT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
HAVE STRONG MEASURES IN PLACE TO HELP SLOW THE SPREAD IN THE
MAJOR URBAN AREAS, IMPORTS THAT
WE ONLY HAVE JURISDICTION
WITHIN OUR OWN CITIES. WE HAVE
BEEN URGING THE
GOVERNOR TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT
WE’RE DOING AND IMPLEMENT THIS
STATEWIDE BECAUSE
STATEWIDE BECAUSE THERE WE KNOW THAT THE VIRUS IS
GOING TO SPREAD TO EVERY CORNER
OF THE CITY IN AND WE NEED TO
ALL BE WORKING TOGETHER TO
LIMIT THE SPREAD BECAUSE IT
MOVES FROM PLACE TO PLACE IT
DOESN’T KNOW BOUNDARIES AND THE
GOOD NEWS, THERE IS THAT THE
GOVERNOR DID IT’S YOU
ESSENTIALLY STAY
ESSENTIALLY STAY ON ORDERS. YESTERDAY IN
DEFINING WHAT IN THE CENTRAL
BUSINESS AND NOT
ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES. WELL, IT
IS VERY CLOSELY MATCHED TO WHAT
WE’RE DOING THE CITIES ARE SOME
VARIATIONS WERE ASKING FOR
CLARIFICATIONS ON THOSE
BUT ESSENTIALLY THE WHOLE STATE
NOW SAM, AND SOME SEMBLANCE OF
A VERY SIMILAR STATE. STAY AT
HOME ORDER AS FAR AS HERE IN
SAN ANTONIO.
SAN ANTONIO. >> ACCOUNT ALONG THE LINES OF
THAT I WANT TO ASK THE NEXT
QUESTION FROM A TWITTER THIS IS
YOLANDA SHE WANTS TO KNOW
CONSIDERING
CONSIDERING HOW MANY ARE BLATANTLY
DISOBEYING THE STAY HOME WORK
SAFE ORDER GET YOU’LL YOU’LL
LOT HIS WORDS NOT MINE.
ARE YOU CONSIDERING MAKING A
CURFEW AND INSTILLING FINES FOR
THOSE WHO ARE CAUGHT.
>> WE’VE BEEN VERY CLEAR FROM
THE START OF THE STAY HOME
ORDER IS IN ORDER. IT’S NOT
REQUEST AND THIS IS FOR THE
HEART HEALTH AND SAFETY AND
LIVES OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
AND SO WE PUT IN FORCE MEANT
MECHANISMS AND THAT HAS THAT
THE COUNTY.
THE COUNTY. AND THAT INCLUDES CIVIL
PENALTIES THAT INCLUDES LAW
ENFORCEMENT IF NECESSARY
AND WE HAVE BEEN TAKING
IN VIOLATIONS AND MAKING VISITS
TO THOSE BUSINESSES AND
ESTABLISHMENTS THAT ARE
VIOLATING THE ORDER SOME OF
THEM. MOST OF I’VE COME IN
COMPLIANCE BALL, BARELY JUST
YOU KNOW THEY PLEADED NOT
KNOWING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT
MEGAN’S STRICTLY INTO
COMPLIANCE. THERE HAVE BEEN A
FEW BAD ACTORS OUT THERE IS NO
DOUBT ABOUT THAT AND
WE ARE ISSUING CITATIONS IN
FACT THERE WAS A O WELL
DOCUMENTED CASE IN THE FRONT
PAGE OF THE
PAPER TODAY AND THAT PERSON HAS
BEEN CITED WE’RE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO OUR PRESSURE TO
THOSE WHO ARE PUTTING ALL OF
OUR LIVES AT RISK BY THEIR
NEGLIGENCE.
NEGLIGENCE. >> NEXT TWITTER QUESTION FROM
EILEEN SHE SAYS DO THE
COUNTS INCLUDE PRESUMED
POSITIVES ARE ONLY TESTED
PATIENTS. IT SEEMS PEOPLE WITH
SYMPTOMS. SLASH EXPOSURE ARE
BEING TOLD THERE ARE NO TESTS.
>> ON US SO WE NEED TO BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT THAT IT’S YOUR
SUSPECTED OF HAVING COVID-19
AND YOUR PROVIDER YOUR YOUR
DOCTOR OR A OR SOMEONE ON
OUR SCREENING LINES SAYS THAT
YOU NEED TO
BE TESTED. YOU GOT A TEST AND
IT DOESN’T MATTER IF YOU HAVE A
PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER OR DON’T
HAVE INSURANCE
HAVE INSURANCE OR WHATEVER. IF YOU ARE
SUSPECTED OF HAVING COVID-19
YOU’RE GOING TO TEST AND THAT’S
NOT HAPPENING CALL IT BECAUSE
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE IT’S
HAPPENING. YEAH BUT
WITH REGARD TO THE COUNTS THAT
YOU SEE EVERY DAY THAT WE
PROVIDE US OR PROVIDE THE
PUBLIC. THOSE ARE STRICTLY A
NUMBER OF CASES ARE ALL
CONCERNED CAUSE OF INFECTIONS
IN OUR COMMUNITY WE DO HAVE
ANOTHER COUNT. IT’S NOT AS IT’S
MORE FLUID, PEOPLE OR UNDER
INVESTIGATION MEANING THAT THEY
ARE A SUSPECTED OF
POTENTIALLY HAVING THE VIRUS
AND THEY’RE BEING TESTED RIGHT
NOW, BUT THEY’RE NOT THEY
HAVEN’T GOT THE TEST BACK YET.
WE EXPECT BOTH OF THOSE NUMBERS
TO GO UP
TO GO UP AND IN FACT WE ARE PUSHING VERY
HARD TO WHITE NO TESTING
PROTOCOL TO GET THOSE TESTS
THAT WE MENTIONED.
DOWN TO SAN ANTONIO IS AS EVERY
OTHER CITY IS TRYING TO DO.
SO IT CAN OPEN UP TESTING EVEN
MORE BUT AT THIS POINT
WE HAVE A GOOD SENSE YOU KNOW
THOSE NUMBERS ARE GOING TO
RISE. BUT IF YOU ARE SUSPECTED
OF HAVING COVID-19
WE WANT TO GET TESTED AND WE
WILL MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET
TESTED.
TESTED. >> WILL THE STAY HOME WORK SAFE
ORDER BE EXTENDED ITS CURRENTLY
RUNNING JUST TO TO WHAT NEXT
THURSDAY APRIL 9TH.
>> THERE’S VERY LITTLE DOUBT IN
MY MIND WE WILL EXTEND AT LEAST
THROUGH APRIL 30TH
WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY WHAT THE
STATE IS DONE IN THEIR OWN
ORDER YESTERDAY.
ORDER YESTERDAY. BUT NO WE’RE GOING BY
THE STREET TO SELF GARDENS
BECAUSE THE BEST THING WE CAN
DO TO ALL GET BACK ON OUR FEET
AND SEE THE ECONOMY START TO
RUN AGAIN IS TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE WE TELL THOSE FIRES THAT WAS
SLOW THE SPREAD AND GET OUT OF
THESE RESTRICTIONS AS QUICKLY
AS POSSIBLE THAT TAKES US ALL
WORKING TOGETHER. BUT IT DOES
MEAN WE’RE NOT GOING TO BE OUT
OF THIS SPIRAL NIGHT.
>> LAREDO IS TELLING PEOPLE TO
WEAR MASKS WHEN THEY GO OUT
EVEN IF THEY DON’T THINK THEY
HAVE THE VIRUS IS THAT
SOMETHING SAN ANTONIO’S LOOKING
AT IF YOU TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT
THAT.
THAT. >> WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT AND
WHERE WE’RE AWAITING SOME CDC
GUIDANCE ON THAT THE ATTACK WAS
JUST TALKING WITH I STEP OUT
THAT LITERALLY MINUTES AGO.
IT SEEMS LIKE A VERY
COMMONSENSICAL THING TO DO IF
YOU HAVE
YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THEY ALSO FACE NOSE
MOUTH COVERING BECAUSE WE DO
KNOW THAT ASYMPTOMATIC CARRIERS
OURS ARE SPREADING THIS VIRUS
THAT’S HOW IT’S DRIVEN THIS
PANDEMIC SO YOU KNOW PROTECTING
YOURSELF AND PROTECTING OTHERS
FROM YOU POTENTIALLY. IT’S A
GOOD THING TO DO.
WE ARE WAITING FOR SOME FROM
STRICT GUYS BUT I WILL
SAY THIS PP IT NEEDS TO GO TO
FRONT LINE HEALTH WORKERS AND
FIRST RESPONDERS FIRST,
THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE
MOST AT RISK SO WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE DON’T COMPROMISE
THE SUPPLY PP SUCH AS
FACE MASKS BY YOU KNOW
UNNECESSARILY PUTTING THEM IN
PLACES THAT THEY DON’T NEED
TO BE. BUT IF ITS GUIDANCE FROM
THE CDC THERE ARE NO
PROFESSIONAL SUGGEST THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO
IMPLEMENT.
IMPLEMENT. >> WHERE WE MIGHT WE.
>> WE’RE PROBABLY MOVE IN THAT
DIRECTION AND THAT IS THE
HEALTH GUARDS, BUT AT THIS
POINT THERE’S NOT AN OKAY.
>> YEAH AND PPE PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR THOSE
TO ART WHAT THAT ACRONYM AND
FINAL QUESTION FOR YOU.
9.20 TOMORROW MORNING. YOU HAVE
ASKED FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
TALK ABOUT. WHY YOU CAME TO THAT DECISION AND WHAT YOU HOPE
PEOPLE ARE THINKING DURING THIS
MOMENT OF SILENCE AT 9.20.
>> WELL WHERE ARE ALL SORT OF
ISOLATED
ISOLATED RIGHT NOW. PHYSICALLY, BUT
WE’RE ALSO REMINDED THE FACT
THAT WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER
WERE CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER
AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU KNOW
LIVES ARE SAVED IN AND WE GET
BACK TO SOMEWHAT
NORMALCY DEPENDS ON US ALL
WORKING TOGETHER AND WERE
CONNECTED IN MORE WAYS THAN
ONE. EVEN WHILE WE’RE IN OUR
OWN HOMES OR OR WHEREVER.
AND SO IN RECOGNITION OF THAT.
IT’S THAT SOLIDARITY BUT ALSO
THE FACT THAT WE’RE TOGETHER ON
THIS BECAUSE OF THE LIVES LOST.
IT’S THAT WERE POTENTIALLY
SAVING. I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE A
CITYWIDE MOMENT OF SILENCE
I WILL BE DOING THAT TOMORROW
AT 9.20 YOU’RE PROBABLY DOING
IT EVERY
IT EVERY WEEK FRANKLY TO RECOGNIZE ALL
THOSE WE LOST AND THOSE WHO ARE
FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIVES AND
THOSE WERE FIGHTING FOR OTHER
PEOPLE’S LIVES AND HEALTH CARE
WORKERS. THE FIRST RESPONDERS
THE DOCTORS, THE NURSES.
SO AT 9.20.
ALL FOR A MINUTE THE BILLS OF
THE SAN FERNANDO CATHEDRAL
RING. AND WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN
US IN SOLIDARITY WITH ALL OF
OUR NEIGHBORS HERE IN SAN
ANTONIO, BUT REALLY ACROSS THE
WORLD.
WORLD. >> MAYOR RON NIRENBERG THANK