UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE THAT DRIVER DID STOP TO IT HELP. OFFICERS SAY THEY WILL NOT FACE
CHARGES.
>> NOW THE LATEST IN THE CORONAVIRUS SINCE THE START OF THIS PANDEMIC A TOTAL OF
35,690 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
DIAGNOSED WITH COVID-19 HERE IN
BEXAR COUNTY AS OF
THIS MORNING, 758 NEW
POSITIVE CASES, 9 MORE PEOPLE
DYING BRING OUR DEATH TOLL HERE
IN THE COUNTY TO
322, A BRIGHT SPOT IN THE
LATEST REPORT,
THE HOSPITALIZATIONS DECLINING
RIGHT NOW THERE ARE 1047
PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL 419 OF
THEM IN
THE ICU THAT IS DOWN 11 FROM
FRIDAY MORE THAN 21,000 PEOPLE
ABLE TO RECOVER FROM THIS
VIRUS.
>> STEPHANIE SERNA: MEANWHILE
ACROSS THE STATE 8,112 MORE
PEOPLE NOW HAVE COVID-19 THIS
BRINGS THE TOTAL TO 300
AND 75,846 CASES SINCE THE
START OF THE PANDEMIC
THERE HAVE BEEN 160 MORE DEATHS
AND NOW THE DEATH TOLL
THAT 4,885 PEOPLE,
9,000 827 PEOPLE ARE IN
THE HOSPITAL. ONE POSITIVE
OFFICIALS SAY THE NUMBER OF NEW
CONFIRMED CASES HAS NOW
DECLINED FOR 4 STRAIGHT DAYS.
AND THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN A
STEADY DECLINE IN REPORTED
CASES FROM THE RECORD OF MORE
THAN 10,000 REPORTED ON JULY
14.
>> AND A STAY AT HOME STAY SAFE
ORDER NOW IN PLACE IN STARK
COUNTY AFTER A SURGE OF CASES
IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AREA.
THE ORDER GOING INTO EFFECT
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING A FACEBOOK
POST BY THE COUNTY SAYS THE
ORDER WILL LAST
UNTIL MIDNIGHT ON AUGUST 10TH
OFFICIALS IN NEIGHBORING
HIDALGO COUNTY ALSO ISSUING AN
ORDER ON MONDAY IT WILL BE IN
EFFECT
UNTIL MONDAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT ON
AUGUST 5TH, THEY ALSO ISSUED A
CURFEW FROM 10:00PM TO 05:00AM
FOR PEOPLE 18 YEARS.
ON TOP OF THIS
PANDEMIC AND THE RESTRICTIONS.
WE’RE ALSO DEALING WITH THE
ECONOMIC FALLOUT.
>> SARAH SPIVEY: THAT’S WHY
THIS MORNING ON LEADING SA THE
INTERIM PRESIDENT CEO OF THE
SAN ANTONIO, HISPANIC CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE MAJOR GENERAL JUAN
AYALA JOINS US LIVE GOOD
MORNING GENERAL.
>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING ME. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE JUST AS A BACKDROP. WE’LL START
WITH WHAT PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW
WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATE OF
OUR SAN ANTONIO ECONOMY AND HOW
WE LOOK AT THE BUSINESS FRONT.
>> WELL AS YOU MAJOR HIT BECAUSE OF THE BECAUSE OF THE
COLOR 90. AND RIGHT NOW THERE’S
A LOT OF PUNDITS,
THEY’RE STRONGLY. THE PPP LOANS
AND THE GOVERNMENT FOR HELP.
ITSELF HOWEVER.
THEY’RE TRYING TO PIT OF OUR
SMALL BUSINESSES WE HAVE ABOUT
30 MINUTES LONG AS THE SENATE
COMMITTEE
SENATE CHAMBER AND THEY’RE
TRYING TO PUT IT IN THE
CREATIVE NOW SOME OF
THOSE BUSINESSES. WELL, SOME OF
OUR THIS IS YOU KNOW THE ROADS
AS WELL. SOME OF THE HOME IMPROVEMENT ♪
IMPROVEMENT ♪ AS WELL I WORE ARE.
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. OUR
TOURISM ALSO
♪
A MEMBER. THE SAN ANTONIO OR.
AND IN THE SAN ANTONIO AREA IN
A MAJOR HIT WITH THAT. ONE OF
THE THINGS I CAN TELL YOU
THOUGH IS THAT.
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE BEEN
VERY RESILIENT AND THEY DID IT
AND MADE SOME IMPROVEMENTS AND
SOME CHANGES. WHICH OAHU.
>> STEPHANIE SERNA: WELL GENERAL WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN IN REGARDS TO BUSINESSES SURVIVING
SHUTTING DOWN TEMPORARILY OR
CLOSING FOR GOOD.
>> I SAID, YEAH I COULD HAVE
SHUT DOWN WIRED SHUT DOWN FOR
SOME TIME. BUT AS HER OPENING
UP THERE DOING SOME SOME THINGS
THAT I THINK ARE
CREATOR HAPPENS
IS THAT HAVE NOT GONE TO TRY TO
RECALL AND DO IT RIGHT AND YOU
HAVE TO EXPOSURE SOFTENED SITE.
THE AREA ALREADY THIS MORNING
ABOUT MANUFACTURING OF THE
COMPANY THAT WELL FOR
MANUFACTURING PRODUCTS FOR THE
OIL INDUSTRY TO
FACE SHIELDS AND SHIELDS
INSTALLATIONS THAT I’M SORRY
THIS IS TO GET PEOPLE PARK AND
THE OTHER THING I THINK THAT’S IMPORTANT. IT’S AT WHY THE SYSTEM FOR CHAMBER ARE LOOKING
AT SMALLER AREAS IN SMALLER
SPACES TO SAVE ON FUNDING.
AND SO WE’VE BEEN VERY VERY
I’VE BEEN VERY SURPRISED AT
CREATIVE WHERE BUSINESSES HAVE
BEEN DOING TO STAY IN THIS AND
ACTUALLY BECAUSE WE
MADE BY
MORE WHY EVEN IF WE TURN THE
SWITCH
ON TODAY AND SAID EVERYTHING IS
GOOD AND EVERYBODY CAN
COME BACK. WE DON’T KNOW IF
CONSUMER CONFIDENCE AND
PUBLIC CONFIDENCE. THEY’RE
COMING TO OUR BUSINESSES OUR
YOU KNOW OUR PEOPLE ARE SAID TO
HER. HOME
ARE STILL AFRAID OF TO
CONGREGATE AREAS BECAUSE OF THE
VIRUS.
>> GENERAL YOU TALK ABOUT
ENTERTAINMENT AND YOU TALK
ABOUT TOURISM OBVIOUSLY STAPLES
OF OUR SAN ANTONIO ECONOMY.
WHAT ARE THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS
LOOK LIKE
YOU SAID, YOU KNOW EVEN IF YOU
JUST TURN THE SWITCH ON SAY WE
DO COME UP WITH THAT VACCINE
SAY CONSUMER CONFIDENCE DOES
SKYROCKETING EVERYONE FEELS
MORE COMFORTABLE. HOW LONG ARE
THESE AFFECTS HOW LONG ARE WE
GOING TO FEEL FOR.
>> HIT FOR THAT I ALWAYS TELL. I SAT IN JAIL FOR YOU KNOW WE’RE GOING TO GET
THROUGH THIS REALLY CONFIDENT
WE GET TO OR DOES NOT LOOK THE
SAME WE’RE GOING TO LOOK THE
SAME AT THE
OTHER END. I THINK THE
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY AND
SO ARE ALSO BEING VERY CREATIVE
AND KENNY. IF YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT FOR EXAMPLE 6 FLAGS HAS SOCIAL
DISTANCING AND SOME OF THE
CREATOR PROGRAMS THAT THEY’RE
DOING ALL THE CAMERAS AT HERE.
I PROMISE AND THEY’RE DOING
SOME CREATIVE THINGS SO I CAN’T
AFFORD A HALL BUT I CAN TELL
YOU THIS THIS IS THAT.
ARE MEN AND WOMEN HERE IN THE
CITY OR OOK AT EVERY EVERY AND
YOU NEED TO
STAY OPEN AND TO KEEP THAT THIS
IS COMING I THINK THAT IT’S
VERY INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT
THAT NEXT STIMULUS PACKAGE AND
SENT IT LOOKED LIKE AND KEEP
SOME
OF THEM. IT IS, BUT AGAIN
THAT’S THOSE ARE BAD THEY WOULD
TAKE A LOOK AT THE SECURITY CAN
WE LOOK AT THE FUTURE. WE HAVE
TO REMAIN CALM. I MEAN WE HAVE
TO REMAIN POSITIVE. AND
BUT ALSO AT THE
SAME TIME TAKING INTO ACCOUNT
ALL THE
HEALTH EXPERTS ARE GOING
THROUGH THIS PROCESS.