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BREAKING RIGHT NOW AT 5:00
IN THE LAST HOUR, ORANGE COUNTY
OFFICIALS ARE TELLING US
THEY'RE EXPECTING 800 CASES OF
COVID-19 IN ORANGE COUNTY ALONE
BY THE END OF THIS WEEK.
THE PEAK OF THE PANDEMIC IS
EXPECTED IN EARLY MAY.
LET'S GET YOU CAUGHT UP.
THERE ARE SOME THINGS TO SHARE
WITH YOU RIGHT OFF THE TOP AT
5:00.
WALL STREET JUST HAD ITS BEST
DAY IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS.
INVESTORS ARE BUYING AGAIN AS
OPTIMISM TO THE RESPONSE ABOUT
THE VIRUS IS FINALLY IMPROVING.
A SOBER MILESTONE TODAY, THE
NUMBER OF DEATHS HAS PASSED
10,000 NATIONWIDE.
ACCORDING TO THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF CASES IN OUR STATE
SITS AT 13,324.
SO FAR 236 PEOPLE HAVE DIED.
NOW LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT
CENTRAL FLORIDA.
MOST CASES ARE STILL IN ORANGE
COUNTY WITH 744.
OSCEOLA COUNTY IS REPORTING 239
CASES.
SEMINOLE IS AT 194.
VOLUSIA 161.
BREVARD HAS 88.
SUMPTER COUNTY IS AT 80.
AND FLAGLER COUNTY IS REPORTING
32 CASES.
AND GREG WE HAVE A LIVE LOOK
RIGHT NOW AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
WE'RE EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM
THE VERY LATEST FROM THE
CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE UP AT
THE WHITE HOUSE.
WE'RE GOING TO BE HEARING FROM
THEM AT ANY MOMENT.
WE'RE GOING TO BE HEARING FROM
PRESIDENT TRUMP AND JUST AS
SOON AS IT STARTS, WE ARE GOING
TO BRING IT TO YOU LIVE, GREG.
THE GOVERNOR IN FLORIDA
MEANTIME ANNOUNCED UPGRADES TO
THE UNEMPLOYMENT SYSTEM TODAY.
MORE WORKERS ARE TRAINED TO
ANSWER CALLS IN 72 NEW SERVERS
ARE ONLINE.
BUT EVEN IF GOVERNOR SAYSES
THAT JUST NOT ENOUGH AND KNOWS
MORE, GOVERNOR SAYS THAT IS
JUST NOT ENOUGH AND MORE WILL
HAVE TO BE DONE.
PEOPLE STILL DON'T HAVE THEIR
MONEY, SHANNON.
NO THEY DON'T.
WE'VE CHECK WITH A WOMAN THAT I
INTERVIEWED WEEKS AGO.
SHE HAD APPLED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT
EXACTLY THREE WEEKS AGO.
SHE HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY MONEY
AND NOW THE UNION THAT
REPRESENTS HER AND A LOT OF
HOSPITALITY WORKERS SAY THEY
WANT TO MAKE SURE THESE
EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS GET WHAT
THEY EMPLOY AND THEY WANT RETRO
ACTIVE PAY FROM THE DAY THEY
ACTUALLY FILED.
TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE IT.
Reporter: WE FIRST
INTERVIEWED LYNNE BACK ON MARCH
26th.
SHE HAD FILED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT
ON MARCH 15th WHEN HER HOURS
WERE CUT AT THE APPLEBEES TAT
AIRPORT., AT THE AIRPORT.
NOW THOUSANDS OF FLORIDIANS ARE
SITTING AND WAITING.
I HAVE NOT TALKED TO ONE
SINGLE PERSON WHO HAS RECEIVED
A CHECK.
NOBODY.
Reporter: THAT WAS BECAUSE
OF THE THE DELAY IN PROCESSING
THERE WEREN'T ENOUGH WORKERS TO
PROCESS THOSE APPLICATIONS
THAT'S WHY GOVERNOR RON
DESANTOS IS ASKING STATE
EMPLOYEES TO GO FROM OTHER
DEPARTMENTS TO THE DEPARTMENT
OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY TO
ANSWER PHONES AND PROCESS THE
CLAIMS.
THE WE HAVE TO GET THAT DONE
AND MOVE THE CHECK OR DIRECT
DEPOSIT WHATEVER IT MAY BE
FORWARD.
Reporter: IT'S BEEN SO LONG
THAT SHE GOT A NOTICE THAT SHE
HAD TO UPDATE THE REQUEST FOR
BENEFITS.
THE HEAD OF DEO NOR THE
GOVERNOR HAVE ROLLED OUT A TIME
LINE FOR WHEN WORKERS COULD SEE
THEIR FIRST PAYCHECK.
ADDING MORE AND MORE ANXIETY TO
THE PROCESS.
I HAVE FIVE KIDS AT MY HOUSE
THAT I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR
PROVIDING ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD
AND MAKE SURE THAT THINGS ARE
KEPT AFLOAT.
IT'S FRIGHTENING.
IT'S VERY SCARY TIMES.
Reporter: THE CARES ACT OF
$600 SHOULD BE COMING SOON.
AND IT SEEMS THE GOVERNOR IS
REALLY COUNTING ON THAT TO HELP
FLORIDIANS.
BUT NOBODY NOT EVEN THE
GOVERNOR COULD ANSWER WHEN
THOSE WOULD COME EITHER.
AND PROBLEMS ARE LEADING
BIPARTISAN CALLS FOR AN
INVESTIGATION.
THE STORIES FOLLOW A SIMILAR
PATTERN.
WORKERS LIKE ALEJANDRA
MATTHEWS VEGA OUT OF WORK AND
THE SYSTEM THEY PAY INTO
ABSENT.
WE ARE LOST.
WE GO IN EVERY DAY TO SEE IF
THERE'S AN UPDATE.
WE GO WEEKLY TO DO THOSE WORK
REVIEWS THAT WE CAN'T FILL
AOUT.
Reporter: IT SHOULDN'T BE
THIS BAD.
FLORIDA SPENT $77 MILLION IN
2012 TO OVERHAUL THE
UNEMPLOYMENT SYSTEM.
NOW LEADING LAWMAKERS WANT TO
KNOW WHERE THAT MONEY WENT AND
WHAT WENT WRONG.
I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE
NO SHORTAGE OF INDIVIDUALS.
Reporter: THE CHAIR OF THE
STATE'S JOINT LEGISLATIVE
COMMITTEE.
I THINK THE LEGISLATURE IS
GOING TO HAVE MULTIPLE MEETINGS
ON THIS ISSUE AND WHAT WENT
WRONG.
Reporter: WHILE THOSE
MEETINGS MAY FIX THE PROBLEM
GOING FORWARD.
LAWMAKERS SAY RIGHT NOW THE
PUSH MUST BE TO PUT CASH INTO
THE POCKETS OF FLORIDIANS SO
PEOPLE LIKE ALEJANDRA CAN PAY
THEIR BILLS.
IN FACT, THE SYSTEM WAS AUDITED
MARCH OF 2019.
WITH AUDITORS FINDING 17
PROBLEMS SOME OF WHICH HAD BEEN
AROUND SINCE THE INCEPTION OF