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>>> WE
>>> WE ARE TRACKING BIGGER THUNDERSTORMS LATER IN THE WAY.
WE HAVE A LOOK AHEAD TO THE
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. >>> THE NEWS STARTS NOW.
>>> WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS
ON THE CORONAVIRUS.
THE D.C. HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS 4@
RECOMMENDING NONESSENTIAL MASS
GATHERINGS BE POSTPONED OR 4@
CANCELED THROUGH THE 4@END OF T
MONTH INCLUDING CONFERENCES,
CONVENTIONS, SOCIAL, CULTURAL
OR ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS.
AS A RESULT, EVENTS D.C. IS
SUSPENDING OPERATIONS FOR MARCH
13 THROUGH THE 31st.
IT RUNS THE CONVENTION CENTER,
THE ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS 4@
ARENAS, THE ARMORY4@ AND THE
DEMONSTRATION CENTER.
DEMONSTRATION CENTER. >> THE D.C. ST. PATRICK'S DAY
SCHEDULE FOR THIS SUNDAY IS
POSTPONED.
POSTPONED. SOME SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED FOR
STUDENTS ON MONDAY SO THAT
TEACHERS CAN PREPARE TO SHIFT
TO ONLINE CLASSWORK.
>> OFFICIALS JUST HELD A NEWS
CONFERENCE WHERE DECLARATION OF
EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED.4@ 4@
>> Reporter: IN A4@ NEWS
THE
THE BIG
THE BIG HEADLIN AS YOU JUST OUTLINED RIGHT
THERE IS A STATE OF EMERGENCY
THAT THE MAYOR HAS JUST
DECLARED WITHIN THE4@ DISTRICT.
IN THE PAST HOUR THAT
ESSENTIALLY GIVES HER THE
POWER, IF NEED BE, 4@TO CANCEL
ANY OF THESE MAJOR EVENTS.
WE SPECIFICALLY HONED IN ON THE
CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL, WHICH
IS AFTER MANY OF THESE
QUARANTINE PERIODS, OR GRACE
PERIODS WOULD BE OVER, AS FAR
AS 4@EVENT D.C.4@4@4@4@'S SUSPE
EVENTS ARE CONCERNED.
WE ASKED IF SHE WOULD 4@
ANTICIPATE CANCELING THE CHERRY
BLOSSOM FESTIVAL.
BLOSSOM FESTIVAL. SHE SAID NOT AT THIS TIME.
SHE WAS TRYING TO INJECT AN AIR
OF CALM IN THE SITUATION.
SHE DID DECLARE THE STATE OF
EM4@ERGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT.
>> WHILE THIS IS AN
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION, LARGELY,
IT WILL GIVE ME MORE AUTHORITY
TO IMPLEMENT THE MEASURES THAT
WE NEED TO MONITOR AND RESPOND
TO COVID-19 IN OUR COMMUNITY.
>> Reporter: THAT ALSO GI4@VES
HER MORE LEEWAY TO IMPLEMENT
FEDERAL 4@DOLLARS AND INJE4@CT
FEDERAL MONEY INTO THE
EQUATION.
EQUATION.
EQUATION. IF SHE NEEDS MORE RESOURCES TO
COVID-19,
COVID-19, THIS PROVI FOR THAT.
FOR THAT.
FOR THAT. I ASKED HER AS A NEWS
CONFERENCE WAS STARTING TO WRAP
UP HOW SHE FEELS ON A PERS4@ONA
LEVEL?
LEVEL?
LEVEL? SHE IS A MOM, SHE 4@HAS A MOTHE
THAT IS TURNING 81 YEARS OLD.
I ASKED IF SHE WAS NERVOUS
ABOUT ANY THE HEADLINES WE 4@AR
SEEING C4@ROSSING THE WIRES IN
ARE NEWSPAPERS AND ON TV EVERY @
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. SHE
DAY. SHE SAID FRANKLY, IT WAS HER
JOB TO BE NERVOUS, AS MAYOR.
SHE IS CONFIDENT IN THE CITY'S
ABILITY TO HANDLE THIS CRISIS
BUT DID ST4@RESS AGAIN SHE WAS
IN FRONT OF THE D.C. LECTERN ON
SATURDAY SAYING WE HAVE TWO
CASES IN THE DISTRICT.
NOW SHE ANNOUNCED THERE ARE 10.
SHE DOES EXPECT THE NUMBER TO
KEEP ON RISING.
AGAIN, THAT STATE OF 4@EMERGENC
FROM HER POINT OF VIEW, WILL
HELP HER DIRECT THE RESOURCES
THAT ARE NECESSARY TO TAKE THE
STEPS THAT ARE NEEDED TO MAKE
SURE THIS CRISIS DOES NOT
SPIR4@AL OUT OF CONTROL.
AGAIN, THE HEADLINES, THE STATE
OF EMERGENCY, THE MAYOR DOES
HAVE THE POWER TO CANCEL ANY
EVENTS SHE WANTS TO WITHIN HER
JURISDICTION.
JURISDICTION. SHE SAID AT THIS POINT, SHE
DOES NOT SEE THAT HAPPENING.
THAT IS THE LATEST LIVE.4@4@
>>> HERE ARE SOME OTHER LOCAL
CHANGES BECAUSE OF THE
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL
CATHEDRAL ANNOUNCED IT AND
OTHER 4@EPISCOPAL CHURCHES WIL
BE CLOSED FOR THE NEXT WEEK.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL
IN COLLEGE PARK ACADEMY IN
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY WILL4@ B
CLOSED TOMORROW AND THURSDAY
FOR CLEANING. 4@
THIS IS AFTER 4@SOMEONE HAD CLO
CONTACT WITH ANOTHER WHO
TRAVELED TO A HIGH RISK
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. MONUMENTAL SPORTS ANNOUNCED AL4
CATS AND WIZARDS GAMES AT
CAPITAL ONE AGRE4@ED ARENA WILL
GO ON WITH FANS IN ATTENDANCE,
DESPITE THE ADVISORY BY THE 4@
D.C. HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
>>> THE NUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS
HERE IS UP TO 28.
HERE'S A BREAKDOWN.
THE DI4@STRICT OF COLUMBIA HAS
10 CASES.
10 CASES.
10 CASES. THE NUMBER OF CASES IN MARYLAND
10 CASES. THE NUMBER OF CASES IN MARYLAND@
IS NINE.
IS NINE.
IS NINE. IN VIRGINIA, THEY ARE 4@REPORTI
9 CASES OF THE CORONAVIRUS, TWO
IN FAIR S 4@FAIRFAX COUNTY.
ADDITIONALLY, A 4@NUMBER