conference and he said his Advisors tell me help to get to
the worst of it soon
but America it will likely be
dealing with the virus at some
level at least through the
summer Keith and Christine.
Jacob thank you in just
a bit half an hour we’re
expected to hear from Houston
and Harris County officials
regarding their response to the
coronavirus our Phil Archer is
joining us live with a preview
of what we can expect to hear
fail.
>> City and county leaders are going to hear mayor Sylvester
Turner will be in attendance
along with County judge Lina
Hidalgo the county
health director as well as the
county fire marshal now we
don’t know all the details yet
we know one of the subjects are
going to be talking about our
Marge congregating in local
bars that’s one of the subjects
the president discussed.
Earlier today as well as
putting a new
guideline in for Mer Americans
in the near future not together
in groups larger than 10 and
for elderly
for elderly people that essentially stay at
home as much as they can as far
as exactly what’s coming up
here or not
sure, but we will know in 30
minutes, stay tuned, we’ll be
carrying that live for you so
until when from transtar I’m
Phil Archer KPRC Channel 2 news
we’ll be in touch with you then
Phil thank you.
>> Texas senator Ted Cruz as
one day away from wrapping up
his extended self quarantine
here in Houston after
interacting with 2 people
including a Spanish government
official who later tested
positive
positive for coronavirus he self
quarantine out of abundance of
caution. This afternoon I spoke
with the senator over the phone
the for
the for the question I asked was if you
thought the federal government
should be taking the lead in
streamline what every state
should be doing to mitigate the
spread of the virus
or if as we’re seeing now
individual states in government
should be making those calls.
>> Frankly in health challenges
in
in downtown Houston.
downtown Houston. >> Are very different from the
health challenges up in the
Panhandle and so I think the
rules need to recognize the
local conditions
local conditions but but all of all of the local
and state officials should be
focused on a flattening the
curve of transmission we’re not
going to immediately halt
transmission of the virus but
we can slow it down we can
flatten the curve and that’s
how you come back. A global
pandemic like the coronavirus.
>> I also asked the senator to
speak directly to Texans during
these uncertain times.
>> Texas a strong word resilient we will make it
through this we have been
through enormous challenges in
the past we’ve been through
world wars we’ve been through
9.11. We’ve been through health
challenges in the past we will
make it through this as well
and we will do so by being
strong buy
strong buy standing United and will do so
also by listening to the
science and the
medical profession, it’s not
getting independent there.
Some voices there that are
calling for panic and hysteria
this is not a zombie apocalypse
this is a global health threat.
>> And senator
Cruz recommends that we
listened to health officials
continue handwashing social
distancing
distancing from others and work at home if
possible for many people travel
internationally are putting
themselves and self quarantine
of ripped
of ripped the spread of. Yeah our very
own meteorologist Eric brate is
one of them. He is joining us
now from his home where you’ve
been self quarantining
Eric week. I spoke with you
exactly one week ago year only
3 days into the self quarantine
now you’re what on day 10 how’s
♪
♪ it feeling.
it feeling. >> Yeah, it’s going pretty well
overall we’ve got.
>> A pretty good system set up
so I pretty much do routine
every single day,
especially weekdays go to work
it’s just that my commute to
work is about 5 seconds from
the breakfast table to my
computer and you know
I worked and basically I got a
remote access to the computer
that I normally
use station. It is a little bit
slower and we’ll say it takes a
lot longer get anything done
with just a little
bit frustrated, overall it’s
not too bad. It is a little
tough being cooped up inside
for so long so what I do a
regular basis daily is called
free a walk or run just get
some
some fresh air and to kind of feel
like a part of the world a
little bit one I do
do so of course because I’m
I stay away from people.
I have no symptoms, I’m not
actually sick this is
completely prevent it if I did
have symptoms if I did it
positive for the virus. I
certainly will not be going
outside at this Chris say that
it is OK for me to get a
little bit.
little bit. >> Fresh air during the day
Erica, we know you are an
extremely active guy me my gosh
or an iron man you you’ve done
triathlons a very very active.
Yeah, how tough has it
been to to be inside and in in
terms of any training on a Utah
couple walks but a lot of a lot
of what you do is is training
by yourself 80 been able to get
any of
any of that in.
that in. >> Well fortunately, I’m and
period where I’m not you know
training for any.
>> and right now select
training regimen is and hours
and hours exercise
per day. You know you just have
to kind of go into it knowing
that
that you are and it just accept that
fact and I think once you do
that and just kind of know that
you’re doing your small part to
kind of and this man a man that size
size you know you can get through it
and 2 weeks really doesn’t wind
up being right
a period of time so I think
it’s pretty easy to actually
get through that. I urge you
that much trouble I got
until Friday I Friday evening,
I’m going to be in good shape
Come and the symptoms hungry
for that. But I you know you
just you just have to do you
have
have to do.
to do. >> Indeed indeed, but we
certainly miss year around here
and we know that you said you
know it’s your responsibility
coming back from South Korea in
Tokyo to kind of take this corn