>>>
>>> THE
>>> THE NBA IS SUSPENDING ITS ENTIRE SEASON, AN UNPRECEDENTED
MOVE TO KEEP LARGE CROWDS FROM
GATHERING AROUND AMERICA.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT CAME AS A UTAH
JAZZ PLAYER TESTED POSITIVE FOR
COVID-19.
COVID-19.
COVID-19. THE JAZZ GAME WAS CANCELED JUST
BEFORE KICKOFF.
BEFORE KICKOFF. >> YOU SEE THE TEAMS HEADED TO
THE LOCKER ROOM.
>> THE PA ANNOUNCER ASKED FANS
TO LEAVE THE ARENA AND ALL
GAMES WERE ANNOUNCED ON HOLD
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
>> RUDY GOLBERT IS THE PLAY WHO
ARE TESTED POSITIVE.
HE IS 27 YEARS OLD.
A REPORTER IN UTAH SHARED VIDEO
ON TWITTER OF GOLBERT TOUCHING
ALL THE MICS AFTER A SHOOT
AROUND MONDAY.
AROUND MONDAY. THERE IS NO WORD ON HOW HE MAY
HAVE GOTTEN CORONAVIRUS.
>>> THE NEWS BROKE TONIGHT
WHILE THE NUGGETS WERE STILL
PLAYING THE MAVERICKS IN
DALLAS.
DALLAS.
DALLAS. THE TEAMS FINISH THE GAME.
HEAD COACH MICHAEL MALONE IS
NOT SURE WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT,
BUT UNDERSTANDS THE DECISION IS
IN THE BEST INTEREST OF PLAYER
AN FANS AN OFFICIALS.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS
MEANS.
MEANS.
MEANS. I
MEANS. I KNOW INSTEAD OF FLYING TO SAN
ANTONIO, WE ARE FLYING HOME
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. WE SUPPORT THE LEAGUE'S
DECISION.
DECISION.
DECISION. >> WE'LL HAVE MORE FROM THE
NUGGETS AND COACH MALONE COMING
UP LATER IN SPORTS.
>>> ALSO TODAY, THE NCAA
ANNOUNCED IT WILL BAN FANS FROM
MENS AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
TOURNAMENT GAMES.
TOURNAMENT GAMES. THE FACILITY 12 ANNOUNCED
STARTING TOMORROW, THERE WILL
BE NO FANS BESIDES FAMILY AND
FRIENDS.
FRIENDS.
FRIENDS. THE BUFFS STARTED PLAYING IN
LAS VEGAS TONIGHT.
THIS WILL BE THEIR FINAL GAME
IN FRONT OF FANS THIS SEASON.
>>> NO DECISION FROM THE NHL
AND THE LEAGUE ISSUED A
STATEMENT SAYING IT IS
CONSULTING WITH EXPERTS AND
EVALUATING THE OPTIONS.
>> NHL SAYS EXPECT AN UPDATE
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. 9NEWS REPORTER JENNIFER MECKLES
IS AT PEPSI CENTER TALKING WITH
SPORTS FANS LEARNING THIS NEWS.
JENNIFER?
JENNIFER?
JENNIFER? >> Reporter: A LOT OF THEM
LEARNING AS THEY WERE WALKING
INTO THE AVS GAME ABOUT WHAT
WAS GOING ON WITH MARCH MADNESS
AND THE NBA BUT EXCITED TO
WATCH A LITTLE HOCKEY TONIGHT.
THEY WERE CHECKING TWITTER,
THEIR EMAILS JUST TO SEE IF
ANYTHING COULD CHANGE.
AND, VERY EXCITED THAT THEY
STILL GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO AT
LEAST ENJOY ONE SPORT TONIGHT.
SO WE TALKED TO FOLKS TRYING TO
GET THEIR SENSE OF DIGESTING
THE MARCH MADNESS NEWS.
THE NBA NEWS AND JUST
CELEBRATING THE FACT AT LEAST
THEY GET TO DO THIS.
>> I CHECKED GOOGLE MULTIPLE
TIMES.
TIMES.
TIMES. I
TIMES. I WAS HOPING IT WASN'T
CANCELED.
CANCELED.
CANCELED. >> IT'S BIZARRE, BUT, GOT TO
TAKE PRECAUTIONS I GUESS.
MAKE SURE IT IS NOT JUST A HUGE
OUTBREAK.
OUTBREAK.
OUTBREAK. >> THE THING IS SO CRAZY HOW WE
MIGHT SEE AN NBA FINAL.
A STANLEY CUP FINAL WITH A
THOUSAND PEOPLE IN THE
STADIUMS.
STADIUMS.
STADIUMS. >> Reporter: SO, OTHER CHANGES
THAT WE ARE SEEING IN THE
SPORTS WORLD, THE UNIVERSITY OF
DENVER ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT
FANS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO
ATTEND THE REGIONAL GYMNASTICS
TOURNAMENTS AND ON THE FAITH
SIDE, THE ARCHDIOCESE MANDATED
CHANGES FOR PEOPLE ATTENDING
CHURCH.
CHURCH.
CHURCH. NO DRINKING THE CHALICE DURING
COMMUNEON, NO HOLY WATER OR
HAND HOLDING.
HAND HOLDING. THESE ARE LITTLE SNIPPETS OF
THINGS WE ARE SEEING AROUND
COLORADO.
COLORADO.
COLORADO. HE WILL BE TALKING TO FAITH
LEADERS AND TALK ABOUT A PLAN
GOING FORWARD OFFERING THIS
IDEA.
IDEA.
IDEA. >>
IDEA. >> THAT GROUP WOULD HAVE A SIX
TO EIGHT FEET BEFORE A SECOND
GROUP.
GROUP.
GROUP. I
GROUP. I KNOW OUR SPORTERS OWNERS AND
OTHERS WILL LOOK AT IF THEY
WANT TO OPERATE AT A DIMINISHED
CAPACITY WHAT THAT PROCESS
WOULD LOOK LIKE.
>> Reporter: A LOT OF QUESTIONS
ABOUT HOW THAT WOULD WORK.
ALSO TODAY, WE ARE HEARING FROM
A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE
SUPPOSED TO ATTEND A LARGE
VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT.
VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT. THAT IS THE COLORADO CROSS
ROADS TOURNAMENT HOSTING IT.
SO FAR, ORGANIZERS HAVE NOT
CANCELED THAT TOURNAMENT
DESPITE A LOT OF FAMILIES
CALLING FOR THEM TO DO SO.
WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IN
TOUCH WITH THE ORGANIZERS AND
THE HOST, HOWEVER, THE FACEBOOK
PAGE SAYS THEY ARE PLANNING TO
STILL CONTINUE WITH THE
TOURNAMENT.
TOURNAMENT. THEY ARE ASKING PEOPLE AT RISK
NOT TO ATTEND.
THEY HAVE A DOCTOR THEY ARE
BRINGING ON STAFF FOR THIS.
THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT
SANITIZING.
SANITIZING. YOU HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE TRYING
TO MAKE THEIR OWN PERSONAL
DECISIONS OR PERHAPS THEY HAVE
AN EVENT OR A SPORTS THING
GOING ON.
GOING ON.
GOING ON. TRYING TO MAKE THE CALL.
IT IS KIND OF AN EACH TO HIS
OWN HERE.
OWN HERE.
OWN HERE. SO.
SO.
SO. >>
SO. >> SERIOUSLY.
>> SERIOUSLY. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT'S
WHAT IT IS.
IF FOLKS ARE NOT INTERESTED IN
LISTENING TO MEDICAL ADVICE,
THEN EACH AND EVERY FAMILY HAS
TO MAKE THEIR OWN DECISION
ABOUT WHAT TO DO.
THANK YOU JENNIFER MECKLES.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL NOT BE
VISITING COLORADO AS SCHEDULED
THIS FRIDAY.
THIS FRIDAY. THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS HE IS
CANCELING PLANNED TRIPS BECAUSE
OF COVID-19.
OF COVID-19. HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AT A
FUNDRAISER FOR CORY GARDNER.
HE BLAMED EUROPE FOR THE SPREAD
OF COVID-19 AND BANNED CARGO,
TRADE, AND TRAVEL FROM EUROPE
TO THE UNITED STATES.
THE DOW CRASHED IMMEDIATELY AND
HE ANNOUNCED BUSINESS SHIPMENTS
WOULD NOT BE BANNED AFTER ALL.
>> THE EUROPEAN FAILED TO TAKE
THE SAME PRECAUTIONS AND
RESTRICT TRAVEL FROM CHINA AND
OTHER HOT SPOTS.
AS A RESULT, A LARGE NUMBER OF
CLUSTERS WERE SEEDED IN THE
UNITED STATES.
UNITED STATES. WE WILL BE SUSPENDING ALL
TRAVEL FROM EUROPE TO THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE NEXT 30
DAYS.
DAYS.
DAYS. >>
DAYS. >> THAT BAN GOES INTO EFFECT
FRIDAY AT MIDNIGHT.
THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS.
THE UNITED KINGDOM IS NOT PART
OF THE BAN AND THERE ARE
ALLOWANCES FOR AMERICANS GOING
THROUGH PROPER SCREENINGS
BEFORE COMING HOME.
THE PRESIDENT DIRECTED THE
SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION TO
MAKE LOANS AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE
WHO NEED THEM.
AND ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM
CONGRESS TO GO TO THAT EFFORT.
AND THEY THERE DEFER TAX
PAYMENTS FOR IMPACTED
INDIVIDUALS.
INDIVIDUALS. >> I'M ADVISING OUR RESORT
COMMUNITIES THAT PROVIDE
GUIDANCE TO TRAVELERS OVER 60
WITH HEALTH ISSUES TO AVOID
TRAVEL TO THE HIGH COUNTRY.
>> GOVERNOR POLIS IS WARNING
PEOPLE IN AT RISK GROUPS TO
STAY AWAY FROM THE COLORADO
MOUNTAINS AS THE HIGH COUNTRY
IS SEEING THE MOST CASES OF
COVID-19 RIGHT NOW.
THE GOVERNOR CONFIRMED THE
VIRUS IS SPREADING IN THOSE
COMMUNITIES.
COMMUNITIES. THE FIRST TIME THAT HAS BEEN
ACKNOWLEDGED.
ACKNOWLEDGED. THE NUMBER OF PRESUMED POSITIVE
CASES IN COLORADO STANDS AT 33.
THOUGH HUNDREDS GOT TESTED JUST
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. >>
TODAY. >> AND WE KNOW THAT WITH MORE
TESTING WILL COME A SPIKE IN
CASES, AND ALSO, THE ABILITY TO
TRY AND CONTAIN IT BY GETTING
SOME OF THOSE FOLKS INTO
ISOLATION.
ISOLATION. 9NEWS REPORTER MARC SALLINGER
DIGS INTO WHAT WE LEARNED FROM
THE GOVERNOR.
THE GOVERNOR. >> Reporter: THE GOVERNOR'S
MESSAGE IS CLEAR.
>> SO, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. >>
TODAY. >> Reporter: IT WILL GET WORSE
BEFORE IT GETS ANY BETTER.
>> WE ARE LIKELY ON THE VERGE
OF A TIPPING POINT WHERE WE
WILL SEE MORE COMMUNITY SPREAD
IN THE DAYS AN WEEKS AHEAD.
>> Reporter: WE START IN ASPEN,
IN PITKIN COUNTY.
NINE PEOPLE TESTED POSITIVE FOR
CORONAVIRUS THERE ALL CONNECTED
TO A AUSTRALIAN TOURIST
VISITING COLORADO.
VISITING COLORADO. IT'S THE FIRST INSTANCE OF
COMMUNITY SPREAD WE HAVE SEEN
SO FAR.
SO FAR.
SO FAR. >> IT APPEARS THE VIRUS WILL BE
DISPROPORTIONATELY HITTING OUR
RESORT AND MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES
FIRST.
FIRST.
FIRST. >>
FIRST. >> Reporter: THE GOVERNOR IS
WARNING PEOPLE ABOVE 60 OR WITH
CHRONIC HEALTH ISSUES NOT TO
TRAVEL TO THE MOUNTAINS.
THAT'S FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS.
FIRST, THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS
IS MOST PREVALENT IN THE HIGH
COUNTRY RIGHT NOW.
SECOND, THE MOUNTAIN
COMMUNITIES HAVE FEWER
HOSPITALS WHICH COULD EASILY BE
OVERRUN IF THE VIRUS CONTINUES
TO SPREAD.
TO SPREAD. >> WE KNOW THAT IN PARTICULAR,
THESE COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE
SYSTEMS IN OUR MOUNTAIN AND
RESORT COMMUNITIES HAVE LIMITED
SURGE CAPACITY.
SURGE CAPACITY. >> Reporter: NOW, ONTO SCHOOLS
AROUND THE STATE.
IF THERE'S A CONFIRMED CASE
AMONG A STUDENT OR A FACULTY
MEMBER, THE SCHOOL WILL SHUT
DOWN FOR 72 HOURS FOR CLEANING.
IF THERE IS MORE THAN ONE CASE
OR IF MULTIPLE SCHOOLS IN THE
DISTRICT SEE POSITIVE CASES,
THE SCHOOLS WILL SHUT DOWN FOR
TWO WEEKS.
TWO WEEKS. IT ALL COMES BACK TO TESTING AS
MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.
>> AT A PROPER CONTAINMENT
EFFORT WILL REQUIRE THOUSANDS
OR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF TESTS
ADMINISTERED EACH DAY.
>> Reporter: A STATE LAB IN
COLORADO TESTED 300 PEOPLE AND
PRODUCED PRESUMED POSITIVE
RESULTS WITH 33 OF THOSE.
FROM THOSE SAMPLES THEY ARE
SENT TO THE CDC FOR
CONFIRMATION.
CONFIRMATION. AND THE SIXTH DAY SINCE
COLORADO SAW ITS SIXTH PRESUMED
POSITIVE CASE, ONLY ONE OR TWO
HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED.
>> HE IS TRYING TO FOLLOW THE
TAIWANESE MODEL WHICH HELPED TO
MITIGATE THIS.
MITIGATE THIS. SOUTH KOREA DID MASSIVE
TESTING.
TESTING.
TESTING. >> Reporter: THAT IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO TEST WHO SEE WHO
HAS THE VIRUS.
AND YOU GO INTO QUARANTINE AND
ISOLATION.
ISOLATION. YOU CAN START TREATING IT
INSTEAD OF GOING AROUND NOT
KNOWING THEY ARE IMPACTED.
>> IT WILL BE MILD FOR SO MANY
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. BUT THEY WANT TO GET THEM OUT
OF THE PUBLIC.
>>> COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES
AND COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
ARE THE LATEST TO GO ONLINE.
CSU IS EXTENDING ITS BREAK.
BOTH WILL MOVE TO AN ONLINE
FORMAT.
FORMAT.
FORMAT. AFTER THAT, CU BOULDER, CU
DENVER, AND COLORADO SPRINGS
ARE ALSO GOING ONLINE AND METRO
STATE UNIVERSITY AS WELL.
AND COLORADO COLLEGE.
THE DORM, DINING HALLS, STUDENT
HEALTH AND REC CENTERS WILL BE
ACCESSIBLE.
ACCESSIBLE. THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN
COLORADO IS SUSPENDING
NONESSENTIAL TRAVEL BUT SAYS
UNIVERSITY TRAVEL IS STILL AGO
FOR NOW.
FOR NOW.
FOR NOW. THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER WILL
MOVE TO ONLINE CLASSES NEXT
WEEK UNTIL AT LEAST MID APRIL.
>>> THE STATE STARTED ITS OWN
DRIVE THROUGH TESTING CENTER
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. ONE PATIENT THERE CALLED IT A
LINE AT DISNEY WORLD FOR THE
WORST RIDE EVER.
WORKERS MARKED WINDOWS WITH A
NUMBER FOR THE PEOPLE INSIDE
WHO NEEDED A TEST AND FOLKS
VERIFIED PATIENT'S IDS AND SENT
THEM DOWN TO THE LINE.
THAT'S WHERE FOLKS IN FULL
PROTECTIVE GEAR SWABBED NOSES
AND THROATS.
AND THROATS. DRIVE UP TESTING ISN'T OPEN TO
EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY. JUST FOR PEOPLE WITH A DOCTOR'S
NOTE.
NOTE.
NOTE. TESTING CONTINUES TOMORROW AT
THE LAB OFF EAST LOWRY
BOULEVARD IN THE LOWRY
NEIGHBORHOOD FROM 10:00 TO
2:00.
2:00.
2:00. TEXT YOUR TIPS AND QUESTIONS TO
(303)871-1491.
(303)871-1491. YOU CAN