QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW ABOUT THOSE STIMULUS CHECKS.
STIMULUS CHECKS. WE WILL OFFER QUESTIONS TO THE
TOP THREE QUESTIONS YOU ARE
ASKING.
ASKING.
ASKING. >> FROM THE KHOU 11 STUDIOS,
THIS IS "HTOWN RUSH".
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♪ >>> A REMINDER THAT IN THE
MIDST OF THIS PANDEMIC, WE ARE
ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.
THIS CYPRESS MAN IS JUST ONE
EXAMPLE OF HOW MUSIC CAN UNITE
NEIGHBORS AND THE COMMUNITY.
YOU WILL HEAR FROM HIM COMING
UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.
FIRST, GOOD SATURDAY MORNING.
I AM BRANDI SMITH, LIVE IN THE
LIVING ROOM, PROBABLY THE SAME
PLACE YOU ARE WATCHING US FROM
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. OUR METEOROLOGIST ADDISON GREEN
IS IN OUR WESTHEIMER STUDIOS .
HOW DOES IT LOOK FOR FOLKS WHO
WANT TO GET OUTSIDE TODAY?
>> BRANDI, UNFORTUNATELY WE
HAVE TO DEAL WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG THE WAY.
THOSE WILL NOT COME UNTIL LATER
ON THIS AFTERNOON.
IF YOU WANT TO STEP OUT AFTER
THE SHOW, PERHAPS, YOU COULD
SEE CLOUDY SKIES IN THE RAIN AT
BAY.
BAY.
BAY. 62
BAY. 62 DEGREES FOR THE MOST RECENT
PRESSURE WITH STEADY PRESSURE
JUST OFF SHORE AND A LIGHT
BREEZE AND MORE CLOUDS
STREAMING FROM A SOUTHEASTERLY
DIRECTION.
DIRECTION. THIS MORNING WILL BE CLOUDY,
COOL AND PLEASANT WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 60s.
BY MIDDAY WE MAY SEE SOME
ISOLATED AND SCATTERED SHOWERS
WITH THE TEMPERATURE AROUND 68
DEGREES.
DEGREES.
DEGREES. THIS AFTERNOON WE HAVE
SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 70s.
>>> WE ARE GOING TO GO NOW TO
THE LATEST NUMBERS IN THE COVID-
19 PANDEMIC AS THE PRESIDENT
AND NATION'S GOVERNORS
ANNOUNCED PLANS TO REOPEN
AMERICA.
AMERICA.
AMERICA. NATIONWIDE, THERE ARE NEARLY
707,000 CONFIRMED CASES, MORE
THAN 17,000 OF THOSE IN TEXAS.
úHARRIS COUNTY RIGHT NOW HAS
NEARLY 4500 CONFIRMED CASES.
WE WANT TO POINT OUT THE GOOD.
THERE ARE NEARLY 1600 TEXANS
WHO HAVE RECOVERED.
BECAUSE OF THAT, GOVERNOR
RABBIT SAYS THE WORST OF THE
PANDEMIC MIGHT BE BEHIND US.
HE WANTS TO REOPEN TEXAS AND
GET BUSINESSES UP AND RUNNING
AGAIN.
AGAIN.
AGAIN. HIS PLAN INVOLVES SEVERAL
BUSINESS OWNERS, INCLUDING
"MATTRESS MACK".
"MATTRESS MACK". HE TURNED TO SOME BUSINESS
OWNERS FOR ADVICE.
STATE PARKS WILL OPEN ON APRIL
20. THAT IS ON MONDAY.
VISITORS WILL HAVE TO COVER
THEIR FACE AND YOU STILL NEED
TO PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING.
TRY TO LIMIT GROUPS TO FIVE
PEOPLE OR FEWER.
ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, THE
GOVERNMENT WILL LOOSEN
RESTRICTIONS ON SURGERY, ANY
NONESSENTIAL MEDICAL PROCEDURES
THAT HAVE BEEN DELAYED COULD
GET BACK ON THE SCHEDULE NOW.
FRIDAY RETAILERS WILL BE ABLE
TO SELL TO GO GOODS SO THEY CAN
BE PICKED UP OR DELIVERED.
AS FAR AS PLACES WITH CROWDS,
LIKE RESTAURANTS AND MOVIE
THEATERS, THE GOVERNOR SAYS WE
CAN EXPECT MORE UPDATES ON THAT
SOON.
SOON.
SOON. THE
SOON. THE OTHER BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TO
COME OUT OF THIS, YOU HAVE
ALREADY HEARD STUDENTS ARE NOT
GOING TO RETURN TO THEIR
TRADITIONAL CLASSROOMS BEFORE
THE END OF THE YEAR.
TEACHERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO GO
INTO BUILDINGS FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES, ONLINE
LEARNING OR MAYBE JUST TO CLEAN
UP THEIR CLASSROOMS.
THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY IS
ALSO GOING TO WORK WITH
DISTRICTS ON A PLAN FOR
GRADUATIONS.
GRADUATIONS. THERE ARE A LOT OF DETAILS
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. WE
THERE. WE HAVE THEM ALL OUTLINED ON
KHOU.COM.
KHOU.COM.
KHOU.COM. AS WE TALK ABOUT GETTING BACK
TO OUR NORMAL LIVES, A WORD OF
CAUTION FOR LOCAL LEADERS.
MICHELLE CHOI EXPLAINED WHY
THEY ARE HESITANT RIGHT NOW.
>> Reporter: BOTH HOUSTON MAYOR
SYLVESTER TURNER AND JUDGE
HIDALGO AGREE WITH THE GOVERNOR
ABOUT REOPENING TO SOME DEGREE
BUT THEY ARE TAKING A MORE
CAUTIOUS TONE, SAYING THEY ARE
NOT OUT OF THE STORE JUST YET.
BOTH ARE STRESSING THE NEED FOR
MORE WIDESPREAD TESTING.
THE MAYOR SAID IT WOULD BE A
QUOTE, MISSTEP, TO OPEN WITHOUT
IT.
IT.
IT. >>
IT. >> WE
IT. >> WE COULD EASILY START MOVING
BACK IN THE OTHER DIRECTION.
>> Reporter: WHILE THE MAYOR
DID NOT GO INTO SPECIFICS ON
HOW HE PLANS ON REOPENING THE
CITY, HE DID SAY NEXT WEEK HE
WILL ANNOUNCE A TASK FORCE TO
SERVE THE CITY'S UNDERSERVED
AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WITH
A LOCAL LEADER TO HELP LEAD IN
THE CITY'S RECOVERY.
WE ALSO LIMITED ACCESS TO CITY
PARKS, SHUTTING DOWN GATED
PARKING AREAS TO REDUCE CROWDS
FROM GATHERING.
FROM GATHERING. IT IS IS SIMILAR CHARGE FROM
JUDGE HIDALGO, WHO INDICATED
THE COUNTY WOULD NOT REOPEN
UNTIL IT HIT ITS PEAK.
>> RIGHT NOW IS PRECISELY THE
WORST TIME TO LET OUR GUARD
DOWN.
DOWN.
DOWN. WE
DOWN. WE MAY BE CLOSE TO THE MAXIMUM
NUMBER OF CASES.
WE WILL EITHER GO BACK UP AND
GO WHERE WE KNOW WE SHOULDN'T
OR WE WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE IT
THROUGH TO THE OTHER SIDE AND
RECOVER AND SHOW HOW IT IS DONE
AND HOW A COMMUNITY MAKES IT
THROUGH THIS.
THROUGH THIS. >> Reporter: BOTH THE MAYOR AND
THE COUNTY JUDGE SAYS IT IS
IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN SOCIAL
DISTANCING.
DISTANCING. THEY ARE RECOMMENDING YOU WEAR
FACE COVERINGS IN PUBLIC,
WHERE POSSIBLE.
WHERE POSSIBLE. >>> SOME OF YOU MIGHT BE GOING
BACK TO WORK SOON, BUT A LOT OF
FOLKS ARE RELYING ON THE
STIMULUS CHECKS TO COME IN.
WE KEEP HEARING A LOT OF YOU
ARE WAITING FOR THAT MONEY.
WE ARE ANSWERING THE TOP THREE
QUESTIONS YOU ASKED US.
WE WILL START WITH THIS ONE,
WHAT HAPPENS IF THE MONEY WENT
INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT X OR AN
ACCOUNT THAT DOES NOT EXIST?
IF IT IS AN ACCOUNT THAT HAS
BEEN CLOSED, THE IRS SAYS THE
BANK WILL REJECT THE CHECK AND
THE MONEY WILL BE SENT BACK TO
THE IRS.
THE IRS.
THE IRS. YOU WILL GET A PAPER CHECK IN
THE MAIL TO THE MOST RECENT
DDRESS ON FILE.
NUMBER TWO, IF YOU NORMALLY GET
YOUR TAX REFUND ON A PREPAID
DEBIT CARD LIKE H&R BLOCK'S
DEMO CARD, HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED
TO KNOW.
TO KNOW.
TO KNOW. YOU CAN GET A NEW CARD, IF YOU
DON'T HAVE THE OLD ONE.
TURBOTAX SAYS YOU CAN GET A
REPLACEMENT IN EIGHT TO 10 DAYS
AND THEY WILL WAIVE REPLACEMENT
FEES.
FEES.
FEES. NUMBER THREE, MAYBE YOU HAD A
CHILD RECENTLY AND WERE NOT
ABLE TO CLAIM HIM OR HER.
HERE'S WHAT TAX EXPERTS SAY.
IF YOU DON'T GET ALL THE MONEY
YU QUALIFY FOR WHEN YOU FILE
YOUR 2020 TEXAS, YOU SHOULD BE
ABLE TO GET THAT $500 LATER.
NOW YOU KNOW.
DO YOU HAVE MORE QUESTIONS?
YOU CAN TEXT US AT 713-526-1111
OR TEXT THE WORD MONEY AND WE
WILL SEND ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS, AS WELL AS HOW
TO GET THE STATUS OF YOUR
STIMULUS CHECK.
STIMULUS CHECK. >>> WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER.
THAT MEANS WE ARE DOING WHAT WE
CAN RIGHT NOW.
SOMETIMES IT MEANS YOU NEED TO
SQUINT TO SEE AND OTHER TIMES
IT POPS UP IN YOUR BACKYARD.
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♪ >> ROD
♪ >> ROD BRANCH LIVES IN TOWN
LAKE IN CYPRESS.
HE LIKES TO PLAY ON HIS DOCK.
HIS NEIGHBORS LIKE TO LISTEN
WHILE SOCIAL DISTANCING, OF
COURSE.
COURSE.
COURSE. THEY HAVE OFFERED TO TIP HIM
FOR HIS TUNES, HE HAD A BETTER
IDEA.
IDEA.
IDEA. HE
IDEA. HE STARTED COLLECTING DONATIONS
FOR THE HOUSTON FOOD BANK.
>> IT IS CLEANSING FOR ME, THE
WHOLE GRATITUDE AND GIVING
BACK, IT IS VERY HEALING FOR
THIS KIND OF SITUATION WE ARE
IN.
IN.
IN. >>
IN. >> HE
IN. >> HE ENCOURAGES OTHER
MUSICIANS TO DO THE SAME IN
THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, IF THEY
CAN.
CAN.
CAN. HE
CAN. HE ALSO DEDICATES THE SHOWS TO
HIS WIFE, WHO IS A NURSE, AND
TO ALL THE OTHER WORKERS ON THE
FRONT LINE.
FRONT LINE. THAT IS EXACTLY WHO INSPIRED
THIS GREAT SCENE OUTSIDE OF
ATLANTA.
ATLANTA.
ATLANTA. SHE FINISHED THE 12 HOUR SHIFT,
PULLED INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
AND SURPRISE!
AND SURPRISE! HER NEIGHBORS WERE ALL OUT
THERE TO WELCOME HER HOME.
AS GOOD AS IT FELT TO COME
HOME, SHE SAYS IT IS A
PRIVILEGE TO GO TO WORK AND
KNOW YOU ARE HELPING OTHER
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. >>> FINALLY, DIFFERENT KIND OF
NEIGHBORHOOD THANK YOU.
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♪ >> OF
♪ >> OF COURSE, THAT IS IN NEW
YORK.
YORK.
YORK. EVERY NIGHT AT 7:00
>> OF COURSE, THAT IS IN NEW
YORK.
YORK.
YORK. EVERY NIGHT AT 7:00 PM, THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD DOES A SING-ALONG,
DANCE ALONG TRIBUTE TO SERVICE
WORKERS.
WORKERS.
WORKERS. THE GUY PUMPING THE TUNES WRAPS
IT UP WITH FRANK SINATRA.