COMING UP HERE THIS MORNING
TODAY'S THE BIG DAY WE TALKED A
LOT ABOUT IN MARION COUNTY.
BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN
CLOSED FOR WEEKS FINALLY GET TO
REOPEN. MANY NEIGHBORING
COUNTIES HAVE STARTED ALREADY
STARTED TO START THAT PROCESS
MATS LIVE WITH THE STORES
OPENING TODAY. MATT, GOOD
MORNING TO YOU. YOU CAN SAY
THIS PART OF MASS AV IS THE
DIVIDING LINE. THAT'S BECAUSE
RESTAURANTS LIKE BLUE
MEATBALLS, FOR EXAMPLE CANNOT
HAVE DINE CUSTOMERS UNTIL NEXT
WEEK AND I'LL BE FORCED TO DINE
OUTSIDE. BUT OF COURSE TODAY
AND THIS WEEKEND THE BIG
CELEBRATION YOU COULD SAY IS
THAT STORES WILL BE REOPENING
LIKE HOMESPUN RIGHT HERE
SELLING LOCAL GOODS EN MASSE
OUT OF THAT CLOSED SIGN. WELL,
FINALLY COME DOWN AFTER JUST
ABOUT TWO MONTHS HERE AS WE ARE
ALSO LEARNING GATHERING CAN
INCREASE IN SIZE TO TWENTY FIVE
PEOPLE STARTING TODAY.
NONESSENTIAL STORES AND MALLS
CAN ALSO OPEN CASTLETON SQUARE
CIRCLE CENTER. THE FASHION MALL
WILL ALL OPEN TODAY. SOME
STORES LIKE VON MA OFFERING UP
TO 30 PERCENT OFF TODAY. STORES
MUST LIMIT THE AMOUNT PEOPLE
INSIDE TO 50 PERCENT CAPACITY.
MALLS ARE ALSO MAKING CHANGES
TO HELP KEEP PEOPLE SAFE. WHEN
GREENWOOD PARK REOPENED
RECENTLY IN JOHNSON COUNTY WE
NOTICED CHILDREN'S PLAY AREAS
WERE CLOSED AND EVERY OTHER
SEAT AND BATHROOM WERE TAPED
OFF ALL TO PROMOTE SOCIAL
DISTANCING AND TO KEEP PEOPLE
SAFE. NOW OF COURSE THAT'S JUST
PART OF WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE
TODAY AS MORE GATHERINGS ARE
EXPECTED HERE. WE ALSO KNOW
SOME RELIGIOUS SERVICES CAN
ALSO RESUME HERE STARTING
TODAY. BUT AND JULIA. ALL
RIGHT, MATT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. NOW LET'S GET A CHECK OF
OUR POLL AGAIN HERE THIS
MORNING. WE ASKED WHICH KIND OF
BUSINESS DO YOU THINK WILL BE
THE BUSIEST? MOST OF YOU SAY
CLOTHING STORES. SO WE WANT TO
HEAR FROM YOU USE THE 13
NEWS APP OR HEADED WTA TO OUR
DOT.COM FLASH UP VOTE. NOW
MARIN COUNTY IS REOPENING JUST
ONE DAY AFTER THOSE NEW CDC
GUIDELINES WERE RELEASED. THE
AGENCY POSTED A CHECKLIST OF
THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE
REOPENING. SO WE WANT TO SHOW
YOU ONE FOR THE WORKPLACES. WE
KNOW THERE IS A LOT HAPPENING
HERE ON THE SCREEN SO LET'S
WALK YOU THROUGH THIS.
BASICALLY IT'S A DECISION TREE.
THE FIRST QUESTIONS ASKED ARE
WHETHER BUSINESSES ARE
FOLLOWING LOCAL AND STATE
ORDERS AND IF THEY CAN PROTECT
EMPLOYEES AT A HIGHER RISK FOR
ILLNESS. IF THE ANSWER IS YES
TO BOTH THEN YOU MOVE TO THE
NEXT SECTION. BUSINESSES HAVE
TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE ABLE
TO PROMOTE HEALTHY HABITS LIKE
HANDWASHING AND SOCIAL
DISTANCING. THE THIRD SECTION
OF THE QUESTION IS ABOUT
MONITORING EMPLOYEES TO MAKE
SURE SICK EMPLOYEES DON'T WORK.
NOW LET'S TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT
THE OTHER CORONAVIRUS STORIES
YOU SHOULD KNOW FIRST THE U.S.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS
EXPECTED TO VOTE ON ANOTHER
ROUND OF STIMULUS PAYMENTS
TODAY, BUT THE BILL IS NOT
EXPECTED TO GET MUCH TRACTION.
THAT'S BECAUSE SENATE
REPUBLICANS DON'T SUPPORT IT.
AND THE CDC JUST ISSUED A
HEALTH ALERT TO DOCTORS ABOUT A
MYSTERIOUS ILLNESS IN KIDS THAT
MIGHT BE LINKED TO CORONA
VIRUS. IT'S BEING CALLED MULTI
SYSTEM INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME.
THE CDC IS URGING ANY PATIENTS
TO MEET CRITERIA TO BE REPORTED
TO LOCAL AND STATE HEALTH
DEPARTMENTS AND MORE THAN TWO
POINT NINE MILLION PEOPLE
APPLIED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS LAST WEEK. THE NUMBERS
HAVE STARTED TO SLOW SLIGHTLY
BUT HAVE NOT COME DOWN AS
QUICKLY AS ANALYSTS EXPECTED.
MORE THAN 36 MILLION PEOPLE
HAVE FILED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT
SINCE THE START OF THE
PANDEMIC. BY FAR THE BIGGEST
JOB LOSS IN U.S. HISTORY.
HOLIDAY SEASON IS HERE. YOU
PROBABLY KNOW THAT IF YOU'RE AT
ALL LIKE ME AND EVERYONE
WORRIED ABOUT GETTING SICK
RIGHT NOW WE WANTED TO GO OVER
WHEN IT COMES TO SEE A DOCTOR.
YEAH, MEREDITH IS LOOKING INTO
THAT FOR US. HEY, GOOD MORNING
,JULIA. YEAH, IT'S AN
INTERESTING TOPIC. WE'RE
LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN KOBE 19 AND OUR GENES
AND BECAUSE THE POLLEN COUNT IS
GETTING HIGHER AND PEOPLE ARE
STARTING TO FEEL MORE AND MORE
SICK. RENE SAYING ON TWITTER MY
DAD HAS BEEN THE LUCKY ONE FOR
BOTH THAT TIME HOLDING OUR
BREATH THAT HIS ALLERGIES ARE
ACTING UP AND IS NOT FLARING UP
WITH HIS 19 AGAIN. RENE, WE'RE
SO SORRY ABOUT YOUR DAD . WE
HOPE EVERYTHING OK THERE? PETER
SAYING YES TO BOTH. I WAS
SELECTED BY THE STATE TO BE
TESTED THANKFULLY TESTED
NEGATIVE ON BOTH. BUT THAT'S
HARD IT'S HARD WHEN YOU'RE
STARTING TO FEEL SICK AND WITH
THE CORONA VIRUS. OF COURSE
WE'RE ALL JUST A LITTLE
APPREHENSIVE ABOUT IT AS WELL.
SO I SPOKE WITH THE DOCTOR WHO
TOLD ME THERE ARE SOME
DIFFERENCES AND WAYS THAT YOU
CAN KIND OF TEST YOURSELF
ALLERGIES. THOSE ARE GOING TO
BE YOUR SNEEZING OR WATERY
EYES. YOU'RE ITCHY THROAT.
CORBETT 19 IS GOING TO BE THAT
FEVER, THE COUGH AND THE
SHORTNESS BREATH. THE BIG
DIFFERENCE IS HOW YOU CAN TELL
IF YOU HAVE A FEVER YOU
DEFINITELY NEED TO TALK TO A
DOCTOR. I THINK THE FIRST ISSUE
I WOULD ASK WAS HOW SEVERELY
IMPAIRED IF SOMEBODY IF
SOMEBODY FEELS I DON'T FEEL SO
GOOD. MAYBE THE ANSWER IS JUST
WAIT AND SEE BECAUSE THE
REALITY IS, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE
ASYMPTOMATIC NOBODY DO ANYTHING
ANYWAY. ALSO JUST GIVE YOUR
DOCTOR A CALL. THAT'S THE VERY
FIRST THING THAT YOU SHOULD DO
IF YOU DON'T FEEL WELL. THERE'S
SO MANY WAYS THAT YOU CAN TALK
WITH THEM NOW DOING THIS
VIRTUAL HEALTH VISIT. ANYTHING
LIKE THAT. SO THERE ARE OPTIONS
BUT WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU.
PLEASE TWEET US USING THE
HASHTAG 13 LOGGAN ARE YOU IN
THE COLDER 19 ALLERGY
SITUATION? WE GATES I AM
ABSOLUTELY. I GET ALLERGIES SO
BAD. YOU KNOW THIS WE'RE ALWAYS
KIND OF SNEEZING AND COUGHING
ALL THE TIME THIS TIME OF YEAR
BECAUSE THINGS ARE IN BLOOM AND
IT IS AWKWARD BECAUSE YOU FIRST
HOPE IT'S NOT CORONAVIRUS THEN
SECONDLY YOU HOPE THAT OTHERS