KEEP
KEEP THEM
KEEP THEM WARM. I'LL LET >> YOU KNOW HOW YOU CAN BE
A PART OF IT. TONIGHT THERE
>> ARE A LOT OF EMOTIONS GOING
ON RIGHT NOW IN OUR STATE . LIKE
I MENTIONED LAST NIGHT. FEAR
OF THE VIRUS, FEAR OF LOSING
WORK, FEAR OF LOSING ACTUAL
FAMILY MEMBERS AND REALITIES
OF LOSING BIOMARKERS IN OUR
LIVES. THOSE ARE ALL SOME OF
THE FEELINGS, THE EMOTIONS WE'RE
GOING THROUGH. AND SHARON WANTED
TO SPEND SOME TIME TALKING ABOUT
THOSE TO HEAR FROM YOU. JUST
BECAUSE DAN JUSTESEN SAW THIS
COMING DIDN'T MAKE IT ANY
EASIER. CONVERSATIONS WERE HAD
AT UTEPILS ABOUT WHAT'S NEXT
>>. I JUST CAME OUT OF A MEETING
TALKING ABOUT WHAT DO WE DO WITH
OUR STAFF. IT'S INEVITABLE
THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO FURLOUGH STAFF.
>> FRUSTRATING BECAUSE JUSTESEN
SAYS THEY'VE BEEN DOING IT
RIGHT . LIKE MANY OTHERS IN THE
STATE , WE'VE
>> HAD NO CASES WITH STAFF. NO
CASES THAT WE ARE AWARE OF WITH
ANY OF OUR CUSTOMERS.
WE UNDERSTAND THE NEED YOU KNOW,
THE WHOLE VIRUS THING HAS BEEN
BOTCHED IN MY MIND FROM
THE BEGINNING. UNFORTUNATELY,
NOW WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT IN A
LESS THAN PERFECT WAY
>>. HASTINGS RESTAURANT OWNER
DAVID PEREZ SAYS HE FEELS
THE SAME WAY. HE SAYS IT FELT
LIKE THEY WERE JUST HITTING
A GROOVE WITH GETTING TO GO
ORDERS OUT OPERATING
>> AT 50 % CAPACITY. ARE YOU
READY TO LOSE THAT AGAIN?
I THINK IN A WAY WE'VE ALREADY
LOST IT. A LOT OF THE I GUESS
EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN MENTIONED
IN THE MEDIA, IT SCARES PEOPLE .
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE STAY AT HOME.
YOU KNOW, THE INFECTIONS ARE UP.
PEOPLE ARE MORE CAUTIOUS.
THEY'RE COMING OUT TO EAT.
AND IN PREPARATION FOR THE
FOUR WEEK CLOSURE OF IN-PERSON
DINING, PEREZ SAYS HE MIGHT PICK
UP ANOTHER GIG. HOPEFULLY
>> THE REST WE GET ENOUGH
TAKEOUT ORDERS TO AT LEAST JUST
KEEP THE EMPLOYEES GOING
AND I'LL I'LL MYSELF GO LOOK
FOR A DIFFERENT JOB. IT'S JUST
KIND OF WEIRD.
>> WORKING IN FOOD SERVICE IS
DIFFICULT. ANDREA HINDS IN ST.
PAUL SAYS PEOPLE SIMPLY HAVE
BEEN SELFISH. THEY'LL WEAR
>> A MASK IN BECAUSE
IT'S MANDATED. BUT THEY'LL TAKE
IT DOWN TO TALK. THEY'LL EXPOSE
THEIR NOSE. THEY'LL TAKE IT OFF.
OH, MY GOSH. YOU JUST HAVE
TO BREATHE. AM I UNDERSATND?
BUT YOU'RE ALSO ENDANGERING MY
HEALTH AND HEALTH OF MY WORKERS.
HITING SAYS SHE'S SUPPORTIVE
OF THE DUYEN ENCLOSURE EVEN
WITH WORRIES OF ANOTHER FURLOUGH
>>. I JUST GOT A JOB AFTER
THE LAST LAYOFF IN MARCH AND I
REALLY ENJOY IT AND I'M WORRIED
THAT ALL MY WORKERS AND MEDIA
ARE GOING TO BE FURLOUGHED OR MY
MOTHER AND HEALTH CARE .
BUT HEALTH
BUT HEALTH >> WORKERS LIKE CARLA LUCAS KEEP
SAYING THIS IS THE SAFEST.
>> THE MORE AND MORE WORK
TOGETHER, THE MORE THAT THE
VIRUS IS SPREAD. SO I UNDERSTAND
THAT PEOPLE WANT TO GET OUT
AND PEOPLE WANT TO BE AROUND
EACH OTHER. BUT IN THE AREA
OF COVID IT REALLY IS
THE SAFEST, BEST FOR US TO STAY
AT HOME. HOW HAVE YOU BEEN
FEELING, CARLA ? ARE YOU DOING
OK? I'M DOING OK. IT'S HARD
TO WORK IN THIS ENVIRONMENT.
STRESSFUL, BUT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE
A GOOD TEAM THAT'S WORKING
AND WE'RE SUPPORTING EACH OTHER
>>. ANOTHER REALLY IMPORTANT
ASPECT THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE
ENOUGH TIME TO GET TO BUT
WE STILL TALKED ABOUT WITH THOSE
FOUR PEOPLE MENTAL HEALTH ,
ESPECIALLY WITH THE HOLIDAYS
AROUND THE CORNER. BUT THE
REALLY LOVELY THING THAT I HEARD
FROM ALL FOUR OF THOSE PEOPLE IS
THAT THEY SAID THAT THEY
ARE GOING TO BE MAKING CHANGES
TO HOW THEY DO THANKSGIVING
BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS TO MAKE
SACRIFICES. YEAH. AND WE ALL
HAVE TO DO IT AS INDIVIDUALS
TO HELP US AS COMMUNITY. JUST
CURIOUS SHARING WHAT THEY
TELL YOU, WHAT KIND OF CHANGES
ARE THEY MAKING? MAYBE THEY CAN
GIVE SOME OF US SOME IDEAS. YES.
FISHER EVERYONE'S THOUGHT
THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO LIKE
A ONE TURKEY PER HOUSEHOLD
AND ONE HOUSEHOLD ONLY KIND
OF THANKSGIVING. AND CARLA
ACTUALLY REMINDED ME OF A REALLY
BLESSING, A BLESSING THAT CAME
AROUND THE CORNER. SO ZOOM'S
THAT THEY WERE GOING TO LIFT
THAT TIME LIMIT FOR THANKSGIVING
DAY. SO SHE SAID THAT SHE'S
LOOKING FORWARD TO A SUPER DUPER
LONG ZOOM CALL WITH HER FAMILY
THAT'S OUT-OF-STATE. I TOLD MY
MOM ABOUT THAT TOO AND SHE SAID,
WELL , HOW LONG ARE YOU TALKING