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THIS IS
THIS IS +@ NEAR DOWNTOWN DALLAS.
30 WESTBOUND AT CESAR CHAZ
OUT TO YOU+@.
>>> LET'S GET YOU CAUGHT +@UP
WHAT IS GOING ON IN
THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 THIS
MONDAY MORNING AS WE
CONTINUE TO SEE BIG NUMBERS.
A LOT OF TALK ABOUT
WHETHER OR NOT WE COULD SEE
ANOTHER SHUTDOWN.
ANOTHER SHUTDOWN. LET'S
LET'S
LET'S BEGIN OUR COVERAGE LIVE THIS
MORNING WITH WHAT THE
GOVERRHDO SAY BU H
CASENE
CASENE
CASENE +@
CASENE HELLO
HELLO
HELLO CHRIS.
CHRIS.
CHRIS. >>
CHRIS. >> REPORTER: WE HAVE SEEN THE
CASE NUMBERS GO UP AS
TESTING HAS EXPANDED.
HOWEVER THERE A+@RE OTHER
NUMBERS THAT INDICATE IT IS NOT
SIMPLY A MATTER OF
EXPANDED TESTING AND IF THOSE
NUMBERS CONTINUE TO
RISE, WE COULD EXPECT TO SEE
ANOTHER SHUTDOWN.
ANOTHER SHUTDOWN. ONE
ONE
ONE OF
ONE OF THE NUMBERS I'M TALKING
ABOUT IS THE AMOUNT OF
HOSPITALIZATIONS.
HOSPITALIZATIONS. AS OF FRIDAY, THE AMOUNT OF
PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED IN TEXAS
WENT OVER THE 10,000
MARK.
MARK.
MARK. YESTERDAY, THERE WERE 10410
ACROSS THE STATE
AND HOSPITAL BEDS.
ANOTHER CONCERNING NUMBER IS
THE
THE
THE NUMBER OF DEATHS.
TEXAS HAD AN AVERAGE OF 45 AND
JUNE.
JUNE.
JUNE. IT
JUNE. IT HAS TRIPLED OVER THE PAST
WEEK PUSHING THE
TOTAL TO OVER 3000.
THE POSITIVITY RATE IN THE
STATE IS ALSO AT A RECORD HIGH.
16.33% OF TESTS ARE
COMING BACK POSITIVE.
WE HAVE AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE
EXPERT AT BAYLOR COLLEGE OF
+@MEDICINE WARNING THAT IF
THERE IS NOT SIGNIFICANT ACTION
TAKEN TO STOP THE
SPREAD, WE COULD SEE 100,000
CASES A DAY IN TEXAS
SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.
+@
SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT WAS
ON WFAA FRIDAY AND SAID IF THE
MOST+@ RECENT
MOST+@ RECENT RESTRICTIONS DON'T MAKE AN
IMPACT IN THE COMING
WEEKS, WE CAN EXPECT THE
RESTRICTIONS TO GET
STRONGER, INCLUDING A POSSIBLE
SECOND SHUTDOWN.
SECOND SHUTDOWN. >> WE HAVE TAKEN MEASURES SUCH
AS CLOSING BARS AND
REQUIRING MASKS AND OTHER
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS THAT SHOULD LEAD TO POSITIVE
RESULTS.
RESULTS.
RESULTS. IF WE DON'T
SEE THOSE POSITIVE RESULTS AND
IF INSTEAD WE SEE
FURTHER EXPLOSION IN THE NUMBER
OF PEOPLE TESTING
POSITIVE, ESPECIALLY
POSITIVE, ESPECIALLY HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATHS,
ADDITIONAL ACTION WILL BE
REQUIRED.
REQUIRED.
REQUIRED. >> REPORTER: THE FEDERAL
FUNDING FOR THE DRIVE
THROUGH TESTING CENTERS IN
TEXAS LIKE WE HAVE IN
DALLAS COUNTY WAS SET TO EXPIRE
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. HOWEVER,
HOWEVER,
HOWEVER, A DEAL HAS BEEN REACHED TO
EXTE+@ND THIS THROUGH THE
END OF THE MONTH.
BACK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
HOUSTON HOSPITALS ARE UNDER
PRESSURE TODAY.
PRESSURE TODAY. A TASK FORCE FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WILL ARRIVE TO HELP
ALONG WITH THE CIVILIAN
DISASTER MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
TEAM.
TEAM.
TEAM. ONE
TEAM. ONE OF THE
BIGGEST DEBATES RIGHT NOW
CONTINUES TO BE THE NEW
SCHOOL YEAR AND WHAT IT WILL
LOOK LIKE.
LOOK LIKE. WE WILL
WE WILL
WE WILL HEAR FROM PARENTS AND +@TEACHER
ON THIS.
ON THIS.
ON THIS. NO SURPRISE
NO SURPRISE THERE.
THERE.
THERE. IT
THERE. IT IS A STRESSFUL SITUATION AND
+@THERE ARE A
LOT OF DIFFERENT OPINIONS.
+@
LOT OF DIFFERENT OPINIONS. WE WILL GO LIVE TO
HANNAH DAVIS JOINING US FROM
HER HOUSE.
HER HOUSE. THE CLOCK
THE CLOCK
THE CLOCK IS TICKING AS MOST DATES FOR
SCHOOL KICKING OFF HER
ABOUT A MONTH AWAY.
>> REPORTER: GOOD MORNING.
I HAVE TALKED TO
PARENTS THROUGHOUT THIS.
THEY EARNESTLY WANT TO
MAKE THE BEST DECISION AND ARE
TRYING TO GET AS MUCH
+@
TRYING TO GET AS MUCH INFORMATION AS THEY CAN IN A
SITUATION THAT CHANGES
EVERY DAY.
EVERY DAY. AND WHAT DOES EDUCATION LOOK
LIKE AT THE
+@
LIKE AT THE TIME OF PANDEMIC?
WE ARE HEARING FROM NATIONAL
LEADERS LIKE THE+@ EDUCATION
TREASURY SECRETARY, BETSY
DEVOS.
DEVOS.
DEVOS. SHE SPOKE OVER THE WEEKEND
SAYING THAT IT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT IN HER
ESTIMATION FOR CHILDREN TO
GET BACK TO SCHOOL AND RETURN
TO SOME SENSE OF
NORMALCY.
NORMALCY.
NORMALCY. SHE SAID THIS IS HEALTHY FOR
CHILDREN
CHILDREN
CHILDREN BOTH MENTALLY AND EDUCATIONALLY
AND DESCRIBES WHY.
+@
AND DESCRIBES WHY. TAKE A LISTEN.
>> MANY ARE MISSING MONTHS OF
LEAR+@NING AND WILL +@BE
FAR BEHIND. IT WILL BE
DIFFICULT TO C+@ATCH UP.
PARTICULARLY +@KIDS FROM LOW
INCOME AND V+@ULNERABLE
POPULATIONS.
POPULATIONS. IT IS DEVASTATING TO BE
POPULATIONS. SCHOOL EVASTATING TO BE
AND NOT LERIGFRMHON
END.
END.
END. >>
END. >> REPORTER: IN TEXAS, EXPERTS
SAY LEARNING DEPENDS
ON INCOME.
ON INCOME. THIS ACCORDING TO DATA TEXAS
EDUCATORS
EDUCATORS
EDUCATORS COLLECTED FOLLOWING THE
DISMISSAL OF IN-PERSON
SCHOOLING.
SCHOOLING. WHILE AYAECONCERNED ABOUT
THIS,
THIS,
THIS, THERE ARE HEALTH CONCERNS.
THE HOUSTON MAYOR OPENLY
SAID IT+@ IS TOO EARLY TO SEND
KIDS BACK AND THERE ARE
TO HAS MANY UNKNOWNS ESPECIALLY
WITH THE VIRUS AND
+@
WITH THE VIRUS AND THE LEVELS WE ARE SEEINGR
TEXAS N NORTH
TEXAS.
TEXAS.
TEXAS. AND WITH MORE QUESTIONS THAN
ANSWERS,
ANSWERS,
ANSWERS, PARENTS ARE STI+@LL HAVING TO
CHOOSE.
CHOOSE.
CHOOSE. FORT WORTH SAID
THEIR STUDENTS HAVE 42%+@ OF TH
FAMILIES PICKING
FAMILIES PICKING ONLINE LEARNING INSTEAD OF I-
PE+@RS.
PE+@RS.
PE+@RS. DIET DALLAS
DIET DALLAS ISD SAID THE NUMBER IS 50%
USING ONLINE RATHER THAN
IN PERSON.
IN PERSON. THEY SAY THE BIGGEST QUESTION
IS HOW
IS HOW
IS HOW TRANSMISSIBLE THE VIRUSES
BETWEEN