>>>
>>> BREAKING NEWS ON SUNRISE. JUST IN OVERNIGHT FROM D.C.,
THE SENATE REACHES AN AGREEMENT
ON A $2 TRILLION CORONAVIRUS
BILL.
BILL.
BILL. I'LL BREAK DOWN WHERE ALL THE
MONEY WOULD GO.
>>> THEN HEART BREAKING NEWS
FROM TIMBERWOLVES STAR KARL-
ANTHONY TOWNS.
ANTHONY TOWNS. HIS MOTHER IN A FIGHT FOR HER
LIFE AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS.
>> IT WAS QUICK AND HER LUNGS
WERE SOON GETTING WORSE.
>> THE MESSAGE HE WANTS ALL OF
US TO HEAR.
>>> FINDING STRENGTH IN A TIME
OF TURMOIL.
OF TURMOIL. WHY ONE LOCAL MINNEAPOLIS
BUSINESS SAYS GETTING STRONGER
IS MORE THAN JUST TIME IN THE
WEIGHT ROOM.
WEIGHT ROOM. >>> WE ARE TRACKING RAIN HEADED
OUR WAY INTO THE AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. AND ANOTHER CHANCE OF RAIN FOR
PART OF THE WEEKEND.
WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHAT PART
OF THE WEEKEND LOOKS BETTER AND
ALSO WARMER TEMPERATURES.
>>> IT'S WEDNESDAY, MARCH
25th.
25th.
25th. KARE 11 SUNRISE STARTS NOW.
>>> GOOD MORNING.
TAKE A LOOK AT THESE MESSAGES
OF HOPE DRAWN IN CHALK.
WE ARE GETTING TONS OF PICTURES
LIKE THESE FROM ALL OVER THE
METRO PROVING THE VIRUS CAN'T
TAKE OUR SPIRIT.
AND PLEASE, PLEASE KEEP THEM
COMING.
COMING.
COMING. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS POST,
USING THE #SENDTHELOVE AND
#SUNRISERS.
#SUNRISERS. WE WILL BE SHARING THEM ALL
MORNING LONG.
MORNING LONG. >>> LET'S CHECK IN WITH OUR
SUNRISE TEAM, GINA AND ALICIA
CONTINUE TO PRACTICE SOCIAL
DISTANCING AT HOME.
WE WILL CHECK IN THEM IN A
MINUTE.
MINUTE.
MINUTE. >>> BUT FIRST LET'S GET TO SVEN
IN THE WEATHER.
>> WE GOT RAIN ON THE WAY FOR
THE AFTERNOON.
THE AFTERNOON. A DRY MORNING.
44 DEGREES, THOUGH.
MILD START TO THE DAY.
BUT A LARGE AREA OF MOISTURE
OFF TO THE WEST.
IT IS INEVITABLY HEADED OUR WAY
HERE, ESPECIALLY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. I THINK MOST OF THE MORNING
WILL BE DRY.
YOU COULD HAVE A FEW HIT-AND-
MISS SHOWERS BUT A STEADY RAIN
GETS GOING THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.
EVENING.
EVENING. >>> AND A LOOK AT THE ROADS
ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES METRO.
IF YOU'RE JUST JOINING US, GOOD
MORNING TO YOU, HAPPY
WEDNESDAY.
WEDNESDAY. IT'S PRETTY QUIET ACROSS THE
METRO.
METRO.
METRO. NO
METRO. NO CRASHES TO REPORT AND DRIVE
TIMES ARE LOOKING GOOD HERE
METROWIDE.
METROWIDE. >>> BIG BREAKING NEWS WHILE YOU
WERE SLEEPING, THE WHITE HOUSE
AND THE SENATE HAVE REACHED AN
AGREEMENT ON EMERGENCY
CORONAVIRUS MONEY.
CORONAVIRUS MONEY. IT'S A $2 TRILLION PACKAGE TO
HELP AID PEOPLE AND PLACES LIKE
HOSPITALS.
HOSPITALS. AND KIYA EDWARDS IS LIVE IN ST.
LOUIS PARK BREAKING DOWN WHAT
THIS WOULD MEAN.
KIYA, WHEN CAN WE EXPECT A
CHECK IN THE MAIL?
>> Reporter: IF ALL GOES
ACCORDING TO PLAN, THEN SMALL
BUSINESSES LIKE THE ONES YOU
SEE HERE WOULD GET PAYMENT.
ALSO YOU CAN EXPECT DIRECT
PAYMENTS TO MOST OF US.
SO LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE
NUMBERS NOW.
NUMBERS NOW. IF YOU EARN UNDER $75,000 A
YEAR, YOU CAN EXPECT TO GET
$1200.
$1200.
$1200. COUPLES WOULD GET DOUBLE THAT
AMOUNT.
AMOUNT.
AMOUNT. AND AN ADDITIONAL $500 PER KID.
NOW, IF YOU MAKE MORE THAN 75K,
THAT AMOUNT WOULD BE LOWER.
THERE'S ALSO SOME CHANGES TO
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE.
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE. IT WOULD EXTEND BY FOUR MONTHS,
AND THIS WOULD NOW COVER MORE
PEOPLE INCLUDING FREELANCERS.
THERE WOULD ALSO BE AROUND $100
BILLION IN AID FOR HOSPITALS,
350 BILLION FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES, 500 BILLION WOULD
GO TO CORPORATIONS AND THAT
DOES INCLUDE AIRLINE COMPANIES
AND CRUISE LINES.
AND 150 BILLION WOULD BE FOR
LOCAL AND STATE FUNDING.
>> THIS IS A WAR TIME LEVEL OF
INVESTMENT INTO OUR NATION.
>> HELP IS ON THE WAY, BIG HELP
AND QUICK HELP.
>> Reporter: SO LET'S TALK
ABOUT WHAT'S NEXT.
THE SENATE IS EXPECTED TO
APPROVE THIS SOMETIME AFTER
11:00 THIS MORNING, OUR TIME.
AND THEN PRESIDENT TRUMP WOULD
HAVE TO SIGN OFF ON IT AND HE
HAS SAID THAT HE WOULD DO SO.
BACK TO YOU.
>> YEAH, KIYA, NO DOUBT THIS IS
GOING TO HELP SOME PEOPLE.
I WONDER, THOUGH, IF IT'S GOING
TO MAKE AN IMPACT AND HOW BIG
OF AN IMPACT IF THIS GOES ON
FOR LONGER.
FOR LONGER. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. CHRIS, OVER TO YOU.
>> ONLY TIME WILL TELL ON THAT.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >>> WE ARE TRACKING THE LATEST
OVERNIGHT IN THE BATTLE AGAINST
THE CORONAVIRUS.
THE CORONAVIRUS. HERE ARE THE TOP HEADLINES YOU
NEED TO KNOW.
BREAKING NEWS MINUTES AGO, WE
LEARNED PRINCE CHARLES TESTED
POSITIVE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS.
OFFICIALS SAY HIS SYMPTOMS ARE
MILD.
MILD.
MILD. PRINCE CHARLES IS 71 AND IS THE
HEIR TO THE THRONE.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE
WANTS THE COUNTRY TO OPEN BACK
UP BY EASTER SUNDAY.
HERE IN MINNESOTA THERE ARE NOW
MORE THAN 260 CASES.
GOVERNOR WALZ SAYS MINNESOTANS
ARE DOING A GOOD JOB STAYING
INSIDE TO FLATTEN THE COVID-19
CURVE.
CURVE.
CURVE. >>> IN JUST UNDER TWO HOURS
PEOPLE IN WISCONSIN WILL BE
UNDER A SAFER AT HOME ORDER, IT
GOES INTO EFFECT UNTIL 8:00
A.M.
A.M.
A.M. AND
A.M. AND LASTS UNTIL APRIL 24th.
IF YOU LIVE IN WISCONSIN, YOU
SHOULD STAY AT HOME UNLESS YOU
NEED TO MAKE ESSENTIAL TRIPS
LIKE FOR GROCERIES OR PICKING
UP YOUR MEDICATION.
YOU CAN STILL GO OUTSIDE FOR
WALKS, BUT YOU CAN'T HANG OUT
IN PUBLIC SPACES.
ONLY ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES WILL
BE OPEN, LIKE BANKS, GROCERY
STORES, GAS STATIONS AND THE
POST OFFICE.
POST OFFICE. >>> IN THIS MORNING'S DIGITAL
DIVE, ANOTHER HIGH-PROFILE STAR
ANNOUNCED THEY ARE BEING
AFFECTED BY COVID-19.
HE ANNOUNCED HIS MOM HAS COVID-
19 THAT SHE IS CURRENTLY
BATTLING IN THE HOSPITAL.
HIS DAD IS AT HOME UNDER SELF-
QUARANTINE.
QUARANTINE. HE POSTED THIS VIDEO ON HIS
INSTAGRAM PAGE EARLY THIS
MORNING TELLING US BOTH OF HIS
PARENTS WEREN'T FEELING WELL SO
THEY WENT TO THE HOSPITAL TO
GET TESTED FOR COVID-19.
HIS FATHER, CARL TOWNS SENIOR
WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL.
HIS MOM WASN'T ALLOWED TO LEAVE
BECAUSE HER CONDITION, IN HIS
WORDS, DETERIORATED.
WORDS, DETERIORATED. >> SHE HAS BEEN IN A MEDICALLY
INDUCED COMA SINCE THAT DAY I
HAVEN'T TALKED TO HER.
I HAVE BEEN GETTING UPDATES ON
HER CONDITION.
HER CONDITION. IT'S ROUGH, AND, YOU KNOW, DAY
BY DAY WE ARE SEEING HOW IT
NOW
NOW HERE'S A LOOK AT TODAY'S OTHER TOP STORIES IN OUR
MORNING RUSH.
MORNING RUSH. A CLOTHING SUPPLIER IN THE
METRO IS STEPPING UP TO HELP
MEDICAL WORKERS FIGHT THE
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. WSI SPORTS IN EAGAN USUALLY
MAKES COLD-WEATHER PERFORMANCE
GEAR FOR ATHLETES.
SUPPLIES MADE AT WSI WILL BE
USED IN MINNESOTA, WYOMING AND
TENNESSEE.
TENNESSEE. >>> THEY ARE DEPLOYING HAND
WASHING STATIONS THROUGHOUT
DOWNTOWN.
DOWNTOWN.
DOWNTOWN. YOU WILL FIND THEM ALONG
HENNEPIN AND FIRST AVENUE,
NICOLLET AND BETWEEN FOURTH AND
FIFTH STREETS.
FIFTH STREETS. >>> TWIN CITIES CATHOLIC
CHURCHES ARE ADAPTING TO SOCIAL
DISTANCING DURING THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. SAINT MICHAELS AND ST. MARY'S
IN STILLWATER ARE OFFERING
CURBSIDE CONFESSIONS.
CURBSIDE CONFESSIONS. THE FATHER SAYS IN HIS 15 YEARS
OF PRIESTHOOD HE'S NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
DRIVE-THROUGH CONFESSIONS
DRIVE-THROUGH CONFESSIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY AT 5:00 AT ST.
MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH AND
EXTENDED ON SATURDAY.
>>> YOU WILL SOON SEE THESE
THINGS IN MINNEAPOLIS PARKS.
THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE
HELPING SLOW THE SPREAD.
THEY FEATURE SEVERAL THINGS TO
KEEP IN MIND WHEN OUTDOORS,
INCLUDING DON'T USE PARKS IF
YOU'RE EXPERIENCING SYMPTOMS
AND SHARE THE TRAILS WHILE
KEEPING AT LEAST SIX FEET FROM
OTHERS.
OTHERS.
OTHERS. AND THAT'S YOUR WEDNESDAY
MORNING RUSH.
MORNING RUSH. >>> WHAT'S THE ONE THING WE
NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THAT
WEATHER?
WEATHER?
WEATHER? >> GRAB YOUR UMBRELLA IF YOU'RE
GOING TO BE OUT TODAY AND IF
YOU WANT TO GET THAT OUTDOOR
WORKOUT IN, DO IT EARLY BECAUSE
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING IS
LOOKING SOGGY AND TEMPERATURES
WILL BE IN THE 40s, BUT IT'S
ALREADY A MILD START.
>>>
>>> DRIVE
>>> DRIVE PAYMENT RIGHT NOW. NO TRAFFIC TO REPORT AND DRIVE
TIMES LOOKING GREAT ACROSS THE
METRO.
METRO.
METRO. >>> YOU SEE THE CALL-OUTS FOR
HOMEMADE MASKS ALL THE TIME NOW
BUT ARE THOSE MASKS EFFECTIVE?
WE VERIFY IF THEY REALLY WORK.
>>> IMAGINE BEING THE ONLY
PERSON ON A FLIGHT.
THAT WAS THE REALITY FOR ONE
ATTORNEY.
ATTORNEY.
ATTORNEY. HOW THE CORONAVIRUS IS
IMPACTING THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY
BOTH POSITIVELY AND NEGATIVELY.
>>> AND FINDING STRENGTH INSIDE
YOURSELF THAT YOU CAN USE IN
THE REAL WORLD.
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