CORONA+@VIRUS IN THE CAROLINAS. FIRST, ANOTHER
+@
DEATH IN NORTH
CAROLINA.
ROWAN COUNTY
ROWAN COUNTY
>>>
>>> FIRST
>>> FIRST TONIGHT AT 11:00, 3 +@ THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE
CORONAVIRUS IN THE CAROLINAS.
FIRST, ANOTHER DEATH IN NORTH
CAROLINA.
ROWAN COUNTY REPORTING ITS
FIRST DEATH
RELATED TO COVID-19.
SECOND, NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR
ROY COOPER
ISSUING A STAY AT HOME ORDER
FOR THE ENTIRE STATE.
AND THIRD, SOUTH CAROLINA
GOVERNOR HENRY
MCMASTER ISSUING A 2-WEEK
MANDATORY QUARANTINE FOR
VISITORS COMING INTO THE STATE
FROM CORONAVIRUS HOT
SPOTS.
+@
FROM CORONAVIRUS HOT SPOTS. THANKS FOR STAYING WITH US, I'M
SARAH
FRENCH.
SARAH FRENCH. IT'S BEEN A LONG AND STRESSFUL
WEEK.
WE KNOW THAT WE'RE HERE FOR
YOU, BRINGING
YOU THE FACTS, NOT FEAR, AND
TRYING TO HELP YOU MAKE
SENSE OF HOW THIS PANDEMIC IS
IMPACTING US IN THE
CAROLINAS.
WE JUST GOT NEW NUMBERS TONIGHT
SHOWING
MORE CORONAVIRUS CASES.
ACCORDING TO JOHNS HOPKINS
UNIVERSITY,
THERE ARE NOW 904 CASES IN
NORTH CAROLINA+@, AND 542
IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
A FEW HOURS AGO, PRESIDEN+@T
TRUMP SIGNED
+@
A FEW HOURS AGO, PRESIDEN+@T TRUMP SIGNED THE CORONAVIRUS STIMULUS BILL
AUTHORIZING UP TO
$6.2 TRILLION IN MONEY TOWARD
ECONOMIC RECOVERY.
THAT MONEY WILL HELP FAMILIES
AND SMALL
BUSINESSES RIGHT HERE IN THE
CAROLINAS.
CAROLINAS.
>>
>> GOING
>> GOING TO KEEP OUR SMALL BUSINESSES STRONG AND OUR BIG BUSINESSES
STRONG.
AND THAT'S KEEPING OUR COUNTRY
STRONG AND
OUR JOBS STRONG.
>>
>> REMEMBER, IF YOU'RE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO MAKES LESS THAN $75,000 OR
LESS, YOU'LL GET $1,200,
AND IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN, YOU
GET $500 PER CHILD.
TONIGHT WE WANT TO TAKE A
CLOSER LOOK AT
THE STATEWIDE STAY AT HOME +@
ORDER.
IT WILL SOON BE IN EFFECT FOR
ALL 100
COUNTIES THROUGHOUT NORTH
CAROLINA.
WITH THIS WEEKEND'S WEATHER
+@
CAROLINA. WITH THIS WEEKEND'S WEATHER EXPECTED TO BE
IN THE 80s, IT MIGHT BE A LOT
HARDER FOR PEOPLE TO
STAY AT HOME.
BREANNA HA+@RPER SHOWS US HOW
SOME ARE
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE WARMER
+@WEATHER WHILE KEEPING
THEIR SOCIAL DISTANCE.
>> REPORTER: FOR THE LAST WEEK,
UPTOWN HAS
BEEN A BIT OF A GHOST TOWN, BUT
IF YOU WERE TO GO TO
ANY OF THE PARKS CITIES OR
GREENWAYS, IT'S A MUCH
DIFFERENT STORY. +@
>> IT'S JUST REGULAR VIBES.
JUST MAKING THE BEST OUT OF
NOTHING.
>> REPORTER: STARTING WITH
APPRECIATING
THE GREAT OUTDOORS.
>> REPORTER: A VISIT TO A PARK,
AND YOU
+@
>> REPORTER: A VISIT TO A PARK, AND YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE SMALL GROUPS
GATHERED ON BLANKETS,
SOME OUT WITH THEIR DOGS, OR
EVEN WORKING OUT ON
THEIR HO+@ME BALCONY.
IT'S THE NEW NORMAL UNDER THE
STATE ORDER
THAT HOPES TO KEEP EVERYONE
INSIDE EXCEPT FOR
ESSENTIAL NEEDS.
>> IT JUST MAKES YOU APPRECIATE
RESTAURANTS AND CLUBS AND STUFF
LIKE THAT.
YOU KNOW, IT'S SO DIFFERENT.
LIKE THIS REALLY FEEL LIKE
WE'RE LOCKED
DOWN.
>> REPORTER: THE GOOD NEWS IS
THAT GETTING
OUTSIDE TO EXERCISE IS ALLOWED,
BUT THE ORDER BANS
GANGINGS GATHERINGS OF 10
PEOPLE AND DEMANDS
EVERYONE STAY AT+@ LEAST 6 FEET
APART.
>> THE BEST TOOL WE HAVE TO
SLOW THE
SPREAD IS KEEPING OUR PHYSICAL
DISTANCE AND STAYING
AT HOME.
>> REPORTER: TODAY NORTH
CAROLINA GOVERNOR
ROY COOPER STRESSED HOW NO ONE
IS IMMUNE TO THE +@
COVID-19 ILLNESS AND WHY IT'S
SO IMPORTANT TO
PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING.
>> EVEN IF YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT
YOURSELF,
CONSIDER OUR HOSPITAL STAFF,
NURSES, DOCTORS. +@
PEOPLE WHO WILL BE STRETCHED
BEYOND THEIR
CAPACITY IF WE'RE UNABLE TO
SLOW THE SPREAD OF THIS
DISEASE.
>> REPORTER: WHILE PARKS ARE
OPEN,
PLAYGROUNDS ARE OFF LIMITS, AND
SO ARE ORGANIZED
SPORTS PIKE A PICK UP
BASKETBALL GAME.
THE CDC NOW CONSIDERS NO+@RTH
CAROLINA TO +@
HAVE WIDESPREAD TRANSMISSION,
WHICH MEANS MOST WHO
TEST POSITIVE DON'T EVEN KNOW
HOW THEY MAY HAVE
GOTTEN THE VIRUS.
THAT MAKES EVERYONE EVEN MORE
MINDFUL OF
THEIR OWN SPACE, WHILE STILL
ENJOYING THE FRESH AIR.
>> I'M THE TYPE OF PERSON THAT
JUST WANTS
TO BE ALONE FOR A LITTLE WHILE,
AND THEN I WANT TO
GO OUT AND SOCIALIZE WITH
PEOPLE.
IT'S BEEN HARD, BUT AT LEAST I
CAN COME
HERE.
>> REPORTER: THE STATEWIDE STAY
AT HOME
ORDER IS EXPECTED TO TAKE
EFFECT 5:00 P.M.
ON
MONDAY, LAST FOR 30 DAYS, AND
IT'S EXPECTED TO END
ON APRIL 29th.
BREANNA HARPER REPORTING, WCNC
CHARLOTTE.
>>> MEANTIME, ACROSS THE +@
CAROLINA BORDER,
THE SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR
SAYS NOW IS NOT THE TIME
FOR A STAY AT HOME ORDER THERE.
BUT HE IS ORDERING QUARANTINES
+@
FOR A STAY AT HOME ORDER THERE. BUT HE IS ORDERING QUARANTINES FOR CERTAIN
VISITORS.
VANESSA RUFUS IS HERE TO
EXPLAIN.
>> REPORTER: EARLIER THIS WEEK,
THE
GOVERNOR SAID HE WAS REQUESTING
A QUARANTINE FOR
PEOPLE FROM CERTAIN STATES, AND
NOW THERE'S AN ORDER
THAT MAKES THE VIOLATORS GUILTY
OF A MISDEMEANOR
WITH PENALTIES INCLUDING A FINE
OF UP TO $100 AND
JAIL TIME UP TO 30 DAYS.
>> THE EXECUTIVE ORDER MENTIONS
SPECIFICALLY THE STATES OF NEW
YORK, NEW JERSEY, AND
CONNECTICUT AND ALSO THE CITY
OF NEW ORLEANS.
ALL OF WHICH HAVE BEEN
IDENTIFIED AS HOT
SPOTS.
SPOTS.
>>
>> REPORTER: EARLIER THIS WEEK, THE GOVERNOR GAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT
THE POWER TO BREAK UP
GROUPS OF 3 OR MORE, NOT
COUNTING FAMILIES OR PEOPLE
+@
GROUPS OF 3 OR MORE, NOT COUNTING FAMILIES OR PEOPLE IN LAW ABIDING BUSINESSES LIKE
GROCERY STORES.
BUT NO STAY AT HOME ORDER LIKE
THE ONE
JUST ISSUED IN NORTH CAROLINA.
GOVERNOR MCMASTER SAID SCHOOL
CLOSURES AND
SOCIAL DISTANCING
RECOMMENDATIONS THE SCHOOL HAS
MADE THUS FAR, THE STAY AT HOME
ORDER IS NOT
NECESSARY.
>> IF THEY DO THOSE THINGS, WE
WON'T NEED
MANDATES LIKE THEY MAY HAVE IN
PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
>> REPORTER: BUT JUST THIS
WEEK,
MUNICIPALITIES BEGAN TAKING
THEIR OWN MEASURES.
CHARLESTON AND COLUMBIA ISSUED
STAY AT
HOME MANDATES.
OTHERS SAY ONLY THE GOVERNOR
+@
CAN EXERCISE
EXTRAORDINARY EMERGENCY
MATTERS.
WHEN ASKED ABOUT THAT OPINION,
THE
GOVERNOR WOULDN'T DIRECTLY
ANSWER IF HE THINKS THE
CITY ORDERS ARE LEGAL.
>> I'M CONCERNED, AND WE WANT
TO KEEP AS
MANY PEOPLE WORKING AS WE CAN.
WE WANT TO KEEP AS MANY PEOPLE
SAFE AS WE
CAN.
WE WANT TO KEEP AS MANY PEOPLE
OUT OF
HARM'S WAY AS WE CAN.
>> REPORTER: AND THE GOVERNOR
ALSO SAID
THAT ALL MEASURES TO KEEP SOUTH
CAROLINA SAFE ARE
STILL ON THE TABLE.
SO AT WHAT POINT WOULD THE
STATE NEED A
STAY AT HOME ORDER? +@
HE