HOW
HOW THE
HOW THE GOVERNOR'S LATEST EXECUTIVE ORDER AIMS TO DO JUST THAT AMID THE CORONAVIRUS
PANDEMIC.
GROCERY WORKERS SHOVED TO THE
FRONT OF THE LINE IN THE FIGHT
AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS.
WHAT'S BEING FOR EMPLOYEES TO
KEEP STORES UP AND RUNNING.
WE'RE DEBUNKING CORONAVIRUS
MYTHS. THE FACTS YOU SHOULD
KNOW--- BEFORE SHARING ARTICLES
ONLINE.
ONLINE. DON'T LET THE CORONAVIRUS INFECT YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
THREE THINGS YOU CAN DO
>>>
>>> FACTS
>>> FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SHARING ARTICLES ONLINE.
>>> DON'T LET THE CORONAVIRUS
AFFECT YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
THREE THINGS YOU CAN DO TO MAKE
MONEY WITHOUT LEAVING YOUR
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. >>>
HOME. >>> WE MISSED THE SNOW BUT
DIDN'T MISS THE COLD.
IT'S GOING TO BE A WINDY AND
BLUSTERY DAY TODAY, CHILLY
STILL TOMORROW BUT WITH WARMER
TEMPERATURES AHEAD.
TEMPERATURES AHEAD. >>> IT'S FRIDAY, MARCH 20th.
KARE 11 SUNRISE STARTS NOW.
>>> ♪ IMAGINE ALL THE PEOPLE ♪
>> THE SOUND OF MUSIC IN THE
TWIN CITIES.
TWIN CITIES. PEOPLE COOPED UP IN THEIR HOMES
JOINING TOGETHER TO SING FROM
THEIR PORCHES, BALCONIES, THE
STREETS, ALL TO KEEP THEIR
SPIRITS UP DURING THESE TOUGH
TIMES.
TIMES.
TIMES. >>
TIMES. >> MUSIC CITY.
HAVE YOU SEEN ANYTHING LIKE
THIS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO SEND THE
LOVE?
LOVE?
LOVE? WE
LOVE? WE WANT TO SHARE IT WITH
EVERYONE.
EVERYONE.
EVERYONE. SHARE IT WITH US.
>> WE ARE ASKING FOR SMILES AND
SELFIES.
SELFIES.
SELFIES. POST YOUR PICTURES, VIDEOS AND
MESSAGES OF SUPPORT ON SOCIAL
MEDIA.
MEDIA.
MEDIA. USE THE #SENDTHELOVE AND
SUNRISERS AND WE WILL SHARE
SOME OF YOUR POSTS THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. >>> SVEN AND ALICIA GIVING US
GOOD NEWS HEADING INTO THE
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. WE JUST MISSED THE SNOW
OVERNIGHT.
OVERNIGHT. >> A LOT OF YOU WERE LOOKING
FORWARD TO SNOW, RIGHT?
WE MISSED THAT.
SOME DID SEE IT IN THE SOUTH
AND SOUTHEAST.
AND SOUTHEAST. WE DID HAVE THE COLD AND WIND.
WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 30 MILES AN
HOUR RIGHT NOW AND STAYING THAT
WAY THROUGH THE MORNING,
CREATING WINDCHILLS, 24 RIGHT
NOW, DROPPED ANOTHER COUPLE OF
DEGREES.
DEGREES.
DEGREES. FEELS LIKE IT'S TEN WITH THE 20-
MILE-PER-HOUR SUSTAINED WIND.
SO THEY DID SEE SOME SNOW IN
LACROSSE, SOUTHEASTERN
LACROSSE, SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA, MOVING QUICKLY,
SWEEPING ACROSS WISCONSIN.
WE HAVE CLEARED OUT.
SO WE ARE GOING TO SEE SUNSHINE
TODAY, CHILLY FOR OUR FIRST
AFTERNOON OF SPRING.
ONLY AROUND FREEZING.
OUR COLDEST DAY THIS WHOLE
MONTH OF MARCH.
>>> A FEW ISSUES POPPED UP IN
THE MORNING COMMUTE.
WE HAD A CRASH POP UP ALONG 35W
SOUTHBOUND NEAR 694.
THE BIG STORY IN THE TRAFFIC
WORLD THIS MORNING, HIGHWAY 61
NORTHBOUND CURRENTLY CLOSED DUE
TO A SERIOUS INJURY CRASH NEAR
LAURA ASHTON ROAD.
FOLKS ARE BEING DIVERTED ON
THAT ROAD.
THAT ROAD. NEWPORT ALONG THE STRETCH OF
HIGHWAY 61, HOP ON 494 NORTH TO
120 OR 494 SOUTH TOWARDS
HIGHWAY 156.
HIGHWAY 156. WE ARE WORKING ON GETTING MORE
INFORMATION ON THAT CRASH AND
WE WILL HAVE AN UPDATE IN A FEW
MINUTES.
MINUTES.
MINUTES. >> THANKS.
>> THANKS. >>> WE ARE TRACKING THE LATEST
OVERNIGHT IN THE BALANCE
AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS.
HERE ARE THE TOP HEADLINES YOU
NEED TO KNOW.
>> THE STATE DEPARTMENT JUST
ISSUED A LEVEL 4 TRAVEL
ADVISORY TELLING PEOPLE NOT TO
TRAVEL ABROAD AS THE
CORONAVIRUS MARCHES ACROSS THE
GLOBE.
GLOBE.
GLOBE. IN
GLOBE. IN WISCONSIN TWO PEOPLE HAVE
NOW DIED FROM THE CORONAVIRUS.
BOTH PATIENTS WERE 50 YEARS AND
OLDER AND LIVED NEAR THE
MILWAUKEE AREA.
MILWAUKEE AREA. AND HERE IN MINNESOTA THERE ARE
NOW 89 CASES AND AS THE VIRUS
GROWS, THE GOVERNOR IS TAKING
ACTION TO PROTECT HEALTHCARE
WORKERS ON THE FRONT LINES,
STOPPING ELECTIVE SURGERIES
ACROSS THE STATE.
>>> THIS MORNING AT LEAST 1000
CORONAVIRUS TESTS ARE
BACKLOGGED IN MINNESOTA.
>> ELLERY McCARDLE IS LIVE AT
THE CAPITOL.
THE CAPITOL. ELLERY, ANY PROGRESS ON THOSE
TESTS?
TESTS?
TESTS? >>
TESTS? >> Reporter: YEAH, SOME
ENCOURAGING NEWS ON THAT FRONT.
MAYO CLINIC SAYS IT'S GOING TO
START PROCESSING 4000
CORONAVIRUS TESTS EVERY SINGLE
DAY, SO THAT'S ENCOURAGING NEWS
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. AGAIN, THIS COMES AS GOVERNOR
WALZ ISSUES HIS LATEST
EXECUTIVE ORDER TO STOP ALL
ELECTIVE SURGERIES IN THE STATE
OF MINNESOTA.
OF MINNESOTA. NOW, THIS IS ALL TO PROTECT --
OR PART OF A LARGER GOAL TO
PROTECT MEDICAL STAFF AND
CONSERVE EQUIPMENT LIKE MASKS,
FACE SHIELDS AND GOWNS BECAUSE
THERE IS A NATIONAL SHORTAGE
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. THE MINNESOTA HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION SAYS OTHER CRITICAL
SUPPLIES LIKE VENTILATORS HAVE
YET TO ARRIVE.
THEY ARE ON ORDER FROM THE
FEDERAL STOCKPILE AND IT'S NOT
CLEAR WHEN THEY WILL GET HERE.
THE STATE IS TRYING TO BE AS
PREPARED AS POSSIBLE IN CASE
THERE'S A SURGE OF CORONAVIRUS
PATIENTS.
PATIENTS.
PATIENTS. >> IF WE GET 100 PATIENTS
ACROSS THE STATE, WE ARE GOING
TO BE OKAY.
IF WE GET 100,000 PATIENTS THAT
NEED HOSPITAL LEVEL OF CARE,
THE ENTIRE SYSTEM IS GOING TO
BE EXTREMELY STRESSED.
>> Reporter: AND AS PART OF
THIS LARGER TEST TO REALLY
PROTECT THESE HOSPITAL WORKERS,
THE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION SAYS
THEY DO NOT WANT YOU COMING TO
THE ER UNLESS YOU ARE VERY,
VERY ILL.
VERY ILL.
VERY ILL. SO THAT'S SOMETHING ELSE TO
KEEP IN MIND.
GUYS.
GUYS.
GUYS. >>
GUYS. >> YEAH, GOT TO LIMIT THAT
EXPOSURE TO ALL THOSE WORKERS.
ELLERY, THANK YOU.
>>> THE LATEST NUMBERS SHOW
ITALY NOW LEADS THE WORLD IN
THE NUMBER OF DEADLY CASES WITH
MORE THAN 3000.
205 PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN THE
U.S. WITH MORE THAN 1400
CONFIRMED SICK.
CONFIRMED SICK. RIGHT NOW LAWMAKERS ARE RACING
TO PASS A TRILLION-DOLLAR
ECONOMIC STIMULUS PLAN.
IT COULD HELP STRUGGLING
BUSINESSES AND PUT CHECKS IN
YOUR MAILBOX IN A MATTER OF
WEEKS.
WEEKS.
WEEKS. PRESIDENT TRUMP JUST SIGNED A
RELIEF PACKAGE THAT PROVIDES
PAID SICK LEAVE AND EMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS TO THOSE AFFECTED BY
THE PANDEMIC AS WELL AS FREE
TESTING.
TESTING.
TESTING. >>> THIS MORNING'S DIGITAL
DIVE, A STORY CREATING A LOT OF
BUZZ ONLINE.
BUZZ ONLINE. GOVERNOR WALZ HAS SAID GROCERY
STORES WILL REMAIN OPEN DURING
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
THE LOCAL GROCERY STORE UNION
IS ASKING TO BE RECLASSIFIED AS
TIER ONE CRITICAL FIRST
RESPONDERS.
RESPONDERS. WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT GROCERY
STORE EMPLOYEES WOULD BE PUT IN
THE SAME CATEGORY AS HOSPITAL
WORKERS, POLICE, FIREFIGHTERS,
AND FIRST RESPONDERS.
IT WOULD ALSO ENTITLE THEM TO
BENEFITS LIKE DAY CARE FROM
LOCAL SCHOOLS.
LOCAL SCHOOLS. UFCW LOCAL 663, THAT'S THE
UNION, THEIR PRESIDENT SAID IN
PART, OUR GROCERY STORE MEMBERS
ARE ON THE FRONT LINES IN THE
BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19.
AS SUCH THEY SHOULD BE
PROTECTED AS OTHER FIRST
RESPONDERS.
RESPONDERS. OUR MEMBERS PROVIDE ESSENTIAL
SERVICES TO MINNESOTANS.
GROCERY STORES ARE ALSO GIVING
OUT MORE PAY BECAUSE OF THE
RECENT DEMAND.
RECENT DEMAND. RIGHT NOW ACCORDING TO THE
"STAR TRIBUNE," CUB, JERRY'S
FOOD AND KOWALSKIS WILL GET --
FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES WILL
RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL $500 AND
PART-TIME EMPLOYEES WILL GET
200.
200.
200. THAT
200. THAT SAME ARTICLE SAYS ABOUT
130 WORKERS AT CUB ARE
CURRENTLY STAYING HOME TO TAKE
CARE OF THEIR CHILDREN BECAUSE
THEY HAVE NO OTHER DAY CARE
OPTIONS.
OPTIONS.
OPTIONS. IF THEY WERE CLASSIFIED TIER
ONE, THEN THEY COULD HAVE
STAYED ON THE JOB.
SPEAKING OF JOBS, CUB SAYS THEY
HAVE ABOUT 200 OPENINGS FOR @ST
AND KOWALSKIS IS ALSO HIRING.
SO FOR FOLKS WHO MIGHT HAVE
WORKED IN THE RESTAURANT
INDUSTRY AND LOOKING FOR A
QUICK JOB, HEAD OVER THERE.
>> ALL THE DIFFERENT MUSIC
VENUES THAT ARE CLOSED TOO.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR
JOBS RIGHT NOW.
>> LET'S GIVE THEM THAT
DESIGNATION TO THOSE PEOPLE CAN
GET BACK TO WORK SO THEY CAN
TAKE CARE OF THEIR KIDS.
>>> NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE
CORONAVIRUS IS COMING OUT
CONSTANTLY.
CONSTANTLY. IF YOU CAN STAY ON TOP OF IT,
YOU JUST WANT TO TEXT VIRUS TO
THAT NUMBER, 763-797-7215.
GET A LINK OF OUR COVERAGE SENT
TO YOUR PHONE AND YOU CAN TEXT
QUESTIONS TO THAT NUMBER.
WE WILL TRY TO FIND AN ANSWER.
>>> NOW HERE'S A LOOK AT
TODAY'S OTHER TOP STORIES IN
YOUR MORNING RUSH.
AN UPDATE ON A HIT-AND-RUN IN
EDINA THAT INJURED A TEENAGER
GETTING ON A SCHOOL BUS.
POLICE SAY A 26-YEAR-OLD MAN IS
IN CUSTODY.
IN CUSTODY. HE WAS ARRESTED IN HIS HOME
STATE OF MICHIGAN.
POLICE SAY TROUTMAN SIT 17-YEAR-
OLD KYLA AVANT AS SHE WAS
GETTING ON HER SCHOOL BUS ON
FRANCE AVENUE.
FRANCE AVENUE. >>> POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A
DEADLY CRASH IN AUSTIN,
MINNESOTA.
MINNESOTA. THEY SAY A CAR WAS DRIVING ON A
CUL-DE-SAC WHEN IT WENT OFF THE
ROAD, DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND
ONTO ANOTHER STREET.
THE CAR THEN BURST INTO FLAMES.
AUSTIN POLICE DIDN'T SAY HOW
MANY PEOPLE DIED.
>>> U OF M MEDICAL STUDENTS
STEPPING UP TO HELP BUSY
MEDICAL WORKERS DEALING WITH
THE OUTBREAK.
THE OUTBREAK. THEY HAVE CREATED MN COVID
SITTERS.
SITTERS.
SITTERS. IT ALLOWS HEALTHCARE WORKERS TO
ASK FOR ANYTHING LIKE BABY
SITTING OR GROCERY SHOPPING.
HEALTH WORKERS ARE PAIRED WITH
A STUDENT VOLUNTEER WHO DOES
THE TASK FOR THEM.
>>> SOME ANIMAL SHELTERS IN THE
AREA NEED YOUR HELP.
THE ANIMAL SOCIETY OF ST. PAUL
IS TEMPORARILY CLOSING AS A
SAFETY MEASURE HANDLING THE
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. THAT MEANS DOZENS OF ANIMALS
WILL NOW BE FORCED INTO FOSTER
CARE.
CARE.
CARE. >>>
CARE. >>> RIGHT NOW THE CDC SAYS
THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF PETS
GETTING SICK FROM THE
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. AND THAT'S YOUR FRIDAY MORNING
RUSH.
RUSH.
RUSH. >>
RUSH. >> THANKS, CHRIS.
>>> SVEN, LET'S GO OVER TO YOU
WITH OUR ONE THING WEATHER.
>> COLD AND WINDY TODAY.
THAT'S IT.
THAT'S IT. TEMPERATURES HEADED UP TO ONLY
AROUND FREEZING THIS AFTERNOON.
>>> AND AGAIN, WE ARE STILL
KEEPING AN EYE, AGAIN, ROAD
CLOSURE HIGHWAY 61 DUE TO A
SERIOUS INJURY, CRASH AT LAURA
AFTON ROAD, HIGHWAY 61
NORTHBOUND CURRENTLY CLOSED,
BACKED UP TO 494.
IF THAT'S YOUR ROUTE, FOLLOW
THE POSTED DETOUR.
>>> AS CONCERNS ABOUT THE
CORONAVIRUS CONTINUE TO SPREAD,
MISINFORMATION IS SPREADING
JUST AS QUICKLY AND THIS
MORNING WE ARE ANSWERING SOME
OF THE MOST COMMON QUESTIONS.
>> ARE FACEMASKS NECESSARY?
>> IF YOU'RE WALKING DOWN THE
STREET, IF YOU'RE NOT IN THE
MEDICAL FIELD, YOU DON'T NEED
TO WEAR A MASK.
IT IS NOT GOING TO PROTECT YOU
AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS OR ANY
OTHER VIRUS.
OTHER VIRUS. >> HOW CONTAGIOUS THIS STRAIN
OF CORONAVIRUS?
OF CORONAVIRUS? >> THIS STRAIN OF THE VIRUS,
COVID-19 SEEMS TO BE HIGHLY
INFECTIOUS, HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS
AND USUALLY SPREAD IF SOMEONE
IS COUGHING AND SNEEZING AND
THOSE PARTICLES GET INTO YOUR
LUNGS, EYES, NOSE, MOUTH.
>> HOW DEADLY IS IT?
>> THE MORTALITY RATE FOR THE
COVID-19 VIRUS IS ESTIMATED TO
BE BETWEEN TWO AND 4%, BUT WE
DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DETAILS,
THE EXACT NUMBERS BECAUSE WE
DON'T KNOW THE EXACT NUMBER OF
CASES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
>> DO FLU OR PNEUMONIA VACCINES
PROTECT YOU FROM THIS?
>> NO, THE INFLUENZA VACCINE IS
TO PROTECT YOU AGAINST
INFLUENZA A AND INFLUENZA B,
AND THE PNEUMONIA VACCINE IS TO
HELP PROTECT YOU AGAINST
BACTERIA PNEUMONIA.
BACTERIA PNEUMONIA. >> YEAH, ALL QUESTIONS THAT A
LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING
US, EVEN THROUGH OUR ZIP WHIP.
OTHERS WANT TO KNOW ALSO IF
THEIR PETS COULD POTENTIALLY
SPREAD THE CORONAVIRUS.
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
SAYS THERE'S NO EVIDENCE DOGS
OR CATS CAN BE INFECTED OR
SPREAD THAT VIRUS.
>> THAT'S ONE PIECE OF GOOD
NEWS WHEN IT COMES TO THIS.
WE ARE FINDING OUT MORE STUFF
ABOUT IT EVERY DAY.
>>> PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA BEING
ASKED TO STAY HOME RIGHT NOW.
WE WILL SHARE THE NEW ESTIMATES
ABOUT CORONAVIRUS THAT SPARKED
THAT ORDER.
THAT ORDER. >>> THEN A NASA ASTRONAUT WHO
IS HEADING TO SPACE NEXT MONTH
SAYS HE'S STRESSED OUT ABOUT
THE CORONAVIRUS.
THE CORONAVIRUS. HOW HE'S WORKING TO KEEP COVID-
19 OUT OF SPACE.
>>> AND ARE YOU OUT OF WORK
BECAUSE OF THE OUTBREAK?
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