>>>
>>> AND
>>> AND THE WEEKEND IS HERE AND IF YOU WANT TO HEAD OUT, WE ARE
DIVING INTO THE MUST-SEE
CONCERTS HAPPENING THIS
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. >>> THEN SEMPER FIDELIS.
THIS HEROIC STORY OF A BRIDE
AND GROOM AND A DAY THEY WILL
NEVER FORGET.
NEVER FORGET. >>> IT'S FRIDAY, MARCH 13th.
KARE 11 SUNRISE STARTS NOW.
>> LOOK AT THIS.
STORE SHELVES WIPED CLEAN AND
LONG LINES AT THE CHECKOUT.
IT IS WHAT A LOT OF US ARE
SEEING WHILE SHOPPING.
IT'S BECAUSE OF CONCERN OVER
THE CORONAVIRUS.
THE CORONAVIRUS. SO WHAT ARE YOU SEEING?
WHAT ARE YOUR SHOPPING SPOTS?
ARE THEY BUSIER THAN USUAL, LET
US KNOW BY TEXTING THAT NUMBER
ON YOUR SCREEN, 763-797-7215.
>> ALL OF YOUR MESSAGES COME
STRAIGHT TO US ON SET AND I'M
GOING TO SHARE SOME OF YOUR
COMMENTS AND PICTURES COMING UP
IN A FEW MINUTES.
>> NOT A LOT LEFT ON THOSE
SHELVES.
SHELVES.
SHELVES. >> PRETTY CLEAR.
>>> FIRST CHECK ONE OF THOSE
THINGS THAT'S HAPPENING --
LET'S SEE WHAT'S GOING ON,
LAURA.
LAURA.
LAURA. THINGS ARE COOLING OFF THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. >> YESTERDAY WAS VERY GUSTY IN
TERMS OF THE WINDS AND WE KEEP
SOME OF THAT HERE TODAY.
SO RIGHT NOW OUTSIDE,
TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE 20s,
BUT IT FEELS LIKE THE TEENS.
OVERALL WE ARE GOING TO
CONTINUE THAT WINDCHILL FOR US
THROUGHOUT THE DAY HERE.
SO FORECAST HIGHS UP INTO THE
36-MILE-PER-HOUR RANGE BUT FEEL
THE WINDCHILL TAKE EFFECT.
WE ARE ON THE BORDER OF A CLOUD
DECK THAT'S OVER THE METRO BUT
WE EXPECT A LOT OF SUNSHINE
THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY.
THE GUSTY WINDS STICK WITH US,
THEY WILL BE GUSTING TO ABOUT
25 MILES PER HOUR.
>> THANKS, LAURA.
>>> GIVE YOU A LOOK AT THE
ROADS RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS HIGHWAY 169 AT OLD
SHAKOPEE ROAD, PRETTY QUIET ON
THIS FRIDAY MORNING.
THAT'S OKAY.
THAT'S OKAY. WE WILL TAKE THAT.
NO CRASHES TO SPEAK OF IN THE
METRO AT ALL.
THE MAP IS LOOKING REALLY GOOD.
>> SOUNDS GOOD.
THANKS, ELLERY.
THANKS, ELLERY. >>> WE ARE STAYING ON TOP OF
BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING.
TEACHERS AT ST. PAUL PUBLIC
SCHOOLS ENDING THEIR STRIKE.
>> EARLY THIS MORNING WE GOT
CONFIRMATION THE DISTRICT AND
TEACHERS UNION REACHED A
TENTATIVE DEAL.
TENTATIVE DEAL. HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.
TEACHERS WILL HEAD BACK TO WORK
THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS AFTERNOON. STUDENTS STILL HAVE TODAY OFF,
BUT WILL GO BACK TO CLASS ON
MONDAY.
MONDAY.
MONDAY. THE UNION HAD BEEN PUSHING FOR
THINGS LIKE BETTER MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES FOR STUDENTS,
MORE SUPPORT FROM MULTILINGUAL
STUDENTS AND BETTER WAGES.
THE UNION SAYS IT DIDN'T GET
EVERYTHING IT WANTED BUT SAID
IT WAS THE BEST INTEREST FOR
EVERYONE TO OPEN SCHOOLS AMID
THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.
>>> AND BREAKING THIS MORNING,
ROBBINSDALE AREA SCHOOLS
CANCELING CLASSES THIS MORNING.
IT'S BECAUSE A PARENT REACHED
OUT TO FOREST ELEMENTARY TO SAY
THEY WERE IN CONTACT WITH
SOMEONE WHO WAS DIAGNOSED WITH
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. >>> LET'S GET TO THE LATEST ON
THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.
THERE ARE NOW MORE THAN 1700
CONFIRMED CASES IN THE U.S. 40
PEOPLE HAVE DIED.
>> LET'S SEE WHERE WE STAND
RIGHT HERE IN MINNESOTA.
NINE PEOPLE HAVE NOW TESTED
POSITIVE.
POSITIVE.
POSITIVE. THE FOUR LATEST CASES COME FROM
RAMSEY, HENNEPIN, DAKOTA AND
STEARNS COUNTY.
STEARNS COUNTY. >> THIS IS A LIVE LOOK RIGHT
NOW FROM D.C. CONGRESS AND THE
WHITE HOUSE ARE SCRAMBLING TO
AGREE ON A PLAN THAT WILL HELP
EASE CONCERNS AND THE BATTERED
ECONOMY.
ECONOMY.
ECONOMY. TOM CASTELLO IS BREAKING IT
DOWN FOR US.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
THE FRONT LINES OF THIS
CORONAVIRUS STORY ARE
EVERYWHERE NOW, WHETHER IT'S
HERE AT THE AIRPORT, WHETHER
IT'S IN THE SKIES WITH
DECLINING PASSENGER REVENUE,
WHETHER IT'S ACTUALLY ON
BROADWAY, THEY ARE CLOSING THE
THEATERS, SCHOOLS IN MANY
STATES SHUTTING DOWN
COMPLETELY.
COMPLETELY. UNIVERSITIES CLOSING.
UNIVERSITIES CLOSING. WE HAVE GOT SIGNIFICANT
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY JUST DRYING
UP NOW BECAUSE OF THE
CORONAVIRUS SCARE.
CORONAVIRUS SCARE. AND THE FEDERAL RESPONSE THUS
FAR HAS BEEN FOR THE PRESIDENT
TO REQUEST SOME FINANCIAL AID
TO SMALL BUSINESSES THROUGH
CONGRESS.
CONGRESS.
CONGRESS. CONGRESS IS DEBATING THAT AND A
PAYROLL TAX CUT.
BUT WHETHER THAT COMES THROUGH
AT THIS POINT IS REALLY
ANYONE'S GUESS, ESPECIALLY
GIVEN HOW TOXIC THE POLITICS
ARE IN WASHINGTON RIGHT NOW.
IN THE MEANTIME, PUBLIC HEALTH
EXPERTS CONTINUE TO WARN THIS
IS NO DRILL.
THIS IS NOT A FALSE ALARM AND
THIS IS A VERY REAL PUBLIC
HEALTH EMERGENCY, A PANDEMIC,
THE LIKES OF WHICH WE HAVEN'T
SEEN IN DECADES, MAYBE EVEN IN
ALMOST 100 YEARS.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE WATCHING
STOCKS THIS MORNING.
THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BOUNCE
BACK TODAY AFTER A ROLLER
COASTER WEEK.
COASTER WEEK. YESTERDAY THE DOW DROPPED A
HISTORIC 2300 POINTS, THE WORST
DECLINE EVER.
DECLINE EVER. THE VIRUS IS CAUSING
CANCELLATIONS ACROSS THE STATE.
WE HAVE THEM SCROLLING AT THE
BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. >>
NOW. >> SOME MINNESOTA SCHOOLS ARE
STAYING OPEN DESPITE STATES
LIKE WASHINGTON, OHIO AND
MARYLAND SUSPENDING K THROUGH
12 CLASSES.
12 CLASSES. >> KIYA EDWARDS IS LIVE IN ST.
PAUL OUTSIDE THE MINNESOTA
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
SCHOOL IS IN SESSION BECAUSE OF
A BUNCH OF NEW GUIDELINES.
>> Reporter: YEAH, AND ALREADY
HERE LOCALLY WE ARE SEEING SOME
DISTRICTS TAKE PRECAUTIONS, SO
STARTING TODAY SOME AFTER-
SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ARE CANCELED
FOR MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
THIS INCLUDES FIELD TRIPS,
PLAYS, CONCERTS AND SOME
PARENTS ARE DOING THEIR PART AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. >>
WELL. >> THEY DO WASH THEIR HANDS.
SO THEY DON'T BRING ANY GERMS
IN.
IN.
IN. >>
IN. >> YOU WASH YOUR HANDS FOR 20
SECONDS.
SECONDS.
SECONDS. >> 20 SECONDS?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> 20 SECONDS.
>> LATHER.
>> LATHER. >> Reporter: HERE'S WHAT THE
HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS
RECOMMENDING FOR SCHOOLS.
REDUCE ASSEMBLIES, STAGGER
RECESS, LIMIT INTER SCHOOL
INTERACTIONS AND CONSIDER E-
LEARNING FOR STUDENTS WHO MAY
BE HIGH RISK.
AS FOR THE REASON, THE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT IS NOT RECOMMENDING
SHUTTING DOWN SCHOOLS.
IT SAYS IT POINTS TO -- THE
VALUE IS UNCLEAR, EXCUSE ME,
BECAUSE CONSIDERING WORLDWIDE
ALMOST ALL CASES ARE IMPACTING
ADULTS AND NOT KIDS.
>> THANKS FOR THAT, KIYA.
>>> ENCOURAGING NEWS FROM THE
MAYO CLINIC.
MAYO CLINIC. THE HOSPITAL SAYS IT DEVELOPED
ITS OWN WAY OF TESTING FOR
CORONAVIRUS AND IT WOULD
PROVIDE PATIENTS RESULTS WITHIN
24 HOURS.
24 HOURS.
24 HOURS. THOSE TESTS ARE NOW BEING
SUBMITTED TO THE FDA.
MAYO DOCTORS SAY THEY ARE
HOPING THIS CAN GET MORE PEOPLE
TESTED FASTER.
TESTED FASTER. >>> 6:35.
>>> 6:35.
>>> 6:35. YOU MAY BE SEEING PHOTOS LIKE
THESE ALL OVER SOCIAL MEDIA.
LOCAL STORES ARE RUNNING OUT OF
TOILET PAPER AND OTHER
SUPPLIES.
SUPPLIES.
SUPPLIES. PEOPLE ARE STOCKING UP ON FOOD
TO LAST THEM WEEKS.
BUT IS IT NECESSARY?
IN OUR DIGITAL DIVE WE LOOK AT
WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY ABOUT
STOCKING UP FOR CORONAVIRUS AND
WHAT SUPPLIES YOU SHOULD GRAB.
THE CDC RECOMMENDS FAMILIES
CREATE AN ACTION PLAN IF COVID-
19 SPREADS TO YOUR COMMUNITY.
THAT INCLUDES KNOWING THE SIGNS
AND SYMPTOMS OF THE VIRUS,
TAKING STEPS TO PREVENT ILLNESS
AND DEVELOPING A PLAN IN CASE
SOMEONE IN YOUR HOME TESTS
POSITIVE.
POSITIVE.
POSITIVE. IT ALSO MEANS HAVING A TWO-WEEK
SUPPLY OF PRESCRIPTION
MEDICATIONS, FOOD AND OTHER
HOUSEHOLD ESSENTIALS.
HOUSEHOLD ESSENTIALS. NOW, INFECTIOUS DISEASE
SPECIALIST DR. MICHAEL
RECOMMENDS STOCKING UP ON
NONPERISHABLE FOOD AS WELL AND
HE SAYS CREATING A CARE PLAN IS
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. >> WHAT CAN WE DO AS A
COMMUNITY NOW TO START TALKING
ABOUT THIS WITH YOUR FAMILIES?
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE CARE
OF EACH OTHER AND WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO DO?
THAT BY ITSELF WOULD HELP KEEP
A NUMBER OF OLDER PEOPLE OUT OF
THE HOSPITAL.
THE HOSPITAL. >> SO IF YOU DO FIND YOURSELF
AT HOME FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD
OF TIME, WHAT SHOULD YOU HAVE?
THIS IS A GREAT LIST RIGHT
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. A
HERE. A REGISTERED DIETITIAN TOLD NBC
NEWS THAT YOU WANT TO BUY
ENOUGH FRUITS AND VEGGIES SO
BUY FROZEN, FREEZE DRIED OR
CANNED VERSIONS.
CANNED VERSIONS. YOU CAN EASILY FREEZE CHICKEN
OR FISH OR GET YOUR PROTEIN
FROM CANNED BEANS, NUTS, EGGS
AND LONGER LASTING CHEESE.
IF YOU WANT FIBER AND OTHER
NUTRIENTS FOOD, THEY SAY PASTA,
BREAD AND POPCORN.
I'M GOING GROCERY SHOPPING
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. YOU ARE TOO, RIGHT?
>> YEAH, I'M STEPPING UP.
USUALLY I GO ON SUNDAY, BUT
GOING TO MOVE IT UP A COUPLE OF
DAYS.
DAYS.
DAYS. GET
DAYS. GET MORE CANNED AND FROZEN
GOODS.
GOODS.
GOODS. AND USE MY FREEZER MORE THAN I
HAVE BEFORE.
HAVE BEFORE. >> I HAVEN'T SEEN EMPTY SHOPS
AT MY GROCERY STORE.
I WILL SEE TODAY.
>>> NEW INFORMATION COMING OUT
ALL THE TIME AND YOU CAN STAY
ON TOP OF IT BY TEXTING VIRUS
TO 763-797-7215.
TO 763-797-7215. WE WILL SEND YOU THE LINK WITH
OUR COVERAGE RIGHT AWAY.
>>> NOW TIME FOR YOUR MORNING
RUSH.
RUSH.
RUSH. A
RUSH. A SAD DAY IN MINNESOTA HISTORY.
THE LAST MEMBER OF THE CARGILL
FAMILY TO RUN THE FAMILY'S
COMPANY HAS DIED.
WHITNEY McMILLAN WAS THE GREAT
GRANDSON OF WW CARGILL WHO
FOUNDED CARGILL
FOUNDED CARGILL HE SERVED AS THE COMPANY'S CEO
FROM 1976 UNTIL 1995.
HE PASSED AWAY IN FLORIDA AT
THE AGE OF 90.
>>> NEW SPEED LIMITS ARE COMING
TO THE CITIES OF MINNEAPOLIS
AND ST. PAUL.
RESIDENTIAL STREETS ARE BEING
LOWERED TO 20 MILES PER HOUR
AND 25 MILES PER HOUR FOR
LARGER STREETS THAT ARE CITY
OWNED.
OWNED.
OWNED. LEADERS SAY IT WILL MAKE THINGS
SAFER.
SAFER.
SAFER. PUBLIC WORKS WILL BEGIN TO
INSTALL OR CHANGE OUT MORE THAN
1000 SPEED LIMIT SIGNS IN THE
COMING MONTHS.
COMING MONTHS. >>> A CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE LINE
THIS WEEKEND FOR THE TOP GIRLS
BASKETBALL TEAMS IN MINNESOTA.
HOPKINS IS GOING BACK TO THE 4A
TITLE GAME.
TITLE GAME. THEY WILL PLAY NUMBERTWO SEED
FARMINGTON.
FARMINGTON. AND DE LA SALLE WILL TAKE ON
TURK.
TURK.
TURK. >>>
TURK. >>> WHAT'S THE ONE THING WE
NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WEATHER?
>> COOLER TODAY.
RIGHT NOW CLOUDS 94 OF 94 AND
CLEAR -- OVERALL WE WILL START
TO SEE MORE AND MORE SUNSHINE
HEADED THROUGHOUT THE DAY
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. DRESS FOR THE TEENS OUT THE
DOOR.
DOOR.
DOOR. DRESS FOR THE 20s WITH WINDS
STAYING GUSTY INTO THE
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. WE ARE AIMING FOR 36 DEGREES
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. >>> TIME FOR YOUR SUNRISE
DRIVE.
DRIVE.
DRIVE. THIS IS AT LEXINGTON AVENUE.
TRAFFIC IS MOVING ALONG VERY
NICELY ON THIS FRIDAY MORNING.
>>>
>>> IF
>>> IF YOU'RE SOMEONE WHO STILL DOES PLAN TO VENTURE OUT THIS
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. I KNOW YOU'RE OUT THERE BECAUSE
YOU HAVE TWEETED TO ME WE STILL
HAVE THE BEST LOCAL SHOWS TO
CHECK OUT THIS WEEKEND WITH THE
GIG LIST.
GIG LIST.
GIG LIST. >>> THERE IS SO MUCH BUZZ
AROUND SOLID GOLD.
THAT SHOW AT TURF CLUB TONIGHT.
AND THE MINNEAPOLIS BASED ROCK
GROUP COME OUT WITH ITS FIRST
SONG IN TEN YEARS.
IT IS STILL NOT CANCELED.
IT IS GOOD.
THERE'S ALSO TWO WOMAN FRONTED
BANDS, DUSTY AT PARKLAND
THEATER.
THEATER.
THEATER. THAT SHOW IS CANCELED.
THEY ARE LOOKING TO RESCHEDULE
PRETTY SOON.
PRETTY SOON. STONE ARCH AISLES AND -- ICE
HOUSE.
HOUSE.
HOUSE. THAT SHOW STILL GOING ON.
TOMORROW THE DANCE POP BAND
FROM DULUTH IS COMING SOUTH.
CHECK OUT SIEBERG AND THE BLACK
VELVET PUNK.
VELVET PUNK. FOR NOW EASY MORNING LISTENING
TUNES STILL FROM DUSTY HEART.
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>>
>> EVEN
>> EVEN THOUGH IT'S CANCELED, YOU CAN STILL CHECK OUT THEIR
MUSIC ONLINE.
MUSIC ONLINE. BEAUTIFUL HARMONIES BETWEEN
THOSE TWO.
THOSE TWO. THAT'S YOUR GIG LIST.
HAPPY LISTENING.
HAPPY LISTENING. >>> NOW A FORMER CANADIAN
SOCCER PLAYER IS IN THE HOT
SEAT.
SEAT.
SEAT. WHAT HIS ROLE IS IN THE NOW
INFAMOUS COLLEGE ADMISSION
SCANDAL.
SCANDAL.
SCANDAL. >>> TWO LIVES JOINED TOGETHER
FOREVER AND ANOTHER SAVED, ALL
THE DAY SAME ON AN ALABAMA
BEACH.
BEACH.
BEACH. >>> THEN PREVENTING SICKNESS.
IT'S MORE THAN JUST EATING
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
RIGHT. IN
RIGHT. IN FIVE MINUTES, WHY STAYING