.
. >>>
. >>> RIGHT NOW, ELECTIVE
SURGERIES WILL RESUME IN
MINNESOTA AND THE STATE BUDGET
TAKES A HIT FROM
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. I'M BREAKING DOWN THE TWO
BIGGEST STORIES STATEWIDE.
>> WHAT WORD WOULD YOU USE TO
DESCRIBE HOW YOU HAVE
BEEN FEELING LATELY
>> I WOULD JUST SAY LIKE
OVERWHELMED.
OVERWHELMED. >> I HAVE BEEN FEELING A
LITTLE SAD.
LITTLE SAD. >> CHILDREN SPEAKING UP ABOUT
GROWING UP DURING A
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. HOW YOU CAN HELP.
>> A BREAKTHROUGH IN MEDICAL
DEVICES.
DEVICES.
DEVICES. SPOTTING SYMPTOMS EARLY FROM A
FEVER TO IRREGULAR
BREATHING.
BREATHING. WHY RESEARCHERS SAY THIS
TRACKER COULD BE THE KEY TO
CURBING THE SPREAD.
>> ONCE WE GET CLOSER TO THE
WEEKEND WE TRACK COOL
TEMPERATURES AND A SHOT AT
RAIN.
RAIN.
RAIN. >>
RAIN. >> IT'S WEDNESDAY, MAY 6th.
SUNRISE STARTS NOW.
.
. >>
. >> GOOD
. >> GOOD MORNING.
IT'S NATIONAL NURSES DAY.
NOW MORE THAN EVER WE ARE
SENDING OUR GRATITUDE TO
THOSE WONDERFUL HEALTH CARE
WORKERS PUTTING THEIR
LIVES AT RISK TO KEEP US SAFE.
WE WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO
THE AMAZING NURSES WE
KNOW.
KNOW.
KNOW. SEND US A PICTURE OF A NURSE IN
YOUR LIFE AND A
MEMORY WITH THEM TO THE NUMBER
ON THE SCREEN.
>>> WE ARE SOCIAL DISTANCING.
HOW IS THAT WEDNESDAY WEATHER
LOOKING
LOOKING
LOOKING >> IT'S A GOOD DAY TODAY.
IT'S VERY TYPICAL, EARLY MAY
FOR US.
FOR US.
FOR US. WE ARE RIGHT NOW SITTING IN THE
40'S FOR MOST OF US.
CLOUDS OVERHEAD FROM TIME TO
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. THAT CONTINUES.
THAT CONTINUES. THEY JUST KIND OF DRIFT
THROUGH, PARTLY TO MOSTLY
CLOUDY, INTO THE 60'S.
THE THING ABOUT TODAY THAT'S
ALSO VERY SPRING IS
IT'S ON THE BREEZY SIDE
>>> AND A LOOK AT THE ROADS.
IT'S PRETTY QUIET.
NO CRASHES AND NO DELAYS.
ALL THE LATEST ON THE
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT MAY
IMPACT YOUR PLANS COMING UP.
>>> THE FIGHT AGAINST THE
CORONAVIRUS DEVELOPING
CORONAVIRUS DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT.
OVERNIGHT. LET'S GET YOU CAUGHT UP.
THE GOVERNOR IS ALLOWING
ELECTIVE SURGERIES AGAIN.
THIS MEANS DENTISTS COULD HEAD
BACK TO WORK NEXT
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. THE
WEEK. THE JBS PORK PROCESSING PLANT
IN WORTHINGTON WILL
REOPEN TODAY.
REOPEN TODAY. EXECUTIVES SAY NEW SAFETY RULES
IN PLACE AFTER
HUNDREDS OF EMPLOYEES TESTED
POSITIVE.
POSITIVE.
POSITIVE. >>> PHIZER IS STARTING HUMAN
TRIALS FOR ITS NEW
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE.
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE. THEY HOPE TO REPROGRAM THE
VIRUS.
VIRUS.
VIRUS. >>> AND TWO BIG STORIES OUT OF
MINNESOTA.
MINNESOTA. THE STATE BUDGET TAKES A HIT
FROM THE CORONAVIRUS
AND ELECTIVE SURGERIES WILL BE
BACK ON AT HOSPITALS.
WE BREAK DOWN THE TOPICS.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. LET'S START WITH THE ELECTIVE
SURGERIES.
SURGERIES. THOSE CAN RESUME ON MONDAY.
YOU KNOW THE HOSPITALS AREN'T
GOING TO BE OPERATING
AT FULL SPEED COME NEXT WEEK.
AT LEAST RIGHT AWAY.
THAT'S BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR'S
EXECUTIVE ORDER,
EXECUTIVE ORDER, BEFORE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
CAN RESUME THEY NEED A
PLAN THAT PROVIDES A SAFE
ENVIRONMENT.
ENVIRONMENT. FOR EXAMPLE, HEALTH PARTNERS
SAID IT'LL START WITH
SURGERIES THAT HELP CHRONIC
PAIN AND PREVENT OR SLOW
THE PROGRESSION OF DISEASE.
THEY
THEY
THEY >>
THEY >> SOME OF THE PROCEDURES ARE
NOW AT THE POINT
WHERE THE CARE CAN NO LONGER BE
DELAYED
DELAYED
DELAYED >> THE MINNESOTA NURSE'S
ASSOCIATION SAID IT'S
DISAPPOINTED THAT ELECTIVE
SURGERIES ARE STARTING UP
BECAUSE THEY WILL HAVE TO REUSE
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
EQUIPMENT. >>> THE STATE BUDGET.
>> SHOCK TO THE UNITED STATES
ECONOMY FROM THE
PANDEMIC IS UNPRECEDENTED IN
MODERN POST WAR
HISTORY.
HISTORY.
HISTORY. >> THAT'S THE STATE ECONOMIST
REACTING AFTER
REACTING AFTER REVEALING THAT MINNESOTA WENT
FROM A $1.5 BILLION
SURPLUS TO A DEFICIT OF $2.4
BILLION BECAUSE OF LAY
OFFS AND PEOPLE JUST IN GENERAL
NOT SPENDING AS MUCH
MONEY.
MONEY.
MONEY. THE STATE HAS TWO BILLION
DOLLARS IN RESERVES BUT
MORE CUTS MAY BE NEEDED.
THE GOVERNOR SAID THEY MAY LOOK
AT FURLOUGHS OR
LAYOFFS FOR GOVERNMENT WORKERS.
THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION ENDS IN
LESS THAN TWO WEEKS
BUT THE GOVERNOR SAID HE MAY
BRING LAWMAKERS BACK
AFTER MAY 18th TO FOCUS ON HIS
BUDGET AND ADDRESS
IT SERIOUSLY, VERY SERIOUSLY,
CONSIDERING THE FACT
IT SEEMS DAY TO DAY THINGS WITH
THE BUDGET SEEM TO
BE CHANGING.
BE CHANGING. >> THE ECONOMIST SAYING YOU
DON'T WANT TO UNDER
REACT OR OVER REACT.
>>> WE SAW 600 NEW CASES.
455 PEOPLE HAVE DIED.
360 CASES ARE AMONG LONG TERM
CARE OR ASSISTED
LIVING FACILITIES.
LIVING FACILITIES. MORE THAN HALF OF THE POSITIVE
CASES ARE RECOVERING.
>>> CHECK OUT THIS CHART.
YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBER OF
RECOVERIES IS GOING UP
WITH THE NUMBER OF POSITIVE
CASES.
CASES.
CASES. WHILE WE ARE SEEING A RISE IN
NEW CASES EACH DAY THE
GOVERNOR AND MDH SAID THE
SOCIAL DISTANCING IS
KEEPING THE NUMBERS LOW SO KEEP
AT IT.
AT IT.
AT IT. >>> AS DOCTORS RACE TO LEARN
MORE ABOUT THE
CORONAVIRUS AND HOW IT SPREADS
RESEARCHERS OUT OF
CHICAGO DEVELOPED A WAY TO
TRACK THE VIRUS'S
SYMPTOMS.
SYMPTOMS.
SYMPTOMS. WE EXPLAIN WHY SOME THINK THIS
BIG ADVANCEMENT IN
TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE IS A BIG
INVASION OF PRIVACY.
IT WAS DEVELOPED BY RESEARCHERS
AT NORTHWESTERN.
AT NORTHWESTERN. IT SITS AT THE BASE OF THE
THROAT AND MONITORS
COUGHING, BREATHING, HEART RATE
AND FEVER 24 HOURS A
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. IT
DAY. IT CAN SPOT EARLY SIGNS OF
DISEASE AND FRONTLINE
WORKERS AND PEOPLE AT HIGH
RISK.
RISK.
RISK. IT
RISK. IT CAN MONITOR CORONAVIRUS
PATIENTS AFTER THEY LEFT
THE HOSPITAL.
THE HOSPITAL. NORTHWESTERN SAID MONITORING
THE PERSON WEARING THE
DEVICE IS IMPORTANT TO
UNDERSTANDING THE VIRUS.
INFORMATION COLLECTED BY THE
DEVICE IS SAVED TO A
HIPPA PROTECTED CLOUD SERVER
BUT SOME ARE SKEPTICAL
ABOUT WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THEIR
PRIVACY.
PRIVACY.
PRIVACY. PEOPLE LIKE ROB HERE WHO WROTE,
YES, PUT ON THIS
TRACKING DEVICE SO WE CAN
MONITOR YOUR HEALTH AND
WHERE ABOUTS.
WHERE ABOUTS. HAND OVERALL YOUR PRIVACY AND
PRSONAL INFORMATION.
PRSONAL INFORMATION. DIANA SAID HER ALLERGIES MIRROR
SOME OF THE SYMPTOMS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. SHE ASKS I'M TAKING PRECAUTIONS
AND STAYING HOME BUT
HOW WOULD MY ALLERGIES ALTER
THIS
THIS
THIS IT'S
THIS IT'S A GOOD POINT.
CAROL BROUGHT UP THIS POINT.
SHE SAID WE CAN'T GET TESTED
YET SO HOW ABOUT THE
BASICS FIRST
BASICS FIRST G INTERESTING POINT IN TERMS OF
PRIVACY AND THE
INVASION OF PRIVACY BUT
ANYTHING WE CAN LEARN ABOUT
THIS VIRUS BECAUSE THERE ARE
STILL SO MANY UNKNOWNS
IS IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. THERE HAS TO BE A GIVE AND TAKE
IN THIS SITUATION
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >>> IT'S A BIG DAY IN SOUTHWEST
MINNESOTA AS THE JBS
PLANT IN WORTHINGTON IS SET TO
PARTIALLY REOPEN.
PARTIALLY REOPEN. THEY CLOSED LAST MONTH AFTER
HUNDREDS OF WORKER
TESTED POSITIVE.
TESTED POSITIVE. PLANT EXECUTIVES SAY NEW SAFETY
MEASURES ARE IN
PLACE.
PLACE.
PLACE. THIS FOLLOWS THE PRESIDENT'S
ORDER TO STAY OPEN TO
PREVENT MEAT SHORTAGES.
>>> THE SHORTAGES ARE ALREADY
SEEING THEIR WAYS IN
STORES.
STORES.
STORES. LIMITS ARE BEING PUT ON MEAT
PURCHASES.
PURCHASES. YOU WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO BUY
FOUR PACKAGES OF MEAT.
WENDY'S IS ALSO TAKING A HIT
ACCORDING TO ITS APP
SOME RESTAURANTS HAVE TAKEN
BEEF OFF THE MENU
ENTIRELY TO DEAL WITH THE
SHORTAGE.
SHORTAGE.
SHORTAGE. >>> LET'S GET TO SEE WHAT THE
THING IS ABOUT THE
WEATHER TODAY.
WEATHER TODAY. >> IT'S A TYPICAL SPRING.
A NICE DAY BEFORE COLDER AIR
SETTLES IN TOWARD THE
END OF THE WEEK.
THE SUN IS UP AND WE ARE AT 49
DEGREES AFTER
DEGREES AFTER BOTTOMING OUT AT 48.
TYPICAL SPRING.
TYPICAL SPRING. EXPECT A BIT OF A BREEZE NEAR
15 MILES AN HOUR.
>>> AND WATCH FOR LANE
RESTRICTIONS ON THE SOUTHWEST
METRO.
METRO.
METRO. IF
METRO. IF YOU ARE ALONG 494 IT'S
BETWEEN WEST BUSH LAKE AND
EAST BUSH LAKE ROAD.
IF THAT'S YOUR ROUTE YOU MAY
WANT TO PLAN
ACCORDINGLY.
ACCORDINGLY. >>> IT'S TOO SOON TO KNOW THE
LONG TERM IMPACT
GROWING UP DURING THE
CORONAVIRUS WILL HAVE ON
CHILDREN BUT KIDS ARE SAYING
THEY ARE SCARED HOW IT
COULD AFFECT THEIR LOVED ONES.
OUR SISTER STATION IN
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE TALKED TO
KIDS AND HAS TIPS ON HOW TO
MAKE THEM FEEL BETTER.
>> THESE KIDS GO TO SCHOOL IN
ANDERSON COUNTY.
ANDERSON COUNTY. KRISTIN IS 11.
THE OLDEST ARE IN 8th GRADE.
THEY ARE SICK OF STAYING
INSIDE.
INSIDE.
INSIDE. >> YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING.
YOU ARE JUST SITTING IN YOUR
HOUSE ALL DAY.
>> THEIR CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
RUN DEEPER.
RUN DEEPER. >> WHAT WORD WOULD YOU USE TO
DESCRIBE HOW YOU HAVE
BEEN FEELING LATELY
>> I WOULD JUST SAY LIKE
OVERWHELMED.
OVERWHELMED. >> I HAVE BEEN FEELING A
LITTLE SAD.
LITTLE SAD. >> KIND OF SCARY.
I HAVE A SISTER AND SHE HAS A
BIG CHANCE OF -- IF
SHE GETS IT THEN IT COULD LEAD
TO WORSE STUFF.
>> THE FIRST STUDY FROM THE
VIRUS IN CHINA SHOWS
ONE IN FIVE CHILDREN REPORTED
SYMPTOMS OF
SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION.
DEPRESSION. >> HOW MANY ARE WORRIED
SOMEONE MAY GET SICK IN
YOUR FAMILY
YOUR FAMILY ALL OF THEM RAISED THEIR HAND.
>> WE WANT TO TRY TO COMBAT
THAT WITH TELLING KIDS
WHAT THEY HAVE IN THEIR LIFE
THAT'S KEEPING THEM
SAFE.
SAFE.
SAFE. >>
SAFE. >> HERE IS WHAT YOU CAN DO AS
A PARENT TO HELP YOUR
CHILD.
CHILD.
CHILD. WATCH HOW YOU ACT.
IT IMPACTS HOW KIDS FEEL.
>> IMPORTANT FOR US ADULTS TO
HAVE OUR OWN ANXIETY
IN CHECK.
IN CHECK.
IN CHECK. >> DO NOT HIDE REALITY.
>> IF KIDS ARE ASKING
QUESTIONS, THEY ARE READY FOR
ANSWERS.
ANSWERS.
ANSWERS. >> EXPERTS SAY CHILDREN ARE
RESILENT AND MOST WILL
BE JUST FINE.
KIDSIN ALREADY DISADVANTAGED
SITUATIONS MAY STRUGGLE
MORE, ESPECIALLY CAN THE STING
OF THE VIRUS'S
ECONOMIC PUNCH SHE SAID FOCUS
ON WHAT KIDS CAN
CONTROL, AS SIMPLE AS WASHING
THEIR HANDS AND HELP
CREATE A ROUTINE FOR YOUR
CHILD.
CHILD.
CHILD. >>
CHILD. >> KIDS THRIVE ON ROUTINE.
>> AND SHE SAID FOCUS ON HOPE.
THE KIDS WE TALKED TO ALREADY
KNOW THAT.
KNOW THAT. >> I THINK THAT OUR MAIN THING
IS WE JUST NEED TO
STAY STRONG AND BRAVE AND
POSITIVE AND HAVE LIKE A
POSITIVE MIND SET, LIKE WE ARE
ALL GOING TO GET
THROUGH THIS AND IT'S ALL GOING
TO BE OVER.
>> INTERESTING HERE HEARING
THEIR PERSPECTIVE.
THEIR PERSPECTIVE. THOUGH THEY ARE FEARFUL AND
SCARED THEY ARE SO FULL
OF HOPE.
OF HOPE.
OF HOPE. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. I DO LIKE THAT PIECE OF ADVICE
ABOUT PARENTS
ABOUT PARENTS WATCHING HOW THEY ACT AND
RESPOND AND MAKING IT
REALITY AND NOT JUST SUGAR
COATING EVERYTHING.
COATING EVERYTHING. ALL GREAT TIPS AND THE KIDS
LOOKING FOR HOPE.
>>> THERE'S TALK ALL OVER ABOUT
POSSIBLE VACCINES
POSSIBLE VACCINES BUT HOW DO WE WORK
WE WILL GO OVER THE BASICS.
>> PAYING IT FORWARD AND
EARNING SOMETHING SWEET.
HOW YOU CAN GET FREE CRAFT SODA
IF YOU DONATE BLOOD.
>> AND HEROS THANKING OTHER
HEROS.
HEROS.
HEROS. WHAT IS UP FOR THIS AIR CRAFT
RIGHT HERE AT THE
MINNESOTA NATIONAL GUARD.
WHAT IS HAPPENING TODAY WITH
THIS AND WHERE YOU CAN
SEE THIS KIND OF AIR CRAFT