TO DO WITH YOUR TIME AND MORE
FUN WAYS TO MAKE MONEY.
KERRY SANDERS, THANK YOU FOR THE
UPDATE.
I APPRECIATE IT. >>> WANT TO BRING IN MAYOR DAN
>>> WANT TO BRING IN MAYOR DAN
GELVER, MIAMI OF MIAMI, MAYOR OF
BEACH.
HOW DO YOU PUT THESE
RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE?
>> FIRST OF ALL, A LOT OF PEOPLE
COMPLY WITH RULES, WHICH IS WHY
WE DO HAVE AND NEED A STATEWIDE
MANDATE FOR MASKS.
THE MOMENT JUST LIKE WHEN WE
MADE SEAT BELTS REQUIRED, PEOPLE
START TO COMPLY.
THERE’S A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO
FOLLOW RULES.
THE OTHER FOLKS WE HAVE A $50
FINE, WE FELT ARRESTING PEOPLE
WAS SORT OF A BRIDGE TOO FAR FOR
US, AND NOT PRACTICAL.
SO MY HOPE IS THAT THERE WILL BE
GREATER COMPLIANCE, SIMPLY
BECAUSE WE HAVE A CURFEW.
NOW THAT SAID, WE’VE SEEN YOUNG
PEOPLE NOW COMING OUT IN THRONGS
AT HOUSE PARTIES IN PLACES WE
CANNOT ENFORCE, AND REALLY WE’RE
TRYING TO MESSAGE TO THEM THAT
IT’S ENTIRELY THE WRONG THING TO
DO RIGHT NOW, TO GET TOGETHER IN
WAYS THAT MIGHT ENDANGER
YOURSELF, YOUR FAMILY, PEOPLE
YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW, AND THAT’S
THE HARDEST THING TO DO.
>> HERE
>> Reporter: HERE IN TEXAS WE
SEE ECONOMIC BACKLASH.
A PROTEST IN AUSTIN, BAR OWNERS
MARCHING ON THE CAPITOL, UPSET
THE GOVERNOR CLOSED BARS DOWN
ONCE AGAIN.
I IMAGINE YOU’RE THINKING ABOUT
THAT, DEALING WITH THAT AS WELL.
THE ECONOMIC FALLOUT FROM ALL OF
THIS, HAVING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
FROM CONSTITUENTS ABOUT THAT.
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THEM AND WHAT
IS THE ECONOMIC FORECAST LOOK
LIKE?
YOU’RE FOCUSED HERE ON THE
PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES, BUT THE
ECONOMY IS SECONDARY BUT
IMPORTANT.
PEOPLE ARE WORRIED ABOUT THAT AS
WELL.
>> WELL, THAT’S WHY WE’RE DOING
ALL OF THIS.
THERE’S A NATURAL TENSION
BETWEEN LIVES AND LIVELYIHOOD.
IF YOU NOTICED WHILE WE
INCREASED, THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
IS DOWN NOW, 3 MILLION MORE AT
WORK BUT THAT’S THE TRAJECTORY
IN REVERSE WHEN IT COMES TO
POSITIVES.
AS WE LOOSEN OUR ECONOMY,
THERE’S OBVIOUSLY MORE
POSITIVES.
THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO TO STOP
THAT IS TO APPLY THESE MEASURES.
I WILL TELL YOU WHAT I WOULD
HOPE FOR, I HOPE THAT, FROM THE
TOP TO THE BOTTOM, THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, STATE GOVERNMENT,
AND EVERYBODY ELSE, STARTS TO
TELL PEOPLE TO FOLLOW THESE
COUNTER MEASURES.
WEAR MASKS.
IT HELPS.
SOCIALLY DISTANCE YOURSELF.
IT HELPS.
THAT’S THE ONLY WAY OUR ECONOMY
IS GOING TO WITHSTAND WHAT
APPEARS TO BE A TRAJECTORY WHERE
AT SOME POINT, OUR HOSPITAL
SYSTEM WILL NOT BE ABLE TO
ENGAGE ITSELF AND SAVE PEOPLE
WHO NEED CARE.
AT THAT POINT WE WON’T HAVE A
CHOICE.
EVERYBODY HAS TO GET ON THE SAME
PAGE.
IT’S JULY 4th WEEKEND.
LET’S DO WHAT AMERICANS ALWAYS
DO.
LET’S WORK TO HELP EACH OTHER
GET THROUGH A CHALLENGE.
>> Reporter: GOVERNOR, LET ME
ASK YOU ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
YOU ARE COUNTING ON THEM TO
ENFORCE SOME THINGS.
FOR INSTANCE, FACE COVERINGS AS
WELL.
ARE YOU CONFIDENT THAT THEY’RE
GOING TO BE DOING THAT?
WHAT’S THAT RELATIONSHIP LIKE
BETWEEN YOU AND BUSINESSES THAT
HAVE TO BE ENFORCED IN SOME OF
THE POLICIES THAT YOU PUT IN
PLACE?
>> BY AND LARGE, WE’RE ALL ON
THE SAME PAGE BECAUSE A LOT OF
THE BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY IN
THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY WHICH
IS SO PROMINENT IN OUR CITY
REALIZE IT’S NOT JUST US -- OF
THESE THINGS, OF THEIR SERVICES
UNLESS THEY FEEL SAFE.
THERE ARE SOME OUTLIERS.
WE’VE TO CLOSE SOME PLACES DOWN
FOR A DAY OR TWO OR INDEFINITELY
THAT ARE NOT FOLLOWING THE
RULES, BUT FOR THE MOST PART,
THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY HAS BEEN
ENTIRELY RESPONSIBLE.
WE HAVEN’T OPENED UP WARSBARS AN
OTHER THINGS WHICH WE THINK ARE
INTRINSICALLY POSSIBLE TO SOCIAL
DISTANCE YOURSELF OUT.
THE ONES WE HAVE OPEN I THINK
HAVE BEEN PRETTY GOOD, FRANKLY.
>> Reporter: I’LL ASK YOU
LASTLY, THE BEACHES AND YOU
LOOKED AT THE DATA AND MADE THE
DECISIONS THAT YOU’VE MADE.
WHAT WOULD IT TAKE FOR TO YOU
SAY CLOSE THE BEACHES THROUGH
THE MONTH OF AUGUST?
IN OTHER WORDS, WHAT’S THE NEXT
STEP, THE NEXT TIER OF DANGER OR
RISK THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE IN
PLACE FOR YOU AND SPAN THE
RESTRICTIONS THAT YOU PUT IN
PLACE ON THE COMMUNITY THERE IN
MIAMI BEACH?
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, THERE’S NOT A
LOT OF TOOLS LEFT IN OUR KIT,
FRANKLY, OTHER THAN A CLOSURE,
WHICH WE DON’T WANT TO DO.
I THINK IF THE TRAJECTORY
CONTINUES, THEN WE MAY HAVE TO
KEEP BEACHES CLOSED OR WE MAY
HAVE TO KEEP A CURFEW OR MAY
HAVE TO MAKE A CURFEW EARLIER.
WE CAN TOGGLE SOME THINGS, BUT
AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE ONLY
THING ONLY
THING WE HAVE, REALLY, ARE
PEOPLE DECIDED THAT THEY’RE
GOING TO TAKE CONTROL OF THIS
AND DO THE THINGS THEY’VE BEEN
ADVISED TO DO.
WE CAN SOLVE THIS AND WE CAN
ADDRESS THIS, BUT ONLY IF WE
DECIDE TO DO IT.
RIGHT NOW, THE MIXED MESSAGING,
PEOPLE THINKING WEARING A MASK