WE
WE WILL
WE WILL TALK ABOUT DRIVE TIMES COMING UP. >>> LET'S GET YOU UP TO SPEED +@
ON THE CORONAVIRUS.
A MAJOR SPIKE IN THE CAROLINAS.
404 PEOPLE HAVE TESTED POSITIVE
AND 298 IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
SOUTH CAROLINA ALSO SEEING TWO
MORE DEATHS BRINGING THE+@ TOTA
TO FIVE.
WE ARE LEARNING ONE OF THE
LOCAL CASES CAME FROM WINTHROP
UNIVER+@SITY.
THE STUDENT VISITED A RESIDENCE
HALL BEFORE TESTING POSITIVE.
WINTHROP SAYS THE BUILDING IS
+@
HALL BEFORE TESTING POSITIVE. WINTHROP SAYS THE BUILDING IS BEING DISINFECTED.
SOUTH CAROLINA TAKING IT STRICT
THIS MEASURES WITH THE GOVERNOR
LIMITING PUBLIC GATHERINGS
OUTSIDE OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES
TO THREE PEOPLE.
>> WE MUST NOT HAVE THE SOURCE
+@
TO THREE PEOPLE. >> WE MUST NOT HAVE THE SOURCE OF GATHERINGS THAT ARE AN
INVITATION FOR INFECTION.
>> THE GOVERNOR SAYS POLICE
WILL BE ALLOWED TO BREAK UP
INTO GROUPS NOT FOLLOWING THAT
ORDER.
NORTH CAROLINA TAKING NEW STEPS
TO LIMIT THE SPREAD.
WE ARE LIVE IN OF TOWN WHERE
NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOLS ARE
COMPLETELY ONLINE UNTIL THE
MIDDLE OF MAY.
>> Reporter: THAT IS CORRECT.
GOOD TUESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE.
AS MENTIONED, THE NUMBER OF
CASES CONTINUES TO EXPLODE AND
THAT IS WHY THE GOVERNOR AND
OTHER HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE
TAKING STEPS TO +@TRY TO COMBAT
THIS SERIOUS VIRUS.
ON MONDAY EVEN MORE CHANGES TO @
BATTLE THE +@EFFECTS OF COVID 1
A FEDERAL WAIVER ON END OF
YEAR TESTING.
IT NOW MEANS STUDENTS K -12 ONE
NOT BE BACK IN CLASS UNTIL MAY
15.
SOUTH CAROLINA REQUESTED A
SIMILAR WAIVER.
+@ UNIVERSITIES LIKE WINTHROP ARE
TAKING STEPS TO CALM CONCERNS
OF STUDENTS WORRIED ABOUT YEAR
IN UPGRADES.
THEY HAVE OFFERS STUDENTS A
CHOICE TO GET A PASS, FAIL, OR
TAKE THEIR CURRENT GREAT
OPTION.
OTHER UNIVERSITIES HAVE OFFERED
SIMILAR OPTIONS, BUT IT HAS NOT
BEEN MANDATED ACROSS THE ENTIRE
SYSTEM.
GOVERNOR COOPER ORDERED NEW
RESTRICTIONS ON BUSINESSES LIKE
MOVIE THEATERS, GYM, NAIL
SALONS AND BARBERSHOPS.
HE WANTS THEM TO CLOSE AFTER
BUSINESS TOMORROW.
>> T+@O HAVE PEOPLE WITH
LIVELIHOODS IN JEOPARDY.
>> THAT NAIL SHOP OWNER SAYS A
LOT OF EMPLOYEES ARE CONCERNED.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE PLANS TO
HAVE THIS ORDER IN PLACE FOR AT
LEAST A MONTH.
JUST LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE THE
SITUATION IS VERY FLUID AND
THEY WILL REVISIT IT AT A LATER
TIME.
>>>
>>> TENSIONS ON THE SENATE FLOOR, NO VOTE TO PASS THIS MASSIVE AID PACKAGE AT THIS
POINT.
AS YOU CAN SEE WORKING FROM
HOME THIS MORNING AND I WILL BE
DOING SO FOR A WHILE.
IF YOU ARE JUST WAKING UP MITCH
McCONNELL TWEETED THIS OUT.
HE SAID EVERYDAY THIS ECONOMIC
CRISIS DEEPENS AND THE LOSS FOR
AMERICANS CONTINUES, ESPECIALLY
WHEN IT COMES TO LOSING THEIR
JOB.
JOB. +@
JOB. +@ HE SAYS SENATE DEMOCRATS ARE
BLOCKING EMERGENCY LOANS AND
DIRECT CHECKS.
CHUCK SCHUMER HAS SAID
DEMOCRATS ARE WAITING ON THESE
CHANGES TO HAPPEN IN ORDER TO
PASS THIS.
HE SAYS THEY HAVE INSISTED ON
MORE MONEY FOR HOSPITALS, THE
MEDICAL SYSTEM AND MEDICAL
WORKERS.
THE LATEST BOAT HAD 49 YESES.
THEY NEED 60 IN ORDER FOR THIS
TO PASS.+@
THE PRESIDENT SAID YESTERDAY
+@ EVENING THAT HE IS HOPEFUL THEY
ARE CLOSE TO REACHING A DEAL AS
WE HAVE HEARD, WE JUST HAVEN'T
SEEN IT COME TO FOR RATION.
BREAKING DOWN THE MAJOR
COMPONENTS, I HAVE SEEN+@ $1.8
TRILLION AT THIS POINT IN AID,
$350 BILLION WILL GO TO SMALL
BUSINESS LOANS SPECIFICALLY TO
HELP EMPLOYEES PAY WORKERS AND
CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
DIRECT PAYMENTS TO AMERICANS
SEEING AS MUCH OF $1200 PER
ADULT AND UP TO $2400 FOR
COUPLES THAT ARE MARRIED.
$500 BILLION GOING TO HELP THE
INDUSTRIES THAT HAVE BEEN HIT
HARDEST AND INCREASING PAYMENTS
TO HEALTHCARE WORKERS.
AS SOON AS