AGAIN,
AGAIN, YOU WILL WANT TO USE CAUTION AS YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP URGING THE
+@ TOP IS GUIDELINES YET TO KEEP
+@
+@ TOP IS GUIDELINES YET TO KEEP AMERICANS FROM SPREADING THE
CORONAVIRUS.
>> MY ADMINISTRATION IS
RECOMMENDING ALL AMERICANS WORK
TO ENGAGE IN SCHOOLING FROM
HOME WHEN POSSIBLE, AVOID
GATHERING IN GROUPS OF MORE
THAN 10 PEOPLE.
AVOID DISCRETIONARY TRAVEL, AND
AVOID EATING AND DRINKING AT
BARS, RESTAURANTS, AND PUBLIC
FOOD COURTS.
>> SO FAR THE STRICTEST
LANGUAGE COMING OF OUR
PRESIDENT.
HE ALSO WARNED THE OUTBREAK
COULD STRETCH ON FOR MONTHS.
WE ARE TALKING THROUGH JULY OR
AUGUST AT THIS POINT.
THIS MORNING WALL STREET
LOOKING TO REBOUND AFTER ITS
WORST DAY YET.
STOCK MARKET FUTURES ALREADY
+@ UP, THIS AFTER THE DOW JONES
TUMBLE ANOTHER 3000 POINTS
YESTERDAY.
IT WAS THE WORST SINGLE DAY
SINCE BLACK MONDAY IN 1987.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE LOCAL
NUMBERS.
NORTH CAROLINA CONFIRMING NEW
CASES, SEVEN PEOPLE HAVE NOW
TESTED POSITIVE IN MECKLENBURG
COUNTY.
THERE
THERE ARE
THERE ARE NOW NERDY THREE CASES OF THE+@ VIRUS WE KNOW ABOUT HE IN NORTH CAROLINA, 33 IN SOUTH
CAROLINA AS WELL.
THESE ARE THE NUMBERS THAT WE
KNOW ABOUT, WE ALSO KNOW A LOT
OF PEOPLE ARE OUT THERE SICK
AND DON'T +@EVEN REALIZE IT.
>>> THIS MORNING OUR TEAM
COVERAGE STARTS LIVE IN
SOUTHWEST CHARLOTTE.
CMS NOW GOING BACK TO THE
ORIGINAL BRING BREAK PLAN,
PUSHING IT BACK TO APRIL
BECAUSE OF THIS OUTBREAK,
RIGHT?
>>
>> Reporter: YES, CMS MADE THE DECISION TO MOVE SPRING BREAK UP FOR THE GOVERNOR ISSUED HIS
EXECUTIVE ORDER.
NOW THAT THE GOVERNOR HAS PUT
THAT IN PLACE CMS MADE THAT
DECISION TO MOVE SPRING BREAK
BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL DATE.
STUDENTS OVER THE NEXT FEW
WEEKS WILL BE ALLOWED TO DO
SOME ASSIGNMENTS THROUGH
DIGITAL PLATFORMS, NO NEW
MATERIAL WILL BE TAUGHT THROUGH
THESE PLATFORMS.
THEY WILL PROVIDE EXTRA
INSTRUCTION FOR ANYONE WHO
NEEDS IT.
STUDENTS OUT OF CLASS TO STOP
THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS,
BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN THE
LEARNING HAS TO STOP.
>> USE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO LEARN ABOUT OUR TEACHING AND
LEARNING AND TRY NEW THINGS.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.
>> CMS HOPES TO ROLLOUT
SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION ON
THURSDAY AFTER TRAINING STAFF
ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS.
+@
THURSDAY AFTER TRAINING STAFF ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS. >> THESE OPPORTUNITIES+@ ARE
SUPPLEMENTAL IN NATURE.
THEY SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED OR
MANDATED FOR COMPLETION, THEIR
OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO
GO DEEPER WITH LEARNING.
>> KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THIRD
GRADE WILL BE ABLE TO FIND
THEIR ASSIGNMENTS ON THE
+@ DISTRICT WEBSITE, 4-12 WILL USE
CHROME BOOKS AND DEVICES.
FOR FAMILIES WHO DO NOT HAVE
ACCESS TO WI-FI OR TECHNOLOGY,
PAPER PACKETS CAN BE PICKED UP
AT ALL 70 LOCATIONS WERE
STUDENTS CAN ALSO PICK UP
RECKLESS AND LUNCH.
>> THERE IS A LOT GOING ON,
THAT I THINK THIS PLAN WILL
HELP STUDENTS AS MUCH SOCIAL-
EMOTIONALLY AS IT WILL
ACADEMICALLY.
>>
>> Reporter: STARTING AT 10:30 AM THIS MORNING CMS IS PROVIDING GRABBING GO MEALS FOR
STUDENTS THAT NEED THAT WHILE
SCHOOL IS SHUT DOWN.
THESE ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE
18 AND OLDER, BUT CHILDREN MUST
BE PRESENT.
WE DO HAVE A LIST OF ALL OF
THESE LOCATIONS ON OUR WEBSITE
AT WCNC.COM.
>>
>> I
>> I KNOW
>> I KNOW THAT IS GOOD NEWS FOR A LOT OF FAMILIES OUT THERE. >>> OUR TEAM COVERAGE CONTINUES
THIS MORNING WHERE OFFICIALS
ARE RAMPING UP TESTING.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING,
LATER TODAY PATIENTS WITH TRION
MEDICAL WILL BE ABLE TO GET
TESTING THE WAY DRIVE-THROUGH.
SIMILAR PRACTICES ARE HAPPENING
IN SOUTH CAROLINA AS BOTH
STATES SAY THERE IS AN URGENT
NEED.
THEY ARE USING PRIVATE LABS TO
GET RESULTS, BUT AS THEY WAIT
THERE COULD POTENTIALLY BE A
SPIKE IN THE NUMBER OF
CONFIRMED CASES ACROSS THE
CAROLINA.
>> DURING THIS TIME OF
UNCERTAINTY A FULLY STOCKED
CABINET IS NOT A GUARANTEE FOR
EVERYONE.
FOOD PANTRIES LIKE LOAVES AND
FISHES IS HOPING TO CHANGE THAT
AND MAKING IT THEIR MISSION TO
ENSURE ALL LOCAL FAMILIES ARE
FED.
+@
ENSURE ALL LOCAL FAMILIES ARE FED. IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW MAY
NEED A LITTLE EXTRA FOOD HELP
YOU CAN ALWAYS VISIT LOAVES AND
FISHES ONLINE OR YOU CAN FIND
ALL THE INFO YOU NEED TO GET A
REFERRAL.
>>> WE KNOW THROUGH THIS GARY
TIME WE ARE GIVING YOU THE
FACTS TO KEEP YOU UPDATED AND
MAKE SURE YOU ARE STAYING SAFE
AND THEY CAN BE A BIT
OVERWHELMING.
NOW WE ARE SEEING ORGANIZATIONS
AND COMPANIES ALL ACROSS THE
AREA STEP UP TO MAKE SURE YOU
GUYS KNOW YOU'RE GOING+@ TO BE
TAKEN CARE OF.
MECKLENBURG COUNTY HAS ISSUED
THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE A BIG
THING ANYONE THROUGH THIS, I
WANT TO REITERATE DUKE AND
CHARLOTTE WATER WILL NOT BE
TURNING OFF UTILITIES EITHER.
DO KNOW THAT LIKELY THOSE
PAYMENTS ARE GOING TO STACK UP
AND YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY THEM
EVENTUALLY.
THIS IS FOR CRITICAL TIMES, IF
YOU ARE DESPERATE WE WANT THAT
OUTLET TO BE AVAILABLE.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE LIST OF BANK
STEPPING UP TO OFFER SOME SORT
OF RELEASE PLAN.
CONTACT YOUR BANK, ESPECIALLY
IF YOU SEE A PICTURE.
LENDING TREE DONATING $1
MILLION TOWARD THE COVID 19
FUND THAT WILL SERVE PEOPLE IN
OUR AREA . IT WILL ALSO GO TO
WAR DIFFERENT NONPROFITS
WORKING WITH PEOPLE IMPACTED.
CITY COUNCIL HAS SAID THEY WILL
MATCH.
LENDING TREE IS CALLING ON
OTHER COMPANIES TO DONATE AS
WELL.
CMS HAS SAID THEY ARE SETTING
+@ UP A SEPARATE FUND, CREATED
RELIEF FOR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND
FAMILIES, REALLY FOCUSING ON
THE CRITICAL NEED AREAS IN+@
THEIR COMMUNITY AND DISTRICT.
WE ARE STARTING THE #SEND THE
LOVE.
WE KNOW WITH THE SOCIAL
DISTANCING YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO
SEE A LOT OF FAMILY MEMBERS. +@
WE WANT YOU TO SEND US A VIDEO
OR PICTURE WITH A MESSAGE AND
THIS HASHTAG.
IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO ARE
HAVING TO POSTPONE THEIR
WEDDING YOU NAME IT, A LOT OF
BIG EVENTS ARE HAVING TO BE
CANCELED.
WE ARE GOING TO BE HERE FOR
YOU.
DIANE SAYING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO
BECKY JENKINS AND ALLISON SAYS
@ HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RUTH.
A COUPLE BIRTHDAY MESSAGES.
>> IT IS IMPORTANT WE REMIND
EACH OTHER OF SOME OF