COMING
COMING UP
COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES. >>> WE ARE TRACKING BIG +@
COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES. >>> WE ARE TRACKING BIG DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CORONAVIRUS
OUTBREAK.
>> THE NUMBER OF CASES IN THE US
+@ NOW TOPPING 1600.
TO PUT THAT INTO SOME SORT OF
PERSPECTIVE THAT IS ABOUT 1000
CASES MORE THAN WE HAD THE SAME
TIME MONDAY.
>> PASSENGERS SCRAMBLING TO GET
ON A FLIGHT HOME ALL BEFORE THE
TRAVEL BAN TAKES EFFECT TONIGHT
BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO TRAVEL
INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM
EUROPE FOR THE NEXT 30 DAYS.
>> LAWMAKERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE
TO MAKE A DEAL TO HELP THOSE
IMPACTED.
IT COMES AS THE US DOES NOT
HAVE ENOUGH TESTING KIDS TO GO
AROUND.
+@
LAWMAKERS
LAWMAKERS HAVE CONTINUED THOSE TALKS OVER A POSSIBLE PACKAGE, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE WORRIED.
WHERE DO THINGS STAND?
>> RIGHT NOW THERE IS NOTHING
TO PRESENT TO ANYONE.
THE HOUSE DID WORK LATE INTO
THE EVENING AND THE HOUSE
SPEAKER DID SAY UPON LEAVING
THAT THEY WERE VERY CLOSE TO
SUMS SORT OF DEAL.
THEY WILL COME BACK EARLY THIS
MORNING FOR LAWMAKERS.
THEY ARE NOT COMMITTED TO
STAYING THROUGH NEXT WEEK,
WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO BE AN OFF
WEEK.
THEY FEEL LIKE THEY CAN GET
SOMETHING DONE TODAY.
THE SENATE HAS SAID THEY WILL
STAY THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AND DO
WHATEVER THEY NEED TO DO
BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.
DO NOT FORGET, THE PRESIDENT
STILL HAS THE ABILITY TO
DECLARE A NATIONAL DISASTER,
WHICH WOULD FREE UP BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS TO HELP THOSE AFFECTED.
YOU TALK ABOUT TESTING, THAT
CONTINUES TO BE A HUGE ISSUE.
+@
YOU TALK ABOUT TESTING, THAT CONTINUES TO BE A HUGE ISSUE. THE LEAD HEALTH OFFICIAL ON ALL
OF THIS SAID YESTERDAY TO
CONGRESS THAT WE ARE LAGGING
FAR BEHIND OTHER COUNTRIES AS
FAR AS TESTING IS CONCERNED, AS
FAR AS GETTING THOSE RESULTS
AND GETTING THOSE KITS TO THE
PLACES THEY ARE NEEDED MOST.
THE GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO SAY
THEY SHOULD HAVE 4 MILLION BY
THE END OF THE WEEK, BUT WE
CONTINUE TO HEAR FROM SEVERA+@L
AREAS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT
+@ THEY SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH
OR DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO GO TO
GET TESTING.
TH+@AT IS AN ISSUE THAT THEY AR
WORKING ON IN WASHINGTON.
+@ AS YOU GUYS OF TALKED ABOUT
THIS IS REALLY SOMETHING THAT
IS SHIFTING, THE SITUATION IS
SHIFTING BY THE HOUR, WHICH
MAKES IT EVEN MORE DIFFICULT.
>>> WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE
OUR TE+@AM COVER+@AGE WITH RICH
+@
>>> WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE OUR TE+@AM COVER+@AGE WITH RICH DEVANE JOINING US LIVE AT
CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS AIRPORT.
RICHER, OBVIOUSLY TRAVEL HAS
BEEN A HUGE CONCERN.
PEOPLE NOW TRYING TO GET HOME
FOR THE BAN TAKES EFFECT, WHAT
ARE THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WE
ARE SEEING AS CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS?
>> Reporter: NORMALLY ON A
FRIDAY THE AIRPORT IS A LOT
MORE BUSY.
IF YOU LOOK UP AND DOWN YOU SEE
SOME FOLKS WHO HAVE ON A MASK.
FOR THE MOST PART THE BAN WILL
ONLY AFFECT THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE
NOT US NATIONALS.
>> WE MADE A LIFE-SAVING MOVE
WITH EARLY ACTION ON CHINA.
NOW WE MUST TAKE THE SAME
ACTION WITH EUROPE.
>> Reporter: STARTED TODAY THE
UNITED STATES WILL NOT ACCEPT
PASSENGERS FROM EUROPE EXCEPT
FROM AMERICANS AND THOSE FROM
THE UK.
NEWS THIS MAN HEARD HOURS AFTER
LANDING FROM GERMANY.
>> IT IS BETT+@ER TO BE HEADING
HOME AND STAYING HERE AND
FACING UNCERTAINTY RATHER WE
WILL BE ABLE TO LEAVE IN THREE
WEEKS IS PLANNED OR NOT.
>> Reporter: AMERICANS IN
EUROPE DESPERATE TO GET HOME.
HOMELAND SECURITY HAVE APPROVED
+@
EUROPE DESPERATE TO GET HOME. HOMELAND SECURITY HAVE APPROVED 11 AIRPORTS TO RECEIVE THESE
PASSENGERS.
IT IS NOT JUST IN THE SKIES,
THE COVID 19 ALSO HURTING
PASSENGERS WHO TRAVEL BY WATER.
PRINCESS CRUISES SUSPENDING
OPERATIONS FOR 60 DAYS, ALL IN
AN EFFORT TO BATTLE THE SPREAD.
>> PERHAPS THE MOST DIFFICULT
DECISION IN OUR HISTORY,
BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THE
INCREDIBLE IMPACT IT HAS ON
COUNTLESS PEOPLE.
>>
>> Reporter: WHILE THAT BAN WILL TAKE PLACE FRIDAY EVENING @ WE CAN TELL YOU THE BASICALLY
IT WILL BE FOR FLIGHT THAT WILL
START OFF LEAVING OR I SHOULD
SAY COMING INTO AMERICA
STARTING TOMORROW MORNING.
WE ARE AT CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS
INTERNATIONAL FOR WAKE UP
CHARLOTTE.
>>> NOW WE WANT TO GET TO A LIST
OF EVERYTHING THAT IS CLOSED
FROM SCHOOLS TO EVENTS.
WE KNOW IT IS A LOT TO KEEP UP
WITH.
FIRST OF ALL, SEVERAL DIFFERENT
SCHOOLS THAT ARE NOT GOING TO
BE OPEN TODAY.
MANY HAVE SAID THEY WANT TO
REASSESS TODAY AND THROUGH T+@H
WEEKEND TO SEE WHAT THE PLAN
WILL BE FOR THE +@COMING DAYS.
CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN, COUNTRY
DAY SCHOOL JUST TO LIST A
COUPLE.
WE HAVE ALREADY HEARD ABOUT
UNCC.
AND NEW THIS MORNING JCSU ARE
EXTENDING SPRING BREAK AND THEN
WILL MOVE +@TO ONLINE SCHOOLING
THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND WE HAD A
LOT OF EVENTS ON DECK BECAUSE
OF ST. PATRICK'S DAY.
THE PARADE HAS BEEN CANCELED
AND THE PUB CRAWL HAS BEEN
RESCHEDULED UNTIL JUNE 27.
A
A COUPLE
A COUPLE BIG CHURCHES IN OUR AREA HAVE ANNOUNCED AND DECIDED ON T+@HE SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES.
THEY ARE JUST GOING TO BE
BROADCASTING SERVICES ONLINE
AND NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY IN-
PERSON SERVICES.
THE SPORTS WORLD BASICALLY AT A
HALT.
THE ONLY SPORTS INDUSTRY WE
HAVEN'T SEEN CANCELED IS
NASCAR.
FROM MLS TO THE NCAA, HOCKEY,
BASKETBALL, BASEBALL ALL
SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
THE PANTHERS ARE LIMITING
TRAVEL.
THIS IS A BIG TIME WHEN A LOT
OF DIFFERENT+@ STAFF MEMBERS
TRAVEL TO MEET DIFFERENT
ATHLETES AND THEY ARE LIMITING+
THAT AS WELL.
TEXT ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY
HAVE.
WE HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT
MEDICAL EXPERTS THAT WE ARE
CONSTANTLY IN CONTACT WITH AND
WE DO ASK THEM THE QUESTIONS
THAT YOU TEXT US. WE WILL
ALWAYS TRY TO GET YOU YOUR
ANSWERS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THIS MORNING SINCE WE ARE
HEADED INTO THE WEEKEND AND A
LOT OF NEW INFORMATION IS
STARTING TO FILL TRADE IN WE
ARE ASKING YOU IF YOU PLAN ON
LIMITING YOUR INTERACTIONS THIS
WEEKEND?
WE WILL BE UPDATING THIS
THROUGHOUT THE MORNING.
DEFINITELY LET US KNOW.
71% SAID YES AT THIS POINT, WE
WILL SEE IF THAT CHANGES.
>>> WE ARE GOING TO CONNECT THE
DOTS ON WHY THESE EVENTS ARE
BEING CANCELED AND EXPLAIN WHAT