ON
ON TWITTER. MARC, OUT TO YOU.
>>> I WANT TO SHARE SOME OF THE
HEADLINES . DALLAS COUNTY
REPORTED IT 17th STRAIGHT DAY
OF 1000 OR +@MORE CASES
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. THE COUNTY HAS THE SECOND MOST
DEATHS IN THE STATE.
NOT THE KIND OF NEWS WE WANT TO
SHARE.
SHARE.
SHARE. ALSO, MANY RETAILERS ARE GOING
TO START REQUIRING MASKS THIS
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. WALMARTS NEW MANDATE +@GOES INT
EFFECT TODAY.
EFFECT TODAY. IF YOU'RE HEADING TO WALMART,
BRING YOUR MASK.
>>> CONGRESS IS GETTING BACK TO
WORK TODAY.
WORK TODAY. THEY ARE LOOKING AT A POSSIBLE
SECOND STIMULUS PACKAGE.
BOY, FOLKS COULD USE IT.
SO MANY FAMILIES ARE STRUGGLING
TO MAKE ENDS MEET LATELY.
YOU HAVE SEEN THE LONG LINES AT
THE LOCAL FOOD GIVEAWAYS THAT
WE HAVE SHOWN YOU ON DAYBREAK
WE ARE ASKING THIS MORNING,
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF CONGRESS
DOES APPROVE A SECOND PACKAGE.
WHAT YOU SE+@ND IT ON BILLS?
GO TO WFAA.COM/VOTENOW TO
WFAA.COM.
WFAA.COM.
WFAA.COM. +@
WFAA.COM. WE WANT TO SAY GOOD MORNING TO
CLEO GREENE.
CLEO GREENE. THEY ARE DISCUSSING A SECOND
PACKAGE.
PACKAGE.
PACKAGE. THAT SOUND YOU HEAR IS A LOT OF
FOLKS WITH THEIR FINGERS
CRO+@SSED.
CRO+@SSED. >> Reporter: CONGRESS RETURNS
FROM REDRESS AND THEY ARE
SUPPOSED TO START NEGOTIATIONS
ON THE NEXT ROUND OF
CORONAVIRUS+@ AID.+@
CORONAVIRUS+@ AID.+@ THEY HAVE GONE SINCE JULY 3rd.
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WAITING
+@
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WAITING TO SEE HOW LAWMAKERS WILL HELP
THEM OUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE+@
MONEY.
MONEY.
MONEY. WE
MONEY. WE KNOW THAT MORE THAN 2.9
MILLION TEXANS HAVE FILED FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF SINCE MID-
MARCH.
MARCH.
MARCH. THEY HAVE BEEN ELIGIBLE FOR
THAT EXTRA $600 A WEEK.
THAT FEDERAL PAYMENT COULD END
BY SATURDAY.
BY SATURDAY. I WANT TO P+@UT THIS INTO
PERSPECTIVE FOR YOU.
THE AVERAGE UNEMPLOYED TEXAS
RECEIVES ABOUT $1900 EVERY TWO
WEEKS.
WEEKS.
WEEKS. BY
WEEKS. BY AUGUST, THAT COULD DROP TO
$700.
$700.
$700. THINK ABOUT ALL THE FAMILIES.
$700 COULD BARELY PAY YOUR
MORTGAGE OR YOUR RENT.
THERE IS A GLIMMER OF HOPE HERE
BECAUSE THAT EXTRA $600 COULD
CONTINUE, BUT IT NEEDS
CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT.
CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT. THE HOUSE+@ APPROVED AN EXTENSI
BUT IT IS UP TO THE SENATE TO
KEEP THAT GOING.
IN D.C., LAWMAKERS ARE WORKING
ON A SECOND SEAMLESS PACKAGE. +@
IF YOU QUALIFIED FOR THE FIRST
CHECK FOR THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF
$1200, YOU MIGHT NOT
AUTOMATICALLY GET A SECOND
PAYMENT.
PAYMENT.
PAYMENT. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THE NEXT
CHECK WOULD ONLY GO TO PEOPLE
WHO MAKE ABOUT $40,000 A YEAR
OR LESS.
OR LESS.
OR LESS. NONE OF THAT IS SET IN STONE
YES.
YES.
YES. WE
YES. WE ARE+@ LEARNING THAT MITCH
McCONNELL COULD RELEASE NEW
GUIDELINES ON THAT NEW STIMULUS
+@
GUIDELINES ON THAT NEW STIMULUS PACKAGE.
PACKAGE.
PACKAGE. WE ARE WAITING TO SEE WHAT
HAPP+@ENS.
HAPP+@ENS. SONIA, I'M SENDING IT TO YOU.
>>> YOU HAVE BEEN WEIGHING IN.
WE ARE GOING TO KEEP THE POLE
OPEN STUDENT CONTINUE TO VOTE
ONLINE OR ON THE WFAA APP .
AGAIN, WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH A
SECOND STIMULU+@S CHECK?
>>> NOW WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT A
NEW TESTING SITE THAT OPENS IN
DALLAS COUNTY TODAY. +@
THIS ONE IS AT THE MOUNTAIN
VIEW COLLEGE CAMPUS IN OAK
CLIFF.
CLIFF.
CLIFF. IT
CLIFF. IT IS OPEN FROM 10:00 THIS
MORNING UNTIL 2:00 THIS
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. CLAY JENKINS SAYING ANYONE WHO
WANTS TO GET A TEST DOES NOT
NEED ANY RESIDENCY
REQUIREMENTS.
REQUIREMENTS. >>> IN FORT WORTH, THERE IS A
NEW KIND OF COVID-19 TEST
AVAILA+@BLE.
AVAILA+@BLE. IT IS SALIVA TESTING.
SO THIS IS AN ALTERNATIVE+@ TO
THAT UNCOMFORT+@ABLE NASAL SWAB
TEST WERE GOES UP YOUR NOSE.
IT IS EASY, THIS ONE, YOU SPIT
INTO A TEST TUBE.
THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE TO DO.
EXPERTS SAY THE ONLY DOWNSIDE IS
THAT IT IS NOT AS SENSITIVE.
SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE POSITIVE
MAY TEST NEGATIVE.
IT IS DONE QUICKLY AND REQUIRES
FEWER HEALTHCARE WORKERS, ALSO
LESS PPE.
LESS PPE.
LESS PPE. THE COUNTY EXPECTS TO GET
RESULTS BACK IN TWO DAYS.
THEY ARE STARTING WITH 300
TESTS PER DAY BY APPOINTMENT.
THEY HOPE TO EXPAND THAT.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER
FOR SALIVA TESTING ONLINE OR TO
GET MORE INFORMATION ABOU+@T
WHERE YOU CAN FIND TESTING NEAR
YOU, JUST TEXT THE WORD TEST TO
214-977-6028. THAT NUMBER IS ON
YOUR SCREEN.
YOUR SCREEN. MARC, OVER TO YOU.
>>> THANK YOU, SONIA.
I WISH WE HAD THIS NEWS LAST
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. MY
WEEK. MY WIFE AND KIDS GOT THE NASAL
TESTS AND DID NOT LOVE IT.
A LOT OF FOLKS ARE EXCITED
ABOUT THAT.
ABOUT THAT. A LOT OF FOLKS ARE EXCITED
ABOUT THE POTENTIAL RETURN TO
SPORTS.
SPORTS.
SPORTS. WE HAVE BEEN BUILDING TOWARDS
THIS WEEK.
THIS WEEK. MAYBE YOU ARE ONE OF THE 20,000
OR SO THAT WENT TO TEXAS MOTOR
SPEEDWAY.
SPEEDWAY.
SPEEDWAY. MAYB+@E YOU ARE RANGERS FAN AND
YOU CAN'+@T WAIT FOR THEM TO GE
ON THE FIELD.
OR MAYBE YOU ARE COWBOYS FAN
AND YOU ARE EXCITED ABOUT THEM
RETURNING TO TRAINING CAMP.
MAYBE YOU'RE EXCITED ABOUT
SPORTS IN GENERAL.
AS WITH MOST THINGS LATELY,
CORONAVIRUS COULD THROW A
WRENCH IN THINGS.
CHRIS SADEGHI JOINS US FROM
+@
+@ CRISCO.
CRISCO.
CRISCO. >> Reporter: IN THIS PANDEMIC,
WE HAVE BEEN USING THE SPORTS
WORLD AS SOMEWHAT OF A
BAROMETER.
BAROMETER. ONE OF THE BIG MOMENTS BEGAN
WHEN THE NBA SUSPENDED THE
SEASON IN MARCH.
NOW SOME OF +@THE LEAGUES ARE
RETURNING AND +@THERE ARE SOME
BIG QUESTION MARKS.
ONE+@ OF THE BIGGEST ONES, WITH
THE NFL AND THE COWBOYS RIGHT
AT THE START TRAINI+@NG+@ CAMP.
THEY WILL BE HOLDING THE ENTIRE
CAMP IN FRISCO.
THEY +@WILL BE HERE BY THE 20th
BUT SEVERAL STARS TOOK TO
TWITTER+@ TO CRITICIZE THE LEAG
FOR NOT HAVING A GOOD SAFETY
AND TESTING PLAN IN PLACE.
RUSSELL WILSO+@N TWEETED, HE IS
CONCERNED.
CONCERNED. HIS WIFE IS PREGNANT.
CAMP IS AB+@OUT TO START AND
THERE IS NO PLAN ON PLAYER
HEALTH AND FAMILY SAFETY.
ADDING, WE WANT TO PLAY
FOOTBALL BUT WE WANT TO PROTECT
OUR LOVE+@D ONES.
THAT YOUR REPL+@Y OF AGREEMENT
FROM DeMARCUS LAWRENCE WHO SAYS
HE REFUSES TO PUT HIS PREGNANT
WIFE AND FA+@MILY AT +@RISK WIT
+@
+@ UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE PLAN IS
FOR SAFETY.
FOR SAFETY. MEANWHILE, BASEBALL IS BAC+@
THIS WEEK.
THIS WEEK. THE RANGERS WILL PLAY RE-SEASON
GAMES AGAINST THE ROCKIES AT
THE NEW GLOBE LIFE FIELD ON
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
AND THEN A WEEKE+@ND SEES A
STARTING FRIDAY AGAINST
COLORADO TO START WITHOUT FANS
IN ATTENDANCE.
IN ATTENDANCE. EARLIER THIS MONTH, TWO COVID-
19 TESTS SHOWED JOEY +@GALLO W
POSITIVE AND THEN I THIRD CAME
BACK NEGATIVE.
BACK NEGATIVE. HE WAS CLEARED TO RETURN AFTER
TWO MORE NEGATIVE TESTS IN A 24-
HOUR PERIOD.
HOUR PERIOD. YE+@STERDAY WAS THE FIRST MAJOR
SPORTING EVENT IN TEXAS THAT
FANS COULD ATTEND.
THE O'REILLY AUTO PARTS 500
BETWEEN 20,020 5000 FANS HAD
PLENTY OF SPACE.
IT HOLDS 120,000.
EVERYONE AT THE TRACK WAS
REQUIRED TO WEAR A MA+@SK.
WE HAVE SPORTS RETURNING THIS
WEEK BEEN A ANOTHER BIG WEEK
+@
+@ NEXT
+@ NEXT WEEK WHEN THE DEATHLESS
MAVERICKS RETURN. MARC, A LOT
OF SPORTS FANS ARE GOING TO BE
HAPPY TO HAVE SOMETHING ON
TELEVISION+@ TO WATCH.
>> NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. +@
YOU AND I ARE BOTH HUGE COLLEGE
FOOTBALL FANS.
FOOTBALL FANS.
+@
+@ WE
+@ WE WILL PUT OUR RIVALRY ASIDE
FOR A SECOND.
DO YOU REALLY THINK WE WILL SEE
A COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON?
+@
A COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON? I FEEL LIKE EVERY DAY WE GET
CLOSER TO THE FALL IT BECOMES
LESS LIKELY.
LESS LIKELY. >> Reporter: YEAH.
THE THING WITH COLLEGE FOOTBALL
+@
THE THING WITH COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS THEY CAN'T DO A BUBBLE
SYSTEM THE WAY SOME OF THESE
PRO LEAGUES ARE.
WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN SOME OF
THOSE CONFER+@ENCES CANCELED TH
NONCONFERENCE SCHEDULES.
NONCONFERENCE SCHEDULES. IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.
WE WILL REMAIN OPTIMISTIC.
>> ALL RIGHT.
MAYBE WE CAN RENEW THE RIVALRY
HOPEFULLY THIS