MORNING.
MORNING. MARK, OVER TO YOU.
>>> ALL RIGHT.
MARK, OVER TO YOU. >>> ALL RIGHT.+@
GOT SOME BIG NEWS THIS MORNING
WE WANT TO SHARE ON A COVID
VACCINE.
VACCINE.
VACCINE. EARLY THIS MORNING BRITAIN GAVE
APPROVAL TO PFIZER'S VACCINE.
OF COURSE +@YOU +@HAVE HEARD ABT
THEM ALL COMPETING.
PFIZER IS TAKING THAT OFFICIAL
APPROVAL.
APPROVAL.
APPROVAL. OFFICIALS SAY IT WILL BE
AVAILABLE STARTING NEXT WEEK.
THE U.K.
THE U.K.
THE U.K. THE FIRST COUNTRY IN
THE WORLD TO APPROVE T+@HAT
VACCINE.
VACCINE.
VACCINE. HERE IS A BREAK DOWN OF WHO WILL
GET THAT VACCINE FIRST.
IT WILL GO FIRST TO NURSING HOME
RESIDENTS AND THEIR PROVIDERS.
THEN THOSE 80 YEARS OLD AND
OLDER.
OLDER.
OLDER. THEN THOSE WHO ARE 75 AND OLDER.
A LITTLE CLOSER TO HOME, COVID
HOSPITALIZATIONS HAVE BEEN ABOUT
15% FOR DAYS HERE IN NORTH
TEXAS.
TEXAS.
TEXAS. IF
TEXAS. IF THINGS DO NOT CHANGE BY
THURSDAY WE COULD SEE BUSINESSES
HAVE TO ROLL BACK THEIR
REOPENING.
REOPENING. WE ARE ASKING IF YOU SUPPORT
MORE RESTRICTIONS.
MORE RESTRICTIONS. YOU CAN GET TO WFAA.COM/VOTENOW
TO WEIGH IN.
81% OF YOU SAY YES, YOU WOULD BE
IN FAVOR OF THOSE ROLL BACKS.
LETS SAY GOOD MORNING.
THE NUMBER OF HOSPITAL BEDS AND
THE PERCENTAGE CAPACITIES ARE
TIED TO GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT'S
ORDER.
ORDER.
ORDER. HOW DOES IT WORK?
>> THEY ARE DIRECTLY TIED.
THAT IS BECAUSE HE SAID THAT IF
WE HAD GONE SEVEN DAYS WITH
HOSPITAL CAPACITY OVER 15%, THAT
IS WHEN HE WOULD PUT MORE
RESTRICTIONS INTO PLACE.
HE IS USING THIS NUMBER TO BASE
HIS DECISION OFF OF WILL WE
CONTINUE TO REOPEN OR CONTINUE
TO RESTRICT.
TO RESTRICT. WE ARE EXPECTING THE STATE TO
RELEASE THEIR NEW NUMBER LATER
ON THIS AFTERNOON.
LETS SAY THE NUMBER THAT COMES
OUT IS OVER 15%, THROWN DAY IS
DAY SIX OF THAT TREND.
DAY SEVERAL SEN THE KEY HERE.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK BACK ON WHAT
THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS HAVE
LOOKED HERE.
LOOKED HERE. NOTICE THAT THE COVID-19
HOSPITAL CAPACITY FOR THE LAST
TWO DAYS OVER 16%.
+@
+@ AGAIN
+@ AGAIN WE DO EXPEC+@T THOSE NUMBS
TO COME OUT A LITTLE LATER ON
THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS AFTERNOON. AGAIN ONCE A+@GAIN A REMINDER OF
WHY THESE NUMBERS ARE IMPORTANT.
UNDER THE ORDER IF WE SEE SEVEN
DAYS ABOVE 15% NOR+@TH TEXAS BAS
WILL BE SHUT DOWN.
RESTAURANTS WILL DROP TO 50%
+@
+@ CAPACITY IN +@THIS 19 COUNTRY
REGION.
REGION.
REGION. ASSUMING THIS TREND CONTINUES,
DAY SEVEN IS TOMORROW.
BUT IF+@ THESE ROLL BACKS HAPPE,
HOW MUCH OF A CHANGE WILL WE
NOTICE?
NOTICE?
NOTICE? WELL THE TEXAS ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGE COMMISSION TELLS US
2800 TEXAS BARS HAVE CONVERTED
TO RESTAURANTS.
TO RESTAURANTS.
+@
+@ THEY
+@ THEY WILL REMAIN OPEN AT 50%
CAPACITY.
CAPACITY.
CAPACITY. >> GOING FROM 75 TO 50% I+@SN'T
GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH
JUST HAVING GONE THROUGH THE
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS WITH THE
COLDER WEATHER AND PEOPLE
SPENDING MORE TIME IN#150ID WITH
EVERYONE HAVING COVID FATIGUE.
IT IS+@ NOT AT ALL SURPRISING TT
THESE NUMBERS ARE WHERE THEY ARE
AND WE ANTICIPATE THEY WILL KEEP
GOING UP.
GOING UP.
GOING UP. >> WE DID GET SOME NUMBERS FROM
THE TABC.
THE TABC.
THE TABC. THEY SAY THEY HAVE 220 AGENTS
WORKING TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY
IS FOLLOWING THE RULES.
AS OF THE END OF JUNE THEY
+@
AS OF THE END OF JUNE THEY +@CONDUCTED 24,000 INSPECTIONS D
OF THOSE INSPECTIONS, LESS THAN
700 RESULTED IN VIOLATIONS.
CARA.
CARA.
CARA. >>
CARA. >> ALL RIGHT.
THAT IS GOOD TO HEAR.
>>> 6:04.
>>> 6:04.
>>> 6:04. TIME NOW FOR YOUR MORNING RUSH.
WHO SAYS MASKS SHOULD BE
USED AS PART OF A COMPREHENSIVE
PACKAGE OF MEASURES THAT HELP
REDUCE THE SPREAD AND YOU WOULD
WASH YOUR HANDS BEFORE PUTTING
ON AND AFTER REMOVING YOUR MASK.
>>> AS COVID-19 CASES CONTINUE
TO RISE, A NEW HOSPITAL OPENED
IN NORTH TEXAS.
TEXAS HOSPITAL MANSF+@IELD IS
LOCATED ON U.S. HIGHWAY 287 AND
LONE STAR ROAD.
THE HOSPITAL IS STARTING OFF
WITH AN INITIAL BED CAPACITY OF
56 WITH THE POTENTIAL OF
REACHING UP TO 95 BEDS IN THE
FUTURE.
FUTURE.
FUTURE. >>> THE CDC IS WARNING AMERICANS
AGAINST ALL TRAVEL TO MEXICO AS
CORONAVIRUS CASES CONTINUE TO
RISE IN THE COUNTRY.
THE WARNING COMES AS U.S.
AIRLINES PREPARE THEIR WINTER
SCHEDULES WITH SOME POPULAR
FLIGHTS TO BEACHES IN MEXICO.
>>>
>>> YOU
>>> YOU HAVE BEEN HEARING IT NO MONTHS, SOCIALLY DISTANCED,
+@
MONTHS, SOCIALLY DISTANCED, CANCEL GATHERINGS.
CANCEL GATHERINGS. COUPLES HAVE CANCELLED WEDDINGS.
BACK IN MAY SCHOOLS EVEN SHIFTED
GRADUATIONS AROUND.
GRADUATIONS AROUND. THE RODEO IS COMING TO NORTH
TEXAS THIS WEEK.
TIFFANY HAS A PREVIEW OF THIS
BIG EVENT.
BIG EVENT. >> YEAH, GOOD MORNING.
IT IS ABSOLUTELY A BIG EVENT.
THE NFR STA+@RTS TOMORROW AND GS
TILL SATURDAY.
TILL SATURDAY. THEY ARE EXPECTING THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE AND WHILE+@ THERE IS
CONCERN BECAUSE OF COVID-19, IT
IS NO DOUBT BRINGING A LOT OF
EXCITE+@MENT TO THE AREA AS WEL.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME VIDEO.
IT IS A VIDE+@O OF THE STADIUM
TRANSFORMING FROM BASEBALL TO
RODEO.
RODEO.
RODEO. THEY WILL HOST WORLD CHAMPION
ATHLETES FOR ALMOST TWO WEEKS.
IT IS HAPPENING DURING THE
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. ANOTHER SIX PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED
FROM THE VIRUS AND THAT IS A BIG
+@
FROM THE VIRUS AND THAT IS A BIG REASON WHY THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH IS DEPLOYING 30,000 RAPID
CORONAVIRUS TESTS WITHIN THE
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. TESTING SITES WILL INCLUDE THE
FORT WORTH CONVENTION CENTER,
WILL ROGERS MEMORIAL CENTER AND
THE STOCKYARD DISTRICT.
IT WILL BE FREE FOR RESIDENTS
AND VISITORS.
AND VISITORS. IT IS COMING IN TIME FOR THE
PEOPLE ATTENDING THE NATIONAL
FINALS RODEO AND OTHER EVENTS
RELATED TO IT.
GLOBE +@LIFE FIELD WILL EXPECT
15,000 PEOPLE EACH NIGHT FOR THE
NFR.
NFR.
NFR. WE
NFR. WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND THAT
STADIUM HAS MORE THAN 40,000
SEATS.
SEATS.
SEATS. THIS LAY SOUTH INTENDED TO MEET
HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDELINES.
+@
HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDELINES. THIS WILL BE A VIRTUAL WAY TO
WATCH IT AS WELL.
IT WILL BE LIVE