IN
IN MY
IN MY NEXT HIT. >>> OUR HEALTH CARE WORKERS HAVE
BEEN PUSHED TO THE BRINK.
WE ARE SEEING IMAGES LIKE THE
ONES IN YOUR SCREEN IN HOSPITALS
AND+@ IN NORTH TEXAS AND ACROSS
AMERICA.
AMERICA.
AMERICA. MORE AND MORE PATIENTS BEING
TREATED FOR COVID-19.
+@
TREATED FOR COVID-19. IN FACT ONE HOSPITAL IN OKLAHOMA
RUNNING OUT OF BEDS AND
EQUIPMENT.
EQUIPMENT. DOCTORS AND NURSES HAVING TO
MAKE SOME VERY TOUGH+@ DECISION.
>> W+@HAT HAPPENS IF A BUS CRASS
ON THE INTERSTATE AND THERE ARE
A BUNCH OF PEOPLE THAT NEED
INTENSIV+@E CARE?
INTENSIV+@E CARE? >> THEN YOU SEE ALL THESE PEOPLE
THAT ARE DOING THE GROUND WORK?
MAYBE MORE.
MAYBE MORE. THAT IS ALL YOU CAN DO.
>> THIS IS WHAT KEEPS YOU UP AT
NIGHT?
NIGHT?
NIGHT? >>
NIGHT? >> I'M NOT SLEEPING VERY WELL
THESE DAYS.
THESE DAYS. >> BOY, SOBERING WORDS AS MORE
THAN 73,000 AMERICANS ARE IN THE
HOSPITAL FIGHTING COVID-19.
HOSPITALIZATIONS CLIMBING ACROSS
NORTH TEXAS.
NORTH TEXAS. IN TARRANT COUNTY HEA+@LTH
OFFICIALS CALL THE SITUATION
DIRE.
DIRE.
DIRE. WE
DIRE. WE ARE GETTING OVER TO CHRIS WHO
IS LIVE IN ARLINGTON WITH WHAT
OUR FRONT LINE WORKERS ARE+@
FACING.
FACING.
FACING. BOY, THIS YEAR HAS BEEN ROUGH
FOR THEM.
FOR THEM.
FOR THEM. IT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE GETTING
ANY BETTER RIGHT NOW.
>> AND, MARK, WE SPENT A LOT OF
>> AND, MARK, WE SPENT A LOT OF@ TIME TALKING ABOUT THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF COVID CASES.
REALLY IT IS THE HOSPITAL +@SPAE
THAT IS THE BAROMETE+@R THAT
DICTATES A LOT OF THE DECISIONS.
WITH SOME OF THAT SPACE RUNNING
OUT, WE COULD SEE MORE
RESTRICTIONS COMING.
RESTRICTIONS COMING. 73,000 PEOPLE ACROSS THE NATION
ARE HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19.
THAT IS A RECORD HIGH.
BEDS ARE RUNNING OUT.
QUIPMENT IS RUNNING OUT.
+@
QUIPMENT IS RUNNING OUT. THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IS BEING
PUSHED TO ITS LIMIT.
HERE IN NORTH TEXAS THE 19
COUNTY AREA IS AT A 14.39%
ACCORDING TO TARRANT COUNTY
HEALTH DIRECTOR VINNY.
THAT IS AS FAR AS THE -- NUMBER
OF PATIEN+@TS OCCUPYING BEDS.
IF IT REACHES 15 FOREST SEVEN
DAYS IT IS SUPPOSED TO FORCE
BARS TO CLOSE.
THAT IS ACCORDING TO THE ST+@ATE
ORDER.
ORDER.
ORDER. IN
ORDER. IN TARRANT COUNTY THEY SAY THE
SITUATION IS SO DIRE, 92% OF THE
COUNTY'S ICU BEDS ARE OCCUPIED.
THE COUNTY IS ASKING BUSINESSES
TO CUT DOWN ON THEIR LIMITS OR
EVEN VOLUNTARILY SHUTDOWN.
THE COUNTY JUDGE+@ SAID THEY
CANNOT MANDATE.
CANNOT MANDATE. >> WE CAN DO NOTHING THAT
CONT+@RADICTS OR TRIES TO SUPER
CREED WHAT THE GOVERNOR HAS
DONE.
DONE.
DONE. WE
DONE. WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVE+@R MUCH F
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING. >> AND HE SAID HE DID REACH
OUT T+@O THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE R
SOME GUIDELINES+@ AND SOME ADVI@
ON WHAT THE NEXT STEPS MIGHT BE.
HE SAID SO FAR HE HAS NOT HEARD
BACK FROM ANYBODY IN THE OFFICE.
BACK TO YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING WE GOT
BIG NEWS FROM THE TESTING FRONT.
FDA APPROVED THE FIRST AT HOME
RAPID TESTING WHERE YOU CAN GET
YOUR RESULTS RIGHT IN YOUR
LIVING ROOM.
LIVING ROOM. IT I+@S AVA+@ILABLE BY PRESCRIPN
ONLY.
ONLY.
ONLY. IT
ONLY. IT USES SELF COLLECTED NASAL
SWAB SAMPLES.
SWAB SAMPLES. IT CAN RETURN RESULTS IN JUST 30
MINUTES.
MINUTES.
MINUTES. LET'S GET A LIVE LOOK THIS
MORNING AT TWO OF THE BIG
AIRPORTS THAT ARE GEARING UP.
LOVE AND DFW FOR THE
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY TRAVEL
SEASON+@ WHICH ALTHOUGH WILL NOT
BE AS BIG AS LAST YEAR.
HANNAH DAVIS LIVE THIS MORNING
AT DFW AIRPORT.
>> GOOD MORNING.
YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT TESTING
BEING POSSIBLY KIND OF THE
OPENING UP FACTOR FOR SOCIET+@Y.
IT LOOKS LIKE AIRLINES AND
AIRPORTS ARE LOOKING AT THE SAME
+@
+@ THING.
THING.
THING. HERE A+@MERICAN AIRLINES HAS COD
TEST FOR AT LEAST ONE ROUTE
GOING ON.
GOING ON.
GOING ON. IF YOU FLOOP FLY TO LONDON YOU
WILL BE GIVEN A COVID +@TEST 72
HOURS BEFORE YOUR FLIGHT, ONE
AFTER YOU LAND AND AN AT HOME
KIT.
KIT.
KIT. IF
KIT. IF A
KIT. IF A PASSENGER DOES TEST
POSITIVE THEY WILL BE ASKED TO
REBOOK OR CANCEL THEIR TRAVEL.
THE ROLL O+@UT IS IN EFFORT TO
DEMONSTRATE HOW COVID-19 TESTING
CAN REOPEN INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
GOING FORWARD.
GOING FORWARD. UNITED AND BRITISH AIRWAYS ARE
BOTH DOING SIMILAR TESTS.
EARLIER THIS MONTH WE DID GET A
BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR OF THE
CLEANING AND SOCIAL DISTANCING
PROCEDURES AT DFW +@AIRPORT.
TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE
STEPS.
STEPS.
STEPS. AT
STEPS. AT TSA STA+@FF ARE CLEANING EACH
BIN AFTER USE.
ALL OF THIS LEADING UP TO THE
HOLIDAY TRAVEL SEASON.
BOTH AMERICAN AND SOUTHWEST
AIRLINES HAVE SAID TH+@EY ARE
ADDING HUNDREDS OF FLIGHTS
DURING THAT TIME AS MANY
AMERICANS STILL PLAN TO TRAVEL
FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING
WHAT IS THE+@ RISK FACTOR WHEN U
FLY.
FLY.
FLY. THE
FLY. THE CDC SAYS THE ACTUAL SET UP
OF AN AIRPLANE MAKES IT RATHER
LOW RISK FOR COVID TRANSMISSION.
LOW RISK FOR COVID TRANSMISSION@ THE THING WRIT WHERE IT GETS
TRICKY
TRICKY
TRICKY IS
TRICKY IS WHEN