SO
SO A
SO A BEAUTIFUL DAY, THAT IS YOUR FORECAST. >>> BREAKING+@ OVERNIGHT, BANKS
ARE WARNING OF UTTER CHAOS AS
THE $350 BILLION S+@MALL BUSINES
RELIEF PROGRAM OFFICIALLY OPENS.
BANKS SAY THEY DIDN'T RECEIVE
THE GUIDELINES UNTIL LAST NIGHT
SO A LOT OF THEM ARE TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT WHO THEY CAN LEND
SO A LOT OF THEM ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO THEY CAN LEND+@ MONEY TO AND WHETHER THEY CAN
BEGIN ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
TODAY.
SMALL BUSINESSES ARE A HUGE,
HUGE P+@ART OF OUR ECONOMY,
MEANWHILE THE COUNTRY IS REELING
WITH MILLIONS OF AMERICANS OUT
OF A JOB.
10 MILLION AMERICANS FILED FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE PAST TWO
WEEKS ALONE.
NORTH CAROLINA HAS SEEN THE
SECOND HIGHEST NUMBER OF
APPLICATIONS IN THE COUNTRY.
THERE ARE 3600 CASES OF COVID-19
ACROSS THE STATE.
MECKLEN BERG
COUNTY WANTS TO
BE READY.
RICHARD, I CAN'T
BELIEVE I AM SAYING THESES WERE,
BUT A FIELD HOSPITAL IS GOING TO
BE SETUP THERE SOON?
>> Reporter: YEAH, THERE IS A
VERY STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT
COULD HAPPEN.
GOOD MORNING TO YOU, GOOD FRIDAY
MORNING, WHEN IT COMES TO
PREPARING FOR EVERYTHING THAT
COVID-19 CAN BRING TO OUR AREA,
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY WE ARE IN A
RACE F+@OR TIME.
>> PREPARING FOR WHAT IS TO
COME. CHARLOTTE'S TOP DOCTORS SEEKING
HELP FROM LOCAL LEADERS FOR A
+@ FIELD HOSPITAL AS THE SPREAD OF
COVID-19 MARCHES ON.
>> WE WILL NEED MORE HOSPITAL
BEDS.
>> ASKING THE COUNTY TO CREATE
A MASS CARE FACILITY FOR 3,000
ADDITIONAL CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS.
>> WE UNDERSTAND THIS WILL BE
THE NORM NEW NORMAL FOR THE
WEEKS A HEAD.
>> THIS ON THE SAME DAY AS THE
HEALTH DIRECTOR GAVE AN
EMOTIONAL PLEA TO STATE
+@
HEALTH DIRECTOR GAVE AN EMOTIONAL PLEA TO STATE LAWMAKERS.
>> THIS IS KEEPING ME UP AT
NIGHT.
SORRY I HAVE DONE A PRETTY GOOD
JOB NOT GETTING EMOTIONAL UP TO
+@THIS POINT.
>> THE UNCC CAMPUS WILL MAKE 6
DORM+@S AVAILABLE.
>> THE ABILITY TO SERVE THE
COMMUNITY WILL BE BASED ON THE
SUPPORT WE GET FROM THE FEDERAL
AND STATE GOVERNMENT.
>> AND HERE LOCALLY THERE IS A+@
LOT OF SUPPORT.
THE ARE OTHER AREAS THAT COULD
POSSIBLY HOST A FIELD HOSPITAL
AND ALL OF THOSE ARE THINGS
COUNTY LEADERS ARE CONSIDERING.
>>> T+@URNING NOW TO OTHER BIG
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK FROM OVERNIGHT.
YO+@U MAY BE WAITING LONGER THAN
YOU EXPECTED TO GET THAT
STIMULUS CHECK.
FOLKS WITH DIRECT DEPOSIT INFO
GETS THEIR MONEY THE WEEK OF
APRIL 13TH.
IF THAT DOESN'T APPLY TO YOU,
PAPER CHECKS WILL NOT BE SENT
OUT UNTIL THE WEEK OF MAY 4TH.
THE IRS WILL SEND CHECKS TO
PEOPLE WITH LOWEST INCOMES
FIRST.
>>> THE GOVERNOR SAID THE STATE
MAY RUN OUT OF VENTILATORS IN
THE NEXT 6 DAYS.
+@
MAY RUN OUT OF VENTILATORS IN THE NEXT 6 DAYS. 10,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
HOSPITALIZED FOR COVID-19 IN NEW
YORK.
>>> THE TRAVEL NIGHTMARE FOR A
THOUSAND PASSENGERS STUCK AT
>>> THE TRAVEL NIGHTMARE FOR A THOUSAND PASSENGERS STUCK AT+@ SEA.
>> FLORIDA HAS NEVER LOOKED SO
BEAUTIFUL.
>> THE CRUISE SHIP FINALLY
DOCKING AFTER 27 DAY+@S, CAN YOU
IMAGINE?
IMAGINE? +@ DOZENS OF PASSENGERS ON THE SHIP
HAVE COVID-19.
THE SICK PASSENGERS HAVE TO STAY
ON BOARD FOR TREATMENT.
>> THE WHITE HOUSE AND CDC
EXPECTED TO RECOMMEND PEOPLE
START WEARING MASKS IN PUBLIC.
IT IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR
SOCIAL DISTANCING, AND HEALTH
OFFICIALS SAY YOU SHOULD NOT USE
THE N95 MASKS, THOSE ARE FOR
HEALTH CARE WORKERS.
>>> THE MAYOR IS GOING TO BE
ANSWERING QUESTIONS HOW
CHARLOTTE IS RESPONDING, IF YOU
WANT TO ASK HER SOMETHING USE
THE HASHTAG, IT KICKS OFF AT 10
A.M.
>>> THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IS
DELAYING THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
CONVENTION.
ANNOUNCING ON SOCIAL MEDIA
THAT DUE TO THE HEALTH CRISIS
THEY ARE PUSHING BACK THE DATE
TO AUGUST.
LE THEY ARE CONTINUING TO
MONITOR THE SITUATION.
THE FORMER VICE PRESIDENTS HE IS
IN AGREEMENT TO MOVING THE
CONVENTION AND SO
LET'S LOOK AT THIS CALENDAR FOR@
AUGUST 2020, SO YOU CAN SEE
WHERE THE DNC+@ AND RNC WILL BE
HELD.
THE RNC WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE
AUGUST 24TH.
LEAVING ONLY A FEW
DAYS BETWEEN THE 2 CONVENTIONS.
THE RNC COMMITTEE SPOKESPERSON
SAID THEY ARE PLANNING A
SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION AND THAT
THE HEAL+@TH+@ AND SAFETY OF
EVERYONE INVOLVED IS A TOP
PRIORITY.
A COUPLE TALKING POINTS IS
LOGISTICAL PAIN A GOOD REASON
NOT T+@O HAVE TO RESCHEDULE AND
DOES THE TIMING BETWEEN THE
CONVENTION SHORT+@ CHANGE THE
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE AND SHOULD
THEY GO VIRTUAL.
TODAY WITH THE FLUID SITUATION
OF HANDLING THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC IT IS A POSSIBILITY WE
WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR.
LET US KNOW YOUR+@ THOUGHTS.
THANKS
FOR JOINING THE CONVERSATION.
>> RACHEL THANK YOU.
>>> SOME
FOLKS HAVE SEEN ONLINE
AND ARE WONDERING.
DID THE UNITED STATES SHIP PPE
TO CHINA BEFORE THE CASES IN THE
UNITED STATES STARTED TO RISE.
>> IT IS CLAIM WE ARE SEEING
ALL OVER SOCIAL MEDIA THAT TRUMP
SENT 18 TONS OF PPE TO CHINA.
SO LET'S BREAK DOWN THE CLAIM.
DID THE U.S. SEND 18 TONS OF
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO CHINA, THE
MAIN SOURCE IS THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT AMOUNT THEY
WERE TRANSFERRING MEDICAL
EQUIPMENT.
SO, YES, PER THE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
STATE IT IS VERIFIED.
NOW IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE NOT
ALL 18 TONS WERE PPE.
THEY ALSO INCLUDED MASKS, GOWNS,
RESPIRATORS AND OTHER VITAL
MATERIALS, AND THOSE SUPPLIES
CAME FROM PRIVATE DONATIONS NOT
FROM THE U.S. STOCK PILE.
IF YOU SEE OTHER CLAIMS LIKE
THIS