485
485 TO
485 TO UPTOWN AROUND 10 MINUTES. >>> LET'S BRING YOU UP TO SPEED
WITH THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
OVERNIGHT ON THE CORONAVIRUS.
PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNED A RELIEF
PACKAGE INTO LAW INCLUDING
MONEY FOR FREE TESTING AND PAID
EMERGENCY LEAVE.
WE WILL TAKE A DEEPER DIVE INTO
WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOUR FAMILY
+@
WE WILL TAKE A DEEPER DIVE INTO WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOUR FAMILY IN A FEW MACHINES.
THE CAROLINAS SAW +@A BIG SPIKE
IN COVID-19 CASES OVERNIGHT.
NORTH CAROLINA IS REPORTING 93
CASES STATEWIDE.
SOUTH CAROLINA AS YOU CAN SEE
60 INCLUDING ONE DEATH.
AND MORE BUSI+@NESSES ARE BEING
ORDERED TO SHUT DOWN OVER THE
OVERBREAK.
GYMS, HEALTH CLUBS AND THEATERS
WILL BE CLOSED AT LEAST THE
NEXT FOUR WEEKS.
>>> SOME MALLS ARE JOINING THE
LIST OF CLOSURES.
OUR TEAM COVERAGE KICKING OFF
WITH RICHARD DE VAYNE JOINING
US UP AT CONCORD MILLS THIS
MORNING.
THEY ARE CLOSING BUT ONE OF
HUND+@REDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY A
SEVERAL IN OUR AREA.
>> Reporter: YEAH, THAT'S
CORRECT.
THE GOAL IS TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE
AND THE ONLY WAY TO DO THAT IS
TO KEEP THEM OUT OF LARGE
GROUPS.
PEOPLE KNOW THAT PEOPLE LIKE TO
CONGREGATE AT MALLS.
THE BEST WAY TO KEEP PEOPLE
FROM DOING THAT TO SHOP AND
HANG OUT AND DO OTHER THINGS IS
TO JUST CLOSE THEM DOWN.
>>> Reporter: OUT OF A SENSE OF
PROTEC+@TING THE PUBLIC, AREA
MALLS LIKE CAROLINA PLACE AND
NORTH LAKE REDUCED STORE HOURS.
IN THE CASE OF+@ CONCORD MILLS,
THEY HAVE CHOSEN +@TO CLOSE DOW
ALTOGETHER.
THAT LEAVES WORKERS IN A PRECAR
JUST SITUATION WITH REDUCED --
PRECARIOUS SITUATION WITH
REDUCED OR NO PAYCHECKS ON THE
HORIZON.
THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF
MANY MORE WEEKS OF CLOSED DOORS
AHEAD.
>> THAT TWO-WEEK PAY GIVES US
RELIEF BUT FROM THE NEWS, IT
SOUNDS LIKE THINGS COULD GO ON
+@ LONGER THAN THIS.
WE ARE IN A WAY ANXIOUS ABOUT
THAT.
>> Reporter: SHE ADDS WHEN THE
MALLS REOPEN, SHE DOESN'T KNOW
HOW FAST PEOPLE WILL BE BACK TO
SHOPPING I. COULD BE LONGER
THAN WHEN THIS CORONAVIRUS
SITUATION FINALLY ENDS.
OF COURSE IT+@'S SOMETHING THAT
WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND
HOPE FOR THE +@BEST.
WE ARE AT CONCORD HILLS MALL,
RICHARD DE VAYNE.
>>> WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT A NEW
FEDERAL AID PACKAGE THAT JUST
PASSED.
THIS ONE, 750 BILLION-DOLLAR
EMERGENCY AID PAGE WILL PROVIDE
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, FREE
TESTING, PAID LEAVE.
FOOD ASSISTANCE.
MONEY FOR MEDICAID, MEDICARE,
ALL OF THAT.
THIS IS THE SECOND.
LAST WEEK IF YOU REMEMBER THIS
BILL PASSED WORTH $8.3 BILLION.
IT FOCUSED MORE ON VACCINES AND
RESEARCH AS WELL.
NOW A THIRD BILL.
THIS IS NEWLY PROPOSED ON THE
TABLE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.
THE PRESIDENT WANTS A TRILLON-
DOLLAR STIMULUS PA+@CKAGE AND
HALF OF THAT TO GO TO
AMERICANS.
AMERICANS. +@ 500 BILLION IN THE FORM OF
THOUSAND DOLLAR CHECK FOR EVERY
ADULT.
IF YOU MAKE $75,000, $60,000
YOU MAY NOT QUALIFY TO GET THE
THOUSAND DOLLAR CHECK.
TH+@E PRESIDENT WANTED+@ IT IN
WEEKS.
WE ARE SEEING YOU MAY GET IT BY
APRIL OR MAY.
NOW, IT DEPENDS ON YOUR INCOME,
FAMILY SIZE.
WE HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE.
IT'S LIKE A TAX REBATE TO
STIMULATE THE ECONOMY.
IN 2001, BUSH MADE TAX CUTS
$300 THAT PEOPLE GOT DURING THE
GREAT RECESSION AND IN 2008
PEOPLE GOT 300 TO $600 BACK.
NEW THIS MORNING, BEN, THE
SECOND PACKAGE THIS MORNING HAS
PASSED.
>> GOOD NEWS THERE.
RACHEL, THANKS.
>>> PARENTS EVERYWHERE WAIT TO
SEE IF DAY CARES WILL FOLLOW
SCHOOLS ACROSS CAROLINAS AND
CLOSE THEIR DOORS AS WELL.
>> Reporter: THERE IS A NEW
PLAN FOR DAY CARES IN NORTH
CAROLINA.
THERE ARE 4500 FACILITIES
ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA.
1500 ARE OPEN WITH 1300 CLOSED.
ON WEDNESDAY, THE STATE SAID IT
IS WANTING TO +@OPEN FREE PUBLI
CHILD CARE FOR THE KIDS OF
THOSE WHO ARE ON THE FRONT
LINES.
MECKLENBURG COUNTY IS WAITING
ON THE STATE'S RECOMMENDATION
FOR DAY CARES EXPECTED TO COME
DOWN BY THE END OF THIS WEEK.
>>> GOOD MORNING.
I'M BILLIE JEAN SHAW IN UPTOWN.
HAVE YOU SEEN PEOPLE
OVERCHARGING FOR ESSENTIALS
DURING THE CORONAVIRUS
OUTBREAK?
THAT IS AGAINST THE LAW.
AT 2:00, THE NORTH CAROLINA
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILL BE
ADDRESSING THAT.
HE SAYS THERE IS MORE THAN 130
COMPLAINTS ABOUT PRICE GOUGING.
IF YOU HAVE AN ISSUE AND YOU
ARE