GOOD, DOESN’T IT? >> FRIDAY IS FRIDAY.
WE DO HAVE A LOT, SAVANNAH, TO
GET CAUGHT UP ON.
THE VERY LATEST OVERNIGHT, THE
WHITE HOUSE UNVEILING
THREE-PHASE APPROACH FOR STATES
TO START REOPENING AMID THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. SOME BEFORE MAY THE 1st.
PRESIDENT TRUMP’S SAYS HE’LL
LEAVE IT TO INDIVIDUAL GOVERNORS
TO DECIDE WHAT IS BEST FOR THEIR
STATES.
STATES. THIS MORNING AT LEAST 16 STATES,
INCLUDING NEW YORK AND
WASHINGTON, D.C., HAVE ALREADY
EXTENDED STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS
EITHER WELL INTO MAY OR
INDEFINITELY.
INDEFINITELY. MEANTIME CASES OF THE VIRUS ARE
STILL RISING NATIONWIDE.
NOW MORE THAN 671,000 WITH
NEARLY 35,000 FATALITIES.
IN A MOMENT, WE WILL SPEAK LIVE
WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE CDC,
BUT WE DO BEGIN OUR COVERAGE
WITH NBC’S PETER ALEXANDER AT
THE WHITE HOUSE AND SOME MORE ON
THE PRESIDENT’S PLAN.
HEY, PETER, GOOD MORNING.
>> HEY, HODA, GOOD MORNING.
NICE TO SEE YOU.
THE GUIDELINES DO NOT PROVIDE
SPECIFIC DATES OR LOCATIONS.
THEY ARE RECOMMENDATIONS THE
WHITE HOUSE SAYS ARE WRITTEN BY
THE PRESIDENT’S PUBLIC HEALTH
ADVISERS.
ADVISERS. WITH THESE GUIDELINES PRESIDENT
TRUMP IS EFFECTIVELY OUTLINING
FOR GOVERNORS TO CONSIDER
REOPENING BUT ACKNOWLEDGING THEY
HAVE THE FINAL SAY ON WHAT
HAPPENS IN THEIR STATES.
STILL SAYS SOME STATES THAT HAVE
NOT BEEN HARD HIT SHOULD BE ABLE
TO OPEN AS EARLY AS TODAY.
PRESIDENT TRUMP ROLLING OUT THE
ROADMAP FOR THE CRIPPLED ECONOMY
JUST SAYS AFTER CLAIMING HE HAD
TOTAL AUTHORITIES TO ORDER
GOVERNORS WHAT TO DO, TELLING
THEM IN A VIDEO CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, YOU’RE GOING TO CALL
YOUR OWN SHOTS.
>> WE ARE NOT OPENING ALL AT
ONCE, BUT ONE CAREFUL STEP AT A
TIME.
TIME. >> THE PRESIDENT GIVING THE
STATE A SET OF GUIDELINES, A
THREE-PHASE APPROACH TO HELP
GOVERNORS DETERMINE HOW TO
SLOWLY REOPEN.
SLOWLY REOPEN. TO BEGIN, STATES SHOULD SEE A
SUSTAINED TWO-WEEK DROP IN
CORONAVIRUS CASES.
CORONAVIRUS CASES. THE GUIDELINES DO NOT SPECIFY
WHAT AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL WOULD
BE.
BE. IN PHASE ONE, PEOPLE WOULD STILL
BE URGED TO AVOID SOCIALIZING IN
GROUPS OF MORE THAN TEN AND
SCHOOLS WOULD REMAIN CLOSED.
BUT RESTAURANTS AND PLACES OF
WORSHIP COULD OPEN WITH
RESTRICTIONS.
RESTRICTIONS. IN PHASE TWO SCHOOLS COULD
REOPEN AND NONESSENTIAL TRAVEL
COULD RESUME.
COULD RESUME. FINALLY THE THIRD PHASE, ONLY
FOR STATES THAT SHOW NO SIGNS OF
A SPIKE AS RESTRICTIONS ARE
LIFTED WITH VISITS TO NURSING
HOMES ALLOWED AGAIN AND OFFICES
RETURNING TO NORMAL.
THE PRESIDENT EXPLAINING HOW THE
STAGES WOULD AFFECT LARGE VENUES
FOR SPORTING EVENTS.
>> MANY OF THEM ARE GOING TO BE
STARTING WITHOUT THE FANS.
ULTIMATELY WE WANT PACKED ARENA.
>> ANY GUIDANCE TO RAMP UP
TESTING?
TESTING? DR. ANTHONY FAUCI, ONE OF THE
HUB HEALTH ADVISERS SAID
WIDESPREAD TESTING REMAINS
MONTHS AWAY.
MONTHS AWAY. >> BY THE TIME WE GET INTO THE
FALL, WE’LL BE IN GOOD SHAPE.
>> MANY GOVERNORS ARE CALLING ON
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO HELP
RESOLVE THAT ISSUE.
>> I THINK THE PRESIDENT DOESN’T
WANT TO BELIEVE TESTING IS A
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM. IT IS A PROBLEM PARTICULARLY IF
WE WANT TO GET THE COUNTRY GOING
AGAIN.
AGAIN. >> THE PRESIDENT EXPRESSING
CONFIDENCE ANY NEW SURGE IN
CORONAVIRUS CASES WILL BE
ERASED.
ERASED. >> WE’VE LEARNED A LOT.
WE’LL BE ABLE TO SUPPRESS IT,
WHACK IT.
WHACK IT. >> DR. FAUCI ACKNOWLEDGING IT
WILL BE AN UNPRECEDENTED
PROCESS.
PROCESS. >> THERE MAY BE SOME SETBACKS.
LET’S FACE IT.
THIS IS UNCHARTED WATER.
>> THE PRESIDENT SAID 30% OF THE
COUNTRY HAS NOT REPORTED A NEW
CASE IN THE LAST WEEK WITH AIDES
SUGGESTING SOME COUNTIES MAY BE
ABLE TO OPEN BEFORE THEIR ENTIRE
STATEMENTS.
STATEMENTS. THE PRESIDENT BRUSHING OFF AN
IDEA OF NEW NORMAL WHEN THIS IS
DONE SUGGESTING AMERICANS WILL
GET BACK TO THEIR LIFE WITHOUT
RESTRICTIONS.
RESTRICTIONS. SAVANNAH.
SAVANNAH. >> AS THE PRESIDENT WAS
OUTLINING THAT PLAN THERE WERE
PROTESTS COAST-TO-COAST WITH
STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS.
STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS. ONE STATE THAT WILL NOT BE
OPENED IS HARD HIT NEW YORK.
GABE GUTIERREZ JOINS US FROM NEW
YORK.
YORK. GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. >> Reporter: SOME POSITIVE SIGNS
IN NEW YORK.
ICU ADMISSIONS CONTINUE TO DROP.
THE STATE’S STAY-AT-HOME ORDER
WON’T STOP FOR A MONTH.
STATES ARE WALKING A FINE LINE
TRYING TO REOPEN THEIR ECONOMIES
AMID A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS.
THIS MORNING AS THE DEATH TOLL
SURGES PAST 12,000 IN NEW YORK,
GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO HAS
EXTENDED THE STATE’S
STAY-AT-HOME ORDER UNTIL MAY
15th.
15th. >> WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THEN?
I DON’T KNOW.
WE WILL SEE DEPENDING ON WHAT
THE DATA SHOWS.
>> MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO SAYING
NEW YORK CITY PHASING BILLIONS
IN LOST REVENUE WON’T START
RETURNING TO NORMAL UNTIL JULY
AT THE EARLIEST.
ACROSS THE COUNTRY PROTESTS ARE
SPREADING FROM TEXAS TO NORTH
CAROLINA TO VIRGINIA.
>> I’M OUT HERE TODAY BECAUSE I
DON’T THINK THAT THE GOVERNMENT
REALLY HAS ANY BUSINESS TELLING
US WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT DO.
>> AND MINNESOTA, WHERE THERE’S
A STRICT STAY-AT-HOME ORDER
UNTIL MAY 4th.
>> WE WANT THE GOVERNOR TO KNOW
WE HAVE A VOICE, TOO, AND WE’RE
HERE AND WE DON’T WANT TO BE IN
LOCKDOWN ANYMORE.
LOCKDOWN ANYMORE. >> LIKE GROUPS OF STATES IN THE
NORTHEAST AND WEST COAST HAVE
ALREADY DONE, GOVERNORS FROM
SEVEN AMERICAN STATES ARE NOW
LEARNING HOW TO REOPEN THEIR
ECONOMIES.
ECONOMIES. OHIO SAYS ITS STAY-AT-HOME ORDER
WILL EXPIRE MAY 1st WITH
SAFEGUARDS.
SAFEGUARDS. >> THE WORLD WE’RE GOING TO SEE
IS A DIFFERENT WORLD.
YOU’RE GOING TO SEE PEOPLE WITH
MASKS.
MASKS. YOU’RE GOING TO SEE PEOPLE WHERE
THERE’S A LOT OF SANITIZERS.
>>> LOS ANGELES COUNTY HAS SEEN
THREE STRAIGHT DAYS OF RECORD
HIGH DEATH RATES.
>> DEATHS AREN’T STATISTICS,
THEY ARE STORIES.
THEY AREN’T NUMBERS, THEY ARE
LIVES.
LIVES. >> OFFICIALS THERE PREDICT ALL
LARGE GATHERINGS COULD BE BANNED
UNTIL AT LEAST 2021.
SOME COMMUNITIES ON THE WEST
COAST THAT SAW EARLY
RESTRICTIONS ARE TAKING SMALL
STEPS TO A NEW NORMAL.
SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA, SURFERS
ARE CATCHING WAVES AGAIN AFTER
BEACHES AND PARKS REOPEN.
>> WOO-HOO, I’M SO EXCITED.
>>> NEARBY THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY
AREA ARE STILL UNDER STAEMZ
ORDERS.
ORDERS. SOME ARE WORRIED CROWDS MIGHT BE
TEMPTED TO CONGREGATE.
>> I THINK THERE’S A POTENTIAL
COMING OVER THE HILL FROM THE
BAY AREA MIGHT SEE IT AS A
FREE-FOR-ALL.
FREE-FOR-ALL. >>> NEW YORK CITY’S MAYOR IS NOW
URGING RESIDENTS TO LOWER
EXPECTATIONS.
EXPECTATIONS. SOME SAY IT’S TOO SOON TO TELL
WHEN BEACHES AND PUBLIC
GATHERINGS MIGHT RESUME.
SAVANNAH.
SAVANNAH. >> ALL RIGHT, GABE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. JOINING US NOW, DR. ROBERT
REDFIELD, DIRECTOR OF CDC.
DOCTOR, GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> IT’S NICE TO BE WITH YOU.
THE WHITE HOUSE AS YOU WELL KNOW
ANNOUNCED GUIDELINES ON HOW
INDIVIDUAL STATES AND
COMMUNITIES CAN RETURN TO
NORMAL.
NORMAL. JUST TO STATE THE OBVIOUS, THIS
IS EXTREMELY TRICKY, IT HAS TO
BE DONE CORRECTLY.
I WAS INTERESTED TO SEE A PEW
POLL THAT SAID 66% OF AMERICANS
ARE WORRIED THEIR LEADERS WILL
RELAX RESTRICTIONS TOO QUICKLY.
BEFORE WE GET INTO THE DETAILS,
BIG PICTURE, HOW WORRIED ARE YOU
ABOUT THAT?
ABOUT THAT? HOW WORRIED ARE YOU THAT THIS
MAY BE DONE TOO QUICKLY AND RISK
ANOTHER OUTBREAK?
ANOTHER OUTBREAK? >> WELL, SAVANNAH, THAT’S WHY WE
PUT OUT THE GUIDANCE, TO GIVE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF WHAT REALLY
THE IMPORTANT CRITERIA IS FOR
INDIVIDUALS TO CONSIDER.
CLEARLY REALLY IMPORTANT THAT
THE OUTBREAK IN THESE
JURISDICTIONS IS REALLY
DECLINING CONSISTENTLY OVER TWO
WEEXKS PERIOD.
WEEXKS PERIOD. WE HAVE GOOD SURVEILLANCE THAT
LOOK AT FLU LIKE ILLNESS AND FOR
ILLNESSES LIKE RESPIRATORY
DISEASE.
DISEASE. THERE ARE A NUMBER THAT HAVE
LIMITED ACTIVITY.
LIMITED ACTIVITY. THE CRITICAL THING IS LET THE
STATES LOOK AT IT, THEIR PUBLIC
HEALTH SYSTEMS, AND GIVE THEM A
LIST OF SOME OF THE KEY
PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES THEY
NEED TO HAVE, THE ABILITY TO DO
RAPID TESTING FOR NEW CASE
IDENTIFICATION AND CONTACT
TRACING, THEIR ABILITY TO TEST
AND DIAGNOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT DO
PRESENT WITH A FLU-LIKE ILLNESS.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
PREPARATION EVENTS THAT THE
STATE HAS TO REALLY GET IN
PLACE, WE ENCOURAGE TO GET IN
PLACE AS THEY BEGIN TO REOPEN
THEIR STATE.
THEIR STATE. MAYBE COUNTY BY COUNTY, MAYBE
STATE AT LARGE.
BUT IT’S GOING TO BE A STEP BY
STEP, PRUDENT PRODS.
>> NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.
WE TALKED LAST WEEK, AND I
REMEMBER YOU SAID WE NEED TO
HAVE TESTING FOR THE VIRUS
AGGRESSIVELY EMPLOYED BEFORE YOU
CAN THINK ABOUT REOPING.
ARE WE THERE YET?
>> I THINK THERE’S CERTAIN
JURISDICTIONS THAT WE DO.
I THINK PEOPLE HAVE TO LOOK AT
WHAT THE REAL STRATEGIC ROLE OF
TESTING IS.
TESTING IS. AT THIS POINT, IT’S TO MAKE THAT
RAPID EARLY DIAGNOSIS, WHICH
THEN YOU CAN AFFIRM AND ISOLATE
AND DO THE CONTACTS AND TEST,
FIGURE OUT OTHER CONTACTS, TEST,
ISOLATE OTHER INDIVIDUALS.
IT’S THE TRADITIONAL PUBLIC
HEALTH CONTAINMENT.
HEALTH CONTAINMENT. THERE’S A NUMBER OF
JURISDICTIONS THAT ARE VERY
CLOSE TO HAVING THAT CAPABILITY.
WE’RE GOING TO WORK WITH THEM.
CDC IS GOING TO WORK WITH ALL
THE JURISDICTIONS TO TRY TO HELP
THEM CORRECT THOSE GAPS BECAUSE
IT IS GOING TO BE REALLY
CRITICAL YOU HAVE THAT PUBLIC
HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE AS YOU
BEGIN TO LOOSEN UP THESE
MITIGATION RESTRICTIONS.
MITIGATION RESTRICTIONS. >> WHATEVER YOU FEEL ABOUT
TESTING IN YOUR PARTICULAR
COMMUNITY, I DON’T THINK THERE’S
ANYWHERE WHERE YOU’RE IN THE
POSITION OF ANYBODY WHO WANTS A
TEST CAN GET A TEST.
THAT KIND OF RAISES THE
QUESTION, HOW DO WE GET A GOOD
PICTURE OF WHERE THIS VIRUS IS
ESPECIALLY SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE
DISPLAYING NO SYMPTOMS AT ALL
BUT CAN STILL SPREAD IT.
>> YESAH, SAVANNAH, THAT’S A
REALLY IMPORTANT QUESTION.
I DO THINK THE CENTERS WE HAVE
THAT MONITOR RESPIRATORY
ILLNESSES ARE GOOD.
AS YOU POINTED OUT, WHAT’S
DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS VIRUS,
THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF
INDIVIDUALS THAT ACTUALLY ARE
INFECTED THAT DON’T DEMONSTRATE
SYMPTOMS.
SYMPTOMS. WE’RE ESTABLISHING A SERIES OF
IMPORTANT SURVEILLANCE POINTS,
SITES THROUGH THE COUNTY
FOCUSING ON NURSING HOMES,
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES.
THEY REALLY IN MANY OF THE
STATES HAVE BEEN THE INCIDENT
CASES IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
WE’RE GOING TO BE ESTABLISHING
SURVEILLANCE SITES IN SOME OF
THE INNER CITY CLINICS THAT WE
HAVE AND SOME OF THE INDIGENOUS
POPULATION CLINICS TO REALLY
LOOK IN TO TRY TO IDENTIFY AND
UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH ASYMPTOMATIC
INFECTION IS THERE.
I WILL SAY FROM A STRATEGIC
POINT OF VIEW, YOU’RE GOING TO
KNOW WHEN YOU NEED TO START TO
BE CONCERNED THAT THERE MAY BE
ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION WHEN YOU
START TO SEE EVIDENCE OF
SYMPTOMATIC INFECTION.
SYMPTOMATIC INFECTION. WHEN YOU LOOK IN CERTAIN
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE ABSOLUTELY
NO SYMPTOMATIC INFECTION, THOSE
ARE NOT GOING TO BE COMMUNITIES
WHERE WE’RE GOING TO HAVE
ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION.
ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION. WE ARE INCREASING THE
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM ACROSS THE
NATION SPECIFICALLY FOR COVID
AND SPECIFICALLY TO UNDERSTAND
WHERE ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION IS.
>> AND THEN FINALLY IN THE FEW
SECONDS WE HAVE LEFT, I KNOW
PEOPLE ARE HAPPY AND PEOPLE ARE
SO ANXIOUS TO RETURN BACK TO
NORMAL LIFE.
NORMAL LIFE. WHEN YOU HEAR THOSE DPLIMGLIMMER
HOPE YOU THINK, OKAY, MAYBE.
DO YOU HAVE A WORD ABOUT THE
VIGILENCE REQUIRED FOR THE NEXT
COUPLE OF WEEKS.
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT
UP, SAVANNAH.
UP, SAVANNAH. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT, VERY
GRATIFYING HOW THE AMERICAN
PUBLIC CAME TOGETHER AND REALLY
EMBRACED THE MITIGATION
STRATEGIES THAT WE HAD PUT OUT,
30 DAYS TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. AS I SAID BEFORE, SOMETIMES
BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION IS PRETTY
TOUGH WHEN IT’S TO HELP IMPROVE
YOUR OWN HEALTH, BUT THE
AMERICAN PUBLIC REALLY CAME
TOGETHER WHEN THOSE MITIGATION
STRATEGIES WERE TO PROTECT THE
VULNERABLE AND OTHERS.
WE NEED TO BE VERY VIGILANT IN
THAT.
THAT. THIS NEW OPENING UP, WHICH HAS
THAT REQUIREMENT OF EARLY CASE
DIAGNOSIS AND ISOLATION AND
CONTACT TRACING IS REALLY
EMBEDDED AS YOU’LL SEE IN THE
PHASES WHILE STILL MAINTAINING
THAT PERSONAL VIGILENCE,
PERSONAL MITIGATION, SO THAT WE
CAN CONTINUE TO LIMIT AND
PROTECT THE VULNERABLE IN THIS
NATION.
NATION. IT’S IMPORTANT NOT TO LET UP AT
ALL BUT DO THIS IN A PRUDENT,
GRADUAL WAY AS WE GO THROUGH THE
DIFFERENT PHASES AND REALLY
MAINTAIN THOSE MITIGATION
STRATEGIES OF HANDWASHING,
SOCIAL DISTANCING, WEARING A
FACE COVERING WHEN YOU’RE IN
PUBLIC IF YOU’RE IN AN AREA
WHERE THERE’S STILL SIGNIFICANT
ONGOING TRANSMISSION, LIKE WE
STILL SEE IN NEW YORK, BOSTON,
OBVIOUSLY BALTIMORE, WASHINGTON,
DIFFERENT PARTS OF OUR NATION.
>> ALL RIGHT.
CDC DIRECTOR ROBERT REDFIELD,
THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
HODA, WE’LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, SAVANNAH.
THIS HAS BEEN ANOTHER BRUTAL
WEEK FOR THE U.S. ECONOMY,
HIGHLIGHTED BY ANOTHER 5 MILLION
PEOPLE FILING FOR UNEMPLOYMENT.
IN A NEW HIT TO SO MANY PEOPLE
IN NEED RIGHT NOW, RELIEF MONEY
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, THAT’S
RUNNING OUT.
RUNNING OUT. NBC BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT JO
LING KENT IS IN WITH MORE ON
THAT.
THAT. HEY, GOOD MORNING.
>> HEY, HODA, GOOD MORNING TO
YOU.
YOU. WITH THE ECONOMY VIRTUALLY SHUT
DOWN, SO MANY SMALL BUSINESSES
LIKE THESE ARE HANGING SIGNS IN
THEIR WINDOWS SAYING THEY ARE
CLOSED UNTIL FUTURE -- UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE.
FURTHER NOTICE. MEANWHILE THE PAYCHECK
PROTECTION LOAN PROGRAM HAS
ALREADY RUN DRY LEAVING IT UP TO
CONGRESS TO UP WITH MORE.
THIS MORNING WORKERS AND
BUSINESS OWNERS NATIONWIDE ARE
DESPERATE FOR RELIEF.
22 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE NOW
FILED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
IN THE LAST FOUR WEEKS ALONG, AS
MORE COMPANY LIKE YELP AND
GROUPON ANNOUNCE THOUSANDS OF
LAYOFFS.
LAYOFFS. SMALL BUSINESSES ARE STRUGGLING
TO MAKE IT THROUGH THIS
PANDEMIC, TOO.
PANDEMIC, TOO. THE $349 BILLION PAYCHECK
PROTECTION PROGRAM, DESIGNED TO
KEEP SMALL BUSINESSES AFLOAT AND
THEIR EMPLOYEES PAID DRIED UP
THURSDAY.
THURSDAY. DEMAND FOR FORGIVABLE LOANS SO
OVERWHELMING THE SMALL BUSINESS
SAID IT PROCESSED 14 YEARS LOANS
IN A FEW DAYS.
>> WHEN IT COMES TO APPLYING FOR
DIFFERENT GRANTS OR PROGRAMS,
WHAT NOT, IT’S STRESSFUL BECAUSE
THEY KEEP CHANGING THE RULES.
>> DEMETRIUS RUNS A BARBER SHOP
NEAR DALLAS.
NEAR DALLAS. HE APPLIED FOR A LOAN EARLIER
THIS WEEK BUT STILL HASN’T HEARD
BACK.
BACK. >> I’M SCARED THIS COULD
POTENTIALLY KILL MY BUSINESS,
AND I WORKED HARD TO BUILD THIS
BUSINESS FROM THE GROUND UP.
>> THE SMALL BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION SAID 1.6 MILLION
LOANS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BUT IT
STOPPED ACCEPTING NEW
APPLICATIONS.
APPLICATIONS. SANDY LOCK RUNS BULLY BREW IN
MILWAUKEE AND SOUTH DAKOTA.
BUSINESS IS DOWN 80%.
>> I WAS SICK TO MY STOMACH
DOING NUMBERS SAYING, OKAY, HOW
LONG CAN I DO THIS.
IT’S SURVIVAL MODE.
>> SHE SAYS SHE WAS FORCED TO
CLOSE TWO OF HER COFFEE SHOPS
AND LAID OFF 24 EMPLOYEES.
FORTUNATELY LAST WEEK HER
GOVERNMENT LOAN CAME THROUGH AND
SHE’S BEEN ABLE TO HIRE BACK
SOME OF HER STAFF.
>> HOW LONG IS THAT GOING TO
LAST YOU?
LAST YOU? >> SO WE HAVE EIGHT WEEKS WITH
THAT FUNDING, AND THEN AFTER
THAT --
THAT -- >> AS FOR INDIVIDUAL RELIEF,
TREASURY DEPARTMENT SAID 80
MILLION PEOPLE HAVE RECEIVED
THAT FUNDING IF YOU HAD THAT IRS
DIRECT DEPOSIT INFORMATION.
YOU CAN CHECK THE STATUS OF YOUR
MONEY AS WELL ON A WEBSITE
CALLED GET MY PAYMENT.
THERE’S BEEN SO MUCH TRAFFIC IT
HAS SEEN PROBLEMS HERE.
IF YOU ARE WAITING FOR THAT
PAPER CHECK, IT COULD STILL BE
WEEKS OR LONGER.
HODA.
HODA. >> ALL RIGHT.
JO LING KENT FOR US ON THAT
STORY.
STORY. THANK YOU, JO.
WHAT DO YOU SAY, GUYS, WE TURN
TO THE WEATHER AND MR. ROKER.
IT IS THE WEEKEND, AL.
>> IT IS THE WEEKEND.
READY FOR A LITTLE WEEKEND SNOW,
WEEKEND WINTER, BECAUSE IF YOU
ARE I’VE GOT A GREAT FORECAST
FOR YOU.
FOR YOU. >> NO.
>> NO. >> CHECK OUT THE RADAR RIGHT
NOW.
NOW. YES, IT’S COMING, BABY, AND FOR
THE NORTHEAST AS WELL.
LOOK AT THIS, FROM IOWA,
CHICAGO, INTO OHIO, WE ARE
LOOKING AT LIGHT SNOW.
RAIN AND HEAVY RAIN THROUGH
CENTRAL PARTS OF ILLINOIS.
WE’VE GOT 24 MILLION PEOPLE
AFFECTED BY THIS SYSTEM AS IT
PUSHES TO THE EAST WITH WINTER
WIND ADVISORIES.
WIND ADVISORIES. SNOW ACROSS GREAT LAKES INTO NEW
ENGLAND TODAY.
ENGLAND TODAY. IT ARRIVES RAIN LATE FOR THE
MID-ATLANTIC STATES.
MID-ATLANTIC STATES. TOMORROW A RAIN-SNOW MIX ENDS BY
EARLY AFTERNOON.
EARLY AFTERNOON. MORNING RAIN AND STORMS IN THE
CAROLINAS AS THIS PUSHES AWAY.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO 6" OF
SNOW IN SOME SPOTS.
THESE ARE THE LAST SNOWFALLS ON
RECORDS.
RECORDS. CHICAGO MAY 11th IN QUIBI 6,
PITTSBURGH, BOSTON MAY 10th IN