WEATHER
WEATHER AS WE GET INTO THE WEEKEND, AND WE WILL CHECK THAT
IN A FEW MINUTES.
>>> GETTING YOU UP TO SPEED ON
THE CORONAVIRUS, THREE THINGS
YOU WILL WANT TO KNOW AS YOU
START YOUR MORNING.
THE HEALTH DIRECTOR SAYS SHE IS
OPTIMISTIC WE WILL EASE
RESTRICTIONS SOON.
RESTRICTIONS SOON. SHE SAID UNLESS THERE IS A
MAJOR CHANGE IN NUMBERS, WE
WILL MOVE INTO PHASE 1 NEXT
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. THAT MEANS NON+@ESSENTIAL
BUSINESSES LIKE CLOTHING STORES
WILL REOPEN.
WILL REOPEN. NUMBER TWO, THIS COMES AS NORTH
CAROLINA SEES THE BIGGEST
SINGLE DAY INCREASE OF CASES SO
FA+@R.
FA+@R.
FA+@R. IT
FA+@R. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT WE
ARE TESTING DOUBLE THE NUMBER
OF PEOPLE IN+@ THE PAST FEW DAY
WHICH IS WHY THE NUMBER JUMPS
SO MUCH.
SO MUCH.
SO MUCH. >>> ANOTHER 3.8 MILLION PEOPLE
HAVE FILED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BRINGING
THE NUMBER OF JOBLES+@S CLAIMS
30 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE PAST
SIX WEEKS.
SIX WEEKS. HE SECOND-QUARTER DECLINE WILL
BE WORSE THAN THE U.S. HAS EVER
SEEN.
SEEN.
SEEN. >>>
SEEN. >>> WE HAVE TWO +@MORE NURSING
HOMES, REPORTING OUTBREAKS OF
COVID-19, THE TEAM COVERAGE
WITH THE BILLIE JEAN SHOCK, WE
HAVE SEEN SO MANY OUTBREAKS AT
THESE FACILITIES, IN FACT, YOU
COVERED SOME OF THESE?
>>> WE KNOW THAT NURSING HOMES
ARE A HOTSPOT FOR COVID-19,
ONE COUNTY AND +@ARE VIEWING AR
IS TAKING MATTERS INTO THEIR
OWN HANDS, MAKING SURE THAT
RESIDENTS AND STAFF STAY SAFE.
>>> A PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE
FOCUSES ON THE CORONAVIRUS AT
THE NURSING HOME, VISITING AND
CONTACTING 25 NURSING HOMES AND
THE COUNTY ON A DAILY BASIS.
AFTER THIS WEEK, ROWAND COUNTY
HAS HAD THREE NURSING HOMES
+@
HAS HAD THREE NURSING HOMES BATTLING CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAKS,
IT ONLY TAKES TWO CASES TO
QUALIFY AS AN OUTBREAK.
ONE OF THE NURSING HOMES
DEALING WITH A MAJOR OUTBREAK IS
SOUTH BERRY.
SOUTH BERRY.
+@
+@ THEY
+@ THEY TEST POSITIVE FOR THE
VIRUS.
VIRUS.
VIRUS. >>> RIGHT NOW, THERE IS NO WORD
ON IF OTHER COUNTIES IN OUR
AREA PLAN ON DOING THE SAME,
BUT WE GOT AN UPDATE FROM
MECKLENBURG COUNTY, TO NURSING
HOMES HAVE REPORTED OUTBREAKS,
MINT HILL, AND THE SENIOR
LIVING.
LIVING.
LIVING. BUT THE HALF OF THE COALBED
THAT'S HAPPENING NURSING HOMES
AND NURSING FACILITIES.
BACK TO YOU.
>>> COVERAGE CONTINUES IN DC
WHERE THE PUSH IS ON TO DEVELOP
A VACCINE, TO PREVENT MILLIONS
MORE FROM BEING INFECTED.
>>> GOOD MORNING, EACH STATE IS
IN CHARGE.
IN CHARGE. PRESIDENT TRUMP SHIFTS HIS
FOCUS TO A +@VACCINE.
>> THE RACE IS ON, WARP SPEED,
DEVELOPING 300 MILLION DOSES OF
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE IN THE NEXT
EIGHT MONTHS.
EIGHT MONTHS. >> WHATEVER THE MAXIMA IS,
WHATEVER YOU CAN HUMANLY DO, WE
WILL HAVE.
WILL HAVE. I AM IN CHARGE OF IT.
>> ONE OF THE DRUGMAKERS SCALES
OF PRODUCTION WITH THE RESEARCH
UNDERWAY.
UNDERWAY.
UNDERWAY. >> WE WILL HAVE A VACCINE THAT
WILL BE GOOD FOR EMERGENCY USE.
>>> THE HUNT FOR A MIRACLE DRUG
COMES AS ORDERS EXPIRE TODAY, IN
STATES WHERE CASES ARE STILL
RISING.
RISING.
RISING. MICHIGAN'S GOVERNOR HAS
PROTESTS, AND THE LAWSUIT TRIES
TO KEEP PEOPLE AT HOME.
THIS TEXAS MAYOR REFUSES TO
VISIT MALLS AND RESTAURANTS,
REOPENING THIS WEEK.
>> MY FAMILY WILL NOT BE THERE
EITHER.
EITHER.
EITHER. EVERYONE HAS TO MAKE THEIR OWN
CHOICES.
CHOICES.
CHOICES. BUT THE THIS HAIRSTYLIST
REOPENED NO MATTER WHAT THE
GOVERNOR SAID.
GOVERNOR SAID. >> I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EAT IF
IT IS FOUR OR FIVE WEEKS.
+@
IT IS FOUR OR FIVE WEEKS. I HAD TO MAKE THE DECISION.
BUT THE SUBWAY SHUT DOWN, AND
THEY WORRY ABOUT PAYING
EMPLOYEES.
EMPLOYEES. >> THE STATE HAS A THIRD TEEN
MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT.
THEY HAVE PROVIDED US NOTHING,
NOTHING FOR POLICE OR
FIREFIGHTERS.
FIREFIGHTERS. >> Reporter: STATES COULD SEE A
BILLION-DOLLAR SHORTFALL IN TH+
+@
BILLION-DOLLAR SHORTFALL IN TH+ NEXT YEAR.
NEXT YEAR. >> THE PRESIDENT SAYS HE SAW
EVIDENCE THAT THE VIRUS STARTED
IN A CHINESE LAB.
>> Reporter: THE INVESTIGATION
CONTINUES, I AM TRACY POTTS,
REPORTING IN DC.
>>> I AM IN UPTOWN, WHERE, THE
LATEST HUNDREDS OF PROTESTERS
WILL GATHER, PROTESTING
LEADERSHIP TO OPEN MECKLENBURG
COUNTY AM.
COUNTY AM. IT IS THE SAME GROUP THAT IS
PROTESTING IN RALEIGH, THEY
WANT THE CITY TO REOPEN,
BUSINESSES NEED TO OPEN, PEOPLE
NEED TO WORK.
>>> AT 1.7 BILLION-DOLLAR
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BIL+@L FOR
RELIEF FOR SMALL BUSINESSES,
EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE
FACILITIES, THE SENATE PASSED A
+@SIMILAR BILL EARLIER THIS WEE
LAWMAKERS WILL DISCUSS A
COMPROMISE BEFORE IT HEADS TO
THE GOVERNOR.
THE GOVERNOR. >>> SOUTH CAROLINA OFFERS WALK
IN COVID-19 TESTING AT ALL
DOCTORS CARE URGENT CARE
CENTERS.
CENTERS.
CENTERS. ANYONE WHO IS HEALTHY, AND WHO
HAS NOT HAD ANY COVID-19
SYMPTOMS CAN GET A TEST.
RESULTS ARE AVAILABLE AND 72
HOURS.
HOURS.
HOURS. THE TEST CAN DETECT THE
PRESENCE OF ANTIBODIES, IT
DOES NOT DIAGNOSE AN ACTIVE
INFECTION.
INFECTION. >>> THE STANDS WILL BE