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>>> SLOWING THE SPREAD. ANOTHER LAYER OF PROTECTION.
MORE THAN HALF 1 MILLION TEXANS
OUT OF WORK AND THE EFFORT TO
MAKE SURE EVERYONE CAN EAT
+@
MAKE SURE EVERYONE CAN EAT NORTH TEXAS.
NORTH TEXAS. KEEPING THEIR FAMILIES SAFE.
>> WE FOUR UNITS THAT WE ARE
DONATING FREE OF CHARGE EXPECT
COMPANIES HOUSING HEALTHCARE
WORKERS DURING THE PANDEMIC AND
MEET THIS 74-YEAR-OLD
GRANDMOTHER WHO MADE A FITNESS
VIDEO AND WHY SHE DID IT.
LIVE FROM SOUTH VICTORY, WFAA
NEWS AT 6:00 P.M.
STARTS RIGHT NOW.
THANK YO+@U FOR JOINING US.
THE WHITE HOUSE IS UNVEILING A
THREE-STEP PLAN TO REOPEN THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. IN PHASE I CHURCHES,
RESTAURANTS, AND THE GYM COULD
REOPEN BUT WITH A LIMITED
NUMBER OF PEOPLE INSIDE SPACED
APART AND THE SECOND PHASE
ALLOWING SCHOOLS AND SUMMER
CAMPS TO REOPEN AND PHASE I+@II
WHAT MOST OF US WOULD CONSIDER
A RETURN TO NORMAL +@LIFE.
THE PRESIDENT DID NOT PUT A
TIMELINE ON ANY OF THESE STEPS
AND SET IT WILL BE THE
GOVERNORS WHO CAN MAKE THAT
CALL AND GOVERNOR ABBOTT WILL
LAY OUT THE PLAN FOR TEXAS
TOMORR+@OW.
TOMORR+@OW. THE GOAL IS TO GET FOLKS BACK
TO WORK.
TO WORK.
TO WORK. TODAY +@WE LEARNED THAT THE
PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM IS
ALREADY OUT OF MONEY BUT SOME
ARE URGING CONGRESS TO PUT MORE
MONEY INTO THE PROGRAM,
ALLOWING SOME BUSINESSES TO
KEEP P+@AYING THEIR WORKERS AND
HERE IN NORTH TEXAS STARTING
SATURDAY WILL HAVE TO COVER
YOUR FACE WHEN YOU WALK +@INTO
ANY ESSENTIAL BUSINESS IN
DALLAS COUNTY.
DALLAS COUNTY. TERESA WOODARD HAS MORE ON WHAT
THAT MEANS FOR YOU.
>> Reporter: ONLY A FEW WEEKS
AGO A FACIAL MASK WORN IN
DOWNTOWN DALLAS COULD'VE CUT
YOUR EYE BUT NOW AN UNMASKED
PHASE MIGHT.
PHASE MIGHT. CLAY JENKINS ANNOUNCED THURSDAY
AS OF SATURDAY CLOTH FACE
COVERINGS WILL BE REQ+@UIRED FO
TRIPS TO ESSENTIAL DISTANCES,
FOR EMPLOYEES, AND FOR ALL
RIGHTS ON PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION.
TRANSPORTATION. >> TO HAVE TO WEAR MY MASK
WALKING AROUND THE
NEIGHBORHOOD?
NEIGHBORHOOD? NO.
NO.
NO. AND
NO. AND EITHER WHEN I GO TO THE
GROCERY STORE.
GROCERY STORE. I NEED TO MAKE SURE THE MY KIDS
HAVE IT ON.
WILL BE PLE+@ASE BE OUT FINDING
ME?
ME?
ME? NO.
ME? NO. +@
NO. +@
NO. +@ THEY WILL NOT BE OUT FINDING
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. >>
YOU. >> Reporter: THEY SAY IT MIGHT
HELP SLOW THE SPR+@EAD OF THE
VIRUS.
VIRUS.
VIRUS. >>
VIRUS. >> IF YOU ARE ASYMPTOMATIC AND
MAYBE INFECTIOUS YOURSELF, IT
MIGHT LOWER THE DISTANCE THAT
YOUR RESPIRATORY DROPLETS WILL
GO.
GO.
GO. >>
GO. >> Reporter: AND MAYBE WE CAN
START TO GET BACK TO BUSIN+@ESS
>> THIS WILL GET THIS OVER
FASTER.
FASTER.
FASTER. >> Reporter: A COVERING +@IS NO
A SUBSTITUTION FOR WASHING YOUR
HANDS OR STAYING HOME.
IT TAKES A PEDIATRICIAN TO
SHARE AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND
ANALOGY.
ANALOGY.
ANALOGY. >> THE AIRBAG AND THE SEATBELT
AND THE LIGHTS WHEN YOU PUT
THEM TOGETHER MAKES IT SAFER
BUT WE STILL HAVE TO PRACTICE
GOOD S+@OCIAL DISTANCING AND ST-
AT-HOM+@E IF YOU C+@AN.
>> Reporter: BEEN DALLAS COU+@N
WANTS US TO USE HOME IN MASKS
NOT AS A FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE.
IT IS DEFINITELY NOT SECOND
NATURE , BUT IS A NEW WAY TO
LIVE TO MAYBE SAVE A LIFE.
SPOKE WITH MORE OF US WERE IN
MASKS, THE CDC IS REMINDING YOU
TO WASH YOUR FACE COVERING.
DO NOT TOUCH YOUR EYES, NOSE,
OR MOUTH ADJUSTING IT, AND WASH
YOUR HANDS IMMEDIATELY AFTER
YOU TAKE I+@T OFF AND IF YOU WA
TO LEARN HOW TO MAKE ONE JUST
+@TEXT THE WORD "MASK" TO (214
977-6028 . IZZY IS ANCHORING
FROM HOME.
FROM HOME. SOMETIMES YOU DO NOT NEED
NUMBERS TO TELL YOU HOW BADLY
OUR NEIGHBORS ARE HURTING.
IT IS SEEN AT THE FOOD GIVEAWAYS
.
.
. >>
. >> SUCH
. >> SUCH A TREMENDOUS NEED.
NEW UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS CAME
OUT TODAY.
OUT TODAY. 27+@3,000 TEXANS FILED FOR
BENEFITS LAST WEEK AND ALSO
MANY PEOPLE VISITING FOOD BANKS
RIGHT NOW ARE FIRST TIMERS.
THE WORKERS WANT YOU TO KNOW IF
YOU NEED THE HELP, DO NOT BE
AFRAID TO ASK.
REBECCA LOPEZ VISITED TWO
LOCATION TODAY WHERE PEOPLE
WERE LINED UP FOR MANY MILES TO
GET FOOD THIS AFTERNOON.
>> Reporter: THEY CAME BY THE
THOUSANDS WITH CARS AROUND FAIR
PARK .
PARK .
PARK . >>
PARK . >> I DO NOT THINK ANYBODY WAS
PREPARED TO SEE ANYTHING LIKE
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. >>
THIS. >> Reporter: THE NORTH +@TEXAS
FOOD BANK HANDED OUT FOOD WITH
THE HELP OF THE +@NATIONAL GUAR
SOME PEOPLE BEGAN LINING UP AT
4:00 IN THE MORNING TO MAKE
SURE THEY GOT FOOD .
>> IT IS CRAZY.
THIS IS WHAT YOU S+@EE ON MOVIE
I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE IN
SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
>> Reporter: SHE LOST HER JOB
AT A RESTAURANT AND HASN'T HAD
ANY INCOME IN WEEKS.
+@
+@ SHE
+@ SHE HAS NEVER HAD +@TO GO TO A
FOOD BANK.
FOOD BANK. SHE +@SAID SHE DIDN'T WANT TO
HAVE TO +@ASK FOR FOOD BUT HAD
OTHER CHOICE.
OTHER CHOICE. +@
OTHER CHOICE. DALLAS COUNTY LEADERS SAY 70%
OF PEOPLE RELYING ON FOOD BANKS
ARE FIRST-TIME CLIENTS.
THEY SAY THESE BOXES SHOW HIM
THAT PEOPLE CARE.
>> I THOUGHT THERE WAS A LOT OF
BLOOD GOING ON WITH EVERYBODY.
THAT IS HOW I FEEL.
THAT IS THE WAY IT IS SUPPOSED
TO BE.
TO BE.
TO BE. >>
TO BE. >> Reporter: LOVE, HOPE, AND
FOOD IS WHAT THEY WERE
DISTRIBUTING IN ARLINGTON.
>> IT IS A MESSAGE OF HOPE THAT
GOD STILL LOVES US AND HE CARES
ABOUT US.
ABOUT US.
ABOUT US. THIS IS OUR WAY OF SHOWING THAT
LOVE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
>> Reporter: IT IS THE SECOND
FOOD DRIVE AT THE CHURCH
SPONSORED BY THE TARRANT COUNTY
+@FOOD BANK.
+@FOOD BANK. AS PEOPLE LEFT , VOLUNTEERS
PRAYED FOR THOSE IN NEED.
>> I WANT PEOPLE TO BE
ENCOURAGED.
ENCOURAGED. GOD HAS NOT GIVEN US THE SPIRIT
OF FEAR.
OF FEAR.
OF FEAR. I DO NOT WANT PEOPLE TO BE
FEARFUL.
FEARFUL.
FEARFUL. >> Reporter: THE MESSAGE HERE
IS THAT THERE IS HELP.
DO NOT LOSE HOPE.
IN ARLINGTON, I AM REBECCA
LOPEZ.
LOPEZ.
LOPEZ. >>
LOPEZ. >> AS OF TODAY THERE IS MORE
THAN 4600 CASES OF CORONAVIRUS
IN NORTH TEXAS.
MORE TESTING IS COMING TO NORTH
TEXAS WITH WALGREENS TO PROVIDE
163 TESTS PER DAY HERE OFFERED
AT THE WALGREENS IN FORT WORTH
AT THE CORNER OF CAMP BOWIE
WEST BOULEVARD AND LAS VEGAS
TRAIL +@AND YOU CAN ALSO VISIT
THE STORE AT SOUTH BUCKNER
BOULEVARD AND THE AMERICAN
AIRLINES CENTER AND THE ELLIS
DAVIS FIELD HOUSE WILL INCREASE
TESTING UP TO 500 PER DAY AND
IF YOU HAVE CHRONIC HEALTH
ISSUES LIKE DIABETES, ASTHM+@A,
OR HEART CONDITIONS+@, YOU CAN
@ TESTED AT EITHER.
THEY ARE OPEN DAILY FROM 8:00
AM UNTIL 5:00 PM.
>> SOME HEALTHCARE WORKERS ARE
IN NEED OF SHORT-TERM HOUSING
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. THEY ARE AFRAID OF COMING HOME
AND INFECTING THEIR FAMILY.
LAUREN ZAKALIK FOUND SOME +@
PEOPLE WHO ARE +@STEPPING UP BI
TIME TO HELP.
>> Reporter: MISTLETOE STATION
IS A BRAND-NEW APARTMENT
COMPLEX IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
MEDICAL DISTR+@ICTS.
MEDICAL DISTR+@ICTS. THE PANDEMIC HAS LEFT THEM WITH
+@
+@ UNFORESEEN VACANCIES. IT IS A
CHALLENGE THE PROPERTY MANAGERS
QUICKLY REAL+@IZED COULD BE A
BLESSING TO OTHERS.
>> WE ARE FOUR UNITS THAT WE
ARE DONATING FREE OF CHARGE TO
SOME OF THE NURSES.
>> Reporter: FREE OR DISCOUNTED
SHORT-TERM RENTALS HAVE BECOME
A REFUGE FOR THOSE WHO WORK TOO
+@
A REFUGE FOR THOSE WHO WORK TOO FA+@R FROM HOME OR DO N+@OT WAN
BRING THE VIRUS HOME TO THEIR
FAMILIES . LOCAL HOST IN FORT
WORTH HAVE MADE THE
AV+@AILABILITY KNOWN TO AREA
HOSPITALS.
HOSPITALS. >> WHAT HAS COME UP OVER AND
OVER AGAIN IS HELPING THE
MEDICAL WORKERS.
MEDICAL WORKERS. >> Reporter: AND AIRBNB HAS
STARTED A PROGRAM FOR
HEALTHCARE WORKERS CAN SIGN UP
ONLINE FOR FREE OR DISCOUNTED
RENTALS.
RENTALS.
RENTALS. >> HAMMANN HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE
OF THIS?
OF THIS?
OF THIS? >> 3000 SPACES RIGHT NOW ARE
AVAILABLE AND WE HAVE HAD
HUNDREDS OF FRONT-LINE WORKERS
ALREADY APPLY TO GET INTO
HOUSING.
HOUSING.
HOUSING. WE KNOW THAT THOSE NUMBERS WILL
+@
+@ ONLY
+@ ONLY GO UP. +@
>> Reporter: THEY EVEN HAD
FURNISHINGS +@DONATED .
>> WE ALL NEED TO DO WHAT WE
CAN.
CAN.
CAN. >>
CAN. >> Reporter: WITH WHATEVER WE
HAVE AVAILABLE.
HAVE AVAILABLE. IN FORT WORTH, I AM LAUREN
ZAKALIK.
ZAKALIK. +@ >> WE ARE TRYING TRYING TO
HEALTHCARE WORKERS HOW MUCH WE
APPRECIATE THEM AND THAT IS WHY
WE ARE WEARING THESE WHITE
RIBBON PINS.
RIBBON PINS. TODAY THE MAYOR OF FORT WORTH
JOINT.
JOINT.
JOINT. BETSY PRICE PUT ONE ON OUTSIDE
HER HOME AND WE WOULD LOVE TO
SEE MORE JOIN WE ARE ASKING YOU
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