HELP
HELP IS
HELP IS ON THE WAY. WE BREAKING DOWN TH
>>>
>>> NOW
>>> NOW ON SUNRISE, THE CORONAVIRUS PUTTING THOUSANDS
OUT OF WORK, BUT HELP IS ON THE
WAY.
WAY.
WAY. WE
WAY. WE BREAK DOWN THE FACTS FROM
UNEMPLOYMENT TO THE PRESIDENT'S
PLAN TO PUT MONEY BACK IN YOUR
POCKET.
POCKET.
POCKET. >>> YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THIS
VIRAL POST CLAIMING THE U.S. IS
HEADED TOWARDS THE SAME
LOCKDOWN AS ITALY, BUT NOT
EVERYTHING IS TRUE HERE.
OUR VERIFY TEAM EXPLAINS.
>>> PLUS, WEDDING BELLS ARE
GOING SILENT BECAUSE OF THE
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. WE TALKED TO ONE COUPLE WHO IS
TRYING TO MAKE THE BEST OUT OF
A BAD SITUATION.
>>> HOPEFULLY YOU ENJOYED SOME
OF THE SUN YESTERDAY.
CLOUDS ARE BACK TODAY AND WE
ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT RAIN
AND SNOW ON OUR DOORSTEP
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. >>> IT'S WEDNESDAY, MARCH
18th.
18th.
18th. KARE 11 SUNRISE STARTS NOW.
>>>
>>> IT'S
>>> IT'S THE MOST EXCITING DAY OF YOUR LIFE, AT LEAST FOR SOME
OF US.
OF US.
OF US. BUT WEDDINGS AROUND THE WORLD
ARE BEING CALLED OFF BECAUSE OF
THE CORONAVIRUS.
THE CORONAVIRUS. >> HEART BREAKING FOR COUPLES
INVOLVED, SO WE WANT TO KNOW
HAS THE VIRUS FORCED YOU TO
CANCEL BIG EVENTS IN YOUR LIFE.
AND IF SO, WHAT ARE YOU DOING
ABOUT IT?
ABOUT IT?
ABOUT IT? WE WANT YOU TO LET US KNOW BY
USING THE #SUNRISERS.
WE WILL SHARE YOUR COMMENTS IN
A LITTLE BIT.
>>> FIRST, LET'S GET YOU OUT
THE DOOR WITH WEATHER AND
TRAFFIC.
TRAFFIC.
TRAFFIC. >> IT'S MILD BUT CLOUDY THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. 38 DEGREES, DEFINITELY A BALMY
START TO THE DAY.
NOW WE ARE DOWN TO 37.
EITHER WAY, VERY MILD.
WE HAVE BEEN AROUND THAT 37, 38-
DEGREE MARK, BUT IF YOU'RE
HOPING FOR MORE SUN TODAY, OUT
OF LUCK.
OF LUCK.
OF LUCK. PRETTY GRAY SKIES TO THE DAY.
LITTLE BIT OF DRIZZLE IN SOME
SPOTS, NOT HERE, THOUGH, OR AT
THE MOMENT.
THE MOMENT. BUT WE MIGHT SEE A COUPLE OF
SPRINKLES POP UP LATER IN THE
MORNING OR MIDDAY, BUT
OTHERWISE HIGHS IN THE MID-40s.
STILL MILD TODAY AND MAINLY
DRY.
DRY.
DRY. IF
DRY. IF YOU WANT TO GET THAT OUTDOOR
WORKOUT IN TODAY, DO IT TODAY
BECAUSE TOMORROW IS WET.
>>> A LOOK AT THE ROADS.
IT'S BEEN QUIET.
NO CRASHES RIGHT NOW, NO
DELAYS.
DELAYS.
DELAYS. FURTHER NORTH OF THAT, COMING
FROM THE NORTHERN SUBURBS, SAME
STORY OUT OF THE FOREST LAKE,
ANDOVER, ELK RIVER, MONTICELLO,
ALL ROADS LOOKING AVERAGE DRIVE
SPEEDS THIS MORNING.
>>> WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE LOSING
THEIR JOBS OR NOT HAVING MONEY
TO LIVE WHEN THEY WERE DOING
VERY WELL JUST FOUR WEEKS AGO.
>> THE WHITE HOUSE STEPPING IN
AS BUSINESS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
STRUGGLES TO STAY OPEN BECAUSE
OF THE CORONAVIRUS.
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS PROPOSING A
TRILLION-DOLLAR STIMULUS BILL.
>> GOVERNOR WALZ IS MAKING IT
EASIER FOR MINNESOTANS TO GET
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. >> ELLERY McCARDLE IS OUTSIDE
THE CAPITOL WITH AN UPDATE.
WHAT CAN YOU TELL US, ELLERY?
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING
THERE, CHRIS AND GIA.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE LATEST
FAST ACTION BY LAWMAKERS TO TRY
TO GIVE SOME MINNESOTANS RELIEF
BECAUSE, REMEMBER YESTERDAY WE
HAVE BEEN TELLING YOU ALL
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
ARE NOW WITHOUT JOBS JUST IN
THE SERVICE INDUSTRY ALONE.
SO NOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
APPLYING FOR UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS AND I MEAN A LOT.
>> LAST WEEK AROUND THIS TIME
WE WERE SEEING ABOUT 40 TO 50
APPLICATIONS FOR UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE EVERY HOUR.
TODAY I GOT DONE LOOKING AT THE
NUMBERS.
NUMBERS.
NUMBERS. WE ARE AT ABOUT 2000
APPLICATIONS AN HOUR.
>> Reporter: SO HERE ARE THE
CHANGES TO THE PROGRAM.
FIRST, THE WAITING PERIOD IS
WAIVED.
WAIVED.
WAIVED. USUALLY YOU HAVE TO WAIT A WEEK
BEFORE YOU GET YOUR BENEFITS.
NOW CHECKS ARE BEING SENT AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE.
ALSO, YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO
BE LOOKING FOR A JOB IN ORDER
TO GET BENEFITS.
NORMALLY YOU WOULD HAVE TO
PROVE YOU ARE LOOKING AROUND.
TO GET BENEFITS, YOU NOW DON'T
HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY OUT OF
WORK.
WORK.
WORK. YOU
WORK. YOU CAN APPLY IF YOUR HOURS
HAVE BEEN CUT DUE TO THE
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK. YOU ALSO QUALIFY FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT IF YOU'RE SICK,
QUARANTINED OR AT HOME BECAUSE
OF AN OUTBREAK AT YOUR WORK,
AND YOU QUALIFY IF YOU STAY
HOME DUE TO A LACK OF CHILD
CARE OPTIONS.
CARE OPTIONS. SO TO APPLY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT,
THE STATE DOES NOT WANT YOU
CALLING THEM AT ALL.
THEY SAY THAT THEIR PHONE LINES
ARE SO JAMMED IT'S NOT GOING TO
HELP YOU ANYWAYS SO THEY WANT
YOU TO APPLY ONLINE.
TO DO THAT, GO TO UIMN.ORG,
THAT'S UINM.ORG AND YOU CAN
APPLY THERE AND WE HAVE THAT
LINK ON YOUR KARE 11 APP AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. >>
WELL. >> A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HOME,
THEY CAN DO THAT FROM HOME.
>>> NEW CASES ARE SHOWING UP
THIS MORNING ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. RIGHT NOW THERE ARE MORE THAN
6400 PEOPLE INFECTED AND SO FAR
114 PEOPLE HAVE DIED.
17 HAVE RECOVERED.
HERE IN MINNESOTA THERE ARE NOW
AT LEAST 60 PEOPLE IN INFECTED,
20 OF THOSE CASES ARE IN
HENNEPIN COUNTY.
HENNEPIN COUNTY. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS MORE
THAN 2300 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
TESTED.
TESTED.
TESTED. TAKE A LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF
CASES ACROSS THE BORDER.
IN 24 HOURS THERE HAVE BEEN
MORE THAN 44 CASES REPORTED IN
WISCONSIN AND THAT BRINGS THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE INFECTED TO AT
LEAST 90.
LEAST 90.
LEAST 90. >>> THE MINNESOTA HEALTH
DEPARTMENT ROLLING OUT NEW
RESTRICTIONS ON WHO CAN GET
TESTED FOR THE VIRUS BECAUSE
SUPPLIES ARE RUNNING THIN.
NOW STATE LABS WILL ONLY
PROCESS TESTS FOR THREE GROUPS
OF PEOPLE, PEOPLE LIVING IN
GROUP CARE SETTINGS, LIKE
RETIREMENT AND NURSING HOMES,
THOSE WHO ARE HOSPITALIZED, AND
THOSE WHO WORK IN MEDICAL
SETTINGS.
SETTINGS.
SETTINGS. BECAUSE OF THE NEW
RESTRICTIONS, MN HEALTH
FAIRVIEW IS CLOSING DOWN ITS
POPULAR DRIVE-UP TESTING
CENTERS AND MOVING STAFF TO
HELP CONNECT AND DIAGNOSE
PATIENTS ONLINE.
PATIENTS ONLINE. >>> FOR THE FIRST TIME WE ARE
SEEING WHAT A DRIVE-THROUGH
TEST LOOKS LIKE.
TWIN CITIES MUSICIAN POSTED
THIS VIDEO ON HIS TWITTER.
HE RECEIVED A NASAL SWAB
THROUGH HIS CAR WINDOW.
IN THE TWEET HE SAYS HE HAS
BEEN SELF-QUARANTINING AND NOW
WAITING ON THE RESULTS.
>>> NOW TO OUR DIGITAL DIVE, A
STORY THAT'S BEEN SHARED
HUNDREDS OF TIMES ON OUR KARE
11 FACEBOOK PAGE SHOWS THE
IMPACT COVID-19 IS HAVING ON
THE MOST VULNERABLE FAMILIES IN
OUR COMMUNITY.
OUR COMMUNITY. RIGHT NOW THE COUPLE IS
SEPARATED FROM THEIR KIDS.
THAT'S BECAUSE LIZA'S HUSBAND
IS BATTLING CANCER.
WITH HIS COMPROMISED IMMUNE
SYSTEM IT'S TOO RISKY TO LET
LIZA NEAR THEIR CHILDREN.
UNTIL THE CORONAVIRUS HAS
PASSED LIZA DOESN'T WANT TO
EXPOSE COLE TO ANY INFECTIONS.
SHE SAYS TAKE SOCIAL DISTANCING
SERIOUSLY AND STAY HOME.
>> MAYBE THERE'S A LOT OF
PEOPLE MY AGE THAT DON'T SEE
THE IMPORTANCE OF FOLLOWING ALL
OF THE GUIDELINES.
THEY DON'T HAVE A HUSBAND AT
HOME WITH CANCER AND I THINK
THAT IT'S HARD TO BE IN YOUR
MID-30s AND THINK ABOUT THOSE
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. >> YEAH, DEFINITELY HARD TIME
FOR SO MANY PEOPLE.
REMEMBER, HEALTH OFFICIALS
RECOMMEND AVOIDING LARGE GROUPS
OF PEOPLE, WASH YOUR HANDS AND
COVER YOUR COUGH.
IF YOU FEEL SICK, PLAY IT SAFE
AND STAY HOME.
AND, OF COURSE, WE CAN'T FORGET
THE 6 FEET RULE.
WHEN YOU'RE OUT WALKING IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD, WE ARE GETTING
OUT OF THE WAY OF EACH OTHER.
>> IT'S NOT THAT YOU'RE NOT
BEING COURTEOUS.
BEING COURTEOUS. IT IS, THIS IS THE WORLD WE
LIVE IN RIGHT NOW.
>>> THE "TODAY" SHOW IS ABOUT
TO START AND TAKE A LOOK AT
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. SAVANNAH GUTHRIE ANCHORING FROM
HER HOME.
HER HOME.
HER HOME. SHE POSTED THIS ON HER TWITTER
SAYING SHE IS NOT FEELING WELL
AND BECAUSE OF THE SOCIAL
DISTANCING SHE DOESN'T WANT TO
GET ANYONE ELSE SICK.
NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE
CORONAVIRUS IS COMING OUT
CONSTANTLY AND YOU CAN STAY ON
TOP OF IT BY TEXTING VIRUS TO
763-797-7215.
763-797-7215. YOU WILL GET A LINK WITH OUR
COVERAGE SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR
PHONE.
PHONE.
PHONE. YOU CAN ALSO TEXT QUESTIONS TO
THAT NUMBER AND WE WILL TRY TO
FIND YOU AN ANSWER.
>>> NOW TIME FOR YOUR MORNING
RUSH.
RUSH.
RUSH. A
RUSH. A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER IS NOW
FACING CHARGES AFTER A DEADLY
HIT-AND-RUN IN BROOKLYN PARK.
IT HAPPENED MONDAY MORNING AT
THE INTERSECTION OF HUMBOLDT
AVENUE AND MEADOW WOOD DRIVE.
THE WOMAN SIT DIED AT THE
SCENE.
SCENE.
SCENE. THE SUSPECT WAS ARRESTED ON
CHARGES OF CRIMINAL VEHICULAR
HOMICIDE.
HOMICIDE.
HOMICIDE. >>> JOE BIDEN WINS ANOTHER
ROUND.
ROUND.
ROUND. HE
ROUND. HE SWEPT THE THREE PRIMARIES IN
FLORIDA, ILLINOIS AND ARIZONA.
OHIO WAS SUPPOSED TO VOTE BUT
THE REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR ORDERED
THE POLLS TO CLOSE AFTER A
JUDGE DENIED A REQUEST TO
POSTPONE THE ELECTION.
THE STATE'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY
FILED A LAWSUIT OVER THAT
ORDER.
ORDER.
ORDER. >>> WITH STATE TOURNAMENTS
CANCELED THIS WINTER, A MOTHER
IS TAKING MATTERS INTO HER
HANDS.
HANDS.
HANDS. THEY WERE ONE GAME AWAY FROM
THE 3A STATE TITLE BEFORE THE
CORONAVIRUS ENDED THEIR RUN.
SHE IS STARTING A CHANGE.ORG
PETITION.
PETITION.
PETITION. SHE WANTS THE MINNESOTA STATE
HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE TO CONSIDER
POSTPONING THE GAMES INSTEAD OF
CANCELING THEM.
CANCELING THEM. >>> IN JUST A COUPLE OF HOURS,
SpaceX IS SET TO LAUNCH ITS
FALCON 9 ROCKET.
IT WILL CARRY ITS SIX BATCH OF
STARLING SATELLITES.
STARLING SATELLITES. THE HOPE IS THEY WILL BRING
PERFORMANCE BROADBAND INTERNET
TO UNDERSEVED AREAS.
AND THAT IS YOUR WEDNESDAY
MORNING RUSH.
MORNING RUSH. >>> SVEN, WHAT ARE WE GETTING
FOR THIS HUMP DAY WEATHER?
>> CLOUDS, I'M AFRAID, MAYBE A
COUPLE OF SPRINGS, BUT MOSTLY
DRY.
DRY.
DRY. YOU
DRY. YOU WANT TO GET OUTSIDE, GET IN
A RUN OR WALK OR BIKE RIDE, DO
IT TODAY BECAUSE TOMORROW IS
GOING TO BE WET.
>>>
>>> AND
>>> AND A
>>> AND A LOOK AT THE ROADS. IT'S BEEN A QUIET ONE.
GIVE YOU FURTHER LOOK SOUTH OF
THE METRO.
THE METRO. IF YOU'RE WAKING UP MAYBE AT
LAKEVILLE, PRIOR LAKE, COMING
FROM HASTINGS THIS MORNING.
ALL ROADS LEADING TO THE METRO
LOOKING GOOD.
LOOKING GOOD. >>> A VIRAL POST SAYS WE ARE ON
THE SAME TREND OF CORONAVIRUS
DIAGNOSIS AS ITALY, TEN DAYS
BEHIND.
BEHIND.
BEHIND. OUR VERIFY TEAM FIND OUT IF
THOSE NUMBERS MATCH UP.
>> Reporter: THIS GRAPH KEEPS
POPPING UP AND KEEPS GETTING
UPDATED.
UPDATED.
UPDATED. IT SHOWS CORONAVIRUS IN ITALY
COMPARED TO THE UNITED STATES
AND IT SEEMS TO SHOW WE ARE ON
THE SAME TRACK.
THAT LOOKS BAD.
ITALY ANNOUNCED A NATIONWIDE
QUARANTINE LAST WEEK AND IT HAS
THE SECOND MOST CASES OF
CORONAVIRUS AFTER CHINA.
ARE WE GOING DOWN THAT SAME
PATH?
PATH?
PATH? NOT
PATH? NOT EXACTLY.
NOT EXACTLY. THE SURGEON GENERAL SAID MONDAY
WE ARE ABOUT TWO WEEKS BEHIND
ITALY RIGHT NOW AND THIS CHART
CHANGES A LOT WHEN YOU ADD
CONTEXT, LIKE THE POPULATIONS
OF ITALY AND THE U.S., FOR
INSTANCE.
INSTANCE.
INSTANCE. ITALY HAS ABOUT 62 MILLION TO
OUR 329 MILLION.
WE HAVE ABOUT FIVE TIMES MORE
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. AND LOOK AT THE SIZE.
ITALY IS ABOUT THE SAME SIZE AS
ARIZONA.
ARIZONA.
ARIZONA. SO IMAGINE CRAMMING A FIFTH OF
OUR TOTAL POPULATION INTO JUST
ARIZONA AND YOU WILL START TO
SEE WHY THIS CHART ISN'T A FAIR
COMPARISON.
COMPARISON. THE SAME NUMBERS ON THIS CHART
ACTUALLY MEAN DIFFERENT THINGS
FOR OUR COUNTRIES.
TAKE THE LAST NUMBER, FOR
INSTANCE.
INSTANCE.
INSTANCE. ABOUT 28,000 CASES IN ITALY ON
MONDAY.
MONDAY.
MONDAY. THAT'S ABOUT .05% OF ITALY'S
POPULATION.
POPULATION. THE SAME NUMBER WOULD BE .008%
OF THE U.S. POPULATION.
THAT'S ONE IN 2500 ITALIANS
VERSUS 1 IN 12,000 AMERICANS.
THE NUMBERS IN THIS CHART ARE
ACCURATE BUT IT DOESN'T PROVIDE
CONTEXT LIKE POPULATION AND
SIZE.
SIZE.
SIZE. THAT MAKES IT SEEM LINE THE
U.S. IS HEADING DOWN THE SAME
PATH AS ITALY.
ADJUSTED NUMBERS LOOK MUCH LESS
FRIGHTENING.
FRIGHTENING. >> YEAH, THEY DO LOOK LESS
FRIGHTENING BUT OUR CITIES ARE
DENSELY POPULATED.
DENSELY POPULATED. JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE A SWATH OF
LAND IN WYOMING IS NOT
POPULATED, IT'S STILL GOING TO
PLAY OUT IN DENSE POPULATED
AREAS.
AREAS.
AREAS. >>> THE CORONAVIRUS FORCING
COUPLES TO CANCEL THEIR
WEDDINGS.
WEDDINGS.
WEDDINGS. IF YOU'RE IN THAT GROUP, YOU DO
HAVE OPTIONS.
HAVE OPTIONS. WE WILL SHARE THOSE COMING UP.
>>> IF YOU'RE WAITING ON A
PACKAGE, YOU MAY BE STUCK FOR A
WHILE.
WHILE.
WHILE. THE CHANGES AMAZON IS MAKING TO
HELP THOSE MOST IN NEED.
>>> AND ARE YOU SPENDING A
LITTLE TOO MUCH TIME WITH YOUR
SIGNIFICANT OTHER WHILE
PRACTICING SOCIAL DISTANCING?
YOU CAN STILL