SUPPLIES
SUPPLIES THEY NEED TO HANDLE THE OUTBREAK?
THE OUTBREAK? >>> THE KHOU STUDIOS, THIS IS
H-TOWN RUSH.
H-TOWN RUSH. >>> NURSES, DOCTORS, HOSPITAL
WORKERS ARE PUTTING THEIR LIVES
ON THE LINE TO FIGHT THE
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. WE WANT YOUR HELP SAYING THANK
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. TWO
YOU. TWO POWERFUL WORDS TO THESE MEN
AND WOMEN.
AND WOMEN. WE HAVE BEEN ASKING YOU TO
SHARE LOVE TO ALL OF THE PEOPLE
THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD
DURING THE PANDEMIC.
YOU GUYS HAVE REALLY STOP IT UP
IN A BIG WAY.
YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO SEND
MESSAGES, JUST TEXT THEM TO THE
NUMBER ON THE SCREEN.
WE WILL BE SHARING THOSE
MESSAGES ALL WEEK ALONG.
LET'S GET OVER TO METEOROLOGIST
CHEATER FOR A LOOK AT THE
FORECAST.
FORECAST.
FORECAST. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT CHANGES ON
THE WAY.
THE WAY.
THE WAY. >>> ISN'T THAT THE TRUTH, A
COLD FRONT WILL IMPACT YOUR
MIDDAY FRIDAY.
MIDDAY FRIDAY. TODAY WE KEEP THINGS THE SAME.
CLOUDY SKIES THIS MORNING WITH
APERTURES IN THE MID TO LOW
70s.
70s.
70s. THIS
70s. THIS AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES
WILL BUILD 283.
TODAY IS ANOTHER WARM AND HUMID
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. A 20% CHANCE FOR A STRAY SHOWER.
THE CHANGES COME TOMORROW, THEY
WILL HELP OUT WITH THE POLLEN.
SO MANY OF YOU ARE CONGESTED BY
THE LIVE OAK IN PLACE ALL WEEK
ALONG.
ALONG.
ALONG. THAT IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE.
WE TALK MORE ABOUT THAT STUFF
COMING UP.
COMING UP. >>> GOOD MORNING, A BUMP IN THE
ROAD, USING THE NORTHBOUND SIDE
OF THE SOUTHWEST FREEWAY.
IT SHOULD BE OUT-OF-THE-WAY
SHORTLY.
SHORTLY.
SHORTLY. WE GO NORTH OF THAT AREA, CHECK
OUT THE DRIVE ON THE TOLLWAY.
A LITTLE FAST FOR THE INBOUND
DRIVE, SLOW IT DOWN.
YOU DO NOT EVEN HAVE TO PAY
TODAY THE KATY FREEWAY WILL BE
WIDE OPEN.
WIDE OPEN. TAKE YESTERDAY AND THE DAY
BEFORE.
BEFORE.
BEFORE. RIGHT ON TIME IN PAIR LAND
THOUGH.
THOUGH.
THOUGH. NOTHING TO SLOW YOU DOWN.
THE 18 MILE STRETCH FROM
HIGHWAY 6 INTO DOWNTOWN.
>>> LET'S GET YOU UP TO SPEED,
AT LEAST 150 PEOPLE HAVE DIED
IN THE U.S., THERE ARE NOW MORE
THAN 9000 INFECTED NATIONWIDE.
THE NUMBER IS GROWING AS NEW
TESTING COMES ONLINE FROM COAST
TO COAST.
TO COAST.
TO COAST. MEMBERS FROM THE TASK FORCE ARE
WARNING INFECTION NUMBERS WILL
SKYROCKET.
SKYROCKET. NEW YORK STATE REPORTED 1000
NEW CASES SINCE TUESDAY.
IN TEXAS WE HAVE 20 TO 23
CONFIRMED CASES AND THREE
PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES.
ONE PERSON IN MATAGORDA COUNTY
AND TWO IN NORTH TEXAS.
IN HOUSTON WE CAN SHOW YOU 59
PEOPLE HAVE TESTED POSITIVE
FROM GRIMES COUNTY TO GALVESTON
COUNTY ALONG THE COAST.
WE EXPECT THE NUMBER OF CASES
TO GROW AS TESTING BECOMES MORE
AVAILABLE.
AVAILABLE. THAT IS ONE OF THE MORE POPULAR
TOPICS.
TOPICS.
TOPICS. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A NEW FREE
CLINIC OPENING TODAY.
WE ARE JOINED LIVE WITH WHAT
YOU NEED TO KNOW.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING, THIS
IS THE FIRST FREE CLINIC TO
OPEN IN THE HOUSTON AREA, AT
UNITED MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER.
IT OPENS UP AT 10 AM.
YOU CAN SEE THEY ALREADY STARTED
GETTING THINGS SET UP.
THINGS WILL WORK MUCH LIKE THEY
HAVE AT THE PRIVATE CLINICS
THAT HAVE BEEN POPPING UP OVER
THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS, THIS
IS DRIVE-THROUGH TESTING AND
ONLY FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE
ALREADY STARTED TO SHOW
SYMPTOMS, WHEN YOU FIRST GET
HERE, YOU WILL GO TO THE FIRST
TENT AND HAVE YOUR TEMPERATURE
TAKEN AND IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A
FEVER YOU WILL NOT BE TESTED.
THEN YOU HEAD OVER TO THE
SECOND TENT WHERE YOU GET
REGISTERED AND THE THIRD TENT
IS WHERE THEY WILL ACTUALLY
TAKE THE SWAP FOR TESTING.
THIS IS SEPARATE FROM THE
TESTING THE HARRIS COUNTY
LEADERS ARE WORKING TO SET UP.
THIS PARTICULAR TESTING SITE IS
OPEN THANKS TO THE FAMILIES
FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT.
PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNED THE BILL
INTO LAW YESTERDAY.
IT IS UNCLEAR HOW MANY TESTING
KITS THEY WILL HAVE TO WORK
WITH BUT LONG LINES ARE
EXPECTED WITH THE HUGE DEMAND.
WE HAVE MORE ON OTHER TESTING
SITES IN THE AREA AT
WWW.KHOU.COM.
WWW.KHOU.COM. >>> MEDICAL WORKERS ARE FACING
A SUPPLY SHORTAGE AS THEY WORK
TO FIGHT THE VIRUS.
THEY ARE RUNNING OUT OF
PROTECTIVE GEAR ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. HEALTH DEPARTMENTS PLAN TO
SHUFFLE SUPPLIES HELD IN LOCAL
INVENTORY AND IN HOUSTON THE
CITY DONATED 10,000 MASKS TO
THE TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER.
>> WE HAVE TO GET PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. >> SAVE THE MASK FOR SOMEBODY
WHO IS SICK.
>> JUST HOURS AGO PRESIDENT
TRUMP ANNOUNCED THE RELEASE OF
5 MILLION MASKS FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF THE DEFENSE FOR
HOSPITAL WORKERS.
HOSPITAL WORKERS. >>> THE PORT OF HOUSTON ACCOUNTS
FOR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF JOBS.
COVID-19 HAS SHUT DOWN PART OF
THE PORT.
THE PORT.
THE PORT. WE ARE LIVE IN SEABROOK.
>> Reporter: IT IS A EERILY
QUIET MORNING AT BAYPORT
TERMINAL AND THAT IS BECAUSE
BOTH BAYPORT AND BARBOURS CUT
ARE CLOSED THIS MORNING AFTER A
WORKER TESTED POSITIVE . THE
PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY RE-
RELEASED THOSE DETAILS LATE
LAST NIGHT.
LAST NIGHT. THE EMPLOYEE WORKS BOTH
TERMINALS SO TO BE SAFE THEY
SHOT THEM BOTH DOWN AND WILL
INVESTIGATE.
INVESTIGATE. THEY HAVE NOT SAID HOW THE
WORKER CONTRACTED COVID-19 BUT
STRESSED THEY HAVE NO REASON TO
BELIEVE ANYBODY ELSE MAY HAVE
BEEN INFECTED.
BEEN INFECTED. THEY BOTH HANDLE CONTAINERS AND
ARE PART OF THE 8 PUBLIC
TERMINALS MANAGED BY THE PORT
OF HOUSTON.
OF HOUSTON. THERE IS NO WORD ON WHEN THE
TERMINALS WILL BE BACK OPEN, AS
FOR OTHER FACILITIES INCLUDING
THE SHIP CHANNEL AND THE 200+
PRIVATE TERMINALS ON SITE,
THOSE WILL ALL REMAIN OPEN.
>>> CHINA CATCHES A BREAK BUT
THE VIRUS IS SPREADING ACROSS
ALL OF EUROPE AND HELP COULD BE
ON THE WAY FOR FAMILIES ACROSS
AMERICA AS THE RUSH BLOCK ROLLS
ON.
ON.
ON. >>>
ON. >>> IF YOU NEED YOUR LICENSE
RENEWED IT WILL HAVE TO WAIT.
THE GOVERNOR CLOSED LICENSING
OFFICES.
OFFICES.
OFFICES. >>> AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY ALL
RESTAURANTS MUST STOP DYING AND
SERVICES AT 8 AM AND ANY
EMPLOYEES THAT ARE SICK MUST
STAY HOME.
STAY HOME. BARS, CLUBS, GYMS, MOVIE
THEATERS AND AMUSEMENT
DISTANCES MUST ALSO CLOSE.
IT FOLLOWS SIMILAR ORDERS
ACROSS TEXAS.
ACROSS TEXAS. >>> MAJOR NEWS OUT OF CHINA,
WUHAN, CHINA REPORTED NO NEW
CASES FROM COMMUNITY SPREAD FOR
THE FIRST TIME IN WEEKS.
THREE DOZEN CASES WERE REPORTED
BUT THEY WERE FROM OUTSIDE
TROUBLE.
TROUBLE.
TROUBLE. MEANTIME THE VIRUS CONTINUES TO
SPREAD ACROSS EUROPE, 3000
PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN ITALY.
POLICE SET UP CHECKPOINTS TO
ENFORCE A LOCKDOWN IN PARIS.
>>> IN THE UK CLOSURES HAVE
EXTENDED TO PUBS, RESTAURANTS
AND THEATERS.
AND THEATERS. WITH BUSINESSES RELYING ON THE
GOVERNMENT TO RESCUED THEM.
>>> IN THE U.S. THE SENATE
PASSED A EMERGENCY BILL
INCLUDING FREE TESTING AND PAID
SICK DAYS AND FAMILY LEAVE.
LAWMAKERS ARE WORKING ON A
MAJOR STIMULUS AND RESCUE
SPENDING PACKAGE.
SPENDING PACKAGE. >>> THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT
WOULD LIKE TO START ISSUING
PAYMENTS TO AMERICANS BY NEXT
MONTH BASED ON INCOME AND
FAMILY SIZE WITH A SECOND WAVE
IN MAY.
IN MAY.
IN MAY. >>> PRESIDENT TRUMP ALSO TOOK
ACTION TO HELP HOSPITALS.
SHERMAN CONNECTS THE DOTS ON
HOW IT WILL WORK.
>>> THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED IT
HE IS INVOKING THE PREVENTION
ACT TO HELP FIGHT THE VIRUS.
LET'S CONNECT THE DOTS.
THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT WAS
ENACTED IN 1950 IN RESPONSE TO
THE KOREAN WAR.
IT ALLOWS THE PRESIDENT TO
ORDER PRIVATE COMPANIES TO
START MAKING PRODUCTS NECESSARY
FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE.
IN OTHER SITUATIONS THAT MEANS
GUNS AND AMMUNITION BUT IN THIS
CASE IT MEANS MEDICAL SUPPLIES.
THIS COMES AS HEALTH EXPERTS
WANT MEDICAL WORKERS ON THE
FRONT LINES ARE RUNNING LOW ON
ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT LIKE
GLOVES, GOWNS AND FACEMASKS.
THE DEFENSE APARTMENT ALSO
ANNOUNCING IT WILL MAKE
AVAILABLE TO HEALTHCARE WORKERS
SUPPLIES FROM ITS STRATEGIC
RESERVE INCLUDES 5 MILLION MASKS
AND OTHER PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT.
EQUIPMENT. IT IS ALSO PREPARED TO DEPLOY
UP TO 2000 VENTILATORS OFTEN
NEEDED TO TREAT THE MOST SEVERE
CASES OF COVID-19.
ALL ESSENTIAL WEAPONS IN THIS
WAR AGAINST A PANDEMIC.
CONNECTING THE DOTS, I AM
SHERMAN FOR H-TOWN RUSH.
>>> ARE CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE
WILL CONTINUE ALL MORNING,