Temporary homeless shelter opens in Las Vegas

Temporary homeless shelter opens in Las Vegas at Cashman Field amid COVID-19 pandemic.

ARE HELPING THE HOMELESS,DURING THE PANDEMIC.A TEMPORARY SHELTER OPENSTONIGHT AT CASHMAN CENTER.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER AUSTINCARTER IS LIVE AT CASHMANCENTER AS CREWS CONTINUE TO GETEVERYTHING READY.AND AUSTIN, THEY'RE EXPECTINGPOSSIBLY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLETHERE TONIGHT...CREWS ARE STILL TRYING TO GETTHIS ALL BUILT UP HEREWE'VE BEEN WATCHING THOSE CREWSGETTING SUPPLIES AND THE AREASET UP - WHICH WILL BE ANOUTDOOR SPACE - FOR ANYONENEEDING A SAFE PLACE TO STAYAND THIS ALL HAPPENING INRESPONSE TO CATHOLIC CHARITIESHAVING TO TEMPORARY CLOSEWEDNESDAY AFTER A HOMELESSMAN TESTED POSITIVE FORCOVID-19 THERE.THIS IS VIDEO FROM THAT SCENEAS METRO POLICE SWARMED THEAREA THIS CAUSED ABOUT 500PEOPLE TO NOT HAVE AN OVERNIGHTSHELTER.SOME DID GO TO THE NEARBYHOMELESS COURTYARD.BUT THAT LOCATION WAS GETTINGCROWDED TOO...THE COUNCILMAN FOR WARD FIVEHERE IN THE CITY SAYS THEYHAD TO FIND A WAY TO CREATEMORE SPACE WHICH WAS NEEDED TOCONTINUE PRACTICING SOCIALDISTANCINGCOUNCILMAN CEDRIC CREAR "MANYOF THOSE PERSONS TRAVELEDACROSS THE STREET TO THECOURTYARD, WE HAVE BEEN AT OVERCAPACITY AT THE COURTYARD ANDWE HAVE TAKEN IN MORE THAN WEP.M.TO 8 A.M.THE SHELTER WILL RUN UNTILAPRIL 3RDAC 13 ANRELIEF COULD BE ON THE WAY FORNEVADANS CONCERNED ABOUT PAYINGRENT AND MORTGAGES DURING THEPANDEMIC.GOVERNOR SISOLAK SAYS HE ISWORKING TO FIND A SOLUTION AND