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NEWSCHOPPER 9 BACK TO YOU IN THESTUDIO DON’T THINK STATE OF TONOW AND WE DO WANT TO SHOW YOU ACHART REGARDING THE LATEST INTHE CORONAVIRUS.IT SHOWS HOW FAST THE CASES HAVEGROWN OVER THE PAST WEEK IF YOULOOK AT YOUR SCREEN YOU SEE THATLAST WEEK ON MISSOURI HAD AHUNDRED AND EIGHTY SEVEN CASESWHILE KANSAS HAD ONLY 82 CASESWAS YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THISGRAPH AND ONE WEEK.BOTH STATES OTHER NUMBERS JUMPQUITE A BIT AND STARTING TODAYIN KANSAS A STATEWIDE STAYEDHOME ORDER IS NOW IN EFFECT ITRUNS FROM NOW UNTIL APRIL 19TH.IT IS SIMILAR TO THE ORDER INEFFECT IN JOHNSON.WYANDOTTE COUNTIES AMONG OTHERS.IT STATES THAT ONLY ESSENTIALBUSINESSES ORGANIZATIONS AREALLOWED TO BE WE GET FOODMEDICINE AND OTHER HOUSEHOLDNECESSITIES AND ONE SCHOOLDISTRICT IS SUSPENDING ITS MEALDISTRIBUTION PROGRAM AFTER AFOOD SERVICE WORKER IS PRESUMEDTO POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS.THEY’RE NOW GETTING TREATMENTTHE PERSON WORKED AT RAYTOWNMIDDLE SCHOOL PREPARING MEALSLAST MONDAY.WELL, THEY WERE NOT AT THESCHOOL ON TUESDAY WHEN MEALSWERE SERVED VERY TOP MIDDLESCHOOL WILL BE COMPLETELY CLOSEDTHIS WEEK INCLUDING INCLUDING APICKUP SCHEDULED FOR TODAY.WELL, THE DISTRICT SAYS THAT THEMOVE IS OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OFCAUTION.THEY WILL BE PUT OUT THERE.THEY’LL PUT OUR NEW PLAN FORSERVING MEALS LATER THIS WEEK INKANSAS CITY, KANSAS.THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS MAKINGCHANGES, BUT IT’S TO HELP MORESTUDENTS STARTING TODAY.THE DISTRICT IS OPENING TO NEWLOCATIONS FOR BREAKFAST ANDLUNCH MEAL DISTRIBUTIONS.THEY WILL BE AT BANNEKERELEMENTARY AND ROSEDALE MIDDLESCHOOL.THESE LOCATIONS ARE ADDED ONTOTHE SCHOOLS ALREADY HANDING YELPMEALS AND FORMER INFORMATION.I’VE TWEETED A LINK FOR YOU IFYOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE FULLLIST AND SEVERAL OTHER DISTRICTSWILL CONTINUE THEIR MEALDISTRIBUTIONS TODAY.THAT INCLUDES LAWRENCE LEE’SSUMMIT.INDEPENDENCE AND MANY MORE MAKESURE YOU CHECK OUT YOUR SCHOOLDISTRICTS WEBSITE TO SEE WHEREAND WHEN THEY ARE OFFERING THEMEALS AND AS THE CORONAVIRUSOUTBREAK CONTINUES TO CAUSECHANGES IN ALL OF OUR LIVES ONEGROUPS USING THEIR DISASTERRESPONSE TRAINING TO HELP THOSEWHO ARE HELPING OTHERS.KMBC 9S.MARTIN AUGUSTINE IS LIVE THISMORNING WITH OPERATION BARBECUERELIEF MARTIN TELL US MORE ABOUTWHAT THEY’RE DOING.WELL SOMEWHERE IN THENEIGHBORHOOD OF FOURTEEN HUNDREDMEALS WILL BE GOING OUT TO FIRSTRESPONDERS AND THE HOMELESSWE’RE JOINED HERE BY STAN HAYESTHE CEO OF OPERATION BARBECUERELIEVED.I KNOW THERE’S A BUNCH OF PORKLOIN INSIDE THAT SMOKER RIGHTTHERE.THAT’S GOING TO BE PART OF THATPART OF THOSE MEALS THAT AREGOING OUT.OH, LET’S TAKE A LOOK HERE.YOU BET THAT LOOKS FABULOUS, BUTIT’S NOT THE ONLY THING YOU GUYSARE ARE DOING TO HELP THECOMMUNITY.TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHATYOU GUY ARE PLANNING TO HELP AREST.OR TWO THAT’S STRUGGLING, RIGHT?YEAH, SO SO OUR RESTAURANTRELIEF PLAN THAT WE’VE PUT OUTTHERE AND NETWORK PILOTING RIGHTNOW IS GOING TO BE DOWN INOVERLAND PARK WITH PLOWBOYSBARBECUE AND WHAT WHAT THE PLANIS TO HELP HIM REOPEN THERESTAURANT BRING BACK SOMEEMPLOYEES.WE’RE GOING TO PROVIDE HIM, YOUKNOW SOME FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE,BUT WE’RE GOING TO PROVIDE HIMTHE RESOURCES THE FOOD THEESSENTIAL SUPPLIES TO BE ABLE TOPUT OUT TWENTY-FIVE HUNDREDMEALS A DAY TO GO.TO THE COMMUNITY TO THOSE INNEED SO THEY’LL BE ABLE TO EMAILOR CALL IN ORDERS.THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE CANPICK THEM UP FOR THEM.WE HAVE DIFFERENT GROUPS THATARE ALREADY BEEN CONTACTED ABOUTCOMING IN TO PICK UP MEALS THATARE TAKING CARE OF, YOU KNOW,THERE’S CHURCHES THAT HAVESHUT-INS THAT THEY’RE TRYING TOTAKE CARE OF.THERE’S OTHER GROUPS THAT HAVEYOU KNOW THINGS THAT THEY’REWORKING ON AND THEN THERE’S JUSTTHAT GENERAL PUBLIC THAT DOESN’TKNOW WHO TO GO TO RIGHT SARAH.WAIT, VERY VERY GOOD.WELL BARBECUE.RELIEVED HELPING IN SO MANY MANYWAYS THIS COMMUNITY ANDCOMMUNITIES, OF COURSE AROUNDTHE UNITED STATES, YOU KNOW ALLABOUT THAT WITH THE WORK INNASHVILLE AND JONESBORO MOSTRECENTLY AND THE MEALS GOING OUTTO FIRST RESPONDERS AND HOMELESSTODAY REPORTING LIVE MARTINAUGUSTINE KMBC 9 NEWS.YEAH, MINE.THEY DO SO MUCH WONDERFUL WORK.WE’RE SO GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHINGTHEY DO WELL.MEANWHILE THE CITY OF OVERLANDPARK IS CLOSING THE CITY’SRECYCLING CENTER UNTIL FURTHERNOTICE.YOU WANT TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUTTHAT.IT’S TO STOP THE SPREAD OFCORONAVIRU THE KIND OF VIRUSOUTBREAK.IT HAS FORCED THE NON-ESSENTIALBUSINESSES TO CLOSE AND HERKANSAS CITY’S EMERGENCY ORDERUNTIL AT LEAST APRIL 24TH ONEBARBER SHOP OWNERS HOPING FORSOME RELIEF TO HELP THOSE IN HISINDUSTRY JOEY THOMAS OWNS ONEATV BARBERSHOP.HE SAYS THE ORDERS CLOSED DOWNSHOPS, AND HE’S WORRIED THATSTYLIST WILL OFFER THEIRSERVICES OUTSIDE OF SALONS.HE WANTS TO SEE SOME KIND OFASSISTANCE TO HELP CONTRACTORS.STAY BUSY.YOU SAY I CAN’T WORK HERE IN MYSALON.WHAT’S GOING TO STOP ME FROMWANTING TO WORK IN MY HOUSE ORAT A CLIENT’S HOUSE?HOWEVER, BUT EVERY TIME I GO TOANOTHER CLIENT’S HOUSE OR EVERYTIME ANOTHER PERSON COMES TO MYHOME.I’M NOW INCREASING MY CHANCES OFBEING STILL AT RISK OF EITHERCATCHING ARE SPREADING THATVIRUS WHAT KANSAS CITY’S CITYCOUNCIL.THEY’RE WORKING ON CREATING A$500,000 SMALL BUSINESSEMERGENCY RELIEF FUND THAT WOULDPROVIDE SMALL SOME GRANTS TOSMALL LOCAL BUSINESSESSTRUGGLING DURING THE COVID-19HEALTH CRISIS.WELL LIFE MAY NOT BE GETTINGBACK TO NORMAL ANY TIME SOONWHEN IT COMES TO THE CORONAVIRUSARE JARRED HILL ZONE OURWASHINGTON BUREAU WITH NEWGUIDELINES FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP.YOU KNOW FOLKS ARE REALLY SETTLEIN BECAUSE YESTERDAY PRESIDENTTRUMP.ANNOUNCED THAT THE WHITE HOUSEIS EXTENDING THOSE SOCIALDISTANCING GUIDELINES.NOTHING WOULD BE WORSE THANDECLARING VICTORY.BEFORE THE VICTORY IS WON.THAT WOULD BE THE GREATEST LOSSOF ALL THE NEW DATE IS APRIL30TH.THIS COMES AS THE NATION’S TOPINFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALISTSAID NEW DATA SHOWS ONE TO TWOHUNDRED THOUSAND AMERICANS COULDNOT FROM THE CORONAVIRUS ANDMILLIONS MAY BE INFECTED MORETHAN 2000 HAVE DIED ALREADY.WE’RE ALSO LEARNING MORE ABOUTWHEN HELP COULD BE COMING FROMTHE TWO TRILLION DOLLAREMERGENCY ECONOMIC PACKAGE TWOWEEKS FOR THE DIRECT PAYMENTSAND SMALL BUSINESS LOANS COULDBE READY BY FRIDAY WE DO MORE.I THINK THIS IT WAS JUST A DOWNPAYMENT YESTERDAY PRESIDENTTRUMP ALSO SAID THAT IF PEOPLEDON’T GET THE MONEY THAT THEYNEED QUICKLY FROM THAT ECONOMICPACKAGE THERE.HE WOULD HAVE POTENTIALLY CALLCONGRESS BACK TO WASHINGTON TORECONVENE FROM THEIR BREAK TOFIGURE OUT ANOTHER WAY TO MAKETHAT HAPPEN REPORTING INWASHINGTON.I’M JARRED HILL WHAT A SAYS ITPLANS TO PUT UP MORE DETAILEDCORONAVIRUS RELATED GUIDELINESON TUESDAY.THE PRESIDENT SAYS, BUT JUNE1ST, HE EXPECTS THE COUNTRY TOBE WELL ON OUR WAY TO RECOVERY.IT’S 806 NOW AS WE ALL TRY TOADJUST TO THE NEW NORMAL FOR AWHILE SOME PEOPLE THEY’RE STILLWORKING THERE FINDING WAYS TOGIVE PEOPLE AN INSIDE LOOK ATTHEIR JOBS AS WELL OUR KMBC 9S.MATT EVANS LIVE THIS MORNINGWORKING FROM HOME LIKE MANY OFUS WITH HOW RADIO STATION ISHELPING OUT.HEY MAC AND WANTING TO YOU HEY,GOOD MORNING TO YOU ROB, YOUKNOW, YEAH A LOT OF PEOPLE INBROADCAST SEEN STILL WORKING, OFCOURSE TO GET ALL OF THATINFORMATION OUT TO PEOPLE ALLACROSS THE COUNTRY ALL ACROSSOUR COMMUNITY.OF COURSE, WE ARE OBVIOUSLYCONTINUE TO BROADCAST RADIOSTATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ANDHERE IN KANSAS CITY CONTINUINGTO BROADCAST AS WEL AND ONERADIO STATION THAT A LOT OFTOURS TO CLASSES DURING THESCHOOL YEAR.WELL, THEY DECIDED TO BRING AVIRTUAL TOUR INTO THE HOME SINCEALL OF THOSE STUDENTS ARE ATHOME RIGHT NOW.THIS IS A LOOK AT THE KC 102.1STUDIOS.JIN JOHNSON THEIR MORNING SHOWHOST LEADING THIS TOUR LIVE ONTHEIR FACEBOOK PAGE LAST WEEKTHE RADIO STATION.DID THESE TOURS ON FACEBOOK LIVEEVERY DAY LAST WEEK SO PEOPLECOULD SEE WHAT THE INSIDE OF ARADIO STATION LOOKS LIKE EXACTLYWHAT ENTAILS THEIR JOB AND ALSOASK QUESTIONS ON FACEBOOK LIVEABOU BEING ON THE RADIO.WELL WE TALKED JANA BEFORE THISTO HER.SHE SAID THAT SHE’S CONTINUINGHER JOB AT IT HAS NOT BEEN EASYHER USUALLY FUN ANDLIGHT-HEARTED MORNING SHOWS.HAD TO STRIKE A MORE SERIOUSCOURT TIMES DURING THIS CRISIS.AND YOU KNOW, WE TRY TO BALANCETHAT OUT.OF COURSE, WE’RE BRINGING PEOPLEAS MUCH NEWS AND INFORMATION ASPOSSIBLE, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLYAS IT PERTAINS TO YOU RIGHT HEREIN KANSAS CITY.WE ARE LIVE WE ARE LOCAL AND SOWE WANT TO MAINTAIN THAT BUTTHERE’S ALSO THE KIND OF LIGHTERSTORIES THAT INVOLVE TOILETPAPER AND JUST KIND OF THEDIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THIS AND SOWE ARE ABLE TO SHARE THOSE ASWELL.YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THOSEFACEBOOK LIVE TOURS RIGHT NOW ONTHE CASEY 102 FACEBOOK PAGEREPORTING LIVE THIS MORNING MATTEVANS KMBC 9 NEWS VERY COOL,MAN.THANKS SO MUCH.WELL SURE.YOU STAY UP-TO-DATE ON THEEVER-CHANGING STORY BY FOLLOWINGOUR COVERAGE ON AIR AND ON OURFREE MOBILE APP.WE ALSO HAVE ANSWERS T