Easter dinner is served in Fort Myers

Community members in Fort Myers come together to serve dinner to those in need.

For each othIN FORT MYERS LESLIE DELASBOFOX 4 IYCAN UPDATE TO A STORY ACROSS ANUPDATE TO A AN UPDATE TO A STORYACROSS AN UPDATE TO A STORYACROSS THE PONDTONIGHT....BRITISH PRIMEMINISTER BORIS JOHNSON HAS BEENDISCHARGED FROM A HOSPITAL INLONDON.JOHNSON HAD BEEN IN SAINT THOMASHOSPITAL FOR A WEEK....BATTLINCORONAVIRUS.HE WAS BEING TREATED IN THEIRINTENSIVE CARE UNIT.ACCORDING TO JOHNSON’S OFFICE,HE LEFT THE HOSPITAL TODAY.HE WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY RETUTO WORK.INSTEAD... HE WILL CONTINUE HISRECOVERY AT HIS COUNTRY HOUSE.CONGRESS..IS AT ODDS OVER WHATSHOULD BE IN A PHASE FOUR RELIEFPACKAGE TO HELP BOTH PEOPLE ANDBUSINESSES.THIS AS THE I-R-S BEGINSDEPOSITING STIMULUS MONEY INTOMANY OF OUR ACCOUNTS FROM THEPHASE THREE BILL.FOX NEWS CORRESPONDENT LAURENBLANCHARD IS ON CAPITOL HILLWITH WHERE THINGS STAND.(0:03-:11)(1:23-1:41)SOME GOOD NEWS OVER THE EASTERWEEKEND,THE IRS TWEETEDTHE FIRST "ECONOMIC IMPACTPAYMENTS" UNDER THE ’CARES’ ACTHAVE ALREADY BEEN DEPOSITED INTOBANK ACCOUNTS...IN PARTTWEETING:"WE KNOW MANY PEOPLE AREANXIOUS TO GET THEIR PAYMENTS;WE’LL CONTINUE ISSUING THEM ASFAST AS WE CAN."A SENIORTREASURY OFFICIAL TELLING FOXTHE PAYMENTS WILL CONTINUE TOROLL OUT ALL WEEK.WHILE SOME ARESTARTING OFF EASTER WITH ANEXTRA 12-HUNDRED DOLLARS OR MOREIN THEIR ACCOUNT,REPUBLICAN ANDDEMOCRATIC LEADERS ARE STILL ATODDS OVER MORE FUNDING FOR THEPAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM - ASMALL BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAM -AND HOW TO BEGIN WRITING A PHASEFOUR RELIEF BILL.AFTER SENATEDEMOCRATS BLOCKED LEADER MITCHMCCONNELL’S MOVE LAST WEEK TOPUSH ANOTHER $250 BILLIONDOLLARS TO THE P-P-P ..

HE ANDHOUSE MINORITY LEADER KEVINMCCARTHY PUT OUT A STATEMENT...SAYING:"REPUBLICANS REJECT DEMOCRATS’RECKLESS THREAT TO CONTINUEBLOCKING JOB-SAVING FUNDINGUNLESS WE RENEGOTIATE UNRELATEDPROGRAMS WHICH ARE NOT INSIMILAR PERIL.

THIS WILL NOT BECONGRESS’ LAST WORD ON COVID-19,BUT THIS CRUCIAL PROGRAM NEEDSFUNDING NOW.

AMERICAN WORKERSCANNOT BE USED AS POLITICALHOSTAGES."DEMOCRATS,INCLUDING SENATE MINORITY LEADERCHUCK SCHUMER, REJECTEDMCCONNELL’S PUSH BECAUSE HE SAIDIT WAS A ’POLITICAL’ STUNT.IN ADDITION TOTHE MONEY FOR THE SMALL BUSINESSLOAN PROGRAM, THEY ALSO WANTMONEY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS,HOSPITALS, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERSAND TESTING..(Reporter on cam tag)SPEAKER NANCYPELOSI AND SENATOR SCHUMER SAIDTHEY HAVE TALKED WITH THETREASURY SECRETARY AND HAVEAGREED TO BEGIN MORE BIPARTISANTALKS.PRESIDENT TRUMPSAID HE WOULD RATHER PUSHTHROUGH IMMEDIATE RELIEF FOR THEPAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM ANDINCLUDE DEMOCRAT’S DEMANDS INPHASE FOUR BILL.IN WASHINGTON,LAUREN BLANCHARD, FOX NEWSSOCIAL DISTANCING ON EASTERTAKEN TO NEW LEVELS AT ONE CAPECORAL CHURCH...HOW CHURCHMEMBERS STILL WERE ABLE TOATTEND WITHOUT STEPPING FOOTINSIDE THE ACTUALCHURCH...SPOILERT ALERT...ITWASN’T ONLINE!WE’RE ALL WONDERING WHEN ARE WEGOING TO SEE THE CURVE FLATTENWITH THE CORONAVIRUS..SOME.EXPERTS WEIGHING IN TONIGHT OHOW LONG BEFORE WE SEE THATCHANGE.

STONE?(ADLIBB WEATHER TEASE)AND BEFORE WE HEAD TOBREAK....WE’RE KEEPING YOUPOSTED WITH THE LATESTCORONAVIRUS NUMBERS IN OUR AREA.THESE ARE TONIGHT’S CORONAVIRUSCASES IN LEE COUNTY...ACCORDINGTO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT