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April 17, 2020 6AM Show

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April 17, 2020 6AM Show
April 17, 2020 6AM Show
April 17, 2020 6AM Show

ASKING THOSE WHOCAN TO STAY HOME,WE ARE STARTING TOSEE SOME POSITIVERESULTS OF SOCIALDISTANCING.WE'LL TELL YOU WHATONE LOCAL EXPERT ISSAYING ABOUTNUMBERS PEAKING INNEBRASKA.ARE YOU LOOKINGFOR SOMETHING TODO AND AN EXCUSETO GET OUT OF THEHOUSE?

HOW ABOUTSOME FIREWORKS!WE'LL TELL YOUWHERE YOU CANCATCH A FREE SHOW!A WINTERWONDERLAND INAPRIL?

ALL OF ASUDDEN MOTHERNATURE SAYS, 'LET ITSNOW, LET IT SNOW,LET IT SNOW' ...AND SNOW IT DID!GOOD MORNING..I'M COURTNEYJOHNS...TODAY IS FRIDAYAPRIL 17TH.WE'LL LOOK AT THISMORNINGS OTHERTOP STORIES IN AMOMENT.BUT FIRST....WE BEGINWITH A CHECK OF OURFORECAST.BUT FIRST....WE BEGINWITH A CHECK OF OURFORECAST.WEATHER ALERT TEAMMETEOROLGIST MARKSTITZ JOINS US WITHA LOOK AT WHAT YOUCAN EXPECT WHENYOU GO OUTSIDE.THE SNOW HAS COMETO AN END, BUTTOTALS WERE VERYIMPRESSIVE, OVER 6INCHES IN SOMESPOTS.OMAHA SAW 5 INCHESWITH VALLEY COMINGIN AROUND 3.5INCHES.WHILE ROADS AREMAINLY WET, WATCHFOR A FEW SLICKSPOTS THIS MORNINGAS TEMPERATURESARE JUST BELOWFREEZING.SOME OF TODAY'SENERGY WILL GOTOWARDS MELTINGTHE SNOW, SO WE'VEHAD TO DROP OURTEMPERATURES FORTODAY.WE WILL BE IN THEUPPER 30S BY LUNCH,THEN TOP OUT NEAR46 IN OMAHA WITHMOSTLY SUNNY SKIES.OVERNIGHT, WE STAYMOSTLY CLEAR ANDDRY, BUT START TOGET BREEZY.THIS WILL KEEP USNEAR 33 FORSATURDAY MORNING.THE REST OFSATURDAY WILL BEWINDY AND WARMERWITH MOSTLY SUNNYSKIES.THE WINDS WILL BEPUMPING IN WARMERAIR, GETTING US TONEAR 64 FOR THEAFTERNOON.A WEAK COLD FRONTMOVES THROUGHSUNDAY MORNING,DROPPING US BACKINTO THE UPPER 50SFOR SUNDAY.WE THEN CONTINUETO WARM UP EARLYNEXT WEEK WITH AMIX OF SUNSHINE ANDCLOUDS.MONDAY WILL BE INTHE UPPER 60S,FOLLOWED BY MID 70SMIDWEEK.IF YOU ARE GETTINGREADY TO HEAD OUTSIDE THERE ARE STILLSOME SLICK ROADS INOUR AREA SO TAKE ITEASY.LET'S TAKE A LOOK ATCURRENT ROADCONDITIONS FROMTHE NEBRASKADEPARTMENT OFTRANSPORTATION.THE BLUE STREETSARE PARTIALLYCOVERED ..WHILE PINK ISCOMPLETELYCOVERED...AND GREEN ISNORMAL OR WET ....SEVERAL DOZENSSNOW PLOWSCONTINUE TO CLEARTHE WAY TO MAKESURE EVERYONE ISSAFE.LOCAL BUSINESSESARE ALREADY DOINGWHAT THEY CAN TOGET THROUGH THESEDIFFICULT TIMES.THE SNOWYESTERDAY DIDN'TMAKE THINGS ANYEASIER ON THEM.3 NEWS NOWREPORTER RUTAULCINAITE HAS MOREON HOW THESEBUSINESSES AREFACING CHALLENGEAFTER CHALLENGEAND STILL COMINGOUT STRONG.SMALL BUSINESSESHAVE HAD TO MAKE ALOT OF CHANGESRECENTLY, MANYMOVING OPERATIONSOUTSIDE.RESTAURANTSOFFERING CURBSIDEPICKUP, URGENTCARE CLINICS SEEINGPATIENTS FROM THEIRCARS.THEN THINGS GOT ALITTLE TOUGHER ONTHURSDAY...NATS: SNOW AUTUMNPRUITT - OWNER,HARDY COFFEE CO."THE GOOD NEWS ISWE'RE ALREADY INFIGHTING SHAPE FORADAPTABILITY." THESNOW CREATED LESSTHAN IDEALCONDITIONS FORBUSINESSES ALREADYDOING WHAT THEYCAN.HARDY COFFEE CO.ON 30TH AND LAKESTILL OFFERED THEIRSIGNATURE BAKEDGOODS AND COFFEE.NATS:GRINDERTHEY'VE MOVEDOPERATIONS TOCURBSIDE PICKUPAND TAKEOUT."JUST GIVE US A CALLAND WE CAN MAKETHEIR DRINK TOORDER AND RUN ITOUT TO THE CAR."THEY, LIKE A LOT OFBUSINESSES, FOUND ASYSTEM TO STAYAFLOAT AS THEIRINSIDE SEATINGREMAINS CLOSED.THE SNOW COMINGDOWN IN THE MIDDLEOF APRIL WAS JUSTONE MORE HURDLETHEY HAD TO GETOVER."THE PATHWAY TO THEVEHICLES FORCURBSIDE IS JUSTONE MORE OBSTACLEIN AN ALREADY CRAZYTIME." CROSSROADSURGENT CARERECENTLY MOVEDTHEIR OPERATIONSOUTSIDE AS WELL,TOBETTER PROTECTPATIENTS AND STAFF.THE SNOW ISN'TSTOPPING THEMEITHER."WE'RE FULLY OPEN ,READY TO GO.IT'S JUST A LITTLECOLDER THAN WEEXPECTED." BECAUSEIN TIMES LIKE THESE,IT'S NICE TOREMEMBER THATWE'RE ALL IN THISTOGETHER AND WE'LLGET THROUGH IT..."HANG IN THEREWE'RE ALL GOING TOGET THROUGH THISTOGETHER.IT TAKES US ALLTRYING AND WORKINGHARD.WE'LL MAKE IT." ONEBAKED GOOD ORCOFFEE AT A TIME."IF THE COFFEE THATWE MAKE AND THEBAKED GOODS THATWE MAKE PROVIDEEVEN JUST A LITTLEBUT OF THAT RHYTHMIN SOMEBODY'SSTAY-AT-HOME DAY,THEN WE LOVE TOBRING THAT SENSE OFNORMALCY TO AREALLY CHAOTICTIME." REPORTING INOMAHA, RUTAULCINAITE, 3NN.HERE IS WHAT WEKNOW ABOUT THECORONAVIRUS IN OURAREA:THE NUMBER OFCASES HAS NOWSURPASSED ONE-THOUSAND.CURRENTLY, THEREARE ONE THOUSAND-66 CASES ...AND 25 DEATHS.IN IOWA, THERE ARETWO THOUSAND-141CONFIRMED CASESAND 60 DEATHS.BUT HERE'S SOMEGOOD NEWS...ACCORDING TO NEWMODELING FROMUNMC, THE STATE OFNEBRASKA COULD SEESIGNIFICANTLY FEWERDEATHS FROMCOVID-19 THANPREVIOUS ESTIMATES.THE DIRECTOR OFPUBLIC HEALTH ATUNMC SAID A KEYFACTOR INPREDICTING COVID-19DEATHS IS WHEN THEDAILY INCREASE INTHE NUMBER OFCASES HITS ITS PEAK...WHICH SHOULDHAPPEN LATER THISMONTH.THE UPDATEDPREDICTION IS 50-180DEATHS.EARLIERPREDICTIONS WERECLOSE TO 500.WHAT PEOPLE HAVEBEEN DOING IN THISSTATE IS MAKING ADIFFERENCE.SO RIGHT AWAYWAS VERY CLEARTHAT THE NUMBEROF DEATHS NOMATTER WHEN THEPEAK WAS LIKELY TOHAPPEN IN THISSTATE IS MUCHLOWER THAN WHATOTHERS HAD BEENPREDICTING INNUMEROUS OTHERMODELS.SO WHAT WEREDOING IS MAKING ADIFFERENCEGOVERNOR RICKETTSADDED THEY WILLCONTINUE TOMONITOR A NUMBEROF ISSUES THROUGHTHE END OF THEMONTH.AT THAT TIME IT MAYBE A 'ONE STEP AT ATIME' PROCESS OFREOPENING THESTATE.THEIR BIGGESTPRIORITY IS TO NOTOVERWHELM THEHEALTH CARESYSTEM.EARLIER IN THE DAYGOVERNOR RICKETTSHIT ON A NUMBER OFTOPICS DURING HISCORONAVIRUSRESPONSE UPDATE.HE TALKED ABOUTWHAT'S BEING DONETO PROTECTWORKERS WHILEKEEPING MEATPROCESSING PLANTSOPEN.HE SAYS HE'S PULLINGTOGETHER INDUSTRYLEADERS TO SHAREBEST PRACTICES TOCONTAIN THE VIRUSINSIDE THE PLANTS.HE ALSO TALKEDABOUT TESTING INTHE STATE...AND THE PROCESSFOR OPENINGSCHOOLS NEXT FALL.REPORTER JONKIPPER HAS THEDETAILS.STUDENTS WON'T BERETURNING TOSCHOOL IN NEBRASKAANYTIME SOON.AND QUESTIONSREMAIN ...ON HOWLONG THAT MAY BE.COMMISSIONER MATTBLOMSTEDT SAID ATGOVERNOR RICKETTSPRESS CONFERENCETODAY THAT HE,ALONG WITH STATEEDUCXATION LEADERSARE PLANNING FORTHE POSSIBILITY OFSUMMER SCHOOLGOING REMOTE, JUSTLIKE MUCH OF SPRINGSEMESTER ALREADYHAS." ON TRYING TO COMEUP WITH A SCALEABLESUMMER SCHOOLPROGRAM, DIGITALMATERIALSOTHERWISE, AND IKNOW THEGOVERNOR AND IHAVE TALKED ABOUTENSURINGBROADBAND ANDBROADBAND ACCESSFOR STUDENTS."BLOMSTEDTAND IT'S UNCLEARJUST WHAT WILLHAPPEN IN THE FALL."WE HAVE TO BEPREPARED THATTHERE MIGHT BE ANEED FORCONTINGENCY PLANSAND OTHERWISE."BLOMSTEDTWHETHER SCHOOLSCAN COME BACKDEPENDS ON COVID-19 BEING CONTAINEDSTATEWIDE.GOVERNOR RICKETTSSAYS THEY'REBEGINNING TOCONTAIN THEOUTBREAK IN GRANDISLAND..BUT SAIDMORE WORK NEEDSTO BE DONE." I'VE REACHED TOTHE MAJREMPLOYERS IN GRANDISLAND, IVE ASKEDTHEM IF THEY'RE ABLETO GIVE ME 'WHATARE THEIR PLANS,WHAT HAVE THEYDONE' TO MAKE SURETHEIR FOLKS AREHEALTHY AND SAFE.WHAT KIND OFCOMMUNICATION ARETHEY DOING TO THEIRTEAMMATES TO LETTHEM KNOW, IFTHEY'RE SICK, OR IFANYBODY ELSE INTHEIR HOUSEHOLD ISSICK THAT THEY NEEDTO STAY HOME."RICKETTSRICKETTS HASRAMPED UP TESTINGIN HALL COUNTY ...BUTHAS HAD TROUBLEINCREASING ITSTATEWIDE, SAYINGTHE STATE HASTROUBLE GETTINGREAGENTS.WHEN ASKED IF ITWOULD BE BETTERFOR PRESIDENTDONALD TRUMP ANDTHE FEDERALGOVERNMENT TAKEOVER FORSTATES...RICKETTSSAYS NO, WORRIEDNEBRASKA WOULDGET LOST IN THESHUFFLE."BECAUSE OF THEEARLY STEPS WE ARENOT SEEING THESAME IMPACT ASSTATES LIKE NEWYORK AND SO MYCONCERN IS IF WEJUST DEPEND ON THEFEDERALGOVERNMENT,STATES LIKENEBRASKA MAY NOTGET A HIGH PRIORITY."RICKETTSIN LINCOLN JONKIPPER 3NNFOR WEEKS, WE'VEALL BEEN ASKED TOSTAY AT HOME, WORKFROM HOME AND THEHARDEST PART,SPEND OURWEEKENDS IN THEHOUSE.WELL OUR 3 NEWSNOW REPORTER,DANIELLE DAVIS HAS AREASON FOR YOU TOGET OUT OF THEHOUSE, BUCKLE UPAND HAVE SOME FUN.DANI, WE NEED MORETHINGS LIKE THISWHERE PEOPLE CANKEEP THEIR DISTANCEAND HAVE A GOODTIME.COURTNEY, AS YOUKNOW I AM NOT FROMTHE AREA SO I WASREALLY LOOKINGFORWARD TOEXPLORING OMAHA.BUT THIS WEEKEND IWILL GET TO CHECKOFF ONE ITEM ON MYTO DO LIST.....WERNER PARK.....ANDNOT BREAK ANYSOCIAL DISTANCINGRULES.WHILE YOU WON'TGET TO SEE ABALLGAME ATWERNER PARK, THISSATURDAY, YOU WILLGET TO ENJOY ACOMMUNITY-WIDEFIREWORKS DISPLAY.THE OMAHA STORMCHASERS HOPE YOUCOME OUT OF THEHOUSE, BUT STAY INYOUR CAR AND ENJOYTHE SHOW."THIS IS OUR 20THYEAR OF WORKINGWITH J&M DISPLAYS.THEY ARE TRIPLINGTHE AMOUNT AND SIZEOF FIREWORKS.NORMALLY WE SHOOTTWO AND THREE INCHSHELVES FOR OURNORMAL FRIDAYNIGHT SHOWS.IN THIS CASE, WE ARESHOOTING UP TO FIVEAND SIX INCH SHELLSSO THEY CAN GOHIGHER INTO THE AIRAND MORE PEOPLEAND FAMILIES UP ANDDOWN 370, GILES,HARRISON AND QSTREET CAN SEE THEFIREWORKS FROM ADISTANCE." BUTTHERE ARE SOMESAFETY PROTOCOLSYOU HAVE TOFOLLOW."ONE FAMILY PER CAR,NO LAYING IN THEFLATBED, NOTAILGATING, NORESTROOMS,CONCESSION ORMERCHANDISE.THIS IS A COMMUNITYFIREWORKS SHOW.PEOPLE ARE MISSINGSPORTS, BASEBALL,THIS GIVES THEM ANOPPORTUNITY TOSTAY ENGAGED AT THEBALL PARK." THEPARKING LOT CANHOLD ANYWHEREFROM 600 TO 800CARS.YOU KEEP THEWINDOWS ROLLED UPAND TUNE YOURRADIO TO 104 POINT 5,THE STAR AND ENJOYTHE MUSICAL TRIBUTETHAT GOES ALONGWITH THE FIREWORKSDISPLAY.YOU WILL PARK IN THENORTH LOTS F-3 TOF-5.THE EVENT IS FREEAND THE PARKING LOTOPENS AT 8PM ONSATURDAY NIGHT.WITH A 10-12 MINUTEFIREWORKS SHOW TOSTART AROUND 8:30.REPORTING LIVE ...DANIELLE DAVIS,3NEWS NOW."MANY OF US HAD TODIG OUT OUR SNOWGEAR AFTERTEMPERATURES INTHE 80'S LAST WEEK.BUT IT'S ALWAYSGOOD TO HAVE ONEMORE FUN DAY IN THESNOW.TAKE A LOOK AT THISPICTURE SENT TO USFROM 'TREASURERASMUSSEN' ...THEIR FAMILY SPENTTHE DAY ROLLINGSNOW INTO A 'MEGAROLL OF TOILETPAPER'.IT WAS SURE TO GRABTHE ATTENTION OFNEIGHBORS ANDPASSERBY'S.STILL TO COME ON3NEWS NOW THISMORNING ...WE TALK WITH THEOWNER OF A SMALLBUSINESS AND FINDWHY THE PAYCHECKPROTECTIONPROGRAM IS NOTWORKING FOR HIMAND MANY OTHERS.THE SNOW HAS COMETO AN END, BUTTOTALS WERE VERYIMPRESSIVE, OVER 6INCHES IN SOMESPOTS.TOTALS WERE VERYIMPRESSIVE, OVER 6INCHES IN SOMESPOTS.WITH THE POTENTIALFOR STORMS IN THEMETRO, BE SURE ANDHAVE OUR STORMSHIELD APP!

- A GREATPRODUCT THAT GIVESYOU HIGHRESOLUTIONFORECASTS FORYOUR AREA.DOWNLOAD STORMSHIELD FROM THEAPPLE APP STORE:" ."AHEAD ON CBS THISMORNING..DR.TARA NARULAANSWERS YOURQUESTIONS ON WHATTHE NEW NORMALMIGHT LOOK LIKEWHEN AMERICA RE-OPENS.ALSO, HEAR WHYSOME RENOWNEDCHEFS ARE WORRIEDABOUT THE SURVIVALOF THE RESTAURANTINDUSTRY.PLUS, A POEM BY THETOTALS WERE VERYIMPRESSIVE, OVER 6INCHES IN SOMESPOTS.WHILE ROADS AREFOR STORMS IN THEMETRO, BE SURE ANDHAVE OUR STORMSHIELD APP!

- A GREATPRODUCT THAT GIVESYOU HIGHRESOLUTIONFORECASTS FORYOUR AREA.PLUS, A POEM BY THEYOUTH POETLAUREATE TO HELP USFIND HOPE ANDCOURAGE IN THESEUNSETTLING TIMES.AND WE CONTINUETO REMEMBER THELIVES OF THOSEFIND HOPE ANDCOURAGE IN THESEUNSETTLING TIMES.AND WE CONTINUETO REMEMBER THELIVES OF THOSETAKEN FROM US BYCORONA- VIRUS.SEE YOU AT SEVEN.WELCOME BACK...TIMETHIS ???BILLIONS OF DOLLARSIN HELP IS ON THEWAY FOR SMALLBUSINESSES ANDTHEIREMPLOYEES....WHOHAVE BEEN SHUTDOWN BY COVID 19.BUT CONSUMERREPORTER JOHNMATARESE EXPLAINSWHY GETTING THATHELP IS NOT AS EASYAS IT MIGHT SEEM.SOYOU DON'T WASTEYOUR MONEY.IF YOU WORK FOR ASMALL BUSINESS....THE GOVERNMENTWANTS TO PAY YOUREMPLOYER TO KEEPYOU ON THE JOB, ORBRING YOU BACK IFYOU WERE RECENTLYLAID OFF.IT'S A GREAT PLANIN THEORY....BUTSOME BUSINESSOWNERS SAY ITS NOTWORKING FOR THEMYET.---------------DON STEWART HASBEEN REPAIRINGCARS FOR MORE THAN30 YEARS.HIS EMPLOYEESARE A SECOND FAMILYTO HIM.BUT AS BUSINESSDROPPED OFF A CLIFFIN MARCH..."I'VE HAD TO LAY OFFFIVE, SIX PEOPLE."NOW, HE HOPES TOREHIRE THEM...UNDERTHE GOVERNMENTSNEW "PAYCHECKPROTECTIONPROGRAM." CHYRONDON STEWART TIRESHOP OWNER"THE PAYCHECKPROTECTIONPROGRAM IS TOBRING BACK YOUREMPLOYEES,HOPEFULLY BRINGTHEM BACK TOWORK."EVEN AT ESSENTIALCOMPANIES LIKE THISAUTO REPAIR SHOP,DON TELLS MEBUSINESS IS STILLDOWN OVER 50PERCENT FROM THESAME TIME LASTYEAR.THATS WHY HE SAYSTHEY REALLY NEEDSOME HELP FROM THEGOVERNMENT NOW.------------ THEPAYCHECKPROTECTIONPROGRAM IS PART OFTHE 2 TRILLIONDOLLAR STIMULUS.IT'S SUPPOSED TOPAY WORKERS ATSMALL BUSINESSESFOR APRIL AND MAY,TO KEEP THEM OFFTHE UNEMPLOYMENTROLLS.BUT DON IS STILLWAITING.SOME OF THE REDTAPE IS STILL OUTTHERE, SOME OF THELOCAL BANKS, IT HASNOT UPLOADED ONTOTHEIR WEBSITE YET."CUSTOMER JULIANTHOMPSON HOPESTHIS SHOP GETS THEMONEY SOON."THEY SERVICE ALLOUR VEHICLES ANDVANS, TOP NOTCHPLACE." SOMEBANKS SAY DEMAND ISALREADY EXCEEDINGSUPPLY.DON JUST HOPESHE'LL SEE THE MONEYHE NEEDS TO KEEPHIS MEN WORKING."THE SMALL BUSINESSSIDE IS STILL IN AHOLDING PATTERN."THE BEST NEWS:THE GOVERNMENTWILL NOT REQUIREBUSINESSES TO PAYTHESE LOANS BACK IFTHEY AGREE TO NOMORE LAYOFFS.AS ALWAYS STAYSAFE AND DON'TWASTE YOUR MONEY.I'M JOHN MATARESE,3NEWS NOW."IF YOU HAVE A STORYIDEA FOR OURCONSUMER REPORTS...LET US KNOW.SEND US AN EMAIL ...NEWS AT 3 NEWS NOWDOT COMCOMING UP ...IF YOU ARE LOOKINGTO PICK UP A NEWHOBBY, WHILESPENDING TIME ATHOME, WHY NOT TRYPOTTERY?

WE'LL TELLYOU WHAT ONE LOCALBUSINESS IS DOINGTO 'URN' YOURBUSINESS.IMPRESSIVE, OVER 6INCHES IN SOMESPOTS.GOOD MORNING.WITH US.WE'LL HAVE A LOOK ATTHIS MORNING'S TOPSTORIES IN JUST AMOMENT.A MAN HAS DIED IN ANOFFICER INVOLVEDSHOOTING IN BLAIR.THE BLAIR POLICEDEPARTMENT SAYSTHEY WERE CALLEDTO THE HOME NEAR11-TH AND ADAMS ATABOUT 9-50 P-MWEDNESDAY OVER ADOMESTICDISTURBANCE CALL.WHEN OFFICERS GOTTHERE THEY SAY AMAN APROACHEDTHEM WITH A RIFLE.DURING THECONFRONTATION, THEMAN WAS SHOT.HE WAS TAKEN TO THEHOSPITAL IN BLAIRWHERE HE LATERDIED.NEBRASKA STATEPATROL ISINVESTIGATING, BUTNO NEW INFORMATIONHAS BEEN RELEASED.POLICE HAVE NOTIDENTIFIED THE MANWHO DIED.NOW TO THE LATESTON THE CORONAVIRUSIN NEBRASKA.THROUGHOUT THESTATE, MEAT PACKINGWORKERS HAVETESTED POSITIVE FORCOVID-19.THOSE PLANTS HAVESTAYED OPEN.MULTIPLE WORKERSFROM A VARIETY OFMEAT PROCESSINGPLANTS ACROSSNEBRASKA HAVE TOLD3 NEWS NOW THEY'RESCARED TO GO TOWORK AND NOTENOUGH IS BEINGDONE TO ADDRESSSOCIAL DISTANCING.GOVERNOR PETERICKETTS SAID IN HISNEWS CONFERENCEYESTERDAY, HE'SCONSISTENTLY BEENCOMMUNICATINGWITH J-B-S IN GRANDISLAND, WHERE TENWORKERS HAVETESTED POSITIVE FORTHE VIRUS.HE SAYS HE'SCOMMITTED TOKEEPING THE PLANTSOPEN SAYING THEY'RENEEDED TO FEED THESTATE AND THEWORLD.HE'S ALSO NOWWORKING WITH HIS"UNIFIED COMMANDSTRUCTURE" TOWORK WITH FOODPROCESSING PLANTS.SO WE'RE WORKINGTO BE ABLE TO PULLTOGETHER THEFOLKS THAT ARE INTHAT INDUSTRY TOSHARE BESTPRACTICES.TOOFFER SOME OFOUR EXPERTISEFROM THE STATEABOUT WHAT MORECOULD THEY BEDOING, TO BE ABLETO PUT THESESOCIAL DISTANCINGPRACTICES IN PLACEIN THEIRWORKPLACE.RICKETTS POINTS TOPLANTS LIKE J-B-S INGRAND ISLANDWHERE THEY'VE PUTUP PLASTIC BARRIERSIN BETWEENWORKERS.OTHER STATES, LIKECOLORADO, HAVECLOSED THEIR MEATPROCESSINGFACILITIES.IN IOWA, THERE ARETWO THOUSAND-140CONFIRMED CASESAND 60 DEATHS.AND STARTING TODAYA PORTION OF IOWAHAS TIGHTERRESTRICTIONS.THAT AREA IS REGIONSIX IN NORTHEASTIOWA.AFTER SEEINGOUTBREAKS ATMEATPACKING PLANTSAND LONG-TERMCARE FACILITIES THEGOVERNOR SAID ALLGATHERINGS AREPROHIBITED UNTILAPRIL 30TH.THAT MEANS PEOPLEIN THAT AREA CANONLY INTERACT WITHPEOPLE THEY LIVEWITH, HOWEVERTHERE ARE A FEWEXCEPTIONS LIKEFUNERALS ANDWEDDINGS.THOSE GATHERINGSSTILL HAVE THE 10PERSON LIMIT.THERE ARE NOWOUTBREAKS AT NINELONG TERM CAREFACILITIESTHROUGHOUT IOWA.1:23 INCREASEDTESTING AT THSTIME IS CRITICAL TONOT ONLY TESTINGVIRUS ACTIVITY ANDIDENITFYINGPOTENTIAL RISK BUTALSOIMPLEMENTINGSPECIFIC MEASURESTO SLOW THESPREAD WITHIN AFACILITY BUSINESSOR IN ACOMMUNITY ANDALSO IT'S GOING TOBE CRITICAL INMAKING DECISIONSTO OPEN UP OURSTATE.GOVERNORREYNOLDS SAYSTHEY'RE WORKING TORAMP UP THEIRTESTING SO THEY'LLBE ABLE TO DO 3-THOUSAND MORETESTS A DAY.THEY'VE ALSO BEENSENDING TEAMS TOTEST AREAS WITHOUTBREAKS.THREE PEOPLE WHOWORKED AT TWODIFFERENT TYSONPLANTS IN IOWA HAVEDIED FROMCORONAVIRUS.NEARLY 150 TYSONWORKERS HAVETESTED POSITIVE ATTHE "COLUMBUSJUNCTION PLANT."TWO OF THOSEPEOPLE DIED FROMTHE VIRUS.THE FACILITY HASBEEN SHUT DOWNSINCE THE WEEK OFAPRIL 6TH WHENPOSITIVE CASESWERE FIRSTREPORTED.MANY OF THEWORKERS AT THEPLANT ARE LATINO.THE "LEAGUE OFUNITED LATINAMERICAN CITIZENS"SAYS MOREPROTECTIVEMEASURES NEED TOBE TAKEN FOREMPLOYEES.S"WHEN HIS WIFECALLED ME, SHEWAS CRYING, ICAN'T BELIEVE IT.IT WAS HARD, TOHEAR HE DIED NOW.I GET MORE AFRAIDNOW BECAUSE IKNOW HE WORKEDAT TYSON.""THEY'RE WORKINGIN TIGHT SPACES ATWORK, ELBOW TOELBOW, SOME AREGIVEN PPES, THERE'SNO SHIELDSPROTECTING THEMBETWEEN EACHWORKER.THEY'RE GOING TOBREAK AT ONCE,THEY'RE NOTSTAGGERED, SOWHEN THEY'REGOING TO THEIRLOCKER ROOMS ALLAT ONCE."THERE'S BEEN ANOUTBREAK AT ATYSON PLANT INWATERLOO ALSO,WITH ONE DEATHREPORTED THERE.THERE ARE MOREGRIM NUMBERS ONTHE ECONOMICIMPACT OF THECORONAVIRUS.LAST WEEK,ANOTHER FIVEMILLION PEOPLE FILEDNEW, FIRST TIMEUNEMPLOYMENTCLAIMS IN AMERICA.THAT BRINGS THETOTAL OF NEW CLAIMSTO ABOUT 22 MILLIONIN JUST A MONTH.THAT NUMBER COULDACTUALLY BE HIGHERBECAUSE SOMESTATES ARESTRUGGLING TO KEEPUP WITH A BACKLOG.IN IOWA, THE LABORDEPARTMENTREPORTS JUST OVER46-THOUSAND IOWANSFILED FOR FIRST TIMEUNEMPLOYMENTBENEFITS LAST WEEK.IN NEBRASKA...NEW UNEMPLOYMENTCLAIMS HAVE FALLENFROM THEIR RECENTRECORD HIGHS BUTWERE STILL FARABOVE AVERAGE LASTWEEK...AT JUST OVER 16-THOUSAND.UNION OMAHA WASSUPPOSED TO TAKETHE FIELD THISMONTH IN ITS FIRSTSEASON IN OMAHA.WHILE SOCCER IS ONHOLD, THE TEAM ISFINDING OTHER WAYSTO PARTNER WITHTHE COMMUNITY.NEBRASKA MEDICINEAND C-H-I HEALTHWILL BE ITS UNIFORMSPONSORS FOR THE20-20 SEASON.THE ORGANIZATION'SLOGOS WILL BE ONTHE FRONT OF THEJERSEYS AND APROCEED OF THESALES WILL GOTOWARDS HEALTHCARE WORKERS.UNION OMAHA ISDONATING ROUGHLY250-THOUSANDDOLLARS TO HELPFIGHT THE SPREAD OFCORONAVIRUS.C-E-O GARY GREENALSO DONATED 45-THOUSAND MASKS TOHEALTH CAREWORKERS INNEBRASKA..THE SNOW ISN'T ALLBAD, RIGHT?

MAGGIEAND JOSIE HAD SOMEFUN YESTERDAY.LOOK AT THIS!

THEYMADE SNOWCATERPILLARS WITHFOOD COLORING!STILL TO COME ON3NEWS NOW THISMORNING ...A COUNCIL BLUFFSBAR & GRILL CLOSEDSTILL TO COME ON3NEWS NOW THISMORNING ...A COUNCIL BLUFFSBAR & GRILL CLOSEDDUE TO THECORONAVIRUSOUTBREAK.NOW THEY ARE BACKOPEN OFFERING FREEMEALS AND CURBSIDEORDERS.AND AS WE HEAD TOBREAK...WE KNOW THECORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC MEANSHIGH SCHOOLSENIORS WILL NOTGET TRADITIONALGRADUATIONCEREMONIES.SO 3 NEWS NOWWANTS TO HONORTHE CLASS OF 2020.YOU CAN HELP BYSENDING PICTURESOF YOUR SENIORWITH THEIR NAME ANDHIGH SCHOOL TO THE"SALUTE TO SENIORS"LINK AT 3 NEWS NOW.WE'LL FEATURE THEMIN AN ONLINE PHOTOGALLERY...AND ON AIR.HERE IS TODAY'SGROUP OF SENIORS...CONGRATULATIONSTO ALL OF THEM.EVEN THOUGH WECAN'T COMEPERSON, WE STILLCAN COME TOGETHERAS A COMMUNITY.K-M-T-V HAS STARTEDA CAMPAIGN CALLED"WE'RE OPEN OMAHA."IT'S A PARTNERSHIPBETWEEN US ANDOUR LOCALBUSINESSES WITHONE GOAL - GETTINGTHEM THROUGH THISTOUGH TIME.EVERY DAY, WE'LLSHINE A LIGHT ON ABUSINESS ORRESTAURANT THATCONTINUES TO SERVEOUR COMMUNITY ANDOURNEIGHBORHOODS.THIS MORNING...3 NEWS NOW ANCHORMAYA SAENZ CHECKSOUT KIKKERS BAR ANDGRILL..KIKKERS BAR & GRILL...IN COUNCIL BLUFFS, ...HAD TO SHUT DOWNLAST MONTH DUE TOCOVID-19.2:21 - 2:44"WE HAD TO CLOSEDOWN ON ST.PATTY'S DAY.AND SO WE HADALL THIS CORN BEEFAND CABBAGE THENEXT DAY.SO MY SISTER SAID,WHY DON'T YOUHEAT IT UP ANDPUT IT OUTSIDEAND GIVE IT TOWHOEVER WOULDLIKE IT.SO WE DID THAT,AND WE GOT SUCHA RESPONSE ANDSUCH A NEED FORIT, SO I SAID WELLLET'S KEEP DOINGIT, AND SHETHOUGHT IT WAS AGREAT IDEABECAUSE WE HADTO USE UP OURFOOD PRODUCTTHAT WE HADHERE."WHILE THEIR BAR WASCLOSED...THEY OPENED THEIRARMS TO THOSE INNEED.GIVING AWAY THEFOOD THEY HADORIGINALLY HOPED TOMAKE A PROFIT WITH.12:42 - 12:55"WHEN WE FIRSTHAD TO CLOSEDOWN, WE HADPROBABLY LIKE 15DOZEN EGGS WEHAD TO GET RID OFAND SO ON AND SOFORTH SO WE MADEALL THESE FOODBAGS AND WE GAVEIT AWAY TOPEOPLE."FOR WEEKS...THEY'VE BEENFEEDING ANYONEWHO SHOWS UP...FOR FREE.ALMOST ONEHUNDRED MEALS ADAY.1:36 - 1:58"WE MAKE A BIGBULK OF CHICKENAND DUMPLINGSOR GULUASH ORSOUP AND SALAD,AND THEN PEOPLEPULL UP, WE FINDOUT HOW MANYTHEY NEED, ANDTAKE OUT HOWMANY CONTAINERSTO THEIR VEHICLE.SOME TAKE IT TOTHEIR ELDERLYNEIGHBORS, SOMETAKE IT TO THEIRMOM AND DAD, ORTHEY TAKE IT TOPEOPLE WHO CAN'TGET OUT OF THEIRAPARTMENTS."THE KINDNESSSPREAD...WITH PEOPLERETURNING THEFAVOR.3:12 - 3:26"WE HAVE SOMEPEOPLE WHODONATE TWENTYDOLLARS EVERYTIME THEY COME,AND SOME PEOPLEDONATE FIFTYCENTS.I HAD A LITTLE GUYWHO HAD A LITTLESANDWICH BAGGYFULL OF CHANGEAND BROUGHTTHAT IN.SO EVERYBODYWANTS TO FEELNEEDED AND LIKETHEY'RE HELPINGDURING THIS TIME."10:45 - 10:58"WE HAVE ONELADY THAT GETS 10MEALS EVERY TIME,AND SHE TAKESTHEM TO HERNEIGHBORS.SHE TAKES THEM TOSOMEBODY DOWNTHE STREET FROMHER, AN ELDERLYCOUPLE.AND THAT'S WHATIT'S ABOUT.BECAUSE THEY CANHELP OTHERS BYDOING THIS TOO."NOW..THEY'RE ABLE TOCONTINUE THEIRDAILY FREE MEALSERVICE FROM 4:30TO 6:30...THROUGH THEGENEORSITY OFOTHERS.AND SINCE MOST OFTHE STAFF IS ON CALLFOR NOW...MANAGER CINDYCOLLINS SAYS MOSTOF THEM HAVE BEENVOLUNTEERING...HELPING COOK ANDDISTRIBUTE THEMEALS.8:04 - 8:32"WE DIDN'T REALIZETHE NEED THAT'SOUT THERE FORSOMETHING LIKETHIS.I'VE HAD PEOPLEMESSAGE ME,SAYING CAN YOUPLEASE - IS THEREANY WAY YOU CANBRING ME FOOD?WE'RE STUCK INOUR APARTMENT,OR I JUST HAD AHEART ATTACK, ORI'VE BEEN SICK ANDI CAN'T LEAVE MYHOME AND I CAN'TGO OUT AND GETGROCERIES.MY SON MARCUS ISACTUALLY MYRUNNER.HE GETS OUT OFWORK AND I CALLHIM AND I'M LIKECAN YOU COMEDOWN HERE ANDDELIVER SOMEFOOD FOR ME?

ANDHE'S BEEN GREATABOUT DOINGTHAT."BEYOND THEIR FREEMEALS...KIKKERS IS NOWTHAT."BEYOND THEIR FREEMEALS...KIKKERS IS NOWOPEN AGAIN FORTO-GO ORDERS...WITH A LIMITED MENUYOU CAN FIND ONTHEIR FACEBOOKPAGE.SO IF YOU CAN..STOP BY.13:34 - 13:42"ANYTHING HELPS.EVEN A DOLLAR.IF SOMEONE WANTSTO COME AND HAVEA MEAL, AND GIVEME A QUARTER,YOU'D BESURPRISED WHATWE CAN DO WITH AQUARTER."ONCE AGAIN...KIKKERS BAR ANDGRILL IS LOCATED AT15TH AND AVENUE C INCOUNCIL BLUFFS THEHOURS ARE ON THESCREEN.YOU CAN FIND MOREINFORMATION ON IT...AND OTHER OPENBUSINESSES ON OURWEBPAGE...UNDER THE SPECIALSECTION CALLED "WEARE OPEN OMAHA."THE SNOW HAS COMETO AN END, BUTTOTALS WERE VERYWITH THE POTENTIALTOTALS WERE VERYIMPRESSIVE, OVER 6INCHES IN SOMESPOTS.A WEAK COLD FRONTMOVES THROUGHSUNDAY MORNING,FOR STORMS IN THEMETRO, BE SURE ANDHAVE OUR STORMDOWNLOAD STHE WHITE HOUSEWHAT WILL THE "NEWNORMAL" LOOK LIKE?PLUS, CELEBRATEDCHEFS, BATTLINGINSURANCECOMPANIES THOMASKELLER SOT: "WENEED HELP" AS THERESTAURANTINDUSTRY FIGHTS TOSTAY ALIVE.COMING UP ON CBSTHIS MORNING.BEFORE WE GO ...HERE'S A LOOK ATSOME OF THESTORIES WE WILL BEFOLLOWING FOR YOUTODAY.WE'LL HAVE THE 4-1-1ON 3 NEWS NOW.COMAND OUR SOCIALMEDIA SITES.A WINTERWONDERLAND INAPRIL?

MUCH OF THEMETRO AREA ISCOVERED IN SNOWAFTER SEVERALHOURS OF THE WHITESTUFF STARTEDFALLING THURSDAYAFTERNOON.CREWS ARE OUTKEEPING MOST OFTHE ROADS IN AREACLEAR.THERE ARE STILLSOME SLICK SPOTSSO TAKE YOUR TIMEOUT THERE ANDFOLLOWMETEOROLGIST MARKSTITZ ON TWITTERFOR HIS WEEKENDFORECAST.FOR HIS WEEKENDFORECAST.ACCORDING TO NEWMODELING FROMUNMC, THE STATE OFNEBRASKA COULD SEESIGNIFICANTLY FEWERDEATHS FROMCOVID-19 THANPREVIOUS ESTIMATES.WE SHOULD LEARNMORE TODAY ABOUTTHIS YEARSNEBRASKA STATEFAIR.THIS WILL BE THE151ST STATE FAIR ..WHICH IS SCHEDULEDFOR AUGUST 28THTHROUGHSEPTEMBER 7TH.THE FAIR BOARDMEETS LATER TODAY...ONE TOPIC EXPECTEDTO BE ADDRESSED ISTHE NEED FOR OVER800-VOLUNTEERS FORTHIS YEARS STATEFAIR.IF YOU NEED ANEXCUSE TO GET OUTTHIS WEEKEND ..WHY NOT HEAD TOWERNER PARK INPAPILLION.THE OMAHA STORMCHASERS ARESPONSORING A NIGHTOF FREE FIREWORKS.YOU CAN STARTLINING UP AT EIGHTWITH FIREWORKS TOSTART AT EIGHT-30 ...MUSIC TO THEFIREWORKS WILL BESIMULCAST ON STAR104-POINT-5.YOU CAN GET MOREINFORMATION ON THISSTORY BY FOLLOWING3NEWS NOWREPORTER DANIELLEDAVIS ON TWITTER.YOU COULD SAY AMAN IN DES MOINES ISA DEDICATED RUNNER...SO DEDICATED, HE'SNOT LETTING THECORONAVIRUSOUTBREAK STOP HIMFROM RUNNING AMARATHON.MARK NEYENS WILLRUN 26.2 MILES INSIDEHIS APARTMENT UNITSUNDAY MORNING TORAISE MONEY FORTHE CITY'S DISASTERRECOVERY FUND.HE HAS RUN 20 RACESAND WAS ORIGINALLYSCHEDULED TO RUN AROAD RACE THISSUNDAY.INSTEAD HE WILLRUN UP AND DOWNHIS HALLWAY IN HISAPARTMENT UNIT ...1.800 TIMES ANDLIVESTREAM THEEVENT, ALL WHILEINTERACTING WITHPEOPLE ON SOCIALMEDIA.HERE'S ????

WITH ALOOK AT TODAY'SFORECASTS..WE THEN CONTINUETO WARM UP EARLYNEWS NOW APP FORUP TO THE MINUTETRAFFIC, WEATHER,AND BREAKINGNEWS."

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