Rep. Grijalva positive for COVID-19

Says he was exposed in D.C.

BUT FIRST -- CONGRESSMAN RAULGRIJALVA HAS BEEN WORKING ONCOVID-19 RELIEF EFFORTS -- FORMONTHS.

NOW HE HAS A MOREPERSONAL PERSPECTIVE.THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'MVALERIE CAVAZOS.

PAT PARRIS ISWORKING REMOTELY.THE SOUTHERN ARIZONACONGRESSMAN HAS TESTEDPOSITIVE -- FOR COVID-19.GRIJALVA SAYS -- HE THINKS HEPICKED UP THE VIRUS -- IN THEHIGHLY CHARGED ATMOSPHERE --OF THE NATION'S CAPITAL.

9 ONYOUR SIDE'S CRAIG SMITH SPOKEWITH GRIJALVA TODAY -- TO GETMORE DETAILS.WHEN CONGRESSMAN LOUIE GOHMERTOF TEXAS TESTED POSITIVECONGRESSMAN GRIJALVA KNEW HE'DBEEN IN COMMITTEE MEETINGSWITH GOHMERT SO HE'D BETTERGET TESTED.

THE TEST CAME BACKPOSITIVE.

1:30 MY FIRSTREACTION WAS ANGER THAT I HADIT AND THAT IT WAS THAT WASOBVIOUSLY GOING TO DISRUPT MYLIFE AND THE LIFE OF A COUPLEOF STAFF PEOPLE AS WELL.

ANDTHEN SECOND OF ALL, GET ALITTLE SCARED I DON'T CARE WHOYOU ARE, ANYBODY THAT SAYSTHAT THEY TEST POSITIVE WITHTHIS AND DON'T HAVE SOMEDEGREE OF FEAR, ARE MUCHSTRONGER HUMAN BEINGS THAN IAM 1:54 RUNS:24 GRIJALVA SAYSHE KNOWS HE WAS EXPOSED AFTERRETURNING TO D.C.

BECAUSETESTS HE TOOK IN ARIZONA DIDNOT SHOW THE VIRUS.

HE SAYS HECAN'T PROVE HE CAUGHT IT FROMCONGRESSMAN GOHMERT BUTGOHMERT IS PART OF A GROUP INCONGRESS VERY OUTSPOKEN ABOUTNOT WEARING MASKS.

4:27 "FORTHEM, IN ORDER TO MAKE APOLITICAL STATEMENT TOJEOPARDIZE NOT JUSTTHEMSELVES, BUT EVERYBODYAROUND HIM I THINK IS VERYSELFISH AND VERY EGOTISTICAL."4:40 RUNS: 13 GRIJALVA WANTSEVERYONE TO BE ABLE TO GETQUICK TEST RESULTS.

HE SAYS ASA MEMBER OF CONGRESS HE GOTRESULTS IN LESS THAN TWO DAYS.HE SAYS BECAUSE GOHMERT WASABOUT TO FLY WITH THEPRESIDENT ON AIR FORCE ONE HEGOT RESULTS RIGHT AWAY.GRIJALVA SAYS HE STILL FEELSFINE BUT THE VIRUS HAS HIM INSELF QUARANTINE FOR PROBABLYANOTHER TEN DAYS---HE SAYS HECAN VOTE BY PROXY WHENCONGRESS CONSIDERS IMPORTANTVIRUS- RELATED RELIEF LIKEEXTENDING UNEMPLOYMENTPAYMENTS AND ANOTHER ROUND OFSTIMULUS CHECKS.

CRAIG SMITH,KGUN9 ON YOUR SIDETHERE ARE NOW MORE 16-THOUSAND