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Coronavirus, National News

Ominous Warning: Call for medical supplies grows louder

Medical professionals on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19 say they' don't have enough masks and gowns to protect themselves or their patients from infection. NBC's Jay Gray reports.
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(NBC News) — The need for basic supplies, masks, gloves and gowns, is reaching a desperate level for some doctors, nurses and technicians on the front lines of the COVID-19 outbreak. “I’m hearing stories every day where physicians are reusing masks and being asked to re-sterilize masks,” says Dr. Patrice Harris of the American Medical Association. Suppliers are stepping up…

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Coronavirus, National News

Caught On Camera: Inmates jump jail fence

Cell phone video shows 12 inmates leaping over fence at Washington's Yakima County Jail. Six remain at large.
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YAKIMA, Wash. (KNDU/NBC News) Authorities in Washington state are searching for six inmates who broke out of the Yakima County Jail Monday evening. Cell phone video shot by bystanders outside the jail shows a dozen inmates climbing over a fence and running away. Six were quickly captured, while another six remain at large. Yakima County Sheriff Robert Udell said the…

Coronavirus Stimulus Bill Fails For A Second Time
Coronavirus, Health, National News, Politics

Coronavirus stimulus bill fails for a second time

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(NBC News) With a quarter of the U.S. population now under orders to stay home to try to contain the spreading coronavirus, Americans are anxiously looking to Congress for relief. The Senate, though, remains at an impasse over a trillion-dollar stimulus package that includes checks for laid-off workers, help for small businesses and for hospitals facing urgent supply shortages. Democrats…

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Coronavirus, National News

Utah priest offers drive-thru confession

Unable to hold normal services due to COVID-19 social distancing, Father Stephen Tilley gets creative. KSL's Ashley Kewish reports.
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DRAPER, Utah (NBC News) — People come to St. John the Baptist Church in Draper, Utah to connect, worship and feel peace. “We love community and we love to be with each other,” says Father Stephen Tilley. The sacrament of confession or reconciliation is usually held inside a private area of the chapel. On Sunday, Tilley could not be found…

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National News

Six Dead In Indiana Bridge Collapse

Three children among the dead after floodwaters wash over bridge in rural Indiana, sweeping away two vehicles. WLWT's Brandon Saho reports.
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(WLWT/NBC News) Six people are dead after floodwaters rushed over a bridge in rural Franklin County, Indiana , sweeping two vehicles into a swollen creek. The body of a 13-year-old boy was recovered Saturday in Sanes Creek, the last of six people presumed to have drowned when two vehicles were swept off a roadway after torrential rainfall deluged the region’s…

Pets & The Pandemic

Pets & The Pandemic

Experts say you don't have to worry about your pets contracting the COVID-19 coronavirus...but you should have a plan in place for them in case you do. NBC's Chris Clackum reports.
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(NBC News) As Americans begin to settle into our “new normal” of keeping our distance from loved ones, some of the focus is now shifting to what effects the coronavirus could have on our pets. Experts say our pets know when something’s not right. Our pets know “something’s not right.” “They can sense tension,” says Dr. Jerry Klein, chief veterinarian…

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Crime, National News

Good Samaritan tackles grocery store gunman

Nebraska man leaps into action after gunman enters grocery store and opens fire. WOWT's Brian Mastre reports.
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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT/NBC News) — Two men are being hailed as heroes after stopping an active shooting in a Nebraska grocery store. Tom Wenzl was shopping at an Omaha Hy-Vee when a man entered and began firing shots. As Hy-Vee customers and staff scrambled to get out, Wenzl stayed, ducking behind a checkout counter. “I hunkered down – he was…

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Coronavirus, National News

Coronavirus: California Issues “Stay-At-Home” Order

Residents are being asked to leave their homes only when necessary as part of the effort to slow the spread of the deadly COVID-19 coronavirus. NBC's Chris Pollone reports.
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  SAN DIEGO, Calif. (NBC News) — California residents are being ordered to stay at home unless absolutely necessary as part of the state’s effort to slow the spread of the potentially deadly COVID-19 coronavirus. The order effects 40 million people. “Let’s bend the curve together,” Governor Gavin Newsom urged Californians while announcing the order. Meanwhile, Senate Republicans have released…

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Coronavirus, National News

Takeout Safety In The Age Of Coronavirus

Restaurants across the country have been restricted to take-out only service due to COVID-19 concerns. So what extra precautions should you take? NBC's Liz McLaughlin reports.
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(NBC News) Tables in restaurants across the country are sitting empty as patrons are being encouraged to stay at home to slow the coronavirus outbreak, and many states now limiting food service to takeout and delivery According to the Food and Drug Administration restaurant food is safe. There is no food or food packaging being associated with the transmission of…

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