[inaudible conversations] we are going to get started. Thank you. Good morning. The hearing will come to order. I thank everyone for joining us this morning and i want to especially thank my colleagues for joining us today for the House Committee on business hearing the response to covid19. We have had a hard stop act once again. We will move as quickly as we can but should we not be able to accommodate every member in person today, we will be accepting statements for the record until thursday, april 30. This important hearing i want to mention the chairwoman has been in our thoughts and prayers we wish you nothing but the best as you recover. Small businesses and entrepreneurs play a Critical Role within the american economy. Not only do they employ half of the nations workers but created two out of every three new jobs in the nation. You only need to take the poll from main street america. It is demonstrated Small Businesses and employees and the Response Congress created with a Payc
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Surgery. I went up and i was shivering until one of the fire ladies gave me this blanket. I was standing there like this. Reporter he says he had no time to grab anything except his sweatshirt e expects his belongings inside are burned. I lost my car keys, my wallet inside the historic. Reporter if its all in there its probably burned. Yeah probably. Now i have no way of getting home. Fire Officials Say this was a four alarm fire. And right now those who live around here are asked to stay inside. If youre here, youre fine. Just stay in the house, close the windows and eventually this will all go away. You can see out here the. Reporter another live look out here. Again the goal right now is to cool down any hot spots. Now, this is an aquatic center. There are pools here. That means chemicals and chemicals may have been burning but the fire commissioner says a hazmat crew has been sent in. Any threat has been eliminated. Reporting live in northeast philadelphia bob brooks channel6 actio
Philadelphia around 2 30 sunday afternoon. They found a white car riddled with bullet holes with the Davis Brothers inside. Both suffering from gunshot wounds. Investigators say the two had been sitting in their car when the suspect in a dark vehicle pulled up alongside. Originally they were having a conversation. We dont know about what and then the shooter just pulls out his weapon from his seat, fires into the other vehicle striking both of them and then he drives away. Reporter police say the Davis Brothers tried to flee but the ca car karr careened ouf control. Sibrii. Zibrii suffered a gunshot wound to the head. A male driver who drove away in the dark colored sedan. Reporter zibrii davis remains in Critical Condition at Childrens Hospital in extremely Critical Condition. Were told the grandmother who cared for both brothers is at his side. At police headquarters, im Sarah Bloomquist channel6 action news. Rick. All right, sarah, thank you. In other news, people in one northeast p
Well get back up into the mid 80s for highs today. But sun goes down, 6 46. We should be good to go after that and for trickortreaters, it will slide back into the upper 70s. Vanessa thank you. Here at 6 01, looks like the biggest incident is out of manatee county. We do have a deadly crash thats working with lane blocks along state road 64. Crashes reported west of taylor road and it is a full will be affected. Best work around is a little out of the way but it is here. State road 62 to the north. Well let you know once the lanes clear out. Laura florida Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly hit and run crash on state road 64 just west of the Hardee County line. Both lanes of 64 are currently closed. Troopers have not released the name of the person killed or said yet whether theyve made any arrests. The story. Russell authorities are asking for the publics help identifying a man involved in a hit and run crash in pinellas county. Laura and several people were injured. This happene