Stream forroviding a sign language. ,868f today, we have 13 confirmed cases. 515 people in the hospital. And 527 deaths. Briefing since our states first death, i have shared the number of fatalities due to covid19. As North Carolina moves into phase one today, i want to everyone to a member what those numbers mean. Every time our state counts another death, a family and a community descend into mourning. I want to share with you some of their stories. One of them belongs to a man from Montgomery County known as officer bud. He served as a sheriffs deputy and School Resource officer for 14 years and was in good health, never missing work or calling in sick. One person described him as a superhero. A local mom recalled how he sat and talked with her son, who was frequently bullied and have found himself alone at the school dance. Officer bud made home visits if he was worried about a students home life that might be troubled. His motto was anything for the kids. He died march 31 at the a
Represents a family in mourning, and we are praying for all of them. There are other families waiting outside hospital rooms as their loved ones fight for their lives, and we continue to pray for them, too. Today i want to share some information about a new executive order and a some information about the Budget Proposal we have been working on with the General Assembly this week. Our state has sent almost 580 million to over 257,000 people who have filed unemployment claims since the start of this pandemic. The Unemployment Security Commission continues to make improvement in its filing process and call center, but more work must be done, and it is being done. We know that this virus is taking a toll on our economy, and on our workforce. And we cannot lose sight of how this virus is impacting our families in North Carolina. Ive signed a new executive order today to help furloughed workers whose employers had paid them a severance, or a furlough payment. Before this order, these employ
A text with send us your first name, city and state at 202 7488003. Facebook twitter and to post your comments. We will get to your thoughts in a minute. How was your governor doing . According to a New Washington post poll, governors are getting high marks for their responses to the coronavirus outbreak. With 72 saying their governor is doing an excellent or good job. 26 saying the governor is doing a not so good or poor job. Compare that to the federal government, 49 say is doing excellent or good, while 51 give the federal government low marks. President trump gets 44 of excellent and good marks. 54 say the president is not doing a good job in responding. How do you rate your governor . Lets begin with alabama ivey. Nor kay [video] they are all eager to open up. The comment is we are alabama. A challe testing is a challenge for them as well. We cant fully reopen the economy but we are working together and sharing ideas. Some states are opening sooner than others but every governor i
Covid19 in North Carolina. 1498 this morning, we have confirmed positive cases and unfortunately, this virus has now taken the lives of eight north carolinians. As a state, i know we are keeping their families and loved ones in our prayers. Our stayathome order is in effect now. I know it is hard, but prevention is still the single most important thing you can do right now. Prevention. It means maintaining physical distance from each other. Washing hands, coughing and the elbow, though simple things. They are simple, but they can save lives, including your own. It is vitally important that everyone take this order seriously and obey it. Dont let your guard down. Staying home slows the spread of this illness. It lets our hospitals and Health Care Workers keep up with the demand. If we dont slow the curve and slow the spread and flatten the curve, our medical system will be stretched beyond its capacity. You only have to turn on your tv or glance at your iphone to see what happens when h
Figures through the course of our first 45 minutes. We want to invite those of you who are unemployed to call not only to talk about the job numbers as you see them but to talk about your job search experience as well. Our first 45 minutes, those of you who are unemployed, give us a call on one of two lines this morning. Offer thoughts on social media as well. And sendr or facebook us emails. The wall street journal offering analysis of the numbers that were released yesterday when it comes to jobs figures. 175,000 jobs created. 6. 7 is the unemployment number. Here are some of the analysis from the wall street journal. For the first time in 46 months, more Unemployed People found a of then dropped out workforce. A broad measure of unemployment that includes people working parttime who want a fulltime job and others marginally fellhed to the workforce 12. 6 . The lowest level since november 2008. Unemployment remains stubbornly high for many of the workers. 10. 5 million americans unab