15% of restaurants in U.S. could close

The national restaurant association says that the payment protection program won't be enough to help some restaurants.

WON'T BE ENOUGH TO HELP SOMERESTARAUNTS.THE GROUP SAYS 15-PERCENT OFRESTAURANTS HAVE CLOSED OR WILLCLOSE PERMANENTLY WITHIN TWOWEEKS.IT'S NOW ASKING FOR MORE TIMEFOR BUSINESS OWNERS TO RE-PAYLOANS-- AND LESS RESTRICTIONSTO QUALIFY FOR THE LOANFORGIVENESS PROGRAM.THE ASSOCIATION ALSO WANTS TAXRELIEF BASED ON HOW MANY PEOPLERESTAURANTS EMPLOY-- AND RENTREBATES.THE ASSOCIATION SAYS THE VIRUSHAS TAKEN THE JOBS OF 3-MILLIONRESTAURANT WORKERS.THE U.S.DEATH RATE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS