Tuesday 4 p.m. COVID-19 update

KMBC, Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas, coronavirus, COVID-19

THE NINE DAY FORECAST COMING UPTHIS AFTERNOON THOUSANDS IN THEKANSAS CITY METRO COULD FACE THEPOSSIBILITY OF LOSING THEIRHOMES NOW THAT A FEDERALEVICTION MORATORIUM HAS RUN OUTANYONE WHO GETS FEDERALSUBSIDIES FOR HOUSING IS NOW INJEOPARDY OF EVICTION IF THEYHAVEN’T PAID RENT, INVESTIGATIVEREPORTER MATT FLEENOR EXPLAINSTODAY A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT WHENIT COMES TO KEEPING PEOPLE INTHEIR HOMES AND KEEPING PEOPLEFROM GETTING EVICTED.THAT DEVELOPMENT THAT LANDLORDSCAN START FILING EVICTIONS INCOURT ON PEOPLE WHO GET RENTALHELP FROM THE FEDERALGOVERNMENT.IT WAS A PROVISION CONGRESSPASSED IN THE CARES ACT THATPROTECTED RENTERS DURING THEPANDEMIC.WE INVITE THEM COME INTO OUROFFICE AND WORK OUT A REPAYMENTAGREEMENT.EDWIN LOUNGE WITH THE HOUSINGAUTHORITY OF KANSAS CITY,MISSOURI SAYS 48 FAMILIES ARE ATRISK OF LOSING THEIR HOMES ANDHOUSING AUTHORITY PROPERTY SINCETHERE ARE TWO MONTHS BEHIND.HE SAYS THOUSANDS MORE COULD BEAT RISK OF EVICTION IF THEY USEHOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS ANDSTILL OWE RENT WITH PRIVATELANDLORDS WORKING THROUGH WITHTHE FAMILIES IS REALLY FIRST, ITWAS AN EDUCATION ISSUE.YES, YOU STILL OWE THE RENT BUTBE ONCE YOU GET BEHIND WORK WITHYOUR LANDLORD, WHETHER IT’S INTHE PRIVATE MARKET OR AS US, YOUKNOW TO GET CAUGHT UP OF HOUSINGAUTHORITY SAYS THEY ARE NOTREADY TO FILE THAT PAPERWORK INCOURT UNTIL AT LEAST SEPTEMBERHOPING THAT PEOPLE WILL COME INTO WORK OUT ARRANGEMENTS INNORTHEAST KANSAS CITY METCLEANER KMBC9 NEWS ON THE STATELEVEL, KANSAS GOVERNOR LAURAKELLY HAS EXTENDED AN EVICTIONMORATORIUM THROUGH SEPTEMBER15TH.THERE IS NO EVICTION MORATORIUMIN MISSOURI NEW NUMBERS THISAFTERNOON FROM THE MISSOURIHEALTH DEPARTMENT SHOW THE STATESAW ITS LOWEST DAILY INCREASE OFCORONAVIRUS CASES IN MORE THAN AWEEK 692 TWO CASES TODAY THESTATE OF KANSAS DOES NOT LEASTNUMBERS ON TUESDAY, HOWEVER,MISSOURI DID SEE A RISE IN THEPERCENTAGE OF POSITIVE CASES.IT’S AT 12 PERCENT TODAY.KANSAS IS AT NINE POINT NINE.THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS JUSTABOVE 6% TO STAFF MEMBERS OF THEDOUGLAS COUNTY.JAIL HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FORCOVID-19.THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYSINMATES IN MINIMUM SECURITYHOUSING WERE MOVED TO AN AREA OFTHE FACILITY.LARRY THAT ALLOWS THEM TOQUARANTINE INDIVIDUALLY OFFICERSAND DEPUTIES DEEP CLEANED ANDDISINFECT THE ENTIRE EXPOSEDAREA.ALL INMATES ARE PROVIDEDPERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTEACH WEEK OR MORE OFTEN IFREQUESTED.THERE’S SOME GOOD NEWS THISAFTERNOON OUT OF ST.LOUIS COUNTY OR A TEMPORARYCOUNTY.MORGUE IS SHUTTING DOWN ITOPENED BACK IN APRIL TO CARE FORBODIES OF CORONAVIRUS VICTIMS.ST.LOUIS COUNTY HAS BEEN HIT HARDERTHAN OTHER AREAS OF MISSOURI INTERMS OF COVID-19 CONFIRMEDCASES AND DEATH.THE REFRIGERATED WAREHOUSE WASCAPABLE OF UP TO 1,300 BODIES,BUT JUST 57 WERE KEPT THERE INEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOLDISTRICTS ARE NOW REQUIRED TOREPORT COVID-19 CASES TO THECOUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTOUTBREAKS OF FIVE OR MORE PEOPLEWILL BE MADE PUBLIC IF IT’SFEWER THAN FIVE PEOPLE HEALTHOFFICIALS WILL WORK TO CONTACTTRACE AND FIND OTHERS WHO MAYHAVE BEEN EXPOSED THE OLATHESCHOOL DISTRICTS STARTING THEYEAR IN A HYBRID LEARNING MODELFOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTSTHE MOVE RESULTING IN THECREATION OF OF A FACEBOOK PAGECALLED OLATHE.PARENTS AND SUPPORT OF IN PERSONLEARNING SINCE FRIDAY MORE THAN1,600 MEMBERS OF JOINED MANY ARECONCERNED THEIR STUDENTS WILLFALL BEHIND IN THEIR EDUCATIONIF THEIR STUDENTS ARE NOT IN THECLASSROOM.I’M SCARED.I’M SCARED FOR THOSE CHILDRENTHAT HAVE IEPS THAT NEED EXTRAHELP.I’M SCARED THAT THEY ARE GOINGTO FALL SO FAR BEHIND AND WE’REALREADY SIX MONTHS BEHIND THATIT IS GOING TO BE ALMOSTIMPOSSIBLE TO CATCH THEM UP INRESPONSE.THE DISTRICT SAYS STARTING WITHA HYBRID MODEL WILL CREATE ASAFER WAY TO TRANSITION STUDENTSINTO FULL TIME ON-SITE LEARNING.THERE ARE NOW PLANS TORE-EVALUATE THE DECISION.THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AT THE ENDOF SEPTEMBER SCHOOL IS BACK INSESSION AT OHIO STATEUNIVERSITY, BUT MORE THAN 200STUDENTS ARE NOT RETURNING TOTHE CLASSROOM.THEY WERE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDEDFOR VIOLATING THE UNIVERSITY’SNEW CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC POLICY.OSU LEADERS.SAY 228 STUDENTS BROKE THEGUIDELINES ABOUT SOCIALGATHERINGS SINCE RETURNING TOCAMPUS.THERE’S NO WORD ON HOW LONGTHOSE SUSPENSIONS WILL LAST BUTOSU LEADERS.HOPE IT WILL SHOW OTHERS THATTHEY ARE SERIOUS ABOUTCONTROLLING THE SPREAD OFCOVID-19.MEANWHILE THE MAYOR OFTUSCALOOSA.ALABAMA HAS CLOSED THE BARS FORTWO WEEKS AFTER MORE THAN 560STUDENTS AND STAFF AT THEUNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA TESTEDPOSITIVE FOR COVID SCHOOLOFFICIALS.SAY THEY HAVE SEEN A RAPID RISEIN CASES PARTICULARLY AMONGFRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES ONFRIDAY.THE UNIVERSITY HAD ANNOUNCED AMORATORIUM ON STUDENT GATHERINGSBOTH ON AND OFF CAMPUS HERE INTHE METRO IS MOST MORE STUDENTSARE HEADING BACK TO SCHOOLPARENTS ARE ASKING US HOW BUSINGWILL LOOK IN A PANDEMIC DRIVERSHAVE BEEN TRAINING BEHIND THESCENES FOR WEEKS.NOW THEY HAVE A NEW LIST OFSTEPS TO TAKE TO MAKE SURE YOURKIDS GET TO AND FROM SCHOOLSAFELY SOCIAL DISTANCING IS ONEOF THE BIGGEST MOVES YOUR KIDSWILL SEE ON THE BUS.YOU HAVE TO TALK TO THE STUDENTSKIND OF LET THEM KNOW WHAT’SREQUIRED AND THEN JUST TRY TOPROMOTE OUR BEST SAFETY PRODUCTPROTOCOLS THAT WE POSSIBLY CANPROMOTE FOR THEM TONIGHT.CODY.HOLYOKE TAKES YOU ON A RIDE TOSHOW YOU HOW ONE OF THE METROSLARGEST BUS COMPANIES ISPREPARING FOR KIDS THE KEYINFIELD.THEY’RE WORKING ON AND HOW YOUCAN HELP THAT’S TONIGHT ON KMBC9NEWS AT 6 AND 10 IN COMMITMENT20 21, KANSAS SENATE CANDIDATEIS GETTING MORE OPTIMISTIC ABOUTA COVID-19 VACCINE KMBC9.MICHEAL MAHONEY SPOKE WITH AREPUBLICAN ROGER MARSHAL ABOUTHIS VACCINE PREDICTIONS AT ACAMPAIGN STOP TUESDAY MARSHALLREPEATED HIS PREDICTION.THERE COULD BE A COVID-19VACCINE FOR HIGH-RISK PEOPLE BYLATE THIS YEAR AND THEN HE WENTFURTHER WE HAVE A VACCINEAVAILABLE FOR THE MOSTVULNERABLE BY THANKSGIVING ABOUTVACCINE FOR WHOEVER WANTS IT BYTHE END OF DECEMBER.THAT IS A VERY OPTIMISTICPREDICTION ONE OF THE CO-LEADERSOF THE WHITE HOUSE DRIVE TO GETA VACCINE MY MASSEUSE LOUIS TOLDBUSINESS INSIDER MAGAZINERECENTLY THAT A VACCINE SHOULDBE AT WIDELY AVAILABLE BY NEXTSPRING BUT THAT SOME HIGH-RISKGROUPS COULD A VACCINE EARLIERWE’RE WINNING THE WAR ON THISVIRUS MARGINAL IS A DOCTOR ANDOBGYN INFECTIOUS DISEASES.HOWEVER ARE NOT HIS SPECIALTYBUT HE SAYS AT LEAST THREE FIRMSARE IN THE CLINICAL TESTINGPHASE OR CLOSE TO IT, AND HEBELIEVES THEY WILL DEVELOP ASAFE AND EFFECTIVE VACCINE.THANKS GOD FOR AMERICANINGENUITY FOR PRIVATE FIRMS OUTTHERE WORKING SO HARD TO MAKETHIS HAPPENED.SO MARSHALS GETTING MORESPECIFIC AT FIRST HE WAS SAYINGA VACCINE FOR HIGH-RISK GROUPSBY THANKSGIVING TIME NOW, IT’S AVACCINE FOR EVERYONE WHO MAYWANT ONE BY JANUARY MICHEALMAHONEY KMBC 9 NEWS MARSHALLSAYS ONE OF THE MOST COMMONQUESTIONS HE GETS FROM VOTERSTH