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COVID.

>>> THERE'S BEEN A MASSIVE SPIKE

IN RE CYST

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>> >> IT'S PRETTY IRONIC IT'S AN

AMERICAN RESPONSE.

>> IT'S VERY AMERICAN.

>> IN FLORIDA, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

WERE LEFT TO THEMSELVES TO MAKE

THEIR OWN RULES.

7.

>> AS A CITY COUNCILMAN, DO YOU

KNOW YOU WERE EQUIPPED --

>> NO.

>> I DON'T --

>> I'VE GOT THE FEELING IN MY

SPIRIT THAT WE CAN DO THIS

EXPERIMENT.

>> SO THE PEOPLE THAT STAY

YOU'RE GOING UNDERSTAND WHAT IS

HAPPENING IN THE WORLD, WHAT

WOULD YOU TELL THEM?

>> FUCK THEM.

I WAS JUST GOING TO WORK THAT

MORNING AND I NOTICED HIM

LOOKING AT ME.

>> I COULD SEE HIM CROSSING THE

STREET.

I WAS STARTLED BY THE PERSON

LEANING OUT THE WINDOW.

>> HE CAME OUT OF THE BLUE AND

GOT IN MY FACE.

>> HE KIND OF CAME OUT OF THE

BLUE AND GOT IN MY FACE.

>> WHY ARE YOU KILLING EVERYONE.

>> BASICALLY CHANTING "VIRUS."

>> IT WAS GETTING CLOSER AND

LOUDER AND LOUDER.

>> AT WHICH POINT HE SPAT AND

SAID "FUCK YOU, YOU BITCH."

THE PANDEMIC IS COVID BUT THE

PANDEMIC IS ALSO RACISM.

>> THIS PANDEMIC HAS BEEN

INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT FOR SO MANY

PEOPLE, BUT ONE COMMUNITY THAT

HAS BEEN REALLY HARD HIT HAS

BEEN ASIAN PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE

WORLD.

OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, HAVE

FACED AN ONSLAUGHT OF RACIST

ATTACKS.

WE'VE SEEN IT ON THE NEWS,

SOCIAL MEDIA, AND MY FAMILY

MEMBERS HAVE FACED IT.

>> CONCERNED ABOUT A RISING

BACKLASH DUE TO THE VIRUS

OUTBREAK.

>> THE LATEST TARGET WAS A

12-YEAR-OLD POI.

>> HE WAS ATTACKED AND ASKED US

NOT TO SHOW HIS FACE.

>> I UNDERSTAND YOU HAD AN

INCIDENT AT SCHOOL.

WERE YOU ABLE TO TELL ME WHAT

HAPPENED?

>> IT WAS GOING ON FOR A COUPLE

OF TWO WEEKS OR SO, LIKE, HE

CALLED ME RACIST NAMES AND STUFF

LIKE THAT.

I SAID I WAS FROM KOREA.

THEN HE SAID "GO BACK TO KOREA."

HE APPARENTLY SNAPPED.

I WAS KNOCKED OUT DURING THE

BEATING.

>> BEATEN OVER 20 TIMES IN THE

HEAD, HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL

WITH CONCUSSION.

FOR HIS MOTHER DEALING WITH THE

ATTACK HAS BEEN HARD.

>> I, YOU KNOW, KEEP ASKING WHAT

HAPPENED, WHY THE KIDS ARE JUST

ONLY TARGET TO YOU.

THEN I LEARNED HE FEELS LIKE,

YOU KNOW, HE'S ONLY

ASIAN-AMERICAN AMONG THE FRIENDS

THAT'S WHY HE WAS BEAT UP WITH

THE COMMENTS, LIKE, "GO BACK TO

CHINA."

THEN I FELT LIKE, OH, THIS IS

NOT A SIMPLE INCIDENT.

>> RACISM TOWARDS

ASIAN-AMERICANS IS NOT NEW.

IN 1882, THE CHINESE EXCLUSION

ACT WAS THE FIRST LAW TO BAR

IMMIGRATION BASED SOLELY ON

RACE.

DURING WORLD WAR II, MORE THAN

110,000 PEOPLE OF JAPANESE

ANCESTRY WERE SENT TO INTERNMENT

CAMPS FOR BEING SUSPECTED

ENEMIES OF THE STATE.

FOLLOWING THE SARS OUTBREAK IN

2003, CHINA TOWNS ACROSS THE

COUNTRY BECAME GHOST TOWNS.

IN MARCH, PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS

CRITICIZED FOR RACIALIZING THE

COVID-19 VIRUS.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY

ANNOUNCING SOME IMPORTANT

DEVELOPMENTS IN OUR WAR AGAINST

THE CHINESE VIRUS.

>> WHY DO YOU KEEP USING THIS?

A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY IT'S RACIST.

>> IT'S NOT RACIST AT ALL, NO.

NOT AT ALL.

IT COMES FROM CHINA.

>> OVER THE FOLLOWING SIX WEEKS,

1,700.

IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THIS

MESSAGE INFILTRATED THE WAY DOWN

TO CHINESE CITIZENS.

THIS KID IS 19 YEARS OLD AND HE

FEELS INSPIRED BY RECENT EVENTS.

HE FEELS AN INCREASED PRIDE IN

HIS COUNTRY AND WHAT IT MEANS TO

BE CHINESE.

BUT IT'S THE HEIGHTENED SENSE OF

PATRONISM THAT IS LEADING SOME

TOWARD THAT MENTALITY.

WITH CHINESE OFFICIALS STRESSING

MOST OF CHINA'S NEW CASES ARE

NOW IMPORTED, FOREIGNERS IN

CHINA HAVE BECOME THE TARGET OF

>> ERIC IS 29 YEARS OLD.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS LIFE,

HE WANTS TO BUY A GUN.

>> HAVE YOU EVER FIRED A GUN

BEFORE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE?

>> I'VE FIRED A GUN AT A

SHOOTING RANGE BEFORE.

>> OKAY.

>> I WOULD NEVER HAVE THOUGHT

ABOUT THIS FOUR MONTHS AGO.

>> YOU CAN SEE THIS IS THE

LIMITED SELECTION AFTER THE

PANIC BUY.

FROM MARCH 29th FROM THE STAY AT

HOME ORDER, THEY STARTED TO TALK

ABOUT IT.

IT WAS LIKE BLACK FRIDAY EVERY

DAY.

>> WHICH ONE IS YOUR FAVORITE?

>> YOU COULD LIKE NIKE AND I

LIKE ADIDAS.

IT'S WHAT YOU WORK WITH THE

BEST.

SO ANY ONE OF THESE, WHEN YOU'RE

BUYING A FIREARM, YOU'RE

SPENDING MORE OF AN INVESTMENT

IN A PEACE OF MIND.

>> THE STORE SALES WERE UP 34%

FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR IN MARCH.

NATIONWIDE, 3.7 MILLION

BACKGROUND CHECKS WERE CARRIED

OUT FOR FIRST-TIME BUYERS.

I SPOKE WITH ERIC WHAT DREW HIM

TO THE DECISION.

>> WE'REIVING IN EXTRAORDINARY

TIMES.

A LOT OF ASIAN-AMERICANS ARE

CONCERNED THAT THEY HAVE TO TAKE

THEIR PROTECTION INTO THEIR OWN

HANDS.

>> ARE YOU WORRIED AT ALL ABOUT

THE FACT YOU AND OTHER

ASIAN-AMERICANS ARE BUYING UP

GUNS AT THIS TIME COULD BE PUSH

PUSH -- PERCEIVED YOU ARE A

THREAT.

>> OF THE ASIAN-AMERICANS I KNOW

THAT WOULD PURCHASE A FIREARM,

NONE OF THEM WOULD DO IT FOR ANY

REASON OTHER THAN SELF-DEFENSE.

IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY IRONIC, IF

YOU THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE

UNITED STATES' RELATIONSHIP WITH

GUNS, THIS RESPONSE IS, ALL

THOUGH IT'S EXTREME, IT'S AN

INCREDIBLY AMERICAN RESPONSE.

>> WHO DO YOU BLAME FOR THE RISE

FOR RACISM?

>> THERE'S NO SINGULAR PLACE TO

PLACE THE BLAME.

I DEFINITELY THINK A LOT OF OUR

ELECTED OFFICIALS, THE RHETORIC

COMING FROM WHAT THEY'RE SAYING

IS DEFINITELY MAKING IT WORSE.

BECAUSE IF THE PERSON THAT TAKES

THE HIGHEST OFFICE IN THE

COUNTRY CAN SAY WHAT HE SAYS

ABOUT ASIAN PEOPLE, IF YOU SEE

HIS NEW ELECTION CAMPAIGN, WHICH

IS ESSENTIALLY COMPLETELY

POSITIONED AGAINST CHINA, YOU'RE

ESSENTIALLY SAYING THAT 21

MILLION ASIAN-AMERICANS IN THIS

COUNTRY -- YOU'RE E KWAFTING

THEM WITH THE ENEMY, IN THESE

CASES.

>> INCIDENTS CONTINUE TO RAMP UP

ACROSS THE COUNTRY, HUMAN RIGHTS

GROUPS ARE CALLING FOR THOSE

EMPOWERED TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT

ASIAN-AMERICANS ARE NOT TO BLAME

FOR THE PROBLEMS.

BUT INSTEAD POLITICIANS ARE

TAKING A MOMENT TO ADVOCATE FOR

A STRONG-HANDED APPROACH TO

CHINA.

>> WHEN IT COMES FOR CHINA'S

ROLE IN DELAYING AWARENESS -- DO

YOU THINK THAT CHINA BEHAVED

INAPPROPRIATELY?

>> THERE ARE CRITICAL REPORTS

THAT SAID HAD THEY ACTED THREE

WEEKS EARLIER, IT WOULD HAVE

REDUCED UP TO 95% OF THE CASES

AROUND THE WORLD.

>> ARE YOU CONCERNED AT ALL

THAT, YOU KNOW, THE RAMPING UP

OF ANTI-CHINA RHETORIC COULD

MEAN THAT ONLY PERPETUATES

DISCRIMINATION THAT WE HAVE SEEN

SWEEPINGACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT IT NOT BECOME

A RACIAL ISSUE.

I DON'T THINK YOU'RE HEARING

ANTI-CHINESE RHETORIC COMING

FROM ME AND MY COLLEAGUES OR

THIS COMMITTEE.

>> BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE HAVE

SEEN THOUSANDS OF BLATANTLY

RACIST INCIDENTS WITH VERBAL AND

PHYSICAL -- SOME HAVE BEEN

BRUTAL OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS.

7.

>> I WOULD CHALLENGE YOU ON

THAT.

I HAVE NOT SEEN THOUSANDS OF

RACIAL INCIDENTS.

THERE HAVE BEEN SOME ISOLATED

INCIDENTS.

>> I MEAN, DURING THE MONTH OF

BOTH SIX WEEKS FROM THE 18th OF

MARCH, THERE WAS 1,710 REPORTS

OF ANTI-ASIAN INCIDENTS THAT

HAVE BEEN DIRECTLY RELATED TO

CORONAVIRUS.

>> I CAN TELL YOU ONLY WHAT I

SEE AND WHAT I HEAR.

NO DOUBT THIS VIRUS BROUGHT OUT,

IN SOME CASES, THE WORST AND IN

MANY CASES THE BEST OF

AMERICANS.

AND I THINK WE'VE GOT TO

ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE'RE HEARING

THE OPPOSITE COMING OUT OF THIS

COMMUNIST PARTY LEADERSHIP.

>> CHINESE STATE MEDIA HAVE

CALLED OUT THE U.S. ON WHAT THEY

SEE AS DISCRIMINATION AND TOUTED

CHINA'S COVID-19 RESPONSE AS

EVIDENCE OF THE RULING COMMUNIST

PARTY AS SUPERIORITY.

THEY FACED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT

OF CRITICISM OVER THE LAST

MONTH, EVEN FROM WITHIN ITS OWN

BORDERS IN TERMS OF HOW IT HAS

GONE ABOUT HANDLING THE

CORONAVIRUS, BUT SINCE IT HAS

BECOME SUCH A MASSIVE TARGET

FROM THE U.S. AND FROM OTHER

COUNTRIES, AS WELL, I'M CURIOUS

TO KNOW HOW CITIZENS ARE FEELING

NOW.

WE SPOKE WITH A YOUNG CHINESE

STUDENT.

THE LAST FEW MONTHS HAVE HELPED

CONSOLIDATING HIS FEELINGS ABOUT

WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A PART OF A

RISING SUPER POWER.

IN THE U.S. THERE ARE

POLITICIANS THAT LABELLED IT AS

A CHINESE VIRUS.

DO YOU THINK THAT'S FAIR GIVEN

WE KNOW THE VIRUS DID ORIGINATE

IN WUHAN?

>> DO YOU THINK THE CHINESE

COMMUNIST PARTY DID ANYTHING

WRONG AT ALL IN THE HANDLING OF

THE CORONAVIRUS?

>> THAT'S A SUPPORTIVE AND

OPTIMISTIC APPROACH YOU'VE HAD.

I WAS TOLD YOU RECENTLY APPLIED

TO JOIN THE CHINESE COMMUNIST

PARTY.

>> IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE HOW

THE OFFICIAL MESSAGING FROM THE

CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAS

INFILTRATED ITS WAY DOWN TO

CHINESE CITIZENS.

I MEAN, THIS KID IS JUST 19

YEARS OLD AND CLEARLY HE FEELS

VERY INSPIRED BY RECENT EVENTS.

HE FEELS AN INCREASED PRIDE IN

HIS COUNTRY AND IN WHAT IT MEANS

TO BE CHINESE.

BUT THERE'S A HEIGHTENED SENSE

OF PATRONISM THAT IS LEADING

SOME TOWARD AN US VERSUS THEM

MENTALITY.

WITH CHINESE OFFICIALS STRESSING

NEW CASES ARE NOW IMPORTED,

FOREIGNERS IN CHINA HAVE BECOME

THE TARGET OF XENOPHOBIA.

>> AFRICAN COMMUNITIES HAVE

MOSTLY BEEN SINGLED OUT.

>> HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE AFRICAN

PEOPLE DO YOU KNOW WHO HAVE BEEN

DISCRIMINATED AGAINST SINCE THE

CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK IN CHINA?

>> YEAH.

>> I THINK IT WAS THE SPEAKER

TIFF O'NEILL THAT SAID ALL

POLITICS IS LOCAL AND ALL

POLITICS IS LOCAL.

IT STARTS AND ENDS HERE IN THE

LOCAL COUNTIES AND CITIES.

WE'VE NEVER HAD A PANDEMIC THAT

AFFECTED OUR STATE AS MUCH AS

THIS AND, OF COURSE, COUNTIES

ARE THE MICROCAUSAM OF THE

STATE.

ARE Y'ALL INTERVIEWING THE

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT OR ANYBODY

OR SENATOR ABOUT THIS OR BLUE

COLLAR PEOPLE LIKE US?

WHEN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY WAS

SHUT DOWN DUE TO THE

CORONAVIRUS, FLORIDA WAS STILL

PARTYING.

>> VIDEOS LIKE THESE STIRRING

OUTRAGE WITH SPRING BREAK

SEEMINGLY IN FULL SWING.

>> IF I GET CORONAVIRUS, I GET

CORONAVIRUS.

I'M GOING TO STOP PARTYING.

>> I HOPE MOM AND DAD ARE PAYING

THE BILLS OR PULLING THE PLUG.

>> THE GOVERNOR DIDN'T MAKE ANY

STATEWIDE RESTRICTIONS SO LOCAL

GOVERNMENTS WERE LEFT TO

THEMSELVES TO MAKE THE RULES.

>> THIS IS IS A VIRUS AFFECTING

THE WHOLE STATE BUT I THINK IT

AFFECTS DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES

DIFFERENTLY.

>> WITH NO STATEWIDE ORDER TO

SHUT DOWN BEACHES, THINGS GOT A

LITTLE CRAZY ACROSS THE STATE.

>> THE CURES FOR SOME OF THE

DISEASES ARE SIMPLE.

YOU HOLD A BLOW DRYER IN FRONT

OF YOUR FACE AND INHALE WITH

YOUR NOSE AND IT KILLS THE

VIRUS.

>> CALL A DECLARATION OF

EMERGENCY.

>> PREVIOUS EMERGENCY.

>> I'M NOT GOING BACK AND FORTH

WITH YOU.

>> IN A SMALL TOWN OF DESTINE,

THEIR LEADERS DIDN'T WAIT ON THE

GOVERNOR TO MAKE A DECISION.

>> I'M CERTAINLY DISAPPOINTED

THAT THE GOVERNOR HASN'T TAKEN

MORE DECISIVE ACTION REGARDING

OUR BEACHES.

>> THEY TOOK MATTERS INTO THEIR

OWN HANDS.

>> RESOLUTIONS 2004 WHICH CLOSES

BEACH ACCESS WAYS.

>> IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

MEETING ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU ALL.

>> AFTER DESTINE BECAME ONE OF

THE FIRST TOWNS IN FLORIDA TO

SHUT DOWN THE BEACHES, WE WANTED

TO MEET THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE AND

SEE HOW THIS DECISION IS

IMPACTING THEIR COMMUNITY.

RIGHT NOW, I THINK WE'RE GOING

TO MEET THE MAYOR OF CITY OF

DESTINE.

WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT HOW IT

IS TO BE A MAYOR OF A TOURIST

CITY IN FLORIDA DURING A GLOBAL

PANDEMIC.

>> COME ON BOARD.

>> I MOVED HERE IN 1975 AND THE

FISHES IS SOME OF THE BEST IN

THE WORLD SO I NEVER LEFT.

>> WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL SUGAR WHITE

BEACHES, RESTAURANTS, WATER

SPORTS, THE LARGEST CHARTER

FLEET IN AMERICA.

>> DESCRIBE WHAT IT WAS LIKE

WHEN THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK

HIT.

>> IT WAS BLOWING AND GOING.

IN THE SUMMER WE'LL HAVE AS MANY

AS 80,000 PEOPLE HERE A WEEK.

SO FOR A PANDEMIC TO HIT A

TOURIST INDUSTRY, YOU COULDN'T

HAVE WROTE A WORST SCRIPT HERE

IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA

BECAUSE OUR ECONOMY IS TOURISM.

I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TOO

FAR TO CLOSE OUR BEACHES BECAUSE

ALL YOU HEAR ON THE NEWS IS IF

YOU GET THIS, YOU'RE GOING TO

DIE.

IT BREEDS FEAR AND FEAR LOTS OF

TIMES OVERCOMES COMMON SENSE.

WE TOOK SOME DRASTIC ACTIONS

BECAUSE THE FEAR FACTOR AND THE

UNKNOWN.

>> THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS

THAT GAVE THE ADVICE THAT --

>> THAT WHOLE THING ABOUT LOSING

LIFE REALLY IRRITATES ME.

>> YOU DON'T LIKE THAT?

>> NO.

YOU KNOW WHY?

IF I'M WORRIED ABOUT DYING EVERY

DAY, I WOULD NEVER GET IN MY

TRUCK.

I COULD DIE IN MY TRUCK.

I COULD DIE IN SEA.

WE CANNOT STAY IN OUR SAFE PLACE

WITH OUR COMFORT DOG FOR MONTHS

AND MONTHS AND MONTHS.

AND I DON'T NEED THE GOVERNMENT

TO PROTECT ME.

>> YOU ARE THE GOVERNMENT!

YOU'RE THE MAYOR.

>> YEAH, BUT, WHEN YOU'RE A

MAYOR OF A TOURISM COMMUNITY

LIKE THIS, AT SOME POINT, YOU

HAVE TO HAVE TOURISM.

>> TOURISM BRINGS OVER $80

BILLION A YEAR INTO FLORIDA.

WHEN COVID HIT, IT WAS LIKE A

DOUBLE WHAMMY.

NOT ONLY DID THEIR LOCAL ECONOMY

SHUT DOWN BUT THE TOURISTS

STOPPED COMING.

WE MET WITH LOCAL RESTAURANT

OWNER CHATHAM MORGAN WHO HAPPENS

TO BE A CITY COUNCILMAN.

>> COUNCILMAN, WHAT DO YOU THINK

GOVERNOR DESANTOS PASSED THE

BUCK TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS?

HE DIDN'T WANT TO ACCEPT THE

BLAME FOR SHUTTING DOWN OUR

LOCAL ECONOMY.

WE ELECTED OUR GOVERNOR TO MAKE

TOUGH DECISIONS FOR THE STATE OF

FLORIDA AND THERE'S BEEN A LACK

OF LEADERSHIP ON THAT FRONT.

>> AS A CITY COUNCILMAN, DO YOU

FEEL THAT YOU WERE EQUIPPED TO

HANDLE DECISIONS LIKE SHUTTING

DOWN BEACHES?

>> NO.

WE'RE ALL VOLUNTEERS.

I SELL SANDWICHES AND TACOS FOR

A LIVING.

NEVER IN MY WILDEST DREAMS DID I

HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION TO SHUT

DOWN THE BEACHES AND PUT THESE

PEOPLE OUT OF WORK.

WE ACTED A WEEK OR TWO BEFORE

THE GOVERNOR ISSUED THE STAY AT

HOME ORDER.

WE WERE FASTER IN ACTING TO SHUT

DOWN THE ECONOMY THAN THE

GOVERNOR WAS.

>> THE GOVERNOR WAS ONE OF THE

LAST GOVERNORS TO ISSUE A STAY

AT HOME ORDER WITH CERTAIN

ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES WERE

EXEMPT.

>> GUN RANGES ARE STILL

OPERATING.

>> PRACTICING SOCIAL DISTANCING,

OF COURSE.

HE ALLOWED MORE THAN 1,000 GOLF

COURSES IN FLORIDA TO REMAIN

OPEN.

>> YOU CAN ADD THE WWWE TO THE

LIST OF ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES IN

FLORIDA.

>> I THINK PEOPLE HAVE BEEN

STARVED FOR CONTENT.

WE HAVEN'T HAD A LOT OF NEW

CONTENT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF

MARCH.

>> WHILE PRO PRO WRESTLING WAS

GIVEN THE OKAY, OTHER BUSINESS

OWNERS IN THE STATE WERE REELING

FROM THE SHUT DOWN.

>> WHAT'S UP?

>> I'M BLESSED, SIR.

THERE WAS NOTHING WHEN MY FATHER

CHECKED INTO THE PROPERTY.

HE MADE IT INTO THE LARGEST

RAMADA IN THE WORLD AT THE TIME.

>> WE JUST FINISHED A $12

MILLION RENOVATION TO THE

PROPERTY.

AS MANY DAYS IT'S A BEEN SHUT

DOWN, WE'RE PROBABLY LOSING A

MILLION A DAY.

>> WHERE DO YOU STAND?

>> I AM IN THE SILENT MAJORITY

OF PEOPLE THAT UNDERSTAND THAT

WE HAVE TO MOVE ON.

>> WHEN YOU OPEN THIS PLACE UP,

ARE YOU AT ALL CONCERNED THAT

SOMEONE MAY CONTRACT

CORONAVIRUS?

>> SURE I'M CONCERNED.

I'M HUMAN.

NATURALLY I WOULD BE CONCERNED

BUT YOU CANNOT CRYPT L THIS

COUNTRY AND SHUT IT DOWN TO

WHERE OUR KIDS HAVE DEBT FOREVER

MORE AND A DAY.

>> IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THE

FINANCIAL INTEREST IN THE

COMMUNITY CLOUDS THEIR JUDGMENT?

>> NONE WHATSOEVER.

ALL THOUGH I'M A CAPITALIST.

IT WOULD BOTHER ME FOR THE REST

OF MY LIFE IF I GET THIS WRONG.

>> AS BUSINESS OWNERS SET THEIR

SIGHTS ON REOPENING, CASES DON'T

RISE ACROSS THE STATE.

>> FLORIDA TOPS 10,000 CASES.

>> HOUSES HAS THE SIXTH MOST

CORONAVIRUS CASES IN THE

COUNTRY.

WE'RE NEARING 20,000 CORONAVIRUS

CASES.

>> THE VIRUS IS IN EVERY COUNTY

IN FLORIDA.

>> 51,746 CASES AND 2,252

DEATHS.

>> AS PEOPLE GET OLDER AND

PARTICULARLY THOSE PEOPLE THAT

HAVE A SERIOUS UNDERLYING

MEDICAL CONDITION, YOU KNOW,

THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE THE

MOST AT RISK TO HAVE

COMPLICATIONS FROM THIS .

>> AL AND HIS WIFE JUNE.

>> I COULDN'T PLAY TWO MINUTES

WITHOUT FALLING DOWN.

THIS STUFF IS THAT SEVERE.

>> HE WIELDS A WICKED GUITAR

WHEN HE'S WELL.

>> HE DOES?

>> YEAH.

>> I DON'T DOUBT IT.

WHEN DID YOU REALIZE THE

CORONAVIRUS THING WAS REAL?

>> WELL, SINCE WE WERE SOME OF

THE FIRST ONES TO GET IT.

SERIOUSLY.

I SAID IF I DON'T GO TO THE

HOSPITAL TOMORROW, I'LL LAY HERE

AND DIE.

I WAS GETTING SO -- I COULDN'T

BREATHE.

SHE DIDN'T FEEL BAD.

>> NO.

I FELT FINE.

>> SHE'S ASYMPTOMATIC.

>> THAT'S WHAT THEY CALL IT.

>> I MAY BE ATTACHED TO OXYGEN

FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

>> DO YOU THINK THERE'S

DISCUSSION ABOUT BEACHES BEING

CLOSED OR OPEN?

DO THEY THINK THEY SHOULD BE

OPEN?

>> IF THEY HAD TO WALK IN OUR

SHOES, YOU WOULD NOT WANT TO SEE

ANYTHING OPENING UP.

>> RIGHT.

>> BECAUSE IT'S TERRIFYING.

>> WITH THE GOVERNOR'S 30-DAY

SAFER AT HOME ORDER SET TO

EXPIRE, BUSINESSES ARE LOOKING

FOR GUIDANCE.

THE GOVERNOR MADE THE DECISION

TO START PHASE ONE AFTER

RECEIVING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM

PRESIDENT TRUMP.

>> HE'S GOING TO BE OPENING UP

THE LARGE PORTIONS AND

ULTIMATELY PRETTY QUICKLY

BECAUSE HE HAS GREAT NUMBERS IN

ALL OF FLORIDA.

>> WITH THE GOVERNOR'S SAFER AT

HOME ORDER ENDING, LOCAL

POLITICIANS GRAHAM FOUNTAIN WERE

PLANNING THEIR NEXT MOVE.

>> HERE HOW WAS IT DEALING WITH

A GLOBAL PAN DEMIC?

>> THIS HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE.

I THOUGHT I'D SEEN IT ALL IN MY

YEARS.

I'VE DEALT WITH EVERY

CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUE THERE IS.

I PRAY FROM DAY-TO-DAY, AND I

STARTED THREE DIE TIMES A DAY

PRAYING.

IF PEOPLE WILL FOLLOW THE

GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS AND

DO IT SAFELY, I PERSONALLY

BELIEVE WE CAN TURN THE CORNER

ON THIS.

>> I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU THAT.

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

>> I THINK THE GOVERNOR -- I

GIVE HIM A FOUR OR FIVE STARS.

I REALLY DO.

>> OUT OF HOW MANY?

TEN?

>> NO.

OUT OF FIVE.

I GIVE HIM FIVE OUT OF FIVE.

YEAH.

WE CANNOT CONTINUE ALL THROUGH

THE SUMMER TO KEEP OUR TOURIST

INDUSTRY AT BAY AND OUR PLAN IS

TO BRING FORTH EMERGENCY

DECLARATION TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN

THE BEACHES BECAUSE -- IN OUR

STATE, TOURISTS SPEND MEGABUCKS

ON TAXES AND THERE'S SO MANY

PEOPLE THAT WORK A MINIMUM WAGE,

YOU KNOW, JOB AND THOSE ARE THE

PEOPLE THAT THESE BUSINESSES

NEED TO GET BACK TO WORK.

SO I PRAY ALL THE TIME.

>> DO YOU THINK CHRIST CAN SPEAK

THROUGH MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS

THAT GIVE YOU ADVICE THAT MAY BE

TOO SOON TO OPEN?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

THE LORD WORKS THROUGH DOCTORS

AND NURSES EVERYDAY.

I HAVE A FEELING IT'S A PERSONAL

THING IN MY SPIRIT THAT WE'RE AT

THE POINT WHERE WE CAN DO THIS

FAIRLY.

THAT WE CAN TRY.

LESS THAN SIX WEEKS AFTER THEY

VOTED TO CLOSE THEIR BEACHES,

THEY VOTED TO OPEN THEM UP.

>> MR. BRAYDEN?

>> YES.

>> MRS. RAMSWELL?

>> YES.

>> MR. MORGAN?

>> YES.

>> THE VOTE IS UNANIMOUS.

SO MOVED.

WITH BEACHES ACROSS FLORIDA SET

TO REOPEN, THE SYSTEM FOR

TRACKING CORONAVIRUS CASES IN

THE STATE WAS CALLED INTO

QUESTION.

>> THIS IS THE COVID-19.

THE WOMAN WHO HELPED DESIGN IT

IS OFF THE JOB.

>> JOAN SAID SHE WAS FIRED

BECAUSE SHE WAS ORDERED TO

SENSOR DATA BUT REFUSED.

ASKING ME TO HIDE INFORMATION

AND MAKE IT PUBLICLY

INASSESSABLE WAS A BAD DECISION.

>> TRIAL LAWYER DANIEL WHO

USUALLY DEALS WITH PROPERTY

SALES AND DIVORCES SUED THE

GOVERNOR TO SHUT DOWN THE

BEACHES.

NOW THEY'RE REOPENING, HE IS

SHIFTING HIS TACTICS.

>> WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE

GOVERNOR'S RESPONSE TO COVID-19?

>> IT'S A DISASTER.

HE'S BASICALLY A DER ELECT IN

HIS DUTIES HERE.

>> THE VIRAL VIDEO WITH THE

COLLEGE STUDENTS ON BRINSPRING K

IN FLORIDA.

THEY GOT CRITICISM.

>> I THINK THE CRITICISM LAYS AT

THE HANDS MUCOF OUR LEADERS.

THEY WEREN'T BREAKING ANY LAWS.

THEY PAID MONEY TO COME HERE.

EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE COUNTRY

WAS CLOSED.

>> I HEARD YOU HAVE A PLAN FOR

WHEN THE BEACHES REOPEN.

>> I THINK IT'S TOO SOON.

IT'S NOT APPROPRIATE.

>> ARE YOU GUYS NOT AT ALL

CONCERNED ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS?

>> NO.

>> WHAT ARE YOU AIMING TO

ACHIEVE?

>> MY GOAL IS TO INFORM PEOPLE

AND MAKE THEM AWARE THAT THEY

ARE LIVING IN A GLOBAL PANDEMIC.

>> YOU'RE AN ASSHOLE.

>> THANK YOU.

I HOPE I GET THROUGH TO

SOMEBODY.

>> THIS IS GOING TO BE A PUBLIC

HEALTH CATASTROPHE.

>> WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE

BEACHES AND THE RESTAURANTS.

>> I ADOPT THINK THAT'S GOING TO

WORK.

♪ THE SUN IS COMING UP.

IT'S A BRAND NEW DAY ♪

♪ LIGHT BREEZE OUT OF THE NORTH

GOING ON OUR WAY DOWN TO

DESTINE ♪