3 News Now Live at 6 (4/10/20)

3 News Now Live at 6 (4/10/20)

HERE'S WHAT WEKNOW ABOUT THECORONAVIRUS INNEBRASKA.THERE ARE 637 TOTALCASES IN THE STATEAND 17 DEATHS.DOUGLAS COUNTYANNOUNCED 24 NEWCASES FOR A TOTALOF 222.TODAY WE LEARNEDMORE ON THEETHNICITY DATA OFCASES HERE IN THECOUNTY...ABOUT 18 PERCENTARE AFRICANAMERICAN AND 9PERCENT AREHISPANIC.THE MAYOR ANDOTHER CITYOFFICIALS GAVE THEIRWEEKLY UPDATES ONHOW DOUGLASCOUNTY IS DOINGWHEN IT COMES TOCOVID-19.REPORTER RUTAULCINAITE IS AT CITYHALL NOW AND HASTHE LATEST.RUTA?GOOD EVENINGJENNY, THIS WEEKDOUGLAS COUNTYHEALTH DIRECTOR DR.POUR SAID SHE WASSADDENED TOANNOUNCE THAT THECOUNTY HADREACHED THE 200MARK WHEN IT CAMETO POSITIVE CASES.IT WAS ALSOANNOUNCED THAT 4INDIVIDUALS WITHINTHE OMAHA FIREDEPARTMENT HAVETESTED POSITIVENOW AS WELL.AND STILL ONLY ONEFROM LAST WEEKTHAT WE ANNOUNCEDWITHIN THE OMAHAPOLICE DEPARTMENT.AT THE FRONTLINE OFTHE PRESSCONFERENCE WASTHE MAYOR'SDECISION TO SHUTDOWN ALL CITY PARKSTHAT WAS MADE ONWEDNESDAY.SINCE THEN SHE SAYSTHERE HAVE BEEN 72CHECKS BY POLICE ATPARKS FOR PEOPLEVIOLATING, BUT NOTICKETS HAVE BEENISSUED YET.SHE SAID THIS WAS ATOUGH DECISION TOMAKE BUT ONE THATSHE HAD TO MAKEBECAUSE PEOPLEWERE NOTCOMPLYING WITH THE10 AND UNDER RULEAND IT WAS IN THEBEST INTEREST OFPUBLIC SAFETY.ALSO ONE OF THETOPICS TODAY WERETHE MAY 12THELECTIONS.THE MAYOR SAIDTHERE ARE ABOUT355,000 REGISTEREDVOTERS IN THE CITYOF OMAHA, ALREADYOVER 100,000 HAVEREQUESTED A MAIL-INBALLOT.ELECTIONCOMMISSIONER BRIANKRUSE SAYS THAT'SEXACTLY THEDIRECTION WE NEEDTO BE GOING IN."I WANT EVERYBODYTO VOTE IN THISELECTION ANDHAVE THEIR VOICEHEARD FOR OURDEMOCRACY, BUT IWANT EVERYBODYTO DO IT BY MAILTHIS TIME."DR.ADI POUR SAYS THEPEAK OF THE VIRUS ISEXPECTED FOR THEEND OF APRIL, SOTHESE NEXT FEWWEEKS ARE VITAL FORPEOPLE TO STAYINDOORS ANDFOLLOW SOCIALDISTANCINGGUIDELINES.THERE WERE ALSOSOME GOOD NEWSREGARDING THE SWIMTIRALS WHICH I KNOWREPORTER PHILBERGMAN WILLTOUCH ON LATER INTHE SHOW.AND I'LL HAVE MOREFROM THE MAYOR'SPRESS CONFERENCETONGIHT AT 10.REPORTING LIVE ATCITY HALL, RUTAULCINAITE, 3NN.THE U-S OLYMPICSWIM TRIALS HAVEBEEN HELD IN OMAHASINCE 2008 AND THEMAJOR EVENT IS NOTLEAVING FOR THEUPCOMING 2021TOKYO GAMESEITHER.REPORTER PHILBERGMAN IS LIVE ATC-H-I HEALTH CENTERWITH MORE.GOOD EVENINGU-S-ASWIMMINGANNOUNCED THISMORNING THE 2021OLYMPIC SWIM TRIALSWILL BE HELD AT C-H-IHEALTH CENTER INOMAHA FROM JUNE 13TO JUNE 20 IN 2021.THE SWIM TRIALSWERE PLANNED TO BEHELD THIS JUNE INOMAHA BUT AFTERTHE 2020 TOKYOGAMES WEREPOSTPONED, IT WASUNCLEAR IF THETRIALS WOULD BEBACK IN OMAHA.AFTER TWO WEEKSOF UNCERTAINTY, THESWIM TRAILS ARECOMING BACK TOOMAHA.THIS OMAHA'S SUPERBOWL.TO BE ABLE TO KEEPIT HERE ON THEBOOKS WAS HUGEFOR OMAHA.JOSH TODD, IS THEEXECUTIVE DIRECTORAT THE OMAHASPORTSCOMMISSIONHE SAIDECONOMIC IMPACTPROJECTIONS FORTHE 20-20 SWIMTRIALS WERE NORTHOF 90 MILLIONDOLLARSHE THINKSTHE RESCHEDULEDEVENT WILL BRINGBIGMONEY TO THE CITY.TICKET THINGS WILLNOT BE AN ISSUE, WEWILL SELL THIS THINGOUT.WITH WHAT WE'REGOING THROUGH INTHE WORLD RIGHTNOW OMAHA WILL BEREADY TO SUPPORTANYTHING RIGHT NOWAND IT WILL BEAWESOME.IT WASN'TGUARANTEED THEEVENT WAS COMINGBACK IN2021HOWEVER, WITHA SHORT 14-MONTHTURNAROUND TOHOST THE TRIALS, ITWAS LIKELY TO COMEBACK TO C-H-I HEATHCENTER OMAHA.USA SWIMMING FROMTHE FIRSTPOSTPONEMENT WAS100-PERCENTCOMMITTED TOKEEPING THE EVENTIN OMAHA.THEY CONSIDEROMAHA SPECIAL ASTHE HOME OF THETRIALS.UNLIKE MOST YEARSTHE SWIM TRIALSWILL TAKE PLACE THEWEEK PRIOR TO THEC-W-S AND WILLOVERLAP WITHOPENINGWEEKENDFINDINGHOTELACCOMMODATIONSFOR THE FANS WASTHE BIGGEST HURDLETO OVERCOME.OUR CHALLENGEBECAME FINDING THEGUEST ROOMS.THERE ARE OVER3,000 RESERVATIONSAND 27,000 ROOMNIGHTS WE NEEDEDTO TRY TO HELPRESECURE FOR 2021.2020 HAS HIT THEOMAHA ECONOMYHARDBUT 2021 ISLINING UP TO BE ABANNER YEAR FORTHE CITY.IT'S A GREAT THINGFOR OMAHA, NEXTJUNE IS GOING TO BEUNPRECEDENTED.MECA IS LOOKINGFORWARD TO HAVINGTHE EVENTS BACKAND MOST OF THEEVENTS THAT WEREPOSTPONED AND ARELOOKING ATRESCHEDULE DATESFOR LATER THIS YEAROR IN 2021.REPORTING OUTSIDETHE C-H-I HEALTHCENTERIN OMAHA,PHIL BERGMAN, 3NEWS NOW.NEBRASKA MEDICINECONTINUES TOPREPARE FOR APOSSIBLE SURGE INPATIENTS, EVEN ASHEALTH OFFICIALSSAY SOCIALDISTANCING ISHELPING TO FLATTENTHE CURVE.SHELLYSCHWEDHELM, THEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOROF EMERGENCYMANAGEMENT ANDBIO-PREPAREDNESSFOR NEBRASKAMEDICINE SAYS THENUMBER OF COVID-19PATIENTS WILL TIEBACK MITIGATIONEFFORTS OVER THENEXT FEW WEEKS.SHE SAYS NEBRASKAMEDICINE HAS OPENBEDS AND FREEVENTILATORS AT THISTIME.PUT TEXT HERESCHWEDHELM SAYSTHOSE WITH COVID-19CAN DETERIORATEQUICKLY..AND THERE ARE ANUMBER OFDIFFERENTSYMPTOMS.C-H-I HEALTH IS NOWGIVING WEEKLYUPDATES ON WHERETHEY STAND WITHTHEIR PATIENTS,EMPLOYEES ANDSUPPLIES REGARDINGTHE CORONAVIRUS.CHI HEALTH CEO,CLIFF ROBERTSONSAYS THEY HAVE 49CONFIRMED PATIENTSWITH COVID 19 ....WITH 53 PEOPLEADMITTED, WAITINGON RESULTS.HE SAYS THEY DO ADAILY CHECK ON HOWFAST THEY GOTHROUGH FACEMASKS.THEY ARE KEEPINGEYE ON THEIR SWABSFOR TESTING BUTTHEY ARE SCHEDULEDFOR A DELIVERY NEXTWEEK.ROBERTSON ADDS,THERE AREADVANTAGES TOBEING PART OF A BIGMEDICALORGANIZATION.WE ARE A HUGEBUYER OF MEDICALSUPPLIES, PPE,BEING ONE OFTHEM.OUR ABILITY TOACCEWS SUPPLIESHAS NOT BEEN APROBLEM FOR US."ROBERTSON SAYSTHEY HAVE PLENTY OFVENTILATORS ASWELL AND ARECONFIDENT THEY AREABLE TO HANDLE THEUPCOMING PEAK OFTHE VIRUS.RIGHT NOW CHIHEALTH IS TESTING150 PEOPLE PER DAY.BUT THEY SAY THEYHAVE THE CAPABILITYTO TEST EVEN MORE.GOVERNOR PETERICKETTS HAS BEENHOLDING DAILY PRESSBRIEFING FOR WEEKS.BUT HE HAS BEENUNABLE TO ANSWERSOME QUESTIONS ONHOW THE PRISONSARE DEALING WITHTHE CORONAVIRUSOUTBREAK.THAT CHANGEDTODAY ASCORRECTIONSDIRECTOR SCOTTFRAKES SPOKE AT THENEWS CONFERENCE.HE SAYS ALL INMATESAND STAFF AND HAVEBEEN ORDERED TOPRACTICE SOCIALDISTANCING AND HAVEBEEN GIVEN A MASK.REPORTER JONKIPPER TELLS USABOUT ONE THINGTHEY'RE REFUSING TODO.JON LL OPENWHILE AROUND TWO-THOUSAND OF THESTATE'S 56-HUNDREDINMATES ARECONSIDERED NON-VIOLENT GOVERNORRICKETTS SAYS MANYOF THEM ARE INPRISON FOR VERYSERIOUS OFFENSE.FRAKES SAYS PUBLICSAFETY IS ALSO HISNUMBER ONECONCERN...WORRIED THERECOULD BE MOREVICTIMS AND SAYINGTHE CONDITIONS ARENOT GOOD FOR SOMEINMATES TO BERELEASED."THIS IS NOT A GOODTIME TO BE COMINGOUT OF PRISON.I CAN OFFER CLIMATECONTROLLEDHOUSING, FOOD,CLOTHING,RECREATION ANDWORKOPPORTUNITIES,GOOD HEALTHCARE,PROGRAMMING, IN ARELATIVELY SAFESETTING,"FRAKESONE STAFF MEMBERAT THE NEBRASKASTATE PENITENTIARYHAS TESTEDPOSTIVIE.FRAKES SAYS HE'SBEEN AT HOME FOR 15DAYS.HE ALSO SAYS ZEROINMATES HAVETESTED POSITIVE FORTHE VIRUS, OR EVENSHOWN SYMPTOMS.BUT AS SOME STATESHAVE SHOWN, ITCOULD GET BAD.THAT'S WHY THESETWO MEN WEREPROTESTING OUTSIDETHE STATE PEN INLINCOLN THISAFTERNOON.PAUL FEILMANNWANTS TO MAKE SURETHE STATE HAS APLAN."IF THE VIRUS GETSINSIDE THERE ITCOULD BE A REALLYDANGEROUSSITUATION FOR THECOMMUNITY BECAUSEALL THE GUARDSHAVE TO LEAVEEVERYDAY AND THEYRUN THE RISK OFTAKING THE VIRUSBACK INTO THECOMMUNITY,"PAUL FEILMANN,PRISON ADVOCATEFRAKES SAYS ALLINMATES AREQUARANTINED FOR ATLEAST TWO WEEKSWHEN THEY ENTERTHE SYSTEM AND THEPRISONS HAVE THECAPACITY TOQUARANTINE INMATESIN CASE OF ANOUTBREAK.HE DECLINED TOLEASE SPECIFICSRYMUCH INFORMATION ISGIVEN TO INMATES,THERE COULD BE ABACKLASH."UNFORTUNATELYWILL READ MORE INTOTHEM, THEY'LL MAKEASSUMPTIONS ABOUTWHAT WE'RE SAYING,OR THEY MAY READ ITEXACTLY CORRECTLYAND REALIZE IT'SGOING TO IMPACTTHEM IN WAYS THATTHEY'RE NOT HAPPYABOUT."FRAKESOUTSIDE THE PEN,YOU CAN SEE SOMEINMATES WEARINGMASKS...OTHERSNOT...WITH MANYMUCH CLOSER TOEACH OTHER THANSIX FEET.FRAKES SAID IT'S ABALANCE.TRYING NOTTO GET TOO HEAVYHANDED WHILE ALSOMAKING SURE THEYKNOW THE DANGERSOF COVID-19." TRYING TO AVOIDUSING THEINFORMATION, THEEDUCATION, ASOPPOSED TO THEHAMMER OF WE'REGOING TO PUNISHYOU BECAUSE YOUWON'T DO THIS."FRAKESIN LINCOLN JONKIPPER 3NNVISITATIONS HAVEBEEN CANCELED FORAROUND ONE MONTH.IN EXCHANGE,PRISONERS HAVEBEEN GIVEN DOUBLETHE AMOUNT OF TIMETO MAKE PHONECALLSIN IOWA, THERE ARE1-THOUSAND-388CONFIRMED CASES OFCORONAVIRUS AND 31DEATHS.GOVERNOR KIMREYNOLDS GAVE ANUPDATE AT A NEWSCONFERENCE,DOUBLING DOWN ONMITIGATION EFFORTSIN THE STATE.REYNOLDS URGESIOWANS TO CONTINUETO PRACTICE SOCIALDISTANCING ANDGOOD HYGIENE OVERTHE WEEKEND, SHESAYS IT'S WORKING.SHE ALSO ADDRESSEDA SHORTAGE INPROTECTIVEEQUIPMENT FORHEALTH CAREWORKERS.SHE IS LOOKING ATOTHER OUTLETS TOADDRESS THE LACKOF EQUIPMENT,ESPECIALLY NOWTHAT MANY DOCTORSAND NURSES AREGETTING INFECTEDWITH THE VIRUS."5:18 IT IS JUST ACONSTANT EFFORT,HOSPITALS AREORDERINGTHROUGH THEREDISTRIBUTORS, DASIS ORDERING,HOMELANDSECURITY ISORDERING OURLOCAL PUBLICHEALTH OFFICIALSARE GATHERINGINFORMATION ANDPUTTING ORDERS INSO WE CONTINUETO SAY OVER ANDOVER IT'S AN ALL OFTHE ABOVEAPPROACH AND SOWE CONTIUE TOLOOK AT EVERYAVAILABLEOPPORTUNITY TOBRING PPE INTO THESTATE.5:43IF IOWA REACHESCRISIS CAPACITY,HEALTH CAREWORKERS WILL HAVETO START USING PPEPAST ITS SHELF LIFE,PRIORITIZING FACEMASKS FORINTERACTIONS THATMAY INVOLVE DIRECTCONTACT WITHINFECTIOUS PATIENTSAND USINGHOMEMADE MASKS INCONJUNCTION WITHFACE SHIELDS.WE HAVE ACOMMUNITYRESOURCE GUIDE ONOUR WEBSITE - THATSHOWS ALL OF THEHOTLINES SET UP IFYOU HAVE QUESTIONSABOUT THE VIRUS ORIF YOU NEED HELP.THE CORONAVIRUSRESPONSE ISCREATING A HOLYWEEK UNLIKE ANYOTHER.INSTEAD OF HEADINGTO GOOD FRIDAYSERVICES ...MEMBERS OFSEVERAL RELIGIONSARE CALLING TODAY ADAY OF FASTING ANDPRAYER.THE CHANGES WILLBE EVEN MOREEVIDENT SUNDAY...WITH MANY AREACHURCHES CLOSEDTHIS EASTER.THOSE WHO PLAN TOHOLD SERVICES,PLAN DRIVE UPSERMONS."KING OF KINGSLUTHERAN CHURCH"...NEAR 116TH AND ISTREET...PLANS DRIVE UP ANDONLINE SERVICES ATSEVEN...NINE...11 ...AND ONE.THE VIRUS IS ALSOCREATING A TRULYUNIQUE END OF THESCHOOL YEAR FORTHE CLASS OF 20-20.SEVERAL SCHOOLSARE SCRAMBLING FORWAYS TO HONORTHOSE SENIORS.STARTING MONDAYNIGHT ...CREIGHTON PREPWILL LIGHT UP ITSCAMPUS...NEAR 72ND ANDWESTERN AVENUE.TO HONOR ITSSENIORS ...THE LIGHTS ON THEBASEBALL FIELD WILLBE TURNED ON EACHMONDAY FROM EIGHTP-M UNTIL EIGHT-20...WHICH IS 20-20 INMILITARY TIME.AT 3 NEWS NOW, WEALSO WANT TO HELPHONOR THOSE WHOWILL BE GRADUATINGWITH A SALUTE TOSENIORS.SEND US A PHOTO OFYOUR GRADUATINGSENIOR ALONG WITHTHEIR NAME ANDTHEIR SCHOOL ANDWE WILL FEATURETHEM ON 3 NEWSNOW DOT COM ...AND IN OURNEWSCASTS.JUST GO TO 3 NEWSNOW DOT COM ANDCLICK ON "SALUTE TOSENIORS" TO SUBMITYOUR PHOTO ANDINFORMATION.AND OF COURSE WEWANT TO SAYCONGRATULATIONSTO ALL OURGRADUATINGSENIORS!POISON CONTROLCALLS ARE UPACROSS THE NATION,AND IT'S A RESULT OFTHE EFFORT TO FIGHTTHE CORONAVIRUS.THE MISTAKESPEOPLE ARE MAKINGWITH PRODUCTSTHEY HAVE IN THEIRHOMESOUR NEXT COLDFRONT IS UP TO OURNORTH AND IT'SGOING TO BRING INSOME BIG CHANGES!HOPEFULLY YOUENJOYED THEWEATHER TODAY,BECAUSE IT WON'T BEMUCH BETTERTHROUGH THEWEEKEND.WHETHER IN PERSONOR ONLINE, WE'VE ALLFRONT IS UP TO OURNORTH AND IT'SGOING TO BRING INSOME BIG CHANGES!WHETHER IN PERSONFRONT IS UP TO OURNORTH AND IT'SGOING TO BRING INSOME BIG CHANGES!WHETHER IN PERSONOR ONLINE, WE'VE ALLSEEN STORES WITHSHORTAGES OFCLEANING SUPPLIES ...THAT'S CAUSED SOMEPEOPLE TO MIXCOMMON HOUSEHOLDCHEMICALS THEYALREADY HAVE TOMAKE A STRONGERDISINFECTANT, NOTKNOWING THEY MAYNEED TO GO THEHOSPITAL AS ARESULT...REPORTER JOHNMADDEN HAS MOREON WHY POISONCONTROL CALLS AREUP ACROSS THENATION AND WHYNEBRASKA'S CENTERIS PREPARING FORMOREJOHN STANDUP:"CORONAVIRUS ISKNOWN TO LIVE ONSURFACES FOR A FEWDAYS SO IT'S ALWAYSA GOOD IDEA TOCLEAN YOUR HOUSE,BUT THOSE GOODINTENTIONS CAN HAVESEVERECONSEQUENCES WITHYOU GOING TO THEHOSPITAL IF YOU'RENOT CAREFUL.""PEOPLE ARE GOINGTO DO THINGS THATARE MAYBE ILL-ADVISED, BECAUSEPEOPLE ARENERVOUS." THERE'SNO DOUBTDISINFECTANTS PLAYA KEY ROLE IN THEBATTLE AGAINSTCORONAVIRUS NATSAND THAT'S CAUSEDLOTS OF EMPTYSHELVES ACROSS THENATION "THE THINGSTHAT THEY USUALLYUSE MIGHT NOT BEAVAILABLE AND THEYUSE SOMETHINGUNFAMILIAR ORCOMBINE THOSETHINGS." SO THERELIES A PROBLEM,WHEN YOU COMBINECERTAIN CLEANINGSUPPLIES, LIKEBLEACH AND AMMONIAIT CAN CREATE ATOXIC SITUATION "IFYOU MIX THEMTOGETHER THEY CANFORM TOXIC GASESCALLED CHLORAMINETHAT YOU CAN INHALEAND CAN BE VERYIRRITATING TO YOURLUNGS." DR.RON KIRSCHNER OFTHE NEBRASKAREGIONAL POISONCENTER SAYS THAT'SJUST ONE EXAMPLE,ANOTHER COMMONMIXTURE WOULD BEBLEACH AND VINEGARWHICH CREATESCHLORINE "CHLORINEWAS USED AS ACHEMICAL WEAPON INWWI, VERY IRRITATINGTO THE LUNGS ANDCOULD BEPOTENTIALLYDANGEROUS." HEALSO WARNS DON'TMIX BLEACH ANDRUBBING ALCOHOL ORHYDROGEN PEROXIDEAND VINEGAR ANDTHE FACT THAT SOMEARE DOING THIS ATHOME MAKES IT EVENMORE RISKY "IFYOU'RE IN A SMALLROOM IN CLOSESPACE THAT CAN BEBAD, PEOPLE CAN ENDUP HAVING TO GO THEER WHICH ISPROBABLY NOT THEPLACE YOU WANT TOBE IF THERE AREPEOPLE WHO HAVE ACONTAGIOUS DISEASEIN THE SAME PLACE."HE ALSO SAYS DON'TDRINK ANY OF THESECHEMICALS THINKINGIT WILL HELP FIGHTOFF THECORONAVIRUS ANDDON'T USE THINGSLIKE BLEACH ON YOURSKIN "MAYBE NOT ASSERIOUS HARM BUTIRRITATION, RASHES,AND POTENTIALLYCHEMICAL BURNS ."SO WHEN IT COMESTO DISINFECTING, THESSAGE IS CLEARSO A TIME, D IFH'S NOT WORKINGNIT'S ALSO A GOODIDEA TO KEEP THOSETOXIC CHEMICALSOUT OF THE REACHOF YOUNG CHILDRENDURING THESE TIMESIF YOU HAVEQUESTIONS ORCONCERNS YOU CANCONTACT THENEBRASKA POISONCONTROL CENTERWHILE MANYBUSINESSES HAVESHUTTERED DURINGTHE PANDEMIC, LOTSOF LOCALBUSINESSES ANDRESTAURANTS ARESTILL OPEN.WHEN WE COME BACK- OUR SERIES CALLED"WE'RE OPEN OMAHA"AS WE HIGHLIGHTPLACES STILL OPENTOGETHER INPERSON, WE STILLCAN COME TOGETHERAS A COMMUNITY.K-M-T-V HAS STARTEDA CAMPAIGN CALLED"WE'RE OPEN OMAHA."IT'S A PARTNERSHIPBETWEEN US ANDOUR LOCALBUSINESSES WITHONE GOAL - GETTINGTHEM THROUGH THISTOUGH TIME.EVERY DAY, WE'LLSHINE A LIGHT ON ABUSINESS ORRESTAURANT THATCONTINUES TO SERVEOUR COMMUNITY ANDOURNEIGHBORHOODS.TONIGHT, ANCHORMAYA SAENZ CHECKSOUT A STORE THATOFFERS UNIQUESNACK AND CLASSICCANDY INNORTHWEST OMAHA.10:45 - 10:56"IF YOU WANTED TOCOME IN AND BUY ABAG OF REGULARLAYS POTATO CHIPSNOT GOING TOFIND IT, BUT IF YOUWANTED TO COMEIN AND BUY A BAGOF THE CHICKENAND WAFFLES, WEGOT IT."ALL THAT NOSTALGIACANDY...AND UNIQUESNACKS...YOU CAN FIND THOSEHERE AT SMEJ'SSNACKS AND MORE.12:05 - 12:10"THERE'S GLASSBOTTLE POP, WEHAVE ALL THOSE.WE HAVE DR.PEPPER IN GLASSBOTTLE POP - A LOTOF PEOPLE DON'TCARRY THAT."11:58 - 12:04"SO IT'S JUST NEWTHINGS LIKE THAT -THERE'S A NEWSPRITE THAT'S WITHGINGER WHICH WEHAVE."THE UNIQUE SHOP ISRUN BY MARTYROSENSTEIN AND HISSISTER JAN.THEY'VE HAD THEBUSINESS SINCE1997...BUT HAVE BEEN ATTHEIR LOCATION NEAR120TH AND BLONDOSINCE 2012.SINCE COVID-19...BUSINESS HAS BEENHIT OR MISS.1:58 - 2:08"BUSINESS HAS BEENDECENT, IT'S NOTGREAT, BUT THETHING IS, WE FEEDOFF OF THESEOFFICE BUILDINGSAROUND HERE ANDTHE RESTAURANTS.AND WHEN THEY'RESLOW, WE'RE SLOW."THEY'RE CLEANINGTHE STORE EVENMORE...AND ALLOWINGCUSTOMERS TO STILLCOME IN AND SHOP ..BUT ONLY WITH 10PEOPLE OR LESSINSIDE AT A TIME.THEY ARE STAYINGBUSY WITH SOMEPROJECTS...AND POST NEWTREATS ANDPRODUCTS DAILY ONTHEIR FACEBOOKPAGE.2:15 - 2:32"WE MADE SOMEEASTER EGGBASKETS AND TOOKTHEM TO SOMEPEOPLE.WE WERE DOINGTHINGS FOR KIDSPARTIES, ANDDIFFERENT THINGSAND WE HAVE APOPCORN FROMGIBBON, NEBRASKAAND IT'S A SMALLFAMILY OPERATIONAND THEY MAKE 100FLAVORS AND WECARRY ABOUT 60FLAVORS."THE SIBLINGS SAY...THEY WILL STAYOPEN...WITH THE SAMESCHEDULE ...TO SERVE THEIRRETURNINGCUSTOMERS...4:34 - 4:48"I FIGURE YOUKNOW, IF PEOPLEARE OUT ANDSTUFF, LET'S BE HEREFOR THEM AND IFPEOPLE DON'T ALLGET OUR FACEBOOKPOSTS, HOW ARETHEY GOING TOKNOW?

THERE'SNOTHING WORSETHAN MAKING ATRIP TO A BUSINESSAND THEY'RECLOSED."...WITH HOPES OF ALSOBRINGING IN NEWCUSTOMERS.5:50 - 6:22"100 PERCENT OFNOTHING ISNOTHING.AND THAT'S THEWAY I SEE IT.I MEAN, ANDSOMEBODY WILLCOME IN AND BELIKE, I'M SORRY IT'SFIVE TO 7, OH I'MSORRY YOU'REGOING TO CLOSE -I'LL STAY OPEN ASLONG AS YOUWANT ME TO, YOUKNOW.AND THAT'S THEWAY I LOOK AT IT.I HAVE TO PAYRENT, I HAVE TO DOULITIES, AND IFNOTHING'S COMINGIN, NOBODY'SGOING TO PAY IT."6:34 - 6:52"AND A LOT OFPEOPLE SAY, WELLWOULDN'T YOU BEBETTER OFF JUSTCLOSING ANDSTAYING HOME, NO!I MEAN, IFSOMEBODY COMESIN, LIKE THEGENTLEMAN THATWAS JUST HERE,DELIVERS MATSNEXT DOOR.THE UPS GUYCOMES IN, THEAMAZON GUYMAILMAN COMES IN,THEY ALL BUYSOMETHING."MAYA SAENZ 3NEWSNOWONCE AGAIN...SMEJ'S SNACKS ANDMORE IS OPEN.THE STORE IS NEAR117TH AVENUE ANDBLONDO...AND IS OPEN MONDAYTHROUGH SATURDAY.THE HOURS ARE ONTHE SCREEN.WE HAVE A SPECIAL'WE'RE OPEN OMAHA"SECTION ON OURWEBSITE 3-NEWS-NOW-COM.WE'LL HAVE ALL OURSTORIES, A MAP OFOPEN BUSINESSESAND A FORM WHEREYOU CAN CONTACT USTO TELL US ABOUTYOUR BUSINESS THATIS STILL UP ANDRUNNING.OUR WE'RE OPENOMAHA CAMPAIGNCONTINUES EVERYDAY DURING THEWEEK.MAYA CONTINUES OURCAMPAIGN MONDAY.BE SURE TO CHECK ITOUT - BECAUSE WE'REALL IN THISTOGETHER.NEBRASKA MEDICINEIS OPERATING ADRIVE-THROUGHTESTING SITE ON U-N-O'S CAMPUS FORTHOSE PATIENTS WHOHAVE BEEN REFERREDBY A NEBRASKAMEDICINE PROVIDER.WE'LL TAKE A LOOKHOW TESTING ISGOING AT THE SITE...AND WHAT U-N-O ISDOING TO HELP ...UP NEXT.STAFF MEMBERS ATTHE DOUGLASCOUNTY HEALTHCENTER HAVE TESTEDPOSITIVE FOR COVID-19 SINCE MARCH 29TH.TWO OF THERESIDENTS HAVE DIEDFROM THE VIRUS, ANDTHE FACILITYCONTINUES TOADDRESS MITIGATIONEFFORTS WITHIN THEBUILDING.JUSTIN STOLL, ACERTIFIED NURSINGASSISTANT FOR THEHEALTH CENTER SAYSHE HAS THE PROPERPROTECTIVEEQUIPMENT, DESPITEA NATIONWIDESHORTAGE.WITH A HANDFUL OFSTAFF MEMBERS SICK,THEY'VE HAD TOMANDATE OTHEREMPLOYEES TO WORKOVERTIME TO HAVEPROPER 'NURSE TORESIDENT' RATIOS.STOLL ADDS THESTAFF IS NOT ONLYWORKING TO KEEPEVERYONE VIRUS-FREE, BUT ALSO KEEPTHEIR SPIRITS HIGHDURING THISUNPRECEDENTEDTIME.WE TALKED ABOUTTHIS ANXIETY, THISHIGHER ANXIETYAND SOME PEOPLETEND TO FEEL THATA LITTLE BIT MORE,ESPECIALLY WHENTHEY ARE TRAPPEDIN THEIR ROOMAND THEY LET THEIRMIND RUNSTOLL ADDSRESIDENTS AREWORKING TO BECREATIVE, AS WELL.HE SAID SOME HAVETURNED TO ZOOMCALLS WITH FAMILY,DECORATING THEIRROOM AND EVENUSING COLORINGBOOKS TO STAY BUSY.THE DOUGLASCOUNTY HEALTHCENTER IS WAITINGFOR MORE TESTRESULTS TO COMEBACK FOR POSSIBLECOVID-19 PATIENTS.ON MONDAY WE TOLDYOU HOW NEBRASKAMEDICINE WASSETTING UP ACORONAVIRUSTESTING SITE ON U-N-O'S CAMPUS.THIS SITE IS NOTOPEN TO THE PUBLICAND WALK-UPS ARENOT WELCOME.REPORTER PHILBERGMAN WENT BACKTO SEE HOW TESTINGIS GOING AT THIS SITE.THE SITE BEHIND MEHAS BEEN OPEN ONUNO'S CAMPUS ALLWEEK.IT WILL BE OPENFROM 8 A.M.UNTIL NOON EVERYSINGLE DAY FOR THENEAR FUTURE.THE DRIVETHROUGH-SITE ONU-N-O'S CAMPUS HASBEEN TESTINGNEBRASKA MEDICINEEMPLOYEES WHO MAYHAVE BEEN EXPOSEDTO THE VIRUSTHEYALSO PLAN ONTESTING REFERRALSFROM NEBRASKAMEDICINE PROVIDERSAT THIS SITE.WE'VE BEEN DOING 8A DAY NOW BUT WE'REHOPING TO GET UP TO40 QUICKLY AND ASTESTING CAPACITYINCREASES WE'REHOPING TO DO MORE.JAMIE RUDD IS THENURSE MANAGINGTHIS LOCATIONSHESAID THIS SITE HELPSREDUCE STRESS ATOTHER TESTING SITESAND ALSOPRESERVE'S THE USEOF PERSONALPROTECTIVEEQUIPMENT.IF WE'RE DOINGPEOPLECONSECUTIVELY WECAN JUST TAKE OFFOUR GLOVES AND DOPROPER HANDWASHINGTECHNIQUES AND WEDON'T HAVE TO TAKETHE REST OF IT OFF.WHEN THEYPROPOSED THIS WESAID HOW CAN WEHELP.CATHY PETTID IS THEVICE CHANCELLORAND DEAN OFSTUDENTS AT U-N-OSHE TOLD ME THESITE WOULDN'T BEPOSSIBLE WITHOUTTHE HELP OF CAMPUSPOLICE AND OTHERCAMPUS RESOURCES.WE'VE GOT PUBLICSAFETY OUT HERE,WE HAVE OFF-DUTYOPD OFFICERSHELPING, OURWONDERFULPARTNERS FROMNEBRASKA MEDICINE.EVERYONE IS DOINGTHEIR PART TOFLATTEN THE CURVE.DUE TO PATIENTCONFIDENTIALITY WECOULDN'T FILM ANYOF THE TESTING.PATIENTS WILLRECEIVE THEIRRESULTS IN 36-72HOURS AFTERTESTING, WHICH ISDONE BY TRAINEDHEALTHCAREPROFESSIONALS.THEY'RE WELLTRAINED, THEY ALLCOME FROMDIFFERENTAMBULATORY CLINICSAND I'VE BEENBLESSED WITH A TEAMTHAT IS READY TO GOAND READY TO HELP.AGAIN THIS SITE ISNOT OPEN TO THEPUBLIC.IT IS ONLY OPEN TOPEOPLE WHO HAVERECEIVED AREFERRAL FROM ANEBRASKA MEDICINEPROVIDER.REPORTING ON UNO'SCAMPUS IN OMAHA,PHIL BERGMAN, 3NEWS NOW.CATHY PETTID WITHU-N-O SAID THEROUGHLY 200STUDENTS LIVING ONTHE DODGE CAMPUSWERE MOVING TO THESCOTT CAMPUS NEARAKSARBEN VILLAGEFOR THE REST OF THESEMESTER AS WELLTODAYOUR PARENTCOMPANY, SCRIPPS, ISAIRING TWO HALF-HOUR CORONAVIRUSSPECIALS THISWEEKEND.YOU CAN WATCHTHEM RIGHT HERE ONKMTV SATURDAY AT 5P-M AND SUNDAY AT10:35 P-M.IT'S UNUSUAL TOHEAR A KNOCK ONTHE DOOR THESEDAYS...POLICE WARNRESIDENTS SOMESALESMEN MAY BECOMING TO YOURHOUSE.COMING UP NEXT -WHAT TO DO IF THATHAPPENS TO YOU...WE STAY MILDTONIGHT, BUT RAINAND SNOW ARE BACKFOR THE WEEKEND.MORE ON THE TIMINGAND TOTALS, NEXT.TO DOOR SALESMENKNOCK OR RING FROMTIME TO TIME.BUT SOME ARE STILLGETTING THE KNOCKSDURING THIS TIME OFSOCIAL DISTANCING.SENIOR REPORTERJAKE WASIKOWSKIEXPLAINS WHAT YOUCAN DO.MOST TIMESUNEXPECTEDLY THECHIME OF THE BELLSDING DONGA PERSON LOOKINGTO SELL YOU HOMEIMPROVEMENTS IF IT'SFOR PROFITEVERYPERSON NEEDS APERMIT LA VISTAPOLICE SAYTHURSDAYTWO MEN WEREGOING DOOR TODOOR NEAR CENTRALPARKLOOKING TOSELL VACUUMS.OFFICERS SAY THEYDIDN'T HAVE A PERMITAND WERE ASKED TOSTOP LA VISTADOESN'T HAVE ANYACTIVE PERMITS ANDISN'T ISSUING ANYSALES PERMITSNOWESPECIALLYBECAUSE OF SOCIALDISTANCING.SUPER: OFC.DANA MILLER; LAVISTA POLICE DEPT.6:43 IT DOESN'TMAKE SENSE TO SITTHERE AND HAVETHAT AND THENHAVE A PERSONGOING DOOR TODOOR BREAKINGTHAT 6 FEET GAP,POSSIBLYCONTAMINATINGMULTIPLE HOUSES,SO ON AND SOFORTH.IT'S JUST COMMONSENSE THAT THAT'SNOT SMART TO DORIGHT NOW." :56LA VISTA RESIDENTSWHO SPOKE TO THESALES PEOPLE SAYTHEY INDICATED THEYWERE ESSENTIALWORKERS JEREMYJOHNSON SAYS THEYWERE GOING DOORTO DOORAND IT'S ABAD TIME FOR THATSUPER: JEREMYJOHNSON; WITNESS14:47-"I WAS BIGTIME SURPRISEDABOUT IT, YOUKNOW 6 FEET WHYWOULD YOU WANTTO BE GOING INPEOPLE'S HOUSESWITH THISCORONAVIRUSGOING ON, SO." :58SUPER: JAKEWASIKOWSKISTANDUP 19:10-"POLICE SAY THEFIRST THING YOUSHOULD DO ISCONTACT THEIRNON-EMERGENCYNUMBER ABOUT THESITUATION.NOT GO ON TOGROUP PAGES ONFACEBOOK ORSOCIAL MEDIA SITESAND TALK ABOUT ITBECAUSEPOLICE SAYTHEY'RE NOTALWAYSMONITORING THOSEPAGES." :23ASK A SOLICITOR TOSEE THEIR PERMITPOLICE SAY IF THEYDON'T HAVE ONE THEYTEND TO MAKE UP ANEXCUSE OFFICERSADD THAT THEY TENDTO IGNORE "NOSOLICITATION" SIGNS7:42-"DON'TANSWER THE DOOR,YOU DON'T HAVETO YOU CAN TALKTHROUGH AWINDOW, OR YOUCAN JUST CHOOSENOT TO DOANYTHING ANDNOT ANSWER." :47OMAHA SAYS THEY'REALSO NOT ISSUINGPERMITSAND NON-PROFITS ARE NOTREQUIRED TO GETONE TO GO DOOR TODOOR REPORTING INLA VISTAJAKEWASIKOWSKI 3 NEWSNOWLA VISTA POLICE SAYTHEY DOBACKGROUNDCHECKS ON THEPEOPLE ANDCOMPANIES BEFOREISSUING A PERMIT.THE CONSTITUTIONSAYS EVERY CITIZENHAS THE RIGHT TO ASPEEDY TRIAL, BUTHOW WILL THAT RIGHTBE MAINTAINEDDURING THISONGOING PANDEMIC.RIGHT NOW INDOUGLAS COUNTY,THE COURT SYSTEMIS FINDING WAYS TOMOVE CASES ALONGBY USING VIDEOCONFERENCESAMONG JUDGES,ATTORNEYS ANDDEFENDANTS.ONE ISSUE THOUGH:LAWYERS ARESTRUGGLING TO HAVECONFIDENTIALCONVERSATIONSWITH THEIR CLIENTSWITH THETECHNOLOGY.ALSO, NEBRASKADOES NOT ALLOWTESTIMONY TO BECONDUCTED OVERVIDEO FOR HEARINGSAND TRIALS.THEY HAVE A RIGHTYOU KNOW, DUEPROCESS RIGHT TOBE IN THECOURTROOM, THEYHAVE BY TRIAL, THEYHAVE THE RIGHT TOFACE TO FACECONFRONTATIONWITH WITNESSES.ANDUNFORTUNATELY INA SITUATION LIKETHIS, A LOT OFTHESE CONFLICTINGINTERESTS ARECOMING TO THEFOREFRONT.AND THERE ARE NOEASY ANSWERSUNFORTUNATELY.YOU CAN GO TO OURWEBSITE, 3 NEWSNOW DOT COM TOREAD MORE ABOUTHOW THE ATTORNEYSARE DEALING WITHTHE ONGOINGPANDEMIC, AND WHYTHERE COULD BEMORE APPEALS WHENTHINGS GO BACK TONORMAL.TONIGHT WILL BEFAIRLY MILD, WITHTEMPERATURES INTHE UPPER 30S ANDLOW 40S BY THESTART OF SATURDAYMORNING.SATURDAYTEMPERATURES STAYMILD, REACHING THEMID 60S IN THEAFTERNOON, BUTWE'LL BE DODGING AFEW SCATTEREDSHOWERS ANDISOLATED STORMS,TOO.BIGGER CHANGESARRIVE ON SUNDAYWITH RAIN IN THEMORNING SWITCHINGOVER TO SNOW ASTEMPERATURES DROPDURING THE DAY.IN OMAHA, WE'LLLIKELY SEE 1-2 INCHESOF SNOW WITH MORESNOW TO OUR NORTHAND WEST AND LESSSNOW TO OUR SOUTHAND EAST.IT'S ALSO GOING TOBE VERY WINDY ONSUNDAY, TOO, WITHGUSTS BETWEEN 25-40 MPH.THROUGH NEXT WEEKWE'LL START TOWARM UP AGAIN,SLOWLY BUT SURELY,SPENDING MOST OFTHE WEEK IN THE 40SAND THEN 50S.WITH THE POTENTIALTONIGHT WILL BEFAIRLY MILD, WITHTEMPERATURES INTHE UPPER 30S ANDLOW 40S BY THESTART OF SATURDAYMORNING.DURING THISPANDEMIC -- MANYCHILDREN AND TEENSMAY BE GRIEVING THELOSS OF NORMALCY --MANDY GAITHER HASTIPS ON HOW TO HELPTHEM DEAL WITHTHOSE EMOTIONS -- INTODAY'S HEALTHMINUTE.FROM CLASSROOMS --TO CLASS ONCOMPUTERS --FRIENDS -- TO FAMILYONLY.LOSS OF ROUTINECAN BE HARD ONANYONE --ESPECIALLY THEYOUNG.BUT DOCTORS ATCHILDREN'SHEALTHCARE OFATLANTA SAY -- IT'SIMPORTANT TO BEPATIENT ANDUNDERSTANDINGWITH YOUR CHILD --EVERYONE GRIEVESTHE LOSS OFNORMALCYDIFFERENTLY --THERE'S NO QUICK FIX-- ONE MUSTACKNOWLEDGE IT --FEEL IT -- AND WORKTHROUGH IT.IT CAN BRING A RANGEOF FEELINGS -- ANDYOU MAY NOTICECHANGES INBEHAVIOR -- TALK TOYOUR CHILDREN --ASK OPEN-ENDEDQUESTIONS -- ANDACKNOWLEDGE THEIRFEELINGS -- THEN --OFFER REASSURANCE-- WITHOUTDISMISSING ORMINIMIZING WHATTHEY'RE SHARING.FROM THERE -- KEEPTHE DIALOGUE OPEN-- AND FOCUS ON THETHINGS THAT CAN BECONTROLLED -- WHILEWE DON'T KNOW HOWLONGOUR LIVES WILLBE IMPACTED BY THECORONAVIRUS-- WECAN CONTROL HOWWE REACT TO IT.MAINTAIN AT LEASTONE ROUTINE --WHETHER IT'S GOINGTO BED AT THE SAMETIME -- OR PLAYINGOUTSIDE -- THAT CANBRING A SENSE OFCOMFORT.CONNECT WITHFRIENDS AND FAMILY --OVER THE PHONE ORCOMPUTER.PRACTICE HEALTHYHABITS -- AND BE AGOOD ROLE MODEL --SHARING YOUR OWNFEELINGS AND WAYSOF COPING CAN HELP.FOR TODAY'S HEALTHMINUTE, I'M MANDYGAITHER.WHILE YOU MAY NOTFEEL LIKE YOU HAVEALL THE ANSWERS TOTHE QUESTIONS YOURCHILDREN HAVE --DOCTORS SAY THAT'SOK -- SOMETIMES KIDSAND TEENS JUSTNEED TO BE SEEN ANDHEARD.THE EASTER BUNNYWAS BUSY GETTINGREADY FOR THISWEEKEND SO HEASKED FOR HISBUDDY SANTA'S HELP!SANTA VISITEDSENIORS ATFLORENCE HOME FORCHRISTMAS IN APRIL.HE SPENT SOME TIMEIN THE COURTYARDWAVING TO THE 90RESIDENTS INSIDETHEIR ROOMS.IT'S A TRADITION FORSTAFF AT METHODISTHOSPITAL'S ACUTECARE FOR ELDERSUNIT TO DOCHRISTMAS IN JULY.BUT WITH SENIORSCOOPED UP INSIDE,SANTA THOUGHT THEVISIT SHOULD COMEEARLIER THIS YEAR.I THINK IT'S NICETHEY REALIZEPEOPLE DO CARE.THEY'RE LONELY.THEY WANT TOVISIT WITH PEOPLE,SEE OTHER PEOPLE.IT'S KIND OF NICETO SEE SANTA ANDHIS HELPERS!IN ADDITION TO THEVISIT, SANTA'SHELPERS FROMMETHODIST, DONATEDSOME ITEMS TOCHEER SENIORS UP.WHEN WE THINK OFPARADES WE USUALLYTHINK OF BANDS,CHARACTERS ANDCELEBRITIES DRIVINGBY WAVING TO ONLOOKERS.TOMORROW ...MASK-UERADE WILLCHANGE THINGS UP.FROM TEN-AM UNTILNOON YOU CAN DRIVEALONG DOWNTOWNSTREETS AND WAVETO CHARACTERSFROM THE ROSETHEATER AND OMAHACHILDREN'S MUSEUM.IT STARTS AT 20THAND FARNAM ANDTRAVELS SOUTH ON20TH.YOU SIMPLY DRIVE BYAND WAVE TO THECHARACTERS ...KIND OF LIKE APARADE IN REVERSE.COMING UP -STIMULUS CHECKSWILL START ARRIVINGSOON.IN OUR CONSUMERREPORT WE'LL BREAKDOWN WHAT YOU CANEXPECT.START GOING OUT INTHE NEXT WEEK ORSO.BUT MANY PEOPLESTILL HAVE A LOT OFQUESTIONS ABOUTHOW BIG THEIRS WILLBE, AND WHEN IT MAYSHOW UP.CONSUMERREPORTER JOHNMATARESE ANSWERSSOME OF THE MOSTCOMMON QUESTIONS .SO YOU DON'TWASTE YOUR MONEY.THE BILL ISSIGNED...THE TWOTRILLION DOLLARSTIMULUS IS ON THEWAY.BUT MANY PEOPLEARE STILL CONFUSED,AND WONDER IF THEYWILL REALLY SEE ACHECK FOR 12HUNDRED DOLLARS.-------------- CHECKYOUR MAILBOX....THECHECKS ARE COMINGIN THE NEXT 3 WEEKS.IF YOUR LAST TAXREFUND WAS DIRECTDEPOSIT, IT SHOULDGO DIRECTLY TOYOUR BANK ACCOUNT.BUT HOW MUCH YOURECEIVE GETDEPENDS ONSEVERAL THINGS.--90 PERCENT OFAMERICANS SHOULDRECEIVE A CHECK FOR$1,200...OR $2,400 FORMARRIED COUPLES.--YOU WILL ALSO GET500 DOLLARS PERCHILD.--HOWEVER, BENEFITSPHASE OUT ONCE YOUEARN $75,000 A YEAR.THERE WILL BE NOCHECK FORINDIVIDUALS EARNINGMORE THAN $99,000.-------------------- 2 SECSSEPARATOR------------------- BUTFROM THE DOESNTTHAT STINK FILE....SOME PEOPLE WHOMAY NOT RECEIVE ACHECK UNLESS YOUTAKE ACTION.IF YOU HAVENT FILETAXES IN YEARS, THEIRS MAY NOT KNOWHOW FIND YOU: SOYOU MIGHT WANT TOFILE THIS MONTH JUSTTO BE SURE.GOOD NEWS FORSENIORS, THOUGH: IFYOU RECEIVE SOCIALSECURITY YOU WILLAUTOMATICALLY GET ACHECK....NO NEED TO FILEANYTHING.OH BUT DO YOUOWE BACK CHILDSUPPORT?

SORRY,THAT MAY BEDEDUCTED FROMYOUR CHECK.BOTTOM LINE: IFYOU HAVEN'T FILEDTAXES IN TWO YEARS,FILE A QUICK 1040FORM SO THE IRS CANFIND YOU AND YOUDONT WASTE YOURMONEY.I'M JOHN MATARESE,3NEWS NOW."IF YOU HAVE A STORYIDEA FOR OURCONSUMER REPORTS...LET US KNOW.SEND US AN EMAIL ...NEWS AT 3 NEWS NOWDOT COMTHE COMMUNITYHELPED BRING SOMECHEER FOR THERESIDENTS OF ASENIOR CENTER INPAPILLION.WE'LL SHOW YOUHOW - NEXT.HELPED BRING SOMECHEER FOR THERESIDENTS OF ASENIOR CENTER INPAPILLION.IT WAS ACELEBRATION OFSORTS AT THEPAPILLION MANOR.THERE WAS A PARADEOF POLICE SQUADCARS, FIRE TRUCKSAND OTHEREMERGENCYVEHICLES.A RESIDENT, THERE,TESTED POSITIVE FORCORONAVIRUS...AND EVERYONE ATTHE NURSING HOMEHAS BEEN ISOLATEDTO THEIR ROOMS FORTHE PAST TWOWEEKS.SO, THIS WAS ACHANCE FOR THEM TOSEE SOMETHINGGOOD DURING THISTOUGH TIME."I THINK IT REALLYSHOWS HOWTOGETHER OF ATEAM WE ARE.THERE WASN'TCOMPLAINING,THERE WASN'T THISPOOR ME ATTITUDE.IT WAS WE'REGONNA GETTHROUGH THIS,WE'RE GOING TOPROTECT THERESIDENTS ANDEACH OTHER ANDCOME OUT THEOTHER SIDE ASTRONGER TEAM."THE RESIDENTSREMAIN ISOLATED TOTHEIR ROOMS.PAPILLION MANOR ISWORKING WITH THEHEALTH DEPARTMENTON THE NEXT STEPS.LAST WEEK WEINTRODUCED YOU TO6-YEAR-OLD ETHANHILL FROM IOWA,BORN WITH JUST HALFA HEART.HIS FIRST EVERBIRTHDAY PARTY WITHFRIENDS WASCANCELED DUE TOTHE CORONA VIRUS.SO MOM IMPROVISEDWITH A CAR PARADE.REPORTER, DANIELLEDAVIS WAS THEREFOR THE SURPRISE.A BIG SUPER HEROFAN .......ETHAN HILL, BORNWITH HALF A HEARTI LIKE IRON MANBECAUSE HE HAS ASPECIAL HEART LIKEMEETHAN GOT ABIRTHDAY SURPISEAND A RIDE IN A LOCALHERO'S COOL REDFIRE TRUCK.CRIME FIGHTERSUSUALLY HAVEPARTNERS, SO THEPOTTAWATTAMIECOUNTY SHERIFF ANDDEPUTIES JOINED IN.BIRTHDAY CARDSWERE REQUSTEDALONG WITH WELLWISHES.CARDS POURED INWERE REQUSTEDALONG WITH WELLWISHES.CARDS POURED INFROM ALL OVER THECOUNTRY.ALONG WITH TONS OFGIFTS.CARS LINED UPWAITING FOR THESUPERHERO RETURN.THEY HAD SIGNS,BALLOONS ANDPLENTY OF POSITIVEWISHES FOR ETHANAS HE CELEBRATESHIS 7TH BIRTHDAY.A BIRTHDAY HIS MOMWASN'T SURE WOULDEVER HAPPEN.AMY HILL, ETHAN'SMOMAFTER HIS LASTSURGERY, I DIDN'TTHINK HE WOULDMAKE ITUPON THEIR RETURN,ETHAN GOT TO WAVEAS A PARADE OF CARSDROVE BY, WISHINGHIM A VERY HAPPYBIRTHDAY.A CELEBRATION HISFAMILY SAYS WASMORE THAN THEYCOULD HAVE EVERWISHED FOR.ETHAN HILL.BORN WITH HALF AHEARTTHANK YOUEVERYBODY FOR ALLTHE PRESETS, THIS ISTHE BEST BIRTHDAYEVERIN TREYNOR, IOWA,DANIELLE DAVIS, 3NEWS NOW.MOM IS HOPING THATBY NEXT YEAR ETHANWILL BE ABLE TO HAVEHIS FIRST EVERBIRTHDAY PARTY WITHHIS FRIENDS ALL INTHE SAME ROOM.MID 60S IN THEAFTERNOON, BUTWE'LL BE DODGING AFEW SCATTEREDSHOWERS ANDISOLATED STORMS,TOO.IN OMAHA, WE'LLKMTV APP FOR UP TOTHE MINUTE TRAFFIC,WEATHER, ANDBREAKING NEWS."WE'LL SEE YOU AT T