Young man turns pandemic into opportunity

Young man turns pandemic into opportunity. Hannah Buehler reports.

IN THE STATE OF NEWYORK.... AS OF 8TONIGHT... YOUMUST COVER YOURMOUTH AND NOSEWHEN YOU'RE IN ACROWDED PUBLICPLACE.

THATINCLUDES GROCERYSTORES-- BUSYSTREETS-- AND PARKS.GOOD EVENING ONCEAGAIN..THAT EXECUTIVEORDER PUT OUT BYTHE GOVERNOR HASIGNITED A GREATDEMAND FOR FACEMASKS..

BUT WHAT IFYOU CAN'T FIND ANY..TONIGHT 7EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER HANNAHBUEHLER CONNECTSUS WITH ONE MANWHO NOT ONLYSHOWS US HOW TOMAKE A MASK..

BUMAKE IT TO FIT JUSTRIGHT...SO YOU CANBE BUFFALO STRONG!NATS SEWING:18-YEAR-OLD CALEBHARRIS THOUGHT HISFRESHMAN YEAR OFCOLLEGE AT RITWOULD GO A LOTDIFFERENTLY THANTHIS.NATS OF SEWINGBUT WITH HISCLASSES NOW GOINGDIGITAL ANDTHANKS TO A SKILL HELEARNED FROM HISMOTHER AT A YOUNGAGETHIS NIAGARAFALLS MAN IS TURNINGA PANDEMIC...INTO AN OPPORTUNITYTO HELP OTHERSHE ORIGINALLYWANTED TO MAKECLOTHINGBUT THENEED RIGHT NOW ISELSEWHERE..SOT: I JUST STARTEDTO REALIZE LIKEMAYBE THIS IS MOREOF A BETTERPRODUCT THATPEOPLE NEEDSO CALEB HARRIS GOTTO WORKSOT: IT ALL STARTEDOUT WITH A YOUTUBEVIDEOI HAD THISIDEA OF WHAT IWANTED IT TO LOOKLIKE AND THEN MYPARENTS HELPED MEPUT IT TOGETHERNATS SIZING VIDEO:HE EVEN HAS THISVIDEO ON HISMERCURI FACEBOOKPAGEDISPLAYING HOW TOSIZE THE MASKSNATS:ON THURSDAY GOV.ANDREW CUOMOORDERED ALL NEWYORKERS TO WEAR AFACE COVERING INPUBLICINCLUDING INSTORESCROWDEDSIDEWALKS AND ONPUBLICTRANSPORTATIONAND MANY AREGETTING OUT THEIRSEWING MACHINESAND GOING TO WORKSOT: MY MOM HELPEDME REFINE MY SEWINHARRIS GIVES A LOTOF CREDIT TO HISMOM FOR THE SEWINGLESSONSAND HIS DAD FOR HISFINANCIAL ANDBUSINESS SENHE SAYS EVEN AFTERTHIS IS OVERIF ITBECOMES THE NEWNORMSOT: I'LL STILL BEOPEN FOR BUSINESSHE'S TAKING ORDERSON HIS MERCURIFACEBOOK PAGESOT: BEING AN 18YEAR OLD STARTINGHIS OWN BUSINESSIT'S LIKE WHY WOULDYOU WANT TO STOP IWANT TO HELPPEOPLETHE MOST IMPORTANTTAKEAWAY IS YOU CANNEVER GO WRONGTRYING TO PROVIDEFOR THE PEOPLE THATYOU CARE ABOUTIN NIAGARA FALLSHANNAH BUEHLER7E