>> MORE THAN ONE 0.3 MILLION
>> MORE THAN ONE 0.3 MILLION
AMERICANS APPLIED FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS LAST WEEK
WHEN
YOU GET.
>> LAID OFF ESPECIALLY FROM A
REALLY GREAT JOB AND CAREER, YOUR TIME LEFT IN LIMBO, YOU
YOUR TIME LEFT IN LIMBO, YOU
KNOW COME.
YOU’RE NOT SURE
WHAT THE NEXT MOVE IS GOING TO
BE NOW IMAGINE BEING ON THE
VERGE OF HOMELESSNESS BEFORE
THIS PANDEMIC AND OR WORKING
HARD TO TRANSITION OUT OF
HOMELESSNESS AND GET BACK ON
YOUR FEET.
>> THEN THE COVID
CRISIS BEGINS.
>> SO I MIGHT HAVE ABOUT ARE
AFTER ALL THIS TIME THEY’VE BEEN ON THE WAY TO LOSE
ALREADY WE MIGHT BE ONE WEEK
ALREADY WE MIGHT BE ONE WEEK
LATER THE WORLD SO THAT THE
PANDEMIC ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THE
NEED FOR MORE ACCESS TO HEALTH
CARE.
>> I WOULD DESCRIBE HIM MY
TEACHING STATES.
♪
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT
THE IDEA MY
MOTIVATION THOUGH WHAT IS THE
ONLY ONE TO THE DOCTOR WHEN I
HAD LOOKED BELIEVE
YOU KNOW.
>> BUT THE DIED IN ADDITION TO
BANNING LARGE GATHERINGS BARS
CLOSED AT NOON TODAY RESTAURANT
WILL HAVE TO SCALE BACK TO 50%
CAPACITY STARTING ON MONDAY.
>> IT IS A DIFFICULT AND
FRUSTRATING SITUATION.
♪
THIS HARD TO REALLY BRING ANY FINGERS BECAUSE.
AND WHAT DO YOU DO ABOUT THAT.
>> NOW WE’RE HEARING DIRECTLY
>> NOW WE’RE HEARING DIRECTLY
FROM SOME OF THE PEOPLE HIT THE
HARDEST FROM A SMALL BUSINESS
OWNER TO A STUDENT TO SOMEONE
NOW LEFT WITHOUT A JOB, THEIR PERSONAL STORIES. THE PANDEMIC
PERSONAL STORIES. THE PANDEMIC HIM.
>> YOU
>> YOU
ARE SAYING AN EXAMINATION OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE BLACK.
♪
>> WE’VE TALKED ABOUT THE TOLL
>> WE’VE TALKED ABOUT THE TOLL
OF THIS PANDEMIC IN NUMBERS
AND PERCENTAGES WE’VE SEEN
THOSE LONG LINES AT THE FOOD
BANK AND LOOK AT UNEMPLOYMENT
RATES BUT FOR THIS EPISODE OF
KSAT EXPLAINS WE WANT YOU TO
MEET SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
DEALING WITH THE REALITIES OF
THIS CRISIS FROM STUDENTS
FORCED TO LEARN FROM HOME TO
PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD TO LET GO
OF EMPLOYEES AND TAKE PAY CUTS.
THE FIRST PERSON WILL HEAR FROM
THIS SOMEONE WHOSE BUSINESS
YOU’VE PROBABLY SEEN IF YOU’VE
EVER BEEN TO
SOUTH TOWN. JODI BAILEY NEWMAN
SPOKE TO US ABOUT HOW HARD
COVID-19 HAS HIT THE FRIENDLY
SPOT. AND WHY A BUSINESS LIKE
HER. HAS FACED A UNIQUE
CHALLENGE.
>> THE FRIENDLY SPOT HAS BEEN A
SELF-HELP FIXTURE FOR 11 YEARS
NOW STEVEN JODY NEWMAN OPENED
UP THE ICE HOUSE IN THE WAKE OF
THE 2007 2008 FINANCIAL CRISIS.
>> WORKING AT US A A
AND.
IS ULTIMATELY
WOULD HAVE
AND THE FRIENDLY SPOT CERTAINLY
FINDING ITS SPOT AMONG NEARBY
SMALL BUSINESSES.
>> AND WHAT’S REALLY NICE ABOUT
IT. SOME NEIGHBORHOOD. >> IS THE LOCAL NATURE.
>> THE BUSINESSES AS THE
>> THE BUSINESSES AS THE
PANDEMIC UNFOLDED BACK IN MARCH
THE NEWMAN’S LIKE MOST WORK
PREPARED FOR THE TOLD IT WOULD
TAKE ON THEIR BUSINESS EVEN
WITH OUR GREAT RELATIONSHIPS.
WE STILL. OUR DOORS IN MARCH.
AFTER BEING CLOSED FOR MORE
AFTER BEING CLOSED FOR MORE
THAN 2 MONTHS GOVERNOR GREG
ABBOTT ALLOWED BARS TO OPEN
AGAIN ON MAY
22ND AT 25% INDOOR CAPACITY ON
JUNE 3RD BARS MOVED TO 50%
CAPACITY.
>> BUT THEN ON JUNE 26TH AFTER
A SURGE IN CORONAVIRUS CASES
THE GOVERNOR REDUCED CAPACITY
AT RESTAURANTS AND ORDERED SOME
TO SHUT DOWN AGAIN. THIS TIME
WITH HARDLY ANY WARNING.
>> WE DIDN’T EVEN GET 3 OUT.
>> SNOWDEN’S.
A STREAM LEA TIME.
>> JODI CALLS IT A ROLLER COASTER WE ARE.
>> CAMPBELL INVENTORY.
>> CAMPBELL INVENTORY.
>> WE HAD TO SPEND. NEW INVENTORY TO REOPEN THEM.
INVENTORY.
>> NOW SHE’S LEFT GRAPPLING
>> NOW SHE’S LEFT GRAPPLING WITH UNCERTAINTY, CLOSING BARS.
WHEN WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO
WHEN WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SAY OKAY NOW WHAT’S THE.
FRUSTRATION AND FOOD AND
FRUSTRATION AND FOOD AND
BEVERAGE BECAUSE THOSE ANSWERS
ARE IN THERE.
>> SHE WISHES SOME HELP WOULD
COME FOR CERTAIN KINDS OF
BUSINESSES LIKE HER
BECAUSE NOT ALL HAVE BEEN
IMPACTED IN THE
SAME WAY.
>> DID THE AVERAGE IS ONE OF THOSE SECTORS THAT WE WERE.
RATED BUSINESS.
RATED BUSINESS.
IT’S ALSO BEEN IT’S ALSO BEEN
MY FAMILY.
BEEN PAID
IN AMERICA.
>> THE FRIENDLY SPOT HAS HAD TO
LET SOME EMPLOYEES GO. IT’S
A HURRY. THE SITUATION
JODI TAKE SOME COMFORT KNOWING
HER FORMER EMPLOYEES ARE
RECEIVING EXTRA UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS BUT THAT’S ABOUT TO
EXPIRE. CREATED A RESUME.
IT’S
THINGS DOWN IN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS OUT.
MONTHS OUT. >> THE SHOPPING.
>> RIGHT NOW DESPITE A ROUGH
>> RIGHT NOW DESPITE A ROUGH
PAST FEW MONTHS. JODY SAYS THAT
SHE IS WORKING TO MAKE SURE THE
FRIENDLY SPOT IS AROUND FOR A
LONG TIME.
>> WE HAVE A GOAL. WE WANT TO
BE.
ON JANUARY, THE FIRST 2021,
EVEN IN WE NEVER GET BACK TO THE WAY APPLY.
TO BEING ABLE TO ENJOY I.
TO BEING ABLE TO ENJOY I. THE THINGS THAT WE HAVEN’T HAD.
>> SOME PEOPLE LEFT WITHOUT
>> SOME PEOPLE LEFT WITHOUT
JOBS HAVE BEEN LEFT WITHOUT
INSURANCE THIS PANDEMIC IS
CERTAINLY HIGHLIGHTED THE
IMPORTANCE OF ACCESS TO HEALTH
CARE AND HEALTH CARE COVERAGE.
BUT SOMETIMES
SIMPLY UNDERSTANDING POLICIES
AND WHICH PLANS ARE BEST FOR
YOU ARE CHALLENGES IN AND OF
THEMSELVES. RJ MARQUEZ TALKED
TO A LOCAL MAN WHO WAS
STRUGGLED WITH THAT AND WHO
NEEDS INSURANCE EVEN MORE THAN
MOST.
>> LAWRENCE RICHARDSON SPENT
MORE THAN A YEAR WITHOUT HEALTH
INSURANCE. HE HAD MEDICAID BUT
SAYS THAT IN LATE 2018 HIS
DOCTOR TOLD HIM THAT HE WAS NO
LONGER COVERED FOR REASONS THAT
HE WAS NOT EVEN SURE OF
AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO
GET INSURANCE AGAIN WAS NOT
EASY.
>> THEY’VE BEEN LET A LOT
OF HILL.
>> LAWRENCE HAS WORKED AT HOME
DEPOT FOR THE PAST COUPLE YEARS
BUT BECAUSE HE’S PART TIME
COVERAGE OPTIONS ARE LIMITED
AND BECAUSE HE HAS CEREBRAL
PALSY HE NEEDS FULL COVERAGE.
CERTAIN KIND OF INTENSE OF ALL
AND SHOULD LOOK AT THAT TIME OF
YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR
WHEELCHAIR COULDN’T. WE’VE GOT
TO BUY INTO IT YOU GOT TO FIND
A COMPANY FOR THAT.
AND LIFE IS IF A LOT DURING
THE YEAR HE WAS UNINSURED
LAWRENCE WAS FORCED TO GET
CREATIVE.
>> I WOULD DESCRIBE MY CHANGING
STATES. WHAT THAT IS AND I BUT I DID MY
MEDICATION THOUGH I WAS THE
MEDICATION THOUGH I WAS THE
ONLY ONE TO THE DOCTOR WHEN I
HAD LET ME HAVE TO WORK WHEN I
WILL YOU KNOW, BUT THE DIED.
>> HE ALSO HAD TO RELY MORE ON
HELP FROM
HIS FRIENDS.
>> I HAVE YOU KNOW, I’M A
WHEELCHAIR IN A LETTER
TO CHAIR. AND TO GET THE FIX TO
THE COMPANY YOU GOT IT FROM YOU
HAVE TO HAVE ENGINE. AND
LIKE SO
BASICALLY I HAVE TO GET ONE OF
MY FRIENDS ARE WHO ARE ABLE TO
COME AND LOOK AT YOUR HEELS ON
WITH IT. A STORM OF THE BRANDS
THAT
YOU KNOW LOOK OUT FROM THE
MORNING SAID HE TRIED TO GET
INSURANCE AGAIN, BUT GOT VERY
FRUSTRATED TRYING TO FIND THE
RIGHT PEOPLE TO TALK TO.
>> THAT’S WHEN HE CAME INTO
CONTACT WITH CONNECT ABILITY
THAT’S AN ORGANIZATION THAT
HELPS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES,
NAVIGATE THE MEDICAL SYSTEM
WITH CONNECT ABILITIES. HELP
LAWRENCE GOT COVERAGE THROUGH
MEDICARE. HIS CONTINUE TO WORK
AT HOME DEPOT THROUGH THE
PANDEMIC WITH MORE PEACE OF
MIND THAT IF SOMETHING WERE TO
HAPPEN. HE’S COVERED
AND NOT TO MENTION HE SAYS NOW
THAT HE’S NOT SPENDING SO MUCH
MONEY ON MEDICATION AND DOCTORS
APPOINTMENTS. HE’S ABLE TO BE
MORE INDEPENDENT THAN HE WOULD
OTHERWISE BE.
>> ONCE YOU FIND THE RIGHT
INSURANCE PLAN THEN COMES THE
EFFORT TO PAY FOR IT IT CAN BE
TOUGH TO AFFORD,
ESPECIALLY FOR ANYONE WHO HAS
LOST THEIR JOB PARTICULARLY
DURING THIS HEALTH CRISIS.
WE SPOKE TO ONE MAN WHO SAYS
BOTH PAYING FOR HEALTH
INSURANCE AND RECOVERING FROM
HIS TRAUMATIC
BRAIN INJURY HAVE BEEN MADE
MORE COMPLICATED THANKS TO
COVID-19.
>> IT’S BEEN 4 YEARS SINCE
ANDRE GREEN WAS HIT BY A TRUCK
DURING AN EARLY MORNING BIKE
RIDE IN SAN MARCUS WAS HIT BY A
TRUCK AND. THE
YOUNG MAN.
>> NOT NEW TO TEACH ANDRE WAS
AIRLIFTED TO AUSTIN HE SPENT 4
WEEKS IN A COMA. I WAS
UNCONSCIOUS NOT BREATHING.
HE EVENTUALLY WOKE UP AND SINCE
THEN HAS MADE IMPRESSIVE
STRIDES IN HIS RECOVERY.
BUT THE ACCIDENT CAUSED
LONG-TERM DAMAGE. THEIR TIMES.
I WILL GET LOST. I GET CONFUSED
AND ALSO A
RESPIRATORY ISSUES BECAUSE OF
THAT
RIGHT YET BEFORE COVID-19
ARRIVED IN SAN ANTONIO, ANDRE
WAS WORKING IN CUSTOMER SERVICE
AT THE ALAMODOME.
>> AND WE WORKED THERE
PART-TIME TO GET BACK INTO THE
UNKNOWN PEOPLE IN.
>> YOU KNOW BEING CAGING IT
ALSO HELPED HIM PAY FOR HIS
MEDICATION AND HIS MEDICARE
PLAN WHEN HE LOST HIS JOB
BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC THAT
BECAME A LOT HARDER.
I DON’T.
>> HAVING NO MONEY BECAUSE ONLY GET MY THIS IS AND.
SO EVERY
SO EVERY
TIME COUNTS.
>> BY WORKING WITH CONNECT
ABILITY ONDREJ WAS ABLE TO GET
HIS PAYMENTS LOWERED DID GET IT
THAN USUAL. BUT
THIS DEAL THAT COUGH, YOU KNOW
IT’S NOT JUST THE COST
OF MEDICATION AND HEALTH CARE
COVERAGE THAT HAS GOT MORE
COMPLICATED FOR ANDRE DURING
THIS PANDEMIC IT PUTS YOU AT
HIGHER RISK FOR COVID-19
BECAUSE OF OUR STORY ISSUES AND
THEN.
TALKS SOMEONE BEING 6 FEET
APART. IT’S HARDER FOR THEM
TO UNDERSTANDING.
>> AND IN AN EFFORT TO BE
EXPOSED TO FEWER PEOPLE ON DRUG
NO LONGER FEELS COMFORTABLE
TAKING THE BUS TO GET AROUND.
SO I WANT NO EASY TASK OF THIS
TEXAS
SUMMER HEAT BESIDES THE
PHYSICAL CHALLENGES, ANDRE
FEELS LIKE HIS RECOVERY PLANS
HAVE STALLED AFTER AN ACCIDENT
AND A PLAN OR HE’D STEP.
I THINK.
THE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION
TO TRY TO GET GAVLE EMPLOYMENT
BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC ALL
RIGHT HAS BEEN
IT ALL. IT’S LEFT HIM
FRUSTRATED TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
HIS NEXT STEPS.
BUT HE’S GRATEFUL FOR HIS
COMMUNITY MUCH IN THE SAME WAY
HIS FRIENDS RALLIED AROUND HIM
AFTER HIS 2016 ACCIDENT.
>> THEY’RE NOW SUPPORTING HIM
THROUGH THIS PANDEMIC.
>> THE MOVIE WAS THAT I’VE BEEN
SOME GREAT NEIGHBORS AND
FRIENDS WHO DROP OFF.
FOOD.
>> AND HE’S LOOKING FORWARD TO
GETTING BACK TO NORMAL AND
GIVING BACK.
>> THE AND HAVE A KID. THE
PEOPLE THAT SO WHAT DISABILITIES BECAUSE I LIKE AND
DISABILITIES BECAUSE I LIKE AND LAST.
>> WITH THE SHUTDOWN HAPPENED
>> WITH THE SHUTDOWN HAPPENED
PARENTS, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
WERE FORCED INTO A WHOLE
DIFFERENT WAY OF LEARNING AND
TEACHING AT FIRST, WE THOUGHT
THAT SCHOOL CLOSURES WOULD ONLY
LAST A WEEK OR 2. BUT THEY
NEVER REOPENED AND SCHOOLS
QUICKLY MOVED TO DISTANCE
LEARNING WITHOUT MUCH
PREPARATION. A LOT OF PARENTS
WERE LEFT TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO WORK FROM HOME AND ALSO
JUGGLED THEIR
CHILD’S EDUCATION. SOME
STUDENTS DIDN’T HAVE ACCESS TO
THE INTERNET OTHERS DIDN’T HAVE
A LAPTOP OR COMPUTER.
A LEARNING CURVE THAT PARENTS,
TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. WE’RE
TACKLING TOGETHER.
>> 16 YEAR-OLD SAVANNAH
MARTINEZ HAD NO CLUE THAT THE
DAY BEFORE SPRING BREAK BEGAN
WOULD BE THE LAST TIME SHE’D
SEE HER FRIENDS.
>> I WOULD SAY WOULD
HAVE KNOWN. THIS WAS HAPPENING.
I CAN LIKE REALLY ENJOY BEING
IN THAT
QUESTION PENDING.
>> SAVANNAH TENDS CAST STEM
HIGH SCHOOL SHE’LL BE A JUNIOR
THIS FALL, SHE’S ONE OF THE
MANY KIDS ACROSS SAN ANTONIO
AND BEXAR COUNTY WHO DON’T HAVE
INTERNET ACCESS
AT HOME. FORTUNATELY CAST STEM
HAD ALREADY PROVIDED HER WITH A
CHROMEBOOK AND A HOT SPOT AT
THE BEGINNING OF THE
SCHOOL YEAR. BUT DESPITE HAVING
THAT TECHNOLOGY SHE HAD TO
SHARE THE HOT SPOT WITH HER 2
SIBLINGS WHO WERE ALSO DISTANCE
LEARNING THE INTERNET
CONNECTION WASN’T
THAT GREAT.
>> I WAS TRYING TO BLAME ONLINE
CLOCK ABOUT TO GET KICKED OFF
MIKE THERE WERE
A LOT. THE FIRST WEEK OR 2 I
ACTUALLY COULDN’T JOIN ANY OF
MY REGULAR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS
HOLD IT ALSO TOOK HER LONGER TO
FINISH ASSIGNMENTS, INTERNET
CONNECTION IS NOT THE
ONLY PROBLEM FOR SOME STUDENTS.
IT’S DIFFICULT TO LEARN OUTSIDE
OF THE CLASSROOM, MY BROTHER
AND SISTER HERE AND.
>> THEY COME THEY DISTRACT ME
OR I HAVE BECOME THE BURNING
HOME BACK. I HAVE TO TAKE CARE
OF NOW.
>> SAVANNAH SAYS IT TOOK HER
SOME TIME TO ADJUST I CAN’T AT
THAT YOU DO COME HELP ME
PERSONALLY ME AND HELP ME LEARN
CONFUSE. IT WAS ALSO AN
ADJUSTMENT FOR TEACHERS IN
APRIL WE SPOKE TO EMILY COUNTRY
BUT AN 8TH GRADE HISTORY
TEACHER AT ROBINSON MIDDLE
SCHOOL KIDS.
>> BUT THE SECONDARY LEVEL WERE FAMILIAR WITH.
STUDENTS HAVE MADE THE
STUDENTS HAVE MADE THE
TRANSITION A LITTLE BIT EASIER. ♪
>> NOT ONLY DID EMILY HAVE TO
>> NOT ONLY DID EMILY HAVE TO
TEACH 165 STUDENTS VIRTUALLY
BUT SHE ALSO HAVE TO JUGGLE HER
SECOND GRADER IN KINDERGARTNER
PARENTS WITH SCHOOL AGE
CHILDREN ALSO HAVING DIFFICULTY
PLANNING AROUND THEIR KIDS SCHOOL SCHEDULE AND THEIR OWN.
DESPITE THE HURDLES SAVANNAH
DESPITE THE HURDLES SAVANNAH
WHO ALSO HAS AN AUTO IMMUNE
DISORDER SUPPORTS DISTANCE
LEARNING IN THE FALL. YOU KNOW
I FEEL LIKE. ♪
>> LIKE THE
>> LIKE THE
♪
>> REGULAR HIGH SCHOOL
EXPERIENCE THAT I WANTED TO
KIND OF BEING TAKEN AWAY IT. BUT WE THINK IN PART.
>> THESE ARE MORE THAN JUST THE
>> THESE ARE MORE THAN JUST THE
SOUND OF A SAFE PLACE TO GO
AFTER SCHOOL. THESE ARE THE
SOUNDS OF INTEREST THE NIGHT
AND A MENTOR IS MAKING AN
IMPACT.
THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS.
WE DON’T DO JUST ONE THING WE
DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MEET
THE NEEDS OF EVERY KID WHO COMES THROUGH THOSE DOORS.
>> GREAT FUTURES START HERE.
♪
>> SAN ANTONIO HAS ALWAYS BEEN
>> SAN ANTONIO HAS ALWAYS BEEN
A POPULAR DESTINATION
FOR TOURISTS IN 2017 THE
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF OUR CITY’S
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY WAS MORE
THAN 15 BILLION DOLLARS.
AND IT EMPLOYED MORE THAN A
140,000 PEOPLE. BUT LIKE THE
RESTAURANT AND BAR INDUSTRIES
HOSPITALITY HAS BEEN ONE OF THE HARDEST HIT DURING THIS
HARDEST HIT DURING THIS
PANDEMIC RJ MARQUEZ SHOWS US
THE FALLOUT.
>> HOSPITALITY
TOURISM AND LEISURE INDUSTRY
HAS BEEN GREATLY IMPACTED BY
COVID BEFORE SHE BECAME THE CEO
OF SAN ANTONIO VISITOR ALLIANCE
SHARE NIKKEI N WAS THE PP OF
ENTERTAINMENT AT SEAWORLD SAN
ANTONIO SHE KNOWS HOW MUCH THE
TOURISM ATTRACTION AND HOTEL
BUSINESS MEANS TO THE CITY.
>> SADLY THESE ARE THE TIMES
WE’RE LIVING AND I’M.
FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND FOR
OUR MEMBERS AND
TO SEE THEM GO THROUGH WHAT
THEY’RE GOING THROUGH.
REALLY IT REALLY BREAKS MY
HEART REALLY DOES DURING THIS
PANDEMIC PEOPLE ARE BEING ASKED
TO STAY AT HOME AND PRACTICE
PHYSICAL DISTANCE, SO IT’S NO
SURPRISE THAT AMUSEMENT PARKS
AND HOTELS AREN’T AS BUSY AS
THEY ONCE WORK, IT’S CAUSED A
RIPPLE EFFECT AND IS HURTING
BUSINESS OWNERS EVEN THOSE THAT
HAVE MANAGED TO STAY AFLOAT
THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO BRING
BACK AS MANY EMPLOYEES AND NOW
YOU’VE GOT MORE FOLKS WITHOUT
JOBS OR UNEMPLOYED, NOT
EVERYBODY REALIZES THAT THE
CITY AND BEXAR COUNTY AND HOW
THEY THRIVE OFF THE TAXES
GENERATED.
>> FROM THE HOSPITALITY
INDUSTRY AND HOW SOME OF THAT
FUNDING GOES BACK IN SUPPORTING
THE ARTS SUPPORTING.
SPORTS FACILITIES,
CULTURAL EXPERIENCES. BEFORE
THE PANDEMIC TOURISM WAS
THRIVING IN SAN ANTONIO AND IN
MANY OTHER PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY. >> BUT A RECENT US TRAVEL
>> BUT A RECENT US TRAVEL
ASSOCIATION ARTICLE POINTED TO
A VERY
GRIM OUTLOOK.
>> THEY’RE ESTIMATING THAT THE
LOSS TO THE
TRAVEL INDUSTRY. IS 9 TIMES
GREATER THAN WHAT HAPPENED
DURING
9.11.
>> LIKE EVERYONE IN THIS
INDUSTRY. SHARON HAS HAD TO
MAKE CHANGES AND TOUGH
DECISIONS TO GET THROUGH THIS
UNFORTUNATELY WE DID HAVE TO
LAYOFFS. SO WE’RE DOWN TO HALF
TO JUST ME AND THEN ALSO IN
ADDITION TO THAT
I’M ALSO REDUCING CAPACITY AND
WITH A PAY CUT AS WELL WHEN
COVID HIT.
>> ALL.
>> A 100% OF OUR MEMBERSHIP WAS
IMPACTED SOME OF OUR MEMBERS
HAVE HAD TO LAY OFF ALL OF
THEIR STAFF.
>> AND IT’S DOWN TO
MAYBE JUST THE BUSINESS OWNER
AND ONE OR 2 OTHER PEOPLE THAT
ARE TRYING TO MAINTAIN
THEIR OPERATION THERE IS NO
CRYSTAL BALL.
>> BUT SHARON IS CONFIDENT THE
PEOPLE BEHIND SAN ANTONIO’S
TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY
INDUSTRIES WILL BOUNCE BACK.
>> WE’RE TAKING A HARD LOOK AT
FINANCES. WE’RE TAKING A HARD
LOOK AT HOW DO WE SURVIVE AND
MAKE IT TO 2021 AND ALL OF OUR
MEMBERS ARE DOING THAT AS WELL.
HOPEFULLY
WE’RE ALL STAYING IN THIS
TOGETHER AND WE ALL GET THERE
TOGETHER TO THE FINISH LINE AND
THE CAMARADERIE THAT EXISTS
AMONG
THIS GROUP. IT IS VERY
DIFFICULT TO HEAR ON A DAILY
BASIS AND SEE ON A DAILY BASIS,
HOW
THE THE VIRUS AND THE LAST TO
THEIR BUSINESSES AND WHAT WHAT THAT WHAT THAT IS
AND WHAT WHAT THAT WHAT THAT IS
DOING TO THEM YOU WISH SOMEBODY
COULD JUST SNAP THEIR FINGERS
AND THIS NIGHTMARE WOULD BE
OVER BUT IT IS WE’RE REALLY
LIVING IT.
>> THE PANDEMIC HAS FORCED SOME
PEOPLE TO TAKE A HUGE PAY CUT
OR LEFT THEM WITHOUT A JOB
ALTOGETHER. BUT OF COURSE
OTHERS WERE ALREADY IN THAT
POSITION BEFORE COVID-19 HIT
AND THIS GLOBAL HEALTH CRISIS
HAS MADE THEIR STRUGGLE TO GET
BACK ON THEIR FEET EVEN TOUGHER
SHERRY BURNETTE WAS WILLING TO
SHARE HER STORY WITH US FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF SHE’S BEEN
LAST YEAR AND A HALF SHE’S BEEN
HOMELESS. THINGS WERE TURNING
AROUND AND THEN CAME THE
SHUTDOWN.
>> THIS IS A PICTURE OF SHERRY
BURNETTE AT HOME
OR THE PLACE THAT SHE’S CALLED
HOME FOR QUITE A WHILE.
>> IT’S KIND I’M CONVINCED AT
ALL TIMES BUTINA MICE TOWARDS FACILITY IN MY 30 KNEW IT.
FACILITY IN MY 30 KNEW IT.
>> AND IT’S
OVER THE ILLEGALS
DO SO I LOOK HE SHE’S PAID FOR
THE STORAGE UNIT THROUGH
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE SHERRY
FINALLY GOT A HOUSING VOUCHER THROUGH THE SAN ANTONIO HOUSING
THROUGH THE SAN ANTONIO HOUSING
AUTHORITY.
>> THEN CAME
COVID-19.
>> SO I PLAYED HOUSING VOUCHER
AFTER ALL THIS TIME BECAUSE
THEY’VE BEEN ON THE WAIT LIST
ALREADY SINCE
2016 MIGHT BE. THERE WAS A WEEK
LATER THE WORLD SO I LIKE
GO LOOK FOR A PLACE TO
LIVE AND WRITE ABOUT YOUR WITH
FIERY THE SHUTDOWN MEANT SHE
COULDN’T GO VIEW ANY APARTMENTS
TRANSPORTATION WAS ALSO A
PROBLEM.
>> ALL OF IT AND ADDED BARRIER
TO THE WORK THAT SHE HOPES TO
TAKE UP AGAIN ONE DAY
BEING AN ADVOCATE FOR WORKERS
LOOKING FOR A BETTER LIFE.
IT’S A LIFE SHERRY KNOWS TOO
WELL, ONE SHE USE
TO HALF.
>> I WANT TO JUST GO BACK TO MY
HOUR EACH I WANT TO GET OUT
THERE WITH THE MERGER WAS GROUP
OF PEOPLE.
THE ONE
THING WE.
>> HER DESIRE TO DO THAT WORK
LED TO SOME FAILED
RELATIONSHIPS, PEOPLE NOT
APPROVING SHE SAYS THEM ADD IN
SOCIAL DISTANCING.
>> I’VE BEEN ALONE
AND YOU KNOW REALLY JUST
TO THEM, EVERYBODY FOR A WHILE
NOW AND YOU KNOW, I’M NOT
LONELY BUT I DIDN’T FOR ME.
>> SO I HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT THERE AND START MEAN
GET OUT THERE AND START MEAN
PEOPLE THE GOOD THAT THEY’RE
REALLY. THAT’S
REALLY HORRIBLE.
>> BUT CHERI GOT SOME GOOD NEWS
JUST DAYS AFTER WE MET HER
WORKING WITH A NONPROFIT SAMM
MINISTRIES SHE FINALLY SIGNED
HER RELEASE AND GOT THE KEYS TO
HER SAW APARTMENT.
HER MESSAGE TO OTHERS
STRUGGLING DURING THIS
PANDEMIC.
>> I THINK IF THESE
THE PAIR HAVE I NEED TO GET OUT
THERE FIND OUT WHAT SERVICES
ARE AVAILABLE.
THEY JUST NEED TO
STAY POSITIVE AND WE’VE GOT TO
FLEE FORWARD, YOU KNOW YOU THEY
JUST LOVE TO YOU THERE ARE THE THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO DO AND
THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO DO AND
YOU’VE GOT TO YOU BETH STAY ON
TOP OF GROUP.
>> SINCE 1990 YOU CUES MISSION
HAS BEEN TO POWER I HAVE THAT
IV LEE IMPACT YOU THROUGH THE
POWER
CHORAL MUSIC THEY’VE DONE THIS
NATIONALLY AND HERE IN SAN
ANTONIO THROUGH THE SAN
ANTONIO, YOU CROWD.
THEY SEE NOT ONLY HELP TO YOU
BUT THE COMMUNITY TOO.
NOW THEY NEED YOUR HELP AS THEY
RAISE THEIR VOICES TO SUPPORT
THE SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK YUKIO
AND SAN ANTONIO YOU CORRAL
WELL LIKE YOUR SUPPORT IN
REACHING THEIR GOAL OF RAISING
$60,000 FOR THE FOOD BANK THEY
CAN HELP THEM RIGHT NOW
BY VISITING MY DOT HAS A FOOD
BANK DOT ORG SLASH YOU’VE QUE
AND MAKE A DONATION TO ATE THE
FOOD BANK.
>> ONE DOLLAR CAN MAKE UP TO 7
MEALS SO WHETHER YOU GIVE
A DOLLAR A $100,000 YOU’RE
CHANGING THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO
RECEIVED BACK.
BY MAKING A DONATION. THE LINK
ON YOUR SCREEN. ♪
KSAT COMMUNITY IN PARTNERSHIP
KSAT COMMUNITY IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH I V F C U UNIVERSITY
HEALTH SYSTEM AND
♪ ENERGY TRANSFER.
>> JOB LOSSES HAVE HIT HISTORIC
>> JOB LOSSES HAVE HIT HISTORIC
HIGHS ACROSS THE COUNTRY SINCE
THE START OF THIS PANDEMIC
MORE THAN A 148,000 PEOPLE IN
THE SAN ANTONIO NEW BRAUNFELS
AREA WERE UNEMPLOYED
IN MAY. RJ MARQUEZ SPOKE TO 3
PEOPLE WHOSE CAREERS HAVE BEEN
TURNED UPSIDE DOWN DURING THIS
CRISIS TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY’RE
GOING THROUGH. ♪
>> I HAD THE CHANCE TO TALK TO
>> I HAD THE CHANCE TO TALK TO
3 SAN ANTONIO RESIDENTS ABOUT HOW THIS PANDEMIC HAS IMPACTED
THEIR EMPLOYMENT AND THE PROUD
THEIR EMPLOYMENT AND THE PROUD
MAMA AND RICHARD ALL HAVE
HIGHER EDUCATION DEGREES AND
YET THEY STILL FOUND THEMSELVES
IN VERY
TOUGH SPOTS.
>> 80 OR DOUNYA WORKED IN THE
OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY FOR MORE
THAN A DECADE. IT WAS REALLY
GOING GOOD AND THEN WHEN COVID
KIND OF STARTED WE WERE SLOWING
DOWN AND THEN A BUNCH OF US GOT
LAID OFF IN APRIL ACTUALLY
APRIL FIRST WE HAD A FEELING
THAT YOU KNOW YOU’RE ALWAYS
HOPING MAYBE OUR COMPANY WASN’T
GOING
TO SIT. HE’S SO NERVOUS BECAUSE
YOU JUST SO USED TO HAVING A
GOOD JOB WITH
GREAT BENEFITS. YOU KNOW AND
THEN ALL THE SUDDEN IT’S JUST
YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT TOMORROW
HOLDS YOU FELT ABOUT THE LAURIE
IS A MILITARY SPOUSE MOVED TO
SAN ANTONIO A YEAR AGO.
>> SHE SAYS THE TOLL OF THIS
PANDEMIC ON OUR LOCAL ECONOMY
HAS TAKEN HER
BY SURPRISE.
>> I COULDN’T IMAGINE THAT IT
WOULD BE WORSE LIKE THAT. I WAS LIKE MAYBE HE’S GOING TO
YOU KNOW I WILL SAY
YOU KNOW I WILL SAY
♪
IS A LACK OF THE SEASON AND
THEN ASKED FOR.
YES 100 TERM WALSTON WHAT I
CAN EMERGE.
>> WHEN SHE LOST HER JOB SHE
DECIDED TO STAY HOME WITH THEIR
CHILDREN RATHER THAN
IMMEDIATELY LOOK FOR
ANOTHER ONE.
>> LIKE EVERYONE AS WE WILL SEE
HOW THAT GOES HE WAS LIKE A.
I WASN’T PREPARED.
BUT THAT WAS THINKING ABOUT MY
KIDS THEY’RE VERY YOUNG AND I
WAS SCARED TO SEND THEM TO DAY CARE. SO WHEN THE OF THE EAST
CARE. SO WHEN THE OF THE EAST
COAST DOWN I WAS RIGHT.
IT WAS AN EASY DECISION TO STAY
HOME WOULD MAKE YOU GLAD IT’S
COOL AND THE CRIME.
>> RICHARD CHRISTOPHE IS A
MILITARY VETERAN WHO WORKED IN
BANKING FOR YEARS BEFORE HE WAS
LAID OFF.
HE LOST HIS JOB BEFORE THE
PANDEMIC BUT SAYS COVID-19 FOR
THE COMPLICATED THINGS.
>> WE’RE GOT HARDER WAS GOING
INTO IT AND I’VE BEEN ADDED
THERE ARE ABOUT 7 MONTHS NOW.
IT STARTED GETTING HARDER TO
COMPETE. WITH SOME OF THE OTHER
PEOPLE THAT THIS IS A JOB SOON
I STARTED GETTING NERVOUS.
BUT 7 MONTHS INTO IT. THEY
DO THAT I WASN’T GOING TO BE A FRIEND TO START A LITTLE
FRIEND TO START A LITTLE
AND AT TIMES AND THAT WORKING
AS A STARTER. FROM PLANE.
THE JOB, I REALLY WANT THAT WE
THE JOB, I REALLY WANT THAT WE
HAVE RIGHT NOW HAVE TO DO THAT.
DURING THIS TIME.
>> LIKE COUNTLESS OTHERS ALL 3
HAVE HAD TO THINK ABOUT WHAT’S
NEXT AND EVEN RICHARD ARE BOTH
NOW PURSUING A CAREER CHANGES.
>> YOUR TIME LEFT
IN LIMBO, YOU KNOW KIND
YOU’RE NOT SURE WHAT THE
NEXT MOVE IS GOING TO BE SO I
WAS JUST THINKING I WANT YOU TO
STREAM CAN GO INTO. I KNOW IT
EVEN DURING COZY IS
STILL HIRING. SO THEN I CHOSE
TO OBTAIN A CDL NETWORK
SECURITY.
>> CISCO SECURITY AND
NETWORKING THOSE ARE
INVALUABLE. CERTIFICATIONS
THE 90’S AND I THINK IT MAKES
ME FEEL MORE AND THE JOBS THAT
ARE OFF ASKING FOR THESE
AND CERTIFICATION. I MIGHT BE
ABLE TO GET. BETTER TAKE WHAT
HAPPENED.
♪
AND SO THAT THE
SURGE ISSUES.
>> THEY SAY WITH THE TRAINING
THEY’VE RECEIVED THE IDEA OF
MAKING A BETTER LIVING FOR
THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES
IS ON THE HORIZON. >> JUST SO USED TO ONE INDUSTRY
NO I THOUGHT YOU KNOW WE WE
NO I THOUGHT YOU KNOW WE WE
WILL BE IN MY COAT OR OIL
PRICES.
SO YOU KNOW LET US TASTE ROLL
WITH THE PUNCHES AND
YOU JUST MAKE YOU HAPPY AND
EXCITED TO GET BACK TO WORK.
I DON’T WANT TO BE ON
EMPLOYMENT FOREVER. THAT’S NOT
WHAT I WANT BEFORE SHE WAS LET
GO FROM THE MODEL WAS PART OF
THE WORKFORCE, ALAMO SOLUTIONS
WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM.
>> WORKING TO GET HER LICENSE
TO SELL LIFE INSURANCE. IT’S
SOMETHING SHE PLANS ON
CONTINUING WHEN SHE CAN
♪
I WAS.
>> WHAT ABOUT THAT I WAS TRYING
TO BUY THE NEW YEAR AND YOU’LL
GET PULLS BACK.
>> BUT SHE SAYS FOR A FAMILY
SAFETY SHE’S WILLING TO
CONTINUE WAITING.
>> I’M PLAYING THE WAITING GAME
AND WOMEN WHO BECOME A KID,
I’M.
>> I’M NOW WATCHING THINGS
BECAUSE I WANT THEM TO
BE SAFE. FATAH MONTA AGAIN
RICHARD HAVE ALL BEEN SUPPORTED
WHILE TRANSITIONING CAREERS BY
WORKFORCE, SOLUTIONS ALAMO.
>> JOB TRAINING HAS BEEN COMING
UP AGAIN AND AGAIN WHEN IT
COMES TO COVID-19 RELIEF PLANTS
IN JUNE SAN ANTONIO CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS PASSED A NEARLY
191 MILLION DOLLAR COVID-19
RECOVERY PLAN THAT INCLUDED
75 MILLION DOLLARS FOR
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT MONEY WAS
ALSO SET ASIDE FOR HOUSING
SECURITY SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT
AND DIGITAL INCLUSION.
>> STORMS BECOME LIKELY
NEW SEVERE WEATHER STRIKES
BREAKING INTO PROGRAMMING FOR
JUST A FEW MOMENTS, WE HAVE
MULTIPLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
KSAT IS LIVE ON AIR AND ON YOUR
WEATHER AUTHORITY. YOU NEED
TO SEEK SHELTER, OK SEEK
SHELTER USE THE RADAR TO TRACK
THE STORM’S PATH OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND IF YOU LOSE
POWER JUST KNOW YOU’RE WATCHING
US ON TV YOU CAN STREAM WHAT
WE’RE DOING RIGHT NOW ON THE
KSAT WEATHER APP
REAL METEOROLOGISTS, REAL
FORECASTS WILL GET YOU THROUGH
THIS AND LET YOU KNOW WHEN THE
THREAT HAS PASSED LIVE ON KSAT
AND ON YOUR WEATHER AUTHORITY
APP.
>> IF THE COVID-19 SHUTDOWNS
HAVE LEFT YOU STRUGGLING
KSAT.COM SLASH NOW HIRING IS
THE PLACE TO START WITH A NEW
JOB OR SOMETHING TO HELP YOU
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>> ON SAN ANTONIO OVER THE LAST
FEW DAYS WE’VE BEEN DEALING
WITH RECORD SHATTERING HEAT IN
FACT ON MONDAY. THAT’S JULY
13TH 2020.
WE SAW THE HOTTEST JULY
TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED IN
SAN ANTONIO OF A 107.
SO TONIGHT METEOROLOGIST KAITI
BLAKE AND I ARE GOING TO GIVE
YOU SOME TIPS ON HOW TO STAY
SAFE. DURING THIS HEAT.
>> A BIG PART OF SUMMER HEAT
SAFETY IS KEEPING OUR BODIES
FROM GETTING TOO OVERHEATED.
WE CAN WATCH 4 DAYS WHEN THIS
IS MORE LIKELY TO HAPPEN BY
FORECASTING THE HEAT INDEX AND
WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD US
TALK ABOUT THE HEAT INDEX
BEFORE I BET YOU DIDN’T KNOW
THAT YOU CAN CALCULATE IT AT
HOME. OH YEAH, SO LET’S TAKE A
CLOSER LOOK. SO WHEN
IT’S HOT BUT HUMIDITY IS LOW OR
BODIES CAN COOL THEMSELVES OFF
PRETTY EFFICIENTLY.
THE DRIER AIR ACTUALLY ALLOWS
THE SWEAT TO EVAPORATE WITHOUT
MUCH TROUBLE AT ALL AND THAT
KEEPS US FROM GETTING
OVERHEATED. NOW ON THE FLIP
SIDE WHEN IT’S HOT OUTSIDE AND
HUMIDITY IS HIGH IT’S MUCH
HARDER FOR OUR SWEAT TO
EVAPORATE THAT LIMITS HOW
EFFICIENTLY OR BODIES CAN STAY
COOL. AND THIS IS WHERE
SOMETHING CALLED THE HEAT INDEX
COMES
INTO PLAY. THE HEAT INDEX IS
ACTUALLY JUST A TEMPERATURE
IT’S SOMETHING CALLED AN
APPARENT TEMPERATURE TO BE
PRECISE THIS JUST MEANS THAT
IT’S WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO OUR
BODIES AND THAT’S ALSO WHY WE
SOMETIMES CALL IT THE FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURE AND BEFORE WE
MOVE ON. HERE’S A COOL FACT,
MOVE ON. HERE’S A COOL FACT,
THE WIND CHILL THAT WE USE IN
THE COOLER MONTHS IN THE COOLER
SEASONS OF THE YEAR. IT’S ALSO
AN APPARENT TEMPERATURE
BUT WHERE THE WIND CHILL TAKES
WIND SPEED INTO ACCOUNT THAT
HEAT INDEX DOES NOT RATHER IT
CONSIDERS RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ALONG WITH AIR TEMPERATURES SO
REMEMBER WHEN I SAID YOU CAN
CALCULATE THE HEAT INDEX AT
HOME FOR YOURSELF.
HERE YOU GO THE HEAT INDEX IS
CALCULATED BY THIS EQUATION
WHERE THAT HE’S YOU SEE HERE
SCAN FOR THE AIR TEMPERATURE
AND ARE IS THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY. SO YOU JUST PLUG IN
THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE
WHERE YOU SEE TEAMS
AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WHERE
YOU SEE ALL OF OURS AND
FALLOUT PLUGGED INTO THE
CALCULATOR AND THERE YOU GO
THAT WOULD TAKE SOME TIME.
SO THANKFULLY COMPUTERS TO THIS
FOR US
VERY QUICKLY. SAVING US SOME
VALUABLE TIME WHEN WE ARE
COMING UP WITH THE FORECAST FOR
THE HEAT INDEX AND
NO ONE ALSO CAME UP WITH A
HANDY CHART THAT LET YOU SEE
HOW HIGH THE HEAT INDEX COULD
GET IN A CERTAIN TEMPERATURE
AND AT A CERTAIN HUMIDITY SO AT
AN
AIR TEMPERATURE OF 100 DEGREES
AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
A 45 PERCENT WHICH IS ON THE
LOWER SIDE. IT FEEL AS HOT.
AS 114 WAS PRETTY HIGH
NUMBER SO WHAT DOES THAT NUMBER
ACTUALLY BEING FOR
US WELL IF THE HEAT INDEX IS
HIGH ENOUGH IT CAN MEAN
EXPOSURE TO HEAT ILLNESS.
THAT INCLUDES HEAT EXHAUSTION
AND
HEAT STROKE, SIGNS OF HEAT
EXHAUSTION INCLUDE CRAMPS
DIZZINESS AND CLAMMY SKIN AND
YOU MAY ALSO START TO FEEL LIKE
YOU’RE GOING TO BE SICK TO YOUR
STOMACH. HEAT STROKE ON THE
OTHER HAND IS MUCH MUCH MORE
SERIOUS HEAT STROKE CAN LEAD TO
DEATH IF NOT TREATED SOON
ENOUGH. A BIG SIGN OF HEAT
STROKE MIGHT NOT BE TOO FAR
AWAY. ACTUALLY A LACK
OF SWEAT EVEN THOUGH IT’S
REALLY REALLY HOT OUTSIDE SO
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM HEAT
ILLNESS DURING THE SUMMER
MONTHS BY STAYING HYDRATED
AND BY TAKING FREQUENT BREAKS
DURING STRENUOUS
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.
>> IN THE SUMMER MONTHS IN
TEXAS, WE KNOW IT GETS HOT
BECAUSE OF THE SUN BEATING DOWN
ON US LONG SUMMERS OF TRIPLE
DIGIT HEAT USUALLY,
BUT IT’S PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS
IN
A VEHICLE, SPECIALLY IF YOU
HAPPEN TO LEAVE CHILDREN OR
PETS IN A CAR. AND THE CAR
IS OFF EVEN WHEN IT’S ONLY
70 DEGREES OUTSIDE IN AN HOUR
IT CAN GET UP TO 112 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT IN THE VEHICLE.
CRANK IT UP TO 80 OUTSIDE AND
IT COULD BE UP TO NEARLY A 125
DEGREES WITHIN AN HOUR. AND
THEN FINALLY 90 DEGREES AND WE
GET HOTTER THAN THAT. IN
SAN ANTONIO. IT COULD BE
UP TO A 133 DEGREES JUST WITHIN
60 MINUTES INSIDE OF
A CAR AND AGAIN THAT’S WHY WE
SAY NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR
PETS IN A VEHICLE. EVEN IF THE
WINDOWS ARE DOWN. IT IS NOT A
GOOD IDEA. AND THIS IS JUST ONE
WAY THAT WE CAN HELP KEEP OUR
COMMUNITY SAFE DURING THE HOT
SUMMER MONTHS.
ANOTHER THING TO CONSIDER WHEN
IT COMES TO SUMMER HEAT SAFETY
IS SOMETHING CALLED THE U
P INDEX.
>> YOU VE INDEX MEASURES THE
AMOUNT OF UVB RADIATION COMING AT US FROM
AT US FROM
THE SUN AND WE EXPOSED TO UVA
OR ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION IN
DIFFERENT AMOUNTS WITH
HIGHER AMOUNTS BEING
POTENTIALLY HARMFUL TO OUR SKIN
AND BODIES
AND YOU THE INDEX WILL VARY
FROM LOW TO EXTREME BASED ON
THE SEASONS AND BY DAILY
WEATHER CONDITIONS. SO HERE’S A
LOOK AT THE U V INDEX THAT YOUR
KSAT METEOROLOGIST WE’LL SHOW
YOU WHEN
IT’S NECESSARY HIGHER THE NEW V
INDEX THE SHORTER THE AMOUNT OF
TIME IT TAKES FOR SKIN DAMAGE
TO OCCUR IF YOU DON’T PUT
ON SUNSCREEN. FOR EXAMPLE, IF
THE EU THE INDEX IS EXTREME
WHICH IS FAIRLY COMMON HERE IN
SAN ANTONIO IN THE SUMMER.
IT WOULD TAKE LESS THAN 10
MINUTES FOR SKIN DAMAGE TO
BEGIN TO OCCUR.
IF YOU DIDN’T HAVE SUNSCREEN ON
SO SOME EASY WAYS TO AVOID SKIN
DAMAGE. IF THE EU THE INDEX IS
ELEVATED. YOU GUESSED IT WEAR
SUNSCREEN, ESPECIALLY ON SKIN
THAT CAN’T BE COVERED WITH
CLOTHING HIGHER SPF IS OF
COURSE BETTER HATCHER ALSO A
GOOD WAY TO PROTECT THE
DELICATE SKIN ON YOUR FACE WHEN
THE U V INDEX IS HIGH. ♪
WELL WE HELP THIS ALWAYS
WELL WE HELP THIS ALWAYS
HELPFUL AND OF COURSE WE HOPE
YOU CAN STAY COOL IN SAN
ANTONIO AS WE CONTINUE TO DEAL
WITH
♪
SUMMERTIME HEAT. >> THE SUMMER OF ME IS LIKE IT.
SING ALONG WITH THE FLINTSTONES
SING ALONG WITH THE FLINTSTONES
HAPPY DAYS.
♪
>> THEY
ISN’T OVER A VERY TENSE
SITUATION. THIS IS LIVE.
THAT’S WHAT’S HAPPENING RIGHT
NOW I HEARD THE SHOTS.
♪ ♪
OR VIDEO OR TAKE PICTURES
OR VIDEO OR TAKE PICTURES
MORE INVESTIGATIONS CROOKS TO
BREAK INTO A BAR THEN DRIVE OFF
WITH
A HOME EACH YEAR WE HAVE NO
IDEA HOW LONG TOYS CLOTHES MORE
STORIES AFFECTING YOU. THIS
WILL BE A MAJOR TRAFFIC
NIGHTMARE WORKING.
♪ ♪
>> THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR
>> THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR
THIS EPISODE OF KSAT EXPLAINS
AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO
EVERYONE WHO SHARE THEIR
STORIES WE’LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.