Las Vegas mayor calls shutdown 'total insanity'

Las Vegas mayor calls shutdown 'total insanity' today at a city hall meeting.

OF THE STATE...."TOTAL INSANITY." SHE ISARGUING....THE RISK OF DEATH IS LOW...AND....PEOPLE NEED TO GO BACK TO WORK.MY CO-ANCHOR.....TODD QUINONES IS WORKING FROMHOME.... TODAY.AND TODD....MAYOR GOODMAN MADE THOSEREMARKS....IN A PREPARED SPEECH....BEFORE TODAY'S CITY COUNCILMEETING.SHE SAID THAT..AND PLENTY MORE.SHE CONTENDS THE SHUTDOWN ISKILLING US ALREADY...IN TERMS OF JOB LOSS AND THEECONOMY.MAYOR GOODMAN DID EXPRESS HERSYMPATHIES AND CONDOLENCES FORFAMILIES WHO HAVE LOST LOVEDONES TO COVID-19...BUT SHE SAYS ONLY A TINYFRACTION OF THE OVERALLPOPULATION OF NEVADA HAS DIEDAND ARGUED SHUTTING DOWN THESTATE IS NOT WORTH IT.SHE ADDED THE VIRUS IS GOING TOBE AROUND FOR MONTHS TO COME...AND CONTENDS PEOPLE SHOULD BETRUSTED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONSLIKE WASHING THEIR HANDS OFTEN.THIS SHUT DOWN HAS BECOME ONEOF TOTAL INSANITY IN MYOPINION FOR THERE IS NO BAG OFDATA AS TO WHY WE ARE SHUT DOWNFROM THE START.FOR HEAVEN SAKE FOR BEINGCLOSED IS KILLING US ALREADYAND KILLING LAS VEGAS OURINDUSTRY OUR CONVENTION ANDTOURISM BUSINESS THAT WE HAVEALL WORK SO HARD TO BUILDTHEY MAYOR'S COMMENTS TO ENDTHE SHUTDOWN COME LESS THAN 24HOURS AFTER GOVERNOR STEVESISOLAK MADE IT CLEAR...HE HAS NO PLANS TO DO THAT INTHE IMMEDIATE FUTURE.MEDICAL EXPERTS ARE ATTRIBUTINGTHE LOWER NUMBER OF DEATHS THANFIRST EXPECTED TO SOCIALDISTANCING.AND THE GOVERNOR SAYS...ANY DECISION TO RE-OPEN THESTATE WILL BE BASED ON ADVICEFROM MEDICAL PROFFESIONALS.I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO BEPREMATURE AND HAVE TO COMEBACK AND SAY WE WENT TOO FAST.SO WE'RE GONNA TAKE IT SLOW ANDSTEADY AND LISTEN TO THEDOCTORS.GOVERNOR SISOLAK DID NOT GIVEAN ESTIMATE AS TO WHEN HE MAYLIFT THE RESTRICTIONS.FOR NOW THEY ARE SET TO BE INPLACE THROUGH THE END OF THEFOR NOW THEY ARE SET TO BE INPLACE THROUGH THE END OF THEMONTH.A SPOKESPERSON FOR MAYORGOODMAN SAYS SHE DECLINED OURREQUEST FOR AN INTERVIEW TODAY,BUT SAYS SHE WILL BE WILLING TOSPEAK TO THE MEDIA TOMORROW.TRICIA...WE HAVE TWO LEADERS WITH TWOVERY DIFFERENT VISIONS ON WHATIS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.TODD, I THINK WHAT'S ALSOSURPRISING....ABOUT HER COMMENTS TO SOME...ISTHAT SHE HERSELF IS A CANCERSURVIVOR AND OVER THE AGE OF80...WHICH PUTS HER IN A HIGH RISKCATEGORY FOR COVID 19?

NOT TOMENTION...THERE SO MUCH WE STILL DON'TKNOW ABOUT THE VIRUS....AND WE DON'T HAVE A VACCINE?AND SHE CITES A LOW DEATHRATE...BUT ISN'T THAT BECAUSE WE TOOKACTION?TODAY IS USUALLY TAX DAY...BUT THIS YEAR....THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EXTENDEDTHE FILING DEADLINE.....TO