Gov. Evers talks 'The Rebound' in exclusive interview

Governor Tony Evers joined us for an exclusive interview about the state's economy.

KEEP VIEWERSCONNECTED BYSHINING A LIGHT ONHELP THAT'SAVAILABLE ANDUNIQUE WAYS OURCOMMUNITY ISWORKING TO COMEOUT STRONGER ONTHE OTHER SIDE OFTHIS CORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC.WE APPROACHEDGOVERNOR EVERSABOUT 'THEREBOUND'..AND HE AGREED TOJOIN US FOR ANEXCLUSIVEINTERVIEW TO TALKABOUT THE STATE'SECONOMICRECOVERY.HERE'S MATTJARCHOW WITH THATSTORY.IT'S BEEN ALMOST AMONTH SINCEGOVERNOR EVERSFIRST ISSUED A'SAFER AT HOME'ORDER..AND HISEXTENSION OF THATORDER COULD KEEPTHINGS STATUS QUOFOR THE NEXT 30-PLUS DAYS.SO..WHEN..ANDHOW..WILLWISCONSIN'SWORKERS GET BACKON THE JOB?"It's not flipping a switch,it's a dial.

We have to dothis very, very carefully."..AND..WITH PUBLICSAFETY IN MIND.UNTIL TESTING ISUP..AND POSITIVECASE NUMBERSDOWN....EVERS SAID THESTATE WILL BE 'SAFERAT HOME.'"We need to be on adownward trend or all willbe lost."HOWEVER..IN OURONE-ON-ONEINTERVIEW WITH THEGOVERNOR..EVERS SAID IT IS TIMEFOR BUSINESSES TOTHINK ABOUT WHATTHINGS WILL LOOKLIKE WHEN THEDOORS DO OPEN."Find ways to make surethat social distancing doesexist in their place of work,and how that's going tolook, and how, bringingpeople back to theworkplace, how are theygoing to be safe?"UNTIL THEN..MANYSMALL BUSINESSESMAY NEED SOMEFINANCIAL HELP.FEDERAL PROGRAMSARE QUICKLYREACHING FUNDINGLIMITS..GOVERNOR EVERSWANTS THE STATE TOFINANCE ADDITIONALRELIEF EFFORTS..REPUBLICANLEADERS..BELIEVETHERE'S ANOTHER WAYFOR THE STATE TOHELP."It's the small businesses,the Main Streetbusinesses that are beinghurt.

On the one hand, wecan talk about findingmore federal programsand state programs to getthem money, but the bestthing we can do would beto help them open up thestate, allow them toemploy social distancing,and I know they can do it.""People that are concernedabout their health anddon't have confidence thatthey're going to be safe,they are not going to begood consumers, they arenot going to be able to begood workers."WITH THAT..EVERSCAUTIONED..WISCONSIN'S RECOVERYCOULD BE SLOW..A PROCESS LIKELYDONE PIECE-BY-PIECE...MATT JARCHOW,NBC26.WITH RESTAURANTSCLOSED DURING THE