Governor Reeves responds to Covid-19 critics

Debate continues over how long the state should keep residents sheltered at home and businesses closed.

About a dozen protesters hit the streets of Jackson today trying to press their point.

JACKSON.THEY CALLED THE "OPEN UPMISSISSIPPI RALLY"...CALLING FOR AN END TO THESTATE'S SHELTER INPLACE CALLING IT RESTRICTIVE ANDUNECESSARY.SAM REED/RESIDENT: I THINK IT ISRIDICULOUS HOWFAR ALL THIS HAS GONE AND IT'SJUST A PLOY TO DESTROY OURECONOMY.JAMES BROWN/RESIDENT: I THINKIT'S COOL BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT IAM WAITING FOR FOREVERYTHING TO OPEN BACK UP.BEING HONEST WITH YOU.

THERE ISA DEBATE ABOUT HOW LONGER THISNOW SAFER IN PLACE IN ORDERSHOULD REMAIN....WITH CERTAINBUSINESSES TOLD TO KEY THE DOORSSHUTDAVID WEEKS/RESIDENT: I THINKIT'S OK AS LONG AS PEOPLECONTINUE TO DO WHAT THEY ARESUPPOSED TO DO, KEEP EVERYBODYSAFE.TATE REEVES/ ....PEOPLE AREUPSET AND PEOPLE ARE FRUSTRATED...ABOUT THE CHALLENGES THHAVE NEVER BEEN UNDER BEFORE.THAT WAS THEGOVERNOR FRIDAY...BUT SATURDAYMORNING HEPOSTED ON TWITTE"IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS I HAVEBEEN CALLED A MURDERER ABOUT100,000 TIMES--PUTTINGJOBS ABOVE PUBLIC HEALTH.

I HAVEBEENCALLED A FASCIST FOR SOME OF THEOTHESTEPS WE'VE TAKEN.

THIS MAYSURPRISE YOUBUT I THINK THAT IS A GOODTHING.

WHY?"HE COMES BACK TO EXPLAIN, "ITMEANSPEOPLE ARE EXERCISING THEIRFREEDOM OFSPEECH"...HE GOES ON TO SAY, "IFYOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THECOVID-19RESPONSE, I'M THE ONE YOU SHOULDBE MAD AI'M ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE."TATE REEVES/GOVERNR: AND PEOPLE ARE FRUSTRATED ANDI GET IT AND SO I FULLYUNDERSTAND THEIR FRUSTRATION ANDTHEIR CONCERN.THE OPEN UP RALLYMISSISSIPPI ...NOT PROMPTING ANYCHANGES TO THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER..TODAY.

THE NEW SAFE IN PLACE ORDERBEGINS THE SAMEDAY THE OTHER ORDER ENDS:MONDAY.IT STILL MAINTAINS THATRESIDENTS SHOULD KEEPA 6 FOOT BUFFER FROM OTHERPEOPLE WHENPOSSIBLE AND THERE BE NOGATHERINGS OF MORE THAN 10PEOPLE.

AND WITH THE ESCALATION OFEVENTSHAPPENING SO