Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul joined 7 Eyewitness News Anchor Ashley Rowe on Thursday to discuss re-opening the economy, the plan for the rest of the school year, and the continued challenges with people seeking unemployment benefits.
GOVERNOR CUOMOSAID TODAY -- RE-OPENING OURECONOMY IS ASCIENCE -- AND WEMUST GET IT RIGHT.OF COURSE THE BIQUESTION IS WHENWILL EVERYTHINGRE-OPEN.
LEADINGTHE CHARGE ON THATEFFORT IN WESTERNNEW YORK ISLIEUTENANTGOVERNOR KATHYHOCHUL.SHE JOINS US NOWLIVE ON 7EYEWITNESS NEWS.GOOD TO SEE YOULIEUTENANTGOVERNOR -- WE'REEXPECTING WORDFROM TADMINISTRATIONABOUT WHAT THEFUTURE OF SCHOOL ISGOING TO LOOK LIKEBY THE END OF THEWEEK.
WHATCONVERSATIONS AREBEING HAD RIGHTNOW TO HELP INFORMTHAT DECISION ANDCOME UP WITH THAPLANCOME UP WITH THATPLAN?COUNTIES HAVE TOMEET CERTAINTHRESHOLDS FORELECTIVE SURGERIESTO TAKE PLACE.
WEKNOW ERIE COUNTYISN'T THERE YET.
AREYOU WORRIED THATHEALTH CARESYSTEMS WILL SENDERIE COUNTYPATIENTS TOHOSPITALS IN NIAGARACOUNTY OR OTHERNEIGHBORINGCOUNTIES THAT HAVEMET THE THRESHOLD?THE MOST NUMBEROF CALLS WE GET AREFROM PEOPLE WHOHAVE NOT BEEN ABLETO REACH THOSPITALS IN NIAGARACOUNTY OR OTHERNEIGHBORINGCOUNTIES THAT HAVEMET THE THRESHOLD?THE MOST NUMBEROF CALLS WE GET AREFROM PEOPLE WHOHAVE NOT BEEN ABLETO REACH THEUNEMPLOYMENTOFFICE FOR WEEKS.THEY'RE NOT GETTINGCALLBACKS.
THEY'REFEELING HOPELESS.
ISTHERE ANYTHING NEWTHERE -- TO GIVEPEOPLE SOME HOPE?WHAT ABOUTUNEMPLOYMENTSEEKERS WHO HAVERECEIVED OTHERPEOPLE'S PERSONALINFORMATION.
AREYOU STILL CONFIDENTIT'S A FEW DOZENPEOPLE IMPACTED ORIS IT MORE THANTHAT?YOU'VE BEEN VERYBUSY -- I KNOWYOU'RE MAKING TIMETO CONNECT WITHYOUR SON AND HISADORABLE KITTEN.
WEHAVE A FACETIMESCREENSHOT HERETO BRING UP... TELLUS WHAT'S GOING ONIN THIS PHOTO?
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul made herself available to media Wednesday to answer questions regarding the state's response to coronavirus..