Vacant Vegas: Economic impact on our city

Vacant Vegas: Economic impact from COVID-19 on our city.

ICONIC LAS VEGAS STRIP...TO SILENCE.SOME ARE CALLING OUR CITYGROUND ZERO FOR THE U-SECONOMIC CRISIS.C-N-N'S KYUNG LAH SHOWS YOUJUST HOW HARD OUR CITY HAS BEENHIT....AND WHAT COULD COME NEXT.LAS VEGAS AS WE'VE NEVERSEEN OR HEARD BEFORE.NATS OF BIRDS THE ENTIREVEGAS STRIP SHUT DOWN.100 PERCENT OF CASINO DOORSCLOSED.TOURISTS GONE.ALICIA GARCIA/FURLOUGED CASINOWORKER: "EMPTINESS, LIKE AGHOST TOWN.AND IT'S LIKE REALLY SAD." IT'SWHY ALICIA GARCIA AND SO MANYOTHER LAID OFF CASINO WORKERSARE IN THIS LINE.MILES OF CARS HUNDREDS OFFAMILIES WAIT OUTSIDE THEBOULDER STATION CASINO.THEY'RE NOT HERE FOR WORK BUTFOR FREE FOOD FROM THE FOODBANK.MARCELA MERIWEATHER/MGM WORKER:"I NEVER SEEN MYSELF TO DO THISBEFORE, NEVER SEEN MYSELF TO DOTHIS BEFORE BUT WHAT CAN YOUDO?" A CANCER SURVIVOR MARCELAMERIWEATHER HAD GREAT UNION JOBAT THE MGM CASINO JUST WEEKSAGO.MARCELA MERIWEATHER/MGM WORKER:"I SAID BEFORE, I'M NOTGOING TO GO OVER THERE BECAUSEMAYBE THERE'S SOMEBODY ELSETHAT SOMEBODY NEEDS THAT.AND THEN NOW I HAVE TO DO IT.I HAVEN'T GOT ANYUNEMPLOYMENT." BRIANBURTON/PRESIDENT AND CEO OFTHREE SQUARE FOOD BANK: "GUESSWHAT.THE FACE OF HUNGER IN LAS VEGASTODAY, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ANDME, THIS IS MIDDLE CLASSPEOPLE.OVER HALF THE FOLKS HAVE NEVERBEEN IN A LINE LIKE THIS ASKINGFOR HELP.AND SO THESE ARE REGULAR PEOPLETHIS IS GROUND ZERO FOR THEECONOMICDAMAGE?" BRIAN BURTON/PRESIDENTAND CEO OF THREE SQUARE FOODBANK: "I'M NOT SAYING THAT.I KNOW THAT THIS IS GROUND ZEROFOR THE ECONOMIC DAMAGE." THELIGHTS HAVE ESSENTIALLY SHUTOFF ON NEVADA'S ECONOMY...BASED ON TOURISM AND LEISURE.NO TOURISTS NOENTERTAINMENT NO JOBS...MAKING CORONAVIRUS A BIGGERBLOW TO VEGAS THAN THE 2008FINANCIAL CRISIS.MARILYN KIRKPATRICK/CHAIRWOMAN, CLARK COUNTY COMMISSION:"WE'RE TALKING THAT THIS ISWORSE BECAUSE AT THAT TIME ATLEAST WE HAD SOME OCCUPANCYWITHIN THE HOTELS." THECHAIRWOMAN OF THE CLARK COUNTYCOMMISSION...WHICH GOVERNS THE STRIP...SAYS KEY NOW...HOW CASINOS RE-OPEN.MARILYN KIRKPATRICK/CHAIRWOMAN, CLARK COUNTY COMMISSION:"I'D RATHER OPEN, SLOW ANDMETHODICAL, I DON'T THINK THATANYBODY WANTS TO CLOSE A SECONDTIME." CASINOS HAVE BEGUNROLLING OUT RE-OPEN PLANS.THE VENETIAN AND WYNN CASINOSSAY GUESTS WILL SEE NEWCLEANING MEASURES LIKE THERMALCAMERAS...ELECTROSTATIC SPRAYERS USINGHOSPITAL GRADE DISINFECTANT...AND U-V LIGHTS FORDISINFECTION.LUXURY DRIVER JIMMY PRIOREXPECTS UNDER THAT NEWNORMAL...THE ECONOMY WILL AT BEST...CRAWL BACK...HE DROVE UP TO THE FOOD BANK INHIS HUMMER IT'S WHAT HE USEDTO DRIVE VEGAS VISITORS AROUND.COVID CHANGED LIFE LIKE ASWITCH.JIMMY PRIOR/DRIVER: "ITS SCARYYOU KNOW?

MAKES YOU REALIZE YOUKNOW WHAT YOU USED TO HAVE ANDNOW YOU DON'T HAVE IT RIGHT?"THAT WAS KYUNG LAH REPORTING.GOVERNOR SISOLAK EXTENDED THESTAY AT HOME ORDER TO MAY 15TH.HE DID ALLOW SOME VENUES TOOPENFOR ACTIVITIES LIKE GOLF,TENNIS, AND PICKLEBALL...BUT THE ORDER SAYS PEOPLE MUSTSTILL FOLLOW SOCIAL DISTANCINGGUIDELINES.SALONS, BARS AND CASINOS REMAIN