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>> FROM WXII 12 NEWS, THIS IS BREAKING NEWS. >> COVERAGE AS RESTAURANTS REACT TO THE NEWS THEY WILL SOON BE ALLOWED TO REOPEN AFTER BEING SHUT DOWN FOR MONTHS. KENNY: BUT FIRST, HEAVY RAIN IS MOVING THROUGH PARTS OF THE PIEDMONT TRIAD AS WE SPEAK. MORE OF IT MEANS A BIGGER THREAT FOR FLOODING. LOOK AT THE RADAR LOOP. WE START WITH METEOROLOGIST LANIE POPE. LANIE: WE HAVE A LOT OF RAIN PUSHING INTO THE TRIAD AS WELL AS THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS, AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY SEEN 1-3 INCHES IN THE LAST FEW DAYS. IN GREENSBORO, IT IS A SOUTHEAST SITE AND NOISY, TOO BECAUSE THE RAIN IS SOGGY AND WINDY. WE HAVE HAD DOWNED TREES DUE TO THE WIND GUSTS THE LAST 24 HOURS. IT IS COLD, TOO, 53 DEGREES WITH AN EAST-NORTHEAST WIND AT 20 MILES PER HOUR, GUSTS AT TIMES TO 30-40 MILES PER HOUR TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS STILL UP AND HAVE FLOOD ADVISORIES RAISING THE LEVEL ON THAT SPECIFICALLY FOR WILKES COUNTY, PARTS OF SURRY COUNTY AND ALLEGHANY COUNTY. THERE IS ALSO A RIVER FLOOD WARNING. LOOK AT THE HEAVY RAIN THAT HAS STARTED TO ROLL IN THE LAST FEW HOURS. YOU CAN SEE THE HEAVY DOWNPOURS IN BRIGHT YELLOW SHOWING UP FROM GREENSBORO TO WINSTON-SALEM AND LIFTING NORTHWARD. MOCKSVILLE ALSO WITH HEAVY RAIN, YADKINVILLE AND ELKIN. HEAVY DOWNPOURS PUSHING INTO THE MOUNTAINS. IT WILL LIKELY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS EVENING AND SLOWLY SHIFTS TO THE EAST THROUGH THE TRIAD TONIGHT.PWHAT EASILY SEE AN ADDITIONAL 1-2 INCHES BY TOMORROW MORNING AND ALSO POSSIBLE THAT WE COULD SEE ISOLATED SPOTS WITH THREE OR FOUR MORE INCHES OF RAIN TOMORROW. SO URBAN FLOODING, STREAM FLOODING, CREEK AND RIVER FLOODING OUR OUR CONCERNS AND ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF DOWNED TREES AND OUR OUTAGES WHEN EFFECT OF THE WIND. MORE ON WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT AND WHEN IT WILL ALL END, COMING UP. >> NORTH CAROLINA WILL MOVE INTO A SAFER AT HOME PHASE TWO ON FRIDAY, MAY 22 AT 5:00 P.M. PHASE TWO IS ANOTHER CAREFUL STEP FORWARD. KENNY: IT IS THE ANNOUNCEMENT BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN WAITING TO HEAR FOR WEEKS AND WEEKS, PHASE TWO KICKS IN THIS THAT FRIDAY. MEANS RESTAURANTS CAN REOPEN THEIR DINING ROOMS, YOU CAN GET YOUR HAIR DONE AND YOUR NAILS DONE. TALITHA: IT WILL BE A FIVE-WEEK LONG STRETCH STRETCHING TO JUNE 26. THIS IS COMING WITH RESTRICTIONS AND AN EMPHASIS ON SAFETY. UNDER THE NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER, RESTAURANTS HAVE TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS TO 50% CAPACITY, AND TABLES MUST BE REARRANGED SO THAT GROUPS ARE SIX FEET A PART. KENNY: THE RESTRICTIONS ARE SIMILAR FOR SALONS, BARBER SHOPS AND OTHER PERSONAL GROOMING BUSINESSES, HOWEVER, WORKERS MUST WEAR A FACEMASK WHEN WITHIN SIX FEET OF SOMEBODY ELSE. KENNY: INDOOR GATHERINGS ARE STILL LIMITED TO 10 PEOPLE, AND OUTDOOR GATHERINGS ARE LIMITED TO 25 PEOPLE. KENNY: BARS, NIGHTCLUBS, GYMS, INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT VENUES AND PUBLIC PLAYGROUNDS WILL ALL STAY CLOSED. MANY OF THOSE BUSINESSES THOUGHT POTENTIALLY THAT THEY WOULD BE OPENING AS PART OF PHASE TWO. TALITHA: NO DOUBT A LOT TO BREAK DOWN, AND A LOT FOR BUSINESSES TO PREPARE FOR IF THEY WANT TO OPEN THIS WEEKEND. TONIGHT WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE, WITH REACTIONS FROM RESTAURANT OWNERS AS WELL AS A SALON OWNER. JUSTIN BEGINS OUR TEAM COVERAGE IN MOCKSVILLE. JUSTIN: RESTAURANT OWNER K MILLER SAYS HE IS READY TO BEGIN DINE-IN SERVICE HERE AT MILLER RESTAURANT. MAKING SURE HE FOLLOWS ALL OF GOVERNOR COOPER’S RULES. THEY INCLUDE LIMITING RESTAURANTS TO 50% CAPACITY, MAKING SURE GROUPS ARE SIX FEET APART, AND HAVING NO MORE THAN 10 PEOPLE, UNLESS THEY ARE A PART OF THE SAME HOUSEHOLD. MILLER SAYS BESIDES MAKING SURE PEOPLE ARE SITTING A SAFE DISTANCE APART INSIDE, HE PLANS TO DO THE SAME THING OUTSIDE. HE SAYS HE HAS EVERYTHING FROM MASKS, GLOVES, TWO THERMOMETERS FOR HI EMPLOYEES. HE SAYS MOST IMPORTANTLY, HIS MAIN JOB IS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE STAYS SAFE. >> I THINK THIS IS DEFINITELY A POSITIVE MOVE FOR NORTH CAROLINA WITHOUT A DOUBT. MAKING SURE EVERYBODY STAYS SAFE AND STICKS TO THE SIX FOOT RULES AND DO WHAT YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO DO, AND WE WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE. JUSTIN: MILLER SAYS HE IS EXPECTING TO OPEN DINE-IN SERVICE THIS SATURDAY MORNING. JUSTIN SURE, WXII 12 NEWS. TALITHA: THANK YOU. ALSO ALLOWED TO RE-OPEN PERSONAL CARE, GROOMING AND TATTOO BUSINESSES. BUT THEY WILL HAVE SIMILAR RESTRICTIONS AS RESTAURANTS. LEE ANNE DENYER JOINS US LIVE FROM AERACURA SALON IN WINSTON-SALEM. LEE ANNE, WHAT’S HER REACTION TO OPENING UNDER THESE RESTRICTIONS LEE ANNE: WE WATCHED THE GOVERNOR’S ANNOUNCEMENT WITH THE OWNER OF THE SALON NOT TOO LONG AGO. SALONS ARE ABLE TO OPEN IN PHASE TWO AS LONG AS THEY OPERATE AT 50% CAPACITY AND STAY SIX-YEAR PART. >> CHOSEN BASED ON PUBLIC OF DATA. >> — LET’S DO IT! LEE ANNE: THAT WAS CHRISTI BRADHAM, OWNER OF THE SALON. SHE HAS MORE THAN TWO DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN HER INDUSTRY, AN SHE TELLS US, GOING INTO PHASE TWO DOES NOT ALLEVIATE STRESS, AND MORE SO REDIRECTS IT. SHE TELLS US, AND WE HEARD THIS FROM OTHER OWNERS EARLIER IN THE WEEK, SHE MAY HOLD OFF WHILE SHE GETS SUPPLIES TOGETHER AND HER STAFF TRAINED ON NEW SAFETY PROTOCOLS. SHE ASKED HER CLIENTS TO PLEASE CONTINUE BEING PATIENT AND TO EXPECT THE EXPERIENCE INSIDE THE SALON TO BE VERY DIFFERENT >> THROUGH OUR MISSION, ORIGINALLY IT WAS TO MAKE PEOPLE FEEL LIKE A GODDESS, TO REALLY TAKE CARE OF OUR CLIENTS AND MAKE THEM FEEL GREAT. THAT HAS BECOME SECONDARY AND OUR PRIMARY MISSION HAS BECOME KEEPING EVERYONE SAFE, OUR CLIENTS AND OUR STAFF, FAMILIES. THAT IS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. LEE ANNE: SO BRADHAM TELLS US THE PLAN MOVING FORWARD IS NOT ON THE GET THE SUPPLIES SHE NEEDS IN ORDER, SHE WILL START CONTACTING THE CLIENTS WHO HAD APPOINTMENTS ABOUT HAD TO BE CANCELED BECAUSE THE SALON WAS CLOSED. SHE WILL BE REACHING OUT TO THOSE FOLKS. THE MAIN MESSAGE TODAY IS THAT WE WILL LIKELY HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE BIT LONGER BEFORE GETTING INTO A CHAIR AS SALONS ALL OVER THE TRIAD REPAIR FOR REOPENING IN PHASE TWO. IN WINSTON-SALEM, LEE ANNE DENYER, WXII 12 NEWS. KENNY: LEEANN AND JUSTIN, THANK YOU BOTH. TO RECAP, AGAIN PHASE TWO STARTS , FRIDAY AT 5:00 P.M., AND IT COULD LAST FOR 5 WEEKS. UNTIL HERE’S ANOTHER QUICK LOOK JUNE 26. AT SOME OF THE DETAILS OF PHASE TWO. RESTAURANT DINING ROOMS, BARBER SHOPS AND HAIR SALONS CAN REOPEN, BUT THEY ALL HAVE TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS INSIDE, AND MAKE SURE THERE IS ROOM TO SOCIAL DISTANCE. BARS, NIGHTCLUBS, INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT VENUES AND PUBLIC PLAYGROUNDS WILL STILL BE CLOSED. ONLY 10 PEOPLE CAN GATHER — ON THE 10 PEOPLE WHO ARE UNRELATED CAN GATHER TOGETHER INSIDE, 25 PEOPLE CAN BE TOGETHER OUTSIDE, AND HOUSES OF WORSHIP ARE EXEMPT. IF YOU WANT TO SEE MORE ABOUT PHASE TWO AND THE GOVERNOR’S NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER, VISIT OUR WEBSITE WXII12.COM. WE HAVE A LINK FRONT AND CENTER ON OUR HOMEPAGE. TALITHA: A NEW C.D.C. STUDY LOOKED AT HOW QUICKLY THE VIRUS CAN SPREAD IN A CHURCH, THIS COMING AFTER A JUDGE RULED TO TEMPORARILY ALLOW LOCAL CHURCHES TO HAVE SERVICES. BILL O’NEIL EXPLAINS WHETHER WORSHIPPERS SHOULD BE WORRIED. BILL: ONE CASE STUDY BY THE C.D.C. FINDS THAT 35 OUT OF 92 PEOPLE WHO ATTENDED SERVICES AT AN ARKANSAS CHARGE CAME DOWN WITH THE CORONAVIRUS, ULTIMATELY, THREE OF THEM WERE KILLED. >> IN THE LORD’S HOUSE THIS MORNING, AMEN. BILL: PASTOR JERRY CARTER WHO HEADS REIDSVILLE BAPTIST, SAY THEY ARE TAKING PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THE CONGREGATION — NO HANDSHAKING, PLENTY OF SANITIZERS, CLEANING THE CHURCH WITH DISINFECTANT BETWEEN SERVICES. WEARING A MASK IS OPTIONAL. >> SOME PEOPLE WILL WEAR A MASK AND SOME WILL NOT. THAT IS A PERSONAL PRIVILEGE TO DO THAT. SOME HAVE FELT UNCOMFORTABLE COMING. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT. BILL: WENT NUTS SEVEN HIS FLOCK IN THE CHURCH, REPRESENTATIVE CARTER SERVES A ROCKINGHAM COUNTY RESIDENTS IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. HE TOOK PART IN LAST WEEK FOZZY RALLY TO REOPEN CHURCHES — LAST WEEK’S RALLY TO REOPEN CHURCHES. >> YOU CAN GO TO WALMART AND LOWS BUT YOU’RE AFRAID TO GO TO CHURCH? [LAUGHTER] >> WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOING TO CHURCH AND GOING TO WALMART? BILL: WE ASKED AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST AT CONE HEALTH, DR. JEFFREY HATCHER, IF THERE’S MORE RISK GOING TO CHURCH VERSUS SHOPPING? >> YOU ARE IN A MUCH MORE CONDENSED SPACE AND IN THAT SPACE FOR AN HOUR OR AN HOUR AND A HALF AND ALSO, SINGING, YOU ARE EXPELLING AIR AND PARTICLES IN A WAY THAT YOU WOULDN’T DO IN WALMART. BILL: PASTOR CARTER SAYS HE WAS SURPRISED BY THE LARGE CROWD AT HIS CHURCH LAST SUNDAY, THE FIRST SERVICE SINCE THE PANDEMIC. WE SHARED WITH HIM THE C.D.C. ‘ ’S STUDY ON CHURCHES REOPENING, AND THE POTENTIAL RISKS INVOLVED. OR WOULD YOU FEEL LIKE IF ONE OF YOUR CONGREGATION CAN DOWN WITH THE VIRUS? >> WELL — LIKE I DO IF IT IS THE FLU, UNLESS IT KILLED THEM. IF IT KILLED THEM, THAT WOULD BOTHER ME. BILL: CHANGE YOUR THINKING ON THAT? >> THESE ARE MY PEOPLE. THAT IS MY CHURCH. I AM SORRY — [VOICE BREAKING] — I AM NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING TO PUT THEM IN HARMS WAY. BILL: PASTOR CARTER FOUNDED REIDSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH MORE THAN 30 YEARS AGO. HE SAYS, THE DECISION TO COME BACK TO CHURCH IS UP TO THE MEMBERS OF HIS CONGREGATION. HE SAYS HE’S DOING EVERYTHING HE CAN TO PROTECT THEM. BILL O’NEIL, WXII 12 NEWS. TALITHA: A PASTOR WHO FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST GOVERNOR COOPER PLANS TO HAVE AN INDOOR SERVICE TONIGHT. HE IS THE PASTOR AT MARINE BAPTIST CHURCH IN WINSTON-SALEM. PEOPLE WHO ATTEND TONIGHT’S SERVICE WILL HAVE THEIR TEMPERATURE TAKEN. THERE WILL NOT BE ANY HANDSHAKES, AND EVERY OTHER ROW WILL BE BLOC