CARE, PARTICULARLY IN THOSE RURAL AREAS.

RURAL AREAS. >> WILLIE?

>> WILLIE? >> BRINGING NOW THE MAYOR OF

>> BRINGING NOW THE MAYOR OF CITY OF BOSTON.

CITY OF BOSTON. MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR JOINING

MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING.

US THIS MORNING. I KNOW IT'S A BUSY TIME FOR YOU.

I KNOW IT'S A BUSY TIME FOR YOU. WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO PHYSICIANS

WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO PHYSICIANS FROM BOSTON, FROM ACROSS YOUR

FROM BOSTON, FROM ACROSS YOUR CITY THIS MORNING BUT ALSO THE

CITY THIS MORNING BUT ALSO THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS ABOUT THE

LAST COUPLE OF DAYS ABOUT THE CIRCUMSTANCE INSIDE THOSE

CIRCUMSTANCE INSIDE THOSE HOSPITALS.

HOSPITALS. LET'S TALK ABOUT FROM YOUR SEAT

LET'S TALK ABOUT FROM YOUR SEAT THERE IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WHAT

THERE IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WHAT DO YOU NEED?

DO YOU NEED? WHAT'S STATE OF PLAY IN BOSTON?

WHAT'S STATE OF PLAY IN BOSTON? WHAT MORE CAN THE FEDERAL

WHAT MORE CAN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BE DOING HELP YOU?

GOVERNMENT BE DOING HELP YOU? >> I THINK WE NEED SOME MORE

>> I THINK WE NEED SOME MORE CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AS I WATCH THE DIFFERENT SHOWS

AS I WATCH THE DIFFERENT SHOWS AND HEAR THE DIFFERENT TALKS

AND HEAR THE DIFFERENT TALKS EVER WHAT'S GOING ON.

EVER WHAT'S GOING ON. ONE STATE IS DOING THIS, ONE

ONE STATE IS DOING THIS, ONE CITY IS DOING THAT.

CITY IS DOING THAT. WE NEED CONSISTENCY IN SHUTTING

WE NEED CONSISTENCY IN SHUTTING EVERYTHING DOWN.

EVERYTHING DOWN. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE EMERGENCY

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE EMERGENCY ORDERS IN SOME PLACE.

ORDERS IN SOME PLACE. IN MASSACHUSETTS WE HAVE A

IN MASSACHUSETTS WE HAVE A STAY-AT-HOME ADVISORY.

STAY-AT-HOME ADVISORY. HOSPITALS WILL END UP GETTING

HOSPITALS WILL END UP GETTING FRUSTRATED BECAUSE THERE'S NOT

FRUSTRATED BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH SUPPLIES.

ENOUGH SUPPLIES. THERE'S A WEDGE IN GETTING

THERE'S A WEDGE IN GETTING THINGS FROM WASHINGTON, D.C.

THINGS FROM WASHINGTON, D.C. RIGHT NOW QUITE HONESTLY AND I

RIGHT NOW QUITE HONESTLY AND I HAVEN'T BEEN.

HAVEN'T BEEN. CRITICAL OF ANYONE AND I HAVEN'T

CRITICAL OF ANYONE AND I HAVEN'T BEEN CRITICAL IT'S NOT ABOUT

BEEN CRITICAL IT'S NOT ABOUT DEMOCRATS OR REPUBLICANS BUT

DEMOCRATS OR REPUBLICANS BUT IT'S ABOUT TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY.

IT'S ABOUT TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY. UNITED STATES THE NUMBER ONE

UNITED STATES THE NUMBER ONE COUNTRY FOR CASE OF CORONAVIRUS

COUNTRY FOR CASE OF CORONAVIRUS AND WE KIND OF, I THINK, A LOT

AND WE KIND OF, I THINK, A LOT OF US GOT AHEAD OF IT.

OF US GOT AHEAD OF IT. IN BOSTON WE'VE BEEN SHUTTING

IN BOSTON WE'VE BEEN SHUTTING THINGS DOWN FOR THE LAST TWO

THINGS DOWN FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS.

WEEKS. NUMBERS CONTINUE TO GROW.

NUMBERS CONTINUE TO GROW. I THINK FOR PEOPLE IN BOSTON,

I THINK FOR PEOPLE IN BOSTON, WHAT I WANT TO SEE IN MY

WHAT I WANT TO SEE IN MY HOSPITALS, I WANT TO SEE MEDICAL

HOSPITALS, I WANT TO SEE MEDICAL SUPPLIES FOR MY FIRST RESPONDERS

SUPPLIES FOR MY FIRST RESPONDERS AND I THINK WE HAVE TO BE MORE

AND I THINK WE HAVE TO BE MORE CONSISTENT ACROSS THE BOARD.

CONSISTENT ACROSS THE BOARD. I'LL GIVE YOU ONE EXAMPLE.

I'LL GIVE YOU ONE EXAMPLE. IN BOSTON I SHUT CONSTRUCTION

IN BOSTON I SHUT CONSTRUCTION DOWN.

DOWN. CONSTRUCTION IS ESSENTIAL AROUND

CONSTRUCTION IS ESSENTIAL AROUND THE COUNTRY IN SO MANY PLACES.

THE COUNTRY IN SO MANY PLACES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. WE'RE SHUTTING OFFICE BUILDINGS

WE'RE SHUTTING OFFICE BUILDINGS DOWN.

DOWN. YET WE'RE KEEPING CONSTRUCTION

YET WE'RE KEEPING CONSTRUCTION SITES OPEN.

SITES OPEN. NOT EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION

NOT EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION SITES.

SITES. THAT'S A DIFFERENT STORY.

THAT'S A DIFFERENT STORY. WE NEED TO GET MORE CONSISTENT

WE NEED TO GET MORE CONSISTENT HERE.

HERE. >> SO, MR. MAYOR, YOU'VE

>> SO, MR. MAYOR, YOU'VE RESISTED THE FULL

RESISTED THE FULL SHELTER-IN-PLACE CALL THAT SOME

SHELTER-IN-PLACE CALL THAT SOME CITIES HAVE DONE, SAN FRANCISCO

CITIES HAVE DONE, SAN FRANCISCO FOR EXAMPLE.

FOR EXAMPLE. DO YOU SEE YOURSELF MOVING

DO YOU SEE YOURSELF MOVING TOWARDS THAT NOW?

TOWARDS THAT NOW? IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE ARE SOME

IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS THAT PEOPLE AREN'T

CONCERNS THAT PEOPLE AREN'T ADHEARING TO WHAT YOU ALL HAVE

ADHEARING TO WHAT YOU ALL HAVE SUGGESTED.

SUGGESTED. ARE YOU LOOKING TO MAKING THAT

ARE YOU LOOKING TO MAKING THAT AN ORDER?

AN ORDER? >> WE'RE WORKING ON HOW WE CARRY

>> WE'RE WORKING ON HOW WE CARRY THAT OUT HERE IN BOSTON.

THAT OUT HERE IN BOSTON. WHAT WE'VE DONE, I SUPPORTED THE

WHAT WE'VE DONE, I SUPPORTED THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED A

GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED A STAY-AT-HOME ADVISORY EARLIER

STAY-AT-HOME ADVISORY EARLIER THIS WEEK AND I'VE BEEN TALKING

THIS WEEK AND I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT AT EVERY PRESS

ABOUT THAT AT EVERY PRESS CONFERENCE SAYING IT'S INCUMBENT

CONFERENCE SAYING IT'S INCUMBENT UPON US AS INDIVIDUALS TO DO

UPON US AS INDIVIDUALS TO DO YOUR PART.

YOUR PART. IF WE ADHERE TO THAT GO OUT FOR

IF WE ADHERE TO THAT GO OUT FOR SHOPPING FOR GROCERIES OR

SHOPPING FOR GROCERIES OR PRESCRIPTIONS OR GO FOR WALK.

PRESCRIPTIONS OR GO FOR WALK. DON'T SOCIAL GATHER WE CAN GET

DON'T SOCIAL GATHER WE CAN GET AHEAD OF THIS VIRUS.

AHEAD OF THIS VIRUS. WE WON'T KNOW YET IN BOSTON OR

WE WON'T KNOW YET IN BOSTON OR MASSACHUSETTS HOW WELL THAT HAS

MASSACHUSETTS HOW WELL THAT HAS IMPACTED THE NUMBERS UNTIL QUITE

IMPACTED THE NUMBERS UNTIL QUITE HONESTLY.

HONESTLY. WE'RE SEEING A SURGE RIGHT NOW

WE'RE SEEING A SURGE RIGHT NOW IN NUMBERS.

IN NUMBERS. PART OF THAT SURGE IS BECAUSE OF

PART OF THAT SURGE IS BECAUSE OF LACK OF TESTING.

LACK OF TESTING. AS WE GET INTO THE WEEKEND AND

AS WE GET INTO THE WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEK WE'LL SEE WHAT OUR

NEXT WEEK WE'LL SEE WHAT OUR NUMBERS LOOK LIKE.

NUMBERS LOOK LIKE. AT SOME POINT IF THE NUMBERS

AT SOME POINT IF THE NUMBERS CONTINUE TO GROW AT THE RAPID

CONTINUE TO GROW AT THE RAPID PACE THEY ARE AND IF YOU LOOK AT

PACE THEY ARE AND IF YOU LOOK AT THAT MAP AROUND THE COUNTRY, YES

THAT MAP AROUND THE COUNTRY, YES THE EAST COAST AND WEST COAST

THE EAST COAST AND WEST COAST BUT THAT MAP STARTS TO TRICKLE

BUT THAT MAP STARTS TO TRICKLE INTO MIDDLE AMERICA WE'LL HAVE

INTO MIDDLE AMERICA WE'LL HAVE SERIOUS PROBLEMS.

SERIOUS PROBLEMS. SO THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION

SO THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS IF WE HAVE TO DO THAT WE

IS IF WE HAVE TO DO THAT WE WILL.

WILL. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE -- WE'RE

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE -- WE'RE PUTTING THIS TOGETHER TO MAKE

PUTTING THIS TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE PRECAUTIONS IN

SURE WE HAVE PRECAUTIONS IN PLACE TO GET FOOD THE POOR, TAKE

PLACE TO GET FOOD THE POOR, TAKE CARE OF THE ELDERLY, GET

CARE OF THE ELDERLY, GET MEDICINES TO PEOPLE THAT ARE

MEDICINES TO PEOPLE THAT ARE SHELTERING.

SHELTERING. >> MAYOR, I'M CURIOUS, DO YOU

>> MAYOR, I'M CURIOUS, DO YOU HAVE TESTING THAT'S TAKING PLACE

HAVE TESTING THAT'S TAKING PLACE AT HOSPITALS?

AT HOSPITALS? DO YOU HAVE ANY HOSPITALS THAT

DO YOU HAVE ANY HOSPITALS THAT SEPARATE IN SEPARATE BUILDINGS,

SEPARATE IN SEPARATE BUILDINGS, NEW HOSPITALS, MAKESHIFT

NEW HOSPITALS, MAKESHIFT HOSPITALS SS TO SEPARATE

HOSPITALS SS TO SEPARATE CORONAVIRUS PATIENT FROM OTHER

CORONAVIRUS PATIENT FROM OTHER PATIENTS.

PATIENTS. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO PEOPLE AT THE

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO PEOPLE AT THE FRONT LINES SO THEY CAN ISOLATE

FRONT LINES SO THEY CAN ISOLATE AND THEY DON'T GO HOME AND

AND THEY DON'T GO HOME AND INFECT THEIR FAMILIES.

INFECT THEIR FAMILIES. >> WE HAVE -- WE'RE OPENING UP

>> WE HAVE -- WE'RE OPENING UP TOMORROW A TESTING FACILITY FOR

TOMORROW A TESTING FACILITY FOR FIRST RESPONDERS ONLY IN BOSTON.

FIRST RESPONDERS ONLY IN BOSTON. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T HAVE YET.

HAVE YET. WE'RE SETTING IT UP.

WE'RE SETTING IT UP. THAT'S ONLINE TOMORROW.

THAT'S ONLINE TOMORROW. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF HOSPITALS IN

WE HAVE A COUPLE OF HOSPITALS IN BOSTON, ONE IN PARTICULAR THAT

BOSTON, ONE IN PARTICULAR THAT HAS A UNIT, AN ISOLATED UNIT,

HAS A UNIT, AN ISOLATED UNIT, SEGREGATED UNIT JUST FOR

SEGREGATED UNIT JUST FOR CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS.

CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS. IN OTHER HOSPITALS ARE CREATING

IN OTHER HOSPITALS ARE CREATING THAT OPPORTUNITY.

THAT OPPORTUNITY. WE'RE LOOKING AT -- I THINK THE

WE'RE LOOKING AT -- I THINK THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IS

ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IS WORKING WITH THE STATE LOOKING

WORKING WITH THE STATE LOOKING AT WHERE DO WE SET UP A SEPARATE

AT WHERE DO WE SET UP A SEPARATE HOSPITAL.

HOSPITAL. FOR OUR HOMELESS POPULATION

FOR OUR HOMELESS POPULATION THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. A COUPLE OF AREAS WILL HAVE

A COUPLE OF AREAS WILL HAVE MEDICAL STAFF AS PEOPLE HAVE

MEDICAL STAFF AS PEOPLE HAVE SYMPTOMS OR TEST POSITIVE FOR

SYMPTOMS OR TEST POSITIVE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS IF THEY ARE NOT

THE CORONAVIRUS IF THEY ARE NOT HOSPITALIZED WORKING WITH AN

HOSPITALIZED WORKING WITH AN ORGANIZATION CALLED HEALTH CARE

ORGANIZATION CALLED HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS WHICH IS

FOR THE HOMELESS WHICH IS DOCTORS AND NURSES CREATING A

DOCTORS AND NURSES CREATING A SPACE IN THE BUILDING FOR THOSE

SPACE IN THE BUILDING FOR THOSE FOLKS THAT WILL BE ISOLATED,

FOLKS THAT WILL BE ISOLATED, KEEPING EVERYONE IN THAT SPACE

KEEPING EVERYONE IN THAT SPACE THAT TEST POSITIVE FOR THE

THAT TEST POSITIVE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS.

CORONAVIRUS. THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE DOING

THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE DOING HERE.

HERE. WHEN IT COMES TO FIRST

WHEN IT COMES TO FIRST RESPONDERS, FOR OUR NURSES AND

RESPONDERS, FOR OUR NURSES AND HOSPITAL, DOCK, TO WHAT WE'VE

HOSPITAL, DOCK, TO WHAT WE'VE DONE WE'VE WORKED WITH THE

DONE WE'VE WORKED WITH THE HOSPITALS AND HOSPITALS ARE

HOSPITALS AND HOSPITALS ARE WORKING WITH HOTELS TO SET UP

WORKING WITH HOTELS TO SET UP SPACES FOR FIRST RESPONDERS.

SPACES FOR FIRST RESPONDERS. ON THE CITY SIDE THAT OPTION IS

ON THE CITY SIDE THAT OPTION IS AVAILABLE.

AVAILABLE. QUITE HONESTLY YOU JUST ASKED ME

QUITE HONESTLY YOU JUST ASKED ME THAT QUESTION I HAVE A MEETING

THAT QUESTION I HAVE A MEETING AT 8:00.

AT 8:00. IT WILL BE THE FIRST TOPIC.

IT WILL BE THE FIRST TOPIC. WE DO THE SAME THING FOR OUR

WE DO THE SAME THING FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, EMTs,

FIRST RESPONDERS, EMTs, FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE TO GIVE

FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE TO GIVE THEM THAT OPTION IF THEY WANT

THEM THAT OPTION IF THEY WANT IT.

IT. >> I MEAN IS THERE ANY THOUGHT

>> I MEAN IS THERE ANY THOUGHT RIGHT NOW TO SEPARATING OUT THE

RIGHT NOW TO SEPARATING OUT THE POPULATION, GIVING THESE PEOPLE

POPULATION, GIVING THESE PEOPLE ON THE FRONT LINES A PLACE TO

ON THE FRONT LINES A PLACE TO LIVE THAT IS SEPARATE FROM THEIR

LIVE THAT IS SEPARATE FROM THEIR HOMES?

HOMES? >> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAUGHT

>> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAUGHT THAT.

THAT. WHAT I'M GOING TO DO, WE HAVE

WHAT I'M GOING TO DO, WE HAVE IT -- THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM IS

IT -- THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM IS WORK ON THAT RIGHT NOW AND ON

WORK ON THAT RIGHT NOW AND ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY SIDE WE DON'T

THE PUBLIC SAFETY SIDE WE DON'T HAVE IT IN PLACE.

HAVE IT IN PLACE. FACT YOU ASKED ME THAT QUESTION

FACT YOU ASKED ME THAT QUESTION THE THIS MORNING I HAVE A

THE THIS MORNING I HAVE A MEETING IN A FEW MINUTES AND

MEETING IN A FEW MINUTES AND I'LL GO IN AND TALK ABOUT IT.

I'LL GO IN AND TALK ABOUT IT. >> MR. MAYOR, I THINK A LOT OF

>> MR. MAYOR, I THINK A LOT OF MAYORS, GOVERNORS ARE GRAPPLING

MAYORS, GOVERNORS ARE GRAPPLING WITH THIS IDEA HOW TO EVENTUALLY

WITH THIS IDEA HOW TO EVENTUALLY SOMEHOW GET PEOPLE BACK TO WORK.

SOMEHOW GET PEOPLE BACK TO WORK. I KNOW YOU'RE HEARING FROM THE

I KNOW YOU'RE HEARING FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HE WOULD LIKE SOME PLACES TO

HE WOULD LIKE SOME PLACES TO OPEN BY EASTER.

OPEN BY EASTER. I'LL LEAVE YOU OUT OF THAT

I'LL LEAVE YOU OUT OF THAT CONVERSATION AND JUST ASK YOU

CONVERSATION AND JUST ASK YOU ABOUT YOUR CITY BECAUSE IT'S ON

ABOUT YOUR CITY BECAUSE IT'S ON A LOT OF PEOPLE'S MINDS.

A LOT OF PEOPLE'S MINDS. HOW WILL THEY KNOW WHEN IT'S

HOW WILL THEY KNOW WHEN IT'S SAFE TO GO BACK IN THE WATER.

SAFE TO GO BACK IN THE WATER. NOT JUST TO GO OUTSIDE BUT ALL

NOT JUST TO GO OUTSIDE BUT ALL THESE PEOPLE YOU KNOW, FRIEND

THESE PEOPLE YOU KNOW, FRIEND EVER YOURS, YOUR CITIZENS,

EVER YOURS, YOUR CITIZENS, RESIDENTS THAT HAVE TO SUFFER

RESIDENTS THAT HAVE TO SUFFER AND CLOSE THEIR SMALL BUSINESSES

AND CLOSE THEIR SMALL BUSINESSES AND FIRE EMPLOYEES BECAUSE OF

AND FIRE EMPLOYEES BECAUSE OF WHAT WE'RE SEEING HOUR LOOKING

WHAT WE'RE SEEING HOUR LOOKING AT THAT BALANCE OF WE WANT TO

AT THAT BALANCE OF WE WANT TO KEEP THE PUBLIC HEALTHY BUT

KEEP THE PUBLIC HEALTHY BUT WE'RE LOSING JOBS BY THE

WE'RE LOSING JOBS BY THE MILLIONS, BY THE WEEK AND ALSO

MILLIONS, BY THE WEEK AND ALSO PEOPLE ARE LOSING THEIR

PEOPLE ARE LOSING THEIR LIVELIHOODS.