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  • mattress makers. >> Breaking right now sources

  • >> Breaking right now sources telling channel to the Houston

  • telling channel to the Houston Livestock show and Rodeo will

  • Livestock show and Rodeo will be shut down for the rest of

  • be shut down for the rest of the season. Due to concerns

  • the season. Due to concerns over coronavirus.

  • over coronavirus. >> That’s right there are

  • >> That’s right there are meetings taking place right now

  • meetings taking place right now at energy and City Hall in a

  • at energy and City Hall in a news conference is scheduled to

  • news conference is scheduled to start at noon

  • start at noon channel two’s Mario Diaz joins

  • channel two’s Mario Diaz joins us now live from energy with

  • us now live from energy with these breaking Mario, what can

  • these breaking Mario, what can you tell us.

  • you tell us. >> Well right now that a that

  • >> Well right now that a that is speak with one City Council

  • is speak with one City Council member who has informed me that

  • member who has informed me that the administration is playing

  • the administration is playing this noon news conference to

  • this noon news conference to announce that theyre always

  • announce that theyre always going to be some form

  • going to be some form of closure of the really I

  • of closure of the really I asked him to take place here

  • asked him to take place here today’s will take place

  • today’s will take place immediately years ago in

  • immediately years ago in a sale I says I don’t have any

  • a sale I says I don’t have any details what’s intriguing also

  • details what’s intriguing also in talking with members at City

  • in talking with members at City Hall theyre not releasing

  • Hall theyre not releasing anything right now

  • anything right now weve been talking to Here at

  • weve been talking to Here at the rodeo asking for specific

  • the rodeo asking for specific with regard to this potential

  • with regard to this potential closure again it’s scheduled to

  • closure again it’s scheduled to be announced from what were

  • be announced from what were hearing from various sources at

  • hearing from various sources at noon today.

  • noon today. They are not We reached out

  • They are not We reached out again multiple times to try to

  • again multiple times to try to get responses to this I can

  • get responses to this I can tell you that here at the

  • tell you that here at the rodeo, you see plenty of

  • rodeo, you see plenty of activity and let’s keep in mind

  • activity and let’s keep in mind this rodeo is going to last

  • this rodeo is going to last until March 22th, which means

  • until March 22th, which means about

  • about 2 more weeks. Your time this is

  • 2 more weeks. Your time this is a huge huge event for the city

  • a huge huge event for the city of Houston from both an

  • of Houston from both an entertainment perspective for

  • entertainment perspective for those who are visiting as well

  • those who are visiting as well as

  • as from a commerce perspective

  • from a commerce perspective because you have a lot of

  • because you have a lot of people who rely on the business

  • people who rely on the business of the rodeo I did reach out to

  • of the rodeo I did reach out to the mayor’s office with regards

  • the mayor’s office with regards to the news conference because

  • to the news conference because initially they announced it was

  • initially they announced it was a joint news conference but

  • a joint news conference but didn’t give any details

  • didn’t give any details as to who was going to be

  • as to who was going to be taking part in this news

  • taking part in this news conference the then revised

  • conference the then revised that press release that a few

  • that press release that a few minutes ago

  • minutes ago indicating that Sylvester

  • indicating that Sylvester Turner the mayor of course

  • Turner the mayor of course well be joined by the county

  • well be joined by the county judge Lina Hidalgo as well as

  • judge Lina Hidalgo as well as doctor David Pierce e

  • doctor David Pierce e with regards to this news

  • with regards to this news conference at 12 o’clock also

  • conference at 12 o’clock also other

  • other community leaders are going to

  • community leaders are going to be at this pivotal news

  • be at this pivotal news conference and at the top of

  • conference and at the top of the hour. But again here at the

  • the hour. But again here at the rodeo. The very latest is that

  • rodeo. The very latest is that there’s no one that’s

  • there’s no one that’s officially confirming this as

  • officially confirming this as of

  • of right now separately it’s

  • right now separately it’s business as usual you see

  • business as usual you see families here you see kids here

  • families here you see kids here you see workers here you see

  • you see workers here you see people who rely on this rodeo

  • people who rely on this rodeo here. Again this news

  • here. Again this news conference at 12 o’clock from

  • conference at 12 o’clock from all indications that weve been

  • all indications that weve been receiving here

  • receiving here this morning is at the rodeo

  • this morning is at the rodeo will scale back or will be

  • will scale back or will be shutting We don’t know the

  • shutting We don’t know the timetable on that, but of

  • timetable on that, but of course is all in relation

  • course is all in relation to the coronavirus situation

  • to the coronavirus situation not only here in Houston but

  • not only here in Houston but nationwide that’s very late and

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