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NEWS AT 4:00. >> FOR ONE WEEK KANSAS CITY HAS BEEN DEALING WITH A NEW NORMAL. HOME. BUSINESSES SHUT DOWN. IT’S ALL PART OF THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19. PEOPLE STAYING IN PLACE EXCEPT FOR ESSENTIAL NEEDS LIKE FOOD OR MEDICINE. GOOD AFTERNOON, I’M HALEY HARRISON. A WARNING TODAY FROM THE KANSAS ATTORNEY GENERAL. IT’S ABOUT THAT ROUGHLY 1200 DOLLAR CHECK MANY WILL GET FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERMMENT. KMBC 9’S MICHAEL MAHONEY REPORTS, SCAMMERS ARE ALREADY PLANNING TO POUNCE ON IT. MICHAEL: THOSE FEDERAL RELIEF CHECKS AREN’T COMING OUT FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, AT LEAST, BUT ALREADY, THE CONMEN ARE PLAYING THEIR GAME. IN A ZOOM INTERVIEW TODAY, KANSAS ATTORNEY GENERAL DEREK SCHMIDT SAYS THEY’RE GETTING COMPLAINTS ABOUT CON GAMES OFFERING TO HELP YOU GET THAT CHECK FASTER. >> OR THEY SAY THAT THE IRS, THERE’S BEEN AN ERROR AND THEY NEED TO RECONFIRM YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. OR YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. NONE OF THAT IS TRUE. MICHAEL: SCHMIDT SAYS THE RELIEF CHECKS WILL ARRIVE THE SAME WAY MANY OF US GET IRS REFUNDS, AFTER PAYING TAXES OR SUBMITTING A 10-44. >> SO IF YOUR TAX REFUND IS DIRECT DEPOSITIED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, SO TOO WILL BE THIS PAYTMENT IN ABOUT 3 WEEKS. IF YOU NORMALLY RECUIEVE A PAPER CHECK FOR YOUR REFUND, SO TOO A FEW WEEKS AFTER THAT. NO ACTION IS REQUIRED. MICHAEL: THE SAME IS TRUE FOR MISSOURIANS ENTILTED TO THESE CHECKS, AND IT’S ALMOST EVERY ADULT. IF YOU HAVE QUESTONS OR DOUBTS, THE IRS HAS A SPECIAL PAGE ON ITS WEBSITE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RELIEF CHECKS. SCHMIDT ALSO SAYS YOU COULD CALL THEIR CONSUMER HOTLINE, 80 04322310 WITH COMPLAINTS. >> THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT CONTACT ANYONE ABOUT THESE PAYMENTS. SO, IF YOU’RE HEARING FROM ANYBODY, IT’S A SCAMMER. MICHAEL: HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. THESE CHECKS WILL ARRIVE JUST LIKE AN IRS REFUND CHECK. ANYBODY TRYING TO GET TO YOU ABOUT THAT CHECK, IS TRYING TO RUN A SCAM. MICHEAL MAHONEY, KMBC 9 NEWS. HALEY: YOU HAVE TO BE SO CAREFUL RIGHT NOW. ATTORNEY GENERAL SCHMIDT SAYS THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT PRICE GOUGING IN KANSAS ARE GOING UP, TOO. LAST WEEK, THEY HAD ABOUT 80. AS OF YESTERDAY, 140. COVID-19 CASES ARE STILL ON THE RISE. MISSOURI HAS REACHED MORE THAN 1300 POSITIVE CASES AND 14 DEATHS. 428 PEOPLE HAVE TESTED POSITIVE IN KANSAS. 9 PEOPLE HAVE DIED. THE LATEST DEATH WAS IN JOHNSON COUNTY. HERE’S A CHART SHOWING THE TREND IN BOTH STATES FOR THE PAST WEEK. THE DIRECTOR OF KANSAS STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS CASES IN KANSAS DOUBLE EVERY 3-DAYS. THE K.U. HEALTH SYSTEM IS RELEASING NEW DETAILS ON ITS EFFORT TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS. DOCTORS ARE TREATING 25 PATIENTS. 10 OF THOSE ARE ON VENTILATORS. THEY SAY THEY ARE TREATING 25 OTHERS WHO ARE BEING TESTED FOR THE VIRUS. ALL PATIENTS ARE BEING HELD IN AN AREA AWAY FROM OTHER PATIENTS. DOCTORS WANT YOU TO CONTINUE SOCIAL DISTANCING WASHING YOUR -- DISTANCING, WASHING YOUR HANDS, AND NOT TOUCHING YOUR FACE. GOVERNOR MIKE PARSON SAYS THE NATIONAL GUARD IS IN KANSAS CITY. MEMBERS ARE LOOKING AT THE KEMPER ARENA AND THE INDEPENDENCE EVENTS CENTER AS POSSIBLE HOSPITAL SITES. THE GUARD IS LOOKING AT BUILDINGS TO HOUSE BEDS AND LOTS OF PEOPLE. THEY ALSO NEED FACILITIES THAT CAN RESPOND QUICKLY. NO DECISION HAS BEEN MADE. KANSAS GOVERNOR LAURA KELLY SAYS THE STATE IS SEEING UNPRECEDENTED NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS. IN KANSAS, CLAIMS JUMPED FROM AROUND 1800 TWO WEEKS AGO TO MORE THAN 60,000 LAST SUNDAY. GOVERNOR KELLY SAYS EMPLOYEES AT A DEPARTMENT OF LABOR HOTLINE ARE RECEIVING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CALLS EACH DAY. >> THIS IS NOT JUST A SPIKE IN THE NUMBERS. IT IS UNPRECEDENTED. IN RESPONSE WE HAVE DOUBLED OUR CAPACITY AT OUR CALL CENTERS. EMPLOYEES ARE WORKING EXTENDED HOURS AND WE ARE LOOKING TO ADD ADDITIONAL PHONE LINES. WE ARE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING EMPLOYEES FROM OTHER AGENCIES TO HELP IN THIS EFFORT. HALEY: IF YOU ARE SEEKING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, THE GOVERNOR SAYS THE FASTEST WAY IS TO APPLY ONLINE AT GET KANSAS BENEFITS.GOV. I HAVE ALSO TWEETED OUT THAT LINK AS WELL. BREAKING NEWS, A NEW WARNING FROM THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. PEOPLE WHO ATTENDED A RECENT CONFERENCE AT THE MIRACLE TEMPLE OF GOD IN CHRIST IN KCK MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO COVID-19. THE MINISTERS IN THE CONFERENCE WORKERS SAY THAT THIS ALL TO PLACE FROM MARCH 16 THROUGH THE 22ND. MULTIPLE PEOPLE WHO ATTENDED THIS CONFERENCE -- HAVE SINCE BECOME ILL AND TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS. IF YOU ATTENDED THIS EVENT AND DEVELOP SYMPTOMS, PLEASE CALL YOUR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT AS THEY WILL CONDUCT A CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATION. IF YOU ARE A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, NO DOUBT YOU HAVE MADE TOUGH DECISIONS IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. MATT FLENER IS SPEAKING WITH TWO EXPERTS TO MY UNRULY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT IS NOW ON THE WAY. >> TONIGHT, SMALL BUSINESSES ARE TRYING TO FIND A NEW NORMAL, WITH HELP ON THE WAY IS PART OF THE $2 TRILLION PACKAGE PASSED BY CONGRESS LAST WEEK. SMALL BUSINESSES THIS WEEK ARE STARTING A FOR LOANS. >> IT’S ABOUT UNDERSTANDING YOUR PERSONAL BUSINESS SITUATION. >> JONATHAN KNAPP WITH CREATIVE PLANNING SAYS SMALL BUSINESSES SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE TALKING TO THEIR TAX ADVISOR, LENDER, OR FINANCIAL ADVISOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ON THE BEST OPTIONS AVAILABLE. >> IF THEY’RE LOOKING FOR THOSE LOANS THAT CAN BE FORGIVEN, FOR MAINTAIN PAYROLL AND EPXENSES LIKE THAT, THOSE ARE APPLIED THROUGH LENDERS LIKE CREDIT UNIONS AND BANKS. >> DON’T PANIC. THERE’S HELP ON THE WAY. >> BUSINESS ADVISORS LIKE JACK HARWELL AT JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE SAY THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONIS AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE RIGHT NOW, TOO. SAYING CONGRESS HAS PASSED HELP BUSINESSES SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE QUICK. >> WHAT THEY’VE DONE NOW IS FAST AND LARGE. HALEY: LENDERS, AND THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SAY THERE IS HELP AVAILABLE FOR ALL KINDS OF SMALL BUSINESSES, AND SAY THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO IS APPLY. MANY BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN SHUTDOWN DUE TO THE STAY AT HOME ORDER INCLUDING MANY ON THE COUNTRY CLUB PLAZA. BUT IF YOU FEEL LIKE A BUSINESS IS NOT COMPLYING WITH THE ORDER , THERE ARE DIFFERENT AGENCIES YOU CAN CONTACT. IN JOHNSON COUNTY KANSAS THERE’S A LIST OF ADMINISTRATIVE NUMBERS FOR EVERY POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE COUNTY ON ITS WEBSITE. IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI YOU CAN CALL 311. IN JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI YOU CAN CONTACT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. CONSUMER CONFIDENCE HAS PLUNGED TO ITS LOWEST LEVEL IN NEARLY THREE YEARS ACROSS THE U.S. . MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE OUT OF WORK. AND AS KMBC 9’S SALLY KIDD REPORTS, ECONOMISTS SAY THE WORST MAY BE YET TO COME. SALLY: AS THE PANDEMIC AS -- INTENSIFIES IN THE U.S., THERE ARE TROUBLING SIGNS FOR THE ECONOMY. CONSUMER CONFIDENCE PLUMMETED IN MARCH HITTING ITS LOWEST MARK SINCE 2017. REFLECTING RISING CONCERNS ABOUT VOLATILITY IN THE FINANCIAL MARKETS AND THE OUTLOOK ON JOBS. >> THERE’S CLEARLY A LOT OF WEAKNESS OUT THERE. SO WHAT WE’RE CALLING THE CORONAVIRUS CONTRACTION IS GOING TO HAVE WIDESPREAD EFFECTS. SALLY: THE CONFIDENCE BOARD PREDICTING FURTHER DECLINES AS THE VIRUS TAKES ITS ECONOMIC TOLL. LAST WEEK, AMERICANS FILED A RECORD SHATTERING 3.3 MILLION INITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS. AN -- CLAIMS. AN ANALYSIS FROM THE FEDERAL RESERVE PROECTING THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE COULD GO AS HIGH AS 32%. >> BUT, IF YOU TAKE THE RIGHT STEPS AND ARE REALLY ABLE TO COMBAT IT, THEN BY SUMMER WE MAY BE ABLE TO GET BACK TO WHAT SOME CONSIDER RELATIVELY NORMAL. SALLY: THE HARDEST HIT SECTORS, RETAIL, LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY. GOVERNORS IN SOME OF THE HARDEST HIT STATES ARE ASKING CONGRESS FOR ADDITIONAL HELP. >> WE NEED ASSISTANCE FOR WORKERS, SMALL BUSINESSES AND FLEXIBLE AID FOR STATES. SALLY PRESIDENT TRUMP URGING : CONGRESS TO PASS A $2 TRILLION INFRASTRUCTURE BILL TO CREATE JOBS AND BOOST THE ECONOMY. HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI SAYS DEMOCRATS HAVE BECOME DRAFTING -- BEGUN DRAFTING THE NEXT MAJOR RESCUE PACKAGE. SHE SAYS INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING WILL BE IN THERE, AS WELL AS HELP FO HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND HOSPITALS, AMONG OTHER THINGS. HALEY: SOME OF THE NATION’S BIGGEST RETAILERS, INCLUDING MACY’S, KOHL’S AND GAP ALL FURLOUGHED THOUSANDS OF UIGHURS -- WORKERS THIS WEEK. 30 DELTA PLANES ARE PARKED ON THE RUNWAYS. NEWS CHOPPER 9 FLEW OVER THE AIRPORT TODAY. IT HAS BECOME BASICALLY A PARKING LOT FOR AIRPLANES. THOUSANDS OF FLIGHTS ARE NOW CANCELED BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS. TRAFFIC ISSUES ARE STILL BEING HANDLED, EVEN AS THE DAS OFFICE IS CLOSED AND ALL COURT DATES BETWEEN NOW AND MAY 8 HAVE BEEN RESCHEDULED. IF YOU WANT TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR TICKET, MANY CITATIONS CAN BE DIVERTED. IF YOUR CASE IS ELAVIL -- ELIGIBLE FOR DIVERSION HAD TO DA.