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AdvertisementThe Waffle House CEO says the White House called wanting to know the secrets of their success during the COVID-19 pandemic.White House calls Waffle House for secrets on how to reopen restaurants amid coronavirusThe Waffle House CEO says the White House called wanting to know the secrets of their success during the COVID-19 pandemic.Hide TranscriptShow TranscriptIT'S 6 O'CLOCK ON YOUR MONDAY MORNING. LET'S GET STRAIGHT TO THE LATEST ON THE CORONAVIRUS. SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER IS LIFTING HIS "WORK OR HOME" ORDER... EFFECTIVE TODAY. ALSO TODAY... SOUTH CAROLINA RESTAURANTS CAN OFFER OUTDOOR SIT-DOWN DINING... BUT THE GOVERNOR IS PUTTING STRICT GUIDELINES IN PLACE FOR THOSE RESTAURANTS TO FOLLOWL AND... TODAY GEORGIANS START THEIR FIRST FULL WEEK WITHOUT A SHELTER IN PLACE ORDER... IT EXPIRED FRIDAY... GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP DEFENDS HIS DECISTION TO RE- OPEN BUSINESSES ACROSS GEORGIA -- SAYING HE'S FIGHTING TWO WARS RIGHT NOW... THE VIRUS... AND THE NEED TO KEEP JUMP-START THE STATE'S ECONOMY... ALSO THIS MORNING... GEORGIA NOW HAS MORE THAN 28- THOUSAND CASES... SOUTH CAROLINA... MORE THAN SIX- THOUSAND... 237 OF GEORGIA'S CASES ARE IN CHATHAM COUNTY... 270 OF SOUTH CAROLINA'S CASES ARE IN BEAUFORT COUNTY... AND YOU CAN SEE AN UPDATED COUNTY-BY- COUNTY CASE BREAK-DOWN ON OUR W-J-C-L 22 NEWS APP. WE'LL DIVE DEEPER INTO YOUR CORONAVIRUS STORIES IN JUST A MOMENT, BUT FIRST... LET'S GET THAT CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST WITH METEROLOGIST JONATHAN MYERS. NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR... TODAY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 92. WEST WIND AROUND 9 MPH. MONDAY NIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 67. SOUTHWEST WIND 3 TO 6 MPH. TUESDAY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 92. SOUTHWEST WIND 6 TO 10 MPH. TUESDAY NIGHT MOSTLY CLEAR, WITH A LOW AROUND 68. SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 7 MP SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER'S LIFTING HIS WORK OR HOME ORDER TODAY... AND THAT MEANS RESTAURANTS ACROSS THE STATE CAN NOW OFFER OUTDOOR... SIT-DOWN DINING... W-J-C-L'S DANIEL ROBINSON JOINS US LIVE WITH HOW SOME LOWCOUNTRY RESTAURANTS ARE GETTING READY TO WELCOME CUSTOMERS... DANIEL... CHRIS - GOOD MORNING... RIGHT NOW - MANY RESTAURANTS ARE PREPARING TO RE- OPEN THEIR OUTDOOR DINING SPACES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN A MONTH. BUT - THERE ARE SEVERAL NEW GUIDELINES THEY MUST FOLLOW. THAT INCLUDES - SPACING OUT TABLES.... A MINIMUM OF 8 FEET.... FROM EACH OTHER.-- LIMITING TABLE GROUPS TO 8 -- KEEPING PEOPLE FROM GATHERING INSIDE BUILDINGS -- AND CLEANING ALL TABLES AND CHAIRS AFTER EVERY CUSTOMER. LOWCOUNTRY - RESTAURANT OWNERS SAY THEY EXCITED TO GET MORE STAFF BACK - AND BRING MORE LIFE BACK INTO THEIR RESTAURANTS. THIS COMES AFTER - GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER - ANNOUNCED HE WAS LIFTING THE HOME OR WORK ORDER AROUND THE STATE - STARTING TODAY. HE SAYS - HE IS COUNTING ON THE PUBLIC - TO MAKE SMART DECISIONS. MCMASTER: "WE CAN DEPEND ON THE COMMON SENSE AND THE INTEGRITY AND THE FAMILY NATURE OF THE PEOPLE O SOUTH CAROLINA TO DO WHAT WE THINK IS NECESSARY." THE STATE'S TOURISM BUSINESS - HAS ALSO BEEN GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT. THE GOVERNOR - LIFTED THE BAN ON SHORT TERM RENTALS -- TO PEOPLE COMING FROM COVID-19 HOT SPOTS. MCMASTER -- SAYS THAT PEOPLE WHO COME INTO THE STATE FROM THOSE AREA -- NO LONGER HAVE TO SELF-QUARANTINE FOR 2 WEEKS. DESPITE LIFTING THE RESTRICTIONS... HE SAYS HE STILL URGES PEOPLE TO LIMIT THEIR TRAVEL... ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE CONSIDERED TO BE -- IN THE AT RISK CATEGORY. LIVE IN THE LOWCOUNTRY - THIS MORNING - DANIEL ROBINSON- WJCL 22 NEWS. THIS MORNING -- WE'RE HEARING FROM WORKERS AT A BLUFFTON RESTAURANT WHO ARE READY FOR CUSTOMERS TO RETURN. EMPLOYEES AT "CAPTAIN WOODY'S SEAFOOD BAR" SAY THEY WERE FIRST SHOCKED TO KNOW THEY HAD JUST DAYS TO PREPARE FOR RE-OPENING THEIR OUTDOOR SEATING ... BUT THEY'RE EXCITED TO TRY TO GET BACK TO SOME SORT OF NORMALCY. "TAKEOUT IS STILL GOING TO BE REALLY POPULAR. BUT ITS GONNA GIVE US A CHANCE TO GET PEOPLE IN THE BUILDING AGAIN, AND START WAITING ON PEOPLE AGAIN. ANY EXTRA REVENUE AT THE MOMENT, ANY BUSINESS OWNER IS HAPPY TO TAKE." WORKERS SAY... IN ADDITION TO FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES, THEY'LL ALSO WEAR GLOVES AND MASKS TO PROTECT CUSTOMERS. SAVANNAH MAYOR VAN JOHNSON SAYS PEOPLE MUST USE COMMON SENSE TO PREVENT GETTING CORONAVIRUS... HE SAID THAT SATURDAY... IN RESPONSE TO GOVERNOR KEMP LETTING HIS STATE- WIDE SHELTER AT HOME ORDER EXPIRE... "...REMIND YOU THAT YOU ARE STILL THE GOVERNORS AND THE MAYORS OF YOUR HOME. YOU STILL CALL THE SHOTS. YOU KNOW AS I DO, COVID-19 IS STILL DANGEROUS. YOU KNOW AS I DO, MAY 2ND IS TOO EARLY TO GO BACK TO NORMAL. YOU KNOW AS I DO, WE MUST CONTINUE TO KEEP THE FAITH, BUT FOLLOW THE SCIENCE. (BUDDED) "IF YOU ARE EATING AT A RESTAURANT PLEASE KEEP AS MUCH SPACE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHERS AS POSSIBLE. WE WANT YOU TO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES, BUT YOU MUST DO IT SAFELY..." A REMINDER... THE GOVERNOR STILL ASKS PEOPLE TO STAY AT HOME IF POSSIBLE... HE ESPECIALLY HOPES PEOPLE OVER 65... OR WITH SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS WILL HEED THAT SUGGESTION. PORT WENTWORTH CITY LEADERS ARE READY TO TALK ABOUT REOPENING CITY OFFICES... THEY PLAN TO TACKLE THAT TOPIC AT A COUNCIL MEETING... AT THREE O-CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON... THEY'LL ALSO TALK ABOUT THE CITY'S BUDGET. HOSPITALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY DESPERATELY NEED BLOOD... AND THE FORT STEWART ARMY POST IS PARTNERING WITH THE RED CROSS TO HELP SOLVE THAT SHORTAGE... THEY'RE HOSTING A BLOOD DRIVE AT TEN O- CLOCK TOMORROW MORNING... IN THE POST'S MAIN CHAPEL... THEY ENCOURAGE EVERYONE WITH ACCESS TO THE POST TO DONATE. TYBEE BEACHES ARE ONCE AGAIN BOOMING WITH PEOPLE LOOKING TO CRASH SOME WAVES AND SOAK UP SUN... AND TYBEE LEADERS WORRY THOSE CROWDS MAY COULD SPREAD CORONAVIRUS... WJCL'S EMMA HAMILTON JOINS US LIVE FROM TYBEE ISLAND... WITH MORE ABOUT THOSE WEEKEND CROWDS... AND THOSE LEADERS' CONCERNS... EMMA... CHRIS, AS EXPECTED ... TYBEE ISLAND WAS A VERY BUSY PLACE THIS WEEKEND. CITY LEADERS TELL US ON A TYPICAL WEEKEND THE ISLAND SEES ABOUT TEN THOUSAND CARS AND WITH THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE HERE THIS PAST WEEKEND ... THAT AVERAGE NUMBER WAS PROBABLY MET OR EVEN EXCEEDED. THIS WEEKEND WAS OF COURSE THE FIRST WEEKEND GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMPS SHELTER IN PLACE ORDER WASN'T IN EFFECT AFTER IT EXPIRED VERY LATE THURSDAY EVENING.. TYBEE ISLAND MAYOR SHIRLEY SESSIONS TELLS US THE CITY SPENT MUCH OF THE WEEKEND ENFORCING REGULAR BEACH RULES LIKE PARKING ... NO GLASS ON THE BEACH AND BREAKING UP GROUPS OF MORE THAN TEN PEOPLE. SHE SAYS THE CITY'S REALLY HAS ITS HANDS FULL RIGHT NOW AND THERE HONESTLY ISN'T ENOUGH RESOURCES TO TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS ATTENTION. WHILE CITY LEADERS CONTINUE TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS .. OTHERS WERE READY TO BE BACK ON THE BEACH. MAJOR: " I THINK IT'S TIME. I THINK IT'S TIME EVERYBODY GOT BACK TO LIFE. WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO PLAN A WEEKEND HERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WE NOTICED THERE'S STILL RESTRICTIONS GOING INTO RESTAURANTS." AS PEOPLE ENJOY THE BEACH THIS WEEK ... TYBEE CITY LEADERS JUST HOPE THEY CONTINUE TO KEEP A HEALTHY DISTANCE FROM ONE ANOTHER.. THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES HAS PUT A BAN ON CHAIRS, UMBRELLAS, TENTS AND COOLERS THAT'S IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY BUT THAT'S SOMETHING MANY DID NOT FOLLOW THIS WEEKEND. REPORTING FROM TYBEE ISLAND THIS MORNING .. EMMA HAMILTON, WJCL 22 NEWS. SEVERAL AIRLINES ARE MAKING MAJOR CHANGES THIS WEEK TO HOW YOU FLY TO KEEP YOU SAFE. STARTING TODAY.... "DELTA", "UNITED", AND "JET BLUE" REQUIRE PASSENGERS TO WEAR FACE MASKS DURING FLIGHTS... "SOUTHWEST" AND "AMERICAN AIRLINES" WILL PUT SIMILAR POLICIES IN PLACE NEXT WEEK... ALL MAJOR U-S AIRLINES ARE SPACING PASSGENGER OUT ON THOSE PLANES... TO ENSURE SOCIAL DISTANCING. RETAIL GIANT - MACY'S IS GETTINNG READY TO OPEN ITS STORES ACROSS THE COUNTY... INCLUDING GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA... IT HAS NOT SAID EXACTLY WHEN LOCAL STORES WILL OPEN... BUT SAYS IT WILL ENFORCE SOCIAL DISTANCING FOR SHOPPERS... MACY'S HOPES TO REOPEN ALL ITS STORES WITHIN SIX WEEKS. SMALL BUSINESSES COULD SOON SEE CHECKS FROM THAT SECOND ROUND OF FEDERAL STIMULUS MONEY... THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAYS ITS PROCESSED MORE THAN TWO-MILLION SMALL BUSINESS LOANS... AND THAT THEY SHOULD BE IN THE MAIL - - OR THOSE BUSINESS OWNERS' BANK ACCOUNTS - - SOON SAVANNAH SCHOOL LEADERS ARE CHANGING HOW THEY HAND OUT MEALS TO STUDENTS WHILE SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED. HERE'S A BREAKDOWN OF HOW THEY PLAN TO DISTRIBUTE THOSE MEALS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. PARENTS LISTEN UP... THIS IS BRAND NEW INFORMATION YOU'LL WANT TO HEAR... THE NEXT MEAL DISTRIBUTION DATE IS TOMORROW - - MAY FOURTH... SCHOOL LEADERS WILL PROVIDE FIVE DAYS WORTH OF BREAKFAST - AND LUNCH - MEALS... THEY'LL HAND THEM OUT AT 400 SCHOOL BUS STOPS ACROSS CHATHAM COUNTY... YOU CAN SEE THE FULL LIST OF DELIVERY LOCATIONS AND TIMES ON THE SAVANNAH CHATHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL'S WEBSITE... SCHOOL LEADERS WILL HAND OUT THE NEXT ROUND OF MEALS TUESDAY - - MAY TWELFTH... THAT'LL BE FOUR DAYS WORTH OF BREAKFAST AN LUNCH... TO CARRY STUDENTS THROUGH THE REST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR... AGAIN... YOU CAN SEE THE FULL LIST OF DISTRIBUTION TIMES ON THE SAVANNAH CHATHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEBSITE... THAT'S HE WEB ADDRESS ON YOUR SCREEN... SCHOOL LEADERS REMIND PARENTS TO PROPERLY STORE THESE MEALS SO THEY DON'T GO BAD... AND JUST A REMINDER.AdvertisementWhite House calls Waffle House for secrets on how to reopen restaurants amid coronavirusThe Waffle House CEO says the White House called wanting to know the secrets of their success during the COVID-19 pandemic.Above video: Your morning headlinesGeorgia-based Waffle House said it had a plan to save jobs and reopen its restaurants.Now, its CEO said the White House called on them just this week to share their secrets to how they are keeping patrons who eat in safe.“I wanted to share with them what we’re doing and what we’ve actually done to make our restaurants as safe as possible for our guests and our associates,” said Waffle House CEO Walt Ehmer. “Two, I wanted to give them a little feedback on how things are going after the first few days.” Ehmer said he was impressed with how receptive the White House was to hearing from businesses and having them share their successes.County by county: The latest coronavirus cases in Georgia, South CarolinaTracking the curve: See how coronavirus cases and deaths over timeCoronavirus in Georgia, SC: The latest headlines, resources, how to keep your family safeWJCL's coronavirus special coverageEhmer said he also expressed his appreciation for the frontline workers and talked about the significant plight of the restaurant industry in the U.S.Ehmer said that the company is putting social distancing protocols in place inside restaurants and following guidelines.“What we’ve seen is we went from having empty restaurants to having mostly empty restaurants,” Ehmer said. “So we have some people who are coming to sit down and eat with us and the ones that are are extremely grateful to have the opportunity to have a small taste of normalcy.”When asked how long the company could keep up with paying employees with so few customers, Ehmer said:“We’re trying to keep jobs for everybody. We’re trying to create jobs for the restaurants that have closed. We’re optimistic that just a small little step forward is going to help us achieve that goal."Above video: Your morning headlinesGeorgia-based Waffle House said it had a plan to save jobs and reopen its restaurants.AdvertisementNow, its CEO said the White House called on them just this week to share their secrets to how they are keeping patrons who eat in safe.“I wanted to share with them what we’re doing and what we’ve actually done to make our restaurants as safe as possible for our guests and our associates,” said Waffle House CEO Walt Ehmer. “Two, I wanted to give them a little feedback on how things are going after the first few days.” Ehmer said he was impressed with how receptive the White House was to hearing from businesses and having them share their successes.Ehmer said he also expressed his appreciation for the frontline workers and talked about the significant plight of the restaurant industry in the U.S.Ehmer said that the company is putting social distancing protocols in place inside restaurants and following guidelines.“What we’ve seen is we went from having empty restaurants to having mostly empty restaurants,” Ehmer said. “So we have some people who are coming to sit down and eat with us and the ones that are are extremely grateful to have the opportunity to have a small taste of normalcy.”When asked how long the company could keep up with paying employees with so few customers, Ehmer said:“We’re trying to keep jobs for everybody. We’re trying to create jobs for the restaurants that have closed. We’re optimistic that just a small little step forward is going to help us achieve that goal."Loading more articles...

AdvertisementThe Waffle House CEO says the White House called wanting to know the secrets of their success during the COVID-19 pandemic.White House calls Waffle House for secrets on how to reopen restaurants amid coronavirusThe Waffle House CEO says the White House called wanting to know the secrets of their success during the COVID-19 pandemic.Hide TranscriptShow TranscriptIT'S 6 O'CLOCK ON YOUR MONDAY MORNING. LET'S GET STRAIGHT TO THE LATEST ON THE CORONAVIRUS. SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER IS LIFTING HIS "WORK OR HOME" ORDER... EFFECTIVE TODAY. ALSO TODAY... SOUTH CAROLINA...

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