One-on-one with Governor Tony Evers

We join Governor Tony Evers on Skype for a one-on-one interview as the state battles coronavirus.

AS STATELEADERSHIPCONSIDERS A SERIESOF ECONOMIC ANDHEALTH INITIATIVES.TODAY NBC-26'SMATT JARCHOWJOINED GOVERNOREVERS FOR A ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEW..HERE'S WHAT THEGOVERNOR HAD TOSAY...GOVERNOR TONYEVERS HAS ASKEDALL NON-ESSENTIALWORKERS INWISCONSIN TO STAYAT HOME.."The more we havepeople staying at homeand avoiding the virus, thesooner we're going to winthis."..BUT AT WHAT COSTTO THE STATE'SECONOMY?FIRST..EVERS SAID AHUGE NUMBER OFWORKERS ARECONSIDEREDESSENTIAL.NEXT..THE STATE ISLOOKING TO FINDWAYS TO HELP..LIKEUNEMPLOYMENTBENEFITS FORPEOPLE..OR LOANSFOR BUSINESSES."We're in contact andconversations with ourlegislative partners.Hopefully we can get themback into town in the nearfuture and do some things.Obviously, we're hoping tohave the federalgovernment step up,which they seem poised todo."WHILE THE BADGERSTATE BATTLES THEECONOMIC EFFECTSOF THIS PANDEMIC..THERE'S ANOTHERCRITICAL FIGHT..THE HEALTH OFNEARLY SIX MILLIONWISCONSINITES..EVERS SAID A 'SURGE'OF CASES WILLHAPPEN."We're looking at how weneed to expand hospitalsacross the state, wherewe can put people.

All thatis in the planning stagesand the final planningstages so that we're readyto do that."EVERS AGAIN URGEDPEOPLE TO STAYHOME..

AND HELPSLOW THE SPREAD."The benchmarks we'll belooking at are frankly howmany tests are positive,and how many tests wehave.

All those thingscontinue to inrcrease, wewant to make sure we getto a point where they'redecreasing, then we'll bemaking some decisions."EVERSACKNOWLEDGEDTHAT STAGE COULDBE WEEKS..EVENMONTHS AWAY.MATT JARCHOW,NBC26.THE GOVERNORALSO SAID... TO HIS