RODEO HOUSTON TO HEAR THOSE DETAILS.

DETAILS. >> AT CITY HALL, THE NEWS

>> AT CITY HALL, THE NEWS CONFERENCE TOOK PLACE.

CONFERENCE TOOK PLACE. >> WE HAVE MORE ON WHAT WE

>> WE HAVE MORE ON WHAT WE LEARNED OUT THERE.

LEARNED OUT THERE. WHAT’S GOING ON?

WHAT’S GOING ON? >> WE HAVE BEEN ASKING ALL

>> WE HAVE BEEN ASKING ALL MORNING LONG WHY NOW, WHAT IS

MORNING LONG WHY NOW, WHAT IS THE REASON NOW, AND WE HEARD

THE REASON NOW, AND WE HEARD TODAY, IT’S BECAUSE THIS

TODAY, IT’S BECAUSE THIS CONTACT, THIS MAN IN MONTGOMERY

CONTACT, THIS MAN IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY JUST RECENTLY APPARENTLY

COUNTY JUST RECENTLY APPARENTLY INFECTED AND CONFIRMED TESTED

INFECTED AND CONFIRMED TESTED WITH THE CRON WENT TO THE

WITH THE CRON WENT TO THE HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO

HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO BARBECUE COOKOFF ON FEBRUARY 28.

BARBECUE COOKOFF ON FEBRUARY 28. THEY DID NOT GIVE SPECIFICS

THEY DID NOT GIVE SPECIFICS ABOUT WHICH TENT HE WAS IN, THEY

ABOUT WHICH TENT HE WAS IN, THEY SAY HE WORKED AT THE TENT BUT

SAY HE WORKED AT THE TENT BUT BEYOND THAT DID NOT GIVE

BEYOND THAT DID NOT GIVE SPECIFICS.

SPECIFICS. PEOPLE WONDERING WHO IS THIS

PEOPLE WONDERING WHO IS THIS PERSON.

PERSON. THERE WERE 75,000 PEOPLE THAT

THERE WERE 75,000 PEOPLE THAT NIGHT IN ATTENDANCE, SO CONCERN

NIGHT IN ATTENDANCE, SO CONCERN ABOUT WHO THIS GUY TALKED TO,

ABOUT WHO THIS GUY TALKED TO, HOW MANY PEOPLE CAME IN CONTACT

HOW MANY PEOPLE CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIM AND JUST, YOU KNOW,

WITH HIM AND JUST, YOU KNOW, WHAT TO DO NEXT.

WHAT TO DO NEXT. THEY SAY THEY’RE IN THE PROCESS

THEY SAY THEY’RE IN THE PROCESS NOW OF TRYING TO SEE WHERE HE

NOW OF TRYING TO SEE WHERE HE WENT, WHO HE WAS IN CONTACT

WENT, WHO HE WAS IN CONTACT WITH, BUT STILL A LOT OF CONCERN

WITH, BUT STILL A LOT OF CONCERN OUT HERE.

OUT HERE. OVER THE WEEKEND ON SATURDAY,

OVER THE WEEKEND ON SATURDAY, THE RODEO ISSUED A STATEMENT

THE RODEO ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING THEY HAD NO PLANS TO

SAYING THEY HAD NO PLANS TO CANCEL THE RODEO.

CANCEL THE RODEO. THEIR REASONING FOR THAT IS

THEIR REASONING FOR THAT IS BECAUSE IT’S A LOCAL EVENT.

BECAUSE IT’S A LOCAL EVENT. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD PETITIONS ON

A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD PETITIONS ON LINE SAYING IT SHOULD BE SHUT

LINE SAYING IT SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN IN WAKE OF THE SOUTH BY

DOWN IN WAKE OF THE SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST EVENT SHUT DOWN IN

SOUTHWEST EVENT SHUT DOWN IN AUSTIN.

AUSTIN. SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST IS

SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST IS INTERNATIONAL.

INTERNATIONAL. THIS IS LOCAL.

THIS IS LOCAL. WE HAVE THIS MAN WHO ATTENDED

WE HAVE THIS MAN WHO ATTENDED THE RODEO.

THE RODEO. THAT IS THE REASON THEY MADE

THAT IS THE REASON THEY MADE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. HEARTBREAKING, A VERY DIFFICULT

HEARTBREAKING, A VERY DIFFICULT DECISION BUT THEY NEED TO SHUT

DECISION BUT THEY NEED TO SHUT DOWN THE ROAD YO THAT IS

DOWN THE ROAD YO THAT IS HAPPENING, ECONOMIC IMPLICATION

HAPPENING, ECONOMIC IMPLICATION ARE FOLKS, VENDORS WHO MAKE

ARE FOLKS, VENDORS WHO MAKE THEIR MONEY FOR THE YEAR AT THAT

THEIR MONEY FOR THE YEAR AT THAT RODEO AND NOW WONDER WHAT TO DO.

RODEO AND NOW WONDER WHAT TO DO. THEY’RE SAYING THE SCHOLARSHIP

THEY’RE SAYING THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WILL GO ON, THE KIDS

PROGRAM WILL GO ON, THE KIDS WILL GET THEIR MONEY.

WILL GET THEIR MONEY. A SIGH OF RELIEF THERE BUT

A SIGH OF RELIEF THERE BUT CONCERNS WITH THIS VERY SHOCKING

CONCERNS WITH THIS VERY SHOCKING ANNOUNCEMENT BEING MADE TODAY.

ANNOUNCEMENT BEING MADE TODAY. >> TRACKING ALL THE LATEST