Las Vegas mayor taking what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas to a new level.
Las Vegas Mayor calling for everything to be open - hotels, casinos, stadiums
@andersoncooper: how would you do that?
Mayor: I don't know....that's their job that's not the mayor's job.
#covid19
#LasVegas Mayor intv
@andersoncooper: You're talking about encouraging hundreds of thousands of people to come to Las Vegas & then returning home . Doesn't that sound like a virus petri dish?
Mayor: That sounds like you're being alarmist.
#covid19
This @andersoncooper intv with the #LasVegas interview is blowing my mind.
You're the mayor of Vegas and you're calling for them to open but you are doing nothing to improve safety.
Mayor: That's for scientists and fact.
Cooper: but every scientists says we need #covid19 testing
#LasVegas Mayor Goodman then says you can trust the government with testing because the 50s...? And maintains that it's not her job to get testing and she's questioning the governor's plan to ensure testing first.
#covid19
When showing the mayor research from China that the virus could spread in restaurants via air circulation
Mayor Goodman: "This isn't china."
@andersoncooper: "Wow that was really ignorant."
Mayor speaking of this virus... this is part of life.
#covid19
Now @andersoncooper is taking off his glasses.
He ain't got time for this.
But persists: I understand you care for your people financially hurting but you are calling for opening but doing nothing to improve safety for workers or customers or the health care system.
#covid19
#LasVegas: It's always about putting workers back to work in a city that wasn't broken that didn't have disease back to work.
@andersoncooper: but thousands are sick and 160+ died.
Mayor: I offered to be a control group but was told we can't be. I said that's too bad.
#covid19
. @andersoncooper to #LasVegas Mayor: Are you going to go to casinos every night and put yourself on the line with all the workers.
Mayor Goodman:150 people dying is tragic but we 2.3 million people here - we weren't broken.
#covid19
Now @andersoncooper speaking to Nevada @GovSisolak.
'We are clearly not going to offer up #LasVegas as a control group.
We want to open everyone back but not today or tomorrow.
Most elected officials in state have only tried to help testing, tracing & open safely.'
#covid19
Nevada @GovSisolak saying since the interview with #lasvegasmayor goodman now 187 people have died (37 more than she died).
Scientists and the virus, he says, will decide when and how we open.
He and #LasVegas unions say workers will not be petri dishes.
#covid19
Nevada @GovSisolak breaking down, tearing up talking about ppl in #LasVegas & the state who have died, those dying alone, those not seeing loved ones before they die - how difficult & disappointing to have a leader in the state is leading people away from protection.
#covid19
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