ARABDHO MAJUMDER (Anchor): Here’s the latest national and international news from N-C-C News. I’m Arabdho Majumder. While New York remains shutdown, in Georgia, governor Brian Kemp is opening gyms, hair salons and bowling alleys on Friday.
BRIAN KEMP: By taking this measured action, we will get Georgians back to work safely.
AM: The mayor of Atlanta doesn’t agree.
KEISHA LANCE BOTTOMS (Atlanta mayor): Continue to stay home, follow the science, and exercise common sense.
AM: Texas oil and gas industry regulators are meeting today to consider cuts to the state’s oil output. Brent Stanley, who buys and sells mineral land rights, has seen his business plummet and warns of the ripple effect from the oil collapse.
BRENT STANLEY: If there s no oil and gas jobs, there s no one spending any money.
AM: The University of Central Oklahoma’s business school dean explains the oil problem in his state.
STEVE AGEE (UCO Business School dean): There’s so much oil sitting in offshore tankers and there s no buyers for it.
AM: Denmark’s month-long lockdown is beginning to come to an end. Authorities will reasses every month to ensure there is no coronavirus resurgence. That’s the news at this hour. Arabdho Majumder, N-C-C News.
Syracuse, N.Y. – NCC News anchor Arabdho Majumder tells us what’s happening around the nation and the world in today’s NCC Newsbrief.
While most of the country remains in lockdown, Georgia governor Brian Kemp is planning to reopen certain businesses on Friday. The oil collapse is causing massive ripple effects for the economies across Oklahoma and Texas. Plus, Denmark is also starting a cautious reopening of businesses today and plans to reassess every month to ensure there is no coronavirus resurgence.
