Web Extra: NCC News Podcast, June 3 Web Extra: NCC News Podcast, June 3

I’M ALEXA ROTH REPORTING FOR NCC NEWS. HERE ARE THE STORIES WE ARE COVERING TODAY, WEDNESDAY JUNE 3RD. WE’LL HAVE THE LATEST ON THE PROTESTS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND COVID-19 UPDATES.

HERE IN CENTRAL NEW YORK, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES THAT ATHELETES CAN RETURN TO CAMPUS FOR VOLUNTARY WORKOUTS BEGINING MONDAY JUNE 8TH. SYRACUSE ATHLETICS IS DEVEOPING A HEALTH GUIDENCE PLAN TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS. ATHLETES WILL BE TESTED AND KEPT IN ISOLATION PENDING A NEGATIVE TEST RESULT. THE SYRACUSE FOOTBALL TEAM IS EXPECTING TO BEGIN PRESEAON CAMP ON AUGUST 5TH.

THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY WILL BEGIN COLLECTING CASH TOLLS STARTING TODAY. CASH TOLLS WERE SUSPENDED ON MARCH 22ND DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. DRIVERS WILL BE ABLE TO PAY THEIR TOLLS AT A STAFFED LANE WHEN EXIITNG. NEW SAFETY MEASURES WILL BE PUT INTO PLACE FOR TOLL COLLECTORS AND DRIVERS WITH AN E-ZPASS WILL CONTINUE CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS AT ALL TOLLING LOCATIONS.

GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUCED SUMMER CAMPS CAN REOPEN STARTING JUNE 29TH. GUIDENCE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED YET. THE REOPENING DOES NOT INCLUDE SLEEP-AWAY CAMPS.

ABBY SMALLEY IS ONE OF THOUSANDS WHO LOST THEIR JOBS DURNG THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. OUR REPORTER JILLIAN ANDREWS SPOKE WITH SMALLEY ABOUT HOW SHE BEGAN MAKING HAIR ACCESSORIES TO MAKE MONEY AFTER BEING LAID OFF FROM HER JOB.
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(” So then I had the idea just make a couple and post them online and it just like blew up. I got a lot more orders than I thought I was going to”)

FIRST CAME THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, FOLLOWED BY RIOTS AND PROTESTS AFTER THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD. OUR REPORTER SCOPAS BETHUEL SPOKE TO KATHERINE HYATT, A LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR, SHE SAYS ITS IMPORTANT TO LEARN HOW TO DEAL WITH EVENTS THAT MIGHT NOT BE IN OUR CONTROL.

(” All these things come into play that take away some more of our control. And so its really important that i encourage people to do is focus on the things that we can control.”)

AND NOW FOR OUR WEATHER REPORT…NCC’S JUAN GURAIN CAMARGO HAS WHAT TO EXPECT TODAY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK.

(“Right now its a cool overcast in Syracuse currently 68 degrees but will drop down to 59 degrees later tonight with showers to follow well into tomorrow morning..”)

FOR NCC NEWS, IM ALEXA ROTH. YOU CAN FIND FULL STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE AT NCC NEWS ONLINE DOT COM.