Copa: Restaurants 'unfairly singled out'

>> SUCH A TIGHT KNIT GROUP.

SUCH A LOSS IF THAT COMMUNITY.

CARE ACCRUINGER LIVE IN DURHAM.

THANK YOU.

>>> A LITTLE MORN TWO HOURS AGO

THE GOVERNOR ISSUE A NEW STAY-

AT-HOME ORDER TO HELP SLOW THE

VIRUS.

STARTING FRIDAY, THE GOVERNOR

IS ASKING NORTH CAROLINIANS TO

STAY HOME BETWEEN 10:00 P.M.

AN 5:00 A.M.

AMONG BYS AFFECT BID THIS,

RESTAURANTS WHICH ARE ALREADY

STRUGGLING.

JOINING US ISELIZABETH

TURNBULL.

I KNOW THIS IS LAST THING YOUR

INDUSTRY NEED.

HOW DO YOU THINK THIS LATEST

ORDER WILL AFFECT YOUR

BUSINESS.

>> WELL, DIRECTLY TO BE HONEST,

IT WON'T AFFECT US OR OTHERS

VERY MUCH BECAUSE WE ARE ALL

WRAPPING UP OUR HIS MOST NIGHT

BEFORE THE CURFEW.

INDIRECT LYRIC I THINK THIS

COULD DEVASTATE OUR ALREADY

STRUGGLING BUSINESS.

WE'VE SEEN OUR NUMBERS PLUM NET

THE LAST MONTH AND THIS IS JUST

GOING TO MAKE IT WORSE BY

MAKING IT LESS APPEALING AN

MAKING IT HARD ERRED FOR PEOPLE

TO COME OUT TO EAT.

PEOPLE JUST DON'T FEEL SAFE AND

THEY DON'T FEEL SAFE BECAUSE

THEIR LEADER ARE TELLING THEM

NOT TO DO IT.

SMALL BUSINESSES LIKE OURS AND

THE WHOLE RESTAURANT

SPECIFICALLY, WE'RE BEING

UNFAIRLY SINGLED OUT BY OUR

GOVERNMENT LEADERS.

WE ARE BEING ASKED TO SHOULDER

MORE OF THE BURDEN WITHOUT ANY

FINANCIAL AID.

BIG BACH STORES, SUPERMARKET AN

COB INSTRUCTION SITES SEEM TO

BE EXEMPT FROM THESE ORDERS AND

THEY'RE ALLOWED TO OPERATE

WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTS.

YOU KNOW, IT IS EVEN HARDER FOR

US I THINK TO ACCEPT IT BECAUSE

SO MANY OF THESE ACCUSATIONS

ARE BEING MADE WITHOUT SPECIFIC

DATA.

FOR EXAMPLE, TO OUR KNOWLEDGE,

WE SERVED OVER 3,000 PEOPLE IN

HOUSE SINCE JULY AND WE HAVE

NOT HAD A SINGLE CASE OF

TRANSMISSION TRACED BACK TO US.

AND IT IS A SIMILAR STORY FOR

OUR COLLEAGUES.

OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE 100%

ON BOARD WITH DOING WHATEVER IT

TAKE TO BEAT THE VIRUS.

IT DOESN'T JUST AFFECT MY

BUSINESS.

IT AFFECT MY LOVED ONES.

MY TEAM MEMBERS, MY FRIENDS, MY

FAMILY.

BUT IF GOVERNOR COOPER WANTS

ANY INDEPENDENT RESTAURANT LEFT

STANDING AT THE END OF THIS, HE

NEED TO TAKE A LONG, HARD LOOK

AT HIS RESPONSE TO OUR SMALL

BUSINESSES.

HE CAN'T ASK US TO STAY OPEN

WHILE ALSO TELLING PEOPLE NOT

TO DINE WITH US.

FOR EXAMPLE, IN TODAY APPEAR

PRESS CONFERENCE, HE TOLD

PEOPLE NOT TO FA THEY ARE IN

RESTAURANTS BUT THERE UP WITH

THE JUAN WORD OF SUPPORT FOR

TAKEOUT OR GIFT CERTIFICATES OR

ANY OTHER ALTERNATIVE SUPPORT.

>> AND THE HOLIDAY SEASON TOPIC

ALLEGE A VERY BUSY SEASON IF

RESTAURANTS AN BARS ALIKE.

WE'RE GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOUR

PARTICULAR RESTAURANT HASN'T

HAD ANY CANADIAN SINCE JULY.

THAT IS GOOD TO HEAR.

BUT AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS A

MASSIVE INDUSTRY HERE AND NOT

ONLY NORTH CAROLINA BUT AROUND

THE COUNTRY.

WE WISH YOU THE BEST OVER THE

HOLIDAYS.

WE HOPE YOU AND YOUR STAFF STAY

SAFE.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE'RE REALLY HOPING FOR SOME

SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY AND