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>> Breaking right now sources telling channel to the Houston

telling channel to the Houston Livestock show and Rodeo will

Livestock show and Rodeo will be shut down for the rest of

be shut down for the rest of the season. Due to concerns

the season. Due to concerns over coronavirus.

over coronavirus. >> That’s right there are

>> That’s right there are meetings taking place right now

meetings taking place right now at energy and City Hall in a

at energy and City Hall in a news conference is scheduled to

news conference is scheduled to start at noon

start at noon channel two’s Mario Diaz joins

channel two’s Mario Diaz joins us now live from energy with

us now live from energy with these breaking Mario, what can

these breaking Mario, what can you tell us.

you tell us. >> Well right now that a that

>> Well right now that a that is speak with one City Council

is speak with one City Council member who has informed me that

member who has informed me that the administration is playing

the administration is playing this noon news conference to

this noon news conference to announce that they’re always

announce that they’re always going to be some form

going to be some form of closure of the really I

of closure of the really I asked him to take place here

asked him to take place here today’s will take place

today’s will take place immediately years ago in

immediately years ago in a sale I says I don’t have any

a sale I says I don’t have any details what’s intriguing also

details what’s intriguing also in talking with members at City

in talking with members at City Hall they’re not releasing

Hall they’re not releasing anything right now

anything right now we’ve been talking to Here at

we’ve been talking to Here at the rodeo asking for specific

the rodeo asking for specific with regard to this potential

with regard to this potential closure again it’s scheduled to

closure again it’s scheduled to be announced from what we’re

be announced from what we’re hearing from various sources at

hearing from various sources at noon today.

noon today. They are not We reached out

They are not We reached out again multiple times to try to

again multiple times to try to get responses to this I can

get responses to this I can tell you that here at the

tell you that here at the rodeo, you see plenty of

rodeo, you see plenty of activity and let’s keep in mind

activity and let’s keep in mind this rodeo is going to last

this rodeo is going to last until March 22th, which means

until March 22th, which means about

about 2 more weeks. Your time this is

2 more weeks. Your time this is a huge huge event for the city

a huge huge event for the city of Houston from both an

of Houston from both an entertainment perspective for

entertainment perspective for those who are visiting as well

those who are visiting as well as

as from a commerce perspective

from a commerce perspective because you have a lot of

because you have a lot of people who rely on the business

people who rely on the business of the rodeo I did reach out to

of the rodeo I did reach out to the mayor’s office with regards

the mayor’s office with regards to the news conference because

to the news conference because initially they announced it was

initially they announced it was a joint news conference but

a joint news conference but didn’t give any details

didn’t give any details as to who was going to be

as to who was going to be taking part in this news

taking part in this news conference the then revised

conference the then revised that press release that a few

that press release that a few minutes ago

minutes ago indicating that Sylvester

indicating that Sylvester Turner the mayor of course

Turner the mayor of course we’ll be joined by the county

we’ll be joined by the county judge Lina Hidalgo as well as

judge Lina Hidalgo as well as doctor David Pierce e

doctor David Pierce e with regards to this news

with regards to this news conference at 12 o’clock also

conference at 12 o’clock also other

other community leaders are going to

community leaders are going to be at this pivotal news

be at this pivotal news conference and at the top of

conference and at the top of the hour. But again here at the

the hour. But again here at the rodeo. The very latest is that

rodeo. The very latest is that there’s no one that’s

there’s no one that’s officially confirming this as

officially confirming this as of

of right now separately it’s

right now separately it’s business as usual you see

business as usual you see families here you see kids here

families here you see kids here you see workers here you see

you see workers here you see people who rely on this rodeo

people who rely on this rodeo here. Again this news

here. Again this news conference at 12 o’clock from

conference at 12 o’clock from all indications that we’ve been

all indications that we’ve been receiving here

receiving here this morning is at the rodeo

this morning is at the rodeo will scale back or will be

will scale back or will be shutting We don’t know the

shutting We don’t know the timetable on that, but of

timetable on that, but of course is all in relation

course is all in relation to the coronavirus situation

to the coronavirus situation not only here in Houston but

not only here in Houston but nationwide that’s very late and