.
. >>>
. >>> JUNE 1st.
IT'S A DATE WE'VE HAD OUR EYE
ON.
ON.
ON. WHEN
ON. WHEN THE GOVERNOR SUGGESTED
MOST OF THE STATE COULD MOVE TO
PHASE TWO OF REOPENING.
THANKS AND WELCOME TO KING5
NEWS AT 5:00.
I'M MARK WRIGHT.
>>> I'M JOYCE TAYLOR, WELCOME
BACK, MARK.
BACK, MARK. AS WE TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE
DATE, IT LOOKS LIKE SOME
COUNTIES WILL NOT HIT THE
MILESTONE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
HERE'S A LOOK AT COUNTIES READY
TO GO TO STAGE TWO.
21 COUNTIES ALLOWED TO REOPEN
MORE BUSINESSES.
MORE BUSINESSES. BUT THE BIGGEST COUNTIES IN OUR
STATE ARE NOT ON THAT LIST.
TONIGHT, TEAM COVERAGE FROM
SNOHOMISH, PIERCE, AND KING
COUNTIES TO FIND OUT WHEN THEY
MAY FINALLY GET THE GREEN LIGHT
TO ENTER PHASE TWO.
>> SO LET'S GO FIRST TO
SNOHOMISH COUNTY WHERE THEY'RE
STRUGGLING TO FIND A BALANCE
BETWEEN REOPENING AND TRYING TO
GET EVERYBODY SAFE.
KING5'S ERIC WILKINSON
CONTINUES OUR TEAM COVERAGE
WITH HOW SOME PEOPLE ARE
GETTING TIRED OF THE SHOW
PROCESS.
PROCESS.
PROCESS. >> SNOHOMISH COUNTY HEALTH
OFFICIALS SAY WE'LL NOT REOPEN
FOR PHASE TWO NEXT WEEK AS
HOPED.
HOPED.
HOPED. BUT SOME BUSINESSES ARE
REOPENING ON THEIR OWN BY
REINTERPRETING WHAT IT MEANS TO
BE AN ESSENTIAL BUSINESS.
ANNA'S HOME FURNITURE OPENED
FOR ITS MEMORIAL DAY SALE AFTER
LOSING 90% OF ITS BUSINESS.
FRUSTRATIONS RISING AS PROFITS
FALL.
FALL.
FALL. >>
FALL. >> THINGS GET MOVED FURTHER AND
FURTHER BACK.
FURTHER BACK. AND PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF IT.
AND AS A BUSINESS OWNER, OUR
EMPLOYEES ARE STRUGGLING AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. SO
WELL. SO WE NEED TO GET BACK TO WORK.
>>> SNOHOMISH COUNTY NOW HAS
THE HIGHEST UNMOMENT RATE IN
THE STATE.
THE STATE. AT JUST UNDER 20%.
HE BROUGHT WORKERS BACK BY
DECLARING HIMSELF AN ESSENTIAL
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS. IF SLEEP IS ESSENTIAL, BEDS AND
COUCHES MUST BE TOO.
HE BELIEVES THE GOVERNOR'S
REOPENING ARE REQUIREMENTS ARE
TOO STRICT.
TOO STRICT. SPEE WE WANT TO KEEP EVERYBODY
SAFE.
SAFE.
SAFE. WE
SAFE. WE CAN DO THIS SLOWLY AND
GRADUALLY IF HE JUST LETS US DO
IT.
IT.
IT. >>
IT. >> COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY WE'RE
IN THE THERE YET FOR A JUNE 1st
SHIFT TO THE REOPENING PROCESS.
THE SNOHOMISH COUNTY OFFICER
CHRIS SAYS WE'RE ONLY DOING
HALF THE NUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS
TESTS NEEDED.
TESTS NEEDED. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THE
NUMBER OF POSITIVE CASES.
RIGHT NOW THE COUNTY IS SEEING
300 EVERY TWO WEEKS.
THAT NUMBER NEEDS TO BE NO
HIGHER THAN 80.
BUT DR. SPITTERS WONDERS IF
THERE MIGHT BE A WAY AROUND
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> IF WE HAVE TROUBLE ACHIEVING
IT, WE'RE GOING TO TALK TO THE
STATE ABOUT WHETHER THE
STRENGTH OF OUR OVER ALL
RESPONSE CAPACITY WILL PERMIT
US TO MOVE AHEAD.
>> WHEN WILL SNOHOMISH COUNTY
BE ABLE TO REOPEN FOR PHASE
TWO?
TWO?
TWO? RIGHT NOW COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY
THEY DON'T KNOW.
>> IN LYNWOOD, I ARE I CAN
WILKINSON, KING5 NEWS.
>>> SNOHOMISH COUNTY HAS BEEN
ONE OF THE HARDEST HIT WHEN IT
COMES TO UNEMPLOYMENT.
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ACROSS
THE STATE HIT 15.4%.
TAKE A LOOK.
THIS IS A MAP THAT CAME OUT
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. THE DARK BLUE COUNTIES HAVE AN
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ABOVE 17%.
IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, IT'S ABOVE
20%.
20%.
20%. PIERCE, NOT FAR BEHIND IT.
18%.
18%.
18%. IN
18%. IN KING COUNTY, SHY OF 15%.
>>> PIERCE COUNTY'S EXECUTIVE
SAYS HIS COUNTY IS READY FOR
PHASE TWO.
PHASE TWO. BUT IT COULD BE WEEKS BEFORE
THAT HAPPENS.
THAT HAPPENS. BECAUSE HE CONSIDERS THE
GOVERNOR'S BENCHMARKS
GOVERNOR'S BENCHMARKS UNREALISTIC.
UNREALISTIC. KING5'S DREW MICKELSON EXPLAINS
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. >>
NOW. >> PIERCE COUNTY'S EXECUTIVE
PLANNED ON SPEAKING WITH THE
GOVERNOR TODAY ABOUT EXEMPTING
THE NUMBER OF COVID-19 CASES
FROM LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
FROM THE COUNTY'S GENERAL
NUMBERS.
NUMBERS.
NUMBERS. HE SAYS OTHERWISE, PIERCE
COUNTY COULD BE IN PHASE ONE
FOR WEEKS.
FOR WEEKS. BUSINESS OWNERS SAY IT'S
ALREADY BEEN LONG ENOUGH.
>> I TOOK THE TIME TO PAINT
INSIDE MY SHOP A LITTLE BIT.
REPAINTED THE ROOF.
I HAVE NEW BARBER CHAIRS COMING
IN.
IN.
IN. I
IN. I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING A
REGRAND OPENING.
REGRAND OPENING. >> BEAU ERVIN IS READY TO TAKE
DOWN THE BOARDS AND START
CUTTING HAIR.
CUTTING HAIR. >> I LOVE IT.
THIS IS WHAT I DO.
I WORK WITH MY HANDS.
I LIKE TO CREATE AND MAKE
PEOPLE LOOK GOOD AND FEEL GOOD
ALL OVER AGAIN.
>> HE AND HUNDREDS OF BUSINESS
OWNERS IN PIERCE COUNTY ARE
HOLDING OUT HOPE NEXT WEEK THEY
CAN REOPEN UNDER THE
LIMITATIONS OF PHASE TWO.
>> THE PEOPLE OF PIERCE COUNTY
HAVE DEMONSTRATED THAT THEY'RE
READY TO RESPONSIBLY AND SAFELY
MOVE TO PHASE TWO.
>> THE COUNTY IS HELPING
BUSINESSES GET THE EQUIPMENT
THEY'LL NEED TO REOPEN BUT
DESPITE A DROP IN CASES, PIERCE
COUNTY EXECUTIVE BRUCE CALLS
THE GOVERNOR'S STANDARDS FOR
PHASE TWO UNREALISTIC.
AND SAYS WITHOUT SEPARATING OUT
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES FROM
THE ANTIQUOEST A TOLLS, PIERCE
-- FROM THE COUNTY'S TOLLS THE
NUMBERS ARE TWO TIMES WHAT THE
GOVERNOR WANTS TO SEE BEFORE
ALLOWING PHASE TWO REOPENINGS.
>> THAT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT
FOR THE PEOPLE OF PIERCE COUNTY
TO MEET THAT ANY TIME SOON.
CERTAINLY NOT BY JUNE 1st.
>> ONE THING THEY CAN'T TAKE
FROM YOU IS YOUR SMILE.
I TRY TO SMILE.
>> HE'LL WAIT UNTIL IT'S LEGAL
AND DETERMINE TO BE SAFE TO
SHARE SMILES WITH CLIENTS AGAIN
IN PERSON.
IN PERSON. SOMETHING EVERYONE COULD USE
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. >> MY BUSINESS MODEL IS NOT
JUST BUSINESS IT'S PERSONAL.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING.
WE BECOME FRIENDS BEYOND
CLIENTS.
CLIENTS.
CLIENTS. >> WHEN HE CAN REOPEN HE KNOWS
HE'LL HAVE TO MEET SEVERAL
CLEANLINESS STANDARDS.
CLEANLINESS STANDARDS. BUT HE'LL DO WHATEVER HE HAS TO
TO REOPEN.
TO REOPEN. IN TACOMA, DREW MICKELSON,
KING5 NEWS.
KING5 NEWS. >>> WELL TODAY THURSTON COUNTY
FILED ITS APPLICATION FOR
VARIANCE TO ENTER PHASE TWO OF
THE SAFE START REOPENING
PROGRAM.
PROGRAM.
PROGRAM. OLYMPIA'S MAYOR SAYS MAKING THE
MOVE COMES WITH GREAT
RESPONSIBILITY.
RESPONSIBILITY. >> I'VE HEARD THE PROCESS OF
REOPENING OUR COUNTRY REFERRED
TO AS THE BALANCE BETWEEN THE
HAMMER AND THE DANCE.
WE NOW GET THE CHANCE TO DANCE.
SLOWLY, WITH A MASK AND SIX
FEET APART FROM STRANGERS.
BUT IT'S A CHANCE.
IF WE BLOW THE PHASE TWO DANCE,
THE HAMMER WILL COME DOWN
QUICKLY.
QUICKLY.
QUICKLY. AND WE'LL GET KNOCKED BACK TO
PHASE ONE.
PHASE ONE. >> ALONG WITH THE APPLICATION
FOR A VARIANCE, THURSTON COUNTY
INCLUDED LETTERS FROM HOSPITALS
CONFIRMING THEY HAVE BED
CAPACITY AS WELL AS SUFFICIENT
PPE AND RESOURCES SHOULD THERE
BE A SURGE.
>>> COMING UP AT 5:30, WHAT
ABOUT KING COUNTY?
WHAT ARE THE CHANCES IT COULD
ENTER PHASE TWO BY JUNE 1st?
WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT THE
NUMBERS AND TALKING TO HEALTH
OFFICIALS ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY
OF THAT HAPPENING.
>>> LET'S GO EAST TO THE
CASCADES NOW.
CASCADES NOW. A TEAM OF INFECTION SPECIALISTS
WORKING TO HELP CONTAIN COVID-
19 IN YAKIMA COUNTY.
MEMBERS OWE OF THE STATE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT ALONG WITH TWO CDC
WORKERS FOCUS ON DOZENS OF LONG
TERM CARE FACILITIES WHERE
OUTBREAKS HAVE BEEN REPORTED.
THE TEAM ALSO HANDED OUT MASKS
TO SEASONAL FARM WORKERS AND
WORKERS AT MEAT AND FRUIT
PACKING FACILITIES IN YAKIMA
COUNTY.
COUNTY.
COUNTY. >>> THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT
RELEASED NEW CORONAVIRUS CASE
NUMBERS FOR THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON IN THE PAST 24
HOURS, EIGHT NEW DEATHS WERE
REPORTED.
REPORTED.
REPORTED. BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
PEOPLE IN WASHINGTON WHO'VE
DIED TO 1,078.
OVER ALL, THERE ARE NOW 20,181
CASES IN WASHINGTON.
THAT'S UP 116 FROM YESTERDAY.
>>> TONIGHT A KENT MAN WHO
DISAPPEARED BEFORE A GUY'S
HUNTING TRIP IS STILL MISSING.
SEARCH AND RESCUE CREWS ARE ON
THE LOOK OUT FOR A SUSPECT THEY
BELIEVE TO BE ARMED AND
DANGEROUS AND MAY KNOW WHAT
HAPPENED IN THE WOODS NORTH OF
CLE ELUM.
CLE ELUM.
CLE ELUM. SEBASTIAN ROBERTSON HAS MORE ON
THE MAN HUNT.
>> REPORTER: TWO SEARCHES IS
HAPPENING SIMULTANEOUSLY IN CLE
ELUM.
ELUM.
ELUM. ONE
ELUM. ONE FOR A MISSING HUNTER.
THE SECOND IS FOR A SUSPECT
SEEN DRIVING THE HUNTER'S
VEHICLE.
VEHICLE.
VEHICLE. ONE LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY SAYS
MAY BE ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
LAW ENFORCEMENT BELIEVE THE
PERSON WHO ABANDONED IAN'S
TRUCK DEEP IN THE WOODS NORTH
OF CLE ELUM MAY HAVE KEY
INFORMATION NEEDED TO FIND HIM.
>> IT'S OUR FEELING THAT THE
MOST LIKELY WAY FOR US TO FIND
OUT WHERE IAN IS, IS TO CONTACT
THE PERSON FOUND IN POSSESSION
OF HIS VEHICLE.
>> THE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
ALONGSIDE TEN OTHER AGENCIES,
INCLUDING THE FBI ARE NOW
RUNNING TWO SEARCHES AT ONCE.
ONE FOR THIS 41-YEAR-OLD.
WHEN HE DIDN'T RETURN TO WORK
AFTER A HUNDREDING TRIP.
>> WE'VE BEEN SCOURING THE
TRAILS UP THERE.
>> THE SECOND SEARCH IS A MAN
HUNT FOR A SUSPECT OFFICIALS
SAY WAS SEEN DRIVING IAN'S
CRUISER IN THE DAYS AFTER HIS
DISAPPEARANCE.
DISAPPEARANCE. >> NO LEADS AT THIS POINT BASED
ON EVERYTHING WE'RE SEEING WE
DON'T EXPECT TO FIND HIM.
>> LONG TIME FRIEND, DAN LIND.
>> THIS IS VERY HARD.
>> FRIENDS AND FAMILY MOSTLY
FROM THE PORTLAND AREA THAT
HAVE SEARCHED THE SURROUNDING
WOODS FOR NINE STRAIGHT DAYS.
>> ONE OF THE SHERIFFS
DESCRIBED IT AS A HONEY COMB,
YOU CAN GET IN AND OUT ANY
WHERE YOU WANT.
>> A MAN THEY SAY LOVED THE
OUTDOORS BUT LOVED BECOMING A
GRANDFATHER EVEN MORE.
>> HE'S GOT A GRAND KID AT
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. THAT'S WHAT HE WAS LOOKING
FORWARD TO.
FORWARD TO. HE WAS OUT THERE FOR TURKEY.
>> SAN JOSE CREWS WILL NAVIGATE
THE WOODS HOPING FOR ANY SIGN
OF IAN.
OF IAN.
OF IAN. AND ANY SIGN OF A MAN THEY
BELIEVE KNOWS MORE.
>> THIS IS HARDLY A NORMAL
SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION.
ONE OF THE MEN, THE UKE IS IS
CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
IT'S MOSTLY PLAIN CLOTHED
OFFICERS SEARCHING THE WOODS
NEAR CLE ELUM.
SEBASTIAN ROBERTSON, KING5
NEWS.
NEWS.
NEWS. >>>
NEWS. >>> HERE IS A LOOK AT THE
DESCRIPTION OF THE SUSPECT.
AUTHORITIES SAY HE'S HISPANIC,
OR NATIVE AMERICAN, IN HIS 20s
OR 30s.
OR 30s.
OR 30s. HEAVY SET.
HEAVY SET. CHUBBY FACE, ROUND NOSE.
SHORT CROPPED BLACK HAIR LAST
SEEN WEARING DARK PANTS.
>>> AN ASIAN COUPLE CHASE THUD
BALL HARD BY A MAN YELLING AT
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. POLICE ARE LOOKING INTO WHETHER
THE MAN THEY ARRESTED IN THIS
CASE MAY BE CONNECTED INTO
OTHER CALLS.
OTHER CALLS. A MAN WENT INTO A RESTAURANT IN
BALLARD YELLING RACIALLY
CHARGED COMMENTS AT PEOPLE
INSIDE.
INSIDE.
INSIDE. LATER THAT NIGHT.
ASIAN PARK GOER AT GOLDEN
GARDENS SAY THEY WERE HARASSED
BY A MAN.
BY A MAN.
BY A MAN. A