THERE'S
THERE'S SOME TROUBLE WITH WASHINGTON'S UNEMPLOYMENT
WEBSITE.
UNEMPLOYMENT WEBSITE. MEANT TO MAKE THINGS
BETTER-- THOUSANDS OF
APPLICANTS KEEP SAYING THEY'RE GETTING KICKED OUT.
WE CHECK IN WITH STATE
LEADERS TO SEE WHY THE
ONLINE
UNEMPLOYMENT UPGRADE
FAILED FOR THOUSANDS.
REQUESTS CONTINUE TO
GROW AT OUR FOOD BANKS IN THE
INLAND NORTHWEST...
WE'LL TELL YOU HOW ONE
ORGANIZATION IS TEAMING
UP WITH
LOCAL RESTAURANTS TO
FEED PEOPLE WHO NEED A
LITTLE
EXTRA HELP.
EXTRA HELP. WANT TO SURPRISE YOUR
CO-WORKERS DURING YOUR NEXT VIDEO
NEXT VIDEO
CONFERENCE CALL? YOU CAN NOW ARRANGE TO HAVE A FARM ANIMAL
MAKE AN
APPEARANCE!
HERE'S HOW IT WORKS: YOU
GO TO SWEET FARM DOT
ORG, TAKE A LOOK
AT THE ONLINE BIOS OF
THE ANIMALS ...THEN
CHOOSE AN ANIMAL TO JOIN
YOUR BUSINESS MEETING!
THE SITE OFFERS A RANGE
OF DATES AND TIME SLOTS.
PRICES START AT
ONE-HUNDRED DOLLARS.
ONE-HUNDRED DOLLARS.
GOOD
GOOD MORNING, I'M JOSHUA ROBINSON
ROBINSON
TODAY
TODAY WE
TODAY WE CONTINUE TO BRING YOU COVERAGE WHILE PARTICPATING IN SOCIAL
DISTANCING.
I AM JOINED BY MY
CO-WORKERS FROM THEIR
HOMES.
HOMES.
HERE
HERE ARE
HERE ARE THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS MORNING.
MORNING.
HERE
HERE ARE
HERE ARE THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS MORNING. SPOKANE COUNTY
HEALTH OFFICER DOCTOR
BOB LUTZ HAS SOME WORDS
OF CAUTION FOR PEOPLE
PROTESTING WASHINGTON
STATE'S STAY-AT-HOME
ORDER.
LUTZ SAYS REOPENING THE
ECONOMY TOO EARLY COULD
LEAD
TO ANOTHER SURGE IN
CASES.
CASES.
OUTCUE:
OUTCUE: SLAM THE DOOR SHUT."
SHUT."
WASHINGTON STAY HOME ORDER IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MAY 4TH.
OUTCUE: SLAM THE DOOR
SHUT."
SHUT."
WASHINGTON STAY HOME ORDER IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MAY 4TH.
THERE IS NO WORD YET ON
IF THAT DEADLINE WILL BE
EXTENDED.
EXTENDED.
EXTENDED. A FEDERAL JUDGE IN
CALIFORNIA HAS ORDERED ICE TO ACTIVELY REVIEW
CASES OF ALL DETAINED
IMMIGRANTS AT INCREASED
RISK OF
SEVERE ILLNESS OR DEATH.
THE JUDGE ALSO ORDERED
ICE TO DETERMINE WHETHER
HIGH
RISK DETAINEES SHOULD BE
RELEASED TO SHIELD THEM
FROM
THE VIRUS.
THE VIRUS.
OIL
OIL PRICES PLUNGED BELOW ZERO FOR THE FIRST TIME-- AS
DEMAND FOR ENERGY
COLLAPSED AMID THE
CORONAVIRUS
PANDEMIC.
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. C-B-S NEWS REPORTS THE
OIL MARKET WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE TO BE
PRESSURED IN THE COMING
WEEKS.
WEEKS.
A
A RECORD
A RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE FILED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT IN
WASHINGTON.
IT HAS CAUSED SOME MAJOR
BACK LOGS IN THE STATE'S
UNEMPLOYMENT WEBSITE.
JEN YORK JOIN US NOW
WITH A LOOK AT HOW THE
DELAY IN BENEFITS IS
EFFECTING ONE SMALL
BUSINESS OWN.
BUSINESS OWN.
MITZI
MITZI LAWSON IS A MESSAGE THERAPIST AND PART TIME
MINIATURE HORSE TRAINER.
LIKE HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF OTHERS IN
THE STATE -- SHE IS
LIKE
LIKE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF OTHERS IN THE STATE -- SHE IS NOW
UNEMPLOYED.
UP UNTIL THIS PAST
WEEKEND -- SHE AND OTHER
SELF-EMPLOYED PEOPLE
DID NOT QUALITY FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT.
ONCE SHE WAS ABLE TO
APPLY FOR BENEFITS --
THE STATE'S WEBSITE
LOCKED HER OUT.
"IT
"IT JUST
"IT JUST SAID. WEBSITE WAS DOWN. WEBSITE WAS DOWN. CANNOT LOAD.
RELOAD. IT'S JUST
ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING.
IT WAS NOT GOING TO
CONNECT
CONNECT UP WHEN I DID CONNECT UP. FINALLY IT BOOTED ME OFF IN JUST A
COUPLE
OF MINUTES."
ON SUNDAY -- A RECORD
182- THOUSAND PEOPLE
FILED FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS IN
WASHINGTON. WORKERS SAY
IT OVERWHELMED THE
STATE'S WEBSITE.
EXPERTS SAY PEOPLE
UNABLE TO GET INTO THE
SYSTEM -- SHOULD
JUST KEEP TRYING.
LAWSON SAYS SHE WILL
SURVIVE THIS BOUT OF
UNEMPLOYMENT.
BUT WITHOUT FINANCIAL
HELP -- SHE SAYS IT WILL
BE TOUGH.
BE TOUGH.
"IT
"IT GETS
"IT GETS TO A POINT WHERE YOU'RE JUST KIND OF LIKE. 'OH, I CAN'T DO
THIS. I
WANT TO BURY MY HEAD IN
A PILLOW AND CRY!' BUT
IT'S LIKE. 'SUCK IT UP
AND
IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT APPLYING
FOR UNEMPLOYMENT -- YOU
CAN TEXT "UNEMPLOYMENT"
TO 509 448 2000.
NOW
NOW LETS
NOW LETS SEND THINGS OVER TO DANAMARIE TO TELL US ABOUT A NON-
NOW LETS SEND THINGS
OVER TO DANAMARIE TO
TELL
TELL US
TELL US ABOUT A NON- PROFIT STEPPING IT UP TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE HAVE
FOOD TO PUT ON THE
TABLE.
TABLE.
EVERYONE
EVERYONE DESERVES FOOD ON THEIR TABLE AND TODAY'S
#INLANDTOGETHER MOMENT
COMES FROM SPOKANE FOOD
FIGHTERS
WHOSE GOAL IS JUST
THAT...THIS A NON-PROFIT
WAS RECENTLY CREATED
IN RESPONSE TO THE
CORONAVIRUS TO FEED OUR
COMMUNITY
DURING THIS
UNPRECEDENTED TIME.
UNPRECEDENTED TIME.
SPOKANE
SPOKANE FOOD FIGHTERS AND LOCAL RESTAURANTS ARE
WORKING TOGETHER TO
PROVIDE HEALTHY AND
DELICIOUS
MEALS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE
EXPERIENCING FOOD
INSECURITY
DURING THIS TIME. HERE
IS HOW IT WORKS...THEY
ARE NEXT DAY
EMERGENCY MEAL NEEDS FOR
THOSE WHO HAVE NOT BEEN
ABLE TO BE
HELPED THROUGH CHANNELS
LIKE THEIR SCHOOL
DISTRICT, FOOD
PANTRIES, 2ND HARVEST OR
MEALS ON WHEELS.
COMMUNITY
PARTNERS ARE MAKING THIS
HAPPEN RIGHT NOW
INCLUDING
RESTAURANTS.
INCLUDING RESTAURANTS.
RESTAURANTS.
"HI
"HI CHEF
"HI CHEF ADAM HEGSTEAD HERE I AM AT WANDERING TABLE, THE NEW PICK UP
POINT FOR SPOKANE FOOD
FIGHTERS. WE DO 100-200
MEALS A DAY FOR ANYONE
WHO NEEDS IT. WE ARE
CREATING DELICIOUS FOOD
AND MEALS FOR WHOEVER
NEEDS A
NEEDS A
LITTLE
LITTLE HELP. WANDERING TABLE POSTED ON FACEBOOK SHARING
QUOTE "
WE KNOW THIS IS A TOUGH
TIME FOR EVERYONE WITH
MANY OF OUR OWN
STAFF HAVING TO BE
UNEMPLOYED. EVERYDAY, WE
WILL BE CREATING AS
MANY MEALS AS ARE NEEDED
AND AS WE HAVE
FUNDING/DONATION
S FOR." ADAM SHARED WITH
ME THAT HE IS DONATING
THE
LABOR OF HIS CHEFS AND
SPACE FROM HIS KITCHENS
TO
TO MAKE
TO MAKE THE FOOD. THE COST OF THE MEALS ARE PROVIDED BY DONATIONS
AND
OTHER COMMUNITY
PARTNERS.
PARTNERS.
"SO
"SO TODAY
"SO TODAY WE MADE ORANGE CHICKEN AND NOODLES AS I JUST WANT TO THANK
SPOKANE FOOD FIGHTERS
FOR PROVIDING MEALS AND
THE COMMUNITY
FOR SUPPORT."
FOR SUPPORT."
ALL
ALL FOOD
ALL FOOD IS MICROWAVE READY AND INCLUDES A PROTEIN, STARCH
AND VEGETABLE.
ANYONE WITH EMERGENCY
MEAL NEEDS WHO CANNOT
CURRENTLY AFFORD FOOD
QUALIFIES.
QUALIFIES.
IF
IF THIS
IF THIS SOMETHING THAT COULD HELP YOU THE INFORMATION IS ON
YOUR SCREEN.MEALS ARE
ORDERED THROUGH THEIR
WEB SITE AT SPOKANE FOOD
FIGHTERS DOT ORG. IF
YOU'RE IN A
POSITION
POSITION TO DONATE THEY ARE ASKING FOR PEOPLE TO HELP
DELIVER MEALS. YOU CAN
ALSO SEE THE INFORMATION
ON YOUR SCREEN
ON HOW TO CONTACT
SPOKANE FOOD FIGHTERS TO
GET INVOLVED.
GET INVOLVED. THEIR GOAL IS KEEP THIS
GOING AND FEED THOUSANDS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND
A DIREC LINK TO THEIR
WEBSITE
TEXT FOD TO
509-448-2000.
509-448-2000.
AND
AND COMING UP ON KREM 2 NEWS AT NOON..
OUR
OUR TECH
OUR TECH EXPERTS ARE ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS..
TEXT US ANYTHING YOU
WANT TO KNOW ABOUT TECH
RIGHT NOW..
THAT COULD BE ABOUT
FACETIMING OR ZOOM.. IT'
UP
UP TO
UP TO YOU.. TEXT US YOUR QUESTION AT 509- 448-2000 AND YOU COULD
SEE IT
ANSWERED AT NOON!