TIME.
TIME. >>>
TIME. >>> GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE SAYS
THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER WILL
EXTEND PAST MONDAY'S DEADLINE
BUT HE DID NOT GIVE A NEW DATE.
SO HERE'S WHY THE GOVERNOR SAYS
IT NEEDS TO EXTENDED.
WHY INFECTION AND DEATH RATES
ARE DECLINING, THERE'S NOT A
GOOD SYSTEM IN PLACE TO TRACE
WHO PATIENTS HAVE BEEN IN
CONTACT WITH.
CONTACT WITH. NEARLY 200 PEOPLE A DAY ARE
STILL BEING DIAGNOSED WITH
CORONAVIRUS IN THE STATE.
>> WE HAVE TO GET THESE NUMBERS
DOWN TO A LEVEL WHERE WE HAVE
WRESTLED THEM DOWN TO THE
GROUND
GROUND
GROUND SO
GROUND SO WE CAN MOVE TO THE NEXT
PHASE
PHASE
PHASE OF
PHASE OF OUR RECOVERY.
THE NEXT PHASE OF OPENING OUR
BUSINESS AND THE NEXT PHASE OF
HOW WE REALLY INSULATE AND
ISOLATE PEOPLE WHO ARE INFECTED
SO THEY DON'T INFECT OTHER
PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.
>> THE GOVERNOR SAYS REOPENING
THE ECONOMY WILL BE DONE IN
FACES.
FACES.
FACES. HE
FACES. HE DID ANNOUNCE NON-URGENT
SURGERIES CAN START AGAIN.
HE PLANS TO LAY OUT MORE OF HIS
PLAN AT A NEWS CONFERENCE SET
FOR THIS FRIDAY.
>>> SPOKANE COUNTY IS ASKING
THE GOVERNOR TO REOPEN MORE
BUSINESSES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
COMMISSIONERS SENT HIM A LETTER
ASKING HIM TO OPEN ANY RETAILER
THAT CAN DO CURBSIDE PICKUP,
ONLINE ORDERING, OR APPOINTMENT
ONLY OPTIONS.
ONLY OPTIONS. THAT INCLUDES ALL MEDICAL
APPOINTMENTS, CAR SALES,
LANDSCAPING, AND HOME CLEANERS.
>>> I'M NOT ADVOCATING JUST ON
BEHALF OF MY HUSBAND.
I'M ADVOCATING ON ALL MY
FRIENDS.
FRIENDS.
FRIENDS. >> AN UNFORTUNATE CONSEQUENCE
OF THE CORONAVIRUS.
AMERICAN CREW MEMBERS STUCK AT
SEA.
SEA.
SEA. SHE'S PLEADING WITH THE
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO CHANGE
A
A
A NO
A NO SALE
A NO SALE ORDER SO THAT HER
HUSBAND AND OTHER AMERICANS CAN
COME HOME.
COME HOME. HERE'S KING 5'S TONY BLACK.
>> Reporter: THERE'S NO CRUISE
SHIPS COMING IN TO THESE PORTS
AND WON'T BE FOR SOME TIME WITH
THE CDC EXTENDING THEIR NO SAIL
ORDER FOR 100 DAYS BACK ON
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL 9TH.
9TH.
9TH. TONIGHT WE SPOKE WITH THE WIFE
OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER ONBOARD
ONE OF THE CRUISE SHIPS.
HE AND ALL AMERICAN WORKERS ON
CRUISE SHIPS TODAY CAN'T COME
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. >>
HOME. >> IT'S A WAITING GAME AT THIS
POINT.
POINT.
POINT. >>
POINT. >> Reporter: HER HUSBAND IS A
CHIEF ENGINEER FOR HOLLAND
AMERICA LINE AND RIGHT NOW HE'S
STUCK.
STUCK.
STUCK. >>
STUCK. >> THEY'RE TRYING TO KEEP THE
MORALE UP ONBOARD WHICH IS
VERY,
VERY,
VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
VERY IMPORTANT. BUT THESE GUYS AND GALS,
THEY'RE
THEY'RE
THEY'RE TIRED.
TIRED.
TIRED. >>
TIRED. >> THEY EMBARKED ON A TWO-WEEK
SOUTH AMERICAN CRUISE IN MARCH.
>> IT HAD ALREADY LEFT.
>> Reporter: SHORTLY AFTER, THE
SHIP MADE NATIONAL NEWS WHEN
SEVERAL PASSENGERS SHOWED
SYMPTOMS OF CORONAVIRUS AND
SOME
SOME
SOME DIED.
DIED.
DIED. HOLLAND AMERICA SOUGHT APPROVAL
TO GET PASSENGERS OFF THE SHIP
ON MARCH 16TH, BUT CHILE, WHERE
THE SHIP WAS, CLOSED ITS
BORDERS.
BORDERS.
BORDERS. >> THE REPLACEMENT CREW MEMBERS
CANNOT FLY IN TO RELIEVE THEIR
COLLEAGUES.
COLLEAGUES. SO IT'S A DOUBLE EDGED SWORD.
THEY CANNOT DISEMBARK BUT THEY
ALSO CAN'T BE RELIEVED SO THEY
CAN'T GO HOME.
>> Reporter: CURRENTLY SAILING
NEAR THE BAHAMAS AND PORTING IN
FORT LAUDERDALE ONLY TO REFUEL
AND GRAB ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES.
THE GROUP MEMBERS ARE
QUARANTINED AT SEA FOR TWO
WEEKS
WEEKS
WEEKS THEN CLEANED THE SHIP.
>> ALL THE CREW MEMBERS ARE
SAFE.
SAFE.
SAFE. THEY ARE HEALTHY.
THE SHIP IS CLEAN.
IT'S BEEN SANITIZED OVER AND
OVER AND OVER.
>> Reporter: THE CDC NO SAIL
ORDER PROHIBITS ANY SHIP FROM
LETTING PASSENGERS ACCRUE TO
DISEMBARK WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM
THE CDC AND COAST GUARD
INCLUDING AMERICAN CREW MEMBERS
LIKE ARI.
LIKE ARI.
LIKE ARI. >> HE WAS SUPPOSED TO COME HOME
AT THE BEGINNING OF APRIL AND
WE
WE
WE HAVEN'T SEEN HIM SINCE BEFORE
CHRISTMAS.
CHRISTMAS. >> Reporter: COOPMAN HAS BEEN
ABLE TO TALK TO HER HUSBAND
ALMOST DAILY BUT SHE AND HER
TWO
TWO
TWO DAUGHTERS ARE HOPING SOMEONE,
ANYONE CAN HELP THEM.
>> THE WHY OF IT IS IMPOSSIBLE
TO UNDERSTAND.
TO UNDERSTAND. AND SO I CANNOT EXPECT AN
11-YEAR-OLD AND A 14-YEAR-OLD
TO
TO
TO REALLY
TO REALLY COMPREHEND WHY THEIR DAD
CAN'T COME HOME.
>> I REACHED OUT TO BOTH THE
CDC AND U.S. GHOST CARD TO SEE
IF THERE ARE ANY PLANS TO
RECONSIDER THE NO SAIL ORDER
BUT
BUT
BUT SO
BUT SO FAR HAVE NOT HEARD BACK.
TONY BLACK, KING 5 NEWS.
>>> OTHER NEWS TONIGHT, A NEW
REPORT SAYS SEATTLE HAD THE
HIGHEST GROWTH IN UNEMPLOYMENT
FROM COVID-19.
FROM COVID-19. THE FINANCE WEBSITE WALLETHUB
COMPARED 180 CITIES.
SEATTLE SAW AN 87% CHANGE IN
UNEMPLOYMENT LAST MONTH
COMPARED
COMPARED
COMPARED WITH MARCH OF LAST YEAR AND A
106% CHANGE FROM JANUARY.
MORE THAN 700,000 WORKERS
ACROSS
ACROSS
ACROSS THE STATE HAVE FILED FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS OVER THE
PAST FIVE WEEKS ALONE.
>>> THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER IS
CHANGING THE WAY RENTERS FIND A
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. IT'S BECOMING EVEN HARDER FOR
PEOPLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S
LEGITIMATE ONLINE.
LEGITIMATE ONLINE. BRIT MOORE TAKES A LOOK AT HOW
THE RENTAL MARKET IS ADJUSTING.
>> WE AVERAGE A FAIRLY HIGH
AMOUNT OF RENTAL SCAMS.
>> Reporter: RENTAL SCAMS ARE
PRETTY CONSISTENT IN WESTERN
WASHINGTON BUT ADD SOCIAL
DISTANCING RESTRICTIONS AND
SCAMMERS ARE IN THEIR HEYDAY.
>> SOME OF THE LISTINGS ARE
HALF PRICES THAT ARE TOO GOOD
TO
TO
TO BE
TO BE TRUE AND NORMALLY RESIDENTS
THAT WOULD SEE THAT AND
UNDERSTAND THAT, BECAUSE THEIR
FINANCES MAY BE A LITTLE MORE
VULNERABLE RIGHT NOW, THEY
MIGHT
MIGHT
MIGHT GO
MIGHT GO FORWARD WITH A RENTAL
LISTING
LISTING
LISTING THEY OTHERWISE MIGHT NOT HAVE.
>> Reporter: NORMALLY THEY CAN
SEE THEIR NEW HOMES IN PERSON
BEFORE THEY SIGN THEIR NEW
LEASE.
LEASE.
LEASE. BUT THAT'S NOT THE CASE RIGHT
NOW WHICH MEANS RENTERS NEED TO
BE ON THEIR GUARD.
>> THE MORE LEGITIMATE THE
OPERATION, THE LOWER RISK OF
YOU
YOU
YOU ENCOUNTERING SOME SORT OF SCAM
ALONG THE WAY.
>> Reporter: TURNS OUT THE
PANDEMIC ISN'T PUTTING A DAMPER
ON THE RENTAL MARKET.
IN FACT, WEBSITE TRAFFIC ON
ZILLOW.COM IS UP.
>> RIGHT NOW RENTER TRAFFIC IS
ABOUT 5% ABOVE WHERE WE HAD
FORECAST IT TO BE PRIOR TO
COVID.
COVID.
COVID. >>
COVID. >> COMPANIES ARE ADJUSTING TO
THE TIMES AND SO ARE RENTERS.
ZILLOW JUST ROLLED OUT A NEW
OPTION TO TAKE A 3D VIRTUAL
TOUR
TOUR
TOUR OF
TOUR OF A
TOUR OF A RENTAL PROPERTY.
ON TOP OF THAT, LANDLORDS CAN
NOW UPLOAD THEIR LEASES AND
ALLOW FOR ONLINE RENT PAYMENTS,
JUST ONE LESS WORRY FOR RENTERS
WHO WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE
NOT DEALING WITH A BOGUS
LISTING.
LISTING.
LISTING. >> I CAN'T REALLY PREDICT THE
FUTURE BUT FOR CERTAIN, PEOPLE
ARE MAKING DIFFERENT HOUSING
CHOICES RIGHT NOW.
>> WITH A FUTURE SO UNCERTAIN,
RENTERS ARE BECOMING MORE
SPECIFIC ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT,
INCLUDING LOOKING FOR PLACES
THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR A LARGER
WORK FROM HOME SPACE.
>> HOME HAS NEVER BEEN AS
IMPORTANT AS IT IS