VIRUS.
VIRUS. >>> MORE THAN A DOZEN NEW
CORONAVIRUS DEATHS IN
WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON STATE TO REPORT TONIGHT.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.
I'M MARK WRIGHT.
>> ACROSS
>> ACROSS
>> ACROSS THE COUNTRY THE VIRUS HAS
KILLED
KILLED
KILLED MORE THAN 10,000 PEOPLE AND
HERE
HERE
HERE ARE
HERE ARE THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN OUR
STATE TODAY.
STATE TODAY. KITSAP COUNTY IS REPORTING ITS
FIRST DEATH.
FIRST DEATH. IN PIERCE COUNTY, A MAN IN HIS
90s PASSED AWAY AND ALSO A
WOMAN
WOMAN
WOMAN IN
WOMAN IN HER 80s DIED FROM GETTING
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. AND KING COUNTY IS REPORTING 14
NEW DEATHS TODAY.
>>> MEANWHILE, CITY GOVERNMENTS
ARE FACING A DIFFICULT REALITY
RIGHT NOW AS THE CORONAVIRUS
PANDEMIC CONTINUES.
PANDEMIC CONTINUES. IN TUKWILA, CUTS ARE BEING
CONSIDERED.
CONSIDERED. KING 5'S NATALIE SWABY HAS THAT
STORY.
STORY.
STORY. >>
STORY. >> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE
CITY, NO DECISIONS ABOUT WAGE
REDUCTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE YET,
BUT THE FIREFIGHTERS UNION SAYS
THEY'VE ALREADY SEEN REDUCED
STAFFING LEVELS AND THEY CALL
THAT UNACCEPTABLE.
THAT UNACCEPTABLE. >> THEY'VE BEEN DOING THIS JOB
FOR YEARS WITH A CERTAIN AMOUNT
OF STAFFING AND NOW THEY GOT TO
FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THEIR JOB
IN A PANDEMIC WITH MORE ASKED
OF
OF
OF THEM
OF THEM WITH LESS PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: LOIS KELLER KNOWS
ABOUT THE STRESSES THAT HAVE
BEEN PILING UP BECAUSE HER
HUSBAND LEVI IS A TUKWILA
FIREFIGHTER.
FIREFIGHTER. >> MY HUSBAND STILL GOES TO
WORK SO WE'RE STILL ON THAT
SAME
SAME
SAME SCHEDULE.
SCHEDULE.
SCHEDULE. I'M STILL AT HOME WITH THE
KIDS.
KIDS.
KIDS. >>
KIDS. >> Reporter: WHAT'S DIFFERENT
IS SPELLED OUT IN A 5-PAGE MEMO
WITH PROJECTIONS THAT SHOW THE
CITY OF TUKWILA'S CUMULATIVE
IMPACT OF LOST REVENUE BETWEEN
MARCH AND JUNE OF MORE THAN $6
MILLION.
MILLION.
MILLION. >> THEY ALREADY WERE TOLD THERE
WILL BE NO OVERTIME.
>> Reporter: A POTENTIAL
REDUCTION IN PAY IS ALSO BEING
CONSIDERED.
CONSIDERED. >> THEY WERE AT LEAST TALKING
ABOUT DOING A 10% WAGE CUT
ACROSS THE BOARD FOR ALL
EMPLOYEES.
EMPLOYEES. >> Reporter: RICKY WALSH IS
WITH THE INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS AND
TODAY IN A STATEMENT FROM THE
LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS UNION, IT
SAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THIS
PANDEMIC IS NOT THE TIME TO
REDUCE STAFFING OF ESSENTIAL
PERSONNEL.
PERSONNEL. THE UNION'S PRESIDENT SAYS THAT
IS SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. >> I FIND IT A TERRIBLE
DECISION BY THE CITY OFFICIALS
IN THE CITY OF TUKWILA.
>> I FEEL THEY ARE MAKING A
HUGE SACRIFICE AND WE SHOULDN'T
BE ASKING MORE OF THEM AND
THEIR
THEIR
THEIR FAMILIES WITHOUT THE SUPPORT
THAT THEY NEED TO DO THEIR JOBS
ESPECIALLY WITH STAFFING.
>> OTHER CITIES ARE CLOSELY
LOOKING AT THEIR BUDGETS TOO.
A SPOKESPERSON FROM THE CITY OF
EVERETT TELLS ME THEY'VE
ALREADY
ALREADY
ALREADY ELIMINATED THREE POSITIONS FROM
ITS LEADERSHIP TEAM AND
ESTABLISHED AN INCENTIVE FOR
EMPLOYEES WHO WOULD LIKE TO
VOLUNTARILY SEPARATE OR RETIRE
FROM THE CITY.
IN SEATTLE, NATALIE SWABY, KING
5 NEWS.
5 NEWS.
5 NEWS. >>> TODAY SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
TOOK UP A PLAN TO USE A PAYROLL
TAX TO PROVIDE MORE STIMULUS
CHECKS FOR WORKERS IN THE WAKE
OF CORONAVIRUS.
OF CORONAVIRUS. COUNCIL MEMBER KSHAMA SAWANT
SAYS THE PACKAGE WOULD TAX
COMPANIES LIKE AMAZON BASED ON
PAYROLL TO GENERATE $200
MILLION
MILLION
MILLION IN RELIEF THIS YEAR.
SHE SAYS THAT WOULD ALLOW THE
CITY TO FUND A STIMULUS FOR
$500
$500
$500 A
$500 A MONTH FOR FAMILIES PLUS AN
ADDITIONAL $500 MILLION NEXT
YEAR TO FUND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
HOUSING.
HOUSING. SAWANT AND COUNCIL MEMBER TAMMY
MORALES CHAMPIONED THE BILL.
OTHERS FEAR HOW COMPANIES COULD
RESPOND IN THE FACE OF A
RECESSION.
RECESSION. >> NOW WE'RE STARING DOWN THE
BARREL OF AN UNPRECEDENTED
UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS THAT WILL
LEAVE MANY SEATTLE FAMILIES
WITH
WITH
WITH NO
WITH NO INCOME, NO FOOD, AND NO
ABILITY TO PAY FOR FOOD.
>> I AM CONCERNED ABOUT
INTRODUCING A NEW TAX AT THE
TIME THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH
THIS PANDEMIC.
THIS PANDEMIC. >> THE BILLS WERE REFERRED TO A
BUDGET COMMITTEE TODAY.
MEANWHILE, THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
ASSOCIATION CAME OUT AGAINST
THE
THE
THE PLAN
THE PLAN IN AN E-MAIL TO MEMBERS.
>>> CLASSES AT ALL OF THE
STATE'S SCHOOL BUILDINGS HAVE
BEEN CANCELED FOR THE REST OF
THE SCHOOL YEAR.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT COMING LATE
THIS AFTERNOON FROM GOVERNOR
JAY
JAY
JAY INSLEE AND THE STATE SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENT.
SUPERINTENDENT. THIS REALLY PUTS PRESSURE ON
SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO FINISH THE
YEAR REMOTELY.
YEAR REMOTELY. >> THE EXPECTATION FROM THE
STATE IS THAT CLASSES WILL
CONTINUE REMOTELY OR ONLINE,
JUST NOT IN ROOMS.
THAT'S AS YOU KNOW BEEN AN
ISSUE
ISSUE
ISSUE FOR
ISSUE FOR MULTIPLE DISTRICTS
THROUGHOUT THE LAST SEVERAL
WEEKS AS NOW WASHINGTON STATE
BECOMES THE 14TH STATE TO
CANCEL
CANCEL
CANCEL CLASSES ON SCHOOL PROPERTY
BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.
SCHOOL IS OUT UNTIL SUMMER.
ALICE COOPER ONCE SANG ABOUT
IT,
IT,
IT, AND
IT, AND TODAY GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE
SAID IT.
SAID IT.
SAID IT. >> ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE K
THROUGH 12 SCHOOLS IN OUR STATE
WILL BE STOPPED FROM PROVIDING
TRADITIONAL IN-PERSON
TRADITIONAL IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION THROUGH THE END OF
THIS SCHOOL YEAR IN JUNE.
>> Reporter: THE GOVERNOR'S
ORDER WILL LIMIT INSTRUCTION TO
REMOTE OR ONLINE LEARNING FOR
THE REMAINING SCHOOL CALENDAR
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. SOMETHING HE SAYS IS NEEDED TO
FLATTEN THE CORONAVIRUS CURVE.
STATE SUPERINTENDENT CHRIS
REYKDAL SAYS THE RISK TO RETURN
IS TOO GREAT.
>> THE RETURN TO SCHOOL IS A
VERY DIFFICULT CONTEMPLATION.
IF YOU CAN IMAGINE COMING OUT
OF
OF
OF THIS
OF THIS THE WAY WE WENT INTO IT,
YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THE
CHALLENGE
CHALLENGE
CHALLENGE OF PEOPLE WANTING TO RUSH TOO
SOON BACK TO SCHOOL.
>> Reporter: THE RULING IMPACTS
1.2 MILLION STUDENTS STATEWIDE.
INSLEE SAYS STUDENTS WILL STILL
EARN DIPLOMAS .
>> NO STUDENT DUE TO A GLOBAL
PANDEMIC SHOULD SEE THEIR GPA
ERODE.
ERODE.
ERODE. WE'RE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
IN
IN
IN OUR
IN OUR OFFICE IF WE HAVE TO.
DISTRICTS WILL MAKE THAT
DECISION AT THIS POINT BUT
WE'RE
WE'RE
WE'RE RESEARCHING SOME LEGAL TOOLS WE
HAVE TO ENSURE THAT THEIR
GRADES
GRADES
GRADES ARE INTACT, THAT THEIR GPAs ARE
NOT IMPACTED.
NOT IMPACTED. >> THERE ARE STILL MULTIPLE
QUESTIONS ABOUT ACCESS AND
EQUITY TO BE ADDRESSED IN THIS
YEAR UNLIKE ANY OTHER.
REGARDING THAT LAST ISSUE ABOUT
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS, THE
WASHINGTON STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION MET ON MARCH 26TH FOR
A REVIEW OF THE EMERGENCY
WAIVER
WAIVER
WAIVER PROGRAM FOR GRADUATION
REQUIREMENTS AND IS EXPECTED TO
ADOPT RULES FOR DISTRICTS ON
WEDNESDAY.
WEDNESDAY. THAT'S THE STORY FOR NOW.
LIVE IN OLYMPIA, CHRIS DANIELS,
KING 5 NEWS.
>>> BRITISH PRIME MINISTER
BORIS JOHNSON IS IN INTENSIVE
CARE RIGHT NOW IN A LONDON
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. HE'S FIGHTING TO OVERCOME
WORSENING SYMPTOMS OF THE
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. A STATEMENT FROM HIS OFFICE
SAYS
SAYS
SAYS THE
SAYS THE PRIME MINISTER IS STILL
CONSCIOUS AND IN GOOD SPIRITS
BUT JOHNSON IS ALSO MAKING
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE GOVERNMENT
TO RUN WITHOUT HIM.
BILL NEELY HAS THE LATEST FROM
LONDON.
LONDON.
LONDON. >> Reporter: BRITISH PRIME
MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON SPENT
HIS
HIS
HIS FIRST
HIS FIRST NIGHT IN THE HOSPITAL
LAST
LAST
LAST NIGHT, BUT THIS AFTERNOON HIS
CONDITION WORSENED.
CONDITION WORSENED. AND AROUND 7:00 LOCAL TIME, HE
WAS TAKEN INTO THE INTENSIVE
CARE UNIT OF ST. THOMAS'S
HOSPITAL JUST ACROSS THE RIVER
FROM WESTMINSTER AND FROM HIS
HOME AND HIS OFFICE.
HE'S SAID TO BE CONSCIOUS AND
SOURCES ARE SUGGESTING THAT HE
WAS TAKEN INTO INTENSIVE CARE
SO
SO
SO HE
SO HE CAN
SO HE CAN GO ON A VENTILATOR IF
HIS
HIS
HIS CONDITION WORSENS FURTHER OR
WORSENS OVERNIGHT.
WORSENS OVERNIGHT. IT'S DAY 11 OF BORIS JOHNSON'S
CORONAVIRUS AND IT IS WELL
KNOWN
KNOWN
KNOWN THAT AROUND DAY 10 OR DAY 11,
PEOPLE'S CONDITION CAN SUDDENLY
TAKE A TURN FOR THE WORST AND
THAT'S CERTAINLY WHAT HAPPENED
TO MR. JOHNSON.
WHEN HE FIRST WENT IN, HE SAID
HE HAD MILD SYMPTOMS.
HE REPORTED HAVING A
TEMPERATURE.
TEMPERATURE. TODAY DOWNING STREET STOPPED
CALLING THOSE SYMPTOMS MILD AND
SAID HE HAD BOTH A FEVER AND A
COUGH.
COUGH.
COUGH. SO
COUGH. SO MR. JOHNSON WILL SPEND
ANOTHER NIGHT IN HOSPITAL AT
THE
THE
THE MAIN
THE MAIN BULK OF GOVERNMENT
BUSINESS, THE LEADERSHIP HAS
NOW
NOW
NOW BEEN
NOW BEEN TAKEN OVER BY THE FOREIGN
SECRETARY DOMINIC RAB AND I
DON'T THINK WE'LL SEE MR.
JOHNSON OUT OF THAT HOSPITAL
INTENSIVE CARE UNIT FOR SOME
TIME TO COME.
BILL NEELY, NBC NEWS, LONDON.
>>> BACK IN THIS COUNTRY
TONIGHT, THE FIRST TIGER
CONFIRMED TO HAVE CORONAVIRUS
IS
IS
IS RECOVERING AT THE BRONX ZOO.
IT'S SUSPECTED THAT NADIA THE
TIGER GOT THE VIRUS FROM AN
ASYMPTOMATIC ZOO WORKER.
THE ZOO IS KEEPING A CLOSE EYE
ON SIX OTHER BIG CATS SHOWING
SYMPTOMS.
SYMPTOMS.
SYMPTOMS. WITH THESE NEW CONCERNS ABOUT
BIG CATS, WHAT ARE ZOOKEEPERS
IN
IN
IN THE
IN THE NORTHWEST DOING?
AND HOW WORRIED SHOULD BE WE BE
ABOUT THE PETS IN OUR HOME?
>> Reporter: POINT DEFIANCE ZOO
KEEPS THREE TIGERS.
WITH NEWS OF A MALAYSIAN TIGER
TESTING POSITIVE FOR
CORONAVIRUS
CORONAVIRUS IN NEW YORK, SOCIAL DISTANCING
HAS COME TO THE ANIMAL KINGDOM.
DR. KAREN GOODROW SAYS HANDLERS
WILL BE STAYING SIX FEET AWAY
FROM THE BIG CATS WHEN
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE. >> IF WE'RE UNABLE TO SOCIAL
DISTANCE FROM THEM, WE'LL
PROBABLY BE WEARING MASKS
AROUND
AROUND
AROUND THEM.
THEM.
THEM. >>
THEM. >> Reporter: THEY'RE
CONSIDERING OTHER CHANGES TOO
LIKE HOW THEY CLEAN ENCLOSURES,
PRECAUTIONS IN A RAPIDLY
CHANGING SITUATION.
CHANGING SITUATION. ALL THEIR TIGERS ARE HEALTHY.
>> DOES IT WORRY YOU THAT
APPARENTLY IT'S POSSIBLE?
>> I'D SAY IT'S CERTAINLY
DISCONCERTING BUT WE KNOW THAT
DISEASES CAN PASS BETWEEN
HUMANS
HUMANS
HUMANS AND ANIMALS.
AND ANIMALS. >> Reporter: LIKE SO MANY
THINGS IN THE TIME OF
CORONAVIRUS, THERE'S A LOT WE
DON'T KNOW BUT OFFICIALS DO
HAVE
HAVE
HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE ANIMALS
WE KEEP IN OUR HOMES.
THE USDA AND CDC SAY IF YOU'RE
SICK WITH COVID-19, AVOID
CONTACT WITH YOUR PET INCLUDING
PETTING, CUDDLING, BEING KISSED
OR LICKED AND SHARING FOOD.
IF
IF
IF YOU
IF YOU MUST BE AROUND ANIMALS
WHILE
WHILE
WHILE YOU'RE SICK, WASH YOUR HANDS
BEFORE AND AFTER YOU INTERACT
WITH PETS.
WITH PETS. >> THE TRANSMISSION, PETS TO
PEOPLE HASN'T BEEN CONCRETELY
ESTABLISHED.
ESTABLISHED. >> Reporter: THE LAKE UNION VET
CLINIC SAYS AGAIN, THAT'S A
PRECAUTION.
PRECAUTION. THERE'S STILL NO EVIDENCE
DOMESTIC ANIMALS CAN PASS THE
VIRUS TO PEOPLE.
>> UNTIL THE DUST SETTLES,
UNTIL WE REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT
EXACTLY THE POSSIBILITIES ARE,
MINIMIZE RISK.
MINIMIZE RISK. DO ALL THE THINGS THEY'RE
TELLING US TO DO TO KEEP
OURSELVES SAFE, BE IT WITH OUR
PETS OR A GAS PUMP HANDLE OR
SOMETHING.
SOMETHING. >> Reporter: HE SAYS BETTER
SAFE THAN SORRY THOUGH AROUND
SMALL ANIMALS AND LARGE.
>> JUST BECAUSE A TIGER CAN
CATCH CORONAVIRUS MIGHT NOT
NECESSARILY MEAN THAT IT CAN
TRANSMIT IT BACK TO A HUMAN.
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
HONESTLY WE REALLY DON'T KNOW.
>>
>>
>> SOME
>> SOME DISAPPOINTING NEWS FROM
SEATTLE'S WOODLAND PARK ZOO.
THE ZOO HAS DECIDED TO CANCEL
ALL OF ITS SUMMER EVENTS AND
THAT INCLUDES THE ZOO TUNES
CONCERT SERIES AS WELL AS AFTER
HOUR EVENTS CALLED TASTING
FLIGHT AND WILD BITE.
THAT MEANS THE ZOO IS NOT
HOLDING THE BLONDIE CONCERT
THIS
THIS
THIS SUMMER.
SUMMER.
SUMMER. IF YOU BOUGHT TICKETS TO
BLONDIE
BLONDIE
BLONDIE AT THE ZOO THEY SAY THEY'LL
CONTACT YOU BY E-MAIL.
>>> THE ROTARY CLUB OF SEATTLE
AND SEATTLE FIRE FOUNDATION
HAVE
HAVE
HAVE JOINED FORCES TO PROVIDE MASKS
TO FIRST RESPONDERS.
THE GROUPS DELIVERED MASKS TO
THE SEATTLE FIRE STATION 10 ON
SOUTH WASHINGTON STREET THIS
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. THEY COLLECTED MORE THAN 35,000
MASKS TO BE DONATED TO FIRST
RESPONDERS.
RESPONDERS. SEATTLE'S FIRE CHIEF SAYS THE
DONATION MEANS A LOT.
>> THIS DONATION MEANS A LOT.
THIS DONATION IS GOING TO ALLOW
OUR FIRST RESPONDERS TO RESPOND
A NUMBER OF MORE TIMES IN FULL
PPE.
PPE.
PPE. AND
PPE. AND THAT'S CRITICAL FOR US
RIGHT
RIGHT
RIGHT NOW.
NOW.
NOW. >>
NOW. >> CHIEF SCOGGINS