EXPERT
EXPERT ANALYSIS MINUTE BY MINUTE AS SUPER TUESDAY VOTES
ROLL IN.
ROLL IN.
ROLL IN. >>> FIRST WE ARE FOLLOWING
BREAKING NEWS, IN JUST THE LAST
30 MINUTES ON CORONAVIRUS,
AMAZON CONFIRMING TONIGHT THAT
AN EMPLOYEE AT SEATTLE
HEADQUARTERS HAS TESTED
POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS.
>> Reporter: THIS IS A BIG
OFFICE BUILDING WHERE HUNDREDS
OF AMAZON WORKERS HAVE OFFICES.
HERE'S WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED
JUST WITHIN THE LAST HOUR.
THIS WORKER CAME TO THIS OFFICE
BUILDING LAST TUESDAY, AMAZON
SAYS THE WORKER WAS NOT FEELING
WELL AND THEY WENT HOME FROM
WORK SICK.
WORK SICK. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN BACK TO THE
OFFICE SINCE.
OFFICE SINCE. TODAY, AMAZON SAYS IT LEARNED
THAT EMPLOYEE TESTED POSITIVE
FOR CORONAVIRUS.
FOR CORONAVIRUS. THEY MADE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT
THIS EVENING AND TODAY AND IN
THE COMING DAYS, AMAZON IS
TRACKING DOWN ALL OF THE
WORKERS WHO CAME WITHIN CLOSE
CONTACT OF THIS PERSON, SO 6
1/2 FEET OR LESS.
THEY WANT TO TALK TO THOSE
PEOPLE AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE
SELF-MONITORING AND TAKING
FURTHER STEPS FOR THEIR OWN
HEALTH.
HEALTH.
HEALTH. THEY SAY ANYONE WHO WAS NOT IN
CLOSE CONTACT WITH THIS WORKER
IS AT LOW RISK OF TRANSMITTING
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. WE WILL HAVE MORE ON THIS ON
KING5 NEWS AT 9:00, 10:00, AND
11:00.
11:00.
11:00. >>> TONIGHT, WORD THAT THE
FIREFIGHTER STAIR CLIMB AND THE
BIG CLIMB SEATTLE WILL BE
POSTPONED.
POSTPONED. THE LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA
SOCIETY SAYS IS MAKING THIS
DECISION OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF
CAUTION, PRIORITIZING THE
SAFETY OF STAFF, VOLUNTEERS AND
THE PUBLIC.
THE PUBLIC. IN A STATEMENT, A SPOKESPERSON
TOLD US FIRST RESPONDERS NEED
TO BE ABLE TO DO THEIR JOBS
WITHOUT DISTRACTION.
WITHOUT DISTRACTION. THE EVENTS WERE SCHEDULED FOR
THE EIGHTH AND 22nd OF MARCH,
NO WORD YET ON WHEN THESE
EVENTS WILL BE RESCHEDULED.
>>> LET'S GET YOU THE LATEST
FACTS ON THE VIRUS ITSELF.
TODAY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH REPORTED THE NINTH DEATH
FROM THAT VIRUS, A TOTAL OF 27
PEOPLE HAVE TESTED POSITIVE IN
KING AND SNOHOMISH COUNTIES AND
A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE ARE BEING
MONITORED THROUGHOUT THE STATE
AS A PRECAUTION AND AS WE GET
MORE RESOURCES TO TEST MORE
PEOPLE, THE NUMBER OF CASES
WILL LIKELY BEGIN TO SPIKE.
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS
THE RISK OF EXPOSURE IS
INCREASING, SYMPTOMS INCLUDE
COUGH, FEVER, RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS, BUT THIS IS
IMPORTANT, MOST PEOPLE WILL
HAVE JUST MILD SYMPTOMS.
YOU CAN HELP CONTAIN IT BY
DOING SIMPLE THINGS LIKE
WASHING YOUR HANDS.
>>> MANY OF THE CONFIRMED
PATIENTS ARE ELDERLY RESIDENTS
OF THE LIFE CARE CENTER IN
KIRKLAND.
KIRKLAND.
KIRKLAND. THE OUTBREAK IS NOW TIED TO
NORTH CAROLINA'S FIRST
CONFIRMED CASE.
CONFIRMED CASE. SOMEONE THERE VISITED THE
KIRKLAND FACILITY BEFORE
CONTRACTING THE VIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS IS MOST CONCERNING
FOR THE ELDERLY AND THOSE WITH
UNDERLYING CHRONIC HEALTH
CONDITIONS.
CONDITIONS. >>> WHAT IS OUR STATE DOING?
THE TOP HEALTH OFFICIAL SAYS HE
NEEDS $100 MILLION TO HANDLE
THIS VIRUS.
THIS VIRUS. >> HAVE TO GO TO PUBLIC HEALTH
AGENCIES TO HELP WITH THE
INVESTIGATION INTO THE DISEASE,
INCREASED TESTING AND HELP WITH
THE RESPONSE. THE OTHER 50
MILLION WOULD HELP OTHER STATE
AGENCIES DEAL WITH THE VIRUS
LIKE THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
AND HEALTH SERVICES.
WE GO LIVE AT ONE OF THOSE
POTENTIAL ISOLATION LOCATIONS
IN THURSTON COUNTY TONIGHT.
>> Reporter: THAT FUNDING COULD
MEAN MORE TESTING AND
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE STATES
HOTLINE WHICH AS YOU ARE BUT
SEE, COULD USE SOME IMPROVING.
THE STATES HEALTH SECRETARY
SAYS PAYING FOR THOSE
IMPROVEMENTS AND FACILITIES TO
POTENTIALLY QUARANTINE PATIENTS
WILL TAKE EXTRA STATE FUNDING.
>> WE HAVE RENTED RVS, BUT WE
DID IT BECAUSE WE NEEDED A
PLACE TO QUARANTINE PEOPLE OR
HAVE THEM IN ISOLATION.
>> Reporter: TODAY IT WAS THE
HOUSE, YESTERDAY THE SENATE.
THE HEALTH SECRETARY'S MESSAGE
WAS THE SAME, THE STATE NEEDS
$100 MILLION FOR CORONAVIRUS.
LATE TODAY IT PASSED OUT OF THE
HOUSE UNANIMOUSLY.
HOUSE UNANIMOUSLY. >> ONE OF THE THINGS WE DON'T
WANT TO HAVE HAPPEN IS HAVE THE
VIRUS SPREADING WITH OUR PUBLIC
HEALTH AGENCIES AND THEIR
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.
>> Reporter: WHERE WOULD THE
FUNDING GO?
FUNDING GO? TO SET UP MORE POTENTIAL
QUARANTINE LOCATIONS LIKE MAPLE
LANE SCHOOL, A 4-A FORMER
JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER.
MONEY WOULD ALSO GO TO SOCIAL
AND HEALTH SERVICES TO FREE UP
HOSPITAL BED SPACE.
>> EVERY DAY IN WASHINGTON
HOSPITALS WE HAVE ABOUT 400
SOME PATIENTS WHO ARE JUST
WAITING TO BE DISCHARGED.
>> Reporter: HOSPITALS CANNOT
DISCHARGE PATIENTS IF THEY ARE
HOMELESS AND IT'S NOT JUST A
PART OF HIM -- PROBLEM IN THE
CITY.
CITY.
CITY. THE
CITY. THE STATE WOULD HOUSE THOSE
FORMER PATIENTS PROVIDING
HOSPITAL BED SPACE FOR
CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS.
CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS. HELP MAY BE ON THE WAY TO
EXPAND THE STATES CORONAVIRUS
HOTLINE.
HOTLINE.
HOTLINE. WE TRIED GETTING THROUGH AND
GAVE UP AFTER ALL FIVE OF OUR
CALLS GOT DISCONNECTED.
>> FUNDING WILL BE FOR WHATEVER
WE NEED TO DO AND IF IT'S
INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF OUR
HOTLINE, ABSOLUTELY.
HOTLINE, ABSOLUTELY. >> Reporter: IF APPROVED, AS
EXPECTED, THESE FUNDS WOULD
COME FROM THE STATES EMERGENCY
SAVINGS ACCOUNT, SO-CALLED
RAINY DAY FUND, AND TAPPING
INTO IT IS RARE.
>>> THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY SHUT DOWN THE TUKWILA
CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION
SERVICES OFFICE, IN A TWEET,
ACTING DEPUTY SECRETARY SAID
THAT AN EMPLOYEE HAD EXHIBITED
FLULIKE SYMPTOMS AFTER VISITING
THE KIRKLAND LIFE CENTER.
THEY SHUT DOWN THE OFFICE OUT
OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION.
>>> CORONAVIRUS IN WASHINGTON
STARTING TO IMPACT POLITICS,
TOO.
TOO.
TOO. THE
TOO. THE WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATS
RESCHEDULED AN AWARDS DINNER
PLANNED FOR THE SATURDAY UNTIL
LATER THIS SPRING.
>> MEANWHILE TODAY SEATTLE
DECLARED A CIVIL EMERGENCY OVER
THE