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>>> SAD
>>> SAD NEWS FOR MANY WASHINGTON STUDENTS.
WASHINGTON STUDENTS. SCHOOLS WILL NOT REOPEN TODAY
AND KIDS WILL DO CLASSWORK
ONLINE.
ONLINE.
ONLINE. HOW FAMILIES ARE FOLK COPING.
>>> STEERING CLEAR OF THE
EPICENTER.
EPICENTER. MAJOR AIRLINES CUTTING BACK ON
FLIGHTS TO NEW YORK IN AN
EFFORT TO PROTECT EMPLOYEES AND
PASSENGERS PICK
PASSENGERS PICK >>> WE KNOW YOU'RE STARTING TO
SEE SUNSHINE AND IT LOOKS NICE
ON THE COAST BUT LEADERS ARE
PLEADING FOR YOU TO CONTINUE TO
STAY HOME.
STAY HOME. EVEN AS THE WEATHER WARMS UP.
>>> GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ONDER
TUESDAY.
TUESDAY.
TUESDAY. WE HAVE A LOT OF HEADLINES THIS
MORNING AND DREW IS BRINGING US
A NEW MOVIE BRACKET THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. >> IF I CAN GIVE US SOME
CREDIT, ONE OF THE THINGS WE DO
WELL ON THIS SHOW IS GIVE OUR
VIEWERS THE LATEST LOCAL
CORONAVIRUS HEADLINES EVERY
MORNING BUT WE KNOW IT'S
IMPORTANT FOR US TO BRING
SMILES TO START THE DAY AND
PROVIDE A DISTRACTION FROM ALL
THE OTHER HEADLINES.
WE HAD THAT TODAY IN THE FORM
OF CLASH OF THE COMEDIES.
16 OF THE ALL-TIME GREAT COMEDY
MOVIES AND KICK THE TOURNAMENT
OFF TODAY AND 10 MINUTES WITH A
BATTLE BETWEEN AIRPLANE AND
BLAZING SADDLES.
BLAZING SADDLES. >> LOVETT.
>> LOVETT. >> THAT'S A GOOD ONE.
CAN'T WAIT TO GET THAT STARTED
PICK
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PICK >>> I'M SMILING BECAUSE ROD
HILL IS BACKED.
HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT THREE DAY
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. RING IS MORE GOOD NEWS WITH THE
FORECAST.
FORECAST.
FORECAST. >>> GREAT WEATHER TODAY.
CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT.
SUPERMOON TONIGHT.
SUPERMOON TONIGHT. MORE INFORMATION ON THE CLOSEST
FULL MOON OF THE YEAR IS COMING
UP SHORTLY.
UP SHORTLY. HERE'S A LOOK FROM THE WELLS
FARGO CAMERA.
FARGO CAMERA. GOOD VISIBILITY AND WE DO SEE
SOME LOW CLOUDINESS STARTING TO
DEVELOP NOT SURE HOW WIDESPREAD
THAT WILL BECOME BUT MORE
MORNING CLOUDINESS.
MORNING CLOUDINESS. 44 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.
SOME OF YOU HAVE DIPPED INTO
THE 30s.
THE 30s.
THE 30s. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY GETS DOWN
TO FREEZING THIS MORNING. THE
DAYPLANNER IS A GOOD ONE.
PARTLY CLOUDY AND 52 AT LUNCH
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. SUNSHINE LATER TODAY.
A BEAUTIFUL BLUE SKY AND 62 THE
EXPECTED HIGH.
EXPECTED HIGH. WE WILL HAVE THE 7-DAY WHICH
HAS TEMPERATURES GOING UP
COMING UP SHORTLY.
>>> OUR TOP STORIES THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. WASHINGTON GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE
HAS CANCELED ALL K-12 IN PERSON
CLASSES FOR THE REST OF THE
SCHOOL YEAR.
SCHOOL YEAR. A LOT OF DISTRICTS HAVE ALREADY
STARTED DISTANCE LEARNING.
SOME ONLINE AND OTHERS THROUGH
PACKETS SENT HOME.
THE GOVERNOR SAID HIGH SCHOOL
SENIORS IN GOOD STANDING SHOULD
RECEIVE THEIR DIPLOMAS THIS
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. HE
YEAR. HE ALSO LEFT OPEN THE
POSSIBILITY THAT EVENTS LIKE
GRADUATION COULD BE HELD
WHETHER THEY ARE LATER IN THE
SUMMER OR IN THE FALL BUT THE
NEWS IS HITTING WASHINGTON
STUDENTS HARD.
STUDENTS HARD. KATHERINE COOK HAS MORE ON HOW
FAMILIES ARE PULLING TOGETHER
FOLLOWING THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
>> AND IT WAS JUST ALMOST LIKE
A HIT IN THE FACE.
SHOOT.
SHOOT.
SHOOT. >>
SHOOT. >> Reporter: IT WAS THE NEWS
WASHINGTON FAMILIES LIKE THE
WAGNER'S --
WAGNER'S -- >> I REALLY MISS ACTUAL SCHOOL.
>> Reporter: HAD BEEN BRACING
FOR A MONDAY GOVERNOR JAY
INSLEE ANNOUNCED K-12 SCHOOLS
WOULD NOT RESUME IN PERSON
CLASSES THE SCHOOL YEAR BECAUSE
OF THE CORONAVIRUS.
HE SAID SCHOOLS WOULD CONTINUE
WITH DISTANCE LEARNING.
>> DISTANCE LEARNING COULD
NEVER REPLACE THE LEARNING AND
OTHER BENEFITS THAT STUDENTS
GET FROM ATTENDING SCHOOL IN
PERSON.
PERSON.
PERSON. BUT THIS UNPRECEDENTED HEALTH
EMERGENCY DEMANDS THAT WE TAKE
THIS STEP
THIS STEP
THIS STEP >> Reporter: THE NEWS COMES AS
MANY DISTRICTS TO THEIR VIRTUAL
LEARNING PROGRAMS.
LEARNING PROGRAMS. >> WE DID NOT EVEN GET TO ENJOY
THE FIRST DAY OF ONLINE SCHOOL
AND HAVE SOME HOPE.
>> Reporter: STEPHANIE WAGNER
IS DOING HER BEST TO TEACH HER
DAUGHTER GABRIELLA, A FOURTH
GRADER AT BERNE BRIDGE CREEK
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE UPPER
IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
>> MATH IS PROBABLY THE MOST
IMPORTANT SUBJECT
IMPORTANT SUBJECT >> AS A PARENT I WORRY ABOUT
NOT GETTING ENOUGH FOR MY CHILD
FOR EDUCATION.
FOR EDUCATION. >> IT'S A CHALLENGE.
>> Reporter: DEVON HASKINS
LIVES IN CLARK COUNTY AND HIS
WIFE IS TAPPING INTO HER
TEACHING BACKGROUND TO FIND
CREATIVE WAYS TO BRING THE
CLASSROOM HOME FOR THEIR THREE
KIDS.
KIDS.
KIDS. >>
KIDS. >> WE STAY HEALTHY THAT WAY WE
CAN GO TO SCHOOL AND WE CAN
ENJOY NEXT YEAR.
>> KEEP THEM ENGAGED AND KEEP
THEIR MINDS AFRESH.
>> Reporter: STILL,
>> IT MAKES ME SAD TO HEAR THE
NEWS.
NEWS.
NEWS. >>
NEWS. >> Reporter: AND WHAT ABOUT THE
OLDER KIDS?
OLDER KIDS? >> IT'S IMPORTANT NOT HAVE A
SCHOOL RIGHT NOW.
>> Reporter: JENNIE CARLSON IS
A SENIOR AT MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH
SCHOOL AND SHE DID NOT REALIZE
HER LAST DAY OF SCHOOL LAST
MONTH WOULD REALLY BE HER LAST.
>> IT'S DIFFICULT TO NOT SEE --
I WILL SEE SOME PEOPLE EVER
AGAIN.
AGAIN.
AGAIN. >>
AGAIN. >> Reporter: AS FOR ACADEMICS
GOVERNOR INSLEE SAID SENIORS
WHO ARE IN GOOD STANDING SHOULD
RECEIVE THEIR DIPLOMAS THIS
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. JENNA SAID AFTER THE LAST MONTH
--
--
-- >>
-- >> IT'S WHAT I FEEL LIKE I
FORGOT SOME OF THE STUFF I WAS
LEARNING IN SCHOOL.
>> Reporter: IT'S NOT THIS YEAR
SHE'S WORRIED ABOUT.
>> AND THEN I GO TO COLLEGE AND
I WILL GET HIT SO HARD AND I'M
LIKE DANG I WISH THIS DIDN'T
HAPPEN SO I COULD LEARN BETTER
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PICK
PICK >>
PICK >> Reporter: BACK AT THE WAGNER
HOME VIRTUAL CLASS CONTINUES
PICK A PLACE WHERE TEACHERS.
>> OUR HOPE IS THAT THIS ENDS
IN A FEW MONTHS.
>> Reporter: MAN STUDENT
>> I HOPE THIS DOESN'T LAST
FOREVER.
FOREVER.
FOREVER. >> Reporter: ARE ON THE SAME
PAGE.
PAGE.
PAGE. GOVERNOR INSLEE LEFT THE
POSSIBILITY OPEN FOR EVENTS
LIKE GRADUATION CEREMONIES AND
EVEN PROMS TAKING PLACE LATER
THIS CALENDAR YEAR BUT AT THIS
POINT NO LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS
HAVE COMMITTED TO MAKING THAT
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. KATHERINE COOK, KGW NEWS .
>>> MEANWHILE NO OFFICIAL WORD
IF OREGON SCHOOLS WILL CLOSE
FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR THOUGH
TEACHERS ACROSS THE STATE ARE
EXPECTED TO HAVE DISTANCE-
LEARNING PLANS IN PLACE BY NEXT
MONDAY.
MONDAY.
MONDAY. AS OF NOW OREGON SCHOOLS ARE
SET TO OPEN IN THREE WEEKS ON
APRIL 29.
APRIL 29.
APRIL 29. >>> A LOT OF US HAVE BEEN
WONDERING WHEN ALL OF THIS WILL
BE OVER.
BE OVER.
BE OVER. GOVERNOR KATE BROWN AT LEAST IS
GIVING HER FIRST HINT OF WHAT
HAS HAS TO HAPPEN BEFORE SHE
LIVES THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER.
PAY ATTENTION TO THIS.
SHE WANTS TO SEE A PERIOD OF NO
DEATHS FROM COVID-19 FOR 10
DAYS OR TWO WEEKS.
THAT'S THE BENCHMARK.
RIGHT NOW MORE PROJECTIONS SHOW
THE STATE'S SOCIAL DISTANCING
EFFORTS ARE PAYING OFF AND
THERE BASED ON A NEW STUDY FROM
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
RESEARCHERS PREDICT ORGAN'S
PEAK WILL BE APRIL 21.
AND IT SHOWS OREGON WILL HAVE
MORE THAN ENOUGH HOSPITAL BEDS,
ICU BEDS AND VENTILATORS THAN
NEEDED DURING THAT TIME.
IF OREGON HAS ENOUGH OF THOSE,
WILL NOT JUST EASE RESTRICTIONS
ON BUSINESSES?
ON BUSINESSES? THE GOVERNOR SAYS IT'S NOT JUST
ABOUT HOSPITAL BEDS IT'S ABOUT
GETTING ENOUGH PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE GEAR, THE MASKS, THE
GOWNS AND THE GLOVES FOR
HEALTHCARE AND FRONT-LINE
WORKERS.
WORKERS.
WORKERS. >> AND NUMBER 3 THAT YOU HAD
TESTING CAPACITY TO CONTINUE TO
TEST AND DO SURVEILLANCE IN
COMMUNITIES AROUND THE STATE
ESSENTIALLY DO CONTACT TRACING
DETERMINING IF THERE IS AN
OUTBREAK, HOW IT'S SPREAD, WHO
IT SPREAD TO ANOTHER'S PIECES.
>> ON A NATIONAL SCALE THE NEWS
IS NOT GOOD.
THE PEAK OF THE PANDEMIC IS
SUPPOSED TO HIT IN NINE DAYS.
RESEARCHERS BELIEVE THERE WILL
BE 36,000 MORE PATIENTS THAN
HOSPITAL BEDS AND 16,000 OF
THOSE PEOPLE WILL NEED ICU BEDS
THAT ARE ALSO NOT AVAILABLE.
>>> AIRBNB IS TEAMING UP WITH
ITS HOST TO PROVIDE PLACES TO
SAFELY STAY FOR THE PEOPLE ON
THE FRONT LINES OF THIS
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PROPERTIES
ACROSS THE WORLD HAVE BEEN
DISCOUNTED WITH SOME TOTALLY
FREE TO STAY.
AND AIRBNB SPOKESPERSON TELLS
US IT'S IMPORTANT THAT MEDICAL
OR FRONT-LINE WORKERS HAVE A
SAFE PLACE WHERE THEY CAN
ISOLATE FROM THEIR OWN LOVED
ONES AND NOT BRING GERMS HOME
AFTER OR BETWEEN SHIFTS.
WE CAUGHT UP WITH A MAN IN
SOUTHEAST PORTLAND WHO IS
OFFERING HIS PROPERTY FOR FREE.
>> WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON
RIGHT NOW AROUND THE WORLD IN
ITALY AND SPAIN, IT'S SAD AND I
HOPE THAT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO
OUR COMMUNITY AND AM TRYING TO
DO WHAT I CAN.
>> IN ADDITION TO WHAT AIRBNB
AND HOST ARE DOING, HILTON AND
AMERICAN EXPRESS ARE TEAMING UP
TO DONATE 1 MILLION HOTEL ROOMS
ACROSS THE U.S. TO MEDICAL
PROFESSIONALS ON THE FRONT
LINES.
LINES.
LINES. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BOTH OF
THESE GO TO KGW.COM
>>> NOW TO THE GROCERY STORES.
FRED MEYER IS THE LATEST TO
LIMIT THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS
IT WILL ALLOW INSIDE AT A TIME.
STARTING TODAY, THE NEW LIMITS
WILL BE ONE PERSON FOR EVERY
120 SQUARE FEET.
THAT IS HARD TO THINK ABOUT SO
OUR FRIENDS AT THE PORTLAND
BUSINESS JOURNAL CRUNCHED THE
NUMBERS.
NUMBERS.
NUMBERS. THE HOLLYWOOD FRED MEYER WITH AT
1800 CUSTOMERS AT A TIME WHICH
IS STILL A LOT OF PEOPLE.
THE DOWNTOWN PORTLAND FRED
MEYER WOOD AT 883 PEOPLE. FRED
MEYER HAS TECHNOLOGY WITH
SENSORS THAT CAN TRACK THE
NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS AT A STORE
AT ONE TIME.
>>> WE ARE ENJOYING SUNNIER AND
WARMER WEATHER IS SPRING RAMPS
UP BUT THAT'S NOT AN INVITATION
TO GIVE UP ON THE STAY-AT-HOME
ORDERS.
ORDERS.
ORDERS. COASTAL COMMUNITIES LIKE
WARRENTON SAY THERE WAS A
NOTABLE UPTICK IN VISITORS OVER
THE WEEKEND.
THE WEEKEND. OF COURSE NOT ALL PEOPLE ON THE
BEACH OR TOURISTS.
LOCALS ARE COMING OUT TOO AND
SEASIDE POLICE SAY THEY ARE
MAKING AN EXECUTIVE DECISION.
>> THE BEACH IS CLOSED. THE
BEACH IS CLOSE TO EVERYBODY.
THAT IS THE FAIR WAY TO DO IT.
IT IS A PUBLIC AREA BUT IN THIS
DAY AND AGE WITH THIS PANDEMIC
GOING ON AND WITH THE CONCERNS
RIGHT NOW FOR SAFETY, THE CITY
HAS MADE A DECISION.
THEY HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO
CLOSE THIS BEACH AND THEY DID
SO AND IT'S CLOSE TO EVERYBODY.