.
. >>
. >> THE
. >> THE GOVERNOR TOOK THIS
STEP TODAY TO INCLUDE.
IN
IN
IN KING
IN KING COUNTY ANY EVENTS WITH
FEWER THAN 250 PEOPLE CAN
GO ON.
GO ON.
GO ON. BUT THIS NEW BAND
DOES NOT INCLUDE BUSINESSES
LIKE GROCERY STORES.
>> THERE ARE NOW 29
CORONAVIRUS RELATED DEATHS.
TONIGHT WE HAVE KING FIVE
TEAM COVERAGE AS EVENTS ARE
BEING POSTPONED.
BEING POSTPONED. >> WHETHER SCHOOLS WILL
STAY OPEN WILL COME IN THE
NEXT COMING DAYS.
>> SEATTLE SAYS CLASS WOULD
BE CANCELLED IN THE NEXT
FEW WEEKS.
FEW WEEKS. GLENN, THIS IS A
BIG DEAL FOR MORE THAN
50,000 STUDENTS.
50,000 STUDENTS. >> MORE THAN 50,000
STUDENTS EXACTLY.
STUDENTS EXACTLY. THAT'S
THAT'S
THAT'S TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
FAMILIES AFFECTING 104
SCHOOLS.
SCHOOLS.
SCHOOLS. BUT HERE'S THE
THING, THE SUPERINTENDENT,
WHEN I ASKED HER IN HERE
TODAY AT A NEWS CONFERENCE
THAT ENDED JUST A FEW HOURS
AGO THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT A
14-DAY CALENDAR CLOSURE
THAT STARTS TOMORROW SO
COUNT 14 DAYS FROM THERE
BUT WILL IT END THERE.
>> IT IS GOING TO BE
PROBLEMATIC.
PROBLEMATIC. WE SHUT DOWN
THE DISTRICT FOR SNOW DAYS
AND THE IMPACT OF THAT
EVEN, SO TWO WEEKS RIGHT
NOW IS UNPRECEDENTED FOR
THIS DISTRICT.
THIS DISTRICT. WE WILL
WE WILL
WE WILL LEARN A LOT OF LESSONS AS
THESE TWO WEEKS CONTINUES
BUT ANYTHING LONGER THAN
THAT, WE WILL HAVE TO TAKE
IT DAY BY DAY.
>> SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
HAS ONLY HAD ONE STAFF
MEMBER WHO TESTED POSITIVE
IN ONE MIDDLE SCHOOL OF THE
THAT SCHOOL HAS BEEN
CLEANED.
CLEANED.
CLEANED. THEY ALWAYS
THEY ALWAYS CLEANED CLEVELAND HIGH
SCHOOL OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE
OF CAUTION BUT ONE OF THE
THINGS THEY CITED WAS THE
FACT THEY DO WANT TO CLEAN
THEIR SCHOOLS WHILE THE
KIDS ARE OUT.
THEY SAY THAT
CAN'T MAINTAIN SOCIAL
DISTANCING.
DISTANCING. BUT AGAIN IT
STARTS TOMORROW SO THIS IS
THROWING A LOT OF PEOPLE
AND PARENTS REALLY INTO THE
LURCH AND HAS THEM
SCRAMBLING.
SCRAMBLING. >> WE ALL WORK AND WE HAVE
NO DAYCARE.
NO DAYCARE. WHAT ARE WE
SUPPOSED TO DO, STAY HOME
WITH THE KIDS.
>> SO THE SUPERINTENDENT
SAYS YEAH RECOGNIZE DAYCARE
IS A REAL ISSUE HERE.
AGAIN
AGAIN
AGAIN THEY'RE IN UNPRECEDENTED
TERRITORY.
TERRITORY. SHE SAID WHEN
SHE WAS GETTING HER
EDUCATION DEGREE BACK IN
COLLEGE THERE WAS NO
CHAPTER IN THE BOOK WITH
DEALING WITH PAN TESTIMONY PAND
EMICS.
EMICS.
EMICS. >>
EMICS. >> LIVE AT SEATTLE SCHOOL
DISTRICT.
DISTRICT.
DISTRICT. >> SO, GLENN, IF KIDS
AREN'T GOING TO GET
CREDITED WHAT ABOUT MEETING
STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR
THINGS LIKE STATE
GRADUATION.
GRADUATION. >> THAT IS ONE OF THE
THINGS THEY ARE WORKING
THROUGH WITH THE OFFICE OF
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. NOW, WE
NOW, WE
NOW, WE WERE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON LAST FRIDAY AND
THEY SAID LOOK WE'RE GOING
TO PUT EVERYTHING ONLINE,
REMOTE LEARNING BUT THEY
SAY THEY CAN'T DO THAT HERE
IN SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BECAUSE THERE ARE TOO MANY
KIDS WHO REALLY DO NOT HAVE
ACCESS TO COMPUTERS AT
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. >>
HOME. >> GLENN, THANK YOU.
SO
SO
SO WITH
SO WITH TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT
VENUES ACROSS THE REGION
ARE FEELING THE IMPACT.
MANY LARGE GATHERING SPACES
ARE POSTPONING OR
CANCELLING EVENTS.
CANCELLING EVENTS. MICHAEL
MICHAEL
MICHAEL HAS A LOOK AT THAT.
>> YOU HEARD FROM OFFICIALS
THIS MORNING THESE ARE
EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES AND
THEY ARE ELICITING
EXTRAORDINARY RESPONSES
EXTRAORDINARY RESPONSES FROM THESE BUSINESSES.
WE'RE HERE AT THE
WASHINGTON STATE CONVENTION
CENTER, ALL THE LARGE
EVENTS HERE OF COURSE ARE
HAVING TO BE PUSHED TO
MARCH AND THEY'RE SAYING IT
COULD BE YEARS BEFORE SOME
OF THOSE GROUPS CAN
RESCHEDULE TO COME BACK AND
THEY ARE NOT THE ONLY VENUE
SCRAMBLING.
SCRAMBLING. >> IT IS NOT A GHOST TOWN
BUT IT IS QUIET.
>> HAVE YOU SEEN IT THIS
QUIET?
QUIET?
QUIET? >>
QUIET? >> I HAVE NOT SEEN IT THIS
QUIET.
QUIET.
QUIET. VERY SLOW.
VERY SLOW. NOT A LOT
NOT A LOT
NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE WALKING AROUND.
>> HE ONLY EXPECTS THAT TO
GET WORSE WITH GATHERING OF
250 PEOPLE OR MORE ARE
BANNED THROUGH THE END OF
MARCH.
MARCH.
MARCH. SOCIAL DISTANCING TO
PREVENT THE SPREAD OF
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. >> A LOT OF' /RE APP REHENCE.
>> MARCH IS A VERY BUSY
MONTH.
MONTH.
MONTH. SPRING BREAK IS A
HUGE DRAW, THAT'S NOT
HAPPENING ANYMORE SO, YEAH,
WE'RE DOWN.
WE'RE DOWN. >> UP THE ROAD THE SEATTLE
SYMPHONY WAS PRACTICING AND
THEY HALTED PUBLIC
PERFORMANCE SHE IT'S NOT
IDENTIFIES TO MAINTAIN A
SIX-FOOT SEPARATION
SIX-FOOT SEPARATION SEPARATION.
SEPARATION. PEOPLE ARE
PEOPLE ARE BREEDING TOGETHER AND ALL
KINDS OF OTHER THINGS GOING
ON SO WE JUST DECIDED AT
THIS POINT IT'S THE RIGHT
THING TO DO.
>> ALL THIS MEANS A SURREAL
STILLNESS AT THE WASHINGTON
STATE CONVENTION CENTER.
>> WE HAD ABOUT
$120 MILLION OF CONVENTION
CANCEL DURING THE MONTH OF
MARCH AND ANOTHER EXPECTED
CANCELLATIONS.
CANCELLATIONS. >> MILLIONS OF PEOPLE PASS
THROUGH HERE EVERY YEAR AND
IT COULD BE YEARS BEFORE
THEY CAN REGROUP.
>> WE HAVE A BIG JOB JUST
TO GET THROUGH THE NEXT
SEVERAL MONTHS.
SEVERAL MONTHS. WHAT MAKES
WHAT MAKES IT SO DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE
THERE'S NO END INSIGHT.
>> BIG AND SMALL WITH THIS
POLICY PEOPLE ARE STARTING
TO NOTICE THE IMPACTS OF
SOCIAL DISTANCING.
SOCIAL DISTANCING. >> IT SEEMS KIND OF
SURREAL.
SURREAL.
SURREAL. YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. CERTAINLY
CERTAINLY
CERTAINLY IT'S TRAINING TIMES AND
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MONEY
HERE BUT HEALTH IS WHY THEY
ARE MAKING ALL THESE
DECISIONS SO IN TALKING TO
MOST OF THOSE ORGANIZERS
THEY SAY THEY'RE WILLING TO
ABSORB SOME OF THIS BECAUSE
THERE IS NO OTHER CHOICE
BECAUSE THEY ARE LOOKING TO
THEIR LONG-TERM FINANCIAL
FUTURE.
FUTURE.
FUTURE. IF YOU HAVE A
TICKET YOU JUST REACH OUT.
THEY'RE LOOKING TO MAKE
ACCOMMODATIONS AS THESE
EVENTS ARE RESCHEDULED.
LIVE IN SEATTLE.
>> MICHAEL, THANK YOU.
>>> SO LET'S MOVE ON TO
SPORTS, THE CORONAVIRUS
OUTBREAK IS TAKING AN
UNPRECEDENTED TOLL ON
SPORTING EVENTS.
SPORTING EVENTS. THE MARCH
THE MARCH
THE MARCH MADNESS TOURNAMENT WILL GO
ON WITHOUT FANS.
THIS WILL
THIS WILL
THIS WILL BE A HUGE FINANCIAL HIT TO
SPOKANE, A CITY EXPECTING
THOUSANDS OF FANS FROM ALL
OVER THE COUNTRY.
BACK HERE
BACK HERE
BACK HERE IN SEATTLE, DRAGON'S
FOOTBALL GAME WILL GO ON
WITHOUT A CROWD AS WELL.
THE GAME AT CENTURY LINK
WILL GO ON BUT ALL THE
SEATS WILL BE EMPTY.
OVER
OVER
OVER IN
OVER IN EUROPE, MEANTIME,
THEY'RE GETTING USED TO
THIS WITHOUT FANS.
TAKE A
TAKE A
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS SOCCER MATCH,
HELD IN SPAIN DIDN'T HAVE
ANY FANS IN THE STANDS
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. MANY TEAMS FROM
ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE
TAKING THIS SAME APPROACH
SO THE GAMES CAN GO ON.
>> TAKE A LIVE LOOK AT
CENTURY LINK FIELD.
THEIR
THEIR
THEIR NEXT HOME MATCH SCHEDULED
FOR MARCH 21ST WILL NOW BE
POSTPONED.
POSTPONED. THE ORGANIZATION
THE ORGANIZATION IS NOW WORKING WITH THE MLS
TO DECIDE WHEN THE TEAMS
WILL FACE OFF.
THE MARINERS
THE MARINERS ARE STILL IN SPRING
TRAINING.
TRAINING.
TRAINING. THEY WERE
THEY WERE
THEY WERE EXPECTED TO RETURN TO
MARCH 26TH FOR A STRETCH OF
SIX HOME GAMES.
THE TEAM IS
NOW MAKING ALTERNATE PLANS.
>> THERE IS HASHEDLY ANY
FACET OF SOCIAL LIVES THAT
IS NOT TOUCHED BY THIS.
>> ANGLE OF THE WINDS
CASINO IS THE LARGEST EVENT
CENTER IN THIS COMMUNITY.
SOME PEOPLE PRAYING TONIGHT
FOR AN END TO THIS
EMERGENCY.
EMERGENCY. >> THE NEWS HITS HOPE ISH HOMISH
COUNTY AND WHEN THE PUCK
STOPS HERE THESE SEATS WILL
BE EMPTY.
BE EMPTY.
BE EMPTY. >> THE CHIEF OPERATING
OFFICER SAYS THE TEAM WILL
CONTINUE TO PLAY ITS GAME
BUT IT'S FAN BASE WILL BE
ABSENT AT LEAST THROUGH THE
END OF THE MONTH.
>> AT THE END OF THE DAY WE
KNOW THAT THEY WILL BE WITH
OUR PLAYERS AND THE PLAYERS
KNOW THEY'RE STILL PLAYING
FOR A STRONG FAN BASE.
>> GENERAL MANAGER SAYS
HE'S WORKING WITH PROMOTERS
TO DETERMINE WHETHER THOSE
SHOWS WILL BE RESCHEDULED
OR REFUNDS ISSUED.
>> WE DO KNOW THAT A LOT OF
THE LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND
BUSINESSES RELY AT LEAST ON
AN UP TICK THAT WE BRING ON
EVENT NIGHT AND KNOW THAT
THEY'RE GOING THROUGH, THEY
MIGHT STRUGGLE WITH THIS,
BUT WE WILL SUPPORT THE
MEASURES NEEDED TO BE PUT
IN PLACE.
IN PLACE.
IN PLACE. >> NOT EVEN CHURCHES ARE
IMMUNE FROM CORONAVIRUS
CLOSURE.
CLOSURE.
CLOSURE. GOLD CREEK CHURCH
PASTOR IS ASKING HIS
CONGREGATION TO KEEP THE
FAITH.
FAITH.
FAITH. >>
FAITH. >> EVEN WHEN THE DOCTORS
DON'T UNDERSTAND THE COOL
THING ABOUT FAITH IS FAITH
IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS
EVERYBODY NEEDS.
EVERYBODY NEEDS. >> WE ARE ALL GOING TO NEED
QUITE A LOT OF THAT FOR THE
FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
FORESEEABLE FUTURE. IF YOU
IF YOU
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
EVENTS YOU SHOULD CALL
THEIR BOX OFFICE OR CHECK
OUT THEIR WEBSITE.
MEANTIME
MEANTIME
MEANTIME ADDING INSULT TO INJURE FOR
SILVER TIP FANS THEIR LAST
HOME GAME OF THE SEASON,
THE ONE THEY ARE NO LONGER
ALLOWED TO ATTEND, IS FAN
APPRECIATION NIGHT.
APPRECIATION NIGHT. BACK TO
BACK TO
BACK TO YOU GUYS.
YOU GUYS.
YOU GUYS. >> ALL RIGHT, ERIC, THANK
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. >>>
YOU. >>> SO PLANS ARE ALSO
CHANGING IN THE SOUTH
TONIGHT AFTER THE
GOVERNOR'S DECISION.
GOVERNOR'S DECISION. WE ARE
WE ARE
WE ARE LIVE IN PIERCE COUNTY WITH
WHAT EVENTS ARE BEING
CANCELLED THERE.
CANCELLED THERE. CHRISTIAN?
CHRISTIAN? >> WE'RE ACTUALLY AT THE
STADIUM IN TOCOMA.
ORDINARILY FANS WOULD START
MILLING IN, WALKING AROUND
JUST HAVING A SEAT AND
CHECKING OUT THE SCENE
BEFORE THE GAME STARTS BUT
THIS IS NOT A NORMAL DAY.
ONCE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT WAS
MADE THE DEFIANCE CAME OUT
AND SAID THERE WILL BE NO
FANS AT TONIGHT'S GAME.
>> 6,500 SEATS AT THE
STADIUM AND EVEN THOUGH
IT'S GAME DAY, NOT A SOCCER
FAN INSIGHT.
FAN INSIGHT. PRESIDENT
PRESIDENT
PRESIDENT ARTMAN HAS A WORD FOR IT.
>> HE SAYS HE HAS NEVER
SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT IN
/#20E YEARS, A GAME THAT
WILL GO ON TONIGHT AGAINST
THE SAN DIEGO LOYAL WITH NO
SPECTATORS IN THE STANDS
SHE IT'S FRUSTRATING FOR US
AND FRUSTRATING FOR THE
SUPPORTERS AND FANS.
BUT I
BUT I
BUT I GET
BUT I GET A REAL SENSE EVERYBODY
IS IN THIS TOGETHER.
>> TWO OTHER GAMES THIS
MONTH WILL LIKELY BE
RESCHEDULED.
RESCHEDULED. THEY'RE SOME
THEY'RE SOME OF THE EVENTS IN PIERCE
COUNTY BEING CANCELLED OR
POSTPONED.
POSTPONED. THIS MORNING
THIS MORNING ELECTRONIC BILLBOARD WAS
ADVERTISING THE CONCERTS
AND COUNTRY MUSIC STAR.
BY
BY
BY AFTERNOON, THOSE EVENTS HAD
BEEN POSTPONED ON THE
WEBSITE.
WEBSITE.
WEBSITE. IN A STATEMENT A
TOCOMO SPOKESPERSON SAID
ALL EVENTS REMAIN AS
SCHEDULED AT THIS TIME.
BRAD BUCKLES HAD TO CANCEL
HIS ANNUAL WEDDING EXPO
SLATED FOR MARCH 21ST
THROUGH 22.
THROUGH 22. HE TOLD US BY
FACE TIME HE'S BEEN HOLDING
EVENTS LIKE THIS AT THE
DOME FOR THREE DECADES AND
THIS IS A FIRST.
>> 30 YEARS WORTH OF DOING
BRIDAL SHOWS, I'VE DONE
PROBABLY CLOSE TO 400 IN MY
CAREER.
CAREER.
CAREER. WE FACED 9-11.
WE
WE
WE DID
WE DID A
WE DID A BRIDAL SHOW THAT
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. WE FACED ALL KINDS
OF ICE STORMS AND SNOW
STORMS BUT NOTHING HAS EVER
BROKEN LIKE THIS WHERE WE
HAD TO READ ABOUT
QUARANTINE AND SOCIAL
SPREAD.
SPREAD.
SPREAD. IN THE STANDARD
OPERATION PROCEDURE FOR HOW
THIS WORKS.
THIS WORKS. >> SO IF YOU BOUGHT TICKETS
FOR TONIGHT'S GAME OR ANY
OF THE OTHER TWO GAMES THIS
MONTH, YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE
FOR A REFUND OF YOUR TICKET
OR AN EXCHANGE.
AS FAR AS
AS FAR AS
AS FAR AS THE EVENT AT THE TOCOMA
DOME THOSE DICK TICKETS WILL
STILL BE HONORED AND IF YOU
CAN'T MAKE A FUTURE EVENT
CONTACT YOUR POINT OF
CONTACT.
CONTACT.
CONTACT. >> NO DOUBT YOU HAVE A LOT
OF QUESTIONS.
OF QUESTIONS. KING FIVE IS
DEDICATED TO BRINGING YOU
ANSWERS SO TONIGHT WE
INVITE YOU TO JOIN US FOR A
TWO-HOUR FACTS NOT FEAR
SPECIAL.
SPECIAL.
SPECIAL. YOU CAN WATCH IT
RIGHT HERE