INSIGHT
INSIGHT WE WILL CERTAINLY LET YOU KNOW THROUGHOUT THE
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. >> AND IT'S NOT ONE THING IT'S
THE NEXT, GOSH.
AS CORONAVIRUS CASES AND
INCREASE, THERE ARE FACTS TO
KEEP IN MIND.
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID HE
DOESN'T THINK TRADE WOULD BE
AFFECTED BY THE US AND CANADA
CLOSING THEIR SHARED ORDER.
WE'VE GOT AT LEAST 52 PEOPLE
WHO HAVE DIED FROM THE VIRUS SO
FAR. YESTERDAY GOVERNOR INSLEE
SIGNING OFF $200 MILLION IN
EMERGENCY FUNDING TO ESTABLISH
QUARANTINE SIZE, FREE UP
HOSPITAL BEDS AND HELP
BUSINESSES SIDELINED BY THE
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. >> LET'S LOOK AT THE DOW, THE
NUMBERS HAVE NOT TAKEN A BETTER
TURN, THEY'VE TAKEN A WORSE
TURN, WE ARE 1100 POINTS DOWN
THIS MORNING, YESTERDAY IT ROSE
MORE THAN 1000.POINTS YESTERDAY
BUT THIS KIND OF CANCELS IT
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. >>
OUT. >> THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAYS
THEY WILL BE STEPPING IN TO HELP
PROP UP THE ECONOMY, LOCALLY
CITY COUNTY LEADERS ARE AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. >>
WELL. >> THEY SAY HELP IS ON THE WAY.
THE SEATTLE MAYOR HAS ISSUED A
TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL
INFECTIONS.
INFECTIONS. TENANTS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO
PAY RENT BUT IF THEY HAVE
TROUBLE, LANDLORDS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO HELP THEM COME UP
WITH A PAYMENT PLAN.
THE KING COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE SAID LANDLORDS CAN SERVE
EVICTION NOTICES BUT CAN'T
ACTUALLY EXECUTE THEM IN COURT.
BUSINESS OWNERS SAY MANY ARE
FEELING THE STRUGGLE AND HOPING
FOR HELP FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES.
>> YOU WANT TO TAKE CARE OF
YOUR HEALTH, IF YOU CAN'T WORK
AND PAY PEOPLE, YOU WORRY ABOUT
THEM PAYING THEIR RENT AND
FEEDING THEMSELVES, I CAN'T
IMAGINE KICKING PEOPLE OUT AT A
TIME LIKE THIS.
>> THE CITY OF SEATTLE HAS ALSO
EARMARKED $5 MILLION IN GROCERY
STORE VOUCHERS TO HELP MORE THAN
6000 HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE
ENROLLED IN CHILDCARE SUPPORT
AND FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
THE VOUCHERS CAN BE USED AT
SAFEWAY STORES, FOR FOOD,
CLEANING SUPPLIES AND OTHER
HOUSEHOLD ITEMS.
HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. THOSE ARE EXPECTED TO BE MAILED
OUT AS EARLY AS NEXT WEEK.
THE WHITE HOUSE IS ALSO
PROPOSING $1 TRILLION STIMULUS
BILL THAT WOULD HELP OUT SMALL
BUSINESSES WITH LOANS AND ALSO
HELP OTHER INDUSTRIES THAT ARE
REALLY BEING IMPACTED I THIS
CRISIS.
CRISIS.
CRISIS. >>> ALSO KNEW TODAY, THE FOUR
SEASONS HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN
SEATTLE IS SHUTTING ITS DOORS
FOR THE TIME BEING.
THE FOUR SEASONS WILL BE CLOSED
STARTING TODAY THROUGH MID
APRIL, AND IN A FACEBOOK POST
THE HOTEL WROTE THAT THE HEALTH
AND SAFETY OF GUESTS AND
EMPLOYEES CONTINUES TO BE THE
TOP PRIORITY BUT WE KNOW THE
CLOSURE INCLUDES THE HOTEL, THE
SPA, AND THE RESTAURANT.
MARRIOTT HOTELS ALSO ANNOUNCED
THAT THEY EXPECTED FOR LOW TENS
OF THOUSANDS OF EMPLOYEES, AND
THIS IS ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
>>> PIKE PLACE MARKET IS
CHANGING THINGS UP TO KEEP THE
COMMUNITY SAFE.
COMMUNITY SAFE. FOOD RELATED BUSINESSES ARE
OPEN BUT A LOT OF OTHER
BUSINESSES ARE TEMPORARILY
CLOSED.
CLOSED.
CLOSED. THE SENIOR CENTER, FOOD BANK
AND CLINIC REMAIN OPEN AND THEY
WILL CONTINUE THEIR BIWEEKLY
PRODUCE DELIVERIES TO LOW INCOME
PRESCHOOL SITES.
PRESCHOOL SITES. >>> THE BELLEVUE COLLECTION IS
CLOSE, BELLEVUE SQUARE, LINCOLN
SQUARE, TEMPORARILY SHUT DOWN.
THEY HAVEN'T ANNOUNCED WHEN
THEY WILL OPEN BACK UP AT SOME
RESTAURANTS WILL STILL OFFER
DELIVERY OR TAKE-OUT.
LIKE BELLEVUE, TACOMA IS TRYING
TO STEP IN AND HELP OUT
STRUGGLING BUSINESSES.
STRUGGLING BUSINESSES. THE CITY ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY
THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO KEEP
BUSINESSES ON THEIR FEET SO
THEY ARE PLANNING MICROLOANS,
UP TO $50,000 FOR QUALIFIED
SMALL BUSINESSES.
SMALL BUSINESSES. THE MAYOR SAYS, SHE UNDERSTANDS
THIS WILL IMPACT EMPLOYEES AND
THEIR FAMILIES.
THEIR FAMILIES. >> WHAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE,
IS THAT WE ARE GIVING YOU PEACE
OF MIND, TO KNOW THAT YOU CAN
CARE FOR YOURSELVES AND YOUR
FAMILIES.
FAMILIES.
FAMILIES. >> TO, PUBLIC UTILITIES WILL
ALSO SUSPEND THIS CONNECTIONS
FOR ALL RESIDENTS AND
BUSINESSES, THERE'S ALSO A PLAN
IN PLACE TO TRY AND STOP
EVICTIONS AND FORECLOSURES.
>>> LOCAL COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO
HAVE BEEN STUDYING ABROAD WERE
RACING AGAINST THE CLOCK TO GET
BACK HERE IN TOWN, TRYING TO
GET OUT OF MOROCCO BEFORE A
TRAVEL BAN KICKS IN.
KALIE GREENBERG IS AT SEA-TAC
AIRPORT .
AIRPORT .
AIRPORT . >> AND WE LAST HEARD FROM THE
STUDENTS, MOST OF THEM WERE
HOPEFULLY GETTING ON A
FROM
FROM MOROCCO TO THE U.K. LET ME GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT
THESE GUYS ARE GOING THROUGH.
FOR THE PAST WEEK, SOME OF THEM
HAVE PUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
IN AIRLINE TICKETS ONLY TO HAVE
ALL OF THE FLIGHTS CANCELED.
THIS IS A GROUP OF LEWIS AND
CLARK STUDENTS WHO ARE
CURRENTLY ON THEIR TRAVEL
ABROAD TO MOROCCO, WE ARE
LOOKING AT PHOTOS FROM THE
INSTAGRAM WHERE THEY ARE TRYING
TO FIND HUMOR IN THE SITUATION.
WHEN THE SCHOOL ENDED THE
PROGRAM LAST WEEK, IT HAPPENED
TO BE THE SAME TIME THAT
COUNTRY BEGAN ISSUING TRAVEL
BANDS, JUST A FEW DAYS LATER,
MOROCCO SUSPENDED ALL
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE.
FURTHER NOTICE. YESTERDAY WE SPOKE TO ALICE
ALEX WALSH WHO'S A LOUIS AND
CLARK STUDENT, HE SAID HE HAD
THREE FLIGHTS SCHEDULED SO FAR
AND ALL THREE HAVE BEEN
CANCELED.
CANCELED.
CANCELED. >> PEOPLE ARE HOLDING IT
TOGETHER PRETTY WELL BUT ALSO,
IF WE ARE NOT ABLE TO GET OUT
TOMORROW ON THE LONDON FLIGHT,
WE JUST DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THE
TRAVEL BAN WILL LAST, WE HAVE
NO CLUE IF WE WERE BE HELD IF
WE WILL BE HERE FOR ANOTHER
WEEK OR MONTH.
>> AS I MENTIONED, WE'VE BEEN
KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH THE
STUDENTS AND ALEX TOLD US THIS
MORNING, THAT HE WAS CURRENTLY
AT THE GATE FOR A FLIGHT TO THE
U.K., THEN ONCE HE GETS THERE
HE WILL BE ABLE TO BOOK A
FLIGHT BACK HOME TO THE U.S.
HOWEVER, HE DID SAY ONE STUDENT
AND TWO FACULTY MEMBERS
COULDN'T GET ON THAT FLIGHT.
LIKELY, ONE OF THE LAST
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS OUT OF
MOROCCO FOR SOME TIME.
WHAT'S NEXT, HE SAID THOSE
THREE PEOPLE WILL LIKELY HAD
CLOSER TO THE EMBASSY AND
CASABLANCA, THEY WILL HAVE TO
WORK WITH THE US GOVERNMENT TO
FIND A WAY HOME.
BACK TO YOU.
>> TO DRIVE THROUGH CORONAVIRUS
TEST COLLECTION SITES ARE NOW
UP AND RUNNING.
ONE IS OUTSIDE KAISER
PERMANENTE MEDICAL OFFICES IN
LYNNWOOD, THE OTHER IS THAT
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
MEDICINE IN SEATTLE.
RIGHT NOW WE KNOW THE TESTS ARE
RESERVED FOR THOSE WHO MAY HAVE
BEEN EXPOSED TO CORONAVIRUS AND
ARE ALREADY SHOWING SYMPTOMS.
>> THIS IS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
TO TRY AND CONTROL FOR THAT
POSSIBILITY.
POSSIBILITY. I CAN'T EMPHASIZE ENOUGH THAT
THIS IS NOT AS IF THIS IS A
RETAIL DRIVE UP, DRIVE THROUGH
TESTING SITE.
TESTING SITE. >> AND WHAT WE KNOW, TEST
RESULTS ARE USUALLY BACK IN
ABOUT 10 DAYS, UW MADISON PLANS
TO ANNOUNCE MORE TEST
COLLECTION SITES BY THE END OF
THE WEEK AND OF COURSE WE WILL
KEEP YOU POSTED.
PEOPLE ARE USING ALL KINDS OF
PRODUCTS TO KEEP THEIR SURFACES
CLEAN.
CLEAN.
CLEAN. KENT FIREFIGHTERS ARE REMINDING
PEOPLE THAT CERTAIN CHEMICALS
DO NOT MIX.
TAKE A LOOK AT THESE.
BLEACH AND VINEGAR, BLEACH AND
AMMONIA, BLEACH AND RUBBING
ALCOHOL AND HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
AND VINEGAR.
AND VINEGAR. SO, WHEN THESE ARE COMBINED,
THESE CHEMICALS CAN PRODUCE
TOXIC GAS, FUMES, OR THEY CAN BE
HIGHLY CORROSIVE SO AGAIN, DO
NOT MIX THESE PRODUCTS.
VERY GOOD INFORMATION.
>>> SAFEWAY AND ALBERTSON'S
WHICH IS THE PARENT OWNER,
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THEY ARE
RESERVING CERTAIN HOURS JUST
FOR SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH
OPTIMIZED IMMUNE SYSTEMS AND
WOMEN WHO ARE PREGNANT.
IT'S TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS
FROM SEVEN A.M.
UNTIL 9:00 A.M., THEY ARE
ASKING PEOPLE TO STAY OUT OF
THE STORE SO THE PEOPLE WHO
NEED IT THE MOST CAN DO THAT.
OTHER STORES ARE DOING SOME OF
THE SAME THINGS.
WHOLE FOODS CUSTOMERS CAN SHOP
ONE HOUR EARLIER IF THEY ARE IN
THESE GROUPS AS WELL.
>>> A GROUP OF LOTRISONE'S HAS
BEEN CONVERTED INTO SPOTS WHERE
DINERS CAN STOP CURBSIDE TO
GRAB THEIR FOOD ORDERS.
D.O.T.
D.O.T.
D.O.T. PLANS TO HAVE MOST OF THE ZONES
IN THE HIGH-TRAFFIC AREAS WITH
LOTS OF RESTAURANTS.
>>> IF YOU ARE BEING IMPACTED
IN ANY WAY BY THE CORONAVIRUS,
WHETHER IT'S AS A BUSINESS, A
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