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>>> MY
>>> MY COLLEAGUE, LORI MATSUKAWA, HAS BEEN HERE AT KING
5 FOR MORE THAN 36 YEARS.
SHE HAS HAD AN AMAZING CAREER
HERE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
THIS IS HER FINAL WEEK ON THE
AIR AT KING 5.
SHE PLANS TO RETIRE AND PLAY A
LOT OF GOLF AMONG MANY OTHER
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. SO ALL THIS WEEK WE ARE GOING TO
BRING YOU HIGHLIGHTS OF LORI'S
TIME HERE AND LOOK BACK AT WHAT
REALLY IS AN AMAZING CAREER.
SO LORI, DOES IT FEEL REAL YET
THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE LEAVING
US?
US?
US? >>
US? >> IT
US? >> IT CERTAINLY DOES NOT.
AND AS THEY SAY, IT AIN'T OVER
UNTIL THE FAT LADY SINGS.
AND I NOTICE I'VE BEEN SCHEDULED
TO WORK UNTIL 11:35 P.M.
FRIDAY.
FRIDAY.
FRIDAY. SO UNTIL THEN, I'M STILL A
WORKING DUDE.
WORKING DUDE. >> UNTIL THEN WE WILL BE
CELEBRATING LORI ALL WEEK.
YOU'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH SO
MANY AMAZING STORIES, PEOPLE,
PLACES OVER THE YEARS.
TAKE A LOOK.
>> AT THE GATE WHERE WE CAME IN,
ALL RIGHT?
ALL RIGHT? SEE YOU BACK IN AN HOUR.
>> Reporter: TOPPING THE LET'S,
LORI'S TRIP TO CHINA IN 1997,
REPORTING ON GOVERNOR GARY
LOCKE'S TRADE MISSION.
>> FOR CENTURIES THE GREAT WALL
WAS MEANT TO KEEP FOREIGNERS
OUT, WHICH IT DID WITH SOME
DEGREE OF SUCCESS.
BUT PERHAPS IT WAS MORE
SUCCESSFUL TRANSPORTING
SUCCESSFUL TRANSPORTING PART-TIME AND PRODUCTS ACROSS A
MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE FORBIDDEN CITY IS HUGE, 800
BUILDINGS, 9,000 ROOMS.
THEY STARTED BUILDING IN THE
EARLY 1400s, AND IT'S BEEN BURNT
DOWN AND REBUILT SEVERAL TIMES
SINCE.
SINCE.
SINCE. WITH THE GOVERNOR IN
CHINA, LORI MATSUKAWA, KING 5
NEWS.
NEWS.
NEWS. >>
NEWS. >> Reporter: LOCK'S PARENTS WERE
CHINESE IMMIGRANTS, SO THE
CITIZENS TREATED HIM LIKE A ROCK
STAR AS HE RETURNED TO HIS
ROOTS.
ROOTS.
ROOTS. HE
ROOTS. HE HAS FOND MEMORIES AN
REPRESENTING THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON ON THE GLOBAL STAGE
AND SEEING LORI EVERY STEP OF
THE WAY.
THE WAY.
THE WAY. >> U I HAVE GREAT MEMORIES OF
LORI.
LORI.
LORI. LORI CARRYING A TRIPOD UP THE
GREAT WALL OF CHINA.
LORI WAS JUST INCREDIBLE.
I MEAN, THE WHOLE KING 5 TEAM
JUST REALLY GAVE US -- OUR
FAMILY -- SUCH GREAT GREAT
MEMORIES.
MEMORIES.
MEMORIES. >> MAJOR COSTA WILL PULL
STRAIGHT UP.
STRAIGHT UP. >> Reporter: AND TOP GUN, WATCH
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. 20
OUT. 20 YEARS AGO LORI PULLED NINE Gs
IN AN F-16.
THERE'S NO WAY SHE'S GOING TO
FORGET THAT DAY.
>> OH MY GOODNESS.
>> THE 2001 WORLD CUP OVERALL
CHAMP IS KEEPING THINGS IN
PERSPECTIVE.
PERSPECTIVE. >> Reporter: LORI WAS FRONT AND
CENTER AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES IN
SALT LAKE CITY AND VANCOUVER,
INTERVIEWING MANY LOCAL
ATHLETES, INCLUDING SHORT TRACK
SPEED SKATER APOLLO ONO.
>> THIS IS A KING 5 SPECIAL
REPORT.
REPORT.
REPORT. >> Reporter: LORI PRODUCED THE
SPECIAL SERIES PRISONERS IN
THEIR OWN LAND, MARKING THE 75TH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE INTERNMENT OF
JAPANESE-AMERICANS.
JAPANESE-AMERICANS. >> WITH A STROKE OF A PEN,
PRESIDENT FRANKLIN DELANO
ROOSEVELT SENT MORE THAN 110,000
OF AMERICANS WITH JAPANESE
ANCESTRY INTO CONCENTRATION
CAMPS.
CAMPS.
CAMPS. >>
CAMPS. >> Reporter: LORI SPOKE WITH MEN
AND WOMEN FORCED TO LIVE BEHIND
FENCES AS CHILDREN.
>> IT WAS COLD IN THE WINTER AND
REALLY HOT IN THE SUMMER.
AND THERE WERE DUST STORMS AND
MUD.
MUD.
MUD. LOTS
MUD. LOTS OF MUD.
>> Reporter: AND WE SAW THE
LEGAL CRUSADE IN SEATTLE AND
AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT LED TO
AN OFFICIAL APOLOGY FROM THE
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND REPARATIONS.
>> FOR HERE WE ADMIT A WRONG.
>> Reporter: IN 2017, LORI FLEW
TO JAPAN TO REPORT ABOUT THE
AFTERMATH OF THE 2011
EARTHQUAKE, TSUNAMI, AND
FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR DISASTER.
>> WHEN THE TSUNAMI SWEPT
THROUGH THIS AREA IT CAME TO THE
TOP OF THAT HOUSE OVER THERE,
WIPING OUT THE ENTIRE VILLAGE.
>> Reporter: TENS OF THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE DISPLACED.
LORI SHOWED US THE ONGOING
EFFORT TO REBUILD COMMUNITIES
NEAR THE DISASTER ZONE.
>> THE CONTAMINATED SOIL IS
STORED IN THESE BLACK PLASTIC
BAGS.
BAGS.
BAGS. THEY'RE STORED HERE TEMPORARILY,
EVENTUALLY ALL OF THE BAGS ARE
GOING TO BE TAKE ON THE THE
PLANT SITE FOR PERMANENT
STORAGE.
STORAGE.
STORAGE. >> Reporter: AND IN 2015, LORI
WAS INSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE AS
THREE NORTHWESTERNERS RECEIVED
THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF
FREEDOM.
FREEDOM.
FREEDOM. >> THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF
FREEDOM IS THIS COUNTRY'S
HIGHEST CIVILIAN HONOR, AND
TONIGHT THE WHITE HOUSE WAS FULL
OF CELEBRITIES.
OF CELEBRITIES. >> Reporter: SHE INTRODUCED US
TO RECIPIENTS BILLY FRANK
JR.,ISUI, AND WILLIAM RUCK
LSHOUSE.
LSHOUSE.
LSHOUSE. >> WELL, THERE'S SO MUCH WE
COULD NOT FIT INTO THAT REPORT.
YOU COVERED SO MANY STORIES OVER
THE YEARS.
THE YEARS. IS THERE ONE STORY, LORI, YOU'RE
MOST PROUD OF OR ONE TOP SNICK.
>> ONE THING I HAVE TO MENTION,
THAT LAST STORY, THE PRESIDENT
PRESENTING THIS MEDAL TO THESE
THREE NORTHWESTERNERS, PEOPLE
DON'T SEE WHAT'S GOING ON BEHIND
THE SCENES.
THE SCENES. BUT WE WERE ALL PACKED.
ALL THESE REPORTERS WERE ALL
PACKED TOGETHER ON A STAGE.
AND I REMEMBER PEEKING THROUGH
THE LEGS OF A TRIPOD AT THE
PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. THAT WAS A THRILLING ALBEIT
CRAMPED EXPERIENCE.
CRAMPED EXPERIENCE. AND IT HAS TO BE TRAVELLING TO
CHINA WITH THEN GOVERNOR GARY
LOCKE BECAUSE WE WERE WORKING SO
HARD.
HARD.
HARD. DAVE AND I WERE COVERING THE
GOVERNOR IN THE MORNINGS,
EDITING AND TRANSMITTING IN THE
EVENINGS.
EVENINGS.
EVENINGS. IT'S AMAZING WE SURVIVED TEN
DAYS WITH SO LITTLE SLEEP.
>> SOME GREAT WORK THERE.
YOUR INTERNMENT STORIES, WE'LL
HEAR MORE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.
WE'RE POSTING THE STORIES A
SLIDESHOW, AND MUCH MORE ONLINE.
TEXT LORI TO 206-448-4545 AND WE
WILL SEND YOU A DIRECT LINK.
WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
YOU KNOW WE HAVE A SPECIAL
ONE-HOUR LIVE SHOW THIS FRIDAY
NIGHT BEGINNING AT 7:00.
WE'LL
WE'LL
WE'LL SHOWCASE LORI'S WORK, HER
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT.
ENGAGEMENT. SEVERAL SPECIAL GUESTS WILL BE