AT
AT HIGH
AT HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STADIUMS BUT TONIGHT EVERYONE
IS ON THE SAME TEAM.
>>>
>>> OUR
>>> OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT, THE FAMILY OF A MURDERED MAN
WORRIES HIS KILLER COULD GET
OUT OF PRISON EARLY BECAUSE OF
THE THREAT OF CORONAVIRUS.
GOOD EVENING.
GOOD EVENING. I AM JOYCE TAYLOR.
>> I AM GREG COPELAND.
A
A LEGAL
A LEGAL GROUP IS SUING THE STATE ASKING FOR OLDER AND
HIGH RISK INMATES TO BE
RELEASED REGARDLESS OF THE
CRIMES THEY COMMITTED.
HERE IS KING 5'S TED LAND.
>>
>> REPORTER: TEN YEARS AGO A MURDER CASE GRIPPED THE COUNTY
AND ATTRACTED NATIONAL MEDIA
ATTENTION.
ATTENTION. .
.
. >>
. >> THE
. >> THE TASK WAS NOT GOING TO
BE EASY AND HE SEEMED TO KNOW
IT.
.
. >>
. >> Reporter: HE WAS ACCUSED
KILLING
KILLING A
KILLING A DOG TRAINER. A JURY FOUND HIM GUILTY AND A
JUDGE SENTENCED HIM TO 26-1/2
YEARS IN PRISON.
>>
>> I
>> I AM
>> I AM JUST -- I AM JUST SO HAPPY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET
JUSTICE.
JUSTICE.
JUSTICE. >> REPORTER: SHE SAYS THE
FAMILY'S OLD WOUNDS REOPENED
THIS WEEK WHEN THE --
THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE CALLED
AND ASKED THEM TO WRITE A
STATEMENT, EXPLAINING WHY THE
CONVICTED KILLER SHOULD NOT BE
RELEASED EARLIY.
>>
>> THE
>> THE FACT HE COULD GET OUT AFTER 10 YEARS --
>> REPORTER: A NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION IS SUING THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON ON BEHALF
OF PRISONERS.
OF PRISONERS. SEEKING THE EARLY RELEASE OF
THOUSANDS OF INMATES AT RISK
OF GETTING CORONAVIRUS.
THE
THE PRISONERS INCLUDE ANYONE WITH HEALTH CONDITIONS AND
PEOPLE OVER 50.
HE IS NOW IN HIS 50S AND THE
FAMILY FEARS THE LAWSUIT COULD
SET HIM FREE.
>> HE DOESN'T APPEAR TO HAVE A
CONSCIOUS AND IT DOESN'T
APPEAR HE HAD CONSCIOUS IN THE
10 YEARS HE HAS BEEN THERE.
>> REPORTER: THEY CONTACTED
SEVERAL VICTIM'S FAMILIES TO
ASK FOR STATEMENTS IN RESPONSE
TO THE RELEASE LAWSUIT.
THE STATE DOES NOT PLAN TO
RELEASE PRISONERS LIKE OAKS.
IT IS FOCUSED ON INMATES OVER
60 CONVICT OF NONVIOLENT
OR DRUG CRIMES.
THEY
THEY WANT
THEY WANT THOUSANDS MORE RELEASED.
RELEASED.
RELEASED. AND ARGUING IT IS THE ONLY WAY
TO PROTECT THEM.
FOR
FOR THE
FOR THE FAMILY, JUST THE THOUGHT OF GIVING A CONVICTED
MURDERER A BREAK IS
IMPOSSIBLE.
IMPOSSIBLE. >> I REALLY BELIEVE PEOPLE
LIKE THAT ARE A DANGER TO THE
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. AND SHOULD ABSOLUTELY NOT BE
RELEASED FOR ANY REASON.
>> REPORTER: TED LAND, KING 5
NEWS.
NEWS.
NEWS. >>>
NEWS. >>> REPUBLICAN SENATORS IN
WASHINGTON ARE ASKING THE
GOVERNOR TO RETHINK HIS INMATE
RELEASE PLAN.
RELEASE PLAN. IN A STATEMENT THEY TOLD THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE THE PLAN
VIOLATES THE STATE'S
CONSTITUTION AND THE STATE
COULD BE ON THE HOOK FOR ANY
NEW CRIMES COMMITTED BY
INMATES.
INMATES.
INMATES. IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE
SUPREME COURT TO PROTECT
INMATES THEY SAY THE STATE
SHOULD INSTEAD MOVE THEM INTO
PORTABLE FACILITIES OR EMPTIER
FACILITIES WITH MORE SPACE.
>>> NEW TONIGHT, THE OFFICE OF
THE CORRECTIONS FOUND MONROE
CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX IS
FAILING TO KEEP PRISONERS AND
STAFF SAFE.
STAFF SAFE. THERE ARE
11
11 INMATES AND 6 STAFF MEMBERS AT MONROE CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX
WHO
TESTED
TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. THE REPORT FOUND IT WAS
IMPOSSIBLE FOR INMATES TO
DISTANCE WHILE WALKING AND
AROUND PHONES AND COMMON AREAS
AND IT
EXTREME
EXTREME ATTENTION BETWEEN INMATES AND STAFF.
THE AGENCY IS WORKING TO MAKE
IMPROVEMENTS.
IMPROVEMENTS. .
.
. >>>
. >>> NEW
. >>> NEW TONIGHT, A METRO BUS
DRIVER DIED FROM CORONAVIRUS.
DRIVERS ARE RAISING CONCERNS
ABOUT THEIR SAFETY.
THEY SAY SOME ROUTES ARE
CROWDED, PEOPLE AREN'T WEARING
MASKS AND MANY HAVE NO REASON
TO BE.
TO BE.
TO BE. A
TO BE. A DRIVER WAS HAILED A HERO
LAST YEAR FOR
PASSENGERS TO SAFETY AFTER BEING HIT BY A BULLET DURING A
SHOOT SPREE.
SHOOT SPREE. HE SAYS METRO NEEDS TO DO A
BETTER JOB OF KEEPING DRIVERS
AND PASSENGERS WHO NEED TO
TAKE THE BUS SAFE.
>> I UNDERSTAND MANY RELY ON
TRANSIT TO GET TO THE GROCERY
STORE, THE PHARMACY.
I GET THAT BUT IT CONCERNS ME
NOT JUST FOR MYSELF BUT FOR
THOSE
BECAUSE
BECAUSE THEY ARE MOST AT RISK. THEY ARE MIXING ON THE BUS
WITH PEOPLE WHO REALLY DON'T
HAVE AN ESSENTIAL PURPOSE TO
BE RIDING THE BUS.
.
.
. >>
. >> THEY
. >> THEY ARE REDEPLOYING
SECURITY STAFF FOR SAFETY AND
SOCIAL DISTANCING SUPPORT.
ESPECIALLY PROVIDING
ESPECIALLY PROVIDING PASSENGERS INFORMATION AND
ENCOURAGING THEM TO ADHERE TO
HEALTH DEPARTMENT GUIDELINES
REGARDING CORONAVIRUS.
>>>
>>> PEOPLE ARE LOSING THEIR LIFE SAVINGS.
LIFE SAVINGS. >> PROTESTERS ARE NOW ON THEIR
WAY TO OUR STATE CALLING
OTHERS TO DISOBEY STAY-AT-HOME
ORDERS.
ORDERS.
ORDERS. PRESIDENT TRUMP TWEETED HIS
SUPPORT FOR PROTESTERS IN
MINNESOTA, VIRGINIA AND
MICHIGAN, ADDING HE BELIEVES
SOME STATE REGULATIONS ARE TOO
TOUGH.
TOUGH.
TOUGH. GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE CALLED THE
PRESIDENT'S TWEETS LEGAL AND
DANGEROUS ACTS.
DANGEROUS ACTS. HE SAID THE PRESIDENT'S
STATEMENTS THIS MORNING
ENCOURAGE ILLEGAL AND
DANGEROUS ACTS.
DANGEROUS ACTS. HE IS PUTTING MILLIONS OF
PEOPLE IN DANGER OF
CONTRACTING COVID-19.
CONTRACTING COVID-19. HIS UNHINGED RANTINGS AND
CALLS FOR PEOPLE TO LIBERATE
STATES COULD ALSO LEAD TO
VIOLENCE.
VIOLENCE.
VIOLENCE. WE'VE SEEN IT BEFORE.
PROTESTERS ARE PLANNING TO
GATHER AT THE CAPITAL IN
OLYMPIA SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO
RALLY AGAINST THE STATE'S STAY-
AT-HOME ORDER.
AT-HOME ORDER. >>> THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON LAB HAS A NEW TEST
TO SEE WHETHER YOU HAVE HAD
THE CORONAVIRUS.
THE CORONAVIRUS. AND SINCE RECOVERED.
NOW, THAT TEST LOOKS FOR
ANTIBODIES
YOUR
YOUR BLOOD. DOCTORS SAY IT WILL HELP THEM
UNDERSTAND THE SPREAD AND
WHETHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE
RECOVERED CAN GET IT AGAIN.
THE TEST IS ALSO A HUGE STEP
IN CREATING A VACCINE.
>> WHAT IS NEXT IS TURNING THE
TABLES ON THE VIRUS, COMING UP
WITH THERAPIES FOR PEOPLE
INFECTED NOW AND COMING UP
WITH A VACCINE THAT WILL
PEOPLE FROM GETTING INFECTED
IN THE FUTURE.
>> THEY ARE STARTING WITH
4,000 TESTS A DAY BUT IT HOPES
TO RUN AS MANY AS 14,000 A
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. >>>
DAY. >>> A PHOTO JOURNALIST FROM
KING 5 IS EXPERIENCING SYSTEMS
AFTER HE RECOVERED.
HE IS NOT ALONE.
KING 5'S BRIT MOORER SPOKE
WITH A HEALTH EXPERT ABOUT WHY
SOME SURVIVORS MAY NOTICE
SYMPTOMS APPEARING DAYS AND
WEEKS AFTER THEIR INFECTION.
>>
>> REPORTER: ON MARCH 25, KING 5 PHOTO JOURNALIST SHARED HIS
STORY AFTER TESTING POSITIVE
FOR COVID-19.
FOR COVID-19. >> TWO WEEKS AFTER I HAVE
SHOWN ANY SYMPTOMS.
EXCEPT FOR THREE DAYS AGO WHEN
I GOT A FEVER AGAIN.
A COUGH.
A COUGH.
A COUGH. SHORTNESS OF BREATH.
>> REPORTER: HE DESCRIBES
LINGERING SYMPTOMS AFTER
FEELING BACK TO NORMAL.
>> I WAS SLUGGISH.
WHEN YOU HAVE A FEVER, YOU
YOUR
YOUR BODY
YOUR BODY IS SLOW. ACHES.
ACHES.
ACHES. THAT CAME BACK.
AND I TOOK MY MEDS.
FEW HOURS LATER I WAS BETTER.
>>
>> REPORTER: A PROFESSOR SAYS HIS EXPERIENCE IS NOT
UNCOMMON.
UNCOMMON.
UNCOMMON. >> FOR SOME PEOPLE IT COULD
TAKE TIME.
TAKE TIME. THE IMMUNE SYSTEM HAS BEEN
REVVED UP.
REVVED UP. PEOPLE ARE NOT EATING RIGHT,
NOT EXERCISING.
NOT EXERCISING. IT COULD TAKE TIME TO RECOVER.
>> THE CDC SAID PEOPLE WITH
COVID-19 CAN STOP ISOLATION
AFTER THEY HAVEN'T HAD A FEVER
FOR AT LEAST 72 HOURS AND
SEVEN DAYS PASSED SINCE
SYMPTOMS FIRST APPEARED.
BUT IS THAT ENOUGH?
>>
>> YOU
>> YOU MAY SEE GUIDANCE THAT SAY THEY WANT A LONGER PERIOD
OF TIME.
OF TIME.
OF TIME. BEFORE THOSE PEOPLE REENTER
SOCIETY.
>>
>> REPORTER: HE SAYS THERE ARE STILL SO MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
WHAT LINGERING SYMPTOMS COULD
MEAN FOR SURVIVORS.
>> LET'S TAKE MY TEMPERATURE.
>> REPORTER: HE IS CHECKING
HIS TEMPERATURE DAILY THAT
GOES UP AND DOWN AND STILL
SELF-ISOLATING
SELF-ISOLATING UNTIL DOCTORS LEARN MORE ABOUT
COVID-19.
>>
>> I
>> I WILL
>> I WILL WAIT UNTIL I GET AN INJECTION OR SOMETHING,
WHATEVER THEY GIVE OUT.
EVERY TIME I GO OUT I RISK
SOMEBODY ELSE.
SOMEBODY ELSE. >> REPORTER: BRIT MOORER, KING
5 NEWS.
5 NEWS.
5 NEWS. >>> TIME NOW FOR THE TOP FIVE
ON KING 5 NEWS.
THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT
REPORTED AN ADDITIONAL 225
CASES OF CORONAVIRUS TODAY AND
20 MORE DEATHS AND THAT BRINGS
THE TOTAL TO 11,445 INFECTIONS
WITH 603 DEATHS.
91%
91% OF
91% OF PATIENTS TESTED WERE NEGATIVE.
WERE NEGATIVE. THE FREMONT PARADE WAS
CANCELED
YEAR
YEAR BECAUSE OF CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS.
CONCERNS.
CONCERNS. ORGANIZERS ARE WORKING TO MAKE
IT A VIRTUAL EVENT.
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
ANNOUNCED $19 BILLION IN AID
FOR U.S. FARMERS AFFECTED BY
THE PANDEMIC.
THE PANDEMIC. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL
USE THE MONEY TO BUY FOOD AND
COMMODITIES FROM FARMS AND
THEY WILL BE DONATED TO
PROGRAMS IN NEED.
AND NEW NUMBERS FROM SHOW THE
STATE COULD BEGIN RELAXING
SOCIAL DISTANCING AFTER MAY
18.
18.
18. THE
18. THE DATE REPRESENTS THE BEST
ESTIMATE OF WHEN THE INFECTION
RATE IN THE U.S. DROPS BELOW
ONE PER 1 MILLION PEOPLE.
RESEARCHERS CAUTION THAT DATE
IS LIKELY TO CHANGE.
>>>
>>> AND
>>> AND SEATTLE CITY PARKS ARE OPEN THIS WEEKEND.
THEY WILL HAVE SOCIAL
DISTANCING AMBASSADORS TO
REMIND PEOPLE TO KEEP A 6-FOOT
DISTANCE.
DISTANCE.
DISTANCE. THE PARKING LOTS IN THE SPORTS
FIELDS REMAIN CLOSED.
>>> COMING UP, HIGH
STADIUMS
STADIUMS SHINING BRIGHT FOR 2020 SENIORS AND ARE
MILLIONAIRES CASHING IN ON
FEDERAL AID DURING THE
PANDEMIC?
PANDEMIC?
PANDEMIC? WE VERIFY.
WE VERIFY. >> OUR MODEL IS TIED TO THE
SUCCESS OF THE BREWING
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. >> AND A LOCAL PIZZA JOINT
RELIES ON ITS BREW TO HELP
BUSINESS DURING THE STAY-AT-