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WILDFIRES.
WILDFIRES. >> THIS IS KGW NEWS AT NOON.
THANKS FOR JOINING US HERE AT
NOON >>.
NOON >>.
NOON >>. I'M DREW CARNEY IN TODAY FOR
BRENDA BRAXTON.
BRENDA BRAXTON. AND WE START THIS AFTERNOON IN
WASHINGTON WHERE THE STATE IS
MOVING INTO THE NEXT PHASE
OF ITS COVERT VACCINED ROLLOUT
PLAN SO MORE PEOPLE IN
WASHINGTON ARE NOW ELIGIBLE TO
GET VACCINATED.
GET VACCINATED. THAT INCLUDES ANYONE OVER THE
AGE OF SIXTY FIVE OF COURSE
BEFORE YOU HAD TO BE AT LEAST
70 YEARS OLD AND ALSO THIS IF
YOU'RE OVER THE AGE OF 50 AND
YOU LIVE IN A MULTIGENERATIONAL
HOME, YOU CAN ALSO GET THE
VACCINE.
VACCINE.
VACCINE. NOW GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE JUST
ANNOUNCED THESE CHANGES
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. SO CLARK AND KALLUS COUNTIES
HAVE BOTH SAID THEY'LL BE READY
TO START VACCINATING PEOPLE
THAT MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS
LATER THIS WEEK.
BUT THEY ALSO SAY YOU SHOULD
SUBMIT A REQUEST FORM ON YOUR
COUNTY'S HEALTH WEBSITE.
BOTTOM LINE IS THIS WHILE MORE
PEOPLE IN WASHINGTON ARE NOW
ELGIBLE, IT DOESN'T MEAN THE
STATE HAS ENOUGH DOSES TO
VACCINATE EVERYONE RIGHT AWAY.
THERE IS A TOOL AVAILABLE FOR
PEOPLE LIVING IN WASHINGTON
THAT LETS YOU CHECK TO SEE IF
YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE COVOD
VACCINE.
VACCINE.
VACCINE. BRIAN CLERKLEY HAS MORE DETAILS
ON HOW IT WORKS.
>> WASHINGTON HAS LAUNCHED A
ROBUST VERSION OF THE PHASE
FINDER TOOL AND IT LETS PEOPLE
KNOW WHEN THEY'RE ELIGIBLE FOR
THE VACCINE.
THE VACCINE. >> IT ASKS YOU QUESTIONS ABOUT
YOUR HEALTH LIVING SITUATION,
AGE AND IF YOU WANT THE VACCINE
IN A MATTER OF MINUTES IT WILL
HAVE AN ANSWER FOR YOU IF YOU
GET A MESSAGE THAT SAYS YOU'RE
NOT ELIGIBLE.
NOT ELIGIBLE. NOW THE SITE SAYS THE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT CAN NOTIFY YOU WHEN
YOU ARE BY SENDING AN EMAIL OR
TEXT FOR THOSE THAT ARE
ELIGIBLE.
ELIGIBLE.
ELIGIBLE. FACE FINDER PROVIDES DETAILS ON
WHAT TO DO NEXT.
AMONG THOSE EAGER TO GET THE
VACCINE IS 67 YEAR OLD NIGEL
TABOR HAMILTON WHO LIVES ON
WHIDBEY ISLAND, WASHINGTON.
HE WAS QUICK TO USE THE NEWS
PHASE FINDER TOOL AND FOUND OUT
HE WAS ELGIBLE >> AND NOW I'M
VERY HEALTHY.
VERY HEALTHY. OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY
HEALTHY HAVE DIED OF THIS SO
IT'S REALLY A FEARFUL TIME I
THINK CERTAINLY CERTAINLY FOR
ME.
ME.
ME. AND
ME. AND SO GETTING THE VACCINE WILL
>> REALLY BE >> A RELIEF FOR ME
AND THEN WHEN MY WIFE CAN GET
THE VACCINE THEN IT'LL BE TOTAL
>> RELIEF.
>> RELIEF. IF >> YOU LIVE IN OREGON, OSHA
HAS LAUNCHED A TOOL THAT HELPS
PEOPLE DETERMINE IF THEY'RE
ELIGIBLE FOR THE VACCINE.
IT WORKS AS AN ONLINE CHAT.
IT ASKS YOU QUESTIONS ABOUT
YOUR AGE AND PROFESSION AND AT
THE END IT'LL LET YOU KNOW IF
YOU QUALIFY >>.
AND WE HAVE A LINK TO THE FENGS
FINDER TOOL ON OUR WEBSITE KGW
DOT COM.
DOT COM.
DOT COM. I'M BRIAN CLERKLEY KGW NEWS.
>> SO THAT'S THE LATEST IN
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. LET'S TALK ABOUT OREGON'S
VACCINATION PLAN RIGHT NOW IN
AN EFFORT TO GET SCHOOLS BACK
OPEN, OREGON TEACHERS AND
SCHOOL STAFF ARE NEXT IN LINE
AND THEY START GETTING VACCINES
NEXT MONDAY.
NEXT MONDAY. SENIORS WILL GET PRIORITY AFTER
THAT SO ANYONE 80 AND OLDER CAN
GET VACCINATED IN OREGON IN
ABOUT THREE WEEKS STARTING
FEBRUARY 8TH.
FEBRUARY 8TH. SEVENTY FIVE AND OLDER CAN
START ON FEBRUARY 15TH FOR 70
PLUS IT'S A WEEK LATER ON FEB.
2ND AND THEN ON MARCH 1ST THE
AGE REQUIREMENT IN OREGON DROPS
TO SIXTY FIVE AND OLDER.
>> WE HAVE A VACCINED TEAM HERE
AKG MADE UP OF PRODUCERS AND
REPORTERS WHO ARE WORKING EVERY
DAY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS
AND CLEAR UP ANY CONFUSION YOU
MIGHT HAVE ABOUT VACCINATIONS.
YOU CAN TELL STORY >> IDEAS OR
CONCERNS TO THE TEAM.
HERE IS THE TEXT LINE RIGHT
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. FIVE FOUR THREE TWO TWO SIX
FIVE ZERO EIGHT EIGHT BACK TO
WASHINGTON IN VANCOUVER,
EVERGREEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS RETURN
TO CLASS TODAY.
SO THIS WEEK IT'S JUST
KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE.
SMALL GROUPS OF THOSE KIDS WILL
MEET IN PERSON TWO DAYS A WEEK
AND THEN THEY'LL CONTINUE TO
LEARN REMOTELY THE DAYS THEY
AREN'T IN THE CLASSROOM.
NEXT WEEK SECOND AND THIRD
GRADERS WILL BEGIN THIS HYBRID
MODEL AND THEN FOURTH AND FIFTH
GRADERS THE WEEK AFTER THAT
THERE IS A NATIONAL MEMORIAL
HAPPENING TODAY TO HONOR
EVERYONE WHO HAS DIED COVID
IT'S ONE OF THE EVENTS
HAPPENING AHEAD OF JOE BIDEN'S
INAUGURATION TOMORROW CITIES
AND TOWNS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
WILL LIGHT UP BUILDINGS AND
RING CHURCH BELLS.
SO IT STARTS AT TWO THIRTY OUR
TIME WITH A LIGHTING CEREMONY
AT THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL
REFLECTING POOL IN WASHINGTON,
D.C. HERE PORTLAND THE OREGON
CONVENTION CENTER WILL BE LIT
UP IN RED, WHITE AND BLUE NEW
AT NOON THE SENATE IS BACK IN
SESSION AND FOR THE FIRST TIME
SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH
MCCONNELL IS CALLING OUT
PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR PROVOKING
THE DEADLY RIOT AT THE US
CAPITOL EARLIER THIS MONTH.
>> THE MOB WAS FED LIES.
THEY WERE PROVOKED BY THE
PRESIDENT AND OTHER POWERFUL
PEOPLE AND THEY TRIED TO USE
FEAR AND VIOLENCE TO STOP A
SPECIFIC PROCEEDING OF THE
FIRST BRANCH OF THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT >> WHICH THEY DID
NOT LIKE.
NOT LIKE.
NOT LIKE. BUT WE PRESSED ON WE STOOD
TOGETHER AND SAID AN ANGRY MOB
WOULD NOT GET VETO POWER OVER
THE RULE OF LAW IN OUR NATION
NOT EVEN FOR ONE NIGHT.
>> MCCONNELL HASN'T SAID YET
WHETHER HE SUPPORTS MOVING
FORWARD WITH AN IMPEACHMENT
TRIAL A TRIAL THAT COULD START
AS SOON AS TOMORROW.
>> WELL, WHAT WE KNOW FOR SURE
ABOUT TOMORROW IS THAT WE'LL
HAVE A NEW PRESIDENT WITH THE
INNAUGURATION OF JOE BIDEN,
TRACY POTTS IN WASHINGTON DC
WITH THE LATEST ON THE ORDERS
THAT THE PRESIDENT TEAM SAYS
HE'LL SIGN WITHIN HOURS
OF BEING SWORN INTO >> OFFICE
TONIGHT >> FROM THE LINCOLN
MEMORIAL, JOE BIDEN WILL
DELIVER HIS FINAL MESSAGE AS
PRESIDENT ELECT BEFORE HIS
ANAYELI ANTICIPATED INAUGURAL
SPEECH TOMORROW >>.
IT'S A MESSAGE OF UNITY.
IT'S A MESSAGE OF GETTING
THINGS DONE.
THINGS DONE. THAT'S WHAT HE'LL BE TALKING
ABOUT JANUARY 20TH >> BIDEN'S
TEAM SAYS HE'LL START SIGNING
EXECUTIVE ORDERS ON DAY ONE
CREATING A PATH TO CITIZENSHIP
,ENDING THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY
AT THE BORDER, REJOINING THE
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND
THE PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT AND
REVERSING THE BAN ON
TRANSGENDER PEOPLE IN THE
MILITARY.
MILITARY.
MILITARY. A 10 DAY BLITZ OF IMMEDIATE
ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE NATION'S
MOST URGENT NEEDS.
TODAY FIVE SENATE COMMITTEES
QUESTIONED BIDEN'S CABINET
NOMINEES UNDER A MASSIVE
MILITARY PRESENCE AT THE
CAPITOL >>.
CAPITOL >>. THIS IS THREE TIMES THE NUMBER
OF GUARDSMEN WE WOULD NORMALLY
HAVE IN SUPPORT OF THE UNITED
STATES SECRET SERVICE >> TO ALL
THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY YOU
WILL BE IN MY HEART FOREVER.
>> FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP
SHARING HER FINAL MESSAGE TO
THE NATION HER HUSBAND HASN'T
BEEN SEEN IN A WEEK.
SOURCES FAMILIAR TELLING ABC
NEWS >> PRESIDENT TRUMP COULD
ANOUNCED DOZENS OF PARDONS AND
COMMUTATIONS AS SOON AS TODAY
WHILE WORKING ON HIS
IMPEACHMENT FENGS AND A RED
CARPET SENDOFF TOMORROW >> HE
BECOMES THE FIRST PRESIDENT IN
MORE THAN 150 YEARS TO SKIP
INNAUGURATION SAYING GOODBYE TO
A CITY AND A NATION LIT WITH
THE GLOW OF DEMOCRACY.
PRESIDENT >> TRUMP PLANNING A
MILITARY SENDOFF WITH A COLOR
GUARD AND A 21 GUN SALUTE A
MILITARY BAND HE MAY EVEN MAKE
SOME COMMENTS BEFORE BOARDING