GOOD
GOOD EVENING. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I'M MARK HANRAHAN.
WELCOME EVERYONE.
I'M WHITNEY WARD.
FLOODING IN WASHINGTON
STRETCHES FROM DAYTON TO WALLA
WALLA.
WALLA WALLA. TAYLOR FRAME SENT US
THIS VIDEO OF A FLOODED
FARM.
YOU CAN SEE THE WATER
JUST RUSHING PAST TREE
TRUNKS THAT
ARE NORMALLY WELL UP ON
THE SHORELINE.
TAYLOR VIYDO HAS BEEN
OUT IN THE AREA ALL
AFTERNOON-
TAYLOR?
AFTERNOON- TAYLOR?
TAYLOR?
THE
THE CITY
THE CITY OF DAYTON HAS DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE
TO FLOODING AND HIGH
RIVER FLOWS.
WE'RE STANDING RIGHT
NEXT TO THE TOUCHET
RIVER RIGHT NOW.
AND JUST LOOK AT THE
FLOWS.
WE'VE SEEN LARGE TREE
TRUNKS AND EVEN
IRRIGATION PIPES AT ONE
POINT
FLOATING DOWN THE RIVER.
WE'RE STANDING ON
DAYTON'S LEVEE.
OVER HERE, CREWS HAVE
BEEN WORKING ALL DAY TO
SHORE UP THE
LEVEE.
PART OF IT ERODED
EARLIER.
THEY'VE BEEN PLACING
LARGE BOULDERS AND ROCK
INTO THE
RIVER
THIS IS THE WORST
FLOODING DAYTON HAS SEEN
IN OVER TWO DECADES.
THE LAST TIME THAT WAS
WORSE THAN THWIN
1996...MANY OF YOU
MIGHT REMERWEEFD T
YEAR.
THE CITY FIRST STARTED
RECEIVING WORD OF HOMES
GETTING
FLOOD DAMAGE LAST NIGHT.
IT'S NOT JUST THE
TOUCHET RIVER THAT'S
FLOWING HIGH, BUT ALSO
PAT-IT CREEK ON THE
OTHER SIDE OF DT
DAYTON.
DAYTON'S MAYOR TELLS US
THAT ER
IMPACTED.
THE CITY RECOMMENDED
THAT PEOPLE LEAVE THOSE
HOMES, BUT
THEY WERE NOT FORCED TO
EVACUATE. MEANWHILE,
YH D
TOWARD WALLA
WALLA - WAS SHUTDOWN A
YH D TOWARD WALLA WALLA - WAS SHUTDOWN AWOOF
TOWN DUE TO
WATER OVER THE ROAD.
THE CITY SAYS THE LEVEE
IS HOLDING FOR NOW...AND
IT'S CRUCIAL IT STAYS
THAT W.
52:08 "MOST OF THE
COUNTY ROADS ARE ERODED
SO BAD, IT REQUIR
HEAVY
HEAVY
52:08
52:08 "MOST OF THE COUNTY ROADS ARE ERODED SO BAREIR
52:08 "MOST OF THE
COUNTY ROADS ARE ERODED
SO BAD, IT REQUIRED
THAT WAY.
THAT WAY.
THAT WAY. 52:08 "MOST OF THE COUNTY ROADS ARE ERODED
SO BAD, IT REQUIRED
HEAVY
EQUIPMENT."
HEAVY EQUIPMENT." 55:06 "IFHI E
TBCHE
CERTAIN SPO, L
FYAR
TBCHE CERTAIN SPO, L T"AR
THE MAYOR ADDED THAT
RAINS THE LAST TWO DAYS,
PLUS RISING
PLUS RISING
TEMPERATURES IN THE NEARBY BLUE MOUNTAINS ARE TO BLAME FOR THE
RISING WATER LEVELS.
FOR NOW, THEY'RE
CONTINUING TO WATCH THE
LEVEE.
THE MAYOR ALSO ADDED
THAT HE'S VERY THANKFUL
OF THE HELP THAT
COLUMBIA COUNTY ROAD
CREWS HAVE BEEN
PROVIDING.
MANY PEOPLE ARE HELPING
OUT.
THE CITY IS ALSO GIVING
THANKS TO DOZ
VOLUNRID
THE CITY IS ALSO GIVING THANKS TO DOZ NGNLDEID
AROUND IMPACTED HOMES.
LIDT- L
VIYDO, KREM 2 NEWS.
WE'RE
WE'RE ALSO TRACKING MAJOR FLOODING IN PENDLETON,
PENDLETON,
OREGON.
OREGON. THAT'S SOUTHWEST OF WALLA WALLA.
IT'S BEING DESCRIBED AS
THE WORST FLOODING
PEOPLE HAVE SEEN
IN NEARLY 25 YEARS.
THE FLOODING IS A
COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW FROM EARLIER THIS
WEEK,
RAIN AND WARMER
TEMPERATE
YOU'RE TAKING A LOOK AT
CHOPPER VIDEO -- THAT
SHOWS HOW
WIDESPREAD THE FLOODING
IS.
ROADS ARE COVERED IN
FLOOD WATER....WE EVEN
SAW A PART OF THE
ROAD BREAK OFF.
FLOOD WATER CLOSED
INTERSTATE 84 BETWEEN
HERMISTON AND PENDLETON.
IN SOME CASES, YOU CAN'T
EVEN TELL WHERE THE
UMATILLA RIVER
BEINGS AND WHERE IT
ENDS.
THE RIVER OVERFLOWED ITS
BANKS TODAY-- FLOODING
ROADWAYS AND SHUTTING
DOWN SCHOOLS.
DOWN SCHOOLS. AND SEE THOSE PEOPLE ON
THE ROOF? THEY HAD TO BE RESCUED.
THESE ARE FROM THE
OREGON ARMY NATIONAL
GUARD.
THE HOMEOWNERS SCRAMBLED
TO THE TOP OF THE
BUILDING AFTER
FLOOD WATERS STARTED
COMING INSIDE. THIS IS
ABOUT 20 MILES NORTH OF
PENDLETON.
THE NATIONAL GUARD
RESCUED ALL FOUR
PEOPLE---WE'RE
TOLD THEY ARE OKAY.
LOTS OF CARS AND TRUCKS
WERE ABANDONED ON THE SIDE OF THE
STREETS AS DRIVERS
ESCAPED THE FLOOD
WATERS.
AND THIS AREA IS
CATTLE-COUNTRY.
SO WE SAW A BUNCH OF
CATTLE WONDERING
THROUGH--
LOOKING FOR HIGHER
GROUND.
GROUND.
GROUND. OREGON'S NOT THE ONLY
PLACE FLOODING RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE TRACKING MORE
FLOODING IN WESTERN
WASHINGTON.
PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR
OLYMPIA SAY THIS IS THE
WORST THEY'VE SEEN
SINCE 1996.
SINCE 1996. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WERE
TOLD TO EVACUATE THEIR HOMES IN
THURSTON COUNTY..NEAR
OLYMPIA.
GALLONS OF WATER
CASCADING FROM THE
NISQUALLY RIVER.
IT HASN'T STOPPED SINCE
YESTERDAY.
THE COMMUNITY STUCK
BEHIND THIS TUNNEL HAD
TO FORGE THE
WATERS JUST TO GET OUT.
I WAS COMING THROUGH AND
WATER STARTED COMING OVER THE HOOD AND I
WAS LIKE, 'AH, HIT
REVERSE AND BACKED UP."
EMERGENCY
EMERGENCY CREWS SAY THE FLOODING CONCERNS REMAIN UNTIL TOMORROW.
AND THAT'S WHEN THEY
IMAGINE THE EVACUATION
ORDERS MIGHT BE
LIFTED.
LIFTED.
LIFTED. MEANWHILE, SHELTERS ARE
ALSO POPPING UP IN CENTRAL
WASHINGTON AS FLOODING
PROMPTS EVACUATIONS
THERE.
THERE'S AN AMERICAN RED
CROSS EMERGENCY SHELTER
AT THE
WALLA WALLA FAIRGROUNDS.
RESPONDERS CAN PROVIDE
ASSISTANCE WITH FOOD,
CLOTHING
AND OTHER URGENT NEEDS.
ANYONE WHO IS EVACUATED
IS ASKED TO BRING ONLY
ESSENTIALS
LIKE PRESCRIPTIONS AND
EMERGENCY MEDICATION.
EMERGENCY MEDICATION.
BE
BE SURE
BE SURE TO CHECK KREM DOT COM FOR THE CHANGING WEATHER
CONDITIONS WHERE YOU
LIVE.
WE WILL HAVE CONTINUING
COVERA THLS
TONIGHT.
YOU CAN ALSO FIND THAT
INFORMATION ON THE KREM
2 MOBILE APP.
THINGS
THINGS ARE LOOKING MUCH CALMER IN SPOKANE. TODAY WAS THE FIRST TIME
OF THE YEAR WHERE THE
SUN SET AT 5 P-M.
IT MIGHT BE HARD TO SEE
SINCE IT'S BEEN MOSTLY
CLOUDY TODAY.
CLOUDY TODAY.
BUT
BUT REGARDLESS, WE SAW A LOT OF YOUR COMMENTS ONLINE TODAY--
MOST OF YOU SAYING,
"FINALLY!"
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU
PLANNING ON TRAVELING
THROUGH THE PASSES THIS
WEEKEND--
WEEKEND--
M,OEAN
M,OEAN SOME SNOW ON THE WAY?
MAYOR
MAYOR NADINE WOODWARD: "WE CANNOT JUST PROVIDE SHELTERS
SHELTERS
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE. WE HAVE TO DO MORE. WE HAVE TO LOOK FOR LONG TERM SOLUTIONS
THAT
WILL PREVENT PEOPLE O
FOR LONG TERM SOLUTIONS THAT PENL PREVENT PEOPLE O
FOR LONG TERM SOLUTIONS THAT MSSNEPREVENT PEOPLE O
FIRST PLACE."
FIRST PLACE."
SPOKANE
SPOKANE MAYOR NADINE WOODWARD GAVE HER FIRST STATE OF
THE CITY ADDRESS THIS
AFTERNOON.
SHE HAS BEEN IN OFFICE
FOR JUST OVER A MONTH--
AND HAS BIG PLANS
OVER THE NEXT FOUR
YEARS.
KREM 2'S AMANDA ROLEY
EXPLAINS HER MAIN
PRIORITIES.
PRIORITIES.
MAYOR
MAYOR NADINE WOODWARD ADDRESSED FOUR KEY ISSUES IN HER
SPEECH. HOMELESSNESS,
HOUSING, ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC
SAFETY.
RIGHT OUT THE GATE,
MAYOR WOODWARD SAID THE
CITY NEEDS TO
DO MORE THAN JUST
PROVIDE SHELTERS--BUT
LOOK FOR LONG
TERM SOLUTIONS.
TERM SOLUTIONS.
MAYOR
MAYOR NADINE WOODWARD: "THE CITY HAS MULTIPLE FUNDING SOURCES.
WE'RE GOING TO TAP INTO
THOSE AND INVEST IN
PROGRAMS THAT
REQUIRE ACCOUNTABILITY.
AND THAT'S IMPORTANT,
ACCOUNTABILITY."
IN HER FIRST STATE OF TH
CITY ADDRESS, MAYOR
NADINE
NADINE
WOODWARD
WOODWARD SAID THE CITY SHOULD NO LONGER RELY ON GENERAL FUND
RESERVE DOLLARS EVERY
WINTER TO ADDRESS
HOMELESSNESS.
CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT
BREEAN BEGGS SAYS THE
COUNCIL HAS
ALWAYS SUPPORTED THIS
AND BELIEVES IT CAN BE
DONE.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT BREEAN
BEGGS: "SHE ALSO
MENTIONED, WHICH
I STRONGLY SUPPORT IS
THAT WE NEED TO GET
GENERAL FUND
FROM THE COUNTY, CITY OF
SK LAD
PARK AND CHENEY.
THOSE GRPI
AK OI
THEIR FOLKS TO
DOWNTOWN SPOKANE. WE
NEED THEIR
CONTRIBUTIONS. I'M
PROPOSING A PER CAPITA
BASIS--WE ALL PUT SOME
IN."
IN MARCH, CITY COUNCIL
IS EXPECTED TO VOTE ON
RENTER
PROTECTIONS THAT WERE
DELAYE.
AHEAD OF THEO
W E
NEEDS TO FIND A
WAY TO EQUALLY PROTT
BHND
LANDLORDS.
BHND LANDLORDS.
LANDLORDS.
WOODWARD:
WOODWARD: "WE KNOW THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE FEW
LANDLORDS WHO ARE TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF VULNERAB
AND
WHO ARE OFFERING
SUBSTANDARD LIVING
CONDITIONS. WE NEED TO
ACT OF
THOSE. THANKFULLY SA
SMALL PERCENTAGE. BUT
WE ALSO HAVE TO MAKE
THOSE. THANKFULLY SA SMALL PERCENTAGE. BUT RT ALSO HAVE TO MAKE
THOSE. THANKFULLY SA SMALL PERCENTAGE. BUT RT NOSO HAVE TO MAKE
WRONGFULLY
PUNISHING THOSE WHO ARE
PROVIDING FAIR AND SAFE
CONDITIONS IN RTL
PUNISHING THOSE WHO ARE PROVIDING FAIR AND SAFE PTUT. IONS IN RTL
PUNISHING THOSE WHO ARE PROVIDING FAIR AND SAFE PTUT. 'ONS IN RTL
RISK
LOSING THEM OR THEIR
UNITS. WE LOOK FORWARD
TO COLLABORATING
WITH CITY COUNCIL TO
ENSURE THERE IS
BALANCE."
BALANCE."
THE
THE MAYOR
THE MAYOR IS ALSO MAKING IT HER OUTREACH GOAL TO ATTEND AS MANY
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL MEETINGS AS POSSIBLE. WOODWARD: "WE WANT TO
KNOW THE ISSUES THAT ARE
FACING
FACING ALL OF OUR CITIZENS CLOSE TO HOME. ANDHSTG GT
INTO THE
NEIGHBORHOODS FII
OW
ISSUES ARE."
ISSUES ARE." ONE OF THE MAJOR PILLARS
OF HER CAMPAIGN WAS BRINGING THE
DOWNTOWN POLICE PRECINCT
BACK TO THE DOWNTOWN
CORE.
SHE USED HER ADDRESS
TODAY TO ANNOUNCE HER
ADMINISTRATION
FOUND THE FUNDING,
LOCATION AND WORKING
GROUP OF
ADVISORS TO MAKE THIS
HAPPEN.
SHE WILL ANNOUNCE THE
DETAILS IN TWO WEEKS.
AMANDA ROLEY, KREM 2
NEWS.
NEWS.
NEW
NEW AT
NEW AT 5-- THE SUSPECT INVOLVED IN TUESDAY NIGHT'S DOWNTOWN
SPOKANE SHOOTING IS
EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED
FROM
JAIL.
FROM JAIL. SPOKANE POLICE OFFICERS
SAY HE WILL BE RELEASED
ON HIS OWN
RECOGNIZANCE FOLLOWING
NEW INFORMATION. POLICE
ARE CONTINUING THEIR
INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION.
WASHINGTON'S FLAVORED VAPING BAN IS EXPIRING
TODAY.
TODAY. THAT MEANS STARTING TOMORROW, STORES WILL BE
ABLE TO SELL FLAVORED
VAPING LIQUIDS.
BUT, THIS COULD ONLY BE
TEMPORARY PENDING ON
LEGISLATION.
THE STATE'S BOARD OF
HEALTH IMPLEMENTED THE
TEMPORARY BAN IN
OCTOBER FOLLOWING THE
NUMBER OF VAPING-RELATED
ILLNESSES.
ILLNESSES. A KING COUNTY JUDGE, WHO
ALREADY TEMPORARILY BLOCKED WASHINGTON'S CAR
TAB MEASURE, SAYS HE
HOPES TO RULE
NEXT WEEK ON WHETHER
IT'S CONSTITUTIONAL.
JUDGE MARSHALL FERGUSON
HEARD ARGUMENTS TODAY ON
INITIATIVE 9-76.
VOTERS APPROVED THAT
MEASURE IN NOVEMBER.
IT CAPS CAR TAB FEES AT
30- DOLLARS.
THE STATE'S BUDGET
OFFICE ESTIMATES THE CAR
TAB MEASURE
WOULD ELIMINATE MORE
THAN 4- BILLION IN TAX
REVENUE BY 2025.
A
A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR N-B-A LEGEND KOBE BRYANT... HIS
DAUGHTER... AND SEVEN
OTHERS KILLED IN A
HELICOPTER CRASH
WILL HAPPEN LATER THIS
MONTH.
IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
AND SCHEDULED FOR
FEBRUARY
FEBRUARY 24TH AT THE STAPLES CENTER. THE 24TH IS SYMBOLIC.
IT COMMEMORATES BOTH
KOBE AND HIS DAUGHTER'S
BASKETBALL
JERSEY NUMBERS.
JERSEY NUMBERS.
TODAY,
TODAY, GONZAGA MADE A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING
FORMER STAND-OUT, ADAM
MORRISON.
BUT YOU HAVE TO READ THE
FINE PRINT.
SPORTS DIRECTOR BRENNA
GREENE NOW JOINS US TO
TALK
TALK MORE
TALK MORE ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH ADAM MORRISON'S JERSEY.
MORRISON'S JERSEY.
GONZAGA
GONZAGA TODAY ANNOUNCING THAT THEY WILL HANG ADAM MORRISON'S
JERSEY FROM THE
MCCARTHEY ATHLETIC
CENTER RAFTERS. SO,
YOU'D
PROBABLY THINK THAT
MEANS THAT THEY'RE
RETIRING HIS NUMBER, BUT
NOT SO FAST.
KREM 2 HAS CONFIRMED
WITH GONZAGA THAT THEY
ARE
ARE NOT
ARE NOT RETIRING MORRISON'S NUMBER IN A CEREMONY DURING
GONZAGA'S GAME AGAINST
SAN DIEGO ON FEBRUARY
27TH. THEY ARE SIMPLY
HANGING HIS NUMBER. THE
OTHER TWO JERSEYS THAT
ARE
ARE IN
ARE IN THE RAFTERS IN MCCARTHEY ARE JOHN STOCKTON'S AND FRANK
BURGESS'S. IF YOU DON'T
KNOW FRANK BURGESS, HE'S
STILL THE
PROGRAM'S ALL-TIME
LEADING SCORER. BUT
ANYWAYS, BOTH
STOCKTON AND BURGESS'S
NUMBERS ARE RETIRED. WE
REACHED OUT TO GONZAGA
TO FIND OUT WHY THEY
DECIDED TO HANG
MORRISON'S JERSEY BUT
NOT RETIRE HIS NUMBER.
WE HAVE
NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM
ON THAT. OBVIOUSLY,
MORRISON IS ONE
OF THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED
PLAYERS IN GONZAGA
HISTORY
AND LED THE NATION IN
SCORING HIS FINAL YEAR
AT GU.
AT GU.