GOOD
GOOD EVENING. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I'M MARK HANRAHAN.
WELCOME EVERYONE.
I'M WHITNEY WARD.
THE WASHINGTON NURSES
UNION CALLED OFF PLANS FOR A STRIKE
TODAY.
THE DECISION CAME AFTER
NEARLY 24 HOURS OF
NEGOTIATIONS
WITH PROVIDENCE
HOSPITALS.
ACCORDING TO THE UNION--
HOSPITAL BOARD MEMBERS
CANCELLED A
PROPOSAL THAT WOULD CUT
NURSES' SICK LEAVE.
KREM 2'S SHAYNA WALTOWER
JOINS US NOW IN THE
NEWSROOM WITH
MORE INFORMATION ON THE
DECISION.
SHAYNA.
DECISION. SHAYNA.
SHAYNA.
NURSES
NURSES ARE CALLING THE DECISION TO CANCEL PLANS FOR
THE STRIKE A RELIEF.
THEY
THEY SAY
THEY SAY THIS DECISION FROM PROVIDENCE MARKS ONE OF THE
FIRST MAJOR STEPS OF
PROGRESS FROM THESE
NEGOTIATIONS.
ALYSSA BOLDT: PROVIDENCE
SACRED HEART NURSE
"IT'S BEEN A
ROLLERCOASTER."
AFTER MONTHS OF
NEGOTIATIONS WITH WHAT
SEEMED LIKE VERY LITTLE
PROGRESS...
GERARD FRIESZ: WSNA
BOARD MEMBER
"WE HAD ONE OF THE MOST
PRODUCTIVE SESSIONS LAST
NIGHT."
THE MEDIATION BETWEEN
THE WASHINGTON SATE
NURSES
ASSOCIATION AND
PROVIDENCE SACRED HEART
STARTED THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND WENT INTO
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
OF TODAY.
THE UNION SAYS ITS
MEMBERS WERE BARGAINING
WITH THE HOSPITAL
BOARD OVER THREE MAIN
ISSUES.
THE REJECTION OF A
PROPOSAL FROM THE
HOSPITAL TO DECREASE THE
AMOUNT OF EMPLOYEES'
PAID SICK AND VACATION
LEAVE.
IMPROVEMENTS TO
AWARENESS AROUND
VIOLENCE IN THE
WORKPLACE,
WHICH INCLUDES AN
INCREASE IN SECURITY.
AND AN INCREASE IN
STAFFING.
THE UNION SAYS IN ITS
LATEST NEGOTIATION--
PROVIDENCE
REMOVED THE PROPOSAL TO
LESSEN THE AMOUNT OF
PAID
LEAVE.
PAID LEAVE. FRIESZ
LEAVE. FRIESZ "AND OUR RESPONSE TO
THAT WAS TO HIT THE
PAUSE BUTTON AS
IT RELATES TO PROVIDING
10-DAY NOTICE FOR STRIKE
ACTION."
ACTION." SO NOW THERE ARE TWO AREAS ON THE NEGOTIATION
TABLE...MEANING
NEGOTIATION TABLE...MEANING NOW THAT THE PROPOSAL
HAS BEEN REMOVED, THAT
NUMBER IS
DOWN TO TWO.
FRIESZ
"OUR GOAL HAS NEVER BEEN
TO STRIKE OUR GOAL HAS
ALWAYS BEEN
TO REACH A FAIR
CONTRACT, AND WE FEEL
LIKE WE'RE ON THE RIGHT
PATH TO
DO THAT."
THEY SAY A STRIKE WOULD
ONLY KEEP NURSES AND
OTHER EMPLOYEES
FROM DOING THE WORK THEY
WERE HIRED TO DO. BOLDT
"WE CAME INTO NURSING TO
PROVIDE CARE AT THE
BEDSIDE FOR
PATIENTS, ESPECIALLY
THOSE WHO ARE
VULNERABLE, AND
WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO
DO SO."
DO SO."
PROVIDENCE SENT US A STATEMENT SAYING THEIR BOARD IS PLEASED
TO EXPEDITE THE
NEGOTIATION PROCESS.
THE NEXT ROUND OF
NEGOTIATIONS WAS
INITIALLY SET FOR
MONDAY.
THEY'VE SINCE BEEN MOVED
UP TO SUNDAY.
IN THE NEWSROOM, SHAYNA
WALTOWER, KREM 2 NEWS.
ON
ON THE
ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE STATE...NURSES AND CAREGIVERS
AT SWEDISH MEDICAL
CENTER, THE LARGEST
HEALTH CARE
PROVIDER IN THE SEATTLE
AREA, HAVE ALSO
POSTPONED PLANS
TO STRIKE.
THE UNION SAID IT
POSTPONED ITS STRIKE
NOTICE AND WILL EXPEDITE
BARGAINING WITH THE
MANAGEMENT TEAM AT
SWEDISH AND ITS PARENT
COMPANY WHICH IS ALSO
PROVIDENCE HEALTH.
HEALTH CARE WORKERS AT
SWEDISH SAY PATIENT CARE
PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN
WORSE- DUE TO SEVERE
UNDER-STAFFING
SINCE SWEDISH WAS TAKEN
OVER BY PROVIDENCE.
THE
THE INLAND NORTHWEST IS EXPECTING WINDY CONDITIONS AND
MOUNTAIN SNOW THIS
WEEKEND.
WE'RE JOINED NOW BY
METEOROLOGIST TOM
SHERRY..TOM WILL THIS
WEEKEND
BE GOOD FOR SKIIERS AND
SNOWBOARDERS TO HIT THE
SLOPES?
SLOPES?
A
A TRAIN
A TRAIN THAT CRASHED INTO A NORTH IDAHO RIVER EARLIER THIS
WEEK IS STILL IN THE
WATER.
AND AUTHORITIES AREN'T
SURE WHEN IT WILL BE
REMOVED.
THAT TRAIN DERAILED
AFTER IT STRUCK A
ROCKSLIDE NEAR
BONNERS FERRY.
TWO CREW MEMBERS HAD TO
BE RESCUED.
KREM 2'S TAYLOR VIYDO
HAS BEEN TRACKING THIS
STORY FOR US.
HE JOINS US WITH MORE ON
WHAT HAPPENED TODAY.
THERE
THERE WAS
THERE WAS PROGRESS. TWO OF THREE TRAIN ENGINES THAT DERAILED
WERE REMOVED.
ONE, AS YOU MENTIONED,
IS STILL IN THE WATER.
BUT THE RAILROAD SAYS
THEY EXPECT TO RE-OPEN
THE TRACK TOMORROW.
THERE ARE NEW IMAGES OF
THE DERAILMENT THAT HAD
AUTHORITIES
SCRAMBLING ON WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. THIS SHOT COMES
FROM A BORDER
PATROL EMPLOYEE WHO WAS
AT THE SCENE.
IT SHOWS AUTHORITIES
RESCUING THE TWO
RAILROAD
EMPLOYEES WHO WERE
STRANDED ON A TRAIN
ENGINE THAT CRASHED
INTO THE KOOTENAI RIVER.
THEY WERE STUCK THERE
FOR CLOSE TO TWO HOURS
AFTER THE TRAIN
HIT A ROCK SLIDE ABOUT
10 MILES EAST OF BONNERS
FERRY.
TODAY, BURLINGTON
NORTHERN CONFIRMED THAT
THE SLIDE CAUSED THE
CRASH...ADDING THAT THE
ROCKSLIDE WAS 50 FEET
WIDE AND TEN FEET DEEP.
BNSF BROUGHT IN CRANES
AND WAS EXPECTING TO
REMOVE TWO OF
THE DERAILED ENGINES
TODAY.
BUT FOR NOW, THIS ENGINE
WILL REMAIN IN THE
WATER.
THERE'S NO TIMELINE ON
WHEN IT WILL BE REMOVED
FROM
THE RIVER'S STRONG
CURRENT.
3:25 "WELL, IT'S
UNDERWATER. BUT WE HAVE
THE EQUIPMENT, WE HAVE
THE
PERSONNEL. IT'S JUST
COMING UP WITH A PLAN
WITH THE VARIOUS
AGENCIES ON
WHERE WE'RE GOING TO
TAKE IT. CAN WE MOVE IT
TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
RIVER? THAT'S ALL UNDER
REVIEW."
THE RAILROAD CONTINUED
TO LOOK FOR POCKETS OF
SPILLED DIESEL
FROM THE SUBMERGED
ENGINE ON THE RIVER AND
PLACE
BOOMS AROUND THEM.
WE NOTICED FUEL
DOWNRIVER IN BONNERS
FERRY. BUT THERE IS SOME
GOOD NEWS:
BNSF SAYS CREWS ARE
REPLACING TRACK AND THE
LINE SHOULD RE-
OPEN TOMORROW.
IT SEES 40 TRAINS A DAY.
AND COUNTY AUTHORITIES
SAY DRINKING WATER IN
BONNERS FERRY
AND SURROUNDING AREAS IS
NOT AFFECTED BY THE
SPILL.
SPILL.
SOME
SOME OF
SOME OF YOU ALSO ASKED ABOUT AMTRAK SERVICE. AN AMTRAK SPOKESMAN
TELLS ME THAT THEY'RE
NOT EXPECTING
ANY MAJOR DELAYS.
TRAINS HEADING TO
CHICAGO SHOULD OPERATE
NORMALLY.
BUT TRAINS COMING FROM
CHICAGO TO OUR AREA
COULD BE
DELAYED IN MONTANA.
IN THE NEWSROOM - TAYLOR
VIYDO, KREM 2 NEWS.
BIG
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT FOR SPOKANE NATIVE STEVE GLEASON.
CONGRESS JUST ANNOUNCED
THE DATE HE WILL RECEIVE
THE
NATION'S HIGHEST
CIVILIAN HONOR... THE
CONGRESSIONAL
GOLD MEDAL.
CONGRESS WILL AWARD THE
MEDAL TO STEVE ON
JANUARY 15TH IN A
SPECIAL CEREMONY ON
CAPITOL HILL.
STEVE EARNED THE HONOR
THROUGH HIS FIGHT TO
RAISE AWARENESS OF ALS
AND IMPROVE THE LIVES OF
ALS PATIENTS.
BEFORE HIS ALS DIAGNOSIS
HE PLAYED EIGHT YEARS IN
THE NFL
AFTER A STANDOUT CAREER
AT W-S-U AND GONZAGA
PREP.
HE IS THE FIRST FORMER
NFL PLAYER TO RECEIVE
THE AWARD.
OTHER RECIPIENTS OF THIS
MEDAL INCLUDE ROSA
PARKS, THOMAS
EDISON AND THE DALAI
LAMA.
KREM 2 NEWS IS EXCITED
TO SEND ANCHOR MARK
HANRAHAN
HANRAHAN TO D-C ON JANUARY 15TH TO COVER THE LATEST CHAPTER IN
STEVE'S
INSPIRATIONAL STORY.
INSPIRATIONAL STORY.
KARTHIK
KARTHIK VENKATARAMAN JOINS US FOR SPORTS. A BIG-TIME COLLEGE
BASKETBALL RECRUIT IS
DECIDING IF HE'S
COMING TO GONZAGA TODAY.
JALEN SUGGS IS THE SIXTH
BEST RECRUIT IN THE 2020
CLASS
ACCORDING TO ESPN'S
RANKINGS.
IF HE COMMITS TO
GONZAGA, HE WOULD BE THE
HIGHEST RANKED
RECRUIT EVER TO DO SO.
SUGGS IS A REALLY GOOD
SCORER. AND THE DUDE CAN THROW
DOWN SOME DUNKS.
HE'S VERY ATHLETIC AND
IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME,
HE GOT DIVISION ONE
OFFERS TO PLAY FOOTBALL
AS
AS A
AS A QUARTERBACK TOO. IT'S A BIG DEAL FOR SUGGS TO COME TO G-U,
MUCH LIKE THIS PAST
OFFSEASON, THERE WILL BE
GUARD DEPTH
CONCERNS IF HE DOESN'T
COMMIT HERE.
THE ZAGS ONLY GUARD
PLAYING RIGHT NOW THAT
WILL BE BACK NEXT
SEASON IS JOEL AYAYI.
SO FOR THAT REASON
ALONE, THE ZAGS NEED
HIM.
IF YOU HAVE GUARDS GO,
GETTING A TOP 10 RECRUIT
WOULD BE
A GREAT WAY TO RELOAD.
OF COURSE, THE ZAGS ARE
ALREADY GETTING DOMINICK
HARRIS,
HARRIS, A
HARRIS, A GUARD RANKED 60TH OVERALL BY ESPN. SO THAT WILL HELP WITH
THE BACKCOURT.
BOTH SUGGS AND HARRIS
ARE REALLY GOOD FRIENDS,
ALONG WITH 69TH
RANKED RECRUIT JULIAN
STRWATHER.
STRAWTHER ALSO COMMITTED
TO GONZAGA.
MY POINT IS ALL THREE
ARE GREAT FRIENDS, SO
MUCH SO, THEY CALL
THEMSELVES THE TRICKY
TRIO.
BOTH HARRIS AND
STRAWTHER HAVE BEEN
HEAVILY RECRUITING SUGGS
TO COME TO G-U, AND
HONESTLY I THINK THAT'S
A
A BIG
A BIG REASON AS TO WHY HE'LL END UP PICKING THE ZAGS TONIGHT.
ZAGS TONIGHT.
SUGGS
SUGGS WILL DECIDE A LITTLE AFTER 6:30 P.M. ON ESPN2.
I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY,
HOW NEAT WOULD IT BE IF
A TOP 10 RECRUIT CHOOSES
TO GO TO GONZAGA ON
NATIONAL TV?
IT JUST SHOWS YOU HOW
FAR THIS PROGRAM HAS
REALLY COME OVER
THE LAST 20 YEARS.
A
A MAN
A MAN WHO
A MAN WHO HAD BEEN MISSING AT THE GRAND CANYON FOR 11
DAYS HAS BEEN FOUND
ALIVE.
MARTIN EDWARD O'CONNOR
OF TEXAS, WAS FOUND
YESTERDAY AND
FLOWN OUT OF THE CANYON
IN A HELICOPTER. HE IS
UNDERGOING A MEDICAL
EVALUATION.
RIGHT NOW AUTHORITIES
HAVEN'T RELEASED
INFORMATION ON
WHETHER HE SUFFERED ANY
INJURIES.
ONE OF THE MOST
REMARKABLE THINGS IS HE
SURVIVED
THROUGH WINTERY
CONDITIONS.
RANGERS FOUND O'CONNOR
ON THE NEW HANCE TRAIL,
ONE OF THE MOST
DIFFICULT TRAILS ON THE
CANYON'S SOUTH RIM.
THE
THE SENATE RETURNED FOR ITS FIRST SESSION IN THE NEW YEAR
AHEAD OF THE PENDING
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL OF
PRESIDENT TRUMP.
THE HOUSE PASSED TWO
ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT
LAST
MONTH ON CHARGES OF
ABUSE OF POWER AND
OBSTRUCTION OF
CONGRESS.
"THE SENATOR'S ROLE IN
AN IMPEACHMENT TRIAL IS
NOTHING, NOTHING LIKE
THE JOB
OF JURORS IN THE LEGAL
SYSTEM."
SYSTEM."
SENATOR
SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL SUGGESTED THE QUESTION OF
CALLING WITNESSES SHOULD
BE SETTLED AFTER A
TRIAL HAS ALREADY BEGUN.
"HE'S ESSENTIALLY
"HE'S ESSENTIALLY PROPOSING TO CONDUCT THE WHOLE TRIAL, AND THEN --
ONCE THE TRIAL IS
BASICALLY OVER --
CONSIDER THE QUESTION OF
EVIDENCE. THAT MAKES NO
SENSE. THAT'S ALICE IN
WONDERLAND LOGIC."
WONDERLAND LOGIC."
DEMOCRATS
DEMOCRATS SAY NEW REPORTS HAVE BOLSTERED THEIR REQUESTS
FOR ADDITIONAL WITNESSES
AND DOCUMENTS.
THE LATEST INCLUDE
EMAILS FROM A BUDGET
OFFICIAL THAT
WERE REVIEWED BY THE
NATIONAL SECURITY BLOG
"JUST SECURITY."
THE EMAILS APPEAR TO
LINK PRESIDENT TRUMP TO
THE ORDER TO
WITHHOLD MILITARY AID TO
UKRAINE.
HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY
PELOSI HAS CONSISTENTLY
WARNED SHE
WON'T HAND OVER THE
ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT
TO THE SENATE UNTIL
THERE ARE ASSURANCES FOR
A FAIR TRIAL