DATE.
DATE. KING 5'S DREW MIKKELSEN IS AT
THE CAPITOL WHERE THE GOVERNOR
GAVE A RARE STATEWIDE ADDRESS.
TELL US MORE.
>> Reporter: IT IS TRUE THAT
SOUNDS LIKE THE BRUNT OF HIS
STAY-AT-HOME ORDER WILL HAVE
TO REMAIN IN PLACE PAST MAY
4th.
4th.
4th. BUT
4th. BUT GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE DID
REVEAL FOR THE FIRST TIME,
WHICH OF THOSE RESTRICTIONS
MIGHT BE LOOSENED A BIT BEFORE
THAT DAY, MAY 4th.
YESTERDAY, TECHNICALLY, THERE
ARE NO CHANGES TO ANNOUNCE TO
THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER AT
LEAST AS OF TONIGHT.
HE EXPECTS THE ORDER TO BE
DIALED DOWN WITH THE STATE'S
RECOVERY PLAN, WHICH WOULD BE
BASED ON SCIENCE AND THE
NUMBER OF CASES.
HE WANTS TO SEE DECLINING
DEATH, AND HE ALSO SAYS THE
STATE STILL NEEDS A SUFFICIENT
CORONAVIRUS TESTING SYSTEM.
WE ARE NOT THERE YET.
INSLEE SAYS THERE ARE
ENCOURAGING SIGNS THAT COULD
ALLOW HIM TO LIFT SOME
RESTRICTIONS EARLY.
RESTRICTIONS EARLY. HERE WERE HIS FIRST
PREDICTIONS.
PREDICTIONS. >> BECAUSE OF THE GREAT WORK
IN OUR HOSPITAL SYSTEM, FOR
INSTANCE, WE BELIEVE WE CAN
SOON ALLOW SOME ELECTIVE
SURGERIES TO RESUME.
PROVIDED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
HAVE APPROPRIATE PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. WE ALSO HOPE WE CAN BEGIN TO
LET PEOPLE TAKE PART IN MORE
OUTDOOR RECREATION THAT IS SO
MUCH PART OF OUR IDENTITY AS
WELL AS OUR PHYSICAL AND
MENTAL HEALTH.
MENTAL HEALTH. >> THAT COULD ALLOW HUNTING
AND FISHING AGAIN IN THE
STATE.
STATE.
STATE. SOMETHING FOLKS HAVE BEEN
UPSET ABOUT.
UPSET ABOUT. THE GOVERNOR ALSO SAID,
PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
COULD RESUME AHEAD OF THE MAY
4th DEADLINE.
4th DEADLINE. HE SAYS, THEY'RE STILL WAITING
ON SOME OF THE NUMBERS TO COME
IN.
IN.
IN. THE
IN. THE GOVERNOR SAID HE WAS
ENCOURAGED AFTER TALKING WITH
THE STATE'S HEALTH OFFICER,
DR. KATHY LOFY WHO SAYS THERE
APPEARS TO BE A DECLINING RATE
OF NEW INFECTIONS.
THAT'S GREAT NEWS, BUT THE
GOVERNOR SAID IF HE WERE TO
END THE ORDERS TODAY OR IN TWO
WEEKS, HE'S AFRAID HEALTH
OFFICIALS, THOSE NUMBERS TURN
AROUND, AND THOSE NUMBERS WILL
START CLIMBING AGAIN.
BACK TO YOU.
>> YOU ARE JUST ON THAT CALL
WITH THE STATE HEALTH OFFICER,
DR. LOFY.
DR. LOFY.
DR. LOFY. WHAT ELSE DID SHE SAY ABOUT
THE TRENDS HERE IN WASHINGTON?
>> Reporter: THEY ARE
ENCOURAGING, BUT SHE IS
CONCERNED ABOUT PEOPLE
IGNORING THE SOCIAL
DISTANCING.
DISTANCING. WE HAD THIS RALLY WITH A
COUPLE THOUSAND PEOPLE HERE AT
THE CAPITOL.
THE CAPITOL. SHE SAID, THAT THAT IS
CONCERNING TO THEM BECAUSE IT
WOULD NOT TAKE MUCH TO GET
THOSE NUMBERS TO TURN AROUND.
SO THEY SAY AS WE KEEP BEING
TOLD, NOT OUT OF THE WOODS
YET.
YET.
YET. BUT
YET. BUT THE SIGNS ARE GOOD, AND WE
MAY START TO SEE SOME OF THOSE
RESTRICTIONS GETTING LIFTED.
>> WE CAN'T GO BACK NOW OR IT
COULD BE CATASTROPHIC.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >>> ONE SHERIFF IN WASHINGTON
SAYS THE GOVERNOR HAS
OVERSTEPPED HIS CONSTITUTIONAL
POWERS WITH THE STAY-AT-HOME
ORDER.
ORDER.
ORDER. SHERIFF JD RAYMOND POSTED THIS
LETTER ON FACEBOOK.
IN IT, HE SAYS HE UNDERSTANDS
THE DANGER OF CORONAVIRUS, BUT
ALSO THINKS PEOPLE SHOULD BE
LEFT TO CHANGE THEIR HABITS ON
THEIR OWN.
THEIR OWN. NOT UNDER THE ORDER OF THE
GOVERNOR.
GOVERNOR.
GOVERNOR. HE SPECIFICALLY SAID,
BUSINESSES SHOULD BE ALLOWED
TO OPEN, AND CHURCHES SHOULD
BE ABLE TO HOLD SERVICES EVEN
IF THEY ARE JUST DRIVING.
RAYMOND ADDED THAT HE WANTS TO
KNOW HOW THE GOVERNOR PLANS TO
HELP THE ECONOMY AND IS
AWAITING DETAILS ON THE PLAN
TO EASE THE RESTRICTIONS.
>>> RESTAURANTS WERE FORCED TO
CLOSE THEIR DINING ROOMS ON
MARCH 17 AND A WEEK LATER, THE
STAY-AT-HOME ORDER WENT INTO
EFFECT.
EFFECT.
EFFECT. SO WE'VE SEEN THE DAMAGE TO
OUR STATE'S ECONOMY IN THE
WEEKLY UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS.
THE MONTHLY REPORT FOR MARCH
WAS RELEASED TODAY, AND THIS
DOES NOT INCLUDE THE THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE WHO FILED FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT IN APRIL.
OVERALL THE STATE UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE WAS 5.1%, UP FROM 3.8% IN
FEBRUARY AND 3.9 IN JANUARY.
THIS MAP SHOWS THE HARDEST HIT
COUNTIES, THE DARKER THE BLUE
THE HIGHER THE RATE.
MOST AS YOU SEE, NORTHEAST
CORNER OF OUR STATE, KING AND
PIERCE COUNTY ARE BOTH AT
NEARLY 5% AND WHILE SNOHOMISH
COUNTY IS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER
AT 6%, WE WILL BRING YOU THE
UPDATED NUMBERS WHEN THE APRIL
REPORT IS RELEASED NEXT MONTH.
>>> IF YOU NEED HELP
NAVIGATING THE UNEMPLOYMENT
RULES IN WASHINGTON, TEXT THE
WORD UNEMPLOYMENT TO (206)448-
4545.
4545.
4545. WE
4545. WE WILL SEND YOU A LINK TO ANY
OF THE RESOURCES.
>>> IT'S NOT JUST RENTERS WHO
ARE MISSING THEIR BILLS.
MANY OF THE LANDLORDS SAY THEY
ARE STRUGGLING TOO.
AHEAD IN YOUR MONEY YOUR
FUTURE, MICHELLE LEE EXPLAINS
WHY THOUSANDS OF LANDLORDS SAY
THEY ARE HURTING TWICE AS MUCH
AS THEIR TENANTS.
>>> IF YOU NEED ANY HELP WITH
MONEY CONCERNS, SEND US AN E-
MAIL TO MONEY AT KING5.COM.
>>> CAMPUSES MIGHT BE CLOSED,
BUT SCHOOLS ARE STILL SERVING
UP FREE MEALS.
IN KENT IT HAS BECOME A MASSIVE
TASK AS NATALIE SWABY
EXPLAINS, THE DISTRICT HAS NOT
BEEN ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE
DEMAND.
DEMAND.
DEMAND. >> Reporter: PARENTS HAVE
PROVIDED THE PICTURES AND
VIDEO, LONG LINES OF CARS
CROWDING IN FOR FREE MEALS
DISTRIBUTED WEEKLY AT SEVERAL
SITES THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT.
DISTRICT.
DISTRICT. >> I GET IN LINE, AND THERE'S
NO FOOD.
NO FOOD.
NO FOOD. THIS WAS AT 10:00, AND IT WAS
AT 10:21, --
>> THAT WAS STEPHANIE LAWSON'S
EXPERIENCE, AND THIS WEEK MORE
PROBLEMS.
PROBLEMS.
PROBLEMS. >> Reporter: I ATTEMPTED
YESTERDAY AND WAS TURNED AWAY.
>> Reporter: CARRIE HAD HOPED
TO GET FOOD FOR HER KIDS.
>> WHAT DID THAT MEAN FOR YOUR
FAMILY?
FAMILY?
FAMILY? >> DEFINITELY THOSE BOXES
COULD HAVE FILLED A VOID.
>> Reporter: EACH BOX CONTAINS
FIVE BREAKFASTS AND FIVE
LUNCHES.
LUNCHES.
LUNCHES. >> ARE YOU WORRIED THAT
FAMILIES ARE GOING HUNGRY?
>> I'M VERY WORRIED.
I KNOW WE HAVE FAMILIES THAT
LIKELY ARE, THAT I'M NOT ABLE
TO REACH.
TO REACH.
TO REACH. >> Reporter: MEGAN CARTER AT
EMERALD PARK HAS HELPED PASS
OUT THE MEALS, AND HAS SEEN
THE DEMAND INCREASE.
>> WE KNOW THEY'RE TRYING TO
EXPAND AS FAST AS THEY CAN, SO
I'M HOPEFUL THAT THAT WILL
HELP.
HELP.
HELP. >>
HELP. >> Reporter: A SPOKESPERSON
SAID THE SUPERINTENDENT WAS
NOT AVAILABLE FOR AN INTERVIEW
TODAY, BUT DID PROVIDE THIS
STATEMENT THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE
MORE THAN 168,000 MEALS THE
DISTRICT HAS BEEN ABLE TO
PROVIDE SINCE SCHOOL CLOSURE
BEGAN.
BEGAN.
BEGAN. ON
BEGAN. ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE IT
ADVERTISES THE FREE MEALS AND
SAYS NO STUDENT WILL BE TURNED
AWAY.
AWAY.
AWAY. >>
AWAY. >> NO CHILD TURNED AWAY
DOESN'T REALLY MEAN NO CHILD
TURNED AWAY.
TURNED AWAY. >> WHEN I E-MAILED AND SAID I
WASN'T ABLE TO RECEIVE THE
BOXES TODAY FOR MY CHILDREN,
THEY ARE SAYING OH, TRY AGAIN
NEXT MONDAY, OR GO TO
COVINGTON, MAPLE VALLEY,
RENTON.
RENTON.
RENTON. AND TRY TO GO ABOUT GETTING
FOOD THAT WAY.
>> Reporter: IT'S AN ANSWER
THAT LEFT THIS MOM OR ANXIOUS.
>> THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS
THERE'S SO MANY KIDS RIGHT NOW
WHOSE PARENTS DON'T KNOW WHAT
TO DO.
TO DO.
TO DO. >>
TO DO. >> Reporter: THE DISTRICT
ACKNOWLEDGES THE NEED FOR
SUPPORT CONTINUES TO GROW, AND
THEY SAY NEXT WEEK THEY PLAN
TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF
MEALS IN AN EFFORT TO MEET
THAT NEED.
THAT NEED. NATALIE SWABY, KING 5 NEWS.
>>> KING 5 AND NORTHWEST
HARVEST ARE PARTNERING TO
RAISE FUNDS.
RAISE FUNDS. TODAY, WE TALKED TO THEM ABOUT
WHAT IT'S LIKE FOR PEOPLE WHO
MIGHT NEED HELP WITH FOOD FOR
THE FIRST TIME IN THEIR LIVES.
>> IT'S A WHOLE NEW GROUP OF
PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING
JOB LOSS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
THEIR ADULT LIFE.
AND THEY ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH
THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM
FOR FOOD.
FOR FOOD.
FOR FOOD. SO THEY'RE HAVING TO NOT ONLY
ADDRESS THE FOOD NEEDS, BUT
FIND OUT ABOUT THE SYSTEM AND
LEARN ABOUT HOW TO MANAGE THE
PROCESS OF FINDING PEOPLE.
>> SO WE HOPE TO RAISE $7
MILLION.
MILLION.
MILLION. WE ARE WELL ON OUR WAY.
WE'VE RAISED 5.8 MILLION.
THAT'S 25 MILLION MEALS.
THAT'S A LOT OF MEALS, BUT WE
ARE NOT AT OUR GOAL.
WE COULD USE YOUR HELP.
DONATE RIGHT NOW TO THE
NORTHWEST HARVEST HUNGER
RESPONSE BY GOING TO NORTHWEST
HARVEST.ORG OR TEXT STOP
HUNGER 41444 TO GIVE.
CHOOSE ANY AMOUNT, AND IT
TAKES LESS THAN A MINUTE.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP TODAY GAVE
DETAILS ABOUT HIS IMMIGRATION
BAN SAYING IT WILL LAST FOR 60
DAYS AND WILL MOSTLY IMPACT
GREEN CARD HOLDERS.
AS KING 5'S CHRIS DANIELS
TELLS US, IT IS ADDING TO THE
CONFUSION FOR SOME LOCAL TECH
WORKERS.
WORKERS.
WORKERS. >> AS OMAR MOVED TO SEATTLE,
AND SAYS THE LAST 24 HOURS
HAVE BEEN UNSETTLING.
>> I WOKE UP THIS MORNING, AND
I HEARD THIS NEWS ABOUT THE
IMMIGRATION PROCESS, AND IT IS
BANNED RIGHT NOW.
THE GREEN CARD PROCESS IS OUR
STOP SO I FELT REALLY
UNSTABLE.
UNSTABLE.
UNSTABLE. CAN'T REALLY DO ANYTHING ABOUT
IT.
IT.
IT. >>
IT. >> Reporter: SHE IS A NATIVE
OF KAZAKHSTAN, AND SEATTLE
TECH WORKER WHO NOW WORRIES
ABOUT WHAT IS NEXT.
THE PRESIDENT FOLLOWING HIS
LATE NIGHT TWEET ANNOUNCED A
PAUSE ON IMMIGRATION TO THE
U.S. FOR 60 DAYS, AND
SPECIFICALLY THOSE SEEKING
CERTAIN GREEN CARDS.
CALEB-LIKE IS THE WASHINGTON
STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY CHAIR.
>> IT HAS BEEN CURTAILED
DRASTICALLY.
DRASTICALLY. I THINK 60 DAYS IS A
REASONABLE TIMELINE.
REASONABLE TIMELINE. WE DON'T SUPPORT A PERMANENT
STAY OF ANY KIND.
BUT I THINK A TWO-MONTH STAY
TO ALLOW US TO START GETTING
THINGS BACK OPEN MAKES SENSE.
>> Reporter: SEATTLE-BASED
BOUNDLESS HAS HELPED 100,000
IMMIGRANTS SEEKING GUIDANCE
THROUGH THE PROCESS THIS YEAR.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT ADDS FURTHER
CONFUSION AT A TIME WHEN MOST
GOVERNMENT OFFICES REMAIN
CLOSED.
CLOSED.
CLOSED. >> FOR THE FAMILIES WHOSE TIME
IS RUNNING OUT, AND IN THE
PAST HAVE JUST BEEN ACCUSTOMED
TO A RENEWAL PROCESS, THAT IS
NOT MOVING ANYWHERE, THERE'S A
LOT OF ANXIETY OVER WHAT
HAPPENS.
HAPPENS.
HAPPENS. ARE THEY STILL HERE LEGALLY?
CAN THEY CONTINUE TO WORK AND
SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES?
>> Reporter: OMAR SAYS THE
CONFUSION BREEDS MORE
CONSTERNATION.
CONSTERNATION. >> I FEEL LIKE IT IS A SCARY
THING TO THINK ABOUT YOU LIVE
IN A COUNTRY THAT TREATS
IMMIGRANTS IN THAT WAY.
IT'S JUST, IT FEELS LIKE A
SCARY THING.
SCARY THING. >> Reporter: IN SEATTLE, CHRIS
DANIELS, KING 5 NEWS.
>>> A DEBATE IS BREWING IN
MEXICO.
MEXICO.
MEXICO. ARE BREWERIES ESSENTIAL
BUSINESSES?
BUSINESSES? WHEN NONESSENTIAL BUSINESSES
CLOSED DOWN, SO DID BREWERIES.
SOME ARGUE THAT BEER HELPS
PEOPLE COPE WITH QUARANTINE.
OTHERS SAY KEEPING BREWERIES
OPEN HELPS FARMERS.
IF THE CLOSURES CONTINUE, 45%
OF BREWERIES MAY HAVE TO
CLOSE.
CLOSE.
CLOSE. BREWERIES HERE IN THE U.S. ARE