AND
AND JOINED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION ALONG WITH OTHER
OFFICIALS, PLANNING FOR
POSSIBLE CLOSURES BUT HE HASN'T
MANDATED IT YET.
AFTER THAT SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS ANNOUNCED THEY WERE
CLOSING FOR TWO WEEKS AT LEAST
AND MANY OTHER LOCAL SCHOOL
DISTRICTS FOLLOWED SUIT .
>> YOUNG KIDS, TOO YOUNG TO
STAY HOME ALONE WITH PARENTS
THAT CAN'T LEAVE WORK SHOWING
US LOCAL NONPROFITS THAT ARE
PREPARED TO TAKE STUDENTS ON
FOR THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS,
MAYBE LONGER.
MAYBE LONGER. >> SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS CLOSE
FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 14 DAYS,
OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS COULD
FOLLOW SUIT, NOT A MAD DASH TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO ABOUT
CHILDCARE .
CHILDCARE . >> I REALIZE MY ONLY PROBLEM
WITH SCHOOL GETTING CANCELED
WAS HAVING TOO MUCH FREE TIME
AND THIS IS THE CASE WITH MANY
OTHER MIDDLE SCHOOL KIDS .
>> THIS 13-YEAR-OLD IS ONE OF
THE 53,000 SEATTLE STUDENTS
WHOSE HAVING TO ADJUST.
SHE'S NOW USING HER OFF TIME TO
HELP .
HELP .
HELP . >>
HELP . >> I DECIDED TO REACH OUT TO
FRIENDS AND WE DECIDED IT WOULD
BE REALLY GREAT IF WE COULD
BABYSIT FOR FAMILIES THAT DON'T
HAVE CHILDCARE IF SCHOOL GETS
CANCELED .
CANCELED . >> SHE'S LAUNCH THE GOOD KIDS
NETWORK CONNECTING MIDDLE
SCHOOLERS WITH PARENTS LOOKING
FOR BABYSITTERS.
FOR BABYSITTERS. THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB'S OF
KING COUNTY STEPPING IN AS WELL
.
.
. >>
. >> WE
. >> WE RECOGNIZE THAT NOT
EVERYONE HAS THE ABILITY TO
STAY HOME TO CARE FOR THE KIDS
AND SO WE'VE DECIDED TO EXTEND
THE HOURS AND NINE OF THE CLUBS.
>> THE CLUBS OFFER A $50
MEMBERSHIP IN A $25 PER DAY FEE.
>> MEANWHILE, LOTS OF PHONE
CALLS AT THE NANNY PARENT
CONNECTION IS ALL HANDS ON DECK
AS A GROUP HELPS IT'S 20,000
MEMBERS CONNECTED CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS .
PROVIDERS . >> WE'VE NOTICED SEVERAL
TEACHERS FROM THE SEATTLE
SCHOOL DISTRICT WHO ARE COMING
INTO THE COMMUNITY AND SAYING
SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED AND I NEED
TO MAINTAIN MY INCOME AND NOT
JUST SIT ON MY HANDS AND DO
NOTHING .
NOTHING .
NOTHING . >> RESOURCES WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE AS THE COMMUNITY
SUBSTANCE TO REVEAL STRESS .
>> I'M GLAD WE COULD FIND A WAY
TO FIND IT WAY TO MAKE A
POSITIVE IN FACT TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE AND FIND SOMETHING
TO THAT COULD COME OUT OF IT
GOOD.
GOOD.
GOOD. >>
GOOD. >> WE TRY TO TELL YOU STORIES
ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.
WE HAVE AN HOUR LEFT TRADING ON
WALL STREET AND RIGHT NOW
THEY'RE DOWN ALMOST 2000
POINTS.
POINTS.
POINTS. TRADING WAS HALTED AGAIN THIS
MORNING FOR 15 MINUTES AND
THAT'S THE SECOND TIME WE'VE
HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY
MEASURE THIS WEEK. IT HASN'T
HAPPENED ONCE IN 12 YEARS
BEFORE THIS WEEK, THIS IS ALL
COMING OFF THE PRESIDENT
EUROPEAN TRAVEL BAN WITH
EUROPEAN STOCKS ENDING THE
BIGGEST EVER LOSS ON RECORD.
>> WE'VE TAKEN BOLD STEPS WE
TOOK THE BOLD STEP OF ALL WHEN
WE CLOSED TRAVEL TO CHINA
HELPING US SAVE THOUSANDS OF
LIVES.
LIVES.
LIVES. WE
LIVES. WE WENT EARLY WITH EUROPE .
>> HE MET WITH IRELAND'S PRIME
MINISTER TODAY AFTER ANNOUNCING
A TRAVEL BAN AND MOST TO TRAVEL
FROM EUROPE TO THE UNITED
STATES WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR 30
DAYS BUT AMERICAN CITIZENS AND
PEOPLE TRAVELING FROM THE UK
AND IRELAND ARE EXEMPT.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT IS TELLING
AMERICANS TO RECONSIDER
TRAVELING ABROAD .
>> NOT EVERYONE IS HAPPY ABOUT
THE TRAVEL BAN, PEOPLE IN
EUROPE ARE TRYING TO ADJUST
PLANS, THERE ARE MASSIVE
ADJUSTMENTS IN PARIS TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT WHEN OR HOW THEY CAN
GET BACK TO OUR COUNTRY .
>> IT KIND OF RUINED MY TRAVEL
PLANS.
PLANS.
PLANS. I
PLANS. I ARRIVED HERE YESTERDAY AND
SO, IN 24 HOURS EVERYTHING IS
CHANGED PRETTY QUICKLY. SO,
UNFORTUNATELY IT'S TOO HARD TO
PREDICT THIS TIME SO IT'S
BETTER FOR ME TO JUST RETURN
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. >>
HOME. >> AS WE MENTIONED PEOPLE RUSH
TO THE AIRPORTS THINKING THEY
HAD TO GET BACK BEFORE THE
DEADLINES BUT THEN THEY WALKED
BACK THE DETAILS OF THE PLAN
AND THERE MIGHT BE ENHANCED
HEALTH SCREENINGS AND A LOT OF
AIRLINES ARE SCRAMBLING TO
ADJUST AS WELL.
>> BEFORE A LIVE LOOK AT SEATAC
AIRPORT THERE AREN'T MANY CARS
THERE AND THERE HAVEN'T BEEN
FOR THE LAST COUPLE DAYS.
WE ARE EXPECTING EVEN MORE OF A
SLOWDOWN WITH SEVERAL FLIGHTS
COMING FROM EUROPE TO SEATAC
AND GO EVERY DAY AS WELL .
>>> PRINCESS CRUISES HAS
CANCELED ALL CEILINGS FOR TWO
MONTHS THE TWO OF THE SHIPS
WERE HIT HARD BY THE CORONA
VIRUS OUTBREAK.
VIRUS OUTBREAK. KELLY GREENBERG AT SEATTLE
WATERFRONT WITH THE LATEST.
>>REPORTER: IT COULD BE A QUIET
SUMMER HERE ON THE WATERFRONT,
THE GOVERNMENT IS ALREADY
URGING AMERICANS NOT TO TAKE
CRUISES BUT NOW WE LEARN TWO
SOURCES TELL CNBC THAT THE
CRUISE SHIP INDUSTRY IS ASKING
THE GOVERNMENT TO BAN CERTAIN
GROUPS FROM TAKING CRUISES.
CLOSER PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF
70 AND THOSE WITH CHRONIC
MEDICAL CONDITIONS.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS. PRINCESS CRUISE LINES HAS
CANCELED CEILINGS FOR THE NEXT
TWO MONTHS.
TWO MONTHS. WE HAVEN'T HEARD OF ANY OTHER
CRUISE SHIPS CANCELING AT AND
THAT INCLUDES HOLLAND AMERICA
BASED HERE IN SEATTLE.
HOWEVER, WE DO KNOW THERE ARE
IMPACTS TO THE WATERFRONT AND
SEATTLE IS CANCELING SOME SHIP
VISITS TO THE CITY, CANCELING
THE PORT OF CALL SAILINGS.
THOSE ARE THE VESSELS THAT STOP
HERE FOR JUST ONE DAY.
THEY STOP IN SEATTLE ON THEIR
WAY TO A DIFFERENT DESTINATION.
THE PORT HAS ALSO ANNOUNCED
IT'S GOING TO POSTPONE THE
START OF CREW SEASON BY AT
LEAST TWO WEEKS .
>> THOUSANDS OF JOBS ASSOCIATED
WITH THE CRUISE INDUSTRY HERE
WE HAVE AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT 4
MILLION LOCAL ECONOMIC BENEFIT
FOR EVERY SAILING IN OUR PORT
YEAR SO, THERE WILL BE
IMPLICATIONS THERE AT IMPACT.
>> THAT IS $4 MILLION PER
CRUISE SHIP THAT DR. WITH THE
VISITORS VENTURING INTO THE
CITY.
CITY.
CITY. JUST YESTERDAY WE SPOKE TO A
BUSINESS IN BELLTOWN,
RESTAURANT THAT DECIDED TO
CLOSE PARTIALLY BECAUSE THERE
ARE TOO MANY UNKNOWNS WHEN IT
COMES TO TOURISM AND THE CRUISE
SHIP SEASON GOING INTO SUMMER.
THE CRUISE INDUSTRY SAYS IT'S
ALSO PREPARING FOR WHAT THEY
SAY MAY STILL BE OF LOWER
DEMAND EVEN AFTER THE OUTBREAK
IS CONTAINED.
IS CONTAINED. SO A LOT TO KEEP AN EYE ON
MOVING FORWARD.
MOVING FORWARD. WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED IF
THERE ARE FOR THE DECISIONS
MADE IN THE FUTURE.
IN SEATTLE, KELLY GREENBERG,
KING 5 NEWS .
>> THE IMPACT ON SPORTS HERE,
NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY
CONTINUES TO OF ALL CHANGING BY
THE MINUTE.
THE MINUTE. THE MBA SUSPENDED HIS ENTIRE
SEASON LAST NIGHT AFTER UTAH
JAZZ PLAYER RUDY WILL BEAR
TESTED POSITIVE IN TODAY A
SECOND PLAYER FROM THE TEAM
TESTED POSITIVE, DONOVAN
MITCHELL, WE ALSO KNOW HE
VISITED IN OKLAHOMA CITY HIGH
SCHOOL BEFORE GETTING TESTED
THE HEAD COACH IS HERE ON
MERCER ISLAND.
MERCER ISLAND. ABOUT AN HOUR AGO THE NHL
SUSPENDED THIS SEASON AND HAVE
ABOUT 20% OF THE SEASON LEFT,
NEITHER LEAGE SAID ANYTHING
ABOUT THE PLAYOFFS.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IS
EXPECTED TODAY TO POSTPONE THE
REGULAR SEASON AND CANCEL
SPRING-TRAINING.
SPRING-TRAINING. THE NFL SAYS IT'S NOT DELAYING
THE SEASON YET BUT OF COURSE IT
DOESN'T START UNTIL SEPTEMBER
BUT THE DRAFT IN APRIL IS SURE
TO CHANGE PROTEASE AT DIFFERENT
COLLEGES AROUND THE COUNTRY
BEING CANCELED.
BEING CANCELED. >> THE PAC-12, THE SEC THE BIG
TEN, THEY'VE ALL CANCELED MEN'S
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS AND JUST
WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE MINUTES,
BOTH THE DUKE AND KANSAS SAY
THEY WILL NOT BE DOING ANY
TRAVELING FOR THE FORESEEABLE
FUTURE MEANING THEY WON'T
PARTICIPATE IN MARCH MADNESS
AND THE TWO OF THE BEST TEAMS
IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL.
THE NCAA TOURNAMENT IS PROBABLY
WON'T BE PLAYED.
SOCCER IS SHUTTING DOWN FOR 30
DAYS, SAME FOR MOST OF THE
PERMANENT PART SOCCER LEAGUES.
ANTENNAS, GOVERNING BODIES HAS
SUSPENDED ALL TOURNAMENTS FOR
AT LEAST SIX WEEKS.
PGA, WE HAVE IT BUT NO FANS
ATTENDING .
ATTENDING . >> OVERSEAS AT FIST BUMP BUT
NOT A HANDSHAKE IN TOKYO'S
GOVERNOR AND JAPAN'S PRIME
MINISTER THEY LABELED THE
CORONAVIRUS A PANDEMIC .
>> THE TOKYO GOVERNMENT SAYS
SHE BELIEVED THAT THE GAMES
WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE.
THEY HAVE SAID THE GAMES WILL
OPEN ON JULY 24 .
>> THE OLYMPIC FLAME LIGHTING
CEREMONY DID TAKE PLACE IN
GREECE.
GREECE.
GREECE. .
GREECE. . THE OLYMPIC FLAME IS
HISTORICALLY LIT MONTHS IN
ADVANCE OF THE BIRTHPLACE OF
THE OLYMPICS. IT USUALLY GETS
HANDED OVER TO THE GAMES
ORGANIZERS BUT WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT WILL HAPPEN THIS TIME.
>> TRYING TO TAKE THE REINS ON
CORONAVIRUS, ANNOUNCING A
PROPOSAL TO COMBAT THE OUTBREAK
WHILE SLAMMING THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION HANDLING OF THE
SITUATION .
SITUATION . >> PROTECTING THE HEALTH AND
SAFETY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
IS THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB OF
ANY PRESIDENT.
ANY PRESIDENT. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS VIRUS LAID
BARE THE SEVERE SHORTCOMINGS OF
THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.
>> THIS PLAN IS A SINGLE PUBLIC
DECISIVE RESPONSE TO CURB THE
SPREAD OF THE DISEASE TO
PROVIDE TREATMENT TO THOSE WHO
NEED IT AND AS WELL AS A STRONG
ECONOMIC RESPONSE TO HELP
AMERICAN WORKERS AND
BUSINESSES.
BUSINESSES. >> AND IT WILL BE HELD AT CNN
STUDIO .
STUDIO .
STUDIO . >> HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE PUSHING
FOR FREE CORONAVIRUS TESTING
AND ALSO HOPE TO INCREASE PAID
SICK LEAVE AND STRENGTHEN
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE TO
DESTIGMATIZE CALLING IN SICK
AND LIMIT THE PANDEMICS
ECONOMIC IMPACT.
ECONOMIC IMPACT. >> PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT
THEIR HEALTH AND THE HEALTH OF
THEIR CHILDREN.
THEIR CHILDREN. IF THEY ARE LOSING THEIR JOBS
BECAUSE NO ONE IS COMING TO THE
RESTAURANT OR WHATEVER IT IS,
THEN , WE HAVE TO BE THERE WITH
SOME HELP FOR THEM .
>> THE LEGISLATION IS SLATED
FOR A VOTE AND IT WILL PROVIDE
SICK LEAVE FOR THOSE CARING FOR
THOSE WHO ARE SICK FOR MOST
PEOPLE THE VIRUS CAUSES ONLY