A
A GROUP
A GROUP OF 16 SPOKANE-AREA ELECTED OFFICIALS RELEASED A
STATEMENT CONDEMNING
ARMED MILITIA GROUPS
SEEN AT
PROTESTS DOWNTOWN.
THE STATEMENT WAS SIGNED
BY THE ENTIRE SPOKANE
CITY
COUNCIL...SPOKANE MAYOR
NADINE WOODWARD....THREE
STATE-LEVEL
OFFICIALS... SPOKANE
COUNTY AUDITOR VICKY
DALTON AND FOUR
SPOKANE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BOARD MEMBERS.
THE STATEMENT READS IN
PART..."WE, AS ELECTED
LEADERS
LEADERS FROM THE SPOKANE COMMUNITY, DECLARE THAT WE
OPPOSE THE PRESENCE OF
ARMED VIGILANTES ROAMING
THE
STREETS OF OUR CITY,"
AND
AND MORE
AND MORE BREAKING NEWS THIS AFTERNOON.... TWO MISSING IDAHO
CHILDREN WERE FOUND
TODAY.
LEO HIIBEL
AND GENE HECKMAN WERE
FOUND SAFE IN LAWRENCE,
KANSAS.
AUTHORITIES ISSUED AN
AMBER ALERT FOR THEM
LAST WEEK AFTER
THEY WERE LAST SEEN IN
RATHDRUM.
THEIR MOTHER MIMI HIIBEL
HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO
CUSTODY.
CUSTODY.
POLICE
POLICE ARE NOW THANKING THE PUBLIC FOR THEIR HELP.
HELP.
HELP. GOOD AFTERNOON
GOOD AFTERNOON THANKS FOR JOINING US ON KREM 2 NEWS FIRST AT
FOUR.
I'M TOM SHERRY...JOINED
BY MY COLLEAGUE WHITNEY
WARD.
WARD.
WE
WE HAVE
WE HAVE A
WE HAVE A LOT TO COVER TODAY--- IDAHO IS MOVING INTO ITS LAST
PHASE OF REOPENING.
AND NEW GUIDELINES FOR
WASHINGTON SCHOOLS
STARTING
IN THE FALL.
THAT
THAT IS
THAT IS WHERE WE BEGIN TONIGHT -- THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT
EXPECTS IN-PERSON
CLASSES
TO RESUME IN THE FALL.
BUT IT WILL ABSOLUTELY
INCLUDE SOME BIG
CHANGES,
INCLUDING NEW GUIDELINES
THAT REQUIRE YOUR KIDS
TO
TO WEAR
TO WEAR MASKS. AND WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THIS.
DO YOU THINK IT'S A GOOD
IDEA FOR STUDENTS TO
WEAR MASKS AT
SCHOOL?
LET US KNOW ON THE KREM
2 APP.
IN ORDER TO MEET
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
GUIDELINES, SOME
SCHOOLS MAY REOPEN WITH
A HYBRID OF FACE-TO-FACE
OR ONLINE
OR ONLINE
INSTRUCTION. STUDENTS AND STAFF MUST ALSO WEAR CLOTH MASKS.
THERE ARE SOME SOME
EXCEPTIONS, LIKE FOR
STUDENTS WITH CERTAIN
RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS
OR THOSE WHO HAVE
TROUBLE
BREATHING.
TROUBLE BREATHING. YOUNGER STUDENTS MUST BE
SUPERVISED WHEN WEARING
THOSE
FACE COVERINGS.
ALL DISTRICTS WILL NEED
AN ALTERNATIVE PLAN TO
RETURN TO
FULLY REMOTE LEARNING IF
LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES
OR
GOVERNOR INSLEE MANDATE
FUTURE CLOSURES.
FUTURE CLOSURES.
PARENTS,
PARENTS, STUDENTS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS ALL OVER THE
STATE HAVE BEEN
ANXIOUSLY WAITING FOR
PARENTS,
PARENTS, STUDENTS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS ALL OVER THE
OVER THE
STATE
STATE HAVE BEEN ANXIOUSLY WAITING FOR THE GUIDELINES
RELEASED TODAY FROM THE
OFFICE OF THE
SUPERINTENDENT
SUPERINTENDENT
OF
OF INSTRUCTION. THESE GUIDELINES WILL SHAPE PRACTICES AND
POLICIES FOR ALL
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE K-12
SCHOOLS.
HERE ARE THE FIVE MAJOR
TAKEAWAYS.
STUDENT AND STAFF SAFETY
TOP PRIORITY
TOP PRIORITY
SCHOOLS
SCHOOLS WILL OPEN THIS FALL FOR IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION
PHYSICAL DISTANCING
PHYSICAL DISTANCING
REQUIRED
REQUIRED CLOTH FACE COVERINGS REQUIRED INCREASED CLEANING AND
SANITATION
SANITATION THE SUPERINTENDENT WAS
CLEAR THAT KEEPING STUDENTS
AND STAFF SAFE IS THE
HIGHEST PRIORITY. BUT HE
EMPHASIZED THAT
EMPHASIZED THAT
IT
IT IS
IT IS HIS
IT IS HIS EXPECTATION THAT SCHOOLS WILL OPEN FOR IN-
PERSON INSTRUCTION THIS
FALL. WE ALSO SPOKE TO
SPOKANE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ON WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO
PREPARE FOR THE FALL.
OUTCUE: MANY OF OUR
STAFF AND STUDENTS HAVE BEEN THROUGH THAT WHEN
WE BUILD NEW SCHOOLS.
FIELDS TRIPS AND
ASSEMBLIES MAY ALSO BE
CANCELED.
CANCELED.
SCHOOLS
SCHOOLS ARE ASKED TO MAINTAIN SIX FEET OF PHYSICAL
DISTANCING WITHIN GROUPS
OF STUDENTS AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE.
SO THAT MEANS POTENTIAL
MIXING OF CLASSES OR
GROUPS IN THE
CAFETERIA SHOULD BE
LIMITED.
UNDER THE NEW GUIDANCE,
SCHOOLS SHOULD CONSIDER
HAVING
STUDENTS TAKE THEIR
MEALS OUTSIDE OR IN
THEIR
CLASSROOMS.
THEIR CLASSROOMS.
CLASSROOMS.
WE
WE ALSO
WE ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE WASHINGTON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION TODAY ABOUT
THE
THE NEW
THE NEW GUIDELINES. THEY WERE IN SUPPORT OF RETURNING TO SCHOOL AS
CLOSE
TO NORMAL AS POSSIBLE,
BUT QUESTIONED SOME OF
THE GUIDELINES.
IN A STATEMENT THEY
WROTE, "WE QUESTION IF
SOCIAL DISTANCING
GUIDELINES CAN TRULY BE
MET IN MANY SCHOOLS
ACROSS
ACROSS OUR STATE, GIVEN TYPICAL CLASS SIZES. SCHOOL DISTRICTS MUST
ENGAGE EARLY WITH
EDUCATORS
THROUGH OUR LOCAL UNIONS
TO INCORPORATE BEST
PRACTICES AND
ENSURE EQUITABLE
LEARNING WITHIN THE OSPI
PARAMETERS."
PARAMETERS." WE KNOW A LOT OF YOU ARE
ASKING ABOUT FALL AND WINTER SPORTS AS
WE SEE ALL THESE
CHANGES.
THE SHORT ANSWER IS WE
STILL DON'T KNOW A LOT
OF THE
ANSWERS, BUT WE'RE
WORKING TO GET THEM FOR
YOU.
YOU.
THERE'S
THERE'S A
THERE'S A LOT MORE GUIDELINES YOU CAN EXPECT IN THE FALL, TEXT
'SCHOOLS'
'SCHOOLS' TO 509-448-2000 AND WE'LL SEND YOU A LINK WITH THE
FULL LIST.
FULL LIST.
TOM.
MORE
MORE OF
MORE OF IDAHO GETS TO OPEN UP THIS WEEKEND SO HERE ARE THREE
THINGS
THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW. FIRST, THE STATE IS MOVING INTO STAGE 4
STARTING THIS SATURDAY,
JUNE
13TH.
JUNE 13TH. THIS IS THE LAST STAGE
IN GOVERNOR BRAD
LITTLE'S REBOUND
IDAHO PLAN.
SECOND, ALL BUSINESSES
ARE ALLOWED TO REOPEN.
AND THIRD, IF YOU DO
LIVE SPOKANE OR
OUT-OF-STATE, YES, YOU
ARE
ARE ALLOWED TO TRAVEL TO IDAHO. IN THE MEANTIME, OUR
MARK HANRHAN EXPLAINS
WHAT YOU CAN
EXPECT STARTING
SATURDAY.
MARK.
SATURDAY. MARK.
MARK.
HI
HI TOM.
HI TOM. A
HI TOM. A LOT OF BIG CHANGES COMING THIS SATURDAY,
JUNE 13TH.
HERE'S WHAT STAGE FOUR
MEANS....
GATHERINGS OF 50 OR MORE
PEOPLE ARE NOW ALLOWED.
THEATERS, BARS AND OTHER
VENUES ARE ALLOWED TO
REOPEN.
LARGE SPORTING EVENTS
CAN OPERATE UNDER
LIMITED PHYSICAL
TESTING PROTOCOLS.
WORK-FROM-HOME
RECOMMENDATION S WILL BE
LIFTED.
AND YOU CAN START
VISITING SENIOR LIVING
CENTERS.
EVEN THOUGH IDAHO IS
MOVING ONTO STAGE 4,
GOVERNOR BRAD
LITTLE SAYS IT'S NOT
TIME TO FORGET SOCIAL
DISTANCING
MEASURES.
DISTANCING MEASURES.
MEASURES.
OUTCUE:
OUTCUE: I
OUTCUE: I URGE YOU TO PRACTICE SAFE MEASURES TO PROTECT OTHERS.
THE
THE STATE'S EPIDEMIOLOGIST SAID THERE HAS BEEN A SURGE
IN
COROANVIRUS CASES IN
EARLY JUNE.
SHE SAID PART OF THAT IS
DUE TO THE INCREASE IN
TESTING.
TESTING.
TESTING. AS TOM MENTIONED
EARLIER... IF YOU LIVE IN SPOKANE,
YES, YOU CAN TRAVEL TO
IDAHO DURING
STAGE 4.
THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION
ON THAT DURING STAGE 3.
PREVIOUSLY, OUT-OF-STATE
VISITORS FROM AREAS OF
HIGH
COMMUNITY SPREAD WERE
ENCOURAGED TO
SELF-QUARANTINE
FOR 14-DAYS.
STAGE 4 OF "IDAHO
REBOUNDS" PLAN DOES NOT
MENTION THAT RULE FOR
OUT-OF-STATE VISITORS.
IN THE NEWSROOM, MARK
HANRAHAN, BACK TO YOU.
266-THOUSAND SIGNATURES AND COUNTING....THAT'S THE NUMBER OF
SIGNATURES A PETITION
HAS GOTTEN TO REPEAL
WASHINGTON'S
CONTROVERSIAL SEX
EDUCATION LAW.
THAT NUMBER IS FAR MORE
THAN WHAT WOULD BE
NEEDED TO
QUALIFY FOR THE BALLOT.
IN MARCH, GOVERNOR JAY
INSLEE SIGNED A BILL
THAT WOULD
THAT WOULD
REQUIRE
REQUIRE SEX-ED TEACHING TO ALL K THROUGH 12 STUDENTS.
SUPPORTERS OF THE BILL
SAY THE LAW ESTABLISHES
AGE-APPROPRIATE
GUIDELINES FOR TEACHING
THE CONTENT. BUT IT HAS
RECEIVED LOTS CRITICISM
FROM
FROM OTHERS WHO SAY THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WHETHER YOUNG CHILDREN
SHOULD
BE LEARNING ALL OF THAT.
THE STATE WILL NOW
VERIFY THE SIGNATURES
AND MAKE THE OFFICIAL
DETERMINATION ON WHETHER
THIS WILL GO ON THE
BALLOT.
BALLOT.
WE
WE WANT
WE WANT TO GET TO THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
REGARDING
REGARDING THE CORONAVIRUS. FIRST, NEW CORONAVIRUS
CASES IN SPOKANE COUNTY
DROPPED
TO SINGLE DIGITS TODAY.
WE SAW ONLY FIVE NEW
CASES....WITH A TOTAL OF
792.
AND 37 DEATHS.
SPOKANE COUNTY HAD SEEN
DAILY DOUBLE-DIGIT
REPORTS SINCE
JUNE 1ST.
JUNE 1ST.
RIGHT
RIGHT NOW, ONLY NINE PEOPLE REMAIN HOSPITALIZED.
HOSPITALIZED. SURGEONS IN CHICAGO WERE
ABLE TO GIVE A NEW SET OF LUNGS TO A
WOMAN RECOVERING FROM
THE CORONAVIRUS.
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL
HOSPITAL IS ONE OF THE
FIRST HEALTH
FIRST HEALTH
SYSTEMS
SYSTEMS TO SUCCESSFULLY PERFORM THE DOUBLE LUNG TRANSPLANT
THE WOMAN IN HER 20S HAD
SEVERE LUNG DAMAGE AND
WAS ON A
VENTILATOR FOR ALMOST
TWO MONTHS.
THE SURGEONS SAY THEY
HOPE THEIR SUCCESS WILL
SPUR OTHER
HOSPITALS TO OFFER THE
PROCEDURE.
PROCEDURE. THE FIRST EXPERIMENTAL
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE IS ON
TRACK TO BEGIN LARGE
SCALE TESTING NEXT
MONTH.
THE TEST IS TO SEE IF
THE VACCINE CAN REALLY
CAN REALLY PROTECT YOU
FROM THE VIRUS.
THE MANUFACTURER,
MODERNA, WILL BE TESTING
30-
THOUSAND VOLUNTEERS.
THE VACCINE HAS SHOWN
PROMISING RESULTS IN
EARLY TESTING.
EARLY TESTING.
POLICE
POLICE HAVE ABANDONED A NEIGHBORHOOD IN SEATTLE
FOLLOWING
FOLLOWING WEEKS OF PROTESTS AFTER THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD.
THEY RECENTLY BOARDED UP
THEIR PRECINCT BUILDING
AND
AND LEFT.
AND LEFT. PROTESTORS HAVE SET UP CAMP....AND THEY'RE CALLING
SEATTLE'S CAPITOL
HILL NEIGHBORHOOD A 'COP
FREE ZONE'.
PROTESTERS HAVE TAGGED
THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT...THEY
'VE BLURRED OUT THE WORD
"POLICE" AND REPLACED IT
WITH "PEOPLE."
PROTESTERS ARE CALLING
THAT AREA THE "CAPITOL
HILL AUTONOMOUS
ZONE," OR "CHAZ" FOR
SHORT.
THEY WANT TO TURN THE
EAST PRECINCT INTO A
COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY CENTER. "THIS ALSO IS OUR
BUILDING AS WE PAID FOR THIS. AND WE PAY FOR
THEIR WORKS,
AND EVERYTHING THEY DO
IS SUPPOSED TO BENEFIT
THE
THE PEOPLE." LAST NIGHT, PRESIDENT TRUMP TWEETED TO
GOVERNOR INSLEE
AND SEATTLE'S MAYOR,
"TAKE BACK YOUR CITY
NOW. IF YOU DON'T DO
IT, I
WILL"... AND HE CALLED
THE PROTESTERS "DOMESTIC
TERRORISTS."
SEATTLE MAYOR JENNY
DURKAN TWEETED BACK,
"MAKE US ALL SAFE.
GO BACK TO YOUR BUNKER."
AND GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE
TWEETED BACK TODAY, "WHAT WE
WILL NOT ALLOW ARE
THREATS OF MILITARY
VIOLENCE AGAINST
WASHINGTONIANS COMING
FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.
THE U.S. MILITARY SERVES
TO PROTECT AMERICANS,
NOT
THE FRAGILITY OF AN
INSECURE PRESIDENT."
THERE'S BEEN NUMEROUS
CLASHES BETWEEN POLICE
AND
PROTESTERS AS PROTESTS
CONTINUE FOR WEEKS.
IF
IF YOU
IF YOU STEPPED OUTSIDE TODAY, YOU KNOW IT FEELS LIKE A SUMMER DAY
IN
IN THE
IN THE INLAND NORTHWEST. CHIEF METEROLOGIST TOM SHERRY JOINING US NOW.
TOM -- YOU'RE TELLING US
TO ENJOY IT NOW THOUGH
BECAUSE WE COULD SEE
SOME WET WEATHER THIS
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
AS
AS UNEMPLOYMENT FRUSTRATION CONTINUES, THE EMPLOYMENT
THE EMPLOYMENT
SECURITY
SECURITY DEPARTMENT IS GETTING SOME HELP. HOW THE NATIONAL GUARD
IS GETTING INVOLVED.
AND WE WANT TO GIVE A
BIG SENIOR SHOUT OUT EVAN HUNT.
HE IS A SENIOR AT
LAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL.
EVAN WILL ATTEND THE
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO IN
THE FALL WHERE HE WILL
STUDY MUSIC.
KEEP SENDING IN YOUR
SHOUT OUTS.
TEXT '2020' TO
509-448-2000 AND WE'LL
SEND YOU THE SUBMISSION
LINK.
LINK.
CONFEDERATE STATUES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE BEING TAKEN DOWN