AND
AND AT
AND AT THIS HOUR, LIKELY NO ONE INSIDE.
INSIDE.
INSIDE. WE WILL KEEP TABS ON THIS
STORY AND GET BACK TO AMY AS
SOON AS WE CAN.
>>> PHASE ONE OF THE REOPENING
OF REOPENING OF THE WASHINGTON
STATE ECONOMY IS NOW UNDER WAY
AND MORE INDUSTRIES WILL OPEN
STARTING NEXT WEEK.
KING5 IS LIVE THIS MORNING
WITH KIERRA ELFALAN AND MORE
BUSINESSES REOPENING?
BUSINESSES REOPENING? >> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
BUSINESSES LIKE THIS
DEALERSHIP ON CENTRAL AVENUE
IN KENT COULD BE IN OPERATION
AGAIN IN THE GOVERNOR
ANNOUNCED THAT THIS IS THE
DEAL WITH AUTO SALES AND
LANDSCAPING AND PET WALKING
WHERE THEY COULD OPEN AS EARLY
AS NEXT WEEK.
THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED THREE
DIFFERENT GROUPS FOCUSED ON
THREE
THREE ISSUES AND WE WILL MAKE SURE ALL OF THE REOPENING IS
SMOOTH AND SAFE.
ONE GROUP WILL HANDLE PUBLIC
HEALTH AND ANOTHER, ECONOMIC
RECOVERY AND THE THIRD, SOCIAL
SUPPORTS.
SUPPORTS.
SUPPORTS. EACH GROUP WILL WORK TO GET
COMMUNITY INPUT, AS WELL, EVEN
THOUGH THERE IS NO SET PLAN
FOR HOW THAT WILL BE DONE.
>> THESE GROUPS INCLUDE A
DIVERSE GROUP OF VOICES FROM
COMMUNITY LEADERS IN BUSINESS
TO GOVERNMENT, TO NONPROFITS.
THEY WILL LARGELY MAKE THE
DECISIONS FOR THE BEST WAY TO
COLLATE INFORMATION AND I'M
SURE THEY WILL BE SUCCESSFUL
AT THAT.
AT THAT.
AT THAT. >> Reporter: RETAIL CURBSIDE
PICK-UP AND CAR WASHES COULD
REOPEN AND FOR PROTOCOLS,
BUSINESSES WILL NEED TO FOLLOW
THEM AND THE GOVERNOR SAID
THIS WILL COME NEXT WEEK, AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. AS
WELL. AS FOR PHASE TWO, THAT IS WHEN
RESTAURANTS WILL PARTIALLY
REOPEN, 50% CAPACITY AND THAT
COULD BE AS EARLY AS JUNE 1
BUT THERE WILL BE OTHER
RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE FOR
RESTAURANTS, AS WELL PRINT
LIVE IN KENT, KIERRA ELFALAN,
KING5 NEWS.
KING5 NEWS. >>> SOME PEOPLE ARE SAYING
THEY CAN'T WAIT AND THEY WANT
BUSINESSES TO REOPEN NOW AND
THEY ARE SUING THE GOVERNOR,
SAYING HIS STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS
ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND TOO
BROAD.
BROAD.
BROAD. >>
BROAD. >> WE ARE NOT ARGUING TO GET
RID OF SOCIAL DISTANCING AND
CHANGES AT RESTAURANTS, BUT WE
ARE SAYING, LET'S GET OUR
BUSINESSES TO THE TABLE TO
OPEN UP SAFELY SO WE CAN GET
MONEY BACK IN PEOPLES'
POCKETS.
POCKETS.
POCKETS. >>> A LAWSUIT WAS FILED WITH
REPUBLICAN STATE LAWMAKERS
SAYING THAT EVEN THOUGH THERE
IS A THREAT TO VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS, THEY SAY THE
EMERGENCY HAS BEEN CONTAINED
AND THEY WANT TO LET COUNTIES
DECIDE WHEN TO REOPEN INSTEAD
OF ONE BROAD SWEEP.
>> OUR CONCERN IS THAT WE ARE
SEEING THIS ON A COUNTY-BY-
COUNTY AREA AND THURSTON COUNTY
HAD 100 CASES AND ONE DEATH
AND BUSINESSES AND FAMILIES ARE
AFFECTED BY THIS.
THE CATASTROPHE TO OUR ECONOMY
AND THE FACT THAT OUR BUDGET
IN THE STATE WILL BE SO
SEVERELY IMPACTED THAT WE
WON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO
TAKE CARE OF THE VULNERABLE IN
OUR STATE.
OUR STATE. >> IN RESPONSE TO THE
LAWSUITS, GOVERNOR INSLEE NOW
SAYS THIS, QUOTE, WE CAN'T
HAVE A GOOD ECONOMY WITHOUT A
HEALTHY WASHINGTON AND THE
MEASURES WE'VE TAKEN ARE
DESIGNED TO PRESERVE HEALTH AND
COMPLIANCE AS THE STATE
FIGURES OUT HOW TO REOPEN.
>>> COLLIN COUNTY WANTS
PERMISSION TO OPEN SOONER
RATHER THAN LATER WITH THREE
STATE LAW BREAKERS FROM
DISTRICT 24 SENDING A LETTER
TO THE GOVERNOR TO ASK THAT
THEY BE ADDED TO THE LIST OF
THOSE THAT CAN APPLY TO REOPEN
SOONER.
SOONER.
SOONER. AND KITTITAS COUNTY IS WAITING
TO HEAR TO SEE IF THEY CAN
MOVE AHEAD TO PHASE TWO.
THE KID IT HAS COUNTY
SHERIFF'S SHARE TO RELEASE
THAT SAID THE COUNTY SUBMITTED
AN APPLICATION REQUIRING THE
DOCUMENTS TO SHOW THEY CAN
PROPERLY TRACE AND RESPOND TO
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAKS.
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAKS. KITTITAS COUNTY EXPECTS TO
HEAR BACK THIS WEEK.
>>> AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON,
SKAMANIA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ARE PUSHING TO MOVE AHEAD.
THE COMMISSION VOTED TO REOPEN
SALONS AND RESTAURANTS WITH
SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES IN
PLACE, ONE OF 10 GIGOLO
POPULATION COUNTIES IN
WASHINGTON WITH THE OPTION TO
DO THIS.
DO THIS.
DO THIS. >> THERE IS A WILLINGNESS TO
CRACK OPEN THE DOOR AND SEE
WHAT'S OUT THERE BUT WE AREN'T
READY TO THROW THE DOORS OPEN
AND LET EVERYBODY RUSH IN.
THIS IS MORE OF A CHANCE FOR
US, WITH LOW NUMBERS, TO BE
ABLE TO RESUME SOME NORMALCY.
YET, WE WILL BE CAUTIOUS.
>> KHAMENEI COUNTY IS WAITING
ON FINAL APPROVAL FROM THE
STATE.
STATE.
STATE. >>> WALLA WALLA PUBLIC HEALTH
IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON SAYS IT
IS SEEING A LARGE INCREASE IN
THE NUMBER OF COVID-19 CASES
WITH OFFICIALS BELIEVING
PEOPLE MAY BE INTENTIONALLY
EXPOSING THEMSELVES TO THE
VIRUS AND THEY ARE
INVESTIGATING THE SO-CALLED
COVID-19 PARTIES.
COVID-19 PARTIES. MEGAN DEBOLT, THE DIRECTOR OF
COMMUNITY HEALTH TOLD THE
UNION BULLETIN THE IDEA IS
TERRIBLE, UNACCEPTABLE AND
IRRESPONSIBLE, THESE PARTIES.
SHE SAID THIS WILL DELAY OUR
COMMUNITY BEING ABLE TO REOPEN
TO GET OUR ECONOMY OPERATING.
THIS IS STUPID, SHE SAID.
WHILE THE WALLET IS BETTER
THAN THAT.
THAN THAT. AND JUST BECAUSE YOU'VE HAD
CORONAVIRUS DOESN'T MEAN YOU
AREN'T GUARANTEED NOT TO GET
IT IN THE FUTURE.
THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS
AND THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE
CONTROL ALSO DISCOURAGES PEOPLE
FROM THESE KINDS OF PARTIES.
>>> A RECALL CAMPAIGN IS UNDER
WAY AGAINST THE SNOW HOUMA
COUNTY SHERIFF AFTER HE
ANNOUNCED HIS DEPARTMENT WOULD
NOT ENFORCE THE GOVERNOR'S
STAY-AT-HOME ORDER.
STAY-AT-HOME ORDER. A PETITION WAS FILED SHORTLY
AFTER THAT ANNOUNCEMENT
ACCUSING HIM OF ENCOURAGING
THE PUBLIC TO VIOLATE GOVERNOR
INSLEE'S STAY AT HOME ORDER.
>> AN ELECTED LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIAL NEEDS TO ENFORCE THE
LAW.
LAW.
LAW. THEY
LAW. THEY DON'T GET TO DECIDE IF
THE LAW IS CORRECT OR NOT.
>> AND A FACEBOOK POST, HE
SAID HE NEVER ENCOURAGE
DEFIANCE OF THE LAW BUT URGED
PEOPLE TO CONTACT LAWMAKERS.
HE SAID HIS DEPARTMENT WILL
CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE VOLUNTARY
COMPLIANCE ON THE STAY-AT-HOME
ORDER.
ORDER.
ORDER. >>> THE PIERCE COUNTY SHERIFF
HAS A PUBLIC INFORMATION
OFFICER THAT ANNOUNCED HE IS
RUNNING FOR SHERIFF.
ED TROYER HAS BEEN WITH THE
DEPARTMENT 35 YEARS IN THE
CURRENT SHERIFF HAS SERVED FOR
12 YEARS AND WILL RETIRE AT
THE END OF THIS YEAR.
>>> REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE MAY
BE DOWN BY 45% IN KING COUNTY
BUT ADVOCATES SAY THAT MAY NOT
ACTUALLY BE A GOOD THING.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR, THE
OFFICE RECEIVED 1000 REFERRALS
AND ONE WEEK AND DURING THE
WEEK OF APRIL 20 THIS YEAR,
THERE WERE ONLY 500 CASES.
OFFICIALS BELIEVE CASES ARE
NOT BEING REPORTED BECAUSE THEY
RELY ON FOLKS LIKE TEACHERS
THAT ARE REQUIRED TO SPOT
SIGNS OF ABUSE BUT THE SCHOOLS
CLOSED, THAT IS NOT HAPPENING.
ADVOCATES RECOMMEND CALLING 911
OR THE STATE HOTLINE IF YOU
THINK A CHILD IS BEING ABUSED
AND FOR A FULL LIST, TEXT THE
WORD ABUSE TO US AT 206-448-
4545 AND WE WILL GET YOU
CONNECTED.
CONNECTED. >>> AMAZON IS HELPING THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CRACKDOWN
ON COUNTERFEIT CORONAVIRUS
GEAR.
GEAR.
GEAR. THEY ARE TEAMING UP WITH
IMMIGRATIONS AND CUSTOMS
ENFORCEMENT TO STOP FAKE MASKS
AND OTHER EQUIPMENT FROM
ENTERING THE COUNTRY.
THEY ARE WORKING WITH ICE TO
IDENTIFY SUSPICIOUS SHIPMENTS.
3M AND PFIZER ARE ALSO TAKING
PART.
PART.
PART. >>>
PART. >>> IF YOU NEED HEALTH
INSURANCE, THERE ARE THREE
DAYS LEFT TO GET COVERED UNDER
THE SPECIAL ENROLLMENT.
THE DEADLINE TO SIGN UP ON THE
WASHINGTON HEALTH PLAN FINDER
IS FRIDAY AND THE BENEFIT
EXCHANGE EXTENDED THE
ENROLLMENT.
ENROLLMENT. IN RESPONSE TO THE VIRUS
OUTBREAK SO THAT MORE UNINSURED
PEOPLE CAN GET COVERAGE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, TEXT THE
KEYWORD, INSURANCE, TO 206-448-
4545 AND WE WILL SEND YOU THE
LINK.
LINK.
LINK. >>>
LINK. >>> IT'S NATIONAL NURSES DAY
AND WE'VE ASKED YOU TO TELL US
ABOUT NURSES IN YOUR LIFE ON
THE KING5 FACEBOOK PAGE.
THIS IS FROM STEPHANIE AND SHE
SAID HER DAUGHTER NICOLE,
PICTURED HERE, GRADUATED FROM
SPU LAST JUNE AND STARTED HER
NURSING JOB LAST AUGUST.
STEPHANIE SAID SHE NEVER
DREAMED SHE WOULD NOW BE
WORKING THE COVID FLOOR AND
SPENDING LAST MOMENTS WITH HER
PATIENTS.
PATIENTS.
PATIENTS. SHE SAID, WE COULD NOT BE MORE
PROUD. A
PROUD. A
PROUD. A BIG THANK YOU TO NICOLE AND
ALL THE OTHER NURSES ON THIS
NATIONAL NURSES