KING
KING COUNTY RESTAURANT OWNER WHO SAYS THIS IS JUST ANOTHER BLOW.
TELL US MORE, MARK.
THAT'S RIGHT.
I SPOKE TO THE OWNER
OF MARJORIE RESTAURANT IN
CAPITOL HILL WHO SAYS SHE'S
ALREADY BEEN PREPARING AS COVID
NUMBERS SIGNAL A FOURTH SEARCH
,ANOTHER BLOW FOR BUSINESSES
WHO'VE HAD TO NAVIGATE THROUGH
A ROLLER COASTER
OF RESTRICTIONS.
WE'D
MAYBE
MAYBE DO
MAYBE DO A LITTLE BIT LESS RIGHT NOW THAN HAVE TO KEEP BACKTRACKING.
DONNA MOODY IS THE OWNER
OF MARJORIE RESTAURANT IN
SEATTLE'S CAPITOL HILL
NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE STAFF HAS
ALREADY BEEN BRACING FOR A PFAS
TO ROLL BACK.
WE'VE JUST BEEN REALLY CAUTIOUS
NOT OVER PLANNING NOT YOU KNOW,
TAKING LARGE PARTIES FOR FUTURE
MONTHS NOT OVERHIRING JUST KIND
OF WAITING TO SEE HOW IT GOES
WHILE PRESENTING THE LATEST
COVID DATA SEATTLITE
KING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
DIRECTOR PATTI HAYES TOLD THE
KING COUNTY COUNCIL TUESDAY
THAT THE LATEST METRICS SHOW
THE COUNTY IS REPORTING ABOVE
CURRENT REQUIREMENTS FOR PHASE
THREE MEANING WE SHOULD EXPECT
THE COUNTY TO BE MOVED BACK TO
PHASE TWO.
NEXT WEEK WE MIGHT AS WELL JUST
GET PREPARED FOR THAT AND NOT
JUST WAIT.
MOODY SAYS THE ROAD BACK TO
PHASE TWO WON'T IMPACT HER
BUSINESS TOO MUCH.
SHE'S ALREADY BEEN RELYING
HEAVILY ON OUTDOOR DINING.
THE NICE WEATHER DEFINITELY
SUPER HELPFUL BECAUSE WE HAVE
OUTDOOR DINING OPTIONS.
I THINK PEOPLE ARE ALSO OUT AND
THAT FEELS SAFER TO BE OUTSIDE
THAN TO BE INSIDE RIGHT NOW
CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC THROUGH
ALL THE UPS AND DOWNS.
MOODY SAYS SHE HOPES THE LATEST
COVID CASE NUMBERS WILL
ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO GET
VACCINATED.
THEY THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
SEEING THE FREE PEOPLE THAT
HAVE BEEN VACCINATED.
STOP WEARING MASKS AND YOU
KNOW, BE ABLE TO GO OUT A
LITTLE BIT MORE AND I THINK A
LOT OF PEOPLE WILL KIND
OF FOLLOW SUIT EVENTUALLY THE
GOVERNOR WILL MAKE A DECISION
ON A MONDAY BASED ON THE LATEST
METRICS FOR NOW WE LIVE IN
SEATTLE TONIGHT RHTE VOAWW
KING5 NEWSTIPS BERATH.
THANK YOU.
SO IS KING COUNTY FACES A
POSSIBLE ROLLBACK?
WE TALKED TO SEATTLE OWNER
JENNY DURKIN ABOUT HOW THE CITY
IS PLANNING TO HELP SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS TO GIVE THE
SMALL BUSINESSES DIRECT ASSETS
AND FUNDS.
AND SO WE'RE HOPING WITH THIS
FEDERAL MONEY WE'LL BE ABLE TO
REJUVINATE IN THE SMALL
BUSINESSES AND EVERY COMMUNITY
A WAY TO GET THROUGH THESE
FINAL MONTHS SO THAT WE CAN
COME BACK TOGETHER.
TODAY THE MAYOR VISITIED
BUSINESSESS IN THE COLUMBIA
CITY NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THEY
DISCUSSED ONGOING CHALLENGES.
HE SAID MANY WERE PUSHING FOR
MORE PERMANENT OUTDOOR OPTIONS
FOR MOVING BACK TO PHASE TWO
WILL IMPACT LIVE PERFORMANCE IS
WHICH WE'RE JUST STARTING TO
PICK BACK UP AGAIN KING5.
KELLY RHTE GREENBURG JOINING US
LIVE TONIGHT.
SO KELLY , YOU TALK TO FOLKS AT
A LOCAL THEATER ABOUT THE
CHANGE.
WHAT DID THEY SAY?
SO IN OCTOBER IN THE AUBURN
AVENUE THEATER THEY ARE SAYING
THE SHOW WILL GO ON.
THEY'RE GOING TO DEAL WITH THE
CHANGES FOR THE SHOWS THEY HAVE
SCHEDULED IN MAY ONCE THIS IS
FORMALLY ANNOUNCED THAT THE
COUNTY IS MOVING BACK TO PHASE
TWO.
THE ENTERTAINERS I SPOKE TO TO
TODAY THEY SAY IT'S BETTER TO
BE IN PHASE TWO THAN TO NOT BE
ABLE TO PERFORM AT ALL THE
RETURN OF LIVE EVENTS IN
WASHINGTON HAS BEEN A BREATH
OF FRESH AIR BECAUSE THERE'S A
THERE'S A COMMUNICATION VIBE
THAT HAPPENS IN THE ROOM WITH
PEOPLE.
FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS VENUES
HAVE ADVERTISING TICKETS FOR
SHOWS LIKE MICHAEL POWERS WHICH
THIS SATURDAY AT THE AUBURN
AVENUE THEATER.
I'M SO LOOKING FORWARD TO
GETTING BACK IN THERE.
YOU VERY WELL ARE GOING TO BE
THE ONLY SHOW THAT'S ALLOWED TO
PERFORM AT 50 PERCENT CAPACITY.
OH REALLY?
POWERS SATURDAY PERFORMANCE
HAPPENS JUST DAYS BEFORE
KING COUNTY IS EXPECTED TO
LEARN IF IT'S MOVING BACK TO
PFAS TO BUT THE GREAT THING ALL
THE ENTERTAINERS AND COMEDIANS
ARE LAUGHING ABOUT AS THEY GET
TO TELL EVERYBODY THAT ALL
THEIR SHOWS ARE SOLD OUT, THE
NEWS IS SOMETHING COMEDIAN BRAD
UPTON IS TRYING TO MAKE THE
BEST OF NOW I'M GETTING CALLS.
HEY, WHAT DO YOU DO NEXT
THURSDAY?
WANT TO DO A SHOW?
YEAH, SURE.
HE'S USED TO PERFORMING FOR
PACKED CROWDS BUT MAY 14TH AT
THE AUBURN AVENUE THEATER HE'LL
LIKELY SEE A CROWD AT 25
PERCENT CAPACITY OR JUST OVER
60 PEOPLE.
A SMALL AUDIENCE CAN BE AS FUN
AS A BIG AUDIENCE AND BOTH
ENTERTAINERS SAY THEY JUST FEEL
LUCKY THEY CAN PERFORM FOR AN
AUDIENCE AT ALL.
BUT I REALLY DO MY BEST TO GIVE
IT THAT.
YOU KNOW, THE FULL 100 PERCENT
CAPACITY NO MATTER WHAT.
SO THE AUBURN AVENUE THEATERS
OPERATIONAL COORDINATOR TELLS
ME THEY'VE BEEN PROACTIVE.
THEY'VE ONLY BEEN SELLING
TICKETS IN TWENTY FIVE PERCENT
CAPACITY INCREMENTS.
SO WHEN THIS CHANGE IS
ANNOUNCED THEY SAID THANKFULLY
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE TO
CANCEL ANYONE'S TICKET THAT'S
ALREADY BEEN PURCHASED LIVE IN
SEATTLE TONIGHT,
KALLIE GREENBERG KING5 NEWSTIPS
KELLY , THANK YOU.
SNOHOMISH COUNTY ECHOED A
SIMILAR ROLL BACK WARNING TODAY
THE COUNTY IS SEEING A GROWING
NUMBER OF COVID CASES AND
HOSPITALIZATIONS TO TRY TO STOP
THE SEARCH.
IT'S OPENING UP MORE VACCINE
APPOINTMENTS THIS WEEKEND AT
ASH WAY PARK AND RIDE.
THOSE ARE FOR BOTH FIRST AND
SECOND DOSES FOR A CLOSER LOOK
AT THE DATA AND TO SEE IF YOUR
COUNTY IS MEETING THE REOPENING
METRICS, JUST TEXT THE WORD MAP
TO