LOCAL
LOCAL RESTAURANT OWNERS WEIGH IN, AFTER GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S
MANDATE OF NO ALCOHOL
SALES PAST 10 PM, AFTER
AN ALREADY
IMPACTFUL FEW MONTHS.
PLUS
PLUS
ADDITIONAL MASK MANDATES IN WASHINGTON, AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS THE
GOVERNOR SPOKE ABOUT
TODAY. THAT'S ALL COMING
2WAT
10...
2WAT 10...
10...
10... THANKS FOR JOINING US.
I'M
I'M REGINA AHN. WE WANT TO START OFF WITH SOME BREAKING NEWS.
THERE ARE LEVEL 3
EVACUATION NOTICES FOR THE COLVILLE
RESERVATION WEST OF
NESPELEM
THAT MEANS LEAVE
IMMEDIATELY DUE TO
LIFE-THREATENING DANGER. YOU CAN SEE HOW THICK THAT SMOKE IS.
IT'S HAS NOW GROWN TO
MORE THAN 12-HUNDRED
ACRES.
AUTHORITIES ARE CALLING
IT THE GREENHOUSE FIRE.
THOSE
THOSE LEVEL 3 EVACUATIONS ARE IN PLACE FOR THE NESPELEM SCHOOL,
COLVILLE TRIBAL
CORRECTIONS FACILITY,
TRIBAL ARCHIVES AND
RECORDS, THE TRIBAL
TRANSFER STATION AS L
AS SEVERAL HOMES.
THE FIRE IS LOCATED EAST
OF COLUMBIA RIVER ROAD
AND
AND FIRE
AND FIRE CREWS SAY IT JUMPED SCHOOLHOUSE LOOP ROAD WEST
OF NESPELEM.
37 INMATES AT THE TRIBAL
CORRECTIONS FACILITY
WERE
EVACUATED TO A LOCAL
FACILITY.
AUTHORITIES SAY THE FIRE
IS BURNING TALL AND DR
GRASS ALONG
WITH SAGE AND BITTER
BRUSH.
BRUSH.
BRUSH. STEEP SLOPES AND WINDS
ARE CAUSING THE FIRE TO GROW.
IT'S MOVING NORTHEAST
FROM NESPELEM.
AIR CREWS ARE ON SCENE
RIGHT NOW AND
FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BUILT
A DOZER
LINE ALONG THE NORTH
PERIMETER OF THE FIRE.
A TYPE 2 INCIDENT
COMMAND TEAM AS WELL AS
OTHER LOCAL FIRE
DEPARTMENTS ARE EXPECTED
TO ARRIVE ON SCENE
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. SO WE MENTIONED THIS IS
A LEVEL 3 EVACUATION. THAT MEANS LEAVE THE
AREA IMMEDIATELY.
THIS IS THE HIGHEST
LEVEL OF EVACUATION
THERE IS.
THE ONE BELOW THAT IS
LEVEL 2 WHICH MEANS THAT
RESIDENTS SHOULD
PREPARE TO EVACUATE.
AND THE LOWEST IS LEVEL
ONE WHICH MEANS
RESIDENTS SHOULD
BE AWARE OF FIRE DANGER
NEARBY.
NEARBY.
LET'S
LET'S TURN TO WEATHER NOW, THOMAS WHAT CAN YOU TELL
US ABOUT THIS WILDFIRE
AND THE CONDITIONS
THAT
THAT MAY
THAT MAY BE HELPING IT GROW?
GROW?
GOVERNOR
GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE TIGHTENED RESTRICTIONS TODAY ON
TODAY ON
RESTURANTS AND BARS. HERE ARE THE TOP THING YOU NEED TO KNOW...
FIRST, GYMS AND FITNESS
CENTERS. FOR COUNTIES IN PHASE 2
LIKE SPOKANE, INDOOR
FITNESS SERVICES
ARE LIMITED TO 5 PEOPLE.
AND FOR COUNTIES IN
PHASE 3, TOTAL OCCUPANCY
IS NOW LIMITED TO 25-
PERCENT CAPACITY.
PERCENT CAPACITY. NEXT, THE NEW
RESTRICTIONS ON RESTAURANTS AND BARS.
INDOOR DINING IS NOW
LIMITED TO HOUSEHOLD
MEMBERS.
THAT MEANS YOU CAN ONLY
SIT WITH PEOPLE IN YOUR
FAMILY CIRCLE.
NEXT, NEW ALCOHOL SALE
RULES.
ALCOHOL SALES MUST NOW
END AT 10 P-M.
AND BAR SERVICE IS ONLY
ALLOWED OUTDOORS NOW.
FOR COUNTIES IN PHASE 3,
TABLE SIZES ARE NOW
REDUCED TO 5
PEOPLE AND TOTAL
OCCUPANCY IS DOWN TO
50-PERCENT.
PREVIOUSLY IT WAS 10
PEOPLE OR LESS WITH
75-PERCENT OCCUPANCY.
75-PERCENT OCCUPANCY. THIS HIT AFTER 10 PM FOR
OUR BEVERAGE BASED BUSINESSES IT' GOING TO
BE A GOOD
HIT, IT'S GOING TO BE
TOUGH TO OVERCOME IT,
IT'S ALMOST LIKE GOING
TO PHASE ONE
FOR US
FOR US
THAT
THAT WAS
THAT WAS THE OWNER OF
SEVERAL
SEVERAL RESTAURANTS AND BARS LIKE REMEDY, VOLSTEAD ACTS, AND PRS
MATT GOODWIN
AS GOVERNOR INSLEE'S NEW
MANDATE OF NO ALCOHOL
PAST 10
GOES INTO AFFECT NEXT
WEEK, HE SAYS HIS
RESTAURANTS AND
BARS WILL BE HIT BIG.
I ALSO SPOKE WITH REEMA
SHERVA, WHO'S THE OWNER
OF BISTANGO
MARTINI LOUNGE, SHE SAYS
FOR HER IT'S TIME TO
RE-EVALUATE IF
ANOTHER CLOSURE IS TO
COME.
HERE ARE THEIR STORIES.
MATT GOODWIN - OWNER OF
RESTAURANTS AND BARS IN SPOKANE
REMEDY, PRESS PUBLIC
HOUSE, VOLSTEAD,
BACKYARD PUBLIC
HOUSE, BARNWOOD
1:50 - 2:10
IT'S BEEN CHALLENGING
HOUSE, BARNWOOD 1:50 - 2:10 EEUTSS EN CHALLENGING
IS TRICKY
AND VERYEA I
EEUTSS EN CHALLENGING IS TRICKY , D VERYEA I
EEUTSS EN CHALLENGING IS TRICKY , MITERYEA I
NEW MANDATES
FOR THE PANDEMIC CHANGE
CHANGES HOURLY SO WE ARE
DOING OUR TOES
MAKE SURE WE ARE DOING
RARA
PLACE
RARA PLACE OWNER MATT GOODWIN SAYS
HE'RW
THE PUNCHES
SO FAR.
HE SAYS WITH N
THE PUNCHES SO FAR. TFOCLYS WITH N
PAST 10 PM" . IT
DEFINITELY WON'T BE
PAINLESS.
2:43-2:50
PAINLESS. 2:43-2:50 IT'LL B DT
OBOI
PROBABLY 40% OF R
BUSI
OBOI PROBABLY 40% OF R N,LET
FOR SURE
FOR SURE
IN
IN PARTICULAR, PRESS PUBLIC HOUSE WILL BE HIT THE HARDEST,
LOCATED ON THE SOUTH
HILL, IT'S THE ONLY BAR
THAT RIGHT NOW CLOSES
AT 2 AM. THAT WILL HAVE
TO CHA , S
HE'LL BE OPENING HIS
RESTAURANA
FEW HOURS EARLIER. 3
MT T P
TAD
HAVE A BEV WI
FRIENDS AFTER WORK IN
THE EVENING TIMEE
HOPEFUL IT
HELPS OUT A LITTBT
THE EVENING TIMEE HOPEFUL IT TEIYNTOUT A LITTBT
THE EVENING TIMEE HOPEFUL IT KTHHL OUT A LITTBT
FROM
THIS 3:33
GOODWIN SAHN
LK TB
SIDE OF ALL OF
THOH
4:30 ITS A NEW
CHALLAWI
B EE A
COUPLE
TIMES IT'LL BE A INIAMC
4:41
HE SAYS HE UNDERSTANDS
EMT
PEOPLES SAFETY,
BUT WANTS TO KEEP HIS
STAFF UP AND RUNNING.
5:03 I'M VERY PRO
BUSINESS, VERY PRO
KEEPING MY EMPLOYEES
WORKING, AND KEEPING OUR
ECONOMY GOING FORWARD"
OWNER OF BISTANGO
MARTINI BAR, REEMA
SHAVER FEELS THE
SAME.
6:29-6:44
SAME. 6:29-6:44 WE'RE RUNNING A VERY
LEAN SCHEDULM
WORKING A LOT
MORE, SLOWER MONL
LEAN SCHEDULM WORKING A LOT DGU,T SLOWER MONL
LEAN SCHEDULM WORKING A LOT DGU,T UOOWER MONL
NOW I'M A
HANDS ON OPERATOR
SHAVER'S MARTINI LOUN
HBA E
DOWNTOWN
SPOKANE FOR 15 YEARS.
AND RECENTLY PER
GOVNESD
PLAN, SHE HAD TO
CLOSE HER BUSINESS
FOR 3 MONTHS.
THEN, THE PROTESTS
HAPPENED.
3:33 I HAD TO ACTUALLY
BOARD UP BISTANGO
OVER A WEEK , WE
FINALLY REOPENN
BOARD UP BISTANGO OVER A WEEK , WE TEDPOAY REOPENN
JUNE
3:40
JUNE 3:40
JUNE 3:40 WITH A GREAT JUNE,
ASCDR
THE WEEKS AND
MONTHS TO COME, BUT NOW,
SHE UNDERSTANDS BUSINESS
COULD
SLOW DOWN, AS MOST OF
HER CUSTOMERS LIKE TO
COME DURING
THE EVENING LATE U
REEMA
5:38 - 5:5
ESPECIALLY THIS T
YOE
TENDENCY TO
COME OUT LATER, TJHR
YOE TENDENCY TO JNHO OUT LATER, TJHR
WANT TO HANG OUT
LATER ON, WEE Y
JNHO OUT LATER, TJHR WANT TO HANG OUT OIMR0 ON, WEE Y
THEN IT WILL PICK UP
ALOTSEII
H A
H A
GOODWIN
GOODWIN TELLS ME HE IS VERY GRATEFUL FOR HIS LOYAL CUSTOMERS,
TIPPING HIS STAFF,
SAYING HE HAD ONE PERSON
AT HIS RESTAURANT
REMEDY TIP HIS STAFF ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS - HE
SAYS
HE'S VERY APPRECIATIVE
DURING THIS HARD TIME.
INSLEE ALSO ANNOUNCED
THAT YOU NOW HAVE TO WEAR MASKS IN
ANY COMMON PLACES.
THAT INCLUDES ELEVATORS,
HALLWAYS, UNIVERSITY
HOUSING, HOTELS AND
NURSING HOMES.
THIS IS AN EXTENSION TO
THE PREVIOUS ORDER.
AND FINALLY, THE LAST
ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR
RENTERS AND
LANDLORDS.
THE STATEWIDE MORATORIUM
IS NOW EXTENDED TO
OCTOBER 15TH.
THAT WAS SET TO EXPIRE
PREVIOUSLY IN AUGUST.
WE KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF
CHANGES HAPPENING RIGHT NOW SO FOR MORE
INFORMATION, TEXT THE
WORD "GATHER" TO
509-448-2000.
509-448-2000. NATS OF ..THIS IS WRONG
THE
THE PANHANDLE HEALTH DISTRICT PASSED A MASK MANDATE THIS
MANDATE THIS
AFTERNOON
AFTERNOON THAT REQUIRES EVERYONE IN KOOTENAI COUNTY
TO WEAR A MASK WHEN IN
PUBLIC.
NOW THIS IS ONLY FOR
KOOTENAI COUNTY, NO
OTHER
OTHER COUNTY IN IDAHO IS REQUIRING MASKS. A LOT OF PEOPLE RALLIED
OTHER COUNTY IN IDAHO IS REQUIRING MASKS. TETOT OF PEOPLE RALLIED
MAAA
THOSE IN FAVOR OF IT
WERE IN THE MINORITY.
I HAVE BEEN YELLED AT
TODAY WHERE THERES LOTS
OF
OF STUFF
OF STUFF GOING ON. AGAIN, THE MANDATE APPLIES ONLY TO KOOTENAI
COUNTY.
A SPOKESMAN WITH THE
KOOTENAI COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS
THAT
YES, BY STATE LAW THE
MASK MANDATE IS LEGAL.
VIOLATING THE MANDATE
WOULD BE A MISDEMEANOR.
HOWEVER, THE SHERIFF'S
OFFICE
OFFICE MADE IT CLEAR... ENFORCING MAS LW
ON THE DEPARTMESS
OF PRIORITIES.
OF PRIORITIES.
LAST
LAST YEAR
LAST YEAR CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT OFFICIALLY
CREATED
CREATED A
CREATED A NEW BRANCH OF THE MILITARY. THE SE FORCE.
AND NOW. IT'S LOOKING
FOR A HOME BASE. SO
COULD THAT BE. SPOKANE?
CONGRESSWOMAN CATHY
MCR G N
MCR G N
IT
IT COULD
IT COULD BE. SHE SAT DOWN WITH OUR POLITICAL REPORTER CASEY DECKER
TODAY TO
TODAY TO
TALK
TALK ABOUT IT. THE NEWLY-MINTED SPACE
FORCE IS LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO PUT ITS
SCHOOLS
SCHOOLS ARE RELEASING NEW GUIDELINES ON WHAT YOU CAN
YOU CAN
EXPECT
EXPECT IN
EXPECT IN THE FALL. COMING UP, HOW GONZAGA PREP IS PLANNING ON
REOPENING
SCHOOL WHILE KEEPING
STUDENTS SAFE.
STUDENTS SAFE.