THIS
THIS WEDNESDAY AT 8:00 SEVEN CENTRAL ONLY CW >> I'VE BEEN AN ACTIVIST IN STATE OF WASHINGTON
FOR TWENTY TWO YEARS.
I'M FIFTY FIVE YEARS OLD.
I'M GOING TO DO IT UNTIL THE
DAY I DIE LIKE HIM OR DISLIKE
HIM.
TIM IN HAS BEEN A FORCE IN
WASHINGTON POLITICS FOR TWO
DECADES BUT WILL A TWO POINT
SIX MILLION DOLLAR JUDGMENT
AGAINST HIM STOP THE ANTI-TAX
ACTIVIST HERE FROM IN TONIGHT
AND THE STATE AG WHO PROSECUTED
THE CASE >>?
SOME OF US SAW SOME INTENSE
WINDS AND SNOWFALL THIS
AFTERNOON.
I'M TRACKING OUR NEXT BATCH OF
SNOW BEFORE THE WEEKEND >>.
PLUS SPOKANE POLICE WARNING OF
A DISTURBING TREND AN INCREASE
IN SHOOTINGS.
HOW MANY WE'VE SEEN SO FAR THIS
YEAR AND WHAT THEY BELIEVE IS
BEHIND THE VIOLENCE.
GOOD >> EVENING.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR
THE NEWS 10.
I'M MARK HANRAHAN.
HELLO EVERYONE.
I'M REGINA ON ALL NEW TONIGHT,
SPOKANE POLICE ARE REPORTING A
DISTURBING TREND AND THAT'S A
DRAMATIC INCREASE IN SHOOTINGS
SO FAR THIS YEAR.
POLICE SAY THERE HAVE BEEN
TWENTY SIX SHOOTINGS AND THEY
SAY MANY OF THEM ARE LINKED TO
GANG ACTIVITY.
IN A PRESS RELEASE TODAY,
SPOKANE POLICE SAID THE MOST
RECENT SHOOTING HAPPENED OVER
THE WEEKEND SEVEN OF THE TWENTY
SIX SHOOTINGS HAVE BEEN
CLASSIFIED AS DRIVE BY
SHOOTINGS.
HOWEVER, INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE
THERE HAVE BEEN MORE.
POLICE SAY MOST OF THE
SHOOTINGS HAVE ONE THING IN
COMMON MANY ARE GANG RELATED
AND INVOLVE TEENS AND YOUNG
ADULTS.
POLICE >> ALSO SAY THAT MANY
WITNESSES AND VICTIMS OF THE
SHOOTINGS REFUSED TO PROVIDE
ANY INFORMATION TO POLICE.
A LOT OF THE SHOOTINGS HAVE IN
SPECIFIC AREAS AROUND THE CITY
AND POLICE SAY THEY'RE
INCREASING PATROLS THERE.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION
ON A SHOOTING YOUE ASKED TO
CALL CRIME CHECK THAT NUMBER
RIGHT THERE ON YOUR SCREEN >>.
ALSO NEW TODAY WE FINALLY HAVE
A PRICE TAG ON LAST MONTH'S
DEADLY WINDSTORM IN SPOKANE TWO
POINT SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS.
THE CITY'S ACCOUNTING DIRECTOR
SAYS THAT TWO POINT FOUR
MILLION WOULD NEED TO BE FUNDED
FROM THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND.
THE BULK OF THE CITY'S OVERALL
COST ESTIMATE AS RELATED TO THE
HILLSIDE BETWEEN PEACEFUL
VALLEY AND BROWN'S ADDITION
WHICH IS EXPECTED TO COST UP TO
A MILLION DOLLARS TREE DAMAGE
AND REMOVAL ALONE NEARLY ONE
HUNDRED AND SIXTY FIVE THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
WELL DON'T PUT YOUR BIRD
FEEDERS UP JUST YET.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF FISH
AND WILDLIFE SAYS PEOPLE NEED
TO STOP BIRD FEEDING UNTIL AT
LEAST APRIL >> AND THAT'S
BECAUSE THE SPREAD OF A FATAL
SALMONELLA BACTERIA.
EXPERTS SAY IT'S SPREADING
AMONG BIRDS THAT GATHER AT
THOSE FEEDERS.
SO TODAY I SPOKE WITH NORTHWEST
SEED AND PET AND THEY TELL ME
IF YOU STILL WANT TO HAVE THOSE
BIRD FEEDERS OUT, STICK WITH A
PLASTIC ONE AS THEY ARE MUCH
EASIER TO CLEAN >> IF YOU'RE
GOING TO USE THE WOOD FEEDER,
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S
IN AN AREA THAT >> DOESN'T GET
THE SNOW IN THE RAIN OR THE
SEED HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF
GETTING WET OR THE SEED THAT
HITS THE GROUND BECAUSE IT WILL
CLEAN UP THAT IF IT SITS DOWN
THERE AND IT'S WET AND THAT
TYPE OF THING IT'S GOING TO
START TO MOLT >>.
AND ALSO FISH AND WILDLIFE >>
SAYS TO REPORT ANY DEAD BIRDS
THAT YOU MIGHT SEE DIRECTLY TO
THEM FOR ANY MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT HOW TO CLEAN YOUR FEEDERS
AND HOW TO REPORT DEAD BIRDS,
JUST HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE THAT'S
CREM DOTCOM.
>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S TALK
WEATHER.
WE SAW A LITTLE BIT OF
EVERYTHING TODAY IN THE
NORTHWEST FROM SUNSHINE TO
HAIL.
CHECK OUT THESE PHOTOS FROM KIM
QUINSY.
SHE'S DOWN IN THE PALOUSE THAT
IT SHOWS THOSE NEARLY
QUARTER SIZED HAIL DOWN THERE.
MY GOODNESS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
LET'S TURN THINGS OVER NOW TO
THOMAS PATRIC'S THOMAS OUT ON
THE WEATHER CENTER.
SO CAN WE EXPECT ANY MORE SORT
OF CRAZY WEATHER THROUGHOUT THE
NIGHT?
I >> THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE
THE CRAZIEST BUT IT TAKES A LOT
OF ENERGY IN THE ATMOSPHERE TO
PRODUCE HAIL OF THAT SIZE.
IT IS ALMOST GETTING CLOSE TO
WHAT WE WOULD CONSIDER SEVERE
SIZE HAIL BUT IT WAS KIND OF A
MIX OF HAIL AND REALLY THE
STRONGEST POTENTIAL BUT MORE SO
GROPPLE DOWN ON THE PILLOWS AND
I'LL SHOW YOU SOME PICTURES OF
WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
BUT LET'S START DOPPLER RADAR
RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WHILE THE
WHILE THE WILDEST WEATHER WAS
EARLIER IN THE AFTERNOON, EVEN
RIGHT NOW THERE'S STILL A
COUPLE SNOW BANDS NOT EXACTLY
SNOW SQUALLS BUT SNOW BANDS
STILL MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH
THE REGION.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE PULMAN IN
MOSCOW IS GOING TO GET JUST
ANOTHER BATCH OF SNOW.
IT'S BEEN INTENSE BUT IN THIS
BURST VARIETY SO IT'S NOT THIS
STEADY SNOWFALL.
IT JUST COMES ALL AT ONCE AND
THEN IT'S MOVING ON AND AFTER
ABOUT 20, 30 MINUTES AT THE
MOST BUT THAT'S THE KIND OF
SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY THAT WE'RE
GOING TO SEE FOR A COUPLE MORE
HOURS.
BUT IT WILL WANE AWAY INTO THE
EVENING HOURS TONIGHT.
TWENTY NINE RIGHT NOW AT LEAST
THE WINDS ARE MUCH, MUCH CALMER
HERE IN SPOKANE.
VICTOR MORALES ACTUALLY LOOKING
LIKE A QUITE EXCEPTIONAL DAY IF
NOT FOR SLIGHTLY COOLER
TEMPERATURES I THINK WILL ONLY
TOP OUT IN THE UPPER 30S
OVERALL BUT AT LEAST WE GET
LOTS OF SUNSHINE.
WE'RE GOING TO GET A BREAK FROM
ANY OF THE WYLDER WINTRY
WEATHER AT LEAST FOR A DAY.
SO OUR TEMPERATURES AGAIN A
LITTLE BIT BELOW AVERAGE FOR
NOW BUT WE ARE WATCHING FOR
SOME MORE SNOW CHANCES LATER ON
THIS WEEK AND I'LL SHOW YOU HOW
MUCH SNOW IS IN THE WORK
ESPECIALLY FOR THIS COMING
THURSDAY.
SO LOOK FOR THAT AND THOSE
GROPPLE PICTURES AS PROMISED
ALL IN JUST A FEW MINUTES >>.
ALL RIGHT, THOMAS SOUNDS GOOD.
THANK YOU.
WELL, IT WAS A BIG DAY FOR
STEVENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE VISITED A
FEW CLASSES TO SEE HOW
RETURNING TO IN-PERSON LEARNING
IS GOING FOR STUDENTS AND
TEACHERS, TEACHERS, EVERYTHING
THAT THEY ARE GLAD TO BE BACK
TO IN PERSON AND SIMPLY PUT TO
SEE THEIR STUDENTS SOMEWHERE
OTHER THAN THROUGH A COMPUTER
SCREEN.
>> I FELT LIKE OUR ADMIN TEAM
MADE OUR PROTOCOLS VERY CLEAR
FOR US.
SO BEFORE THE KIDS EVER CAME
INTO THE BUILDING I FELT LIKE
I HAD A REALLY CLEAR
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WAS
EXPECTED OF ME AND THE KIDS >>.
WHY IS IT BETTER?
IS IT ONLINE BECAUSE I GOT TO
SEE ALL THE BEAUTIFUL FACES
EVERY DAY.
>> THERE YOU GO.
SPOKANE PUBLIC SCHOOLS PLANS TO
BRING BACK THEIR MIDDLE AND
HIGH SCHOOLERS TO IN-PERSON
LEARNING STARTING ON MARCH >>
1ST.
WELL, THE SPOKANE ARENA MASBACK
ANATION SITE IS BACK UP AND
RUNNING TODAY WITH EIGHT
THOUSAND VACCINE DOSES TO
DISTRIBUTE THIS WEEK.
LINES WRAPPED AROUND THE
BUILDING WITH PEOPLE WHO HAD
THEIR APPOINTMENTS RESCHEDULED
LAST WEEK DUE TO WEATHER
RELATED DELAYS.
HALF OF THE DOSES RECEIVED THIS
WEEK WILL GO TOWARD PEOPLE WHO
HAD TO RESCHEDULE THEIR
APPOINTMENTS THE OTHER HALF
WILL GO TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE
APPOINTMENTS THIS WEEK THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAID
TONIGHT THAT THEY WILL NOT BE
RELEASING MORE APPOINTMENTS FOR
MARCH 1ST THROUGH THE SEVENTH.
DURING THAT TIME THE SITE WILL
ONLY BE PROVIDING SECOND DOSES
>>.
IDAHO IS >> NOW REQUIRING
PEOPLE TO SHOW PROOF THEY WORK
OR LIVE IN THE STATE TO RECEIVE
A COVID-19 VACCINE.
SO THOSE FORMS OF ID CAN A
DRIVER'S LICENSE WORK OR SCHOOL
ID OR A DOCUMENT WITH YOUR NAME
OR ADDRESS ON IT.
IDAHO IS ALSO ROLLING OUT A
PREREGISTRATION SYSTEM FOR THE
VACCINE SO IT ISN'T RUNNING
JUST YET.
BUT WHEN IT IS YOU WILL BE
NOTIFIED WHEN YOU'RE ELIGIBLE
TO RECEIVE THE VACCINE AND IF
YOU WANT TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT
>>.
THIRTY SIX BUS DRIVERS FOR
SPOKANE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE OUT
OF WORK RIGHT NOW ACCORDING TO
DURHAM SCHOOL SERVICES, 18 TEAM
MEMBERS TESTED POSITIVE FOR
COVID-19 AND 18 OTHERS HAVE
BEEN EXPOSED TO THE VIRUS AND
ARE QUARANTINING AWAITING TEST
RESULTS.
SUBSTITUTE DRIVERS ARE
CURRENTLY RUNNING THE ROUTES.
ESPS TELLS US.
THE CASES ORIGINATED QUOTE
OUTSIDE OF THE WORKPLACE >>
TURNING TO BUY THE NUMBERS NOW
SPOKANE REGIONAL HEALTH
DISTRICT FORTY EIGHTY SEVEN NEW
CORONAVIRUS CASES THREE NEW
DEATHS HAVE BEEN REPORTED OR
ONLY FIFTY EIGHT PEOPLE ARE
HOSPITALIZED DUE TO THE VIRUS.
MEANTIME OVER IN NORTH IDAHO,
THE PANHANDLE HEALTH DISTRICT
REPORTING 20 NEW CORONAVIRUS
CASES.
TWO NEW DEATHS ALSO REPORTED
AND CURRENTLY 19 PEOPLE ARE
HOSPITALIZED DUE TO THE VIRUS.
WELL, STILL >> AHEAD HERE
TONIGHT, TIGER WOODS RECOVERING
AFTER A ROLLOVER CRASH THAT
HAPPENED EARLIER THIS
AFTERNOON.
THE LATEST IN THE INVESTIGATION
INTO WHY IT HAPPENED.
PLUS LATER AN IN-DEPTH
INTERVIEW.
OUR POLITICAL REPORTER CASEY
DECKER SITS DOWN