OUTSIDE.
OUTSIDE. TEMPERATURE STARTING OFF.
JUST ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK
WILL STAY SUNNY WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE MID-TO
UPPER 50s.
UPPER 50s. >>> THANK YOU AND GOOD TO SEE
YOU THIS MORNING AND ASKED
CORONAVIRUS CASES IN CRETE,
THERE ARE PLENTY OF BACKS TO
KEEP TRACK OF.
>>> HERE ARE THE THINGS YOU
NEED TO KNOW AS YOU START THE
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS
REPORTING CANADA AND THE
UNITED STATES ARE WORKING ON A
MUTUAL BAN OF NONESSENTIAL
TRAVEL BETWEEN THE COVERS TO
STOP THE SPREAD OF
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. >> THERE ARE NOW MORE THAN
1000 CONFIRMED CASES IN
WASHINGTON STATE.
WASHINGTON STATE. AT LEAST 52 PEOPLE HAVE DIED
FROM THE VIRUS SO FAR.
>>> THE GOVERNOR OF THE
TRIGGER MAN DOLLARS IN
EMERGENCY FUNDING.
EMERGENCY FUNDING. IT WILL GO TOWARDS
ESTABLISHING QUARANTINE SITES
AND BRING UP HOSPITAL BEDS AND
HELPING BUSINESSES AFFECTED BY
THE PANDEMIC.
THE PANDEMIC. BUT FIRST, LET'S HEAD TO WALL
STREET.
STREET.
STREET. ALL INDICATORS ARE SHOWING
ANOTHER VOLATILE DAY OF
TRADING.
TRADING.
TRADING. THE FUTURE SPORT MORNING TO A
MASSIVE SALON AT THE OPENING
BELL.
BELL.
BELL. DOW
BELL. DOW FUTURES ARE DOWN MORE THAN
800 POINTS.
800 POINTS. THE DOW ROSE MORE THAN 1000
POINTS YESTERDAY AFTER
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
ANNOUNCED AND ECONOMIC
STIMULUS PLAN.
STIMULUS PLAN. >>> THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS
NOT THE ONLY ONE STEPPING UP
TO HELPING THE ECONOMY IN
WASHINGTON STATE, CITY AND
COUNTY LEADERS ALSO REACHING
OUT TO THE AREAS HIT HARD
ESPECIALLY BUSINESSES THAT
HAVE HAD TO CLOSE.
HERE KIERRA ELFALAN IS LIVE IN
SEATTLE TO HELP BREAK THIS ONE
DOWN.
DOWN.
DOWN. >>
DOWN. >> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
BOTH THE NATIONAL AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT LEADERS HAVE
RECOGNIZE JUST HOW HARD THE
IMPACT HAS BEEN ON FAMILIES
AND WORKERS IN THE ECONOMY
AND THEY ARE SAYING HELP IS ON
THE WAY.
THE WAY.
THE WAY. THE SEATTLE MAYOR HAS ISSUED A
TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL
EVICTIONS.
EVICTIONS. TENANTS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO
PAY RENT BUT IF THEY HAVE
TROUBLE LANDLORDS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO HELP THEM COME
UP WITH A PAYMENT PLAN.
THE KING COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE SAYS LANDLORDS CONSERVE
EVICTION NOTICES BUT CAN'T
EXECUTE THEM IN COURT.
LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS STATE
MANY ARE FEELING THE STRUGGLE
AND HOPING FOR HELP FOR THEIR
EMPLOYEES.
EMPLOYEES. >> WE WANT TO TAKE CARE OF
YOUR HEALTH.
YOUR HEALTH. THEY ARE YOUR PEOPLE.
AND IF YOU CAN'T WORK AND PAY
THEM, YOU WORRY ABOUT THEM
PAYING THEIR THEMSELVES AND
ALL THAT.
ALL THAT.
ALL THAT. >> I CAN'T IMAGINE KICKING
PEOPLE OUT OF TIME LIKE THIS.
>> THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS ALSO
EARMARKED $5 MILLION IN
GROCERY STORE VOUCHERS TO HELP
MORE THAN 6000 HOUSEHOLDS THAT
ARE ENROLLED IN CHILDCARE
SUPPORT AND FOOD ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS.
PROGRAMS.
PROGRAMS. THE VOUCHERS CAN BE USED AT
SAFEWAY STORES FOR FOOD,
CLEANING SUPPLIES AND OTHER
HOUSEHOLD ITEMS.
HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. THOSE WERE EXPECTED TO BE
MAILED OUT AS EARLY AS NEXT
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. THE
WEEK. THE WHITE HOUSE IS ALSO
PROPOSING $1 TRILLION STIMULUS
BILL THAT WOULD PROVIDE LOANS
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND ALSO
HELP OTHER INDUSTRIES THAT
HAVE BEEN HIT ESPECIALLY HARD.
LIVE IN SEATTLE, 82, KING 5
NEWS.
NEWS.
NEWS. >>>
NEWS. >>> NEW THIS MORNING, THE
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN
SEATTLE IS SHUTTING ITS DOORS.
THIS IS TEMPORARY.
THE FOUR SEASONS WILL BE
CLOSED STARTING TODAY THROUGH
APRIL 15.
APRIL 15.
APRIL 15. IN A FACEBOOK POST THE HOTEL
WROTE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF
GUESTS AND EMPLOYEES CONTINUE
TO BE OUR TOP PRIORITY.
THE CLOSURE INCLUDES THE HOTEL
, SPA AND RESTAURANT.
MARRIOTT HOTELS ALSO ANNOUNCED
IT EXPECTS TO GIVE EARLY TENS
OF THOUSANDS OF EMPLOYEES
AROUND THE WORLD.
>>> THE BELLEVUE COLLECTION IS
ALSO NOW CLOSED.
BELLEVUE SQUARE, LINCOLN
SQUARE AND BELLEVUE PLACE WILL
BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED.
THEY HAVE NOT SAID WHEN THEY
WILL BE BACK OPEN BUT SELECT
RESTAURANTS THERE ALSO STILL
OFFERING DELIVERY OR TAKE OUT.
>>> SOME CITIES ARE STEPPING UP
TO TRY AND HELP STRUGGLING
BUSINESSES.
BUSINESSES. >>> THE CITY OF TACOMA
ANNOUNCED PLANS JUST DAY TO
TRY TO KEEP BUSINESSES ON
THEIR FEET.
THEIR FEET. OFFICIALS ARE PLANNING
MICROLOANS UP TO $15,000 FOR
QUALIFIED SMALL BUSINESSES.
THE TACOMA MAYOR UNDERSTANDS
THIS WILL IMPACT EMPLOYEES AND
THEIR FAMILIES.
THEIR FAMILIES. >> WHAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
IS THAT WE ARE GIVING YOU
PEACE OF MIND TO NOTE THAT YOU
CAN CARE FOR YOURSELVES AND
YOUR FAMILIES.
YOUR FAMILIES. >> THE, PUBLIC UTILITIES WILL
ALSO SUSPEND DISCONNECTIONS
FOR ALL RESIDENTS AND
BUSINESSES.
BUSINESSES. THERE IS ALSO A PLAN INTO, TO
TRY AND STOP EVICTIONS AND
FORECLOSURES.
FORECLOSURES. >>> TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR
SOME NORTHWEST COLLEGE
STUDENTS STUDYING ABROAD AND
HAVING TROUBLE RETURNING HOME.
SOME OF THEM STUCK IN MOROCCO
THIS MORNING BECAUSE OF TRAVEL
BANDS.
BANDS.
BANDS. CALLIE GREENBERG IS LIVE AT
SEATAC WHERE THEY ARE SUPPOSED
TO BE RETURNING HOME AND YOU
SPOKE WITH ONE OF THE
STUDENTS, WHAT IS THE
SITUATION?
SITUATION? IDEALLY THEY WOULD LIKE TO GET
BACK ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED
STATES.
STATES.
STATES. IT IS BEEN A LONG WEEK FOR THE
STUDENTS.
STUDENTS.
STUDENTS. SOME HAVE MADE IT BACK TO THE
U.S. AND OTHERS HAVE BOOKED
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN
AIRLINE TICKETS.
AIRLINE TICKETS. I LIKE TO HAVE ALL OF THEM
CANCELED.
CANCELED.
CANCELED. THIS IS A GROUP OF STUDENTS
FROM LEWIS AND CLARK IN OREGON
ON THE STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM IN
MOROCCO.
MOROCCO.
MOROCCO. THIS, YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE
INSTAGRAM PAGE.
INSTAGRAM PAGE. THEY ARE TRYING TO FIND SOME
HUMOR IN THE CURRENT SITUATION
THEY ARE IN.
THE SCHOOL INTO THE PROGRAM
LAST WEEK.
LAST WEEK. IT HAPPENS TO BE THE SAME TIME
THE COUNTRY OF MOROCCO BEGAN
ISSUING TRAVEL BAN PLACES LIKE
EUROPE AND THEN A FEW DAYS
LATER, MOROCCO ACTUALLY
SUSPENDED ALL INTERNATIONAL
FLIGHTS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
YESTERDAY WAS SPOKE TO ALEX
WALSH, A STUDENT FROM SEATTLE
SO FAR HAD THREE FLIGHTS OUT
OF MOROCCO CANCELED.
>> I WOULD SAY EVERYONE WAS
VERY ANXIOUS.
VERY ANXIOUS. I DON'T KNOW.
I THINK PEOPLE ARE MOVING IN
TOGETHER PRETTY WELL.
ALSO IF WE ARE NOT ABLE TO GET
OUT TOMORROW ON THE LONDON
FLIGHT, WE JUST DON'T HOW LONG
THE TRAVEL TRAVEL BAN THAT
MOROCCO'S GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN
IN PLACE WILL LAST AND WE JUST
HAVE NO CLUE IF WE WILL BE
HERE FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEK OR
TWO MONTHS AGO OR SOMETHING.
>> THE GOOD NEWS IS WHEN WE
CAUGHT UP WITH ALEX THIS
MORNING, HE TOLD US THE GROUP
WAS AT THE AIRPORT POSSIBLY
GETTING ON A FLIGHT AND LIKELY
THE LONDON FLIGHT HE WAS
TALKING ABOUT YESTERDAY.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE LAST FEW
FLIGHTS THAT WAS LEAVING THE
COUNTRY AND IF THEY DO NOT GET
ON THAT FLIGHT THE NEXT PLAN
IS TO TRAVEL CLOSER TO THE
EMBASSY. OVER TO CASABLANCA
AND THEY WILL HAVE TO ASK THE
DOCTOR ONE GOVERNMENT TO COME
OUT AND HELP GET THEM OUT OF
THE COUNTRY.
THE COUNTRY. BACK TO YOU.
POTLUCK
POTLUCK DRAFTED CORONAVIRUS TEST SITES ARE UP
AND RUNNING.
AND RUNNING. ONE IS OUTSIDE KAISER
PERMANENTE MEDICAL OFFICES IN
LYNNWOOD.
LYNNWOOD.
LYNNWOOD. THE OTHER IS THAT UNIVERSITY
OF WASHINGTON MEDICINE IN
SEATTLE.
SEATTLE.
SEATTLE. RIGHT NOW, THE TESTS ARE
RESERVED FOR THOSE WHO MAY
HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO
CORONAVIRUS AND ARE ALREADY
SHOWING SYMPTOMS.
SHOWING SYMPTOMS. >> THIS IS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
TO TRY TO PATROL FOR THAT
POSSIBILITY.
POSSIBILITY. I CAN'T EMPHASIZE ENOUGH THAT
IT IS NOT AS IF THIS IS A
RETAIL DRIVE BUT DRIVE THROUGH
TESTING SITE.
TESTING SITE. >> TEST RESULTS ARE USUALLY
BACK IN ABOUT TWO DAYS.
UW MADISON PLANS TO DRIVE MORE
DRIVE TO TEST SITES BY THE END
OF THE WEEK
>>> LOCAL AND STATE HEALTH
OFFICIALS ARE PUTTING OUT A
CALL FOR MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS
AMID THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.
THEY ARE LOOKING FOR RETIRED
OR OUT-OF-STATE DOCTORS AND
NURSES TO JOIN THE MEDICAL
RESERVE CORPS.
RESERVE CORPS. AND HELP HOSPITALS IN THIS
CRITICAL TIME.
CRITICAL TIME. WITH HOSPITALS AND HEALTH
DISTRICT MAINLY LOOKING FOR
PEOPLE IN MEDICAL BACKGROUND.
IF VIRUS NUMBERS GET AS HOT AS
SOME FEAR, THEY WILL THE OTHER
VOLUNTEERS TO HELP ANSWER
PHONES AND CHECK PEOPLE INTO
CLINICS.
CLINICS.
CLINICS. >>> SO MANY PEOPLE CAN DO WHAT
THEY CAN TO KEEP THEIR HOMES,
BUSINESSES AND SERVICES CLEAN
AS POSSIBLE AND THAT MEANS
THEY ARE USING ALL KINDS OF
PRODUCTS BUT CAN'T
FIREFIGHTERS ARE REMINDING
PEOPLE THAT CERTAIN CHEMICALS
DO NOT MIX.
SO HERE IS WHAT THEY ARE.
BLEACH AND VINEGAR.
BLEACH AND AMMONIA.
BLEACH AND RUBBING ALCOHOL DO
NOT MIX AND HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
AND VINEGAR. SO WHEN COMBINED,
THESE CHEMICALS CAN PRODUCE
TOXIC GAS THEMES AND CAN BE
HIGHLY CORROSIVE SO DO NOT MIX
THESE PRODUCTS BECAUSE IT IS
NOT SAFE.
NOT SAFE.
NOT SAFE. >>> SAFEWAY IN APPLETON STORES
ACROSS THE NATION RESERVING
CERTAIN HOURS NOW JUST FOR
SENIORS.
SENIORS.
SENIORS. AND PEOPLE WITH COMPROMISED
IMMUNE SYSTEMS AND PREGNANT
WOMEN.
WOMEN.
WOMEN. RIGHT NOW THEY ARE EVERY
TUESDAY AND THURSDAY FROM 7 AM
UNTIL 9 AM.
I CAN SAFEWAY AND ALBERTSON
STORES AND THE COMPANY IS
ASKING PEOPLE TO HONOR THE
RESERVE HOURS FOR AT RISK
SHOPPERS ONLY.
SHOPPERS ONLY. OTHER STORES ARE ALSO SEEMING
TO DO THE SAME THING AND
STARTING TODAY AT WHOLE FOODS
IS ALLOWING CUSTOMERS WHO ARE
60 AND OLDER TO CHOP ONE HOUR
BEFORE OPENING TO THE PUBLIC.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS MAKING
IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO PICK
UP THERE TO GO ORDERS AT
RESTAURANTS.
RESTAURANTS. YESTERDAY ESCOTT INTRODUCED
NEW TEMPORARY FOOD PICKUP
AREAS TO HELP SUPPORT LOCAL
RESTAURANTS TRANSITIONING TO
TAKEOUT AND DELIVERY SERVICE.
A GROUP OF LOW ZONES HAS BEEN
CONVERTED INTO SPOTS WHERE
DINERS CAN STOP CURBSIDE TO
GRAB THE ORDERS.
IS NOT PLANS TO HAVE MOST OF
THE ZONES IN HIGH-TRAFFIC
AREAS WITH LOTS OF
RESTAURANTS.
RESTAURANTS. HOW IS THE EMERGENCY IMPACTING
YOU?
YOU?
YOU? HOW
YOU? HOW ARE YOU HOLDING UP?
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