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>>> BUSINESSES IN TWO MORE
COUNTIES CAN STARTER OPENING.
KITSAP AND CLE ELUM COUNTIES
ARE GETTING THE GREEN LIGHT TO
ENTER PHASE TWO.
26 COUNTIES HAVE MET THE
REQUIREMENTS SET BY THE
GOVERNOR TO TAKE THE NEXT STEPS
IN REOPENING.
IN REOPENING. >>> TONIGHT SOME OF OUR STATES
LARGEST COUNTIES ARE PUSHING
THE GOVERNOR TO LETS THEM MOVE
FORWARD TOO.
FORWARD TOO. >> THIS EVENING, PIERCE COUNTY
SAID IT'S READY TO GO TO PHASE
TWO AND IS CALLING AN EMERGENCY
MEETING.
MEETING.
MEETING. KING5'S TONY WHAT CAN JOINS US
LIVE TONIGHT AFTER TALKING WITH
THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE ABOUT THE
PLAN.
PLAN.
PLAN. TONY, WHAT DID HE SAY?
>> HE SAYS THEY'RE READY.
AND THEY ARE HOPEFUL AHEAD OF
TOMORROW'S MEETING WITH THE
TACOMA PIERCE COUNTY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT.
DEPARTMENT. PIERCE COUNTY EXECUTIVE, BRUCE
DAN MEYER SAYS HIS OFFICE FELT
COMFORTABLE GOING PUBLIC WITH
THEIR BELIEF THEY'RE READY TO
START TO REOPEN.
>> THERE WILL ALWAYS BE
CONCERN.
CONCERN.
CONCERN. WE HAVE TO BE SAFE AND ALLOW
OUR SOCIETY TO KIND OF REOPEN.
>> TWO DAYS AGO, DAN MEYER SAID
THE CURRENT BENCHMARK WOULD BE
UNREALISTIC FOR PIERCE COUNTY
TO GET TO PHASE TWO BY JUNE
1st.
1st.
1st. AFTER TALKING WITH GOVERNOR
INSLEY, THEY'RE HOPEFUL.
>> WE TALKED ABOUT OPENING
CONSTRUCTION AND HE DID OPEN
CONSTRUCTION.
CONSTRUCTION. WE TALKED TO HIM ABOUT NOT
REOPENING, NOT TREATING THE
STATE AS A MONOLITH, STARTING
TO LOOK AT IT ON REGIONS.
HE DID DO THAT.
I THINK HE'S LISTENING.
I HOPE HE'S LISTENING NOW.
WE'RE READY TO MAKE THE CASE
FOR PIERCE COUNTY.
>> HE SAYS RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN
RESPONSIBLE AND THE LOWER
NUMBER OF CASES REFLECT THAT.
>> WHEN YOU LOOK AT PIERCE
COUNTY, COMPARED TO KING OR
SNOHOMISH, INFECTION RATES HAVE
BEEN HALF OF WHAT THEIRS HAS
BEEN.
BEEN.
BEEN. >>>
BEEN. >>> THEY'RE WORKING TO GET
EXTRA EQUIPMENT TO HELP FIRST
RESPONDERS SHOULD ANOTHER SPIKE
HAPPEN BUT FOR BUSINESSES THAT
COULD REOPEN.
COULD REOPEN. >> THEY WANT TO BE SAFE.
THEY WANT THEIR FAMILIES TO BE
SAFE.
SAFE.
SAFE. THEY JUAN THEIR COMMUNITIES TO
BE SAFE.
BE SAFE.
BE SAFE. >> IF WE PROVIDE THE RIGHT
MEDICAL GUIDANCE, THE PUBLIC
HEALTH INFORMATION, AND WE GIVE
THEM THE TOOLS, THEY'RE GOING
TO STEP UP AND DO IT WELL.
>> PIERCE COUNTY AS OF RIGHT
NOW IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY
FOR PHASE TWO.
TOMORROW'S MEETING WILL BE MORE
OF A GET READY MOMENT FOR THEM
IF THE GOVERNOR ADJUSTS HIS
BENCHMARKS.
BENCHMARKS. IN TACOMA, TONY BLACK, KING5
NEWS.
NEWS.
NEWS. >>>
NEWS. >>> SNOHOMISH COUNTY IS MAKING
A SIMILAR PUSH TO MOVE TO PHASE
TWO.
TWO.
TWO. IT
TWO. IT SAYS THAT IT HAS ENOUGH
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
AND TESTING BUT STILL REPORTING
TOO MANY CASES OF THE VIRUS
EVERY WEEK.
EVERY WEEK. THE COUNTY'S TOP HEALTH OFFICER
SAID HE'S CONFIDENT THE COUNTY
CAN LOWER TRANSMISSION RATES.
WE ASKED THE GOVERNOR ABOUT
THAT TODAY.
THAT TODAY. >> IN REGARD TO SNOHOMISH,
UNDER THE CURRENT ORDER,
THERE'S NOT A PROCEDURE FOR
THAT, BUT IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS,
WE WILL HAVE MORE DECISIONS
ABOUT JUNE 1 AND WHERE WE GO
FROM HERE.
FROM HERE. AND I THINK SOME OF THAT WILL
BE RESPONSE TO SOME OF THE
CONCERNS THAT SOME OF THE FOLKS
IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY HAVE.
WE'VE HAD GOOD TALKS WITH THEIR
LEADERSHIP AS RECENTLY AS
THAT'S NIGHT OR NIGHT BEFORE
LAST.
LAST.
LAST. SO
LAST. SO I THINK THERE WILL PROBABLY
BE SOME PLEASED FOLKS TO SOME
DEGREE.
DEGREE.
DEGREE. >> THE SNOHOMISH COUNTY BOARD
OF HEALTH IS ALSO HOLDING A
SPECIAL MEETING TOMORROW.
>>> AS THURSTON COUNTY STARTS
TO REOPEN UNDER PHASE TWO, THE
HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS NOW
REQUIRING PEOPLE TO WEAR MASKS
IN PUBLIC.
IN PUBLIC. THE DIRECTIVE SAYS MASKS ARE
NOW MANDATORY ANY TIME PEOPLE
ARE ARE INSIDE A BUSINESS OR
OUTDOORS AND WITHIN SIX FEET OF
ANYONE WITH WHOM THEY DON'T
LIVE.
LIVE.
LIVE. >>
LIVE. >> WE'RE ACTUALLY RELIEVED THAT
DR. YU CAME THROUGH WITH THIS
DIRECTIVE YESTERDAY.
DIRECTIVE YESTERDAY. BECAUSE IT TAKES THE PRESSURE
OFF OF THE BUSINESSES.
SO THAT WHEN THEY REQUIRE
SOMEBODY IN THEIR BUSINESS TO
WEAR A MASK, THEY'VE GOT THE
BACKING OF OUR PUBLIC HEALTH
DEPARTMENT.
DEPARTMENT. >> OLYMPIA'S MAYOR SAYS POLICE
WILL NOT BE TICKETING PEOPLE
WHO CHOOSE NOT TO WEAR MASKS.
>>> TIME NOW FOR THE FAST FIVE
ON KING5.
ON KING5.
ON KING5. CALIFORNIA REPORTED 2,617 NEW
CORONAVIRUS CASES TODAY.
THE LARGEST SINGLE DAY INCREASE
ON RECORD FOR THE STATE.
MORE THAN 101,000 PEOPLE HAVE
BEEN INFECTED WITH THE VIRUS IN
CALIFORNIA.
CALIFORNIA. SO FAR, NEARLY 4,000 PEOPLE
HAVE DIED.
HAVE DIED. >>> A NEVADA BASED PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT COMPANY IS GOING TO
PAY $300,000 TO WASHINGTON
TENANTS THAT IT ISSUED EVICTION
NOTICES TO.
NOTICES TO. >>> BELLVIEW POLICE, THEY HAVE
A WARNING, WATCH OUT FOR
SCAMMERS POSING AS CONTACT
TRACERS.
TRACERS.
TRACERS. POLICE SAY THEY'RE CALLING
PEOPLE AND ASKING FOR YOUR
PERSONAL INFORMATION, INCLUDING
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS,
CONTACT TRACERS WILL NOT ASK
FOR THAT TYPE OF PERSONAL
INFORMATION.
INFORMATION. >>> FORMER GOVERNOR, GARY LOCK
SELECTED AS BELLVIEW COLLEGE'S
INTERIM PRESIDENT, HE WAS ONE
OF THREE FINALISTS THE FORMER
COMMERCE SECRETARY AND
AMBASSADOR TO CHINA WILL
REPLACE JERRY WEAVER WHO
RESIGNED IN MARCH AFTER A
CAMPUS MURAL ABOUT JAPANESE
AMERICAN INCARCERATION WAS
DEFACED.
DEFACED.
DEFACED. >>> TROOPERS NEED HELP FINDING
THE PERSON WHO STOLE A PLAQUE
OFF THIS HISTORIC MARKER.
MARKING THE LOCATION OF THE
HOME OF WASHINGTON'S FIRST
GOVERNOR, ISAAC STEVENS, THE
STATE PATROL SAYS IT WAS TAKEN
DURING THE WEEK OF MAY 11th.
>>> STILL AHEAD, AMAZON'S
LEADERSHIP IS QUESTIONED FOR
FIRING EMPLOYEES AFTER THEY
SPOKE OUT ABOUT WORKING
CONDITIONS INSIDE AMAZON
WAREHOUSES.
WAREHOUSES. >>> A SIGHTING THAT HAS
WILDLIFE ADVOCATES EXCITED.
A RARE WOLVERINE.
PLUS THE SUNSHINE AND WARM
WEATHER ARE COMING BACK
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. DON'T GET YOUR HOPES UP TOO
HIGH FOR THE WEEKEND.