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"Though these winds are howling, people here told us their biggest concern is still flooding. The surge of seawater along the coast and flooding in general could be life threatening states of emergency have been declared along the Texas and Louisiana coasts. Jason Allen. CBS NEWS SURFSIDE BEACH, Texas President Biden is rallying voters to keep California Governor Gavin Newsom from getting recalled. The eyes of the nation. This is not hyperbole. The eyes of nation on California. Newsom's biggest rival, is a conservative talk show host Larry Elder. The president says electing elder would be like electing another Donald Trump. Washington state is expanding its mask mandate. Governor Jay Inslee, blaming the nearly half a dozen super spreader events at large outdoor gatherings for the move without any mitigation measures in place. We're going to keep seeing these super spreader events, even in outdoor environments, Washington Medical Association director Dr Nathan Slicker says. They've got to get transmission in case counts down, especially with current modeling. That suggests Washington could continue to see 10 to 12% of hospital beds filled with covid patients through winter. We don't have 10 to 12% extra capacity and the health system either in space. Or in people. Hannah's Got for CBS News, Seattle Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended US evacuations in Afghanistan while testifying before a House committee on Capitol Hill. There's no evidence that staying longer. Would have made the Afghan security forces. Or the Afghan government any more resilient or self sustaining US troops got 124,000 people out of the country.
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"Though these winds are howling, people here told us their biggest concern is still flooded. The surge of seawater along the coast and flooding in general could be life threatening. States of emergency have been declared along the Texas and Louisiana coasts. Jason Allen, CBS NEWS SURFSIDE BEACH, Texas President Biden is rallying voters to keep California Governor Gavin Newsom from getting recalled. The eyes of the nation. This is not hyperbole. The eyes of nation on California. Newsom's biggest rival, is a conservative talk show host Larry Elder. The president says electing elder would be like electing another Donald Trump. Washington state is expanding its mask mandate. Governor Jay Inslee, blaming the nearly half a dozen super spreader events at large outdoor gatherings for the move without any mitigation measures in place. We're going to keep seeing these super spreader events, even in outdoor environments, Washington Medical Association director Dr Nathan Slicker says. They've got to get transmission in case counts down, especially with current modeling. That suggests Washington could continue to see 10 to 12% of hospital beds filled with covid patients through winter. We don't have 10 to 12% extra capacity and the health system either in space. Or in people. Hannah's Got for CBS News, Seattle Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended US evacuations in Afghanistan while testifying before a House committee on Capitol Hill. There's no evidence that staying longer Would have made the Afghan security forces. Or the Afghan government any more resilient or self sustaining US troops got 124,000 people out of the country popular.
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"Breweries and Budweiser is giving free beer to anyone. 21 up who provides their proof of vaccination on Ah, beer on bud dot com. I'm Mike Power. As we get closer to Memorial Day weekend, Air travel is already picking up across the country. A B C's job Anita's reports from Chicago's O'Hare so many flights here they're already sold out. In fact, United Airline CEO Scott Kirby tells me that for this weekend they've got 1.3 million bookings already, let's look at what T Essa is telling us because they say that they could scream more than two million people in a single day at U. S airports this weekend. At least six million estimated for the whole holiday. That would be the first time we're seeing numbers that high since the start of the pandemic and where our people go in. Hopper tells us that the top domestic destinations right now our Vegas, Miami and Orlando for international We're looking at Cancun, Kabo and Montego Bay. Now for the busiest airports. Atlanta takes the top spot. Number to Chicago's O'Hare. L A X is number three, the busiest time, though, for that travel, Hopper says. It's looking like Friday morning, and if you want to be really specific about it, 5:45 A.m. keep that in mind maybe sees Geo Benitez Doctors expect Memorial Day to look a lot different than last year, thanks to the rising number of vaccinations. Well, the case is in Washington are trending down, and doctors expect that to continue. But Dr Nathan slicker from ST Joseph's Medical Center in Tacoma still says he's worried about gatherings among those who have not yet been vaccinated. Anytime we are mass gatherings where people mixing that are not vaccinated, it just increases the likelihood that more people are gonna get infected. And so, he says. That means folks that aren't vaccinated should continue wearing masks in public places. Someone whose time to 14 time for a traffic update from the Dubin Law Group Traffic Center. Here's Marina Rocket, jer. We saw the right lane blocked on westbound highway for 10 in the Bonnie Lake area from an earlier collision. So we have that right about right lane blocked between Meyers Road and one 66th Avenue, Sumner Taps Highway again. Westbound highway 4 10. And the whole roadways blocked westbound highway 18 between I 90 and Raging River and that is due to a pretty serious collision, So it's going to be a pretty jammed up through that area on highway 18. If you are trying to get through that area, so getting toe Tiger Mountain might be a little bit of a challenge. If you're trying to head West bound your this look at traffic sponsored by mattress firm It's mattress firm's best Memorial Day sale ever for a limited time, save up to $500 on top rated mattress brands like Sealy's and Sleep Ease Your next coma Traffic at 2 24. The couple forecasts a little cloudy still in our area here in the central Puget sound, But we're starting to see some clearing in the north and south portions of the Puget Sound region and we're expecting.
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"KOMO FM, Oakville The news you need Now Here's just some of what's coming up re openings. Maybe on pause, but transmission isn't I'm Brian Calvert, with continued worries over spreading Copa County. Carleen Johnson. First ABC News. It's seven o'clock from ABC News. I'm sure repressed him. It might be a good morning to fill up your gas tank because pretty soon, especially if you're on the East Coast. Gas prices could be rising. A cyber attack on a major pipeline is the reason ABC Selwyn Lopez O'Neill pipeline, Company says after hackers hit its system on Friday, demanding a ransom it was forced to shut down its 5500 mile pipeline. Which supplies nearly half of all gas diesel, another fuel to the East Coast. It moves more than 100 million gallons a day stretching from Texas to New Jersey. ABC News Cyber contributor Steve Daniels says the suspected culprits are believed to be from Eastern Europe. It seems like this gang just wants money. But U. S intelligence has said that these kinds of criminal gangs in eastern Europe and Russia are tied to Russian intelligence. So investigators are gonna want to look for the fingerprints of Russian intelligence. On this attack. Open cases and deaths in India continued to surge, and there's growing outrage and how that country's government has been handling the pandemic maybe sees Maggie Ruli has the latest from New Delhi in just the past 24 hours more than 400,000 new covert cases and more than 4000 deaths in experts believe those numbers are drastically under reported with one estimate, predicting that one million Indians could die from Cove in 19 by August here in the U. S more than 150. Million Americans have gotten at least one covert shot. Demand for the vaccine, however, is decreasing. Louisiana and Mississippi turning down vaccines, only one third of adults there have been inoculated. And Pfizer could get approval for it shot to be given to 12 to 15 year olds as early as today. Hopefully, we'll see vaccines available for this age group in community centers. Vaccination pop up sites. I've heard about school districts and really important in primary care practices Pediatrician's offices because we know that's a trusted place for this demographic. BC chief medical contributor Doctor A lock Patel in Jerusalem tense clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians listening to ABC News Stay connected. Stay informed. 20 Minutes of nonstop news continues on CO Moh news 1000 FM 97 7 Good morning 70 to the skies are blue this morning As we start this Monday, it's 45 degrees in Seattle, along with Greg Herschel time Manda factor. The top stories from the coma. 24 7 News Center. Covert case counts here are beginning to plateau and health administrators around the state say We still have a few major issues. Almost Brian Calvert tells us. One of those problems is that the virus is still spreading. Washington's current transmission rate is 1.5. Health officials say. It needs to be less than one. We are seeing hospitalizations getting pretty high again. Dr. Nathan Slicker is with the State Medical Association. People need to still be doing distancing wearing Transmission remains high. But demand for the vaccine is falling. In Pierce County alone, currently stuck it phase two hundreds of doses. They're going unused daily, for example, that Tacoma Dome side open to the public back on April 27th with the ability to give over 1100 vaccines a day since opening 12 days ago, the site has given a total Just over 6000 doses. As of May 3rd only 25% of Pierce County residents were fully vaccinated. Brian Calvert camo news. The most recent numbers we have on covert cases come from Saturday when the state Department of Health reported nearly 1500 new cases in a 24 hour period. 99 more people have had to be hospitalized. And on the plus side. So far, the state is administered 5.7 million doses of vaccine parents and Snoqualmie or demanding a full return to in person learning for the remaining six weeks of school. But the school board decided that would be too disruptive to student learning right now, in the words of Superintendent Rob Manahan, therefore, we will stay the course. And continue with our current hybrid learning and remote options for the remainder of this year. Currently, students attend in person two days a week and remotely two days a week. The school district does plan to return to full in person learning this fall. The State Transportation Commission starts the process tomorrow of potentially raising fares and tolls across the state. All because the drop in traffic.
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"We did not give him that. As if now That horse is still scheduled to run in the Preakness this coming weekend. You're listening to ABC News. Stay connected. Stay informed. 20 Minutes of nonstop news continues on Co Moh news 1000 FM 97 7. Good morning. It's 50 to the skies are clear, and that's the kind of day it's going to be today. It's 46 degrees right now in Seattle, along with Greg Herschel Time Man Defector here. The top stories from the Coma 24 7 news Center as the number of covert cases continues to plateau, health administrators around the state say we still have a few major issues. Almost Brian Calvert tells us. One of those problems is that the virus is still spreading. Washington's current transmission rate is 1.5. Health officials say. It needs to be less than one we are seeing, you know, Hospitalizations getting pretty high again. Dr. Nathan Slicker is with the state Medical Assis. Association. People need to still be doing distancing wearing masks. Transmission remains high, but demand for the vaccine is falling. In Pierce County alone, currently stuck it phase two hundreds of doses. They're going unused daily, for example, that Tacoma Dome side open to the public back on April 27th with the ability to give over 1100 vaccines a day since opening 12 days ago, the site has given a total Just over 6000 doses. As of May 3rd only 25% of Pierce County residents were fully vaccinated. Brian Calvert Co. Monje the latest numbers from over the weekend, 1497 new cases reported on Saturday. 99 more people hospitalized, and so far the state has now administered 5.7 million doses of vaccine. Berenson Snoqualmie are demanding a full return to in person learning for the remaining six weeks of school. But the school board decided that would be too disruptive to student learning right now, in the words of Superintendent Rob Manninen. Therefore, we will stay the course and continue with our current hybrid learning and remote options for the remainder of this year. Currently, currently, students attend in person two days a week and remotely two days week. School district. So does plan to return to full in person learning in the fall. The State Transportation Commission starts the process tomorrow of possibly raising fares and tolls across the state. Because the drop in traffic during the pandemic has reduced revenue. The commission plans to examine the numbers for ridership on the state ferry system as well as traffic in the highway. 99 Tunnel and on the 5 20 Tacoma Narrows Bridge is coming up, Mama come on Morning News Council member agrees she violated ethics rules. I'm Corwin hate fuel for the recall. So on campaign dangerous President Washington's Republican secretary of state blast the Arizona GOP led election recount in Maricopa County. I'm Carling Johnson. I'm Frank Lindsay with a look at the tiny homes that are replacing tents in Olympia. It's 504. We checked traffic and weather every 10 minutes on the force. And from the Dubin Law Group Traffic Center. Good morning, Kierra. Good morning, Greg. Amanda. So we're working with one blocking problem right now In Kent. This is a new crash. It's North and 167. It's near 84th, and it's currently blocking the right lane. So that's why you're encountering a bit of a slow down. There were also tapping that brake pedal on north bound 167. Is your traveling at a Southerner and into Pacific. But it's not a heavy commute yet and in Everett, this time of day, we tend to see some slowing south that I filed with the offering state route 5 to 6, but it looks like for the most part, it's pretty much smooth sailing through there. Our next Cuomo traffic at 5 14 Look at the weather. Now is you take on the new week, Here's meteorologist Kristen Clark, looking forward to a quiet, dry stretch of weather ahead dry days, yes, but mostly.
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"Positivity rate. Lower than 10%. In this phasing process. The Puget Sound region is made up with the three biggest counties in the state. King Pierce and Snohomish. Right now, the Puget Sound region has a 13% decrease in cases, but hospitalizations are holding us back. I asked doctor Do Jin this question? How are we gonna get there? We're gonna get there by doing the things that we know work to suppress covert 19 by wearing facemasks compulsively and whenever we're around others by keeping our distance by taking off precautions and workplaces and anywhere we socialize and get together with others, we can suppress this virus. Other countries have done it. Let's go. Most damning, which awesome. President elect Biden is outlining the new five point plan to ramp up covert 19 vaccinations across the country. He says his administration will work with the states to open more vaccine priority. Groups open thousands of community vaccination centers, activate pharmacies for vaccinations ramp up supplies by invoking the defense production Act and release more vaccines early. Almost Nick Problem, says local health experts hope the new plan is going to help us get back to normal, faster Doctors. I spoke with our optimistic after hearing the president elect's ideas, they say Having a federal strategy is welcome after seeing such a slow initial rollout of this vaccine. Now both doctors I spoke with, say President elect Biden's plan of 100 Million vaccinations in his 1st 100 days in office is certainly attainable now that they have a plan. That will be in place to improve this process. Dr. Nathan slicker with the State Medical Association says Biden's plan to try and get clinical and non clinical professionals to help with vaccinations will be key. So long as they confined folks willing and able to inoculate people off the front line future medicine to do that Sean's makes a challenging situation worse. So I think we are gonna have to create your top of the national guard. I think we can train people to get I am injections. We do it all the time when they need it for their own medical care. Even with this optimism of potential improvements, he says, a lot more work has to be put in on behalf of the federal government and the states. Before we can say we're close to returning to normalcy, it That is comas. Nick Pop, Um Lauren called the Republican who lost to Governor Insley in a landslide has ended his lawsuit that hope to invalidate the election attorney Stephen Pigeon, spoken a video on copes Facebook page and blame the withdrawal on technicalities as a result. We're going to leave this battleground now. And instead bring our case for election reform to you and the court of public opinion. The pigeon is facing punishment from the courts and the state bar for filing suits with false and unsubstantiated claims. He was given an ultimatum to withdraw the suit by noon on Friday. And the mob scene in the nation's capital last week has compounded the stress and anxiety that so many Americans already feel because of the pandemic Come. Oh, Suzanne Font spoke with a mental health expert about when it's time to get professional help. Doctor Mylene Dong is a practicing clinical psychologist. She's seen a big demand for help. The level of calls that I get from people seeking treatment is more than I've ever seen in my entire career. For some people, the social isolation and the stresses of living with covert 19 have been a huge Actor and now seeing what's happening in the news is compounding the stress and uncertainty for some people. We're all feeling very anxious right now because the world is just uncertain, But you're starting to notice that it's really interfering with your life like it's causing you to worry too much during the day. You having trouble falling asleep or you're seeing conflict.
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"S. Capitol on high alert for armed protests over this weekend, Olympia rolling out extreme security measures around government buildings following the deadly siege of the U. S. Capitol. Humbles. Joe Marino talked concerned people in downtown Olympia there, a fencing surrounds much of the state capital and state Patrol and members of the National Guard. Keep a close watch on the grounds. Was such a show of force Olympia Police are beefing up their own patrols in the surrounding neighborhoods. Case. Any groups decide to splinter off. They have not stopped it before on, they allow it to happen downtown and carry over from the capital. State officials would rather be safe than sorry in a position overwhelming forces around the seat of government. Olympia Police are adding their own measures like extra patrols to make sure nearby businesses in the downtown area. Stay safe, too. You know, unprecedented times. Obviously everybody's really unsatisfied in the lake is a really disturbing time for everybody. Law enforcement says There are no explicit threats against the state capital, but We are hearing about groups ready to come to Olympia to take action all ahead of the presidential inauguration, and I feel like this election is just people have lost their minds. The National Guard has been protecting the state Capitol building here in Washington since Sunday. But what about other potential targets of violence who protect those comas? Matt Markovich spoke with law enforcement professionals, including Kurt Boyle from the Washington State Fusion Center. And Joe Damico with security services. Northwest groups may be targeting so called soft targets, the phones of private security agencies are now ringing off the hook. Protect both critical infrastructure. Um retail businesses Security services. Northwest has had to do a three fold increase in staffing since summer. And it's not just for protection but for rapid extraction of employees and needing to You know, sending security teams toe, grab their employees and then pull them out. The state's fusion intelligence gathering center is working to get accurate information out about all potential targets to back that information to make sure it's not misinformation or disinformation and making sure that it's credible information. Law enforcement veterans of few, too, says the average system needs to practice. Situational awareness. What seems normal for the area? What seems abnormal for the area And if something doesn't look right, tell somebody and get out of the area. Trust your gut, not Markovitz reporting. Recently replaced window at the Seattle Police East Precinct damaged in a protest Thursday night, police say about 30 people started to calendars and park then moved to the precinct, where they used chalk to draw on the wall. Outside of the building. Some people in the crowd through items at the precinct cracking the window. Two people arrested. Just this week, Police removed wooden boards that have been covering the windows since violent protests over the summer. State Health Department, releasing the newest totals in our Corona virus outbreak in reports nearly 286,000 total cases that includes confirmed in probable cases, nearly 300. More people have been hospitalized. However, that number is bigger than usual because of a backlog in reporting. State, adding 27 more deaths, pushing the death toll to more than 3900. Since the start of the outbreak, President elect Joe Biden outlining a new five point plan to ramp up covert 19 vaccinations across the country. He says his administration will work with states to open more vaccine priority. Groups open thousands of community vaccination centers activate pharmacies for vaccinations ramp up supplies by invoking the Defense Production Act. And release more vaccines. Early comas. Nick Problem, says local health experts hope the new plan is going to help us get back to normalcy faster doctors. I spoke with our optimistic after hearing the president elect's ideas, they say Having a federal strategy is welcome after seeing such a slow initial rollout of this vaccine. Now both doctors I spoke with, say President elect Biden's plan of 100 Million vaccinations in his 1st 100 days in office is certainly attainable. Now that they have a plan that will be in place to improve this process. Dr. Nathan slicker with the State Medical Association says Biden's plan to try and get clinical and non clinical professionals to help with vaccinations will be key. So long as they confined folks willing and able to inoculate people off the front line to care medicine to be vaccines makes the challenge of situation worse. So I think we are gonna have to offer you your top of the national Guard. I think we can train people together. I am injections. We do it all the time when they needed for their own medical care, Even with this optimism of potential improvements, he says, a lot more work has to be put in on behalf of the federal government and the states before we can say we're close to returning to normalcy it almost Nick Pompom and 9 10 now to the beacon, plumbing sports death, some headlines for you the conditional reinstatement of wide receiver Josh Gordon that has been rescinded now by the end. Film Gordon once again under suspension. Gordon was signed by the Seahawks and September despite being under an indefinite suspension. He received conditional reinstatement early in December with the hope that he'd be playing by the end of last season. NFL playoffs. Continue today, the Rams in Green Bay to take on the Packers at 1 35, the Ravens in Buffalo to take on the Bills at 5 15. Jordan. Sanders had a season high 24 points and you're Rogers scoring 9/16 in overtime. Southern California beating number 25 Washington State women on the hardwood 81 to 77 last night. Washington State Playing the program's first game is a team ranked in the top 25. At its four game win streak snapped Seattle Mariners agreeing to terms with infielder JP Crawford catcher Tom Murphy right into Rafael Montero, avoiding arbitration with all three of them. Crawfords 2021 deal for about $2 Million Murphy for 875,000 Montero for about 200 quarter million. We checked Sports a 10 and 40 past the hour on Cuomo News, introducing TD Ameritrade's newest trading platform. Thinker Swim Web. It has all the essential tools and trade strategies in a streamlined interface. No download necessary thinker swim Web trading, streamlined visit..
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"I spoke with her optimistic after hearing the president elect's ideas. They say Having the federal strategy is welcome after seeing such a slow initial rollout of this vaccine. Now both doctors I spoke with, say president elect by these plan of 100 Million vaccinations in his 1st 100 days in office is certainly attainable now that they have a plan that will be in place to improve this process. Dr. Nathan slicker with the State Medical Association says Biden's plan to try and get clinical and non clinical professionals to help with vaccinations will be key so long as they confined folks willing and able to inoculate People off of the front line of future medicine to be vaccines makes a challenging situation Worse, so I think we are gonna have to get creative your top of the National Guard. I think we can train people together. I am injections. We do it all the time when they did it for their own medical care. Even with this optimism of potential improvements, he says, a lot more work has to be put in on behalf of the federal government and the states before we can say we're close to returning to normalcy, that's Cuomo's Nick problem. Recently replaced window of the Seattle Police East Precinct damaged by a protest Thursday night, police say about 30 people's started a calendar. Some park then moved to the precinct, where they used chalk to draw on the wall outside of the building. Some people in the crowd through items of the precinct cracking that window. Two people arrested. Just this week, police removed wooden boards that have been covering the windows since violent protests over the summer. Come on news time, 7 10. The Beacon Plumbing sports says. Now some headlines the conditional reinstatement of wide receiver Josh Gordon rescinded by the National Football League. Gordon, once again under suspension cordon had been signed by the Seattle Seahawks in September despite being under an indefinite suspension. He received conditional reinstatement in early December with the hope that he played the end of this past season. NFL playoffs later today. Los Angeles Rams at Green Bay to take on the Packers at 1 35, the Ravens in Buffalo to take on the Bills at 5 15 Jordan. Sanders had a career high 24 points and you're Roger scoring nine of her 16 and overtime. Southern California beating number 25 Washington State women 81 to 77 in basketball last night Washington State playing the program's first game as a team ranked in the top 25. And it's four game win streak snapped. Seattle Mariners agreed to terms with infielder JP Crawford, catcher Tom Murphy.
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"I spoke with her optimistic after hearing the president elect's ideas. They say Having a federal strategy is welcome after seeing such a slow initial rollout of this vaccine. Now both doctors I spoke with, say President elect Biden's plan of 100 Million vaccinations in his 1st 100 days in office is certainly attainable now that they have a plan that will be in place to improve this process. Dr. Nathan slicker with the State Medical Association says Biden's plan to try and get clinical and non clinical professionals to help with vaccinations will be key so long as they confined folks willing and able to inoculate People off of the front line. Future medicine to be Vaccines makes the challenge of situation worse, so I think we are gonna have to creative your top of the National Guard. I think we can train people to get I am injections way do it all the time when they need it for their own medical care. Even with this optimism of potential improvements, he says, a lot more work has to be put in on behalf of the federal government and the states. Before we can say we're close to returning to normalcy, it The State Health Department has released the newest totals in our Corona virus outbreak reports nearly 286,000 total cases, which includes confirmed and probable cases. Nearly 300. More people have been hospitalized. However, that number is bigger than usual because of a backlog in reporting, the state added 27 more deaths, pushing the death toll to more than 3900 since the start of the outbreak. State capital remains on high alert. Right now. The Capitol building and nearby offices are surrounded by a fence lined with state troopers and National Guard members. This comes as the FBI warns of credible threats to all 50 states capitals between now and inauguration Day. Over Chelsea Oddsson with the Washington State Patrol says they're ready for any possible threat. We are aware of recent general threats made by specific groups and individuals that would potentially disrupt operations here and capitals across the nation, So we're being prepared just in case She says they have not heard of any specific threat in Olympia. The fence and guards will stay in place until at least next Wednesday. Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Lauren cult is withdrawn. His lawsuit against the secretary of state campaign ended their legal efforts after attorney Stephen Pigeon faced ethics and legal complaints for allegedly filing frivolous lawsuits, according to the Times. Both the attorney general and the State Democratic Party have been seeking disciplinary action against pigeon who has aligned himself with all right conspiracy theories. He had previously pushed the false narrative that former President Barack Obama was a secret Muslim who sought to impose Islamic law now, even though Lauren coach legal efforts to overturn his election laws have now ended. Stephen Pigeon could still face disciplinary action from the courts or the state bar for filing lawsuits with false and unsubstantiated claims. Jeff Pooja look Come on news. Thank you. For Congress member Jamie Herrera. Butler's facing backlash from her vote to impeach President Trump. Five term Republican said on the House floor. She was not afraid of the political consequences. My vote to impeach are sitting president is not a fear based decision. I am not choosing a side and choosing truth. It's the only way to defeat Fear Letter to WHO our butler, a group called the Clark County Republican women says they will quote do everything in our power to elect a conservative candidate who were it represents our values. Lawmakers in Olympia had their first public hearing on a major police reform bill that would affect Washington's 11,000 peace officers. Comb Oh soo Romero report The Criminal Justice Training Commission certifies law enforcement in the state of Focus of House Bill 10. 82 is on D certifying officers that have shown misconduct, many who spoke or family members of people who died after interactions with police. Elaine Simon says the officer who killed her foster son should not have been on the job in his 11 year. Career. He is responsible for three of nine killings in Auburn Washington. To me, that is a serial killer. Law enforcement agencies opposed the bill, which would also change the makeup of the training commission, with fewer police and more private citizens. Maura Than 70% of the members of the commission would not be experts in or be subject to the rules of the actions of the commission. That's Jim McMahon with the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police chief's soup. Romero. Come on, Use someone whose time 11. 40 and for the Beacon Plumbing Sports desk tonight..
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"I spoke with her optimistic after hearing the president elect's ideas. They say Having the federal strategy is welcome after seeing such a slow initial rollout of this vaccine. Now both doctors I spoke with, say President elect Biden's plan of 100 Million vaccinations in his 1st 100 days in office is certainly attainable now that they have a plan that will be in place to improve this process. Dr. Nathan slicker with the State Medical Association says Biden's plan to try and get clinical and non clinical professionals to help with vaccinations will be key so long as they confined folks willing and able to inoculate People off of the front line of acute care medicine to do vaccines makes a challenging situation Worse, so I think we are gonna have to get creative your top of the National Guard. I think we can train people to get I am injections. We do it all the time they needed for their own medical care. Even with this optimism of potential improvements, he says, a lot more work has to be put in on behalf of the federal government and the states before we can say we're close. To returning to normalcy of the State Health Department has released the newest totals and our Corona virus outbreak. It reports nearly 286,000 total cases, which includes confirmed and probable cases. Nearly 300. More people have been hospitalized. However, that number is bigger than usual because of a backlog and reporting state added 27 More deaths, pushing the death toll to more than 3900 since the start Of the outbreak. State capital remains on high alert Right now the Capitol building and nearby offices are surrounded by a fence lined with state troopers and National Guard members. This comes as the FBI warns of credible threats to all 50 state capitals between now and inauguration Day. Ripper. Chelsea Hodson with the Washington State Patrol says they're ready for any possible threat. We are aware of recent general threats made by specific groups and individuals that would potentially disrupt operations here and capitals across the nation. So we're being prepared just in case. She says They have not heard of any specific threat in Olympia. The fence and guards will stay in place until at least next Wednesday. Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Lauren Culp has withdrawn his lawsuit against the secretary of state campaign ended their legal efforts after attorney Stephen Pigeon faced ethics and legal complaints for allegedly filing frivolous lawsuits, according to the Times. Both the attorney general and the State Democratic Party have been seeking disciplinary action against pigeon who has aligned himself with all right conspiracy theories. He had previously pushed the false narrative that former President Barack Obama was a secret Muslim who sought to impose Islamic law Now, even though Lauren copes legal efforts to overturn his election loss have now ended Stephen Pigeon could still face disciplinary action from the courts or the state bar for filing lawsuits with false and unsubstantiated claims. Jeff Pooja look come on news Lawmakers in Olympia had their first public hearing on a major police reform bill that would affect Washington's 11,000 peace officers. Come Oh soo Romero reports. The Criminal Justice Training Commission certifies law enforcement in the state. Focus of House Bill 10 82 is on D certifying officers that have shown misconduct. Many who spoke or family members of people who died after interactions with police. Elaine Simon says the officer who killed her foster son should not have been on the job in his 11 year career. He is responsible for three of nine killings in Auburn Washington. To me. That is a serial killer. Law enforcement agencies opposed the bill, which would also change the makeup of the training commission, with fewer police and more private citizens. More than 70% of the members of the commission would not be experts in or be subject to the rules of in the actions of the commission. That's Jim McMahon with the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police chief's Soup Romero Come on News Cos time. 9 40 from the Beacon Plumbing Sports Desk Men's college basketball tonight in Seattle to Utah. Only Wolverines beat the Seattle you Red Hawks, 93 to 92, a local soccer star might be headed across the pond. The tales from Cuomo's Bill Swartz, Mercer Island's Jordan Morris has blossomed. Playing soccer for Seattle Sounders. Word is the MLS team is in talks now to loan Morris to Swansea City of England, second tier Jordan Morris that this week's U. S men's national team camp was asked about the possible move to Europe. For me, it's It's the similar Stance of kind of where I was before I must cup if if the right offer and the right team, you know, comes forward. I definitely had something that that I would be interested in. Jordan plans to play for the U. S team preparing for the 2021 Summer Olympics. The Seattle Mariners now have control of all 40 men on their roster for the 2021 season signing contracts today with catcher Tom Murphy, Gold Glove shortstop JP Crawford and relief pitcher Rafael Montero. Lopsided PAC 12 basketball losses for both Washington and Washington State last night in L. A. The Huskies hammered by USC fall to one and 10 on the season. The dogs play at U C L A Tomorrow afternoon the conference leading Bruins with Wa Zoo by 30 the Cougars take on the Trojans tomorrow. Sports A 10 and 40 After the hour, Bill Swerts Come on, is Handles 30 minute pop fried things should be fun. Okay, fellas on who's ready to work? Here we go. Don't forget to breathe. Good idea. 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"Dot com slash credit. Cairo Radio Real time traffic I'm Tracy Taylor, now from the Cairo Radio New Center at my Northwest com. Healthcare Systems in Washington state are bracing for the new, highly contagious strain of covert 19 that's spreading it. Parts of the country. We're still determining whether we haven't watched day which we believe we do. We'll take care infectious disease specialist Dr Michael meant. We do know that it's probably somewhere in the range of 50 to 70% more infectious, he says. The good news is it does not look to be a more severe disease in the vaccine appears to still be effective against it. There are still questions about how it affects different populations. For now, they're keeping close tabs on the places where it popped up early, reminding everyone to follow those safety protocols. That's Khyber radios. Hannah Scott. Many front line health care workers will be getting their second dose of covered vaccine this week. Dr Nathan Slicker with the State Medical Association is optimistic. Take a while to get us all vaccinated just to be pragmatic, But I'm incredibly hopeful that by spring summer life will look like what it did the year before. State is planning to roll out an online questionnaire as earliest mid week to help you figure out when it'll be your turn to get vaccinated treatment. First paperwork later. That's the new state law for people who need help battling addiction cover 70 visas Exporter report In testimony before the Legislature last January, Gillian to police said her daughter wanted to get into inpatient drug treatment twice on Lee to be told to wait while insurance companies considered the paperwork so Chelsea went from a hospital bed. Back to the streets and the drugs are beautiful Girl left this world She was 31 years old. In response, representative Lauren Davis led the passage of a law that takes effect with the new year. What we know about people in active addiction is they've got this window of willingness for treatment, and that window is fleeting. It requires that people who need inpatient treatment for addiction, he admitted promptly. Washington State Patrol is looking to fill more than 80 jobs in the first half of the year, Sergeant.
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"To will decide which party controls that chamber President elect Joe Biden, noting that campaigning for the Democrats in Atlanta one state Chart the course not just for the next four years. But for next generation President Trump leaves the White House for a rally in Dalton, Georgia, to campaign for the Republicans amid the slower rollout of covert vaccinations in the U. S. California Governor Gavin Newsom announcing an effort to get dentist pharmacist and the National Guard to administer shots in arms, and Newsome, trying to boost confidence in the vaccines themselves, have a safety committee that we put together and Middle part of October, We partnered with Washington state, Oregon and Nevada. They've signed off on Fizer. They've signed off on Moderna. Not on Lee for efficacy, but safety a down day for Wall Street and the major indexes. Chuck's Iverson ABC News Co. Moh news 1000 FM 97 7 Good afternoon Cool news time to 31 I'm Taylor had sites with our top stories from the Coma. 24 7 News Center. Holiday and the weekend with the state a little bit behind on reporting new numbers on the covert pandemic, But the latest data shows a jump of more than 8600 cases. So far more than 15,000 people have been hospitalized because the virus that number has gone up by 633 In the last few days, first responders in Spokane County are going to get their first dose of covert 19 vaccines this week. Chief Cody Rohrbach is with the Spokane County Fire District and told our partner station Caixa why they're not requiring firefighters and am too used to get the vaccine but rather educating them on why they believe it's important. It is going to offer them another tool in the toolbox just just more medication to reduce the rest or responded, he said about a third of their first responders it already signed up for the vaccine. A Northwest fund being used to help black owned businesses has temporarily dried up because of a lawsuit. It's a grand approved by Oregon lawmakers over the summer that already paid out most of its $62 million in federal cares Act dollars. But the final eight million is on hold after a couple of white business owners and one Mexican American owner sued the state, arguing that the fund for black residents amounted to discrimination. President Trump questioning the latest covert death numbers. He claims they're inaccurate Couples Nick Problem talked with it to coma Emergency medicine doctor named Dr Nathan Slicker. But even as the president disagrees with these sentiments, US.
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"Attorney General Bob Ferguson is expected to announce a lawsuit today into doing just that The building is slated for an expedited sale, and Ferguson says dozens of tribes and other groups of joining his lawsuit. He'll provide details on a virtual news conference. That is just getting underway. Washington's highest court may take a new look at a law which sends three time felons to prison for life. The Seattle Times reports the state Supreme Court this week will either accept or decline a case that could review the constitutionality of the three strikes law. James of Man with the State Association of Sheriffs and Police chief said last year the law should stand by the time we get there third conviction. I think there's a protection of the community from this person that we need to consider. Others say, just like the States recently overturned it. Death penalty, the law has been applied. Unequally and with racial bias. President Trump questioning the latest covert death numbers, he says. They're inaccurate. Kolesnik pop. I'm talked with a Tacoma emergency medicine doctor, Dr Nathan slicker about this. But even as the president disagrees with these sentiments, US Surgeon General Jerome Adams said on CNN's state of the union that the death count is not inflated from the pulp from a public health perspective. I have no reason to doubt those numbers, either. Just Dr Anthony Fauci, who told Martha Raddatz on ABC this week that we need to have faith in our public health, sir. Stuff. The deaths are real deaths. I mean, all you need to do is to go out into the trenches go to the hospitals to see what the health care workers are dealing with. That's real. That's not fake. This disease is real. This pandemic is real. Let's get over this and get on with living. Not fighting about the number of cases. This is just silly. What's more shocking is when you look at some of the data, you can see that it took over 290 days for the country to reach 10 million cases of covert 19 but took less than 55 days to double that amount to 20 million cases in Washington, all but two regions of the state. Have over 80% of their staff. Hospital beds filled Nick problem. Come on. Here's the state economist warns that bumpy economic ride caused by the pandemic is far from over. State economist to Annalise fans, Sherman Telling the Herald. Most places around the state were down over the year specifically in Snohomish County. The unemployment exploded in April to a whopping 19.2%. This since leveled off and as of November, shrunk back to 4.8% with job losses in leisure, entertainment and local government. It could take years for things to come back, Vance Sherman says. I don't anticipate a swift recovery. But at this point, I think The worst is behind us. Should communities doled out more first doses of the Corona virus vaccine rather than holding back some of the supply for second applications. It's an argument now raging as the immunization program rolls out more slowly than some would like We get more from Como's car would take to reach 95% efficacy. The finds her vaccine requires a booster be given three weeks after the first shot the mode Erin a vaccine requires the second shot four weeks later to ensure the second doses are given on schedule. Administrators have been holding back does is equal to the number of first doses given, but with the rollout proceeding slowly, The New York Times reports some public health experts are asking if lives might be saved if no doses are held back and as many people as possible. Get the first dose. Now. Infectious disease expert Dr Lisa Barrett tell CBC where there is a great deal of community virus, and you don't Have a good handle on the spread, then it may be reasonable to vaccinate more people very quickly. Other experts say the first does provides only 50% protection, not enough to prevent sickness. They also say it is unclear how long a recipient can wait between doses and still get the full 95% protection. Corwin Hague Co. Moh news here in Washington. There's now $100 Price Cap on co. Pays for a $30 for rather, a 30 Day supply of insulin. A new law puts that price restriction in place on any health care plan issued or renewed after January. 1st. According to some studies about 25% of people ration their medications because of the costs Companies time 10 10 and we check in at the Beacon Plumbing Sports desk. Russell Wilson connected on to fourth quarter touchdown passes to Tyler Lockett. Seattle Rally for a 26 23 win over the San Francisco 40 Niners yesterday, ending the regular season on a four game winning streak. After the game. Coach Pete Carroll spoke about the way his team battled back from a 16 6/4 quarter deficit. All in all, when it came down to headwind, fourth quarter and you guys did. And that was what it took to finish this 2020 in the regular season. So what it took to finish this this this four game stretch that we were pointing to. We wanted to win four games and know what that's like. Moving forward. And we wanted to always see your guys come through and outlast. The other guys will find a way to win football games. And they did exactly that to playoff seeding did not change because Green Bay in New Orleans, both one, so they're the number three seed in the NFC hosting the Los Angeles Rams coming up Saturday afternoon at 1 40. Also our Cleveland's back in the playoffs qualifying for the first time since 2002 surviving a Lake Pittsburgh rally for one over the Steelers and the Washington football team won the last berth available by knocking off Philadelphia last night. They win the NFC East with a seven and nine record. We check sports attended 40 past each hour. Traffic and weather on the way. Come.
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"Holiday weekend. Almost. Brian Calvert has the update. The State Health Department has reported approximately 8000 new cases of the virus confirmed Over the New Year's holiday weekend, and even though the number is expected to increase next week, once we begin to see the impact of all who traveled Dr Chen we, Chee told our news partner K to have a kind of a reserved optimist. Optimism The vaccine isn't the on Lee reason for the optimism. Simply put, the holidays are over, and he says most of us have no plans to travel. For the next few months and that that will help. Then there are others. Many people at tie it, they lose and their God against the those hygiene safety. He continues to be concerned that many will interpret vaccine availability to mean you don't need to cover your face any longer, Dr chief says after getting the vaccine safety protocols will be needed to continue at least through the spring and into summer. Brian Calvert colonias. People are wondering when they can get the covert vaccine. Well, here's Dr Nathan Slicker Who's an emergency medical medical physician at ST Joseph's Medical Center in Tacoma. We need to deliver a vaccine as as quickly Asses possible. But how quickly that delivery turns out to be is dependent on several things like precise federal deliveries and efficient use of existing doses that have been sent out to facilities. So far, the state says the federal government's deliveries have been irregular. We do see that this is going to improve as we get through some of those initial Hey, cups if you will or challenges right now many doctors we have spoken with project the majority of us will get vaccinated by the summer. Department of Health says it's following the advisory committee on Immunization practices to help them put together their list on who will get vaccinated who that ends up being remains to be seen. Our goal is to vaccinate millions of people in 2021. That's gonna take a lot of coordination and fast action of all of our parts to get it done. The state believes as we get deeper into 2021, they'll be able to fix some of those early hiccups in order to Get us on the right path in this vaccine distribution taking place for covert 19 Almost Nick popped him. With that story coming up on the comb all morning news, restarting the governor's power to issue emergency proclamations. Conservatives issuing a number of proposals ahead of the session. I'm Carleen Johnson. I'm Frank Lindsay. Price cap on insulin may make it more affordable for many Washingtonians. You know, four traffic.
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"Be delayed for those who've already gotten the first dose so that more people could get the first shot. Others say that would not be effective. Carrie Preston, ABC News Co. Moh news 1000 FM 97 77 31 right now on this Monday morning, still getting some showers in Seattle. The temperatures 46 degrees along with Greg Herschel time Manda Factor here. The top stories from the Coma 24 7 News center Well because of the long holiday weekend, we're a little behind in the brand new numbers on the Colbert Pandemic, the State Department of Health's latest data. Shows a jump of more than 8600 cases. So for more than 150, rather rather 15,000 people have been hospitalized because of the virus, and that's an increase of 633 people. In the past few days, President Trump is questioning the latest cove it death numbers, saying they're inaccurate. Someone's like pop, um, spoke with the Tacoma emergency medicine doctor, Dr Nathan slicker about this. But even as the president disagrees with these sentiments U. S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said on CNN's state of the union that the death count is not inflated from the pulp from a public health perspective. I have no reason to doubt those numbers. And neither does Dr Anthony Fauci, who told Martha Raddatz on ABC this week that we need to have faith in our public health system. The deaths are real deaths. I mean, all you need to do is to go out into the trenches go to the hospital to see what the health care workers are dealing with. That's real. That's not fake. This disease is real. This pandemic is real. Let's get over this and get on with living, not fighting about the number of cases. This is just silly. What's more shocking is when you look at some of the data, you can see that it took over 290 days for the country to reach 10 million cases of covert 19. But took less than 55 days to double that amount to 20 million cases in Washington, all but two regions of the state have over 80% of their staff. Hospital beds filled Nick Pop. Um come on. In short supply of covert 19 vaccine doses is leading to a reappraisal of how the vaccine is administered. The New York Times reports. Some scientists are now asking if it might be better to give us many people as possible. The first dose now rather than hold back some of the supply for the required second dose. The argument goes, It might save lives. If more people get some protection. Now, then get the second dose. One more supplies come in. Many health experts argue the first dose provides no more than 50% protection. Not enough to create the herd Immunity needed to stop the virus respected to find out sometime this week who the next group of people will be to receive the covert vaccine in this state. Right now, the state is busily vaccinating health care workers and people who live and work in long term care facilities. First responders in Spokane and couldn't be counties will get their first dose this week. As we hear from co most Carleen Johnson, Healthcare workers, first responders and long term care facilities are getting the first round of those vaccines. Chief Cody Rohrbach was Spokane County Fire District three, says. They're not requiring their firefighters to get it so far, about one third have signed up at both fire district. I think we're all cautiously optimistic that this will be a step towards our ability Come back together, get our get our community community stood back up now. Among the general public enthusiasm.
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"Connected and stay informed. The comb Oh, morning news. Good morning. It is sick. So too. It is still wet here in Western Washington. Right now in Seattle, getting some light rain It's 46 degrees, along with Greg Herschel time mad. The factor. You're the top stories from the coma. 24 7 News center. New cases of covert 19 remain high here in Washington, especially over the holiday weekend. We get the update from comas Brian Calvert. The State Health Department has reported approximately 8000 new cases of the virus confirmed over the New Year's holiday weekend. And even though the number is expected to increase next week, once we begin to see the impact of all who traveled Dr Chen Rechy told our news partner K to have a kind of a reserved optimist. Optimism. The vaccine isn't the on Lee reason for the optimism. Simply put, the holidays are over. And he says most of us have no plans to travel for the next few months and that that will help. Then there are others. Many people at a Hyatt, they lose their God. Against the those hygiene safety. He continues to be concerned that many will interpret vaccine availability to mean you don't need to cover your face any longer, Dr chief says after getting the vaccine safety protocols will be needed to continue at least through the spring and into summer. Brian Calvert colonias. People are wondering when they can get the covert vaccine. Well, here's Dr Nathan Slicker Who's an emergency medicine physician at ST Joseph's Medical Center in Tacoma. We need to deliver a vaccine as as quickly Asses possible. But how quickly that delivery turns out to be is dependent on several things like precise federal deliveries and efficient use of existing doses that have been sent out to facilities. So far, the state says the federal government's deliveries have been a regular We do see that this is going to improve as we get through some of those initial Hey, cups if you will or challenges Right now many doctors we have spoken with project the majority of us will get vaccinated by the summer. The Department of Health says it's following the advisory committee on immunization practices to help them put together their list on who will get vaccinated. That ends up being remains to be seen. Our goal is to vaccinate millions of people in 2021. That's gonna take a lot of coordination and fast action on all of our parts to get it done. The state believes as we get deeper into 2021, they'll be able to fix some of those early hiccups in order to get us on the right path. In this vaccine distribution taking place for covert 19 almost popped him reporting coming up on the comm all morning news, restarting the governor's power to issue emergency proclamations. Conservatives issuing a new Number of proposals ahead of the session. I'm Carleen Johnson. I'm Frank Lindsay. A price cap on insulin may make it more affordable for many Washingtonians. It's 604 right now. Traffic and weather every 10 minutes on the force from the Dubin Law Group Traffic Center. Here's Kierra. We are working with a serious crash in rent in north bound four or five near sunset that continues to block two left lanes. So you are struggling. From the Valley Freeway into that area. If you're traveling from South center to Bellevue, it's running you about 40 minutes right now, North bound 167, often on slowing at a Southerner into Pacific and then you'll crowd again approaching Willis Street. And then when these backups on four or five, we're starting to build on north and 167 as you're approaching 405 north. Then if I've been busy through Tacoma City Center, and then we have often on slowing out of federal way into ceatec. Often on slowing again in Seattle, traveling between that West Seattle Bridge and the Convention Center, and it looks like we have a new issue North bound 99 just north of Royal Bram. We haven't obstruction that's blocking your right lane. Our next Cuomo traffic out 6 14 traffic This time is sponsored by only or throw the world class physicians and only or Thor now offering robotic joint replacement options, so you don't have to take a long, stressful drive to Seattle or Portland. Robotic joint replacement options at only Ortho. Only Ortho has your back nearly your hit. Do you get it? Only orthodox Com Now for the forecast meteorologist Kristen Clarke saturated soil leading to a landslide risk and standing water in the fields or reverse creeks and streams still running fairly high. No wonder we've had over 2 to 3 inches of rain the past several days and now more today, the widespread steady showers of this morning eventually break apart. Two more scattered rain with a few peaks. A son here and there this afternoon, but another impactful snowed is for our cascade pass. Says, making travel difficult at Snoqualmie, where an additional foot of snow will falter tonight in the coma, Weather center and meteorologist Kristen Clarke, right, just about everywhere here in Western Washington is 47 into coma in every 46, a sea tac airport 46 degrees. Travel was very slow over Snoqualmie pass last night because of the heavy snowfall. It was glued in completely the massive improvement for drivers compared to Saturday. When an hours long closure shut. I 90 down from North Bend all the way to Allen's Berg as crews battled 26 spinouts atop the pass. You really had to be careful because there was so many people that were stuck, but that's no transforming into an ice rink at school. Most Cara costume it's.
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"Took to Twitter today to question the latest covert death numbers, saying the CDC numbers are not accurate. Almost Nick pompom talk with a Tacoma doctor, Dr Nathan slicker to get his reaction. But even as the president disagrees with these sentiments, US Surgeon General Jerome Adams said on CNN's state of the union that the death count is not inflated from the pulp. From a public health perspective. I have no reason to doubt those numbers. And neither does Dr Anthony Fauci, who told Martha Raddatz on ABC this week that we need to have faith in our public health system. The deaths are real deaths. I mean, all you need to do is to go out into the trend. Shoes go to the hospitals to see what the health care workers are dealing with. That's real. That's not fake. This disease is real. This pandemic is real. Let's get over this and get on with living. Not fighting about the number of cases. This is just silly. What's more shocking is when you look at some of the data, you can see that it took over 290 days for the country to reach 10 million cases of covert 19 but took less than 55 days to double that amount to 20 million cases in Washington, all but two regions of the state. Have over 80% of their staff. Hospital beds filled Nick Pop. Um come on. There's Govind 19 hospitalizations are shattering records across the country. No doctors warn hospitals will soon have to begin rationing care. Essentially making life or death decisions about who gets the opportunity for treatment and who does not call most. Tammy would toss to talk with doctors about the toll it's taking on them. It's not just the physical or emotional toll on frontline health care heroes with Colbert, 19 patients pouring in are more visible. It's only matter of time before they start breaking up the butcher chest. If the daunting told for making life or death decisions now manifesting. It's hard to watch. Because then you're forced to make tough decisions because of lack of resource is because we As a country as a citizenry made bad decisions, and that's hard to do. According to the covert tracking project on Wednesday, our country set a new record with more than 125,000 hospitalizations. The president of the Washington State Medical Association is driving what's to come. We're not there yet on I'm grateful for that, but but I worry that if we don't continue the course Washington State, The latest health Department stats show 78% of ICU beds are occupied. 83% of acute care beds are occupied. The gold should be less than 80% 80% is 100% of reality. And so it's not to say we've got 20% despair. Just go wild and have fun. We got room. This is a real threshold is a reason the state picked 80% is that Red line. Doctors say the start of 2021 will be worse if we ditch our masks and keep gathering if we choose the lawyer that on a third time with New Year's will be looking at incredibly dangerous and heartbreaking scenario. Having Mortaza COMBO News Seattle police arrested six people for destruction of East Precinct over the weekend. Friday night, people observed by camera, police observed. People by cameras vandalizing the building for people were arrested for property destruction. Although the suspects appeared to use chalk and charcoal for the graffiti, the writing did not come off and may need to be professionally cleaned. Saturday night. Two more people were arrested for adding to the graffiti. And the minimum wage across Washington state went up for the new year come, Oh, Suzanne Faan says. In some places, it's an increase of a few cents, But others more than a dollar in Washington state. The new state minimum wage goes up nearly 20 cents from 13 50. An hour to 13 69 in the city of Seattle. The hourly wage goes from $15.75. 16 99 at businesses like Jack's Barbecue or Employees get tips. The minimum wage is a bit different. It'll go up to $15 an hour. If you're a company where the employees get a dollar, 69 orm or an hour and tips or health care benefits, Then it goes up to 15. Jack Timmons is with Jack's Barbecue restaurant. Timon says his servers making minimum wage plus tips. Actually earned 20. Maybe 30 or $40 an hour During normal times.