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"Status as northwest news radio's Brian Calvert reports, a local doctor holds the newest COVID variant responsible. For several weeks, XP B one 5 has been responsible for most of the new COVID infections elsewhere in the country, and now UW virologist doctor Alex Brennan says it's definitely here. It is rapidly spreading and, you know, if you were to get COVID in the month of January, if I were a wagering person, I would say it's probably going to be XP V one funnel. And it's spreading the CDC's map of Washington is mostly orange and red when it comes to community transmission rates with snohomish, king pierce, and Thurston counties at the highest risk. Granted says this is a variant of omicron, so if you've been boosted, you have a good chance of not getting too sick. Another way to guard against this one. People have been asking to mask indoors, you know? And so I know there have been a ton of a ton of RSV and flu cases and there's going to be COVID cases. And so, you know, that's a way to protect yourself. Brian Calvert, northwest news radio. The Washington state Supreme Court will decide a month from today whether or not that three school board members can face a recall for voting to defy the state's indoor mask mandate. The trio are from the Richland school district. They voted to drop mask requirements in schools at a time that they were mandated by an emergency order. The Supreme Court decision won't actually remove the board members, but it would give supporters of the recall effort the green light to begin collecting signatures, and then put that question on a ballot. The Seattle school district is suing several social media companies, saying that they are to blame for a worsening crisis in student mental health. The federal lawsuit says platforms including Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat, and TikTok contribute to student behavioral issues like anxiety, depression, eating disorders and cyber bullying. Some of the companies being sued have released a statement saying in part that they're working to protect their younger users. Prices have again fallen in the Seattle area when it comes to filling up the tank, but the picture is not so rosy nationwide. Northwest news radio's Cathy O'Shea explains why. Prices at the pump locally have fallen in average of 5 cents a gallon over the past week, according to the latest gas buddy survey. This brings prices to an average of four O two a gallon, 31 and a half cents lower than a month ago, and nearly four cents less than last year. Nationally, however, it's a different story. The average price per gallon jumped 8 cents due to refinery outages caused by severe weather. Gas, but the analysts say prices could fall again if the refineries come back online soon. Cathy O'Shea, northwest news radio. In Seattle, the Spokane street bridge is likely to reopen a vehicle traffic within a matter of days after a broken 15,000 pound cylinder was removed from the structure yesterday. That hydraulic cylinder is going to take two weeks to repair and put back into the bridge. In the meantime, the swing bridge in west Seattle should be operational soon, but with just the one cylinder working it's going to take about ten minutes longer each time it needs to open and close. Northwest news time two ten. It's time for an update on sports from the Beacon plumbing sports desk. After missing the playoffs last year, the Seahawks make a return. It was a close one, though, wasn't it? It took overtime, but it eventually a 1916 win over the rams, with the help of the Lions, beating the packers, so quarterback Geno Smith can go forward after throwing 213 yards. One touchdown, two picks, the final record for the season, 9 and 8. And so now the Seahawks are the 7th seed in the NFC playoff field. We knew, man, what was at stake, you know, we don't want the season to end. I feel like everybody in the locker room, I feel like our coaches are, you know, everybody in the building, you know, we're just coming together at the right time. And, you know, we're enjoying one another and going to work and enjoying your teammates. The hawks got in after the Lions beat the packers 2016. So next up, Saturday, on the road, they're in San Francisco to take on the forty-niners. It's a one 30 kick-off. The eagles and chiefs each locked up top seas in the NFC and AFC respectively. In college basketball, the huskies suffered their 5th straight loss, 73 65 to Arizona state. So now their record is 9 and 8, but within the PAC 12, it's one in 5. Tonight, the Seattle kraken continue their road trip in Montreal looking to extend a winning streak. Sports at ten and 40 past each hour here on northwest news radio. Officials in Brazil say at least 400 people have been arrested in connection to the recent storming of government buildings, ABC's Martha raddatz reports. Brazilian authorities retaking control after thousands of rioters stormed several government buildings in Brazil's capital city. Supporters of former president jair Bolsonaro, who lost his bid for reelection in October, reaching offices housing
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"Air traffic control issues, travelers obviously have been complaining for months. There's a new gaming handheld on the way. Logitech, makers of mice, keyboards, and webcams is teaming up with Chinese video game giant Tencent to put out a new device, tentatively called the Logitech G gaming handheld it's expected to support several cloud gaming services, including Xbox. The company's hope to have it in gamers hands before the end of the year. That is ABC's chuck sievertson. It is three 34 inch time now to give you traffic, we give it to you every ten minutes on the forest from the dubin law group traffic center. Here's Evan Smith. Seeing an issue still in the lacy area. This is northbound 5 new slater Kenny Rowe, a collisions taken up a single right lane, and that is slowing things down back to the one to one interchange from there, and you'll hit your brakes after that on northbound 5 as you make your way from Marvin road up to about JBL M also slowing right now on southbound 5 as you make your way from the king pierce county line to through the 5 curve, north 405 struggling from the I 5 5 18 interchange in tukwila all the way through the S curves, southbound you're slowing from the through the factoria area, both directions of 400 I 90 excuse me jammed over the mid span on Lake Washington, slowing on northbound 5 around the albro curve starting radar on mid Boeing field and your slow southbound 5 in Seattle from northgate to about 5 20 and still packed in on southbound 5 from smokey point about highway 5 31 to the snohomish river. Our next traffic is at three 44. And now you're northwest weather forecast from the 1530 mortgage dot com weather center. Here's Theron zone. Throughout the afternoon, our temperatures are going to be in the upper 80s to lower 90s, even a couple of mid 90s if you're in the extreme south sound. Over the next couple of days, keep it hot. Today and tomorrow, heat advisory continuing in western Washington under sunny skies, more sunshine for Tuesday, but a bit cooler. In the couple at the time, turns on, come on news. That he advisory in effect until tomorrow night at 9 o'clock right now it is sunny and warm in Seattle 84°. Also in the
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"If you're vaccinated your safe, That's what they've told us. Find Andy. If you don't want to get back, send it your choice. Bring in some new hospital beds and put the people over there and give them the care that they need. But those were their choices. Society can go on. We do not need the federal government to get bigger and bigger and bigger as we give up more and more of our liberty for some slice of perceived safety, Tracy tells Got Look at traffic. So the backups on south and a five are still there between joint base Lewis McChord. It kind of goes all the way down to DuPont Silicon Road, and then you break free, which is great news for drivers that are headed further south. But we are still finding ourselves in some difficult traffic on South 25 as we cross the King Pierce County Line out towards the Puyallup River Bridge. I wish there was some relief for you Drivers on highway 16 right now. I'm looking at the toll Plaza camera. While it looks okay. It doesn't look great. But your drive right now Getting into Gig Harbor is relatively slow. We can think earlier problems for this one backups on the valley freeware still sitting there outside of Alberta Pacific to the 4 10 5 12 interchange. We've got the rodeo at the fair tonight. A lot of added pressure with the Mariners game to sell. 55 is bumper to bumper from just after north through the downtown corridor. Here's the latest on the Washington state ferries on the record of San Juan Ferry run. They had to cancel several boats sailings tonight because of lack of crew. Same goes on the Mukilteo Clinton very run version of run through that, just after the news at 6 30 Traffic is brought to you by Emerald Queen Casino When the latest iPhone from Emerald Queen Casino play Tap tap wind, download the QC mobile app and log into your account to score win big at Emerald Queen Casino, the entertainment.
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"Egg lands best. Governor Inslee is just issued a new pandemic mandate when it starts and what it is after we hear from Tracy Taylor in the real time Traffic centre Diane I think they are starting to re block once again on Easter on 5 20 in the offer him 124th. I know at one point we were kind of clear through that area from an earlier wreck. It looks like that is still the case. But drivers are slowing down for this. And speaking of slowing down the south, and five drives a little bit of a struggle after 85 through the downtown corridor, not bad heading up South Centre Hill. Things have picked up outside of Bellevue, of course, and heading in towards parts of New Castle Valley Freeway is warming up as we leave Valley Medical Center off and on out towards Emerald downs. The north five drivers also starting to slow down quite a bit. As we come through shoreline into parts of Mountlake Terrace, and again the normal lineup, getting closer towards highway to traffic, starting to build through parts of Tacoma and Lakewood. Close to look at that drive in 10 minutes. Are your wiper blades chattering, skipping or squeaky is squeaking rather Let O Reilly auto parts installed new blades on your vehicle while you wait, see Better and drive the safer with O Reilly. Cairo Radio. Real time traffic. I'm Tracy Taylor, now from the Cairo Radio News Center at my northwest Com Monday, we will expand our current facial covering requirement to include large outdoor events of over 500 people. It's very similar to the measures recently adopted by King Pierce County. Governor. Inslee's new rule will apply to those five and older, He says. It's necessary because there are too many cases of outdoor.
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"Porter Way the second lane from the right currently blocked with a bit of slowing back to the King Pierce County line from there are next combo traffic. Is it 1 44. Erin Zan checks are forecast. Sun breaks developing this afternoon highs in the mid seventies, and we're going to keep the sunshine around on Monday, so get ready for a very nice holiday temps a few degrees warmer on Monday, and then Tuesday and Wednesday. The clouds the morning afternoon sun in the couple of the student turns on common news. Cloudy sky 75 right now in Seattle Labor Day marks the end of the federal government's unemployment benefits that were extended because of Covid 19. Cuomo, Suzanne phone reports on the challenge many jobless workers are facing after having her baby Brianna Andrews headed straight back to work in the hospitality industry. Her husband is staying home to watch the four young kids and has been on unemployment since March. 2020. I'm working a full time job. I'm the only one who's you know, able to work right now, because he has to be home with the kids. We can't you know, justify sending our kids to school with adults, a variant. One federal unemployment benefits run out of Labor Day. Andrews's husband will lose $2800 a month and unemployment benefits, which has been critical in helping them get by. It's meant that we've been able to pay you know our utility bills. It's You know, putting a roof over my Children's head to federal unemployment benefit programs expire. One program provides jobless aid to self employed and gig workers. The other program extended benefits an extra 13 weeks after people ran out of regular unemployment benefits, millions more people will also lose the.
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"John's kidney Now that's a prize pack. There we go. That's right. Fifth call against my kidney. Alright Tracy Taylor, take a look at traffic as apparently it's a mess out there as she was describing a tremendous amount of debris on the roads, and that's enough to slow everybody down. There is nothing else in their life, and that's what they need to look at. Well, of course. I mean, when you see a mangled upside truck, I mean, what? What are you going to do? You can't help But look at it. That's exactly what's playing out right now. For drivers heading in North Bend on the Valley Freeway just because we get closer to that four or five merge that crash, there is taking up two lanes back up, starting from 2 12, and now it's caused problems for drivers heading south Band on the Valley Freeway clogging things up. On north and four or five. I hope you punk cut all of that because there's going to be a quiz later for this one. We're also watching north and five just south of 85. That's a crash there. That's taking up the left lane. Very busy on south and four or five to Bellevue, North, bound for all five, a slight hesitation near 85 Kirkland. Drivers continue to struggle around Highway two and again as we get out of Arlington, you're also going to find the drive to be indeed, heavy right near the King Pierce County line. I was just looking at the cameras on self because that's a crash there. It sounds like we have injuries. We could see a lane blocked. Drivers are still finding themselves with the world semi and this is on north on I five at 705 ramp that is close so they can get that semi truck back on its wheels. We're going to take a look at those travel times. If you're headed to Snohomish County, coming up here in about 10 minutes, trappings brought to you by the Department of Health. 19 vaccines now available to everyone. 12 and older to schedule an appointment Go to vaccine located at D O H W A A message from the Washington State Department of Health, Cairo Radio, Real time traffic and Tracy Taylor. Three opening celebrations in Washington State today. Governor Jay Inslee plans to raise a new Washington ready flag at eight this morning, One day after the state lifted covid restrictions. 07 TV's DeeDee Sun reports. There are some adjustments. The cloverleaf of Pizzeria and Bar says they won't be able to fully return to 100% yet dealing with the problem Many businesses are struggling with. I don't have full staff, and so we're running a little short with staff, and so that makes it a little challenging Cairo radio here for what's next? You've worked all your life often serving.
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"It's leaked. We say, don't know they're going to be leaking it, but that guy's identity is protected. All right, Tracy jail, looking at traffic for us. It has not been easy on the roads. Today. We've got this fire situation that's happening out near Seattle Center where parts of fifth abroad Thomas and and pretty much everything around that vicinity is shut down. For this investigation, But I'm also kind of watching what I'm hearing is a pretty serious crash. This is in the 37 600 block of Pacific Highway cells. So just after 373rd If you are closer to five, I would say it's right on that King Pierce County Lion area that sounds like that's a deal because it sounds like the roadway is totally blocked. And, Yeah, we might have some pretty serious injuries involved in this one. All right, So we're watching. They'll line up for drivers on North and a five as we get out of shoreline into Mountlake terrorists. Slight hesitation around Highway two Very short lived. But we still have this earlier issue on North Monday five at 45th in the U District, which has now finally cleared out of the way but left us with the mess outside of the convention center, dealing with some problems on south and four or five coming at the Bellevue drivers continue to struggle as we kind of work our way into parts of Newcastle, also watching a new record, Denny and Dexter that's blocking at least a couple of lanes in that area. Traffic is brought to you by Emerald Queen Casino. This father's Day show Dad how much he matters with the Emerald Queen Casino. Father's Day feast only at the Emerald Queen Casino, the entertainment capital of the northwest, Cairo Radio, real time traffic. I'm Tracy Taylor for the ones who know that a little late. It's always too late that the clock doesn't stop just because you're missing apart Granger, office supplies and solutions for every industry and keep stock inventory management solutions. Help ensure you have the right stuff.
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"Home that would then allow them to come up out and then toward onto the water's edge. I didn't know that. Oh, yeah, That's one evening magazine used to be good. You could watch stories like that when you were there. Yeah. Now they've got five or something like 36 people. The host the show now and then they Constantly doing it from a Mexican restaurant. All right, uh, Tracy Taylor looking traffic first on a Friday, So I'm seeing the text messages and 99 73 saying, Tracy. Why is River Road closed? Well, first off, I just reached out to Puyallup. Edie, I don't believe it's closed unless something has happened within the last hour. So I do believe that this is a lot of the overflow from our earlier crash that had North and I five blocked in five for most of the day. I mean, we had I want to stay with eight plus hours of the closure on north on I five and five. It pushed everybody somewhere, okay, were worse. Seeing it on 5 12. We're seeing it through downtown Puyol up. We're seeing it on river Road. Drivers are still stuck on 4 10 167 in that hole. 5 12 interchange. It's just one big mess trying to get out of South King Pierce County so far this afternoon, we are still looking at a pretty good line up for drivers on and 75 methods. North won't make that Lake City way all the way through the downtown corridor. We're still busy heading up cell center Hill Little clogged on north and Pharrell fly between cell center in the Valley Freeway North and 16 Sevens jammed up getting up to four or five, and there's still working the wreck on westbound 90 just east of reindeer that's taking up the right lane. Traffic is brought to you by your smart speakers, and throughout the month of May, we're giving you 31 chances to win a Cairo radio smart speaker of your own. Learn more at my northwest dot com slash win Cairo Radio. Real time traffic. I'm Tracy Taylor. If you like food and history and celebrities listen to the new episode of My Podcast. Your last meal. It's Rachel Bell in My latest guest is actor Biamby Olic, who also has a PhD in neuroscience and a deep love for pickles. Like anything people like I almost.
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"So did the Seattle Times and the Foster Garvey law firm other local companies received under $10. We're talking about two beneficiaries of the Federal Paycheck Protection program or from Cuomo's. Corwin, Take Pee. Pee Pee, designed to bolster companies and prevent mass layoffs has pumped as much as $11 billion into King Pierce and Snohomish County's since the program began. According to the P P p database, 86 companies in the three counties received loans in the 5 to $10 million range, preserving half a million jobs. Some of the loans, though, seemed to bear no relationship to jobs. The database claims of $5 million plus loan to it's a quad based evergreen restaurant group preserved 500 jobs. But it also says a similar loan to Seattle based co Imagine Health preserved zero jobs. Meanwhile, hundreds of businesses received P P p payments of under $150,000 most of them well under that amount, for example, and every beauty salon received $229 an amount the database claims preserved One job Corwin Hague Co. Moh news SOMEONE news time 604 and coming up. I'm Ryan Harris, seeking
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"Probably a quick, efficient way. Just wanted to find a pitcher on hit him. Now we don't have a video, obviously, but it is while he's talking. Is he also hitting him with the torture or we're going back? Yes. Roll on that one there. Okay? I think so. He's quite calm. Do now. Was this blast him with big trouble with set him on fire. And then there they are the run around anyone who doubted that there is indeed a mouse play here in the gun of the area that you said, And then this guy's walking on them, right? Yes, there Thousands. You can't you can't imagine. It's like walking on felt they say the carpet. It's just 1000. You cannot walk without stepping on two or three at the same time there, millions of them I'm about to throw up. Oh, my God, And it's even It's even better and worse when they get flamed. When the flame hits them, they all scatter. It's like this visual special effect has all these little flames then go scattering. Oh my God, it's It's horrible and visually compelling. Arresting. I'm afraid not to poke early. Yeah, That's right. I asked somebody that had a mouse and was deeply deeply in love with Maximilian on and he was suffering a stroke. My mom said he was having it. I don't wanna stroke was at the time. And I took my ST Francis statue and I put it over on his nearest in his cage with him. And Amanda, who used to clean the house on Tuesdays bumped the cage. And the ST Francis statue came down and landed on Max and pull. Oh, she was the greatest lady in the world, and she's like Michael, I have some bad news for you. But Max is in heaven right now. I'm no Saint Francis helped him get there. I was like, Oh, okay. And then he took, she told my mom and my mom. Oh, we'll be later on and I said I will never love anything again. Like I know you think about it this way. Think of all the joy that little mouse brought you. That's what you have to remember. That's what you have to remember. Think, friended you now mean today Now I know I'm over it Now. That was like 50 some years ago. I'm better than never loved again. Have you ever love Unless that person is able to get on the wheel and run on that squeaky wheel all night long, I will never love again. Okay. Thank you. Tracy telling you're so very welcome. We're still looking at a line up for drivers right now in south 25 as we kind of work our way from the King Pierce County line out towards the Puyallup River Bridge. A slight touch of the brakes on the Valley Freeway near 24th and again on 5 12 as we get closer to the fairgrounds, and on the final race southward bounced on the ferry. Run the kid. A task is about a half an hour behind schedule. Have a great night. Cairo radio. Real time traffic. I'm Tracy Taylor. With no fees or minimums on checking and savings accounts. Banking with capital One is like the easiest decision in the history of decisions kind of like Taylor Swift choosing what to wear. It's looking kind of chilly out today. I think I'll go with a cardigan. Yep, even easier than that. And with our top rated app, you can bank any time anywhere, making capital one and even.
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"Options for her student athletes. Coming to the Super Bowl this year. This catchy Alaska Airlines commercial. Everybody wanted some hands. Safety dance features nine Seattle based Alaska Air employees. It's the company's first commercial in a quarter of a century, and I got a chuckle out of Jacob. Let's go to Cairo radio job. Here's Tracy. We're all left. Well, yeah. I mean, it's one of those songs that you will. You will never forget. To be honest with you. We're watching the drive Right now on a cell phone is live for those of you that are just trying to get through the downtown the corridor. It's a rough one from an earlier wreck out near the I 90 interchange. We're still trying to recover from some earlier issues on north When I Father 45th in the U District, we're still gonna tap the brakes. Though Outside of Mount Like terrorists, you will find some crowding again. Closer 248th and once the ground highway to Drivers. They're still a little slow in a few thoughts on north on four or five, near 85th and Kirkland and again at the 5 to 2 Merge Valley Freeway still struggling outside of Kent, the drive thru Tacoma has slowed down quite a bit outside of the King Pierce County line into five. I am starting to see some heavier traffic here and there a South bound on I five as we get closer to Dupont's Tilikum Road, But nothing reported blocking for drivers in parts of Pierce and Thurston County. This afternoon, we'll take a look at the drive actually on four or five if you're headed south and in 10 minutes traffic brought to you by Triple A all winter long. Triple A's your trusted 24 7 roads side resource visit. Travel a dot com or call 800 joint Triple A to sign up. Because with Triple A help us here, Cairo.
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"Is too expensive. Isn't inviting, indicating he supports Congress. Passing it with or without Republican support. Dave Packer, ABC News Co. Moh news 1000 FM. 97 7 Gotta showers Or maybe some drizzle here around the greater Seattle area. It's 9 31. I'm r. Christopher Kelly Blair. Our technical director now for coming through Saturday. Let's get to the top stories we have from the coma 24 7 Years center. All right, so two of the most populous regions in our state will move forward into phase two of the state's reopening plan. This goes into effect on Monday. That's the Puget Sound region, which includes King Pierce in Snohomish County's and then the West Region, which includes Grays Harbor, Thurston Lewis. And Pacific counties. Now let's break it down. What happens starting Monday, restaurants in those counties will be allowed to reopen into our dining and indoor fitness activities at 25% capacity. Indoor gatherings of up to five people in outdoor gatherings up to 15 will be allowed, as well as outdoor sport competitions. Up to 200. Spectators will be given the OK All of the regions do not yet meet the metrics required to move out of phase one. If you want to see how this all works in the map may be where your county is go to our website at come on. He was dot com local health leaders urging people to remain village in about the covert variant. Now here is some restaurants prepare to resume indoor dining beginning on Monday, call most cold Miller, who was a latest on all the prep, looking inside calypso in advance. Okay, You might think Owner Michael's got. Chambers has jumped the gun on indoor dining. But that's not the case. He's following a relatively new provisions. We have windows that open. Most restaurants don't have opening windows that breeze way allowing him to see inside. Outside, there's no space to set up any kind of tent elsewhere in town. Those structures are nearly everywhere. And in just a few days, restaurants in what's known as the Puget Sound region can welcome back diners inside at 25% of their capacity. Come on this time 9 33 reminder to we got this bridge closure of 5 20 here for the weekend. Looks like ah, few weekends needed to move some concrete beams in the place Not affecting travel going westbound, by the way, but just a.
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"With our top stories from the Comb 0 24 7 News Center. There is a change in how the different regions of the state will change faces in the Corona virus Recovery plan. And come with Charlie Harder tells us this means seven different counties will see restrictions loosen next week. The plan was introduced earlier this month. The state right now is grouped into 10, different regions, and we're all in phase one. Plan Woz that region's needed to meet for criteria. The including case raids, hospital admissions, ICU capacities and positivity percentages. They all needed to decline. Now governor is, Lee says the region's only need to meet three of the four criteria to regions qualify. They include King Pierce. The home is Thurston Lewis, Grays Harbor and Pacific counties. These counties together represent about half of the state's population, and they now may begin to operate in phase two beginning Monday. Those counties, restaurants will be able to open with limited indoor dining. Among other things, Republicans in the Legislature want the entire state to move to phase two. Charlie. Harder come. Oh news, the city of Bellingham says has begun. A sweep of the homeless encampment in the area of City Hall and the nearby library law on the city, says officers and others are assisting encampment residents with gathering their belongings and moving to safer shelter. A number of demonstrators willingly left the cities is a number of demonstrators have also assaulted the police officers and people living in a homeless camp into coma given three days to clear out the update down from com O Seu Romero, who explains why notices were posted at the homeless camp on Bay Street underneath I five on Tuesday, giving people their 72 hours to move, which means they have until Friday, Ah volunteer named Arrow with the group food, not Bombs, told The news Tribune that with all the cars constantly driving by and garbage piling up It's a tough place to try and live, but at the same time,.
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"Swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States. Former CBS News White House correspondent Peter Mayer with a historic context is just no way to overstate the history of the moment of Kamila Harris taking the oath of office. On a Bible that once belonged to Thurgood Marshall, the nation's first black Supreme Court justice and the oath administered by the first Latina on the Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Big day on Wall Street, the Dow closed up 258 points and the NASDAQ gained 2 60. Now this CBS News Radio is your home for breaking news with our team of reporters around the country and the world. We give you the coverage you can trust state lawmakers lay out a plan to live, more public restrictions. That's one of the stories coming up after Tiger radio, real time traffic, how we doing Tracy Taylor? Well, we're a little on the slower side for drivers on itself, but I find through downtown because of an earlier issue out near I 90 but now I'm watching this lineup on north on four or five from outside of 160th and told him like a The bottle of actually just pass the bottle over Highway with a stillness in that right shoulder lane. That's what's causing this big lineup. Now drivers are experiencing a few delays on south and four or five year 5 20 again as we get out of Factorial to Newcastle. The Valley Freeway has started to thicken up just a little bit as we leave 84th and Central and Kent getting out to emerald Downs and again as we leave Pacific and heading into parts of Sumner. Now the drivers like what again in really good shape, 16 looks pretty good to itself in five little, but this year has become Upsell Center Hill and again getting into parts of federal way. Few more brake lights so outside of the King Pierce County line out towards 54th and five Have it ready by stables has everything you need to start the year. Right? Like home office furniture, the latest tech an organizational supplies. All of amazing prices. Did it first start this year with big savings from Staples. Cairo Radio. Real time traffic. I'm turns to Taylor, now from the Cairo Radio New Center at my Northwest calm. At least five Seattle police officers are now being investigated in connection with the riot at the U. S. Capitol. Several radios, Aaron Granillo reports. All.
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"The ship Canal Bridge and a collision remaining on Rainier Avenue south at 51st Avenue south. Our next report is a 2 44 11 Smith come on Traffic. There are Don has our coma forecast. Mostly cloudy skies this afternoon. Our highs today upper forties in most places. Maybe if you mid forties out there over the next few days will warm up a bit tomorrow to the low fifties and call it partly sunny by the end of Sunday with a few morning showers out there and then dry and partly sunny on Monday in the couple of the Senate, third song Come on news. Carly Gladys Guys currently 45 degrees in Seattle North Bend to seen a very high covert testing rate right now, According to the Snoqualmie Valley record, the city has the highest positive test rate of any city in King County. Over the holidays. The city saw 58 new cases, which is a 25%. Positive test rate. There were also five hospitalizations and one death. Over the last month, the city saw 51% increase in Corona virus cases with nearly all the people being under the age of 16. Not a single region in our state is moving to face to FA re opening. The health department says all eight regions haven't met the metrics to move up from phase one yet call most Tammy Matanza talk to King County Health Officer Dr Jeff Duchin. Right now we're all staying in phase one until at least January, 25th Get to face to each region must meet these four metrics, a 10% decrease in case rates and covert 19 hospitalizations over two week period and I see you occupancy of less than 90% and a covert 19 tests 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?.
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"Corwin hate retail ban in response to Capitol Attack. I'm Brian Calvert, with the tribal leaders facing pushback and young deaths as they try to vaccinate against Cove in with Dr Looks like this morning. Here's another co Moh traffic update from the Dubin Law Group Traffic Center with Kierra Jordan. We have had a long term semi crash in park when westbound 5 12 about a mile before you reach specific. It's been blocking the right lane. We're still seeing a bumper to bumper back up from King. And so check out alternate routes like 72nd or 112. We have a new crash south and I five near the King Pierce County line with that a center lanes currently blocked. Marty. Seeing about a half mile back up there in tuck will a our ramp from four or five to North and I five that is now partially blocked. That's due to water on the roadway. We've been dealing with a crash in Bonney Lake. Westbound 4 10 approaching 166 and That's causing a little bit under a mile back up into that area. It is a heavy drive on eastbound 5 12 from the mall. The pioneer same story goes for North 167 pulling away from 5 12. Work your way into alguna, often on slowing highway 18 to Willow Street and then more delays from 84th all the way to four or five North bound 45 busy out of rented through Newcastle North Chennai, five, struggling through Tacoma City Center. Heavy traffic coming out of federal way towards state route 5 16. Then we lighten up. A few continue into the sea Tac area slow again in Seattle for mid Boeing Field to Seneca, and I'm seeing a backup. It's forming on westbound state route 5 to 2 is you're pulling away from the river and work your way into Maltby. We're next. Cuomo traffic out 6 44 look at the weather. Now, Here's meteorologist Kristen Clarke waking up to a whole lot of rain. A sub tropical plume of moisture is sitting right over Western Washington just inundating.
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Washington reports 2,998 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours
"3000 more covert cases reported in the state. On Saturday, State health officials reported 2998 new cases in 214 hospitalizations that brings the state's total case numbers to more than 268,000. We're two weeks removed from the Christmas holiday, but so far no significant spike in covert cases in the state comas Nick Pompom reports. Overall case rates have actually dropped over the last week, he talked with King County executive Dow Constantine. We can do it. Let's just have people getting tired, and they're getting numb because even as the state is seeing smaller case rates as a whole places like Pierce County are seeing averages that are still well over 400. I think this is just a reminder for everyone. That until everyone gets a vaccine, regardless of fewer cases or hospitalizations, it can change in an instant. If we let our guard down, we've got to keep that up. Right now. The light is at the end of the tunnel keep of supporting each other, and one of the requirements for areas to move on. To phase two is to be able to get a 10% decrease. In their case rate, and we'll see how long it will take for the Puget Sound region, which is King Pierce in Snohomish County to be able to move on to phase two.
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"So far no significant spike in covert cases in the state comas Nick Pompom reports. Overall case rates have actually dropped over the last week, he talked with King County executive Dow Constantine. We can do it. Let's just have people getting tired, and they're getting none, because even as the state is seeing smaller case rates as a whole, places like Pierce County are seeing averages that are still well over 400. I think this is just a reminder for everyone that until everyone gets a vaccine, regardless of fewer cases or hospitalizations, it can change in an instant. If we let our guard down, we've got to keep that out. Right now. The light is at the end of the tunnel keep of supporting each other and one of the requirements for areas to move on to phase two. Is to be able to get a 10% decrease in their case rate and we'll see how long it will take for the Puget Sound region, which is King Pierce in Snohomish County to be able to move on to phase two. Nick Bottom. Come on. Here's health care managers across the country continued to fight disinformation and conspiracy theories about the Corona virus vaccines in Ohio 60% of nursing home workers have opted out of being vaccinated. Reporter Walter Smith Randolph in Cincinnati tells us what health officials there are going to get more people to roll up their sleeves. Greg Miller run seven facilities as vice president of the health Care Management group. I did receive the vaccine last week, and my arm was sore like quickly shot, and then the next day it was completely fine. Relating his experience with his staff and residents about 90% of those residents are taking the vaccine, but only about half of the staff. It just depends sort of on various amounts of clover that have been in your building so some buildings that have had more cases in the building the staff see What's happening to the if their co workers how contagious it is and how easy it is to get, Miller says. There's some misinformation and skepticism floating around. So he and other health leaders are hosting Webinars to educate staff members and you hear about the person who got it and then passed out. Well, then you find out what they passed out because they were scared of needles and Completely unrelated to the vaccine. So just like any vaccine or anything, you get your flu shot, and some people have a reaction to it. Pete Van Runkle, executive director of the Ohio Healthcare Association, recently expressed the same concern. There's all of these weird things of microchips and things like that, which is all craziness, but, you know, some people think that that is true and S so we have to deal with that. Miller says he thinks more staff members will take the shot when more doses are delivered to the old high school game. That's a minimize it, but you know you go first. If your arm doesn't fall off up, I'll be the next one him, and he's reminding people that life can go back to normal until there's some immunity. The mask wearing in the social distancing is the bridge to the vaccine, not the vaccine's here. That's the bridge toe. Returning to normal. On the Seahawks a tough loss in the playoffs yesterday, but unfortunately, Lumen field was not filled with fans because of ongoing cove in 19 restrictions. Como's Suzanne phone reports, local businesses are not benefiting. From the big game yesterday at third Culture barista Jeremy Springsteen is seeing lots of Seahawks gear out there. Definitely in.
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While Covid case rates have dropped in Washington, averages remain high in Seattle area
"Removed from the Christmas holiday, But so so far far no no significant significant spike spike in in covert covert cases cases in in the the state state comas comas Nick Nick Pompom Pompom reports. reports. Overall Overall case case rates rates have have actually actually dropped dropped over over the the last last week, week, he he talked talked with with King King County County executive executive Dow Dow Constantine. Constantine. We can do it. Let's just have people getting tired, and they're getting none, because even as the state is seeing smaller case rates as a whole, places like Pierce County are seeing averages that are still well over 400. I think this is just a reminder for everyone that until everyone gets a vaccine, regardless of fewer cases or hospitalizations, it can change in an instant. If we let our guard down, we've got to keep that out. Right now. The light is at the end of the tunnel keep of supporting each other and one of the requirements for areas to move on to phase two. Is to be able to get a 10% decrease in their case rate and we'll see how long it will take for the Puget Sound region, which is King Pierce in Snohomish County to be able to move on to phase two.
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"On the latest developments would be great to have basketball back in Seattle. For sure. There's been a big hole in the Seattle sports landscape since the Sonics wept for Oklahoma City in 2008. If we are ever to see some ex basketball in Seattle again, the MBA would need a new state of the art arena and a strong ownership group to support what would be an NBA expansion franchise. Seattle married Jenny Durkan spoke with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver last month. Made it clear that Seattle should be at the top of the list. Where's the lead considers expansion because an expansion team would have a new state of the art home and climate plays arena and having ownership group in place that could afford what will likely be an expansion fee. In the neighborhood of $2.5 billion on the mayor's office released a statement to regards to marry Durkin's conversation with Commissioner Adam Silver. And this is one part of it. The mayor is confident that our new world class arena devoted fan base and ownership options make Seattle the ideal candidate for MBA expansion. Calling her conversation with the commissioner. She's optimistic that the Sonics will return to Seattle. One thing that may help move expansion along that hefty expansion franchise free or fear on 2.5 billion. MBA owners have lost a lot of money during the pandemic. Without fans at games expansion would give them a quick financial boost. That's Carlos Mike Ferreri home sales in the greater Seattle area cooling off last month as we hear from comas Eric Heights, the Northwest multiple listing service reports. The median sale price for a single family home increased about 1% from November to December in King and Snohomish County's And down about the same amount. In Pierce County. In August, Sellers started to put fewer new homes on the market. That trend continued across King Pierce and Snohomish County's from November to December. The median home and King County sold for $740,000 in December, $573,500 in Snohomish County and $439,000 in Pierce County. Redfin Reports Olympia and to comb are the two most competitive metro areas to buy home. Eric Giants Coma News have big plans for your laundry room. So does lows right now save big.
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Washington State ranks 48th for rate of Covid spread in US
"Cases of covert 19 and two additional deaths since Sunday. That said, Come on, on, Brian Brian Calvert Calvert tells tells his his are are states states actually actually trending trending much much lower lower than than this this time. time. A A couple couple weeks weeks ago ago November November we we had had several several days days of of over over 3000 3000 confirmed confirmed daily daily cases. cases. There There was was even even a slight bump post Thanksgiving as predicted. Get over the past week, numbers have fallen again. U. S A today crunch the numbers provided by Johns Hopkins University. Before yesterday, statewide totals were released. At that point, new covert cases were down. 45.8% from the previous week's total cases fell in 33, Washington counties, with the best declines in King Pierce and Spokane. It's especially good news when you consider 30,000 more tests were administered this past week than the week before, when the positivity rate was much higher when you rank each state based on how fast the virus is spreading, Washington comes in at an admirable 48th. Ryan Calvert Co. Ammonia rural hospitals that are
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Washington state experiencing fall surge of COVID-19 cases .
"Say the Corona virus is surging in Washington. Right now, hospitalization rates are headed up on more tests are turning out positive. Jon Weisman is the state health secretary. Good news for us is it's not too late by acting. Now we can reverse this trend. We can squash the curb again. And now is the time for all of us really, to recommit to those key behaviors that keep the virus from spreading case numbers in western Washington or higher than eastern Washington, particularly in King Pierce and Snohomish. County's
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Seattle joins regional cities and counties in allowing public sector employees to work remotely into 2021
"Governments announced today that employees or telecommuting now shouldn't expect to return until 2021. They include King Pierce in Snohomish counties, the cities cities of of of Seattle Seattle Seattle Tacoma, Tacoma, Tacoma, Everett Everett Everett Redmond, Redmond, Redmond, Kenmore Kenmore Kenmore Shoreline Shoreline Shoreline in in in the the the ports ports ports of of of Seattle Seattle Seattle and and and Everett. Everett. Everett. Homo Homo Homo
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Seattle - New coronavirus deaths in King, Pierce, Snohomish counties push statewide total to 400
"New dancing king Pierce and Snohomish counties pushing the state wide total of coronavirus deaths to a new milestone after a county by county tally covert nineteen related deaths now we clip Singh the number four hundred there are at least eight thousand six hundred and eighty two confirmed cases as well in Washington
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Inslee says stay at home order will have to be extended
"Governor Jay Inslee with an unsurprising prediction to CNN state of the union I think it's highly probable that the two week stay home and stay healthy initiative that we started just a few days ago is going to have to be extended this comes as more covert nineteen deaths in king Pierce what come in Spokane county's brings Washington's total to two hundred with more than forty four hundred positive cases reported
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Seattle-area schools ordered to close for 6 weeks due to coronavirus
"A difficult decision to order closures of schools in Snohomish king and Pierce counties this includes public and private K. through twelve schools governor Inslee making that announcement because of the coronavirus Inslee says schools must close by the end of this coming Monday the first possible week day back will be April twenty seventh but Seattle superintendent says its schools are not going to be providing classes online because not every student has access to a computer on Thursday the governor urged districts to send home learning packets books and other materials with their kids computers are great too Thursday's order comes a day after the governor banned gatherings of more than two hundred fifty people in king Pierce and Snohomish counties as prompted theaters to delay ballets music other performances houses of worship are notifying parishioners about cancellations cancellations of of public public services services and and the the NC NC double double a a canceled canceled March March madness madness their their national national tournament tournament major major league league baseball baseball basketball basketball hockey hockey and and soccer soccer have all suspended their season
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Washington state governor bans events with more than 250 people in three counties struck by virus
"All offense with two hundred fifty people or more in king Pierce and Snohomish counties are bands through this month by order of governor Jay Inslee the governor made that announcement today which she says follows scientific guidelines for containing the spread of the Colbert nineteen virus and could be extended past March or beyond the three counties Inslee says he does not consider the move draconian this is a very reasoned approach it's based on science is based on a lot of input from publicly elected officials were elected by their constituents the governor says he's doing this now so we don't have to get into extreme lockdowns like Italy and parts of China but he says that is still a possibility some local leaders say this will have an impact on the economy but they appreciate that the regional effort and incremental approach in the state's response to the
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Gov. Inslee announces ban on large events in trio of Washington counties
"Governor Insley announced today that all events with two hundred fifty people or more in king Pierce and Snohomish counties have been banned through March in order to curb the spread of coronavirus in Seattle public schools are closing starting tomorrow for at least fourteen calendar days due to a coronavirus concerns Seattle will not offer online learning during the closure and it's unclear how or if these days will be made up at the end of the
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Washington state bans large events in three counties to slow spread of COVID-19, governor calls pandemic ‘extremely dangerous’
"Large public gatherings now forbidden in the three county area with most cases of coronavirus couples Ryan Harris says the governor's order lasts through at least the end of the month governor Jay Inslee says there's no magic medical bullet to slow the spread of covert nineteen but he says the site shows this ban on events with more than two hundred fifty people in king Pierce and Snohomish counties will work Inslee says he's doing this now to avoid the big lock downs we see overseas we do not want to be in a position that some of the China communities have been or some of the Italian communities and that's exactly why we're doing this can you eliminate those things from possibly of course not we can't but listy confident our ability to do everything we can to avoid that still it means things like events at the Puyallup fairgrounds are being canceled with the spring fair in limbo and the governor says the area and the length of the ban could be extended Insley was also asked about enforcement of his order and he says the penalty could be killing your elderly relatives if you're still trying to hold a large wedding or other events Brian Harris
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Seattle to ban gatherings of 250 or more
"Has learned governor Jay Inslee's expected to ban gatherings and events of more than two hundred and fifty people in virtually the entire Seattle metro area to try to contain the corona virus outbreak is Lee has scheduled a news conference in Seattle for tomorrow the person who spoke about the decision was involved in the planning but spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss the matter publicly the person said the ban would apply to king Pierce and Snohomish counties which are home to almost four million people in the person said the order would not apply to workplaces and is not expected to include
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Seattle Traffic: Accident cleared, lanes moving
"Romero and it looks like the accident in Seattle that was northbound I. five before the exit to five twenty is gone as in gone gone no longer on the shoulder either so that backup is gone as well if you're south on I. five it does look a little heavy from a just south of five twenty down towards the Mercer exit again as you kind of merge before the exit to the west Seattle bridge over on the east side that remains heavy southbound on four of five from before I ninety basically down to about thirty at the top of the Kenny Dale hill and then slow again as you approach the merge down into Quilla right before the I. five south center merged heading south on four oh five if you're heading down as far as Pierce county you will actually see the speed limit across the king Pierce county line but I do see some crowding just getting by the Teton then again as you approach that exit to highway
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Deadly flu season hitting big in the Pacific Northwest
"Meanwhile here in Washington state a deadly flu season continues and health officials call it's an elevated season so far there have been sixty six flu related deaths in Washington most of the cases are in king Pierce and Snohomish counties selfish will say the flu infection kills far more people than coronavirus still time for you to get your flu vaccine by