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"The news you need now on KOMO News. 1000 FM 97 7. Good evening, it is 505 I'm Kelly Bleyer with the top local stores from the Comeau 24 7 News Center. Starting tomorrow. If you attend an event outside with 500 people are more You'll have to wear a mask. Camoes, Mo Haida reports from a large outdoor car show in Edmonds, hundreds packed the streets of downtown for the Edmonds classic car show. Well, everyone sure they common love for these rides. There was a difference of opinion on the state's outdoor mask mandate that begins tomorrow. I think it's terrific. I think it could even mandate be stronger if they wanted to. Because we need to get need to solve this problem, and it won't be solved until we come together. Not again. Huge fan of it, Uh, I mean again. I understand for being in Close quarters inside and everything but being outside and not not looking forward to it at all. And the mask mandate will begin as cases are trending downward in our state. Cuomo's Nick pop, um, reports even if we've reached that peak of the fifth wave, we still have a long climb down to get to more manageable levels with how strong Delta is, if we don't take precautions seriously. Cases and hospitalizations could climb a right back up. The delta variant is much more infectious. It is hitting everybody harder. That's why health officials say we are in no place within our state to rest on our laurels. We've got to come together to preserve the health care system for everyone we have got to this is what we've got to do to get to the next phase of this pandemic response. So that we can get through this and get back to normal once and for all. Nick Pop, Um, come on it and we're learning. The food truck worker was hurt after a patient from Western State Hospital stole it while the worker was inside. The State Department of Social and Health Services says it happened sometime this morning. According to DS HS. The patient took the truck drove it through a fence line and went to Silicon High school, the agency adds. The worker was injured when They fell out of the food truck. We're working to find out how they're doing. Lakewood Police found the patient and returned him to Western A gun store in Linwood has significant damage after a driver backed into it, Police said. The driver stayed at the scene and was detained for questioning. The store is closed today in officers say the driver never entered the store. At this point. It's unclear how the accident happened. Seattle, Firefighters say a 66 year old man was taken to Harborview Medical Center in stable condition after a fire broke out at an encampment Saturday afternoon. Firefighters responded to the brush fire along I five near Boeing field. The fire was quickly extinguished and no other injuries were reported. This week. President Biden issue the vaccine mandate for employers with 100 workers, Washington Democratic Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal told the Geek Wire podcast. She supports the move. The Covid vaccine is about protecting yourself, but it's actually about protecting everybody around you because the more people that are unvaccinated, the more the virus has the ability to transmute into more and more dangerous variants. And to kill more and more people. J. Paul believes that people want to go to work or go to restaurants or sports arenas. They need to be vaccinated. Businesses across the state are preparing for the impact of presidents Biden's new covid 19 vaccination mandate. Companies with 100 or more employees will have to require workers to get vaccinated or be tested each week. Tammy Hetrick with the Washington Food Industry Association, which represents hundreds of grocery stores, says there's a lot of uncertainty about whether this will lead to more turnover. At a time when staffing is already tight. There was a high percentage of workers that would leave their job if they were forced to be vaccinated. You know, I am glad that there is an option for testing. But still, we don't know what that looks like. You know, A weekly testing is very expensive. There are still questions about how the mandate will be in force. The state Department of Labor and Industries tells us it's waiting for the rules to be drafted. And demand for testing has spiked in the last few weeks, with kids going back to school people traveling and other opting for tests instead of vaccinations, the state Health Department says. In August alone, they shipped out the same number of testing kids as they did in the last six months combined. Sammy Highland is a U dub test site leader as we're seeing breakthrough tests and people who obviously don't want to get vaccinated. We really need to stay vigilant to try and keep our numbers down. King County just opened a testing site and the Kents Lemoine is area to keep up with the surge. Common use time is 5 10 as we head over to the beacon plumbing in Sports desk, a good start for the Seahawks. Season. Matt Madison has more good first week for the Seahawks, starting off the season with a win against the Colts. 28 to 16.
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"For a 30 minute drive Our next combo traffic at 4 44. Thanks Train. Here's GMOs. Abby. A Cockney with your forecast. We are tracking a mini warm up around western Washington the next few days, 81 High temp on Monday. We'll start things off with a few areas of low hanging clouds Classic and hashtag, so Northwest. I think that's most likely for the South Sound Southwest interior with high temps again Monday on either side of 80 degrees Tuesday in Seattle. We've got 85. That's when our heat is expected to peak this week. We're dropping into the upper seventies, Wednesday and seventies we stay through the weekend I'm meteorologist debut County Become a Weather center currently outside the studios of KOMO News in downtown Seattle. We have 57 degrees under clear skies. News time is now 4 36. Firefighters are making major progress on several wildfires in our state and Yakima County. The Burbank fire is now 50% contained and evacuations have been downgraded to level one that fire burned about 7000 acres. Lightning started the assault on fire last week. That fire which is actually made up of two fires, has burned more than 46,000 acres and is now 20% contained and the Andrews fire burning and Spokane County is now 100% contained. Firefighters will monitor that one over the next few days to make sure it doesn't flare up again. That fire burned. A total of 232 acres are sizzling temperatures took more than 100 inches of snow on Mount Rainier in just a couple in just a month's time, losing several feet in just four days. Almost like problem, says the changes causing some major concerns was actually Quite a bit of snow for late June early July. Gary Schneider with the National Weather Service says the historic heatwave contributed a lot to this massive melt something that normally happens throughout the summer, not just over a few days very uncommon to see that much snuggle that quickly. But he says the only real concern to come out of that quick melt is increased fire danger from higher elevations. Potentially a longer fire season and just basically fast forwarded our fire weather season. Things are gonna be drying out up there, Which doesn't really sit well with locals like Taconic Smith. We had about 175% snowpack, so to see that much snow in the Cascades diminished so quickly was just incredible. Now the Northwest Avalanche center told us when temperatures reach the level they reached a few weeks ago. They felt that the snowpack was bound to get utterly decimated because of just how hot it got in our region. Nick Pop, um commoners, it's been a hard year for the region's vineyards. They were just subjected to record breaking temperatures nine months after the fields were blanketed by a wildfire smoke. Fortunately, when attempts began climbing close to 120 degrees in late June, the grapes in Washington were still young, many shaded by leaf canopies that had not been turned back yet, and that saved them from harm. It had been earlier or later in the growing season, It could have been disastrous Common news time is now for 38. A memorial service was held in Olympia F one of the hundreds of victims of the record breaking heat wave. 63 year old Barrett Moss was homeless and slept every night on the porch of United Churches of Olympia, where Friday's memorial Service was held. The church's co pastor, a Reverend Tammy, Stan Flea, spoke at the service. He would lead out sleeping back, and he would go to sleep often by Five oclock. He was asleep. And when I come to work the next morning at seven, he was gone. So his routine was like 5 to 7. Then out, and he didn't even leave. Back behind. Think everything every day. He would also spend his days at the state Capitol building sitting in the marble.
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"On some pounds, Bobby, really northeast North Gate and the ship Canal Bridge. And a delay of two hours for the ferry at the Edmonds terminal. Our next coma traffic. It's a 2 44. Verizon has our forecast. Sunshine is going to be the rule for the afternoon around Western Washington upper seventies to lower eighties today, tomorrow low to mid eighties. Plenty of sun for Monday and Tuesday as well in the couple of the Senate hearings on companies Sunny Sky 73 right now in Seattle. Three alarm fire in her apartment complex in the C Tech area. Around midnight last night. Four people were sent to the hospital to with critical injuries. It happened at the handover apartments just north of Angle Lake. Several units and cars were damaged. It took about 90 minutes to get the fire under control. The Red Cross is helping about 80 people find a new place to live. Our sizzling temperatures took more than 100 inches of snow in just a month's time, losing several feet in just four days. Cuomo's Nick Pop, Um says the changes causing some big concerns was actually Quite a bit of snow for played June early July. Gary Schneider with the National Weather Service says the historic heatwave contributed a lot to this massive melt something that normally happens throughout the summer. Not just over a few days. It's very uncommon to see that much snow go that quickly. But he says the only real concern to come out of that quick melt is an increased fire danger from higher elevations. Potentially a longer fire season and just basically fast forwarded our fire weather season. Things are gonna be drying out up there, Which doesn't really sit well with locals like Taconic Smith. We had about 175% snowpack, so to see that much snow in the Cascades Diminished so quickly was just incredible. Now the Northwest Avalanche center told us When temperatures reach the level they reached a few weeks ago, They felt that the snowpack was bound to get utterly decimated because of just how hot it got in our region. Nick Pop. Um, come on. It's the state has issued emergency rules to protect farm, an outdoor workers from the continuing heat east of the Cascades. Details from Cuomo's Greg Herschel to more than 180 deaths are being blamed on last week's heat wave in Washington and Oregon, and there's no let up in sight. On the other side of the state. One farm worker in Oregon was found dead in a blueberry field and there were calls for more protections, including rest breaks. Volunteers with the United Farm workers and other organizations travel to some fields to provide cold water and Gatorade to the work. And leader of one farmworker advocacy group tells the Seattle Times Too much emphasis has been placed on protecting crops and not enough on protecting workers. Greg Herschel KOMO news pet, maybe stress and it's not the heat this time has come was Brian Calvert tells us the world is changing again, and they might not quite realize what's going on as part of the way we coped with the world, closing down some of us turn to our local animal shelters and brought home.
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"Bin hesitation right now, making their way West found on I 90 from about Westlake's who managed Parkway all the way over to the four or five interchange. Our next couple traffic is up by 14. Abby Kony has our forecast. It's so great experiencing those westerly winds continuing to give us some great air quality here. As we go into a beautiful July weekend into early tomorrow morning, that westerly flow will help to create some pockets of low hanging clouds. I think this is most likely over the South sound in the southwest interior as overnight temperatures cool off to the low to mid fifties. Again a nice cool off into early tomorrow morning. Once those low hanging clouds clear sometime by about 8 to 10 A.m., we're going with increasing sunshine for your Sunday afternoon in high temps on either side of 80 degrees. I'm meteorologist Abby account and become a weather center. Just glorious out there right now. Sunny skies 77 right now in Seattle. Stay connected. Stay informed The news you need now on KOMO news. 1000 FM 97 7 Good evening is 56 I'm Kelly Blair with the top local stories from the Co mo 24 7 New Center. The recent historic heatwave has led to massive snow melt up in the mountains, especially on Mount Rainier. Almost Nick Pop, um, reports while outside of his home in Buckley the other day, Jack Taconic Smith says he heard it at around 12 30 in the morning. You could really hear the boom resonate. He says. He has a clear view of Mount Rainier from his house, but says he began hearing massive pieces of snow start to slide in the middle of the night. We couldn't see the details, but You could hear the noise. For sure. It's the noise of snow pack that reached record numbers on the mountain melt away in just a few days, thanks to the scorching temperatures at the end of June to give you an idea, According to the Northwest Avalanche Center in early June, we had over 110 inches of snow up in paradise about 5400 ft above sea level over the month. You start to see that decline. And now thanks in part to those brutally hot triple digit days, the data says the snows all gone. That's Cuomo's Nick Pop, Um, a memorial service in Olympia for one of the hundreds of victims of the record breaking Pacific Northwest heatwave. 63 year old Barnett Moss was homeless and would spend his days at the Washington State capital sitting in the marble rotunda and sleeping every night in the ports of the nearby United Churches of Olympia, where Friday's memorial was helped The church is co pastor, Reverend Tammy Stamp. Lee spoke at the service. He would lead us sleeping bag and he would go to sleep often by five o'clock. He was asleep. And when I come to work the next morning at seven, he was gone. So his routine was like 5 to 7. And then out, and he didn't even leave. Bag behind. Pick everything every day. It has been a challenging year for the region's vineyards. They were just subjected to record breaking temperatures nine months after the fields were blanketed by wildfire smoke. Luckily when attempts began climbing close to 120 degrees in late June, the grapes in Oregon and Washington were still young, many shaded by leaf canopies that had not been trimmed back yet, and that saved them from harm. If it had been earlier or later in the growing season, it.
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"Ferries that never leave the dock. I'm Corwin. Hey, what's up with the cancelled sailings? Also, I'm Carlene Johnson in federal way, a decision what to do with the people who placed garbage filled shopping carts along city streets last month Live to ABC. President Biden says the U. S. Is monitoring the situation in Haiti and needs to learn more after the assassination of Haiti's president. ABC News has learned. He was killed at the president's personal home. Haitian ambassador to the US both sheet Admin said the Attackers may have fled the country. I believe it's necessary it is more than necessary. To get the U. S assistance and investigating but with your card identifying those killers and bring them to justice. The country's first lady also shot but survived. She's in the hospital coronavirus cases on the rise in some areas of the country. With low vaccination rates. California logging almost 6000 new covid cases. CDC says the delta variant is now the dominant strain in the U. S in Surfside, Florida crews have recovered an additional 10 victims with the death toll now at 46 94 still unaccounted for Tropical Storm Elsa moving through Florida after making landfall earlier today, Michelle Friends and ABC News Homo news 1000 FM 97 7 Still cloudy 62 degrees downtown 10 31 Our top stories for the coma. 24 7 News Center and governor Jay Inslee declares a wildfire state of emergency across Washington state. That order includes a ban on all outdoor and agricultural burning statewide, with some exceptions. Local jurisdictions are not prohibited from enacting stricter measures. Fuel analyst with the Department of Natural Resources believes is this summer's fire season could be as bad as the one in 2015, which was the worst in state history. Here's what Von Court told Cuomo's Nick Pop. Um We started off with the rear that really dry spring, and we haven't had much in the way of ketchup moisture at all. Not to mention that we had those historically hot days last week. This all adds up to a potentially dangerous and widespread fire season for Washington. According to Cork, It's It's definitely ripe, which he says could be as bad as what we saw. Six years ago, when the 2015 wildfire season became the worst in the state's history. What could add insult to injury as if we're dealing with more wildfires in Washington and another West Coast states? It could strain much needed resources to combat a lot of these massive fires again. That's Cuomo's Nick pop. Um, drivers continue to be hit with rocks or other debris while driving on Seattle freeways. The latest incidents happened yesterday morning and here's state Trooper Rick Johnson. We need to end this. That's the goal, But for months, rocks and debris have been hurled cars on I 90 and I five in Seattle, at least 90 times since January. We'll continue to make arrests. But we're just, you know, obviously went.
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"New cases are deltas, and it's particularly dangerous in places where vaccination rates are low. Carrie Preston, ABC NEWS HOMO News 1000 FM 97 7. Good morning, It is 6 31 It's cloudy here in Seattle. It's sort of showery over many parts of the Cascade foothills this morning. It's 57 degrees at CEATEC Airport, along with Greg Herschel to manufacture Here are the top stories from the Coma. 24 7 News Center governor Jay Inslee has declared a state of emergency here in Washington when it comes to the wildfire danger. The order includes a ban on most outdoor and agricultural burning statewide, with a few exceptions, and local jurisdictions are not prohibited from enacting stricter measures. A fuel analyst with the Department of Natural Resources believes this summer's fire season could be as bad as the one in 2015 that was the worst in state history. Here's what Von Cork told commas. Nick Pop. Um we started off with the rear. They're really dry spring, and we haven't had much in the way of ketchup moisture at all. Not to mention that we had those historically hot days last week. This all adds up to a potentially dangerous and widespread fire season for Washington. According to Cork, It's It's definitely ripe, which he says could be as bad as what we saw. Six years ago, when the 2015 wildfire season became the worst in the state's history. What could add insult to injury as if we're dealing with more wildfires in Washington and another West Coast states? It could strain much needed resources to combat a lot of these massive fires. News time. 6 33 drivers continue to be hit with rocks or other debris while on the behind the wheel in Seattle freeways. The latest incidents happened yesterday morning. Here's state Trooper Rick Johnson need to end this. That's the goal, But for months, rocks and debris have been hurled cars on I 90 and I've five in Seattle at least 90 times since January. We'll continue to make arrest. But we're just, you know, obviously went This to completely stop the latest strike the same hours. It happened before a total of three vehicles. Three victims,.
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"A busy weekend for fire crews and police officers responding to calls about illegal fireworks, almost Nick problem reports this year it's become a louder and stronger message from fire crews and police because of our dry conditions. But as the sun rose in places like Al Qaeda Beach, you could see that in many places those warnings were ignored. According to Harborview Medical Center. They've treated at least 39 people with eye or hand injuries this weekend alone at certain points. It was just too busy with the other calls for service to be able to get out to each one, Sergeant Josh McClure with Edmunds police says since midnight on Sunday, officers responded to over 150 calls almost Nick Pop. Um, a Seattle man has been arrested for throwing debris at cars on I five near Kent driver called 911 just after midnight yesterday. To say that someone threw a rock at their car near south to 72nd, and it broke the windshield as troopers investigated. Three other drivers reported that their cars had been hit too all with chunks of concrete. Troopers arrested demand nearby. He faces charges of assault and ministers mischief at this point, troopers don't think he's responsible for similar crimes happening along I 59 90 in Seattle. Pierce County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a homeowner shot and killed an intruder in his house. Deputies say an inebriated man had parked outside the home in gig Harbor Sunday night, then broke a window and crawled into the house for the homeowner to hear all that ruckus going on for this person be coming up the stairs yelling at them. It was him and his wife upstairs and homeowner decided to defend themselves. He was armed with a firearm and shot the intruder. And unfortunately, the intruder Diet Sergeant Darren Moss. They're saying that the dead man has family living in the area and may have been trying to get to their house. The homeowner was not arrested with the full reopening of the state. People receiving unemployment benefits now need to prove that they're looking for work. GMOs Keith Aldridge has more restaurants such as the Essence Lounge in Tacoma are actively seeking out employees. We're definitely looking for bartenders servers. But owner Christina Hernandez has had a hard time filling those jobs even though people have come in and applied. But don't take the job, perhaps choosing to stay with state benefits, unemployment, It's still maybe a little bit more of what they'll actually being, you know, making while working. That could all change as the state is now requiring people to prove they are actively seeking work. They need to make it least three searches for a job. Then they'll need to submit that proof to the state and repeat the process every week still about 369 1000 people applying for unemployment benefits down 1.5% from the previous week. Keith which commodities cybersecurity experts say that you need to keep your kids safe while they're using Social Media Commons Tire majors, explains how recent data says compromised passwords are responsible for 81%.
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"Brush fire burning near Cheney called the Andrews fire and there are mandatory evacuations there as well. The fire is approximately 300 acres in size and burning and heavy timber. According to the Washington Emergency Management Division. That fire is also threatening crops, infrastructure and even interstate 90 Carlene Johnson Co Mo News. First responders were kept busy all weekend by reports of illegal fireworks more from camels, Nick Pop them. The overall takeaway from the weekend was that compared to say last year previous years, it wasn't as difficult to respond to a lot of these calls, though they continue to get a lot of them. Throughout the weekend, Police and fire departments had numerous calls to go to just because of Fireworks and you can see the aftermath of some of those illegal firework shows that places like Al Qaeda Beach where people were cleaning up what was left of some of these impromptu shows, and Edmonds police say they went to 159 incidents from early Sunday morning. 26 A M. And of those 159 calls 48 were for fireworks. We're getting a better idea about the death toll caused by our extreme heatwave. Last week in Oregon, the state now confirms 95 people died from heat related problems here in Washington. The number is 30 deaths. And in British Columbia. They're saying more than 700 people died in some way related to the heat. A totem pole erected more than a century ago as a as a tourist attraction into coma is coming down almost Eric Heights, explains the 72 FT totem pole at Firefighters Park will be removed in about a month. It was put up in 19 Oh, three by local businessmen to compete with one in Seattle after two anonymous artists carved it at a lumber yard on Vashon Island. The Tacoma City Council last week voted to take the totem pole off the city's historic ready. Mr where it had been. Since the 19 seventies. The Puyallup tribe had already sought its removal this after the city spent $58,000 in 2014 to brace it against collapse. That accounts, woman, Lillian Hunter told the Tacoma News Tribune. This is a great example of what happens when we don't do our homework. Eric Heights KOMO news It's 8 39 just a minute away will update Como sports.
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"Of 95 that is heavy between Michigan and Seneca, South and I five just some light slowing as you're traveling out of Mountlake Terrace and into shoreline. Our next Cuomo traffic at 8 14. Our official forecast now from meteorologist Kristin Clark, Hang in there today is going to be the hottest day of the entire heatwave is high temperatures reach 1 10 to 1 15 degrees in the Puget Sound lowlands. We enter one more hot day tomorrow with highs near 90 before we finally experience a cooling effects of the onshore Marine push. It's going to take some time for that cool ocean air to work its way to the interior lawless But eventually will by midweek on Wednesday temperatures in the mid eighties in the weather center meteorologist Kristin Clark, right now in Bremerton, Sunshine is warmed up to 87 in Olympia 76. Right now and here in downtown Seattle sunshine. We've already warmed up to 90. Come on news time. 86 is too hot for summer school. In some places, the Highline District and the Tacoma district have cancelled their summer school programs today and in the high line that also means no summer meals will be available. And also close today, the new school at Chambers Bay in this heat utility companies have been dealing with outages has the power grid struggles to keep up almost Nick Pop? Um has more from Newcastle, Chris public. He has lived on 121st Avenue southeast for years and has only had to deal with major power outages during the winter. This is different houses, starting to heat up and makes it pretty brutal to hang around without having the power to run the A C anymore. He was in his home when the power shut off, and some people still don't have power this morning. Our latest report from Puget Sound Energy is about 2700 customers with no electricity and Seattle City Light has an outage that affects about 350 customers. The extreme heat has sparked a rise in heat related illnesses as we hear from Como Sabia Coney, Dr Steven Mitchell, medical director of the emergency, too. Apartment at Harborview Medical Center, says he has to pack patients and ice in the most serious cases. All of us need to be really watching out for our friends and our families and for people in the community that you come across if they're not acting right because of the heat, Dr Jeff Duchin, health officer for Seattle and King County Public Health, released a statement encouraging people to reschedule out directive it ease for Monday. Employers should also support the employees who must work outdoors to give them frequent breaks and plenty of hydration. I also talked to Evergreen Hospital. They say they've had a number of patients come in with heat related issues, and that they had to admit one patient to their Kirkland Emergency department. Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center is open as a cooling center. The city says there's room for about 73 people and meals are being provided. This man was grateful for a place to stay Cool..
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"It's having a negative effect on the state's drought conditions. Combos, Nick Pop, Um reports on those concerns. So what can be done since the rains not coming any time soon? Well. Many counties, including Wat, come King, Skagit Snohomish in Pierce counties have issued burn bands, which will hopefully prevent any brush fires. But Reedie says it's important to still check the undercarriage of your car and try to limit any chance of sparks flying near any dry brush. It's been great to see everyone treating it seriously, but we need to continue to treat it seriously because there are a lot of potential dangers out there. On the plus side, Reedie says. We're not going to get anywhere near the drought conditions we're seeing in eastern Washington or Oregon as a whole. But, he says, Really, the only remedy to all of this is seeing rainfall, which doesn't look likely anytime soon. Nick Pop, Um come on in. Real construction work on I five South this weekend is creating some traffic headaches. This is the first of 16 projects to repay by five and replace old expansion joints. Tom Pierce with washed out says This is going to happen all summer. This project overall includes 16 weekends of work on I five this weekend and July. 10th and 11th when we're working, will be replacing concrete on I five between I 90 and Spokane Street. These projects will occur during this summer and next summer, traffic officials advised people to avoid the areas where they are working or take alternate routes or mass transit if they can. And a disabled vehicle, blocking an HIV lane on Michigan Street to North Bong five leads to a homicide investigation. When WSB troopers in Seattle police arrived around two this morning, they found the driver dead with a gunshot wound. A search by a K nine unit in the area was unsuccessful. Continue to search for a suspect. Now let's head to the Beacon Plumbing Sports desk..
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"In the effort to get everyone vaccinated comas. Nick Pop, Um gives us a statewide update and with new variants of the virus still out there, health experts like Duchin want everyone to get vaccinated so that they can be protected against the more dangerous strands of covid. And although Covid 19 infection rates are much lower than recent peaks, Covid 19 is not calm. Our goal is to reach a minimum of 70% fully vaccinated within all racial and ethnic groups and in all zip codes, which can really only be accomplished if everyone decides to roll up their sleeves and get that shot. But the good news is when it comes to partial vaccinations, many of those areas within south and southeastern King County Have increased percentages and in places like Burian see Tak Renton in Tukwila there even over that 70% threshold, Nick Pop them come on. A chlorine shortage has occurred in some water district statewide as a result of a power outage at Westlake Chemical, based in Longview, Washington. Elmo's Mark Christopher is more Westlake chemical supplies chlorine to water and sewer utilities in Oregon, here in Washington, Idaho and Northern California, the Department of Health is reassuring residents that drinking water throughout Washington remains clean and safe despite the chlorine supply shortage. Situation expected to be resolved within a couple of weeks, they say. The Department of Health also said that the state's largest water utilities should have enough supply to last until chlorine supplies resume now Seattle public utilities to come up public utilities and the city of effort And partner agencies reassured customers Friday that they're drinking water remains safe to use, and they continue to have enough supply. However, some smaller jurisdictions have advised customers to conserve water. I'm Mark Christopher. Come on. Use common Use time is 1 10 as we head over to the beacon Plumbing Sports Desk. Mariner is about to get underway. Matt Matt Johnson has more Mariners and raise that T Mobile Park this afternoon. Seattle looking to complete the four game sweep. Lefty Marco Gonzalez is on the mound for the EMS on the soccer pitch. After a few weeks off the Sounders come up victorious last night after beating the L. A galaxy 2 to 1. Seattle has not lost on the road this season NBA playoffs are underway with Game one between the Clippers and sons. Chris Paul is not playing today due to Covid 19 protocols later on two of the most dramatic words in sports Game seven. Sixers and Hawks play tonight for the right to play Milwaukee in the Eastern Conference finals and in San Diego. U. S Open is underway with Mackenzie Hughes, Louis Oosthuizen and Russell Henley. All tied for the lead going into the fourth round sports at 10 and 40 past the hour. Matt Matt Johnson KOMO News 2021 is the 25th anniversary of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the last comprehensive update To Internet.
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"Connected. Stay informed the Northwest's News station Co. Mo news. Police say a man they believe is behind a triple killing spree in Oregon this weekend, has turned himself in some 2000 miles away in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in Northern California. Deadly shooting near a Juneteenth celebration on Lake Merritt. One person dead, seven others shot Police have two suspects in custody cut running from the scene. What is now tropical depression, Claudette claimed 12 lives in Alabama destroyed dozens of homes. 41 water rescues in Birmingham, and the storm is now headed toward North Carolina, and it's strengthening. Authorities reporting multiple injuries at a hot air balloon crash near Denver. A father's day stroll in space. Great job. Great job, Everyone great success today. Rosa Looking fortunate. On the second one next time, Francis Thomas passed away who, along with American astronaut Shane Kimbrough conducted an eight hour spacewalk. To install a new solar array on the international space station today. Dave Packer, ABC News Homo News 1000 FM. 97 7. Good afternoon It's 12 31 I'm Kelly Bleyer with the top local stories from the Co Mo 24 7 News Center. The man police have been looking for in connection with the deadly rampage in Oregon has turned himself into authorities in Wisconsin 30 year old own. Nicholson turned himself in less than 12 hours of police after police identified him as a suspect in the killings. Nicholson is accused of killing his father and an RV park, hitting and killing a man with his father's truck and critically injuring his wife near a casino on Friday and then shooting and killing a woman at a nearby marijuana shop. With Ben Police chief Robert Cappleman says it's been an emotional couple of days in the team worked diligently with the goal. Finding the truth. For these victims. And I can't thank them. Thank you. Nicholson currently faces several counts of first degree murder, along with attempted murder and assault charges. The man accused of saline fallen SPD officer Lexi Harris, his personal car after she was hit and killed by a driver last weekend, will remain in jail on $325,000 bond. 49 year old Roger Lee Owens Jr waived his right to appear in court yesterday, but his attorney was there on his behalf. Prosecutors argued Owens was a threat to public safety. A judge from probable cause for several charges, including hit and run, fatality and theft of a motor vehicle and firearm. Last Sunday morning, Officer Lexi Harris pulled over to help people who were just involved in a crash along I five. That is when she was hit and killed by a driver who stayed at the scene. And a Hero award has been established. An officer Lexi Harris's name. Her parents, life partner and family members gathered yesterday were presented with the award at the Tangie Johnson Classic in Tacoma. It's a bodybuilding and physique competition. Lexi is a former competitor, and the award was presented by Lexus, former fitness coach More than 70% of King County's population is now fully vaccinated. But not all parts of the county have reached that goal Comb owes Nick Pop. Um reports some areas are struggling to hit the vaccination milestone. A basic map of King County will show what we've seen throughout this pandemic. And reveal what work needs to be done to put an end to Covid 19 vaccination rates continue to lag in south and Southeast King County. While overall King County has reached that 70% threshold, the state's been wanting to get to The southern part of the county is still below that percentage. So we still got more work to do. And some of that work involves getting that remaining percentage that isn't vaccinated with a shot in their arm. Because, as we've seen in recent weeks about 95% of new Covid cases are coming from people who aren't vaccinated. On top of this. The main spots in King County that are seeing more covid cases are in that southern region with Auburn tent. Federal way. Burian Renton tequilas ceatec. With Seattle, South Seattle Gel Ridge Highland in Southeast King County, or Covid 19 Aerator three, or 3 to 4 times higher than they are in central and north Seattle. That's Cuomo's Nick Pop, um, reporting common whose time is 12 34? Let's get another traffic update from the Dubin Law Group Traffic Center on this father's day. Curtis Calhoun joins us now. Well, a bit of good news right now. North beyond five at 85th Looks like an earlier crash that was blocked in the three left lanes is now being cleared off to the shoulder, but a heavy back of approaching that scene. Both directions of I five are really jammed in Through downtown Seattle and Tacoma speaking which eastbound 16 Jackson Avenue in Tacoma. We have a crash in the right lane and earlier crash north of four or five in Southeast date has been cleared as well. Curtis Calhoun. Caramel traffic There ends on has a beautiful father's Day forecast sunshine throughout the afternoon highs today in the low to mid eighties. Tomorrow, mid to upper eighties, even some low nineties on Mondays. The Sunshine rolls on.
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"And four other people wounded officers responding to reports of gunfire early Saturday morning and found two women and three men who had been shot. They were taken to a hospital where one woman died. Conditions of the other victims was not immediately known. No arrests have been made. Authorities investigating the motive and circumstances of that shooting a federal judge issuing a summary judgment in favor of Washington state against to gold mining companies over years of water pollution stemming from the Buckhorn Mountain Goldmine. That's an Okanagan County, U. S. District Court Judge Rosanna Peterson dismissed the company's main defenses, writing there was no support for their claims. That the state Attorney general's office cannot enforce all of the mind. Clean Water Act permit Lawsuit filed by Attorney General Bob Ferguson contended that Crown Resources and Kinross gold Violated the state Clean Water Act by discharging illegal levels of pollutants into some creeks that feed the kettle river there in Okanogan County companies could face millions of dollars. In penalties. Washington State patrol arresting a person for suspected D U in a serious crash and would be island overnight. On Friday. The vehicle drifted off the road early Saturday morning there Freeland and hit an unoccupied excavator parked on the shoulder. The passenger was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries, and the driver was arrested for suspected dy and vehicular Assault. We're seeing major milestones and efforts to get everybody vaccinated right now. A statewide updates. If you're curious, almost Nick Pop, um has it for us and with new variants of the virus still out there, health experts like Duchin want everyone to get vaccinated so that they can be protected against the more dangerous strands of covid. And although Covid 19 infection rates are much lower than recent peaks, Covid 19 is not calm. Our goal is to reach a minimum of 70% fully vaccinated within all racial and ethnic groups and in all zip codes, which can really only be accomplished if everyone decides to roll up their sleeves and get that shot. But the good news is when it comes to partial vaccinations, many of those areas within south and southeastern King County Have increased percentages and in places like Burian see Tak renting in to Aquila there even over that 70% threshold. Nick Pop. Um come on in Co Mo News Sunday with Mark Christopher people across the country honoring June machines as part of a national holiday comes Suzanne Fonda went to Tukwila on Saturday and several events she found being held there. Let us smart song at the Juneteenth Jamboree at Jenkins Park. The powerful lessons for family came in the former Song and pros and at the Juneteenth festival at a fellow park volunteers work to improve equity and equality, Healthcare, Among other things, eliminating health disparities is so important. And because the rate of the uninsured is so high in the black community. We want to make sure that we're out here in the community, especially in the black community,.
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New COVID-19 variant found in the Pacific Northwest
"Of of covert covert 19 19 that that we've we've seen seen pop pop up up in in the the United United Kingdom Kingdom will will now now it's it's confirmed confirmed in in the the Pacific Pacific Northwest. Northwest. The The concern concern is is that that it it could could lead lead them them or or cases cases and and then then therefore therefore more more hospitalizations hospitalizations in a shorter period of time. Couples. Nick Problem with details. It's faster spreading and causing more alarm to most folks in the medical field is not a time to let off the brakes because for people like Cassie sour with the State Hospital Association, this new variant of covert 19 is now officially in the Pacific Northwest. And it's a wildfire that Already caused issues for so many and has left every region in our state in phase one that spread could be happening faster, But we are seeing a higher number of cases. But even with the new variant, and that high case count The state as a whole is close to reaching all four metrics and the governor's healthy Washington plant. Almost Nick Pop, um, reporting
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Inslee warns of new Washington restrictions
"In the state. They will remain under current restrictions until at least January 25th comas, Nick popping reports that some counties are worried about being group with other counties if their case counselor better than theirs. He spoke with Snohomish County executive Dave Summers. So Summers knows that quelling the pandemic is a group effort. We understand that we are Connected by businesses and transportation networks and just the families across borders. You know, it's ah, natural flow for us to work with King and Pierce. Katie Curtis was Snohomish Health District says It makes good sense to be grouped like this because of the proximity and how much those businesses are intertwined Lot of our hospital systems. Um, are kind of spanning across those county Porter's anyways. But if push comes to shove, insta Home ish start seeing success like they did earlier in the pandemic. We would also be watching to see how this impacts numbers County. But right now, the hope is that all these counties continue to keep following these safety protocols and hopefully increase vaccine distribution, the county says. Based on current projections. The county will likely run out of doses before the end of next week, until significant changes and increases take place not only for the state of Washington, but for Snohomish County as well, Nick problem Come on yours. Record surge in
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"Day. Roads in the area was shut down for several hours while officers investigated. The truck has since been towed away. Right now, all 50 state capitals are on high alert for potential demonstrations this weekend. Security forces that are Capitol campus in Olympia are prepared for armed protests and 8 FT fence surrounds much of the Capitol campus, and National Guard members and state troopers are assigned to protect the grounds. This comes after the U. S capitol siege and violence and in our state when protesters breached the gate at the governor's mansion that same day. It's also in preparation for protest ahead of leading up to President elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Wednesday. Chelsea Hudson with ws pieces they are ready for any threat on the Capitol campus or elsewhere in a Libya. We have enough person on hand to handle whatever is gonna happen, You know, unprecedented times. Obviously everybody's really unsatisfied in the lake is a really disturbing time for everybody. Law enforcement says there's no explicit threat against the state capital. But the increased security around the capital will last through Biden's inauguration on Wednesday, the Department of Health says all eight regions of the state will remain in phase one of the governor's healthy Washington plan until at least January, 25th. Almost Nick problem. Reports and counties are concerned about being lumped with different counties in the same region We've seen throughout the pandemic Mad times when we've been doing better than other counties and the other guy he's been doing better than us, which presents a significant scenario for Snohomish County executive Dave Summers. Right now, none of the group two regions in Washington are able to move on to phase two. But even though they're technically in the Puget Sound region, Summers would want to be rewarded for his county's progress, not just the region's progress. If we got to the point where snow much county was meeting all the criteria, we would be asking the governor to let us go because our businesses are suffering our families. You're suffering, but neither Snohomish nor the Puget Sound region are progressing in that way. Region as a whole is still not seeing enough of a decline in covert 19 hospitalizations. Along with that, according to the Department of Health. Snohomish County's positivity rate over the last week was 20%. Let's go. Almost Nick Pop on reporting three drive through. Vaccination sites are now open in Snohomish County..
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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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"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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"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.
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First coronavirus vaccines arrive at UW Medical Center in Seattle
"A live look at UW Medical Center in Seattle tomorrow morning cameras will be there is the first front line workers in the state are vaccinated against Cove in 19. The first shipments of visors vaccine arrived in our state today, marking a major turning point in the path forward in the pandemic. It's just one of the big stories we're tracking on our live feeds. Tonight. We're just hours away from the first shots being administered at 11 A.m. high risk. Health workers are first in line along with staff and residents of long term care facilities and those in long term care facilities eager to get the vaccine as soon as possible New tonight. Doubles Nick Pop of his live with when they expect to get those very first shots, Nick Well, I hope to get it sometime this week, guys, even though they don't know specifically the date in which they're going to get vaccinated. The long term care facilities I spoke with today are just excited to be able to take that first step forward toward normalcy.
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Health leaders anticipate surge in COVID-19 cases following Thanksgiving
"About large gatherings for Thanksgiving. Come was Nick popped him has the story. We certainly plan for the worst and hope for the best. For weeks, Health officials have been fearing that people would come together on November 26th to enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday. During this pandemic. We've learned that indoor home gatherings of the primary places where covert 19 is spreading. All of us on this call in air, concerned about Thanksgiving will bring Because Colbert 19 isn't slowing down in our state or across the country. But according to health experts, we won't see how well people behave this holiday weekend until a couple weeks from now what we saw last March and April is that the hospitalizations peaked 1 to 2. Weeks after the case, reports P. That's almost Nick Pappas reporting another record number of covert cases in the state being
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Washington grappling with 'climate fires' not wildfires, says Gov. Inslee
"Today on national TV. If we don't start making changes to deal with climate change, these wildfires are going to become more common. Come was Nick Pop on reports, Our air quality remains unhealthy. Here in Seattle, fires have been prevalent up and down the West Coast. Hensley says. Climate change takes different forms depending on where you live. It may not be fires in Midwest. It's floods in Hamburg, which washed away Hamburg, Iowa. If this is not a signal to the United States, I don't know what it will take as we wait for the smoke to clear. Hensley says. We need to take action on trying to prevent our climate's future from becoming a reality. Most of the scientists
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Dozens gather outside of Seattle's Ballard post office for 'Save the Post Office' rally
"House house approving approving funding funding to to make make sure sure the the post post office office has has body body to to handle. handle. Ah Ah lot lot of of mail mail in in voting voting this this November November as as demonstrators demonstrators around around the the country country and and in in western western Washington Washington voiced voiced their their support support for for the the post post office office more more from from Kemal's Nick Papa over 100. People showed up to the post office and Ballard this morning to rally for the Postal Service. Many of the folks here one postmaster General Lewis to joy. To be removed from his position as the head of the Postal Service. It's one testimony yesterday, D Joy said there would be no issues with the upcoming election. But folks here are concerned that won't be the case. According to the American Postal Workers Union over 20 letter sorting machines have been taken offline in the state for people like Chris Watkins. The recent developments with the post office I've had him concerned. Our current system may be in jeopardy when we need it most during a pandemic in our state's been mail in voting for a long time. I want to make sure that that those services were still there on the right and privilege to be able to vote by mail is still supported. Once again it's almost Nick Pop I'm reporting
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Pro-police, pro-defunding groups protest outside Seattle City Hall
"Rallies on Seattle streets this afternoon. The police union the Seattle police officers, guilt organized today's rally ahead of tomorrow's Big City Council vote to defund the police department. It didn't take long for counter protesters to show up. Come was Nick Pop on reports? Ah, A sizable crowd full of signs and support of the police department stands outside City Hall with the head of the Seattle Police Officers Guild, making his voice heard. Radical agenda. Thiss Group of protesters want the talks of de funding police to stop ahead of Monday's potential vote. This became the spot where two ideals stood face to face support for And against Seattle police was smaller crowd counter protesters stood across fourth Avenue with the streets separating the ideologies to go against the group at City Hall. It wouldn't take long for this group to eventually make its way onto the street to get closer to their counterparts. Overall. This was what happened throughout most of the afternoon, but the defending SPD protesters hearing from speakers and blasting music while the de funding SPD protesters chanted in the street. There was only one major incident between the protesters with proud boys and those with black lives matter at third and James, where the group sprayed pay pep pepper and bear spray at each other.
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Seattle health officials say we must still continue to work to contain spread of coronavirus
"State health officials don't like the latest Koven numbers, they're saying they say transmission rates are on the rise throughout the state. Home was Nick Pop him talk with King County's top health official doctor Geoff Duke, in less than 5% of our population has been affected by this virus. It's gonna pose an ongoing long term risk to US. Health experts want that number to be below one, which is what we're seeing in Yakima County, where the transmission rate is at 10.8. But according to the Institute of Disease Modeling transmission is likely to increase everywhere else. And it's recent situation report idea, MES said. Quote. The seven day average of new cases now exceeds the peak set in early March. Cases air increasing fastest among individuals under 40 years of age across the state. Which can be seen not only at U dub with that recent outbreak, but in Mary's Ville, where Snohomish Health District shut down a daycare after 10 confirmed cases of the virus were found in staff and Children at the facility. And the county Health District says most of those confirmed cases have come from the Children there. With transmission rates still above one. Doctors say the virus can continue to spread and potentially reach high risk individuals, which in a couple weeks time could lead to more hospitalizations and potentially more
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Landslide danger continues for King County, Washington
"King county is continuing to monitor a slow moving landslide just east of falsity and come as Nick pop up reports with more rain on the way this week the county is now issuing weight restrictions for cars driving on the affected road there hasn't been any significant changes to the road but county still being proactive that's why they're saying that those have your commercial trucks are no longer able to drive along this road we did speak with a couple people who lived up the road north of the landslide both of those people told us that this isn't the first time the street has dealt with something like this according to them it happened about four years ago we're nearly the same area was affected by a landslide king county's local services director acknowledged in news release that this is a known slide area and that they've been watching this for years they've asked people living here to evacuate now before there's a possibility of it getting worse as a result the red cross has set up a shelter at a nearby church and while the volunteer we spoke with their tells us no one has used the shelter yet he says people shouldn't wait until disaster hits to find a place to go people can become isolated it could take a long time for them to you be able to restore transportation access and if you're caught on the downside