Prim 2 News begins now thank you for joining us on creme 2 plus I'm Tim fam this is your creme 2 News weekend review join us as we take a closer look at some of the biggest stories in the Inland Northwest this past week well as you're about to see the woman who shot this video put herself in a very dangerous situation at one point she found herself between this man with a knife and Spokan police while she doesn't think officers needed to shoot and kill this person she also doesn't believe they s
hould face any charges I heard somebody say I don't want to hurt you and I looked and I saw that that's when Toya pulled out her phone and started recording following this man in Black holding a knife following another man who asked him several times to put it down sir put that down police were already on their way way and learned the suspect was on the phone with his probation officer threatening to stab people and kill himself and he kept plead with that man I don't want to hurt you so I kept
walking behind the man the police came running down and that's when they said drop your weapon drop your weapon he's done and they tased him three times first he did not go down but he dropped that knife and he went back to pick it up and that's when they shot him it was evident that uh something was going on right Lauren dienzo heard the gunshots from inside her restaurant Soulful Soups and Spirits I just went to the front door I saw the police I realized we should probably lock the door I lock
ed the door and just told everyone they needed to stay inside for now the sheriff came in and they interviewed the folks who had seen uh part of the incident and then um got everyone else's names and numbers and then said hey we're going to get you guys out of here Toya says deputies interviewed her as well and she's given law enforcement a copy of her video police have not identified the man officer shot but confirmed he died at the hospital Toya thinks the man should still be alive but doesn't
think the officers involved should face charges I can't sit here and say yeah charges I'm not going to say that because that's not where my mind is at and heart is at cuz everybody got to protect their s right but it didn't take two of them to do that to that man no it didn't reporting in downtown Spokane Kyle simchuk kemu news just two days after Spokane County's fourth deadly Police Shooting Spokane mayor Lisa Brown said she's hopeful things will get better I firmly believe that they can be a
nd that that starts with steps that we are taking today and with addressing people in need and in crisis earlier the city's now launching a community safety workg group city leaders and Public Safety experts will meet monthly to tackle issues like increased domestic violence Substance Abuse and Mental Health we have our alternative response units that include health and mental health providers uh with law enforcement and fire but these teams are not coordinated right now and they generally opera
te Monday through Friday during regular hours these efforts fall far short for some police accountability advocates in Wednesday's audience what I heard today was putting the um responsibility on the community and not on the agencies that are responding Jim ladyy and Debbie Novak are both members of Washington's Coalition for police account accountability both lost loved ones to law enforcement shootings they hoped to hear more from Spokane police involved in three of Spokane County's Four Deadl
y police shootings just this year it appears and ones that I've studied in the past that Not only was there not deescalation there was escalation police say some of the shootings involved suicidal people including the most recent downtown it's still unknown if a behavioral health unit was there SPD couldn't speak about the situation as it's still under investigation and so that is very concerning sends up some red flags and makes us Wonder also um do we need to increase uh officer training for C
risis Intervention as of Wednesday 17 SPD officers are on administrative leave for the three shootings that accounts for fewer than 5% of the city's total Force but interim police chief Justin lungren acknowledges there's been some strain once we reach a certain threshold then we are going to um call in extra officers on overtime to backfill and so we have had to call in some officers the city's also beginning a nationwide search for a new fire and police chief specialized recruiting firms are b
eing called in to help we are also working to make sure that there's meaningful expert and Community input into this process internal department and public surveys and meetings will allow the public to give feedback on what they'd like to de seat in the next fire and police [Music] leaders shortly after the bab Road fire malen residents said the top three things they wanted to bring back to the town were internet trees and the post office it's now 2 and 1/2 years later and Malden accomplished al
l three the road to recovery hasn't been easy for the towns of Malden and Pine City but the community continues to make progress one day at a time the bab Road fire destroyed Malden's fire station and only fire truck along with its town hall and post office now after these cheerful cuts to the ribbon the new Municipal Building will house mold's fire station town hall and post office our residents are have gone through Fire And for those that are here today they have gone through ice molden mayor
Dan Harwood has been tracking the days to get here and he couldn't be more happy 1,528 days since the bad bad robe fire this is a True Eastern Washington disaster event and a successful one because we're on our first steps of the long road of recovery down the hall is the new post office today mold's wisest resident 93-year-old Jim Jacobs received the first mailbox key I'm an honored Citizen and around the corner is the new town hall where the community will continue working on its plans to reb
uild in Malden Amanda rley creme 2 news when we talked about the long range winter forecast some 3 months ago it was all about an Al Nino warmer temperatures and a lot less snow on the ground in low elevations and even up in the mountains here we are through what is historically the coldest and snowiest part of winter with not much to show for it come on bud we're here at the top of Fourth of July past because it tells the story of what's going on in the mountains most mountains in the Inland No
rthwest sit at about 60% of average in terms of snow pack some areas that's not that bad and in others like this it's next to nothing overall we know the best killer of snow pack is temperatures well above freezing and so far that's what this winter has been sure we'd have bouts of cold and rounds of snow but all of that has just been melted away by these warm Cycles we just can't seem to kick a classic elino now some long range forecast models are starting to suggest that Eno neutral conditions
will return by late April or even earlier Eno neutral basically no El Nino but by late April we're already through winter so by then it doesn't really even matter so once we get through our current stretch it's back to what this winter has been so far mild even though we're milder it'll still be possible to get cold snaps and a little bit of snow but those milder temperatures and conditions means all of that won't last all that long the fog well we're quickly approaching a time of year where ou
r sun angle is getting high enough and our days are long enough that we're going to be able to burn off some of that pesky fog each afternoon but when you put all of this together it means spring is likely going to be here sooner than you might think well an early spring might sound nice snow pack is vital to our region as the snow diminishes water temperatures rise and fire danger increases across much of the region and some longer range climate models predict our future Winters might look a lo
t like this but that's a story for another [Music] time this room is full of Spokan Public Schools Bond and Levy supporters and they have some mixed emotions here at this election watch party initial results on one hand show strong voter support for SS's Levy but not quite enough support for the bond the district's $2 million Bond would modernize and replace some of the oldest schools in the Spokan Public Schools district including Adam's Elementary it needs 60% voter approval to pass now the th
ree-year Levy report placement will allow the district to keep classroom sizes low keep extracurricular programs and Staffing it needs 50% approval to pass superintendent Dr Adam swinyard is grateful for voter support of the levy but his staff will be watching the bond very closely we're appreciative of the ongoing support of our Levy um the community continues to make that investment in our schools uh we believe that our bond plan is important for 57 schools and over 5 million square fet of spa
ce so will definitely want to to be listening and seeking to understand what the right Next Step uh will be the citizens for Spokan schools helped campaign for the levy and bond they're proud of their work but also grateful for voter support Amanda relly crem 2 [Music] news I'm here at Adam's Elementary which is more than a 100 years old and today bricks are coming loose like this one right here and staircases are eroding like this one right in front of the school the dream of a new school build
ing so we actually have our new school designed and ready to go may have to wait a little longer a disappointing reality for Adam's Elementary principal Beth NY Bond results came in obviously that was um shocking not quite what we wanted and um disappointing Adam's Elementary is the oldest school on Spokane South Hill Spokane Public School's $200 million Bond would replace the entire school this summer we're going to have to continue to um uh educate our children in this current building and thi
s is a building that has some pretty high needs with the bond the district plans to demolish the current School building and build a new one by early 2026 we have blind Corners just with old stairwells as well as um brick that's falling not only the bricks crumbling the building doesn't have an elevator which doesn't make it ADA Compliant with the bond failing I do feel a lot of disappointment um especially here at Adams other staff like like Patty Martel Denny reflects similar sentiment our sch
ool is very old and in need of a lot of Maintenance um I was just outside this is part of our portable based on initial election results this could be the first time in 50 years that voters did not approve an SPS Bond very hopeful that it would um a little bit surprised that it didn't one silver lining the passing of the levy just as important very thankful that the levy passed that uh helps ensure that I keep my job and we have important things for our students if the bond passes Madison Elemen
tary will also be replaced if the bond fails the school district says the school board could consider other options the board could decide when and how to try the bond again at its meeting next Wednesday April is the earliest the bond could return on the ballet and span Nathan KH kemon [Music] news [Music] we have so much that we take on throughout the day and throughout the weeks and out the months when we go to see our hair stylist and they're doing what they're doing it's magic from curls coi
ls and protective styles I need this to be a safe space for us I grew up in church as well as the beauty salon to Silk presses and relaxers you go to your hair stylist you can say whatever because she's they're not judging you the black hair salon is a space where you can just be yourself it's okay I'm still exactly but don't get it tangled or Twisted a lot of important conversations happen here too as we share Black Culture um and we share black joy and we inv invite people in Spokan into our c
ommunity to celebrate that with us hopefully they'll appreciate and understand that this is something to really Embrace um the diversity as it grows here in Spokan probably no one knows more about the importance that the black hair salon has to the community than newly elected NAACP president Lisa Gardner it's funny cuz my grandmother when she was alive her beauty salon was on spray and back in the days spray was that CD kind of it was the row Lisa's grandmother Sarah Gartner was a beautician an
d activist who ran for the Spokan City Council in 1987 and I think that she would more than likely be my um adviser and telling me how to navigate um the city 2 days after losing the primary Sarah was found stabbed to death inside her Salon Lisa was just 12 I know that my grandmother groomed me I was with her at all of the nap meetings and City Council meetings and church meetings so I think that I was being groomed and I didn't know that I was being groomed so I think I'm just walking in the pa
th that she laid before me with the loss of Legends like Sarah Gardner Carl Maxi and Sandy Williams a new generation is now taking the Reigns we're starting to actually break ground and have our voices her before it was something that was not we were kind of passive and I think that we were we were scared and we were passive because of the numbers but we're not scared anymore we're using our voices now we're going we're taking these leadership roles and we're making it so that other people can c
ome behind us into these roles as well like Natasha Hill who grew up in Spokane and now is the editor of the black lens I see endless possibilities for the black lens now that it's back and I want black people in this community to see endless possibilities for themselves for their families for their children I think growing up here especially being mixed race and growing up with white family I had to really learn about Black Culture you know it wasn't just ever present around me it wasn't direct
ly in my family um and I found myself usually the only black girl in a lot of classrooms and a lot of spaces and so I wanted to learn about Black Culture I wanted to share that part of my identity and Mimi Williams owner of the sanctuary Beauty and wellness I've recognized that in some of the spaces that I've been privileged to be with um enlightening our community um with black experiences there are often people that identify as allies to us and they do a really good job of not overstepping and
taking up too much space and just listening and we need that here three black women leading the way for generations to come I think it's black future month I mean we keep hearing black history month but I think that we need to look towards the future we are the future here in this salon right here [Music] the longer that I live on the farm and and be able to actually work the ground the more I realize how important Legacy is to me that Legacy dates back to 198 when Brian Bowman's great-grandfat
her put down roots on this plot of land roughly 12 miles outside of wash Tua his family grows soft white winter wheat on roughly 4,000 Acres from here it's taken to port and sold on the global market if your price is set too high on what the wheat's going to be what you're willing to sell your wheat for then nobody will buy it they don't have to buy it if they don't want to it's a high volume low margin business any added production costs cut into the bottom line that includes the price of fuel
Balman says the state's climate commitment act has noticeably driven up diesel prices for him and other farmers in Washington oh yeah and it's it's unfortunate I'm just I'm disappointed really the law took effect in January of last year with the goal of substantially cutting the state's greenhouse gas emissions just last week Governor Jay Insley touted the law during his stop in Spokane this law is working it's working in Spokane County it's saving lives it's giving our kids cleaner air the law
has quickly generated a lot of money nearly $2 billion in the first year it's also driven up prices at the pump something the department of ecology admitted when we talked to them in November we have estimated that we think um the the impact could be around 25 cents a gallon maybe 27 cents a gallon others including the Washington policy Center put the increase closer to 40 to 45 cents per gallon and even though the law dictates that certain industries like agriculture are supposed to be exempt f
rom fuel Sur charges Balman says just like everyone else he too is paying more for fuel but in terms of cost like fuel cost for you it's been noticeable a noticeable increase oh yeah when you tack on 45 cents on a 9,000 gallon load you know that it adds up it adds up a lot it's why the Washington Farm Bureau is trying to get the state legislature to act recently writing the exemption for both on farm and on Highway Fuel used for agriculture purposes from the carbon price under the CCA has not be
en honored damages are likely hundreds of millions of dollars and Counting every Washington resident that buys groceries is is experiencing that hit because the exemption isn't just for agriculture is for the the transportation of egg products now all the logistics end points within there they are able to pass on that added cost which then does hit the general public ecology which oversees the climate commitment Act formed a workg group last May to tackle the problems after several meetings they
published this report in October writing by the time the work group began in June a few fuel suppliers and Distributors had stopped imposing these sir charges over the following 3 months that number increase substantially but for bomman issues remain he hopes to one day recoup the added fuel costs he was supposed to be exempt from you know are the farmers going to receive an interest payment on the money that is rightfully theirs from the government chances are probably not but that would make
it [Music] right 2024 rings in the year of the dragon in Asian culture it's considered to be a lucky year where people can expect good fortune wealth and wisdom it's marked by special food shared with family here in Washington thousands of families will celebrate it's why representative milin Tha of bellw wants the state to recognize it as an official holiday Asian amican um Native Hawaii and Pacific Islanders has consistently been seen in um in in in certain group of people as the people who sh
ouldn't be here um this is not their home um and we are not welcome according to the US Census Bureau Asians represent about 10% of Washington's population the state already recognizes korean-american day and welcome home Vietnam Veterans Day none of us is truly elevating the rich cultural heritage of Asian ameran Tai tried to push the bill through last session but it did not move forward in that version the holiday would have been a paid day off ultimately it did not have support the new versio
n makes it an unpaid recognized state holiday but not considered a legal holiday representative richelli you are one of 15 co-sponsors tell us why you are co-sponsoring this representative Thai has done an amazing job to make sure we understand the broader cultural diversity of our state house bill 22 9 calls for the Washington State Commission on asian-pacific American Affairs to make resources available for people to learn more about the holiday across the state including Spokane we are a welc
oming community and we want to make sure that that signal is planted it is a tough area we are not the most diverse area so these kinds of efforts that are Statewide really are helpful some say the bill does not go far enough Washington Asians for equality said in a statement in part HB 2209 fall short of having a similar level of impact on changing the Status Quo it leaves the celebration of Lunar New Year discretionary you can read their full statement on cr.com Tai says she understands why no
t everyone is on board those who who are the critics to the bills I am very sympathetic and if not to say I'm with them the difference is being a legislators I need to figure out how to move us in the directions where we will get to a place when um we could with the Visions without losing the Visions um of truly put Asian-American native Hawaiian specific Islanders um in the spot um of recog being recognized and and truly being embraced um as American and so represent Tai has gone through the ve
ry difficult process of saying this is where we're at right now this is the floor not the ceiling and we're going to continue forward reporting in Spokan I'm Tim fam creme 2 news this gentleman says he he selected no receipt but he then later wanted to return an item and he wasn't able to because he didn't have a receipt I just I'm curious what do Washington law stand when it comes to situations like that yeah so first I always have to be a little careful because when it comes to law you know we
have to keep it a relatively General specific facts can change things number one number two in General stores do have a lot of flexibility on what their return policies are you know they can even say hey you've got to have the original packaging for example or you have to have a receipt in general that is true the Washington State Attorney General's website makes it clear apart from a few specific cases such as telemarketing or door-to-door sales quote no law requires sellers to accept items fo
r refund exchange or credit cred unless merchandise is defective or misrepresented that's why attorney general Bob Ferguson says it is important to do some research before you make a big purchase so we always encourage folks to do some work up front to find out what the return policy is and while a receipt is no guarantee when it comes to making a return getting a receipt is certainly something that I do and I would encourage consumers to do as well just as a backup just in case so we can verify
yes a store may be able to refuse some returns with out a receipt but it needs to make that clear in its return policy so what can you do if you want to make a return but don't have a receipt you know I would encourage the individual hey if they used a credit card they could maybe show their credit card as a well it's not a receipt evidence of the purchase and to give it a try because look most stores I think want to work with their customers right they don't want to have a reputation of being
inflexible yeah it was surprisingly a an exertion to unroll this whole thing out my name is Hannah comes I am the executive director of the Bonner County Historical Society and Museum in San Point Idaho this is a world record holding ski hat as you can see it was knitted on a knitting machine in 1977 by Jenny Woodward and Scott Hadley uh they created this for the fourth annual Winter Carnival in Sand Point my name is Olivia fee and I'm the curator Jenny Woodward was trying to promote her knittin
g business and they thought they would uh knit the world's longest ski hat to get uh funds for the materials they advertised in the newspaper and across the community for businesses or families just about anybody to um buy a section of the hat to be knitted they figured that this would turn out to be about 100t hat from the project but it turns out 56 participants uh bought an advertisement and it turned out to be 617 ft long there are over 10 million individual stitches in the Hat we calculated
it would take about 2 years of knitting 24/7 to create this by hand but they were able to do it in 8 Days on the knitting machine we're going to take it out for one last hurrah we are recruiting over a hundred volunteers to help carry it in this year's parade which will be this Friday we're just so excited there is a whole new generation of Sandpoint residents who have never seen this before and don't know that it is such a a fun and funky uh part of our Our Heritage here thank you for joining
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